MooPig's Posturing Imams Feature :: "Space Talk"

Retrieved by Pat Darnell | July 22, 2011 | Bryan TX

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Foreign nations spend on space programs as U.S. retreats: Foreign nations push into space as U.S. pulls back - latimes.com

EXCERPT | " ... Not just Russia... Countries including China, India and Iran are engaged in a new race to explore space. Efforts include building research centers, rockets, satellites and lunar rovers. (W.J. Hennigan and Ralph Vartabedian. July 22, 2011. LAT. Read Article: HERE) ... "

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Iran plans to send a monkey into space in the summer, clearing the way for a man to follow. Countries such as Israel, Japan, North Korea and South Korea are busy building their own rockets and launching them from their own facilities.

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Russia, of course, has long been America's closest competitor — and partner in more recent years — in space technology, and it continues to have a $7 billion-a-year space program. It shares command of the International Space Station.
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By comparison, the Obama administration's proposed NASA funding for fiscal year 2012 was $18.7 billion, but a House appropriations panel cut that to $16.8 billion last week, taking money out of NASA's space exploration and science budgets, among other areas.


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http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-fi-0722-space-race-20110722,0,7428445.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fnews%2Fscience+%28L.A.+Times+-+Science%29

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MooPig's "When did I take an Oath of Depression?"

Retrieved by Pat Darnell | July 22, 2011 | Bryan TX

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The case against antidepressants - The Week: 

" ... EXCERPT  |  "Is depression caused by a chemical imbalance?
There’s actually little evidence supporting this widespread belief, which was heavily promoted by the drug companies. In fact, studies have found that the levels of serotonin in depressed people’s brains are the same as they are in those of nondepressed people. If neurotransmitters play some role in depression, critics say, it’s clearly not a simple matter of cause and effect. “The serotonin theory of depression,” says Irish psychiatrist and author David Healy, “is comparable to the masturbatory theory of insanity.”" (The WEEK. July 22, 2011) ..." 

This article is talking about people with Depression who have begun the long trial and error of fighting this dread condition. Don't be afraid to get professional help ... let me speak from experience.

Depression is a wily foe. It creeps on you like a nervous nanny, talks smack to your attitude, and puts your ego under siege. Meanwhile all those around you cannot breathe as they think they are the culprit causing you this pain. Truth is it may be caused by a bad diet, a toothache, lack of sleep, or imbalanced hormones.

Give your loved ones a break. I know from experience that Depression is a killer. It makes a mockery of our "feel good" society. Often, the things that prolong Depression are the things we do to attempt breaking its siege on us.

Self-medication is the biggest culprit. For instance; some who are depressed might try to sneak past depression by drinking. The problem with that pseudo solution is that it might help the depressed one past the first hour or two, with numbness occurring. The more one drinks, the more one begins to act out. The aftermath of drinking -- the next morning -- is the final insult to one's condition, as the poison in your body produces an effect of worse Depression.

There are too many other methods of self-medication to list here. But the depressed person is surely going around with a weight on his shoulders. This ghost weighs its host down, and creates anxiety about all things past and present in the person's life. To add more Depression with depressing self-medications is imbecilic.

Seek HELP if you sit on the couch with your head in your hands. Get a Doctor's attention, by telling him the TRUTH about your episodes. Maybe he can prescribe medcine, or give you the name of a good Psychiatrist, or a good clinical psychologist.

If you hear this phrase a lot during the day: "Snap out of it!" -- get professional help and beat this bugger, this unnatural Depression.

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http://theweek.com/article/index/217444/the-case-against-antidepressants

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Michael Phelps in China 2011

Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  July 30, 2011  |  Bryan TX

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"... Diving over relay mate, Teenager Missy Missile Franklin wrote her name in lights by snatching two gold medals...."

Phelps wins as 'Missile' explodes in China - Yahoo!7 

"... SHANGHAI (AFP) - Michael Phelps eased his world championships heartache with a 100m butterfly win Saturday as 16-year-old Missy "Missile" Franklin exploded onto the scene with another two gold medals in Shanghai. ..." (AFP. July 30, 2011. Read Article here: LINK)

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Teen Angst and Young Love :: A Nightmare for Youths in Afghanistan

OUCH !!!!!

[PHOTO CREDIT HERE: "A car burned by a crowd during a riot that took place after the police rescued two teenagers from a group of men who had demanded that they be hanged or stoned for their relationship."]

Afghans Rage at Young Lovers - a Father Says Kill Them Both - NYTimes.com
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  July 31, 2011  |  Bryan TX

" ...This month, a group of men spotted the couple riding together in a car, yanked them into the road and began to interrogate the boy and girl. Why were they together? What right had they? An angry crowd of 300 surged around them, calling them adulterers and demanding that they be stoned to death or hanged. (By JACK HEALY. Published: July 30, 2011. Read entire article HERE)..."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/31/world/asia/31herat.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

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Baidu -- China's faceBook

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To make it in the Music Biz today ... you might look into marketing to China. Ding hou.
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  July 19, 2011  |  Bryan TX

" ... Terms of the multi-year deal, announced Tuesday, call for Baidu to pay Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment for every song download or stream served up by Baidu's new ad-supported social network, dubbed Ting. (LAT. July 19, 2011 )... "

Baidu strikes licensing deal with music labels - latimes.com: "Baidu, China's largest search engine, has struck a deal to license songs from three major record labels, giving music companies a rare victory against piracy in the world's most populous country.

Terms of the multi-year deal, announced Tuesday, call for Baidu to pay Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment for every song download or stream served up by Baidu's new ad-supported social network, dubbed Ting."

[PHOTO CREDIT HERE: Google warns Chinese knock-off to stop using logo]

"... Goojje’s home page is adorned with a Google-styled logo and the familiar paw print logo of China’s top home-grown search engine, Baidu Inc. ... "

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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2011/07/baidu-strikes-licensing-deal-with-music-labels.html
http://www.buzzom.com/2010/01/baidu-plans-to-launch-competitor-of-you-tube/
http://josejruiz.com/technology_recruiter/2010/02/09/google-warns-chinese-knock-off-to-stop-using-logo/

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Is the Debt Ceiling Debacle just another Bubble -- this time Population?

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-- Baby boomers -- those born between 1946 and 1964 -- have been described as "the pig in the python" and the "sandwich generation."


Are baby boomers to blame for debt crisis? - CNN.com: "Now, as the future of the country's economy is up in the air, is this group of 80 million aging Americans -- many of whom are sprinting toward retirement age -- the ones to blame for the nation's shaky economic system?

The answer is not so simple." (By Ed Hornick, CNN. July 29, 2011. Read Entire Article [HERE])

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EXCERPT  |  " ... "Keep in mind that our parents who lived through the depression understand what adversity looks like. I'm not sure baby boomers know what that looks like," said David Cork, a demographer and baby boomer himself. "So maybe we got a bit of a taste for it two years ago."

An analysis of data from the past three censuses shows that because of baby boomers' "aging in place," the population of those age 45 and over grew 18 times as fast as the population under age 45 between 2000 and 2010, said William Frey, a demographer and senior fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute.

Regions experiencing the fastest senior -- age 65 and older -- growth are in the Sun Belt, which stretches from Western states such as California and Arizona east to Florida, according to the report.

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But criticizing baby boomers is not necessarily a politically wise thing to do, especially when it comes to their voting behavior. Older voters consistently turn out in elections and are a key demographic for politicians on both sides of the aisle. ... " (By Ed Hornick, CNN. July 29, 2011. Read Entire Article [HERE])

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/07/29/baby.boomers/index.html

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Congress is doing exactly what it was elected to do - CNN.com

Congress is doing exactly what it was elected to do - CNN.com: "Regrettably, pragmatic problem solving was not the choice voters made in the Republican primaries or the general election in 2010. And, now, we are all living with it. Elections, indeed, have consequences and we are now bearing the consequences of the decisions made by the electorate in district after district and state after state nine months ago." (By Sean Theriault, Special to CNN July 30, 2011)

Sean Theriault is an associate professor of government at The University of Texas at Austin and author, most recently, of "Party Polarization in Congress".

Read Entire ARTICLE [HERE]










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http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/30/theriault.congress.election/index.html?eref=rss_latest&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_latest+%28RSS%3A+Most+Recent%29

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MooPig's "Opinions Gleaned from the f-Book" :: DEBT Ceiling

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Jason Williams
The debt ceiling.... What are your thoughts today on it?
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Bernard Elias Fuck the debt ceiling pay your god damn taxes!
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Tom Martin Pay yours. Tis nice to be liberal with some one elses money.
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Patrick Darnell The debt ceiling is a hoax.
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Angela Tillman-Utberg Tom, I am so sick of this Liberal Conservative taxes crap. Tax the Rich. Warren Buffet pays less than his secretary. The same with Bill Gates. Open your eyes it i nothing but Class Warfare, which is interesting because in reality there are onley 2 classes in America the Rich, and I am not talking about 200,000 dollars. That is not rich I know. I am talking about Wealth. And the poor. Do not kid yourself about your class status. The only difference between the supposed middle class and the poor, is that the Middle Class have a greater opportunity to acquire things through Credit which is nothing more than bondage and debt. Those that have massive debt really live in poverty, with more things.
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Angela Tillman-Utberg Taxes are necessary to keep a Industrialized nation to continue to advance. Patrick I do not think it is a Hoax, but it is being used as a distraction, so that more money an be stolen and more things that go against the Betterment of American society can be perpitrated while your eyes are one something else. The US Government is not more than a 3 card Molly Game. That goes for Liberals.. which I am proud to be one of , and Conservatives, who often confound me.
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Angela Tillman-Utberg Debt increase by presidents:
Reagan 186%,
Bush II 72%
Bush 54%
Clinton 41%
Obama 23%.........
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David Tichnell What are my thoughts on it? My brain is exhausted thinking about it and those "fools on the hill". I'm taking some time off for good behavior since there's nothing else I can do at the moment.
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150 Years of Photo Journalism

Retrieved from email by Pat Darnell  |  July 30, 2011  |  Bryan TX

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ENTITLEMENT, MY ASS !!!!!

Entitlement???" What the heck is wrong here?

Remember, not only did you contribute to Social Security but your employer did too. It totaled 15% of your income before taxes. If you averaged only 30K over your working life, that’s close to $220,500. If you calculate the future value of $4,500 per year (yours and your employer’s contribution) at a simple 5% (less than what the govt. pays on the money that it borrows), after 49 years of working (me) you'd have $892,919.98. If you took out only 3% per year, you receive $26,787.60 per year and it would last better than 30 years, and that’s with no interest paid on that final amount on deposit! If you bought an annuity and it paid 4% per year, you'd have a lifetime income of $2,976.40 per month. The folks in Washington have pulled off a bigger Ponzi scheme than Bernie Madoff ever had.

Entitlement, where did they come up with that? I paid cash for my social security insurance!!!! Just because they borrowed the money, doesn't make my benefits some kind of charity or handout!! Congressional benefits, aka. free health care, outrageous retirement packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick days, now that's welfare, and they have the nerve to call my retirement entitlements !!!!!!.....scroll down..............

Emergency Rooms for their general health care -At just one hospital the cost to tax payers totaled over 25 million a year!!!

Someone please tell me what the HECK is wrong with all the people that run this country!!!!!!

We're "broke" and can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless etc.,???????????

In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile, and Turkey. And now Pakistan home of bin Laden. Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!

Our retired seniors living on a 'fixed income' receive no aid nor do they get any breaks while our government and religious organizations pour Hundreds of Billions of $$$$$$'s and Tons of Food to Foreign Countries!

They call Social Security and Medicare an entitlement even though most of us have been paying for it all our working lives and now when its time for us to collect, the government is running out of money. Why did the government borrow from it in the first place?

We have hundreds of adoptable children who are shoved aside to make room for the adoption of foreign orphans.

AMERICA: a country where we have homeless without shelter, children going to bed hungry, elderly going without 'needed' meds, and mentally ill without treatment -etc,etc.

YET......................
They have a 'Benefit' for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations, ships and planes lining up with food, water, tents clothes, bedding, doctors and medical supplies.

Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT* gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries.

SAD?

YEAH, OK, SO WHEN DO WE GET TICKED OFF AND

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?????

Drought / Burn Ban / Brazos County

Dust, Dust, Dust

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All Blacks Rugby: MooPig is a Fan

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As it happened - All Blacks v Fiji | RUGBY News: "Prematch:

The All Blacks and Fiji both challenge each other with their respective hakas.

Richie McCaw guides the All Blacks out onto the field for the national anthem sung by Opshop frontman Jason Kerrison.

Match lineup:

All Blacks: 15-Mils Muliaina, 14-Zac Guildford, 13-Conrad Smith, 12-Ma'a Nonu, 11-Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10-Colin Slade, 9-Jimmy Cowan; 8-Liam Messam, 7-Richie McCaw (c), 6-Adam Thomson, 5-Ali Williams, 4-Jarrad Hoeata, 3-Ben Franks, 2-Andrew Hore, 1-Wyatt Crockett.
Reserves: 16-Corey Flynn, 17-John Afoa, 18-Sam Whitelock, 19-Jerome Kaino, 20-Piri Weepu, 21-Daniel Carter, 22-Ben Smith

Fiji: 15-Iliesa Keresoni, 14-Timoci Nagusa 13-Albert Vulivuli, 12-Ravai Fatiaki, 11-Napolioni Nalaga, 10-Seremaia Bai, 9-Nemia Serelevu, 8-Sakiusa Matadigo, 7-Akapusi Qera, 6-Dominiko Waqaniburotu, 5-Rupeni Nasiga, 4-Sekonaia Kalou, 3-Deacon Manu (c), 2-Sunia Koto, 1-Campese Ma'afu.
Reserves: 16-Viliame Veikoso, 17-Setefano Somoca, 18-Josefa Domolailai, 19-Malakai Ravulo, 20-Vitori Buatava, 21-Taniela Rawaqa, 22-Vereniki Goneva.

Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)"

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Captain Douchenozzle

Brain Industries :: Labeled, Desensitized, and Redirected -- Part FOUR Mother Brain

I know, and You know, but do We really Know?
Retrieved by Patrick Darnell  |  July 22, 2011  |  Bryan TX  |  Read Entire Article [HERE]

7 Must-Read Books on Music, Emotion and the Brain | Brain Pickings:

"In Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition, Sacks explores the most extreme of these transformations and how simple harmonies can profoundly change lives. From clinical studies to examples from pop culture — did you know that Ray Charles believed he was “born with the music inside [him]“?"

• Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition,
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• This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession,
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• Music, Language, and the Brain
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• Listen to This
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• Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy: How Music Captures Our Imagination
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• The Tao of Music: Sound Psychology,
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• Music and the Mind

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http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2011/03/21/must-read-books-music-emotion-brain/

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Webinars for MooPigsters

Information to help small businesses comply with the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which pertains to unpaid medical leave.
Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  July 19, 2011  |  Bryan TX  | from Email

An Interactive Webinar with
Practical Compliance Strategies

You have an employee on intermittent FMLA leave - and you suspect that he's abusing it.

He's developed a pattern of absences on Mondays, Fridays, and the days before and after holidays. He insists on scheduling doctor's appointments with zero regard for your company's coverage needs or schedule. And the real clincher? He was spotted shopping at the mall last week on a day he was out on leave.

You're pretty darn sure he's taking advantage, but how do you prove it? And, just as important, how do you legally stop it?

Join us for an in-depth webinar on July 27 all about effectively, and legally, nipping leave abuses in the bud.

You and your colleagues will learn:

• The type of notice you may require before honoring leave requests
• How to spot patterns of abuse, including "Monday/Friday syndrome"
• How a worker's failure to obtain continuing treatment could work to your advantage
• How to draft your attendance policy so that you can take disciplinary action against workers who don't provide adequate documentation for repeated absences
• How to obtain complete and sufficient medical certifications/re-certifications
• When you can - and should - request a second opinion to drill down into whether an employee is really suffering from a serious health condition
• Other practical steps for reducing FMLA abuse, including how to minimize disruptions caused by an employee's frequent absences due to doctor's appointments
• How much over-the-phone (and even in-person) checking up you may do on workers who are out on medical leave, without violating federal law
• When you can disqualify employees on leave from achievement and other bonuses
• What it means to "interfere" with workers' FMLA rights, and how to ensure that your quest to fight off habitual abusers doesn't result in legal liability for your company

Register Now

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Army finds biggest pot plantation ever in Mexico - CBS News

Army finds biggest pot plantation ever in Mexico - CBS News

(AP) MEXICO CITY - Mexican soldiers have found the largest marijuana plantation ever detected in Mexico, a collection of marijuana fields covering almost 300 acres, the Defense Department said Thursday.

: "In November, U.S. and Mexican investigators found two long, sophisticated tunnels under the border between Baja California and California, along with more than 40 tons of marijuana in and around the tunnels."

The plantation is four times larger than the second biggest marijuana fields ever found by authorities, discovered at a ranch in northern Chihuahua state in 1984.

It was unclear which cartel, if any, operated the plantation found Tuesday.

Anyone Wishing to Date My Daughter

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APPLICATION FOR PERMISSION TO DATE MY DAUGHTER

NOTE: This application will be incomplete and rejected unless accompanied by a complete financial statement,
job history, lineage, and current medical report from your doctor.

NAME_____________________________________ DATE OF BIRTH_____________

HEIGHT___________ WEIGHT____________ IQ__________ GPA_____________

SOCIAL SECURITY #_________________ DRIVERS LICENSE #________________

BOY SCOUT RANK AND BADGES__________________________________________

HOME ADDRESS_______________________ CITY/STATE___________ ZIP______

Do you have parents? ___Yes ___No
Is one male and the other female? ___Yes ___No
If No, explain: _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

Number of years they have been married ______________________________

If less than your age, explain
____________________________________________ ________________________

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ACCESSORIES SECTION:

A. Do you own or have access to a van? __Yes __No

B. A truck with oversized tires? __Yes __No

C. A waterbed? __Yes __No

D. A pickup with a mattress in the back? __Yes __No

E. A tattoo? __Yes __No

F. Do you have an earring, nose ring, __Yes __No
pierced tongue, pierced cheek or a belly button ring?

(IF YOU ANSWERED 'YES' TO ANY OF THE ABOVE, DISCONTINUE APPLICATION
AND LEAVE PREMISES IMMEDIATELY. I SUGGEST RUNNING.)

ESSAY SECTION:
In 50 words or less, what does 'LATE' mean to you?

______________________________________________________________

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In 50 words or less, what does 'DON'T TOUCH MY DAUGHTER' mean to you?

__________________________________________________________ ____

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In 50 words or less, what does 'ABSTINENCE' mean to you?

______________________________________________________________

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REFERENCES SECTION:

Church you attend ___________________________________________________

How often you attend ________________________________________________

When would be the best time to interview your:

father? _____________

mother? _____________

pastor? _____________

SHORT-ANSWER SECTION:

Answer by filling in the blank. Please answer freely, all answers
are confidential.

A: If I were shot, the last place I would want to be shot would be:

______________________________________________________________

B: If I were beaten, the last bone I would want broken is my:

______________________________________________________________

C: A woman's place is in the:

______________________________________________________________

D: The one thing I hope this application does not ask me about is:

______________________________________________________________

E. What do you want to do IF you grow up? ___________________________

______________________________________________________________

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F. When I meet a girl, the thing I always notice about her first is:

_________________________________ _____________________________

F. What is the current going rate of a hotel room? __________________

I SWEAR THAT ALL INFORMATION SUPPLIED ABOVE IS TRUE AND CORRECT TO
THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE UNDER PENALTY OF DEATH, DISMEMBERMENT,
NATIVE AMERICAN ANTI TORTURE, CRUCIFIXION, ELECTROCUTION, CHINESE
WATER TORTURE, RED HOT POKERS, AND HILLARY CLINTON KISS TORTURE.


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Applicant's Signature (that means sign your name, moron!)


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Mother's Signature Father's Signature

_______________________________ ________________________________
Pastor/Priest/Rabbi State Representative/Congressman

Thank you for your interest, and it had better be genuine and non-sexual.
Please allow four to six years for processing.

You will be contacted in writing if you are approved. Please do not try to call or write (since you probably can't, and it would cause you injury).
If your application is rejected, you will be notified by two gentleman wearing white ties carrying violin cases. (you might watch your back)

To prepare yourself, start studying Daddy's Rules for Dating (below).

Parents' Rules for Dating
Your parents' rules for your boyfriend (or for you if you're a guy) :

Rule One:
If you pull into my driveway and honk you'd better be delivering a package, because you're sure not picking anything up.

Rule Two:
You do not touch my daughter in front of me. You may glance at her, so long as you do not peer at anything below her neck. If you cannot keep your eyes or hands off of my daughter's body, I will remove them..

Rule Three:
I am aware that it is considered fashionable for boys of your age to wear their trousers so loosely that they appear to be falling off their hips. Please don't take this as an insult, but you and all of your friends are complete idiots. Still, I want to be fair and open minded about this issue, so I propose this compromise: You may come to the door with your underwear showing and your pants ten sizes too big, and I will not object. However, in order to ensure that your clothes do not, in fact come off during the course of your date with my daughter, I will take my electric nail gun and fasten your trousers securely in place to your waist.

Rule Four:
I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a 'Barrier method' of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.

Rule Five:
It is usually understood that in order for us to get to know each other, we should talk about sports, politics, and other issues of the day. Please do not do this. The only information I require from you is an indication of when you expect to have my daughter safely back at my house, and the only word I need from you on this subject is: 'early.'

Rule Six:
I have no doubt you are a popular fellow, with many opportunities to date other girls. This is fine with me as long as it is okay with my daughter. Otherwise, once you have gone out with my little girl, you will continue to date no one but her until she is finished with you. If you make her cry, I will make you cry.

Rule Seven:
As you stand in my front hallway, waiting for my daughter to appear, and more than an hour goes by, do not sigh and fidget. If you want to be on time for the movie, you should not be dating. My daughter is putting on her makeup, a process than can take longer than painting the Golden Gate Bridge . Instead of just standing there, why don't you do something useful, like changing the oil in my car?

Rule Eight:
The following places are not appropriate for a date with my daughter: Places where there are beds, sofas, or anything softer than a wooden stool. Places where there is darkness. Places where there is dancing, holding hands, or happiness. Places where the ambient temperature is warm enough to induce my daughter to wear shorts, tank tops, midriff T-shirts, or anything other than overalls, a sweater, and a goose down parka - zipped up to her throat. Movies with a strong romantic or sexual themes are to be avoided; movies which feature chain saws are okay. Hockey games are okay. Old folks homes are better.

Rule Nine:
Do not lie to me. I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, dimwitted has-been. But on issues relating to my daughter, I am the all-knowing, merciless god of your universe. If I ask you where you are going and with whom, you have one chance to tell me the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I have a shotgun, a shovel, and five acres behind the house. Do not trifle with me.

Rule Ten:
Be afraid. Be very afraid. It takes very little for me to mistake the sound of your car in the driveway for a chopper coming in over a rice paddy near Hanoi . When my Agent Orange starts acting up, the voices in my head frequently tell me to clean the guns as I wait for you to bring my daughter home. As soon as you pull into the driveway you should exit the car with both hands in plain sight. Speak the perimeter password, announce in a clear voice that you have brought my daughter home safely and early, then return to your car - there is no need for you to come inside. The camouflaged face at the window is mine.

Sincerely - Mom & Dad

Murdoch's News Corp.

Missouri River Basin Blues

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MooPig Picture of the Week :: "Murdoch in London"

Murdoch in London to Face Growing Media Scandal | English

Retrieved by Pat Darnell  |  July 10, 2011  |  Bryan TX

Rupert Murdoch

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http://www.voanews.com/english/news/europe/Murdoch-in-London-to-Face-Growing-Media-Scandal-125289328.html

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Politics and Politicians :: A Conversation about Brinkmanship

Retrieved from faceBook by Pat Darnell | July 10, 2011 | Bryan TX

Anthony Teoli
Since the CBO says that ending the Bush ERA tax cuts would alone balance the budget by 2015, I hope that Democrats stand firm. If the Republicans trash the economy, thier friends suffer to. I doubt like hell that the Tea Baggers are going to provide the cash that the rest of thier friends do. Even the piece of shit Koch brothers will lose some dough. STAND TALL DEMOCRATS!
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Cheryl Petrovich They ARE!!
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Patrick Darnell Somewhere I read "entitlements and taxes" ... doesn't this belie the real players in this debate debacle? These plush pussy politicians will 'hemmm-hawww" until the cows come home. Delay tactics and acting all balustrade make me want to throw up my dinner.
The real players are people like the "sons of millionaires, and Parisk Hiltons" who make it cozy for the amber loving Politicians. Next year we will still be wondering what the frakk happened to the budget ... blistering away in here about taxes and "real entitlements" that should have been taken care of "this weekend!!!!!" BASTARDS AND TURDS.
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Anthony Teoli Patrick you are so right. There will suspense for a while. After the debt celing is raised, then we have the 2012 budget to look forward to. Remember the White House budget for 2011 before the right wing brinksmanship about closing down governmnet, the white house wanted to cut 50 percent out of home heating assistance. I am not jumping to conclusions, but I really think for the poor, things are going to get tougher in this country. The rich, how the hell are they going to know the difference one way or the other. The meak may be promised the Earth, but in America the meak get to choose one side of power and defend it, while demonizing the other. The joke is on us.
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Patrick Darnell Brinksmanship ... cool word. I hate as much as anyone to be the brunt of jokers... yes I do actually hate it... the real issue is "how to micro-manage Poverty" for the next decade? as you point out.
I am caught in the MIDDLE, like a gasping newborn calf, trying to find my legs before I am devoured by wolves. YIKES!
Your summary: "The joke is on us." well said.
11 minutes ago · Like · 1 person

Patrick Darnell Q: Why is an elephant gray?

A: So we won't mistake him for a bluebird.
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Anthony Teoli Sometimes some blue birds have a great memory and a trunk. Thats when I get nervous.
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