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Animal House Rules

Society AdLib - April 8, 2010 115

"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-Dqj4fHmM Who would have thought that the best advice for America in a motion...

Will Google have to Leave the US Internet Now?

Society KQµårk 死神 - April 6, 2010 11

Probably not but in another amazingly corporate friendly decision a Federal appeals court struck down the FCC ability to prevent Comcast from punishing it's...

Blessed Are The Poor – But Not By Republicans

Society SueInCa - April 4, 2010 23

I think we all recognize that poverty in our nation has increased in the past three years, but what is not so much discussed...

No, not that Green Day!

Society Khirad - April 4, 2010 24

I. History of Nowruz Imagine it’s the fifth century before the Common Era, on a plain bejeweled with a magnificent palace complex and flowing gardens,...

Teabonics: A Perfect Day for Fools

Society KQµårk 死神 - April 1, 2010 105

A Few Samples Click to see all the idiocy.

Coalition of Church and State: The Influence of the RR/Our Response

Society SueInCa - April 1, 2010 45

If there were only one religion in England there would be danger of despotism, if there were two they would cut each other's throats,...

I Know You Are But What Am I?

Society AdLib - March 31, 2010 74

The GOP appeals to the child in people (just look at the cartoonish characters representing it in the media and Congress). The child they appeal...

History of the World, Part 1– Passover Edition

Society Chernynkaya - March 30, 2010 80

Tonight begins the eight day holiday of Passover, the oldest continuing celebration among Jews. In Judaism, there are three ways, or levels, of explaining...

High Times Ahead for California?

Society AdLib - March 27, 2010 149

The Grateful Dead must be rolling in their joints. As described in the NYT: On Wednesday, the California secretary of state certified a November ...

Coalition of Church and State – Part 3 The Players and Organizations

Society SueInCa - March 22, 2010 84

As I began this section, The Players and Their Organizations, I realized they could not be covered in one post. So what I will...

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