Here's a question: if they were to ban flag-burning, would that mean that we wouldn't be allowed to burn the flags of other nations as well? Another question: What's the rationale behind banning flag-burning? I mean, if they banned it, and I burned a flag anyway, what would they arrest me for, exact...

Alcohol is good. Abusing alcohol is bad.

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Norse: Frigg, Njord, Freyr Egyptian: Thoth, pronounced "tot", is the Greek name given to Djehuty, the Egyptian god of the Moon (lunar deity), and consequently wisdom, writing, magic, and measurement of time, among other things, all of which were thought of as connected to the moon in ancie...

dlbpharmed says: Quote: Oh, you HAVE to salt watermelon down south, it's the law! No, you do not! I do not, will not! Ruin a perfectly good watermelon. Humpf! I never! I bet you don't salt apples either, do you? HUH? DO YOU? What kind of a southerner are you? ;) :lol: Actually, I DO put salt on app...

A yard of ale is indeed still a yard of ale. Also, it is a glass tube three feet long, with a bulb at the bottom, and a bell-shaped opening at the top. There are special stands for them. I haven't personally had one, but I've seen it done, and it's definitely impressive. Cail can probably tell you. ...

Cockroach zombies?

Okay, to cure the cop-out :P ;): I'd save the kid. Zygotes are zygotes, kids are kids. But I'm pro-choice, and I don't believe that zygotes are people. I can't give you the pro-life stance. As for Edge's question--I'd save the kid. A, the kid's got a longer life ahead of him/her. B, my parent (eithe...

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But it is legal to desecrate Christian holy objects if the intent is not intimidation--to wit, Andres Serrano's "Piss Christ," a photograph that shows a crucifix in a mason jar full of the photographer's urine. Disgusting? Yes. Blasphemous? Certainly. Art? Who knows? But it's the expressio...

..I have a question...has anybody ever written the Hamlet story, from the perspective of Ophelia? Myste, your above post suggests that. It just struck me as Ophelian. ,,Something to do?.............MEL There's a young reader's novel called "Dating Hamlet" which I have a copy of, but haven...

I remember reading about WotW in one of my English textbooks in elementary school. It was a sidebar, with a grainy b&w photo of Orson Welles. The title read "BOO!" and told all about how people tuning in in the middle of the broadcast thought it was real. Hardly the first thing a textb...

I voted "yes." There's simply no question in my mind that flag-burning is a legitimate form of protest. If we're going to talk about disrespecting the symbol of our great nation, I'd like to rant for a moment about the "patriots" who display their devotion to America with dirty, ...

Drifting idly through wastelands is my new hobby. So is making mango-strawberry smoothies. And finding new walks to take. I found one a couple of days ago, along the marshy banks of the Mystic River. Cormorants perch on decaying docks and cedar waxwings play in the thick midsummer foliage. Butterfli...

Say someone did save the zygotes because they believed that saving 20 lives was more important than saving one. The zygotes would probably not last very long outside the controls of the lab environment; they'd "die" very quickly. Add to that the fact that the saver left their own kid to di...

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How did King Joyse escape the seige of Orison to go search for Queen Madin?