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Why do programs. deathrind Oct 2016 #1
Probably because it's using tax dollars. krispos42 Oct 2016 #2
On the contrary... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #3
Pushback. Straw Man Oct 2016 #12
I don't have no problems with gun buy backs. If the organization wants to fork over a $200 Waldorf Oct 2016 #13
I heard something to the effect that the law in question had been rescinded discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #17
No, the law hasn't been rescinded. The author of the bill, seeing that her bill might be Waldorf Oct 2016 #22
When it uses tax dollars, I do not agree with it Duckhunter935 Oct 2016 #26
Not at all, as long as "buy backs" are not tax-payer funded... Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #34
I fully support gun buybacks Travis_0004 Oct 2016 #4
waste not, want not n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #6
you like that term "cheap hookers"? CreekDog Oct 2016 #5
not really, you? discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #7
I didn't use it, you did CreekDog Oct 2016 #8
how 'bout that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #9
You used the term "cheap hookers" and told me you don't like it CreekDog Oct 2016 #10
i'm tellin'... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #11
pointing out what you said is not picking on you CreekDog Oct 2016 #14
I'm pretty much fine with my words... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #15
you said "...like offering cheap hookers in the hope of reducing rape?" CreekDog Oct 2016 #18
why shouldn't I bullshit you? discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #20
Maybe you should have said gejohnston Oct 2016 #21
Thanks for the phrasing suggestion discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #25
For some reason I'm reminded of gejohnston Oct 2016 #27
Let's recap discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #23
would you prefer that he or she said gejohnston Oct 2016 #19
Do you feel faint? Do you require smelling salts? Marengo Oct 2016 #28
Not at all CreekDog Oct 2016 #29
Is the term offensive? Marengo Oct 2016 #31
Tell us what it means CreekDog Oct 2016 #33
Nope. Cheap, rust-while-you-watch hooks are recommended for catch & release. Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #35
I would say it's more like giving basketballs to retired nuns in an effort to combat petronius Oct 2016 #16
Perhaps a better metaphor than what I tried to quote but... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #24
your analogy, including your lame attempt to euphemize it says more about you than the topic CreekDog Oct 2016 #30
Thanks n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #32
If Ezekiel Gilbert had sold back his guns, he wouldn't have been aquitted of exercising his... stone space Oct 2016 #36
Just a few points here discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #37
Thanks. try now. stone space Oct 2016 #38
Thanks, better now discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #39
A buy back of his guns wouild have prevented him from murdering the escort. stone space Oct 2016 #40
regarding... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #41
Your concession here is noted n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #42
??? stone space Oct 2016 #43
An inability to actually refute an opponent's argument is a concession that the argument is true. discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #44
Oh, it was just a lie. OK. You made it sound like it was something that I said. Carry on. stone space Oct 2016 #45
Here, let me help discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #46
Making up a fake consession is just plain lying. stone space Oct 2016 #47
After our exchange this past Wednesday... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #48
You can claim the last word, or you can claim great endurance and stamina, ... stone space Oct 2016 #53
He couldn't or wouldn't have killed her with any other weapon? Marengo Oct 2016 #49
Well maybe but, if it's not a gun, it wouldn't count discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2016 #50
I'll ask you again, he couldn't or wouldn't have killed her with any other weapon? Marengo Oct 2016 #52
I'll have to correct my mental dictionary to eliminate "Cheap Gigolo" as well. Eleanors38 Oct 2016 #51
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