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Ok, call me nitpicky but whats the deal with freepers misspelling the word serious by spelling it series? Also the word HUGE is not spelled hugh. This is driving me absolutely CRAZY. Ok my rant is over, thanks for reading.

Price is a factor here. I'm looking for a .45 auto pistol. Your opinions?

I'm looking at getting my concealed carry permit and want everybody's thoughts on a good carry gun. I'm looking at the Taurus 617 with the concealed hammer in 7 shot 357 magnum. I think I like revolvers better because in a desperate situation I'd rather not have to rack the slide back to chamber one and I wont have to worry about jams with a revolver either. Your thoughts?

WHY WE NEED COWBOYS At a small airport terminal in Texas, three strangers awaiting their shuttle flight start conversing about the recent world events. The strangers were of varying cultures. One was Native American. Another was a cowboy from Texas. The other person was a fanatical Arab Muslim. During their conversation, they began to discuss their cultural history. The Native American stated “once my people were many, now we are few.” The Muslim then chimed in and arrogantly said, “Once my people were few and now we are many.” The Texas Cowboy looked at the Muslim, shifted the toothpick in...

Whats the significance of the Octopus that was thrown onto the floor in last nights Wings/Canes game? What does an octopus have to do with the Wings?

(Columbus) - One of this country’s largest economy hotel chains has entered into an agreement with the nation’s largest animal rights organization. Accor Economy Lodging, the parent company of Motel 6, Red Roof Inns and Studio 6, is actively promoting two programs of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) - "Pets for Life" and "Disaster Recovery." The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance, the nation’s leading sportsman advocacy group, contacted Accor to voice its displeasure with its promotion. Accor’s Director of Communications, Gayle Colston Barge, told the U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance that the business has "elected to officially contribute to and support"...

FNC Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was excluded from the bill Friday, April 26, 2002 By Carl Cameron WASHINGTON — The Senate met expectations Thursday and easily passed the most sweeping energy legislation in years. The 88-11 vote capped about six weeks of bitter debate in which most major changes were cast aside. It also sets up a contentious conference with the House of Representatives, which passed a much larger bill last year. The Democratic bill focuses on conservation and excluded many of President Bush's proposals to increase production, most notably, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge...

Husband and wife are getting all snuggly in bed. The passion is heating up. But then the wife stops and says "I don't feel like it, I just want you to hold me." The husband says "WHAT??" The wife explains that he must not be in tune with her emotional needs as a woman. The husband realizes that nothing is going to happen tonight and he might as well deal with it. So the next day the husband takes her shopping at a big department store. He walks around and has her try on three very expensive outfits. And then...

Why does it seem like half of American Women are on some kind of anti depression drug? Please don't give me the 'its because they work outside the home' crap because that dog won't hunt. The woman who drowned her five kids didn't work. Half the women in my wife's bible study are on these drugs and they are all housewives. What gives? Are they expecting too much out of life? Opinions please.

Ok, since we've run the gamut on why men cheat on their wives, lets got with "why do women cheat on their husbands"

Little David comes home from first grade and tells his father that they learned about the history of Valentine's Day. "Since Valentine's day is for a Christian saint and we're Jewish," he asks, "will God get mad at me for giving someone a valentine?" David's father thinks a bit, then says "No, I don't think God would get mad. Who do you want to give a valentine to?" "Osama Bin Laden," David says. "Why Osama Bin Laden," his father asks in shock. "Well," David says, "I thought that if a little American Jewish boy could have enough love to give ...

Number of physicians in the US: 700,000. Accidental deaths caused by physicians per year: 120,000. Accidental deaths per physician: 0.171 (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) Number of gun owners in the US: 80,000,000. Number of accidental gun deaths per year (all age groups): 1,500. Accidental deaths per gun owner: 0.0000188 Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners. FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but everyone has at least one Doctor. Please alert your friends to this alarming threat. We must ban doctors before this gets out of hand. As a Public Health Measure, I ...