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My "Hometown"

This is the historic Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana, California, which has been used as a set for many movies:

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I'm temporarily managing the Iowahawk, SoCal (Southern California), and Survivor Ping Lists. If you want to be on or off any of these lists, please FReepmail me.

I'm no longer managing these ping lists:

Eric Blair 2084 now manages the South Park Ping List. You may FReepmail him here.

Slings and Arrows has incorporated the Miscellaneous Ping List into his THIS-IS-NOT-A-PING-LIST. You may FReepmail him here.

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World Clock

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The US and Israel, inseparable - may it always be so

South Park is one of my favorite TV shows.

Avatar created by "Suzie"

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In spite of my nickname, I'm a heterosexual male. I'm a conservative libertarian Republican. However, my libertarian part definitely does not include the isolationist, anti-war stance that many libertarians take. I respect Ron Paul on some domestic issues, but on foreign policy he's a dangerous crackpot and - overall - not fit to be President. By the way, I'm also a Zionist.

My interests include classical music, computing, reading, South Park, food and spirits, and science fiction.

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The following quote is from Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts To Explain The Entire U S Government, by P. J. O'Rourke, 1991:

I have only one firm belief about the American political system, and that is this: God is a Republican and Santa Claus is a Democrat.

God is an elderly or, at any rate, middle aged male, a stern fellow, patriarchal rather than paternal and a great believer in rules and regulations. He holds men accountable for their actions. He has little apparent concern for the material well being of the disadvantaged. He is politically connected, socially powerful and holds the mortgage on literally everything in the world. God is difficult. God is unsentimental. It is very hard to get into God's heavenly country club.

Santa Claus is another matter. He's cute. He's nonthreatening. He's always cheerful. And he loves animals. He may know who's been naughty and who's been nice, but he never does anything about it. He gives everyone everything they want without the thought of quid pro quo. He works hard for charities, and he's famously generous to the poor. Santa Claus is preferable to God in every way but one: There is no such thing as Santa Claus.

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The Troll Poem
By parsifal

If you don’t agree with ME,
You surely are a TROLL, you see.
It all works out so LOGICALLY,
YOU are a Troll, if WE don’t agree.

And if you disagree with ME,
I’ll tell the MODS, just wait and see!
That’s how I’ll WIN my victory.
By TANTRUMS from my nursery.

I’ll save the MENTAL energy
Defending MY absurdity,
From ANY who might disagree
By crying “TROLL” quite frequently.

I have no sense of DECENCY.
It’s all about my VANITY.
The Center of the Universe is ME!
And you’re a TROLL if you don’t agree!

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Reagan in Berlin

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