CarlKnittel

@CarlKnittel (692)

United States • Age 54

Joined myLot 16 years ago

"Republicans believe every day is 4th of July, but Democrats believe every day is April 15."

CarlKnittel's Responses

Life on Mars

LouiseKnittel @LouiseKnittel (4764) • United States 11 Feb 09

Is it me.... or what? Does the Blond girl on the Show "Life on Mars"...look like Sugar from Survivor ,,, think that it is her or what? I think that it is... What do you think?

sugar

survivor

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CarlKnittel I still don't know about that. I guess you could check the survivlr fan sights for her real name and then compare it to the cast list on the ABC site for Life on Mars

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How are you handling growing older?

LouiseKnittel @LouiseKnittel (4764) • United States 30 Jan 09

I have really noticed that I am getting getting older. The way I move, the way I feel. Even the way I think. I am not sure if I Like living in this older body. I liked my younger one so much!LOL I am really missing all the...

missing

the way we feel

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CarlKnittel Hearing the music that was top of the charts when I was in High school is now on the oldies station is annoying to say the least. On the other hand, the book of Proverbs can make you feel a lot better about aging. It points out all the glories of age and...

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How are you handling growing older?

LouiseKnittel @LouiseKnittel (4764) • United States 30 Jan 09

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CarlKnittel NO! I didn't notice you getting older! I wouldn't notice you getting older! I couldn't notice you getting older! I'm smart enough to never notice you getting older! No seriously... I like living.

30 Jan 09

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Are you happy with your name?

LouiseKnittel @LouiseKnittel (4764) • United States 23 Jan 09

They say a name is just a name.... do you feel that way.. I am referring to your first name or middle names... How did you get your name.. Do you like your name.. have you ever thought that your life would have been different if...

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CarlKnittel Tough Call. I always thought Carl sounded strange but it works. My middle name is Henry and, thanks to Minnie Pearl, it was the bane of my existence as a kid. (HenREEEEEEYYYYY) My brothers middle name was Rudolph and our parents thought we would...

28 Jan 09

Pipe was frozen....

LouiseKnittel @LouiseKnittel (4764) • United States 17 Jan 09

Whelp we just had some excitement here.. and not in a good way... We had a frozen pipe to the bathroom sink... it thawed out and exploded in like 4 different directions.... Carl and I were scurrying around trying to contain it,...

faucet exploded

towels

walking on ice cold water

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CarlKnittel That's the first time it happened on it's own that I can remember. I did see a gadget on this old house that could stop that problem but I don't think we have enough plumbing in this place to attach it.

18 Jan 09

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I am addicted!

LouiseKnittel @LouiseKnittel (4764) • United States 14 Jan 09

Hi everyone, I am alive and well. I have been over at facebook lately. Do you have a FaceBook account? What is your favorite thing to do over at FaceBook?

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CarlKnittel No I don't but my wife keeps asking me to get one so she can play games with me. I did kinda like Oregon trail but I have a disk for that on my own computer. I have enough sites to keep me busy and I'm doing a bad job of keeping up with them so, for now, I'll...

17 Jan 09

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FEMA Camps and Civil Unrest

CarlKnittel After several riots in the during the Clinton years I would hope that the message, given by the police to civilians under siege, has gotten through. "We cannot help you, get a gun or run." The only chance for survival is for people to defend themselves and...

8 Jan 09

Pelosi: "We will hit the ground running"

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 6 Jan 09

The most dishonorable Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi reached into her bag of lies once again and pulled out her favorite line, "We'll hit the ground running"... Does anyone remember the last time she used this line? Back when...

sold out their country

speaker

thieves

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CarlKnittel The do nothing duo may not accomplish much but they have done enough to take a Strong economy and turn it into a disaster in 2 years while earning the worst approval rating of any political office in US history. A rating less than half of the horrible rating...

8 Jan 09

It's Not a War til the Wrong People Shoot Back.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 5 Jan 09

I've wondered why it isn't a war until the US shoots back, but now apparently it's time to add to the list. When Hamas bombed Israel it went all but unnoticed by most of the world. However, when Israel fired back, it was...

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CarlKnittel It took western values coupled with the boredom of privilege to come up with the idea that self defense is evil. No doubt there are many vets of WWII who wanted to hide their children from the horrors of war but, the result of the peace at all cost...

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Am I Wrong to Teach My Kids that My Religion is the Only True Religion?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 6 Jan 09

If you think it's wrong for me to teach my kids that other religions or spiritual paths are wrong, would you try to teach them that I am wrong? If you would then you are merely saying that I shouldn't teach my kids that you are...

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CarlKnittel If you believe your faith is the key to eternal security then you would have to be a murderous psycho not to share it with your children. If you don't believe it is the key you are a fool for following it. If someone tries to steal your children's faith in a...

8 Jan 09

Force is All they Know

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 Dec 08

They don't want us to use incandescent light bulbs because they think flourescent light is better... So they don't try to inform us about how they are better and let us choose for ourselves... they make laws forcing the...

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CarlKnittel There's a lot here What they fail to tell us, or even notice, is that the compact fluorescents contain mercury. Proper disposal is an added expense and annoyance so this hazardous material will go to the landfills in place of the glass and metal...

8 Jan 09

It's up to YOU, not the Government!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 Dec 08

The government is being asked to bail everyone out from loans to cars to homes and even investments. Like little children, we are running to mommy and daddy government to kiss it and make it all better. This is largely in...

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CarlKnittel "the big 3 aren't making the cars Americans want" Of the 5 top selling cars in the US 2 are pickup trucks, 3 are luxury cars, none are hybrids or alternate fuel vehicles and the top two are made by 2 of the Big 3. Americans don't want what the...

8 Jan 09

Good Ideas Don't Necessarily Mean the Government Should Do it.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 Dec 08

All too often, the justification and debate about government programs focuses entirely on the wrong thing. When a new program is proposed, or an existing one is up for renewal, the arguments for it are usually based around "it's a...

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CarlKnittel "A good idea" is quite subjective. I think being baptist is a good idea and since the rules of that faith do not end in harm to anyone it makes no sense not to make it the law of the land but it would still be wrong to do so. Making toys without lead is a...

8 Jan 09

Old War Movies and New War Movies.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1 Dec 08

I've notice that newer (within the last 30 years) war movies are a lot different from the older ones. While there are some newer ones I like, I think the older ones were much, much better. I think the makers of the newer...

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CarlKnittel Modern war movies are one of 3 types. Anti-war war movies get great reviews, lots of awards, plenty of hype and no fan base(kinda like brokedown mountain). Heroic action flicks get great fan bases and if they slip a lib message in it's generally missed...

8 Jan 09

What does the US Constitution mean to you?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 1 Dec 08

The US Constitution is the framework by which all federal laws, and the policies and procedures of federal departments and programs are to be run. All elected officials and employees of the federal government have to take a...

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CarlKnittel Ever hear the rule that says you don't have to obey an unlawful order? The first thing you learn in the police academy is that your job is to enforce the law. The second thing you learn is the law, to wit: The US Constitution is the highest law in the...

8 Jan 09

If Obama Does Close Guantanimo Bay...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 26 Nov 08

If Obama closes Gitmo and brings the detainees to the US for their "due process", where will the detainees go? China has already said that they don't want the Chinese nationals being held at Gitmo back, and won't allow them in...

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CarlKnittel The facts everyone seems to miss: The detainees are prisoners of war. Giving them trials in civilian courts(the due process some seek) is a direct violation of the Geneva convention. It would be like having Hitler put us troops on trial for murder,...

8 Jan 09

Ignorant Voters

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 19 Nov 08

Here's a question for you.... Does anyone who doesn't know the names of their Representative, Senator, Governor or Mayor have any business being in a voting booth? Every election year millions of people go to the polls with...

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CarlKnittel The district I vote in has always had a detailed ballot in which you needed to make clear decisions. Most years the names of the candidates appeared but not their party affiliations. As a result I have never pulled a lever for strait party or gone to the polls...

8 Jan 09

Way to Go Indian Navy!!!!

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 19 Nov 08

The crew of Indian Naval ship, INS Tabar relieved the world of a mass of human debris, while rescuing another ship from an attack by pirates. Piracy has become a huge problem on the high sees. I hope other nations follow suit...

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CarlKnittel India attacks pirates. Pirates attack Mumbai. If we don't join India's pirate hunt the nest pirate/terror attack could be Miami, Myrtle beach, San Diego... The first Muslim terrorist attack against the United States occured within days of our becoming a...

8 Jan 09

How old were you when you got your first gun?

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 18 Nov 08

I was 8 when I got my first BB gun. It was a Red Rider level action (yeah, just like Ralphie in A Christmas Carol). It was pretty much a tradition for us to get BB guns around 8 years old. When I turned 12 I got a Ruger semi...

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CarlKnittel I got my first Red Ryder when I was around ten and my Marlin bolt actions .22lr when I was about 15. The Red Ryder was broken by rough handling in the hands of others but the .22 is still in my closet. I got a better scope for it and a couple spare magazines...

7 Jan 09

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Socialism is charity for the lazy and the heartless.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 17 Nov 08

There are basically two kinds of people when it comes to charity, those who give and those who don't. Those of us who give do so for all sorts of reason and in many ways. Some give money or necessities, others give of their...

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CarlKnittel "we should rob from the rich and give to the poor. Like Robin Hood." I have to say I never tire of saying the following: Go back and read the story of Robin Hood. People with this attitude never understand the story. Robin of Locksley wasn't robbing the...

7 Jan 09