HawaiiGopher

@HawaiiGopher (1009)

Belgium • Age 32

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Two imams pulled from a plane in Tennessee

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 7 May 11

What was your first thought when reading the title? "Ah, it's good to see that the airport security has managed to catch those terrorists!" Well, it turns out these men were not terrorists: [i]An airline is investigating the...

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What should Obama do about the gas prices?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 7 May 11

I've seen a lot of complaining about gas prices from friends all across the political spectrum, but they never seem to offer any solutions. So, realistically speaking, what should Obama do to fix the problem? I mean, it's all fine...

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Al-Qaeda confirms bin Laden's death

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 6 May 11

[i]"Al-Qaida confirmed the killing of Osama bin Laden Friday and vowed revenge, saying Americans' "happiness will turn to sadness" in the first statement by the terror network since its leader was slain in a U.S. commando raid...

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New vote on The PATRIOT Act extension

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 11 Feb 11

Yesterday at 3 PM, the House voted on "providing for consideration of H.R. 514, to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of...

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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) ignores 9/11 first-responders

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 16 Dec 10

Despite the Democrats' claims of being "all supportive of 9/11 responders," Democratic Senator Charles Schumer completely ignored a group of 9/11 first-responders that had come to the Capitol to meet with him. Apparently they were...

GDP Has Grown?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 29 Oct 10

Here's an interesting article I found that contrasts with the "doom and gloom" narrative that I see so often: (http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-10-29/poll-shows-voters-don-t-know-gdp-grew-with-tax-cuts.html) [b]Poll...

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House passes bill on 9/11 first responders

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 3 Oct 10

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/09/29/house.9.11.first.responders/ [i]Washington (CNN) -- A bill to provide medical benefits and compensation for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the September 11, 2001,...

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Site of Future Mosque Has Been Destroyed!

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 29 Aug 10

Except it's one in Nashville, Tennessee... [i]Federal officials are investigating a fire that started overnight at the site of a new Islamic center in a Nashville suburb. Ben Goodwin of the Rutherford County Sheriff's...

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Pale Blue Dot

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 12 Apr 08

I'm sure you've all seen the picture before, showing Earth as a tiny dot in a ray of light. However, this video here really reflects deeply upon how minuscule we all are and fully speaks out my opinions....

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What is your concept of an After-Life?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 8 Apr 08

I've always been curious to see people's views on this. I've heard tons of different responses before but I still want to hear what you guys have to say about this. Do you believe in Heaven and Hell? Or possibly, Reincarnation?...

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Did you know..

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 6 Apr 08

That $2 bills exist and are still being created in the United States. Check the following two links if you don't believe me...

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myLot Star rating, numeral value?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 6 Apr 08

I often hear people talking about their star value in terms of a number. I know that the Star rating is out of a hundred but how do you check what your number is out of a hundred?

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The mind of an Atheist

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 4 Apr 08

I'm often asked, why do I not believe in a God? Why am I so mad at certain religions? Why do I believe it's irrational? Well, this little blog here had some perfect examples of where much of my anger comes in (there is a bit of...

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America the Fascist

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 27 Mar 08

I use an interesting add-on for Firefox which identifies all my interests. I click a button and it leads me to a page that will probably interest me. Today, I clicked on the button and came across an interesting...

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How often do you 'Rate' people?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 26 Mar 08

Just out of curiosity, how often do you all rate people? When I say rate, I mean hit the +/- button next to the user's post. Personally, I do it whenever I see a post that particularly sticks out as intelligent, well thought...

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Watch YouTube videos.. in HD!?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 26 Mar 08

I was browsing YouTube today and came across an interesting video. This guy claimed that there was an extremely simple 'hack' to watch YouTube videos in higher definition (that is to say, with better quality). Check it out for...

What are your views on Evolution?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 26 Mar 08

I've decided to stick this in the religion section considering the fact that there tends to be a clash with Evolutionists and Creationists. So, I ask you all (believers and non-believers), what are your views on evolution? Do...

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Google's Energy-Saving Replacement... Blackle?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 25 Mar 08

I don't know if much of you have heard but Google.com has made hundreds of sites stemming off Google. Another new site has appeared. Blackle (blackle.com). The main premise of the site is to save energy. How? Getting thousands...

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What are YOUR religious beliefs?

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 24 Mar 08

Arguments ASIDE, this is just a topic to discuss your religious beliefs. So please try not to nitpick other's beliefs. Here's a bit of questions to get the conversation going. What were your parents' religions? What is the main...

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Get Paid to Write Chapters

HawaiiGopher @HawaiiGopher (1009) • Belgium 24 Mar 08

I found something interesting while browsing the internet; a site that pays you to continue someone else's story. Basically, someone makes up a chapter and you get to add a chapter to it. Eventually it becomes a huge story. The...

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