ScrambledBrains

@ScrambledBrains (143)

Age 40

Joined myLot 14 years ago

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US, the AU Cannot Impose

Netsbridge @Netsbridge (3253) • United States 17 Jun 11

US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, is pleading with members of African Union (AU) to DEMAND that Muammar Gaddafi step down from power. Somehow, the US does not understand that the AU has no power to demand or make impositions...

african union

hillary clinton

implementation of laws

libyan crisis

muammar gaddafi

nato

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ScrambledBrains The African Union is pretty spineless anyway. Also, you begin to wonder just how much African politicians are swayed by forces outside of the "official" government, like traditional tribal leaders - remember the stunt Gaddafi pulled where a large grouping...

26 Jun 11

Whitey Bulger

bostonphil @bostonphil (4459) • United States 24 Jun 11

Well, I am surprised that no one on mylot has yet started a discussion about the capture of Whitey Bulger. I grew up in a working class neighborhood of Boston that had a heavy Jewish and Italian Mafia presence. The Irish Mafia...

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ScrambledBrains Since you've got an interest in this, can I ask, are there ever occasions when ethnic Mafias work together, or will the Jewish, Italian, Irish etc. strictly keep to their own communities? I suppose any kind of alliance would be too risky as they are all out to...

26 Jun 11

Should Pastors Be Interviewed Before Joining A Church?

evets7 @evets7 (86) • United States 9 Nov 10

In light of all of the scandals surrounding pastors would having a private meeting with a prospective pastor ensure that you're being led by someone who walks the talk?

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ScrambledBrains Oh right, I see what you're saying now. I'd say you should definitely met the pastor, because if you're uncomfortable with him as a person, how do you expect him to preach effectively to you? I'm not religious, but I would imagine that it would also "feel"...

9 Jan 11

Why is this so?????

MarappleStiffy @marapplestiffy (2182) • Philippines 4 Dec 10

Read through Macgill Macbeth Macloughlin Macgarry Maclafferty Macraghnald Machinery Macganougall Now read the second from the last, how did you read machinery again? Isn't it funny when we read similar sounds we...

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ScrambledBrains It depends where the word originally came from. So, for example, loanwords that English has taken from French (e.g. mirage) keep their French pronunciation and spelling. Another difference is that, over time, the way a word is pronounced may have changed, but...

26 Dec 10

Do vegetarians eat animal crackers?

Gorillafootprints925 @Gorillafootprints925 (3586) • United States 14 Dec 10

Just kidding. What are the common reasons people become vegetarians except those who were brought up to be vegetarians?

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ScrambledBrains Depending on your religion, and some of the rules that govern it, it can be. For example, if somebody converts to Islam but doesn't know how to perform halal slaughter correctly (and assuming there are no halal butchers anywhere around), then that person...

14 Dec 10

Internet Poker - Party Poker

powlo2528 @powlo2528 (4) 24 Aug 10

Do you think that poker sites such as party poker are fixed in the favour of certain players or that certain winners of tournaments are predetermined in advance.It seems that players who raise are rewarded while those that are...

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ScrambledBrains You've mentioned it was a Freeroll. Just a thought, but do you think the odds in Freerolls are skewed slightly to give a slightly better chance to crazy hands - thereby tempting new players who think they are winning big into using real money instead? IMO...

24 Aug 10

The Irony Of This Is Not Lost On Me

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 23 Aug 10

How ironic that the Taliban have a major stronghold in northern Pakistan, yet the "ordinary people" of that country are suffering terribly due to the recent floods. Why oh why is it left to (mainly) Saudi Arabia, the US and the...

disaster in pakistan

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ScrambledBrains Just to add, part of the problem with the way Pakistan is run is that it has what's known as the "Federally Administered Tribal Areas". These areas aren't officially part of any province, and are ruled directly by the central government - the problem is that...

24 Aug 10

Scammer Needs Your Help!!!

sconibear @sconibear (8016) • United States 14 Jul 10

With today's terrible economy, it's getting harder and harder to make money online anymore. This holds true for me too.......I don't do PTCs, or affiliate marketing, or surveys, or any of those nickel and dime sites. I'm...

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14 Jul 10

I cant spel is dat a crime?

T_Diamond @T_Diamond (965) • New Zealand 13 Jul 10

Well, it should be! ... Alright, maybe it shouldn't...but I tell you, sometimes it gets to me. I don't mind the way we shorten words when sending texts or talking to someone via online messangers, that's great. What I don't...

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ScrambledBrains Now that really does deserve an LOL - still, I'm sure they put the micro-second they saved by not typing the "i" to good use. The worst example I've ever seen is somebody using "k" to mean "OK", closely followed by "kl" for "cool". I was tempted to respond...

13 Jul 10

New Zealand World Cup Soccer campaign 2010

scottania @scottania (29) • New Zealand 1 Jun 10

How will N.Z go in this tournament ?

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ScrambledBrains Do you think New Zealand should follow Australia's example and join the Asian federation, or would you rather have the virtual guarantee of a play-off in every single World Cup through winning the Oceania qualifying?

11 Jul 10

U.S. Fleet heads towards Iran, while Israel plans to use a nuke.

EvanHunter @EvanHunter (4026) • United States 9 Jul 10

While we are distracted with immigration and oil spill the next war in the middle east is about to kick off. I can not believe that we are being led into something that could turn into a world wide nuclear war and hardly anyone is...

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ScrambledBrains As an addition to Memnon's comment about the Knesset PR system, the problem with Israel is that the minority parties are usually the parties out on the fringes, who in a first past the post system, or PR with a higher threshold to get a seat in Parliament...

10 Jul 10