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    Santa and Jesus are white!

    It doesn't matter if you want to conclude that he's Caucasian or not. The context of the entire thing is, a black woman wrote an article complaining that Santa is white, instead of black or a penguin, and Megyn Kelly took issue with that, and also added the fact that Jesus was white, as well...
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    Santa and Jesus are white!

    I used "ain't exactly" as a sarcastic euphemism for "isn't." Without the euphemism, it would read: Then, instead of admitting that Jesus isn't white, goes with the old standby of that issue being "far from settled." What I was after was to point out the hypocrisy of not even being able to...
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    The BDS Thread (Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions)

    The problem with the charge of antisemitisem is that it has become the mamby-pamby political equivalent of homophobic, or of racist. If you don't agree with homosexuals and embrace them not merely as acceptable but as wonderful and heavenly, you're a homophobe. If you disagree with someone of...
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    Want to know what you're earning?

    A minor point, because I know what you're saying, but a turbo diesel injection engine doesn't have a throttle. The fuel fed to the engine is computer controlled, based on a plethora of sensor inputs (which becomes incredibly annoying when the engine goes into limp home mode). It does...
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    Want to know what you're earning?

    You forgot MAF and intake temperature. Every TDI engine has all of those things. That still doesn't change the physics of increased rolling resistance with increased speed, and increased wind resistance and drag with increased speed, both of which require more power to push the vehicle down the...
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    Santa and Jesus are white!

    Megyn Kelly has responded to her critics, and has taken three different approaches to the response. First, she used the "I was only kidding" defense. "In kicking off the lighthearted segment, I offered a tongue-in-cheek message for any kids watching, saying that Santa, who I joked is a...
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    Want to know what you're earning?

    Less rolling resistance. But it's only marginally discernible, all other things being equal. Wider tires are heavier, so it's usually a wash.
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    End of an Era--light bulb moment

    I'm going to miss 60W and 40W incandescent light bulbs almost as much as I miss 75W and 100W light bulbs, and leaded gasoline. I haven't had an incandescent light bulb in my home since the first CFLs hit the market. Three-way incandescent light bulbs are actually exempted from the ban, but...
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    Want to know what you're earning?

    You may have to go into Windows Explorer, Tools, Folder Options, the View tab, and UNcheck "Hide extension for known file types" Then, in Windows Explorer, click to highlight the file, and then click it again so you can change the filename or the extension. You can also right-click and select...
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    Want to know what you're earning?

    I don't think you're kidding, but I do think someone has fooled you. Based on what you've typed thus far, it's the methods you are using that are the most suspect. If your Jeep Liberty is getting that kind of fuel mileage, then you need to present Chrysler with your findings, because you and...
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    What's an 06 sprinter worth?

    I'd pay $4000 for it, if it doesn't have the original transmission still in it. If it does, $3000 max. I'd also pull the cover off the top of the engine and look for any signs of Black Death. If there is any of that, $2000 max. Dealer retail on an 05/06 Sprinter with 450,000 miles is between...
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    Cargo Van Best Insulation for Van Floor

    I crack the windows and use a Fan-Tastic Fan vent. It doesn't work all that well. That right there may very well be the ideal solution.
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    Football lunacy

    Yeah. What LRE said.
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    Football lunacy

    There is more than one type of right. Many rights are legally granted, rather than inalienable. The applicable definition here is, a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral.
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    Santa and Jesus are white!

    That's gold. :D
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    Cargo Van Best Insulation for Van Floor

    An Espar heater is generally more cost effective than running a generator with an electric heater. Check the generator's fuel consumption per hour of half-load and full-load, and it'll be somewhere in between those two figures for a heater. An Espar will use about a gallon every 10-15 hours...
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    Leave The Guy Alone People!!!!!!

    It's not just one. Several of them have said they thought he committed second degree murder but there wasn't enough evidence to show it. In the article linked, she stated that she and others on the panel felt Zimmerman was guilty, but that wasn't enough. "You can't put the man in jail even...
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    Leave The Guy Alone People!!!!!!

    George Zimmerman won't be charged, Florida prosecutor says - CNN.com On Dec 9th, Samantha Scheibe, the girlfriend, asked the judge to lift an order that blocks her from seeing him and says she doesn't want charges filed against him. In a signed affidavit, Scheibe says Zimmerman "never pointed...
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    Football lunacy

    It's just a question, man. I don't believe your statement is neither right nor wrong, the only thing I believe is that I don't know what the difference is, and I gave you my take on it and simply asked you to expound on your statement so that I'd know.
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