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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving." --Oliver Wendell Holmes Hitting a plateau is one of the most discouraging things that happens when you're trying to lose weight. There are many reasons why people reach weight-loss plateaus; so it's important not to take ...

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving." --Oliver Wendell Holmes Hitting a plateau is one of the most discouraging things that happens when you're trying to lose weight. There are many reasons why people reach weight-loss plateaus; so it's important not to take them...

Originally Posted by Limbo Gotta learn just how ignorant people are first. That's what this thread is about. My conclusion, most people around here are profoundly ignorant and many are prone to knee-jerk bigoted judgments. Have you ever tried to educate bigots? "The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you ...

Do you belong to the "new Church of Global Warming"? "Aliens Cause Global Warming" A lecture by Michael Crichton California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA January 17, 2003 My topic today sounds humorous but unfortunately I am serious. I am going to argue that extraterrestrials lie behind global warming. Or to speak more precisely, I will argue that a belief in extraterrestrials has paved ...

( Great. Just read up on the guy and he is a German armwrestler. And he is from my hometown. I always knew they put something funny in the water there... Best wishes, Dirk ,The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. )

Ah, yes, Carrie Buck. I remember listenin' to Stephen J. Gould (passed but NEVER forgotten), at a guest lecture, relate the story of Ms. Buck. It created much dismay and humiliation among us graduate students. Carrie Buck was normal. She was sterilized due to the norms of the time. It was Oliver Wendell Holmes who proclaimed the infamous words at her trial, "Three generations of embiciles...

( Okay, it was unfair to state that he is a despicable human being without giving any evidence, so here are the reasons why I personally hate the guy: I watched a fly-on-the-wall documentary about wrestling in Germany once and he spoke about workers like they were pieces of meat. And regarding the Larry Cameron story: allegedly, Wanz didn't even have the body removed from the dressing room ...

( Get rid of the OT ! Rollerball had Oleg Taktarov, Paul Heyman and Shane McMahon in it... Best wishes, Dirk ,The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye. The more light you shine on it, the more it will contract. - Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. )