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cdemundo

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  1. I am of Irish ancestry and have an Irish sounding name. When I was 18 my first day on a new job an older guy asked me: "So are you lace curtain Irish or pig sh?t Irish?" I guessed somewhere in between. Maybe you are closer to lace curtain on the continuum.
  2. I agree, for minor health problems it is great. Doctors here (I have only been to private hospitals for outpatient care) are great, for me have been better than my docs in the US. But for drugs requiring a prescription, compared to Medicare covered medications they are much more expensive. And if I ever need hospitalization, even though I have medical insurance, I would seriously consider going back to the US.
  3. He was fat, but didn't seem fat enough that he couldn't squeeze into an airline seat. Apparently his problem was about legroom? It is possible to be fat and be an idiot, maybe the latter was his real problem.
  4. So sad. A school intended to help disadvantaged kids and school management uses the meal program to exploit them. Greed and lack of conscience. Maybe indifference to the concepts of right and wrong. Astounding.
  5. This is related to Iran re: protesters who are anti western and supporting Iran's proxies. I saw a video where anti-western protesters who were chanting "from the river to the sea" were asked, "What river? What sea?" and they did not know. Youthful dopes. But many attending university, God help us.
  6. I can't see any reason to criticize excluding people for their tattoos. Getting a tattoo is a personal choice so the result of getting them is your choice as well.
  7. Hand and finger tattoos as well, sorry that crosses the line for me. Shun him.
  8. Another crim with the internationally recognized symbol of intelligence, wealth, and success: extensive tattoos. I have been told on AN the heavily tattooed individuals are probably wealthier, more intelligent and more successful than I am. And as a confirmed Marxist (Groucho not Karl) I am reminded of the rhetorical question: "Who you gonna believe? Me or you own eyes?"
  9. Like the guy who says "She didn't break up with me, I broke up with her". As far as the tattoos, stupidity and mental illness and it's still inexplicable.
  10. "Preliminary investigations indicate that excessive speed was a likely factor" Who'd a thunk it?
  11. Maybe it's time for a sub category "Cross Bow related crime".
  12. I am not a big fan of Trump but I absolutely wish him success in his dealings with Iran. Iranian mad mullahs have been a menace since 1979 and if they can be reined in I am in support of whoever can do it. I can't understand anyone who doesn't support this.
  13. Congratulations on your erudition. Need to brush up on English a bit though.
  14. Maybe not so ridiculous. Seems to have worked for New Zealand after the Lord of the Rings movies. "The annual tourist influx to New Zealand grew 40%, from 1.7 million in 2000 to 2.4 million in 2006, has been attributed in large part to The Lord of the Rings phenomenon.[5] 6% of international visitors cited the film as a reason for traveling to the country.[6]" from wikipedia with references: 5 Gilsdorf, Ethan (9 November 2006). "Cities both big and small are offering tours of film locations". The Christian Science Monitor via USA Today. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 6 Cieply, Michael; Barnes, Brooks (23 November 2012). "New Zealand Wants a Hollywood Put on Its Map". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 December2012. People choose their holiday/vacation destinations for all kinds of reasons.
  15. Not a scam. A standard medical device used in lieu of supplemental oxygen in tanks. You use a nasal cannula to breath the output of the concentrator that takes in room air and decreases the nitrogen level to output oxygen at about 95% O2. I don't know why you would think it is a scam. They can be expensive if you are self pay.
  16. Anybody can nominate I think. Remember that Yasar Arafat won the Peace Prize so it is a strange selection process.
  17. No respect for tradition. The traditional method for ending it all in Pattaya is a rapid descent to earth initiated from an upper floor balcony. But seriously, sympathy for the guy what ever his story.
  18. I haven't been keeping with this situation but I was surprised and shocked that the US attacked Frodo. What did Frodo ever do to the US?
  19. This in response to: "A crossbow fitted with a laser sight? Did I read that correctly?" And now don't I feel foolish. Imagine me being so uninformed on advances in crossbow technology.
  20. It isn't just Thailand, Bureaucrats the world over are rigid in their thinking and sometime just plain stupid. I have read of cases in the USA where people from New Mexico and Indiana have been initially refused application for driver's license in another state because they "didn't have a driver's license from a US state. Apparently the DMV types thought they were from Mexico and India respectively.
  21. Many of those riders are individuals who mind their own business.
  22. A crossbow fitted with a laser sight? Did I read that correctly?
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