Laguna's past comments

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    Laguna

    Statue: Excuse me, sir, but what size do you think I wear?

    Me: You're an eight!

    Posted in: Yes, but is it art?

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    Laguna

    Thumbs up, bass.

    Posted in: Van Halen opens first tour of Japan in 15 years

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    Laguna

    Mikajiri will no doubt plead, "To forgive is bovine."

    Posted in: Cattle farm execs arrested for lying about number of cows

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    Laguna

    Obama's raising the white flag.

    Totally agree with you, RR - and about time, too. Do you have any better suggestion?

    Posted in: U.S., Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war

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    Laguna

    Why buy the cow when you can fleece your investors for free?

    Posted in: Cattle farm execs arrested for lying about number of cows

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    Laguna

    The customers must have had a cow - or so they thought.

    Posted in: Cattle farm execs arrested for lying about number of cows

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    Laguna

    Open Minded, you're spot-on. Watch the flip here: pay for some mega-event by ramping up local costs; profits are gorged on by the rich, while the average person pays for the cost. It is very similar to the NFL in America.

    Posted in: 200,000 protest Confed Cup costs in Brazil

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    Laguna

    Chen Guangcheng has always been a bit of a troublemaker. Google the drama he caused when he fled his country; his actions put the United States in an embarrassing mess. Looks like he hasn't changed.

    Posted in: Dissident says China pressured New York University to make him leave

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    Laguna

    "Ease of imagining the audience naked is proportionate to distance," she continued.

    Posted in: Swift not worried about connecting with fans

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    Laguna

    ...what about the people in the field, people that are on assignment and or working in other countries.

    Ah, that reminds me of - Plamegate! Imagine that a vice president of the United States might be involved in outing a CIA officer with official cover, simply to score a political point! Who would stoop to that type of skulduggery?!

    According to Cheney’s testimony (to the FBI), Cheney could not recall information 72 times. This included that Cheney could not remember discussing Valerie Plame with Scooter Libby, although Mr. Libby testified that he remembered discussing Valerie Plame with Cheney on two occasions. Cheney had considerable disdain for the CIA, as he spoke of the incompetence of the organization, and three times said “amateur hour” in reference to CIA actions. Some observers say that Cheney’s faulty memory was his method to avoid telling the truth, and to avoid potential prosecution. In closing arguments at Libby's trial, special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said “a cloud over the vice president," persisted.

    Ah - THAT Dick Cheney. Kinda makes me miss a real scandal.

    Posted in: Cheney defends U.S. spy programs

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    Laguna

    Funny thing about your posts, bass - on occasion I find myself nodding in agreement with my cursor hovering over the thumbs up button until you most inevitably verve into craziness.

    Posted in: Cheney defends U.S. spy programs

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    Laguna

    The bear is worked up, so there remains a strong possibility that she will attack again.

    Assuming it is the momma bear, she has quite justifiable cause to be "worked up." When will Japan learn to adopt humane policies of tranquilization and relocation?

    Regarding the man attacked from behind, if the mother bear had been intent on inflicting injury, he would be dead; at 81, he probably suffered the majority of injuries simply from falling forward.

    Posted in: Iwate town on alert following series of bear attacks

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    Laguna

    Cheney said in the same interview:

    As everybody who's been associated with the program's said, if we had had this before 9/11, when there were two terrorists in San Diego -- two hijackers -- had been able to use that program, that capability, against that target, we might well have been able to prevent 9/11.

    Perhaps he has forgotten the warning from the CIA on May 1 that "a group presently in the United States" was planning to strike, the one on June 22 that an attack could be "imminent," and the well-known August 6 warning "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.."

    I agree with SuperLib: Right message, infamous messenger.

    Posted in: Cheney defends U.S. spy programs

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    Laguna

    Facebook users deserve all the privacy a social network affords them!

    Posted in: Facebook reveals details of U.S. data requests

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    Laguna

    Frungy - What part of "metadata" do you not understand? Obama stated that the government does not tap into phone conversations (at least without a warrant) because the government does not do so.

    Posted in: U.S. intelligence chief: Surveillance programs disrupted attacks

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    Laguna

    Clashes in Istanbul extend into night in Istanbul

    Where was that again?

    Posted in: Clashes in Istanbul extend into night in Istanbul

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    Laguna

    I don't believe that anyone is entitled to confidential communications over public airspace unless they've taken measures to encrypt their own communications.

    Yabits, what part of "metadata" do you not understand? The government is NOT recording what you say; they ARE recording who you contact, when, and for how long. Encrypt all you'd like; it would not make a sliver of difference to the system.

    Posted in: Source of U.S. intel leak outs himself despite probe threat

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    Laguna

    Benjamin Franklin once said something like those who seek security over liberty usually wind up losing both.

    It is not nearly so clear cut. You, I, everyone must compromise on one side or the other every day in most every decision we make.

    Posted in: Source of U.S. intel leak outs himself despite probe threat

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    Laguna

    Weird - He'd said he'd like asylum in a country with a tradition of deep liberalism such as Sweden, yet he outed himself in Hong Kong! Why did he not just go directly to Sweden?

    Posted in: Source of U.S. intel leak outs himself despite probe threat

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    Laguna

    Just a guess: Sports festival grounds are heavily watered areas of clay which absorb and maintain large amounts of heat; they are then surrounded by white-tented areas which would reflect the heat. This would create a perfect scenario for a whirlwind. I've read of similar cases in the past.

    Posted in: Whirlwind injures 6 children at Ibaraki school sports meet

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