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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 02:44PM JST

  On the bright side, historical accounts seem to indicate that they have lovely singing voices.

  Uh. Doesn't quite work like that.

  Posted in: Vietnamese woman cuts off husband's penis

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 02:41PM JST

  Oops.

  Posted in: Olympus shares plunge 24% following British CEO's ouster

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 08:46AM JST

  I have ten of one and none (of my own) of the other. Can't say it's ever been a problem.

  Touche. Though I dare say you might take a different position if you were in possession

  Posted in: Vietnamese woman cuts off husband's penis

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 07:54AM JST

  I don't think this is on the same level as the issue of FGM. Sure she could have found other ways to extract revenge, But no matter how much you discuss it there are going to be very few if any people who will disagree that the guy deserved it,

  I'll go on record to say he didn't deserve it. You don't get to mutilate people, no matter how horrible they are. If he is a batterer then he should be in jail, not in a hospital. And I have trouble seeing your point about FGM, as well, unless you mean it isn't institutionalized.

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 07:50AM JST

  A penis is worth more than a finger?

  I'd say it is. I mean, I have 10 of one and only one of the other.

  Posted in: Vietnamese woman cuts off husband's penis

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 03:05AM JST

  My ignorance gets a thumbs down? Fair enough, I guess.

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 12:59AM JST

  I keep hearing from the left that the Tea Party movment is nothing but a bunch of klansmen with their robes off. So are you telling me that is just some of the same old smear of guilt by association?

  So you thought since the smears against the teaparty were unfair that you'd turn around and smear the OWS movement?

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 12:34AM JST

  Wiki, again: "A sap is a flat-profiled, leather-covered lead rod, fitted with a spring handle.[2] It is also the name for a weapon of similar design (also called a slapper, slap jack or beavertail sap). A sap has a flat profile as opposed to a cylindrical profile of a blackjack, and spreads its impact out over a broader area, making it less likely to break bone. It was primarily used for head strikes, intended to stun an opponent or render him unconscious."

  Posted in: Knives, cosh found in British parliament weapons haul

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 12:32AM JST

  A blackjack is sometimes wrongly referred to as a sap.

  Ok, what is a "sap" then? This article has me all confused.

  Posted in: Knives, cosh found in British parliament weapons haul

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  TriumvereOct. 17, 2011 - 12:01AM JST

  Huh. Didn't know they still used those flags.

  Posted in: Reviewing his troops

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  TriumvereOct. 15, 2011 - 12:32AM JST

  Bizzare.

  Posted in: Obama blames Iran for plot to kill Saudi diplomat

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  TriumvereOct. 14, 2011 - 01:22AM JST

  I guess they handn't gottent to the "don't sexually molest 16 year old girls" part of the riot police training yet.

  Posted in: Two riot police officers arrested for molesting izakaya worker

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  TriumvereOct. 13, 2011 - 11:11AM JST

  Triumvere, I think that was one of your most astute posts ever.

  Don't credit me; the strategy benhind this is pretty transparent.

  Posted in: U.S. Senate kills Obama's jobs bill

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  TriumvereOct. 13, 2011 - 01:34AM JST

  And now Obama will cut the bill to peices and force congress to vote on every single one of them. And republicans, because of their political position, will have to publicly vote NO on every single job-creating item. He is going to rake them over the coals.

  I'm sorry, but this is going to look very bad, save to a minority of right-wing partisans.

  Posted in: U.S. Senate kills Obama's jobs bill

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  TriumvereOct. 11, 2011 - 11:42PM JST

  Fine. Just not you, thanks.

  Posted in: Sarah Palin says U.S. due for a woman president

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  TriumvereOct. 11, 2011 - 08:00AM JST

  I think it's beautiful!

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  TriumvereOct. 10, 2011 - 06:32AM JST

  Nothing in your article indicates the girl did not want the encounter or is even upset over it.

  In most first world countries a 12 year-olds consent is legally irrelevant.

  Posted in: 2 U.S. soldiers accused of raping teenage girls in S Korea

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  TriumvereOct. 09, 2011 - 03:41AM JST

  BlueWitch,

  That article is horrifying. The attidues toward rape exhibited by the court are positively prehistoric.

  Posted in: 2 U.S. soldiers accused of raping teenage girls in S Korea

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  TriumvereOct. 09, 2011 - 12:33AM JST

  wasn't this supposed to be over with "in 48 hours" a few weeks back??

  Wars don't always work out the way you want or expect them to.

  Posted in: Libyan fighters push deep into Gadhafi's hometown

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  TriumvereOct. 09, 2011 - 12:32AM JST

  Despite the impressions caused by media coverage (where rapes by servicemen get big headlines while rapes by locals are largely ignored), having a base nearby does not equal a significantly elevated risk of rape.

  That said, servicemen are guests in the countries that host them, and therefore should be held to a higher standard. One will reluctantly tolerate all sorts of behavior from a family member that would not be acceptable from a guest in one's home. It is the military's job to maintain order and discipline, not only for the sake of diplomatic relations but for the sake of the local populace as well. I hope that justice is served in both these cases (whatever that may entail) and that it is a long time before we have to hear about this sort of thing again.

  Posted in: 2 U.S. soldiers accused of raping teenage girls in S Korea

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