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by microbe
February 7th, 2006, 1:24 am
Forum: Culture, Politics, Philosophy
Topic: Cartoon Power: Danish newspaper and cartoons of Muhammad
Replies: 96
Views: 15369

It has been done many times before without any furore. Take a look HERE

This is fun (remember it is parodying the extremists!)
Islam Karaoke....click play

Have a bash at drawing your very own prophet.
Draw Mohammed
by microbe
February 5th, 2006, 8:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How Do You Want To Die?
Replies: 20
Views: 2635

Woody Allen also said:-
I don't want to achieve immortality because of my work. I want to achieve immortality by not dying
by microbe
February 4th, 2006, 9:04 am
Forum: Photography
Topic: Shake Hands With The Devil!!!!
Replies: 5
Views: 1102

Image
Is it this one??
by microbe
February 3rd, 2006, 11:53 pm
Forum: Literature & Film
Topic: james frey
Replies: 15
Views: 3801

i wrote a new word meaning yesterday during a walk. it should all be called "faction" and lets move on. fac·tion2 n. 1. A form of literature or filmmaking that treats real people or events as if they were fictional or uses real people or events as essential elements in an otherwise fictional rendit...
by microbe
February 2nd, 2006, 11:31 am
Forum: Culture, Politics, Philosophy
Topic: The World According to the US
Replies: 18
Views: 2122

Too easy :)
by microbe
February 2nd, 2006, 5:44 am
Forum: Literature & Film
Topic: james frey
Replies: 15
Views: 3801

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1700329,00.html Author admits tall tales and writes apology Dan Glaister in Los Angeles, Thursday February 2, 2006, The Guardian James Frey, the discredited author of the best-selling memoir A Million Little Pieces, has admitted making things up and exagg...
by microbe
February 2nd, 2006, 4:25 am
Forum: Culture, Politics, Philosophy
Topic: The World According to the US
Replies: 18
Views: 2122

hey where can I see that close up--what was Canada labelled?
Right click the image and scroll to "copy link location" then in a browser address bar paste the address and "go"

http://www.joe-ks.com/archives_feb_2002/USAsWorld.gif is what you should get for this particular image.
by microbe
January 31st, 2006, 2:36 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unintelligible Latin
Replies: 9
Views: 1156

I know it is full of "opinion" and many entries are questionable but for questions like the one asked above, on semantics, it is reliable I have found. Anyway, if someone disagrees with what is posted I am sure it will be pointed out.
by microbe
January 31st, 2006, 2:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unintelligible Latin
Replies: 9
Views: 1156

From my distant schoolboy days I remember "sic" literally means "thus" or "therefore". Wikipedia is a good source for this kind of thing! :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sic_(Latin) "Sic is a Latin word meaning "thus" or "so", used inside brackets [sic] to indicate that an unusual (or incorrect) spe...
by microbe
January 23rd, 2006, 7:02 am
Forum: Culture, Politics, Philosophy
Topic: American Idol
Replies: 2
Views: 451

That last paragraph seems unnecessary LR. You already do elect your government like that.
by microbe
January 23rd, 2006, 6:56 am
Forum: Culture, Politics, Philosophy
Topic: The Irresponsibility of the Wealthy
Replies: 14
Views: 1523

it would become like britain where the super wealthy just move away You are 25 years behind the times!!! Thatcher changed the tax regime in Britain and it has stayed the same since. Top rate of income tax is 40% - in the rest of Europe it is about 70%. There are other types of tax but Britain is a ...
by microbe
January 14th, 2006, 12:01 am
Forum: Digital Art
Topic: Mr. Picassohead
Replies: 14
Views: 2304

a way that doesn't come with the extra 'white space' around the picture In "Paint" if you click the mouse away from the pic you should see two small dots in the middle of the right side and bottom side of the white area. Hover your mouse over either and the double arrow will appear allowing you to ...
by microbe
January 12th, 2006, 1:46 am
Forum: Cathouse
Topic: What Are CATS Good For?
Replies: 6
Views: 4942

by microbe
January 6th, 2006, 2:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What the Miners Wrote
Replies: 18
Views: 1699

if i die
Has no-one explained how it works yet? There's no Santa Claus and there's no "if".
by microbe
December 28th, 2005, 12:22 pm
Forum: Literature & Film
Topic: Best/Worst book you read in 2005
Replies: 16
Views: 4445

I've read a few good books in the last year including "Being Dead" by Jim Crace http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140239758/026-3283351-6574049 and "Scepticism Inc" by Bo Fowler http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140239758/026-3283351-6574049 which are both very good reads. I am curre...

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