Of course the bubble will burst. The main factor in this will probably be increased construction of new homes. In the current market it seems a good idea to develop land. Of course, everyone and his mother thinks so :-). I cannot comment on the effect of zoning laws, but my guess is politics will follow the money. Thus it is only natural that a period of shortage will be followed by a period of relative overproduction.
I second "The Haunting". I don´t think anybody has mentioned The Night of the Hunter yet.Also, Audition was unsettling, especially for a love story :-).
Just how old are Holmes and Watson exactly? I don´t think it is explicitly mentioned in Doyle´s works. My guess would be late twenties, early thirties in the time "A Study in Scarlet" takes place. Watson has just returned from military service, which would probably put him in that age group. Also - even accounting the renowned English spleen, Baker Street 221b has a distinct student´s dorm feel to me.Holmes is patriot enough to pistol practice a bullet-pocked "VR" [Victoria Regina] into the wall of his flat...
Just how old are Holmes and Watson exactly? I don´t think it is explicitly mentioned in Doyle´s works. My guess would be late twenties, early thirties in the time "A Study in Scarlet" takes place. Watson has just returned from military service, which would probably put him in that age group. Also - even accounting the renowned English spleen, Baker Street 221b has a distinct student´s dorm feel to me.Holmes is patriot enough to pistol practice a bullet-pocked "VR" [Victoria Regina] into the wall of his flat...
Pong is indeed *the* videogame for religious people of all fashions and confessions. It cannot get more chaste than this. Violence? Ideolatry? Lust? Nothing.
Also, I like the beard.
Abolition of democracy would prevent, or reverse, morally wrong decisions of democratic governments.
The author is dead right here, in the same sense shooting yourself will make you stop smoking.
Honestly, what did this guy smoke?
The construction of utopias and ideal cities (without the consent of the people) requires the end of democracy.
The word communism as a system of government is used with two meanings: 1. Socialist tyranny (dictatorship of the proletariat,"actually existing socialism" in the jargon of the East German C. Party)
2. Utopian state, classless society.
Both states share the common ownership of the means of production. Communism with a free trade economy is a contradiction in terms.
What is called socialist government in Europe is more like a combination of Keynesian economics and massive socio-economical intervention by the state.
Additionally, it cannot be said that communism failed because of Marx´s model of the phases of development. We may believe Lenin´s and Mao´s theories that this is not a problem - they are quite elaborate and among their logically more stringent reasonings.
Yes. I rechecked it and it reads "once used by youth". I originally misread it as "used these days", too. That would have fit my impression of "Der Spiegel" and its up-to-dateness in lifestyle issues :-)
1200 pounds pulling strength? Note to self: Be extra-polite the next time I hit on ^h^h^h^h^h^h meet a chimpanzee.
Btw, an "Kraftausdruck" is not an expression of strength but a four letter word. *g*
I think commercialism can by necessity have no deeper connection to preserving history than joining in hurray-patriotism (chauvinism). One just cannot sell products by presenting history as it was - i. e. pretty horrible. Most of history is crisis and struggle. Not all of it is genocide served with a double frappuciono, though.
Would the Dutch think this is funny if the Germans wore the helmets?
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "Usurious George; Cuanto cuesta el mono en la ventana?"
Of course the bubble will burst. The main factor in this will probably be increased construction of new homes. In the current market it seems a good idea to develop land. Of course, everyone and his mother thinks so :-). I cannot comment on the effect of zoning laws, but my guess is politics will follow the money. Thus it is only natural that a period of shortage will be followed by a period of relative overproduction.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "Scarious George:"
I second "The Haunting". I don´t think anybody has mentioned The Night of the Hunter yet.Also, Audition was unsettling, especially for a love story :-).
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "Basil Rathbone:"
Just how old are Holmes and Watson exactly? I don´t think it is explicitly mentioned in Doyle´s works. My guess would be late twenties, early thirties in the time "A Study in Scarlet" takes place. Watson has just returned from military service, which would probably put him in that age group. Also - even accounting the renowned English spleen, Baker Street 221b has a distinct student´s dorm feel to me. Holmes is patriot enough to pistol practice a bullet-pocked "VR" [Victoria Regina] into the wall of his flat...
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "To dog or not to dog, that is the question"
Ooops. Wrong thread. Sorry.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
Just how old are Holmes and Watson exactly? I don´t think it is explicitly mentioned in Doyle´s works. My guess would be late twenties, early thirties in the time "A Study in Scarlet" takes place. Watson has just returned from military service, which would probably put him in that age group. Also - even accounting the renowned English spleen, Baker Street 221b has a distinct student´s dorm feel to me. Holmes is patriot enough to pistol practice a bullet-pocked "VR" [Victoria Regina] into the wall of his flat...
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "Senator Rick Santorum's Generous Contribution to the English Language"
Wow. That attack has even more class than the man himself.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "Ayatollah fun"
Pong is indeed *the* videogame for religious people of all fashions and confessions. It cannot get more chaste than this. Violence? Ideolatry? Lust? Nothing. Also, I like the beard.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "Why Democracy is Wrong."
Hrmph. Wrong tag.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
Also, flashboy said it.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
The word communism as a system of government is used with two meanings: 1. Socialist tyranny (dictatorship of the proletariat,"actually existing socialism" in the jargon of the East German C. Party) 2. Utopian state, classless society. Both states share the common ownership of the means of production. Communism with a free trade economy is a contradiction in terms. What is called socialist government in Europe is more like a combination of Keynesian economics and massive socio-economical intervention by the state. Additionally, it cannot be said that communism failed because of Marx´s model of the phases of development. We may believe Lenin´s and Mao´s theories that this is not a problem - they are quite elaborate and among their logically more stringent reasonings.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "WAR!"
Bah. Such a big headline for such a small thing. Don´t shock me! I thought the war Iran-US had finally brought out.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "More for the Monet"
Sweet and offers a fresh look at Monet. Funny stuff.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In ""
Yes. I rechecked it and it reads "once used by youth". I originally misread it as "used these days", too. That would have fit my impression of "Der Spiegel" and its up-to-dateness in lifestyle issues :-) 1200 pounds pulling strength? Note to self: Be extra-polite the next time I hit on ^h^h^h^h^h^h meet a chimpanzee. Btw, an "Kraftausdruck" is not an expression of strength but a four letter word. *g*
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "Khmer Rouge Cafe."
I think commercialism can by necessity have no deeper connection to preserving history than joining in hurray-patriotism (chauvinism). One just cannot sell products by presenting history as it was - i. e. pretty horrible. Most of history is crisis and struggle. Not all of it is genocide served with a double frappuciono, though.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In ""
In other news, linguists found evidence for the last usage of the word "affenstark" - strong as a monkey - by a kid on a 1982 8-track tape.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
Wood. Chimps are astonishingly strong though.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "Khmer Rouge Cafe."
The last thing you want a cafe to be is tasteless, and this is difficult to top.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
In "The forest of rhetoric"
Thieving crooks stole the countries purse and revolting rascals peace. Do not kill the messenger.
posted by elrick33 18 years ago
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