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Forum: Wild Kingdom 18 June 2013, 07:14 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 468
Posted By erwins
That law says a dog is under restraint as long as...

That law says a dog is under restraint as long as it is on its owner's property period. It doesn't matter what method is keeping it there.
Forum: Rantidote 18 June 2013, 04:53 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 2,780
Posted By erwins
Or back to squirrels. They bury things, they dig...

Or back to squirrels. They bury things, they dig things up, they wreak havoc....
Forum: SLC 18 June 2013, 04:48 PM
Replies: 499
Views: 17,920
Posted By erwins
Yeah, the power supply for the one that plugs...

Yeah, the power supply for the one that plugs into your cigarette lighter is an entire car. The 4 D cell one is tiny by comparison.
Forum: SLC 18 June 2013, 04:27 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 9,117
Posted By erwins
That sucks, Beach. I hope it turns out better...

That sucks, Beach. I hope it turns out better than you think, and if not that, at least that it goes quickly.
Forum: Urban Legends Contest 18 June 2013, 01:20 PM
Replies: 400
Views: 30,620
Posted By erwins
No. 4 is Catholic

No. 4 is Catholic
Forum: Amusement Bark 18 June 2013, 10:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 590
Posted By erwins
So his got off with a warning for publicly...

So his got off with a warning for publicly choking his wife, for which there is photographic evidence. Nice.
Forum: SLC 17 June 2013, 06:02 PM
Replies: 224
Views: 9,117
Posted By erwins
I had a situation like that happen at work once,...

I had a situation like that happen at work once, and it led me to buying a different pocket knife that had a can owner on it, and getting a military style tiny can opener to stash at work so it would...
Forum: SLC 17 June 2013, 12:40 AM
Replies: 499
Views: 17,920
Posted By erwins
The mars bars I've had had almonds in them. I...

The mars bars I've had had almonds in them. I don't think they were any special variety.

ETA: According to Wikipedia I'm wrong though. I guess they must have been a variety, not the base model.
Forum: SLC 16 June 2013, 06:51 PM
Replies: 499
Views: 17,920
Posted By erwins
Some real estate agents use a system where the...

Some real estate agents use a system where the number before the decimal is the number of full baths, and the number after it is the number of half or fractional baths. Makes for a lot of baths in...
Forum: Social Studies 16 June 2013, 08:37 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,081
Posted By erwins
Yep. Dads do make a unique contribution, not by...

Yep. Dads do make a unique contribution, not by virtue of being fathers, but by virtue of being unique individuals, distinct from the other parent. Just like all parents and caregivers.

ETA: On...
Forum: Social Studies 16 June 2013, 05:07 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,081
Posted By erwins
If you think both moms in a two-mom household get...

If you think both moms in a two-mom household get viewed strictly and completely as mothers, (likewise fathers in a two-father house) you should consider that in some states (and for some people) one...
Forum: Social Studies 16 June 2013, 04:56 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,081
Posted By erwins
Who said anything about the study needing to look...

Who said anything about the study needing to look at everything? I'm doing what people on this board do practically every time an article is posted that discusses research: pointing out that the...
Forum: Social Studies 16 June 2013, 03:32 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,081
Posted By erwins
Try reading those posts again Sue. No one is...

Try reading those posts again Sue. No one is saying that articles shouldn't be written about the contributions good dads make. We are saying that they should not make false claims about some of...
Forum: Social Studies 15 June 2013, 10:45 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,081
Posted By erwins
When you're writing an article about the "the...

When you're writing an article about the "the distinct, positive impact" of fathers you shouldn't falsely attribute to fathers things that are not "distinct" to them. It's an article with an agenda,...
Forum: Social Studies 15 June 2013, 10:01 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,081
Posted By erwins
Of course, they didn't account for two...

Of course, they didn't account for two parents/caregivers vs. one, and labeled all of the advantages as coming from having a "father" rather than having two parents with different parenting styles.
Forum: Social Studies 15 June 2013, 12:31 AM
Replies: 87
Views: 2,233
Posted By erwins
Also, almost all service jobs have a "process"...

Also, almost all service jobs have a "process" component, not just food service. If the barber roughly shoved your head around, loudly bad mouthed other customers to her colleague the whole time,...
Forum: Police Blotter 14 June 2013, 11:47 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 828
Posted By erwins
I couldn't watch the video on my tablet, so...

I couldn't watch the video on my tablet, so that's why I hedged in my response. Thanks for filling in the blanks. I would hold the police partly responsible in that case as well.
Forum: Police Blotter 14 June 2013, 07:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 828
Posted By erwins
Evidence doesn't have to be strictly admissible...

Evidence doesn't have to be strictly admissible at trial in order to form the basis for a search warrant, though I would hope that if a psychic told police where she was getting the information it...
Forum: Rantidote 14 June 2013, 03:01 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,227
Posted By erwins
Yep. They will keep going ad infinitum. In my...

Yep. They will keep going ad infinitum. In my experience once you know you and the judge are on the same page you can either stop responding to most stuff or send a sort of boilerplate response along...
Forum: Crash and Burn 14 June 2013, 04:48 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,296
Posted By erwins
I didn't say you have to prove religious...

I didn't say you have to prove religious affiliation. You can be required to show that something is a genuinely held religious belief, and that the exemption you are seeking is required under that...
Forum: Crash and Burn 13 June 2013, 09:34 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,296
Posted By erwins
Well, they could at least have to demonstrate a...

Well, they could at least have to demonstrate a genuinely held religious belief, not just "I read about it on the internet and decided against it." There aren't that many religions that are...
Forum: SLC 13 June 2013, 06:16 AM
Replies: 224
Views: 9,117
Posted By erwins
That actor does a terrible US Southern accent.

That actor does a terrible US Southern accent.
Forum: Crash and Burn 13 June 2013, 02:26 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 3,296
Posted By erwins
Are the diseases really far less common than...

Are the diseases really far less common than autism among the un-vaccinated? And of course even if that were so, it probably wouldn't remain so if large numbers of people go un-vaccinated, due to...
Forum: Social Studies 12 June 2013, 08:09 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 4,378
Posted By erwins
That's my experience of how "person of color" is...

That's my experience of how "person of color" is viewed around here, Kev, as well as the alternatives.
Forum: Rantidote 12 June 2013, 06:43 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 2,416
Posted By erwins
911 calls don't always require a name, license...

911 calls don't always require a name, license plate or address. We called a while back after hearing gunshots relatively nearby, even though we didn't know exactly where they came from. The...
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