Teacup Café XIX - Page 6

klatukatt · 07-03-2007, 02:58 AM

Dude, Sane, what happening girl? I am just worn out from working so much. Where you work these days?

What you going to do in the fall anyways?

trolls' bane · 07-03-2007, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by klatukatt

You know TB, we really should create branches of government. I think the moderators are perfect for the Judicial Branch.

That is, if we want to have a democracy. Entmoot is a dictator ship, always has been, and always will be. We just have to infiltrate it, and replace the old dictators with our own.

I've got that worked out. In fact, some friends of mine are preparing a Teacup Table News press conference on that very subject.

***Valandil*** · 07-03-2007, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by klatukatt

You know TB, we really should create branches of government. I think the moderators are perfect for the Judicial Branch.

That is, if we want to have a democracy. Entmoot is a dictator ship, always has been, and always will be. We just have to infiltrate it, and replace the old dictators with our own.

Riii-iiiiight!

Just remember. The "old" dictators are watching!

durinsbane2244 · 07-03-2007, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by klatukatt

You know TB, we really should create branches of government. I think the moderators are perfect for the Judicial Branch.

That is, if we want to have a democracy. Entmoot is a dictator ship, always has been, and always will be. We just have to infiltrate it, and replace the old dictators with our own.

a dictator ship? i always thought of us as a pirate ship

...

sisterandcousinandaunt · 07-03-2007, 02:18 PM

They don't behave as the judicial branch, and there's no checks and balances. They behave as a police force, but the police isn't a formal branch of government, in the US, anyway.

Tabby. What do you see as the potential responsibility of the legislative branch?

I would side with those who see this as a benevolent dictatorship, and I'm okay with that. Running things ain't all it's cracked up to be.

The last sane person · 07-03-2007, 03:08 PM

Hiya Katt. Um,not working anymore, I'm getting ready to go to Iran. I wont be here during fall, and I have told you this five times... Yeesh.

Anyways, IHAVEANEWCAMERA! It's so neat. Now, just have to go take a load of pictures.

trolls' bane · 07-03-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

They don't behave as the judicial branch, and there's no checks and balances. They behave as a police force, but the police isn't a formal branch of government, in the US, anyway.

Tabby. What do you see as the potential responsibility of the legislative branch?

I would side with those who see this as a benevolent dictatorship, and I'm okay with that. Running things ain't all it's cracked up to be.

I think our legislative branch will have that as any other. People will petition the government, the Senate decides if it's worth deciding on, then the people (i.e. the rest of the legislative branch=everyone) then vote on it. If there's a 50% plus one person majority vote, the law is passed.

However, I doubt there will be much in the way of law passing, as I think the laws we have are about as clear defined as we can get.

durinsbane2244 · 07-03-2007, 07:56 PM

hey TB, hector and i were wondering why you're never on aim anymore. also, politics...bleagh...

trolls' bane · 07-03-2007, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by durinsbane2244

hey TB, hector and i were wondering why you're never on aim anymore. also, politics...bleagh...

What do you mean? I'm on all the time.

tolkienfan · 07-04-2007, 01:53 AM

Last night I went to the beach and saw a grunion run. It was really fun. Has anyone else seen this? Grunions are little fish that come out of the water and dig themselves into the sand to lay eggs. It's very interesting. I'm going again tonight, you have to go to the beach at midnight (high tide) to see them. Here's a little more information: http://sandiego.about.com/od/outdoor...a/grunions.htm

trolls' bane · 07-04-2007, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by tolkienfan

Last night I went to the beach and saw a grunion run. It was really fun. Has anyone else seen this? Grunions are little fish that come out of the water and dig themselves into the sand to lay eggs. It's very interesting. I'm going again tonight, you have to go to the beach at midnight (high tide) to see them. Here's a little more information: http://sandiego.about.com/od/outdoor...a/grunions.htm

Cool! I've heard of those.

klatukatt · 07-04-2007, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by The last sane person

Hiya Katt. Um,not working anymore, I'm getting ready to go to Iran. I wont be here during fall, and I have told you this five times... Yeesh.

Anyways, IHAVEANEWCAMERA! It's so neat. Now, just have to go take a load of pictures.

Oh yeah. I'm so crazy.

TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES! I want to see them alllllllllllll!

trolls' bane · 07-04-2007, 03:43 AM

Watch out for them solpugids...

me9996 · 07-04-2007, 06:04 PM

Happy independence day everybody!!!

For those in the U.S.A. at least.

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I didn't count the stars on that flag, nor the stripes.
But it does give the impression of one.

sisterandcousinandaunt · 07-04-2007, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by me9996

Happy independence day everybody!!!

For those in the U.S.A. at least.

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I didn't count the stars on that flag, nor the stripes.
But it does give the impression of one.

It's great! Thanks.

Hey, debatish. How does anyone feel about the concept of patriotism? I was singing the National Anthem today (long story, lol) and while I was on, there was a woman holding up anti-war signs. Which is dandy, more power to her.

But for me, my country is about such freedoms, and I wouldn't occur to me to "protest" a peaceful gathering honoring it with signs about the war, which I think is the work of anti-patriots who have disgraced anything our Founders held dear. I definitely think GWB has more in common with King George than with Jefferson.

So, from that POV, I found her timing odd. So, particularly you non US nationals, how closely do you associate current political issues with your national symbols?

Gwaimir Windgem · 07-05-2007, 01:54 AM

Well, I'm a US national...but I'm in favour of patriotism, and I believe it's a virtue. It's just one of the many virtues I am rather lacking in these days.

Acalewia · 07-05-2007, 12:28 PM

Bad timing on her part, imo.

***Tessar*** · 07-05-2007, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

I was singing the National Anthem today.

I KNEW it!

You're not Catherine Zetta Jones!

You're Renee Fleming!

tolkienfan · 07-05-2007, 07:52 PM

I went to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition today! It was so cool. You get to see the actual scrolls. First you see a bunch of pictures of Israel, it was interesting to see how similar it is to San Diego. Then you learn about how they were found and preserved. Then you learn about Qumran -the place they probably came from- who lived there, what they did. Then you get to see the actual scrolls. With each one it had a translation of what it says, why it is important, and other interesting things about it. If anyone lives in San Diego they should definitely go. It was awesome.

Meriadoc Brandybuck · 07-05-2007, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by durinsbane2244

a dictator ship? i always thought of us as a pirate ship

...

Argh!

I got $76 for babysitting 19 hours! W00t! ... Alright, so it was $38 after splitting it with Pip, but the kids are cute, so it's worth it!

Bonjour, everyone! How are you all doing?

How goes the plan to overthrow the government? *shifty eyes*

07-03-2007, 02:18 PM	#105
sisterandcousinandaunt Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4,535	They don't behave as the judicial branch, and there's no checks and balances. They behave as a police force, but the police isn't a formal branch of government, in the US, anyway. Tabby. What do you see as the potential responsibility of the legislative branch? I would side with those who see this as a benevolent dictatorship, and I'm okay with that. Running things ain't all it's cracked up to be. __________________ That would be the swirling vortex to another world. Cool. I want one. TMNT No, I'm not emo. I just have a really poor sense of direction. (Thanks to katya for this quote) This is the best news story EVER! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26087293/ “Often my haste is a mistake, but I live with the consequences without complaint.”...John McCain "I shall go back. And I shall find that therapist. And I shall whack her upside her head with my blanket full of rocks." ...Louisa May

07-03-2007, 03:08 PM	#106
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Hiya Katt. Um,not working anymore, I'm getting ready to go to Iran. I wont be here during fall, and I have told you this five times... Yeesh. Anyways, IHAVEANEWCAMERA! It's so neat. Now, just have to go take a load of pictures. __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

07-03-2007, 07:56 PM	#108
durinsbane2244 Dreamweaver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Misty Mountains, where the spirits go... Posts: 3,560	hey TB, hector and i were wondering why you're never on aim anymore. also, politics...bleagh... __________________ Lord, what fools these mortals be! ---------------- We are the music-makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers, And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. ---------------- Shanti, shanti, shantih...

07-04-2007, 01:53 AM	#110
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	Last night I went to the beach and saw a grunion run. It was really fun. Has anyone else seen this? Grunions are little fish that come out of the water and dig themselves into the sand to lay eggs. It's very interesting. I'm going again tonight, you have to go to the beach at midnight (high tide) to see them. Here's a little more information: http://sandiego.about.com/od/outdoor...a/grunions.htm __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

07-04-2007, 03:43 AM	#113
trolls' bane Entmoot Secretary of the Treasury Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Campsite-by-Giraffe Posts: 5,408	Watch out for them solpugids... __________________ KI6PFA Amateur Radio Operator

07-03-2007, 02:58 AM	#101
klatukatt Entmoot's Drunken Uncle Join Date: May 2005 Location: ghost Posts: 1,792	Dude, Sane, what happening girl? I am just worn out from working so much. Where you work these days? What you going to do in the fall anyways?

07-05-2007, 01:54 AM	#116
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Well, I'm a US national...but I'm in favour of patriotism, and I believe it's a virtue. It's just one of the many virtues I am rather lacking in these days. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

07-05-2007, 12:28 PM	#117
Acalewia Halfelven Daughter of the Dunedain, President of Entmoot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In trouble. As usual. Posts: 4,674	Bad timing on her part, imo. __________________ "Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life!"~ inked Don't meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup. "Don't be such a sour wolf" Stiles ~ Heart Monitor http://www.wattpad.com/user/IceQueenofMitera

07-05-2007, 07:52 PM	#119
tolkienfan Elf Lord Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The Internet Posts: 803	I went to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibition today! It was so cool. You get to see the actual scrolls. First you see a bunch of pictures of Israel, it was interesting to see how similar it is to San Diego. Then you learn about how they were found and preserved. Then you learn about Qumran -the place they probably came from- who lived there, what they did. Then you get to see the actual scrolls. With each one it had a translation of what it says, why it is important, and other interesting things about it. If anyone lives in San Diego they should definitely go. It was awesome. __________________ Don't be hasty! Thanks so much to Last Child of Ungoliant, Twista, and BeardofPants for my avatar!

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