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To: J.B.C. who wrote (37612)	10/20/2007 1:54:35 PM
From: Jagfan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62558

A little Aussie humor... I pulled an older woman at a club last night. She was a right sort for 55, we drank a bit, had a bit of a snog & she asked if I'd ever had the sportsman's double, a mother and daughter 3-some? I said no. We drank a bit more, then she says tonight was my lucky night. I went back to her place. She put the hall light on & and shouted upstairs: "Mum you still awake?"

To: J.B.C. who wrote (37612)	10/20/2007 2:44:14 PM
From: S. maltophilia	Respond to of 62558

That was a repeat, though you do get partial credit for the update: google.com

To: J.B.C. who wrote (37612)	10/21/2007 5:17:05 PM
From: Arthur Radley	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 62558

J.B.C-- I don't know whether I should have pity on your ignorance or merely laugh at your willingness to demonstrate your ignorance, for all to see. But as a suggestion, when you enter the arena of debate don't given supporting evidence that supports your opponent's point. For example: You state that no president over the past thirty years had the unemployment rate drop below 4.0%! You cite BLS data. My response is that if you go back to 2000 and don't see that during that year it was reported that the unemployment rate hit under 4.0% I will kiss your "glory hole" in the middle of Times Square. For example: And based on the fact you missed the first question, why did you bring up Jimmy Carter and accuse me of "cherry picking" data? Damn, J.B.C.! Carter inherited two straight years where unemployment was 8.5% (yearly) and 7.7% (yearly) and then Carter proceeded to have the average unemployment for his four years in the White House DROP to an average of 6.5%. J.B.C, don't you have a clue as to which party Carter gain the White House from? You accuse me of "cherry picking" data, but why didn't you use Reagan's unemployment numbers for his 8 years in office. Damn, man! I was trying to give you a break by merely mentioning "Shrub" Bush's numbers. Reagan's 1982- 9.7%, 1983-9.6% (Do you have a clue as to the historical application of these two years in a row under Reagan? And I don't mean the fact he made us a debtor nation!) Ronald Reagan and the Republican's gave our nation the highest unemployment numbers that could go back to when Fido was a puppy. So tell me again about Hillary Clinton putting half our citizen's on the unemployment line. You do know about the unemployment lines during the Great Depression that would make your statement/joke true, and who was the president during this great debacle? Yep! The only time in the history of our nation that this has actually happened and you want to make a joke about Hillary Clinton....WHAT A JOKE!!! What a total loss of reality for one J.B.C! Amazing....Ronald Reagan gave us an average unemployment rate of 7.53%, a full point above Jimmy Carter, and you accuse me of cherry picking......you do know they have meds for your condition! As for my question about when our nation became a debtor nation, you refuse to answer and merely pose a question about congressional majorities. If your refusal to answer and only wish to change the subject, then tell me why your supposition wouldn't have more relevance when under our current President the Republican controlled both branches of Congress and the White House but gave us the following... brillig.com And most of all, why did you give a chart that merely confirms my point in question 5, where I refer to economic expansion? And just for curiosity, you mention the GDP! Are you aware that 70% of our GDP growth under Bush has been the result of consumer spending, and Stevie Wonder can see the current crisis in our economy tells you that the consumer is tapped out........what do you think is going to happen in the next few months with our economy? J.B.C, let me merely say that I live in a "nice" neighborhood and the $85,000 Mercedes are lined up in the shopping center parking lots with For Sale signs in their windows. Wal Mart is cutting prices to lure in customers.........tell me J.B.C that you don't see a crisis coming and the 350 point drop in the DJIA is a buying opportunity. Tell, me! Better yet, come back on Thursday and tell me if Merrill Lynch reports 3rd Q results and "IF" they don't write off about $5 billion of bad debt. Promise to come back Thursday, J.B.C. Tell me that I'm wrong on this prediction. Over the past five years the Republican's have aided and abetted $440 TRILLION dollars of derivative investments --aka-- FREE HAIRCUTS. Debt that our nation's citizens can no longer afford because we are a nation of NEGATIVE savers that owe our soul and future to Russia, China, and India! Fighting a war that drops us deeper and deeper into debt! Trust me, J>B>C>.....you can't stick your head in the sand all the way to China and that still will not save our economy. And since you have a propensity to cite the GDP, do you grasp the fact that going back about 50 years we have shown a decline only five times in subsequently yearly percentage GROWTH. Four of these times a Republican held the White House. The largest percent drop occurred under Reagan -- 1.9%. The combined percentage of drops for the Republicans total…2.8%. The single year for a Democrat was a point two percent drop. I hope you have a good day…….now tell me another joke about unemployment! (;>) and buy yourself a mirror. Buy it at WalMart, they need the business!