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So how many people here would use the word "sophomoric" without Satty's influence?

Yup. And psychology. I love trying to figure out what makes people tick. Haha, that's pretty good.

Meh, stereotypes just aren't as funny once you do a little research into their origins and the effects that they've had over the years.

Yeah, except they do what they do in a somewhat responsible manner.

On Mencia, Chappelle, and all the other "racial" comedians out there: Sometimes they get tiresome and annoying, but fairly often, they weave a lot of social commentary into their acts, so I tend to like them. I'm not sure how many other people appreciate that about them, though.

Heh. I figured you of all people would be more comfortable with ambiguity.

I would like to request that the admins not allow that smiley to be added to the C&G collection. With this site's constant hope that GM will improve to world-class status, having smileys with unpainted plastic bumpers would just be hypocritical.

Dodge fans . . . they just make no sense.

And the top 4 in the East remain. Yin and Yang. And which team's logo looks like a yin-yang? Coincidence? I think not. Obviously, it's a sign that it's the Hurricanes' year to win the cup.

Ok, listened to that first couple things from John and Ken, and while most of it was basic talk radio BS, there were a couple interesting points brought up. One, the fact that they pointed out that the bigger problem is with the Mexican government and the fact that the country's in such poor shape. The second major question is a much trickier one, about the fact that several of the problems with American-Mexican relations date back to Manifest Destiny and the US's aggression towards Mexico. They dismissed it pretty quickly, saying that there's a statute of limitations on how long someone can be held accountable for such actions, but I think that's a pretty glib interpretation. When things like that happen and huge disparities are created, there's an echo effect that occurs throughout generations that someone's gotta pay. So who pays? Similar situation: Affirmative Action. And of course, then there's the fact that several companies are just being pretty despicable with their hiring practices. But one of my biggest gripes is the desire to blame the immigrants themselves. There's an ages-old tradition of wanting to blame the poor for being poor, and it's proven to be a rather pointless approach. Being able to say that he would never immigrate to America because it is illegal an therefore morally wrong is the luxury of a preson who's never had to face that situation. As for immigrants learning English, well, practicality and history say they probably will, if not in this generation, then in others. It'll probably have an influence on the evolution of the English language, providing it with more spanish-based words; The English language is very much like a sponge in that regard. But it still makes strong economic sense to encourage bilingualism in businesses, for international commerce. Because if the tide of immigration (legal or otherwise) ends, it will probably be because of one of two factors. Either 1) The US goes psycho in enforcing laws against immigration or 2.) Mexico and other Central American countries become more economically sound and don't have conditions from which people wish to leave. If the latter happens, then it would be in the US's own interest to work more with them. But personally, I think the former would probably be more likely, since the US doesn't seem the least bit interested in helping these other countries, despite the many long-term benefits that we would receive if such a situation were to occur. Hope that's not too long-winded/incoherent.

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Or sing all 4 verses . . . .

No, see, that would be dumb. But I don't think there's any law against people putting their own spin on a song, even if it is unofficial. Besides, immigrants wouldn't be the first group to adopt their own alternate national anthem.

The US doesn't have an official language. And complex international issues can't be simplified down to "learn to talk English good like us or get the f@#k out!"

Mario Williams is supposed to be the next Lawrence Taylor or Julius Peppers. Personally, I think that like most things from NC State, he won't come even close to matching the greatness of the UNC guys. Meanwhile, the Panthers, a team with a terrible history of injuries at the running back position choose a running back with a history of injuries. Very nice. At least we have something like ten RBs now, so hopefully, at least one of them can stay healthy long enough to finish the season.

Um, no. They can't. The US won't allow them to. If they were allowed to immigrate legally, they would. Illegal immigration isn't the problem, it's a symptom. The poverty in Latin American countries and the huge disparity in wealth between them and the US is a much bigger problem. On one side of the border, you have a poor country with no jobs available, and on the other, you have the richest country in the world with plenty of jobs readily available. What do you really expect a person to do?

Umm, I don't mean this as a defense of hood props, but why didn't you just move something? IMO, nit-picking over a hood prop is worse than the stupid gripes that most magazines have over GM cars, especially since most G35 owners won't ever even know if their car has a prop or struts. It frightens me to see BV and Sixty8 acting as the voices of reason.

As my psychology professor so eloquently put it, "99% of men masturbate, and the other 1% are lying." Nothing to get upset over.

Yes, because all double-entendres are supposed to be interpreted in the most innocent way possible.

Haha, next year, I'm getting both extremes at the same time. It should be fun to watch how that one plays out. But at least neither of them's psycho, which is most welcome.

You really shouldn't do that. Shin splints are a bitch.

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Feliz Compleanos, Senor Keegan. Muchas gracias por la website de la Cheers y Gears!