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by Xyun
March 16, 2009, 4:50 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: CNBC/Stewart
Replies: 31
Views: 2813

Re: CNBC/Stewart

Cramer is part of the new journalism. It is not their job to investigate, only to ask questions and undoubtedly accept whatever answers they are given. This has been going on for a long time throughout the industry. Here is a great article. There's nothing unique about Jim Cramer Jon Stewart is bein...
by Xyun
March 14, 2009, 3:10 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: CNBC/Stewart
Replies: 31
Views: 2813

Re: CNBC/Stewart

I watched it and posted it on my blog. Sent out emails for people to watch it. Thought about posting about it here but I actually figured by the time I got home someone else would post it. And I was right. :) I think it was a good interview insofar as Stewart exposed CNBC's purpose. The truth is CNB...
by Xyun
March 12, 2009, 4:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: False Alarm
Replies: 23
Views: 3356

Re: False Alarm

Jeez. You got me going again! but do I risk setting off the building alarm?
by Xyun
March 12, 2009, 2:07 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Girl raped after accepting ride from stranger
Replies: 111
Views: 11985

Re: Girl raped after accepting ride from stranger

Fash wrote:I'm not going to say she's at fault... but if she didn't get in a car with a total stranger, she wouldn't have been raped, right?
You're not going to say she's at fault right before you say she's at fault? Keep spraying air freshener on your feces bro, it'll make a difference!
by Xyun
March 12, 2009, 1:10 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Girl raped after accepting ride from stranger
Replies: 111
Views: 11985

Re: Girl raped after accepting ride from stranger

hahaha, we all have our own opinions =-P and i totally understand where you all are coming from. i just have a strong personal belief of people needing to take responsibility for their own actions. yes, i know my view is dehumanizing, crude and unsympathetic, bla bla bla i just have a very bizarre ...
by Xyun
March 12, 2009, 1:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Online Poker
Replies: 32
Views: 5336

Re: Online Poker

I somewhat disagree that it is just as easy to read people online as in person. Not to say that you can't see certain betting patterns online, but in real life you can pick up a lot more information from your opponents. But a lot of people put way too much stock in "tells". The most import...
by Xyun
March 11, 2009, 11:50 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Online Poker
Replies: 32
Views: 5336

Re: Online Poker

haha grats! When you're hot, you're hot! I've had some great streaks like that. I know of one guy who was able to play poker for a living. He just had a couple of phenomenal years, and was sponsored by Full Tilt Poker. His name is Jordan Morgan, and he would come to my home game in Norman, OK in col...
by Xyun
March 9, 2009, 9:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: False Alarm
Replies: 23
Views: 3356

False Alarm

So today I decided to cook myself some bacon and eggs. I've done this several times over the last month or so since I found it to be a cheap and delicious meal. However, this time I overcooked the bacon a bit and as I disposed of the grease it smoked up pretty bad. Then my phone rang and as I went t...
by Xyun
March 8, 2009, 2:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post something good from youtube!
Replies: 454
Views: 148311

Re: Post something good from youtube!

TYT's TOP 10 HOTTEST YOUTUBE WOMEN

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usm0L5bBO54


I disagree with #1 but still, a bunch of hot women on youtube!
by Xyun
March 8, 2009, 2:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Online Poker
Replies: 32
Views: 5336

Re: Online Poker

Also, I want to add something about the above stats. Most of the games I play are heads up (2 player) matches. That's why I have such a high ITM percentage. Heads Up matches are my bread and butter. I build up my stack with heads up then I parlay my winnings in multi-table tourneys. I actually play ...
by Xyun
March 8, 2009, 2:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Online Poker
Replies: 32
Views: 5336

Re: Online Poker

I've been playing poker my whole life, and my profession is a poker dealer (side note: I just got hired at a poker room in Tampa WOOT!). There was at least one year where I kept track of all my winnings/losings and I lost that year. Last year I won a ton of money, including several times I won $1k i...
by Xyun
March 7, 2009, 4:40 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best Pranks Ever?
Replies: 3
Views: 1136

Best Pranks Ever?

http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009 ... n-remains/

Both are funny. The 2nd video (1st one chronologically) is more cruel. But the retaliation was pretty sweet.
by Xyun
March 7, 2009, 1:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Online Drum Set
Replies: 0
Views: 854

Online Drum Set

by Xyun
March 6, 2009, 3:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Win!
Replies: 52
Views: 10351

Re: I Win!

i have an attachable vagina
by Xyun
March 5, 2009, 8:35 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Obama rating slips
Replies: 489
Views: 139125

Re: Poll: Obama rating slips

I just don't get the humor here.... ...But it's all ok, the free market will fix it. No humor here. The market is dying. It won't be a free market for long. Obama's plan is for socialism. We're screwed. Nice pick for president. The market doesn't represent the entire economy, just rich people econo...
by Xyun
March 5, 2009, 2:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Do you support same-sex marriage?
Replies: 189
Views: 32381

Re: Do you support same-sex marriage?

Drasta wrote: get the hell over it churchy people
If they ever followed that advice the entire world would be a much better place right now.
by Xyun
March 5, 2009, 2:23 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Confessions of a coffee addict
Replies: 100
Views: 27291

Re: Confessions of a coffee addict

congratz!
by Xyun
March 3, 2009, 3:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Torture your non-english speaking friends!
Replies: 10
Views: 1824

Re: Torture your non-english speaking friends!

Canelek wrote:You Swedish, Masteen? :P

And hey, no making fun of the vikings--they know more languages than any others in Engelsk speaking countries!

Stephen Colbert: The Swede Hereafter -
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colber ... -hereafter
by Xyun
March 3, 2009, 2:48 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Far right calls for violence against the president
Replies: 3
Views: 712

Re: Far right calls for violence against the president

For the record, the shit from the memo you linked does not outrage me in its intentions, but worries me greatly with no limitations on who they can consider a "terror suspect". If they are talking about foreign nationals, then by all means have at it. If it is a US citizen, then I would b...
by Xyun
March 3, 2009, 5:17 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Far right calls for violence against the president
Replies: 3
Views: 712

Far right calls for violence against the president

They are angry because legal memos from the corrupt Bush justice department have been released . But are calls for violence, civil war, or secession acceptable? Original Thread : http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197561/posts?page=1 Yes he is an enemy of the state. A traitor within the white...
by Xyun
March 3, 2009, 12:49 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Obama rating slips
Replies: 489
Views: 139125

Re: Poll: Obama rating slips

Winnow wrote:Sweet mother of god! What is Obama doing to the markets!??!?
Image
by Xyun
March 3, 2009, 12:48 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Win!
Replies: 52
Views: 10351

Re: I Win!

test
by Xyun
March 2, 2009, 1:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Torture your non-english speaking friends!
Replies: 10
Views: 1824

Re: Torture your non-english speaking friends!

lol. I had some problems just reading it to myself. When I was a kid it was hard to understand why words that were spelled similarly were pronounced differently. In Farsi, everything is pretty much written the way it is pronounced and vice versa with very few exceptions. Though, because I came here ...
by Xyun
March 1, 2009, 5:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Redacted - I shamefully need your help!
Replies: 12
Views: 1811

Re: Redacted - I shamefully need your help!

Thanks for those of you who offered to help. I'm not pursuing this, I'm just going to borrow money from family to get by. Thanks for those of you who convinced me not to stoop to the level of a hypocrite. (Ashur, Kilmoll, Winnow)

:vv_done:
by Xyun
March 1, 2009, 5:17 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Obama rating slips
Replies: 489
Views: 139125

Re: Poll: Obama rating slips

I learned from the best. Thanks Gdub and crew for the pointers. If the standard set is that the presidency can be commandeered fraudulently and the country ruined while lining the pockets of rich friends and exploiting ignorant people such as yourself, I still have a long way to go.
by Xyun
March 1, 2009, 2:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: I Win!
Replies: 52
Views: 10351

Re: I Win!

pharm?
by Xyun
February 28, 2009, 7:57 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Obama rating slips
Replies: 489
Views: 139125

Re: Poll: Obama rating slips

That's one of the worst lines of text I've ever written on VV! It makes no sense at all as written.
Most of the shit you write doesn't make sense. Don't try to act like it's an exception to the rule when the opposite is true.
by Xyun
February 28, 2009, 4:46 am
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Check this out
Replies: 3
Views: 1243

Re: Check this out

I looked him up on youtube and found a few more songs. He's really good.
by Xyun
February 27, 2009, 9:37 pm
Forum: Audiophilia
Topic: Check this out
Replies: 3
Views: 1243

Check this out

by Xyun
February 27, 2009, 7:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Redacted - I shamefully need your help!
Replies: 12
Views: 1811

Re: I shamefully need your help!

Edit - Nevermind.
by Xyun
February 27, 2009, 4:18 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Obama WILL be the next president
Replies: 1919
Views: 193585

Re: Obama WILL be the next president

Instead of a ban I'd like to see just an incredibly heavy tax put on them.
by Xyun
February 27, 2009, 4:16 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: How familiar are you with the writings of Emerson, Thoreau..
Replies: 52
Views: 4480

Re: How familiar are you with the writings of Emerson, Thoreau..

How familiar are you with having a job? I'm vaguely familiar with that. Oh the good ole' days... As far as American literature is concerned, I never really got into it. I was exposed to a lot of it in high school and college, but never really dove in like I did with philosophy, which was my major. ...
by Xyun
February 26, 2009, 9:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Redacted - I shamefully need your help!
Replies: 12
Views: 1811

Re: I shamefully need your help!

The way you make sure the reviews on tripadvisor and similar sites are legit is by checking the stats of the reviewer. If they have 3 or more reviews in different cities then they are probably legit.
by Xyun
February 26, 2009, 4:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Redacted - I shamefully need your help!
Replies: 12
Views: 1811

Re: I shamefully need your help!

Ashur wrote:You've got to be kidding me. Xyun the lion of truth, virtue and moral responsibility comes to us to assist in creating fake reviews to misguide consumers for a few spare bucks. Hah! Now I've seen it all. Man, I never want to see you get on your high horse again...
:(
by Xyun
February 26, 2009, 6:06 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Honest question about fundamental beliefs
Replies: 52
Views: 4481

Re: Honest question about fundamental beliefs

Now this guy is a genius - Why Conservatives Fail Ronald Reagan, the father of the modern Republican party, immortalized the core precept of American conservatism in the 21st century, that "government is not the solution to our problems, government is the problem". But how does one reconci...
by Xyun
February 26, 2009, 5:58 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: How to talk to Fox News anchors
Replies: 36
Views: 2502

Re: How to talk to Fox News anchors

Hmmm I guess misunderstood what this whole argument was about? I'm not talking about auto industry vs wall street. I'm talking about blue-collar workers vs selfish rich executives who would rather lay off workers than take a pay cut. Those execs could be on wall street or auto industry...either way...
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 10:31 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Honest question about fundamental beliefs
Replies: 52
Views: 4481

Re: Honest question about fundamental beliefs

Nice rant. Let me sum it up:

Ixtlan > Pravus Dei
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 10:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Redacted - I shamefully need your help!
Replies: 12
Views: 1811

Re: I shamefully need your help!

Hey thanks Canno. Someone told me that I can change my IP around using some free web proxy servers, which would keep me from having to go around to libraries. Is there a way I can mask my computer's identity also? I know on poker sites they can ban your computer regardless of the IP you use or the e...
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 6:56 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Honest question about fundamental beliefs
Replies: 52
Views: 4481

Re: Honest question about fundamental beliefs

Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:
Most social and communal animals do not provide for those that serve no purpose other than to burden the rest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU8DDYz68kM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp_motddvnQ
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 6:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Redacted - I shamefully need your help!
Replies: 12
Views: 1811

Redacted - I shamefully need your help!

Once again, I come to you guys for a little help. As many of you may know, I lost my job in December and was rejected unemployment benefits because I was "discharged for misconduct", which I am contesting. Nonetheless, I haven't been able to find work and have been unemployed for a couple...
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 4:23 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: "Oh God"
Replies: 12
Views: 1311

Re: "Oh God"

Word clouds of the speeches - http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr166/sandfarnia/politics/Picture1-1.png Jindal's is missing the words "Plan" and "Responsibility" The 3 biggest words in Jindal's speech have huge negative connotations to them ... Pretty much speak for themselves.
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 4:18 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: For the 4 conservatives left here...
Replies: 25
Views: 2016

Re: For the 4 conservatives left here...

My list of tolerable conservatives is Kilmoll, Winnow, Fash, and Tyek. Although, I freely admit I'm not much for civility on this forum. I enjoy the flamefests. :vv_flame:
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 3:16 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: For the 4 conservatives left here...
Replies: 25
Views: 2016

Re: For the 4 conservatives left here...

If you could identify the 4 conservatives, I'll do my best to run them off.
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 5:08 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: "Oh God"
Replies: 12
Views: 1311

Re: "Oh God"

Image
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 3:17 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Long time no see
Replies: 6
Views: 1376

Re: Long time no see

Ainamaf shouts 'FROGLOK KING TO ZONE!'


lol.

good times.
by Xyun
February 25, 2009, 2:48 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: "Oh God"
Replies: 12
Views: 1311

Re: "Oh God"

Not to mention his story about the sheriff and the boat during Katrina was a lie . I'm pretty sure that was Keith Olbermann saying "Oh God". He just spoke the very words going through my head at the very same time. But even funnier is Rachel Maddow trying to respond. "Um ia.. um ba.. ...
by Xyun
February 24, 2009, 11:32 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Obama rating slips
Replies: 489
Views: 139125

Re: Poll: Obama rating slips

your avatar is so appropriate.
by Xyun
February 24, 2009, 7:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How do you manage your Package?
Replies: 52
Views: 9485

Re: How do you manage your Package?

trimming is necessary for some of us.
by Xyun
February 23, 2009, 1:48 am
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Obama rating slips
Replies: 489
Views: 139125

Re: Poll: Obama rating slips

I liked the John Oliver bit on Daily Show a few weeks ago: Given the mans track record I'm not confident. How many chances are we going to give this President before we say enough is enough? For 8 long days America has paid the prioce of his failed policies. Layoffs. Foreign Wars. Temeperatures so ...
by Xyun
February 22, 2009, 7:10 pm
Forum: Current Events
Topic: Poll: Obama rating slips
Replies: 489
Views: 139125

Re: Poll: Obama rating slips

OK fine. Dow Jones at its lowest point in 2001 (Sept 21) - 8300 Dow Jones when Bush left office - 7950 Not to mention that dip below 9000 in 2001 was just for 2 weeks. This depression belongs to the leadership that preceded Obama. He'll fix it though. And I'm sure when he does you will come here and...