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Yes, Meg, it was a solo. It was just me, in front of a microphone, in front of over five hundred people. P.S. this wasn't a class thing, it was a board-wide model UN assembly, for which I was nominated as the best delegate of my committee, so i earned the, er, "privelidge" of participating in the traditional best delegate competition, which consists of them assigning us stupid characters and having to write a song, and then do some other stuff, in rounds. needless to say, i was voted off in the first round.

Christ, the "avian flu" they're talking about isn't even H5N1! It's just one of hundreds of types of bird flu that exist.

Never have I, in my life, voted Conservative. Never will. So, in retrospect to Brian Mulroney and Mike Harris: I told you so. Actually, the debt of proof in this discussion falls on the believer. We do not make any magical claims about supernatural powers existing out there in the universe - you do. You can't put forth an idea and tell us to disprove your idea. You've got to prove it yourself. Wow, you make me sick. Women do get pregnant from rape, whether or not you want to believe it. Oh, and, may I add, where do you get off thinking that you, or even we as a society, should have the ability to make that decision for a woman? Quite true. Especially when they partake of it in the vicinity of me. I think teenage girls flock to it in their overdramatic style. It possesses its own quality, but is highly over-rated by the 13 year old teenybopper set. the end

I didn't have much of a choice, really. So take your "volunteered" and shove it, Anton. P.S. Dan it's unlikely I'll ever see that video, so you obviously won't see it. P.S. everybody forced me. it was a giant orgy of... forcing me... to do things...

your mother. (directed towards borntohula)

I'll give you a hertz donut.

Okay, today, I was forced to write and sing a parody of "Part Of Your World" from the Little Mermaid in front of over 500 people. Including people that I know. Including people that I know that have video phones and took a video of the goddamned feat. I hate myself.

I assume that you buttered the muffin? P.S. maybe the donut symbolizes something...

All political parties are stupid, when you think about it. Maybe the Conservatives seem moreso stupid now that they have more than the ability to make a serious go at the prime minister's office... but can't. That said, I wouldn't ever vote for Stephen Harper, were I of voting age. I couldn't vote in good conscience for someone so eager to align himself (and, by extension, all of Canada) with George Bush, or who would likely repeal gay marriage. I may be left-wing, but I'm not a particular fan of any major political party, but at the very least, the liberals have managed to do a few good things during this minority, such as that gay marriage law, or producing a budget with a tidy surplus. Not to mention that new health care deal negotiated with the provinces a few months back, even though it definitely needs something more. Of course, they still need to do a hell of a lot more before I could wholeheartedly support them... such as putting some real investment into green energy, which they sorta promised in their election campaign. Or actually putting a little smackdown on George Bush over the softwood lumber issue. And, to get back to the topic, I'm not really sure how I feel about this gomery report. Martin was, after all, exonerated by the initial report, with most of the blame going to a tight ring of ministers back in the Chretien days. Does that mean that the liberals, as a party, are corrupt? Not necessarily, but it definitely raises questions about how fit a party is to govern when its highest ranking members abuse taxpayer money. I'm not opposed to Paul Martin, per se... he made a good finance minister, and has the capability of being a good prime minister (though as it stands, not "great" by any stretch of the imagination). But there's just something that doesn't rest with me about having the same party in office that wasted so much taxpayer money. Personally, I feel a liberal reformation is in order... a new centre-left party that has been purged of the Chretien loyalists who were involved in the adscam while still maintaining a similar socially liberal and economically moderate position on the political spectrum. Hey, a guy can dream, can't he?

Is it true that the most interesting thing in Ottawa is the byward market? P.S. Primetime deliverance a few weeks back I went on this school trip and we stayed at this school in Orleans for a night. Holy shit Orleans is boring. I mean, could you guys get any more stereotypically suburban than you already are? And that's saying a lot, coming from a guy who lives in the suburbs of Toronto.

You guys forgot about Tripoli. It has a swear.

That sounds sexy. Well, the counsellor's uniform, anyways.

Kinky. 8

Not a chance. You're forgetting that the only reason the conservative party exists is to defeat the liberals. That's it. They all combined in a huge orgy of liberal hate and thought they'd gain something from it. And even after the gomery report, their share of the popular vote went down from the previous election (where the alliance+pc vote was tallied together). Now, the old PC party wasn't exactly a conservative party, either, hence the oxymoron - a progressive conservative. The new conservative party? Just plain conservative. And don't forget that I'm not exactly fond of Harper, either, who has his nose placed firmly up George Bush's ass. Also, don't forget that Canada, as a society, is socially liberal. Why the hell do we want a party that includes keeping gays from getting married on their election platform? Bigotry and homophobia is simply unacceptable in a supposedly enlightened society, and shouldn't we expect that of our elected officials? Also, abortion better be 100% legal, otherwise you're just an asshole who thinks that he should have the ability to control other people's lives and a woman's personal decision. You know what they say, though, if men could have abortions, it would have been legal long ago.

You can't trademark my thoughts, bitch.

I have YFIIP, picked it up from the library. Reminds me of the post-rock stuff I used to listen to but lost somehow. A couple people I know have been going on about going to the concert or what have you. It's hilarious to see people name drop the band and see someone else go, "oh, yeah, broken social scene, they are the coolz0rs, i listen to them, lol let's have an orgy of bss!". Or something. Anyways. Have fun at the concert and stuff.

And even he ain't half bad.

Know what I hate about these layabout kids? Is that they ruin it for the rest of us.

I'm going on an e-porno safari!

Well, if you wrote them a few years ago, you can be forgiven. Everything from a few years ago sucks.

Man, don't be hating. Brother just wants to know what time it is.

Scot, both of those stories sucked.

Collective ownership is more hardline communist than socialist. I'm a socialist, but I still see the need for a free market economy and personal liberties as the basis for a healthy society just as much as proper social programs. While welfare has and is exploited by people who just refuse to work, it is key to helping people who want to work get back on their feet, not to mention a crucial factor in keeping the economy afloat. Once people stop earning money, they stop buying. Ensuring there is a basic standard of living of some sorts keeps them contributing to the economy. Of course, at the same time, there has to be motivation to get a job and safeguards to keep the system from being exploited. Socialism, or at least my understanding of it, definitely isn't collective ownership.

radiohead and/or something worth reading!

I always thought "dimed" was a specific word referring to being under the influence of heroin. Carry on.