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Ignorance of the rules is no excuse

And yet at no point did I say that...

Just like how in "the real world" local laws/rules are available for public perusal, free of charge, usually at the local library and/or city hall, such a book of "rules" also would have to be.

Not always; once, I ran afoul of a new piece of state law, and when I asked about it, the guy said it hadn't, yet, been posted, but that ignorance of the law was no excuse.....I was at a loss to know where to begin my protest....Ever had one of those, "that's so ridiculous, I don't even know what to say," moments?

But I was kidding. About the "laws" of letterboxing.

We need an enforcement arm. kgb; kommitiet grazhdanin boxing. people keep disappearing.....

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As a grandmother who lives in a town full of road rage, a town where they have to put up billboards that say "Red means Stop" I displayed my possession of a firearm one time. Didn't have to use it. I believe it saved my life. I don't think I would call a permit bearing, gun toting grandmother a pansy. But if that is your perception, so be it. yes, equalizer is a good word.

Man, that sucks....sorry to hear it. But you lived...and that's good.

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suppose it coulda been worse. They could have made potholes illegal, and had the cops out there issuing the potholes tickets! After all, if you outlaw something, that makes it magically disappear, does it not?

Uh....outlaw potholes, and only outlaws will have potholes?

hey, with enough tickets, you might fill the pothole....

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i understand, also realize now-a-days we actually need them for our protection but i was just saying we didn't ALWAYS need them... there are even ways to get around needing bullets

Arrows and crossbow bolts and slingstones...basically, any ranged weapon can help a weak man against a stronger man. The gun doesn't require any strength to use (though the crossbow requires less than the bow, and the slingstone requires the most accuracy, the longest prep, and the least strength [long moment arm]).

the gun, however, requires less paranoia on the part of the user, since it is fast....

As far as not needing them, well, it depends on what you mean. People have died from strong people for thousands of years...a gun might have kept them alive....but if you consider staying alive not a need...

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I learned something today: Being more than 5 decades into this life, I realize that the word "pansy" may mean something different to me than younger people but never does it suggest to me anything homophobic. Being eager no to offend though, I asked our lovely lesbian daughter if the word "pansy" was offensive to her. Her first response was to ask us what context it was put in. When we told her, she said, "Huh? How old are the offended people?" She suggested that 30-somethings might be offended by this word whereas 20-somethings are definitely not. Interesting.

~~Doublesaj~~

Wanna hear something REALLY weird? I had a lesbian friend (and too bad, too; she was cute and I would'a asked her out) who kept using the word "gay" as a pejorative.....and gave me a mental jar every time she did it.

"Oh, that is so gay."

Me: *wobble* ....uh...what?

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No surprise--the rules are WAY different there I hear! (SO glad I live in Calif!)

*snort*....I'm guessing you don't live in Compton.

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