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Old 06-28-2006, 09:59 PM   #61
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I'm wondering what a lot of you weenies would do with a unicycle. Talk about danger...
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Old 06-29-2006, 01:26 AM   #62
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Hahahaha, my sister knows how to juggle and unicycle at the same time.
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Old 06-29-2006, 01:42 AM   #63
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Nice... for some reason that is hot.
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Old 06-30-2006, 02:25 PM   #64
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More wonderful things CPSC is doing to protect you.
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Old 06-30-2006, 02:45 PM   #65
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That's too bad. They should stick to things that are actually a danger, like kite tubes.
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Old 06-30-2006, 02:57 PM   #66
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Their charter is not to eliminate danger. Fortunately.

It is to restrict the sales of things that are "unreasonably" dangerous...a term that doesn't have a precice meaning. But when a bureaucrat needs to justify his existance, definitions suddenly becomes*very* stretchy.

That string there...it is unreasonably dangerous. You could choke on it, or trip over it. There's no warnings on the packaging at all...a death trap for the unwary consumer.


Edit to repair typo: "string" for "sting"
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Old 06-30-2006, 03:05 PM   #67
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I think Bin Laden is using trial lawyers to lower America's IQ.
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Old 06-30-2006, 03:24 PM   #68
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Their charter is not to eliminate danger. Fortunately.

It is to restrict the sales of things that are "unreasonably" dangerous...
I can't figure out wtf their charter is really... there was no product at all in this instance.
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Old 06-30-2006, 03:27 PM   #69
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All of you have a valid point, but honestly, it's not like swallowing 5 tons of molten steel and then taking a dip in the smelter. I'm not saying it's the kitemaker's fault this guy got hurt, but it's the kind of thing that could happen to anyone who isn't careful. This isn't a case of idiocy, it's a case of carelessness.
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Old 06-30-2006, 04:26 PM   #70
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A lot of those advocating this crap sound a lot like Tipper Gore's music rant from the 80's... same lunacy.
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Old 07-01-2006, 09:58 AM   #71
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I must say that, as a young male in the 80s, I was irrevocably damaged by the pernicious lyrics of rock music. It colored my perception of the world to the point where I acted out every death metal command I heard. Me and my like-minded friends burnt down houses, murdered, raped, and pillaged entire communities, and brought a hail of death and destruction upon all people who got in our way. That is the power of music and lyrics.
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Old 07-01-2006, 11:28 AM   #72
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No you didn't.
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Old 07-03-2006, 08:12 PM   #73
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MaggieL,

Tell me seriously You work for SportStuff huh?

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Old 07-03-2006, 09:26 PM   #74
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MaggieL,
Tell me seriously You work for SportStuff huh?
No. I've been on The Cellar since the mid-1990s... so far you've been here a week and have posted twice.

Will you be back in another week to check on whether you got any bites here?
Which law firm are you shilling for again? You can tell us...

They told you if you sprinkled in some mispellings the astroturfing would look realistic, I see.
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Old 07-03-2006, 11:26 PM   #75
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I must say that, as a young male in the 80s, I was irrevocably damaged by the pernicious lyrics of rock music. It colored my perception of the world to the point where I acted out every death metal command I heard. Me and my like-minded friends burnt down houses, murdered, raped, and pillaged entire communities, and brought a hail of death and destruction upon all people who got in our way. That is the power of music and lyrics.
I read about that... are you still a preacher? :p
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