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At 12/26/12 02:27 AM, CockGobbler wrote:

:If you're wealthy you'll get nicer stuff and it's not about being spoiled, its just the luck of the draw.

Nah, I think it more along the lines of the 10-12 hours my parents work each weekday, the 14+credit hours I take each semester, 3+hours of studying each day, you get the idea, hard work.

My point was I asked for two things, I ended up with a huge surprise. Sure for the work I put in I deserved every gift I received, but the fact that I was given much more than I expected does make me feel quite spoiled.

I just can't even imagine how damn perfect my future kids are going to be.

At 12/26/12 02:14 AM, Ceratisa wrote:

Nobody is using a "machine gun" or "submachine gun" I suggest you actually learn about guns before you pull things out of your ass.

If it was all up to the NRA folks to decide, everyone and his mother would be armed with machine guns to keep our country "safe".

Anyway the AR-15 makes an excellent Varmint rifle when you need to shoot multiple times in order to actually hit more then one target quickly.

Sure, like hunting with a semi-auto of any kind can actually be called hunting, give me a break.

At 12/26/12 02:02 AM, 24901miles wrote:

At 12/26/12 01:57 AM, Saen wrote: ohhh boy.. I feel spoiled rotten after reading what half of you got.

Well, what did you get?

I only asked for a Nature subscription and a new wallet and my parents ended up buying me all this:

Taylormade RBZ 3-wood
Ben Hogan Riviera wedge
Coach Wallet and $50
New MacBook
Nature Subscription
Radar detector
2 dozen Titleist golf balls and golf gloves
Jawbone Boombox
2 italian sweater vests
wiring tools
italian shirts
versace cologne
godiva chocolates
misc stocking stuffers
some other things I can't remember

...and condoms. I told them next year to buy me the non-lubricated Trojans it was just hysterical.

ohhh boy.. I feel spoiled rotten after reading what half of you got.

My big issue with guns and crimes related to guns is that a criminal can murder another man in cold blood, get let out of prison in 20 years and do it all over again. If you kill a man for an xbox, $20, gang shooting, or for some bullshit reason you belong in prison for the rest of your life, period.

As for guns themselves, I don't see why semi-automatic rifles, machine guns, submachine guns, and all of these ridiculous things are needed for "hunting and self defense". These guns are designed to kill as many people as possible as efficiently as possible, there is no reason for them to be legal for anything.

Nearly finished my new club set. So far I have my 1-E Ben Hogan Director irons, 56* Ben Hogan Riviera SI, and my Ping Answer Scottsdale putter. All I need to buy now is a new grip for the 1iron, a Riviera 60* lob wedge, and a new 14* 3-wood, I still need to figure out what brand.

Obviously this means I'm not including a driver in this set, just a low-loft 3-wood.

Bamlabamlalabamlabamlalabamlabam!!!

At 12/9/12 10:39 AM, Ericho wrote: There would also be no country with a giant national debt.

Are you implying that no other countries have significant national debt issues?

At 12/8/12 04:11 PM, morefngdbs wrote:

Lets see,
No colonial war !
no barbery war
No war with Mexico
No Civil war
No Phillipine American War
no Vietnam war !
no Korean war
No war in Afghanistan
no Iraq war,
No Cold War & No war on drugs, no war on Poverty, No war on terrorism

Haha you had all of that teed up and ready to go didn't ya? Funny how you didn't list WWII, which accounts for more deaths than all of those wars you listed combined. So if the U.S. wasn't there to intervene, mass genocide would have continued to a much much greater extent.

Yeah, probably millions of less people murde..... I mean it would be a terrible thing ,,,, simply terrible if the Facist Police States of America hadn't come into existence. Although your country which started out over a small insignificant tax revolt against the British sure has held the line on taxing its people ~;D

Compared to all of the countries in Europe and to most other countries in the world we have just about the lowest amount of taxes and the lowest per-capita tax burden.www.taxpolicycenter.org In my opinion this really isn't a good thing, especially when our country is trying to lower our national debt.

Of course they should. Most infantry combat is fought with guns, not swords, bows, hastas, etc. so strength for the most part isn't relevant. The exception is in close combat situations, which I believe still won't be a problem if she's had the same proper training as everyone else.

That's actually a great question. I would say the world would might have less involvement in the middle east, which is good obviously. However, the allies would probably have lost WWII..

At 12/7/12 10:45 PM, Sensationalism wrote:

At 12/7/12 10:18 PM, Saen wrote: response to shauna

And here we have a prime example of taking things too seriously. I shudder to think how you act face to face with social skills like yours.

My job in the field of science is to dispel false notions and bring in the facts through example and experimentation. On top of this I actually care a little about how others treat their bodies. I've had plenty of vegetarian friends and being in the biology department I come across many vegetarian college students and I'm used to debating with them. I'm not very talented at texting and my arguments in writing definitely come across as quite serious. Other than that I'm quite comfortable and gifted with my social skills and interactions few students involved in hard science actually have.

Nutrition is not my field of interest or study, but I do still care about the human condition. In order to maintain the normal nutrient intake levels a person would obtain through a balanced diet of meat vegetables, etc., a vegetarian must take extensive steps to make up for the lack of nutrient intake. The truth is most don't and that's why it's such a risky commitment.

At 12/2/12 01:29 PM, Sekhem wrote:
What role do you believe gun control plays in cases like this?

Where did he get the gun? I assume from his parents and in that case, "his paw shoulda familarized him with guns moar!!"

Seriously though, if he wanted to kill himself he could have done it anyway he'd like. JUst last week a biology grad student at my college jumped off the 5-story biology building and killed himself. The faculty is still pretty unnerved to say the least, a touchy subject.

At 12/7/12 01:51 AM, Shauna wrote:

I enjoy seeing someone have their panties all up in a bunch over a comment I made. I didn't say meat gave you cancer. I just simply asked have you ever met a vegan who had it. Most vegans eat products that don't contain any GMOs so they do infact live much healthier lifestyles and are very much not prone to illnesses.

Making up a trend based on personal observation with no evidence backing it up whatsoever is how to come to false conclusions. Most vegans eat products that don't contain GMO's? Meat is not genetically modified so I don't understand what you're getting at. GMO's are another HUGE misconception among the public that does need to be addressed, probably in another thread.

At 12/6/12 10:41 PM, Shauna wrote: I don't care for much meat at all anyhow.

But think about something for a moment folks....have you ever met a vegan that had cancer or a horrible illness besides anorexia for the extremists?

I haven't.

Where the hell is this ridiculous notion of "meat causes cancer" coming from? Here are some experiments that hopefully will shed some light. The New England Journal of Science and BMJ Group.

As you can see, there is no correlation of consuming red meat and an increased risk of heart disease or cancer, but rather higher saturated fat intakes increasing risk for heart disease and colon cancer. Seriously take a scientific approach to life, don't just jump to conclusions based on uneducated observations.

At 12/6/12 09:57 PM, o0-0o wrote:

You miss my point. I am saying vegetarians can lead as healthy as a lifestyle as meat eaters. I use athletes as an extreme example to show that you can go far, even if not as far as them.

They are an extreme example. To say that the average citizen can afford a vegetarian lifestyle that won't deprive us of the nutrients we absorb naturally from meats is ridiculous. Not only that, it is far healthier to just maintain a balanced diet of meats and vegetables opposed to taking supplements of any kind.

Also it's not about saving cows for me, it's about having less cows on the planet. We're tearing down rain forests to graze these things and using a whole lot of arable land to make feed.

It doesn't matter, all vegetarian arguments and logic are just laughable, like the point you just made. Rainforest soil is very poor and nutrient lacking, not suitable or profitable for most of all farming. Tropical rain forests are cut down and harvested for timber, not for farmland.

At 12/6/12 10:57 AM, 24901miles wrote:

Seems like you could isolte them with one leg pinned down under a towel lashed between two heavy weights, while doing crunches/sit-ups with a free plate on your chest.

Crunches and sit ups work out just about your entire abdominal region. I have done thousands and have gained no muscle mass in my hips. I'm probably just going to have to find more time to work out in the gym after the semester is over and do hamstring exercises and resistance exercises.

Trying out a more hip-based swing on the range today was disastrous, I just couldn't find the consistency or distance so that was pretty discouraging.

At 12/6/12 09:40 PM, o0-0o wrote: Joe Namath is a vegetarian and was during his career so don't think being a meat eater makes you more athletic than vegetarians. There are also plenty of other vegetarian/vegan athletes who are in way better shape than anyone here claiming vegetarian diets are not natural or unhealthy.

The reason why all professional athletes are in better shape than other segments of the population is because they undergo specialized muscle training, take supplements, possess genetic advantages, and they can afford to eat whatever will maximize their performance. In terms of choosing to be vegetarian while maintaining a healthy external and internal bodily figure, you need additional supplement of vitamins, minerals, and macronutrients you are depriving yourself of. These supplements are expensive to make, not absorbed as thoroughly into the body as their natural forms, and are no better for the environment than "saving the cows".

At 12/4/12 10:17 PM, Ononymous wrote:
Humans are able to live without meat by way of varying their diet to include plants which have the same as or even greater amounts of vitamin B in them compared to meat, with often beneficial health effects.

No, kids and you vegans get 10x the amount of Vit B you need daily from all of the energy drink you chug. Excess of any vitamin is not a "good" thing, we simply piss out the excess.

Red meat has a rich source of iron, protein, and is suitable for low carb diets.

Chicken and turkey have just about the highest protein to fat ratio, i.e. the most protein and least amont of fat per gram amongst all foods.

Fish is the champion of meats. Not only does it has an ultra low sat. fat content, it has great amounts of good macronutrients like protein and unsaturated fats. Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals, it is brain food!

Humans are arguably one of the most complex species on this planet, we require an immensely diversified diet in order to maintain good health, energy, proper brain function, and successfully reproduce. So keep pretending you know what's best for the body and flaunting around your vegetarian badge. Your body along with all other strict vegetarians will either swell up in its search for protein or become nothing but skin and bones from severe malnourishment.

I need a few effective exercises that isolate your hip muscles, preferably ones I can do at my apartment. I learned that my hip muscles will actually generate much more power and speed in my golf swings opposed to just my arm speed.

I can really only think of cable resistance exercises and 6 inch killers, but those don't really isolate your hips.

At 11/30/12 11:26 AM, leanlifter1 wrote:

It's called inflation and there is absolutely no way to stop it unless you absolutely get rid of fiat/debt based currency all together.

God damn fucking open an economic textbook!!! The two basic ways to reduce or reverse inflation is to pull currency out of circulation or increase interest rates. Obviously the best time to implement these tactics is during a surplus period, not a deficit period.

Having lived in America and in a neighborhood where your recyclables are actually picked up at your house, I have taken the recycling process for granted. Since I've graduated from community college and moved, I've had to gather up the tons of my recyclables and carry them to an on-campus recycle bin. Fortunately, I still don't have to sort them like you have to in Europe.

In terms of what I recycle, pretty much everything that doesn't require a ton of water to rinse. Even if my county doesn't recycle a certain good, lets say styrofoam, I will still place it in the recycle bin to increase the county's/company's incentive to recycle that good rather than throw it away.

I believe strongly in the principles of recycling, no matter how poor America's recycling industry is when compared to Europe's. There simply isn't an unlimited amount of resources on this planet, even today the majority of the U.S. population doesn't seem to understand this fact.

With all this being said, I don't wear the "oh I recycle" smug badge. It's just a part of my nature to conserve and reuse old goods. That's probably why I play golf with 40-year-old irons, drive a 14-year-old car, collect pre1982 pennies, etc.

So it turns out I thought I had ordered set of 13 mid-size Golf Pride multi-compound grips from ebay. They were delivered today and they ended up being some knock off brand Tacky Grips lmao.. They're half the price of the Golf Pride's, so if they truly fit as mid-size grips on the clubs I'm refurbishing I'll be satisfied.

At 11/29/12 01:00 PM, Denton wrote:

At 11/7/12 10:35 PM, Saen wrote:
Keep your back straight while flexing. Good posture actually tones muscle and subtracts from back pain. Otherwise you're looking great, girls love that groin muscle though, work on that!

Thanks, yeah i'll try but everyone has a time when someone loses motivation...this is one of those periods:(

A workout routine will really boost your self esteem. Even if it's just waking up 30mins earlier every morning to do some sit ups, planks, or six inch killers. If you work out in the morning just make sure you eat breakfast first, otherwise you may actually lose muscle.

Even if you have a shit day, you can say to yourself "well at least I worked out today!"

At 11/29/12 01:38 PM, TB1ZZL3 wrote: What's the general consensus on the appropriate amount of cardio to be doing? I used to run/walk for half an hour on the treadmill for 30 mins, typically averaging about 2.05 miles (yeah yeah, I know), but when I developed a more solid routine I started doing cardio after weights and now I usually only have it in me to run a mile, typically in about 13 minutes.

For what it's worth, I recently started running at 7mph rather than the 5.5mph I used to be able to peak at.

You can always do more cardio. I to prefer to run before I lift to get the blood pumping and help me poop lol. If you want to boost your stamina for running, do some abb work. A strong core will help you breath easier, keep you from falling over while running, and will help you run farther. If you're running or jogging correctly, you should feel pressure in your abbs with each step.

Murphy's Irish stout, jesus I'd love a pint about now.

Shepherd's pie or corned beef and cabbage, I can't decide.

Figure I'd post up my set of clubs. I currently play with 1974 Ben Hogan Director forged blades E-2 (Equalizer needs to be re-gripped and 2-iron will arrive on friday), Ping Answer Scottsdale putter, Callaway Squareway 5 and 3-woods, and Callaway FT-IQ 8.5* tour driver. Ben Hogan Riviera SI and Gap wedges have yet to arrive and be re-gripped.

At Christmas time I'm planning on buying a new driver and 3-wood (most likely will end up being Taylormade Rocketballz), replacing my 5-wood with a 2-iron, and strengthening my Equalizer to a lower loft.

This is my current set so far.

At 11/26/12 07:08 PM, RacistBassist wrote:

:What exactly should I do?

Improve your self image. So eat healthy, work out, and set aside time to dress like a gentleman and head out to town with a friend. Get a hobby, golf for example. Hook up with as many different types of women as you can. How well you preform sexually (not just with your girlfriend, but primarily with girls who totally differ from your ex(s)) defines a large part of your self confidence.