Dumbass

Man in pink dress: "Oh, all right, I'll get out and push. Just don't aim those SuperSoakers at me."

"In the navy Yes, you can sail the seven seas In the navy Yes, you can put your mind at ease In the navy Come on now, people, make a stand In the navy, in the navy"

OK, this has gone on long enough. Tom Servo, Merina, and will_marx are closest to what actually happened but the prize goes to Images for his confidence that I can actually get young, female interns. The truth is I got that medal on my chest for service to my accounting society beyond the chapter level. The white tux was part of the induction ceremony. However, the speech I was giving was for being President of the # 1 chapter in the "large chapter" category. That speech was given to our Las Vegas conference attendees last year. I heard from our national office today and we won the award again this year. And yes, I was wearing black socks, which is perfectly acceptable when you are wearing black shoes. So take it away Images!

Trekkie Monster: "The Internet is for porn. the Internet is for porn..."

OK, they are still coming in so I'll let it go another day. I think I picked a winner but I might change my mind.

Some creative entries so far but I am going to keep this open another day to see what else is out there.

OK, here it is - and yes, this really is me.

But they only have one more season to do it.

Ah, but what happens if we launch one of these multi-generational ships, our techology improves in the interim, and we launch a second, faster ship that gets there before the first ship? If I was on that first ship I'd be pretty pissed.

Personally I think they "jumped the shark" during the battle to rescue the people on New Caprica. Specifically I mean the scene where the Galactica is taking heavy fire from 4 Baseships, and it looks like certain doom, and then Pegasus swoops in out of nowhere with every missle bay active and destroys 3 Baseships - 2 before the Pegasus's destruction and 1 after. I think that was the most exciting moment in the whole series. They will never be able to top that. The show is still worth watching, and is still one of my favorites, but it is going downhill. My prediction is that the legend of the 13th tribe is not so much a legend as it is a prophecy. I think we will learn that the survivors of the 12 tribes ARE the 13th tribe.

Actually, Master Q is still active. I don't know about the startrek.com boards but he and I chat in the startrekfans.net chat room and exchange PMs quite frequently.

::takes a bow:: OK, gimme a couple days to find something good.

No Choco Taco?

I see Kroells finally got his drivers license.

Bush's plan to reduce our dependance on foreign oil runs into a snag.

San Jose, California has spent more per person/mile on our light rail than any other major North American city, and our highways are among the most congested in the country. Only LA has more congested highways than we do.

All the money we have poured into mass transit over the years hasn't even put a dent in our use of highways, interstates, whatever you want to call them. People do not vote for mass transit systems because they want to use them. People vote for mass transit systems because they want their neighbors to use them. If you have a car you are going to use it, especially if you are traveling with things you don't want to carry on a bus. That simple.

Just for the record I was trying to have an intellectual discussion on a very important issue - and then Fred has to go and talk about horse poop. What you are ignoring, NDak, is if you reduce the profit oil companies can make - whether through pump taxes or tarrifs or price ceilings - you are creating an incentive for these companies to go into whatever line of business their next best alternative is.

Actually, neither do I. Supply-side economics is a school of macroeconomic thought that argues that economic growth can be most effectively managed using incentives for people to produce (supply) goods and services, such as adjusting income tax and capital gains tax rates. This can be compared with the classic Keynesian economics or demand side economics, which argues that growth can be most effectively managed by controlling total demand for goods and services, typically by adjusting the level of government spending. Supply-side economics is often conflated with trickle-down economics. But either way it is government taking an action to prevent this equilibrium point from being reached. The only difference is one of degree. What I have described with my most recent post is neither Supply-side or Demand-side which are macroeconomics policy initiatives. In other words they presuppose that government should take action and the only decision after that is what the best way to achieve that action is. What I presented is a microeconomic analysis. The reason macroeconomic policies rarely achieve their desired ends is they fail to consider that not all industries will be affected the same way on a micro level.

Supply and demand curves intersect to form an equilibrium at the market-clearing price. A monopoly puts a barrier on this equilibrium point being achieved, but that does not mean the market forces tending toward equilibrium simply go away. They just have something blocking them - a price control, rationing, etc. OPEC is not a true monopoly however. It is a cartel, which can be thought of as a "temporary monopoly" that is inherently unstable. Monopolys and cartels limit their production and drive the price up above the market-clearing rate. However, one of the cartel participants will eventually find it in it's interests to expand it's production, charge slightly lower than the others in the cartel, break from the cartel, and make a lot of money. Others follow suite and the cartel dissolves. The only thing a price ceiling on gas will do is create a shortage while increasing demand. Maybe it won't be a physical shortage (The oil already exists, it just needs to be extracted and refined.) but with less profits available for oil producers there will be less producers willing to enter (or remain in) the market. You may be able to get gas at $2.00 / gallon but you might have to drive an hour to find an open gas station.

I picked Other. A troll is someone who lurks on message boards and picks fights with people. :lol:

Well that leaves Prince Charles out. :lol:

Like you said, supply and demand shocks will have a way of adjusting where this balance will be. By the way, it isn't a "balance" per se. A balance is an equilibrium that can maintain itself without government intervention. But isn't taxation a government intervention?

I liked Voyager. It had better writing for the most part and was faster-paced. Plus with B'elanna and 7 of 9 you couldn't go wrong. I do wish they would have explained how they could blow up something like 15 shuttles when they entered the Delta Quadrant with only 3 I think.

So how do you look in a miniskirt? :lol: