Comments on: Miscellaneous Local Links – 12/11/06 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864 A Daily Digest of Twin Cities News, Arts and Culture Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:22:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: mike s http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59266 mike s Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:20:10 +0000 #comment-59266 Wow, Dizzy, it's sort of like Jews for Jesus. Only with Muslims. You find the bestest websites on the whole interweb!!! Wow, Dizzy, it’s sort of like Jews for Jesus. Only with Muslims. You find the bestest websites on the whole interweb!!!

]]> By: Dizzy http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59263 Dizzy Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:12:46 +0000 #comment-59263 <a href="http://www.freemuslims.org/news/article.php?article=1824" target="_blank">Another perspective on the imam controversy from a fellow Muslim</a> Another perspective on the imam controversy from a fellow Muslim

]]> By: Dizzy http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59222 Dizzy Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:00:00 +0000 #comment-59222 "Ahh...the USA...a nation Sheep"<br /> <br /> Raindog - profound as ever.<br /> Yes, so true, we really are a nation Sheep....Canada, now that's a nation Goat.<br /> “Ahh…the USA…a nation Sheep”

Raindog – profound as ever.
Yes, so true, we really are a nation Sheep….Canada, now that’s a nation Goat.

]]> By: tmay http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59204 tmay Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:03:06 +0000 #comment-59204 seriously, all I'm seeing here are retarded drunken college kids falling into rivers. There's no sinister bent on it, they're just retards helping natural selection on with some booze. seriously, all I’m seeing here are retarded drunken college kids falling into rivers. There’s no sinister bent on it, they’re just retards helping natural selection on with some booze.

]]> By: Raindog66 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59190 Raindog66 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:40:12 +0000 #comment-59190 Where there's smoke, there's fire Elizabeth!<br /> <br /> Even if I have to lie about stats to prove my point.<br /> <br /> Karl Rove has taught me well! Where there’s smoke, there’s fire Elizabeth!

Even if I have to lie about stats to prove my point.

Karl Rove has taught me well!

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59187 Elizabeth Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:30:58 +0000 #comment-59187 Ugh, it undermines my argument when I leave too much in quotes or drop words like "something damn close to 94 percent of the <strong>population in those</strong> states are also within those borders. Ugh, it undermines my argument when I leave too much in quotes or drop words like “something damn close to 94 percent of the population in those states are also within those borders.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59185 Elizabeth Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:11:00 +0000 #comment-59185 I don't know why you get the impression that I don't think there's a killer because "the Man" says so. If anything, I'm arguing for more critical thought. These statistics are weak and there are plenty of alternate explanations. Just because some professor says something rather meaningless like "They also found nearly 94 percent of the drownings took place within 100 miles of I-94. " and "If the drownings were all random, there should be greater racial and academic diversity among the victims and they should be scattered all over the map, Gilbertson said." and you <em>feel</em> there's a killer doesn't make it so.<br /> <br /> The I-94 thing really gets me. Of course it's not going to be random--Interstates tend to connect population centers. In fact, I looked at a map and it shows that almost the entirety of Minnesota and Wisconsin is within 100 miles of I-94 (Duluth looks like it is the biggest city not in that perimeter). I'd be willing to bet that something damn close to 94 percent of the states (or 94 percent of college students in those states) are also within those borders.<br /> <br /> I feel the same thing about people who talk about 9/11 conspiracies. Not because George Bush said it was terrorists and I believe him, but because most conspiracy theorists know jack about science and engineering and misremember the little they were taught back in 9th grade.<br /> I don’t know why you get the impression that I don’t think there’s a killer because “the Man” says so. If anything, I’m arguing for more critical thought. These statistics are weak and there are plenty of alternate explanations. Just because some professor says something rather meaningless like “They also found nearly 94 percent of the drownings took place within 100 miles of I-94. ” and “If the drownings were all random, there should be greater racial and academic diversity among the victims and they should be scattered all over the map, Gilbertson said.” and you feel there’s a killer doesn’t make it so.

The I-94 thing really gets me. Of course it’s not going to be random–Interstates tend to connect population centers. In fact, I looked at a map and it shows that almost the entirety of Minnesota and Wisconsin is within 100 miles of I-94 (Duluth looks like it is the biggest city not in that perimeter). I’d be willing to bet that something damn close to 94 percent of the states (or 94 percent of college students in those states) are also within those borders.

I feel the same thing about people who talk about 9/11 conspiracies. Not because George Bush said it was terrorists and I believe him, but because most conspiracy theorists know jack about science and engineering and misremember the little they were taught back in 9th grade.

]]> By: umm http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59175 umm Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:00:59 +0000 #comment-59175 that's funny, all the famous serial killers I can remember were white men.<br /> <br /> Also, I heard there's a whole lot of cereal to be killed out in golden valley! that’s funny, all the famous serial killers I can remember were white men.

Also, I heard there’s a whole lot of cereal to be killed out in golden valley!

]]> By: Raindog66 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59176 Raindog66 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:59:54 +0000 #comment-59176 <em>It's not so much that I want to quickly dismiss the idea of foul play, it's that I want to examine the results closer. </em><br /> <br /> I think that's what the professor is recommending as well.<br /> <br /> Perhaps if your son went "missing" you might see things differently about searching for a potential killer.<br /> <br /> Ahh...the USA...a nation Sheep.<br /> <br /> <em>Well...Mr. Policeman says its was an accident so...<br /> <br /> Bush says they have WMD so...<br /> <br /> Mr. Big says War is Peace so...<br /> <br /> CNN says Muslims want to kill you so...</em><br /> <br /> <strong>Baa! Baa! Baa! Baa! Baa!</strong> It’s not so much that I want to quickly dismiss the idea of foul play, it’s that I want to examine the results closer.

I think that’s what the professor is recommending as well.

Perhaps if your son went “missing” you might see things differently about searching for a potential killer.

Ahh…the USA…a nation Sheep.

Well…Mr. Policeman says its was an accident so…

Bush says they have WMD so…

Mr. Big says War is Peace so…

CNN says Muslims want to kill you so…

Baa! Baa! Baa! Baa! Baa!

]]> By: Raindog66 http://www.secretsofthecity.com/mnspeak/9864#comment-59173 Raindog66 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 20:49:27 +0000 #comment-59173 50. 100,000. Same diff. <br /> <a href="http://www.greatdreams.com/serial-killer.htm" target="_blank"><br /> Other estimates put the number of killers close to 500. </a><br /> <br /> <br /> cereal killer -biggest...pussy...ever. 50. 100,000. Same diff.

Other estimates put the number of killers close to 500.

cereal killer -biggest…pussy…ever.

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