This would drive me crazy to see everyday, nevertheless walk around on. Camouflage for lazy people.

Um, the bug was not fixed-- received the message 2-minutes ago :/

What in the world does this mean (when I submitted my original post a moment ago):

"Text entered was wrong. Try again."

Wrong? Spelling, Punctuation, Content? Oh My!

I will try again:

Yes, I observed this fine example of stitchery when I visited Mount Vernon last Summer.

Swords in a lake? LOL.

I voted for Bush, twice. He is not Conservative enough, though.

I am in agreement with Moon.

And also the point about Cuba: most Liberals swooning over the supposed wonderland of "Communist" Cuba, Socialist liberation for the people, and Che Guevara? Read history-- we are allowed to do that here (U.S.) unlike in Cuba.

By the way, my wife is a Cuban-born American who still has family in that TOTALITARIAN nation and it is no Socialist nirvana.

Tibet? Personally, I am tired of hearing about this. Seems to me like another bleeding-heart bandwagon to jump upon along with the free-thinking Hollywood types and pseudo-intellectuals, hipsters. Please.

The primary point about Tibet should be the focus on China: blockade all goods and services from China from entering our nation until they collapse from the inside. Stop all trade with any country that does trade with China. This action includes severing all diplomatic ties with China via the U.N. and any votes in World trade councils that we are involved in. We are the most powerful country in the world but the world would never know it, now.

A simple set of children's dolls and a simple naming convention. Sometimes I think we all read too much into things.

Perhaps the company should have just named the families "Family 1", "Family 2" "Family 3", "Family 4". Then again, I'm sure someone would bring up the issue of which family got the position of "Family 1". Let's be safe and start the set, in this hypothetical case, at "Family 2" forgoing any reference whatsoever to "1". LOL.

This is a great idea. I'm there everyday and the issue of bathrooms CAN arise. NYC actually has some very nice, well-maintained and pleasant restrooms if you know where to find them.

And, hey-- I like the GAP! :)

@Matt Staggs:"Waiting for Hipster Douchebag Parking Lot....":

Then come to my town, NYC, and you can see more than a parking lot full, you can see a whole island full :/

And, yes, I love Judas Priest :)

"That was a little slice of wonderful."

And, what a very small slice it was, if that :/

8:38 New York City

Just awoke from a lovely sleep and watched this video.

Now I will go back to sleep and have a nightmare.

@realisateur

Thank-you for your reply.

I have nothing to debate about in your post as it serves the purpose to add more to the conversation on this particular topic and it expands upon a complex topic which, I will admit, I have the tendency to simplify.

NYC: Yes, I would be paranoid to fly (to an extent)but I am more paranoid, literally, when I ride the subway. Soft (very soft) target.

"Brown": It is imperative not to violate the Constitutional rights of our citizens based upon ethnic\religious criteria. But, when an APB goes out for a wanted criminal there is a description of the suspect and those entrusted to seek and capture said suspect use this profile to make judgments upon not only who to look for but, more importantly, who NOT to look for. It is a shame that Arabs are now feeling paranoid themselves about being considered a possible suspect, suspected of something they would probably never support-- and on some legal & moral levels it is indeed terrible and possibly unlawful-- but 15 of the 19 9-11 hijackers were of Saudi origin and they did have darker pigmentation, hence, the reason Al Qaeda is seeking to recruit non-Arabs for possible missions against Western interests. This is common knowledge and an old tactic they are employing.

"I think it's important to point out that there is a BIG difference between Muslims and Islamic Fundamentalists.": Yes, of course this is important and statistically true. The problem lies in the concept that "Muslims are not speaking out against the attacks" and "Muslims are seen dancing in the streets of Israel and handing out candy to children in celebration of the destruction of the WTC"-- what can you do with this? We cannot fully trust the commercial media but video does not generally lie and the Internet is freely open for all American-Muslims to blog about the horrors we have witnessed on 9-11. (*Please cite the URL's of said writing if you are indeed aware of them (there must be indexed server-farms full of them))

I admire and enjoy Islamic culture. In fact, I converted to Islam a few years after 9-11. I have since left Islam, not due to anything to do with anything discussed in this forum but for purely spiritual reasons.

We (citizens, government) must be very careful with all facets of this topic, our reactions, and our security measures but, at the same time, we must make the necessary steps to ensure the protection of our (and our Allies)interests.

Thank-you again for your post: it was well-written, sincere, and it made think more about this issue which is always welcome and appreciated.

Matthew

It is vital that security is considered for all forms of mass-transit; "mass" transit or mass-gatherings are prime targets for obvious reasons.

Soft targets are soft for a reason(s) and must be hardened to an at least basic, acceptable level. This is not the erection of a police state but a reactive posture based on truths that must be defended against.

London and Madrid should be cited-- tell the loved-ones of the ones who perished in these Muslim (yes, Muslim) attacks that it should not be considered, cited, planned against\for, our security heightened to a level which may prevent these criminal acts of mass murder again.

London, Madrid, Israel, NYC, Dublin-- people want to blow others up to aid in the achievement of their political\religious goals. What to do?

I live in NYC: we do not go around wringing our hands in fear of more terrorism but we are AWARE. Our government has done the right thing in response to 9-11 in regards to bulking up security and, IMO, they have not done quite enough, yet. Perhaps another attack will more clearly define the situation for everyone.

Allow Liberal politics to define our security and we might as well just surrender to the enemy and burn our own flag-- maybe it would be just easier to convert to Islam?

**Note: I am an ex-Republican, pro-gun rights, Christian, Obama supporter, so please no flaming via pigeon-holing, please ;) I just do not want to see more civilians of any race\religion die in this manner.

*Dustin Driver: ROFL-- very funny :)

Only my personal opinion: sad. Absurd and not in a good way. Why do people go crying mad over these sorts of things: 'Patch Adams', movies about children dying of Cancer and their last wishes peppered with the cliche "wisdom of a child' :/

I find it bizarre and it makes the true tragedy-- the sick, dying, & elderly people-- look like fools for our entertainment and to fill out hearts with a little bit'O anecdotal hope. Balloon hats.

But I hear "It is not about the balloon hats, it's about the joy the people feel from the hats." OK. True joy would be felt if their Alzheimer's was cured and hospices\nursing homes actually showed proper care for their clients, the patients, instead of impatience and the oft-recored abuse. Balloon hats to the rescue LOL.

** Note to self: if you ever find yourself in the hospital, MattyD, and the Balloon Man appears ask for the nurse to call security and another shot of morphine.

Greetings:

I live in New Jersey directly across from Midtown Manhattan. In all of my time here I have never seen one example of these fake-tanned club boys. I must say, though, it is quite horrendous, not so much even the look but what these kids obviously stand for, partake in, strive for believe in- materialism, debauchery, competion, pack-mentality-- lovely :/

I believe this phenomenon is generally relegated to Bergen County, NJ which is the county next to where I live, Hudson County (*Bergen Co, is where 'The Sopranos'is primarily set-- suburban Hell)

NJ is a fine state.

Matty D

IF I owned am iPod I would want one like this. Love Steampunk.

Beautiful and functional.

How nice and inspiring.

Very sweet. My gf and I collect "Hello Kitty" so this would be perfect for our collection (actually she pointed this out to me from another site and said she wanted it). YES, we would have a REAL AK-47 in our house along with our Glock and Mossberg. Remember our Constitution.

Cheers.

This is awful.

I voted for President Bush twice (I am voting Democrat- Hillary Clinton this time around) and I supported the Iraq War (note: supported, past tense); this sounds like a very good mission for our Special Forces-- hunt down and capture\ kill the "Rastas" for such vile crimes against humanity. Bloody horrible.

This game is very nice-- is there a way to save your game\ progress, though?