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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
FDA OKs Plan B vending machines
We're turning into Japan.
Soon everything we will ever want will be in vending machines.
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Considering they already sell Aspirin and condoms in vending machines, why not?
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC): Hillary Clinton ‘got away with murder’
Ultra: Don't care which. The idea is weird to me. Although Japan did outlaw them some time ago from what I hear.
Deviant's Link: Then I suppose Bush's Secretary of State (who was it?) got away with murder around fifty times given all the time embassies were attacked. Did you whine then?
@Lindsey: I think most names that end in -ey used to be male. Lindsey, Kelsey, Courtney, etc. I could be wrong on that last one but I know the first two used to be male names.
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No, they're still trying to find Obama's Monica Lewinsky so until they do we will hear about this until he's out of office.
edited 29th Jan '13 8:05:37 PM by Kostya
Courtney used to be a male name. It's either derived from the French location called Courtenay or a Norse nickname meaning 'Short Nose'. Did any of the people who named their daughters these names actually look at what they mean? Wait, judging by the insane names that take a spin occasionally, never mind.
BTW, Kelsey means Cenel's Island.
Well if Civil Libertarians were committed enough they could have obtained a Dive Bomber and blasted Gitmo into rubble.
"Drones!"
"God, I love Drones!"
"Dear President Obama-I'M SO ALONE! "
edited 29th Jan '13 8:37:11 PM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Has it really come to this?
I mean, I remember in the Vice President debates, how Biden said we should calm ourselves and be reassured we're doing everything we can, while Ryan was arguing for more aggressive action. The vice president said Iran's far from getting nukes just yet, and we're making progress.
If we're going to war by spring... that's not a good sign of progress.
True. The Pentagon has plans for an Alien Invasion; doesn't mean there's going to be one...
Keep Rolling On

However, I do want better enforcement and legislation. It's tough. We have to keep the issue in the public mind, keep the ball rolling, and at the same time prevent reactionary, knee-jerk legislation like Feinstiens.