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Lost in Space
#57926: Jul 9th 2013 at 1:38:49 PM

The human race as a whole? Nobody? How would you even go about establishing a territorial claim without a permanent settlement?

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occono from Ireland. Since: Apr, 2009
#57927: Jul 9th 2013 at 1:39:16 PM

There's an international treaty prohibiting weapons, military or any kind of defense establishments on the moon, isn't there?

edited 9th Jul '13 1:39:29 PM by occono

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#57928: Jul 9th 2013 at 1:40:14 PM

What are they going to do anyway? Put up a fence? Not like you can't just jump over it.

deviantbraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#57929: Jul 9th 2013 at 1:46:03 PM

The national moon park idea is just as illegal as Newt Gingrich's moon base.

edited 9th Jul '13 1:49:57 PM by deviantbraeburn

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lonesomepaire from nowhere,wyoming Since: Apr, 2013
#57930: Jul 9th 2013 at 1:47:45 PM

The outer space treaty prohibits claiming an territory on the moon. It allows any nation to go to the moon, or set up bases on the moon, provided that those bases are used only for research. I believe that the treaty also protects any artifacts left on the moon, making this park illegal and redundant.

deviantbraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#57931: Jul 9th 2013 at 1:55:18 PM

Rep. Darrell Issa subpoenas Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki over lavish conferences

edited 9th Jul '13 1:55:39 PM by deviantbraeburn

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AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#57932: Jul 9th 2013 at 1:56:36 PM

If someone wants to do it bad enough, I'm sure they could end up putting a theme park on the moon. Probably under the guise of "educational something or other" and there happen to be rides and perhaps those theater things where you stand and they have the video playing all around you on the ceiling. And the proceeds go to running the research center.

deviantbraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#57933: Jul 9th 2013 at 2:04:00 PM

GOP announces second hearing on Obamacare mandate delay

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deviantbraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#57934: Jul 9th 2013 at 2:10:57 PM

Wrong Thread

edited 9th Jul '13 2:12:52 PM by deviantbraeburn

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RadicalTaoist scratching at .8, just hopin' from the #GUniverse Since: Jan, 2001
lordnyx Since: Aug, 2009
#57936: Jul 9th 2013 at 2:26:22 PM

Why is a winemaking degree bad? Someone has to make it after all and they may as well be educated, also lmao at still reading newspaperstongue

Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#57937: Jul 9th 2013 at 2:26:38 PM

Canadian Studies is a thing?

Anyway, that is bad. Unfortunately there's a very loud segment of the population that thinks education is worthless without realizing that without it, the States will fall behind all the other countries with education systems.

deviantbraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#57938: Jul 9th 2013 at 2:26:59 PM

[up][up][up] Someone in the comments points out this data is from 2009, so it's hard to say how much is still accurate.

UN: Mexico surpasses America as World's fattest developed country.

Best news I've heard all day.

Now can people please stop calling us 'amerifat.'

edited 9th Jul '13 3:41:48 PM by deviantbraeburn

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Lost in Space
#57939: Jul 9th 2013 at 2:29:06 PM

I have my doubts that the statistic you cited reflects Americans getting skinnier.

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lordnyx Since: Aug, 2009
#57940: Jul 9th 2013 at 2:29:36 PM

Mexicans are still (North) Americans.

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Lost in Space
#57941: Jul 9th 2013 at 2:30:50 PM

Don't be obtuse. The demonym for a person from the United States is "American". The demonym for someone from Mexico is "Mexican". Like it or not.

edited 9th Jul '13 2:31:06 PM by Fighteer

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deviantbraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#57944: Jul 9th 2013 at 3:09:18 PM

[up]

Translation: theres too much pork that doesnt favor Bobby Jindal's voters

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#57945: Jul 9th 2013 at 3:14:36 PM

Translation: I complain about pork only when I don't really like the bill but can't say so directly at the risk of pissing off part of my constituency.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
deviantbraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#57946: Jul 9th 2013 at 3:41:14 PM

Donald Trump: Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner turning New York into ‘pervert central’

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Ogodei Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers from The front lines Since: Jan, 2011
Fuck you, Fascist sympathizers
#57947: Jul 9th 2013 at 3:51:47 PM

Of those apparently bad degrees, the Bowling Industry Studies would at least, likely, be applicable to starting other types of small businesses with a similar application (like, say, a minigolf Funland or something). Winemaking is a growing niche in the country. Given NAFTA, Canadian Studies could be a lucrative field.

Although their down-talking of liberal arts degrees makes me rather bothered by that article overall (with my Bachelor's in International Relations and my running unemployment)

deviantbraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#57948: Jul 9th 2013 at 3:58:14 PM

Senator Warren (D-MA) rips Senator Manchin (D-WV) on student loan proposal

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midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#57949: Jul 9th 2013 at 8:00:10 PM

yes, Donald Trump, the man who married a hot far younger woman like Ivana simple for her looks is certainly the go to on moral decency.

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#57950: Jul 9th 2013 at 8:11:54 PM

That one panel seems to be part of "the any degree that isn't a business or engineering degree" is utterly useless. Nevermind that the school that offers the winemaking degree probably specializes in that and it clearly isn't something you can get at every school. There's colleges in rural areas where you can get classes in turkey sexing because rural areas that possibly raise turkeys and other birds are where that would be relevant. Surprise surprise, some schools offer different sorts of degrees from others, some of them fairly rare.

And I really wish people would stop paying attention to Trump. He's such a gasbag.


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