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murciaman @murciaman (441) 12 Nov 07

The Tyranasaraus Rex (King of the Lizards)has been depicted in many a Hollywood movie as a violent and aggressive predator and carnivore devouring all and sundry in its path (usually dinosaurs from another era that didnt even...

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murciaman yes thanks to Hollywood people are more likely to believe the accepted stereotype of the T Rex despite latest technologies and reseasrch making a solid case for the alternative..the analogy with Pluto however is not quite valid...Pluto is there now and...

12 Nov 07

murciaman @murciaman (441) 12 Nov 07

The Tyranasaraus Rex (King of the Lizards)has been depicted in many a Hollywood movie as a violent and aggressive predator and carnivore devouring all and sundry in its path (usually dinosaurs from another era that didnt even...

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murciaman it can never be proven of course but it still makes interesting debate...as far as size is concerned there is a species of Vulture in the high Andes which is one of the largest birds today..so there is a scavenger today that HAS grown so big in proportion to...

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murciaman @murciaman (441) 12 Nov 07

The Tyranasaraus Rex (King of the Lizards)has been depicted in many a Hollywood movie as a violent and aggressive predator and carnivore devouring all and sundry in its path (usually dinosaurs from another era that didnt even...

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murciaman OMG .. you mean there arent any nasty aliens out there who wnat to take over the earth... all the money i have wasterd on those canned foods..!!!! thanks for yourt comments...LOL

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Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 11 Nov 07

Over the years, we have been come inundated with what is politically correct - schools can have concerts in winter - but can not play Christmas music, towns can not display Christmas trees unless there are menorahs next to them....

christmas music

happy hanukkah or merry christmas

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murciaman as long as Santa is OVERMYHOUSE on xmas eve i dont care how much his reindeers have to put up with....

12 Nov 07

Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 11 Nov 07

Over the years, we have been come inundated with what is politically correct - schools can have concerts in winter - but can not play Christmas music, towns can not display Christmas trees unless there are menorahs next to them....

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murciaman yes there are always two sides to every coin and it appears your son has drawn the "short " straw...LOL...in my opinion though the only people who are vertically challenged are mountain climbers and high jumpers....

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musiqkid @musiqkid (17) 17 Oct 07

do you think spider man 3 was best sequel

spiderman 3

wallpaper

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murciaman Spot on!!! I think the majority of people who didnt like Spidey 3 are not Spiderman comic afficionados..here lies the problem..does the director cater for the masses who dont know Spidey other than the films or does the director pay homage to the comic book...

12 Nov 07

Debs_place @Debs_place (10520) • United States 11 Nov 07

Over the years, we have been come inundated with what is politically correct - schools can have concerts in winter - but can not play Christmas music, towns can not display Christmas trees unless there are menorahs next to them....

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murciaman i agree with your latter comment about people of a lower intelligence than the norm...it was quite common and accepted to call people with Downs Syndrome "Mongs" which was derived from Mongol becasue a child with Downs had similar appearances to people from...

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murciaman @murciaman (441) 11 Nov 07

recently saw the movie 300 and it has stimulated an interest in ancient greek history....how ironic that it can be said a facist state (for thats what esssentially Sparta was)was influential in bringing about modern western...

ancient greek

birth of the democracy

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murciaman if you have access to the dvd check out the special features... the whole film was done on a sound stage becasue Miller didnt think a real life location would do justice to the effects he wantted to create...the movie is dark and Gothic in some parts which has...

12 Nov 07

murciaman @murciaman (441) 11 Nov 07

recently saw the movie 300 and it has stimulated an interest in ancient greek history....how ironic that it can be said a facist state (for thats what esssentially Sparta was)was influential in bringing about modern western...

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murciaman sure.. i made a comment earlier to the same effect...the plot of the film is loose and weak it depends how true to recorded history the director and producer wanted the film...i dont think they were interested in a plot just to retel the valour and self...

12 Nov 07

murciaman @murciaman (441) 11 Nov 07

as we approach remembrance day here in Europe and the Us i read an interesting fact the other day about the first world war..apparently 1,000,000 horses were used at the front but only 60000 returned so thats 999,940 horses that...

animals

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murciaman thanks for that.. i was not aware of this either .. we live so much of our lives in the dark so it seems...dogs were also used in the first world war as messengers..the Germans in particular used Boxer dogs.. i know this becasue i have Boxer dogs myself and...

11 Nov 07

murciaman @murciaman (441) 11 Nov 07

as we approach remembrance day here in Europe and the Us i read an interesting fact the other day about the first world war..apparently 1,000,000 horses were used at the front but only 60000 returned so thats 999,940 horses that...

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murciaman man has always used animals for its own advantage...as you say it was not their fight and what a horrible experience it must have been for them ..at least humans have a conscious knowledhe of the things going on around them even if most of them in the first...

11 Nov 07

murciaman @murciaman (441) 11 Nov 07

recently saw the movie 300 and it has stimulated an interest in ancient greek history....how ironic that it can be said a facist state (for thats what esssentially Sparta was)was influential in bringing about modern western...

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murciaman Leonidas died at Thermopelaye as was always intended..the Spartans and their king knew they would not return....Xerxes watched the battle from his throne from the high ground... the Oracle at Delphi had foretold of the King dying in Battle at the hot...

11 Nov 07

murciaman @murciaman (441) 11 Nov 07

recently saw the movie 300 and it has stimulated an interest in ancient greek history....how ironic that it can be said a facist state (for thats what esssentially Sparta was)was influential in bringing about modern western...

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murciaman im not sure about the movie as a story or as an epic...the special effects and the graphics are key to the movie.. i may be being sexist here but dont think the film appeals to a very wide audience..any females out there who would like to throw in their two...

11 Nov 07

murciaman @murciaman (441) 11 Nov 07

recently saw the movie 300 and it has stimulated an interest in ancient greek history....how ironic that it can be said a facist state (for thats what esssentially Sparta was)was influential in bringing about modern western...

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murciaman thanks for your response...yes i agree with you there is something to be learned from the Spartan attitude especailly in our modern world where sustainability is the key to our future wellbeing although as with all past societies there ares ome things we can...

11 Nov 07

murciaman @murciaman (441) 11 Nov 07

recently saw the movie 300 and it has stimulated an interest in ancient greek history....how ironic that it can be said a facist state (for thats what esssentially Sparta was)was influential in bringing about modern western...

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murciaman dont be so sure of yourself.."learn before you type " how rude are you...?? im posing a hypothetical question here which has nothing to do with dates on the calendar...sure if the Persians had of controlled the Greek mainland then there is the possibility that...

11 Nov 07

AKRao24 @AKRao24 (27422) • India 10 Nov 07

We say that God is one . Nothing on this can happen without his consent. The destiny is predetermined by him. We are all the children of God! Then why God has made us to come up with so many religions ? Whjen every one ultimately...

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murciaman if there is a god... then i suggest that the earth is hell..my mother in law always believed this... there is so much evil in the world that it just doesnt make any sense at all to believe we are all here being tested in our faith with the reward of a place in...

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subathra @subathra (3519) • India 31 Oct 07

Nowadays homes for old and helpless parents have increased rapidly .The owners of these homes make handsome income.. The parents bring up their children with good education and find fine jobs with good income. When these...

old age homes

parents abandoned

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murciaman dont see what morals have to do with it..it is plain common sense..the problem with modern day living is that NONE of it is sustainable....solutions will need to be found for the greater good of people to come... accept life for what it is .. a temporary stay...

1 Nov 07

subathra @subathra (3519) • India 31 Oct 07

Nowadays homes for old and helpless parents have increased rapidly .The owners of these homes make handsome income.. The parents bring up their children with good education and find fine jobs with good income. When these...

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murciaman who cares who takes care of em..they are past their sell by date....we are al as humans full of sentimental crap..sure we love our parents..but at the end of the day they are just a lump of living cells that will disapear into the ether as soon as their time...

1 Nov 07

kpbhuvana @kpbhuvana (392) • India 9 Feb 07

I dont really dont understand why there is a need of oldage home. If you see old people with now children to take care of them then its ok, But really nowadays the status of oldage homes are bad. I saw a old women whose son and...

relationships

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murciaman quite right too!!! we dont need old age homes as we can polish em all off before they reach old age...55 is a good age for any old codger to survive too....think of all the cash the state would save in old ager pensions too..we could lop at least 10% off the...

1 Nov 07

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