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I guess conventional wisdom holds that, the higher the price of cigarettes, the less people will buy and smoke them which is a good thing. But the people who do buy them (addicts) will have less money left over for things like food and clothes for their children, which is a bad thing. This line...

:eek: ... are you with *gasp* Thinkpol?

My personal opinion on a parent physically disciplining a child is that there is a proper time, place, and intensity level for everything. But I suppose that if child beating has gotten out of hand so much that a ban on spanking is the only way to effectively combat the problem, then it's just...

So, they outnumber us gazillion to one, and now somebody gave them lasers? I, for one, welcome our new bacterial overlords.

Did you mean +12 or -12 degrees Celsius? If you were freezing your butt off at -12 degrees, then that's not terribly impressive. If you meant you are freezing your butt off at +12 degrees... then I have no words (edit) other than: :p

Ah, very good, my fine friend; I am pleased to note how the end-states desired by you and I are in agreement. And, though I personally favour the prolonged continuation of the warm front we are currently experiencing, your observations on the benefits of a light rain shower do possess merit, and...

No, please don't listen to him! Over here we get so few of these really warm days in a single summer, that we should appreciate it when nature blesses us with some of the good stuff. North_Ranger is merely confused; I'm sure that if he just took proper care of his body's hydration levels in the...

Oh, they'll come to like it, allright. If nothing else, we'll make them like it

Me too. Ovechkin's contribution came up surprisingly short in the Friday match against Finland, at least. Seemed as if he had declared a unilateral moratorium on passes.

Way ahead of you: here's a pic from the fountain in central square in front of the city hall of my city:

Dear Sir, this event is not a Minor Victory. This is a triumph of Epic proportions.

I was also a bit surprised when Russia knocked Canada out of the tournament. Russia's performance in their last game against Finland was not too convincing; plenty of individual skill (Ovechkin, Kovalchuk), pretty much f*ck-all in terms of team play. Looking forward to squaring off with Canada...

< Placeholder for the finnish triumph over Sweden in Ice Hockey World Championships 2011 final, which is just starting > Yep, 6-1 in favor of Finland. EAT YOUR HEART OUT, SVEDUPELLET!

It's a Turku specialty.

Indeed. And we just beat Russia 3-0 to advance to the final of the ice hockey world championships, where we'll face Sweden on Sunday. So Finland has enjoyed two good pieces of news recently :thumbsup:

While I possess little knowledge of legal matters and even less knowledge of US legal matters, I had a look at the Federal appeals court ruling on the case, and the reasons they gave for the ruling appear pretty convincing to me. There were several points of appeal covered in a hefty dose of...

Klara vappen, bara vatten hela natten! (Not really)

I think I know what got you:

Well, any political situation in Finland will of course not have the kind of international impact one might get from similar developments in larger and more significant countries, but it is naturally a bigger concern for us the inhabitants. Plus, it could be that this election result just might...

To first see how things are developing, and then join the winning side. Rebel Alliance or Galactic Empire?