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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:55 PM Original message |
If THIS don't put knots in your knickers, then I give up! |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. link, please? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
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nonconformist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:07 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Lazy asses? It's pretty basic to include a link to a story you're quoting in your post |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
56. I your too lazy to give a link |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #6 |
74. uh, sparky, without a link, a story has no veracity.... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #74 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #82 |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:47 PM Response to Reply #74 |
93. Sorry. Some of us can tell when a poster is bona fide or not. Veracity means truth. |
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pepperbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 05:54 PM Response to Reply #93 |
104. on this board, a link is necessary. sorry. |
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Mutineer (659 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. They'll just follow you home if you feed them???? |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
63. Ah yes, I had forgotten the freedom to assemble has been done away with... |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. I am absolutely sickened by this. |
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yourout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. Wow.......that is so wrong. |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
5. Christian charity outlawed in Dallas |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
7. This is awful. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. It's all part of the war on the homeless |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
9. It doesn't knot my knickers |
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Iris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. sure, but if I want to split half my power bar with a guy standing next to me at a stop light |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. uh, actually that applies to YOU if you were to invite a homeless into a Taco Bell for a treat! |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. oh, please it has nothing to do with 'sanitary' conditions...they sleep on the |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. If you're handing out food to dozens or hundreds of people |
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hermetic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:16 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Beware of karma. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. My karma's good on this issue.... |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:45 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. honey, if I am starving to death...I would eat e-coli RAW! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. starvation is almost non-existent in America |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. public oversight...yes, ...fines and imprisonment.....NO WAY! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. so how do you propose to enforce laws |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:04 PM Response to Reply #45 |
57. make permits cheaper than shit..and ask someone if they have one |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #37 |
55. Bullshit. There are lots of starving people in America. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 09:26 PM Response to Reply #55 |
86. No there aren't "lots" |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:51 PM Response to Reply #20 |
95. Worried abut catching AIDS? You would be Chairman, wouldn't you. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:30 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. What are you smoking? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. I don't know who made them |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. These laws are NOT about food safety and the homeless! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. so you say |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Then perhaps you should read about what happened in Vegas! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. and I think you're |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Really? Vegas is a bad example? |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. No |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #51 |
58. That isn't what I said or anybody said at all. |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:07 PM Response to Reply #51 |
60. Does your concern extend to the corporatists who are |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 09:29 PM Response to Reply #60 |
87. Of course... why wouldn't I? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:12 PM Response to Reply #46 |
62. You seem hung up on food distribution, when this report cites |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
33. Yes. If you're running a soup kitchen. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. agreed |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. Good point. nt |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
80. Thank you for the dose of reality. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 09:31 PM Response to Reply #80 |
89. So because the government |
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VP505 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:22 PM Response to Reply #9 |
21. I seriously doubt |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Well then |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
71. If I buy a slice of pizza for a homeless fellow, it's safe. |
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AlertLurker (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Although there may or may not have been ulterior motives for the legislation... |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. And just where and when has that ever happened? |
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AlertLurker (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Heard of it happening in Toronto ('80s)...poison pizza! |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:07 PM Response to Reply #44 |
59. Hardly an overwhelming health threat to the homeless, then, is it? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:26 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. No! I think getting them all housing should be the goal! |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Yes. Better to starve than to bear the slight risk of that. nt |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
34. Or get a permit |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. No, not to buy a homeless guy a sandwich. nt |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Obviously |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #43 |
47. The laws are about feeding homeless in parks, against people handing out sandwiches! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. So what? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. These laws are about removing the homeless from parks, not about their health. |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #52 |
76. Chattanooga, TN's restrictons have nothing to do with food |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Your group is awesome and that is so sad. |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:23 PM Response to Reply #49 |
67. You're deliberately missing the point |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #43 |
50. No, that's the most common example, in my mind. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. And are people being prosecuted for that? |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. OK, but that doesn't seem to be the effect of this law. nt |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:57 PM Response to Reply #53 |
98. Are you aware of any major cases |
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Le Taz Hot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
68. I don't see the difference between |
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rosesaylavee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
81. Your rationale would then cover all groups |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 09:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
88. There are no such assurances for bake-sales, are there? Or goodies at a yard sale? |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #88 |
90. Well, there AREN'T any assurances that that food won't go to the homeless. |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:50 PM Response to Reply #9 |
94. What a sick thought! You think the health and safety people are concerned for the |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
96. I imagine that were I truly hungry... |
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upi402 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. Seattle; NO sitting on the sidewalk |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
13. We have to get all those asshats OUT OF OFFICE that approved this! |
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Brigid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
17. Excuse me? |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. Pathetic |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. You know it is getting to the point |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
27. These "don't feed the homeless" laws are just about the most mean-spirited, disgusting |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 04:51 PM Response to Original message |
40. Sacramento and Fresno are 'warring' on them and smug yuppies in the SF Bay area I hear |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
61. Jesus would be arrested for feeding the multitudes |
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Didereaux (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:17 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. ..and he had better have 2000 pieces of silver, to boot! |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:31 PM Response to Reply #61 |
70. Great point! |
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allalone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #61 |
73. yeah, no permit |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 07:37 PM Response to Reply #61 |
83. Obviously these heretics( waging war on the homeless) may call themselves |
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riqster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
65. I'm all for food safety, and like MF I work at a food pantry |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
66. How can they prove that you knew they were homeless? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:30 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. because the cops are watching |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #69 |
85. That sucks. I thought helping the poor is the Christian thing to do. |
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allalone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
72. are there no prisons? are there no workhouses? |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 06:32 PM Response to Reply #72 |
78. You are a despicable facsimile of a human being |
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riqster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:02 PM Response to Reply #78 |
91. I thought he was being ironic nt |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
75. So if I buy prepackaged food that's still in its original "tamper-proof" wrapping |
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vanboggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
79. Don't feed the ducks! |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-24-07 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
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killbotfactory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
97. Why don't we just shoot them? |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
99. **WORKING LINK** |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #99 |
103. Thank you. My city is one of them. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
100. 'So what ya in fer?' 'I jacked a car.' |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:05 PM Response to Original message |
101. they'll have to put up some "do not feed the homeless" signs... |
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rockybelt (938 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-25-07 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
102. I don't know |
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