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We were notified in chat today that tgar (one of our long time members and a favorite in the chat room) lost his battle with cancer. The members in chat had grown to know him as a friend and will miss him. Please say a prayer for his wife "bkay" and their family as they say goodbye to their loved one. May the Lord bless this family during this time of loss. Lord please welcome tgar into your heavenly home. In Jesus name I pray. Amen UPDATE: 4 Jan 2012 - Tgar's wife was in the chat room tonight to let us know about the arrangements for his services. I don't know if anyone would want to know but felt like it should be posted just in case. tgar's services will be Friday (6 Jan 2012) at 11 am at the Fellowship Church on Hwy. 73 in Prairieville, La

BONDLADY'S CHAT - 1/1/2012 Today at 1:56 pm [bondLady] let’s bring in a couple of articles an talk about them before i need to go [bondLady] brb let me get a couple i liked today Agencies - Predicted MP from the State of Law coalition Ihsan al-Awadi, the return of the Iraqi List, to the meetings of the Council of Representatives and the Council of Ministers in order to avoid the losses suffered after its withdrawal, and Olney Vkdankha most important to the confidence of the street. Al Awadi said in a press statement: "The Iraqi List has everything that is contrary, starting from the province of Parliament and the Council of Ministers, through to send a complaint to the U.S. Vice President Biden, ending with the rigid positions." He pointed out that: The Iraqi efforts failed, foiled, planning to influence the political process. http://alrayy.com/39206.htm [bondLady] ok let’s go over a few of these [bondLady] see allawi had 1 thing left he could do [bondLady] was to actually quit sayin he was walkin out and just do it [bondLady] for the last 9 months i been tellin yall how much easier a majority gov would be [bondLady] how much easier a majority vote for these laws would become [bondLady] if allawi would just go on an kick rocks [bondLady] all he has is 1 agenda [bondLady] to make malikis gov fail [bondLady] he don’t care about iraq or its people [bondLady] and when push came to shove and his cry baby fits couldn’t get him anywhere any more [bondLady] he walked out takin a big number of people with him [bondLady] when hashemi was brought up on terrorism charges [bondLady] allawi thought hey i could be next [bondLady] as he does have ties which goes back to the wedding massacre [bondLady] and if hashemi is guilty of these terrorist acts [bondLady] an allawi hates maliki with his whole being [bondLady] then there’s a good chance more bad things lay hidden from view within the iraqiya bloc [bondLady] that we will have to let play out [bondLady] this article talks about [bondLady] they need to all get on the same page [Fast Eddie] BondLady I found something I think back up what you say about Alawii [bondLady] and do what’s right for iraq and not personal interests [bondLady] ty eddie [bondLady] also [bondLady] when allawi starts losing he runs to diff countries askin them cryin to them for help [bondLady] he says it’s to save iraq [bondLady] but that’s not what is in his heart [bondLady] what he’s really sayin is help me get my way [bondLady] after he sent letters to my newspaper [bondLady] and to washington [bondLady] threw some names around [bondLady] 1 of them comes back an says hey i don’t know why my name was in that letter i didn’t have anything to do with that [bondLady] an even to the point of implying when he wrote Washington [bondLady] hey even though you just pulled your troops out it might be ok to bring them back in to get control of maliki [bondLady] exactly what they don’t want [bondLady] but then again allawi isn’t doin what any of iraq wants [bondLady] he has his own agenda [bondLady] so if he’s not in the process of passing the laws which needs desperately to be passed [bondLady] he needs to just go on down the road [bondLady] so then after his desperate lasts attempts to stir up more trouble some of the blocs that left with him started leaving him [bondLady] basically sayin hey man we didn’t sign up for all this crap [bondLady] we walked out of parl for what we assumed was good reasons [bondLady] not this selfish agenda allawi has and bringing down maliki only [bondLady] let me grab another article brb [Fast Eddie] here is the link to what I found that could back up what you said about Alawii being next on the list http://en.aswataliraq.info/%28S%28jaygdtaxqlcp5p55h54sou55%29%29/Default1.aspx?page=article_page&id=146285&l=1 [bondLady] And berries announce officially withdraws from the list of Allawi and "law" denies relationship with clefts list 01/01/2012 12:10 Baghdad, January 1 / Enyerakaneoz) - MP Alexander and berries withdrawal from the Iraqi List, for what he can stimulate the political blocs to take serious positions to end the political crisis, while denied the rule of law its relationship to what it calls Palanhqaqat that took place in the movement of reconciliation. The Alexander and berries, a deputy from for security and defense committee, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), "withdrew from the Iraqi List, as a pressure to change the reality and end the political differences and that Iraq has taken character sectarian and off course and program that we have entered the elections on this basis." He added that "the political process in the country does not accept the continuation of the differences between the blocks President of Parliament over this limit must be put an end to these differences. " [bondLady] The members of the list led by Iyad Allawi, in the province of Najaf had announced their withdrawal from the list because of what they called marginalization, exclusion and orientation sectarian. and decided the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi, County Council of Ministers and the Parliament over the background the escalation of political differences with the coalition of state law. accused the movement of Allawi, the rule of law to attract leaders in the south. He has threatened last week that he will resort to fire a minister is boycotting the meetings of the Cabinet that the decision to boycott violates the Constitution. For his part, denied a coalition of law relationship Palanhqaqat witnessed by Allawi's list this month in the provinces of Najaf and Dhi Qar. A spokesman for the Coalition to Alfalh (Rn), "nothing to do with state law Palanhqaqat that took place in the National Accord Movement, headed by Allawi." He added that "to talk about the will of the state law is trying to pull leaders of the movement of reconciliation, claims no truth to it and come out of frustration caused by such withdrawals. and decided the Iraqi List, sponsored by Iyad Allawi, County Council of Ministers and House of Representatives against the backdrop of rising tensions and political differences with the coalition of state law. Maliki was threatened last week that he will resort to the sacking of the minister [bondLady] who would boycott Council of Ministers that the decision of the sections unconstitutional. and asked al-Maliki's recent Iraqi Council of Representatives may withdraw confidence from a leading political Saleh al-Mutlaq, a deputy prime minister on the grounds that he lacks confidence in the political process. Fimaoalent and the Iraqi Ministry of Interior (119/12/201) for the issuance of the note arrest against Tarek al-Hashemi in accordance with Article 4 (terrorism), as offered to the confessions of three members of the protection of al-Hashemi in which they Petklifam by Hashemi to carry out assassinations and detonate explosive devices since 2009. He denied Hashemi, the charges against him and questioned the confessions offered by the Iraqiya television Monday to members of the of protection said they were "carrying out the killings on his orders," and demanded the transfer of the investigation to the Kurdistan region. Hashemi and al-Mutlaq, leader of the Iraqi bloc, a group of secular nature, and joined reluctantly to the unity government led by al-Maliki. boycotted the Iraqi sessions of Representatives and the Minister in recent times, complaining of a they are being marginalized, although it the largest single bloc in the Council. intensified the political struggle between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his rivals in the fragile agreement to share power in conjunction with the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops from Iraq. [bondLady] and being politicians, senior Iraqi talks with al-Maliki and other leaders to contain the situation for fear of exacerbating the crisis could push Iraq back into the midst of sectarian turmoil. and made the United States, which ended its military presence in the December 18 the past, concern about the political situation in Iraq, as told U.S. Vice President in a telephone conversation President Minister Nuri al-Maliki and House of Representatives Osama Najafi's "concern" his country of the political situation in Iraq. http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/4/281646/ [bondLady] now let’s look at a few points in this article [bondLady] MP Alexander and berries withdrawal from the Iraqi List [bondLady] for what he can stimulate the political blocs to take serious positions to end the political crisis [bondLady] The Alexander and berries, a deputy from for security and defense committee, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn), "withdrew from the Iraqi List, as a pressure to change the reality and end the political differences [bondLady] and that Iraq has taken character sectarian and off course and program that we have entered the elections on this basis." He added that "the political process in the country does not accept the continuation of the differences between the blocks President of Parliament over this limit must be put an end to these differences. " [bondLady] The members of the list led by Iyad Allawi, in the province of Najaf had announced their withdrawal from the list because of what they called marginalization, exclusion and orientation sectarian. and decided the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi, County Council of Ministers and the Parliament over the background the escalation of political differences with the coalition of state law. accused the movement of Allawi, the rule of law to attract leaders in the south [bondLady] He has threatened last week that he will resort to fire a minister is boycotting the meetings of the Cabinet that the decision to boycott violates the Constitution [bondLady] For his part, denied a coalition of law relationship Palanhqaqat witnessed by Allawi's list this month in the provinces of Najaf and Dhi Qar. A spokesman for the Coalition to Alfalh (Rn), "nothing to do with state law Palanhqaqat that took place in the National Accord Movement, headed by Allawi [bondLady] al-Maliki's recent Iraqi Council of Representatives may withdraw confidence from a leading political Saleh al-Mutlaq, a deputy prime minister on the grounds that he lacks confidence in the political process. [bondLady] for the issuance of the note arrest against Tarek al-Hashemi in accordance with Article 4 (terrorism), as offered to the confessions of three members of the protection of al-Hashemi in which they Petklifam by Hashemi to carry out assassinations and detonate explosive devices since 2009. [bondLady] Hashemi, the charges against him and questioned the confessions offered by the Iraqiya television Monday to members of the of protection said they were "carrying out the killings on his orders," [bondLady] Hashemi and al-Mutlaq, leader of the Iraqi bloc [bondLady] complaining of a they are being marginalized, although it the largest single bloc in the Council. intensified the political struggle between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki [bondLady] and being politicians, senior Iraqi talks with al-Maliki and other leaders to contain the situation for fear of exacerbating the crisis could push Iraq back into the midst of sectarian turmoil. and made the United States, which ended its military presence in the December 18 the past, concern about the political situation in Iraq, as told U.S. Vice President in a telephone conversation President Minister Nuri al-Maliki and House of Representatives Osama Najafi's "concern" his country of the political situation in Iraq. [bondLady] so these 2 groups left allawi [bondLady] said what allawi wanted they didn’t sign up for [bondLady] they want the disagreements to stop [bondLady] and for iraq to move on an get there country back up and going [bondLady] so they couldn’t see any of that happening if they stayed with allawi [bondLady] so they walked away [bondLady] let me grab the next 1 [bondLady] and as i said a couple of weeks ago [bondLady] when allawi 1st walked out [bondLady] there would be a lot of separation in his bloc [bondLady] as not all of them want to lose their jobs an quit or be fired [bondLady] and if maliki kept his word if they don’t show up on the 3rd to work [bondLady] then they would put a vote against them an fire them all an rename new ministers to fill their vacancy [bondLady] many may not like maliki [bondLady] but they respect him and fear him as a leader [bondLady] and like i said not all side with allawi and would soon see many leave allawi [bondLady] so we come to the next set sayin ba bye to allawi [bondLady] The withdrawal of more than 40 members of the Iraqi list and movement of reconciliation in Basra Date: Sunday 01-01-2012 01: 02 pm Basra (News) ...Withdrawn today more than 40 members of the Iraqi list and movement of reconciliation in Basra. Member of Member of Concord in Basra Ghaleb Al-Assadi at a press conference attended by a reporter (News News Agency): 42 members and cadres and administrators in the list and the Iraqi national accord movement had decided to withdraw from the list and the movement which preceded it submit resignations of Iraqi accord work. Asadi said that because of the withdrawal came as the Iraqi people are subjected and the movement of reconciliation in the middle of the Euphrates and South governorates of marginalization and exclusion of their leaders in the capital Baghdad in addition to not given senior positions as Ministers and ministries as well as to oppose Iraqi leaders of the province of Basra and take the decision to withdraw from the Government and Parliament, which saddened. He called Asadi on behalf of the retreating preserve Iraq acquisitions made after 2003 and the establishment of a civic State based on respect for the Constitution and the law. [bondLady] Al Asadi announced on accession to the sons of Iraq movement withdrawn to change founded in Dhi Qar governorate in the past weeks. And said attorney Alexander and Toth in a statement on the withdrawal and two members of the Board of Babil province of Iraq list due to derail Iraqi deviation. A number of members of the Iraqi list and accord in Najaf Governorate Council announced Saturday withdrawal from the list and a second set of traffic they list members withdrawing from Iraq after the withdrawal of a number of its members in Dhi Qar governorate in December 26./ http://www.microsofttran ••• %3D28814 http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=ar&to=en&a=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ikhnews.com%2Fnews.php%3Faction%3Dview%26id%3D28814 [bondLady] he lost over 40 here [bondLady] so they will go bk to work [bondLady] and they will have enough people in parliament to do the laws that need to be passed [bondLady] an if allawi is truly out which i hope he is [bondLady] we will see all we need to see passed [bondLady] an iraq will be much happier having progress instead of stagnation [bondLady] let me grab the next 1 [bondLady] Sunday January 1, 2012 Member of the Iraqi: Many members of the political blocs want to hold dialogue table of the leaders of political blocs Baghdad - and babysit - A member of the Iraqi List, whose staff that many of the members of the political blocs like to hold a table of dialogue in which the leaders of political blocs. [bondLady] Ajili said in a statement (radio, public opinion): "Everyone aspires to be to find old convincing all tested total political of all the political problems experienced by the Iraqi situation during this period." Noting that the issue of al-Hashemi of important topics that should be asked during the conference National to be held in the coming days. " He Ajili: "This issue should be discussed and can not be overlooked in any way, although there is a demand by Iraq and Hashemi himself not to settle the issue politically and should prove his innocence through the courts." Noting that the issue of al-Hashemi political issue primarily for the first evident through the presentation of confessions in the media and refused to discuss in the next conference. "p / h http://alrayy.com/39189.htm [bondLady] see said many in allawis group WANT to talk and work things out [bondLady] and if it’s so there is criminals in the bloc [bondLady] then they need to be rooted out and brought to justice [bondLady] basically by the last 3 articles these people saying they don’t have allawi’s agenda [bondLady] they want things to move on for laws to get passed for iraq to grow and prosper [bondLady] for the people to be happy seeing justice done and have a better life [bondLady] let me grab the next 1 [bondLady] Saad: The Government's majority is the solution to the current crisis and the Government of the partnership will be a lesson for politicians in the future Sunday, 01 December / 2 January 2012 09:41 [baghdad - where] Deputy called for the parliamentary bloc of virtue were part of the National Alliance to form a majority government a political solution to the political crisis in the country. Said Rep. Susan Saad told all of Iraq [where] that "the political crisis experienced by the now of the country are the results of the government of national partnership, which was the agreement of the leaders of political blocs and devoted party and splitting and sectarianism and nepotism in government ministries and state institutions, was formed at the expense of the people therefore call for a government political majority to resolve the current crisis. " [bondLady] She added, "if we went from the outset to form a majority government policy, which stipulated by the Constitution and in turn there will be parliamentary opposition strong parliament is working on a calendar and to correct the performance of the government beyond a lot of crises and failures in the political stability and serve the citizens, so I think that the government of the partnership will be a lesson for politicians in the future, and that line will not be repeated in future governments and most importantly, not to repeat this experience. " [bondLady] Saad pointed out that the "correct this error with respect to form a government, I believe the partnership will not be easy despite the dissolution of the current crisis lies in the formation of the political majority." [bondLady] Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has hinted at a news conference on December 21 the current to the formation of a political majority in the event of continuing with the political crisis in the country now. [bondLady] And witnessing the political process and the relationship between the blocks and clear strained with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from another country in the December 18 of the current political disputes between the State of Law Coalition and members of the Iraqi List. [bondLady] He called President Jalal Talabani, leaders of political blocs to a meeting to resolve the current crisis is due to meet this week to a small committee comprising two members from each block to discuss the details of the initiative Talabani. Finished 2 http://www.alliraqnews.c ••• temid=86 http://www.alliraqnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23047:2012-01-01-06-41-56&catid=41:2011-04-08-17-27-21&Itemid=86 [bondLady] see there even sayin it here [bondLady] to form the majority gov would be the solution [bondLady] IF they couldn’t come to agreements an move iraq on to better things [bondLady] that a majority gov an majority votes would solve the crisis [bondLady] meaning if they had to go ahead and fire allawi and the ones who wouldn’t show back up to work [bondLady] they would and to let it be a lesson to all in the future [bondLady] of what would happen if any 1 tried to derail the progress of iraq any more [bondLady] so u see pretty much all I’ve been sayin for the last 9 months finally coming to pass [bondLady] let me bring in the last 1 [bondLady] Albzona: in 2011 was disappointing and we hope that the new year would be in compensation Sunday, 01 December / 2 January 2012 09:56 [baghdad - where] MP from the State of Law coalition Jawad Albzona that "in 2011 was disappointing because of political problems and security breaches and the inability to provide services or provide job opportunities and the elimination of unemployment." He told all of Iraq [where] the day I hope to be the new year in compensation and provide real services to the citizen instead of prosthetic solutions experienced by citizens during the past years. " [bondLady] He called for a coalition of law politicians to work hard to solve all the problems faced by citizens in all aspects of daily life because of the continuing resolution for politicians who wish to continue the political work and stay in office. " [bondLady] He called Albzona politicians to move away from preoccupation with partisan and personal interests and narrow chairs the authority to uphold the demands do not end it does not provide the required service to the citizen and for which they were elected. " [bondLady] Some politicians are alerted of the collapse of the political process in the country because of the large differences between the political blocs on the number of subjects, with Some argue that this conflict adversely affected the performance of government to provide services to the Iraqi people. [bondLady] And witnessing the political process and the relationship between the blocks and clear strained coincided with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from another country in the December 18 of the past political differences between the State of Law Coalition and members of the Iraqi List http://www.alliraqnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23048:-2011-&catid=41:2011-04-08-17-27-21&Itemid=86 [bondLady] see there all tired of allawi and his crap [bondLady] they all like us are looking forward to a new and better year [bondLady] they all want change [bondLady] they all want prosperity [bondLady] they want a shot at a normal life [bondLady] and the only way that seems like it’s gonna happen [bondLady] is for allawi to split leave the laws and parliament to the big boys [bondLady] let progress begin [bondLady] and give them a year of good things to look forward to [bondLady] hope this helped u all in some understanding [bondLady] and ty all for your patience [bondLady] drops the mic and walks off

I cant read it anywhere else......this is the only site I use......thanks for the post and please don't let knuckleheads like this stop you......whahhhhhhh I want an RV NOW......drops his toys and runs away! :lol:

If this can never happen why are you on this site?

Just wanted to wish you all a Happy 2012!!! Thank you all for becoming a part of my life this past year, you all are a truly AMAZING group of people. I think the dinar has did more than potentially made us wealthy it has made it possible for us to form friendships with people in other circumstances we wouldn't have known existed. For that I am thankful to the IQD!! God bless you all and may this year exceed all our hopes and dreams!!

I know the Rv of the Dinar has been diificult for many. I wish there were more truthful people in their opinions on the dinar. But that's freedom of speech. Let's hope this ride is over soon when 2012 is upon us. I believe there are some very fine people at this site and I hope if the RV happens they take the time to reflect. It's not all about money. I personally have a very challenged child and there are many like him. I will donate some of my money to help others. I wish you all a Happy New Year and may your dreams come true.

No one can stop an idea when its time has come. RP 2012 More RP quotes. Ideas are very important to the shaping of society. In fact, they are more powerful than bombings or armies or guns. And this is because ideas are capable of spreading without limit. They are behind all the choices we make. They can transform the world in a way that governments and armies cannot. Fighting for liberty with ideas makes more sense to me than fighting with guns or politics or political power. With ideas, we can make real change that lasts.” - Ron Paul, Liberty Defined: The 50 Urgent Issues That Affect Our Freedom “Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states “accountable” for their education performance…In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats.” - Ron Paul “I’m convinced that you never have to give up liberties to be safe. I think you’re less safe when you give up your liberties.” - Ron Paul “Freedom is not defined by safety. Freedom is defined by the ability of citizens to live without government interference. Government cannot create a world without risks, nor would we really wish to live in such a fictional place. Only a totalitarian society would even claim absolute safety as a worthy ideal, because it would require total state control over its citizens’ lives. Liberty has meaning only if we still believe in it when terrible things happen and a false government security blanket beckons.” - Ron Paul “Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul, The Revolution: A Manifesto “Mr. Speaker, I once again find myself compelled to vote against the annual budget resolution for a very simple reason: it makes government bigger.” - Ron Paul “The most basic principle to being a free American is the notion that we as individuals are responsible for our own lives and decisions. We do not have the right to rob our neighbors to make up for our mistakes, neither does our neighbor have any right to tell us how to live, so long as we aren’t infringing on their rights. Freedom to make bad decisions is inherent in the freedom to make good ones. If we are only free to make good decisions, we are not really free.” - Ron Paul “Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.” - Ron Paul “Failure of government programs prompts more determined effort, while the loss of liberty is ignored or rationalized away…whether is it is the war on poverty, drugs, terrorism…or the current Hitler of the day, an appeal to patriotism is used to convince the people that a little sacrifice of liberty, here or there, is a small price to pay…The results, though, are frightening and will soon become even more so.” - Ron Paul “When the federal government spends more each year than it collects in tax revenues, it has three choices: It can raise taxes, print money, or borrow money. While these actions may benefit politicians, all three options are bad for average Americans.” - Ron Paul “A system of capitalism presumes sound money, not fiat money manipulated by a central bank. Capitalism cherishes voluntary contracts and interest rates that are determined by savings, not credit creation by a central bank.” - Ron Paul “Let it not be said that no one cared, that no one objected once it’s realized that our liberties and wealth are in jeopardy.” - Ron Paul “The original American patriots were those individuals brave enough to resist with force the oppressive power of King George…Patriotism is more closely linked to dissent than it is to conformity and a blind desire for safety and security.” - Ron Paul “As many frustrated Americans who have joined the Tea Party realize, we cannot stand against big government at home while supporting it abroad. We cannot talk about fiscal responsibility while spending trillions on occupying and bullying the rest of the world. We cannot talk about the budget deficit and spiraling domestic spending without looking at the costs of maintaining an American empire of more than 700 military bases in more than 120 foreign countries. We cannot pat ourselves on the back for cutting a few thousand dollars from a nature preserve or an inner-city swimming pool at home while turning a blind eye to a Pentagon budget that nearly equals those of the rest of the world combined.” - Ron Paul “It is no coincidence that the century of total war coincided with the century of central banking.” - Ron Paul, End the Fed “A citizen walking through the airport today is bombarded with 1984-style propaganda messages that are designed to make us fear some amorphous threat and also be suspicious of others. The government designs these messages to make us feel dependent and heavily lorded over in every aspect of our lives. These messages are becoming ever more pervasive, hitting us even in grocery stores when we are shopping.” - Ron Paul, Liberty Defined: The 50 Urgent Issues That Affect Our Freedom

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY... HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE OUR YEAR FOR ANYTHING WE WANT, INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE RV.... LOTS OF PEACE, LOVE,HEALTH, SERENITY,JUSTICE & PROSPERITY TO EACH OF YOU.

A drunk orders himself a beer A man walks into the front door of a bar. He is obviously drunk. he staggers up to the bar, seats himself on a stool, and with a belch, asks the bartender for a drink. The bartender politely informs the man that it appears that he has already had plenty to drink--he could not be served additional liquor at this bar but could get a cab called for him. The drunk is briefly surprised then softly scoffs, grumbles, climbs down off the bar stool, and staggers out the front door. A few minutes later, the same drunk stumbles in the side door of the bar. He wobbles up to the bar and hollers for a drink. The bartender comes over, and still politely--but more firmly refuses service to the man due to his inebriation. Again, the bartender offers to call a cab for him. The drunk looks at the bartender for a moment angrily, curses, and shows himself out the side door, all the while grumbling and shaking his head. A few minutes later, the same drunk bursts in through the back door of the bar. He plops himself up on a bar stool, gathers his wits, and belligerently orders a drink. The bartender comes over and emphatically reminds the man that he is clearly drunk, will be served no drinks, and either a cab or the police will be called immediately. The surprised drunk looks at the bartender and in hopeless anguish, cries "Man! How many bars do you work at?

If U Don't Eat Ur Meat, U Can't Have Any Pudding !

Now wait a minute Democrats are people too! And yes they are on this board, and invested in the dinar. Come on why does it have to be political dichotomies? We are in this together? I think that there should be some respect, especially after all this time. The dinar RV has nothing to do with political view points. It is what it is.... the political rhetoric is stupid, and I mean that it in sort of the best of ways.

Dear Abby, My husband has a long record of money problems. He runs up huge credit-card bills and at the end of the month, if I try to pay them off, he shouts at me, saying I am stealing his money. He says pay the minimum and let our kids worry about the rest, but already we can hardly keep up with the interest. Also he has been so arrogant and abusive toward our neighbors that most of them no longer speak to us. The few that do are an odd bunch, to whom he has been giving a lot of expensive gifts, running up our bills even more. Also, he has gotten religious. One week he hangs out with Catholics and the next with people who say the Pope is the 'Anti-Christ', and the next he's with Muslims.. Finally, the last straw. He's demanding that before anyone can be in the same room with him, they must sign a loyalty oath. It's just so horribly creepy! Can you help? Signed, Lost Dear Lost, Stop whining, Michelle. You're getting to live in the White House for free, travel the world, and have others pay for everything for you. You can divorce the jerk any time you want. The rest of us are stuck with the idiot for one more year! Signed, Abby

Engineer: I will make you an offer: I will buy all of the dinar you hold, pay you the price you paid, and the shipping to get it to me. Then you won't have to worry about it anymore. What do you think?

Because I invested before I realized that. Now I'm just hoping to break even or maybe if we're really lucky get 2x.

Zig is right, stop this crap, Obama is still our president, respect what our fore fathers fought for, if you don't like it vote but this crap needs to stop. This forum is not a political forum, if you want that find one. This site has lost a lot of good people because people don't think before they type and there is a lot of people trying to work hard to help all of us understand what we are involved in here. Happy New Year! PS, this is coming from a Republican

Thanks Mo. He had a he*l of a mess to clean up. I don't want to hijack this post or turn this post into a Political one so I will leave it and lets get back to what we need to discuss. We hope everyone has a safe and Happy New Year +1

They must know their stuff, I must suppose. I've never been rich, I hardly know anyone who's rich. They certainly aren't drawn to me. They have more power than I. They know how to survive in the financial world, I suppose. I have to learn, I have to trust my helpers, can they be trusted? Lawyers are known to be meticulously clever, at least the successful one's. Will I befriend with other "rich" neighbors who had no prior interest in me? There are lions, tigers, and bears, I've never mingled among the "rich". Are they punks? Are they warriors? They must certainly be extraordinary. I must be cautious, I must be wise, I know not what jungle I enter. They mingle among themselves, they come in numbers, the public is unaware. Will they devour me or embrace me? I know naught of the "rich". I must move slowly, wisely, and always aware of where my pen makes it's mark. God, please give me wisdom to handle this great blessing bestowed on me so mercifully, protect me, help me, use me to do your bidding, Amen.

CNN. Broadcasting From Shabbi's Kitchen While Blending Bloody Mary's With Hummas. A Little Hair Of The Camel To Fight The Hangover ! Thug Note: Med Reads An Email From His Friend Who Just Got Stationed In The US Embassy In Baghdad. Its Near The Bottom + Is Not Printed In Caps. 12/31/2011 Med (20:57:37): HI DS I WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR AND I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST AND MAY YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE bubbalouie: how are we looking in this venture Med: WELL I AM KINDA TORN CBI IS ACTING LIKE NOTHING IS WRONG AND TO ME JUST MOVING FORWARD YET THE POLITICAL REALITY IS NOT GOOD AT LEAST ON THE SURFACE I HAVE HAD SOME VERY STRONG RUMORS THE LAST COUPLE DAYS COMING OUT OF IRAQ LYDIA IS EXCITE BUT I TOLD HER I DONT TRUST THE INFO I HAVE ONE POSITIVE THAT MAY FORCE THIS WITH PARLIAMENT NOT IN SESSION AND IT BEING SHUTDOWN INDEFINATELY IF THAT IS WHAT NAJAFI WANTS THEN SHABIBI MAY NOT LET IT GO ... ALSO THE IMF IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE GOI THEY ARE ABOUT TO WASH THEIR HANDS WITH THEM AND I AM THINKING THEY MAY SUSPEND FUNDING IRAQ SPENDS WAY TOO MUCH AND GETS NO RESULTS SALARIES AND WAGES ARE OUTRAGEOUS AND ARE EATING UP THE BUDGET PLUS CORRUPTION ALL I HAVE HEARD OUT OF IRAQ IS THAT SHABIBI IS NO LONGER PATIENT AND THAT THIS COULD BE AN ANY MOMENT THAT THE GOAL FOR CBI WAS BETWEEN JULY 31ST AND DECEMBER 31ST BUT ALL THE BS IN PARLIAMENT AND NOW THE GOI HAS CREATED NOTHING BUT DELAYS bubbalouie: well the goi on hold may be just what we need Med: YES BUT IT IS ONLY THE LIST THAT IS ON HOLD BUT NOTHING CAN BE PASSED BECAUSE WITH THE LIST ON BOYCOTT bubbalouie: oh i see Med: THERE IS NO QUORUM AND RIGHT NOW IT SURE DOESNT LOOK LIKE THE LIST IS COMING BACK ANYTIME SOON I AM NOT SURE JUST WHO CAN COME INTO IRAQ AND SIT THEM ALL DOWN AND GET THEM TO AGREE IN THE PAST WE HAVE IN THE U.S. FIND SOMEONE EVEN IF PAST PRESIDENT OR DIGNITARY AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GO TO A COUNTRY AND MAKE SENSE TO THEM SO FAR NOONE HAS MYSELF PERSONALLY BELIEVE THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS SITUATION IN IRAQ OR ACTUALLY DEAL WITH MALIKI AND THAT IS IN A HARRY TRUMAN WAY JUST TELL HIM STRAIGHT IT IS EITHER LIKE THIS OR YOU PICK YOUR CELL IN GUANTANAMO CUZ ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Barbwire: So med...r u saying that Shabs hands r tied until parliment returns to vote on the fills.....do i have that right? bubbalouie: i agree Med: NO I DIDNT SAY THAT WHAT I SAID IS THAT THE GOVT ON BOTH SIDES ACTUALLY IS PARALYZED bubbalouie: med gotta run god speed my friend Med: BUT THAT SHABS IS IMPATIENT OK BUBBA TY BRB Barbwire: Ok...but is that how it is.....what can Shabs do without the vote? macy39: Who would be the "Harry Truman" of today???? I agree that is what Iraq needs... Med: MACY THAT IS RIGHT WHO WHO CAN GOT TO IRAQ AND MAKE AN IMPRESSION NOW BW FIRST OFF I STILL HAVE NO CLUE WHY SHABIBI EVEN WENT TO PARLIAMENT NONE WHATSOEVER NOTHING IN THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES CBI TO GET APPROVAL AND THE CBI AXIS DOES NOT SPECIFY AT ALL THAT ANYONE MUST BE CONSULTED FOR APPROVAL IT IS SIMPLE AND WAS PUT INTO PLACE BY THE IMF AND WORLD BANK SO THAT MEN LIKE MALIKI COULD NOT STEAL FROM IT IT WAS THAT SIMPLE BUT AND THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE FIRST VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS IGNORED AND THE NEXT AND THE NEXT ALL OF A SUDDEN THESE RULES STARTED COMING OUT THAT DONT EVEN EXIST NOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS THIS IN EVERY ARTICLE ABOUT THIS RV FROM CBI IT IS A GIMME THEY ACT AND SPEAK AS IF IT IS DONE AND ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH ANY VOTE AND I BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE THEN WHAT IS SHABIBI WAITING ON THE ECONOMY IS A SHAMBLES macy39: Amen to that! Med: AND HE STATED IN JUL 2010 THAT THE REASON FOR THE RV WAS TO BOOST THE ECONOMY WELL HOLY ***BLEEP*** JUST HOW LONG CAN A COUNTRY WAIT UNEMPLOYMENT WHEN THE IMF LEFT MARCH 2009 WAS ABOUT 16% NOW 2 1/2 YRS LATER IT IS 33% BUT THE BUDGETS ARE BIGGER AND BIGGER THERE IS STILL NO POWER NO WATER NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN THE 6 YRS MALIKI HAS BEEN IN OFFICE Barbwire: I don't know how they can bear it Med: IT IS NOTHING BUT A MEDIA CIRCUS OF READING LIE AFTER LIE FROM ONE PARTY AND ONE PARTY ONLY claflame: terrible Med: IT IS THE RULE OF LAW WHICH IS ABOUT 1/3 OF THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE THE SADRISTS ACTUALLY MAKE UP MORE THAN THE DAWA PARTY macy39: Will Allawai replace M,,,is it possible or more games? Med: NO HE WILL NOT IF MALIKI WERE TO BE REMOVED THEN THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE WOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO NOMINATE ANOTHER CANDIDATE THE PARTY THAT IS CREATING ALL THE PROBLEMS IS THE RULE OF LAW WHICH CONSISTS OF ABOUT 30 PLUS DEPUTIES BUT MALIKI HAS WORMED HIS WAY INTO KEY SPOTS LIKE THE JUDICIARY THE SECURITY NOW THE FINANCE INTERIOR WHERE THOSE KEY MINISTRIES CAN EASILY PUT THE SQUEEZE ON THE OTHERS IT WOULD HAVE TO BE MASS AND I MEAN MASS DEFECTION AND A STAND THAT MALIKI HAS TO GO NOW DOES MALIKI STAYING OR LEAVING HELP OR HURT US NO BUT FOR THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ IT SURELY DOES macy39: How sad for the people Med: IT IS NOW Barbwire: Med...thanks for you input....can u share any more on things u have heard from accross the pond? Med: THERE WERE ALLOT OF OH PLUS OR MINUS DEADLINES LIKE THEY EXPECTED THE NEW DENOMS IN EARLY 2012 WE HAVE THE ONE IN JULY OF END OF YEAR I MEAN END OF MONTH END OF YEAR NOW I HAVE LOOKED AT THAT FOR A LONG TIME AND WE WERE WRONG IT WAS NOT END OF MONTH JULY EVEN THOUGH I ADDRESSED THAT EARLIER IT WAS END OF MONTH (DEC) END OF YEAR 2011 I DO BW BUT I AM EMBARRASSED TO EVEN SAY IT PUT IT THIS WAY WILL LET YOU KNOW IN THE MORNING I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM MY BRO AND I AM SURE IN FACT I AM POSITIVE THAT IF ANYTHING WAS BUZZING IN THE EMBASSY HE WOULD CONTACT ME Barbwire: if i have to wait till morning....i'll have to refrain from celebrating to much tonight ({) ...... so i don't miss it. (several Happy New Yrs) Med: LOL **********PART 2 MED & MAILMAN****************** cont. from Med's earlier chat 12-13-11 @ 7:57pm cdt Med (22:11:04): I AM SORRY GANG thepainman: no worries med Med: I HAD SOME IMPORTANT ISSUES TO DISCUSS WITH CTD THIS END OF MONTH/END OF YEAR Winston: I'm glad you had something to discuss Med: HAS BEEN BUGGING ME AND AFTER INFO I GOT IT BUGS ME EVEN MORE AND I JUST THINK IT IS TOO CONVENIENT AND I HATE IT WHEN IT SOUNDS SINCERE ESPECIALLY WHEN I KNOW THE PEOPLE INVOLVED THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE OF A MEMBER IT IS JUST AN AQUAINTENCE FOR SEVERAL YRS WHO IS A BANKER IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY AND THERE NEPHEW HAS BEEN IN IRAQ FOR THE LAST 3 PLUS YRS APPARENTLY AND I KNEW THIS FOR A LONG TIME THAT HE WORKS IN COME CAPACITY FOR CBI NOW IT COULD BE JANITOR I DONT KNOW NEVER HAVE THERE EVER BEEN ANY NEWS FROM HIM JUST CORDIAL TO HIS AUNT OVER THE 3 YRS HE HAS BEEN THERE 3 DAYS AGO HE CALLS HER OR HOWEVER HE CONTACTED HER I AM NOT SURE HE CLAIMS CBI IS NOT WAITING ANYLONGER AND THAT THEY HAVE DECIDED TO RAISE THE ZEROS SO THAT IS THE INFO I DID AS I ALWAYS DO SAID I DO NOT BELIEVE IT CUZ THAT IS MY STANDARD ANSWER ON ANY RUMOR AND WHEN A PERSON JUMPS ON RUMORS TO ME THEY ARE A CHEERLEADER BUT THIS DANG END OF MONTH END OF YEAR KEPT COMING BACK TO ME AND BEING THAT I AM AS ALL OF US FULL OF HOPE THAT ONE DAY THE RIGHT THING WILL HAPPEN I HONESTLY WISHED IT TO BE TRUE BUT IT IS ONE OF THOSE BEGRUDGINGLY THINGS SO THERE YOU HAVE WHAT I WAS TOLD BARBWIRE I WILL LET YOU KNOW IN THE MORNING AND I AM NOT STAYING UP TO WATCH thepainman : (@) Med: CUZ THE BANKS ARE ALL CLOSED ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY NO PM I CANT ANYMORE I PROMISED LYDIA thepainman: i know just playin Med: NO IT IS OK thepainman: how is she doing by the way? Med: I HAVE JUST BURNT THE CANDLE FOR SO MANY YEARS AND IT IS KICKING MY ARSS SHE IS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD thepainman: good mpw: i appreciate all you and lydia have done bro thepainman: well it never ceases to amaze me at the amount of hours you put in here Med: TY MPW bulldog23: soumds great Med. I hope its true to Med: YOU KNOW FOR EVERY 10 ARTICLES POSTED I READ 100 THAT ARE NOT THAT IS HOW I GET SUCH A RANGE OF TOPICS TO DISCUSS AND BRING TO THE TABLE IF I POSTED THEM ALL IT WOULD JUST GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE born2bherenow: thank you Med Med: YW BORN2BE I THINK WE ARE ALL TOO CLOSE FOR ME TO HOLD THINGS BACK ANYMORE NOW ALL THOSE DIFFERENT ISSUES I BROUGHT UP WAS MOSTLY CONVERSATION OF WHAT IS IN THE MEDIA BUT IT BOILS DOWN TO ONLY TWO #1 CBI WAITS FOR PARLIAMENT #2 CBI DOESNT THAT SIMPLE WE ALL HAVE HIS FAMOUS WORDS HE WILL NOT HESITATE TO INTERVENE thepainman: seems to me there has to be a point when they cant wait any longer Med: PM I HAVE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR 18 MONTHS thepainman: i know Med : BUT WHAT IS THE FRIGGN BREAKING POINT I HAVE SEEN PATIENCE BUT HOLY CRAP A COUPLE HINTS mailman17: WHAT SHABS IS WAITING FOR IS NOT CLEAR TO US AT THIS TIME...BUT HE HAS CALLED FOR EOY AND SMALLS TO COME OUT AFTER JAN1....HE HAS TO MAKE A DECISION...UNLESS SOMETHING BREAKS THAT WE DONT KNOW ABOUT WITHIN THE GOI Med: YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT WHEN THEY FLOOD THE ECONOMY WITH DINAR mailman17: HE WILL MAKE THE RIGHT CALL Med: INFLATION RISES mailman17: YEP Med: I KNOW FOR A FACT FROM CTD THAT THEY HAVE REMOVED MOST LARGE DENOMS FROM CIRCULATION I GOT INFO TWO DAYS AGO FROM MY FRIEND IN THE EMBASSY mailman17: YOU NEVER DID CALL ME:@ Med: THAT THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO USE USD BUT THAT IS WHAT THE VENDORS WANT ON THE STREET MM17 mailman17: GIVE IT OT THEM Med: I HAVE BEEN SICK AS HECK mailman17: LET THEM HAVE IT NP PAL Med: I JUST CAME BACK TODAY mailman17: GIVE THE VENDORS THE US Med: HOLD ON mailman17: THEY CAN TURN IT IN FOR DINAR ON A 1-1 Med: LET ME GET THE INFO I HAVE IT mailman17: THEY GAIN NOTHING THE NEW DINAR Med: I made to Iraq safe and sound, not much Miltary around here, at least where I am at here in Baghdad. mailman17: WHEN IT COMES OUT WILL WASH THE US DOLAAR EVEN Med: I did go to the U.S. Embassy today to get my badges and eat lunch. Boy, Does the DoS eat well. I don't even want to get into that (I saw cream puffs on the dessert bar and Beer in the Embassy store) mailman17: BEER? thepainman: mailman17: (6) Med: I did use the ATM out side of the Embassy store the only place to get U.S. dollars. I cannot use dollars anywhere here no one will take but the Iraqies mailman17: VERY GOOD Med: if you buy something from the Haji's you can use your Debit or C/C. Eagle card will not work for them. Well anyways at the same ATM it will dispense Iraqie Dinar, I did not think of buying some to see the rate of exchange from the machine. mailman17: HMMMM Med: I have to go back over on Monday for a class, I will find out then. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas. My cell phone from the states will work and so does my text messaging papaw19: you know,,,just coming into chat,,,& saying huh? Med: I do have a phone # here in my office XXX-XXX-XXXX hit option 1 and then my ext. is XXXXX. I don't think my voice mail is working yet, it will be up in a couple of days. See Ya Bro mailman17: INSIDE US QUARTERS...YOU CAN GET US OR DINAR..OUTSIDE...THE DOLLAR RULES...ME LIKEY THAT A LOT Med: I HAVE KNOWN THIS MAN ALONG TIME mailman17: NICE EMAIL MED Med: AND HE IS STAND UP AND IS ONE OF THE TOP DOGS INSIDE THE DOD moose: thanks for sharing with us, Med. very awesome. and Happy New Year DS! Med: HE JUST CAME FROM AFGHANISTAN TO IRAQ HE WAS IN IRAQ FOR 5 YRS mailman17: I GOTTA A GOOD FEELING MED.... Med: THEN WAS IN AFGHANISTAN FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS HE IS A FORMER FIGHTER PILOT AND JUST A GREAT GUY mailman17: GIMME A SEC...LEMME CATCH A SMOKE....I WANN DISCUSS SOMETHING IN CHAT WITH YOU Med: OK SEE IF YOUR WIFE WASNT HOME YOU COULD DO LIKE ME SMOKE IN THE HOUSE AND BLAME IT ON THE KIDS LOL

Best thing I've found for a hangover.....30 years of sobriety. Not for everyone, but works for me. Happy New Year all dinarians.

A Reputation of Minus 33 and Plunging Faster Than Pamela Anderson's Neckline ! :D Thx for the post Lenape. B)

The only thing Obama is any good at and has been doing every since he got into office, is campaign. If he knew how to do a good job, he wouldn't need to campaign.

Ok, here's my two cents on this political thing. There have been good and bad republican and democratic presidents. Maybe, just maybe...... it is not the "party" but the MAN that can't do the job. Just like in any business, there are good leaders and not good leaders. It is understandable if you do not like what Obama has or has not accomplished while he is in office. I believe if there had been a republican in office for this same time period, most people wouldn't have liked the results of that one either. This was going to be a hard term for anyone, with the mess that was created from the previous eight years (Bush era) that was there to deal with. Our current congress isn't doing any good either, both sides! They take vacations when our government is about to shut down, left when FAA was about to shut down, etc. They vote in unconstitutional laws, BOTH PARTIES! I have a feeling we don't have a clue as to what is truly going on behind the scenes. For us to judge on just what the media puts out is futile. I think the whole party system thing is to keep us disstracted and divided so they can do whatever they want to do anyway (both sides). If you owned a big company and needed to hire a CEO or manager, would you be more interested in what polical party he belonged to, or would you care more about the man and what he is capable of accomplishing? And yes, resumes can lie and references can be false, but that is all you have to go on. Our voting system is our way of "firing" those we find to be not capable of doing their job. Just as you would fire your manager if he couldn't do his job. Woud you blame it on his politcial party or just that he was not qualified for the position? We need to get off the party system and vote for the qualifications and capabilities of the MAN or WOMAN that can do the job best. The party system creates gridlock in Congress and the House. What if they were all just people, voting on what they felt was best for the country instead of taking sides? United we stand and divided we fall. That is very correct. We see it happening in Iraq too. But it is also happening here in the USA.

Pretty technologically advanced for the masses don't you think? I can see the small business owner angle, but this is aimed at anyone. Most of the country still have electricity and water issues, yet they design a mobile banking system for a currency that isn't worth squat. Putting the cart before the horse is it not?

Subject: Warning! GET PREPARED This morning the Muslim Brotherhood warned the United States that if the United States continued meddling in Egypt , Libya , and other potential hot spots in the middle east, they intend to cut off America 's supply of 7-11 and Motel 6 managers. If this action does not yield sufficient results, cab drivers will be next, followed by Dell, AT&T and AOL customer service reps. Finally, if all else fails, they have threatened not to send us any more presidents either. It's gonna get ugly, people

Happy New Years to you as well! Oh, and don't forget to monkey stomp LSU! Have a great 2012 and hopefully we will have a bunch of new found wealth! Party on the beach I'm buying!

I wish I had a dollar for all the bank stories I've heard over the past 8 years, heck I wouln't need a RV...

That's what I like about this forum. Almost everyone despises Democrats.

No worries! He represents an even greater group of folks wrapped up in a case vs. the SEC. CMKX for anyone that doesn't know. I won't go into details but google if you'd like to know about the 4.7 trillion dollar lawsuit. On our side we've been told for the last year or so that the IQD is connected and part of this "World Global Settlements" that is designed to sort of reboot the world in a good way. A redistribution of wealth. Every day it looks more and more like the good war is being won. This letter was put out on a message board that the Al Hodges communicates with selected shareholders of CMKX and like here quickly gets passed on to the rest of us. This was posted at 6:30 Eastern tonight. I hope it makes sense. Just try and understand that the IQD reval is much bigger than you might think if you are new and reading this. There is a economic war going on and from this.. the good guys have won. This wasn't the case last year as the fight raged on.

Lots of opinionated gurus here... We do not know the circumstances of all the meetings and assumptions that lead to decisions in Washington. We can't even pretend to be that informative or that bright. Only Time Will Tell. Waaaaay to soon to suggest failure on Obama's policies... only weak speculations because of the constant dogfights in Washington and differences of opinions. Too soon for a final grade. The folks with strong opinions more that likely have failed themselves and seeking for someone to blame. - Blame - there's that word again! Ouch!

Seriously folks, cashing out is NOT going to be a matter of cash, whether you are going through a bank, a credit union, your investment company, a street cash man, or the crown prince himself. That much cash is just not feasible ... no matter which direction it is going. For this cash out process it is going to be paper, or computer. Even at a bank they are not going to have that much cash to hand you unless you want to come back in a few days. Even then, most banks have a limit on how much cash you can take per day, regardless of whether or not you have an account or just want to take the money and run. Most likely even asking just to take cash will get you a "no" answer and they will make a bank draft for you to take to your own bank so they can turn it into cash or your account. Anything under, say, a hundred grand, is going to be an automatic non-cash deal. So if you are convinced that some street dealer is cashing people out on an even broader speculation, fine, it could be done. But it won't be for cash. In the case of someone you deal with on the street, or back alley, or whatever, it is most likely that they will be the business getter, and they send you to some office space rented by the day perhaps, where people with the access to cash and armed guards are waiting for you. Or their job may be to lead to you a bank. But guaranteed they are not carrying around hundreds of thousands, let alone millions, in cash. I cannot believe anyone on this forum would be ... dense enough ... to believe such a thing. Sorry if I have offended anyone but you guys are all a lot smarter than to believe this so take it as a compliment, not an insult. smee2

Regarding your headline remark about everyone having cel phones ... you might be right, and I'll tell you why. About fifteen years ago, maybe a little less, I had a client who had worked for Bell Canada, through Bell Northern Labs, developing cel phones and cel towers and a lot of the stuff that goes into creating a working cel network. He was telling me that he was going to retire in Costa Rica ... ideal weather, more teachers than policemen, all sorts of good reasons ... and I asked him how much time he had spent there, that he had decided to retire there. Seems like a risky move to me. But not so ... While he was developing and helping oversee installation of cel towers he spent several months in Costa Rica ... on the job! Cel phones in Costa Rica? I thought the people were mainly inhabitants of fishing villages and small coastal farmers, planted some coffee, harvested some less-than-furniture-grade teak ... but cel phones? I had the idea that cel phones were for those who could afford them. But then, I was going by information to hand, mainly what was happening in North America at that time. My greatest wish then was to have work that required a cel phone since I couldn't see any other way of justifying the cost. That did turn out but on with my wee story here ... My client explained that in countries like Costa Rica, Thailand, Vietnam, most of Malaysia and the Pacific Islands of course, the Phillipines, even India, there was no infrastructure for regular land based phones. Think about it, your land line relies on a wire, from your home or office to a pole to another pole to more wires and cables to switching boxes and stations and offices. That is a lot of infrastructure. Here in North America most of that was put us as highway improvements were being done and where there were scant highways and roads those things followed the railway tracks, which went from one coast to the other. At first the poles and lines following the rail tracks carried morse code, and a train conductor who had to urgently contact head office or repair or whatever for a major break in the track or accident or something, could simply climb the pole, tap in, and send a message with an announcement code telling whoever received it where it had to be sent, and it was sent along. Then, eventually, certain of these lines were twinned and carried telephone signals. Well think of most of the third world countries. Because of geography, or perhaps more precisely geological formations like mountains and ravines and large lakes, rushing rivers, and the harshest of seasons, such as a rainy season that washes rail tracks away and dry seasons that set entire sections of forest, even equitorial forest aflame, the idea of trains was not always practical. Even roads there are one-vehicle wide and barely that. The ideal way to travel is by horse, or donkey, and the only way to communicate is sometimes hand carried messages. Well, okay ... native drums worked for eons and still do. When the technology to support wireless communications, starting with the cel phone and then the satellite receiver, were finally able to be supported by cel towers and satellites, not just because of the technology but also because the financing was there to access the technology, suddenly every mule herder, camel driver, cocoa grower, banana plantation owner, desert chieftan, mountain dwelling goat herder ... they all had equal opportunity to communicate. They had access to a cel system. My client spent years in some of the most interesting, backwards, and deadly parts of the world helping the native populations to set up and learn how to maintain a cel service. At the time we spoke he said that even the street mendicants (beggars) in the streets of lower class merchants in the poorest places on the face of the earth, and he gave several examples, were able to afford a cel phone. They were cheap. They were the only way to communicate. There was no way government was going to spend money on poles, wires and cables, to create an infrastructure that would, in time, be obsolete anyway. Also, sonce the spectre of terrorism, hard wired infrastructure has become something to be avoided, not enhanced. So, when you make a crical remark indicating that poor people, underprivileged and backward societies, would not have access to modern communication, think again. They may not have a radio, which used to be the sign of wealth in a poor environment, since it meant not only having a radio, which may be ancient, but also the electricity to run it. but they may have a cel phone. More than likely as we do here now, more than one. I hope I didn't bore you, but I really feel compelled to correct an incorrect perception if I can. Perhaps this will alter your perception of the people of Iraq. smee2

i agree to. with ya'll i'm only saying what was SAID! im not being a smart az . im just passing it on. i believe it when i see it too.

You're screwed, IMO

I remember seeing an article by A.C. where they said the RV won't happen til 2012, I ignorantly disregarded the prediction. I apologize, my ears are now open, thank you A.C., go RV!!!!

Sorry, it won't happen again.... you have a nice day now I mean New Year :D :D :D :D

All of them are treasonous traitors, and should be locked up. Ron Paul 2012 the last hope for American's before the intervention of Almighty GOD.

How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?

I can't understand what all of you Obama Lover's are doing on this site. Why the hell are you invested in dinars? You should be standing in line at the welfare office for your Obama money. If you like what this idiot is doing to this country, then you should definately not want to prosper from an investment such as this! I just find it completely ironic that you would be on here supporting your messiah's stand on anything, when this site is all about CAPITALISM!!!! If you love Obama so much, and you agree with his actions then you should just put your dinars in an envelope and send it to 1600 Pennsylvania ave, addressed to the Obamas. Then maybe they could spend that instead of our tax dollars on their vacations and golf games and such!!! If obama wins a second term, you may want to prepare for a second civil war. And not for the reasons that you lover's of the almight O are going to spin. Not because he's black, or a democrat. It's because half the people will be able to see the truth, and the other half will follow blindly down the road to ruin. Whether it would happen or not is yet to be seen, but I do know that there are a mess of unhappy campers out here in the real world, and you can only push people so far before the skat hits the fan. If we ever get to cash in on this thing, I think it would be wise to stockpile, stockpile, and stockpile. Is this flammatory rhetoric? Maybe, but I see it my way, and you see it yours. We have got to vote these people out, and hope we get the lessor of the evils, because until they let us vote electronically so that every LEGAL American's voice is heard, we have to put up with the crap they want us to put up with. You can neg me all you want, I don't give a crap. Have fun with it. The country I proudly served is fast disappearing, and I WANT MY COUNTRY BACK!!! And any U.S. President who does not have my country's safety and welfare front and center in his mind at all times is NOT MY President!!!

Mr WxMan.... You forgot Hairy. "The private banker guy was kissing my White Irish/Italian Hiney!" Unless you've had it Waxed ... Man. Looks Leather Like. All the Best. Any minute now. Read more:

A young Arab asks his father, "What is that weird hat you are wearing?" The father said, "Why, it's a 'chechia' because in the desert it protects our heads from the sun." "And what is this type of clothing that you are wearing?" asked the young man. "It's a 'djbellah' because in the desert it is very hot and it protects your body." said the father. The son asked, "And what about these ugly shoes on your feet? His father replied, "These are 'babouches', which keep us from burning our feet when in the desert." "Tell me, Abba?" added the boy. "Yes, my son?" "Why are we living in Wichita, Kansas and you're still wearing all this ****?"

False - Happy New Year!

Man! I can't even call in sick. I'm retired!!

Okay! I am in. I have my party hat on and a bottle of champagne waiting. Countdown.....................

Are you serious...I got to go wash my hair and get ready.

PTR, Highhopes = LIES and BS, what a wothless group of idiots.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! A New Year's resolution is something that goes in one Year and out the other.

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE! MAY WE ALL BE HEALTHY, SMART AND RICH! LOVE LORI!

So much detail........sounds rehearsed!

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

I doubt they would pass thru the validation machine. You are SOL