Originally posted by JigSaw

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Sure it might lack some applications and software but if you got VMWare Fusion then that is no problem.

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When you use VMware, do you have to buy Microsoft Windows?

Originally posted by geeogree

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Silly Belial.... the Mayans didn't predict the end of the world... they predicted the end of an age....

if you're going to mock then at least get your facts straight.

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Mine was also a run-on sentence. Learn to take a joke.

What if it goes away, then comes back in December 2012 and is a million times stronger then most of the population dies and we have the end of the world that the Mayans predicted..... < /sarcasm >

A local high school (Indio High School) has been shut down completely because of a confirmed case of swine flu.

The marine base at Twenty-nine Palms has 25 marines under quarantine.

I <3 my Mac.

I have a 20" iMac... it's beautiful *hugs Mac) Before this I had an iBook... that was in 2005. It still works the way it did when I bought it (seeing as how I didn't ever do anything but write essays and browse the interwebs and download some music...). I bought a new one because I wanted a desktop desperately. It gets annoying to use just a laptop.

Originally posted by Elara

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Ducks won 4-1 last night. I never thought I would say this after last year, but go Red Wings... at least as far as kicking the s*** out of the Ducks.

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The Red Wings are gonna kick the Ducks' ass. Mwahahaha... erm...

Originally posted by Davideo v.7.50.316

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Amazingly, yeah. I mean, it's pronounced the way it looks but still at least 90% of people get it wrong.

Was I close with the pronunciation of yours?

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Yeah... kind of. lol

Dez-er-ahv

David: Nope

Awwk-um-pahk?

Betcha you can't say mine correctly (unless you can easily pronounce most hockey players last names...)

Dezarov

What the hell is a 2002 CBR 600 F4i?

Why do you prefer a Mac over a PC? (I have a Mac and I love it. <3)

What's your opinion on psychedelic drugs?

Originally posted by ziggy

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is it safe to be dieting like that? I mean, it can't be good to only be eating pills for the most part

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That's kinda how I feel.... starving yourself is hardly ever a good idea, even if you're taking pills that kill your appetite...

To each his own, I'm not trying to tell you what to do... ;

Originally posted by Elara

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Personally, I am a Penguins fan and I don't care. I think that you are being unreasonable and saying bad things about a good player just because he is on a rival team and you should be ashamed of yourself for that. I am not involved enough yet to have favorite players or really know the names of a whole lot of them. I live on the west coast though, so it is easy to see how that can happen.

It's kinda why I am still leary about hockey. Love the game, hate the fans.

For the record, I would just like to say that the Anaheim Ducks and the Los Angeles Kings both suck this season.

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I agree. My husband is a big hockey fan and I've only just started getting into it. I went to a Kings vs Red Wings game in January and the Red Wings kicked the crap outta the Kings. It was pretty bad ass. One of my favorite players is Niklas Kronwall. I don't have any issues with Crosby though.

I'm labeled as b****y, gothic and antisocial!..... oh wait, I am...

Originally posted by ziggy

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there's a difference between physical and mental addiction. marijuana is mentally addictive but not physically addictive, as stopping doesn't cause withdrawal, but it is very difficult for people to stop. eventually, the your body makes less of or stops making the chemical that gives people that "good feeling" and they need the drug to feel normal. also, if you smoke it several times a month, that probably means that you can't stop. if you can go a month without it, then great but if you can't... I challenge you to prove me wrong

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The body doesn't produce THC. O_o

You're thinking of methamphetamines or cocaine. Those produce the dopamine ("feel good" chemicals) which artificially stimulate the brain for a rush of euphoria. This effect is short lived because the brain assumes it doesn't have to produce this chemical anymore. This is the crash heavy drug users experience. The addiction comes from the lack of a "pleasurable" feeling. They crave those drugs to get their dopamine levels up to feel good again.

Source: Human Anatomy & Physiology by Elaine N. Marieb and Katja Hoen; Seventh Edition (ISBN: 9780805359107)

Just so you know, I can and do go a month or two without it.

Originally posted by Davideo7

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3. Marijuana can make a person dumber if used to often. Ever met a smart pot head? Probably not and if you have, are they successful? Probably not, at least none of the ones I know are (and I know personally about 10 pot heads). Not only that, none of the pot heads I know went to college, all of them dropped out (except 2), and they have a very hard time learning or figuring things out.

4. Marijuana can cause an addiction and is expensive. People who do it are controlled by it and it controls there life so therefore gives their life no purpose. I have a friend (was a best friend for many years), when he's not working, he's stoned all day. From the time he gets off work until he goes to bed, he does Marijuana every single day and he's got a lot of depression issues and the poor kid doesn't have a lot going for him (and has no money because of it). My friend asked me the other day if we could do something and I asked him if we did, would you promise not to be stoned and he said he can't do that so he pretty much says that he cannot go a few hours (besides at work) without being high.

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Yes, I've met quite a few highly intelligent "pot heads." Neither of them are depressed, anxious, addicted, schizophrenic, etc etc. One is transferring to a university for the fall, and I'm half way through my prerequisites for my own major. It's not about marijuana, it's about motivation. Your friend is lazy, not addicted. It's easier to be lazy and smoke than to get up and exercise.

Yes, marijuana can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be.

And last but not least: There is NO addictive agents in marijuana. You don't get addicted to it like you do nicotine and isopropyl alcohol (liquor). It is very easy to just stop. Just because I smoke it several times a month doesn't mean I'm addicted, stupid (I'm one of the few in my chemistry class who is actually passing), or depressed. As a matter of fact, I find that studying while stoned helps me concentrate on what I'm doing, and I actually study better, and do better on quizzes and exams.

I <3 Amazon. I've never had an issue; everything has always gotten to me on time, when they say it will. *knocks on wood just in case*

Are you sure they didn't send the game OUT on its release day?

My favorite thing to do is read.

Closer - Nine Inch Nails

My little brother is stationed at Ft Bliss!!! Wow, the likelihood of that...