Why the Republicans shouldn't use new media

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  1. Auriaprottu

    Auriaprottu Member+

    Atlanta Damn United
    Apr 1, 2002
    The back of the bus
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    I think you boys are gon' be disappointed... I expect a Roy Moore win
     
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  2. xtomx

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    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
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    Just about EVERYTHING reminds me of Kate Bush, fortunately.
     
  3. xtomx

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    Chicago Fire
    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
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    Of course.

    However, I made my second EVER political campaign contribution to Mr. Jones' campaign after seeing what happened and reading Doug Jones' website.

    I know that I will be inundated with solicitations and that is annoying, but the awesomeness of Jones taking Moore's idiocy and misspelling and turning it against him is worth a few bucks of my money.
     
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  4. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
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    DC United
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    Vanuatu
    So back to the politicians and lying, senators will be doing this everytime they refer to the Honorable Senator from Alabama.
     
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  5. cleansheetbsc

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    Mar 17, 2004
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    I don't get disappointed with Alabama. I expect it at this point.
     
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  6. American Brummie

    Jun 19, 2009
    There Be Dragons Here
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    It's going to be a walk for him. I will be surprised by less than 55%.
     
  7. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
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    Up here in the first world, a typo on a resumé = GTFO
     
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  8. Smurfquake

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    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
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    You lefties and your intolerance.
     
  9. cleansheetbsc

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    Mar 17, 2004
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  10. Chicago76

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    Jun 9, 2002
    I've found that I have crap all over my house and duplicates of things...because my kids misplace something and we buy another only to find the original two weeks later. Strollers (over them), toys with a bazillion pieces, a friggin kitchen set upstairs and downstairs because my daughter got two in one Xmas and didn't want to get rid of either. My house looks like a hellhole and some days I contemplate burning it down and starting over. My daughter didn't even like Barbies and she got a Barbie Dreamhouse 5 years ago from my brother in law. Guess what I'm getting his three year old daughter this year? Yup.

    What we've been rather fortunate on is car shit though. Collapsable wagon + 2 suitcases + diaper bag + DVD holder + dual screen player + extra diapers + a couple toys + snack tote all managed to fit into the cars we used at various points (Accord, Audi Allroad, Subaru Impreza, and Mini Countryman).
     
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  11. dapip

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    Sep 5, 2003
    South Florida
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    Millonarios Bogota
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    Colombia
    We try to get rid of toys periodically by donating them to the daycare or passing them to friends with younger kids. No matter how hard you try, there's always too many lying around the house. But I won't complain, our kids have learned to keep the toys in their rooms or the family and away of other rooms in the house.

    And unfortunately for us, we seem to be the only ones in our extended family to have young children at this point, so we cannot return the gratuities...
     
  12. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
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    DC United
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    Vanuatu
    2 houses down from my parents there was a family who's parents allowed no toys in the house. I never asked why but I remember that their house never had the toy clutter that many kid inhabited houses have.
     
  13. Smurfquake

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    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    I did some retaliatory gift giving to my brother-in-law's kids. "Hey, Toys-R-Us guy, what do you have that's really hard to put together and breaks really easily? Oh yeah, it should also be really big and hard to store."
     
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  14. soccernutter

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    Aug 22, 2001
    Near the mountains.
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    I have assumed since I was about 16 that I'd die of lung cancer.
     
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  15. xtomx

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    Sep 6, 2001
    Northern Wisconsin, but not far from civilization
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    I would think one could try to the same thing with the kids.

    Same thing with the kids.



    Why didn't I have children again?
     
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  16. Chicago76

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    Jun 9, 2002
    Also loud...and something that can leave stains.
     
  17. HerthaBerwyn

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    May 24, 2003
    Chicago
    Something endorsed by Buddy Rich.

    I once gave my nephew a box or dowel rods labeled 'Learn to be a plate spinner!'
     
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  18. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    Just go with a huge box of Legos. The spawn of Satan.
     
  19. Smurfquake

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    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    United States
    We have an immense box of Legos at our house. Legos are awesome. They're not loud, and once the kid learns how to put them together himself, they keep him busy for a long time. My brother in law is too cheap to buy real Legos, though. One time he got us some crappy knockoff Legos that don't stay together like real Legos. That led to frustration for my kid, followed by the retaliation on my part.
     
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  20. The Devil's Architect

    Feb 10, 2000
    The American Steppe
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    My mother in law once gave every niece / nephew / grandchild (all 10 & under) a harmonica for Thanksgiving
     
  21. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    I had a Hohner in my Sonny Boy Williamson phase. :D
     
  22. Cascarino's Pizzeria

    Apr 29, 2001
    New Jersey, USA
    They're good toys but cleanup is a PIA and there's always one to step on at 3 AM when you get up to take a leak. :mad:
     
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  23. dapip

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    Sep 5, 2003
    South Florida
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    Colombia
    Yeah. They usually sneak behind me after I tuck my son in bed.
     
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  24. InTheSun

    InTheSun Member+

    Oct 20, 2005
    The Andes Mountains
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    Arsenal FC
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    Ecuador
    Go with the nerf machinegun, the one that shoots like 850 foam missiles. They'll still be finding them little suckers when they graduate high school.
     
  25. dapip

    dapip Member+

    Sep 5, 2003
    South Florida
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    Millonarios Bogota
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    Colombia
    True Story. I fell for the Nerf gun last black Friday. Oh lookey!!! 4 guns, 50 bullets for $10!!! What a deal!!!!


    It was never much of a problem (my son is more of a Lego/Star Wars kind of boy), until we had a BBQ and my son's friends found out the guns and other firing toys. The house was as you said, covered in little foam bullets and like 6 months later, you still find a lost bullet occasionally....
     
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