Good for you, bert. I hope you're having a blast in the big apple.

>> ^Chaucer:

That's odd. The guy that I know from Chicago always told me they called it the Windy City because they talk non-stop


Actually the reasoning behind "Windy City" is unknown:
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/244/why-cant-cecil-get-his-facts-straight-about-the-origin-of-big-apple-and-mention-john-j-fitz-gerald

Apple sits on the board that initiates the taskforce that broke into (yes that's correct) the journalists house that reported on the new iPhone. Apple basically now has it's own way of ordering the police to intimidate and break the law not to mention ethical violations in order to do whatever they want. I'm not going to buy anything Apple again I was a big Apple person before but fuck'em they don't deserve my money.

It'll never work. You'll never get a cast of extras from the Big Apple to end all their sentences with "Eh?"

The whole city's a sewer, so anywhere will do. (Trying to draw out some Big Apple lurkers.)

"theyve got a good picture"

Or not. He looks kinda like he might be black. kinda like a homeless guy. Good luck finding him in the big apple.

O.K., I wasn't too clear. First I wrote, "God, IF real . . . "

then I wrote, "exists outside of science."

I didn't say, "science lives outside of God" or that God "exists outside the realm of science." Sorry to be misunderstood.

Here's all I meant. God, if real, exists outside of science in the same sense as the apple exists outside the seed. Now, the analogy will break down, of course, since, in the traditional definition, God is infinite; little seed, big apple. Really big apple.

If the seed of the apple, had a "knower" it could know certain things about the apple, but never could it apprehend the whole apple. Science, in the same way, can't possibly tell us if there is a God or not. It can only say, if there is a God, these are some things we can know about God. Or it can say, we don't see any God and then some people will infer from that God doesn't exist.

That's all I was saying.

Here's (a more or less rough) translation:
America and Germany fighting together for freedom.
On his first visit of the land of the brave, the Reich's chancelor was cordially received by the Big Apple.
He greeted the enthusiastic crowd and enjoyed the view from the Empire State Building
A historical moment. Later on, the Fuhrer visited the Statue of Liberty where he was given the keys of the town.
This fast round trip was crowned by a four hour lasting speak in front of town's heads, where he showed his vision of a successfull alliance of Germany and America.
He pleged to free the state from parasitic elements, who destroyed our economy since 1929 and to free the masses from the rule of the financial profiteers.
Together we will bring the Americans wage and bread.
Two great nations who march alongside into a bold future.