Thanks, and thanks for saving Prince Ali. I owe you one - after 40 more posts!

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“Congrats on your first feat of star-dom! ”

NP!

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“thx

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“*comedy *music””

Interesting. English isn't my strong area. Heh. Danke.

In reply to your comment:
“it's an idiom -

'lick your lips'

to feel pleased and excited about something that is going to happen, usually because you think you will get something good from it.

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“Michie: Eh?””

Video preview (more scenes) from Comic-Con 2007: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PH7CFSe1SYs

In reply to your comment:
“no worries .

http://www.videosift.com/video/Heroes-Season-2-NBC-Primetime-Preview

can't wait!

al
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“Thanks. Fixed.

In reply to your comment:
“http://www.videosift.com/video/Do-The-Bartman-Music-Video

d'oh! it's dead

al ”””

Wow. Where to begin?

Your comparison to a policeman shooting an unarmed suspect is flawed, because cocaine and other illegal narcotics happen to kill an enormous amount of people, directly and indirectly. More so, in fact, than armed fleeing criminals, by a significant factor.

This leads into your argument about shooting down a defenseless plane. No, they could NOT have followed them until it landed. By the time it landed, it would have been outside of their jurisdiction, meaning the criminals on the plane would have gotten away scot free. But hey, how could you know, you're just tossing out comments on the interbutts, nobody's actually going to call you on your incorrect assumptions of international interdiction procedures, right?

And as for "absolutely no threat"....see:
US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Applied Studies. Results from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: national findings. Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; 2006.

Over 15,000 people will die this year in the United States alone from narcotics overdoses. Just because those people on the plane weren't putting a gun to Americans' heads and pulling the trigger doesn't mean they weren't contributing in a very real way to the deaths of thousands.

And don't tell me what I assume about people on that plane. Those people on the plane were very likely middle-level runners, with slightly-above average income for their country because, as you suggested, it was the best job they could get. That does not, however, mean that they could not have gotten other, lower-paying-but-non-criminal jobs, especially the pilot. That also does not mean that they did not have a very good idea of the effects their successful run would have on other faceless people. That also does not mean they did not have fair warning, or have full knowledge of the possible retribution for their actions. The terms of engagement have been well-declared, documented, and acknowledged for a long time. They knew what they were getting into when they agreed to run drugs for a cartel. Hell, they were warned repeatedly by the military jets, yet they chose to ignore those warnings and continue anyway. Or did you miss that?

As for your bit about Bush, way to make a baseless accusation - I guess anybody who disagrees with you has to be evil incarnate, just like Dubya? I was for Gore the first time around, and campaigned for Dean and later Kerry during the 2004s. So the hell with your throwaway lines, if you're so quick to judge that I'm the kind of person who votes for Bush, you're the kind of divisive, whiny airhead that lost us the elections.

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In reply to your comment:
“ Sl666's comment was just pure idiocy, and I'm not in the habit of suffering idiots.”

Thing is rembar, i think you are the idiot - sorry for the delayed reply,

I would prefer none of them had to die, but i cannot sanction actions to shoot down a defenceless plane.. they could have just followed it until it landed and arrested them? they were absoloutely no threat.

Would you say the same if a policeman shot someone who was running away from them? no weapon?

You assume that everyone on that plane was some evil Columbian drug lord, that probably isn't the case, it was probably flown and crewed by people that work for a drug lord because it was the best job they could get.

Defend my country, no worries, defend my family, no worries, shoot down a civilian plane? f**k no, thats an act of terrorism.

Its people like you that voted for bush.”

I'm just wondering if it's not getting any votes because others can't see it. I'm using Firefox also. Are you able to see other youtube inbedded videos?

In reply to your comment:
“My invocation didn't work anyway...it wasn't published yet Still isn't showing for me. I'm using Firefox

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“It's working for me...can you check again?

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“There's no video embedded. *dead”””

Haha, thanks! I haven't really settled on a permanent avatar like you. Right now, I'm thinking about doing a new series of avatars, but I'm not sure which way to go....possibly Kermit, so keep an eye out.

In reply to your comment:
“Hey, I don't know if you've seen this before or not, but when I saw this I immediately thought of you, seeing how you've used kittys in your avatars before!
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1106/1071485402_f25a1669d4.jpg ”

Ummmm... that was a hint. Now what could I possibly be hinting (SAVE!) at?

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“To be fair I haven't watched too much of her, she just seems like an annoying twit desperate for attention.”

What's your opinion on Ann Coulter? - http://www.videosift.com/video/Ann-Coulter-Brainless

I just got through watching Hot Fuzz no more than two minutes ago. It was a lot funnier than Shaun. Just didn't like horror and comedy mixed together - it didn't work. But then again I went through both movies not being able to appreciate 90% of the British wit.

In reply to your comment:
“Sadly it was Citizen Kane. Only joking! Yeah what would you like saved, I will be your saviour!

In reply to your comment:
“Shaun of the Dead.

Do I win?””

oh yeah, i know what you mean

In reply to your comment:
“a nice, healthy bit of propaganda always appreciated thanks.
after all I've got relatives living in Belarus. not exactly first-hand knowledge, but it's close. stories like those make me appreciate how lucky one is living in the EU instead of the C"I"S, of which Belarus might be the most favorable one, if not the most democratic one (if you know what I mean, *wink* *wink*)...

In reply to your comment:
“maybe you want some propaganda?
http://www.videosift.com/video/Belarus-Europes-last-dictatorship



In reply to your comment:
“I just love this. guess it's because I didn't glance at the description before watching it. a really nice vid.

oh, and btw I am from Latvia, MINK.”””

a nice, healthy bit of propaganda always appreciated thanks.
after all I've got relatives living in Belarus. not exactly first-hand knowledge, but it's close. stories like those make me appreciate how lucky one is living in the EU instead of the C"I"S, of which Belarus might be the most favorable one, if not the most democratic one (if you know what I mean, *wink* *wink*)...

In reply to your comment:
“maybe you want some propaganda?
http://www.videosift.com/video/Belarus-Europes-last-dictatorship



In reply to your comment:
“I just love this. guess it's because I didn't glance at the description before watching it. a really nice vid.

oh, and btw I am from Latvia, MINK.””

Thanks for understanding.

In reply to your comment:
“Thanks for the explanation even though I thought you went above and beyond what was required. I do appreciate it and can respect it.

Also I don't hate downvotes I just hate certain downvotes . But seriously though, everyone has the power to vote up or down and it is their right to choose which.

In reply to your comment:
“Ok I watched the whole thing. And after thinking about it I really can't upvote this. Powerful, maybe to some. But the whole sex thing was a major strike against it. I know you hate downvotes grspec. But in all honesty I can't in good conscience upvote this. ””

Thanks for the quality
The video of Arcade Fire is from the HOVE festival earlier this summer, but there is also a festival on RIGHT now, Gogol Bordello just finished, and the whole thing is broadcast LIVE and immediately posted here:
http://rita.nrk.no/community/oya07/

TOOL is on later tonight B)
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“Awesomeness, thanks!

In reply to your comment:
“Hey, since you liked my Arcade fire video, I've posted in SiftTalk about a free streaming of a whole concert in pretty damn high quality to:http://www.videosift.com/talk/See-Free-Concerts-in-HQ-Arcade-Fire-fans-listen-up””

Ok, sweet, I got it.

In reply to your comment:
“You might need to change the title. Its usually the problem.

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[shrugs]

In reply to your comment:
“</strong>I still maintain that that is an assinine way of comporting yourself on a community based website... but never you fear, your little hijinks are far and away the least thing I have to worry about in life...

your downvotes = water off a raven's back

In reply to your comment:
“</strong>I downvote anything that I don't like. Yes, I am a picky and stubborn person. That is why I do quality assurance (QA) for living because I am that!


In reply to your comment:
“</strong>But why do you even watch it? That is the part that is soooo frustrating to me... I get that you have moral standards and shit like that, the part I don't get is why you continually watch stuff like this, do you get off on being disapproving?

In reply to your comment:
“</strong>Dudette, it's porn. Porn != bad and sinful if it is not my married woman (yes, I am still single after 30+).

In reply to your comment:
“</strong>actually, you know what... Whatever...

If you are soooo terrified by a woman's anatomy that you reflexly downvote anything that might convey my gender in an erotic way then the loss is your's and your's alone.

In reply to your comment:
“</strong>LOL! Too late, Raven. I saw the video before I even read the description. I rarely read video descriptions and comments before watching the videos.”</strong>”</strong>”</strong>”</strong>”</stron
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