Union College: Alternative/Progressive

[Riddick]

Union College (Lincoln.ne.us): Making an Impact (http://www.ucollege.edu/news/PDFS/LJS_Project_Impact.pdf)

U. S. News (http://www.ucollege.edu/news/blog/archives/2006/08/entry_28.html) gives Union "Top College" ranking.

worth stating again: the same school which was the first in the USoA to install host terminals in every dorm room. this is before the IBM PC hit the market, i believe.

Union College. Christian. SDA.

[money]

Union College. Christian. Ranked 46th in the Midwest Division.

Someone alert the media!

[Apathia]

It still exists?

[wollery]

Union College (Lincoln.ne.us): Making an Impact (http://www.ucollege.edu/news/PDFS/LJS_Project_Impact.pdf)Christians doing good deeds? That really is news! :rolleyes:

U. S. News (http://www.ucollege.edu/news/blog/archives/2006/08/entry_28.html) gives Union "Top College" ranking.Back to giving misleading info Riddick? It wasn't given "Top College", it was ranked in the top tier.
Fairly low down the top tier.
In the Midwest.
Comprehensive Colleges.
Bachelor's division.

Hmmm, not sounding quite so impressive now.

worth stating again: the same school which was the first in the USoA to install host terminals in every dorm room. this is before the IBM PC hit the market, i believe.A christian college with lots of money?? Stop the presses, this is first page news!!! :oldroll:

Union College. Christian. SDA.What does SDA stand for? So Damn Assinine?

Seriously Riddick, a christian college scrapes into the top tier of colleges in one narrow category, and you think this is worthy of a thread? Pathetic.

[Riddick]

Back to giving misleading info Riddick? It wasn't given "Top College", it was ranked in the top tier.
Fairly low down the top tier.
In the Midwest.
Comprehensive Colleges.
Bachelor's division.

Hmmm, not sounding quite so impressive now.

Seriously Riddick, a christian college scrapes into the top tier of colleges in one narrow category, and you think this is worthy of a thread? Pathetic.
The only thing "Pathetic" here is your replay of mundane sledgehammering of anything posted on jref.

On second thought, objectivity is too much to ask of you and your cronies. Further, what is it that made you think you were ever impressive --- at any time?

Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor's (Midwest): Top Schools

#46 out of 450+

I'm the one on a $7,000 pc and you aren't. Keep that in mind.

[Upchurch]

Tied for 39th place for Liberal Arts Colleges (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2889_brief.php), good for them.

Why is this in R&P? Shouldn't it be in Education?

...and what is the point of this thread?

[Z]

Lil'dick, having an expensive PC is not a sign of superiority - especially since you don't own it.

I'm sure a few people here can EASILY shame your meek little computer - and they bought it themselves.

(Not me - my computer costs about a grand, including upgrades I made. But, then again, I know how to shop for bargains, and it does absolutely everything I want and then some. The only thing I want that I don't have is updated and corrected Nvidia drivers so I can run my 3-D goggles again.)

On a related note - it's good to see Lil'dick upholding the Christian values of humility and eschewing greed...

[Foster Zygote]

Have we just seen the birth of a new form of faulty logic? The argument from my PC is better than your PC.

Steven

[Upchurch]

Lil'dick, having an expensive PC is not a sign of superiority - especially since you don't own it.
OOoooh, he's on a $7,000 personal computer. I read that and couldn't figure out what "pc" could stand for that would make any sense in that context.

I was thinking that it was maybe some form of academic scholarship that I hadn't heard of. (You know, something that would actually be reflective of one's intelligence.) But $7,000 isn't that much. Not worth bragging about.

I'm working $6,000+ Alienware laptop with, 2 GB of RAM, a 3.8 GHz processor, a gigabit network card, a power supply the size of a brick, and 6 fans to keep the whole thing cool enough to operate. Plus, working for Microsoft Certified Independent Developer, I've been running the Office 2007 beta for about 2-3 months now. How smart does that make me?

[I less than three logic]

The argument from PC value is a rather complex fallacy found often in competitive online gaming communities. Most arguments posed within the gaming community take the form of an argument from authority, with the authority being established by one’s score (usually as a ratio of kills to death being preferred over just total high score). There exists a narrow range in which this authority is valued, too low of score and your opinions mean nothing. Also, too high of score and you’re likely to be suspected of cheating, again rendering your comments worthless. The argument from PC value, especially when thrown out this early, is often a form of poisoning the well against accusations of cheating, thus preserving one’s authority within the community. :D

[drkitten]

Tied for 39th place for Liberal Arts Colleges (http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/directory/brief/drglance_2889_brief.php), good for them.

Why is this in R&P? Shouldn't it be in Education?

...and what is the point of this thread?


I believe the point is that Christian colleges don't suck. And that Union College, in particular (which Riddick attends) doesn't suck. And possibly therefore that Riddick isn't really as dumb as he plays on the internet.

The problem of course is that there are a lot of much BETTER Christian-affiliated schools out there than Union College. 39th best comprehensive liberal arts college in the midwest is certainly not bad,... but it won't compare to Notre Dame or Boston College. Rather like being the 39th best hitter in the minor leagues. It's an accomplishment, but not necessarily one that other people will respect.

[Freethinker]

Man, talk about misleading statistics and cherry-picking. This "school" ranks 46th in 1 of 4 regions out of 320 total schools over the entire US. That means it could rank well below the average nationwide. And what wonderful things do they rank? Salary of graduates? Research Prestige? Tuition? Nope, they consider things like class sizes, graduation rate, percentage of student SAT scores in the middle 50 percentile, percentage of faculty that are full time, alumni donation rate and how selective they are with admissions.

The school has less than 1000 students. How many large classes do you think they will have? Small religious schools are going to excel in all of these categories.

Read their course descriptions. Their alleged business school only offers two classes in economics, and they are at the sophomore level.

[drkitten]

Man, talk about misleading statistics and cherry-picking. This "school" ranks 46th in 1 of 4 regions out of 320 total schools over the entire US.That means it could rank well below the average nationwide.

Not quite.

I believe the "average" college in the United States does not even offer a 4-year degree.

Most people don't realize just how badly the US college system sucks (by and large), or how much it's skewed to bottom-feed. They see the success stories of Harvard/Yale/Princeton and don't see how unrepresentative the highly selective schools are. (I think most colleges in the US practice de-facto open admission as well; more than 90% of their applicants are accepted.)

Union College almost certainly better than average. If I remember my numbers correctly, that means that it is no worse than the 2,500th best college in the United States.

[Freethinker]

Not quite.

I believe the "average" college in the United States does not even offer a 4-year degree.



Within its grouping, there are 320 schools nationwide. It ranks 46th (about a 4 or 5 way tie) in a regional grouping which is probably about 25% of the 320. It could potentially be as bad as 184th of 320 in its grouping nationwide. To qualify for this grouping, it only 10% of it's degrees have to be bachelor.

Not to mention that the category it is included in would probably fall well into the middle of the pack of all schools.

Often, the best small schools are those that don't offer anything but two-year degrees.

[Riddick]

OOoooh, he's on a $7,000 personal computer. I read that and couldn't figure out what "pc" could stand for that would make any sense in that context.

I was thinking that it was maybe some form of academic scholarship that I hadn't heard of. (You know, something that would actually be reflective of one's intelligence.) But $7,000 isn't that much. Not worth bragging about.

I'm working $6,000+ Alienware laptop with, 2 GB of RAM, a 3.8 GHz processor, a gigabit network card, a power supply the size of a brick, and 6 fans to keep the whole thing cool enough to operate. Plus, working for Microsoft Certified Independent Developer, I've been running the Office 2007 beta for about 2-3 months now. How smart does that make me?
Here ya go:
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more?
Check out my $4,000 website http://www.ufc-esports.us. It was designed by the same company that designed compLexity's (http://www.complexityclan.com) and NiP Gaming's (http://www.nip-gaming.com) websites. Don't know who they are? Check here: www.thecpl.com (http://www.thecpl.com).

more?
i was programming on the Apple II (?), running Windows 1.0, dBase III+, Lotus 1-2-3 1.0a, in 1984, when you were barely 9 or 10, Upchurch.

more?
i skied semi-professionally for this boat company: MasterCraft (http://tinyurl.com/pmfoy). I used to practice with that guy on the ski: Wade Cox. i skied in tour trials.

also sponsored by hosports.com under the Exceptional Performance program.

More? what does office 2007 give us that office xp pro corp ed. doesn't, seriously? you've done a nice job of sucking up to your little jref buddies, upchurch. it was forseeable and distasteful. you're still a star in the run of the mil jref members eyes.

[Upchurch]

Wow. That is a degree of cluelessness I just wasn't expecting.

The computer you have says nothing about your intelligence, Riddick. I was being sarcastic. That's why people have been ripping on you for this pointless non-threat:
I'm the one on a $7,000 pc and you aren't. Keep that in mind.
Nobody cares how expensive your computer is or what you have in it. It doesn't make a bit of difference to anything being discussed in this thread.

That you took me seriously and then tried to counter... well, you're acting awfully insecure. Actually, the OP indicates some insecurity, too.


eta: Would it make you feel better if we just cut to the chase and just measured our genitals?

[Foster Zygote]

Here ya go:
OS: WinXP Pro SP2
Motherboard: Asus A8N32 SLI Premium
- nVIDIA nForce 4 SLI MCP
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 FX-57, 2.8GHz, 939-pin
Power: ENERMAX Noisetaker II ATX12V Ver 2.2 600W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194005)
Memory: 2GB 400MHz DDR Ballistix
Hard Drive: 2x 74GB WD Raptor 10,000rpm SATA 8MB cache, RAID 0 Striped
Video Card: nVIDIA eVGA GeForce 7800[x2] 512MB GTX SLi PCI-e
Sound Card: SB X-Fi Fatal1ty (http://tinyurl.com/nc3mr) FPS Edition, w/64MB X-RAM
2xDVD Drives: PX-716A DVD±R/RW CD-R/RW internal E-IDE (ATAPI) (http://tinyurl.com/5vxgu)
Nic1: Marvell Yukon Dual Gigabit LAN & AI NET2
Nic2: nVIDIA Fast Ethernet
Power Cable: Blackflash Power Onyx Premium Power Cable w/Braided Exterior ($49)
Monitor: 1: IBM 22" CRT (Sony Trinitron); 2: IBM L191p 19" TFT
Keyboard: IBM Preferred Professional
Mouse: LT MX500 w/CPL Mousefix
Mousepad: fuNc sUrface 1030
Headphones: Sennheiser HD555 (http://tinyurl.com/4yoxy)
Sound: Klipsch Ultra Pro Media 5.1 (http://www.klipsch.com/products/details/promedia-ultra-5-1.aspx)
Mic: Andrea Electronics Stereo Microphone (http://www.andreaelectronics.com/Buy/ProductDesc/Superbeam_Array.htm)
Case:LIAN LI V SILENT PC-V1100 Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower
Task Chair: Herman-Miller Ergon 3 (http://tinyurl.com/nc3mr) ($700.00 USD)


more?
Check out my $4,000 website http://www.ufc-esports.us. It was designed by the same company that designed compLexity's (http://www.complexityclan.com) and NiP Gaming's (http://www.nip-gaming.com) websites. Don't know who they are? Check here: www.thecpl.com (http://www.thecpl.com).

more?
i was programming on the Apple II (?), running Windows 1.0, dBase III+, Lotus 1-2-3 1.0a, in 1984, when you were barely 9 or 10, Upchurch.

more?
i skied semi-professionally for this boat company: MasterCraft (http://tinyurl.com/pmfoy). I used to practice with that guy on the ski: Wade Cox. i skied in tour trials.

also sponsored by hosports.com under the Exceptional Performance program.

More? what does office 2007 give us that office xp pro corp ed. doesn't, seriously? you've done a nice job of sucking up to your little jref buddies, upchurch. it was forseeable and distasteful. you're still a star in the run of the mil jref members eyes.



Nominated.

Steven

[I less than three logic]

More? what does office 2007 give us that office xp pro corp ed. doesn't, seriously?
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation checking? Just a guess. :rolleyes:

[Upchurch]

Grammar, spelling, and punctuation checking? Just a guess. :rolleyes:
And don't forget a buggy beta email quick search function. :rolleyes:

[Zombified]

MY STARBUCKS THIS MORNING COST THREE DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS RAAAWWWWWWR /flex

[I less than three logic]

MY STARBUCKS THIS MORNING COST THREE DOLLARS AND FORTY FIVE CENTS RAAAWWWWWWR /flex
Before or after tax? :)

[Upchurch]

Kinda reminds me of muscleman (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=2556&highlight=muscleman)

[Z]

This is the type of guy who measures his self-worth by the horsepower of his car.

I was programming Commodore 64s and TRS-80s while Lil'Dick was 9 or 10, I'd guess.

Big fricken' whoop - Windows 1.0 was a joke. You could program better interfaces on the Apple series. The IIGS was my personal favorite. Never cared much for the IIE. Too simplified.

For that matter, I was jerry-rigging Commodore sound modules into Apple boxes and adding graphics chips from trashed out ColecoVisions while Lil'Dick was playing with his Windows crap.

(And if you paid $4000 for THAT website - you're a sucker.)

At any rate, if showy displays of wealth and zealous attatchment to greed are signs of a Good Christian, you can have it. When the balloon goes up, see how much your system is worth then.

[Upchurch]

At any rate, if showy displays of wealth and zealous attatchment to greed are signs of a Good Christian, you can have it.
Or, you know, the violent tendancies. I wonder how hip Jesus would have been to the Ultimate Fighting Championship?

[Z]

I find it ironic that the most outspoken and apparently zealous Christians are, often enough, the ones who fail to behave in a manner consistant with their supposed beliefs.

Lil'Dick is a prime example. Radrook was another... remember him?

[wollery]

The only thing "Pathetic" here is your replay of mundane sledgehammering of anything posted on jref.No, I only attack things that are erroneous or misleading, which covers most of what you post.

On second thought, objectivity is too much to ask of you and your cronies. Further, what is it that made you think you were ever impressive --- at any time?I'm being lectured about objectivity by a man who posts anything even vaguely positive about christianity that he can find? I never said that I thought I was in any way impressive, except occasionally in a jokey way. You, on the other hand, not only post about how wonderful you are, you even lie about it to try to sound more impressive. Are you compensating for something?

Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor's (Midwest): Top Schools

#46 out of 450+

I'm the one on a $7,000 pc and you aren't. Keep that in mind.Rather blown out of the water by the following post;

Within its grouping, there are 320 schools nationwide. It ranks 46th (about a 4 or 5 way tie) in a regional grouping which is probably about 25% of the 320. It could potentially be as bad as 184th of 320 in its grouping nationwide. To qualify for this grouping, it only 10% of it's degrees have to be bachelor.

Not to mention that the category it is included in would probably fall well into the middle of the pack of all schools.

Often, the best small schools are those that don't offer anything but two-year degrees.

[Upchurch]

Radrook was another... remember him?
No, I can't say I do.

[Tricky]

I'm the one on a $7,000 pc and you aren't. Keep that in mind.
For some reason, I can't but think of...

NUKE
I ain't pissing nothing away -- I got a Porsche already. A 944 with A.C. and a quadraphonic Blaupunkt.

CRASH
You don't need a quadraphonic Blaupunkt -- you need a curve ball.

[sackett]

Riddneck, aren’t you a bit young to be entering second childhood?






Wait –

Okay, I get it. Never mind.

[Riddick]

I find it ironic that the most outspoken and apparently zealous Christians are, often enough, the ones who fail to behave in a manner consistant with their supposed beliefs.

Lil'Dick is a prime example. Radrook was another... remember him?
here are the facts:
1. you need something to bitch about.
2. no matter the subject at hand, you will find something to bitch about.

example:
i humbly state i have a nice computer.

your reply would be thusly:
HAHA UPCHURCH WOULD OWN YOU!!!

oh wait, you already did that.

what you need to face is that you have a need to be critical. not in the progressive way, but in a way that tries to demean and cast doubt on others cred. that is a raping of everything critical. including critical thinking. now, you may be impressive to your friends here who circle their wagons with you, but trust me, there are a lot of hatchets flying around your circle of wagons.

i was running crosstalk XVI and connecting to the net at 300Kbps.

unrelated: can someone point/link me to the lawsuit thing which caused upchurch to bow out of jref admin rights?

[Riddick]

No, I only attack things that are erroneous or misleading, which covers most of what you post.

I'm being lectured about objectivity by a man who posts anything even vaguely positive about christianity that he can find? I [one] never said that I [two] thought I [three] was in any way impressive, except occasionally in a jokey way. You [one], on the other hand, not only post about how wonderful you [two] are, you [three] even lie about it to try to sound more impressive. Are you compensating for something?
maybe you should start attacking yourself. i see a lot of violations of deft writing. bro, you used "you" three times in one sentence, and "I" three times in one sentence.

you need to step back and look at yourself. what is it that makes you think you should be instructing anyone on any subject?

[thaiboxerken]

My PC is expensive, therefore I'm smart/right.

LMAO!! I've never actually encountered anyone that has made such an idiotic statement. That's almost as silly as saying "Embrios/zygotes are sapient because they are homo sapiens."

[Z]

here are the facts:
1. you need something to bitch about.
2. no matter the subject at hand, you will find something to bitch about.

example:
i humbly state i have a nice computer.

Which you didn't do. You were, in fact attempting to 'one-up' someone about this fancy computer which you did not buy.

your reply would be thusly:
HAHA UPCHURCH WOULD OWN YOU!!!

No, actually, my reply was that boasting about a fancy computer to people you don't know is foolish and irrelevant. Quite a few people here could 'own' you on computer resources - and, what's more impressive, they purchased their computers themselves.

Furthermore, one's credibility and personal quality cannot be defined by the expense of one's loaned computer system. That, I believe, was my point.

Your mileage may vary.

oh wait, you already did that.

Why is it that the more you write, the less Christian you act? Aren't lies considered a Bad Thing in your Book?

what you need to face is that you have a need to be critical. not in the progressive way, but in a way that tries to demean and cast doubt on others cred. that is a raping of everything critical. including critical thinking. now, you may be impressive to your friends here who circle their wagons with you, but trust me, there are a lot of hatchets flying around your circle of wagons.

i was running crosstalk XVI and connecting to the net at 300Kbps.

unrelated: can someone point/link me to the lawsuit thing which caused upchurch to bow out of jref admin rights?

Quick lesson, college boy: Sentences begin with capital letters. You obviously know how to make capital letters; and it would certainly help your credibility if you would, on occasion, make them when needed.

As for your ridiculous assertions and ad-hominems, they are beneath comment.

I sincerely doubt I, without any education whatsoever, and with a $450 e-Machine Wal-Mart special, impress anyone. Nor do I care to. Impressing others is a sign of insecurity and self-doubt. I am completely sure of myself, and therefore am usually not prone to boasting to impress others.

Your comment about being on a $7000 computer can really be seen as nothing but boasting. It was juvenile, at best.

So, whatever, Lil'Dick.

[Upchurch]

here are the facts:
1. you need something to bitch about.
2. no matter the subject at hand, you will find something to bitch about.
I see someone needs to learn the definition of the word "fact".

example:
i humbly state i have a nice computer.
"I'm the one on a $7,000 pc and you aren't. Keep that in mind."

I see someone needs to learn the definition of the word "humble"

your reply would be thusly:
HAHA UPCHURCH WOULD OWN YOU!!!

oh wait, you already did that.
Except that it never happened.

unrelated: can someone point/link me to the lawsuit thing which caused upchurch to bow out of jref admin rights?
You have a mind like a steel trap: closed tight and hard to open.

[Gord_in_Toronto]

i was running crosstalk XVI and connecting to the net at 300Kbps.



At 300K bps? That's really impressive. Proprietary compression technology? :confused:

[Apathia]

Hey, shoot at me!
I graduated from a Seventh-day Adventist college, and have a $450.00 E-Machines Best Buy special!

[Upchurch]

unrelated: can someone point/link me to the lawsuit thing which caused upchurch to bow out of jref admin rights?
Forgot: Here ya go (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=64499), champ. Way to clue in!

[Z]

Forgot: Here ya go (http://forums.randi.org/showthread.php?t=64499), champ. Way to clue in!


:bgrin: :big:

[Complexity]

It sounds to me like Riddick is desperately trying to compensate for... something.

Riddick - The kind of computer that you bought means nothing - it is just something that you paid for that other people imagined and created.

What have you accomplished in your life? Have you had an original thought? Have you created anything of value, let alone of lasting value?

You don't need to justify your continued existence to me - frankly, my dear... There are those, however, who might wonder out loud whether your 45 years on this planet have been a waste of space, food, and oxygen.

Get your act together, keep your mouth shut until you have something interesting to say, and be open to learning from the world.

[Zombified]

Wow, he actually came back for more? Talk about a slow learner.

[hgc]

Wow, he actually came back for more? Talk about a slow learner.
Being a dummy on an Internet forum has no consequences. That's why so many of them come back for more.

[Upchurch]

Riddick, before you get another outbreak of Persecution Complex that is running rampent in US Christians these days, I'd just like to point out that we're not making fun of you because you are a Christian or anything like that.

We make fun of you because the incredibly stupid things you say on this board. If you took the time to think things out before you said them, you would probably get along much better around here.

[wollery]

maybe you should start attacking yourself. i see a lot of violations of deft writing. bro, you used "you" three times in one sentence, and "I" three times in one sentence.Eh? Since when was using the words "I" or "you" more than once in a sentence bad English? You attack my writing for not being "deft", whatever that means, whilst your composition is riddled with spelling and grammatical errors.

you need to step back and look at yourself. what is it that makes you think you should be instructing anyone on any subject?{Steps back and has a look.}

Hmm, maybe that would be my degree in education, my PhD and my years of experience in teaching at many different levels, from middle school up to and including postgraduate.

[ReFLeX]

unrelated: can someone point/link me to the lawsuit thing which caused upchurch to bow out of jref admin rights?

I saw an error in your post, Riddick. The "unrelated:" should have gone at the beginning.

[ImaginalDisc]

Eh? Since when was using the words "I" or "you" more than once in a sentence bad English? You attack my writing for not being "deft", whatever that means, whilst your composition is riddled with spelling and grammatical errors.


"Deft?" Riddick, honestly.

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/69584523a317983ac.jpg

[Riddick]

"Deft?" Riddick, honestly.

http://forums.randi.org/imagehosting/69584523a317983ac.jpg
the word i used was "deft". you should question yourself before you question me.


We make fun of you because the incredibly stupid things you say on this board.

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[wollery]

the word i used was "deft". you should question yourself before you question me.Try reading a dictionary sometime. Deft (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deft) refers to manual dexterity not linguistic ability. :nope:

Content in breach of Membership Agreement removed.Hmm, telling someone that they're talking crap is a criminal offence in your warped little world is it? It's certainly not anything that requires mod action on this board. But by all means ask the mods, they could probably do with the belly laughs it'll give them.

[KilgoreTrout]

Riddick, have you ever heard of the comparison between frivolous internet arguments and the Special Olympics?

[ReFLeX]

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Ooo, you so gangsta!

[Riddick]

Try reading a dictionary sometime. Deft (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/deft) refers to manual dexterity not linguistic ability. :nope:
roffles, gawd u're dum. the italics represent example usage. Content in breach of Membership Agreement removed.

Merriam-Webster: deft (http://tinyurl.com/yebdsd)

One entry found for deft.
Main Entry: deft http://www.webster.com/images/audio.gif (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:popWin%28%27/cgi-bin/audio.pl?deft0001.wav=deft%27%29)
Pronunciation: 'deft
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English defte gentle -- more at DAFT (http://www.webster.com/dictionary/daft)
: characterized by facility and skill
synonym see DEXTEROUS (http://www.webster.com/dictionary/dexterous)
- deft·ly adverb
- deft·ness http://www.webster.com/images/audio.gif (http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:popWin%28%27/cgi-bin/audio.pl?deft0002.wav=deftness%27%29) /'def(t)-n&s/ nouni don't see anything laying out the limitations you imagine.

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[wollery]

roffles, gawd u're dum. the italics represent example usage. Content in breach of Membership Agreement removed.
Merriam-Webster: deft (http://tinyurl.com/yebdsd)

i don't see anything laying out the limitations you imagine.

Content in breach of Membership Agreement removed.Hmm, homoeroticism, from such a supposedly manly man.

You'll note that the Merriam Webster definition says "synonym: DEXTROUS". I suggest you look at that word and its derivation. Actually, look at both words, since I doubt that you know what synonym means either.

Your grasp of English is almost as bad as your grasp of reality, I mean who in their right mind would claim to be one of the best waterskiers in the world, and post a link to their website with their name, making it easily verifiable that they were in fact not one of the best waterskiers in the world, but someone who once placed fairly low in an event for locals that ran alongside a world ranking event?

You're pathetic Riddick, everyone here knows it, and no amount of bluster or posturing can alter that fact.

[Foster Zygote]

are you like 12 years old? jesus h christ.
Oddly enough, I was just wondering the same thing about you before I read the above. Your profile says you're 45 but you come off more like a junior high school kid

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If you're gay, that's cool 'n' all, I support equal rights for homosexuals the same as anyone else. But you really should find an outlet for your frustrations. Go hang out at a gay bar, take out a personal ad or rent a Vin Diesel movie. Do something, 'cause all the homo-erotic stuff in your post strongly suggests that you're at least bi-curious. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but your denial of your sexual orientation seems to be causing you a lot of stress.

You can reply if you want to, but I won't read it. You really aren't worth my time. Not even as a joke.

[Foster Zygote]

You're pathetic Riddick, everyone here knows it, and no amount of bluster or posturing can alter that fact.

According to his blog he may also be stalking some poor woman named Ami Brown.

[joobz]

Not to de rail an already off track thread, but i'm very very leary of the rankings of universities.

I've now seen first hand, the education at 6 universities and found the quality of education and students had little to nothing to do with the ranking at the university.
i'm comparing Purdue, UPENN, Drexel, Kentucky, Cornell, and New Mexico tech and the schools that had the best education aren't even on the rankings. to let you know my bias, I got my degree at Purdue, ranked ini the top 10 of ChemE degrees at the time.

[Upchurch]

We make fun of you because the incredibly stupid things you say on this board.
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Oh my. I'm morbidly curious as to what the Riddick's response was.

[ReFLeX]

Meh. A somewhat covert threat of violence. Nothing too interesting.