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Flashlight used in a crime. (2nd amendment related)
If you want to quote me use copy and paste, it saves making things up. in 2004 there were 32,439 suicides in the US. Just how were these numbers included in the 16,137 homicides? Cheers -
Flashlight used in a crime. (2nd amendment related)
Thanks, I bow to your expert knowledge of homicide. (BTW, What's the UK suicide rate got to do with the 2nd amendment?) Cheers -
Flashlight used in a crime. (2nd amendment related)
Just going from the data you are 4 times more likely to be killed by your spouse if you are a woman. 135:594 husband to Wife, 152:461 Boyfriend:Girlfriend. That seems pretty clear cut. Yes overall men are more likely to be killed than women but in relationships, women are the ones looking... -
Flashlight used in a crime. (2nd amendment related)
Sorry, on;ly 72.6% of them were, link. Cheers -
Flashlight used in a crime. (2nd amendment related)
Follow this FBI link for 2005 and you'll see the largest single reason for homicide is "argument". Also don't be a wife or a girlfriend. I guess the men are quicker on the draw. Cheers -
Flashlight used in a crime. (2nd amendment related)
Our homicide rates are on the way down (link) . Yearly, about the same number as get "accidentally shot" in the US. Thanks for asking. Any Australians care to comment? Cheers -
Any 'Top Gear' fans here?
The "crash" episode aired this week. Richard Hammond's crash at over 280Mph in a jet powered car whilst attempting to break the UK land speed record. I'm amazed he only suffered brain damage. Not sure what I think about it all. Cheers -
How do you feel about english written by foreigners?
No problem. English is a combination of languages anyway. The most important thing is for the meaning to be communicated. Even talking to other native expert English speakers (e.g. my wife) the meaning gets lost all too often. Anybody who says there is a standard English is lying. Anybody... -
Microwaves turn kitchen cloths into germ killers
Just don't kill anyone. Fire warning link. Cheers -
Customs & Excise....
Its not an EU thing (yet) although we may well be harmonized in the future. Throw your common logic out of the window. Often, depends on your laws, if you state the value of the item as less than a certain value (in the UK I think its about GBP £18, for example) customs view the item as... -
has anyone experienced in the uk non dellivery of goods.
Once, I bought an item off ebay, from Ireland and waited and waited. I emailed and there was no reply. I emailed again and eventually they got the message. The proof of delivery (POD) had my name against it. I said that I hadn't signed and hadn't got it. They eventually sent another item... -
CPF theme tune?
Shirley Bassy, "Light my fire" a most excellent version. "It take two" not sure about the best version but includes the lines (link) One can wish upon a star Two can make that wish come true, yeah One can stand alone in the dark Two can make the light shine through Almost perfect for... -
Meerkat Manor
If you want animal peril wait for the latest BBC David Attenborough seires "Planet Earth". They have two versions, the main one is shown on Sunday nights after the 9.00 pm watershed when the youngsters should be asleep. ANother "edited" version is shown earlier for the younger audience... -
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Truck got towed with pics and links
If you park in the wrong place you expect to pay the price. But!!..... Issue a claim to the towing truck for damage to the truck. Its just your word against their's. In this day and age if they didn't take a digital photo before starting to tow I'd guess they're daft/negligent. They must... -
US Members, get out and VOTE today!
"Vote early, vote often." Attrib Nixon. Is it possible? The often bit, that is? Cheers -
Zorro does purr, silently
Sounds like your cat is happy. Very Low Frequency purr. Another one is when they silent meow at you. They make the meow but no noise. Cheers -
Favourite arcade video game(s)/pin(s) from the 1980s...
Head over to London's Science Museum video game exhibition and you can play them. Cheers -
Too many passwords
A single peice of card with site, login name, email and password. Seems to work. -
Firefox 2.0 released
Anybody got rid of that bbb toolbar? What's it for? And why does it keep coming back? Here's the answer! I just had to RTFM. That's my only gripe(about FireFox 2.0 ) and they already fixed it. Cheers.
