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Josquius

#4200
November 06, 2009, 04:20:14 PM
Yeah it was around the 60s. According to wiki some bright sparks then brought it back around 1990 believing it was OK afterall.
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Capetan Mihali

#4201
November 06, 2009, 05:54:31 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 06, 2009, 09:41:31 AM
Anyone know when thalomide got banned?  I've seen people in their mid 20s that look like thalomide babies.

I think the thalidomide "generation" was basically born late 50's/early 60's.  And it was actually never prescribed in the US.
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Admiral Yi

#4202
November 06, 2009, 06:53:13 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 06, 2009, 05:54:31 PM
I think the thalidomide "generation" was basically born late 50's/early 60's.  And it was actually never prescribed in the US.
:huh:  How's that?  Their mothers all snuck accross the border?

Capetan Mihali

#4203
November 06, 2009, 07:05:06 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on November 06, 2009, 06:53:13 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on November 06, 2009, 05:54:31 PM
I think the thalidomide "generation" was basically born late 50's/early 60's.  And it was actually never prescribed in the US.
:huh:  How's that?  Their mothers all snuck accross the border?

I don't think there are actually any genuine thalidomide babies in the States, just Western Europe and Canada.  It was never approved by the FDA here.
"The internet's completely over. [...] The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."
-- Prince, 2010. (R.I.P.)

CountDeMoney

#4204
November 06, 2009, 07:09:24 PM

Josquius

#4205
November 06, 2009, 07:30:52 PM
:lol:/:x
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jimmy olsen

#4206
November 06, 2009, 10:21:10 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 06, 2009, 02:33:22 AM
Quote from: Tyr on November 06, 2009, 02:18:19 AM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on November 05, 2009, 11:16:38 PM
Just learned a democratic congressman from Penn. is a former 3 star adimiral.
An excuse not to vote for him if ever there was one.

:huh:
I desire an explanation.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Eddie Teach

#4207
November 06, 2009, 10:22:10 PM
Jos doesn't trust the military industrial complex.
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Neil

#4208
November 06, 2009, 10:51:19 PM
I do not hate you, nor do I love you, but you are made out of atoms which I can use for something else.

garbon

#4209
November 07, 2009, 05:42:25 AM
I have my first connecting flight in years. :weep:
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I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Josquius

#4210
November 07, 2009, 06:56:20 AM Last Edit: November 07, 2009, 07:15:20 AM by Tyr
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 06, 2009, 10:22:10 PM
Jos doesn't trust the military industrial complex.
Somewhat.
But also there should be a clear seperation between the military and the civil authorities.  Military men former or not should be allowed nowhere near positions of civil power.
I can't think how to explain it. Its just...wrong. Military men should remain military men and be respected (or not) for that, not go for other power. You never see that kind of thing in the UK (these days)).


On a unrelated matter: nom nom nom
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jimmy olsen

#4211
November 07, 2009, 11:48:48 AM
Quote from: Tyr on November 07, 2009, 06:56:20 AM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on November 06, 2009, 10:22:10 PM
Jos doesn't trust the military industrial complex.
Somewhat.
But also there should be a clear seperation between the military and the civil authorities.  Military men former or not should be allowed nowhere near positions of civil power.
I can't think how to explain it. Its just...wrong. Military men should remain military men and be respected (or not) for that, not go for other power. You never see that kind of thing in the UK (these days)).


On a unrelated matter: nom nom nom

The relative lack of military experience in congress is a direct cause of many of America's poor strategic decisions as of late. If there were more veterans in congress the nation would be better off.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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Razgovory

#4212
November 07, 2009, 12:13:32 PM
Yes, for instance the Congress was full of veterns in the late 1960's and late 1970's and was no major strategic missteps there.
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Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Syt

#4213
November 07, 2009, 12:17:20 PM
Being a good (or high ranking) commander doesn't translate into being a good politician. I'd much rather see retired military personnel move into administration.
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—Stephen Jay Gould

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Eddie Teach

#4214
November 07, 2009, 12:44:03 PM
Being a good politician doesn't translate into being a good legislator either.

I think military leaders should be looked at with the same skepticism anyone running for office deserves.
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