The Off Topic Topic

[sbr]

Michael Jackson. Will he survive to hold the concerts in London?

Nope.

[Grey Fox]

When you get tools for birthday gifts, what does it mean?

[katmai]

When you get tools for birthday gifts, what does it mean?

Care to be more specific?
Sex tools from your woman?
power tools from dad?

[Grey Fox]

Power tools.

[Admiral Yi]

Power tools.

It means they think you're a boring drone with no real hobbies.

[Grey Fox]

I have hobbies, they just can't buy paintball or computer gear. They know neither & it's too expensive.

[jimmy olsen]

There's a new bartender at the local bar.

Positives - She's hot and she's funny.
Negatives - She has a Fran Drescher laugh, she's in her early 30s desperately trying to look like she's in her early 20s (too much makeup), her boyfriend hangs out at the bar.

[sbr]

There's a new bartender at the local bar.

Positives - She's hot and she's funny.
Negatives - She has a Fran Drescher laugh, she's in her early 30s desperately trying to look like she's in her early 20s (too much makeup), her boyfriend hangs out at the bar.

I was fine with everything "her boyfriend".  I would love to bang a hot, funny 30 y.o. Fran Drescher who cared about how she looked.

[jimmy olsen]

I had no idea that in Ethiopia all the land belonged to the state. No wonder the country's economy is so fucked up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Ethiopia

[Josquius]

I had no idea that in Ethiopia all the land belonged to the state. No wonder the country's economy is so fucked up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Ethiopia

Interesting system, I had no idea about it either...Why are you reading about Ethiopia anyway? Not exactly topical or normal.

[Neil]

I had no idea that in Ethiopia all the land belonged to the state. No wonder the country's economy is so fucked up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Ethiopia

It could work, but not without a stronger civil society.

[ulmont]

There's a new bartender at the local bar.

Positives - She's hot and she's funny.
Negatives - She has a Fran Drescher laugh, she's in her early 30s desperately trying to look like she's in her early 20s (too much makeup), her boyfriend hangs out at the bar.

I was fine with everything "her boyfriend".  I would love to bang a hot, funny 30 y.o. Fran Drescher who cared about how she looked.

[Valmy]

I had no idea that in Ethiopia all the land belonged to the state. No wonder the country's economy is so fucked up.

If only they could be like all those successful and rich African countries.

[Zanza]

I had no idea that in Ethiopia all the land belonged to the state. No wonder the country's economy is so fucked up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Ethiopia

IIRC, Mono said that the HK government also owns all land and only leases it out for 99 years.

[jimmy olsen]

I had no idea that in Ethiopia all the land belonged to the state. No wonder the country's economy is so fucked up.

If only they could be like all those successful and rich African countries.

Botswana's per capita GDP is like 10 times higher and something like 30% of the country has AIDS. Ethiopia's as pathetic as it comes.

Also, if Wikipedia's correct they have no patent law.