Mine can spell, we don't go "out", we go "o-u-t". So far they still can't read but they do find some books quite tasty.

Are you sure dogs can't read?
I've seen a few of those pink poodles at the Belvedere Lirary checking out books.

That's probably some of these old gals here that get them poodle perms and try to dye their white hair red, comes out pink.

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I'm trying to stop but so far not succeeding .

but guns are so much more efficient for killing. no muss, no fuss.

besides, we need the other items on the list for their INTENDED purpose; knives to cut our food, hammers to drive nails, baseball bats to play baseball, pressure cookers to cook, etc, etc, etc, etc!!

guns are designed & manufactured for ONE purpose only: to wound & kill.

HUGE difference.

Damn! I got ripped off. I paid big bucks for a shotgun that was supposed to be designed specifically for shooting clay pigeons.

I would enforce prosecuting & holding responsible every doctor that performs abortion on anyone & at any gestation period. If a person who murders a pregnant woman is charged with & responsible for two murders then why do we pay doctors to committ the same crime? Taking the life of a defenseless infant is the most vicious & cruel act imaginable & both the mother & doctor should pay for such a crime-MURDER.

I agree.

:agree: If I could change one thing, it would be to end abuse of the innocent and vulnerable ..... children, animals and the elderly.

I think if everyone strictly followed and internalized the Golden Rule, everything else would be taken care of.

I would eliminate the sinful nature of Humankind ... which is what makes law abiding people want to have those handy dandy devices to protect them in the meantime.

I also dream of the day Mayor Bloomberg keeps his focus on big gulp sodas.

Having worked in the environmental cleanup field and with several toxicologist, they had a favorite saying "The dose makes the poison" In another words, even drinking water can kill you. One person's illegal drug can be a life saver for another. The governments portrayal of certain drugs as "illegal" creates a lucrative black market. Nicotine and caffeine are "legal" drugs which harm and kill many people. Ever drink too many Monster beverages? Opiates and THC have recreational as well as therapeutic effects. Its not the drug that is harmful but the abuse of these drugs makes them harmful. Unfortunately, not all people can self regulate and we end having the government do this for us creating a criminal market. Fortunately, other governments in the world take a more progressive view and I believe we are slowly doing the same.

Yup. I think that what you have said above is a reach. Maybe Marijuana, but not heroin, cocaine, and the legal ones that are used illegally; methamphetamines, oxycodone etc.

The drug cartel is richer than all the Koch brothers squared and we sit and do nothing while addiction destroys our young..

I would make sure that not one person would have to go to bed hungry any night. Hunger can make essentially good people do bad things.