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    One of the greatest comedic minds that ever lived, by far. It's a shame that he had so many struggles late in life.
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    Wow. What a huge loss. I know he had his problems, but he was one of the most brilliant entertainers to ever live. It's a shame to see him go.
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    Eh, I develop plenty of muscle doing using my own body weight. I'm not interested in bulking up. As a rule of thumb, diet is also about 75% of weight loss. Exercise is an important compliment to a good diet, but exercising with a bad diet will get you nowhere fast. Age plays a role too. Your metabolism in your twenties is not the same as it is later in life.
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    Heh, I watched most of that recently, but I didn't get through it all. I enjoyed the Mississippi setting, since I visited there this summer, but it was a bit of an odd film. The kid actor was also pretty good. Jennifer Lawrence is a good actress who unfortunately is stuck being the face of The Hunger Games. The movies (much like the books) are sloppily done and are cashing in on the young teen audience. Thankfully it hasn't derailed her career and she is picking up other parts with better direction.
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    US borders have been open or or laxly controlled for most of our history, so your argument has no historical precedent. I do agree with you about the welfare system, that it is in desperate need of an overhaul. But do you really think that if we get rid of welfare that all those citizens are going to flock to unskilled labor jobs? Considering how many already turn to crime, I doubt the outcome would be so rosy. Then you have the economic implications of this new labor force. If all the companies making use of undocumented workers suddenly had to pay minimum wage across the board, we'd have a huge crisis on our hands. Personally I'd rather us focus on creating a decent trade school system in this country that allows American citizens to get the training needed to compete for decent jobs. That would stimulate growth instead of stagnation. You should be expected to show progress towards a skillset to receive full welfare benefits. We have the right idea with keeping people in High School until 18, but the constant cuts to vocational training has hindered growth tremendously. I'm not sure where I said to make undocumented workers legal citizens. Far from it, I want the US and Mexico to work with each other so that we can tap the labor force our economy relies on. Many undocumented workers split time between the two countries, again they come here for the opportunities that are available. They have communities and families in both countries, and so the meager salaries that they are afforded help sustain a larger group. It is incredibly communal. Here is another interesting idea about our border, if you are interested.
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    Terrible to hear Labadal, but it sounds like you guys got on it fast enough to prevent anything worse.
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    I support massive immigration reform. Our government is too meek and our general populace is too stupid to recognize how important undocumented workers are to our economy. We should have a full scale Bracero-type program with Mexico, one that benefits both countries. Instead the politicians ignore the potential solutions and gesticulate madly at the border to try and drum up votes. Our border should be focused on keeping out criminals, weapons and drugs, not families looking for opportunities. These families are coming for one reason: There are jobs available to them. They may not pay much, but it's better than what they get at home, and their kids get an education and potentially rise above the poverty level. Would anyone here realistically stay in squalor if their were better opportunities elsewhere? As I already stated, this is entirely separate from the unemployment rate for American citizens, because it has been shown time and time again that Americans would rather stay on welfare than fill the jobs undocumented workers are doing. That's a problem with welfare (one of many) but what do you plan to do? Force Americans to do those jobs? We don't live in a Communist state. Ideally we should be doing everything we can to create programs that benefit both the US economy and Mexico. Spending resources on borders and deportation is simply a wasteful exercise that never truly fixes the problems.
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    You are kidding yourself if you think American citizens are lining up to harvest the fields. They'd rather collect welfare.
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    There are an estimated 3 million illegal immigrants in California, so I guarantee you've had more encounters than just that one if you are in the LA area. Here is a good article on what undocumented workers actually do to our economy. It isn't a black and white issue.
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    Looks interesting, but I'm a bit concerned about the developer.
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    Speaking of the motion control, it was a huge pain in the rear to find a regular controller for the Wii U and not one of those lame wiimotes. I ended up buying a knockoff a Walmart that is working pretty well, and eventually they are releasing a Gamecube style controller with Super Smash Bros.
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    yup. jennifer connelly. she looks so young in that pic, but in our defense, that were 1991 and in 1991, Gromnir were much younger too. HA! Good Fun! Hey, at least you didn't post a pic of her in Labyrinth. She was only 15 there.
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    Leo Dicaprio was never a bad actor though. It was pretty clear from The Basketball Diaries and What's Eating Gilbert Grape that he had the chops. Megan Fox seems like a nice person and all, she's got a bit of a geeky streak that makes her more likeable, but I wouldn't put money on her learning how to act.
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    The Golden Door is really only available to people with enough gold to make their own, nowadays. Except it is our concern, for a number of economic reasons. It is easily in our best interests to have our southern neighbors be as stable as our northern neighbor.
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    I think he was actually complimenting you. You two are sharks and the rest of us are minnows.
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    Honestly I can't name many good movies from this year, so it's not hard to put Guardians up near the top.
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    Yay, I got a new copy of Mario Kart due to some great Gamestop customer service. My local shop was useless as usual, but thankfully I bought the game at a bigger store down the road and they were great. Almost enough to erase a bit of my bitterness about their PC selection. I guess I'll be playing Wasteland soon, but how beta is it? I don't really like betas for single player games.
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    Wow, I completely agree with Volourn. Charlize Theron is easily the best actress available for this part, and as long as they focus on her, it will be fantastic. She is stunning, but it is way more than the looks. There just aren't that many women that can dominate the screen like she can. I expect Tom Hardy to play second fiddle to her, and that is for the best.
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    My son, who is 4, is still a work in progress. Got the number one thing down, but two has not been pretty.
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    I call Lego City Undercover Lego GTA, it's very similar. I put a call in to Gamestop about my broken Mario Kart. If I'd had it for a couple months, I wouldn't bother, but I am surprised how easily it broke pulling it out of the case. My son has been pulling games out of PS3 cases for awhile now and never had this problem, although I still made it very clear to him what he did wrong. The guy at Gamestop is going to check with his manager, but I'm not holding my breath. I may be sticking with digital purchases for now on, although I'll need a bigger hard drive.
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    That didn't last long, my son just broke Mario Kart pulling it out of the case.
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    I bought the Wii U, mostly for Mario Kart. I also bought a couple wiimotes, but they were terrible and I returned them. All the Pro controllers were sold out, but at Walmart I found a decent knockoff so the kids could play two player mario kart. I also picked up Lego Grand Theft Auto, and my son is enjoying jacking cars and crashing into things.
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    I just got back from Vegas, it was a fantastic trip. My wife of 12 years continues to amaze me. I lost a bit of money at the tables, so the last night my wife and I played this Lord of the Rings penny slot machine. It was entertaining, at one point I was down to my last few bucks and I hit this long string of bonus spins that played a bunch of movies. It ended up paying me about $30, which really just evened out what I had already lost, but the entertainment factor was great.
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    Giants are starting to get healthy again, so hopefully they can get a strong push for the playoffs. Angel Pagan makes such a huge difference for this team. It's also looking like they found a decent 2nd baseman in Joe Panik. But I thought that bout Brandon HIcks for a couple of months, so I'm not going to put any money on it.
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    I spent $275 on dinner at a french restaurant, it was worth it.
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