What are you thinking now? [Archive] - Page 54

prendrelemick

10-03-2013, 02:36 AM

Emil Miller

10-03-2013, 04:30 AM

I'm trying to find a fault with Frederic here.

"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it." - Frédéric Bastiat

Can this be true ?

The deterioration in public behaviour had been caused by a naïve belief in the post-war political consensus that, because what had happened in Germany was wrong, the right way to govern a country was to renounce punitive sentencing and rely on the theory of rehabilitation to uphold the rule of law. The significance of this miscalculation was not lost on either the criminal fraternity or the legal profession, for the obvious consequence of such a policy was that criminality would flourish to the benefit of both.

Pro Bono Publico

by Emil Miller

Calidore

10-03-2013, 09:54 AM

Rooibos chai tea makes fantastic iced tea.

prendrelemick

10-03-2013, 11:32 AM

The significance of this miscalculation was not lost on either the criminal fraternity or the legal profession, for the obvious consequence of such a policy was that criminality would flourish to the benefit of both.

Criminal Fraternity? Frederic reckons that's Everyman - given the chance. And those in charge have the best chance to plunder the rest .

qimissung

10-03-2013, 11:58 AM

I'm thinking that everything is good just at the moment.

Emil Miller

10-03-2013, 12:30 PM

Criminal Fraternity? Frederic reckons that's Everyman - given the chance. And those in charge have the best chance to plunder the rest .

I don't believe that everyone lives with criminal intent but there are those who increasingly do due to the absence of punitive sentencing: a situation brought about by the lawmakers i.e. government and lawyers, whereby it follows that the more lawbreakers who are brought before the courts, the greater the fees accruing to solicitors and barristers as well as increased salaries to the judiciary who are paid from the public purse. The introduction of legal aid was a goldmine to the legal profession until even that old legal eagle Tony Blair was forced to peg the annual sum at £2 billion pounds and it has been further reduced this year; since when, there has been a great gnashing of teeth and a wailing about justice being restrained. The last thing that lawyers are interested in is justice, because it would effectively reduce their financial well-being.

Bleeding Pawn

10-06-2013, 02:26 PM

Got tot get a new keyboard.

prendrelemick

10-06-2013, 04:13 PM

This Downton Abbey, its a spoof right ?

Emil Miller

10-06-2013, 05:32 PM

This Downton Abbey, its a spoof right ?

It was ever thus.

*Classic*Charm*

10-07-2013, 02:30 AM

Today I bought an issue of Modern Farmer magazine and have read it cover to cover. Year off from school indeed.

Helga

10-14-2013, 07:49 AM

I really should be studying, but instead I am looking at calendars for next year, I really want a Star Trek one.

SentimentalSlop

10-14-2013, 02:40 PM

That I should really be doing my homework, but I want to go grocery shopping with my mom. lol.

Buh4Bee

10-14-2013, 09:06 PM

I'm think that I have 2 more days off and I LIKE it!

JuniperWoolf

10-14-2013, 09:06 PM

When did litnet die?

Oedipus

10-15-2013, 05:46 AM

When did litnet die?

When I joined

Buh4Bee

10-15-2013, 06:27 AM

Correct!

mazHur

10-15-2013, 09:57 AM

My glucometer is telling me that my random blood sugar is 280..thinking what to do??

country doctor

10-15-2013, 12:56 PM

When did litnet die?

BUCKLE UP!

right now, general chatters?

how much the administration would pay the doc to save the website...the doc can revive the site, general chatters...

ROAR!

Emil Miller

10-15-2013, 06:01 PM

BUCKLE UP!

right now, general chatters?

how much the administration would pay the doc to save the website...the doc can revive the site, general chatters...

ROAR!

Well you could start by killing off the 'blogs' ( stupid abbreviation, when 'Weblog' is only two letters longer ) which detract from comments on the REAL forum.

papayahed

10-15-2013, 08:33 PM

My glucometer is telling me that my random blood sugar is 280..thinking what to do??

Crap, that's not good.

Pensive

10-15-2013, 10:55 PM

What am I doing up at 6 AM when I have a class in a few hours!

Snowqueen

10-29-2013, 08:33 AM

Oh, I'm getting late again!

*Classic*Charm*

10-30-2013, 01:31 AM

I can't sleep.

qimissung

11-09-2013, 12:45 PM

I am very grateful that my son and his friend survived Hurricane Yolanda in the Phillipines.And very sorry that over a thousand people lost their lives in the storm

prendrelemick

11-12-2013, 04:46 AM

About that Typhoon - just seen a news piece on the BBC where aid workers in Cornwall were packing "shelter boxes" ready for shipping out there. That's great, BUT in the final summing up the reporter said each 2x3 ft box costs 600 pounds delivered!!!. Who's taking all the money? where does it go to?

It almost puts you off contributing.

hannah_arendt

11-12-2013, 04:59 AM

coffee in front of my nose :)

JuniperWoolf

11-12-2013, 09:28 PM

Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon.
Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol.
Questo abrigado tantamucho que canite carousel.

The hell does that even mean?

Scheherazade

11-13-2013, 05:07 AM

Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon.
Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol.
Questo abrigado tantamucho que canite carousel.

The hell does that even mean?Darn it! Now I am thinking the same thing!

Wizard272002

11-13-2013, 11:07 PM

I'm getting a PS4 for Christmas! I'm getting a PS4 for Christmas! Yippy! (http://us.playstation.com/ps4/features/)

country doctor

11-14-2013, 01:23 PM

BUCKLE UP!

right now, general chatters?

that right now the doc might be a single drop of rain...

but he'll be back again and again and again...

ROAR!

Calidore

11-17-2013, 12:45 PM

Severe storms, high winds, and even a very rare high-risk tornado watch for the entire Chicago area. Hope my fellow local LitNetters have their hatches battened down. It looks like one of the major storm lines is heading like an arrow right for my area of the city.

At the very least, the conditions should make the Bears game interesting if it isn't cancelled.

Calidore

11-17-2013, 02:59 PM

Well, the Soldier Field stands have been cleared, and the first tornado warning has hit SE Cook County. Tornadoes already spawned have been large and long-lasting. The kid and I are ready to hit the basement if necessary, but currently just heavy wind, heavy rain, lightning, and hail at the house.

Calidore

11-17-2013, 04:30 PM

Looks like the worst is over and the game's about to restart. We have some water in the basement and lots of tree parts on the ground, but nothing unusual. Guess I'll be on cleanup duty tomorrow.

Here's a post-storm rainbow picture taken from the balcony just now.

http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag87/Calidore/DSCF1764_zps6830330d.jpg[/URL]

Gilliatt Gurgle

11-17-2013, 09:29 PM

Good to see weathered the worst of it.
I saw your original post earlier and checked in now to see how you fared.
You had since issued updates.
Our local weather high lighted damage in Pekin.

*Classic*Charm*

11-20-2013, 01:27 AM

One of my fish is sick :( Poor little lady.

aliengirl

12-08-2013, 04:31 PM

Back here after a long time. Feeling nostalgic. Lots of good memories are strewn here. :)

mazHur

12-08-2013, 04:51 PM

I must hit the sack early tonight so that i can wake up early tomorrow to be in time at the court.

Buckthorn

12-08-2013, 06:06 PM

I should be going to bed early tonight as I'm up at 5:30 as usual to go to the pool. However I have absolutely no intention of doing so.

Pensive

12-08-2013, 09:34 PM

sometimes it is hard to distinguish between genuine care and the care a person feels she or he owes you only for caring for her/him or giving them an ego-boost. It is important to separate these two.

qimissung

12-09-2013, 01:00 AM

I wonder if we're having school tomorrow.

Satan

12-09-2013, 03:02 PM

We're all gypsies.

Snowqueen

12-15-2013, 03:46 AM

I have to finish this task today but just can’t seem to get it right.

hannah_arendt

12-15-2013, 05:45 AM

I want to write more than a page of my B. A

Gregory Samsa

12-15-2013, 04:10 PM

Where are all the ducks?

Helga

12-19-2013, 08:36 AM

I wonder how the world sees the ice, well this is one way of looking at it : http://lollajames.com/image/69842153323

Calidore

12-19-2013, 11:32 PM

The unfair part of being the adult: When I got pneumonia a couple of years ago, I could send the kid away. When he gets pneumonia, as it's starting to look like he has, I have to stay put.

Helga

12-22-2013, 08:01 AM

My son started crying out 'my eleventh Doctor' when I reminded him this morning that in just a few days Doctor Who Christmas episode will be on and we'll see a new Doctor.

books4life

12-22-2013, 07:52 PM

:smilewinkgrin:I cannot believe Christmas is just around the block. Does not feel like it.:cool:

claytonk983

12-27-2013, 05:42 AM

Think about how to complete my work..

country doctor

07-19-2020, 07:17 PM

BUCKLE UP!

right now, general chatters?

how much the administration would pay the doc to save the website...the doc can revive the site, general chatters...

ROAR!

this.

ROAR!

farnoosh

10-30-2020, 05:50 AM

ROAR!

General thought of the day: why do extroverts bully introverts to being like them?

tonywalt

10-30-2020, 04:01 PM

ROAR!

General thought of the day: why do extroverts bully introverts to being like them?

Because from an anthropological evolutionary introverts are seen as more passive, and of less benefit to the tribe of primates (and we are an aggressive primate, the human). It is a evolutionary hardwire. On the flip side, extroverts and alpha males and females will be respected by other primates, as they may be able to provide protection in times of crisis.

This is hard to digest. Ugly. but such is life. (it begins in the playground, this behaviour, and it never ends).

Have a great day!

Tony

tonywalt

02-17-2022, 11:29 AM

I guess no one is thinking.

WolfLarsen

02-17-2022, 10:25 PM

Regardless of whether they are introverts or extroverts they taste equally delicious.

I myself am both. There is the introvert part of me that sits at a desk and writes books that nobody reads. And then there is the extrovert part of me that gets on stage and makes a fool out of myself. (I say fool, because comedians get paid.)

I think I was more of an introvert as a child, and especially as a teenager. But it worked out just fine, because I had no problems beating up extroverts after school when I had to.

tonywalt

02-18-2022, 04:48 PM

Glad to hear you beat up extroverts. Sometimes, you have to. HA

WolfLarsen

02-18-2022, 09:02 PM

And now I am thinking that the universe is inside the aquarium in the living room of a space alien.

Sancho

02-27-2022, 01:37 AM

Been thinking about a book I read as part of the monthly book club right here on this website:

A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, by Marina Lewycka

Danik 2016

02-28-2022, 06:42 AM

I didn´t read the book, Sancho, but the name appeared also in my German forum today!

tailor STATELY

12-20-2022, 07:29 PM

And now I am thinking that the universe is inside the aquarium in the living room of a space alien. - Wolf Larsen

"Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, spilling 1500 fish onto road" - Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/massive-aquarium-bursts-berlin-leisure-complex-emergency-services-2022-12-16/
[quote]
And now I am thinking that the universe is inside the aquarium in the living room of a space alien. - Wolf Larsen

"Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, spilling 1500 fish onto road" - Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/massive-aquarium-bursts-berlin-leisure-complex-emergency-services-2022-12-16/

BERLIN, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A huge aquarium in Berlin burst early on Friday, spilling 1 million litres (264,172 gallons) of water, around 1,500 exotic fish and debris onto a major road in the busy Mitte district, emergency services said.

Around 100 emergency responders rushed to the site, a leisure complex that houses a Radisson hotel and a museum as well as what Sea Life Berlin said was the world's largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium at 14 metres (46ft) in height.

:(

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

free

01-03-2023, 12:44 PM

I have started a thread in General Literature about Alexandre Dumas (père), but it seems to be deleted. I think: "why?"

tailor STATELY

01-03-2023, 06:26 PM

I think it's here, free... http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?106765-Alexandre-Dumas-(p%E8re)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

free

01-13-2023, 06:29 PM

I think it's here, free... http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?106765-Alexandre-Dumas-(p%E8re)

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

Thank you, tailor. This quote from Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo" was the first time I have read this Latin sentence from Roman law- meaning one cannot be judged twice for the same thing. I hope you understand. This is a quote which Edmond Dates (The count of Monte Cristo) answered to one of Dumas's characters.

tailor STATELY

01-31-2025, 12:06 PM

Waiting for rain (5-days?)... work to do before it arrives (wood).

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor

Danik 2016

01-31-2025, 12:43 PM

Sleepy. Waiting also for rain to fall. By the way, have you been able to attend your poetry meetings?

tailor STATELY

01-31-2025, 12:51 PM

Missed 1-poetry meeting when I was ill, the other earlier in the month I attended in between bouts of illness... need to post those poems, maybe today when the rain starts... need to write 2-poems before next Thursday :) and catch up on LitNet too :)

Took garbage can down the hill, and returned with 2 after pick up (mine & sister-in-laws's/wife's). Busted up two rounds already with the maul... came inside for needed pain pills (back)... chainsaw ready :) ... back outside before the rain starts...

Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor