We're faced with the same dilemma as the deep-sea diver who hears the message from the ship above, "Come up at once. We are sinking."

-Jeff Clark

And then the witch doctor, he told me what to do
He said that
ooh-ee, ooh-ah-ah
ting, tang, walla-walla bing-bang
ooh-ee, ooh-ah-ah
ting, tang, walla-walla bing-bang

Witch Doctor, Sha-Na-Na

"Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery? Phooey! You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say 'Phooey,' too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed."

-- Quentin Crisp

Note that this (US Dollar Index) chart spans the entire Bush Presidency. Quite a report card, isn't it? Talk about "Dead Country Walking."

The Herculean market manipulation effort by our government over the past couple of years is more than apparent. Clearly, they are near the end of their string, as well.

To the Technical Analysts among you, this chart literally screams that the dollar is about to plunge beneath 70. Once that happens, the game very likely is over and they will nuke either Tehran or Des Moines, depending upon which they believe will get them the most mileage. Regardless, things then will spiral out of control and the world as we know it will be over.

-Conspiracy PenPal

Future historians will stand aghast that anyone believed the crap being shoved down our throats in this period.

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They teach you to stretch the leg this way in Bikram yoga also. You really feel you're getting that "super stretch" (Bikram's words) on the hamstrings. You're really just screwing up your knees.

Here's a question: Will hypermobility (and the possibility of permanent, irreversible joint damage) help you drop some drunk in a bar on his ass faster? Let me know. I'm on my way to a bar.

If one defines inflation as an expansion of money and credit, then one look at M3 soaring for decades while gold sinking from $800 to $250 shows that for long periods of time (decades in fact) gold is an extremely poor hedge against inflation. In the longest of timeframes, however, every fiat currency in history has gone to zero and that is an unbeatable track record, unfortunately not a very playable one in and of itself.

-Mike Shedlock

The memory of the past unfulfilled desires traps energy, which manifests itself as a person. When its charge gets exhausted, the person dies. Unfulfilled desires are carried over into the birth. Self-identification with body creates ever-fresh desires and there is no end to them unless this mechanism of bondage is clearly seen.

It is clarity that is liberating, for you cannot abandon desire unless its causes and effects are clearly seen. I do not say that the same person is reborn. It dies, and dies for good. But its memories remain and their desires and fears. They supply the energy for a new person.

- Nisargadatta

Thought u got on this forum to warn ppl against this supposed religious cult?
The kool aid hasn't changed flavors since u left it.