• maxpowers74 commented on Cops kill cougar on North Side
• 7 months ago
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For those of you that don't know much about Chicago, this occurred about a mile west of Wrigley Field. Really, really close to the heart of downtown Chicago.

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• maxpowers74 commented on 'Killer bees' swarm Mexican police
• 7 months ago
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Tommy: “Bees! Bees! Bees in the car! Bees Everywhere! God, they’re huge! They’re ripping my flesh off!”
Cop afraid of Bees (Christopher John): “Son, uh, roll around. You hear me? Roll around on the ground!”
Tommy: “Forget that! I’m starting to swell up!”
Richard: “Save yourself. Don’t be the hero!”
Cop afraid of Bees: “Frank, I’m alergic to bees.”
Cop afraid of Bees Frank (Adrian Truss): “Me, too.”
Tommy: “They’re huge, and they’re sting crazy!”
Cop afraid of Bees Frank: “We’ll come back later and check on you!”
Cop afraid of Bees: “Yeah, in a while.”
Richard: “Save yourself!”
Tommy: “Your firearms are useless against them!”

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• maxpowers74 commented on Econ 101: The Great Depression
• 8 months ago
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Sorry man, but I have to disagree with this. I was close to dumbfounded this morning as I watched Meet the Press and saw both Clinton and Obama arguing that NAFTA needed to be re-negotiated. Just stunning really. Beyond that however, this is the type of fearmongering article that just kills me.

In my opinion we are in down cycle in the greatest economic boom the world will ever see. A boom that will last twenty years, minimum.

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• maxpowers74 commented on Chicago to Have Highest U.S. Sales Tax; Enrolled Bill Shenanigans
• 8 months ago
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Tell me about it. I live there. I just paid a dollar in tax to grab a six pack of beer!

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• maxpowers74 commented on Mixx.com gaining traction on mainstream news media sites
• 8 months ago
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Actually, I tried to use this feature on USA Today last night. After hitting the button, the first thing it does is take you to a USA Today "Welcome Screen" that is nothing but an ad that you have to skip before you can get to Mixx. My response was to just close the window and to submit the article the old fashioned way.

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• maxpowers74 commented on Slower boats to China as ship owners save fuel
• 9 months ago
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I'm ambivalent and uninformed about the efficacy of the Kyoto Protocol. Its interesting however that shipping emits 5% of the world's carbon emissions and the industry is excluded from regulation under the treaty.

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