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  1. OldGuy43

    Funniest Car Commercial EVER!

    Cute? Yes! Doesn't make me want to run out and purchase a M-B though. :(
  2. OldGuy43

    WHAT ARE THE BEES TELLING US?

    It's my opinion that the bees are telling us that we have overpopulated spaceship Earth. :(
  3. OldGuy43

    Could someone put their eyes on this for me?

    Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) Stem, leaves, sprouts (ripe fruits are OK) Solanine, atropine-like alkaloids Vomiting, diarrhea, irregular or rapid heart rate, difficulty swallowing, labored breathng, dilated pupils, no urine production, paralysis, seizures Source...
  4. OldGuy43

    Could someone put their eyes on this for me?

    The only problem that comes to mind is the fact that tomato vines are poisonous to birds.
  5. OldGuy43

    I need an herbicide that will kill burrdock but won't hurt my horses

    White vinegar works. Just spray it full strength while the weeds are growing. Mix a bit of detergent in to make it stick.
  6. OldGuy43

    Your tax dollars at work

    The Founding Fathers on Democracy:
  7. OldGuy43

    Your tax dollars at work

    As stated in your example the failure is not with the form of government, but with the people putting it into practice. The deliberations of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 were held in strict secrecy. Consequently, anxious citizens gathered outside Independence Hall when the proceedings...
  8. OldGuy43

    Your tax dollars at work

    Read The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution. Nowhere will you find the word "democracy". The Founding Fathers selected a republic on purpose. A republic is rule by law. It protects the individual's rights. The framers of our Constitution knew that a democracy had built into it...
  9. OldGuy43

    Your tax dollars at work

    Since we are having an open-minded discussion; Who can tell me the difference between a democracy and a republic and which is the United States supposed to be?
  10. OldGuy43

    Your tax dollars at work

    Beats me. :rolleyes: That list is from the Department of Homeland Securities 39-page "Analyst's Desktop Binder". It's the watch list. Now don't you feel safer?
  11. OldGuy43

    Your tax dollars at work

    Have a blog? Try this. Post this list and watch your hit count skyrocket for a couple of days,: Waihopai, INFOSEC, Information Security, Information Warfare, IW, IS, Priavacy, Information Terrorism, Terrorism Defensive Information, Defense Information Warfare, Offensive Information, Offensive...
  12. OldGuy43

    What if I outlive my money?

    Oh gosh, I really feel for the poor drug companies like Pfizer who are just barely showing a profit. Of course they might do better if they paid their top executives a little less. According to USA Today Pfizer's CEO makes about $18,000,000 a year. Even assuming that he works a 40 hour week with...
  13. OldGuy43

    Need Help in Texas!

    Sorry to get into this discussion so late. Poteet is famous for raising strawberries. Not that I have a lot of experience with fruit trees, but I'd say that bodes well for you plan to grow fruit trees. :idunno
  14. OldGuy43

    I Got It! I Got The Lunge!! LOL LOL

    Yep! Sure does. :rolleyes:
  15. OldGuy43

    I Got It! I Got The Lunge!! LOL LOL

    A FREE Great Pyrenees, just because someone didn't take the time to train her right. Just curious; Did those same folks that gave her away have any children?
  16. OldGuy43

    Appropriate Ads

    Wow! Having Ad Blocker and Firefox takes all the fun oughta this thread. :(
  17. OldGuy43

    An Onion Question

    I may be able to help there. I grew up in an Italian neighborhood, and many times they would use a single edge razor blade to slice the garlic really thin. You could almost read through it.
  18. OldGuy43

    An Onion Question

    Oh, thank you Ridge'. Now I know. :)
  19. OldGuy43

    An Onion Question

    While on the subject, what's "bolting"? :hu
  20. OldGuy43

    An Onion Question

    Thank you MeatBurner. I've requested a catalog from Dixondale Farms. :)
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