Oh ok, In that case I take it all back.

I didn't even read the notes. I just saw some porn site that had comic book characters doing some pretty fucked up stuff.

Wilma and Betty....who the fuck are you? Fred Flintstone? U mean Betty & Veronica?? I knew you didnt read those comics, just probably got the cliff's notes version......

I'm not Jughead. I'm a one-time character that pimps out the two chicks....uh...Wilma and Betty.

So what if I am. Jughead

You're too good for Archie, college boy?

I seen Numbers has left the group. We're gonna need some Muscle to crack skulls.

every now and then you find one of those 50 cent words that 'fits'. just trying to raise the level of the conversation.....

we're voting for your pick...

once we get minnesota's voted pick, we'll zoom up to your spot.

I am not personally offended by your signature. I feel it is misplaced in a recruiting forum but I said enough about that so I am satisfied.

I would love to talk about history, state rights and the sort some day. It would be fun. I have to get back to work so it will not be today. Besides, it looks like there is already a thread started about this subject so we might as well have the conversation in a public forum where other people can participate and benifit. I will make a point to check out the thread every now and then and participate when I get a chance.

Peace -

Thanks for thinking of me. Spent the last week in the hospital. My system shut down on me. Not good.

I appreciate the constructive comments. I, too, lived in the South for a period of my life. I lived there for about a combined 5 years, between Tallahassee and St. Petersburg, FL. I attended graduate school in the South. Many of my classmates were raised in the South--Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, etc.--where their famlies had previously lived for decades and decades. Furthermore, you might say that a large area of my study focused upon the period that just barely post-dated Sherman's March, since it examined Reconstruction. So, I'm also familiar with the history.

No offense, and I can't tell if this is the case, but if you're legitimately offended, I think it's time to get over it. I have no doubt that many of Sherman's tactics arguably constituted terrorism, but this type of terrorism is unfortantely commonplace in war. I'm sure this has been true in just about every war the US has ever been involved in. A fair historical analysis also reveals that terrorism was institutionalized by white southerners before and after the War, through Reconstruction, and into the 1960s and 70s. And even though most Southerners didn't play an active role in these forms of terrorism against enslaved and then newly freed blacks (and later Americans of all races that protested the inequities of the day), almost all remained passive and turned a blind eye to this form of terrorism. There weren't exactly a lot of innocent parties involved in the South during that period of our nation's history, just degrees of culpability.

Furthermore, it wasn't just the South that suffered during the Civil War: suffering was universal, on both sides of the battle, North and South. If you're interested in the topic, this would be a great place to start: Amazon.com: This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War: Drew Gilpin Faust: Books. I just picked up a copy and it's gotten great reviews.

Regardless of how unjust you feel the "War of North Aggression" may have been, it is incredibily difficult for a neutral, fair party to argue the country and the world aren't better today for it's waging than we and it would have been had secession been permitted.

Finally, if you're still concerned about what LJ may think of my sig, I'd ask you to consider a few things. (1) Sherman didn't march on Miami; (2) Sherman was largely the general responsible for liberating slaves and effectuating Lincoln's emmancipation; (3) Sherman actually unilaterally issued a field order giving thousands of acres of land along the SC / GA coastline to newly freed slaves, in 40 acre plots, along w/ government-leased mules. Although Johnson would later revoke this field order and use Union forces to throw these former slaves off the land and return it to Southern whites (many of whom were wealthy plantation owners and Confederate loyalists), Sherman's act has been labelled the first white reparations gesture and made him a lasting hero for generations of black Americans.

Seriously though, man, the horrors suffered upon my Irish accestors by the British were every bit if not more awful than what Sherman inflicted upon the South during wartime, but after a few hundred years, my family's let it go. I hope you'll consider these comments constructive as well.

My family is from the South. I was born in Blacksburg. My father went to VPI, my mother South Carlina, VPI and Auburn. When we moved to Ohio there were still a few comments on the War of Northern Agression and spitting on the streets of Lancaster because of Sherman. 150 years later and it's not a dead issue down there. According to Southern historians Sherman was a terrorist who target civilian targets. In every historical account he waged total war aimed at demoralising the Confederacy. I have some perspective on the situation I wanted to share in a constructive way.

It's been way past 10 mins

I think I love you LOL My favorite from Outkast is Southerplayalisticadillacfunkymuzik [sp?] "Call of da Wild" was brilliance to me. I am a music junie so I listen to just about anything really, so my faves are too numerous to list :)

If I had only one rap/hip hop album to listen to for the rest of my life, it would, without a doubt, be Aquemini by Outkast. Probably my favorite album of any genre of music ever.

Substitue Low End Theory by A Tribe Called Quest for the Outkast, and you would have my top 3.

Just wanted to make sure you didn't think I've been dissing you on the rep. A couple dings from you, and I'd be back to square one. Seriously, who the fuck keeps repping you?

Just for the record, you are the ONLY person that still does as I asked. Appreciate it.

My top 3 rap albums:

1. Aquemini - Outkast
2. Enter the 36 Chambers - Wu Tang
3. The Chronic - Dr. Dre

Depending on my mood, day of the week, etc...you could switch those around.

Are you kidding me?! Fuck yeah I've seen it. The chick shows her tits at the end. They were pretty nice too.

Yeah, I'm the same way. My first job was at the local "cheap seats" theater. I watched about three hundred movies, or more, in one year. Since then...maybe twenty.

I still haven't seen The Big Lebowski...Fargo...among many, many others that people seem to love.

I'll try to check that out. I loved playing baseball when I was a kid but I have a hard time watching now. Baseball movies are cool though.

I saw Gladiator for the first time about a month ago. I ain't exactly up to date on my movie watching. This time of the year is the best for me to catch up.

Goonies is one of the few movies I have on DVD...love it! Hey, you ever seen Just One of the Guys? My other 80's favorite.

Don't sweat it. I have enough energy for the both of us right now, and that really does piss me off.