Recent content by keepitup

I honestly haven't thought of any car as being prestigious since I was an impressionable teenager. A car is strictly for comfort, sport, convenience, or a conduit to getting laid. I find the concept to be in poor taste and ultra bourgeois.

Yes, real estate only goes up in value. And there are no carrying costs or risks. Everyone knows that. :rolleyes:

Easy Answer There's probably 80% of the reason why the housing market has boomed in the past 20 years. The bond market supercycle. It ended around 2005. From there it has been the Bank of Canada pulling out every stop to keep things booming- 5% down, 0% down (borrow form RRSP), 40 year am...

I think there's a big difference between marrying within a religion and isolating yourself (ie no black friends) completely from people of different religions. Most religions seem to want to naturally self-perpetuate so they encourage marriage within the faith. I know this is true among Jews...

DD, Your former SO wants a child to fill a void in her life. She might also want one for the financial stability that you would bring as the biological father. While I don't judge her for wanting to fulfill these goals I don't think you need to feel any guilt or doubt for denying her them...

NB, my friend, these are not written or unwritten laws of the Jewish religion as far as I know. You are fabricating scenarios involving individuals. There may be Jewish individuals who subscribe to some or perhaps all of this behavior but you cannot honestly attribute it to the entire race or...

NB, while I tend to disagree strongly with your comments I respect your opinion. You are however diluting it greatly by initiating or responding to personal attacks. It is entirely irrelevant what you or anyone hear believes. The arguments should speak for themselves. This is a debate, not a...

Notty- I have great sympathy for anyone, jew, arab, or christian, who experiences any kind of suffering. I support the State of Israel's right to exist and self-government but don't condone for a second inhumane treatment. The blockade is a complex problem- how do you ensure that terrorist...

So better to not use your fame and power to raise awareness of poverty and starvation? Because the Band may also benefit then the whole concept it wrong? Where does this ignorance come from! I guess that $5 billion that he raised would have ended up Africa anyway right? It's only $100,000...

Selfish, lazy asshole: Humanitarian work Bono with President Lula da Silva of Brazil in 2006 Bono has become one of the world's best-known philanthropic performers.[74][75] He has been dubbed, "the face of fusion philanthropy",[76] both for his success enlisting powerful allies from a diverse...

I bet Justin Beiber already blasted her.

Say what you want about his politics and music but Bono is a humanitarian. He gives enormous time and money to his causes. That anyone would criticize someone with his level of fame and wealth for trying to help impoverished people in Africa is truly pathetic.

The girl leveraged a mere association with another reality tv celebrity and a sex tape into a very successful branding strategy that is clearly paying her at minimum millions per year. No apparent talent (aside from soft porn), and no apparent skills. Dumb you say? I would argue just the reverse.

Poor man's J-Lo minus the talent, ambition, drive and charisma. Not at all attractive to me in that photo.

Reprehensible and not in any way condoned by the State of Israel or its people. Gryfin, what is your goal here? Are you advocating peace or the destruction of the State of Israel by terrorist acts? Just trying to understand your pov.