Recent content by Francis Collins

This "new" member is now banned from the forum, because he/she used an alias, but had already been removed from here before.

Had you gone to Bear Mountain?

My choices (console games only): a) Super Mario Bros. b) Legend of Zelda c) Pac-Man d) Mario 64 e) Grand Theft Auto

What about debating between: a) "gray" vs. "grey" b) "honor" vs. "honour" c) "fetus" vs. "foetus" d) "defense" vs. "defence" e) "November 10" vs. "10 November" f) "" vs ''

Not to get into the politics of capital punishment, but there are people for a matter of reason are against it for moral and religious purposes.

That "raccoon" you are referring to is called a raccoon dog, or in Japanese a tanuki. Unlike a raccoon, this animal is a member of the dog family. The large testicles you mentioned are a representation of fertility and good fortune, and are said to be the source of its magical powers in...

Is spending more than $10,000 on home theater "insane"?

Is there any solid scientific evidence that drinking milk will make a man impotent?

I think that this tread ought to be locked. It is getting too heated and political. :thumbsdown:

Have we defeated the British in Montreal during the American Revolution, Canada (and Quebec) would had been of part the United States today! :D

Pamela, the term "intercourse" is not simply a sexual term which we know today. It can also mean, "Dealings or communications between persons or groups."

Half.com in Washington.

Have you ever heard of Bolivia, named after Simón Bolívar (1783-1830)? What about Saudi Arabia named after the Saud family?

It is very amusing that these "African-Americans" do not object to "Negro" in "The Negro College Fund" or "Colored" in "The National Association of Colored People." I thought these terms were deemed offensive? Not everyone in Africa is black, as not everyone in Europe is white.

I wonder why some people call the United States "The States"? Are they referring to the fifty states or the nation?