I'm getting new business cards that say "Theatrical Man."

Burlesque supper clubs... I actually may know the right combination of people to make that happen...

Don't feed the trolls. This one's more obvious than most.

Yeah, really you're not supposed to handle anybody's props but your own, and you're supposed to only handle your props when you're using them and not at any other time.

If you're using it outside, I'm sure you're supposed to. This would be why such things are generally moved in cases. Even a comically oversized prop sniper rifle could look real from across the street.

Not in my experience, but that might be a film set thing. We were just told to never handle the weapons except when we were supposed to, illustrated with some anecdotes about somebody getting into trouble because they were posing with a prop gun outside the theatre, or some such.

Did you see any political argument in this story? If you did, would you like to share it with the class? Because I saw an amusing anecdote in relation to a picture of a guy with a prop gun from a video game.

"A Bungie employee had been carrying a prop Halo sniper rifle down the sidewalk, toward the studio. They'd taken it out, for some reason. A concerned citizen had spotted him, thought it was a real gun and called 911."

I defy you to find one instance of someone actually being given that sentence. Or, for that matter, to find anyone convicted under that law.

Well, you're the one drawing nonsensical comparisons between antiquated laws (with sentences all far lower than those handed down to Pussy Riot) in order to make a kleptocratic strongman regime sound legitimate.

Of course we're free to criticize our own country. The point is that American politicians are never allowed to publicly criticize Israeli governments because of the fear of being labeled anti-Semitic.

I second Jetgirly's advice. I had hair halfway down my back from high school into college. My dating life turned around after I donated 11 inches to Locks of Love and subsequently started spending a little more money on haircuts.

Jon Stewart: “Basically the parameters for debate in the United States about Israel range all the way from ‘I unequivocally support them and might bomb Iran’ to ‘I unequivocally support them and will definitely bomb Iran.’

Marvin?

But what happens if you feed them after midnight?

I appreciate your in-depth, reasoned response. So, if the requirements for, say, 11-Bravo remain unchanged, would you have any objection to women being eligible for the job? What I've read indicates that DoD is not intending to change any fitness requirements for the combat MOS's. If the "physical need" of the job…

I don't think anyone's arguing that we should lessen our readiness in the interests of equality. Nor has anyone (that I've seen) suggested we start lowering standards. It may well be that a smaller percentage of women can meet the standards expected of men, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to try. …

Isn't the failure rate above 25% for the Infantry Officer Course? I don't think 2 women is enough for a sample set to predict how women will do when more of them take it.

This isn't new: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/23/arts/music/23band.html

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