Author Topic: Just heard on NPR (Read 10613 times)

Retarded_Bernie AKA · « **Reply #30 on:** Apr 04, 2005, 02:47:04 PM »

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The pope didn't telling the Chinese to double their population in how many years, nor was the message to make a shitload of kids. It was just don't fuck so much.

There's a pretty strict set of rules for having more than one child in China. Break them, and it's an automatic $12,000 USD fine, plus having to explain to the government why. The idea might have worked except for the cultural preference of male children. In the current coming-of-age generation, men outnumber women by about 16-1 so they're thinking of relaxing the restrictions. So much for that.
I have no explanation for India. My brother had to go there for a week last year, and he said it was truly terrifying.

I'm just hoping that approval of birth control by the Church might set the stage for a general shifting in attitudes; i.e., nobody HAS to squirt out a litter. One or two is perfectly acceptable. <_<

Evil Monkey-Tom · « **Reply #31 on:** Apr 04, 2005, 06:03:18 PM »

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The pope didn't telling the Chinese to double their population in how many years, nor was the message to make a shitload of kids. It was just don't fuck so much.

There's a pretty strict set of rules for having more than one child in China. Break them, and it's an automatic $12,000 USD fine, plus having to explain to the government why. The idea might have worked except for the cultural preference of male children. In the current coming-of-age generation, men outnumber women by about 16-1 so they're thinking of relaxing the restrictions. So much for that.
I have no explanation for India. My brother had to go there for a week last year, and he said it was truly terrifying.

I'm just hoping that approval of birth control by the Church might set the stage for a general shifting in attitudes; i.e., nobody HAS to squirt out a litter. One or two is perfectly acceptable. <_<

Those policies aren't inforced in the rural south, where people still have multiple children.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #32 on:** Apr 05, 2005, 08:16:28 AM »

Like there's anything else to do in the rural south.

Rural south China, as well.

Merla · « **Reply #33 on:** Apr 05, 2005, 01:17:35 PM »

@ the idea of having 16 husbands. Imagine the drama in trying to find out who the daddy of your baby is.

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #34 on:** Apr 05, 2005, 08:15:57 PM »

That's why Maury is still on TV. Which sucks because those are the only shows they do anymore - I want to see more out of control teens.

My friend said that I could be Pope. Imagine - a non-Catholic leading millions of Roman Catholics.

Extra Zero · « **Reply #35 on:** Apr 05, 2005, 09:21:26 PM »

Yeah, cause what you do to little boys would probably be considered acceptable...

Merla · « **Reply #36 on:** Apr 05, 2005, 09:27:09 PM »

My second grade teacher would make all the cute little boys massage her shoulders. Didn't seem wrong at the time but looking back at it I don't know.

Extra Zero · « **Reply #37 on:** Apr 05, 2005, 10:13:27 PM »

Yeah... Just...Yeah...

B E C K · « **Reply #38 on:** Apr 05, 2005, 11:32:16 PM »

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There's a pretty strict set of rules for having more than one child in China. Break them, and it's an automatic $12,000 USD fine, plus having to explain to the government why. The idea might have worked except for the cultural preference of male children. In the current coming-of-age generation, men outnumber women by about 16-1 so they're thinking of relaxing the restrictions.

Well they can't make babies if they run out of holes. Good on ya, China! You did it.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #39 on:** Apr 06, 2005, 08:13:33 AM »

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That's why Maury is still on TV.

Sexy, sexy Maury

Sam · « **Reply #40 on:** Apr 06, 2005, 02:32:46 PM »

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I didn't agree with a lot of his social stances, but they kind of went with the territory of being Pope. As an individual, I think he was pretty extraordinary.

Bingo.

You have to give the guy credit for practicing what he preached, too. One of his big thing was building bridges between faiths and forgiveness. And you have to respect a guy who forgives the assasin who tried to kill him as they're dragging him to the ambulance and then later goes to prison and has a nice heart-to-heart talk with him.

Evil Monkey-Tom · « **Reply #41 on:** Apr 06, 2005, 02:48:55 PM »

Tupac didn't do that, but then he wasn't assassinated.

Pope 1 - Tupac 0

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #42 on:** Apr 06, 2005, 04:02:34 PM »

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Tupac didn't do that, but then he wasn't assassinated.

Pope 1 - Tupac 0

Yea, but is the Pope going to come out with 17 new albums with old studio songs?

Pope- 1 Tupac - 1

Evil Monkey-Tom · « **Reply #43 on:** Apr 06, 2005, 06:11:54 PM »

You don't know that, he just died. *snatched the point back from Tupac*

We'll see what Sata- I mean Puff Daddy does with his tracks.

Merla · « **Reply #44 on:** Apr 08, 2005, 07:52:02 AM »

He's talking an awful long time.

B E C K · « **Reply #45 on:** Apr 09, 2005, 04:38:10 PM »

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Tupac didn't do that, but then he wasn't assassinated.

Pope 1 - Tupac 0
Yea, but is the Pope going to come out with 17 new albums with old studio songs?

Pope- 1 Tupac - 1

Round Three!

Pope! Tupac! FIGHT!!

Author Topic: Just heard on NPR (Read 10613 times)

Retarded_Bernie AKA