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Because it sure seems like the strength with which a person harbors theistic beliefs is in direct correlation with how woefully incapable they are of recognizing sarcasm, satire, hyperbole, farce, innuendo, or double entendre.

What a completely humorless life these sad fundamentalist clods must lead.

sang the actual melody?

It's no wonder she forgot what she was singing...all that oversinging and vocal acrobatics had me wondering what song she was singing by about the third line in.

I'm looking at getting an entry level DSLR. The Nikon D3000 and the Canon EOS Rebel XS are available at identical price points. Both cameras have a lot in common, but Nikon's 11-point AF, larger screen, Active-D lighting, and slightly longer battery life (550 shots per charge vs. 450 for Canon) have me leaning that way.

I suppose the lack of Live View on the monitor are a downside for the Nikon, but I can't imagine not preferring to use the viewfinder with an SLR anyway.

Anyone have an opinion that can talk me out of the Nikon and into the Rebel?

I have several nice Nikon F-mount lenses that I purchased 25+ years ago for my old, but beloved and trusty 35-mm SLR. Since the advent of digital, shooting on film has just become too cost prohibitive, but after several years of frustration with point-and-shoot digitals, I want to get an DSLR and put my lenses back to good use. Can anyone tell me if an entry-level Nikon D3000 or D3100 will work well with an all-manual (manual focus, aperature, and zoom) lens. Thanks!

Just looking for a product review.

Man, I hate it when they add crap like this.

Skol Vikings, let's win this game,

Skol Vikings, honor your name,

Go get that first down,

Then get a touchdown.

Rock 'em . . . Sock 'em

Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!

Go Vikings, RUN UP THE SCORE,

You'll hear us yell for more. . .

V-I-K-I-N-G-S

Skol, Vikings, let's go!

Brett and company were just following the script!

I hear it everywhere I go these days, and it's driving me absolutely crazy. It has to be the cheesiest, most plastic-sounding holiday music of all time. Do you agree that Chip Davis makes the most soulessly mundane noise ever heard, and that he should be permanently banned from ruining the season with his lame elevator music versions of holiday classics?

My kids come home from trick-or-treating on Saturday night, and some idiot fundie slipped them a religious tract written on the backside of a play money $1 Million Dollar bill. Here is what it said:

"The million-dollar question: Will you go to Heaven when you die? Here’s a quick test. Have you ever told a lie, stolen anything, or used God's name in vain? Jesus said, "Whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart." Have you looked with lust? Will you be guilty on Judgment Day? If you have done those things, God sees you as a lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart. The Bible warns that if you are guilty you will end up in Hell. God, who the Bible says is "rich in mercy," sent His Son to suffer and die on the cross for guilty sinners. We broke God's Law, but Jesus paid our fine. That means He can legally dismiss our case. He can commute our death sentence: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." Then He rose from the dead and defeated death. Please, repent (turn from sin) today and God will grant everlasting life to all who trust in Jesus. Then read your Bible daily and obey it."

Gee, thanks for inferring that my 9- and 10-year-old daughters could be "a lying, thieving, blasphemous, adulterer at heart." Why do Christians have to be such total douchebags? Why would some little kid need to be poisoned with such hate?

I feel very stupid for having to ask this since I watch Countdown 3-4 times per week, but can someone tell me what Keith means when he calls FAUX News' Glenn Beck "lonesome roads?"

Usually I'm pretty good with the pop culture references, but this one has puzzled me for a while now.

The other day I had a Christian ask me, "What proof would you need to convert to Christianity?" I'm an agnostic atheist, so I have to admit that I would embrace a god belief if the right kind of evidence were presented to me. But what would be the nature of that evidence?

In thinking about it for several hours, I have concluded that it would have to be a pretty big honking miracle to bring me over to the other side. So, here's my challenge to god...oh, Heavenly Dude, if you want me on your team, here's what I need to see...

When I wake up tomorrow morning, I want to find an 11th Commandment in the bible...and not just in MY bible, but in every bible everywhere...from any surviving Guttenberg editions to the hot-off-the-presses NIV's currently packed away in UPS jets on their way to bookstores everywhere.

Now, I don't care what the 11th Commandment is. Oh, Heavenly Dude, you can take the high road and go with something noble like "Thou shalt keep no slaves," or go trivial with something like "Thou shalt eat no macaroni and cheese that is not Kraft." I don't care...both would be miraculous and would convert me to your holy cult.

This really should be a pretty easy miracle to perform when compared to the creation of the entire universe.

So, dear atheists, would my 11th Commandment miracle convert you? Or do you have another miracle in mind?

I've read it over and over tonight...if you disagree with Obama, you are labeled a racist!

Where is this happening to you? Who is calling you a racist?

I support Obama, but I'm on your side on this one. Just let me know specifically who is labeling you a racist for simply exercising your Constitutional right to free speech. When I find this guy, I'm going to tear him a new one...but who is he?

49ers owner John York or the hundreds of morons on Y!A who keep asking where they can find live NFL games on the internet?

Please supply the artist, the song/album, year (if you know it), and what format it came in (i.e. CD, record album, cassette, 8-track, 45rpm single, digital download, etc.). Now, be honest...even if it was Barry Manilow or Milli Vanilli.

My first was all the way back in 1980.

The 45-rpm single of John Lennon's "Starting Over." The b-side was this horrible artsy track from Yoko Ono that pretty much sounded like a woman in extremely painful childbirth. Still have it today.

Afterall, he actually did suffer torture at the hands of the Viet Cong, including waterboarding. So...is the former Republican nominee for president an idiot for believing that what he experienced was torture when it wasn't? Or is he a wimp for being unable to take getting a little water poured over his face?

Please illustrate your reasoning with your own experiences of being tortured, especially waterboarded. Thanks.

I'm considering getting a Roku box to watch Netflix movies in my home theater. My internet connection can easily handle the signal; I watch Netflix movies on my laptop now with no problem.

What I'm curious about is the picture quality. I have a projector in my home theater and a 92-inch screen, so if quality is really poor, it will be very noticeable. Standard definition TV looks OK, how does the Roku picture compare?

Thanks.

The dictionary defines ELITE as "the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons."

We all want to be protected by an ELITE military, we want ELITE teachers to be teaching our children in ELITE schools, we buy (or at least want to buy) an ELITE automobile, we want our favorite sports team to have ELITE players.

We want our nation to be an ELITE power in the world.

Why then, do some people want less from our leaders? Why does our president need to be a homespun regular guy who can hoist a few beers with the boys? When I look around at the guys who inhabit the neighborhood bars in my area, I don't see anyone I want running our nation.

I want the best and brightest leading us toward a better future. When you call our president or other elected representatives ELITIST, aren't you just saying you prefer to have less intelligent leadership? How does that make sense?

Gentlemen --

I just got back from the restroom. While answering nature's call, I noticed that a gentleman entered the stall next to me to urinate (standing) in the bowl. Now this restroom has six urinals, all unused at that moment.

WTF? Why would any man choose to substitute the toilet for a urinal? Heck, I'd put a urinal in my bathroom at home if my wife would let me get away with it.

I think Chilly has more man-love for Brett than even John Madden.