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The DOTD (Debate of the Day) | by slayer | 2002-08-26 04:43:33 |
| I smell a flame war, but here's my opinion: |
by chuckab |
2002-08-26 05:10:42 |
The only rule exampled was when sex is consensual. There are many countries that don't have limits on this activity and it causes many physical problems with the children involved. Usually it winds up being that the child gets pregnent and sufferes extreme difficulty in delivery causing severe, lasting damage to the pelvic region. Therefore, to help prevent such damage, we need a rule as to when a person is physically capable of being pregnent. Age is a good standard.
On drinking: Some are more able to handle alcohol than others. Some can handle it at a younger age than others. Again, age is a good reference here. Sometime between 18 and 21 seems to be when the 'majority' of people can adiquatly handle their liquor.
On marriage: It is a rule that no one closer than 3rd cousins can marry. Again, this is based on experience and biology. Children produced from parents that are, themselves, too closely related allow certain recessive genes that produce genetic disorders to surface. This was evident in the Pharoes of ancient Egypt.
Finally, rules help create an orderly society. However, there is a delecate balance between being too lax and too strict. Some things demand the influence of a parent and the government allows that: I had to sign to allow my 17-year-old daughter to marry. The rule was that she had to be 18 to marry on her own. But they allowed her to marry because someone knowledgeable of the situation made an informed decision. |
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On Liqour; | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 05:17:42 |
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Agreed | by traffic_hazard | 2002-08-26 06:17:54 |
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The problem is: | by plblark | 2002-08-26 06:22:26 |
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Very true | by traffic_hazard | 2002-08-26 06:24:20 |
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this 14yo is 3 feet taller than your mother? | by ma petite | 2002-08-26 08:03:04 |
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My mom is 4 and a half feet tall, | by caffine-iv | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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*lart* | by slayer | 2002-08-26 08:11:28 |
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Yeah God | by plblark | 2002-08-26 08:13:30 |
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It was far from personal. | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 08:20:05 |
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since this is an electronic medium | by plblark | 2002-08-26 08:23:39 |
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What? I'm perfectly reasonable. | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 08:25:49 |
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Oh pleae, please, please | by slayer | 2002-08-26 08:30:17 |
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ROTFLMAO, What I intended .. . | by plblark | 2002-08-26 08:35:05 |
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Well, until I read the bit about | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 09:28:08 |
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Down Naruk | by slayer | 2002-08-26 09:42:10 |
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{{{slayer}}} | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 09:43:24 |
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I have watched the posts in this | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 11:09:54 |
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thanks (n/t) | by ma petite | 2002-08-26 18:56:54 |
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De nada. | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 19:19:29 |
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blah. | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 08:27:30 |
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i said IF your mother is 5 feet tall | by ma petite | 2002-08-26 08:35:09 |
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That's okay, he's hypothetically challenged. | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 09:24:37 |
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thank you (n/t) | by ma petite | 2002-08-26 09:25:30 |
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saying someone is 3 feet taller than someone else | by ma petite | 2002-08-26 08:33:16 |
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I haven't hid who I am so back down. (n/t) | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 08:41:48 |
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Just out of curiosity | by slayer | 2002-08-26 08:45:27 |
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I'm just replying :P | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 08:48:19 |
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well then let's not push it | by slayer | 2002-08-26 08:53:48 |
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*pats slayer on back* (n/t) | by plblark | 2002-08-26 08:59:46 |
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I'd call it more Hyperbole than anything else | by plblark | 2002-08-26 08:51:12 |
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My cup is broke. | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 08:55:02 |
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Disagree | by rwrannells | 2002-08-26 08:51:07 |
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Your son/daughter probebly doesn't | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 08:53:05 |
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A Single Case of Beer | by rwrannells | 2002-08-26 08:57:01 |
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How does tolerance figure into those blood alcohol | by plblark | 2002-08-26 08:58:53 |
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Tolerance | by rwrannells | 2002-08-26 09:34:12 |
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But that will also be sufficient | by slayer | 2002-08-26 08:58:53 |
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Or longer if they kill themselves | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 09:25:30 |
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We should be that lucky :) (n/t) | by rwrannells | 2002-08-26 09:40:22 |
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But it should be an individual's decision | by slayer | 2002-08-26 05:21:15 |
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Incorrect | by rwrannells | 2002-08-26 09:22:22 |
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Equal yes, but not free. (n/t) | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 09:25:36 |
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Thanks for wishing luck. | by slayer | 2002-08-26 09:27:18 |
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That's a mighty big IF... | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 09:35:51 |
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Proof of what?(n/t) | by slayer | 2002-08-26 09:45:02 |
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It Does Hurt Others | by rwrannells | 2002-08-26 09:46:52 |
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No quite | by slayer | 2002-08-26 09:55:55 |
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Mind-altering substances by definition | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 11:13:25 |
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Or Charly | by tadthornhill | 2002-08-26 11:32:26 |
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Danke gozaimasu. | by Naruki | 2002-08-26 11:51:06 |
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I agree. | by plblark | 2002-08-26 05:43:59 |
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But fiscal responsbility | by slayer | 2002-08-26 06:13:02 |
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fortunately, luckypup was more eloquent than I | by plblark | 2002-08-26 06:17:33 |
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I think | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 06:25:04 |
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A correction | by Maluga | 2002-08-26 07:19:50 |
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At which time, | by caffine-iv | 2002-08-26 07:24:36 |
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wouldn't that raise the dependance of minors | by plblark | 2002-08-26 07:26:12 |
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Hmmm... that makes sense | by paradigmxp | 2002-08-26 10:49:58 |
