Mid Iowa Tiger
Favorite team: | Iowa State |
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Registered on: | 2/7/2008 |
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re: Who Had the Greatest Colonial Power in History?
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/26/24 at 3:45 pm
[quote]Has there ever been an empire that wasn't (ultimately) made dramatically weaker because of their colonial ambitions?[/quote]
I think the Brits were ultimately done in by their lack of real resources. In order to keep feeding their empire machine they had to hold distant territories where t...
re: How long would you stand in line to see Mona Lisa?
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/26/24 at 10:19 am
That’s a no for me.
I can go to the Vatican and see better works in the Sistine and since I’m a Patron I get the private tour where I’m not rushed and can take pictures. ...
re: Biden's Commencement Speech at Morehouse Proving Problematic
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/26/24 at 7:59 am
West Point as polluted as it’s become still may not be a safe bet for Brandon to not get some negative feedback.
He is not super popular with the military, even the O corps. ...
re: Lufthansa 747 passengers get a little surprise during landing attempt at LAX
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/25/24 at 11:33 pm
[quote]Lufthansa, Korean, & air China all still operate passenger 747s.[/quote]
I thought they all quit on the old girl.
May have to go to Germany just to ride Lufthansa 1st on a 747 one more time. ...
re: Lufthansa 747 passengers get a little surprise during landing attempt at LAX
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/25/24 at 9:33 pm
I’m pretty sure no one is flying 747s with passengers n them anymore. They are all cargo.
That fact makes me sad, flying first class on the queen was about the only perk of international travel. ...
re: Uh oh. California gas prices, here we come. 4.29 in ohio
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/25/24 at 9:28 pm
Jesus. I just filled the truck at 3.19 and thought that was high as a giraffes arse. ...
re: Stranger trying to steal $ from my daughter
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/25/24 at 4:26 pm
Alert 4chan and let the autists take over. ...
re: Can't Wait To Start Prosecuting Obama For Murder
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/25/24 at 4:25 pm
I think you are technically correct. I would say sitting presidents have full immunity from states while president due to the impeachment process but they should also have full immunity after leaving office for actions while in office.
We can’t have presidents getting charged by states after le...
re: Can't Wait To Start Prosecuting Obama For Murder
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/25/24 at 9:58 am
There is almost no way they decide presidents don’t have full immunity.
If they try to split the baby to partial immunity the office of the president becomes a figure head and nothing more. ...
re: Mitch McConnell Proudly Proclaims America First Is Dead
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 6:14 pm
[quote]I still don't understand why these old decrepit bastards never retire.[/quote]
Why would they and give up all that power and “prestige”?...
re: A CA mayor security assaulted during TV interview
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 6:13 pm
That mayor isn’t very secure with that as his security.
The “security” guy wasn’t able to neutralize the threat in any meaningful way. It’s a good thing he didn’t mean the mayor harm. ...
re: Secret Service Has ‘Started Planning’ for What to Do if Trump Is Thrown in Jail
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 12:37 pm
I will be the queen of England before Trump is in a jail cell. ...
re: Did the Dems love Russia and hate Reagan during his presidency?
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 12:34 pm
Many prominent Dems vacationed in the USSR some even honeymooned there. ...
re: Trapped water dilemma. Is this the reason it doesn't rain anymore.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 12:33 pm
[quote]fresh water makes up an extremely small fraction of all the water on Earth[/quote]
While true, did these people admit new fresh water is being made every minute due to the evaporation of salt water leaving behind the salt, entering the jet stream and falling as rain? ...
re: 2024 Football Outlook is falling fast: Transfer DT news
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 12:30 pm
And just because a kid commits it doesn’t mean anything until he signs and now a days that means less than it used to. ...
re: TN passes law to arm teachers. Democrats of course do what they do
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 8:40 am
[quote] Then someone did the math to figure out how many would be needed and that was a large and staggering number that made it financially improbable.[/quote]
bullshite. If we can send hundreds of billions to protect Ukrainian children from the Russian boogeyman we can fund school safety.
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re: Meet Cory, fan who took a Tommy White HR off the dome.
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 8:36 am
When we continue to turn it up and make it to Omaha I hope this guy get there. ...
re: Video of fan getting popped in head from Tanks homerun
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 8:33 am
I’m opposed to adults having gloves at games. This dude should have bellied the ball. ...
re: Next up on California’s fight for equality…banning Clear, which lets you skip TSA lines
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 8:31 am
They should come up with a clear for the DMV.
Look, some people’s time is worth more than others. Next up, private jets will have to allow the poors to tag along. ...
re: What's the highest level of Math you use regularly?
Posted by Mid Iowa Tiger on 4/24/24 at 8:27 am
Well I do a fair amount of quantitative analysis and use a ton of regression analysis.
Investment banking.
I’m senior enough now I mostly review other’s work though. ...
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