Make a lot of money and the girls will come lusting after you – not the other way round.
But…Wouldn’t you guys prefer a girl with character and personality, rather than one who worries about the calorific content whenever they chew on the corner of a sheet of paper? Not saying that they are all like that but obviously 99% of them will ruin it for the rest! – Nermal

Yes I would prefer that, infact thats exactly how my girlfriend is, just sort of average looking, but very caring and likes to kiss and hug me. Ive had my fill of the young attractive ones where I have to prove myself just to be in there presence. A major pain in the neck is all I get being around them.

EWwww. Paris Hilton hit every branch of the skinny/ugly/bony tree coming out. 😮

I refer you to boney kneed Gweneth pic above sir.

I get so sick of hearing guys say that eyes are the first thing they notice about women, like they read playboy to see womens eyes 😉 . This pic below should stimulate some of you.

I think the Catholic/Protestant struggle had alot to do with it Ben. And to say it was backward to be allied with the Hapsbourg empire is a bit strong.

I believe the Dutch fought land battles also to secure their spice trade outposts in asia. Incredible when you think of the huge amount of time it took to sail there.

Medieval Total War is the ultimate. Thats the kind of game you wake up in the morning and play all day for 2 days straight. The economic and map strategy part of that game is idiotic. Between each “year” you just spend like 2 minutes closing message windows about trivial junk that doesnt even effect the game. Another game I recommend is Tropico 2, which is sort of a combination between Age of Empires and the Sims. Building an island economy is very realistically done in that you got to keep track of where slaves are employed, distance they must walk, you have to maintain anarchy for your pirates or they revolt if it gets too orderly. Another I like is Pirate Hunter with a slightly expanded version called Port Royale, very fun fast paced pirating. The same developer did a game called Patrician III with the same type of game play, but based on the Hasiatic League of Northern Europe. Im trying out a game right now called Combat Mission: Africa Corps which is turn based combat. I cant really get a handle on it yet. Id like to mention the absolute best RPG Ive tried is Gothic II, very well done.

The costs of materials vary, depending on what grade or quality you want. Metal is easier to work with than wood, and is an easier material to understand. Don’t forget wood was once a living thing, and therefore may have been subjected to diseases or accidents which have weakened it’s structure. It’s also susceptible to moisture, which can dramatically alter it’s properties.

Fascinating stuff, wood. As a complete aside to your question, I was shown a pair of original, but non-airworthy, wing spars off a Bristol Fighter a couple of years ago. “Wow,” says I. “These must be about eighty years old then?”

“Nope,” came the response. “More like two hundred. They were over a hundred years old when they got converted from tree to aeroplane…”.

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I dont know how you can say that metal is easier to work with than wood unless your dealing with a kit with metal parts that have already been cut or pressed into shape in a jig. Id say wood is as easy to work with as fiberglass in that the veneers can be molded into almost any shape. Yes wood was a living thing, infact it never really dies unless it decomposes. Wood will last thousands of years if properly cared for. The most important thing about wood is how well it is seasoned. Water is the biggest enemy to wood which can cause swelling or cracking which is why wood should be properly protected by a sealant. Things like disease and “accidents” I dont think are that big an issue as that really only affects the outer part of the tree, and can be readily detected early on. Wood has fantastic compression qualitys which is why it is still used as spars in sailplanes. It is also stiffer than composites and in my opinion is not used simply due to predudice of the average persons perception that it is “low tech”.

If the US would allow foriegn bussinesses to go in and do rebuild the country, the Iraqi economy would quickly take off and there would be much less content from all the jobless Iraqis. It would also give a democratic Iraqi goverment plenty of work to manage the influx of all this bussiness. The US is simply trying to corner the market and monopolize on rebuilding Iraq and is simply holding down Iraq from developing properly to create the impression that its a chaotic country that needs the US. I think enough people in the US are tired of Bushes arrogant bluster, and watching US soldiers die that he will vote for Kerry simply for the sake of seeing Iraq handled responcibly. I garantee all the violence in Iraq will stop when Iraqi oil wealth is allowed to be used to rebuild the country uninhibited. And those “anti-democratic terrorist forces” that Bush is forever trying to stamp out will suddenly disappear.