Comments on: Poker in front

By: The Unforgiving Minute » Quote of the Day

The Unforgiving Minute » Quote of the Day — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:42:04 +0000

[...] Say Uncle on liberal philosophy: “If you can’t tax it or ban it, fuck it up to the point where no one wants it anyway.” posted by T D at 4:41 pm [...]

By: Rustmeister

Rustmeister — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:54:48 +0000

I’m with Les

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:43:34 +0000

Err, because (sic) is what you do? If my spell checker picks it up, I (sic) it. I’ve even (sic)ed myself.

Not trying to be (sic) prick. Just what I do.

By: Kleinheider

Kleinheider — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:39:19 +0000

What is it with you and the (sic)?

Is it motivated by a wish to quote accurately or is it motivated by a wish to show people up? I mean you have several alternatives. You could email them. You could fix it yourself. Or you could just leave it as is. I’m sure I’ve done what you do as a matter of routine but, when I do it, I am consciously trying to be a prick.

Are you?

By: SayUncle

SayUncle — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:45:02 +0000

Well, yeah. but this is about getting those backroom games to the, err, front.

By: Les Jones

Les Jones — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 16:40:11 +0000

I’m pretty sure it’s liquor in the front and poker in the rear.

By: Sean Braisted

Sean Braisted — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:49:21 +0000

From what I hear, it’s not the fundies stopping Liquor liberalisation, it’s Tom Hensley.

By: John Norris Brown

John Norris Brown — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:31:43 +0000

I’d love to see gambling legalized and liquor laws liberalized, but it isn’t likely to happen. The religious righties have far too much power.

By: Standard Mischief

Standard Mischief — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:36:56 +0000

[G]overnment’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

-President Reagan

Subsidize it or marginalize it under the guise of a “moral panic”.