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Introducing OCConnectTube!

Last post by Omar Bongo « Sat Dec 05, 2020 3:07 pm
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by John Q. Public » Fri Dec 04, 2020 1:03 pm » in Welcome and Board Announcements

Well, sort of.

I finally found a plugin that plays videos that we can upload from our own devices. Now we can share all those kewl cat videos our...

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Happy Birthday JQP

Last post by RPW « Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:32 am
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by Vilepagan » Mon Sep 08, 2014 8:35 am

Happy Birthday, and thanks for hosting this menagerie. :cheers:

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Thinking out loud

Last post by John Q. Public « Sat Aug 09, 2014 11:38 am
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by Sparky2 » Sat Aug 09, 2014 3:07 am

It's funny.
Being fiercely independent in a partisan-political world;

It's a lot like growing up (as I did) in and out of Alabama over the years, in...

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Sat Aug 09, 2014 11:38 am
U.S. Facebook growth slowing - or not

Last post by Parrotpaul « Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:01 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:57 am
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InsideFacebook.com says that Americans aren't using Facebook as much as they had been.

....the United States lost nearly 6 million users, falling...
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Mon Jul 07, 2014 2:01 pm
Creationism vs Evolution

Last post by Notorious « Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:13 pm
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by barstow wiz » Wed Aug 22, 2012 6:05 am
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I have never understood the conflict. For me it is quite simple: God created the earth and all life on it through a process we call evolution.
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Wed Oct 09, 2013 5:13 pm
Walmart SUCKS!

Last post by Fordama « Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:06 pm
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by barstow wiz » Fri Sep 14, 2012 3:58 pm
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this is why we have unions:
Addressed to Walmart executives, the letter says that workers are forced to work in 120 degree heat without a fan, that...
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Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:06 pm
Hot!

Last post by Troglodyte « Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:42 am
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by Tommy Tar » Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:00 pm

The chick on the Nutrisystem add is hot. Great real boobs. :thumbsup: =D> \:D/ :cheers: :rockon: =D>

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Fri Feb 15, 2013 12:42 am
Unconditional Love

Last post by barstow wiz « Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:56 am

by barstow wiz » Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:56 am

What a story. No greater power than the power of love for sure!

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Wed Dec 26, 2012 7:56 am
Lest we forget...December 7, 1941

Last post by Zebra « Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:06 am
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by Parrotpaul » Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:24 am

...a day which will live in infamy

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Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:06 am
Who's a Socialist?

Last post by Parrotpaul « Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:56 pm
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by barstow wiz » Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:09 pm
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In the Latter Day Saint movement, the United Order (also called the United Order of Enoch) was one of several 19th century church collectivist...
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Mon Oct 15, 2012 12:56 pm
The Hypocrisy Of The Right

Last post by barstow wiz « Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:10 am
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by barstow wiz » Thu Aug 23, 2012 7:34 am
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I thought conservative Christian repuplicans's were the family values ticket! :shrug:
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Sat Oct 13, 2012 9:10 am
Knowledge

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by barstow wiz » Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:30 am

So this is why nothing is ever resolved...here, at the political level, or any other level!
:eh?:
Knowledge is a familiarity with someone or...

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Sat Sep 15, 2012 8:30 am
Happy Labor Day

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Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:38 pm
Those Wacky Conservatives

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by barstow wiz » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:15 pm

how bout the right to shoot conservatives? :lol:

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Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:15 pm
Liberal & Conservative

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Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:03 am
American Myths - and their realities

Last post by tLIB « Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:36 am
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by barstow wiz » Sat Aug 18, 2012 5:45 pm

Introduction & Links to 10 false myths that shaped your life
By Rey Barry
Wisdom begins with unlearning what we were taught
My father
The great...

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Tue Aug 21, 2012 1:36 am
Homeless man killed in Fullerton PD brawl; witnesses sought

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Investigators are seeking witnesses to a brawl involving Fullerton police that led to the death of a homeless man.

Kelly Thomas, 37, became involved...
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Thu May 10, 2012 6:20 am
Health Care Clinics at Walmart?

Last post by oceanvue « Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:30 pm
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by John Q. Public » Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:23 am

Walmart sent this document to some of its strategic partners in late October, asking for input on a plan to build a national, integrated, low-cost...

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Wed Apr 11, 2012 3:30 pm
The OC Connect Survey - 6 Questions about 7 Candidates

Last post by John Q. Public « Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:51 pm
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by John Q. Public » Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:29 am

I dusted off the survey software to see how people think about the candidates in the Iowa Caucuses. I was slow putting it together and it will close...

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Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:51 pm
2011 In Pictures

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by John Q. Public » Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:02 pm

It’s time for year-end recaps. Let's start with memorable pictures from 2011.

And two of the most Photoshopped pictures of the year:...

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Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:08 pm
Occupy Orange County - Our Demands

Last post by AndUR?? « Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:10 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:13 am
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1. Free beer!
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Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:10 am
Grocery strike

Last post by SLK230 « Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:10 am
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by John Q. Public » Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:16 am
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The Orange County Register reports:

In a stunning turn of events tied to the eight-month long Southern California grocery negotiations,...
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Tue Sep 20, 2011 9:10 am
The Orange County Register and Real Estate Porn

Last post by tLIB « Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:39 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sun Sep 04, 2011 2:24 pm
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It seems like at least twice a week the OC Register features an article on the front page of their web site that's dedicated to some sort of...
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Last post by tLIB
Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:39 pm
Californians Against Identity Theft

Last post by Charles « Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:22 pm
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by John Q. Public » Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:09 pm

I heard a radio ad for these people yesterday and, while I'd probably support their cause, I find their method abhorrent - not to mention cynical and...

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Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:22 pm
And so the week begins

Last post by slowyoroll « Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:46 am
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by John Q. Public » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:53 am
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U.S. Stock Futures Decline After Lawmakers Fail to Reach Debt-Ceiling Deal

Japanese Stock Futures Drop as U.S. Lawmakers Fail to Reach Deal on...
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Last post by slowyoroll
Mon Jul 25, 2011 10:46 am
Production or Consumerism - Which is more important?

Last post by oceanvue « Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:15 pm
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by John Q. Public » Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:03 am
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For the last 20 years or so our economy has been driven by consumerism (the demand side) but that came to an abrupt halt in 2008 when credit all but...
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Last post by oceanvue
Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:15 pm
CA initiatives would raise public union retirement age to 65

Last post by LanceSterling « Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:08 pm
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by kramer » Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:20 am

...and there's even more public union reform goodness.

From the OCRegister:

One would strip public employees of the right to collective...

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Last post by LanceSterling
Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:08 pm
America's debt: Shame on them

Last post by Parrotpaul « Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:30 pm
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by John Q. Public » Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:04 am
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Britain's leading (and very conservative) business magazine rips the Republicans' position in the debt ceiling negotiations.

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The House of...
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Last post by Parrotpaul
Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:30 pm
Debt Limit

Last post by Troglodyte « Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:45 am
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by blacklib » Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:30 pm
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The Mother of All No-Brainers
By DAVID BROOKS

The Republicans have changed American politics since they took control of the House of...
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Wed Jul 13, 2011 10:45 am
PIMCO Exec Says Deficit Reduction Should Wait

Last post by Wabash « Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:33 am
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by Wabash » Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:01 am

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But in an unusual mid-month note to his investors, Gross hammered the “anti-Keynesians” in both parties who believe “that fiscal...

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Wed Jul 13, 2011 9:33 am
Q. When is a tax not a tax?

Last post by Logic.in.LN « Mon Jul 04, 2011 3:48 pm
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by John Q. Public » Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:30 am

A. When Amazon shuts down the businesses that it's taxing.

One of the bills that the governor signed as part of the state's new budget was AB 28 ,...

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