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There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre
of operations during the last 22 months and a total of 2,112 deaths. That
gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 troops.
The firearm death rate for civilians in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per
100,000 persons, for the same time period, 22 months.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in
the Capital of the United States, than you are with our troops in Iraq.
Conclusion: Let's Pull Out of Washington D.C.

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"Vito" wrote in message
...
There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre
of operations during the last 22 months and a total of 2,112 deaths. That
gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 troops.
The firearm death rate for civilians in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per
100,000 persons, for the same time period, 22 months.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in
the Capital of the United States, than you are with our troops in Iraq.
Conclusion: Let's Pull Out of Washington D.C.




Well, Congress certainly has... I believe they're on their annual August
break.

--
"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com

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* Vito wrote, On 8/9/2007 12:19 PM:
There has been a monthly average of 160,000 troops in the Iraq theatre
of operations during the last 22 months and a total of 2,112 deaths. That
gives a firearm death rate of 60 per 100,000 troops.
The firearm death rate for civilians in Washington D.C. is 80.6 per
100,000 persons, for the same time period, 22 months.
That means that you are about 25% more likely to be shot and killed in
the Capital of the United States, than you are with our troops in Iraq.
Conclusion: Let's Pull Out of Washington D.C.



Its nice to see that Vito is taking advantage of one of the many
Rights that our brave men and women in uniform are fighting to
protect. Namely, the Right to be Extremely Stupid.

This is a math problem that any 7th grader should be able to figure
out, but it seems somewhat beyond Vito. If the monthly death rate is
60 per 100,000, that makes an annual rate of 720 per 100,000. The
annual murder rate in DC is about 40 per 100,000, depending on the
year. Thus, the odds of being killed in Iraq are about 18 times higher.

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On 9-Aug-2007, "Vito" wrote:

Conclusion: Let's Pull Out of Washington D.C.

Better yet, leave them there, dig a moat on the N, E and S sides, mine the
moat, blow the bridges, jam their electronics, and create a new capital in
Montana!

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"Jeff" wrote in message ...
:* Vito wrote, On 8/9/2007 12:19 PM:
: ...: The firearm death rate for civilians in Washington D.C. is
80.6 per
: 100,000 persons, for the same time period, 22 months.
:: Its nice to see that Vito is taking advantage of one of the many
: Rights that our brave men and women in uniform are fighting to
: protect. Namely, the Right to be Extremely Stupid.
:
: This is a math problem that any 7th grader should be able to figure
: out, but it seems somewhat beyond Vito. If the monthly death rate ,,,,

You must be a product of DC schools - ie, can't read.

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"Steve" wrote
: Better yet, leave them there, dig a moat on the N, E and S sides, mine the
: moat, blow the bridges, jam their electronics, and create a new capital in
: Montana!

When I lived in VA, just south of DC, one of our disaster contingency plans
was to blow the Potomac bridges to prevent VA from becoming another New
Orleans (grin)

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* Vito wrote, On 8/11/2007 6:43 PM:
"Jeff" wrote in message ...
:* Vito wrote, On 8/9/2007 12:19 PM:
: ...: The firearm death rate for civilians in Washington D.C. is
80.6 per
: 100,000 persons, for the same time period, 22 months.
:: Its nice to see that Vito is taking advantage of one of the many
: Rights that our brave men and women in uniform are fighting to
: protect. Namely, the Right to be Extremely Stupid.
:
: This is a math problem that any 7th grader should be able to figure
: out, but it seems somewhat beyond Vito. If the monthly death rate ,,,,

You must be a product of DC schools - ie, can't read.



OK Vito, why don't you explain to us how it makes sense to compare the
monthly rates in Iraq to the annual rate in DC? And while you're at
it, you could look up the real DC homicide rate, which was 35 per
100,000 for the last year reported by the FBI. We won't even get into
the fact that handguns deaths are only a portion of these numbers.

Its looking like you should have gone to a DC school, it would have
been a big step up for you.

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"Jeff" wrote
OK Vito, why don't you explain to us how it makes sense to compare the
: monthly rates in Iraq to the annual rate in DC?

Let me explain it so even you can understand. The author compared a 22-month
(not monthly) period in Iraq to a 22 month period in DC in order to make a
humorous point - that we should pull out of DC. It's a joke, dummy! Who
cares if the numbers are exact in a joke.

: ... the fact that handguns deaths are only a portion of these numbers.

OK, I see you forgot your pills again ......

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* Vito wrote, On 8/12/2007 9:34 AM:
"Jeff" wrote
OK Vito, why don't you explain to us how it makes sense to compare the
: monthly rates in Iraq to the annual rate in DC?

Let me explain it so even you can understand. The author compared a 22-month
(not monthly) period in Iraq to a 22 month period in DC in order to make a
humorous point - that we should pull out of DC. It's a joke, dummy! Who
cares if the numbers are exact in a joke.

: ... the fact that handguns deaths are only a portion of these numbers.

OK, I see you forgot your pills again ......


Oh, I get it now. The author thought you were an idiot so he told a
joke that would be only be appreciated by idiots. I guess he was
successful.

And being off by a factor of 20 is a little bit worse than not being
"exact."

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"Jeff" wrote
: Oh, I get it now. The author thought you were an idiot so he told a
: joke that would be only be appreciated by idiots. I guess he was
: successful.

Lessee, my IQ is over 160, I have two doctorates, and I thot the idea of
pulling out of DC was funny.

OTOH, you got hung up misunderstanding the numbers and missed the humor.

Yup, I must be an idiot. Bwahahahaha!

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* Vito wrote, On 8/12/2007 4:24 PM:
"Jeff" wrote
: Oh, I get it now. The author thought you were an idiot so he told a
: joke that would be only be appreciated by idiots. I guess he was
: successful.

Lessee, my IQ is over 160,

And again, you're off by a factor of 20.

I have two doctorates,

those doctors are there to help you

and I thot the idea of
pulling out of DC was funny.

I'm sure you thot that.


OTOH, you got hung up misunderstanding the numbers and missed the humor.

It would have been interesting, sad though, not funny, if there was
even a seed of truth in your "joke." But to just make up nonsense
like that and claim its funny is just lame.


Yup, I must be an idiot. Bwahahahaha!

Truer words couldn't be said.

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On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 16:24:32 -0400, "Vito"
wrote this crap:

Lessee, my IQ is over 160, I have two doctorates, and I thot the idea of
pulling out of DC was funny.


Doctorates? Two? And what are they in? Don't bull****, we can see
it a mile away. They're not in "grammer."




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

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"Horvath" wrote
Doctorates? Two? And what are they in?

Divinity and Metaphysics. No ****!

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On Mon, 13 Aug 2007 20:16:33 -0400, "Vito"
wrote this crap:

"Horvath" wrote
Doctorates? Two? And what are they in?

Divinity and Metaphysics. No ****!



Oh, I see. Internet degrees.




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

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"Horvath" wrote : Oh, I see. Internet degrees.
:

Actually, no .... got them before there was an internet .... but good idea.

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On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:47:39 -0400, "Vito"
wrote this crap:

"Horvath" wrote : Oh, I see. Internet degrees.
:

Actually, no .... got them before there was an internet .... but good idea.


What kind of school offer degrees in, "divinity," and,
"made-up-physics?" And who would hire someone with them?




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

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Horvath wrote:
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:47:39 -0400, "Vito"
wrote this crap:


"Horvath" wrote : Oh, I see. Internet degrees.
:

Actually, no .... got them before there was an internet .... but good idea.



What kind of school offer degrees in, "divinity," and,
"made-up-physics?" And who would hire someone with them?




I'm Horvath and I approve of this post.

Our parish priest has a Masters in Divinity....it's just another word
for Theology...and Metaphysics is just another term for
Philosophy....means Vito is probably very erudite....also means he
probably knows who Teilhard de Chardin is....among others...Aristotle
was a metaphysicist...Vito, are you a priest disguised as a sailor?

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"katy" wrote
: Our parish priest has a Masters in Divinity....it's just another word
: for Theology...and Metaphysics is just another term for
: Philosophy....means Vito is probably very erudite

Why, thank you but there is so much to learn that I fear I shall die long
before becoming erudite grin

: ....also means he probably knows who Teilhard de Chardin is....

Yes. I have never really understood "original sin". Even in the Christian
version of Genesis, Adam and Eve are punished for their sin of
disobedience - she by painful childbirth and he by having to labor for a
living - and that is the end of it - leaving one to wonder why a savior was
needed let alone a church. The church saw that question coming in
Teilhardt's ideas.

They don't like to hear about Elohim (plural) or Lillith or ... etc. .....
either.

I started Latin in 10th grade over 50 years ago. It provided access to
ideas and info that were otherwise censored in those days. Sorry to say I
forgot 99% of it during my working career in engineering but continued my
studies on/off to this day.

To answer Horvath - no, these studies never got me a job or a raise but
designing killing machines provided a nice income and now a reasonable
retirement.

: ...Vito, are you a priest disguised as a sailor?

Hmmm .... naw, the other way around. No church would like my 'rap' on how
it is Satan tool grin.
God forbid mankind two things: eternal life and the knowledge of good and
evil. Churches promise the former and claim to know all about the latter.
So ......

Best regards, Vito

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Vito wrote:
"katy" wrote
: Our parish priest has a Masters in Divinity....it's just another word
: for Theology...and Metaphysics is just another term for
: Philosophy....means Vito is probably very erudite

Why, thank you but there is so much to learn that I fear I shall die long
before becoming erudite grin

: ....also means he probably knows who Teilhard de Chardin is....

Yes. I have never really understood "original sin". Even in the Christian
version of Genesis, Adam and Eve are punished for their sin of
disobedience - she by painful childbirth and he by having to labor for a
living - and that is the end of it - leaving one to wonder why a savior was
needed let alone a church. The church saw that question coming in
Teilhardt's ideas.

Teilhard liked Pelagiys' philsophy regarding man's origins and original
sin rather than the Augustinian viewpoint, which most of the Christian
world today bought not...just think of how different Christianity would
be if the Church had listened to Pelagius rather than Augustine...it
would be a kinder, more gentler Church...

They don't like to hear about Elohim (plural) or Lillith or ... etc. .....
either.

Yeah..they tend to duscount all the early Judaic writings regarding that...

I started Latin in 10th grade over 50 years ago. It provided access to
ideas and info that were otherwise censored in those days.

Ovid? Sappho?

Sorry to say I
forgot 99% of it during my working career in engineering but continued my
studies on/off to this day.

To answer Horvath - no, these studies never got me a job or a raise but
designing killing machines provided a nice income and now a reasonable
retirement.

: ...Vito, are you a priest disguised as a sailor?

Hmmm .... naw, the other way around. No church would like my 'rap' on how
it is Satan tool grin.
God forbid mankind two things: eternal life and the knowledge of good and
evil. Churches promise the former and claim to know all about the latter.
So ......

You just didn't look in the right place...you'd make a great
Jesuit....and the Church is always in need of a good Devil's Advocate...

Best regards, Vito