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Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest wrote:

In all fairness, he deserved SOMETHING after losing the election back in 2000. I mean, come on, he's the guy that should have won and everyone knows it. This is just a "Hey, man, buddy, pal, yeah....We're sorry we didn't vote for you, but here's a little something to make up for it."

He got an Oscar. Americans seem to care more about those than the Nobels.

HipHoppityFrogOfValue wrote:

Acekirby wrote:

ALSO: You do know that Alfred Nobel was the man that created dynamite, right?

I did know this. However, Nobel used it for strictly nonviolent purposes and blowing stuff up so that you could mine railroads through it and stuff.

So you've got yourself an irrelevant comparison there, pal.

Jesus frickin' Christ. I know Nobel used it for nonviolent things. As I've already pointed out, I'm not an idiot.

I wasn't comparing it to anything, I was just putting out a fun fact.

But apparently those are not allowed, and only serious debates can be posted here.

for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

For those of you who want to know the reason why the Nobel Prize was given, here is the official statement.

Nobel Peace Prize Committee wrote:

for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

Sounds a little "meh" to me.

for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater paranoia about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the over-reactive measures that could possibly counteract such change at great economic, social, and political cost.

Author:	Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:40 pm ]
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IantheGecko wrote: Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest wrote: In all fairness, he deserved SOMETHING after losing the election back in 2000. I mean, come on, he's the guy that should have won and everyone knows it. This is just a "Hey, man, buddy, pal, yeah....We're sorry we didn't vote for you, but here's a little something to make up for it." He got an Oscar. Americans seem to care more about those than the Nobels. Dude, noone cares about the Oscars, they don't even show them on TV anymore. Its all about the Emmies.

Author:	HHFOV [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:09 pm ]
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Acekirby wrote: HipHoppityFrogOfValue wrote: Acekirby wrote: ALSO: You do know that Alfred Nobel was the man that created dynamite, right? I did know this. However, Nobel used it for strictly nonviolent purposes and blowing stuff up so that you could mine railroads through it and stuff. So you've got yourself an irrelevant comparison there, pal. Jesus frickin' Christ. I know Nobel used it for nonviolent things. As I've already pointed out, I'm not an idiot. I wasn't comparing it to anything, I was just putting out a fun fact. But apparently those are not allowed, and only serious debates can be posted here. 'K you do that.

Author:	Beyond the Grave [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:01 am ]
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For those of you who want to know the reason why the Nobel Prize was given, here is the official statement. Nobel Peace Prize Committee wrote: for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Sounds a little "meh" to me.

Author:	StrongRad [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:05 am ]
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Beyond the Grave wrote: For those of you who want to know the reason why the Nobel Prize was given, here is the official statement. Nobel Peace Prize Committee wrote: for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Sounds a little "meh" to me. It is VERY meh. EDITED FOR TRUTH: Nobel Peace Prize Committee wrote: for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater paranoia about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the over-reactive measures that could possibly counteract such change at great economic, social, and political cost.

Author:	Acekirby [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:23 am ]
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HipHoppityFrogOfValue wrote: 'K you do that. I see you are a master of informed, intellectual thought.

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