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podborski comments on Happily Married Colombian's to American's. If your out there please post!!!!!!!

so if I understand elmo correctly, if I snag a much younger, much better looking colombiana, as soon as she can she's going to dump me and run off. Am I the only person who thinks this is about the perfect scenario? Being the commitment phobe I am and all...

podborski comments on BREAKING NEWS: Colombian Army rescues Ingrid Betancourt, 3 US hostages and 11 colombian hostages

some people are finding this a hard pill to swallow huh billyb? hope you have a nice bottle of wine to open tonight, but if this good news keeps up you're going to have to buy by the case : )

podborski comments on Weird colombain dating service for gringos.

ahhh it's so nice to have the old PBH back : )

podborski comments on 'The Office'

I've only seen the british one so far, it is brilliantly funny, and I refused to watch the yank version so far because I thought it just couldn't be as good and might be awful. But maybe it's worth a look? A friend gave me the boxed dvd set and I gave them to my brother to watch, he didn't like it, said he didn't like any of the characters...I thought that was the whole point? I think he just doesn't get the humour..

podborski comments on What happened to Art Brode.

jeje kalder, thanks, you never fail to make me laugh

podborski comments on Desperate men, or am I just being a cold hearted bastard ????

troll

podborski comments on Gay/Lesbian Marriage (Legal) in the USA

kalder...it's not the first time I have heard that sentiment... about the only people I know who have had happy, long term marriages, are my two older brothers. I'm quite happy being single, although the dry spells do get extreme sometimes. (I know, married folks have them too) I personally always found the thrill of the chase the best part

podborski comments on 1.00 USD = 1,899.00 COP

pretty clear that i didn't change my prediction: "I say...mmm...2251" good thing I changed my day job...but there's still time left!

podborski comments on Dollar hits new low against Colombian peso and Brazilian Real, wonderful!!!!

a strong currency is generally associated with reduced inflation, and that is a great benefit to people on fixed incomes such as pensioners and wage earners with little bargaining power. Inflation (devaluing a currency) benefits those that have a lot of hard assets (land, buildings, businesses), especially if they have big loans tied to those assets.

podborski comments on It seems that worldeditor is toast

I think I can tell the trolls here in 2 seconds, 9 times out of ten by their handles...and as kat points out, their style is so easy to spot. Leopards don't change their spots. And when a newbie starts praising a troll, it's a 100% guarantee they are that troll, it's so obvious. I bet collegio gets booted, much sooner than later : )

podborski comments on Car vs. public transport

I've been to London (drivers are NASTY), Italy, Spain, France etc etc,but by far the most ignorant drivers are right here in BsAs. As you climb out of a cab they lean on their horns incessantly, as if that somehow makes a difference, like you can somehow exit a cab in less than 2 seconds. I of course take that as a sign to really take my time. You will read about me soon being arrested for kicking in the side door of somebody's car.

podborski comments on Gay/Lesbian Marriage (Legal) in the USA

Plato, never been married, never even close really, grew up with staunchly catholic parents. Two older brothers both happily married for 20 plus years, lots of nieces and nephews, pretty close family. (Which reminds me of another topic I for some reason find fascinating, that birth order determines your personality, so as the youngest I am the rebel, with the extreme ideas/lifestyle, a darwinian thing, while oldest children tend to be conservative, surrogate parents) Anyway, I just don't think it's any of my business what two consenting adults do or what they call it.

podborski comments on It seems that worldeditor is toast

I thought brazilian hottie was really a guy/troll, and she/he/it reamed me for it, but I still offered to buy her/him/it a house, those pictures were very hot...: )

podborski comments on The Economist: The end of illusion and the last guerrilla

I agree, there have been lots of terrible political leaders all over the world over the years, maybe 1 in a 1000 is decent, honest, well meaning. So my point, again, is, why does the "big government side of the political spectrum" want to make these people more powerful still? It's absurd.

podborski comments on The Economist: The end of illusion and the last guerrilla

So if the rich can find a tax loophole why can't the middle class? They can't read? It's a myth that the rich do not pay taxes, been debunked 100 times, but the left never bothers with the truth, they'd rather just complain "it's all unfair" If corruption is the problem, I wholeheartedly agree. Solution: reduce bureaucrats' power. The left's solution: Increase bureaucrats' power. And that's why the problem will never be solved.

podborski comments on Gay/Lesbian Marriage (Legal) in the USA

Plato, I don't care what they call it, I just can't believe people get worked up over a label. People have too much time on their hands

podborski comments on Gay/Lesbian Marriage (Legal) in the USA

so after glancing quickly over all this, it seems everyone is happy if gays do everthing heteros do, have all the same rights etc., so long as they use a different label than 'marriage' ahhhhh ok.....

podborski comments on US anticipates military defeat for the Colombian FARC

ah... excellent point, but I still have faith that people are both intelligent enough and well intentioned to make it work. Not perfect, but the best possible in an imperfect, unfair world.

podborski comments on US anticipates military defeat for the Colombian FARC

maybe you're a political/social policy liberal, and an economic socialist. Lots of people are.

podborski comments on US anticipates military defeat for the Colombian FARC

well I don't know what you mean by liberal policies romy, the proper definition of a liberal policy is to do nothing, leave markets alone to function as they naturally do. So if you don't think that works, and you want government to intervene by taxing the rich to give to the poor to make thinks more 'equal', that's a classic socialist, interventionist, collectivist, welfare statist, that is, left wing, point of view.

podborski comments on US anticipates military defeat for the Colombian FARC

nationalism is a good example of where left-right doesn't work well. A lot of 'right wing' Americans and Canadians (not to mention french and germans etc) are strong nationalists (they believe in patriotism, blocking 'unfair' competition from foreign companies, limiting immigration). Falls right in line with 'protecting the motherland' as preached by Stalin himself, or with all the protectionist policies that unions love so much. Only us true liberals are consistent here...free trade means free trade...ask not what I can do for my country but what my country can do for me

podborski comments on US anticipates military defeat for the Colombian FARC

left right is not very exact of course, but it's the most widely understood way to describe those who believe in big government vs those who believe in minimal government it sure isn't derogatory, which is why I am always amused at why so many lefties here get upset at the label. someone please explain (romy, sr t, caritadeangel etc.)

podborski comments on Colombia April Industrial Output Expands 9.8% On Year

anyway, people call me right wing all the time, even though I am a classic liberal. You know, one who actually believes in liberty. But I don't take that as an excuse to call others ignorant.

podborski comments on Colombia April Industrial Output Expands 9.8% On Year

hey I like romy's logic for the first time ever: describing someone as being on the left end of the political spectrum is the same as calling someone ignorant, ok, I'll buy that : ) (sorry CK, just kidding, aimed at romy only!)

podborski comments on The Economist: The end of illusion and the last guerrilla

well I'm probably considered rich by dolfi's standards, and I am paying an absolute fortune in taxes here in argentina. Please dolfi, tell me if I can run a business in colombia and not pay taxes? how? I'll be there tomorrow...

podborski comments on Gay/Lesbian Marriage (Legal) in the USA

Adults should be able to do whatever they please to do as long as they don't physically harm anyone. Who are we to say who can marry and who can't? This is one of those issues that shows how the conservative right can be very like other religious fanatics that they want to blow up

podborski comments on where is slguy?

in prague?! why didn't he tell me? I have friends there that he would have enjoyed meeting, and vice versa. Prague in the spring...not many better places to be..

podborski comments on John McCain: Old White Dirty Bastard, For PRESIDENT!

so MT makes a racist, sexist, ageist derogatory remark and when challenged accuses someone of being a racist without any basis whatsoever: "I forget how quick racist get offended by what my be construed as an attack on the white man" so who's the racist MT? How did you come to that conclusion? You're the only one making racist remarks. Typical lefty rationalizing. I guarantee you'd be up in arms if anyone made a similar comment about blacks, women, disabled yada yada yada So please tell me that all the feminist crap about 'objectification of women' is just us white guys joking, totally harmless right? I won't hold my breath : )

podborski comments on Screwed by Avianca - again

On a return trip from Bucaramanga the airport was full of irate passengers, Avianca had overbooked like crazy I guess. I get to the counter, ticket in hand, and after about 10 minutes of punching keys the girl at the desk says I don't have a reservation for the return flight, even though my printed ticket said I did. She tries to tell me that their 'system' showed I had booked 2 one way flights to Bucara (same person, same flight, as if that makes any sense at all). I point out that I did not book the flight online but directly with Avianca, and besides my printed ticket clearly was correct. Hard to see how their 'system' spits out a printout that is at odds with what they input. And anyhow, sure isn't my fault. They tell me I have to buy a new ticket, and also they don't have any seats for 3 or 4 days. I blew up. My colombian friend remarkably stays cool and acts all nice. I was about to strangle someone. In the end they gave in and put me on the plane. Not sure if it was because I was causing a scene, refusing to leave the counter, or because my friend was so sweet.

podborski comments on Is the US downturn affecting tourism in Colombia??

80% of my guests here in BsAs are American. Quite a few tell me they were going to go to Spain or France or Italy then they saw the euro...now they are all coming here instead. Not sure if Colombia is getting quite the same benefit, as the COP went up so much, as opposed to the argy peso which has not moved in 2 or 3 years. People with euros are coming here and literally laughing at the prices...

podborski comments on Who is or are your favorite posters that you have had over the years here on PBH ?

elmo

podborski comments on

buggy is just playing along with typical left wing terrorist practice: terrorize innocent people, which forces the government to crack down, which then allows the buggys of the world to scream: look at what the fascist are doing! it's a surprisingly successful tactic, which is why they continue to use it

podborski comments on I'm betting desi'll love this one. ;)

aztec, I think there are a few scandinavians on the Nobel committee...they seem to ignore violence if it's done by the left : )

podborski comments on I'm betting desi'll love this one. ;)

desi says: "Now, if he had disarmed the paras, brought them to real justice (not that joke of an agreement he made with them), disarmed the FARC and brought the jefes to justice by negotiating with them" now how would he come to an agreement with the paras that "brought them to real justice"? Why would they agree to it? Both sides have to agree to end a negotiation you know. And why only the 'jefes' in FARC have to be brought to justice ? And "by negotiating"? You're unhappy with the negotiations that disarmed the paras but want the same thing for FARC? Or you think the FARC leaders are going to voluntarily sacrifice themselves and go to jail for the rest of their lives? Sorry but I think you lack an understanding of basic human nature (self preservation).

podborski comments on i will never post on pbh again

chao pow wow it's been fun

podborski comments on Uncontacted Indian tribe spotted in Brazil

well billyb I am sure if they dropped you in the middle of the jungle one day without even a case of pinot noir or a laz-y-boy chair you'd die in about 4 hours, but you know you're probably smart enough to learn to live there given some time, although you might not enjoy it. I think dropping one of those little guys into the middle of Chicago in winter might be a bit harsh, but they are as smart as the rest of us, so why couldn't they learn (given a few years/decades)?

podborski comments on Texas Oil Maverick Turns Bearish

too early yet to say he's wrong....I'll stick to my contrarian nature and say there's only a brief blowout on the upside left before an inevitable slide back, to, mmm maybe $60?

podborski comments on Uncontacted Indian tribe spotted in Brazil

well see I kind of agree with each of you... One, it's racist to think these people cannot adapt. Two, it's wrong to force them to live a life in favelas or whatever. They should choose the life the want and be left alone if they want to be. God save them from people who want to save them.

podborski comments on Colombia's Peso Weakens After Govt Tightens Capital Controls

sounds to me like the strong peso must be really hurting exporters. I don't think you'll be seeing 1,000....

podborski comments on Uncontacted Indian tribe spotted in Brazil

I agree with slguy's acquantaince's POV. People who glorify life in a cave never seem to live in one themselves. But really, it's not even a debate. It should be a free world and people should choose to join the modern world or not. I dunno why the green movement people don't go live in the jungle, instead they build multi-million dollar office buildings for themselves in downtown Buenos Aires...go figure

podborski comments on "To Sacrifice Man and His Freedom"

the more I hear about Klaus the more I like him I'll have to ask my Czech friend what she thinks of him, although I probably know as she is a staunch communist

podborski comments on Scottys story

Hey scotty, let us know how you are, I know it must be tough. Give us a quick update if you can.

podborski comments on Origins of PC

ruthless? me? huh. Never felt that way but kind of like the label : ) I do really like how colombians speak freely, make the blackest of jokes (no pun intended), and are the least pc of anyone I've come across. Anyway, I just think lots of evidence that capitalism provides the best life for the most people, and is the most just, although is certainly not perfect. Still miles better than any alternative I have heard of. I still believe people are basically good, and will help out those in need, more so when they are not told they have to, and more still when they have not been told government is there to do it all for them.

podborski comments on What do the FARC really want?

they want to set up a dictatorship, absoute power centralized in the hands of a very few, and marxist ideology is a convenient platform to sell the idea to the poor and to 'intellectuals'. Not too hard to look at any historical example of 'marxists' that get into power to see what happens.

podborski comments on "'Tirofijo is dead' says Minister of Defense"

SiV, romy, buggy all doubt the news...where's sr t to add to the list? : )

podborski comments on Hostages will be released!

what can I say slguy, it's just such a bizarre sentiment...I can't resist taking jabs : ) I'm looking forward to hearing that same sentiment when some fascist kicks the bucket, but think I'll have trouble finding it...

podborski comments on Hostages will be released!

I'd like to think it will happen but it's seems just too good to be true, and the best part of all is the idea of sending the FARC leaders to France! jajaja! I'm sure billyb made that suggestion several times in the past here, and we all laughed at what a great joke that was.. Now it looks like it is actually seriously in consideration? wow. I wonder if Uribe is being very clever in using this moment to make the remaining FARC leaders think their colleagues are all abandoning ship, so they will all panic and jump too? Whatever is really going on, the news could not be better. (BUT a man responsible for the death of thousands of innocent people died, so I guess we can't be happy about that ...)

podborski comments on FARC MAXIMUM LEADER MANUEL MARULANDA 'TIROFIJO' IS DEAD!!

"basically you're saying" is an english euphemism for "your words imply". That means you didn't say it but the logical implication of your not being happy over the death of a mass murderer is that you would prefer he be alive. I think the world is better off with all dictators, terrorists and murderers dead, no matter their politcal bent. Some of you seem to disagree. Makes no sense to me, unless you would prefer to see them continue what they are doing? (Or 'magically' float them all unharmed into a jail cell...what colour is the moon in your world?)

podborski comments on Origins of PC

it can't be that I am more aligned with RAAY than kalder?! I am definitely economically conservative and politically liberal. But 'political correctness' certainly is the opposite of what I consider liberal. Liberal means 'freedom' of thought and expression, which PC is clearly opposed to. put me down as anti PC, and one who thinks it's more sinister than just being a PITA.

podborski comments on FARC MAXIMUM LEADER MANUEL MARULANDA 'TIROFIJO' IS DEAD!!

For those of you who hate to see human suffering, it is very strange to not be happy to see a mass murderer die. But I guess logic isn't part of the thought process for some. Basically, you are saying you'd prefer to see him live, and more innocents die? Bizarre. Waiting for your spin on this one...