Anyone up for another "instant hub challenge?"

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   Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

   Ok, so a few weeks ago I was drinking on a Friday night (like every other night) and decided to have a 30 minute hub writing contest.  U know, they have 30 hubs in 30 days, so I figured why not 1 hub in 30 minutes?
   
   We got like four hubs done, and another that didn't make it in a half hour, but finished two days later.  Very cool.  My Lowe's customer service hub came out of that, and still gets a little traffic and some laughs despite my lack of touching it since.
   
   So, anyway, here I am, reaching deeper into the fridge wondering if anyone would be up for that?  If anyone is even here tonight.
   
   Will even go 45 minutes or an hour if people haven't the backbone for 1 hub in 30 minutes.
   
   Anyone?

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      Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Yeah I got one. It'll be pure rant, but I got one.

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   Pandoras Boxposted 14 years ago

   No, it'll be a parody.

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   Rochelle Frankposted 14 years ago

   It's a little late tonight... I might have a beer, though.

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      blondepoetposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      So sorry I have to bail out with Rochelle. I would love a quicky but I am making tacos and watching The Wolf Man. Next time I promise.

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   Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

   Drink and write, Rochelle.
   
   I'll see if we get a couple of others.  Maybe let this stew till 9:30 and see if we get at least four or so.
   
   Pandora, rant's are the best way to go on something like this.  Has to be stream of consciousness, since planning is not an option.  Or barely one.

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   Audreveaposted 14 years ago

   A quickie? It's 2 o'clock in the afternoon in Sydney.
   
   I've got time.

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   Rochelle Frankposted 14 years ago

   I just remembered, I already had a beer. I'm probably going to bed after I take the dog out to tinkle.

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      Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Seems like this is essentially what happened to you last time.  LOL.

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         Rochelle Frankposted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Small dog--small bladder. I can't give her beer.

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            Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

            Just spread out some newspaper all over the room where you and she are, then you can write a hub and she can... relax too.  Everyone's happy, bladder free, and hubbing!!!!

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   thisisoliposted 14 years ago

   About to hit the hay, get in touch next time you do one of these though!

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   Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

   So, me, Audrevea and Pandora so far.  Rochelle being a wuss, and Thisisoli needing his beauty sleep.
   
   13 minutes ... need at least one more person to commit.

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   Pandoras Boxposted 14 years ago

   Okay hubby has food and I've refilled my wine glass.
   
   I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready!

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    Pandoras Boxposted 14 years ago

    Still haven't decided between rant and parody though..

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Well, you have at least 9 minutes, plus probably some fudge time before we actually say GO!! 
       
       With such a short time, you kinda just have to write and see what comes out.  Edit tomorrow. LOL
       Rants work well.  Frankly, I was really happy with my Lowe's hub because it was raw.  Ranting under pressure forces you to NOT edit and just BE, which makes for great reading.

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Hey Shades,
    
    I'll give it a shot?

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       awesome!  Glad to have you.

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          Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you

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       Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hiya Cags. Been busy lately eh?

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    I managed to publish 6 in 7 days... I think...I know I've done a few in last couple days. Days are running together.

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    Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

    OK, so we have FOUR... if Audreva is still with us.   
    
    You guys all cool with 30 minutes, or do you need baby pants in case you leak and want 45?
    
    
    We'll start at 9:40 on MY clock, pacific time.  Will be 30 minutes unless someone cries and wants 45 minutes and makes a case in the next 5 minutes for the extra 15 minutes.

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       Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I'm good with 30. I think better under pressure.
       
       (sounds good anyway)

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       Audreveaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I'm here! I was waiting for the starter's pistol

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       Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       @just reposting

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years ago

    just finished writing one.  2 bad but not sure if i could have completed in 30 minutes.

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    I am good with 30 minutes. I do not think it is going to be that long.

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Good.  30 minutes it is.
       
       Starting in 10 minutes.
       
       
       I will say....   GOOOOOOOOOO  on here.
       
       
       When you finish yours, post back, DONE, with your link.  I will read whatever you write; you have my word.  You will get at least one read and comment, and I will link at the bottom of mine too. 

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    Audreveaposted 14 years ago

    Did we start already?

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    ANY topics or is there a theme we have to stick to (thinking about joining)? I just checked and - I don't drink anymore, don't have a dog that will need to go out and tinkle... I SHOULD put the coffeepot on tho'...

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Anything at all.  30 minutes is not enough time for us to dictate where your mind goes. Just GO!
       
       Love to have you.

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       Audreveaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hmm, yes. Tea. Good idea.

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    wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

    Considering... nervous.  I'm a perfectionist, this takes me out of my comfort zone... 

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       Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       No one is perfect.

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          wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Ain't that the truth!!!

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             Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             Last time I checked.

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Cool, I'll check out yours when done.

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    Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

    Be brave.  Remember you can edit later.  Just get to "an end" so it's not incomplete.
    
    
    
    FOUR MINUTES     get ready

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    k, I'm in (cringe)

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       awesome!!!!
       
       Ok, going to grab a few beers to keep close (and unload the last ones)...
       
       
       3 MINUTES... I will say   GOOOOOOOOOOOOO  here to start it, so we all go together

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       Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       

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    wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

    I will do it too.  Double cringe.

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    Pandoras Boxposted 14 years ago

    Oh shoot. I hope I can control my rambling tongue...

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       Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       and my less than sober fingers.

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          mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Oh shoot, then I am the only sober one participating. I can tell how this is going to turn out now lol you'll all have funny stuff - mine will be (nevermind) lol

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       mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       That would be a shame and be detrimental to the whole point of this, wouldn't it???
       
       
       
       Good luck, PB

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    Good luck
    
    Bona Fortuna!! peeps

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    Audreveaposted 14 years ago

    Excellent. I will fuelled by Earl Grey tea.

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    wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

    I don't drink, I have no excuse.

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    Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

    ONE minute...

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    I'm on a life ride as it is...

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    Pandoras Boxposted 14 years ago

    Good luck everyone!

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Good Luck!

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    Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

    GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Done!
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/can-greed-lead- … ss-purpose

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    SomewayOuttaHereposted 14 years ago

    that's good...first one in

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    Audreveaposted 14 years ago

    Done
    http://hubpages.com/hub/Writing-online- … to-succeed

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    wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

    http://hubpages.com/hub/How-I-Mastered- … n-Hubpages
    
    Done.

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    Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

    http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Write-a- … eader?done
    
    done

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    Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

    Hah, that's awesome, everyone made it with 20 seconds to spare!!!

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    Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

    Gonna grab another beer and then go read all these.  So fun. 

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    wordscribe41posted 14 years ago

    Mine must suck because my Hubberscore went down a point!!!    That was a RUSH, I tell you.

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Aint' it great?  It's like the bull riding event of HubPages.

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          wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          My butt hurts now, that explains it!

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       Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Hah! You shouldn't hang out with us, lol.
       
       

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          wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Gonna do it, even if I'm the only sober one here.  I am all revved up on Rockstar though.

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    Pandoras Boxposted 14 years ago

    http://hubpages.com/hub/Atheism-is-Not-a-Religion
    
    Bet I'm last, huh?

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    I'm last!
    
    http://hubpages.com/hub/You-Know-That-You
    
    I am sooooooo editing this asap

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    Audreveaposted 14 years ago

    OMG - hahahah Shades and I wrote on the same topic.
    
    The synchronicity...

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       can't wait to see it... reading them in order and linking on mine.  But I'll get there.  Totally curious.
       
       
       LOL... two seconds into Audrevea's and I think she is "synchronicity" with me and Pandora too.  How cool!

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    This is the most embarrasing thing I've ever written. This was sooooooooooo much fun! lol
    
    To heck with google earnings - this was more fun!

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       lol, aint' it tho?
       
       I just read Cag's.  Man, dude freaking has total control for that span of time. 
       
       Off to read the next one posted, in order.

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    I feel sorta like I am in that Sesame Street game/ditty, "one thing is not like the others." lol

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       wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks for getting me stuck on that song, btw.

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          mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          lalalalalala one thing not like the others - lalalala - worse, a head echo without the proper words...that's what I gave myself, so I have to say sorry to you, wordscribe41 lol

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       Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Your's was great! I loved your's it was funny and insightful and humble and appreciative of life and humanity.

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          wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Agreed, it was a nice read.  Mythbuster, did you have a clue what you were going to write about before you began?

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             mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             NOPE - not ONE SINGLE CLUE lol
             
             I actually never wrote ANYTHING, really 'til about 10 minutes had passed 'cos I kept changing my mind
             
             ie: "new hub on BEKs" (tossed that out...getting tired of black eyed kids)
             
             "new hub on urban legends" (thought that would be cheating 'cos I know so many mini-legends)
             
             "new hub on just ONE type of conversational argument" (no way 'cos my "argument" hub has turned HUGE and into a nightmare project - I'll be adding to it all weekend)
             
             So finally...my cat showed me his belly and "mrowled" at me and I started writing... he also had just busted through my jacket with his claws when I got home this evening...and purred 'til I thot I would need to call the vet 'cos it sounded almost like choking lol...and I felt AWFUL for starting this contest when I had been home less than 20 min and hadn't cuddled with him enough......
             
             Long story eh? longer than the time for writing the hub... but I got a good 20 min in after my cat missed me and I realized I missed him, too...

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                Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                The cat thing was my favorite part.  That is so, so true.  The belly exposed is a trust thing. And the jacket.. well, yeah. Cat love.  Great.  Not it owes me $200 bucks.

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                   mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   I need a new jacket anyway...I'm in Canada - had this coat for 3yrs already, wore it homeless, home-found, it's close to "been" - it's done me good...as always, hopin' the cat will outlast the jacket, anyway! He'd better! I can't replace him after a season or two.
                   
                   

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                wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Wow, that's even more impressive.  I made up my mind 3 minutes before the gooooo, but I still felt panicked.  I love how your kitty was your inspiration, too.  Mine inspire me as well. 
                
                This is a great writer's exercise.  I think I'll do it more often.  Thanks, Shades and nicely done all!

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                Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                Hah! That's what ya get for hangin' out in the religious and political forums.
                
                I loved your hub, especially the cat stories.

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                   mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                   Yep - I hear ya...it's what I get for bein' in certain forums.
                   
                   Man it sure doesn't take much to make a mistake sometimes, does it? lol a li'l emotion mixed in..........WHAMMO...
                   
                   mythbusterFAIL at communication
                   
                   Non cogito lol

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                      Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                      Yeah me too. I dunno why people hate me.
                      
                      Actually, funny thing. I ruined my PB reputation right? Too many offended people in the forums, so I got a new ID to write 'money' hubs under -(money hubs being a great, just like, humongous overstatement in my case so far). But when I'm working in that account it's just easier to pop in the forums from there rather than sign out and sign back in under PB.
                      
                      Sounds awfully lazy, huh? LOL
                      
                      So anyway, I started posting some under the new ID. Figure I'll build up my hubber score a little that way anyhow. I wasn't gonna offend anybody, stayed mostly out of the political and religious forums.
                      
                      I ended up joining a thread about art. Nice and safe. I think you've seen that thread.
                      
                      Turns out, doesn't matter which identity I use, or what forum I'm in, I can still be a witch.

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                         Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                         The only thing that makes me want to make a different identity is the shame I feel for writing commercial hubs (which is why I don't have any yet LOL).
                         
                         I want to. I actually have an idea for one that doesn't corrupt me. I actually love the product.
                         
                         I don't even hate capitalism.  I believe in the system as Adam Smith wrote it.  But, somehow, that's not what is happening.  Marx is closer in some ways, but nobody notices because, well, Marx wrote it and Stalin made Marx's name evil.  Etc. (Man, I bet that backfires on me from all the people who never actually read stuff, lol.)

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                            Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                            I liked the "even for the tears" part too. Good thought.
                            
                            Well, yeah, maybe the shame had something to do with it.
                            
                            But in truth I had this account before. I had written a few fishkeeping hubs on it, and then stopped doing it when my dad passed away last fall.
                            
                            When I came back I wanted to focus on different stuff, and I guess I had some thought that I might want to pick up the fishkeeping hubs at some point in the future, and wouldn't want them contaminated by my offensive opinions.
                            
                            So I'm working in it again.
                            
                            Okay now I'm really turning in. Late here, but was fun. Same time next week?
                            
                            'Nite all.

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                         mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

                         Oh well, we witches are starting to learn now, eh?
                         
                         lol

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    Pandoras Boxposted 14 years ago

    Uh you, audrevea and wordscribe! Wish I could take credit for that, you guys are all fantastic!

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       wordscribe41posted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Right back at you.  I might have to make this a regular Friday night thaaangg.  Could be the biggest rush I get all week.  I'm pretty wild that way, though.

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          mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yeah! I would do this weekly, for sure!

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          Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yeah me too, thrill of the week!

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Great job everyone!

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    Shadesbreathposted 14 years ago

    Damn, I got confused on who wrote what, even in here, lol, but, as the smoke clears, just really impressive.
    
    Not sure how I confused Pandora with Audrevea except for maybe the beer and the frenzy of the contest, but, yeah, whatever.
    
    Totally cool, thanks y'all. 
    
    Am linking to them all, then going to reread mine and see how bad it is.

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       mythbusterposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Well, the CIA has determined that your hub is....
       
       ummmm
       
       Great stuff, Shades!

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          Audreveaposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yeah - it's very good.

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          Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yeah all three of those were very good and informative for me. I learned alot, and so well written on such short time. Fantastic! I'm really impressed!

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       Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Nothing like being your own worse critic, huh?
       
       And, Shades - the absolute power corrupts absolutely? dilemma...
       
       Is not a dilemma, because only selfish people seek absolute power.
       
       A person who seeks to be wealthy(greedy), but uses their wealth to help others improve, and not ask for anything in return is the answer.

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          Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Well what if I keep a little for myself?
          
          

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             Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             I don't need absolute power.  I only need enough power to carve me off a big house on a beautiful beach, a credit line at BevMo that never comes due, and enough health care coverage to allow me to enjoy that other stuff until I'm 102.
             
             And I agree with Mythbuster, we do all rock!

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    Cagsilposted 14 years ago

    Then again, a person who understand the power of money and respects it, wouldn't want absolute power.

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       Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       My only thought is that we, you and I, having no actual experience with absolute power, really can't comment other than in theory and with what we like to think we would do.

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          Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          You mean you cannot tell when someone is looking for power or just greedy?
          
          I can see the power. I can see the wealth and what it does. It makes people think that are above all else.
          
          Kind a like politicians, just their position is for a limited time, depending. But, if they play the people just right, they keep their power.
          
          Think there is no corruption in Washington?? Congress?? America??
          
          Corruption breeds absolute power and those who seek it, do so at the expense of everyone, no matter how they get it.
          
          My life experiences of dealing with wealthy people has taught me what not to do. Therefore, I have faith in my own ability that I have no interest in seeking absolute power.

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    Cags wrote a whopper...I went and read it twice already. A lot to think about...dang - ethics, eh?

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       Pandoras Boxposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Cagsil's hubs always makes me think.
       
       Well, except for the 'pictorials'.

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          Shadesbreathposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Yeah, Cags didn't mess around with his 30 minutes.  If I tried to go that deep that fast, I'd have fell in.

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             Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

             

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          Cagsilposted 14 years agoin reply to this

          Thank you Pandora. I'm glad I can do even that for some.

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    mythbusterposted 14 years ago

    We ALL ROCK!
    
    (so do our pets)

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