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I am referring to the decade 2000-2009. Most of my school-age years were during this time. I would have to say my most favorite childhood year was 2004.

I believe the early-to-mid 2000s were the best, just prior to the Obama era. Most of this PC and SJW bullshit wasn't running rampant, and I feel there was order overall and everything held together fairly well. The divisiveness wasn't as apparent, but then again, I was an innocent child.

2004 was the year of the first SpongeBob Movie (before the show went to shit), mainstream pop and alternative was good, and I was rocking that GameCube, enjoying my Zelda Windwaker and Crash Bandicoot: Wrath of the Cortex. The town I grew up was a good, upper-middle-class family suburban town. It wasn't too crowded or crazy. The megachurch I went to had a good summer Vacation Bible School Program with state of the art performing arts with a Lord of the Rings theme. I had an awesome babysitter and we used to act goofy and make noises. Everything was still affordable and I didn't remember any money troubles. Kids still played outside and rode bikes and went trick-or-treating during Halloween. Christmas was still magical.

There are most certainly good things I have now that I wouldn't trade. Still, I reminisce about the good old days.

The series of Geography TRIVIA - STRUCTURES questions is taking a break this week for Thanksgiving in the United States.

After the break, should we continue it? That would be starting again on Monday 1-Dec-2024.

Please vote in the poll.

I am hearing the newer generations of youth are especially out of control and causing issues in the classroom. I have heard about assaults against teachers and staff.

I feel it is time to stiffen penalties against young offenders that assault school staff or first responders.

Assault against teachers, school staff, and first responders (law enforcement, firefighters, EMT's) should be an automatic felony, regardless of age. I believe penalties should be stiffer against young offenders and parents shall be charged as well.

Make enough wage that money isn't a worry. Then you can afford to be nice.

Red states didn't allow student id's but gun licenses are cool. Certainly does nothing for the fraud which no one can find.

POTUS-elect Donald J. Trump said on Monday that he would impose a 25% tariff on ALL products coming into the USA from Canada & Mexico his 1st day, a move that would cause chaos with North American supply chains and impose heavy costs on businesses & consumers around the continent. He further said he would levy the tariff by executive order until drugs & migrants stopped coming over the border.

“Both Mexico & Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem,” he added. “We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price!”

In a separate post, Mr. Trump also threatened an additional 10% tariff on ALL products from China.

“Representatives of China told me that they would institute their maximum penalty, that of death, for any drug dealers caught doing this but, unfortunately, they never followed through, and drugs are pouring into our Country, mostly through Mexico, at levels never seen before,” he said.

The tariffs would have dramatic implications for American industries, including auto manufacturers, farmers and food packagers, which busily ship parts, materials and finished goods across U. S. borders.

The costs could be particularly high for the industries that depend on an integrated North American market. Adding 25% to the price of imported products could make many too costly, potentially crippling trade around the continent. That in turn could cause spiking surges of inflation and shortages for consumers in the United States.

Mr. Trump made even more aggressive tariff threats during campaign, including suggesting that he would impose a levy of 60% or more on Chinese goods & tariffs of 10-20% on those from other countries.

Mexico, China & Canada are America’s 3 largest trading partners, gobbling up $830 billion of US exports in 2022.

Let’s have a topic about pooping lol.

so i asked this on reddit but curious how you feel about pooping in other bathrooms that are not your own? Do you have no problem with that or do you have to poop in your own bathroom? You’ll hold it in as much as possible until you get to yours even if you are freely allowed to use others? Like your friends house or a public restroom? Or maybe even your significant others if you aren’t living together?

I have introduced several girlfriends to my parents and siblings. Eventually, I would prepare them with this warning: "After you meet my parents, as we are walking away, you'll lean over in my direction and whisper, 'You were adopted, weren't you?'"

If you are just dating casually, meeting parents is not important, but if you are dating to find a long term, monogamous partner, meeting each other's family is essential. So. . . at what point do you ask if he/she would like to meet your parents?

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i did this cause i felt like there was no other option at this time , i just didn't feel good about being there and could not get along with the staff after the things they did to be. or that they did with other customers when i was present.

so was like i just can't be in that place for the time being , i have no idea if they even care or not that i haven't been in for a month