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I don't know if "PhD" is a measure of anything but certainly someone with diminished mental abilities (aka retard) should not have voting rights to select the president. Otherwise, you get people like Bush in the office. Come to think of it, it's porbably better that people with diminished mental abilities (aka retard) not be allowed to run for office. By the way, I don't think we allow 5-year olds to vote. (I hope)

There are only 2 people that voted no. I can't believe this I don't think chimapnzees should have the same rights as humans but I do think 5 year old kids should have the same rights as chimpanzees.

Hasmiek, what's white supposed to signify?

No but we can give you one I personally think Stomrik is hella-cool.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeh ... I'm not that ugly and hideous and unattractive with bad teeth to have nothing "in common" with a beautiful person So I'm sure there's a good chance I'll be attracted.

It's not like that for us guys ... if we want something we have to go after it. And then risk having some girls get creeped out at us but hey ... I ain't complainin

2" is unrealistic? Only if all girls thought like Maral ... at least I wouldn't be getting 1/2 of the junk emails I get now.

Nobody ever came to ask if I wanted to go out [sarcasm on] Oh it's soooooooooo horrible for you girls [/sarcasm off]

Maral, I combined all the different threads into one joke thread. Next time you get the urge to spam us like this, please put them all in one thread

Things that I don't have. But I can't help but ask the same question as Stormy here ... are we talking about attraction or love since the title and the question seem to be asking different things.

"CNN and other American news agencies" ... "Armenian genocide" ... "important achievement" ... "wonder why"? Does that even need explanation?

Point taken though no matter which way you look at it, I don't see how anyone can take the side of Sadam's regime. Even if US giftwrapped and sent M16's or even chemical weapons to Sadam with a bow on them doesn't change the fact that he was not interested at all by playing according to international rules and agreements.

I think the best that could have happened happened. Nothing worse than your fanatic followers watching you crawl out of a hole, bend over, and be captured by your "worst" enemy. The ass didn't even have the decency to put a bullet into his own head. What a whimp.

vajarapeduhi ho gides ... mi vajaraped kin. shakaravaz ... sugar shakaravaz-aman ... sugar bowl maner ... fine So short english translation: "fine sugar bowl sales person lady" with the "nerits" ending we have: manrashakaravazamanavajarapeduhinerits: "from fine sugar bowl sales person ladies"

manrashakaravazamanavajarapeduhinerits easier to read version: manr -a- shakar -avaz - aman -a- vajar -a- peduhi - ner - its

ha ... good point. I never paid attention to that. .... part of being spoiled with a Gig of RAM

I'm using windows media player. Works great. Skit, hope you are checking for viruses often, especially if you are using mirc and stuff like that. I just found one on mine yesterday and I have no idea where it came from Probably something I got on Kazaa.

nononooooo Getting married won't be much of a problem I am guessing if you are serious about the research. Actually it may help put your mind a bit at ease that at least that step is taken care of But about the child ... I don't know. I have certainly known a few that have had a family and a few children and been doing quite well in research ... treating in like a 9-5 job really. I have also known those that didn't have a single commitment in their life and still went around looking dazed and confused and not getting anywhere. I'm not going to sit here and tell you ... "no it can't be done" ... what I will tell you is that being married and pursuing a Ph.D. probably won't be much of a problem (other than the financial aspects) ... and as far as kids, give it a few years and see how it goes. After all, "doing a Ph.D." is not just about doing it. It's about enjoying it ... it's about becoming it. You want to allow yourself time, energy, and enough "focus" as I could certainly not be able to treat it as a 9-5 job. Just doesn't seem to work like that. There is no end ... only new beginnings.

Dear Hasmiek .... great to see you back!!! Two things ... my .02 if you will ... for whatever it's worth 1) Marriage is a commitment and union between you and him. You declare to each other a life-long commitment ... accept each other for better or worse etc etc. I don't think it is right to put (force) conditions on the union. If he doesn't want to be baptised and a church wedding, then you should respect that. More importantly, your parents should respect that. I understand his position. If he gives in now, he becomes a pawn in your mom's game of controlling the union. And that is probably something that he doesn't want ... now this baptism/wedding thing itself may be a non-issue in the long run. But you (both of you) have to have a heart-to-heart talk and figure out where your background, traditions, and parental wishes is going to fit in your future union. If there are kids that come into play, then things will get much more complicated. They will be torn between traditional wishes of the grandparents and his views. In the end, you two have to decide on your shared vision and now is the time to do it. If he is not willing to play by the traditional Armenian rules, then that is his option ... so the question is ... what do YOU want. 2) About the Ph.D. ... tough question ... I would strongly encourage you to give it a lot more thought (I knew you were thinking about it) ... it will be much more complicated to come back to do that in the future. You are still very young but 4 or 5 years in this part of life is not "light" commitment. The only advise I can give you is that if you do decide to go for it, go for it ALL the way with all your heart. If you do it "half assed" then you will surely regret in the future. In other words, you have a choice to make and I am encouraging you to make that choice one way or the other. Going half way in between is asking for trouble.

Thanks for not saying clown.

Hey guys ... STOP the fighting. Or I'll start deleting more replies.

TB that's a very interesting idea!!!! Take a look at this site: http://www.urbandictionary.com/ Setting up something similar to that won't be too hard. You can define your own words. And then people vote on the definitions. I think this may work! Have a special interface to enter armenian words .... probably have armenian-english ... english-armenian versions ... Hmmmmmmmmm ... you got me thinking!!!! But how to filter it and ensure the highest quality... Arpa, thanks for "sip the dip"

Well, up until this point, I thought that was a requirement. Actually, having never been to Armenian, I imagine from everywhere you can see the mountains. But then I realized that I lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade and never once did I see the hollywood sign on the hill (true story). But in all seriousness, I am curious to know what is Armenian about that painting. The road certainly does create a longing mood or something indicating you are far from home ... also it would be interesting to know the significance of the gloves ... one being on the floor on the other sticking out from the drawer. I have to say that the tools facing each other on the desk could be influenced by "socialism" but I think I am looking too much into it.

Thanks Harut. I think I understand.

No matter how hard I look, I can't see the Sis or the Masis.