Tim the Traveller

i'm not sure--it must vary by state--in wisconsin and minnesota you can gamble at 18. *however, in minnesota you can enter a casino alone at 18, but must have your hand stamped so they know not to serve you any liquor. in wisconsin, you can enter a casino only accompanied by an adult, and they stamp your hand too. i'm not sure of any other states, since i was 21 before i even went to other states. also it was 10 years ago i even knew about all of this, it may have been changed by now for all i know. BTW-nice birthday gift nick!! hope you had a good day

Happy Birthday Nick!!! live while you can--only 3 more years till it's an absolute that you will be tried as an adult no seriously though, only 3 more years till you can gamble and smoke, and then another 3 till you can legally get drunk!! Have an awesome day bud

i just have to ask---if it took you and your buddy to get him off, does that mean he made your buddy his bitch too??

dom, if your neighbor has a great dane, just get to be friendly with it. they are usually big babies that just want attention. but you DO NOT want a great dane of your own!!! not unless you really like horses, because in reality a great dane is a shetland pony size dog. they can eat between 3-7 pounds of food a day and what goes in must come out--were not talking about cute little poodle logs here either. so let your neighbors have the "fun" part of owning the big baby....but feel free to spoil it when the neighbors arent looking

i hereby formally volunteer to protect dom with my life--or take a life if the need may arise

yeah that was awful--i dont wanna think about some guy putting it in his wifes mouth unless she is another he yet i still laughed......

LMAO i can relate to the rude and gassy part of an old cat--i had a cat live 18 years and i know exactly what you mean--just add picky and spoiled to the list

that is a strong coincidence--mb someone will have to investigate this??

complicated just scratches the surface. what a loaded question dom. i also am rather anti-drug except for the one that an overdose wont kill you. unfortunately i will lose popularity for my next statement--alcohol can kill you. too many young people think they are invincible when it comes to drinking and i have been to 2 too many funerals of friends under 18 that have drank themselves too death, and its not something i would wish upon the families of my worst enemies. that being said, i think that including it in any story makes it more real, because it is out there and happening everywhere if you look for it. there is also a difference in recreational use and addiction of any drug--there is also knowing your limits which some people use responsibly and some people ignore and only yourself knows which way you are. ok thats as deep as i care to go on that matter--- dom u rock please keep writing and thank you for giving all of us our much needed fix of "domaliterature"

ok so just know this--i am not an expert but here goes. if you want lots of power and a decent sized car, (which i highly recommend for inexperienced drivers, simply for the fact that if an accident does happen, and they do, you are safer in a bigger car vs. a small car) you should look at something like a Pontiac Bonneville(they come with supercharged 3800 V6's that will smoke most anything on the road)and they are relatively inexpensive to repair because all GM/Chevrolet/Buick/Oldsmobile/Pontiac cars are. in my personal experiences i have had more than a few of them reach the 500K mile mark without any major problems. of course if you really want to have fun with something large go for a chevy silverado or a gmc yukon--they dont have quite as much power but being able to leave the pavement has its own rewards too. my current chevy truck has 250K miles on it and is still like brand new, and my jeep cherokee just flipped 200K miles and is very fun for off-roading the downside is that 4 wheel drive is more expensive in maintenace and most of the time are gas-hoggs but the fun they offer is priceless at times, if you have a place nearby to use it. but if you insist on a small car with lots of power and reliability go for a volkswagon jetta wolfsburg edition(i only know what the 5 speed is like-i assume the performance of the automatic is about equal)--before i say any more if you do get one of these i take no responsibilty for any tragic consequences. these cars are made for the german autobahn. you can achieve 90 mph in second gear WITHOUT redlining the engine. after that there are 3 higher gears=insanity. i'm not sure of the maintance or repair cost on them though because i've never owned any foreign vehicles but have borrowed many of them. ok 1 last tip---if you live in the city and want something that will last, the further you go into the suburbs towards the wilderness, the better your chances are for this reason-most of the cars from "out there" have a better chance of having mainly "highway miles" and they are much less traumatic on a vehicle than stop and go driving that occurs with city driving all the time. the one exception to this rule is if you want 4 wheel drive--then i say go for buying from downtown any big city because most of the time you will be the first one to use the 4 wheel drive for anything other than on the road winter or wet weather conditions, and there really is nothing like taking something through the mud for the first time! ok hope this helps somewhat and let me know what you decide on!

Just remember you gotta pick your fights, and most importantly, "hit shit and it splatters". Thats the only advice i can offer, and kudos to you for being out while still in school. I cant even imagine what that must be like. GL whatever happens.

yes "Alpha Male" was a good read also and "Control and KAOS" is definitely worth the time taken to read. I guess i never realized they were from the same author though

that reminds me of "Where The Red Fern Grows"

grab the kleenex and read this one: www.nifty.org/nifty/bisexual/highschool/missing-piece-of-a-piano/ and as ann said, one life is awesome too!!

that may be, but we need our 1 day of the year to reduce the turkey population, otherwise they run wild in the streets and then they get elected as president, so yes we definitely need our turkey day!(too bad its not fantasy:)

if you lived in a desolate place like minnasoohta or wizconzin like i do , then elk or deer steak or roast would be perfectly acceptable--as long as they on the side of a turkey!! u gotta have turkey on turkey day. OK enuff of my opinion----NEXT

yeah it would be interesting to read about, but u dont want your excellent writing to become like a bad soap opera where the people all start to mix together, or start to mingle with characters from the other soap opera. ok enuff of my opinion THANK YOU FOR 11!!