Questions of the Week

1. Do you know people who won't vote for McCain solely because of Palin?
Added by: missbhaven

2. If U.S. presidents could run for a third term, would you vote for Bill Clinton against the current candidates?
Added by: Chrislily

3. Do you honestly think that if Barack Obama is elected President of the United States he will be assassinated by racists?
Added by: BeTheHammer

4. Will Obama's ties to ACORN hurt him in the election?
Added by: CowDung

5. Is it time for something other than a Democrat or Republican to sit in office?
Added by: falconwing

1. What kind of Squirrel are you?
Added by: sugaranspice

2. Which NBA player are you?
Added by: SpaceJam

3. Which Male Disney Character Are You?
Added by: Pregunta

4. What horse from my horse farm are you?
Added by: Shiloh1314

5. Would My Dog Get Along With You?
Added by: SeaWeedle

Funniest Comments of the Week

Random journal:
SJH13: Well the true skanks are the ones calling other people skanks
VictoryRider: Are you calling her a skank?
SJH13: yes
VictoryRider: Thank you for clearing that up.

In a thread title "Petrified Human Brain shows evidence of a bullet":
w8in: At first it was afraid...

In a thread titled "Crowd Urged Suicidal Teen to Jump":
psycho_trap: "Witnesses said the mob taunted Shaun, who lived in the Derbyshire village of Kilburn, and shouted: "Go on then, jump." "
C2H6O: Damn those Van Halen kids!

From a News thread rumoring a Bush divorce:
w8in: McCain just released the following statement: "The fundamentals of George W. Bush's marriage are strong"

Random thread:
Boredofu: I'm an independent. It's like being bi-sexual without ever getting to screw anyone.

Joke of the Week

my father, a whorehouse piano player

A grade school teacher was asking students what their parents did for a living. "Tim, you're first," she said. "What does your mother do all day?"

Tim stood up and proudly said, "She's a doctor."

"That's wonderful. How about you, Amie?" Amie shyly stood up, scuffed her feet and said, "My father is a mailman."

"Thank you, Amie," said the teacher. "What about your father, Billy?"

Billy proudly stood up and announced, "My daddy plays piano in a whorehouse."

The teacher was aghast and promptly changed the subject to geography. Later that day she went to Billy's house and rang the bell. Billy's father answered the door. The teacher explained what his son had said and demanded an explanation.

Billy's father said, "I'm actually an attorney, but how can I explain a thing like that to a seven-year-old?"

Member of the Week

The member of the week is skittlekitty. A member since March 2003, SkittleKitty recently gave birth to a daughter named Sage Lee. Congrats!

JoeInterview's Member Feature

This week's interview features oreo-rocks. This interview was conducted by travbowman.

JoeInterview: First off, how did you find YT?

oreo-rocks: I-A-B used to be really popular at my school, and I started using it at home. I found the Chat on there, and decided to make an account.

JI: What would you say is the biggest reason you keep coming back for more?

o-r: I think it's because I've made a lot of friends on YT.

JI: Where do you see yourself in ten years?

o-r: Haha! I'm guessing... either a doctor, or dead. Most likely the latter.

JI: Why do you assume you'll perish at such a young age?

o-r: I just have a feeling that sometime very, very soon I'm going to die a very tragic death. Like, "death by papercut" or something. Hey, it happens.

JI: What would be the coolest way to die?

o-r: Probably being pushed/jumping out a window and then being shot like that one guy. I'd much prefer dying at the ripe old age of 85 though.

JI: What's your favourite subject in school, and why?

o-r: Definitely drama. I've always been into the arts. At my school, they offer the Fine Arts for all 6-8 students, and I love it. Though I love visual arts and music, there's nothing like being up on the stage in front of an audience. It's great.

JI: Did you have any acting experience prior to this class?

o-r: I guess... I didn't take any acting or drama classes before 6th grade, but every Christmas and end of year at school, each class would perform a play. I remember my favourite one was the Shoemaker and the Elves. I guess my whole school has been big on the arts since the Fine Arts were introduced to our school.

JI: What's the best movie you've seen lately?

o-r: Ha! I'm gonna have to say Sweeney Todd. It was actually my little sister who introduced it to me. I thought it would be really lame but I was mistaken. It was really amazing.

JI: In general do you prefer movies with darker themes?

o-r: Hmmm.. I guess so. I really love horror movies, especially really old, black-and-white ones.

JI: What sort of music has been getting the most spin from you lately?

o-r: I am so into Gustav Holst recently And it's so unlike me. But last term, our class played the piece Jupiter from The Planets, and I fell in love with it. So I've been listening to Holst.

JI: When a peer looks at you like you have three heads for liking classical music, what do you tell them?

o-r: I tell them that it's better than the garbage they listen to. I mean, Hannah Montana? The Jonas Brothers? Pleeease.

JI: Since you're one of the younger members of the site, how do you think that changes other YTers' perception of you?

o-r: Um.. I don't know. It might be that most "older" YTers generally don't like younger ones, I suppose.

JI: What's the most difficult thing facing a teenager in 2008?

o-r: Though this may sound overused, but I think it's media images telling everyone they're not good enough, thin enough, etc.

JI: What's the best way to combat those messages?

o-r: Probably to realize that it's pointless, trying to look like the people in magazines. Most of the pictures are photoshopped anyway.

JI: What's the story behind your screenname?

o-r: Well, I have this cat Oreo... And I love him to death. So when I made my hotmail account I was like HEY Why don't I make it about Oreo? So I did, and then when I joined YT I made it like my hotmail address so I wouldn't forget it.

JI: What's the craziest thing that Oreo has ever done?

o-r: Probably when he was a kitten, and he used to chase flies. And one day he chased one into the bathroom and ended up in the toilet. It was hilarious.

JI: Does he ask that you leave the toilet seat down now?

o-r: Nope... because after that, his fly-eating days ended.

JI: What is your relationship with your parents like?

o-r: It's pretty good, a lot better than earlier this year. A lot of stuff was going on in my life and I was really upset all the time because of stuff at school and at home. But after a while I mended everything up.

JI: When was the last time you had a really good laugh?

o-r: Today actually. It's a pretty long story.. I was in homeroom and sitting with a few other girls, goofing around as usual and one of them just randomly said, "Hey, I wonder what it would be like if you crapped yourself inside out?" I laughed for the rest of the day at that...

JI: What is your most recent embarrassing moment?

o-r: We recently got a new music teacher and in one of the first classes with him I was doing a solo, so I was kind of nervous. We got our instruments set up and everything, and just before we started the song he asked if I was ready, I gave a thumbs up and my mouthpiece, ligature and reed popped off my sax neck and went flying.

JI: Whose posts on YT do you enjoy reading the most?

o-r: I find all the arguments between DoYouWash and a few other YTers in the forums quite hilarious and fun to read. The Beauty Contest Thread was especially hilarious, I loved it.

JI: If buddy decided to sell YT to you for a dollar, what is the first thing you'd change?

o-r: I think I'd want to bring back some of my buddies from the start of my YT life. There were some pretty cool people then.

JI: Do you have a parting shot to share with your fellow YTers?

o-r: Yes, I am wearing boxers on my head in that picture. No, you cannot have my number.

This week's article is titled 'Decatur boy will trick-or-treat as ballot box', and the thread was posted by Kraken.

This week's link is titled 'The Political Attack Generator', and the link was posted by napdynmite.

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Featured Article of the Week

Accurate Political/Economic History
Excerpt: I don't want to get into the history of all the policies of the United States, but the ideas that Barack Obama has are not socialism or communism. He would probably be called a "Progressive Conservative" in Canada. Which is a lot better than where we are now.

Written by Electric

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