Obama - Officially next preident of the USA.

[ScottB]

Originally Posted by Rich

Hookers.

I'll take mine still breathing.

They're regulated in some parts of Nevada and illegal according to federal, state and local governments everywhere else.

Next contestant!

[Brosa]

Originally Posted by ScottB

Name one thing that you can buy, one job you can perform or one thing you do in everyday life (besides worship, prayer or religion) that isn't someway regulated by a local, state or federal government agency. I'll buy the first person to find an unregulated item / activity a steak and a beer (both regulated by the USDA, the U.S. Treasury and local liquor laws of course)

How about dreaming about a cool Ibanez?

[ScottB]

Originally Posted by Brosa

How about dreaming about a cool Ibanez?

Dreaming is technically prayer without God being involved.

I'm talking about a physical action, not mental.

Just eating a bowl of Cheerios with milk involes the FDA, USDA, ICC and sales taxes paid on the bowl and spoon.

[Rich]

Illegal isn't regulated. It's barely enforced

[Rich]

Originally Posted by ScottB

one job you can perform

~Scott

Guitar techs.

I'd still like mine breathing.

[ScottB]

Originally Posted by Rich

Guitar techs.

I'd still like mine breathing.

The IRS will collect your income taxes.

If you use any kind of power tool or soldering iron, the government will not allow it's manufacture without a UL approval.

[Rich]

But neither of which is "regulation". Regulation is requiring to be licensed, registered, and following a certain trade code.

[ScottB]

According to Merriam Webster:

Regulate -

Main Entry: reg·u·late
Pronunciation: \ˈre-gyə-ˌlāt also ˈrā-\
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): reg·u·lat·ed; reg·u·lat·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin regulatus, past participle of regulare, from Latin regula rule
Date: 15th century
1 a: to govern or direct according to rule b (1): to bring under the control of law or constituted authority (2): to make regulations for or concerning <regulate the industries of a country>
2: to bring order, method, or uniformity to <regulate one's habits>
3: to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of <regulate the pressure of a tire>
— reg·u·la·tive \-ˌlā-tiv\ adjective
— reg·u·la·to·ry \-lə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective

Regulation -

Main Entry: reg·u·la·tion
Pronunciation: \ˌre-gyə-ˈlā-shən, ˌre-gə- also ˌrā-\
Function: noun
Date: 1665
1: the act of regulating : the state of being regulated
2 a: an authoritative rule dealing with details or procedure <safety regulations> b: a rule or order issued by an executive authority or regulatory agency of a government and having the force of law
3 a: the process of redistributing material (as in an embryo) to restore a damaged or lost part independent of new tissue growth b: the mechanism by which an early embryo maintains normal development

~Scott

I'm going to bed!

[Rich]

Maybe you could explain how that applies to hookers and guitar techs

[GuitarBizarre]

Scott, Rich is right, you're just being a dick. Give the man his goddamn dinner.

[Rich]

I'd rather have the hooker.

Still breathing please

[ScottB]

OK Rich.

Morton's or Ruth's Chris in Annapolis. Beers at Rams Head Tavern a couple blocks away. I'll bring my RG and you can tweak it while we're waiting on the salads.

=^P

[Rich]

Hmmmm, that may be better than the hooker!

Can we do the RC in DC instead?

[ScottB]

Originally Posted by Rich

I'd rather have the hooker.

Still breathing please

And how shall I pay this hooker?

U.S. Treasury Notes, cheap whiskey (regulated by the U.S. treasury), or cocaine (laws enforced by the FBI, DEA, ATF and U.S. Military)???

[ScottB]

Originally Posted by Rich

Hmmmm, that may be better than the hooker!

Can we do the RC in DC instead?

My ass chafes everytime I drive into DC. It must be the political climate.

At least we have purty girls on boats at the Annapolis docks.