Comments on: Swallow your drink before you read this http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-17720 Melissa Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:59:03 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-17720 @Vivian: I think car prices are about the same as they are here, which is to say about the same as in Europe. The thing with the internet is, it's their way of censoring without being seen as censoring. When governments block web sites, they get a lot of media attention, but if they jack their prices up they can make any excuse they want without looking like they're specifically trying to keep information from the people. @Vivian: I think car prices are about the same as they are here, which is to say about the same as in Europe. The thing with the internet is, it’s their way of censoring without being seen as censoring. When governments block web sites, they get a lot of media attention, but if they jack their prices up they can make any excuse they want without looking like they’re specifically trying to keep information from the people.

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340789 Melissa Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:59:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340789 @Vivian: I think car prices are about the same as they are here, which is to say about the same as in Europe. The thing with the internet is, it's their way of censoring without being seen as censoring. When governments block web sites, they get a lot of media attention, but if they jack their prices up they can make any excuse they want without looking like they're specifically trying to keep information from the people. @Vivian: I think car prices are about the same as they are here, which is to say about the same as in Europe. The thing with the internet is, it’s their way of censoring without being seen as censoring. When governments block web sites, they get a lot of media attention, but if they jack their prices up they can make any excuse they want without looking like they’re specifically trying to keep information from the people.

]]> By: Vivian http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-17594 Vivian Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:20:14 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-17594 Holy moly $22,000??? I wonder how much cars sell over there. Holy moly $22,000??? I wonder how much cars sell over there.

]]> By: Vivian http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340788 Vivian Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:20:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340788 Holy moly $22,000??? I wonder how much cars sell over there. Holy moly $22,000??? I wonder how much cars sell over there.

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-16636 Melissa Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:18:42 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-16636 @JB: it seems to work like that - the more expensive the cost of living, the cheaper the internet. Japan has the cheapest internet, for example. @JB: it seems to work like that – the more expensive the cost of living, the cheaper the internet. Japan has the cheapest internet, for example.

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340787 Melissa Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:18:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340787 @JB: it seems to work like that - the more expensive the cost of living, the cheaper the internet. Japan has the cheapest internet, for example. @JB: it seems to work like that – the more expensive the cost of living, the cheaper the internet. Japan has the cheapest internet, for example.

]]> By: Jonathan Bauer http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-16597 Jonathan Bauer Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:51:48 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-16597 Holy MEGABITS!!!! We pay around $40 a month for adsl. mbits, I don't know but it's pretty mega fast, yo. In Denmark, one very expensive country. Holy MEGABITS!!!! We pay around $40 a month for adsl. mbits, I don’t know but it’s pretty mega fast, yo. In Denmark, one very expensive country.

]]> By: Jonathan Bauer http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340786 Jonathan Bauer Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:51:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340786 Holy MEGABITS!!!! We pay around $40 a month for adsl. mbits, I don't know but it's pretty mega fast, yo. In Denmark, one very expensive country. Holy MEGABITS!!!! We pay around $40 a month for adsl. mbits, I don’t know but it’s pretty mega fast, yo. In Denmark, one very expensive country.

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-16552 Melissa Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:04:07 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-16552 @melissah: those monthly wages are about the same here... you have to keep in mind that the cost of living in this part of the world is very, very low. Except for internet, of course. :-) @melissah: those monthly wages are about the same here… you have to keep in mind that the cost of living in this part of the world is very, very low. Except for internet, of course. :-)

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340785 Melissa Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:04:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340785 @melissah: those monthly wages are about the same here... you have to keep in mind that the cost of living in this part of the world is very, very low. Except for internet, of course. :-) @melissah: those monthly wages are about the same here… you have to keep in mind that the cost of living in this part of the world is very, very low. Except for internet, of course. :-)

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-16550 Melissa Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:02:22 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-16550 @Radioactive Jam: I think spammers would be smart enough to go elsewhere for their connections! :-D @Radioactive Jam: I think spammers would be smart enough to go elsewhere for their connections! :-D

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340784 Melissa Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:02:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340784 @Radioactive Jam: I think spammers would be smart enough to go elsewhere for their connections! :-D @Radioactive Jam: I think spammers would be smart enough to go elsewhere for their connections! :-D

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-16549 Melissa Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:01:11 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-16549 @Johan: I know, I said the same thing when I first read that. @Johan: I know, I said the same thing when I first read that.

]]> By: Melissa http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340783 Melissa Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:01:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340783 @Johan: I know, I said the same thing when I first read that. @Johan: I know, I said the same thing when I first read that.

]]> By: melissah http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-16482 melissah Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:24:10 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-16482 At least they can get 6Mbps. The prices in Australia aren't terribly expensive, but our speeds are crap. I think I'm still processing those prices, though. I don't think it's sunk in. I'm concerned by their wages! At least they can get 6Mbps. The prices in Australia aren’t terribly expensive, but our speeds are crap.

I think I’m still processing those prices, though. I don’t think it’s sunk in. I’m concerned by their wages!

]]> By: melissah http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340782 melissah Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:24:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340782 At least they can get 6Mbps. The prices in Australia aren't terribly expensive, but our speeds are crap. I think I'm still processing those prices, though. I don't think it's sunk in. I'm concerned by their wages! At least they can get 6Mbps. The prices in Australia aren’t terribly expensive, but our speeds are crap.

I think I’m still processing those prices, though. I don’t think it’s sunk in. I’m concerned by their wages!

]]> By: Radioactive Jam http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-16377 Radioactive Jam Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:51:03 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-16377 Guess that means only the spammers can afford fast connections. ;-) Guess that means only the spammers can afford fast connections.
;-)

]]> By: Radioactive Jam http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340781 Radioactive Jam Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:51:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340781 Guess that means only the spammers can afford fast connections. ;-) Guess that means only the spammers can afford fast connections.
;-)

]]> By: Johan http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-16373 Johan Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:38:29 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-16373 Holy Ba-JEEBUS! Holy Ba-JEEBUS!

]]> By: Johan http://melissamaples.com/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/comment-page-1/#comment-340780 Johan Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:38:00 +0000 http://melissamaples.com/2007/08/01/swallow-your-drink-before-you-read-this/#comment-340780 Holy Ba-JEEBUS! Holy Ba-JEEBUS!

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