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Display name: The Chief
Gender: male
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Date joined: June 11th, 2008
Last seen: February 10th, 2012
About me: For Community Leader (CL) related business you may contact me by one of the following means:

1. Personal Message via the "Send a message" link in my profile. I will see I have messages in my AB Inbox any time I am logged into AB. This is the BEST way to get to me.

2. Email: crissumcrissare@yahoo.com
Be sure to put "AB" or "Answerbag" in the front of your subject line so I will take notice. I will respond the next time I check my email, but I don't check this account nearly as frequently as my AB Inbox.

3. A brief, politely worded comment in a comment string that I am currently active in. Remember that other people can see your comment, so no details which will cause problems, please.


FRIENDS LIST:

1. If you want to be on my Friends List, you HAVE to meet one condition: You and I must have had at least ONE conversation over any topic in Answerbag.

2. I will NOT turn down someone simply because we disagree on any given topic. As long as you're capable of having an intelligent conversation, even on heated topics, without resorting to rude bahavior and are able to "agree to disagree", I have no problems with you.

3. I DO look at profiles. Though I will discuss anything under the sun, there are limits. If your profile shows, for example, that the vast majority of things you post are sexually related, I am not likely to accept. The same thing goes if I find deliberately inciteful material, racist propaganda, hateful and malicious postings, and so forth.


WHO AM I?

Some background on me


I've been around Answerbag long enough now to have encountered and answered quite a few questions which go far in telling you what kind of person I am. I've taken the time to list some links here for different topics that you can check out.

I am a retired Navy Chief Petty Officer. Hence "The Chief" and the anchor as my avatar. Those of you who have had experience with the Navy will know what being 'The Chief' means.

For those with no military experience, it is difficult to explain what it means to be "The Chief". But enough people have asked about it that I've decided to try to explain here, in my own words, what it really means to be a Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy (written and posted 4/21/09):

I AM THE CHIEF

My power and authority are unique in all the services.
My duties and responsibilities extend beyond what is written.
I am accountable, even if the laws and regulations say otherwise.
I personify Honor, Courage, and Commitment.

I AM THE CHIEF

My brothers and sisters are legion.
We are all colors and all creeds.
We touch every faith and belief.
We are many, but united as one.

I AM THE CHIEF

I set the standards, knowing my lowest is their highest.
I expect the best, and deal with failure.
I do what is right, though I may be alone in my convictions.
I have the answers, or I will find them.

I AM THE CHIEF

I lead those under me.
They are the Navy's most important asset and I must serve them well.
If they fail, it is because I failed them.
If they succeed, theirs is the glory, honor, and credit.

I AM THE CHIEF

I train and guide the junior officers in my care.
When I speak officers listen.
If the officers above me fail, it is because I failed them.
If the officers above me succeed, it is because I trained them well.

I AM THE CHIEF

My heritage is proud and honorable.
Breath and blood willingly paid for what I have earned.
Because of this heritage, "Ask the Chief" has become iconic.
Because of this heritage, "Because the Chief said so" is the right answer.

I AM THE CHIEF

As to the validity of any personal information I post here in my profile, well, you only have my word on it as there are no means for me to prove such to you on this site. I'm pretty anal about posting personal information with respect to the possibility of it being used for identity theft or to advertise the actual whereabouts of me and my family to potentially unsavory people whom I do not know from Adam. I advise other people to keep this in mind as well. 'nuff said.

I'm a straight shooter and will lay it on the line as I see it. I will respect your view point, even if I don't agree. To a point, anyway: that point lies where an individual does harm or interferes with the rights and beliefs of others. I am considerate of individual beliefs, even if they are contrary to my own. Don't be surprised if, after a protracted exchange on something you and I don't agree on, you walk away thinking "WOW!" because you just realized that even though I may not agree with you, I will still support your right to your own belief.

Things important to me: Individual honor and standing by core values. These define a person's character. My word is my bond and I expect no less from anyone else. That said, anything which impinges on an individual's honor is likely to elicit disapproval from me. Take that for what it's worth.

There are three topics never discussed in polite company: sex, religion, and politics. Having spent 20 years in the Navy, nothing is off limits to me, however. I will be just as frank and open about these as anything else.

Answerbag is an amazing community of people who do a fine job of asking and answering questions. The vast majority of 'baggers' are polite and respectful. Many ask insightful questions and in return receive thoughtful answers and comments. And the real beauty of it is that baggers are for the most part 'self-policing'. They have a good sense of 'nettequitte' and are not slow to point out infractions to people. If you should ever find yourself on the wrong side of a 'nettequitte' offense, have the good grace to take a deep breath, admit your error, and apologize in good grace. I've had to, you can too.



The following is my rebuilt list of links. I'm sure I've left out some, but if you run across any you think would be good to post here, feel free to let me know. Doesn't mean I'll post them.... :)

ANIMALS

Cannibalism
Animals that are cannibals

Hunting
Views on hunting
Can I prepare animals for eating?
Seal hunting

Rights
Animals and rights
Veal
Slaughterhouses
Pets as slaves
Boycotting restaurants over cruelty to chickens
Animal cruelty vs human life

Vegetarian/Vegan
Can Vegans eat honey?
Butter or margarine?
Killing vegetables vs killing animals

Wolves
Can wolves be domesticated?


ANSWERBAG (NOTE: Much has changed and this will be updated later.)

Deleting Accounts
Why can’t you delete your AB account?
Deleting your AB account

Downrating
Should downraters be identified?
Should downraters explain?
Why can’t we downrate anymore?

English Only
Why AB postings are supposed to be in English

Moderation
Moderating and personal feelings
Moderation frustrations
Points limitations
Moderation percentages

Points and Levels
New AB Points and Levels
2007 Points and Levels

Posting Questions/limits
Character limitations on questions

Posting Videos and Pictures
Posting Videos

Profile Fancy Stuff
Customizing your profile, Jen-Jen
Customizing your profile, Arisztid
Customizing your profile, BigDaddyBS

Rejected questions
What can I do about rejected questions?

Spammers
What can I do about spammers?

User Guide (from BigDaddyBS)
AB User Guide

Old questions
How to revisit old AB questions


AUTOMOBILES

A/C or Windows?
AC or windows…which saves gas?

Brakes
Diagram for brakes

Cruise Control
Why is my cruise control not working?

Gas/Fuel system/HHO Kits
Is it better to fill my car in the evening?
Does Octane affect performance?
Fuel pump location
Do HHO systems work?

Heating & Cooling
Replacement hoses
Changing the thermostat
Why AC compressor won’t run
Why heater won’t work

Noises
Bearing and belt noises

Oil/Lubrication:
Synthetic oil
Bad oil pump
When should the oil filter be changed?

Tires
Tire sizes


CULTURE

Language
American spelling
English as an international language


ETHICS

Abortion
Should I have an abortion or put child up for adoption?
Do I think abortion is murder?
Antiabortionists: who takes care of young girls with unwanted pregnancies?
If abortion is made illegal, should America provide more healthcare/services for single mothers?

Should married women inform husbands prior to abortion?
Should men have a choice to terminate parental rights to unborn children?

Charity

What charity do I feel is most worthwhile?
Charity begins at home…what do I say?
I inherit big money…what charities benefit from me?
COEs of charitable organizations…should they be paid big salaries?

Banning Books
Bannign books for offensive language reasons

Child Support
Escaping Child Support

Drug dealing/use
Why are drug dealers treated like murderers?

Honor
Rules of life to share

Judgment
Is being judgemental necessary?

Killing
Would I kill one to save a thousand?

Parental Rights
Should men have a choice to terminate parental rights to unborn children?


FIREARMS

What would I do if the police pulled a gun on a 12 year old?
Autoloader, pump, or bolt action for hunting?
How to shoot better with a rifle
Can I get a silencer?

Handguns
buying a handgun with safety features
Best gun for personal protection for women
What do I prefer? 9mm, .45, or .40?
Which is better, 9mm or .380?
Good pistol to start with

Personal Protection
Best handgun for personal protection
My gun of choice for home protection
What would I do if my daughter was being raped?

Rights
What do I think about the government taking away the right to own guns?

Safety
How do you know when your gun is unsafe?


FUNNY (No rhyme or reason, just click and enjoy!)

Guys can’t spell?
How much would COULD that woodchuck chuck?
Am I afraid of Freddy Krueger?
What’s the stupidest thing?
Starting my own reality show.
Who would win if Kirk ran for president? What would Spock do?
Put downs
Could I be pregnant?
Statistics say…
You’re too bony when…

Most useless body part?
What’s my superpower?
What rhymes with orange?
Why isn’t time decimalized like money?
tonight downrate really means UPRATE!
Why do ships float?
Why do places like China become overpopulated?
How do you know if you’re a pervert?
AB radio station requests!
Do cats think they’re superior?

AB Horror Flick ideas
Sentence without using “E”
How do I know we’re not in Hell now?
Stuoidest thing a guy can say on a date?
Best way to kill & skin a human after trapping it in a foot trap?
How long is an inch?
Can we wage war on an emotion?
What do I think Stonehenge was used for?
How do you know I’m not a Romulan?
Why are Andorians blue?

Who would win, Janeway or Kirk?
Why do crocodiles make shoes and belts?
Where did I come from?
What do aliens do for fun?
How did aliens get in the basement?
What rhymes with orange?
Sentence without “E”
What was Hoshi known for on Enterprise?
If a tree falls and no one is around, does it make a noise?
Is Neelix lame on Enterprise?

Donuts or doughnuts?
Poem parody
Define “good” and “evil”
Slang for “erection”
Toilet seat: Up or Down?
Names for “nipples”
AB calendar: would I appear nude?
Getting Viagra as a 16 year old
Girlfriend lover teabagging…what to do?
You know you’re bony when…

Favorite Anonymous Aber?
Describing music to a deaf person
Guys with big egos
What do I know Chris best for?
What does this girl look like?
WHOOPS! Political faux pas!
Spelling and grammar





GOVERNMENT

Supreme Court
Is the Supreme Court influenced by personal convictions of the Justices?

Abortion rights
Should fathers have a say on abortion of their unborn children?

Constitution
What is Article IV
Is the right to keep and bear arms an anachronism?
Is the death penalty legitimate?
Wher is the Veto power described?

Type of government
Democracy or Republic?

Legal/Laws
Do I need permission to make an Atlanta Braves fan site?
Should Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme be released?

Legalizing Marijuana
Legalizing and taxing Marijuana

Marriage
Should government define what marriage is?

Obama's Birth Certificate
What do I think about the “recently found” Kenyan birth certificate?

Police
Why are cops after drunk drivers and those who don’t wear seat belts instead of the bad guys?

Rights
Should Muslims be excluded from freedom of expression?
Why does America feel is has a God given right to interfere with other countries?

Slavery
Should Congress apologize for slavery?

Taxes
Donations for tax deductions
Do companies and the rich pay taxes?
How much money gets spent on social programs?


HEALTH

Why is vaccination important?

Birth Control
Why do women not use female condoms?
Can you get pregnant on your cycle?

Circumcision
What should I say to convince you to circumcise your baby?
Change need to research…can’t find question again
How does circumcision affect size
Shoulc you circumcise your child?

Dieting
How can you lose weight in a few weeks?

Ears
Water in the ear

Illegal Drugs
How can it be wrong to smoke pot when God gave us all the plants?
Is Marijuana worse than alcohol?
Can Marijuana stunt a teenager’s growth?

Smoking
Should smokers pay for smoke related health problems?

Suicide
Suicide, and what to do

Tattoos
Change…Can’t find question, need to fix
Should you get a tattoo?
What are my thoughts on tattoos?
Is it insulting to see a visible tattoo on a woman?
Should you get eyes tattoo’d on your boobs?

Vegetarian
Vegetarian with health problems
Do vegetarians live longer?
Tips for those who want to be vegetarians
Meat substitutes

Non-Vegetarian
All meat diet
All meat diet, revisited


INTERNET

False Identities
Change
Change


MANNERS AND SOCIAL ETTIQUETTE

That d*mn toilet seat
Up or Down, d*mmit?



MILITARY

Do YOU know what Memorial Day means?
Should land mines be banned?
What to expect when joining the National Guard
Medals not listed properly in service record
Depleted Uranium

Military relationships
Boyfriend in Navy…how to deal with it
Boyfriend wants to be a Navy Seal. What will family life be like?

Atomic Bombing of Japan
Do I agree with the atomic bombings of Japan?
Does August 8th, 2008 mean anything to me?
Was the Atomic Bomb a good choice?

Homosexuals in the military
don’t ask, don’t tell repeal

Nuclear Weapons
Do I find nuclear weapons pointless and dangerous?
What’s the difference between atomic and hydrogen bombs?
Was the Atomic Bomb a good choice?

Stop Loss
What’s my opinion on Stop Loss…policy AND movie?

Submarines
What are examples of robust Military engineering?
How do they make water in nuclear submarines?
How do they make oxygen on submarines?

Submarines, Women aboard
Woman aboard submarines

9/11
What is the truth?


RELATIONSHIPS

Did parents REALLY go through the same thing teenagers did?
Would boys like you if you were prettier?
Should women make men mad to find out if they like them?
What to do if your boyfriend dumps you?
Child out of wedlock, marry boyfriend 4 years later…does he love you?
Boyfriend left…HELP!
Idiot boyfriend
Making boyfriend jealous
Going out with people NOT your S/O

Abuse
Abuse and what to do

Age
Age differences in relationships
More on age differences in relationships

Still more on age differences in relationships
All those different age limits

Cheating
Why does a husband cheat?
This guy wants to cheat on his new wife
Who bears the responsibility for cheating in a relationship?
Do cheaters really lover their S/O?
Would you want to know if your s/o cheated on you?
Will your boyfriend leave his girlfriend for you?
Husband and wife admit to cheating…what now?
Ex left for mistress…should he be allowed back in the house?
Sex with no commitment…he has girlfriend…does he love you?

Dating
Where to look for dates
Would I let my daughter date outside her race?
Would I date a smoker?

Divorce
Would I divorce my wife for different likes and dislikes?
Wife filed for divorce, but it was never finalized…can you counter sue for divorce as well?

Homosexual
Gay couples…why do I look at them like “OMG!”
If God encourages love, why is homosexual love taboo?
How do you find out if your co-worker is gay?
Do I believe in same-sex marriage?
Am I disgusted to see homosexuals displaying affection in public?
Should homosexuals have their own bathrooms?
Do I think children of gay parents will be more likely to turn out gay?
Coming out…or not?

Marriage
Just got married, where’s the love now?
WHAT makes a happy marriage?
What is my marriage philosophy?

Pornography
Should we make porn illegal if it’s a sin?
Why is child pornography illegal?

Pregnancy
Why do teens get pregnant at a young age?
What do I honestly think of kids having babies?
What made you realize you weren’t a kid any more?
Is it possible to get pregnant if your boyfriend says he didn’t come?
Does having children affect your sex life?
Boyfriend got this lady pregnant on purpose
Boyfriend’s rights in abortions
Can you get pregnant on your cycle?
Who is the father?

Sex
Boyfriend wants sex, but she’s not sure
What do you think of high school boys using girls for sex?
If you’re a teen boy, do you feel it’s expected/required that you have sex?
Why do people in India not believe in sex before marriage?


RELIGION

Origin of “Godgobber” and why do people find if offensive?
Change…lost link
Atheists: why attack Christians and not Muslims?

Animals
Do animals go to Heaven or Hell?

And Government
Should religion and politics mix?
Should prayer be allowed in school?

Catholics
Praying to Saints
Mary and the Rosary
Catholics and Confession


Christianity
Jesus: Human or God?
If the Bible said Jesus had two heads, would you believe it?
Bible says Earth was make in 7 days…yet evidence says it’s been here billions of years. What do Christians say?
Told animals don’t go to Heaven. What do you say?
Kerma and Christianity
Genesis and incest

Islam
Why do some accept islam as a terror organization?
Will the world ever lose it’s negative views on Islam?
Shia Muslim visitor: What customs do I need to know?

Mormon
Is the God of LDS different than the Protestant/Catholic God?

Opposing views
(No, I do not wish arguments here. These are for my philosophies only.)
Didn’t Jesus beg to be saved?
IF I were God, would I provide proof of my existence?

Sin
Is masturbation a sin?

Translations and Meanings
Which is correct?

Why does God allow bad things?
Why DOES He allow bad things to happen?
More ‘Why DOES He allow…?


TECHNOLOGY

Batteries
My battery testing results

CFL's
Who uses CFL’s and why?

Computers
Best laptop to get

Halogen Lights
How are Halogen lights different?

Nuclear
Can heat be used to create electricity directly?
Is nuclear power really as safe as people say?
What do the French do with their nuclear waste?

Optics
Why can’t we see the Apollo landing sites?

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