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wanderingshade posted...

It's really dumb how they lean on the label instead of what they actually did.

When this nonsense rears its ugly head, I often think it is best to rely on an authoritative source to quote on the nature of fascism.

"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power. Benito Mussolini.

It never, and was never intended, to serve the people. It did then, and does now, serve only the wealthiest in their domination of the common man.

FolkenRawr posted...

I'm embarrassed to say, I cannot. The requirements are laughably easy... But I'm broken

I broke my wrist several times when I was in the Marine Corps - which is to say I broke it, didn't get it taken care of until I re-broke it and then physically had to go to Medical, at which point my wrist was basically fucked. Broke it 4 times in 3 years.
At my best I was doing
over 200 sit-ups in 2 minutes
3 mile(5k) in 17-19
18-27 pull ups

Edit: lol forgot the disqualifier - I can barely manage 2 single count push ups before my wrist collapses. It's extremely frustrating.

Those are some impressive figures! (See i maintain my commitment to truth even about Bootneck scum.)

Really sorry to hear about your injuries, and I wish you the best in managing and recovering from them.

VRX3000 posted...

that run is faster than the military (11 minutes for 1 mile) so hell no. But then again, I doubt any ice members can pass that either so those requirements are only on paper

I question that a bit, and not necessarily on which military grounds.

Back in the day (British Army for context), extra run time was granted at certain age brackets. For example, minimum standard for mile and a half (male) was 10.30 (not including 15 min, 1 1/2 mile warm up), but at age 30 that would increase to 11 minutes.

Now these days, basic standards are required for everyone, and as such rather have to be achievable by a 55 year old woman of reasonable fitness.

This doesn't mean of course, that an 18 year old paratrooper will find his platoon staff satisfied by this very minimum standard. But it does provide context for the (and let's honest) slow run times required by ICE.

(Look, the new Gestapo depresses me too, but it is better to be truthful. Attempting to out lie Stazi propaganda is a fools errand, and unmanly too.)

Prestoff posted...

The behind the scenes stuff for the show is such a mess. A lot of people that got their car "pimped out" ended up in a worst position than before like the car would be unusable; they would had to tear down the stuff, and make the car unsellable. Also a lot of it was fake as well because the cars wouldn't even function right. It was purely all cosmetic.

Accurate, in a bored moment or two (especially over Covid) I saw a few exposes on this.

The screens etc were generally removed after filming, and the vehicles often remained fundamentally mechanically unsound.

Purely for shits and giggles, I will note that back in the day, a mile and a half in 15 minutes was the designated squadded warm up for British Army BFT, before the actual timed run.

It's quite the coincidence that they were first published on the same day.

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I searched long and hard, and this is the most horny pic I found.

Happy Birthday.

Jagus posted...

So you guys think the atom bombs led to fewer civilian deaths? Sorry if I misunderstood something, just delving into this topic for the first time.

im trying to see if the us had options that would have led to fewer civilian deaths than the atom bomb. Then Im trying to figure out the American soldier death toll of either option. Then Im trying to calculate what was most ethical. I dont know how to weight things though. Were WWII American soldiers drafted?

any help would be cool

No one can be entirely certain in these matters.

In direct answer to one of your questions, yes US servicemen were drafted.

As others have noted, conventional bombing had already exacted a higher death toll than the atomic bombs did without prompting unconditional surrender.

The high level of resistance to the Okinawa invasion might also be considered, including the mass suicide of some of the civilian population on the instructions of the Japanese government.

Perhaps an earlier agreement might have been possible, but if it had left the same military imperialists in charge, what would truly have changed?

Not to say the decisions made were necessarily the best, but there were reasons for them.

Garioshi posted...

It is literally their job to kill and be killed.

Is that you Donald?

I'm probably not important, therefore the best thing to do is wait until some kids in ridiculous outfits carrying improbable weaponry show up to sort shit out.

Impressive, haven't seen that much damage to the old place since the British last came by.

I hope the contractors at least followed the tradition set by the Royal Engineers crew, and raided the wine cellar before getting to work.

Checks google.

Nope, wanting a look at my P60 before a first date is the reddest of flags.

Jagus posted...

Ouch,

Ouch. I just wanted to have an interesting discussion.

Sorry, it wasn't personal.

But these things are never so clear cut, it's always messy with a thousand competing interests and variables.

rick_alverado posted...

Also, this is assuming no additional variables which could affect the situation.

There are always variables.

Eg. Britain could have made peace with the Nazis after the fall of France.

Wouldn't have lost our own territory and saved much blood and treasure on our part, still a shit idea though.

This simplistic shit is, as always, for simpletons.

Under what time frame will this conflict be concluded?

What territory shall be ceded or gained?

What form of government shall the defeated aggressor adopt?

Shall that aggressor government and its officers/officials face justice for war crimes?

Etc etc etc

How can that form be "Ultimate" when Beast exists?

Clearly it's in fact Penultimate Gohan.

McDonald's.

On the grounds that I was getting on a train, and that was what the station in question had.

It was everything I expected.

Red_XIV posted...

Also, he isn't actually losing his titles, he's merely "not using" them in public. Revocation of titles requires an act of Parliament.

Accurate, but why waste the legislature's valuable time on this tosser?

Not that I'm against stripping him of everything you understand, he's just not worth the business hours.

Do you think this "bishop" has read the parable of the widow's mite?

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You are most unkind!

Whilst I remember the scene clearly I can't pinpoint exactly which dub it comes from (and let's face it, I'm not devoting anything more than a couple of quick Google searches to this).

I suspect it's the Ocean (rock the dragon) though, rather than Harmony Gold (big green) or Funimation (modern) though.

Obviously still funny whoever the culprit.

True enough, Goku is still living in the woods without her.

Also makes France the first confirmed real world nation to exist in the Dragon World (where else did she get a Renault 5 GT Turbo, and who but the French would have made that mad machine?)

OniLink5000 posted...

There's no way someone would go through the effort of doing a museum heist just to destroy the pieces.

This is going to some billionaire collector's private vault

I think the same, but to provide a counterpoint, I remembered the theft of the Jules Rimet trophy (original football World Cup).

Obviously worth far more than the gold it was made of, but still believed to have been melted down.

Sometimes thieves don't have a plan beyond the theft.

modena posted...

Melting what they can down and recutting gems is likely the only way. Also as old as they are they probably have noticeable rough cuts. Im no expert though.

Seems a strange way to go about it.

Yes, you could melt down the metal, and sell the gems separately; but if that's the plan why not just knock over a high street jeweler?

Seems more logical that this was theft to order by an extremely rich collector.

Not that illogical things don't happen of course.

Cynrascal posted...

Ralof.

You're finally awake.

That's a bit like asking whether I'd rather be kicked in the left or right testicle.

Not an easy decision.

Bombadil is in fairness always going to be tough to convincingly pull off, and doesn't really add much to the tale.

Nice cameo for his children's favourite doll though.

Jagus posted...

Doesn't he have millions of followers or something? I might be vastly overestimating his audience.

I checked, 2.6 million.

Big for a twitch streamer, but fuck all in real world recognition terms.

Because he's never heard of them?

Internet personalities might seem important to the online, but they aren't famous to the vast majority.

Robot2600 posted...

my outside friend brought me a rat this morning. the front porch? blood was everywhere

That's a proper effort there.

Cat A entirely neglected to disembowel the bird, depriving his owner of the pleasure of cleaning up the spilled guts.

I'm so sorry, having flashbacks to cat ownership times.

MaxEffingBemis posted...

From the country that brought you Donald Trump!

To be fair it's also the country that sells "Maple Syrup" containing 0% maple syrup.

I can understand some scepticism.

That's enough Internet for today.

I thought this was an easy question, but then I remembered that the lad in question regularly draws large crowds to his speeches, and won the popular vote.

This leaves 2 possibilities:

1. I'm insane (certainly a possibility).
2. Wonko the Sane was right, and I need to start building an asylum.

24 hour stations might be economically viable in busy areas, but you can't expect a business to lose money opening during hours where there isn't sufficient custom.

SaikyoStyle posted...

Strike Raid and he goes down like hes late on his rent.

Been a while, but I also remember that being effective.

Seem to recall Aeroga being cheap too?

It is never wrong to make fun of Nazis.

(Occasionally you might need to finesse a touch to avoid moderation.)

Zikten posted...

Those military ships from Spain and Italy were supposed to defend the Flotilla. I guess they didn't have the guts to fire on an Israeli ship

I doubt they were authorised to start a war.

Strider102 posted...

Jokes on you, I put chicken flavored spices on my chicken for twice the chicken in every bite

Marco Pierre White reputedly used 2 chickens worth of stock for each bird cooked at his 3* restaurant.

Possibly Strider has the makings of a chef.

NightRender posted...

Will this affect any Belgian waffles I have for brunch?

No, they missed the memo, too busy laughing at the French being charged for their fries.

VRX3000 posted...

And Tifa was Tina?

No, that was Terra from FF6.

I guess Tina sounds exotic to the Japanese. In the Anglosphere?

Not so much.

Aerolithe?

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archizzy posted...

I dig the Ryder Cup. I just like watching in general. Sure I'm from the US but I'm not that invested. I just like the format and the passion behind it. Europe has had our number in like the last 10 events. I think they have won 7 and looks like they will win this one too.

In recent years it's gone with home team advantage.

Oh dear.

Mind you I'm well beyond the age when the little grey cells die off.

No idea what my score is or was either, maybe it's worse than that?

UnfairRepresent posted...

That dominated 2nd ranked side just beat a side that gets more funding than the Red Roses.

They don't, not even close.

Give it a rest. I'm happy the Roses won, I'm bloody English (sorta, more Welsh and Scottish blood, but brought up in England).

On a brighter note, whilst checking a few things, I noticed that funding is going into other home nations unions to level up their womens game too (good news that, can't have a Lions side with only England in it).

They are a remarkable team, with a remarkable record, but the best legacy would be to get other nations to invest as heavily (or more so) in their women.

This acquiesence to the imposition of martial law in multiple cities should scare anyone, regardless of political affiliation.

So many of our democratic norms are apparently subject to no greater limitations than "good chap" theory.

Food for thought outside the US as well.

You're having an odd night aren't you?

Pointing out the vast disparity that exists between some nations funding of womens sport (see also adaptive sports, the UK beat the US in the last paralympic medal table), and expressing the hope that other nations might see the value in supporting sport other than mens, is not doing anyone down.

Except for the suits with the money of course.

No topic on the sport of US Presidents yet. So I guess I'll make it.

Sariana21 posted...

Serious question: how does one create realistic alien humanoid races without ending up with racial stereotypes?

Arguably an easy trap to fall into.

Especially given the temptation to go down the "Planet of the Hats" route.

A truly alien civilisation would be very hard to write, and difficult for the audience to relate to. Hence the proliferation of ancient/foreign human civilisation plus prosthetic face wear we generally get.

Stop trying to pick pointless fights.

The Roses were dominant against the 2nd ranked team in the world.

That team had to crowd fund to get here, and that right there, is the money gap. With obvious knock on effects in training and squad depth.

Quite clearly it should not be that way, but it is for other nations to get on England's level here, not for us to apologise for it.

I admit I didn't know about the German Peasants War (although I do know about similar incidents in Britain).

One drop rule, is almost self explanatory in context though (even if I hadn't already been aware).