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Topic | Are solo musicians really solo? |
Torgo 10/30/23 11:12:43 AM #2 | Eh... I mean in terms of "branding" it's a solo artist, but I think it's one of those things where if Taylor doesn't show up, there's no show. No one is disappointed if any member of her band or backup singer quits or gets replaced.
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Topic | Why aren't more true conservatives upset their party was hijacked by radicals? |
Torgo 10/30/23 11:07:12 AM #4 | [LFAQs-redacted-quote]
That's the "populist" conservatism. Those populists will accept economic and foreign policy that makes them poorer and the world less safe as long as we make it so women lose bodily autonomy, police can openly harass people of color, and it's okay to fire a person for being gay. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Why aren't more true conservatives upset their party was hijacked by radicals? |
Torgo 10/30/23 11:04:38 AM #2 | Because this was the base of the party all along, and those who weren't already racist, xenophobic, religious nationalist nuts were groomed by the likes of Limbaugh, Fox News, and social media over the last few decades to become or at least accept them.
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Topic | YouTube scumbag, MrBeast faked videos to get the best views and clicks |
Torgo 10/30/23 11:02:44 AM #87 | Luteo posted...
Any proof that it isnt true? Two famous creators have stated this is true It's not a female or trans content creator, so we need two whole creators to verify that you should hate and cancel him. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Lmao damn the shit y'all need to talk about on a dying video game websight |
Torgo 10/30/23 11:00:36 AM #5 | Are you angry that they made Tifa's breasts more realistically proportioned now that she is more than 37 polygons?
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Topic | How old is too old to finance a house IYO? |
Torgo 10/30/23 10:58:40 AM #17 | What a silly notion to base a topic on.
Why save for retirement when you could be hit by a bus tomorrow energy. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | No caffeine log. |
Torgo 10/30/23 10:57:25 AM #3 | Was there any specific health reason to give up caffeine?
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Topic | How do you deal with a coarse, uncomfortable beard? |
Torgo 10/30/23 4:35:25 AM #9 | Wash it with shampoo. Use liquid soap/bodywash on your face in the shower too, it dries out your skin less.
I never had a really long beard, but when I grow out anything, it's pretty thick. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Bayonetta gets new official art that saddens the LGBT community |
Torgo 10/29/23 3:47:10 PM #69 | Prestoff posted...
They're trying to shove their Cisgender agenda down our throats! Just today I watched every single fictional TV show and movie feature heterosexual marriages, and straight men and women kissing! What if children see that! --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Barack HUSSEIN Obama |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:53:46 PM #13 | Gym CHILD PREDATOR PROTECTOR Jordan
Denny CHILD MOLESTER Hastert --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Post your Top 5 games. Rate and hate everyone's lists >_> |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:50:53 PM #42 | Xenoblade Chronicles X
Sacred 2: Fallen Angel Neverwinter Nights Metroid Prime Borderlands On another day, or if I thought about it more I could probably change out a few. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Why do people hate on skimpy armor? |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:44:55 PM #19 | GenXer posted...
Is this what you're looking for, TC? Scooter loves his sister, can't you look past the physical imperfections? --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Thieves no longer just rob the store. They wait till the delivery truck comes |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:40:38 PM #86 | Cynrascal posted...
You really think those people who steal cigarettes do that? Bullshit. They are just going to sell it to buy unnecessary crap like alcohol. Okay, then why not just steal the alcohol? Hmm, since you can't steal rent or utility payments... what do they steal to pay that if not cigarettes, or does the theft of cigarettes to alcohol have a special bonus rate? --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Why do people hate on skimpy armor? |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:36:53 PM #11 | I'm a big fan of skimpy armor.
More chain mail bikinis please! --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Barack HUSSEIN Obama |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:36:01 PM #9 | Valjackal posted...
America's first foreign President. Such progression. Brings back memories of racists losing their damn minds because they couldn't handle a black president. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | What easy exercises can I do to lose my man boobs |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:28:36 PM #48 | This topic proves again that all the fat shaming and fake concern for overweight people from edgy right wingers has nothing to do with "motivating" people to be healthy, and is 100% about making excuses to justify being an asshole to fat people
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Topic | What easy exercises can I do to lose my man boobs |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:25:12 PM #45 | to be serious, I think they are called butterfly curls?
Take a light weight that you can comfortably hold, hold them vertically in your hands in front of your chest, then pull back about 90 degrees and repeat. For love handles, hold the same weights firmly to the sides, like the second position n the above exercise, and rotate your mid section. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | What does it mean when a moderation is "Reversed"? |
Torgo 10/29/23 11:55:15 AM #12 | Does it even happen?
Maybe if one of the mods' buddies is moderated by another mod that didn't know they were under protection and above the rules? Otherwise, you get modded for the most absurd nonsense or obvious misunderstanding and it always sticks because it's just easier to let the pleb user wait out the warned status than it is to admit error. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | In the 90s and 2000s which of these stores was nearest to where you lived? |
Torgo 10/29/23 10:54:55 AM #54 | Never had Wal-Marts or Target in my area until the early 2000s
Kmarts were everywhere, I very much miss them. They were great until they ran into a rough spot and then the venture capitalists that bought them out essentially chocked them to death writing off losses like fucking mobsters. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | California needs a republican governor |
Torgo 10/29/23 10:52:42 AM #70 | Ah, people that don't live in California and actually have higher crime rates per capita in their rural red states demanding California replace their governor with someone that's "tough on crime" because of all the stories they hear on right wing media making California out to be a post-apocalyptic Death Wish sequel hellscape.
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Topic | How old would you say is too old to be living with roommates? |
Torgo 10/29/23 10:49:40 AM #107 | ExtremeLuchador posted...
In my case I get badmouthed for being nearly 40, un-married and a renter. I haven't had roommates for years. I would never do that again because half the time they screwed me over. Yeah, to each their own. It should be a personal choice. If you can afford it and want to live alone, live alone. if you want room mates, have room mates. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | New Ninja Sex Party song |
Torgo 10/29/23 10:46:06 AM #6 | Missed opportunity: not following up the line about horse and carriage with something about how it's less carbon emission than a fancy car.
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Topic | Candle Jack Candle Jack |
Torgo 10/29/23 10:44:33 AM #13 | C_Pain posted...
Why would jack put the ellipses? because he was in the castle of euuerrgghh. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | David Schwimmer weighs in on Israel and Palestine |
Torgo 10/29/23 10:43:38 AM #9 | Not the worst standard Hollywood lib take, but not great either.
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Topic | New Ninja Sex Party song |
Torgo 10/29/23 10:40:23 AM #4 | very fun
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Topic | Musk Just Gravely Insulted Israel and Its More Fanatic Supporters |
Torgo 10/29/23 10:36:11 AM #43 | Elon Musk: Caught between his antisemitism and his love of apartheid and oppression of non-whites.
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Topic | Do you believe in the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality? |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:27:10 AM #7 | Glob posted...
I feel that Im about as self-made as it is possible to be, in that Ive come up from nothing and am very successful, but Im not going to pretend that this didnt require some lucky breaks alongside the hard work. I know that not all people will get that same luck. The thing is, many people work their asses off and never get the breaks, other people have opportunities thrown at them, screw up royally over and over, and because of who they are and who they know... end up doing just fine anyway. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Should your 24 yo child living at home pay rent? |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:23:41 AM #16 | Glob posted...
I dont know about that man. I grew up poor and I was kicked out at 16, just like my brothers were. That's why I said it was conditional. Around where I grew up, the poorer families were tighter and the kids would live and work out of their parent's homes until they got married, but us middle class kids were expected to have a job and pay for our own apartments if we weren't working to pay off personal expenses through college. In cases where there was other issues in the family, yeah the poor kids would be forced out of the house early, where in abusive situations or whatever, middle class kids could generally be expected to be allowed to stick around until after high school. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Do you believe in the "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" mentality? |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:18:14 AM #2 | The irony is that "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" was an expression meant to ridicule this mentality, because it's technically impossible to actually perform such a feat.
But conservatives and libertarians are not good at nuance or very clever, they are good at pretending privilege is merit and exploiting others into believing their difficulty is due to government existing or because marginalized people are holding them back. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Why?? |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:11:50 AM #5 | https://youtu.be/2AsgQryyhWM
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Topic | Bayonetta gets new official art that saddens the LGBT community |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:08:24 AM #24 | People are reluctant to say it, but Bayonetta 2 being funded and overseen by Nintendo - and even being an exclusive on an under performing console, it was the best entry in the series and probably saved the franchise.
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Topic | Remember Boba Fett from The Empire Strikes Back? |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:05:38 AM #6 | lol a cool designed suit for a minor character that goes out like a bitch in Return of the Jedi.
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Topic | Quake 2 - holy shit does it hold up well! |
Torgo 10/29/23 2:02:20 AM #8 | wanderingshade posted...
Quake 2 feels like more like it's own thing instead of "my own original Doom" but I really really prefer the aesthetic of Quake 1 and it basically being Lovecraftian and everything is demons and monsters. Here's the question: have you played them both recently? I have and I'm sorry but the whole "Lovecraftian" and mystical setting thing just doesn't really hold up to a play-through. It's a great tech demo and first foray into real 3D for ID software with Doom being a raster and sprite based bit of wizardry that isn't actually 3D at all. So props for being a great first step. But Quake 1 levels are bland, enemy movement and feedback is stiff, and progression feels like a series of rough, unconnected levels. Quake 2 feels like a real campaign, the enemies are a nightmarish cybernetic abominations, and the levels are much better laid out. People talk about the dark lovecraftian vibes of Quake 1, but don't comment on the holocaust like brutality of the Strogg and their torture and assimilation chambers. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Biden is finished |
Torgo 10/29/23 1:53:10 AM #25 | When this turns out to be another nonsense nothingburger, the right wing will just shriek that the "librul media" are protecting democrats and move on to the next nonsense fake scandal.
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Topic | Should your 24 yo child living at home pay rent? |
Torgo 10/29/23 1:51:13 AM #11 | Depends on the situation doesn't it?
One thing I noticed about how society accepts different things: For the very rich, it's never expected that the kids pay rent. For the poor and working class, it seems conditional. For middle class families... it's usually expected the kids pay rent. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Quake 2 - holy shit does it hold up well! |
Torgo 10/29/23 1:46:35 AM #4 | Kamil posted...
I got the plain version off Gog for cheap awhile ago but I never sat down and played it much. Quake 1 just always made a bigger impression on me. It's so much more than that, the weapons feel better, the enemies and setting feel more coherent, the stages are laid out better, and everything really clicks. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Quake 2 - holy shit does it hold up well! |
Torgo 10/28/23 10:12:00 PM #2 | I also should add, like the other ports done by NightDive of the classic ID games, this is an excellent port with lots of display and control options you can tweak.
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Topic | Quake 2 - holy shit does it hold up well! |
Torgo 10/28/23 10:10:15 PM #1 | Grabbed Quake 2 on Switch during the Bethesda sale for like $3.99. I remember really liking it back in the day on a computer that could run it... okay at best.
I'm playing through the main campaign some 20 odd years later on difficult, and it is still one of the best first person shooter run and gun experiences ever. The action is quick, you are hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned. The level layouts are well done and the moment to moment gameplay is super addictive. This is the one true spiritual sequel to 1994's DOOM. Only the demons are replaced by cybernetic sci-fi monstrosities. I grabbed the first Quake when it released a few months back, and well... it's an interesting game with some moody settings and a fondly remembered experiment into true 3D shooters - but Quake 2 utterly eclipses it in every department. The orginal Unreal and Quake 2 often get their glossed over in that era of early 3D shooters, and maybe it's a bit of nostalgia, but I think those two were really ahead of their time and hold up as just great games to jump back into. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | I think the most important change we need in our government representatives.... |
Torgo 10/28/23 9:10:46 PM #3 | I'll take 1 Bernie Sanders over 100 Matt Gaetz.
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Topic | I think the most important change we need in our government representatives.... |
Torgo 10/28/23 9:09:57 PM #2 | I don't care if they are older if they have good politics and aren't bought off or totally beholden to special interests.
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Topic | Weird food: Would you eat... this... geoduck? |
Torgo 10/28/23 9:06:14 PM #35 | C_Pain posted...
It looks gross and also I never see it pictured having any seasoning. Is it just served without anything? I saw Andrew Zimmern eat these on Bizarre Foods, apparently just a bit of salt if you season them at all. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Weird food: Would you eat... this... geoduck? |
Torgo 10/28/23 9:04:56 PM #34 | In America we have "prairie oysters" Hint: They aren't actually oysters!
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Topic | Rumor: Switch 2 to be called "Nintendo Super Play"; won't be dockable |
Torgo 10/28/23 4:38:31 PM #51 | No dock, no sale for me.
If this is to counter the idea that its underpowered for a console, but okay for a portable... That's no good for me. I just can't play games handheld on small screens anymore. It at least has an HDMI out, right? --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Israel has damaged or destroyed 45 percent of Gazan housing units. |
Torgo 10/28/23 4:24:12 PM #26 | If you suggest this is collective punishment you must be siding with the terrorists...
Honestly it makes sense, they are saving on demolition costs for when Israel re-settles the area. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Name video games where it legitimately "gets good after 20hrs" |
Torgo 10/28/23 4:19:47 PM #17 | Xenoblade Chronicles 2
The main characters are a bit annoying, and after you realize they stripped down the equipment and learn all the mechanics and start unlocking blades the game really opens up and you start exploring some of the more interesting titans. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | How old would you say is too old to be living with roommates? |
Torgo 10/28/23 12:31:47 PM #76 | Whatever people chose. Most people stay with room mates out of need to save money, but if people want to continue for reasons of convenience or community they should be able to without my judgement.
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Topic | Speaker Mike Johnson is apparently very anti-gay sex |
Torgo 10/28/23 12:27:49 PM #53 | Can we stop with this calling every right wing Christian bigot a closeted gay man?
Most are just creepy religious zealots filled with hate. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
Topic | Speaker Mike Johnson is apparently very anti-gay sex |
Torgo 10/28/23 12:18:54 PM #47 | Christian Nationalist Authoritarian... Not surprised.
I heard this guy is a young earth creationist, so he believes all sorts of absurd nonsense. --- Moderated for telling people not to commit illegal acts of assault and murder.09/2/23 Also moderated for not responding to obvious bait. - 10/03/23 |
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