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FourthDimension posted...

"Real men" are morons. I don't want one to be president.

Misandrist.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

I do agree that Braun SHOULD get the belt, but we're also talking about a company that is still convinced that Roman Reigns will get over if they just keep rubbing him in our faces until we love him. After 3+ years of that strategy absolutely failing to work. They are absolutely going to job him to Brock, so they can job Brock to Roman. Then, when that doesn't work, they'll ruin another wrestler the audience loves in yet another attempt to "coronate" Roman for the 47th time.

Or they could have Braun squash Brock, make him look like shit, take the title then, in the rematch, squash him again and make him look like shit. And, hear me out, they could have Braun squash everybody else who comes his way and make them look like shit. Finally, you can Braun do the job for Roman.
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do_ob_tpkillr posted...

>:(

Smh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wayne_Gacy
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I didn't know this was a thing but now I kinda want it.
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That is pretty fucking hilarious, especially the first one. A fitting tribute to some of the stupidest, most annoying commercials on tv.
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He also doesn't use much punctuation like Helly
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"You're no prince. You're just an upjumped street urchin."
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I'm honestly not sure if it is sovereign beyond a certain point. Keep in mind that only a certain number of miles from a nation's coast are considered sovereign and I half assume that the same principle applies to air space.

Wiki'd it and I seem to be correct in that assumption, although it's a little unclear how far up that extends
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspace

Nichtcrawler X posted...

Which would suggest firing a missile over a country is the same as firing it at it.

Not really. Half the world has at least one country separating it from its intended target. However, it's not declaring war on all of those countries in-between every time a missile is fired.
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CaptainStrong posted...

A 49 cent per month tax is enough to make you move out of the state? Moving would probably cost you more than the tax.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_that_broke_the_camel%27s_back

Keep in mind that CT pays every tax imaginable. Most states have some of our taxes, but I'm not sure *any* has all of them. Even NY and NJ, for instance, don't have car taxes. Hell, last year Dannel Malloy was floating around the idea of a window tax!
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http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-budget-vote-20170913-story.html

After months of frustrating delays, lawmakers were poised Thursday to approve a two-year budget that creates new taxes on cellphone bills and vacation homes, along with hiking tax rates on hospitals and hotel rooms.

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The cellphone tax would be 49 cents per month, which is the same rate as Massachusetts, Democrats said. Many rank-and-file lawmakers were caught off guard when they heard about the new idea, but negotiators said it was important to the state’s revenue stream because it is a widespread tax that would affect about 3 million cellphones and will be charged every month.

Brought to you by the fine lawmakers at Dewey, Screwem, and Howe! Once again instead of trying to cut spending -- particularly when it comes to our overly generous welfare policies which encourage people to not work -- we're going to attempt to balance a budget by once more ratcheting up taxes on the handful of people still too stubborn to leave the state.
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ParanoidObsessive posted...

Zeus posted...

In general, I'm pretty sure they need to protect Braun to some extent because they likely want to use him as a Big Show replacement since Show is looking to retire in the next few years.

If they want to use him as Big Show 2.0, they wouldn't NEED to protect him, considering they basically shit on Big Show for about 90% of his career.

I LIKE Big Show, but let's be honest, he's Jobby McJobberson.

Yeah, but that was later on AFTER Show had been built up to have some credibility. Before he was almost-jobbing to Rey Mysterio, he was beating Hulk Hogan for titles (granted, it happened at another promotion but those victories carried over with his reputation therefore making his losses more meaningful).

If they plan on using Braun in the long-term, he needs to win the world title.
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Nichtcrawler X posted...

Zeus posted...

Also I refuse to take seriously any language that spells "defense" with a "c."

As opposed to the language that changed it for one word and then forgot to be consistent in all words derived from and related to it?

Imagine how dense you'd have to be to think that. However, all of its derivations and relations DO use "s" instead of "c" so don't be so defensive (and even the British system uses "defensive" instead of "defencive"...) and instead use a little sense for a change.

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BlazeAndBlade posted...

And colour with a U is how everybody spells it but America. You changed it.

I don't know why but I have started spelling stuff with "u" some several months ago. Armour, colour, flavour, etc, etc. Why did the U.S. started changing this spelling in the first place?

As for the topic at hand, I do find it funny when folks do say "Speak American". It's obvious majority of the time "American" refers to United States citizens but many seem to forget there's dozens of countries who are part of the Americas. Hell, we're even called United States of America.

It didn't "change" it, English was non-standardized for hundreds of years with multiple acceptable variant spellings. However, the Brits decided to favor "ou" instead of just "o" (which is also logically inconsistent, since they don't pronounce it "col-ow-r" like they do for "our" and "flour")

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Zeus posted...

Also I refuse to take seriously any language that spells "defense" with a "c."

Fence is spelled with a "c" though.

Which is why I stand by the tag I set for you. =p

Keep in mind that even the British system which uses "defence" and "defenceless" still reverts to "defensive" (instead of "defencive"), "defensively" (instead of "defencisely), etc, so they aren't even consistent with the "c" usage.
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adjl posted...

Generally a good idea, what with the whole avoiding alcohol poisoning thing, but not a prerequisite for not getting raped. That onus falls entirely on the rapists. It's very easy to not rape somebody.

Given that the definition of rape that you and that "that's what she said!" brand of male feminists have pushed has turned to consent AFTER the fact, it's a somewhat unreasonable standard.
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/09/the-uncomfortable-truth-about-campus-rape-policy/538974/

http://nypost.com/2017/02/22/teen-charged-with-lying-about-being-raped-by-college-football-players/

And, broadly speaking, whenever alcohol is involved, decision-making tends to get murky which is why alcohol needs much stronger restrictions.
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Lil69Leo posted...

dedbus posted...

So he wasn't convicted and they still called him a rapist in a law text book. Looks like the only confirmed rape is going to be those textbook prices for students.

Because he was rich and white. He got away with it.

Except he wasn't rich. This might surprise you, but not all white people are rich.

Yellow posted...

I wonder if there's anyone itt saying that fingering an unconscious person you found at a party isn't sexual assault

Apparently he didn't just "find" her and, according to his testimony, she was conscious at least part of the time. Unfortunately, the only two real testimonies from the incident itself come from heavily intoxicated persons and, since she allegedly passed out at one point, she was more heavily soused than him so her testimony is even less reliable. Meanwhile, the guys who grabbed Brock showed up after the fact.

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mrduckbear posted...

Do you think Brock deserves to have his life ruined?

Yep just has he has ruined the life of his victim.

Except her life is hardly ruined, the extent to which she was actually a victim is murky, and no matter what happened in that alley -- consensual or not -- he's got it far, far worse.

adjl posted...

Zeus, I know you have trouble containing your thinly-veiled misogyny, but go fuck yourself. You do not get to decide how traumatic a rape victim finds their rape. Ever. This is not negotiable.

I know you don't even bother concealing your SJW white knight misandrist qualities, but go fuck yourself in general. While trauma is personal, it's silly to ever pretend that there are no benchmarks. More broadly speaking, you'd sooner kill a man -- by your own admission earlier the same post -- than hear his side of the story. You'd give the Rolling Stone a run for their money.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Criminal trials are public.
This is deep into "fair, next" territory.

Except he wasn't convicted of rape. Given that it's a legal textbook, actually observing legal definitions should be important.
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The narrator. I mostly associate him with voice-overs.



impatientperson posted...

Morgan Freeman is also 80 years old but, unlike Nicholson, he manages to be in at least a few movies every year.

Well, for starters, Nicholson isn't hard up for money. He also prefers headlining to do doing supporting and bit roles.

Also I get mixed up since you use the quote function for your own opinions instead of quoted material.
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Zareth posted...

Hot Fuzz.

Oh, come to think of it my favorite European film might be Shaun of the Dead
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Meaning what? Produced nationally? Set in Europe? Partly taking place in Europe? Because depending on the definition, American Werewolf in London might qualify.

Otherwise, saw an Irish horror film called From the Dark within the past year or two, which was pretty great.
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DukeGanado posted...

- I strongly believe that gaming is overpathologized in research and of course the media, because false connections are being drawn (is that even English?) between unrelated things. For example, a person might play games excessively and for up to 18 hours a day. As a consequence, they experience negative things in their life, such as bad grades, loss of friendships,etc. However, gaming might merely be a tool of escapism, a means of getting away from the problems they face in the first place, which lead to negative consequences themselves. In this case, excessive gaming should be treated as a symptom of a different problem, and is not the problem itself. Currently, these distinctions are not made properly (in the ICD-10 "checklist-style"), and that's where this study comes in.

Yes, there's generally a whole chicken-egg thing going on there which is why it's always important to remember that correlation doesn't necessarily denote causation.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

And it kind of goes without saying that the entire MMO model was basically designed with addiction in mind, deliberately acting in ways to stimulate addictive personalities (this isn't even supposition, there's ample evidence to support it as fact).

Especially since some MMO makers have (allegedly?) hired psychologists, etc, to help them design aspects of their games.
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madadude posted...

Winning oscars isn't correlated with winning best picture. Winning or getting nominated for best director, best screenplay (adapted or original), or best editing is what is correlated more strong with best picture.

Ok, how many films have won best picture without winning one of the other major awards?

madadude posted...

Figured I would get some stats to show how you are blatantly wrong.

Were those stats from the same pundits who thought Lincoln would sweep?
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Revelation34 posted...

madadude posted...

Best Actor, Supporting Actor, and Makeup are not associated with a big win.

I know, right? I kind of wonder if people can keep a straight face while posting stuff like that.
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With fake boobs?
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Duck-I-Says posted...

Certain American dialects of English are apparently closer to the English of the 1700s than any dialect of British English, though, so you're moving away from purity quicker than we are.

This, tbh. The Brits forgot how to speak the language. (Granted, they're not the same Brits who ever spoke that language. Honestly, a better comparison is two brothers where one brother (America) decides to move out and get their own place while the other brother (UK) lives in their parents' basement then inherits the house and, because they have the house they'd be squatting in instead of becoming independent, they somehow think they have a greater claim on their shared heritage.)

Also I refuse to take seriously any language that spells "defense" with a "c."
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Sometimes I don't notice them that much or mildly appreciate them, but other times they're annoying or distracting especially when used after a lame joke because it just calls more attention to the misfire.

I think I'd be fine without any crowd noise, although sometimes I like the exaggerated noise during things like Fuller House.
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In general, I'm pretty sure they need to protect Braun to some extent because they likely want to use him as a Big Show replacement since Show is looking to retire in the next few years.
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Dr_Kain posted...

Why no REmake in today's Gamecube poll?

Because the poll sucks.
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madadude posted...

So? We are talking about the race for best picture, as you clearly were making clear. Plus Social Network won editing and screenplay which are far more significant categories than actress in terms of winning best picture, and Inception won purely technical awards, and wasn't even nominated for director, so it had nothing significant going for it.

Those things tend to correlate more strongly with best picture. And Social Network didn't win best screenplay, it won best adapted screenplay. You know what did win best screenplay (aka best original screenplay)? The King's Speech. Which, by the way, also won best director and best actor.

madadude posted...

Again, so?

The number of Oscars won isn't what we are talking about here, we are talking about being a runner up for Best Picture. The precursor awards, which are the most common predictors of the Oscar race, as well as looking at what pundits were predicting at the time, clearly show American Hustle was third and had a slim chance, while Dallas Buyers Club had none. Dallas Buyers Club was the favorite to win actor, supporting actor, and makeup as those were the film's strengths. Acting awards are not a good predictor of best picture winners, plenty of acting winners haven't had their film nominated in best picture over the years. A good amount have also been the sole nominee of their film, yet won the award.

Both before the awards and after the awards, the vast consensus was that American Hustle was the second runner up, while Dallas Buyers Club wasn't on the radar to win.

American Hustle had a director nomination, which Dallas didn't have. In terms of the actual other awards predicting the Oscar winner, the best predictors are the nominees of director, screenplay and editing.

12 Years a Slave and American Hustle were the only ones to have all 3. Dallas and Captain Phillips didn't have directing nominations, Nebraska and Wolf of Wall Street didn't have editing nominations. Gravity didn't have a screenplay nomination.

AH would have certainly beat Dallas.

So you claim and so you'd like to believe, but Dallas won more awards closely associated with a big win.

madadude posted...

It was the favorite to win up until the Producer's Guild Award went to Argo.

Favorite by who? If those are the same pundits you've been listening to, clearly they're divorced from reality.
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None of the above but, out of the above, clearly SSBM.

In general, the first thing to come to mind is WWE: Day of Reckoning.
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Except no he didn't. Well, certainly not on the wall anyway (it's too soon to see what'll happen with the DACA negotiations). The point of contention is that he was trying to link the wall and DACA negotiations together, but now he's just negotiating DACA separately. Nor has he done an about-face there, considering he hasn't elected to renew the program. Instead he's negotiating whatever comes next, which -- if you might recall -- is something he said he'd do from the get-go. The only change is that he backed away from the equivalent of a fiscal cliff by bartering both things in the same package.
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EyeWontBeFooled posted...

Zanzenburger posted...

That looks like an annoying job to have to paint yourself for every single day.

They probably get mad tips.

Giggity.
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darkphoenix181 posted...

do you believe Thomas Jefferson was not a racist?

Do you believe any founding father wasn't?
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Lightning Bolt posted...

That's so unprofessional ergh.

They do that nonsense for headlines and to make a name for themselves.

fishy071 posted...

His time in jail was too short. His punishment should have been heavier, such as longer time in prison, high fines, and paying for the victim's support and services.

lolwut? She's suffered more trauma for the nonsense afterward than anything that happened while both were drunk.
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If somebody tries to rob you, just hit them with the bank statement then wait for them to submit.
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Well, if he murdered him, he wasn't really the victim's friend, now was he? >_>


Full Throttle posted...

Caleb had long obsessed with school shootings as another classmate said he saw caleb brought a duffel bag with notes to the school in the beginning of the school year and said he might be "killed or jailed"

Which is the problem with glorifying mass shooters and serial killers.


Full Throttle posted...

It was alerted to counselors as students were shocked he would say that since he WASN'T bullied as they called him "nice and funny and weird"

Bullshit. Take a look at his photos. There's no way he wasn't bullied. As for the claim that he wasn't, it was based on the word of ONE student who said he *THOUGHT* that Caleb wasn't bullied.

Michael said that, as far as he knew, the suspect was not bullied and had many friends.

Given that Michael wasn't one of the friends, it's hard to say what he actually knew.

Full Throttle posted...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/14/04/4440049800000578-4881568-The_Spokane_County_Sheriff_s_Office_says_Sharpe_then_shot_three_-m-85_1505359693992.jpg

Try-hard.

Full Throttle posted...

Do you think America has a Gun Obsession Problem?

No, although we have a problem with a sensationalist media, among other things.
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Doctor Foxx posted...

Who would even put that on their bucket list

Yes, it's oddly specific.
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mrduckbear posted...

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/09/12/21/442C617900000578-4877912-image-m-11_1505248684581.jpg

Cute couple. Shame he turned out to be a fucking psycho.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

the question "i am unhappy being so withdrawn" is flawed. there is no option for saying you aren't withdrawn.

Strongly disagree should cover both points but sure, it could be read as you're happy about being withdrawn.
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dedbus posted...

So he wasn't convicted and they still called him a rapist in a law text book. Looks like the only confirmed rape is going to be those textbook prices for students.

Well, depends on what the libel suit finds. Technically the bar for evidence in libel is less than that of a criminal matter so he could effectively be found guilty by decision there.
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mrduckbear posted...

His face appears next to the definition of "Rape" in Introduction to Criminal Justice 101 and a brief description of his sensational arrest, conviction and sentencing is provided beneath it

It says "Brock Turner, a Stanford student who raped and assaulted an unconscious female college student behind a dumpster at a frat party, was recently released from jail and serving only 3 months. Some are shocked at how short this sentence is. Others who are familiar with the way sexual violence has been handled in the criminal system are shocked that he was found guilty and served any time at all. What do you think?" authors Callie Marie Rennison and Mary Dodge go on.

Brock was never convicted of rape but found guilty of 3 counts of felony sexual assault. He was arrested after being seen penetrating a drunk, unconscious girl with his fingers behind a dumpster in California.

So.... libel?


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If she's the one in the red shirt, it looks fine. Also, her mom looks like she's on meth... oh, right, they're from Missouri. That's probably it.
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Why Luigi over Mario?
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Depends on who's in the cast.... oh, a medical cast. Yeah, that does suck, although less than trying to heal without one.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

you don't suffer from withdrawals if you stop playing video games

Depends on your definition of withdrawal. You're only thinking of chemical withdrawal. It's certainly possible for people to exhibit physical symptoms associated with chemical withdrawal when cut off from another form of addiction.
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Oh yeah, it's actually almost time to take Melon and the rest of the silly sillikins off my ignore list.

helIy posted...

Melon_Master posted...

Careful helly, he'll block you like he's blocked me lol; since I'm a suppressive person/alt. *eyeroll*

God, I wish

Given that you initiate 90% of our interactions, you could just try not picking fights. Or, if you really don't like me, you could just add me to your ignore list.... of course, that'd take hours with all of your accounts.
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Krazy_Kirby posted...

can't be addicted to gaming

Pretty sure people can be addicted to anything. However, there's a difference between chemical addiction and... well, non-chemical, habit-based addiction.
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Mead posted...

The actual article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4880442/Scary-sea-creature-washes-Texas-beach-Harvey.html

'It might be Bathyuroconger vicinus or Xenomystax congroides,' he said. 'All three of these species occur off Texas and have large fang-like teeth. Too bad you can't clearly see the tip of the tail. That would differentiate between the ophichthid and the congrids.'

So basically it was just one of those depending on the tail. Fucking duckbear

It is so duckbear...
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Lokarin posted...

The author is a comedian, and since that's the funniest thing i've read in a while...

Makes sense.
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Nice.
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Focus... focus.... focus... There... no, wait, focus...

But lol at tapping it. It was obnoxious but kinda cute to see it scurry. I half assumed that they'd try counterattacking.
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helIy posted...

why you always defending him then bro

I'm defending the truth against lies and idiocy. Half the time the board reads like a clickbait alt-left propaganda site. "THIS is really the end of Trump!" stops being amusing after the first 25 times, especially when the claims are baseless and debunked even by news outlets which hate Trump.

helIy posted...

they ain't alts if they're just me

Still alternate accounts even if they're not alternate personas, although I'm sure you've got at least a few alternate personas going as well-- most of which are probably on my ignore list by now.
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