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| Topic | Big Bang Theory extended, projected to go till 2024. |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 2:19:16 PM #27 | GeneralZhao posted... Honestly thought they were already signed on for that long last I hear it was only through 2019, I think --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | AL Senate candidate: the only thing Islam has done in the US is 9/11 |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 2:14:16 PM #6 | Antifar posted... [note: this is the dumbest way to attack this shit] probably not in Alabama --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Big Bang Theory extended, projected to go till 2024. |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 2:09:25 PM #22 | makes sense to me, is there any other show that has managed to maintain its ratings as well as BBT? chill02 posted... why http://ew.com/tv/2017/10/03/the-gifted-big-bang-theory-ratings/ Foxs new superhero drama The Gifted premiered on Monday but it was The Big Bang Theory that demonstrated who has the real superpowers in primetime on broadcast TV. The CBS comedy was the nights most watched entertainment program at 13.6 million, according to very early returns from Nielsen, beating The Good Doctor on ABC (11.4 million) and The Voice on NBC (10.7 million). Big Bang Theory was also the nights best performer among adults 18-49 (3.0 rating). Each 18-49 ratings point represents 1.189 million adults in that demo. overall, BBT is below it's peak in terms of ratings but this season has been a huge improvement from last season as far as that is concerned. 4th highest viewership for a season premiere on BBT during a time when most shows are losing viewers --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | I know a guy who was struggling in Cali, now lives like a king in Kansas |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 12:47:59 PM #33 | sktgamer_13dude posted... I mean maybe not Arkansas What do you mean? I was asking an honest question, not trying to argue, because... sktgamer_13dude posted... but they arent the south or the Bible Belt in any stretch of the imagination. Maybe the most southeastern tip, but thats it. I totally agree with this. I DO question the extent to which people are different in different states or regions, though. For instance... Asherlee10 posted... MS: I got hateful remarks regularly for hanging out with my best friend in college who is a black guy this seems like a caricature of MS and an unusually optimistic reading of MO to me, personally, but it's just as likely that the sorts of areas and people I've interacted with in those places are just different than the ones Asherlee has interacted with. No one talks about shooting squirrels in Southaven, MS, they talk about going to Beale St. on the weekend. Conversely, the scrubouts I know in MO are hick farmers and meth heads. I dunno man, there are differences but they aren't easy to pinpoint and they're pretty variable depending on location within the region --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | I know a guy who was struggling in Cali, now lives like a king in Kansas |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 12:38:04 PM #26 | sktgamer_13dude posted... The people are different. in what way do you imagine that is? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | I know a guy who was struggling in Cali, now lives like a king in Kansas |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 12:34:52 PM #23 | StarsOfCCTV posted... https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/06/inner-city-living-makes-for-healthier-happier-people-study-finds idgi, do you think downtowns don't exist in Kansas or something? or that suburban sprawl doesn't exist in the bay area? lewl --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Obese "cosplayer" gets destroyed by the Low.....Tier........GOD! |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 12:20:54 PM #159 | why are you bumping this --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | report: US has regressed to developing nation status |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 12:18:07 PM #37 | KILBOTz posted... I feel like 90% of this is stuff that @Darkman124 and I have talked about in the past. I read that to mean that we are as smart as MIT professors. it's not some new idea or anything this isn't even the first or second prominent book about it released this year lol edit -- it actually could be the second one, I didn't realize this was months old already --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | US reports net job loss for the first time in 7 years. |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 11:37:10 AM #8 | makes sense, you can't expand forever although sometimes it seems that way when you've experienced the worst recession since the great depression --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | map of europe if every separatist movement was successful |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 11:07:52 AM #29 | Thompson posted... Kainuu (in Finland)? What? I can understand land, since it's already highly autonomous and 95% Swedish-speaking, but Kainuu? That's just a reltively sparsely populated part of Finland that's as Finnish as it gets. The closest to an independence movement it's ever had was a handful of appeals during the last century to become its own province separate from the province of Oulu. no one seems to know why that is there this is what someone said; "The maps here are gratuitous and usually full of misinformation. But we still like looking at them, just like regular porn." --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | JP Morgan paid settlement for financial crisis through fake mortgages |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 10:59:27 AM #17 | Manocheese posted... Thanks, Obama. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | map of europe if every separatist movement was successful |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 10:57:52 AM #26 | Callixtus posted... It's because WWI finished Austria and Hungary as serioulsy multiethnic states. Isn't calling Portugal a breakaway Spanish province kind of backwards? They were sort of created in tandem, I thought -- or rather, Portugal developed in tandem with the other provincial kingdoms that would one day be Spain honestly I['m not a huge history buff though --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | map of europe if every separatist movement was successful |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 10:43:01 AM #22 | Stagmar posted... Not really a complete map. I dont know anyone from North Ireland that wants to join with the South. They want to be independent. I don't know anyone from NI personally so maybe you're right but their political parties don't seem to suggest that --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Is Netflix shitting the bed? |
| Balrog0 10/06/17 10:40:07 AM #29 | CruelBuffalo posted... I can't imagine being so cheap that $10 breaks the bank I mean... I don't think you're stupid with your money so I don't mean this seriously for you personally, but people who feel that way should really probably look at how much money they're spending on subs every month I guess maybe I'm a bit unique because I subscribe to news publications like the NYT (which I guess no one does any more) but I probably saved more than $50/month by getting rid of sub services I like but don't use enough to justify edit - I use hulu and netflix enough to justify having both, though, I kinda wanna pay more for no commercials on hulu lol --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | I have ever 16 bit rpg at my fingertips, but I just quit them after 30 minutes |
| Balrog0 10/05/17 5:43:15 PM #1 | more or less why dont I like these anymore? why did I ever like them? all I can think is that I've totally only got a few hours to play vidya and an RPG would mostly be reading so idk --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | what are good old sports games like nba jam or street hoop or soccer brawl? |
| Balrog0 10/05/17 4:25:01 PM #1 | basically any sports game you dont need to actually care about sports to like --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | I want to get a Switch but it just looks like too complicated a console. |
| Balrog0 10/05/17 2:44:22 PM #25 | the switch uses carts? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Republicans AND the NRA are calling for new gun laws and regulations |
| Balrog0 10/05/17 2:41:45 PM #3 | good --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | White Women say how much they love Black Men |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 7:53:45 PM #20 | Seems quite racist tbh --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Conservative is logic. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 3:59:56 PM #59 | tommybel89 posted... Donny is not the GOP. They absolutely hate him according to who, exactly? his administration is full of GOP faithfuls, like the VP, the head of the OMB, the legislative director, the head of HHS (until recently), the EPA director, the sec of the interior, secretary of agriculture... Pretty much the only exceptions to the GOP establishment faithful are either military generals or rich bankers, neither of which the GOP are upset about --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Drake the type of guy to |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 3:56:59 PM #3 | his name is aubrey and he played a paralyzed kid on degrassi --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | What is the #1 thing that impresses women? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 3:38:19 PM #47 | I'm really quite confident I am correct being with another woman signals that you have some quality worth pursuing even if they can't tell what it is being single to women is like being unemployed to a business. you could get a callback but only if other qualified applicants aren't interested probably --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Scientists confirm we're not living in a computer simulation |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 3:32:51 PM #34 | Sativa_Rose posted... I didn't read the article, but it does kind of annoy me that anyone could think we are in a "computer" simulation, unless the word computer is changed to mean something completely completely different than what it currently means. No matter how good the software gets, computers (in the Alan Turing sense of the word) will never experience consciousness in the way we do. wow you just solved the qualia question, someone call dan dennett --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Ron Johnson, chair of the Homeland Security Committee, backs bump stock ban |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 3:29:51 PM #1 | http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/353902-senate-homeland-security-chairman-backs-bump-stock-ban-after-las-vegas Johnson said he was not aware of so-called bump stocks until Monday, when the nation woke up to news of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history the night before in Las Vegas. Johnson noted that its already illegal for citizens to purchase fully-automatic guns manufactured after 1986 or possess guns that have not gone through a costly and time-consuming registration process with the federal government. .... Other Republicans have voiced support for the proposal. Rep. Bill Flores (R-Texas), the former chairman of the Republican Study Committee, told The Hill on Wednesday that he would back a bump-stock ban. A bump stock uses the recoil of a semi-automatic rifle to slide a gun back and forth so that it bumps rapidly against the trigger finger. That allows a person to shoot 400 to 600 rounds a minute with a single trigger squeeze. Congress heavily regulated the sale and transfer of machine guns by passing the Firearm Owners Protection Act of 1986, which made it illegal for civilians to possess machine guns manufactured after May of that year. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | What do you think of people who act like assholes then blame it on being drunk? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 3:27:48 PM #3 | I try not to drink with them. Not sure what else I'm supposed to think --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Do people here think Trump is actually stupid? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 3:25:25 PM #89 | ShroomKingJr posted... hollow_shrine posted...ShroomKingJr posted...Were_Wyrm posted...Let's dispel once and for all with this fiction that Donald Trump doesn't know what he's doing. He knows exactly what he's doing. What makes you say that? I don't think Trump is stupid but you can be stupid and famous easily --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Did Stephen Paddock do it? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 3:20:47 PM #35 | his filipina g/f left him because he was abrasive and possibly abusive he sent her the money to try to woo her back when it failed, he decided to take it out on everyone my theory --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | What would be your reaction if Trump walked into your hospital room? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 2:56:14 PM #29 | I would act respectfully and probably try to limit my interactions with him to the smallest amount possible --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | jeremy lin has dreadlocks, people are pissed |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 2:53:33 PM #4 | it doesnt seem like anyone is pissed --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Read this TIFU thread on reddit yesterday about a guy who married an escort |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 2:25:26 PM #16 | I just reddit and seems fake to me but idk --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | What is the #1 thing that impresses women? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 2:24:14 PM #14 | already being with another woman --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | If you're wondering what drove the trump rally, it's the GOP tax plan. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 2:19:18 PM #73 | FLUFFYGERM posted... my entire idea was that everyone pay no more than 30% of their income in ALL taxes. flat tax that's not what a flat tax means a flat tax is any tax that doesn't change rate with your income, it says absolutely nothing about your total tax bill sales taxes are flat taxes --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | If you're wondering what drove the trump rally, it's the GOP tax plan. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 2:14:58 PM #66 | how would an X% flat tax even work if we were including state and local taxes in the discussion? --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | should government guarantee everyone has food? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:54:09 PM #32 | Darkman124 posted... my workplace tries it in the other direction and gives us breaks on our health insurance if we demonstrate basic fitness standards. they make their books public and that program saves them money. a very common way businesses are trying to save money these days some states are attempting to emulate this sort of thing with public insurance programs, too, I believe. maybe they already have edit: FLUFFYGERM posted... should the government provide entertainment too? so that ppl arent depressed? please don't insult mental illness like this --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | should government guarantee everyone has food? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:45:40 PM #29 | yeah man I wasn't trying to argue I was sharing because I was actually surprised to find the evidence wasn't stronger, I expected to see across the board reductions in public spending on health or improved health outcomes, but most studies focus on kids or the elderly --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | should government guarantee everyone has food? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:38:58 PM #26 | Darkman124 posted... i think there is stronger evidence that free school lunch programs do yeah, and I tried to clarify with my edit that the general evidence for food support specifically for kids in any form is pretty strong. and of course there are changes we could implement to SNAP to make it more effective in that regard anyway (at least that is my opinion) --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | If we ban guns, how will people protect their family and property? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:36:18 PM #166 | pinky0926 posted... A better comparison would be owning a car. We feel people have the right to drive and that it's a necessary function of our every day lives. We'd never dream of taking away cars because we simply could not function without them. But owning a car is dangerous, and not just to yourself. But despite the tens of thousands of people who die from car accidents every year in America, you still have cars. Cars are an everyday necessity (and thing that people enjoy) and I think more or less everyone agrees on that point. i just would like to point out that I (personally) think dealing with deaths related to cars is a very pressing issue more pressing than gun control for sure but that doesn't mean I want to 'ban cars' -- any more than I want to 'ban guns' --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | should government guarantee everyone has food? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:27:23 PM #19 | Darkman124 posted... considering i think it should also provide healthcare, absolutely--doing so ensures that the cost of providing that healthcare is minimized. I'm not sure there is good evidence that SNAP benefits improve health outcomes or reduce health expenditures. At least, I do not know of any, and I have looked since I worked in program development for state's SNAP workfare program. The issue, I think, being the subsidization of the purchase of sugar-sweetened beverages, which sort of crowds out the positive impacts of general access to food -- iirc There is much better evidence that cash transfers (e.g., EITC, CTC) do this, though. edit -- there's also pretty good evidence for young kids benefitting from SNAP and WIC --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | If you're wondering what drove the trump rally, it's the GOP tax plan. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:20:36 PM #46 | another facet of eliminating the state/local deduction is that it favors the provision of services through charity rather than through public entities so I imagine we would see a higher rate of charter school growth at the margin, etc. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Anyone watching the pixel 2 (google) event? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:15:42 PM #8 | s0nicfan posted... I'm glad you added the (google) in the title. I was panicking that Adam Sandler had been given money for a sequel. I would watch a Pixels 2 --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | For those of you with jobs, are you waged or salaried? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:14:45 PM #25 | DevsBro posted... Salary. Each has pros and cons but my job actually takes away the biggest con because flex time. I would rather get OT than flex time, personally but also, flex time is scrutinized a lot less than OT would be so I guess it's sort of a wash, much easier for me to claim flex time I really dont deserve than OT --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | If you're wondering what drove the trump rally, it's the GOP tax plan. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:09:55 PM #39 | makes sense, I'm just operating under the assumption it would eliminate both --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | Has anyone seen a strangers screen in public, and noticed it was Gamefaqs? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:05:07 PM #2 | yeah well, assuming college classes count in my first year of undergrad someone in my english comp class was on LUELinks I had a creative writing class with someone else from LUE in my senior year, too, actually. I never saw him browsing the interweb though --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up working for no pay. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:03:38 PM #35 | Doom_Art posted... Is @Philoktetes just forgoing making sense or having a coherent point? phil is a gimmick account --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | If you're wondering what drove the trump rally, it's the GOP tax plan. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 1:02:33 PM #33 | Drpooplol posted... What I'm interested to see is (if it passes) how this will affect states with high income taxes and states without it. you can choose to deduct sales taxes instead of income taxes, can't you? I dont make enough to itemize so I'm not sure --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | If you're wondering what drove the trump rally, it's the GOP tax plan. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 12:57:43 PM #30 | drpoop is a cpa, so he probably does understand taxes --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | For those of you with jobs, are you waged or salaried? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 12:56:39 PM #16 | my pay periods are like that, too, but I just worry about my weekly numbers with regards to flex time etc my days are only 7.5 hours, which is nice. I keep meaning to start getting here at 7:30 so I can get off super early but I usually get here closer to 9 lol --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | For those of you with jobs, are you waged or salaried? |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 12:44:37 PM #10 | MegaTech posted... KILBOTz posted...coded officially as salaried but i need to log 40 hours a week either through work, sick leave, vacation, or time off with pay this, but technically 37.5 hours --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
| Topic | They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up working for no pay. |
| Balrog0 10/04/17 12:22:37 PM #19 | lob_city_3 posted... Blowing off your PO does though I don't think so. It doesn't say what his probation was for, but it could have been for failure to pay fines, which the SCOTUS has subsequently ruled unconstitutional: https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/02/05/profiting-probation/americas-offender-funded-probation-industry it's also more likely he missed his scheduled appointments due to lack of funds or transit rather than genuinely attempting to dodge the law, though I haven't looked into the specifics of this case --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. |
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