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| Topic | These non-binary girls on tinder always have such hostile profiles |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:53:30 PM #35 | Kid_Buu posted... @averagejoel just so you know femme literally means woman in french I'm aware. I've been speaking french for longer than you've been alive. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Would you use "they" or another pronoun for somebody if asked by them? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:52:40 PM #40 | RoboLaserGandhi posted... Lol, no it isn't. It sounds completely unnatural and that's not at all how people use it (until the attack helicopter era where a small percentage of people force it). whether or not it "sounds completely unnatural" is subjective. it doesn't to my ears, because I grew up speaking English as my first language. maybe you come from a different background. but, on an objective level, the idea that "that's not at all how people use it" is incorrect. the singular "they" has been in use for centuries in that context. Chaucer used it - it's quite literally older than modern English. so... sorry, but I trust most major English literary giants from the past ~650 years over you. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Would you use "they" or another pronoun for somebody if asked by them? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:15:44 PM #8 | absolutely --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | These non-binary girls on tinder always have such hostile profiles |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:14:57 PM #27 | RoboLaserGandhi posted... Kid_Buu posted...RoboLaserGandhi posted...averagejoel posted...RoboLaserGandhi posted...averagejoel posted...I went on a date with a nonbinary... I'm not gonna say "girl", but they were pretty clearly female-presenting at the time, so I'm gonna say "femme" FYI "femme" is often used for female-presenting nonbinary people. this person uses they/them though. if they're in a similar getup tomorrow I'll probably ask what they think of being referred to as "femme" --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | These non-binary girls on tinder always have such hostile profiles |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:06:35 PM #19 | RoboLaserGandhi posted... averagejoel posted...I went on a date with a nonbinary... I'm not gonna say "girl", but they were pretty clearly female-presenting at the time, so I'm gonna say "femme" not generally a good idea to refer to a sapient human being as "it" --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | These non-binary girls on tinder always have such hostile profiles |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:00:40 PM #15 | I went on a date with a nonbinary... I'm not gonna say "girl", but they were pretty clearly female-presenting at the time, so I'm gonna say "femme" anyway, we went on a date last week and it was delightful. we're meeting tomorrow again to see a movie --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | More shows like Community, 30 Rock, Parks and Rec? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:51:11 AM #4 | Brooklyn 99 The Office Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (kinda) BoJack Horseman (kinda) --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is physical force necessary for disciplining and raising kids? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:48:43 AM #47 | YourDrunkFather posted... Funkydog posted...YourDrunkFather posted...Your reading comprehension could use some work. More like, "Unless you actually are a parent yourself, you're speaking from a position of ignorance and no actual parent is gonna care what your opinion is." did you even read the article --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is physical force necessary for disciplining and raising kids? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:47:50 AM #46 | GunmaN1905 posted... It's not necessary, but if the kids aren't afraid of they parents, that will only transfer to them acting like self-centered morons in their adult years. not sure where you're getting this information, but it's incorrect. it's good for kids to respect their parents, yes, but it's important for the kids' mental health that that respect be based on love rather than fear --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:09:29 AM #119 | Fuparulez posted... Without reading the thread, college tuition can never be "free," it can only be subsidized by others. And when the argument becomes "why should I have to pay for other people's education costs" it becomes a very legitimate argument when you look at how few people actually use their degree- about a quarter. you're misunderstanding the purpose of a ton of degrees here. with a business degree or an engineering degree, the value is in the physical piece of paper that you get at the end - I know a lot of rich kids who went to my school so they could get a degree and take over the family business. with, say, a philosophy degree or a music degree, the value is in what you do while you're there: making connections, learning things, building your skills. the whole idea that a degree should be "used" once it's obtained is completely writing off the latter catogory of degrees --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is physical force necessary for disciplining and raising kids? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:03:54 AM #30 | YourDrunkFather posted... averagejoel posted...YourDrunkFather posted...I can't say I really do it much with my kids. But if it's the difference between my kids running out into traffic or not, I'm gonna do it. Regardless of what some childless "parenting expert" who read half an article on Facebook thinks. then you should see what the actual experts have to say on the subject --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Teach me sexy phrases in European languages pls |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:02:46 AM #21 | Thompson posted... Perkeleen rumempaa akkaa en ole koskaan ennen nhnyt. lmao --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | I just watched 2001 again and uh... |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 10:01:29 AM #2 | it's kinda incredible that it was released 10 years before star wars and still looks good today, while the star wars OT looks like it was made in windows movie maker --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is physical force necessary for disciplining and raising kids? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 9:59:49 AM #26 | YourDrunkFather posted... I can't say I really do it much with my kids. But if it's the difference between my kids running out into traffic or not, I'm gonna do it. Regardless of what some childless "parenting expert" who read half an article on Facebook thinks. by "half an article on facebook" do you mean "a study based on over 50 years of research that examines over 160 000 cases"? https://news.utexas.edu/2016/04/25/risks-of-harm-from-spanking-confirmed-by-researchers --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is physical force necessary for disciplining and raising kids? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 8:38:13 AM #8 | WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted... Genocet69 posted...Spanking is fine no. spanking is abuse. we've had this conversation on this board numerous times --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | What's the fucking point of a CV if EVERY job makes you fill in a form anyway? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 8:36:47 AM #5 | now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever actually gotten a job that required a resume and an additional form I guess I worked very briefly at McDonald's, but I don't actually remember if it necessitated a form. ... yeah I don't think so --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Is physical force necessary for disciplining and raising kids? |
| averagejoel 04/09/18 8:20:42 AM #3 | no it's abuse --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Maybe I'm one of those non-binary (not male or female) people. |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 11:01:14 PM #39 | DocileOrangeCup posted... gunplagirl posted...DocileOrangeCup posted...You have to pick ok it can for some people --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Maybe I'm one of those non-binary (not male or female) people. |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 10:25:49 PM #22 | you're still figuring things out, and that's fine! maybe you should try getting people to refer to you with different pronouns. see if one feels right --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Those who call J.Cole trash... |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 6:15:00 PM #14 | I haven't listened to much of his stuff, but I don't remember finding anything offensive to my ears, and I do remember enjoying... something. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Recommend me traditional African-American names. |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 4:59:15 PM #3 | this is going to end well edit: too late --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Best comedian of all time |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 4:22:54 PM #3 | Bill Burr and Amy Schumer are bad I don't know Andy Kaufman Norm MacDonald is usually good --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Does anybody know anything about Chinese History? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 4:10:32 PM #19 | Ryetoast posted... L0Z posted...wtf year system is that? is 2000BCE the same as -2000 and 400CE is just year 400? "new" it's been in use since at least 2010 --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 3:45:00 PM #110 | MarqueeSeries posted... averagejoel posted...Damn_Underscore posted...What are you talking about? I graduated with like 12k debt. with things going the way they've been going, I'll likely have it paid off within 3 years at the most. a lot of people ITT are mistaking a systemic problem for a personal one. the problem is not "my student debt is too high", but "university is too expensive." one person getting a good job after graduating is not going to fix that. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 11:33:39 AM #93 | RoboLaserGandhi posted... averagejoel posted...because it's in the best interest of any country to have a well-educated population that isn't also drowning in debt firstly, this is such a vague assertion that it's effectively meaningless second, I'm not at all convinced that it's even true third, even if it is true, that doesn't mean they shouldn't have had that education for free Damn_Underscore posted... I agree, but if you are just graduating HS and you have no outside sources of income then it is. this level of missing the point is usually reserved for sitcom characters like Michael Scott meant to be caricatures of this point of view. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 11:06:26 AM #89 | Damn_Underscore posted... I'm not making fun of anyone. getting hired to a great job is not necessarily the purpose of higher education. Damn_Underscore posted... Consider that mortgages often last for 30 years and usually cost over $1000 a month, if not more. this is... irrelevant to what I said. debt restricts people. debt limits what people can do. people in their 20s, fresh from their undergrad, should not have a massive debt that will take them 10 years to pay off --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 10:57:17 AM #86 | Damn_Underscore posted... averagejoel posted...Damn_Underscore posted...What are you talking about? why do you think it's reasonable for someone to be constrained by student debt well into their 30s? --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 10:54:41 AM #85 | Damn_Underscore posted... If you have a decent job then it is. believe it or not, poking fun at people for doing something you don't value is not the solution here --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 10:46:56 AM #82 | Damn_Underscore posted... What are you talking about? do you really think starting your working adult life with $20 000 in debt is "totally manageable"? --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Are we... as a species... moving too far from our original design |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 10:41:26 AM #23 | YOUHAVENOHOPE posted... If evolution works, you know, the way we think it does the most obvious "provision" (to use a very generous definition of the term) we could put in place to ensure our continued survival as a species is to meaningfully address climate change. that will never happen within the current system. our nature as humans is heavily dependent on our surroundings. I do believe in free will, but it takes a lot of effort to unlearn ideas when you're constantly being bombarded with things that support them. most people don't seem to think it's worth the effort. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Do you post #rekt seriously or sarcastically? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 10:35:18 AM #3 | I don't really use it either way --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Any ex-smokers have any tips for quitting? |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 10:08:11 AM #16 | I never smoked, but a former roommate did. he had a lot of trouble quitting - smoked for over 12 years if memory serves. he would quit, be fine for a while, then one day he would get drunk and start again. so when he moved to my school's town, one of the first things he did was quit. but this time he quit while he was drunk. apparently that made all the difference - he hasn't smoked since as far as I know. anyway, there are a few things you can do that will help: -replace one habit with another. as an example, maybe every time you feel a craving, you do 5 pushups instead. -meet new people. smokers tend to hang out together, and this social circle is part of what makes it hard to quit. find friends that don't smoke. it's a pretty big change in lifestyle. good luck --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | I really hope that butthole666 topic didn't get him suspended or anything |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 9:58:09 AM #153 | nicklebro posted... You mean if you try to alter the context to fit your narrative. Your argument is falling apart at the seams. no. personal property and private property are different things. and I'm not altering the argument. I was making points based on that definition of working class from the beginning And yes, plenty of working class people own homes. So you're still wrong. working class people use their homes to live in, not to make money from other people. this means they are personal, rather than private, property. So if you're going to use idiotic logic like "everything that's anti communist originated from the Nazis", well you just have to deal with all of the stupid arguments that are obviously bullshit that get used against you. then it's a good thing I never said "everything that's anti communist originated from the Nazis" don't put words in my mouth Are you calling General Patton a Nazi? Cuz he saw the threat that the USSR posed to the West and wanted to start a way with them right after WWII. you are aware that the US was a huge influence on nazi ideology, and that nazi ideology was a huge influence on the US, right? someone being in the US military doesn't prevent them from being a fascist. quite the opposite, in fact --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | I really hope that butthole666 topic didn't get him suspended or anything |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 8:29:30 AM #151 | nicklebro posted... They own houses or apartments or cars. And even if they're just renting, that property is protected too. So you don't seem to be using the term "working class" properly nor are your assertions based in reality. I think you need to rethink this one. in this context, those things are personal property, not private property. Working Class = people who make a living by selling their labour in exchange for a wage nicklebro posted... Communism hadn't killed 100 million people while Nazis were still around, so that makes 0 sense. there was a nazi propaganda campaign (based on lies) to demonize the soviet union. the "100 million" number is from the Black Book of Communism, which ultimately has its roots in those lies nicklebro posted... But it is good you admit that what you're saying isn't objective or factual, at least you're rational enough to admit you're making shit up as you go. *rolls eyes* --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | I really hope that butthole666 topic didn't get him suspended or anything |
| averagejoel 04/08/18 7:47:30 AM #149 | PBusted posted... Communism relies completely on meritocracy because in practice it depends on one authority or small group of authorities dictating the actions of everyone else and as you said all humans are biased, this affects communism even more. Like you said, humans are biased. Who's going to be the one who decides how equal burger flipping is compared to surgeons? Who's going to be the one who decides what the equal pay everyone is going to get is? At least with a free market different people can appeal to different people by different merits. And that's more realistic. Everyone has different values and interests unlike in communism which pretends like everyone are drones who all think and value the same things. I'm willing to educate you on this, but first I want you to acknowledge that that's what I'm doing. you have clearly not done your research before asking questions. you clearly don't know anything about communist theory. so, before I respond, acknowledge that you don't know what you're talking about. also acknowledge that what I'm doing is not arguing with you, blt educating you nicklebro posted... How are cops class traitors? They protect working class peoples property the same as rich peoples property. working class people generally do not own private property nicklebro posted... Ha, I had you tagged as a commie before even reading this. No, communism is not better than capitalism, that's not objective fact. Communism is a pipe dream that has no basis in reality and is completely theoretical. Plus it accounted for the deaths of over 100 million people in it's time and that's just straight up democide, so not including wars. I didn't say it was objective fact. the rest of your post has its roots in nazi propaganda, so I suggest you not spout this drivel. like I said to the other person, I'm willing to educate you on this (as I clearly know much more than you do on the subject), but first I want you to admit that that's what I'm doing: say explicitly that you don't know what you're talking about (FYI I recognize these talking points from Jordan Peterson's lectures - he doesn't know what he's talking about on this subject either) and that I am educating you, not arguing with you. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 9:38:13 PM #31 | Damn_Underscore posted... Makeveli_lives posted...Damn_Underscore posted...If you get a job during college (especially during the summer) that is definitely affordable a better solution is a student salary --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | ''Do you like'' Special Edition: Who do you like more? Amputation, or CEs_EFG? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 9:16:49 PM #7 | I don't know EFG but Amputation is legendary for the "CEman quotes on serene backgrounds" topic --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 9:11:34 PM #20 | Damn_Underscore posted... averagejoel posted...because it's in the best interest of any country to have a well-educated population that isn't also drowning in debt I'm all in favour of this, but it's also not mutually exclusive with making higher education free --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why should college tuition be free? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 8:43:05 PM #2 | because it's in the best interest of any country to have a well-educated population that isn't also drowning in debt --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Post your favorite rap lyrics. |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 8:08:22 PM #18 | It's too hot to handle, you got blue sandals Who shot ya? Ooh got you new spots to vandal? Do not stand still, boast yo' skills Close but no krills, toast for po' nils, post no bills Coast to coast Joe Shmoe's flows ill, go chill Not supposed to overdose No-Doz pills MF DOOM - Figaro --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | What's the stupidest conspiracy theory out there? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 7:59:23 PM #19 | DavidWong posted... It's Flat Earth, because it's the one that has been disproved the most. ... actually I'm changing my answer. this is a pretty strong and concise reason --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | What's the stupidest conspiracy theory out there? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 7:50:41 PM #6 | Reptilians, Moon, Chemtrails, or Flat Earth picked Reptilians --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | I remember as a young boy (between 6-10) my mom's friend squeezed my head |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 7:25:28 PM #4 | your father --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why is it that The Voice is the only popular singing show? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 6:50:13 PM #19 | Scotty_Rogers posted... That doesn't make her a good judge. She is too young and doesn't have the kind of experience required for a respectable judge. Judges should be people with longtime involvement in the music industry, not young pop singers. ok, that's a fair point. but a big part of the show (and a big part of why it's better than other singing contest shows) is the contestant receiving instruction from the judge. there are many people who could learn from Miley Cyrus - I'm a professional musician. singing is part of what I do, and I would certainly take a lesson with her if I had the opportunity. You don't need to be a musician to be able to critique music. What ass logic, lol. I strongly disagree. I don't really take peoples' opinions on music seriously if they don't play an instrument. --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why is it that The Voice is the only popular singing show? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 6:31:25 PM #13 | Scotty_Rogers posted... @averagejoel posted...this. I remember watching it a couple times and all the judges actually knew what they were talking about have you heard the Backyard Sessions? or the version of Can't Stop that she did with The Roots? she's legitimately a good singer and I'll gladly trust anyone who's actively involved in creating and performing music over anyone who isn't. again: has Simon Cowell ever performed a song? has he ever played with a band? has he ever even picked up an instrument? --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Imagine actually using the ignore list |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 4:57:18 PM #12 | it makes this board bearable --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | Why is it that The Voice is the only popular singing show? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 4:54:20 PM #10 | Knowledge_King posted... They have actual singers. Both as contestants and judges. this. I remember watching it a couple times and all the judges actually knew what they were talking about compared to... has Simon Cowell ever sung a note in his life? ever even touched a physical instrument? why should I value his opinion on music at all? --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | How long have you had your Signature? |
| averagejoel 04/07/18 4:49:53 PM #6 | oh wow I don't know. I'm guessing a year but it might have been longer --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | the system is rigged in favor of conservatives |
| averagejoel 04/06/18 8:43:01 PM #41 | gbpxl posted... there are more trans, Muslims, Mexicans, etc in states whose voters don't have an equal proportion of electors to the population compared to states that are lily white and have more inbreeding, lower statewide IQs, thus elections are unfairly skewed toward the party that is popular with racists and poorly educated people (Trump himself has said that he loves the poorly educated) ok as much as I agree that the president shouldn't be decided by the electoral college, this is some seriously classist rhetoric. there are lots of rich, "well-educated" people that voted for Trump. remember that Bush went to Yale. seriously don't use shit like IQ to demonize people. it's a shitty, meaningless metric anyway --- peanut butter and dick |
| Topic | the system is rigged in favor of conservatives |
| averagejoel 04/06/18 8:05:27 PM #25 | Clutch posted... averagejoel posted...Clutch posted...Lets give California and New York more control over this country, said no one ever. why? --- peanut butter and dick |
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