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You don't expect Mal to break Godwin's Law in his first post, but then you realize it's Mal.
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CyricZ

"...and they should not be foisted upon this responsibility of packing heat"

The President of the United States, in response:


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Bump for Job pain.
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Ogre Battle: Part IX - No Going Back
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Woolie's storytelling abilities. Matt and Pat chiming in. Jordan Welty's animation style.

I'm in figurative Heaven when one of these drops.
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MrNintendo1213 posted...

Are you saying that in real life everyone that has a bad idea sticks with it forever

Well...
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I upgraded to a queen for my new apartment even though I had no one to share it with. I figured it was worth the investment going forward.
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Hairy-man posted...

CyricZ posted...

Knowing me, I'd probably blame myself.

But how far would that go? And where would it take you?

Would it make your next relationship any different?

Well if we go by my relationship history, I'd go another four to seven years until my next one.
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Knowing me, I'd probably blame myself.
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BLAKUboy posted...

Because any attempts to deflate (or even simply not raise) the ridiculous budget the military gets would immediately be turned into an attack on the troops, despite the fact the military simply has no idea what to do with all the money they get. We have to change the public perception of fetishizing the military before we can depend on politicians on either side to properly address their budget.

The worst part is that there are aspects of the military that need big-time money and fixing (VETERANS), so depending on the aspect you look at, the case could be made that more budget is needed.
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CyricZ

Screw you for calling Voltron garbage. >_<

Anyway, you do what everyone else does when finding out what to watch: you either go to the entertainment sites and see what they say is good or you wait for your friends to watch something and recommend it.

This isn't a new problem, mind. It's been a thing ever since cable TV started existing.
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Being nice is not enough. You're not remarkable if you're nice. You're not memorable.

You have to mean something to the woman you're pursuing. Whether that's as a provider of security, of excitement, or of support.

Sometimes it doesn't take much. Sometimes having a good body or a fancy accent is enough. Sometimes the two of you just click, but relationships require effort. Being nice is quite frankly the minimum of effort.
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/22/africa/lupita-nyongo-trevor-noah-born-a-crime/index.html

For those of you who haven't read it yet, "Born a Crime" is Daily Show anchor Trevor Noah's story of his life growing up in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa as a "colored person", neither "white" nor "fully black African". It's an awesome read, in my opinion.

Lupita Nyong'o just announced this week that she wants to produce a film adaptation of the story, just so long as she gets to play the part of Trevor's mother, a pivotal person in his life growing up.
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Because it makes life more interesting.

Republicans, and really conservatives in general, like to focus their reality, their "world" around a very localized area. It's part of what makes them conservative. Whether it's their household, their town, their county, or their state, or even their country. It's not that they can't fathom a world outside of their own reality, it's just that they don't *want* to. It's the idea of "I've lived here all my life. I'm likely *going* to live here for the rest of my life. What business is it of mine what goes on outside my personal borders?"

Imagining the "world outside" as a strange, incomprehensible, black box that they don't really care to understand leaves them vulnerable to making up stories about other places in their heads, or having those stories fed to them and buying into them. Not only does it provide a distant bit of interesting "info" that they can be entertained by, but it also reinforces the idea that there's nothing for them "out there".

For someone to look out their window, see a quiet neighborhood, and be like "Wow, I've got it really good here in this town" and turn on the TV and see "War, terrorism, crime, strange cultures" is the kind of attitude that feeds into conservatism, and also nationalism.
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

maybe this?

https://imgur.com/gallery/OMAt8iq

God, fuck KH.
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Giant_Aspirin posted...

maybe you're cosplaying the wrong stuff

Hm. Suggestions?
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I see no Voltron Legendary Defender Season 5.

Lotor gonna get up in that Allura this season.
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Doom_Art posted...

mal do you just actively search out op-eds to get upset about

it's an op-ed who cares

Well we all reach a time when porn stops working, so we need something new.
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CyricZ

Anytime
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Hasn't worked yet.

How's everyone today?
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Made up by the diamond industry.

http://blog.longsjewelers.com/engagement/engagement-ring-2-months-salary
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Yes, but how many severe bike beatings did they have in Kamurocho specifically?
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SGT_Conti posted...

Even if someone could actually make the mech, it'd usually be wildly impractical to actually have in a convention. Every convention has someone who brings a large cosplay, like the dude who made a hydralisk and then an archon at Otakuthon two years in a row, and they need so much space to just get around. You'd need a friend who is dedicated to helping you get in and out of costume just to take a piss and you'd never actually get anywhere because you're constantly stopped for pictures.

If you make a large and ungainly cosplay, you're not going to the con (at least at that moment) to get in lines and go to panels. You're going there to show off your cosplay, likely for only a couple of hours at the most. Then you take it off, put it back in storage, and enjoy the rest of the show either in civvies or a more travel-able cosplay.

Sometimes even a big weapon is enough to make the cosplay unsuited for travel. You just gotta know what you're getting in for and don't expect to do the whole show if you can't travel.

Banjo2553 posted...

Even if this is a fake news story, it's basically true anyway. This is what cosplaying has boiled down to anyway and it's sad. Why spend so much time and effort into making an accurate cosplay when you can just get a mass-produced D.Va helmet, dye your hair brown, put on some facepaint on your cheeks and pose with nothing else and get the same or better results?

Again, if you want to judge people for how they cosplay, that's your business. For my money, if people want to go simple, buy their outfit, show off skin, or go bananas, that's all fine. As long as you're having fun, more power to you.

Honestly, I'd ask you to submit your latest cosplays if you feel yourself fit to judge.

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The only issue I've ever had with cosplayers is drama. I've heard of friends getting involved in drama shit over the years but only was exposed to it this past January. I went to MAGFest as Dio from Virtue's Last Reward and a woman there wanted to get me involved in a photo shoot with other VLR cosplayers. I noticed I recognized her and wanted to talk to my own local cosplay friends about it. One of them said "This woman is horrible, I've got some serious bad blood with her, and if you end up doing a shoot with her, I don't know if we can be friends anymore."

On the one hand, it's just a freaking shoot. On another, I do like this person and her friends. They're good people, and I've hung out with them and I KNOW they've had some bad experiences that can border upon emotional trauma. The other lady I don't really know from Adam. I chose to save a friendship rather than get my picture taken that day.
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CyricZ

Imagine I just posted the Simpsons future school with the Pepsi sponsorship
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Waluigi7 posted...

It's always Republicans

Lately.

Never forget Hillary was a big proponent back in the early aughts.
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I consider it very important to me personally that I *don't* own a firearm, so I guess I fall under the last one.
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Questionmarktarius posted...

CyricZ posted...

Let's not get all up in a dander like certain *other* hobbyists when their hobby is threatened.

Oh shit! They're coming after origami now?

Stay vigilant, brother.
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C'mon guys, we all know this isn't going to go anywhere.

Let's not get all up in a dander like certain *other* hobbyists when their hobby is threatened.
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"There is evidence that children exposed to violent video games at a young age tend to act more aggressively than those who are not,"

"And where's that, sir?"

"Uh... right over here. By the THROTTLE!" *vroooom*
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chill02 posted...

JustMonika posted...

chill02 posted...

But who will police the bears

More bears. Like most of life's problems it can be solved with more bears.

I would suggest gorillas

And the best part is when wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death :D
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Volkswagen_Bros posted...

Then it just becomes "Oh look, another D.va cosplayer". The character then becomes clich, sort of like how you see tons of people donning the Akatsuki cloak at anime conventions. It's just cheap, lacking originality, and overdone.

Well you tell them that when you see them at cons.

People can cosplay as whoever they want however they want. I'm in no position to judge.
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Tropicalwood posted...

It took netflix 3 years to do a second season? What?

Think of it more as Season 8 of "Street-Level" Marvel. DD, JJ, DD2, LC, IF, Defenders, Pun-pun, and now JJ2.
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SSJGrimReaper posted...

Is Jessica gonna wipe this season

Good old CE. Every time JJ is mentioned.
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CyricZ

"Now I'm not saying that you love the tragedy. But I am saying that you love the ratings,"

Lady, you may not love the tragedy, but you love the boost in gun sales, so offa dat horse.
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Squall28 posted...

Why do people like cosplaying as Dva so much?

She's a pretty easy cosplay, especially when you can buy the body suit and the headphones.

*does quick search*

And the gun apparently.

You can literally pay for that cosplay and just about all body types can manage it with a stretchy leotard.
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CyricZ

I mean the first thing that tipped me off was the near-nudity of the woman which would not have been shown on any local news station.

Anyway, as to the subject, it's always a matter of opinion. I'd hope that major conventions, and even minor conventions, would have some degree of respect for the craft that they would look past who showed the most skin.

As for online polls and websites, who cares.
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Because I'd never have enough time to enjoy my macaroni and cheese dinner, nor bless the people who sold it on sale.

For some reason, that was the thing that irked me the most about that movie. Kevin never got his dinner that night and the food probably went to waste. :(
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Is this an image mock-up? It looks pretty good for that.
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restarting federal gun research that had been frozen for years

God, I wish we could get back to this.
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Honestly I thought she was more of a "character" in the first half of the film. In the second half, she largely took a backseat to T'Challa and the events surrounding him, mostly hanging back as support.

I mean, did you only really like her once she talked less and busted out her blasters?
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CyricZ

Nice pipe dream, but it'd be a disaster in real life.

Or to put it in a slightly different perspective, I long for a time where we don't need abortions, but I won't deny someone the right to get one in the meantime.
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While I'm not for banning all guns, I question the imagination of people when they feel that the only way that they have to deal with a government they don't like is to just shoot them.
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Hey man, if I'm going to argue with you, I'm going to find the stupidest thing "your side" has ever said and hold you personally accountable for it.

It's the American way.
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I disagree. I liked her.
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YOUHAVENOHOPE posted...

so there are like, consulting firms for people thinking about opening businesses and such?

There sure are.
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CyricZ

Seriously, though.

Poor Woolie.

Man's been a Reboot fan for the better part of his life, and then gets presented this as the continuation.
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CyricZ

Uh, sort of. It's more like:

Entrepreneur: Man, this idea I have is great! Now... how do I make it, make money off it, make sure I'm making it the best I can?

Consultant: I can help with that. I can help you refine your product, or help you get the right people you need to refine your product. I can help market and sell your product, or maybe I can help you meet all the requirements you're going to need for this product.

No one consultant can be all that, but basically the point of a consultant is to help people that "don't know what they don't know". That seems kinda funny to say, but basically it's filling in knowledge gaps where people aren't aware of there being gaps.

For example, my job is an environmental, health, and safety consultant. My role for my clients is to look at the things they do and basically tell them: "This is what you have to do to fall under federal, state, and municipal regulations" "Furthermore, if you like, I can train your employees, I can supply you with safety equipment, I can manage any waste you create, I can reach out to government organizations to get in touch with people about any issues you might be having."

But that's just one facet of consulting. There's financial consulting, organizational consulting, all kinds, really. In the end, it will come down to innate talents that you have to provide answers to questions that they didn't even know they should be asking.
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CyricZ

Consulting. It's a line of work for supporting people who have ideas but need them improved, refined, and realized.
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Funbazooka posted...

It's so transparently meant to be a scary fear-mongering description of firearms. No one wants war but sometimes it is necessary. But now you might be wondering, why the hell are we talking about the concept of war? Because deceitful leftists made up another dumb buzzword to further spread a moral panic.

Calling firearms "weapons of war" is a misnomer especially within the context of a shooting spree. These are not wars. It is a massacre of defenseless people. And no, the victims are not casualties of a war.

*drops mic*

I can't be the only that noticed that you didn't answer my question, so I'll reword it and give you another try. If you don't call guns "weapons of war" then what do you call them?

Guns were designed for war. From the very beginning with the Chinese inventions of black powder and the fire lance. Do not deny or excuse or attempt to sugar coat it. I'd respect you more if you actually owned up to it.

Aww, but it makes guns sound scary! Guess what, guns can be fucking scary! That's kind of the point! A portable machine that allows you to pull a small lever and deal lethal force is scary! Firearms demand fear and respect by their very nature.

For crying out loud, at least own that much about a firearm. The fact that you don't suggests insecurity in your own argument.
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CyricZ

Boss
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