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TopicFavorite Rick and Morty Character? (Side)
Zeus
07/30/18 7:08:37 PM
#5
Of those options, K Michael.
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TopicHahahaha, I am banned from the USA
Zeus
07/30/18 6:55:53 PM
#3
Hahahaha, this happened.
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TopicA couple are having an argument and the woman slaps the man...
Zeus
07/30/18 6:54:07 PM
#14
While I'd usually say the one who instigated the fight, but literally everybody who walked into the fight was wrong.
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TopicThe battle of animated Disney movies round Four battle two!!!!!
Zeus
07/30/18 6:01:23 PM
#3
Poll as old as time, result as obvious as rhyme, and anything else would be a crime.
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TopicDid you play McDonald's Monoply game in the 90's?
Zeus
07/30/18 5:49:10 PM
#13
Nichtcrawler X posted...
Playsaver posted...
Comedy?


In the same vein as "Catch me if you can"?

A crime drama based on real life events that has moments of comedy just because of how hilarious the historic events were.


Not as sure it'd be anywhere near as fun as Catch Me If You Can, tbh. However, I would kinda want to see it as a movie.
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TopicQuick opinion on something
Zeus
07/30/18 5:47:54 PM
#18
Not for nothing, but a torch is an impractical light source in the first place >_>




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TopicWould you consider "Cultural Appropriation" to be the most pathetic...
Zeus
07/30/18 5:42:46 PM
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myghostisdead posted...
TigerTycoon posted...
Nobody "owns" culture.

And it's essentially racist, saying certain races are allowed to do things other races cannot.

This


That was true, until I snapped up the deed to Swedish culture! For pennies on the dollar, too, because they weren't using it.
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TopicDid you play McDonald's Monoply game in the 90's?
Zeus
07/30/18 5:02:23 PM
#9
Playsaver posted...
So now many of us are fat and broke because of these peoples.


Even overlooking that the broke claim is silly, there's no basis to the fat claim since it's not like their theft made people more or less likely to overeat while not getting sufficient exercise over the past few decades. Even if you somehow argued that people ate more than they may have otherwise during the promo because they couldn't get the pieces, that promo only lasted a few months. Therefore, if you're fat, that's 100% on you, not anybody who rigged a promo. And, if you're broke, odds are you weren't going win anyway so that's also not the promo's fault in almost every case.
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TopicWould you consider "Cultural Appropriation" to be the most pathetic...
Zeus
07/30/18 4:47:29 PM
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GanglyKhan posted...
Depends on the circumstances. No reason for a non-Hispanic kid to have a Quinceaera, ok?


Not true, especially depending on the circumstances. There's as much reason for a non-hispanic kid to have one as a hispanic kid because it's culture-dependent rather than racially-dependent.
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TopicPick 1-10 You Swap Lives with this person
Zeus
07/30/18 7:52:46 AM
#6
tbh, most of the list is at death's door so, even ignoring that they might have other problems (well, Cosby certainly does), it's trading down. Being a millionaire or billionaire doesn't have much value if you've only got a decade or two to really enjoy it (or less in Wilson's case, since she's a walking heart attack). I wouldn't want to swap lives with any of them, except maybe Khaled because he's younger than the rest (except Wilson, but he's in better shape) and is pretty loaded. Kaplan isn't a terrible choice either... actually, he's probably the better choice since I have no interest in the music business.

However, I got Cosby which is probably the worst option on that list, considering he's on the way to jail and, no matter how much time he gets, it's probably a life sentence at his age.
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TopicAre you happy with how you look nude?
Zeus
07/30/18 2:44:20 AM
#23
Of course!

EclairReturns posted...
No, I am five feet and nine inches tall, weigh one-hundred and fifty pounds, and am morbidly obese. :(


5'9" and 150 isn't morbidly obese.

https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/57d291cadd0895c6308b46b0-750-580.png

That puts you well within the healthy range. That said, BMI is bullshit anyway.
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TopicThe Simpsons or Family Guy
Zeus
07/30/18 2:43:38 AM
#23
tbh, the Simpsons has provided me with countless quotes and meme images over the years. Family Guy has only given me a handful, including ones I can't even use here when responding to posters (such as "old enough to know you're a whore")
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TopicWatching the roast of Bruce Willis. Edward norton is amazing
Zeus
07/30/18 2:41:51 AM
#4
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TopicWere there any underwater Gundam?
Zeus
07/30/18 2:40:55 AM
#6
Lokarin posted...
Zeus posted...
*Gundams*


Gundam is like the Kleenex of Tissue Paper


It's just that in-universe Gundams specifically refer to Gundams so I'm not sure if you meant just those or mobile suits (ie, generally humanoid mecha piloted by humans in the the Gundam universe) in general.
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TopicWatching the roast of Bruce Willis. Edward norton is amazing
Zeus
07/30/18 2:38:07 AM
#2
@ImCallingYouOut -- Call this guy out for mentioning me =x If he wanted a male perspective, he could have asked his dad!
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TopicBest songs from games you didn't play
Zeus
07/30/18 2:35:59 AM
#8
Kyuubi4269 posted...
Idk, haven't played them.


This so hard.

Blaqthourne posted...
^ I wasn't aware that the only way to listen to video game music is while playing the game.


It's the most obvious way to hear the music.
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TopicThis 22 y/o ASIAN Kid is the First GAY Football Player in the US Academy!!!
Zeus
07/30/18 2:30:23 AM
#4
mrduckbear posted...
Do you think this kid is full asian or bi-racial?


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mrduckbear posted...
22 y/o Bradley Kim is the first OPENLY GAY football player to play for a MILITARY ACADEMY in the United States!!


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TopicNorth Carolina Man must pay CUCKOLDED Husband 9 MILLION for Stealing his WIFE!!!
Zeus
07/30/18 2:27:46 AM
#11
The amount seems outrageous but... idk, looks like it's tied into his company so whatever.

streamofthesky posted...
It's better than what happens far too often where the wife cheats and still gets an alimony and child support payment from the settlement.


Yeah, that always annoys me. If a guy is going to be forced to shell out cash over an affair, it should be the guy she's cheating with.

JTekashiro posted...
What a horrible and backward system. Of course a hardcore Christian nation that feels women shouldn't have rights feels that men are entirely responsible for controlling a woman's actions.


What a horrible and backward post. Of course a poster with a history of hardcore misandry would feel that husbands should have no rights or anything else and that a man has no purpose in life beyond supporting women.
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TopicMy million dollar ideas
Zeus
07/30/18 2:20:30 AM
#6
ImCallingYouOut posted...
why do u mention Jen


Female perspective, duh.

MICHALECOLE posted...
ImCallingYouOut posted...
why do u mention Jen

You cant call me out Zeus, call yourself out


Don't accuse me of being random people Michale, accuse yourself of being random people.
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TopicWere there any underwater Gundam?
Zeus
07/30/18 2:11:18 AM
#4
Plenty. And, given that there were ones designed for space, the idea that they couldn't go underwater is silly. The most notable *Gundams* (rather than just mobile suits) would come from G Gundam.


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TopicThe Simpsons or Family Guy
Zeus
07/30/18 2:05:13 AM
#21
wwinterj25 posted...
Simpsons although it's more of a family cartoon. I don't get the fascination with the likes of Family Guy, American Dad and Cleveland Show.


I liked the Cleveland Show although Cleveland's friends were a complete waste for the most part. My favorite gag was when Cleveland gave Junior dating advice, suggesting that he think of himself like Mace Windu and use the force to get a date (unfortunately I can't find a clip where he gives the advice, only where Junior tries it)



American Dad has been sporadically funny, but I usually don't keep up with it.
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TopicDo you think buying used games are actually harmful to developers/publishers...
Zeus
07/30/18 2:01:51 AM
#10
It obviously hurts sales and it's been a growing issue for them since the 90s, but it's impossible to quantify. The biggest issue is more the graphics bloat where dev costs have skyrocketed thanks to a demand for higher detail graphics that add little or nothing to gameplay in many cases.
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TopicPick a number between 1 and 6
Zeus
07/30/18 1:59:52 AM
#10
DeltaBladeX posted...
1 - Captain America: Super Soldier


tbh, always wanted to play that. I think I never picked it up, but who knows, it might be somewhere.
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TopicWhat's your favorite anime rivalry and why is it Omega and Shinryu?
Zeus
07/30/18 1:57:45 AM
#32
Krazy_Kirby posted...
judge judy isn't a real judge.


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She might not be a sitting judge, but she's still a judge. It's like how a person who's a doctor doesn't stop being a doctor because he didn't renew his medical license.

Krazy_Kirby posted...
the only reason her rulings get enforced is because the people sign contracts saying they will abide by her ruling when they go on the show


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Krazy_Kirby posted...
1. it has to do with the gif.


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Topicyou can't even have the alphabet in your signature
Zeus
07/30/18 1:54:12 AM
#7
faramir77 posted...
Mods are against education


You say that, but they sure taught him a lesson =p

LinkPizza posted...
EclairReturns posted...
DorkLink

Who's this? What account are they now?


I think both are Chewie alts? You need a fucking scorecard to keep track of people around here, though.
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TopicImgur embedding doesn't work. ImgTC does.
Zeus
07/30/18 1:52:38 AM
#2
Koga is still around? I haven't seen him post in ages.
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TopicWould you have a drink with this poster? (Day 6) Mead
Zeus
07/29/18 11:51:50 PM
#32
ParanoidObsessive posted...
Nade Duck posted...
yes, but

Blighboy posted...
Probably
But what I most want is to watch him and Zeus have a drink together.

..yeah this.

They'd both get drunk, then start making out and finally cap off all the sexual tension they've been building up for years.



tbh, you say that about me and everybody, though.
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TopicRate this cartoon series DAY 31: Garfield and Friends (1988)
Zeus
07/29/18 11:49:30 PM
#8
trentpac posted...
You know what...I'm feeling kind of 80s right now...so nothing but 80s cartoons all week long.


Meh. Oh well, guess we'll see Visionaries at any rate.

ParanoidObsessive posted...
Part of me feels like only half the people who voted in this poll were actually old enough to watch it.


Overlooking that it's likely been in syndication, 1988 wasn't *that* long ago and Gamefaqs has an aging demographic.
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Topicif you had a daughter that got you killed
Zeus
07/29/18 11:49:19 PM
#31
Zikten posted...
say you were a war leader like a general. and you wanted to attack the enemy but your daughter thought there was another way and she ends up getting in your way and then ultimately getting you killed . and you are able to watch the world later on. and you see your daughter gradually come along to your line of thinking over the years. and one day she admits outloud "father you were right" and she lives to continue your mission now. would you be angry at her, or would you forgive and be proud of her?


I think I'd still be annoyed.
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TopicShould selling used books be illegal?
Zeus
07/29/18 10:45:50 PM
#55
PoIl6177 posted...
Zeus posted...
What happens if a person buys a car for $20k then sells it down the road for $100k when it becomes a collectible? Why isn't the car company getting that extra $80k?

When a car company sells a car, they receive money in exchange for a person being granted a certain amount of transportation (i.e., the car can transport a person, say 200k miles). They didn't sell the car as a collectible, so they don't have a claim to its value as a collectible.


And books aren't sold as collectibles either. They're used and their value falls by over half the second they leave the store.

PoIl6177 posted...
Zeus posted...
you're not buying a book for $5 and most people aren't able to sell a used book for $5 -- hell, you're going to be damn near giving the book away most of the time (mostly likely to a thrift store which will sell the book for a buck).

https://amzn.to/2LYNoWM

When comparing used vs new prices, don't forget to factor in the cost of shipping.


And most books on Amazon basically cost the price of S&H. There are countless books ranging from a penny to a buck where you pay $3.99 S&H.

Frankly, if anything, shouldn't the author give the reseller money to make up the difference? =p I mean, if they paid $16 for a book and then sell it for $3, they're out $15, right?

PoIl6177 posted...
Zeus posted...
Shouldn't you be complaining about lending books?

Yes, that shouldn't be allowed either (without the author's permission).

Zeus posted...

And shouldn't 90% of your ire be directed at libraries and schools which let people use books for free?

Refer to post #17.


That's completely untrue. Libraries don't ask for permission, let alone is it given. More importantly, books are sold -- not licensed -- with the author's permission. Both libraries and resellers are protected by the same law. So why do you troll about one but not the other?
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TopicWould you have a drink with this poster? (Day 6) Mead
Zeus
07/29/18 10:43:28 PM
#29
StelioKontos posted...
Helly: Yes- 31 (51.67%) No- 29 (48.33%)


lolwut? 60 votes total? That's the lowest round by far. It goes from 80 total on SWK to 123 for me and then 118 for Jen and... bam, the whole thing dies. >_<
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TopicShould selling used books be illegal?
Zeus
07/29/18 9:01:04 PM
#35
PoIl6177 posted...
Zeus posted...
EclairReturns posted...
The author already profited from the initial sale, so there's no reason why the person who bought it shouldn't profit as well.

This, obviously. Same as when somebody sells their house or car.


Suppose a person buys a book for $5, reads it, and enjoys it. Then sells it someone else for $5, who also reads and enjoys it. Two people read, enjoyed and paid for the book, but the author only received $5. The author did not receive the full value for the entertainment he brought the customers.

Suppose a person buys a car for $20k, drives it for 100k, then sells it for $10k. That person drives it for 100k then junks it (engine dies). In this case, each person consumed half of the $20k car, and they each paid for half of it. The manufacturer received the full value of what was given to the consumer.

It's okay to sell used cars; it's not okay to sell used books.


What happens if a person buys a car for $20k then sells it down the road for $100k when it becomes a collectible? Why isn't the car company getting that extra $80k?

Otherwise, unless you're buying used, you're not buying a book for $5 and most people aren't able to sell a used book for $5 -- hell, you're going to be damn near giving the book away most of the time (mostly likely to a thrift store which will sell the book for a buck). And if the argument is against other people using somebody, why are you whining about selling books? Shouldn't you be complaining about lending books? And shouldn't 90% of your ire be directed at libraries and schools which let people use books for free? At any rate, now you've been fed so now you can shitpost.
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TopicLet's pray for Demi Lovato
Zeus
07/29/18 8:56:10 PM
#21
keyblader1985 posted...
It always kills me when people start talking about how praying does nothing in situations like this. If someone said that they hope things get better, nobody would have anything to say about it. But replace "hope" with "pray" and it needs to be made clear that you're not doing anything tangible.


tbh, people do get pretty ridiculous with their anti-religious virtue-signalling. Even I've done that at times although, tbh, I've sometimes criticized people saying that they hope somebody gets better because it's also a fairly meaningless statement. With the exception of sociopaths, most people wish for others' recovery and good health.
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TopicThe Simpsons or Family Guy
Zeus
07/29/18 8:49:40 PM
#14
InhumaneRaider posted...
Bob's Burgers is so underrated. Most people are turned off by the animation, however, this show has me dying of laughter. Season 1, 2 and 3 are far different from 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 due to the crude humor of the earlier episode.


Really? Because I was turned off by the "comedy," as I assume many people were. Quite frankly, I *want* to like the show, since I like H. Jon Benjamin from Home Movies and Archer (took me a little while to really get into), but it just doesn't happen.

ParanoidObsessive posted...
At peak versus peak, I'd probably take Family Guy over Simpsons.

In direct head-to-head, I'd almost certainly take Family Guy, because the only Simpsons episodes worth watching at all were all long since over by the time Family Guy came out.


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tbh, I still enjoy Simpsons episodes but I find most Family Guy episodes a chore. FG has funny moments (which are great for clips), but its not enough to justify the full episodes. The Coast Guard episode is a great example, since I enjoyed some of the clips but found the episode a complete waste other than those moments I already watched.
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TopicShould selling used books be illegal?
Zeus
07/29/18 8:45:34 PM
#31
PoIl6177 posted...
LinkPizza posted...
I know people who take extraordinary care of any cars they have.

You cannot simultaneously use a car and maintain its value. For the most part, people who buy cars use them.



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TopicShould selling used books be illegal?
Zeus
07/29/18 8:41:41 PM
#29
PoIl6177 posted...
I say yes,


Are you real?

PoIl6177 posted...
I expect most people to vote no, because they aren't as insightful as me.


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EclairReturns posted...
The author already profited from the initial sale, so there's no reason why the person who bought it shouldn't profit as well.


This, obviously. Same as when somebody sells their house or car.

PoIl6177 posted...
The author -- and no one else -- should profit every time someone pays for the book.


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ParanoidObsessive posted...
I'm kind of surprised no one's really explicitly pointed out the parallel to used games, where we're constantly told that used sales cost developers money via lost new sales, and that no one "buys" a video game as much as we merely license the right to play the game while the developer retains all of the rights to the original content, thus making copying, modding, or otherwise altering "your" game technically immoral.


Well, used games certainly do reduce new sales. Really not something you can debate. As for the rest, the license argument would specifically need to be baked into the terms of the sale for it to count... although it'd be ignored anyway.
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TopicLet's pray for Demi Lovato
Zeus
07/29/18 8:37:14 PM
#19
ParanoidObsessive posted...
Addiction disorders seem to be at least partially genetic/biological. Which is not to say that there's a gene that forces you to pick up a bottle and pour its contents down your throat (so yes, there's ALWAYS a "choice" and active engagement on the part of the user when it comes to addiction), but there does seem to be a genetic predisposition towards becoming addicted to things that radically alters just how much "willpower" a given person has to resist. For some people, peer pressure and life stresses and body biochemistry (and even potentially diagnosed psychological disorders of other kinds) can make it far harder to say no to the first drink (or smoke, or vape, or shot, or sniff, or pill, or...), and once you've established how good the high feels (and how bad the low feels), it can be much harder to stop than it might be for someone else.


Which comes back to my second point:

Zeus posted...
And, more generally, if you're writing off things as being outside peoples' control due to their brain or body's functioning, that's an essentially an argument that nobody is responsible for anything.


Or, in other words, we're *all* biologically (or environmentally) inclined towards certain things. It's a post facto argument that broadly alleviates all responsibility for anything anybody ever does >_>

ParanoidObsessive posted...
The real problem is the point where a behavior goes from "use" to "abuse", and whether or not a given person can even sense when that line is crossed, or consciously choose to scale back their behavior once they cross it. Self-rationalization blocks a lot of awareness of the issue out, even things that are obvious to people on the outside looking in. Doubly so if negative effects aren't immediate, but things that only become a problem later (which is why we tend to gloss over addictions like caffeine, sugar, fatty foods, salts, etc).


While "use vs abuse" is a great argument when it comes to socially accepted behaviors (which arguably even includes smoking and drinking), heroin use is *not* socially acceptable by any stretch. From a very early age, most people are bombarded with anti-drug messaging which often spells out in detail why certain drugs are bad (especially when it comes to somebody her age since the messaging has improved over time as opposed to the "Any questions?" PSAs of the early 90s).

And, even with socially acceptable activities, many people *still* have the sense not to mess with them. For instance, countless people never tried smoking, despite the vast majority of children having at least some access to cigarettes as a kid.

ParanoidObsessive posted...
What makes it more complicated is that most people aren't necessarily predisposed towards "alcohol addiction" or "heroin addiction" as much as they are predisposed to the addictive behavior itself, meaning that someone with an addictive personality can easily go their entire life never drinking a single drop of beer and still get addicted to something like gambling, video games, or spending way too much time surfing the Internet and posting on social media/message boards. Any behavior can be addictive, and people who treat the symptoms rather than the addictive personality itself can often easily just swap one addiction for another when quitting.


While I'm familiar with the idea, the notion that addictive behaviors are interchangeable is somewhat silly especially since it inadvertently dismisses ideas like chemical addiction. Likewise, the argument glosses over the most relevant portion of addiction which is harm. Heroin, meth, and alcohol are all lethal addictions. It's a lot harder to OD on coffee, which is why it's a less-discussed addiction.
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TopicMcdonald's employee bodyslams woman who tried to steal soda
Zeus
07/29/18 7:07:50 PM
#34
JebronLames posted...
Lil69Leo posted...
Yeah I'm gonna say that customer is gonna get a nice big paycheck from McD. Blatant assault. It's not a employees job to police or punch customers let alone have a racist argument.

Assaulted by not only one manager but a employee too. Yeah McD is gonna be paying money.

racist argument? i didn't hear that and every video i've seen bleeped out the audio but not the tatas


Leo just trolls with random nonsense like that. It's usually not even worth taking the bait.

Mead posted...
Theyre gonna fire any employees that got involved physically and that will be the end of it.


Given that the customer not only attacked them, but was allegedly charged with battery for the crime, I'm not even sure that'll happen.

dedbus posted...
Didn't the Starbucks thing have no physical component and they still had stood to get some kind of settlement which they refused instead for some donation?


Because that was in any way remotely close to this. When customers get into violent altercations with employees, that kinda kills any money they might try to get. And, in the case of the Starbucks thing, it was solely a PR thing and any lawsuit would have been tossed out since there were no damages. In this case, the customer was allegedly charged with battery and, if true, will likely settle. Therefore if it went to trial, all they'd have to do is point out that she admitted guilt to battery and it'd get tossed out.

dedbus posted...
I think there will most likely be some kind of settlement since some lawyer is just creaming themselves to bring it to court.


You aren't thinking at all then.

Lil69Leo posted...
Again a customer can do whatever they want.


Pretty sure customers aren't allowed to assault people because, you know, laws exist. A customer in the process of engaging in theft then assaulted a worker.
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TopicGod, the new God of War is just sublime
Zeus
07/29/18 6:54:18 PM
#2
tbh, the story looks great, but what I've seen of the game mechanics doesn't really thrill me. Was never super into the GoW fights against human-sized bosses because the fights rarely felt epic. (Hercules notwithstanding, since he kept wrecking the stage.)
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TopicThe UK is banning people from participating in political conversation
Zeus
07/29/18 6:51:48 PM
#6
ParanoidObsessive posted...
Why would we do that? They don't have any oil.


There might be a cache of unobtanium under Buckingham Palace, though. We won't know until we mine!
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TopicWhy do women need soap operas?
Zeus
07/29/18 6:50:49 PM
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Serdar posted...
Why do women need soap operas?


Why do you need to keep making alts after you get banned? >_>
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TopicLet's pray for Demi Lovato
Zeus
07/29/18 6:48:24 PM
#9
ZBug_ posted...
Thats pretty short sighted.


I think you misunderstood his point. He was saying that he doesn't view her as any different than any other heroin user. That's not necessarily a value assessment on heroin users. Instead, it could be read as a criticism of her receiving special treatment.

ZBug_ posted...
A person makes a mistake and develops a mental illness (addiction) and so you dont care about them?


To be fair, if somebody kept getting into car accidents, would you write all of those off as mistakes or would you take away their license? >_> The problem with framing drug use as addiction and metal illness is that you're absolving the participant of any and all accountability regardless of circumstance. Lovato *had* been through rehab in the past, she had been clean in the past, etc. And, more generally, if you're writing off things as being outside peoples' control due to their brain or body's functioning, that's an essentially an argument that nobody is responsible for anything.

And, while I believe in giving people second-chances, it's silly -- not to mention culturally dangerous -- to downplay the decision to do drugs as merely a "mistake." After all, how many times did you mistakenly inject yourself with heroin or another drug? How many times did you accidentally consume crack or crystal meth? By framing these things as being minor, you're tacitly encouraging people to do them. The fact remains that the vast majority of people have enough sense to not try any of these things.

ZBug_ posted...
Theyre still human and deserve to be treated just as much as any sick perosn.


Again, while I feel that addiction should be treated, that's a wrong-headed equivocation. While addiction is a disease, it's a disease that people bring onto themselves as opposed to say, a child who develops cancer. There are countless ailments which are cosmically unjust, just the universe's bad luck. Then there are other things indirectly tied to bad decision-making at least partly within the particant's control, whether it's obesity, blood pressure, etc. Finally, you have things that are 100% brought on by the user, whether it's sticking Tide Pods in their mouth for a Youtube video or consuming a known-hazardous recreational drug. Pretending that the three categories are the same is wildly offensive to anybody who developed an ailment for reasons entirely beyond their control.
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TopicThe UK is banning people from participating in political conversation
Zeus
07/29/18 6:34:26 PM
#2
wtf....
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TopicWhat's your favorite anime rivalry and why is it Omega and Shinryu?
Zeus
07/29/18 6:31:45 PM
#26
papercup posted...
Doesn't change the fact that Final Fantasy XIV is Anime: The Video Game.


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TopicLet's pray for Demi Lovato
Zeus
07/29/18 6:26:38 PM
#7
Serdar posted...
Girl needs to be saved.


Let's pray for you. You need Jesus.
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TopicHulk Hogan and Zeus sign deal for No Holds Barred 2
Zeus
07/29/18 6:25:29 PM
#30
FortuneCookie posted...
If Hogan has one more match left in him, it should be a one on one match against Zeus at WrestleMania.


Or maybe something more relevant. Even bringing back Mr. T to fight Hogan at WM would attract more interest at this point.
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TopicHulk Hogan and Zeus sign deal for No Holds Barred 2
Zeus
07/29/18 6:17:11 PM
#28
omega cookie posted...
Bad_Mojo posted...
omega cookie posted...
For those that don't get the joke, Kayfabenews is the wrestling version of Clickhole.


Weekly World News

Yeah, but Clickhole is funny. WWN is just sad.


But WWN is a reference people actually get. The Onion would have also worked.

Bad_Mojo posted...
Bat Boy is my spirit animal!


Judge Judy is my spirit animal
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