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She's got some talent, sure. Her Dangerous Woman album is actually quite good, as catchy pop music goes, but she doesn't exactly strike me as an "artist" with anything to really say, either.

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nemu posted...

It's a term for someone who seeks out problems there aren't there and wants to implement solutions that make no sense. It's not someone who simply seeks to right social wrongs, but someone who needs to develop an antagonist responsible for every evil in this world. I see it in a similar way to someone who eats a vegan diet vs someone who is peddling the church of veganism.

VERY well said.

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Squall28 posted...

It's obviously a combination of everything, but I don't like the mentality of focusing on things outside your control. There's a lot an individual can do to up their status.

I can see both sides of this. On one hand I was born into a bit of money and had the luxury of paying for college in full, out of pocket, as well as every car I've ever owned. The only loan I've ever taken out is on my house, which I did before I was 30. I have no idea what it's like to be in debt or wonder where my next meal is coming from. That said, I did still work hard to make a name for myself, and as a college-educated, upper-middle class person, I still cannot land a job that pays more than about $15 an hour. It's always, "oh, you didn't intern or never did this or that." Frankly, after a while, being told no no no so often when you are clearly qualified (sometimes overly so) becomes so disheartening that it makes you not want to try any longer. I get it. so even though I have a cushion a lot of people don't have, I'm still in kind of of the same boat

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Yes, at least once, sometimes twice a week. Much ado about nothing.

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Veggeta X posted...

There's nothing funnier than watching an old person struggling to use a self check out lane.

I don't know...I'm 37 and have never not had a problem.

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I got a few in college, that are all small and discrete. Now at 37 I wouldn't say I "regret" them, necessarily, but I wouldn't honestly get any of them again if I had the chance. I find them extremely unattractive on others so really dont know what compelled me in the first place.

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I actually enjoy performing this more than intercourse, to be totally honest, and my husband loves receiving. But yeah, you definitely need to prepare ahead of time, lol.

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I'm in a weird place with this. Do I believe something happened? Honestly, I think that, yes, Michael Jackson probably had some boundary issues and that very well may have resulted in what modern society interprets as inappropriate behavior for a grown man. Whether it was sexual in nature, I dont pretend to know. Frankly, he always struck me as asexual more than anything else, so I like to believe that whatever behavior or activities which may have transpired behind closed doors he did not engage in with predatory or malicious intent. Not that that would justify or excuse any proven claim of pedophilia, obviously, but his maturity appeared to be stunted in such a way which genuinely blinded him to the fact that there are some things you just dont do, sleepovers and pillow fights with little Timmy among them.

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Roseanne. I've had worse.

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I don't dislike sprouts, but I LOVE broccoli, and it goes with petty much anything.

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She just earned her 50th number 1 single on the Billboard club charts, and her 2019 album "Madame X" was number 1 around the world. "Relevant" is a subjective word these days but one way or the other she's still going, like it or not.

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Never played what I guess you would call a turn-based game like Pokemon, or a FPS like Call of Duty. Not saying they're dumb or anything, but I can tell they wouldn't hold my interest.

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First, just let me say that depression and anxiety are very real. I struggled with both quite a lot as a teenager, and though I have gotten better as an adult, I do still get the occasional anxious flare-up.

That said, I agree they can also be used as crutches. My husband, for example, will tell you he suffers from crippling anxiety, but as an observer it seems he's only anxious about someone stealing YouTube when he's not looking because he's addicted to his phone and struggles to keep a job for any length of time because he'd rather be at home in bed with it. It's a strange cycle of "what's causing what?" But I digress.

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Just counted 9 apps on my phone.

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I was just talking about this with a coworker, lol. Quiktrip has the best cappuccinos and coffees, in my opinion.

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The Joker in Mortal Kombat 11. I've had worse.

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It doesn't exactly scream "date movie," so I'm sure you won't be alone in your aloneness.

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I've never really understood why people are so eager to get out of jury duty. I think it's kind of fun, and when I got selected to serve on a trial last year it was actually really fascinating. I probably wouldn't want to go more than a few days with it, but I do think it's something everyone should experience once.

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Assassins Creed Origins. I hadn't been that immersed in a world in a very long time.

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I had all four of mine taken out a few years ago. They weren't bothering me, but I was starting to get cavities in a couple of them so it just seems easier to get rid of 'em. It wasn't as painful as they say, but bled a LOT. Like, for days, and ruined a shirt and some sheets.

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Please, my boss concludes half her emails with a meme, lol.

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Waiting on a Sunny Day. Worlds Apart is a close second.

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And how the hell did everybody in the audience know the words? Lol

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Skurvy_1 posted...

It's what I did lol

I forsee myself doing the same, and I'm gay, lol. But socially liberal as I may be, now that I'm a little older and actually know a bit about money Republicans are definitely smarter with it. It's unfortunate everybody is to one extreme or the other these days; I think both sides have some fair points that if combined could fix a lot of this country's problems. Shrug.

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Personally I couldn't bring myself to be interested in this movie, and I say that as someone who actually like Suicide Squad quite a lot. That said, the weekend has barely even begun, so we shall see.

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Of all time? Batman Returns. To me it embodies all the elements which make up a perfect film action, drama, humor, frights, romance, and much more. I also think its a great psychological study. Even as a 10 year-old kid back in 1992 I was fascinated by the concept of dual identities and split personalities, and was very intrigued by the thin line which separates genius and insanity, for both heroes and villains alike. I was especially drawn to Catwoman, a character who I feel is best portrayed as someone who is a bit cracked mentally, as opposed to other media where she is often depicted as an otherwise normal woman who simply happens to be a master thief. Even her very costume is a perfect metaphor for someone outwardly beautiful but coming apart at the seams a little more each day.

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I've used it before and it's pretty straightforward, as taxes go, anyway. Last year however I went and had taxes done because I got married and was filing jointly for the first time, and there was a business to consider, and I just wanted to make sure I was doing it all right.

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Only speaking from personal experience, I gotta go with Last of Us. Don't get me wrong, I do like it a lot, but I just didn't feel as emotionally invested for these characters as many others claimed to be. I kept waiting for the "punch in the gut" moment I kept hearing about but it never came, and then the game was over. Plus I had some nitpicks gameplay-wise; limited enemy types, confusing crafting, etc. So, still very good, but definitely overrated.

I also thought the last couple Assassins Creed games were actually underrated, Origins especially. I played it during my cancer treatment a couple years ago and it basically saved me from myself; I hadn't been so immersed in a world like that in a good long while.

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Accolon posted...

Peanut butter and cheese

Peanut butter, cheese, mayo, and pickle sandwiches are bomb.

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Actually no, I don't think we ever did play dodgeball. But then I might have blocked out my PE years, lol.

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"Vogue" by Madonna. It embodies everything I know I am on the inside but could never be on the outside. I'm a pretty quiet, introverted person, but for those 5 minutes and 21 seconds I am a star.

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I just can't bring myself to be interested in this movie, and I liked Suicide Squad a lot, lol.

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I'm 6 years older than my now-husband which was something I really considered when we we first met and started dating. Now that we are both in our 30s I don't really think about it as much, but there was something about each of us being on either side of 30 in the beginning that made it seem worse than it is. Every once in a rare while some reference I make will go over his head (or vice versa) but overall it's not a big deal.

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M_Live posted...

I don't know if I'd want to have a threesome with someone I was in a serious relationship with. I feel like it would affect the dynamic, no matter how comfortable you guys may be.

I'm no expert on the matter by any means, but I agree with this. I feel like a threesome is something you experiment with before settling down into a monogamous relationships. I guess I feel like jealousy and insecurity will eventually chip away at you, no matter how comfortable you think you are with one another going into it. Or maybe I'm projecting, I don't know. But yeah, personally I would probably be offended if my now-husband even suggested it, as it would indicate that on some level he wasn't satisfied with our sex-life as it. But everyone is different.

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Umbreon posted...

I hate that someone made me nostalgic for Bush.

Not the war he dragged us in, that was an abomination. Nor the recession he caused, that's still fucking me to this day.

But man when Bush said some stupid shit, that was great. Everyone agrees that it was stupid too. You didn't have scores of people intentionally dumbing themselves down to believe he was profound. Or that he didn't really mean that. Or that he was just trolling. Or that he meant it but it's not a big deal. Or that he meant it and it's a big deal but everyone else does it.

Yeah, in retrospect George W wasn't so bad. Amusing in a "monkey driving a car" kind of way, but not outright insane.

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I wouldn't say it's "better than," because I rather enjoy being married. But at the same time I'm not going to deny that there does exist a time that's a bit...slumpy, after the newness wears off.

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I re-read IT last year for the first time since I was a teen. I remember it being kind of plodding but really enjoyed it the second time. No movie adaptation could ever do full justice to all the themes it presents, but I will say the 2017 version really put the the 90's miniseries to shame in every way. It's actually probably my favorite film of the last ten years, at least.

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Webmaster4531 posted...

What makes you think that? I bet something about Venezuela, well bad news for you their economy is turning around because Trump's tensions in Iran are causing oil prices to go up.

Well I don't know what any of that means so I guess it just goes to show you how much I care about or follow any of this in the first place, lol. The moral of the story is that things suck and will always suck and I've made my peace with that.

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Webmaster4531 posted...

What could be equal to American concentration camps and a possible WW3?

Oh, I don't know. Bankruptcy or the total depreciation of the American dollar at the hands of someone like Sanders, maybe?

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EndOfDiscOne posted...

Your apathy is what keeps Republicans in power. We call that "alt right adjacent".

On paper I'm liberal, but don't hold very many political opinions on either front. And I will be super honest - this is actually the first election where I'm considering not voting. I guess I just have yet to see how the voice of the people has any influence whatsoever, or how any of our daily lives are truly affected by any of this. Plus it's slim picking where a viable Democratic candidate is concerned, anyway. "Anyone but Trump" is equally scary as him getting reelected, so frankly I'd just rather wash my hands of the whole business. I've earned the right to be apathetic, I feel.

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I'm not terribly political on either front, but coming from the most objective mindset I can muster she was the only viable candidate who seemed to know what she was doing in 2016. Have you read her book, "What Happened"? If not you should. It's quite good and clarifies a lot of the misconceptions people like you have.

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I will say this for him, at least. He had a book signing where I work a few years ago and he was very kind.

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DyingPancake posted...

I gotta say that its kind of crazy how almost all K-Marts seemed this way. The one near my house looked like a slightly better Dollar General. There was just this depressing feel about it.

And honestly, I kinda loved it. Even back in the 90s it was like this big store that time forgot that was still trying to stay modern, but failing. For example they were on their last legs at the start of the PS3/360 generation and they still had an N64 kiosk in the game section.

There was something kinda cool about shopping there

That's so funny to hear you say that. I've used "the store that time forgot" to describe Kmart as well, lol. The last one I know in my state closed maybe two years ago. Prices were always funny at Kmart; they could be crazy expensive on things like movies and food items but it was actually my go-to place for clothes, and you could hit the occasional jackpot with toys. I miss it.

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As an Arizonan my shower schedule is almost seasonal, lol. During summer you'll feel really gross if you go more than a day without showering, but this time of year I have no problem admitting I average about every other day. Also depends if I've danced/worked out.

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spikethedevil posted...

He said bad games...

In fairness I didn't care for Skyrim, either. I stopped and started it several times over the years and wanted so badly to get into it but just couldn't for some reason.

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SSJCAT posted...

im gay but i dont really consider myself a part of the gay community, mostly because of stupid ass opinions like these, but also because i just dont fit into the culture

Same. I feel like too many gay men insist upon making their sexuality their defining feature, and it's sad to me that so many people find that the most interesting thing about themselves.

As for the original question, no I don't see any issue with transsexualism. I can't relate to it personally and will plead ignorance about what exactly it means or the struggles it presents, but on the surface, as an idea, I'm not immediately inclined to think "Ew, gross" or anything like that. I do have other, probably more unpopular opinions regarding nonbinary gender labels and the like, but that's a different thread, I suppose.

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darkprince45 posted...

He obviously meant to say picture

Yes I did, thank you. Hate typing on mobile :P

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I for one certainly appreciate having guidelines for a nice, clean, visually appealing neighborhood. Now that said, my HOA can be pretty...special. I once got a letter from mine advising me to pull the weeds in my front yard and they included of me pulling weeds. I really should have kept it, it's too unbelievable.

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