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Witcher 3 runner was amazing. He carried a 2-hour run with no couch and made it easily the most entertaining of the few I've seen so far.

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Those are a lot of big assumptions to "fully expect".

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where soulz

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Trump's younger brother, Robert, has died. No word on the cause of death.

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Since the convo has veered toward Japanese wrestling again, here's something I've always wanted to ask...

I've watched a good number of Japanese matches over the years, but I always just cherry-pick individual bouts. I've never seen an entire show start-to-finish, so I have no idea about the TV status of Japanese wrestling. I know WWE produces like 6+ hours of content a week, while AEW and Impact (I know I've seen em while channel surfing, so they're still around) likely contribute a few more.

Is it similar in Japan? Are companies like NJPW, AJPW, and Noah airing weekly programs to pump interest into their PPVs? Do they even have PPVs the same way we (up until recently) used to, or do they also offer their premium shows through online network subscriptions?

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I'm researching it for my parents. Luckily, we live in NV, a state that seems to be actively working to make mail voting accessible.

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Yeah, my mom is in her 60s and has severe asthma - she's high risk and would be very wary about standing in a packed line of people, at least some of whom would probably be flying their political colors by not wearing a mask. It's unfair to call people in her situation foolish.

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Humanity will definitely go extinct, but since we'd still be able to communicate, I imagine enough of us will make the journey to a central location and form humanity's last enclave. We'd probably call it GFNW or something.

You couldn't write a nobler end for our species.

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I thought Squatch was about $10 for an individual soap, which is absurd for a 5 oz bar. Seven is definitely more reasonable, but a lot of that is still marketing mark-up. These were the two I picked up today, and they cost $3.75 and $4.50, and are probably just as good (the Cremo is also a bit larger).



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Dammit all, this topic got me to splurge on fancy soaps this morning. B8 with its reverse psychology marketing.

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Unsurprised. These detained people are quickly dehumanized. Couple the dehumanization with their lack of rights and power, and and I'd be shocked if sexual abuse wasn't occurring.

US soldiers raped Iraqi women and girls; this is hardly different.

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America has always devalued labor and aggrandized ownership. It's been woven into the fabric of our history from the very beginning - land ownership, people ownership, and now business ownership. Any attempt to carve out a meaningful slice for the working class (let's say from WWII to the 1970s) was temporary and has had its course feverishly reversed since.

I've done my own quick research into this, and relative to the minimum wage of the time, the median cost of a home in the U.S. is currently double what it was in the 1960s. The relative cost of education has more than doubled. Sure, TVs, music, and movies may be cheaper, but any investment that may actually grow your wealth/power or improve your lot in life is significantly more expensive today.

And yeah, the gig economy will only hurt things, probably to the extent that I'd wager it's quite unsustainable in the long term. Hell, the growing gig economy may be the eventual powder keg for nationalized healthcare or UBI. People will fight back, eventually. They won't just volunteer to disappear.

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FFDragon posted...

Two words: Sex. Swing.

Especially while I'm using my home office!

greengravy294 posted...

buy a Purple mattress

Is that actually legit, or just average crap with a big ad campaign? Looks like they start at a grand, which is way outside my budget for a mattress.

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azuarc posted...

how big a room? Guests don't need much. A bed, a dresser, and a nightstand should suffice. Maybe a chair. The rest is just decorating.

Decent size, 12x12. It has a huge mirror (almost 10 feet wide) that serves as the sliding closet door, so I don't need to add a mirror. There's also a private door to the restroom, meaning if guests simply lock the main restroom door, it becomes a private restroom for them. I think it's an excellent guest room setup overall.

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Also haven't seen them in months. While they're certainly smug, I didn't find them that offensive HOWEVER no fucking ad campaign will get me to pony up $10 for ONE bar of soap. I have used fancy-pants all natural body soaps before, and they are nicer, but imo are rarely worth the markup even at $4-5 a bar, let alone $10.

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I've never heard of a Murphy Bed (or I've never heard of a wall bed by that name), but interesting idea. Thanks!

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My roommate's moving out, and rather than look for another renter, I'm going to convert it to a home office/guestroom. My office setup is little more than a desk and chair, so at least 80% of the room is free for guests.

I've never had a guestroom before, and apart from a bed and nightstand, I'm not sure what to put in there (the goal being to make the room look both modern and inviting). I'm considering an island/beach theme, but that might be too tacky.

So yeah, any advice is welcomed before my gf flies back here and I likely give her the whole project to head.

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I guess not when you put it that way... although 3/5 gained much of their popularity outside the WWE, which I'd say is pretty diverse.

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BD/DB has to be the only guy whose popularity peaked in the past decade (along with Punk, though DB's peak is even more recent) that I'd put on my list. He's just so fucking good, had an unbreakable connection with the audience, and always seemed willing to kill himself for his craft. He's the American, bearded, cruiserweight Kobashi.

Speaking of American - looks like the top 4 is 75% un-American, with three countries represented. B8 with the diverse take!

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TheRock1525 posted...

51% favorability with the 65+ group.

That number will dip as Trump really ramps up the nasty black woman whistles (I won't call them "dog" whistles anymore, they're just whistles at this point).


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blablablax17 posted...

What part?

Sup neighbor! Green Valley, very close to the district (specifically, GVP and Wigwam).

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My brother pays $2100 for a 2-bedroom apartment in Highland Park, which is considered a solid deal for the area. In contrast, my mortgage for a 2-bedroom condo in Henderson, NV is $800, and that's including the hefty monthly HOA.

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Steiner posted...

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5hx3ab; The 1992 Royal Rumble

Gimmick match aside (or perhaps because of it), this might be my favorite pro wrestling match of all time. I showed it to my gf a few years ago (careful not to oversell the Flair angle or else I'd risk spoiling the end), and she was laughing and enjoying herself through the whole thing. Look at all the talent in this one match - Hogan, Savage, Taker, Piper, Jake the Snake, DiBiase - and it's Flair who carries the whole thing and overpowers them all. He and Bobby Heenan - who gave arguably the greatest color commentary ever this night - deserve a special award for this match alone.

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BotW

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my doctor wife's wap

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It's a music video where Cardi B and another artist named Megan show their butts.

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Great video

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That makes me assume the next person also didn't top any lists... but that doesn't help me in guessing who it may be. Okada or Jericho?

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Kyubit_Foxstar posted...

What happens when you add him to the mix?

The other guy's chances of getting sixth place all to himself drastic go down

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I've seen four (the first two and most recent two). Covenant was such a disappointing follow up to Prometheus. I don't think I've ever left a theater more let down.

So yeah, it wins.

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It sounds like your everyday California hikes/walks may have made you overconfident.

I think 7:45 was far too late a time to start a hike like this if you expected to complete the whole thing in one day. You should have started at like... 4:30 so that at least a portion of your hike back would not be under a merciless Arizona sun. Hiking around your neighborhood, even in hot daylight, is nothing like hiking uphill in a national park during summer.

Speaking from recent experience here. I walk in the daytime frequently in Las Vegas, but it's in the privileged ass suburbs, so I rarely need to truly exert. Last week, I hiked Angel's Landing in Zion with my brother, and in preparation for the heat, we started at about 7:15 and ended before 9:30. Seriously, this was a baby compared to your hike - a little over 4 miles round trip and only about 1000 feet of elevation gain. Despite this, we both agreed that the people who'd start at noon were gonna wreck themselves, as even during 9:30, that summer Utah sun was no joke.

You had hours of July Arizona sun to deal with while navigating the ass-end of 3500 feet of elevation gain. I hope they plaster danger warnings everywhere for this hike, especially the uphill portion, as summer sun in that situation can sap a person's strength in like 15 minutes, let alone 5 freakin miles. Also, I disagree with the estimate that the uphill portion would only take 3 hours. That elevation gain is crazy, and to attempt it in midday, you might only be covering a mile an hour. I probably would have done what Ngamer said and camped overnight, aiming to start the hike back before dawn. Anything else just sounds like a miserable experience to me.

All in all, I'm glad you're ok! Certainly glad that the scorpion sting seems to have healed completely.

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INCEPTlON posted...

Interesting story but Ive sincerely never heard of this guy before. I think its reasonable that a lot of people havent.

Thank you for your realistic take. I've heard of the Paul brothers, but I've never seen their YouTube content. From what I gather, their main audience is around 14 years old, so hardly anyone here would actually seek out their content. At that point, it becomes a question of whether a 30-year-old (active on social media or not) would have heard of them in passing... and either-or is feasible.

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TheRock1525 posted...

Austin never did much for me, to be honest. I was a huge Rock mark from the NoD days so I always rooted for him over Austin while they were feuding for the IC title.

I adored heel rock. My first Ocarina of Time file back in Decemeber 1998 was named THEROCK. I was soured when he turned face - I just loved him too much as a heel.

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KommunistKoala posted...

no love for HBK or just forgot him?

I can't deny his talent, but I just dislike him too much to put him anywhere near a favorites list. I may have forgotten Punk and Daniel Bryan though.

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Surprised to see Stone Cold near the back end of the top 10, though I suppose everyone's a killer this far up the list.

Also, I think my list would have probably looked something like this:

Bret Hart
Kenta Kobashi
Stone Cold Steve Austin
Bruiser Brody
The Undertaker
Eddie Guerrero
Macho Man Randy Savage
Owen Hart
Sabu
Ric Flair
Sting
Mitsuharu Misawa
Rey Mysterio
El Santo
Kurt Angle
Mr. Perfect
Andre the Giant
Terry Funk
Booker T
Rob Van Dam
Scott Hall
Arn Anderson
Dean Malenko
Ultimo Dragon
Chris Jericho

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https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2qc985

This is my favorite wrestling highlight ever. It was popular on YouTube in the early days of streaming, and it took me a while to find this backup a couple years ago. I'm sure most of those few dozen views are me.

I almost never followed wrestling outside the States and have only watched a handful of Kobashi's matches, but he's still near the top of my list. There's just... something about him, the champion of champions. I think @NBIceman 's writeup captures his incredible je ne se qua quite well, but if I had to compare him, I think he's the only wrestler in that Muhammad Ali class of myth where a part of me still has a hard part believing someone like Kenta Kobashi actually exists.

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Wow, worst possible start

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Apparently his daughter was really pestering him for those two. And yeah, I thought it was a joke at first, but he was being 100% serious. To make things (ie: me) look even lamer, I wound up not even needing that extra credit for the A.

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My brother and I have a small trove in our parents's house. Back in 2002/03, I gave away his Blastoise and Gyarados to my high school history teacher in exchange for extra credit (couldn't risk getting a B), and my brother took it as a top ten anime betrayal. For years, he had 148/150, with my treachery keeping him from a complete original set.

About twelve years later, on the day of his pharmacy school graduation, I surprised him with a Blastoise and Gyarados in a graduation card. Combined, they cost less than $25, but the childlike joy on his face was priceless. I was redeemed.

But yeah, we have at least one Charizard, but I'd never think of selling unless the money was truly obscene.

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ChaosTonyV4 posted...

https://twitter.com/andreapitzer/status/1288305202676850689?s=2

Interested to hear opinions on this from all sides in this topic.

That the small government conservatives think this perfectly cromulent is blowing my mind. Like these fools didnt learn fuck about shit

Small government for suburbanite and rural goodfolk like them, police state for immigrants and brownfolk. That's what it's always truly been.

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A Biology degree is worthless? Tough times.

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Yeah, you get no credit for claiming your model correctly predicts events that have already happened. Like give me a break lol

I'll say that calling five of the past six elections is impressive when compared to a layman or message board political junkie, but it's not a noteworthy hallmark of accuracy for an actual predictive model.

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Veggeta X posted...

that doesn't even look like him anymore

I noticed that too when he tried to bring back his show. It looks like whatever weight he gained went straight to his face.

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VintageGin posted...

Bidet + wet wipe? Seems excessive

Maybe, but a wet wipe gets me completely clean and does most of the drying. After I use one, I only need like two squares of TP to pat dry. I never cared to guess how much TP I was using before when I was doing things the "traditional" way. Like... minimum 20 squares per poop?

Aecioo posted...

I'll eat ass but no way am I sending water up there

I'll never forget one of the first times I used mine. I tried to strain a stubborn last bit of poop out, and I... well, I shot a small explosion of water from my ass. I sat there in momentary disbelief, wondering if I had just somehow peed out of my ass. Before I realized that it was just bidet water, it was the most confusing few moments I've ever had on the john.

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DoomTheGyarados posted...

But do you flush the wet wipes despite everyone saying that is bad?

Yep, but I try to only flush one at a time (I never need to use more than two since the bidet itself does such a good job). Been doing it that way for a few years without any issues. I'm probably being selfish, but I just can't toss em in the bin without feeling gross.

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If anyone here is interested in an excellent and simple quality of life improvement, HERE IT IS:

Installed Bidet + Wet Wipes + Toilet Paper to pat dry COMBO

You will feel cleaner and more hygienic all the time (because you WILL BE cleaner and more hygienic all the time), and you might even save money in the long run. I know bidets have been gaining popularity ever since we hit TP crit levels a few months ago, but if you're a person who still finds them a strange and awkward appliance... time to expand your mind and join the winning team.

Decided to make this topic because I pooped ten minutes and, in a moment of zen, realized that I'm on my second roll of TP since March (when people actually began tracking things like that).

I'm here to answer any questions.

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Texas has no state income tax. In CA, he'll be paying millions in state taxes on that new Spotify deal. In TX, zero.

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He's rich and powerful. He doesn't have to worry about actually facing repercussions for buying/using weed regardless of its legality.

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FFDragon posted...

I demand that be used for a match pic next contest

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It's been 13 years since I played FFX, and I thought Kimahri was pretty viable at first, but IIRC, he was left in the dust by midgame. Like yeah, he's a traditional answer to a question like this, but I didn't think he was useless from start to finish.

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