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It's not an agenda thing. It's based on a true story and a famous ghost story. The widow of Winchester built her house to try and trick ghosts. It's crazy-balls, but the movie looks horrible.

Step 1: Nail large nail into stud.
Step 2: ???

gamepimp12 posted...

It sounds more like they dont want politics that they dont agree with in their sports, which then sounds like a you problem.

Yep, that's it.

They also say they think that celebrities shouldn't talk about politics, and they elected Trump so ...

People have been literally reporting on Russian troll farms since around 2014 or so, at least. I actually have been worried that I hallucinated it for like the last few years, because everyone just swept it under the rug for like two years and now everyone is acting like it is some sort of revelation.

KingCrabCake posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Offworlder1 posted...

No the arguement is why should law abiding citizens have more of their rights stripped away when criminals who dont follow the law to begin with will not be effected.

Make policy that targets criminals, criminal activities, and is not fucking over the good people.

Which is exactly why we should remove the licensing of cars. Innocent people can sometimes not afford the fees or to get a car to get their license, but are punished and unable to buy a car without a license. Meanwhile, criminals continue to drive without licenses and doing whatever they want. Car licensing is unconstitutional and it only takes law-abiding citizens off the road.

Ummm driving a car isnt a right

Yes, but not dying from being shot sort of is, so maybe an amendment is in order?

Dragonblade01 posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Dragonblade01 posted...

People keep the religion but throw out certain beliefs because sometimes the actual society of believers and the tradition of believing it is more important than the specifics of those beliefs.

That makes sense in some contexts, but specifically with Christianity, the entire thing is held together by their Holy Scriptures, which outright state, "Do not change these rules, they are unchanging and ever applicable".

It's the natural result of conflict between the various areas of one's social environment. Often, people would rather reconcile them than give one of the areas up. And since people in an environment often experience similar things, they can usually find groups that share some of these struggles and attempts at compromise. The gradual evolution of the various areas of one's society (including religion) is what follows. It may not be fast or happen at an even pace; but as long as a religion doesn't control all aspects of one's social environment, there's potential for change, even if seems contradictory.

No, I get that, I'm just curious for some first-hand experience. There is a huge difference between a societal study of the hypocrisy of a religion and someone telling you first hand why they feel it is not hypocrisy.

Darmik posted...

I feel like they've spent most of this phase grooming the audience in getting used to the newer characters just to make sure it will work. We started out phase 3 with what was essentially Captain America vs Iron Man and that's basically been it from them until Avengers (outside of Iron Man having a big supporting role in Homecoming). No Iron Man solo movie at all. Their character arcs seem like they're coming to a close too. Civil War was a big climatic moment for both of them and I think the next Avengers movies will resolve it.

I'm not expecting Iron Man 4 in the next phase either. I think the next Captain America movie will be lead by Bucky (perhaps to see if audiences will accept a transition like that). Avengers 4 will probably end with them passing the torch to the new team (Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Ant-man, Wasp, Spider-man and Doctor Strange).

On top of this they recently got the X-Men and Fantastic Four which I'm guessing has totally shifted whatever their previous plans were for movies after Avengers 4.

Yeah, that makes sense. You are probably right.

Ummmm ... no, there are plenty of Native Americans still around today ... I'm not sure why you would think that.

I'd assume my marriage is getting in the way most of the time.

Darmik posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I would love it if they let some of the other heroes shine for awhile, but they'll probably just recast. I mean, they could at least pull some 'time travel' shenanigans like it was a comic, but I'm sure they wouldn't do that.

Really? I don't even think the MCU needs them considering how big all of their new stuff has been. Wouldn't surprise me if Bucky becomes the new Captain America and Tony Stark 'retires' and is only used as a supporting character like in Homecoming.

Yeah, you are right. It may change now. It would just seem weird, considering how Star Wars was handled, or any other long-running franchise. It's difficult to switch the protagonist in series without so many eyes on them.

Dragonblade01 posted...

People keep the religion but throw out certain beliefs because sometimes the actual society of believers and the tradition of believing it is more important than the specifics of those beliefs.

That makes sense in some contexts, but specifically with Christianity, the entire thing is held together by their Holy Scriptures, which outright state, "Do not change these rules, they are unchanging and ever applicable".

What the hell man? Are you trying to get us all killed?!?

Yeah. I made a set of clay Norse Runes awhile back. I made my buddy one too, for Christmas.

I would love it if they let some of the other heroes shine for awhile, but they'll probably just recast. I mean, they could at least pull some 'time travel' shenanigans like it was a comic, but I'm sure they wouldn't do that.

I mean, I know you are strawmanning the fuck out a very broad range of political ideologies, but what societal norms are you referring to?

I'm fairly certain gene editing in legitimate immortality isn't going to happen, especially not in the next 80 years.

Offworlder1 posted...

No the arguement is why should law abiding citizens have more of their rights stripped away when criminals who dont follow the law to begin with will not be effected.

Make policy that targets criminals, criminal activities, and is not fucking over the good people.

Which is exactly why we should remove the licensing of cars. Innocent people can sometimes not afford the fees or to get a car to get their license, but are punished and unable to buy a car without a license. Meanwhile, criminals continue to drive without licenses and doing whatever they want. Car licensing is unconstitutional and it only takes law-abiding citizens off the road.

I'm not much for sculpture, so I don't know. The Colossus is a feat of engineering (though, I guess one could argue that it wasn't quite enough of a feat given its fate). For straight 'cool' factor, I gotta go with the Sverd I Fjell, though.

In general, yes.

For me, probably no.

Girl's gotta eat.

hollow_shrine posted...

Surgery is a relatively recent development, but people have experienced symptoms we would probably diagnose as gender dysphoria since antiquity. We know this because some of those languages have words describing people going through these or similar situations. It's worth mentioning that for a lot of these cultures masculinity and feminity were not necessarily mutually exclusive. So ideas of gender aren't really fully translatable across languages here.

Worth pointing out to is that over any given period of time, masculine and feminine actually tend to swap a lot of traits. For example, makeup was used by men in several cultures. We often erroneously assume that what we think of masculine and feminine are based on historical values, but they are incredibly new.

LordRazziel posted...

I know the Egyptians emphasized a balance of masculine and feminine.
Got that from The Pyramid Code. Some of the little legitimate info in that series.

It's actually an interesting concept. I know that Daoism distinctly divides masculine and feminine as two distinct forces, which people often interpret as a rigidly defined system, ignoring the fact that Daoism also teaches that one should cultivate a balance of forces in their life in order to live a full life. In fact, pure masculinity is also in the same category as drought, illustrating the fact that people need to achieve a balance of masculinity and feminity to survive.

ForestLogic posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

No. I'm not Christian.

Then who the fuck are you to tell me what my faith is and isn't supposed to be? Get the fuck out of here.

Seriously, why do you have such a negative attitude towards discussing anything even related to faith? For starters, I was raised Christian, and I studied Christianity quite a bit at university. I think I'm qualified to have a discussion about it. Secondly, I never said anything was 'supposed' to be anything. I pointed out my difficulty at understanding how someone can choose a faith that challenges several of their personal beliefs and why they would continue to adhere to it while throwing out large parts of the faith. I want to understand how someone can rectify that in their own personal conscience.

So can you please answer my question. I don't think they are difficult or rude or unreasonable. Where do you get your beliefs from, in particular, your belief that Jesus was the messiah?

XboxLegendary posted...

Smelly. Cat.

You're argument is an invalid.

But, again, I didn't say she wasn't funny. I said she was a horrible person. Those things aren't mutually exclusive.

XboxLegendary posted...

Megas-themed adult toy.

We all know that this is the headline here.

ForestLogic posted...

Because you believe in Jesus Christ being the Messiah?

Based on, what? And I'll ask again;

Dash_Harber posted...

Where do your beliefs and religious practices come from?

ForestLogic posted...

Are you an active Christian? If so, what was your profession of faith when you were confirmed?

No. I'm not Christian.

I mean, that and the pretty fucking obvious case of insider trading and the ridiculous amount of time that they kept it under wraps.

Sparksfanboy posted...

Jim Sterling did a video on it today. It sounds like it's utter shit.

Do any of his videos ever come to any other conclusion?

Anyway, I picked it up Friday but haven't had a chance to play it yet. Looks like it got some cool ideas and I'm greatly intrigued, but I doubt it will be stellar for anyone not into the series, to begin with.

DrizztLink posted...

yusiko posted...

i feel your hate is misguided
you need to put your anger and hatred towards someone who deserves it
like ross

Or Newman.

Newman is definitely evil, but Ross is more of a moron than anything.

ToonLinkWithGun posted...

Chandler > Monica > Joey > Ross > Phoebe > Rachel

I agree with the first three. The last three should go Rachel = Ross > Pheobe.

None. I fucking hate goddamn prequels.

yusiko posted...

pheobe doesnt exaggerate her tragic backstory
her backstory is exactly as tragic as she makes it out to be because talking about it while all cheery and bubbly is what makes it funny rather than horrifying

Fair enough. The problem is that she is smart enough to know what she is doing. It's not an accident that she is manipulating her friends. She literally brags about it on several occasions.

Not 1800s, but relevant;

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41737330

fenderbender321 posted...

Do you think not having a license prevents people from driving?

Let me ask you this, then; if the licensing was made optional, do you think that there would be more unlicensed cars purchased and more unlicensed drivers on the road?

Because most everyday uses of strength don't involve carrying around things shaped like barbells?

FortuneCookie posted...

Poison and Maki from Final Fight

I see what you did there.

Yes it does.

Not all DLC/microtransactions are 'bad'. I've been arguing this for years. People need to stop using DLC/microtransaction as a blanket curse word. Take the Fallout: New Vegas or Fallout 3 DLC; they were great experiences that added to the game. People need to start being specific with their complaints if they ever want to actually be heard.

In the case of Monster Hunter, it's incredibly minuscule and not even worth complaining about. It adds up to basically some goofy gestures and some incredibly minor cosmetic items. I feel like people keep arguing over it as some sort of 'Gotcha' moment for people who complain about DLC, and as much as I'd like to see that, it hardly qualifies.

ForestLogic posted...

I honestly don't see how it's hypocritical to ignore parts of the Bible that make no sense in modern era since you're not supposed to be worshipping a book. If the religion was called Biblicalism, yeah maybe I could see the argument, but as is, if someone is just treating the Bible like a giant rulebook and following every single thing written in it, they're ignoring the entire point of their religion.

Again, the Bible is the central lawbook for Christianity. The majority of Christians follow its teachings exclusively. It is the written chronicle of Jesus' teachings, and since Jesus doesn't come down and hand out law routinely, Christians are forced to follow it.

And again, the Bible is explicit in that it is the word of God, that it is applicable for all time, and that you aren't supposed to pick and choose. I suppose you could ignore all those parts, but then why even be a Christian? What is the point if you are going to throw out the only source of belief. It's literally the holiest book for Christians. It's the only holy book for Christians.

Let me put it this way. Where do your beliefs and religious practices come from?

ForestLogic posted...

Regardless, not every single wrongdoing could be included in that list...

Which is totally reasonable .. except that your initial point was that all the important wrongdoings were included so if it wasn't included, it must not be a wrongdoing.

ForestLogic posted...

But yeah I'm sorry if I'm getting an attitude but it's frustrating in the same topic as people saying Christians are close-minded and archaic, to have someone say "nuh uh, becoming modern goes against the religion." So we're damned if we do and damned if we don't. What are we supposed to do? Like I pointed out, statistically, factually speaking, most Christians in this country support gay rights and are not hateful (I can link you to the polls for that). But it just seems unfair for that progress to be criticized as well.

Again, I'm not arguing with that. I'm pointing out that Christianity was founded on the basis of Christ's teachings and Biblical law. The Bible is very explicit in its condemnation of Christianity. It just seems to me, why even be a Christian if you don't agree with all the rules?

ForestLogic posted...

Honestly though dude, I feel like you're missing the point of faith if you're under the impression that it's based on just following the Bible. Like, the core tenet of Christianity isn't just blindly quoting random scripture, it's belief in Jesus Christ. Like, his name is literally what the religion is named after lol. That's really the most important takeaway from the Bible, the whole cliched John 3:16 line that everyone knows. Churches aren't teaching "Make sure you read the entire Bible and follow everything it says, even the parts that contradict itself." They teach "This is the story of Jesus. Learn from it, and worship Him and everything is cool."

The Bible is the central written record of the entire religion. You can say its not, but literally everything you learn about the religion is from it. There is no oral tradition passed down. The only thing that connects all Christians over the past 1800 years or so is the Bible. The problem with saying, "it's just a set of basic instructions" is that the Bible itself states the opposite.

Isaiah 40:8 - The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever.

Matthew 24:35 - Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away.

Deuteronomy 12:32 - See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it.

John 10:35 ESV - If he called them gods to whom the word of God cameand Scripture cannot be broken

2 Peter 1:20 ESV - Knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation.

Revelation 22:18 ESV - I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book,

2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV - All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work.

So what can we grasp from this?
- The Bible is eternal. It is wrong to try and change it or ignore parts of it.
- The enterity of the Bible is directly the word of God. Not just the 10 commandments.
- The Bible is the central part of the religion.

Gafemage posted...

she's like the least awful person of the main six, though

ross & chandler especially are sexist homophobic assholes

There is no way. She literally insults her best friends for years, make them apologize to her when she acts like a crazy person, generally by exaggerating her tragic backstory, she is a complete hypocrite. She's just awful on every level. At least Ross and Chandler have moments where they are genuinely supportive and nice, and yes the jokes in the show are dated now, I get that, but I'm fairly certain Pheobe makes some homophobic jokes too.

So the whole cast makes homophobic jokes throughout the show, but on top of that, Pheobe is a sociopathic, manipulative, jerk, and that is too her best friends.

SwayM posted...

Oh you have all the lightning resistance in the world? Ill still one shot you. Sucks to suck.

On a similar note, did you know that the poison immunity you get from maxing the Poison Resistance skill does not actually make you immune from poison caused by environmental hazards such as poison cups?

FF_Redux posted...

https://youtu.be/xgSDSntZJP0?t=2m57s

Hey, that is a legitimately hilarious moment. I'm not saying she never made me laugh, I'm saying she is a horrible, horrible human being for oh so many insane and assinine stunts she pulled and how she treated half of the people she called her best friends over the years.

Distant_Rainbow posted...

She was generally the odd (wo)man out of the group. The other five's lives touched on each others', and they interacted with and influenced them.

Phoebe was just... there. She was a character who'd provide short laugh bites a plethora of times, but in the end, was just someone whose sphere didn't interact that much with the other five and pretty much did her own thing most of the time. Resulted in a character who one would think was absolutely hilarious when one was young, but when looking back years later, turns out to be surprisingly shallow, uninteresting, and unmemorable.

She probably could have been written out of the show and there wouldn't be any huge problems in the overarching plot, whereas all the other five would have opened up giant gaping plotholes or story changes if you just got rid of their roles.

Yeah. That is a whole different issue, though, to be fair.

SwayM posted...

Phoebe is sooo underrated

She gets some of the best fucking jokes and Lisa Kudrow absolutely knocks them out of the park

The more you watch the show the better she gets. Youll see it one day.

I've seen the show through probably ten times now, even when it first ran. She actually has gotten worse each viewing. She is okay the first season or two, but then she just turns into a sociopath and goes full ham.

YourDrunkFather posted...

I legitimately hate Friends

Because of Pheobe, I know, right?

Rad_Chad posted...

Skiggie posted...

India and Africa have over a billion people and they can't equal the output of California's 39 million?

A big population is bad unless you need bodies for a war.

Not always true. If you have a multitude of unharvested or unproduced resources as well as the land and infastructure to run the industries, a massive population is a boom.

Me and my wife are Canadian and we use it. She works with two British chaps (one from 'Oup North' and one from southern England) and they both use it pretty liberally as well.

Edit: I forgot to mention that we also don't use it exclusively towards women.

GiftedACIII posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

GiftedACIII posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Darkest Dungeons is basically Lovecraft moved back to the late medieval/early renaissance period. It's an amazing game and totally nails what you are describing.

Hmm, it's 90% off on GOG. Should I get it? What's the gameplay like?

It's a side-scrolling dungeon-crawl rouge-like RPGs. That doesn't really do it justice, though. You play a guy who inherits his corrupted ancestor's manor and finds that it is over-run with eldritch abominations. You have to hire a team of adventurers and train them up to confront all the monsters underneath the manor. The twist is that your adventurers actually suffer from stress and madness if they are in the dungeons too long. Darkness causes them to stress. Facing the undead stresses them out. So you have to balance stress management and resources and your heroes to survive.

Edit: I forgot to say, yes you should buy it. It is, without a doubt, one of the best indie games of the last few years. The art style is amazing and seriously reminds me of Mike Mignola's work on Hellboy.

Thanks. I just might check it out. Just started Etrian Odyssey, my first dungeon crawler a month ago and I'm eager to see what else the genre could give. Is the game finished though? Last I heard about it, in 2015ish it was still unfinished and being patched like crazy.

Yeah it's finished. It actually has a full expansion, a DLC character, and another expansion on the way. The current expansion introduces vampirism and I think the next one is introducing some sort of cosmic, extraterrestrial threat IIRC.

WafflehouseJK posted...

Ross was pretty shitty too.

Never as bad as Pheobe though. Ross, Rachel and Pheobe were all sort of jerks, but at least Ross was justifiably having a breakdown through most of the series and Rachel was too stupid to understand how she was behaving. Even more importantly, they generally owned up to their mistakes, Pheobe just ended up guilting and manipulating everyone to apologize to her.

GiftedACIII posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Darkest Dungeons is basically Lovecraft moved back to the late medieval/early renaissance period. It's an amazing game and totally nails what you are describing.

Hmm, it's 90% off on GOG. Should I get it? What's the gameplay like?

It's a side-scrolling dungeon-crawl rouge-like RPGs. That doesn't really do it justice, though. You play a guy who inherits his corrupted ancestor's manor and finds that it is over-run with eldritch abominations. You have to hire a team of adventurers and train them up to confront all the monsters underneath the manor. The twist is that your adventurers actually suffer from stress and madness if they are in the dungeons too long. Darkness causes them to stress. Facing the undead stresses them out. So you have to balance stress management and resources and your heroes to survive.

Edit: I forgot to say, yes you should buy it. It is, without a doubt, one of the best indie games of the last few years. The art style is amazing and seriously reminds me of Mike Mignola's work on Hellboy.

She is one of the worst human beings to ever show up in a sitcom. Even the lauded Seinfeld cast doesn't compare to her.