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Split. I'm poor as dirt, so if you're looking for a free meal, look elsewhere.

-Unowninator- posted...

I am not liking the results of this poll. :'{

https://imgur.com/k9z8XEt

It's simple reality. Let's consider how impeachment works.

First of all, the House has to vote to impeach the president. A Republican-controlled House is literally never going to do this, but a Democratic-controlled one may, so if it happens, it happens no sooner than after the mid-term.

Then, the Senate has to consider the charges. Removing the president from office requires a 2/3 majority. Even if the Democrats somehow magically run-the-table in the mid-terms, they would have 52 votes. They would need fourteen Republicans to decide to vote to convict.

After this long, politically-treacherous, and exhausting process, you get President Pence.

And I'm assuming the Democrats vote in lock-step when they can't even all agree to block Kavanaugh. Also, regardless of what you think of the Mueller investigation, the average voter is much more concerned with other, more enduring issues.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phorusrhacidae
Terror bird is pretty cool. It ran really fast and stabbed/bludgeoned small animals to death with its huge beak.

Real talk though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_auk
These guys went extinct really recently due to overhunting.

There are feels aplenty here.

DarkTransient posted...

A leftist publication hires a racist? Color me surprised, mate.

Yeah, they've employed Bret Stephens for a while now.

You find a dragon, and have it drop you on the computer screen. They have a fearsome reputation, but they're actually really good at tech support.

Are you ready to watch NFL starters play a series and then chill on the bench? There will be tons of flags and bad play too!
But possibly also plenty of Lamar Jackson and RG3.

Even the artbook is shipping. Apparently it's a tome.Corman321 posted...

I've never understood the rabid fanbase that thinks this show is so good. Why do you like it so much? Just seems like a somewhat funny parody of Johnny Quest.

You're missing the point.

It also has a knock-off Scooby gang!

I'm the guy everyone but the department manager appreciates.

We'll be haunted by Obama for decades.

Am I perhaps a hive-mind in this scenario?
In any case, no. Rick is pretty toxic, and being a woman would not change that.

Pikachu Clones

Pichu- Baby Pikachu. Of course, it evolves via affection, so it's a pain.

Plusle&Minun- Double battles. Except they're bad.

Pachirisu- LOL a defensive pikachu seriously!?

Emolga- Literally a flying squirrel. Unimpeachable.

Dedenne- Cute fairy mouse.

Togedemaru- Fat, angry mouse.

Mimikyu- Forever alone poser, but cool.

Colorizing is hard and as much art as science, but I've always felt color breaths so much life into old photographs.

It turns out that Donald Trump did not, in fact, have that one weird trick that would make the North Koreans stop BSing.
A shame, to be sure.

Lots of states underfund their DMVs, and they're generally the only place to get photo I.D. of any kind, as well as having to process driving tests and everything else vehicle-related.
Like, there are literally places in this country where the nearest DMV is 20 miles away and its only open from 11-4 on every second Tuesday and fourth Thursday.

masticatingman posted...

ElatedVenusaur posted...

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Remember when all of the experts told us Trump had no chance of winning? Fuck those guys and their outdated polling.

The people who actually bothered to look at the data understood that Trump had a chance.
None of those people worked for the Clinton campaign, because she only employs idiots and sycophants.

Even though 538 is about as liberal as it gets, their pollsters gave Trump around a 10-15% chance to win.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/final-election-update-theres-a-wide-range-of-outcomes-and-most-of-them-come-up-clinton/
That's from the day before the election. 72/28. Trump winning ALL of WI/MI/OH/PA, as he did, was unlikely, but the unlikely is what happened.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/tag/the-real-story-of-2016/
That's their 10-part post-mortem, if anyone's interested.

California should actually have way more heft, but we haven't increased the size of the House of Representatives in almost a century now.

It's not like you would be here forever: just visiting for a year. Lots to see in this country.

Jiek_Fafn posted...

Remember when all of the experts told us Trump had no chance of winning? Fuck those guys and their outdated polling.

The people who actually bothered to look at the data understood that Trump had a chance.
None of those people worked for the Clinton campaign, because she only employs idiots and sycophants.

Killing Eve
Lack of opportunity.

legendarylemur posted...

Yeah he's actually not bad once he can finally promote

If he promoted at a reasonable time, Roy would actually be decent, even good.
Unfortunately, he gets screwed waaay harder than Eliwood/Hector do in their respective modes in 7.

He's probably lying somehow.

The games expanded Mega Man's(and thus the player's) toolset. The first Mega Man game gives you, like, three good weapons, two useless weapons, and one situational weapon.
Mega Man 2 gives you Metal Blades, which are better than all of those combined(they're broken good, of course), but virtually all of the other weapons are good or at least have a use. And, oh yeah, there's now eight of them instead of six!
Mega Man 3 gives you the slide, which drastically increases your mobility and dodging capabilities, as well as featuring another really good set of weapons(only Spark Shot is bad).
Mega Man 4 gives you the charged shot, which enables you to deliver powerful attacks without even needing to rely on boss master weapons, and it STILL gives you some excellent tools to use.

Compare that to Mega Man X, where you can dash, climb walls, get eight robot master weapons, and all of your weapons can be charged. Your toolbox is comparatively huge.
Although it's true that this caused the games to become easier, it (more importantly) made them more fun to play.

The economy grew 4.1% but my paycheck grew 0.1%.

TheRealDill2000 posted...

ElatedVenusaur posted...

The Bills start tomorrow.
I see many prognosticators predicting the Bills to have between 2-4 wins, but that is misguided*. This is because the Bills are not good at anything, not even being bad. They'll hobble to at 5-6 wins and pick no higher than 10th. Such is the way of the Bills.
*Offer not valid if Shady McCoy goes to jail, is seriously injured, or is accidentally killed in a bizarre accident after being struck by an errant Josh Allen pass.

The offense is going to be putrid. Our starting quarterback(s) are A.J. McCarron, Josh Allen, and Nathan Peterman. Our #1 receiver is Kelvin Benjamin, who last had a good season four years ago(the rest of our receivers are so bad that no one questions Benjamin being #1 receiver as a fait accompli). Our offensive line is bad.
The defense should be really good though, but it'll inevitably break-down when our offense fails to stay on the field ever.

You do not sound like a legit Bills fan. Kelly's cancer recovery is going to be a rallying point for this group. Josh Allen will immediately rise to the level of elite QBs, and McCoy will run away from defenses faster than he's escaping these false allegations of assault/robbery. I have faith that this crew can win the division and go even further.

I mean, if you want to put your faith in this offensive group and the schemes of ex-Browns and Dolphins offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, more power to you, but I've been watching this team for too long to believe they'll overperform, because they haven't done that since Doug Flutie was under center.

Oh, and Dhelmise is really weird. It's ghostly algae that has infested an anchor.

Dragalge is pretty cool.

The Bills start tomorrow.
I see many prognosticators predicting the Bills to have between 2-4 wins, but that is misguided*. This is because the Bills are not good at anything, not even being bad. They'll hobble to at 5-6 wins and pick no higher than 10th. Such is the way of the Bills.
*Offer not valid if Shady McCoy goes to jail, is seriously injured, or is accidentally killed in a bizarre accident after being struck by an errant Josh Allen pass.

The offense is going to be putrid. Our starting quarterback(s) are A.J. McCarron, Josh Allen, and Nathan Peterman. Our #1 receiver is Kelvin Benjamin, who last had a good season four years ago(the rest of our receivers are so bad that no one questions Benjamin being #1 receiver as a fait accompli). Our offensive line is bad.
The defense should be really good though, but it'll inevitably break-down when our offense fails to stay on the field ever.

Alphamon posted...

this is old. why is it getting shared so much recently?

Because he's shifting the blame from Hitler to a Palestinian cleric?
I wonder if that's been reflected in Israeli policy lately.

Mass Effect had The Citadel and Omega. The former is a textbook example of using a single locale to build a whole universe(literally!) whereas Omega does an excellent job of showing us the galaxy's dark underbelly.
Clock Tower in Majora's Mask and Midgar in FFVII are both fantastic examples.

I'd like to submit Blasted Tokyo and Infernal Tokyo from SMT IV for this as well. Neither has much actual "town" area, but they manage to do it a ton of world-building with just a little bit of town.
The Yamanote Circle(Tokyo) in the first Devil Survivor is really good too.

Antifar posted...

s0nicfan posted...

Is there supposed to be a takeaway here other than "if one political party screams about something enough, people will eventually circle their wagons and form increasingly polarized opinions on the topic?"

That is, in itself, a good takeaway. It shows that people can be persuaded if you make a case for or against something. People who use current polling as an excuse to not take a stand on an issue are misguided.

Amen.
Remember how long it took for Obama to come out in favor of gay marriage? Hell, it took Joe Biden "slipping up" for it to happen. Joe Biden was ahead of Barack Obama on gay marriage.
We need leaders who will lead, and this is an excellent demonstration of why. Sometimes, when you attempt to change what is considered possible, it bloody works!

White Diamond makes my skin crawl.