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If you have enough money to pay a settlement and there is even a slight possibility a trial could lead to prison time, it is the smart choice to just pay the settlement. If you didn't actually do the crime, then paying a settlement is probably a terrible feeling to stomach, but it still beats jail. A guy like Michael Jackson could've died behind bars and his reputation would be even worse off. Right now we mainly have a lot of speculation. I do think he did a lot of questionable things like sleeping in the same bed as minors, but those kinds of acts just made it easier for some adults to go after Michael's money.
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CableZL posted...

Max didn't seem to be very mad throughout the movie. IMO, Miffed Max is more accurate.

It's mad as in insane, not mad as in angry.
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Yeah, I really like that movie. Some people complained that the plot was so simple (i.e. race against the bad guys in one direction, then turn around and do it again), but I feel that's part of the beauty of it. I did not really understand the other complaint about it being too pro-feminist. Yes, Charlise Theron and the other women had big roles, but Mad Max was clearly the hero and Nux had a nice story arc.
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gna647 posted...

I'm a fan of his. But I want to see how he does against a big named fighter. I kinda have the same feel about him as I do for Triple G. They both really haven't "proven" their elite skill and are pretty much based on hype at the moment.

Yeah, I like Triple G a lot, but his team is probably trying to preserve his record. He still did pretty good in that last fight, but I think it was close.

Good on you for helping with the kids.
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DEKMStephens posted...

I always wondered how they killed the giant monster(s). I imagine they wouldn't have flamethrowers big enough for that thing

It's been a long ass time since I read the short story, but I kind of recall the Mist monsters couldn't really live outside of the Mist for too long. I think it implies, at least in the movie, that people might be able to wait out that process because the Mist looked like it was receding at the end.
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TC, what do you think of Vasyl Lomachenko? The way he outmaneuvers people and is so aggressive really impresses me.
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MuayThai85 posted...

At the highest levels of combat sports, sure. But the majority of fighters from amateur to the lower level pro leagues aren't cutting 25lbs to make weight. More like 8 to 10. Hell, look at Mighty Mouse. Best 125lb fighter to ever live but he still looks like a child. He'd kick my ass of course but that comes from the skill gap I mentioned earlier. Any WW, MW, LHW or HW that's a top 50 fighter would kill him because the skill gap is decreased making the size difference more noticeable.

TC is neither tall nor heavy framed, so I agree he probably does not cut a huge amount to get to his fighting weight. At any rate, the point is that fighters end up in their respective weight classes to approximate a level playing field. All fighters know this, so it's always strange to me when someone downplays another fighter's size or capabilities from a different weight class. You're really only supposed to be graded against your weight class peers (or in a pound per pound sense), and everyone is a pipsqueak standing opposite guys like Overreem and Hong Man Choi anyway.
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eston posted...

I don't believe for a second that he doesn't remember writing entire books. There's too much planning that goes into writing a novel and cocaine doesn't really work that way. I think he just uses that as an excuse

That's not how Stephen King writes. He's explained many times, and going back to the beginning of his career, that he's much more loose and fast with his process than other writers. He's likened it more to unearthing a fossil, instead of designing a house. Nobody who is close to him professionally has ever disputed it.
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MuayThai85 posted...

muchdran posted...

125 lbs? Holy shit pipsqueak

This. It's like watching children fight at that weight. I sparred with a Thai guy about that size (he had a fight coming up and they wanted him to get harder). I felt like I was assaulting a child. He was fast but his punches and kicks didn't even hurt me and he was going full power (he's a damn good fighter as well, over 100 pro fights at 18 and 90% of those are wins). While he was better technically than me and faster, I'd buckle him over with a single body kick. Knocked him flat on his face with one leg kick that he even managed to check (I was only going at about 60% as well). When he would try to clinch, he'd get tossed around like I was throwing a toddler.

Oh, come on. You of all people should know that fighters cut weight to fight in lower weight classes. Tyron Woodley probably walks around at 195 solid, but he still cuts drastically to fight as champion at 170.
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pinky0926 posted...

Nomadic View posted...

LightningAce11 posted...

Nomadic View posted...

LightningAce11 posted...

Why are conservative ideologies like this?

Muslims vote with liberals.

Muslims are conservative, though. Family values, and all that.

No, they're not. If they were conservative, they would vote conservative. They do the exact opposite of that.

Is it possible to be this out of touch

This is why it's baffling that liberals have fallen in love with Islam in the West. The US literally had a Muslim activist, who advocates for Sharia, lead the Women's March.
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Holy fap, this thread did not disappoint.
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Congrats. I mean one fight and all the training is still more than most people can claim.
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XmasPikachu posted...

People need a license to drive, for example. You'd think running a decent background check on gun owners would be common sense. Plus "arms" does not necessarily mean "fire arms". Where do you draw the line, rocket launchers? LOL

Driving is not a good example, though. Driving is not a Constitutional right.

Rocket launchers sound interesting. How much do those cost?
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What is this musket nonsense that people keep bringing up? Are you going to start using an ink bottle and quill instead of a keyboard, mouse and computer because the forefathers had no idea technology would advance First Amendment tools to our current levels?
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Does Ziad Ahmed know that he's not allowed to go to Black Lives Matter meetings?

I'm sure they will accept his kind donations, though.
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Caution999 posted...

White people can support us but they cannot attend our meetings.

Why in the fuck would any rational white person support that specific branch of the group?
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The Great Muta 22 posted...

muchdran posted...

Shouldn't have broken into somebodys house

And if the homeowner didn't violate the law, he wouldn't be arrested.

Meh, laws change over time and they differ from state to state, country to country and so on. The government now has a case against the homeowner, but nobody else will have to worry about that intruder breaking into their home, so there's that.
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pinky0926 posted...

So this brings me back to that disturbing American attitude where the penalty for any crime is getting shot to death...

You keep saying that like it's supposed to mean something.
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Logos posted...

why are kineth and rebel shitposting about white genocide

Isn't it obvious by now?
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I miss driving manual. It did allow me to have more control over my car, or at least I really felt that way. If stick shift was still easy to find, I know I'd buy it instead of automatic.
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I really wish those two guys just did laps around the car when the ham planet was chasing them. She would not have been able to keep up without passing out, and they would have gotten a much closer recording of her meltdown.
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Grindcorp9000 posted...

Blackstar110 posted...

Grindcorp9000 posted...

He was a victim just as much. Mental illness is serious.

shut the fuck up

I don't live far from you. Meet me somewhere motherfucker.

Lmao, ahhhhahaha.

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Banana_Mana posted...

Only a mental case makes this public.

Sounds like something CE would usually respond with 'lol India' or 'haha sharia law'

Anyone who supports 'outing' people like this is sick in the head.

Lol, what the fuck kind of analogy is that? The stories people criticize, coming out of India and places that practice Sharia, have to do with violent rape, honor killings and acid attacks.
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Send him to Canada. They are very accepting of cannibals.
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I'm pretty sure Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee were from Hong Kong, and everyone learns the Dim Mak Death Touch in school. I wouldn't want to mess with people from there.
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