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J03can posted...

No, Winston is still the purest soul that just wants to be a nice boy and is incapable of jealousy

Haha well did he have to give up the "baby" prefix due to Ramone being the new baby?

apolloooo posted...

Good news! Rivel has been doing very well. She's no longer limping and been eating like normally.

Yay!!! Did Silver seem to notice Rivel's distress?

J03can posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/2/1/AALiJxAAD2cN.jpg
Baby Ramon is settling down and is much more affectionate lately

Is Winston jealous of Ramone's modesty underpants being full body underpants?

Crimsoness posted...

My cat had teeth pulled today she's doing well

Is she the one you have to special food for?

Rikishi posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/6/0/AAYm74AAD2G8.jpg guys it's my cat Queys. He was watching me eat ice cream so I gave him a tiny taste. He likes strawberry ice cream it seems

Queys looks so polite while asking too...not pushing his face into my plate that I'm actively trying to eat from..

JlM posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/9/4/AAFDc9AAD16-.jpg

There was a bug in the lamp. I couldn't get him to stop staring right into the light. Lil dumbass is gonna blind himself.

Did he disturb the bug? Or just contemplate it?

apolloooo posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/2/2/AATCxZAAD1GS.jpg

Does Silver mlem a lot?

_Rinku_ posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/1/0/AAJtqRAAD0de.jpg

Would you guess that this magnificent creature just launched himself at a sliding glass door moments before this picture was taken?

I would.. he looks secure in his chonky comfortedness...

thronedfire2 posted...

Ive posted a kitten loaf before, this is more of a kitten baguette

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/6/2/AAMAW6AAD0Ry.jpg

How did it taste when you nommed it?

CanuckCowboy posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/3/3/AANJGaAAD0DR.jpg

Another day, another nom

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Well did you give her one? Decaf preferably?

CanuckCowboy posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/9/4/AANJGaAADzrO.jpg

Where was Walter going?

_Rinku_ posted...

I'm finally hanging some of my posters/art prints since moving. I had one sitting against the wall, for all of five minutes, and Archie ran over and scratched it (it's in a frame with a plastic cover, so it wasn't damaged).

Little jerk constantly scratches anything that's plastic. He loves to try to dig into plastic containers.

He was trying to show you he COULD survive outside.. by defeating any plastic that threatened him :p

apolloooo posted...

I think rivel is unwell. She's been sleeping a lot since monday, but then she's still mostly eating normal. 1 day of sleeping is usually normal is she zoom around in the night. Yesterday i had some thing to take care so i went out all day, so sadly i didn't observe her much. Today she's still sleeping a lot and more lethargic. She walks slowly, doesn't climb upstairs nor to her desktop bed, she ate half the portion she usually does. I am gonna take her to the vet tomorrow and get her checked out.

:( Best wishes for Rivel...

IShall_Run_Amok posted...

I have two cats. One of them has inoperable cancer, and she's still going and it's pretty unsightly. This is the other cat. Or, rather, her head peaking out from under the covers.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/8/7/AAJBROAADyTn.jpg

Best wishes for the first feline friend! What did you do to make the other one so angry/displeased?

ProboBum posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/7/8/2/AAdyQHAADyYO.jpg
A Punkin in a box

Does she/he often hide to surprise tackle?

Anony1125 posted...

I dunno if I can rightly call her mine, but I've been feeding and hanging out with a stray that hangs around the diner where I work. She was awfully skinny and ravenously hungry. Not sure what I'm gonna do when winter hits since she's still really skittish and uncomfortable around people. This is her hungry face.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/8/4/AAO7dSAADyTk.jpg

Does she let you stand or sit close by while she eats? A lot of times doing something unrelated puts cats that aren't familiar with you a bit more at ease

ApherosyLove posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/2/4/0/AAZuMeAADyPw.jpg

She looks so wise..

apolloooo posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/0/4/AATCxZAADyKg.jpg
I sense an attack coming

Do they still tussle?

_Rinku_ posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/3/5/AAJtqRAADxHz.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/6/3/6/AAJtqRAADxH0.jpg

This dumb baby would have never survived in the wild.

thronedfire2 posted...

that lizard is like "if I don't move he can't see me"

Or "I hope he doesn't sit on me"...

Heartomaton posted...

Cat in tub. Catub.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/4/0/4/AAcI8BAADxEM.jpg

Judging you even from in a bathtub

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

That's two different things you're saying there, wanting to have sex with someone doesn't necessarily mean that's all you want out of them

There may be a matter of semantics here, I'm not sure if we can resolve it over text.

I'm not praising persistence, I'm saying it can pay off for everyone involved. A lot of lasting relationships came from a guy who kept chasing the girl

So you aren't praising it, but saying it *can* pay off.. you brought it up initially to make people aware of that? Not to recommend people do it?

Only with the "immature" part. He wants something he's not getting, he's within his rights to be upset by that. It's only immature because if he had more experience he'd probably see it's not worth keeping at it.

Again, I (and others) aren't saying he isn't allowed to be "upset" - it's way he expresses that in *this* specific situation. If a friend kept trying to hack into a bank to steal money but kept getting thwarted, would you feel it was "petty and deceitful"?

That's what I'm saying. I didn't see blame assignment from him. I get the perspective that it's underhanded I just don't really agree with that characterization. That's just how it goes, people act more interested in the other party's banal stuff when they're interested in them sexually. I don't think people would find fault with the classic case of a woman laughing more at dumb jokes when it's a handsome guy making them, that's just as "underhanded". You gotta do what you gotta do

Again, it's not the actions that (most) are calling into question - it's complaining and blaming the other person for not changing their behavior because of what you did. People don't find fault with a girl laughing at dumb jokes of a guy they think is attractive.. but they *do* find fault with her for complaining to people that she's been doing that for a long time and he still hasn't noticed her.

MacadamianNut3 posted...

Yup that was me

She's still not a fan of it so it hasn't been used for a few months ( ._.)

Aww what did you do to try get her used to it?

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

I didn't. If you've kept up you know I haven't assumed one way or another, only other people did

Saying "He probably wanted to bang this girl from the start, that doesn't necessarily mean he hates her" seemed like you made an assumption/conclusion about what he wanted (just to bang)?

No I think it's pathetic. I'm only saying I've seen it work out and they're a happy couple last I checked

So even though you were praising persistence and used this example... you feel it's pathetic? Seems a bit of a contradiction (and it's possible I misunderstood your point) - why did you bring up this anecdote?

I agree

Glad we agree on that :)

Nah of course not, that's not what's going on here though. He wasn't even venting to the girl.
It's ok to be upset by a crush (girl or guy) not wanting you, that's natural. But no you shouldn't take it out on them, that's where you cross the line into incel behavior

Again, glad we agree on that. Mrhulk expressed my point better than I - "But to complain about her treating him as a friend, is what comes off as petty, decietful, immature" Would you agree?

Ruvan22 posted...

I... I didn't say you said he "hates her guts" or sniffs her chair? I was asking you to show where it seemed he had interest in being a friend outside of it possibly leading to sex. So for the second time, I'm asking - are you saying it's okay to act like a friend towards someone you wouldn't be otherwise be friends with (NOT HATE) so you can have sex with them?

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Not enough information.

So if there's not enough information, how are you concluding that he's acting appropriately?

On your anecdote - are you saying guys should hound girls for years? Because while persistence CAN be good thing, ignoring someone repeatedly telling you no seems the opposite of caring for others.

"There's no reason to think the girl in the text told him no or to go away"

So you believe it is okay for guys to hound girls for years, as long as they don't say no? A girl that hasn't clearly stated "No" "Go away" etc is saying it's okay for the guy to keep hounding her to "get what he wants"?

This in essence is the problem - the guy (according to you) kept putting "friend" tokens in the girl to get "what he wanted". He *wouldn't* have put friend tokens in her if he didn't want sex. Are you saying it would be okay for him to complain and get angry if he "didn't what he wanted" after years?

Why isn't it ok for a man to experience an emotion?

Did I say "its not okay for a man to experience an emotion"? You shouldn't boiling things down to either/or - a man can experience many emotions - that's okay and valid for all people, women or men. It's the expression of the emotions that people are calling into question here. If somebody is purposefully acting deceitfully to get something they want and then get angry they didn't get it... that's neither healthy nor mature (imo). But to be clear, you feel it would have been okay for the guy you went to HS with to have gotten angry and expressed it to her if she stared dating someone else?

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Again, you're acting like it's an either/or. He probably wanted to bang this girl from the start, that doesn't necessarily mean he hates her and just puts up with her for the occasional sneaky sniffs of her hair and her chair.

I... I didn't say you said he "hates her guts" or sniffs her chair? I was asking you to show where it seemed he had interest in being a friend outside of it possibly leading to sex. So for the second time, I'm asking - are you saying it's okay to act like a friend towards someone you wouldn't be otherwise be friends with (NOT HATE) so you can have sex with them?

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Persistence can go a long way, in HS I knew a dude who confessed his love to this girl and was hounding her for years prior to and (presumably) after that. Fast-forward a few years and they're a couple. Not sure how long after HS that happened but they're still together afaik

On your anecdote - are you saying guys should hound girls for years? Because while persistence CAN be good thing, ignoring someone repeatedly telling you no seems the opposite of caring for others.

They were friends for a long fucking time before he got what he wanted.

This in essence is the problem - the guy (according to you) kept putting "friend" tokens in the girl to get "what he wanted". He *wouldn't* have put friend tokens in her if he didn't want sex. Are you saying it would be okay for him to complain and get angry if he "didn't what he wanted" after years?

ReDaZnDraGoN97 posted...

This sounds harsh but they still could have said no and thought about the long term before deciding to take out those loans

How exactly could they have thought about long term consequences if they were lied to about them?
Also, you never answered how Bezos going into space was him working 24/7

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Well the thing is that you can't just go "Hi my name is ____ I'd like to have sex with you if you agree to these terms, let the mating commence" because that gets you nowhere
You have to be in some sort of casual relationship in the start unless you're dealing with a hooker. So wtf is a guy supposed to do? People keep acting like it's an either/or where a guy either wants to have sex with her dead or alive, or is a completely selfless altruist who wants to be her bestie and help her out with boy advice. Quite a bit of inbetween there and I reckon he's in it

1) Hmm... what in his text indicates he's in that grey area you define? From what is quoted, it looks like he only wanted to sleep with her and thus was "pretending" to be a friend ("I'm so in the friendzone"). Unless you are saying it's okay to spend time acting like a friend as a way to sleep with someone.
2) To clarify, I'm not discussing "being friendly", which is being a good human being around (hopefully) all others. Becoming a friend is where you've spent so much time with another person they feel comfortable sharing their stress/struggles with you.

Simon_Gruber posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/5/4/AAOrNoAADtzm.jpg

TomClark posted...

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/7/1/AAABqgAADtz3.jpg

I don't get these two..

MacadamianNut3 posted...

Just bought this chick a custom sized pillow for my window sill so she can chillax on it as it gets colder here, and shipping was almost the same price as the pillow

She better use it or I'm gonna be slightly butthurt

Bonus pic for the window in question. Also my upstairs neighbor moved and took her cat with her before I could ask what she was gonna do with the stray cat it always hung out with, sooooooooo I might be the fake owner of a second cat
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/5/6/4/AAUJMyAADvZU.jpg

Didn't you get a stroller for Mocha too? Or was that someone else? And yay for more cat friends!

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

Some people you meet you just wanna get in their pants, you don't care about their taste in music or their politics or whatever lol

Giblet_Enjoyer posted...

People are assuming for some reason that the guy was tricking her somehow, that's really not based on anything. All he said is that he's in the friendzone, only thing that can be gleaned by that is that he doesn't wanna be just friends with her. the assumption being made is that he's been trying to trick her into thinking he's her friend and nothing more.

Also a lot of relationships start off as friendships, it's nonsensical acting like someone trying to segue that into romance is shady

So he didn't want to be friends with her? Or he had the purpose of starting a friendship hoping to segue it into a romance/sexual interaction?

Because if the first, it really doesn't seem he was clear up front about "just wanting to get into her pants", and if the second - that seems to be what people are saying is dishonest (being friends with the hope of it ending in sex)

silverpine posted...

so this creekco guy called someone ELSE needlessly argumentative??

In another thread (I forget the topic) he said he felt I was being argumentative and looking for small things to nitpick about. I'm trying to make sure I'm not doing that in this thread, as I've definitely misread things in the past.

Tyranthraxus posted...

I don't know about empirical evidence however any time an officer has been held accountable, it is always despite protection attempts and not because of the lack of them. Meaning that attempts to hold police accountable can only at best ever be equal to or less than the attempts to insulate them, never greater.

Unless you're counting collaborative attempts by individual people against the same offense as unique attempts.

That's what I was asking HHH in a way.. whether he believes "its just a few bad apples" and the system works well to get rid of them

Dan_Haren- posted...

I don't know how you arrived at any these interpretations of my posts. Like, I literally never said most of those things. I never said he worked 24/7. I never said luck is minimal. I never said ANYBODY can be financial successful. And it doesn't matter if I'm trying to state fact or opinion, its the internet, nothing should be assumed fact until proven otherwise.

To summarize my opinion, its that I think there are a large number of people who simply don't have what it takes to take their career to the next level. "what it takes" involves taking risks, ambition, motivation, pushing your work ethic to the next level, and the know-how. Alot of people lack the know-how, so it takes the rest of those things to break that barrier. The post above you is a perfect example of someone who broke through the barriers and took his career to the next level.

Hard work is a very vague term, and thats why I keep emphasizing work smart and invest in the future. You may be the greatest construction worker of all time, be able to do the job of 3 people by yourself. You may get a small raise from time to time, but the job ends not far from where it started. What I propose is, look for ways to truly advance your career. Save up some money, buy your own tools, learn some new skills, and maybe do carpentry work on the side, start your own business. Take a loan if you need to to start up your business. As you work hard and your name gets out, you get more business. Then hire some employees. Keep expanding. Next thing you know you have a successful small business, make great money, and the sky is the limit if you want to keep expanding. Ultimately its your skills that will make your money, so invest all your free time early on to learning these new skills, so you can eventually breakout. Does that make sense?

These are not fantasy-world examples. This is what people do in this country all the time.

I think I follow your argument, but I'm not sure it is logically sound.
1) First, when you say there is a "large number of people who simply don't have what it takes to take their career to the next level", how large a group is this? I ask because if 10% of a group do or don't do something, is it the biggest need to discuss?
2) Your "what it takes" seems to be putting a lot/most of the responsibility on that person (ambition, taking risk, seeking out knowledge, etc) - am I correct?
3) "so you can eventually breakout" - this might be the biggest sticking point in your argument. You are saying that if people follow X Y Z they are almost guaranteed to own businesses etc. IF you are using "can" to say "it might happen", then doesn't investing all your free time in your suggestions seem a bit riskier?

ReDaZnDraGoN97 posted...

Wait, how did they screw the entire world?

It was peoples choices to take predatory loans out. All the rich did was give them the chance to do so.

So you feel the rich lying to the people about the ease of paying back the mortgages didn't play any role in people deciding to take the loans? And the rich fabricating documents and covering up was the fault of the ordinary people?

CreekCo posted...

It explains why on page 8 all the findings are published and publicly available. Just because you can use the bold button doesnt indicate you can read too good. This is an actual white paper and what research actually looks like. Did you bother to fact check the npr article? Ill wait.

Also, everything listed is 100% fact. Theres not a reason to discuss this much further using alts unless its a really slow news day or something. NPR article states a 2020 fact I pointed out it has shifted somewhat lately due to us being able to leave the house now. Its not exactly thrilling commentary or anything. Move on.

I take it you meant page 7, since 8 is citations etc. Were you refering to the "Accidental injury" for 15 to 19?

Either way, when you say "move on", do you mean "move on from whether it was #1 or not"?

HHH_is_the_game posted...

yes, in those circumstances, that sentence would be valid I would say

So the following statements are empirically true, correct?

• Police unions regularly work to decrease accountability and consequences
• Unlike other professions, police are given more leniency for mistakes due to qualified immunity
• Unlike other professions, police who are found liable/at fault generally do not have to offer financial restitution themselves, as the city/county/state etc. pays the settlement

Do you agree with this statement? I *don't* have evidence to support it, hence why it's separate

• The number of times a police officer/commander has covered up the mistakes/poor behaviors of a police officer is greater than the number of times a police officer/commander has tried to hold one accountable.

ChocoboMogALT posted...

Sorry, I really thought it was you. I know someone on the mod team really pushed that narrative. Really sorry.

The guy I'm thinking of wasn't a mod.. I don't think he had any numbers in his screen name but did a lot of the same arguing semantics Joenumbers did...

HHH_is_the_game posted...

The difference is every KKK member is like that, while there are also good cops that try their best to help people and make a difference in a positive way. I don't think there are many kind KKK members that join the KKK to actually help offset the racist KKK members. Therefore, it's ok to label the entire KKK IMO, but not the police

Okay let me start from here - if we have empirical evidence (not saying we do) that there are fewer cops who "want to make a difference" than the reverse, is it okay to state "the average policeman doesn't want to make a difference"?

Scohen posted...

special master: well, if you say the fbi planter the documents you gotta prove it
chud judge: no, daddy trump doesnt have to!

special master: I can review all of this by late October
chud judge: no. I order you to take until late November

Oh wow.. missed that

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/29/us/trump-special-master-documents.html

wackyteen posted...

https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1575098176662474752

This is the thread if any of you souls are brave enough to dive in

Has she responded to any comments showing proof of Republicans associating with the people she names?

Scohen posted...

many, many people in power. For example, most of the crony judges he appointed, like that judge Eileen that granted the special master request, and every time that the special master takes a decision that hurts trump she overrides him.

the MTGs, Gaetz, the SS agents that deleted messages, his SCOTUS appointees, etc, they all protect him

Wait which decisions and directives of the special master did the judge override?

A revolution would need a coordinated movement, not sure that exists?

Literally "I have a black friend"...

MICHALECOLE posted...

Great job outting some poor kid just looking for some tutoring

Hands on tutoring...

What a topic...

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What did that poor cat see?!?!

Antifar posted...

stunning,
https://twitter.com/ABC7/status/1575832945310302208

Sadly not really stunning...

AP3Brain posted...

You have issues dude and probably need to see somebody about them. People have lives outside of forums (like a job and family). The only reason I even caught this particular post of yours is because I woke up and couldn't go back to sleep.

I don't know why you are so convinced I'm defending JP but it has to be some persecution complex at this point. Do I again have to state that I don't think he is a good man and leads young men towards the toxic side of the alt right?

Terrible people can state something that is correct and there isn't really anything wrong with what he said here. Incels should be shown more compassion just like ANY struggling group. They are typically around 15 to mid twenties. Brains that haven't fully formed. They don't know who they should be and are generally confused and pressured by society. A large majority haven't done anything reprehensible besides say stupid shit on the internet. Target hating them does nothing but breed more hate.

I'm a completely different poster but I have a question. When you say "shown more compassion", what exactly do you recommend? Does that include compassion after "saying stupid shit on the internet" towards a specific person/group? (i.e. posting threats towards a female classmate etc)

You mention Daryl Davis - an amazing guy with an incredible story! He has talked about the first time he changed a KKK members worldview - he sat with him for an hour or more talking about how blues music was the origin of rock and roll. Is this what you feel people should be doing with incels?

Jeff_AKA_Snoopy posted...

If the child was firing at police officers... you play stupid games you win stupid prizes.

Err... who said she was firing at officers? Where would a kidnap victim get a gun from?