01-02-2017 07:00 PM
#22801
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01-02-2017 09:07 PM
#22802
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I'd go to the UK. Expecting to get in a fight at some point, probably due to accidentally walking into a bar with a British flag. |
01-03-2017 03:33 AM
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01-03-2017 11:09 AM
#22804
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01-03-2017 11:32 AM
#22805
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This week in dumb history: | |
Last edited by oskar; 01-03-2017 at 11:49 AM.
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01-03-2017 01:03 PM
#22806
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01-03-2017 07:21 PM
#22807
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It's even dumber than the sketch. I guess most people already knew this and I'm really late to the party, but what they considered evidence was either hearsay or people reacting in court. The suspect waves her hands and the accuser would scream in pain, and that was the evidence. I thought I read this one wrong the first time around: http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/texts/tei/swp?div_id=n15 Interestingly enough she survived. According to wikipedia it was probably because she belonged to some rich guy and there was no point in convicting slaves anyway as they had no property. Actual quote. | |
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01-03-2017 07:28 PM
#22808
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The funny part to me is that something we do now is going look like complete idiocy to people in the future. And I bet none of us know what it is because it just seems 'normal'. | |
01-03-2017 10:58 PM
#22809
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@Oskar: I guess reading or watching "The Crucible" isn't required in high school? | |
01-04-2017 01:04 AM
#22810
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I did not pay much attention in school. I watched The Witch yesterday, which is an insane movie. This is a 3M budget directorial debut by some hipster looking guy that puts any period movie I've ever seen to shame. The main thing I took away was how important the idea of predestination was for the puritans at the time and how it ties into the whole witch craze. It's one of the best movies of the past decade disguised as a low budget horror movie. | |
Last edited by oskar; 01-04-2017 at 05:21 AM.
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01-04-2017 12:41 PM
#22811
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01-04-2017 01:31 PM
#22812
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I know that it's not the same, but I pretty much feel this way still. | |
01-05-2017 02:09 PM
#22813
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btw i was totally wrong about l-theanine and alcohol. u guise were totally right it was placebo. |
01-05-2017 02:13 PM
#22814
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01-09-2017 01:03 AM
#22815
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01-09-2017 02:23 PM
#22816
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I hesitate to bring this up because it's so trivial, but every time i hear the saying 'head over heels', it bugs me. | |
01-09-2017 05:41 PM
#22817
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Well thanks now that bugs me too. |
01-19-2017 09:54 PM
#22818
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British politeness and subtle sarcasm, translated for the Yanks. I don't think this is jizzfeed fake news. Seems legit... | |
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01-19-2017 10:05 PM
#22819
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01-19-2017 10:10 PM
#22820
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I've definitely never complained about a shit haircut. Not like the hairdresser can do much about it. So yeah, being polite to his face and then slagging him off behind his back is the British thing to do. | |
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01-20-2017 12:14 AM
#22821
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Wuf, it works because we all know what they actually mean. The politeness is taken as this person cares about my feelings that is good not ohh my haircut isn't shit. |
01-20-2017 08:44 AM
#22822
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01-20-2017 09:21 AM
#22823
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My favorite is when you bump into someone who's standing still and they say 'sorry' like it's their fault. Now that's being polite! | |
01-20-2017 10:01 AM
#22824
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01-20-2017 10:04 AM
#22825
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01-20-2017 10:06 AM
#22826
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01-20-2017 11:08 AM
#22827
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~1/2 of that list is in common usage in America. Not confusing at all. | |
Last edited by MadMojoMonkey; 01-20-2017 at 11:10 AM. | |
01-20-2017 11:10 AM
#22828
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01-20-2017 11:11 AM
#22829
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01-20-2017 12:44 PM
#22830
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01-20-2017 02:29 PM
#22831
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Yeah usually we'd say "pissed off" to denote anger, but "pissed" alone cuts it too. | |
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01-20-2017 07:04 PM
#22832
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dog's bollocks is still my favorite brit phrase. is it still in use or too archaic? |
01-20-2017 07:28 PM
#22833
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Yeah that's a common phrase here. It means something of premium value, better than merely very good. It's the next step up after "the bollocks". | |
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01-21-2017 11:15 AM
#22834
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How did it come to pass that "the dog's balls" means "premium?" | |
01-21-2017 11:17 AM
#22835
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Cuz dogs really really like licking their balls | |
01-21-2017 12:23 PM
#22836
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I think a related question is... do bees have knees? | |
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01-23-2017 10:17 PM
#22837
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Would have resulted in going off topic in the other thread if anyone answered so may aswell post it here. |
Last edited by Savy; 01-23-2017 at 10:21 PM. | |
01-23-2017 10:51 PM
#22838
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I would say so. |
01-24-2017 07:49 AM
#22839
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I think significantly less people give a shit about weed today than they did 20 years ago when I started smoking it. | |
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01-29-2017 07:07 PM
#22840
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Fuck you guys for not talking about my really interesting point above. |
01-29-2017 07:18 PM
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01-30-2017 12:32 PM
#22842
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What...in...the ... fuck? | |
01-30-2017 02:36 PM
#22843
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How did that article not have Florida in it? | |
01-30-2017 02:50 PM
#22844
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Not sure whether to be more shocked at what she did or the fact she kept her job. | |
01-30-2017 04:15 PM
#22845
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01-30-2017 04:26 PM
#22846
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Is it me, or does the world seem to have a fetish for firings these days? This woman clearly has an illustrious, established, track record of accomplishment. I mean, she obviously didn't get that job by flashing cleavage. |
01-30-2017 05:08 PM
#22847
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Your words express my sentiment, but I couldn't find the words. | |
01-30-2017 05:25 PM
#22848
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Well, first of all, I think she should have to undergo a psychiatric evaluation, 'cause it's not normal to take our your tit at work. She could very well have a problem in her brain. | |
01-30-2017 05:26 PM
#22849
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01-30-2017 05:33 PM
#22850
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I agree, so long as serious trouble is not necessarily always the same as fired. | |
01-31-2017 03:19 PM
#22851
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.877b3dd4d286 |
01-31-2017 03:41 PM
#22852
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This is dumb. | |
01-31-2017 03:46 PM
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01-31-2017 04:02 PM
#22854
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So I tried to go back and find a link to a more exhaustive article that I had read weeks ago. I couldn't. But the professor's main argument is that everything she said, she said as a private citizen, on her own time. This other woman didn't like the attacks, and decided to tattle. Really weak sauce in my opinion. |
01-31-2017 04:22 PM
#22855
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Um, wait. They both expressed their views in a public internet forum. The liberal person is the one who received the complaint. No-one is threatening the Trump supporter by calling her employer and saying she should be in trouble for being mean on the internet. How was her freedom of speech trampled on? | |
01-31-2017 04:37 PM
#22856
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Last edited by BananaStand; 01-31-2017 at 04:40 PM. | |
01-31-2017 04:48 PM
#22857
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Ya, still don't quite follow your argument though. Are you saying those people voted Trump in protest to people who called them out for supporting Trump? | |
01-31-2017 04:57 PM
#22858
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No, I'm saying that after years of being marginalized, attacked, and vilified for their views, conservatives went silent publicly, and thus were under represented in the polls and the perceived political climate in America during the election(s). |
Last edited by BananaStand; 01-31-2017 at 05:00 PM. | |
01-31-2017 05:01 PM
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01-31-2017 05:10 PM
#22860
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Why do you think Bill O'Reilly has the number one cable news show for two decades running now? |
Last edited by BananaStand; 01-31-2017 at 05:16 PM. | |
01-31-2017 05:15 PM
#22861
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PBS Frontline has a 4-hour documentary in 2 parts called Divided States of America and it's pretty good. | |
01-31-2017 05:20 PM
#22862
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Bravo! Surprised this came from PBS. You probably saw the clip of Obama completely bitch-slapping John McCain when he humbly asked for some say in the healthcare situation. "John...you lost" |
Last edited by BananaStand; 01-31-2017 at 05:22 PM. | |
01-31-2017 05:22 PM
#22863
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He won about the same % of the popular vote as the polls predicted. It's not as if everyone was too oppressed to admit they supported him. | |
01-31-2017 05:31 PM
#22864
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Can't say I've watched Fox News in a long time, but 'fair and balanced' aren't words that come to mind. It may have gotten better, but I remember some of their shows like the one where they put up a graphic that said "Obama-Biden/ Osama bin Laden: Coincidence?" | |
01-31-2017 07:20 PM
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02-01-2017 07:36 AM
#22866
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Complete and total bitch move, that. That has become the modus operandi of quite a few SJWs (which, up until a month ago, I did not know what the fuck that even was) and it’s sickening | |
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02-01-2017 09:55 AM
#22867
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Clinton definitely could have won, and should have. Trump won Wisconsin, but by 27,000 votes. If you look county by county, he lost Milwaukee. However, Clinton's margin of victory in that precinct was 27,000 votes less than Obama's in 2012. That's a compelling stat when you consider that Hillary made 0 visits to that state. |
02-04-2017 12:02 PM
#22868
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02-05-2017 04:22 PM
#22869
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Hahahaha, conspiracy level over 9000! | |
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02-05-2017 04:28 PM
#22870
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One of my former students. Kind of an interesting read (though if you're looking for evidence they're being trained to kill us all, you'll be disappointed). | |
02-05-2017 04:36 PM
#22871
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02-05-2017 11:21 PM
#22872
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Would you all rather win something with a big caveat next to your name or come second place? |
02-06-2017 09:09 AM
#22873
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Probably depends on what you're talking about. But I'd probably rather win. |
02-06-2017 11:11 AM
#22874
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I was talking more sports and general achievements. |
02-06-2017 11:13 AM
#22875
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