already have that homeboy. not sure i would change my list by much
http://www.flopturnriver.com/pokerfo...top+ten+movies
02-20-2014 08:02 PM
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already have that homeboy. not sure i would change my list by much |
02-21-2014 01:32 AM
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FTR gets blocked on the Montreal airport wifi cuz gambling. | |
02-21-2014 03:26 AM
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so canada vs usa today. national pride fired up for the first time in years. bring it on. | |
02-21-2014 03:11 PM
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I'm pretty sure that everything good that has ever been done by Canada has been undone and then some by Justin Bieber. | |
02-21-2014 06:44 PM
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And Nickleback. | |
02-21-2014 07:47 PM
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LOL you dumb commie, that's the point of America. A bunch of ignorant suckers with too much money so you can make your nut. | |
02-21-2014 08:16 PM
#13432
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This is how you remind me | |
02-22-2014 02:43 AM
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02-23-2014 02:31 PM
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So I've watched a bit of the Daytona 500, and 2 thoughts come to mind: | |
02-23-2014 03:54 PM
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02-23-2014 04:11 PM
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All of the drivers are intelligent, cunning, and aggressive. They have keep their car pushing the envelope of the endurance of the engine and vehicle, while simultaneously outwitting other drivers into making mistakes which cost them either time or durability... for an hours long span of time. | |
02-23-2014 04:13 PM
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Also I might be wrong here but aren't you a pretty big guy Lukie? I'm pretty sure most drivers are on the small side and I think it's pretty important. I know it is in F1, drivers over 6 foot tall are very rare. |
02-23-2014 04:18 PM
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omg dont call lukie a big guy. he'll prove it by throwing a football over them mountains |
02-23-2014 04:46 PM
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I'm 6'2" and a bit under 200lb but I seem to recall that at least in one of the organizations (NASCAR maybe?) that you can have a lighter car weight with a heavier driver. So if I'm 200lb and another guy is 150lb, my car can be 50lb lighter, something that is pretty ridiculous-- it basically mitigates the one physical advantage a driver can have. But then again, I don't know if races being dominated by midgets is good for business, so it's probably better off as is. | |
02-23-2014 04:51 PM
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I can definitely go with this. It is definitely a huge mental grind. My beef is with people who call these guys elite *physical* athletes and say the races are unbelievably physically draining, something I find preposterous (not saying that extremely mentally demanding activites can't wear down someone physically, they certainly can, but I don't find it massively different than top level chess players or 10 tabling shorthanded NL.) | |
02-23-2014 04:53 PM
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You could manage the grind if you grew into it. | |
02-23-2014 04:53 PM
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02-23-2014 04:56 PM
#13443
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Ok, back to the weight thing. | |
02-23-2014 05:01 PM
#13444
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Here I go again with this stupidass rambling... lol | |
02-23-2014 05:03 PM
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Ugh. Obviously being lighter and equally capable gives you an advantage in a game where you're physically trying to move from A-B. Same locomotion, smaller cargo = advantage. | |
02-23-2014 05:05 PM
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I'd imagine he'd be at a pretty big disadvantage not being able to reach the pedals. |
02-23-2014 05:34 PM
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I'm not knowledgeable of any specific NASCAR rules, or any racing rules. | |
Last edited by MadMojoMonkey; 02-23-2014 at 05:38 PM. | |
02-23-2014 07:29 PM
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MMM | |
Last edited by boost; 02-23-2014 at 07:32 PM. | |
02-23-2014 08:18 PM
#13449
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nailed it | |
02-23-2014 08:29 PM
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I'm fine with that-- although it still leaves me fairly baffled as to why you'd bring this up again. | |
02-24-2014 02:15 AM
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Explaining death to a 4 year old is quite fucking tricky. I suddenly see value in religion. | |
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02-24-2014 02:33 AM
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Try explaining religion to a 4 year old |
02-24-2014 02:48 AM
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02-24-2014 08:06 AM
#13454
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So I've applied for a new job within my existing company. Should I get it I'll get a £15k pay rise, decent company car, prob bmw or Audi or something, and have a much more senior position. Go me! (and prepare for inevitable disappointment) | |
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02-24-2014 08:09 AM
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Feel free to add your own ideas of how I can do this. It will aid my day dreaming. I prob won't actually do it cos I'm a nice guy and don't really enjoy fucking people over but it's fun to think about. | |
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02-24-2014 11:29 AM
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It leaves me fairly baffled why you are fairly baffled about someone sharing random thoughts in the randomness thread. | |
02-24-2014 12:18 PM
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Rong, imagine yourself reacting to his cuntiness, not being a cunt yourself simply as revenge. Instead of fantasizing about undermining him just for the sake of it, the loophole is to imagine him doing/saying something shitty and you responding appropriately. Also, probably nothing will infuriate him as much as you simply not giving a shit. Just relish in the fantasy of you clearly not caring enough to even make an effort to undermine him. Kill him with kindness. Better yet, apathy. | |
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02-24-2014 01:48 PM
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02-24-2014 02:15 PM
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02-24-2014 03:08 PM
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02-24-2014 09:53 PM
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Best way to drive someone crazy in a business setting is on conference calls. Just repeatedly act like they didn't say anything. When he joins and announces he's on, ignore it. Leave him out at roll call. He asks a question? Don't answer, just leave dead air and then ask if anyone else has any questions. If he calls you on it say you can hardly hear them. Must be their headset. | |
02-25-2014 12:54 AM
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I love all three ideas proposed by rong, BennyLaRue, and aubreymcfate. | |
02-25-2014 01:23 AM
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in before 250,00 views | |
Last edited by Tydepoker; 02-25-2014 at 01:25 AM. | |
02-25-2014 01:29 AM
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02-25-2014 01:43 AM
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i think personal satisfaction probably is enough dan no need to stoop to douche levels. though it is fun to think about i give u that | |
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02-25-2014 02:01 AM
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sour grapes just makes you look sour. i should know because my grapes get soured from time to time, and when i point it out i just look like a douchepancake |
02-25-2014 06:53 AM
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Haha Benny that's great. | |
Last edited by rong; 02-26-2014 at 05:16 AM.
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02-25-2014 04:59 PM
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02-25-2014 05:02 PM
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02-25-2014 08:07 PM
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201...utations.shtml | |
02-25-2014 08:14 PM
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If the NSA does anything unconstitutional to any US citizen, that citizen has standing and an army of lawyers will trip over themselves to crush the NSA. The only substantive problem with these NSA things is the revenue waste of tax dollars. If the NSA doesn't get taken to court, it shows they aren't doing things literally, just in some weird abstraction, and the slippery slope argument of "but things will be worse later" doesn't sway me |
02-25-2014 08:26 PM
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How can anyone be aware of what the NSA is doing when it's all classified and the oversight is lacking (see: FISA courts)? | |
02-25-2014 08:49 PM
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"Extra constitutional powers" is a misleading claim. What the NSA is doing is all gray area stuff that doesn't affect those protected by the constitution. As for problems with the NSA in all areas outside of that, I completely agree. My comments have always only been about US citizens who think the NSA can take away their rights. The answer to that is no they cannot, but you should hope they try because then you'll get famous for bringing down the NSA in court. |
02-25-2014 08:58 PM
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The CIA comment might not be accurate. I don't know. Law is technical and specific yet nuanced, and open to interpretation where there is no precedent. My overarching point is that if the NSA was doing what people are worried about it doing, it would get lol-smashed in court and that would be that. All this stuff being in secret tells me that claims of unconstitutionality is the wrong course to take. If constitutionality was the right course, we'd already see legal claims and the SCOTUS would be prepping to hear a case if they hadn't already |
02-25-2014 10:53 PM
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The biggest problem is the databases. Information is being dragnetted and warehoused. Information is power, and so when it is warehoused it becomes potential power. What happens when marshal law is enacted under some future administration for whatever reason, and then all the people who can be linked to the unofficial My Little Pony fanclub are rounded up? | |
02-25-2014 11:27 PM
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You say I should read a history book. Well, I read a lot of history, and what I've learned from it is that the premise you're working with isn't representative. In a nutshell, modern western states with dynamic economies operate on legitimacy. The idea of "they'll just declare martial law" isn't relevant without catastrophe that makes 9/11 look like just one pebble on a sandy beach. The state with the most similar example to ours is Nazi Germany, and there were some key issues that the US doesn't have nor will likely ever come close to having. This means things from existential catastrophe (US had that once: the Civil War) to system of government (presidential vs parliament) |
Last edited by wufwugy; 02-25-2014 at 11:31 PM. | |
02-26-2014 02:22 AM
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fuck assholes who steal your internet cable out of the fucking box thing outside. | |
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02-26-2014 03:37 PM
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Bill Hicks died 20 years ago today. He was the fucking shit. | |
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02-26-2014 03:39 PM
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His documentary made me wanna do shrooms. | |
02-26-2014 03:51 PM
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I have trouble with a lot of "old" comedy. My comedic sensibilities have been molded by their influences, which often took things further...or something. I'm not entirely sure. | |
02-26-2014 04:14 PM
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02-26-2014 06:54 PM
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I hate Bill Hicks and love George Carlin. I am the one percent. | |
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02-27-2014 12:44 AM
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lol spoon i'm not surprised at all that you hate hicks. | |
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02-27-2014 02:01 AM
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You're so young I hate you. | |
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02-27-2014 03:30 PM
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i guess this isn't the place for me to moan about my quarter-life crisis then, eh? | |
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02-27-2014 04:23 PM
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what exactly does a quarter life crisis consist of? | |
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02-27-2014 06:21 PM
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Quarter life crisis is an interesting concept that may have validity. One way I might describe it is that a mid life crisis is when somebody reaches an age where age is beginning to catch up with them, and they have to face the lies/facts of life. A quarter life crisis might be the same thing of having to face the lies/facts of what life really is, except that it doesn't come on with age but experience. It could be this way because the mid life crisis theme comes out of a place where the first half of a person's life didn't involve much in existential crises, but today those existential crises appear to hit much earlier. This could be because previous generations were able to go through the motions of getting steady work and having a family without questioning it until later, but current generations are disenfranchised to those, and so the crisis is quarter life |
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02-27-2014 06:40 PM
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Can I have a fifth life crisis? |
02-27-2014 10:52 PM
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Last edited by oskar; 02-27-2014 at 10:56 PM.
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02-28-2014 10:15 AM
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Sometimes I feel like Hicks is beating me over the head, and not making me laugh. | |
02-28-2014 10:55 AM
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http://www.pattonoswalt.com/index.cfm?page=spew&id=170 | |
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02-28-2014 10:58 AM
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Carlin is the best comedian of all time so any comparison to him is going to come up short, even from Hicks. I love Bill Hicks, but I can definitely understand where the haters are coming from. I think its unfortunate that he so often gets compared with hackish "rage" comedians of the day like Sam Kenison or Denis Leary. | |
02-28-2014 11:23 AM
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Hicks is completely irreverent when it comes to trying to make the audience laugh, for the most part. I understand what people mean when they say he's not funny - he's definitely not a punchline kind of guy - but personally, I find his mannerisms and storytelling style super engaging. I wouldn't mind having a few people over at my place and just watching him rant and rave in my living room over beers and a joint. | |
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02-28-2014 11:59 AM
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02-28-2014 12:53 PM
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I can't believe "hackish" and Sam Kinison were used in the same sentence. Kinison, like Hicks, was a "comedian's comedian". I've heard a lot of praise for both from other funny people in interviews. | |
02-28-2014 01:00 PM
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Surely the whole point of a comedian is just to entertain us for whatever amount of time it is we are watching them for. It doesn't matter if they are funny so long as you are entertained. |
02-28-2014 03:05 PM
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Something that gets lost in the conversation is how the socially liberal movement of the 60s/70s was coming to an end, replaced by ultra evangelical social conservatism. Bill Hicks was one of the few who noticed that. The world we live in today, the one that gave us the Iraq War, is a product of what Hicks claimed was scaring the fuck out of him about the direction of the country |
02-28-2014 06:17 PM
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Pryor was great but his career lacked the breadth and evolution of Carlin's (for tragic reasons). I also don't think his stuff has aged as well. Even the old old Carlin stuff like "Carlin at Carnegie" is still fucking hilarious. | |
02-28-2014 06:52 PM
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Yeah, I really like Carlin, and I probably would have hi fived you in agreement some time ago-- so I'm not mad, I'm just not so sure anymore. | |
03-01-2014 02:36 PM
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Kinison had some great material but his act hurt him. He started out looking great but then he did the thing where you find out you get laughs when you intimitate your audience not realizing that it's not because it's funny but because it's a base instinct. I think his material is funnier in writing than it is the way he delivered it is what I'm saying. | |
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