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Jebediah, RBG  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:38:40pm

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything from this guy that I haven’t loved.

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ObserverArt  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:39:11pm

Nice song. A toe-tapper for sure. I was playing the beat with my hands on my desk top.

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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:39:51pm

This will be my new theme song…..

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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:41:16pm
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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:42:29pm

re: #1 Jebediah, RBG

I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything from this guy that I haven’t loved.

Almost any night at the Continental Club on S. Congress in Austin, TX.

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Jebediah, RBG  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:49:55pm

re: #5 Dave In Austin

Almost any night at the Continental Club on S. Congress in Austin, TX.

Is that walking distance from Los Angeles area?

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jaunte  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:51:25pm

re: #6 Jebediah, RBG

It’s on that Colorado River coast.

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Interesting Times  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:54:16pm

2017, y’all:

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freetoken  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:54:47pm

Remind you of anyone?

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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:55:44pm
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Barefoot Grin  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:56:05pm

Love that video. Couldn’t stop thinking, though, that life is good so long as the weather is.

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freetoken  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:56:13pm

The Okeanos is at the end of a 3 year program to map and explore the central Pacific. The current series of dives will end in a couple of weeks.

Then the ship sails to the Gulf of Mexico, where it will start a marine archeology series of dives in the fall.

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gocart mozart  Sep 16, 2017 • 5:56:55pm
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De Kolta Chair  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:02:47pm

Just found out Irish American writer J.P Donleavy died the other day. As a kid, I was an avid reader of his novels, though I had no idea what the hell he was going on about, but he made me laugh out loud and reminded me a whole lot of my equally sardonic grandfather Pat. Here’s to ya, boyo!

“I took my degree in drinking and harlotry in the finer pubs of Dublin.”
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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:08:36pm

While I have you all here - we have some nifty new key commands for reading comments and up-dinging, down-dinging, seeing who up-dinged or down-dinged, and editing (if it’s your comment and it’s within the time limit).

To move to the next comment (starting with the first), type J. Previous comment: K. Typing these keys will instantly jump to the currently selected comment and position it at the top of the page.

As you move through the comments you’ll notice that the currently selected one has a green border.

Once a comment is selected and has the green border, you can up-ding by typing the = key, and down-ding by typing the - key.

I used = because I want to make this easy and not require the Shift key to type +.

To see the current ratings for a selected comment, type /. Again, I didn’t want to require Shift to type ?.

If it’s your comment and you still see the edit button with the cute little pencil, you can edit it by typing E.

Again - none of these key commands require holding the Shift key. Just type the letter or symbol.

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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:15:28pm

re: #15 Charles Johnson

Yinks!! It works!!

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jaunte  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:16:15pm

re: #15 Charles Johnson

Thanks! The j-k is a great way to scroll up and down through the thread.

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Unshaken Defiance  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:19:50pm

re: #16 Dave In Austin

Yinks!! It works!!

Yup there ya go =+1

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freetoken  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:19:52pm
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sagehen  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:20:55pm

re: #6 Jebediah, RBG

Is that walking distance from Los Angeles area?

Depends how much time you have.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:20:57pm

re: #8 Interesting Times

2017, y’all:

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Fucking A bombs, how do they work?

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:21:36pm

re: #15 Charles Johnson

That’s good, especially since my religion — which I won’t go into, but it involves a 90 foot tall styrofoam statue of Anita Ekberg — specifically bans the use of the shift key. In church once I asked why and they threatened to go Alt-Ctrl-Del on my ass.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:22:54pm
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I cannot.  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:28:01pm

re: #22 De Kolta Chair

That’s good, especially because my religion — which I won’t go into, but it involves a 90 foot tall styrofoam statue of Anita Ekberg — doesn’t allow the shift key.

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You realize that we now HAVE to ask some important questions…

…like why styrofoam?

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:30:41pm

re: #24 I cannot.

You realize that we now HAVE to ask some important questions…

…like why styrofoam?

Obviously, they don’t enforce a tithe…

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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:30:46pm
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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:31:55pm

Watching Batman Begins, still holds up well after 12 years. Nolan is such a master. Beautiful dialogue.

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:35:00pm

re: #24 I cannot.

That’s a great question, and once I figure out why we have to wear this Magic Myler UnderwearⒸ I promise to get back to you about… what was your question again?

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Targetpractice  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:35:11pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

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“We’re ending DACA…unless Congress does something…but if Congress doesn’t do anything then we’ll revisit it…we’re willing to drop funding for the wall from our demands…but we require funding for any deal…”

More positions than Carters’ got pills.

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Targetpractice  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:37:59pm

re: #28 Eclectic Cyborg

Watching Batman Begins, still holds up well after 12 years. Nolan is such a master. Beautiful dialogue.

Batman Begins is still an awesome film 12 years later. Meanwhile, 12 years from now, people will still be wondering what Zack Snyder was smoking when he made BvS.

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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:38:17pm
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FormerDirtDart  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:38:18pm
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De Kolta Chair  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:39:07pm

Talking Points Memo: DOJ Won’t Investigate Killing Of Black Man By White Policeman In St. Louis

This is your government on Trump.

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Targetpractice  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:40:06pm

re: #34 De Kolta Chair

Talking Points Memo: DOJ Won’t Investigate Killing Of Black Man By White Policeman In St. Louis

This is your government on Trump.

What, haven’t you heard that white men are the most oppressed minority in America today?

//////

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:40:16pm

re: #28 Eclectic Cyborg

Watching Batman Begins, still holds up well after 12 years. Nolan is such a master. Beautiful dialogue.

Watched part of The Dark Knight the other day. Before that performance I’d dismissed Heath Ledger as a pretty boy, but MAN! That was the first Joker I’d seen who was actually deeply frightening. (I’d never heard Mark Hamill’s Joker)

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:41:29pm

re: #35 Targetpractice

What, haven’t you heard that white men are the most oppressed minority in America today?

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Every day. Every goddamn day.

Btw, don’t let the fuckers bring you down. (❤ω❤)

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scottslemmons  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:45:51pm

re: #36 Blind Frog Belly White

Watched part of The Dark Knight the other day. Before that performance I’d dismissed Heath Ledger as a pretty boy, but MAN! That was the first Joker I’d seen who was actually deeply frightening. (I’d never heard Mark Hamill’s Joker)

I still think Hamill’s Joker is scarier and more fun, but Ledger’s Joker is grand fun to watch. Come to think of it, Nicholson’s Joker is plenty fun, too.

The Joker just seems to pull fun performances out of actors…

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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:46:30pm

re: #32 Dave In Austin

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Video

This is fucking incredible.

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b.d. (bill d.)  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:47:05pm

re: #27 Charles Johnson

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I’m old enough to remember when the Press Sec. didn’t have to work nights and weekends putting out fires.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:48:00pm

re: #34 De Kolta Chair

Talking Points Memo: DOJ Won’t Investigate Killing Of Black Man By White Policeman In St. Louis

This is your government on Trump.

I’ve concluded that we as a society are not capable of making a good judgement in cases where police kill people. I conclude that we need some way of discouraging police from shooting people that doesn’t involve after-the-fact judgement.

Accordingly, I suggest that any officer who shoots and kills any person immediately and permanently loses their job as a police officer. We’ll pay them while they train for another career, but not cop, not ever again. And it doesn’t matter whether the shooting was ‘good’ or not, because, again, society has shown we can’t reach an equitable verdict on that.

You may say, “But cops will hesitate to shoot when they feel endangered!”

GOOD! It’s about time something made them hesitate!

Right now, the only thing stopping a cop from shooting a black man is that he might feel bad about it afterwards. There seems to be no legal downside for shooting black men. It’s open season.

Sounds extreme? Well, it’s about the mildest thing I’ve come up with.

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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:48:02pm

re: #39 Charles Johnson

This is fucking incredible.

Every time I hear it I just cackle…

If you’re ever in town…… It’s a late show.

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b.d. (bill d.)  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:48:13pm

re: #35 Targetpractice

What, haven’t you heard that white men are the most oppressed minority in America today?

//////

Only the Christian ones….

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Targetpractice  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:50:37pm

re: #38 scottslemmons

I still think Hamill’s Joker is scarier and more fun, but Ledger’s Joker is grand fun to watch. Come to think of it, Nicholson’s Joker is plenty fun, too.

The Joker just seems to pull fun performances out of actors…

The thing about it is each of them really made the role their own.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:50:40pm

re: #33 FormerDirtDart

“Hey! Where you goin’ with the boat?”

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:51:34pm

re: #44 Targetpractice

The thing about it is each of them really made the role their own.

To me, though, Nicholson was playing Nicholson. I never saw anything but Jack Nicholson. I couldn’t see Heath Ledger inside the Joker.

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:52:44pm

re: #45 Blind Frog Belly White

“Hey! Where you goin’ with the boat?”

“You didn’t throw the ball, did you?”

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:53:33pm
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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:53:46pm

re: #47 FormerDirtDart

“You didn’t throw the ball, did you?”

“Son of a bitch! Can’t believe I fell for that AGAIN!!!”

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jaunte  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:54:52pm

“…The Paris Agreement builds upon the Convention and - for the first time - brings all nations into a common cause to undertake ambitious efforts to combat climate change and adapt to its effects, with enhanced support to assist [pro-America] developing countries to do so. As such, it charts a new course in the global climate effort.

The Paris Agreement’s central aim is to strengthen the [pro-America] global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a [pro-America] global temperature rise this century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Additionally, the agreement aims to strengthen the ability of [pro-America] countries to deal with the impacts of climate change. To reach these ambitious goals, appropriate [pro-America] financial flows, a new [pro-America] technology framework and an enhanced capacity [pro-America] building framework will be put in place, thus supporting action by [pro-America] developing countries and the most vulnerable [pro-America] countries, in line with their own [pro-America] national objectives. The Agreement also provides for enhanced transparency of [pro-America] action and support through a more robust [pro-America] transparency framework.”

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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:55:14pm

re: #46 Blind Frog Belly White

To me, though, Nicholson was playing Nicholson. I never saw anything but Jack Nicholson. I couldn’t see Heath Ledger inside the Joker.

I’ll give you that but Nicholson was definitely having fun. The Joker is such a great role because you can be an asshole and have fun at the same time. I can see why actors like it.

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TedStriker  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:57:04pm

re: #51 Eclectic Cyborg

I’ll give you that but Nicholson was definitely having fun. The Joker is such a great role because you can be an asshole and have fun at the same time. I can see why actors like it.

In part, the role wound up killing Ledger.

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Bear  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:58:41pm

re: #9 freetoken

At times i felt like that.

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Backwoods_Sleuth  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:59:01pm

re: #32 Dave In Austin

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good lord, how does he do that????

Can’t wait for MrBWS to get home so he can hear this and weep.

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 16, 2017 • 6:59:02pm

re: #36 Blind Frog Belly White

I’m not a fan of Nolan’s Batman flicks for many many reasons —
though I’ve seen all of them dozens of times (go figure) — but Ledger was dyn-o-mite in the part!

The last Joker, played of course by rodeo legend Jeto Lariat, had potential, but he was in Suicide Squad for what, five, ten minutes?

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danarchy  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:02:15pm

re: #44 Targetpractice

The thing about it is each of them really made the role their own.

They have lots of material to choose from. Golden age, Silver age, and Bronze age Jokers were all very different characters.

Jack Nicholson was very golden age. Heath Ledger is the bronze age. I guess Caesar Romero would have been sort of silver age prankster.

Jared Leto…well

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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:03:12pm

It’s one of “Those” venues….

continentalclub.com

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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:03:36pm

re: #52 TedStriker

In part, the role wound up killing Ledger.

There were other factors of course, but you definitely have a point.

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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:04:32pm
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FormerDirtDart  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:04:58pm
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scottslemmons  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:05:10pm

re: #46 Blind Frog Belly White

To me, though, Nicholson was playing Nicholson. I never saw anything but Jack Nicholson. I couldn’t see Heath Ledger inside the Joker.

Nicholson was something of a casting coup for the role — a lot of his roles and professional persona were already Jokeresque. Randall McMurphy, Jack Torrance, Daryl Van Horne — he’d been playing Jokers for a few years already…

Also, I remember being really impressed with Ledger when I saw him in “10 Things I Hate About You” — it seemed like a cheesecake role, but he still brought a lot of substance and heart to the performance…

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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:05:37pm

re: #59 Charles Johnson

Exactly. Remember their endless abuse of Michelle Obama?

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:07:03pm

re: #34 De Kolta Chair

Is this the part where we go back and MAGA?

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De Kolta Chair  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:09:43pm

Wait a sec — we’re supposed to admire these characters? //

Drawn by my all-time favorite DC cartoonist, the amazing Curt Swan
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scottslemmons  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:17:11pm

re: #64 De Kolta Chair

Wait a sec — we’re supposed to admire these characters? //

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Well, Republicans got very angry just this week when Superman refused to stand by and let a white supremacist murder Hispanics.

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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:21:43pm
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jaunte  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:26:22pm
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sagehen  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:26:58pm

re: #59 Charles Johnson

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the ultra-left mob isn’t much better. E.G., Kamala Harris.

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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:31:10pm

re: #67 jaunte

Painters 1st comment…..

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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:41:17pm
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Charles Johnson  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:44:37pm
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Patricia Kayden  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:46:30pm

re: #34 De Kolta Chair

Talking Points Memo: DOJ Won’t Investigate Killing Of Black Man By White Policeman In St. Louis

This is your government on Trump.

Sessions probably sent the cop a congratulations letter.

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William Lewis  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:48:00pm

re: #71 Charles Johnson

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Even more important for them is having one of their own as Attorney General. Trump can get wishy-washy when he craves approval. Sessions is set to destroy the idea that anyone other than whites deserve civil liberties.

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:48:36pm

I finished watching the Japanese anime TV series Terror in Resonance, and damn the final episode had me in tears.

Whoever recommended me the series (think it was Belfon, but not 100% sure), thank you so much!

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Patricia Kayden  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:51:42pm

re: #70 Charles Johnson

No way can they force a private company to host them. This is just an attempt at intimidation.

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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:51:57pm
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Targetpractice  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:54:04pm

re: #76 Dave In Austin

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He’s asking them to volunteer their money now, because he wants them to think they have a choice.

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:54:13pm
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nowherenorth2  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:54:16pm

re: #76 Dave In Austin

Bahahhaha winning. Best deal maker.best deals.

Crock of shit is more like it

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:54:59pm

re: #74 electrotek

*raises hand*

Glad you liked it.

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The Vicious Babushka  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:55:15pm

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jaunte  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:56:22pm

re: #76 Dave In Austin

I’m glad I’m not the only one who does this.

Standing, double handed, is the most satisfying form.

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:57:15pm

re: #80 alloutofcrazyhere

*raises hand*

Glad you liked it.

Interesting experience: I used to deliver Italian food to the Funimation offices when they were HQ’d in North Richland Hills 12-13 years ago. Fun stuff.

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b.d. (bill d.)  Sep 16, 2017 • 7:57:32pm

re: #78 FormerDirtDart

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With knock-off MAGA hats no less.

Perfect/

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:04:46pm

re: #83 electrotek

That’s pretty cool.

In my neck of the woods was the gaming company Westwood Studios during the 90’s. I always wanted to visit, but I never got the chance.

Pretty sure due to the several different Dragon Ball series, Funimation has enough money to last until the end of time. Although, that didn’t stop Sony from buying a majority stake in it.

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:04:52pm

re: #84 b.d. (bill d.)

With knock-off MAGA hats no less.

Perfect/

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Targetpractice  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:05:37pm

re: #85 alloutofcrazyhere

That’s pretty cool.

In my neck of the woods was the gaming company Westwood Studios during the 90’s. I always wanted to visit, but I never got the chance.

Pretty sure due to the several different Dragon Ball series, Funimation has enough money to last until the end of time. Although, that didn’t stop Sony from buying a majority stake in it.

Ah, Westwood, the memories…

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b.d. (bill d.)  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:07:03pm

re: #86 FormerDirtDart

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:12:07pm

re: #85 alloutofcrazyhere

That’s pretty cool.

In my neck of the woods was the gaming company Westwood Studios during the 90’s. I always wanted to visit, but I never got the chance.

Pretty sure due to the several different Dragon Ball series, Funimation has enough money to last until the end of time. Although, that didn’t stop Sony from buying a majority stake in it.

Oh yeah, Command & Conquer was the game for me back in the 90s!

Funimotion’s owner lives up in Roanoke, TX and him and the rest of his family are pretty much set thanks to Sony’s majority stake. Not a bad gig for someone who used his childhood as a trust fund of sorts haha

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A hollow voice says, Covfefe.  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:14:18pm

re: #86 FormerDirtDart

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TBF, they could be saying their grandmothers are for Trump, although that would mean they come from very long-lived families, given the apparent ages of the wearers.

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:15:36pm

Speaking of Japanese stuff, so hooked on this song:

MONDO GROSSO / ラビリンス

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:26:14pm

re: #91 electrotek

Always a fan of Utada Hikaru myself.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:28:51pm

re: #91 electrotek

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:32:32pm

re: #92 alloutofcrazyhere

Always a fan of Utada Hikaru myself.

I discovered the track by accident since Mondo Grosso is the alias of Japanese electronic producer Shinichi Osawa. Was looking up on things that he was doing recent out of random and came across that gem and it’s wonderful.

Another classic Japanese gem from Ken Ishii, with Koji Moroimoto directing it:

Ken Ishii ‘Extra’ - Music Video (HD)

First time I saw this was on MTV AMP back in middle school, and was hooked on it ever since.

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jaunte  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:33:54pm
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Dave In Austin  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:39:55pm

re: #81 The Vicious Babushka

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:40:41pm

re: #94 electrotek

Wow, that was interesting to say the least. Enjoyable. The older anime/art style has a certain appeal to me.

I always loved the original Bubblegum Crisis OVA’s. The older style is great. It’s a crime that they went over budget and never finished them. They ended at eight episodes, but were supposed to go to thirteen. Every individual movie/episode started off like a music video.

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Big Beautiful Door  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:43:41pm

re: #33 FormerDirtDart

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BTW, if you haven’t watched the new season of BoJackHorseman start binging now; its great!

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:48:07pm

re: #97 alloutofcrazyhere

Wow, that was interesting to say the least. Enjoyable. The older anime/art style has a certain appeal to me.

I always loved the original Bubblegum Crisis OVA’s. The older style is great. It’s a crime that they went over budget and never finished them. They ended at eight episodes, but were supposed to go to thirteen. Every individual movie/episode started off like a music video.

Yeah, tell me about it. I wish I was as big of an anime nerd as others I know, but I guess I’m just really picky on the anime I would indulge in.

Basically anything from the creator of Cowboy Bebop? Sign me up!

Anything that caters into serious subject matter? I’m in.

Not so much into the fantasy aspect of anime, prefer more realistic scenarios if anything. Exceptions with regards to fantasy would be Studio Ghibli films, such as The Princess Mononoke because that was an absolute masterpiece.

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:52:39pm
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Belafon  Sep 16, 2017 • 8:56:16pm

re: #99 electrotek

Michiko & Hatchin is also great.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 9:03:50pm

re: #99 electrotek

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 9:22:22pm

I remember watching this a while back and wanted to watch it again, so here it is:

日本人イスラム教 指導者 (イマーム) - Only Japanese Imam in Tokyo

Japanese imam who is also a tattoo artist and specializes in body piercing too.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 9:22:36pm

Trailer for the anime movie Perfect Blue:

Link

I’d read the description below the video to understand what it’s about as the trailer is short on dialogue.

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JordanRules  Sep 16, 2017 • 9:46:41pm

The dude with the Hot Topic and TGI Fridays pins has some nerve.

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 9:47:49pm
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TedStriker  Sep 16, 2017 • 9:57:34pm

re: #106 electrotek

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WTF, BBC?

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Le Coquí Résistance  Sep 16, 2017 • 9:58:58pm

re: #107 TedStriker

WTF, BBC?

The title sure is. The article might be interesting, if the captions are to be trusted.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:00:46pm

re: #106 electrotek

Sad that that headline has to exist at all.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:00:52pm

re: #105 JordanRules

[Embedded content]

The dude with the Hot Topic and TGI Fridays pins has some nerve.

When I see David Clarke not being an asshole, then I’ll know he’s not an asshole.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:02:49pm

re: #110 Blind Frog Belly White

Pretty sure assholes have a legitimate use.

Him, not so much.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:04:55pm

re: #107 TedStriker

WTF, BBC?

BBC did a sympathetic article on Khan and her own blog posts about her post attack makeup routine. Hopkins used it to spread bigotry & hatred about Muslims in general (Khan is a muslim) because Katie is trash like that.

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Le Coquí Résistance  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:06:15pm

re: #107 TedStriker

WTF, BBC?

Here’s a link to the article: bbc.com

At 1am in the morning, I don’t see the fuzz…

The title went full clickbait, tho.

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Le Coquí Résistance  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:06:53pm

re: #112 goddamnedfrank

BBC did a sympathetic article on Khan and her own blog posts about her post attack makeup routine. Hopkins used it to spread bigotry & hatred about Muslims in general (Khan is a muslim) because Katie is trash like that.

Thank you!

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sagehen  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:13:40pm

re: #105 JordanRules

[Embedded content]

The dude with the Hot Topic and TGI Fridays pins has some nerve.

From the replies to that thread:

Please note the date on that supreme court ruling.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:18:54pm

There’s a new study out, looking at the cost of developing cancer drugs. The researchers chose a number of small companies that each made one drug, and successfully got that drug to market, and averaged out what they’d each spent. They came up with, like $600 Million, vs the generally accepted $2.7 Billion cost.

Well, obviously, there are problems with the analysis. First, they STARTED with companies that had succeeded with their first and only attempt. They didn’t count all the companies that fail, and go out of business having never brought anything to market. I’ve worked for two of those. And they don’t consider that most companies try a lot of things that DON’T work for each thing that DOES.

But what really got me was the comments. There were a number along this line…

Well this should surprise no one. I’m a cynic…too much money being made in cancer treatment to ever accept an actual cure.

When challenged, the folks who post these all say, “I’m talking about the CEOs, not the Scientists. I trust the Scientists!”

Okay, let’s break this down, shall we?

A lot of cancers have pretty good cure rates these days, defined as disease free, 5 year survival. Stage 0 and Stage 1 Breast Cancer have about 100% 5 year survival (so get those mammos, ladies!), and guess what? A lot of that is drugs, specifically chemotherapy drugs. Which Pharma sells, and makes profits.

So, Pharma makes money curing cancer.

Next, this sort of thinking - ‘Pharma could cure cancer but instead only sells treatments’ - means that they think either companies HAVE cures they’re withholding, or that CEOs prevent researchers from working on them.

Hmmmm. So they’re saying that we Scientists, whose sincerity they trust, developed cures that we know the company is sitting on, but we don’t tell anyone, OR we KNOWINGLY only work on treatments when we COULD BE working on cures, but we also don’t tell anyone THAT, either. And we keep accepting paychecks.

Next, this line of thinking suggests that curing cancer must be really simple. My response is in two parts:

1. If it’s so easy, go ahead! Knock yourself out!!! Cure cancer!! I’ll wait.

2. Maybe trying to cure a disease composed entirely of your own cells, without killing you, is not really very easy.

Gosh all pumpkins, Mr. Wizard, but these people get my goat!!!

/rant

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electrotek  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:19:17pm

re: #112 goddamnedfrank

BBC did a sympathetic article on Khan and her own blog posts about her post attack makeup routine. Hopkins used it to spread bigotry & hatred about Muslims in general (Khan is a muslim) because Katie is trash like that.

While Katie doesn’t condemn her fellow traveler for the acid attack on her.

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Belafon  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:19:58pm

Trying to read Hillary’s book. It’s been a really long time since I read a non-fiction, non-CS book. Im 20 pages in and already pissed at Bernie as much as Trump, and Bernie isn’t even mentioned.

I also finally figured out what Bernie was: too many white men in the Democratic party thinking we needed to appeal to whites at the expense of minorities. But, like Trump in the Republican party, these leaders lost control of their creation when he should have conceded after Super Tuesday.

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Belafon  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:23:12pm

re: #104 alloutofcrazyhere

The director also did Paprika and Tokyo Godfathers, which are both good.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:28:38pm

re: #116 Blind Frog Belly White

I always maintained that scientists would have to have far more knowledge than it is required to have a “cure” in order to make a “treatment” that basically strings the patient along indefinitely without curing it. That way, this would provide a steady supply of income for the pharmaceutical company in question.

In other words, bullshit.

Although, that was the plot of Johnny Mnemonic.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:35:46pm

re: #120 alloutofcrazyhere

I always maintained that scientists would have to have far more knowledge than it is required to have a “cure” in order to make a “treatment” that basically strings the patient along indefinitely without curing it. That way, this would provide a steady supply of income for the pharmaceutical company in question.

In other words, bullshit.

Although, that was the plot of Johnny Mnemonic.

People have a hard time thinking of Pharma executives as regular everyday people who might be a little greedy. No, they have to be EEEEEEVILLLL!!!!

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:40:38pm

Basically, it’s the old “GM has a car that runs on WATER! but they won’t sell it because there’s more profit in gas-powered cars!” wheeze, but in healthcare.

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sagehen  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:42:40pm

The only EEEEVILL pharma execs are the ones who buy up patents for something they didn’t even develop and then jack the prices. e.g., Epi-Pen. or Shrekeli.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:46:05pm

My problem with pharmaceutical companies are these me too drugs/clones/isomers.

Here are some examples from mental health from memory.

Celexa/Lexapro
Effexor/Pristiq
Risperdal/Invega
Abilify/Rexulti

In terms of effectiveness, there’s almost no difference. Complete money grab. I think the term “evergreening” is used.

There are exceptions, but not many.

One exception is the upcoming antidepressant esketamine, which is the enantiomer of ketamine. This will be a big deal because regular ketamine will never get approved for depression.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:48:29pm

re: #121 Blind Frog Belly White

People have a hard time thinking of Pharma executives as regular everyday people who might be a little greedy. No, they have to be EEEEEEVILLLL!!!!

Unfortunately there’s always a kernel of truth that the conspiracy theorists latch onto and build around like an oyster with a grain of sand. Shkrelli did a lot to demonstrate the potential for harm a pure psychopath can cause within the system.

re: #122 Blind Frog Belly White

Basically, it’s the old “GM has a car that runs on WATER! but they won’t sell it because there’s more profit in gas-powered cars!” wheeze, but in healthcare.

Continuing my point, GM did unethically kill the EV1 by lobbying California legislators to rescind the requirement for manufacturers to sell electric vehicles here. Myopic greed is causing real problems within our society, our markets and to our planet but the paranoid delusional conspiracies they spawn in the populace also prevents us from dealing with these issues constructively.

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sagehen  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:49:11pm

MsJ posted this a couple of days ago

and I finally got around to reading it. The paragraph that really got to me…

Some time ago I went with my six-year-old nephew Matan to hunt for Pokémon. As we walked down the street, Matan kept looking at his smartphone, which enabled him to spot Pokémon all around us. I didn’t see any Pokémon at all, because I didn’t carry a smartphone. Then we saw two others kids on the street who were hunting the same Pokémon, and we almost got into a fight with them. It struck me how similar the situation was to the conflict between Jews and Muslims about the holy city of Jerusalem. When you look at the objective reality of Jerusalem, all you see are stones and buildings. There is no holiness anywhere. But when you look through the medium of smartbooks (such as the Bible and the Qur’an), you see holy places and angels everywhere.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:49:28pm

I should note that those drug pairs, for those who don’t know, are each made by the same company. Basically, when the patent wears out on the former, presto, here comes the later.

It’s like Diet Pepsi vs Pepsi One.

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goddamnedfrank  Sep 16, 2017 • 10:58:05pm

re: #124 alloutofcrazyhere

My problem with pharmaceutical companies are these me too drugs/clones/isomers.

Here are some examples from mental health from memory.

Celexa/Lexapro
Effexor/Pristiq
Risperdal/Invega
Abilify/Rexulti

In terms of effectiveness, there’s almost no difference. Complete money grab. I think the term “evergreening” is used.

There are exceptions, but not many.

One exception is the upcoming antidepressant esketamine, which is the enantiomer of ketamine. This will be a big deal because regular ketamine will never get approved for depression.

Honestly it depends. Different drugs within the same class can have vastly different reactions and adverse events in different people, the human body is deeply weird. For instance, the first ACE inhibitor I took to control my high blood pressure was enalapril, which caused me to develop vicious psoriasis on the palms of my hands. On the other hand I tolerate lisinopril without a problem. Without going into specifics because it’s private someone close to me had a similar issue with Lyrica vs Neurontin, one caused undesirable psychoactive effects while the other didn’t.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 11:06:26pm

re: #121 Blind Frog Belly White

I do empathize with people that have chronic conditions that can’t afford their medications. It is easier to blame a person than a system that needs fixing.

My problem for the longest time was the medication that I needed didn’t exist.

The other problem patients run into are when doctors prescribe “the new hotness” brand drug when the generic is just fine.

As a result, I look at drug representatives that drop free samples off at doctors offices as a combination of used car salesmen/women and ambulance chasers.

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Anymouse 🌹  Sep 16, 2017 • 11:21:30pm

re: #129 alloutofcrazyhere

(cut)

The other problem patients run into are when doctors prescribe “the new hotness” brand drug when the generic is just fine.

As a result, I look at drug representatives that drop free samples off at doctors offices as a combination of used car salesmen/women and ambulance chasers.

I can relate, and it’s not just civilian physicians.

When my epilepsy was first diagnosed, I was prescribed Dilantin, to which I was allergic.

The Navy kept prescribing every whizbang (patented) drug on the market, each of which I was allergic to. (I suffered from allergic reactions for the better part of a year thanks to that).

They finally settled on what in the USA is considered the “drug of last resort,” Phenobarbital. It was first brought to market in 1912, replacing the only drug available at the time potassium bromide (which makes a lot of people sick).

The World Health Organisation considers Phenobarbital an essential medication, as it is easy to store, cheap, is stable under a wide range of temperatures, and is the most effective (other than benzodiazaprines). The DEA on the other hand is Ohmygodhaironfire addictive put it on the drug schedules (never mind that Klonopin is as well - but that costs a bunch more).

Because infantile seizures are considered dangerous for infants, Phenobarbital is the first choice. Because it is cheap, it is considered the first choice for veterinarians for dogs and cats.

But children and adults? The last thing the combination of the DEA and whizbang drug sellers want is for you to be prescribed a drug that costs a pharmacist $7 for a thousand tablets (I asked my local pharmacist because he had to special order it for me once and I was concerned he would have no one else here to sell it to).

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 11:30:57pm

re: #128 goddamnedfrank

Well, I have no problem with drugs in the same class.

SSRI’s antidepressants:
Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, etc
All significantly different.

Celexa is also an SSRI, so is Lexapro. Both made by the same company. That’s my issue. Chemically, they are almost the same darn thing.

Every once and a while you can run into an exception where there’s something noticeable.

From your personal example, enalapril and lisinopril are in the same class, and that is fine by me.

Another example are the second generation antipsychotics. Clozaril is the originator of that entire class. It’s the most effective one but the side effects are horrendous. So, new ones were made. Zyprexa, Seroquel, Risperdal, Abilify, etc. are all like Clozaril but different enough that there’s a noticeable difference between patients.

Rexulti is the new drug from the makers of Abilify. Abilify also grossed more money in the field of mental health than any drug before it, and it wasn’t even close. There’s no real difference between the two. If Abilify sucked balls for you, congrats, so will this for a whole lot more money. Insurance companies know this, which is why they don’t cover it well or at all.

With the Lyrica/Neurotin example, I’ll admit I don’t know about those two. I take anticonvulsants myself, but not those.

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 16, 2017 • 11:39:58pm

re: #130 Anymouse 🌹

The Navy kept prescribing every whizbang (patented) drug on the market, each of which I was allergic to. (I suffered from allergic reactions for the better part of a year thanks to that).

I’ve been “wasting” a year of my time working my way up on a combination of Depakote and Lamictal. The Lamictal is taking forever due to the fear of allergic reactions. Doctors freak out over any reaction to Lamictal due to SJS (Steven Johnson Syndrome).

It will have taken 8 months to get this drug up to where it needs to be because I have to titrate so slow.

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Anymouse 🌹  Sep 16, 2017 • 11:44:14pm

re: #131 alloutofcrazyhere

(cut)

With the Lyrica/Neurotin example, I’ll admit I don’t know about those two. I take anticonvulsants myself, but not those.

Lyrica and Neurontin are not the same medication (Neurontin made me constantly vomit). Neurontin’s generic name is gabapentin.

Lyrica’s generic name is Pregabalin. The two drugs are not similar in molecular structure, though both were originally developed for epilepsy.

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 16, 2017 • 11:46:14pm

oops electric car died

no hard reboot switch

waiting for service

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teleskiguy  Sep 16, 2017 • 11:57:17pm

re: #134 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 17, 2017 • 12:02:58am

re: #130 Anymouse 🌹

Because it is cheap, it is considered the first choice for veterinarians for dogs and cats

Funny, the drug I am waiting on is used primarily for children and dogs and cats.

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Anymouse 🌹  Sep 17, 2017 • 12:15:02am

re: #136 alloutofcrazyhere

Funny, the drug I am waiting on is used primarily for children and dogs and cats.

You don’t suppose physicians are trying to tell us something? /s

Uggh …

bbc.com

A Swedish politician, a local leader in The Left party, says he was raped at knife-point for his political beliefs. The police are investigating.

Patrik Liljeglod is a group leader of the Left Party, in the city of Falun.

He also spoke about the assault at a council meeting on Thursday evening.

“I was brutally treated and raped at knifepoint on the pretext that I was a left-wing [expletive], that people like us like this, and finally that I was a traitor,” he said.

Police have confirmed they are investigating the matter. Sweden’s SVT said there have been no arrests so far, and the National Forensic Centre is working on the case.

(more at the BBC)

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 17, 2017 • 12:19:41am

re: #137 Anymouse 🌹

A Swedish politician, a local leader in The Left party, says he was raped at knife-point for his political beliefs. The police are investigating…..

Sigh. Annnnnnd this is why at this point at night I stop paying attention to the news. Burnout.

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Anymouse 🌹  Sep 17, 2017 • 12:21:28am

re: #138 alloutofcrazyhere

Sigh. Annnnnnd this is why at this point at night I stop paying attention to the news. Burnout.

Probably a good idea. I already have a migraine, so perhaps I should go cover my eyes and lay down rather than watch a computer screen.

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teleskiguy  Sep 17, 2017 • 12:23:30am

Fat Mike’s t-shirt is 🔥.

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Dr Lizardo  Sep 17, 2017 • 1:10:29am

A second man has been arrested in connection with the London attack a couple of days ago.

A second man has been arrested by detectives investigating the terrorist attack that injured 30 people on a London Underground train on Friday.

The 21-year-old man was arrested in Hounslow, west London, at about 11.50pm on Saturday in connection with the explosion at Parsons Green station, the Metropolitan police said.

He was detained under section 41 of the Terrorism Act and taken to a police station in south London where he remained in custody on Sunday, the force said.

theguardian.com

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fern01  Sep 17, 2017 • 1:15:53am

re: #78 FormerDirtDart

I has a sad whenever I see any women supporting tRump. Regardless as to whether you support the left or the right, a woman supporting someone who treats women as 5th class citizens, born to meet his carnal desires is disgusting.

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teleskiguy  Sep 17, 2017 • 1:24:15am

Was going through Facebook photos, found one that should be saved forever at LGF.

That’s me descending Ptarmigan Hill above Vail Pass about a year and a half ago.

His Teleness The Charlie Lama
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sagehen  Sep 17, 2017 • 1:25:15am

re: #142 fern01

Right-wing evangelicals are supremely hypocritical about their support as well; just think back to everything they used to say about Bill Clinton (when they were insisting that a man’s sexual behavior and treatment of his wife was absolutely the most important factor in judging his trustworthiness or fitness for office)…

They think we don’t notice that all they really care about is which judges are appointed to the federal courts. Every single other piece of policy, every single other belief, action, or statement by a President is totally irrelevant to their support or opposition.

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sagehen  Sep 17, 2017 • 1:25:40am

re: #143 teleskiguy

Was going through Facebook photos, found one that should be saved forever at LGF.

That’s me descending Ptarmigan Hill above Vail Pass about a year and a half ago.

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Is the P silent, or is it the T?

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teleskiguy  Sep 17, 2017 • 1:27:01am

re: #145 sagehen

The ‘P.’

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dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸  Sep 17, 2017 • 2:19:01am

re: #145 sagehen

Is the P silent, or is it the T?

the metaphone algorithm encodes all initial “pt-“‘s as having a silent “p”

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Nyet  Sep 17, 2017 • 2:24:53am

re: #147 dog philosopher ஐஒஔ௸

the metaphone algorithm encodes all initial “pt-“‘s as having a silent “p”

Which is wrong.

Ptah.

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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Sep 17, 2017 • 3:12:24am

re: #148 Nyet

Which is wrong.

Ptah.

Pternity

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I cannot.  Sep 17, 2017 • 4:12:14am

OK, since we have some anime content in this thread…I’m preparing to join an RPG where I’m playing a Sentai character, however, my knowledge of the genre is not nearly as good as it should be…

…does anyone have recommendations for streamable or downloadable series that might help? Preferably roughly equivalent in tone to the Power Rangers movie or darker.

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Dave In Austin  Sep 17, 2017 • 4:52:23am
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Nyet  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:09:29am

Oh, Satan&Garfunkel now has a music video.

Ghost - He Is (Music Video)

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jeffreyw  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:09:31am

Imgur


Good morning!

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freetoken  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:13:56am
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I cannot.  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:21:57am

re: #154 freetoken

Who knew Klingons were Trump supporters?

This is where someone puts an animated .gif of the fight scene from ToS in the mess hall between Klingons and Enterprise crew…

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freetoken  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:28:40am

re: #155 I cannot.

Well, that video is done by some sf media nerds who have built a following, but the video attracts all those stupid comments for which YouTube is famous.

Much prefer the Slivki show, the latest about ants:

SLIVKI SHOW and NEW ANTS

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freetoken  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:32:29am
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mmmirele  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:32:52am

re: #131 alloutofcrazyhere

Well, I have no problem with drugs in the same class.

SSRI’s antidepressants:
Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft, etc
All significantly different.

Celexa is also an SSRI, so is Lexapro. Both made by the same company. That’s my issue. Chemically, they are almost the same darn thing.

Every once and a while you can run into an exception where there’s something noticeable.

From your personal example, enalapril and lisinopril are in the same class, and that is fine by me.

Another example are the second generation antipsychotics. Clozaril is the originator of that entire class. It’s the most effective one but the side effects are horrendous. So, new ones were made. Zyprexa, Seroquel, Risperdal, Abilify, etc. are all like Clozaril but different enough that there’s a noticeable difference between patients.

Rexulti is the new drug from the makers of Abilify. Abilify also grossed more money in the field of mental health than any drug before it, and it wasn’t even close. There’s no real difference between the two. If Abilify sucked balls for you, congrats, so will this for a whole lot more money. Insurance companies know this, which is why they don’t cover it well or at all.

With the Lyrica/Neurotin example, I’ll admit I don’t know about those two. I take anticonvulsants myself, but not those.

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Colère Tueur de Lapin  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:43:17am

re: #133 Anymouse 🌹

Lyrica and Neurontin are not the same medication (Neurontin made me constantly vomit). Neurontin’s generic name is gabapentin.

Lyrica’s generic name is Pregabalin. The two drugs are not similar in molecular structure, though both were originally developed for epilepsy.

Neurontin is very very very much prescribed off-label as an anti-anxiety/mood stabilizer.

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Nyet  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:44:39am

This is after he posted an image of Loomer in a gas chamber. (I hear she is his gf now.)

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Nyet  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:46:29am
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Dr Lizardo  Sep 17, 2017 • 5:52:27am

re: #161 Nyet

Annnnd reported.

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Teukka  Sep 17, 2017 • 6:18:25am

re: #162 Dr Lizardo

Annnnd reported.

Ditto.

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makeitstop  Sep 17, 2017 • 6:37:32am

Another day, another white supremacist retweet…

Do you think it’ll ever sink in on Haberman that no matter how many times she keeps trying to normalize this son of a bitch, it’s just never going to happen?

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HappyWarrior  Sep 17, 2017 • 6:43:45am

re: #161 Nyet

[Embedded content]

Fucking Nazi shithead.

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Alephnaught  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:03:49am

re: #154 freetoken

Who knew Klingons were Trump supporters?

[Embedded content]

I tried to watch that video, and had to switch off early, as it was a load of codswollop. There’s absolutely nothing in those quotes attributed to the Star Trek team that suggest it’s going to be anywhere near as simple as “Klingons = Trump supporters”. All we have is talk about a storyline alluding to the politics of division which just happens to have mirrored what’s happened recently in US politics. (Note too the arrogance in assuming that the humans won’t also be involved in the division either.)

It looks like some Trekkers have added 2 and to make 5 baziliion. And I thought Doctor Who fans were bad…

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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:08:51am

re: #70 Charles Johnson

Pro tip assholes: Google is NOT the government and can damn well censor your speech if they want.

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Eclectic Cyborg  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:10:02am

re: #154 freetoken

Who knew Klingons were Trump supporters?

[Embedded content]

I would have assumed he’d be incredibly popular with the Ferengi.

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:13:17am
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Joe Bacon 🌹  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:23:45am

re: #164 makeitstop

Another day, another white supremacist retweet…

[Embedded content]

Do you think it’ll ever sink in on Haberman that no matter how many times she keeps trying to normalize this son of a bitch, it’s just never going to happen?

No.

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Belafon  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:25:16am

re: #169 FormerDirtDart

LOLL

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The Vicious Babushka  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:32:26am
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jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:35:21am

“Gas lines form in North Korea”, where no one has a private car.
And no one in the White House will tell Trump he has a horrible swing.

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jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:39:36am
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jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:40:04am
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Belafon  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:48:53am

re: #175 jaunte

I wonder if this has resurfaced because too many countries are going through with this without the US him. How can he be the center off attention if people won’t stop and do what he says?

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electrotek  Sep 17, 2017 • 7:49:14am
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(Bert the Turtle)  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:02:28am

re: #167 Eclectic Cyborg

Pro tip assholes: Google is NOT the government and can damn well censor your speech if they want.

Yeah, that was on Ars yesterday. Some pretty good reading in the comments.

arstechnica.com

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Unshaken Defiance  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:03:22am

re: #177 electrotek

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HappyWarrior  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:03:51am

re: #175 jaunte

[Embedded content]

Sure McMaster sure.

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Timothy Watson  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:04:10am

re: #169 FormerDirtDart

Long gas lines forming in North Korea.

What the fuck is he even talking about? Gas lines? What civilian even has an automobile in North Korea?

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HappyWarrior  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:05:30am

re: #181 Timothy Watson

What the fuck is he even talking about? Gas lines? What civilian even has an automobile in North Korea?

He’s spouting off crap as always.

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(Bert the Turtle)  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:06:18am
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makeitstop  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:07:40am

Back to the OT for a minute - Ron Rosenbaum at Slate thinks ‘Choctaw Bingo’ should be the new national anthem.

Seriously. It’s time to retire ol’ Francis Scott Key’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” and go with a song that more truly represents the America of today: post-crash, pre-apocalypse, meth- and money-addicted, heading down the highway to self-destruction.

[…]

But he’s got the talent for it. And he’s a prophet, too. He was writing songs about subprime mortgages and meth-crazed good ol’ boys back in 2002, when he released “Choctaw Bingo,” the best of these. The song is my candidate for new American anthem, a national anthem for the crash, because it captures a culture where addiction to meth and addiction to money are indistinguishable in their frenzy and their ruination. Vice versa and vice worser. If you don’t hear it the first time you hear “Choctaw Bingo,” you’ve spent too much time on the coasts and not enough in the off-the-grid, flown-over locales.

How shall I describe “Choctaw Bingo”? It’s about a family reunion in heavy meth country convened by mean old “Uncle Slayton,” who’s a kind of malignant Uncle Sam figure for the assembled family members.

Good article.

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electrotek  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:07:44am

re: #142 fern01

I has a sad whenever I see any women supporting tRump. Regardless as to whether you support the left or the right, a woman supporting someone who treats women as 5th class citizens, born to meet his carnal desires is disgusting.

Internalized misogyny is a curse that befalls upon women.

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:09:09am
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Flying Squirrel Girl  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:11:14am

re: #182 HappyWarrior

He’s trying to show that he’s a tough guy, that HIS sanctions (the only tool we have and everyone knows it) are having an effect where other rounds of sanctions didn’t. And it doesn’t matter that we all know it is bullshit bluster, because the people it is intended for will lap it up.

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FormerDirtDart  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:17:25am

re: #181 Timothy Watson

What the fuck is he even talking about? Gas lines? What civilian even has an automobile in North Korea?

He’s an intellectual infant.

And, NK has generations of coal deposits with which to produce synthetic fuel

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Timothy Watson  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:18:11am

re: #188 FormerDirtDart

He’s an intellectual infant.

And, NK has generations of coal deposits with which to produce synthetic fuel

Clean, glorious coal!

///

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The Vicious Babushka  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:21:23am

WTF does this even MEAN? A Pass for what exactly?

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Ace-o-aces  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:26:15am

Ben is still unable to grasp his part in all this.

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electrotek  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:27:04am
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Ace-o-aces  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:27:56am
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Mattand  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:28:05am

re: #190 The Vicious Babushka

WTF does this even MEAN? A Pass for what exactly?

[Embedded content]

And its corollary: Judge Jeannie (who the fuck is this person, btw?) is implying that Fox News has in the past 25 years let Clinton slide on something she was being criticized for.

Seriously, who the hell is this idiot?

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Mattand  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:29:04am

re: #191 Ace-o-aces

[Embedded content]

Ben is still unable to grasp his part in all this.

Heh, always the sign of a great supervillian.

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jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:30:57am

re: #194 Mattand

“Don’t give her a pass” (and you can fill in your imagined list of sins) is a very economical piece of propaganda.

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makeitstop  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:35:19am

Hey, Charles - I nominate this video as a candidate for your overnight videos - a time-lapse of 30 days on a cargo ship, 80,000 photos condensed into a ten-minute video. It’s pretty breathtaking.

30 Days Timelapse at Sea | 4K | Through Thunderstorms, Torrential Rain & Busy Traffic

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The Vicious Babushka  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:41:28am

re: #194 Mattand

And its corollary: Judge Jeannie (who the fuck is this person, btw?) is implying that Fox News has in the past 25 years let Clinton slide on something she was being criticized for.

Seriously, who the hell is this idiot?

Judge Ducklips

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The Vicious Babushka  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:43:09am

Trump is the embodiment of the Talmudic dictum כל הפוסל במומו פוסל which means “The guilty one will always accuse others of his own crimes”

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The Vicious Babushka  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:46:23am
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Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:49:45am

re: #200 The Vicious Babushka

in 2017 it’s more offensive to be called out as a racist than to actually be racist

The standard counter arguments are “You are a racist for bringing up the topic of race.”

or “If you are going to call me a racist for (fill in blank here) then, yeah, I am a racist!”

and others will insist that they are simply “racial realists” and based their views of (dubious and disputed) scientific evidence.

And they will all tell you that they have at least one black friend.

I personally am hesitant to use the term “racist” because it has turned into little more than a trigger word for a shouting match.

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Unshaken Defiance  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:50:43am

re: #199 The Vicious Babushka

Trump is the embodiment of the Talmudic dictum כל הפוסל במומו פוסל which means “The guilty one will always accuse others of his own crimes”

Shakespeare had that one figured out too.
The lady doth protest too much, methinks

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alloutofcrazyhere  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:54:39am

wfa1jK0YXSxkIjugg2VmNOEh8DrdDuheTqln7avqh+8adCIn1l5a7KVuQVTarPiSQ6Ti0VMI2Ytiy4clCDd68EewGN2JZQi1qIXUwUuAtOijwOHvYz0BqOFQ8HsInxIuNUoDhtkIkAC1bAJT9euzX3pJwn3yxS4VXJgyK3B+jCXKq7ML/dOhW0mVl2NVYMDt3Fm/LaWWMfyK2X6sgnEY7hX0ShxgLihmlOHDDojX/j9iTQgnL7KjSvc/qJ5DVnSqV1XjxX1C2gdI4mclhOGRSggyLhp6mU6b4lt3Lr+vhOUaEB8evga5NQ90VoRrWjymmllHqY497ib73neTzEa7rt7w+TRihVhlkIPAx1oyeGi7G/AEQOnwRa4GtPlOQv1RQ2GP88Yf2N+m8cUKeb+IVSu19k8RLjy22KQFwgZtXLu+Xs2J+gQy8HAXtT6w0GDmfkxcF545R3HrlJpWixqGH2by9AHVZIx6WXgz6AUQZgk2ODk1DqglTEau2X741lHFm43WA+88yqmREnzxH3EYQnIuqZGVFchVfMXkhXY1k1ryqDdGenatcWLp2sUkr9iOvPzBJAz43QPtGhYXsLqEpT4f6+7oIOYTPobNoYVG1/7koPnN1/8kEd2ErRZne/8D8TPHl4N9mDwnjp5Rk55Qthb/VOEvA/YFSfg2NGOWHhb/hCA2fFL3IOAPR1DSJoB9

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GlutenFreeJesus  Sep 17, 2017 • 8:56:06am

re: #200 The Vicious Babushka

Doesn’t he mean “slave’s”? ;)

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Belafon  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:03:27am

re: #201 Wendell Zurkowitz ((slave to the waffle light))

The standard counter arguments are “You are a racist for bringing up the topic of race.”

or “If you are going to call me a racist for (fill in blank here) then, yeah, I am a racist!”

and others will insist that they are simply “racial realists” and based their views of (dubious and disputed) scientific evidence.

And they will all tell you that they have at least one black friend.

I personally am hesitant to use the term “racist” because it has turned into little more than a trigger word for a shouting match.

So, they’ve done to the word exactly what they set out to do.

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makeitstop  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:11:53am

re: #204 GlutenFreeJesus

Doesn’t he mean “slave’s”? ;)

That drives me up the wall.

I’m building a web site for a restaurant outside Philly, and they sent me the Happy Hour menu the other day to convert to PDF. The menu mentioned specials on ‘martini’s’ and ‘$2 off personal pizza’s,’ so I corrected them, made the PDF and put it on the site and emailed my contact person to take a look.

She emailed me back to tell me that ‘pizzas’ and ‘martinis’ were spelled wrong!

And to make matters even worse, the bit about ‘$3 bottled beers’ seemed to be exempt from the apostrophe. Annoying.

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BlueSpotinAL  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:12:28am

The star trek video calls to mind one of my favorite videos:

Star Trek: Tik Tok

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Mattand  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:15:07am

re: #206 makeitstop

That drives me up the wall.

I’m building a web site for a restaurant outside Philly, and they sent me the Happy Hour menu the other day to convert to PDF. The menu mentioned specials on ‘martini’s’ and ‘$2 off personal pizza’s,’ so I corrected them, made the PDF and put it on the site and emailed my contact person to take a look.

She emailed me back to tell me that ‘pizzas’ and ‘martinis’ were spelled wrong!

And to make matters even worse, the bit about ‘$3 bottled beers’ seemed to be exempt from the apostrophe. Annoying.

God, I see this all time. Makes me crazy. Right up there with “loose” vs “lose”, such as “The Phillies are loosing to the Mets, 28-2.”

What did they say when you pointed out their grammar was wrong?

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makeitstop  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:21:32am

re: #208 Mattand

What did they say when you pointed out their grammar was wrong?

I pointed out that if ‘beers’ was correct, then ‘martini’s’ would be incorrect. She gave me a doubtful-sounding ‘okay.’

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:26:37am

re: #208 Mattand

God, I see this all time. Makes me crazy. Right up there with “loose” vs “lose”, such as “The Phillies are loosing to the Mets, 28-2.”

What did they say when you pointed out their grammar was wrong?

Maybe the Phillies were shooting arrows at the Mets?

As an aside, it drives me buggy when they depict archers drawing en masse and holding for long periods, then the commander yells ‘Fire!’

That ain’t how you shoot a warbow.

YouTube

And as we say, a fully drawn selfbow is 7/8 broken. Draw a 150lb bow and hold for a long time, and it ain’t 150 lb anymore. Keep doing that and it will be less and less.

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coin operated  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:28:59am

re: #154 freetoken

Seriously…fuck CBS/Paramount. That shit they pulled with the Axanar project really pissed me off. Was really looking forward to that production.

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The Vicious Babushka  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:32:19am

I had an English teacher back in the day, who corrected every improper use of “it’s” by crossing it out and writing, in red ink, “IT IS”

Students who were egregious in committing this error would be asked to read their composition out loud to the class.

That was drummed into my brain so hard.

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(Bert the Turtle)  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:33:37am

It’s really not that bad?

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HappyWarrior  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:34:16am

re: #191 Ace-o-aces

[Embedded content]

Ben is still unable to grasp his part in all this.

Benny, you worked for Breitbart. You own this shit too.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:35:01am

re: #212 The Vicious Babushka

I had an English teacher back in the day, who corrected every improper use of “it’s” by crossing it out and writing, in red ink, “IT IS”

Students who were egregious in committing this error would be asked to read their composition out loud to the class.

That was drummed into my brain so hard.

The thing with its and it’s is that to NOT put in the apostrophe violates the rule. But that’s English for you - I before E, except after C, or in a bunch of other more or less random words.

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HappyWarrior  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:35:09am

re: #190 The Vicious Babushka

WTF does this even MEAN? A Pass for what exactly?

[Embedded content]

No one’s giving her a “pass.” By the way Jeanne, when we write history, we will remember history, you won’t even be a footnote, that’s how irrelevant you are.

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Bass Reeves  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:40:14am

re: #41 Blind Frog Belly White

This is an interesting idea, but actual shooting is just like, the far end of the spectrum when it comes to the abuse of authority. Rodney King didn’t get shot. The nurse who was arrested for not drawing blood from the police chase victim, the old lady knocked down in STL, all of that was done w/o shooting, and it is all part of the mindset. It starts in the legialature and the city council, not the academy, and the laws put in place to encourage disdain towards citizens.

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jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:47:02am
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ObserverArt  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:47:25am

re: #164 makeitstop

Another day, another white supremacist retweet…

[Embedded content]

Do you think it’ll ever sink in on Haberman that no matter how many times she keeps trying to normalize this son of a bitch, it’s just never going to happen?

Do you want the short or long answer?

Short: No.

Long: Noooooooooooo!!!

220
jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:48:54am
221
HappyWarrior  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:49:46am

re: #220 jaunte

[Embedded content]

He knows he’s not cut to wear her jock and is lashing out.

222
The Vicious Babushka  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:50:15am

re: #215 Blind Frog Belly White

The thing with its and it’s is that to NOT put in the apostrophe violates the rule. But that’s English for you - I before E, except after C, or in a bunch of other more or less random words.

its = a possessive, “belonging to it” like his, her, my, our, your and their

it’s = a contraction, “it is” like he’s, she’s, I’m, we’re, you’re and they’re

223
jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:50:36am

re: #221 HappyWarrior

“Lock her up, or just whine about her popularity!”

224
JordanRules  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:54:09am
225
meteor  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:57:24am

re: #161 Nyet

Reported that asshole.

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Stanley Sea  Sep 17, 2017 • 9:58:49am
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HappyWarrior  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:01:03am

re: #226 Stanley Sea

[Embedded content]

Sigh.

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ObserverArt  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:02:33am

re: #190 The Vicious Babushka

WTF does this even MEAN? A Pass for what exactly?

[Embedded content]

She shouldn’t get a pass from Fox News dedicating at least 25% of their coverage to bitching about Hillary especially in times when Trump is fucking up. Which is all the time. So expect 50%.

By the way, she looks like she just came from Madame Tussauds’.

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Jay C  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:06:43am

re: #194 Mattand

And its corollary: Judge Jeannie (who the fuck is this person, btw?) is implying that Fox News has in the past 25 years let Clinton slide on something she was being criticized for.

Seriously, who the hell is this idiot?

Jeanine Pirro: lawyer, former DA, multiple failed candidate for the NY GOP: failed upward into about the only job she’s qualified for: Fox Network “Judge” spouting cheapjack right-wing BS. Another sad case of Wingnut Welfare-dependency….

230
Aucun pays pour les vieux ennemis  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:08:04am

re: #191 Ace-o-aces

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Belafon  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:10:53am

re: #222 The Vicious Babushka

its = a possessive, “belonging to it” like his, her, my, our, your and their

it’s = a contraction, “it is” like he’s, she’s, I’m, we’re, you’re and they’re

Pronouns have different rules than other words.

The dogs (plural) took the dog’s (possessive) toy and the dog’s (dog is) mad.
They took its toy and it’s mad.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:22:14am

re: #222 The Vicious Babushka

its = a possessive, “belonging to it” like his, her, my, our, your and their

it’s = a contraction, “it is” like he’s, she’s, I’m, we’re, you’re and they’re

Right, but in every OTHER word where we add “s” to make it possessive, we use an apostrophe. Thus, ‘its’ violates that rule.

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Blind Frog Belly White  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:47:39am

Wow. Stopped the thread for 25 minutes!

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Barefoot Grin  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:51:36am

re: #233 Blind Frog Belly White

Wow. Stopped the thread for 25 minutes!

Folks get nervous when grammar takes the stage.

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jeffreyw  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:53:03am

re: #233 Blind Frog Belly White

Wow. Stopped the thread for 25 minutes!

Thread stopped to eat.

Imgur

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jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:55:55am

re: #232 Blind Frog Belly White

Right, but in every OTHER word where we add “s” to make it possessive, we use an apostrophe. Thus, ‘its’ violates that rule.

Everyone should read Stonekettle’s tweets on the grammar lure that bots are casting out.

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jaunte  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:56:29am
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Eventual Carrion  Sep 17, 2017 • 10:57:03am

re: #234 Barefoot Grin

Folks get nervous when grammar takes the stage.


‘Some people ‘seem to fu’s’s about tho’se type of thing’s.

(I put an apostrophe before all ‘s’s just to be safe)

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PhillyPretzel  Sep 17, 2017 • 11:01:38am

re: #238 Eventual Carrion

Be careful or the grammar gremlin will get you.

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PhillyPretzel  Sep 17, 2017 • 11:09:42am

re: #234 Barefoot Grin

re: #238 Eventual Carrion

Just kidding folks. I left my red pen in the other room.

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Eventual Carrion  Sep 17, 2017 • 11:21:13am

Was over at wonkette and one of their stories was goofing on taking the first line of a book and appending ‘and then the murders began’ to it. So I decided to use Dr. Seuss.

I am Sam.
Sam I am.
And then the murders began.

I think it flows well

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DodgerFan1988  Sep 17, 2017 • 11:25:58am

Alt-Right and Conservative Logic:
“Black people commits the majority of violent crimes in America.”
“Muslims commits almost all of terror attacks.”
“LGBT responsible for most sexual abuse of children.”
“Women can’t do the same jobs as men.”

BUT

“It’s Democrats and Social Justice Warriors that are playing Identity Politics!”

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ObserverArt  Sep 17, 2017 • 11:32:14am

re: #241 Eventual Carrion

Was over at wonkette and one of their stories was goofing on taking the first line of a book and appending ‘and then the murders began’ to it. So I decided to use Dr. Seuss.

I am Sam.
Sam I am.
And then the murders began.

I think it flows well

Hmmm. Interesting.

Does that work with the first line in Hillary’s new book?

I don’t have the book, but I understand it opens with the Nietzsche quote: “That which does not kill us makes us stronger.”

That which does not kill us makes us stronger, and then the murders began!

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BigPapa  Sep 17, 2017 • 11:37:04am

re: #233 Blind Frog Belly White

Wow. Stopped the thread for 25 minutes!

It’s the ‘It Is’ judgement.

(looks around furtively, crawls into corner and sucks thumb)

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makeitstop  Sep 17, 2017 • 11:53:28am

re: #229 Jay C

Jeanine Pirro: lawyer, former DA, multiple failed candidate for the NY GOP: failed upward into about the only job she’s qualified for: Fox Network “Judge” spouting cheapjack right-wing BS. Another sad case of Wingnut Welfare-dependency….

She was originally supposed to run against Clinton for the NY Senate seat, but she was such a shitshow of a candidate they dumped her for the slightly less horrible shitshow named Rick Lazio.


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