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big duck equals goose posted:Are you sure about that? I mean, really sure? I honestly can't tell whether you're agreeing with me (by pretending to be someone who is convinced that bombings are the same as a full scale invasion) or actually challenging me. I will just say that previous interventions (specifically, in former Yugoslavia) have shown that airstrikes alone can be effective without largescale troop deployments. That said, there were discussions at the time about sending troops in when the peace deal was worked out. Point is, though, right now, we're talking airstrikes, which is not at all like what's happening in Iraq and Afghanistan (or even what was planned).
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Danyull posted:"Some people believe whatever they're told!" Such as being told that airplane streaks are chemtrails No, you see, your sources of information are feeding you lies, and you just believe them without question. My sources are YouTube videos that directly tell me the truth! I didn't have to look it up in some dumb book!
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Sep 3, 2013 23:44
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taiyoko posted:God I hate having real-life friends who, rather than make informed criticism of specific points, just do the "pee pee doo doo Obama is a bad president" type of thing. One of my friends did this too, and I loving hate it because he seems fairly conscious politically but has a weakness for cheap, dumb jokes.
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dumb facebook guy posted:Perspectives.... Ahahaha, I can't even get mad at this because it's the most overwrought, nonsensical setup for a jab at Obama. Unless there's a common phrase I'm missing, I don't know why you would use "looking for work" to say that someone had recovered, and I assume the first three doctors have the last name "Frankenstein" if their remedies are anything to go by. I mean, I know that with jokes you have to suspend some disbelief, but come on. At least put a modicum of effort into your birther bullshit, people.
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Nikaer Drekin posted:Ahahaha, I can't even get mad at this because it's the most overwrought, nonsensical setup for a jab at Obama. Unless there's a common phrase I'm missing, I don't know why you would use "looking for work" to say that someone had recovered, and I assume the first three doctors have the last name "Frankenstein" if their remedies are anything to go by. I was expecting it to be some kind of joke about European stereotypes, a la "in heaven, the cooks are French, the mechanics are German and the police are British -- in hell, the cooks are British, the mechanics are French and the police are German." Except in this case, instead of a enjoying a laugh at a decent joke, at the end I was just profoundly saddened.
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This was posted in reply to a friend's post on the fast food strike. Blue is the OP, red as always is me, yellow is a friend of the OP's. Yellow is West Coast old money who coasted through a good school on her parents' dime. I keep trying to type up a reply, but somehow, no matter what I want to say, when I go to type, the only words my fingers are willing to form on the keyboard are 'gently caress you'. It's really weird. Mister Bates has a new favorite as of 01:05 on Sep 4, 2013 |
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Mister Bates posted:This was posted in reply to a friend's post on the fast food strike. Blue is the OP, red as always is me, yellow is a friend of the OP's. Yellow is West Coast old money who coasted through a good school on her parents' dime.  Wow, I didn't realise there were people so blatantly saying gently caress the poor.
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Perhaps one hell of a calling-out is in order? All I can really recommend is to try keeping it as non-profane as possible, and just civil enough that it stands a chance of her not skipping over it.
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Mister Bates posted:This was posted in reply to a friend's post on the fast food strike. Blue is the OP, red as always is me, yellow is a friend of the OP's. Yellow is West Coast old money who coasted through a good school on her parents' dime. I want to throttle these types of people, last year my dad got laid off he's and extremely well educated and experienced mainframe programmer. Due to his age and the decline of the mainframe in general he hasn't yet found work in his field so he's had to take a number of minimum wage jobs to make ends meet.
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Electric Phantasm posted:Sorry about the copy and paste, but it was too long to screenshot. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I don't want to read past that. Mister Bates posted:This was posted in reply to a friend's post on the fast food strike. Blue is the OP, red as always is me, yellow is a friend of the OP's. Yellow is West Coast old money who coasted through a good school on her parents' dime. I see this poo poo all the time "Well someone's gotta lose  " and it's always by some smug gently caress who never had to lift their finger their entire life. I don't even know what to say to them.
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loving this. It won't stop her from spouting off stupid poo poo she knows nothing it about nor will it guarantee that she changes her opinion; however, for an instance after she finishes reading it, she will realize how terrible of a human being she is (if only for a split-second). Just make sure you're 100% right about what you put in the post and keep it calm/cool.
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gently caress You And Diebold posted:Yay more chem trail and GMO fun! I love when people expect you to prove a negative. Although with this guy you could link a 40-page, peer reviewed paper called "On Chemtrails and why they are bullshit" and your lies would just get refuted by a 30-second youtube video and a bunch of anecdotes about people whose uncles are totally in the DoD and know that they are real.
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gently caress You And Diebold posted:Yay more chem trail and GMO fun! If chemtrails exist, that doesn't frighten me, that reassures me, because chemtrails are such a stupid loving plan that their existence proves the Illuminati or whoever are way too incompetent to ever actually take over the world. If they're wasting time and resources spraying mind control chemicals or whatever into the air at 40,000 feet, instead of actually doing anything remotely productive or useful, why are we supposed to be scared of them? Seriously, all the chemtrail people I've spoken to talk about this nebulous shadowy chemtrail-spraying conspiracy like it's a cabal of Saturday morning cartoon villains, doing cartoon evil. They don't come across as villainous, they come across as pathetic. I just want to give them all a hug and say 'don't worry, guys, keep trying, you'll advance the aims of the conspiracy someday!' Mister Bates has a new favorite as of 02:53 on Sep 4, 2013 |
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Mister Bates posted:If chemtrails exist, that doesn't frighten me, that reassures me, because chemtrails are such a stupid loving plan that their existence proves the Illuminati or whoever are way too incompetent to ever actually take over the world. If they're wasting time and resources spraying mind control chemicals or whatever into the air at 40,000 feet, instead of actually doing anything remotely productive or useful, why are we supposed to be scared of them? This becomes even more evident when confronted with real heinous crimes and forms of control. If you want to see cartoon villainy for real, you don't have to look that far. In the case of the US congress, they don't even attempt to hide it either.
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Mister Bates posted:If chemtrails exist, that doesn't frighten me, that reassures me, because chemtrails are such a stupid loving plan that their existence proves the Illuminati or whoever are way too incompetent to ever actually take over the world. If they're wasting time and resources spraying mind control chemicals or whatever into the air at 40,000 feet, instead of actually doing anything remotely productive or useful, why are we supposed to be scared of them? I've always wanted to start a rumor that the likely store-bought vinegar the conspiracy nuts use to keep the chemicals at bay is also filled with mind control chemicals, since that's y'know, a logical step any evil organization would take, and see how far the chemtrail nuts are willing to go down that rabbit hole.
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Ularg posted:I see this poo poo all the time "Well someone's gotta lose I don't know how I could even have a civil conversation or not reply sarcastically to someone saying something like that. Like holy hell how little of a poo poo do you have to give about other people to feel that way?
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I bore witness to yet another thing on my feed. Having almost no Americans or conservative Canadians as friends is starting to have its drawbacks   EDIT: I don't know maroon, pink or black but green is my friend. Taaaaaaarb! has a new favorite as of 03:56 on Sep 4, 2013 |
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Macaluso posted:I don't know how I could even have a civil conversation or not reply sarcastically to someone saying something like that. Like holy hell how little of a poo poo do you have to give about other people to feel that way? Yeah, I tried to respond civilly, but then someone else came in and posted a long screed in agreement with yellow's posts - like, easily more than a page of writing over multiple posts, all about the survival of the fittest and how the losers just deserve to fall and having a living wage is socialism and inherently evil because it props up the undeserving. I eventually just remarked that I never expected to see people arguing in favor of Social Darwinism outside of a history textbook and asked if they were time travelers from the 19th century. They stopped responding.  It's a shame, I really wanted to tell them about the many fantastic technological wonders of 2013!
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Mister Bates posted:This was posted in reply to a friend's post on the fast food strike. Blue is the OP, red as always is me, yellow is a friend of the OP's. Yellow is West Coast old money who coasted through a good school on her parents' dime. You win the thread, mate, that's the worst thing so far. I would find it difficult to keep the conversation non-physical, let alone polite. I don't know what to do with it - just continually bombard her with pictures of famine victims every day for the rest of her life? Reassure her that one day, one glorious loving day it'll be the other way round - she's already probably scared of poor people generally, why not make it a serious paranoia? Grrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaargh Some people.
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lenoon posted:You win the thread, mate, that's the worst thing so far. I still keep "Eat the Rich." Only solution.
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My dumb aunt's been posting things like this for the past few days:  And then this morning she posted this:  Maybe I'm the idiot here, but can anyone see any sort of consistent position here other than "it's OK when Bush does it"? made of bees has a new favorite as of 13:20 on Sep 4, 2013 |
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Call Now posted:Wait, is there really a guy named Saxby Chambliss? Yep, he's a U.S. Senator. We also have a Senator Manchin.
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made of bees posted:My dumb aunt's been posting things like this for the past few days: Well no, see if the liberal media hadn't kept Bush down, he would have fixed it in a way that didn't endanger the American way of life apple pie fireworks guns free speech free speech free speech free speech slavery tea party free speech.
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My aunt shared this ridiculous guide to avoiding becoming a victim:quote:WRITTEN BY A COP: Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life. In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation... This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children, & everyone you know. After reading these 9 crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in. TLDR: When someone tries to rob you at gunpoint, point behind them and yell "what the hell is that!" then run away in a serpentine fashion going "woop woop woop whoop"
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Call Now posted:Wait, is there really a guy named Saxby Chambliss? Stephen Colbert said that Saxby Chambliss would have made the perfect running mate for Reince Priebus in a presidential bid. The Chambliss-Priebus ads could be done by Bill Cosby. AlliedBiscuit posted:TLDR: When someone tries to rob you at gunpoint, point behind them and yell "what the hell is that!" then run away in a serpentine fashion going "woop woop woop whoop" Don't forget to bunny hop!
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Brother Jonathan posted:Don't forget to bunny hop! Fact: Bunny hopping reduces your chances of getting headshot from 4% to 1%. It does, however, make you a n00b.
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Not really the thread for it, but for those that don't know, Chambliss got elected in 2002 in part by running this ad stating that his incumbent opponent didn't have the courage to lead. (i.e. - voted against Bush in a post 2001 world.) This is what was left of his weak rear end opponent when he got back from Vietnam.  You see what a pussy he is?
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Call Now posted:Wait, is there really a guy named Saxby Chambliss? I don't know what name sounds more white and stuffy that one or Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Lonely Virgil posted:I don't know what name sounds more white and stuffy that one or Benedict Cumberbatch. Have fun with this then: Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator. Wimbledon Snugglesnatch Syphilis Toodlesnoot Burgerking Cameltoe Whippersnatch Curdlemilk Beetlejuice Ampersand Liverswort Gigglesnort Bedlington Cumbercooch Brandenburg Ampersand And so on, and so on.
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Call Now posted:Wait, is there really a guy named Saxby Chambliss? Saxby Chambliss is no Beauregard Jefferson Sessions III (also a Senator)
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Lonely Virgil posted:I don't know what name sounds more white and stuffy that one or Benedict Cumberbatch. The London Olympics Chairman, Lord Coe, is famous for sounding more of a ponce if you drop the title and call him Sebastian Coe.
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Brother Jonathan posted:Have fun with this then: Benedict Cumberbatch Name Generator. I was shown that one the other day and I got Bumblebee Concubine. Amusing way to spend 5 minutes.
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