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zoux posted:At least we don't elect judges in political elections. That would be a disaster. 
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Ice Cream chat makes me sad because I turned lactose intolerant hardcore over the last 6 months or so and I loving love dairy products, I'm somewhere between anger and depression in the 7 stages of grief
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rscott posted:Ice Cream chat makes me sad because I turned lactose intolerant hardcore over the last 6 months or so and I loving love dairy products, I'm somewhere between anger and depression in the 7 stages of grief
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you should always get on juries, its basically your only chance to participate in the legal system without being the subject of it sway juries all day every day
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Aug 6, 2014 00:53
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When I got on a jury it was a medical malpractice case and by the end I wanted to sentence everyone in the courtroom (outside my fellow jurors) to hard time.
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Aug 6, 2014 00:56
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rscott posted:Ice Cream chat makes me sad because I turned lactose intolerant hardcore over the last 6 months or so and I loving love dairy products, I'm somewhere between anger and depression in the 7 stages of grief Frozen yogurt can be pretty okay 
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There is this idea that is bouncing in my head for a while. I want to do a D&D in D&D thread with a campaign centering around an election for Emperor with the PCs vying for domination. I am looking at the rules for 13th Age, and I am trying to see how they can be tweaked to accommodate the enterprise. Yes, I know that it isn't D&D, but it works. Either that or we go with a Vampire: The Requiem campaign, which would be so much more realistic.
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Aug 6, 2014 01:14
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Shadowcatboy beat you to it in 2012 and in .gif form.
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Aug 6, 2014 01:21
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I have jury duty in the Houston municipal court tomorrow, I'm actually kinda excited.
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Aug 6, 2014 01:29
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That's a nice court. Good luck! E: bring something to read though, cell phone service in the waiting area can be spotty.
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Swan Oat posted:That's a nice court. Good luck! bring a copy of 12 Angry Men and see if they still let you in
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Aug 6, 2014 01:55
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It's the Lubbock one, I think there are two? I was just going to bring my Kindle for the jury assembly area. Should I bring a regular old book instead? I occasionally volunteer with one of the homeless day centers in the area, so I know my way around, but do they let you out for food? Should I bring my lunch too? Question mark?
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Zeitgueist posted:you should always get on juries, its basically your only chance to participate in the legal system without being the subject of it Is jury nullification actually a thing or just something that shows up in movies every now and again?
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Aug 6, 2014 02:22
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Ashford v Thornton was the last time the court sought a real judicial process.
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Cheekio posted:Is jury nullification actually a thing or just something that shows up in movies every now and again?
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Raskolnikov38 posted:Shadowcatboy beat you to it in 2012 and in .gif form. http://onthecampaigntrail.org/ Ron Paul: "What kind of village is this?" Barry: "Halfling." Ron Paul: "poo poo."
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Aug 6, 2014 02:36
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gently caress I forgot just how magical that was. "That's 1d4 whores right?" 
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Aug 6, 2014 04:09
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My friend served on a grand jury, which would be rad as hell.
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I've gotten two jury summonses from different courts, both times I ticked the box asking to postpone it and never heard anything back. I totally would want to do it sometime. Also hey guys I've beem watching House Of Cards and it's pretty great, but I'm probably the last D&D reader to watch it and ya'll likely already know that.
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I had a jury duty summons once, I told the judge I wouldn't be able to make the date cause of illness and I coughed up blood on my sleeve in front of him and the bailiff.
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Pope Guilty posted:I got a little thing of ice cream from Kroger's awhile back that was pretty great. Tea tea 
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MariusLecter posted:I had a jury duty summons once, I told the judge I wouldn't be able to make the date cause of illness and I coughed up blood on my sleeve in front of him and the bailiff. Good trick. Little did they know it wasn't your blood.
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Shear Modulus posted:Also hey guys I've beem watching House Of Cards and it's pretty great, but I'm probably the last D&D reader to watch it and ya'll likely already know that. I hate House Of Cards' main character so much I had to stop watching after season 1 ended. I'll enjoy watching through after they're done, as his (inevitable) downfall will be amazing 
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Aug 6, 2014 08:55
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Depends on how they end it really. I still think the British one is better.
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Aug 6, 2014 08:57
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Jerry Cotton posted:Good trick. Little did they know it wasn't your blood. I wish, I had pneumonia and had to go to the hospital a few days later when it just wasn't getting any better at all. Still ducking the collector calls on that.
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Aug 6, 2014 08:58
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jury duty's lame i've gotten three summons and each time you sit around for 4 hours only to get dismissed or find out the case got postponed you have to be a special kind of stupid to get picked anyway because they only want people who actually believe anything a lawyer says
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Shear Modulus posted:I've gotten two jury summonses from different courts, both times I ticked the box asking to postpone it and never heard anything back. I totally would want to do it sometime. I haven't seen any House Of Cards yet, or Alpha House, or most of what is recommended in these threads. There isn't even a real reason for me not watching them, they sound interesting.
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Jerry Cotton posted:Tea tea
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Aug 6, 2014 09:20
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Here are all the Honourable mentions include Peter Thiel, Paul Graham, and Sean Parker. If none of the names on the list mean anything to you - how I envy you - it's basically a tally of couch-cushion change from our Silicon Valley overlords.
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ufarn posted:Here are all the
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Brian Boyking!Hedera Helix posted:I haven't seen any House Of Cards yet, or Alpha House, or most of what is recommended in these threads. There isn't even a real reason for me not watching them, they sound interesting.
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ReindeerF posted:Brian Boyking! It has many fewer such problems than House of Cards. Alpha House is actually about Congress; House of Cards is like a 16th century Italian play or something, people are not exactly suffused with nuanced motivations. The episode with Bettancourt's primary debate tactic was a loving clinic.
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Yes, but if you build it up to mythical status then the reality is like, "Well it's good, but..." Managing expectations is key. It's like how we say, "Oh it's a SedanChair post" but then if you read it often it's actually funny, whereas if you built it up it'd be like "Ohhhh  "
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<- owned
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Aug 6, 2014 14:19
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In the jury assembly area, CNN is playing and Pat Roberts is going on about the liberal agenda
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Yes, Minister owns and also lets you understand about the weird rear end British system of government. Also, why the gently caress do we still use apostrophes? Is there a single sentence you can make up where the meaning is totally opaque with an omitted apostrophe? No.
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Yes, Minister is surprisingly good for a show that's a thinly veiled Thatcher manifesto. I'm not holding out much hope for Madam Secretary being any good, which is unfortunate.
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zoux posted:Also, why the gently caress do we still use apostrophes? Is there a single sentence you can make up where the meaning is totally opaque with an omitted apostrophe? No.
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ReindeerF posted:Sounds like yalls family aint really from Texas. I dont know, this theory is checking out so far
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