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Guys, I think the person named ANIME MONSTROSITY with the double-tall anime traffic cone avatar and has differing-opinion-trolled this exact thread on multiple occasions might not be serious. Dunno why I would think that.
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I'm sure the YOSPOS poster with a 2 page rap sheet is being totally serious right now guys.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:38
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I do have to admit that something about the term has made me uncomfortable ever since I heard how Roman Polanski successfully garnered some public sympathy for being a mere statutory rapist when his actions would have comprised rape even if the victim had not been a minor. We need a way to charge people with regular rape and statutory at the same time.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:41
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LaughMyselfTo posted:I do have to admit that something about the term has made me uncomfortable ever since I heard how Roman Polanski successfully garnered some public sympathy for being a mere statutory rapist when his actions would have comprised rape even if the victim had not been a minor. We need a way to charge people with regular rape and statutory at the same time. Wait, what? I've never read about anything about Polanski, is that like a thing? Really a really real thing? That can't be.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:43
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kazil posted:I'm sure the YOSPOS poster with a 2 page rap sheet is being totally serious right now guys. Oh man what an expertly crafted troll! Foiled again!!!
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Oct 3, 2014 17:44
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Garrand posted:Wait, what? I've never read about anything about Polanski, is that like a thing? Really a really real thing? That can't be. Unfortunately, it super can.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:45
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Garrand posted:Wait, what? I've never read about anything about Polanski, is that like a thing? Really a really real thing? That can't be. He's known more for that than his films.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:49
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EL BROMANCE posted:He's known more for that than his films. I've honestly never heard of anything about Roman Polanski outside of these forums where people bring up what he did. I didn't even know what he did for a living, but I also didn't know the details on his case.
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Oct 3, 2014 17:51
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dijon du jour posted:Guys, I think the person named ANIME MONSTROSITY with the double-tall anime traffic cone avatar and has differing-opinion-trolled this exact thread on multiple occasions might not be serious. Dunno why I would think that. you don't say
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Oct 3, 2014 18:00
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 You're right. You shouldn't loving believe it. Because its not loving true. EDIT - A double whammy from the same person that I didn't notice before I made my post in this thread.  No, he was arrested for failing to comply with an order to disperse by the police after a 40 minute argument, and was later arrested on suspicion of racial harassment, and will probably get quietly released without charge. Lord Ludikrous has a new favorite as of 19:01 on Oct 3, 2014 |
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Oct 3, 2014 18:51
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Wow, that guy must have read so much crazy American politics he's just stealing them wholesale. The first time I've seen Cameron assumed of being a Muslim.
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Oct 3, 2014 19:22
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Just  if you didnt want to gently caress your teachers aid as a teenager.
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Oct 3, 2014 19:44
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dijon du jour posted:Guys, I think the person named ANIME MONSTROSITY with the double-tall anime traffic cone avatar and has differing-opinion-trolled this exact thread on multiple occasions might not be serious. Dunno why I would think that. holy poo poo, you're right, rape is hilarious regardless of how good you are at being funny
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Oct 3, 2014 19:44
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:holy poo poo, you're right, rape is hilarious regardless of how good you are at being funny Do you even know what trolling is or what
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Oct 3, 2014 19:45
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trapped mouse posted:Do you even know what trolling is or what Yes, but maybe saying "bad thing is good" and running away giggling like a douche is kind of stupid?
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Oct 3, 2014 19:50
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Lumberjack Bonanza posted:Yes, but maybe saying "bad thing is good" and running away giggling like a douche is kind of stupid? No your reaction to the trolling is the funny part.
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Oct 3, 2014 19:55
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kazil posted:No your reaction to the trolling is the funny part. "Person gets mad at really dumb thing someone else did/said" Literally this entire thread
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Oct 3, 2014 19:57
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kazil posted:No your reaction to the trolling is the funny part. Yeah I found ANIME MONSTROSITY to be an unfunny idiot despite getting their attempt at humor I'm totally loving alone in this
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Oct 3, 2014 20:02
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kazil posted:No your reaction to the trolling is the funny part.
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Oct 3, 2014 20:13
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SHUT UP ABOUT TROLLING! Content:  Ebola Ebola Ebola. Crain has a new favorite as of 20:18 on Oct 3, 2014 |
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Oct 3, 2014 20:16
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Crain posted:Ebola Ebola Ebola. 2.5x higher than 1? So two and a half people may have it?
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Oct 3, 2014 20:27
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Lblitzer posted:2.5x higher than 1? So two and a half people may have it?
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Oct 3, 2014 20:33
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Ludicro posted:
Someone I worked with recently tried to convince me that the UK had brought in Sharia law. Like, that was the whole justice system now. The fact that I'm an English expat with my entire family back in the UK (who would probably bring up a tiny, insignificant thing like that in our phone conversations) didn't convince them they might just be wrong. Calling them a racist shut them up though. Strudel Man posted:I've heard that there may be a few more infections outside the U.S. as well. There's a possibility that he's referring to those. Yeah and considering how much panic and misunderstanding there is in places like Liberia, there are probably families hiding infections from aid workers. The real number would be hard to ascertain.
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Oct 3, 2014 20:49
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Vintersorg posted:Just Yeah, duh. If later in life as an adult you don't think it's creepy and gross then you yourself are surely creepy and gross.
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Oct 3, 2014 21:09
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Strudel Man posted:I've heard that there may be a few more infections outside the U.S. as well. There's a possibility that he's referring to those. 8000 of them to date, this outbreak is a pretty serious one, but probably not worth making GBS threads yourself over unless you live in Liberia, Sierra Leone, or Guinea.
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Oct 3, 2014 21:32
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I was flipping through daytime TV when all the channels have news on and literally every single one had headlines like "WILL YOU DIE FROM EBOLA?!" And of course CNN had a 5 hour long special about it, which most likely consisted of "experts" describing how likely it is to come to the U.S. and kill everyone and how quickly. So people panicking isn't that surprising. Content: From that dating website earlier that didn't show women's faces unless they chose to: 
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Oct 3, 2014 23:01
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JoeyJoJoJr Shabadoo posted:I was flipping through daytime TV when all the channels have news on and literally every single one had headlines like "WILL YOU DIE FROM EBOLA?!" And of course CNN had a 5 hour long special about it, which most likely consisted of "experts" describing how likely it is to come to the U.S. and kill everyone and how quickly. So people panicking isn't that surprising. 
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Oct 3, 2014 23:17
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My mom's friends are dumb. She works in accounting, has three kids, and has her mommy pay for anything she needs. And, last I checked, Washington state hadn't fallen into the ocean due to increasing their min wage. How dare people want a living wage and not have to live paycheck-to-paycheck?
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Oct 3, 2014 23:33
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dovetaile posted:My mom's friends are dumb. Nobody tell her that $15/hour is the basic MINIMUM that activists and pro-labor economists think is appropriate for the cost of living today. Also, if this is Montgomery County, Maryland, which I may be wrong about, I just want to vent at how sick I am hearing Republican Marylanders moan about "OUR HIGH TAXES" and "NON-COMPETITIVE ECONOMY" while our economy has been consistently great despite being surrounded by lower taxed, lower wage states like Pennsylvania and Virginia. Hell, these whiners themselves could have picked up and moved at any time; they could probably even still commute to work from one of those other states. Yet somehow we're not only still competitive but actually better off in certain key metrics due to all the money we've put into education and social programs.
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Oct 3, 2014 23:44
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CaptBushido posted:Nobody tell her that $15/hour is the basic MINIMUM that activists and pro-labor economists think is appropriate for the cost of living today. The only downside to living in MC is the traffic. I love Maryland.
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Oct 4, 2014 00:02
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dovetaile posted:My mom's friends are dumb. Well yeah, don't you know that 100% of the costs of goods is labour? So by increasing wages you'll increase the cost of goods by exactly that amount and change nothing!
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Oct 4, 2014 01:28
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Olanphonia posted:The only downside to living in MC is the traffic. I love Maryland. Haha, and everything else. (Full disclaimer: I live in PG County.) And, CaptBushido, it is indeed, MoCo MD. She's not even from Montgomery County; she's also from PG.
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Oct 4, 2014 01:40
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kannonfodder posted:Well yeah, don't you know that 100% of the costs of goods is labour? So by increasing wages you'll increase the cost of goods by exactly that amount and change nothing! The second half is not entirely false, since plenty of companies will increase their prices by that amount so that they can increase profits. Its not that that the cost of good is labor, its that people are greedy and want to exploit those who make so little they can't fight back.
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CaptBushido posted:Nobody tell her that $15/hour is the basic MINIMUM that activists and pro-labor economists think is appropriate for the cost of living today. Yeah, I earn $15/hour now and living in NYC you basically still need roommates to make it work but it's pretty nice. Better than feeling like I'm on the verge of homelessness every day like I did when I was earning $10/hour.
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RFC2324 posted:The second half is not entirely false, since plenty of companies will increase their prices by that amount so that they can increase profits. Its not that that the cost of good is labor, its that people are greedy and want to exploit those who make so little they can't fight back. They'll increase cost by however much they can while keeping their customers. It's not like they have their prices set where they are at now out of benevolence. They're attempts to maximize profits won't change much. Sure, prices will go up, but not by nearly as much as people are panicking they will.
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Is increasing the earnings and happiness of thousands of people really worth having to pay 5 cents more for a can of soup? Soup is already like $1.75!
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Kit Walker posted:Yeah, I earn $15/hour now and living in NYC you basically still need roommates to make it work but it's pretty nice. Better than feeling like I'm on the verge of homelessness every day like I did when I was earning $10/hour. Hey now, I make $10/hr and live in MOCO, MD and I work in PG and I'm able to mostly survive (with a lot of help from family and living with 4 friends). It's still bullshit though, if I want to make more in my current area of expertise I either have to spend 5+ years working on a PHD and then hope I find something around here (not happening) or continue my 2+ year search for work in private industry as a contractor (which at this point doesn't seem likely either). Oh, I forgot to mention that I have 4+ years experience in my field. Crain has a new favorite as of 06:23 on Oct 4, 2014 |
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SpliffClavin posted:Is increasing the earnings and happiness of thousands of people really worth having to pay 5 cents more for a can of soup? Soup is already like $1.75! What kind of cheap rear end poor people soup are you eating? Seriously tho, I am in favor of both the raise in pay and raising prices, even, if raised prices mean higher quality food for those who need it instead of the poo poo that people eat now. I recently started making enough that I could break away from the ultra cheap foods, and its amazing how much better I feel.
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Crain posted:Hey now, I make $10/hr and live in MOCO, MD and I work in PG and I'm able to mostly survive (with a lot of help from family and living with 4 friends)
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InediblePenguin posted:how is your response in any way relevant to somebody stating that you can't live comfortably on $10 an hour in loving NYC, much less so relevant that it needs to start with "hey now" like you're refuting somebody who made a dangerous assertion Well, he does state that making $10/hr means he has to get help from family and have four roommates, so it doesn't sound like he is actually refuting.
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