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Tesla also died a virgin so he's their patron saint
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Dec 22, 2015 06:45
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Byzantine posted:What's with all the nerds sucking Tesla's dick recently? People getting pissed off that Tesla gets overlooked compared to that *mainstream* dickhead Edison.
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Dec 22, 2015 06:48
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the future of humanity being the dead scientist dude
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Dec 22, 2015 06:50
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Arctic Baldwin posted:the future of humanity being the dead scientist dude True. That ship sailed long ago.
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Dec 22, 2015 06:58
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I loved David Bowie as Tesla Translation (for the non-Malay speakers): In the West there is a new religion called Jedism that uses this film as the basis of their “faith”. Still not aware? Still want to defend your “faith”? 3 S, screen, sport and sex. Our Generation Y have been laid low by all these three S. Also somewhere in there George Lucas is named "Prophet George al-Lukasi"
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Dec 22, 2015 07:48
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I mean, there's a real Jedi religion based on the movies, but I doubt any of them are having sport or sex.
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Dec 22, 2015 08:13
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Wait, are people really serious about Jedi-ism? I mean, its basically just a joke answer to polls atheists use to make fun of the absurdity of other religions a la Pastafarianism in an extra nerdy shell, right? Actually, I really hope that for someone out there, the equivalent of Sunday mass is a hour training themselves to lift their car with their mind.
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Dec 22, 2015 08:24
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I practice Riddikulism. Every morning I open-palm slam a VHS into the slot.
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Dec 22, 2015 08:48
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i have renounced TiredMemeism
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Dec 22, 2015 09:31
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goose fleet posted:I'm kind of weirded out by how this happens so often that it's in the news on a weekly, sometimes daily basis I hated how every time one of these stories hit the news cycle people would jokingly ask if I was loving my students, because certainly they must have had crushes on me and therefore I guess I had no agency in making a moral decision, never mind any interest in some minute man action with some teenage doofus. God back when I was Internet dating I can't tell you how many guys liked to go on about some hot teacher they had knowing I was a teacher. OK fine, whatever, if it wasn't for them always asking if I even found any of my students attractive. No. Well adjusted adults don't feel that way about the children they are responsible for.
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Dec 22, 2015 09:46
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Arcsquad12 posted:People getting pissed off that Tesla gets overlooked compared to that *mainstream* dickhead Edison. In all fairness, Edison was a dickhead.
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Dec 22, 2015 09:47
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Jummy posted:Yes, people who are dipshit racists are as bad as people calling out racism. Even if the books did say she was white, who gives a poo poo? The books say she can use magic and mix potions, something as far as I know Emma Watson can't do but she seemed to handle the role just fine. Na just as annoying and obnoxious
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Dec 22, 2015 10:36
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Depressio111117 posted:loving Christ I am looking forward to when this Tesla circlejerk is over and done with. Everything The Oatmeal touches turns to annoying. I still can't get my head around how that oatmeal guy got millions for a bad uno card game
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Dec 22, 2015 10:48
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NotAnArtist posted:Idris Elba is rumored to play Roland Deschain in the upcoming Dark Tower series and I'm looking forward to the potential racist nerd tears 
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Dec 22, 2015 11:39
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One, a celebrity from this decade. The other, a scientist that most people only know of from a popularity spike thanks to some guy who draws below-average to average level humor in his comics. How could anyone possibly be better informed about someone constantly on television and social media????
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Dec 22, 2015 11:58
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Byzantine posted:What's with all the nerds sucking Tesla's dick recently? I wondered why people keep hanging around my place.
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Dec 22, 2015 12:46
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Wanamingo posted:Why is it that so many people put spaces before their punctuation ? In France that is actually the correct way to type. When I learned it at school they taught us to put a space before and after !, ? , ; and :. I actually think it looks better so I keep doing it most of the time. Not saying that all people typing like that are French but maybe there are other countries that also use this scheme.
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Dec 22, 2015 12:51
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Hah. Teslas entire career was people saying his theories were insane and then 100+ years later going "Ya know; maybe he was right..."
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Dec 22, 2015 13:58
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ratbert90 posted:Hah. Teslas entire career was people saying his theories were insane and then 100+ years later going "Ya know; maybe he was right..." Exactly how people will talk about Kayne in 100 years.
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Dec 22, 2015 14:45
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Bast Relief posted:I hated how every time one of these stories hit the news cycle people would jokingly ask if I was loving my students, because certainly they must have had crushes on me and therefore I guess I had no agency in making a moral decision, never mind any interest in some minute man action with some teenage doofus. GOD YES. I teach college, so actual legal adults, and I can't even look at a female that age without feeling guilty and weird. I have friends who don't understand this.
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Dec 22, 2015 14:52
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The Saddest Rhino posted:I loved David Bowie as Tesla People made fun of this guy (who's apparently some conservative Malay Muslim cleric) on his facebook so he felt the need to retaliate  Translation: The Malaysian Galaxy is very fortunate to have such Jediist mujahideens/jihadis who are so eager to defend their galaxy. We are confident that if World War III happens, these Jediists will be ready to fight with the Force in their chests. Congratulations again to George Al-Lukasi Al-Jew for successfully giving birth to a generation of Jediist jihadis who are ready to attack anyone who challenges their galaxy. As Allah SWT says "The Jews and Christians will never retreat until you follow their beliefs." I know the influence of Starwars is very strong in the whole world and definitely in Malaysia. Only I cannot value at what stage it is [in Malaysia]. The negative and positive reaction to my two posts which are provocative, doesn't give much of a picture of this phenomenon. i don't think Allah ever said that but hey he's the cleric
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Dec 22, 2015 15:30
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Muslims vs Jedi is probably what we would've ended up with if Lucas made episodes 7-9
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Dec 22, 2015 15:51
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Bast Relief posted:I hated how every time one of these stories hit the news cycle people would jokingly ask if I was loving my students, because certainly they must have had crushes on me and therefore I guess I had no agency in making a moral decision, never mind any interest in some minute man action with some teenage doofus. Nevermind your own moral compass: students are such insufferable little shits in one way or another that you have to be broken/mentally slow to find them attractive. * *Source: I was a student once.
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Dec 22, 2015 15:52
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Aesop Poprock posted:Muslims vs Jedi is probably what we would've ended up with if Lucas made episodes 7-9 We got that in Episode 2 http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mission_to_rescue_Shmi_Skywalker_Lars
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Dec 22, 2015 16:37
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CommonShore posted:Bad CGI portrait offfffff..... Tesla? I mean we're talking about it like it's Tesla but I'm still not entirely convinced it's Tesla.
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Dec 22, 2015 16:54
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The Drunk History Tesla sketch was one of my favorites. Crispin Glover was fantastic as Edison
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Dec 22, 2015 16:58
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:I mean we're talking about it like it's Tesla but I'm still not entirely convinced it's Tesla. TBH I just assumed it was Tesla because self-important shitlord neckbeards fetishize him, and Tesla was skinny and had a moustache. Odds suggested it. It could be a young Alexander Fleming in Movember, or perhaps one of the lesser-known heroes of Roarke's Drift.
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Dec 22, 2015 17:04
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Aesop Poprock posted:Muslims vs Jedi is probably what we would've ended up with if Lucas made episodes 7-9 Lightsabers are not Halal because they do not allow for the blood to leave the body.
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Dec 22, 2015 17:13
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Didnt Tesla have sex with birds or something. Whatever I feel like Edison is the guy you wanna party with.
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Dec 22, 2015 17:49
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Just don't take him to the circus.
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Dec 22, 2015 18:18
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Edison was a super douche, but Tesla was a weird neurotic so basically the party is where neither man is.
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Dec 22, 2015 18:22
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This reminds me of that scene in Super Size Me where he shows a bunch of children pictures of Jesus, and George Bush, and then finally Ronald McDonald. The fact that a bunch of children have difficulty ID'ing the president at the time or a guy whose entire existence they probably associate with being punished or yelled at but CAN recognize a clown aimed at amusing children is this GOTCHA moment. Same idea. I mean, I can recognize both of them, but if I couldn't that would be meaningless. I see Kanye West constantly because I have little control over it. I don't hear about Tesla because despite his contributions, he doesn't have a direct and meaningful impact on the world right now BECAUSE HE IS DEAD. Also, I always thought people were super wet over Tesla because of Cracked. They are bizarrely obsessed with him.
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Dec 22, 2015 18:39
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Kinda funny that the only reason I know anything about Kanye West is because nerds on the internet won't shut up about him.
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Dec 22, 2015 18:55
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cash crab posted:This reminds me of that scene in Super Size Me where he shows a bunch of children pictures of Jesus, and George Bush, and then finally Ronald McDonald. The fact that a bunch of children have difficulty ID'ing the president at the time or a guy whose entire existence they probably associate with being punished or yelled at but CAN recognize a clown aimed at amusing children is this GOTCHA moment. Same idea. I mean, I can recognize both of them, but if I couldn't that would be meaningless. I see Kanye West constantly because I have little control over it. I don't hear about Tesla because despite his contributions, he doesn't have a direct and meaningful impact on the world right now BECAUSE HE IS DEAD. Yeah half of crackeds insanely lovely shirts involve tesla in some way or another
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Dec 22, 2015 18:56
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Totbot posted:Kinda funny that the only reason I know anything about Kanye West is because nerds on the internet won't shut up about him. He makes really good music that angry internet nerds never listen to because they've already decided he's an overrated hack
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Dec 22, 2015 18:57
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cash crab posted:This reminds me of that scene in Super Size Me where he shows a bunch of children pictures of Jesus, and George Bush, and then finally Ronald McDonald. The fact that a bunch of children have difficulty ID'ing the president at the time or a guy whose entire existence they probably associate with being punished or yelled at but CAN recognize a clown aimed at amusing children is this GOTCHA moment. How's a kid gonna know what Jesus looks like, anyhow? There's a lot of variation in images of the guy. quote:Also, I always thought people were super wet over Tesla because of Cracked. They are bizarrely obsessed with him. There's been a lot of different vectors for the Tesla obsession. One can probably find a patient zero, but I doubt there's a point, since it doesn't change the fact that so many people are fukken insufferable about him now.
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Dec 22, 2015 18:59
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The other thing that bears mentioning in respect to the totally stupid Tesla picture is that, even if it was a good likeness, the ability to recognize him has nothing to do with understanding or appreciating his work, especially in comparison to a guy who has the literal job of being well-known and recognizable. Tesla never hired a PR agency. EG - I understand and appreciate vaccines. I know that Pasteur developed his small pox vaccine from cow pox pustules. I would not be able to identify Louis Pasteur. And Pasteur is at least as significant as Tesla. So many dimensions to the IOSM circle jerk in that image. Also: Racism.
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Dec 22, 2015 19:05
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  I mean, other than being smug and overreactive, this was posted by a girl who I would describe as "probably literate" and so it seems a little superior to literally suggest suicide to people who probably forgot some periodic elements because eighth grade was a long time ago and also who gives a poo poo. I also just realized that this is just congratulating oneself for being able to memorize something, which is something monkeys can do. Also, can someone please explain to me why Kanye West/The Kardashians are always the go-to when people want to lord their basic intelligence over other people?
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Iron, oxygen, helium. Wowzers, so impressive.
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