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OctoberBlues posted:No, as with a lot of things, I think the part that gets it put in this thread isn't that it is unbelievable, but more that it is really annoying to take some simple and probably common thing and turn it into whatever that stupid wall of text is next to the picture. While fishing for hugbox action on what an amazing parent she is, and what a tragic survivor, too, yet she could raise an amazing SJW son... Samizdata has a new favorite as of 10:55 on Jan 5, 2016 |
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OctoberBlues posted:No, as with a lot of things, I think the part that gets it put in this thread isn't that it is unbelievable, but more that it is really annoying to take some simple and probably common thing and turn it into whatever that stupid wall of text is next to the picture. I can accept that. There's a line between normal "feel-good" things and overwrought "this restored my faith in XXX". For content  The story(not completely unbelievable, but the lesson learned is complete bs) quote:I was selected to be part of a jury about 2 years ago. I was one of maybe 2 people that were educated and the minority of the jury who already understood the legal precedent of presumption of innocence and the burden of proof being with the prosecution. Had we not been part of the jury, a 76 year old retired woman (albeit a strange and eccentric woman) would have been charged with a felony based on the only evidence being 3 witnesses, 2 of whom faced a conflict of interest in disagreeing with their husband and employer, who was the only one who claimed with a certainty to have witnessed the crime. (The plaintiff and the accused were neighbors and didnt like each other) The trial also took place about 6 months after the alleged crime. At least 2 people had already made up their mind going into deliberation that she was guilty and refused to participate in discussion. 3 more people accepted their stance purely because they wanted to be done with jury duty. The other 4, myself included, only took the stance of innocent after myself and another juror outlined the weak case being made by the prosecution, that there was still a reasonable doubt present after the evidence was presented. At the end of it, I enjoyed the experience and was glad I was present to ensure a fair interpretation and discussion of the case. TL;DR Jury duty is necessary and understanding basic legal precedent is incredibly important for a just society. Dont let Old Ladies go to prison on felony charges based on weak evidence.
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Something straight from Facebook:
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It's not so unbelievable if you've taken public transportation on a regular basis or have ever met a racist before. One, you see all kinds of loving weirdos on public transit, and two, people who have racist views like that often either assume that all other white people think the way they do (until proven otherwise), or are only too eager to share their abhorrent opinions with others. I've run into multiple people who have made obnoxiously racist remarks about the Chinese people on the train, including one guy who said "Christ, loving chinks" after a couple of Cantonese-speaking women got off and left me alone with the dude. Also, people who think Obama is a secret Kenyan Muslim loving love to talk about it.
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Bertrand Hustle posted:It's not so unbelievable if you've taken public transportation on a regular basis or have ever met a racist before. One, you see all kinds of loving weirdos on public transit, and two, people who have racist views like that often either assume that all other white people think the way they do (until proven otherwise), or are only too eager to share their abhorrent opinions with others. I take public transportation almost every day and I have never had a complete stranger turn to me without warning and start speaking like what young liberals think old conservatives talk like. Which is a shame because I definitely walk around looking to brutally destroy their argument with the facts at all times. I did have a Facebook friend (who is black) tell a similar story about someone on the subway in New York randomly telling him that Black Lives Matter was dumb because don't all lives matter? But he's also an aspiring comic so making poo poo up is just part of the game. Henchman of Santa has a new favorite as of 15:31 on Jan 5, 2016 |
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Bertrand Hustle posted:It's not so unbelievable if you've taken public transportation on a regular basis or have ever met a racist before. One, you see all kinds of loving weirdos on public transit, and two, people who have racist views like that often either assume that all other white people think the way they do (until proven otherwise), or are only too eager to share their abhorrent opinions with others. The way that lady talks is unbelievable if you've ever met a human before. I've met plenty of people who will give me unsolicited racist opinions out of nowhere, but no people who weave together long, odd sentences in a stilted faux-casual style.
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Talking to people on public transport? What sort of savagery is that? You either participate in a gentlemanly brawl or stare into your mobile device with a vacant expression.
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Henchman of Santa posted:I take public transportation almost every day and I have never had a complete stranger turn to me without warning and start speaking This. I lived in DC for a summer while my wife was on an internship. We took the Metro daily and my 18 month old daughter tried to engage everyone she saw in play and conversation, and she was the only thing that got people to open up. We even rewrote The Wheels On The Bus to entertain her, and there was a verse about "The people on the metro say ' ' ".
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People need to follow the very clear rules of urban transport
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The only people that strike up conversations with me on public transport tend to be slow adults. Admittedly I have in ear-buds which likely stops most people from approaching me, but they never seem to stop the mentally diminished. That's my story.
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Being a woman will get people to talk to you on public transportation. You won't like it, though. My best public transportation story is when a woman in full Vietnam Vet regalia sat next to me and said, "You know they put Viagra in Chapstick now. It's so you'll keep a stiff upper lip." And then she was silent for the rest of the bus ride. It was 2 years ago and it still impacts me greatly. VV I've seen her around town actually and in the Pride parade color guard. She seems awesome. I want to grow up to be her. Marius Pontmercy has a new favorite as of 17:38 on Jan 5, 2016 |
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Eponine posted:Being a woman will get people to talk to you on public transportation. You won't like it, though. This lady owns though, you should have talked to her more.
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Eponine posted:Being a woman will get people to talk to you on public transportation. You won't like it, though. This. Unfortunately it has definitely included racist old people (mostly old ladies, weirdly enough). They are all lonely and scared of brown people and sad about their own lives and even if you give them no encouragement they will dribble their verbal diarrhea all over you as you sit there, not saying anything, feeling incredibly awkward. In stdh, I'm pretty sure a random pharmacy worker didn't harass a stranger about why they didn't have kids. Plus a real person would just correct them. 'Oh, no, sorry, I need one for adults.' Anything goes in stdh-land though.  quote:(I’m a 23-year-old woman who moved away from home over four years ago. I have no significant other or kids, so I’m only fending for myself. Because I rarely get sick, I have never gotten around to buying a thermometer. Finally I do catch a cold, so I decide to pick one up. I’m not feeling entirely clearheaded because of my cold.) Also I found out today that 'my son buys me dinner' thing came from one of the stars of one of those teen pregnancy reality shows. People that make their money marketing themselves making up poo poo for backpats? Well I never.
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Postal Parcel posted:For content TL;DR: I just finished watching Twelve Angry Men and came up with a fantastic story to share with the Internet!
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Genuinely puzzled which of the two invented it.
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Jan 5, 2016 22:24
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York Keebler is such a dumb name, no wonder she doesn't want to gently caress this guy.
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My Lovely Horse posted:Genuinely puzzled which of the two invented it. They're both fake and whoever wrote it probably doesn't have a stand-in
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i love it because we're supposed to take the guy's side i guess but he's clearly a tremendous, huge loser and even paints himself to be one? like i get everyone wants to be the hero in their own movie of their life, but then why do they make this martyrish misery pity party looking poo poo when they write their STDhs? do they get off on it like that one guy that was posting in TVIV or something a few months ago? it's obviously two accounts by the same person because they both have the same voice but like god drat, these people even fail at making themselves look good in their own self-aggrandizing fantasies.
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Imagine, just theoretically because it's STDH, being another kid in this guy's class, working crazy hours at a poo poo job to put yourself through school, feeling your debt grow with every class you take, and having to put up with this shithead while you're trying to just pass your loving class.
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sweeperbravo posted:Imagine, just theoretically because it's STDH, being another kid in this guy's class, working crazy hours at a poo poo job to put yourself through school, feeling your debt grow with every class you take, and having to put up with this shithead while you're trying to just pass your loving class. That's why you wait until class is over and just let the air out of his tires and get on with your life, your passive aggressive revenge taken.
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she seems nice, becasue she is willing to lose her virginity to bryan and not tall bryan. Obviously not a shallow heightist bitch. Well, bryan or jake.
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sweeperbravo posted:Imagine, just theoretically because it's STDH, being another kid in this guy's class, working crazy hours at a poo poo job to put yourself through school, feeling your debt grow with every class you take, and having to put up with this shithead while you're trying to just pass your loving class. Not only that but he takes such a holier than thou stand against that rear end in a top hat frat boy flirting with some girl while he is trying to learn! Yet every other point on his list is more disruptive but totally quirky.
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EmmyOk posted:Not only that but he takes such a holier than thou stand against that rear end in a top hat frat boy flirting with some girl while he is trying to learn! Yet every other point on his list is more disruptive but totally quirky. Like why would this guy even bother going to class anyway? I can easily imagine a sitcom-like scenario where he is so annoying his parents pay for him to go to college far away just so they don't need to be around him anymore, but he legitimately only goes to actual class because then he has a captive audience for his bullshit. what a waste of his hypothetical parents' money. hope they picked a relatively cheap school
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sweeperbravo posted:i love it because we're supposed to take the guy's side i guess but he's clearly a tremendous, huge loser and even paints himself to be one? Indeed, and clearly at least 20 people agree that he's a loser. If you want to convince us otherwise, York, you'd better step up your game.
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subpar anachronism posted:In stdh, I'm pretty sure a random pharmacy worker didn't harass a stranger about why they didn't have kids. Plus a real person would just correct them. 'Oh, no, sorry, I need one for adults.' Anything goes in stdh-land though. I dunno, as a pharmacy assistant, that sounds like what I'd say. Most people asking about thermometers want one for a kid, so you take them there and say a bit of the features. Then when they stare at you blankly, show the most basic generic one then wait for some response.
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Remember when I called out another student for cheating on an exam and the teacher asked us both to leave the room? So quirky!!! Also six whole pizzas? Now I'm imagining some fat neckbeard just chowing down on 6 full size pizzas by himself, in the middle of class. Everybody else just stares in horror  "Oh cool you brought pizza for the whole...class.... oh god."
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So the reaction this kid was hoping to get is "haha you're so edgy and a total smart rear end!" but the reality is even his fake wacky persona is a total poo poo head.
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Zaphod42 posted:Remember when I called out another student for cheating on an exam and the teacher asked us both to leave the room? So quirky!!! I'm thinking this person wants to imagine a wacky 80s college movie character, but I'm just imagining a really fat guy with a neckbeard and fedora and ill fitting greasy tshirt yelling out  things all the time in class and everyone else just hating them. Plus you'd get kicked out of school if you actually tried half of that.
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Has this been posted yet? I swear that a part of my soul is now forever lost because of this loving thing.
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That was physically painful to read
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Somehow the least believable part of that story is the guy getting a papercut from a bill. When has that ever loving happened?
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Jan 7, 2016 05:00
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Jan 7, 2016 05:01
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Not only a paper cut but "slicing" fingers enough to bleed on the money.
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Jan 7, 2016 05:03
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They've weaponized the stdh and turned it against us. Nooooooo
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Dr. Killjoy posted:Has this been posted yet? I got halfway through thinking it was just regular bullshit and moved on, then I scrolled up and saw "oppa homeless style." Who even comes up with this poo poo?
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Please be satire, please be satire, please be satire
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Jan 7, 2016 05:58
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shit_that_didnt_happen.txt: Oppa Homeless Style
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:Jesus gently caress davidHalestorm posted:jokes_that_are_kinda_funny.txt: Oppa Homeless Style FTFY
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