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I did not know there were any? :think:

Party balloons work -- well, you need a lot more than just balloons, but the helium thing works well for folks who don't like violent action, and/or cannot get a gun, and/or who cannot get hold of a sufficient quantity of barbituates and don't really understand the pre-prep required for effective ba...

I've been thinking about this Poor Richard the Dancing Queen video we've all been chuckling over. And yes, it is quite funny. But it crossed my mind this afternoon that it is also pretty sad. And really, sadness, even when it is to some degree brought upon oneself through one's own actions is not re...

I don't know what we'll do without him.

Xim! Damn,it, Jim, Xim!

Well, the Slymepit attacked Paris.

Mr. PA said: Does your sister fully understand the fundraiser? Yes, she does. First thing she did was to tell me to stop being so selfish in only thinking about myself, and to think of others instead because some people might be made sad by my anticipated actions, and did I ever think of that. Then ...

People are strange, part xxxxxx.

My sister decided to donate $100 to my John Greg PayPal Life Support System, but insisted that I absolutely must give away $43 to a worthy charity or individual.

:think:

Odd thing to do.

PA, one of my all-time favourite posters here, and first-rate SciFi fan, said:

this is my favorite group of people, tbh. I wish it lasted forever.

Me too, brother, me too.

NB: Edited to add a comma.

Well, to be fair, that's only really because of his approach to reading and responding to comments. He generally only reviews his comments once or so every week or so, and then responds. So, really, it's a false appearance of him being the only commentor, or summat. I do not like Carrier, and I thin...

Heddle, what are you talking about? I see lots of comments from lots of people.

Service Dog, thanks for correcting the goofy assumptions over the black guy with the 'shooped/blanked out protest sign.

Accuracy is our byword.

PS. I'll get around to responding to that earlier post. I'm just slow that way.

Thanks Ape, that should do it.

Regarding Arthur Chu: There is a friend of mine on Facebook who has supportively linked to an article by Arthur Chu that discusses that 'shoop of the guy who was 'shooped to look like he was holding a koran and wearing "terrostist" type garb (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/17/the-maki...

Breaking news ! A Hordelet implies that trans folk can be transphobic and black people can be racist! And doesn't even get called on the ground for it -- er, fucked to the ground. link: http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2015/11/17/wtf-is-wrong-with-you/comment-page-1/#comment-983568 In reponse...

By-the-by, that Gilliel quote is Gilliel projective/fantasy quoting (imaginary quote to characterize the target of her bile) someone else. It is not Gilliel's words. Accuracy is our byword, after all. :naughty: PZ Myers : A primary shitstain among shitstains. What truly awful, soul-less, bile-filled...

Mallady says: Harassers took away my health, my livelihood, my job, my happiness, my future. Can this poor, poor excuse for a human being accept no responsibility whatsoever for any of her actions at all? Jesus. How did she ever ... well, fuck it. Just amazing self-concern. Just amazing. NB: Edited ...

I love these candid pics of the Peez. He looks like such a schlumpf.

Hunnbunny, that's just terrible. I am very sorry to hear that.

HAHAHAHA. Fuzzy, you magnificent monster you! That was fucking great. Carrier is indeed a hobbit. And what a dancer! Whoosh. HAHAHAHA.

Condolences, Phil.

Yes, Shatter, that is my presumption too. I await confirmation.

State of emergency declared; all borders closed; curfew in place.

What a mess.

Ophelia says, about the Paris mess:

Obviously this could be the work of non-extremists.

I have no idea whether she is being serious, or sarcastic. I presume sarcastic, but you never know with these loopeedoos.

John D said: Bush - Every time he opens his mouth he fails.... Well, ya, but so what? The same was true of George W. He not only failed, he put his foot in it. And look what happened to him. Kasich - Will never get momentum.... and I can't spell his name. No one gets elected in the US with a funny ...

Phil said: Yes, yes I will [be living under Clinton, if elected], whether I like it or not. get your shit together, US of A. Indeed; quite right. We all will: who runs America, runs (or at least guides and influences, and has a powerful and inescapable effect on) the entire world. If Sanders is legi...

HAHAHA. Love the memo.

Do your pronouns match the drapes?

:clap: :dance:

danah_gaz said: If you want to insist I have a "girl brain" or a "boy brain" you're going to have to show your work. What exactly is it about a brain that makes it a "boy brain" or a "girl brain"? Hmm. Do we support girl brain/boy brain distinctions around here? I thought we just supported girl bio...

paddybrown said:

Which ripped off Heart of Darkness

Well, hmmm, not really, as Coppola was pretty straight forward and up front about that being his inspiration. I think. Wasn't he?

I am an idiot.

:dance:

OMG! OMG!! Withdrawl!!!

PA, I miss your old avatar; Sid. It gave your posts a fun-factor value.

The new one? Yeeech. Dinnae like at all. Nup.

This sticker jazz is fucking hilarious. I mean, really, it's just too, too silly for words.

In all seriousness though, if I were to go this travesty of a con I would definitely, definitely wear a rainbow sticker, or several different coloured stickers, just to point and laugh at these silly fuckers.

Benson has hurt a lot of people, and has not learnt her lesson. No mercy. She has made a lot of false statements over the years; she has lied, bullied to some degree, and laid a trail of ideological nonsense. But has she ever actually cause the kind of direct, meatspace, tangible actual harm, or ev...

CommanderTuvok said: I want Ofie to be struggling financially, eating out of a fucking dumpster. The privileged, white, cobweb shit-stain. She hasn't learnt her lesson yet. You're one sick fuck Tuvok. With your sterling objectivity and balanced sense of justice, maybe you should work out plans for ...

So, for whatever reason, I find these stats kind of interesting. After a few months of running their Patreon money-makers, the following stats apply for the following folks: Burning Bridges : 2 patrons, $11 per month. Stefunny InzVanity : 13 patrons, $29 per essay. Alex (mClown) Gabriel : 17 patrons...

Cnutella said: I did not know that... I am way behind the times in which case. So who's in the engine room these days then? I'm not sure who is in the engine room -- I saw PZ mention him (definitely a HE) a few months ago, briefly, in a post about some of the technical issues on FTB, but I don't re...

Cnutella, I'm about 99% certain that LousyCanuck has not had anything to do with the overall running (with the exception of some tweeks and hacks regarding the ads) of the FTB network for a number of years now.

/ just sayin

Indeed they are!

Do you have that warm, comfy little feeling inside now?

Indeed, yes, Phil, I do. Nothing like the reeking corpses of homeless folk and squatters in the morning to feel that all's right with the world.

I propose we just shoot all the poor people. After all, given that the immeasureably enormous gap between poor and rich; the haves and have-nots, has been reduced to almost nothing due to the friendly generosity of the rich and the 5% of the world's population that owns 95% of the world's property a...

Sunder said: Ever deal with a person who lies constantly for seemingly no advantage? Just opens their mouth and lets bullshit fly out when they have nothing to gain for it? Yes, I have, on a few occasions, both in meatspace and online. Odd behaviour, and most frustrating. In all instances it became ...

Ah the good old days, when I used to take barbs for entertainment, relaxation, and peaceful socialization.

Well done Phil. Congrats on the new, improved mobility. :dance:

deLurch, thanks. That's what I was looking for.

Youse otherses, thanks too, but deLurch got that I was looking for something more specific to the individuals and the specific case-in-hand, rather than the general/generics, which I did get, indeed: the emnenemy.

Ta, all.

deLurch , yes, thanks for that. I understand what it is these freaks have been doing, re Tf00t. I guess what I'm asking is: 1. Where did they come from? 2. Why do they matter? 3. Do they matter? 4. Why is anyone listening to them? 5. Who is Malady raging at with that tweet, re tents? Who's she talk...

What the fuck is Malady talking about anyway (tents-in; tents-out, etc.)? Who is Laughing Witch , and where did she come from? And why is she relevant in regards to her attack, or whatever, on Thunderf00t ? Does she have some kind of magical powers -- other than the legal ramifications against TF an...

Jackie? Jackie who? Treehorn?

comhcinc, you can be inspirational when you want to. Thumbs up.

Sunder, do you have a link?

Billie from Ockham said: It is comments like the above that really make all of us look like complete and total asshats. I need to officially dissociate myself from the above. It does not matter how often bullshit like it has been said before. I need to call it out, right now, so that someday it sto...

This all strikes me as dumber than a bag full of Nerd of Redheads, so let me know if I have this right: Heather was born female and identifies as female. Zinnia was born male but, without surgical/chemical intervention, identifies as female. Heather, born/identifies female claims to be a lesbian bec...

Thanks for that post Steers. Interesting stuff.

Ah, I see. I thought that might be it. Thanks. Sort of like the old "This!" that we used to make so much fun of.

I'm tempted to quickly say that I agree with you, except that I find "+1" comments to be even more irritating than whatever it was that you were complaining about.

Excuse my ignorance, but what is a "+1 comment"?

Gumby said: It's pretty simple - if you can't edit yourself and keep on point, then whatever points you were trying to make get lost. Precisely. I've given up on Youtube videos for exactly that reason. The folks who make socio-political type videos confuse length and verbosity with importance and pr...

HAHA. I missed this, and maybe I've been ninjaed, but Richard I Am the Greatest Ever Everything Carrier is now teaching a "new and improved critical thinking" course. How the fuck does one teach something they know nothing about? Jeez. Instead of e-begging here I should just start offering online co...

Nice Paul, Paddy.

Sunder said: As far as I could tell virtually everyone normal liked Fury Road.... I haven't decided if I actually like it or not. Mad Max: Fury Road was so fucking relentless, I didn't get a chance to decide whether or not I was enjoying the ride. Jan Steen said: Is she We are Plethora? I always th...

... it requires the energy output of several main sequence stars.

Timeline shitlord!

:naughty:

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