/dev/null Posted April 1, 2018 Posted April 1, 2018 On 4/1/2018 at 2:31 PM, Koko78 said: Looks like McKinley is going down before FDR... https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-native-american-statue-removal-20180401-story.html Expand The rest of the United States really needs to think about divorcing ourselves from Coastal California 1
/dev/null Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 https://www.newcriterion.com/issues/2018/4/fahrenheit-451-updated
B-Man Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Changes Definition Of ‘Assault Rifle’ After Parkland Shooting. The entry for “assault rifle,” which was updated March 31, 2018, reads as follows: noun: any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire; also : a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire After 17 people were shot and killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February, activists have been using the tragic events to make the sale of so-called “assault weapons” illegal. An Internet archive search shows the Merriam-Webster entry for “assault rifle” appears to be different now than it was before the shooting. Blurring definitions is always intended to blur people’s thinking. .
Warren Zevon Posted April 2, 2018 Posted April 2, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 5:39 PM, B-Man said: Blurring definitions is always intended to blur people’s thinking. . Expand I agree! See Professor Chaos and his epic diatribe about the definition of "store" for proof.
Koko78 Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 6:54 PM, garybusey said: I agree! See Professor Chaos and his epic diatribe about the definition of "store" for proof. Expand So... have you come up with an original thought yet? I mean, failing at using other people's weak insults is cute and all, but it's time to graduate from the high chair to the kid's table.
Warren Zevon Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 1:30 AM, Koko78 said: So... have you come up with an original thought yet? I mean, failing at using other people's weak insults is cute and all, but it's time to graduate from the high chair to the kid's table. Expand Koko wiser than Solomon and stronger than Thor, slings arrows at Clintons like a hunter strikes a boar. Of course he's never a hypocrite, he's always full of wit, yet lacks the knowledge to define the word store
DC Tom Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 1:51 AM, garybusey said: Koko wiser than Solomon and stronger than Thor, slings arrows at Clintons like a hunter strikes a boar. Of course he's never a hypocrite, he's always full of wit, yet lacks the knowledge to define the word store Expand The !@#$ is this? Is that supposed to be a limerick?
Warren Zevon Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 3:21 AM, DC Tom said: The !@#$ is this? Is that supposed to be a limerick? Expand Which former expert at sniping from the balcony is now an expert on message board poetry? It's DC Tom, he dropped the snipe bomb! Without even mentioning Hillary.
DC Tom Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 12:07 PM, garybusey said: Which former expert at sniping from the balcony is now an expert on message board poetry? It's DC Tom, he dropped the snipe bomb! Without even mentioning Hillary. Expand We know you're a halfwit and all...but I really have to wonder, have you considered trying the other half? 3
row_33 Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 1:56 AM, /dev/null said: https://www.newcriterion.com/issues/2018/4/fahrenheit-451-updated Expand an excellent source for culture since 1986 or so for me....
Azalin Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 Given how things have been on college campuses lately, this isn't too terribly surprising: "Christian privilege" http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/03/prestigious-university-hosting-student-training-seminar-on-how-to-combat-christian-privilege-in-america.html
DC Tom Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 5:21 PM, Azalin said: Given how things have been on college campuses lately, this isn't too terribly surprising: "Christian privilege" http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/04/03/prestigious-university-hosting-student-training-seminar-on-how-to-combat-christian-privilege-in-america.html Expand Didn't read the article, did you? Not just Christian Privilege. White Christian Privilege.
Azalin Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 5:25 PM, DC Tom said: Didn't read the article, did you? Not just Christian Privilege. White Christian Privilege. Expand Oh, I read it all the way through. I've seen so much pissing and moaning about White Privilege lately that I'm no longer surprised or offended by it.
DC Tom Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 5:30 PM, Azalin said: Oh, I read it all the way through. I've seen so much pissing and moaning about White Privilege lately that I'm no longer surprised or offended by it. Expand Wonder if I could teach a class at GWU if I pitched them something thoroughly ridiculous like "Middle Toe Longest privilege...White Middle Toe Longest privilege." On 4/3/2018 at 5:34 PM, garybusey said: It's okay to admit you're privileged! Expand I freely admit it. I'm not you.
Azalin Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 5:34 PM, garybusey said: It's okay to admit you're privileged! Expand Privileged? I'm superior. You'd know that by now if you weren't so damned inferior. On 4/3/2018 at 5:38 PM, DC Tom said: Wonder if I could teach a class at GWU if I pitched them something thoroughly ridiculous like "Middle Toe Longest privilege...White Middle Toe Longest privilege." Expand We laugh about it now, but just give it a few years...... 1
DC Tom Posted April 3, 2018 Posted April 3, 2018 On 4/3/2018 at 8:22 PM, Azalin said: Privileged? I'm superior. You'd know that by now if you weren't so damned inferior. We laugh about it now, but just give it a few years...... Expand Was just out shopping, headed towards the escalator the same time as an older black couple. They stopped to let me get on first. White privilege rocks! 2
reddogblitz Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 On 4/2/2018 at 5:39 PM, B-Man said: noun: any of various intermediate-range, magazine-fed military rifles (such as the AK-47) that can be set for automatic or semiautomatic fire; also : a rifle that resembles a military assault rifle but is designed to allow only semiautomatic fire Expand So does it have automatic capability or not? I'm confused.
boyst Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 On 4/4/2018 at 1:56 AM, reddogblitz said: So does it have automatic capability or not? I'm confused. Expand The scary part is any weapon can be easily altered to be automatic.
reddogblitz Posted April 4, 2018 Posted April 4, 2018 (edited) On 4/3/2018 at 5:30 PM, Azalin said: Oh, I read it all the way through. I've seen so much pissing and moaning about White Privilege lately that I'm no longer surprised or offended by it. Expand To me the worst part of this is the children are listening. I have personally heard minority children say they can't make it because they are not "privileged". I think this is going to be a self fulfilling prophecy. Seems we should be telling children the opposite. On 4/4/2018 at 1:57 AM, Boyst62 said: The scary part is any weapon can be easily altered to be automatic. Expand Not now that butt stocks are illegal. Edited April 4, 2018 by reddogblitz
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