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The Batlord 10-06-2018 05:59 PM

The whole talk about getting laid schtick definitely speaks to a need for male validation that he clearly isn't getting.

WWWP 10-06-2018 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 66Sexy (Post 2002992)
A clitoris is biologically a small penis, no?

opposite, actually. the penis is just an overgrown clit, or "genital tuber" if you prefer.

The Batlord 10-06-2018 06:28 PM

So our clits are superior to yours? Then make me a sandwich, you beta cuck.

WWWP 10-06-2018 06:32 PM

w/e mine is probs bigger than yours anyway

adidasss 10-06-2018 06:39 PM

America voted for a President-bro and now they got a Supreme court justice-bro. I find it in keeping with American values. Goodbye abortion rights! Sorry-not-sorry to all the women that voted for Trump! They must be going through what Brexiters are going through now. Wooops! Gonna be fun seeing what happens in the next 30 years or so with a right leaning Supreme court.

Cuthbert 10-06-2018 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 2003063)
America voted for a President-bro and now they got a Supreme court justice-bro. I find it in keeping with American values. Goodbye abortion rights! Sorry-not-sorry to all the women that voted for Trump! They must be going through what Brexiters are going through now. Wooops! Gonna be fun seeing what happens in the next 30 years or so with a right leaning Supreme court.

I really don't think many Brexiters are bothered or have any regrets voting the way they did tbh.

The Batlord 10-06-2018 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by wolverinewolfweiselpigeon (Post 2003060)
w/e mine is probs bigger than yours anyway

It's certainly hairier.

adidasss 10-06-2018 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluff (Post 2003067)
I really don't think many Brexiters are bothered or have any regrets voting the way they did tbh.

Because many Brexiters don't use their brains. Let's wait for the bill to arrive...:D

Frownland 10-06-2018 06:58 PM

I feel like I'm going to get followed for posting this, but I am curious about what Kavanaugh's security is like. I could see something unfortunate happening.

Cuthbert 10-06-2018 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 2003073)
Because many Brexiters don't use their brains. Let's wait for the bill to arrive...:D

I still think Brexit might not happen tbh.

The Batlord 10-06-2018 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 2003063)
America voted for a President-bro and now they got a Supreme court justice-bro. I find it in keeping with American values. Goodbye abortion rights! Sorry-not-sorry to all the women that voted for Trump! They must be going through what Brexiters are going through now. Wooops! Gonna be fun seeing what happens in the next 30 years or so with a right leaning Supreme court.

My mother voted for Trump simply because of Trump lowering corporate taxes. She's been a liberal as long as I've been alive, largely due to environmentalism and animal rights but also for economic reasons, but she still voted for ****ing Trump which blew my head right off. I try not to make an issue out of it but I absolutely have a giant, dickish "I TOLD YOU SO" for when she finally starts feeling regret. She was the good one in my family FFS.

adidasss 10-06-2018 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluff (Post 2003075)
I still think Brexit might not happen tbh.

Well I hope something happens because I'm tired of bloody reading about it every goddamn day for the past two years!

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/60/35...5728148018.jpg

Anteater 10-06-2018 07:31 PM

Both parties have massive amounts of baggage. But at the end of the day, the Democrats scare a lot of independents + non-committed people off....because nobody really wants higher taxes, yet all of the things that the non-moderates want to do would end up increasing the tax burden on the middle class and above wayyyy beyond anything the Republicans could come up with. At least that's the case in America.

adidasss 10-06-2018 07:42 PM

Yeah, higher taxes are terrible. That would mean maybe universal healthcare and better public services, why the fuck would anyone want that. Solidarity with other humans is icky. This is not what America is about! You want socialism movie to Canada, or Europe or some other bolshie place!

The Batlord 10-06-2018 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater (Post 2003086)
Both parties have massive amounts of baggage. But at the end of the day, the Democrats scare a lot of independents + non-committed people off....because nobody really wants higher taxes, yet all of the things that the non-moderates want to do would end up increasing the tax burden on the middle class and above wayyyy beyond anything the Republicans could come up with. At least that's the case in America.

Yes this is why fascism appeals to those scared of the left.

Anteater 10-06-2018 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 2003090)
Yeah, higher taxes are terrible. That would mean maybe universal healthcare and better public services, why the fuck would anyone want that. Solidarity with other humans is icky. This is not what America is about! You want socialism movie to Canada, or Europe or some other bolshie place!

Yeah, because a country that can barely handle things the way they are now is going to be so much better with even more money that may or may not go to better public services, healthcare, etc. The U.S. is not Denmark and the cost of living varies greatly depending on the geographic region. One size will not fit all.

The Batlord 10-06-2018 08:51 PM

Well then maybe you shouldn't vote for the guy increasing defense spending.

[MERIT] 10-06-2018 08:54 PM

If we are going to address a nation's money problems, we need to address how they get that money. Not from taxes, but from loans taken out from private banks, at interest. Our borrowing problems > our spending problems. Until we abolish the private banks and let nations print their own debt-free currency, we are all fucked. Ask JFK and Lincoln how private bankers feel about that topic.

The Batlord 10-06-2018 08:59 PM

Is there anything word reading on what Merit is talking about that isn't by cranks?

adidasss 10-06-2018 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater (Post 2003113)
Yeah, because a country that can barely handle things the way they are now is going to be so much better with even more money that may or may not go to better public services, healthcare, etc. The U.S. is not Denmark and the cost of living varies greatly depending on the geographic region. One size will not fit all.

Not really sure what you're saying here but it sounds like you're saying America is cash strapped. Which is absurd. But even if it was, the solution would be to take more money from the rich and spread it out more evenly...or like Charles suggests, spend less money on killing foreigners...;)

But again, really, this is absolutely not what America is about and it's unlikely it ever will be. The idea of America is about the opportunity for some to get filthy rich, not about everyone being moderately well off. That's why it's crazy successful, because it's liberal capitalism at its worst. And why it's one of the most unequal societies in the world.

But fair play, you want a different society, move to a different country with different ideals. Like Sweden, or Denmark or communist China. :D

Anteater 10-06-2018 10:45 PM

When it takes an entire year to deal with a single piece of paper filed with the IRS, forgive me if I don't have perfect confidence in any sort of system where even more power becomes consolidated in Washington D.C.

adidasss 10-06-2018 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Anteater (Post 2003155)
When it takes an entire year to deal with a single piece of paper filed with the IRS, forgive me if I don't have perfect confidence in any sort of system where even more power becomes consolidated in Washington D.C.

Ah yes, it's the classic american ideal of individualism, decentralization, less government, more money in your pocked, you'll have to pry my guns away from my cold dead hands, why would I pay more money for some lazy person to sit on their ass and not try harder to make it etc. As I say, it's what America was founded on. You are the torch bearers of egotistical libertarianism and are generally brainwashed into having an allergic reaction to socialism, solidarity and in general a more fair society. Hence an insane pressure to "succeed", bullying, bro-culture, patriarchy, racism etc, all the good things embodied in the current administration.

So yah bro, I totally get what you mean, I think you're fine the way you are. It's just the best you can do. The other option is communism. Like Venezuela. I mean look what happened there.

Make America great again! :yeah:

Anteater 10-06-2018 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 2003156)
Ah yes, it's the classic american ideal of individualism, decentralization, less government, more money in your pocked, you'll have to pry my guns away from my cold dead hands, why would I pay more money for some lazy person to sit on their ass and not try harder to make it etc. As I say, it's what America was founded on. You are the torch bearers of egotistical libertarianism and are generally brainwashed into having an allergic reaction to socialism, solidarity and in general a more fair society. Hence an insane pressure to "succeed", bullying, bro-culture, patriarchy, racism etc, all the good things embodied in the current administration.

So yah bro, I totally get what you mean, I think you're fine the way you are. It's just the best you can do. The other option is communism. Like Venezuela. I mean look what happened there.

Make America great again! :yeah:

The "socialist" countries I'm familiar with and have spent time in make the bureaucracy we have here look like a walk in the park.

Also, spare me the buzzwords. It's a real disservice to actual race and gender-equality issues. The human condition isn't pretty. For those without entrepreneurial aspirations, I'd highly recommend moving to Denmark. The quality of life is good there, but you will never have even a snowball's chance in hell of starting a serious business there because you'll be taxed to oblivion long before you ever reach profitability. Assuming you can even find a decent angel investor or VC firm: they tend to be a way harder sell over there than the ones I've dealt with domestically.

Until someone comes up with something better that works at scale, I'm fine with a more finely tuned version of capitalism. Knock the megacorporations down a peg or two and 90% of the problem is solved. Once they are broken up and the market is less squashed in, then you can create more incentives for smaller companies at the local level and watch those job opportunities breed like rabbits.

Lucem Ferre 10-07-2018 01:34 PM

ICP attacked Limp Bizkit on stage.

The Batlord 10-07-2018 01:49 PM

Oh hell yes.

Cuthbert 10-07-2018 01:57 PM

I'll post the link lads don't tire yourselves out.

https://www.spin.com/2018/10/icp-sha...-festival-set/

:cool:

[MERIT] 10-07-2018 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 66Sexy (Post 2003129)
Is there anything word reading on what Merit is talking about that isn't by cranks?

You probably couldn't comprehend it either way.

OccultHawk 10-07-2018 02:15 PM

ICP needs start giving directives. Tell us who to kill!

The Batlord 10-07-2018 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by [MERIT] (Post 2003232)
You probably couldn't comprehend it either way.

I am in the food service industry.

Chula Vista 10-07-2018 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Fluff (Post 2003227)
I'll post the link lads don't tire yourselves out.

https://www.spin.com/2018/10/icp-sha...-festival-set/

:cool:

Holy crap. Talk about a FAIL. :rofl::rofl::rofl:

The Batlord 10-07-2018 04:41 PM

I was the most shocked at how awful Fred Durst looks now. He always looked like **** but at least he fit the image of the band. Now he just looks like a meth head trucker.

OccultHawk 10-07-2018 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 66Sexy (Post 2003263)
I was the most shocked at how awful Fred Durst looks now. He always looked like **** but at least he fit the image of the band. Now he just looks like a meth head trucker.

He wishes he looked like a meth head trucker

adidasss 10-07-2018 05:54 PM

I didn't know ICP were two white dudes. Shows how much I know (or care) about rap. :/

Chula Vista 10-07-2018 05:58 PM

Damn, that limo crash in New York.... all 18 inside the limo and 2 bystanders all killed.

Can't imagine what it was like for the first responders. Brutal.

For the record the Ford Excursion limo has a passenger capacity of only 14.

https://americanlimousinesales.com/w...rsion-limo.jpg

Frownland 10-07-2018 06:03 PM

Nothing worse than when you go to a wedding and everything goes downhill afterwards.

OccultHawk 10-07-2018 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 2003286)
Damn, that limo crash in New York.... all 18 inside the limo and 2 bystanders all killed.

Can't imagine what it was like for the first responders. Brutal.

For the record the Ford Excursion limo has a passenger capacity of only 14.

https://americanlimousinesales.com/w...rsion-limo.jpg

Hopefully it will at least take that ugly ass vehicle off the road.

The Batlord 10-07-2018 06:23 PM

Were the two bystanders killed by a flying drunk guy launched from the sunroof?

OccultHawk 10-07-2018 06:34 PM

Trying to wrap my head around this (not literally like the passengers, however)

it seems like an incredible amount of puzzle pieces had to fall into place for everyone to die. I wonder what the odds are?

[MERIT] 10-07-2018 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 2003285)
I didn't know ICP were two white dudes.

https://i.postimg.cc/63hR53BK/zsrdpoayg7pdqjsg0qu7.jpg

Lisnaholic 10-07-2018 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2003291)
Trying to wrap my head around this (not literally like the passengers, however)

it seems like an incredible amount of puzzle pieces had to fall into place for everyone to die. I wonder what the odds are?

^ Yes, you wouldn't expect everyone to be killed, plus bystanders.

Where I live we also have those limos, usually for young girls' birthdays: they come in pink or white, and yes, all the passengers wave and shout from the sunroof as it sails past the restaurants on the main drag... quite fun really.


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