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Norg 09-03-2020 10:17 PM

back in 2001 i had about 70 cds of porn i put in a bag and buried it in a field 2 miles from my house behind a target

one day someone will find a treasure chest of naughty stuff

grindy 09-05-2020 12:47 AM

I used to have floppy discs of porn.

The Batlord 09-05-2020 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by grindy (Post 2134228)
I used to have floppy discs of porn.

*furtive fist bump*

Lisnaholic 09-05-2020 06:28 AM

You can't rise to a joke about "floppy", Batlord? ;)

The Batlord 09-05-2020 06:32 AM

Don't even know what that word means.

Lisnaholic 09-05-2020 06:44 AM

HaHa! Good answer.

Anteater 09-05-2020 08:35 AM

Seeing a lot of news reports saying Trump called dead soldiers "losers" and how only "suckers" join the military, stuff like that. Huge outrage about it.

OccultHawk 09-05-2020 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater (Post 2134249)
Seeing a lot of news reports saying Trump called dead soldiers "losers" and how only "suckers" join the military, stuff like that. Huge outrage about it.

omg don’t challenge the dem’s pro-war propaganda

dying for your country makes you a sucker? wtf? your mom gets a free flag and they shoot rifle blanks into the air and all kinds of cool ****

they might even put your name on a wall!!!

SGR 09-05-2020 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater (Post 2134249)
Seeing a lot of news reports saying Trump called dead soldiers "losers" and how only "suckers" join the military, stuff like that. Huge outrage about it.

Do you believe it? I think there's outrage because a lot of people do.

Personally, I don't think I buy it. It's a little too on the nose for me and a little too perfectly timed.

But, the only reason it's an issue at all is because of what Trump said about John McCain in the past. Despite what he claims, he DID call John McCain a "loser" (though he called him that for losing the election, not for serving or getting captured) - but it really doesn't matter optically.

This story and the outrage about it is Trump's bad behavior and reckless and offensive comments coming back to haunt him.

Anteater 09-05-2020 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks (Post 2134258)
Do you believe it? I think there's outrage because a lot of people do.

Personally, I don't think I buy it. It's a little too on the nose for me and a little too perfectly timed.

But, the only reason it's an issue at all is because of what Trump said about John McCain in the past. Despite what he claims, he DID call John McCain a "loser" (though he called him that for losing the election, not for serving or getting captured) - but it really doesn't matter optically.

This story and the outrage about it is Trump's bad behavior and reckless and offensive comments coming back to haunt him.

I saw some statements and documents that seem to contradict the narrative that he actually said those things, but it is hard to know for sure.

That being said, John McCain was a loser...but it is a little funny that those comments are coming back home to roost today. :laughing:

Frownland 09-05-2020 10:40 AM

Anteater laughing at current events like

https://i.imgflip.com/4/13rm1o.jpg

OccultHawk 09-05-2020 10:44 AM

It’s definitely true. It’s completely inline with how Trump thinks. Plus, that guy at The Atlantic has an impeccable reputation. And ultimately what Trump said is 100% correct and that makes it more believable. The tiny fraction of Americans not blinded by patriotism knows that signing up to go get shot so the rich can get richer absolutely does make you a sucker and you if lose that bet with your life I wouldn’t call that being on the winning side. It’s dictionary definition loserism to die fighting one of these dip**** wars.

The sooner we stop parading the dead around as heroes the sooner teenagers will stop romanticizing war. It’s not like the dead care what our opinion is so we need to put down the propaganda kindergarten gold star bull**** and tell it like it is to the next generation.

The Batlord 09-05-2020 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater (Post 2134249)
Seeing a lot of news reports saying Trump called dead soldiers "losers" and how only "suckers" join the military, stuff like that. Huge outrage about it.

*gives Trump a handie*

Anteater 09-05-2020 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2134261)
Anteater laughing at current events like

https://i.imgflip.com/4/13rm1o.jpg

https://img-comment-fun.9cache.com/m...518_700w_0.jpg

OccultHawk 09-05-2020 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2134271)
*gives Trump a handie*

Trump is going to Trump

The real hopelessness is that his only recognized opposition can’t wait to weaponize pro-war propaganda.

The Batlord 09-05-2020 12:18 PM

I can't tell from that if you know what a handie is.

OccultHawk 09-05-2020 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord (Post 2134289)
I can't tell from that if you know what a handie is.

A hand job, isn’t it?

Frownland 09-05-2020 02:18 PM

In the UK, they call waving giving someone a handy.

OccultHawk 09-05-2020 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2134312)
In the UK, they call waving giving someone a handy.

When did they start speaking English?

Psy-Fi 09-05-2020 02:30 PM

Recovering addict saved from drowning by boat full of partying priests

Marie Monday 09-05-2020 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland (Post 2134312)
In the UK, they call waving giving someone a handy.

Do they though? Never heard that expression

Lisnaholic 09-05-2020 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday (Post 2134328)
Do they though? Never heard that expression

That makes two of us, tbh, Marie.

In 1940s London, between two men, it was know as "plain stitching".
In 1960s secondary schools, a "hand shandy" - shandy being a popular summer drink that is half beer, half lemonade.

Lisnaholic 09-05-2020 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2134313)
When did they start speaking English?

We started about 1500 years ago. How about you guys? ;)

SGR 09-05-2020 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 2134333)
We started about 1500 years ago. How about you guys? ;)

We speak American, okay?

The Batlord 09-05-2020 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic (Post 2134333)
We started about 1500 years ago. How about you guys? ;)

About thirty years ago but you'd have to ask mother when my first word was.

OccultHawk 09-05-2020 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2134331)
mostly think it's funny my whole military family is still defending him

there's absolutely nothing he could say

military people are stupid

OccultHawk 09-05-2020 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor (Post 2134347)
there might really be something to the idea that Trump could declare himself dictator and he'd have the military

Dude. If Trump says the election was rigged he’s still going to be commander in chief. Look at like this: If Trump remains in power he’ll punish anyone who didn’t stand by his side. If there’s confusion and Biden finally takes over he’s not going to take revenge on those who stuck with Trump during the delay. Obviously, there’s nothing to be gained by and everything to lose by turning against Trump.

It’s already been established again and again they’re afraid to arrest him for breaking the law. Obstructing justice is a huge crime. If they’re afraid to enforce it now the election is not going to make any difference. It’s still the law. So staying in office after losing an election is against the law. He doesn’t care and we’ve already shown that it’s ok for him to break the law. How many people who were close to him ended up in jail?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.axi...19d9adcc9.html

add whoever else since then like Steve Bannon

So all these people are guilty but he’s clean. OK.

We just worship this symbol of authority. It’s unthinkable to hold him accountable. They’ll probably allow him to pardon himself which will make every future president a dictator by default.

Psy-Fi 09-07-2020 06:31 AM

Osama bin Laden may have sent secret messages in porn videos, documentary claims

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The National Geographic special – titled “Bin Laden’s Hard Drive” :pimp:

OccultHawk 09-09-2020 06:59 PM

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/u...e=articleShare

These pictures of the Bay Area at around 10 AM are ****ing insane

SGR 09-10-2020 07:56 AM

About a month after the giant explosion at the Beirut port, there is now a massive fire.

Beirut Port Fire - CNN

OccultHawk 09-10-2020 08:03 AM

Right up before that first explosion demonstrators were burning down corrupt banks.

Just sayin

SGR 09-10-2020 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2135067)
Right up before that first explosion demonstrators were burning down corrupt banks.

Just sayin

For real? I never heard that - you got a source?

OccultHawk 09-10-2020 08:17 AM

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/...060510405.html

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Beirut, Lebanon - At least a dozen Lebanese banks across the country were torched and vandalised during the second consecutive night of angry protests fuelled by frustration over the national currency's unfettered depreciation.

Psy-Fi 09-11-2020 07:03 AM

Thick swarms of mosquitoes are killing livestock in Louisiana after Hurricane Laura

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Clouds of mosquitoes have been so thick in southwest Louisiana since Hurricane Laura that they're killing animals, including horses and cattle. The vast number of bites leave horses and cattle anemic and bleeding under their skins.

The animals also become exhausted from constantly moving in an attempt to avoid the biting insects, a large-animal veterinarian based in Ville Platte told The Associated Press this week.

"They're vicious little suckers," said Dr. Craig Fontenot.

OccultHawk 09-11-2020 08:42 AM

That is a ****ing global warming horror story. Holy ****.

OccultHawk 09-11-2020 01:31 PM

I watched that this morning. That’s a common podcast topic but it was still really interesting. The like and follow buttons are powerful forces.

SGR 09-11-2020 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness (Post 2135188)
I agree! I haven't watched the whole film but I don't need to be told something I already know and understand. Tiktok is the worst I think because of how 'right in your face' it can be flipping through videos. Other platforms you gotta either click on something or go out of your way to see something..

It's all about the algorithm they use. I don't think code can be inherently evil, but if I did, TikTok's algorithm would be especially evil.

Inside TikTok's killer algorithm

OccultHawk 09-11-2020 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks (Post 2135189)
It's all about the algorithm they use. I don't think code can be inherently evil, but if I did, TikTok's algorithm would be especially evil.

Inside TikTok's killer algorithm

No point arguing about what’s “evil” but just for a frame of reference would you define cocaine as evil?

SGR 09-11-2020 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 2135205)
No point arguing about what’s “evil” but just for a frame of reference would you define cocaine as evil?

No, I would not. Cocaine in isolation is neither good nor evil, which is probably why you're seeking some kind of exposition on my claim.

I should clarify, it's not the code or algorithm alone that is evil, it is the act of it being leveraged to manipulate other humans to their detriment, for private profits and benefits of others that would fit my definition of evil.

Norg 09-11-2020 06:50 PM

how do u think the heavy smoke in cali will effect then covid virus ..???


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