"his gun is jammed, he can't shoot" said in the most moronic way possible
goddamn, tourist, you dumb. You fucking dumb.
I love considering the logical chain that leads someone to conclude that ceremonial guards are chosen from amongst something other than the soldiers who take their jobs the most seriously.
life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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this american concept artist waifu offered me a green card marriage but now that gay marriage is legal her offer has only half value (this is maths)
How poly marriage would work is a fun discussion but you eventually end up getting a headache working out the math
Yeah, it's a goddamn complex issue. Mostly solved by just not locking things onto a spouse specifically. For example, insurance discounts for spouses could just be "If you pay X for insurance you have Y you can apply to the insurance of a spouse or spouses" instead of "Your spouse pays only this much!" And then making things like hospital visitation and such something you can easily just parcel out to whomever you want.
That makes collective marriage for tax reasons a thing though. 30, 40 people married somehow, how do you determine what one person gets when they divorce the group?
Marriage for tax reasons is already common, and it's kind of messed up given that it's a fuck you to single folks. You could require prenups for any and all marriage arrangements. I don't see lawyers being upset at 40 people showing up to give them money for a long-ass contract.
Marriage is good for society, we agree, which is why we favor it in the tax code.
Do you really want to incentivize people being in marriages they aren't all that into because there's a financial benefit, though?
Yes.
Bad marriages are a net loss for society.
Trust me. My parents had one.
Irrelevant unless you want to argue that the majority of marriages are bad.
The majority may not be, but even a sliver of that number being bad marriages is a huge number with America's population.
How poly marriage would work is a fun discussion but you eventually end up getting a headache working out the math
Yeah, it's a goddamn complex issue. Mostly solved by just not locking things onto a spouse specifically. For example, insurance discounts for spouses could just be "If you pay X for insurance you have Y you can apply to the insurance of a spouse or spouses" instead of "Your spouse pays only this much!" And then making things like hospital visitation and such something you can easily just parcel out to whomever you want.
That makes collective marriage for tax reasons a thing though. 30, 40 people married somehow, how do you determine what one person gets when they divorce the group?
Marriage for tax reasons is already common, and it's kind of messed up given that it's a fuck you to single folks. You could require prenups for any and all marriage arrangements. I don't see lawyers being upset at 40 people showing up to give them money for a long-ass contract.
Marriage is good for society, we agree, which is why we favor it in the tax code.
Do you really want to incentivize people being in marriages they aren't all that into because there's a financial benefit, though?
Yes.
Bad marriages are a net loss for society.
Trust me. My parents had one.
Irrelevant unless you want to argue that the majority of marriages are bad.
They are.
A huge portion of marriages are in fact going to fail out.
And that's not counting the ones that are horrible but ongoing.
I am not going to fuck around with the definitions of "bad marriages" and "net loss for society" and I am instead going to propose that generally the propagation of marriage results in empirically observed social outcomes that we as a whole favor
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and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
it doesn't matter if he's wearing a silly looking hat
don't go up to a soldier on active duty and start trying to prod his rifle
Is that the response they are supposed to give, or did that guard just get pissed and do it on his own?
Because I can see that being the 'regulation' warning to get the hell back. I mean, they are guards.
"get back from the queen's guard" sounds like something you're supposed to say, rather than something you pulled out of your ass.
They have instructions as to what things are worth reacting to with what. Ranging from ignoring it to cut it the fuck out to throw him to the ground and sit on him to feuer frei
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I suspect I'll only be able to get you guys SO hype for Sunday morning's rocket launch today (apparently there's bigger news today?!?!)
But in case you're interested, NASA/SpaceX have released their Press Kit , full of cool stuff like the mission overview, a moment-by-moment description of how things should happen during the mission (including a timeline and fairly in-depth descriptions), and all sorts of other cool stuff about the Dragon, Falcon, ISS, NASA, SpaceX, the launch facility - everything you'd need to know to write your own generic article about the event! :P
I'm paying attention! I'm super excited about what SpaceX is doing!
I'll do a little more hype-building tomorrow morning (~24 hours before launch) - we should have images of the rocket on the pad, static tests will be finished, etc., so we'll have a lot more information - and then I apologize for none of my behaviour Sunday morning :P
Reminder: Launch is 14:21 UTC on Sunday - That's 10:21am on the East Coast, 7:21am out west, and do your own math if you're somewhere else!
Streams will go up about ~30 minutes prior to launch (which coincides nicely for when interesting stuff starts happening on the timeline), and of course if you can't / don't want to view the launch live, I will be ALL OVER post-launch media, including how the first stage landing attempt goes!
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if the divorce rate is above 50% it would support that idea
but that statistic is old and the divorce rate is falling
i have nothing to say other than i was going to make a joke about this but did a quick check to see how things were shaping up
divorce rate is falling because depression is rising therefore nobody believes their life will improve if their abandon their failing relationship ok u didnt look depe enuff into heart of darkness....
"his gun is jammed, he can't shoot" said in the most moronic way possible
goddamn, tourist, you dumb. You fucking dumb.
I love considering the logical chain that leads someone to conclude that ceremonial guards are chosen from amongst something other than the soldiers who take their jobs the most seriously.
Well, kinda. They're definitely very, ah, motivated, but I've always held garrison bullshit is just bullshit. Actual combat deployments are where it is at.
yeah but fuck tax incentivizing home ownership lol fuck that shit so hard
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I'm not entirely sure why you are mad.
it's dumb and isn't actually good for the economy
shit's purely political
I want home ownership to be cheaper. I think most people want home ownership to be cheaper. Writing off the interest rate makes that happen. Why do you hate America?
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"his gun is jammed, he can't shoot" said in the most moronic way possible
goddamn, tourist, you dumb. You fucking dumb.
I love considering the logical chain that leads someone to conclude that ceremonial guards are chosen from amongst something other than the soldiers who take their jobs the most seriously.
Well, kinda. They're definitely very, ah, motivated, but I've always held garrison bullshit is just bullshit. Actual combat deployments are where it is at.
Almost everybody in those sorts of positions (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Queen's Guard, etc.) is required to have had one or more combat deployments.
"his gun is jammed, he can't shoot" said in the most moronic way possible
goddamn, tourist, you dumb. You fucking dumb.
I love considering the logical chain that leads someone to conclude that ceremonial guards are chosen from amongst something other than the soldiers who take their jobs the most seriously.
Well, kinda. They're definitely very, ah, motivated, but I've always held garrison bullshit is just bullshit. Actual combat deployments are where it is at.
Almost everybody in those sorts of positions (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Queen's Guard, etc.) is required to have had one or more combat deployments.
ive had a lot of deployments but only de_dust and de_aztec really
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To be slightly fair, colloquially "ceremonial" is often used to mean "something that is decorative/meaningful rather than practical". Ceremonial guards being shit soldiers is also something of a fantasy trope.
That being said, even if you think they're not "good" soldiers, prodding someone who is even nominally a soldier while they're on guard duty is a dumb thing to do.
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I love considering the logical chain that leads someone to conclude that ceremonial guards are chosen from amongst something other than the soldiers who take their jobs the most seriously.
That and and realtors! Gentrification of suburbs!
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Is that the response they are supposed to give, or did that guard just get pissed and do it on his own?
Because I can see that being the 'regulation' warning to get the hell back. I mean, they are guards.
beefeaters also have to have like 20 years of service as an NCO and a bunch of medals too so they are probs quite hardxcore
fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
"get back from the queen's guard" sounds like something you're supposed to say, rather than something you pulled out of your ass.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
The majority may not be, but even a sliver of that number being bad marriages is a huge number with America's population.
They are.
A huge portion of marriages are in fact going to fail out.
And that's not counting the ones that are horrible but ongoing.
You're going to have to marry me for your green card, then. It's the only way.
also important to note they are real soldiers
they're not just old guys we pull off the street for a love of tradition and old uniforms
that dude has probably been shot at by Taliban
he isn't scared of a Japanese tourist
well so long as you arent made of beef or covered in beef you are probably safe
It's almost certainly intentional, much like the TotUS guards using "request" in most of their statements.
They're going to see if they can approve a good faith payment and a 2-3 year payment plan.
I think I won.
but that statistic is old and the divorce rate is falling
i have nothing to say other than i was going to make a joke about this but did a quick check to see how things were shaping up
i am though what if i hurt their feelings : (
I was getting my picture taken next to him right when they were about to do an inspection or a changing of the guard or something.
So I'm just standing there and the guard yells GET BACK!! at me.
The picture was taken at the exact moment this happened. The guard is yelling at me, and I am in the process of reacting.
and the gengars who are guiding me" -- W.S. Merwin
They have instructions as to what things are worth reacting to with what. Ranging from ignoring it to cut it the fuck out to throw him to the ground and sit on him to feuer frei
I'll do a little more hype-building tomorrow morning (~24 hours before launch) - we should have images of the rocket on the pad, static tests will be finished, etc., so we'll have a lot more information - and then I apologize for none of my behaviour Sunday morning :P
Reminder: Launch is 14:21 UTC on Sunday - That's 10:21am on the East Coast, 7:21am out west, and do your own math if you're somewhere else!
Streams will go up about ~30 minutes prior to launch (which coincides nicely for when interesting stuff starts happening on the timeline), and of course if you can't / don't want to view the launch live, I will be ALL OVER post-launch media, including how the first stage landing attempt goes!
divorce rate is falling because depression is rising therefore nobody believes their life will improve if their abandon their failing relationship ok u didnt look depe enuff into heart of darkness....
Well, kinda. They're definitely very, ah, motivated, but I've always held garrison bullshit is just bullshit. Actual combat deployments are where it is at.
I wonder if the % has stayed consistent?
we're talking about the divorce rate, not the ratio of married couples vs non married couples
they be different things yo
i am feeling salty because i know stephen breyer but hes not the notorious rbg or any of the actually interesting or shitty ones ffs
i didnt even realise he was on the supreme court lel
Almost everybody in those sorts of positions (Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Queen's Guard, etc.) is required to have had one or more combat deployments.
Actually divorces decrease during economic recessions and depressions.
So....
ive had a lot of deployments but only de_dust and de_aztec really
That being said, even if you think they're not "good" soldiers, prodding someone who is even nominally a soldier while they're on guard duty is a dumb thing to do.
White House guards should wear tailored suits and mirror shades and stand perfectly motionless for 4 hours at a time.
don't worry everyone always forgets Breyer
he cool tho
It would keep them out of trouble for once.
which firm??
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