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  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    So It Goes wrote: »
    Another day another judge over twenty minutes late. He's not even in the building yet. Jesus christ.

    I'M A JUDGE I DO WHAT I WANT!

  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    We're looking at a property that has one so I learned about them recently. Lower maintenance seems to be the biggest thing. No crazy ph nonsense and chlorine and whatnot.

    can you feel the struggle within?
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    now i am at the age where with my laziness / lack of direction and drive, i see more and more people younger than me who are more professional and competent than me and further along in their careers lol

    bah

    what a loser

    poo
  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    Six wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    We're looking at a property that has one so I learned about them recently. Lower maintenance seems to be the biggest thing. No crazy ph nonsense and chlorine and whatnot.

    yes but crocodiles live in salt water

  • OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    Also @desc since i don't know if you ever saw my reply i absolutely recommend Va11 Hall-a
    or at least the soundtrack if you aren't into visual novel type stuff

  • davidsdurionsdavidsdurions Your Trusty Meatshield Panhandle NebraskaRegistered User regular
    bowen wrote: »
    Anyone good with taxes?

    If Sallie Mae writes off my student loans and I have to pay taxes on about 40k of it, and I make 60k a year with me claiming 1, what am I looking at tax wise for owing the IRS? I'm estimating somewhere in the ballpark of about $3000 federal and $1500 state.

    @bowen

    Relevant irs stuff:

    https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc431.html

    Check the list of exceptions and exclusions. If those don't apply then it just goes straight on top of your gross income and you pay applicable tax.

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    Six wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    We're looking at a property that has one so I learned about them recently. Lower maintenance seems to be the biggest thing. No crazy ph nonsense and chlorine and whatnot.

    Yeah, it's a bit more corrosive on all the gaskets and rubber and metal pumps and all that though.

    But you don't get weird chemical burny feeling when you swim in them, and your eyes don't burn like a fuck when you open them under water.

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • wanderingwandering Russia state-affiliated media Registered User regular
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    cptrugged wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    Lower maintenance seems crazy to me.

    Cause that's like the opposite of fish tanks. Where salt water maint. is exponentially higher.

    that's cuz of the fish tho not the water

    poo
  • BronzeKoopaBronzeKoopa Registered User regular
    Sanch3z90 watched her co-worker get bawled out by a hotel customer who wanted a refund for his room. She wouldn’t do it because his reasons seemed like they were made up. “He threw his receipt on the floor and powered walked his way out into a very clean glass door,” she wrote.

  • wanderingwandering Russia state-affiliated media Registered User regular
    edited July 2016
    cptrugged wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    Lower maintenance seems crazy to me.

    Cause that's like the opposite of fish tanks. Where salt water maint. is exponentially higher.
    i think it's not literally salt water but it uses salt to make its chlorine

    wandering on
  • P10P10 An Idiot With Low IQ Registered User regular
    Orphane wrote: »
    Also desc since i don't know if you ever saw my reply i absolutely recommend Va11 Hall-a
    or at least the soundtrack if you aren't into visual novel type stuff
    you didn't tell me the soundtrack is free
    (i bought all his albums tho)

    Shameful pursuits and utterly stupid opinions
  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    cptrugged wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    Lower maintenance seems crazy to me.

    Cause that's like the opposite of fish tanks. Where salt water maint. is exponentially higher.

    fish tanks have way higher tolerance for gunk and dirt than sparkling beautiful pools. I think that's the basic crux of things.

    can you feel the struggle within?
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    bahhh

    poo
  • wanderingwandering Russia state-affiliated media Registered User regular
    wikipedia wrote:
    Salt water chlorination is a process that uses dissolved salt (2,500–6,000 ppm) as a store for the chlorination system.[1] The chlorine generator (also known as salt cell, salt generator, salt chlorinator or SWG) uses electrolysis in the presence of dissolved salt (NaCl) to produce hypochlorous acid (HClO) and sodium hypochlorite (NaClO), which are the sanitizing agents already commonly used in swimming pools. As such, a saltwater pool is not actually chlorine-free; it simply utilizes a chlorine generator instead of direct addition of chlorine. [...] The benefits of salt systems in pools are the convenience and the constant delivery of pure chlorine-based sanitizer. The reduction of irritating chloramines versus traditional chlorinating methods and the "softening" effect of electrolysis reducing dissolved alkali minerals in the water are also perceived as benefits. For some people that have sensitivities to chlorine, these systems may be less offensive. Salt water pools are cheaper to maintain throughout the year, since salt is significantly cheaper than the commercial chlorines.

  • credeikicredeiki Registered User regular
    now i am at the age where with my laziness / lack of direction and drive, i see more and more people younger than me who are more professional and competent than me and further along in their careers lol

    bah

    what a loser

    Are they happy though, or are they actively burning out?

    Everyone with my approximate skillset who is 27 didn't get a PhD but instead got a CS degree and then spent the past 5 years in business making money and gaining professionalism and doing startups or something, whereas I just started my career 10 months ago. But like...who cares? Figure out the metrics that actually matter to you--not just the metrics you grew up thinking that adults thought were important--and beat them on those. (eg, happiness of home life, # of hours spent playing videogames, etc)

    Steam, LoL: credeiki
  • Solomaxwell6Solomaxwell6 Registered User regular
    Sanch3z90 watched her co-worker get bawled out by a hotel customer who wanted a refund for his room. She wouldn’t do it because his reasons seemed like they were made up. “He threw his receipt on the floor and powered walked his way out into a very clean glass door,” she wrote.

    The trick is to do a charge back for all your big purchases.

  • nexuscrawlernexuscrawler Registered User regular
    Seinheisers are probably the best cost/quality ratio out there.

  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    Should I board this plane y/n

    can you feel the struggle within?
  • Solomaxwell6Solomaxwell6 Registered User regular
    Six wrote: »
    Should I board this plane y/n

    n

  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    Orphane wrote: »
    Also @desc since i don't know if you ever saw my reply i absolutely recommend Va11 Hall-a
    or at least the soundtrack if you aren't into visual novel type stuff

    I went to look for the response but didn't see it

    Maybe I will buy

    I bought CoD ghosts last night to cement my status as garbage

  • skippydumptruckskippydumptruck Registered User regular
    I fucking love george saunders
    Two tall Trump supporters tower over a small liberal in a green T-shirt.

    “Stupid! Uneducated!” Trumpie A shouts. “Do you know anything that goes on in the world?”

    “Articulate a little more,” the guy in the green shirt says.

    “I don’t want to live in a fascist country!” Trumpie B says.

    “You don’t know what fascism is,” Green Shirt says.

    “Oh, I’m getting there, man!” Trumpie B says. “Obama’s teaching me!”

    “Go back to California,” Trumpie A shouts at Green Shirt. “Bitch!”

    The four of us stand in a tight little circle, Trumpie A shouting insults at Green Shirt while filming Green Shirt’s reaction, me filming Trumpie A filming Green Shirt. The bulk and intensity of the Trumpies, plus the fact that Green Shirt seems to be serving as designated spokesperson for a group of protesters now gathering around, appears to be making Green Shirt nervous.

    “Obama’s teaching you what fascism is?” he sputters. “Obama’s a fascist? The left is the fascists? This is so rich! So, like, the people who are being oppressed are the oppressors?”

    “Do you know what’s going on in the world, man?” Trumpie A says. “You’re not fucking educated.”

    This stings.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You have no idea what’s going on,” Trumpie B says.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You’ve got no idea, bro,” Trumpie A says sadly.

    “Ask me a question, ask me a question,” Green Shirt says.

    The Tall Trumpies, bored, wander away.

    Green Shirt turns to one of his friends. “Am I educated?”

    “You’re fucking educated,” the friend says.

    Green Shirt shouts at the Tall Trumpies (who, fortunately for him, are now safely out of earshot), “And I’ll stomp the fucking shit out of you!”

    Spotting a round-faced, brown-skinned youth in a “Make America Great Again” T-shirt, who’s been quietly listening nearby, Green Shirt snarls, “And you can get your fat fucking Chinese face out of here.”

    The kid seems more quizzical than hurt.

    I ask Green Shirt for clarification: did he just tell that guy to get his Chinese face out of here?

    “No, I was calling his shirt Chinese,” he clarifies. “I told him to get his Chinese shirt out of here. The Trump campaign gets those shirts from China.”

    I’m relieved. My liberal comrade did not commit a racial slur.

    “I did call him fat, though,” he admits, then dashes back over to the kid, hisses, “Why don’t you make your waistline great again?,” and slips away into the crowd.

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/11/george-saunders-goes-to-trump-rallies

  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    credeiki wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Do you live in a spa?

    I guess?

    I mean, they do serve food and every apartment comes with wine fridge.

  • bowenbowen Sup? Registered User regular
    Six wrote: »
    cptrugged wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    Lower maintenance seems crazy to me.

    Cause that's like the opposite of fish tanks. Where salt water maint. is exponentially higher.

    fish tanks have way higher tolerance for gunk and dirt than sparkling beautiful pools. I think that's the basic crux of things.

    Yeah you can basically balance the ecosystem of your tank to never really have to clean it if you do it right. Salt water tanks are hugely expensive in comparison to freshwater.

    saltwater pools are cheaper than chlorinated/shocked pools though

    not a doctor, not a lawyer, examples I use may not be fully researched so don't take out of context plz, don't @ me
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    So It Goes wrote: »
    Another day another judge over twenty minutes late. He's not even in the building yet. Jesus christ.

    abolish the legal system

  • OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    P10 wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Also desc since i don't know if you ever saw my reply i absolutely recommend Va11 Hall-a
    or at least the soundtrack if you aren't into visual novel type stuff
    you didn't tell me the soundtrack is free
    (i bought all his albums tho)

    Is it free

    I didn't know because i didn't actually check

  • durandal4532durandal4532 Registered User regular
    now i am at the age where with my laziness / lack of direction and drive, i see more and more people younger than me who are more professional and competent than me and further along in their careers lol

    bah

    what a loser

    It is at times like this I remember the wise words of the philosopher king Marcus Aurelius, paraphrased.

    "Fuck. Fuck fuck fuck. I hate this fucking job. Fuck. I hate these people. This job is boring, and it sucks. The people here are all assholes and none of them fucking read. God dammit.

    Alright. Okay I can do this. Just get out of bed and head to work. Okay. It's fine, this is going to be alright. I do this, I can do some reading later.

    This is so dumb, no one's even going to remember what I do anyway, I don't know why I bother. Fuck."


    There's no perfect position or correct arc. The greatest people of yesteryear were often still thinking aw fuck this shit is not working out I'm a dumb asshole. Just deal with shit as it comes and don't get too disheartened.

    Also whatever you do, don't allow your son to take command of the empire. He's a spoiled little asshole and you know it come on.

    We're all in this together
  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    Seinheisers are probably the best cost/quality ratio out there.

    Also they looked at black or white and thought, "Fuck no! We're going to color them like bad countertop laminate!"

    Tj3NUU9m.jpg

    can you feel the struggle within?
  • Grape ApeGrape Ape Registered User regular
    I fucking love george saunders
    Two tall Trump supporters tower over a small liberal in a green T-shirt.

    “Stupid! Uneducated!” Trumpie A shouts. “Do you know anything that goes on in the world?”

    “Articulate a little more,” the guy in the green shirt says.

    “I don’t want to live in a fascist country!” Trumpie B says.

    “You don’t know what fascism is,” Green Shirt says.

    “Oh, I’m getting there, man!” Trumpie B says. “Obama’s teaching me!”

    “Go back to California,” Trumpie A shouts at Green Shirt. “Bitch!”

    The four of us stand in a tight little circle, Trumpie A shouting insults at Green Shirt while filming Green Shirt’s reaction, me filming Trumpie A filming Green Shirt. The bulk and intensity of the Trumpies, plus the fact that Green Shirt seems to be serving as designated spokesperson for a group of protesters now gathering around, appears to be making Green Shirt nervous.

    “Obama’s teaching you what fascism is?” he sputters. “Obama’s a fascist? The left is the fascists? This is so rich! So, like, the people who are being oppressed are the oppressors?”

    “Do you know what’s going on in the world, man?” Trumpie A says. “You’re not fucking educated.”

    This stings.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You have no idea what’s going on,” Trumpie B says.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You’ve got no idea, bro,” Trumpie A says sadly.

    “Ask me a question, ask me a question,” Green Shirt says.

    The Tall Trumpies, bored, wander away.

    Green Shirt turns to one of his friends. “Am I educated?”

    “You’re fucking educated,” the friend says.

    Green Shirt shouts at the Tall Trumpies (who, fortunately for him, are now safely out of earshot), “And I’ll stomp the fucking shit out of you!”

    Spotting a round-faced, brown-skinned youth in a “Make America Great Again” T-shirt, who’s been quietly listening nearby, Green Shirt snarls, “And you can get your fat fucking Chinese face out of here.”

    The kid seems more quizzical than hurt.

    I ask Green Shirt for clarification: did he just tell that guy to get his Chinese face out of here?

    “No, I was calling his shirt Chinese,” he clarifies. “I told him to get his Chinese shirt out of here. The Trump campaign gets those shirts from China.”

    I’m relieved. My liberal comrade did not commit a racial slur.

    “I did call him fat, though,” he admits, then dashes back over to the kid, hisses, “Why don’t you make your waistline great again?,” and slips away into the crowd.

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/11/george-saunders-goes-to-trump-rallies

    I feel like I could come up with a place less suited for a meaningful dialogue than a donald trump rally, but it would take a little while.

  • OrphaneOrphane rivers of red that run to seaRegistered User regular
    Also re: the saltwater pool now that you guys explain it it makes sense but i feel like it would be substantially more unpleasant accidentally getting a mouth full of salt water as opposed to chlorine treated even if the chlorine tastes funny and too much is obv bad for you

  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    So It Goes wrote: »
    Another day another judge over twenty minutes late. He's not even in the building yet. Jesus christ.

    abolish the legal system

    The mob system is much speedier.

  • matt has a problemmatt has a problem Points to 'off' Points to 'on'Registered User regular
    Grape Ape wrote: »
    I fucking love george saunders
    Two tall Trump supporters tower over a small liberal in a green T-shirt.

    “Stupid! Uneducated!” Trumpie A shouts. “Do you know anything that goes on in the world?”

    “Articulate a little more,” the guy in the green shirt says.

    “I don’t want to live in a fascist country!” Trumpie B says.

    “You don’t know what fascism is,” Green Shirt says.

    “Oh, I’m getting there, man!” Trumpie B says. “Obama’s teaching me!”

    “Go back to California,” Trumpie A shouts at Green Shirt. “Bitch!”

    The four of us stand in a tight little circle, Trumpie A shouting insults at Green Shirt while filming Green Shirt’s reaction, me filming Trumpie A filming Green Shirt. The bulk and intensity of the Trumpies, plus the fact that Green Shirt seems to be serving as designated spokesperson for a group of protesters now gathering around, appears to be making Green Shirt nervous.

    “Obama’s teaching you what fascism is?” he sputters. “Obama’s a fascist? The left is the fascists? This is so rich! So, like, the people who are being oppressed are the oppressors?”

    “Do you know what’s going on in the world, man?” Trumpie A says. “You’re not fucking educated.”

    This stings.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You have no idea what’s going on,” Trumpie B says.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You’ve got no idea, bro,” Trumpie A says sadly.

    “Ask me a question, ask me a question,” Green Shirt says.

    The Tall Trumpies, bored, wander away.

    Green Shirt turns to one of his friends. “Am I educated?”

    “You’re fucking educated,” the friend says.

    Green Shirt shouts at the Tall Trumpies (who, fortunately for him, are now safely out of earshot), “And I’ll stomp the fucking shit out of you!”

    Spotting a round-faced, brown-skinned youth in a “Make America Great Again” T-shirt, who’s been quietly listening nearby, Green Shirt snarls, “And you can get your fat fucking Chinese face out of here.”

    The kid seems more quizzical than hurt.

    I ask Green Shirt for clarification: did he just tell that guy to get his Chinese face out of here?

    “No, I was calling his shirt Chinese,” he clarifies. “I told him to get his Chinese shirt out of here. The Trump campaign gets those shirts from China.”

    I’m relieved. My liberal comrade did not commit a racial slur.

    “I did call him fat, though,” he admits, then dashes back over to the kid, hisses, “Why don’t you make your waistline great again?,” and slips away into the crowd.

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/11/george-saunders-goes-to-trump-rallies

    I feel like I could come up with a place less suited for a meaningful dialogue than a donald trump rally, but it would take a little while.

    John Wayne Gacy's crawlspace.

    nibXTE7.png
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    I'm never leaving this apartment except on my walk to work or for the grocery store

    there is nothing I need

  • LoserForHireXLoserForHireX Philosopher King The AcademyRegistered User regular
    Trace wrote: »
    Six wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    We're looking at a property that has one so I learned about them recently. Lower maintenance seems to be the biggest thing. No crazy ph nonsense and chlorine and whatnot.

    yes but crocodiles live in salt water

    there are no crocodiles in this pool, i assure you

    now if you would please hold on to this raw meat for me and get in the salt water pool i can promise you nothing will happen

    "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to give into it." - Oscar Wilde
    "We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    credeiki wrote: »
    now i am at the age where with my laziness / lack of direction and drive, i see more and more people younger than me who are more professional and competent than me and further along in their careers lol

    bah

    what a loser

    Are they happy though, or are they actively burning out?

    Everyone with my approximate skillset who is 27 didn't get a PhD but instead got a CS degree and then spent the past 5 years in business making money and gaining professionalism and doing startups or something, whereas I just started my career 10 months ago. But like...who cares? Figure out the metrics that actually matter to you--not just the metrics you grew up thinking that adults thought were important--and beat them on those. (eg, happiness of home life, # of hours spent playing videogames, etc)

    i just mean even people at my job/ team who are years younger than me lol

    i know i know dont compare self to others its a pointless endeavor

    poo
  • AtomikaAtomika Live fast and get fucked or whatever Registered User regular
    Grape Ape wrote: »
    I fucking love george saunders
    Two tall Trump supporters tower over a small liberal in a green T-shirt.

    “Stupid! Uneducated!” Trumpie A shouts. “Do you know anything that goes on in the world?”

    “Articulate a little more,” the guy in the green shirt says.

    “I don’t want to live in a fascist country!” Trumpie B says.

    “You don’t know what fascism is,” Green Shirt says.

    “Oh, I’m getting there, man!” Trumpie B says. “Obama’s teaching me!”

    “Go back to California,” Trumpie A shouts at Green Shirt. “Bitch!”

    The four of us stand in a tight little circle, Trumpie A shouting insults at Green Shirt while filming Green Shirt’s reaction, me filming Trumpie A filming Green Shirt. The bulk and intensity of the Trumpies, plus the fact that Green Shirt seems to be serving as designated spokesperson for a group of protesters now gathering around, appears to be making Green Shirt nervous.

    “Obama’s teaching you what fascism is?” he sputters. “Obama’s a fascist? The left is the fascists? This is so rich! So, like, the people who are being oppressed are the oppressors?”

    “Do you know what’s going on in the world, man?” Trumpie A says. “You’re not fucking educated.”

    This stings.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You have no idea what’s going on,” Trumpie B says.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You’ve got no idea, bro,” Trumpie A says sadly.

    “Ask me a question, ask me a question,” Green Shirt says.

    The Tall Trumpies, bored, wander away.

    Green Shirt turns to one of his friends. “Am I educated?”

    “You’re fucking educated,” the friend says.

    Green Shirt shouts at the Tall Trumpies (who, fortunately for him, are now safely out of earshot), “And I’ll stomp the fucking shit out of you!”

    Spotting a round-faced, brown-skinned youth in a “Make America Great Again” T-shirt, who’s been quietly listening nearby, Green Shirt snarls, “And you can get your fat fucking Chinese face out of here.”

    The kid seems more quizzical than hurt.

    I ask Green Shirt for clarification: did he just tell that guy to get his Chinese face out of here?

    “No, I was calling his shirt Chinese,” he clarifies. “I told him to get his Chinese shirt out of here. The Trump campaign gets those shirts from China.”

    I’m relieved. My liberal comrade did not commit a racial slur.

    “I did call him fat, though,” he admits, then dashes back over to the kid, hisses, “Why don’t you make your waistline great again?,” and slips away into the crowd.

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/11/george-saunders-goes-to-trump-rallies

    I feel like I could come up with a place less suited for a meaningful dialogue than a donald trump rally, but it would take a little while.

    I think that was kinda the point though

  • LoserForHireXLoserForHireX Philosopher King The AcademyRegistered User regular
    Atomika wrote: »
    So It Goes wrote: »
    Another day another judge over twenty minutes late. He's not even in the building yet. Jesus christ.

    abolish the legal system

    Atomika 2016
    Purge your hearts out

    "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to give into it." - Oscar Wilde
    "We believe in the people and their 'wisdom' as if there was some special secret entrance to knowledge that barred to anyone who had ever learned anything." - Friedrich Nietzsche
  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    Trace wrote: »
    Six wrote: »
    bowen wrote: »
    Orphane wrote: »
    Atomika wrote: »
    my apartment complex has a saltwater pool, a 24-hour gym with a steam sauna, and an on-site masseuse

    why did I ever own a house

    Salt...water?

    Lower maintenance overall, better for skin.

    We're looking at a property that has one so I learned about them recently. Lower maintenance seems to be the biggest thing. No crazy ph nonsense and chlorine and whatnot.

    yes but crocodiles live in salt water

    there are no crocodiles in this pool, i assure you

    now if you would please hold on to this raw meat for me and get in the salt water pool i can promise you nothing will happen

    NO!

    *throws meat in face, kicks into pool*

  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    Orphane wrote: »
    Also re: the saltwater pool now that you guys explain it it makes sense but i feel like it would be substantially more unpleasant accidentally getting a mouth full of salt water as opposed to chlorine treated even if the chlorine tastes funny and too much is obv bad for you

    I think clearly this merits us having a party at this weird ass pool and seeing what the deal is!

    can you feel the struggle within?
  • BSoBBSoB Registered User regular
    Grape Ape wrote: »
    I fucking love george saunders
    Two tall Trump supporters tower over a small liberal in a green T-shirt.

    “Stupid! Uneducated!” Trumpie A shouts. “Do you know anything that goes on in the world?”

    “Articulate a little more,” the guy in the green shirt says.

    “I don’t want to live in a fascist country!” Trumpie B says.

    “You don’t know what fascism is,” Green Shirt says.

    “Oh, I’m getting there, man!” Trumpie B says. “Obama’s teaching me!”

    “Go back to California,” Trumpie A shouts at Green Shirt. “Bitch!”

    The four of us stand in a tight little circle, Trumpie A shouting insults at Green Shirt while filming Green Shirt’s reaction, me filming Trumpie A filming Green Shirt. The bulk and intensity of the Trumpies, plus the fact that Green Shirt seems to be serving as designated spokesperson for a group of protesters now gathering around, appears to be making Green Shirt nervous.

    “Obama’s teaching you what fascism is?” he sputters. “Obama’s a fascist? The left is the fascists? This is so rich! So, like, the people who are being oppressed are the oppressors?”

    “Do you know what’s going on in the world, man?” Trumpie A says. “You’re not fucking educated.”

    This stings.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You have no idea what’s going on,” Trumpie B says.

    “I am very educated,” Green Shirt says.

    “You’ve got no idea, bro,” Trumpie A says sadly.

    “Ask me a question, ask me a question,” Green Shirt says.

    The Tall Trumpies, bored, wander away.

    Green Shirt turns to one of his friends. “Am I educated?”

    “You’re fucking educated,” the friend says.

    Green Shirt shouts at the Tall Trumpies (who, fortunately for him, are now safely out of earshot), “And I’ll stomp the fucking shit out of you!”

    Spotting a round-faced, brown-skinned youth in a “Make America Great Again” T-shirt, who’s been quietly listening nearby, Green Shirt snarls, “And you can get your fat fucking Chinese face out of here.”

    The kid seems more quizzical than hurt.

    I ask Green Shirt for clarification: did he just tell that guy to get his Chinese face out of here?

    “No, I was calling his shirt Chinese,” he clarifies. “I told him to get his Chinese shirt out of here. The Trump campaign gets those shirts from China.”

    I’m relieved. My liberal comrade did not commit a racial slur.

    “I did call him fat, though,” he admits, then dashes back over to the kid, hisses, “Why don’t you make your waistline great again?,” and slips away into the crowd.

    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/11/george-saunders-goes-to-trump-rallies

    I feel like I could come up with a place less suited for a meaningful dialogue than a donald trump rally, but it would take a little while.

    I mean, twitter is right there.

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