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I only really just realized it. Pumpkin Pie!
MMMMmmmmmmmm
[edit] But unfortunately, I won't get Thanksgiving... I just realized that, too. We can't afford a real dinner...
I'm working
[something about mud]
edit: And now I feel like an asshole. I hadn't clicked the link until after I posted.
I remain unconvinced that taking away gun-ownership rights would decrease the number of idiots who do stupid shit that kills people. If someone can't be trusted with a dangerous machine the solution is to not give that person access to any dangerous machines, not to take all the dangerous machines away from everyone.
Basically this. That guy had issues. Why he had access to an AK-47 is the problem, not the AK-47 itself.
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Honestly I'm not really strongly anti-gun, but I guess there are times (like this article) when the sheer fuckedupness of it makes me wish that something could be done.
It's kind of like how I am technically against the death penalty in that most of the time it's applied unfairly and such, but there are some situations where the crimes someone does are so fucked up that they need to punished somehow above and beyond the normal punishments.
I guess it's just emotional salience, which doesn't necessarily make good laws.
I think I find the theory of NASCAR much more interesting than the actual races. Ultimately it comes down to refining a series of variables to tweak a little more speed out of your team's car than any of the others. The job of the driver is basically to be as consistent as possible. If ever there was a sport suited to robots, NASCAR would be it.
That's what I mean about the telemetry. I think I'd enjoy it more as entertainment if the initial setup of the cars was public and data like g-force, tyre wear, fuel consumption and engine data was available in real time, so that you could see the effects of the setup and changing variables on the race performance of the cars.
That's pretty cool, but something tells me the number of people who feel similar to you about NASCAR is very small.
FWIW this is roughly the system in the UK if you want a license for a shotgun. You need to get your doctor to vouch for your mental stability, and they can request a full assessment if they think it's necessary.
Which prevents a paranoid ex-con from buying an illegal automatic rifle how?
You can have some, I think pistols/rifles are restricted to .22, and you can own a shotgun. You need a "firearms certficate" for each firearm:
Was always told you weren't allowed to own firearms at all.
I guess you don't have dragons either do you?
My whole life is a lie.
Given that it's already illegal, how would making it illegal prevent a paranoid ex-con from buying it?
How would people go grouse shooting without shotguns?
I was under the impression all British sports involved foxes and horses and tea. Oh, and cricket bats.
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Play British Comedy in the grouse's general direction?
Only the tea.
Cricket especially, includes a break in the game specifically for tea.
That's what I said.
Don't you just have them with tea?
I don't understand cricket.
You fail so hard. SO. HARD.
Everything I learnt about cricket came from The Guide. Which is to say that it involves aliens/robots and an intergalactic conflict.
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Quite possibly.
All I learned at the time was that it is possible to fit a person into a standard size cricket kit bag and zip it up. (Not me, thankfully).
It looked like you were inferring that it being illegal was not enough. Sorry, I'm used to arguments in favor of blanket-banning guns being rooted in paranoia and ignorance rather than anything coherent.
Edit: Also I have no idea who you are.
Oy! Where's our tea and crumpets, ey?!
Oh so this is Canadian cricket?
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It's really small, you see.
The joys of a tails name change.
The name change thread has disappeared, so I now find that I can't look up the former names of people.
Yeah I was going to post in the new one and complain about that but I figured it best not to incur the wrath of tube.
I guess I'm happy to have surprised you then. Hurt & Burn, by the way.
You..keep...failing.
Dr. Strange is allegedly next on Cartoon Network.