gewing Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Spanish Prime Minister Punched in the Face I figured it would be about the Catalan separatist movement. IIRC a BBC piece on it said that if the region were to secede, it would be in violation of EU law, and unable to join the EU... SOunds like the Spanish Constitution was specifically written to prevent secession. Philosophically, why should they NOT secede? Sounds like they feel used by the rest of the country. Now, it sounds like the rest of the country would have a third world economy without them... Hmm, some of the arguments sound like what I remember from some of the Canadians, about how the National government took most of the proceeds from the Oil wealth in their province... Money. nasty stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 17, 2015 Report Share Posted December 17, 2015 Um...oops? Longest Surviving Castaway Sued For $1 Million For Possibly Eating Friend While At Sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Lawyer for Martin Shkreli Hikes Fees Five Thousand Per Cent (satire) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Enter the FBI: Here’s What’ll Happen to Martin Shkreli’s Wu-Tang Album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Enter the FBI: Here’s What’ll Happen to Martin Shkreli’s Wu-Tang Album I have never followed Rap/hip-hop, there are only a tiny minority of the songs I have heard that I can stand. However, Wu-Tang Clan always seemed interesting, like they had a group personality that might be fun to know. The idea that they would print ONE copy of an album and auction it off almost blows my mind. I suppose it might have been a fun novelty, and simpler for them than putting it into normal distribution, but... It almost seems like a F-U to their fans. "We made this album, but only one person will likely ever get to hear it..." I suppose I can see a point to the "cannot make commercial use" of the album clause, but... Maybe they had a reason that would make it not seem kind of douchey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I think the choice given was "it's yours, and if you want you can either keep it to yourself or distribute it for free... but you can't make a profit off it." If I read right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 The Secret Millionaire: Janitor Donates $6 Million to Library and Hospital. Pattern Ghost and gewing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 I think the choice given was "it's yours, and if you want you can either keep it to yourself or distribute it for free... but you can't make a profit off it." If I read right And Bill Murray is allowed to steal it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Loose cheetah photographed on snowy B.C. highway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Aww, I hope they get it somewhere warm. I can't imagine the weather being any less miserable in BC than it is here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Some scammers may get what's coming to them. Maybe. http://www.geekwire.com/2015/washington-state-files-suit-against-scammers-trying-to-sell-windows-10-upgrades-for-80/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcw43921 Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Three Cheers For Philly. Philadelphia "Effectively Ends" Homelessness For Veterans Hermit and Enforcer84 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 18, 2015 Report Share Posted December 18, 2015 Three Cheers For Philly. Philadelphia "Effectively Ends" Homelessness For Veterans I can't believe I'm saying this... but go Philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 That mayor is a Nutter. And good on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 L. Marcus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 That originated from a spoof site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 There are some things the Empire and the Rebellion agree on totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 Oh, stupidity comes from all sides here https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/12/17/furor-over-arabic-assignment-leads-virginia-school-district-to-close-friday/ First, the teacher did not think things through. It's one thing to appreciate a religion and learn about it, it's another to have students write out a proclamation of faith declaring there is no God but Allah and Mohamed is his prophet. I'm sure if Junior were forced to stand up and recite the Lord's prayer and then ask Jesus to come into his heart in class as a project ... some secularist parents would be rightly upset. Bad call imo. But oh, the blowback matched that stupid, surpassed it, and ran with it... threats? Really? Photos of beheaded bodies...maybe you're trying to show what some extremists have done in the name of Islam but that's kind of like saying sending gory pictures of the Spanish Inquisition everytime someone talks about Catholics... mostly what you're doing is scaring the heck out of a well meaning teacher who didn't think things through. You may not be a terrorist yourself when you make a threat, but you could arguably be terrorizing someone. Now some parents want a teacher fired, the school probably still isn't sure what it did wrong (oh, they'll say they understand but after the threats I'm sure many there are now dismissing as just neanderthals at work instead of 'huh, some could see that as indoctrination I suppose'...) and some students are defending their teacher on facebook in a big bruhahaha that has gone all wrong. Oy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 19, 2015 Report Share Posted December 19, 2015 AIUI the teacher was working out of a workbook that was part of the approved curriculum, and the students were doing that exercise for every major religion. It only blew up when they got to Islam, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Well, they can't do that exercise for every religion... I doubt Mohamed gets much mention in the others let alone stating he's Allah's messenger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 http://swns.com/news/95-year-old-pianist-in-care-home-overwhelmed-after-gumtree-advert-sees-80-musicians-come-to-jam-with-him-69990/ 95 year old Jazz Pianist puts advert in local arts paper looking for musicians to jam with. Gets 80 responses. Ternaugh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Miss Universe Pageant Gaffe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I think that's past "gaffe" and well into "faux pas". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted December 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Holy cow, it was true after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Cue the music... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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