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I used to have business cards that said I was a “Specializing Consultant”. Occasionally someone would ask me why, and I’d tell them “Because “Salvage Consultant” was already taken,”
Don’t worry, nobody else got it either. Some jokes are just for me.
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On 4/4/2022 at 9:09 AM, Pariah said:
"It's not the greatest country in the world, professor, that's my answer."
"You're saying—"
"Yes."
"Let's talk about—"
"Fine. Sharon, the NEA is a loser. Yeah, it accounts for a penny out of our paychecks, but he gets to hit you with it anytime he wants. It doesn't cost money, it costs votes. It costs airtime and column inches. You know why people don't like liberals? Because they lose. If liberals are so f****** smart, how come they lose so G****** ALWAYS!
"And with a straight face, you're going to tell students that America's so starspangled awesome that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom? Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom. The UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, Belgium has freedom. Two hundred seven sovereign states in the world, like 180 of them have freedom.
"And you—sorority girl—yeah—just in case you accidentally wander into a voting booth one day, there are some things you should know, and one of them is that there is absolutely no evidence to support the statement that we're the greatest country in the world. We're seventh in literacy, twenty-seventh in math, twenty-second in science, forty-ninth in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, third in median household income, number four in labor force, and number four in exports. We lead the world in only three categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next twenty-six countries combined, twenty-five of whom are allies. None of this is the fault of a 20-year-old college student, but you, nonetheless, are without a doubt, a member of the WORST-period-GENERATION-period-EVER-period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world, I don't know what the f*** you're talking about?! Yosemite?
"We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right! We fought for moral reasons, we passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. We reached for the stars, and we acted like men. We aspired to intelligence; we didn't belittle it; it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election, and we didn't scare so easy. And we were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered.
"The first step in solving any problem is recognizing there is one—America is not the greatest country in the world anymore.
"Enough?"
2 hours ago, Pariah said:"Forgive me, Dr. Jacobs. Are you an M.D.?"
"A Ph.D."
"A Ph.D."
"Yes, sir."
"In psychology?"
"No, sir."
"Theology?"
"No."
"Social work?"
"I have a Ph.D. in English Literature."
"I’m asking because on your show people call in for advice – and you go by the name Dr. Jacobs on your show – and I didn’t know if maybe your listeners were confused by that and assumed you had advanced training in psychology, theology or health care."
"I don’t believe they are confused, no, sir."
"i like your show. I like how you call homosexuality an 'abomination'."
"I don’t say homosexuality is an abomination, Mr. President. The Bible does."
"Yes it does. Leviticus."
"18:22."
"Chapter and verse. I wanted to ask you a couple of questions while I had you here. I wanted to sell my youngest daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. She’s a Georgetown Sophomore, speaks fluent Italian, always cleared the table when it was her turn. What would a good price for her be?
"While thinking about that, can I ask another? My chief of staff, Leo McGary, insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly says he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself? Or is it okay to call the police?
"Here’s one that’s really important, because we’ve got a lot of sports fans in this town. Touching the skin of a dead pig makes one unclean. Leviticus 11:7. If they promise to wear gloves, can the Washington Redskins still play football? Can Notre Dame? Can West Point?
"Does the whole town really have to be together to stone my brother John for planting different crops side by side? Can I burn my mother in a small family gathering for wearing garments made from two different threads? Think about those questions, would you?
"One last thing. While you may be mistaking this for your monthly meeting of the Ignorant Tight-Ass Club, in this building when the president stands, nobody sits."
If we had a President who truly believed in and spoke the way Aaron Sorkin writes I’d follow him thru the gates of Hell. -
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I’m listening to the song again and I don’t see it as a list of potential powers, but as a look into the heart of someone driven to do things that he knows may be wrong but doing them is the only way he knows to keep what’s left of his sanity.This is the song of an anti-hero or vigilante type character like The Punisher, The Crow or even a Dr.Destroyer This is a man (Or woman) who knows that he’s constantly walking a tightrope. Constantly keeping hold of his emotions lest they overwhelm him and destroy him.
It’s only by feeling nothing and doing what he feels he must to put some kind of balance or justice back into the world even though the acts themselves may be abhorrent.
This is someone that the Heroes must stop but may feel pity for at the same time. This can make him a more difficult adversary than any set of powers could.
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1 hour ago, Cygnia said:
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Every time I look in on this thread I’m reminded of the times when for work I would have to drive from one location to another. The road between points A & B was a long country lane where at the top of the hill on one side was a fancy-schmancy steakhouse with a large sign with a smiling cow wearing a chef’s hat. On the other side at the bottom of the rolling hills was a dairy farm. Very picturesque. Occasionally when I would drive past the cows would be out grazing and I never missed the opportunity to roll down my window and yell “RUN!! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!” IT’S LIKE SOYLENT GREEN, BUT THEY MAKE IT FROM YOU!!! DON’T TRUST THAT SIGN!!”
They never moved. But I felt better for trying. -
4 hours ago, Ockham's Spoon said:
Clearly someone got the wrong video feed with this headline
It was only a matter of time. -
1 hour ago, Logan.1179 said:
Yeah, but can he sink a free throw? Don’t worry, neither could Shaquille O’Neal. -
On 4/2/2022 at 6:59 AM, Bazza said:
This was my favorite one of the Amalgam Comics books Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.For those who aren’t comic book geeks like me, DC & Marvel once got together and did a month of books where their universes collided and you got books like Super Soldier. Where Steve Rogers was given a Kryptonite based serum and given a shield made from the metal of an alien rocket. Or Dark Claw, a mix of Batman & Wolverine.
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4 minutes ago, Cygnia said:
Sorry, cherry...
But what song would those poor girls dance to then? My apologies to any Warrant fans out there. But the only time you ever hear that song is in some TV show or movie when the strippers show up.I’m not a big fan of either cherry or chocolate for pie filling.
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On 4/1/2022 at 9:02 AM, Cygnia said:
It looks like somebody cross-bred a cat and a monkey.......and the result is looking for payback. -
43 minutes ago, Michael Hopcroft said:
Years ago, my mother took me to Undercover Blues. She loved it. I could not tolerate a minute. As a spy comedy without actual comic scenes, it seemed interminable. It was, in fact, torture to watch.
I kind of liked that one. I even had an NPC Agent type named Jane Blue in a game I ran. MORTY! still cracks me up.- slikmar and Matt the Bruins
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On 3/31/2022 at 9:12 AM, mattingly said:
🎼That’s the sound of the men workin’ on the...Chain Do-og!🎶- tkdguy, Pariah and Lawnmower Boy
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7 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said:
Well, I suppose if everyone's happy...
Nope, sorry, can't spin it, that was just blind stupidity.
He may be happy, but I’m not sure how the dog feels about it.🐶 -
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51 minutes ago, Starlord said:
Real men don’t need their arms! And by that graphic these guys are part horse. -
5 hours ago, Duke Bushido said:
Up until the early 80s, the newesr thing I kistened to was recorded in the 50s, or waa early to mid 60s country. Lota of classical and instrumental stuff.
I grew up without electricity. That meant no tv; no radio. Music was something that happened in the truck, and came from 8-track tapes.
Eventually, I grew up, moved out, and turned on a radio. That was when I began a years-long habit of collecting music on open reel, but I xollected what I l iked, which was mostly what I grew up with- I had really onky badly in to colledt it because it was getting hard to find (even classical, for a while), oh, and Showtunes. Love 'am.
Some point in the early eighties I was in TG&Y and there was a guy fiddling with the car radio display and it was pumping out some absokutely intixicating drug I had never before experienced. And that is how I discovered metal.
And then at some point twenty years ago, I just got sick of listening to music- probably about the time those God-awful neighbor-hater mega systems,for cars got xjlheap enough that every jackass with gas money could install one, and 'music' became impossible to avoid. Didnt take much od that to make silence the most glorious and coveyed thing fir a hypnotically- mrelaxing experience.
There you go,
No chain yanking.
(And Bob Dylan and the Beetles are quitr possibky two most unpkeasant things a person could force upon himself. Just sayin'. Just super sayin')
I believe that you are a good man and if we met in the real world we would be friends. But music of all kinds is such a major importance in my life I don’t think we’ll ever agree on this subject.While Bob Dylan’s voice is awful he remains one of my favorite poets, and the Beatles music is a constant companion and solace to me in good times and bad.
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1 hour ago, Duke Bushido said:
I haven't, but that could be because this is the moment I first heard of it.
I could rake a listen and give it a stable, if you would like.
You’re yanking my chain. -
It is fearful at times to me how fast this group can collectively get the answer to the most obscure of questions.Good on you tdkguy!
2 hours ago, tkdguy said: -
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All right....everybody hold on to your tickets till the official paperwork from the Doctor comes in but I badgered the technician into a ballpark answer and he said it was going to be 35% give or take a few.
It looks like everyone over guessed so no prizes will be forthcoming.
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8 hours ago, Pariah said:
You're a bad, bad man.
Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Sorry no newsletter, but the voices in my head have a 24 hr. a day podcast going. If you want you can stick your finger in my ear and see if you can pick up the signal.“WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH!?!?”
Post Apocalyptic Monetary System (Deathlands has the best Idea)
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For smelting down for useable metals or as currency? IMHO I’d vote yes on one and no on two.