CrosshairCollie

Got all the big stuff, furniture etc moved Saturday afternoon, yay.  Haven't got internet turned on there yet, not sure how long it'll take, so I'll be incommunicado for an indeterminate period of time.

A good treatise, IMHO, on the 'videogames cause violence' debacle:

22 hours ago, Lord Liaden said:

Propaganda 101: If you tell people a flat-out lie which matches how they already think, they're probably going to believe you and not accept contrary evidence.

Also, appealing to people's fears is more effective than appealing to either their hopes or their reason.

On 9/11/2019 at 3:34 PM, Pariah said:

Solemn reminder for 9/11: The current generation of high-schoolers has never seen our country not at war.

To be fair, the US has been at war* for over 220 of the years its been in existence, so neither has virtually anybody else.

*Depending on how one defines 'war'.  If you want to be technical, the US has declared war five times against 11 different nations:  War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II.  Obviously, many 'informal wars' have been fought, such as Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq; calling something a 'war' seems to be a way to get support for it, over 'police action' or 'invasion'.

On 9/12/2019 at 12:51 AM, L. Marcus said:

But England, 'tis a silly place.

Argh.  I should have said 'windscreen' instead, because England.

19 hours ago, Cygnia said:

I'm going to steal this SO HARD first chance I get.

"And whosoever shall pull the sword from the windshield shall be crowned King of England."

"Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people."

Apropos of nothing, but in the random public league I joined to kind of practice draft, I won my first week game by 0.2 points.

On 9/9/2019 at 9:27 AM, ScottishFox said:

 

I'd love to see the checklist on that.  I'm no fan of the NRA, but terrorist group - as though they were on par with Isis - seems really out of bounds.

 

Even with more recent Antifa vs. Proud Boy dust ups you don't typically see bands of roving NRA members shooting people.

Lessee here now, looking up the US legal code on such things ... one checklist, as ordered.

5) the term “domestic terrorism” means activities that—

Seems petty after the last few entries but ... Sweet Solus Prime, moving is a pain in the ass.  And back.  And shoulders.  And legs.

What few good vibes I can generate, going out.  Good luck.

On 9/4/2019 at 6:23 PM, Twilight said:

Heard they got the title back.  Wouldn't be surprised if it turns into a storyline though.

Oh, if they don't make a worked shoot out of this, they are missing a golden (no pun intended) opportunity, no doubt.  They should just go "Okay, Jericho, this is your bit now.  Have fun with it."

13 hours ago, Cygnia said:

He's a cute little stinker, eh?

On 9/4/2019 at 6:48 PM, Lord Liaden said:

Don't mess with the one on the right.

ANGRY FLOOF.

On 9/4/2019 at 2:34 PM, Pariah said:

San Francisco City Leaders Declare NRA ‘A Domestic Terrorist Organization’

'Bout time, too!

13 hours ago, Cygnia said:

I was totally expecting a Japan joke.

12 hours ago, slikmar said:

I don't know, it comes off as a work to me, but maybe it is true. IF it is true, they need to not turn it into a work.

From what my (admittedly little) research indicates, there's an official police report filed, complete with a suspect sketch.  You can't work that.

I am beyond surprised McMahon, who we all know takes himself WAY too seriously, is permitting this to air.  On the other hand, it reinforces his bad guy 'Mr. McMahon' character that went out of vogue 20 years ago, so it is in keeping with Vince's living-in-the-past philosophy.

If the XFL actually succeeds, anybody taking bets on if he tries to revive the World Bodybuilding Federation?

7 hours ago, Hermit said:

 

Absolutely! When folks are willing to shed their blood on our country's behalf, I call that a pretty damn good show of faith. If I let my mind go a bit wild, I have to wonder if it's also not a slap on McCain who was IIRC born on a base in Panama.

 

 

I wouldn't doubt it at all.  We know Trumpty-Dumpty is that petty.

Looks like I screwed up and missed my opportunity.  Ah well.  Have fun, y'all.

If Reagan hadn't gotten rid of the Fairness Doctrine for broadcast journalism, we wouldn't have this problem.  We should have not only kept it, but expanded it to include cable/satellite broadcasts in addition to traditional broadcasting.

Ronald Reagan, Father of Fake News.

Fox News doesn't do retractions because they aren't 'wrong' about things, they're intentionally lying.

Remember when Trump 'jokingly' said that he might try being president for life, like Un and Jinping?

On 8/28/2019 at 3:25 PM, wcw43921 said:

I doubt he realizes that.  More likely he believes, "I'm President!  I'm the law of the land!  I should be able to pardon anyone, anytime!"

"When the President does it, it's not illegal"?  Sounds about right.  Our entitled crybaby-in-chief thinks the entire world should bow and scrape to him.

She found them.  *whew*