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Don't worry, I'm happy to agree that comics are EVEN WORSE than manga!
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doverhog posted:Alt right is the right except they are honest about being nazis. the christian dominionist/catholic clerical fascist/neo-crusader types seem to be a lot more common within the alt-right than white supremacists, if you read Bannon's comments he's clearly in the first camp and not the second
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it is really weird and dumb that the TCC and The Goon Doctor sub-forums hasn't been shut down. imo, in those two forums, SA is lending legitimacy for people with unverified credentials to give out medical advice. the argument about keeping TCC and The Goon Doctor open; that people might go somewhere else for health-related info is just stupid imo. if you have the means to shut down people with unverified credentials giving out medical advice, then you should do that. you don't support a source of potential misinformation because Yahoo Answers exists and might potentially give out worse advice. that's a fantastically stupid low bar to adhere to when it comes to deciding what is a source of information on medical issues that you want to support. every so often (when a TCC regular dies), a discussion pops up about whether TCC should be closed down, and as far as i remember, there isn't a single argument other than the above, and the extremely idiotic view that TCC is justified by being a comedy honey pot.
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I think goon doctor is probably the worst. There are people there that tell every poster to go to a real doctor but those aren't the posters that get listened to. It's a bunch of hypochrondriacs that only want validation and refuse to see a doctor and learn the truth that they aren't special and just have the flu or something instead of kuru. The only explanation for it being kept open is goons will rather frequently post their dick unprompted which is occasionally funny and/or gross.
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Xmas music is fine, even the bad ones we're all sick of are only here for a short time, so we just suck it up and enjoy it.
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Dec 6, 2016 16:19
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Aramek posted:Xmas music is fine, even the bad ones we're all sick of are only here for a short time, so we just suck it up and enjoy it. I can listen to Mariah Carey's seminal hit All I want for Christmas is You all year long.
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Dec 6, 2016 16:34
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Jerry Cotton posted:I can listen to Mariah Carey's seminal hit All I want for Christmas is You all year long. Same, also Michael Bublé.
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Dec 6, 2016 16:35
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Aramek posted:Same, also Michael Bublé. You know I don't think I've ever heard Michael Bublé. Maybe I should give him a try!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DTwLqR071M Bob and Doug McKenzie's 12 Days of Christmas
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Das Boo posted:I was thinking about this the other night and I couldn't agree more, particularly when the far side of either group devolves into the same brand of narcissist insanity. People like to throw around the "Well, it's not difficult! Like, would you rather kill 0 puppies or 100 puppies? 50 obviously isn't the right answer!" like life is only binary choices without nuance. It's life, it's not loving Mass Effect. It's not a game of just what you want or the nuclear option. You'd think nobody negotiated a goddamn contract before. I used that analogy in the last thread and my point was that the answer isn't always in the middle, not that the extremes are always correct
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steinrokkan posted:Excessive pathos is not better per se, and that is what most of today's "better acting" is based on. I disagree that they arent better actors. Look at the videos i posed and the way they deliver their lines. They are acting like the do on the stage. Loud and exaggerated motions. Bad pantomime of action scenes. Relatively little inflection in voice or facial features. It just wasn't as refined a craft like it is now. The old actors. Like the old gymnasts, just arent as good as modern day.
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Dec 6, 2016 17:06
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Field Mousepad posted:Five Guy's and In n Out are miles ahead of traditional fast food places. Yeah it might not be the best burger you'll ever had but it drat sure is an improvement. I prefer McDonald's french fries to In n Out.
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unwantedplatypus posted:I used that analogy in the last thread and my point was that the answer isn't always in the middle, not that the extremes are always correct There are a poo poo-ton of people that will deride you for taking a central stance on anything, implying that you're weak-willed, uninformed or contradictory if you're not absolutely [A] or [B]. It's not the first time I've heard that analogy and I think it came up the last time we tried discussing agnosticism in one of the previous iterations thread. Sorry, I didn't mean to target you or anything. 
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I am agnostic and accept that that does in fact make me weak-willed and cowardly. the truth is never in the middle
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Das Boo posted:There are a poo poo-ton of people that will deride you for taking a central stance on anything, implying that you're weak-willed, uninformed or contradictory if you're not absolutely [A] or [B]. It's not the first time I've heard that analogy and I think it came up the last time we tried discussing agnosticism in one of the previous iterations thread. Usually its true though. Being in the middle is often a cover for ignorance.
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Either that or not caring. Would not caring technically be ignorance?
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Most real things are either completely true or completely untrue. Gray areas are exceedingly rare.
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Aramek posted:Xmas music is fine, even the bad ones we're all sick of are only here for a short time, so we just suck it up and enjoy it. I've hated Christmas music since my early teens, it's the same god awful poo poo every year for a month straight and I'm sick of it. And it's not an avoidable thing either which makes me hate it even more. Mu Zeta posted:I prefer McDonald's french fries to In n Out. Fries are just a side!
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Dec 6, 2016 21:31
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Field Mousepad posted:it's not an avoidable thing either which makes me hate it even more.  just stop hanging out at shopping centres and watching commercial television all the time what the gently caress man.
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Dec 6, 2016 21:39
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"The truth is never in the middle" actually means "I'll never admit that I'm wrong" or "I'm completely unwilling to compromise".
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Dec 6, 2016 21:59
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It is good to be flexible with one's principles. Not in every situation, mind you, and certainly not on every issue, but just as a general rule, it's no great sin to take one step back so you can take two steps forward.
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Jerry Cotton posted:
Dude it's on in grocery stores, restaurants, every radio station. You'd have to seriously sit in your house for a month not to hear it.
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Field Mousepad posted:Dude it's on in grocery stores, restaurants, every radio station. You'd have to seriously sit in your house for a month not to hear it. I've been to several grocery stores and two restaurants this week and none of them had any music. And I haven't listened to the radio since I got rid of my car so 
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Fister Roboto posted:"The truth is never in the middle" actually means "I'll never admit that I'm wrong" or "I'm completely unwilling to compromise". The truth isn't always in the middle, but it's not never there either. It's somewhere in between the two.
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I enjoyed breaking bad when it aired, but now I realize there's no way I would watch it through again, and in retrospect it was pretty corny.
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Hot Smart ARYAN Girl posted:I enjoyed breaking bad when it aired, but now I realize there's no way I would watch it through again, and in retrospect it was pretty corny. Corny? That word brings up shows like Leave it to Beaver or Happy Days, what about Breaking Bad is corny?
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Dec 6, 2016 22:19
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Jerry Cotton posted:
Yeah man stop shopping for Christmas.
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Henchman of Santa posted:Yeah man stop shopping for Christmas. I live in the city so I can shop at small artist anal boutiques. e: Seriously good advice though.
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Prairie Home Companion is boring. Must be a Midwest thing. Or northern Midwest thing, since it's out of St. Paul, MN. I grew up in Las Vegas. My Iowa native parents love it. My Iowa native family loves it. I've tried to like it, even after living in the Midwest for twenties years now. I get it. It's just rather boring to me.
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Commercialism is good. You all should buy things for your friends and loved ones this time of year, and be cheerful and enjoy spending time with one another. *hug*
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bean_shadow posted:Prairie Home Companion is boring. Must be a Midwest thing. Or northern Midwest thing, since it's out of St. Paul, MN. I grew up in Las Vegas. My Iowa native parents love it. My Iowa native family loves it. I've tried to like it, even after living in the Midwest for twenties years now. I get it. It's just rather boring to me. I've lived in the Midwest for most of my life and had never heard of this until now. It does sound boring.
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Solice Kirsk posted:I've lived in the Midwest for most of my life and had never heard of this until now. It does sound boring. Noooooooo. It's good. Well, good in a "I like listening to NPR" way. Like, you need that as a foundation.
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Even as an NPR nerd, I don't listen to Prairee Home Companion.Aramek posted:Commercialism is good. You all should buy things for your friends and loved ones this time of year, and be cheerful and enjoy spending time with one another. Commerce is good. The peaceful trading of goods and services is often very good. Commercialism, a belief that the concerns and measures of commerce should dominate other spheres of life, is dangerous.
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But buying things grants happiness, and owning things gives us worth as people?
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Aramek posted:But buying things grants happiness, and owning things gives us worth as people?
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Jastiger posted:Usually its true though. Being in the middle is often a cover for ignorance. I guess if you're incapable of empathy, sure, which is why it's such an unpopular opinion on here.  I just seriously can't imagine going into any kind of relationship with the incapacity for compromise. Not everyone's got your needs.Aramek posted:Commercialism is good. You all should buy things for your friends and loved ones this time of year, and be cheerful and enjoy spending time with one another. I genuinely like buying people gifts and it sucks when people deride you for buying into the commercialism. I just wanted to get you something cool, bro.
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Agreed! Giving people gifts is the best part of any gift-giving holiday. I love birthdays, and Xmas, and Valentine's Day, and anything else that I get to buy something for someone. Watching their eyes light up or get misty because you care about them is fantastic. Also seeing my niece and nephew jump around because their Uncle Solice bought them a crazy weird gift they didn't even know they wanted puts me in a good mood for weeks after.
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Because I don't follow the property or its related community too closely, I'm not sure if this is unpopular or not, but I can't shake the feeling it would be: I legitimately like the Warhammer 40k setting and story. Not because it's Hard Men Making Hard Decisions, not because it's a way to indirectly say you like fascism. I like it because it's a grand tragedy. The galaxy is hosed from a variety of angles, and if ~this~ or ~that~ happened differently, it could've resulted in something better. But what's done is done; every side is fighting against the dying of the light as much as they can.
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