LWT: It's Gilbert O'Clock, Motherfucker

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MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

Atomizer posted:

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention my favorite part of the Brexit voters: the idiots who voted [to leave] because they "didn't think their vote would count." Normally voter apathy causes citizens to not vote because they don't think their votes count. UK citizens apparently have their own logic and are surprised when their actions have consequences.

Fake Edit: Also, Vote Bernie 2016!

They really should have had another option:
[ ] Leave
[ ] Remain
[ ] lol

We have that in America, we call it voting third party.

# ¿ Jun 24, 2016 22:46

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 05:01

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

I think it's more that he's bringing back the old stuff to keep from being canceled.

# ¿ Aug 16, 2016 05:25

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

Azhais posted:

I'm writing in Joe Exotic, who's with me?

That is effectively voting for whoever wins. If you'd be OK with a Trump presidency, go ahead. I'd prefer electing Clinton with a stronger mandate/heavier repudiation of Trump.

# ¿ Oct 17, 2016 10:22

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

Most businesses wouldn't give a poo poo about election day being a hospital. No restaurant I've ever worked for would close for the day.

# ¿ Oct 19, 2016 01:02

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

I am against having these third parties in the main debates, as it legitimizes two insane parties.

The exception would be if the Libertarian who stripped to a g-string and danced at their debates is the one they invite. He's always welcome.

# ¿ Oct 19, 2016 04:53

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

At least if he's standing up it'll be short.

# ¿ Oct 26, 2016 14:39

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

SlothfulCobra posted:

You know what would be really nuts?

If when the electoral college meets in December there's enough faithless electors to gently caress the whole thing over.

It's not going to happen. We're hosed.

# ¿ Nov 9, 2016 22:21

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

Dumb Lowtax posted:

^^^Same

So do polygraphs work because people are far worse at lying when they know they're hooked up to something being referred to as a "lie detector" by the people who are closely watching them, even if the machine is an empty metal box? And although it'd be easy to "beat" one if you know this hustle and just don't act any weirder / different due to knowing you're hooked up, for all those false negatives you'd have it's still a great trick/con for getting true confessions the interrogators wouldn't have otherwise scored as long as there's anybody out there who hasn't grown wise to the routine?

I've heard they were junk science but I've never thought about it that way. Was there anything else besides the junk science thing that This American Life said about them that was shocking? Did a lie detector actually shock someone out of spite?

They're just nervousness "detectors", basically.

# ¿ Aug 14, 2017 19:12

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

It also had a genie named Kaazam played by Sinbad.

# ¿ Aug 18, 2017 03:48

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

It also gives racists another possible reason why they can't hire a person with dark skin.

# ¿ Oct 17, 2017 03:25

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# ¿ Apr 27, 2024 05:01

MasterSlowPoke: Oct 9, 2005; Our courage will pull us through

TheCenturion posted:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if Joe Q. American who can do his taxes in 30 minutes with pencil and paper does so, and comes to a different answer than Uncle Sugar, doesn't Uncle Sugar's answer win?

I'm not sure what it has to do with 'trusting the government' when 'the government' is the one with the authority here, anyway.

The return would be double checked, and Joe's solution can be evaluated.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2018 18:31

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