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It’s significant that Democrats have decided to transform Washington into one giant stage to air the evils of Trump. It will last for months. And if they take the next step and seek to impeach him, the drama will continue for months more.

The obsession with Trump eclipses the Democratic presidential campaign and the party squabble over how far it should lurch to the left. Those things are now lonely islands floating somewhere far from the political center. They’re unattached to Washington, where the fate of Donald Trump is being determined. Their media coverage has already taken a hit. Trump is a mightier attraction than the entire field of candidates for the Democratic nomination.

Nadler's Letters are Proof of the Blood Sport in American Politics

Re Pelosi:

Pelosi single handedly defeated the Trump administration wish to build a wall on the nation’s Southern border. In so doing, she and her cohorts flashed yet another green light to anyone who wanted to invade the nation and profit from its beneficence. Since they had all voted far more money for a wall when Trump was not president, they were acting like political hacks, not as deliberative legislators. No one much cared. Nancy was superwoman. She had defeated the big, bad Trump.

Democrats Vote To Give Illegal Immigrants The Right To Vote

That's what it's all about

Will Socialism Die In Darkness? Massive Country-Wide Blackout Hits Venezuela

Venezuela goes Green!

BEHIND THE LINES: THE FALL OF THE CALIPHATE - No new beginnings in sight for ravaged Syria.

Stop the F-35 Deal With Erdogan's Turkey

Trouble at China’s backdoor: Sinkiang

Devastation and Denial: Cambodia and the Academic Left

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British PM Theresa May Holds Summit to Address UK Knife Crime Epidemic - UK police chief Sara Thornton: Knife crime now a “national emergency.”

Bird Dog: Give them their guns back and solve the knife crisis

U.K. murder rate: 1.2 per 100,000
U.S. murder rate: 4.9 per 100,000

#1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 09:22 (Reply)

Hey Dad, we thought you got lost over at Geek Squad again, aimlessly arguing about the unholy patriarchal oppression of line cords with the delivery guys. When are you going to answer my questions about leftism, force, morality, and philosophy? You're Welcome!

#1.1 Rotebot, only slightly disillusioned on 2019-03-09 09:36 (Reply)

Your questions are to hard for them, beyond their mental capacity, so they say you are a troll. Try a new name.

#1.1.1 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 10:18 (Reply)

OFF-TOPIC

B. Hammer: Your questions are to hard for them

If there are questions — relevant to the topic — that you feel should be asked, then ask.

B. Hammer: [i]so they say you are a troll.[/url]

Our spam-blockers filter out portions of comments laden with irrelevant content, including ad hominem. Most people insert some snide asides, which is fine; but once the irrelevancies reach a certain level, that is, when the signal-to-noise ratio is too low, our scribes will list the poster as a troll, and the poster is blocked completely.

#1.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 11:31 (Reply)

Dad, who are these scribes you refer to? Is there a team somewhere? That must cost a lot.

And how can I get a Supreme Arrogance Module 4000 like yours fitted? Is it part of the Delusions of Adequacy & Importance add-in, or does it come with the original Zero Fcuking Self Awareness OS from 1998?

#1.1.1.1.1 Rotebot, thinking of upgrading on 2019-03-09 11:55 (Reply)

So your spam filter blocked out beyond thier mental capacity ?

Who the fuck are you people? How many in your group? Do you have any conservative’s in your group? Catholics? Muslims? Any actual PHD’s (any discipline)? How did you pick Maggie’s Farm to troll? How many sites do you monitor? I’ve asked numerous times, are you Americans? You always refuse to answer. Why is that? I would like to have your spam filter. What do you use? Do you pay your scribes a living wage? How does one go about joining your team? Are you an all female team? Are men even considered?

I’m sure I’ll have more questions as the day progresses.

#1.1.1.1.2 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 12:17 (Reply)

B. Hammer: I’m sure I’ll have more questions as the day progresses.

Let us know if you have any questions concerning the topic of knife attacks in the U.K., or related subjects.

#1.1.1.1.3 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 12:22 (Reply)

Wait a minute, you started an off topic tread! Nice dodge, cowards.

#1.1.1.1.3.1 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 12:29 (Reply)

The unstated fact about U.S. murders is that if you only count murders in the U.S. committed by people of Northern European descent our murder rate is the lowest in the world.

#1.2 Anon on 2019-03-09 09:39 (Reply)

I wonder if those same statistical breakdowns are available in the UK. Here's an idea: Chart incidence of knife attack against immigration rate, over time. Then, break it down by country.

#1.2.1 Aggie on 2019-03-09 10:02 (Reply)

The UK doesn't have a knife problem, it has an immigrant problem. The knife issue stems from that.

#1.2.1.1 Arty on 2019-03-09 21:40 (Reply)

I don't know about Northern Europeans. Given the number of marriages of Northern Europeans outside their group, I don't know how that could be calculated. However, the CDC has a murder rate stat for whites- "non-Hispanic Whites"- which indicates that the black murder rate is 8 times that of whites.

CDC:QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Homicide Rates,*,† by Race/Ethnicity — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2015–2016

QUOTE:

During 2015–2016, the age-adjusted homicide rate for the total population increased from 5.7 to 6.2 per 100,000 standard population (an 8.8% increase). The rate increased from 2.6 to 2.9 (11.5%) for non-Hispanic whites, from 20.9 to 22.8 (9.1%) for non-Hispanic blacks, and from 4.9 to 5.3 (8.2%) for Hispanics. In both years, the homicide rate for non-Hispanic blacks was approximately eight times the rate for non-Hispanic whites and four times the rate for Hispanics.

How does the US murder rate of non-Hispanic Whites- 2.9 per 100,000- compare to other countries?

We turn to Wikipdeida.List of countries by intentional homicide rate The US murder rate of non-Hispanic Whites- 2.9 per 100,000- is slightly lower than the murder rate of 3.0 for the European continent. The US, with a population approaching 330 million, is better compared to a continent than to a country the size of Norway, with a population of 6 million.
The white murder rate in the US is NOT the lowest in the world, but it compares respectably with other countries.

#1.2.2 Gringo on 2019-03-09 15:52 (Reply)

Top Five City's, Murder Rate, Last Republican Mayor

Birmingham, AL 37.21, 1910
New Orleans, LA 41.68, 1870
Detroit, MI 43.82, 1962
Baltimore, MD 55.37, 1963
St Louis, MO 59.29, 1949

What would removing these cities from the murder rate do to the statistic? Just meaningless numbers. You're welcome!

#1.3 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 10:02 (Reply)

B. Hammer: What would removing these cities from the murder rate do to the statistic?

What would it do to remove America's cities, including Democratic-led, relatively low-crime cities, such as Austin, San Jose, and Honolulu? Cities are the primary engines of economic growth, and important centers of culture. While urban areas have intrinsically higher crime rates than rural areas, they are also an essential component of the American fabric of life.

QUOTE:

Strasser: What is your nationality?
Rick: I'm a drunkard.
Renault: And that makes Rick a citizen of the world.
Rick: I was born in New York City, if that'll help you any.
Strasser: I understand that you came here from Paris at the time of the occupation.
Rick: Well, there seems to be no secret about that.
Strasser: Are you one of those people who cannot imagine the Germans in their beloved Paris?
Rick: It's not particularly my beloved Paris.
Heinz: Can you imagine us in London?
Rick: When you get there, ask me!
Renault: Hmmh! Diplomatist!
Strasser: How about New York?
Rick: Well, there are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade.

#1.3.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 10:37 (Reply)

Wow! That really got your dander up. Why is that? I clearly stated that my numbers where meaningless statistics. Meaningless numbers confronting your meaningless numbers. Gee Whiz! Don't have a circuit overload. I wouldn't want to fry your circling circle logic board R776YCIRCLE. They are not easily reparable, you know. You're welcome.

#1.3.1.1 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 10:49 (Reply)

B. Hammer: I clearly stated that my numbers where meaningless statistics.

That's fine. Our point is still relevant. Cities, with all their problems, are an essential component of modern civilization.

#1.3.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 11:08 (Reply)

How does that work, Dad, that cities are indispensable when they are so problematic? As a hypothetical, if cities proved to be a malignancy on humanity (the people you argue with) then they wouldn't be essential but malignant.

It's hard to learn logic when you employ circling circle logic board R776YCIRCLE. Can't you have it removed? Ask the Geek Squad guy next time you're down there arguing about the inherent patriarchal dominance of the line cord with the delivery guy.

Maybe you could answer my standing questions, Dad, about morality and philosophy and especially, force and the left. You're Welcome!

#1.3.1.1.1.1 Rotebot, asking again on 2019-03-09 11:29 (Reply)

Zbot Cities, with all their problems, are an essential component of modern civilization.

This is breathtakingly stupid.

Did you never read about the "mouse utopia" experiments of the 60's? Cities are the exact opposite of "civilized". They do act as modern plantations where the elites can enjoy comfort at the expense of the slavish proles whom they exploit, but they are hotbeds of degenerate behavior, mental illness, violence, and squalor. The price of "culture", I suppose.

You have given us yet another glimpse inside your twisted, prog mind - and it isn't pretty.

#1.3.1.1.1.1.1 Rusty on 2019-03-09 20:41 (Reply)

Poppa never answer my brother Rotebot. Poppa make us feel bad. Poppa argue with humans with red fish allatime and Poppa never talk to own children.

#1.3.1.1.1.1.1.1 Tinybot on 2019-03-10 10:23 (Reply)

Who the fuck are you knife people? How many knives are in your group? Do you have any conservative knives in your group? Catholics knifes ? Muslims knives ? Any actual PhD [/i] knives (any discipline)[/i]? How did you pick Maggie’s Farm to knife troll? How many knives do you monitor? I’ve asked numerous times, are you American knives ? You always refuse to answer. Why is that? I would like to have your spam knife filter. What kind of knife do you use? Do you pay your knife scribes a living wage? How does one go about joining your knife team? Are you an all female knife team? Are male knifes even considered?

#1.4 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 13:28 (Reply)

UK, don't get smug. Nearly 60% of murders in the UK currently come from knives. Consider London and New York. There is more crime overall in London than in New York. In 2010, New York had 4.06 times the murders of London. In 2017, New York had 2.23 times the murders of London- and the ratio continued to fall in 2018.

London now more dangerous than New York City, crime stats suggest.

QUOTE:

While both London and New York have populations of around 8 million, figures suggest you are almost six times more likely to be burgled in the British capital than in the US city, and one and a half times more likely to fall victim to a robbery.

London has almost three times the number of reported rapes and while the murder rate in New York remains higher, the gap is narrowing dramatically.

From the following article, we can construct a chart of the ratio of New York murders divided by London Murders. The gap HAS narrowed dramatically- even since 2010. Why London Has More Crime Than New York: You’re still less likely to be murdered in London, but New York’s bigger police presence has made a difference on other crimes.

Ratio of New York Murders divided by London Murders
1990 12.20
2010 4.06
2011 4.95
2012 3.92
2013 3.05
2014 3.25
2015 2.82
2016 3.05
2017 2.23

Do murder stats from the European continent support the supposition that fewer guns result in fewer murders?

#1.5 Gringo on 2019-03-09 14:50 (Reply)

"Adults won’t take climate change seriously. So we, the youth, are forced to strike"--We can't mount a persuasive argument using facts and logic, and it makes us mad that people don't agree with us, so the next step is violence and rebellion.

Now I'm really convinced by the strength of the ignorant emotion.

#2 Texan99 on 2019-03-09 09:25 (Reply)

"Rolls-Royce Experiencing 'Blowout' Demand For Its $325,000 SUV"

Headlines like that are a big part of the reason I ignore all bloviating about the need for "wartime measures to combat climate change.

#3 JJM on 2019-03-09 09:40 (Reply)

My first reaction was that civilisation really is in dire trouble. A Roller SUV is truly not cricket, old chappie, quite vulgar, in fact. It's all very well those Krauts making expensive SUV's, but godammit, Rolls Royce make cars.

#3.1 DeGaulle on 2019-03-09 10:24 (Reply)

It's not pukka sahib.

#3.1.1 Texan99 on 2019-03-09 10:43 (Reply)

Aye, that's some fair dinkum there, mate!

#3.1.1.1 Aggie on 2019-03-09 10:57 (Reply)

QUOTE:

The Stark Choice Facing Jewish Democrats ... the Democratic Party wholly, completely, and unequivocally sold out its Jewish supporters.

"Resolution: Condemning anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values and aspirations that define the people of the United States and condemning anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry against minorities as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contrary to the values and aspirations of the United States."

Democrats were unanimous in support of the resolution. Twenty-three Republicans voted against the measure.

#4 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 09:48 (Reply)

But it was a Muslim's bigotry that was the reason for the resolution!

#4.1 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 10:07 (Reply)

B. Hammer: But it was a Muslim's bigotry that was the reason for the resolution!

The said Muslim voted to condemn anti-Semitism and bigotry.

#4.1.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 10:16 (Reply)

How much do you want to bet that she'll speak more antisemitism's again, before the month is out? She is what she is.

#4.1.1.1 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 10:21 (Reply)

Taqiyya.

#4.1.1.2 DeGaulle on 2019-03-09 10:27 (Reply)

DeGaulle: Taqiyya.

Islam holds honesty as a fundamental value. In Islam, Taqiyya is a lying in the face of persecution, primarily Shia, who had experienced long periods of oppression. Christians can lie for the same reason, though both religions honor martyrs for faith. Taqiyya would not excuse Omar lying when she is speaking from a position of power.

#4.1.1.2.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 11:04 (Reply)

We get to "define" the terms. Other accepted definitions are irrelevant in any case.

#4.1.1.2.1.1 Zachingoff on 2019-03-09 11:46 (Reply)

My dad has scribes.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1 Rotebot, abandoned but faithful on 2019-03-09 12:11 (Reply)

Yep they're Zealous and Butthurt.

#4.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Zachingoff on 2019-03-09 12:33 (Reply)

So when God said, “Thou shall not lie.” There was an asterisk? When His son said, “Pray that you are not put to the test.” There is an asterisk there too? Can you point me to the passage in the Bible where God says it is okay to lie? I’m Catholic, so please point to the relevant passage in the Catechism of the Catholic Church? Please don’t go a circular on me, giving me the example of when democrat socialists are banging on my door, asking where the Jews are.

#4.1.1.2.1.2 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 12:27 (Reply)

B. Hammer: So when God said, “Thou shall not lie.” There was an asterisk?

According to that, Christian police and military can't lie as part of their operations; the Allies shouldn't have deceived the Nazis about the location of the D-Day invasion; the police shouldn't lie to infiltrate a violent gang; a Christian shouldn't have lied when the Nazis came to take away Jews to whom they offered shelter.

The 1994 Catholic catechism allowed "to speak or act against the truth in order to lead into error someone who has the right to know the truth.” While the catechism was later revised, it shows that even within the Catholic Church it is a question that is often debated.

QUOTE:

Joshua 2:3–6: So the king of Jericho sent to Rahab, saying, “Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the country.”

Then the woman took the two men and hid them. So she said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from. And it happened as the gate was being shut, when it was dark, that the men went out. Where the men went I do not know; pursue them quickly, for you may overtake them.” (But she had brought them up to the roof and hidden them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in order on the roof.)

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 13:00 (Reply)

Red herring alert !!!

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1.1 Zachingoff on 2019-03-09 13:49 (Reply)

I was pretty specific when I asked you not to include lying to deceive the thugs at the door, why did you go right to that example? Maybe try again.

Why did you leave out the first part of the sentence from the Catholicism?

QUOTE:

“To lie is to speak or act against the truth in order to lead someone into error” (CCC 2482, 2483)

Do you have a CCC citation for your quote? I don't trust you to tell the whole truth.

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1.2 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 13:53 (Reply)

B. Hammer: Please don’t go a circular on me, giving me the example of when democrat socialists are banging on my door, asking where the Jews are.

That's not circular. It's an actual, historical example. You're arguing there are no exceptions, except those you refuse to acknowledge.

It has long been a debate in Christianity if it is ever right to lie. And while there is a strong current that you should have faith and always tell the truth, there is also a strong current that there are times when lying is the lesser of evils, or even that God will bless you for it.

QUOTE:

Exodus 1, 15-21: Then the king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, of whom the name of one was Shiphrah and the name of the other Puah; and he said, “When you do the duties of a midwife for the Hebrew women, and see them on the birthstools, if it is a son, then you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, then she shall live.” But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the male children alive. So the king of Egypt called for the midwives and said to them, “Why have you done this thing, and saved the male children alive?”

And the midwives said {lied} to Pharaoh, “Because the Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women; for they are lively and give birth before the midwives come to them.”

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied and grew very mighty. And so it was, because the midwives feared God, that He provided households for them.

B. Hammer: Do you have a CCC citation for your quote?

www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_P8K.HTM

B. Hammer: I don't trust you to tell the whole truth.

Providing supporting citations is our calling card. Also, please see the Principle of Charity

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 14:08 (Reply)

Z: It's an actual, historical example.

That is, Nazis knocking on the door of the democratic socialists.

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 14:44 (Reply)

By citing the example of thugs at the door, and telling the thugs that, they went that away, I have acknowledged that argument for deceiving for the sake of saving a life. In my very first post! However, there is some degree of plausibility of not lying, in that you hid the Jews in the cellar, but by the time you went to the door, answering the democrat socialists, you may not be lying telling them that, they went that way, because as far you know they may have gone that way. Who knows where they went once you left them in cellar. And this is the long debate in Christianity about being deceptive through a little white lie. And you would know that, if you dug deeper than a Wikipedia article on the subject. So by you bringing up, yet another example, of a lie being told to save another life, is treadmill logic, and a treadmill belt goes round and round, in a circular pattern.

Now, I asked for the specific CCC line number of your quote. You send me to a page titled: "III. Offenses Against Truth" Nowhere on that page, is your direct quote, the full sentence intact: "to speak or act against the truth in order to lead into error someone who has the right to know the truth.” And you didn't answer my question, as to why you left out the very critical first two words: To lie. Now really, how is that living up to your cited creed: Principles of Clarity? Another Wikipedia link. Ge Whiz!

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.2 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 15:33 (Reply)

B. Hammer: By citing the example of thugs at the door, and telling the thugs that, they went that away, I have acknowledged that argument for deceiving for the sake of saving a life.

Then we are in agreement on that point. Many Christians sometimes allow for lying, such as to save someone from grievous harm.

B. Hammer: Now, I asked for the specific CCC line number of your quote. You send me to a page titled: "III. Offenses Against Truth" Nowhere on that page, is your direct quote, the full sentence intact: "to speak or act against the truth in order to lead into error someone who has the right to know the truth.”

#2483.

B. Hammer: And you didn't answer my question, as to why you left out the very critical first two words: To lie.

Because it wasn't necessary in context, as it was a definition of lying. The sentence was "The 1994 Catholic catechism allowed {one} "to speak or act against the truth in order to lead into error someone who has the right to know the truth".

B. Hammer: Now really, how is that living up to your cited creed: Principles of Clarity?

The Principle of Charity is a rule of thumb, and would have helped in the question about the "first two words", which were redundant in context.

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.2.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 16:06 (Reply)

You are being incredibly deceptive. There was no changes to the definition of lying with the first time publication, in 1994, in English of the CCC. Even your favorite source, can give you the historical reason for the publication of the CCC. You left out to lie in your original quote, because the full definition in the CCC, destroyed your argument. You came across something in a google search about 1994 and the CCC and ran with it.

Church fathers from Augustine to Aquinas had a clear definition of lying. Augustine can explain better than I:

QUOTE:

St. Augustine wrote the first extensive treatise on lying (De Mendacio). In it he cites the case of a holy bishop, Firmus of Thagasta, who wished to protect a man who had sought refuge with him. The bishop was so careful of the truth that, rather than lying to the imperial officers who pursued the fugitive, he told them frankly that he would not reveal the man’s location. Firmus maintained this resolve even under torture, with the result that he was eventually brought before the emperor himself. But the emperor was so impressed with the bishop’s virtue that he both praised the bishop and pardoned the fugitive.

You were trying to deceive people into thinking that the Catholic dogma on lying changed in 1994. The debate has always been on the degree of moral culpability of stating false hoods. Is a falsehood a lie?

The full CCC 2483:

QUOTE:

2483 Lying is the most direct offense against the truth. To lie is to speak or act against the truth in order to lead into error someone who has the right to know the truth. By injuring man's relation to truth and to his neighbor, a lie offends against the fundamental relation of man and of his word to the Lord.

First published in English 1994.

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.1 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 20:19 (Reply)

B. Hammer: There was no changes to the definition of lying with the first time publication, in 1994, in English of the CCC.

Huh? The first edition is, well, first. The wording was changed in 1997 for the second edition, which, uh, came after the first.

B. Hammer: You left out to lie in your original quote, because the full definition in the CCC, destroyed your argument.

Well, no. That some Catholics, including the 1994 catechism, allow for lying in certain circumstances is supported by none other than yourself.

B. Hammer (quoting): "To lie is to speak or act against the truth in order to lead into error someone who has the right to know the truth."

Which means that if someone doesn't have a right to know, such as Nazi police asking about Jews hiding in your house, then a falsehood is not even a lie. We also provided examples from the Bible.

In any case, it actually appears we are in agreement on this point. Many Christians sometimes allow for lying, such as to save someone from grievous harm.

#4.1.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.2.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-10 09:15 (Reply)

Dad says lying to evil oppressors and force against established order are moral. I think he did but since he won't talk to me I can't say for sure. In any case, I could be laden with spam and not worth the trouble. It's odd since I pose simple but important questions, like how is bad actually good and how can I grow up to be a paid gasbot with scribes unless trained in the ways of fallacy, lying, and diversion, sure. Our point is still relevant. You're welcome, notably.

#4.1.1.2.1.2.2 Rotebot, dejectedly on 2019-03-09 13:02 (Reply)

Democrat Socialists chant for the destruction of Israel

It just seems to be ingrained in them, the antisemitism. Same party that was full of anti-anti communists. I'm sure you, Zachriel, read all about them in those history books you have read?

#4.1.1.3 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 10:34 (Reply)

B. Hammer: Democrat Socialists chant for the destruction of Israel "“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

Actually, Trump has indicated he would be open to a one-state solution.

A one-state solution is not a practical solution, of course. If Israel were to annex the West Bank, and if they provided equal voting rights to Palestinians, Israel would cease to be a majority-Jewish state, which they will never allow. Not providing equal voting rights to Palestinians would be politically untenable.

On the other hand, Israel's settlement and occupation policies have made it difficult for Palestinians to establish their own state as part of a two-state solution. After generations of promises, many Palestinians have simply given up on a two-state solution. That leaves Palestinians without the right of self-determination.

#4.1.1.3.1 Zachriel on 2019-03-09 11:18 (Reply)

Yep it's difficult to understand why people do not wish to share their land with those who vow to wipe them off the face of the earth.
A real conundrum there.

#4.1.1.3.1.1 Zachingoff on 2019-03-09 13:06 (Reply)

Do You Have Bad Gym Etiquette?:

QUOTE:

It’s okay to use a weight machine, squat rack or other piece of equipment to perform multiple sets. Just be mindful of other users and their time and allow someone to work in. It’s the polite action to take and the other person will appreciate the courtesy and the favor is more than likely to be returned.

At the local rec center I've found that the younger the user the less inclined they are to let me cut in. Some sit at the chest press or fly machine for 20 minutes, alternating 45 seconds lift/60 second rest. The older folks tend to relinquish quickly when I ask if I can cut in for 45 seconds. The young ones are more likely to get a disgusted look on their face, yank out their earbuds, and tell me something like I only have three more sets.

#5 CapitalistRoader on 2019-03-09 10:04 (Reply)

Ain't that the TRUTH!

I love the self-infatuated mirror-gazing between sets or "I'm using the squat rack for curls" or the "I can use the seat on this row machine for MY totally-unrelated ABS exercise, right?" that you frequently get from the millennial types, especially the women!

Best reason in the world to join a traditional, dimly lit, stale air MAN's gym where ,ya know, actual WEIGHT-LIFTING is the goal???!

#5.1 Old Codger on 2019-03-09 12:27 (Reply)

Yea! Justice for Jussie!

Would you really take a $300 hundred thousand dollar car on rough logging road? I guess if you had more dollars than cents.

#6 B. Hammer on 2019-03-09 10:14 (Reply)

The craving for meat is a very powerful one...deprived of it, even someone as distasteful-looking as this Mr Booker might begin to look appetising. If beef and bacon goes out the window, expect a steep rise in cannibalism. In this age of cultural diversity and tolerance, how could anyone object? And it would have the added benefit, as per the Green New Deal, of reducing the number of human beings.

#7 DeGaulle on 2019-03-09 10:37 (Reply)

Dems vote down a "motion to recommit" clarifying that obviously non-citizens mustn't vote. This shows the Dems at their most loving and inclusive to date, but there's still so much work to do. We can't just protect illegals who have made it to the polls here. There must be absentee voting for non-citizens worldwide, many of whom can't afford the long trek to our border or are subjected to humiliating delays once they arrive. That's global voter suppression.

#8 Texan99 on 2019-03-09 10:47 (Reply)

Deport Ilhan Omar. Impeach Nancy Pelosi.

#9 Anon on 2019-03-09 10:55 (Reply)

Do Blame Me, I’m From Massachusetts
From the link:

QUOTE:

Don’t blame me too much, though. I live in Worcester County, tied for the most tolerant county in Massachusetts. Sure, nationwide it’s in the 99th percentile, “which means,” according to the PredictWise survey, “that 1 out of every 100 counties is more prejudiced against the political ‘other.’” But at least I don’t live in Suffolk (home to the Boston Globe), Middlesex (home to Harvard and MIT), or the six other Bay State counties that rank in the 100th percentile. You see, my county, relatively speaking, is quite open-minded.

A lack of self-awareness comes as a corollary to intolerance...

A second corollary involves historical amnesia. Today’s intolerant divorce themselves from the intolerance of their political ancestors by imagining them as the political ancestors of their political opponents.

While most Massachusetts counties have both Republicans and Democrats as considerably more prejudiced than others of their party, it is of interest that Suffolk County [Boston] shows Suffolk County Republicans considerably less prejudiced than other Republicans.

A relative who updated the family tree found out that some of our Quaker ancestors had Massachusetts roots. They had become Quakers, which was not a popular stance in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They left for Pennsylvania shortly after the colony was founded. Apparently they originated the slogan, "I'm from Massachusetts, but got out as fast as I could."

#10 Gringo on 2019-03-09 12:50 (Reply)

Preach it, Cory, preach it!

I will contribute some money to pay for you to run your "everyone should be vegan" campaign on every network and multimedia platform. I want all Americans to know your plans. If you believe in them, then you should, too, Cory.

#11 Dangerous Dean on 2019-03-09 15:47 (Reply)

You have to see this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h5iv6sECGU

#12 OneGuy on 2019-03-09 18:33 (Reply)

$325,000 SUV... Ayuh. Might be good for them loggin' roads, 'sept there's only one problum. You can't get there from heyuh.

#13 Valmore R. Buckland (Link) on 2019-03-09 19:21 (Reply)

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