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Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 29th March 2017, 04:21 PM
Replies: 6,138
Views: 967,055
Posted By Pere
No shit. If you seriously thought I was...

No shit.

If you seriously thought I was saying anything to which this is a meaningful response... you're a lot dumber than I gave you credit for. Pending further evidence, I'll assume you were...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 29th March 2017, 07:34 AM
Replies: 128
Views: 17,046
Posted By Pere
Single payer health insurance and progressive tax...

Single payer health insurance and progressive tax rates solve this easily enough, as evinced by many first world nations.[/QUOTE]
And even Obamacare did kinda all right for the low end, in states...
Forum: Arts and Entertainment 29th March 2017, 05:11 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 27,269
Posted By Pere
One of my subscriptions is for BBC History Hour....

One of my subscriptions is for BBC History Hour. Like some other "hour" shows, it is a variety or "magazine" format, with segments on several unrelated subjects. In the latest-downloaded ep, the lead...
Forum: General Blah Blah 28th March 2017, 02:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,299
Posted By Pere
One drink of wine Two drinks of gin And I'm...

One drink of wine
Two drinks of gin
And I'm lost in the ozone agin
Forum: General Blah Blah 28th March 2017, 01:44 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 7,576
Posted By Pere
still? do you get any practice in?[/QUOTE] ...

still? do you get any practice in?[/QUOTE]
"Fahrer, nimmich zur Cannabis-Apotheke, sofort! Dann gehen wir in den Comic-Shop."
Forum: General Blah Blah 27th March 2017, 10:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,299
Posted By Pere
I wouldn't say "too"--that makes it sound like...

I wouldn't say "too"--that makes it sound like you have a problem with it, which is counter to your point.

But yes, Christians (qua Christians) get all kinds of press. To a disinterested observer,...
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 27th March 2017, 12:06 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 12,222
Posted By Pere
Looks like there's multiple ties in round 2.

Looks like there's multiple ties in round 2.
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 27th March 2017, 12:00 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 304
Posted By Pere
Any game whose board is a city map looks cool to...

Any game whose board is a city map looks cool to me.
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 27th March 2017, 11:57 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 904
Posted By Pere
Tsuro is probably great, and I'd like to play....

Tsuro is probably great, and I'd like to play. But Clue is almost surely going to be better at getting a group in for a boardgame. And unlike other well-known things like Monopoly and Risk, Clue is...
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 27th March 2017, 11:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 523
Posted By Pere
These are both compelling cases on opposite ways...

These are both compelling cases on opposite ways to vote. Megapoll is hard![/QUOTE]

Come on, Stickler's story is totally a reason to vote for whist.
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 27th March 2017, 11:48 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 633
Posted By Pere
Looks like a "sport."

Looks like a "sport."
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 27th March 2017, 10:15 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 286
Posted By Pere
That's a bad Pente board design, with pieces...

That's a bad Pente board design, with pieces wobbling on the hinge like that.

But the game is good. Elegantly, deceptively simple.
Forum: Discourse About You! 26th March 2017, 04:07 PM
Replies: 1,015
Views: 78,545
Posted By Pere
The thread starts with Coldplay, who have sold,...

The thread starts with Coldplay, who have sold, like, a hundred million records, and received dozens of critical and industry awards. That's "hated."
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 26th March 2017, 12:47 PM
Replies: 6,138
Views: 967,055
Posted By Pere
I don't defend anyone's choice to throw in with...

I don't defend anyone's choice to throw in with Trump.



As a nation, we've taken much more wealth out of Appalachia than we ever returned. Isn't it wrong to forsake a region and people, just...
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 25th March 2017, 04:26 PM
Replies: 6,138
Views: 967,055
Posted By Pere
No... because the streams and fish aren't there...

No... because the streams and fish aren't there to make a backdrop for your family picnic; they're part of a complex ecosystem that is poisoned by coal and other heavy industry. That polluted stream...
Forum: General Blah Blah 25th March 2017, 02:12 PM
Replies: 93
Views: 7,576
Posted By Pere
But maybe the important measure of social...

But maybe the important measure of social adjustment is what people will do when they're not being paid for it.
Forum: Discourse About You! 25th March 2017, 02:03 PM
Replies: 1,015
Views: 78,545
Posted By Pere
I thought it was discouraging them from canceling...

I thought it was discouraging them from canceling their cable.
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 25th March 2017, 05:52 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 48,397
Posted By Pere
Reckon you mixed up your links. The two-minute...

Reckon you mixed up your links. The two-minute clip I got (from the 2014 documentary, not the 1945 film Hitchcock worked on) included no images at all of prisoners.
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 24th March 2017, 09:46 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 17,046
Posted By Pere
Heh.

Heh.
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 24th March 2017, 09:43 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 17,046
Posted By Pere
It paid him very well. It was the people who...

It paid him very well. It was the people who bought in, believing in him, who got screwed.

Hmm.
Forum: Politics, Philosophy and Religion 24th March 2017, 02:36 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 48,397
Posted By Pere
I didn't see any graphic content. Presumably...

I didn't see any graphic content.

Presumably the "typhus prison camp" was a death camp?
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 24th March 2017, 10:45 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 603
Posted By Pere
Yeah, what? Of all the tabletop wargames...

Yeah, what?

Of all the tabletop wargames I've played, Risk is absolutely the worst.
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 24th March 2017, 10:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,301
Posted By Pere
See? It has nothing to do with Cards as a game....

See? It has nothing to do with Cards as a game. It never does. Cards sucks.
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 22nd March 2017, 12:32 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 389
Posted By Pere
I had a question about the Abbey, but I don't...

I had a question about the Abbey, but I don't think we need it explored this round, given that it's up against plastic ADD gluttony.
Forum: The Ultimate Megapoll Forum 22nd March 2017, 06:09 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 523
Posted By Pere
Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin would play whist.

Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin would play whist.
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