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: Politics and Current Affairs 05-21-2016, 05:03 PM
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[/QUOTE] this seems like something a great...

[/QUOTE]

this seems like something a great businessman would do. get people to keep on paying you money even when the writing's on the wall that your product is crap.
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-20-2016, 07:58 PM
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We had a big problem with cheating in our program...

We had a big problem with cheating in our program at grad school but it was mostly confined (and this sounds bad) to Chinese students.

Usually, they would cheat on the TOEFL or whatever the fuck...
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-19-2016, 11:20 PM
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elections. elections will tear us apart. again

elections. elections will tear us apart. again
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-19-2016, 08:26 PM
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tryhard edgelords trying too hard to be the lords...

tryhard edgelords trying too hard to be the lords of edge
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-19-2016, 08:25 PM
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you sure seem to know a lot about the dilbert...

you sure seem to know a lot about the dilbert guy. like his real name.

you suuuure you're not the dilbert guy?
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-19-2016, 08:22 PM
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I had no idea you were the dilbert guy.

I had no idea you were the dilbert guy.
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-19-2016, 03:48 PM
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lol when do you imagine that was?[/QUOTE] ...

lol when do you imagine that was?[/QUOTE]

when I lived there from 2002-2008
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-19-2016, 02:04 AM
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Boulder and Denver were like that too. I think...

Boulder and Denver were like that too. I think it's part and parcel to that kind of white yuppy upper middle class city culture.
: Alternative Science Subforum 05-19-2016, 02:01 AM
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the racism this is based on is really the most...

the racism this is based on is really the most interesting thing here.
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 11:17 PM
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SEEE???? IT'S HAPPENNNINNNNGGGG!!!!!!!!

SEEE???? IT'S HAPPENNNINNNNGGGG!!!!!!!!
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 11:08 PM
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i heard the supers have never been the deciding...

i heard the supers have never been the deciding factor [begging the question of why they exist] t/f?[/QUOTE]

Just in case. Literally for the situation the republicans are in right now. It is...
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 11:05 PM
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and ourselves

and ourselves
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 11:05 PM
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pretty sure this election is going to make us all...

pretty sure this election is going to make us all hate each other even more than we already do

all of us
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 09:55 PM
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IIRC, the whole primary system is more of a...

IIRC, the whole primary system is more of a suggestion than a binding result unless one of the candidates cleans house. The party can then pick whoever they want based on that suggestion.
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 09:44 PM
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it's a cookbook

it's a cookbook
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 09:34 PM
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we mustn't speak ill of Hillary Clinton -- no...

we mustn't speak ill of Hillary Clinton -- no matter what she is actually on record as saying.[/QUOTE]

yes, that's clearly the argument being made here.[/QUOTE]

that's pretty much the argument...
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 08:52 PM
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I'm going to point out that a constitutional...

I'm going to point out that a constitutional amendment that allows you to ban abortion in part of the pregnancy probably will extend to the entire pregnancy because there's no way that won't affect...
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 06:09 PM
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AFAICT, she's not opposed to state-level...

AFAICT, she's not opposed to state-level restrictions though, e.g. the ludicrous transvaginal ultrasound shtick.
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 05:50 PM
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It's not a matter of being wrong. The point is...

It's not a matter of being wrong. The point is already conceded by anyone willing to consider facts being presented. Now people either won't accept facts, in which case your addition of facts adds...
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-18-2016, 05:44 PM
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Do you think symbolic limitations on reproductive...

Do you think symbolic limitations on reproductive rights are ok?[/QUOTE]

making it impossible for abortion doctors to practice in entire states due to convoluted kafkaesque restrictions means that...
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-17-2016, 05:43 PM
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That's insensitive to someone married to an...

That's insensitive to someone married to an alcoholic like I am.[/QUOTE]

that sounds like something that an enlightened empowered feminist could change if she wanted to![/QUOTE]

Some people...
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-16-2016, 10:05 PM
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Eh. It's amazing (not) how those who go around...

Eh. It's amazing (not) how those who go around saying "the whole country's gone to hell" are all white people though.[/QUOTE]

you're a dummy. there's an ebb and flow to all thee things, including...
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-16-2016, 10:01 PM
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That's insensitive to someone married to an...

That's insensitive to someone married to an alcoholic like I am.[/QUOTE]

that sounds like something that an enlightened empowered feminist could change if she wanted to!
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-16-2016, 03:30 PM
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"wayne state"

"wayne state"
: Politics and Current Affairs 05-16-2016, 03:06 PM
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wait, did I make a short joke?

wait, did I make a short joke?

 




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