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It's a huge red flag when someone says empathy is inconvenient.
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Older and lamer. :) LinCity-NG, a Linux knock-off of SimCity circa 2008.
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Uh, civil engineering without a license?
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"Lovers to friends" is particularly interesting because the perception is, most people can't navigate that without turning into a$$holes. I suspect lots of people turn into a$$holes in that situation because they think they're supposed to.
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I haven't been to a movie theater in ages, but if I do see a movie in a theater and someone is using their phone as a second screen, I'll be using my phone as a projectile.
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At least the Elmer's Glue-all is still holding it together.
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I only clicked "Like" to shoot down this idea that we must all be bots. We're not -- not -- not -- BZZZZZZZZzzzzzz.... beep.
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That guy has one tooth too many.
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It gets really messed up when you look at cars. They may be manufactured in Canada, but there are parts that cross the border five or six times before they ultimately are installed in cars. Which means the tariff will be applied on each import, and the retaliatory tariff on each export. Six times.
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Being repulsive and stupid is Trump's brand.
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Also, there's a precedent for someone yelling "You lie!" in the middle of the State of the Union speech.
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People die of exposure.
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I'm pretty sure that if I let my 58-year-old a** hang out there in a mall, then in addition to the $500 million I'd pull in another grand or so from people paying me off to cover up.
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The Americans who have visited those countries are probably in a panic for exactly that reason.
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This is a hugely fun read. 😀
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If only there was some sort of injection people could get that would prevent the disease from even starting ...
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Yes.
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Brilliant. 😀
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Isn't fear more specific and anxiety more general?
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The other guy didn't even have to be in the army. He was picked because he's been on TV.
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Ergh. That one blows.
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Here in Canada we discontinued the penny in 2013. Everyone just got used to it. You still pay down to the penny if you use a debit or credit card, and just round up or down (to $0.05 or $0.00) if you're paying cash.
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The dogs are screwed. The cats will throw in with the dragons in a heartbeat.
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The symbolism was on the nose.
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It isn't actually fast. It's just that there are so many branches to it now that while one thing takes years or decades to reach fruition, 100 others (after years or decades of work) reach the point where they can explode into public awareness.
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Had my knee operated on twice (ACL) here on Vancouver Island. Our biggest expense was the first time, when we stayed in a motel overnight after the surgery. After the second surgery my wife just drove me home.
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Great read. 😃
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You get a like for "Donnie Diaperload" alone.
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I'm working on being less sarcastic. Yeah, right.
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I'll bid 11K a week. Let the auction roll.
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As a Canadian, I have to say Charlie Angus is spot-on.
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"Run it like a business!!!" Um, no. The Post Office is a public service, not a business. Besides, anyone who has ever worked for a private company can tell you they aren't exactly bastions of efficiency, especially large private businesses.
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Damn. I actually sang that to REM.
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Loved the film. It remains one of my favorites. But I still cringe a little when Cooper uses cabin air to blow water out of the shuttle engines ("Helmets on!"). That means whoever designed the shuttle figured a direct pipeline between the cabin and the engines was a good idea. What could go wrong?
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Years ago I read an article (here in Canada) by a doctor who had worked on both sides of the border. He said in Canada 90 percent of his time is spent seeing patients. In the US, 50 percent is with patients and the other 50 percent is doing paperwork for insurance companies.
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1. MAGA idiots get a blanket pardon.
2. MAGA idiots brag about the crimes they committed because "Hey, Trump pardoned us, mofos!"
3. State prosecutors say, "Wait a moment, the crimes you've admitted to are also state crimes, and in some cases they're ONLY state crimes. We're going to investigate."
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Then he was dumb enough to go to prison anyway. You do you, Bannon.
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Hi, fellow heathen and infidel. 😉
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McBride should use the men's room just as Mace demands. She should hang out in there every chance she gets. Discuss policy with Johnson while he's taking a whiz. Ask congressmen as they're washing their hands why they voted a certain way. They'll drop that "biological male" bullsh*t rule in no time.
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Actual atheists come from the Atheistez region of France. The rest of us are just sparkling infidels and heathens.
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I dislike Musk. He's a wack job. But I also dislike lies and fabrications. (Yes, his platform specializes in that now; that's why I'm moving to BlueSky. :) )
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This is often said about Musk's notions for settling Mars, but has never actually come from him. In fact he has said quite the opposite.