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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Aug 3, 2020 23:40:19 GMT -5
For the record, the only two people I am 100% positive are unique and different users are Ruffda and mikegarrison. And the only reason for that is it would be damn near impossible for one person to be that absolutely boring in 2 different ways. I mean...shoot...if I had the option to hang out with Ruffda, mikegarrison, or a dial tone, it would be a calculated decision but I'd most certainly pick the dial tone. When I think of what might be the most excruciatingly painful experience you can think of without actually physically hurting or damaging yourself, I came up with having to take a road trip with those two bananasheads in the same car over the course of multiple days. Say, for example, the three of us jumped in a car from somewhere like upstate New York and decided to go visit holidayhusker in Nebraska. It would be a really awesomely pretty drive through America's heartland. But being in the car with those two and trying to have conversations? I would probably make it out of New York, most probably thru Ohio, but somewhere between Indiana and Illinois I would for sure hurl myself out the window while we were doing 70+ on the interstate. I would imagine a typical conversation would go like this: Me: "Guys! Check it out! Look a that huge herd of dairy cows over there in that pasture! That is SO COOL!" Ruffda: "Those cows are suffering. Farmers keep them indoors in their barn for 22 1/2 hours. They're only allowed out in the meadows for an hour and a half every day. And they are milked for a solid hour every morning but the most tortuous machines ever. These cows suffer psychologically from having mechanical extractors hooked up to their udders for that long, and if they aren't producing enough milk per week, they are euthanized. And farmers spend pennies on the dollar that they make from the milk they harvest from these cows. They could be upgrading the barns and stalls and investing in more humane living conditions for them. These cows deserve a living wage for the valuable milk that they are providing. The farmers are just abusing them and keeping all the profits for themselves. That's why all dairy farmers are Republicans and Trumpettes!" mikegarrison: "You know, in this part of the country, the grass and clover in these fields have a really high phosphorous content. The cows graze on this stuff and over time it makes it's way into the milk supply. Studies have shown that milk from this area has a strong correlation to birth defects in children born between April 22, 2007 and November 8, 2016. But only if they have a certain DNA structure that's based in strong Nordic genotypes, usually in the 14th and 15th chromosomes. There's a strong push in Washington to introduce legislation to move the dairy industry in this part of the country away from outdoor grazing in these fields to 100% indoor feeding using corn-based feed, which will give milk from these cows a slightly different taste but will, in the end, prove healthier overall for the consumer." Me: "Oh...my....God! Are we there yet?" Decaf, dude.
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Post by joetrinsey on Aug 4, 2020 7:56:09 GMT -5
Pragmatism vs. idealism is an interesting topic this year. Do we support individuals voting for the Green Party candidate, even though they have no chance of winning and those votes could hurt our chances of getting Trump out of office? In most years, I would fully be okay with someone not voting, or voting for their "ideal" candidate, even if they won't win. I feel differently this year. I've been encouraging my friends to be pragmatic, and even if they dislike Biden or wanted Bernie (or whoever) to win, this is the year to understand (and respect) how the two-party electoral collage system works, and vote for Biden. It's sad that's how our country works, but we aren't going to change that between now and November. If we had a viable Green Party I’d be fired up to vote for them, but running a 67 year-old candidate on a half-ass eco socialist platform doesn’t get me too fired up: howiehawkins.us/platform/Unfortunately the Republican party is so anti-conservative (remember when conservatives actually wanted to conserve things?) that all the Democratic party needs to do is give a vague handwave in the direction of the environment and they become the better party there.
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Post by mervinswerved on Aug 4, 2020 8:19:39 GMT -5
Pragmatism vs. idealism is an interesting topic this year. Do we support individuals voting for the Green Party candidate, even though they have no chance of winning and those votes could hurt our chances of getting Trump out of office? In most years, I would fully be okay with someone not voting, or voting for their "ideal" candidate, even if they won't win. I feel differently this year. I've been encouraging my friends to be pragmatic, and even if they dislike Biden or wanted Bernie (or whoever) to win, this is the year to understand (and respect) how the two-party electoral collage system works, and vote for Biden. It's sad that's how our country works, but we aren't going to change that between now and November. If the Democratic Party is concerned about Sanders voters not voting for Biden, it should probably have a platform (and candidate) which speaks to the concerns of Sanders voters. Barring that, I think they'll get what they get.
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Post by holidayhusker on Aug 4, 2020 8:37:20 GMT -5
Pragmatism vs. idealism is an interesting topic this year. Do we support individuals voting for the Green Party candidate, even though they have no chance of winning and those votes could hurt our chances of getting Trump out of office? In most years, I would fully be okay with someone not voting, or voting for their "ideal" candidate, even if they won't win. I feel differently this year. I've been encouraging my friends to be pragmatic, and even if they dislike Biden or wanted Bernie (or whoever) to win, this is the year to understand (and respect) how the two-party electoral collage system works, and vote for Biden. It's sad that's how our country works, but we aren't going to change that between now and November. If the Democratic Party is concerned about Sanders voters not voting for Biden, it should probably have a platform (and candidate to far) which speaks to the concerns of Sanders voters. Barring that, I think they'll get what they get. Here is reality however. If your party goes to far toward Bernie Sanders? You will never get elected again.
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Post by holidayhusker on Aug 4, 2020 8:41:21 GMT -5
Pragmatism vs. idealism is an interesting topic this year. Do we support individuals voting for the Green Party candidate, even though they have no chance of winning and those votes could hurt our chances of getting Trump out of office? In most years, I would fully be okay with someone not voting, or voting for their "ideal" candidate, even if they won't win. I feel differently this year. I've been encouraging my friends to be pragmatic, and even if they dislike Biden or wanted Bernie (or whoever) to win, this is the year to understand (and respect) how the two-party electoral collage system works, and vote for Biden. It's sad that's how our country works, but we aren't going to change that between now and November. If we had a viable Green Party I’d be fired up to vote for them, but running a 67 year-old candidate on a half-ass eco socialist platform doesn’t get me too fired up: howiehawkins.us/platform/Unfortunately the Republican party is so anti-conservative (remember when conservatives actually wanted to conserve things?) that all the Democratic party needs to do is give a vague handwave in the direction of the environment and they become the better party there. . The green new deal is so far out there that very few of the majority are going to support it. If you had some basic, logical environmental changes, people will embrace it. I love it
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Post by mervinswerved on Aug 4, 2020 8:47:57 GMT -5
If the Democratic Party is concerned about Sanders voters not voting for Biden, it should probably have a platform (and candidate to far) which speaks to the concerns of Sanders voters. Barring that, I think they'll get what they get. Here is reality however. If your party goes to far toward Bernie Sanders? You will never get elected again. What is this "your party" stuff. I'm not a Democrat.
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Post by mervinswerved on Aug 4, 2020 8:48:52 GMT -5
Pragmatism vs. idealism is an interesting topic this year. Do we support individuals voting for the Green Party candidate, even though they have no chance of winning and those votes could hurt our chances of getting Trump out of office? In most years, I would fully be okay with someone not voting, or voting for their "ideal" candidate, even if they won't win. I feel differently this year. I've been encouraging my friends to be pragmatic, and even if they dislike Biden or wanted Bernie (or whoever) to win, this is the year to understand (and respect) how the two-party electoral collage system works, and vote for Biden. It's sad that's how our country works, but we aren't going to change that between now and November. If we had a viable Green Party I’d be fired up to vote for them, but running a 67 year-old candidate on a half-ass eco socialist platform doesn’t get me too fired up: howiehawkins.us/platform/Unfortunately the Republican party is so anti-conservative (remember when conservatives actually wanted to conserve things?) that all the Democratic party needs to do is give a vague handwave in the direction of the environment and they become the better party there. You might not like the Hawkins/Green platform (or question its viability even in an ideal world), but it's certainly not half-assed.
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Post by cutshot818 on Aug 4, 2020 11:26:44 GMT -5
For the record, the only two people I am 100% positive are unique and different users are Ruffda and mikegarrison. And the only reason for that is it would be damn near impossible for one person to be that absolutely boring in 2 different ways. I mean...shoot...if I had the option to hang out with Ruffda, mikegarrison, or a dial tone, it would be a calculated decision but I'd most certainly pick the dial tone. When I think of what might be the most excruciatingly painful experience you can think of without actually physically hurting or damaging yourself, I came up with having to take a road trip with those two bananasheads in the same car over the course of multiple days. Say, for example, the three of us jumped in a car from somewhere like upstate New York and decided to go visit holidayhusker in Nebraska. It would be a really awesomely pretty drive through America's heartland. But being in the car with those two and trying to have conversations? I would probably make it out of New York, most probably thru Ohio, but somewhere between Indiana and Illinois I would for sure hurl myself out the window while we were doing 70+ on the interstate. I would imagine a typical conversation would go like this: Me: "Guys! Check it out! Look a that huge herd of dairy cows over there in that pasture! That is SO COOL!" Ruffda: "Those cows are suffering. Farmers keep them indoors in their barn for 22 1/2 hours. They're only allowed out in the meadows for an hour and a half every day. And they are milked for a solid hour every morning but the most tortuous machines ever. These cows suffer psychologically from having mechanical extractors hooked up to their udders for that long, and if they aren't producing enough milk per week, they are euthanized. And farmers spend pennies on the dollar that they make from the milk they harvest from these cows. They could be upgrading the barns and stalls and investing in more humane living conditions for them. These cows deserve a living wage for the valuable milk that they are providing. The farmers are just abusing them and keeping all the profits for themselves. That's why all dairy farmers are Republicans and Trumpettes!" mikegarrison: "You know, in this part of the country, the grass and clover in these fields have a really high phosphorous content. The cows graze on this stuff and over time it makes it's way into the milk supply. Studies have shown that milk from this area has a strong correlation to birth defects in children born between April 22, 2007 and November 8, 2016. But only if they have a certain DNA structure that's based in strong Nordic genotypes, usually in the 14th and 15th chromosomes. There's a strong push in Washington to introduce legislation to move the dairy industry in this part of the country away from outdoor grazing in these fields to 100% indoor feeding using corn-based feed, which will give milk from these cows a slightly different taste but will, in the end, prove healthier overall for the consumer." Me: "Oh...my....God! Are we there yet?" Decaf, dude. Personally, I think I nailed it. Way more creatively funny than anything you uptight Off The Net board wieners ever come up with on here. The part where I stuck in the "cow's need to earn a living wage" line when parodying Ruffda is comedy gold. And, of course, highlighting the fact that mikegarrison is, by far, the smartest guy on this board on every possible subject that comes up on here (just ask him). So epic.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 4, 2020 12:28:15 GMT -5
Someone 1 posted this in another thread. It's apt. 2--- 1 I think it may have been either hammer or tomclen. 2 Apt /apt/ adjective 1. unusually fitted or qualified 2. appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 4, 2020 12:32:49 GMT -5
LOL!
(Can't help laughing at my post.)
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Aug 4, 2020 12:41:58 GMT -5
Personally, I think I nailed it. Way more creatively funny than anything you uptight Off The Net board wieners ever come up with on here. The part where I stuck in the "cow's need to earn a living wage" line when parodying Ruffda is comedy gold. And, of course, highlighting the fact that mikegarrison is, by far, the smartest guy on this board on every possible subject that comes up on here (just ask him). So epic. Nah, it was juvenile, clumsy, and overlong. So, basically a Stephenie Meyer novel. In your eagerness to “own a lib,” you also need to remember to bring the funny.
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 4, 2020 12:46:37 GMT -5
At least I'm not the guy with the "abhorrent taste in rock music."
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Post by cindra on Aug 4, 2020 12:47:21 GMT -5
At least I'm not the guy with the "abhorrent taste in rock music." Rent free, baby!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2020 13:09:31 GMT -5
All I know is that there are two people on this board who came on here pretending to be new posters. Lied about it. And cutshot has now done it twice.
Tells me all I need to know about who is trolling and who is worth reading.
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Post by holidayhusker on Aug 4, 2020 13:10:23 GMT -5
Personally, I think I nailed it. Way more creatively funny than anything you uptight Off The Net board wieners ever come up with on here. The part where I stuck in the "cow's need to earn a living wage" line when parodying Ruffda is comedy gold. And, of course, highlighting the fact that mikegarrison is, by far, the smartest guy on this board on every possible subject that comes up on here (just ask him). So epic. Nah, it was juvenile, clumsy, and overlong. So, basically a Stephenie Meyer novel. In your eagerness to “own a lib,” you also need to remember to bring the funny. Of course, because liberals are the only ones that can be sanctimonious and amusing at the same time.
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