If I sound Italian to you your ears ain't working right.
We practically basterdized many Italian dishes so some of that culture must have rubbed off on us.
Off the top of my head, a New York accent, if thick enough, is similar to an Italian one. That's it though.
Hopefully I'll feel confident to change my avatar off this scumbag soon. Apologies to any scumbags I insulted.Of course, some of it also depends on what we're calling an "American Accent". America has a ton of accents.
"Any campaign world where an orc samurai can leap off a landcruiser to fight a herd of Bulbasaurs will always have my vote of confidence"
You are right about that.
Changing the subject, I noticed most of the major firearms manufacturers in America are based in Connecticut. Colt, Ruger, Mossberg and Winchester are all based there. Is there something about the state that makes it popular with firearms manufacturers?
I thought Winchester stopped making guns decades ago.
I've read where some linguists actually cite that the American Brooklyn accent actually has a lot in common with the Elizabethan English accent. Also, there are some archaic English terms that have only survived in the rural US (calling a mosquito a whoopie, for example, which was apparently Elizabethan slang and survived in the rural Southern US at least into the 30's).
That's certainly interesting.
Supposedly gun manufacturers originally went there because of its proximity to New York and large amounts of iron ore. At this point it's basically tradition, CT has always been friendly with the gun industry (offering super-low interest loans to companies moving their headquarters and big tax breaks) and until recently had pretty lax gun laws as well.
They don't make them themselves any more but a few other companies produce Winchester-branded products under license for them.
They should have sent a poet.
Yeah, because Winchester Mystery House was made because of the woman who built it claimed the ghosts who were killed by those rifles were haunting her.
The Winchester mansion was built in the 1800s, what really screwed the company was being unable to adapt to mass production and not anticipating the reduced demand for classic rifles. They closed down their factory in 2006 I believe, and then started leasing out use of the Winchester name. They still make ammo though.
They should have sent a poet.
I guess I was wrong. I didn't know they were still weapon making into into the 2000's.
There is a pretty good article about how anger isn't a mental illness - but consistent, severe anger is the best marker yet for who's likely to be the next mass shooter. Full article text
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - SilaswWell of course this whole “mental illness background checks” is just a giant red herring- this just backs that up
Actually I think it supports it-provided you define "mental health" broadly enough to cover chronic anger.
"We learn from history that we do not learn from history."So the suicide rate has climbed more than 25% since the turn of the millenium, which is not a good sign. The link has pictures of which states have seen the largest increases. Full article text
That’s the epitome of privilege right there, not considering armed nazis a threat to your life. - SilaswOn the one hand, a rise in suicide isn't great, no. On the other, how much is that due to the cultural stigma against reporting suicide decreasing?
After all, it's still illegal to commit suicide in huge sections of the US, and in places it no longer is (or, they don't bother to enforce the laws against it still on the books as much), it's well within living memory. If families could get away with it, they'd report anything else other than suicide, often with the collusion of local authorities (depending on their connections).
edited 8th Jun '18 9:55:58 AM by Euodiachloris
I don't think it's specifically the illegality that makes it shameful. It's that there's a stigma, in a country where the ideal is that you work hard and you succeed, against asking for help, and also a general stigma against the mentally ill. These things are fading, but very slowly. It doesn't help that mental health issues aren't covered by a lot of our health insurance.
Also the reason for it being illegal is, theoretically, so the police can help that person if they suspect something is wrong. And honestly, I'm not sure a lot of people realize that IS illegal in many places.
I still honestly find it shameful that suicide is illegal. That's like saying your life belongs to the governance instead of you. And the real implications is that your family can't get any life insurance or payout or support, which is even worse.
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!Are you seriously trying to say that suicide is a good thing?
How on Earth did you get that from my comment?
I am saying that punishing suicide is wrong. Why make suicide illegal? It just strips families of support during hard periods and comes from the insane idea that the government owns everyone.
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!Suicide isn't illegal. It's technically a criminal act solely so you can't sue the cop who has to tackle your ass to get you off that window ledge.
Nobody ever gets prosecuted for it, that'd be ridiculous. This is basic law 101 here.
Like what are you even going on about?
edited 8th Jun '18 10:33:56 AM by LeGarcon
Oh really when?Nobody ever gets prosecuted for it.
Probably blame our strong Italian history.