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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
edited 12th Jul '15 7:17:21 AM by TheHandle
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.Well, Jim Carrey is officially a dumbass. I never really liked his work.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Just because Carrey is a massive dumbass doesn't mean you have to hate all of his work.
Dumbass people can make interesting things. I mean, just look at Orson Scott Card!
Well, looking back at Carrey's work, I think the only good movie he ever made was Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. Everything else I've seen from him has been garbage.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"![]()
I guess although I never thought Jim Carrey was hippie. It seems like some of them have just adopted it as their pet cause for some inexplicable reason. At least with things like Fox News or the Koch brothers they profit from doing stupid shit.
The Truman Show was good.
edited 12th Jul '15 9:30:09 AM by Kostya
Question? What are your thoughts on the US Annexing Puerto Rico? Do you think that would be a good idea for either place?
Personally, I want to see it happen just so I can laugh as 50-star flags drop hilariously in price.
Leviticus 19:34Puerto Rico is already a U.S. possession, isn't it? How would "annexation" even be a thing that could happen? I'd like to see it made the 51st state, though.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"edited 12th Jul '15 9:41:43 AM by DrStarky
Put me in motion, drink the potion, use the lotion, drain the ocean, cause commotion, fake devotion, entertain a notion, be Nova ScotianI looked it up and annexing something involves adding it as an extra or subordinate part. Puerto Rico is already a territory so I don't think it would change that much under that definition. It would just be a different kind of subordinate part.
edit:I actually do like this one.
I wonder how much money it would cost to replace every single flag.
edited 12th Jul '15 9:45:11 AM by Kostya
Like I said, I believe that statehood for Puerto Rico is a desirable and necessary goal for them to help them achieve political and economic parity with the rest of the nation of which they are a part.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Maybe but we shouldn't force them to do it.
Speaking of which have any of the other US territories expressed interest in becoming states? There's Guam, American Samoa, and I think another one whose name I can't remember. I never hear anything about them becoming the next state.
edited 12th Jul '15 9:50:54 AM by Kostya
Puerto Rico has more population than some already admitted states....
EDIT- In Jim Carrey's defence, I believe in vaccination and I'm put off by Brown's legislation from a religious rights perspective, so disagreeing does not make one automatically anti-vaccination, regardless if Carrey is or not.
edited 12th Jul '15 10:10:04 AM by FFShinra

Anyone remember that Series/Babylon5 episode? The one with the kid that needed a lung operation that his parents' religion forbade?
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.