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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
edited 18th Sep '15 5:02:02 PM by tclittle
"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."Frankly what Obama does is NBDBBM(No body's damn business but mine...well his-prepositions and all that.) plus it wasn't an actual bomb, but it musta been one hell of a clock to be noticed by POTUS.
Especially considering a couple of years ago, our Government class balanced the budget twice, and sent the plan to Hoyer, and never heard back.
But I digress.
edited 18th Sep '15 5:25:57 PM by Skycobra51
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They never actually thought it was a bomb, it was all a stunt to scare and shame the poor Muslim kid.
They never called the bomb squad, nor did they evacuate the school, the cops took the clock and the kid to the station in a car etc. It was just racially motivated hazing, a hate crime, and no one seems to be doing anything about it. Hell had the news not picked up on it that kid would probably be sitting in jail.
edited 18th Sep '15 5:31:51 PM by Memers
No, it was a hell of a controversy to be noticed by POTUS.
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It is still impressive that he made a clock in only 9th grade, seeing how most 9th graders have no idea how such things work. And it isn't about the clock, it's about sending the message that
A: Discrimination against Muslims or any other minority group will not be tolerated
and B: It encourages STEM learning, which is always a good thing.
edited 18th Sep '15 5:34:53 PM by JackOLantern1337
I Bring Doom,and a bit of gloom, but mostly gloom.![]()
I guarantee this, we could be the cleanest most environmentally conscious country on Earth and the EPA would still find something to bitch about.
At least we don't have to wear gas masks to venture outside and import water (China)
edited 18th Sep '15 5:41:19 PM by Skycobra51
Look upon my privilege ye mighty and despair.Irregardless of the EPA's failings, I really don't have any faith in major car corporations when it comes to playing by the rules.
Case in point:
edited 18th Sep '15 6:18:48 PM by AngelicBraeburn
The artist formally known as Deviant Braeburn

Yeah why would they care, aren't most (all?) of them independently wealthy anyway?
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran