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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Mom says we lost a great comedian when he went into politics. I say it doesn't seem like he stopped being a comedian.
@Bat: Gonna say yes, like the rest of the thread. Because you're basically getting a sense of satisfaction of punishing other people for actions that aren't their fault. Fictional people, yes, but that's the sort of thing that can find its way into real life behavior with real people if you're not careful. Seriously, if you're going to just trash on an entire country and millions of people because of part of the population, then you probably shouldn't be posting in this thread.
I'm curious what Trump's response would be if someone asked if he would reward his donors in such a way.
Also, yeah, wanting to kill Americans is probably a bad thing.
edited 25th Jul '16 6:03:41 PM by KarkatTheDalek
Oh God! Natural light!And again, doesn't justify you badmouthing everyone constantly, or require you asking us if it's okay that you like killing Americans in video games, which is a disruptive derail as far as I'm concerned. You're not helping anything or contributing to the conversation if that's all you do. If all you want to do is complain about Americans, you should probably be going to the Yack Fest forums.
edited 25th Jul '16 6:07:47 PM by AceofSpades
Sarah Silverman is on stage right now basically pushing her Bernie credentials and seems to be on her way to basically saying that Bernie has done great things and that we should all fall in behind him in endorsing Clinton.
When talking about how immature Trump has been "That's "I was given money instead of human touch and coping tools" stuff" XD
edited 25th Jul '16 6:20:27 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran"Can I just say to the Bernie or Bust people, you're being ridiculous." XD Dam she ain't fucking about.
We've got a "Hillary, Hillary Hillary" chant going, I think it's that and "Bernie Bernie" I can't bloody tell.
edited 25th Jul '16 6:23:12 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
What the hell does cuck even mean? I only heard that word in KH 2 when Sora called Demyx one, and never saw it again until recent years.
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I'm not even sure if it's necessarily misogynistic in its usage these days; I've seen it directed against women almost as often as against men. It's certainly popular and seemingly originated among the alt-right, but it's kinda metastasized to the point where it's all over the place.
edited 25th Jul '16 6:43:30 PM by CaptainCapsase

Now they're hitting on Trump U, apparently it's better than we think, the bankruptcy course is brilliant, the scamming program is also the second best in the nation.
I like Al Franken.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran