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Started by Valmy, March 16, 2015, 11:22:29 PM

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Admiral Yi

#60
March 17, 2015, 12:36:17 PM
Or as they say in England, a little too much loot in the boot.  :sleep:

Valmy

#61
March 17, 2015, 12:36:22 PM
Southwest Dakota is best Dakota.

So basically the only thing Yi could enjoy in Puerto Rico is the coffee and the weather.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

lustindarkness

#62
March 17, 2015, 12:39:44 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 17, 2015, 12:32:57 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on March 17, 2015, 12:28:34 PM
But the coffee is real good and the women beautiful, those are a big plus.

No offense bro, but generally a little more junk in the trunk than I'm happy with.

Next time I see I will kick you in the nuts.
Grand Duke of Lurkdom

Admiral Yi

#63
March 17, 2015, 12:42:42 PM
Harsh toke.

derspiess

#64
March 17, 2015, 12:42:49 PM
It varies, really.  Some are about right, others are like two large size beach balls.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

lustindarkness

#65
March 17, 2015, 12:48:29 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 17, 2015, 12:42:49 PM
It varies, really.  Some are about right, others are like two large size beach balls.

Are you referring to Yi's balls? 
Grand Duke of Lurkdom

viper37

#66
March 17, 2015, 12:55:53 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on March 17, 2015, 12:10:32 PM
Don't understand how slavery preserved the Republic.  Civil War wouldn't have been necessary in a country run directly from DC--whereupon would resistance have nucleated?  Civil rights would've been made available far earlier due to left presidencies/legislatures.  Gerrymandering is a problem in South Carolina at least.  You should see my district.  It's idiotic.  Non-uniformity of laws is not inevitable in a free nation, it's inevitable in a poorly governed federalist nation.  People should all have the same values, and if they don't, it should be enforced upon them anyway by the center; in America, most often the center has been correct.  Some states have been recalcitrant against Obamacare.
And going back through time, somewhere in 1770-1775, how would you manage to convince the various people in the various 13 colonies + Canada + British territories near the US that it would be better for them to be ruled absolutely from Washington than be ruled absolutely from London?  I think most colonies would have opted to stay colonies and keep some measure of local representation.
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

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viper37

#67
March 17, 2015, 12:57:41 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 17, 2015, 12:32:57 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on March 17, 2015, 12:28:34 PM
But the coffee is real good and the women beautiful, those are a big plus.

No offense bro, but generally a little more junk in the trunk than I'm happy with.
yes.  that fat ass is so ugly...


:P
I don't do meditation.  I drink alcohol to relax, like normal people.

If Microsoft Excel decided to stop working overnight, the world would practically end.

grumbler

#68
March 17, 2015, 01:13:31 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on March 17, 2015, 12:13:49 PM
You're being a little goofy Ide.
That's his schtick.  He's goofy in a different way that Siege, but they both follow and essential schtick of goofiness and mock-ignorance.
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

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MadImmortalMan

#69
March 17, 2015, 01:57:14 PM
I didn't realize Samoans weren't citizens. That's bullshit.
"Stability is destabilizing." --Hyman Minsky

"Complacency can be a self-denying prophecy."
"We have nothing to fear but lack of fear itself." --Larry Summers

derspiess

#70
March 17, 2015, 02:00:14 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on March 17, 2015, 01:57:14 PM
I didn't realize Samoans weren't citizens. That's bullshit.

They're still allowed to play football here, so chillax.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

Valmy

#71
March 17, 2015, 02:06:59 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on March 17, 2015, 01:57:14 PM
I didn't realize Samoans weren't citizens. That's bullshit.

Each territory has slightly different rules. It is all pretty ridiculous, but again each one was take over by the US in slightly different circumstances with slightly different expedients being used.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Valmy

#72
March 17, 2015, 02:07:55 PM
Quote from: derspiess on March 17, 2015, 02:00:14 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on March 17, 2015, 01:57:14 PM
I didn't realize Samoans weren't citizens. That's bullshit.

They're still allowed to play football here, so chillax.

We owe it to Troy Polamalu!
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

derspiess

#73
March 17, 2015, 02:12:04 PM
Quote from: Valmy on March 17, 2015, 02:07:55 PM
We owe it to Troy Polamalu!

No way.  We owe it to Jack Thompson, the Throwin' Samoan :contract:

I have a bunch of his autographs somewhere.
"If you can play a guitar and harmonica at the same time, like Bob Dylan or Neil Young, you're a genius. But make that extra bit of effort and strap some cymbals to your knees, suddenly people want to get the hell away from you."  --Rich Hall

grumbler

#74
March 17, 2015, 02:26:31 PM
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on March 17, 2015, 01:57:14 PM
I didn't realize Samoans weren't citizens. That's bullshit.

They are US Nationals, so get all the benefits.  They just aren't citizens, so can't vote or run for office.  They are, essentially, permanent resident aliens with extra benefits.
The future is all around us, waiting, in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.   -G'Kar

Bayraktar!
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