Baden

A populist peoples the pits with putzes. A democrat pushes the pits on peoples. I prize alliteration over metaphorical accuracy. Sue me.

@"StreetlightX" I certainly think there is an important distinction: one type of hurt involves being a victim of a third party and the other being a v...

Yes, I'd rather keep a hold of the knife just in case you change your mind. :D

I think he is disturbed to some degree. But he's a populist through and through and this strategy has been fairly consistent and successful for him si...

Sounds vaguely Lacanian. I'd also ask for an explanation but we're veering off-topic. Might be worth a new discussion.

Knock Knock Who's there? No No who? No not no who know how

Only your manly parts. :)

I get it but I actually don't want unfair treatment and it's difficult to be objective when involved in a discussion. As I've said before I believe al...

Thank goodness. I can only again suggest you cheer up and stop taking things personally. You did become the butt of some jokes and harsh criticism bec...

They don't get enough of it. In the tropics they obsess about the cold and snow and other such exoticisms.

Nice idea. Didn't work out for you in practice though. The difference between you and a person with a sense of humour in a nutshell. Cheer up, please....

Yes, let's frame it as an "inconsistency" because then it sounds harmless and normal, not like your president calling you "sons of bitches" for legiti...

Correction: "rightist evil maniac". ;) Nope. It's your demonstrable paranoia and logical leaps that were objected too. I know you're not a gun lover b...

You should be able to work out the answer from what I've written. But anyway. I'm not calling for a repeal of the second amendment (that would be futi...

My statements aren't inconsistent particularly seeing as I clarified the first one in the Shout box in a reply to Sapientia. But even if there were an...

You are an odd one sometimes. Why would you presume something you can't even think of a reason for? But, fine. Your complaints about tactics ring a li...

*Adjusts microscope* Hmm, bacillus paranoias... ;) I have no reason to lie about my views on gun control. I can't even think one up. Feel free to enli...

I don't believe the second amendment is a right worth having if it means it increases the chance of people being killed or injured as opposed to the a...

Why ask? You apparently can read my mind.

From Star Trek to Harry Potter in a page of posts. Nice.

I take it all back. You're a genius. :D

And what do the Cardassians think of all this?

We were discussing a specific comment by a specific person and what it meant. And you think it's helpful to bring in other people who are not that per...

Do excuse my assumption your comment was relevant to the point at issue (i.e. Pelosi and her "slippery slope" comment).

Don't you start or I may have to return as the thread undead back to haunt Thorongil with annoyingly humorous comments he only half appreciates (the f...

I don't think the individual right to a gun is a right worth having, but you have it (at least that's the way it's been interpreted), and it's not goi...

I just turned west and took a step. I guess I was headed towards London. Does that mean I am going to London?

If you can't recognize the tactic of minimal concession, you just haven't been around the block more than once.

No, nor would I shed a tear if Trump's wig took over as President. But we, some of us, are bounded by reality and make our suggestions in that context...

I meant I was going off topic. Anyway, sure they're dubious (to a degree).

Yes, that and the powers of persuasion of said nefarious elements re the general public seem to me the bulk of the explanation.

Sure, and Thais tend to hold saving face above truth. They find our truthiness ugly and demeaning at times. A (real life) example: a foreign teacher c...

We can agree to disagree on stuff we come at from radically different angles. But I would have thought even American patriots would find something dis...

No, doesn't change anything I said though.

When I wrote that first my thought was these outlets for aggressive behaviour probably helped. But really, if you look across the region you find a si...

:D

Good point. Have to stop doing that. We all owe you a debt of gratitude, good sir! You have saved us from myself!

That's how most bannings get done to be honest. Random as a 2am Trump Tweet.

Ha, deficient sleep + excessive Internet usage >> random finger movements across shiny little digital keyboard.

Lol. Well I did try to help there by making it all about you. :)

(That's @"Noble Dust"'s 1,000th post. Please savour it like fine wine. Or meth. Whichever you prefer.)

Don't waste it. You should... Oh, too late...

I can attest that violent crime is pretty low in China. People seem to get their aggression out by shouting, spitting, and noisily devouring bowls of ...

Made me laugh. Not that that's exactly a stellar achievement or anything.

Yes, the protest is extremely mild. They are kneeling silently or linking arms or sitting on the sidelines. Not burning flags, not shouting, not wavin...

Ugh.

Werner Heisenberg was cooking up some meth when...No, wait.

:D

I'd go for purple and white. Purple for all the reasons already given. White to signify the purity and balance of reason.

Indeed...