By bluebears on One Ring To Rule Them All
I just wanted to say I really enjoyed reading this. Thanks.
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By saythatscool on Your Life Sucks: A Recent History of "The New Niceness"
@deepomega That's sweet Mrs. Omega, but don't let deep catch you at his computer again.
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By deepomega on Your Life Sucks: A Recent History of "The New Niceness"
@jfruh I miss STC. :/
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By LondonLee on My Unrealizable Postmodern Novel
it was the very book you were reading right now! Could you not just choke yourself to death with your own fingers?
No, but I bet Ian McEwan could.
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By brianvan on Drink Dispensers Balk At Crushing Burden Of Squeezing Lime
It's so hard being an out-of-work actor, isn't it?
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By cherrispryte on Who Are You Awl?
@saythatscool Ooh interesting - we seem to be defining the immediate problem differently. I would define it problem as the assumption that a black kid walking through a white neighborhood is automatically suspicious (made more suspicious by, yes, a hoodie)You see the laws as the problem, I see the racism. (Which I think we can all agree is the reason WHY those laws are not being enforced properly.)
There is a legitimate tie-in to Slutwalk here, as much as DD may joke - you shouldn't automatically be a target for assault based simply on what you're wearing. (And, yes, Slutwalk became it's own complicated hot mess. But the basic idea is, I think, a valid one.)
The gun laws in this country are fundamentally fucked up. Law enforcement, and how it acts across this entire country, not just Florida, is fundamentally fucked up.
But I think tonight CNN will talk about hipsters in hoodies for a moment rather than talking about, oh, Tim Tebow or whatever else is on TMZ at the moment. They are NEVER going to talk about the more pervasive, complicated, legal and moral issues. Hipsters in hoodies is better than nothing at all.
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By atipofthehat on 'Times' Poll: Should or Should We Not Print Lies?
BBC reporter: "Yes, but isn't that complete and total nonsense? In fact, isn't the opposite actually true?"
NYT reporter: "'The Earth is flat, say sources at the Flat Earth Society. Some astronomers, however, may disagree."
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By dado on Kenny Loggins Is 65
It's all because your mama don't dance and your daddy don't rock and roll.