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Read the rules in the OP before posting, please.

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brian
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States9639 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-13 19:33:16
January 13 2018 19:17 GMT
#193661
On January 14 2018 03:37 zlefin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2018 03:35 brian wrote:
don’t mind him he can’t help himself but tell people how to post.

this is not something where careless posting is acceptable; so i'm entirely in the rgiht to tell him to correct it.
it's very wrong of you to try to prevent that from happening; or to discourage people from trying to get it done.

lol case in point eh?
On January 14 2018 04:17 Ciaus_Dronu wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2018 03:35 brian wrote:
don’t mind him he can’t help himself but tell people how to post.


People in the affected region seeing this might absolutely flip their s***.
Zlef is trying to ensure that doesn't happen. That's quite reasonable.

it’s a pretty severe message for sure. given the time stamp and immediate follow up with its false-alarm status, i think we’re in the clear here. and like i said, and he’s gone on to show, he just can’t help himself. this too is something that needs noting, so i noted it. i’m not against making it more clear that it’s a false alarm. though i do think it’s, at this point, unnecessary.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
January 13 2018 19:42 GMT
#193662
Asking a dumb question, but where the fuck is the POTUS during all of this? Why has he not issued a statement?

"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Ryzel
Profile Joined December 2012
United States547 Posts
January 13 2018 19:54 GMT
#193663
I for one am glad POTUS was MIA; if anyone would have kicked the football in this situation it would be him.
Hakuna Matata B*tches
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-13 20:07:36
January 13 2018 20:07 GMT
#193664
What...?



"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10665 Posts
January 13 2018 20:24 GMT
#193665
On January 14 2018 03:47 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
What a major screwup...If a launch ever actually happens they now have to add 'it's really really really really not a drill'

Also I'd have no clue what to do when receiving that message.

Not to brag but.. my phone lit up with a bunch of old flames texting me that they wish me well in hell
Skol
Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22168 Posts
January 13 2018 20:25 GMT
#193666
On January 14 2018 05:24 Emnjay808 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2018 03:47 FueledUpAndReadyToGo wrote:
What a major screwup...If a launch ever actually happens they now have to add 'it's really really really really not a drill'

Also I'd have no clue what to do when receiving that message.

Not to brag but.. my phone lit up with a bunch of old flames texting me that they wish me well in hell

Good to know they still care enough to message you :p
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15742 Posts
January 13 2018 20:28 GMT
#193667
On January 14 2018 04:54 Ryzel wrote:
I for one am glad POTUS was MIA; if anyone would have kicked the football in this situation it would be him.


The president's poop schedule may have saved us all.
Saryph
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1955 Posts
January 13 2018 20:33 GMT
#193668
On January 14 2018 04:42 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Asking a dumb question, but where the fuck is the POTUS during all of this? Why has he not issued a statement?

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/952264150813675520




Where else on the weekend?
OuchyDathurts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4588 Posts
January 13 2018 20:41 GMT
#193669
Wouldn't you rather he be golfing than sitting there with the ability to retaliate to something that wasn't actually happening?

At this point I'm all about him golfing all the time. He can't do nearly as much damage from the golf cart and Republicans can never bring up a president's leisure time to complain ever again.
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Introvert
Profile Joined April 2011
United States4921 Posts
January 13 2018 21:05 GMT
#193670
On January 14 2018 05:33 Saryph wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2018 04:42 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Asking a dumb question, but where the fuck is the POTUS during all of this? Why has he not issued a statement?

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/952264150813675520


https://twitter.com/ColMorrisDavis/status/952258711829073920

Where else on the weekend?



This criticism rates at least an 8 on the stupid criticism scale.

Also the golfing issue is optics, although that doesn't bother me much anyways. At least he's at his own clubs? idk. I'm waiting for a Foley-beheading-back-to-the-links type moment.
"But, as the conservative understands it, modification of the rules should always reflect, and never impose, a change in the activities and beliefs of those who are subject to them, and should never on any occasion be so great as to destroy the ensemble."
Saryph
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1955 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-13 21:21:58
January 13 2018 21:21 GMT
#193671
I mean, the guy spends a third of his days golfing, after criticizing Obama for golfing, when he did it a lot less, and promising he'd be too busy to golf.
zlefin
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States7689 Posts
January 13 2018 21:26 GMT
#193672
On January 14 2018 06:05 Introvert wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2018 05:33 Saryph wrote:
On January 14 2018 04:42 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Asking a dumb question, but where the fuck is the POTUS during all of this? Why has he not issued a statement?

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/952264150813675520


https://twitter.com/ColMorrisDavis/status/952258711829073920

Where else on the weekend?



This criticism rates at least an 8 on the stupid criticism scale.

Also the golfing issue is optics, although that doesn't bother me much anyways. At least he's at his own clubs? idk. I'm waiting for a Foley-beheading-back-to-the-links type moment.

an interesting side question: does being at his own clubs make it better, worse, or the same?
I don't know. reasonable arguments exist for each of those.
Great read: http://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-2016-general-election/ great book on democracy: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10671.html zlefin is grumpier due to long term illness. Ignoring some users.
OuchyDathurts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States4588 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-01-13 21:32:54
January 13 2018 21:31 GMT
#193673
On January 14 2018 06:21 Saryph wrote:
I mean, the guy spends a third of his days golfing, after criticizing Obama for golfing, when he did it a lot less, and promising he'd be too busy to golf.


Yeah, he's full of shit and so are all his supporters. But we've known he's full of shit for 40 years. While he's human garbage I'd rather the dumb dumb swing at a little ball instead of doing anything he could actively hurt people doing. Let him be a hypocrite, the odds of him doing long term damage from the golf course is significantly lower. He'll be gone sooner or later, it's all about damage control until that glorious day.

On January 14 2018 06:26 zlefin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2018 06:05 Introvert wrote:
On January 14 2018 05:33 Saryph wrote:
On January 14 2018 04:42 {CC}StealthBlue wrote:
Asking a dumb question, but where the fuck is the POTUS during all of this? Why has he not issued a statement?

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedNews/status/952264150813675520


https://twitter.com/ColMorrisDavis/status/952258711829073920

Where else on the weekend?



This criticism rates at least an 8 on the stupid criticism scale.

Also the golfing issue is optics, although that doesn't bother me much anyways. At least he's at his own clubs? idk. I'm waiting for a Foley-beheading-back-to-the-links type moment.

an interesting side question: does being at his own clubs make it better, worse, or the same?
I don't know. reasonable arguments exist for each of those.


Obviously worse from a corruption standpoint. He's funneling taxpayer money directly into his own pockets which is dictator shit. I'd much prefer him to be golfing someplace else. But I'd rather him golf than kill everyone on earth so I'll take it at this point.
LiquidDota Staff
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24764 Posts
January 13 2018 21:33 GMT
#193674
Obama often golfed locally which also cost the taxpayers way less than trips to Florida. The degree to which Trump is a hypocrite when it comes to golf is also really repulsive.
ModeratorThere are animal crackers for people and there are people crackers for animals.
Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10665 Posts
January 13 2018 22:01 GMT
#193675
Might as well rename this thread to the “Trump Bashing Thread”
Skol
zlefin
Profile Blog Joined October 2012
United States7689 Posts
January 13 2018 22:03 GMT
#193676
On January 14 2018 07:01 Emnjay808 wrote:
Might as well rename this thread to the “Trump Bashing Thread”

nah, the thread is only half trump bashing. there's still a fair amount of other US politics. and ofc trump really does deserve to be bashed.
making a separate thread just for bashing was proposed and denied.
Great read: http://shorensteincenter.org/news-coverage-2016-general-election/ great book on democracy: http://press.princeton.edu/titles/10671.html zlefin is grumpier due to long term illness. Ignoring some users.
{CC}StealthBlue
Profile Blog Joined January 2003
United States41117 Posts
January 13 2018 22:17 GMT
#193677
A statement from the POTUS

"Smokey, this is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules."
Ciaus_Dronu
Profile Joined June 2017
South Africa1848 Posts
January 13 2018 22:18 GMT
#193678
On January 14 2018 07:01 Emnjay808 wrote:
Might as well rename this thread to the “Trump Bashing Thread”


It's US politics.
Trump is naturally going to be central to that, especially given his... uh... particular ruling features. Maybe it wouldn't be so much bashing if he did his damn job without making the world feel like he was trying to push the sand down humanity's collective hourglass as fast as possible for someone with his... youthful energy.
Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22168 Posts
January 13 2018 22:19 GMT
#193679
On January 14 2018 07:01 Emnjay808 wrote:
Might as well rename this thread to the “Trump Bashing Thread”

Is it a Trump Bashing Thread because its designed to bash Trump or is it because Trump does something stupid worth bashing almost daily?
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
Emnjay808
Profile Blog Joined September 2011
United States10665 Posts
January 13 2018 22:26 GMT
#193680
Seems like trump stopped appeasing to NK what bush and Obama has been doing for years and now we’re experiencing turbulence when NK doesn’t get their way.
Skol
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