RANT: i am obese and on a phone

[ossizen]

Didn't take the religious crazies long to jump all over the Conn. shootings.

The religious argument notwithstanding, there are some people you simply cannot rehabilitate. The mass murderer from yesterday is one of many examples.

Everyone has a sense of right and wrong, albeit a vast minority of them are so warped.

You don't need to be religious to have some sort of ethics/moral compass. Even atheists are responsible people.

It's the smallest group of people that crave attention in any shape or form they can get.

[Lencho]

3rd day in a row of cloudy and off and on raining. Mostly on.

All of Fee-nicks must be in a panic!

[Lencho]

Even atheists are responsible people.

Thanks, friend.

[therorschach]

3rd day in a row of cloudy and off and on raining. Mostly on.

F*ck dude, that sucks. Stay safe, man.

[Final_Rep]

3rd day in a row of cloudy and off and on raining. Mostly on.

Yeah...

It's -40 degrees here. Ambient.

[Hola Bola]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/momen...umanity-this-y


Friggin' awesome.

Very inspiring stuff.

[Hishiad]

Man Oss, I didn't realize you use to be so tiny!!! You've added something north of 60 lbs it seems! Pretty awesome stuff man!

[mjw8204]

3rd day in a row of cloudy and off and on raining. Mostly on.

That's like eight months out of the year where I am.

[Final_Rep]

That's like eight months out of the year where I am.

Oregon Coast? Yeah it rains a lot there, almost as much as where I lived in Alaska (Yakutat) which is saying a lot. But the Oregon Coast is possibly one of the most beautiful places on Earth too, IMHO, so it balances out

Edit: A guy named Marc Adamus is from Oregon, he's one of my photography inspirations: http://1x.com/photo/51626/portfolio/99579

[mjw8204]

Oregon Coast? Yeah it rains a lot there, almost as much as where I lived in Alaska (Yakutat) which is saying a lot. But the Oregon Coast is possibly one of the most beautiful places on Earth too, IMHO, so it balances out

Southwest Washington, just across the border from Portland. It rains even more on the coast. And yes, the Oregon coast is pretty awesome.

[Hishiad]

Just saw this, thought I'd share:

Morgan Freeman's statement about these random shootings....

"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are ho
usehold names, but do you know the name of a single victim of Columbine? Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem."

[Final_Rep]

Just saw this, thought I'd share:

Morgan Freeman's statement about these random shootings...

....

Because they don't sell. So congratulations, people who buy sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem."

I like Morgan Freeman, but he's just plain wrong here. I fixed his quote. I don't know why we insist on blaming the media when it's our own people who enable the media to even exist in the first place. Stop watching Fox News! Stop watching CNN! That's the real fix here. Not blaming them for making something that we choose to watch.

Edit: Beyond that, there's freedom of speech. They're allowed to report the news however they want. Just like we're allowed to vote with our eyes and wallets and force them to stop.

[Farley1324]

Just saw this, thought I'd share:

Morgan Freeman's statement about these random shootings....

"You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here's why.

It's because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are ho
usehold names, but do you know the name of a single victim of Columbine? Disturbed people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he'll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN's article says that if the body count "holds up", this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer's face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer's identity? None that I've seen yet. Because they don't sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you've just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man's name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem."

RE: What has changed.

What has changed is that the media worships people based upon how many innocents they can kill. You want to be famous? You want to make a splash? Go kill a bunch of people, children preferable...then everybody will know who you are, and remember you. You will, at least temporarily, become the most popularly discussed person in the country.

Great minds think alike

[kvk1]

Yeah, you're a regular Socrates.

[GREENFEATHER]

I found a pictar of Dom, lol.

[theshoupguy]

Slow cooked a pork shoulder in a mix of root beer, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and sriracha last night.

After being pulled into pieces, it is currently being cooked into a chili with a volatile blend of crushed red peppers, chili powder, and ghost chili sea salt.

It smells absolutely painful.

[mjw8204]

Slow cooked a pork shoulder in a mix of root beer, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and sriracha last night.

After being pulled into pieces, it is currently being cooked into a chili with a volatile blend of crushed red peppers, chili powder, and ghost chili sea salt.

It smells absolutely painful.

Hope you have a box of popsicles in the freezer.

[Final_Rep]

Slow cooked a pork shoulder in a mix of root beer, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and sriracha last night.

After being pulled into pieces, it is currently being cooked into a chili with a volatile blend of crushed red peppers, chili powder, and ghost chili sea salt.

It smells absolutely painful.

Sounds pretty good. Also, I am glad to be nowhere near the same room as you after you eat that.

Hope you have a box of popsicles in the freezer.

Let's see if I actually read the humor of a post correctly: You didn't intend for him to use those popsicles... in his mouth.

[theshoupguy]

Hope you have a box of popsicles in the freezer.

I think I adequately prepared my anus based on the chicken wings from earlier in the week.

I appreciate the concern though.

[mjw8204]

Let's see if I actually read the humor of a post correctly: You didn't intend for him to use those popsicles... in his mouth.

*sigh*

You are correct.

[Final_Rep]

*sigh*

You are correct.

Yes! I got one! *babyfist.jpg*

[mjw8204]

Yes! I got one! *babyfist.jpg*

You also succeeded in squeezing every last ounce of humor from it by having to explain it to yourself in front of us.

[therorschach]

You also succeeded in squeezing every last ounce of humor from it by having to explain it to yourself in front of us.

But what if the juice is worth the squeeze, friend?

[Final_Rep]

You also succeeded in squeezing every last ounce of humor from it by having to explain it to yourself in front of us.

Hmm yeah true. I'm learning though. Maybe some day I won't completely destroy a good joke.

[mAssholio]

Hi mjw

[theshoupguy]

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[Miketoc]

lol yeah. A few times I felt a little something in my throat.

Why am I not surprised?

Slow cooked a pork shoulder in a mix of root beer, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and sriracha last night.

After being pulled into pieces, it is currently being cooked into a chili with a volatile blend of crushed red peppers, chili powder, and ghost chili sea salt.

It smells absolutely painful.

That sounds pretty outstanding, except for the bhoot jolokia. Keep that **** away from me forever.

Hmm yeah true. I'm learning though. Maybe some day I won't completely destroy a good joke.

[mjw8204]

Hi mjw

Sup brah?

[ossizen]

Man Oss, I didn't realize you use to be so tiny!!! You've added something north of 60 lbs it seems! Pretty awesome stuff man!

Thanks. I was a toothpick. I could stand to lose abit of fat in my midsection though.

[mAssholio]

Sup brah?

About to head out to grab a kebab. I'm in Granada, Spain till Monday. Last I was around the rant, you had stopped fighting the (good?) fight. Was surprised to see your name and wanted to say Hullo! (lol).

Hope you're doing well.