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by Ptolemy_Banana
Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:03 pm
Forum: General
Topic: When 'My bad' just doesn't cut it
Replies: 27
Views: 5403

Re: When 'My bad' just doesn't cut it

Normally when I get drunk I yeall at my colleague bbecause he has stupid fucking opinons about Of Mice and Men liike, it is an American classic aboutn lonleiness and disappointment m\aybe go fuck yourself, son Of Mice and Men is pretty much the only book ever to have made me teary eyed...alright, C...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: When 'My bad' just doesn't cut it
Replies: 27
Views: 5403

Re: When 'My bad' just doesn't cut it

Aels, have you been drinking?
by Ptolemy_Banana
Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Is this supposed to be feminism?
Replies: 36
Views: 6239

Re: Is this supposed to be feminism?

Gendo...fucking hell man.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:54 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Is this supposed to be feminism?
Replies: 36
Views: 6239

Re: Is this supposed to be feminism?

The message I get from that video is that violence towards women, slut-shaming, internalised-misogyny and objectification of women all contribute to rape culture, therefore contributing towards actual instances of rape. I seriously doubt that the narrator's point is to suggest that witnessing random...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: autism
Replies: 16
Views: 3750

Re: autism

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by Ptolemy_Banana
Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:27 pm
Forum: General
Topic: When 'My bad' just doesn't cut it
Replies: 27
Views: 5403

Re: When 'My bad' just doesn't cut it

America is like Mexico's sex-crazed and retard-strong brother.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: Extrajudicial Executions
Replies: 17
Views: 3859

Re: Extrajudicial Executions

You may.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Cry you fuckers CRY!
Replies: 3
Views: 1717

Re: Cry you fuckers CRY!

http://www.eonline.com/news/646159/this-adorable-little-girl-crying-over-mufasa-s-death-in-the-lion-king-will-break-your-disney-heart-all-over-again" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Is it just my browser or is there no video on that page? Also, is this the most asinine obser...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Apr 16, 2015 12:24 am
Forum: General
Topic: Singapore Maths' Puzzle
Replies: 61
Views: 11449

Re: Singapore Maths' Puzzle

CashRules wrote:Has anybody actually named their kid Cheryl in the past 40 years?
I think the last man named Albert had a piercing named after him.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:51 am
Forum: Food
Topic: Chicken & Waffles
Replies: 2
Views: 2079

Re: Chicken & Waffles

Unvoiced_Apollo wrote:On a side note, I have a friend who thought it was racist to order it.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:43 am
Forum: General
Topic: Extrajudicial Executions
Replies: 17
Views: 3859

Re: Extrajudicial Executions

Is this thread about the incident that happened back in 2006? Or have there been multiple incidents like this? Which involved a Swiss-Guatemalan police chief who got a life sentence last year? This guy who looks like he's gone to a fancy dress party as 'Corrupt Central American Cop'? http://files.ne...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: Singapore Maths' Puzzle
Replies: 61
Views: 11449

Re: Singapore Maths' Puzzle

I have a new found respect for kids that go to school in Singapore: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32297367 I think this is actually relatively hard for 15 year olds. In fact I showed it round the guys (and gals!) at work today and most of them didn't even know how to solve it let alone come ...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Apr 15, 2015 8:20 am
Forum: General
Topic: Singapore Maths' Puzzle
Replies: 61
Views: 11449

Re: Singapore Maths' Puzzle

Fck problems that are not written in mathematic language... [flameangry] The way it is phrased I can't figure out what Cheryl tells Albert and Bernard. "Cheryl then tells Albert and Bernard separately the month and the day of her birthday respectively." This means, in English language as ...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Apr 13, 2015 5:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: In case you didn't know,
Replies: 12
Views: 2562

Re: In case you didn't know,

What a time to be alive.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:12 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: So I finally watched The Big Lebowski.
Replies: 13
Views: 3495

Re: So I finally watched The Big Lebowski.

A lot of people have been underwhelmed on first viewing. It's the kind of movie which improves on mature reflection and repeat viewing.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:09 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: So I've decided to watch all the Fast and Furious movies
Replies: 11
Views: 2718

Re: So I've decided to watch all the Fast and Furious movies

I don't doubt it, but they brought back Vin Diesel, simultaneously saving the franchise and his career.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Apr 13, 2015 9:03 am
Forum: General
Topic: Ted Nugent: Professional Dick
Replies: 5
Views: 2119

Re: Ted Nugent: Professional Dick

That guy could do with some Guatemalan police chief style justice.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Apr 13, 2015 8:54 am
Forum: General
Topic: Extrajudicial Executions
Replies: 17
Views: 3859

Re: Extrajudicial Executions

No more than two days later an operation by the police is launched, there are shootings and 7 inmates end up dead in the shootings. The police took the jail back. So all good right? WELL NO! Further investigation proved that the inmates that were killed, were subdued by the police, they were lined ...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Sun Apr 12, 2015 3:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: In case you didn't know,
Replies: 12
Views: 2562

Re: In case you didn't know,

OurGloriousLeader wrote:Those gifs with people speaking rarely have well synced lips.
How's this one?

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by Ptolemy_Banana
Sun Apr 12, 2015 12:10 pm
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: I saw this movie on Netflix called 'Copenhagen'
Replies: 7
Views: 2185

Re: I saw this movie on Netflix called 'Copenhagen'

Cassius Clay wrote:I need someone to tell me how to feel about this movie.
Frightened and horny?
by Ptolemy_Banana
Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:25 am
Forum: Movies & Television
Topic: So I've decided to watch all the Fast and Furious movies
Replies: 11
Views: 2718

Re: So I've decided to watch all the Fast and Furious movies

It's a weird franchise. Largely critically unloved for the first 4 films, it's like they decided that writing decent scripts might help them from the fifth movie on, and the box office numbers have gone through the roof. Check out the respective figures from Rotten Tomatoes and Box Office Mojo. The ...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:14 am
Forum: General
Topic: LOL Argentina: Not sure if you people heard the Top Gear incident
Replies: 26
Views: 5014

Re: LOL Argentina: Not sure if you people heard the Top Gear incident

Britain should have invaded Argentina then and just took over. How fucked up does a country have to be to think it has a legitimate claim on a few small islands that were never part of Argentina in the first damn place? Well nowhere was part of anywhere in the first place, so like all territorial c...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 25, 2015 6:53 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fighting religion's sexism with religious feminisn- Reza Aslan
Replies: 33
Views: 6049

Re: Fighting religion's sexism with religious feminisn- Reza Aslan

I don't think Latin American countries are major producers of any of the things you list, except fruit, and oil in the case of Venezuela. Don't get me wrong, I don't doubt that your resources are being exploited by multi-national companies and I'm well aware of how globalization works. I just don't...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:59 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Happy Birthday Simon!
Replies: 12
Views: 3321

Re: Happy Birthday Simon!

I was hoping to be the first to post this. Keep on rocking, Simon, and rest in power, Jack!
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 7:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Fighting religion's sexism with religious feminisn- Reza Aslan
Replies: 33
Views: 6049

Re: Fighting religion's sexism with religious feminisn- Reza Aslan

What resources is Latin America wealthy in? Ummm... gold, niquel, titanium, uranium, fruit, energy (hidro plants, biodiesel, oil... etc). Those resources get exploited and sold by foreign transnational enterprises. It's very likely that the raw materials used to make your cellphone came from here. ...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:25 pm
Forum: Religion & Spirituality
Topic: Apart from Gendo
Replies: 28
Views: 7651

Re: Apart from Gendo

Blade Azaezel wrote:I generally try not to be a dick
Try harder.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Essay writing services are evil
Replies: 7
Views: 2707

Re: Essay writing services are evil

I never knew such things existed, they're pretty disgraceful. Saying that their services are 100% plagiarism free...well that means they either genuinely don't know what the word means or they're insulting you by suggesting you don't!
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Marriage and taking the other's name
Replies: 35
Views: 6134

Re: Marriage and taking the other's name

Whitey wrote:
BruceSmith78 wrote:Wait, did Whitey just propose to Liszt? [eek]
Nah. I'm just using us as an example as a couple. As if we do last, the name thing will come up.
Taking her name would be a good way of really confusing people round your area.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:01 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Alfalfa males
Replies: 4
Views: 1694

Re: Alfalfa males

aels wrote:I did not.
Prepare to be horrified by random neighbours' gardens.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Arguing with your significant other
Replies: 10
Views: 2835

Re: Arguing with your significant other

So, if you have an argument with your SO and you both go to bed angry...then the next day, while there's still tension, they say "is the rest of the day going to be like this?"...are they not sort of implying that it is your responsibility to "fix" the tension and end the fight?...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:44 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Fighting religion's sexism with religious feminisn- Reza Aslan
Replies: 33
Views: 6049

Re: Fighting religion's sexism with religious feminisn- Reza Aslan

Not really. If you look at the highly religious countries, you'll see something interesting, and that is what they all share in common is that they are wealthy in resources controlled by foreign interests, like Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Brunei, Iran, etc, etc. even Latin America where Christianity ...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: General
Topic: "Not-pot leaf gets 6th-grader in big trouble"
Replies: 12
Views: 4194

Re: "Not-pot leaf gets 6th-grader in big trouble"

I'm here for you, dude.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Fighting religion's sexism with religious feminisn- Reza Aslan
Replies: 33
Views: 6049

Re: Fighting religion's sexism with religious feminisn- Reza Aslan

Well that is... disappointing. I guess he was trying to point out that the islamic problem is a cultural problem, which I agree. Muslims take their religion waaaay too seriously and that's mostly because of their culture. If taking the religion seriously makes it a problem, then surely the religion...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:42 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Wiccan response to Georgia's Religious Freedom bill is....
Replies: 4
Views: 1698

Re: Wiccan response to Georgia's Religious Freedom bill is....

Very good, up there with the Satanist monument at the Oklahoma City Capitol.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:28 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Kanye and "Unlikable" artists
Replies: 19
Views: 4451

Re: Kanye and "Unlikable" artists

I can separate the art from the artist. I'm not giving up my Jim'll Fix It box-sets for anybody.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Marriage and taking the other's name
Replies: 35
Views: 6134

Re: Marriage and taking the other's name

There has to be a name if only for children sake because the hyphen thing only works for so many generations. Hah, good point! If the hyphen thing became the standard, then you'd have to deal with 2 people with hyphenated names marrying each other, and so on until people had ridiculously long names...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:21 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Marriage and taking the other's name
Replies: 35
Views: 6134

Re: Marriage and taking the other's name

A friend of mine is getting married and his fiancée wants him to give her a good reason why he shouldn't take her name rather than her taking his name. And other than resorting to "it's traditional" (which seems really lame considering how non-traditional their lives are) neither he nor I...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Wed Mar 18, 2015 4:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: "Not-pot leaf gets 6th-grader in big trouble"
Replies: 12
Views: 4194

Re: "Not-pot leaf gets 6th-grader in big trouble"

The fact that this newspaper has piced up the story at the point where the parents of the child are suing the school board for the 'havoc wreaked upon the boy's psyche' makes me immediately suspicious. Unfortunately, the whole article is so poorly put together that I can't imagine there's any real i...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:32 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Alfalfa males
Replies: 4
Views: 1694

Re: Alfalfa males

Did you know that swingers surreptitiously announce their presence to like-minded couples by growing pampas grass in their front garden?
by Ptolemy_Banana
Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: Mmmmmmmm....pi
Replies: 13
Views: 3138

Re: Mmmmmmmm....pi

If they made sense, they wouldn't be American.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Sat Mar 07, 2015 1:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Thoughts on appropriating anger?
Replies: 28
Views: 6087

Re: Thoughts on appropriating anger?

Rightly or wrongly people get angry. Exactly. If telling someone what they are allowed be angry about is called 'tone policing', then 'tone policing' is a euphemism for being a dick. Some people will react angrily when they see injustice, while some are able to take a more measured tone, the point ...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Laughing at people
Replies: 3
Views: 763

Re: Laughing at people

And now I can never unhear it! How did I never notice that before?
by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Laughing at people
Replies: 3
Views: 763

Laughing at people

It's not really cool to laugh at people and their lifestyle choices when they're just hanging out having fun. However, it's fun to laugh at those things when they're set to the Thomas the Tank Engine theme tune.

by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Burnt pancake
Replies: 2
Views: 1471

Re: Burnt pancake

Whatever happened to that guy?

I hope that article was translated using Google Translate or somesuch.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: This person is making really bizarre accusations against Keanu
Replies: 8
Views: 2640

Re: This person is making really bizarre accusations against Keanu

This person clearly has psychological problems and needs help. This kind of behaviour can eventually manifest offline and someone could get hurt. I just hope that she's not as horrible a human being as Grey Malkin and that someone will reach out to help here.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:44 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Message for White people: Feel lucky you are white
Replies: 12
Views: 3278

Re: Message for White people: Feel lucky you are white

Feeling ashamed to be white seems as odd to me as feeling proud to be white. Feeling fortunate, on the other hand, makes sense.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Thu Mar 05, 2015 8:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Fox News: Hollywood marginalizes men
Replies: 29
Views: 5893

Re: Fox News: Hollywood marginalizes men

I'm going to ignore the ignorant opinions about the Godfather and simply say that this is a classic example of privilege seeing any reduction of privilege as oppression.
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:24 pm
Forum: Religion & Spirituality
Topic: Apart from Gendo
Replies: 28
Views: 7651

Re: Apart from Gendo

aels wrote:They're all my sister's boyfriend, is what I'm saying [none]
[sad]
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:22 pm
Forum: Religion & Spirituality
Topic: Apart from Gendo
Replies: 28
Views: 7651

Re: Apart from Gendo

It's not the losing friendship that concerns me it's the negative input into the discussions. And they may make the jokes about YOUR Christianity, but they are very down on Christianity as a whole let alone discussing something with supernatural tones. The one time I tried to discuss something back...
by Ptolemy_Banana
Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:00 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Not all Tories are evil
Replies: 1
Views: 833

Not all Tories are evil

Some of them are just really fucking stupid.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... tredinnick

I've said it before and I'll say it again, democracy doesn't work.