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I wasn't even the one who wanted this argument in the first place but okay
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pjbasis posted...

So you just actively avoid discussion then. Fine.

When did I ever indicate I wanted discussion in the first place?
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pjbasis posted...

Erase my first post then, it's poorly worded, but my point that I find your opinion baffling is still there. I don't get "hung up" on details that are pure value judgements like that.

I'm uncomfortable with what I'm uncomfortable with. That's all you need to know.

pjbasis posted...

Guys are also straying into the innocuous spoiler territory. I don't know that pedophile is really the right word here lol.

Sexually attracted to pubescent boys for whatever reason is pedophilia.
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pjbasis posted...

Deal with it? Why can't we just have a discussion about?

Because instead of opening up with an invitation for a discussion, you opened up with this:

pjbasis posted...

You judge characters in a show as if they were real people bowser.

It's baffling to me

Then proceeded to ramble when I explained my views.

You gave me every reason not to discuss it with you.

colliding posted...

like it's fine to hate the character. but I think it's immature to think of a character as "bad" because he's a pedophile. you gotta have more reasons than that. not saying that's what you're doing, either.

I acknowledge the last sentence, but I'm still gonna respond to this. I'm not saying he's a bad character. I'm saying I hate him and not in the "fun to hate" sort of way that most villains fall under.

Hence the reason I'm not bringing up the other stuff he does because if I was judging him as a real person, I would've. Which baffles me - someone accuses me of doing something, and then immediately points out that I'm not doing it.

EDIT: Also you should put a spoiler tag on that bit.
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Kenri posted...

KamikazePotato posted...

Meth and heroin are absolutely horrendous for you. I've seen cases in-person of people who had their lives entirely ruined by it. Putting them in the same breath as alcohol or weed is both ignorant and dangerous.

I think it's weird to imply here that the average person doesn't see way more cases of people whose lives have been ruined by alcohol.

Like I don't think any of us are going to have a representative sample from anecdotal experience but still, alcohol can definitely really easily ruin someone's life.

Not at the rate meth and heroin do, though.

Anything can ruin someone's life if they get addicted to it. Doesn't mean it's meth or heroin.
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mnkboy907 posted...

I think we can at least all agree that arguing over the posts complaining about arguing is the real highlight of the topic.

I'm quite proud of myself for that achievement
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pjbasis posted...

I disagree that it's just played for laughs, it's an important part of his character.

You can have a problem with that aspect but to tear the whole thing down is extremely shallow.

Tell me where I said it's just played for laughs.

Because I never said that.

I said that I hate that it is played for laughs. At all.

Also, rambling noted. For some reason, you're stanning for this character. I hate him for something, and the fact that it's important to his character doesn't suddenly redeem that something - if anything, that is why I hate him in the first place.

Deal with it, because I'm not gonna justify my opinions to someone who can't seem to handle them.
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pjbasis posted...

You judge characters in a show as if they were real people bowser.

It's baffling to me

How in the flying fuck does "I am deeply uncomfortable with this character being a pedophile and being played for laughs" become "I am judging this character as a real person"?

No, seriously, I'm waiting to hear your logic on this.
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Mr Lasastryke posted...

NFUN posted...

the real issue isn't the crime but the revelation.

when the revelation is repeated 3000 times and adds 0% to the discussion, yes, it is.

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OliviaTremor posted...

Just talk with him. So many people are going to such extremes.

Just talk with him. Figure out who his dealer is then be like ' oh he's notorious for cutting his product and selling it for too much. I'll sell to you for cheap and you already know I'm not shady'. Get his business. Then slowly start cutting his meth over time until you're pretty much just giving him crystallized sugar and it's all profit. And he'll be off the drug.

Then you say 'seems you've built up a tolerance to meth, have you tried heroine?'

You sly motherfucker.
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SeabassDebeste posted...

ExThaNemesis posted...

I deliberately changed my post coz of that. I avoided naming one of the arcs for you.

appreciate me

I do appreciate that!

I had no idea Hisoka would even be part of the show after this arc, though. He seemed like a possible arc villain who would be taken down/killed/otherwise removed from the show at the end of it.

Sorry about that - I wasn't even aware that could be considered a spoiler. I'll be more careful next time.
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I'm so glad I got my hands on the open beta - I can already see this one causing quite a commotion.
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MysticBrohan posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

Mac Arrowny posted...

The faster pacing for the Hunter Exams is much appreciated, since it's the worst arc IMO.

I think I agree with this statement, but more by default than in the actual spirit of it.

It's the arc I like least anyways.

The rest are all great except for one problem, and it's a problem this arc shares.

And that problem's name is Hisoka.

He's not even fun to hate. I just hate him, and I hate the fact that he exists as he does.

literally the best character you fool

...Uh, no?

First of all, there's the (ACTUAL SPOILERS) pedophilia, which the show keeps playing off as comic relief after an upcoming arc, but just makes me literally sick to my stomach. The fact that they continue the joke with Palm sucks, too. They're both cringe incarnate.
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NFUN posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

You know, I know I've complained about these arguments in the past, but...

At this point, I'm gonna say it. The complaining about the arguments has become far more annoying than the arguments themselves could possibly be.

Wrong!

No, I know I'm right. Of course, as one of the annoying ones yourself, you probably can't see it that way.

redrocket posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

You know, I know I've complained about these arguments in the past, but...

At this point, I'm gonna say it. The complaining about the arguments has become far more annoying than the arguments themselves could possibly be.

Too bad.

So what I'm getting from your post is, everyone should stop complaining about how annoying things are.

I'm okay with that.
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You know, I know I've complained about these arguments in the past, but...

At this point, I'm gonna say it. The complaining about the arguments has become far more annoying than the arguments themselves could possibly be.
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Mac Arrowny posted...

The faster pacing for the Hunter Exams is much appreciated, since it's the worst arc IMO.

I think I agree with this statement, but more by default than in the actual spirit of it.

It's the arc I like least anyways.

The rest are all great except for one problem, and it's a problem this arc shares.

And that problem's name is Hisoka.

He's not even fun to hate. I just hate him, and I hate the fact that he exists as he does.
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Zachnorn posted...

Obligatory "everything is overrated"

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pjbasis posted...

I never really compared it to weed or alcohol, but it might be just as possible to use in a controlled recreational manner.

I don't think drugs are really the slippery slopes of death people make them out to be.

I agree that they aren't the slippery slope of death... usually.

Meth and heroin, however, are definitely the slippery slope of death.

I do think they deserve careful study in a scientific environment, though. But as recreational drugs go, though, absolutely not.
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Panthera posted...

Seginustemple posted...

BowserCuffs posted...

Though it sounds like he might've been one of those kinds of comedians that would've called his audience too PC if they boo'd him off the stage.

Probably, but by the same token it'd take an unusually prudish audience to boo George Carlin offstage

I don't know, this is a guy who joked about being annoyed that he can't make jokes at airports about Arabic guys replacing his suitcase with a bomb, and said "I think rape is hilarious!", there's definitely a lot of people that would be offended by his routine, although they'd be conflicted because when he's not saying that stuff he's ranting about how much he hates Republicans and they'd eat that shit up.

I'm actually really annoyed at how fickle some Democrats can be.

A racist jack-ass is still a racist jack-ass whether he's bashing Republicans or Democrats.
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pjbasis posted...

Is meth really a one and done drug like you guys are saying though?

You guys sound like republicans about weed

I have no idea if it's that "one and done", but the harm that meth causes is well-recorded and scientifically valid, whereas marijuana has a lot of stuff made up about it, with actual scientific research treating it more favorably.

Is there falsehoods about meth? Yeah, probably, but even with that in mind, it's still not comparable to weed or alcohol.
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swirIdude posted...

I wish I could fall asleep that fast...

I end up going to sleep anywhere from half an hour to three hours after I go to bed.

The half an hour is *minimum*. Even when I haven't slept in 48 hours.
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I haven't listened to any of Carlin's acts but from what I'm hearing here, his humor is just not my style.

But then my sense of humor is stupid millennial humor anyways so I'm not really in a place to judge.

Though it sounds like he might've been one of those kinds of comedians that would've called his audience too PC if they boo'd him off the stage.
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I know this is a joke topic but considering I've had a sleeping disorder since birth, the title is such a mood.
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Have you tried eating more carbs?
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MysticBrohan posted...

breakfast 4/30/18:
ONE sausage
TWO fried eggs
ONE hash brown
ONE serving of beans
ONE piece of toast (butter and jelly)
ONE cup of coffee (cream)
TWO glasses of water

approximate end of consumption:
9:25am

approximate beginning of hunger:
11:35am

Needs more carbs.
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eat better food
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To be blunt, there's also some degree of knowing your audience.

Lamenting about how people are too PC to laugh at your jokes just tells me that you're a stale comedian who can't adapt with the times.

Granted, roasts are a specific form of comedy, and in that sense, knowing your audience has a different meaning. And Wolf did her job well.
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I haven't seen any movies that have come out this year - I can't exactly get out to the theaters.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Non compete for sandwiches? Either way, non competes are basically unenforceable anywhere in the US

They don't have to be as long as people believe they are.
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foolm0r0n posted...

Punnyz posted...

Now Jimmy Johns

THERES a bland ass place

I take it home and bake it and add salt and spices and it's actually really good cuz the ingredients are nice. Can't believe people like it as is though.

I think they make pretty good sandwiches, I just don't think the quality is worth the price and the non-compete clause they make their employees agree to.

I'm aware Subway likely dicks over their employees, too, but a non-compete agreement is one of those things that is especially evil when the majority of work that a young person can get falls within the competition.
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BlueCrystalTear posted...

I only go to Subway for the Meatball Marinara or some other kind of melt when my preferred food cart (a grilled cheese/melts place) isn't there. I go to a small regional chain for cold-cut subs that's basically a superior Jimmy John's.

Why anyone would go to Subway for a non-toasted sub is beyond me.

Not everyone has regional sub restaurants.
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I've had good sandwiches from Jimmy John's, but it's not good enough to justify visiting them, especially since their policies are shitty to their employees. As in, stuff that's universal to *all* Jimmy Johns.
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HaRRicH posted...

EDIT: plus, why does he care? He doesn't want to attend anyway.

http://data.tumblr.com/3fc445c2d99a7db8c0fbf36ddfff95bd/tumblr_nrxaafTJNe1s1l82co1_raw.png
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I think part of the problem with *any* restaurant review can be summed up as "My experiences with local Subway has tainted my opinion of the franchise."

Individual stores can have bad vegetables and such due to bad management, and I imagine where they get their produce can contribute to that (especially distance-wise).

As for not baking in-store, I doubt that. Every single Subway I've been into has ovens where they bake their bread. The only difference is, the dough comes in from the outside, ready-to-bake they don't make the dough there themselves.

That being said, they might be letting the bread get a bit more stale than they should, and that might be what people are thinking about.

Anecdote here, slightly off the subject - I used to love going to pizza hut. Their pizzas were flavorful, crusts were fantastic, selections were amazing, and the dine-in experience was fantastic.
Then Applebees moved to a new location, and Pizza Hut got dragged along with them... and ended up with a much smaller location with much less staff. The pizza turned flavorless, the dine-in experience was practically non-existent... the food went to shit.

Apparently, Applebee's went to shit after they moved, too. We haven't been to the new location, just going by hearsay.

So basically - your dining experience at any franchise is likely dependent on the restaurant itself. Subway can be shit in one place, and a dining delight in another location.
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Dancedreamer posted...

So a man was found Not Guilty based on the Gay Panic Defense in Texas...

Why is this still a thing? I mean there's no Rape Panic Defense. Because Cyntoia Brown is still in jail for killing the man who purchased her when she was 16.

Ugh...

Don't forget that in many states, the "Trans Panic Defense" still applies, too.

I forget if the state I live in is one of them.

It seems the best way to get away with manslaughter in this country is to be a fragile, easily scared man.
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Tyrant does something vaguely non-tyrantish.

People sing his praises.
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Hope for the best, prepare for the worst, expect something in the middle.
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Probably an hour.

After which, I'll HAVE to shift position.

My cat was remarkably patient with that - he'd just find a new position easily. Or he'd get bored before I did.

I miss him.
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I think it's the second one that I'm thinking about.

I don't remember those specific episodes having a special version.
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Eerieka posted...

HxH 2011 only has one OP. The visuals change for each arc and it flips between two verses, but the song is the same all the way through.

Technically speaking, I feel like the first time the visuals change, they switch to using a remastered version of the song.

At least it *felt* like a remastered version.
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The thing about politics is everything is posturing until actions of consequence are taken.

There's also the fact that North Korea will probably still be a dystopian hellhole even after peace is made.
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I'm surprisingly neutral on whether KH3 will come out this year or not.

On one hand, that'd be wonderful to finally see it released.

On the other hand, I'm also prepared for it to come out a year or two from now.

I've accepted both possibilities - can't be disappointed that way.
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I'm... oddly relieved. I didn't want to admit to myself that I didn't like the trailers but now that this has happened, I can say for sure.

So now there's a chance that, if it comes out, I'll like the new product more.

I could also hate it more but oh well.

Still, what the hell. This was an annoying waste of time and money and human resources.
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Again, I remember Chuck E. Cheese's pizza being like... the stuff of dreams.

When I was 5.

Maybe shitty cardboard pizza tastes better when you're a kid and it's associated with fun arcade games and stuff?
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Fact:

Republicans keep wanting to introduce additional hoops for voters to jump through in order to vote even though voter fraud is at an all time low. This alone should be a red flag.

And just to put it into perspective, my mother couldn't get that handy little sticker on her driver's license because her birth certificate didn't have the right indentations on it. The same birth certificate she used to join the navy is not valid for a "Real ID" that satisfies all the hoops Republicans have introduced to prove who she is. Thankfully, our city doesn't require it to vote, but if they ever did, Mom, a veteran who served our country, wouldn't be allowed to vote.

Of course, Republicans consider the all-time high of 0.01% food stamp fraud worthy over screwing thousands of people over by introducing stricter standards to food stamps that make it harder for *everyone* on the program to get what they need in order to *live*, but it's obvious to anyone who hasn't drunk the kool-aid just how much Republicans hate the poor.

And that's pretty much why the poor tend to prefer voting Democrat as long as they're paying attention - they know who hates the poor, and who at least pretends to like the poor in order to get votes.
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The worst thing that happens is you spend money on disappointing pizza.

The best thing that happens is you spend money on pizza that makes you happy or nostalgic.

Personally, as a kid, I remember loving Chuck E. Cheese's pizza... but that was *well* over a decade ago, and standards change and all that.
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Punnyz posted...

also if we're talking about in the comfort of your own home

I played 2 MMORPGs with my shitty dial up in high school

Priston Tale and Ragnarok

Oh man, I'd been trying to remember the name of Priston Tale for years now.

Thanks!
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Jakyl25 posted...

Dems can ALWAYS snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

Unfortunately.
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Ragnarok Online, during the open beta when it was first coming to America.

Or... it might have been Dark Age of Camelot, through my sister's account..

I don't remember which I tried first.
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I have issues with One Piece that prevent me from agreeing with anyone who says it's the best.

However, I'm certainly not going to argue the point. Different strokes for different folks.
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