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Topic | Why do people get history degrees? |
masticatingman 12/24/18 8:04:03 PM #35 | At least if youre gonna do law school, Id argue its the most pertinent bachelors degree you could do. (You have to get a bachelors before pursuing law school in the US). --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Iran parliament rejects ban on marriage of girls under the age of 13 |
masticatingman 12/24/18 8:02:03 PM #52 | NeonOctopus posted... Expected India --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Would it have been ok for me (supervisor) dating my subordinate? |
masticatingman 12/24/18 8:00:38 PM #9 | Nope. Just no. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Oldest person ever was 122 years old |
masticatingman 12/10/18 12:55:37 AM #29 | Paragon21XX posted... CircleOfManias posted...The article says she outlived both her daughter and grandson. Fuck that noise. Yeah, the Muslim calendar is a very common example of a lunar calendar. And its just a few days shorter than the solar one (Gregorian). So those biblical ages actually are that insane. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Myths you're sick of people perpetuating. |
masticatingman 12/10/18 12:52:24 AM #237 | If you have a wife (or partner) and kids you deserve your pay more than that single guy/gal who plows through sexual partners. Completely sidesteps meritocratic sensibilities in favor of social inclusiveness - while seeming to bypass the fact that a lot of younger guys/gals with kids probably werent financially/emotionally ready anyway. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | If God hate the gays, why did He make them? |
masticatingman 12/01/18 8:53:24 AM #18 | Religion and religious texts are both entirely man-made so I wouldn't obsess too much over it. Hell, Krishna (an avatar of Vishnu, one of the three main gods) in Hinduism actually goes out of his way to extol prostate stimulation...which I'm sure isn't gonna sway a lot of guys to go through with it but regardless. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Millenials killing industries cause they are poor |
masticatingman 12/01/18 7:50:12 AM #136 | You have to be very high earning as a millennial to really indulge, at least if youre single. Most millennials are gonna have just enough money for rent plus groceries...and then have bullshit for savings. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Whats netflix' endgame? I thought Daredevil was one of their main shows? |
masticatingman 12/01/18 7:45:43 AM #22 | Their endgame is wholly original shows/movies. Losing Disney content/copyrighted stuff will cost them a solid portion of their userbase...though I think whats already been made will remain put. Ive never seen a Netflix-made property be removed. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | If a 17 year-old is dating a 16 year-old and turns 18, is it suddenly bad? |
masticatingman 11/30/18 7:12:36 PM #8 | When you turn 18 in high school just dont try to date freshmen or sophomores. Pretty much problem solved unless psycho parents are involved. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Who's the weirdest person on CE? |
masticatingman 11/30/18 7:09:26 PM #21 | That guy who makes topics about cannibalism --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | my son thinks the jj abrams star treks are better than the originals |
masticatingman 11/30/18 7:08:37 PM #29 | CrimsonRage posted... disown him --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Poll: What do you think is the most interesting period in Germany history? |
masticatingman 11/23/18 9:38:39 AM #14 | Out of those topics, the German Empire, simply because of Bismarck. Man is a history book stalwart. If I could pick anything, I might pick something like the Sturm und drang period. Or the Reformation. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Family forgive sentinelese tribe who killed American |
masticatingman 11/23/18 7:56:19 AM #64 | I dont see the point of proselytizing anymore. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Why do people still watch Jersey Shore? |
masticatingman 11/22/18 4:47:21 PM #5 | Girls liked it for some reason. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Favorite of the earlier Disney movies? |
masticatingman 11/22/18 4:46:03 PM #14 | Dumbo. The scene where he got drunk really left an impression on me when I was younger. Beyond the theme, just the animation was dope. Though to be fair, I'm sure if I was a girl or effeminate I would've certainly liked one of the princess-themed movies more for what they were. In the 80's and 90's though I think Disney started doing a much better job of making movies that could also appeal to boys - I mean, The Great Mouse Detective was pretty damn masculine in tone looking back. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | You know one thing millennials definitely haven't ruined? Food. |
masticatingman 11/22/18 4:40:14 PM #21 | My dad is a baby boomer and still goes to Micky Dee's pretty religiously on his business trips. I think 90% of why is because of nostalgia. As far as the shitty sit-down chain restaurants all over America like Applebee's or TGI Friday's, I would blame Gen X just as much for keeping them alive for the last few decades and being too lazy to do anything better. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Am I biased in my decades assessment? 70s-great music, 80s-decent music/alright |
masticatingman 11/22/18 12:40:30 PM #5 | Popular music wise Id go 60s, 90s, 70s, 80s, 00s=50s, 2010s. 90s is mostly buoyed by old school rap though. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Violent dog bursts into school and injures 12 kids. |
masticatingman 11/22/18 12:37:11 PM #89 | Bigger dogs were honestly pretty terrifying to me up til young high school age. I am guessing you got a ton of dog apologists on CE. Yeah, theyre overall great pets but that doesnt mean theyre exempt from critique. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Jesus Fuck Me, the next Bond movie is STILL going to use Daniel Craig? |
masticatingman 11/18/18 10:26:52 AM #45 | Sunhawk posted... One more film is fine. After that, he'll definitely be too old. Physically demanding for (likely) a string of movies; more than that, just overall time commitment; could take precedence over more interesting projects from the actor's perspective; will lead to a lot of comparisons between them and past Bond's by matter of fact; conversely, there's the chance they'll get typecast to an extent going forward since now they're known for being a Bond. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | My wife spent the last year and a half or more criticizing me for being too open |
masticatingman 11/18/18 10:05:22 AM #29 | She's a hypocritical bitch (obviously) but at the same time take work friends for what they are. Yes, you can be friendly with them and yes, sometimes they will pan out to be 'real' friends regardless of your coworker relationship but more often than not you mainly wanna be friendly to the extent that you could potentially hit them up as a work contact down the line. There is a fine line with saying too much about your personal/outside-of-work life with most coworkers, even if you hang out with them a good bit on your own time. If you're too open, sometimes that info you freely gave away about yourself might be used against you. Just don't forget that coworkers gossip with other coworkers while you're not around - it's always gonna happen. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Lost my debit card for the first time ever today |
masticatingman 11/18/18 9:58:16 AM #8 | I don't know about ATM's eating cards after a set amount of time but regardless, you're fairly lucky if you lost track of your debit card for a couple hours and didn't get severely burned. If it had fallen into the wrong hands your account could've gotten royally fucked. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | ITT: I answer your dental related questions |
masticatingman 11/18/18 9:50:51 AM #34 | I barely drink soda or eat sweets and I'm conscientious about brushing (and flossing) my teeth. Honestly it's gotten to the point where I'm considering just not going to the dentist for years at a time, even with having health insurance. I think they're pretty damn pushy about seeing me twice a year. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | NBC News: Gay porn (man on man) is popular amongst women |
masticatingman 11/17/18 8:07:20 PM #39 | gamestunner posted... It's quite surprising to me actually. All the women I knew or been with were disgusted by it, even 2 men kissing would turn them away. Women dont usually wanna date bi guys. If a guys ever had gay sex...most women are not gonna see him as a potential mate. So that might explain some of the reaction you get in public. Not to mention watching gay men roughly fuck in a porno and seeing two guys in real life kissing are not one in the same. Compare to how guys like lesbian porn but seeing some butch lesbians kiss in public? Not the same. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | New season of Narcos is pretty great so far |
masticatingman 11/17/18 7:44:42 PM #2 | So far its great but it might be the most underwhelming season so far. Idk, Im just on the 6th episode. Its very well made but there doesnt seem to be as much intrigue/drama as the earlier seasons. Although the characters/actors are all top notch. Diego Luna as Gallardo is a good counter to Mouras Pablo. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | what is the best thing in the world in ones life. |
masticatingman 11/17/18 10:06:11 AM #11 | A combination of having a reliable stream of income, having food/shelter, and being physically fit/healthy. All while hopefully not being incarcerated. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | are you an alcoholic? |
masticatingman 11/17/18 10:02:55 AM #12 | It's kind of funny that if it wasn't for craft beer's explosion in the last couple of years I would likely hardly ever drink. I despise macro brews by and large and I don't particularly like liquor at all, especially in pure shot form. But I am a craft beer fan. I'll consume an average of two six packs a week, which equates to two nights a week for me. To some people that seems like a lot of alcohol. To others it's a blip on the radar. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Porn - how much do you honestly watch? |
masticatingman 11/17/18 9:55:09 AM #28 | A couple of times a week. I'll usually just put something on if I'm tugging one out. Almost a habitual thing really more than anything - it does sort of add to the experience I suppose. I almost never browse through porn though. I'll do that maybe once a month. Out of extreme boredom more than anything. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is 92 years old. We might lose her soon. |
masticatingman 11/17/18 9:49:04 AM #50 | Her mom lived to be a 100 or whatever so it may be a couple of years still. Honestly though, I am kind of flabbergasted both she and her husband are still alive. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Carrying cash |
masticatingman 11/17/18 9:32:41 AM #8 | Akagami_Shanks posted... masticatingman posted...There are some businesses that don't accept cash in more than $20 bills. So, word to the wise. Now if you plan to strictly shop at huge retail businesses then that shouldn't be a problem but still. I mean, I gave a legitimate response. I personally would not get 100 or 50 dollar bills. I can tell you that if you're planning on getting one's and ten's, that shit will fill up your wallet pretty fast. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | CIA confirms the Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's death |
masticatingman 11/17/18 9:24:46 AM #12 | Although the CIA most certainly does know the truth about the situation, I do find it problematic using them as a source (especially as part of an overarching political article/argument) considering their track record of blatantly lying to the public. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Carrying cash |
masticatingman 11/17/18 9:20:02 AM #2 | There are some businesses that don't accept cash in more than $20 bills. So, word to the wise. Now if you plan to strictly shop at huge retail businesses then that shouldn't be a problem but still. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | why did HS reading lists suck so much |
masticatingman 11/17/18 9:06:42 AM #60 | Easily my favorite book from high school was 'Lord of the Flies' - was legitimately glad that I was forced to read and discuss that in a school environment. Although I didn't particularly like 'The Scarlet Letter' I will give Hawthorne props though - he was an amazing writer. Just not my cup of tea. Biggest thing I would complain about were the Greek plays that I had to read in senior English. I just didn't find them to be that interesting outside of, well, how old they were. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Canadian professor argues that anime makes people transgender. |
masticatingman 11/17/18 9:04:30 AM #20 | I think people that are into anime get to the point where they think that anime is a legit cultural influence outside of the consistent anime viewer base. But outside of a couple years when it was the go-to kid's programming in the late 90's/early 2000's it's still hugely niche in the mainstream public. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | It always bugged me how girls don't really played videogames |
masticatingman 11/17/18 9:00:00 AM #51 | They do, they just keep it on the down low I guess. They'll usually get into the puzzle games or RPG's. You might notice how many of those types of game are mobile - it's not like that's done for no reason. Women are comfortable playing games, but a lot of times they don't wanna be seen as that type of gamer that has their own console setup at home and is going at shooters etc. - besides, a lot of console-oriented games lean to a testosterone user-base anyway. But women have always been fairly down with handheld devices and (now) phones to play some time away. Why that is though, I really don't know. Perhaps it's just more convenient and they like that. Or, like I started out with - they can just keep it sort of secret that they're a gamer. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | HoW do you describe handsome? |
masticatingman 11/17/18 8:50:52 AM #9 | Handsome is all in the face plus being a relatively stable weight. You can be handsome and still be a little chubs, but not too much. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | How rare are these type of people in current world? |
masticatingman 11/17/18 8:48:52 AM #50 | completeboy posted... over 35 and still a virgin and moral one at that 1) Kind of a pointless thought since 'morality' is about the loosest term you can go on. 2) That would actually be kind of common in some countries. Hindus and Jains at least are pretty damn strict about being vegetarian - and out of that huge population base you're gonna get a solid number that don't do any drugs/alcohol. 3) I don't know...maybe people in countries with terrible internet. So plenty. And the rest just kind of devolve into pointless drivel. Peace. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Do you have a retro video game store near you? |
masticatingman 11/17/18 8:39:45 AM #7 | Relatively near me, within a couple miles, yes. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | post whatever thought you have in your mind right now |
masticatingman 11/17/18 8:38:00 AM #179 | Work has been really slow recently and somebody in the office will very likely get fired within the next few weeks. Out of a few possible candidates, I'm definitely one. So that sucks, especially because I'm a good worker, just not nearly as experienced as some of my coworkers. Just thinking about it makes me loathe office politics. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | How many times a daydo you brush your teeth? |
masticatingman 11/13/18 7:54:00 PM #43 | Pretty much 1 but...I brush very thoroughly and use listenine. I brush/floss etc twice a day about 3 times a week on average. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Watching someone you used to be tight with lose to alcoholism |
masticatingman 11/13/18 7:52:43 PM #3 | Ok --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | When was America last great? |
masticatingman 11/13/18 7:51:53 PM #43 | Its been the dominant military and economy internationally for a good while but apparently a lot of people dont consider those attributes to be great. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | What do you miss about the 90s? |
masticatingman 11/13/18 7:46:32 PM #14 | 3D video games being hilariously new Even bad music then still had a code to its production Mainly though...the popular rap music was awesome. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | What's the most obscure band you like? |
masticatingman 11/13/18 7:43:54 PM #104 | Tomorrows Bad Seeds They were the front band to an Expendables concert I saw, and I really liked them. Very good reggae rock group...that I think is fairly unknown, at least today. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Hulu's backlog of classic TV shows> Netflix. Why do so many people ignore it? |
masticatingman 11/13/18 6:58:19 AM #42 | Netflix has had the best originals for years. If youre not curious enough to look through their content library, ok, but stop being defensive and just saying it sucks because youd rather mindlessly rewatch shows that play on broadcast/cable tv. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Names you dislike the spelling of. |
masticatingman 11/13/18 6:54:08 AM #18 | A woman Ive met is called Ashley but has it spelled like Ashlea. To me that is Ash-Leah. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | I don't get religions wanting to ban substances like drugs & alcohol. |
masticatingman 11/11/18 12:59:02 PM #10 | Christianity is fairly lax about drugs/alcohol at least in scripture. The main thing you see are warnings against excess. Obviously Islam is anti-alcohol but youll get a lot of younger Muslims who interpret what is forbidden pretty loosely. Hashish is a historical thing in Muslim areas for a reason. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Do you think Sega will ever make a console again? |
masticatingman 11/04/18 12:34:08 PM #5 | If they did I think they'd try to follow a Nintendoish format. Which probably would have absolutely no chance at taking off beyond being quickly adopted by 30-40 something nostalgia-obsessed guys who just wanna put the console on their shelf. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | So millennials tip in their hotel rooms now |
masticatingman 11/04/18 11:24:35 AM #2 | You tip a guy if he brings your luggage up. Otherwise, no. Hotel employees besides bell hops or valets get paid wages that arent expected to be supplemented by tips. --- Colossally colossal. |
Topic | Why did you just touch your face? |
masticatingman 11/04/18 8:42:39 AM #10 | Just never touch your face before washing them if you eat greasy food. Youre basically asking for pimples. --- Colossally colossal. |
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