My point was that it sounds like a mechanism for squashing all dissenting debate. The very act of discussing a change to a law could be labeled “promoting” illegal activity, and all involved with running the forum where the discussion took place could be criminally charged. That sounds rather patently un-American to me. A dangerous precedent.
So, under the proposed bill, would our arguing the merits of decriminalizing certain illegal drugs constitute “promoting” criminal acts, and thus make this site guilty of a crime?
On the entire previous page of posts (page #691 in my screen), there was not a single post about politics.
I still don’t understand why the Probe isn’t examining trump’s tax returns.
In general, I don’t like negative campaign ads. But when you have a nazi running against you, you have to.
Or a child molester…
Or a serial sexual assaulter…
Or a witch…
If in “witch” you mean like “wiccan”, I’ll take the wiccan any day.
Many are trolls in love with their Troll-in-Chief.
I have no idea what Mrebo’s problem is though.
I think it’s hilarious that such simple and good advice needs to be presented to him like he’s 5 years old and he’s still unable to follow it. And at the end of the day, this doesn’t change anything. I don’t know what’s wrong with you humorless knuckleheads.
It would be funny if it were a tv show. It’s not, and it’s not.
Unfortunately Trump either doesn’t understand or doesn’t care about the consequences of anything he does, and it seems neither do you.
What do you think are the consequences of congratulating?
Putin is running a dictatorial regime with sham elections propped up by massive national and international propaganda. What are the consequences of the U.S. president congratulating him on his successful running of a sham election?.. it feeds his propaganda machine and strengthens his legitimacy. Worse, Trump makes the effort to congratulate Putin, but can’t make the effort to do anything in response to a nerve gas attack by this same regime on our closest ally (England). Trump’s supporters haven’t come to grips with what a danger this dalliance he has with Putin is to the free world.
I wonder if some people are confusing Papa Murphy’s with Papa John’s.
My wife and I have learned that it takes us about 20 minutes to get out of work clothes, make a salad, pour some wine, set up a movie, and kick back. If I pick up a Papa Murphy’s on the way home, it’s fresh out of the oven right about when we’re ready to eat, and tastes homemade. If I pick up from Round Table (across the street from Murph’s), we’re talking 45 minutes of congealing before we ever sit down for a bite.
Murphy’s also keeps costs down (and thus prices) by having small takeout stores - no ovens, no waiters, no tables, no drinks or liquor license, all they do is make dough and assemble the pizza you want. The hard part about making a pizza is kneeding the dough and slicing the ingredients, not the cooking - that part’s easy.
Because I like the pizza better when it’s hot right out of the oven. That is harder to get unless I eat it at the restaurant. Typical travel time of a half hour before I get a cooked pizza home and served, it’s already cooled off and partially congealed. With Papa Murphy’s it’s like I’m eating it at the restaurant when it’s still fresh out of the oven. I can also cook it to exactly the done-ness I prefer.
I think they may be too old, plus any pregancy is dangerous.
I don’t see how anyone could compare a frozen pizza to Papa Murphy’s. The best frozen pizza I’ve had is California Pizza Kitchen, but it’s still a frozen pizza. Papa Murphy’s is fresh; you watch them prepare the dough and assemble it right in front of you with fresh vegetables. If you cook it within the hour it’s quite good, especially with the garlic sauce.
Admittedly, a very good restaurant pizza should be better, especially if they have a proper brick oven. But most pizza places mentioned in this thread don’t have that.
It also might depend on the type of crust. For take-and-bake, I generally stick with thick crust because you want it more doughy/bread-like, which a regular oven can produce nicely. Thin crust is more touchy with respect to the type of oven.
Currently my favorite is Papa Murphy’s “pan” pizza – chicken and artichokes with creamy garlic sauce. I’ve tried a lot of pizza all over the world, and honestly this is pretty sublime.
However, when in Italy, pizza is an entirely different and ethereal thing. Especially if I can get it with FRESH anchovies (which don’t seem to exist in the U.S.) and prosciutto.
Interestingly, one of the very best pizzas I’ve ever had was in 2008 at the top of Victoria Peak in Hong Kong. Very authentic Italian thin crust style.
I read “Brief History of Time” and even managed to understand about half of it. One of the great minds in human history. I was so glad he was able to realize his dream of going into space.
Has our president said anything in his memory? I’m fearful that he’ll do an imitation of him.
WTH == WTF only less.
As a liberal, I would agree that there is some truth to the idea that if Warren were a Republican, that left-leaning politicians would tear into her more about the Native American thing. She would probably be branded with one of the label-du-jours, “cultural appropriation” or some such.
It’s why being a leftie, I try not to fall into lockstep with every bandwagon the left’s politicians are currently saying. When you’ve been around as long as I have, you start to notice that the left and right flip-flop on some of the issues. For example, years ago it was the left promoting tariffs and the right who were opposed to them. I wish the two sides, and the voters, would do a better job of prioritizing their fights.
My grandmother for years said we were like 1/32 native american… something about her having a grandmother named “Hawk” or some such. Well, my sister just took a test and it turns out we have absolutely zero native american DNA. Apparently this is a common story.
As per the recent “current events” topic discussion, I hereby proclaim that I will only defend my title under the proviso that Frink agrees to sing the National Anthem beforehand.
Apparently Fergie (of The Black Eyed Peas) did a terribad rendition of the national anthem at the NBA All-Star game.
they should find someone with ability to sing it, someone whose singing style fits the Anthem sung straight. The Anthem is not rap, rock, swing, or Jazz song.
I entirely agree. Sing it straight or find someone else who can.
I entirely disagree. We should just stop signing the national anthem at sporting events.
I’m late to this discussion, but I agree. It has nothing to do with sports.
What about at video game and/or chess tournaments?
Dang, we should have had Frink sing the anthem before my match with Ender.
As a liberal, I was very upset at Obama’s use of drones and his massive deportations.
Which is why I found it ironic that the right painted him soft on immigration and defense.
Silverwook found two more audio glitches which I will fix over spring break.
I can’t fault the casting, as the two characters are played extremely well. The movie certainly didn’t “fall apart”. I don’t have any problem with a movie portraying gay love, and I don’t even have any problem with a movie portraying a relationship between people of disparate ages - even these ages - as being possibly powerful or positive. And by the way, it is clear that the kid was the pursuer and that the older guy was initially a bit wary of getting involved (although that doesn’t really matter, legally).
My problem is with the portrayal of the parents, particularly at the end of the film, and particularly the script during the penultimate scene that everyone seems to be lauding. To me it sent a weird, creepy message and I felt manipulated. If the parents were oblivious (or knew and were at least a little bit protective), I would have had far less objection.
DominicCobb said:
It isn’t until the end when it’s revealed that the parents decided to just let it happen (and we don’t see this decision making process, only the end result).
We know no such thing. In that final “speech”, Elio asks his father if his mother knows, and he says he doesn’t know if she knows or not. What is strongly suggested at the end is that they both knew about it and hadn’t even discussed it.
I should add that I was totally fine with everything in the movie until near the end when Elio’s parents are happily putting him on the bus for that trip with Oliver. It was only then that I found myself saying “wait a minute… wha?”. And that speech… “am I talking out of turn?” really? Who’s the parent here?
I am sorry if I gave the impression that everyone who liked the film is a perv… obviously that isn’t the case, as most people love the film. Only that there were lots of creepy looking people in the cinema when I went. I’d like to presume there was no such intent, but as more and more problematic behaviors in Hollywood are being exposed, I couldn’t help but wonder.
Story time!
For about 13 years, my dad has made my family perform a ritual in the morning of most days. It’s changed slightly over the years, mostly just by adding more half-quoted Bible verses for us to repeat after him in meaningless succession, but for the most part it’s been consistent. He has us stand in a circle and repeat things he says for a while and do stupid poses (the latter part was added a few years ago because he watched a TED talk or something), and then he brings up Ephesians 6:10-18, or Paul’s “Armor of God” metaphor. I say metaphor, though my parents would call that heresy, as they see the “armor” as a literal set of armor that we must physically place on our bodies every day. It’s a stupid, stupid ritual based on bizarre, ungrounded theology, but any time I’ve questioned it or even just not spoken in a tone that sounded convincingly enthusiastic or reverent, he gets pissed at me for “disrespecting God.”
TL;DR, being raised under entirely literalist theology is fucking exhausting.
Wow, that’s a powerful story. And yes, it sounds exhausting. I’m so glad my parents didn’t put me through that. Of course you want to respect your parents, and surely they think they are doing the right thing (and who knows, maybe they are - anything’s possible). But you also want to retain your sanity and perspective. It seems like you are doing a great job of both, and that someday when you are on your own (presuming that you aren’t yet), you will be able to construct a more balanced spiritual life.
Whether this is “abuse” is debatable – there are those who think that any sex between an adult and a minor is abuse, whether consensual or not, and regardless of who was the pursuer. There are those who think it is a grey area (probably most think that, including me). And, there are those who think the law should be a lot more permissive.
However, I found the movie’s dealing with this issue to be manipulative (to the viewer). By making the characters seem SO different in age, and by making the parents SO approving and hands off - while being portrayed as highly educated and enlightened, it made me wonder exactly what the movie’s message was supposed to be. The guy was a guest in the parents’ home, and was pretty rude and aggressive. And he was doing their son. It is very, very strange that they didn’t even question whether it was “ok”, or whether their son was even ok with it. Is the message that this is how parents should be? Is that really good?
Other similarly-themed stories include the parents being livid - or at the very least worrying, regardless of whether or not the story sympathizes with the protagonists.
If he was 18 would we even be having this conversation? Genuinely curious.
That is so easy to say. So, we move the age back to 17… then a case comes up with a 16-year-old and we say “if it were a 17-year-old would we be having this conversation” etc. So, are you saying there shouldn’t be a line drawn anywhere?
I’m not saying that I think we should change the age of consent (though I should point out again that in most places it is younger than 18, which isn’t to say I agree with that). I’m not really talking about our current society at all. I’m just talking about the movie and how that isn’t really the point at all.
You didn’t find the parents’ behavior at all unusual?
Whether this is “abuse” is debatable – there are those who think that any sex between an adult and a minor is abuse, whether consensual or not, and regardless of who was the pursuer. There are those who think it is a grey area (probably most think that, including me). And, there are those who think the law should be a lot more permissive.
However, I found the movie’s dealing with this issue to be manipulative (to the viewer). By making the characters seem SO different in age, and by making the parents SO approving and hands off - while being portrayed as highly educated and enlightened, it made me wonder exactly what the movie’s message was supposed to be. The guy was a guest in the parents’ home, and was pretty rude and aggressive. And he was doing their son. It is very, very strange that they didn’t even question whether it was “ok”, or whether their son was even ok with it. Is the message that this is how parents should be? Is that really good?
Other similarly-themed stories include the parents being livid - or at the very least worrying, regardless of whether or not the story sympathizes with the protagonists.
If he was 18 would we even be having this conversation? Genuinely curious.
That is so easy to say. So, we move the age back to 17… then a case comes up with a 16-year-old and we say “if it were a 17-year-old would we be having this conversation” etc. So, are you saying there shouldn’t be a line drawn anywhere?