Random Thoughts Thread

[Xeogred]

Yeah, did you see my image here? Sums it up I'd say. lol

[Luke]

Yeah, did you see my image here? Sums it up I'd say. lol

I promise I'm a nice guy, but I saw that image earlier and rolled my eyes as how stupid it was. Not only does the person who wrote this not understand how commas work, it's either nothing new or bullshit blanket statements.

[JsGameRoom]

Jesus Christ.

I can't believe I'm about to type this, as I think Andy Samberg is a smart and talented young man with infinite opportunities, besides one. Movies.

He's terrible. Terrible, terrible, terrible in movies.

He's funny. Funny, funny, funny. Just not in movies.

He may work as a character who supports the supporting character, but as a lead or co-star he ruins movies.

Andy has so much talent that i have to wonder why he hasn't fired his agent yet. I hope I'm wrong, but I think Andy's post snl career is very close to an end if he doesn't to back to internet videos and writing for sitcoms.

what in the

[Xeogred]

ALL YOU DO IS COMPLAIN LUKE, MAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

[Luke]

ALL YOU DO IS COMPLAIN LUKE, MAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

I love my Grandmother, lemonade, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and other stuff! I promise!

[dsheinem]

What's crazy is that people are attacking businesses and not churches. It's all sensationalism (the media hype, not churches).

You do know that Christian groups boycott businesses all the time, right? For shit as stupid as their use of the word "Christmas" and for gay stuff too. Boycotting and "attacking" Chik-Fil-A raises awareness about what people see as a problem with how they spend their profits. I don't see any harm in it, nor do I see it as futile.

[brunoafh]

it's either nothing new or bullshit blanket statements.

What part is bullshit?

The US has been in a state of war/aggression and/or policing multiple countries since, what, the 30s?

The latest unemployment rate (that we were given, accuracy very much in question) was 8.2 so 14 million or more is certainly viable. The US isn't the worst with unemployment but still pretty terrible, but other countries offer much more in the way of assisting unemployed citizens, whereas the US gives people on unemployment a random amount of money based on what they were making for 6 months while getting harassed the entire time, then has the right to cut you off after that or continue giving you potentially less than you were already getting for another 6 months of even worse harassment. After that you're on your own.

Debt who the hell knows, maybe not exactly 16 trillion, but when you're in the trillions I don't see much room for nitpicks. Again the US isn't the worst in the world here, but up there.

The education system is complete shit. Period.

It's no secret the government has the right to kill anyone in the country they want. Been doing it for years and now with terrorism and all that it's easier to cry wolf than ever.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/world ... wanted=all
http://reason.com/blog/2012/03/05/eric- ... ment-can-k

Killing innocents in war, be it with drones or not, is going to happen with any country whether it's America or not. What's scary about this subject though is that the government wants drones patrolling our skies as well.
http://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/u ... ar-future/
http://www.americablog.com/2012/06/draf ... lling.html

We'll have to see what goes down at the end of the year with the fiscal cliff thing.

I don't care about chicken or hats.

*flame shield hoisted*

[Luke]

You do know that Christian groups boycott businesses all the time, right?

Since Christianity if my history is right.

[Luke]

What part is bullshit?

I don't have the time right now to go line for line, but saying the US education "is complete shit" isn't a good counter point. It varies down to the county, but overall EOG scores are up and the US has more College graduates living in the US than ever. Dropout rates in average are down, so obviously graduation rates are up.

Is the education system flawed in some areas? Of course. But overall we're making progress.

[dsheinem]

What part is bullshit?

I don't have the time right now to go line for line, but saying the US education "is complete shit" isn't a good counter point. It varies down to the county, but overall EOG scores are up and the US has more College graduates living in the US than ever. Dropout rates in average are down, so obviously graduation rates are up.

Is the education system flawed in some areas? Of course. But overall we're making progress.

Too many of today's graduates - even at the college level - coast by with high self-esteem and low comprehension. The endemic problems with education in this country are not easily understood by citing graduation rates or GPAs.