Random News Article Discussion II
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@S.C.:
Live by the sword, die by the sword.
Live by the sword, live under house arrest by the sword.
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@Monkey:
Live by the sword, live under house arrest by the sword.
I found out Mugabe is 93 years old! He's gotta be the oldest dictator of the second half of the 20th century/21st century, right?
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Poor guy first the WHO gives him the boot as Goodwill Ambassador now he's being treated like an old
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@S.C.:
I found out Mugabe is 93 years old! He's gotta be the oldest dictator of the second half of the 20th century/21st century, right?
He's the oldest currently serving head of state period. He's older than Queen Elizabeth II.
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@Cyan:
He's the oldest currently serving head of state period. He's older than Queen Elizabeth II.
Was he older then Rama IX?
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@S.C.:
Was he older then Rama IX?
Rama IX was 88, so yes.
Mugabe's only been in charge of Zimbabwe since 1987, the tail end of eccentric Cold War dictators.
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God damn, that's old.
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Bah, Enrico Dandolo was burning Constantinople at that age.
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As a side note, Mugabe was only the third longest tenured leader once you subtract monarchs. Biya and Mbasogo have held power longer despite being much younger.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/opinion/sunday/interracial-friendship-donald-trump.html
The OP-ED is called:Can My Children Be Friends With White People?
Suffice to say, I'm apalled this was ever published, especially in the NYT. I don't care if he's got a point that Donald Trump voters are not ideosyncratic with black people in America. Or even dangerous to black people. I care that the way he's framed it is apsolutely segregationist and racist. Just imagine if you switched white with black, latino, etc. It's shocking. Not to mention the poor white dems who are also 'white people'. Bloody hell…
The most ridiculous thing is that the NYT's tag line for donating to them is 'Lets Discuss, not Divide'. Blah the hypocrisy is real when they put out op-eds like this one.
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Why is everyone on this forum a history enthusiast ?
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History is cool because it can get away with all the dumbest, craziest, laziest shit that fiction never could.
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North Korea's shitty behavior is starting to get a tad bit out of hand.
https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/kim-jong-un-may-have-caused-a-parasitic-worm-epidemic/
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Of course they wouldn't have enough animals to make enough scat.
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Walmart says it's pre-ordered 15 of Tesla's new electric tractor trailers:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/walmart-orders-5-of-teslas-new-electric-tractor-trailers/ar-BBF5MuOThis is great news, quite indeed! With Walmart getting electric trucks, it will help the environment, and have it more exposed; which in return will lead to possibly more people driving electric cars in the near future. I say this, since Walmart is a huge chain; and many people shop there.
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As to my complaint earlier about the media, Don Lemon is really twisting the screws on Trump right now, so credit where it's due.
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http://www.cracked.com/article_25121_7-everyday-heroes-who-mercilessly-trolled-racist-morons.html
Take ideas from this exit group. They are genius.
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Charles Manson is dead.
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Quehtim Talanrino is gonna make a movie about this douche.
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That Marshawn Lynch knows what a good anthem sounds like <3 Trump got mad lol
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Just why.
In a Tweet, Fox News Seems to Question the Moon Landing
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/11/in-a-tweet-fox-news-seems-to-question-the-moon-landing/546431/?utm_source=atlfbHaving just visited the Air and Space Museum in Washington I’m doubly perplexed. The access to this evidence is just .. right there. In the US.
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The greatest evidence the moon landing happened is that the Soviets didn't have shit to say to it.
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If it was fake their spies and space monitoring stuff would have figured it out and they would have been crowing to the heavens about "FALSE CAPITALIST YANKEE PLOT TO CLAIM SPACE FROM GREAT RED TOMORROW".
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They might start now, the troll army terrifies me.
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Mugabe has officially resigned, raising hopes among analysts that his final Horcrux has been destroyed.
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JUST ANNOUNCED: United States Secretary of Homeland Security Robert Mugabe.
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@Cyan:
Mugabe has officially resigned, raising hopes among analysts that his final Horcrux has been destroyed.
I love this community.
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Kenshin author has been charged with possession of child porn…
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Already discussing that on Rurouni Kenshi thread btw.
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Nick Carter dindu nuffin'!!!
Seriously tho, every other dude recently accused of rape has a big sign of creepeness screaming out loud YES, I did it 'cause I'm a creep!.
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Over 200 people just got killed in Egypt in a terrorist attack.
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Over 200 people just got killed in Egypt in a terrorist attack.
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Saudi gov is unsurprisingly much more slimier than it wants to appear regarding the new reforms… appealing to the west with esthetic reforms while cracking down on the activists who called for them.
Truly, the middle-eastern North Korea with a touch of feudalism…
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He wasn't celebrating. He was against his conviction and chose to kill himself
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Fuuuuck. What a moron of a caller.
Shit like this won't help the Net Neutrality battle,
since it will be used as a spin to smear the supporters.
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Breaking News: Quebec finds another way to be the laughing stock of Canada
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How the hell do you even enforce something so stupid? Who would be petty enough to report it? At what point is it okay to say "if your head is that far up your ass, you belong in France?" Although I'm pretty sure the French hate French Canadians more than anyone.
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How the hell do you even enforce something so stupid? Who would be petty enough to report it? At what point is it okay to say "if your head is that far up your ass, you belong in France?" Although I'm pretty sure the French hate French Canadians more than anyone.
From the comments on Facebook, apparently they send officials undercover to fast food places and make sure they’re saying the correct thing. It’s absolutely asinine.
“My son works for Second Cup while he studies, and in an unfortunate incident my son said Hi/Bonjour instead of other way around…the customer was an agent from l'Office that go around checking for this! It was not a pleasant moment for my son! He was made to feel like a criminal! Way too far!”
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"We will also be instating a literal fashion police to arrest frumpy dressers, as well as customers at restaurants who don't use the silverware in ministry-approved fashion."
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I thought it was already a thing. That they have to greet you in French first
Anyway, it's not like they were forced to only speak French… I mean, it's just a greeting
I'm pretty sure Parisians hate French Canadians more than anyone.
I'd say they're actually proud that their language is so "close" to the USA, or just proud that people speak French in America–- just like they are proud of William the bastard...
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Hah, that is so damn lame.
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Reminds me of when my brother went on a trip to Germany and he was really nervous about ordering from a German McDonald's menu,
but a nice lady behind the counter gave him a cheerful English greeting and told him not to worry.
He soon found out that many many German people spoke English around him, so things weren't as alien to him anymore.A prime example of why Quebec's motion is stupid.
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Breaking News: Quebec finds another way to be the laughing stock of Canada
That's authoritarian. What the hell, can't Quebec just be a little liberal and leave people the hell alone?
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Wonder how Perfect Hair Forever Might enjoy this ruling given he used this case as one of many examples to justify his wall.
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They feel insecure about the loss of their language/culture… but people be like "omg what's next ? they're gonna force our babies to drink wine, eat croissants and baguette. SHITT !!!"
@MDL:
https://i.gyazo.com/3867b36fd2a5d694a44d8cd42f15cfac.png
Reminds me of when my brother went on a trip to Germany and he was really nervous about ordering from a German McDonald's menu,
but a nice lady behind the counter gave him a cheerful English greeting and told him not to worry.
He soon found out that many many German people spoke English around him, so things weren't as alien to him anymore.A prime example of why Quebec's motion is stupid.
Basically saying "tourists first".
Anyway, on the other hand it's dumb because every shop-owner do not speak French in Québec -
They feel insecure about the loss of their language/culture… but people be like "omg what's next ? they're gonna force our babies to drink wine, eat croissants and baguette. SHITT !!!"
I think people are pretty satisfied freaking out over the already stupid as hell thing about store greetings having to be French.
Basically saying "tourists first".
People who speak English: Anglophone Canadians, French-Canadians, Most Tourists.
People who speak French: French-Canadians, the French, occasional Belgian tourists and Haitian immigrants.Hmm, what to greet with, what to greet with…
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a vision of a crying Napoleon, Charles Degaulle and Marcel Marceau lights up the cold Quebec sky as a French-Canadian has to hear "hello" while picking up a bottle of draino at a cornerstore
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@Monkey:
People who speak English: Anglophone Canadians, French-Canadians, Most Tourists.
People who speak French: French-Canadians, the French, occasional Belgian tourists and Haitian immigrants.Hmm, what to greet with, what to greet with…
It really comes down to who you're worried about offending more. Your fellow Quebecois by addressing them in English or French tourists by addressing them in French.
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"Hi "
a baguette cracks in two
a New Wave film becomes colorized
an entire troupe of Cirque du Soleil acrobats falls to their deaths
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It really comes down to who you're worried about offending more. Your fellow Quebecois by addressing them in English or French tourists by addressing them in French.
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