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May 8, 2018#1

DarkAudit

Presented without comment.

May 8, 2018#2

BErt

I have no idea who said it first before EVERYONE on Twitter started stealing it, so I won't link to any of them here. But I absolutely loved the tweet "Donald Glover is doing what Kanye West thinks he's doing."

May 8, 2018#3

drawn_inward

DarkAudit said:
Presented without comment.

I am either too old or too white to enjoy that. Glad all the kids dig it. Good for them.

May 8, 2018#4

Gruebeard

After this past weekend's SNL, I'm all Donny Glover'd out.

May 8, 2018#5

Ravenpoe

Gruebeard said:
After this past weekend's SNL, I'm all Donny Glover'd out.

Too much Donald Glover? No such thing

May 8, 2018#6

Krisken

I kinda like it, and I’m old, white, and don’t care for rap or hip hop. It’s sorta been swirling in my brain since I watched it.

May 10, 2018#7

GasBandit

May 10, 2018#8

PatrThom

No shame in being a Chrissexual.
...unless maybe you're RDJ. Then it gets aaawwkwaaaaaard...

--Patrick

May 10, 2018#9

@Li3n

GasBandit said:

Hey... men can like each other without it turning sexual, you deviant...

May 10, 2018#10

GasBandit

@Li3n said:
Hey... men can like each other without it turning sexual, you deviant...

All you gotta do is say "no homo" and bam!

May 10, 2018#11

GasBandit

May 11, 2018#12

Thread Necromancer

I'm sure the video has a message and is important. but I got through 30 seconds and I could not tolerate it anymore
......
welp, maybe I'm getting old

May 11, 2018#13

@Li3n

GasBandit said:
All you gotta do is say "no homo" and bam!

Nothing sexual about a good ol' fashion, brah...

May 11, 2018#14

Celt Z

GasBandit said:

Hmmmm... it would seem I'm running the wrong way.

In all seriousness, though, I thought the video had a lot of interesting commentary and layers. I don't think I'd ever replay the song without the visuals, but I'm definitely impressed with what Donald and the director crafted.

May 11, 2018#15

GasBandit

Celt Z said:
Hmmmm... it would seem I'm running the wrong way.

Remember, Glover in that metaphor is not "you," it is an aspect of your self. So, for you, it might be "my tenuous grasp on marital fidelity"

May 11, 2018#16

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
for you, it might be "my tenuous grasp on marital fidelity"

Hope springs eternal, eh?

—Patrick

May 11, 2018#17

Cajungal

I fucking LOVE it. The vacuous-sounding chorus at the beginning. The shock. The confederate soldier pants. The tenderly-handled firearms. It's great.

May 11, 2018#18

GasBandit

PatrThom said:
Hope springs eternal, eh?

—Patrick

Hey, I'm already the husband-approved waifu.

May 11, 2018#19

Frank

Title of thread:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-extremists-fbi-surveillance?CMP=share_btn_tw

May 12, 2018#20

@Li3n

Frank said:
Title of thread:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-extremists-fbi-surveillance?CMP=share_btn_tw

WEll, Trump did say he was bringing back the "good ol'days". Now all that's missing is the CIA dousing random people on the streets with LSD.

May 12, 2018#21

evilmike

Krisken said:
I kinda like it, and I’m old, white, and don’t care for rap or hip hop.

Would this help?

May 12, 2018#22

Denbrought

evilmike said:
Would this help?

That was hilarious, and convinced me to watch the original video later.

May 12, 2018#23

PatrThom

I still want to watch the original video later, I’m never where I can watch AND hear it at the same time.

—Patrick

May 13, 2018#24

BErt

May 13, 2018#25

PatrThom

@Li3n said:
WEll, Trump did say he was bringing back the "good ol'days".

(source)
Unsurprisingly, she's already become a meme.

--Patrick

May 14, 2018#26

strawman

This is america, so call me maybe?

May 14, 2018#27

PatrThom

What a callback.

—Patrick

May 14, 2018#28

Gruebeard

TIL - stienman is blocking evilmike.

May 14, 2018#29

strawman

Gruebeard said:
TIL - stienman is blocking evilmike.

Ha, I didn't even notice!

Ah well, duplicaters gonna duplicate.

May 14, 2018#30

PatrThom

stienman said:
duplicaters gonna duplicate.

Admit it, you’re 3D printing some of them at this point, aren’t you? Just to take some of the load off your wife?

—Patrick

May 14, 2018#31

Lurker

You wouldn't download a child

May 14, 2018#32

Dave

Oh WOULDN'T I?!?

May 14, 2018#33

Gruebeard

May 14, 2018#34

Dave

May 14, 2018#35

drawn_inward

all the memes!

May 14, 2018#36

strawman

A cell is a 3D printer, taking its build instructions from DNA.

But I suspect a DNA printed car would be... moist...

May 14, 2018#37

MindDetective

stienman said:
A cell is a 3D printer, taking its build instructions from DNA.

But I suspect a DNA printed car would be... moist...

May 14, 2018#38

PatrThom

drawn_inward said:
all the memes!

Okay.

stienman said:
I suspect a DNA printed car would be... moist...

Well, yeah...at first.

--Patrick

May 15, 2018#39

PatrThom

evilmike said:
Would this help?

Daaaaaang, It's like the Floyd/Oz mashup.

--Patrick

May 15, 2018#40

jwhouk

Watched the original video.

Uh, yeah.

Hm. Yeah. That's... about all I've got.

May 18, 2018#41

PatrThom

People be gettin’ downright inspired by this thing.

—Patrick

Jun 3, 2018#42

PatrThom

PatrThom said:
People be gettin’ downright inspired by this thing.

<khaled>Another one.</khaled>

--Patrick

Jun 3, 2018#43

blotsfan

PatrThom said:
<khaled>Another one.</khaled>

Of all the pop culture minutiae, I'm surprised that the one you do know is DJ Khaeled.

Jul 31, 2018#44

@Li3n

Seems relevant:

Aug 13, 2018#45

@Li3n

This is Scandinavia:

https://www.bbc.com/ideas/videos/forget-hygge-the-laws-that-really-rule-in-scandina/p06gtkxt

Dedicated to GB, btw...

Aug 13, 2018#46

GasBandit

"You are not special."

Heh... "You are the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world."

/YouDon'tTalkAboutScandinavia

Aug 13, 2018#47

GasBandit

Also reminds me of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron

Aug 13, 2018#48

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Also reminds me of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron

Kati references that story often, especially after cruising the Faceblr.
Even more worrisome is the fact that her rate of reference is increasing.

Also, I will again take this moment to plug John Sladek's Mechasm* which addresses similar issues.

--Patrick
*Releases outside the US are titled The Reproductive System, instead.

Aug 15, 2018#49

@Li3n

GasBandit said:
Also reminds me of: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron

Hey, anything can become dystopian is taken to extremes...

Like, imagine a place that's so engrossed in the myth of being special that they elect a conman that simply appeals to their assholishness and make them feel like it's right to indulge in it? Good thing that's just some fiction i came up with...

Aug 16, 2018#50

Gruebeard

@Li3n said:
Hey, anything can become dystopian is taken to extremes...

Like, imagine a place that's so engrossed in the myth of being special that they elect a conman that simply appeals to their assholishness and make them feel like it's right to indulge in it? Good thing that's just some fiction i came up with...

Monorail!

Aug 16, 2018#51

PatrThom

Gruebeard said:
Monorail!

Hee-hee, you went there. I considered it, but was going to use the original.

--Patrick

Aug 19, 2018#52

Krisken

I’ve been calling him The Music Man for over a year now.

Aug 19, 2018#53

PatrThom

Krisken said:
I’ve been calling him The Music Man for over a year now.

He’s a what?

—Patrick

Aug 27, 2018#54

PatrThom

Coming up on six months and it's still inspiring people.

--Patrick

Aug 27, 2018#55

@Li3n

I think it would have been a bit too much posting it on the shooting thread, so i'll leave it here:

Aug 27, 2018#56

Dave

PatrThom said:
Coming up on six months and it's still inspiring people.

--Patrick

Say what you want, Leo is fucking amazing.

Aug 27, 2018#57

drifter

Ehhh, he's quite skilled, but the covers he does are boring to me. Like metal elevator music.

Aug 27, 2018#58

Ravenpoe

drifter said:
Ehhh, he's quite skilled, but the covers he does are boring to me. Like metal elevator music.

Some of them are, but some of them are great enough to have me actually buy the album, and I don't buy albums.

Aug 27, 2018#59

PatrThom

The fact that he even songifies the Patreon pitch at the end shows that he has that high level of creativity that usually requires medication to survive.
This video was also a hint, but I just expect it now with people who are that level of driven to create stuff.

—Patrick

Aug 27, 2018#60

GasBandit

PatrThom said:
the level of creativity that usually requires medication to survive.

Aug 27, 2018#61

PatrThom

GasBandit said:

Hey all I’m saying is that inspiration and medication almost always seem to walk together, with the people at the low end of the scale taking meds to increase their creativity, and those at the high end taking meds to control it.

—Patrick

Aug 27, 2018#62

GasBandit

PatrThom said:
Hey all I’m saying is that inspiration and medication almost always seem to walk together, with the people at the low end of the scale taking meds to increase their creativity, and those at the high end taking meds to control it.

—Patrick

Yes, but it is gauche to point it out in such a way.

Aug 27, 2018#63

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
Yes, but it is gauche to point it out in such a way.

While I will not argue the validity of your claim, my belief is that this topic is one of those things I feel would really benefit from losing its social stigma.

—Patrick

Aug 30, 2018#64

Ravenpoe

PatrThom said:
While I will not argue the validity of your claim, my belief is that this topic is one of those things I feel would really benefit from losing its social stigma.

—Patrick

Also, medication is amazing (results not typical)

Jul 24, 2019#65

PatrThom

Don't Have Lunch Money? A Pennsylvania School District Threatens Foster Care

Dozens of families in Pennsylvania received an alarming letter from their public school district this month informing parents that if their kid's lunch debt was not settled, their child could be removed from their home and placed in foster care.

Well, I suppose when your district ends up $22k in the hole due to providing meals, that could inspire you to take drastic measures, even if others might call you a little draconian, but those bills gotta get paid, right?

[24 HOURS PASS...]

Pennsylvania Schools Deny La Colombe CEO's Offer to Cover Costs After Threat of Foster Care Over Unpaid Lunches

Todd Carmichael, chief executive and co-founder of Philadelphia-based La Colombe Coffee, said he offered to give Wyoming Valley West School District $22,000 to wipe out bills that generated the recent warning letter to parents.
But school board President Joseph Mazur rejected the offer during a phone conversation Monday. Mazur argued that money is owed by parents who can afford to pay.

So it's...not about the money, then? This...this is all about the parents respektin' your authori-tay, isn't it.

Dude, you keep up with this attitude, and you are going to be out on your ass faster'n you can say "Not everyone believes the Holocaust happened."

--Patrick

Jul 24, 2019#66

@Li3n

What he needs to do is park right outside of school ground, in view of the principal's office, money in hand, and just hand it over to the parents who then go to pay the bills at the school... all while maintaining eye contact.

Jul 24, 2019#67

Fun Size

@Li3n said:
What he needs to do is park right outside of school ground, in view of the principal's office, money in hand, and just hand it over to the parents who then go to pay the bills at the school... all while maintaining eye contact.

This may be the most erotic thing I've ever read on Halforums.

Aug 6, 2019#68

DarkAudit

This is America. Back to School Edition.

Aug 6, 2019#69

PatrThom

DarkAudit said:
This is America. Back to School Edition.

Yes, we are embroiled in the school supply shopping thing right now.
I remember a time when seeing "Impermeable" on a kid's backpack just meant it was waterproof and you lived close to Canada.

--Patrick

Aug 6, 2019#70

jwhouk

I vaguely recall that there were three different lockdowns of schools in MPS last year. And there was that whole thing I relayed about getting asked "what do you do" in a situation.

Aug 6, 2019#71

figmentPez

DarkAudit said:
This is America. Back to School Edition.

There are ~~licensed~~ kid themed products, too. (Not quite bootleg, since they use officially licensed fabrics, though they weren't licensed for this use.)

Harry Potter bullet resistant insert.jpg

Yeah, that's a Harry Potter themed bullet-resistant insert for backpacks. Also comes in MLB theme, though the Marvel Comics themed one doesn't seem to be currently available...

Marvel comics themed bullet resistant backpack insert.jpg

EDIT: Not available because they were never officially licensed. Disney Seeks to Shut Down Avenger and Princess-Themed Bulletproof Backpacks

“None of these products were authorized by Disney, and we are demanding that those behind this stop using our characters or our other intellectual property to promote sales of their merchandise,” a spokesperson for Disney says in a statement.

“These are not official Harry Potter products, and are in no way endorsed, licensed or in any other way supported, directly or indirectly, by Warner Bros.," a spokesperson for the studio said.

No word on if the MLB is okay with this.

Aug 6, 2019#72

Tress

Welp, I’m ready for the new school year.

Aug 6, 2019#73

blotsfan

Godspeed soldier.

Aug 6, 2019#74

@Li3n

Service guarantees citizenship...

Aug 6, 2019#75

blotsfan

@Li3n said:
Service guarantees citizenship...

Unless you're brown.

Aug 6, 2019#76

@Li3n

blotsfan said:
Unless you're brown.

Well, of course, this isn't Starship Troopers...

Aug 6, 2019#77

HCGLNS

https://www.kbzk.com/montana-man-ac...d-for-not-removing-hat-during-national-anthem

Aug 7, 2019#78

@Li3n

Good thing that kid didn't kneel...

Sep 6, 2021#79

PatrThom

I just can't even.

Republican candidate for California governor wonders why slave owners shouldn't get reparations for their lost property | Boing Boing

Larry Elder is the most likely of the GOP candidates to replace California governor Gavin Newsom should voters recall Newsom in this month’s recall election. Elder, a conservative black man, …

boingboing.net

Elder, a conservative black man, is a treasure trove of remarkable opinions. This weekend, interest alighted on his suggestion that slave owners should have gotten paid for their property.

This is nowhere near the first time he's made this suggestion, either.

--Patrick

Feb 22, 2024#80

PatrThom

America: Land of the REEEEEE, home of the barefoot-and-in-the-kitchen.

--Patrick

Feb 22, 2024#81

D

Dubyamn

What does a feminist argument against the pill even look like?

Feb 22, 2024#82

PatrThom

That...it was invented by men to control a woman's body? I guess?

--Patrick

Feb 24, 2024#83

@Li3n

I like how they don't mention condoms...

Mar 1, 2024#84

PatrThom

So I got the following email recently. I've removed all the hyperlinks, because don't nobody need to be clicking on any of them.

From: Operation Blackout
Subj: Attention: The US is Facing The BIGGEST Threat Of The Century
If you don't own a gas mask already, consider getting one.
Why?
Because according to this report, an event is about to take place that could impact you and everyone you know.
This is something the mainstream media has been purposely ignoring.
They're trying to keep us in the dark because they don't want to incite widespread hysteria.
However, several sources, including the U.S. Congressional Advisory Board, have stated:
This is a nationwide Code Red-level event that could wipe out 9 out of every 10 people, while leaving the rest of the population in ruins.
What's worse, senior scientist Dr. Michael Frankel predicts it could happen at any moment.
Possibly within the next 48 hours.
If you or your loved ones don't own a gas mask, or the 4 essential items listed on this page, I suggest you watch this presentation, make a list of these items, then drive down to your local hardware store to pick them up.
Time is of the essence.
This event could unfold in 48 hours or less.

It's dated Feb 3rd, so for all I know it's already happened and I was unconscious or something. Maybe it had something to do with why we got an extra day this month? No idea.

--Patrick

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