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1. about 2 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   With Musk in charge of twitter, I expect a lot more of this type of thing from him. Maybe he’s just trying to arrange things so that it’s twitter that is found at fault and pays the penalties for libel rather than from his own personal wealth: https://apnews.com/article/thailand-north-america-lawsuits-international-soccer-courts-4f4ddea4fa0c43ae984447fae85cf644

2. over 2 years ago on Prickly City

   I’m Gen X (born in 1969). For the record, I think that all store-bough mayo tastes bad (freshly made is very different and tasty), never liked fabric softener, don’t get how Applebees stays in business, and haven’t eaten cereal since college. So you can blame me too. I do like avocados. And bar soap.

3. over 2 years ago on Barney & Clyde

   “they have already been caught lying in this case(pandemic) also”. Please define who you mean by “they” and what lie or lies you’re referring to. Without that information it’s not possible to go check on the facts.

4. about 3 years ago on Barney & Clyde

   Quite clear. “No animals, …, shall be raised, bred, or kept”. Dogs? Cats? Fish? Birds!? Unless you include pet rocks, all pets that I know of are animals. I’m pretty sure that humans are being raised and bred in the community here, but I suppose none are being “kept” so there may be wiggle room.

5. about 3 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   @JasonRamage Oh, I dunno. I prefer rye manhattans, and given that rye isn’t typically as sweet as bourbon, and especially Makers Mark, I think they call for more than a “splash” of sweet vermouth. How much exactly depends on the rye and vermouth, but somewhere between 1:1 or 2:1 rye to vermouth for my tastes. And bitters. Always bitters. The cherry is good if you have luxardo maraschino cherries (or make your own), most cocktail cherries aren’t good though.

6. over 3 years ago on Mike Luckovich

   Curious that you’re posting links to the Washington Post to supposedly bolster your argument then, considering that you don’t pay attention to it, and it specifically addressed Senators discussion legislation w/ regard to making elections more secure. And they can, specifically by providing money (in one form or another) to be used for specific purposes, like replacing election equipment. You’re just changing your argument to sow confusion. Just stop.

7. over 3 years ago on Mike Luckovich

   What does that have to do with the Washington Post article I commented on? The one that has nothing to do with the presidential election, except for the fact that republican leadership in congress decided in 2019 not to allow a vote on legislation to make elections more secure despite both republicans and democrats wanting to do so?

   Did you read the articles you posted?

8. over 3 years ago on Mike Luckovich

   The Washington Post article? That was from August 2019 and was an issue in a GOP Gubernatorial Runoff. I will also note that while I don’t know what happened to those malfunctioning machines in Mississippi: (1) 95% of ballots cast in this years presidential election were on paper and where paper ballots were hand counted to compare with electronic counting they matched; and (2) in the article it notes that Mitch McConnell blocked legislation that “would have provided federal funding to help states phase out paperless machines”, despite problems like this.

9. about 4 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   It needs to be quick and directional, as there are plenty of situations where it’ll need to be done with a line/group of people (sports teams, wedding lines, etc). And should also be fairly universal. Some things are culture specific. The smile for one, is the default in the USA, but in some other countries (Italy and some other European countries) it needs to be among friends or earned – one might shake hands with someone they don’t smile at.

10. over 5 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

    In Maryland at least, Uber’s background screening has not been rigorous enough to comply with the state’s requirements. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/04/10/maryland-has-booted-more-than-4000-uber-drivers-for-failing-the-states-screening-requirements/