Tell me you're not American without telling me .. 7 comments
married_dude
· 2 years ago
Meh, I grew up around weapons, was given a 12 guage shotgun for Christmas one year. Oddly, there have been no shootings involving my family members.
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I agree 18 comments
married_dude
· 2 years ago
Plus, even if you did manage to get some actual fruit, what would stop someone from loading up their car and selling it at the local farmer's market? (Don't say that it wouldn't happen, because it absolutely would.)
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Fair trade 4 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Yes, the africans that were sold into slavery were sold by other africans, who were enthusiastic participants in the deal.
However, I did some quick reading, and the claim that the slave trade was controlled by Jews does not have any real substance to it. This claim seems to have been made by the Nation of Islam, who are known to be extremely anti-semitic.
Were there Jewish slave owners? Yes, absolutely, but they were few in number. Whatever level of involvement the Jewish community had, it did not amount to control of it.
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However, I did some quick reading, and the claim that the slave trade was controlled by Jews does not have any real substance to it. This claim seems to have been made by the Nation of Islam, who are known to be extremely anti-semitic.
Were there Jewish slave owners? Yes, absolutely, but they were few in number. Whatever level of involvement the Jewish community had, it did not amount to control of it.
Dark Souls players are screwed 28 comments
They were lying 9 comments
And here we are, politics turning to shit 2 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Factions are inevitable with any democratic (and most non-democratic) forms of government. People are going to have different perspectives and will always fight for what is in their best interest.
I suspect the first political parties were cavemen arguing over whether to focus on hunting or on growing crops.
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I suspect the first political parties were cavemen arguing over whether to focus on hunting or on growing crops.
ideas 1 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
According to wiki, he died in a fight, and (supposedly) gold was poured down his throat after he died.
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Good morning 5 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Plus, with the Dwarven Treasury, you are getting a 10% interest on your bank account, compounded weekly.
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Wholesome dad stuff 8 comments
privilege is being able to take chances and have a safety net if it fails 5 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Absolutely, becoming a parent changes everything. It's one thing to mess up as a single person, you go down by yourself; it's another to take the wife and kids with you.
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Gerald Ford's actions would doom his tenure as manager of the Dunder Mifflin branch in 2 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
When President Ford pardoned Nixon, there was, as you can imagine, a howl of protest from every direction, with some people suggesting that this was the deal that got Ford appointed to the Vice Presidency to begin with (and who knows, that might actually have been the case).
However, as time has passed, many people (including at least some Democrats) have acknowledged that this was the right thing to do. Nixon was a crook, and everyone knew that. By giving him a pardon, Ford was acknowledging this, and by accepting it, Nixon was admitting to it as well.
By giving him the pardon, it allowed the country to move on and not get stuck in the constant circus that a trial would have brought, and it avoided making a bad situation even worse.
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However, as time has passed, many people (including at least some Democrats) have acknowledged that this was the right thing to do. Nixon was a crook, and everyone knew that. By giving him a pardon, Ford was acknowledging this, and by accepting it, Nixon was admitting to it as well.
By giving him the pardon, it allowed the country to move on and not get stuck in the constant circus that a trial would have brought, and it avoided making a bad situation even worse.
More good news 5 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Yeah. Also, there is no way that the eastern US can get back to what it was prior to 1500, when everything east of the Mississippi river was covered in one giant forest.
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I have made a discovery 2 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
What, exactly, is the OP basing this on? Dress codes help maintain the proper atmosphere in a school, among other things.
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Great things come at a greater cost 2 comments
Self explanatory signs 4 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Is this shopped, or is this actually legit? (Given some things I have seen on here, either is possible.)
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We live in a crazy timeline lol 4 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
The band director was told that all students had to wear masks at all times while in the classroom. He/she was also to teach band class every day.
This is the result. It's illogical in the extreme, but it fits the parameters that the band director has been given.
This is the result. It's illogical in the extreme, but it fits the parameters that the band director has been given.
Unpopular opinion, but I really like the firecracker 18 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
No bad choices here, but I would probably go with King Cone.
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Edited 3 years ago
Daily dose of history, part 89 7 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
I can't help but thinking that if a woman wrote this today, everyone would still laugh, but if a guy wrote something comparible about women, he would be strung up for misogyny.
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Edited 3 years ago
Arabs and jews are literally brothers from another mother 2 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Easily said, not easily done. This is a conflict that goes way, way back.
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Just thrown away the whole freezer at that point 3 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
We had someone do that once, except it was a 2-liter drink. No one would fess up as being the culprit, and as you can imagine, it did some damage.
What if we use an international standardized system of measurement? 3 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Trying to get a country to change their system of measurement is more difficult than you might think. France only adopted it during the French Revolution because, prior to this, they had no national system of measurement; each province had its own system. The Metric system brought stability to trade, with its standardized units. Other countries, such as Spain, Italy, Germany (Holy Roman Empire) were in the same boat: local systems but nothing on a nation-wide basis. Implementing the Metric system made sense to those countrie
In the US, on the other hand, we had already adopted a national system of measurements, and there has never been a good enough reason to up-end everything. Changing measurements would mean changing not just road signs to km and gas prices to $/liter, but would also mean changing packaging of food items, measuring utensils in kitchens, recipe books, and countless other day to day things.
Frankly, to most of us, it just isn't worth the hassle to make the switch.
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In the US, on the other hand, we had already adopted a national system of measurements, and there has never been a good enough reason to up-end everything. Changing measurements would mean changing not just road signs to km and gas prices to $/liter, but would also mean changing packaging of food items, measuring utensils in kitchens, recipe books, and countless other day to day things.
Frankly, to most of us, it just isn't worth the hassle to make the switch.
My boyfriend’s parents are angels 3 comments
married_dude
· 3 years ago
Maybe she wanted a daughter, but more likely she wants a healthy relationship with her future daughter-in-law.
When I was engaged, my Mom and my sister took my fiancée out to lunch to have some "get to know you" time. (We lived 9 hours drive from them, and we had a quick courtship, so they had not had a chance to meet her before this.) It went a long ways to getting things off on the right foot.
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When I was engaged, my Mom and my sister took my fiancée out to lunch to have some "get to know you" time. (We lived 9 hours drive from them, and we had a quick courtship, so they had not had a chance to meet her before this.) It went a long ways to getting things off on the right foot.
Edited to add: I found it!! "The Trouble with Harry," by Alfred Hitchcock. One of his few comedies.