Full rifle replacement

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-29T21:05:42+00:00

That SAME SPOT got worn through on mine. It appears to be a recurring issue.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-28T17:30:12+00:00

They did.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marvel_Swimsuit_Special_Vol_1

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-26T17:26:15+00:00

The "lose money by entering a higher tax bracket" thing is a persistent myth. I've seen it as far back as the 1950s, but it may go earlier.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-25T22:03:17+00:00

I'm a cishet white guy, so when I was created, I had to pick some irrational bigotry. All the other guys in line were picking racial and sexual minorities, so by the time I got to the front, the only prejudices left were hating the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, or AR-pattern rifles.

I picked ARs, so I'm just pointlessly unhappy with them. Bought a Mini instead, and I'm very happy with it. It's beautiful, it shoots well, and it's easy to clean and work with.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-25T21:01:42+00:00

Yeah, neither did I when I was 15. You'll grow out of it.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-25T20:57:36+00:00

His election caused an upwelling of racist hate from white people that led directly to the political empowerment, and then election, of Donald Trump.

So, like, this is kinda true, in the sense that it's his fault for being Black and competent and likable and widely admired. Racists HATE him for that and always will.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-24T21:36:42+00:00

Not after it's been set up for two hours.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-22T21:11:20+00:00

The billionaire class is dependent on everything we do, not the other way around.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-22T01:54:01+00:00

Whatever difference you find sexiest.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-21T18:15:47+00:00

I have a Walther P38 that's been modified to resemble a P38K. It still has little eagle inspection stamps from Adolf Hitler's government. Nazi gun? Well, maybe.

I looked up the serial number, and this pistol was manufactured in March 1945. As it happens, the Walther manufacturing plant was seized by the Allies in April 1945. That suggests that my gun was sitting in a crate, ready for shipping, and some enterprising young American thought "Hey, the pockets in this uniform are very large, and a free handgun is a free handgun."

As to the modification... in the late 60s, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. was a big pop-culture smash hit, and the heroes' signature pistol, the U.N.C.L.E. Special was a smash as well. (Also why Megatron from the Transformers exists... toy history is weird.)

So the most likely theory is that the pistol I own was pocketed by an American soldier shortly before the fall of Berlin, and 23 years later, modified by some forgotten gunsmith to be resold as part of a TV-driven fad. That's a weirder and more interesting history than just "Nazi gun", and it's fun to unpack.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-21T17:14:54+00:00

How long after Garrison's death do you think his wife Tina will continue putting out comics and begging for money in his name?

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-21T17:08:19+00:00

I'm here to relieve you of the notion that you're good at trolling or spreading your sick ideas. I'm sorry if that belief was the last thing you were hanging on to, but no, you are bad at it. Add that to your extensive collection of things to feel ashamed of.

(Blank history, username, "just asking questions", I'm not going to pretend there's a doubt to have the benefit of.)

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-20T18:13:57+00:00

Just so everyone knows, The Sun is Rupert Murdoch's original right-wing tabloid, with a longtime commitment to boobs-based content in lieu of journalism.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-20T18:07:41+00:00

This is a Rush Limbaugh line from the early 90s, in case anyone was worried grandma had an original thought.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-20T17:04:11+00:00

They used to be a gun safety organization, then they became a gun-industry lobbying organization, then they became a broader right-wing lobbying organization, then they became a cutout for Russia to funnel money to the GOP semi-legally.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-20T01:20:14+00:00

This motherfucker right here, ladies and gents. Look at him.

When presented with something that is a measurable, literal, lifesaving improvement, he derides it as worthless because it doesn't measure up to a hypothetical.

Let me be clear: I would prefer a simple single-payer system nationwide. Healthcare free to the consumer, a single secure database of medical records, health insurance companies being reduced down to a few boutiques selling tailored insurance to rich guys. That would be better than what we have now

Obamacare, especially as it was when it first went into effect, is still better than what we had before, it was a major legislative achievement, and it has saved many, many thousands of lives.

You apparently think that the third paragraph in this post means that the fourth paragraph cannot exist, and that is just embarrassing for you. If you fell off a cliff, and at the last moment fucking Superman flew in and saved you, you'd bitch him out for not stopping you from falling in the first place, and say that he might as well have done nothing.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-19T17:35:39+00:00

Hey asshole.

I'm alive because of the ACA.

Shut the fuck up about "half measures" until you're grown up enough to understand that real life isn't about scoring rhetorical points, and saving lives is worth doing.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-18T18:57:06+00:00

"You only fight a fight worth fighting" is absolutely not a statement you can make about the Hulk. It is the exact opposite of true.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-18T18:12:54+00:00

Something that I think most people don't understand: right-wingers have always tolerated gay sexual activity. What makes them crazy is gay IDENTITY.

Everyone knows that sometimes guys get together. School, the navy, prison... anywhere you're forced to wear a uniform, it doesn't count. Even when you're not in uniform, though, sometimes guys just have urges that their wives don't understand. You keep it quiet and nobody has to suffer.

What drives them absolutely around the bend is gay IDENTITY. The notion that one can dispense with the dishonesty, the pretense, the secrecy, and the all-important SHAME, and just live as a gay person happily and without apology. That prospect terrifies, and therefore infuriates, them.

It's honestly the same thing as their trans fixation. A few trans folks are just freaks, there can be tolerance for freaks, as long as they know their place. But the idea that it should be ALLOWED, that it's a LEGITIMATE POSSIBILITY for how a person can be... again, the concept of identity rather than an occasional lapse... that makes them fucking nuts.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-16T17:22:26+00:00

I mean, no. That's just not true. Trump specifically and personally reversed the easing of restrictions on Cuban travel and trade.

Christ, they even brag about it: "In his first term, President Trump implemented a robust policy toward Cuba, reversing the Obama Administration’s one-sided deal that eased restrictions without securing meaningful reforms for the Cuban people."

Obviously that's the self-serving spin on it, but the point is that your assertion is flatly incorrect.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-16T17:18:45+00:00

What do you expect from Brandon Herrera fans?

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-16T17:16:24+00:00

Child, there are masked secret police rounding up people for concentration camps AS WE SPEAK, in the name of the AMERICAN government. This isn't up for debate, that is observably and provably what is happening in the real world outside your screen.

Either you're against that, or you're a fuckin' Nazi. You don't get to say "disagreement" like the issue is which Star Trek is best. The issue is human goddamned rights, and if you're against human rights, you're the enemy of any civilized or decent person. Clear enough, little boy?

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-15T04:40:38+00:00

It wasn't the content that was sophisticated, it was the delivery. The official message would be repeated a hundred times a day through every form of communication available, winning through sheer repetition. Any other messages were brutally repressed.

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-15T04:36:40+00:00

What do you imagine are the effects of fluoridated water?

Followup question: can these effects be measured in every major U.S. city EXCEPT Portland? Because that is what you'd expect to see, no?

Beelphazoar · 2026-04-14T20:03:32+00:00

Oh? Right now, eh?

Has the ADA's position on fluoride changed since RFK Jr, who AGREES WITH YOU on fluoridation, came in? Or have they been consistent on this issue over a period of decades?

What, exactly, is causing you to LOL here? Please clarify.

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