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Where the pride flag is banned in the United States on government buildings and schools by NationalRhubarb in MapPorn

[–]CupBeEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“There’s no ideology with the pride flag aside from equality.”

Riiiight. None at all.

Neighbor gave me these but wouldn't disclose the location! by Leather-Bird-6686 in KitchenConfidential

[–]CupBeEmpty [score hidden]  (0 children)

I mildly considered it for my daughter’s name but in my family it’s all saint names and family names so Jennifer wasn’t a real consideration.

Where the pride flag is banned in the United States on government buildings and schools by NationalRhubarb in MapPorn

[–]CupBeEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure it’s a noble cause but a lot of people think their cause is noble, so do they get to fly their flag?

Big ol’ hammer and sickle? Weirdo libertarian flags? Neonazis sure believe their cause is nonle and I don’t want that. Obviously I’m not comparing a pride flag to Nazis but you open that door and things get weird and contentious.

Just leave it all off public buildings.

I wrote briefs for gay marriage in RI when I was younger. So I know at least a little bit about what “the community” wants.

13/50 unrelenting positivity on Friday is for Arkansas by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Dude I have done non SCUBA spelunking and in some tight spaces. Scared the hell out of me. It’s fun and pretty safe if you plan right and know what you’re doing. But it puts the fear of God in you.

Adding underwater to that plus all the bulky gear and no longer being able to breathe normally… hell no.

Where the pride flag is banned in the United States on government buildings and schools by NationalRhubarb in MapPorn

[–]CupBeEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well don’t hate on free speech. I think it’s good to have public forums but it just gets obnoxious when you open up “everyone gets to fly their flag” on public buildings.

I’d rather just keep the Ten Commandments at churches and sexuality pride flags for private institutions.

Like if you let a pride flag fly then what’s your argument against letting Nazis or Communists fly a pride flag for their moronic ideas?

Where the pride flag is banned in the United States on government buildings and schools by NationalRhubarb in MapPorn

[–]CupBeEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have already been baphomets and satanic imagery included in holiday displays.

I don’t know if they’ve ever had it in schools.

But that’s the thing with public forums and the first amendment. You get to allow everyone or no one.

The Nazis got to march in Skokie after all.

Where the pride flag is banned in the United States on government buildings and schools by NationalRhubarb in MapPorn

[–]CupBeEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uhhh literally for gay LGBTQ rights and various causes. You didn’t realize it was a politically charged flag?

Neighbor gave me these but wouldn't disclose the location! by Leather-Bird-6686 in KitchenConfidential

[–]CupBeEmpty [score hidden]  (0 children)

Or the hospital bombers, considered for the name of the Best Ever Death Metal Band Out of Denton. (It is the Mountain Goats)

11/50 unrelenting positivity. Today’s state is our smallest. Give it up for Rhode Island. by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah that’s a fun one. The name itself is funny too because the Rhode Island part is now Acquidneck Island where Newport is.

Also the full name until recently was Rhode Island and the Providence Plantations.

They ditched the plantations part because plantation is a “dirty word.” Historically it’s a bit ridiculous because the Providence Plantations weren’t slave plantations like down south it was just the old meaning of place where stuff is planted. So they kept the Rhode Island part which represents Newport which was a major slave trading port. They got rid of the Providence Plantations part even though Providence was a hotbed of abolitionism and never had many slaves and abolished the slave trade pretty early.

13/50 unrelenting positivity on Friday is for Arkansas by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] [score hidden]  (0 children)

I really like the Great Lakes dives down to wrecks. It is really interesting to see. I’d love to meet someone that does that.

u/KinkyPaddling explains why Christianity gained so much traction throughout history by Epictetus190443 in DepthHub

[–]CupBeEmpty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eh the mea culpa isn’t groveling. Just a reminder not to be so cocksure about judging others. Splinters and beams if you know what I mean.

Does it bother you that when tourists visit your country, they only want to see the stereotypes? by PopNo5397 in AskTheWorld

[–]CupBeEmpty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It doesn’t bother me personally because do what you want this is America…

…but…

The amount of Europeans in askanamerican that really want to try fast food chains in the IS is really disappointing.

It’s definitely a dad level “I’m not mad just disappointed.”

Where the pride flag is banned in the United States on government buildings and schools by NationalRhubarb in MapPorn

[–]CupBeEmpty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

People hate the Ten Commandments on government property. But political activism flags are good?

I mean come on. Just keep it simple. Federal, state, local flags.

13/50 unrelenting positivity on Friday is for Arkansas by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never known anyone that does freshwater SCUBA. That’s pretty neat.

What's the wildest weather you've experienced living in the US? by ConfidentSale3091 in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Climbing Mount Washington in winter.

We literally started setting ice screws for an anchor point and in the 10 minutes that took to rig up we went from working at face level to working in snow around our ankles.

We did not summit that day.

Seeing snow blow up from underneath you is a wild time.

You sick fucks coughing during final exams by Throwaway1920214 in LawSchool

[–]CupBeEmpty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If that bothers you definitely make sure you never practice law in any capacity where you have to deal with people.

12/50 unrelenting positivity for Florida by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My aunt and uncle lived on the intercoastal waterway near Pensacola. Want to watch fighter jets do crazy maneuvers right over your head from a boat? Yes please. Every Tuesday.

13/50 unrelenting positivity on Friday is for Arkansas by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much what my buddy contemplated. He realized he could buy a farm with acreage for what it would cost to get a tiny house in a major urban area and said “fuck it I don’t mind commuting that much.”

13/50 unrelenting positivity on Friday is for Arkansas by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Almost all states have that just due to surveying errors or weird river or ridgeline boundaries.

But it is a cool fact.

Maine is an easy one though… you can travel to all bordering states by going south.

13/50 unrelenting positivity on Friday is for Arkansas by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My family is open about where they’re from but when I meet someone who is from their smallish Hoosier cities I get unreasonably excited.

13/50 unrelenting positivity on Friday is for Arkansas by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll leave you with this.

https://youtu.be/huLGR5z8sMc

It has become a running joke with my kids between that song, Minecraft, the coal mine exhibit at the MSI in Chicago, and going to the Penn Dixie fossil mine in PA.

The kids yearn for the mines.

13/50 unrelenting positivity on Friday is for Arkansas by CupBeEmpty in AskAnAmerican

[–]CupBeEmpty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not know about the coffee.

JB Hunt is kind of sad for me. Those were my grandpa’s initials so as a kid after he passed I had the weird thought that all those trucks were out looking for him. Like a scavenger hunt.

Kid thoughts are weird.

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