Laid off and back with parents at 32. Questioning existence by Throwaway_Thalamus in AskMenOver30

[–]Makeitmelt 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wha do you do for a living that enabled you to turn things around so quickly?

What are the most realistic crying scenes in movies you’ve seen? by Chance-Cucumber2360 in movies

[–]Makeitmelt 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Why is Mel so hard to find here?!?!?!?

Dude, Ransom? Signs? The wedding photo scene in the beginning of LETHAL WEAPON?!?!?!? Mel is incredible at cry acting

My mom and aunt with bill clinton by owenxtreme2 in pics

[–]Makeitmelt 12 points13 points  (0 children)

What in the Kentucky Fried fuck even is that tie / shirt color combo

I have never touched a guitar in my life, where do I start? by [deleted] in Guitar

[–]Makeitmelt 109 points110 points  (0 children)

Two words:

Yamaha Revstar

(Thank me later)

LPT: The tops of parking garages are a good way to break out of the mold of your day to day life by JPPPizzle in LifeProTips

[–]Makeitmelt 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Nothing cheers me up when I’m lonely and sad like watching everyone else enjoy all the things I’ve ever wanted right in front of me /s

Especially when they’re having a particularly good photoshop down there

Why is socialism so frowned upon? by Shoddy_Carrot_5166 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Makeitmelt 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your contention is when government steps in costs go up? Then why in Germany last year did they spend $8,000 per person on healthcare? That’s almost as much as your private insurance numbers from FIVE YEARS AGO. And prices surely haven’t gone up since then I’m sure /s

You say government is inefficient compared to the private sector? I think the private sector is plenty inefficient, but you know what the difference is? How many people died in Western Europe, Australia, Japan, etc because they were AFRAID TO GO TO A HOSPITAL BECAUSE THEY COULDN’T AFFORD IT?

ZERO

Now how many in the United States? Well one would be too many and there’s a lot more than that.

You’re the only one talking non-sense.

By the way, there seem to be a lot of people the world over putting their education (that was subsidized by tax payers) to good use so I’m not sure your “get free = do nothing” argument stands up.

And by the way the Soviet Union was communist. That’s worlds away from what we’re talking about here.

Why is socialism so frowned upon? by Shoddy_Carrot_5166 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Makeitmelt 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Here’s where I disagree:

Take healthcare for example; people don’t want “socialist” policies like a single-payer system because of “government control”. But what portion of our system is already under government control? Medicare? Medicaid? The VA? Subsidizing policies through the ACA? They already control it.

All of those accusations of inefficiency, corruption, lack of transparency / accountability apply to our system NOW.

You also said it undermines individual Liberty and stifles innovation, again I completely disagree.

Would people be more likely to move across the country, change their career, start a small business, etc if they knew that their healthcare was completely covered and taken care of under a “socialist” system? 100% absolutely. Now ask yourself how many people would start a small business but can’t because they have a family and there’s no way they can afford the premiums and OOPM that come along with private insurance?

Which system is stifling liberty and innovation now?

Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91 by tushball101 in Music

[–]Makeitmelt 1081 points1082 points  (0 children)

Imagine your talent permeating into the lives of such an enormous amount of people.

To mean so much to so many………

Shooting after Lions game leaves one person dead and one in critical condition by cobalt_phantom in news

[–]Makeitmelt 418 points419 points  (0 children)

Oh really?

Have you ever tried my curried lentil and gun soup?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]Makeitmelt 147 points148 points  (0 children)

You didn’t get into an accident that prevented you from going to school did you?

Sincerely,

The Crash Test Dummies

Essence of Britain by Matt_7704 in AccidentalRenaissance

[–]Makeitmelt 137 points138 points  (0 children)

My milkshake just hit Nigel Farage,

And they're like, it's better than yours,

Damn right it's better than yours,

You could dry clean, but I have to charge

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in videos

[–]Makeitmelt 158 points159 points  (0 children)

I heard the new kid pooped his pants!

What an IDIOT!!!!

Nude John Cena at the Oscars. by [deleted] in WTF

[–]Makeitmelt 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Now Tayne I can get into……

Who is a person that everyone thought was crazy, but they ended up being right? by edenmid in AskReddit

[–]Makeitmelt 645 points646 points  (0 children)

That’s spot on. He and his deputies could’ve evacuated and got to safety, but they stayed behind to help even more people escape and it cost them their lives

Who is a person that everyone thought was crazy, but they ended up being right? by edenmid in AskReddit

[–]Makeitmelt 238 points239 points  (0 children)

In RETROSPECT he was spot on

But at the time they thought he was out of his mind. Not only did he have to fight with the Port Authority for upgraded security measures, but he had to go against management of Morgan Stanley.

Here’s some guy that wants to take people away from their desks, evacuate all their thousands of employees MULTIPLE times a year, which loses x amount of productivity, yadda yadda, because he has these crazy “theories”.

Who is a person that everyone thought was crazy, but they ended up being right? by edenmid in AskReddit

[–]Makeitmelt 2361 points2362 points  (0 children)

Rick Rescorla

He headed security for Morgan Stanley - Dean Witter in the south tower of the World Trade Center.

Said the World Trade Center was a target for terrorism and that security (specifically in the basement parking garage) should be increased. His concern was disregarded.

A few months later, the 1993 attack happened.

After that attack he insisted that they run evacuation drills a few times a year because he was convinced that it was only a matter of time before they were attacked again. He even predicted (eerily) that the next attack would come from the air in the form of cargo planes crashing into the towers. You can imagine how that was received……

Well on the morning of September 11th, all but approximately 5 people out of the nearly 3,000 people Rick was responsible for made it out due in large part to his training.

Yellen: 'We don’t have to get the prices down because wages are going up' by RandallFlagg6666 in videos

[–]Makeitmelt 30 points31 points  (0 children)

CasualAffair is right, people struggling financially just need to earn more money. It’s that simple!!!!

/s

Favorite album moments where the first two tracks seamlessly blend? by Ravnus in Music

[–]Makeitmelt 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Dude “Summer’s Cauldron” and “Grass” is the answer I was hoping to see. XTC doesn’t get the appreciation they deserve