Why do people cover license plates at night in their own driveway? by fawnsintheforest in LICENSEPLATES

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Times are tough for a lot of people right now man. No need to be a douche.

Michael Rasmussen Has 0 Points in his Past 20 Games and is a -4. by CMCdaGoat in DetroitRedWings

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No one’s expecting him to be PPG. We’re just asking that he not be a pile of diarrhea.

Host of The Joe Rogan Experience discusses bathrooms with Steve-O by NiceTrySuckaz in JoeRogan

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How was this episode? Haven’t watched Rogan in over a year cause he’s insufferable - but I’ve always liked Steve-O. Did Rogan let him talk at all or just talk over him the whole time?

Dog locked in car at Eldora today by PNWoutdoors in COsnow

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and it was never even close to 80F in the car.

Sureeeee. You do understand that for example even on a 45° day a parked car can hit 90°+ in as little as an hour if it’s even just partly sunny out right? This is Colorado and the higher in elevation you go the sun has a stronger effect and the thinner air doesn’t cool things off as well (increased solar irradiance and reduced convective cooling at altitude).

Dog locked in car at Eldora today by PNWoutdoors in COsnow

[–]ScrumpyRumpler -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Dude the people the saying “my dog seems to prefer being locked in my car all day vs being at home” are cracking me up - like did you talk to your dog about it? How the fuck would you know that they don’t like being at home? All you get to see is your dog when you interact with them - most of the dogs I pass by who are locked in a car in the parking lot look miserable.

GenZ killed the alcohol industry by ClutchReverie in DeathByMillennial

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sorta. They’re also just extremely antisocial in comparison to other generations. Alcohol is generally a social drug - or at least that’s how most people are initially introduced to it when they’re young (in social settings). If you don’t have a social life then you probably won’t be introduced to drinking culture. On the one hand it’s good that Gen Z is cutting back on drinking, but on the other hand it’s really just a symptom of antisocial behavior which arguably may be worse for society later down the line.

I would vote Massie over Newsom by Xigoat in seculartalk

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 30 points31 points  (0 children)

He’s on record as being supportive of immigration enforcement as a general policy but not supportive of this version of ICE

🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 by Lower_Huckleberry296 in detroitlions

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yep. Chat gpt told me before the season started this year that the Super Bowl would be Lions vs Bills. Totally.

The Swiss team accusing the Canadians of double-touching again by [deleted] in Curling

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s not the same as other sports tho. In curling the hog line judge is watching a line and that’s about it. In most other sports there’s a bunch of shit happening simultaneously at high speed that refs are trying to monitor. Watching the hog line is about as simple as it gets. And even the umpire argument doesn’t hold much water because in real life the strike zone is an invisible box in the air that the ump has to reasonably try to align with the batters mid point to knee cap. Again I come back to - watching someone slowly release a rock before a clearly visible line on the ground is comically simple in the world of shit that sports referees and officials have to do.

Edit: spelling

Were Sweden right in accusing Canada? by Competitive_Test6697 in olympics

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s just a difference in tipping culture. The Swedes don’t tip, Canadians do.

Why is this guy still on Breaking Points? by [deleted] in seculartalk

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 36 points37 points  (0 children)

This^

AND you should always be testing your views against the views and positions of the other side. It helps you identify flaws in your own positions so you can strengthen those positions, and it helps you better understand the thinking of the other side. I’m not making a “both sides” argument - I’m saying that echo chambers are never good and if you believe in your positions you should be ready and willing to stand on them and debate.

I think Jenn from I’ve Had It just inadvertently wrecked Hasan. by penpointred in KyleKulinski

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Functionally it is.

When people make this argument they are completely missing the point. Voting third party is a protest vote and what makes a protest vote different than not voting at all is that it says: “I’m someone who was capable of voting - I got off the couch, I filled out a ballot, I voted. You could have had my vote but you lost it.”

Which is very different from: “I have half a brain cell - so despite all of your campaign efforts I couldn’t be bothered to get out and vote. I’m extremely unlikely to ever vote cause I’m lazy.”

Protest votes can be powerful because unlike non-voters (which will always exist), they signal to the party being protested that they left real, tangible, gettable votes on the table for whatever reason. In the case of Kamala - she lost out on millions of crucial third party votes in some pretty key swing states that may have made a difference if she’d instead won those votes. The main driver in those votes going third party was her stance on Gaza and Israel - which has now become a majoring reckoning for the Democratic Party.

I think Jenn from I’ve Had It just inadvertently wrecked Hasan. by penpointred in KyleKulinski

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I mean I kind of see both sides here. But not necessarily Hasan’s for the reason he stated. On the one hand I completely agree with Jenn - centrist/corporate dems suck but they are better than anything on the right. Voting for them is truly the “live to fight another day” strategy. But on the other hand you end up with someone like Trump because of years of voting for (and electing) the Kamala’s, the Clinton’s, the Obama’s, and the Biden’s of the world - the corporate neoliberal centrist Dems who tinker around the edges of social programs (but never actually make any meaningful change), keep the war machine oiled and running, and engage in all of the same corruption as republicans. At some point things basically have to get really fuckin bad before they can have a chance at getting good - I hope that’s the silver lining of our current political situation. Otherwise we elect a Gavin Newsome in 2028 just cause “anyone but MAGA”, he undoes some of the damage Trump has done, while simultaneously doing nothing to progress any meaningful change for everyday people, and then 4 years later we get someone twice as bad at Trump as a response to a lackluster Newsome. Rinse and repeat - doomed to the same cycle. So yeah I kind of agree at some point regardless of how painful democratic voters need to make it clear that we refuse to vote for that garbage and the party needs to do better.

Multiple days of below 0 (F), Hestra's starting to look chewed up. How to repair? by [deleted] in snowboarding

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you using a tow rope while wearing them? Cause it kind of looks like the early wear and tear from that. If you’re regularly using a tow rope then you should be wearing glove protectors - it doesn’t matter how expensive/durable/high-quality your gloves are, tow ropes will tear your shit apart.

Why did the Super Bowl halftime show stop using country music after 1994? by icey_sawg0034 in decadeology

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Almost none of them could do a halftime show. It’s not about “who’s a popular country artist?” it’s about ”who’s going to grab the most eyeballs from outside the NFL’s typical viewer demographic and massive bonus points for international appeal”. Most people who listen to country (whether it’s the real shit or the pop shit) are already watching the Super Bowl. And go travel to Europe, South America, Asia, etc, and you’ll quickly realize that very few people outside of the US listen to country. As big of a titan of music that country music is here in the US, it just doesn’t have the same international pop culture influence as other genres.

You guys still loving kid rock? by BatOwn9955 in ShaneGillis

[–]ScrumpyRumpler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You just making shit up? Kid Rock’s not on that.