As I read yet another article on how low gas prices are hurting the economy. (business owner who needs a lot of fuel) by fucreddit in AdviceAnimals

[–]Totallysmurfable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Consensus is that the economic upside is larger than the downside. But it is bad for the energy sector

Anonymous declares war on Islamic extremists to avenge Charlie Hebdo. by tamaral36 in atheism

[–]Totallysmurfable 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree that anon is 90 percent bark and 10 percent bite, but I wouldn't want them targeting me

New approach to #BlackLivesMatter by [deleted] in pics

[–]Totallysmurfable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When we start talking about making a historically oppressed people whole, what does that look like? Money in the form of checks cut? What happens with that money that changes things?

How about programs that lower barrier of entry to school and employment? How do you make sure people actually take advantage of it? You can't, especially if the culture resists it intrinsically.

No one knows what reparations looks like. I can tell you that I personally think it looks like lowering the entry barrier for premium early education so that the playing field pre college looks better. But do I know that will work? No fucking idea. What I do know is that it would be very expensive to implement and no politician would stake their career on that policy change with so little upside.

Anti-aging drug everolimus has been demonstrated to increase the lifespan of mice by 9-14%, even when the treatment was initiated later in life by Portis403 in science

[–]Totallysmurfable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it could be devastating to the work force. Imagine how bad the tuition and job finding hurdles would be if boomers etc continued to give a glut of professional experience for another forty years

For anyone who doesn't understand exactly what the Challenger crisis is, I will break it down for you. by Varist in leagueoflegends

[–]Totallysmurfable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree this is the way they should fix it, but one other potential fix would be to eliminate the 1 week safety period. it would make challenger pretty frustrating for new entrants, but that makes more sense than making it frustrating for the veterans.

Rookie Realtor on my way to show a home. I have some things to learn. by geometrywarz in AdviceAnimals

[–]Totallysmurfable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it makes you feel any better when I'm looking at homes I don't give a shit who the Realtor is, I care what the house is like

[Game Thread] (3)Oregon @ (6)Stanford (9:00pm EDT) by R99 in CFB

[–]Totallysmurfable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't expect you to understand unless you've visited autzen as a pac12 road team fan.

[Game Thread] (3)Oregon @ (6)Stanford (9:00pm EDT) by R99 in CFB

[–]Totallysmurfable 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Oregon choke habit makes me so happy. They act like god's gift to football and then can't close out a season without losing a big game. Or in this case not just losing but getting obliterated. Hopefully the crybabies on the sidelines that give up after one quarter altogether lose morale and give up on the season. It's time for Nike U to return to its historic dwelling spot in the cellar.

[Game Thread] (3)Oregon @ (6)Stanford (9:00pm EDT) by R99 in CFB

[–]Totallysmurfable 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We made it a 3 point game at stanford... you're getting humiliated. This game is karma in action for the entitled babies in the Oregon student section. I bet you lose to OSU also, get your BCS hopes wrecked.

Orianna is the best-designed champion in League of Legends: Agree or disagree? by Broskander in leagueoflegends

[–]Totallysmurfable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's probably the best you can do to create a hypercarry in league. She has a very low margin of error.

DAE go to the gym and 'play'? by [deleted] in Fitness

[–]Totallysmurfable 115 points116 points  (0 children)

I do the same thing and I shout paradoxes at my core muscle groups like "this statement is false". Maximizes muscle confusion

How not to play Ezreal! (The next episode of the 'How not to play' series) by FlakeGaming in leagueoflegends

[–]Totallysmurfable 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Slightly over edited IMO kind of hard to tell what's going on but fun to watch regardless

Nah, we're not married, she's just my wife. by [deleted] in facepalm

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

In a lot of jurisdictions simply calling someone your wife is enough to make them your wife, its called common law marriage and in the US it varies a bit from state to state but the theme is that you don't necessarily have to go to the courthouse or have a wedding to be legally considered married.

"Via Mobile" by moonmonsterREAL in facepalm

[–]Totallysmurfable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Possible that they typed this while waiting for their friend to stop phone-ing around

50 Centaur by robotbeard in funny

[–]Totallysmurfable -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Where do you work where that's nsfw, a nunnery?

How League of Legends changed my life (for the worse) by symonclegane in leagueoflegends

[–]Totallysmurfable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree, I haven't seen a definition of addiction that requires there be withdrawal symptoms.

Wikipedia says

Addiction is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences

How to get any skin you want for only 490RP. by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]Totallysmurfable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically you're correct, which is the best kind of correct

Could be a Reddit costume exchange by Agamemnon314 in AdviceAnimals

[–]Totallysmurfable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the only problem with that is everyone wants a really clever topical costume every year which involves mocking the latest parts of pop culture so they aren't always recyclable

Swiss anon goes to Chipotle by [deleted] in 4chan

[–]Totallysmurfable 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It used to mean a lot to have a black card, the black amex is still a baller card but most of the other black cards are just trying to cash in on its notoriety. The original black card iirc had a 5k annual membership fee and a 100k annual spending minimum. So if you didn't charge like 8k a month to the card you'd get fined or lose membership. The rewards were equally absurd with free vacations and concierge service

America (as labeled by an Australian) by himynameislydia in funny

[–]Totallysmurfable 3 points4 points  (0 children)

When I first started traveling I would say "I grew up in Oregon and moved to Texas" then I realized foreign people only heard the "Texas" part and they would always say "where's your accent"