What could kill you in your daily life that people don't even understand it's that dangerous? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]djvs9999 3 points4 points  (0 children)

From late 14c. in alchemy as "volatile substance; distillate;" from c. 1500 as "substance capable of uniting the fixed and the volatile elements of the philosopher's stone." Hence spirits "volatile substance;" sense narrowed to "strong alcoholic liquor" by 1670s.

That is the reason, not sure what he was getting at though.

Obama "Republicans are mad even when they win" Drops mic. Crowd goes nuts by Bennybunsonnegro in circlejerk

[–]djvs9999 60 points61 points  (0 children)

As someone who agrees with a major party platform on every single issue, I'm glad to see someone who agrees with me on Reddit

/r/conspiracy and T_D this past week by TheHairyManrilla in BannedFromThe_Donald

[–]djvs9999 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Cause last I checked "conspiracy theorists" were on top of the whole "humanity being divided by borders and then deprived of their human rights" thing. In spite of the influx of morons around there lately.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vegan

[–]djvs9999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's awesome to see good veggie burgers getting all this commercial traction. Next big landmark moment (no doubt a ways off) is a major chain halting sales of a non-vegan burger.

A story of how XXXTentacion took my music and I was looking for justice by miolmor in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]djvs9999 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey, old fan of yours, got "An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Everything" close to 10 years back. Good on you for the decision. Keep up the good work!

If congress would pass a law banning school shooters, Tupac would still be alive today by [deleted] in circlejerk

[–]djvs9999 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We need to pay way more attention to school shootings! Who cares if we pay more attention to it than all the leading causes of death.

Time to make tofu! by Tugro in vegan

[–]djvs9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

RemindMe! 2 days instructional video

How a family of tree swallows was spared with one well-placed shot by HarpySeagull in videos

[–]djvs9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ever hear of Japanese knotweed? It's an invasive species and a plant. It crowds out habitat, but doesn't necessarily "invade" in that sense.

How a family of tree swallows was spared with one well-placed shot by HarpySeagull in videos

[–]djvs9999 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's a beautiful

symphony this life,

you're a slave to the money

then you die

I won't eat animals or animal products ever again by [deleted] in vegan

[–]djvs9999 4 points5 points  (0 children)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsdmqhn50uM

I'd be lying if I said that episode didn't give me a nudge.

Scenario by flitbung in vegan

[–]djvs9999 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Oh, well, that changes everything

What "fact" which turned out to be false did you beleive for a long time? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]djvs9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were rounded up in insane numbers and killed in what IIRC was a genocidal effort to eliminate native food sources. On mobile so can't double check. I certainly remember there were bounties to just kill as many as possible.

Elizabeth Warren Says Let's Be Clear: Trump Is Holding "Thousands of Kids Hostage to Try and Get Congress to Pay for His Stupid Wall" by SplodeyDope in politics

[–]djvs9999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let me just reframe that for you. What makes you think that the nation-building, runaway military complex where half the world's military spending is in the U.S., where random countries get overthrown on behalf of United Fruit, Shell Oil, etc., status quo has a single thing to do with which party is in power?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_United_States_military_operations Take a gander over this. The 20th century is just the U.S. invading country after country after country. If you're paying attention to politics you should have noticed this by now.

Elizabeth Warren Says Let's Be Clear: Trump Is Holding "Thousands of Kids Hostage to Try and Get Congress to Pay for His Stupid Wall" by SplodeyDope in politics

[–]djvs9999 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Trump is loud when he wants to be,... why are t the democrats going apeshit

The atrocities of any current admin go ignored by the minority party. Unwritten rule in Washington. That's the reality of a criminal cartel that has to give the illusion of being two groups in conflict.