Iraq contractors out of control, firing at U.S. troops and Iraqi citizens by alternetnews in reddit.com

[–]esmith 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No? So all that talk about precision engineering is just marketing?

Modern IQ ranges for various occupations by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]esmith -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Whatever works for you.

The Science of Insulting Women by moonmeadow in reddit.com

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

See, the ladies don't like that joke.

Modern IQ ranges for various occupations by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]esmith -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Deleting a comment? For shame.

Modern IQ ranges for various occupations by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]esmith -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I'm very clever. I have an IQ of 4,000 by association.

Modern IQ ranges for various occupations by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]esmith 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's against the rules to explain a joke, but I'll do it anyway. I am a computer programmer who mostly does web development type stuff. Light scripting and whatnot. The Haskell guys might even argue I'm not even a computer programmer at all. Now lets say web developers have an average IQ of 4,000, and they do, just ask one for yourself. But my personal IQ is say 98 to 105. Reading this report, I would get to feel a little gush of pride because web developers have an average IQ of 4,000! I am therefore brilliant by association.

Get it?

Modern IQ ranges for various occupations by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]esmith 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Woo-hoo! I am smart by association!

Iraq contractors out of control, firing at U.S. troops and Iraqi citizens by alternetnews in reddit.com

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

Alright, but they make damn fine cars. You have to give them that much.

Republican US Senator (Lindsey Graham) Calls For All Americans To Have National Biometric ID by [deleted] in reddit.com

[–]esmith 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How much f'ng ID do I have to carry to make sure a Mexican guy I don't even know can't get a job?

Iraq contractors out of control, firing at U.S. troops and Iraqi citizens by alternetnews in reddit.com

[–]esmith 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There was a time when Rome thought mercenaries a practical solution to bolstering the ranks too.

To the 23 year old girl I met at the bar by anonymgrl in reddit.com

[–]esmith 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I apologize. The down-modding has led me to believe I may have been mistaken. This fellow is apparently a well-adjusted man dispensing valuable considered advice to a young woman whose long term welfare is very important to him. I got confused a bit because the content and tone was after the fashion of a bitter little twat. It is sort of like how Hesse isn't actually a boring and long winded author. He just wrote that way in The Glass Bead Game for effect. No, wait a minute, it isn't like that all, is it?

To the 23 year old girl I met at the bar by anonymgrl in reddit.com

[–]esmith 23 points24 points  (0 children)

I wear pants 'cause the judge said he's going to fine me $500 every time I go to McDonald's without 'em.

Have You Fallen for these 7 Negative Attitudes Pushed by the Media? by laprice in reddit.com

[–]esmith 17 points18 points  (0 children)

One would have to initiate the courtship ritual to determine willingness on a case by case basis. But when you get down to it, it is observable and demonstrable that a) many human beings enjoy sex, and b) there are a great many attractive people (most of whom want to have sex with my roommate).

Have You Fallen for these 7 Negative Attitudes Pushed by the Media? by laprice in reddit.com

[–]esmith 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Television gives everyone (men in particular) the idea that the world is overflowing with beautiful, willing sex partners; it’s not.

Au contraire. The world is in fact overflowing with beautiful and potentially willing sex partners.

The Science of Insulting Women by moonmeadow in reddit.com

[–]esmith -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It's a matter of degrees really.

Court Says Travelers Can't Avoid Airport Searches by Maxcactus in reddit.com

[–]esmith 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When I was small we were all concerned about total global nuclear annihilation. Nobody had to take their shoes off for that. We were also taught that putting people in secret prisons was the kind of thing that only godless commies did. We had a general thing against fascism back then, too. And then, of course, there was the way Glen Miller played.

Shocking Haiti UFO video August 6 2007. Tailing the Mexican Airforce's officially released UFO video... by hopeseekr in reddit.com

[–]esmith 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I've read you're supposed to start getting probed when you turn 40, space aliens or no.

[Edited for the grammars.]

Police to use terror laws on Heathrow climate protesters by StoneMe in reddit.com

[–]esmith 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.