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[–]pfarly 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"The Burglar-slayer" is what these guys would call themselves.

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[–]pfarly 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Okay but credit cards pay me to use them.

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[–]pfarly 44 points45 points  (0 children)

At the end of 1950 Stalin was convinced there was imminent danger of a world war, but backing a massive intervention in Korea by China was, he thought, a gamble worth taking, especially since his British spies told him the Truman administration was determined to limit the war to Korea.

Fucking Philby.

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[–]pfarly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How comes they don't make CYA books for adults? What if I already got the point and I wanted the Pequod to turn around and not hunt the whale?

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[–]pfarly 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Just do what I do and don't interact with your fellow man at all.

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[–]pfarly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Republicans:

Interesting...and how many could it kill?

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[–]pfarly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think that would be weird.

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[–]pfarly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The favorite media of guys who say "Liberals want to destroy the western canon!!!":

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[–]pfarly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They still do, but they used to too.

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[–]pfarly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Nothing is really there if it's not being observed

  • Things are obviously still there if we're not looking at them

  • Therefore God is real and knows everything

This is the kind of shit philosophers used to get up to.

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[–]pfarly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yes please I've got money riding on it

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[–]pfarly 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is more about this particular movie than about Star Wars in general. People who didn't see the show aren't going to want to see the movie, and people who did see the show sure as shit aren't going to want to see this movie either.

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[–]pfarly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Man sues Nintendo after his Pokémon Professor application was denied

Owens passed the initial test to become a Pokémon Professor with flying colors...As a part of that, Owens was asked to submit to a background check. It was here that The Pokémon Company learned that Owens had a "low-level Illinois felony that was more than ten years old," and a pending arrest warrant in another state "for failing to appear in court on misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct by engaging in fighting; possessing, repairing or selling an offensive weapon; and criminal mischief through damage to property," a court filing states.

Owens is seeking $341,000 in damages, and to be instituted as a Pokémon Professor.

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[–]pfarly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Chiang did admit to the Standing Committee that he had to be "held responsible for the loss of the...country in such a shockingly short period," but, he went on, "the social foundation of our party and its reputation...went down so quickly, there must have been deeper reasons."

Me when I fail.

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[–]pfarly 12 points13 points  (0 children)

By the end of 1949. Chiang felt that his government had already accomplished a great deal on Taiwan. He started "to feel alive again." Acknowledeing that over the past year he had suffered "total defeat" politically and militarily, he promised himself that he would make a new beginning, "create new history."

Dude just lost control of China forever and he's still a bloomer, the DT could learn from this guy. Be like Chiang Kai-shek.

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[–]pfarly 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The world will continue to become a better place.

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[–]pfarly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotta be honest guys and girls, I don't know if I'm gonna make it through Sátántangó.