You’re suggesting that this is a stunt by Talarico’s campaign or by Kimmel? You’d sooner believe that both Kimmel and Colbert’s shows would pull the same stunt to boost their YouTube channels than believe trump’s FCC when they say they’re willing to pull broadcast licenses over political discourse?
Being sexual doesn’t automatically make it offensive, it just makes it unprofessional. As software that is seeking widespread adoption, its acceptance in professional environments matters. I could make a program called Skrotum if I thought it was funny, but I wouldn’t be surprised when people are hesitant to recommend it to others because of the name I chose.
What makes it offensive is that it’s a slur for handicapped people. That’s the origin of the BDSM term and the use that was popularized by the character in Pulp Fiction that was specifically referenced by the creators of GIMP.
It was created in the US and named in specific reference to the offensive meaning of the word, so I would say that makes it pretty relevant.
The staffer at my Republican senator’s office when I call and tell them to oppose Chuck Schumer:
And you’d rather they didn’t? Obviously it would have been better if they didn’t mock climate change in the first place, but if they then use their same platform to use the same influence to acknowledge their mistake, it’s much better than them just staying silent about it. It’s incredibly counterproductive to mock people who actually admit when they were wrong, even if they’re not as quick about it as you want them to be.
“This is not something that is even seriously contested by anybody.”
“This extremist nonsense that I just spewed is totally real, guys. Everyone agrees with me. You don’t need to ask them.”
I dunno, shithead. Seems to me like that interpretation is seriously contested by the Trump v Barbara ruling that shot down your last stab at this. It also seems pretty seriously contested by a grade school understanding of the text of the 14th amendment.
Not everything you’re seeing in the photo is a wildfire. The consolidated puffy white clumps are just ordinary clouds. The wildfire smoke is the gray, streaky haze underneath. You can see the darker area of burnt ground and the fires themselves at the edges of that area.
“Remember, when you are dead, you do not know you are dead. It is only painful for others. The same applies when you are stupid.”
Wow. That’s dumb.
If nothing else, for the reason already discussed, that sometimes things like VAT are pronounced as a word and sometimes as initials. If you just write it like everyone else in the world who doesn’t write for the Guardian, then it’s just up to the reader whether it’s used as an acronym or an initialism. Nobody at NASA writes “Nasa” and NATO doesn’t use “Nato” (and “pin number” is redundant).
It’s like when the New Yorker uses diacriticals on words with repeated vowels like “coöperate.” Never once has anyone read that and thought “boy, that sure makes that word easier to read.” It just makes you think they’re being pretentious for attention.
Reminded me of this really old Rhys Darby bit.
There’s a lot of bitter sentiment toward Talarico among Black voters in Texas who don’t think their interests can be represented by anyone but Crockett. Lots of “he hasn’t done anything to deserve my vote” kind of talk, if that sounds familiar.
The primary result shows that he is hitting the mark with everyone from progressives to religious moderates, but he’s got an uphill battle with Black voters and he’ll probably be spending a lot of time on messages like the one in the article for the rest of the year. I would hope that Crockett gets on board with endorsements and campaigning for him, but I think you may be right that she didn’t have that in her.
It wasn’t Rick Astley’s head on Vanna White’s body that gave it away?
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Which was a backronym that they specifically created in reference to “the gimp” from Pulp Fiction. It’s not just an innocent coincidence.
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The cup knocked onto the ground is a nice touch.
No, the wings would be fine. A 737 carries up to 48,000 lbs of fuel in the wings. Plus, when it’s in the air, the wings are supporting and transferring all of the lift holding the plane up and all of the thrust moving the plane forward. Having a couple dozen people on the wings isn’t going to make them fail.
What’s your problem with Talarico? He’s pretty consistently voted against trans athlete bans and strongly supports LGBTQ+ rights in interviews. Why label him anti-trans?