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Am I right?

Yeah, mostly, seems agreeable.
223
22%
Dunno/Not sure/Not American and I think that matters
68
7%
Nah, you're crazy. Guns should be more restricted.
204
20%
Nah, you're crazy. Guns should be less restricted.
436
44%
JC Christ CM come back when the meds wear off
71
7%
 
Total votes : 1002

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Hammer Britannia
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Postby Hammer Britannia » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:46 pm

Telconi wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Move out of the house.


TIL Ifreann and Keshi want children to starve.

TIL Ifreann means hell in Irish
All shall tremble before me

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Ifreann
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Postby Ifreann » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:48 pm

Telconi wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Move out of the house.


TIL Ifreann and Keshi want children to starve.

Who said anything about starving? They'll eat what they hunt, obviously.


Hammer Britannia wrote:
Telconi wrote:
TIL Ifreann and Keshi want children to starve.

TIL Ifreann means hell in Irish

It's true.
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Sovaal
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Postby Sovaal » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:49 pm

Hammer Britannia wrote:
Telconi wrote:
TIL Ifreann and Keshi want children to starve.

TIL Ifreann means hell in Irish

*Google-fu's as fast as possible*
*Looks in Gaelic dictionary*
Shit, it is.
Most of the time I have no idea what the hell I'm doing or talking about.

”Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe.
No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is
the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried from time to time." -
Winston Churchill, 1947.

"Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon – so long as there is no answer to it – gives claws to the weak.” - George Orwell

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Telconi
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Postby Telconi » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:54 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Telconi wrote:
TIL Ifreann and Keshi want children to starve.

Who said anything about starving? They'll eat what they hunt, obviously.


Hammer Britannia wrote:TIL Ifreann means hell in Irish

It's true.


The toddler will eat what it hunts... So, fucking nothing?
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Postby Fartsniffage » Sun Nov 05, 2017 6:56 pm

Telconi wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Who said anything about starving? They'll eat what they hunt, obviously.



It's true.


The toddler will eat what it hunts... So, fucking nothing?


You need to think about what you're doing now. And maybe turn on your sarcasm detector if you have one.

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Telconi
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Postby Telconi » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:03 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Telconi wrote:
The toddler will eat what it hunts... So, fucking nothing?


You need to think about what you're doing now. And maybe turn on your sarcasm detector if you have one.


Make me!
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-Labor Unions
-Environmental Protections
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-Bigotry In All Forms
-Government Overreach
-Government Surveillance
-Freedom For Security Social Transactions
-Unnecessary Taxes
-Excessively Specific Government Programs
-Foreign Entanglements
-Religious Extremism
-Fascists Masquerading as "Social Justice Warriors"

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Postby Fartsniffage » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:05 pm

Telconi wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
You need to think about what you're doing now. And maybe turn on your sarcasm detector if you have one.


Make me!


Also, a toddler will be fine. They'll eat basically anything. Dirt, grass, slugs. They're hardy creatures and actually taste better when free-range.

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Grinning Dragon
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Postby Grinning Dragon » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:06 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Telconi wrote:
Make me!


Also, a toddler will be fine. They'll eat basically anything. Dirt, grass, slugs. They're hardy creatures and actually taste better when free-range.

I admit, that last part made me laugh.

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Ifreann
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Postby Ifreann » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:08 pm

Telconi wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Who said anything about starving? They'll eat what they hunt, obviously.



It's true.


The toddler will eat what it hunts... So, fucking nothing?

As the old saying goes, you can lead a toddler to the wilderness, but you can't make them hunt.
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Postby Len Hyet » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:10 pm

Republic of Keshiland wrote:No guns in homes with children under the age of 14 or people with mental health issues. 10 year.

MD will be the safest state if I get my way

But then how will I teach Len Hyet Junior to BECOME A MAN AMONGST MEN.
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Postby Hammer Britannia » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:16 pm

Len Hyet wrote:
Republic of Keshiland wrote:No guns in homes with children under the age of 14 or people with mental health issues. 10 year.

MD will be the safest state if I get my way

But then how will I teach Len Hyet Junior to BECOME A MAN AMONGST MEN.

Use swords
All shall tremble before me

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Ifreann
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Postby Ifreann » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:20 pm

Hammer Britannia wrote:
Len Hyet wrote:But then how will I teach Len Hyet Junior to BECOME A MAN AMONGST MEN.

Use swords

Staves.
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Postby Sovaal » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:24 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Hammer Britannia wrote:Use swords

Staves.

Quarter-staves.
Most of the time I have no idea what the hell I'm doing or talking about.

”Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe.
No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is
the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried from time to time." -
Winston Churchill, 1947.

"Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon – so long as there is no answer to it – gives claws to the weak.” - George Orwell

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Fartsniffage
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Postby Fartsniffage » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:25 pm

Sovaal wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Staves.

Quarter-staves.


Won't he then only be one fourth of a man amongst men?

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Kash Island
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Postby Kash Island » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:28 pm

Looks like that dirtbag in texas was killed by a citizen bearing arms
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Sovaal
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Postby Sovaal » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:32 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Sovaal wrote:Quarter-staves.


Won't he then only be one fourth of a man amongst men?

If he uses a quarter-stave nobody can say he's compensating, especially when he kicks their ass with it.
Most of the time I have no idea what the hell I'm doing or talking about.

”Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe.
No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is
the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried from time to time." -
Winston Churchill, 1947.

"Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon – so long as there is no answer to it – gives claws to the weak.” - George Orwell

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Fartsniffage
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Postby Fartsniffage » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:32 pm

Kash Island wrote:Looks like that dirtbag in texas was killed by a citizen bearing arms


You mean that a citizen bearing arms killed 26 people and wounded about 20 others before being stopped by another citizen bearing arms?

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Postby Kash Island » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:34 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Kash Island wrote:Looks like that dirtbag in texas was killed by a citizen bearing arms


You mean that a citizen bearing arms killed 26 people and wounded about 20 others before being stopped by another citizen bearing arms?


Difference being one was law abiding
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Postby Fartsniffage » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:37 pm

Kash Island wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
You mean that a citizen bearing arms killed 26 people and wounded about 20 others before being stopped by another citizen bearing arms?


Difference being one was law abiding


Maybe. I asked in the other thread what the legal implications of him pursuing the jackass before killing him are.

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Postby The Two Jerseys » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:39 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Sovaal wrote:Quarter-staves.


Won't he then only be one fourth of a man amongst men?

It's like a violin, you have to start the kid off on a scaled-down one, and eventually they grow into the full-size one.
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Kash Island
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Postby Kash Island » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:39 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Kash Island wrote:
Difference being one was law abiding


Maybe. I asked in the other thread what the legal implications of him pursuing the jackass before killing him are.


Honesty on a situation like that fuck it

If i shoot someone trying to kill my loved ones i could care less about the legal implications.
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Postby Fartsniffage » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:40 pm

Kash Island wrote:
Fartsniffage wrote:
Maybe. I asked in the other thread what the legal implications of him pursuing the jackass before killing him are.


Honesty on a situation like that fuck it

If i shoot someone trying to kill my loved ones i could care less about the legal implications.


Good for you.

Question still stands.

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Len Hyet
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Postby Len Hyet » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:41 pm

Ifreann wrote:
Hammer Britannia wrote:Use swords

Staves.
Sovaal wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Staves.

Quarter-staves.
Hammer Britannia wrote:
Len Hyet wrote:But then how will I teach Len Hyet Junior to BECOME A MAN AMONGST MEN.

Use swords

Clearly I need to judge my audience before I make a reference.
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Sovaal
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Postby Sovaal » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:42 pm

Len Hyet wrote:
Ifreann wrote:Staves.
Sovaal wrote:Quarter-staves.
Hammer Britannia wrote:Use swords

Clearly I need to judge my audience before I make a reference.

anything before the late-late 90's that isn't star wars I won't get, and after wards is probably 50-50.
Most of the time I have no idea what the hell I'm doing or talking about.

”Many forms of government have been tried and will be tried in this world of sin and woe.
No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all wise. Indeed, it has been said that democracy is
the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried from time to time." -
Winston Churchill, 1947.

"Rifles, muskets, long-bows and hand-grenades are inherently democratic weapons. A complex weapon makes the strong stronger, while a simple weapon – so long as there is no answer to it – gives claws to the weak.” - George Orwell

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Kash Island
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Postby Kash Island » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:42 pm

Fartsniffage wrote:
Kash Island wrote:
Honesty on a situation like that fuck it

If i shoot someone trying to kill my loved ones i could care less about the legal implications.


Good for you.

Question still stands.



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