newacolyte
NewAcolyte
newacolyte

I am reminded of a short story where they do exactly this, but at the bottom of the lake they find the entire Tom Cruise discography, including future films.

People like this guy are usually introduced to me as an intellectual, then the conversation inevitably drifts to why I would choose to be part of the corrupt academic system instead of tutoring rich kids via Skype from a suburb of Portland or some other white enclave.

I’m hoping she got her screwup out of the way early with that one and stays focused.

That is the job description of a politician. What is your point?

Research Dungeons and Dragons is a critical aspect of any private sector initiative.

So you are proposing a carbon tax?

But wait, what if Picard traveled space and time with a small group of fresh faced everykid types and saved the galaxy with his wits? Maybe since retirement he got that doctorate in archeology so instead of captain, they would call him...The Professor?

I understand it seems like a powerful symbol, but starting a fire with no regard for the lives of the people around you hands the people you a protesting against exactly the narrative they want. They will be perfectly happy if somebody dies as long as it feeds their purpose.

Oh I guess I read into it too much and took the oddly specific detail about the clip being 17 seconds to factor into the title. Like they were letting you know what you were in for in terms of time commitment.

Maybe it can be summed up asplaying to not lose.”

True, that is an important distinction. I was focusing more on my British idioms.

Maybe I don’t understand baseball. Who is pitching in this metaphor? Aren’t they on the same team as the catcher? Is there a shortstop?

With Max Reebo and his band!

Yeah they’re all arsing it up, but every real metric indicated that smaller countries get buggered when they work out trade deals by their lonesome instead of in a unified block. That was the whole ruddy point of the EU innit?

Don’t be silly! There are plenty of state run theaters. Take the New York State Theater for example...oh wait its the David Koch Theater now.

The trope of equating intellectual with evil is definitely toxic, and yet some dude IRL just violated all ethical norms to made CRISPR babies just to show the world that he could. Meanwhile, we continue reeling over the coopting of social media for propoganda.

OTOH

But those are also supposed to be scary, which is totally fine by me!

You seem to say the same thing no matter what was written or who wrote it. Do you have an identity beyond hate reading?

Out of curiosity Sigfield Grimdark, do you know the difference between a Commentator and a Commenter? I expect you to research the formal definitions of both and present them in good faith, but mine is the one that matters. I suspect we all know what your answer will be.