I grew up on Star Wars. I love Star Wars. And yet I still want to punch everyone in the face who supports this ‘May the Fourth’ nonsense. This and all the other pop culture cash in days (Towel Day, Alien Day, etc) just get on my nerves. [/GrouchyOldFart]

SHOCKING REPORT: Recently uncovered amateur footage taken by a Cantina patron sitting across the room from Solo and Greedo reveals the presence of a third shooter. Perhaps the REAL reason the better-known footage of the incident has been so heavily doctored over the years is to distract the public from the truth: that…

The only thing you got right for Hillary was #10.

Tomato is tricky, but he always leaves us a clue with his tomato-related name. Remember that and you’ll never be fooled, Padawan!

Introducing Darth Degeneres.

I understand why wealthy people vote republican but I’ll never understand why immigrants support republicans. My father & his side of the family are immigrants and they’re the same way. You’d think you’d want to support fellow immigrants instead of burning the bridge behind you. It’s a lot of “I got mine!”. And…

Far from it. I was burdened with the radio that was around me, but mainly listened to Punk, ska, Hard Core, hip hop, and electronic. Some of which was great, much of which wasn’t as good as it’s 80's predecessors, and some of which hasn’t aged well at all. Especially the third wave ska. uhhhghh.
But yeah, there was…

Not quite true....

Whatever we do, we cannot give a sentient computer control of... anything, especially military missile control systems.

People seem to be conflating fantasies with realities. They are different. For instance, when a bicycle cuts me off in traffic, I fantasize about hitting them, then I don’t him them, then I get home and do whatever I had planned to do that day. Has anyone been harmed? Am I a danger to society? No. I am just a guy who…

Except nobody is advocating for going on shooting sprees. At most they are talking about how target shooting can be stress relieving.

I think where your argument doesn’t hold water is that her rage is focused. If she was picturing all men or all men who looked like her rapists or all situations that angered her then she might be on her way down that slippery slope, but that isn’t the case. Her rage is specific and because of that it really isn’t all…

True, but I think our society is too harsh on revenge fantasies. It’s our monotheism speaking, always claiming that revenge is incompatible with justice. I never agreed with that statement in its absolutist formulation. I embrace revenge fantasies as the absolute right of any victim.

A gun nut is an individual who holds their 2nd Amendment rights to be more important than the lives and safety of American citizens and opposes any and all gun control measures because of that. You could also describe them as the type of people who never leave the house without a gun in their waistband because you…

Disagree completely. She shows no signs of “dangerous mental instability” and it’s incredibly patronizing to suggest that she has one when she is, in fact, being blunt about fantasies it is perfectly normal to have.

It seems to me the practice shooting and the mental processes around it are very different from the act of actually killing people, especially people who didn’t rape you, like in your examples. You’re slippery-sloping this and it’s not intellectually honest.

Yeah, speaking positively about responsible recreational firearm use after training and under supervision do not a gun nut make.

Heh, it’s so optimistic to think that there’ll be jobs left for our kids. Me, I’m preparing my kids for Thunderdome. Their practice with spears and spikes welded onto a dune buggy will definitely edge out anyone with a bachelors of arts degree in 2030.