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What a drag.


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^^^ WTF?
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Maybe he was thinking ' Drag Racing ' ?

I think 100,000 dying from attending a Drag Show is stretching it a bit .
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The Old Man of Storr wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:39 am I think 100,000 dying from attending a Drag Show is stretching it a bit .
Dying on stage maybe?
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Hummer_I_mean_Hammer wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:29 am ^^^ WTF?
Indeed!
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Yep, that bloke is the poster boy for the MAGA crowd.

Truth is not important. Facts don't matter. Just blindly follow what you're told no matter how ridiculous or far fetched it sounds.

I worked with a bloke who thought that Islamic terrorists killed more people in Europe than guns do in America. Tried telling him that EVERY death in Europe combined was less than a week of gun deaths in the US but he wasn't having it.
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Jonah wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:57 am Dying on stage maybe?

That's definitely 100,000 - guy was right after all .
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The Old Man of Storr wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 9:39 am Maybe he was thinking ' Drag Racing ' ?

I think 100,000 dying from attending a Drag Show is stretching it a bit .
Was that a he?
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Shabu wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:13 pm

Truth is not important. Facts don't matter. Just blindly follow what you're told no matter how ridiculous or far fetched it sounds.

See also: Christianity.

Which is another affliction Americans seem to suffer from.
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simon hammer wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:05 pm See also: Christianity.

Which is another affliction Americans seem to suffer from.
True, and the Christianity here is a bit extreme to say the least.
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Shabu wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:38 pm True, and the Christianity here is a bit extreme to say the least.
The American interpretation of Christianity is just the same as the Talibans interpretation of the Qur'an...extreme, fundamentalist and literal.

Jesus preached peace, and wasn't a Christian.

I'd imagine the aftermath of mentioning those 2 facts in some states would bring about another debate about gun control though.
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simon hammer wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 6:52 pm The American interpretation of Christianity is just the same as the Talibans interpretation of the Qur'an...extreme, fundamentalist and literal.

Jesus preached peace, and wasn't a Christian.

I'd imagine the aftermath of mentioning those 2 facts in some states would bring about another debate about gun control though.
I'm definitely using this next time I get approached by some Christians trying to convert me :grin:
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I wouldn't Shabs, they might shoot you.
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delbert wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:53 pm Was that a he?
not sure seeing that he had a shoulder purse...
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Shabu wrote: Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:13 pm
I worked with a bloke who thought that Islamic terrorists killed more people in Europe than guns do in America. Tried telling him that EVERY death in Europe combined was less than a week of gun deaths in the US but he wasn't having it.
From what I can gather, most of them think more people die from knife crime in the UK than gun crime in the USA.

Sorry, I mean knoife croime, guv'na. Bit sad, innit?
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sendô wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 1:04 pm Sorry, I mean knoife croime, guv'na. Bit sad, innit?
Reading that in my head, it came across as part Irish and part cockney. :crylol:
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Read like Brummie to me
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vietnammer wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 2:43 pm Read like Brummie to me
:grin:

Yow cor tork propa yow cor
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One dead, three injured at a Trader Joe's (who I work for) here in Southern California.

Apparently a car pulled up and just started shooting at the shop.

I have to admit that with all the culture wars in America now thinking that the maga crowd might target us as we're seen as a bastion of liberal America.

No idea if that's the case now but it's been on my mind.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lo ... -rcna77785
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Hummer_I_mean_Hammer wrote: Fri Mar 31, 2023 11:23 am not sure seeing that he had a shoulder purse...
All the boys are carrying those round here.
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