Recent content by davidmc1158

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    Air purifiers

    Maybe it's just me, but I really need mine. I have a fairly a large one for my open-floor-plan living space. I bought it years ago because the air quality seemed to be bad and I was having at least the perception of breathing issues. While using the AP, those issues appear to have subsided...
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    They fired the Escapist's editor, and the video team, Yahtzee resigns

    Been mostly a lurker for quite a while, but still always actively checked the forums for anything interesting. (For the record, the main forum I haunt was always Religion & Politics/Current Events.) Quite a few users always seemed to have an interesting take or viewpoint on the various...
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    When is it acceptable to start playing Christmas music?

    I'm a tiny bit more lenient than most people on here, it seems. I draw the line at the day after Thanksgiving. It should be noted, I have a sister-in-law who would have a xmas tree up year round if she could get away with it (and I actually do like her despite this serious character flaw).
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    Walls work now.

    There are two small problems I have with this world-view. 1) Crossing the border illegally is a crime, yes, but it is a misdemeanor, meaning that being an illegal alien in the U.S. is being a criminal on the same level as someone who litters or jaywalks, not someone who has committed a felony...
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    Walls work now.

    Under U.S. law, the president has almost no power to move money around. All appropriations have to come out of congress (specifically the House of Representatives) and once congress decides where the money has to be spent, the executive is basically under orders and can't do anything about it...
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    Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter may soon go through

    He is simply proving that he's incompetent even at the basic skill of being incompetent.
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    Funny Events of the "Woke" world

    If it makes you feel any better, Iran actually ISN'T getting the money. The money, which is currently in South Korean banks, is being freed up to be put under the control of an international aid group in Qatar to be used for humanitarian efforts. So there's that.
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    Choo choo! All aboard the Complain Train!

    Going to add my "please don't bleed out of your internal organs, on a cruise or otherwise" vote here. May the damnable disease go once more into remission.
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    Pet Appreciation Thread

    The power of Floof compels you! The power of Floof compels you! *flings blessed catnip*
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    SPORTS BALL!!! v2.0

    Sorry dude. https://www.yahoo.com/sports/jets-quarterback-aaron-rodgers-reportedly-out-for-season-after-mri-confirms-achilles-injury-150251392.html
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    Biden impeachment investigation

    I am not a fan of political maneuvering. I much prefer acting in as much a straightforward manner as is possible. That, however, isn't how Washington D.C. (or any other political center) operates in real life, and I find that fairly depressing. As for McCarthy and the what's and why's going...
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    Share some things that make you smile!

    An oldie but a goldie. . . .
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    Share some things that make you smile!

    Well, I got some news that put me in a really good mood. My last MRI scan in January measured the cancer at 4.2 cm at its widest. The scan I had this morning measured it at 3.1 cm. Fuck you, cancer! Fuck you, your mutant genes and fuck every single cell of yours as they multiply with a...
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    Share some things that make you smile!

    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66569215 The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has released their funniest jokes of the year. For my money, the winner really isn't that funny, especially compared to the runner-up. #5 is my personal favorite, though.
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    What have you learned today?

    I'm going to echo Xprimentyl. Are you doing OK? That sort of injury can be nasty. Hopefully, treatment and recovery goes smoothly, well and completely.