HanoiVillan Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, villarocker said: And on one of the British islands too, where they are called the Brotherhood of Man Dad? Is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: Dad? Is that you? Finally son, after all these years we've met up. I hope you saved all your kisses for me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 17 minutes ago, Brumerican said: we are still fledgling primates The idea of flying monkeys is interesting. In the context of this thread about the ultimate narcissist, this is interesting. Quote Flying monkeys can be anyone who believes the narcissist's fake persona including the narcissist's spouse, child, friend, sister, brother or cousin.[ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, villarocker said: Humanity or Hemanity? The only reason I keep plodding on is that there are other primates with this train of thought. Keep it foolish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 minute ago, peterms said: The idea of flying monkeys is interesting. In the context of this thread about the ultimate narcissist, this is interesting. Fledgling means young and inexperienced . .. not able to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 2 minutes ago, Brumerican said: Fledgling means young and inexperienced . .. not able to fly. It's a baby bird. Other meanings are metaphorical. I quite like the idea of fledgling primates. Like some kind of supercreature... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Just now, peterms said: It's a baby bird. Other meanings are metaphorical. I quite like the idea of fledgling primates. Like some kind of supercreature... I genuinely considered that eventuality but never thought I'd be called on it . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The_Rev Posted November 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted November 10, 2016 Very very decent Pie this week. He didn't even wait until Sunday to upload it. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Had a conversation with a local phd student this morning. Phd student, so cranial blood flow is confirmed... and by way of talking about the election she said how people (actually referred to them condescendingly as brahs) who voted for Gary Johnson/Jill Stein were selfish!!! Guess which side she's on... I simply couldn't bring myself to telling her some truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 What Trump's father did damn near 100 years ago should in no way count against his son. There's not even any evidence Trump's father did anything wrong, ffs, he was never charged with anything, and it was a single reported incident, it could have very well been a case of the wrong place at the wrong time. Trump didn't exactly help himself by claiming to not know who David Duke (former KKK leader) was, when he was asked about Duke supporting him, despite having met him and referring to him by name several times. Having said that, Trump has condemned Duke and the KKK on several occasions over the course of years, the KKK 'link' is nonsense. There's enough valid things to condemn Trump for without bringing up bullshit like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Wrong place, wrong time, wrong company (just bumped into this Klan march) wrong clothing (only wearing the bedsheet because he forgot to do the laundry and didn't have a stitch to wear). Trump and his father have both been found to discriminate against black people in their business lives. Possibly that's why the KKK are so delighted he's been elected. Or possibly there's another reason for that. But yes, there are so many grounds on which to base disgust at Trump being elected. The antics of his dead father come low down the order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 6 hours ago, Keyblade said: It seems he's already dropped the Muslim ban from his website. Not even in office yet and he's already skimping on his promises It's back. Apparently it was just a technical glitch, that only affected that page, and certainly wasn't it being deliberately removed with the hope that nobody noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 hour ago, peterms said: Straitjacket. A straight jacket, if such a thing exists, would be a garment cut with no reference to the shape of the body. it was a US related thread so I thought I'd use the U.S spelling of it well its more imaginative than blaming autocorrect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: his father was Muslim as was his adopted father and he was enrolled in school with his faith being recorded as "islam" If Trump is deemed KKK because of his father then by the same logic Obama was a communist Muslim but that said I don't think he's got ties to the Muslim brotherhood so no need for the straight jacket just yet Obama has done much worse than have supposed ties with the Muslim brotherhood anyway. I also do love how being Muslim has now become an evil sin in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Mention of Jamie Dimon as a possible pick for Treasury Secretary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 So a couple of weeks ago, Uber made a delivery of goods in Colorado with a driverless truck. I await with interest Trump's defence of the insecure working class drivers who may have voted for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 11 minutes ago, peterms said: So a couple of weeks ago, Uber made a delivery of goods in Colorado with a driverless truck. I await with interest Trump's defence of the insecure working class drivers who may have voted for him. Four possible outcomes off the top of my head: 1 well, that's progress folks, good luck! it's gonna be great... 2 ban driverless trucks 3 allow driverless trucks, ensure taxation of Uber et al means people have decent lives 4 make sure Uber's driverless trucks in the U.S. are made in the U.S. from U.S. components, put together by U.S. citizens any others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted November 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted November 10, 2016 The Dow Jones closed at an all time high today. I think that tells us something about both what Trumps likely path is and what the markets truly are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted November 10, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted November 10, 2016 39 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: Four possible outcomes off the top of my head: 1 well, that's progress folks, good luck! it's gonna be great... 2 ban driverless trucks 3 allow driverless trucks, ensure taxation of Uber et al means people have decent lives 4 make sure Uber's driverless trucks in the U.S. are made in the U.S. from U.S. components, put together by U.S. Built robots which are built by US owned robots any others? Fixed I was also wondering who was going to shovel coal into their boilers for virtually free when they get rid of all the illegal immigrants and how long it take Apple to relocate it's head office to The UK once he insists they build all Iphones in the USA in order that they can stay competitive and not go bust like Mr Trump seems to want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villakram Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 19 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: The Dow Jones closed at an all time high today. I think that tells us something about both what Trumps likely path is and what the markets truly are. There are of order $2T (not B) US corporate dollars lying overseas. This is the great game and one of the single best investment strategies available. Corporation makes zillions overseas and refuses to bring it home where it will have to pay the legal 35% rate and instead holds it abroad indefinitely where it can be used for investment etc., and of course collateral for loans to pay out dividends in the US. Now the real game is to wait the 10-15 yrs it takes for this pile of money to get so big that the politicians can sell a repatriation deal at say 10-15% and then claim a huge boon for the taxpayer. This last happened under Bush II's watch in 2004. Of course, this was never discussed during the campaign as both sides are at it. Trickle down for all! So 35% per year, or wait 10-15 yrs and only pay 10%. Pitchforks and lamp-posts would be too generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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