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This is pretty much a Darwin Award.
Are the "DAs" still politically correct?Borg said:This is pretty much a Darwin Award.
I think so, unless there was a memo that I missed.Bystander said:Are the "DAs" still politically correct?
Just haven't noticed many nominations recently...been a couple rather obvious (to me) candidates that I've passed up.berkeman said:I think so, unless there was a memo that I missed.
Bystander said:Just haven't noticed many nominations recently...been a couple rather obvious (to me) candidates that I've passed up.
That color is often used to 'green screen" out what ever is green with modern video editing programs. Maybe its for some video trick.Borg said:6 Women In Neon Green Leotards Attack 2 New York Subway Riders
What the heck is going on in NYC?
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Given the intelligence of the average thief, they probably thought that it would make them invisible.BillTre said:That color is often used to 'green screen" out what ever is green with modern video editing programs. Maybe its for some video trick.
My impression is that they are more in the nature of "Are you smarter than a fifth grader?". They allow a comfortable smugness about one's own good sense by implicit comparison with the failures of others.berkeman said:Do share please! The DAs are mainly to help us more rational folks avoid the pitfalls of poor judgement, IMO.
Ploi says the Rangers ended up piling onto the man and police showed up. Oakland Police confirm to ABC7 News they detained the man, believing he was undergoing a mental health crisis, and transported him for medical attention.
At the US Championships, he [Hans Niemann] played against Samuel Sevian and was contemplating his 45th move when his opponent grabbed his king. Sevian toyed with the piece before ripping the king's cross off and putting it back on the board – in a completely wrong position.
fresh_42 said:Opponent threatened Niemann with beatings and "decapitated" King
CNN can't give a transcript? Sheesh.Borg said:American Airlines has haunted planes.
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/09/27/moans-over-plane-pa-moos-orig-bdk.cnn
Here is a good analysisBorg said:American Airlines has haunted planes.
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/business/2022/09/27/moans-over-plane-pa-moos-orig-bdk.cnn
The Onion learned about the Sixth Circuit’s ruling in
this case, it became justifiably concerned.
First, the obvious: The Onion’s business model was
threatened. This was only the latest occasion on which
the absurdity of actual events managed to eclipse what
The Onion’s staff could make up. Much more of this,
and the front page of The Onion would be indistinguishable from The New York Times.
The Onion described itself as "the single most powerful and influential organization in human history." The Bee is slightly more modest, claiming only to be "quite possibly the most popular source for satire in the history of the world" and describing The Onion as "a cute little upstart." But on the First Amendment issues raised by this case, the two fake news organizations see eye to eye.
"The Onion may be staffed by socialist wackos, but in their brief defending parody to this Court, they hit it out of the park," the Bee says. "Parody has a unique capacity to speak truth to power and to cut its subjects down to size. Its continued protection under the First Amendment is crucial to preserving the right of citizens to effectively criticize the government."
... Parma resident Anthony Novak, who in 2016 was prosecuted for violating a state law against using a computer to "disrupt, interrupt, or impair the functions of any police, fire, educational, commercial, or governmental operations." Novak supposedly did that by creating a parody of the Parma Police Department's Facebook page.
nsaspook said:https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/22/22-293/242292/20221003125252896_35295545_1-22.10.03 - Novak-Parma - Onion Amicus Brief.pdfhttps://reason.com/2022/11/01/the-b...rying-an-ohio-law-that-makes-parody-a-felony/
The Babylon Bee Joins The Onion in Decrying an Ohio Law That Makes Parody a Felony
The two fake news organizations want the Supreme Court to review the case of a man who was arrested for making fun of the police.
NTL2009 said:But I wonder if it was obvious his facebook page was a parody? Sure some of what they talked about should be obvious, but if he wasn't super clear, someone might think they were on the real page and could lead to some confusion.
But the arrest and property seizure is way over the line. I'd sue too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Batterynsaspook said:https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/nati...sedgntp&cvid=f2ce84c18d5e4f258fe1d4da2549988c
Ancient Greek Statue Of Woman Holding 'Laptop' Raises Eyebrows, Starts Time Travel Theory
View attachment 316820... that finally explains it:
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I don't know, it would take me an hour and a half to drive 100 milesRive said:Well, TIL that we have a Christmas Fair here where some food prices are higher than in an exclusive five star hotel ~ 100m away
Or are they taking potshots at passers by?Astronuc said:I wonder if cockatoos in Sydney are as critical of pottery or potted plants.