That cat is not boss like, hes stupid....really really stupid
I fear for its future if it has access to, and behaves like this around crocs all the time.

>> ^colt45:

So those 82% are all owning guns for murder or war, then? Let's just take this absurd myopic view one step further: Rocks are dangerous weapons that need to be banned! They are readily available to children and highly dangerous!
>> ^L0cky:
Around 6% of US Americans hunt, yet around 34% own a gun; therefore around 82% of gun owners own a gun for something other than hunting. Bringing up hunting is just avoiding the issue.
Besides, I don't think that guy's UZI is for hunting rabbits.
Also, you don't need to teach children how to safely use firearms if they don't have access to firearms. Kinda like how you don't need to teach them how to safely use a particle accelerator, even though they too are dangerous.


Wow. That definitely made my top 10 list of "Really stupid things that I actually read on the internet".

Seriously, when was the last time a kid accidently threw a rock and blew his friends brains out? Accidently put a hole through their own foot / hand / leg?

Sure, they can be used as a close up blunt damage weapon. However, in order to actually kill someone with a rock, it would generally have to be pre-meditated (i.e. kill them when they're asleep, because if you try to kill someone with a rock when they're concious and healthy, it probably wont go well.)

I can think of countless stories over the years involving some idiot irrational gun owner going out and killing someone they knew nothing about, because they felt threatened. Lately, the one I remember is of Trayvon Martin. You know, the kid shot for eating skittles on a street he didn't live on.

But let's go ahead and get back to the point @spoco2 was making earlier. Rocks have existed since the beginning of time. They serve no purpose, they have no design, or goal. They're simply there.

Guns, on the other hand, were designed as an instrument of death. In no part of the gun design was someone thinking "AND it'll function as a paperweight!". It was just another step further in the direction of long ranged combat, specifically for ending the life of another human being.

That's not to say that everybody who does own a gun has it for the sole reason of killing someone, after all, people still collect swords, axes, fascinating weapons from throughout the ages.

But I can't honestly see the amount of collectors being too high.

>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:

Joe was great. He gives me great confidence that the Obama administration is trying its best, even if it doesn't always succeed.


How can you cheer this bullshit? They're different factions of the same ruling party that only works for the rich and not us? Are you really stupid rich are you're just not telling us? I thought you were cool man.

>> ^joedirt:

What is crap is a video for
"venison is deer isn't it" which is 5 words, and really really stupid.


Venison's deer, isn't it. Looks like four words, one contraction to me.

What is crap is a video for

"venison is deer isn't it" which is 5 words, and really really stupid.

>> ^ChaosEngine:

>> ^criticalthud:
government really only reflects the mindset of the people.
we're stupid, so we have a stupid government.
but the older generations are REALLY stupid, and they're dying off. so there is reason to be optimistic.

Really? I'm not so sure. I think they were less enlightened, certainly, but what are we doing to prove we're less stupid?>> ^petpeeved:
I may be a simpleton but there really does seem to be a silver bullet to the mess we're in: remove the money incentive from national politics completely, starting with evicting all the lobbyists from Washington, and gutting the amount of money that flows into the political campaign warchests every election.
While I think that's a great idea, I'm very wary of the term "silver bullet". Fact is, that life is complex, and rarely has simple solutions. Economics and politics are an intricate interlocked system. Pulling on one thread alone never works.


there positives and negatives to be sure.
but overall for the species, the introduction of the internet allows a greater flow of information. This both increases overall awareness and allows for new associations to be drawn between bits of information. The overall effect is a palpable positive for intelligence, which despite our misplaced reliance on standardized testing, is heavily dependent on both awareness and the ability to create information associations based on logical connections.

The over 60 crowd is from a different era of both energy availability and access to information.
so i say, be a little patient. our timeline is much more instant - we demand instant change without necessarily being aware of how the tendencies of the species is changing . but in terms of evolution, we are changing rapidly, and the greatest catalyst, global/planet change, is just starting to take hold.

>> ^criticalthud:

government really only reflects the mindset of the people.
we're stupid, so we have a stupid government.
but the older generations are REALLY stupid, and they're dying off. so there is reason to be optimistic.


Really? I'm not so sure. I think they were less enlightened, certainly, but what are we doing to prove we're less stupid?>> ^petpeeved:

I may be a simpleton but there really does seem to be a silver bullet to the mess we're in: remove the money incentive from national politics completely, starting with evicting all the lobbyists from Washington, and gutting the amount of money that flows into the political campaign warchests every election.

While I think that's a great idea, I'm very wary of the term "silver bullet". Fact is, that life is complex, and rarely has simple solutions. Economics and politics are an intricate interlocked system. Pulling on one thread alone never works.

government really only reflects the mindset of the people.
we're stupid, so we have a stupid government.
but the older generations are REALLY stupid, and they're dying off. so there is reason to be optimistic.

That's a good one. This happened to me once. In the middle of the night, choked on a pretzel all alone in the kitchen. I eventually got it down, but it was a good minute of not being able to breathe, which was unpleasant.

That would have been a really stupid way to die.

>> ^thyazide:

Their arguments work fine in the context of the video... BUT.
American psycho = City
Freddy = City
Se7en = City
The prophecy = City
I can go on and on...


"Try to name one legitimately scary American horror movie that took place in a city."

Haven't seen The Prophecy but the others definitely don't seem scary to me. Creepy and/or weird, maybe, (or just really stupid in the case of Freddie) but not scary.

>> ^garmachi:

I think the cinematography is a bit too heavy handed.


Absolutely Agreed!!

I watched the first episode last night and, overall, I liked it.

But the overuse (in my book, any use is overuse) of the really, really stupid "shaky-cam" leaves me nauseated. And the spinning pan shot used to show off the new set is almost as bad.

Story! Characters!

That seems really, really stupid.

Sure, you can release the emergency break and take the car out of park. However, without the key in the ignition and at least turned to Accessory, the steering is going to lock up as soon as you try to turn.

Also, the power breaks aren't going to function, so good luck stopping.

And the really stupid thing about this. There is the work programs high school offer where people take half the day and go to a job at least 3 days a week and often 5. Or the career tech centers who replace the last two years of high school with job prep courses and what not instead of the classical classes. And there's nothing wrong with this, legally or otherwise, but it won't help you get into a top tier college like taking college level courses would.

So these guys are dropping a major portion of their class load to go work, and this girl is carrying a full class load, working TWO jobs, and gets punished.

They should be finding some way to alleviate her need for at least one of her jobs through student loans for her brother or whatever.

It'd be different if they caught her out tagging her name all over town. Really her parents need their asses kicked, not her.

I'm an animator and I have always hated this stupid cliched landing. It's so posey and pro wrestling style. Trinity's version looks really stupid and was the first sign that the Matrix sequels were going to be slightly off key.

I agree more accurate but not as lazy as it was the first thing that came to mind It is also an internet thing.
>> ^xxovercastxx:

>> ^eric3579:
Just makes the process of coming up with a title much easier. It's just lazy.
>> ^xxovercastxx:
I can't help but wonder if the habit of calling combinations and collaborations X vs y is indicative of an obsession with conflict.
Or is it just another really stupid thing that people do on the internet?
(cue philosoraptor)


"Classic Irish Dance + Dubstep" would have been even lazier (1 fewer character) but still more accurate.