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Spin Zone / Re: Keep animals off your table
« on: April 24, 2024, 06:23:07 AM »
My dentist has forbidden me to use mouthwash.  I’m in the middle of getting an implant and something about the gum healing over the bone graft which takes like 6 months and mouthwash isn’t good for it.  I’ll have to ask but I got the idea he doesn’t like it in general because of the alcohol being too much of a drying agent.
I have heard that you shouldn't use mouthwash with alcohol after dental surgery because it damages the new healing cells.


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Spin Zone / Re: More Ukraine Clusterfuck
« on: April 20, 2024, 10:52:56 AM »
Let's say 99% of illegals are just looking for a better life, are good people, want a job, and will end up paying taxes and eventually assimilating.

And let's say 1% are criminal psychopaths, which is the actual estimate in the general population. Assume for the sake of argument that the rate of psychopathy among illegals is no higher than that among U.S. citizens.

Almost 7.3 million illegals crossed the border just during the Biden administration, as of February, 2024.

7,300,000 x .01 = 73,000.

So we have 73,000 newly arrived criminally inclined psychopaths just in the past 3 years.

So the argument that illegals are simply looking to escape poverty and be accepted with open arms is technically correct 99% of the time, but doesn't hold water if you are trying to defend the idea that we should just let them all in. A process of vetting would weed out those with a violent criminal history, ties to terrorist organizations, or no discernible job skills meaning they'd just be a parasite.  Without control over who enters our country, we aren't a country; no point in even having borders.
I also like to point out the hypocrisy of the left when it comes to illegal aliens vs gun control.

They say that illegals are "mostly peaceful" and looking for work to improve their lives.  Only a few of them are criminals.  You shouldn't punish the majority because of a small minority.

But when it comes to gun control, even though most gun owners are law abiding and peaceful, the left wants to take guns away from everyone because a few are criminally inclined or mentally ill.

The only difference is that gun ownership is  constitutionally protected and legal but illegally entering the country is not.

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Spin Zone / Re: More Ukraine Clusterfuck
« on: April 18, 2024, 12:34:39 PM »

And no intelligent adult would ever think you were either conservative or republican.
You might be right,
But what do you think? ;)

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Spin Zone / Re: Looks like Iran is attacking Israel
« on: April 16, 2024, 01:04:41 PM »
"Muslim immigrants are openly calling for "Death to America" IN OUR OWN CITIES.  The regime is openly allowing this,"

It has been my understanding of English that the pronoun "this" refers to something appearing earlier in the text, not later (unless followed by a colon.) And the placement of the comma indicated the completion of the sub-thought. Over the years you have demonstrated, to me at least, that you can articulate your positions very well with little or no ambiguity. I found it striking that you would write something suggesting suppression of free speech, hence the pointed question.
Picky technical semantics.
And I usually support your counterpoints.  But not this time.
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Thank you for the correction.
I hope that was sincere and not snarky; like "bless your heart".

The biggest mistake you made was to take one part of a comment without considering the context of the other part.  Just like people do with the 2nd.

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Spin Zone / Re: Six-Month Federal Budget Deficit: $1.1 Trillion
« on: April 14, 2024, 01:01:14 PM »

  Our country doesn't have a revenue problem, we have an out of control spending problem
Our spending isn't really out of control.  It is under the control of the politicians we have collectively elected.

Republicans would have a good chance of winning in November, but they are bound and determined to abort that opportunity.  Pun intended.

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Spin Zone / Re: What's wrong with this picture?
« on: April 12, 2024, 12:36:33 PM »
There is something wonky about that scope.
I agree.

Is it a staged photo-op?
The photo was on the Navy Times web site, until a marine pointed it out.  They pulled the photo.
Also, I don't think anyone puts the front hand grip that far back, except maybe a T-Rex.

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Spin Zone / Re: Tulsi - I’m sold!
« on: April 02, 2024, 06:03:17 PM »
I liked Tulsi when liking Tulsi wasn't cool.

I think you are mostly right in that the D party changed.  But I think Tulsi changed too.  I believe that as she saw the growing hypocrisy of the democratic party she re-evaluated some of her beliefs and discovered that she had been misled by what seemed like good intentions.  I think her re-evaluation awakened some of her sensibilities.

Just like a reformed smoker is among the most vehement of anti-smoking people, I think a reformed Democrat (or communist) can be the most solid conservative.  They have seen the enemy, and it is them (with apologies to Pogo).

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Spin Zone / Re: I’ve given up coffee.
« on: April 01, 2024, 07:06:41 AM »
April Fool’s.
I knew that from the title and the author. ;D

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Spin Zone / DeSantis is out of GOP
« on: April 01, 2024, 05:27:07 AM »
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TALLAHASSEE, FL — The political landscape was rocked to its core today, with reverberations sure to be felt for several years, as Governor Ron DeSantis was kicked out of the Republican Party for accomplishing too many things.

The move was announced after careful deliberation by the Republican National Committee in coordination with top GOP leaders at all levels of government, with decision-makers citing DeSantis's ongoing tendency to get things done as evidence he does not belong with the party.
https://babylonbee.com/news/desantis-kicked-out-of-republican-party-for-accomplishing-too-many-things

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Spin Zone / Re: Joke Thread: Post 'em if ya got 'em
« on: March 31, 2024, 03:23:29 AM »
Not really a joke, but wasn't sure where else to put it:

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Spin Zone / Re: Who is Nicole Shanahan?
« on: March 28, 2024, 03:10:38 AM »
I’m very disappointed in this pick.
I'm not.  I love it (the pick,not the person).
The more I learn about her the more I see why the Dems are panicking.  She will suck more votes from Biden than Trump.

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Spin Zone / Re: “Angel Flight” for abortion or trans surgeries
« on: March 28, 2024, 03:06:59 AM »
Me too.  I actually have no problem with them existing per se.  Adults have a right to have transgender surgery (aka mutilate themselves; it should be illegal for children) so if an adult needs a ride, fine.
As long as you mean adults having the surgery at their own expense, I agree with everything you said.  It disgusts me but its none of my business, as long as I don't have to subsidize it.

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Spin Zone / Re: Key bridge
« on: March 26, 2024, 02:10:40 PM »
I hope you meant to put that in green font.
The majority of stuff posted here should be in green.

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Spin Zone / Re: Has paul krugman Ever Been Right, About Anything?
« on: March 26, 2024, 10:38:21 AM »
And electricity comes from the outlet.
And that really sucks too.  I am looking for a new house and the best ones I found were on streets that had big yellow signs that said "No OUTLET".  That wouldn't work for me because I am one of those pussies that want the fastest car I can buy and it is a Tesla.  But apparently, I wouldn't be able to plug it it in.

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Spin Zone / Trump bond requirement reduced
« on: March 25, 2024, 11:45:02 AM »
-A New York appeals court paused for 10 days a massive civil fraud judgment against former President Donald Trump.

-The court also and sharply reduced the bond he would have to post to obtain a longer stay to $175 million.

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