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  1. 15 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

    We shouldn't compare HPD to HFD. We should compare with fire depts in other cities.  They also attempted to compare roles based on their title when the job responsibilities were different.  A police captain is a much higher role than a fire captain.  But now they get paid the same because of the title.

     

    You think THAT'S a mess? Now think about how much an oyster shucker at Captain Benny's is entitled to make.  $150 a dozen oysters, coming right up!  MADNESS, I TELL YOU!

  2. 1 minute ago, UTCzech III said:

    She has the weirdest fucking accent I've ever heard, sometimes she sounds Canadian, sometimes she's a Boston townie, sometimes Bal'mer, all over the place.  Probably not even from up north.

    She's from southern California.  But it's a weird accent for even that.

  3. 25 minutes ago, Biff Tannen said:

    Man, with phd gone, how will we know the weather?  You mean I have to rely on the local weather guy on tv?  No thank you.

    I dunno....I'm listening....

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    Husky voice.  Kind of figure I like.  She seems nice.  And very good at weather stuff.

     

  4. 9 minutes ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

    I just called Liberty Mutual's corporate HQ at 617-357-9500 to express my opinion about Smallwood (such a perfect name for that cunt).  If you choose option 6, they will pick up.  I was not the first they've heard from.  He probably isn't having a very good day. 

    It will all work out.  He'll end up being a star agent for America Freedom Eagle Fireworks Insurance -- he'll appear on Tucker Carlson and Ingraham, and advertise on Fox, and make a kabillion selling (my idea) MS-13 insurance to scared old people.  

    For every Trumpkin acting like a complete monster and losing the path to normal business, there is a grift just waiting for them.  There's gold in the MAGA hills, there to be mined.

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  5. 10 minutes ago, BrickHorn said:

    Yeah, she basically said “Our house cannot be both a Criminal Autocracy and a Representative Democracy.  So I just stood there with a dumb look on my face and sided with the former.” 
     

     

    8 minutes ago, washparkhorn said:

    I don't think that was her intention, but that is the takeaway. 

    Then she's fucking stupid, because that's exactly what she did.

  6. 1 minute ago, washparkhorn said:

    I don't think cowardice is correct. Cowardice would require her to go with the flow in spite of her principles. She is opening herself up to the hate machine (not here, of course, where it is merely reaction and analysis). Cowards back down from hate. She is attempting to bend the curve for a post-impeachment reality. It is not going to work in the present political environment. 

    Perhaps - betrayal is a better descriptor. 

    Sorry, appeasement is cowardice.

    The GOP has no interest in compromise, good faith, dialogue, or anything of the sort.  Negotiating with THIS GOP is only to set yourself up to fail.  Sorry, there are some folks who you don't negotiate with.  

    You really think that anyone can elicit the "better angels" of the party of Trump's nature?  THERE ARE NO SUCH ANGELS.  If you offer them your hand, they'll slice it off and gloat about what a stupid libtard you are.

    I admire the broader sentiment she raised.  But she's an idiot, because that sentiment can't apply here.  It will just get you killed.

  7. 16 hours ago, CleverNickname said:

    The chinese seller crap has definitely increased noticeably. 

     

    16 hours ago, Dbeasy said:

    Chinese products have shot thru the roof and it sucks because the reviews are all fake.

     

    14 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

    Other than weeding through all the Chinese shit becoming a chore, it’s still been good for me. I probably order from Amazon a hundred times per year.

    I kinda get the Chinese thing though. You might as well private label all the shit you’re already manufacturing for other brands and sell it direct to consumers for more profit. At least they make easy to identify by always picking a made up word as the brand name.

     

    14 hours ago, tx 3 putt said:

    too much chinese crap

     

    2 hours ago, hullabelew said:

    WSJ has been giving them shit for awhile now, mostly about how they deal (or don't deal) with 3rd party sellers.  This is just one of the recent articles.

    https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-has-ceded-control-of-its-site-the-result-thousands-of-banned-unsafe-or-mislabeled-products-11566564990

     

    Yeah....glad I'm not the only one bothered by the absolute avalanche of chinese shit, and finding it overwhelming.  I mean, it creates so much "noise" in a search that you have to hunt out the legit products buried over several pages.

    I first spotted it when looking for a particular color of wool coat for my daughter last year.  I'd looked for it on websites like Nordstrom and Macy's, so I knew I was looking for something that would probably be around $120-150.  I looked on Amazon, and there were dozens of different styles....for $40-80.  Every one was a shitty chinese knockoff, probably made of completely flammable material doused in kerosene and dioxin.

    I remember back in the days of brick-and-mortar retail, stores getting slammed for stocking a shitty or dangerous product line.  While Amazon is getting SOME attention for this, it's not nearly enough.  I wonder if, at some point, the sheer number of shitty chinese goods will simply make Amazon unusable (for a good number of products, it already is for me), costing them users/sales.  These days, for many things, I do a Google search for the item, click the "shopping" tab, and it shows me products from a variety of sellers.  Then, I click on a seller I trust -- LL Bean, Cabelas, etc. (I shop for a lot of outdoors gear).  I've pretty much stopped using Amazon for that sort of stuff, because 98% of the products that pop up are garbage, and it is a pain sorting through them all to try to find the reputable one.

  8. Yes, what he said is exactly all that. He got mad and made a pretty evil thing to say known as throwing shade. 
    He disrespected her. 
    How am I supporting him for saying that? 

    You support him in spite of that. Which is just as bad.
  9. 1 hour ago, CooterBrown said:

    I've bought exactly two soundtracks in my life...Singles and Atomic Blonde.  

    A list of all the songs in the film (not all of these are on the soundtrack), and a note of when they are played in the movie.

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    Blue Monday '88 • New Order

    0:01

    First song, plays in Yuri Bakhtin's car as he chases James Gascolgne in the streets of Berlin.

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    Cat People (Putting Out Fire) • David Bowie

    0:04

    Lorraine gets out of her bathtub, gets dressed and walks out to her interview.

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    Fight the Power • Public Enemy

    0:11

    Spyglass meets with Percival at East Berlin.

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    Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) • Peter Schilling

    0:14

    Lorraine arrives at West Berlin. (0:16) Plays in the car as Lorraine beats up Bremovych's henchmen.

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    99 Luftballons • Nena

    0:20

    Bremovych plays this song on the radio as he beats up one of the kids to death.

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    Blue Monday • HEALTH

    0:22

    Lorraine arrives at the morgue to verify Gascolgne's body.

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    Father Figure • George Michael

    0:30

    Lorraine plays this song on the radio as she beats up the officers at Gascoigne's apartment.

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    Kack Zukunft • Ausschlag

    0:33

    Punks loiter the streets of East Berlin as Undercover Agent Lorraine arrives to Agent Percival’s hideout.

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    Der Kommissar • After the Fire

    0:36

    Lorraine arrives to a bar and meets Delphine Lasalle.

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    As Time Goes By • Michael Parnell

    0:37

    Delphine talks to Lorraine about her occupation at the bar.

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    Cities in Dust • Siouxsie & The Banshees

    0:40

    Lorraine deconstructs the watch in order to find the list.

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    The Politics of Dancing • Re-Flex

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    Song that plays when Lorraine interrogates Delphine in a room, and they have sex.

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    Voices Carry • 'Til Tuesday

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    Lorraine plays this song on the radio as Delphine gives her information. (1:29) Delphine is listening to this song on her headphones as she puts the photographs in the envelop, continues as Delphine is attacked by Percival.

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    Stigmata • Marilyn Manson

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    Percival reads over the names of all the intelligent agents from the List. Percival calls Lorraine to meet him at a strip club.

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    Behind the Wheel • Depeche Mode

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    Lorraine and Percival arrive at the hideout at The East.

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    I Ran (So Far Away) • A Flock of Seagulls

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    Plays in the car radio as Lorraine fights off the KGB agents.

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    Drinking Song • Alfred Kluten

    1:31

    A man is busking in the streets as Lorraine rings the buzzer to the apartment.

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    99 Luftballons • Kaleida

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    Lorraine finds Delphine's body at the apartment.

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    London Calling • The Clash

    1:41

    Days after her interview, Lorraine goes to Paris for a final encounter with Bremovych.

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    Fastidious Horses • Vladamir Vysotsky

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    Lorraine meets with Bremovych at a hotel room in Paris.

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    Under Pressure • Queen

    1:46

    Lorraine is inside the elevator towards the end of the movie and meets with Emmett Kurzfeld, End credits.

    Seriously, the music and placement in the movie are a big part of its awesomeness.

    Well, I mean, and Delphine....

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  10. 39 minutes ago, EMAWesome said:

    Kansas has the third highest highway miles in the country, behind only California and Texas.  The price of gas where I live is around $2.35 a gallon.  A couple of months ago a ranking came out where Kansas had the 2nd best roads in the country.  

    Fantastic.  Now do the traffic analysis on those roads (I've driven a good number of them in KS).  Roads that see 500 vehicles a day get a lot less wear-and-tear than roads that get 50,000 vehicles a day passing over them.

    Lots of roads. Lots of traffic.  And a lot of the roads that need be built and maintained are not smaller 2-lane roads (much cheaper to build and maintain), but larger, multi-lane freeways, with significant elevated portions. Oh, and they also have to be engineered for earthquakes.

    How's the smog problem in Topeka?  Not an issue?  Hmmmm....interesting.

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  11. At first I thought my reason for liking the movie was linked to my living there during that time. You could get into some crazy shit around Checkpoint Charlie. But then I realized it wasn’t that at all, I just wanted to fuck Charlize.

    ....and Delphine. Don’t sleep on the sexy French spy.

    A cool movie about a cool time, with a great soundtrack and kickass vibe...that also features two gorgeous women who hook up? What’s not to like?
  12. You know, I always figured you'd lead us in a mass suicide jump off the ledge. But your leading us in taking a mass surly-shit off of it onto McConnell's grave seems more apropos for some reason.

    It’s quite on-brand for this crew, I’ll give you that.
  13. 1 minute ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

    Jesus do you leap to these kinds of collusions in your field ?  Cause if you do you must suck at it. I point out a higher gas tax has an effect on the price and you jump to some lame ass partisan conclusion (typical).  If you're as omniscient as you think you are, you should be in the investment industry.

    For the record I believe gas taxes are woefully low as they've been basically the same since sometime in the 70's, based on gas mileage at that time. Our infrastructure issues could be paid for with an increase in that tax , if the funds actually went strictly for infrastructure improvement.

    Oh.  So you were pointing out the fact that Ca. has higher gas taxes as a totally neutral thing, and not as an indictment on how the state manages its affairs?

    If so, my apologies -- I jumped to a conclusion.

    If, on the other hand, you were pointing out Ca.'s higher gas taxes in a manner consistent with the conservative narrative of "California is taxing itself to death!" -- you know, the narrative we hear from "conservative' leadership over, and over, and over -- then I stand by my points.

    You tell us what your point was, and then categorize my response/apology as appropriate.

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  14. 2 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

    Can we stop arguing and get back to Brisket taking food away from his sick kid?  

    I made a plate for the boy, too.

    I'm not a monster.

    I mean, I am....but not about THAT.  The "monster" thing is totally marriage-related.

  15. 1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

     

    Yeah, that and they have gas taxes 3x what Arizona collects.

    Hmmmmm....how could California be different from Arizona when it comes to gas taxes, additives, and the like? 

    Hmmmm.....could California have 394,000 road miles, but Arizona only have 145,000?  Could California have multiple dense population centers that suffer from vehicle-caused pollution, whereas Arizona just has one, and it's significantly smaller than L.A.?  Gosh, I do wonder.....

    What I love is that "conservatives" have a raging boner for FEDERALISM, and STATES RIGHTS!....mostly when that principle could be used to allow a state to be a dick to a minority group or somesuch.  But when the real reason for Federalism comes into play -- different states have varying issues, needs, and approaches they need to take, well, that's just mismanagement!  I mean, look at how much money those idiots in Taxachussetts waste on snowplows!  Here in Texas, we hardly spend anything on them!  We're super brain geniuses!

     

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  16. 3 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

    I said “serious”. 

    I'd say the party that 1) controls the Federal Government, 2) prevents checks and balances from operating, and 3) will continue to control our country as a result of their multifarious campaign of voter suppression, disinformation, and outright fraud, is "serious."  They SHOULD be a joke, but nobody should be laughing now.

    "Serious" is a function of power.  They have it.  They are serious.

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