Captain Aggravated @ captain_aggravated @sh.itjust.works

Linux gamer, retired aviator, profanity enthusiast

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Yeah even "near Antarctica" narrows it down to the South Atlantic, South Pacific and South Indian oceans.

Basically the only thing that help my headaches is caffeine. But that's probably a me problem.

first that I used was an IBM PS/2 dual booting OS/2 and Windows 3.1. first that was actually mine was a NEC made Windows 98 laptop.

I used a Dbrand skin for awhile.

I'm not convinced OTC pain meds do anything, especially Tylenol.

when my cat is being a little too impatient while I'm givong her her dinner, I tell her to calm all six of her tits. hasn't worked once but I find it funny.

Elaborate?

Oh I should mention: each state has its own government as well, the exact shape of that government varies state to state but many states also have a two-house legislature and the upper house is usually called the senate. For example, the North Carolina General Assembly has a senate and a house of representatives. "My father is a senator" could also mean that, though "US Senator" would imply the federal government.

Do NOT stop to talk in doorways.

There's a somewhat obscure Robin Williams vehicle called Club Paradise. Critics panned it but it's a favorite in my family, we quote it all the time.

"Mr. Gundy: As the official represenatative of Her Britannic Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second, I order you to withdraw at once or I shall be forced to shoot you between the eyes with a rather large bullet." -Peter O'Toole

Kung Pow is the world's best example of a transformative work. It took some obscure kung fu film, and fucked it up in all the right ways.

I think Tremors 1 just edges 2 out as the better film, but Tremors 2 is very, very good. I wouldn't change a thing about it, it's an example of a truly well-done sequel.

Many European nations, and I believe the EU itself, has a parliament. A legislative body made up of representatives of a group of people. In the EU parliament, maybe each nation sends a representative.

For reasons that I think have to do with getting rid of royalty/nobility, the US legislative body is called the Congress. Much like the British parliament has a House of Commons and a House of Lords, which have different functions, serve different interests and serve as a check on each other, the US has a House of Representative and a Senate.

The House of Representatives is the lower house, it has more members, over 400. Each state gets a number of representatives based on population; small states like Rhode Island or states where nobody lives like Montana may have as few as one, big states with lots of people like California, Texas and New York might have 30 or 40. The idea here is equal representation of the POPULATION, though a cap on the number of members has kind of ruined that.

The Senate is the upper house. Each state sends exactly two senators. With 50 states in the union, there are 100 senators. Early on, senators were appointed by the governments of each state, but by amendment to the constitution senators are now elected directly by the people. Both senators are supposed to represent the state as a whole. Weird thing about our senate: The Vice President is nominally a member of the Executive branch, but the only job the constitution lays out for the VP is to preside over the senate and cast a tie breaking vote (because each state gets 2 senators, no matter what we do there's an even number of senators, so ties aren't uncommon). Otherwise the VP has no powers other than to be the hot spare for the president.

For a bill to become law, it must be deliberated and voted on in both houses. If both houses pass the bill, it goes to the President's desk to be signed into law.

There are details like which house what kind of legislation is to come from, etc. There are some powers that ONLY the House of Representatives have, and some that ONLY the Senate has.

There are certain appointed positions, such as cabinet members, supreme court justices etc. that the President appoints, but the Senate must approve. If I understand it right, the President/executive branch makes treaties but the Senate must ratify it for the treaty to go into effect. The House of Representatives has the power to impeach federal officials (impeachment is kind of like indictment) but the trial takes place in the Senate.

Being a senator is seen as more prestigious than being a representative; senators are considered senior and there are fewer of them. It's a position of significant political influence and massive corruption. Your friend's father is definitely in the position to have protestors killed if a big business asks him to.

about as much as I've read about scientology and Jonestown.

Feminism is anti-male. That's all it is.

And the entire topic of feminism was brought up to hijack a conversation about men. Moron.

It’s a problem when it’s done to hijack a conversation about women.

You're talking about feminism in a thread started about men's mental health.

Dearest Kettle,

I write to you on this auspicious occasion to bring into your awareness a matter which has consumed my attention as of late. It seems you bear a certain patina of the very darkest of colors, one might even go so far as to call you "black."

Eternally yours,

Pot

Sure, but if I'm stocking a ragnarok bunker I'm going to stick a Trek in there.

A gas chainsaw has a centrifugal clutch, so if it was "stuck engaged" the chain would move with the starter cord. You'd know it before you gave it a real yank.

If you're starting with the choke engaged, it's possible the engine will idle at a speed high enough to engage the clutch and move the chain. 2-stroke engines aren't real anyway, they're bullshit wrapped in metal that works because the fossil fuel industry demands them to, so their behavior is entirely unpredictable and contrary to the operator's needs.

A bicycle isn't a bad thing to have in an apocalypse. Not difficult to maintain, considerably faster and more efficient than walking, basically no infrastructure required.