Tabonga | 2,324 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) Whoa! Instant party!!!! https://news.yahoo.com/man-gets-sued-leaving-blind-164913319.html And did they get complimentary egg rolls and fortune cookies?? Edited June 10, 2023 by Tabonga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 On 11/5/2019 at 6:23 PM, empire said: Exactly, like how can you even reveal a child's gender until they're at least 12 and old enough to decide what they wanna be? Well anything they wanna be...they got to know math! If you wanna be transgender...or bi-curious...a pansexual...if you wanna be gender-fluid...you got to know math first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,820 Posted June 19, 2023 Author Share Posted June 19, 2023 ‘They meow rather than answer a question’: The school children now identifying as animals https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/19/school-children-identifying-as-animals-furries/ Difficult as it may be to believe, children at a school in East Sussex were reprimanded last week for refusing to accept a classmate’s decision to self-identify as a cat. The Year 8 pupils were told they would be reported to a senior leader after their teacher said they had “really upset” the fellow pupil by telling them: “You’re a girl.” Stories about children self-identifying as animals – sometimes referred to as “furries” – have been circulating for some time. Some of them, such as tales of schools providing litter trays to cater for children identifying as cats, have turned out to be hoaxes, which has made it all too easy to assume that the problem is either a myth or is wildly exaggerated. But it is not difficult to find genuine examples of children in UK schools insisting on being addressed as animals, raising two important questions: why is it happening, and how should teachers respond? When the pupils told their classmate: “How can you identify as a cat when you’re a girl?” the teacher reprimanded them for “questioning [the child’s] identity”. In this instance, the teacher in charge of the class appears to have bracketed a child’s desire to be treated as a cat with other children’s desire to be treated as another gender, or genderless. The school, which does not dispute that the incident happened, said it was committed to inclusive education, but would be “reviewing our processes to ensure such events do not take place in the future”. Tracy Shaw, of the grassroots Safe Schools Alliance, said children coming to school and insisting on being addressed as an animal should sound loud alarm bells, and teachers already have all the tools they need to deal with the issue, if they would stop conflating it with gender diversity. “Teachers should be dealing with this under existing safeguarding frameworks,” she says. “If a child is coming to school identifying as a cat or a horse, that should immediately raise red flags. The teacher should be asking themselves, what are these children looking at online? What forums are they on? What is going on in the home? What is happening in that child’s life and who else is involved?" When I was in school, if I were to tell my teacher I was a dragon or cat or whatever, I'm sure they would have smiled and said "okay, but in my class you're a human" and that would have been that! Common sense just isn't common apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted June 20, 2023 Share Posted June 20, 2023 They need to be up to date on their rabies shots.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,820 Posted June 22, 2023 Author Share Posted June 22, 2023 https://theautowire.com/articles/man-seemed-shocked-police-chased-him-across-state-lines/ While it’s not always clear-cut, typically neighboring states have an understanding that they can chase suspects across the state line an apprehend them. Call it a common courtesy, but they of course need to let the local law enforcement agencies they’re in the area and why. But that doesn’t mean if you don’t want to get a speeding ticket and you’re near another state, you can just haul across that line and you’re off the hook. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/19/2023 at 6:45 PM, avatar! said: ‘They meow rather than answer a question’: The school children now identifying as animals https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/19/school-children-identifying-as-animals-furries/ Difficult as it may be to believe, children at a school in East Sussex were reprimanded last week for refusing to accept a classmate’s decision to self-identify as a cat. The Year 8 pupils were told they would be reported to a senior leader after their teacher said they had “really upset” the fellow pupil by telling them: “You’re a girl.” Stories about children self-identifying as animals – sometimes referred to as “furries” – have been circulating for some time. Some of them, such as tales of schools providing litter trays to cater for children identifying as cats, have turned out to be hoaxes, which has made it all too easy to assume that the problem is either a myth or is wildly exaggerated. But it is not difficult to find genuine examples of children in UK schools insisting on being addressed as animals, raising two important questions: why is it happening, and how should teachers respond? When the pupils told their classmate: “How can you identify as a cat when you’re a girl?” the teacher reprimanded them for “questioning [the child’s] identity”. In this instance, the teacher in charge of the class appears to have bracketed a child’s desire to be treated as a cat with other children’s desire to be treated as another gender, or genderless. The school, which does not dispute that the incident happened, said it was committed to inclusive education, but would be “reviewing our processes to ensure such events do not take place in the future”. Tracy Shaw, of the grassroots Safe Schools Alliance, said children coming to school and insisting on being addressed as an animal should sound loud alarm bells, and teachers already have all the tools they need to deal with the issue, if they would stop conflating it with gender diversity. “Teachers should be dealing with this under existing safeguarding frameworks,” she says. “If a child is coming to school identifying as a cat or a horse, that should immediately raise red flags. The teacher should be asking themselves, what are these children looking at online? What forums are they on? What is going on in the home? What is happening in that child’s life and who else is involved?" When I was in school, if I were to tell my teacher I was a dragon or cat or whatever, I'm sure they would have smiled and said "okay, but in my class you're a human" and that would have been that! Common sense just isn't common apparently. Aww c'mon, this isn't anything new... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 2:40 PM, avatar! said: https://theautowire.com/articles/man-seemed-shocked-police-chased-him-across-state-lines/ While it’s not always clear-cut, typically neighboring states have an understanding that they can chase suspects across the state line an apprehend them. Call it a common courtesy, but they of course need to let the local law enforcement agencies they’re in the area and why. But that doesn’t mean if you don’t want to get a speeding ticket and you’re near another state, you can just haul across that line and you’re off the hook. Two words, HOT PURSUIT! Kee-kew!! I'm lovin' it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 I guess he wanted to steal her heart! https://news.yahoo.com/come-chill-man-robs-indiana-174943112.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,820 Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Tabonga said: I guess he wanted to steal her heart! https://news.yahoo.com/come-chill-man-robs-indiana-174943112.html I read that, and one of the strangest parts is that after she started texting the robber who stole $100 at gunpoint, she says "I can tell you’re sweet, times just get rough. I know that." Seriously? I just don't get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 14 minutes ago, avatar! said: I read that, and one of the strangest parts is that after she started texting the robber who stole $100 at gunpoint, she says "I can tell you’re sweet, times just get rough. I know that." Seriously? I just don't get it I am guessing she was setting him up to get popped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,820 Posted June 26, 2023 Author Share Posted June 26, 2023 30 minutes ago, Tabonga said: I am guessing she was setting him up to get popped. Never thought of that... but definitely can't rule that out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 (edited) Yeah - I can hear her now "Damien - this is my real boyfriend - Officer Bill"! Edited June 26, 2023 by Tabonga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Fourth of July edition: https://news.yahoo.com/man-looks-firework-tube-explodes-162740312.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,820 Posted July 4, 2023 Author Share Posted July 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Tabonga said: Fourth of July edition: https://news.yahoo.com/man-looks-firework-tube-explodes-162740312.html Super uber-dumb to do such a thing, but certainly feel bad for the guy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) Wow, you'd have to be waaaay past stupid and beyond nuts to cross into the shittiest of all shithole countries! As the AVGN would say, what was he thinking!?!? https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-korea-detains-us-national-who-crossed-military-demarcation-line I mean I don't recall anyone ever risking life and limb to get over the Berlin Wall into the east side!! Edited July 18, 2023 by Estil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,519 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 16 hours ago, Estil said: I mean I don't recall anyone ever risking life and limb to get over the Berlin Wall into the east side!! There were a few. And defecting to North Korea isn't unprecedented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Western_Bloc_defectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Tulpa said: There were a few. And defecting to North Korea isn't unprecedented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Western_Bloc_defectors But were there soldiers in West Berlin shooting to kill anyone trying to get over the Berlin Wall into East Berlin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 Why you shouldn't take work home with you: https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/07/21/thieves-attempt-atm-heist-by-dragging-machine-away-with-stolen-utility-truck-lake-city-police-say/ Like everyone drags an ATM behind their vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avatar! | 1,820 Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Tabonga said: Why you shouldn't take work home with you: https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/07/21/thieves-attempt-atm-heist-by-dragging-machine-away-with-stolen-utility-truck-lake-city-police-say/ Like everyone drags an ATM behind their vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 One wonders why they would keep a supply of small rocks in their bakery. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trader-joes-cookie-recall-rocks/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 12:13 PM, Tabonga said: Why you shouldn't take work home with you: https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/07/21/thieves-attempt-atm-heist-by-dragging-machine-away-with-stolen-utility-truck-lake-city-police-say/ Like everyone drags an ATM behind their vehicle. It wasn't their vehicle though! The stole the ATM (or at least tried to) with a stolen utility truck! Back in my UK days (the university, not the country) I did several times see the ATMs burned in an attempt (I'm guessing unsuccessful) to rob them. And that was 20 years ago...I imagine they're even harder to rob now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,519 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 On 7/19/2023 at 2:54 PM, Estil said: But were there soldiers in West Berlin shooting to kill anyone trying to get over the Berlin Wall into East Berlin? No, but I don't think anyone from South Korea was trying to kill that guy who went over to North Korea, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 25 minutes ago, Tulpa said: No, but I don't think anyone from South Korea was trying to kill that guy who went over to North Korea, either. Precisely my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,519 Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 10 minutes ago, Estil said: Precisely my point. Regardless of whether there's shooting or not, people defect both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabonga | 2,324 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Why would you jump into a river known to have crocodiles in it? https://news.yahoo.com/costa-rica-soccer-player-eaten-120044430.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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