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spike wrote:and burt could work the night shift
I would hate for cracking skulls to become work. It would suck all the passion out of it.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
spike wrote:and burt could work the night shift
I would hate for cracking skulls to become work. It would suck all the passion out of it.
He who loves his job will never work a day in his life.
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spike wrote:
B wrote:
elliseamos wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:It's been interesting to watch the evolution. The feds went from no protection, to cheap fencing, to those heavier panels, to welding them together, to putting guys on the roof to lob smoke grenades.

Meanwhile the protesters have brought in shield walls, foam to block the cops' view through the fence, la crosse rackets, lasers, leaf blowers, etc. Last night the protestors brought power tools and finally got the fence down again.


Wonder what they'll do tonight.
Go to bed early to make sure they are well rested for the work week?
With millions out of work, for some reason that has disappeared from my brain, I doubt it.
Maybe Trump could hire more gestapo officers.
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elliseamos wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:It's been interesting to watch the evolution. The feds went from no protection, to cheap fencing, to those heavier panels, to welding them together, to putting guys on the roof to lob smoke grenades.

Meanwhile the protesters have brought in shield walls, foam to block the cops' view through the fence, la crosse rackets, lasers, leaf blowers, etc. Last night the protestors brought power tools and finally got the fence down again.


Wonder what they'll do tonight.
Go to bed early to make sure they are well rested for the work week?
With millions out of work, for some reason that has disappeared from my brain, I doubt it.
I know that if I was out of work I'd be flinging my shit and piss and the Portland Police every night instead of desperately trying to find a job.
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verb_to_trust wrote:
elliseamos wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:It's been interesting to watch the evolution. The feds went from no protection, to cheap fencing, to those heavier panels, to welding them together, to putting guys on the roof to lob smoke grenades.

Meanwhile the protesters have brought in shield walls, foam to block the cops' view through the fence, la crosse rackets, lasers, leaf blowers, etc. Last night the protestors brought power tools and finally got the fence down again.


Wonder what they'll do tonight.
Go to bed early to make sure they are well rested for the work week?
With millions out of work, for some reason that has disappeared from my brain, I doubt it.
I know that if I was out of work I'd be flinging my shit and piss and the Portland Police every night instead of desperately trying to find a job.
Imagine a world in which these people put half of the energy they spend on trashcan shields and poop bombs into things like tutoring kids or providing free-of-charge daycare services. You know, things that actually help improve black lives.

Now imagine asking them to do that.
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And so it continues...

It's almost as if it's not even worth trying to have this conversation with you guys.
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Put your money where your mouth is and hit the streets to protest for three months straight.
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verb_to_trust wrote:
spike wrote:
B wrote:
elliseamos wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:It's been interesting to watch the evolution. The feds went from no protection, to cheap fencing, to those heavier panels, to welding them together, to putting guys on the roof to lob smoke grenades.

Meanwhile the protesters have brought in shield walls, foam to block the cops' view through the fence, la crosse rackets, lasers, leaf blowers, etc. Last night the protestors brought power tools and finally got the fence down again.


Wonder what they'll do tonight.
Go to bed early to make sure they are well rested for the work week?
With millions out of work, for some reason that has disappeared from my brain, I doubt it.
Maybe Trump could hire more gestapo officers.
a new career path for verb presents itself
I'm your new property manager actually.
We’re self managed, toots. How’s Mein Kampf coming along though?
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spike wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
spike wrote:
B wrote:
elliseamos wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:It's been interesting to watch the evolution. The feds went from no protection, to cheap fencing, to those heavier panels, to welding them together, to putting guys on the roof to lob smoke grenades.

Meanwhile the protesters have brought in shield walls, foam to block the cops' view through the fence, la crosse rackets, lasers, leaf blowers, etc. Last night the protestors brought power tools and finally got the fence down again.


Wonder what they'll do tonight.
Go to bed early to make sure they are well rested for the work week?
With millions out of work, for some reason that has disappeared from my brain, I doubt it.
Maybe Trump could hire more gestapo officers.
a new career path for verb presents itself
I'm your new property manager actually.
We’re self managed, toots. How’s Mein Kampf coming along though?
Cool question you stupid fuck
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tragabigzanda wrote:Guys I made a Perfect Strangers thread I think you could both agree on
Why did I read this in Noho Hank's voice?
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durdencommatyler wrote:And so it continues...

It's almost as if it's not even worth trying to have this conversation with you guys.

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But seriously, what conversation? You've post like 50 words in this thread in the last month. I love to have conversations here but we gotta meet half way where you post what you honestly think and feel and not just occasional snark.
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Speaking of snark...
Bi_3 wrote:Imagine a world in which these people put half of the energy they spend on trashcan shields and poop bombs into things like tutoring kids or providing free-of-charge daycare services. You know, things that actually help improve black lives.

Now imagine asking them to do that.
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Yeah, that tracks.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
ghost wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:Guys I made a Perfect Strangers thread I think you could both agree on
Why did I read this in Noho Hank's voice?
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durdencommatyler wrote:Speaking of snark...
Bi_3 wrote:Imagine a world in which these people put half of the energy they spend on trashcan shields and poop bombs into things like tutoring kids or providing free-of-charge daycare services. You know, things that actually help improve black lives.

Now imagine asking them to do that.

“not just occasional snark”. The post is literally right above yours
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Bi_3 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Speaking of snark...
Bi_3 wrote:Imagine a world in which these people put half of the energy they spend on trashcan shields and poop bombs into things like tutoring kids or providing free-of-charge daycare services. You know, things that actually help improve black lives.

Now imagine asking them to do that.

“not just occasional snark”. The post is literally right above yours
The post I responded to? Yeah, I know. I, uh, responded to it. :D
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durdencommatyler wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Speaking of snark...
Bi_3 wrote:Imagine a world in which these people put half of the energy they spend on trashcan shields and poop bombs into things like tutoring kids or providing free-of-charge daycare services. You know, things that actually help improve black lives.

Now imagine asking them to do that.

“not just occasional snark”. The post is literally right above yours
The post I responded to? Yeah, I know. I, uh, responded to it. :D

Ironically, it contributed more to the world than the Portland protests.
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