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by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-26 06:09pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: General Police Abuse Thread
Replies: 1066
Views: 498513

Re: General Police Abuse Thread

Front left pocket for me, I don't know anybody who keeps it in their back pocket. Back pocket would be so much more uncomfortable, and why would you want to make it so much easier to pickpocket?
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-25 04:40pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.
Replies: 376
Views: 116224

Re: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.

Yeah, I think we have to agree to disagree since we don't agree on literally anything. For me, the story in the books has only gotten better and the show has declined so much after Season 4 that at this point it's unwatchable. And before there's any accusations of "book fanboy", I hadn't r...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-25 03:59am
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.
Replies: 376
Views: 116224

Re: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.

If themes get in the way of the story then the themes need to go. From this sentence it is clear we will never agree on anything. The themes are the most important part, the story exists only to serve them. And what do you mean "other characters suffer," they all get chapters too, and the...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-24 11:16pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.
Replies: 376
Views: 116224

Re: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.

Eh. The show already ditched the stupid ass and pointless filler of the books so already they're going to be having a better finale (and no Quentin Martell dragged the story down considerably by taking focus away from the main storylines. Book 5 is not the time to introduce new plotlines). Nothing ...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-17 12:25am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: A question on bath towels
Replies: 17
Views: 8113

Re: A question on bath towels

After every use, you disgusting animals.
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-15 07:12pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Republican Politician Shot: Steve Scalise
Replies: 125
Views: 22295

Re: Republican Politician Shot: Steve Scalise

Why on Earth would a leftist want to escalate the violence when the right has more guns and far more people in the military? We won't win that fight.
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-08 10:47pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519677

Re: Theresa May calls snap General Election for June 8th

We are potentially looking at an unprecedented and weird situation where Scottish voters could be imposing an unpopular Tory government on the English... I admit that I don't know as much about British politics as American or Canadian, by why in God's name would the SNP want to form a coalition wit...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-08 10:28pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519677

Re: Theresa May calls snap General Election for June 8th

We are potentially looking at an unprecedented and weird situation where Scottish voters could be imposing an unpopular Tory government on the English... Can you explain for the benefit of a Canadian who has trouble with the concept of more than two parties being relevant? Is that because Scotts ar...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-08 08:31pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519677

Re: Theresa May calls snap General Election for June 8th

mr friendly guy wrote:So you guys don't have a preferential voting system then, given the way you're describing why you vote the party you don't prefer based on tactical reasons?
Nope, Britain is First Past the Post.
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-08 08:14pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519677

Re: Theresa May calls snap General Election for June 8th

I'd say this is mostly a rejection of Tory austerity and an endorsement of the real, non-Blairite Labour. Although not anywhere near enough to have a hope of forming a majority government... No, but assuming the exit polls hold up, which they have been so far, it's the first time Labour has gained ...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-08 08:04pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519677

Re: Theresa May calls snap General Election for June 8th

I'd say this is mostly a rejection of Tory austerity and an endorsement of the real, non-Blairite Labour.
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-08 07:26pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519677

Re: Theresa May calls snap General Election for June 8th

The Yougov model is holding up well in the results so far, and they predicted hung parliament with the Tories all the way down to 302 seats and Labour up to 269.
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-06 05:22pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519677

Re: Theresa May calls snap General Election for June 8th

https://twitter.com/theresa_may/status/ ... 7933217794
I'm clear: if human rights laws get in the way of tackling extremism and terrorism, we will change those laws to keep British people safe.
Man, you Brits really seem to like voting for a police state.
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-01 08:10pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.
Replies: 376
Views: 116224

Re: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.

Hmm, If Danny and Jon both bought it, who'd be left to rule/clean up the giant continent-wide clusterfuck at the end? Neither has an heir at present, do they? Edit: Well, I guess Sansa could rule the North, and Tyrion the Lannister lands. Hell, maybe Tyrion ends up on the Iron Throne, since he's ba...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-01 07:54pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.
Replies: 376
Views: 116224

Re: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.

I hope you're right. Besides avoiding a pointlessly dark "everyone dies" ending, there are two main things I want from this show's ending: A dead Littlefinger. And a live Brienne. Oh, and Tyrion I guess. Whatever his faults, I think he's probably suffered enough. Dunno about the show, but...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-01 07:35pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Brexit and General UK politics thread
Replies: 1331
Views: 519677

Re: Theresa May calls snap General Election for June 8th

Honestly that was one thing that disappointed me about Corbyn - he was asked during a BBC interview if he, as Prime Minister, would support replacing the Trident fleet - and they had to ask him five or six times in succession to actually get a straight answer. Look at May's ability to answer questi...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-01 07:07pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.
Replies: 376
Views: 116224

Re: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.

But if you want cynical, I do have one prediction- its just a feeling, I don't have anything solid to back it up, but I have this suspicion that Littlefinger is going to walk away completely scot-free at the end. No comeuppance. Oh no, Littlefinger is 100% going to be killed by Sansa. Even was a pr...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-06-01 07:06pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.
Replies: 376
Views: 116224

Re: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.

See, I might buy that it's all about their lives and how they lived, if we didn't have 6 seasons of Sansa being a human chewtoy for every villain to show how evil they were(Joffrey, Cersei, Littlefinger, Lysa, the Boltons, etc.), or us watching the Boltons massacre, torture, and rape their way thro...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-05-31 08:56pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Republican candidate 'body-slams' Guardian reporter in Montana
Replies: 86
Views: 18358

Re: Republican candidate 'body-slams' Guardian reporter in Montana

Yawn. I mean seriously, "it's okay when the people getting beaten up are Trump supporters?" You're not even trying . If enough people do that they'll start to learn that it's not safe to publicly be a Trump supporter, which will help stop them from organizing and egging each other on to d...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-05-31 07:45pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.
Replies: 376
Views: 116224

Re: Game of Thrones season seven trailer.

Knowing George RR Martin, I wouldn't be surprised if it all ends in utter death and destruction, with Westeros eventually being nothing but ruins as the White Walkers kill everyone. I don't think Dany and Jon MIGHT be able to ally with each other against the White Walkers, but this isn't that kind ...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-05-25 10:35pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Democrats backing away from gun control
Replies: 89
Views: 17177

Re: Democrats backing away from gun control

And it is absolutely galling that the Democratic leadership is apparently trying to once more run to the Right in the face of defeat, especially when the opposition here does not have popular support- this is just a case of the gun lobby having the Congress by the balls. The right to carry arms is ...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-05-18 06:32pm
Forum: Fantasy
Topic: Modern Materials/Methods for Medieval Armor and Weapons
Replies: 26
Views: 13060

Re: Modern Materials/Methods for Medieval Armor and Weapons

Elheru Aran wrote:and the best armour in the world isn't going to protect you from a dagger through the oculars.
That's one thing we can improve on, since we have strong, transparent polymers to cover the eye gap with.
by The Vortex Empire
2017-04-07 02:03pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump Dump: Foreign Policy (Thread I)
Replies: 1448
Views: 576899

Re: Trump Dump: Foreign Policy (Thread I)

So around when do we launch the missiles against Saudi Arabia for their war crimes against civilians and the humanitarian crisis they're causing in Yemen?
by The Vortex Empire
2017-04-07 01:20am
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump Dump: Foreign Policy (Thread I)
Replies: 1448
Views: 576899

Re: Trump Dump: Foreign Policy (Thread I)

If Assad is deposed, who exactly is going to replace him? Either we commit militarily to propping up a puppet government for 10+ years or we just topple Assad and let the rebel groups inevitably turn on each other and the whole country descends into anarchy and ethnic cleansing. Well, more so than i...
by The Vortex Empire
2017-03-15 10:51pm
Forum: News and Politics
Topic: Trump Dump: Internal Policy (Thread I)
Replies: 2022
Views: 707466

Re: Trump Dump: Internal Policy (Thead I)

https://twitter.com/GovMikeHuckabee/status/842159481601593345 Hoping @POTUS tells Hawaii judge what Andrew Jackson told overreaching court-"I'll ignore it and let the court enforce their order." So, does Huckabee not know the context of that quote, or does he support forcing the Cherokee ...