Same, but replace ‘article’ with ‘comments’

You should be a professional quote maker

That guy needs executing

Fun fact! It’s pronounced ‘lattyboo-lar-tay’

(No need to double check)

Assume far more money is being spend on fire prevention, than what’s currently lost in fire

For anyone reading this thinking that this may sound like a good rebuttal: it’s a false equivalence.

Fire prevention is a worthwhile expenditure, because things being on fire when they shouldn’t is generally very bad. The cost of fire prevention is worth it, especially when lives are at stake.

Benefit cheat-catching is (or at least should be) purely about net savings. What happens though is the costs outweigh the savings making them pointless, as well as hurting those in who accidently get caught in the net too.

Don’t fall for specious arguments, folks! A pithy rebutally might sound convincing at first, but don’t be afraid to think deeper about it. And don’t be afraid to ignore the commenter if you believe they’re arguing in bad faith.

The atrocities being committed by Israel in Gaza only came up six times in more than 1,000 calls.

I guess what people have been saying about this perhaps weren’t particularly true. Which leads me on to believe the misogyny line even more.

Seeing as this is a British brand, I’m not entirely convinced ‘they knew’.

Why would the guy with £1,000 be rolling in currency with dollar signs on it?

Honestly I don’t think ‘women and girls’ feels clunky, but that’s just me

The stairs are part of an art installation at the Kongresshaus in Biel, Switzerland. “Beautiful steps number two” was created in 2009 for an exhibition. The artists told the website Snopes the stairs and doors are not functional, and the steps are not meant to support real people.

This is legit the first time I’ve heard of Cyprus not being European

The priest looks like Father Ted

American English yes, British English no.

I’m unsure about other English-speaking countries.

And second and secondmost, I blame the anti-Trump non-voters. The GOP only lost about 2 million from 2020, but the Democrats lost about 14 million. I know they’re not all accounted for but that is a MUCH larger swathe from blue than red. Obviously some switched sides for their own reasons but basically there are maybe 10 million voters who decided that voting for the lesser of two evils wasn’t on their agenda and did nothing. Disappointing.

Edit: obviously I blame all the propaganda from the billionaires/wealthy media/foreign interference etc too (and moreso), but let’s take that as read.

…my state and several other blue states have been working on a contingency plan ever since Biden looked like a certain loss, months back.

Can you expand on this, in eli5 fashion? Curious foreigner here.

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The Indian ocean isn’t a desert

And I’ve never seen Australia, therefore it doesn’t exist

177 first try, 176 second. By the last frame each time I had to really think hard whether it was bluey-green or greeny-blue