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South Austin

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  1. There's no way those things taste good sober.
  2. The last couple years have caused me to hesitate whenever I want to say "will never."
  3. I reluctantly drafted him in my fantasy league as the best player available at the time, and his three TDs last night as my No. 2 back was nice. But I don't have a boner for the guy like a lot of folks on this thread.
  4. I've never understood the appeal of Hat Creek. It's marginally above McDonalds. But we took our kids all the time. At least they have beer.
  5. And by the time the Nobel committee meets again for the 2026 Peace Prize, there likely won't be any sustained peace in the region, Putin will still be fucking with Ukraine, Trump's federalized national guard will have bullied and agitated a dozen other cities, and we will have killed every last Greenlander. So not a great resume for the award.
  6. It's Friday. He's starting the weekend bender early.
  7. Jesus Christ. This shit shouldn't shock me anymore.
  8. It makes up for my inartful and racist depiction of the historical underpinnings of conflicts in the Middle East.
  9. Did you really need to put that song in my head on loop this morning?
  10. Yes. And to put it more bluntly, when you look at the photos of Gaza's destruction, there is a fair amount of blood on America's hands. We can't just point the finger at Bibi or Hamas.
  11. Okay, that seems different than the comment I was asking about, but yes, I do understand and completely agree with that.
  12. Okay, help me out on this one. Western views on the history of Arab/Israeli conflict is the number one reason for Arab/Israeli violence? Like, if Western thought on that history was more accurate as you advocate, there would be no conflict? Serious question, as I do and have appreciated your posts on this thread.
  13. I haven't lived in South Austin since 2006. And apparently I'm not supposed to talk about South Austin on this thread.
  14. I appreciate your post, and that my response was grossly oversimplified and does not recognize, as you point out, periods of peaceful coexistence. But I still can't help but think that there will be Palestinians who survived the destruction of Gaza and who will seek violent retribution against Israel. And I don't think I'm alone or unreasonable for thinking that.
  15. One might shatter and hit his ear.
  16. Might as well invade Greenland now.
  17. And, of course, there's the obvious centuries of religious and turf wars between Arabs and Jews already in the Palestinian DNA. This ceasefire ain't doing shit, certainly not in the long term, when the next generations of Arabs who lived through or watched Gaza get completely obliterated will make revenge against Israel their lives' mission.
  18. Will we get more bike lanes?
  19. They trying to burn down another hotel?
  20. Do Surly threads count?
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