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Foosters

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  1. On the addiction issue, I would agree that it's not addictive in the same way alcohol or other drugs are. That said, if one is a regular user and attempts to quit cold turkey there are some mildly uncomfortable physical withdrawal symptoms that can occur. Insomnia, night sweats, headaches, etc. They're not necessarily accompanied by any cravings, but the knowledge that a quick hit will alleviate the symptoms can make it difficult to abstain. Speaking from personal experience....

  2. 28 minutes ago, PvilleStang said:

    Man, just saw Jace LaViolette got hit by pitch on his left hand, likely broken, and had to leave the game.  Hate to see it happen to anyone.

    do you mean Brace LaViolette?

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  3. 48 minutes ago, Rex Kramer said:

    Yes I find it incredibly embarrassing when Horns compare Trump unfavorably to Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, Amin, Mao, etc.  I do not care what you say on your boards and I already know you’re a total dipshit.

    "Habeas Corpus is the right of the President to detain people."

    bUT tHE LIbs aRe maD!!

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  4. 28 minutes ago, Dutchrudder said:

    I liked that episode, it definitely explained some things from earlier in the season that irked me. Season 1 Joel/Ellie can really tug on your heartstrings. 

    However, I thought the whole point of Joel's rampage in SLC was to save Ellie from being a lab rat for the rest of her life and likely being killed in the process. She had no idea what was going on, and the hypothesis of creating a "cure" with her blood was far-fetched at best. He was saving her from the insanity of being some stranger's guinea pig in an organization full of zealots who thought they could fix the world, it wasn't completely an act of selfishness.

    If all the Fireflies needed was blood, then they wouldn't have knocked her out and taken her to an OR. They would have started with a simple blood draw every day to build up supply to work with. I thought he recognized how their plan with her wasn't adding up, and he saved her from what would be a tortuous existence, thus justifying the rampage to some degree.

    I'm sure it's hard for him to talk about it all, but why doesn't he defend himself?  It makes no sense to me how he's completely disarmed when discussing it.

    He had the opportunity to explain that as soon as he rescued her. She asked him - point blank - if he was telling her the truth, and he swore that he was. He lived with that lie for 4 years. 

     

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  5. 1 hour ago, Js1 said:

    I grew up in Houston. I learned to drive in Houston. 

    Same. I remember doing my freeway test with my driving instructor. On 610, evening rush hour in January, in the dark, in the rain. 

    My Internet: Matthew Yglesias - by Nick Catucci - Embedded

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  6. Gonna miss the guy. His ignored posts were like paragraph breaks between every single post. Easier reading 

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