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  1. I originally had this thought as well, given that American Indian, at least, was semi-acceptable. But, when you think about how the term came about, dumbass honkies thinking they'd reached Ceylon or some shit and gave the darker people the same name as Indians (dot not feather), and it kind of falls apart. Lucky they didn't get called "wogs."
  2. H/t Arthur Koestler. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkness_at_Noon In retrospect, I realize that this was a part of my anti-Communist high school education. However, not so "right" that it was actually very far off.
  3. That sucks, he seemed like a really likable dude. RIP.
  4. Great. Now, explain why Black History Month, or any of the others, are racist.
  5. Elvis is not an idiot. He does live in Trumplandia (East Texas somewhere) in his own echo chamber.
  6. Black history month is not racist. It's an acknowledgement that a seriously oppressed minority in this country has a history beyond simply being seriously oppressed. It doesn't put anyone else down. And it's a history that's never gotten equal or any other time in our schools. And, for the United States of America, pretty much every month since 1789 has been white history month. I suppose you could argue that it is "discriminatory" because it draws a distinction between black and white. But discriminatory is not automatically racist. It's as if you think we never thought of any of this.
  7. One other interesting thing. The caplifter and can opener on my Cadet, Huntsman, and Trekker are nearly identical despite having been made 40 years apart. Although these two items on this knife are quite similar to the usual Victorinox, they're a little different, smaller, and the caplifter lacks the half stop, which can be handy for screwdriver applications.
  8. The statement/question you made carried a pretty plain implication: there's nothing wrong with having a white history month. If that's not what you meant, then you shouldn't have been so cryptic about it.
  9. This raises an interesting question. With the new state of admissions, is the "weed out" less of a thing at UT? There used to be motivation to get as many hours out of the way as possible away from UT to avoid the bad prof scenario and a bad or even failing grade.
  10. So, I noodled around on ebay for used Wengers and also looked at the Victorinox "Delemont" series. Delemont is where Wenger was located when Victorinox bought them in 2014 and is the name given to the Wengerish models that Vic still makes. They also still make the large Ranger models that I think Wenger beat them to market with. The used Wengers don't represent enough of a discount relative to a new Vic, even though the Delemonts are more expensive than regular equivalent Vic models. I was also worried that Vic couldn't/wouldn't fix an old Wenger as they apparently are not stocking parts any longer, except for the Delemonts. Victorinox is apparently very generous with repair/replacement of even abused knives under their lifetime warranty. I wound up with a Vic Delemont Evo 16. My SAK collection now consists of a 40 year old Vic Huntsman that is still near mint, a Cadet, the One Hand Trekker, and this. The three-layer (main, nail file, scissors, cap lifter, can opener, Phillips and awl) adds a bit of functionality over the Cadet without making it a pocket tumor like the Huntsman and Trekker. One notable thing, the Delemont main blade is considerably thinner than Vic's usual main blades, which aren't exactly pry-bars themselves. This apparently was normal with Wengers. I like slipjoints and SAKs as a general proposition, which means I'm good with a thin blade, but this is the thinnest main blades on a quality knife I've ever seen. It doesn't flex during normal usage though, and the little bit of belly it has is nice and it is easily made scalpelish. It has the Wenger backspring-biased scissors and the contoured scales that Wenger pioneered. I kind of like them, but they're thicker than regular cellidor and certainly alox. So the knife is a bit bulky for a three-layer. Vic uses their own toothpick and tweezers (Wengers were different and didn't "notch" the scales), its can-opener with small screwdriver, and the nail file is of a slightly different configuration than that on the Cadet. Fit, finish and quality were typically high, however it was gritty as hell. I washed it out with soap and water and in that unlubricated state it was pretty horrific. The washing and a few drops of oil fixed everything right up. Seems to be a worthy candidate if you're considering a SAK. Especially if you want something off the beaten path a little.
  11. And the judge I think is highly likely not to unseal any of it. Or to do so with every name except Epstein's redacted.
  12. Shockingly, Philip Buchanan is a thrice divorced, pedophilic, alcoholic loser who has filed Chapter 7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catturd
  13. The only defamation suits he's "won" in recent memory, if ever, are the 60 Minutes one, which wasn't defamation, and the ABC/Stephanopolous one. And both of those settled under "suspicious" circumstances.
  14. This series is on Kindle Unlimited to borrow for free. It's pretty amusing and extremely creative. Somehow, I like it better I think than Ready Player One. I'm reading it, but I can see how hearing the text read could be extra hilarious.
  15. One kind of interesting aspect of this, like marijuana laws, is the conflict between state and federal laws. Several states have at least partially restored felon gun rights, like Texas permits a felon to own a gun but only on the premises of the home five years after the completion of their sentence. But federal law criminalizes possession or ownership of guns by felons, period. I think it's been like marijuana: if the state permits it, the feds won't prosecute it, but not sure on that.
  16. Good point from a branding standpoint. Seems like someone is always questioning how iconic a brand really is and whether it needs a refresh. Usually some new marketing dufus that wants to make a name for herself, e.g. Steve Patterson. One advantage teams have is that they can "test market" by running out unis for a game or two without changing their whole branding. Something a lot of companies can't do.
  17. Time to boycott In n Out, if you didn't already. https://parade.com/food/in-n-out-billionaire-boss-moving-business-out-of-california-heres-why Lynsi Snyder says her family is relocating to Tennessee as In-N-Out expands east, citing the challenges of raising kids and doing business in California. “There were so many pressures and just hoops we were having to jump through,” Snyder said on the podcast. “You’ve got to do this, you have to wear a mask, you gotta put this plastic thing up between us and our customers and it was really terrible.” Fuck you you broken-brained cunt.
  18. Yeah, Silk came up in relation to it. Pretty decent. I think if you liked Escape Artist, you'll like this. It's why I tagged you.
  19. @DDD Dad and anyone else that might have something left for legal drama. Silk is about British barristers and their chambers and clerks, which is sufficiently different from US legal practice as to introduce some interest all its own, let alone the interaction between solicitors and barristers. Also, the courtroom drama is somewhat more understated, in keeping with how I understand British procedure to work, so that and unfamiliarity with it means your bullshit detector doesn't go off quite as frequently as a lot of US stuff.
  20. Not really a trailer name. Does conjure this though.
  21. As a patent lawyer, gage/gauge is a word that I wind up using frequently. I opt for gage because I'm less likely to have to retype it. 😬😬
  22. Some pretty gnarly stuff, and yes, it does appear to prohibit "expressive activities on campus between the hours of 10 p.m. and 8 a.m.;" https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB2972/id/3249738 Great swaths of these amendments seem pretty prima facie unconstitutional as well as ludicrous. At least under oldlaw.
  23. She is such a fucking moron.
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