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M12BH

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  1. Yeah, if those who are anti-abortion would support policies that, you know, actually decrease the odds of women having abortions, they'd have a lot more credibility. As it is.....Jesus must be so proud.
  2. On the off chance you really are that stupid and don't understand, and aren't just repeating a convenient and regurgitated talking point, let me illustrate: All pregnancies terminate. Every single one. Ending a pregnancy at nine months gestation does not necessarily mean it has to be done via abortion or that "the baby is killed". Therefore to argue that a woman who no longer wants to be pregnant at nine months gestation is necessarily going to have an abortion is....well, I'm out of adjectives or adverbs or whatever they are to describe that mode of thinking. I'll also point out that there are already laws restricting post-viability abortions. So even if we are all wannabe deranged baby killers, the scenario you keep bringing up can't happen legally. Which of course has nothing to do with the laws being currently passed by these backwards states, but I digress. The embryo/fetus exists inside the woman to the extent the woman allows it to be there. There are myriad reasons AT ALL STAGES OF PREGNANCY why the fetus might need to come out. There are as many reasons why a woman might want or need to end a pregnancy as there are pregnancies. It's a messy, complicated, often heartbreaking decision. But by boiling it down to the notion of a bunch of deranged women wanting to kill their Gerber babies at nine months gestation as a reason to ban virtually all abortions , whether the woman had sex willingly or unwillingly, whether she took precautions or not, you are effectively telling woman that they are no more than baby vessels. Under the laws you propose, the only way a woman can GUARANTEE she remain childless is to not have sex. And based on what I know of the most represented demographic on this site, there aren't a lot of people around here who think that's the way to go. No, it's much simplerto just co-opt a woman's body before and during pregnancy and then let her deal with the results of her sluttiness.
  3. Where have I blamed Uber/Lyft? I suggested something that might reduce the chance of something like this happening again. And I politely answered your questions. What are you so mad at me about? Is your dick that limp, are you so terrified of considering something that might distract a girl's attention from your manliness for two seconds that might POSSIBLY help ensure her safety, that you have to insult the one making the suggestion? Man, good luck with whatever ails you, and I hope you are successful in your next conquest, no matter the status of your or your date's rideshare app. Anyway I'm through escalating shit over a girl's murder. Y'all have nice evenings.
  4. Appropos of nothing but I used it last Saturday to get from Town Lake back home. Driver showed up in a black Ford Edge at 8:41PM, it cost me $11.13 and I threw in a $2 tip. Took about 20 minutes what with all the Beto traffic. And I'm a redhead. Anything else I can help you with, cupcake? On edit - yeah people are stupid. Doesn't mean they should get raped and killed for it. Why the fuck do you care if Uber tweaks their policies to try to miminize that possibility?
  5. Of course I've used Uber. A blast from the APP. You know, on your PHONE where the driver information is displayed. Maybe a display that reminds you to check the license plate, number, etc of the vehicle into which you are about to enter, at the point in the app where you have to confirm that you want to be picked up. I'm sorry if I'm not up on the preferred nomenclature, I'm not a programmer and I'm not in that industry. But it might help all those poor human beings who are not quite as superior as you remember to do that, if they are not otherwise inclined or are distracted or have a brain fart or whatever. I mean, at what level does negligence rise to the point where if it gets you raped and murdered, everyone else should just shrug, say, "Damn, sucks to be her, she shoulda had her head on a swivel", and move on? How in the fuck does it possibly hurt you or your fee-fees to attempt to minimize the odds of that happening to someone else not as big, strong and manly as you in the future? If you give no shits, why are you even here arguing about it and insisting that it's not a valid topic of conversation? And yeah you were the one whining about the expansion of the nanny state in this context. You know, where the government interferes with your personal choices and your rights. I've never suggested that anything become mandatory or codified. So go be scared about that to someone else. Now go enjoy your life grasshopper, and don't worry about anyone else less intelligent, less lucky, or less fortunate. Cause whatever it is, they have it coming and you shouldn't concern your little head about it.
  6. It's not the caffeine honeychile, it's the dipshits who think their civil rights are being threatened if, I don't know, someone makes a suggestion about improving safety. You know, the human brain gets lulled into a sense of security about things that it shouldn't. That's why there are checklists, systems, etc. for repetitive tasks. So we don't forget to do things when we are on autopilot. And no I'm not suggesting there be a fucking checklist for hailing an Uber. But how about a quick blast from the app reminding people to check their rides? Or a sign at the bar exit? You know, like the ones that say don't drive if you've been drinking? Like buckle up? Like every fucking safety campaign that exists about things that people need to sometimes be REMINDED to do, especially if they have impaired judgement - because not everyone is as brilliant or can handle their liquor as well as you, or is at the same risk of something going afoul? Or would something like that cause you more apoplexy and angst and offend your delicate sensibilities about our becoming an nanny state? Who knows, maybe she checked out her ride every time but this one. Maybe she never did because she was young, naive, drunk, whatever. I know shit happens, has happened, and will always happen, and nothing is going to prevent every tragedy. But if inexpensive or unobtrusive things can be done to reduce the odds of ride share robberies, rapes and murders happening in the future, why not fucking do them? Every major industry has made adjustments and safety improvements as time goes by. This is in the grand scheme of things new technology - upgrades happen all the time to improve efficiency, ease of use, etc., but God forbid we make them more safe. Darwinism baby! Cull the stupid ones! I mean we can't save them all so why bother, right? Oh yeah, and the idea that she was passed out drunk in the back seat and never knew what was going on is fucking laughable. Again not to say it doesn't ever happen. But as a rule, women do not have the luxury of passing out in the backseat of a car with a strange dude no matter how many stars he has from Uber. Hell it's probably statistically more of a risk to pass out in a car with someone you do know. Anyway maybe it gives some of y'all some comfort to think that's the way it went down. I'd bet every penny I have that it didn't. One quick shout-out to Mullet - dude I'm sorry your ex-wife is an asshole and won't let you see your kid. I know that's got to hurt. But really, if you're trying to use that as some kind of analogy for the topic of this thread....just stop. And yeah if you do something stupid, and something happens, then bad on you. But some of us who are at more risk than others are a little more interested in seeing if there are things that might help level the playing field. And if you're offended by offering some assistance to those who might be at more of a disadvantage if we make a bad choice....well, sorry mate. But I'm sure as hell not going to apologize for it.
  7. T Thank you for enlightening me. Sounds like you've got it all figured out. I wish I had known before now that the motivations of most people who seek dialogue are so selfish and insidious. Seems you'd be very happy living on some island or in some other isolated area where everyone abides by your rules, your definitions, your conditions under which one should be offended, and with you as sole arbiter of what constitutes reasonable care. In such a case I would wish you all the best as grand Poobah of your fiefdom. I'm sure it would be a Shangri-la of beautiful, intelligent, reasonable people who exist three standard deviations to the right of the bell curve mean.
  8. What do I think Uber/Lyft ought to do to make their rides more safe? I don’t have a one-off solution. Maybe there’s nothing. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be able to have a conversation about it without some mouthbreathing swinging dicks proclaiming that this girl was just a stupid twat so boo fucking hoo if she got raped and murdered, and those calling for review and possible changes to the ride hailing process are just a bunch of pussies who won’t take responsibility for their own safety. I’m not even necessarily assigning any blame or responsibility to Uber. But what in the goddam blue hell is the harm in exploring ways to minimize the chance that this kind of thing happens in the future? And no, of course we are never going to make every product and every service idiot proof and foolproof. Shit happens. But just because we can’t protect everyone all the time doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try to minimize risks and maximize safety where and when we can. I get that all Shaggy posters are members of the Uber wealthy (hahah see what I did there?) 2% alpha male herd who bang only tens, have superior intelligence and never ever do dumbass things. But by some of your logic we should have no standards or regulations or even laws because there will always be evil people who won’t follow them others who are statistically unlucky or maybe just stupid and clueless and fall prey no matter what. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still try. Hopefully most of y’all will live long enough to figure that out.
  9. Not to go all male privilege on your collective asses but this is example #3,247,898 of shit most of y'all don't have to worry about that some of us do. I mean, God forbid we females should be able to go out drinking and having a good time without having to be hypervigilant about being raped and murdered just because we were distracted or drunk and mistook the wrong car for our ride. I mean, I have seen some of you fuckers BRAG about doing shit a lot more infantile and idiotic than that, and give high fives all around. "Oh, hahaha, we were so fucking smashed, hahahaha! Oh, too bad I wasn't there, sounds like it would have been a riot!" Yeah, 99.99% of the time it turns out fine for everyone. Until it doesn't. Is it so much of a goddam burden to talk about things that Uber and Lyft might be able to do to mitigate the possibility of something like this happening again? Or to create additional visibility around the issue so that people know that, you know, it's an issue? Or is it just so much easier to just call the girl a dumbass and the father a whiny bitch and move on? Jesus H. in a sidecar.
  10. You know, we’ve been mulling our options for a late Spring getaway and DC came up. Some instinct told me “Oh, honey.....no”. Thanks for confirming my fears. And oh btw I was told we’d be OK once the olds die off. If these reports of MAGA children are accurate then I see no hope for this country’s future. Yeah I know. Ledge, scotch, rinse, repeat. Reserve me a spot.
  11. I was perusing Anning's twitter feed and my god....he makes Steve King look like a raving leftist. How the fucking fuck does this guy hold any position of power?
  12. The normalization of hateful rhetoric from the conservative right is causing more and more individuals to become radicalized. I think if it’s not stopped the bigots will become more organized and more mainstream and then really bad things are going to happen. And this country’s current leaders will do nothing to stop it because the movement serves their political purposes and their lust for power and wealth. Whenever a conservative white male goes on a rampage, the right wingers just point at an Antifa member punching a Nazi or some college students shouting down a bigot, shrug their shoulders, and say both sides are violent. And they do nothing.
  13. Well y’all can come see me. I’m playing a solo acoustic set at Maggie Mae’s next Friday the 15th at 4PM. Free show. For those of you who don’t know, yeah I’m one of the few chicks on the Shag.
  14. Some GODDAM FUCKING ASSHOLE stole my outgoing mail on Tuesday. I opened my front door to walk the dogs at about 1PM and saw an older, silver or tan Honda-ish car with containing two individuals with straight dark brown or black hair suddenly close my mailbox and drive away down the street. Went to look and sure enough, a birthday card and a form that I was mailing to the IRS were both missing. Now I have a client whose SSN is in potentially nefarious hands. Flagged down the mail carrier about an hour later and he said he knew this thing had been happening in the area but it was mostly going on in the wee hours of the morning. This was the first he'd heard of the thieves operating in daylight hours. @jimmyjazz he mentioned your street in particular so watch out. One of my neighbors has a door cam and caught a female coming up to her mailbox and leaving suddenly in a suspicious manner when she saw the camera. I'm waiting on the video to see if I can identify who's in it. Anyway, this pisses me off way more than it should, probably, I've had my car broken into and my house, but the fucking mail -- I mean that's low. What if there was a letter to or from my dying grandmother, or a birthday card to my niece or nephew. I guess it's time for a locked mailbox. Fuckers. Obligatory white privilege comment - some dick on the neighborhood group mentioned that tan Hondas are the cars most likely to be implicated in crime and we should look into banning them from our neighborhood. Um, no. /Cloak room.
  15. Rep for both comment and avatar of Unicorn Dog from The Enemy Within
  16. Not that I expect you would get a cogent answer, but what on earth makes your friend or anyone believe that Trump has been "saved"? What are the so-called signs? Does he go to Church? Doe he spread the good news? Does he tithe? Is he meek and mild? DOES HE EVEN CLAIM HE HAS BEEN SAVED? Sweatergawd, some of y'all are better people than I could ever be. I dont' know that I could associate with anyone who is either that thick, simple, hypocritical or evil. Because anyone who still supports the orange shitstain has to be some combination of those things.
  17. Odds that the Trumpkins will shout from the rafters about how he "Totally owned those libs, hyuk hyuk hyuk" - 10infinity%
  18. You're right. Turbotax and Walmart preparers SHOULD explain it though. It's a really simple concept. I mean, at least I think it is...maybe I'm just that out of touch with how fucking stupid most people are.
  19. That's fair. There is a ridiculously long and complicated calculation on the back of the W-4 you can use. Or if you want to get really fancy you can go straight to the IRS tax tables, estimate your taxable income (most of the time will be salary + interest and dividends if you're part of the 2% minus standard deduction or itemized deduction) and do the math. That's your tax liability for the year. That's the number that you should base your withholding on. If your pay is fairly steady and you claim S1 or M1 on your W-4 then you should be OK. If you want to be safer then use S0 or M0 to have more withheld. Look I agree they don't make it easy. I mean, it's the government and they're here to help you, right? But at least you understand the concept, which is more than most.
  20. JFC, maybe it's because I'm a CPA and I've lived and breathed this shit for so long, but the number of people who think withholding and refunds are all just things that go into a meat grinder and magically come out as some random numbers at the end of the year never ceases to astound me. Pay attention here: The IRS tax tables ARE NOT SET UP TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A REFUND WHEN YOU FILE YOUR TAXES. They are an estimate, based on the information that YOU are supposed to provide on your W-4 based on the calculations YOU are supposed to do on the backside of the W-4, of how much tax YOU are supposed to be assessed for the year. If you do it correctly, you should have virtually no refund or no tax due. That might not be the case if your income fluctuates during the year, if you get a bonus, if you work two jobs, etc., because the tax tables don't "know" this - they are based on the predication that you are going to earn x amount every week, two weeks, whatever your pay cycle is, and your taxes will be withheld accordingly. Want a bigger refund? Here's how: increase your withholding by $20 per paycheck. Or $50. Or $100. Or $10. It doesn't matter. At the end of the year, if you had more of YOUR money withheld from your paychecks than the amount of tax assessed on your tax return, you'll get a refund. If you did not have enough of YOUR money withheld from your paycheck then you have to make up the difference. So essentially, if you're getting a refund, you're giving the government a bunch of YOUR money out of each one of your paychecks so they can give it back to you when you file your taxes. If you're happy about that then you're kind of stupid. OK let me rephrase that...if you're happy about it once you understand what's happening, THEN you're stupid. Any questions?
  21. Not just a shutdown. A Shutdown!!1
  22. Geez, I don't like McConnell either but I don't know if I'd refer to him as "something". OTOH.....
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