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I think the invasion is about the concept of greater Russian, like the empire assembled by Peter the great. Putin wants it back. Absolutely. When Putin says that the Ukrainians and Russians are one people, he means that Ukraine doesn't exist. While the Soviet Union frequently repressed Ukrainian cu...

steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 8:38 am Looks like I got shut down already... wife told me to stick with what I've been doing the last number of years. Here I was all excited....

I feel like there's a missed opportunity here...

So being murdered by a complete stranger is exceedingly rare. 2000 people being murdered each year in the US is not something I would call "exceedingly rare". I know of people who have been murdered by strangers. https://www.statista.com/statistics/195327/murder-in-the-us-by-relationship-...

Josh wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 8:59 am I wasn't going to bring up race since it's not relevant to the discussion, but since that door is opened, here are some of the relevant statistics.

I think you opened that door when you used euphemisms like "key demographic."

Who are the "key demographics" with 80% out of wedlock births?

Since we are talking about language and miscommunication with a maritime theme...this is one of my favorite commercials --

Let’s go with the definition! After all, if we can make up definitions on the fly, we can have a little fun. In the Navy, we call “floors” the “deck” So by the conventional logic that Max has on things carrying cargo, a ferry is actually a barge. Ergo the bridge which carries “cargo” is also a barg...

Is it not true? Which part? I remember driving the old 7 mile bridge to Key West in 1970-71. It was very narrow and when a large truck was oncoming, it was also a white knuckler. We did not need carnival rides in that era. We had narrow bridges. The ship that hit the Key Bridge in Baltimore wasn't ...

The Baltimore bridge carried a great deal more traffic and was a part of a major harbor area. The Texas bridge not so. Yet it seems odd that both bridges were struck with barges. Yes, that would seem odd - if it was true. Is it not true? Which part? I remember driving the old 7 mile bridge to Key W...

Signtist wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 11:55 am I was just reminded why I try to not spend time here.

That's probably wise. For some reason, faith doesn't seem to have much of an impact on how people treat each other online.