The Deluge of Absurdity, Ignorance, and Bad Posts

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

And for the last time, Rainbow Dash is a Pegasus which means she can fly; horses can't.

Who, exactly, gives a damn? This a serious question. Excluding eight-year-old girls, who do you expect to know or care about the minute etymological differences between various extremely similar characters of an animated children's television show?

I don't think that word means what you think it means

There is one about bugs and one about words. Did I use the wrong one?

Etymology is about word origins.  If you had used the one about bugs (entomology) it would have made more sense since that at least could be relevant to whether an organism has wings.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Specifically the description of DISTRICT 1.  Do we really need to keep beating that dead pony?

So I ended up redrawing all of Ohio's legislature for both houses. I started for basically two reasons, to get a feel for how the layout the state skews the partisan numbers, and to experiment with grouping three House seats into one Senate. The latter is actually a tad tricky, since you might have an area that's an obvious community of interest and has seven districts, but one has to be left out, and you end up with some awkward Senate districts. But those will come later. For now: House.



DISTRICT 1: WESTERN A CERTAIN OHIO COUNTY THAT IS NOTHING LIKE BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA. O 26.2%.  96W.  This is actually the most conservative district in the state and the only one where McCain broke 70%. Most likely the same for Romney. Not much to see, Safe R.

DISTRICT 2: WEST CINCINNATI O 59.3%.  61.5W/33.1B. While more conservative than the rest of Cincinnati, this would take a severe drop in black turnout to ever be truly competitive. Likely D.

DISTRICT 3: CENTRAL CINCINNATI: O 85.2%. 50.4B/42.7W. Black majority and just barely in VAP. Obviously Safe D. Even the whites in this district seem to be pretty D.

DISTRICT 4: NORTH CINCINNATI: O 58.7%. 64W/31.6B. This is rather similar to 2 demographically, basically the same, Likely D. A bit more winnable of course.

DISTRICT 5: THE NORTH CENTRAL OF THIS CERTAIN COUNTY:  O 54.1%. 65.5W/26.4B. Probably Lean D. The demographics make it far more winnable in midterms.

DISTRICT 6: EAST CINCINNATI: O 44.6%. 90.6W/4.1B. While this is not as conservative as the demographics would imply in this area, it's still not winnable for any Democrat. Safe R.

DISTRICT 7: THE OTHER MIAMI AND INDIAN HILL: O 46.7%. 78.1W/14.8B. Kind of the same as above. While it's not overwhelmingly conservative, Democrats aren't winning any McCain seat in this region. Safe R.

DISTRICT 8: SOUTH CLERMONT: O 34.1%. 95.7W. Predictable district. Safe R.

DISTRICT 9: NORTH CLERMONT-BROWN: O 33.8%. 96.7 W. Another predictable one. Safe R.

DISTRICT 10: WEST BUTLER: O 40.9%. 89.7W/4.6B. While not as homogenous as you'd expect, this is still a Safe R seat.

DISTRICT 11: SOUTHEAST BUTLER: O 36.8%. 80.7W/8.8B/4.9H/4.3A. Despite the relative diversity, this is another Safe R seat.

DISTRICT 12: EAST CENTRAL BUTLER: O 36.9%. 87.8W/7B. Another generic Safe R seat.

DISTRICT 13: MASON AND LEBANON: O 33.4%. 88W/5.4A. Now it's easy to see where bandit's political outlook comes from. Safe R.

DISTRICT 14: REST OF WARREN AND BUTLER: O 30.2%. 93W/4B. I think this might be the second most R seat in the state. Safe R.

DISTRICT 15: PREBLE AND WEST MONTGOMERY: O 36.6%. 92.8W/4.4B. As expected, Safe R.

DISTRICT 16: WEST DAYTON: O 85.5%. 67B/29.5W. The black part of Dayton, and an effective Dem pack. Safe D.

DISTRICT 17: SOUTH MONTGOMERY: O 38.9%. 88.4W/4.9B. Another one of those generic Safe R seats.

DISTRICT 18: SOUTHEAST DAYTON AND KETTERING: O 47.4%. 90.7W. Not an overwhelmingly conservative seat, but Obama did outperform the generic D numbers here. It's probably at best Likely R.

DISTRICT 19: NORTHEAST DAYTON, VANDALIA AND HUBER HEIGHTS: O 47.2%. 82.6W/10.6B. Same as above basically....except the generic D and R numbers are pretty close here. This might be a bit more competitive even if McCain's numbers are slightly better. Lean R.

DISTRICT 20: MIAMI AND SOUTH SHELBY: O 33.7%. 95.3W. Very boring and homogenous rural seat. Safe R.

And more to come. So far though this is 15R-5D seats.

[LeBron]

@Sam, how about the entire bronie population? (teenage to adult males) And quite frankly, imo, everyone should care because you can't say that they don't look incredibly adorable.

@Al, I'm a democratic socialist so I believe in authoritarian government intrusion when need be. Also I'm pro-choice.

@Sen. Snowstalker, actually if you listen to this video closely, it can be derived either as "you're gay" or "you're game" because both words sound alike. And it would make more sense that she says "you're gay" since they were about to kiss on the lips. But it doesn't really matter anyways because "you're game" is still a similar question. And Rainbow Dash is a lesbian because it was Fluttershy who backed out of the kiss, not her. As for the other scene, I do remember that episode and I clearly saw Rainbow Dash kiss Fluttershy on the nose. If that isn't enough proof in a widely talked about topic by the fans of Equestria, then I don't know what is. And just because she's a weather pony doesn't mean anything. She can fly, control the weather, and bounce around on clouds, but it has nothing to do with her rainbow hair. Look at Derpy or Scootaloo, they're Pegasi, but they don't have rainbow hair. Rainbow Dash is a special case and I think her creator saw something behind what the rainbow hair could signify for young girls or teenage boys; that you can love each other whether you're straight or love those of the same sex.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzjigKcS7K8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00FEerx4_o4

[The Mikado]

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Anyone want to guess how long this one lasts here?  Two days?  A week?

[free my dawg]

Well, it's official: speaking as a casual MLP fan, I have officially found the worst brony in the entire fandom.

That is saying a lot.

I actually know a guy who's attracted to it.

As in, he's even drawn pornography of it.

[The Mikado]

OK, no.  This thread does not go there.  Go back to posting about other people's absurdity, ignorance, and bad posts, not posting absurdity, ignorance, and bad posts of your own.

[Antonio the Sixth]

[memphis]

Those teeming masses tended to be the cream of the crop of those masses in the places from which they came.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Well, it's official: speaking as a casual MLP fan, I have officially found the worst brony in the entire fandom.

That is saying a lot.

I actually know a guy who's attracted to it.

As in, he's even drawn pornography of it.

That's about 20% of the fanbase, from what I've read.



Adam:

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[minionofmidas]

No pony cancer.  Not in this thread.  Please.

Where else but here?

[minionofmidas]

Well, it's official: speaking as a casual MLP fan, I have officially found the worst brony in the entire fandom.

That is saying a lot.

I actually know a guy who's attracted to it.

As in, he's even drawn pornography of it.

That's about 20% of the fanbase, from what I've read.

And, you know, while weird that is perfectly fine. Just as watching that thing is fine (or as near to fine as watching anything on commercial tv regularly is fine, which is to say not really, not entirely.) Mentioning your like for some silly show occasionally, putting it in your sig - fine.

Time to draw a line:


There she is.

Pretending this sh!t is relevant, or serious, or that other people's dislike is not fine: sick.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

People paid into Social Security. The government took the money from the people it is suppose to 'help,' in the first place.

Ida Mae Fuller paid roughly $25 and collected roughly $23,000 in benefits over her lifetime. Paid for, indeed.

Some other rascals similarly made out like bandits.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Country - strong gop
Pop - depends on sub-genre; Taylor Swift - strong GOP; Katy Perry - leans GOP; Madonna - leans Dem; Lady Gaga - strongly democratic
Post-grunge - lean GOP
Pop Punk - lean GOP
Hardcore Punk - lean GOP
Metalcore - GOP
Christian Hardcore* - strong GOP
Christian Contemporary - ridiculoulsy GOP
Classical - toss-up
Heavy Metal - GOP
Death Metal - scary nihilistic rightwingers
Black Metal - scary nihilistic rightwingers
Post-hardcore - GOP
Grindcore - GOP
Emoviolence - GOP
Christian Emoviolence** - strong GOP
Reggae - strong Dem/green
Indie Rock - lean Dem
Electronic - lean Dem
Classic Rock - GOP
Post-Rock - GOP

*It is worth nothing that there is actually a Christian "sound" in hardcore that is slightly different from non-Christian bands, so there is a musical differentiation, not just lyrical content. It's more moshy and has a far higher percentage of songs consisting of breakdowns.
**This includes about six bands total, none of which are active today.

mostly white people music, no? Given the demographics, I would say most of the above probably lean GOP.

Apparentely Dude Fest and your average South Minneapolis house show are mostly Republican gatherings...as were the Occupy Wall Street protests!

[free my dawg]

You know, because Rastafarians are definitely Republican, right?

[traininthedistance]

You know, because Rastafarians are definitely Republican, right?

http://www.theonion.com/articles/bob-marley-rises-from-grave-to-free-frat-boys-from,1808/

[Torie]

No pony cancer.  Not in this thread.  Please.

Where else but here?

How about on the International boards?

[Napoleon]

The Cincinnati suburbs.

How so?

Most of the land is owned by just a handful of people, and there's hardly any public land left.

How does that make it feudalism?

Because it's unfair to the people.

[minionofmidas]

No pony cancer.  Not in this thread.  Please.

Where else but here?

How about on the International boards?

The pony cancer is absurd, ignorant, and posting about it is bad posting. It belongs here. Ramifications in relation to the ponymeat scandal might arguably belong on the international boards, but only until any American meatpacker gets his first inspection since WWII.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Can AdamObawesome's sig be counted as ignorance? Because it makes the screen three feet wide, and to read a sentence here, I have to scroll sideways.

[Torie]

Can AdamObawesome's sig be counted as ignorance? Because it makes the screen three feet wide, and to read a sentence here, I have to scroll sideways.

I just sent him a PM asking him to make his sig pic smaller or take it down. I once had one that was too big, and a poster told me to take the f'ing thing down.  I complied because he was right. It was inconsiderate. Do you like the size of the one that I currently have? 

[minionofmidas]

It barely stretches the screen for me.

To me, the two images appear on top of each other. Only a single image over 600 pixels will stretch the screen instead. (And god, did I have to reduce the two blackfooted kitteh images so that they appear next to each other!)

[MaxQue]

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For some reason, I read that a Laurent Furst and wondered why a French MP commented on that.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

A large fraction of the SSM opponents in Congress support civil unions, and have done so for years.  You're welcome to start a brand new map about that, but integrating it into the existing map doesn't make much sense.

Civil unions are a compromise.

Yes, a 3/5ths compromise.

[LeBron]

Well, it's official: speaking as a casual MLP fan, I have officially found the worst brony in the entire fandom.

That is saying a lot.

I actually know a guy who's attracted to it.

As in, he's even drawn pornography of it.

At least he doesn't spam political forums with completely off-the-mark symbolism and claim that the show is better than US presidents.

I never said that the show was better than President Clinton. I was comparing both of them SOLELY off of merit and morals. And obviously when you compare Rainbow Dash to Clinton, RD takes the cake. Being gay/attracted to other female ponies (which has been proven!) is from today's day in age better than adultery when compared to the federal morals of it. It's a sign of basic social justice to clearly accept gays & lesbians more than adulterers.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Absolutely no one is allowed to call the way I was raised wrong or obsolete.  No one is ever allowed to say that.