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#2551510 Regarding Henry Blanco

Posted by Jim Ohara on 22 April 2013 - 02:28 PM

I interrupt this nostalgia session to mention that I'm closing down the fundraiding for Henry. At the end of the day we raised $700 for him. The whomping stick was ordered last week - it came in around $140 for everything, so the remainder will be sent to Henry this week with a card (probably as a cashiers check) containing the names of everyone who posted well wishes or sent him some money. 

 

Well done everyone and thanks to all who gave.


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#2558218 My "Man of Steel" costume project

Posted by MikePowell on 14 May 2013 - 05:09 PM

Howdy strangers... Carlos Fraile and I keep in touch a bit and after discussing it with him he thought I should post this newest costume project up...so here it is. A little something some friends and I put together. Hope everyone enjoys it :)

 

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#2549586 Regarding Henry Blanco

Posted by stephanie familiar on 16 April 2013 - 07:53 PM

i just talked to him and by talking to him, i mean "at" him. his sister had to hold the phone up to his ear so he could listen to me, because he had a tracheotomy and can't speak. very, very sad, but she said he had a big smile on his face when he heard it was me, and i told him about all you guys and to expect something from you all in the mail soon. 


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#2485687 The Great Thread of Christian's NEW hair

Posted by Christian U on 06 October 2012 - 05:16 PM

Alright, then.

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#2509473 A License To Kill: Stand Your Ground and The Murder Of Black Men

Posted by Patrick A on 07 December 2012 - 04:25 PM

People like you are the problem Todd.

Not because you are racist, I don't think you are.  But because you are much more interested in your own fragile sense of "fairness" and so eager to point out any situation where you think you are being slighted that you let it completely get in the way of any real discussion of any real topic.

Chewy's post was completely accurate and completely non-accusatory.  It was completely non-partisan.  But people like you are much more interested in, and have in fact made an entire movement out of, being righteously indignant that you completely get in the way of any real discussion.

I dated a lawyer once.  Any argument we had she turned into an argument about the format of the argument   She didn't want to address issues in any meaningful way, she only wanted to win the argument, and the only way to do that was change what the argument was about.  She'd turn the argument around and attack the aggrived party.  That's what you do.

And its not just on this topic and it's not just you.  Its on a variety of topics and its a major discussion tactic of a large part of the citizens of this country.

Want to talk about entitlements?  It turns into a discussion about how "you" work hard and don't need them and you are tired of everyone taking from you.
Want to talk about race?  "You" aren't racist and people who want to talk about racism or who claim to experience it are the problem and "you" are tired of everyone wanting you to address it.

Dear America.  Not everything is about "you."

Acknowledging that there are real problems and that real people have real issues to deal with isn't about "you."  Addressing them doesn't diminish "you."  There are whole segments of the world out there that "you" probably (and thankfully) have little experience with.

Get over yourselves.

Racism still is alive and well here.  Like Chewy said, it isn't nearly as bad as it once was, it isn't institutionalized, but it still exists.
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#2487968 Pictures! From the Internet!

Posted by Ulf Imwiehe on 12 October 2012 - 04:46 PM

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#2552991 Regarding Henry Blanco

Posted by Patrick A on 27 April 2013 - 04:22 PM

Just an FYI, Mark was in NYC and so stopped by to see Henry.  Thanks again for bringing this to our attention.


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#2523720 Censorship...

Posted by Patrick A on 20 January 2013 - 08:39 PM

Are you asking what is censorship?  Or what gets censored on the board?
 
There is no first amendment here, so we are free to moderate on a case by case basis and the moderator are mostly chosen by their ability to understand what needs to be left alone and what needs to be handled so as not to impede the conversation.
 
The mods will invisible (nothing actually gets deleted) anything that is deemed to be a major offense against one of the rules (generally speaking personal attacks).  They tend to moderate "look at me" posts or posts which derail a thread.  They will also "censor" anything that is outright racist, homophobic or sexist, especially if it is out of context of a conversation. 
 
For example, if someone where to post a stupid and offensive picture, a picture that anyone with a lick of sense would recognize shows a completely moronic understanding of the social interaction of functioning human beings at best and is misogynistic at worst would probably get invisibled.  For example..
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#2507059 Look at the pictures I found on the internet

Posted by Ulf Imwiehe on 01 December 2012 - 05:09 PM

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#2486668 Pictures! From the Internet!

Posted by stephanie familiar on 09 October 2012 - 04:48 PM

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#2407878 What DO you look like?

Posted by Jim Ohara on 21 February 2012 - 10:41 PM

Well, the mob has spoken:
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When I walk on by, girls be looking like damn he fly, I pimp to the beat, walking down the street in my new lafreak, yeah,
This is how I roll, animal print, dress out control, It's Jimbo with the big lawnmo, Can't stop now, grass got to go

When I walk in the spot, this is what I see, Everybody stops and they staring at me, I got passion in my dress and I ain't afraid to show it

I'm sexy and I know it
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#2536345 Could Box Office Flops Mean the Rebirth of Comics?

Posted by The Lorcan Nagle on 03 March 2013 - 11:19 AM

Short answer: no

Long asnwer: 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#2523445 Pictures To Look At And Go 'Hmm', 'Ha' or 'Huh

Posted by Ulf Imwiehe on 19 January 2013 - 09:59 AM

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#2509098 Look at the pictures I found on the internet

Posted by Ulf Imwiehe on 06 December 2012 - 02:21 PM

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#2499960 A Picture Thread is worth 200 posts (give or take a few)

Posted by Steve Sensible on 14 November 2012 - 08:11 AM

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#2481159 A Thread for Funny and Interesting Internet Pictures

Posted by Robert B on 24 September 2012 - 11:01 PM

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#2559917 Pictures wot we seen on the internets

Posted by brucegray666 on 20 May 2013 - 06:55 PM

Little girl cosplaying as Stan Lee.

 

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#2554029 Take a photo, it'll last longer...

Posted by al-x on 30 April 2013 - 07:05 PM

I am none too crazy about this pic, but since I did post something, I have to own up. I plan to use this as a gauge to measure my progress in the months ahead.

 

This is what I look like right now...

 

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#2553741 Take a photo, it'll last longer...

Posted by njerry on 29 April 2013 - 11:49 PM

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With my better half


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#2551616 Regarding Henry Blanco

Posted by garjones on 22 April 2013 - 05:21 PM

Everyone should give Jim's last post a +1. I know Christian's haircut was a pivotal moment in Millarworld history but it says more about us that we help our friends in time of need. 


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