stupidity galore
Feb 28th 2014, 4:18 am
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...y-9153098.html
A man in the US accidentally shot himself in the head and died on Monday as he was trying to persuade his girlfriend that guns are safe.
A man in the US accidentally shot himself in the head and died on Monday as he was trying to persuade his girlfriend that guns are safe.
Feb 28th 2014, 4:55 am
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Re: stupidity galore
Yup, that's stupid. Whether the diagnosis is being over-used or mistakenly applied in some cases doesn't mean it isn't a real condition. I know dyslexics who aren't slow or stupid, bur have this cognitive impairment. It can be improved or compensated for and doesn't necessarily preclude someone being successful or having a career, but it still exists.
a) it is real
b) it is a cognitive disorder and has nothing to do with intelligence
c) it can be compensated for, but that requires a lot more effort than most people will realise
d) if you put in the effort, it does not preclude you from being successful or having a career.
Feb 28th 2014, 9:07 am
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Re: stupidity galore
Bit like the scumbag in Limerick in Ireland that shot himself in the head showing fellow scumbags how to shoot someone in the head. "Just put the gun to their head and pull the trig…" BANG!
Only down side was he had already knocked up a few local slappers so he didn't quite manage to remove himself from the gene pool.
Best comment I heard about it was "he didn't listen to his mammy when she told him not to play with guns. But sure, you know yourself, in one ear and out the other!!!"
Only down side was he had already knocked up a few local slappers so he didn't quite manage to remove himself from the gene pool.
Best comment I heard about it was "he didn't listen to his mammy when she told him not to play with guns. But sure, you know yourself, in one ear and out the other!!!"
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Feb 28th 2014, 12:43 pm
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Re: stupidity galore
Speaking as someone who was dyslexic long before it was fashionable I can confirm that:
a) it is real
b) it is a cognitive disorder and has nothing to do with intelligence
c) it can be compensated for, but that requires a lot more effort than most people will realise
d) if you put in the effort, it does not preclude you from being successful or having a career.
a) it is real
b) it is a cognitive disorder and has nothing to do with intelligence
c) it can be compensated for, but that requires a lot more effort than most people will realise
d) if you put in the effort, it does not preclude you from being successful or having a career.
One of our staff is dyslexic. He still managed to get a degree and the work he does for us is very good. He does numbers, not words.
Similarly, our librarian/information officer is a classic Asperger case. He is monumentally good at his job (I call him our secret weapon). We don't let him out much. I used to wonder how he'd managed to get married and have kids. Then I found out that his wife is a psychiatric nurse. That made things a little easier to understand.
Mar 1st 2014, 1:14 pm
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Re: stupidity galore
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-26393546
Teen's Facebook brag costs dad $80,000 lawsuit settlement
some kid is no doubt in deep doodoo I would think
Teen's Facebook brag costs dad $80,000 lawsuit settlement
some kid is no doubt in deep doodoo I would think
Mar 1st 2014, 1:36 pm
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http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/language-...osts-1.1706151
She has been given until March 10 to come up with ways to address the complaint or face a fine
She has been given until March 10 to come up with ways to address the complaint or face a fine
Mar 1st 2014, 1:51 pm
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Re: stupidity galore
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...sses-1.2555997
Lalancette says sometimes drivers don't believe the warning signs.
“They are crossing their fingers, because they know the truck is that high.”
Lalancette says sometimes drivers don't believe the warning signs.
“They are crossing their fingers, because they know the truck is that high.”
Mar 1st 2014, 2:06 pm
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Re: stupidity galore
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...sses-1.2555997
Lalancette says sometimes drivers don't believe the warning signs.
“They are crossing their fingers, because they know the truck is that high.”
Lalancette says sometimes drivers don't believe the warning signs.
“They are crossing their fingers, because they know the truck is that high.”
Mar 1st 2014, 8:39 pm
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...ches-1.2556387
The Quebec Soccer Federation chose to enforce a ban on turbans on the soccer pitch last April, causing outrage in the Canadian Sikh community.
i think everyone should be outraged
The Quebec Soccer Federation chose to enforce a ban on turbans on the soccer pitch last April, causing outrage in the Canadian Sikh community.
i think everyone should be outraged
Mar 1st 2014, 8:57 pm
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Re: stupidity galore
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...ches-1.2556387
The Quebec Soccer Federation chose to enforce a ban on turbans on the soccer pitch last April, causing outrage in the Canadian Sikh community.
i think everyone should be outraged
The Quebec Soccer Federation chose to enforce a ban on turbans on the soccer pitch last April, causing outrage in the Canadian Sikh community.
i think everyone should be outraged
Mar 1st 2014, 9:43 pm
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Re: stupidity galore
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montre...ches-1.2556387
The Quebec Soccer Federation chose to enforce a ban on turbans on the soccer pitch last April, causing outrage in the Canadian Sikh community.
i think everyone should be outraged
The Quebec Soccer Federation chose to enforce a ban on turbans on the soccer pitch last April, causing outrage in the Canadian Sikh community.
i think everyone should be outraged
http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/canada/mon...tory/1.2556387
Mar 4th 2014, 1:15 am
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Re: stupidity galore
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-la...page-1.1712554
see post 81
sanity prevails at last
(until the next round of predictable BS)
see post 81
sanity prevails at last
(until the next round of predictable BS)
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Mar 4th 2014, 12:38 pm
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Re: stupidity galore
http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-la...page-1.1712554
see post 81
sanity prevails at last
(until the next round of predictable BS)
see post 81
sanity prevails at last
(until the next round of predictable BS)
That was ludicrous. Chelsea and the communities near it are heavily anglophone. You'll hear more English than French in the pub there, as you will in most of the shops.
Mar 4th 2014, 2:43 pm
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Re: stupidity galore
you are too polite
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