WTF in America
Sep 26th 2018, 6:54 pm
#7276
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Re: WTF in America
What? You can be expelled from a public school for refusing to participate in the pledge? 
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45656149
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45656149
Texas no surprise.
While my school in the 80's and 90's performed the pledge over loud speaker each morning, none of the 3 schools I attended required students to recite it or stand, it was optional.
Seemed most students in elementary school would recite it, by middle school in 7th grade I recall very few students reciting it, neither the schools or teachers said anything, I probably sat the pledge out more then I recited it, I was a bit of a rebel in elementary school, never got
Idiotic this school and the state think expelling this student is acceptable.
Oct 27th 2018, 2:15 am
#7277
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Re: WTF in America
Oct 27th 2018, 10:33 am
#7278
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Re: WTF in America
If ever there were two words that didn't belong together, those words are 'pickle' and 'cheesecake'.
Oct 30th 2018, 1:47 am
#7281
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Re: WTF in America
Mass shooting at The Purge themed Halloween party.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8606916.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8606916.html
Oct 30th 2018, 4:30 am
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Re: WTF in America
Mass shooting at The Purge themed Halloween party.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8606916.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8606916.html
Oct 30th 2018, 11:42 am
#7283
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Re: WTF in America
If a group of people are shot, how do they decide it's not a 'mass' shooting? What's the criteria? If a serial killer becomes serial because they've murdered three or more people surely shooting seven plus must be mass or am I being simple???????
Oct 30th 2018, 12:31 pm
#7284
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Re: WTF in America
I'm guessing that their reasoning is that no one died or looks likely to, but to my mind that still makes it a mass shooting, just not mass murder. Maybe those of us who don't have to confront this on a daily basis feel diffferently.
Oct 30th 2018, 12:55 pm
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Re: WTF in America
Mass shootingA mass shooting is an incident involving multiple victims of firearms-related violence. The United States' Congressional Research Service acknowledges that there is not a broadly accepted definition, and defines a "public mass shooting" as one in which four or more people selected indiscriminately, not including the perpetrator, are killed, echoing the FBI definition of the term "mass murder".More at Wikipedia
Oct 30th 2018, 1:38 pm
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Re: WTF in America
The replies to the police Twitter stating it wasn't a mass shooting were interesting.
Nov 5th 2018, 5:35 pm
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Re: WTF in America
Robber shoots self while holding up McDonald's
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/...r&_gsc=ceeYm5H
https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/...r&_gsc=ceeYm5H
Nov 6th 2018, 4:51 am
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Nov 6th 2018, 1:03 pm
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Re: WTF in America
Never tried Tabasco but worcestershire sauce has been a favourite for years.
Nov 6th 2018, 1:30 pm
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Re: WTF in America
I had friends who used to put tamari sauce on popcorn, and it was pretty good.