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Cinders wrote: »

http://www.salon.com/2013/05/06/report_70_percent_of_millennials_support_marriage_equality/singleton/

Our generation is the best.

Fuck you gen X. I thought we had a thing. You watched Thundercats and got to ride the big bike, we got to use the Nintendo before you got up on Saturday. This is betrayal.

matt has a problem

Mim wrote: »

Robos A Go Go wrote: »

Mim wrote: »

emnmnme wrote: »

I was reading an X-Men comic last night and I came across this system of body-taxes an alien race called the Shi'ar has. The female citizens don't have to pay taxes to the alien empire provided they donate some of their fertile eggs to be used to grow soldiers in vitro.

What do you say, ladies? Would you give up your eggs to avoid taxes?

I'd give up my eggs to avoid student loans.

This is already a thing you can do, isn't it?

Make mad cash selling eggs, I mean

I'd need to know if it's per batch or per egg. If it's $4k per egg, HELL YEAH I'M THERE.

Per extraction.
It can have some pretty bad complications though.

Zephiran

Like clockwork.

skippydumptruck

Elendil wrote: »

i bet i could eat fifty eggs

human caviar

Kagera

Mim wrote: »

Like, how much do they take and do they at least leave me some so I can have kids of my own.

They take it all, and will sue you for copyright infringement if you procreate afterwards somehow.

BEAST!

I ate lunch. It made me feel better after it initially made me feel worse. Thank you mac n cheese, the cure to all hangovers

Captain Carrot

spool32 wrote: »

Solomaxwell6 wrote: »

emnmnme wrote: »

Deebaser wrote: »

Cinders wrote: »

So campaign years make folk hate everyone. Except us millennials in this last election.

Good to know.

No, during the 2004 election Gay Marriage was inexplicably a campaign issue.

How? Kerry didn't want gay marriage. Bush really didn't want gay marriage.

Gay marriage was legalized in Massachusetts in 2004. It was very much associated with the Dems, even if Kerry himself wasn't in favor.

In 2004 Bush used gay marriage as a wedge among black Christian voters to peel off a few points from a traditional Democratic bloc.

I submit that we don't have exit polls precise enough to measure the effect of those referenda on black conservative Christian Democrats. And I'm pretty sure they were aimed at boosting evangelical white turnout in Ohio and such anyway. Republicans haven't tried to appeal to black voters since Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. promised that Nixon would put one in the cabinet.

Sarksus

Man the battery life of my phone is da bes. I've been on the Internet for like 3 hours and I'm at 80%

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot

My eggs are shitty cause my genetics are shitty :C

Solomaxwell6

zagdrob wrote: »

I looked into donating once a long time ago, because...well, I'm already doing it for free, might as well get paid for it.

There are all kinds of restrictions and things you need to do on your own / at your own cost, all kinds of disqualifiers, and the money isn't that good.

Unless you are like some astronaut model doctor, it's just not worth the trouble.

But it was never about the money, it was about doing something I loved.

As an astronaut model doctor, where do I apply?

Deebaser

BEAST! wrote: »

I ate lunch. It made me feel better after it initially made me feel worse. Thank you mac n cheese, the cure to all hangovers

I want to do another boozey picnic in June, but next time maybe sangria. It takes effort to get shithammered off sangria.

Cinders

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »

My eggs are shitty cause my genetics are shitty :C

High five poor genetics buddy!

skippydumptruck

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »

My eggs are shitty cause my genetics are shitty :C

cass roe on toast points ..... $10.99

Solomaxwell6

I would make eggs in a basket with human eggs but I bet they'd taste weird.

zagdrob

Sarksus wrote: »

Man the battery life of my phone is da bes. I've been on the Internet for like 3 hours and I'm at 80%

Must be nice. I take one good dump at work, and my phone's <10% before I go to bed.

skippydumptruck

Deebaser wrote: »

BEAST! wrote: »

I ate lunch. It made me feel better after it initially made me feel worse. Thank you mac n cheese, the cure to all hangovers

I want to do another boozey picnic in June, but next time maybe sangria. It takes effort to get shithammered off sangria.

it depends on your recipe

mine calls for triple sec and brandy

Thomamelas

RCMP were called to Eden North around 7:30 p.m. Saturday when it was reported that John Scott, an instructor at the parachute school, had been found unresponsive on the ground following a jump.

Paramedics resuscitated Scott at the scene before taking him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

It was unclear whether Scott's chute was working properly, because there were a number of jumps happening at the same time, said RCMP Cpl. Colette Zazulak on Sunday.

“Everything was good, parachute opened great. He was doing the John thing — he flies a very small, fast parachute — and he just missed on the bottom end,” said Eden North owner Lyal Waddell on Sunday.

....

He said Scott’s death will leave “a pretty big hole, because he did so much.”

Caveman Paws

Every few years I start thinking "I should vote this year. Even a protest vote..."

Then I read or hear about the latest political/corporate/banking crime of the week and think "what a fucking joke."

Protest vote makes me feel better only if I believe the system isn't designed to fuck us.

Oh, good morning chat! What a beautiful sunny day!

spool32

Captain Carrot wrote: »

spool32 wrote: »

Solomaxwell6 wrote: »

emnmnme wrote: »

Deebaser wrote: »

Cinders wrote: »

So campaign years make folk hate everyone. Except us millennials in this last election.

Good to know.

No, during the 2004 election Gay Marriage was inexplicably a campaign issue.

How? Kerry didn't want gay marriage. Bush really didn't want gay marriage.

Gay marriage was legalized in Massachusetts in 2004. It was very much associated with the Dems, even if Kerry himself wasn't in favor.

In 2004 Bush used gay marriage as a wedge among black Christian voters to peel off a few points from a traditional Democratic bloc.

I submit that we don't have exit polls precise enough to measure the effect of those referenda on black conservative Christian Democrats. And I'm pretty sure they were aimed at boosting evangelical white turnout in Ohio and such anyway. Republicans haven't tried to appeal to black voters since Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. promised that Nixon would put one in the cabinet.

Bush visited Black churches in the south and talked shit about gay marriage. It was part of the Rove strategy.

(then he put more black people in power positions in his Cabinet than any President before or since)

Kagera

Seriously though there has for to be some issues that in the future the current progressives will be seen as rev regressive and conservative on. Perhaps dual gentials? Cyborgasms? Meme citizenship?

Sarksus

skippydumptruck wrote: »

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »

My eggs are shitty cause my genetics are shitty :C

cass roe on toast points ..... $10.99

This looks like too much money for a Denny's breakfast

Solomaxwell6

Caveman Paws wrote: »

Every few years I start thinking "I should vote this year. Even a protest vote..."

Then I read or hear about the latest political/corporate/banking crime of the week and think "what a fucking joke."

Protest vote makes me feel better only if I believe the system isn't designed to fuck us.

Oh, good morning chat! What a beautiful sunny day!

You should always vote, even if it's for the lesser evil.

emnmnme

Dread Pirate Arbuthnot wrote: »

My eggs are shitty cause my genetics are shitty :C

Don't be so down on yourself. I'm sure you have very pretty eggs.

spool32

Kagera wrote: »

Seriously though there has for to be some issues that in the future the current progressives will be seen as rev regressive and conservative on. Perhaps dual gentials? Cyborgasms? Meme citizenship?

Affirmative action.

matt has a problem

That looks like a buttplug.

Caveman Paws

Solomaxwell6 wrote: »

Caveman Paws wrote: »

Every few years I start thinking "I should vote this year. Even a protest vote..."

Then I read or hear about the latest political/corporate/banking crime of the week and think "what a fucking joke."

Protest vote makes me feel better only if I believe the system isn't designed to fuck us.

Oh, good morning chat! What a beautiful sunny day!

You should always vote, even if it's for the lesser evil.

Green Party it is.

Hamurabi

I don't understand the attachment to sperm/eggs. Women literally waste eggs by the dozen; men leave sperm laying around by the million-billions-trillions over a lifetime.

Mostly in Kleenex.

Ludious

Thomamelas wrote: »

RCMP were called to Eden North around 7:30 p.m. Saturday when it was reported that John Scott, an instructor at the parachute school, had been found unresponsive on the ground following a jump.

Paramedics resuscitated Scott at the scene before taking him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

It was unclear whether Scott's chute was working properly, because there were a number of jumps happening at the same time, said RCMP Cpl. Colette Zazulak on Sunday.

“Everything was good, parachute opened great. He was doing the John thing — he flies a very small, fast parachute — and he just missed on the bottom end,” said Eden North owner Lyal Waddell on Sunday.

....

He said Scott’s death will leave “a pretty big hole, because he did so much.”

He didn't know what Barrel of Monkeys was.

skippydumptruck

Kagera wrote: »

Seriously though there has for to be some issues that in the future the current progressives will be seen as rev regressive and conservative on. Perhaps dual gentials? Cyborgasms? Meme citizenship?

the only thing I can really think of is animal rights

it's strange to think about being at a place in time when you want to go further than the status quo, and realizing that you can't really imagine when the further position of the future is

Irond Will

Elendil wrote: »

i'm honestly surprised to see a dip in gay marriage approval during the campaigns

it's weird to imagine that there are people on the fence about it and who are apparently a couple of super PAC ads away from opposing it

it's cultural alignment and people feeling comfortable enough in an environment of vocal conservative partisanship to express their misgivings about gays.

zagdrob

Hamurabi wrote: »

I don't understand the attachment to sperm/eggs. Women literally waste eggs by the dozen; men leave sperm laying around by the million-billions-trillions over a lifetime.

Mostly in Kleenex.

It's one thing to waste them.

It's another to potentially have kids running around that you don't know about / will never meet / have no influence on.

emnmnme

There are a lot of mud slinging phone commercials lately.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19vR1GldRI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlXp41WwpOs

skippydumptruck

Hamurabi wrote: »

I don't understand the attachment to sperm/eggs. Women literally waste eggs by the dozen; men leave sperm laying around by the million-billions-trillions over a lifetime.

Mostly in Kleenex.

I don't think anyone gives a shit about their haploid cells

moreso about the potential awkwardness of having a relative you never met but are partly responsible for, biologically

spool32

Polyamory.

Genetic modification, especially of the human body and most especially for selecting / designing children in utero.

Biotech augmentation of the body, esp. embedded computing.

These are all things today's progressives will find a bridge too far.

Corehealer

Caveman Paws wrote: »

Every few years I start thinking "I should vote this year. Even a protest vote..."

Then I read or hear about the latest political/corporate/banking crime of the week and think "what a fucking joke."

Protest vote makes me feel better only if I believe the system isn't designed to fuck us.

Oh, good morning chat! What a beautiful sunny day!

The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the smell of grass reminds me of Magic cards for some reason, and Harper continues to be a moron.

Kagera

Trans rights are something that need to be worked on.

RonaldoTheGypsy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-G8w02ZX1c

NSFW Language, I guess?

Mim

Oh god, Tim just found out.

Jenny is doing the whole begging thing.

Now she's gonna do something and end up doing the whole tortured thing again.

Deebaser

Irond Will wrote: »

Elendil wrote: »

i'm honestly surprised to see a dip in gay marriage approval during the campaigns

it's weird to imagine that there are people on the fence about it and who are apparently a couple of super PAC ads away from opposing it

it's cultural alignment and people feeling comfortable enough in an environment of vocal conservative partisanship to express their misgivings about gays.

Also, the phrase "civil unions" was pretty goddamn prolific in 2004.

zagdrob

skippydumptruck wrote: »

Kagera wrote: »

Seriously though there has for to be some issues that in the future the current progressives will be seen as rev regressive and conservative on. Perhaps dual gentials? Cyborgasms? Meme citizenship?

the only thing I can really think of is animal rights

it's strange to think about being at a place in time when you want to go further than the status quo, and realizing that you can't really imagine when the further position of the future is

Polygamy.

Age of consent / pedophilia issues.

Incest.

Furry rights.

Trust me...forty years ago, people thought 'now that the blacks have equal rights, how could anyone possibly be more progressive'.

That's not even talking about technological stuff, like clinical immortality / right to die and related ethics.

EDIT - oh yeah, Gattica.