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Found comedian/magician Justin Willman on Netflix where he has a comedy special and a prank show. Was entertained but extremely disappointed by how much staging was required to make his magic happen. All magic is staged, but his required so many audience plants. And his prank show was especially staged because it was obvious some of the pranks required the targets to be in on it.
For whatever reason I decided to look up the house my father built and my family grew up in on Zillow to see what might going on with it.
So, built in 1979, 4000 square feet on five acres - sold in 1992 for $610,000.
It sold on Labor Day weekend for $2.8 million.
The family that bought the house from my parents lived in it for 33 years and made a $2,190,000 profit.
So, built in 1979, 4000 square feet on five acres - sold in 1992 for $610,000.
It sold on Labor Day weekend for $2.8 million.
The family that bought the house from my parents lived in it for 33 years and made a $2,190,000 profit.
Oh yeah, Sandman and How to get away with murder did that. People are really impatient now
The old saying that "people are depraved because they're deprived" doesn't explain the Epstein list.
Several newspapers in my country: "Charlie Kirk, right leaning conservative and colleague of Trump has been assassinated". Several people: what about the fact that he was a husband and father of two children? He doesn't deserve to be vilified for his political ideology! Me, a person with the mental illness autism and had a bout of depression: first time? Not not so funny anymore when it's about you is it? I'm playing the worlds tiniest violin for you
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Don't get me wrong, I won't celebrate or relish in Charlie Kirk's death, and I have every sympathy with his wife and children, but his rhetoric was inflammatory, and some of his views were quite vile.
I wonder if any of this will prompt a common-sense discussion on gun control in the USA, or will we see more of the same?
I doubt it, nothing changed after Trump's failed assassination
True. It baffles me as to how it's an accepted, and acceptable, part of life over there.
The NRA having loads of money and lobbyists
Full disclosure: I am an independent, centrist moderate who calls things as I see them. So that means, politically speaking, I tend to piss everyone off. Sorry.
From what I've seen of Charlie Kirk (actually watched, not just read what other say about him) is that "common sense discussion" was exactly what he attempted to do. I don't agree with everything he said necessarily, but he was trying to peacefully engage people and debate their positions. There is a mindset that has developed that any viewpoint with which one disagrees is "inflammatory." For commentators, "journalists," etc. to imply that he somehow he brought it on himself because he expressed an "inflammatory" viewpoint that was contrary to what they happened to believe is vile.
Sure, if people actually informed about firearms and their operation determine what "common sense" is. Bloomberg and his paid mouthpieces are *not* that.
Besides, nothing of value was lost, and the ugly brute's mate and spawn are likely just as evil.
The thing is, much of what he said was incendiary, whether he said it politely or not.
He opposed the Civil Rights Act. He opposed gun control, and he wanted women to give up on having careers to have babies. He supported rolling back LGBT rights. He once said he would force his own daughter, even at the age of 10, to risk her life to give birth, if such a terrible situation came about.
I don't know where you stand on those issues, but I for one think he was certainly being inflammatory.
I think we can all see who's evil here (B'KAAAK!) and it's not this guy's little children.
Random question for my friends in Europe, particularly the UK.... My oldest daughter is developing an interest in Premier League football and it got me thinking about how fans support teams/clubs. Here in the US, many do cheer the home team, but many fans are fickle and switch teams and some fans support teams nowhere near where they live for a variety of reasons. Do you ever support football clubs distant from where you live, or do you support the club closest to you regardless?
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I live in Essex and support Liverpool. I've supported them since 1990, which coincidentally is when they began a 30-year wait for another championship.
Well i would always say support your local team. So many fans in the UK support the likes of Man Utd because they are (were) successful.
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