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by JimZipCode
Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:59 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Roe v Wade over turned
Replies: 51
Views: 2904

Roe v Wade over turned

This is trolling, right? I hope so. Of course not. According to the CDC, something on the order of 12-15,000 women have died ss a result of pregnancy or delivery complications in the US, in the 21st Century . According to CDC tracking , from 2011-4, the leading causes were: Cardiovascular diseases,...
by JimZipCode
Thu Jun 30, 2022 4:40 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Roe v Wade over turned
Replies: 51
Views: 2904

Roe v Wade over turned

Every state had laws restricting abortion when Roe was handed down. In 1972 the Court invented a new right without basis in either the Constitution, precedent, or common law. Really? By what right does the government require a woman to incur the medical risks (preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, bi...
by JimZipCode
Thu Jun 11, 2020 1:46 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Hey FC, this what I mean by simple and good.
Replies: 8
Views: 3534

Re: Hey FC, this what I mean by simple and good.

Schlegel wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:28 amHomemade molasses cookie for dessert.
I love molasses cookies.
by JimZipCode
Tue Jun 09, 2020 3:03 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: It's a Wonderful Life
Replies: 14
Views: 4712

Re: It's a Wonderful Life

The movie's amazing before Clarence jumps in the river. It's just about the most amazing "slice of life" movie of the 30s & 40s we've ever had. I don't really give a shit about the third act and the alternate history part: but I watch with close attention everything up until then. That...
by JimZipCode
Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:34 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Louis CK: Sincerely
Replies: 1
Views: 1964

Re: Louis CK: Sincerely

Thanks for the review, been idly wondering about maybe buying it. I've bought things from him in the past. Covers his scandal throughout in an somewhat apologetic but slightly defiant manner-- not even close to the apology that people are demanding. I think that's fucked up. He's the only one of the...
by JimZipCode
Tue Jun 09, 2020 2:22 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: The couch thread
Replies: 35142
Views: 12003246

Re: The couch thread

https://morningchalkup.com/2020/06/07/glassman-to-nine-year-affiliate-owner-you-are-delusional/# Oh my. It's made the Wash Post sports page! Reebok, gyms cut ties with CrossFit amid consumer demands for corporate action against racism Corporate America is trying to show support for the Black Lives ...
by JimZipCode
Wed May 27, 2020 2:19 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Wu Flu
Replies: 1155
Views: 182373

Re: Wu Flu

Fat Cat wrote: Wed May 27, 2020 1:15 amCDC just confirmed a .2% death-rate for COVID-19.
3% needing hospitlization, tho.
by JimZipCode
Sat May 23, 2020 6:42 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

Bram wrote: Fri May 22, 2020 7:44 pm High School

Did Not Enjoy:

The Great Gatsby
I hated GG when I read it in HS. Re-read it when I was 30, and loved it.
by JimZipCode
Sat May 23, 2020 6:37 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: What to make of the election?
Replies: 1168
Views: 168488

Re: What to make of the election?

Fat Cat wrote: Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:50 pmPrediction: Trump cornholes the black voters and makes those chicks hit the streetz.
Yeah, probable.
by JimZipCode
Thu May 21, 2020 2:15 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

nafod wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 1:34 amConfession, I’ve never read To Kill a Mockingbird. Or seen the movie.
I started it when my stepdaughter started it, when she was in high school. Middle school? I'm gonna say high school.

Got stuck about 50 or 100 pages in, haven't finished it. She just got her Masters.
by JimZipCode
Thu May 21, 2020 2:14 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

Fat Cat wrote: Thu May 21, 2020 12:46 am Also, if you haven't seen it, definitely check out The Night Manager (also Le Carré) miniseries starring Tom Hiddleston.
Loved it. House was excellent; I also like that really tall girl.
by JimZipCode
Thu May 21, 2020 12:20 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Wu Flu
Replies: 1155
Views: 182373

Re: Wu Flu

How so? Do Republicans tend to run the most crowded areas in the US? Turd, you got any reading you can recommend to a libtard who wants to learn pro's & con's of single-payer health care proposals? The simplistic view is, if the NHS can work in the UK, and whatever Canada has can work for them,...
by JimZipCode
Thu May 21, 2020 12:01 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

Just finished The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré (1977). It's the sequel to Tinker-Tailor-Soldier. The first le Carré I've ever read. First ~50 pages or so I thought the prose was crazy ; very weird style. Then I caught on or something, and was hooked. Devastating ending. Been on a spy kick s...
by JimZipCode
Wed May 20, 2020 11:58 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

Schlegel wrote: Wed May 20, 2020 3:56 amGrant Morrison is frequently guilty of this
Love Grant Morrison; but the best "episode" of every one of his story arcs, is always the penultimate one. Still love him, though.
by JimZipCode
Wed May 20, 2020 11:55 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

Here is my theory. Many artists owe their success to both their talent as well as those around them who are able to channel the talent. Editors, publishers, agents, directors, etc. There are people who act as natural brakes and curb these artists worse tendencies. Stephen King was an author who spe...
by JimZipCode
Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:52 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Remakes That Are Better Than The Originals
Replies: 29
Views: 8358

Re: Remakes That Are Better Than The Originals







As a standalone song. In the context of the album, which is a little folkish, the original works better.
by JimZipCode
Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:51 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Wu Flu
Replies: 1155
Views: 182373

Re: Wu Flu

Interesting tidbit in the thread: a fabric mask that would otherwise be ineffective, if you soak it in salt solution and then let it dry, it becomes very effective. Something about the salt penetrating the viral contaminate as it passes, and recrystallizing, destroying it. https://www.nature.com/art...
by JimZipCode
Mon Mar 23, 2020 2:36 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Wu Flu
Replies: 1155
Views: 182373

Re: Wu Flu

Turdacious wrote: Fri Mar 20, 2020 5:52 pmNicholas Christakis has some great threads on twitter on several aspects of COVID19 that are worth reading. This one on immunity is particularly good:
Thanks for that.
by JimZipCode
Mon Mar 23, 2020 2:01 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: My State Has Gone Full Fucking Clownship
Replies: 150
Views: 33269

Re: My State Has Gone Full Fucking Clownship

Turdacious wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 12:30 amDC is close to that. The business district is nearly deserted, restaurants are takeout only, and schools are closed/online classes only.
Same in Maryland.
by JimZipCode
Thu Feb 27, 2020 5:22 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Wu Flu
Replies: 1155
Views: 182373

Re: Wu Flu

TLDR: Deaths heavily concentrated among the old and sick; China's draconian quarantine measures have likely been effective. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762130?guestAccessKey=bdcca6fa-a48c-4028-8406-7f3d04a3e932&utm_source=For_The_Media&utm_medium=referral&utm_camp...
by JimZipCode
Thu Jan 30, 2020 4:16 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

Detective novels! Loved the movie Knives Out. Saw it with the wife and 10yo (his review: Captain America makes the movie); then took my mom & stepdaughter to see it a couple weeks later. Gave me a yen for some old-style locked-room whodunnit action. While stepD was home for break, she & I wa...
by JimZipCode
Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:40 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

Range by David Epstein. Highly enjoyable. Got through the first 40 pages or so, and it seemed he was just making the same point over and over. A good point, but a bit repetitive. Did you find it broke this pattern as you continued? I don't really remember: but probably not. The thing you're describ...
by JimZipCode
Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:29 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Right now I'm reading
Replies: 765
Views: 223259

Re: Right now I'm reading

Two track. Three-ish chapters of the OT and slower through the NT. I like the two track for variety's sake, especially reading it before bed. I'm a history teacher, so reading the King James is almost professional development for European history. For the OT, you may want to consider reading the bo...