Another mass shooting

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Originally Posted by Nelsonca61

I have an excuse for today (but only today):thumbup: a Brain scan shortly, will either give me closure after 9 years, or will keep the doubt renting a space in my head.

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Good luck Nelson. Hope all goes well!

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Originally Posted by Nelsonca61

I have an excuse for today (but only today):thumbup: a Brain scan shortly, will either give me closure after 9 years, or will keep the doubt renting a space in my head.

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Best of luck with that :thumbup:.

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

By the way, I think it's probably unlikely that you'll come up with anything that's hard for me to understand and I wouldn't ordinarily point that out but like some of your little gang you seem to be trying to occupy the intellectual high ground , and that's frankly preposterous.

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This is almost Donald like, I am actually embarrassed for you. Are you going to challenge me to an IQ test now?

Donny’s words.....

https://twitter.com/politico/status/...954715648?s=21

NRA have been on the blower it seems.

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Originally Posted by CardiffIrish2

Donny’s words.....

https://twitter.com/politico/status/...954715648?s=21

NRA have been on the blower it seems.

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"Mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger" which is why I rolled back laws on people with mental illnesses getting guns.

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Originally Posted by Eric Cartman

This is almost Donald like, I am actually embarrassed for you. Are you going to challenge me to an IQ test now?

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I don't think that's necessary .

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Considering you can't use punctuation correctly, I'd stop giving it the whole I'm better than you schtick. It doesn't suit you.

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And in comes another of the weak boys to aim an impotent kick !

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

And in comes another of the weak boys to aim an impotent kick !

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I'm not the one taking the moral high ground. Also, it should be kick! :-)

If you're going to say how much better you are than everyone else and how your understanding is so vastly superior to everyone else, then perhaps you could actually demonstrate it by using correct spelling and grammar? Instead you serve up absolute drivel and derail every thread.

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Originally Posted by Nelsonca61

IMO, there is an underground civil war going on in Merica at the moment, I understand that its their 2nd amendment right but don't think i could ever want, or agree with it, mass shootings/killings have not suddenly become a norm in the land of the FREE!, but i cannot remember mass shootings politicised in the way that they are currently, there was also an incident in Chicago which hasn't received as much attention, prolly because only 7 got injured, but it was a multiple incident. I note this morning that Cloudfire have pulled their hosting for 8chan, but another hosting Co. will take it on, if there is a buck to be made!!!. It's a sick world at the moment and we end up arguing on here who is the sickest, if a human wants it that bad enough they will find a way, Thomas Hamilton and Michael Ryan managed to pull it off in a country with relatively strict gun ownership laws, I do think that our strict gun laws have contributed to the UK having a low incident count, that low, i could remember these two names without having to bing. Knife crime? now that's a different story.

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All quite right. Thing is that even if we think strict gun laws would achieve anything in terms of reducing gun crime, ( which I don't think it would in a huge country with so many guns already out there), is that a price worth paying ?
Personally I'd say it's not, and I don't think that some of the people here can understand that lots and lots of Americans would strongly agree with me on that.
It's a very very different country to the UK now, and the gap is getting wider all the time. These people tend to believe in God, distrust politicians and the state, and will fiercely defend their own right to decide what they say and whether they want to own a gun. That's very at odds with the way we carry on these days and the somewhat docile and subservient stance our own youngsters have.
I don't think they can imagine why anyone doesn't want the state, or them , to step in and protect them from themselves.

I think that's very sad because we used to have a great country which produced dynamic individuals, but it's probably gone too far now and there's not much point in denying it.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

I'm not the one taking the moral high ground. Also, it should be kick! :-)

If you're going to say how much better you are than everyone else and how your understanding is so vastly superior to everyone else, then perhaps you could actually demonstrate it by using correct spelling and grammar? Instead you serve up absolute drivel and derail every thread.

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It'll be a real Clash of the Titans if and when he and Wales Bales ever disagree on something.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

I'm not the one taking the moral high ground. Also, it should be kick! :-)

If you're going to say how much better you are than everyone else and how your understanding is so vastly superior to everyone else, then perhaps you could actually demonstrate it by using correct spelling and grammar? Instead you serve up absolute drivel and derail every thread.

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Well that's your opinion, and you're perfectly entitled to it. Unfortunately it's not likely to influence anything much or bother anyone.

Incidentally, how have I derailed any thread, micro brain ?

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

Incidentally, how have I derailed any thread, micro brain ?

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Your constant rambling and telling everyone how you know more than everyone else. Reminds me of WB and his detailed knowledge of planes, which of course turned out to be absolute rubbish.

Why does your use of the comma change throughout this thread? Sometimes you put a comma correctly, like I just have. Then other times you do this , and continue. And sometimes you do this,and then carry on. I could understand someone making the same mistake repeatedly but your constant changes in grammar would suggest you're pretending to be someone else? :shrug:

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

All quite right. Thing is that even if we think strict gun laws would achieve anything in terms of reducing gun crime, ( which I don't think it would in a huge country with so many guns already out there), is that a price worth paying ?
Personally I'd say it's not, and I don't think that some of the people here can understand that lots and lots of Americans would strongly agree with me on that.
It's a very very different country to the UK now, and the gap is getting wider all the time. These people tend to believe in God, distrust politicians and the state, and will fiercely defend their own right to decide what they say and whether they want to own a gun. That's very at odds with the way we carry on these days and the somewhat docile and subservient stance our own youngsters have.
I don't think they can imagine why anyone doesn't want the state, or them , to step in and protect them from themselves.

I think that's very sad because we used to have a great country which produced dynamic individuals, but it's probably gone too far now and there's not much point in denying it.

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Conversely, lots and lots of Americans may strongly disagree with you too.

Yeah of course they would, but I think they're in the minority at the moment. Either way, it's a matter for them to decide and in the unlikely event that they get the numbers to amend the Constitution they'll be able to go that way.
My original point was that I don't know why all these kids here think they've got a right to demand this change in another country, and that they get much less excited about far worse problems elsewhere .

Truthfully, I think they go mad on certain issues without understanding them, and these are the same issues which the political establishment promotes so they're probably just parrot tin views which they think will make them popular and make them look clever .

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

Yeah of course they would, but I think they're in the minority at the moment. Either way, it's a matter for them to decide and in the unlikely event that they get the numbers to amend the Constitution they'll be able to go that way.
My original point was that I don't know why all these kids here think they've got a right to demand this change in another country, and that they get much less excited about far worse problems elsewhere .

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'Kids having the right to demand a change in another country' is a pretty woolly concept when it's more a case of people expressing exasperation at mass shootings, albeit in a different jurisdiction.

Parroting - it won't let me edit

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

'Kids having the right to demand a change in another country' is a pretty woolly concept when it's more a case of people expressing exasperation at mass shootings, albeit in a different jurisdiction.

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How can you be exasperated about something you have no right or ability to change ?

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

How can you be exasperated about something you have no right or ability to change ?

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Do you never get exasperated about, say, the weather?

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

How can you be exasperated about something you have no right or ability to change ?

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Exasperation is not a sentiment that is limited to situations where one is helpless to change conditions oneself. Someone who buys a sailing boat may be exasperated that he or she is unable to use it on a week's holiday due to lack of wind. And there are millions of other examples, many of which may involve the suffering of other human beings.

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

I don't think that's necessary .

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Spacebar, full stop

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Conversely, lots and lots of Americans may strongly disagree with you too.

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Can confirm that there are lots and lots and lots and lots of people in the USA. I am a stupid person though so you might want to check with someone else.

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Originally Posted by Eric Cartman

Can confirm that there are lots and lots and lots and lots of people in the USA. I am a stupid person though so you might want to check with someone else.

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As you may have gathered, such a phrase is not one I would use myself :-)

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Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Conversely, lots and lots of Americans may strongly disagree with you too.

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67% favour stricter gun laws apparently: https://www.voanews.com/usa/ap-norc-...icter-gun-laws

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

How can you be exasperated about something you have no right or ability to change ?

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You should look up what the word means.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Your constant rambling and telling everyone how you know more than everyone else. Reminds me of WB and his detailed knowledge of planes, which of course turned out to be absolute rubbish.

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If you had read the interim report, you would have noticed that my observations were fairly accurate.

This thread has given me a new respect for teachers who work with difficult teenagers.

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

This thread has given me a new respect for teachers who work with difficult teenagers.

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What about Teenagers who work with difficult teachers?

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

This thread has given me a new respect for teachers who work with difficult teenagers.

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I have never witnessed such an astonishingly clear and pronounced example of the Dunning-Kruger effect in action as I have when reading your posts.

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Your constant rambling and telling everyone how you know more than everyone else. Reminds me of WB and his detailed knowledge of planes, which of course turned out to be absolute rubbish.

Why does your use of the comma change throughout this thread? Sometimes you put a comma correctly, like I just have. Then other times you do this , and continue. And sometimes you do this,and then carry on. I could understand someone making the same mistake repeatedly but your constant changes in grammar would suggest you're pretending to be someone else? :shrug:

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What's wrong with you ?

"Why does your use of the comma change throughout this thread? Sometimes you put a comma correctly, like I just have. Then other times you do this , and continue. And sometimes you do this,and then carry on. I could understand someone making the same mistake repeatedly but your constant changes in grammar would suggest you're pretending to be someone else? "

You don't 'put' a comma, you 'use' it. If you wanted to say 'put', you'd have to add something like' in the sentence', because the verb 'put' must be qualified.
You meant 'as' I just have, not 'like' I just have, and you can't start a sentence with 'and'.

I mean, no one's supposed to be marking grammar or spelling on a ****ing message board , but if you're going to do that, at least get it right and don't make an utter twat of yourself whilst you're trying to be clever .

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

What's wrong with you ?

"Why does your use of the comma change throughout this thread? Sometimes you put a comma correctly, like I just have. Then other times you do this , and continue. And sometimes you do this,and then carry on. I could understand someone making the same mistake repeatedly but your constant changes in grammar would suggest you're pretending to be someone else? "

You don't 'put' a comma, you 'use' it. If you wanted to say 'put', you'd have to add something like' in the sentence', because the verb 'put' must be qualified.
You meant 'as' I just have, not 'like' I just have, and you can't start a sentence with 'and'.

I mean, no one's supposed to be marking grammar or spelling on a ****ing message board , but if you're going to do that, at least get it right and don't make an utter twat of yourself whilst you're trying to be clever .

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:hehe: :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Freitag 4.17

I have never witnessed such an astonishingly clear and pronounced example of the Dunning-Kruger effect in action as I have when reading your posts.

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Thank you, I'm very flattered !

Of course, since you have absolutely no idea about me , it's a brave diagnosis. Did you really think that or were you just trying to give the impression that you're a very learned and perceptive individual ?
I think there's a name for that too actually.

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

Thank you, I'm very flattered !

Of course, since you have absolutely no idea about me , it's a brave diagnosis. Did you really think that or were you just trying to give the impression that you're a very learned and perceptive individual ?
I think there's a name for that too actually.

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Want more of a diagnosis? I reckon you've lived a very unfulfilling and mostly lonely life - and you can't put your finger on why..

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Originally Posted by Freitag 4.17

Want more of a diagnosis? I reckon you've lived a very unfulfilling and mostly lonely life - and you can't put your finger on why..

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Does the name Walter Mitty suddenly come to mind?

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Originally Posted by Pedro de la Rosa

Why does your use of the comma change throughout this thread? Sometimes you put a comma correctly, like I just have. Then other times you do this , and continue. And sometimes you do this,and then carry on. I could understand someone making the same mistake repeatedly but your constant changes in grammar would suggest you're pretending to be someone else? :shrug:

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If you are discussing his punctuation technique, you should refer to it as such.

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Originally Posted by Freitag 4.17

Want more of a diagnosis? I reckon you've lived a very unfulfilling and mostly lonely life - and you can't put your finger on why..

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No, not at all. I've been lucky enough, by the grace of God, to be quite successful in three different professions and I'm consequently quite comfortable. I've also been on TV and radio, and written a few things, met two prime ministers and two presidents as well as inumerable high profile people. I've got eleven grandchildren and lots of stuff.
I've been very fortunate.
Of course, your answer to all this will be that I'm making it up. I'm not in fact, but you probably don't think any of that is possible or that anyone like that would be speaking to you. Well, that's your problem, not mine, but I do regret it for your sake . You see, I don't tell lies, just as I wasn't telling lies about the half witted WB conspiracy theory .

I'll tell you what is very nasty and unpleasant on your part though. You honestly believe that you're speaking to someone of no consequence and who is suffering the effects of a dissapointing life, but you want to rub their nose in that, which is really quite wicked and spiteful.
Unfortunately there are many people like you who kill the dreams and ambitions of youngsters by telling them they're ordinary, and it's a thing I despise.
I'll take the opportunity, therefore , to advise any youngsters reading this to recognise characters like you who will tell them that they must live unexceptional lives in predetermined circumstances and ignore their attempts to limit to you - they're just jealous and scared that you'll show them up for the nonentities they are.

I think you're a nasty little bugger actually, but I'm afraid you happened to guessed wrong, and on this occasion you'll have to take your put down pie and eat it yourself.

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

No, not at all. I've been lucky enough, by the grace of God, to be quite successful in three different professions and I'm consequently quite comfortable. I've also been on TV and radio, and written a few things, met two prime ministers and two presidents as well as inumerable high profile people. I've got eleven grandchildren and lots of stuff.
I've been very fortunate.
Of course, your answer to all this will be that I'm making it up. I'm not in fact, but you probably don't think any of that is possible or that anyone like that would be speaking to you. Well, that's your problem, not mine, but I do regret it for your sake . You see, I don't tell lies, just as I wasn't telling lies about the half witted WB conspiracy theory .

I'll tell you what is very nasty and unpleasant on your part though. You honestly believe that you're speaking to someone of no consequence and who is suffering the effects of a dissapointing life, but you want to rub their nose in that, which is really quite wicked and spiteful.
Unfortunately there are many people like you who kill the dreams and ambitions of youngsters by telling them they're ordinary, and it's a thing I despise.
I'll take the opportunity, therefore , to advise any youngsters reading this to recognise characters like you who will tell them that they must live unexceptional lives in predetermined circumstances and ignore their attempts to limit to you - they're just jealous and scared that you'll show them up for the nonentities they are.

I think you're a nasty little bugger actually, but I'm afraid you happened to guessed wrong, and on this occasion you'll have to take your put down pie and eat it yourself.

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Yes, you're very definitely making it up. Also, sort your f.ucking grammar out you annoying, mentally ill, old c.unt. Apologies if this is all a bit offensive but muh freeze peach an all that.

You can always tell a liar as they say "I don't tell lies".

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Originally Posted by RonnieBird

Yeah of course they would, but I think they're in the minority at the moment. Either way, it's a matter for them to decide and in the unlikely event that they get the numbers to amend the Constitution they'll be able to go that way.
My original point was that I don't know why all these kids here think they've got a right to demand this change in another country, and that they get much less excited about far worse problems elsewhere .

Truthfully, I think they go mad on certain issues without understanding them, and these are the same issues which the political establishment promotes so they're probably just parrot tin views which they think will make them popular and make them look clever .

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So, you think this was wrong from when you were their age?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/d...00/2818967.stm

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

If you had read the interim report, you would have noticed that my observations were fairly accurate.

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Praise the Lord! "Fairly accurate" is not usually an admission that someone was wrong, but it's probably the closest we'll ever get to seeing it from you :hehe:.