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thesloppy 06-17-2016 06:14 AM

Long-term marijuana use changes brain's reward circuit

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Researchers studied 59 adult marijuana users and 70 nonusers, accounting for potential biases such as traumatic brain injury and other drug use. Study participants rated their urge to use marijuana after looking at various visual cannabis cues, such as a pipe, bong, joint or blunt, and self-selected images of preferred fruit, such as a banana, an apple, grapes or an orange.

"We found that this disruption of the reward system correlates with the number of problems, such as family issues, individuals have because of their marijuana use," Filbey said. "Continued marijuana use despite these problems is an indicator of marijuana dependence."

So. Now, let's just be clear here. You're comparing the indicators for dependence between weed and a banana? I think even the most ardent of pot heads will give you that one, Einstein. File that shit somewhere super important. But, I'm not even sure that's it. It sounds like at some point they were showing pictures of fruit to nonusers with brain injuries, and then rating their urge to smoke weed. "How about this cantaloupe. Nice, huh? On a scale of 1 to 10, how high do you want to get right now?"

Honolulu_Blue 06-17-2016 07:04 AM

Woman 'drop-kicks' Kroger cake, saying it was 'ruined'

Ajaxab 06-17-2016 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue (Post 3105249)


The last sentence of that story is brilliant. "Police may never know what the birthday cake looked like." That cake may as well be Atlantis.

cuervo72 06-17-2016 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy (Post 3105241)
Long-term marijuana use changes brain's reward circuit



So. Now, let's just be clear here. You're comparing the indicators for dependence between weed and a banana? I think even the most ardent of pot heads will give you that one, Einstein. File that shit somewhere super important. But, I'm not even sure that's it. It sounds like at some point they were showing pictures of fruit to nonusers with brain injuries, and then rating their urge to smoke weed. "How about this cantaloupe. Nice, huh? On a scale of 1 to 10, how high do you want to get right now?"


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Researchers have demonstrated that long-term marijuana users had more activity in the brain's reward processes when presented with cannabis cues than with natural reward cues.

What that implies to me is that if given choice A (marijuana-related) or choice B (non-marijuana-related), users are going to increasingly opt for A because their brain is telling them that this is the more valued reward. That pot use will after time reinforce itself. Should I smoke pot, or go out with my friends? I think I'll smoke pot. Should I do a bong, or look after my kids? I'll do the bong. Smoking cues start to mean more.

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When presented with marijuana cues compared to fruit, marijuana users showed enhanced response in the brain regions associated with reward

The cues are triggering them to want to seek out the "reward." Maybe their body isn't craving it, but their brain is steered that way.

thesloppy 06-17-2016 01:59 PM

Yeah, I understand the gist of the method, but again, I'm just not sure if we need to test those indicators against the baseline of a banana. Everyone on the planet is probably already willing to give you that one. It may have also concluded that the more you show a stoner a picture of a bong/weed, or suggest marijuana to him, that his urge for marijuana will progressively rise each time...but again: duh?

I'm certain that the study would have the same results if you replaced marijuana with candy, cigarettes, alcohol, nudity, coffee, firearms, high-sodium processed foods, and probably popular retail goods, which doesn't do anything to question or dismiss it's validity, but it does seem a few paces behind plain common sense.

AlexB 06-17-2016 06:55 PM

Gotham residents told their address 'doesn't exist' - BBC News

cuervo72 06-17-2016 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy (Post 3105347)
Yeah, I understand the gist of the method, but again, I'm just not sure if we need to test those indicators against the baseline of a banana. Everyone on the planet is probably already willing to give you that one. It may have also concluded that the more you show a stoner a picture of a bong/weed, or suggest marijuana to him, that his urge for marijuana will progressively rise each time...but again: duh?

I'm certain that the study would have the same results if you replaced marijuana with candy, cigarettes, alcohol, nudity, coffee, firearms, high-sodium processed foods, and probably popular retail goods, which doesn't do anything to question or dismiss it's validity, but it does seem a few paces behind plain common sense.


I would guess they are trying to study the argument "pot isn't addictive." And it may be true that addiction is rare in a physical sense (as opposed to nicotine, alcohol), but like the other examples you point out, addiction can be mental. That may seem obvious, but things are studied to actually test common beliefs (which could well be wrong).

thesloppy 06-17-2016 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72 (Post 3105409)
I would guess they are trying to study the argument "pot isn't addictive." And it may be true that addiction is rare in a physical sense (as opposed to nicotine, alcohol), but like the other examples you point out, addiction can be mental. That may seem obvious, but things are studied to actually test common beliefs (which could well be wrong).


Yeah, good point. I guess marijuana advocates could even take it as a good sign if the fed's compass has moved to "it's more addictive than fruit" rather than "it drives the negro men sex mad!"

thesloppy 06-17-2016 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72 (Post 3105409)
I would guess they are trying to study the argument "pot isn't addictive." And it may be true that addiction is rare in a physical sense (as opposed to nicotine, alcohol), but like the other examples you point out, addiction can be mental. That may seem obvious, but things are studied to actually test common beliefs (which could well be wrong).


From another site: "...maybe smoking weed just makes me hate fruit?" I larfed.

mckerney 06-22-2016 05:49 PM

For men, the importance of safe sex may depend on how hot their partner is | Ars Technica

mckerney 07-10-2016 05:01 PM

Artist sued for $5M over painting he insists he didn’t paint

mckerney 07-13-2016 10:10 PM

Potato leads to arson charge against Connecticut stripper - News - providencejournal.com - Providence, RI

mckerney 08-30-2016 09:40 AM

Vladimir Putin arrested at Publix

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WEST PALM BEACH (CBS12) — Vladimir Putin is facing trespassing charges.

Police responded to a Publix supermarket in downtown West Palm Beach following a report of a man screaming at employees.

Managers tried to get Putin to leave but he refused.

He told West Palm Beach Police officers he missed his ride.

Putin appeared in court Monday morning. He's also facing a charge of resisting/obstructing officer without violence.

NobodyHere 09-30-2016 11:57 AM

Denzel Washington takes plea deal in strangling of Aretha Franklin | Fox News

Critch 11-17-2016 11:02 PM

Vegan single mum drinks sperm smoothies every morning to give her energy

cuervo72 11-17-2016 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Critch (Post 3130023)


"Should we all be including sperm in our diets?"

Gonna say no.

bhlloy 11-25-2016 06:21 PM

What the fucking fuck... strange, sad and this woman should be put up against a wall and shot

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/25/health...ent/index.html

Suicane75 11-26-2016 01:10 AM

What a shitty mom, doing that kind of crap.

NobodyHere 11-30-2016 01:59 PM

Police in Canada have a new punishment for suspected drunk drivers: Listening to Nickelback

I guess Canadia doesn't have the equivalent of the 8th Amendment?

PilotMan 12-30-2016 12:03 AM

Miami Fan Punches West Virginia Fan After Arguing Over Who Gets To Pee First

Critch 01-03-2017 08:17 AM

How 3 friends out for defecation on railway tracks averted major accident

Suicane75 01-03-2017 08:41 AM

Open defecation is bad for individuals' and society's health. It has been responsible for spread of several diseases and in many cases, crimes against women.


Ummm. I can't figure out if that's meant to imply that a woman will get a beating for shitting in the street, or seeing a woman taking a shit in the street sends Indian men into a rapey lust. I'm assuming both.

QuikSand 01-13-2017 01:11 PM

Restaurant Workers Thwart Knife-Wielding Robber With Ladle

QuikSand 01-17-2017 11:55 AM

Rape, Child Molestation Allegations Would Require Outside Corroboration Under Ridiculous New Hampshire Bill - Hit & Run : Reason.com

Seems like a solid idea.

JPhillips 01-28-2017 10:04 AM

Already we have a candidate for lede of the year:

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A Georgia lawmaker is recovering from a gunshot wound after he says he was shot behind an adult entertainment store while traveling with several thousand dollars in donations for storm relief efforts.

https://apnews.com/b26268d1b1714de38...=APSouthRegion

Ben E Lou 01-28-2017 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JPhillips (Post 3143079)
Already we have a candidate for lede of the year:



https://apnews.com/b26268d1b1714de38...=APSouthRegion

Whoa whoa whoa whoa!!!

I grew up in Columbus. Victory Drive put the "seed" in "seedy."

Critch 02-16-2017 09:29 AM

The man who dresses up as his ancestors

mckerney 03-03-2017 10:03 AM

This lawmaker’s bio touted a business degree. It was actually a Sizzler training certificate. - The Washington Post

JPhillips 03-10-2017 07:50 AM

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Frank Ancona, the imperial wizard of the Traditionalist American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, smelled like cat piss.

http://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlou...wFullText=true

mckerney 03-10-2017 03:01 PM

How one 31-year-old paid off $220000 in student loans in 3 years

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Back home in Joliet, Illinois, Horton took a job as an operations manager at the nonprofit her mother runs. The salary was comparable to what she made in DC, but the cost of living was drastically less. She increased her student-loan payments, setting the lofty goal of paying them off entirely in a year.

Horton and her boyfriend tied the knot soon after the move. Horton's mother gave the couple a condo that she had purchased at an auction for $13,000 as a wedding gift. It became crucial in wiping away the hefty student-loan tab.

Horton and her husband lived in the condo for three months, but then they decided to move in with her grandparents down the street and started renting out the condo to bring in extra income.

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To anyone who feels overwhelmed by the prospect of taking on student loans — or paying back any debt they've incurred — Horton has a simple message: "I just want them to feel empowered that they can pay if off. If I can do it, anybody can."

"If I can have my mother give me a job and condo while my grandparents let me live with them rent free then anybody can do it!"

PilotMan 03-11-2017 10:17 AM

That is precisely the example that I would give in trying to explain privilege to someone. I mean, look at all she accomplished and how hard she worked versus someone who had to pay rent, work 2 jobs, and take public transportation to try get ahead. It's not even close.

Someone once asked me why should I considered privileged because I've worked hard to get where I am? I explained that if my parents hadn't have laid it out there and supported me when I needed it I never could have. I'd have failed simply because I would've missed too many opportunities.

Ben E Lou 03-17-2017 09:31 AM

How in the bloody blue HELL have I never seen this before it was texted to me a few minutes ago????

Leprechaun News Report - YouTube

mckerney 03-23-2017 06:29 PM

Police called to South Euclid Taco Bell due to dispute over 'Fire' or 'Mild' sauce - newsnet5.com Cleveland

thesloppy 03-23-2017 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou (Post 3150556)
How in the bloody blue HELL have I never seen this before it was texted to me a few minutes ago????

Leprechaun News Report - YouTube


I joyously remember this video, and then immediately forget about it, every St. Patty's day. It has so many layers. "I want the gold, give ME the gold!"

AlexB 03-30-2017 11:48 AM

Sharknado!

Cyclone Debbie dumps bull shark in middle of Queensland road

CrescentMoonie 04-03-2017 07:37 PM

The 'Grammar Vigilante': Defender Of Truth, Justice, And The Grammarian Way

Draft Dodger 04-04-2017 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by CrescentMoonie (Post 3153790)


I'm probably not the only person who IMMEDIATELY thought of this place when I first saw that

Critch 05-02-2017 10:22 PM

Honoring a Fellow Fan, One Ballpark Bathroom at a Time

mckerney 05-05-2017 07:35 PM

Ukraine bans Steven Seagal as threat to national security | Culture | The Guardian

JPhillips 05-12-2017 03:27 PM

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/...icle-1.3159660

New Jersey man high on PCP busted after he stops car in the middle of the Lincoln Tunnel to masturbate

mckerney 05-13-2017 02:26 PM

Sting operation leads to recovery of stolen bees

albionmoonlight 06-18-2017 07:05 PM

Drunk farmer 'starts fight with his own pig but dies after having three fingers and his privates bitten off'

Wolfpack 06-19-2017 08:44 PM


That's a headline that your mood progressively worsens as you go left to right reading it.

NobodyHere 06-19-2017 08:52 PM

Do they really have to have a picture of a pig drooling?

bhlloy 06-20-2017 03:25 PM

Severed human cocktail toe stolen from Yukon hotel pub - BBC News

It's a cattoestraphy

PilotMan 06-22-2017 11:47 AM

Whipped cream dispenser explodes, killing French Instagram fitness model - The Washington Post

JPhillips 06-23-2017 08:25 AM

Bill Cosby to Teach Young People How to Avoid Sexual Assault Charges

Not the Onion.

AlexB 06-27-2017 01:02 PM

Man gets run over by bus, gets up, dusts himself off, carries on into bar

CCTV footage shows man hit by bus in Reading - BBC News

EagleFan 06-27-2017 01:19 PM

That could have ended really badly. He did the best thing and ride the momentum up off the ground; if his feet stuck on the ground it would have been game over.

Critch 06-27-2017 03:03 PM

Nuclear reaction: Fury after Czech power plant holds bikini beauty contest to win an INTERNSHIP

vex 06-27-2017 03:12 PM



My favorite part of this is that their apology includes giving all 10 women an internship. Workplace morale is at an all-time high...

mckerney 06-27-2017 04:38 PM

Elderly flight passenger throws coins into engine for ‘luck’, delays take-off for hours

thesloppy 06-27-2017 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by vex (Post 3164955)
My favorite part of this is that their apology includes giving all 10 women an internship. Workplace morale is at an all-time high...


And as is typical for the Daily Mail, they're all "Check out this horrible sexist, misogynistic shit, they were just judging the women on their looks! And also here's all 10 of those bikini pictures in as large a size as we could find."

mckerney 06-28-2017 01:34 PM

Minnesota woman charged with killing boyfriend in video stunt - StarTribune.com

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19-year-old woman shot at a book her boyfriend was holding against his chest, killing him at close range outside their northwestern Minnesota home in what was a video-recorded stunt gone awry, according to a criminal complaint filed Wednesday.

Monalisa Perez was charged with second-degree manslaughter in Norman County District Court and remains in a regional jail in Crookston in connection with the shooting Monday night in Halstad of 22-year-old Pedro Ruiz III.

Sheriff Jeremy Thornton said Wednesday morning that Perez, who is pregnant, will remain in jail and be connected by video to a Norman County court proceeding early Wednesday afternoon.

Ruiz held up the book — described by County Attorney James Brue as a hardcover encyclopedia — and Perez pulled the trigger on a .50-caliber Desert Eagle pistol, trying to see whether the bullet would go through, according to the criminal complaint.

mckerney 06-28-2017 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by thesloppy (Post 3164970)
And as is typical for the Daily Mail, they're all "Check out this horrible sexist, misogynistic shit, they were just judging the women on their looks! And also here's all 10 of those bikini pictures in as large a size as we could find."



WHAT WEBSITE THOUGH - It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia from Anthony Matan on Vimeo.


Ragone 06-28-2017 03:52 PM

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/good-samar...opstories.html

I think if i was the good Samaritan, i'd be all over pressing charges after they went out of their way to continue to smear him. Random punch i could get over and understand, further smearing i cannot.

mckerney 06-29-2017 07:32 PM

Mason County man shot after dead raccoon he was dragging is mistaken for dog | Q13 FOX News

mckerney 07-11-2017 12:51 AM

Nevada's governor has joined college potheads in declaring a state of emergency over a lack of marijuana.

Nevada running out of weed, ‘state of emergency’ declared | fox13now.com

JonInMiddleGA 07-11-2017 01:07 AM



Harkens me back to my journalistic peak. Covering Snowball-the-killer-goat
Canton’s ‘killer goat’ | Canton Rewind

If you Google today, you'll find this story from 1991 popping up in the Chicago Tribune and the Orlando Sentinel among other places.

I'm the guy who wrote the original story, both locally & for AP, (and then made sure to tip the local Cox Media TV affiliate that we had a working relationship with, who quickly helped it go national). It was mentioned on Paul Harvey, and I ended up being interviewed by newstalkers in Memphis & New Orleans.

Good times man, good times.

Kodos 07-11-2017 04:46 AM

I guess they never got his goat.

thesloppy 07-13-2017 05:13 PM

Eel truck overturns on highway, covers road in slime

That's nasty.

Shkspr 08-15-2017 12:27 PM

Workers will try to remove strange object off Westerly beach

It begins.

JonInMiddleGA 08-15-2017 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Shkspr (Post 3170680)


Or not. Looks like the alien overlords had other ideas.

Removal of mystery object off Westerly beach canceled | WPRI 12 Eyewitness News

Critch 08-17-2017 12:57 PM

Fifteen teens and children 'treated for rabies after gang raping an infected donkey'

Suicane75 08-17-2017 01:07 PM

I shouldn't laugh. And yet I laugh.

NobodyHere 08-17-2017 01:11 PM

How does that even come up in conversation?

mckerney 08-17-2017 01:18 PM

Really would have been wise to stay quiet and take the risk with rabies there.

Reminded of this by the story.

Suicane75 08-17-2017 01:19 PM

Look at Mr. bigshot over here who aint never though bout fuckin a donkey.

bulletsponge 08-17-2017 04:32 PM


you can catch rabies that way!


*runs to doctor*

JonInMiddleGA 08-17-2017 07:55 PM

"... but let a man fuck just ONE donkey ..."

thesloppy 08-17-2017 09:14 PM

At least the 14th or 15th kid in that train should've questioned their choice in friends.

AlexB 08-22-2017 04:45 PM

Not so much a strange new story, but one for JiMGA to reminisce over. From my local rag, this is a great example, rarely seen nowadays, of a proper local newspaper story. Poor Dan Cooper must be thinking 'I went to college for this...'

Woman reunited with missing cat after 11 months - Newbury Weekly News

And the photo made me laugh - the lady looks distincly happier than the cat!

JPhillips 08-24-2017 02:43 PM

Young Chinese are 'too fat and masturbate too much to pass army fitness tests'

NobodyHere 09-04-2017 06:33 PM

Bumbling Thieves Rob Bar During Police Retirement Party

JonInMiddleGA 09-06-2017 10:15 AM

Tiger shot dead inÂ*Henry County after it attacks dog

Ben E Lou 09-06-2017 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA (Post 3173863)

What. On. Earth.

JonInMiddleGA 09-06-2017 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou (Post 3173865)
What. On. Earth.


Both Zoo Atlanta and Noah's Ark have accounted for their's, so a private owner (whether legally or illegally) is high on the of suspects, with one escaping while being transported being the only other notion in play.

But can you imagine the phone calls and conversations leading up to this?
It had to sound a little bit like "I need a bambi-lance"

Ben E Lou 09-06-2017 10:49 AM

Man. Just did some more reading on this. They killed it not long before kids would be headed to the bus stops. Crazy!

mckerney 09-06-2017 02:49 PM

Denver nurses suspended for opening bag to admire deceased patient's genitals | The Sacramento Bee

Kinda almost makes up for the being dead thing.

PilotMan 09-22-2017 09:12 PM



Shkspr 10-01-2017 03:54 PM

Oh! And this one time... at band camp...

Semen-contaminated flutes might have been given to children, California school officials warn

QuikSand 10-02-2017 02:13 PM

Damn, just got here to post the same story, Shkspr... terrible but definitely weird AF

QuikSand 10-12-2017 08:41 PM

ISIS Punk Rocker, Sally Jones, Reportedly Dead

mckerney 10-18-2017 07:51 PM

California Restaurant Admits It's Been Serving Popeyes Chicken for Months

NobodyHere 10-18-2017 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney (Post 3180210)


I bet people enjoyed the chicken before they found out it was outsourced.

Edward64 10-18-2017 08:59 PM

A little bit spooky.

When you die you know you are dead: Major study shows mind still works after the body shows no signs of life | The Independent
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Death just became even more scary: scientists say people are aware they’re dead because their consciousness continues to work after the body has stopped showing signs of life.

That means that, theoretically, someone may even hear their own death being announced by medics.

The claim was made by Dr Sam Parnia, director of critical care and resuscitation research at NYU Langone School of Medicine in New York City.

He and his team are looking at people who suffered cardiac arrest, technically died, but were later revived. It’s the largest study of its type ever carried out.

Some of those studied say they had awareness of full conversations and seeing things that were going on around them, even after they were pronounced dead.

These accounts were then verified by the medical and nursing staff who were present at the time.

Death is defined as the point at which the heart no longer beats, and blood flow to the brain is cut off.

Ksyrup 10-19-2017 03:21 PM

Report: The only thing stopping dolphins from destroying us is a lack of hands

thesloppy 10-19-2017 03:32 PM

Chunks of a Portland Man's Exploded Hand Struck a Federal Officer. He's Charged With Assault. - Blogtown - Portland Mercury

"When law enforcement finally stopped him, the document says, Schaefer held out a "cigarette pack and a lit lighter" and told officers "we're all fucking dying today." He then lit the cigarette packet, blowing a number of fingers off of his left hand and causing glass to "fly into the air."

NobodyHere 10-19-2017 07:09 PM

Taco Bell's Kit Kat Chocoladilla Is Coming to America

Ksyrup 10-20-2017 11:40 AM

So this tweet has basically resulted in the most social media thing ever:

roy‏
@Old_Orleans
This professor graded tests next to me the whole flight. If there’s a Taiwan Jones at Howard, boy you failed the fuck out ya midterm



Now, everyone claiming to be Taiwan Jones is coming out of the woodwork to grab their claim to fame for being a failure, lol!

Shkspr 10-20-2017 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere (Post 3180216)
I bet people enjoyed the chicken before they found out it was outsourced.


Hey, if it's good enough for Kenji Alt-Lopez...

albionmoonlight 10-20-2017 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere (Post 3180216)
I bet people enjoyed the chicken before they found out it was outsourced.


I have a friend who's a super foodie. Kind of guy who has $1,000s of dollars of kitchen equipment and plans his vacations around food. And he says that he cannot find any better fried chicken than fresh Popeyes.

CrescentMoonie 10-30-2017 05:28 AM

Driver killed after 12-year-old attempting suicide jumps on her car | New York Post

CrescentMoonie 10-30-2017 04:54 PM

If you burn, shred, ingest, or otherwise ruin money, you can send it in to the Mutilated Currency Division of the Treasury Department and they'll fix it and send you replacement money.

Episode 781: The Money Fixers : Planet Money : NPR

AlexB 10-31-2017 03:14 PM

The news story itself is not strange, and indeed must have been a terrible experience at the time and in the years since for the woman, but I have to admit I did laugh out loud at quite possibly the most English sentence I think I have ever read or heard.

Labour activist 'warned' about pursuing rape claim - BBC News

mckerney 11-06-2017 01:12 PM

Papa John’s Pleads For Nazis to Not Buy Their Pizza After Daily Stormer Endorsement

NobodyHere 11-06-2017 02:36 PM

I could never be a Nazi, their favorite kind of pizza is white pizza

TCY Junkie 11-10-2017 09:42 PM

Safe haven baby box

CrimsonFox 11-10-2017 10:19 PM

Marine drill instructor gets 10 years for abusing recruits

Isn't that HALF of Full Metal Jacket?

CrimsonFox 11-10-2017 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere (Post 3182863)
I could never be a Nazi, their favorite kind of pizza is white pizza


lol wtf! you win this thread hahahahaha


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