On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:22:08 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 10/5/2015 6:59 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> That doesn't matter.  Didn't you hear that it's absolute chaos over
>> here,
>> and the cops just randomly break into people's houses at any time of
>> the day and night.
>>
>>
> You would think so going by all the reports we get.

Well, the news is always unbiased.  It's not like they're trying to sell 
anything, or that sensationalism doesn't get people to watch. ;)

>> People in the middle east have no sense of what it's like to live in
>> true terror.  The cops in the US have cornered the market on that.
>>
>>
> At least you have medicinal grass nowadays. ;-)

In about 5 states (including where I am).  Oh, wait, medicinal is 
available in more than 5.

>>>> >>It's mandatory that this happen - if the cops don't do it, they get
>>>> >>waterboarded.  Their job is to terrify the citizenry.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>m-/
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>> >Good job they can get discounted second hand hardware from the
>>> >military.
>>> >^ ^
>> Damned straight.;)
> 
> Have you seen Rich Hall's "You can go to Hell. I'm going to Texas."?

That sounds like him, but no, I haven't. :)

Jim



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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:23:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 10/5/2015 7:22 PM, Stephen wrote:
>> Have you seen
> 
> 
> BTW JAM as started.

JAM?



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On 05/10/2015 07:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:22:08 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>> You would think so going by all the reports we get.
>
> Well, the news is always unbiased.  It's not like they're trying to sell
> anything, or that sensationalism doesn't get people to watch. ;)

Curiously, a lot of people seem to think that news has to be factually 
accurate - by law or something. And that we have these "journalistic 
freedom" laws to protect the public by allowing news media to bring 
important matters to public attention.

But... er... last time I checked, the media can print absolutely 
anything that will sell copies. In other words, MAKE MONEY. So... um... 
am I being dense or something?

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On 05/10/2015 07:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:23:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>> BTW JAM as started.
>
> JAM?

Well I doubt he's talking about the Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu.

Perhaps he meant the Yahtzee Croshaw book?

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On 10/5/2015 7:47 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 05/10/2015 07:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:23:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>> BTW JAM as started.
>>
>> JAM?
>
> Well I doubt he's talking about the Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu.
>
> Perhaps he meant the Yahtzee Croshaw book?

Either, Just a Minute or Roly Poly.
I can't make my mind up.

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     Stephen

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On 10/5/2015 7:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:22:08 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>

>>>
>>>
>> You would think so going by all the reports we get.
>
> Well, the news is always unbiased.  It's not like they're trying to sell
> anything, or that sensationalism doesn't get people to watch. ;)
>

So cynical for one so young. :-)
You're beginning to sound like me.



>>
>> Have you seen Rich Hall's "You can go to Hell. I'm going to Texas."?
>
> That sounds like him, but no, I haven't. :)
>
I found it interesting, scary but interesting.


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     Stephen

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On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:46:39 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:

> On 05/10/2015 07:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:22:08 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>> You would think so going by all the reports we get.
>>
>> Well, the news is always unbiased.  It's not like they're trying to
>> sell anything, or that sensationalism doesn't get people to watch. ;)
> 
> Curiously, a lot of people seem to think that news has to be factually
> accurate - by law or something. And that we have these "journalistic
> freedom" laws to protect the public by allowing news media to bring
> important matters to public attention.
> 
> But... er... last time I checked, the media can print absolutely
> anything that will sell copies. In other words, MAKE MONEY. So... um...
> am I being dense or something?

No, you're actually not being dense or something.

You're missing the sarcasm in my comments.

As I might have mentioned before your trip, millions of people live in 
the US and don't get murdered every day.  "Surviving" here is not like 
entering a war zone.

And I say that as someone who thinks that the gun fetish in this country 
is out of hand.

Jim



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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 20:24:15 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 10/5/2015 7:28 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Oct 2015 19:22:08 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>
> 
>>>>
>>> You would think so going by all the reports we get.
>>
>> Well, the news is always unbiased.  It's not like they're trying to
>> sell anything, or that sensationalism doesn't get people to watch. ;)
>>
>>
> So cynical for one so young. :-)
> You're beginning to sound like me.

Not so young these days, either.  :)

>>> Have you seen Rich Hall's "You can go to Hell. I'm going to Texas."?
>>
>> That sounds like him, but no, I haven't. :)
>>
> I found it interesting, scary but interesting.

I'll have to check it out.

Jim



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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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>> Curiously, a lot of people seem to think that news has to be factually
>> accurate - by law or something. And that we have these "journalistic
>> freedom" laws to protect the public by allowing news media to bring
>> important matters to public attention.
>>
>> But... er... last time I checked, the media can print absolutely
>> anything that will sell copies. In other words, MAKE MONEY. So... um...
>> am I being dense or something?

Last time I checked they weren't allowed to print defamatory content.

> As I might have mentioned before your trip, millions of people live in
> the US and don't get murdered every day.  "Surviving" here is not like
> entering a war zone.
>
> And I say that as someone who thinks that the gun fetish in this country
> is out of hand.

We get fed articles like this over here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34424385

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>>> But... er... last time I checked, the media can print absolutely
>>> anything that will sell copies. In other words, MAKE MONEY. So... um...
>>> am I being dense or something?
>
> Last time I checked they weren't allowed to print defamatory content.

So it's not that they can't print stuff that's false. In fact, they 
can't print stuff that's *true* if it upsets somebody?

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