Gfted1 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 cherry picking isolated cases of unfairness. If those cases were isolated, why is it that almost 1 of 10 Americans is in prison? Are you saying everyone in prison is there unfairly? And 10% of the US population is incarcerated? So like 30 million people? Somehow I doubt your maths. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Don't they execute executives in China for stuff like this ? Well even if they don't, not a bad idea, no ? Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 cherry picking isolated cases of unfairness. If those cases were isolated, why is it that almost 1 of 10 Americans is in prison? Are you saying everyone in prison is there unfairly? And 10% of the US population is incarcerated? So like 30 million people? Somehow I doubt your maths. Wasn't it 10 million? The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgoth Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) ~10% in jail, prison or probation Either way, it's still overporportionally high compared to other nations, including Russia. And no, I don't think many of them deserve it. Stealing some food and **** shouldn't lead to prison sentence. That's so, like, medieval Europe. Edited October 21, 2011 by Morgoth Rain makes everything better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 More like 19th century Europe. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 So what do they do in Europe if you rob a grocery store ? Wikipedia has "On January 1, 2008 more than 1 in 100 adults in the United States was in prison or jail. In 2008 approximately one in every 31 adults (7.3 million) in the United States was behind bars, or being monitored (probation and parole)." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarceration...e_United_States Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadySands Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Not funny but I found it amusing Free games updated 3/4/21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 So what do they do in Europe if you rob a grocery store ? You get released after a day. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 cherry picking isolated cases of unfairness. If those cases were isolated, why is it that almost 1 of 10 Americans is in prison? Are you saying everyone in prison is there unfairly? And 10% of the US population is incarcerated? So like 30 million people? Somehow I doubt your maths. Wasn't it 10 million? 1 of 10 is 10%. The current US population is 312 million. So 10% of 312 million is 31.2 million. ~10% in jail, prison or probation Either way, it's still overporportionally high compared to other nations, including Russia. And no, I don't think many of them deserve it. Stealing some food and **** shouldn't lead to prison sentence. That's so, like, medieval Europe. I thought the vast majority of prisoners were for drug related offences, not stealing bread. Now we can debate whether drugs should land a person in jail if you like but lay of the hyperbole a bit. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 You get released after a day. Hm, that's pretty good. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 (edited) cherry picking isolated cases of unfairness. If those cases were isolated, why is it that almost 1 of 10 Americans is in prison? Are you saying everyone in prison is there unfairly? And 10% of the US population is incarcerated? So like 30 million people? Somehow I doubt your maths. Wasn't it 10 million? 1 of 10 is 10%. The current US population is 312 million. So 10% of 312 million is 31.2 million. I know, but I distinctly remember the number 10 million prisoners because it equals the current population of Belgium. Edited October 21, 2011 by virumor The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gfted1 Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 I know, but I distinctly remember the number 10 million prisoners because it equals the current population of Belgium. Ah, I see what youre saying. That sounds pretty close. Per Malcadors post (#331), as of 2008 7.3 million people are currently incarcerated or had been through the system at some point. The majority being the latter (parole/probation) but thats a little misleading as you can get probation without ever being sentenced to jail. Anyway, were harshing the funny here so maybe we can make a new thread if people want to continue discussing this. "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 Again, not very funny 'Ha ha', I absolutely love this story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-15400417 What I particularly love is that the media are treating this as a simple lost and found when it is a textbook money laundering device. The poor simp who was carrying the bag may well even believe he was genuinely just buying a house for relatives. Spare a thought for him and pray he's found alive. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oner Posted October 22, 2011 Share Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) Edited October 22, 2011 by Oner Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blarghagh Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 That is truly fantastic. "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 That is truly fantastic. That's the guy from Police Academy.. Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoonDing Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 The ending of the words is ALMSIVI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Slightly old (some of them are pre-end of cold war) from rec.humour.funny.reruns Yes, I know you can find these by the truck load today by searching google and places like engrish.com, but once upon a time, people actually collected this kind of information in books The original on usenet is somewhat longer, but I've cut it down to some favourite examples: This originally comes from Richard Lederer, from a book called Anguished English. In a Belgrade hotel elevator: To move the cabin, push button for wishing floor. If the cabin should enter more persons, each one should press a number of wishing floor. Driving is then going alphabetically by national order. In a hotel in Athens: Visitors are expected to complain at the office between the hours of 9 and 11 A.M. daily. In a Yugoslavian hotel: The flattening of underwear with pleasure is the job of the chambermaid. In a Japanese hotel: You are invited to take advantage of the chambermaid. In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: You are welcome to visit the cemetery where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday. On the menu of a Swiss restaurant: Our wines leave you nothing to hope for. In a Hong Kong supermarket: For your convenience, we recommend courageous, efficient self-service. Outside a Hong Kong tailor shop: Ladies may have a fit upstairs. In a Bangkok dry cleaner's: Drop your trousers here for best results. In a Rhodes tailor shop: Order your summers suit. Because is big rush we will execute customers in strict rotation. Similarly, from the Soviet Weekly: There will be a Moscow Exhibition of Arts by 15,000 Soviet Republic painters and sculptors. These were executed over the past two years. In an East African newspaper: A new swimming pool is rapidly taking shape since the contractors have thrown in the bulk of their workers. In a Zurich hotel: Because of the impropriety of entertaining guests of the opposite sex in the bedroom, it is suggested that the lobby be used for this purpose. In an advertisement by a Hong Kong dentist: Teeth extracted by the latest Methodists. In a Rome laundry: Ladies, leave your clothes here and spend the afternoon having a good time. In a Czechoslovakian tourist agency: Take one of our horse-driven city tours -- we guarantee no miscarriages. Advertisement for donkey rides in Thailand: Would you like to ride on your own ass? Detour sign in Kyushi, Japan: Stop: Drive Sideways. In a Swiss mountain inn: Special today -- no ice cream. In a Bangkok temple: It is forbidden to enter a woman even a foreigner if dressed as a man. In a Copenhagen airline ticket office: We take your bags and send them in all directions. On the door of a Moscow hotel room: If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are welcome to it. At a Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty. In the office of a Roman doctor: Specialist in women and other diseases. From a Japanese information booklet about using a hotel air conditioner: Cooles and Heates: If you want just condition of warm in your room, please control yourself. Two signs from a Majorcan shop entrance: - English well talking. - Here speeching American. “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I have that book, my favorite is from a Swiss camping site. "Members of the opposite sex are forbidden to sleep in the same tent, unless they are married for that purpose". Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbjerg Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Sorry for the double post, but I just had to share this little Abbot and Costello clip; " ". Fortune favors the bald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oner Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Giveaway list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DgyQFpOJvyNASt8A12ipyV_iwpLXg_yltGG5mffvSwo/edit?usp=sharing What is glass but tortured sand?Never forget! '12.01.13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcador Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsingham Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 If that dog growls like Chewie... "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raithe Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 For that slightly oddball thing, random trivia I stumbled upon, but Israel initially banned Goldfinger from being shown, because Gert Frobe (the actor who played Goldfinger) had been a member of the Nazi party during WW2. It only later came out when several Israeli families went forward to publicly thank him, that it turned out that he'd been using his position in the party to hide jews from the Gestapo, and then smuggle them out of Germany. "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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