injurai Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 Speaking of which, this forum is actually kind of an escape from eternal September. 1
Guard Dog Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 In other news Arthur Wagner one of the leaders of the AfD ( Alternative for Germany) party has made news by converting to Islam. AfD is the group that said "Islam doesn’t belong in Germany. We see the ideology of multiculturalism as a serious threat to societal peace and cultural unity.” and Wagner himself accused Merkel of "mutating" the country by allowing in Muslim refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20180124/leading-member-of-far-right-afd-in-brandenburg-converts-to-islam I guess if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
smjjames Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 (edited) In other news Arthur Wagner one of the leaders of the AfD ( Alternative for Germany) party has made news by converting to Islam. AfD is the group that said "Islam doesn’t belong in Germany. We see the ideology of multiculturalism as a serious threat to societal peace and cultural unity.” and Wagner himself accused Merkel of "mutating" the country by allowing in Muslim refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20180124/leading-member-of-far-right-afd-in-brandenburg-converts-to-islam I guess if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. That's not dissimilar from a neo-nazi or white supremacist converting to Judaism, right? heh. I know they're trying to disassociate from the neo-nazi stuff, but being far right wing and stuff, the analogy is certainly apt. Edited January 24, 2018 by smjjames
Chilloutman Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 In other news: Berlin rejoices as General Secretary Merkel seems to have come to terms with Comrade Schulz. Whenever Berlin rejoice rest of Europe shivers 1 I'm the enemy, 'cause I like to think, I like to read. I'm into freedom of speech, and freedom of choice. I'm the kinda guy that likes to sit in a greasy spoon and wonder, "Gee, should I have the T-bone steak or the jumbo rack of barbecue ribs with the side-order of gravy fries?" I want high cholesterol! I wanna eat bacon, and butter, and buckets of cheese, okay?! I wanna smoke a Cuban cigar the size of Cincinnati in the non-smoking section! I wanna run naked through the street, with green Jell-O all over my body, reading Playboy magazine. Why? Because I suddenly may feel the need to, okay, pal? I've SEEN the future. Do you know what it is? It's a 47-year-old virgin sitting around in his beige pajamas, drinking a banana-broccoli shake, singing "I'm an Oscar Meyer Wiene"
Gromnir Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 Val is always a delight to have around. didn't know hurl were into the s&m kinda kink. is there a val-specific safety word o' which we is unaware? HA! Good Fun! 1 "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
Hurlshort Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 The safe word is Patronus. Or was it patronize?
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted January 24, 2018 Posted January 24, 2018 The safe word is Patronus. Or was it patronize? It's a 2 hour YouTube video. 2 "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
Valsuelm Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 In other news Arthur Wagner one of the leaders of the AfD ( Alternative for Germany) party has made news by converting to Islam. AfD is the group that said "Islam doesn’t belong in Germany. We see the ideology of multiculturalism as a serious threat to societal peace and cultural unity.” and Wagner himself accused Merkel of "mutating" the country by allowing in Muslim refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20180124/leading-member-of-far-right-afd-in-brandenburg-converts-to-islam I guess if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. the word "leader" is misleading. While he used to be affiliated with the State-Leadership of the AfD in Brandenburh (the state surrounding Berlin), he is now leading the AfD only within a small voting district in the same state. Regardlessly, this is, of course, highly amusing news. Out of curiosity since you're there, are there any 'educated guesses' in Germany as to what his reasons are for the conversion? What I saw was 'personal reasons' with no elaboration.
Katphood Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) In other news: Berlin rejoices as General Secretary Merkel seems to have come to terms with Comrade Schulz. Whenever Berlin rejoice rest of Europe shivers Ahahahaha! Dat comment! Edited January 25, 2018 by Katphood There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
HoonDing Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 " In other news Arthur Wagner one of the leaders of the AfD ( Alternative for Germany) party has made news by converting to Islam. AfD is the group that said "Islam doesn’t belong in Germany. We see the ideology of multiculturalism as a serious threat to societal peace and cultural unity.” and Wagner himself accused Merkel of "mutating" the country by allowing in Muslim refugees. https://www.thelocal...nverts-to-islam I guess if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. :lol:" someone named Wagner would hate jews more than muslims The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Malcador Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Hm two party leaders here got dumped due to sexual harassment allegations. http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/toronto/patrick-brown-resigns-ontario-pc-1.4503040 http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/nova-scotia/jamie-baillie-resigns-inappropriate-behaviour-1.4501742 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
Guard Dog Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/25/germany-mohammed-name-rapidly-rising-popularity/ Might explain Mr. Wagner's unexpected conversion. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Malcador Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Headline doesn't seem backed up there, heh, not a surprise I guess. Hopefully they get another Ozil as a result of this 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
HoonDing Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 What's the most popular name in America? Paco? The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Gfted1 Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Girls: 1) Emma 2) Olivia 3) Ava Boys: 1) Noah 2) Liam 3) William http://www.sloganizer.net/en/image,Gfted1,black,red.png
HoonDing Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 Ava? srs? The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
smjjames Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/25/germany-mohammed-name-rapidly-rising-popularity/ Might explain Mr. Wagner's unexpected conversion. I find it slightly funny that Muslims are extremely iconoclast about their messiah and yet they often name their kids after him, including alternate spellings. Headline doesn't seem backed up there, heh, not a surprise I guess. Hopefully they get another Ozil as a result of this What's an Ozil?
Guard Dog Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) I find it slightly funny that Muslims are extremely iconoclast about their messiah and yet they often name their kids after him, including alternate spellings. Ive given up trying to figure them out. My new policy on Muslims (and everyone else) I leave them alone they leave me alone. Edited January 25, 2018 by Guard Dog 1 "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
Malcador Posted January 25, 2018 Posted January 25, 2018 http://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/01/25/germany-mohammed-name-rapidly-rising-popularity/ Might explain Mr. Wagner's unexpected conversion. I find it slightly funny that Muslims are extremely iconoclast about their messiah and yet they often name their kids after him, including alternate spellings. Headline doesn't seem backed up there, heh, not a surprise I guess. Hopefully they get another Ozil as a result of this What's an Ozil? Talented footballer, of Turkish heritage. 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
Valsuelm Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 In other news Arthur Wagner one of the leaders of the AfD ( Alternative for Germany) party has made news by converting to Islam. AfD is the group that said "Islam doesn’t belong in Germany. We see the ideology of multiculturalism as a serious threat to societal peace and cultural unity.” and Wagner himself accused Merkel of "mutating" the country by allowing in Muslim refugees. https://www.thelocal.de/20180124/leading-member-of-far-right-afd-in-brandenburg-converts-to-islam I guess if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. the word "leader" is misleading. While he used to be affiliated with the State-Leadership of the AfD in Brandenburh (the state surrounding Berlin), he is now leading the AfD only within a small voting district in the same state. Regardlessly, this is, of course, highly amusing news.Out of curiosity since you're there, are there any 'educated guesses' in Germany as to what his reasons are for the conversion? What I saw was 'personal reasons' with no elaboration.I only saw the same. Though the AfD did say something about freedom of religion, so maybe (if we get a bit conspiratorial) the AfD wants to show that they too can tolerate Muslims; in a fashion similar to how Breitbart uses Milo to claim their acceptance for homosexuality. Seriously though, I have no idea Breitbart doesn't accept homosexuality?
injurai Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 Girls: 1) Emma 2) Olivia 3) Ava Boys: 1) Noah 2) Liam 3) William As a kid Emma and Olivia were amongst my favorite girls names, and they weren't all that popular at the time. I wonder if it was just something in that generation that just informed a shift in name preferences. I've also found the Boyd name trends are a little more grating than the ones for girls. Though Noah is a solid name.
Bartimaeus Posted January 26, 2018 Posted January 26, 2018 maybe people realized that john is boring and annie is just kind of not very good 1 Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
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