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[FrostyWinnipeg]

Italy fails to qualify for the World Cup. for the first time since 1958.

[The Unknown Poster]

Come on Posh!!  

But wait!

 

Edited November 14, 2017 by The Unknown Poster

[Brandon]

Lol Posh spice...  

[FrostyWinnipeg]

 Spice Girls

[FrostyWinnipeg]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/omnitrax-files-notice-nafta-sabatoge-1.4401393

I prefer sabotage myself.

Edited November 14, 2017 by FrostyWinnipeg

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Maybe we need Random American Shooting thread...

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/us/california-tehama-county-shootings/index.html

[The Unknown Poster]

 

[The Unknown Poster]

 

[SPuDS]

9 hours ago, The Unknown Poster said:

 

suspect was then caught up to by lake winnipeg reserve and was killed by RCMP while attempting to arrest him.   curious to see how this story all unfurls.

[The Unknown Poster]

 

[bustamente]

Add Charlie Rose to the scrap heap

[iHeart]

and Pixar head John Lasseter 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-lasseter-taking-leave-absence-pixar-missteps-1057113?utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral

[bustamente]

and Democrat John Conyers is being investigated and has already settled a sexual misconduct charge, must be great to pay out your accusers with money from the taxpayers of the USA

Edited November 21, 2017 by bustamente

[The Unknown Poster]

You see a bunch of these guys now basically throwing themselves on their sword which is, I guess, better than the weak denials.  Unless you're the President.  Then supporting a sex abuser is ok as long as he's a Republican.

[The Unknown Poster]

 

[Rich]

http://nationalpost.com/news/world/a-man-is-about-to-launch-himself-in-his-homemade-rocket-to-prove-the-earth-is-flat

Quote

Seeking to prove that a conspiracy of astronauts fabricated the shape of the Earth, a California man intends to launch himself 1,800 feet high on Saturday in a rocket he built from scrap metal.

Assuming the 500-mph, mile-long flight through the Mojave Desert does not kill him, Mike Hughes told the Associated Press, his journey into the atmosflat will mark the first phase of his ambitious flat-Earth space program.

 

[The Unknown Poster]

14 minutes ago, Rich said:

http://nationalpost.com/news/world/a-man-is-about-to-launch-himself-in-his-homemade-rocket-to-prove-the-earth-is-flat

 

Reason enough for a psychiatric hold, I'd say.

[Atomic]

3 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said:

Reason enough for a psychiatric hold, I'd say.

Afraid he's going to reveal the truth?  Who's paying you??

[blue_gold_84]

34 minutes ago, Rich said:

http://nationalpost.com/news/world/a-man-is-about-to-launch-himself-in-his-homemade-rocket-to-prove-the-earth-is-flat

The "atmosflat"....

[Atomic]

5 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

The "atmosflat"....

LOL that got me too.

[Rich]

What I found funny when reading the whole article is he had a go fund me page for his rocket that only raised a few hundred bucks.  

Then after suddenly declaring the flat earth theory reasonable, did a go fund me page for his rocket to prove it, and has now raised thousands. 

Smart bugger. 

[sweep the leg]

I haven't read much explanation as to how people have decided the Earth is flat, but if it is, where is the edge?

[Atomic]

35 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

I haven't read much explanation as to how people have decided the Earth is flat, but if it is, where is the edge?

I believe the idea is that "Antarctica" is the edge and rather than being on the bottom of the sphere, it is a wall of ice that wraps around the outside of the disc.

[blue_gold_84]

38 minutes ago, sweep the leg said:

I haven't read much explanation as to how people have decided the Earth is flat, but if it is, where is the edge?

According to flattards, Antarctica is supposedly the edge of their world, with an insurmountable wall made of ice at the edge.

 

I honestly have no idea how any human being with even a basic understanding of science could rationalize such silliness.

[Atomic]

14 minutes ago, blue_gold_84 said:

According to flattards, Antarctica is supposedly the edge of their world, with an insurmountable wall made of ice at the edge.

 

I honestly have no idea how any human being with even a basic understanding of science could rationalize such silliness.

I honestly think you've got just a few people pushing it (whether they believe it or not) and they are making money off it with websites, books, GoFundMe/Kickstarter, podcasts, and other media. 

Then there is a group of people who are ironically pushing the idea and generally just trolling.

And then you have the useful idiots who just lap it up, buy books, donate to the "cause", visit flat earth sites daily and click Share on Facebook.