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Yeah I know there were some rant threads over the years grinds my gears and whatever. I don't think any of them were that happening to dig up. I probably made one of them honestly. Whatever.
I figured if we could rant somewhere we'd be more docile creatures in the rest of the forums.
Non_State_ActorIt can't be worse than Vancouver. I've visited a handful of Provinces, 30+ states, a few countries mostly in Western Europe and Central America and driving here is by far the worst of anywhere I've been.
i live just across the border from van. the amount of fuck shit i witness from BC plates trying to get to trader joes is unbelievable. half of them are going 40 on the interstate thinking our speed limit signs are still in km/hr and the other half are white teslas passing people on the shoulder. don't get me started on their parking
cyphersi live just across the border from van. the amount of fuck shit i witness from BC plates trying to get to trader joes is unbelievable. half of them are going 40 on the interstate thinking our speed limit signs are still in km/hr and the other half are white teslas passing people on the shoulder. don't get me started on their parking
A second trader Joe's is opening in Bellingham and my sister is pretty stoked about it
i have intrusive thoughts of my gf cheating on me and that makes me not want to talk/text her but she has no idea why im not communicating and really theres no reason for me to think this other than my general lack of trust with women because of my whore ex wife.
Apparently climate change is not a hoax. Should be 70-80 degeers for 2 weeks more and it's fucking september.... Can't wait for the day when AMOC becomes weaker.
i was thinkin this the other day. homies writing in american at 17.69 as a second language. pretty sick that all these other countries focus on learning our language. really makes exploiting them for their resources (mainly furniture) that much easier. “pEoPlE wHo KnOw MuLtIpLe LaNgUaGeS hAvE a HiGhEr Iq” you keep telling yourself that joakim, just send over that entertainment center with the caveman drawing you call instructions. daddy’s got football to watch on my 80” tv
partyandBSi have intrusive thoughts of my gf cheating on me and that makes me not want to talk/text her but she has no idea why im not communicating and really theres no reason for me to think this other than my general lack of trust with women because of my whore ex wife.
Don’t ruin a good thing because of a bad thing in your past. Best way to punish your ex is by making your new relationship successful and being happy. Nothing pisses an ex off more than seeing you currently happy without them.
partyandBSi have intrusive thoughts of my gf cheating on me and that makes me not want to talk/text her but she has no idea why im not communicating and really theres no reason for me to think this other than my general lack of trust with women because of my whore ex wife.
look man you either trust your gf or you don't (and i assume would not be dating her if you do not), so don't punish her for something someone else did in the past. there are lots of shitty dishonest people out there but most people aren't like that. don't sabotage what you have now
partyandBSi have intrusive thoughts of my gf cheating on me and that makes me not want to talk/text her but she has no idea why im not communicating and really theres no reason for me to think this other than my general lack of trust with women because of my whore ex wife.
I feel this. It's why most situations I've had have fizzled out. You get way in your head or feel like you're bothering them and go for days without talking and then things fall apart. Trust yourself dude, she seems like she really likes you if she's bringing you to church with her.
Oh man, that's a good point. Poor Swedistani children must learn to use American units at a young age while they do their mandatory national service in the ikea sweatshops.
Nobody here is gonna be buying a particleboard table if the dimensions are in meters. Imagine metric furniture in an imperial house; it just wouldn't look right
partyandBSi was thinkin this the other day. homies writing in american at 17.69 as a second language. pretty sick that all these other countries focus on learning our language. really makes exploiting them for their resources (mainly furniture) that much easier. “pEoPlE wHo KnOw MuLtIpLe LaNgUaGeS hAvE a HiGhEr Iq” you keep telling yourself that joakim, just send over that entertainment center with the caveman drawing you call instructions. daddy’s got football to watch on my 80” tv
partyandBSi was thinkin this the other day. homies writing in american at 17.69 as a second language. pretty sick that all these other countries focus on learning our language. really makes exploiting them for their resources (mainly furniture) that much easier. “pEoPlE wHo KnOw MuLtIpLe LaNgUaGeS hAvE a HiGhEr Iq” you keep telling yourself that joakim, just send over that entertainment center with the caveman drawing you call instructions. daddy’s got football to watch on my 80” tv
Or maybe I used cheeseburger units so you can understand what I was saying. We don't learn your language, we learn the language of England. aCtUaLlY iT's My ThIrD lAnGuAgE not second.
partyandBSi was thinkin this the other day. homies writing in american at 17.69 as a second language. pretty sick that all these other countries focus on learning our language. really makes exploiting them for their resources (mainly furniture) that much easier. “pEoPlE wHo KnOw MuLtIpLe LaNgUaGeS hAvE a HiGhEr Iq” you keep telling yourself that joakim, just send over that entertainment center with the caveman drawing you call instructions. daddy’s got football to watch on my 80” tv
I was born and raised in the US. I can’t read what you wrote
Fuck school. I wanna live 50 miles north north east of Ketchikan Alaska and build a cabin and live off fish and foraging. Chemistry ain’t gon be no help when my life is inevitably fucked up when im 30. I hate it I hate it i hate it I hate it I hate it
Rock_InhabitantFuck school. I wanna live 50 miles north north east of Ketchikan Alaska and build a cabin and live off fish and foraging. Chemistry ain’t gon be no help when my life is inevitably fucked up when im 30. I hate it I hate it i hate it I hate it I hate it
Real. Cabin in nowhere is the answer to every major problem of life.
Rock_InhabitantFuck school. I wanna live 50 miles north north east of Ketchikan Alaska and build a cabin and live off fish and foraging. Chemistry ain’t gon be no help when my life is inevitably fucked up when im 30. I hate it I hate it i hate it I hate it I hate it
England invented the language, but if it weren't for us Burgers, nobody else would be learning it. You nordics would be speaking Russian and the rest of the world would still learn French
KungKalmarOr maybe I used cheeseburger units so you can understand what I was saying. We don't learn your language, we learn the language of England. aCtUaLlY iT's My ThIrD lAnGuAgE not second.
SlushSeasonEngland invented the language, but if it weren't for us Burgers, nobody else would be learning it. You nordics would be speaking Russian and the rest of the world would still learn French
if it wasn’t for uncle sam those cucks would be using reichsmarks, speaking german, and hailing the third reich of the nazi party. youre welcome
KungKalmarOr maybe I used cheeseburger units so you can understand what I was saying. We don't learn your language, we learn the language of England. aCtUaLlY iT's My ThIrD lAnGuAgE not second.
The fuck you going to do with our furniture??
I've made about $600 this year flipping danish and swedish furniture so ty guys for making that stuff ig
SlushSeasonEngland invented the language, but if it weren't for us Burgers, nobody else would be learning it. You nordics would be speaking Russian and the rest of the world would still learn French
no.
We Nordics would be speaking swedish like we still kind of do. One had a lil identity crisis and invented some shitty language out of nowhere. Thanks to 'murica I don't have to worry about speaking Russian it the future because when someone steps over the line I have bigger problems to worry about (end of the world).
I would say English became the lingua franca because of British colonization. They had a lil empire back in the days. Like you can see from the map that tells every place in the world where they went and conquered.
You might have helped in 1900s. You can't do little helping in the end and claim you are the only reason why it's so popular.
partyandBSif it wasn’t for uncle sam those cucks would be using reichsmarks, speaking german, and hailing the third reich of the nazi party. youre welcome
🦅 💵 🍔 🤑🇺🇸
fuck yeah
The good old days
Oh wait no... wtf I didn't say that.
Mustache man sold us out to the bad mustache man. Does it really matter? Probably not since they were coming invited or not.
This might sound bit weird but there is a picture of the other dude in one of our bathrooms.
We Nordics would be speaking swedish like we still kind of do. One had a lil identity crisis and invented some shitty language out of nowhere. Thanks to 'murica I don't have to worry about speaking Russian it the future because when someone steps over the line I have bigger problems to worry about (end of the world).
I would say English became the lingua franca because of British colonization. They had a lil empire back in the days. Like you can see from the map that tells every place in the world where they went and conquered.
You might have helped in 1900s. You can't do little helping in the end and claim you are the only reason why it's so popular.
the british didnt get europe to learn english. that was primarily post ww2 thanks to US. due to that, its in many countries best interest to learn english to better participate in a global economy that is dominated by the almighty dollar. the saudis arent selling oil by the euro, pound, krown, etc. its traded in dollars. in todays world, the majority of countries speaking english as a secondary language can arguably be attributed to the us more than england at this point. obviously the language came from them.
also as a side bar, my american pride on here is more of a satirical over representation of how i think we are perceived by the rest of the world. i mean my mom was a stubborn dutch immigrant who refused to become a us citizen after all lol
partyandBSthe british didnt get europe to learn english. that was primarily post ww2 thanks to US. due to that, its in many countries best interest to learn english to better participate in a global economy that is dominated by the almighty dollar. the saudis arent selling oil by the euro, pound, krown, etc. its traded in dollars. in todays world, the majority of countries speaking english as a secondary language can arguably be attributed to the us more than england at this point. obviously the language came from them.
also as a side bar, my american pride on here is more of a satirical over representation of how i think we are perceived by the rest of the world. i mean my mom was a stubborn dutch immigrant who refused to become a us citizen after all lol
No. I live in the 1800s where eu is still the center of the world economy. I will deny USA dominance.
Wouldn't you be speaking Norwegian? Since They were axis powers and easily would have kicked your ass with some nazi help?
KungKalmarno.
We Nordics would be speaking swedish like we still kind of do. One had a lil identity crisis and invented some shitty language out of nowhere. Thanks to 'murica I don't have to worry about speaking Russian it the future because when someone steps over the line I have bigger problems to worry about (end of the world).
I would say English became the lingua franca because of British colonization. They had a lil empire back in the days. Like you can see from the map that tells every place in the world where they went and conquered.
You might have helped in 1900s. You can't do little helping in the end and claim you are the only reason why it's so popular.
The British empire collapsed in the 1940s and 1950s. The former British colonies (except the White ones and India) would not have continued learning English for no reason. The reason people have continued to learn English for the past 70 years is the US. You can see this in some former French colonies like Vietnam. France lost most of its influence and now people learn English. It's even more apparent after the fall of the Soviet Union. Places like Romania, Czech Republic, and Poland now teach English to their kids instead of Russian. This shows just how fast it can change.
So the reason that most young people in the world speak (some) English is that the US is the world's dominant power and has been for 80 years. It doesn't really matter that England was the dominant power 100 years ago
KungKalmarno.
We Nordics would be speaking swedish like we still kind of do. One had a lil identity crisis and invented some shitty language out of nowhere. Thanks to 'murica I don't have to worry about speaking Russian it the future because when someone steps over the line I have bigger problems to worry about (end of the world).
I would say English became the lingua franca because of British colonization. They had a lil empire back in the days. Like you can see from the map that tells every place in the world where they went and conquered.
You might have helped in 1900s. You can't do little helping in the end and claim you are the only reason why it's so popular.
VTshredder69Wouldn't you be speaking Norwegian? Since They were axis powers and easily would have kicked your ass with some nazi help?
Probably not since you can speak swedish to norwegian and it will understand what you said. That war would have never happened. We don't want to kill each other and Sweden was exporting Iron ore to Germany even though it was "neutral".
KungKalmarProbably not since you can speak swedish to norwegian and it will understand what you said. That war would have never happened. We don't want to kill each other and Sweden was exporting Iron ore to Germany even though it was "neutral".
Interesting. Well i love sweden because they make great metal.
SlushSeasonSo the reason that most young people in the world speak (some) English is that the US is the world's dominant power and has been for 80 years. It doesn't really matter that England was the dominant power 100 years ago
I guess the point in 1900s USA dominance is valid, but saying that the country that spread the language to the world is not important is stupid. The reason you are speaking english is because of the English colonization. "The use of English in the United States is a result of British colonization of the Americas" -Wikipedia.
You can't just look at the last 80 years when the modern version of the language and it's history has been around since the 18th century. I have to give more weight to the last 80 years and you have look further than the last 80 years. After all history is sum of things and there is always more than 1 side to the story.
KungKalmarI guess the point in 1900s USA dominance is valid, but saying that the country that spread the language to the world is not important is stupid. The reason you are speaking english is because of the English colonization. "The use of English in the United States is a result of British colonization of the Americas" -Wikipedia.
You can't just look at the last 80 years when the modern version of the language and it's history has been around since the 18th century. I have to give more weight to the last 80 years and you have look further than the last 80 years. After all history is sum of things and there is always more than 1 side to the story.
Both can be true. The reason old English became prevalent was the British.
The reason majority of the world speaks and teaches English’s a now is because of the dominance of the US.
The international Language for flying is aviation English which is made of general words and US English.
the reality is without the dominance of the US during ww2 your country would likely no longer exist. You would have been absorbed by likely Russia or Germany as they continued to gain more power and ground. Even if hitler died when he did without the US developing and dropping the atomic bombs Japan would have continued to fight and spread as well.
you are correct about the British colonization prior but that became Irrelevant during ww2 as they were no longer the dominant power and were taking Significant losses. Without the Manhattan Project the world would be very different than it is right now.
PartyBullshiitthe reality is without the dominance of the US during ww2 your country would likely no longer exist. You would have been absorbed by likely Russia or Germany as they continued to gain more power and ground. Even if hitler died when he did without the US developing and dropping the atomic bombs Japan would have continued to fight and spread as well.
Without the Manhattan Project the world would be very different than it is right now.
My history knowledge ended like 2 posts ago and I'm too tired read more Wikipedia. But because I'm stubborn and blaa blaa I'm going to answer.
If my country would not exist anymore the people would not either. We fight until there is not a single man alive. Being under Russia or Soviet union has not been an option after 1917. So from their point of view it would have been useless to try again.
Without the dominance of US our country could be actually bigger. While Germany was doing Germany things in the south we were able to go all the way to Petroskoi. But Germany was fighting multiple fronts which obviously meant that they didn't have full power to attack USSR in the south. Weaker opponent in the west or wherever you were would have given the opportunity to move more people to the east. So without the US, Nazis would have had more power to attack USSR which would have been better for us because we were also in USSR zone. Too many possibilities for a real theory.
Don't have any idea what would have happened in Lapland war without the US since I have no Idea what Germany was doing at the time other than burning people in Poland and our shit in the north. But it probably would not have happened. Anyways It's too complicated to think it with out the US. Too many variables and possibilities for my brain. Also thinking of alternative theory is bit useless but here I am anyway.
Manhattan project was the biggest mistake in the history of humanity.
Why do rats have to be so fucking smart? I set a bunch of rat and mouse traps in my shed last weekend and already caught 5 mice, but zero luck from the rats. They're too big for most cats to hunt too
I've been watching the Mousetrap Monday guy on YouTube and he has plenty more strategies to try, but i feel like we should have solved the worldwide rat infestation by now.
KungKalmarMy history knowledge ended like 2 posts ago and I'm too tired read more Wikipedia. But because I'm stubborn and blaa blaa I'm going to answer.
If my country would not exist anymore the people would not either. We fight until there is not a single man alive. Being under Russia or Soviet union has not been an option after 1917. So from their point of view it would have been useless to try again.
Without the dominance of US our country could be actually bigger. While Germany was doing Germany things in the south we were able to go all the way to Petroskoi. But Germany was fighting multiple fronts which obviously meant that they didn't have full power to attack USSR in the south. Weaker opponent in the west or wherever you were would have given the opportunity to move more people to the east. So without the US, Nazis would have had more power to attack USSR which would have been better for us because we were also in USSR zone. Too many possibilities for a real theory.
Don't have any idea what would have happened in Lapland war without the US since I have no Idea what Germany was doing at the time other than burning people in Poland and our shit in the north. But it probably would not have happened. Anyways It's too complicated to think it with out the US. Too many variables and possibilities for my brain. Also thinking of alternative theory is bit useless but here I am anyway.
Manhattan project was the biggest mistake in the history of humanity.
You are correct. Your country would have been much bigger. And it would have been called Russia. You’d be eating potatoes and borscht
KungKalmarManhattan project was the biggest mistake in the history of humanity.
You clearly need to do more research just based off this comment alone.
You do realize every axis was working on an atomic program, Germany, ussr, Japan, Britain all had active programs. The difference was we just had the best people and succeed first.
so even without the Manhattan project the only difference would have been someone else would have succeeded before us. Likely ussr as they were already known to be testing weapons which is what accelerated the Manhattan project.
we didn’t create the idea of nuclear weapons. We just won the race and ended the war. You’re welcome.
PartyBullshiitYou clearly need to do more research just based off this comment alone.
You do realize every axis was working on an atomic program, Germany, ussr, Japan, Britain all had active programs. The difference was we just had the best people and succeed first.
so even without the Manhattan project the only difference would have been someone else would have succeeded before us. Likely ussr as they were already known to be testing weapons which is what accelerated the Manhattan project.
we didn’t create the idea of nuclear weapons. We just won the race and ended the war. You’re welcome.
You don't think making weapons powerful enough to destroy most of humanity was a mistake? Doesn't matter who won the race, it was a mistake.
KungKalmarYou don't think making weapons powerful enough to destroy most of humanity was a mistake? Doesn't matter who won the race, it was a mistake.
You’re missing the point. Everyone was developing those weapons. It wasn’t just the US. If the Germans or ussr had developed them prior to the US, your country among many others around you may not exist period. Hitler wanted those weapons to literally wipe the surrounding counties off the map. The ussr wanted those weapons to annihilate competitors around them.
so i go back to my original point that you’re seeming to gloss over which is why you need to do more research to understand what your commenting on. The manhattan project was not conceived to end humanity or control the world as the Germans, ussr, and japan had been trying to do.
We created those weapons because we knew countries with evil intentions were already developing and testing those weapons and were intending to use them to wipe other counties off the map. We won the race to show a use of force that would end the world war. Which it did.
We chose to use them on Japan because they were trying to conquer the pacific and then move into striking the US which they did when they struck Pearl Harbor. We were largely removed from all war activity being on a separate continent from the war.
once we stuck Japan we ceased use of atomic weapons because they surrendered. We didn’t continue use and then strike other countries because that was never the end goal of the project.
you should watch Oppenheimer to gain a slightly better understanding of when and why the project was initiated and why it ended.
Btw. Please don’t start any conversation about factual stuff with “don’t have time to Wikipedia that” you already ended any factual conversation using that site that can be manipulated by anyone to change “facts” as they see fit. Do some real research and don’t rely on “user updated” site.
PartyBullshiitBtw. Please don’t start any conversation about factual stuff with “don’t have time to Wikipedia that” you already ended any factual conversation using that site that can be manipulated by anyone to change “facts” as they see fit. Do some real research and don’t rely on “user updated” site.
Wikipedia is one of the best sources for information online. You can become an armchair expert in no time in anything. It's not just some place where people write random stuff. Things are fact checked. What is the point to check else where when the "real" sources are linked to the wikipedia article. History articles are probably more biased towords the west but that is the same shit that is taught in our schools anyway.
also It wasn't really factual stuff because it was thinking about alternative reality that never happened.
PartyBullshiitYou’re missing the point. Everyone was developing those weapons. It wasn’t just the US. If the Germans or ussr had developed them prior to the US, your country among many others around you may not exist period. Hitler wanted those weapons to literally wipe the surrounding counties off the map. The ussr wanted those weapons to annihilate competitors around them.
so i go back to my original point that you’re seeming to gloss over which is why you need to do more research to understand what your commenting on. The manhattan project was not conceived to end humanity or control the world as the Germans, ussr, and japan had been trying to do.
We created those weapons because we knew countries with evil intentions were already developing and testing those weapons and were intending to use them to wipe other counties off the map. We won the race to show a use of force that would end the world war. Which it did.
We chose to use them on Japan because they were trying to conquer the pacific and then move into striking the US which they did when they struck Pearl Harbor. We were largely removed from all war activity being on a separate continent from the war.
once we stuck Japan we ceased use of atomic weapons because they surrendered. We didn’t continue use and then strike other countries because that was never the end goal of the project.
you should watch Oppenheimer to gain a slightly better understanding of when and why the project was initiated and why it ended.
It was mistake and it will be a mistake when few people decides to press their red buttons.
PartyBullshiitYou clearly need to do more research just based off this comment alone.
You do realize every axis was working on an atomic program, Germany, ussr, Japan, Britain all had active programs. The difference was we just had the best people and succeed first.
so even without the Manhattan project the only difference would have been someone else would have succeeded before us. Likely ussr as they were already known to be testing weapons which is what accelerated the Manhattan project.
we didn’t create the idea of nuclear weapons. We just won the race and ended the war. You’re welcome.
Fun fact the Germans where actually decently close to succeeding in their pursuit of the A bomb until a group of Norwegian resistance fighters skied into a gnarly fjord and blew up a secret heavy water plant. It was called Operation Gunnerside and the skiers are now known as the Heros of Telemark
**This post was edited on Sep 6th 2024 at 1:29:37am
KungKalmarWikipedia is one of the best sources for information online. You can become an armchair expert in no time in anything. It's not just some place where people write random stuff. Things are fact checked. What is the point to check else where when the "real" sources are linked to the wikipedia article. History articles are probably more biased towords the west but that is the same shit that is taught in our schools anyway.
also It wasn't really factual stuff because it was thinking about alternative reality that never happened.
SivvyFun fact the Germans where actually decently close to succeeding in their pursuit of the A bomb until a group of Norwegian resistance fighters skied into a gnarly fjord and blew up a secret heavy water plant. It was called Operation Gunnerside and the skiers are now known as the Heros of Telemark
**This post was edited on Sep 6th 2024 at 1:29:37am
There was a show on Netflix about it called Heavy Water War. It was good.
I have so many things I want to say about this WW2 back and forth but I’m staying out of it.
SivvyFun fact the Germans were actually decently close to succeeding in their pursuit of the A bomb until a group of Norwegian resistance fighters skied into a gnarly fjord and blew up a secret heavy water plant. It was called Operation Gunnerside and the skiers are now known as the Heros of Telemark
**This post was edited on Sep 6th 2024 at 1:29:37am
PartyBullshiitNot even close homie. You have A LOT to learn.
There is difference between writing formal papers and writing half-assed posts in the internet and there is nothing better for that than Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is more reliable than lot of other options coming up from companies with pure money making purposes.
Best and the worst part of it is that it can be edited by anyone. You usually have to provide a source for your editing and these sources include school papers, real journalism, books and news articles. When you put the sources together it creates a nice surface level info of the topic. Articles are edited by multiple people with multiple sources which results in more non-biases pages unlike news and journalism that can be used to push their own agenda more than the truth.
Wikipedia pages update with time unlike older news articles that come up. You can even see every single version of the page that has existed. Vandalism is the bad part, sometimes it goes unnoticed for few hours, sometimes for few months(which shouldn't really happen anymore) in less popular articles.
Lot of the popular pages are protected from vandalism by verified wikipedians and AI or bots or whatever they are.
Wikipedia is definitely reliable enough as a source for internet posts, fun facts and everyday information. It's even more reliable when it comes to non-controversial topics.
I'm not going to skim trough research papers or reports so I can say something stupid.
KungKalmarThere is difference between writing formal papers and writing half-assed posts in the internet and there is nothing better for that than Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is more reliable than lot of other options coming up from companies with pure money making purposes.
Best and the worst part of it is that it can be edited by anyone. You usually have to provide a source for your editing and these sources include school papers, real journalism, books and news articles. When you put the sources together it creates a nice surface level info of the topic. Articles are edited by multiple people with multiple sources which results in more non-biases pages unlike news and journalism that can be used to push their own agenda more than the truth.
Wikipedia pages update with time unlike older news articles that come up. You can even see every single version of the page that has existed. Vandalism is the bad part, sometimes it goes unnoticed for few hours, sometimes for few months(which shouldn't really happen anymore) in less popular articles.
Lot of the popular pages are protected from vandalism by verified wikipedians and AI or bots or whatever they are.
Wikipedia is definitely reliable enough as a source for internet posts, fun facts and everyday information. It's even more reliable when it comes to non-controversial topics.
I'm not going to skim trough research papers or reports so I can say something stupid.
The fact it can be edited by anyone is the exact reason it cannot be considered a reliable source of factual information. Again you have a lot to learn.
PartyBullshiitThe fact it can be edited by anyone is the exact reason it cannot be considered a reliable source of factual information. Again you have a lot to learn.
