Taylor Swift

[BillStime]

[Joe Ferguson forever]

1 minute ago, KDIGGZ said:

What conservative media do I watch? I'm not a conservative. I watch her speak and she is a dumb bartender bimbo

compared to Boebert?  MTG?  both are ruthless, dishonest opportunists.  Vocabulary is the most obvious measure of intelligence and education.  They're both dimwits.  but dimwits are appealing to dimwits.  Birds of a feather....

[Joe Ferguson forever]

1 hour ago, Capco said:

"So this is the law library.  It's a bit quieter than Capen... (smirks). Like, one time my friends and I went to check it out and we got shooed away by the law students who were studying... so umm, yeah they're a bit more serious here.  Enter at your own risk."  She was definitely one of the pep-rally/school spirit/sorority types fwiw 🤣

and that's a bad thing?....was she attractive and gave you no notice?

Edited February 1 by Joe Ferguson forever

[BillStime]

25 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said:

What conservative media do I watch? I'm not a conservative. I watch her speak and she is a dumb bartender bimbo

So dumb she is making billions.

[L Ron Burgundy]

6 minutes ago, BillStime said:

So dumb she is making billions.

He's talking about AOC here, still wrong though. 

[Joe Ferguson forever]

Since Taylor has morphed into AOC, this seems appropriate

 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/much-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-worth-164632205.html

[BillStime]

8 minutes ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

He's talking about AOC here, still wrong though. 

Got it.

[KDIGGZ]

13 minutes ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

He's talking about AOC here, still wrong though. 

 

4 minutes ago, BillStime said:

Got it.

Definitely making millions. Isn't it funny how your socialist saviors end up multi-millionaires themselves making a 200k per year salary. Hmm interesting 🤔

[Capco]

2 hours ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:

I've been giving this some thought.  The average SAT score to get into a good engineering school is about 1200.  Half of that is verbal.  Therefore, the applicant should have already shown verbal proficiency in order to get accepted.  

It should have been honed in college.  If not, that's on the school.  They shouldn't be graduating students who can't write or speak well.

 

I agree that Engineering majors are often very different thinkers than pure science or arts majors.  Clarkson was just up the road from St Lawrence.  Very different culture and skill set; very different people.  But every college grad should have facility with the English language imo...

I got a 1270 on my SAT, of which 590 was the verbal score.  But if I showed you some of my writing from when I was 17, then you'd probably be appalled (and it's okay if so, because I definitely am lol).  

I'm autistic and wasn't even diagnosed until after I finished my undergrad (partly because I am deceptively high-functioning, especially on things like standardized tests).  One of the definitive symptoms of autism is basically being socially and verbally 'tarded, so my communication skills while growing up were below average.  Because I was undiagnosed, I never received support for my special needs in my youth.  This even screwed me out of advanced-placement classes on three separate occasions, going all the way back to first grade (and I still remember that first doubter's name, too:  Mrs. Blackburn ).  

In addition, some of my greatest insights into writing didn't even come from English class.  For example, learning beginner-level communication in a new language actually helped me write more fluently in English at the intermediate level.  English is a messy, hodgepodge language, and there are many ways to communicate verbally that can be readily understood by a native listener, but aren't correct in writing.  Many of these bad habits were so second-nature that I didn't even notice them.  My eureka moment in English actually came from a rudimentary exposure to the comparatively well-defined and logical structure of French.  Up until then, I was convinced that I'd never be a good writer.  But then I realized that writing is a lot like math; since I was already good at math, I could also be good at writing!

In summary, I think communication skills take time.  They need to be nurtured and cultivated.  Some take longer than others to blossom.  Setting specific standards that must be met after so many revolutions around the sun is arbitrarily unfair to those who might fall far from the standard mold, like I did.  

I still know I can do better and am constantly trying to improve.  I think that brevity might be a good place to start, don't you? 🤣

PS - Up to 40% of my ChemE class were not native English speakers.  Their writing was usually atrocious (like worse than Google translate at the time), and most if not all of them still got their degrees.  

Edited February 1 by Capco

[Capco]

1 hour ago, Joe Ferguson forever said:

and that's a bad thing?....was she attractive and gave you no notice?

Huh?

It's not a bad thing, it's just humorous if you understand the underlying dynamics like @Roundybout presumably does. 

She was one of the people who came to college more for the parties than for the learning.  Her friends and her got shooed out because she admitted that they were used to Capen Library, and Capen is the Wild Wild West compared to the law library.  You can't just mosey around giggling loudly in the law library without at least getting a dirty look from some gassed law student on their fourth 5-hour energy shot of the morning, as she quickly found out.  

Her looks are completely irrelevant, but I didn't find her physically attractive.  In addition, the school spirit types just have a different kind of peppy energy that I don't match well with.  I like the quiet, shy, nerdy types with big hearts and fat cats.  

Edited February 1 by Capco

[Joe Ferguson forever]

1 hour ago, Capco said:

Huh?

It's not a bad thing, it's just humorous if you understand the underlying dynamics like @Roundybout presumably does. 

She was one of the people who came to college more for the parties than for the learning.  Her friends and her got shooed out because she admitted that they were used to Capen Library, and Capen is the Wild Wild West compared to the law library.  You can't just mosey around giggling loudly in the law library without at least getting a dirty look from some gassed law student on their fourth 5-hour energy shot of the morning, as she quickly found out.  

Her looks are completely irrelevant, but I didn't find her physically attractive.  In addition, the school spirit types just have a different kind of peppy energy that I don't match well with.  I like the quiet, shy, nerdy types with big hearts and fat cats.  

Wow. Quite a portrait. Sounds really great. Hope you enjoyed. 
 

my wife did

 

Edited February 1 by Joe Ferguson forever

[John from Riverside]

AOC and Bobert might be on opposite ends of the spectrum politically wise, but as far as Lady like goes……

 

AOC is a lady Bobert is a tramp

[US Egg]

Forget Taylor Swift.
 

These are the kind of “women” that better represent Democrats:

 

 

[Westside]

12 hours ago, L Ron Burgundy said:

Well it was true the first couple pages.  And they are definitely trolling. 

Once again your lies have caught up with you. F’n simp

6 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

AOC and Bobert might be on opposite ends of the spectrum politically wise, but as far as Lady like goes……

 

AOC is a lady Bobert is a tramp

You’re a clown 

[John from Riverside]

42 minutes ago, Westside said:

Once again your lies have caught up with you. F’n simp

You’re a clown 

But I’m not wrong
It’s OK Bobert’s time is about up. She is in with a group of sharks she can’t compete with this new district.

[Roundybout]

13 hours ago, Capco said:

Congrats on your marriage!  What kind of law does she practice?

I'm actually a student at the law school now (aiming for patent law myself) and I know exactly what you mean about Lockwood being a good place to study.  As an undergrad, I distinctly remember when our tour group walked by the law library and the student guide said:

"So this is the law library.  It's a bit quieter than Capen... (smirks). Like, one time my friends and I went to check it out and we got shooed away by the law students who were studying... so umm, yeah they're a bit more serious here.  Enter at your own risk."  She was definitely one of the pep-rally/school spirit/sorority types fwiw 🤣

No kidding! Thats awesome. Best of luck in your studies. 
 

When my wife started her internships she got into malpractice law, but she actually ended up in housing and property law. 
 

I used the law library a couple times when I took a property law course for my masters, and yeah I thought it was a bizarre layout. My wife usually studied on one of the top floors in O’Brien which was off limits to anyone without a swipe card (coincidentally a great place to make out too, but I digress…)

[Gregg]

9 hours ago, John from Riverside said:

AOC and Bobert might be on opposite ends of the spectrum politically wise, but as far as Lady like goes……

 

AOC is a lady Bobert is a tramp

 

AOC acts like a 5-year-old. That is not lady like. 

[Tommy Callahan]

Meh.  Aoc and others wouldn't even be in office outside the district is very non diverse.  Like 90% Dems. 

 

Trolls attack the messenger case they can't argue the narrative.  

[HomeskillitMoorman]

15 hours ago, FilthyBeast said:

I didn't want to touch this topic in another thread on the main football forum.....but let's look at the facts here around Taylor Swift and the NFL script:

 

- Chiefs play lousy football all year up until the playoffs. Almost like they barely tried because they knew the obvious script well beforehand.

- Kelce comes out as a vocal proud endorser of the covid vaccine bull####.

- Not long after enter Taylor Swift, because Kelce said he would love to meet her someday

- Predictable boring relationship takes shape, we see Swift attending Chiefs games regularly but apparently they don't even follow eachother on social media.

- Chiefs magically look like a different team in the playoffs as Swift mania ramps up even more

- NFL viewership through the roof since Swift/Kelce became a thing

- Rumors circulating that Swift is going to endorse Joe Biden (or more likely Big Mike Obama after he/she replaces Biden on the D ticket) very soon

- Chiefs inevitably win their 3rd superbowl in front of millions world wide next week and Swift will be on the field front and center celebrating with the team.

 

I mean, call me a conspiracy theorist but does anyone else not see through this scripted bull####?

 

Also how convenient is it going to be when we here about Kelce and Swift 'calling it quits' not long after the superbowl....I guess that will just be another coincidence too?

 

Dude this is stupid to be honest.

 

Do I think the league can influence refs? Sure. But players and coaches and staff are not tanking games to "follow a script". There are players and coaches that depend on evaluations of their play for the next personal contracts and careers, etc. On many of the lower levels, there are people that are not even being paid a lot. And guys who get cut, are fringe NFL players. 

 

Players/athletes/celebrities will endorse just about anything for money. This is nothing new. They take multi-million dollar endorsements from companies that put little kids to work in sweatshops. How is that not even worse than what Kelce's endorsing?

 

The Patriots had many seasons where they looked ordinary during a good chunk of the regular season and turned it up at the end and postseason. So many times they went through the same thing where people said they were done and finished. Were the Bills losing on purpose so they could script an end of the season run?

 

And the big one...celebrity endorsements for political office have NEVER been impactful. People historically do not vote for a candidate in any office because of what celebrities preach. Joe Rogan, who has a gazillion followers, backed a Libertarian last election and Bernie the election before....what did that do?

 

Right-wing people to me are an embarrassment to real conspiracy theorists who actually theorize about something that makes some kind of sense in any kind of way. The motives themselves here don't even add up to begin with. 

Edited February 1 by HomeskillitMoorman

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57 minutes ago, Tommy Callahan said:

Trolls attack the messenger case they can't argue the narrative.  

 

They never think.

 

 

[Tommy Callahan]

^^^^^ is the "they" in said narrative.

 

 

[BillStime]

15 hours ago, FilthyBeast said:

call me a conspiracy theorist

 

Done!

 

 

 

 

[Tommy Callahan]

Another day of the swifties being all salty on this thread. 

 

 

[Capco]

13 hours ago, Roundybout said:

No kidding! That's awesome. Best of luck in your studies. 
 

When my wife started her internships she got into malpractice law, but she actually ended up in housing and property law. 
 

I used the law library a couple times when I took a property law course for my masters, and yeah I thought it was a bizarre layout. My wife usually studied on one of the top floors in O’Brien which was off limits to anyone without a swipe card (coincidentally a great place to make out too, but I digress…)

Yup, the 7th floor has a special area for law students that is only accessible with a swipe card.  I do most of my studying there too.  And I agree that it is a very strange layout.  

That's also hilarious because I thought the exact same thing about the upper floors lmao.  

Thank you for wishing me luck.  Again, the aim is to be a patent prosecutor, but my #2 choice would be real property and wills, trusts, and estates.  That's generally my strongest area (at least according to my grades).  I really don't want to be a litigator at all; a courtroom just isn't for me.  On the other hand, I could see myself become a local town justice in my later years.  

Best of luck to you and your wife as well buddy.  Mens sana in copore sano!

[BillStime]

They don’t care 

 

 

[Gregg]

Trump won't have to beat Biden. Biden's declining health will defeat Biden. I doubt the Dems will want to "Weekend at Bernie's" the drooling vegetable thru a 2nd term. Not that Biden will live through a 2nd term anyway. 

[reddogblitz]

On 1/29/2024 at 9:23 AM, KDIGGZ said:

If the entirety of media, corporations, and celebrities are all saying to vote one way then you can be assured that you should vote the opposite. The power should be in the hands of the people. We should never fear our government, our government should fear us!

 

You think power should be in the hands of the people yet you don't vote.  Can you explain that please?

 

Never mind. I see you answered it above.

Edited February 2 by reddogblitz

[BillStime]

22 minutes ago, Gregg said:

Trump won't have to beat Biden. Biden's declining health will defeat Biden. I doubt the Dems will want to "Weekend at Bernie's" the drooling vegetable thru a 2nd term. Not that Biden will live through a 2nd term anyway. 

These idiots told us the same thing leading uo to the last election.

 

No one knows when their time is up on this planet. 
 

Death does not discriminate.

[Gregg]

1 minute ago, BillStime said:

These idiots told us the same thing leading uo to the last election.

 

No one knows when their time is up on this planet. 
 

Death does not discriminate.

 

True and Trump isn't young either, but Biden's health really does look like it will be an issue. I think he steps down and the Dems will have another nominee for the election.

[BillStime]

1 minute ago, Gregg said:

 

True and Trump isn't young either, but Biden's health really does look like it will be an issue. I think he steps down and the Dems will have another nominee for the election.

I wouldn’t choose to put any money on either ones longevity but Biden is at least an in shape senile while Trump is an obese senile and eats McDonalds every day - he is a heart attack and/or stroke away from serious trouble.

 

Coupled w the mounting law suits and potential money going out only adds to his blood pressure.

 

It’s truly unfortunate that it has come down to these two.

 

 

[KDIGGZ]

50 minutes ago, reddogblitz said:

 

You think power should be in the hands of the people yet you don't vote.  Can you explain that please?

 

Never mind. I see you answered it above.

Yep I tried to explain it as genuinely as I could above. If I thought the power really was with the people I would vote. I'm pretty jaded by the whole thing if these dummies around here vote Dem no matter what. Feels like my vote doesn't count. At some point it could come down to Dem vs Socialist and then I'll vote for the Dem but hopefully we don't get to that point as a country but you never know.

[Roundybout]

23 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said:

Yep I tried to explain it as genuinely as I could above. If I thought the power really was with the people I would vote. I'm pretty jaded by the whole thing if these dummies around here vote Dem no matter what. Feels like my vote doesn't count. At some point it could come down to Dem vs Socialist and then I'll vote for the Dem but hopefully we don't get to that point as a country but you never know.

 

Your vote always counts, especially at the local level. I believe it's the most important thing we can do as Americans is exercise that right at all times. Hell, I'd vote for the damn garbage man if it came to it. 

[Joe Ferguson forever]

So I looked up Taylor's net worth - $1.1 billion.  She doesn't need Travis Kelce's fame or wealth.  At this point, she's looking for happiness imo.  So maybe they're actually close or in love.  And maybe she's progressive in her politics and isn't ashamed to be forward about her views.

 

Or....It's a big conspiracy.  The NFL rigged games so the couple du jour is front and center.  And they paid Taylor huge dollars to endorse Biden.  C'mon.  This is worse than pizza gate which was horrible.

[KDIGGZ]

7 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

 

Your vote always counts, especially at the local level. I believe it's the most important thing we can do as Americans is exercise that right at all times. Hell, I'd vote for the damn garbage man if it came to it. 

Where I live the Republican always wins local and Democrat wins the big stuff. I agree everyone should vote. I just don't feel like I missed out on much by not. I'll continue to follow along and see if and when my input is needed however 

[Roundybout]

25 minutes ago, KDIGGZ said:

Where I live the Republican always wins local and Democrat wins the big stuff. I agree everyone should vote. I just don't feel like I missed out on much by not. I'll continue to follow along and see if and when my input is needed however 

Well good citizenship goes beyond that, it’s taking an active interest in your community. Grover Cleveland’s “Good Citizenship” is a pleasant read if you have an afternoon.

[Tiberius]

 

[Doc]

3 hours ago, Gregg said:

Trump won't have to beat Biden. Biden's declining health will defeat Biden. I doubt the Dems will want to "Weekend at Bernie's" the drooling vegetable thru a 2nd term. Not that Biden will live through a 2nd term anyway. 

 

Yup.  What makes it worse is that no one wants Kammy as President.

[BillStime]

Yup. Keep their idiots distracted.

 

 

[Tommy Callahan]

 

 

 

[BillStime]