BSR

If I were the lawyer in charge of the father's estate, I'd lie during the reading of the will & tell this heartless piece of sh*t that he was disinherited, just to watch him drop a 40-pound cow in his shorts. Then a week or so later, I'd send him a text, "just kidding, LOL!" Yeah, OK, I'd probably get in deep sh*t for a stunt like that, but it would he so damn tempting.

People who seethe with hatred are almost always blind to their own hatred. Just as some (the number is far lower than the Cult of Victimhood wants us to believe) Christians hate gays yet deny to their very marrow their hatred, you hate the US, Christians, and Christianity yet are deep in denial about your hatred. I'm not mistaking anything, rather, drawing my conclusion based on dozens and dozens of posts you've written over the years. There are many forum members whose politics are very if not extremely different from mine, yet I don't accuse them of anti-American or anti-Christian hatred because as much as we disagree, I simply don't see that hatred in them. But I do see it in you.

I heard that the teenager on board was terrified. Mind you, he was 19yo (I'm assuming that's legally an adult in Pakistan) and made the decision to go despite his fear. Then again, when dad's a billionaire, it might be reeeeaaaally hard to say no.

I think you're making a somewhat false equivalency. Of the 50 Muslim-majority countries, only 2 have Pride celebrations: Albania and Kosovo. Of the ~150 Christian-majority countries, almost all have Pride celebrations, except Uganda and a very few others. You lump the 2 together in the same "homophobic theocracy" basket only because you hate Christians and Christianity.

The CEO of the company that built the Titan is 1 of the 5 dead. He obviously believed in his product even though he admitted to cutting lots of corners and breaking all sorts of rules in the development of the vessel. I think of it more a case of an oversized ego desperate to believe his own hype. But you're right, it's still false marketing, even if the seller actually believes his own bullsh*t.

I wish you cited some examples of race-switch casting that worked so I could know what you're talking about. Two wrongs don't make a right. Yes, it's sad that so many p.o.c. roles were played by white actors in the past, but race-switch casting today doesn't undo that wrong. Sorry, I don't want to see a 3'11" dwarf playing Wilt Chamberlain. I think actors should be reasonably similar to the characters they play. Then again, maybe this is just my particular pet peeve. I go nuts when I see actors who are obviously many years older than the characters they play, but others seem able to overlook that discrepancy quite easily.

Not everyone is a fan of Audra McDonald. Yes, she's talented but also too actressy. Every performance is like "watch me aaaaaaaaaact!" Hey, just my opinion. My problem with race-switch casting is it's always just in one direction. If a black actor plays an Austrian abbess or a Russian Jew (a local production of Fiddler on the Roof) and you find it distracting or not credible, the wokety-wokes will scold and shame you. But if you ever cast a white actor in a person of color role, the same wokety-wokes will unleash hell. I once met a Mormon who spoke perfect Tagalog (did his mission in the Philippines). He was cute and I give him mad props for his Tagalog, but do I ever want to see him playing a young Ferdinand Marcos? Uh no, way too distracting. Enough with the race-switch casting. Find another way to signal your virtue.

Hmm, you actually started a thread with a clickbait headline just to try to trigger forum members who think you hate the US?? Like some old English guy once said: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

Since I'm not a soccer fan, I missed all the World Cup excitement as it was happening. Only months later did I catch an interview with Bono (Yassine Bounou), the Moroccan goalkeeper who blocked 2 penalty kicks to beat Spain and put Morocco in the QF for the 1st time. Some Moroccans do speak Spanish, but not with this accent. Apparently Bono "speaks Argentine" despite playing in Spain because his coach & trainers in his first team Atlético Madrid were all Argentine. Handsome guy, but holy sh*t, his accent could melt buttah.

The Kroger app showed a digital coupon, a dozen eggs for $1.49. If I can buy a dozen eggs for just a buck & a half, I'm gonna get all Linda Richman vehrklempt at the self-checkout.

For years if not decades, San Franciscans called anyone who disagreed with them racist, white supremacist, stupid, bigoted, hate-filled, and so on. Now that San Francisco is going to hell in a handbasket, thanks to their own "enlightened" policies, do you really expect those of us SFans smeared as racist monsters to extend our hands and sing Kumbaya?

For the sake of the Millennium Tower residents and all their neighbors, I hope the plan to level the building works. But it's built on soft soil and is already leaning 29 inches ... oh boy. Best of luck 'cuz they're gonna need it.

You are the self-proclaimed man of science, yet you pack your posts with assumptions and accusations. O man of science, where are the peer-reviewed studies proving that millions (or even hundreds of thousands) of LGBTs are rejected by their religious parents? Where are the peer-reviewed studies proving that the preachings of Pat Robertson and similar figures directly cause these religious parents to reject their LGBT children? Present those peer-reviewed studies, stop the wild-eyed assumptions & accusations, and then we'll talk. Have a nice day.

What a great Roland Garros! Novak beat Carlos in the most anticipated match of the year. The match lived up to its billing for the first 2 sets, but unfortunately Carlos succumbed to cramps early in the 3rd. Muchova played Swiatek a lot tougher than I expected. The Czech was up a break in the 3rd when Swiatek decided to step up the aggression. 3 RG titles in 4 years for the just turned 22 Swiatek. Novak took the lead in the Slam race by winning his 23rd over now 2-time RG finalist Casper Ruud. Ruud fought hard and played better than I expected, but Novak in Slams simply operates on another level.

@augustus mistakenly identified the protesters as the lunatic fringe group, the Westboro Baptist Church, when they were actually another lunatic fringe group, Official Street Preachers. No real difference between the two, unless you want to get all hair-splitty. I actually don't know any gay person who has been rejected by their family. Granted, that doesn't prove the problem doesn't exist, just as the one case of your fiance doesn't prove the problem is rampant and widespread. O Man of Science, can you prove the causal relationship between Pat Robertson and your fiance's parents' decision to cut off ties with him?

You can claim you were born & raised on Neptune -- doesn't mean it's true. As much as LGBTs claim they're leaving because of oppression & persecution, I'll bet my bottom dollar that the real reason is far less glamorous: work, family, staggering homeowners increases. But hey, there is no chic like victim chic.

If you want to get all hair-splitty, then yes, @augustus is wrong. But really, same song, different verse. How many members does this group I've never seen or heard of have?

I can't say I was a fan of Pat Robertson nor a critic because I know almost nothing about the guy. I was simply criticizing all the nouveaux Jussie Smolletts who carry on as if they were victimized by the man.

Professional victims are celebrating the death of their "oppressor" Pat Robertson to validate their own delusions of victimhood. For far too many Americans, victimhood is social currency. Social status and prestige are not measured by money, looks, or education, but rather by one's degree of victimhood. So professional victims bend over backward to pretend they were in some way oppressed by Pat Robertson to show off their victimhood bona fides. It's the Cult of Victimhood's version of keeping up with the Joneses.

For a self-proclaimed man of science, you make some very bold assumptions. Can you prove any of your claims? Or are you just indulging in victim chic?

Yes, we have Alcaraz-Djokovic Part Deux! Karen Khachanov came out super-aggressive and was the better player for almost 2 sets, but Novak played a perfect 2nd set tiebreak and restored order. Tsitsipas claimed he was adversely affected because he took a melatonin tablet to take a nap before the match. Hmm, I wonder what his excuse is for his other 4 losses against Carlos. Carlos beat Novak in a thrilla in Madrid in their only prior match, squeaking it out in a 3rd set tiebreak. Carlos has only improved since then, but Novak is a different player in Slams. This semifinal is like a virtual final because none of the 4 players in the other half of the draw can beat the winner of this clash of the Titans.

Maybe just a poor judge of human nature. Are you going to let some selfish mooch take your house away just like that? Or are you gonna fight like hell to defend what's yours? If it were me, I'm going Braveheart on that okupa's ass. Have you figured out yet why all the people on inner tubes float in only one direction across the Strait of Florida?

As I stated previously, the homeless problem is complicated. Yes, something is wrong with our system when millions of people work full-time yet can't afford housing or medical care. That is an extensive political discussion that we unfortunately cannot pursue on this forum. But I'm shocked that you think the solution is giving government the power to confiscate property at will and redistribute it however government sees fit. If your proposed system is so superior, then why do all those people risking their lives on inner tubes in the Strait of Florida try to float away from your beautiful system and toward the evil, oppressive, and unjust system?