The Wow I Can't Believe That News Story Thread

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 12-16-2017, 11:49 AM

as long as Ke$ha is fine

Chula Vista · 12-16-2017, 02:24 PM

"diversity," "fetus," "transgender," "vulnerable," "entitlement," "science-based" and "evidence-based"

We've entered a whole new world people. And I don't like it here.

Trollheart · 12-16-2017, 02:51 PM

What exactly is the problem with fetus? What they want to call it: Present from Jesus?

**Frownland** · 12-18-2017, 12:36 PM

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017...re-not-banned/

Quote:

“I want to assure you there are no banned words at CDC,” Director Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald‏ tweeted at the top of a thread Sunday morning, which is currently pinned.

Instead, several sources have tried to clarify that the language changes were merely suggestions to help make the agency’s budget more palatable to some Republicans and ease its passage.

So now the story is that science is a four letter word for Republicans.

Trollheart · 12-18-2017, 12:43 PM

Thoughts and prayers, people. Thoughts and prayers.

Amtrak derailment in Washington state: Multiple fatalities reported on train, official says - CNN

rubber soul · 12-18-2017, 12:56 PM

Man, that isn't good. We've had some train accidents around here on the East Coast. I'm not all that far from the Chase, Maryland disaster and there was a pretty bad accident in Philadelphia more recently. Anyway, I'm sending my thoughts out there.

OccultHawk · 12-18-2017, 01:06 PM

I’m sending thoughts AND wiggling my fingers. That should REALLY help.

**Frownland** · 12-18-2017, 01:09 PM

Sending thoughts and materials for bridge repair.

Trollheart · 12-18-2017, 01:10 PM

**** you bastards! Now I lost my train of thought! Why do you guys have to derail everything????

Pet_Sounds · 12-18-2017, 01:23 PM

Not often you get something that sounds like a cross between And Then There Were None and In Cold Blood right in your backyard.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle37363712/

12-16-2017, 02:24 PM	#8582 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	"diversity," "fetus," "transgender," "vulnerable," "entitlement," "science-based" and "evidence-based" We've entered a whole new world people. And I don't like it here. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

12-16-2017, 02:51 PM	#8583 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	What exactly is the problem with fetus? What they want to call it: Present from Jesus? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-18-2017, 12:43 PM	#8585 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	Thoughts and prayers, people. Thoughts and prayers. Amtrak derailment in Washington state: Multiple fatalities reported on train, official says - CNN __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-18-2017, 01:06 PM	#8587 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I’m sending thoughts AND wiggling my fingers. That should REALLY help. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

12-18-2017, 01:09 PM	#8588 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Sending thoughts and materials for bridge repair. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

12-18-2017, 01:10 PM	#8589 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,994	**** you bastards! Now I lost my train of thought! Why do you guys have to derail everything???? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

12-18-2017, 01:23 PM	#8590 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	Not often you get something that sounds like a cross between And Then There Were None and In Cold Blood right in your backyard. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news...ticle37363712/ __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease