Here is how Common Core “works“:
Pretty simply, right…? Here are a few more examples:
I only have a degree in Mechanical Engineering so please explain to me; what the fuck is a Subtraction Sentence????
This is exactly the type of higher level math that prepares one for college and a good career (sigh….).
This is what happens when the same douchenozzles that brought us Obama-Care get more involved in the public/government school system.
Hardscrabble, that has to be one of my biggest pet peeves.
“Math by consensus” — I like that. Sums it up (no pun intended).
I thought the word was “scudding.” but agree, you should use whatever you like best. Your writing is excellent as it is.
I have question. How does this work with fractions?
llpoh
You crack me up. Post after post you scream “I did not steal!!” …. “Ethics have nothing to do with it!!”.
Reminds me of Hamlet — “The [man] doth protest too much, methinks”
You knew the clerk made a mistake. You knowingly accepted goods below the sticker price … and at the significant “discount” you got, it was likely below the store’s cost, a loss to them. But, fuckit, you say, you are merely paying “the invoice”.
That you can’t even acknowledge that your actions are possibly ethically compromised is stunning.
I mean you’re the one who always talks about doing the right thing in your business, for your employees, your customers, and on and on.
Suppose your son was 13 and he was there with you, and he saw what you did. Would you be proud of yourself? Do you think he would understand the finer nuances of your logic here? Would he be proud of his dad for stiffing a store lout of hundreds of dollars?
You have the moral superiority to shred Clams for not reporting a five-buck tip …. and the courage to brag about getting away with not paying hundreds of dollars due on sale. You must be exhausted from the mental gymnastics required to pull that off.
You should hope your customers aren’t reading this. I’m sure they’d be just as thrilled as you are. Right?
This math is meant to “dumb down”Common core is a joke and an insult to American families and their children. Finger guns have been given a name as a”Type Two Weapon”in public union run schools.This is aimed solely at white children-So far no black of Mexican,Asian kids targeted only white.Saw the unions came to the defense of an heroin addict teacher leaving his needles in the boys restroom.School has been told not to answer parents q’s.Dems are now attacking home school children by intimidation.One Dem had a bill recently that if one wanted to home school they had to have a home inspection by the gov.If they did not like what they saw they said CPS had the right to remove your children from your care.War has been declared What are we going to do about it?
Response to Harry- “one size fits all; per the edjimikation czars. this is the only way govt knows how to work.”Years ago schools demanded black slang be part of the curriculum- obonics or some such thing.The problem is, there is not one black that would get a job talking slang.No one would be able to understand them.Notice that has been dropped.Unions must be removed from the education system.Its now way corrupt.Saw one principle making 600 K in the news.Parents were outraged.The school could not afford pencils and paper.One parent asked who the looting principle was sleeping with.
Anyone ever see that quote from the Revolutionary era about how lawyers live to complicate the law so no common man could understand it? (I would cite it if I could find it, but the source eludes me just now.) It seems this new education serves to make simple tasks as difficult as possible, ensuring future generations of kids are so helplessly lost, they’re incapable of finding useful work or understanding the world around them. This is a guaranty that better-educated private school kids will have no competition from the “puer.”
I’m also reminded of Oceania’s plans to destroy the English language. By destroying education, TPTB can eliminate dangerous thought. “Hey, waitaminute, why does my pay seem lower this month, even though I did more overtime at the plant?” Folks who can’t think clearly are probably easier to control, especially if you can distract them with TV and free food, phones, money, etc.
donna,
that type of pay is normal for the most part. a superintendent in the area i live makes $300k a year. but in that area teh cost of living is fairly low, you could buy a 4000sqft house on 2 acres for $200-250k. the unions are dispicable, it is nothing more than a scam or grift.
i should clarify, i am 100% anti-public/govt school. my wife taught for 7 years (has since moved onto a private school). i consider govt schooling a form of child abuse. i hate everything about them, my son will not attend one. their existence and funding from school taxes on property owners has contributed greatly to the destruction of private property rights.
getting rid of the unions in public schools owuld be a good start similar to how the Federal Reserve should be audited. But the ultimate goal should be the dissolution of both.
Gilberts:
“It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man, who knows what the law is to-day, can guess what it will be to-morrow.”
— Alexander Hamilton
Bring back the flash cards. Memorization of the arithmetic tables is faster, more sure, and more accurate. I have a degree in theoretical math and I would not waste my time trying to figure out how this crazy arithmetic is supposed to work. The strange part is that, in the end, you still have to memorize the tables to find the intermediate answers. What is the point of all this?
We’re rolling Common Core back in NJ. People of all political stripes have banded together to pressure the NJ Board of Education and the state legislature to kick this curriculum to the curb.
It is diabolical. The data mining – required surveys of students is worse than the fake curriculum.
The activists were able to drive the NJ Commissioner of Education – Cerf – outta the state – he resigned two weeks ago.
At its core – Common Core is indoctrination – not education. The lesson plans and tests are designed to de-construct traditional American values and thoughts/beliefs of individualism. It was created and funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, part of the globalist cabal.
It’s all part of the Marxist/Globalist/Cronie plan to strip us of our freedom, private property and reliance on families.
IMHO everybody needs to get involved at the local level and drive Common Core out of their communities. Once we lose the kids, all is lost. Time is running out….
Stuck – I invited arguments be made re my action on ethical/moral grounds. You must have missed that.
I also said I gave her a chance to fix it, but she was too stupid.
You made no argument, just related the case and basically said I should be ashamed.
You have not addressed the core issue: are you trying to say that morally, everyone has the obligation to be responsible for the mistakes of others? And to be willing to accept personal cost to do so? For instance, what if the thing had ended in an argument (which is relatively common in these instances)? Would that make it ok then in your mind?
You do not address the issue of action versus passivity. I took no action.
Your “you should be ashamed” comment is weak. It shows no depth of thought. You obviously lack training in this field. It “feels” bad, so it must be bad is your position. Wow, great depth of analysis there.
You will need to better. I have a moral code. I do not steal, cheat, law-break intentionally, etc. But my code does not confer upon me the obligation to sacrifice personally in order to correct the fuck ups of others. That would be a full time job, and would bring endless pain.
Rick Caird says,
The strange part is that, in the end, you still have to memorize the tables to find the intermediate answers. What is the point of all this?
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I have pondered this and decided there is only one conclusion. The clever peeps who came up with this shit did so purposefully in order to make even the simplest mathematics so difficult and confusing that it will produce the result of further depressing mean test scores, which will have the effect of increasing funds spent on education, in order to correct this deficiency.
Thanks, Thinker, but that’s not the one I was looking for earlier. I found this quote, and I forget who had it in their book (my first guess is maybe Howard Zinn?). The speaker was lamenting the fact lawyers make the law as complicated as possible so the layman has no option but to retain their services. 2 centuries later and the quote rings as true today as when it was originally uttered.
Hey folks, look up John Taylor Gatto at: http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/underground/index.htm He has written about just what is wrong with the public schools. As a 30 year NY public school teacher, he has a unique insight into the problems of public school. His book, The Underground History of American Education is an eye opener. Please read it, at least the first couple chapters. I hope your jaw hits the floor when you read the quotes from progressive reformers and Uncle Sugar stating their goal was to churn out folks juuuust smart enough to work for someone else (ostensibly private school grads).
“You made no argument, just related the case and basically said I should be ashamed.” —-llpoh
Fine. How about the actual case a while ago when a woman is brutally attacked and is bleeding and is screaming for help, but people ignore her … some even shut the windows to drown out the call. Those people broke no laws, but all thinking people know they acted wrongly.
How about when the government hauls people away in cattle cars, but the people remain silent. Those people broke no laws, but all thinking people know they acted wrongly.
EVERYONE knows in their heart that seeing a wrong and then willingly looking the other way is wrong on at least some level. Everyone, but you.
You did not answer me. Would you be proud of yourself in front of your young son?
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” I have a moral code. I do not steal, cheat, law-break intentionally ….” ——— llpoh
You’re just like Jeebus!! Seriously, few folks here toot their own horn MORE than you do …all the good and righteous deeds you do and, again, your strong moral code. Keep telling yourself walking out with hundreds of dollars of goods unpaid for is the right thing. You’re doing great … in your own eyes.
Me … I agree more with this assessment; —- “Mene mene tekel upharsim; You have been weighed on the scales and found wanting.”
Stuck – man, you really are an ignoramus on some things.
While I would tend to agree there is a mutual obligation to help those in need through no fault of there own, per your examples – that is a far cry from any obligation to correct someone’s fuck ups.
Do you believe you should be taxed to support drug addicts, welfare moms, etc? I bet not. But, hey, they made mistakes. Based on your logic there is an obligation to help them.
I do not agree. I have no obligation, moral or otherwise, to help folks that make bad decisions or who screw themselves.
I did not fuck you over when the discussion turned to child raising. Keep it up asshole and I will get nasty.
Hey stuck – I changed my mind. This is the second time you have jumped in my shit. I offered an olive branch before, but will not again.
Fuck with me at your peril, asshole. I know your weaknesses, and I will exploit them at every fucking turn.
I have never gone out of my way to fuck with you seriously. Next step is up to you, but if you fuck with me personally ever again I am going to use every card in the deck.
Don’t say I did not warn you.
o fuk! It’s a TBP Big Dog looming civil war! Fuck Ukraine, this is some serious shit here.
Z – hopefully not. But I suspect Stuck’s ego will be such that he presses on. That would be a shame.
Chicago999444 says:
“RE ILPOH, I have never heard of a clerk being made to pay drawer shortages.”
when I got one of my first checks back in ’72, I decided to cash it at the grocery store, I bought a little over $8 in groceries and gave the white cashier my check for $86 and some cents. I took my change and left. as I was walking down the street I decided to count my change. the guy had given me change for my check but didn’t charge me for the groceries, I went back and let him know. he seemed shocked. He said, “I’d better go home”. I guess that meant he was responsible for the shortage.
But wait, there’s more. I have learned that taking money that doesn’t attach to you bring its own bad luck. back around ’80, I picked up a folder that fell off the roof of a car as it went past. I saw it fall and I drove back to the corner to pick up the binder, it had no identifying info in it but it had some stubs with other peole’s names on it. the correct thing to do (as I later learned) would be to turn over the $500 to the police. I went with the convenient idea of finders keepers.
Someone said to me once, when you suffer an injury (economic, psychological or physical) your conscience will remind you of some injustice you did. I paid for that $500 several times over and I still wonder who the poor fool was who I fucked. It was me.
llpoh
“I did not fuck you over when the discussion turned to child raising” ——- llpoh
Not interested in a big general discussion about raising children. I asked ONE specific question. Here it is again; would you be proud if your kid saw you not pay for hundreds of dollars worth of goods? One lousy question. But, it scares you so much. Why?
BTW, I would likely never do business with you. Sure, you’re so honest and righteous …. but, you know all the loopholes.
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“Fuck with me at your peril, asshole. I know your weaknesses, and I will exploit them at every fucking turn” ————- Internet Tough guy
Ohhh! Ahhhh! Threats!! If that’s all you got, then I just won the argument. You have nothing else …. so let’s resort to promising a shit-fest ….. and one that gets PERSONAL no less! Ohhhh. Ahhhh. I am so frightened.
Listen dipshit, I throw a lot of personal info out there. I understand the risks of doing so. That risk is a lowlife maroon coming along and throwing it all back in my face. I can take it though … I’ve been battle-hardened here with the likes of you. You’ll feel good about yourself won’t you? You’ll think to yourself “Hey, I’m showing him! I won!!”. Another delusion on your part. So, go ahead … let the dogs out …. show the world what a Real Prick looks like.
I’ll be back tomorrow. Ms Freud and I are going to a nice little nightclub to celebrate a letter she got in the mail yesterday, of which I am very proud.
“Dear Dr. XXX, You were selected as a “Doctor of Excellence” by the Board of the Leaders In Healthcare Network. Your 2014 status has been approved and you will be spotlighted in the world renowned publication, Physicians Review, “Doctors of Excellence”. The DOE highlights and profiles the world’s Leading Doctors. On behalf of the Leaders in Healthcare Network we look forward to your induction. Best wishes for your continued success.”
As you can imagine, llpoh, I don’t really give a rats ass what you have to say about me. Maybe you can work in some shit about her? That should be fun.
See you tomorrow, tough guy.
Stuck – you attacked me personally – even so far as pronouncing judgement. I do not give a shit about your question.
By the way, speaking of kids, just how are yours? Your son out of the padded cell? I mean, I know you do not accept any blame for that. I know that is not your fault – I am sure his issues had nothing to do with your parenting skills. Really. Not your fault at all. I mean, your efforts speak for themselves. Maybe you should right a book – “My Kids Lives are a Wreck, But It’s Not My Fault as I Never Spanked Them”. It will be a best seller.
Damn, you sure can shirk responsibility with the best of them. Guess you sleep better that way – nothing is your fault. It allows you to cast stones and make judgements. Which you do often.
Re your last comment above, you can count on it.
I mean, she is your meal ticket, right? After a lifetime of work you were reduced to sleeping on couches, until you went crawling back to her. Yep, you really are an independent, successful fuck.
You should have heeded advice. It was not a threat. You attacked me personally, then would not let it drop. So now it is personal. Too bad for you. Gloves are off and all that.
At least one member of your household is not a parasite.
This has all the makings of me losing two of my biggest contributors.
Remember “He Should Have Ducked”?
I think we lost 4 people during that thread.
Now take a deep breath and give each other a bro-hug.
Since neither of you is likely to apologize, I’ll have to do it.
I apologize for attracting so many intelligent, opinionated, prickly, well spoken, shit throwing monkeys to this site.
I apologize for posting shit day after day to piss people off on purpose. This leads to shitfests and arguments. Being the internet, they sometimes get personal.
I want our visitors to be entertained and if either Stuck or Llpoh were to depart, the level of TBP would decline.
So go back into your respective corners and cool down. That is an order.
Stuck & Llpoh’s significant others.
LIpoh ,you remember when Stucky and I were arguing over something and I made a wise crack about his kids and you told me that wives and children were off limits even here on T B P.Since that day I have never made another comment about anyone’s children.I think now would be a good time to follow the advice you gave me .Now ,if you want to let me have it up side the head that’s OK.I have a hard head.
bb – generally good advice. He attacked me personally, and his question re what would my kids think brought family into play.
Fact is, Stuck can dish it out, but not take it. He offers parental advice while everyone knows that his kids are struggling mightily. But I guess he sees no correlation. He offers advice on all manner of things, but his personal life shows no hint whatsoever of personal success.
He has more than once went out of his way to attack me personally, and to impugn my integrity. That is low, and I have let it slide. But no more. Nothing is out of bounds now. His personal life is a pile of shit, and he uses TBP as the place where he gets his “oh, poor Stuck, you poor thing” requirements fulfilled. How many “poor Stucky” threads and comments has he put up? Too many to recall.
I offered him the chance to step away, and told him straight what would happen if he did not. He started it, he kept it going, and I will finish it.
The stinking pile of shit that is his life will not get any “poor Stucky’s” from me. I am going to rub his nose in his failures – which are legion – at every turn.
Fuck him.
Obviously that is me.
I believe T4C is showing very good sense indeed. Best advice is for folk to steer clear of this.
This is between Stucky and me, and he has been begging for it for some time. He believes he can malign someone’s integrity and then claim shit is off limits. Good luck with that.
Hey everyone! We’re talking grammar over on Steph’s thread!
Solismart that is dirty blogging. 🙂 You know LLPOH is running red hot and will rain fire down on that poor girl… That’s like pushing an old lady in front of a freight train.
Punk in Drublic says:
“Solismart that is dirty blogging. 🙂 You know LLPOH is running red hot and will rain fire down on that poor girl… That’s like pushing an old lady in front of a freight train.”
LLPOH is not an old lady. Unless you meant that ‘it is like pushing a freight train towards an old lady…’
Your face palm pic was too funny and right on cue. LLPOH was right about you.
Hee hee! That is what I meant. Not going to call LLPOH an old lady. Not tonight anyway, I’ll save that for later.
Ahhh … my son. Oh, how sweet! And what a surprise!!! (Not.) Like I said, your opinion is the equivalent of dog shit as far as I’m concerned.
He’s actually doing very well. No psychotic episodes whatsoever since the summer … not even a hint of them. It’s not entirely clear as to what causes mental breakdowns … genetic? …. home environment? … his previous drug use … all, or a combination, who knows for sure.
Well, apparently YOU do. Me!! Believe me, I’ve considered it, struggled with it, been depressed over it …. and I finally just had to let it (the past) go, and focus on the now, and the future. In fact the “one day at a time” is exactly what works for him.
But I’m glad you attacked the kid. It is yet ANOTHER example for people to see what a hypocrite you are. You jumped all over another person for doing the same thing … a grandiose pontification of what is “right” and “wrong” under any circumstances. Well, not quite, eh? As usual, your own rules don’t apply to ….. you. You feel free to break them as you see fit, a not-so-surprising aspect of your alter-ego, Mr. Loophole. Goddamn, what a convenient set of life principles you have!
And, pray tell, why?? Because you felt I attacked you personally?? Are you talking about my question regarding your kid? It was ONE question relating to ONE incident. That’s an attack? You pussy! You still won’t answer it, so I will. YES. you would feel at least a twinge of embarrassment over your thievery. We all know that’s correct.
The truth is you can’t handle the truth as other people see it. I think you are wrong in your assessment of your action. That’s all! But you hate it when people disagree with you. You are never wrong. It is YOUR ego that gets in the way. You have admitted so in the past. SO what started out as a mere, but strong, disagreement … you decided to escalate to one of threats and berating a kid with some history of mental problems. How proud you must be of yourself. All because in this one instance I refuse to bow down and kiss your ass.
Lastly, you can take any “olive branches” and stick them up your lying, hypocritical, self-righteous asshole. I am not interested. You are no “internet” friend of mine. You were before the day started, but not any more. Save your breath …. I know you don’t give a shit either. That makes two of us, asshole.
Fuck you Stuck. You started this. I am going to kick a teo by for up your ass.
You arte a loser gigolo. Thank christ you have a sugar momma to keep you from living on the streets.
You brought my kid into it and passed judgement.
You are about to be exposed for the sorry shit you are.
“Dear Dr. XXX, You were selected as a “Doctor of Excellence” by the Board of the Leaders In Healthcare Network. Your 2014 status has been approved and you will be spotlighted in the world renowned publication, Physicians Review, “Doctors of Excellence”.
Stucky- You do know you just handed out your wife’s personal information right? All it takes is google search in a month to find out all her information. Doctors of Excellence award recipients are very easy to google.
LIpoh ,go back and look at the comments.I was the first to call you a Thief ,Liar and deceiver.I call you that as A way to poke and play with you.I know you have a moral code that you try to live by.We all do.
I was trying to point out how hard it is to live by what we believe in our hearts.You also have a Pride problem because you hate it when anyone disagrees with you.Either your way or no way.Pride is a sin that poisons every relationship you have even the ones on the internet.So yes I am criticizing your behavior but not your honor or moral code , just your damn arrogant attitude.Now if you want to piss ,moan ,yell ,scream and call me an idiot then find but you know I am right.
Yeah, there is something wrong with your big dogs.
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What happens when Admin shows up:
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Attracting so.many intelligent , opinionated , prickly ,well spoken shit throwing monkeys to this site ….
Well ,thank you admin.I knew one day you would see my brilliance.
I think Stucky (da Judge) should consider this plea of mine:
LLPOH should no longer be addressed as Chief LLPOH but as Sorcerer LLPOH for his awesome trick he performed on thar uppity cashier. Of course, as Sorcerer he performed some trick on Stucky too so all this nastiness to show up is just a spell gone the wrong way.
Peace
I pray that Stuck and LLPOH will take time to count their blessings and spend the day Being filled with the Holy Spirit.
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LLPOH, Stuck–Now, many of us here enjoy and value your comments and opinions on many issues. Your cannibalistic outburst is breathtaking disappointing. “LET IT GO”………
These two fight like Skipper and Gilligan. I still recall the time LLPOH left and Stucky was crying after him, calling him ‘Little Buddy’. Very moving, I even came to regret LLPOH leaving even though at that time I hated his cojones.
HOLY SHIT!
Consider the following:
1 Big Dogs fighting
2) Admin ordering the boys go sit in the corner and taking a time out.
3) bb posting intelligent comments recently
4) bb getting thumbs up and no thumbs down
5) non-anon posting reasonably intelligent posts with using bible references to make his point
6) I think I’ve even detected a slight decline in the hostilities between Calamity and llpoh on certain posts
There is obviously some kind of weird shift in the earth’s magnetic poles or something to account for these strange anomalies. Harbingers of doom!! Gird your loins!
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I didn’t do anything but I’ll add my mea culpa.
I apologize for feeling compelled to hit you fucks over the head with the evil that is the US government, Israel, the republican party and neocons.
Will you ever learn?
I doubt it.
Do I care?
No
So why do it?
Because it makes me feel like I am doing something constructive with my spare time.
I`m with Zara on his above comment!
So there!
“4) bb getting thumbs up and no thumbs down”
Most of the thumbs down is from Stucky and LL logging in and out. If they don’t agree with you they will thumb down your comments multiple times to discredit you.
“This has all the makings of me losing two of my biggest contributors.” ——– Admin
I’m not going anywhere. No one is going to run me off. This place, you, every one else without exception, it means too much to me to just quit. I would hope and think the same is true for llpoh.
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“I pray that Stuck and LLPOH will take time to count their blessings and spend the day Being filled with the Holy Spirit” ———— sensetti
Indeed. I must abide by a “rule” I have given myself; each day here on TBP is a new day where the slate is wiped clean. No carryover to the next day, no carryover to other posts. As far as I’m concerned this shit-fest is over and done with. Life is too short, and I didn’t sleep well at all last night. This post will be my last post here regarding the matter.
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“Since neither of you is likely to apologize, I’ll have to do it.” ——– Admin
This is difficult. I lied. I said to llpoh that his opinions are dog shit to me. How can that be? Several years I have bantered with this man, argued some, mostly agreed, and laughed a whole lot. Of course I care. MY feelings were hurt. And, yes, so were HIS. But in the heat of the moment, neither of us gave a shit. That’s how arguments often go …. even Ms Freud says some nasty shit to me in those exceedingly rare moments when we have our own shitfests. Regret follows like stink on shit. Fortunately, if you really care for the person, apologies are given …. and accepted.
So …………..
llpoh, I said things I regret and things I did NOT mean. It was said in the heat of the moment …. where thinking and self-restraint flew out the window. I am very sorry Little Buddy. I swear to you I am. PLEASE let’s bury the hatchet and smoke ’em peace pipe. Sincerely.
Stuck
I’m sure that will bring a tear to Llpoh’s eye.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VgufM9iLbI
Damn, this thread got ugly. Since it started as a discussion about math, I could have stepped in earlier, when the thread started to go south, and distracted everyone with something like the following.
Johnny is 17 years old and had 14.5 troy ounces of marijuana. He sold 30 grams to Mary, who is 16 years old. How many English ounces of marijuana did Johnny have in his pocket after being arrested by police and thrown in jail for 5 years?
That would have done it. Heh.
I don’t know, Stepanie. At current count, bb has 9 thumbs up, and no thumbs down.
Something is definitely afoot…..
Stuck – ok. I said things I should have kept to myself and hope to do better. And yes, as someone said above, I was temporarily red-hot. Slept on it and woke up simmering, but not in full bloodlust.
Here is the thing – I can accept being maligned by mortal enemies like clammy – not that she really is. Just good fun for the most part.
But folks I admire and respect like Admin, SSS, AWD, yes Stuck, IS, AKA, Coyote, Punk, Muck, KB, etc., and apologies to the many not mentioned individually, will cause me to go red hot on occasion, as their opinions I value, and I think I know them and they me. Nothing gets the juices flowing more than fighting with those you love and value.
But the rest of you shit stirring monkeys are fair game.
Those of you who are newbies will just have to wait. Eventually there will be a monumental bloodbath. But not today. Not this day.
Admn – that is raccist.
SSS – you would more likely have been caught n the crossfire. We all know how you CIA spooks are stirrers not front line types. You probably were wise to keep your head down.