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tafkats replied to the thread 30 hits harder than 40.
I'll be 44 this year. I agree that turning 30 was harder than turning 40. At 30, I was still early in my career, in a high-stress and...
May 18, 2024 at 11:21 PM -
tafkats replied to the thread The Omnibus P01135809 Criminal Investigation Thread.
Meh. I think @Raoul the Red Shirt is right. Especially in the context of a text message, since those are generally shortened and informal,...
May 18, 2024 at 10:39 PM -
tafkats replied to the thread You're Not Going to Believe This.
I've always wondered why "wife/husband," "mother/father" and "daughter/son" have gender-neutral equivalents, while "aunt/uncle" and...
May 17, 2024 at 10:52 PM -
tafkats replied to the thread You're Not Going to Believe This.
I knew a guy in college who did that. One day he explained that he was absolutely terrible with names, so he adopted the practice of saying...
May 17, 2024 at 10:40 PM -
tafkats replied to the thread 2024 General Election Thread.
Well, fundraising on commission is against the Association of Fundraising Professionals code of ethics. But I don't think there's anything...
May 17, 2024 at 4:04 PM -
tafkats liked RickDeckard's post in the thread Should Biden pardon Marilyn Mosby?.
Well, okay, and I'm definitely not onboard with punishment for its own sake. But there's a danger in making the distinction between violent...
May 13, 2024 at 7:54 PM -
tafkats replied to the thread Should Biden pardon Marilyn Mosby?.
I assume the 40 years was derived by adding up the maximum penalties for all the charges, or something like that, because prosecutors are...
May 13, 2024 at 12:53 AM -
tafkats replied to the thread The Omnibus P01135809 Criminal Investigation Thread.
Burden of proof, Federal Farmer style. If the person is a Republican, you have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that he did it. If...
May 12, 2024
