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  1. Orlion Blight
    Here's a sage derby cheese (as mentioned before, it's the spice that gives it it's color)
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    Or blue or green!
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    Things don't have to, but it certainly can. Particularly if they feel there are no other options. But I keep digressing from my original point: which was labeling these protests as a movement against mere violence paints a false picture. Whether through respectability politics or outright violent action (we really have not seen a revolt), the goal is to end racial profiling from law enforcement. One does not need to condone such violence to see that it is a symptom of a deeper problem. When there is smoke, there tends to be fire. If you want to stop the smoke, you need to put out the fire. I think that's all I'll say, just because I can easily digress to other points and take over the thread.
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    Yeah, cheese product means that it does not actually go through the (fermenting?) process cheese usually goes through. Other examples of cheese product include American and Velveeta cheese.
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    Whew! Week off! You know what that means!
  6. Orlion Blight
    Oh the current discussion has run its course, I think
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    Certainly. But it is a natural reaction to the perpetual mistreatment they've gone through. Naturally, when the world is actively persecuting you, you eventually fight back against the world. It's not a betrayal of some ideological fight against violence, but a desperate action by those who see their options for legitimate protest disappearing or having no effect.
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    Yeah, the Revolutionary War started as the result of privileged white men wanting not to be beholden to a far off king And keep in mind, the shooting is not the reason for the protest, but the occasion. For example, the Susan Komen foundation is only touching on Susan. It's really about researching better ways to treat and cure breast cancer. In this case, the protest is about the discrimination minorities experience at the hand of law enforcement.
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    The counter intuitiveness is only due to the reframing of what they are protesting. It is not a protest against violence as an abstract principle, but violence against their community... An issue they feel has been continuing through decades and generations. It is easy for us to condemn that violence as going against their cause...it's not our culture or community under consistent institutionalized attack. It's even easier when we ignore that violently opposing institutions we do not like is exactly how this country was founded.
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    So many books! Right now, I'm working to finish At the Mouth of the River of Bees by Kij Johnson
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    The Ministry of Silly Walks
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    I drive a manual, always have except when I was learning to drive. You can get a hold of a manual fairly easily, though you may have to settle on not getting a specific car. I know some people who drive manual, but a super majority drive automatics/don't know how to drive manuals. I've heard said that the chances of my car being stolen are pretty low because the typical car thief does not know how to drive manual.
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    You know what else is dangerous? Love. I may have had too many Red Bulls.
  14. Orlion Blight
    You know what grinds my gears? What people are defining as introvert nowadays. Essentially, an introvert needs "time alone to recharge" (guess what? So does everyone else!) and are socially maladapted, selfish individuals. Why must the introvert be glorified as this self centered jerk?
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    Ratts!
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    Song of the Beast by Carol Berg is very good.
  17. Orlion Blight
    Which reminds me of a Futurama bit: Bender: Look, I don't like you and you don't like me... Leela: I like you Bender: Really? What do you like about me?
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    You don't know, a lot depends on the actual delivery service. So if they give you a tracking number, you'll want to check that, which will give you a better idea of where the package is at.
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    As a former supervisor, sometimes patrons are Jack arses. Also, if you are always calm and helpful, supervisors tend to view you as such. They're on your side, they want to supervise useful people!
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    If only...
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    Willy
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    Do you have examples in fiction? For example, you might look at the Weasley family in Harry Potter as an example: people still exacerbate each other, but the conflict is not as deep as the love they had for each other. They are supportive, but not uber dependent on each other. For an example of a family that is too happy, see the South Park episode "All about Mormons." The Mormon family is way too saccharine (though because it's a parody for laughs, it works in that case). Essentially, you want to avoid your family being a parody or "I love Big Brother" creepy.
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    Do it! I understand. Lord of the Flies is such a great book, it's hard not to die from being awestruck!
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    Gasp!
  25. Orlion Blight
    Stealing titles from The Second Apocalypse would also work: The Admin That Comes Before The Warrior Admin/The Admin Prophet The Thousandfold Admin The Judging Admin The White-Luck Admin The Admin Ordeal The Unholy Admin
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