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Xanne

19:00

@Mitch I’m afraid they’ve got us coming and going.

I wonder what the hegemons of past generations feel when they achieve control, as they see it, of vast swathes of land, the people who reside thereon, their economy.

Do they feel satisfaction, thrill, revenge fulfilled?

To reduce others to fear, and, of course, dread, as well as anticipation?

Ryder is not Rude.

All of the above.

Xanne

Maybe the crashing birth rates are the result of dread.

Conrado

> control, as they see it...

well said.

Xanne

to be so afraid of not being in control suggests you fear what others will do, or you fear chaos.

What if I am not in control of food distribution? No one will give me anything to eat!

Mitch

@Xanne nah you get used to it pretty quick and want more.

I've heard.

Xanne

19:16

There must be some thrill, pleasure, in getting to control land, people, wealth. The more you get, the more you want? Persia, that was nice, let’s go for India?

Ryder is not Rude.

@Robusto your "discuss" questions always turn into essays, sir :(

Robusto

@RyderisnotRude. That is the intention.

Ryder is not Rude.

Temptation is also a part of life, btw.

Xanne

And temptation comes from . . .

Ryder is not Rude.

Anticipation?

Xanne

19:31

sSo power is a drug that provides pleasure. Without it, human beings would just curl up and nap until the next meal.

“Get some sleep, for goodness’ sake, there are more women arriving later!”

And we need to hunt for the next meal.

Robusto

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Xanne

One indication that a politician has tasted of the drug of power and its pleasures is that they begin to speak in dulcet tones of public service. Definitely a symptom foretelling danger, hunger to come.

Well, enough.

Robusto

19:47

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My Score: 1970

@Xanne Some of them speak of the hunger of Haitian immigrants for the dogs and cats of white folks.

Oops.

Ryder is not Rude.

No re-debate for you.

That's a 100,000% return on their money 🤑💰🤑

jlliagre

20:06

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My Score: 1950

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jlliagre

20:39

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tchrist

@Cerberus Yes of course, When on the playground you hear Jimmy say he's going over to Billy's house to play, it simply means he's going to wherever Billy lives, irrespective of whether that should be a cottage or a castle, a shack or a chalet, a flat or an apartment, a yurt or a tent, a lean-to cabin or a glitzy penthouse suite, the state orphanage or tenement hall, boarding school dormitory or refugee camp enclosure. He might not even go inside whatever this place is–just be near it.

Maybe Billy's "house" is a treehouse or a doghouse. You never know.

Maybe it's a trailer home in a trailer park.

Maybe it's some old school bus that will never go anywhere again and hasn't in thirty years. Maybe it's one of those repurposed shipping containers.

One of these: oed.com/thesaurus/?classId=159158

Maybe Billy lives in a hotel.

Ryder is not Rude.

Is my calculation correct? @tchrist

tchrist

What calculation?

Have you had your teeth cleaned recently?

Ryder is not Rude.

A 100,000% return on their money

tchrist

I know not whereof you speak.

This is that Nestle $100k bar, right?

Too much protext here. I need context instead.

Ryder is not Rude.

20:48

54 mins ago, by Ryder is not Rude.

tchrist

Well, it's a thousandfold markup.

Percents and permilles and permyriads are just moving zeroes.

So yes, that checks out.

Ryder is not Rude.

Thnx, pal.

tchrist

I wish I hadn't mentioned Nestle. Now I want something evil.

Ryder is not Rude.

In moderation is best.

With these kinds of ques.

Ryder is not Rude.

21:28

and the associated lapses

Robusto

@tchrist When my wife and I were first married she worked for the ad agency that handled Brach's candies. That was the time when Helen Brach, the owner, had disappeared. I told her her company should hold a Find Helen Brach sweepstakes.

Helen Brach

Helen Marie Brach (née Voorhees; born November 10, 1911 – disappeared February 17, 1977) was an American multimillionaire widow whose wealth had come from marrying into the E. J. Brach & Sons Candy Company fortune; she endowed the Helen V. Brach Foundation to promote animal welfare in 1974. Brach disappeared on February 17, 1977, and was declared legally dead, as of the date of her disappearance, in May 1984. An investigation into the case uncovered serious criminal activity associated with Chicago horse stable owners, including Silas Jayne and Richard Bailey. More than a decade later Bailey was...

Ryder is not Rude.

Horse stable owners fixing races?

Nope, buying and selling.

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