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Is it a list of 325 names who are set to be arrested on day 1 of King Trump the First? He's probably added a few more by now.

Absolutely fair point, trees aren't big enough here on the west coast anyway. I only ever use a ladder and a lanyard.

Because in my opinion it can be better to give the benefit of the doubt and allow an opportunity for a peaceful resolution. Violence begets violence, until it doesn't. My dad worked in the violent and mental kids department at whatever schools he worked in over his 40 years in education, he would be sent the snarling, spitting, swearing students whenever they got a bit too much for their teachers. His most successful technique for turning the lives around of the bullies, psychopaths, no-hopers, and punchbags-at-home was to teach them how to use chopsticks. Just lifting a bowl of dried peas, one at a time, into another bowl. He would occasionally gift them a set of funny round dice, still numbered one to six, but spherical. They were weighted inside, so still landed on a random number reliably. For a lot of them, it would be among the first sign of patience, compassion, or kindness that they'd ever seen in their short but miserable lives. Victims themselves of neglect, abuse, domestic violence, born into broken homes with no prospects for escaping. For decades after, he would have random people come up to him in the street, thanking him for his understanding, for setting them on the right track. Happened loads of times when I was younger, out in town with him. Anyone can throw a punch in retaliation, and sometimes it's needed. But a kind word can often carry more weight, and stands a much greater chance of breaking the cycle. That lad who threw a chair at me (and every other kid in the class, there was no favouritism here), Paul Frost his name was. My dad gave him a pair of spherical dice. I wonder where he is now.

Ah come on, that doesn't bring it up to 200% though, does it. 135, tops.

My two have been instructed, if anyone ever hits them, to tell the teacher and then tell us. The second time, tell the teacher again, and us. The third time, they are to break their assailant's nose.

Tuck that log with a sprig sticking out of it into the ground, she'll grow again just fine 👍

Jeeesus... do we really need a bit of string tied to each of your posts so you can keep track of them? You say there isn't enough bullying in schools these days, not like the good old days when you were being chiselled into the rugged individual you've become. What exactly are you asking for? What steps do think schools should take to ensure an increase in the right kind of bullying? I am... flabbergasted. I know there's often disagreements on here... but arguing that there isn't enough bullying in schools? Can you even hear yourself?

And you think there isn't enough of this in modern schools? You want more of this?

So when you say you were bullied, you mean people called you names? Man, you sure had fancy bullies. Mine threw chairs.

Haa ha haahaa! Maaate, I've worked in kitchens since I was 14. You have absolutely no idea! Bullying... helpful for a child's development... You've got a screw loose.

Maybe we should make mandatory bullying a part of the curriculum. 40 minutes twice weekly. But where would we find the kind of teacher willing to deliver such a monstrous lesson? Oh, now it all falls into place. Is that the part of education you were hoping to get into? Roughing up the theatre kids and beating all the left-handed?

It becomes increasingly clear the kind of world that forged you, and for that, you have my deepest sympathies.

What a divvy.

Yeah, that quote is bullshit, we've all experienced hardship to some degree or another, and if you think that more bullies is the answer to the world's problems, then... Christ. I don't know what to say to you. I'm so, so grateful that you didn't go into education. You would have absolutely ruined those poor kids! What were you hoping to teach?

Honestly, I try my hardest to ignore a lot of what you type. Noone benefits from the pointless bickering that ensues. But this? What a joke! You are blaming a supposed increase in what I assume you'd call "snowflakes" on... a lack of bullying in today's schools? Man... how does your mind work?!

So you've got a rope going over a good branch up in the tree, you are still on the ground. Grab both strands of the rope with both hands, and lift your feet off the ground: 100% of your weight is now on the branch the rope is going over, with each strand carrying 50% of your weight. Let go of one strand, hold on to the other, and lift your feet again: 100% of your weight is on that one strand, but because there is no counterweight on the other end, none of that load is transferred onto the branch up above, and you land in a heap on the ground. Now find a friend who weighs exactly the same as you, and grab a strand each: you've both got 100% of your weight on the strand you are holding, which is carried up to the branch, leaving 200% of YOUR individual weight, or both yours and his. Neither of you collapse onto the ground. Thank your friend for his time, tell him politely to go away, and tie his strand off on the base of the tree. The tree will now match your 100% weight, leaving 200% up on the branch.

I was making dinner last night, my eldest was reading at the table and asked me "Dad, what's gays?" I was a bit taken aback, but I managed to explain the whole thing in fairly PG terms. Then she asked "And what's penetrating gays?" "Err... read me the whole sentence...?" " 'She turned to him with a penetrating gaze...' "

No... that is not the incident in question.

Once again, for those in the back... the adjudicated rapist. Who sold national secrets resulting in the death of hundreds of US intelligence assets across the world.

I too am failing to see what the issue is with people using their PTO however they choose.

Hmm, those seem like awfully generic names. Very anonymous. Probably not even real people. If we are to listen to their opinions, they have to post their full name, address, a passport-style photo, and a short list of their fears, phobias, and allergies.

So anyway, back on topic... has anyone noticed how old Donald is? He's so, soo old... and obviously in a state of mental decline. Surely he should be dropping out of the race?

I didn't see this, it was lost at the bottom of the previous page. Quoted here to updoot.

Presidentress, surely? Presidentrix? Presidenta... Priss? Prisses?

It was inevitable really, wasn't it. Come on then Harris, make a decent show of it.