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gollygee

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26. Excess weight doesn't make you stronger. It makes you slower.

Reply to Donald Ian Rankin (Reply #23)

Fri Nov 28, 2014, 04:47 PM

Nov 2014

Darren Wilson was the same height and was in much better shape.

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A Brief Guide to Not Being a Jackass on the Ferguson Issue [View all] dorkulon Nov 2014 OP

Thank you. raging moderate Nov 2014 #1

Excellent ... Scuba Nov 2014 #2

I agree. 11 out of 162,000 is statistically zero. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #4

I can't tell you how many people I've seen say he was 'acquitted' by a jury of his peers, etc. dorkulon Nov 2014 #6

*raised eyebrow* Dont they know that the grand jury only indicts it doesnt render verdicts??? cstanleytech Nov 2014 #38

No. dorkulon Nov 2014 #39

+1 daleanime Nov 2014 #9

If you think that this one incident is the sole cause of protest and what follows you are a jackass. gordianot Nov 2014 #3

Maybe a "jackass", certainly living in heavy denial. nm rhett o rick Nov 2014 #5

The best I can say for Ferguson is that it's helped me pare down my Facebook friends list. Orrex Nov 2014 #7

Yep libodem Nov 2014 #13

Good post! livingonearth Nov 2014 #8

Good post... daleanime Nov 2014 #10

Well, at least maybe it can help some of us argue with some of them. dorkulon Nov 2014 #11

Most Excellent libodem Nov 2014 #12

A lot of white people who don't think they are racist, are. Cleita Nov 2014 #14

To be fair, a lot of people are racist. dorkulon Nov 2014 #16

This is true, which is why I try not to condemn them too much to their face when they say stuff Cleita Nov 2014 #19

You do make sense Locrian Nov 2014 #17

Exactly. They don't even know they are expressing some really irrational Cleita Nov 2014 #21

there was a 20/20 or nightline special on race several years ago noiretextatique Nov 2014 #51

Wow, that's really interesting. dorkulon Nov 2014 #52

K+R. Print out that guide and carry copies in your pocket to hand out. Mister Ed Nov 2014 #15

I think the key is to not pretend to be perfect, but to strive to be objective enough to see past dorkulon Nov 2014 #22

you mean like anti police bias? backwoodsbob Nov 2014 #29

Sure, if one has that. dorkulon Nov 2014 #33

Seen this one here... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2014 #18

I just used the term Animal in a post helpmetohelpyou Nov 2014 #20

I don't know; most animals have more sense than that dorkulon Nov 2014 #54

Mostly makes sense, but possibly worth noting that it's wrong about the weight. Donald Ian Rankin Nov 2014 #23

A 6'4", 210-lb. man isn't a 5-year-old. dorkulon Nov 2014 #25

Excess weight doesn't make you stronger. It makes you slower. gollygee Nov 2014 #26

Don't I know it! ;) /nt dorkulon Nov 2014 #36

Kicked and recommended! Enthusiast Nov 2014 #24

!! gollygee Nov 2014 #27

*Applause LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #28

K&R This is awesome. I totally facebooked it. Thanks. ... nt 99th_Monkey Nov 2014 #30

Guaranteed you'll catch some flies, I know I did. Pure jackass bait. nc4bo Nov 2014 #48

You're very welcome! nt dorkulon Dec 2014 #55

Using "animals" in a non-zoological context? Nye Bevan Nov 2014 #31

Nice catch. dorkulon Nov 2014 #34

Not technically, biologically. Rex Nov 2014 #35

Excellent post. K&R Louisiana1976 Nov 2014 #32

Amazingly, none of them are racist, as they will tell you, Johonny Nov 2014 #37

"I'm not racist, but..." dorkulon Nov 2014 #40

Written by and for the already convinced. cheapdate Nov 2014 #41

Gee, I thought this would solve everything. dorkulon Nov 2014 #42

Sorry. We're on the same the side. cheapdate Nov 2014 #49

I wish I knew how to reach those people. dorkulon Nov 2014 #50

The people need to understand that the courts are packed with Conservatives so sammy750 Nov 2014 #43

Truth! /nt dorkulon Nov 2014 #44

this white person is sick of listening to this shit too. redruddyred Nov 2014 #45

Middle class New Englanders don't have a clue? oberliner Nov 2014 #46

ever lived somewhere else? redruddyred Nov 2014 #47

Indeed oberliner Nov 2014 #53

god I wish redruddyred Dec 2014 #56