Happy pride, deuce!
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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american corporations waking up today like
Posted by Sammich
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are we done with pride month? You gays need to go back in the closet for 11 months
Posted by bbonb
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It was actually extended through July. *
Posted by doubledown
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It still sucks that they're expected to be ashamed for the 10.consecutive months that follow.
Posted by complainant
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Ok*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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But before you go...
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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and now I miss those cute little rainbows; let’s make it Pride Year!*
Posted by bbonb
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Hope you and Jax had a great Pride month...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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That flag is missing some components. It is old school*
Posted by JeffFrank
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Might as well put this here
Posted by bbonb
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Soul & Smoke is pretty legit*
Posted by cpsteine
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It's always surprised me how relatively weak the BBQ scene is in Chicago
Posted by Sounder
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I don’t think it’s nearly as popular as you might think.
Posted by OB25
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I'm a 50 plus year old white guy
Posted by Sounder
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1 outta 3…but sub 50. *
Posted by haighter
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Above 50....and my 1 out of three has decreased drastically.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Pickleball is great*
Posted by longsnapper
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Hamm's was my favorite beer as a kid, because of the bear in the commercials.
Posted by Philo
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Philo Tavern sounds wonderful. I could drink 1 million of 'em.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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It routinely wins taste tests among other domestic swills.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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I've always been partial to Old Milwaukee
Posted by bjl63
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Hamm's is delicious*
Posted by VIV
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there's a local dive DTSJ that has it on draft for 5 bucks. my go to*
Posted by assassin
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from the land of sky blue waters!
Posted by Sounder
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It's not ages, but I recall Hamm's being much better on my palate than its domestic brethren.
Posted by complainant
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My fav was always Bud Heavy *
Posted by haighter
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We were a Busch town*
Posted by longsnapper
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We are too…which was probably why I gravitated to Bud Heavies. *
Posted by haighter
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Changing "been" to "not" is one hell of an autocorrection.*
Posted by complainant
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Anyway, Budweiser was more bitter and more expensive in the 70s
Posted by complainant
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A cis het 50 plus yo white guy... Who has successfully made the pride thread all about you
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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In fairness to Sounder, he hasn’t really made it about him*
Posted by jjlocke923
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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There's a fairly well reviewed BBQ place walking distance from me
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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Name?*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Q-BBQ*
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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popular with coworkers when i was working in burr ridge*
Posted by torinese
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Agreed, I just don't think it's something that enough people care about. Maybe due to climate,
Posted by longsnapper
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When I'm in Texas, I'd eat BBQ for every meal if people would let me*
Posted by Sounder
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My issue with BBQ is that it all tastes the same. Waiting in line for BBQ in Texas
Posted by longsnapper
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There is a new place in Seattle that does Texas BBQ
Posted by Sounder
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also: you avoid black neighborhoods*
Posted by torinese
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I lived in West Philly*
Posted by Sounder
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Where exactly in West Philly and during which years?
Posted by TarheelIllini
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40th and Baltimore, 1995-1996*
Posted by Sounder
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where did you spend most of your days?*
Posted by VIV
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obviously not chillin' out, maxin', relaxin' all cool
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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school is out, and there's a sort of a buzz
Posted by Sounder
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that song is the only good thing that ever came out of summer*
Posted by Sammich
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IMO, it's the GOAT of summer songs*
Posted by Sounder
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Nothing Will Smith has ever done can be the GOAT of anything
Posted by bjl63
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how come he don't want me, man?*
Posted by VIV
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Also, aren't Italians famously racist?*
Posted by Sounder
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Lol+
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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ooo
Posted by tvillini
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MTG: I didn’t know what I voted for
Posted by ATL
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I’m sure there are some loopholes, but isn’t the reconciliation process limited to budget issues?
Posted by DT
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Hey! Don't muck up my happy pride thread with your politics! Oh wait...*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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JFC sorry. I thought I had it opened to sassy’s thread *
Posted by ATL
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Turn your sarcasm meter on. This is a political thread anyway
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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If it weren't for these mashups, I wouldn't have known that Jill Biden is fucking Clint Eastwood.*
Posted by complainant
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Did anyone think she read it? *
Posted by doubledown
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100% sure someone brought it to her attention and she eventually had a staffer…
Posted by timmer
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Love seeing this stuff starting to show
Posted by timmer
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Pete Hegseth says"Happy Pride Month" by demonstrating why the month is still necessary
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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It was probably not a good idea to name it after someone who was dishonorably discharged in the
Posted by jjlocke923
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HE WAS NOT DISHONORABLY DISCHARGED!
Posted by timmer
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It was not a good idea to name it after someone who was less than honorably discharged.
Posted by jjlocke923
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Now do Confederates.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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While not exactly the same, I do agree with your premise*
Posted by jjlocke923
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Good point, Republicans would rather honor those who seceded and shot at the stars & stripes*
Posted by RVA
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It was not a good idea for god to give you a penis*.
Posted by timmer
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Do we know that’s true?*
Posted by Herman Blume
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lol*
Posted by cpsteine
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Oh don't laugh at â timmer comeback. He'll be riding that high for a month!
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Lolol - I don’t even get the joke*
Posted by jjlocke923
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But the reason he was discharged isn't valid anymore*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Would you be okay with drag queen story hour getting put into mothballs?*
Posted by JeffFrank
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*throws rainbow flag into dumpster*
Posted by timmer Have a happy month, Taz.
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Nick Offerman is quickly becoming the greatest Illini of recent times.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Loved him in Fargo*
Posted by JeffFrank
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Wait. I can probably guess what your problem is with Loeffler, but
Posted by jjlocke923
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Especially since he is of color*
Posted by JeffFrank
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Classic jjlocke923
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Duh. He works for Trump*
Posted by bjl63
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I get why you don't like Reinhard Heydrich...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Like you, those guys didn’t like strong conservative women or
Posted by jjlocke923
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My fave strong conservative woman is the lady who compared Elmo to Cecil Rhodes in the NYT today.
Posted by ATL
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There’s no such thing as a strong conservative. Conservatism is inherently about weakness and fear.*
Posted by doubledown
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What is libertarianism about?*
Posted by Poldark "thank you again for cutting back on the personal name calling"
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Rich white guy political fantasy?*
Posted by Jackie
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I love how narrow the libertarian demographic is
Posted by Sounder
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Don't forget eliminating age of consent laws*
Posted by opey8
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"I got mine, fuck you"*
Posted by longsnapper
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Perhaps you missed the "not scared" part
Posted by Tortillini
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oOo
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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Happy Pride Taz *
Posted by illiniranger
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Opens this thread up after two days...
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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once something gets more than 3 or 4 levels deep you can choose to read or not
Posted by ijustkrushalot
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holy smokes wow. *
Posted by illini
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Case in point where the modern age allows people to communicate when they should just stay quiet.
Posted by JFG
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Complaining that you're exhausted by all of the media you willingly and ravenously consume...
Posted by Tuscy
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Currently reading 4,000 weeks. Highly recommended. *
Posted by Chilango
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I have that in my Audible library. Thanks for the reminder. It's up next now.*
Posted by Tuscy
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Yeah, that's a pretty good one. Easy read, too*
Posted by longsnapper
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... While also blaming the people who are being victimized in the news you're reading*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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I'm blaming the whole fucking system
Posted by Sounder
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You're mad because your side is losing. Your side is losing (at least in part) because of
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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You can choose to believe me or not, but I'm on "your side"
Posted by Sounder
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If you're on my side, you would understand (at least from an intellectual perspective, if not from
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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The fact that we have to endure four more years of Trump as President
Posted by Sounder
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Jfc *
Posted by digs
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Yeah that about sums it up*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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I’ll throw a couple more at you if it will make you feel better*
Posted by memyselfandillini
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and it's not her fault or "her side's" fault
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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If mutually "our side" is the Democrats, yeah, we definitely fucked this one up
Posted by Sounder
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It's "our fault" so it's "my fault", but it's not "your fault". But you're an ally. Ok*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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LOL.*
Posted by Chicago1995
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Desantis bans cities from lighting up bridges with rainbow lights and Jacksonville says nah
Posted by ATL
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god that guy is a fuck. why NOT let them light up bridges?!?*
Posted by cpsteine
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Man Florida sucks ass*
Posted by PapaDels
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Nah, man. Desantis is just a first amendment absolutist *
Posted by ATL
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I remember someone here assuring us the rest of the country wanted to be more like FL*
Posted by PapaDels
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Welp so much for my happy little thread
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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I’m sorry you have to deal with that*
Posted by jjlocke923
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Deal with what?*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Sounder derailing your thread*
Posted by jjlocke923
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It's not sorry anyway, stop it. *
Posted by assassin
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cheer up, Mike Madigan gets sentenced on Friday *
Posted by Poldark "thank you again for cutting back on the personal name calling"
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Are people required to obey court orders now?*
Posted by ATL
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I will not tolerate this shot at Obama*
Posted by memester
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I didn’t mean to shit on your thread
Posted by Sounder
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Sure you did.*
Posted by Dilbert
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He tripped and fell into a pile of monkeys, and they got ahold of his phone.
Posted by doubledown
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I'm pretty sure you can't make the post you did without intending to shit on something
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Like Alec Baldwin!
Posted by bbonb
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I'm completely annoyed and exhausted by the constant attention that LGBTQ issues take up
Posted by Sounder
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We have pride month because there is such a thing as "LGBT issues" for you to be annoyed with*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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You realize that 99.999999% of us don't want to take up attention, either right?*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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C'mon, man, you know that's not true*
Posted by Sounder
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^^misgendering Taz^^*
Posted by Chilango
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You think we want to be fighting for our rights right now? WTF man?*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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You said "don't want to take up attention"
Posted by Sounder
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You're the worst*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Dotz
Posted by Sounder
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sharing a meme that was most definitely created by some homophobe troll is certainly a choice
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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I live in MF'ing San Francisco and it's been an "oh yea, Pride month" level of noticing so far. *
Posted by haighter
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Seriously, it's a complete non-issue*
Posted by longsnapper
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It's SF, every day is pride month*
Posted by Sounder
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Man I was really giving you the benefit of the doubt here. The tone deafness is astounding*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Your transformation into PNWJeffFrank is nearing event horizon*
Posted by longsnapper
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Just becoming all those people he loathes back home. *
Posted by Chicago1995
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You can take the boy out of Pekin…*
Posted by Herman Blume
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Yep.*
Posted by Chicago1995
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Just because what I'm saying is controversial or unpopular
Posted by Sounder
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just like that stupid argument doesn’t make it any more true.
Posted by memyselfandillini
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No, what you're saying it's just a mish mash of terrible TikTok comedy clips you've seen
Posted by longsnapper
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I don't go onto Tik Tok
Posted by Sounder
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Yes, without bemoaning pride, pride month, pride celebrations, drag queens.
Posted by longsnapper
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What exactly have the Democrats done?
Posted by Sounder
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Letting the extremes of examples define their arguments. Like you claiming drag
Posted by longsnapper
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I don't think that the Democrats are to blame for this
Posted by Sounder
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I will grant you referencing drag was a cheap shot, but an effective one*
Posted by Sounder
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Not really when Taz is talking about what the vast majority of LGBTQ folks want.
Posted by OB25
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Also, not all drag queens are LGBT*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Based on the amount of attention they get, I'm going to guess around 80%?*
Posted by Sounder
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You should take a good long break from cable news and associated websites.
Posted by doubledown
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the faster you become a hermit the better, you're cooked, man*
Posted by assassin
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eat shit*
Posted by Sounder
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It's Day 2 of Pride month and I'm already kind of over it*
Posted by Sounder
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HFS, you are the absolute worst. Fuck off dude. (nm)
Posted by Waka
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statistically, Pride Month is about right. 9.3% of Americans identity as LGBTQ, so 9.3% of a year i
Posted by bbonb
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Black people got screwed with getting February*
Posted by Sounder
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Is February not the longest month?
Posted by complainant
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Then don’t participate. No one is asking you to chainmail up and hit the streets
Posted by digs
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That shit is so uncomfortable. Especially when it snags my g string. *
Posted by doubledown
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well, as long as you're not mildly annoyed by something... Shut it down, gays!*
Posted by VIV
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I actually hope it is as gay as possible. Anything to rile the transphobes.
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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The voice actor for John Redcorn. Was also Chief Ken Hotate in Parks and Rec
Posted by KingTalkyTiki "I'm thinking about engaging a lawyer."
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according to his husband, had been the subject of harassment for some time
Posted by Jersey
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That’s a horrific story but I am very confused by several parts of it.*
Posted by OB25
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Wait maybe I figured out the dog part…
Posted by OB25
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Jesus, cool story*
Posted by Sounder
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I'm failing to see anything 'cool' about that story.
Posted by Dilbert
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I was being sarcastic
Posted by Sounder
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If you think pride month helps the cause you're not paying attention*
Posted by Sounder
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Gay people will be targeted and harassed regardless. Especially considering who is in charge of the
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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I'm tired of LGBTQ issues being an en election liability for Democrats
Posted by Sounder
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You’d rather your chosen team (er…party) win than stand up for the disadvantaged and lose?
Posted by Desert
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Until they can win elections.... Yes? I would MUCH prefer the Democrats simply state
Posted by longsnapper
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What he said*
Posted by Sounder
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It's possible that you (like the Dems) are missing the entire purpose of the Republican Party.
Posted by complainant
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What's the Matter with Kansas?
Posted by Sounder
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And? None of what you said rebuts longsnapper’s point even in the slightest
Posted by GMAW
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Don't care. I'm not giving up on my peeps regardless*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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You're completely missing the point. If your peeps include prisoners that get gender reassignment
Posted by longsnapper
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Exactly, can't the Dems just give a subtle wink to the alphabet people
Posted by Sounder
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But the dems are basically never talking about this stuff. It's 100% republicans making a huge deal
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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You are correct
Posted by Sounder
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Correct, the Dems need to draw a line in the sand, define their position, and back it up.
Posted by longsnapper
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As I said earlier, isn't there the possibility of a middle ground
Posted by Sounder
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I am very aware of what the Republicans did(and are doing). Not sure what I've said that
Posted by longsnapper
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Joe Biden said there were at least 3 genders. I think now is the opportunity for the
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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Abundance
Posted by snipes824
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Is that an Ezra Klein reference?*
Posted by Sounder
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Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson yes
Posted by snipes824
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WTF delete *
Posted by ATL
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100%. The best way to get out of this is actually do stuff*
Posted by John Coctostan
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Blow up both parties, start over
Posted by Sounder
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I think it’s specifically the trans women in women’s sports issue
Posted by snipes824
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The funny thing is they keep hitching the wagon to that swimmer
Posted by bjl63
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Definitely. Very very dumb how she’s the one who’s been propped up
Posted by snipes824
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True, and while it is something that needs to be addressed
Posted by bjl63
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It doesn’t matter how many are affected. If one is affected, that’s too many
Posted by GMAW
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I feel like the California high school track solution seems reasonable and sensible
Posted by Sounder
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What is that solution?
Posted by bjl63
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There is a trans long jumper who is winning a lot of events
Posted by Sounder
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Seems stupid.*
Posted by Stu
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That seems ridiculous. *
Posted by haighter
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This is a lose/lose issue
Posted by Sounder
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The person either won or they didn’t. The belong in the competition or they don’t…
Posted by haighter
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Here's the problem
Posted by Sounder
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Given that I actively despise kids sports, I don't really care...but it's not something...
Posted by haighter
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You're definitely missing the point
Posted by Sounder
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Right. "What if the GOP declared war and no one showed up." Like I tell my kids...
Posted by haighter
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If we do nothing there might not be a country left to defend*
Posted by Sounder
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100%*
Posted by snipes824
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you're correct, people have come around on LGBT,
Posted by Sounder
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I’m with you. Dems should drop everything from their platform that upsets conservatives so that
Posted by doubledown
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Dumb. OR, they could drop this one poorly-reasoned; inherently inequitable position
Posted by GMAW
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Here's a thought, maybe we don't go so extreme on 80/20 issues*
Posted by Sounder
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i feel like i'm taking crazy pills. you are the king of taking extreme hyperbolic stances. *
Posted by VIV
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Serious question: are you "on the spectrum"?
Posted by Sounder
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a) no. b) what the actual fuck? c) are you day drinking?*
Posted by VIV
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Yes, I'm absolutely hammered*
Posted by Sounder
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G*
Posted by Stu
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i'm trying to give you a plausible out. *
Posted by VIV
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You consistently annoy the fuck out of me
Posted by Sounder
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you're a screeching hyperbolic windsock with very little tethering yourself to firm grounding.
Posted by VIV
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What'd you think of the playlist I sent you? *
Posted by haighter
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I don't recall a playlist? Is it Kruangangbang?*
Posted by Sounder
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Haha...that an adjacent ambient instrumental tracks. I was making breakfast on Saturday morning...
Posted by haighter
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Are you sure you sent it to me, I didn't see anything?
Posted by Sounder
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I sent it to you via text message...unless you changed your phone number. *
Posted by haighter
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Ha, I thought that was actually from Spotify!
Posted by Sounder
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Because it’s not about you? *
Posted by doubledown
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the virtue signalling is exhausting*
Posted by Sounder
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Increase your cardio. *
Posted by doubledown
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Astroglide and Ibuprofen are your friends... *
Posted by haighter
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Happy Pride, Taz!*
Posted by PapaDels
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Three cheers for the Queers!*
Posted by complainant
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Happy pride Taz. I’m not sure why, but in Atlanta they celebrate Pride in the fall.
Posted by ATL
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Probably cuz it's too humid in June? (No idea)*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Yeah, I assume it's the heat too, but Houston and other southern cities do it in June
Posted by ATL
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Weird. Everyone knows pride comes before the fall. *
Posted by doubledown
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v. Good*
Posted by Taz Being an Illini fan is a goddamn curse.*
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Acknowledged*
Posted by PapaDels
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