Random Observations C.A (306 pages is enough)

[lunchstealer]

political cartoons are so bad that even The Onion's satirical one is frickin' awful.

[Fin Fang Foom]

My U.K. immigration application asked me if I committed war crimes or acts of genocide. Who the fuck answers yes to that? Who is down with genocide, but draws the line at lying on an immigration form?

Well, if you lie, they can throw in jail later rather than just expelling you.

In any event, that's nothing compared to question 13 of the linked from Uncle Sam:

https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_forc ... download=1

[Andrew]

My U.K. immigration application asked me if I committed war crimes or acts of genocide. Who the fuck answers yes to that? Who is down with genocide, but draws the line at lying on an immigration form?

Something Nazi something universal categorical imperative.

[JD]

My U.K. immigration application asked me if I committed war crimes or acts of genocide. Who the fuck answers yes to that? Who is down with genocide, but draws the line at lying on an immigration form?

Yeah, but if you lie, and then they find out you did commit war crimes, they might not be able to successfully prosecute you for the war crimes, but they can kick you out for lying on your immigration forms! Take that, war criminals!

[Kwix]

My U.K. immigration application asked me if I committed war crimes or acts of genocide. Who the fuck answers yes to that? Who is down with genocide, but draws the line at lying on an immigration form?

Well, if you lie, they can throw in jail later rather than just expelling you.

In any event, that's nothing compared to question 13 of the linked from Uncle Sam:

https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_forc ... download=1

All of Part 12 is WTF.

[Fin Fang Foom]

As someone who has actually done work with asylum seekers, these questions all actually make sense and are pretty useful.

Also, they wouldn't just boot you for lying on a form, they'd either send you to a place where you would be prosecuted or put you in prison for a few years for lying on the form then boot you.

[Mo]

Actually it’s a good way to suss out lawful evil characters in your party.

[Shem]

And, depending on who you genocided and what you have to offer, it's entirely possible they'll totally be cool with it. Just ask friends of America like Dr. Shiro Ishii, the Johnny Appleseed of bubonic plague in Manchuria/most famous independent consultant in the history of Fort Detrick.

[Mo]

As I said at work today, "Maybe you're German and good at rockets. Coincidentally, we need a space program. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"

Though you have to think war criminals get some secret, back-room stamped visa as opposed to the off-the-shelf application.

[Ellie]

Actually it’s a good way to suss our lawful evil characters in your party.

[Mo]

As someone who has actually done work with asylum seekers, these questions all actually make sense and are pretty useful.

Also, they wouldn't just boot you for lying on a form, they'd either send you to a place where you would be prosecuted or put you in prison for a few years for lying on the form then boot you.

But why wouldn't they send you a place to prosecute you for telling the truth? Isn't the crux of the issue the war crimes and genocide and not the lying?

[Fin Fang Foom]

As someone who has actually done work with asylum seekers, these questions all actually make sense and are pretty useful.

Also, they wouldn't just boot you for lying on a form, they'd either send you to a place where you would be prosecuted or put you in prison for a few years for lying on the form then boot you.

But why wouldn't they send you a place to prosecute you for telling the truth? Isn't the crux of the issue the war crimes and genocide and not the lying?

They would, assuming there is a place that can or would charge.

If you did commit these crimes, and they didn't ask you, they might not be able to extradite.

[Kolohe]

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statis ... /index.htm

More gay people smoke cigarettes than any other intersectional slice except Native Americans.

[Ellie]

Internet confession: just reading that made me really crave a cigarette :-/

[Kolohe]

Correction - except Native Americans and multi-race individuals. (Thanks, Obama?)

[Warren]

The education stuff is really fascinating. Getting a GED seems to be a strong indicator of poor decision making. Much better to remain a dropout.

Current cigarette smoking was highest among persons with a graduate education degree certificate (GED) and lowest among those with a graduate degree.

• About 24 of every 100 adults with 12 or fewer years of education (no diploma) (24.1%)
• Nearly 41 of every 100 adults with a GED certificate (40.6%)
• Nearly 20 of every 100 adults with a high school diploma (19.7%)
• Nearly 19 of every 100 adults with some college (no degree) (18.9%)
• Nearly 17 of every 100 adults with an associate’s degree (16.8%)
• Nearly 8 of every 100 adults with an undergraduate degree (7.7%)
• Nearly 5 of every 100 adults with a graduate degree (4.5%)

[Kolohe]

If you got no degree, you got no job and no money for smokes.

If you got a GED you got a job, but it's shitty, so you smoke.

[Warren]

Well there you go. Poor decision making.

[JD]

The education stuff is really fascinating. Getting a GED seems to be a strong indicator of poor decision making. Much better to remain a dropout.

Current cigarette smoking was highest among persons with a graduate education degree certificate (GED) and lowest among those with a graduate degree.

• About 24 of every 100 adults with 12 or fewer years of education (no diploma) (24.1%)
• Nearly 41 of every 100 adults with a GED certificate (40.6%)
• Nearly 20 of every 100 adults with a high school diploma (19.7%)
• Nearly 19 of every 100 adults with some college (no degree) (18.9%)
• Nearly 17 of every 100 adults with an associate’s degree (16.8%)
• Nearly 8 of every 100 adults with an undergraduate degree (7.7%)
• Nearly 5 of every 100 adults with a graduate degree (4.5%)

I wonder if being a dropout and not getting a GED indicates you've done pretty well even without a diploma, whereas getting a GED indicates you weren't doing so well as a dropout.

[nicole]

Since when is being cool a bad decision?

[dead_elvis]

I thought GEDs were for kids who were smart enough to figure out that high school was stupid. Obviously ivy leagues probably won't take you but I've always thought the smartest thing to do is drop out, get GED and go straight to college.

[Warren]

Since when is being cool a bad decision?

1965

[Warren]

I thought GEDs were for kids who were smart enough to figure out that high school was stupid. Obviously ivy leagues probably won't take you but I've always thought the smartest thing to do is drop out, get GED and go straight to college.

That sounds good in theory. Is that what you did? I don't believe I ever met anyone that did that. I've met people that went to college prior to their 18th birthday. But they either received a diploma from the school or didn't bother.

[Shem]

I thought GEDs were for kids who were smart enough to figure out that high school was stupid. Obviously ivy leagues probably won't take you but I've always thought the smartest thing to do is drop out, get GED and go straight to college.

Most people I know like that took advantage of Running Start programs at their local community college and wound up with a diploma and associates when they graduated. GED...well, there's a reason we always called it "Good Enough Diploma."

[nicole]

I know a bunch of people who went to Simon's Rock and even for them it was a mix. My bff left high school with nothing, other people with less shitty high schools had their schools award them diplomas because they were going to college, and other people who didn't but did transfer had to get GEDs for the school they were transferring to, even though they were going with an AA.