U. of M. President Quits, SeaWorld to Dump Killer Whale Shows, Russia Faces Massive Sports Doping Scandal: P.M. Links

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  The president of the University of Missouri has quit in the face of protests by African-American students, the football team, and faculty, over his alleged failure to address instances or racism on campus. In the meantime, students are apparently surrounding the protesters to keep the media from interviewing them. Do they not understand how protests work?

• SeaWorld intends to phase its killer whale show out of its San Diego park in the face of protests by those who accuse the theme parks of abusing orcas. It will be replaced with a non-performance "orca experience" that sounds like a bunch of killer whales swimming around in a tank.
• Fox Business is promising not to make the same mistakes as CNBC in tomorrow night's Republican presidential candidate debate. By the way, after the debate, John Stossel will host a special midnight show where libertarians will comment about what the candidates say.
• Russia faces having its athletes booted from international competition over a massive doping scandal. Will they get banned from the Rio Olympics?
• Three Michigan teens stand accused of plotting a shooting attack on a school. They apparently were writing about the plot on Instagram, which kind of seems like a really bad idea.
• A federal judge has again ruled that the mass surveillance of Americans' metadata by the National Security Agency is unconstitutional. It probably won't mean much now, as the NSA will be shifting to new surveillance authorization rules passed by Congress by the end of November.
• In this week's episode of South Park, citizens will decide they can do without a police force.

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Comments

[Fist of Etiquette]

...citizens will decide they can do without a police force.

They did without Chef.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Hello.

[MJGreen - Docile Citizen]

children

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

I blame scientology.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

I mentioned in the other thread, that one way to make money is if you build a school that gives nothing bum taps and 'A's for grades.

You'll make a mint. In fact, I'll invest.

Goo-Goo-Gaa-Gaa U.

[Migrant Log Chipper]

Free fucking Willy, god damnit, or else.....

[Chinny Chin Chin]

Matt and Trey join Quentin on The List.

[Just say Nikki]

Because I'm the worst...

[Tonio]

Quite possibly NSFW. Also, word for the day!

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

Not Safe For Anywhere

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

Talk about a wierd boner!

NSF Lunch.

[Pope Jimbo]

Quite possibly? Fuck that. It is NSFW PERIOD!

[perlchpr]

*ahahahahahahah*

[Juvenile Bluster]

Until now, I've avoided using Reasonable to block . Even the trolls. However, there's a first time for everything.

[Tonio]

Nobody made you click that link. Also, the url preview was pretty descriptive "free-bleed" and all.

[Juvenile Bluster]

I'm on mobile. No URL preview!

[Tonio]

[sad trombone]

[Trshmnstr, terror of the trash]

Thankfully my phone let's me long click to see the url. I'll pass on that link.

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

I thought that was British slang for something cool. I was wrong

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

What's their position on taxing sugary drinks?

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

I doubt if it tastes all that sugary.

Probably more like coppery vinegar.

*Hmm, again? That's weird*

[Enough About Woodchippers]

Stupid bitch with a sign blames capitalism for taxes. Stupid cunt.

[Troy muy grande boner]

I'd like to see these stupid bitches go swimming in the waters around San Francisco while bleeding.

[MarkLastname]

Why don't they just come out with it and demand that women be exempt from income and property tax too.

[Migrant Log Chipper]

You are the worst, but a something between a golf clap and an opera clap is in order.

[Just say Nikki]

Doping among Russian track stars is apparently really bad.

Today's report includes several new allegations, including that Grigory Rodchenkov, the head of the drug-testing lab in Moscow, ordered 1,417 doping control samples destroyed to hinder WADA's investigation.

[Ted S.]

Will they cover it up like Spain did with Operaci?n Puerto?

[Fist of Etiquette]

THERE'S ALREADY AN OFFICIAL LINK FOR THIS.

[Just say Nikki]

I thought you wanted us to comment on the official links. Am I not allowed to bring in more info?

[Fist of Etiquette]

I'm fickle.

[Crusty Juggler]

To remind you, us cool kids do not read the links.

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

Obligatory - "What links?"

[Crusty Juggler]

Ah, another member of the Cooltariat. Welcome, friend.

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

Don't listen to Crusty. He's trying to get you to join the chess club.

[Migrant Log Chipper]

I left chess behind when I was 10.....who knew.

[jesse.in.mb]

Is there some kind of html tag to indicate that clicking through will not lead to pictures of attractive athletes?

Here. Let me improve someone's day with some Alenka Bikar butt

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

Would you believe my work ISP won't let me link to a website called 'x.fap.to'?

What is this? Soviet Russia?

[jesse.in.mb]

Technically she's Slovenian. The image search for "hot Russian runner" degenerated into porn within a row and the results that were on topic were disappointing.

Here's a mirror.

[Crusty Juggler]

You are truly missing out.

[bacon-magic]

You're my favorite gay guy.

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

Careful, that's how he lures you in...

[Sapient Mulch]

Thank you Jesse!

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

Why don't they name the drugs? Perhaps it isn't as bad as they want you to believe.

[mad.casual]

Blood doping can be done without drugs but drugs *sorta* make it better or easier. I'm betting in at least some cases, they can't say and/or don't know. Probably plenty of cases where the question of "Which drugs?" is best answered with "Yes."

[Careless]

well, if you read the link...

[Rhywun]

Are we to believe that Russia hasn't been doping their athletes for decades, or that they "stopped" after glasnost?

[RBS]

It's not about doping so much as greasing the palms of the testers and suppressing positive tests. With the sanction of the Russian government.

[The Last American Hero]

Which has been happening since Rocky IV.

[RBS]

If you really want to get down to it, it's about anti-doping assholes wanting to get their authoritarian on. And whining from the "integrity of the sport" losers.

[mad.casual]

There's a difference? I thought the anti-dope people were anti-dope because of the integrity of the sport and the 'integrity of the sport' people were worried about the adverse effects of doping.

[Rhywun]

Well, they all agreed to anti-doping. Play by the rules or GTFO.

[MarkLastname]

Well, if they're all doping, isn't technically a fair race again?

[OneOut]

Simply have two different leagues.

Doped or non doped.

I would love to watch the wide open doping NFL.

That would best Roman lion fights.

[Fist of Etiquette]

A federal judge has again ruled that the mass surveillance of Americans' metadata by the National Security Agency is unconstitutional. It probably won't mean much now, as the NSA...

...isn't constrained by the United States Constitution?

[Bern-o-Matic 5000]

Yeah, they'll just hide the metadata somewhere else.

[Just say Nikki]

Tonight, Cook County might get an ammo tax:

Also on Monday's meeting agenda is a proposed tax on ammunition, which county Commissioner Richard Boykin said he told Preckwinkle she needed to support if she wanted his vote for the hotel tax.

The ordinance calls for "centerfire ammunition" of the kind "commonly used in rifles, pistols and revolvers" to be taxed at a rate of 5 cents per bullet. And it calls for less expensive, generally lower caliber "rimfire ammunition" to be taxed at 1 cent per bullet.

[Wasteland Wanderer]

Is there anywhere in Cook County that you can actually buy ammunition?

[Brett L]

I imagine some falls out of the police evidence locker.

[Just say Nikki]

That's what my boyfriend asked me when I told him this. I think there's one place.

[Wasteland Wanderer]

I think there's one place.

Might as well call this the "Fuck those guys, lets send a bunch of business out of county" tax...

[Just say Nikki]

That's what I call all the Cook County taxes.

[Rich]

South Side.

[Brett L]

Leroy Brown's turf?

[Rich]

Bad.

[Atanarjuat]

Nah, that's Willie Stokes' territory.

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

Cheaper than Dirt, bitches.

[waffles]

I ordered from them once to get a kind of ammo I really wanted to shoot. It was super cool having a really heavy box just sitting on my porch when I got home.

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

Yeah, too bad there's no amazon prime.

[Restoras]

I've had good luck with Luckygunner.com

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

Not tried that one. Will investigate.

Cheaper Than Dirt has been my goto.

[Mock-star]

I usually use Selway Armory

[Migrant Log Chipper]

On Montana...

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

I'll look into it. I hope they ship to CA, some places don't.

[Restoras]

I live in the not quite as gun stupid state of NY and I have to have my purchases shipped to an FFL. Most of the places charged a hefty mark-up but I luckily found a gunsmith near me that I can ship to and he only charges a modest fee.

[R C Dean]

For ammo they make use an FFL? For freakin' ammo?

Something something "shall not be infringed" my ass.

[Careless]

I'm shocked it's so low

[pan fried wylie]

first sugar taxes, now amino taxes, what the fuck.

[Atanarjuat]

Lipid taxes?

[Catatafish & Woodchips]

Something something "poll tax."

[Fist of Etiquette]

Do they not understand how protests work?

I don't know. Defying all logic, theirs seemed to work just fine.

[Jerryskids]

students are apparently surrounding the protesters to keep the media from interviewing them. Do they not understand how protests work?

My guess is the students have a pretty good idea how the protestors are going to come across if the media gets anywhere near them. There's a reason so many college students seem to want to be treated like spoiled-brat halfwit 8-year olds and it kinda gives away the game when you start talking to college students and realize how many of them are spoiled-brat halfwit 8-year olds.

[Careless]

I'm fascinated by a feces swastika pissing people off. Are they really that hurt by someone insulting Nazis?

[Free Society]

*Alleged* fecal swastika. A lot of these people who spend their time BlackLivesMattering are inventing stories of their discrimination, or sending themselves threatening letters to cry about it et cetera.

[Careless]

I don't care if it was a painted shit swastika. It makes no sense as a shot at black people.

Ok, I know they're crazy... are they that crazy?

[Jerry on the rocks]

Russia faces having its athletes booted from international competition over a massive doping scandal.

Should have sent Catalina Jennerovski instead.

[Atanarjuat]

She's a beautiful woman!

[MikeP]

Oh, great! San Diego. That means I have to compete with Shamu and his smug little grin. I can't top that! Can't top it!

[Brett L]

Brits discover new "cost-effective" alternative to filling teeth.

Spoiler: It isn't "doing nothing"

[Wasteland Wanderer]

Spoiler: It isn't "doing nothing"

[Citation multiple long term studies needed]

[Fist of Etiquette]

...John Stossel will host a special midnight show where libertarians will comment about what the candidates say.

As long as he doesn't pull out celebrity impersonators to debate.

[Brett L]

The libertarian moment continues to migrate away from prime time and into the "stoners and old people yelling at their teevees" slot.

[lap83]

That's an unfair generalization of Reason commenters. Some of them are very vocal about not owning TVs

[Trshmnstr, terror of the trash]

I yell at my Victrola, TYVM!

[Bern-o-Matic 5000]

That's what the government uses to track you, man...

[bacon-magic]

Ok,
So I'm high and yell at my t.v. It's a Libertarian Moment.

[B. Woodrow Chippenhaus]

I suspect the show will just be people coming on camera to facepalm, then the camera moving to the next person.

[SIV]

SeaWorld intends to phase its killer whale show out of its San Diego park in the face of protests by those who accuse the theme parks of abusing orcas. It will be replaced with a non-performance "orca experience" that sounds like a bunch of killer whales swimming around in a tank.

So the "killer whale show" is reduced to a "lame whale show". That should help their business model. Maybe they should add seals totally incapable of playing a bulb organ.

[Tonio]

This was done without involving government, and somebody still found a reason (!) to whine about it.

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

CA had legislation in the works at one time. IDK what happened to it.

[SIV]

Those orcas should work for their fish.

[Brett L]

Great, now I'm gonna have visions of Ayn Rand theme park reviews all day.

[Brett L]

"The monorails at Disney World were quite exciting, until I learned their creator wasn't into rough sex. What moocher designs a phallic train and then doesn't like a little bit of simulated rape?"

[The Last American Hero]

Wait until you, the wife, and the offspring spend a week at Disney. Your wallet will learn all about a little bit of simulated rape.

[Brett L]

My parents live in central Florida. I'm hoping it becomes a grandparent/child bonding thing.

[Mickey Rat]

Last message from the it has to SIV: "So long and thanks for nothing!"

[Free Society]

This was done without involving government, and somebody still found a reason (!) to whine about it.

A legion of detestable man-child race baiters chased the Mizzou president out of his job for no particular reason other than his status as a white male in charge of something. They did it without government. I still think it's worth whining about to a certain extent.

[Apatheist ?_??]

Looks like they will still be doing it at the San Antonio park. If they stop the show there I don't see any reason to ever go back.

[Fist of Etiquette]

It will be replaced with a non-performance "orca experience" that sounds like a bunch of killer whales swimming around in a tank.

You put on a killer whale outfit and people accuse you of blackface.

[Citizen X]

Blackfishface?

[Trshmnstr, terror of the trash]

Check your mammalian privilege you cis-ape shit lore!

[Tonio]

Orcas are also mammals.

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

SPECIEST!

[Tonio]

Classist, actually. 😛

[Rich]

Doubly RACIST!

[Mickey Rat]

The female trainers looked pretty nice in their orca wetsuits.

[Crusty Juggler]

Russia faces having its athletes booted from international competition over a massive doping scandal

Do you know who else participated in scandalous massive doping?

[Brett L]

Hunter S Thompson?

[Tonio]

The former East Germany?

[Ted S.]

Spain, as I mentioned above.

[Ted S.]

Tennis player Larisa Neiland once failed a doping test for having too-high levels of caffeine in her blood.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Interesting. Remember Alberto Tomba? Of course, everyone remembers a narcissist who famously tried to pick up Katarina Witt. He used to drink espresso before his runs. So it's said.

[Brett L]

Caffeine is probably the most effective PED for runners and cyclists. You just have to not take it for six weeks to get maximum return.

[Elspeth Flashman]

Even a few weeks off will do something to boost it.

[R C Dean]

Hell, Tomba gets nothing but respect from me for hitting on Katarina.

[Migrant Log Chipper]

In his defense, Kat was hot.

[Princess Trigger]

Dr. Jeykll?

[Almanian's Rusty Woodchipper]

Those kids at Univ of Missouri?

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

The Oakland Raiders?

[TheZeitgeist]

A certain Randolph Hilter?

[perlchpr]

Agile Cyborg?

[Sevo]

Monty!

[Atanarjuat]

Muhammed Ali?

[Equinsu Ocha]

Intel?

[Fist of Etiquette]

Russia faces having its athletes booted from international competition over a massive doping scandal.

At least they're not turning their female athletes into men with hormone treatments anymore.

[Tonio]

At least they're not turning their female athletes into men with hormone treatments anymore.

Something, something, transgender, something. There's a joke in there somewhere, but it's eluding me.

[Medical Physics Guy]

I swear there was a great old SNL skit about the East German women's Olympic team. But youtube does not produce it.

[jesse.in.mb]

I believe that was a plot point in the 1994 classic Junior.

[Elspeth Flashman]

That was part of Top Secret!

[Pan Zagloba]

Something my feature this summer was very grateful for.

[BearOdinson]

No, but we are turning our male athletes into women with hormone treatments!

Thanks folks, I am here all week!

[Atanarjuat]

Nice.

[Rich]

It will be replaced with a non-performance "orca experience"

in which orcas abuse protesters.

[Trshmnstr, terror of the trash]

obligatory

[RBS]

Not to be confused with the dolphin experience where patrons are raped repeatedly.

[PBR Streetgang]

I'm not saying I would pay to see this....but I'm not saying I wouldn't either.

[Equinsu Ocha]

They don't call them killer whales for nothing.

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

""orca experience" that sounds like a bunch of killer whales swimming around in a tank."

They should just do what the protesters want, and blast each Orca right in between the eyes with a .50 caliber.

[Brett L]

What if we throw wounded protesters into the tank for a true orca experience?

"Momma, Shamu bit his leg off!"

"That's the way they do it in nature, honey. "

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

They do need to learn to hunt.

And yes, the protestors here were calling for the release of the Shamus into the wild. Great idea.

[Trshmnstr, terror of the trash]

Watch as we see what happens when domesticated whales try to interact with those hammerhead sharks! Oh, poor shamoo! I didn't know that killer whales had so much blood on the inside! It's still not stopping!

[Zeb]

I'd be most worried about the other killer whales.

[Chinny Chin Chin]

Oy.

I compliment the protesters on finding a non-government solution, but am not too surprised at this. Attractive marine macrofauna attract a special wing of crazy from the environmental movement.

[Mickey Rat]

It does not do what the protesters want and it does not do what the patrons want. However it gets closer to what the protesters want as the big stadium is now an obsolete structure.

[Pope Jimbo]

So now a half black/half white mammal will get treats without having to do any work to earn them.

How long before one of them is elected president?

[Restoras]

Or wins a Nobel Peace Prize?

[R C Dean]

Nice.

[Tonio]

Um, pandas been doing that shit for years, bro.

[RBS]

Florida Cop

[Pl?ya Manhattan.]

"WFLA reports Szeliga was suspended for one day and he now works as a detective in the sheriff's crimes against children unit."

You can't make this shit up.
Punishment: He has to go solve real crimes now. That'll show him.

[Brett L]

This is why The Wire is the best cop show ever. It's so true to life.

[Pope Jimbo]

Is anyone else worried that a guy who was a DUI cop and then shows up wasted at a MADD conference is now investigating crimes against children?

He might survive this fiasco, I'm not sure he will do so well when he is asked to go speak at a conference for exploited children and he shows up with a 13 year runaway girl.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Bellevue police got kicked out of a Seahawks game because they were drunk, starting fights. Then a few weeks later, the same cop was stopped driving home "wasted". The officer that made the stop, called his girlfriend to come pick him up. No arrest made.

As punishment, he was taken off the bomb squad.

Now, I'm no 3d chess player, but wouldn't this be the very place you'd want this cop? I mean, the problem would eventually take care of itself.

[Raven Nation]

the problem would eventually take care of itself.

Yeah, but the problem might take non-problems with him.

[Brett L]

If this guy survives the scandal, he will be a legend in the department. I wouldn't go so far to say never have to buy a drink again, but a legend.

[R C Dean]

He's not only survived, I'm pretty sure he's got a promotion.

I guaran-fucking-tee you that if I showed up at a public event drunk, I would be fired by the end of the next day.

[Mazakon]

Fox Business is promising not to make the same mistakes as CNBC in tomorrow night's Republican presidential candidate debate. By the way, after the debate, John Stossel will host a special midnight show where libertarians will comment about what the candidates say.

If they were going to try and make it different than CNBC, wouldn't adding someone who hadn't worked for CNBC be good?

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

Why do libertarians always get the midnight slot?

[RBS]

Cocaine.

[Crusty Juggler]

Judge Nap is on the Fox News at all times.

[Rufus The Monocled Derp Slayer]

The Eddie Munster's Hair Hour?

Here I thought it was because we were cool.

[kbolino]

John Stossel worked for CNBC?

Fun fact: The top two Google results for "john stossel cnbc" are Huffpo/DailyKos journolisting "reporting" that John Stossel is a "patholigical liar".

[Mazakon]

No, but the two the article highlighted are from CNBC. Apparently there is one guy from WSJ.

[In League with the Dark Ones]

He doesn't hold the right opinion so therefore he is a "pathological liar".

It's a symptom of sluggish schizophrenia.

[Almanian's Rusty Woodchipper]

Anyone know where I can see pics of Ben Carson's interior-decorating prowess? I hear he's "Jesus Good" at it....

[Jerryskids]

the NSA will be shifting to new surveillance authorization rules passed by Congress by the end of November.

Well, maybe the new surveillance authorization rules as the NSA interprets them.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Three Michigan teens stand accused of plotting a shooting attack on a school. They apparently were writing about the plot on Instagram, which kind of seems like a really bad idea.

The good thing about social networking, is so many people who use it don't realize that other people can see it too.

[Elspeth Flashman]

This. I know I am posting too late for anyone to read. But if you don't want people to know what you do, or who your friends are, don't leave your social media settings on "open." Derrp! I can now visit your employer, go to the same bar you're going to, etc. etc.

[lap83]

Obnoxious liberals, who most need to follow that advice, are probably least likely to do it. They need their politics to permeate every aspect of their life and if you disagree then you're probably an intolerant teabagger. Keeping political beliefs private is totes letting the racist korporashunz win!!1eleventy

[Elspeth Flashman]

Sure, I can see that.

[Mazakon]

Adults can now pay a woman $40/month for motherly care and judgement-free advice

Do you not have a mum? Or have a mum but she's far away? Or have a mum but you don't like her? Do you have $40 to spare? Then you can now rent yourself a mum.

Nina Keneally has established a business in New York City renting out her services as a mother. She'll listen to you talk about your problems. Make you some soup. Watch a movie with you.

[Diane Reynolds (Paul.)]

Um, if it's judgement-free advice, that's not what I would call 'motherly care'.

[Mazakon]

EDIT: $40/hour

[Almanian's Rusty Woodchipper]

Surprise - your mom's a CHEAP slut. Figgers.

[Mazakon]

Well I didn't even have to pay yours.

[Bobarian (Would Chip Her)]

How much an hour does your mom get?

[GILMORE?]

+1 Norman Bates

[R C Dean]

Not to get all picky, Scott, but I think you put your "alleged" in the wrong place:

The president of the University of Missouri has quit in the face of protests by African-American students, the football team, and faculty, over his alleged failure to address instances of alleged racism on campus.

Is there any proof whatsoever of the rather pat just-so story about the pickup full of rednecks shouting "nigger" (which really just sets off my too-truthy-to-be-checked meter), or who did the shit swastika and why?

Because until those are validated as actual racist incidents, I see no reason to assume that they are.

[TheZeitgeist]

Because until those are validated as actual racist incidents, I see no reason to assume that they are.

I do wonder. Fecal swastikas on doors? Rolling-coal rednecks shouting slurs? This sounds more like someone projecting their own stereotypes while making shit up.

[RBS]

The truck thing sounds made up but could possibly have happened. The poop swastika sounds like home cooking.

[The Grinch]

About that dinner invite. I'm sorry but I'm going to have to pass.

[GILMORE?]

"The truck thing sounds made up but could possibly have happened. The poop swastika sounds like home cooking."

UHM HELLO?! INVALIDATING MARGINALIZED PEOPLE'S EXPERIENCES OVER HEE

[Atanarjuat]

shit swastika

Great band name.

[GILMORE?]

"students are apparently surrounding the protesters to keep the media from interviewing them. Do they not understand how protests work?"

I think scott fails to recognize how THEY work. They get to collectively dictate their grievance and make demands - but they don't ever have to explain themselves or answer to anyone or even present an image to represent themselves. You are not allowed to shape your own view = they will tell you what to think

[GILMORE?]

" John Stossel will host a special midnight show where libertarians will comment about what the candidates say."

At MIDNIGHT?

Wow, not the usual "3AM, at an undisclosed location, to be broadcast on CB-radio spectrum, and only if you pay-per-view"? LIBERTARIAN MOMENT, MOM! WE FINALLY MADE IT

[Free Society]

The president of the University of Missouri has quit in the face of protests by African-American students, the football team, and faculty, over his alleged failure to address instances or racism on campus. In the meantime, students are apparently surrounding the protesters to keep the media from interviewing them. Do they not understand how protests work?

They believe it works like a youtube video where you make really stupid arguments and you know the feedback will be tremendously negative, but as long as you disable the comments, you can pretend that the content is insightful and nuanced.

[Trshmnstr, terror of the trash]

I just heard that the chancellor is stepping down, too. This is a riot!

[np]

On the other side of the pond...
Internet firms to be banned from offering unbreakable encryption under new laws

[TheZeitgeist]

Sounds like foreign iPhones that activate on British telcos will fetch quite a premium over the local ones.

[Mike M.]

Best of luck to you in appeasing the Obama Youth and their new Brownshirt Army, America. You're going to need it.

The wind is sown, now get ready to reap the whirlwind.

[The Hyperbole]

Look out Florida Man, you have competition

Ohio Man and Neighbor Boy

[Granny Weatherwax]

Look iffin he's tall enough to reach the pedals and see where he's going, he's old enuff.

[Dan Bongard]

Personally, I'll be happy when people stop keeping killer whales in captivity. Keeping an animal that ranges hundreds or thousands of miles confined to a tank a few hundred feet on a side is just kind of depressing.

[Frankjasper1]

True but arent all the whales ones who were born in captivity?

[GILMORE?]

Well, you see... some whales are House Whales, and some whales are Field Whales....

[Equinsu Ocha]

If they were born in captivity, that means their parents were kidnapped.

[R C Dean]

Are you saying the whales should be free to gambol, Dan?

[Rhywun]

Now you've gone and done it.

[Atanarjuat]

Now you've up and done it.

[Careless]

Well it's not like they have Encephalization quotients like, say, chimps

[Careless]

ok, that wasn't obviously sarcastic enough

[Stephdumas]

One guy named Colin Flaherty on American Thinker said his thoughts about this.

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[The Last American Hero]

Fun fact: Physicists believe each time someone makes a decision, a new parallel universe is created, resulting in a near infinite number of parallel universes, and the only constant thread connecting them all is the suckiness of the Cleveland Browns.

[Almanian's Rusty Woodchipper]

*Lions Fan rises to protests - sits down - remembers that last team Lions beat for a championship (in 1957) was.....Cleveland*

[TheZeitgeist]

If Cleveland landed a Manning for their quarterback, it would be Chelsea.