We tried to be unbiased.
[Ebola] is spread by⊠watching of Fox News.
These two statements appear to be at odds.
No, no, Alzheimerâs is spread by watching Fox. Jeez, get it right already.
You statement makes sense if nuance is disallowed. In a universe without nuance, those would be mutually exclusive.
Thatâs why I said âat odds,â not "contradictory.
oh, merely in conflict, not contradictory, my apologies prof.
It only says they tried.
Iâm probably being reactionary, but a conversation centered around a quick reading of news and current events blurbs does not sound stimulating at all.
First step in being a better dinner guest is realizing that a deadly disease that causes vomiting, bleeding, and diarrhea is not appropriate dinner table conversation. The second is not discussing politics.
CONVERSATION POINT
How about her new album? What do you think about her new direction?
(of Taylor Swift)
Wow. This all made sense once I saw who posted it.
Thanks Cory and Xeni, for always giving me two solid reasons to visit BoingBoing. And Mark for, er, when I need pointless consumer gadget advertisements, up-to-the-minute-urgent Uber advice, or CONVERSATION POINTâs when I find myself unable to string together five friendly words on my own.
Edit: Sorry, there are just so many gems to chose from:
CONVERSATION POINT
So, what HAS (emphasis not mine) everyone been watching on Netflix?
Edit: Ok, just one more. They are just too good.
Bonus BeyoncĂ© Activity! See if anyone knows the dance that goes with the song âSingle Ladiesâ and have them teach it to you
Edit: Last one I promise.
Jason is the consumer gadget guy, Mark is the make-a-ukulele-with-your-daughter guy.
Mark seems to post a lot of âreviewsâ for products.
All from the last few weeks. Too tired to post his numerous Uber schill-pieces.
Great concept. Deep left bias. Not really appropriate for dinner party conversation, where youâre trying to enjoy commonalities among a hopefully diverse group of people, and not soapbox your personal bias.
An opening jab at Fox News, without an accompanying shot at NBC. Or CNN.
Clincher is the description of the Michael Brown incident: âsome testimony says Brown hit the officer through the window and was attempting to grab his gunâ. No mention of the fact that Brownâs DNA was on the officerâs gun? Does that get lumped in with âsome testimonyâ, and then watered down by âattemptingâ? The well-evidenced fact that Brown grabbed the officerâs gun is an extremely critical piece of the story that, for many people, serves to justify the shooting of Brown.
Two of those are boingboing Gadget Podcasts, which does what it says on the tin, and one is a Cool Tools crosspost, which ditto.
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