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rivershimmer t1_jc3pbzq wrote
Reply to comment by linsor1 in Does a 12 week old baby qualify as an excuse from jury duty? by CactusCandles
That also worked for Larry David on an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, but backfired on him when he ended up back in front of the same judge.
rivershimmer t1_jawolev wrote
Reply to comment by RuinTop1965 in Hatboro, Pennsylvania woman facing charges after racist rant at pizzeria by Snoi7
I wonder if she's been conflated with that poor innocent CPA that the general public harassed, and maybe journalists aren't doing their due diligence.
rivershimmer t1_j8amamf wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Proof of mystery settlement of Aboriginal Australians and Indonesians found in an Italian library by Geek-Haven888
Because some Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures have taboos about seeing images of the dead. These are modern adaptations of older taboos against saying the first names of the dead.
rivershimmer t1_j85oo11 wrote
Reply to comment by No-Neighborhood-7264 in Voting Rights Victory in Pennsylvania by susinpgh
I have no problem with voter ID in and of itself; however, Republicans have been using the issue as a tool of disenfranchisement. Until that ends, I'll fight against changing the methods Pennsylvania has been using securely for years now.
>Why does it take 2 days to count votes?
Because of the concessions the Republicans in the legislature demanded when it comes to counting mail-in ballots.
rivershimmer t1_j64uex4 wrote
Off topic, but I thought I'd check out some online reviews of the restaurant, and one recent one added:
>The ice cream serving lady told me to be careful of the black panthers and guess what I actually saw a black panther and her two cubs crossing the road in the forest while riding my motorcycle. So listen carefully to this lady.
There are so many reasons this didn't happen.
rivershimmer t1_j64ted7 wrote
Reply to comment by Phillysean23 in Judge convicts Capitol rioter who yelled Pelosi threats by wewewawa
You haven't looked very hard, have you?
rivershimmer t1_j1mu4ub wrote
Reply to comment by Dr_Worm88 in Lilly Borough Dad Overdoses 14-Month-Old Son With Fentanyl: Authorities by jillianpikora
Welcome. I'm against it too, but until it's overturned, it should be done humanely. There's some horror stories about botched executions, so I'm thinking fent might be an improvement.
rivershimmer t1_j1mt8sv wrote
Reply to comment by Dr_Worm88 in Lilly Borough Dad Overdoses 14-Month-Old Son With Fentanyl: Authorities by jillianpikora
Not OP, but as of 2019, Nevada and Nebraska.
rivershimmer t1_j0qbc0e wrote
Reply to comment by kdani17 in Where to find American Persimmons in the Harrisburg area by TheAJGman
The difference I see is that the Asian ones are sweet enough to eat like a plum. The American variety is more astringent, but good for baking, jam, etc.
rivershimmer t1_j0dnjsy wrote
Reply to comment by eternalrefuge86 in New York Times mocked for naming Fetterman among the year’s ‘most stylish’ people by eternalrefuge86
Same for southwest PA. I can only assume that his team did studies that showed a Republican had a better chance of winning a statewide race in Pennsylvania than in Jersey. But they didn't do enough research on types of Republicans.
rivershimmer t1_j0dn4d4 wrote
Reply to comment by thoracetron in New York Times mocked for naming Fetterman among the year’s ‘most stylish’ people by eternalrefuge86
They really are an attractive insect though. Very striking.
rivershimmer t1_j0dm6ud wrote
Reply to comment by MomsSpecialFriend in Rubber Gloves, Condoms, Baby Oil Found On Lebanon Dad Of 5 Meeting 13-Year-Old From Florida At Wilkes-Barre Hotel: DHS by jillianpikora
Sheesh, we were already saying it 25 years ago: Welcome to the Internet, where the men are men, the women are men, and the children are FBI agents.
rivershimmer t1_iy8v64d wrote
Reply to comment by UCplanning in Pennsylvania's Luzerne County deadlocks on certifying election results by -TheFarce-
> "Wanted to be assured that every citizen who wanted to vote was able to."
Oh, so now Republicans are concerned about voter disenfranchisement.
rivershimmer t1_ixeyr11 wrote
Reply to comment by p4nd3mic_27 in most Pennsylvania things that happen to me is somewhat recent times by Golden_Bee_Moth
Huh. Grew up in Pittsburgh calling them dippy eggs, at home and in restaurants.
rivershimmer t1_ixeyn52 wrote
Reply to comment by Golden_Bee_Moth in most Pennsylvania things that happen to me is somewhat recent times by Golden_Bee_Moth
Grew up outside of Pittsburgh, and they were always called dippy eggs.
rivershimmer t1_ixeyeyt wrote
Reply to comment by hostile_rep in most Pennsylvania things that happen to me is somewhat recent times by Golden_Bee_Moth
Ain't nobody got nothing to say about a 40-degree day.
rivershimmer t1_ivtah97 wrote
Reply to comment by Other-Afternoon-2515 in I have declared--even though I have no official power--that Friday is Pennsylvania wear Shorts-and-a-hoodie Day. by pgh9fan
Yeah, I guess my husband's been celebrating for a month straight now.
rivershimmer t1_iujsqs5 wrote
Reply to comment by billfriedman9987 in No, Pennsylvania didn’t send 255K ballots to ‘unverified’ voters by krabstarr
> What is not ok is universal mail in ballots, where they are sent to every single voter.
Well, we don't do that in Pennsylvania, so is there any reason you're choosing to complain about it here rather than, say, the Oregon or Utah subreddits?
rivershimmer t1_iuj5l1q wrote
Reply to comment by realManTing in Children wearing Halloween costumes, and receiving candy from patrolmen Robert Harris and Clinton Sadler, in Centre Avenue police station, Hill District: October 31st, 1954: Photograph By Charles "Teenie" Harris by Yinzerman1992
> Looking at something online is different than in person.
Are you under the impression that you could wander in somewhere and look at all these photographs in person prior to CMOA purchasing the collection?
rivershimmer t1_iuj1nbe wrote
Reply to comment by billfriedman9987 in No, Pennsylvania didn’t send 255K ballots to ‘unverified’ voters by krabstarr
Except, as so many Republican voters discovered in 2020 when they were arrested for double-voting or voting for their dead relatives, it's pretty easy to zero in on criminals who think they gaming the system. Every ballot is going to come in an envelope with someone's name on it. Easy enough to figure out if it's a legit vote.
rivershimmer t1_iuj0b7t wrote
Reply to comment by billfriedman9987 in No, Pennsylvania didn’t send 255K ballots to ‘unverified’ voters by krabstarr
I see I've left you speechless.
rivershimmer t1_iuizkyk wrote
Reply to comment by billfriedman9987 in No, Pennsylvania didn’t send 255K ballots to ‘unverified’ voters by krabstarr
> Simply put, it’s like a blank check that can be falsified, duplicated and corrupted.
Sure, but we don't ban checks because of the potential for abuse. You want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
rivershimmer t1_iuizc1z wrote
Reply to comment by billfriedman9987 in No, Pennsylvania didn’t send 255K ballots to ‘unverified’ voters by krabstarr
I don't think it's a fair comparison, the spread-out USA to more compact, densely populated, highly urbanized nations with excellent public transportation like Japan or France. A better comparison would be to Canada or Australia, geographically big countries with lots of citizens living in the boonies. And both those countries offer mail-in voting.
rivershimmer t1_iuiy3e9 wrote
Reply to comment by billfriedman9987 in No, Pennsylvania didn’t send 255K ballots to ‘unverified’ voters by krabstarr
Talk to our Republican-led Congress, the ones who ruled we could not prep or count mail-in votes prior to Election Day. Maybe you can get them to change that law that they created.
rivershimmer t1_je14uep wrote
Reply to comment by bleepblopbl0rp in They’re Dealing With the Boat Finally by KawaiiFive0h
I feel that sentence covers any possible situation here.