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What’s happening at Columbia?

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  • RenaudaR Offline
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    Renauda
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    #238

    @Doctor-Phibes

    Point taken that few people, especially males, do act like adults until over 21. Some never do. But that is not the my point. 18 year olds are legally adults, not children. While their behaviour may be childish, their responsibility and accountability are those of an adult.

    Elbows up!

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    • RenaudaR Renauda

      @Doctor-Phibes

      Point taken that few people, especially males, do act like adults until over 21. Some never do. But that is not the my point. 18 year olds are legally adults, not children. While their behaviour may be childish, their responsibility and accountability are those of an adult.

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      @Renauda said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

      few people, especially males, do act like adults until over 21

      As I've said many, many times. It's not like, at age 21, the "maturity switch" gets flipped to the "on" position.

      18 year olds are legally adults, not children.

      Yup. You want the benefits (voting, marriage, drinking, etc) be prepared to accept the responsibilities and consequences

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • George KG George K

        @Renauda said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

        few people, especially males, do act like adults until over 21

        As I've said many, many times. It's not like, at age 21, the "maturity switch" gets flipped to the "on" position.

        18 year olds are legally adults, not children.

        Yup. You want the benefits (voting, marriage, drinking, etc) be prepared to accept the responsibilities and consequences

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        Doctor Phibes
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        @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

        You want the benefits (voting, marriage, drinking, etc)

        Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18, so they are still being treated differently at that age in that way at least.

        I was only joking

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        • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

          @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

          You want the benefits (voting, marriage, drinking, etc)

          Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18, so they are still being treated differently at that age in that way at least.

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          @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

          Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18

          In some states, like Wisconsin, it was permitted for beer. A Friday night trip up to Kenosha was a common occurrence in the college crowd.

          I believe it's still permitted if in the company of your parents. I had beers at a restaurant with D2 when she was 19.

          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          • George KG George K

            @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

            Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18

            In some states, like Wisconsin, it was permitted for beer. A Friday night trip up to Kenosha was a common occurrence in the college crowd.

            I believe it's still permitted if in the company of your parents. I had beers at a restaurant with D2 when she was 19.

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            @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

            @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

            Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18

            In some states, like Wisconsin, it was permitted for beer. A Friday night trip up to Kenosha was a common occurrence in the college crowd.

            I believe it's still permitted if in the company of your parents. I had beers at a restaurant with D2 when she was 19.

            Which really emphasizes the point that they're not considered to be fully adult. Obviously, they can join up and go fight in wars and shit, but they're not allowed to drink because it's bad for their health or something.

            I was only joking

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            • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

              @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

              @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

              Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18

              In some states, like Wisconsin, it was permitted for beer. A Friday night trip up to Kenosha was a common occurrence in the college crowd.

              I believe it's still permitted if in the company of your parents. I had beers at a restaurant with D2 when she was 19.

              Which really emphasizes the point that they're not considered to be fully adult. Obviously, they can join up and go fight in wars and shit, but they're not allowed to drink because it's bad for their health or something.

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              @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

              Which really emphasizes the point that they're not considered to be fully adult

              Yeah, but you can get pretty shit-faced on beer, amirite?

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              But your point about drinking with an adult/parent/guardian is a valid one.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                • MikM Mik

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                  @Mik I believe I commented that all these protests, or at least many of them, are simply students LARPing.

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  • George KG George K

                    @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                    Which really emphasizes the point that they're not considered to be fully adult

                    Yeah, but you can get pretty shit-faced on beer, amirite?

                    Screenshot 2024-05-03 at 10.50.31 AM.png Screenshot 2024-05-03 at 10.50.06 AM.png Screenshot 2024-05-03 at 10.49.11 AM.png

                    But your point about drinking with an adult/parent/guardian is a valid one.

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                    @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                    Yeah, but you can get pretty shit-faced on beer, amirite?

                    I don't know for sure but I'm willing to start a research project, provided I can get the funding.

                    I was only joking

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                    • MikM Mik

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                      @Mik said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                      She expressed that amazingly well.

                      The Brad

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                        Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18

                        In some states, like Wisconsin, it was permitted for beer. A Friday night trip up to Kenosha was a common occurrence in the college crowd.

                        I believe it's still permitted if in the company of your parents. I had beers at a restaurant with D2 when she was 19.

                        Which really emphasizes the point that they're not considered to be fully adult. Obviously, they can join up and go fight in wars and shit, but they're not allowed to drink because it's bad for their health or something.

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                        Renauda
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                        #248

                        @Doctor-Phibes

                        Obviously, they can join up and go fight in wars and shit, but they're not allowed to drink because it's bad for their health or something.

                        I think there’s more to it than health. In part it’s a lingering hangover from the Temperance Movement of the 19 Century and Prohibition. The roots there go into puritanical Protestant morality on sinful excess and immoral behaviours. Some provinces here went through it as well and were slow to change the law from 21. Most have the legal age set at 19. Alberta, Quebec and Manitoba have the age set in line with the age of majority - 18 years old. All three of those provinces have always maintained the strongest French roots tied to the Catholic Church in the country.

                        Elbows up!

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                        • RenaudaR Renauda

                          @Doctor-Phibes

                          Obviously, they can join up and go fight in wars and shit, but they're not allowed to drink because it's bad for their health or something.

                          I think there’s more to it than health. In part it’s a lingering hangover from the Temperance Movement of the 19 Century and Prohibition. The roots there go into puritanical Protestant morality on sinful excess and immoral behaviours. Some provinces here went through it as well and were slow to change the law from 21. Most have the legal age set at 19. Alberta, Quebec and Manitoba have the age set in line with the age of majority - 18 years old. All three of those provinces have always maintained the strongest French roots tied to the Catholic Church in the country.

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                          @Renauda said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                          @Doctor-Phibes

                          Obviously, they can join up and go fight in wars and shit, but they're not allowed to drink because it's bad for their health or something.

                          I think there’s more to it than health. In part it’s a lingering hangover from the Temperance Movement of the 19 Century and Prohibition. The roots there go into puritanical Protestant morality on sinful excess and immoral behaviours. Some provinces here went through it as well and were slow to change the law from 21. Most have the legal age set at 19. Alberta, Quebec and Manitoba have the age set in line with the age of majority - 18 years old. All three of those provinces have always maintained the strongest French roots tied to the Catholic Church in the country.

                          Our little town has a number of ties to the family of the famously miserable puritan Roger Williams - in fact, some of his extended family are buried right next door. There are large numbers of apple orchards here, presumably because vineyards would have been considered sinful. I feel the need to redress this imbalance.

                          I was only joking

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                            Apples make a thoroughly sinful brew known as cider. What makes cider doubly sinful is some of the best ciders in the world come from the predominantly Catholic region of France, Brittany where medieval monks maintained apple orchards and concocted deliciously sinful brews from the forbidden fruits of their monastic labours!

                            I say, Go for it, Phibes!!

                            Elbows up!

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                            • George KG George K

                              @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                              Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18

                              In some states, like Wisconsin, it was permitted for beer. A Friday night trip up to Kenosha was a common occurrence in the college crowd.

                              I believe it's still permitted if in the company of your parents. I had beers at a restaurant with D2 when she was 19.

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                              @George-K said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                              @Doctor-Phibes said in What’s happening at Columbia?:

                              Americans aren't allowed to drink at 18

                              In some states, like Wisconsin, it was permitted for beer. A Friday night trip up to Kenosha was a common occurrence in the college crowd.

                              I believe it's still permitted if in the company of your parents. I had beers at a restaurant with D2 when she was 19.

                              I was having supper at Soileau's in Opelousas, when a couple and about an eight year-old boy walked in and were seated. The waitress handed them a menu and took their drink order. She brought back three 🍺, sat one in front of the lady and two in front of the guy. As she left after taking their order, the guy pushed a 🍺 over to the boy.

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                This clip has been circulating for the last couple of days. The comments are priceless.

                                One of the best asks, "Should we add 'Ride of the Valkyrie,' or 'Yakkety Sax' as the soundtrack

                                But the absolute best is "Soy Team 6."

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  Lol

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

                                  • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                    Those shields they are carrying…,cut outs from plastic Rubber Maid garbage containers?

                                    😆

                                    Elbows up!

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                                      Thursday night at DePaul.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Weren't they asking for water?

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                          Cry harder:

                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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