TIL that in 1730, a pirate named Olivier Levasseur tossed a coded message into the crowd gathered around his execution, yelling, "Find my treasure, he who may understand it!" and people are apparently still trying to break the code and find the treasure.

UncleBibby47 · 2012-05-22T14:30:47.400168+00:00

I highly doubt this is legit. I recognize the code from a cryptography book for kids I read in middle school. It's called a tic-tac-toe code. There are a lot of versions of the code, more than just the one shown in the picture, but combine it with a shift cypher or a second set of coding, and you've got it. I find it hard to believe that NO ONE has ever decoded it, unless it really is just gibberish.

10z20Luka · 2012-05-22T12:40:30.849506+00:00

TIL "ponysexual" is a thing.

thec0rinthian · 1 day

http://memegenerator.net/instance/20756558?browsingOrder=New&browsingTimeSpan=Today

thec0rinthian · 1 day

Well... Okay.

A lot of things make it EASIER to kill. That doesn't mean they should be illegal. Take away the guns and people will stab each other to death. Take away the knives and people will beat each other to death with clubs. Take away the clubs and people will run each other over with Lincoln Towncars. Take away the Lincoln Towncars and people will set each other on fire. And hey, even if you take away ALL weapons, what were ancient Chinese Kung-Fu masters doing? Trying to figure out the exact way to bounce a rice patty off someone's head so it'd shatter their spinal column. So, what, take away arms and legs? Nah, we'd roll around and nibble each other to death.

But while you're after taking away things that make it easier to kill, why not just go deeper? 3D vision makes killing a LOT easier! Let's just poke an eye out of everyone at birth!

When will people realize that the violence is in the PEOPLE, not the weapons? What we need to do is find out what makes human beings so hateful and quick to slaughter.

InstantPeeRegret · 1 day

You are a gentleman and a scholar, good sir.

a12345678910 · 1 day

Way, way too many replies for this to get much attention, but for you, a12345678910, I had a thought. Have you seen the Disney movie Fantasia)? It's a very good example of a way to bring audiences into contact with classical music. True, there is value in simply listening to the music, but if there's something more to look at while listening, even if it's just a simple, well-timed lighting sequence, or some kind of story to follow, it might help with attendance. I'm not asking you to turn a concert into an opera or some kind of musical, and I know you can't logically do something on the scale of Fantasia, but it's something to go on.

Peppe22 · 1 day

I have been in IT off and on for the last few years. With 1855 comments, I'm sure some of these will be repeats, and I doubt anyone will see this list, but here you go. This list is just the most bizarre, I'll leave out things like downloading obvious viruses and believing Nigerians.

A woman called to say her cup holder was broken. Yes, it was her disc drive, and yes, she had snapped it off. There was coffee everywhere and she acted like it was my fault and even demanded that I clean it up.

The same woman almost destroyed a computer by jamming her intake fan with a pen cap because "it was annoying".

My first boss wanted me to print something, but he didn't have a printer. When I explained this to him he said, "But you're a computer-y guy. Can't you just make it happen?" I said sure, if you buy a printer. He asked why it mattered, and I knew I was in for a rough day.

I went to a client's home for this one. She wanted to use her computer in the kitchen, but it wouldn't work. When I walked in, she showed me how it was set up, but wouldn't even turn on. She had brought the monitor, the mouse, and the keyboard. None were plugged in... to anything.

A man yelled at me over the phone because he couldn't get on the internet. It eventually turned out that the power was out in his area, and had been the entire call.

Cleaned the inside of a case that was ENTIRELY FILLED with hair and dust... and ants. I know you think I'm exaggerating. No, wall-to wall hair and dust, with a colony of ants living in it. It was not used outside, although...

People keep daily-use desktop PCs in some of the strangest places. Garages, pool closets, sheds, you name it.

InstantPeeRegret · 1 day

I'd prefer "pool fucker", but I'll take what I can get.

InstantPeeRegret · 2 days

Okay, you're right. It's Kazaa, so I should rephrase.

Well... "Kazaa" so, virus.

InstantPeeRegret · 2 days

I could use a throwaway... but no one will ever see this anyway.

When I was a kid, my parents used to vacation at a timeshare in Florida. I loved the pool, and spent way too much time in the water. One day, I discovered the little water jet that comes out of the wall. It was like the jets in the hot tub, but way more gentle and cool. Also, right about the size for... BRILLIANT IDEA! To make a long story short, I proceed to fuck a swimming pool.

Fast forward to that night, I need to pee. I go into the bathroom, whip it out, and... OH DEAR GOD, THE PAIN! It seems that chlorinated water from the pool had been forced into my urethra and now that I was trying to pee... I don't know the specifics, but it felt like I had a bundle of tiny razor blades lodged in my dick. I tried and tried to "flush it all out", figuring that it was the only way to clean the pipes. I was right, more or less, and the burning faded with time. Sadly, for the rest of that vacation, my penis was swollen and sore, and it stung when I peed.

I'm not that fond of swimming, anymore.

InstantPeeRegret · 2 days

Well... ".exe" so, virus.

Roflmoo · 3 days

Wait a minute... you'll get it.

Roflmoo · 3 days

Wait a minute... you'll get it.

flat7 · 3 days

I was just asking for clarification, which flat7 provided. I didn't think there was anything that fit the description in Genesis 7.

flat7 · 3 days

Genesis 7: Two women rape their father.

I don't have a bible in front of me, and I don't remember this in the story of Noah. Could you give the full text for this?

MagikalGiant · 3 days

My worst experience with marijuana was terrible. I can't believe it's legal, the side effects are really bad. I felt really good at first, but then I got really hungry, and kind of tired. Then I ate some pizza and smoked more. I spent the night having a blast with my friends and played some video games, singing along to old Disney songs we found on a CD. Woke up the next day feeling more rested and pleasant than I have ever felt in my life.

'Twas a fucking nightmare, I tell you.

EDIT: Woo-hoo, downvotes! Guess you don't like hearing it if it doesn't mesh with your preconceptions, eh? You know what might help you open those closed minds a little so you won't be such holier-than-thou judgmental society cogs? Oh yeah, pot, lol.

jumbleton · 3 days

A Brit friend of mine answered this question a while back. It was all about tea. I wish I still had the emails, but this was several years ago. More or less, he said "All these restaurants bragging about their teas. Tea should be served HOT with milk and sugar. Ice should never come anywhere near it."

Also, as he was visiting Detroit, he mentioned that it was strange how little we value our history. Crumbling ruins of buildings less than 50 years old are seen as ancient, contrasting England's centuries-old castles and whatnot.

As for the other stuff, he said he was surprised just how accurate some of the stereotypes were. "The cars really ARE that big!"

He loved the food, though. Chicago deep dish is his heroin. :P

KimJongUno · 3 days

I don't plan on ever having kids, but if I do, they will be named after comic book and video game characters.

TarterSauceSquirter · 4 days

You are proposing there be no regulation on immigration. I'm asking how you think that could work. What if everyone on the planet wanted to move here, all at once? Where would you draw the line? To whom would you say "no"? You're a fool if you think there needn't be any system for this. So answer the question or shut the fuck up, because you clearly have no grasp of this situation.

TarterSauceSquirter · 4 days

Fine. So it's a difficult process. Work to make it easier, not remove it, and certainly don't try to promote its circumvention. If I wanted to move to another country, I wouldn't be an asshole about it. I wouldn't break their laws and then demand that they change them to suit me. I wouldn't claim that 'm entitled to their land and freedoms. I wouldn't do it illegally, I would follow the process they have in place, because that's what a decent, honest, hardworking person does. They don't cheat and lie and steal and then bitch to get their way.

Your statement about them "wanting" to pay taxes is simply retarded, and you know it. If they wanted to, they would be legal citizens and they would be paying them. Don't be an idiot.

Fine. A "social contract freely entered". Would you let someone be your room mate without making sure they weren't a violent killer in their hometown? Would you let as many people in as would fit, with no regard to them paying rent or getting your permission to live there? It's the exact same thing. We don't know anything about these people. They could be anyone. They could simply be here because they slaughtered their families and are on the run. Sure, they MIGHT just be an honest worker looking for a better life, but if that were the case, why hide and sneak in the back door? If you have nothing to hide, you have no reason to cheat your way into the country when there is a process in place to do it legally.

There NEED to be barriers to entry. You can't be capable of human speech and still be unable to understand this. You sound like you don't understand political borders. Or are you just such a naïve idealist you don't think countries should exist at all? No, not EVERYONE should just be able to walk in and be a citizen with no process whatsoever. This isn't a public park, this is a fucking country. If you want the rights and privileges given to American citizens, then quit your bitching and BECOME ONE.

Look, you're clearly either 13 or retarded, but either way you're about as sharp as a burlap sack filled with elephant puke, so I'll explain this again. Social class has nothing to do with nationality, and to assume it does makes YOU the racist. I am assigning no such distinction, YOU are. It's like assuming a guy is black because he's homeless, it's wrong. Just because they come from another country doesn't mean they're poor or inferior or any less that any other person, it means they came from another country, and that's IT. I don't care if a billionaire crosses illegally, I want them deported until they come here legally. I don't give a single flying peanut-decorated shit about your classist nonsense. Persons A and B were born outside the country. Both of them are here. Person A is here legally, and person B is here illegally. Person B needs to be deported. I don't care about their age, gender, class, ethnicity, social status, sexual orientation, color, religion, or favorite Beatles song, are you following me? I simply do not care. If person B turns out to be the legal one, then fine, they can come in and be an American. I don't care, as long as they do things legally. The difference in treatment isn't rocket science. If you break the law, you get kicked out. If you follow the law, you're welcome here. That isn't unfair.

Your last paragraph is so full of nonsense I'm convinced you've simply never lived in the real world.

Yes, there are programs to feed people. They shouldn't be used as an excuse to bring more jobless people into a situation with too few jobs to begin with, and people shouldn't be forced to rely on them when they haven't done anything but lose their job to criminals. Yes, there are hungry people all over the world who might do better here. I'm sure there are billions of them. Have you taken a look at Africa? Yes, there are million upon millions. Most likely at least a billion, possibly more. So what, you're saying it's our responsibility to let all of them come here at once? If every person who wanted to be an American simply chose to come here, all at the same time, and you just gave them every job opening that they'll do for less, putting every American out of a job hundreds of times over, how do you think that would work? Give me an answer, smart guy, how would that play out, exactly? Your lack of common sense and your inability to grasp a realistic concept of the way things work is astounding. No, we can't let everyone in. We can't. It might be nice. it might be the sweet thing to do, but we simply can't do it. It would destroy us. A ship can only hold so many sailors. you overload it, and it sinks. We only have so may jobs, and we only have so much land. Sure, right now, we can manage, but we have between 7 million and 12 million immigration criminals here right now, and it's already causing problems. You want to add a few million more? How about we add one for every legal American living right now? What will we do when more than half the country is unemployed? When the government has to provide for all these people, who aren't even paying taxes to help shoulder the burden they're creating? In what Mickey Mouse fantasy land are you living where this idiotic, shortsighted dumb-fuckery will work? How do you imagine the United States of America will survive? We NEED to have a filter because we can't support every Tom Dick and Harry who wants to come here and take a job from an existing, legal citizen.

TarterSauceSquirter · 5 days

Okay. Then I think you need to prove that there is an unjust law, exactly which it is, and propose an alternative.

I don't think anyone is being oppressed. It is not oppressive for a country to have a distinction between those who are citizens and those who are not.

Neither of the programs you said should be socialized are relevant to this discussion. The point of bringing up capitalism at all was to point out a flaw in your argument. I said immigration criminals are taking jobs from legal Americans, and therefore preventing Americans from feeding themselves and their families. You said there is an abundance of food and no one should go without. I stressed that without money, it doesn't matter how much food there is, you still can't afford it.

"American residents"? I ask again, if someone walks into your house and sets up a bed in your bathroom, refusing to leave, is he a "resident" of your home, or is he an intruder who needs to be removed? This has nothing to do with division or classes or any of that. They are here without documentation or permission, and they need to be removed until they become citizens properly. Once they are citizens, they are more than welcome.

Basic human rights? It is not a basic human right to go wherever you want at any time with no respect for whether you are allowed or not. I'm not denying anyone anything. No more than a hotel owner is denying me a room if I refuse to pay for it. And they're not "upstanding human beings" they are criminals who are trespassing illegally. They do not have permission to be here. Use this analogy. You go to a concert. Everyone is allowed in as long as they write their name on a sheet of paper as they walk in. You refuse to write your name, and still walk right in. When asked to leave, you refuse. When you are removed, you claim you're being treated like a slave, and that your basic human rights are being denied. You say you deserve to be let in and any attempt to keep you out is unjust. They reply by saying you can come in, all you need to do is write your name down, and they will accept you into the crowd. You scream at them NO and throw a tantrum. You keep breaking in and you keep being removed. They tell you every time, just do it the right way and you're in. Hell, you'd be in by now if you would just do it the right way.

TarterSauceSquirter · 5 days

Are you high? They are not being discriminated against based on where they were born. They are being held accountable for breaking a law. They are coming to a country illegally. You know, some countries would simply execute those crossing their borders illegally. I think deportation is perfectly reasonable. No one cares if people come to this country, as long as they do it legally.

I agree, people who want to come to America should be welcomed, as long as they become citizens properly. If they want to be Americans, why aren't they really becoming Americans? Just go through the application process, it's not like you have to kill off a firstborn. They can have dual citizenship, work visas or pure citizenship, they just need to fill out some paperwork and do it legally. I don't see how this is asking too much.

I think you need to re-think this statement.

Do you not see how anything less is simply a modern day class system of freemen and slaves?

What, do you expect EVERYONE to be able to just walk into the country and vote? Anyone, anytime, and have full access to the country with no documentation? That's asinine. Do you allow people to wander into your house without at least knowing their name?

It is true that we have an abundance of resources. You don't seem to understand how the current system of capitalism works. Let me explain it in a way you can understand. You need money in order to buy food. You need a job in order to have money. You need to have a job opening in order to apply for a job. You also need to be competitive in order to secure that job opening. If you need $200 a month to survive, and someone else will do the job for $100 a month, you're not getting the job. So you're not eating. Sure, there's plenty of food in the store, but you're not getting any. The fact that I have to explain this to you is ridiculous.

You throw around the term "regressive". It amuses me that conservative retards will call me progressive and bleeding heart liberals will whine that I'm regressive, when I keep the same stance. You must realize that the correct answer is never in either extreme, but somewhere in the middle. Without compromise, both sides are simply tearing things apart.

And slavery? Really? No, honestly, do you mean that? If so, do the world a favor and take a history class.

Division of peoples into citizens and non-citizens... and fucking CRIMINALS. Are you a citizen of Germany? No? Then you are a non-citizen of Germany. Are you a citizen of Russia? Yes? Then you are a citizen of Russia. Are you a citizen of Japan? No? Are you living in Japan anyway, without any passport, visa or other legal documentation? Yes? Then you're a fucking criminal. I don't care where you're from, what color you are, or how much you can whine, you don't go into another country without letting the government know you're there. That's technically an act of war. It's invading another country and people are regularly killed for less.

I think anyone who breaks such a common-sense law should be held accountable. Anyone trespassing illegally in this country should be removed from it. I didn't say anything about raids, hunting, detaining, or innocent people.

I encourage people of all types to come here... LEGALLY.

I encourage people of all types to work here. LEGALLY.

I encourage people of all types to build families here... LEGALLY.

You don't seem to have a firm grasp on reality.

EDIT: To be clear, I am pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, pro-marijuana legislation, and pro-humanism. I am anti-war, and I support taxing the ever-living fuck out of the rich, churches, and corporations. I am pro-gun, and I think renewable, green energy is the only way forward. I don't trust the police, and I dislike the rampant bureaucratic red tape jungle present in the government. I support socialized medicine as well as works programs that pay the unemployed to better their community while learning useful skills in place of welfare (for all but those truly incapable of such work). I also think people should have documentation in order to live and work in America. Now seriously. If you're still going to call me regressive, this is a waste of my time.

TarterSauceSquirter · 5 days

You bring up Dr. MLK Jr., so I challenge you to find three ways in which immigration criminals and their situation today are anything like segregated blacks in the 60s.

I never said things shouldn't be easier. I said those who do it illegally should be punished.

They don't pay taxes. I didn't say they don't pay ANY taxes. Proper up son, you're falling backwards here.

Lol. "domestic non-citizens." I think it's cute how you'll go to such lengths to find a different word for CRIMINALS. What are tax-evaders? "Civil non-paying Americans"? Are child pornographers "youth-centric photographers"? I don't care what you call them, they're technically invading this country without permission. As for the work they do, a pampered college kid or a suburban brat might not take the work, but if you're starving and there is a job available- ANY job, you will take it. If you have never been in the position where you don't have the luxury of turning your pretty little nose up at work, you've never been truly hungry, and you don't have the right to tell starving Americans that a foreign criminal deserves work more than they do.

Again with the race card. Boo-hoo. You're the only one talking about race, I haven't said a word about it. I don't care what race anyone is. I work with Hispanics, I hang out with Asians, I'm employed by an Indian, I'm room mates with a Caucasian, and I voted for Obama. I am an amalgamation of more than five races myself. Can we please focus on the real issues, dumbfuck? Yes? Thank you.

And once more, I never said it shouldn't be easier to come here. I am saying anyone who does it illegally should be deported.

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