Maryland's Key Bridge collapses after it was struck by a container ship

[BigRedChief]

Why does every event have to be some shadowy conspiracy?

[ThrobProng]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Why does every event have to be some shadowy conspiracy?

Some people love drama so much that even a bridge collapsing isn't dramatic enough for them...thus the bridge collapse AND a cyber attack. It's way more dramatic than an accident.

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Why does every event have to be some shadowy conspiracy?

The loony is everywhere and they feed off one another

[Sassy Squatch]

Accidents don't exist anymore. Literally everything that happens, ever, needs to be an Info Wars special

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

Accidents don't exist anymore. Literally everything that happens, ever, needs to be an Info Wars special

It’s that way because idiots ****ing buy into it.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Sassy Squatch

Accidents don't exist anymore. Literally everything that happens, ever, needs to be an Info Wars special

Originally Posted by The Franchise

It’s that way because idiots ****ing buy into it.

Okay, this probably should be a DC statement, so I'll spoiler it. I think it's relevant enough that I'll take the hit if I need to delete it.

Spoiler!

And it's a way for people to make money, even if they know it's untrue.

I have an older relative who is constantly spouting off "facts" that he's heard that are not even close to being accurate, but they frighten and concern him so he keep watching those scummy people to "learn more" about these fake issues.

My favorite one recently is about how immigrants are overrunning the country. He informed me with certainty that 80 percent of Arkansas' population is now Hispanic (and presumably illegal immigrants).

Arkansas' population is 9 percent Hispanic. This is about a quarter million people. He's only off by 71 percent.

To get to 80 percent Hispanic, you'd have to add 11 million Hispanic people to Arkansas' current population of 3 million people. And if you do that and then add the same proportion to Texas (not even counting any other state), Arkansas and Texas would be absorbing 116 million people, which is almost the entire population of Mexico.

The very concept is absurd to any reasonable person, but he won't believe me because "the television" said otherwise.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Okay, this probably should be a DC statement, so I'll spoiler it. I think it's relevant enough that I'll take the hit if I need to delete it.

Spoiler!

And it's a way for people to make money, even if they know it's untrue.

I have an older relative who is constantly spouting off "facts" that he's heard that are not even close to being accurate, but they frighten and concern him so he keep watching those scummy people to "learn more" about these fake issues.

My favorite one recently is about how immigrants are overrunning the country. He informed me with certainty that 80 percent of Arkansas' population is now Hispanic (and presumably illegal immigrants).

Arkansas' population is 9 percent Hispanic. This is about a quarter million people. He's only off be 71 percent.

To get to 80 percent Hispanic, you'd have to add 11 million Hispanic people to Arkansas' current population of 3 million people. And if you do that and then add the same proportion to Texas (not even counting any other state), Arkansas and Texas would be absorbing 116 million people, which is almost the entire population of Mexico.

The very concept is absurd to any reasonable person, but he won't believe me because "the television" said otherwise.

Leave it up. It’s the truth. And the people who buy it aren’t going to read it anyways.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Okay, this probably should be a DC statement, so I'll spoiler it. I think it's relevant enough that I'll take the hit if I need to delete it.

Spoiler!

And it's a way for people to make money, even if they know it's untrue.

I have an older relative who is constantly spouting off "facts" that he's heard that are not even close to being accurate, but they frighten and concern him so he keep watching those scummy people to "learn more" about these fake issues.

My favorite one recently is about how immigrants are overrunning the country. He informed me with certainty that 80 percent of Arkansas' population is now Hispanic (and presumably illegal immigrants).

Arkansas' population is 9 percent Hispanic. This is about a quarter million people. He's only off by 71 percent.

To get to 80 percent Hispanic, you'd have to add 11 million Hispanic people to Arkansas' current population of 3 million people. And if you do that and then add the same proportion to Texas (not even counting any other state), Arkansas and Texas would be absorbing 116 million people, which is almost the entire population of Mexico.

The very concept is absurd to any reasonable person, but he won't believe me because "the television" said otherwise.

I don't disagree with anything you said, but I'm now distracted by the possessive form of Arkansas. I'm pretty sure that the right answer is technically "Arkansas's" but I have no idea how one would say that aloud...

[loochy]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I don't disagree with anything you said, but I'm now distracted by the possessive form of Arkansas. I'm pretty sure that the right answer is technically "Arkansas's" but I have no idea how one would say that aloud...

Arkansas' or Arkansas's are both correct.


The pronunciation would be ARK AN SAWS or ARK AN SAW ZIS

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by UteChief

Wouldn’t it be Arkansas’?

Originally Posted by loochy

Arkansas' or Arkansas's are both correct.


The pronunciation would be ARK AN SAWS or ARK AN SAW ZIS

I think this is why I like having no second s at the end. It's easier to pronounce Arkan-saws than to add an extra syllable.

[Perineum Ripper]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I don't disagree with anything you said, but I'm now distracted by the possessive form of Arkansas. I'm pretty sure that the right answer is technically "Arkansas's" but I have no idea how one would say that aloud...

Welp, this conundrum is now going to ****ing haunt me for the next couple days.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DaFace

I don't disagree with anything you said, but I'm now distracted by the possessive form of Arkansas. I'm pretty sure that the right answer is technically "Arkansas's" but I have no idea how one would say that aloud...

It was bothering me even as I typed it. I initially put the apostrophe s on it and that didn't look right, so I went with the standard rule of no s if there's already an s. But I'm not sure that looks right either. Maybe nobody has ever used the possessive form of Arkansas, so it's never been finalized.

[Chitownchiefsfan]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It was bothering me even as I typed it. I initially put the apostrophe s on it and that didn't look right, so I went with the standard rule of no s if there's already an s. But I'm not sure that looks right either. Maybe nobody has ever used the possessive form of Arkansas, so it's never been finalized.

Apparently Arkansas passed a bill declaring it to be Arkansas's

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/...sass-statutes/

[Dartgod]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It was bothering me even as I typed it. I initially put the apostrophe s on it and that didn't look right, so I went with the standard rule of no s if there's already an s. But I'm not sure that looks right either. Maybe nobody has ever used the possessive form of Arkansas, so it's never been finalized.

I think you should just use Ourkansas.

[Chitownchiefsfan]

Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Why does every event have to be some shadowy conspiracy?

Part of it is human nature. One of the things that allowed us to evolve as humans is our ability to find patterns. It allows us to map the stars and learn how to track animals.

But it also leads to where we see patterns that are not there. Or just correlations and not causations. And being able to "see" these patterns when others can't make us feel important. Like we are special.

It's easier for some to swallow there is a shadow conspiracy that is controlling everything than to admit that life is just chaos.