I agree. I think I have three or four photos in my profile that were enhanced or created for me by Vita and moeJoe and in all of them I credited them for their artwork. I have never posted an Internet photo that I alleged to be me or my friends. I just don't think this is the place for it. Maybe I'm just a purist (without really awesome Photoshopping skills).

I think that there should be zero tolerance for Internet or AI photos or videos for free theme image contests. If I saw one that was obviously not the contestant I would ask the creator of the contest to consider this for deletion from his or her contest.

I would need a roommate.

Did you see Donald Trump and Soran Mamdani making out in the oval office today?

The drainer has become the swamp.

"What happened to Marjorie Taylor Greene? Did she get
bitten by Rachel Maddow?"

-The Daily Show

Canadians spent a lot of money this year travelling around Canada and Europe. Check this out:

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So let me see if I have this Trump economics plan straight.

-Trump promises to lower grocery prices "on day one".
-Tariffs do not cause food prices to rise.
-When tariffs went on the food items the price rose.
-Tariffs are now coming off some food items in order to lower prices.

Conclusion: Donald Trump finally got it through his thick head that when the cost to the importer goes up, the cost to the consumer goes up.

Did grandpa work in a copper mine?

They are not minted anymore but if you
are looking for one…

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Next step, the one dollar coin.

"Cucumbers are so expensive now that women are having sex with their husbands."

-Bill Maher

Well if America would just grow coffee and bananas in North Dakota you can supply your own.

It's a fact in every American knows it including you. Tariffs are taxes on the consumers of America and because of that prices are going up.

TACO

It's TACO time.... again.

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Maybe Venezuela can become the 51st date since the original choice declined. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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**state

I am sure that the hundreds of thousands of people in Las Vegas, Florida and California would strongly disagree with that idea. Did you know that Florida and Nevada are both Republican states?

How about regime change in South America?
Venezuela has the worlds largest oil reserves
so of course the US must have that.

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I heard somebody say on Wednesday that Donald Trump is going to do something really really stupid(er) on Thursday to change the news cycle away from the Epstein files.

Watch this space.

That's a great idea phart, have your American currency made in China.
End sarcasm.

You said that the cost will round up but you forgot about the round down. It works out in the end and it only applies to cash sales not credit cards or debit cards. They go to the penny.

Life without pennies is a good thing.

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I thought that was Elon's job.

So based on that statement do you agree that the air traffic controllers should have been paid during the shutdown.
President Trump gave $20 billion to Argentina during the shutdown. Based on his America first policy that he has been touting since his return to office, do you think this money would have been better spent to pay working government employees in general?
Do you also think that part of that $20 billion should have gone to pay low income Americans who are recipients of the SNAP benefits as well?

I'm not asking you to discuss the reasons I'm asking you to discuss the solutions. Do you think it would be a good idea to not pay the senators and House representatives while the government is shut down?

I completely agree with everything you said. I wish I was at least half as intelligent as you are.

During the US government shutdown all of the senators and house representatives have received full pay on time but air traffic controllers and other government workers have not.

Why are all of the senators at house representatives being paid now for not doing their jobs yet so many others are not?
I think a little rule change would help resolve this problem quicker the next time it happens, and it will. How about if all senators and all of the house representatives including their staff do not get paid during a shutdown? I include their staff because the people in power would be more inclined to be personally affected when their staff is not being paid because of their actions. Also their staff interacts with them every day and would definitely be doing what they can to end the shutdown.

A nice simple way to resolve the problem a lot quicker regardless of which party is in power.
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phart what do you think?

We are not alone. Read this and watch the video as well.
As your Supreme Court judges agreed upon yesterday,
tariffs are taxes; tariffs take money from the American people
and put it into the treasury. This is exactly what is going on now.

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CANADA 🇨🇦 0 🇨🇦

Of course you're probably right but I did pick up on the two words "skip scanning".
Isn't it ironic that someone could be arrested for not doing Walmart's employees jobs properly? 😄
I wonder why they don't have brooms on the bottom of the carts so we could sweep the floors while we're shopping.

admin the reason why this is even an option has been weighing on my mind.
Did someone recommend it or is it just part of a package of options? Thanks.

That's a great idea but I'm sure their lawyers would tell them that people are assumed innocent until proven guilty.
I worked in a major department store once in one of my coworkers was talking about exactly this idea and we thought it was a great one. I still do.

Maybe they think that an Apple Watch looks like a large penis on your wrist???

I googled it.

What is the difference between an Apple Watch and a large penis?

An Apple Watch tells the time.

I don't even think it's funny.

I'm pretty sure that most young people wouldn't be able to identify a chequebook for what it is!

The next time somebody informs you that there is a 3% surcharge for using your credit card pull out your checkbook and see how that goes.

Dgraff

I have always wondered that. Perhaps you're right.
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Here's another point to ponder, why is that even a feature? How did it come about?

I'm sure those deer were as terrified as the people.

I live in Alberta and the third largest city after Edmonton
and Calgary is Red Deer.
I walk a lot in the early morning and I often see Deer.
They're not afraid of me and I always talk to them.
They are beautiful animals and it is their land too.

phart dgraff this is the entire
five minute speech that Ronald Reagan gave
about tariffs.

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The words of Ronald Reagan:

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Well I suppose I'll have to put it here instead!
I will start with frying bacon naked while dancing.

Just out of curiosity, is there such a thing as a nude cooking video?

There's a comedy show on CBC here in Canada that is called
This Hour Has 22 Minutes. This is a clip:

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I would definitely taste it but I would never risk making something so different and risk wasting it.
I have never made fudge but isn't 2 pounds of icing sugar and extreme amount?
My first thought was to make sure that the mixer is on LOW!! 😄

I have never seen a handgun out of a holster in person.
When we were young my dad bought us a 22 rifle because we lived in the country. We used to shoot at tin cans on the small acreage where we lived.

Were both of your parents only children?

I'll take two please.