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->''"Yeah, California has great weather," says one of the guys in the kitchen; based on his LEGALIZE HOUSING t-shirt, you infer he is the YIMBY. "Which makes it even crazier that 80,000 Californians a years move to Texas, which is 100 degrees plus in summer and below freezing in the winter. It's not because they like the weather, it's because California's restrictive housing policies make it impossible to live here, and despite everything else Texas gets wrong at least you can build homes there!"''

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->''"Yeah, California has great weather," says one of the guys in the kitchen; based on his LEGALIZE HOUSING t-shirt, you infer he is the YIMBY. "Which makes it even crazier that 80,000 Californians a years year move to Texas, which is 100 degrees plus in summer and below freezing in the winter. It's not because they like the weather, it's because California's restrictive housing policies make it impossible to live here, and despite everything else Texas gets wrong at least you can build homes there!"''
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->''"The problem isn't building the homes," interrupts the crypto bro. "The problem is that the banks charge such a high interest rate on the loans that nobody can afford them. Direct cryptographic crowd loas could get rid of the bankers and middlemen..."''

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->''"The problem isn't building the homes," interrupts the crypto bro. "The problem is that the banks charge such a high interest rate on the loans that nobody can afford them. Direct cryptographic crowd loas loans could get rid of the bankers and middlemen..."''
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''"Speaking of building homes," says the youth pastor, "I want to tell you about a carpenter who-"''

''"The problem isn't building the homes," interrupts the crypto bro. "The problem is that the banks charge such a high interest rate on the loans that nobody can afford them. Direct cryptographic crowd loas could get rid of the bankers and middlemen..."''

''"You know who else wanted to kick out the money-lenders?" asks the youth pastor. Some of the onlookers cheer, and you think you see a few dollars change hands.''

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''"Speaking ->''"Speaking of building homes," says the youth pastor, "I want to tell you about a carpenter who-"''

''"The ->''"The problem isn't building the homes," interrupts the crypto bro. "The problem is that the banks charge such a high interest rate on the loans that nobody can afford them. Direct cryptographic crowd loas could get rid of the bankers and middlemen..."''

''"You ->''"You know who else wanted to kick out the money-lenders?" asks the youth pastor. Some of the onlookers cheer, and you think you see a few dollars change hands.''
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->''"Yeah, California has great weather," says one of the guys in the kitchen; based on his LEGALIZE HOUSING t-shirt, you infer he is the YIMBY. "Which makes it even crazier that 80,000 Californians a years move to Texas, which is 100 degrees plus in summer and below freezing in the winter. It's not because they like the weather, it's because California's restrictive housing policies make it impossible to live here, and despite everything else Texas gets wrong at least you can build homes there!"''

''"Speaking of building homes," says the youth pastor, "I want to tell you about a carpenter who-"''

''"The problem isn't building the homes," interrupts the crypto bro. "The problem is that the banks charge such a high interest rate on the loans that nobody can afford them. Direct cryptographic crowd loas could get rid of the bankers and middlemen..."''

''"You know who else wanted to kick out the money-lenders?" asks the youth pastor. Some of the onlookers cheer, and you think you see a few dollars change hands.''
-->-- '''Scott Alexander''' imagines a conversation at a [[https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/even-more-bay-area-house-party Bay Area houseparty]]
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-> ''You know those people who are '''''really''''' into Franchise/HarryPotter and base their entire worldview around it, and to whom one feels the need to say, "Read another bloody book!"? I think of Amicia the same way. Find another bloody six-year-old! '''This one's broke'''!''

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-> ''You know those people who are '''''really''''' into Franchise/HarryPotter and base their entire worldview around it, and to whom one feels the need to say, "Read another bloody book!"? "READ ANOTHER BLOODY BOOK!"? I think of Amicia the same way. Find another bloody six-year-old! '''This one's broke'''!''
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-> ''You know those people who are '''''really''''' into Franchise/HarryPotter and base their entire worldview around it, and to whom one feels the need to say, "Read another bloody book!"? I think of Amicia the same way. Find another bloody six-year-old! '''This one's broke'''!''
-->-- '''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation''', on ''VideoGame/APlagueTaleRequiem''
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->'''Anders:''' Hating someone just because they’re a mage is a shameful thing.\\
'''Carver:''' I don't hate you because you’re a mage, I hate you because you won't shut up about it!
-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''
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-->-- '''Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder''', Roman senator and statesman, to close every single speech he ever made.

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-->-- '''Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder''', Roman senator and statesman, to close at the end of every single speech he ever made.
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-->-- '''Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder''', Roman senator and statesman.

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-->-- '''Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder''', Roman senator and statesman.statesman, to close every single speech he ever made.
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->''"A [[TheFundamentalist fanatic]] is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."''
-->-- '''UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill'''
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-->-- Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, Roman senator and statesman.

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-->-- Marcus '''Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, Elder''', Roman senator and statesman.
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--> Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, Roman senator and statesman.

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--> -->-- Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, Roman senator and statesman.
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-> And also, I believe that Carthage should be destroyed.
--> Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder, Roman senator and statesman.

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->''"Sometimes I wish they'd finally legalize weed, just so the stoners would have to find something else to talk about."''
-->--'''Anonymous'''

->''Where do the candidates stand on dinosaur research?! That's what I want to know! Which party has the pro-paleontology platform plank? They can't ignore the dinosaur vote! If nobody panders to us, we'll throw the election! We'll stay home! We're disaffected, disenfranchised and discombobulated!\\
We single-issue activities like to have our "hot buttons" pushed.''
-->--'''[[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]]'''

->'''Anders''': Hating someone just because they’re a mage is a shameful thing.
->'''Carver''': I don’t hate you because you’re a mage, I hate you because you won’t shut up about it!
-->--''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''

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->''"Sometimes ->Sometimes I wish they'd finally legalize weed, just so the stoners would have to find something else to talk about."''
-->--'''Anonymous'''

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-->-- '''Anonymous'''

->Where
do the candidates stand on dinosaur research?! That's what I want to know! Which party has the pro-paleontology platform plank? They can't ignore the dinosaur vote! If nobody panders to us, we'll throw the election! We'll stay home! We're disaffected, disenfranchised and discombobulated!\\
We single-issue activities like to have our "hot buttons" pushed.''
-->--'''[[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes
pushed.
-->-- '''[[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes
Calvin]]'''

->'''Anders''': ->'''Anders:''' Hating someone just because they’re a mage is a shameful thing.
->'''Carver''':
thing.\\
'''Carver:'''
I don’t don't hate you because you’re a mage, I hate you because you won’t won't shut up about it!
-->--''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''

->'''Fenris:''' Most magisters would consider this a challenge. Invent a sin that is greater yet.\\
'''Hawke:''' Yes, yes, magisters are bad. We GET it!
-->-- ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', "Legacy" DLC
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->'''Anders''': Hating someone just because they’re a mage is a shameful thing.
->'''Carver''': I don’t hate you because you’re a mage, I hate you because you won’t shut up about it!
-->--''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''
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-->--'''[[ComicBook/CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]]'''

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-->--'''[[ComicBook/CalvinAndHobbes -->--'''[[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]]'''
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->''Where do the candidates stand on dinosaur research?! That's what I want to know! Which party has the pro-paleontology platform plank? They can't ignore the dinosaur vote! If nobody panders to us, we'll throw the election! We'll stay home! We're disaffected, disenfranchised and discombobulated!\\
We single-issue activities like to have our "hot buttons" pushed.''
-->--'''[[ComicBook/CalvinAndHobbes Calvin]]'''
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''"Sometimes I wish they'd finally legalize weed, just so the stoners would have to find something else to talk about."''

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''"Sometimes ->''"Sometimes I wish they'd finally legalize weed, just so the stoners would have to find something else to talk about."''
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I\'ve heard this quote attributed to a few famous comedians, but I haven\'t been able to find any evidence that any of them said it. For now, I\'m leaving this one \"Anonymous\".

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''"Sometimes I wish they'd finally legalize weed, just so the stoners would have to find something else to talk about."''
-->--'''Anonymous'''
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