The Current Events Thread

[Mete]

Frogs confirmed for saviors of the galaxy.

[Valbrandur]

Birds confirmed as reapers.

[Ersatz]

2 Quebec prisoners escape from jail in helicopter

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2 Quebec prisoners escape from jail in helicopter

daisies frenchies

[Galaxy Man]

2 Quebec prisoners escape from jail in helicopter

"Can I borrow your helicopter for a bit?"
"Oh sure eh, 's long as you're here for dinner."

[D-vid]

A petition to change laws so you can get a refund if a game where you have to be always online doesn't work.
Makes sense. Publishers insist on calling games a service, yet they always act like they have no responsibility whatsoever while raking in the cash of their paying customers.

Edit: Changed wrong URL?

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Current Events as in JANUARY but still.
Florida Man arrested for giving wedgies to random people outside a movie theater.

goddammit Florida Man, you're the shittiest superhero

[Ersatz]

Canada pulls out of UN convention meant to fight desertification, becoming the only country not part of it

At least our insane leaders are consistent in their insanity
Global warming is a conspiracy
Gun control is communism
Evolution is an opinion
Gays are subhumans
Kyoto is for losers

[Kamak]

Most of Canada is deserted.

They don't want to lose landmass fighting against it.

[Tetrunes]

So the US and South Korea performed joint-military exercises, which included the US flying B-52 and B-2 bombers.

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North Korea is having an episode. Again. Still?

[Tetrunes]

Oil pipeline burst threatens nearby lake in Faulkner County, Arkansas.

[Supaaku]

So the US and South Korea performed joint-military exercises, which included the US flying B-52 and B-2 bombers.

To which North Korea responded by declaring war.

[Madican]

This isn't going to go well for North Korea. China's not going to back them up, South Korea and the USA both already have forces in place from the training drills, and if North Korea progresses beyond words then it will certainly be a united Korea once again, just not the way they think.

[Supaaku]

I don't see it going well for anyone really. North Korea has nukes. Weak though they may be, they'll still likely be used if this ends up being more than NK trying to intimidate SK and the US.