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ForeverBlu wrote:Kimbo Slice passed away.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Trying to quit Coca Cola. Got a rough headache from the withdrawal yesterday. They know how to make that shit good, they got me hooked. I drink about 1 can a day, I have for a while now and gotten so used to it.

Rusty Cunt wrote:It's the sugar. Shit is addictive.

Tyger wrote:1 can a day and you're having withdrawals?

UltimateMarvel wrote:

Rusty Cunt wrote:It's the sugar. Shit is addictive.

I thought maybe it was the caffeine but it could be the sugar. I'm switching over to Sprite from now on, see how long I can last. lol!

UltimateMarvel wrote:Trying to quit Coca Cola. Got a rough headache from the withdrawal yesterday. They know how to make that shit good, they got me hooked. I drink about 1 can a day, I have for a while now and gotten so used to it.

UltimateMarvel wrote:Trying to quit Coca Cola. Got a rough headache from the withdrawal yesterday. They know how to make that shit good, they got me hooked. I drink about 1 can a day, I have for a while now and gotten so used to it.

Rusty Cunt wrote:Sprite will be the same. It's just sugar.

I drink heaps of it. Bad habit I picked up when I quit smoking years ago. Swapped smoke for soft drink ... then piled on the weight.

Not good.

Rusty Cunt wrote:Sprite will be the same. It's just sugar.

I drink heaps of it. Bad habit I picked up when I quit smoking years ago. Swapped smoke for soft drink ... then piled on the weight.

Not good.

WyldeMan wrote:If you're getting headaches from kicking Coca Cola, I can't imagine how you'd feel kicking Cocaine.

WyldeMan wrote:I can't remember a day where I didn't have a severe headache, I don't even know know what that's like.

joey con carne wrote:You guys should try sparkling water. It's what I used to get myself to stop drinking soda. I found I was craving the bubbles more than anything. Now I drink sparkling water whenever I have a craving. I put a little bit of lemon juice in there, too.

UltimateMarvel wrote: My man, you need medical attention pronto. I get a headache every once in a while but it's most likely from sodas. What do you take? Advil or Ibuprofen?

WyldeMan wrote:A few weeks back ABC cancelled their series Nashville after four season but it just got saved for a fifth season at CMT. Since when does that network show anything but sitcom reruns, cops and really horrible pop country videos? I didn't know they were in the primetime business. But CMT? Are those bastards trying to rebrand now too? Cause I am fairly certain they've never had any kind of dramas or night time original programming before.

joey con carne wrote:Advil is ibuprofen, collegeboy.

Tyger wrote:I drink 3-4 24oz bottles of Diet Pepsi per day. ...I was raised by a single mom in the 80's, I like Diet Pepsi. I used to drink at least 3 liters of Mountain Dew a day. Drinking the Diet Pepsi is me being "good" except for the 3 times I quit drinking soda. Longest was over a year. I know I need to quit, but....

Tyger wrote:I drink 3-4 24oz bottles of Diet Pepsi per day. ...I was raised by a single mom in the 80's, I like Diet Pepsi. I used to drink at least 3 liters of Mountain Dew a day. Drinking the Diet Pepsi is me being "good" except for the 3 times I quit drinking soda. Longest was over a year. I know I need to quit, but....

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said Sunday. Orlando city Mayor Buddy Dyer said that 50 have been killed and 53 are injured. 

"There's blood everywhere," Mayor Buddy Dyer said Sunday at a news conference, hours after the shooting.

He says the shooter used an assault rifle on all those killed. Earlier, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson identified the shooter as Omar Mateen of Port St. Lucie, Florida. He cited law enforcement officials in speaking to reporters.

Authorities were investigating it as an act of terrorism. Breaking coverage of the shooting has preempted Sunday morning talk shows including Meet the Press. 

Mateen's father, Mir Seddique, told NBC News that his son was enraged after seeing two men kissing in Miami months ago. "This has nothing to do with religion," said Seddique. "We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident. We weren't aware of any action he is taking. We are in shock like the whole country."

"I apologize for what my son did," Seddique said to NBC News. "I don't know why he did it. He is dead, so I can't ask him. I wish I knew."

Police say the shooter at an Orlando nightclub used an AR-15-type assault rifle on all the victims. Police Chief John Mina said at a Sunday news conference that the shooter used the assault rifle, with unknown rounds, and also had a handgun.

Officials at the news conference also say they have securing the suspect's vehicle, a van, right outside the club. 

Police Chief John Mina said the shooter also had some sort of "suspicious device." He said the suspect exchanged gunfire with an officer working at the gay club around 2 a.m., then went back inside and took hostages among more than 300 people inside.

The incident occurs during pride month which is also going strong with festivities in Los Angeles this weekend. An LA Sheriff told THR that there will be "plenty of people" in the department in West Hollywood today.

Around 5 a.m., authorities sent in a SWAT team to rescue the hostages. Police have not determined an exact number of casualties, but Mina said "approximately 20" bodies were inside the club.

Authorities were looking into whether the attack was an act of domestic or international terror, and if the shooter was a lone wolf, according to Danny Banks, an agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

"This is an incident, as I see it, that we certainly classify as domestic terror incident," Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings said.

FBI agent Ron Hopper said there was no further threat to Orlando or the surrounding area.

When asked if the gunman had a connection to radical Islamic terrorism, Hopper said authorities "have suggestions that individual has leanings towards that."

Police had said previously on Twitter that there was a "controlled explosion" at the scene of the shooting at Pulse Orlando, a dance club. Mina said that noise was caused by a device intended to distract the shooter.

Mina Justice was outside the club early Sunday trying to contact her 30-year-old son, Eddie, who texted her when the shooting happened and asked her to call police. He told her he ran into a bathroom with other club patrons to hide. He then texted her: "He's coming."

"The next text said: 'He has us, and he's in here with us,'" she said. "That was the last conversation."

Dozens of police vehicles swarmed the area around the club. At least two police pickup trucks were seen taking what appeared to be shooting victims to the Orlando Regional Medical Center.

Pulse Orlando posted on its own Facebook page around 2 a.m.: "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running." Just before 6 a.m., the club posted an update: "As soon as we have any information, we will update everyone. Please keep everyone in your prayers as we work through this tragic event. Thank you for your thoughts and love."

Police said local, state and federal agencies were investigating.

The attack follows the fatal shooting late Friday of 22-year-old singer Christina Grimmie, who was killed after her concert in Orlando by a 27-year-old Florida man who later killed himself. Grimmie was a YouTube sensation and former contestant on The Voice.

Jon Alamo said he was at the back of one of the club's rooms when a man holding a weapon came into the front of the room.

"I heard 20, 40, 50 shots," Alamo said. "The music stopped."

Club-goer Rob Rick said the shooting started just before closing time.

"Everybody was drinking their last sip," he said.

He estimated more than 100 people were still inside when he heard shots, got on the ground and crawled toward a DJ booth. A bouncer knocked down a partition between the club area and an area in the back where only workers are allowed. People inside were able to then escape through the back of the club.

Christopher Hansen said he was in the VIP lounge when he heard gunshots. He continued to hear shooting even after he emerged, where police were telling people to back away from the club. He saw injured people being tended to across the street.

"I was thinking, 'Are you kidding me?' So I just dropped down. I just said, 'Please, please, please, I want to make it out,'" he said. "And when I did, I saw people shot. I saw blood. You hope and pray you don't get shot."

The Human Rights Campaign released a statement on the shooting Sunday morning, saying HRC has lowered its flag to half mast.

:We are devastated by this tragic act of violence, which has reportedly claimed the lives of at least 50 LGBTQ people and allies and injured more than 50 others,” said HRC President Chad Griffin. “We are grieving for the victims and our hearts are broken for their friends, families, and for the entire community. This tragedy has occurred as our community celebrates pride, and now more than ever we must come together as a nation to affirm that love conquers hate.”

Griffin added, “We are grateful that President Obama has directed the FBI and other federal agencies to support the investigation of this attack and the LGBTQ community during this time.” The statement began by noting that Pulse nightclub serves the area’s LGBTQ community. Continuing: “While the crime has not yet been labeled a hate crime, more than 20 percent of hate crimes reported nationally in 2014 targeted people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to the most recent FBI statistics available. This reporting dramatically undercounts LGBTQ data .... The hard data on murders and crimes against transgender people are especially thin; HRC has attempted to begin tracking these crimes independently from what sources are available.”

Santa Monica police arrested a man who had explosives, assault rifles and ammunition and was planning to attend the L.A. Pride festival pride, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Sunday morning during a press conference.

Police were called about the man who was in the area of Olympic Boulevard and 11th Street by a concerned citizen, Garcetti said. He told police he was waiting in the area for a friend.

"The suspect was arrested Saturday night," Garcetti said.

"Police, suspicions of the man, checked his car and that is when they found the weapons and explosives," said Garcetti. The suspect told police he was in town for the pride event in West Hollywood this weekend.

"I want everyone here today to know, we are safe, we are protected, our law enforcement officials are here," Garcetti said.

Santa Monica police would not comment on the matter.

This news comes hours after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history occurred in an Orlando, Fla. nightclub, where at least 50 people were fatally shot and more than 50 people were injured. The gunman was killed during a shootout with police.

It is unclear if a connection exists between the Orlando shooter and the man arrested by Santa Monica police.

Photos from the scene posted to social media by a reporter shows items from the suspect's car placed on the ground by police.

ForeverBlu wrote:WTF is wrong with people?

All those lost lives and injured people.

SMDH.

joey con carne wrote:He's also busy pouring Sizzurp on his Samsung Galaxy S7. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat

Tyger wrote:I watch here and there, I love the idea of DIY, but lack the skills

Rusty Cunt wrote:Love that Tiny Houses stuff. Haven't seen the show, but know what you're talking about.

Would love to buy some land and build something small and simple like that, but very few councils won't allow them.

WyldeMan wrote:

I'm on the West Coast which has become a mecca for the tiny house movement, they are everywhere and the laws here are pretty lenient. In most places there are no minimum size requirement laws and you can use solar, rain collection, basically whatever you want. There are even a few construction companies that specialize in tiny houses exclusively because of how popular on the West Coast. But I would have to build it myself. Seems crazy to me that you can build a home for $20k with everything you need on a large piece of land to make up for the lack of Sq ft and call it a day. You could keep adding other tiny buildings and you could build a damned village with a dozen houses for what a single family home on a 1/4 acre lot in a neighborhood costs in my town. The economics and the creativity involved just blow my mind.

What kind of restrictions do you guys have, can they even be mobile?

Rusty Cunt wrote:They probably can't be mobile, but it really depends on the councils. They all have their specs and requirements.

More rural areas would probably be OK with it, but more built up 'suburbia's' would probably thumb their noses up at it. Wouldn't fit with the general aesthetic tone of the town.

I's why I don't own a house. All I want is something like this ... a little one bedroom home ... and a big shed for my cars. I'd live in the shed If I could, but again, regulations etc. Things will start changing soon. All the development going on, and the rocketing housing prices. Council's will eventually have to relegate small pockets of land to allow them to be built ... problem with that is, it'll be a deal with a developer that also develops the roads, etc, so your tiny $20k house will still cost you $100k.

WyldeMan wrote:Orlando made the news again....

This time a two year old little boy on family vacation playing by the water's edge at The Disney Resort when he was dragged away by an gator . His father tried to fight the gator but it got away with the toddler, police are searching for the boy's body now....

And now according to new reports, Omar Mateen the Pulse shooter was apparently gay and the shooting was all about his secret self-hatred. According to several people he'd frequented the night club over a dozen times in the last three years. Self-hatred and an oppressive religious raising, what could have gone wrong?

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings wrote:We’re not leaving until we recover the child.