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writing these characters must have been so fun

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[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 45 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Just finished all the New Vegas DLC, whoever wrote the dialogue for Big Mountain needs a metal

[–] Rozauhtuno@lemmy.blahaj.zone 33 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago
[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 13 points 4 days ago

I'm convinced they just made old world blues just for the fun of it. The writers and voice actors must have had a blast!

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A metal what?

A metal medal?

[–] Electric_Druid@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Something like that.

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 51 points 5 days ago

That's also what old people look like when using the front-facing camera.

[–] CriticalMiss@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

old world blues my beloved

[–] Emmie@lemm.ee 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Lemongrab@lemmy.one 11 points 3 days ago
[–] LordSinguloth@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 days ago (9 children)

Poor people shouldn't be forced to starve but I shouldn't be forced to feed them

[–] Confused_Emus@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago

Interesting way of saying, “I’m a self-centered fuck.”

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

I'm sorry but why was I forced to pay for you to get to places? Build your own goddamn road and stay off mine, bitch.

[–] Marighost@lemm.ee 28 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Your taxes already go to various public programs, like infrastructure (roads and highways), Israel, public education, police, public services, paying off national debt, Israel again, social security, Medicare, veteran benefits, the salaries of public officials, Israel... Oh yeah, and food programs.

So, like, what's the problem?

[–] LordSinguloth@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The problem is I already pay way too much in taxes.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Then become a hermit and stop using roads, libraries, police or fire services, and EMT services. You're the only one keeping you from your tax free dreams.

[–] LordSinguloth@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Lol, just because they've already been stolen from me and used for that stuff doesn't mean I should stop using it.

I'm tired of paying more in taxes than people like you even gross every year just to be told I need to give it to you because unlike me, you were too lazy to pull yourself out of the gutter.

I was raised in extreme poverty. And now that I put in the work to get out of it every mfer with no drive or work ethic wants to bring me back down. I spent half my adult life working in homeless shelters doing real work to make a real difference instead of sitting behind my computer crying and whining.

Fuck Corp tax. Fuck social tax. And fuck your erroneous assumptions about me.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Dude. I'm set to retire before I'm 50, and I'm 43, also a veteran. I'm retiring in San Diego, the most unliveable city in the US. Paying taxes is the second most patriotic thing that a citizen can do. The fact that you view them as theft is a you problem. They are the dues that you owe society for treating you so well.

The four most patriotic things one can do are as follows in this order:

  1. Vote.

  2. Pay your damn taxes.

  3. Serve in local office, and maybe higher.

  4. Serve in the military.

The reason that the military is so low is that most people aren't a good fit for the military. We need thinking soldiers that will refuse an unlawful order, not mindless automatons that parrot every hateful lie they can.

[–] LordSinguloth@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If I cared what you or anyone else thought was patriotic I'd buy a rope to hang myself with.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

That's specifically what we did to a good amount of Loyalist conservatives when we founded the country.

[–] Ibaudia@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago

Taxes exist to provide common goods, I think preventing mass food insecurity is a common good lol. Healthier population of your country is good for everyone in it, not just the people getting the food.

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

No one is forcing you to hold the spoon and make airplane sounds

[–] boogetyboo@aussie.zone 7 points 4 days ago

That's just how his mum still feeds him so you can forgive him the assumption

[–] Nachorella@lemmy.sdf.org 58 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Taking care of our less fortunate is one of the best uses of taxes there is, would you rather them go toward bailing out more corporations or more tax cuts for the rich?

[–] queue@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Seeing as they go "I'm already taxed enough" their answer is probably "Yes tax breaks for the wealthy and companies makes me happier. For some reason."

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 3 points 2 days ago

Temporarily embarrassed millionaires

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 4 days ago

yes you should, you don't get to watch people starve while sitting pretty in your couch with a sandwich

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

So you don't like it, but don't want to do what it takes to fix it. Don't give me the "I don't want to be forced by the gobernmant" bullshit. You would rather people starve than take relative pennies from people that already pay fewer taxes than you.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

How do you propose they get food then, if not by your tax dollars?

[–] match@pawb.social 4 points 4 days ago

Some rich dude's tax dollars

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Considering who voiced them, I kinda wonder if most of it was adlibbed.

[–] jherazob@beehaw.org 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

What's this from and who did these voices?

[–] Zozano@lemy.lol 3 points 3 days ago

Fallout New Vegas - Old World Blues DLC voice actors