👻Brad Grandrino

Freelance writer for movies and horror; part-time smartass; full-time dumbass

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

Can't wait to see clueless 20-something-year-old American socialists keep defending Maduro even after this.
https://t.co/mUPGt5aWcA

[Joe Dante @joe_dante]

Disappointing to see that #DickMiller was left off the In Memoriam segment of tonite's Oscars, but he's in good company with Stanley Donen, Julie Adams and others who have made more of an impact than the unknown publicists and ex-studio execs who seem to dominate these tributes.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@DrMarcusP And here we see the economically-challenged goober in its natural habitat.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

Philadelphia Flyers Unveil New Mascot And Bloodthirsty Monster https://t.co/5AC6D3trN9
@GrittyNHL #Flyers #flyersMascot #grittynhl

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

Everyone always said I would grow up to be nothing but an unemployable burnt-out alcoholic, well guess who has a job interview with a very prestigious firm in the city tomorrow morning? This guy, sitting next to me at the bar. Best of luck to him, he paid for all my drinks.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@80LowerParts @MandaPandaAF @davidhogg111 @nowthisnews Yep. And you can literally purchase books off Amazon that detail how a gun is made, the parts needed to build your own firearms, etc. Shit, you can get those books at the library for free. People are acting like this is a new concept.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat Kind of like how your argument's based on the asinine assumption that all criminals are opportunists without criminal contacts. They're not. Some of them know where and how to get their guns illegally. You can't dismiss these cases just because they demolish your argument.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat Christ, now who's splitting hairs? Name-calling IS a form of ad hominem. When we're having an argument and I call you a dipshit, I'm guilty of ad hominem. And who said anything about 3D printing? There are plenty of other ways to make effective firearms, again, for cheap.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat Ad hominem: "directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining." Way to show how much you know, chuckles. And where do you think opportunist criminals will get their guns? From the people who manufacture/sell them illegally and for cheap. You half-wit dolt.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat "Imbecile" is just as ad hominem as anything I've been saying. I was under the impression that we decided to throw that one out the window and go wild. You know people make guns with cheap materials, right? And they'll keep doing that. And criminals will keep arming themselves.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat All you're saying is "economics" though. You're not going into any detail. Zero specifics. You're spouting rhetoric and using buzzwords and there's no weight behind any of what you're saying. You're just as bad as the loons that regurgitate whatever Fox & Friends tells them.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat This isn't an argument about gun control, though. This entire discussion has been about banning guns. They're completely different tactics. One can be rational and effective, the other's inherently flawed.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat All of those non-statements are the kind so often made by somebody who knows they have nothing to bring to the table in a debate but are far too stubborn to admit it. Hopefully you're better at structuring jokes than you are at putting together any semblance of an argument.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat Explain how banning guns would work. How would it keep criminals from getting their hands on black market firearms - or even making their own guns? Stop calling facts "special pleading" and actually debate my arguments because so far "that's a fallacy!" is all you've offered.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat First off, *pointed. Easy mistake to make, though. And yeah, facts! Who gives a shit about facts? It's just special pleading! Are you going to sing a new tune any time soon or is the needle broken?

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat Once again, you could've just said "no, I don't understand" and/or "I'm fresh out of rebuttals." It's okay, fella. Some people need a little while to get there. I'm sure you will. Keep that chin up.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat Except that that's not what was being said at all. I'm stating facts. So, again, for the cheap seats: the United States has more guns than any other country. Your argument that gun bans work in countries that have significantly less guns therefore holds no weight. Understand yet?

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat ...and me stating an objective truth isn't special pleading, you waffle, so you're right down here with me.

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat Yes, that's what it is. The fact that the US has more guns than any other country and thus a nationwide ban would be near impossible is "special pleading." Nice ad hominem, btw. Could've just said "I have no rebuttal," but that works, too. Have a good one, child!

[👻Brad Grandrino @spookygonzo]

@AllanLear @pixelatedboat Do you honestly think that's an even half-decent comparison given America's gun culture, 2nd amendment, and the fact that the US has more guns than any other country? You can't just say "other country do it!" as if that indicates a viable solution.