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Post by William T. Goat, Esq. on Sept 14, 2020 18:09:04 GMT -5
He did a good job cleaning up the place
But his bosses didn't like him
So they shot him in the faaaaaace
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Post by Dr. Rumak on Sept 14, 2020 19:32:00 GMT -5
He did a good job cleaning up the place But his bosses didn't like him So they shot him in the faaaaaace I am confused in so many ways. |
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Post by Floyd Dinnertime Barber on Sept 15, 2020 1:15:38 GMT -5
Larry the Cat is trying to kill me.
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Post by Nudeviking on Sept 15, 2020 1:24:43 GMT -5
A friend who lives in Trinidad told me that not wearing a mask there while outside, even if you're in a car, is a $1000 fine. Is that $1,000 USD or Trinidad bucks because if it's latter it's a ton higher than the no mask fines that exist here in South Korea. |
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Post by Ben Grimm on Sept 15, 2020 7:48:31 GMT -5
Larry the Cat is trying to kill me. All cats are trying to kill everybody and everything. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2020 8:59:53 GMT -5
Catching up on New Yorkers and reading a Jane Mayer profile of Mitch McConnell. It's predictably grim but then you get to passages like this:
They [McConnell's staff] complained of being pressured to commit to donating their kidneys, because McConnell was chairing a National Kidney Foundation fund-raising drive. McConnell denied that his office had poor morale...
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Post by Floyd Dinnertime Barber on Sept 17, 2020 10:36:01 GMT -5
Catching up on New Yorkers and reading a Jane Mayer profile of Mitch McConnell. It's predictably grim but then you get to passages like this: They [McConnell's staff] complained of being pressured to commit to donating their kidneys, because McConnell was chairing a National Kidney Foundation fund-raising drive. McConnell denied that his office had poor morale...Low morale? Don't those ingrates appreciate those extra perks their office provides, like Random Nap Time, break room ice machines, and bathtubs in the restrooms? |
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Sept 23, 2020 17:50:35 GMT -5
...oh, you bet your sweet ass I'm not watching the news for the rest of the week!
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Post by Floyd Dinnertime Barber on Sept 26, 2020 14:03:48 GMT -5
I have never heard anyone on earth except Johnny Lawrence ever refer to a Coors beer as a "banquet". Ever.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Sept 26, 2020 18:40:45 GMT -5
I have never heard anyone on earth except Johnny Lawrence ever refer to a Coors beer as a "banquet". Ever. It only refers to a specific kind of Coors that's not widely available:  |
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Post by Floyd Dinnertime Barber on Sept 27, 2020 9:12:44 GMT -5
I have never heard anyone on earth except Johnny Lawrence ever refer to a Coors beer as a "banquet". Ever. It only refers to a specific kind of Coors that's not widely available: That's the same 12 pack I got the most recent time I bought Coors. It did say it was a limited edition, but I thought that just referred to the stubby "old timey" bottles Rather than longnecks, and that "Banquet" was a marketing term printed on all containers, like Miller "High Life". I never knew of there being anything other than "Coors" and " Coors Light". The More You Know. |
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Post by William T. Goat, Esq. on Sept 30, 2020 19:27:40 GMT -5
I'm going to try to do Inktober this year.
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Post by Ben Grimm on Oct 4, 2020 18:24:13 GMT -5
Most of my youtubing is music and animal videos, and every so often I come across an animal video like to one below that comes off as something produced by aliens trying to mimic human behavior. All I wanted was footage of the Rusty Spotted Cat, and - while I got some footage of the rusty spotted cat - the mix of random stock footage of people reacting, semi-robotic narration (though not the blatant text-to-speech that sometimes turns up), and a bizarre, out-of-nowhere cosmic enlightenment message, the entire time I was watching this one I kept waiting for a reveal that it was a surreal comedy bit that was playing it just close enough to the vest to not tip their hand.
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Post by Trurl on Oct 6, 2020 5:50:20 GMT -5
I'm going to try to do Inktober this year. Is that the one where you get a new tat every day for a month? |
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Post by William T. Goat, Esq. on Oct 6, 2020 6:51:06 GMT -5
I'm going to try to do Inktober this year. Is that the one where you get a new tat every day for a month? No, it involves squids |
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Oct 7, 2020 14:15:05 GMT -5
Why are car colors so boring? Out on the road I see white, grey, red, occasional black, and the rare blue. What happened to yellows, or greens, or the esteemed metallic purple?
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 7, 2020 14:27:16 GMT -5
Why are car colors so boring? Out on the road I see white, grey, red, occasional black, and the rare blue. What happened to yellows, or greens, or the esteemed metallic purple? I see a lot of darker blues (both of ours are blue) but I have definitely noticed that for anything brighter - yellow, teal, green, purple, etc - you tend to only see them in lower-end cars or like, muscle cars. Lot of sand/beige/champagne out there. I had to chuckle the other day when I pulled into the grocery store lot and one side was all white SUVs and one was black SUVs. |
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Post by WKRP Jimmy Drop on Oct 11, 2020 22:27:53 GMT -5
Ok UK-ians, help please:
Today I was talking to an 18-year-old, and in the course of the conversation, Kid said that her on-line girlfriend in England probably "wasn't even in the system"* because Girlfriend wasn't doing an apprenticeship ("they're supposed to do that after graduating") and didn't have a driver's license** so Girlfriend couldn't even get, like, a job in a shop.
Obviously things are different in different countries, but "supposed to get an apprenticeship after (HS) graduation" sounds more like a "thing your parents want you to do if you aren't doing higher ed" than a societal requirement, right?
But uh... I could see "can't get a job without the UK equivalent of a social security number", but not without specifically a driver's license? orly?
So can any of y'all translate this into American-over-the-age-of-18-ese?
*I did not get into how hilarious it was think there such is a thing as "not in the system", when Girlfriend has a disability of some sort and her parents are getting $$ for her support.
**To be fair, Kid did just say "Girlfriend doesn't have a license" at first, which really threw me, because a license to work was a totally foreign concept, but y'all also have TV licenses (which is also confusing  and then specified"driver's license" when I asked for clarification. |
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Post by moimoi on Oct 11, 2020 22:43:12 GMT -5
Why are car colors so boring? Out on the road I see white, grey, red, occasional black, and the rare blue. What happened to yellows, or greens, or the esteemed metallic purple? Since I drive a gray Honda Civic (hybrid!) that people are constantly mistaking for their car and drunkenly scratching up the driver's side handle, my dream is to get a custom paint job: either teal/navy or charcoal/dark green. Unfortunately it will cost a couple thousand dollars, which is a terrible investment on something that will depreciate every year. |
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 12, 2020 8:31:40 GMT -5
I ordered a hot water bottle (the rubber kind you use to warm your feet or whatever) from Amazon. The package I got contained a 1 lb. bag of loose green tea. I had to laugh.
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Post by 🔪 silly buns on Oct 12, 2020 8:38:54 GMT -5
Why are car colors so boring? Out on the road I see white, grey, red, occasional black, and the rare blue. What happened to yellows, or greens, or the esteemed metallic purple? Since I drive a gray Honda Civic (hybrid!) that people are constantly mistaking for their car and drunkenly scratching up the driver's side handle, my dream is to get a custom paint job: either teal/navy or charcoal/dark green. Unfortunately it will cost a couple thousand dollars, which is a terrible investment on something that will depreciate every year. A few crazy stickers may stop that...also, who is using keys to unlock the car door?
Also, also, is there a brick and mortar place to buy pumper stickers and window stickers? Thinking of getting a crazy cat lady window sticker to tell my grey SUV apart for the other grey SUVs.
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Post by ganews on Oct 12, 2020 9:02:18 GMT -5
...also, who is using keys to unlock the car door?
Me. I am doing that. My previous cars were '89 and '90 models, so I spent the first fifteen years of driving using keys. I am very comfortable with the way I carry my keys, and I don't like the bulk of the keyless fob in my pocket. The doors don't open automatically, so it's not like a keyless fob is saving me from needing one free hand to get in my car. Keys don't need batteries. And I don't care for how cars beep and flash when their locks are activated wirelessly, announcing to the whole parking lot what you're doing.
I was incredibly angry when I had to go in Wifemate's Subaru one time and my using the key on the door set off the alarm. Why even have a mechanical lock then!
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Post by moimoi on Oct 12, 2020 10:39:10 GMT -5
Since I drive a gray Honda Civic (hybrid!) that people are constantly mistaking for their car and drunkenly scratching up the driver's side handle, my dream is to get a custom paint job: either teal/navy or charcoal/dark green. Unfortunately it will cost a couple thousand dollars, which is a terrible investment on something that will depreciate every year. A few crazy stickers may stop that...also, who is using keys to unlock the car door?
Also, also, is there a brick and mortar place to buy pumper stickers and window stickers? Thinking of getting a crazy cat lady window sticker to tell my grey SUV apart for the other grey SUVs.
I think that, after exiting one of the North side's many drinking establishments, people stand next to my car clicking unlock and then when it doesn't unlock, they assume their clicker is broken and they try to use the key. I've never used the key unlock the car, so there's no other way to explain all the scratches in that spot. I do have one fairly low-key radio station window sticker and a bunch of junk in the back seat to distinguish my car, but maybe I need to get more creative...etsy has a good selection and the customized bitmoji is particularly tempting... |
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Post by haysoos on Oct 13, 2020 9:14:09 GMT -5
...also, who is using keys to unlock the car door?
Me. I am doing that. My previous cars were '89 and '90 models, so I spent the first fifteen years of driving using keys. I am very comfortable with the way I carry my keys, and I don't like the bulk of the keyless fob in my pocket. The doors don't open automatically, so it's not like a keyless fob is saving me from needing one free hand to get in my car. Keys don't need batteries. And I don't care for how cars beep and flash when their locks are activated wirelessly, announcing to the whole parking lot what you're doing.
I was incredibly angry when I had to go in Wifemate's Subaru one time and my using the key on the door set off the alarm. Why even have a mechanical lock then!
I don't think my current Subaru even has a mechanical lock. Or a mechanical key. Actually there might be something inside if you dismantle the fob that will somehow act as a key to allow you to get into the car that I vaguely recall from the dealer demonstration, but I'm not sure how you'd do that, nor what you would do once you're in the car, because there's no ignition thingie for a key either, just a button. I don't need to press a button on my fob to get into the car though. I just need to have it on me, and the doors will just open for me (most of the time, sometimes you have to try the grip on the door handle a couple of times before it figures out you want in), and the ignition will work. Without the fob I'm hooped though, and I can't really leave a spare hidden in the car or something. I just know someday I'm going to walk out of the house without my fob (which also has my house key) and be well and truly fucked. |
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Post by Crash Test Dumbass on Oct 13, 2020 9:51:55 GMT -5
Me. I am doing that. My previous cars were '89 and '90 models, so I spent the first fifteen years of driving using keys. I am very comfortable with the way I carry my keys, and I don't like the bulk of the keyless fob in my pocket. The doors don't open automatically, so it's not like a keyless fob is saving me from needing one free hand to get in my car. Keys don't need batteries. And I don't care for how cars beep and flash when their locks are activated wirelessly, announcing to the whole parking lot what you're doing.
I was incredibly angry when I had to go in Wifemate's Subaru one time and my using the key on the door set off the alarm. Why even have a mechanical lock then!
I don't think my current Subaru even has a mechanical lock. Or a mechanical key. Actually there might be something inside if you dismantle the fob that will somehow act as a key to allow you to get into the car that I vaguely recall from the dealer demonstration, but I'm not sure how you'd do that, nor what you would do once you're in the car, because there's no ignition thingie for a key either, just a button. I don't need to press a button on my fob to get into the car though. I just need to have it on me, and the doors will just open for me (most of the time, sometimes you have to try the grip on the door handle a couple of times before it figures out you want in), and the ignition will work. Without the fob I'm hooped though, and I can't really leave a spare hidden in the car or something. I just know someday I'm going to walk out of the house without my fob (which also has my house key) and be well and truly fucked. This was in another thread -- your fob may have a button on it that can eject a mechanical key (mine slides out) to access the door if the battery is dead, and there is almost certainly a slot hidden somewhere in your center console or glove compartment where you can insert your dead fob and the RFID reader can get the signal to allow the car to start.
Also, fear of locking myself out is why I've double-chained my keys to my belt since high school.
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Post by haysoos on Oct 13, 2020 10:11:00 GMT -5
I don't think my current Subaru even has a mechanical lock. Or a mechanical key. Actually there might be something inside if you dismantle the fob that will somehow act as a key to allow you to get into the car that I vaguely recall from the dealer demonstration, but I'm not sure how you'd do that, nor what you would do once you're in the car, because there's no ignition thingie for a key either, just a button. I don't need to press a button on my fob to get into the car though. I just need to have it on me, and the doors will just open for me (most of the time, sometimes you have to try the grip on the door handle a couple of times before it figures out you want in), and the ignition will work. Without the fob I'm hooped though, and I can't really leave a spare hidden in the car or something. I just know someday I'm going to walk out of the house without my fob (which also has my house key) and be well and truly fucked. This was in another thread -- your fob may have a button on it that can eject a mechanical key (mine slides out) to access the door if the battery is dead, and there is almost certainly a slot hidden somewhere in your center console or glove compartment where you can insert your dead fob and the RFID reader can get the signal to allow the car to start.
Also, fear of locking myself out is why I've double-chained my keys to my belt since high school.
That would probably help if I wore a belt. This time of year is always most perilous as I'm more likely to be wearing different jackets depending on the weather, and potentially leaving my keys in the pocket of the wrong coat. Also, since the coronavirus lockdown I've developed a bad habit of leaving the house (the few times I leave the house any more) without my phone, which would of course multiply my fucktitude beyond measure. Years ago I graffiti'd my brother's phone number in the phone booth down the street, since I don't actually know anyone's phone number any more. But the phone booth is gone, I don't carry change with me at all any more, my brother has become unreliable enough that I took away his key to my place (and he rarely has an active phone due to lack of bill payment). Perhaps I should actually develop a relationship with one or more of my neighbours. |
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Post by Floyd Dinnertime Barber on Oct 14, 2020 11:01:41 GMT -5
I do not now, nor have I ever, owned a car new enough to use anything but a physical mechanical key to open or start it.
What are you people, the Jetsons?
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Post by Pedantic Editor Type on Oct 14, 2020 11:26:13 GMT -5
I do not now, nor have I ever, owned a car new enough to use anything but a physical mechanical key to open or start it. What are you people, the Jetsons? Remote openers have been around since the mid-late 90s... keyless start is definitely a more recent development, but has been available for at least 10 years or so. |
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Post by Floyd Dinnertime Barber on Oct 14, 2020 14:30:06 GMT -5
I do not now, nor have I ever, owned a car new enough to use anything but a physical mechanical key to open or start it. What are you people, the Jetsons? Remote openers have been around since the mid-late 90s... keyless start is definitely a more recent development, but has been available for at least 10 years or so. You are right, and I misspoke. I did install an aftermarket remote starter on a work truck I once owned. That started died before the truck did, and I never really got used to using it. I have never had a vehicle with factory keyless entry or starting, but then my newest vehicle is a 2000 model. |
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Post by Trurl on Oct 14, 2020 14:42:47 GMT -5
Remote openers have been around since the mid-late 90s... keyless start is definitely a more recent development, but has been available for at least 10 years or so. You are right, and I misspoke. I did install an aftermarket remote starter on a work truck I once owned. That started died before the truck did, and I never really got used to using it. I have never had a vehicle with factory keyless entry or starting, but then my newest vehicle is a 2000 model. Our last car was a 2000 and had an aftermarket remote starter. That was a joy to have in Februaries. |
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