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[Atocep]

Without lines in a parking lot, there is chaos.

When it snows here and the lines are covered at work we probably lose a third of our parking spots because people can't park.

[GrantDawg]

Does this Sentra feel like a compromise to you?
No. My Sentra is the most loved car I have ever owned, just under my last Sentra.

[Edward64]

Gateway is selling computers (again?).

Back in the 90's it was Dell vs Gateway and then Gateway somehow fell off the face of the earth. I remember going to the post office (or maybe UPS) to collect my GW desktop and the lady said "oh, the cow box".

Gateway returns with a herd of laptops — and we're 'udderly' shocked! | Laptop Mag (https://www.laptopmag.com/news/gateway-returns-with-a-herd-of-laptops-and-were-udderly-shocked)
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EuzoXPdCwJSkNeBHJvxkre-650-80.jpg.webp

[Edward64]

Not sure it's a good idea but I like their initiative, creativity, and organizational & sales ability. Seems like self-segregation but I can see the appeal with the promise of a safer community for "my family".

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/12/us/freedom-black-cooperative-toomsboro/index.html
"Welcome to Freedom!" exclaims real estate agent Ashley Scott as she surveys the nearly 97 acres of land that she and a group of 19 Black families purchased in August.

"I'm hoping that it will be a thriving safe haven for people of color, for Black families in particular," Scott says.

The land sits just East of Macon in rural Wilkinson County, Georgia. Scott and her friend, investor and entrepreneur Renee Walters, didn't initially plan on buying a large plot of land, but they had a vision that was clear -- to create a safe space for their Black families.

"Being able to create a community that is thriving, that is safe, that has agriculture and commercial businesses that are supporting one another and that dollars circulating in our community, that is our vision."

[sterlingice]

Gateway is selling computers (again?).

Back in the 90's it was Dell vs Gateway and then Gateway somehow fell off the face of the earth. I remember going to the post office (or maybe UPS) to collect my GW desktop and the lady said "oh, the cow box".

Gateway returns with a herd of laptops — and we're 'udderly' shocked! | Laptop Mag (https://www.laptopmag.com/news/gateway-returns-with-a-herd-of-laptops-and-were-udderly-shocked)
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EuzoXPdCwJSkNeBHJvxkre-650-80.jpg.webp

Had to look it up since I'm a sucker for computer nostalgia. These are WalMart exclusives being made by Acer after Acer bought up the remains of Gateway in 2007

SI

[PilotMan]

How long until protests, especially at sporting events, have sponsors?

[NobodyHere]

How long until protests, especially at sporting events, have sponsors?

I thought they were already sponsored by George Soros or the Koch brothers.

[JonInMiddleGA]

How long until protests, especially at sporting events, have sponsors?

They already have the leagues and the networks, not sure how much more room is on a bandwagon that already resembles a TWD walker herd.

[PilotMan]

They already have the leagues and the networks, not sure how much more room is on a bandwagon that already resembles a TWD walker herd.


Like I said in the other thread. The sure way to kill a movement is to appropriate it for your own. Corporate sponsorship, league led 'statements', end up becoming useless.

F1 already has done it too. Everyone just stands on a line and either kneels or stands for a moment of silence. Only Lewis is up there with his protest shirt and makes the actual statement. The rest might as well be saying the pledge of allegiance. Just one more rote thing with pressure to participate, which just makes the people who don't, get all the attention.

[Edward64]

Hmmm, must be my lucky day.

Attorney Richard Gardiner <[email protected]>
Mon 9/14/2020 11:20 AM
I am Attorney Richard Gardiner, a solicitor to a client who died due to a brief illness (Heart Attack)in 2007 and left a fixed deposit of 14.8 Million Pounds in a Bank here in the United Kingdom without leaving any next of Kin.I am writing you to seek your consent to present you as his next of kin as you both have the same last name.

What i am proposing is 100% risk free and i guarantee that you stand to make a lot of money for yourself.I can prepare all the documents to back my claim and have these funds transferred to you in less than 2 weeks and we can both split the proceeds.Kindly get back to me in receipt of this email.

Please note that you will not be required to pay for anything regarding this.

Attorney Richard Gardiner
Advocate

[NobodyHere]

I googled Richard Gardiner and he died in 1489. Something is not quite right about this email.

[molson]

I googled Richard Gardiner and he died in 1489. Something is not quite right about this email.

Sounds like the start of an adventure through space and time!

[BYU 14]

From the extremely inconsequential pet peeves file. I do exhibit some OCD signs with some things, so this may stem from that.

My wife will constantly stop the microwave with heating something with time left and it drives me mildly nuts when she doesn't hit reset to put the timer back a 0:00 LOL.

I never say anything because it is so stupid and trivial, but every time I see 0:19, 0:42, 0:09 etc i am cursing her under my breath :)

[JPhillips]

From the extremely inconsequential pet peeves file. I do exhibit some OCD signs with some things, so this may stem from that.

My wife will constantly stop the microwave with heating something with time left and it drives me mildly nuts when she doesn't hit reset to put the timer back a 0:00 LOL.

I never say anything because it is so stupid and trivial, but every time I see 0:19, 0:42, 0:09 etc i am cursing her under my breath :)

This is me.

[sabotai]

So my brakes on my car started squeaking. Good timing as my car is due for an oil change and other routine maintenance. I go to the website to get the phone number of my usual place but it's not there anymore. Looks like they're trying to get people to just use their website now, so I do that (fine by me, I fucking hate talking on the phone for literally any reason)

I fill out the form to schedule an appointment and pick the option to have several things done. Oil change, top off fluids, brake check, tire rotation, etc. I go back and forth on including a comment about my breaks squeaking. I mean, it should be obvious that they are when they take a look, right? (Right? I'm clueless when it comes to cars but I'd imagine my brake pads, or at least one, will be obviously in need or replacing). But I add the comment "My brakes are squeaking"....then I delete it. Then I add in "My brakes occasionally squeak". Then I delete it...

Then I tell my neurotic mess of a brain to just add a comment about my brakes squeaking and hit the submit button already.

"Occasionally here my brakes squeaking" is the comment I left.

god damn it...

[sterlingice]

From the extremely inconsequential pet peeves file. I do exhibit some OCD signs with some things, so this may stem from that.

My wife will constantly stop the microwave with heating something with time left and it drives me mildly nuts when she doesn't hit reset to put the timer back a 0:00 LOL.

I never say anything because it is so stupid and trivial, but every time I see 0:19, 0:42, 0:09 etc i am cursing her under my breath :)

My wife and I, almost in unison: "I HATE WHEN PEOPLE DO THAT AT WORK!"

SI

[stevew]

My wife can’t finish a can of soda. It’s so gd annoying.

[Ksyrup]

Same with my wife and daughter. Half-empty cans of pop on the table or in the fridge nearly every day.

The other annoyance - my wife refuses to drink out of a can, so everything has to go into a cup with ice. Disgusting. Plus, more to clean up for no damn reason.

[spleen1015]

We had that issues with water bottles a long time ago. We stopped buying water bottles for home consumption and have Hinkley deliver water.

Hinkley has great water.

[Kodos]

The other annoyance - my wife refuses to drink out of a can, so everything has to go into a cup with ice. Disgusting.

I don't get the "disgusting" part here, but, yeah, wife and daughter leave their half-drank (if that) seltzer cans all over the damn house.

[Ksyrup]

Because within milliseconds, the melting ice waters down the pop. And there's just something distinctly unsatisfying about drinking pop out of a cup unless you're out to eat and get it from a machine. I refuse to buy 2 liters for that reason - pop doesn't taste anywhere near as good unless it's out of a can.

[Kodos]

Cherry Coke with ice in a glass is my favorite beverage. Alas, I have not had soda since March 8, 2013.

[Ksyrup]

I would get a new favorite beverage if I couldn't drink my favorite beverage!

For me, the ice completely ruins the drink because it takes the bite away. That's the best part of pop. I want it to hurt going down.

[Kodos]

I usually drank it quickly enough that the melting wasn't a problem.

Now I mostly drink water or green tea.

[ISiddiqui]

I don't get the antipathy towards drinking soda out of the cup with ice. It's perfectly fine if you drink quickly enough. Besides, that's the best way to add rum and lime juice :).

[Ksyrup]

Instant watered down drink. Plus, the ice gets in the way of a good chug/burn.

My usual is to put a can in the freezer for about 20 minutes to get it right up to the point where it is about to start turning into slush, then I drink it in about 3-5 minutes.

[BYU 14]

We had that issues with water bottles a long time ago. We stopped buying water bottles for home consumption and have Hinkley deliver water.

Hinkley has great water.

Okay, this is where I get revenge on my wife for the microwave being stopped early and not reset LOL. I drink so much water during the day that there are always a couple of unfinished water bottles around and it drives my wife as nuts as microwave habit drives me :)

[JonInMiddleGA]

If there isn't ice to munch with/after the drink, my interest is already limited.

[Ksyrup]

Can't do that - ice hurts my teeth. Like, hours later they will start throbbing. Sucks getting old.

[stevew]

Yeah I don’t get pouring a perfectly cold beverage over ice. That’s a waste of dishes.

[PilotMan]

I would get a new favorite beverage if I couldn't drink my favorite beverage!

For me, the ice completely ruins the drink because it takes the bite away. That's the best part of pop. I want it to hurt going down.

I bet you would've made a great girl. :devil:

[BYU 14]

I bet you would've made a great girl. :devil:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

[molson]

Youtube has been recommending me Cosby Show clips lately. That show is forever tainted, but it is still hilarious, now seeing it through an adult's eyes.

[cuervo72]

Lolo Jones is apparently still a virgin.

[Edward64]

TIL I learn that Dr. Pepper has more caffiene than Coke and Coke Zero.

[JonInMiddleGA]

TIL I learn that Dr. Pepper has more caffiene than Coke and Coke Zero.

But less than Diet Coke apparently

[Izulde]

Late to the party, but ice ruins drinks unless you have a straw. Ice against the teeth is an awful feeling.

[Edward64]

I'm not a for ice or against ice. I can do both but there is a point where it gets too watered down (e.g. large coke from McDonalds on a long car trip).

And ice in a glass hurting teeth when drinking? Not sure what the problem is but don't think that is normal.

[miami_fan]

I don't know if the hoverboard incident was the reason for him getting caught, but "laughs on the 'Gram" seems like a silly reason to expose your criminal and unethical behavior to the world.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/17/us/alaska-dentist-hoverboard-sentencing-trnd/index.html

[Coffee Warlord]

Pour one out for my kitty. I made the call today, there's a home euthanasia service coming in a couple of hours.

This was my first cat I got on my own. This one's gonna be rough, but he's done.

[thesloppy]

Awww, that sucks hard, CW.

[Kodos]

That sucks. Sorry, CW. Tough day...

[chesapeake]

Pour one out for my kitty. I made the call today, there's a home euthanasia service coming in a couple of hours.

This was my first cat I got on my own. This one's gonna be rough, but he's done.


Sorry for your loss, CW.

[Coffee Warlord]

It's done. I will say this. The home service was a helluva lot easier on me than taking them to the vet.

[thesloppy]

Probably much less stressful for your kitty too.

[molson]

Pour one out for my kitty. I made the call today, there's a home euthanasia service coming in a couple of hours.

This was my first cat I got on my own. This one's gonna be rough, but he's done.

It was your last act of compassion for him, and a very important one.

I got some bad pet health news this week and I came across a quote from a book, not about pets specially, but it has really stuck with me.

“It’s an old, old story: I had a friend and we shared everything, and then she died and so we shared that, too.”

[PilotMan]

Sorry to hear CW. After our summer of lost pets, the feeling is still very fresh in my mind. Sad day for sure.

[JonInMiddleGA]

:(

[Edward64]

Sorry to hear. You did do the right thing.

Our dog still has some years left but we can see the beginnings (hard to go up and down the stairs) and we dread going through it again.

[Lathum]

anyone elses kids completely not in tune with the weather? My 10 year old will come down in pants and a sweatshirt when its 90 degrees out, but today it is 60 and he comes down to go apple picking in shorts and a tee shirt.

[miami_fan]

anyone elses kids completely not in tune with the weather? My 10 year old will come down in pants and a sweatshirt when its 90 degrees out, but today it is 60 and he comes down to go apple picking in shorts and a tee shirt.

My 12 year old is a shorts no matter the weather type of kid.

[miami_fan]

Are people in certain professions/roles still being held to a higher standard? It feels like that requirement has gone by the wayside for most professions/roles. In the rare cases that it does exist it is like we are holding the fifteen year old cashier at Burger King to that standard.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Are people in certain professions/roles still being to a higher standard? It feels like that requirement has gone by the wayside for most professions/roles.

Interesting thought, as our random ones go.

Hmm.

By and large, yeah, I'd say conduct/image/behavioral standards have pretty much been abandoned for virtually all professions. Part of the regression of the "i'm okay, you're okay, anything goes" era.

[QuikSand]

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[Edward64]

Disturb's cover of "The Sound of Silence" is arguably better than Simon & Garfunkel's version. I think it depends on what mood you are in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4&ab_channel=Disturbed

[JonInMiddleGA]

Disturb's cover of "The Sound of Silence" is arguably better than Simon & Garfunkel's version. I think it depends on what mood you are in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg-g7t2l4&ab_channel=Disturbed

Bobaflex version is better than Disturbed's.

[Edward64]

Bobaflex version is better than Disturbed's.

Certainly better "scenery" in the official video.

I thought the Pentatonix version was pretty good also.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdVjVtpr55M&ab_channel=PTXofficial

It's watching these music videos that make me think ... why can't I be born with a natural singing talent?

Paul Simon is one of the greatest songwriters in my lifetime.

[Edward64]

BTW, anyone buying and collecting MP3's anymore or are you just paying the streaming services?

[Ksyrup]

I am. I will always own my music. I am not going to depend on the whims of a streaming service as to whether I have access to particular music. Plus, some stuff I listen to you can't get on streaming services. And, I have so much stuff on CD + MP3, I don't have the time, energy or effort to try to remember which version I have access to. I've bought more MP3 albums in the past 6-8 years than CDs in probably 25 years.

[sterlingice]

I'm still trying to own my music, best I can. But I also don't listen a ton

SI

[albionmoonlight]

Are people in certain professions/roles still being held to a higher standard?

I would say that as lawyers we are, but that is in part b/c (at least in my office) we are always in court, so we are constantly in front of judges, which tends to keep one on one's professional toes.

[JonInMiddleGA]

BTW, anyone buying and collecting MP3's anymore or are you just paying the streaming services?

Literally couldn't tell you the last thing I bought -- digital or physical copy.

Would have been something that came bundled with either a ticket sale or a t-shirt/merch sale. And of the last 2-3 of those, I couldn't tell you where any of them (physical CDs) even are.

If Spotify goes away, it goes away. I'll live. The decline of worthwhile music in the past couple years (+/-) have cooled my enthusiasm considerably, despite still spending 10-20 hours a week doing weekly playlists. It's more a chore than a pleasure at this point and I spend several times more hours compiling those than I do actually listening to them.

If they weren't my kid's primary source for regular listening, I'd likely have stopped already.

[Ksyrup]

I've been fortunate to have been able to find all sorts of new stuff to enjoy in the past 2 decades while a lot of my friends and others about my age are stuck looking for bands that sound like Thin Lizzy or whatever 70s/80s bands they can't let go of. As much as I love music, I'd hate to be in that head space.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I've been fortunate to have been able to find all sorts of new stuff to enjoy in the past 2 decades while a lot of my friends and others about my age are stuck looking for bands that sound like Thin Lizzy or whatever 70s/80s bands they can't let go of. As much as I love music, I'd hate to be in that head space.

Ironically, there's really not a shortage of those bands you say they're looking for. Hell, Black Star Riders effectively ARE Thin Lizzy (minus the deceased members).

[Kodos]

I don't use the streaming music services at all. I mostly do downloads, although certain groups I'll still buy the CD. Although, now that I think of it, my laptop doesn't have a CD drive. So maybe I'm all digital now.

[Ksyrup]

I still buy special edition CDs straight from the artist - signed, expanded tracks, etc. But all I do with them is burn to MP3 for the car.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Random thought: There are many people who are hungry to watch Geoguessr streams on Twitch. I stream Geoguessr on Twitch. I've now chatted with a lot of hungry people, and I think I've even made some of them thirsty.

[Edward64]

I still buy special edition CDs straight from the artist - signed, expanded tracks, etc. But all I do with them is burn to MP3 for the car.

What software do you use to burn to MP3 and are you able to do it without degradation in quality?

[Ksyrup]

I have a free program called Ashampoo and it allows you to burn FLAC, WAV or 320kbs MP3, among others. I usually just go with 320. I listen to 99% of my music in the car so it doesn't make a big difference, and to have 20K songs on my phone or available in my car, I can't use FLAC or WAV because the files are too big.

[lungs]

The last use I got out of my CD’s was padding the insurance check when my house burned down. I can’t remember how much it was but I’m pretty sure it added a few thousand to my final settlement. I had pretty well digitized the whole collection anyway so I didn’t lose the actual music.

[Edward64]

I have a free program called Ashampoo and it allows you to burn FLAC, WAV or 320kbs MP3, among others. I usually just go with 320. I listen to 99% of my music in the car so it doesn't make a big difference, and to have 20K songs on my phone or available in my car, I can't use FLAC or WAV because the files are too big.

Thanks, I have a collection of CDs that I need to digitize.

[Edward64]

I have a free program called Ashampoo and it allows you to burn FLAC, WAV or 320kbs MP3, among others. I usually just go with 320. I listen to 99% of my music in the car so it doesn't make a big difference, and to have 20K songs on my phone or available in my car, I can't use FLAC or WAV because the files are too big.

Thanks, just downloaded the software and did my first CD rip. The file sizes are around 9-12MB.

(Weird hearing my PC DVD player hum)

[JonInMiddleGA]

There's knowledge. And then there's wisdom.

Knowledge is knowing that, yes, I could have easily enough eaten a sixth hot dog on AYCE night at the local hot dog joint.

Wisdom is knowing that I'm happier for the rest of the evening if I stop after number five.

Besides, that way I had room for a donut after I got home

[Edward64]

There's knowledge. And then there's wisdom.

Knowledge is knowing that, yes, I could have easily enough eaten a sixth hot dog on AYCE night at the local hot dog joint.

Wisdom is knowing that I'm happier for the rest of the evening if I stop after number five.

Besides, that way I had room for a donut after I got home

I think after the third hotdog, payback will come regardless ... you might as well have eaten the sixth.

Speaking of donuts ... I know there are more "fancy" donuts out there, but nothing ... nothing beats a krispy Kreme glazed donut fresh out of the oven.

I don't think I've read an update recently from you re: Athens and coronavirus masks & social distancing. I assume it has gotten worse?

[Atocep]

Donuts are a big thing in the PNW. Krispy Kreme has some decent donuts if they're fresh, but there are some amazing donut shops around here that aren't tourist traps (Voodoo).

[Lathum]

Donuts are a big thing in the PNW. Krispy Kreme has some decent donuts if they're fresh, but there are some amazing donut shops around here that aren't tourist traps (Voodoo).

If you ever get into Ballard try a place called Cupcake Royal. amazing cupcakes and donuts. Top Pot is pretty good also.

[Atocep]

If you ever get into Ballard try a place called Cupcake Royal. amazing cupcakes and donuts. Top Pot is pretty good also.

There's a Top Pot in Tacoma. They're one of the places I was thinking of. House of Donuts in Lakewood is right there with them.

If my wife sees Cupcake Royale's website we'll be making a weekend trip to Ballard.

[Lathum]

Looks like they moved to Capitol Hill. The salter caramel cupcake is one of the best things I have ever eaten.

[Edward64]

Yeah, but do those donuts literally melt in your mouth?

Glazed Krispy Kreme literally does if fresh out of the oven.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I don't think I've read an update recently from you re: Athens and coronavirus masks & social distancing. I assume it has gotten worse?

I hardly pay it any mind here honestly, since I've only made three purchases in Clarke County (home of Athens) in the couple months since our virtually useless governor dropped his lawsuit and let the local idiot govt run free. Our regular Mexican restaurant a couple times and an Arbys drive thru once. Basically, the county has no bearing on my life anymore except for the annual tax payment.

But, for you, I googled.

The increase from August to Sept was a bit higher (1,400 new cases) than July to August (1,100) new cases was. But that period includes the return of students to town, so it really doesn't provide a consistent picture of rate. I mean, that's like getting an entirely new population dropped in your lap (some of which count toward here, some of which count toward their county of residence) so I don't know how to parse that out (student figures are not allowed to say X of these are attributed to Y county)

[miami_fan]

An email from reddit somehow made it into my inbox and thus reminded me I signed for reddit about two years ago. I have never posted on there and I might have lurked three times since I signed up. I went to reddit to lurk today. The "What's an industry secret in the field that you work in?" thread might be my favorite non-FOFC thread on the internet.

[Edward64]

I've said this before and I'll say it again, Kroger Kettle chips are great. I don't think I'll ever buy the overpriced Lay's brand again. Munching on the Cuban Sandwich flavored ones now.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I've said this before and I'll say it again, Kroger Kettle chips are great. I don't think I'll ever buy the overpriced Lay's brand again. Munching on the Cuban Sandwich flavored ones now.

Quite a few of the Kroger storebrands compare favorably to their name brand counterpart. Their plain ol' "Classic Potato Chip" is super close to Lay's, arguably the best store/generic I've found for regular chips.

Aldi still has 'em beat for copycats of less standard lines -- funyons, fritos, cheetos, etc -- but for straight up chips, Kroger is right there and actually better than Aldi on those.

[stevew]

Red cabbage in salad mix is really out of control. It has to cost more than iceberg, and i thought it was just in there for color along with the shredded carrots. but lately the ratio is far out of control. I'll look down and have 75% or more red cabbage in a bite. Annoying.

[NobodyHere]

Bacon is delicious

[Ksyrup]

Kroger's private selection sweet heat chips are amazing.

[Edward64]

Ugh, whatever you do, don't buy condoms from Vietnam!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vietnam-condom-recycling-police-raid-factory-used-resale/
Police in Vietnam said they found about 320,000 recycled used condoms that were being repackaged as new, local media reported on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

Market inspectors in the Binh Duong province raided a factory near Ho Chi Minh City, where they discovered used condoms being repackaged to be sold at the market. An inspector said the factory's 34-year-old owner, a woman, confessed they purchased the condoms from someone else, the state-owned Tuoi Tre newspaper reported, according to the AP.

After buying the condoms from a man, they were washed and reshaped, then packed in plastic bags, according to the newspaper.

[Edward64]

I like Meghan speaking her mind and trying to get out the vote (e.g. I don't like Harry getting involved though). I likely won't vote for her but it would be fascinating to see how that plays out.

However, in the hypothetical where it was Meghan vs Kanye, I would go Meghan.

“I Think…She Would Seriously Consider Running for President�: Inside Meghan Markle’s Political Ambitions | Vanity Fair (https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/09/meghan-markle-running-for-president)
Rumors abound that Meghan could run for president in 2024, and she got the attention of the office’s current occupant, who said in a press conference on Wednesday that he is “not a fan” of the duchess. Donald Trump was responding to a video that she and Prince Harry made to promote Time 100’s list of the most influential people in 2020, in which she declared that November’s election is “the most important election of our lifetime.” But it’s possible that 2024 could be even more important for her personally.

“One of the reasons she was so keen not to give up her American citizenship was so she had the option to go into politics,” said a close friend of the royal. “I think if Meghan and Harry ever gave up their titles she would seriously consider running for president.”

[spleen1015]

What qualifies her to be POTUS?

[ISiddiqui]

After Trump, everyone thinks they should be able to run.

[stevew]

35 and a pulse and natural born citizen.

[Ksyrup]

Qualification to run for President after Trump would be like baseball HOF standards if they enshrined Biff Pocoroba.

[ISiddiqui]

Well this is hilarious (not sure where it belonged, so I put it here):

Transgender Satanist anarchist wins Republican country sheriff primary (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/09/18/transgender-satanist-anarchist-republican-nomination-county-sheriff-new-hampshire-aria-dimezzo/)

A Transgendered Satanist won the Republican nomination for sheriff of Cheshire County, New Hampshire. She ran before as a libertarian, but when the Republican nominee dropped out before the primary she filed to run as a Republican and since she was the only one on the ballot and no one bothered to research anything about local races like that one, they didn't put a write in candidate up.

Oh, and Dimezzo's, the GOP nominee, platform for County Sheriff is "Fuck the Police", LOL

[miami_fan]

Ugh, whatever you do, don't buy condoms from Vietnam!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vietnam-condom-recycling-police-raid-factory-used-resale/

Ummm, some of the youths right here in the good ol USA have used this same strategy.

[thesloppy]

Random thought: There are many people who are hungry to watch Geoguessr streams on Twitch. I stream Geoguessr on Twitch. I've now chatted with a lot of hungry people, and I think I've even made some of them thirsty.

Hi Pumpyyyy!

[JPhillips]

Ugh, whatever you do, don't buy condoms from Vietnam!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vietnam-condom-recycling-police-raid-factory-used-resale/

How do you acquire 320,000 used condoms?

[thesloppy]

Yeah, this is one of those cases where it seems like it really should have taken less effort and resources to just do the thing you were supposed to do.

[cuervo72]

How do you acquire 320,000 used condoms?

That's even a lot for Wilt.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Just watched a really bad HS football team punt on 4th & 50.

Yes, I said _and 50_, not _from the 50_.

Just not the sorta down & distance you see very often.

multiple sacks & an intentional grounding in the same "drive", that's how it happens. Starter sacked, backup QB in & I'd almost swear you could hear him scream while being chased before throwing the ball up for grabs, starter back in & he gets sacked, narrowly escaping his own end zone.

[BYU 14]

Just watched a really bad HS football team punt on 4th & 50.

Yes, I said _and 50_, not _from the 50_.

Just not the sorta down & distance you see very often.

multiple sacks & an intentional grounding in the same "drive", that's how it happens. Starter sacked, backup QB in & I'd almost swear you could hear him scream while being chased before throwing the ball up for grabs, starter back in & he gets sacked, narrowly escaping his own end zone.

Well. at least they punted :D

[miami_fan]

Well. at least they punted :D

See I was going the opposite way. Punting is for the weak!:D

[tarcone]

I was on BGG and started a geeklist about sports sims board games.
A duden posted about APBA baseball and regional tourneys. I was intrigued and asked him about it. I have never played APBA, being a statis pro guy. I researched APBA, thought it was okay, but didnt think I wanted to learn a new system whe i was very satisfied with statis pro. Then out of no where an auction appears on BGG. I check it out and guess what is being sold, APBA baseball with and old timers expansion.

Man, coincidence or conspiracy?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Well. at least they punted :D

I was shocked they got it off. In the 4 mins of action that followed the game went from 28-0 to 41-0. And it's now 61-0 late q3 (running clock in effect since halftime)

[tarcone]

Holy crap, I just asked my daughter, who is back home from college, if she had a fake ID. And yes she does. Then she told me that there are companies out there who make these IDs. and they come from China.

I looked at it and it is the best fake ID I ever saw. All she gave was name and address.

I remember trying to make them back in the 80s. What a painful process. Luckily I had an older brother I looked like and the dringing ge was 19.

I missed out on an oppotunity ot make some cash. She paid $60 for 2 IDs.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Holy crap, I just asked my daughter, who is back home from college, if she had a fake ID. And yes she does. Then she told me that there are companies out there who make these IDs. and they come from China.

I looked at it and it is the best fake ID I ever saw. All she gave was name and address.

I remember trying to make them back in the 80s. What a painful process. Luckily I had an older brother I looked like and the dringing ge was 19.

I missed out on an oppotunity ot make some cash. She paid $60 for 2 IDs.

One of the better quality fake ID rings in the U.S. ran out of Athens for a while a few years back. Started in a frat house, eventually had multiple apartments going, produced over 1,100 fakes at an average of $60 per. Spread across at least a half dozen schools in three conferences and four states. Holograms, mag strips, the works.

[NobodyHere]

Kroger's private selection sweet heat chips are amazing.

Kroger's Doritos knock offs are a good imitation too.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Kroger's Doritos knock offs are a good imitation too.

Aldi knockoff Doritos are passable
Walmart (Great Value) knockoff Doritos not so much.

[stevew]

I wish they would make Golden Doritos again. Those were aces.

[Atocep]

If there's any one snack item that needs to come back it's PB Crisps.

[tarcone]

Taco flavored Doritos are my favorite. But, damn, the carbs are to crazy to make it a regular snack. CHili cheese fritos on the other hand. Aces.

[molson]

I wish they would make Golden Doritos again. Those were aces.

I have a little note I keep by my office computer of old-timey expressions my secretary uses. Calling someone "aces" is on there.

[sterlingice]

I badly want Pizzarias to return but I've now been waiting 20+ years for that.

SI

[stevew]

I found something worse than "the ice cream machine is broke" at McDonalds last night. This one was out of burgers/grill items. Not exactly feeling spicy mcnuggets at midnight when all I wanted was a burger.

[NobodyHere]

Brain-eating amoeba found in Texas water supply - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGiYVPEs-78)

This for some reason is my worst nightmare. I will immediately leave the area if the water is found to contain these things. And as someone who gets their water from Lake Erie, that's saying something.

[CrimsonFox]

I badly want Pizzarias to return but I've now been waiting 20+ years for that.

SI

what do you mean? you mean like sit down pizza restaurant?

[thesloppy]

We still have an old school Pietros inside of a fake-brick firehouse about 5 miles out of Portland.

[stevew]

Borat 2 is coming out within the next month supposedly. Excited.

[sterlingice]

what do you mean? you mean like sit down pizza restaurant?

They were pizza flavored chips made by Keebler back in the 90s:
Pizzarias - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzarias)
https://www.facebook.com/pizzariachips/

SI

[CrimsonFox]

They were pizza flavored chips made by Keebler back in the 90s:
Pizzarias - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzarias)
https://www.facebook.com/pizzariachips/

SI

https://www.facebook.com/FieryHabaneroDoritos

[sterlingice]

Oh, c'mon. Google says those were about 5 years ago versus 2 decades ago and the Pizzarias still have 2x the followers. We get our pizza chips first! :D

SI

[CrimsonFox]

:(

I'm on your side, why can't you be on my side

[sterlingice]

My bad. I thought we were in competition. I can 100% support a mutual chip pact

SI

[cuervo72]

Do we need a Drew Barrymore show?

[Ksyrup]

She definitely needs it more than we do.

[Edward64]

Thomas Magnum doing ads for reverse mortgages does not sit well with me.

[NobodyHere]

Thomas Magnum doing ads for reverse mortgages does not sit well with me.

I feel the same about Mace Windu and Capitol One credit cards.

[JPhillips]

Reverse mortgages are designed to turn your house into medical bill payments.

Be smart. Transfer assets to your kids and don't spend your golden years hocking your possessions so you can qualify for Medicaid before it bankrupts your children.

[sterlingice]

Why do we use sponges to clean things? They seem much better at spreading around oil, germs, whatever, than actually cleaning stuff

SI

[cuervo72]

I feel the same about Mace Windu and Capitol One credit cards.

Luke and Picard for food delivery is gold though.

[thesloppy]

Why do we use sponges to clean things? They seem much better at spreading around oil, germs, whatever, than actually cleaning stuff

SI

I gave up sponges around a year ago, and it is not as easy as you would think.

[PilotMan]

I gave up sponges around a year ago, and it is not as easy as you would think.

https://media1.tenor.com/images/3426f46649a72a76b73c66a9fbba980e/tenor.gif?itemid=14977687

[miami_fan]

Irish court rules Subway bread is not bread | World news | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/01/irish-court-rules-subway-bread-is-not-bread?CMP=twt_gu)

[NobodyHere]

Irish court rules Subway bread is not bread | World news | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/01/irish-court-rules-subway-bread-is-not-bread?CMP=twt_gu)

Their chicken is not chicken and their bread is not bread.

[QuikSand]

Why do we use sponges to clean things? They seem much better at spreading around oil, germs, whatever, than actually cleaning stuff

SI

no lies detected

i still use ours for scraping debris, but then the dish gets cleaned

[QuikSand]

Reverse mortgages are designed to turn your house into medical bill payments.

Be smart. Transfer assets to your kids and don't spend your golden years hocking your possessions so you can qualify for Medicaid before it bankrupts your children.

So, this is perfectly fine practical advice, given the laws that we have...

...but how perverse is this? Our country doesn't just take care of people who have medical needs, including long term care. So, because of that, it's become an entire lucrative industry to help you in your later years to pretend you are very poor, despite what assets you have accumulated, by way of paper transactions, so you can avail yourself of a "safety net" at public expense if you pay experts to hide your money and belongings.

It's a total farce.

[spleen1015]

People lose babies every day. I don't need my twitter feed flood with the BS because a celeb lost one yesterday.

My wife and I lost 5. World feel sorry for me. /sarcasm

[NobodyHere]

5? Holy Toledo!

[spleen1015]

5? Holy Toledo!

Yep, Lost twins before having my daughter, then lost 3 more after that. Decided we were done trying.

All of them were in the 10-12 week range.

[PilotMan]

We've lost 5 as well and each was hard, but the last 3 were brutal, and we stopped because of that too. I can completely empathize with what they went through. It sounded like a living nightmare, and one I wouldn't wish upon anyone.

We found out that my wife has a genetic mutation called MTHFR (which she calls Motherfucker) can cause all sorts of birth defects and cause an increase in miscarriages. It causes all sorts of complications for pregnancy. She's right. It is a Motherfucker.

[spleen1015]

Both of us had issues that could lead to miscarriages. So, its like our daughter was our 1 in a million chance. Every miscarriage also increases your chances more and finding out everything about ourselves, we decided we'll take our '1 in a million' and be happy.

[thesloppy]

Goddamn, kudos to all of you for getting through that.

[miami_fan]

We could only handle four miscarriages before we gave up trying for a girl.

I totally agree with PilotMan. I would not wish that pain on anyone.

[Vince, Pt. II]

I had zero idea miscarriages were so common until my brother and his wife had two while trying for their first. They now have two beautiful daughters, which is good, but the miscarriages took a major toll on their marriage and my sister in law in particular.

Jenn and I lost our first at 12 weeks as well before we had Brooklynn.

[Edward64]

I am very sorry you both have to deal with those tragedies.

[Kodos]

I'm sorry anyone has had to go through that experience once, much less multiple times. You have my condolences.

[spleen1015]

All of the condolences are appreciated, but we're good. It sucked living through it but today we've accepted our fate and life is good.

I was just kind of frustrated by a celebrity making big public deal out of it. I guess that is to be expected if you live a public life, but still....

Anyway.... it is crazy how it can be 90s one day then 50s 2 days later. Not ready for fall!

[JediKooter]

I don't know what's worse...Canceling your Linked In premium membership or canceling your Match.com membership. My vote goes for Linked In being worse. Ever since I canceled my premium membership, I constantly get emails saying 'Your profile has been getting a lot of attention' and other click batey emails trying to entice you to start your premium membership again.

[Warhammer]

My wife and I went through it after we had our two boys. She lost it in early April in 2009. Every year, at that time, she goes into a funk for about 2 weeks. The only upside in our experience was we discovered she was diabetic. She exhibited no signs prior to the pregnancy (outside of gestational diabetes). Her blood sugar was up around 250 after she lost the baby, it had been 320 or something during the pregnancy when they tested it.

But it is rough on everyone involved and I completely agree, I hate it for the celebrities, but do we really need to make a big deal about it and feel worse for them because they are celebrities?

[stevew]

It seemed like 80% of my facebook feed was about the miscarriage. But that's probably because the vast majority of people in my feed are on 30 day mute.

[Lathum]

Sorry to hear about everyone’s troubles. We lost two between our oldest and youngest. It sucks going through it and made us also not try for number three.

[miami_fan]

All of the condolences are appreciated, but we're good. It sucked living through it but today we've accepted our fate and life is good.

I was just kind of frustrated by a celebrity making big public deal out of it. I guess that is to be expected if you live a public life, but still....

Anyway.... it is crazy how it can be 90s one day then 50s 2 days later. Not ready for fall!

My wife and I went through it after we had our two boys. She lost it in early April in 2009. Every year, at that time, she goes into a funk for about 2 weeks. The only upside in our experience was we discovered she was diabetic. She exhibited no signs prior to the pregnancy (outside of gestational diabetes). Her blood sugar was up around 250 after she lost the baby, it had been 320 or something during the pregnancy when they tested it.

But it is rough on everyone involved and I completely agree, I hate it for the celebrities, but do we really need to make a big deal about it and feel worse for them because they are celebrities?

I hear what both of you are saying. I especially understand it given who the celebrity is. But man I wish I had even a 1/10th of the information this news generated today when we went though our first one. So much of the initial grieving process was stunted for us because we framed it as something that we were only supposed to go through on our own. Something to be ashamed of. Once it became public knowledge among family and friends, we received so much support that I just felt foolish for holding everything in.

Everyone has to grieve in the own way. Even knowing all I know now, I could never broadcast that type of news in the way she did. That ain't me nor would I want it to be. Unfortunately, we live in a world that makes a big deal of all the things that celebrities do. My hope is that because everybody made a big deal about a celebrity's tragedy, the non celebs who are going through the same thing get the information they need to help them through their grieving process. It also may prevent some of the more shitty comments that are intentionally or unintentionally spoken in the aftermath.

[spleen1015]

Finally had a Popeye's chicken sandwich for lunch today.

GTFO of here if you think it is better than Chick-fil-a's chicken sandwich. The only thing about the Popeye's sandwich that might be better is maybe the pickles.

Everything else, no fucking way.

[stevew]

The Spicy Popeye's is trash but I like the regular one. And it's better than any CFA sandwich you can get on sunday. I'd say it's a toss up on taste but generally the CFA drive through experience is far superior.

(also I live a mile from a popeye's but it's like 15 miles to the nearest CFA)

[Coffee Warlord]

Finally had a Popeye's chicken sandwich for lunch today.

GTFO of here if you think it is better than Chick-fil-a's chicken sandwich. The only thing about the Popeye's sandwich that might be better is maybe the pickles.

Everything else, no fucking way.

Popeye's sides are where its at, though. The dirty rice and the biscuits are awesome.

[stevew]

DiGiorno made a winner with that croissant crust pizza. Recommend.

[CrimsonFox]

Anyone that would do this would kick a kitten...

VIDEO: Rick Moranis, 67, sucker-punched on Manhattan's Upper West Side in NYC | abc7ny.com (https://abc7ny.com/amp/sucker-punch-in-head-upper-west-side-on-manhattan-attack/6712631/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09&fbclid=IwAR3e5Fxdg0g09PrFHxsUxx1vPxWmUvTLi4w0o2CtRnWtr_DCjaKWLCpF0lE)

[Ksyrup]

Finally had a Popeye's chicken sandwich for lunch today.

GTFO of here if you think it is better than Chick-fil-a's chicken sandwich. The only thing about the Popeye's sandwich that might be better is maybe the pickles.

Everything else, no fucking way.

I've never had the sandwich because I can never convince myself to waste a trip to Popeye's on a sandwich when I can have the full meat-on-the-bone experience.

[NobodyHere]

Anyone that would do this would kick a kitten...

VIDEO: Rick Moranis, 67, sucker-punched on Manhattan's Upper West Side in NYC | abc7ny.com (https://abc7ny.com/amp/sucker-punch-in-head-upper-west-side-on-manhattan-attack/6712631/?__twitter_impression=true&s=09&fbclid=IwAR3e5Fxdg0g09PrFHxsUxx1vPxWmUvTLi4w0o2CtRnWtr_DCjaKWLCpF0lE)

Normally I'm against the death penalty but in this case...

[NobodyHere]

DiGiorno made a winner with that croissant crust pizza. Recommend.

I'll agree that it's definitely worth trying

[ISiddiqui]

Finally had a Popeye's chicken sandwich for lunch today.

GTFO of here if you think it is better than Chick-fil-a's chicken sandwich. The only thing about the Popeye's sandwich that might be better is maybe the pickles.

Everything else, no fucking way.

I fully support your right to be completely wrong.

[cuervo72]

The CFA sandwich is just soggy in comparison. I mean, I still like them but like Popeye's chicken better.

[CrimsonFox]

How about Chicken4Dayz!

[Qwikshot]

Normally I'm against the death penalty but in this case...

Is this not 2020 in a nutshell.

[tarcone]

I fully support your right to be completely wrong.

Truth. The cajun spiced one is out of this world

[spleen1015]

I will try the spicy one next. I'm not sure it can hold up.

The CFA spicy chicken sandwich with pickles and pepperjack is the best fast food sandwich in the history of the world.

[cuervo72]

Um, Ford, does "family-lead business" really mean much when you're as large as you are?

[stevew]

Spicy McNuggets are really good.

[albionmoonlight]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On this day, 28 years ago: In one of the greatest pranks in sports history, Joe Carter drives rookie Derek Bell’s car onto the field mid-game as part of a mock raffle, while the announcer reads a winning raffle ticket. The look on Bell’s face is the best.<a href="https://t.co/dWs3m949z5">pic.twitter.com/dWs3m949z5</a></p>&mdash; Yoni (@OriginalYoni) <a href="https://twitter.com/OriginalYoni/status/1312914160586502151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Lathum]

That is amazing

[CrimsonFox]

the greenest car I've ever seen

[Ksyrup]

I do not remember that at all. If only we had social media 28 years ago...

[stevew]

Advil Dual Action is some good stuff.

[JediKooter]

Paypal sends me emails saying that I can send money in minutes...it's literally why I have Paypal, Paypal. What the F else would I be using it for?

[ISiddiqui]

I will try the spicy one next. I'm not sure it can hold up.

The CFA spicy chicken sandwich with pickles and pepperjack is the best fast food sandwich in the history of the world.

You are still wrong.

First time I bit into a Popeye's Chicken Sandwich it was apparently how much better it was than CFAs. Far crunchier, juicier, and delicious. CFA may have slightly better bread, but that's about it really.

Now, Popeye's Spicy is better, but the mild one is better than CFA's as well. No contest.

(Of course, I'll still say that a well made Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich blows CFA's Spicy out of the water... but Wendy's quality can be hit or miss. Popeye's beats a good Wendy's Spicy)

[CrimsonFox]

You are still wrong.

First time I bit into a Popeye's Chicken Sandwich it was apparently how much better it was than CFAs. Far crunchier, juicier, and delicious. CFA may have slightly better bread, but that's about it really.

Now, Popeye's Spicy is better, but the mild one is better than CFA's as well. No contest.

(Of course, I'll still say that a well made Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich blows CFA's Spicy out of the water... but Wendy's quality can be hit or miss. Popeye's beats a good Wendy's Spicy)

I've always loved the Wendy's Spicy .

ONly thing CFA has going for it are the sauces and waffle fries

[JonInMiddleGA]

ONly thing CFA has going for it are the sauces and waffle fries

You mean those inconsistently cooked, often mealy textured things? Pass, unless I'm in the mood for coin flip quality.

The sauces, yeah one or two of those are fine.

[Lathum]

The contractor who did a lot of work when we bought our house last year just sent me an invoice they found that they never sent me. It is from last June, as in 2019.

I was pretty sure we still owed them some money but was still like, wtf.

[CrimsonFox]

You mean those inconsistently cooked, often mealy textured things? Pass, unless I'm in the mood for coin flip quality.

The sauces, yeah one or two of those are fine.

CFA Suace and Buffalo. I swim in that shit

[CrimsonFox]

You mean those inconsistently cooked, often mealy textured things? Pass, unless I'm in the mood for coin flip quality.



and yes those

[NobodyHere]

I've nicknamed one of company's customers "sportdigs" because they always want their shit two weeks ago.

Sadly no one at my work gets the reference.

[JonInMiddleGA]

CFA Suace and Buffalo. I swim in that shit

Whatever the orange-ish (colored, not flavored) one that used to come with the grilled chicken sandwich is, THAT stuff is really good.

I had to Google: Honey Roasted BBQ

Apparently it's a honey mustard + bbq sauce blend while CFA sauce is those two + ranch.

[JPhillips]

Too bad kids today grow up without porn parodies. The title for the Enola Holmes parody writes itself.

[stevew]

There’s a good “Wolverine Watchmen” porno in there somewhere.

[albionmoonlight]

I've nicknamed one of company's customers "sportdigs" because they always want their shit two weeks ago.

Sadly no one at my work gets the reference.

That's awesome

[cuervo72]

Abigail Spanberger must have got the 50,000 ad bundle special. The same ad is on once if not twice every local news commercial break.

(I a) have no idea who her opponent is and b) have seen virtually no other political ads.)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Abigail Spanberger must have got the 50,000 ad bundle special. The same ad is on once if not twice every local news commercial break.

(I a) have no idea who her opponent is and b) have seen virtually no other political ads.)

via Ballotpedia
Incumbent Abigail Spanberger (D) and Nick Freitas (R) are running in the November 3, 2020, general election in Virginia's 7th Congressional District.

Spanberger was first elected in 2018 after defeating incumbent David Brat (R) 50% to 48%. Heading into the 2018 election, the 7th District had been held by Republicans since 1971. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added Spanberger to its Frontline Program, which provides campaign support to vulnerable incumbents. The National Republican Congressional Committee named Freitas to the third tier of its Young Guns program, which supports battleground district candidates' campaigns.

The 7th District is one of 30 House Districts represented by a Democrat in 2020 that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016.

As of late June, she had a roughly 10:1 advantage in cash on hand (only 5:1 edge in receipts to date BUT he had to go through a primary to advance)


Sidebar: Candidates for constitutional offices (basically federal + any office explicitly defined by a state constitution) receive what's called "lowest unit rate". In other words, they buy all their ads at the lowest price any advertiser received in the past year for the same time slot. (which is usually going to be, say, car dealership prices)

[sterlingice]

Sidebar: Candidates for constitutional offices (basically federal + any office explicitly defined by a state constitution) receive what's called "lowest unit rate". In other words, they buy all their ads at the lowest price any advertiser received in the past year for the same time slot. (which is usually going to be, say, car dealership prices)

Is that law or common practice? Why wouldn't they get the going rate for that time slot?

And if it's law, I figure there'd be some way to have some dumb effery around that where a conservative/liberal owner offers someone a slot at some point in the year for, I dunno, $50, and then lets the favored campaign know about it before the other to fill up the slots

SI

[JonInMiddleGA]

Is that law or common practice? Why wouldn't they get the going rate for that time slot?

Federal law, has to do with FCC licensing, etc. It extends largely only to candidates, though parties can qualify in some scenarios. (i.e. it's for "hard money", PACs and other "soft money" don't get that bargain)

It's complex, and the bane of many a broadcasters existence (https://www.rbr.com/a-refresher-on-the-fccs-lowest-unit-charge-rules/)

edit to add: I still use the old term "lowest unit rate" though I see where now the verbiage is "lowest unit charge". Same diff.

[JediKooter]

So after a little more than 10 years, my youngest step daughter (I still call them my step daughters even though I've been divorced from their mom for over 10 years) has started talking to me again. It brought tears to my eyes. Her mom filled her head with a bunch BS about me and my step daughter stopped all contact with me back in 2010. Her older sister, I've been in contact for the whole time, but, now that her sister is talking to me again, man it feels great.

We talked for a few hours, she apologized for what she did and I told her she didn't have to, she was in her early teens so I can totally understand all the emotions she was probably going through at the time. I'm just thankful she's back and she is doing great. Some positive stuff for once after one heck of a horrible summer and early fall.

[cuervo72]

Thanks, Jon. Being a VA race I don't really care about it that much, but found it interesting just how hard she's been advertising with the same...well, frankly boring commercial.* (I have seen no ads for any MD races.) But boring is better than hearing the jingles for F.H. Furr, or 50 Floors for the fifty billionth time, or about whatever the hell is going on down in Waldorf that has a guy humming along to the circus song (da da da dee da da da da WALDORF da da da dee da...) while animated people only slightly less disconcerting than the ones in the Rock Auto commercials bounce around.


* Spanberger reminds me of a college girlfriend a HS buddy had. We couldn't come up with anything stronger for our opinion of her than that she was "pleasant to look at." Not hot, not pretty, but pleasant. I can't decide if Spanberger is even at that level. Not by any means ugly, nice smile, what have you. But at the same time very meh.

[spleen1015]

So after a little more than 10 years, my youngest step daughter (I still call them my step daughters even though I've been divorced from their mom for over 10 years) has started talking to me again. It brought tears to my eyes. Her mom filled her head with a bunch BS about me and my step daughter stopped all contact with me back in 2010. Her older sister, I've been in contact for the whole time, but, now that her sister is talking to me again, man it feels great.

We talked for a few hours, she apologized for what she did and I told her she didn't have to, she was in her early teens so I can totally understand all the emotions she was probably going through at the time. I'm just thankful she's back and she is doing great. Some positive stuff for once after one heck of a horrible summer and early fall.

So cool! :D

[JediKooter]

So cool! :D

Absolutely! It was a welcome surprise.

[Kodos]

Glad for you, Jedi.

[JediKooter]

Glad for you, Jedi.

Thank you Kodos!

[AlexB]

Yesterday evening I made myself a duck salad with a Chinese five spice rub. My fart just smelled of five spice

[QuikSand]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The iconic dance scene from Pulp Fiction, but they’re dancing to the theme tune from DuckTales. <a href="https://t.co/p4EfuAQNP2">pic.twitter.com/p4EfuAQNP2</a></p>&mdash; The Poke (@ThePoke) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePoke/status/1314865979701317634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[NobodyHere]

FANTASTIC

Ducktales is also an awesome theme.

[NobodyHere]

I'm not sure if this should be in the random topic thread but here it goes:

Where should one go to get their Wills done? Can it be done online? Do I need to seek a lawyer close-by? I personally don't have complicated but I would like it in official writing.

[spleen1015]

I'm not sure if this should be in the random topic thread but here it goes:

Where should one go to get their Wills done? Can it be done online? Do I need to seek a lawyer close-by? I personally don't have complicated but I would like it in official writing.

A family law lawyer.

Through work, I have benefits with ARAG, free family law assistance.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I don't quite know where to put this (we have multiple political threads) since, IMO, it's not really political per se.

And I am NOT trying to start any sort of "post your own" deal, cause that's not really my point either.

Here's the basic social media post I saw making the rounds
SOCIAL EXPERIMENT: Go to Donald Trump's page and see how many of your friends like it and go to Joe Biden page and see how many your friends like it. Then, copy and share.

My numbers (124-7) aren't the least bit surprising to me at all, but the extra bit I thought was interested was that basically 25% of my friends had liked one or the other. That felt super high vs what I'd guess is typical for FB overall. Honestly, my point in posting about it here was more along the lines of "that percentage thing is kinda interesting, might be interesting for some of the data driven types here"

[CrimsonFox]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The iconic dance scene from Pulp Fiction, but they’re dancing to the theme tune from DuckTales. <a href="https://t.co/p4EfuAQNP2">pic.twitter.com/p4EfuAQNP2</a></p>&mdash; The Poke (@ThePoke) <a href="https://twitter.com/ThePoke/status/1314865979701317634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 10, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I'm always disgusted that your only choices are bloody as heck and burnt to a crisp

[Lathum]

I don't quite know where to put this (we have multiple political threads) since, IMO, it's not really political per se.

And I am NOT trying to start any sort of "post your own" deal, cause that's not really my point either.

Here's the basic social media post I saw making the rounds


My numbers (124-7) aren't the least bit surprising to me at all, but the extra bit I thought was interested was that basically 25% of my friends had liked one or the other. That felt super high vs what I'd guess is typical for FB overall. Honestly, my point in posting about it here was more along the lines of "that percentage thing is kinda interesting, might be interesting for some of the data driven types here"

10 for Trump, 13 for Biden.

In other news there are a few more people I am disappointed in.

[Edward64]

I'm not sure if this should be in the random topic thread but here it goes:

Where should one go to get their Wills done? Can it be done online? Do I need to seek a lawyer close-by? I personally don't have complicated but I would like it in official writing.

My will and advance directive weren't especially complicated (but kids were younger then so we had to worry about some complexities there) but my wife and I wanted to speak to someone, ask questions etc. so we went to an attorney near by. Had the initial visitation, we did Q&A, she asked us to think about somethings etc. and gave us paperwork to fill out. Went back to give back paperwork, asked some final Q&A and then she emailed us final version to sign.

I think it was like $800 total.

[Lathum]

Anyone else getting this stupid video ad popping up on the bottom left of the screen?

[Edward64]

Anyone else getting this stupid video ad popping up on the bottom left of the screen?

Not on FOFC (or at least not yet). I am using Chrome and AdBlock Plus FWIW.

[stevew]

That Chicken Taco pizza from Domino's is really good.

[NobodyHere]

My will and advance directive weren't especially complicated (but kids were younger then so we had to worry about some complexities there) but my wife and I wanted to speak to someone, ask questions etc. so we went to an attorney near by. Had the initial visitation, we did Q&A, she asked us to think about somethings etc. and gave us paperwork to fill out. Went back to give back paperwork, asked some final Q&A and then she emailed us final version to sign.

I think it was like $800 total.

$800!

All I really want in my will is that everything goes to my parents, and if they're dead it gets divided by my siblings, and if they're dead my stuff goes to my nieces/nephews. And if they're dead my stuff could to FOFC for all I care at that point. Maybe you could put a down payment on that aircraft carrier you always wanted.

[Lathum]

$800 is cheap. IIRC ours was in the 2K neighborhood.

[PilotMan]

Same, I think ours was between 2 and 3k. Of course, we have a full assortment of POA, LW, and 2 separate trusts.

[JPhillips]

The Al Davis memorial torch is the dumbest thing in the NFL.

[JonInMiddleGA]

10 for Trump, 13 for Biden.

In other news there are a few more people I am disappointed in.

See? I told you to avoid looking at the names ;)

[Atocep]

Whoever thought pop up video ads in the lower right corner of this board would be a good idea can go fuck themselves.

[Lathum]

Whoever thought pop up video ads in the lower right corner of this board would be a good idea can go fuck themselves.

yeah, need to make it go away

[Edward64]

There are an estimated 100B stars in the Milky Way galaxy. There are an estimated 200B galaxies in the universe.

Star Trek series is based in the Milky Way galaxy (except for one episode).

Star Wars is based in one galaxy.

There are 199,999,999,998 other galaxies to create stories for.

[tarcone]

Had a doctors appointment today. Got a couple prescriptions to refill. Both prescriptions were free. That is the 2nd time in a row prescriptions were free. 4 different prescriptions, all free.

What is going on?

[spleen1015]

Had a doctors appointment today. Got a couple prescriptions to refill. Both prescriptions were free. That is the 2nd time in a row prescriptions were free. 4 different prescriptions, all free.

What is going on?

You're radical leftist leeching off the rest of us!

/sarcasm

[Edward64]

Had a doctors appointment today. Got a couple prescriptions to refill. Both prescriptions were free. That is the 2nd time in a row prescriptions were free. 4 different prescriptions, all free.

What is going on?

Sounds as if you pulled yourself up by your own bootstraps and got some good medical insurance. Congrats.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I wonder how much money is spent in the U.S. each year with the primary (real) goal of trying to assure someone of having an adequate number of pallbearers?

[NobodyHere]

The next time the Amish calls me I'm going to make sure Amish Paradise is playing in the background.

[Lathum]

The next time the Amish calls me I'm going to make sure Amish Paradise is playing in the background.

google The Amish Outlaws

[JediKooter]

Ever since I started working from home back in March, I've been watching a bunch of train live cams on youtube. Never was interested in them before, but, I guess seeing little glimpses of the world I can't visit is a bit cathartic and I now want to visit Revelstoke BC when I get the chance.

[cuervo72]

Heh, well I guess I stand corrected on the train vs train wreck analysis.

;)

[JediKooter]

Heh, well I guess I stand corrected on the train vs train wreck analysis.

;)

Both can be equally entertaining but for different reasons :)

[Kodos]

Whoever thought pop up video ads in the lower right corner of this board would be a good idea can go fuck themselves.

Firefox + uBlock Origin = no ads of any sort on FOFC. Just sayin'.

[ISiddiqui]

That's generally not an option on a work computer ;).

[Kodos]

That's generally not an option on a work computer ;).

It is on mine. :cool:

[Ksyrup]

Social media - especially Twitter - is such a never-ending flow of stories and comments that run the gamut from sad/outrageous to funny/sarcastic that I am often thrown off-guard as to how to take a particular comment or headline I read. I guess the back-and-forth/whiplash of emotions you see every few seconds is a bit overwhelming to immediately discern or it's hard to re-adjust my mindset from one end of the spectrum to the other.

Case in point: a headline that popped up on my phone a couple of minutes ago reads, "Weeks after his wife's death, Kentucky man wins $200K off lottery ticket." And my first thought was, I wonder what the angle on this story is - the dude is really, really lucky?

[stevew]

child of vbulletin 3 skin has no ad issues ever

[PilotMan]

I posted that I voted on social media, and said 'you know who I voted for', and if you knew me, you would know. A friend, who does know me, and knows exactly who I voted for, trolled me by posting a fucking trump gif, and now everyone thinks I voted for trump. I now know two things. One, the people who don't pay any attention to me or what I post at all, and two, who still supports that douche. Good grief. I will sit back and quietly laugh. The people who do know me, must be having quite a chuckle now, or they are fucking confused.

[JPhillips]

White old man. It makes sense that you're a Trump voter.

[cartman]

So I had an interesting day today. Got an email from one of my uncles asking if I'd heard anything from another uncle recently. I hadn't, and neither had my mom, who is still at my house recovering from her surgery. We checked Facebook, and the last thing he posted was on the 4th. He hadn't responded to any calls or texts for several days, so we decided to drive down and pay him a visit. Me and my uncle live just outside of Austin, while the silent uncle lives south of San Antonio.

So my mom, my uncle, and I made the 85 mile trip to his place. He's known to sometimes take spontaneous camping trips, but usually tells people before he goes. We get there, and both his cars are still parked outside.

My mom went to the barns to look, while my uncle and I checked the trailer. The door was unlocked. We find him on the floor next to his bed, with very labored breathing and non-responsive. I call 911 and then held my uncle's hand and talked to him telling him help was on the way for the longest 5 minutes of my life until the paramedics showed up.

The paramedics get there, and do their assessment stuff, some of them working on him while others were asking us questions about his medical history/when was the last time anyone had talked to him/etc. I find his phone, and when I was looking at the calls and texts, he had apparently been on the floor since the 11th.

They get him to the hospital and they don't know the root cause yet. Just that they found he has pneumonia and is bad shape. He's still in the ER, supposedly being moved to ICU later.

That's been my day today. Time for vodka.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Time for vodka.

Jeez, I may have one on your behalf after that. That's some awful shit and I'm sorry.

[Lathum]

Christ what a story. Thank god you made the trip

[PilotMan]

Wow, that's a nightmare cartman.

[thesloppy]

Oh no! Thank God you all made the trip!

[spleen1015]

Best wishes to your uncle, homie.

[Edward64]

Sorry to hear and glad you guys found him in time.

[Kodos]

Scary story. Glad you made the trip to check on him.

[JediKooter]

Oh man, I hope your uncle will be ok, Cartman.

[PilotMan]

Tombstone is a movie about the dangers and risks of over-arching gun control policy and the Cowboys were the good guys.

[spleen1015]

Never considered the flushing power of a toilet until buying a house with toilets that take forever to flush.

First upgrade... toilets!!

[Ksyrup]

Sorry to hear, Cartman. Hope he recovers. About 15 years ago, we had a similar situation with an aunt up in Michigan. Except... my relatives up there were about 2 weeks too late. Tremendously sad.

[Edward64]

I'm surprised it's taken so long. TAB was one of the first diet drinks I tried, it was tolerable then and clearly superseded now. The "zero" stuff is great.

Coca-Cola said Friday that Tab, its first diet soda, is among the drinks headed for retirement as it trims its beverage portfolio.

[molson]

I can't give you a Tab unless you order something.

[sterlingice]

I can't give you a Tab unless you order something.

"Right. Give me a Pepsi Free."

SI

[JediKooter]

I can't give you a Tab unless you order something.

How about a Pepsi-Free?

Edit: I swear Sterlingice's post wasn't there when I posted mine. :(

[sterlingice]

Dude, then edit it to "You want a Pepsi, pal, you're gonna pay for it." :D

SI

[cartman]

Heading out in a bit to meet my cousins to hand over to them my uncle's stuff that I have.

He's been getting steadily better. Last night we got a report that he was talking, sometimes they could understand him, other times they said it was gibberish.

We started talking about it, and were thinking he might have been speaking Russian, since he was a Russian specialist in the NSA for over 30 years. To someone who didn't know or wasn't expecting to hear Russian, it would sound like gibberish.

Got a further update a little bit ago that he's now awake and does respond to his name, which is great news. The doctors told us he would have died within a few hours if we hadn't been there to find him when we did.

[CrimsonFox]

Dude, then edit it to "You want a Pepsi, pal, you're gonna pay for it." :D

SI

just gimme something that doesn't have any sugar in it

[Lathum]

Should be justifiable homicide if someone is buying lottery tickets in front of you