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Overnight Open Thread (3/9/16) [Misanthropic Humanitarian]
Let's skip current events, the presidential campaign and politics. It's Saturday night, let's learn a little and laugh a lot.
Take it away Todd RundgrenIs your home dark? Are you afraid of the dark? You probably need a night light, maybe even an industrial one. Here's how you can build one for your home.
Since we are speaking about light bulbs. KDLT TV of Salem, SD needed their tower's light bulb changed. Definitely not a job for your humble Open Blogger.
Repairing statues doesn't appear to be any easier than changing light bulbs.
General science, the good, the bad & the ugly, not in any random order. Hey, it's the ONT.
What goes up must come down.
There is a science to keeping our highways & freeways clean. Not your typical 3 guys and a shovel bit
Bubble wrap in a vacuum, plus everything you wanted to know about bubble wrap.
Our next science lesson involves a flamethrower.
Science projects gone wrong.
When the burning times come you may need to know how to escape a building.There is a science to this activity.
Man's best friend and their fails.
Equal opportunity given to cats as well.
Ever been to Disney World or Disney Land? They are very clean. You never notice litter. And you never see rodents, ever wonder why?
You are only as old as you feel. Amazing individual.
Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Science. Complaints of butthurt can be directed to Ace.
Comments
(Jump to bottom of comments)Posted by: Bandersnatch at April 09, 2016 09:59 PM (1xUj/)
Posted by: iforgot at April 09, 2016 09:59 PM (5o5ek)
Yet another example of the madness of academia and the credentialed ninnies who declare who is axiomatically and eeevil oppressor, and who is a morally-pure victim of oppression. Yup, do to good parenting, a good education, and genetics that you had no power over, you are either have "Domination" over others or are oppressed by it. Why, if you happen to be pretty, than you are evil and have unearned "attractive" privilege which oppresses the unattractive. If you are a native English speaker, than you are oppressing non-native English speakers you linguistic oppressor you. If you don't have disabilities than you are oppressing the disabled by simply not being disabled as well.
More: http://politicalhat.com/?p=11360
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 09, 2016 10:01 PM (vBeA5)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 10:01 PM (CBZ81)
https://twitter.com/alanhe/status/718982201732255744
Posted by: Y-not on the phone at April 09, 2016 10:02 PM (TJ9+R)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:03 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 10:03 PM (jR7Wy)
Posted by: Farmer at April 09, 2016 10:05 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: Grump928(C) says Free Soothie! at April 09, 2016 10:05 PM (rwI+c)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 10:06 PM (3kUGE)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:06 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: PaleRider at April 09, 2016 10:06 PM (3kUGE)
Posted by: Raul Johnson at April 09, 2016 10:06 PM (LCbuZ)
Posted by: All Hail Eris, Literate Savage at April 09, 2016 10:07 PM (jR7Wy)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:07 PM (9ym/8)
Someone during a debate about the county party platform said: "I am from the Middle East. I like to have sex with camels...
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 09, 2016 10:08 PM (vBeA5)
ONTs are better than effing bears, too.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 09, 2016 10:09 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Randolph Bismuth at April 09, 2016 10:09 PM (7YpI9)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:10 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 09, 2016 10:10 PM (vBeA5)
Posted by: grammie winger, watching the fig tree at April 09, 2016 10:10 PM (dFi94)
Y'know, I thought I smelled cat shit the last time I was at Disneyland....
Posted by: TheSev at April 09, 2016 10:11 PM (Av8i6)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 10:11 PM (NeFrd)
See you cats in about four hours. I have to go put away an orchestra concert.
Serious You Guys.
Posted by: Piercello at April 09, 2016 10:12 PM (RXfvh)
Posted by: when's mealtime? at April 09, 2016 10:13 PM (FO9WL)
It is way, way better to have the SoCo AFTER the range than before. Trust me on this one....
Posted by: WarEagle82 at April 09, 2016 10:13 PM (LHa1m)
*****
What about that creepy Mouse, Mickey?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 10:13 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2016 10:13 PM (A/3fN)
Posted by: jake at April 09, 2016 10:14 PM (zn0M6)
Posted by: jake at April 09, 2016 10:14 PM (zn0M6)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 09, 2016 10:15 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Bossy Conservative....tortured American at April 09, 2016 10:15 PM (+1T7c)
Posted by: Emory University Snowflake at April 09, 2016 10:16 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:16 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 10:16 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:16 PM (YLidQ)
Posted by: jake at April 09, 2016 10:17 PM (zn0M6)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:18 PM (YLidQ)
Cats: My cat Bueller used to love to sit on the edge of the tub and pad at the water. Until he fell in. He didn't freak, just had a panicked look in his eyes as he slowly sunk under. That was the end of my bath.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at April 09, 2016 10:18 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Emory University Snowflake at April 09, 2016 10:18 PM (Dwehj)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:18 PM (FsuaD)
3) probably a good portion of reservists, who spend more time out of
uniform than in, and carry more civilian notions than military ones.
---
i beg to differ, at least in the Combat Arms units...
do you really think that people who opt to stay in, rather than enjoying all the free stuff would suddenly go moonbat?
i mean, i knew a few, and the REMF units i belonged to had a fair number of idiots, but the trigger pullers are not, in general, delusional.
of course, i got out in 2003, so who knows what's happened since then
Posted by: redc1c4 at April 09, 2016 10:19 PM (9E2HE)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 10:01 PM (CBZ81)
.............
What huh? That's my local channel
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:19 PM (4aaDj)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:20 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Lauren at April 09, 2016 10:20 PM (Fwv1e)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:20 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:19 PM (4aaDj)
****
Story in the post content. That's why most miss it.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:21 PM (YLidQ)
Ugh.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:21 PM (FsuaD)
Hello.
Posted by: andycanuck at April 09, 2016 10:22 PM (UbeIw)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:20 PM (9ym/8
I don't get it. It's probably the wine though.
How you doin RK?
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at April 09, 2016 10:22 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Emory University Snowflake at April 09, 2016 10:22 PM (Dwehj)
I often have very low light levels. You can actually see what's in the room from the light of a single power on led.
If you want to see total darkness. Go underground, deep underground, and turn out the lights.
Posted by: Randolph Bismuth at April 09, 2016 10:23 PM (7YpI9)
Love the dog fails. The last one is my favorite, where the little guy wipes out on the wood floor, picks himself up, looks at the camera like "What?" and trots off.
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:23 PM (0mRoj)
Wife taped it and I'm doing other things but this is disturbing. It seems the start of a lot of racial grievance trumping logic, very sad. That has creeped into out culture since then.
Posted by: Farmer at April 09, 2016 10:23 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: Adele at April 09, 2016 10:23 PM (FO9WL)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718831860881694721
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718832575662448642
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718832862515105792
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718833117046382593
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718833388992466944
Posted by: kbdabear at April 09, 2016 10:24 PM (BiPMW)
Posted by: andycanuck at April 09, 2016 10:24 PM (UbeIw)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:21 PM (YLidQ)
..............
What a polite reprimand. I will go read
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:24 PM (4aaDj)
Posted by: Bebe Dahl at April 09, 2016 10:25 PM (yNyJy)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 10:25 PM (kTF2Z)
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718833645683924992
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718833936495964161
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718834102338719746
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718834259872587776
https://twitter.com/kbdabear/status/718834424180305924
Posted by: kbdabear at April 09, 2016 10:26 PM (BiPMW)
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:26 PM (0mRoj)
http://freenortherner.com/2016/04/08/a-eulogy-for-rob-ford/
and some nostalgia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUY6lDja-DE
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 09, 2016 10:26 PM (6FqZa)
https://youtu.be/UIrEM_9qvZU
Cats and Puppies:
https://youtu.be/Nrxb23VN_pM
Guilty cats:
https://youtu.be/WlRxNSRA7Rg
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:26 PM (wB8Tg)
The Obama of Great Horned Owls.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:26 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:27 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:24 PM (4aaDj)
*****
I was trying to be informative without being douchey about it. I hope I was able to achieve that.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:27 PM (YLidQ)
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:23 PM (0mRoj)
When my dogs miss the mark, they always look at me with that " I actually meant to do that " look;-)
Posted by: Bebe Dahl at April 09, 2016 10:28 PM (yNyJy)
****
Sadder, but wiser, no doubt.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 10:28 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: Great horned owl at April 09, 2016 10:28 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 10:28 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at April 09, 2016 10:28 PM (+eR2D)
I'm watching that ancient t.v. series, Lost in Space. Cannot believe the stuff they did then that you could never get away with now. U.S. Prez says "The prayers of the world are with you." Dr. Smith is a flaming gay and the villain, and he's always running behind rocks and going into caves with Will Robinson. Then there's the gendered division of labor, which I actually don't care for. I prefer Ripley.
Posted by: iforgot at April 09, 2016 10:30 PM (5o5ek)
If you want to see total darkness. Go underground, deep underground, and turn out the lights.
Posted by: Randolph Bismuth
Not
really. Just find an physical plant entrance at a local college built
before '75 or so. There's no way to traverse one without light and
avoid a concussion or nine or a nice sharp drop into the next level
down.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2016 10:31 PM (A/3fN)
Posted by: Obama at April 09, 2016 10:31 PM (iMxBJ)
Believe it or not.
Posted by: andycanuck at April 09, 2016 10:31 PM (UbeIw)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:26 PM (FsuaD)
*You* try explaining glass to a bird.
I feel sorry for the little bird-brains, it's not like we (for the most part) *intend* to set these traps for them!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:31 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Randolph Bismuth at April 09, 2016 10:31 PM (7YpI9)
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:26 PM (0mRoj)
*****
A couple of years ago, a friend of mine bought a Space Needle package in Seattle. They all got harnessed up and walked the edge, flipped back to front while leaning out over the edge, etc.
I have never been so uncomfortable watching a live action video, and back in the day I used to Sky Dive and worked high steel construction while in college. Funny how things change so much.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:31 PM (YLidQ)
One night last week I forgot the evening dose. Had people over and whatnot.
Next morning, husband has left for work early, and "claims" he didn't see the diarrhea and vomit on the family room carpet.
A first for the last fifteen years of kitteh ownership.
I now leave a light on in the guest room where I have the insulin "center" set up.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:31 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 09, 2016 10:32 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:31 PM (YLidQ)
Can't do it. I am severely acrophobic.
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:33 PM (0mRoj)
http://www.ripleys.com/cartoons/
Posted by: andycanuck at April 09, 2016 10:33 PM (UbeIw)
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 10:34 PM (hVdx9)
Because you do not f'k with Walt Disney. You do not f'k with Walt Disney's ghost. Mess up Walt Disney's baby, slack as an employee in cleaning it up, and you'll wish you'd rather desecrated the tomb of an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh.
Posted by: AD at April 09, 2016 10:34 PM (kZKhl)
Barring nukeage or commieage, one day we'll be able to fix little irritations like that with a single injection instead of every day. Not soon enough!Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:34 PM (wB8Tg)
I'm surprised at that. OSHA rules et cetera and so forth. I didn't know old buildings could escape the regulations just because they were built before the rules were written.
Posted by: Randolph Bismuth at April 09, 2016 10:35 PM (7YpI9)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 10:35 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:36 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:33 PM (0mRoj)
****
I have apparently gotten there too. That Chase Rewards commercial where the chick ends up standing right on the edge of a precipice after having climbed a mountain as her rewards trip took me about 20 viewings before it did not twist up my gut.
Flying a private plane is still no big deal for me though. Wierd.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:37 PM (YLidQ)
...........
You were a total gentleman. No worries. I went and watched and my stomach is roiling. I have a terrific fear of heights. I am 5'2 and it requires a step ladder for me to change a light bulb. I always make sure I have a spotter because I get queasy doing that
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:38 PM (4aaDj)
I suck at life.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 10:38 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Bebe Dahl at April 09, 2016 10:39 PM (yNyJy)
Posted by: ThunderB at April 09, 2016 10:39 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:40 PM (vb33c)
Not afraid of flying, used to rock climb, can still be up in very high places - perhaps not so much leaning over the edge.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:40 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:40 PM (9ym/8)
Sorry about the high-maintenance kitteh, Jane.
Barring nukeage or commieage, one day we'll be able to fix little
irritations like that with a single injection instead of every day. Not
soon enough!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:34 PM (wB8Tg)
Thanks. Yeah, the twice every twelve hours routine is going to get weird, with wedding trips, etc. coming up. A friend of ours said he knows a cat sitter who charges big time for doing insulin injections on a cat.
So, son is over tonight and I told him to watch me give Spanky an injection. "Mom, I know all about that stuff." I show him how to push air out of the needle and fill the tiny amount. Then we go to relaxed kitty on bed. I instruct son to gently grab the loose skin on the back of kitty's neck and quickly inject the needle and tiny dose. Son freaked out, squeezed the cat's neck, cat is squirming and crying, son stabs cat in neck, and removes needle without fully dosing cat. Argh. So I showed Capt. Know-it-all how to properly shoot up kitteh.
At least I have a great excuse for not having to accompany husband to ATL to visit his mother and elderly aunt. Yay, diabetic kitteh! Sigh.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:41 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:40 PM (vb33c)
If I was getting action of any kind, you think I'd be hanging out here on a Saturday night?
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:41 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: jake at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (zn0M6)
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (9ym/8)
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:38 PM (4aaDj)
well, being only 5'2'' it is understandable why you have a fear of heights.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Margarita DeVille at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (T/5A0)
Posted by: derit at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (OC+TJ)
Loss of control freaks me out. Thus, I detest flying and riding shotgun.
Posted by: SMFH while circling the drain... at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (rlfds)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:40 PM (vb33c)
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Sorry, married. Haven't had single action in quite a while.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at April 09, 2016 10:43 PM (eHpnh)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:41 PM (FsuaD)
Hey, seeing the good in the bad!
It sounds like you have your technique down, though, which helps. Some people can never stop freaking out.
Imagine having to do that with a fear of needles!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:43 PM (wB8Tg)
If I was getting action of any kind, you think I'd be hanging out here on a Saturday night?
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:41 PM (0mRoj)
second before hitting post it occurred to me I should specify firearms cause I knew some smart ass was gonna say what you said. I knew this cause that is how I would have misinterpreted the question.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:44 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 10:44 PM (hVdx9)
I've found that I do best driving it with my eyes closed tightly.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 10:45 PM (NeFrd)
http://sjwlist.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 09, 2016 10:45 PM (vBeA5)
We once had 14 bird strikes in one day. Ten were fatal.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 10:35 PM (kTF2Z)
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That's awful. We had birds flying into a big window in Cali so we hung a fake owl in front. It worked like a charm.
Posted by: iforgot at April 09, 2016 10:45 PM (5o5ek)
Thank you for being such a kind hooman to your kitteh
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 10:45 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:46 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:44 PM (vb33c)
Turns out I was just the smartass for the job. So...single action handguns. Are you talking revolvers or semi-auto?
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:46 PM (0mRoj)
I had a chance to shoot a single action sig several days ago. really, really liked it, really. Had lightest trigger pull I have ever worked.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:46 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:46 PM (9ym/8)
****
You really wouldn't like riding shotgun if I were driving over Red Mountain Pass.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 10:46 PM (NeFrd)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 10:47 PM (pUDQf)
I've found that I do best driving it with my eyes closed tightly.
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 10:45 PM (NeFrd)
The Apache Trail in AZ frightens me
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 10:47 PM (voOPb)
Honestly I don't need it, it's just cool.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:48 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:46 PM (wB8Tg)
yeah, I know it is the Internets but I like asking here since I have a fair bit or respect for the collective wisdom of the horde.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:48 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 10:48 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: ThunderB at April 09, 2016 10:48 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:40 PM (vb33c)
******
I have a story about putting a S&W 642 into SA mode due to a percieved threat and having a ND trying to decock it and killing a door and washing machine while doing so, but I suspect that is not what you are after.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:48 PM (YLidQ)
Even out at sea....
But that video gave me the willies....
Posted by: Don Quixote at April 09, 2016 10:48 PM (qf6WZ)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:36 PM (9ym/
When the old man's old man kicks the bucket. Harsh, but true.
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at April 09, 2016 10:49 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: ThunderB at April 09, 2016 10:49 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
*****
I'm not familiar with that. What's it like?
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 10:49 PM (NeFrd)
Off the top of my head those are the only modern Sigs. Mainly for competition, at least originally.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:49 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 10:50 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: jake at April 09, 2016 10:50 PM (zn0M6)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:50 PM (9ym/8)
There was a place called the Ancient Cave on the coast below a place we were staying.
I decided to go with husband and another couple, never dreaming the nightmare that lay ahead.
We had to climb down 250 steps on a steep cliff, with crashing waves below. My heart was pounding but I made it down. Then our young, buff guide tells us we'll need to walk a ways over boulders and rocks to even approach the cave entrance. I have a really, really bad right knee (thanks, old, torn, kneecap) and say I'll happily stay seated on a comfy boulder. Young guide says, "No way!" and grabs my hand and drags me across a rock/boulder field you can't imagine. Husband is behind me offering no help whatsoever.
Then we get to the first Ancient Cave. We had to walk under a wild bee hive, swarming around us, which was "interesting." Then had to climb, using fingers and toes, up a couple of yuuuuge boulders.
Bottom line, I overcame one of my greatest fears and made it down, and the long, painful haul, back. Would I do it again? No. The "ancient cave" was a yuuge nothingburger.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (FsuaD)
Am very tempted to ask someone here tonight to send a copy of that Butthurt Report to a certain someone else at Twitter.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:48 PM (YLidQ)
well, that is something along the lines I am interested in. the trigger is so light that I wonder if it is easy to do something like ventilate your washer.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Ricardo Kill at April 09, 2016 10:46 PM
you watch one crazy russian hacker vid & now you're talking like Pavel Chekov...
Posted by: AltonJackson at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (KCxzN)
Posted by: Josephistan at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: ThunderB at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: jake at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (zn0M6)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 10:52 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 09, 2016 10:52 PM (voOPb)
Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at April 09, 2016 10:53 PM (eHpnh)
Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at April 09, 2016 10:53 PM (eHpnh)
Or fap.
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:53 PM (0mRoj)
Learned that the hard way. Ouch.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 10:53 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Tim in GA
****
The washing machine had it coming.
My dad had a CZ50 with defective decocker and he put one thru a wall, a particle board shelf, and then my door. Surprised my that a little .32acp could do that.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 10:54 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 10:54 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 10:54 PM (ntObR)
I am totes stealing that line!
Posted by: Barack H. Obama at April 09, 2016 10:55 PM (OF/aZ)
Crowd and team NOT havin it
Fighting Sioux Forever
Posted by: ThunderB at April 09, 2016 10:55 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (vb33c)
........
That and being blind in one eye with horrible depth perception makes it terrifying. You wouldn't know by looking at me that I am but it's a liability for sure.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:55 PM (4aaDj)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 10:54 PM (ntObR)
Ouch. Like eating red curry, only backwards.
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:55 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: jake at April 09, 2016 10:56 PM (zn0M6)
Or go for a pee.
Posted by: andycanuck at April 09, 2016 10:56 PM (UbeIw)
If you can't handle broken stairs, lack of railings in extremely high places, nice gentle walkways, you shouldn't go on a "hike."
I learned the hard way.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:56 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (vb33c)
It's kind of a training question. If everything you have is light in the trigger, you train yourself to keep your finger off. If you switch guns a lot, a super-light trigger is a hazard.
It is a *little* bit of an urban legend, but there is a reason people think Single-Action is mainly for people who train a lot, as opposed to occasional shooters.
It is also not that hard to tune a trigger *up* a few pounds, I have a couple that are in the 4-5# range but glass-smooth because they were tuned and then run back up in weight a bit... because I also handle striker/DAO etc.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:56 PM (wB8Tg)
My husband has watched, The longest day, band of brothers, outlaw josey Wales, good the bad and the ugly.
Hopefully he'll be back at work Monday.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 10:56 PM (egOGm)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:42 PM (vb33c)
........
That and being blind in one eye with horrible depth perception makes it terrifying. You wouldn't know by looking at me that I am but it's a liability for sure.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:55 PM (4aaDj)
My pops lost his right eye as a kid. His biggest issue is depth perception. He hates diving over bridges and tight spaces like tunnels.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 10:57 PM (pUDQf)
My husband has watched, The longest day, band of brothers, outlaw josey Wales, good the bad and the ugly.
Hopefully he'll be back at work Monday.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 10:56 PM (egOGm)
Band of Brothers is phenomenal. The follow up effort, The Pacific, was lame.
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:57 PM (0mRoj)
Off the top of my head those are the only modern Sigs. Mainly for competition, at least originally.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:49 PM (wB8Tg)
p226 elite sao
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:57 PM (vb33c)
Sticking a silhouette of a hawk in flight on the glass cuts way down on it.
Posted by: torquewrench at April 09, 2016 10:58 PM (noWW6)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (vb33c)
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I put it in SA mode by thumb cocking it one night after a person knocked on my door and then my lower level window late one night. Turned out to be a drunk guy looking for a ride (I lease out cabs, and had 2 in my driveway). Threat gone, but still shaky with adrenaline, tried to decock it. Thumb slipped off the hammer while pulling to very light trigger to decock, which is a step you can not avoid.
Vaya con dios, door and washer. $600 mistake.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:58 PM (YLidQ)
Posted by: jake
****
He should have done the pencil test.
You stick an unsharpened pencil in the barrel until it touches the firing pin hole. Then you use the decocker. If the pencil jumps, or shoots out of the barrel, the decocker is bad.
I fixed it for him. I now own the CZ50.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 10:58 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at April 09, 2016 10:53 PM (eHpnh)
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First job was at a pizza joint in Texas where jalepenos were a topping. So, Clarence, a big dude maybe 300 pounds(think Nate Newton) tops a pizza and then hits the head. We could hear his scream all the way back in the kitchen.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 10:58 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 09, 2016 10:59 PM (VdICR)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 10:57 PM (pUDQf)
..............
Spot on. Construction zones where they have the concrete barriers is awful.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:59 PM (4aaDj)
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:59 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: jake at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (zn0M6)
Posted by: DangerGirl and her 1.21 gigawatt Sanity Prod at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (+eR2D)
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 10:57 PM (0mRoj)
+1
Two greatest things I've watched have been Breaking Bad and Band of Brothers. Nothing else holds a candle.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 10:54 PM
Perhaps it will help if you repeat this little mantra:
"This is my weapon, and this is my gun.
Wash my hands first, before having fun."
Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (OF/aZ)
One thing about liberals, pretty much always, is they can't tell the difference between doing a thing and being forced to do a thing.
If some team somewhere changed its name because some child had a sad, that would be a cute story.
If someone DEMANDED PEOPLE CHANGE BECAUSE THEY ARE A PERPETUALLY UNHAPPY PERSON, that is brute mob warfare and/or lawfare.
This is back to the whole "welfare is to charity as rape is to sex" thing.
It looks, to the casual viewer, like the left can tell the difference between rape and sex, but when you look close they keep expanding the former into the latter's territory.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (wB8Tg)
It's been a while and I'd like to get back in the habit with:
- My Darling Clementine
- The Long Riders
- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
- The Wild Bunch
- High Plains Drifter
- Outlaw Josey Wales
My bro-in-law says Jeremiah Johnson is also quite good. I admit I'm not the biggest fan of featherhead Redford though, which may be what's kept me away from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for so long.
Any others that the horde believes I should check out?
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (ntObR)
They need a sign that says, "Employees Must Wash Hands Before Going to the Restroom."
Posted by: Cloyd Freud, Unemployed at April 09, 2016 11:01 PM (eHpnh)
And of course I forgot:
- Cat Ballou
- McClintock!
- Rio Bravo (Wayne's response film to High Noon)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:01 PM (ntObR)
Then again, my dad shot 1911 competitively and had a few trophies.
To this day triggers many people say are bad don't phase me.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:02 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:03 PM (ntObR)
Fuck you NCAA
Posted by: ThunderB at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM (zOTsN)
*********
THIS!!!! I hate that they changed their name and cool uniforms. Fighting Hawks is just dumb
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 09, 2016 11:03 PM (zv81W)
It is a *little* bit of an urban legend, but there is a reason people think Single-Action is mainly for people who train a lot, as opposed to occasional shooters.
It is also not that hard to tune a trigger *up* a few pounds, I have a couple that are in the 4-5# range but glass-smooth because they were tuned and then run back up in weight a bit... because I also handle striker/DAO etc.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 10:56 PM (wB8Tg)
everything I have ever shot was da/sa so I a mused to a heavier pull. you're absolutely correct regarding training being most important so I would have to do a lot before I could bring it with me everywhere.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:04 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 10:59 PM (4aaDj)
Oh for certain. I've got both eyes and even I hate the jersey barriers. I've always been impressed by how my dad has dealt with his handicap. I guess if you have no choice, you have to adapt.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:04 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 11:04 PM (NeFrd)
..............
I promise you it is.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:05 PM (4aaDj)
The man climbing the tower probably is happy with how his body looks and eats whatever he wants. You can tell when gravity is your enemy.
Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 09, 2016 11:05 PM (VdICR)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:41 PM (FsuaD)"
I feel your pain. So far I've not had to deal with feline diabetes, but I've had 3 cats with Chronic Renal Failure that needed subcutaneous fluid treatments every day. Learning to gently pinch the scruff, insert the needle under the skin, and turn on the water was nerve-wracking. The first night I attempted it on my own after being coached by the vet and a friend was a disaster. I turned the poor cat (a very thin Oriental Shorthair) into a pin cushion. We finally got it down to a routine, she'd follow me up to the spare bathroom where the saline solution bag was warming in hot water, I'd give her a delicious bowl of highly medicated Hill's A/D (guaranteed to put weight on anything alive enough to eat it), and she'd get 200 ml's while she ate. Some extra snuggling, and she was on her way. It curtailed my travel and entertainment, but I bought her an extra year.
For a while it was almost an assembly line as I cycled the three CRF cats through the subcutaneous fluids every night. Turns out you get a better deal if you buy the 1,000 ml bags of saline in a case of 12.... My local compounding pharmacy was very happy with my business. Particularly, when I told the vet that the pharmacy could order in chicken flavoring for pet meds.....
Good luck with Spanky's diabetes.
Posted by: Jill v2 at April 09, 2016 11:05 PM (73TVV)
"During a leisurely stroll around Germany, one may encounter many strange sights but nothing would stranger than the following ad (courtesy of Peter Barkow) which promises negative 1% interest rates for consumer loans up to 24 months."
http://tinyurl.com/z35bzsa
Word to the wise - as this is a ZeroHedge post, don't read the comments.
Posted by: Thrawn at April 09, 2016 11:06 PM (s87AC)
Training issue. If you're a casual shooter, an Enhanced Elite DA/SA may be a better choice.
A lot of it is ergonomics, I think Sigs have kind of high barrel axes, like classic S&W autos.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:06 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: ThunderB at April 09, 2016 11:07 PM (zOTsN)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
****
Heh. I worked retail a few decades ago and security called us for help taking down a big guy. We were all in plainclothes and while wrestling with the thief, two drunk "good Samaritans" tackled us. I went to pull one of the attackers off when he lunged at me. I pepper sprayed him at point blank range.
Later in the bathroom he went to pee and of some police grade pepper spray on his junk. Much screaming and cursing ensued.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:07 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: Rokshox at April 09, 2016 11:07 PM (aFCVM)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:04 PM (pUDQf)
.............
It's all I've ever known. It was a lazy eye as a kid that my drunk mother didn't have the ambition to get fixed. When I got adopted at 6 my new parents took me in to get fixed but it was too late. Luckily it doesn't show but really if you shut one of your eyes and look around, that's what I see.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:08 PM (4aaDj)
Good luck with Spanky's diabetes.
Posted by: Jill v2 at April 09, 2016 11:05 PM (73TVV)
Son just told us tonight that his roommate's girlfriend's ginger kitten is dealing with what your cat dealt with. His abdomen was filling with water and he couldn't pee.
Together, his roommate and said girlfriend have spent $1,100 on the poor little thing. The kitten is the BFF of son's dog. So, they may have a year before the kitty dies. At least I think her kitten is dealing with the same thing as your cat.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:09 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Jill v2 at April 09, 2016 11:05 PM (73TVV)
Excuse me, I seem to have the Mojave Desert in my eyes...
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:10 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 11:10 PM (kTF2Z)
Bottom line, I overcame one of my greatest fears and made it down, and the long, painful haul, back. Would I do it again? No. The "ancient cave" was a yuuge nothingburger.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 10:51 PM
Glad you had a great trip Jane. And survived it!
Posted by: Farmer at April 09, 2016 11:10 PM (o/90i)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:03 PM
Removing the seeds and the structures that hold them will moderate the heat significantly. Wear gloves!
Posted by: Duncanthrax the Bellicose at April 09, 2016 11:10 PM (OF/aZ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (ntObR)
The Man Who Shot Liberty ValenceTreasure of the Sierra Madre
Posted by: davidt at April 09, 2016 11:10 PM (8aOqE)
Gee. I haven't seen any of these since I was a kid in grade school (although it's still published to this day apparently):
http://www.ripleys.com/cartoons/
Posted by: andycanuck
Would you believe...?
Posted by: Maxwell Ripley, Agent 86 at April 09, 2016 11:11 PM (FkBIv)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (ntObR)
The Man Who Shot Liberty ValenceTreasure of the Sierra Madre
Posted by: davidt at April 09, 2016 11:10 PM (8aOqE)
I'd forgotten about those. Good movies.
Posted by: Insomniac at April 09, 2016 11:11 PM (0mRoj)
Posted by: Ralph at April 09, 2016 11:11 PM (ODaO0)
Posted by: qdpsteve
****
The Salton Sea
It starts off very slow, but the ending is excellent.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:12 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: davidt at April 09, 2016 11:12 PM (8aOqE)
>>>
It looks, to the casual viewer, like the left can
tell the difference between rape and sex, but when you look close they
keep expanding the former into the latter's territory.
.Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (wB8Tg)
The left wants to have it both ways.
Posted by: Ralph at April 09, 2016 11:12 PM (ODaO0)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:04 PM (pUDQf)
.............
It's all I've ever known. It was a lazy eye as a kid that my drunk mother didn't have the ambition to get fixed. When I got adopted at 6 my new parents took me in to get fixed but it was too late. Luckily it doesn't show but really if you shut one of your eyes and look around, that's what I see.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:08 PM (4aaDj)
I did an experiment one night to see what it was like for my dad. Covered one eye with gause and tape and then a ace bandage. Spent two hours walking around like that and it was very discombobulating. New found respect learned that night.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:13 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:04 PM (vb33c)
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I'm used to Springfields, XDS and XDM which have a SA trigger pull but both grip and trigger safeties. They do not have to be cocked to be hot, and can be cleared with no trigger pull.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:13 PM (YLidQ)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 09, 2016 11:14 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:09 PM (FsuaD)
http://bit.ly/1VgqR92
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:14 PM (wB8Tg)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 11:14 PM (CBZ81)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:14 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:15 PM (ntObR)
Anyway, we were taking the hard way up where you had to climb the entire way. I had two guys above me when the guy below me says, "OHSH*T! I just put my foot in a beehive. Hurry up!" No pressure or anything.
We got away ok, but there was pucker involved.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:15 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (ntObR)
.............
Well if you are really hard up check out the "Apple Dumpling Gang" I grew up in a very religious home and this was on the approved list so I watched it many times growing up. It's got Don Knots so of course funny
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:16 PM (4aaDj)
negative 1% interest rates for consumer loans up to 24 months.
So they will pay me to borrow money?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 09, 2016 11:16 PM (FkBIv)
Our cheerleaders would accuse everyone else of privilege and bigotry during breaks.
If it looked like we were going to lose, our fans would rush in an Occupy the field and demand free points.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:17 PM (wB8Tg)
I remember on a camping trip, my dad speeding south (I think it was south) on the 101 near Big Sur, about 1982. As I recall those cliffs went STRAIGHT DOWN. I was riding in the back of our Chevy family van (no seatbelts even installed) scared shitless.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:17 PM (ntObR)
And don't go looking around for your car keys, I'll have the Valet pull your car around front.
Posted by: Sandra Fluke at April 09, 2016 11:17 PM (xUVR8)
Posted by: Bebe Dahl at April 09, 2016 11:17 PM (yNyJy)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:18 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 09, 2016 11:16 PM (FkBIv)
*****
Not sure where ya got that, but that makes cash in the mattress valuable, until the real fireworks get started.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:18 PM (YLidQ)
And I actually already have Apple Dumpling Gang, LOL, as well as the original Freaky Friday with Jodie Foster (which she made right at the same time as Taxi Driver, OMG). I'd like to also eventually get No Deposit, No Return.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:18 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:14 PM (FsuaD)
.......
I wish I knew how to send a pic of my pet to the pet thread. The most ridiculous thing is going on right now. My dog is sacked out on my couch, in my spot head on pillow and I'm pretty sure she figured out how to cover herself up.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:19 PM (4aaDj)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at April 09, 2016 11:19 PM (Wckf4)
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Eleven hundred bucks? I'm just remembering when the vet told my father that it would be several hundred dollars to fix our cocker and she might not recover anyway. Mom asks what did the vet say? Dad replies, he said it's time for a new dog.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 11:19 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
****
Heh. I worked retail a few decades ago and security called us for help taking down a big guy. We were all in plainclothes and while wrestling with the thief, two drunk "good Samaritans" tackled us. I went to pull one of the attackers off when he lunged at me. I pepper sprayed him at point blank range.
Later in the bathroom he went to pee and of some police grade pepper spray on his junk. Much screaming and cursing ensued.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:07 PM (hVdx9)
I have a super-hot sauce (more like a condiment, because a drop will do 'ya) called Da Bomb. A drop in a bowl of soup will make it extremely spice. Anyhow we had some people over for dinner and I brought it. They didn't believe me when I told them to be vewwy, vewwy caweful. So first they over indulged then, when the pain and sweat hit they started rubbing their eyes.
I remember thinking to myself these guys are going to sue. Anyhow they survived but--idiots.
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 09, 2016 11:20 PM (4rzL1)
That was definitely a white-knuckle drive.
Posted by: Northernlurker
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The "old" way down from Jerome. Extreme drop offs and nothing but blind curves.
We had multiples cases where a-holes coming the opposite way were on our side of the road so they could do 50 mph on the way up.
We were relatively fit and our rib cages were sore from all the leaning.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:20 PM (hVdx9)
It's either "petmorons" or "moronpets" at gee mail dot com.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:20 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:21 PM (ntObR)
The thing that got me was the people in RVs or trucks pulling boats.
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 09, 2016 11:21 PM (4rzL1)
I remember thinking to myself these guys are going to sue. Anyhow they survived but--idiots.
Posted by: Northernlurker
****
Idiots indeed. Common sense, not so common...
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:21 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:22 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:20 PM (FsuaD)
That I get. It's the how do I take a pic and put in on the computer. I'm gonna go with one eye defense here. I really am computer illiterate.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:22 PM (4aaDj)
Posted by: Guest Lecturer Barack Obama at April 09, 2016 11:22 PM (J3phO)
The longest Day
A bridge too far
Lawrence of Arabia.
The hustler
Casablanca.
Dog day afternoon.
12 Angry Men
The good, the bad and the ugly
One flew over the cuckoos nest
City of God
It's a wonderful life
Old boy
Citizen Kane
Brave heart
Taxi driver
A clockwork orange
Dr strange love'
Full metal jacket
Monty Python and the holy grail
La confidential.
Scar face
Unforgiving
Raging bull
China town
Heat
The bridge over the river Kwai
Blade runner
Just to name a few
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:23 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Burn the Witch at April 09, 2016 11:19 PM (Wckf4)
This is how it starts, first they say "equal representation" and get rid of the label Caturday, next thing you know there are no cat pics and they pretend there never *was* a Caturday.
The SJW dogs have Occupied Caturday. Time to water some yippies!
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:23 PM (wB8Tg)
Not sure where ya got that, but that makes cash in the mattress valuable, until the real fireworks get started.
Posted by: Tim in GA
Comment 187
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 09, 2016 11:24 PM (FkBIv)
on the computer. I'm gonna go with one eye defense here. I really am
computer illiterate.
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:22 PM (4aaDj)
Join the club. I use my cellphone cam. If I had to send pics from our trip, I'd be a complete moron. I'll need my son's help.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:24 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
****
My folks spent 10k on their Shorgi (Shihtzu/Corgi) and they did not regret it. His nickname was Teddy Bear. When he died my father's health went bad. That seemed to be the final straw for him.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:24 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:24 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:22 PM (4aaDj)
****
What are you using to take the pic and what do you use to surf the HQ?
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:24 PM (YLidQ)
- My Darling Clementine
- The Long Riders
- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
- The Wild Bunch
- High Plains Drifter
- Outlaw Josey Wales
My bro-in-law says Jeremiah Johnson is also quite good. I admit I'm not the biggest fan of featherhead Redford though, which may be what's kept me away from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for so long.
Any others that the horde believes I should check out?
Posted by: qdpsteve
Meh on Jeremiah; could have been worse.
Winchester '73
Little Big Man
Once Upon A Time In the West - just to see Henry Fonda play a bad guy
Hang 'Em High
3 O'clock High - 80's high school parody
Just watched Streets of Laredo - I don't know how they let Mc get away with such ahistorical bunk.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2016 11:25 PM (A/3fN)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:21 PM (ntObR)
I have this little bottle of Da Bomb that's lasted like a dozen years because when I get the urge, and I do occasionally, I dip a toothpick in and swipe through the chile or whatever.
Nowadays Rooster Sriracha is fine for me. Actually I love that stuff but I don't need hotter.
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 09, 2016 11:25 PM (4rzL1)
I admit I'm looking forward to a few years from now when I can show him some real classics such as The Godfather, Scarface and The Road Warrior. Teach him about the pre-CGI era of films.
I'm sure he'll say they're all too slow-paced, he's used to today's breakneck plots, but I also think he's smart enough that he'll appreciate at least bits and pieces of them.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:26 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:13 PM (YLidQ)
will give them a look, thanks.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:26 PM (vb33c)
It's the how do I take a pic and put in on the computer. I'm gonna go with one eye defense here. I really am computer illiterate.
Molly, take a pic from your phone and upload it to your pc. Or email it to yourself from your phone if you can.
Posted by: Douchepickle says What? at April 09, 2016 11:26 PM (r/HMZ)
Cannot imagine taking a direct hit.
I also cannot imagine deliberately eating anything that hot. I like to enjoy food and not suffer while doing so.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:27 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 09, 2016 11:27 PM (4rzL1)
One of my sisters got to watch Little Big Man as part of her Film Appreciation class in her senior year of HS. She enjoyed it.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:27 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (ntObR)
Nevada Smith
Posted by: davidt at April 09, 2016 11:27 PM (8aOqE)
I used to buy myself insurance against a failed demonstration by, early on, performing one that appeared to fail (and because of which I'd feign embarrassment, and move on in the lecture), but that required a few minutes' incubation time before exploding. The audience would jump a foot, and for the rest of the semester, I had them: even if a demonstration failed (which fortunately none ever did), I'd have their rapt attention because they didn't know if I might be sandbagging them again. Which, of course, was the whole point.
Posted by: Jay Guevara at April 09, 2016 11:27 PM (oKE6c)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:28 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:28 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 09, 2016 11:24 PM (FkBIv)
*****
Got it. If you start seeing that here, time to stock on the essentials that you can trade, cuz a Wiemar like thing is about to happen.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:28 PM (YLidQ)
Posted by: eman at April 09, 2016 11:28 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 09, 2016 11:29 PM (hlMPp)
"I love 'Tom and Jerry'" he said. "I don't need to watch politics and violence. Plus, I don't even like being off work much. There are always useful things that need doing, like clearing trees and brush. I enjoy that."
I loved him. His name is Given.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:29 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Josephistan at April 09, 2016 11:29 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:14 PM (FsuaD)
The only cat movie I remember watching is Cat People starring Natasha Kinsky.
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 09, 2016 11:30 PM (4rzL1)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 11:31 PM (kTF2Z)
There should be a slot or tray in the front for Polaroids. Have you tried that yet?
Posted by: t-bird at April 09, 2016 11:31 PM (J3phO)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:00 PM (ntObR)
well, every clint eastwood movie, few dollars more, fistfull of dollars, I hate to say it but even with jane fonda in it cat ballou is pretty good. she was a hottie before she was a commie.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:31 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:31 PM (pUDQf)
"I love 'Tom and Jerry'" he said. "I don't need to watch politics and violence. Plus, I don't even like being off work much. There are always useful things that need doing, like clearing trees and brush. I enjoy that."
I loved him. His name is Given.
Posted by: Jane D'oh
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Tom and Jerry is my mom's favorite.
Considering he sees a lot of real gore, I don't blame him.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (ntObR)
Filed taxes today.
It was way less than I expected.
Snoopy Dance.
Posted by: eman
Bernie wants a word with you.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (FkBIv)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (vb33c)
Together, his roommate and said girlfriend have spent $1,100 on the poor little thing. The kitten is the BFF of son's dog. So, they may have a year before the kitty dies. At least I think her kitten is dealing with the same thing as your cat.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:09 PM (FsuaD)"
Sorry to hear about the kitten. I hope the baby responds to treatment. That condition may be a bit different. My first fluid treatment cat (the Oriental Shorthair) had Amyloidosis, a genetic disorder that causes the kidneys to clog up with extra protein until they finally shut down. She was only 7 when she was diagnosed. She got thin and dehydrated because the kidneys weren't able to clean the crud out of her bloodstream and she finally felt too lousy to drink enough. She fell off a chair and looked confused so I realized she was sick and rushed her to a vet. The fluid treatments compensated by rinsing out the kidneys so the crud cleared out. It couldn't fix the damage, just slow it down, but she was pretty good for that extra year.
Cat 2 had declining kidney function supposedly from age (she was 17 when diagnosed). She did very well on the fluid treatments until about year later when she suddenly got very lethargic and her abdomen was distended with fluid. The vet concluded the kidney disease was actually a tumor that had started bleeding out. She had survived Radio-iodine treatment at 14 to treat Feline Hyperthyroidism so she'd already dodged one major problem. That was an expensive treatment, (radiation treatment requires a 4 day stay after the injection) but it completely fixed the FH so it was worth it.
Cat 3 was just old and her kidneys were wearing out. She hung in there for about 2 years and was roughly 20 when she died.
For a while I thought I was running the Home for Geriatric and Chronically Ill Cats. Darling four-footed kids.... They move in and wrap their paws around your heart.
Posted by: Jill v2 at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (73TVV)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (4aaDj)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 09, 2016 11:33 PM (4rzL1)
Are there plot holes, some things I didn't like, etc etc? Sure. But I'm learning, there are *very few* perfectly plotted anythings, movies, books, plays. Period.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:33 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:34 PM (hVdx9)
Then email the pic to yourself.
Posted by: Douchepickle says What? at April 09, 2016 11:34 PM (r/HMZ)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 09, 2016 11:34 PM (FkBIv)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 09, 2016 11:35 PM (hlMPp)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr.
****
Not any that involves blood or evisceration.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 09, 2016 11:35 PM (hVdx9)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 11:14 PM (CBZ81)"
Thanks, Tammy. I was glad they hung in there as long as they did.
Posted by: Jill v2 at April 09, 2016 11:35 PM (73TVV)
Caleb desperately trying to break the glass of his apartment door to escape. Great actor; he actually looked terrified and desperate as he was doing so.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:35 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Ralph at April 09, 2016 11:36 PM (ODaO0)
For a while I thought I was running the Home for
Geriatric and Chronically Ill Cats. Darling four-footed kids....
They move in and wrap their paws around your heart.
Posted by: Jill v2 at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (73TVV)
So sorry about your cat babies. We've had two who lived to be eighteen.
Son's friend's cat sounds different. He swelled up and couldn't pee. Barely a year old. They drained all this fluid off him and told the couple they would need to bring him in about once a week for the same "drainage" until the poor little thing finally dies. Girl who owns the cat is sick with grief and wants the little thing to keep living as long as possible. Which probably isn't a good thing.
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:37 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: davidt at April 09, 2016 11:37 PM (8aOqE)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2016 11:37 PM (A/3fN)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:37 PM (FsuaD)
Posted by: Rokshox at April 09, 2016 11:38 PM (aFCVM)
265,
Bernie wants a word with you.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (FkBIv)
Yeah, maybe next year, Bernie.
Posted by: eman at April 09, 2016 11:38 PM (MQEz6)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:10 PM (wB8Tg)"
Sounds like you've had much-loved furballs too. Those desert eye invasions are rough! Take care.
Posted by: Jill v2 at April 09, 2016 11:38 PM (73TVV)
Yup, great, great flick. I love that Eastwood is such a great director, no one in H'wood can take that away from him despite his I'm-certain-are-unpopular conservative views.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:39 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:40 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 09, 2016 11:40 PM (YJmuy)
Posted by: Molly k. at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (4aaDj)
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OK. Then the path would be:
1. Take pic with your phone.
2. Email it to yourself.
3. Save it to your computer from email.
4. Upload it to a pic sharing site (photobucket.com is good)
5. Once uploaded, copy the link up top in the web bar
6. Copy that link into tinyurl.com
7. Copy the link they give you to your pic nd post it here.
8. Done.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:40 PM (YLidQ)
Dogs can never be over-represented.
They are like the Longbow of the Pet Universe.
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2016 11:40 PM (xUVR8)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:33 PM (ntObR)
That's something I don't quite get about movie 'critics'. A movie is an adventure. It's a suspension of reality for a couple of hours. If you're busy calculating plot holes and continuity errors, you're not having fun. Which is the point. I just go with it.
A few more.
Deer hunter.
Midnight cowboy
Irreversible (definitely not kid fare, very graphic)
The shining
The Blair witch project
Let the right one in (foreign version only)
Girl with the dragon tattoo. (Foreign version only)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:40 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: phoenixgirl at April 09, 2016 11:40 PM (0O7c5)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 09, 2016 11:41 PM (hlMPp)
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2016 11:41 PM (xUVR8)
I like to call Blair Witch Project the 2001 of horror flicks, in that you get out of it what you bring to it. If you think you're time's going to be wasted, you'll probably leave feeling that way. If OTOH you think you're in for something worthwhile...
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:41 PM (ntObR)
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That's actually a very selfish position, although I sympathize. At some point it's about ending the suffering of a small animal, not about the owners grief. Sorry if that sounds cold, but I've had to make that decision more times than I care to remember.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 11:42 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: garrett at April 09, 2016 11:41 PM (xUVR
The very name says "Is that a beer?"
All time favorite MST3K movie.
Posted by: Josephistan at April 09, 2016 11:42 PM (7qAYi)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 11:43 PM (CBZ81)
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2016 11:44 PM (A/3fN)
Posted by: Jane D'oh at April 09, 2016 11:37 PM (FsuaD)"
Yeah, that doesn't sound so good. I continued doing the subcutaneous fluid treatments until the point where each cat got to the stage where I knew the next day isn't going to be okay. Hard call, but I didn't want to keep them with me if they weren't enjoying life.
Out of 6 cats that had to be euthanized over the last 20 years, the timing was right with 5 of them.
Posted by: Jill v2 at April 09, 2016 11:44 PM (73TVV)
I know the first time I watched it, I thought it was a disorganized mess. And in fairness, some of it is; everyone I've ever shown it to, has ideas about what they would have cut out to make it shorter and tighter. Kind of a great lesson in film editing in fact.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:44 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Derek Zoolander at April 09, 2016 11:44 PM (7qAYi)
really funny money shot ending for this one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5X01TJUsXQ&nohtml5=False
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:45 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 09, 2016 11:45 PM (FkBIv)
I told you before stay away from my door
Don't give me that brother, brother, brother ... brother
The freaks on the phone won't leave me alone
So don't give me that brother, brother, brother ... bROTHER
Posted by: James T Kirk at April 09, 2016 11:46 PM (e8kgV)
Has anyone ever actually *listened* to the lyrics of the fuzz-guitar "Revolution"? The Beatles sound like Dennis Prager of all people.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:47 PM (ntObR)
Have you ever watched the videos where the batshit crazy kids ( usually Russian or Ukrainian) are doing handstands and such on high rises and bridges and what not?!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (CBZ81)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:32 PM (ntObR)
good. my favorite of clint's movies is the good the bad and the ugly. one of the few movies I have watched more than once.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (vb33c)
With both ISIS and the cartels routinely posting videos of people being chopped up on the Internet, who needs violent movies?
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (iQIUe)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Ralph at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (ODaO0)
Kept on thinking of the HR fun I may have on Monday throughout the day which is why I didn't want to look at any devices today.
I think I'm good
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (hlMPp)
You're in trouble. Sorry to say. Liking a co-worker shouldn't be a firing offense, but nowadays it is.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:49 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: The Chicken at April 09, 2016 11:49 PM (8aOqE)
St. Elmo's fire.
Dawn of the dead
Red dawn
Terminator.
Top gun
Karate kid
First blood I and II
Delta force
Cobra
Over the top
Rocky I II and III
Gremlins.
The burbs.
Porkys
Wall Street
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:49 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 11:42 PM (kTF2Z)
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I have had to do this several times in my life as well. Owners that keep then hanging on and let them suffer for their own purposes baffle me.
I have a 95 lb. 14 year old Lab/Mastiff mix, Lulu. Doing great so far.
Once she is living in pain, I will do the right thing for her.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:50 PM (YLidQ)
Kept on thinking of the HR fun I may have on Monday throughout the day which is why I didn't want to look at any devices today.
I think I'm good
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (hlMPp)
you sent written communication to a coworker? you would have had less risk if you had simply walked by and flashed her, no record.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:50 PM (vb33c)
Great underappreciated flick, in fact I think it barely made any money at all, but I loved it.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:51 PM (ntObR)
I remember Gene Siskel going on a feminist jihad against it.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:51 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: Bruce With a Wang! at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (iQIUe)
Most of the movies have more satisfying endings than reality.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:51 PM (wB8Tg)
First blood I and II
Delta force
Cobra
Over the top
Rocky I II and III
Gremlins.
The burbs.
Porkys
Wall Street
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:49 PM (pUDQf)
only thing on the list that holds up is Wall Street.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:52 PM (vb33c)
Posted by: Duke Lowell
I dig the Col. commercials. 'IT'S FINGAH LICKIN' GUUD!'
Then again, I liked the creepy Burger King commercials...
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2016 11:52 PM (A/3fN)
RWC, all a woman has to do to get a man fired anymore is say she feels 'unsafe' around another male employee. That's it, that's all. The only reason I wasn't immediately fired when it happened to me a few years ago, is that I worked for the State where it takes them half a year just to find their staplers.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:52 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: davidt at April 09, 2016 11:53 PM (8aOqE)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (CBZ81)
*****
Nope, chances are I would be queezy at such a viewing.
How you doing?
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:53 PM (YLidQ)
Gremlins' sequel and Karate Kid's sequel on the other hand ...
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 09, 2016 11:53 PM (6FqZa)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:50 PM (vb33c)
Nah, we get that too.
Posted by: Office Cam at April 09, 2016 11:54 PM (McoS+)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 09, 2016 11:55 PM (6FqZa)
People can be fired just because someone *got an impression* they didn't like and went to HR, not to mention sending messages.
And it doesn't even have to be *them*, it can be someone else or a manager or something.
Totally dangerous waters, but I still hope it works out for you.
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at April 09, 2016 11:55 PM (wB8Tg)
Kept on thinking of the HR fun I may have on Monday throughout the day which is why I didn't want to look at any devices today.
I think I'm good
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (hlMPp)
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I've had HR bring me IM transcripts that would make you blush. All depends on the situation. Are you in management and she's an IC? If so, you're fucked. If not, you're OK. Best to find romance outside of work.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 09, 2016 11:55 PM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 11:53 PM (YLidQ)
Doing okay! You? How is your sweet girl?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 11:55 PM (CBZ81)
Great underappreciated flick, in fact I think it barely made any money at all, but I loved it.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:51 PM (ntObR)
I haven't. My voight collection sadly is Deer Hunter, Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance, National Treasure and Ray Donovan.
But if I can check it out I will
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 09, 2016 11:56 PM (pUDQf)
Posted by: Northernlurker at April 09, 2016 11:33 PM (4rzL1)
When you reach that level, it doesn't deserve to be called a Spaghetti Western. That was supposedly Henry Fonda's favorite film. It's a crime that movie isn't better known in the U.S.
Posted by: AD at April 09, 2016 11:56 PM (kZKhl)
Posted by: The Chicken at April 09, 2016 11:56 PM (8aOqE)
Posted by: Ralph at April 09, 2016 11:57 PM (ODaO0)
It's not fair and I hope somehow it changes eventually, but for the time being at least, non-super-Alpha males 'liking' female coworkers, and showing it in *any* way, shape or form, is a firing offense.
Sheeeiiit. If my big dream comes true, I make my movie, I get a job on a real feature, and *Mila Kunis* is one of the actresses hired, or a producer? I know I'll have to make up a family crisis and quit, because the alternative is to make myself unemployable. I'm not good at hiding my emotions about that stuff.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:57 PM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:58 PM (ntObR)
Sheeeiiit. If my big dream comes true, I make my movie, I get a job on a real feature, and *Mila Kunis* is one of the actresses hired, or a producer? I know I'll have to make up a family crisis and quit, because the alternative is to make myself unemployable. I'm not good at hiding my emotions about that stuff.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 09, 2016 11:57 PM (ntObR)
you could probably get her, she is b list or lower.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 09, 2016 11:59 PM (vb33c)
Great underappreciated flick, in fact I think it barely made any money at all, but I loved it.
Posted by: qdpsteve
Remade in 2010 as 'Unstoppable.' Not an improvement.
I only saw the original a few years ago. The problem being I couldn't stop saying,"Hey, that's John Voight with a mustache merkin and a horrid accent."
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 09, 2016 11:59 PM (A/3fN)
I like sixteen candles and the breakfast club. Fast times at Ridgemont high too.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 11:59 PM (egOGm)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 09, 2016 11:55 PM (CBZ81)
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Sweet girl is well, thank you. She and I are getting ready for a summer abroad, where is she is going to be a Nursing intern in Belize, where I own a Bar and Grill. Lotsa Daddy/Daughter time coming up, which has been sorely lacking this last 2 years.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:00 AM (YLidQ)
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Anyone who has owned pets for a number of years have faced this dilemma. I know I have
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2016 12:00 AM (voOPb)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2016 12:00 AM (pUDQf)
And Duke: what's especially crazy about my situation is that if anything, the woman who complained about me was *my* superior, not hers. Yet all the paperwork I read later about it basically claimed I was all but ordering her to get naked and do me under her desk.
The State of California can go straight to hell as far as I'm concerned anymore. I really do wish I could go to NV or AZ and get a job there.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:00 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:01 AM (kTF2Z)
If you had sent an Outlook request to your crush for a meeting "under my desk" and you CC'ed "my pants" then, yeah, that might be a problem for you. Otherwise, you should demand that HR give you their charges in writing, explicitly, before the hearing.
HR aren't your friends (and they're not your crush's, either). They're AT BEST out to limit the company's liability. At worst, they're an autonomous SJW empire.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 10, 2016 12:02 AM (6FqZa)
Oh, how lovely! I'm jealous. My Daddy died in 2001 and I still miss him. Treasure every moment, which I know you will.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:02 AM (CBZ81)
Fuck 'em all with an nuclear-powered cattle prod. Seriously.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:02 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: cthulhu at April 10, 2016 12:03 AM (EzgxV)
I like sixteen candles and the breakfast club. Fast times at Ridgemont high too.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 09, 2016 11:59 PM (egOGm)
Oh yes. Three great ones. Good call. Breakfast club is a favorite.
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2016 12:03 AM (pUDQf)
I have no sympathy because there's a reason the Catholic Church is opposed to this stuff.
Posted by: Colorado Alex at April 10, 2016 12:03 AM (fC9RO)
Well, I probably still would have gotten myself essentially fired. But I would have at least kept more of my dignity in the process.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:03 AM (ntObR)
anymore. I really do wish I could go to NV or AZ and get a job there.
Wait, was it again you claimed as a profession?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 12:04 AM (YJmuy)
Posted by: derit at April 10, 2016 12:05 AM (OC+TJ)
The scene with the fax machine in the car is a doozie.
Tim Robbins is perfect in the role.
Posted by: the littl shyning man at April 10, 2016 12:05 AM (U6f54)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:02 AM (CBZ81)
*****
I lost my Dad very early in my life (1
. I'm sorry for your loss.
She is eventually going to own the place or sell it, might as well get her used to the joint!
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:05 AM (YLidQ)
Posted by: Michael the Hobbit at April 10, 2016 12:06 AM (dPpmC)
But thanks to today's technology... there's virtually no reason at all anymore why Hollywood has to be the hub of everything. Shooting, editing... it can all be done anywhere with a good enough tech setup these days.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:06 AM (ntObR)
Shit.
Kidding. I don't think I am at all. Not with her response. (And yes I know the pitfalls of work relationships.). It was totally innocent.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 10, 2016 12:07 AM (hlMPp)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:07 AM (CBZ81)
The only thing about sixteen candles that bothered me was Molly ringwald wasn't pretty enough for Jake.
Posted by: CaliGirl at April 10, 2016 12:07 AM (egOGm)
Kept on thinking of the HR fun I may have on Monday throughout the day which is why I didn't want to look at any devices today.
I think I'm good
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 09, 2016 11:48 PM (hlMPp)
despite my teasing I am sure you will be fine.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:08 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:08 AM (kTF2Z)
But thanks to today's technology... there's virtually no reason at
all anymore why Hollywood has to be the hub of everything. Shooting,
editing... it can all be done anywhere with a good enough tech setup
these days.
This is where I get confused. You were screenwriting for the State of
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 12:08 AM (YJmuy)
Posted by: garrett at April 10, 2016 12:08 AM (xUVR8)
I got in trouble for *staring* at a woman. I always did everything she asked me to do at work. I never touched her. I never asked her where she lived. I never contacted her at all for anything ever, outside of work issues. I never said to her "let's be friends."
I got railroaded anyway. Life sucks, then you die.
But I'm not bitter... ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:09 AM (ntObR)
Shit.
Kidding. I don't think I am at all. Not with her response. (And yes I know the pitfalls of work relationships.). It was totally innocent.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 10, 2016 12:07 AM (hlMPp)
well, if you get some grief from hr my recommendation is to open with "so you called me in here because you are jealous?"
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:09 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:10 AM (CBZ81)
*********
Not to worry: the ground will break your fall.
Posted by: Zombie Flying Wallenda at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (bIhmV)
Blanco, I was the office technician for a group of mental health professionals, of which Dr. Rahbar, a psychologist with a PsyD from UC Irvine, was one.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (6FqZa)
If it was someone that I thought would escalate it to HR I would have never sent it. She doesn't seem to be the type. At all.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (hlMPp)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: garrett at April 10, 2016 12:08 AM (xUVR
*****
Blazing Saddles.
What did I win?
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (YLidQ)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:12 AM (kTF2Z)
(You've been warned)
Irreversible.
Audition (Japanese movie with subtitles)
Into the Wild
The hurt locker
rampart
A requiem for a dream
Salo
trainspotting
Blue valentine
Monster
Revolutionary road
Notes on a scandal
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2016 12:12 AM (pUDQf)
https://tinyurl.com/zsw8s74
Posted by: rickl at April 10, 2016 12:12 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 10, 2016 12:12 AM (6FqZa)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:12 AM (CBZ81)
I'm watching Star Trek: Deep Space Nine right now.
Season 4 episode when Quark, Rom, and Nog find themselves on Earth in the year 1947. Very funny.
Not know what happened, Rom suggests they're dead and might be in the "Divine Treasury," (Ferengi Heaven). Quark says that's ridiculous, "Where are the celestial auctioneers, hmmm?"
The Rom wonders if they're in Ferengi Hell -- "The Vault of Eternal Destitution."
Quark yells, "Don't be ridiculous! The bar was showing a profit."
Funny stuff.
Posted by: Douchepickle says What? at April 10, 2016 12:13 AM (r/HMZ)
I've only seem OUATITW once, REALLY enjoyed it. I can STILL hear that harmonica riff.
Need to find and watch it again.
Plus: Jason Robards.
Posted by: speedster1 at April 10, 2016 12:13 AM (vUcdz)
Posted by: garrett at April 10, 2016 12:08 AM (xUVR
*****
Blazing Saddles.
What did I win?
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (YLidQ)
yeah, blazing saddles tops three amigos.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:13 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 10, 2016 12:13 AM (6FqZa)
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 10, 2016 12:13 AM (AroJD)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 09, 2016 10:59 PM (VdICR)
He belongs on the list because he wants to target and find "legitimate racists" to hurt their careers.
The people who hate SJWs hate them because of exactly that behavior.
That he wants Corey to lose his job for imaginary sexist violence is another confirming data point.
Posted by: ReactionaryMonster Bravely supporting kittens at April 10, 2016 12:14 AM (1D4Ef)
But... Dr. Rahbar was assertive and I also thought that if she had a problem with me, she would bring it to me *herself.* It would have made perfect sense. Would I have been embarassed if she had? Of course, but that would have dissipated and I would have ultimately understood and behaved better.
But no. She was too good to address me directly. She kept going to my superiors which left me easily 50 times more embarassed and defensive about my behavior, from which everything snowballed for me.
I don't mean to make it sound like everything was everyone else's fault, I am responsible for a lot of it, yes... but everyone could have behaved better in my particular situation. Not just me.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:14 AM (ntObR)
What did I lose?
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo
Besides all respect? Not much.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 10, 2016 12:14 AM (A/3fN)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:14 AM (CBZ81)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:14 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:15 AM (YLidQ)
Bubba Ho Tep. Not the best movie, but definitely worth a watch every few years.
Posted by: Douchepickle says What? at April 10, 2016 12:16 AM (r/HMZ)
I got in trouble for *staring* at a woman. I always did everything she asked me to do at work. I never touched her. I never asked her where she lived. I never contacted her at all for anything ever, outside of work issues. I never said to her "let's be friends."
I got railroaded anyway. Life sucks, then you die.
But I'm not bitter... ;-)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:09 AM (ntObR
If I'm not in trouble from staring at the stuck up blondes ass then I won't be in trouble here.
(She's not stuck up, just very, very quiet.)
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 10, 2016 12:16 AM (hlMPp)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:14 AM (CBZ81)
well yeah, in the 80s whatever went wrong cold be solved with a noseful.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:16 AM (vb33c)
What did I win?
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:11 AM (YLidQ)
You probably like The Godfather, too.
Posted by: garrett at April 10, 2016 12:17 AM (xUVR8)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:17 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:15 AM (YLidQ)
you use it for deprogramming sjws
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:17 AM (vb33c)
professionals, of which Dr. Rahbar, a psychologist with a PsyD from UC
Irvine, was one.
Couldn't find anything that maps directly over, but here's what AZ has to offer at the moment:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/q8wckvw
Not a state employee, just another dissatisfied resident.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 12:17 AM (YJmuy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23ezwcimGNY
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 10, 2016 12:17 AM (6FqZa)
Posted by: garrett at April 10, 2016 12:18 AM (xUVR8)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:18 AM (CBZ81)
Posted by: speedster1 at April 10, 2016 12:18 AM (vUcdz)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:19 AM (CBZ81)
Blanco, thanks! I actually a few years ago, on a lark, applied for an AZ state position... and got an invitation to come for an interview.
I didn't have the money to travel so had to turn it down. But I hope that may change relatively soon.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:19 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: derit at April 10, 2016 12:19 AM (OC+TJ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:19 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:20 AM (CBZ81)
How is everyone elses night going?
Posted by: GGE Hades of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 10, 2016 12:20 AM (vbvxt)
Also, e-mail is probably not a good idea.
I hope it all turns out well, but you are really rolling the dice and love has a way of confusing you about the odds and stakes of the gamble
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:20 AM (kZKhl)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 10, 2016 12:20 AM (6FqZa)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:20 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:20 AM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:17 AM (ntObR
The horde will be invited to the wedding
Seriously, I was worried. I'm not now. 'Cause of her response.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 10, 2016 12:20 AM (hlMPp)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:21 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:18 AM (CBZ81)
well I guess you and I spent the 80s differently. Coke, blow, nose candy, girl, powder.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug - rick james
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:21 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: garrett at April 10, 2016 12:17 AM (xUVR
*****
1 Hell yeah. 2 OK. 3. Not so much.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:21 AM (YLidQ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:21 AM (ntObR)
http://www.signalscv.com/section/287/article/150758/
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 12:21 AM (IdCqF)
Body weight fluctuates daily, and with it the buttocle migration patterns. It's science
Posted by: derit at April 10, 2016 12:22 AM (OC+TJ)
Posted by: ThunderB at April 10, 2016 12:22 AM (zOTsN)
What, with the constant reminder from his two mommies that all males are under suspicion of being mentally ill? Yeah, he'll be fine.
Posted by: t-bird at April 10, 2016 12:22 AM (J3phO)
lark, applied for an AZ state position... and got an invitation to come
for an interview.
I didn't have the money to travel so had to turn it down. But I hope that may change relatively soon.
As long as you don't get caught rolling hobos you'll raise the cash eventually.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 12:22 AM (YJmuy)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:23 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:23 AM (kZKhl)
Posted by: derit at April 10, 2016 12:22 AM (OC+TJ)
not when you can get her to come to your house.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:23 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: AlaBAMA at April 10, 2016 12:23 AM (pUDQf)
Bwhahaahahhahha
Posted by: ThunderB at April 10, 2016 12:22 AM (zOTsN)
so, how;s that going to look on your resume?
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:25 AM (vb33c)
Yes.
Swelling buttocks is a sign of estrus in female primates.
Also, I'm an ass man.
Posted by: garrett at April 10, 2016 12:25 AM (xUVR8)
LOL!! Probably
A noseful for me in any decade since I was in 3rd grade would be a book or flowers.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:25 AM (CBZ81)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:12 AM (kTF2Z)
Truer words have never been written
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at April 10, 2016 12:25 AM (voOPb)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:23 AM (ntObR)
HEY YOU!! And then some winking emoticons. And then answered my question.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 10, 2016 12:25 AM (hlMPp)
Bear in mind the *second* your relationship nosedives, she can ruin you.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:26 AM (ntObR)
AL Jezeera America ceases operations next Tuesday
Bwhahaahahhahha
Posted by: ThunderB
I wonder what will take it's place?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 10, 2016 12:27 AM (FkBIv)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:27 AM (CBZ81)
"To Have and to Have Not"
"The Big Sleep"
Posted by: Ralph at April 10, 2016 12:28 AM (ODaO0)
Bwhahaahahhahha
Posted by: ThunderB
I wonder what will take it's place?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 10, 2016 12:27 AM (FkBIv)
isis America.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:28 AM (vb33c)
So dating a coworker is like being married?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 12:28 AM (YJmuy)
Yes, I'm bitter about the experience. I admit it.
No, I'm not going to be a crazy person about it and do something irreversible, and I know there are a lot more women out there. But I just need to let myself luxuriate in anger and frustration sometimes. Thank God you all are okay with it, so long as I don't go overboard. :-)
Thanks, Horde!
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:28 AM (ntObR)
Don't foul your own nest
All truisms for don't mix business and pleasure
Posted by: ThunderB at April 10, 2016 12:29 AM (zOTsN)
Posted by: derit at April 10, 2016 12:29 AM (OC+TJ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:29 AM (ntObR)
You know the drill, pics, etc.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 12:29 AM (YJmuy)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:30 AM (kTF2Z)
(Did I mention the mental hospital where I worked, Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, actually has *its own* police force and block of prison cells??)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:30 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: Ralph at April 10, 2016 12:30 AM (ODaO0)
Just to be clear, when I look at her ass it's glancing. If I sit and stare please report me to HR.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 10, 2016 12:30 AM (hlMPp)
Posted by: Charles Gibson at April 10, 2016 12:30 AM (dZGNV)
So instead of Sunni extremism we can all watch the moderation of Shi'ism - whipping one's self with chains, doing temporary marriage (but don't call it prostitution!), the "death to america" chant being done in Farsi instead of Arabic.
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 10, 2016 12:31 AM (6FqZa)
Remember this is the network that gave you the Peyton Manning story
I expect all manner of unverified shit that day
Posted by: ThunderB at April 10, 2016 12:31 AM (zOTsN)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:31 AM (vb33c)
You don't need to answer that, and it might be like telling you water is wet. But, in case it isn't, keep that in mind.
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:32 AM (kZKhl)
Hah, you pinch my ass at work and I will own you til the day you die. Which might not be long, depending on how weirded out I felt.
And even then I'd be conflicted about going to HR, especially if you had kids, so I might let you off with a knee to the gonads.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:33 AM (CBZ81)
Posted by: Ralph at April 10, 2016 12:33 AM (ODaO0)
Posted by: GGE
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Basking in 32 deg and breezy here. Expect 20 deg. overnight.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 10, 2016 12:33 AM (9mTYi)
"Before we sign off, we'd just like to share: 9/11 WAS PLOTTED BY JEWISH DESSERTMAKERS!! MICHAEL JACKSON DIED AT THE HANDS OF BIGFOOT!!! DONALD TRUMP IS A HERMAPHRODITIC FREAK WHO LOVES OCCULTIST S&M!!!!!..."
***cut to static***
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:33 AM (ntObR)
Teambuilding is an important part of a healthy workplace environment.
That and having a place for the Trannies to take a dump without feeling otherized.
Posted by: garrett at April 10, 2016 12:34 AM (xUVR8)
And even then I'd be conflicted about going to HR, especially if you had kids, so I might let you off with a knee to the gonads.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:33 AM (CBZ81)
well, no point in going to moron meetups with MissTammy.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:35 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:35 AM (CBZ81)
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:32 AM (kZKhl)
I know. Thing is I worried about HR, not going to happen. She won't pull that trigger and basically I didn't send or talk about anything where it can be recorded.
Posted by: RWC - Team BOHICA at April 10, 2016 12:36 AM (hlMPp)
Posted by: ThunderB at April 10, 2016 12:36 AM (zOTsN)
But would it have killed this woman (or you) to say "hey Steve, I know you probably don't mean anything by it, but I've noticed you seem to stare at me a lot. Would you please cut it down at least a few notches?"
To which I would have said, "I'm so sorry, Dr. Rahbar. Of course I will, I respect you a lot and enjoy working with you."
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:36 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:35 AM (vb33c)
Truly, in no way, shape or form, pardon the pun, does my ass present any temptation!, so you're safe at MoMes with me!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:37 AM (CBZ81)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:37 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Randle McMurphy at April 10, 2016 12:37 AM (9mTYi)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo
If they just would have called it 'The Art Channel', they would have received permanent funding and deference.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 10, 2016 12:37 AM (A/3fN)
Damn, man, I don't what to say. If you didn't get warnings, but were just brought in one day, that would seem lawsuit worthy. Not that you'd necessarily want to put yourself through the hassle and publicity, but that's a hell of a tough break.
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:38 AM (kZKhl)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 10, 2016 12:38 AM (9mTYi)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 10, 2016 12:39 AM (9mTYi)
I can see why she would not want to say that, actually, BUT going to HR was ridiculous.
All I meant was her being a psych doctor probably made her sensitive to perceived weird behavior.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:39 AM (CBZ81)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:39 AM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: boulder terlit hobo at April 10, 2016 12:39 AM (6FqZa)
She was *very* used to all manner of crude come-ons by her patients in the ward. She was attractive, yes, and probably got hit on in some strange fashion by patients every day. I know of at least one inpatient who would often ask her out, then openly scream to everyone she was a whore when she would ignore this guy.
But me? I was a co-worker, so she couldn't just go to others on the staff and have my meds adjusted or my privileges revoked. That might have scared her... so she overreacted.
Doesn't excuse anything, but I can't help but wonder.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:40 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:35 AM (vb33c)
Truly, in no way, shape or form, pardon the pun, does my ass present any temptation!, so you're safe at MoMes with me!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:37 AM (CBZ81)
well if you say so but I am skeptical.
where are you these days?
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:40 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:27 AM (CBZ81)
******
You are Old School. It is not done this way anymore. The guy would now get in trouble with HR.
There is a reason I now run my own deal. A situation like this was not the impetus, but I now can control them directly with much less personal impact.
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 12:40 AM (YLidQ)
Posted by: Jan D'oh at April 10, 2016 12:40 AM (zOTsN)
Posted by: The Political Hat at April 09, 2016 10:08 PM (vBeA5)
Achmed the GOPeman was a very happy soul....
Humpity hump, hump, humpity hump hump,
Look at Achmed go...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 12:40 AM (UsLZp)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 10, 2016 12:33 AM (9mTYi)
35 here, expecting a low around 30. Plants are in the shed to keep them out of the wind, some of them don't look so good already so we may lose one or two of them anyway.
Posted by: GGE Hades of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 10, 2016 12:41 AM (vbvxt)
I'm no expert on this, but as a matter of law, I think her or the management actually has to do that.
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:41 AM (kZKhl)
Posted by: ThunderB at April 10, 2016 12:41 AM (zOTsN)
Just 'cause I like this place: I was able to use the clues you've provided tonight and figure out who you're probably talking about, and get an office phone number out of teh google. I didn't save it, because I'm not that kind of crazy.
Might be a good idea to stop using the name, slight chance it could give the head ewok a headache.
So, maybe use a psuedonym for her, like "Dr. Buns"?
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 12:42 AM (YJmuy)
It's weird how there always seems to be some trigger for such things, even when there should have been no possible relationship. I suppose it has to do with the psychological effect of coincidence. People will think it's a big deal if they were thinking of somebody, the phone rings and it's the person they were thinking about! Woo! Never mind the dozens of time it may have rung in the same week to be somebody who wasn't on your mind.
Somehow event conspire to make things stand out when nothing unusual really happened. Was the machine sitting around a long time unused? Maybe the PSU was borderline all that time.
A while back I sent a bunch of old PATA hard drives to Merovign, IIRC, and they were all DOA. This was really upsetting because I couldn't think of any reason why this should happen. I'd checked them all about a year earlier to see if there was any data to recover before it became even more inconvenient to connect PATA drives. They were kept indoors and not subjected to extremes of weather or humidity. Unless something not obvious happened in shipping, it's a mystery and left me feeling like I'd screwed over an online friend, not to mention the preference of seeing them put to use rather than just tossed in the trash for lack of application.
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 12:42 AM (IdCqF)
http://tinyurl.com/hvoy6xe
The poor dears...
Posted by: Zettai "The Sperminator" Ryoiki at April 10, 2016 12:43 AM (5csB/)
Did I mention that just about a month before she complained about me... she was actually a victim of a stabbing attack in the ward by an inpatient? She wasn't hurt severely but had to avoid Unit 418 for at least a couple of weeks.
I have a hunch that I was also a whipping boy for a lot of frustrations she had about her work environment, some of which I knew about and some I never will know about.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:43 AM (ntObR)
Famous last words.
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:43 AM (kZKhl)
I actually have an idea for a movie script about my experience. My name for her in the script would/will be, Dr. Gina Byrne.
Should probably use Dr. Byrne from now on. Thanks again.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:44 AM (ntObR)
I'm no expert on this, but as a matter of law, I think her or the management actually has to do that.
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:41 AM (kZKhl)
well, if she were a lady she could have simply said this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr46FKbT2Ig
sadly, manners seem to have been forgotten.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:44 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:44 AM (kZKhl)
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:19 AM (CBZ81)
Gazing at women, following their every move, is a built-in function carried on the Y chromosome. It's like when someone tosses you something and you catch it in the air -- there's no rational thought involved and you don't consciously choose to do it. You can recognize that you are doing it and look away....but the same stimulus can lead to the same reflex time after time.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 10, 2016 12:45 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: Bertram Cabot Jr. at April 10, 2016 12:45 AM (FkBIv)
Being redheaded draws a lot of freaks, that's all I'm going to say about that. And it's bad enough from strangers, but from a co-worker it's really, really awkward, because you can't get away from them and yet you don't want to get them in trouble. I have a damned wedding ring, for God's sake, back off already.
NOT directing this at steve or RWC, btw, just venting!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:45 AM (CBZ81)
A relative long time ago now, but it still burns for me.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:47 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:48 AM (ntObR)
You're welcome. I'll have to save "Dr. Buns" for some other occasion.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 12:49 AM (YJmuy)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 09, 2016 10:37 PM (YLidQ)
In airplanes and helicopters, you lack the converging lines from your viewpoint to the ground that you get on tall structures, so the optical "illusion" of dizzying height isn't triggered.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 12:49 AM (UsLZp)
Don't foul your own nest
All truisms for don't mix business and pleasure
Posted by: ThunderB at April 10, 2016 12:29 AM (zOTsN)
Never get your meat where you get your bread.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 10, 2016 12:49 AM (EzgxV)
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 12:49 AM (kZKhl)
Well, there are ways of being discreet/polite about it. I think society has degraded to a point where guys think it's just fine to all but salivate and groan, not just steal a quick glance.
And of course some ladies are fine with it, but those of us who've had problems are sensitive.
I"ll let it go now, I swear. I need to go to bed anyway!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at April 10, 2016 12:50 AM (CBZ81)
HR and the harassment person specifically told me, she has all the rights in the world and I have none. Up to and including, making up lies about me to get me fired. If she had come to my house and shot my mom to death, they probably would have said she had the right to do that as well IMHO.
Like I've said, very frustrating experience.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:51 AM (ntObR)
1. say you were only looking at her because she is so shockingly misfigured it is like watching a sideshow without having to buy a ticket.
2. she is the one harrasing you always going out of the way to walk by your desk.
3. counterclaim sexual harrasment, hostile work environment.
4. quit
5. sue
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:51 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Seamus Muldoon at April 09, 2016 10:45 PM (NeFrd)
Saves wear and tear on Uncle Sam's scenery, too.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 12:52 AM (UsLZp)
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 10, 2016 12:39 AM (9mTYi)
Jane D'oh was just upthread.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 10, 2016 12:52 AM (EzgxV)
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Nope. In this day and age all she has to do is go to HR and say she was uncomfortable. That's it. She can end your tenure with that company with that one phrase.
Don't dip your wick I. The company ink and keep your in indiscretions a hundred miles from the flag pole.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:52 AM (kTF2Z)
I did realize I could go after this doctor for defamation, but found out there's a 2-year SoL at best. So about the only thing left I could do is file a restraining order against her, which she would laugh at because she wants nothing to do with me, plus she lives about 40 miles away in a very wealthy neighborhood and has absolutely no reason to ever enter my neighborhood.
So I've let it be. I keep telling myself however, if I should ever find her at my local Ralphs...
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:53 AM (ntObR)
Instead, you should just have her sit on the office Xerox, and burn a copy to pin to your wall.
(_!_)
See? Chivalry isn't dead. It's merely on life support!
Truth, Justice and the
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 10, 2016 12:53 AM (McRlu)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:54 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:54 AM (ntObR)
well, not necessarily super advice, but you do finish up with a great story!
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:55 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 10, 2016 12:57 AM (kTF2Z)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 12:57 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 12:58 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Tim in GA at April 10, 2016 01:00 AM (YLidQ)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:01 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:01 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:02 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: rickl at April 10, 2016 01:02 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:03 AM (vb33c)
I didn't say HR would follow the law, but I know a warning would be required for her to sue, and I really thought more was necessary to legally fire the other person. Like I said, I'm no expert on this, though, so, if I'm wrong I'm wrong.
HR and the harassment person specifically told me, she has all the rights in the world and I have none. Up to and including, making up lies about me to get me fired.
God help them if you had recorded that. If that suits them, that suits them, but as a legal matter, no, not at all.
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 01:03 AM (kZKhl)
I admit I have to toughen up before I can watch some of these.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:04 AM (ntObR)
Also, it's next to impossible to find attorneys who will defend sexual harassment cases. The standard of proof in CA is nonexistent.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:05 AM (ntObR)
Historically bonding occurred where and when people were in frequent proximity such as church or work. Today traditional role playing is a firing offense. Men are neutered and women are cast in a mixture of helpless infant/Brahmin. This confusing environment is antithetical to creating a family.
PC is killing America.
Posted by: Ralph at April 10, 2016 01:07 AM (ODaO0)
I admit I have to toughen up before I can watch some of these.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:04 AM (ntObR)
toughen up?
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:07 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 01:08 AM (kZKhl)
I will admit, one thing that really helped me after this whole episode... my counselor at the outpatient clinic I was attending, left the clinic, and replaced himself with... another young, attractive, dark-haired woman working on getting her PsyD.
I know it might seem weird but it helped that I had another woman I found attractive (though not as attractive as Dr. Byrne) help me through what I could only call the grieving/healing process at that time. She was also somewhat able to explain Dr. B's POV in far less strident-feminist terms, empathetic to me.
I still hurt, but that second psychologist helped me *a lot.*
In the meantime.... two songs that do help me a lot are "Tired of Toein' the Line" and "I'm Still Standing."
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:10 AM (ntObR)
Yet another reason I want to leave.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:11 AM (ntObR)
If your HR folks are members of SHRM, "Society of Human Resources Professionals", then do a search for the SHRM Code of Ethics, read it in some detail, and see if their actions are in violation of said code.
Then when they speak threateningly to you again, just let 'em know you're going to file a complaint against 'em with SHRM, if they stay on their present bearing and speed.
Demand that every word of what HR says to you be given in written form, from here on out. Make 'em put their necks on the block for a change.
Finally, the only kind of lawyer worth a damn in these matters is a Board Certified Employment Law Attorney. Best if you can find one that's former EEOC, or who normally defends companies from EEOC complaints. They'll be your best defense, too.
Slippin' Jimmy from the teevee show might look like a spectacular option, but really, this is a specialty thing. Go with the specialist.
But do you homework on the SHRM thing. If they have a PHR (Professional, Human Resources), or SPHR (Senior, same as above), you can't get their cert yanked.
But an ethics complaint against 'em to SHRM is some really heavy shit, and can ruin their entire career, just as they'd delight in trashing yours.
Some ammo in YOUR magazine, for a change.
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 10, 2016 01:11 AM (McRlu)
It's pretty much illegal for non-alpha males to meet women in California, as far as I can tell. Women can say *anything* about us 'creeps' and all we can do in response, under the law, is tolerate being lied about, imprisoned and intimidated.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:12 AM (ntObR)
Some ammo for all of us who have to work in the shadow of the HR angel of job death.
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 01:13 AM (YJmuy)
I will say, I'm NEVER going to let what happened to me at Metro *ever* happen to me again. The next woman who decides to be a bitch is going to find I'm not such easy pickin's.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:13 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:10 AM (ntObR)
got it.
it would never occur to me that it would turn out anything other than fine for you.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:18 AM (vb33c)
Number two, a really good film, my personal favorite is "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence"
It stars David Bowie and Tom Conti. WWII prison camp in SE Asia. It really is more impactful if you understand the Japanese mindset during WWII. To me, who has studied the Pacific war, it was a very powerful movie. YMMV.
Posted by: Old Blue at April 10, 2016 01:19 AM (9iR5/)
All the links and advice *are* greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:19 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 10, 2016 01:24 AM (VdICR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:19 AM (ntObR)
anytime
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:25 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:26 AM (Ad5PE)
I make no claim to being an expert on music but it is certainly on
point with our discussion.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:03 AM (vb33c)
It was taking forever to load so I closed it back out. Sorry.
Posted by: GGE Hades of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 10, 2016 01:26 AM (vbvxt)
https://youtu.be/CAc_AM5UOjU
Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 10, 2016 01:24 AM (VdICR)
that wasn't the 80s
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:27 AM (vb33c)
I think DA is for carry guns where it is close and dirty and one isnot really aiming but more pointing and panic-ing the shot off
SA seems for more precision type stuff.
that make sense?
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:29 AM (Ad5PE)
Posted by: GGE Hades of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 10, 2016 01:26 AM (vbvxt)
heh.. no problem, thanks for the effort.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:30 AM (vb33c)
I think DA is for carry guns where it is close and dirty and one isnot really aiming but more pointing and panic-ing the shot off
SA seems for more precision type stuff.
that make sense?
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:29 AM (Ad5PE)
yep. makes perfect sense, but that sa trigger feels really nice.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:32 AM (vb33c)
what did I miss since #178?
Posted by: jake
Suggestions if you're under HR scrutiny for harassment.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 10, 2016 01:33 AM (A/3fN)
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 12:42 AM (IdCqF)
You don't suppose the package got X-rayed or MRI'ed en route?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 01:34 AM (UsLZp)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:34 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:35 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:36 AM (Ad5PE)
Are they obsessed with armageddon?
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:35 AM (ntObR)
really bleak, somber every time we walk in it is like someone dropped some giant depressing blanket on you. literally, dark, solemn, depressing. not really a happy or hopeful thing.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:37 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:39 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: BourbonChicken at April 10, 2016 01:40 AM (VdICR)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:40 AM (vb33c)
I shot several DA/SA pistols.
I ended up doing the best I could quickly on the first DA shot then laying it down for the remaining SA shots.
Shot an IDPA match with a 1911 once, I was on fire accuracy wise.
Purposefully slowed the draw down so I could get the -taking the safety off properly-
becaulse you know... shoot your foot-ites..
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:40 AM (Ad5PE)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:41 AM (ntObR)
Jim
Sunk New Dawn
Galveston, TX
Posted by: Jim at April 10, 2016 01:11 AM (McRlu)
Make sure when you pull the trigger that it is the last option. Too many people fire their big gun at the first meeting hoping to intimidate, only do so if you have to. Once that trigger is pulled, there is not another gun in the rack that they will be afraid of.
Posted by: Ashley Judds Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 10, 2016 01:41 AM (1JnAL)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:41 AM (ntObR)
If that's their answer, definitely time to find a new church.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:42 AM (ntObR)
Purposefully slowed the draw down so I could get the -taking the safety off properly-
becaulse you know... shoot your foot-ites..
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:40 AM (Ad5PE)
yeah so you are basically reading my mind. my big worry is that in a high stress situation I am going to be pulling it out and accidentally shoot myself or someone next to me. unless I am wearing a holster on my chest I wold be nervous. mind you I am not averse to wearing a holster on my chest even though it my be off putting in meetings.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:44 AM (vb33c)
Doesn't help that I've grown up around so many impossible people who, when I express myself assertively, immediately start screaming their heads off and doing EVERYTHING they can to make my life miserable.
My mom can be like that. "Mom, I really wish you would get out of the habit of criticizing me to my sister whenever she visits." Her response too often is "fine!! I'll never talk about you AT ALL!!!!" Good grief.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:44 AM (ntObR)
shoot your foot is better than shooting your heart.
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:46 AM (Ad5PE)
it is all about finger discipline
I have worked super hard to have awesome finger discipline.
that said I have seen a few accidental discharges, 2 were 1911's
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:50 AM (Ad5PE)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:41 AM (ntObR)
well, it is sort of weird. seems Catholics have a different view, in a big way about the whole church thing. we are out of ny more than we are in these days so we were looking for a new church to be our go to church.
when we were visiting new churches looking for a church to belong to we would talk to a few people. we would explain we were new to the area and looking for a church to belong to and everyone would always say "why don't you just go to the one closest to you?" no one said you are not welcome here but the attitude was more of why not just get it over with as quickly as possible, which is different .
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:50 AM (vb33c)
I hope Ace or Pixy don't get a Cease and Desist letter from you-know-who, but if they do, I guess we'll just have to take it from there. Goodnight and happy rest of the weekend.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:50 AM (ntObR)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:12 AM (ntObR)
QDPSteve, it sounds to me like you had a crush on this woman, and found yourself staring at her as a result. No wonder it creeped her out, even if you meant her no harm. And reading between the lines, it sounds like she might be Middle Eastern or at least Old World, and therefore would regard a flunky like an office tech as essentially sub-human. Can you say "status-conscious"? Some woman who regarded herself as being on the same social level as you might not mind being admired by you, as long as you weren't obviously undressing her with your eyes, but a woman who was very class-conscious would tend to be very unreceptive, to say the least.
And here it is some seven years after this unfortunate episode, and you are still obsessing about it. Why not just consider it a lesson learned, and move on?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 01:51 AM (UsLZp)
If that's their answer, definitely time to find a new church.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:42 AM (ntObR)
one time I mentioned how much I liked some of the sermon to the priest, he more or less gave me a who cares what you think look so I am done with him
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:52 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 01:53 AM (vb33c)
On the old hockey player. I mentioned it here once before, but until a few years ago a guy in his late 80s would play at Friday pick-up hockey. Finnish immigrant, had been a merchant seaman.
One day I finally asked him what he did in the war - meaning the Winter War with the Soviet Union in 1940. He said he and the other younger boys were given old rifles to guard bridges in the rear and things like that, while his older brothers were up in the forest fighting the russkis.
He brought his gear in an old suitcase. It was fun explaining to the young guys, in shock to see an octogenarian in the locker room, that "you want to be him some day, that's all there is to understand".
Have an invite to play in that tournament up in Santa Rosa (the one started by Charles Shultz) this summer.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 10, 2016 01:56 AM (QDnY+)
Doesn't help that I've grown up around so many impossible people who, when I express myself assertively, immediately start screaming their heads off and doing EVERYTHING they can to make my life miserable.
My mom can be like that. "Mom, I really wish you would get out of the habit of criticizing me to my sister whenever she visits." Her response too often is "fine!! I'll never talk about you AT ALL!!!!" Good grief.
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:44 AM (ntObR)
Am I talking to myself here?
Shit, that sounds exactly like the shit I get.
Posted by: Ashley Judds Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 10, 2016 01:57 AM (1JnAL)
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:58 AM (Ad5PE)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 02:00 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: qdpsteve at April 10, 2016 01:44 AM (ntObR)
Am I talking to myself here?
Shit, that sounds exactly like the shit I get.
Posted by: Ashley Judds Puffy Scamper, aka MrCaniac at April 10, 2016 01:57 AM (1JnAL)
when I was in confirmation, 8th grade, we were screwing around when one of out teachers come over and reprimanded us. out of the blue one of the guys in our group came unglued and said "listen bitch if I need this shit I can go home to my mom and my sister." he was really having a bad week, completely out of character, never happened again.
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 02:03 AM (vb33c)
People in service businesses can have fun with these people for exactly that reason. They think you are an ignorant provincial then play the part to the hilt --- they will buy it hook line and sinker. Welcome to America, asshole.
Posted by: Ralph at April 10, 2016 02:05 AM (ODaO0)
While I despise the douche behind it, he does make a few good points.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 10, 2016 02:05 AM (hVdx9)
X-raying the package shouldn't have killed the drives, unless the X-ray rig was something you'd use on the battlefield or to carry on conversations across vast expanses of space. At worst they'd need to be reformatted but even that strikes me as unlikely. Places like Amazon sell hundreds or even thousands of drives, bare or in enclosures, every day and ship them without incident.
If they used an MRI on a box containing over a dozen metal objects of that size, I think I would have heard about it after the several tens of thousands of dollars in damage it would have done.
The drives were probably bad when I boxed them up but I cannot think of any specific reason that should be so. I can only wish I'd tested them immediately before, just to save the hassle and disappointment all around.
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 02:05 AM (IdCqF)
If he was talentless he'd be both anonymous and lacking in annoyance value. It's the ones who should know better that aggravate.
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 02:08 AM (IdCqF)
Posted by: yankeefifth at April 10, 2016 02:11 AM (vb33c)
Posted by: Blanco Basura at April 10, 2016 02:11 AM (YJmuy)
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 02:05 AM (IdCqF)
Perhaps the motor bearings went bad after long sitting? I had a big stack of old drives, and could get very few to work properly. Took 'em all apart and salvaged the magnets.
And what's a PATA drive? Same as IDE?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 02:13 AM (UsLZp)
I can assure you, it is a bit unsettling. This is especially so if you think of yourself as nothing more than average.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 10, 2016 02:16 AM (hVdx9)
I can assure you, it is a bit unsettling. This is especially so if you think of yourself as nothing more than average.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 10, 2016 02:16 AM (hVdx9)
Now that is a problem that I have never been burdened with...
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 02:19 AM (UsLZp)
Parallel ATA. Technically not the same thing as the older IDE spec, although they were often treated as interchangeable terms because the difference didn't matter of the the time for casual reference.
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 02:19 AM (IdCqF)
If you value your career even slightly, you'd regard being fired with no warning just for staring at a woman as a little more than a life lesson.
Posted by: AD at April 10, 2016 02:20 AM (kZKhl)
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 02:23 AM (IdCqF)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
****
Welllll, the first woman I "dated"...not that her husband knew.
The other woman? I am engaged to her now.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 10, 2016 02:24 AM (hVdx9)
Being the atypical clueless male who noticed nothing, I was not happy to learn such a thing after the fact.
Not bragging, more like opining over opportunities missed.
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 10, 2016 02:29 AM (hVdx9)
In other words, if you have a job where you work as a professional with one email and one IM and one login; then you live your public life as a homeowner with another email and another IM and another nic; then you have a specific laptop that you use for surfing porn and cruising tinder with yet another email and another IM and another nic....
Then these guys want to create a profile under their control that links your various worlds together, so that when you book a business trip to a convention in Las Vegas in your professional account, you can get served ads to your personal kinks on your porn laptop. And they absolutely, positively, never, ever, ever could possibly cross the streams and backfeed porn into your public life.
If there's an emanation and penumbra of a right to privacy that puts abortion providers beyond the right of states to regulate -- then, surely, there is a right to privacy that should regulate cross-platform/cross-identity data-sharing very strictly.
Posted by: cthulhu at April 10, 2016 02:30 AM (EzgxV)
That many Sirens, can't be good.
"If he cannot talk about here, then where?"
Talk away. You might get some useful advice from someone that has experience in what ever subject is at hand. The knowledge the Horde has is awe inspiring at times.
Posted by: Tim in Illinois. Yawnnnn at April 10, 2016 02:37 AM (WVsWD)
Posted by: Epobirs at April 10, 2016 02:23 AM (IdCqF)
He has spoken of it here before. And he admits he was staring at her. I don't think Steve is a creepy stalker type, because if he were, he'd not be likely to be talking about it here. But it was apparently unwelcome attention to the woman, for reasons that we can only conjecture. And she handled it badly, going to HR instead of politely but firmly giving him the brush-off.
And Steve has moved on to another job, which is a good thing, but he's still letting this incident in the past eat at him, and that's not good. Sure, he may have been ill-treated, but hospitals are horrible, ill-run bureaucracies, and treating people badly is what they do best. As long as Steve carries this incident like a cross, he's letting the bastards win. The best revenge is living well.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 02:40 AM (UsLZp)
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 10, 2016 02:48 AM (UsLZp)
I ended up doing the best I could quickly on the first DA shot then laying it down for the remaining SA shots.
Shot an IDPA match with a 1911 once, I was on fire accuracy wise.
Purposefully slowed the draw down so I could get the -taking the safety off properly-
becaulse you know... shoot your foot-ites..
Posted by: jake at April 10, 2016 01:40 AM (Ad5PE)
My Sig is DA/SA, it took a bit to get used to that first long trigger pull but it certainly does give you a chance to think about what you are doing and re-cage the brain-housing group if needed.
Posted by: GGE Hades of the Moron Horde, NC Chapter at April 10, 2016 02:56 AM (vbvxt)
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 10, 2016 03:14 AM (TIG61)
Just ask Michael Mann.
Posted by: GnuBreed at April 10, 2016 03:14 AM (TIG61)
Hey, baby. Want to ride my hockey stick?
Posted by: Michael Mann, love machine at April 10, 2016 03:51 AM (vBeA5)
one of the local FFls has one on consignment.
seems the owner got sideways with the LAPD/law, and has to sell everything he owns...
Posted by: redc1c4 at April 10, 2016 04:21 AM (9E2HE)
one of the local FFls has one on consignment.
seems the owner got sideways with the LAPD/law, and has to sell everything he owns...
Posted by: redc1c4 at April 10, 2016 04:21 AM (9E2HE)
Isn't that illegal to buy in California (for no good reason)?
But hey, at the very lest see if you can try it out...
Posted by: The .50 Calib. Hat at April 10, 2016 04:28 AM (vBeA5)
But hey, at the very lest see if you can try it out...
Posted by: The .50 Calib. Hat at April 10, 2016 04:28 AM (vBeA5)
***
My understandaing is that the .50 BMG version is no-no, but the .460 Steyr - proprietary round - is CA gov't approved; for now....
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at April 10, 2016 04:42 AM (lutOX)
Posted by: Your Decidedly Devious Uncle Palpatine, Still Accepting Harem Applicants at April 10, 2016 04:42 AM (lutOX)
"For now"...
LOL suck it proles!
Posted by: California Lt. Gov. Gavin "Microphone Filation Afficionado" Newsome at April 10, 2016 04:46 AM (vBeA5)
There is this one woman who works across the street from me. She has a nice body and usually wears cool boots. I like watching her get out of her car and walking to the door.
Posted by: rickl at April 10, 2016 04:50 AM (sdi6R)
Posted by: Tilikum Armored Killer Assault Whale at April 10, 2016 02:29 AM (hVdx9)
Trust the voice of experience. Do not date co-workers.
Remember, if it goes into a screaming breakup, do you want to see this person every day? In fact you will spend more waking hours with this person after a breakup than you will with any subsequent girlfriend.
And that is just the first level of effed-up-ness. Ask me how I know this.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 10, 2016 04:52 AM (6DMur)
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Good morning horde
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