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Post by impulse on Apr 21, 2020 16:28:06 GMT -5
Woody Harrelson has been bat-guano crazy for decades. Not that shocking looking back in hindsight.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2020 17:38:22 GMT -5
It drives me nuts when people only accept as much science as they can take out context to support their pre-determined conclusion. "You can't reason somebody out of a position they didn't reason themselves into." - various permutations, attributed variously It seems we have more than music in common as I use variations of that quote all the time. But you didn't reason your way into disliking my Udo song, so I'll never reason you out of it! {Well...}You did in fact provide a reason, but I'm hiding this admission to make the joke work, darn it!
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 21, 2020 17:41:55 GMT -5
Hollywood is filled with people who have damaged psyches, as performing arts seem to have this as a larger segment of their population than other areas, with accompanying rates of substance abuse, joining wing nut cults and espousing ridiculous theories on diet, exercise and other things, as they are surrounded by parasites who feed their egos for financial gain.
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Post by beccabear67 on Apr 21, 2020 20:08:49 GMT -5
John W. Campbell, editor of Astounding/Analog Science-Fiction magazine wrote a thought provoking piece once on the theme of "education has had to be imposed" citing many examples starting with the need for truant officers and bringing back the strap. Oddly enough I've always loved to learn, but I increasingly had a lot of problems with school. Despite periods of illness I got a lot of 'A's a few times and did extremely well on some test once, and then pressure was put on me to get into university as a feather to the teacher's cap or perhaps a shred of hope for them to hang on to (I went to the worst junior high in the city for one grade). Then when grades dropped even slightly report cards were 'disappointed' in me or said I wasn't applying myself, but other kids, if they didn't actually steal your stuff from your locker, would still be talking or acting out and make it harder to focus, especially when for grades nine and ten there was a girl that made random noises. Education has historically needed to be imposed on some. Those of us with any kind of smarts never wanted to learn anything the hard way if we could help it!
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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 8:49:52 GMT -5
It seems we have more than music in common as I use variations of that quote all the time. But you didn't reason your way into disliking my Udo song, so I'll never reason you out of it! {Well...}You did in fact provide a reason, but I'm hiding this admission to make the joke work, darn it! LOL.I never said we had 100% overlap...
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Post by The Captain on Apr 22, 2020 10:34:06 GMT -5
We're in the midst of a pandemic, with the economy in freefall and unemployment at ridiculous levels, and I've gotten contacted by five recruiters in the past two weeks about open Supply Chain jobs in the Pittsburgh area, including three in just the past 24 hours.
It's a very weird time right now, and I can't even begin to explain it.
There. I said it.
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Post by impulse on Apr 22, 2020 12:28:50 GMT -5
We're in the midst of a pandemic, with the economy in freefall and unemployment at ridiculous levels, and I've gotten contacted by five recruiters in the past two weeks about open Supply Chain jobs in the Pittsburgh area, including three in just the past 24 hours. It's a very weird time right now, and I can't even begin to explain it. There. I said it. Yeah, it's odd. I get hit up by recruiters in my industry pretty regularly despite all this going on. Granted, I'm not really willing to take on the risk of changing jobs with everything going on, but they apparently do exist.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 23, 2020 13:19:16 GMT -5
Dear Oklahomans ... Dr Pepper is not Coke. When I ask for a Coke, I don't want a Dr Pepper.
There I said it.
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 23, 2020 15:58:54 GMT -5
Dear Oklahomans ... Dr Pepper is not Coke. When I ask for a Coke, I don't want a Dr Pepper. There I said it. Oklahoma is in the region that uses "coke" as the generic term for a sweet carbonated drink. I hope you've all seen the famous map of "soda" vs. "pop" vs. "coke" usage.
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Post by The Captain on Apr 23, 2020 16:09:09 GMT -5
I feel really bad about this, but this past Wednesday was likely the last time I will see my parents face-to-face for a long while. They just got cloth facemasks and now think they are invincible, so they are leaving their home because "they're bored". Today it was a trip to the grocery store, in part to pick up a prescription for my mom (which I would have been OK with if my dad had just run in, gone straight to the pharmacy, and then returned to their car), but they also decided to walk around the store for "something to do".
Both my sister and I tried to explain to them, within the past 24 hours, that this was not what stores wanted and that their underlying health issues put them at higher risk, to which we were told that "they don't care". My father went on an extended rant about how bad the governor of Pennsylvania (a Democrat) is and how this is unconstitutional, how we're listening to a bunch of "egghead scientists and doctors" who don't care if the economy collapses since it will let the Democrats institute communism/socialism, and that the only person whose opinion on this matters is Donald Trump's. Even when my sister told him that she, as a healthcare professional, is at extremely high risk and that they are putting her at risk by not following the rules, he was defiant and told her that she didn't know what she was talking about.
I love my parents, but I think I'm going to have to start just dropping off their groceries on their front porch and leaving instead of going in and talking with them. They just aren't taking this seriously and I can't risk getting myself, but more importantly my wife or daughters, sick because they are "bored" being stuck in the house.
I'm very sad, because I know my mom, in her current mental state, won't understand why I'm not coming inside any more at their house or why I won't have her over to celebrate Mother's Day. It really isn't her fault, as she is not able to comprehend what is going on or able to synthesize information to make a decision, so she's taking my father's uneducated and partisan-colored opinion as fact to guide her, but I don't know how else to make either of them realize that I am taking this far more seriously than they are.
There. I said it.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 23, 2020 16:09:52 GMT -5
Dear Oklahomans ... Dr Pepper is not Coke. When I ask for a Coke, I don't want a Dr Pepper. There I said it. Oklahoma is in the region that uses "coke" as the generic term for a sweet carbonated drink. I hope you've all seen the famous map of "soda" vs. "pop" vs. "coke" usage. Thankfully isn’t not everyone. But my coworker went to get lunch and asked what I want to drink and I said Coke and when I took a drink it was Dr Pepper. Yuck! :-(
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Post by brianf on Apr 23, 2020 16:30:14 GMT -5
Dear Oklahomans ... Dr Pepper is not Coke. When I ask for a Coke, I don't want a Dr Pepper. There I said it. Oklahoma is in the region that uses "coke" as the generic term for a sweet carbonated drink. I hope you've all seen the famous map of "soda" vs. "pop" vs. "coke" usage. I know folks who call 7-Up "white coke" I'll have water, thanks
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Post by Prince Hal on Apr 23, 2020 16:30:28 GMT -5
I feel really bad about this, but this past Wednesday was likely the last time I will see my parents face-to-face for a long while. They just got cloth facemasks and now think they are invincible, so they are leaving their home because "they're bored". Today it was a trip to the grocery store, in part to pick up a prescription for my mom (which I would have been OK with if my dad had just run in, gone straight to the pharmacy, and then returned to their car), but they also decided to walk around the store for "something to do". Both my sister and I tried to explain to them, within the past 24 hours, that this was not what stores wanted and that their underlying health issues put them at higher risk, to which we were told that "they don't care". My father went on an extended rant about how bad the governor of Pennsylvania (a Democrat) is and how this is unconstitutional, how we're listening to a bunch of "egghead scientists and doctors" who don't care if the economy collapses since it will let the Democrats institute communism/socialism, and that the only person whose opinion on this matters is Donald Trump's. Even when my sister told him that she, as a healthcare professional, is at extremely high risk and that they are putting her at risk by not following the rules, he was defiant and told her that she didn't know what she was talking about. I love my parents, but I think I'm going to have to start just dropping off their groceries on their front porch and leaving instead of going in and talking with them. They just aren't taking this seriously and I can't risk getting myself, but more importantly my wife or daughters, sick because they are "bored" being stuck in the house. I'm very sad, because I know my mom, in her current mental state, won't understand why I'm not coming inside any more at their house or why I won't have her over to celebrate Mother's Day. It really isn't her fault, as she is not able to comprehend what is going on or able to synthesize information to make a decision, so she's taking my father's uneducated and partisan-colored opinion as fact to guide her, but I don't know how else to make either of them realize that I am taking this far more seriously than they are. There. I said it. This is such a heartbreaking state of affairs for you, Cap. Every day my wife and I think of all we have to be thankful right now and at the top of the list is that our parents are all gone and that they never had to live through this, or worse, go through it without us or other family members living with them. I am so sorry for you and your sister and for your parents. However, you can only do so much without exposing yourself and your family to risk, however Darwinian that may sound, and you have to do what's best for yourself, your wife and your daughters. I'm sure it is cold comfort, but you are making a wise choice.
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Post by impulse on Apr 23, 2020 16:51:12 GMT -5
Damn, I am sorry to hear that, Captain. It is infuriating when people you care about are unrelentingly stubborn in their errors. Small comfort it may be to hear, but I want to reiterate that you are doing the right thing by minimizing the risk to you and your family.
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Post by beccabear67 on Apr 23, 2020 20:08:13 GMT -5
Captain, I would go in but wearing a mask, not touching anything, and staying six feet away. My Dad is the one who isn't getting it, though he has the semi-yelling people news channels on a lot (no, we don't get Fox or RT News in case anyone might think I was saying that, even Canadian news channels now seem to have shrill people half yelling things sometimes under 'breaking news' banners, will anyone fix that?). I am so glad my Mom got the message about being safe, she might even be more diligent than I am now! She's not happy, and would love to have the bingo hall and casinos reopen I'm sure, but she is taking things very seriously. Oh, and I just have to... "No Coke, Pepsi. No fries, cheeps."
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