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Strudel Man posted:That's pretty impressive on their part, considering that the engagement ring dates back at least to Roman times. Engagement rings have been around forever but "spend 1/6 of what you make in a year or you are a bad person who doesn't really love her" is new, especially in light of how artificially expensive diamonds are. That on top of blood diamonds and all. Diamond engagement rings are a God awful tradition that a company literally invented whole cloth to make you spend money. Really America's wedding industry as a whole is horrifyingly predatory.
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gently caress you, Mister Rogers and Carl Sagan were who they presented themselves as, and I will hear none of your lies.
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Engagement rings have been around forever but "spend 1/6 of what you make in a year or you are a bad person who doesn't really love her" is new, especially in light of how artificially expensive diamonds are. That on top of blood diamonds and all. I got a tip from an ex-Jared employee that if you want an engagement ring without going hungry, what you want is white created sapphire. They're artificially grown and cost pennies to make, so they cost a significant fraction of what diamonds cost and are indistinguishable to everyone but professional appraisers. Set that in some sterling silver and you're only down a few hundred dollars.
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Waffleman_ posted:I got a tip from an ex-Jared employee that if you want an engagement ring without going hungry, what you want is white created sapphire. They're artificially grown and cost pennies to make, so they cost a significant fraction of what diamonds cost and are indistinguishable to everyone but professional appraisers. Set that in some sterling silver and you're only down a few hundred dollars. Huh, that's interesting. My girlfriend (soon to be fiancee) was angling toward wanting a moonstone ring. You think they're about the same price?
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Well, their post didn't mention moonstone, and I'm not a jewelry expert, so I dunno. Probably less expensive than diamond, though!
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There's an a/t thread populated by jewelry pros and hobbyists if you want some expert advice on stones and metals and shiny thingies. Just skip to the end of the thread because I don't think the OP is still around. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3331917
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Johnny Aztec posted:gently caress you, Mister Rogers and Carl Sagan were who they presented themselves as, and I will hear none of your lies. Mr Rogers's children said that any time he got mad at them, he wouldn't raise his voice or anything like that; he'd sit down at the piano and play angrily until he calmed down. Then he'd calmly and compassionately talk with them about what happened and what the consequences would be. Every account I've ever seen of him has been like this. I'm sure he had flaws, being only human, but there is more than enough evidence as to how he treated other people that even if it was discovered he was a furry with a vast collection of farm animal on modified kitchen appliance pornography I'd still say his TV persona wasn't an act. Don't know anything about Sagan aside from that story about Neil Degrasse Tyson.
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Strudel Man posted:That's pretty impressive on their part, considering that the engagement ring dates back at least to Roman times. Classic long con.
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I just started listening to MBMBAM on their archive on Podbay a few months ago. I'm up to episode 100-something and have never heard any ads. Do the later episodes have them on podbay or just current episodes hosted on Maxfun?
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cohsae posted:The ad for flophouse is so irritating to me that I can't get past it. I liked mst3k though and I think flophouse is similar so maybe I should erase the ad from my mind and give it a try? Flophouse is godawful, much like How Did This Get Made they stopped trying years ago and it's mostly just a bunch of people with annoying voices talking over each other and using the movie as the flimsy estate excuse to shoot the poo poo and promote themselves. If you want a quality bad movie podcast listen to We Hate Movies instead, it's three New York guys with backgrounds in improv and voices that don't make you want to kill yourself who actually watch the movie beforehand and do a decent job organically moving through it while doing some choice jokes and characters. And they don't just do the same low-budget horror and action movies everyone else does, some of their best episodes are on dour 90's indie movies and crazy Lifetime deep cuts; one of them actually worked for Lifetime years ago so they have a lot of insider knowledge.
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Guy Mann posted:Flophouse is godawful, much like How Did This Get Made they stopped trying years ago and it's mostly just a bunch of people with annoying voices talking over each other and using the movie as the flimsy estate excuse to shoot the poo poo and promote themselves. you are the most tiresome person
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Waffleman_ posted:They're artificially grown and cost pennies to make, so they cost a significant fraction of what diamonds cost A significant fraction? I think you mean the opposite.
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I think I do. The point is they are noticeably cheaper than diamonds.
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Blue Footed Booby posted:I'd still say [Mr Rogers'] TV persona wasn't an act. FWIW, my step-dad went to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with Mr. Rogers (Fred's a Presbyterian minister), and according to him: yeah, he really was that soft-spoken, even-tempered, compassionate guy who wore cardigan sweaters. And when he gave sermons he sounded exactly like he did on TV.
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:I just started listening to MBMBAM on their archive on Podbay a few months ago. I'm up to episode 100-something and have never heard any ads. Do the later episodes have them on podbay or just current episodes hosted on Maxfun? it's probably just episodes on maximum fun because the pre-100 ads were full of crazy poo poo like extreme restraints and griffin singing pitches for people who paid to advertise on the show
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chitoryu12 posted:Huh, that's interesting. My girlfriend (soon to be fiancee) was angling toward wanting a moonstone ring. You think they're about the same price? Moonstone is so pretty!  I would assume you're purchasing stuff from a jewelry store or whatever and not like handmade or something, but the fancier ones I see regularly on etsy (well made and very pretty) are often between $100 -$200, a lot are sterling silver and I'm sure there are gold/rose gold and probably stainless steel options as well.  We went with <$15 total of stainless steel bands for 'engagement' and a new set for the actual wedding, but we're also filthy poors
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The Door Frame posted:When I first saw Jim Sterling do the same bit on the Escapist, a friend asked if the show was any good. I told him that, "it's just a greasy, British, Bill Hicks wannabe that can only talk to people because his massive gut stopped him from shoving his head up his own rear end; jerking off on camera for 5 minutes." I really don't like Jim Sterling's videos because I am from England and I get exposed to enough fat pale men in dreary surroundings complaining about everything in my day-to-day life, and I don't want to watch more of them on my computer.
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Guy Mann posted:Flophouse is godawful, much like How Did This Get Made they stopped trying years ago and it's mostly just a bunch of people with annoying voices talking over each other and using the movie as the flimsy estate excuse to shoot the poo poo and promote themselves. Seriously, 95% of podcasts are awful whitewashing trash. Listen to shows like My Favorite Murder and Last Podcast on the Left, at least the hosts don't censor themselves that much
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ghost emoji posted:edit: Never mind, here's a lovely commercial: Progressive might be the company I hated the least after a two week trip to Minnesota. They have a lot of different commercials in rotation, so the endless commercial breaks at least had something mildly interesting to offer. It also decreases the chance of seeing a specific annoying Progressive ad. Also the huge amount of commericals made me realise why every hour in 24 was only 45 minutes at home. The worst commercials were either the prescription drugs who dedicated 1-2 minutes to listing side effects while smiling people did stuff, or all the shady lawyers telling me that I can get a bag of cash if I died.
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canis minor posted:What makes me cringe about Adam Ruins Everything is this constant "oh no, I'm so insufferable, I'm so bad, and now I'll ruin the thing you like by telling you some facts about it, by the way, did I say I'm insufferable yet? I'm insufferable, believe me". If it helps, on the recent one, they've given him a very punchable straight man so he seems a lot less insufferable (in comparison) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNRpb_E0jPc
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spog posted:If it helps, on the recent one, they've given him a very punchable straight man so he seems a lot less insufferable (in comparison) You're referring to the black dude with tight clothing and a hat as "straight"?
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The Snoo posted:Moonstone is so pretty! I'm probably going to end up getting it at a store, since there's a really specific event I'm planning on proposing at and I'm going to be in NYC from tomorrow until a few days before that event so trying to order online would be a tricky proposition. I was going to see if I could find a store in New York selling them. I've been told that she'd only be upset if I bought like, some $5 zinc ring or something so I'm not concerned about hunting down an expensive piece of art.
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Non Serviam posted:You're referring to the black dude with tight clothing and a hat as "straight"? The straight man is a foil for the comedic man in this context. Think Dean Martin to Jerry Lewis or David Spade to Chris Farley.
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Uggggggh https://twitter.com/totinos/status/766709671365312513 originally read it as goatse robot
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Grey Fox posted:originally read it as goatse robot That's a stretch.
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Grey Fox posted:Uggggggh https://twitter.com/totinos/status/766709671365312513 originally read it as goatse robot Nobody asked for this.
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Grey Fox posted:Uggggggh https://twitter.com/totinos/status/766709671365312513 originally read it as goatse robot I take it back this is way worse than the Arby's videogame thing.
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Red Bones posted:I really don't like Jim Sterling's videos because I am from England and I get exposed to enough fat pale men in dreary surroundings complaining about everything in my day-to-day life, and I don't want to watch more of them on my computer. Also, no offense to your culture or whatever, but there is a sort of vibe that a lot of the chubby angry British YT people (Jim Sterling, Guru Larry) have that makes them sound like carnival workers from a turn of the century 90's BBC series. I keep expecting one of them to try and sell me on some kind of dice game or boxing scam.
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https://www.nknews.org/2016/08/netflix-style-video-on-demand-comes-to-north-korea-state-tv-shows/quote:Netflix style video-on-demand comes to North Korea, state TV shows
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Phanatic posted:https://www.nknews.org/2016/08/netflix-style-video-on-demand-comes-to-north-korea-state-tv-shows/ That's not netflix, that's time warner cable set-top box style VOD - video on demand. Netflix is pure internet streaming. But I guess netflix is the popular thing these days so people have forgotten all about VOD. lol manbang
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El Estrago Bonito posted:Also, no offense to your culture or whatever, but there is a sort of vibe that a lot of the chubby angry British YT people (Jim Sterling, Guru Larry) have that makes them sound like carnival workers from a turn of the century 90's BBC series. I keep expecting one of them to try and sell me on some kind of dice game or boxing scam. Americans tend to like the brash and over the top British people like John Oliver and James Corden or the ones who come off as incredibly posh and refined like Hugh Lawrie, Benedict Cumberbatch and Damien Lewis. Basically Americans like British people who appear to have stepped off the set of Mary Poppins. Having said that I can't explain Jason Statham.
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No one can explain Jason Statham. He's the bloke who comes to fix your boiler, except somehow a film star.
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Grey Fox posted:Uggggggh https://twitter.com/totinos/status/766709671365312513 originally read it as goatse robot I didn't snack for this.
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Werong Bustope posted:No one can explain Jason Statham. He's the bloke who comes to fix your boiler, except somehow a film star. Statham got into acting because he spent a lot of time growing up working as a street vendor selling counterfeit goods while he was trying to start a modelling career, and then Guy Richie met him and cast him because he needed someone to play a dodgy street vendor. His entire image is "buff normal guy". El Estrago Bonito posted:Also, no offense to your culture or whatever, but there is a sort of vibe that a lot of the chubby angry British YT people (Jim Sterling, Guru Larry) have that makes them sound like carnival workers from a turn of the century 90's BBC series. I keep expecting one of them to try and sell me on some kind of dice game or boxing scam. I think a lot of the people who do "chubby angry British guy" shtick come from slightly shittier parts of the country that were also the source of working class carnival workers, as opposed to like, posh dudes who read the news on the BBC, or farmers. That isn't to say that people from wealthier parts of England can't go on to become angry fat people on youtube, it's something anyone on this fair isle can aspire to be.
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