Febtober Chat Thread: day early, so what

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redgubbinz: May 1, 2007

There's your problem, building a fence when what you really need is...a wall :sad:

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:01

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 09:25

Liquid Communism: Mar 9, 2004; коммунизм хранится в яичках

Fermented Tinal posted:

Yay, Dogchat Thread.

Here are my pups:

Apparently I am a gluton for dog punishment because that's two border collies.

One year when I was still living at my old place, a beagle showed up, starving and lonely. Took a couple days to find her owner and I must admit, she was one of the nicest dogs I'd ever met (especially for a beagle) and I was kinda bummed about finding her owner. Not long after I got my first dog, a border collie I named Murray after Bill Murray. Sometimes I think I've screwed him up, but for the most part he is a good dog and listens (when he isn't throwing fits over wanting to go on car rides, his favourite thing ever).

Also, he sleeps in the weirdest loving position:

Anyways, when Murray was a year old I'd started thinking about getting a second dog so that he could have someone to pal around with. Until one day when I was still living at my old place, another dog showed up.

If you can't tell, she's got the head of a black lab and the body of a short-hair border collie, so, basically another border collie. Anyways, this new stranger dog's behaviour made it obvious (with the help of a friend who is a dog behaviourist) that she was mistreated. This dog was scared of literally everything, look at this:

I eventually did track down her owner, despite being extremely loathe to do so, and as it turned out, he was my next door neighbour's brother, and had only had her a week before she'd run off with the hounds he keeps to scare coyotes away from his sheep (this was a rural area and my neighbours were Amish). His hounds will chase coyotes for miles, but they know the way home and it would seem that she got lost and came to the first farmhouse she saw, the one I lived in. Right off the bat he admitted that he regretted getting her because of how timid and fearful she was and I knew this guy well, he practically dotes upon his dogs, of which he has several. Most are work animals, like the hounds, and this dog had been purchased from a tailgate seller at the local cattle auction. A little money changed hands and I ended up keeping her.

Mr. Tailgate-Seller (who's identity I have never learned so I can punch them in the face) had her for 9 months before the Amish guy got her, making it far more likely that the source of her abuse was not my friend's brother, but some random rear end in a top hat slinging puppies on a roadside. Whoever he is, I hope karma catches up to him, because Weaver, named for Sigourney Weaver (my dog naming scheme is actors and actresses from Ghostbusters), is the sweetest dog in the world and all she wants is ear rubs and snuggles. Even now, 3 years later, she still shows signs of her past, but with a lot of help she's a fairly normal dog most of the time now, though usually pretty quiet and still very submissive. Well, submissive to everyone but Murray that is. Most of the time they are good together, but when Murray is doing something I don't want him to, and she knows I don't want him doing it, she'll up and bite him on the nose and I have yet to figure out a good way to get her to not do it because she only does it when she thinks I'm not around to tell Murray to stop being an idiot. Training her is very hard, and I assuming it will be an ongoing process for the rest of her life.

Of course, there are times, usually brief, when she does smile.

Some good rear end farm dogges.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:11

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

Welp, friend's funeral is Thursday.

I'm not ready for this.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:11

KozmoNaut: Apr 23, 2008; Happiness is a warm
Turbo Plasma Rifle

No one is ever ready for a friend's funeral.

If they are, something is seriously hosed up.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:13

Liquid Communism: Mar 9, 2004; коммунизм хранится в яичках

KozmoNaut posted:

No one is ever ready for a friend's funeral.

If they are, something is seriously hosed up.

Long slow cancer deaths will do this. The funeral can be a relief for everyone, because at least they're no longer in pain.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:18

KozmoNaut: Apr 23, 2008; Happiness is a warm
Turbo Plasma Rifle

Yeah, but you're not *really* ready to say goodbye, in my experience.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:20

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

I may not be able to go either - gas is gonna run about $80 round trip, plus a hotel for a couple of days, plus food.

His dad's going to have a memorial here in DFW though.

Goondolences Adiabatic

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:36

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

oh huh check that out

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:38

nm: Jan 28, 2008; "I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

Adiabatic posted:

oh huh check that out

Goddamnit, you're not 14in.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:41

Previa_fun: Nov 10, 2004

nm posted:

Goddamnit, you're not 14in.

Agreed.

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# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:42

literally a fish: Oct 2, 2014; German officer Johannes Bolter peeks out the hatch of his Tiger I heavy tank during a quiet moment before the Battle of Kursk - c:1943 (colorized); Slippery Tilde

My grandad died after two and a half years of slowly drowning in his own fluids (emphesyma); at the end, I wasn't sad. He was released from a world of pain, as was my late grandmother (who sat by his side through all of it) and their children (my mum/uncle). I said goodbye a few days before he left, and that was when I was sad.

The aforementioned grandmother passed after two years of slowly losing her mind to the point where she couldn't even remember who I was at the end. I wasn't sad then either; she was so far gone it didn't matter to her (and she was so confused and upset the whole time, knowing that something was wrong but not quite being able to work out what, that she can't have been enjoying herself either). My mum and uncle were released from their world of suffering, mum was so stressed and upset by the whole situation that she hadn't gotten a decent night's sleep in nine months. I can't imagine what it's like to look your mother in the eye and have no idea if she even knows who you are anymore, and I am not looking forward to when it happens to me.

My dad's father died after yet another years-long struggle against the inexorable clock of time, and towards the end he told all of us that he was done living like this and he wanted to move on. If we could have given him a life worth living, that would have been amazing, but we couldn't, and I can't bring myself to be upset that his suffering (and, again, the suffering of all those around him) was brought to an end quietly and painlessly on his own terms.

These people were all 80+ and had been through so much. I said my goodbyes long before the funerals.

My dad's closest friend, much younger, in his 50s, died two months after discovering he had massive tumors throughout his entire nervous system. No advanced warning, just a headache that wouldn't go away for a week followed by an MRI and a diagnosis of "there's nothing we can do, we're so sorry".

By the end, he could barely talk, he could barely move one arm, he expressed that he didn't want to live like this, and passed in his sleep.

For me, the funeral is never the sad thing. The sadness of those the departed held dear is heartbreaking and I'm not going to pretend I'm some kind of emotionless robot or that I didn't cry or I wasn't upset.
But the way I see it, the death is often not the sad thing. What lead to the death, and the effects it has on those we leave behind, are the sad things.

I was ready for the deaths. I was ready for the funerals. I wasn't ready for the words of those who spoke, especially not my father's friend's loved ones. No parent should have to outlive their child.

But in every case, I'd said goodbye long before the funeral.

If that makes me seriously hosed up, well, what else is new?

Adiabatic posted:

oh huh check that out

Well hello there fearless leader! I'm on board.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:44

Terrible Robot: Jul 2, 2010; FRIED CHICKEN; Slippery Tilde

Adiabatic posted:

oh huh check that out

HAIL

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:47

HandlingByJebus: Jun 21, 2009; All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do:
was ding a ding dang, my dang a long racecar.

It's a love affair. Mainly jebus, and my racecar.

Getting in on DOGGECHAT:

Those are our two dog-monkeys. On the left is Riley, who is a ~95lb purebred American Bulldog. She's a huge suck once she knows you, but standoffish (loudly standoffish as only big bullies can be) until then. She's brindle over white, classic pattern for the breed. We've had her since she was a puppy, and she's nearly 4 years old.

On the right is Tyler, who is a ~75lb Pit mix, to the best of our knowledge. We adopted him in October of last year, about a week after a local Pit rescue ; we think he's around 2.5-3 years old, but nobody's sure. He had a plethora of health issues when we adopted him, including a bad limp that we knew was likely to mean TPLO or similar knee ligament surgery (spoiler alert: he is currently recovering from his second TPLO surgery; both knees were shot badly enough to do them right after one another). He looks pretty normal in this photo, but if you look closely, you can see that his lips are pretty messed up, and the skin around his nose looks weird. :nms:

That's because it's melted. He was used as a bait dog for the first 6 months or so of his life, and apparently his owner tried pouring acid in his face to make him meaner. It didn't work. :nms:

Despite having been so badly treated as a puppy, he is the friendliest, sweetest animal I've ever met. He thinks that people and dogs are equally awesome and just wants to lick, cuddle, and play with everyone (and everydog) he meets.

Not pictured: our ~10lb black catte who is a sweetheart and is the boss of the dogs. :3:

Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:

Welp, friend's funeral is Thursday.

I'm not ready for this.

Sorry, dude.

Go find a dog to cuddle. Seriously.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:50

Queen_Combat: Jan 15, 2011

I mean, I'm okay with this. Don't see why we can't have TWO mods, though? (I mean IOC as well, plz don't ban me).

Catte update: gave him an IV because why not, got him some fluids, and have been syringe-feeding him formula every few hours. 5-10ml at most at once to prevent vomiting.

We'll see.

Yu-Gi-Ho! posted:

Welp, friend's funeral is Thursday.

I'm not ready for this.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:52

Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

Adiabatic posted:

oh huh check that out

THIS IS BULLSHIT.

KENMOD4LYFE

Edit: The visitation for her father wasn't terrible. My mother and sister came with me and my mom and my girlfriends step mom had a good talk since they have now gone through the same thing.

Also this is the funniest loving thing, it would appear that being a pedophile is hereditary.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/02/13/jerry-sanduskys-son-jeffrey-arrested-on-child-sex-charges/

Rhyno fucked around with this message at 02:57 on Feb 14, 2017

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:53

Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

HandlingByJebus posted:

On the right is Tyler, who is a ~75lb Pit mix, to the best of our knowledge. We adopted him in October of last year, about a week after a local Pit rescue ; we think he's around 2.5-3 years old, but nobody's sure. He had a plethora of health issues when we adopted him, including a bad limp that we knew was likely to mean TPLO or similar knee ligament surgery (spoiler alert: he is currently recovering from his second TPLO surgery; both knees were shot badly enough to do them right after one another). He looks pretty normal in this photo, but if you look closely, you can see that his lips are pretty messed up, and the skin around his nose looks weird. That's because it's melted. He was used as a bait dog for the first 6 months or so of his life, and apparently his owner tried pouring acid in his face to make him meaner. It didn't work. Despite having been so badly treated as a puppy, he is the friendliest, sweetest animal I've ever met. He thinks that people and dogs are equally awesome and just wants to lick, cuddle, and play with everyone (and everydog) he meets.

Poor dog.

Please give him some cuddles and treats for me.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 02:55

HandlingByJebus: Jun 21, 2009; All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do:
was ding a ding dang, my dang a long racecar.

It's a love affair. Mainly jebus, and my racecar.

Seat Safety Switch posted:

Poor dog. Please give him some cuddles and treats for me.

We spoil the living hell out of him. He is currently curled up against my back (his head is in the small of my back, and he's curled up between me and the back of the couch) with a flannel blanket over him, snoring madly. He is a very happy animal now, and I feel incredibly lucky that we're in a position to give him the best life we can, which he richly deserves. Once he's done recovering from this surgery, he'll be better than new - the rest of his health issues are already dealt with, thankfully, and no other long-term issues of which we're aware. At least his chronic issues were easily dealt with simply by throwing money at them. We don't have kids, so paying $firstYearOfCollege for dog surgery was actually an option for us (PS gently caress pet insurance for saying that knee issues are bilateral and therefore both knees were pre-existing conditions. Assholes). :homebrew:

That being said, I will absolutely give him some cuddles and treats for you, though. Any excuse is a good excuse. :3:

# ? Feb 14, 2017 03:05

funeral home DJ: Apr 21, 2003; Pillbug

Seat Safety Switch posted:

Poor dog. Please give him some cuddles and treats for me.

"gently caress the PO" applies to both bad car owners and dog owners. :mad:

I volunteer at our local shelter every now and then, and when you hear the story of an abused animal it's always a weird mix of this hopeless, doomed feeling where you think humanity has no hope while simultaneously thinking about how far you could shove a traffic cone up the abuser's rear end.

Then you see said dogs disappear and hear they were adopted, and all is well again. Hell yes for no-kill shelters.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 03:09

HandlingByJebus: Jun 21, 2009; All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do:
was ding a ding dang, my dang a long racecar.

It's a love affair. Mainly jebus, and my racecar.

Ripoff posted:

"gently caress the PO" applies to both bad car owners and dogs.

I volunteer at our local shelter every now and then, and when you hear the story of an abused animal it's always a weird mix of this hopeless, doomed feeling where you think humanity has no hope while simultaneously thinking about how far you could shove a traffic cone up the abuser's rear end.

Then you see said dogs disappear and hear they were adopted, and all is well again. Hell yes for no-kill shelters.

S'funny, I was thinking exactly that as I was typing the post. Yes, gently caress the PO, indeed. And that feeling of the floor opening underneath you when you hear about what somebody did to an animal is really awful - I'm glad that I have at least made it past the sheer animal rage, and now absolutely pity anybody who hurts an animal. How broken must they be? How awful must their lives be that it seems like an option? How incapable of feeling love?

Hug your pets, folks. And your families. And your friends. :glomp:

# ? Feb 14, 2017 03:14

The Royal Nonesuch: Nov 1, 2005

Adiabatic posted:

oh huh check that out

# ? Feb 14, 2017 03:21

meatpimp: May 15, 2004; Psst -- Wanna buy

EVERYWHERE
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

Literally Hitler.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 03:22

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

Seminal Flu posted:

Literally Hitler.

Don't sign your posts.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 03:25

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

The Royal Nonesuch posted:

# ? Feb 14, 2017 03:45

meatpimp: May 15, 2004; Psst -- Wanna buy

EVERYWHERE
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

AI?

AI.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3145227&userid=93802

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:09

Fermented Tinal: Aug 25, 2005; by Pragmatica

Welp, one of my work friends has been awol for the entire shift block and nobody's been able to get ahold of him since Friday at 4am.

It's completely out of character for him and a couple guys are gonna do a wellness check in the morning.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:17

Hansolio: Nov 4, 2009; I W A N T M Y M T V

Probations vary, currency is beer

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:19

Somewhat Heroic: Oct 11, 2007; (Insert Mad Max related text)

Adiabatic posted:

oh huh check that out

In mod we trust

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:32

Kia Soul Enthusias: May 9, 2004; zoom-zoom; Toilet Rascal

Please give this thread an icon to show off your new powers.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:37

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

I got you babe

e: good a place as any, should we go to a megathread or are the new threads the highlights of everyone's start to the month?

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:42

Elmnt80: Dec 30, 2012

The nomination process was rigged. #NotMyModerator :jihad:

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:47

skylineboy08: Nov 12, 2010

Cop Porn Popper posted:

The nomination process was rigged. #NotMyModerator

subject to the rule pleb

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:50

Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

Cop Porn Popper posted:

The nomination process was rigged. #NotMyModerator

wow rude

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:51

nm: Jan 28, 2008; "I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

Adiabatic posted:

I got you babe

e: good a place as any, should we go to a megathread or are the new threads the highlights of everyone's start to the month?

I vote new thread every month, occuring several days before the actual start of the month so everyone fights with the upside down people.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:52

Kia Soul Enthusias: May 9, 2004; zoom-zoom; Toilet Rascal

Adiabatic posted:

I got you babe

e: good a place as any, should we go to a megathread or are the new threads the highlights of everyone's start to the month?

I like things the way they are right now.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:52

literally a fish: Oct 2, 2014; German officer Johannes Bolter peeks out the hatch of his Tiger I heavy tank during a quiet moment before the Battle of Kursk - c:1943 (colorized); Slippery Tilde

Adiabatic posted:

e: good a place as any, should we go to a megathread or are the new threads the highlights of everyone's start to the month?

I reckon the monthly threads make it a bit easier to keep track of things and helps discourage bringing poo poo over from the last thread. A ~~whining~~ chat megathread seems like it might be worse. Dunno.

Gives us a nice variety of thread titles too rather than a single 700-page monstrosity.

nm posted:

I vote new thread every month, occuring several days before the actual start of the month so everyone fights with the upside down people.

literally a fish fucked around with this message at 04:55 on Feb 14, 2017

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:53

angryrobots: Mar 31, 2005

I like the monthly option as an opportunity for timely thread title comedy

# ? Feb 14, 2017 04:57

IOwnCalculus: Apr 2, 2003

Adiabatic posted:

I got you babe

e: good a place as any, should we go to a megathread or are the new threads the highlights of everyone's start to the month?

You haven't gone in and eradicated all megathreads yet, you're already doing better than me!

WITNESS!

# ? Feb 14, 2017 05:00

glyph: Apr 6, 2006

Seminal Flu posted:

AI?

AI.

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3145227&userid=93802

Whatever happened to the... lo-vette thread with the lsx in the stupid light tube frame something or other? All I remember is the first five pages were basically posts going :haw:

that thing'll be sooooo fast that something something.

Because that doesn't have poo poo on a 1300hp s2000.

# ? Feb 14, 2017 05:02

Beverly Cleavage: Jun 22, 2004; I am a pretty pretty princess, watch me do my pretty princess dance....

Monthly is aight by me... but we need more mod challenges....

# ? Feb 14, 2017 05:02

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# ? Jun 7, 2024 09:25

randomidiot: May 12, 2006; by Fluffdaddy
(and can't post for 11 years!)

glyph posted:

Because that doesn't have poo poo on a 1300hp s2000.

How does that thing not turn into a pretzel the moment the drivers sneezes on the fun pedal?

# ? Feb 14, 2017 05:07

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