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kalel
Jun 19, 2012

Gynovore posted:

Escorts are NOT legal in Vegas. It's legal in some Nevada counties, but that boils down to 'ranches' where 90 year old men pay $5000 to lie down for an hour next to dead-eyed twentysomethings.

I thought 'ranches' were a myth, or something you put on a cop serial to spice up the drama

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The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?
Your first time having sex can be pretty profound. I know my brain was swimming for days after.

Either way, if you're not getting any and are feeling depressed about it, the best thing to do is work on your self. Clean yourself up, work out, get some new clothes. Do things that will make you feel good about yourself. Having confidence is like 80% of the way there to getting laid. It attracts people and make you able to follow through with them.

Solice Kirsk
Jun 1, 2004

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Working out and doing stuff for yourself goes a long way to fixing a lot of problems.

wesleywillis
Dec 30, 2016

SUCK A MALE CAMEL'S DICK WITH MIRACLE WHIP!!

Solice Kirsk posted:

Working out and doing stuff for yourself goes a long way to fixing a lot of problems.

Pretty much. Doing nothing isn't going to fix your problems.

monkeytennis
Apr 26, 2007


Toilet Rascal

wesleywillis posted:

taint boil residue

:gonk:

Solice Kirsk
Jun 1, 2004

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I wish (wish? maybe not the right word) I could find that post the one goon made of the spot on his headboard that he would wipe the fluid from his leaking rear end crack boil. It was like this brown/yellow stained streak on a white headboard and it was one of the grossest things I've ever seen. Probably 3rd after the decade old cum sock and the really gross computer chair.

Anne Whateley
Feb 11, 2007
:unsmith: i like nice words
Keyboard goop

Gynovore
Jun 17, 2009

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SciFiDownBeat posted:

I thought 'ranches' were a myth, or something you put on a cop serial to spice up the drama

Google "Bunny Ranch" and "Mustang Ranch".

In a delightfully Draconian twist, although prostitution is legal in some Nevada counties, setting a price for it is illegal. This leads to the aforementioned dead-eyed twentysomethings trying to squeeze as much money as possible from the aforementioned ninetysomethings. One of the ranches has a vlog where you actually see the owners lecturing the girls on how to hoover as much money as possible.

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Gynovore posted:

Google "Bunny Ranch" and "Mustang Ranch".

In a delightfully Draconian twist, although prostitution is legal in some Nevada counties, setting a price for it is illegal. This leads to the aforementioned dead-eyed twentysomethings trying to squeeze as much money as possible from the aforementioned ninetysomethings. One of the ranches has a vlog where you actually see the owners lecturing the girls on how to hoover as much money as possible.

wait so is it like those tours in europe where there's a suggested donation?

or just that each price must be haggled individually, no menu?

Gynovore
Jun 17, 2009

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maskenfreiheit posted:


or just that each price must be haggled individually, no menu?

That.

syscall girl
Nov 7, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
Fun Shoe
americans work for tips

Leave
Feb 7, 2012

Taking the term "Koopaling" to a whole new level since 2016.
Some Americans live on tips.

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004
i mean if you want to tip me, hey, free money!

got any sevens
Feb 9, 2013

by Cyrano4747
Just the tip?

loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

quote:

Forgive me loq for I have sinned....

I'm in my mid 20s and still live with my parents because I'm saving money for a house. One of the conditions of me living there is that I go socialize more with other people. I'm pretty isolated and always have been a huge introvert. I have no friends, I'm strong enough to admit that. A few people I keep up with through facebook, but nobody I routinely see. So my parents have started pushing me towards socializing more.

I've been lying to them.

I claim to be going out on Friday and Saturday nights with "friends from work" but I really just drive my car to a parking lot somewhere and sit in the car and play on my phone. Last week I sat in front of an Arby's and ate a roast beef while screwing around on twitter. i sat there for 4 hours, then drove the long way home.

I'm too ashamed to admit this to them.

I think of all the things you could be doing instead of socializing, sitting in your car in a parking lot playing on your phone is the lamest possible one. That is basically my only objection to this entire situation.

Like, go to a bar, get a drink, and sit there reading a book while you drink it. Hell, play 3DS or something. Just go somewhere that isn't a parking lot and do something other than screw around on Twitter.

quote:

I produced thousands of pages of a Dragonball Z fanfic comic in high school and college. The drawings were really awful, the storylines were juvenile. But I was really lonely and had nothing better to do in my free time. Anyway, I held onto this stuff because I spent a ridiculous amount of time on it and a bunch of money laminating the pages and binding them together. Yes, college age me decided his DBZ fan fiction was worth preserving forever.

Not the point of this confession though. Like I said, I held onto these comics and after college got an apartment near work with 3 other guys. One of the guys I didn't really get along with - he was still acting like we were in high school and constantly boasting about having sex, drinking beers, and skipping work.

So I come home from work one day and he's the only guy in the apartment. And I find him sitting on the couch reading my old comics. He must have dug around in my room. He starts laughing and saying how lovely they are and asking me how much time I spent on them. And I was getting irritated because he's just mocking me. And despite how lovely these comics were, I still spent time on them and put more effort into them than he ever did on anything in his whole life. So I did what any manchild would do.

I jumped on him and started punching him in the face and chest while yelling out in Japanese. I definitely yelled out Kamehameha and punched him right in the dick, too. Unsure if I should be proud or ashamed of that.

That was the end of my time in that apartment, I ended up getting a studio apartment a few days later and living alone until I eventually met my now-wife.

I like it

Hedrigall
Mar 27, 2008

by vyelkin
The wife is a pillow

Mycroft Holmes
Mar 26, 2010

by Azathoth

Hedrigall posted:

The wife is a pillow an android

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

Hedrigall posted:

The wife is a pillow

Objects are made by men and used for many purposes. But we never love objects.

Gynovore
Jun 17, 2009

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Melvin posted:

I claim to be going out on Friday and Saturday nights with "friends from work" but I really just drive my car to a parking lot somewhere and sit in the car and play on my phone. Last week I sat in front of an Arby's and ate a roast beef while screwing around on twitter. i sat there for 4 hours, then drove the long way home.

I'm guessing you have rear end Burgers, so why not go all in and play Magic? Find a local game store and hang out. Granted Magic isn't the best thing if you're trying to save money, but there are some formats that's aren't expensive, like draft or Commander with precons.

Gynovore
Jun 17, 2009

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Sheldon posted:

I'm pretty isolated and always have been a huge introvert. I have no friends, I'm strong enough to admit that.

Or, if you're in a state where it's legal, smoke a weed. It's fun, and you can hang out with other smokers. I have never met a pot smoker who wasn't fun and friendly.

Or just keep doing what you're doing; you aren't hurting anyone. Granted, almost anything is a better use of your time than sitting in a parking lot using Twitter.

syscall girl
Nov 7, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
Fun Shoe

Gynovore posted:

I have never met a pot smoker who wasn't fun and friendly.

Really undercut your argument here.

Gynovore
Jun 17, 2009

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syscall girl posted:

Really undercut your argument here.

...?

syscall girl
Nov 7, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
Fun Shoe

You didn't meet the unfun unfriendly potheads because

got any sevens
Feb 9, 2013

by Cyrano4747
Deffo get out there, have a couple beers or a joint (try to not mix them often or overdo it) but fyi, you're still impaired by weed for over 24 hours, but your brain doesnt realize it. Don't drive high or buzzed. Dui's suck :(

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

BOOING! BOOING!
Grimey Drawer
Seriously, the parking lot and Twitter? Step one for like a million of you loners is to reduce your internet based activities.
If you want to have a chance at learning social skills, you need to at least watch other people we theirs. You could grab a book and read it in public, like a cafe or a Mall bench or whatever, somewhere with people around. Someone might even strike up a conversation about the book and you may a actually have something to talk about for 5 seconds.

yeah I eat ass
Mar 14, 2005

only people who enjoy my posting can replace this avatar
Couldn't you at least go inside the arbys so you'd at least be in proximity to other people?

Also, your parents probably know deep down. I bet they ask you how it went and you give them very vague descriptions that you've reused a dozen times. They just don't dig deeper asking for names or to meet any of your friends because they don't want to accept the fact that their son's idea of a fun night out is twittering in the god drat arbys parking lot.

Gynovore posted:

Or, if you're in a state where it's legal, smoke a weed. It's fun, and you can hang out with other smokers. I have never met a pot smoker who wasn't fun and friendly.

You must have not met many smokers then. Most of the ones I knew back in college would only want to sit in silence watching spongebob all night.

purple death ray
Jul 28, 2007

me omw 2 steal ur girl

Gynovore posted:

Or, if you're in a state where it's legal, smoke a weed. It's fun, and you can hang out with other smokers. I have never met a pot smoker who wasn't fun and friendly.

Or just keep doing what you're doing; you aren't hurting anyone. Granted, almost anything is a better use of your time than sitting in a parking lot using Twitter.

My confession is this gimmick where you make up silly names for the anonymous confessors isn't really working out and you should give it up

Nocheez
Sep 5, 2000

Can you spare a little cheddar?
Nap Ghost
4 hours to kill? Find an outdoor hobby and at least make your body sexier. Exercise releases all kinds of good chemicals into your bloodstream. It'll make you look better and smarter, too. Go exercise, and get a buddy to do your activity with you. Then you might actually start feeling like a member of society!

Gynovore
Jun 17, 2009

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yeah I eat rear end posted:

Couldn't you at least go inside the arbys so you'd at least be in proximity to other people?

Also, your parents probably know deep down. I bet they ask you how it went and you give them very vague descriptions that you've reused a dozen times. They just don't dig deeper asking for names or to meet any of your friends because they don't want to accept the fact that their son's idea of a fun night out is twittering in the god drat arbys parking lot.

This is probably true. Also, the Arby's people know you're there; sooner or later the assistant overnight manager will get nervous and call the police. Good luck explaining to Officer Friendly that you've been in the parking lot for the past three hours because of social anxiety, as opposed to waiting for a drug deal.

yeah I eat rear end posted:

You must have not met many smokers then. Most of the ones I knew back in college would only want to sit in silence watching spongebob all night.

Also true, I've run into these people. Still, the ones who will hang out with you and smoke are fun and friendly. Then again, that's a tautology.

omnibobb
Dec 3, 2005
Title text'd

Gynovore posted:

I'm guessing you have rear end Burgers, so why not go all in and play Magic? Find a local game store and hang out. Granted Magic isn't the best thing if you're trying to save money, but there are some formats that's aren't expensive, like draft or Commander with precons.

This was gonna be my suggestion too. Friday Night Magic my man.

You're already a giant loving nerd so go hang out with other giant loving nerds.

After my divorce, I got crazy shut in from not having a job and would just sit at home and play F2P games on my computer. Now that I've gotten to a place where I have expendable cash, my own place, etc the first thing I did was drop $100 on Magic just to get out and socialize once or twice a week.

Don't go all crazy buying booster boxes and whatnot though. Decide what your budget is and find a deck online and order just those cards. I've found Magic isn't a hobby I want to pursue "seriously", but it is nice to have a cheap excuse to get out of the house that isn't work.

Fartbox
Apr 27, 2017
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loquacius
Oct 21, 2008

quote:

Believe it or not, but I am a werewolf.

I was bit last year. I was in the woods with some friends enjoying some recreational drugs. Some hallucinogens mostly. I believe my weakened state made me a target for the lycanthrope.

I wandered off to go poop and out of nowhere the wolf appeared. He leapt at me and bit down on my arm. It didn't hurt, in fact it didn't even break the skin. But the curse was passed on to me in that moment. I threw him off me and he temporarily shifted to the form of a naked man before fleeing back into the woods.

The full moon triggers it. I crave massive quantities of food. I pass out sometimes and wake up hours later with no memory of what happened. Several times I've smashed up my apartment and don't remember doing it, or find myself covered in scratches and wounds.

I have started taking small amounts of silver orally to try and combat the infection but it doesn't work. I'm not a religious person at all but am considering going to see a priest or rabbi for help now.

I mean, there's the Occam's Razor explanation but I'm sure it's occurred to you already by now

quote:

Everyone always says that your job should be something you enjoy, so you never feel like you're really working.

Well, my dumb rear end decided to follow his dream and started a small greek restaurant in my hometown. My parents owned a pizza shop until they retired a few years ago, and I used their knowledge to make sure I was doing everything right. I had a solid business plan, there were no other greek restaurants nearby despite a pretty major greek influence in our community, and I didn't try and make the restaurant anything more than it was. It was good food at affordable prices, something I thought couldn't fail. And the bank agreed with me.

I took out a loan, rented a storefront in a busy shopping plaza, and made sure I had a great staff in place. That was in November. The first 2 months were amazing and we were raking in the money. We are now losing close to 20,000 dollars a month. My own personal savings are gone and have gone towards paying my employees and making some necessary repairs to the kitchen. My parents sold their fishing boat and their ATVs to keep my restaurant open. All of this in just over 6 months. I've had multiple employees quit when I couldn't pay them on time, or made them work unpaid overtime. We've had nearly 100% turnover since we opened, and several of our chef positions have gone through 5 or 6 different employees.

We don't get customers. I don't know if greek food is too foreign or if people just don't go out to eat anymore, but some days we only have 20 guests in an entire day. The other problem is that, due to the high business we were getting when we first opened, I stupidly gave everyone raises. I have waiters making $18 an hour and chefs making $40 an hour. I cannot walk back on this, and can't get new employees to start at lower wages. I tried with my last batch but they raked me over the coals and said "Why aren't we making what everyone else is?" and almost quit on the spot.

I know the business isn't sustainable but I'm terrified to call it quits for one major reason: I impregnated one of our waitresses. It was a few weeks of unattached sex, I don't use a condom and just assumed things would be fine since I pulled out as quick as possible. But to pile on my awful luck, and her's, she got pregnant.

We want nothing to do with each other since we've discovered we're completely incompatible. In return for her not telling anyone the baby is mine, I agreed to keep her employed until she could find another job. She took that to mean I guaranteed her a job for life, or the equivalent amount of cash. And to make it worse, we started hooking up during our massive cashflow. So I, thinking with my dick, started paying her $30 an hour. I don't blame her one bit for not looking for other work, how the hell could you match $30 an hour with just a high school diploma?

That's the situation I'm in now. Highly overpaid staff, no customers and no income to sustain it. A pregnant girl I'm effectively paying secret child support to. My parents have stopped talking to me and refuse to give me any more money. I have nothing of value in my life to sell, no magic way to turn the restaurant around. I am literally sick to my stomach every day and barely sleep. I don't pay myself an income and work 12+ hours everyday just so I don't have to hire anyone else. But I go into work with a big smile and act like life is awesome.

I would love advice on how to fix this, but I know it's all my fault anyway and I deserve this.

you have nothing of value in your life to sell except all of the resources in your failing restaurant

Sell out and move on, this was a failed experiment. You'll still have to pay to support the kid, but that'll be easier when you have income from some other job. Make the waitress girl put that through all the appropriate systems and you probably won't end up getting hosed over too badly since you won't have terribly much to give. Her interpretation of your employment promise won't hold up in court.

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Oct 15, 2012

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loquacius posted:

Silver eating Werewolf

da ba dee da ba die.

kalel
Jun 19, 2012

what a horribly lovely situation greek food goon :(

what happened exactly between the first months and now that caused the restaurant to drop in patronage?

Jose
Jul 24, 2007

Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

SciFiDownBeat posted:

what a horribly lovely situation greek food goon :(

what happened exactly between the first months and now that caused the restaurant to drop in patronage?

the food isn't good or well priced

Gynovore
Jun 17, 2009

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My Big Fat Greek Restaurant posted:

I have waiters making $18 an hour and chefs making $40 an hour.

Call everyone together, tell them "I'm losing money, either everyone agrees to a pay cut or we close up."

Seriously, $18/hr for waiters? They mostly make $5 plus tips. In any big city you'd have waiters sucking your dick for a chance to work for $10/hr plus tips.

Hedrigall
Mar 27, 2008

by vyelkin
Is the restaurant insured? Do you have a box of matches? If so, you know what to do.

Applesnots
Oct 22, 2010

MERRY YOBMAS

Greek food goon, cut the pay, It sucks, explain why and if they want to leave that you will be understanding. You have to eat too. Small town restaurants always balloon and then fail, it is something different for a bit and then the locals go back to the regular places. Or do it all yourself, Greek food is pretty drat simple to make and tasty. You could be the next Doobie. "Goonies Gyro hut".

GOTTA STAY FAI
Mar 24, 2005

~no glitter in the gutter~
~no twilight galaxy~
College Slice

quote:

i made a series of monumentally stupid business and personal decisions and need advice

Junk it and sell everything. Lay off all your current employees and close it the gently caress up so you can turn the utilities off because you're already debt financed and you're hemorrhaging money to the point your family won't talk to you because they tried to help but you didn't know when to quit.

The bank is gonna be pissed, and you'll either have to file for bankruptcy or shoulder that debt until you breathe your last breath. Don't you dare think even for a moment that the solution is to move or revitalize the restaurant or whatever--it's over, dude.

As for baby mama, she's gonna ride the gravy train for as long as she can, bleeding you loving dry. Take away her ability to harm you by coming clean to anyone who would care that the kid is yours and tell her to gently caress off. She'll obviously press you for child support, so good luck in court.

Also, when the kid is born, before you sign anything obligating you to pay her, get a loving paternity test done so you at least know that the meager dollars you're earning as a stocker at Walmart are going toward your own offspring's well-being.

The sheer volume of bad decisions in your very short explanation are depressing af.

Also dude wear a loving condom are you serious

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sephiRoth IRA
Jun 13, 2007

"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."

-Carl Sagan
If you feel like doubling down on your misery and misfortune, there's always insurance fraud! Just burn that sucker down, bud!

Edit: beaten, but come on, you could come out on top! Go watch Goodfellas! Nothing bad happened to those​ guys!

sephiRoth IRA fucked around with this message at 22:18 on Jun 5, 2017

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