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Solice Kirsk
Jun 1, 2004

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At least he's got a sense of humor about it.

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BOOTY-ADE
Aug 30, 2006

BIG KOOL TELLIN' Y'ALL TO KEEP IT TIGHT

A Moose posted:

what the gently caress, that looks like some kind of extreme allergic reaction ON TOP of having a bad sunburn, wow that sucks. I googled a bit and only found a single 1-star review on amazon. Are extreme reactions to lidocaine common?

Edit: guy's dad sounds super excited for his upcoming lawsuit where they explain the concept of allergies to him.

Quick Google search says what I suspected - lidocaine is NOT a good idea for a sunburn and could make the pain worse

Stupid_Sexy_Flander
Mar 14, 2007

Is a man not entitled to the haw of his maw?
Grimey Drawer


All around bad idea.

Truga
May 4, 2014
Lipstick Apathy

Fuzzy Mammal posted:

Hi and welcome to the Something Awful forums. It's too bad you feel that way, but rest assured, I don't give a poo poo.

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

now this is schadenfreude.

Bird in a Blender
Nov 17, 2005

It's amazing what they can do with computers these days.

BOOTY-ADE posted:

Quick Google search says what I suspected - lidocaine is NOT a good idea for a sunburn and could make the pain worse

That's weird because there's a pretty common product out there called Solarcaine, which is an aloe vera and lidocaine gel. I guess I should get rid of it and just stick with aloe vera only stuff.

Samovar
Jun 4, 2011

I'm 😤 not a 🦸🏻‍♂️hero...🧜🏻



Apparently Donnie actually pivoted (i.e. was tricked into it by Pelosi et Al), is about to sign DACA to law and is admitting the wall is an expansion of stuff already built.

Breitbart is going radio goo-goo over it.

Basebf555
Feb 29, 2008

The greatest sensual pleasure there is is to know the desires of another!

Fun Shoe

Samovar posted:

Apparently Donnie actually pivoted (i.e. was tricked into it by Pelosi et Al), is about to sign DACA to law and is admitting the wall is an expansion of stuff already built.

Breitbart is going radio goo-goo over it.

Well, he can't actually sign DACA into law until there's a bill passed by Congress for him to sign. But he agreed that if there was one he would support it and sign it if it were passed. So it sets up a Trump vs. his own party situation which should be extremely entertaining to watch(or incredibly stressful if your life depends on it coming out a certain way).

Truga
May 4, 2014
Lipstick Apathy

Samovar posted:

Apparently Donnie actually pivoted (i.e. was tricked into it by Pelosi et Al), is about to sign DACA to law and is admitting the wall is an expansion of stuff already built.

Breitbart is going radio goo-goo over it.

no he hasn't, he's just crazy.

Stex T
Mar 7, 2005

Shut the fuck up and get out. Have fun being a slave of the rich and powerful.
Allegedly, Andrew Golota had a botched injection of lidocaine right before a fight with Lennox Lewis.

This was the result.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGXffv4eXy8&t=128s

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012





Solice Kirsk
Jun 1, 2004

.

Alllllmost made it.

Sloober
Apr 1, 2011

Almost made it, or did he back onto it

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




Sloober posted:

Almost made it, or did he back onto it

:iiam:

Various Meat Products
Oct 1, 2003

Samovar
Jun 4, 2011

I'm 😤 not a 🦸🏻‍♂️hero...🧜🏻



Evidently the pool owner wanted the car over easy.

Pleads
Jun 9, 2005

pew pew pew


"I don't necessarily like to pay $30,000 to get a master's when I feel I already have the knowledge," says man scammed for thousands of dollars by extremely obvious scam.

SpacePig
Apr 4, 2007

Hold that pose.
I've gotta get something.

Pleads posted:

"I don't necessarily like to pay $30,000 to get a master's when I feel I already have the knowledge," says man scammed for thousands of dollars by extremely obvious scam.

Of all the things to purchase a fake master's degree for, when you don't have faith in the education system as it stands, getting that master's in education seems a bit weird.

SulfurMonoxideCute
Feb 9, 2008

I was under direct orders not to die
🐵❌💀

University isn't entirely about gaining knowledge, it's also developing practical skills and proving you can work hard enough to do the job really really well. You may feel you know everything but the degree proves your work ethic and abilities.

Wasabi the J
Jan 23, 2008

MOM WAS RIGHT
Yeah academic rigor actually matters and is was also why I was a bad student. I had never worked hard at anything until college and had people telling me it's all dependant on the tests, which I was good at doing.

I didn't realize the tests weren't the bullshit that I got in highschool.

`Nemesis
Dec 30, 2000

railroad graffiti
https://i.imgur.com/sAU7j1D.gifv

https://i.imgur.com/P2CSnxl.gifv

`Nemesis has a new favorite as of 20:14 on Sep 14, 2017

Autechresaint
Jan 25, 2012

Samovar posted:

Apparently Donnie actually pivoted (i.e. was tricked into it by Pelosi et Al), is about to sign DACA to law and is admitting the wall is an expansion of stuff already built.

Breitbart is going radio goo-goo over it.

#amnestydon is trending on twitter, his supporters are piiiiiiiisssed. So much rage, so quickly.

CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK
Sep 11, 2001



Pleads posted:

"I don't necessarily like to pay $30,000 to get a master's when I feel I already have the knowledge," says man scammed for thousands of dollars by extremely obvious scam.

quote:

Toronto man 'angry' after learning his $8,100 master's degree that required no exams or academic work is fake

:thunk:

Ak Gara
Jul 29, 2005

That's just the way he rolls.
Is it really a fake degree though? And not just a lovely one with no value?

Basebf555
Feb 29, 2008

The greatest sensual pleasure there is is to know the desires of another!

Fun Shoe

Ak Gara posted:

Is it really a fake degree though? And not just a lovely one with no value?

Of course it's fake, you think an accredited university would hand out masters degrees with no exams or classes of academic work of any kind?

BovineFury
Oct 28, 2007
I moo for great justice!
Apple face recognition failed when being shown off.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41266216

surebet
Jan 10, 2013

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Basebf555 posted:

Of course it's fake, you think an accredited university would hand out masters degrees with no exams or classes of academic work of any kind?

dude was basically issued an honorary degree from a fake university after what i assume is the least amount of questions/effort the scammers could get away with.

it is possible to get a degree ad honorem based only on your achievements, which usually involves years (if not a career) of notable work. being a public figure also seems to factor in, since these are basically publicity stunts done by the universities.

what's a lot more common is universities crediting part of the course load based on your experience, but i've mostly only seen a year being shaved off (maaaaybe 2 in some rare cases) so you still need to get your butt in a classroom for a while.

unless you're at the forefront of your field and could be able to land any job on your experience alone regardless of credentials, honorary degrees aren't really a thing you should think about.

Takes No Damage
Nov 20, 2004

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.


Grimey Drawer

Wasabi the J posted:

Yeah academic rigor actually matters and is was also why I was a bad student. I had never worked hard at anything until college and had people telling me it's all dependant on the tests, which I was good at doing.

I didn't realize the tests weren't the bullshit that I got in highschool.

I still feel SH on myself for this. I'm pretty smart but no genius, but that meant I was in this weird sweet spot in high school where I didn't really have to try and still got As and Bs, some Cs mixed in because lol gently caress the man school sux :flipoff: . What I didn't realize at the time is that meant I never learned how to study or prep for exams and that poo poo DOES NOT work in university engineering programs. Que me almost flunking out my freshman year and having to change majors to a degree with lower GPA requirements. I still think about the irony that if I wasn't quite as intelligent as I am, I would have had to study all through HS and probably would have been fine in college. Literally too smart for my own good.

Mu Zeta
Oct 17, 2002

Me crush ass to dust

I have a worthless liberal arts degree but it's way better than having nothing

Altared State
Jan 14, 2006

I think I was born to burn

They obviously weren't going fast enough to grind that rail

White Light
Dec 19, 2012

Mu Zeta posted:

I have a worthless liberal arts degree but it's way better than having nothing

Fun fact! Most college majors are worthless

Karate Bastard
Jul 31, 2007

Soiled Meat
"Two minus five? No that's not possible."

--My elementary school teacher, speaking as a symptom.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Devin Graham makes a lot of really awesome videos.

Sometimes he hurts people.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bILjxXw8dwc

EmmyOk
Aug 11, 2013

I'm catching up on the thread now because I've been busy but please don't post people or animals dying what the actual gently caress. The thread reaction to it was correct and great but for anyone lurking I just want to make this clear.

DON'T POST PEOPLE OR ANIMALS DYING OR BEING KILLED

There's stuff I've missed in the past or the thread rapidly moved on before I noticed it but please don't take that as an endorsement.

Good schadenfreude content either makes you incredibly satisfied some poo poo head got owned or like this

https://i.imgur.com/y9g9W2z.mp4

It doesn't make you think "oh I just watched a puppy die"

KingSlime
Mar 20, 2007
Wake up with the Kin-OH GOD WHAT IS THAT?!

Mu Zeta posted:

I have a worthless liberal arts degree but it's way better than having nothing

that worthless degree taught you how to learn and solve abstract problems

congrats you are better equipped to succeed than 8/10 americans!!

it's like being chased by a bear, sure poo poo kind of sucks but as long as you can run faster than the next rear end in a top hat, you should be golden for now

whenever i see liberal arts degrees people bitching about working at starbucks i'm like "yeah buddy, I'm sure the degree is what holds you back"

Lurking Haro
Oct 27, 2009

KingSlime posted:

that worthless degree taught you how to learn and solve abstract problems

congrats you are better equipped to succeed than 8/10 americans!!

it's like being chased by a bear, sure poo poo kind of sucks but as long as you can run faster than the next rear end in a top hat, you should be golden for now

whenever i see liberal arts degrees people bitching about working at starbucks i'm like "yeah buddy, I'm sure the degree is what holds you back"

If they can't use what their degree requires, how did they get it in they first place?
So if those people can get it, it only proves they paid a lot of time and money for it.

A Proper Uppercut
Sep 30, 2008

Man am I glad I didn't go to college.

My wife works retail and 75% of them are college grads too.

KingSlime
Mar 20, 2007
Wake up with the Kin-OH GOD WHAT IS THAT?!

Lurking Haro posted:

If they can't use what their degree requires, how did they get it in they first place?
So if those people can get it, it only proves they paid a lot of time and money for it.

You can learn these skills out of college too for sure. Do most people? Na

It's a motivation issue more than it is an intelligence issue imo

Also a college degree is also a modern day letter of reference and the odds are just that more stacked against you without one. Data collected shows that the average American earns more as he or she gains education. This idea that education is useless is hurting a lot more people than it's helping.

You do need to make an effort to keep costs low, it can certainly be a lovely investment if you're not careful.

E: for further reading check out https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/educational

Finally, it's worth considering that some regions legit have a lack of solid job opportunities, sadly that's just a reality many are living right now. But if you're in a good area, I'm willing to bet most retail employees with a degree don't stick around for more than a year. Most, as some people do linger when they shouldn't due to uncertainty or anxiety about hunting for better jobs, being tired from long workdays, etc.

KingSlime has a new favorite as of 03:52 on Sep 15, 2017

bobjr
Oct 16, 2012

Roose is loose.
🐓🐓🐓✊🪧


ESPN tried to push someone out after making comments about Trump enabling White Supremacy. Her coworkers had none of it.

Say Nothing
Mar 5, 2013

by FactsAreUseless

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BovineFury
Oct 28, 2007
I moo for great justice!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1rseh3WAIQ

Would you like your schaden to go?

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