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Vargatron posted:Only one way to resolve this; Thunderdome. lol! I watched this the other night. One of my wife’s boyfriend’s favourite movies and pretty much the only thing we bond over is quoting that masterpiece.
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La Brea Carpet posted:I (M29) was humbled by my boss (M24) at work because of my height The only reasonable response is "gently caress you, give me my check."
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 21:37 |
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The boss is a total rear end in a top hat but also by jumping up and down for a check you estabilished yourself as the office omega that can be made fun of when the team is stressed .
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 21:44 |
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Palpek posted:The boss is a total rear end in a top hat but also by jumping up and down for a check you estabilished yourself as the office omega that can be made fun of when the team is stressed . When rolling with the punches goes wrong
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 21:46 |
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Admiral Ray posted:The moral of that story is to never work and find some woman who will take even the tiniest crumbs of your attention as manna from heaven.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 21:47 |
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Palpek posted:The boss is a total rear end in a top hat but also by jumping up and down for a check you estabilished yourself as the office omega that can be made fun of when the team is stressed . Exactly. There were other options such as: 1. "gently caress you, give me my check." 2. Punch him in the dick and then take the check.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 21:48 |
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My [23 f] boyfriend [31 M] bought me a car by surprise. It's not at all what I wantquote:hopefully this doesn't make me seem super spoiled. It's like my grandmother always said: "If you can't handle the soccer mom life, don't try to be the soccer dad's wife."
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:06 |
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An engineer didn't listen to a woman? And instead persisted with his pre-determined Best Decision? Summon the fainting couch!
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:10 |
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I bought you a glorified minivan so you can drive my kids around.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:11 |
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La Brea Carpet posted:My [23 f] boyfriend [31 M] bought me a car by surprise. It's not at all what I want Dump your bf and sell the kia.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:15 |
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OMGVBFLOL posted:i dont see it in the last few pages but i just wanted to chime in and say i’ve read the story the new thread title refers to and it is solid gold
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:16 |
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If they were both their kids i could see why he'd be annoyed that she just wanted to keep a two seater and always have him be responsible for transportation when the kids were involved, but it seems p clear she's just dating him for funsies and isn't really eager to merge households/responsibilities that way.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:19 |
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Baronjutter posted:I bought you a glorified minivan so you can drive my kids around. That is exactly what this means by the way
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:19 |
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Yawgmoth posted:I'm too lazy to go hunting, please link Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:here:
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:20 |
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La Brea Carpet posted:My [23 f] boyfriend [31 M] bought me a car by surprise. It's not at all what I want Marry the Miata or the man, you child. Your BF is tired of your tiny car poo poo. If you desire the dadcock so greatly, you have to take the kids with it. OP does not sound like she’s ready for family life. The best solution is that OP becomes dad’s mistress and he goes and finds a vanmom. The real issue isn’t the car a true shocker
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:21 |
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La Brea Carpet posted:My [23 f] boyfriend [31 M] bought me a car by surprise. It's not at all what I want I mean... the SUV for someone who had no interest in driving an SUV without consulting them was a monumentally stupid idea. If you had to buy a car for someone in that situation (this guy certainly didn't have to), when they are use to driving smaller cars in a city situation, why not get a compact 4 door like a Corolla so you can still drag stepchildren around and also not feel like they are driving a tank. And yeah ^^^^ they aren't married and she doesn't live with him, it makes sense to not want to alter your lifestyle in that way when you're not at that level of commitment.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:24 |
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A modern Kia SUV probably actually gets better gas mileage than a 15 year old Miata, Kia makes really fuel efficient cars in the SUV class and standards were a lot lower in 2003. But if he wanted to surprise her with a car he should have gone with a Soul, or a Sonata, Elantra, or Accent, especially a hatchback model of one of those. A four door sedan will have plenty of room for his kids, the modern safety features, and feel better to drive, while being small enough to easily parallel park. Each of those also have a shifter if you want to manually switch gears.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:24 |
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La Brea Carpet posted:My [23 f] boyfriend [31 M] bought me a car by surprise. It's not at all what I want His only legitimate point is RWD is total garbage in the snow. Yeah, you haven't spun out, but your vehicle controls like a drat boat in the snow no matter how good you are at driving. That's the nature of RWD and why it's not good in the snow. Khorne fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Feb 5, 2018 |
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Why does he even want her to drive that badly? She doesn't want to drive his car, don't do it.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:29 |
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Al Borland Corp. posted:A modern Kia SUV probably actually gets better gas mileage than a 15 year old Miata, Kia makes really fuel efficient cars in the SUV class and standards were a lot lower in 2003. E:
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:35 |
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Regardless I would encourage you all to purchase Hyundai and to a lesser extent Kia brand vehicles
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:37 |
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Pvt.Scott posted:The cars here really represent what each person wants in this relationship. OP wants to pursue a career and experience exciting city life, with the ability to dart to-and-fro to new experiences, and the ability to swing by and pick up her man in the spare seat if she wants. The BF wants a dependable, safe, predictable life in which his GF lives with him and helps raise his kids, with plenty of room for groceries or maybe even another kid or two in the back. The relationship is pretty much over at this point, even if neither party realizes it. This with the extra caveat that the entire thing was instantly predictable with a glance at their ages. Such a shock that a 31 year old with children wants stability and dependability while 23 year old without attachment wants flexibility and adventure.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:38 |
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Speaking of gifts. My (27F) BF (30M) of a year and our friends (Varied, 20s to 30s) helped me out of a real bad spot financially. I'm very grateful but now I feel like I have no privacy. quote:This year or two has sucked, y'all. I'm changing some things per usual for privacy but the relevant information is preserved.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:38 |
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She's 23 and has a life ahead of her, he's 31, has kids and bought her a mom van after 1.5 year of dating without discussing it with her or apparently his expectations in their relationship (cause he's a logical engineer you see), of course it blew the gently caress up. Good for them to find out this way that they're ultimately incompatible - she's not ready to settle for the role he presumed she was already in.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:44 |
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Regardless I would encourage you all to purchase Hyundai and to a lesser extent Kia brand vehicles That seems sensible. Have you considered an MGB GT for picking up your kids from school, though?
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La Brea Carpet posted:My [23 f] boyfriend [31 M] bought me a car by surprise. It's not at all what I want I have a horrible time driving and parking big cars or trucks. Parking takes forever and is nearly impossible in some places. I feel constantly paranoid about my blind spots and how much space I'm taking up. If I had just an SUV, you'd have to put a gun to my head to get me on the road. Get the lady a loving car that isn't a two-seater, not a whole SUV. If you get her a car she can't drive, you're a moron. I don't think there's any more to it than that, some people just can't drive big poo poo without problems.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:46 |
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I'd be angry enough about a private chat like that that once I was back on my feet, I'd pay them all back and then cut them out of my life. It's one thing to be having a conversation with someone and saying "Oh and have you spoken with [mutual friend] lately? How are they doing?" and it's another to have a private group chat about everything in their life like they're some kind of ARG you have to meet up and piece together.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:47 |
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Get her a minivan and go ahead and put the stick family on the back window. Also add a dog and mentioned how his kids have always wanted one and she has plenty of time to take care of it.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 22:51 |
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Al Borland Corp. posted:Each of those also have a shifter if you want to manually switch gears. Lol, just lol at the idea that an automatic with a big boy gear shifter mode is in any way comparable to a manual. For practical purposes it's fine, it's nice to be able to downshift when you want to, but if you like manuals because they are fun to drive those things are loving terrible.
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Huntersoninski posted:I'd be angry enough about a private chat like that that once I was back on my feet, I'd pay them all back and then cut them out of my life. It's one thing to be having a conversation with someone and saying "Oh and have you spoken with [mutual friend] lately? How are they doing?" and it's another to have a private group chat about everything in their life like they're some kind of ARG you have to meet up and piece together. i dont blame her for being mad about it but she must be leaving out some detail because people generally don't rally around you like that unless you're on the edge of homelessness or suicide or something. it's not like all these people are organizing to help her out because they have nothing better to do but gossip about her
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 23:04 |
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andrew smash posted:Lol, just lol at the idea that an automatic with a big boy gear shifter mode is in any way comparable to a manual. For practical purposes it's fine, it's nice to be able to downshift when you want to, but if you like manuals because they are fun to drive those things are loving terrible. You are a baby or a poor if you get a manual these days, automatics are better in every way, Ferrari doesn't even make manual cars anymore, Ferrari.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 23:05 |
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andrew smash posted:Lol, just lol at the idea that an automatic with a big boy gear shifter mode is in any way comparable to a manual. For practical purposes it's fine, it's nice to be able to downshift when you want to, but if you like manuals because they are fun to drive those things are loving terrible. A buddy of mine has a Miata, they're hella fun to drive.
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boner confessor posted:i dont blame her for being mad about it but she must be leaving out some detail because people generally don't rally around you like that unless you're on the edge of homelessness or suicide or something. it's not like all these people are organizing to help her out because they have nothing better to do but gossip about her I sure dang hope so, tbh I totally believe there could exist a community of busybodies like that. As if chipping in to help is like purchasing tickets to her life's drama. I agree there's probably more to it, but if what she's written is accurate, I'd be beyond irritated in her shoes as well.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 23:09 |
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Huntersoninski posted:I sure dang hope so, tbh I totally believe there could exist a community of busybodies like that. quote:I am blessed to have these people in my life because it was really looking like homelessness was unavoidable. quote:As if chipping in to help is like purchasing tickets to her life's drama. I dunno, both Pick and ourselves pay money for her to splay her trainwreck of a life over this forum so...
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 23:13 |
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Three Olives posted:I dunno, both Pick and ourselves pay money for her to splay her trainwreck of a life over this forum so... You’re all heart
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 23:34 |
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Goons gave thousands of dollars to a racist idiot with no cooking or business skills just to keep watching his business fail.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 23:35 |
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Three Olives is just mad that there’s an actual rich person in GBS
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 23:39 |
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mllaneza posted:A buddy of mine has a Miata, they're hella fun to drive. I bet they are! I’ve never driven a Miata but I have had a manual rwd and several motorcycles and they were ludicrously fun. I have an automatic with the optional gear shifter now and it’s so loving anemic-feeling I just ignore it and leave it in D.
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# ? Feb 5, 2018 23:56 |
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Pick posted:Three Olives is just mad that there’s an actual rich person in GBS Kitty has claws. E: the manual mode on an automatic is handy for snow and ice. Certainly not going to fulfill your race car fantasies tho.
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i always forget that americans cant drive lol
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