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stevobob posted:Oh how I love greyhounds. <3 Is she a big goof with her tongue out when she's laying down? They're so lovably awkward and gentle. I've only had whippets, but a giant one of those sounds amazing
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So my parents might be loaded but I myself am poor (To a degree, I realize I'm actually better off than a lot of people in my generation ). Around the time 14 did what he did I started donating $5 a month to my local women's shelter. Since that time I completely forgot that I was donating to them. Today I got a personalized thank-you letter that definitely took way more effort than I put into my side of this. What I think this means is that despite the fact I'm poor, $5 a month doesn't really mean a whole lot to me. Apparently it means a lot more to them though. So if any of you ever been sitting on the fence about this sort of thing, just remember as bad as you have it or might have it someone out there probably has it worse, and if you're able to help in some small way, please try. If a guy who can barely maintain a positive balance in his bank account can spare five bucks a month, I wonder what others could do without noticing an impact on their pocketbook.
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The Door Frame posted:I've only had whippets, but a giant one of those sounds amazing I read this as a different kind of whippet and was thoroughly confused.
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angryrobots posted:I read this as a different kind of whippet and was thoroughly confused. Whippets were ratting dogs, so a giant one could be the tank to take out the Ratte, so that's amazing. Or a giant balloon of NO, that sounds amazingly fun Fermented Tinal posted:So my parents might be loaded but I myself am poor (To a degree, I realize I'm actually better off than a lot of people in my generation ). Around the time 14 did what he did I started donating $5 a month to my local women's shelter. Since that time I completely forgot that I was donating to them. Today I got a personalized thank-you letter that definitely took way more effort than I put into my side of this. I used to donate $2 a check to Planned Parenthood after they did me (and later a loved one) a great service. $52 a year is basically nothing to give up for a good cause. Might be time to now that I've got a fulltime job again
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My pet charity is Lowtax and his impressive yet unerring ability to be the only Internet God who isn't a billionaire - because I cannot picture a life without SA.
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Ether Frenzy posted:My pet charity is Lowtax and his impressive yet unerring ability to be the only Internet God who isn't a billionaire - because I cannot picture a life without SA. 
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Well maybe he's not a triple-comma guy because a new spine cost $999,999,989.99 and his two ex-wives split the remaining $10.01. Sentiment remains, and this was a joke in the first place...
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Dec 11, 2019 03:37
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If the world was just, he would have three diamond encrusted spines.
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Dec 11, 2019 04:54
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While on the subject of core SA history, you too can bid on the original Johnny Fiveaces sketch lmao  https://www.ebay.com/itm/362845817014
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:While on the subject of core SA history, you too can bid on the original Johnny Fiveaces sketch lmao When I grow up I wanna be Gros Gammon.
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The Royal Nonesuch posted:While on the subject of core SA history, you too can bid on the original Johnny Fiveaces sketch lmao jfc it's at $4,420.69 right now and I wish I were making that up
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Adiabatic posted:When I grow up I wanna be Gros Gammon. considering bidding just to have an IRL high-def scan of Johnny's mooseknuckle as my avatar  Kazinsal posted:jfc it's at $4,420.69 right now  
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Can someone give me the backstory on this, I'm somewhat confused.
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Holy poo poo, someone on Facebook Marketplace came and bought something and not a single attempt to lowball or bitch about pricing or condition. Paid full price and left.
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meatpimp posted:Just finishing up getting about 1500sqft of white oak installed on the first floor. Also had new stair treads installed to match. The bottom riser of the stairs flares out and is much larger. That’s awesome! For all the times where something doesn’t quite come out right or to have a brain fart, that was the perfect time to be perfect. You’ll get to be reminded of that feeling every time you see that piece of wood too.
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T-Square posted:I doubt our greyhound is 100lbs, probably closer to 70 just because greyhounds are skinny and dainty, but she's all tan and looks like a fuckin' doe wandering around. It's mildly unnerving when she pokes into a dimly lit room you're in and stares at you with her ears perked up and black eyes and black nose, because she looks just like a deer. Man I love greyhounds. The tan ones so look like a deer I'd be scared to own one up around here.
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bolind posted:Can someone give me the backstory on this, I'm somewhat confused. https://forums.somethingawful.com/dictionary.php?act=3&topicid=2071
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Darchangel posted:It was Chevy's compact car, between the Intermediate Chevelle and the subcompact Corvair. What's not to get? Agreed. I'm mostly bitching about the weird name.
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stevobob posted:Oh how I love greyhounds. <3 Is she a big goof with her tongue out when she's laying down? They're so lovably awkward and gentle. No, she doesn't do the derpy-tongue thing, but sometimes she bares her teefers while she naps. Her derpy qualities include following you too close and getting her long rear end legs tangled with yours while you're walking, misjudging closing distance and ramming her long snoot right up your rear end, and having zero spacial awareness resulting in her routinely blocking any and all doorways that you're trying to get through and doesn't realize that you nudging and pushing her means that you want her to move  And even though she's over 8 years old and has a permanently injured hind-leg from when she was a race-dog (my girlfriend rescued her several years ago) she still gets "YOU'RE HOME" zoomies, "WE'RE GOING OUTSIDE?!" zoomies, and "I'M ABOUT TO POOP BUT I HAVEN'T DECIDED A SPOT YET" zoomies 
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Our Governor is backing a bill that bans use of phones while driving and holy gently caress are people pissed off about it.
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Rhyno posted:Our Governor is backing a bill that bans use of phones while driving and holy gently caress are people pissed off about it. People got super pissed off here when they reduced the blood alcohol limit for DUI from 0.08 to 0.05.
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:100+lb dog superiority This, took a while to convince the wife but our big dope of a dog is great. Add in a ~35lb and ~50lb for good measure. Miss them, have been in the hospital since early November and haven't seen much of them. We're very fortunate that my mother in law took the two small ones and my parent took the big dope. I get daily snapchat updates but it doesn't compare to 110lb of lap dog crushing you with love.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:People got super pissed off here when they reduced the blood alcohol limit for DUI from 0.08 to 0.05. That got voted down a few years back . I'm all for both.
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Rhyno posted:Our Governor is backing a bill that bans use of phones while driving and holy gently caress are people pissed off about it. It's been illegal to use them while driving (except with a hands free kit of some kind) here for years. Even on a bicycle. In Austin, anyway. I have a phone mount on my bike specifically so I can change music while riding semi-legally. Of course, our shithead governor went and passed a law banning cities from making such a law  , while passing a law making distracted driving illegal (and specifically cites texting and driving). Austin PD will still stop you for holding a phone up to your ear though. I thought the state was supposed to defer to cities for local government?randomidiot fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Dec 11, 2019 |
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STR posted:It's been illegal to use them while driving (except with a hands free kit of some kind) here for years. Even on a bicycle. In Austin, anyway. Yeah well Indiana loving sucks.
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Phone law just got passed here in October and I'm all for it. Idiots texting while driving should be put in jail.
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NitroSpazzz posted:This, took a while to convince the wife but our big dope of a dog is great. Add in a ~35lb and ~50lb for good measure. Was starting to wonder where you've been. Hope nothing too bad is going on.
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Humphreys posted:Holy poo poo, someone on Facebook Marketplace came and bought something and not a single attempt to lowball or bitch about pricing or condition. Paid full price and left. I successfully gave away my 57" Mitsubishi rear-projection TV that needed a bulb with no drama. I was stunned. slothrop posted:I really hope when Tesla brings the Cybertruck to Australia they rebrand it the CompUte I like you.That's an excellent dad joke (I'm a dad, so take that as you will.) Nebakenezzer posted:Agreed. I'm mostly bitching about the weird name. Oh, yeah, what the heck is that about? Nova was OK, unless of course you wanted to sell in Mexico ("No va" means "won't go" basically) or were worried about it imploding then exploding stellar matter, but why Chevy II? Was there going to be a Chevy 3D: Revengeance or something? STR posted:It's been illegal to use them while driving (except with a hands free kit of some kind) here for years. Even on a bicycle. In Austin, anyway. In all honesty, I could see it being a miasma of differing laws causing a lot of confusion in a state as large as and with as many municipalities as TX. Frankly, the state law should be enough, if it were done correctly. And I still see idiots holding phones - though usually they've got it horizontal at about high chest level using speakerphone. Still only one hand on the wheel.
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Humphreys posted:Holy poo poo, someone on Facebook Marketplace came and bought something and not a single attempt to lowball or bitch about pricing or condition. Paid full price and left. I've actually had about a 95% success rate when it comes to non-car related things I have sold in the past year on FB. I just make it clear no negotiating / trading, they come pick the stuff up and leave. Even sold two of my Japanese vans no drama through there, now there was this one time I was selling 2 tires that I basically didn't want to get rid of myself that I have tried to forget...OMG that was a nightmare
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T-Square posted:Was starting to wonder where you've been. Hope nothing too bad is going on. Just the usual gut has shut down and will be for an unknown amount of time. Transplant was 21 years old on the 8th, was cool having the original doctor that did it walk in to shake my hand. edit: anyone have any video game recommendations? Needs to run on a 3-4 year old dell work laptop using the touchpad. I've got a lot of time to kill and I can only watch so much tv and movies. NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Dec 11, 2019 |
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NitroSpazzz posted:Just the usual gut has shut down and will be for an unknown amount of time. Transplant was 21 years old on the 8th, was cool having the original doctor that did it walk in to shake my hand. First game that comes to mind is FTL. I've been playing a lot of Atom Zombie Smasher lately too.
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Rhyno posted:Our Governor is backing a bill that bans use of phones while driving and holy gently caress are people pissed off about it. It has been illegal to be looking at your phone while driving here in Utah for years. That means texting, dialing, facebook live streaming, facetiming, etc etc. I have never once seen a person be pulled over or get a citation to my knowledge. It is irritating because it is rampant here. The Highway patrol and other entities are always having press conferences about things they are going to start enforcing; texting while driving, "left lane loafers" etc and nothing changes. Then four days ago this gets posted on the news outlets: if you don't think going 5MPH over will get you a ticket, UHP says think again quote:“Our administrators said we need to have zero tolerance for anything above 70 or 80 mph, respectively to where those speed limits are implemented,” he said. The final straw was the chaos that happened on Utah’s freeways during two snowstorms over the week of Thanksgiving. Troopers responded to nearly 950 crashes, including 10 that involved their own patrol cars being hit by other motorists. It was posted to the local BMW facebook group, which a few members already replied that they had in fact that weekend received a ticket for 5MPH over. So they actually did it. I mean, the law is the law, but only enforcing the ones that they deem important is irritating as hell. People have been going Speed Limit +5 for decades. The crashes happened because of the weather and idiots not knowing how to drive. We also got rid of annual safety inspections which included tire inspections so what do they expect? People can squeeze every last mile of rubber out of the tires so they will do it. These same people will be frustrated about snow removal, raising taxes to get better snow removal and will still end up in a ditch. Round and round we go. I wish they would absolutely hammer people who text and drive. If they enforced it, people would react.
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NitroSpazzz posted:Just the usual gut has shut down and will be for an unknown amount of time. Transplant was 21 years old on the 8th, was cool having the original doctor that did it walk in to shake my hand. If you like Diablo-style games, Path of Exile is free and very good. You can even play with one button if you build a summoner character! Cities:Skylines is an excellent city building game, Civilization 4 and 5 are (in my opinion) the best Civilization games, although 5 needs more graphical horsepower to run. I haven't played it but people seem to really enjoy Stardew Valley for a low intensity RPG about building a farm.
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It's my day off from work, sorta (last night I was off, I work tonight). Went by to do some shopping. Had some notes in my pocket along with a letter from my doctor that just happened to be in my coat. Since HR is never there when I am, I figured I'd drop by. I need a new uniform shirt anyway (I wore a L to XL when I started, I'm in a M to L now... and my shirts are just worn out). Got a M, it's a little tight on the shoulders, but she said it'll stretch out. If not, I can swap it out. Unfortunately, I can only get one color; I see managers wearing plenty of other nice shirts, but unfortunately, those are only for managers and leads. Talked to her about my boss, specifically my issues with my hands and constantly being scheduled in frozen. She asked if my paystub still said grocery, or had it changed to frozen (nope, still frozen), had I consented to a change (no), and where the bulk of my shifts are (frozen). She pulled all of my info up to confirm. Then called not my boss's boss... but his boss in. We talked a bit, I had notes with me of every time I had talked to my boss about it, along with his boss, and even offered up some recordings of the conversations (one party consent state, I'm almost always wearing at least one earbud, so I as soon as I see my boss walking up, I turn off my music and start recording now). I also had documentation from my doctor... they just took a quick glance at how many times I had talked to him and confirmed I was supposed to be dry grocery, and boss's boss's boss said "I'll take care of it right now" without looking at anything else. I was told to go directly to him if I get any backlash about going over their heads. After he left, HR specifically told me to let them know if I get my hours cut, and that corporate is going to be made aware. Between the 2nd highest manager of the store being looped in, and HR bypassing the store manager and going to corporate, it sounds like they may be trying to move him. Or at least really cover their asses. It's very hard for them to fire managers (anybody really, their written policies make it very hard to get fired outside of customer complaints, attendance issues, and cash handling problems - unless it involves coercion or sexual harassment), but they can sure as hell move them to another store. And this one has been in a dozen different stores in just as many years. tl;dr I poked an angry bear with a really sharp stick, I didn't die yet. I might die soon. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 19:22 on Dec 11, 2019 |
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