SuaveStar Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 What were you doing with your ticket? And how did that make you feel? Tell me about your mother. Holding it sir. Annoyed sir. Have you got all day and can you cash a blank cheque? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolette Opal Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 *Usually*, one expects a union to do more good than harm to their workers and communities. I have no faith in the combined intelligence of large groups of people. That's a real shame. Singular thinking like that is what gets organizations and countries into such sticky situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Get 'er! She's a commie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Heh. I've seen way too much mob logic/idiocy when I've been in groups of large people, that's all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Mass group overreaction has caused more problems in this world than almost anything except religion. Oh, wait, religions are mass groups of people. Well, there you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Heh. I've seen way too much mob logic/idiocy when I've been in groups of large people, that's all. To quote Kay from Men in Black "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." Truer words were never spoken. I could go on and on about how much I hate pandering to the masses, but then my blood would boil. Actually, if the masses were smart and selfless, then I would be fine pandering to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yeah, those energy drinks turn blood to treacle, you should probably stop with those. Unfortunately, they're a necessary evil. Since I don't sleep, they're the only thing that gets me moving. The doctor even told me I needed the caffiene due to my low blood pressure. I'm not one of those three can a day types though. That would be insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yeah, those energy drinks turn blood to treacle, you should probably stop with those. Unfortunately, they're a necessary evil. Since I don't sleep, they're the only thing that gets me moving. The doctor even told me I needed the caffiene due to my low blood pressure. I'm not one of those three can a day types though. That would be insane. Drink tea instead. It's got antioxidants and is a helluva lot better for you than soda or energy drinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yeah, those energy drinks turn blood to treacle, you should probably stop with those. Unfortunately, they're a necessary evil. Since I don't sleep, they're the only thing that gets me moving. The doctor even told me I needed the caffiene due to my low blood pressure. I'm not one of those three can a day types though. That would be insane. Drink tea instead. It's got antioxidants and is a helluva lot better for you than soda or energy drinks. And it's delightfully civilised, what what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 My car just broke down trying to leave work. At first I figured I had a flat because the front was wobbling and grinding. I looked under there and can't see anything. That can't be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Is it the tie-rods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Is it the tie-rods? I'm a computer guy, I just know how to turn it on and drive it. That means nothing to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 It was the hub assembly. That + new brakes cost me around 300 bucks. The good news is the guy stayed on a Friday night to fix it for me. The bad news is I had just bought the T-Mobile G1 an hour before my car broke so now I have no money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 While dealing with a reasonably drunk douche-bag tonight, he had the common courtesy to call me a "Piece of Shit" before he moved to the obligatory "Fat-Ass", I'd be pissed if I wasn't so impressed with the results of my exercise regiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 So. Apparently my grandma wants to come up from Fond du Lac after her and Grandpa's dentist appointment and have lunch/dinner with me. On the one hand, I'll be glad for the free food. On the other hand, I have this nagging feeling it has a lot to do with the fact that I, through legitimate conflicts, have not been at the last two family gatherings (Easter and my cousin's bridal shower), and the whole religion thing's going to come up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolette Opal Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 [...] and the whole religion thing's going to come up. 1) Do your grandparents support you financially? 2) Is either grandparent a clergy-person? 3) Were you once Amish? I get that religious differences in families can be tense, to say the very least, but I don't think it's something to be concerned about. That's not meant to sound glib or over-simplified, just frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 To catch you up on the situation as it stands currently: Mkay. The last 24 hours have been... interesting. ... As if that wasn't bad enough, at the family gathering last night, Grandma, through an uncle I thought was near and dear to my heart, attacked our family for switching churches, moving from the bugfuck nuts WELS to a more mainstream church. This has been a source of contention in the family for a while, but last night it utterly erupted, with my grandma, among other things, telling my father that he was leading us and my sisters to hell, and blaming my mother for all of it, claiming that she was at fault for "always looking for something different, something better". This resulted in a huge fight that ended up taking the better part of two hours. Now, as if this wasn't enough, my dad and I get a letter from the same uncle who started it all. Posted in full as follows: -- Upon evaluating your reasons for switching churches I am going to decline your invitation to visit your new church. I've seen these "feel good" religions before and I can see why this one in particular would appeal to high powered politicians. Everyday they are faced with tough decisions and it's comforting to know that the decision was guided by God. However all too often it is used as justification for bad decisions or behavior. The means never justifies the end. Back handed dealing, bending laws and rules is never right in achieving a desired outcome. I don't know your church body's intentions and they may be noble and right. But in one case we caught a pastor from one of these types of churches stealing and he justified it saying it was the Lord's way of providing for his family. He couldn't just work harder or accept the burden, no he used God as a way of justifying his bad behavior. I'm pretty sure the Holy Ghost had nothing to do with it. Bernie Ebbers from Enron did the same thing. He used to hold a prayer service before all the board meetings and even when the company was being investigated he said they had to pray harder and step up because it was a challange from God, meanwhile he was stealing the shareholders blind. Examine the doctorine closely and make sure you are not being lulled into this trap. Wrong is wrong. The liberals always have some excuse for justifying their abberant behaviors. Don't get caught up in using religion to justify doing something to promote your career or make and keep new friends. Stand up for what you were taught no matter how tough it becomes. I wouldn't want to be caught sacrificing eternal life for better conditons in human life. You asked me to be a godparent and commit to the spiritual needs of your children. I can't be swayed from that committment because you feel you are making a better decision for your family now. Mom and Dad as parents and grandparents have also made this comittment and you can't ask us to turn our backs on it now because you didn't see this day coming. Hannah, if you are looking for a Lutheran church to join Mount Olive on the north side is the one I joined when I lived in Appleton. Take care, Ray -- So. Yeah. But in short, no to all three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolette Opal Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 This is the kind of shit that makes me crazy about religion: your nuclear and extended family practice similar Christianity-based faiths (if I'm reading this right), yet your new parish is different in some way (seems to me, perhaps, that it is more liberal) that makes the extended family upset. WTF. Seriously. It really gets my goat that people who claim to be deeply religious can be so petty and back-biting. Good luck navigating this mess, Hannah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 (Also it's not stuck in the 18th/19th centuries, that helps a lot.) Here's the kicker about the whole thing; the primary argument is between my grandmother and my father, and they're involving us only to make the other feel guilty about what they're doing. So, here's hoping Grandma doesn't try and make me "choose a side" as she put it at her and Grandpa's anniversary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'm getting very pissed at GoDaddy not forwarding my domain. They sent me a link to help me and it's full of stuff I've already done more than once. I'm telling people on my podcast to go to a website that doesn't exist. I've bought around 30 domains from them, but if this isn't fixed soon I'm not using them anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I'm getting very pissed at GoDaddy not forwarding my domain. They sent me a link to help me and it's full of stuff I've already done more than once. I'm telling people on my podcast to go to a website that doesn't exist. I've bought around 30 domains from them, but if this isn't fixed soon I'm not using them anymore. Call them, dude. Seriously. They are great on the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 It's working now. Honestly, why they don't automate this stuff when you choose to redirect is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James D. Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I cannot believe how godawful The Daily Show is anymore. Nothing about it is funny, Jon Stewart's "make a quip and stay silent and smile for 5 seconds" routine is beyond old at this point, and it's a chore to try and watch. Stewart, in particular, just seems to be scraping the bottom of the barrel to think of something for which to make fun of conservatives nowadays since Obama is there now and he can't think of anything else to say because he verbally fellates any Democrat he can think of. I seriously think the last truly funny episode of The Daily Show I watched had Craig Kilborn in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Colbert is still funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 I enjoyed the mad money situations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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