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Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:51 am

stessier wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:33 am
Holman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:24 am
Jaymon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:05 pm Eastgate
Westport
Northgate
Southport

standard naming convention
England has regions knowns as Essex, Wessex and Sussex.

There is no Nossex because, after all, who would want to live there?
Horny Norse people?

Nossex would be the last place a horny Norse should live.

Now the prudish Norse people could happily live in Nossex.

Anonymous Bosch · Post by **Anonymous Bosch** » Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:56 am

Holman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 10:24 am
Jaymon wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:05 pm Eastgate
Westport
Northgate
Southport

standard naming convention
England has regions knowns as Essex, Wessex and Sussex.

There is no Nossex because, after all, who would want to live there?

No need, because the 'north folk' had… Norfolk:

Wikipedia.org wrote:History
The area that was to become Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, (there were Palaeolithic settlers as early as 950,000 years ago) with camps along the higher land in the west, where flints could be quarried. A Brittonic tribe, the Iceni, emerged in the 1st century BC. The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in AD 47, and again in 60 led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the area to the Romans. During the Roman era roads and ports were constructed throughout the area and farming was widespread.

Situated on the east coast, the homelands of the Iceni were vulnerable to attacks from continental Europe and other parts of Britain, and forts were built to defend against raids by the Saxons and the Picts. A period of depopulation, which may have been due to these threats, seems to have followed the departure of the Romans. Soon afterward, Germanic peoples from the North Sea area settled in the region. Though they became known as Angles, they were likely not affiliated to any tribe in particular at the time of their migration. It is thought that the settlement here was early (possibly beginning at the start of the fifth century, thereby preceding the alleged date of Hengist and Horsa's arrival in Kent) and that it occurred on a large scale.

By the 5th century the Angles had established control of the region and later became the "north folk" and the "south folk"; hence "Norfolk" and "Suffolk".

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Fri Jan 13, 2023 11:26 am

Since Wessex, Essex and Sussex were all Anglo-Saxon petty kingdoms, I'd probably choose Northumbria was the reason there was no Nossex.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:13 pm

In a fantasy version of England, there would be an untamed, barely-mapped region called Wildsex.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:14 pm

Holman wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 12:13 pm In a fantasy version of England, there would be an untamed, barely-mapped region called Wildsex.

Isn't that the name of Prince Andrew's estate?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Jan 13, 2023 6:24 pm

An impression of Matt Berry character Steven Toast narrating Prince Harry’s memoir. NSFW

Hrothgar · Post by **Hrothgar** » Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:04 pm

It took me half the month to realize this is 1/23.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:56 pm

Milestone achieved. I went to the ATM to withdraw money. I think I did once before a couple of years ago.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:34 pm

You're ahead of me. At the rate that I'm going through it, I'll still be using the cash I withdrew in Feb 2020 until some time in 2025.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:42 pm

I haven't used an ATM this century.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:49 pm

I have used one a few times. Apparently the tooth fairy doesn't take credit cards.

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:54 pm

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Jan 14, 2023 4:56 pm

To be followed by the lesser known Dessert of the Hummer.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:37 am

I mean, she’s not wrong.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:05 am

Best princess of the verse.
I just loved her in Firefly…. Man I miss that show.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:09 am

She must be getting up there in age.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:34 am

dbt1949 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 15, 2023 9:09 am She must be getting up there in age.

Google her and you will say no such thing.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:39 pm

On the one hand, she's about 20 years older than when she was in Firefly. On the other hand, she was only 20 years old when she was in Firefly.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:16 pm

Weather will be getting warm some and that means we'll be getting out of our caves and moving about more. Be wary of travel websites and their prices.

WHAT THE TECH? Travel websites that offer the best bang for your buck

If you've done all of the planning before and used popular travel websites to compare prices you may have noticed that many of those websites have almost identical prices. There's a simple reason for that. Many of them are owned by the same company.

Expedia, owns Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, Trivago, hotels.com, VRBO, and others. They're not competitors. So prices are either exactly the same or within a few dollars of each other. Priceline doesn't just operate its website but owns Kayak and booking.com. So if you shop one, you basically shop them all.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:15 am

I don't get why crimes are often reported like, "brazen shooting in broad daylight". Are they considered more acceptable if occurring by nightfall? Or are they giving the perpetrator(s) kudos for having the stones to pull it off when they're most likely to be seen?

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 9:13 am

Sudy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:15 am I don't get why crimes are often reported like, "brazen shooting in broad daylight". Are they considered more acceptable if occurring by nightfall? Or are they giving the perpetrator(s) kudos for having the stones to pull it off when they're most likely to be seen?

Obviously, it's declared because that's more frightening. We retreat to our castles at night because the dark is dangerous. If evil acts in broad daylight, we have nowhere to hide.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:16 am

Isn't all daylight broad?

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 10:57 am

Not the shadows. When it’s daylight, evil can lurk in the shadows.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:07 am

Sudy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:15 am I don't get why crimes are often reported like, "brazen shooting in broad daylight". Are they considered more acceptable if occurring by nightfall? Or are they giving the perpetrator(s) kudos for having the stones to pull it off when they're most likely to be seen?

Because news is a business, and the people writing the news are trained to make it entertaining, even when it's bad news. "Brazen shooting in broad daylight" is more exciting writing than "shot in the park at 2:00 pm".

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:12 am

Even better:
"Braless broad victim of brazen shooting in broad daylight"

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:13 am

stimpy wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:12 am Even better:
"Braless broad victim of brazen shooting in broad daylight"

That's the Hollywood Tattler version.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 3:13 pm

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 3:16 pm

Daehawk wrote: ↑Mon Jan 16, 2023 1:16 pm Weather will be getting warm some and that means we'll be getting out of our caves and moving about more. Be wary of travel websites and their prices.

WHAT THE TECH? Travel websites that offer the best bang for your buck

If you've done all of the planning before and used popular travel websites to compare prices you may have noticed that many of those websites have almost identical prices. There's a simple reason for that. Many of them are owned by the same company.

Expedia, owns Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, Trivago, hotels.com, VRBO, and others. They're not competitors. So prices are either exactly the same or within a few dollars of each other. Priceline doesn't just operate its website but owns Kayak and booking.com. So if you shop one, you basically shop them all.

This is true, and the pandemic made it worse, lack of travel made the smaller independent sites go out of business over the past couple years.
its basically now Expediagroup vs Booking Holdings (formerly priceline) with AMEX travel hanging around as a wild card.

many of the companies such as large hotels or airlines have their own sites where you can book direct. But they often don't even operate their own site, they just provide the pricing, and contract out the site hosting to one of the two big companies. And then they will offer 'package' deals to complement whatever they are selling (oh, need a flight to go with that hotel?) but the package deal comes from whomever they have contracted to host their site.

The travel industry is very incestuous. IE: I can't believe you just stabbed be in the back with the knife I am renting to you. Same deal next year?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 4:53 pm

Spoiler:

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:25 pm

Nanny state overreach!

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the San Antonio International Airport confiscated a portable anti-tank rifle from a male passenger’s luggage Monday, according to a Twitter post.

The passenger was on an outbound flight from San Antonio to Las Vegas, where he would attend the Shooting and Hunting Outdoor Trade Show. The passenger was planning to exhibit the weapon — a de-militarized 84MM Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle — at the trade show, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

TSA said the passenger didn’t declare the weapon, prompting them to confiscate it. Once they found the anti-tank rifle, agents identified the passenger and escorted him to their office.

When TSA took the passenger to its office, he was able to provide paperwork verifying its de-militarized status. An on-duty TSA explosives specialist also corroborated it was no longer in use.

SAPD said there are no charges pending at this time. After answering TSA’s questions, the passenger was able to rebook his flight to Nevada, albeit without the de-militarized rifle. TSA declared he wouldn’t be able to fly with the prop anti-tank weapon, so he arranged for a family member to retrieve it, according to SAPD.

At least they didn't confiscate it.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:44 pm

Why didn't he just declare it? Just Merica?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:22 pm

Max Peck wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 5:25 pm Nanny state overreach!
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the San Antonio International Airport confiscated a portable anti-tank rifle from a male passenger’s luggage Monday, according to a Twitter post.

The passenger was on an outbound flight from San Antonio to Las Vegas, where he would attend the Shooting and Hunting Outdoor Trade Show. The passenger was planning to exhibit the weapon — a de-militarized 84MM Carl-Gustaf M4 recoilless rifle — at the trade show, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

TSA said the passenger didn’t declare the weapon, prompting them to confiscate it. Once they found the anti-tank rifle, agents identified the passenger and escorted him to their office.

When TSA took the passenger to its office, he was able to provide paperwork verifying its de-militarized status. An on-duty TSA explosives specialist also corroborated it was no longer in use.

SAPD said there are no charges pending at this time. After answering TSA’s questions, the passenger was able to rebook his flight to Nevada, albeit without the de-militarized rifle. TSA declared he wouldn’t be able to fly with the prop anti-tank weapon, so he arranged for a family member to retrieve it, according to SAPD.
At least they didn't confiscate it.

Or force him to throw it away. Man, I've lost a lot of pocket knives and multitools over the years. They literally broke me of the habit of carrying either, right down to the credit card tool I had.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:52 pm

Read this today and it resonated

Back in my day there was so much Toilet Paper and Eggs that we would throw them at the houses of our enemies!

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Tue Jan 17, 2023 8:58 pm

LordMortis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:52 pm Read this today and it resonated

Back in my day there was so much Toilet Paper and Eggs that we would throw them at the houses of our enemies!

That's a gem. I'll steal it, thanks.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:19 pm

I rarely eat fast food in general (maybe once a month) and haven't eaten at Burger King in literally years. Grease pits like that aren't my thing, but I do like to indulge on rare occasions. They've advertised a ton during football and a few of their things have looked tasty in the ads, so I figured I'd give them a shot tonight. Ordered an Italian Chicken Sandwich (breaded chicken, mozzarella, and marinara on a bun) and some onion rings.

That was - by quite a wide margin - the worst fast food I have ever tasted. Absolutely horrid. I took two bites of the sandwich and one onion ring and threw the rest in the trash. Went home and made myself some chicken soup instead.

It was just so, so spectacularly awful.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:28 pm

Been having so much diarrhea here lately that I finally got around to eating some rice. Ordered some fiber pills from Amazon.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:25 pm

Fiber isn't going to stop diarrhea. Quite the opposite.

You want soft, bland, binding foods like the BRAT diet -- bananas, rice, apples, and plain white bread toast. I also find cheese and dairy to be binding. Other suggestions are pasta, potatoes, and oatmeal.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:20 pm

If the diarrhea is recurring over a long period, you may also want to look into a low FODMAPS diet. Be sure not to confuse the lists of high and low FODMAPs foods; you want to eat the low ones. A surprising number of "healthy" foods are actually high in FODMAPs and may contribute to digestive issues. The good news is that there are also many low-FODMAPs foods in the same categories, including many yummy things.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:52 pm

It's just been for a week or so and it is a side effect of having your gallbladder removed. Plus I don't have any bowl movement for three days and then have diarrhea.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:39 am

Kraken wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:25 pm Fiber isn't going to stop diarrhea. Quite the opposite.

You want soft, bland, binding foods like the BRAT diet -- bananas, rice, apples, and plain white bread toast. I also find cheese and dairy to be binding. Other suggestions are pasta, potatoes, and oatmeal.

No help for me but then I have Crone's and lord knows what else going on in my intestines. I'm on TNF blocking med and colesterol med that has constipation side effect and it helps but merely helps.