Random randomness

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:37 am

Great top of page post! Very on topic!!

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 8:48 am

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:29 am

2 random thoughts.

1. A great band name would be Chafe my Willy. ...Probably taken

2. I used to be fast when Id be i na checkout line waiting and someone would say "Line so-n-so is open if you want to come over here. ...Not today. Some small elderly asshole man behind me zipped past me and the lady who was in front of me to get up there. I started to say something but ..A- didn't want to lose my now next in line status....B- didn't feel like fussing.......C- didn't want to call myself out as being slower than an old man.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:17 pm

Mainly C.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:01 pm

Mainly.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 1:07 pm

Mathematically I believe you're more likely to be served first by staying where you are, assuming relatively equal conditions. Obviously that changes if they're letting the fifth guy in line switch lanes in front of shoppers two-through-four.

When I'm in this situation I usually tell the person behind me to go. I did that a couple of months ago and I think the cashier in the other lane got mad at me, but I couldn't tell through masks.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:08 pm

Comes down to the speed of the clerk + chatting + problems - how much of a hurry people are in.

I like karma. I believe in karma. If some has one or two items and I have a buggy I motion for them to go in front of me. Im in no hurry now days. If its a girl and she is cute then double karma points

Im also the one you are blowing your horn at because Im letting someone out in traffic if theres a line behind me.

Im a nice guy. And I never finish last.....unless you were my wife. Because Im a nice guy.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:24 pm

Daehawk wrote: Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:08 pm If its a girl and she is cute then double karma points

Actually, that's zero karma points.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:37 pm

Yahoo

One of Silicon Valley’s most infamous entrepreneurs, Elizabeth Holmes, is scheduled to stand trial on Aug. 31 to defend accusations that she used her biotech startup, Theranos, to commit criminal fraud.

Holmes, 37, once proclaimed the youngest female self-made billionaire — and featured in Yahoo Finance’s new documentary "Valley of Hype," streaming on Yahoo Finance starting Aug. 30 — faces federal charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud tied to the collapse of the blood-testing company.

Jury selection is slated to begin Aug. 31, and opening statements are scheduled for Sept. 8.

A central question at trial will be whether Holmes and her former romantic partner and co-defendant, ex-Theranos president and COO, Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, used Theranos to intentionally defraud private investors into backing the venture, and intentionally defraud patients into purchasing unreliable blood tests.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 2:53 pm

Theranos?? Do they have a toe sock with gems in it?

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 3:47 pm

These are very fried onion'y. And very good!

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Fri Aug 27, 2021 4:46 pm

I think it would be interesting if ISIS or the Taliban had their own news shows like our local news.
Complete with weather and sports.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 6:00 am

I really hate buy one, get one deals. I only want one box of Hamburger Helper, but it's "save $2 if you buy four" and I feel like I'm leaving noodles on the table. Who needs four boxes of Hamburger Helper?! Who am I, Michael Shannon in Take Shelter?

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:57 am

I watched a movie last night on Netflix called The Outpost in Afghanistan. The sounds of the bullets coming in was so realistic I started having flashbacks.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 1:41 pm

So I just had groceries delivered from Walmart and they sent me 54 muffins I didn't order. Six boxes. Plus a golden loaf cake.

Customer service says to keep them for the day just in case they send someone back for them. Otherwise I guess I'll send them to the office or leave them in the apartment laundry room.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:11 pm

If you walked into your apartment building laundry room and found a pile of muffins with a sign saying "Eat me!", would you?

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:42 pm

What? No. Are you crazy?

But I mean, they're shrink-wrapped and everything.

I should specify it's a smallish 6-story building and the laundry room is on the ground floor (not on the basement or something) and very well maintained by our obsessive superintendent. I don't know the neighbours very well though. It's probably not something I should do without asking.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:12 pm

dbt1949 wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:57 am I watched a movie last night on Netflix called The Outpost in Afghanistan. The sounds of the bullets coming in was so realistic I started having flashbacks.

That's a very powerful movie. I've watched it twice.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 3:53 pm

Max Peck wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:11 pm If you walked into your apartment building laundry room and found a pile of muffins with a sign saying "Eat me!", would you?

Only the tops.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 4:41 pm

Two of the episodes of Medal of Honor cover the men from the Battle of Kamdesh / COP Keating: Clint Romesha and Ty Carter.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 4:59 pm

Isgrimnur wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 4:41 pm Two of the episodes of Medal of Honor cover the men from the Battle of Kamdesh / COP Keating: Clint Romesha and Ty Carter.

Yeah, I watched that immediately after The Outpost. It's really amazing.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:55 pm

Max Peck wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:11 pm If you walked into your apartment building laundry room and found a pile of muffins with a sign saying "Eat me!", would you?

Is she cute?

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:19 pm

Unagi wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:55 pm
Max Peck wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:11 pm If you walked into your apartment building laundry room and found a pile of muffins with a sign saying "Eat me!", would you?
Is she cute?

Which one?

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 12:08 am

Daehawk wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:19 pm
Unagi wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:55 pm
Max Peck wrote: Sat Aug 28, 2021 2:11 pm If you walked into your apartment building laundry room and found a pile of muffins with a sign saying "Eat me!", would you?
Is she cute?
Which one?

Let's start with the one on top.

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 9:38 am

I've been watching the Simpsons from the beginning. last night I saw this episode

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 1:57 pm

It always feels... odd... when you encounter a meme in its natural habitat.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 2:29 pm

Pro tip: Make sure the trash bin isn't set directly over the garage door handle when you have an automatic opener.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sun Aug 29, 2021 4:09 pm

I wish I had a garage.

Sudy · Post by **Sudy** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:01 pm

I have been approached by a nature spirit taking the form of a wombat (they're larger than you think). It calls itself Drogombo. It's made a horrible mess of the kitchen looking for things to eat, but says it won't leave until I accept its bargain, which I suspect has a hidden, dark consequence. But every time I ask what I have to do, it's either nowhere to be found or clanging pots and other kitchen implements so loudly it doesn't hear me. I'm frankly exhausted by the whole ordeal.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:11 pm

I had that happen to me once. I ended up having to sacrifice my younger stepson.

Blackhawk · Post by **Blackhawk** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 1:07 pm

Sudy wrote: Mon Aug 30, 2021 12:01 pm I have been approached by a nature spirit taking the form of a wombat (they're larger than you think). It calls itself Drogombo. It's made a horrible mess of the kitchen looking for things to eat, but says it won't leave until I accept its bargain, which I suspect has a hidden, dark consequence. But every time I ask what I have to do, it's either nowhere to be found or clanging pots and other kitchen implements so loudly it doesn't hear me. I'm frankly exhausted by the whole ordeal.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 1:30 pm

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 8:47 pm

This is kind of a crazy story. ESPN got duped into airing a prime-time HS football game featuring an absolutely terrible team, mainly because they flat-out lied about who the school was.

In the midst of college football and the NFL ramping up, it’s also time for good old high school football! For the last few days, ESPN has been airing seven high school football games as part of their GEICO ESPN High School Kickoff, with the last game of the weekend slated to be high school powerhouse IMG Academy’s second game of the season.

IMG Academy’s opponent? A small school named Bishop Sycamore, an online charter school from Ohio. If that school doesn’t ring any bells, you’re not alone here. And yet, Bishop Sycamore played IMG Academy — likely the No. 1 high school team in the country — on ESPN’s main channel on Sunday, and were destroyed 58-0.

How did we get to this point, you ask? Well apparently, Bishop Sycamore lied its way into this game by stating they had D1 prospects (they don’t) and naming players who don’t even go to the school in their press release.

Bishop Sycamore has only had a football program for two years, they went 0-6 last year, and got outscored 227-42. And yet they find themselves on national television against maybe the best team in the country.

Feels like a "when you lie on your resume but get the job" meme come to life.

Madmarcus · Post by **Madmarcus** » Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:38 pm

For the past three years we've been paying the gas bill of the apartment above us. And they have been paying ours. We found it because "our" gas bill was high while we weren't in town. It has been quietly fixed and for various reasons no one is going to tell the current occupant of the other apartment.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:13 am

Anyone else experiencing really slow internet today, or is it just my area?

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:15 am

I'm experiencing a really slow brain today. mostly in the frontal area, but also a little on the sides.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:17 am

WOW upgraded my Internet for free again after several months of sending me notices trying to "save me money". Every time they do this, my bill goes up $10 to $20 a month a few months later...

stimpy · Post by **stimpy** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:25 am

I really need a haircut.
It's very shaggy and kind of long.
Thing is.....I kind of like it like this, but the responsible voice in my head keeps reminding me I'm 60 and I probably look ridiculous.

I wish mullets were back in style.....

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Aug 31, 2021 11:30 am

Same. I like mine longer but it takes more shampoo and more washing to keep clean. Its a hassle now where as when I was young hair to my waist was no problem at all. So I just get a fade or a flat top.