People in your home who make you uncomfortable
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People in your home who make you uncomfortable
I was talking about Soviet stuff in the Alexievich thread, and it reminded me of a story that I don't think I've shared with the Swamp.
A few years ago, I had a painter working in my apartment. He was the chatty type. Asked me a lot of personal questions. What do you do for fun? 'I read a lot.' What do you read? 'Mostly history. Politics. This year I've been reading a lot about Stalin-era Russia.'
He perked up at this, then took off his shirt to show me his a) hammer-and-sickle tattoo and b) his swastika tattoo. Right next to each other. Like we were kindred spirits because I read about Soviet history. I just kind of nodded along, saying, 'Yeah. Nice. Great tattoos.' I had never had a shirtless Nazi in my home, and I didn't know how to respond.
What offended me the most is that Germany and the USSR fought each other in the war. I don't think you can have both tattoos. You need to pick a side.
A few years ago, I had a painter working in my apartment. He was the chatty type. Asked me a lot of personal questions. What do you do for fun? 'I read a lot.' What do you read? 'Mostly history. Politics. This year I've been reading a lot about Stalin-era Russia.'
He perked up at this, then took off his shirt to show me his a) hammer-and-sickle tattoo and b) his swastika tattoo. Right next to each other. Like we were kindred spirits because I read about Soviet history. I just kind of nodded along, saying, 'Yeah. Nice. Great tattoos.' I had never had a shirtless Nazi in my home, and I didn't know how to respond.
What offended me the most is that Germany and the USSR fought each other in the war. I don't think you can have both tattoos. You need to pick a side.
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Wow. That must have been awkward!
This story pales and sucks in comparison, but I’ll tell it anyway.
Way back in the Stone Age, I bought a condo. Had a guy come in from one of the carpet-cleaning chains. I had cd playing at low volume (that’s how you know it was the Stone Age). After I paid him and he was getting his stuff together to leave, he commented in a friendly way, “That’s really terrible music!” And, then he was gone.
This story pales and sucks in comparison, but I’ll tell it anyway.
Way back in the Stone Age, I bought a condo. Had a guy come in from one of the carpet-cleaning chains. I had cd playing at low volume (that’s how you know it was the Stone Age). After I paid him and he was getting his stuff together to leave, he commented in a friendly way, “That’s really terrible music!” And, then he was gone.
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Nah. They're both hardcore porn tats for white supremacists.bapo! wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:40 pm I was talking about Soviet stuff in the Alexievich thread, and it reminded me of a story that I don't think I've shared with the Swamp.
A few years ago, I had a painter working in my apartment. He was the chatty type. Asked me a lot of personal questions. What do you do for fun? 'I read a lot.' What do you read? 'Mostly history. Politics. This year I've been reading a lot about Stalin-era Russia.'
He perked up at this, then took off his shirt to show me his a) hammer-and-sickle tattoo and b) his swastika tattoo. Right next to each other. Like we were kindred spirits because I read about Soviet history. I just kind of nodded along, saying, 'Yeah. Nice. Great tattoos.' I had never had a shirtless Nazi in my home, and I didn't know how to respond.
What offended me the most is that Germany and the USSR fought each other in the war. I don't think you can have both tattoos. You need to pick a side.
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For sure he has a gadsden snake somewhere to complete the moronic trifecta.
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Wise move on his part. Still a dick thing to do.
Yeah, I get that, but they still contradict each other. Thankfully, he didn't ask me any more questions or try to steer the conversation down that road. I try to avoid conflict, and I have no idea how I would have reacted.Nah. They're both hardcore porn tats for white supremacists.
I told this story to a friend, and he said it sounded like the opening of the worst porn scene ever.
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Any chance you remember the artist?
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It was The Jayhawks. “Tomorrow the green Grass”.
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Did your opinion of The Jayhawks change after that encounter? Or were you even more steadfast in your fandom? 'I'll show that guy! I'll listen to this at moderate volume!'
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I still like them. Who cares what some random guy thinks.
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I sent Bensell a few Joanna Newsom albums many years ago. He reported that the guy who fixed his cable that day really liked her. Kentucky cable installers have better taste than California carpet cleaners. Fact. (I miss Bensell.)
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Hey look! Ten little kids by the side of the road!
[SLAAAAM]
[SLAAAAM]
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Re: People in your home who make you uncomfortable
Yeah. Bensell was a good guy. We've lost him, and Shrew and Unknown. Any others I'm forgetting?
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Yeah, buddy!
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There was one of those automatic “Happy Birthday” things for Bensell on the board index page a couple weeks ago. Sad.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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I think that's it. Pretty amazing run for... 18 years? We are starting to get to ages where the odds aren't in our favor. We are overdue for a draft. Each player drafts a Swamper, and we get points for the order in which we die. Who's in? Ryan, make a draft board for us!sancarlos wrote: ↑Tue Mar 02, 2021 8:40 pmYeah. Bensell was a good guy. We've lost him, and Shrew and Unknown. Any others I'm forgetting?
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Yeah I'm going back to school. I'm not ready for the draft.
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Second that.
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Man how the times have changed.
TT's stock really fell. You hate to see it for a guy who worked so hard to get to the top.
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TT's stock really fell. You hate to see it for a guy who worked so hard to get to the top.
(love you buddy!)
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What's the thing where everyone puts money into a pot, and the last one alive takes it? Like the thing Woodhouse was in with his WWI buddies. We should do that.
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“All I'm sayin' is, he comes near me, I'll put him in the wall.”
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"Hi, I'm The Sybian from a website your husband was on. I'm very sorry for your loss, but I think there's $1,500 in your house that belongs to me now."
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Damn, that first sentence would have been the best line when I saw your wife and kids in the ice cream place. Even funnier when I wouldn't have had to explain what a Sybian is.
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