The Swamp

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:41 pm Have I got a water bottle for them!

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:03 pm

brian wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:33 am She obviously should have been found guilty, she obviously deserves jail time, but seems like this is a situation where it was more like manslaughter than murder. I'd imagine these are the kinds of cases that are hardest for the good judges, where it takes a difficult kind of wisdom to decide how long to sentence someone to prison for a stupid, avoidable mistake.

Isn't this is a bit like calling a car crash a car accident?

A_B wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:41 pm Have I got a water bottle for them!

DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:37 pm So....has anyone heard of the 'VSCO Girls' fad/trend? (see here for an explainer: VSCO girls and how teen culture goes viral).

Anyways...the GF's daughter works for Hydroflask, doing marketing/social media stuff, and they are completely baffled by the whole thing. I guess that Hydroflask is part of the look, and all of a sudden Hydroflask's mentions are exploding, and they couldn't figure out why for a long time. They really don't know how to handle it, and even if they should. She called us the other night to talk to my 15 yo daughter to try and get an explanation of the whole thing.

Johnnie wrote: ↑Tue Oct 01, 2019 12:40 pm My roommate's bf has young daughters, so he's in the know about it. He shared a couple memes to our group chat and the rest of us are like "Huh?"

It's effectively a "Basic Bitch" adjacent meme with very, very specific brands.

Edit:

For everyone else: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/vsco-girl

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:39 am I am constantly amazed that so many people don;t return cursory greetings when greeted on walks.

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:17 am

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:39 am I am constantly amazed that so many people don;t return cursory greetings when greeted on walks.

Sounds like you need to move to a more polite country!

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:39 am I am constantly amazed that so many people don;t return cursory greetings when greeted on walks.

I take my beast to the big park nearby every morning, and so many people don;t even return a simple "hello" or "good morning." How hard is it to mutter a syllable or two?

The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:08 am

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:17 am

Pruitt wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:39 am I am constantly amazed that so many people don;t return cursory greetings when greeted on walks.

Sounds like you need to move to a more polite country!

"I went to the park, and fewer than 50 people unnecessarily apologized to me!"

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:44 am I was just watching an interview with Kiefer Sutherland and he had his watch on backwards (? - face on the inside of the wrist). I vaguely remember this being a thing in high school or something, probably just to be different. Does anyone else do this? Why? I know he's in a band so maybe it makes sense for a musician?

rass wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:34 pm I usually say hi to the dogs and it's a toss up whether I directly acknowledge the people.

rass wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:34 pm I usually say hi to the dogs and it's a toss up whether I directly acknowledge the people.

BSF21 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:43 pm

rass wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:34 pm I usually say hi to the dogs and it's a toss up whether I directly acknowledge the people.

My wife hates that I do this. "What if they think you're being creepy?" ...come on.

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:40 pm I've learned working at this job that black folks get PISSED (offended) when you don't greet people in the office. I was completely oblivious to this, until it was brought up (generally) in a meeting that got into everyone's feels.

I'm a wave/say hi to neighborhood type person, obviously not on the streets of a decent sized city. My wife dubbed me the mayor of our 'hood long ago, and I don't fight it.

rass wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:34 pm I usually say hi to the dogs and it's a toss up whether I directly acknowledge the people.

duff wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:09 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 2:40 pm I've learned working at this job that black folks get PISSED (offended) when you don't greet people in the office. I was completely oblivious to this, until it was brought up (generally) in a meeting that got into everyone's feels.

I'm a wave/say hi to neighborhood type person, obviously not on the streets of a decent sized city. My wife dubbed me the mayor of our 'hood long ago, and I don't fight it.

I experienced this with my office mate. She is in her 60s and I best be saying morning when I walk in and good night to her when she leaves. Not sure if it an age thing or race.

Jerloma wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:32 pm I think that the majority of people at my work unbuckle their belt and presumably unbutton their pants just to take a leak at the urinal. It's one of those things that bothers me even though I have no idea the fuck why.

But seriously...why? Do they not know how flies work?

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:45 pm I like sitting down in the bathroom, regardless of what's about to happen. First off, almost invariably, a #1 turns into a #2. It's exciting!

Secondly, when I try to use the fly method, I pee on myself... sometimes. I think it happened that I had to go real bad in elementary school and I couldn't fish out my stuff quick enough and... That wasn't cool, man.

So, I just avoid the fly altogether and sit down to pee... I do stand to pooh, though.

The Sybian wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:53 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:45 pm I like sitting down in the bathroom, regardless of what's about to happen. First off, almost invariably, a #1 turns into a #2. It's exciting!

Secondly, when I try to use the fly method, I pee on myself... sometimes. I think it happened that I had to go real bad in elementary school and I couldn't fish out my stuff quick enough and... That wasn't cool, man.

So, I just avoid the fly altogether and sit down to pee... I do stand to pooh, though.

You sit in urinals, right? Otherwise, that would just be weird.

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sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:55 pm Congrats, DiS.