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WOW good job!!!!!Quote: GWAEAh bugger we ended up winning the pinewood derby. I would have sabotaged it if I knew that winning meant that I now had to go to an awards banquet and we move onto a regional race. Grr
I'm just surprised they do all that when there is only one contestant.
Quote: AxelWolfWOW good job!!!!!
I'm just surprised they do all that when there is only one contestant.
Lmao you are too funny.
I noticed 3 categories of contestants. 1 people dont care. Just use block barely cut. 2. People make a fancy design. Like someone made a sled that had this huge grinch character on it. Great looking but slow as hell. 3. People trying to make a fast car. There are probably less people in this group
Quote: DRichSorry, that stinks. Now you have to spend more time with your kids and less gambling.
Wish I could gamble. Haven't been in a casino in 3 weeks other than 2 days of overnight poker.
Honestly the derby was terrible. Took 4 hours because of how poorly organized it was as well as how many people there were. By about hour 2 the kids were restless and cranky.
Quote: GWAEWish I could gamble. Haven't been in a casino in 3 weeks other than 2 days of overnight poker.
Honestly the derby was terrible. Took 4 hours because of how poorly organized it was as well as how many people there were. By about hour 2 the kids were restless and cranky.
The longest period between gambling fo rme was two years off, because of the family business. I still take months off. I am finding other jobs that are rewarding. I got my AC certification. I am saving my parents more money than I'd be making in AP. But I miss the casinos.
Quote: GWAEAs many know, I live in pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has often been known to have our own dialect and vocab. I always thought I sounded "normal". I probably have never listened to recording of myself until today. I wanted to send a video of our new office to my partners so I made one with some narration. I heard so many of the known dialects that it made me laugh.
And this whole time you thought you SAHNDED normal! Lol.
(I’m from very close to Pittsburgh and am there a lot)
Quote: Mission146And this whole time you thought you SAHNDED normal! Lol.
(I’m from very close to Pittsburgh and am there a lot)
Does jagoff count as a curse word around here? :-)
(I grew up outside of Pittsburgh.)
Quote: unJonCurry was right? Let the moon conspiracies begin again: https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/01/24/world/earth-oldest-rock-moon/
I know everyone is entitled to their opinions and beliefs but I seriously question the intelligence of those who continue to insist humans did not walk on the Moon or that our planet is flat despite common sense, good old fashioned facts and science staring them in the face.
It's actually sad and I pity people like this sometimes.
The irony is, idiotic conspiracy theorists rely on science in their every day lives but when it is convenient for them, they want to ignore it, along with those pesky proven facts, just to prove they are smarter than everyone else. In reality, they are making a spectacle of themselves and look like the biggest morons in the world.
Maybe some of them know better and just do it for attention or entertainment. Some of it is harmless and admittedly, entertaining, as long as it's made clear that's the true intent.
Otherwise, if they really believe the crap they are spewing, they need to find another hobby, go back to school, find a job or something.
Quote: unJonDoes jagoff count as a curse word around here? :-)
(I grew up outside of Pittsburgh.)
Assuming you want an actual answer...
Depends on context. I would not count it as a curse word even though the origin is sort of sexual. If you called someone a jagoff, I would call it a suspendable insult.
Quote: beachbumbabsAssuming you want an actual answer...
Depends on context. I would not count it as a curse word even though the origin is sort of sexual. If you called someone a jagoff, I would call it a suspendable insult.
Thanks. It’s actually not sexual though often misheard as “jack” rather than “jag.” Linguists speculate the root is old British of “jag” meaning to prick or poke. In other words someone that is trying to get a reaction out of you.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagoff
ETA: When growing up I would hear it used as a verb also: “unJon, quit jagging your brother!”
No doubt, you probably could have built a car with square wheels and still won.Quote: GWAELmao you are too funny.
I noticed 3 categories of contestants. 1 people dont care. Just use block barely cut. 2. People make a fancy design. Like someone made a sled that had this huge grinch character on it. Great looking but slow as hell. 3. People trying to make a fast car. There are probably less people in this group
Did they give out participation medals?
Quote: mcallister3200Oh, so a jagoff is the same thing as a jabroni?
I always thought jabroni meant someone who is a loser, but perhaps my understanding has been wrong. If not, a jagoff is not necessarily a loser.
Quote: unJonThanks. It’s actually not sexual though often misheard as “jack” rather than “jag.” Linguists speculate the root is old British of “jag” meaning to prick or poke. In other words someone that is trying to get a reaction out of you.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagoff
ETA: When growing up I would hear it used as a verb also: “unJon, quit jagging your brother!”
New info to me. Thanks. Guess you have to live where it's a common term to know what it means to you?
And yeah, I'm among those who thought it was a slurred version of jack. I would be willing to bet that at least some of those who use it (non Pittsburg natives) DO think that's what they're saying, but according to what you posted, they would be incorrect.
Quote: unJonDoes jagoff
What a great forum name jagoff
would be. I'm finding a forum
today and using that name.
Quote: beachbumbabsNew info to me. Thanks. Guess you have to live where it's a common term to know what it means to you?
And yeah, I'm among those who thought it was a slurred version of jack. I would be willing to bet that at least some of those who use it (non Pittsburg natives) DO think that's what they're saying, but according to what you posted, they would be incorrect.
When you live in a region where thorn bushes are called jaggers, the word makes more sense.
Quote: unJonWhen you live in a region where thorn bushes are called jaggers, the word makes more sense.
Got malested by a damn jagger bush today on the way to work. Car was coming and I had to get off the road quickly ( I was walked), it was dark and took a face full of them. Then I correctly used the term... you fing jagoff.
Quote: Mission146And this whole time you thought you SAHNDED normal! Lol.
(I’m from very close to Pittsburgh and am there a lot)
On my video I said walk dahn the hallway and I was like WTF.. I really do say dem words
Quote: AxelWolfNo doubt, you probably could have built a car with square wheels and still won.
Did they give out participation medals?
Actually no they didn't surprisingly.
Quote: unJonWhen you live in a region where thorn bushes are called jaggers, the word makes more sense.
I remember that!
“Damnit! Our baseball rolled under Mr. Cross’ jaggerbush!”
Quote: GWAEJust won 7 hands in a row playing 1/3 NL. 2 of them had other person all in. Just went from 300 to a lot more than 300 in 15 min. All 7 were monster hands. 3 of them were flopped straights or better. Crazy how this game is. The 8th hand I had AA and turned trips and folded to a large bet on a 4 board with 4 clubs. May have won that hand too if I saw a river.
That's pretty incredible
I play a lot of poker. Maybe 3 in a row for me. 7 is unreal.
You probably experienced the wonderful situation of not finishing stacking your chips when more chips get pushed your way :-)
Quote: terapinedThat's pretty incredible
I play a lot of poker. Maybe 3 in a row for me. 7 is unreal.
You probably experienced the wonderful situation of not finishing stacking your chips when more chips get pushed your way :-)
Haha yes one of my bets was me just pushing my unstacked chips. Should have left though. Ended up losing 600 in 2 hands. Drunk guy comes to table. I get AA and raise he goes all in without looking at his cards for 175ish. Obviously I call and he wins with 4 8 with a flopped straight. Very next hand I get AK suited, same guy all in for the 350 again without looking. I call and other guy next to me calls for less. Now drunk guy wakes up with KK and wins hand again. 40 minutes later and he is sitting on about 3k. Won a 1k pot with 7 9 and won with pair of 9s vs missed opened ended straight draw and someone else with a missed flush draw. Insane table.. I am still way up and have a huge stack but now I am worried about his craziness losing my stack. I should just leave.
but I don't mind playing with the donkey's
they will give it all back.
Quote: GWAEHaha yes one of my bets was me just pushing my unstacked chips. Should have left though. Ended up losing 600 in 2 hands. Drunk guy comes to table. I get AA and raise he goes all in without looking at his cards for 175ish. Obviously I call and he wins with 4 8 with a flopped straight. Very next hand I get AK suited, same guy all in for the 350 again without looking. I call and other guy next to me calls for less. Now drunk guy wakes up with KK and wins hand again. 40 minutes later and he is sitting on about 3k. Won a 1k pot with 7 9 and won with pair of 9s vs missed opened ended straight draw and someone else with a missed flush draw. Insane table.. I am still way up and have a huge stack but now I am worried about his craziness losing my stack. I should just leave.
There is a drunk guy at your table with 3k, he’s a spewtard and you are debating leaving? I like you GWAE but please give yourself a smack in the face for me, thanks.
Quote: PokerGrinderThere is a drunk guy at your table with 3k, he’s a spewtard and you are debating leaving? I like you GWAE but please give yourself a smack in the face for me, thanks.
My gambling budget is low nowadays so it is a bit scary. Btw.. I took 300 back from him. He just got booted from the room though. He was very beligerant to the dealers then told the dealer to suck his fing d. Owell, this was a crazy crazy table. There were 12 tables running and I think there were 20 people with a change table request. 344am and I just hit a high boat and are in the lead for the hourly $400 high hand. Been a great night.
Quote: GWAEMy gambling budget is low nowadays so it is a bit scary. Btw.. I took 300 back from him. He just got booted from the room though. He was very beligerant to the dealers then told the dealer to suck his fing d. Owell, this was a crazy crazy table. There were 12 tables running and I think there were 20 people with a change table request. 344am and I just hit a high boat and are in the lead for the hourly $400 high hand. Been a great night.
did he yell "STOP", and refer to himself as the wolf of alex?
Quote: djatcdid he yell "STOP", and refer to himself as the wolf of alex?
He was quite a character. One dealer told me he is there every weekend. Normally plays 5/10 but he accidentally sat at this table and was having fun so decided to stay. That made a little more sense why all in with 300 was really nothing. He ended giving the table 2100. We had s table of 9 white guys. Dealer is black and this guy uses the n word. Made me feel a little uncomfortable. All my years playing poker I have never been at a table like this before. I just left now. Ended up doing a 21 hour session. Got some serious swamp ass now. Wife and kids are away for the weekend so that's how I spent my night alone.
Wanted to add. In PA alcohol has to be off casino floor at 2am. This guy is already hammered and and security starts coming around to remove alcohol from the floor. They actually make you drink it or throw it away by 2am. This guy has 3 tall boys that were new. He didn't know they did that even know he plays every weekend. He downed 3 in about 90 secs. That led to some serious deunkeness.
Quote: GWAESomeone told me a while back that the toughest part of business is hiring and getting employees.
Blame Trump for the shortage of good
employees, with the booming economy.
New jobs created blew the doors off
in Jan, way above expectations. A
trucking company hired an 85 year
old over the road driver and was damn
glad to get him.
Kind of gives confidence in the oncoming traffic.Quote: EvenBobBlame Trump for the shortage of good
employees, with the booming economy.
New jobs created blew the doors off
in Jan, way above expectations. A
trucking company hired an 85 year
old over the road driver and was damn
glad to get him.
Quote: petroglyphKind of gives confidence in the oncoming traffic.
The trucking industry has thousands
of openings for drivers. There are
full loads just sitting because there
is nobody to drive the truck. Damn
you Trump.. lol
I surrendered my cdl that I've had since 82, a couple years back. I didn't know that Ambien was on the list of prohibited substances, and would have tested positive for it.Quote: EvenBobThe trucking industry has thousands
of openings for drivers. There are
full loads just sitting because there
is nobody to drive the truck. Damn
you Trump.. lol
I fessed up to the DOT Dr. who said I could cleanse and get a sworn statement from my PCP, but I said heck with it. It's miserable to comply with a bunch of requirements, if I don't actually need to in my regular life.
The last time I performed as a lineman, we needed 14 certificates, a cdl being among them. There are more requirements since I left. If I were young and qualified, I'd consider going offshore rather than deal with all the bull.
Nearly every single foreign military installation needs someone who can twist two wires together, the scheduling isn't bad, time on/time off etc. I had a friend who worked that schedule for several years at camp Murdough South pole. The pay is better if a person is willing to go out of town.
Quote: EvenBobThe trucking industry has thousands
of openings for drivers. There are
full loads just sitting because there
is nobody to drive the truck. Damn
you Trump.. lol
I've heard that too but I've never recently had a problem getting something delivered on time.
also, all of the stores I've been to have seemed to be fully stocked - no empty shelves
I almost always see some people walking on the streets because there's no sidewalk or because the sidewalk is icy and hasn't been cleared
many of them are wearing very dark clothing and they are very difficult to see, it's close to where I can't see them at all
if I hit one of these people I'm going to jail for sure
I thought about cracking my window and telling these people what's going on but what's the point?
no point in talking to someone with no common sense
Quote: lilredroosterI have to drive several times a week at 6:00 a.m. and it's completely dark
I almost always see some people walking on the streets because there's no sidewalk or because the sidewalk is icy and hasn't been cleared
many of them are wearing very dark clothing and they are very difficult to see, it's close to where I can't see them at all
if I hit one of these people I'm going to jail for sure
I had a friend who died that way.
Three tours of Iraq without a scratch on him, then went walking down the street in the middle of the night and got hit by a car.
I can't remember if the guy driving went to jail or not.
Should he have had his freedom taken away to save his life?
Quote: SOOPOOHe was found dead the next morning at a bus stop, frozen to death.
Should he have had his freedom taken away to save his life?
Why not let natural selection operate to cull the herd?
I do hope people realize my first answer was tongue in cheek. I'm still amazed by EBs response in another thread that not hiring a black kid because of his friends isn't racists.
The guy was a homeless beggar.
We're better off without him and his ilk.
I've zero use for or tolerance of these parasites plaguing this fair land: they're as thick as fleas on a coon dog here in Portland.
Tough problems sometimes have tough resolutions.
Quote: MrV
The guy was a homeless beggar.
We're better off without him and his ilk.
quite a few of these homeless beggars are war veterans damaged in combat
quite a few are mentally ill and had no insurance and no one to help them
people who talk tough like that often stop talking so tough when something like this happens to a member of their family
like the old Bob Dylan song, "now you don't talk so loud. now you don't feel so proud."
because of the worlds' staggering 7.5 billion population in many countries many of the poor are treated as disposable or slaves
just being human doesn't have value anymore
hopefully this country won't come to that
and BTW in 2010 the worlds' population was less than 7 billion.
now it's 7.7 billion
incredible
Quote: lilredroosterpeople who talk tough like that often stop talking so tough when something like this happens to a member of their family
Let family care for their own: not my problem.
Quote: MrVLet family care for their own: not my problem.
everything that happens in this world is your problem or has the potential to become your problem
nobody can escape that fact with mere words
we are interconnected
want our country to save money and not help other countries with financial aid for disease?
those contagious diseases will be coming here
