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Quote: GWAEMy wife wants to take 3 and 5 year old to funeral. Sounds like a disaster to me.
Hopefully not yours.
3 and 5-year-olds sound like a disaster to me period.Quote: GWAEMy wife wants to take 3 and 5 year old to funeral. Sounds like a disaster to me.
Teach the wife a lesson, crack out your secret stash of soda and get them all hopped up on Pepsi/Coke right before going.
Quote: AxelWolf3 and 5-year-olds sound like a disaster to me period.
Teach the wife a lesson, crack out your secret stash of soda and get them all hopped up on Pepsi/Coke right before going.
Damn. First he's teaching his kids to use light wands (slot machine cheat method) and now you're saying he should get his kids hopped up on coke? "Here you go little Timmy, you've been a bad boy today, you only get 2 lines for dessert."
Quote: AxelWolf3 and 5-year-olds sound like a disaster to me period.
Teach the wife a lesson, crack out your secret stash of soda and get them all hopped up on Pepsi/Coke right before going.
They were at my in laws yesterday and as soon as they come home the 3 year old says uncle gave me pepsi.
On Saturday we had his birthday party. There were about 30 people so we bought 1 24 case of Pepsi and 1 case of 42 pack water. There was a train ride before food so we only needed drinks during food. Anyways, we only went through 10 cans of pepsi. That was 2 days ago and we still have 12 cans left. That is remarkable, we may have beaten the habit.
The habit will be beaten if you can stop talking about it I think. When you're thinking about not having a Pepsi, you're really thinking about having a Pepsi.Quote: GWAEThey were at my in laws yesterday and as soon as they come home the 3 year old says uncle gave me pepsi.
On Saturday we had his birthday party. There were about 30 people so we bought 1 24 case of Pepsi and 1 case of 42 pack water. There was a train ride before food so we only needed drinks during food. Anyways, we only went through 10 cans of pepsi. That was 2 days ago and we still have 12 cans left. That is remarkable, we may have beaten the habit.
Quote: onenickelmiracleThe habit will be beaten if you can stop talking about it I think. When you're thinking about not having a Pepsi, you're really thinking about having a Pepsi.
Yeah that is probably true.I definitely would love to go to the fridge and grab a can but down 35 pounds and got to stay strong.
Watch Countdown to liquor dayQuote: GWAEYeah that is probably true.I definitely would love to go to the fridge and grab a can but down 35 pounds and got to stay strong.
Quote:The disturbing, nonconsensual trend is called “stealthing” and its rise is documented in a report by the Columbia Journal of Gender and Law.
Lead author Alexandra Brodsky argues that “stealthing,” when a man secretly removes his condom in the middle of sex, is a form of sexual assault and should be treated as such.
Even more troubling is the online community Brodsky uncovered, where men encourage other men to “stealth” their partners. These perpetrators — both gay and straight — believe it’s a man’s right to “spread one’s seed.”
I hope it is fake news.
http://nypost.com/2017/04/24/stealthing-is-the-newest-dangerous-sex-trend/
Quote: rxwineStupidity at its finest.
I hope it is fake news.
http://nypost.com/2017/04/24/stealthing-is-the-newest-dangerous-sex-trend/
The main problem with having a law against it, is a condom can fall off and neither really knows it. If you are having sex with someone you know and trust, have been tested, the only risk is pregnancy. Then age comes into play as to the actual odds of pregnancy. Plan B can be taken, it costs $50, which is pretty reliable. There should be one law, if you have sex, sex is at your own risk.
Accidents happen, plus really it's super hard to prove without a confession. All the guy has to say is the condom fell off without his knowledge, it felt great, but he thought he was just really turned on. If they're not wearing a condom from insertion he just says oops, didn't mean to baste you. Sex should really be not regulated to this degree. Once it goes there, I can imagine innocent men tried, but in my mind, almost all should go free because of built in reasonable doubt. Too many sex researchers it seems.
Like "the angle of the dangle is directly proportionate to the heat of the meat."
Quote: lilredroosterI never indicated that I was recommending this because a person was maxed out, or because I was maxed out. I was offering it as a way to avoid paying interest.
I was mainly responding to this concept:
Quote: lilredrooster1 card is your base card the other 12 are for the Round Robin
fill the base card with your merchandise purchases. when the bill is due do a BALANCE TRANSFER to card #2
My point is that why would someone get a credit card (the base card as you put it), fill it with purchases, and then not pay it off when the bill is due? If they CAN'T afford to pay it off, then why are they racking up purchases on it? That's why I said all that time and brainpower should be spent for someone to financially educate themselves and learn some budgeting or something instead of coming up with a clever way to avoid paying interest for months or years on a credit card.
Basically what I'm saying is, just the way you were presenting it sounded like, "hey, get a credit card, buy a bunch of stuff, and when the bill comes, just get another credit card to transfer it over!" And I thought, "how about just not go into debt in the first place?"
Quote: rxwineI hope it is fake news.
http://nypost.com/2017/04/24/stealthing-is-the-newest-dangerous-sex-trend/
I laughed when I read that article this morning. There's no way that actually happens enough to be considered a "trend."
Quote: onenickelmiracleIt's really not fair to just focus on men. I'd like these same people going after female condom needling rapist and birth control skipping rapists too trying to trap men, as they think. That's a higher rate of incidence. Maybe if you patent your seed, you can sue women that get pregnant like Monsanto does for patent infringement.
Probably fake news insofar as it exists but is extremely rare.
I'd wager women sabotage/lie about birth control about 15 times for every time a man does it.
Possibly more. But it's not a problem when women do it.
http://nymag.com/thejob/2017/04/the-casino-dealer-whose-regulars-dont-enjoy-gambling.html
Quote: lilredroosterthis is a very interesting and soulful article written by a casino dealer about his perceptions of players, casino management and his or her own working life
http://nymag.com/thejob/2017/04/the-casino-dealer-whose-regulars-dont-enjoy-gambling.html
That's a very accurate write up. Most people (on WOV) haven't dealt table games or worked in a casino environment where they're dealing with the people who gamble every day. It's incredible -- where do these people get the money? Plenty of them (regulars/degenerates) aren't even appearing to have any fun. Some say it's a grind -- but that's kind of odd, as that implies playing/working long hours and making a small wage or profit, not losing lots of money over a several hour period.
One guy who (somehow) was entertaining to deal to, would come in 5 days a week, Sunday through Thursday, as it wasn't as busy then. He'd regularly throw down a good 15 drinks, sometimes more if he wasn't losing too quickly and could play longer. He'd frequently need someone to point him in the area of the nearest restroom. Most of the time he'd come back to the wrong table. Pretty sure he walked to and from the casino every day.
As an AP, naturally, I'd be in other casinos frequently, usually before work (I worked swing) or on my days off. Sure enough, I'd see the same people that I dealt to at these other casinos....frequently enough that I believe they'd play the same amount at the casino I worked at and these other places. And when these people are playing 20-30 hours a week where I work, who knows how many hours they're playing at other properties, or all of their play combined between all casinos?
Quote: RigondeauxProbably fake news insofar as it exists but is extremely rare.
I'd wager women sabotage/lie about birth control about 15 times for every time a man does it.
Possibly more. But it's not a problem when women do it.
It's a huge problem when women do it. It violates the most intimate trust in a relationship, introduces a lie and hidden agenda, and traps the man.
It's also much more widespread than some folks think, in both directions.
Re: the OP. I think the ugly development is that these men's attitudes have changed from something that should be private and consensual to something that "proves" their machismo by deceiving their partner and places the other person at risk without their consent. That's a rapist attitude, and not a move that respects or cares about the partner, whether it's a concern about STD's, trying to get a woman who doesn't want his child pregnant, or some other reason for condom use. Just an insanely selfish betrayal of the relationship.
I don't like condoms. I don't know anybody who does. But if a couple is going to go without, they should both be involved in that decision. Does it rise to the level of assault? Tougher question, at least for me. Might have to be adjudicated on an individual basis rather than passing a blanket law or creating a legal definition.
And they say that gamblers are often disreputable characters! There are people like that who drive to bars to do their drinking at a cheaper rate and then drive home. He walked and paid more in a casino than he would in a bar. When you look at it that way, he seems quite admirable and I'm sure that all his unknown non-DUI victims would thank him.Quote: RSOne guy who (somehow) was entertaining to deal to, would come in 5 days a week, Sunday through Thursday, as it wasn't as busy then. He'd regularly throw down a good 15 drinks, sometimes more if he wasn't losing too quickly and could play longer. He'd frequently need someone to point him in the area of the nearest restroom. Most of the time he'd come back to the wrong table. Pretty sure he walked to and from the casino every day.
Quote: TigerWuAnd I thought, "how about just not go into debt in the first place?"
Never mind the scheme but let's look at the realistic alternative of going into debt to the tune of $15,000 with the card I found that offers no interest for 15 months. So, the person has $15,000 and could pay off his brand new deck that he put on a credit card. What would be a reason not to do that? If a person is one who is comfortable with a fair amount of risk he could buy a stock market index fund (or even a more conservative income producing bond fund) with the $15K that he did not use to pay off the card. Historically, the stock market averages about 9% gain per year. So in 15 months if the market gain is average instead of paying it off with a checking account he has earned just under $1,700 instead of getting almost nothing in a bank checking or savings account. But he could lose money too, right? Of course. But this is a person who is comfortable with risk and accepts that possibility and has an income producing job or pension. He could also possibly make much more than the average 9% per year. I don't think as you seem to suggest that it is a ridiculous or useless idea. Having money that you can use productively is better than paying off money that you owe when the amount that you owe is not getting any larger and is actually getting smaller because of inflation. Time is money. The credit card that allowed you 15 months with no interest is offering you an opportunity to make money with their money. If you're comfortable with risk why not take that opportunity?
Quote: FleaStiffAnd they say that gamblers are often disreputable characters! There are people like that who drive to bars to do their drinking at a cheaper rate and then drive home. He walked and paid more in a casino than he would in a bar. When you look at it that way, he seems quite admirable and I'm sure that all his unknown non-DUI victims would thank him.
Is this a case of being defensive due to the "I resemble that remark" syndrome?*
*I feel free to kid Fleastiff since he has posted trip reports that have been about imbibing to excess while gambling. Just ribbing him though.
Ah, the ever perceptive BBB has once again hit the bullseye.Quote: beachbumbabsMight have to be adjudicated on an individual basis rather than passing a blanket law or creating a legal definition.
I'm reminded of some of these campus guidelines that expect a formal 'May I undo the top button? Yes. May I undo the next button? Yes' conversation to take place. There are some things that just can't be solved in the legislatures or the courts without creating far more problems than are solved.
Mothers always tell their daughters The Way To A Man's Heart Is Through His Stomach, but nowadays the daughters seem to respond Who Cares About His Heart, The Way To His Wallet Is Horizontal. Some wealthy young sports figures who've had watered-down courses get their real education when they discover that a one-night-stand can cost them fifteen million dollars per year. And, lets face it, there have always been the type of jerk who puts pin pricks through a condom package because it enhances his entertainment.
I think the key word is relationship. From what I read in those waiting-room magazines young women are having a huge number of sexual partners but can't get a date at gunpoint. Dating is passe; the current In-Thing is "hookups" wherein there is no pretense about movies, plays, books or current events, just a frank acknowledgement that the male is there as an animated vibrator with rudimentary conversational skills and there will be no wasted time and its clearly understood that it is a 'no meals, no snacks' flight.Quote: beachbumbabsIt's a huge problem when women do it. It violates the most intimate trust in a relationship, introduces a lie and hidden agenda, and traps the man. It's also much more widespread than some folks think, in both directions. Just an insanely selfish betrayal of the relationship.
Women are still on a pedestal but its height seems to have been greatly reduced. I think this may make men feel there is nothing there to betray and 'insanely selfish' is the new 'wilding' experience.
I saw 4 kids today, at least 2 not old enough to even be in high school, all 4 with smart phones.
Didn't seem right.
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The problem is cheaters win. I'm looking at pictures pretty much as a priority. I know women don't look great every day, but when you meet them in real life, you aren't so critical the way you see them online like a Sears catalog. The smart women know this beyond makeup, and do what they have to do to stand out by altering their photos. The most surprising thing I've noticed is women are making their eyes bigger, and it's kind of disappointing how competitive they are that they would change this and want to get away with it. I'm really not sure they're doing it, but I'm pretty sure, just getting the feeling something is off there.
But the Jags didn't just trade half their picks to move up one spot for an inferior prospect.
I'm being a bit of a hypocrite, because I find it kind of funny that fans (our journos, for that matter) think they know WTF is going on in the NFL draft.
But, while I do not pretend to be able to evaluate left guards who played at East Rhode Island Tech, I'm pretty sure that, be it your fantasy draft, or the NFL draft, it's about equity. Everyone is throwing darts. Some a little bit more accurately, some a little less.
The smart ones understand this and want more throws. The dumb ones say, "I just KNOW this one will hit" and trade away several dart throws for one throw from slightly closer up.
I dont get it.Quote: FleaStiffOnline datig: Males should list their occupation as Member of Canadian Seal Hunting Team ... see TEDx talk.
Quote: onenickelmiracleI dont get it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6wG_sAdP0U
Online dating and Seal Hunting.
No smoking room, clearly marked, including the one on the back of the courtesy ASHTRAY.
Kinda funny if you ask me.
Quote: GWAERS, why post the Russian mafia story? Did you just stumble on it? I have been mentioning Bert in this thread for the last year. I have tickets to see him in July.
I saw it on facebook and (rightfully) thought it was hilarious. I never knew who he was/is or that you'd mentioned him.
He also did a 1 hour special on showtime last year. Check that out, I actuslly cried in laughter with his special.
I listen to his podcast weekly, bertcast.com
Quote: GWAEBert kreischer had a commedy special on showtime last week. I finally got to watch it. I am a big Bert fan but I thought this special was easily in my top 5 of all time. There were 2 jokes in particular that I almost couldn't breath.
RS here was my post in Novemeber.
He became famous because rolling Stone named him the top partier while in college. He went to Florida state and was an insane partier.
Another fun fact. While in college he had a band. Their guitsrist was Mark Tremontin. They kicked him out of the band because he was too good and made the rest of them look bad. Mark Tremontin decided to start his own band, and they named it Creed.
Quote: GWAERS here was my post in Novemeber.
He became famous because rolling Stone named him the top partier while in college. He went to Florida state and was an insane partier.
Another fun fact. While in college he had a band. Their guitsrist was Mark Tremontin. They kicked him out of the band because he was too good and made the rest of them look bad. Mark Tremontin decided to start his own band, and they named it Creed.
Ah yes, I remember reading or hearing about the Creed thing. Don't remember if it was on here or a youtube / facebook video that I saw, though.
I'll definitely have to look into it some more. I watched his 1 hour set earlier today (okay, yesterday....but I;m still awake, so it counts as today), and it was hilarious.
But I have two laptops. One is a cheap Chromebook I leave in my bedroom near my bed. I use it for watching youtube, posting on WOV and other forums, or watching Netflix sometimes before I go to bed (I have a pretty big TV in my bedroom....idk why I never watch Netflix on it, but whatever). I have another laptop that I either leave on my desk or in the living room on my coffee table. I use that one for also posting on forums as well as updating my spreadsheets for gambling stuffs, CVCX/CVBJ/VPW, Dota 2 (if you don't know what this is, GTFO), and other stuff where you need a bit more computing power and memory.
No idea why I explained all that. TLDR: I have 2 laptops.
When I don't use a mouse, I use the touchpad. On my Chromebook, scrolling is done by using two fingers and either going up or down. Same thing on the Asus. However, with the Chromebook, if I want to scroll up on a page, I move my fingers up on the touchpad (as if I'm dragging the scroll bar on the far right up). If I want to scroll up on the Asus, I have to move my fingers down (as if I'm dragging the current position of a webpage downwards...I think Kindles are like this, if you want to swipe a page left or right).
Essentially, they are in reverse. And it f***s me up every damn time I switch from using one to the other.
Quote: RSQuote: GWAERS here was my post in Novemeber.
He became famous because rolling Stone named him the top partier while in college. He went to Florida state and was an insane partier.
Another fun fact. While in college he had a band. Their guitsrist was Mark Tremontin. They kicked him out of the band because he was too good and made the rest of them look bad. Mark Tremontin decided to start his own band, and they named it Creed.
Ah yes, I remember reading or hearing about the Creed thing. Don't remember if it was on here or a youtube / facebook video that I saw, though.
I'll definitely have to look into it some more. I watched his 1 hour set earlier today (okay, yesterday....but I;m still awake, so it counts as today), and it was hilarious.
Bert will be in Vegas may 19th.
As I said, we aren't talking about a crosswalk, but the exit of a parking lot.
I wondered. How much trouble would I be in if I hit em, even though they would deserve it?
What is the standard view/rule on this? I always walk behind cars, even if there IS a crosswalk, out of basic decency and not really valuing being able smugly to think "the pedestrian always has right of way" as a quadriplegic.
But do people do this a lot, or is it rare? have I been running good on dumb pedestrians until now, or am I running bad lately?
Quote: RigondeauxI wondered. How much trouble would I be in if I hit em, even though they would deserve it? have I been running good on dumb pedestrians until now, or am I running bad lately?
I've experienced the same thing many times. I think you would be in trouble unless it could be shown the pedestrian was impaired or there was a camera to show what actually happened. Really, really, dumb drivers are out there too. You have to constantly be predicting someone might do something stupid. While driving at night I have to constantly scan for people walking or jogging wearing black or very dark colors. It's very hard to see them. Unbelievable. It's a small % of people but this small % increases a person's risk tremendously. Its like these people barely know what planet they're on.
Quote: Rigondeaux2 times recently, I've been pulling out of a parking lot. Today, out of a grocery store, and onto a busy street. I'm looking left, waiting for an opening. See it, start going, and boom, there is a pedestrian walking like 4 millimeters in front of my bumper, their mind in outer space. My catlike reflexes save the day, but they are upset at me anyway.
As I said, we aren't talking about a crosswalk, but the exit of a parking lot.
I wondered. How much trouble would I be in if I hit em, even though they would deserve it?
What is the standard view/rule on this? I always walk behind cars, even if there IS a crosswalk, out of basic decency and not really valuing being able smugly to think "the pedestrian always has right of way" as a quadriplegic.
But do people do this a lot, or is it rare? have I been running good on dumb pedestrians until now, or am I running bad lately?
You'd only get in trouble if you stop. If you keep going (and the person dies, hint hint), then you'll be okay, as long as you cover your tracks. Don't go posting about it on the forums announcing you just ran someone over.
Yes, there are stupid people. I usually try to go behind the car so they can go when available. Unless it's like inside a parking lot with stop signs and a crosswalk, I'll just go in front of the car, but always try to make eye contact with the driver so they don't run me over. Better yet if it's not busy, just wave them to go first and pretend to be fiddling on my phone like I'm not interested in crossing yet.
A negative of going behind the car, though, is if a car turns into the parking lot, it's going to be much harder for the driver to see you and to stop in time. And in that case, as a pedestrian, I think you'd have a significantly lower chance of being "right". There's one parking lot that I go to sometimes....it's really really bad. There are bushes and trees (hate those f***ers!! but that's for another time), but the bushes are too damn high. So it's very difficult, as a driver, to see around a corner -- either looking for oncoming traffic when you're trying to turn, or after you've turned and a person is crossing the street in the parking lot.
A month or two ago I was driving south on LVBS, maybe a mile from the strip (like where that Jack in the Box is [pro-tip, they restart their computers or something around 4am and it takes about 10-20 minutes for the reboot]). Anyway, I'm almost run over these two idiots WALKING across the street...no crosswalk, nothing. Making it worse, it was very dark out, and there's poor lighting in that area. Not even 2 minutes later, the exact same thing happened -- some idiot was walking across the street and I did not see him until I passed him and he was maybe 5 feet to my left when passing.
Quote: Rigondeaux2 times recently, I've been pulling out of a parking lot. Today, out of a grocery store, and onto a busy street. I'm looking left, waiting for an opening. See it, start going, and boom, there is a pedestrian walking like 4 millimeters in front of my bumper, their mind in outer space. My catlike reflexes save the day, but they are upset at me anyway.
As I said, we aren't talking about a crosswalk, but the exit of a parking lot.
I wondered. How much trouble would I be in if I hit em, even though they would deserve it?
What is the standard view/rule on this? I always walk behind cars, even if there IS a crosswalk, out of basic decency and not really valuing being able smugly to think "the pedestrian always has right of way" as a quadriplegic.
But do people do this a lot, or is it rare? have I been running good on dumb pedestrians until now, or am I running bad lately?
The pedestrian is dumb, yea, but why would you not look in the direction your car is going to move before actually moving? What if there were cars stopped there?
There isn't always going to be a huge gap on a busy street. In the long run, you are probably safer turning your head as you roll out, rather than than turning your head away from traffic, then going.
I think the thing to do is roll out far enough initially so stupid pedestrians don't have enough space to walk in front of you.
You are required by law to stop twice : once before the sidewalk, for pedestrians, then can pull up across it and stop to enter traffic. IF you made the ped stop and the way was clear, then the second one, the ped who then walks in front of you is at fault.
Most folks, me included, don't usually make that double stop.
Hopefully there's a security video to back that up in court, though.
Quote: TigerWuDoes anybody know of any good places in Vegas, either used bookstores or antique stores, that have good selections of vintage magazines for sale from like the 1950's to '80's?
I think Ebay would be your friend here. It's a numbers game since the population of Las Vegas didn't really take off until the high end of your search, it will be more difficult to find them locally.
The swipe direction may be user selectable. Search "Touchpad Settings"Quote: RS...Essentially, they are in reverse. And it f***s me up every damn time I switch from using one to the other.
