Samson's Wig
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1 hour ago, Foosters said: nah, still too much unused space. shareholders should be demanding something like this

I'm not sure this is an appropriate analogy to be running with, but if it's how you feel, it's how you feel.
People with limited means still need to get around. The standing seats work pretty damn well for short flights. They're every bit as comfortable, if not more so, than economy seats on current U.S. based planes. They won't work for all the fat asses in our country, though.
If shareholders were smart, they would demand airlines reduce the number of seats on planes, make them more comfortable, and double the prices. It would increase revenue and lower costs. We're headed the other direction for whatever reason.
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1 hour ago, crash_davis said: Is there a shame section for the extra poor people to stand or are they vulturing the aisle just standing there like zombies? Cause I draw the line at some fat ass' ass in my face the entire 1-3 hours.
I assume Jet Blue would be willing to consider this suggestion.
The standing sections I utilized were just shoulder to shoulder, with a small fold down seat so you're not really supporting your own weight. More of a slight lean. Most Americans wouldn't be able to even shimmy down to their space, so it won't be happening here. From an efficiency standpoint, it seemed to work pretty well for a large population of relatively thin people who need to get around. I didn't mind it when I had to do it, although those were times I was booking last-minute flights and had no other options.
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I've been on a few "standing" flights on Chinese airlines for last-second internal flights to get to hastily planned meetings. They're not bad at all for short flights, and frankly, if you have bad knees, they can be better than the shittastic economy seats on most planes, so long as the flight is 3 hours or less. If you get claustrophobic, though, it's a nightmare. The planes themselves (cast off Boeings that the U.S. deemed unfit for flight but the Chinese were more than happy to use) were way more troubling than the seats, or the Matrix slop inspired food service.
This is 100% what budget airlines should start doing for short domestic flights in the U.S., imo. Cram the poors in there and get them where they need to go. Don't let them get too comfortable, recline, take their shoes off, etc.
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The recent crime arguments regarding Austin have been ridiculous. The only people buying it are people who don't live here. There are plenty of justifiable beefs with city management, most notably in the transportation/roadways area, but crime isn't that big of a deal here. It's evident to anyone who lives in Austin and has lived in any other sizable city. The only caveat I would add is the large number of illegal driving incidents we deal with, thanks to a lack of police presence on the roads. But that's not the crime the jaggoffs pushing the narrative are talking about.
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35 minutes ago, MissingInAction said: Fuck these useless bike lanes in the goat ass. They took a lane on cameron and on the street i drive to get to it. Since we lost the right turn lane traffic gets 15 cars deep at the light if someone is waiting to go left.
So fucking stupid. Oh and if theres a bus just pull over and suck on your tailpipe for the sweet release of death.
At least thousands of bicycle commuters are now safely using it. Right?
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37 minutes ago, ChickenSandwich said: Who are these condos for?
Families with small children?
Retirees?
Young tech bros?
Where will the growth come from? It will be a long time, if ever, where Texas families would rather raise their kids in a high rise vs a home with a yard.
Brisket nailed it, as far as the current occupants. Like most downtowns, it's not going to appeal to families but to young professionals and couples without kids. It will still need to be more affordable to ever work, though.
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Austin has turned the corner into having a downtown that feels like every other downtown in every other major American city (at least those with a vibrant downtown). I think it's a good thing, even if we lost a bit of the city's soul. I agree with the sentiment that it is better to have folks crammed into towers downtown than spread out in suburban slow-death camps like Houston and Dallas. The only issue is that the vast majority of the downtown residential spaces sit empty. Look at any of those residential towers at night, and you will not see much activity at all. There are certainly more people living down there now than there were twenty years ago, but most of the downtown activity is driven by the massive increase in tourism, not residents.
I would love to see us get to a point where downtown living is affordable enough for regular Austinites to live and work in large numbers. That should be the focus over trying to cram lot line to lot line, cheaply built tris and quads on small lots away from the city center that only serve to make current neighborhoods unlivable due to congestion. And for those who bitch about how crowded it is downtown, it is still one of the easier downtowns to drive to and park in America, for a city of this size or larger. 20-25 minutes from just about any neighborhood, and you're parked and walking down the street within five minutes of getting there. It's as easy as it could possibly be, short of a functional public transit system, which won't be happening in any of our lifetimes.
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2 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said: I don’t have sons I have daughters. Much easier, I just tell the girls every day not to settle for less than six figs/six-six/great bone structure. #doingmypart
I looked it up out of curiosity.
Less than 1% of U.S. men are 6'6" or taller.
Around 25% of U.S. men earn six figures or more.
The percentage of U.S. men who are 6'6" and earn over six figures: 0.07%
I have no idea how to quantify "great bone structure," but we can assume a certain percentage of that 0.07% does not have it, dropping the number even lower.
Since you didn't clarify on the gender front, here you go:
Less than 0.1% of U.S. women are 6'6" or taller.
Around 11% of U.S. women earn six figures or more.
The percentage of U.S. women who are 6'6" and earn over six figures: essentially 0.0%
If your goal is to keep them single for life, you're on to something.
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18 minutes ago, MissingInAction said: Motherfucking qr codes for every god damn thing. No I will not install your cocksucker app to pay for my drinks,food,parking, etc. Take my cc and run it you worthless pos nose ringed idiot with multi colored hair. Yea Im gonna do all the work for you and then your worthless ass will expect a 25% tip.

This hits close to home. Saw "No Other Choice" at Alamo Drafthouse Sunday night.
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17 hours ago, Beau Vine said:
My 35-yo incel nephew did this. He ended up with a lady pushing 50, who turned out to be bipolar. She got off her meds and broke into his house one day carrying a rifle. Police arrested her, searched her house, and walked out with about 100 guns. He has not been back to church.
But did he get laid?
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On 12/19/2025 at 11:27 PM, Brian Fantana said:Eat shit Kobie you fuckin scrub ass bitch
In Kobie's defense, he got "Blind Sided" by one of the dumbest mother fuckers in Lubbock county, and that dude is a big part of why he ended up playing for the Sooners. What you're hearing in his voice in that clip is regret. I'm not sure he would have seen the field for Tech this year, though, other than perhaps in the second half of games, as their starters only played in the second half in a couple of games. A similarly sad tale can be found for most of the hapless fools who end up at OU, except for Baker Mayfield. That piece of shit landed right where he belonged.
Kobie may well end up back in Lubbock to play for Tech next year, as he's gone from OU. It will be interesting to watch. I would make sense, especially as they appear to have landed a solid QB and could make another run next season.
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On 12/16/2025 at 2:00 PM, texasdago said:
I will say this... I always pulled for Tceh when they played aggy, not to mention the ass kicking y'all administered to Aaron Rodgers in the Holiday Bowl. We will forever owe you for that.
The day the BCS pairings were released, Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Brown "was a little classless" for begging for poll votes to help his Longhorns, and that the system was "faulty."
The Longhorns, by the way, beat Texas Tech 51-21 at Lubbock on Oct. 23.
Texas Tech fans mocked Cal with chants of "Overrated!" in the closing minutes.
Oh yeah... I forgot how hilarious this was...
He also referred to Tech as "JV Texas" in that press conference. That guy has been a douche his entire life.
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I am staunchly nonreligious, but I've advised many a single friend over the years who was stuck in a rut, and a couple who fall into the sadsack variety we're discussing in this thread, to just go to church. Any church. Nobody so desperately wants to help other people hook up as religious people. I think it's the subconscious drive to perpetuate the organization, or perhaps a desire to live vicariously through someone else having fun, but whatever it is, you'll have several matchmakers going to work within a couple of weeks. For someone with no comfort around women and who needs to date just anyone to get the monkey off their back, there is no easier way. Plus, church girls are easy. Once some basic skills are developed, they can then step up to trying to find more appealing women elsewhere. Also, you don't have to pay $9,000 to touch a single boob. A hearty after-service meal, a walk in the park, maybe a couple of comments that demonstrate a soul searching for meaning, and they'll be doing a whole lot more than that.
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30 minutes ago, chainsaw said:
If we're being totally honest though, there have always been men who would have paid for this, if it had been possible to organize in their day. So I'm not sure I agree that this is some sort of novel social ill.
Agreed. Those inclined towards doomsday scenarios (like those indoctrinated by the doomsday cult that currently dominates our country) will see everything they don't like or understand as the sign of a failing society, because it's what they're conditioned to see. This behavior is what makes cable news so successful. In reality, this is not a large percentage of people, and the only reason incels are worth noting at all is that they have contributed a certain amount of violence to our society. The folks who are driving that anger for their own benefit are more worthy of concern.
As for the bigger picture, the birth rate isn't falling because young people aren't fucking. That's nonsense, even if they're doing so at a slightly lower rate than past generations. People don't want to raise kids anymore. It's too expensive and a giant pain in the ass. I get why young people are avoiding it. They're still fucking, though. Lower teen pregnancy is the primary driver of the lower birth rate in recent years, so perhaps teens aren't fucking as much, I guess. It could just as easily be the case that they're just smarter and more of them use protection.
The story in the OP is more about grifters making an easy buck off of sad losers than it is about any deep-seated societal ill, unless we want to discuss how open range capitalism allows for such grifters to operate with impunity.


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