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9 hours ago, Walden Ponderer said:

When I was a kid, I used to think Mark Twain was too cynical about the average person. Now, he seems kinda cute and cuddly about 'em.

He was not wrong about congress though.

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On 10/28/2019 at 12:47 PM, Okie State said:

I like Todd Read. He regularly calls out morons in our neighborhood.

Todd lives in Falcon Point Estates.  Frankly, a nicer looking neighborhood than I expected.  

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On 10/28/2019 at 12:20 PM, Okie State said:

This is why I'm friends with exactly zero of my neighbors. Well that and, in general, I don't like people.

 

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Guy posted last night that his daughter, who is black, was trick or treating with 3 white friends. One house was handing out full size candy bars and gave them to the 3 white girls, then when it was her turn, someone at the house said "give that one the little ones" and gave her fun size candy. Apparently all 4 girls corroborated the story. 

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Old White Lady

Racism IS awful. I ran out of candy and gave out a little gum with pennies or other coins randomly... when the gum ran out I gave ramen noodle soup. Look at the bright side ... perhaps she is better off if it was the the dark one who got the smaller bar ... less sugar ... better for her health. Better not to make judgements and go over to speak with the woman in a kind way... privately perhaps not here. However it is good idea for us all to be aware of this ... grumbling in front of the kids and here solves no problems or perhaps it could... Thinking to have a kind conversation and passing out big bars is not better anyway ... smaller ones are ... There is simply too much sugar in the american diet. Some people like to give more to the ones they recognize and that is their right if she is running out maybe that was where she was coming from. Who knows.

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 Eva Haus Sub/Alexander Dr

I just find it a bit hard to believe that someone kept a separate stock of smaller candy bars just for black kids (in costumes, albeit). Just my two cents. Are you sure she didn't eat it, give it away or not go up to the door like the other kids did at that particular house ? I don't personally witness racism happening around me.... never. I'm not saying it doesn't exist. I know it does. But someone going out of their way to shortchange black kids on Halloween sounds insane... I mean, they would actually have to buy different bags of candy just for that purpose. Okay, maybe it happened. That would be one crazy person.

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Are there seriously people out there who never witness racist incidents/events? I mean, you can quibble about impacts, intentions, contexts, etc., but to not see it at all in a lot of different places and times requires a level of obliviousness that staggers the imagination.

Who knows why the kid got singled out and short-changed -- for all we know, it was an unfortunate accident of running out / running low at the exactly most awkward moment... but to pretend that it didn't happen at all? That's... odd.

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Old White Lady

 Look at the bright side ... perhaps she is better off if it was the the dark one who got the smaller bar ... less sugar ... better for her health.

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32 minutes ago, Baboontyme said:

Also, imagine going to someone's house trick or treating expecting candy and a crazy old coot gives you fucking top ramen 😂

Well, I mean, it's not as good as fried eggs and beer, but you have to account for cultural differences.

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1 hour ago, Baboontyme said:

I've been following this all day. White Guy has doubled down on his doubt that it happened, even stating that a black family lives across the street from him and he treats them well. 

I have a black friend!

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2 hours ago, Js1 said:

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Yeah. I went back later and the Dad responded. He's a bigger man than I am (probably in more ways than one)

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 Left this one alone. The "Dark one". Just going to keep it moving. 🤔

 

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7 hours ago, Baboontyme said:

Also, imagine going to someone's house trick or treating expecting candy and a crazy old coot gives you fucking top ramen 😂

Chicken flavor?  I'd go for that with some Texas Pete's.

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Jerk cat

If this is your cat he is a jerk. He comes and bangs on my apartment windows and scares the shit out of my cat, please tell your cat how much of a jerk he is and tell him to leave my cat alone.

 
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My NextDoor is blowing up with "suspicious" vehicles, fireworks or gunfire?, unknown persons wearing blue jeans with a grey t-shirt having darker skin and black curly hair, etc.  

I need to move.

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Mine was blowing up the other day with a bunch of stay at home wives who feared for their lives when the Centerpoint utilities guy knocked on their door to ask if he could do routine meter checks.

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12 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Jesus Kee-rist.  The window is open.  Good thing the average dog is smarter than the average neighbor.

Nah. Obviously someone put that dog their. Someone needs to do something!!!

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1 hour ago, High Plains Drifter said:

My black lab mutt would totally do that. He stands on top of his igloo, kid's trampoline, table on the porch, external AC unit, bird bath, whatever.

Someone passed off a black goat as a lab mutt??

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When it would snow and was windy the snow would pile up in a big ramp on the back of my grandparents house and their dog would go up the snow and on to the roof.

I need to find those pictures.

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6 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

My NextDoor is blowing up with "suspicious" vehicles, fireworks or gunfire?, unknown persons wearing blue jeans with a grey t-shirt having darker skin and black curly hair, etc.  

I need to move.

In my neighborhood, the answer is always gunfire.

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6 hours ago, Okie State said:

Mine was blowing up the other day with a bunch of stay at home wives who feared for their lives when the Centerpoint utilities guy knocked on their door to ask if he could do routine meter checks.

Centerpoint needs to stop sending people of color out.

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