Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread

[Brisketexan 104216]

How is it that we hear the British accent during normal speech and yet when they sing it comes across without the accent?

Written like someone who has never listened to the kids singing “we don’t need no education, we don’t need no thought control” on Another Brick in The Wall.

[thunderlounge 7693]

But how can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat?!??

[Prepuce of Doom 20954]

4 hours ago, thunderlounge said:

But how can you have any pudding if you don’t beat your meat?!??

FIFY 

[thunderlounge 7693]

10 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

FIFY 

And you wonder where doomlet gets it.

[Prepuce of Doom 20954]

2 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:

And you wonder where doomlet gets it.

Not in the slightest!!! 

[Armybrat 40639]

[nnm 35866]

4 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Don’t forget lack of effort. 

[markstanco 12462]

I was just going through the 2005 roster.

Imagine being an opposing defensive staff and having to game plan against Jamaal, Ramonce, and VY. WTF man. That would be my first thought.

[Superhero 8695]

Would you rather, marry a:

5 who’s been with ~3 partners;

9 who’s a known playa / slut and has been with 100+ people.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21780]

15 minutes ago, Superhero said:

Would you rather, marry a:

5 who’s been with ~3 partners;

9 who’s a known playa / slut and has been with 100+ people.

That’s Hobson’s Choice, don’t get married.

[Prepuce of Doom 20954]

32 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

That’s Hobson’s Choice, don’t get married.

Hobson's Choice is when there is essentially only one choice truly available ("take it or leave it"). 

Superhero gave us a false dilemma, where there are other options besides the ones presented. 

[Superhero 8695]

3 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Superhero gave us a false dilemma, where there are other options besides the ones presented. 

You sound like someone who’s never played would you rather. 

[Prepuce of Doom 20954]

9 minutes ago, Superhero said:

You sound like someone who’s never played would you rather. 

I'm not a player - I just fuck a lot. 

[Superhero 8695]

Between my right hand, my left hand, and occasionally my wife, I also fuck a lot. 

[TheStoicPaisano 9904]

 

[SurlyGator 850]

Assuming that is true (don't care enough to fact check), that is mind bottling.

[thunderlounge 7693]

3 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

Superhero gave us a false dilemma, where there are other options besides the ones presented. 

Scratch all that, redacted to: Superhero is just fucking with us. 
 

[Underdog 28380]

5 hours ago, Superhero said:

Would you rather, marry a:

5 who’s been with ~3 partners;

9 who’s a known playa / slut and has been with 100+ people.

Who makes the better sandwich? 

[tbone_ 14016]

Would you rather, marry a:
5 who’s been with ~3 partners;
9 who’s a known playa / slut and has been with 100+ people.

Zero interest in a 5.

If the rules are you HAVE to get married, give me the hot girl who likes to fuck. At least it will be somewhat fun until her issues lead to the divorce.

[Ignatius 3990]

5 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said:

I'm not a player - I just fuck a lot. 

I thought that was the definition of a player?

[Armybrat 40639]

6 hours ago, TheStoicPaisano said:

 

The last (and only) aggy football national championship was closer the the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War than it is to today’s date.

[52-80 19041]

beisbollers pls explain why the stolen base is so significant that 50hr/50sb (or 40/40) is such a big deal?

is it merely the fact that power and speed are contradictory traits that its rare to see a player achieve both? because the sb itself doesnt seem that valuable...? home run obviously is a crowd pleaser and guaranteed 1+ scores.  but a stolen base alone isnt that spectacular or valuable?  50sb means you gain 1 extra base for every 3 games. 

if we're making arbitrary round-number combos, seems to me like .350BA/50HR would be a more impressive benchmark.  (achieved 6 times, 3 by babe ruth)

[Superhero 8695]

18 hours ago, tbone_ said:

Zero interest in a 5.

If the rules are you HAVE to get married, give me the hot girl who likes to fuck. At least it will be somewhat fun until her issues lead to the divorce.

Her issues huh

[Ignatius 3990]

6 hours ago, 52-80 said:

beisbollers pls explain why the stolen base is so significant that 50hr/50sb (or 40/40) is such a big deal?

is it merely the fact that power and speed are contradictory traits that its rare to see a player achieve both? because the sb itself doesnt seem that valuable...? home run obviously is a crowd pleaser and guaranteed 1+ scores.  but a stolen base alone isnt that spectacular or valuable?  50sb means you gain 1 extra base for every 3 games. 

if we're making arbitrary round-number combos, seems to me like .350BA/50HR would be a more impressive benchmark.  (achieved 6 times, 3 by babe ruth)

So by your own admission the ‘more impressive’ benchmark has occurred more frequently than 50/50…

[52-80 19041]

25 minutes ago, Ignatius said:

So by your own admission the ‘more impressive’ benchmark has occurred more frequently than 50/50…

Rarity != Impressive. 
95% season free throw percentage is rarer than 50% 3pt percentage, but doesnt make it more significant

Edited September 20 by 52-80

[closetohumping 17339]

Had my daughter drop off a little sheep toy to her friend.  When I'm on the road, I tend to buy stuff for my friend's kids, just little trinkets whatever.  Daughter knocks on door, friend isn't home, but grampa from overseas is.  Daughter gives him the sheep. 2 hours later my wife gets a text from friend's mom with a picture of the sheep, decapitated.   Turns out, my daughter had twisted the head off, was too afraid to tell me and gave it to the grampa and told him to fix it.  😁

[NeverMarryAStripper 21780]

18 hours ago, Armybrat said:

The last (and only) aggy football national championship was closer the the Charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War than it is to today’s date.

I'm guessing that most Americans couldn't come within a century of guessing the date of the Crimean War.

[ztejas 43098]

On 9/14/2024 at 7:59 AM, Bevo&Pevo said:

and yet when they sing it comes across without the accent?

I mean sometimes it does sometimes it doesn't. British rappers don't hide the accent. A lot of punk/rock bands don't hide it. 

[ztejas 43098]

9 hours ago, 52-80 said:

is it merely the fact that power and speed are contradictory traits that its rare to see a player achieve both?

Basically this - but you didn't quite hit the nail on the head.

First - 50 bags in 2024 is a lot. Like - a lot a lot. Guys just don't rack up SBs as much as they used to. Last season 3 guys cracked 50 but that was kind of a modern outlier. Acuña's league-lead 73 was a massive number that we rarely see these days. Two years ago the MLB LEADER finished with 41. In 2021 it was 47. In 2019 it was 46. (2020 was covid shortened)

Second - more to what you wrote - yes, the guys racking up steals are typically rangy position players and are more batting for OPS and singles/doubles than jacking 50 homers in a season. For a big motherfucker like Shohei who DHs and PITCHED 130+ innings the last 3 seasons to steal 50 bases is just fucking absurd. 

Take an all-star level pitcher - then imagine that guy (who is already cranking 40 homers a season while pitching) decides "you know what - I'm just going to hit this season" and proceeds to hit a combination of numbers we've never seen in the history of the game.

It's frankly astonishing - but he's been nothing but for 3 or 4 seasons now.

Now - could someone else do it? Absolutely. Acuña Jr. went 41/73 last season. Which - to your other point - is just as if not more impressive. Six guys have had 40/40 seasons - but none of them have done it more than once. Someone may replicate it within a few years or it may take awhile before we see it again. 

Edited September 20 by ztejas

[TheStoicPaisano 9904]

 

[Rimbo 25642]

On 9/19/2024 at 7:13 AM, Superhero said:

Would you rather, marry a:

5 who’s been with ~3 partners;

9 who’s a known playa / slut and has been with 100+ people.

9 with a bunch of partners every day of the week and twice on Sunday. points at wife for proof

 

In other news, my daughter's friend's mom is just too pure for this world. The classic D&D 18 INT and 5 WIS character. How a woman can be so smart, in her 50s, and so... well. Lemme explain.

Today, in church, Jane and Sharon announced that they were celebrating their 10th official anniversary that day, and 35 years of being together. And afterwards, said lady asks me, "So... they are roommates?"

I mean technically, yes, they are also roommates...

 

Edited September 22 by Rimbo

[52-80 19041]

When I was young I always found the concept of fundraising fitness events so foreign.

Wanna raise money to support a good cause? Sure. Im with you so far. How?

By running a marathon.  

What?

Yeah, just pay some money, and then you can run, and the money is donated to charity. 

OK, I get the money part, but whats running (or biking or whatever) got to do with it? And like, even without the charity component, people pay money so they can do something — exercising in group — that they can already do freely? Bizarre. 
 

And related to this, the idea of fancy charity balls and concerts and dinners and events. Those things dont seem cheap to host. Maybe you’ll net more donations for the charity simply by asking people for money, without having to pay for a musician, catering, and space at the marriott? 

It kinda seems like the running the event is the main purpose, and the charitable component is just a sidenote. 

[jetsfan76 681]

I'm shocked, and quite happily surprised at the lack of Edgars in south Florida.

[Born to Run 6417]

On 9/19/2024 at 4:02 PM, Ignatius said:

I thought that was the definition of a player?

Don't get Big time hung up on Small details.

[ztejas 43098]

On 9/22/2024 at 3:54 PM, 52-80 said:

When I was young I always found the concept of fundraising fitness events so foreign.

Wanna raise money to support a good cause? Sure. Im with you so far. How?

By running a marathon.  

What?

Yeah, just pay some money, and then you can run, and the money is donated to charity. 

OK, I get the money part, but whats running (or biking or whatever) got to do with it? And like, even without the charity component, people pay money so they can do something — exercising in group — that they can already do freely? Bizarre. 
 

And related to this, the idea of fancy charity balls and concerts and dinners and events. Those things dont seem cheap to host. Maybe you’ll net more donations for the charity simply by asking people for money, without having to pay for a musician, catering, and space at the marriott? 

It kinda seems like the running the event is the main purpose, and the charitable component is just a sidenote. 

It's just a rich/white people virtue signaling thing. 

With the marathon/10k for charity deal at least you're taking care of yourself and getting in shape/getting some exercise. 

The charity gala/ball thing is just high-society garbage. Those people don't actually give a fuck - they ain't in the trenches doing the real work.

And then - the other layer on top of the fees associated with holding the event - is that the money is just dumped to some shitty charity that maybe uses the funds slightly more effectively than the government would.

Go buy a homeless person a meal and talk to them for 10 minutes or go volunteer and do some actual work. 

Edited September 25 by ztejas

[nnm 35866]

32 minutes ago, ztejas said:

go volunteer

At a charity that is supported by fundraising. 
I took a soft retirement after 25 years in O&G and am now helping my second faith-based nonprofit. I’m not a fundraiser, but fundraising is challenging and necessary part of helping people.
 

If the banquets, etc., aren’t your speed, fine, there are other ways to help. But they serve their purpose.
 

You can easily do research on the thousands of worthy nonprofits out there and make sure your funds are going to one that is maximizing its funds for beneficiaries. Some are good at it, some aren’t. 

[ztejas 43098]

8 minutes ago, nnm said:

If the banquets, etc., aren’t your speed, fine, there are other ways to help. But they serve their purpose.

I'm sure some of them do. Some of them are assuredly just BS grandstanding. Just like some charities are actually doing good and some are a scam. 

Similarly, some gala attendees might be doing more behind the scenes. But plenty of the attendees are just writing checks and putting on a tux for the status involved - whether or not the money then winds up being used in a useful manner. 

[Crapinon 2245]

2 hours ago, ztejas said:

It's just a rich/white people virtue signaling thing. 

With the marathon/10k for charity deal at least you're taking care of yourself and getting in shape/getting some exercise. 

The charity gala/ball thing is just high-society garbage. Those people don't actually give a fuck - they ain't in the trenches doing the real work.

And then - the other layer on top of the fees associated with holding the event - is that the money is just dumped to some shitty charity that maybe uses the funds slightly more effectively than the government would.

Go buy a homeless person a meal and talk to them for 10 minutes or go volunteer and do some actual work. 

Years ago I was adopted by a homeless guy. My son befriended him through a church outreach and I got to know him because I was nervous about my son being around him. He was pretty harmless except for being an alcoholic and making up stories about his life. He'd never ask for money, just rides. Taught me some things about the homeless, who to trust, who was going to steal from you etc. He also told me how to hop a train and where to hide so you don't get caught, though I never tried it. We used to get him a hotel room when it was going to be freezing outside. He went to dinner with us a few times. He would work when he needed money. He even bought my wife and kids Christmas presents one year. I lost track of him when he went back to live with his dad for a while. Found out later that he died in the parking lot after a few nights in the Brownwood jail. He wasn't the only one which always caused me to wonder what was going on. Sorry for all the babbling on but I really miss Weasel. 

[52-80 19041]

gigabit fiber internet finally became available at my house and now benching a steady 700mbit/s and i dont know what to do with myself

[jetsfan76 681]

Should I battle pettiness with more pettiness?

Edited September 27 by jetsfan76

[deft 6763]

gigabit fiber internet finally became available at my house and now benching a steady 700mbit/s and i dont know what to do with myself

Well, first you’re gonna want to get a VPN. Then some tissue.

[52-80 19041]

Few things cringier from the early 00s than that entire culture subgenre of 'pick up artists'.

remember this fucking doofus?

 

And also, not to pick on peoples looks too much, but the main character in that universe who had to have been wealthy from all the books and media deals, these were his 2 long-time partners.  He could at least try seducing a Pflugerville 6 maybe?

 

 

[tbone_ 14016]

Should I battle pettiness with more pettiness?

No

[Brothahorn 10081]

It's not my fault if your dumbass cc's your customer into the email chain discussing rates. And then after being notified about, continues the email chain. 

 

So now your customer know is pissed about the 125% markup. Pay attention dumbass.

[Underdog 28380]

Morning coffee and burning wood… ‘murica! 

[nnm 35866]

54 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Morning coffee and burning wood… ‘murica! 

Morning coffee and a quiet peaceful lake. ‘Murica!

And yes, the leaves and acorns have started to fall. Part of the afternoon’s list is taking care of that for the day. 

[Underdog 28380]

Nice spread.  Pain in the ass(leaves) but it’s the beginning of a beautiful time of year. 

Edited September 28 by Underdog

[NWBuck 8536]

16 hours ago, Underdog said:

Morning coffee and burning wood… ‘murica! 

Burnt coffee and morning wood most days at my house 

[ABSR 5284]

9 hours ago, NWBuck said:

Burnt coffee and morning wood most days at my house 

My wife usually doesn’t participate in my morning wood too.

[nnm 35866]

On 9/26/2024 at 7:47 AM, 52-80 said:

gigabit fiber internet finally became available at my house and now benching a steady 700mbit/s and i dont know what to do with myself

Why is a dog’s sound called a “bark” instead of an “ark?”  Dogs don’t make a “b” sound when they ark.