the "not worthy of it's own thread" thread

Drank a New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA this evening. It could have been colder, but it was still pretty tasty. Possibly may have definitely opened a second just now.
 
Noted the irony of one "Management Council Member" participating in a thread contrary to some unwritten "instructions" only to see that thread locked by another "Management Council Member" a few minutes later for violations of the same unwritten "instructions".
 
Agghhh!!! They done done in memes. Friday is joke day is the last stand

LOL!

It’s too bad the software doesn’t have a way to simply kick offenders from a specific thread on a thread by thread basis. Corporal punishment of the happy people is seriously lame.

I do like my tools better over at FB. More options to deal with 14,000 people and a real phone app I can multitask it with, while sitting on the can if I like. LOL.

I truly feel bad for anybody that regularly has to use the web interface here. Mods included. Got a couple of 4K monitors recently. Never seen so much wasted screen real estate for so little text. Haha.

Poor old clunky web forum software... slow development, weak features, dying on the vine...

FB public posts is a dumpster fire, but groups public and private, private being the best, I got a lot of really useful mod tools and a good mobile UI to drive them. Incredibly fun features that make more sense than locking the happy people out of fun things.

This is my view of this place 99% of the time. Nice native font, no frilly web CSS junk, embedded images work... t’is proper discussion forum screen asthetics. Just the words, ma’am!


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LOL!

It’s too bad the software doesn’t have a way to simply kick offenders from a specific thread on a thread by thread basis. Corporal punishment of the happy people is seriously lame.

I do like my tools better over at FB. More options to deal with 14,000 people and a real phone app I can multitask it with, while sitting on the can if I like. LOL.

I truly feel bad for anybody that regularly has to use the web interface here. Mods included. Got a couple of 4K monitors recently. Never seen so much wasted screen real estate for so little text. Haha.

Poor old clunky web forum software... slow development, weak features, dying on the vine...

FB public posts is a dumpster fire, but groups public and private, private being the best, I got a lot of really useful mod tools and a good mobile UI to drive them. Incredibly fun features that make more sense than locking the happy people out of fun things.

This is my view of this place 99% of the time. Nice native font, no frilly web CSS junk, embedded images work... t’is proper discussion forum screen asthetics. Just the words, ma’am!


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“.....Facebook public posts is a dumpster fire....” Fire??? that’s an understatement

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I miss the usenet client I used. Better interface than the web forums, and waaaaaaaaay before controls for dealing with trolls and such.
 
I miss the usenet client I used. Better interface than the web forums, and waaaaaaaaay before controls for dealing with trolls and such.

I’m still on a mailing list that was a spin-off of an Usenet news group. Younguns come along and want it to be a forum, but we old phartes keep it like it is.
 
electronic targets can be really useful...
 
I miss the usenet client I used. Better interface than the web forums, and waaaaaaaaay before controls for dealing with trolls and such.

I don’t remember any other controls other than “leave group” or “block user” in any client I used. That and the down arrow to skip.

What did yours have?

USENET ops could do some stuff like cut off a whole server from the backbone, but that was quite rare.
 
I don’t remember any other controls other than “leave group” or “block user” in any client I used. That and the down arrow to skip.

What did yours have?

USENET ops could do some stuff like cut off a whole server from the backbone, but that was quite rare.

the client filters could be configured to ignore posts from certain people (e.g., trolls and posters-who-shall-not-be-named) and also ignore posts that were replies to said people (or even portions of threads with any reply to the troll, but I didn't usually use that severe a filter). The filters could be active upon opening a group... so I might see that a group had, say, 104 unread posts, but after opening the group, a certain number of posts would be effectively deleted (I guess, technically, marked Read)

It was also sometimes handy to "unread" a post.

but the filter capability is what I miss most.
 
2 things.........1) I just saw the aftermath of a nasty accident. suv flipped over on it's roof. 2) I just read part of a post and the only only thing I saw was 'buttpaste'. have no idea what the post was about but laughed at buttpaste.
 
I don't believe I want to know what buttpaste is.
 
And it's particularly humorous when a mod is actively participating in the debate that gets a thread locked.

:rolleyes:

Happens often around here...
Sigh...last time I countered an illogical statement, a perfectly good thread was locked. Guess there's no point in doing so. Had clams in red sauce over homemade fettucini for dinner and a magnum of chianti is currently being defeated with the help of my beautiful wife. Life is good. Now THERE'S a thread!
 
Gave seven hours of complex dual of Friday. No masks were worn.
 
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I thought I had a real money maker during the TP shortage of 2020....
Bought my wife a bidet attachment for our toilet as a covid joke for our anniversary (don't worry, I did nice things for her too). Turns out, it's the greatest thing since sliced bread.....
 
I've always been afraid it is a rather cold surprise. No?

My wife and I are looking to buy a new house and really liked one, but all the toilets had bidet attachments. That didn't alone didn't kill our interest, but there was a "do you think we have to replace all the toilets?" conversation.
 
My plane was in the shop at KPAH a few weeks ago. 1-1/2 hour drive from our house. Our home airport KUCY is 30 minutes away. My wife was fussing we had no plane and couldn’t fly anywhere for lunch one Sunday.
I suggested we drive to KPAH and get the plane out since it was still air worthy and fly back to KUCY for lunch. She wasn’t impressed with my idea
 
Farm land can be identified by some common features. They almost always consist of a very large patch of dirt with small green plants lined up in very long rows. You may sometimes see farm equipment riding over these rows, like tractors or combines. These machines help farmers grow more crops in less time. They are a very helpful invention. Some different types of crops are soybeans, cotton, corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and lettuce (which I mentioned earlier). Most crops are used as food, and can be defined as either fruits or vegetables. Some are commonly eaten raw, after being rinsed in water to remove any dirt. Some are often cooked, which helps give them a more pleasant taste and makes them easier to chew. A very versatile vegetable is the potato. It can be eaten raw, or it can be cooked in a variety of ways. They can be baked, and many people like to add butter to them. They can be mashed, and a lot of times brown gravy or milk gravy is poured on top of them. They can be cut into thin strips and fried. Typically a large amount of grease is required to prepare potatoes in this style, but they are easy to make and easy to eat. You can order them at several fast-food restaurants. Potatoes can also be boiled, stewed, and scalloped. There is a wide variety of options available to you when cooking potatoes.

Some other types of crops grown on farm land are used for other purposes. Cotton is used to make clothing (which I also mentioned earlier). It is a very versatile and inexpensive material for clothes. Such items as shirts, pants, socks, and underwear can be made from cotton. The process of converting cotton from a cotton plant to clothing is fairly complicated. Today, cotton is harvested more efficiently through the use of the cotton gin, invented by Eli Whitney many years ago.

Tobacco is another type of crop. It is used in making cigarettes. A lot of people smoke cigarettes, even though many medical sources have identified them as harmful to people’s health. Warnings are printed on cigarette packages reminding people of possible dangers resulting from smoking. Cigarettes are available in several brands, including Marlboro, Salem, and Virginia Slims. There is a brand called Kool, but I don’t know whether they are still available at most outlets. Tobacco farming is a large industry, and currently there is debate about it. Recently the government decided on some regulations that cost tobacco companies a large amount of money.

If you notice, some farm lands have animals living on them. Most of these are cows, and there are also pigs, sheep, and goats living on farms. Some are raised for the milk they provide. This milk goes through several processes to ensure that it is not contaminated before it is made available to consumers at stores (which I mentioned earlier). Another use for farm animals is meat. Three popular types of meat are beef, pork, and chicken. Beef comes from cows. Pork comes from pigs. Chicken comes from chickens, but you probably knew that. These animals are raised to become plump and healthy, then they are killed, sometimes at slaughter houses. The meat is then removed from their bodies, cleaned, and made available at a variety of stores and restaurants. Sometimes this process can seem gross, but it is part of an advanced ecological food chain on earth. Just like birds eat worms and tigers eat deer, human beings eat cows and pigs. The main difference is that we don’t eat animals raw. We cook the meat to remove blood, fat, and germs from it. We also season our meat with salt or different kinds of sauces. The end result is food that is very tasty and is healthy for us.

Farmers do not like trespassers. If a farmer sees one, he will sometimes shoot at them with a shotgun that he owns. Trespassing is against the law. Laws are created by government to prevent people from living in fear. They are meant to provide safety for citizens. Our government in America consists of a legislative branch, an executive branch, and a judicial branch. The legislative branch makes laws based on the concerns of citizens they represent. The executive branch consists of the President. This person enforces the law, and he has certain other duties like declaring war and approving bills prepared by members of the legislative branch. The President is also considered the leader of our country. The judicial branch interprets the laws. This branch consists of the courts and the trials held in them. Here a judge and jury determine from evidence presented by lawyers whether someone is guilty of breaking a law. Initial law enforcement takes place among police officers. They are the first people to encounter situations where a law is being broken. If a criminal (law-breaker) becomes too violent or hostile, they will use guns or mace or nightsticks to administer immediate punishment. Their goal is to bring the criminal under control, so that he can receive a punishment determined by members of the judicial branch of government. Punishments mostly include time in jail, but they can also include fines and, in extreme cases, the death penalty.
Not worthy of it's own thread? That is its own thread!
 
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I've always been afraid it is a rather cold surprise. No?

My wife and I are looking to buy a new house and really liked one, but all the toilets had bidet attachments. That didn't alone didn't kill our interest, but there was a "do you think we have to replace all the toilets?" conversation.

I bought a model with a heater for that reason. Specifically it does it "tankless" style, so it can never run out of warm water.

Why would you remove toilets from a home just because they had a bidet? Were they some form of mandatory bidet? :D
 
I bought a model with a heater for that reason. Specifically it does it "tankless" style, so it can never run out of warm water.

Why would you remove toilets from a home just because they had a bidet? Were they some form of mandatory bidet? :D

 
The Blackstone oil analysis container that you mail to them won't fit into the slot of the mailbox outside (some) post offices.
 
interesting... got a message "you don't have permission to perform that action" when trying to reply to a post...I guess it got deleted after I read it but before I replied...
 
I sneezed while I was pooping. Used toilet paper to blow my nose...well, toilet paper was used, but the toilet paper was not used. At least before I used it to blow my nose. Then I threw it in the toilet with the used toilet paper...although by the time I threw it in the toilet, it was used as well.

I flushed, I washed my hands (with soap, for 30 seconds so I don’t catch COVID from the toilet paper), and I am now wearing pants.
 
If you turn up the pressure high enough, you probably could. I made that mistake..............once.

BTW once you develop the correct callouses and aiming skills, there is a comfort and assuredness that only comes with the forceful salad shooter option. :D
 
Even better stuff here:

http://ldcomfort.com

No need for creams, powders, pastes, etc... 31 hours straight in the saddle on a motorcycle with nothing between me and my crash pants but the tights with zero rash at the end. Well worth the price. :D


Did you do the Iron Butt??
 
BTW once you develop the correct callouses and aiming skills, there is a comfort and assuredness that only comes with the forceful salad shooter option. :D
I thought the “salad shooter option” meant I had too much fiber in my diet.
 
That sounds like hell to me. About 3 hours at a time is all my back,neck and or butt can take on my bike.
 
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