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Kyle

Bardcore in small doses is amazing. Bardcore in large doses is excruciating. That's a great cover.

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Whaaaaaaaaaaaa?

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So I don't normally deal in memes, unless they picture my face and then have a marginally funny Dad Joke on it. But this one got me thinking: https://i.postimg.cc/K8LfMh10/image0.jpg I think this is true. I think this is where the divisions in our country have landed. If we didn't have libraries, bu...

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I like the term "pearl clutching" because it evokes a sense of false panic and concern over something that a person knows won't really affect them. But I think I should stop using it because it also evokes an overweight woman in a Marx Brothers' film who hears Groucho say something scandal...

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Look- obviously I can't watch FoxNews or the other right-wing propaganda networks. They're so biased. During the day when I work from home, I normally have a news network on my tv in the background as I work. That has been CNN. But for the past 6 months or a year, CNN has really irritated me because...

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With a bonus cover of My Humps!

You're welcs.

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I'll be honest with you- GMing for middle schoolers was some of the most fun I had- you should give it a shot. The deal with middle schoolers is that they're basically up for anything, but they don't get offended when you have to railroad them for narrative purposes. Maybe it was just the groups tha...

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My wife and I got onto a new ancestry-like site and discovered we're ninth-cousins once removed. Meaning our great, great, great, etc. grandparents are the same people. Interestingly, I am also ninth cousins once removed with Walt Disney. You'd think I wouldn't have to get Disney+ with commercials, ...

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If it makes you feel better, Phoebe, I can attest to the fact this: ever since Texas banned online porn, I have committed no violent crimes (against myself or others). So maybe it's working.

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In that sweet spot before the actual dementia! Or before it is noticeable, let's say. We need entirely new systems for dealing with this. The optimal condition seems to be a house in a neighborhood, remodeled to accommodate 6-8 dementia patients and two caregivers at any given time. Family and frie...

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Probably 30 years ago I started one, but I can't remember what's on it except for: visiting Mount Rushmore and climbing the Lighthouse on Nag's Head Island. I think I had other things, but I never wrote them down. I think bucket lists are a little morbid. Instead I just like to do things I really wa...

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No, I mean the physics concept. Dark matter that makes up 26% of the matter in the universe but somehow doesn't interact with the EM spectrum in any way. Remember back in the day when physicists assumed the universe was a static size and uniform density, and so they had to make up the cosmological ...

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I mean... can you check your white privilege just a little bit? You're like a Spanish conqueror that alienated indigenous people from their lands because he wanted to live forever? Not a good look, sir.

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Can you tell I've been posting more? I can. I miss you guys. There's been a gap in us having substantive conversations and, in that gap, we've all gotten older, matured and have somewhat different perspectives on things. That interests me. Reconnecting with people interests me. Mike making me feel g...

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Ponce.

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Good point, Mike. My charisma score is unchanged. While I've become a more effective speaker as I've aged, my style has changed from less "boombastic" to more "let's have a good time, amiright?." So an 18 is still an 18. I know a lot of people complain about how it sucks getting ...

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If I may suggest Donner Dinner Party. It plays up to 10 people and the rules are simple and fun. It's Secret Hitler without the stigma of having a game about Hitler. It's now our go to werewolf-variety game.

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Right? I was so delighted when I found it.

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Akiva wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:58 pm
Kyle wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:44 pm
Akiva wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:37 pmI need a new roof.
If conditions are met and it's under 10k? Done.
The estimate was for about $6K.

Done!

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As I get older, I've come to realize the mental changes that I've gone through that-- I think-- make me a better person. Here's the two most important: (1) Patience. I can't even begin to explain how much this has improved my quality of life. Is it because we've experienced more and realized that th...

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FINE! I'll start using a loofa! Are you happy now, Mike?!?! No you won't. I mean... come on, man. Can't you just let me have... ...no. No, sir. I don't wash my hair! How often do you wash your hair, Sir Montague Moneybags?!?! Huh? Like every day, right? Probably use conditioner too, don't you, you ...

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Yeah, that's how you know you're in Texas when you're coming down i-35. You cross over the river from oklahoma, and there it is: a huge XXX adult store! And I mean it's right on the border. You have to wait another 2 miles before you get to the welcome to Texas visitor center. That reminds me of wh...

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Akiva wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:37 pmI need a new roof.

If conditions are met and it's under 10k? Done.

Kyle

You've heard the song. You've seen the Family Guy parody. But I just saw the performance of "Surfin' Bird" by the Trashmen on American Bandstand in 1964, and it is absolutely the most fucking punk thing I've ever seen- particularly before there was a thing called punk. I tried to cue this ...

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Phoebe wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2024 1:34 pm Oh wow, I wish you will get one, seriously, you will experience joy.

Well, I just bought my new car six months ago. So it'll be about four or five years before I'm in the market for a new one for me. But I will be buying a new car for my wife in the next year. So... cool butts unite!

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I'm planning on winning the Megamillions main jackpot tonight and the Powerball main jackpot tomorrow night. What do you want? I'll buy you whatever you post up, up to $10,000 IF you post it before the Megamillions drawing tonight and I win the main jackpot. If you post up after the drawing, but bef...

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I asked a question about using a washcloth and Mike makes me feel guilty about not checking my white privilege.

FINE! I'll start using a loofa! Are you happy now, Mike?!?!

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But cooling technology is much more expensive than butt cooling technology. That said, I'd like a butt cooler.

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Hard pass for me after I heard about a grieving scene thats... (wait for it)... hard to watch.

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Not that I ever would look at it or even seek it out. But apparently Texas passed an age-verification bill that would hold porn companies liable if a minor accessed their site. So the porn companies now block access in Texas. Meanwhile, porn shops line the major interstates and strip clubs are all o...

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I actually understand the concern about the Chinese government harvesting information- there was a recent story about how Temu was getting access to people's text messages and private photos even though the app didn't reveal that or ask permission. But on the other side, I'm really wary of the gover...

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So I'm 51. I've come to discover that when you hit your 50s, your knees just aren't like they were when you were 20. Still can't do squats reliably. Like for real. There's a 50/50 chance that if I try to do a full squat, on the way back up my knees will just cease working.

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All of those examples include fluid. I agree with you that spraying bodily fluid is unacceptable and gross. But when I cut my nails (and I don't know how short y'all are clipping yours), but there's no fluid involved.

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Whoa whoa whoa- this is not the same thing as wiping ear glue on the desk. That requires sanitation, as would putting mucus covered nose hairs somewhere. But since you clip your nails in front of your family, does that mean you also just wipe your ear wax on the arm of the couch? That's nasty. But s...

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Yeah- heated seats are great. I only need them for a couple of months a year here in Texas, but it makes the cold weather so much more comfortable in the winter.

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There's a lot of parody photos of the Last Supper, and I was having fun searching through them. But then I realized, if you want to do this right, you have to figure out which character is in Judas's spot. For reference, here's the seating chart: https://i.postimg.cc/pdzLc4Zq/last-supper-names.jpg S...

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To start with- yes, I now regularly wash my legs and feet. Previously, I would wash to my knees and stop, letting residual rinsed soap do the job. I now recognize through much shaming from family and close friends that this was gross. I now wash my legs and feet. So get off my back, germaphobes. Als...

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The Nineties - Chuck Klosterman. I really enjoyed Klosterman's absurdist short story collection. This is not fiction, and is not absurdist. It's a dissection of the 90s by someone close to my age who was a firm Gen Xer when it happened. The focus is on how it was a transitionary time that bridged t...

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I'm so confused by this. Someone walks into my office to discuss a case with me. We're a casual office- t-shirts and jeans every day unless we're going to court. As they're walking in, I was reaching for my nail-clippers. They sit down and we start chatting and I start clipping my nails. They are di...

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Everything gets a 1 point boost for the secret contextualization you utilized to make this so conversational and smooth. Well played. I don't know if I can do this justice, cuz I see your pictures and hear your stories, and things seem to be going well for you--raised your kids right, having fun... ...

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My youngest son and I started a quest two years ago to watch the complete catalog of goose movies. We've only got six left. Love the goose.

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I was the guest teacher for a four hour math and economics class for a dozen homeschoolers. I thought it was going to be horrible and no one would pay attention- but it went so great! Very fun.

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Do me! Do me!

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I mean, not really. It's not a Tesla. I can't just say- "Go here" and it does everything to get me to my location. But we're getting really close. I bought a base-model Elantra about six months ago. I hadn't bought a new car in several years, so I wasn't familiar with the "standard&qu...

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I wish I had a talking truck that only complimented me.

But on the other hand, I have a car that basically drives itself. You know what? I'll start a new thread.

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I can't believe I'm "that guy." 30,000 dead in Gaza? I knew it was horrible what was going on. I generally agree with what Mike's saying. When I've discussed it with people, I've expressed how I don't understand how a ceasefire isn't something people should want-- or the converse being, I ...

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Just a reminder for y'all to be prepared for my absence again. I know it seems like it's awhile away, but you really should start getting things ready now.

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Hey Mike, I heard about the truck and I've got to tell you that not only am I super-jealous of you having a truck (and I don't), but I also am jealous of thinking about how much fun you're going to have riding around in it with an elbow hanging out the window. Hey Mike, so is the podcast ever coming...

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Rules: Step One: Post a one sentence compliment to Mike- it can either be superficial or sincere. Dealers choice. Step Two: Post a single sentence to trigger Mike. Step Three: Post a second one sentence compliment to Mike. This time it must be sincere. Step Four: Wait for Mike to respond with a scor...

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All of this being said I want to acknowledge something that I think is really important. I've not been the victim of a violent crime. I live a privileged, very safe life. I acknowledge that people who have been affected by violent crime may have radically different views than I do, and I don't place...

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