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[Brian Swartz]

I would say he was left of center. I think it's just like how some conservatives quote statements made by Teddy Roosevelt or JFK. Seizes on points of agreement by someone on the 'other side' serves to defuse concepts of extremism etc. because hey, somebody in 'your camp' agreed with us on these issues, you're the ones who are really out to lunch, etc.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by miami_fan

Random political/comedy question*. Do you think George Carlin is considered left or right of center politically? I always thought he was more left but I see folks on the right who post one of his bits as representative of their views.

*If this is too political and not random enough, a mod can move it to a POL thread.

IMO FWIW, this is a neutral question rather than biased political so, to me as the sensitive to political stuff guy that I am, I'd think you should be good.

I consider him left of center certainly. At the very least, use of any solid quotes (or in his case, material) can be justified under the "stopped clock exception"

[Vince, Pt. II]

IMPOSTER JEDI AT DISNEYLAND GETS OWNED BY FIRST ORDER STORM TROOPER!!!!!!!!!!!!! - YouTube

Someone shared this with me, and it made me laugh out loud. It's short, and requires the volume to be on.

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

re: Tesla -- Frank Hannon is now producing other bands.

Red Voodoo is the latest, and you can definitely hear the Tesla fingerprint.

Red Voodoo Bring It Back - YouTube

That does have a very Tesla-like sound to it. Even the singer sounds a bit like Jeff Keith (who's not sounding good these days).

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

IMPOSTER JEDI AT DISNEYLAND GETS OWNED BY FIRST ORDER STORM TROOPER!!!!!!!!!!!!! - YouTube

Someone shared this with me, and it made me laugh out loud. It's short, and requires the volume to be on.

That was great!

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Interesting. Carlin really projected "I am very smart, and I see through the bullshit of everyday life that most people fall for."

.

and meatcake

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

IMPOSTER JEDI AT DISNEYLAND GETS OWNED BY FIRST ORDER STORM TROOPER!!!!!!!!!!!!! - YouTube

Someone shared this with me, and it made me laugh out loud. It's short, and requires the volume to be on.

Wasn't me!

[AlexB]

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

IMPOSTER JEDI AT DISNEYLAND GETS OWNED BY FIRST ORDER STORM TROOPER!!!!!!!!!!!!! - YouTube

Someone shared this with me, and it made me laugh out loud. It's short, and requires the volume to be on.

That is a killer put down

[Edward64]

I've got bermuda grass. It's brown right now but I've got a lot of patches of green rye grass.

I bought some Glyphosate Sorry! Something went wrong!

I'm going to kill their ass and it's going to feel good!

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by AlexB

That is a killer put down

Affirmative

[NobodyHere]

Does anyone really like a corn tortilla vs a flour tortlilla?

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Does anyone really like a corn tortilla vs a flour tortlilla?

YUK! NO WAY! It's like trying to eat old leather....
gimme that floury goodness

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Does anyone really like a corn tortilla vs a flour tortlilla?

I go for the corn, crunchy tortilla shells and my wife stays with the flour ones whenever we get the taco combo kit for dinner.

The only thing I don't like about the shells are how they breakup after the first bite. We tried a "wavy" kind before that worked well, but they don't come in the taco kit we buy from Kroger.

[BYU 14]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Does anyone really like a corn tortilla vs a flour tortlilla?

Corn is a must for Enchiladas for me, flour for everything else.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Corn tortillas are the ultimate high-volatility item for me in mexican cuisine. Good corn tortillas are incredible; bad corn tortillas shouldn't be served to anyone anywhere. For this reason, I typically opt for flour tortillas unless I know the restaurant well.

[Edward64]

Harry, didn't watch your interview but from what I've read you/wife were pretty much passive aggressive towards the Royals.

I lean towards you being whipped and Megan being an "attention whore", but even if you were 100% right, why do you feel the need to "fight back" and bite the hand that has fed you for your first 30 years or so? Just go your own way and stay away from the royals/media, be an unknown etc.

If you really hate the paparazzi's/press and want to get away from it all, be the boring person that no one cares about (e.g. buy a nice 500 acre ranch in Wyoming, don't attend any parties, and have your foundation be your front). But no, you & Megan really want to be in the limelight but only with the good stuff and not the bad stuff that comes with it. Your mom had the same choice, she also wanted the limelight but only the good stuff that came with it. Unlike your mom, you weren't in a loveless marriage, you weren't cheated on in public etc.

You sniveling ingrate.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Edward64

I lean towards you being whipped and Megan being an "attention whore"

I'm going with "whipped" and "batshit crazy" as their respective status.

[miami_fan]

The fascination with the British Royals will never make any sense to me.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by miami_fan

The fascination with the British Royals will never make any sense to me.

it IS like a soap opera. I can understand the love of kings and queens....it's the grandeur, the fantasy. But as for fawning over every picture and word...yeah it's a bit much. It's almost like reps sucking trump's bum all the time

[JediKooter]

I just found out the actor that played Ba'al on Stargate SG1 died a couple of days ago in a freak wakeboarding accident. I'm kind of bummed as I thought he was one of the better actors in that series and really enjoyed the way he played Ba'al.

[Edward64]

J.Lo, frack A-Rod.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Idle things that make me chuckle:

Pondering how few things I'd have to advocate banning / abolishing entirely to trigger 50% + 1 of my FB friends. It's like a mental game of Name That Tune ("I can trigger over half in 6 things ... I could trigger them in 5 ... 4 ... )

It's an authoritarian thing

[Lathum]

Had a root canal today, then after they told me the tooth has to come out. so yeah, I had a root canal for no reason.

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Had a root canal today, then after they told me the tooth has to come out. so yeah, I had a root canal for no reason.

Hopefully they aren't charging you for the root canal or the removal.

[miami_fan]

I have believe this to be the case for my entire life. Now I have a study to prove it. I know some of your kids are heading this way for spring break. Tell them to be careful if you are strolling in FL.


https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...249723078.html

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Hopefully they aren't charging you for the root canal or the removal.

They are not. I really like my dentist, and it wasn't his screw up, they tried to save the tooth but couldn't. It was rough. They were in there the entire first act of Hamilton. I hate having to lay back like that, my throat gets all gunky and it makes me feel like I'm not able to breath. I get really panicky.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by miami_fan

I have believe this to be the case for my entire life. Now I have a study to prove it. I know some of your kids are heading this way for spring break. Tell them to be careful if you are strolling in FL.


https://www.miamiherald.com/news/loc...249723078.html

Unless I missed it (always possible) the article doesn't mention what percentage of those were driver-fault vs pedestrian fault.

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Had a root canal today, then after they told me the tooth has to come out. so yeah, I had a root canal for no reason.

My dentist started on a root canal and early on he told me it wasn't what he was expecting. He packed me up and we talked about an extraction or go see an endodontist. I like my dentist but he was leaning towards extraction and implant (assume nice profit margin for him).

I asked for a referral to an endodontist who specialized in root canals. The endodontist was able to do the root canal.

So I guess my advice is to ask for a second opinion.

[PilotMan]

There is no day that isn't perfect for chips, salsa and beer.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

There is no day that isn't perfect for chips, salsa and beer.

except the day after having too much chips, salsa, and beer...

[PilotMan]

Blasphemy. No such day exists.

[miami_fan]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Unless I missed it (always possible) the article doesn't mention what percentage of those were driver-fault vs pedestrian fault.

Fair observation.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Blasphemy. No such day exists.

+1

[GrantDawg]

My wife's co-worker was cut off yesterday morning by Shaq. He was in his Bentley, and made a rolling stop at a four way and pulled right in front of her as it was her turn to go. She got mad and thought she was going to give him a piece of her mind when he pulled into a gas station. She had no idea who it was until she saw the biggest man she had ever seen get out of his car. She decided discretion is the greater part of valor and left.

[cuervo72]

The Dikembe GEICO commercial still makes me smile.

[Critch]

The LiMu Emu and Doug Liberty Mutual commercials make me want to punch my tv.

[cuervo72]

Yeah, though one of those used a kickass song from the KPM catalog. So, credit for that anyway.

[PilotMan]

I honestly cannot imagine Superstore without Mark McKinney. He's so fantastic. Perfectly cast.

[Ksyrup]

We've made plans for our first real vacation in almost 2 years this summer (early August). We decided to drive instead of fly, so I did some searching last night on about 5 different rental car companies for a rental. I was under the impression companies tied to travel were hurting - WTF is up with the rates I am getting?! I was hoping they would be trying to give away cars to get business. Instead, I feel like I'm trying to rent the Batmobile during Comicon.

[molson]

Try AutoSlash. It's been a while, but they have saved me hundreds renting out of Boston.

Though one time Boston rentals were so expensive right after they built the new car rental facility, that we took a Lyft 10 miles to a local suburban Enterprise and saved a few hundred for a week's rental. Though we had to go to the rental car facility first, because Lyft/Uber didn't pick up at the airport then. The lengths I go to save cash. That was also a few years ago.

[Ksyrup]

Thanks for the tip. They gave me basically the same rates I was finding on my own. Alamo was reasonable (that's who I booked with for the time being - hopefully I can find a better deal between now and then), a few others were more than I want to pay, and Hertz I assume was going to come with a chauffeur for the price they quoted.

[Coffee Warlord]

I have to fire someone tomorrow. Never had to do it before, so not looking forward to it.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I have to fire someone tomorrow. Never had to do it before, so not looking forward to it.

Does this mean you're hiring?

[molson]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I have to fire someone tomorrow. Never had to do it before, so not looking forward to it.

Hire someone on Cameo to do it.

But seriously, that must suck. It's one thing I'll probably never have to worry about in my middling career. My girlfriend has to fire people all the time as a grocery store manager. I don't think she has too hard a time with it because by that time, they've usually made her life miserable and really deserve it.

[lungs]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I have to fire someone tomorrow. Never had to do it before, so not looking forward to it.

Not a fun thing to do, and I used to have to do a fair amount of it. I consider it an accomplishment that several people I've fired ended up staying in touch with no hard feelings. It was usually in cases where I had clearly laid out rules and they were broken. I genuinely didn't want to fire the people but when rules are broken I had no choice, and letting it slide would have damaged my standing with the other employees.

I've also mistakenly fired people. One of those deals where it's a he said, she said incident and I found out later that I believed the wrong person. I've bumped into a person that was a victim of that and profusely apologized.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Does this mean you're hiring?

Not for this. Sliding someone over (who I believe will be much better) into the person's role.

[cartman]

Looks like a trip to France is in the works for Sept./Oct. 2023. We scored tickets to the 5 games in Lyon for the Rugby World Cup

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I have to fire someone tomorrow. Never had to do it before, so not looking forward to it.

Look, just because I showed up drunk to work a few times and took a piss behind your desk twice doesn't mean you should fire me.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

Look, just because I showed up drunk to work a few times and took a piss behind your desk twice doesn't mean you should fire me.

Wait, I thought that was my cat that pissed behind my desk!

Wait, it was my cat! Are you my cat?

[GrantDawg]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Wait, I thought that was my cat that pissed behind my desk!

Wait, it was my cat! Are you my cat?

No comment. *meow*