Off Topic 2017: December to Remember

[l3ulvl]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

I babysat my niece who is 11 years old. Nothing was on she wanted to watch so I happened to see Doug was on.

While I'm sitting intently loving every secong, she's bored out her mind watching it. I don't get how this is worse than what is on Disney now with these kids shows.

Cmon...Doug, Recess...I love these cartoons. I'll bet if I put on Looney Tunes it'd be the same thing. Watching it all now even, it's STILL hilarious.

did you let her know that you like Doug?

if she knows old dudes like something she'll automatically dislike it

you gotta be like "ugh, is this one of the kid shows you like?" and she'd probably be all over it and you could secretly enjoy it too

[Blzer]

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The only thing with a show like Doug that I can understand they don't like is the simple pleasantries of life being displayed. He writes, draws, and hangs outside with his friends on a skateboard or at the Honker Burger. These days, everything is Smartphone/social media related. Basically, technology. The other half of that is everyone inspiring to be famous in their own little way. iCarly, Jessie, Victorious, etc. are all about claims to fame, either as singers or bloggers or what have you. That's this generation's culture, and I'm sure a lot of the shows reflect that as well.

I was channel surfing in my hotel room earlier this week, and ran across a Nickelodeon cartoon called The Loud House. I was immediately hooked. The art is pretty nostalgic (though of course is digital and not hand drawn) and the writing is just really good. The show relies on a lot of puns in the dialogue, but if you are okay with that I think you'll like the show. It's a massive family so I don't really know all of the characters at this point, but I think if I invested enough time into it that it would be a show worth watching. Most of all, it doesn't run with the fads that I mentioned above and is a lot more old school.

The only current Nick/Disney cartoon that is still active today that I was into is SpongeBob SquarePants. The issue is that after Season 3/4, the show went to garbage. If they kept making episodes and returned it to its glory days, I would still be watching that all of the time. Season 3 was an all-time classic for sure.

[Caulfield]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

I enjoy watching Loud House as well as Henry Danger with the nephew and nieces.

[LambertandHam]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

I babysat my niece who is 11 years old. Nothing was on she wanted to watch so I happened to see Doug was on.

While I'm sitting intently loving every secong, she's bored out her mind watching it. I don't get how this is worse than what is on Disney now with these kids shows.

Cmon...Doug, Recess...I love these cartoons. I'll bet if I put on Looney Tunes it'd be the same thing. Watching it all now even, it's STILL hilarious.

Rugrats and Angry Beavers are two Nickelodeon shows that I'll still laugh at today. Mostly due to growing up with them.

[Majingir]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

Last day of long weekend


Sure, 4 day week, but the first day going back after a long weekend and/or vacation is always so hard.

[Speedy]

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I found it funny this morning when I realized I was Googling Google.

[Majingir]

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Nice start to week finding out my deliveries that weren't supposed to come until Wednesday-Friday will come today.

I found it funny this morning when I realized I was Googling Google.

http://forums.operationsports.com/fo...t-s-day-9.html

lol, I do that too often. My toolbar has a google search engine and half the time I type 'Google' into it to get to google.

[youvalss]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

As a young kid, watching The Love Boat, I was 100% convinced that Captain Stubing was singing the opening theme song. Nothing would change my mind back then.

[Majingir]

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The long wait. Both packages came early today, but since nobody is home, I'm hoping if they did drop it off instead of just leaving a pickup slip, they left it in safe spot. Having it sitting there for several hours possibly right on my doorstep is a big risk.

Would be nice if it's not the mailman I've had recently who dropped it off. Last thing I ordered, even though I was home(car was right there in driveway), he didn't even bother giving me any time to open the door. He dropped the item on doorstep(if it rained,it would've been ruined) and left. Luckily I was checking so often that day so I got it before the rain came.

[Blzer]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

The long wait. Both packages came early today, but since nobody is home, I'm hoping if they did drop it off instead of just leaving a pickup slip, they left it in safe spot. Having it sitting there for several hours possibly right on my doorstep is a big risk.

Were you able to state specific instructions to the delivery service regarding your packages?

[Majingir]

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Were you able to state specific instructions to the delivery service regarding your packages?

I didn't. Not sure if instructions when ordering from a site itself was for the shipping people or delivery people. Though it's common sense isn't it? If someone isn't home, leave the package between the screen door and the main door. Or if it can fit, leave it in the mailbox. My old mailman used to do this all the time and it was great. Package placed between screendoor on my driveway where nobody could see. So even if those salespeople come knocking,or someone just walks past the house, they do so at the front, not side.

I doubt someone stole it, more of probably just delivering it to wrong house, but last year I saw some random person walk down the street and drop off a package at my house. Others had also come by at various points in year to drop off regular mail. Besides that, nothing had ever been stolen, but I wanna try and avoid it ever happening.

I'm sure it's nothing anyways, just me randomly venting about nothing to kill the next few hours while I wait lol

[z Revis]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

I was reading an article yesterday that said Tuesday is the worst day of the week based on a study(for people that work M-F anyway). So I googled it and there's actually a bunch of articles stating that. The reasons listed were things like at least Monday's you're well rested from the weekend and you're still shifting from weekend mode to weekday mode, the "weekend high hasn't yet worn off on Monday's." It said by Tuesday you're now well into the work week, the previous weekends memories are further away, and the following weekend isn't yet in sight.

Anyone agree? I don't. Both days suck from a 'back to work, weekend is still far away' standpoint, but for me clocking in on a Tuesday is way easier than doing it on Monday. At least by Tuesday you have one day down.


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[Majingir]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

I was reading an article yesterday that said Tuesday is the worst day of the week based on a study(for people that work M-F anyway). So I googled it and there's actually a bunch of articles stating that. The reasons listed were things like at least Monday's you're well rested from the weekend and you're still shifting from weekend mode to weekday mode, the "weekend high hasn't yet worn off on Monday's." It said by Tuesday you're now well into the work week, the previous weekends memories are further away, and the following weekend isn't yet in sight.

Anyone agree? I don't. Both days suck from a 'back to work, weekend is still far away' standpoint, but for me clocking in on a Tuesday is way easier than doing it on Monday. At least by Tuesday you have one day down.


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Mondays have worst mornings
Tuesdays have worst afternoons/evenings

Wednesday lunch is typically midpoint of week, Thursday you're getting close to weekend, and obviously don't need to explain Friday. Tuesday afternoon, you're into full work mode, but still have majority of week left to go.

[TheShizNo1]

Re: Off Topic 2017: Fallen Kingdom

I really feel like Monday is a mental thing unless your job is drastically different on Monday than any other day. I will agree with Tuesday being the worst for the reasons given. But I'll endure it for #TacoTuesday.

[Blzer]

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Not asking about the worst day of the week, but I even polled my students and asked if they preferred Friday or Sunday (assuming that on Friday you have school, maybe even tests).

Friday was almost unanimously favored, including for myself. Sure, NFL Sundays are great and so is waking up late, but for these students and myself as a teacher, we "take our work home with us," so Sunday turns into a stress kind of day, especially when you also have to go to bed earlier.