True Story of the Day

[iambiguous]

Real men do hit women. They do it all the time. A man is a man. There's no such thing as a 'real man'. They are all 'real'

Then the part where a man is a man because he is genetically programmed to behave as he does. Natural behaviors -- biological imperatives -- that are only more or less within his control. On the other hand, shift the focus from nature to nurture and there are any number of men who not only would never hit a woman but embrace one or another rendition of feminism.

In other words, to the extent that one insists "men are men are men" is the extent to which one would seem to be suggesting a one size fits every single man mentality. Blame it all on...testosterone?

[accelafine]

Real men do hit women. They do it all the time. A man is a man. There's no such thing as a 'real man'. They are all 'real'

Then the part where a man is a man because he is genetically programmed to behave as he does. Natural behaviors -- biological imperatives -- that are only more or less within his control. On the other hand, shift the focus from nature to nurture and there are any number of men who not only would never hit a woman but embrace one or another rendition of feminism.

In other words, to the extent that one insists "men are men are men" is the extent to which one would seem to be suggesting a one size fits every single man mentality. Blame it all on...testosterone?

Not my point at all. But that's ok. I'm used to it

[promethean75]

I don't think the sexes are involved in such complicated conflicts as often as we think. People just want companions. It's usually much simpler. Sometimes they will have you there 'cause they need someone around...

[attofishpi]

My dog, Donnie and I had an interview yesterday- whilst we walked.

An ol' fella (Jon) from the Netherlands that I often chat to in the dog park the past few years, had to put his retriever down a few weeks ago. He's devastated of course. Hitch, his dog was quite a character - he'd start to woof if we used swear words in our chats, hilarious.

I had messaged him that I needed someone to look after Donnie, and I'd prefer him over anyone else I know AND it might lift his spirits since losing Hitch. He messaged back that he loves Donnie, but needed to think about it.

So he messaged that we should both go for a walk with Donnie and he will let me know, and yesterday we did just that.

Honestly, he still hadn't made his mind up, it truly was like an interview for me and da dog. We did my walk outside of the dog park - I let Donnie run off the lead to chase his ball. I had already told Jon that all Donnies' food would be provided - Kangaroo mince, brown rice, kale and kibble. It was quite funny, we got to a part of the walk and he said, "Do you think I should keep him on the lead?" At which point I gleefully stated with an extended hand, "So we have an accord! You will look after Donnie?" - shook hands, interview WIN.

I love this dude, he's retired computer engineer - from old school days, has written a compiler (blew my mind) and collects 'vintage' computers..

PS: No, Donnie runs free off of the lead as often as possible.

[promethean75]

Oh this is great. Analysts are saying i won't turn a profit on XLM crypto until 20fuckin32... and that's the one I've got the most in.

See, i should have just stopped reading at Rousseau decades ago and left civilization forever, but instead, I read all this other shit "yeah the USA is the land of plenty and wealth blah blah blah" the whole fuckin thing is a Ponzi scheme.

[accelafine]

Oh this is great. Analysts are saying i won't turn a profit on XLM crypto until 20fuckin32... and that's the one I've got the most in.

See, i should have just stopped reading at Rousseau decades ago and left civilization forever, but instead, I read all this other shit "yeah the USA is the land of plenty and wealth blah blah blah" the whole fuckin thing is a Ponzi scheme.

I'm sure your $12 worth will go up sooner than that

[promethean75]

If THCa flower producers didn't lobby the government to put a 34% conversion rate limit on the THC so that buyers would buy more quantity (need more to get high), they certainly should. It's the dishonest capitalist thing to do.

No, seriously, why the 34% cap?

[attofishpi]

If THCa flower producers didn't lobby the government to put a 34% conversion rate limit on the THC so that buyers would buy more quantity (need more to get high), they certainly should. It's the dishonest capitalist thing to do.

No, seriously, why the 34% cap?

I wonder how many insiders to the goverment politicians - the silver spoon fed buddies through school etc had early knowledge of the upcoming legalisation and got setup early.

I'm not sure what the THC level of "skunk" is, but that stuff sends you to the moon and sometimes forgets you need to return. Me ol' booze/stoned mate has not had a drink in over a year, but now gets a prescription for legal oil THC - he puts a drop under his tongue in the morning. Not sure what amount of THC would be in the oil. A few months ago when I called him up, it took me about 5 mins to sus he was stoned, had more than one drop this morning, eh? ..er, yeah!

I bought some valium on the street yesterday, what a wonderful sleep I just had. I was about to make a Cosmopolitan cocktail, bought all the required ingredients, it was far worse than frogger attempting to get over one of the major roads to a Western style shopping centre - I made it, when I got to the other side of the street I thought the locals watching might high-five me, but doing that is normal to them, they barely batted an eyelid!

..anyway, seems I passed out from the valium prior to getting the ingredients from the fridge..

Looks like im on my mates (lives here) pool comp team of expats on Monday. They play American style apparently, nominating every pocket and probably loads more stupid rules that are going to piss me off! Atto had best remain sober me thinks (maybe only 6 beers max) I've even got a carton of budweiser beer in my fridge!!! WTF!!
Oh, yeah - Florida Orange Juice too...

[promethean75]

You know what's disgusting? One of those type two diabetes commercials. First, there's the depressed and fatigued moderate-to-really overweight person sitting large and alone on a park bench by the neighborhood street. Then suddenly, an army of overweight average-to-unattractive people all smiling and chatting come walking briskly up the street wearing bright yellow, blue, and lavender clothes like they had just been released from prison and hadn't walked on a street in years.

The lonely one looks up, and one of them beckons him/her to the group. Together, they continue their confident new lease on life stride up the street in heroic defiance to their self inflicted disease... what has become of weak willed people stuck in low paying 40 hour a week jobs who eat fastfood everyday and have neither the time or desire to exercise.

Instead of solving the problem and getting a life, they cover it up. Big pharma in cahoots with Wendy's enhance the fatties so they can continue undisturbed in their disgusting life styles without being unable to function at work (which is why they are paid at all and kept alive). Shoot em up with the sauce and they can keep right on going just as they are.

This is both scientifically brilliant and sociologically horrifying.

[promethean75]

Promcast #628, The politics of trying to get a free pizza. The miserable cretin receives a very slightly undercooked pizza (i thought it was fine) and sets her designs on convincing the place that she should get a free one.

https://voca.ro/1aRQ6KZJRUmT

[attofishpi]

So I have a tuition in an hour...with a 70 year old captain of the pool team here in my vacation spot..!!

My friend that lives here and the captain, Alan, insist on teaching me USA pool!!

After I just posted my friend a picture of the Cosmopolitan cocktail I made (I'm on no. 2 now) ...he told me to ease off, gotta learn the rules...ok boss. lol

Holiday is good, atto loves it when the shit value AUD can actually pull some weight.

[promethean75]

I can't find it on youtube, but it's one of those ziprecruiter commercials advertisments for small business owners.

Young woman starts a kayak company. The narrator goes, "You started your kayak company because you love the ocean, not spreadsheets. You need to hire".

It's how she said "you need to hire". It had the same nuance as something said by someone seeking revenge and who had a sinister plan ready to be hatched. Cocky, a "I'll show them!" sound to it... as if there was a competition between small businesses to see who can exploit the most employees.

It suggest immediately to the small business owner that they should want and expect to be able to avoid doing the work that actually runs the company and instead sit in a kayak on a lake all day while your employees do all the work.

At the conclusion of the commercial, they cut to the kayak chick standing in her office nursing a cup of coffee as she watches her employees busting their asses through the window.

It's the evilest commercial I've seen in a long time, man.

[attofishpi]

Turns out last night expats attempting to teach me (*a pom) how to play pool USA style ends up with me kicking their arses


3 hrs until our team take on the serious side of a doooopid game where physics rules (*that's the bit atto under_stands with great admiration of the c*nt that runs it all - GOD)

Looking forward to it, last night tho, never ceases to amaze me how much I can handle my liquor - to the point of carrying me ol; mate from Adelaide out to a cab - without putting my back out..

About to make another Cosmopolitan B4 the game in few hrs.

I was in the small pool on the roof just now, sipping on a budweiser - and Gazza if yer reading with all that bollocks - iambiguous include yerself in this - i was overlooking in the distance, whilst floating happily in my pool with a brewsky in hand, contemplating - fuk me GOD is awesome - over there GIANT VOLCANOS etc...woteva, word from the wise - don't worry about it, embrace it, love it...this world is AMAZING if nothing else.

[accelafine]

Turns out last night expats attempting to teach me (*a pom) how to play pool USA style ends up with me kicking their arses


3 hrs until our team take on the serious side of a doooopid game where physics rules (*that's the bit atto under_stands with great admiration of the c*nt that runs it all - GOD)

Looking forward to it, last night tho, never ceases to amaze me how much I can handle my liquor - to the point of carrying me ol; mate from Adelaide out to a cab - without putting my back out..

About to make another Cosmopolitan B4 the game in few hrs.

I was in the small pool on the roof just now, sipping on a budweiser - and Gazza if yer reading with all that bollocks - iambiguous include yerself in this - i was overlooking in the distance, whilst floating happily in my pool with a brewsky in hand, contemplating - fuk me GOD is awesome - over there GIANT VOLCANOS etc...woteva, word from the wise - don't worry about it, embrace it, love it...this world is AMAZING if nothing else.

I will probably regret asking this but what country are you in?

[attofishpi]

Turns out last night expats attempting to teach me (*a pom) how to play pool USA style ends up with me kicking their arses


3 hrs until our team take on the serious side of a doooopid game where physics rules (*that's the bit atto under_stands with great admiration of the c*nt that runs it all - GOD)

Looking forward to it, last night tho, never ceases to amaze me how much I can handle my liquor - to the point of carrying me ol; mate from Adelaide out to a cab - without putting my back out..

About to make another Cosmopolitan B4 the game in few hrs.

I was in the small pool on the roof just now, sipping on a budweiser - and Gazza if yer reading with all that bollocks - iambiguous include yerself in this - i was overlooking in the distance, whilst floating happily in my pool with a brewsky in hand, contemplating - fuk me GOD is awesome - over there GIANT VOLCANOS etc...woteva, word from the wise - don't worry about it, embrace it, love it...this world is AMAZING if nothing else.

I will probably regret asking this but what country are you in?

Y regret

I am in SIN CITY - u might be able to work it out from that alone - hint, whilst in my rooftop pool, pretty certain I saw two F-? USA jets shooting across the vista...atto v happy, as life should be.