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Unless he was talking about a bundle of wood or brit slang for a cigarette, stupid teenage words. Wrong then, wrong now, but yeah... this is milkshake ducking to a stupid level. I think the gen after mine is using this sh!t less and less, but at least as far as Eichel's age group is concerned, screaming gay, f*g, tranny, and other slurs was brainlessly constant and expected, especially in online video game sessions. Admittedly, the dudes I know who said that crap all the time were usually idiots, but... Now if he had just recently tweeted that, I'd have some things to say. (for those going "milkshake duck? whaa?": Milkshake Duck: internet slang for a good thing (that usually goes viral or is super popular) that turns out to have some skeletons in its closet. Example (fictional, mind you): Video of cute duck drinking milkshake goes viral. You find out the duck is/was a racist. Duck cancelled, internet explodes.)

What can I say? I'm much more likable when I get to hide my face and curate what I say over time! In person? Woof.

Too busy to respond in depth (ie research, articles, etc, as I would). Protect minorities. Protect those at risk under the current administration's general stripping of rights. Protect social liberties. I put the cauveat on there that "of course not everyone votes that way" because obviously they don't, and clearly it's not in your primary interests either. But I don't see voting as about me, or the individual. I see it as about the greater good, what would be best in the future for all. My personal values do lie in all those bleeding heart leftist moors. For me personally, (other than being a woman and my beliefs on my reproductive rights), it really doesn't matter all that much how I vote, I'm mostly protected. But for my LGBT friends, my minority friends, etc., my vote can count to protect their rights. Of course it's sticky- there is no blanket perfect candidate for one ideology. Presume away. Call me a dumb, naive, too-young-to-get-it socialist minded bleeding heart hippy freak, but regardless of how one votes, I encourage people to think beyond themselves or even the present time. Hold your nose and vote has always been a necessity, and I had way too many convos with Bernie bros a couple years ago who lived on this happy little idealistic cloud that they can have the perfect candidate and everything's sunshine rainbows and promises and they decided it was better to not vote or throw the baby out with the bathwater than vote for someone they didn't like over someone they hated. It isn't, it never has been, it never will be unless- vote local, get involved in candidates/organizations you believe in, and maybe a third party can break through and actually make a difference over the big reds and blues. But being upset about elections not being tailored to the individual and then doing nothing about it isn't helping anyone. It's a purgatory and it's frustrating, yes, so do something about it. Run yourself. Grassroots orgs are having quite the moment. Do something. I guess I just think it's selfish to complain and do nothing if you don't see past your own front door.

I think I'm one of the only people in the world who's somewhere in the middle on Wes Anderson. Being an art kid, I've been surrounded by Wes obsessed twee indie folks for years. Somehow I've only managed to see The Life Aquatic (which I did not like at all, but I'm also not a Bill Murray fan) and Moonrise Kingdom (which I really liked a lot) in their entirety. I've got some work to do haha

I've never had sleep paralysis- musta been someone else. Hoss maybe? Idk. I have some friends who get it and it sounds effing terrible. I get middle of the night panic attacks from hell, which suck... but I did just get a weighted blanket and haven't had one since I started using it...

It is a right to vote. And yes, you don't have to, and rarely rarely if ever will there be someone you actually like on the ballot (vote in the small stuff and that might happen more often). But for some demographics it makes a much bigger difference. The biggest argument I've seen by those begging everyone to vote is that it's not necessarily about you. It's about voting to protect those who are at risk if you don't, if you're so inclined. Yeah, I don't particularly love anyone I voted for yesterday, but I'd rather vote the way I did than not vote and see more gerrymandering/negative outcomes that will affect more at-risk communities. On the flip- this is an interesting take I saw: "If you have been vote shaming your ass off especially you white libs please ask yourselves: what other material or direct action have you taken to service underprivileged communities most at risk under this administration besides filling out a ballot and taking a sticker selfie?" -@SorryMomDotGov A lot of people get the warm fuzzies by screaming and hollering Nov. 6th, but don't actually do anything beyond that- a slightly more effective form of armchair advocacy. It's better than nothing, sure, but... put your money where your mouth is. IF of course, that's on the list of things you're voting for/talk about. Everyone votes differently, and I realize many people aren't going to see this the same way I do.

Same.

... yick. The Sens thing- don't know Canadian laws, but aren't employees protected by law to complain about employers in the US? Not sure that'll enter into it, but it's a thought I had. On Coach Q- seems wrong to fire the guy. Seems like yesterday he was "the most winningest coach" and every time I turned on any sports channel it was little shorts on him sleeping in his office at the rink, or being gruff but lovable. Sure the Hawks dynasty is over but... wonder if there was a "hey Q, time to step down on your own terms" convo that didn't go well.

It's posts like the one above that point out why I roll my eyes when people say "Things are so crazy nowadays- why can't they be like they were in the past?" The past was never particularly peaceful... The last 100 years have been a wild, wild ride.

I feel that the Great War is often one of the most ignored wars. The main event to study was always WWII when considering multi-national worldwide conflicts. I know in America it gets somewhat ignored because the US didn't show up till the third act like some cavalry film- also possibly because there isn't a lot of film footage of it, like WWII. But it was the most horribly violent, throw-men-into-a-meat-grinder, literally watch the method of warfare and civilization change/modernize in front of you wars of all time. Troops went into battles in 1800s uniform regalia- plumes on cloth caps, bright colors, pomp and grandeur- and a year or two later wore the metal helmets and muted drab colors we use today. Whole regiments rode in on horseback against guns, only to find that method of warfare was already obsolete. Trench warfare, gas, airplanes- many military firsts (and in some cases, lasts). And during that whole time, a viral epidemic killed more people than the fighting (spanish flu). It's important to acknowledge that war and those who fought in it- and keep it in the shadows no longer.

Old Man probably-gonna-hit-40k-by-the-playoffs over here

Did a gig at a country club hopping event this weekend. Man, the richer folks of the world definitely live by different rules. Definitely met some great people, definitely met some horror shows. Kinda can't stop thinking about the difference in all the types of shows I've done. Most are fairly wealthy events because let's face it, if you're throwing a big enough party to shell out the bucks for an aerial troupe, someone's loaded- but maybe it's the reason behind the different events that makes the difference... but overall, the wealthier the clientele, the less they know the meaning of "don't touch". and oh man- wealthy older white ladies in 6 inch stilettos (def. Louboutins- doubt those red soles were fakes) can REALLY cut a rug to Tina Turner... it was genuinely impressive! And there's a really really REALLY bad Elvis impersonator in Rochester- got kicked offstage after 1.5 songs...

I love Knight being involved too. This is good, silly stuff.

Ohhh nonononono this is definitely not that situation. Nope nope nope. that'll bomb the thread for sure. I'm out.

Yeah, I read the synopsis for both already- this one's the prequel, right? If I ever find a time in my life where I have more than 30 minutes of free time a day, I'll play- the list of stuff I want to check out is long.

I've been watching playthroughs of RDR2. It's kind of infuriating- it's all SO open, that it's like watching a person just go about their daily life making stupid decisions you wouldn'tve. I couldn't play it. You face consequences for merely bumping into someone- none of that video game physics of riding your horse through an NPC. I'd try to play this golden moral life run without hurting/robbing anyone and fail the game - I'd spend all my time catching/breaking wild horses probably... But damn... it is SO beautiful. I'm so impressed. From the real world look to the physics to the consequences to the attention to detail in the general store catalogs- And I feel kinda guilty- I've read all the articles about the insane sh!t the Rockstar employees went through to make it. The insane crunch hours to basically redo the game to implement the cinematic mode. I never touched a AAA game, but even the crunch mode I experienced for bigger games was just soul crushing- I can't imagine it on that scale. At least the game will do well so those people will actually get paid better.

It's normal to bust into tears at a doctor's appointment, right?

Yeah that is unusual. If it's a howling hurricane of snow and hell outside, people will invite kids in on the stoop/front hallway for a sec- that doesn't phase me. But in general, nah, come to the door. I just think of all the times I did door to door girl scout cookie/chocolate bar/whatever club needed fundraising sales as a kid on my own... always cold, always miserable, kinda led to my whole not liking dogs that much thing... hm, maybe that's where my whole anxiety of walking first into places like restaurants/anywhere I have to speak came from... and then I always lost the cool trip or prize to the kid whose dad/mom took the sell sheet to work and made bank. Kid didn't sell sh!t. To this day, although I know they outlawed the door to door selling, I don't buy boss's kids' cookies/chocolate/etc.. Some coworkers, maybe.

Yeah, my hometown has succeeded in scaring everyone into thinking door to door is bad and dangerous, and it's gotten really really churchy, so they all go to their chosen Megachurch and trick or treat safely in Jesus' name amen. I mean, they get to stay warm and dry, so I get it but... aw. I always loved the door to door. Except when it was bloody cold. And the year my dad had me on his shoulders and accidentally slammed my head into the top of someone's porch...

I grew up at the end of a cul de sac- no one else except my parents gave out candy on that street. So my mom always got a few boxes of king sized candy bars from Sams or wherever to make it worth the kids' while to march all the way down to us. She was kinda sad last night- not a lot of kids. I look forward to setting up some crazy little halloween spectacular for trick or treaters someday.

Oh, I don't really have any qualms on the symbol/concept itself, my comment was about the stroke- it's the line thickness. The black triangle has a thick white line, the yellow triangle a thinner white line and a black thin line. Not sure what I would've done differently, but the narrow vs. thick irks me wee bit haha I think a Star of David is appropriate here, and the tragedy it concerns is both political and religious. ---- kind of a side note to your political vs religious point- I used to wear a tiny Star of David necklace when I was younger (I discovered a lot of the missing branches on the family tree were Jews- some died in camps, others banished from the family, so my mother and I explored the culture/practiced what we could). Got yelled at a lot, not allowed in cathedrals while traveling, etc. Stopped. Now I often wear a little charm that's a mini version of Robert Indiana's AHAVA statue in Israel (1977). It was a gift. I feel mixed on it now. I like the message (Indiana did the stacked LOVE and HOPE sculptures- images attached of LOVE and AHAVA) of love and art... but there's a political bent to it that I didn't realize when I received it. Am I being insensitive to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by wearing it? Am I making a statement that includes war? All I intended was a touch of peace/solidarity with the people of a faith that was written out of my family, often violently- and it felt more appropriate than the religion's main symbol, as I am not an observant Jew (or adhere to any religion). I don't want to be a grief tourist (which I would definitely say I was as a teenager). IDK. Like everything else, it's all so complicated and I don't want to offend.

I mean, if the dainty lady shoe fits...

Yeahh I'll put this in awesome thread over the random thread I think. Neat little quick design Pens did for a memorial of the synagogue shooting. Subtle and effective. The difference in strokes on the two triangles making the Star of David kinda bugs me, but overall it's nice.

Yeah, I remember one minor league baseball game I went to and the personal songs kept switching between super twangy country about trucks and 'merica and Du Hast by Rammstein and Walk by Pantera. Sonic whiplash, yo. I'm not against mixing some of the player's fav songs into the general stoppage of play beats, depending... and also, half the time they don't credit the right goal scorer until a few minutes later anyways. You played Imagine Dragons instead of Xxxtencion? Oh Lawd!!