The even randomer thread

[LTS]

On 8/16/2025 at 11:22 AM, shrader said:

So in other words people need to stop being people? Good luck with that. 

I don't think it should be as dismissed as that phrase. This era of entitlement hasn't always been so severe. It should really be no surprise that there trend continues to grow where everyone believes the world is suppose to confirm to them.  Despite Burger King's marketing ads, you can't even always get it your way at BK.  There are limits.

The growing trend of people being disconnected from reality is disturbing. The ease with which people just harass others because of their own failures is ridiculous. But, everyone wants company when they are at the bottom and it's easier to tear down others than build yourself up.

The problem is that we allow it and lord knows given the connected world status it's easy enough to find a group that supports the behavior to allow even greater justification.

[sabremike]

On 8/16/2025 at 9:16 AM, bob_sauve28 said:

Sport gamblers that lose money on bets are harassing profession athletes to get their money back. Having known a gambler like this who demanded money from me I am not surprised. 

https://www.gamblingnews.com/news/brady-tkachuk-says-harassment-over-gambling-must-stop/

 

Tkachuk has joined a growing choir of voices that have called for the end of abuse against professional athletes, often fueled by losing wagers. ESPN’s Greg Wyshynski interviewed Tkachuk and spoke about his experience with such online abusers.

Tkachuk did not hold the bag. He said people were constantly sniping at him for certain plays that didn’t come up with the bookie, accusing him of bearing responsibility, or even demanding refunds.

He even had to change his Venmo account as online harassment continued on the platform. 

Tkachuk also said that he was surprised to find out that people would ask him for money because their bets didn’t come through, and confirmed that he would never pay back a gambler. He found the whole thing “funny,” that a fan or someone who bets on the sport would hold players to account for not making a certain play because said person had money riding on the fact.

Anyone smarter than a 5 year old could have see the second-order consequences of legalizing sports betting.

[bob_sauve28]

20 hours ago, sabremike said:

Anyone smarter than a 5 year old could have see the second-order consequences of legalizing sports betting.

Why would anyone who is famous have a social media account open to the public? Gambling or not that seems like an invitation for social parasites to attack. 

[shrader]

Yesterday during a bath, my 3 year old put a wash cloth over his face, said “waterboard coming up!”, and then poured a cup of water over his face. I knew I was onto something when I originally wanted to name him Jack Bauer Shrader. 

[LTS]

1 hour ago, shrader said:

Yesterday during a bath, my 3 year old put a wash cloth over his face, said “waterboard coming up!”, and then poured a cup of water over his face. I knew I was onto something when I originally wanted to name him Jack Bauer Shrader. 

Why does your 3 year old even know what that is?

You letting him hang out on YouTube or something? 🙂

[shrader]

1 hour ago, LTS said:

Why does your 3 year old even know what that is?

You letting him hang out on YouTube or something? 🙂

He pours water over his face like that every single day. So I ask him why he’s waterboarding himself. This time, he called his shot. 

[shrader]

I hope all you mothers out there enjoy this special day. 

[PASabreFan]

9 hours ago, shrader said:

I hope all you mothers out there enjoy this special day. 

That was a stretch.

[Wyldnwoody44]

Just finished up a 24hour shift so I'm definitley feeling the Labor in Labor day 

[shrader]

3 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

That was a stretch.

I was born on a Labor Day weekend. That changes things. 

[shrader]

The lesson of the day is that no matter how many times you check to make sure the nails you're putting in the wall are level, it doesn't matter when the hooks on the back of the picture frame aren't level.  I'd say that hopefully the wife won't notice, but she always does.

It reminds me of a few years back when I put a big picture of our son up on the wall.  I went all out, as scientific as humanly possible, to get that thing level.  But as it turned out, no matter how perfectly level it is, it still looks off thanks to the light switch below it that was mounted poorly.

[Taro T]

15 hours ago, shrader said:

The lesson of the day is that no matter how many times you check to make sure the nails you're putting in the wall are level, it doesn't matter when the hooks on the back of the picture frame aren't level.  I'd say that hopefully the wife won't notice, but she always does.

It reminds me of a few years back when I put a big picture of our son up on the wall.  I went all out, as scientific as humanly possible, to get that thing level.  But as it turned out, no matter how perfectly level it is, it still looks off thanks to the light switch below it that was mounted poorly.

You do know that it's not overly difficult to adjust the way a light switch is mounted, right? 😉 

But, it probably is best to wait until wifey's B-Day to make that adjustment.  Lets one get off with a cheaper "big" gift for that one.  😉