A Horse Named Stranger Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 38 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: You know, honestly, all of it was pretty sad and disgusting. I obviously had it wrong when I said the other white guys came from the tour boat to help the security guard, but I thought that was what the Chief of Police said in his press conference. But, weirdly, did the security guard start it all by tossing his hat??? The guys who attacked him were assholes and 110% in the wrong, of course, but the hat throw seemed like the excuse they were looking for. Surely the security guard was trolling them? What a sad, sad state of affairs. Was it a security guard? From what I understood reading about it is, that he was the co-captain/first officer or something from that tourist boat, telling the white squatters to move their boat. Am I the only one who gets Ron Paul Libertarian numb nuts entitlement from those white guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 58 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: But, weirdly, did the security guard start it all by tossing his hat??? The guys who attacked him were assholes and 110% in the wrong, of course, but the hat throw seemed like the excuse they were looking for. Surely the security guard was trolling them? He got punched and then threw his hat. This was entirely on the rednecks at every step. Charge them with everything you can. Spockydog, Fragile Bird, Prince of the North and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 The hat toss came after he was initially attacked. Then he and his attacker went at it for a bit. When it looked like the security guard might get the upper hand, the other guys jumped on him. Obviously we don’t know what was spoken between them that led up to that. Fragile Bird, Spockydog and Prince of the North 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 JGP, Tywin et al., LongRider and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 It’s like I’m seeing double! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 Someone get me a blue sky invite pls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted August 10 Share Posted August 10 6 hours ago, Raja said: Someone get me a blue sky invite pls Did you join the waiting list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 58 minutes ago, Spockydog said: Did you join the waiting list? I got one today, actually. helps to have that one tech dude friend Spockydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 20 minutes ago, Raja said: I got one today, actually. helps to have that one tech dude friend Can you get BFC a vasectomy invite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raja Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, Larry of the Lake said: Can you get BFC a vasectomy invite? I refuse to believe routine procedures even happen in the NHS What we need is to somehow convince someone that it's an emergency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog-days Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 One of the surprise pluses about growing older is that even if I stumble across spoilers for a game/book/show, by the time I get around to it, I won't remember what the spoilers were. Larry of the Lawn, Spockydog and LongRider 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted August 12 Author Share Posted August 12 9 hours ago, dog-days said: One of the surprise pluses about growing older is that even if I stumble across spoilers for a game/book/show, by the time I get around to it, I won't remember what the spoilers were. There is the other side of that; not remembering the book after it's been read. I've re-read several books that way. Get into and start thinking, 'Hey, this sounds familiar...' dog-days 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 There is also the interesting experience of rereading a book that you last read 40 years ago, and having a different experience than the first time. It helps triangulate how much you have changed since you were younger. Fragile Bird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 We arrive back home in the rain. This was notable in mine own teenyansie brain only because even before went on our mini-vacay this week, the sunflowers were perfect sunflowers in a way I've never seen before, even here in the City. Instead of those top heavy, hubcap size flowers, that are too heavy for the supporting stem, and thus keel over, face to the ground, these are saucer size and upright, face to sun. All over the Adirondacks, Saratoga and Albany, there are hedges of perfect sunflowers brightening one's pathways. So we'd been doing perfect sunny summer days and sunflowers until getting to NYC. Ha! Tears of Lys 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 SBF’s in the slammer, son! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadlines? What Deadlines? Posted August 13 Share Posted August 13 LOOOOOOOOOL! How the fuck is this guy rich? More and more, I’m convinced that the big wealth generator of the future will be using an entrepreneur/innovation con to fleece the rich. Fuck me they thought this asshole was some kind of genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Librarians are creative! Librarians sponsor fun! This has been big news around here all summer, along with many events celebrating the 50th anniversary of HipHop, many sponsored by the city where HipHop/Rap was born. How Library Cards Became the Jay-Z Merch of the Moment Fans are rushing to collect all 13 of the Brooklyn Public Library’s limited-edition cards, which feature imagery from each of the rapper’s solo albums. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/style/jay-z-brooklyn-library-cards.html Quote Patrons streamed toward the returns desk at the Brooklyn Public Library’s main branch on Friday afternoon, buzzing with excitement. Several posed for pictures in the building’s lobby, which was newly plastered with images of Jay-Z, then signed up for special library cards that feature artwork from the rapper’s albums. The limited-edition library cards are the marquee souvenir from “The Book of Hov,” an exhibition honoring Jay-Z that took over the library last month. The cards are free for New York State residents and are available at Brooklyn Public Library branches in 13 different designs, each featuring the cover art from one of Jay-Z’s solo albums. Fans, who see the cards as instantly classic pieces of hip-hop memorabilia, are tracking them down with the sort of fervor usually reserved for vinyl records or concert tees. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thgrlwthcurushar Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 I wonder what hijinks I will get into during my Sunday Funday's. I am enacting to have Sunday be fun (not only for football season). I bought a shirt on Amazon saying "Sunday Funday" with a good-old-boy football; it arrived today. I wonder what I am going to get into, thinking of all the possibilities is fun which leads to the day of the fun. A great, big timeout from being alone all the time would be great. I believe this is the start of a new adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 How have I only just discovered my wife boils water in the pan for pasta, rice etc rather than boiling kettle first. Is this grounds for divorce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 13 minutes ago, BigFatCoward said: How have I only just discovered my wife boils water in the pan for pasta, rice etc rather than boiling kettle first. Is this grounds for divorce? What a quaint idea. I’ve never considered that. For one thing, I use a very small kettle, because there’s just one of me, and a bigger kettle would just take up space. It’s actually a question some engineers have been asked to consider, microwave versus kettle versus pot. Volume was the final consideration, more efficient to boil large volumes of water on the stove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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