Random Rants LXIV: Who's Acting Like a Child Now?
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I was just thinking it sounded more like a type of American-themed Russian Vodka... like maybe this:
Spoiler :
That was Swedish vodka. Nothing implied, just saying.
Low quality rocket fuel? No, thanks.
warpus
Sommerswerd asked me to change this
I was definitely triggered in some capacity. This used to be a well defined safe space for me.. I used to type in the address, press enter, and be comforted by the default colour scheme. Today I come here, and.. it's slightly off.. Like if somebody took your favourite cheese and changed something about it enough so that it really stands out to you and continually reminds you about how you miss the way it used even though the new formula isn't really that bad. It's not necessarily worse - in some ways it is, in some ways it's better.. but it's slightly different.
If it was completely different it would be easy to forget my lost love or cheese or whatever. But no, it's just slightly off, it's as if you carefully arranged your desk and somebody came over and moved things in a slightly different spot while you were gone. Not only that, they glued everything in place and you couldn't put it back.
I saw a freaking bird fly into the middle of the street today, right beside me, it looked like a part of its wing was injured and it couldn't really fly, so it just landed right there in the middle of the road.. A car was approaching and slowed down to give the bird time to fly away, but the bird was like ".. .. Nah" and just stood his ground, probably couldn't fly away if it tried. I was half afraid that the person would slam on the brakes or swerve, there were other cars around and it would have no doubt lead to an accident. So maybe that's why this person just kept going and.. the tire went *right over* the pigeon. there is a loud *CRUNCH*... then blood and guts everywhere and the lady behind me gasping. So I turn around give her the "WTH did you see that" look and we talk for a bit, but anyway.. the whole point of the pigeon story is that the colour change made me feel worse at the time.
I am over both events now .... Actually maybe not, each time I look at that colour my soul burns with pain. I should probably change it back to what it was, that's probably possible.
I usually only configure things on message boards and social media sites for practical purposes. I'll do it if it helps me. The default is usually designed to be easy on the eyes, so I've never been tempted to change it.
What good would George Zimmerman do in this situation? The Turners aren't black.
JohannaK
Heroically Clueless
I saw it but I was like "to add or not to add - that is the question", and entered a Hamletian spiral of doubt that didn't allow me to act upon it. 
jackelgull
An aberration of nature
Steam is a necessary evil, the great Satan on Earth, I would only you to my Steam as an insult good sir.
In other news, it's Ramadan, and for some odd reason I've been coughing real hard in my sleep. Fasting with a sore throat is !real fun! guys, nope no sarcasm here, why would you think that?
Rant: Dumped some thoughts on a friend in an offline message, and I really don't want to know the response.
I feel like most people regret the things they don't do. I seem to regret the things I do do. More regret and hiding come morning.
I feel like most people regret the things they don't do. I seem to regret the things I do do. More regret and hiding come morning.
Tani Coyote
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Playing Age of Imperialism as New Granada. Just whooped the United States good. Thought I'd spend a good 20+ turns at peace to rebuild.
And then THIS happens. Need I say more?
I literally swore out loud at the AI when this popped up.
And then THIS happens. Need I say more?
I literally swore out loud at the AI when this popped up.
I just annoy people on my friends list by constantly firing and closing Paradox games to check/change mods, so I doubt you'd want to be included.
Again with the "Your cows can't eat THIS grass!" ??
This is what they want to spend our tax dollars on? *sigh*
Just added you.
Here is my Rant. My Aunt is hosting Eid this year on 7th of July which completely screws up my 4th of July cookout plans as there is no way I can miss Eid, since its a major family get together... sort of like a second Thanksgiving/Xmas party but just in the summer(ish, usually)... And that's another thing that pisses me off... Why can't Ramadan just be the same time every year??
I know its the lunar calendar but still... can't the whole Islamic world just ignore that and restructure one of their major traditions into a fixed-date semi-secular holiday for my sole convenience??... around Xmas would be awesome k?thx
Rant: I'ts been raining. Okay, I admit it isn't nearly as bad as in Paris or Sochi. No helicopters rescuing people from roofs and no cars floating belly up. But still, the clay mud road, which is the last 700 meters to my lot, is soaked and the truck with the fence and the guys who are supposed to place it won't be able to get there, apparently.
Farm Boy
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Actually, I think they're full on "this is ours, you never owned it, rivers don't work the way everyone has understood them to work under SCOTUS precedent" this time. So I'm guessing the Texans mostly need to hope the SCOTUS doesn't decide to self-justify reversing 100+ year old case law. Kinda. Mostly.
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/08/48120...deral-officials-dispute-red-rivers-boundaries
http://www.npr.org/2016/06/08/48120...deral-officials-dispute-red-rivers-boundaries
Okay, what side are you on? Specifically, are you gradually losing your land and want that stopped or gradually gaining your land and want that continue? I guess you're on the Texan/gaining side, no?
Farm Boy
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Okay, what side are you on? Specifically, are you gradually losing your land and want that stopped or gradually gaining your land and want that continue? I guess you're on the Texan/gaining side, no?
The law had been clear. The only reason it's not clear now is that some people want somewhere between 50,000 and 90,000 acres of other people's stuff. And they do not even seem particularly willing(or able) to be very concrete about how much other people's stuff they have decided they've always owned(if you read more articles, most of them much angrier than the NPR one).
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Well, it seems it's one of those days when it seems there's no way out.
azzaman333
meh
While individually I sympathise with the injured guys in my indoor soccer team, as a whole I get a little bit of satisfaction out of them being screwed after I was moved to just a fill in role. However, this is a rant because I feel bad about feeling smugly superior knowing that they need me but I've got other plans on those nights now.
gay_Aleks
from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!
Rant: A combination of a wet floor, an oven on a metal fridge and stupidity sent a shock down my spine.
Rant2: This made me for some reason to like Judas Priest, or, to be exact, THE PAIN KILLER
I can't really tell which is worse.
Rant2: This made me for some reason to like Judas Priest, or, to be exact, THE PAIN KILLER
I can't really tell which is worse.
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