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Gori the Grey · Dec 10, 2025

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Rant on, CFCers!t

Birdjaguar · Dec 10, 2025

A total eclipse of the sun with the longest totality in 100 years will happen in Luxor Egypt in August 2027. That is a long time to put off going to Egypt.

choxorn · Dec 10, 2025

Birdjaguar said:
Over 4 years.

Eh? 2025-2023 is only 2!

Birdjaguar · Dec 10, 2025

choxorn said:
Eh? 2025-2023 is only 2!

Oops...

Gori the Grey · Dec 10, 2025

I've had my title since June 10, 2024. Valka's birthday.

Post in thread 'Random Rants 94 I rant at the thread title and shake my fist menacingly.'

Jun 10, 2024

Happy Birthday Valka.

On an unrelated note, man, do I hope I snag the thousandth post. I've got a killer subtitle.

amadeus · Dec 15, 2025

And for something probably nobody but me cares about: I wish TV stations would get rid of those on-screen logos and go back to having station identification breaks.

Gori the Grey · Dec 15, 2025

No, I too hate those. And they've made them worse. They add little graphics to show what the next show will be, other things that they'll broadcast later in the week.

All media are (to this old timer) way too frenetic and busy.

I guess not CFC (once you've clicked past the popups).

Tee Kay · Dec 16, 2025

What, like, the little icon in a corner that identifies what the station is? I don't think I've ever been alive when those weren't a thing (or at least, the norm)

Gori the Grey · Dec 16, 2025

Well, they once were not a thing, @Tee Kay. You could look at a TV screen and what you would see on it was the program you were watching.

Tee Kay · Dec 16, 2025

Amazing

Bonyduck Campersang · Dec 16, 2025

One of my pet peeves is the hullabaloo regarding Jesus' skin colour. I see it so often on Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, whenever someone posts a depiction of 'white Jesus' (art, film or whatever) someone just has to post a 'fixed it' drawing depicting Jesus with dark brown / olive skin complexion. It is stupid, because in their zeal to 'fix' his skin colour, they end up giving him an even darker skin colour than is commonly found in the Levant. Ironically, even though most traditional depictions of Jesus are definitely biased towards a European (even Nordic!) phenotype, I would argue the 'fixed' brown Jesus is an even more extreme depiction. While neither of these two extremes is very likely to accurately to represent the actual skin colour of the historical Jesus, anyone who knows anything about Levantine people knows that neither of the two is definitely implausible either. Jesus could have had blue eyes and golden hair (though he probably didn't) and he could have had olive skin and curly hair (though he probably didn't (OK maybe he probably could have had curly hair)). So when someone makes a 'brown' Jesus by way of 'correction', they're not making the depiction more accurate! It's just stupid culture war points-scoring.

Which brings me to the crux of my peeve. Whether you are a Christian who believes Jesus was your Lord and Saviour or one of those (admittedly rather strange) agnostics who look up to him as a sort of radical hippie role model for mankind, surely his skin colour should be irrelevant. If anything, it would go against the spirit of his teachings to make it a point of contention. Ideally there should be nothing wrong with a community depicting him in a way that makes him more relatable to themselves: the Ethiopians do it with their 'black' Jesus depictions, and I've seen 'Asiatic' depictions of Jesus in Chinese and Korean Christian cultures. I don't see anything wrong with it, and it seems even the 'olive Jesus' side doesn't see anything wrong with it either, so similarly I don't agree with the insistence that 'white' Jesus is inherently wrong and in need of 'fixing' either.

Gori the Grey · Dec 16, 2025

"He hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him." (Isaiah 53:2).

I take that as meaning we shouldn't concern ourselves with his outward appearance.

If you know the phrase "a beautiful person" of someone who isn't physically attractive, but is kind and caring. That's what I think he should be depicted like.

Kaitzilla · Dec 21, 2025

I was heading to church this morning, and I said "Lord, play me a Christmas song!

Then I turned on the radio.

Really?!

Kaitzilla · Dec 24, 2025

Car headlights.
My driver-side went out after 100,000 miles.
Easy fix right?

I took the electrical plug off the back of the headlight, and it was oozing orange stuff out of the socket.
Jeeeez, that had to be the problem!
I looked up what it could be, and it was dielectric grease.
It's a way to keep electrical stuff from rusting out over many years and prolongs lifespan.
Huh. Neat. :hmm:

So I took the rubbery sleeve off, moved the wire cage out of the way, and pulled out the headlight bulb.
Yup, it was dead.
Swapped in a new one for $25, put everything back, plugged it in, and then it worked.

It lasted 4000 miles. :mad:

Apparently, if you read the fine print on the back of the headlight package, it has a tiny picture showing not to grab it by the bulb.
Very funny, am I going to try and install it backwards?

Nope, if you touch the bulb, the oil from your skin will cause the light bulb to heat up extra in that spot and die a horrible death.
I'm not sure why such critical information was not emphasized.
I guess legal said the wordless Ikea-picture was enough warning, and they could double sales without getting sued. >_<

https://revolights.com/what-light-bulbs-can-you-not-touch/

Certain types of light bulbs are highly sensitive to the oils and dirt that naturally occur on human skin. When you’re elbow-deep in your latest DIY home project, the last thing you think about is how clean your hands are before swapping out a bulb.

Let’s talk about halogen bulbs, the divas of the lighting world. They operate at much higher temperatures, and any residue from your fingers can create a hotspot on the bulb’s surface. Over time, this leads to a shortened lifespan or, in unfortunate scenarios, causes the bulb to shatter. High-intensity discharge lamps are no different—handling them with bare hands is a big no-no.

So, I spent $25 to replace it again last week.
I made extra sure to use a glove and stay far away from the glass of the lightbulb.

The passenger-side headlight went out today. :mad:

GenMarshall · Dec 25, 2025

Got back from seeing a doctor, got a kidney stone for Christmas.

I wouldn't want to wish this on my worst enemy.

Birdjaguar · Dec 25, 2025

They certainly can be terrible.

Sonereal · Dec 25, 2025

My neighbor has too many cars in her driveway. I asked her if she could sell one of them and she said no, her family needs the cars. I ask her why do they need the cars and she says for work. I said well, if you sell one of the cars, you will have some spending money and won't have to work as much. Her husband comes out of the house, all smiles but tense, and asks me how's my day. I tell him, well, I am trying to sell my house but you have too many cars and nobody wants to own a house across the street from a rampant motorist. The missus starts to get snitty with me and I told her to wait inside while I talk to her husband. She turns to walk inside but her husband then gets mad at me asking why am I ordering his wife around. I say, sir, you have too many cars in your driveway and I can't sell my house until you sell one, why are you changing the subject? We exchange some words and I go back to my 3000 square foot house. I live alone now that my kids are grown. They don't visit me.

Birdjaguar · Dec 25, 2025

Sonereal said:
My neighbor has too many cars in her driveway. I asked her if she could sell one of them and she said no, her family needs the cars. I ask her why do they need the cars and she says for work. I said well, if you sell one of the cars, you will have some spending money and won't have to work as much. Her husband comes out of the house, all smiles but tense, and asks me how's my day. I tell him, well, I am trying to sell my house but you have too many cars and nobody wants to own a house across the street from a rampant motorist. The missus starts to get snitty with me and I told her to wait inside while I talk to her husband. She turns to walk inside but her husband then gets mad at me asking why am I ordering his wife around. I say, sir, you have too many cars in your driveway and I can't sell my house until you sell one, why are you changing the subject? We exchange some words and I go back to my 3000 square foot house. I live alone now that my kids are grown. They don't visit me.

You could ask him to park one somewhere else until you sell your house. How about in your driveway?

Sonereal · Dec 25, 2025

Birdjaguar said:
You could ask him to park one somewhere else until you sell your house. How about in your driveway?

Told him he could park the Silverado in my driveway. It's a big truck and doesn't fit in his garage anyway, but at least it'd look nice in my driveway. He looked at me like I was vomiting blood and asks me where do I get off. I tell him I drive to work but park my car in the garage. Moron looks at me like I'm speaking German so I explained how buses work.

Red_Spy · Dec 25, 2025

Sonereal said:
Told him he could park the Silverado in my driveway. It's a big truck and doesn't fit in his garage anyway, but at least it'd look nice in my driveway. He looked at me like I was vomiting blood and asks me where do I get off. I tell him I drive to work but park my car in the garage. Moron looks at me like I'm speaking German so I explained how buses work.

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