Random Thoughts IV: the Abyss Gazes Back

[cardgame]

Discount is too versatile a word. We should discount it.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

With nothing really to go on Tak I had to parse your statement somehow, so I figured self deprecation.

 

[Takhisis]

Whose self?
And, since I've just cussed Tim mentally in Finnish lightly sprinkled with Swedish, this ups the amount of languages used in the past 48 hours to 7 if we don't count Italian so I'd better get myself to bed before my brain asplodes.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

Whose self?
And, since I've just cussed Tim mentally in Finnish lightly sprinkled with Swedish, this ups the amount of languages used in the past 48 hours to 7 if we don't count Italian so I'd better get myself to bed before my brain asplodes.

When next we meet I hope to see you in full sporran.

 

[Commodore]

Thinking of becoming a police officer. I'm getting sick and tired of working corporate jobs and at this point in my life it's too late to learn a whole new career and my current skill set means police officer is probably my best option. Well, either that or go off and be a mercenary somewhere, but that ain't happening. Plus, police officers get paid pretty well and they get a very good retirement plan.

I was a little worried that I wouldn't meet the physical standards though on account of my knee injury from the Army and the subsequent loss of physical fitness that has stemmed from that. However, I looked up the physical fitness requirements for my local police department and tested myself. I only missed the standard on the push-ups by 3, so that should be easy to overcome. I was actually surprised at the standards for physical fitness. I thought they would be higher.

 

[MaryKB]

My cat seriously spends more than 5 minutes "kneading" my lap when I'm wearing something plush, like my housecoat. And I mean like literally more than five minutes, I don't know what she's trying to accomplish.

(what seems like forever later) And finally Her Majesty sitteth ...

 

[Snerk]

Zelda sometimes does a similar dance. Though it's less "kneading" and more "digging". What she hopes to find I do not know.

 

[BenitoChavez]

My grandfather's cats used to do the same thing to me whenever I came over. I think cats just like touching things that are warm and soft. A cat pawing a person's lap is akin to humans rubbing a cat's tummy.

 

[Ryika]

Alright. We have the cat pics - now all we need is some porn and we've summarized the internet.

 

[Gori the Grey]

However, I looked up the physical fitness requirements for my local police department and tested myself. I only missed the standard on the push-ups by 3, so that should be easy to overcome. I was actually surprised at the standards for physical fitness. I thought they would be higher.

The Poster (formerly known as Gori) askz:

How are you at shooting unarmed black kids?

 

[Valka D'Ur]

The Poster (formerly known as Gori) askz:

How are you at shooting unarmed black kids?

And disabled people? Some cops have a remarkable inability to use common sense, expecting non-mobile people to be able to move, deaf people to hear, and so on.

 

[The_J]

The answer is dependent on your ability to obscure the situation with the tie, and an ill fitting shirt will likely make that impossible. If the shirt fits almost well enough, and the neck button is just a little discomfort, you can position the knot of your tie so that no one will notice, which makes it fine. If the shirt neck size is genuinely too small then the whole thing just looks off and there's no hiding it behind a tie.

With a tie, button your shirt!!!

EDIT: yes, wear a shirt that fits.

Thanks, clear (and definitely trust BJs opinion on that, since he seems to be working all the time with tie-wearing corporate types).
I don't think I'd be able to obfuscate the upper button with the tie, I'm not good enough with my tie-making skills ^^.
Now I just need to see if there's any shop here which sells shirts with bigger neck size .

 

[MaryKB]

I've seen in my office, a lot of the men, even executives, don't seem to be wearing ties much any more and they leave their top button undone.

 

[Ryika]

I've seen in my office, a lot of the men, even executives, don't seem to be wearing ties much any more and they leave their top button undone.

I've noticed this as well, and am not sure if men are aware of the signals that they send to the women around them. They're basically making the statement that they're not going to hold back just because society expects them to be civilized.

I'm somewhat inclined to call it sexual harassment, but even if we don't go that far, at the very least it's toxic masculinity. People declaring that a space belongs to them, and that they can act in it however they see fit. It's like they think of us as second-class citizens, and I sometimes think we are given that we constantly have to deal with crap like this.

 

[The_J]

Did you smoke something bad o_O?

I've seen in my office, a lot of the men, even executives, don't seem to be wearing ties much any more and they leave their top button undone.

In a normal situation I'd not wear a tie either (or... a suit at all), but this occasion is serious business ^^.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

Did you smoke something bad o_O?



In a normal situation I'd not wear a tie either (or... a suit at all), but this occasion is serious business ^^.

You can't be taken seriously in science if you look too respectable.
Eintein was holding lectures in his pyjamas.

 

[Broken_Erika]

Floral-patterned T-shirt, cargo jeans, sandals, glasses and a big bushy beard is the way to go!

 

[Snerk]

Ties are unhygienic pathogen ridden death traps. Burn them all. Also they're pretty silly.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Thanks, clear (and definitely trust BJs opinion on that, since he seems to be working all the time with tie-wearing corporate types).
I don't think I'd be able to obfuscate the upper button with the tie, I'm not good enough with my tie-making skills ^^.
Now I just need to see if there's any shop here which sells shirts with bigger neck size .

Poorly fitting business clothes tells folks that your are new to the culture and don't have any of the appropriate attire. It looks like you just pieced something together to play the part.

Thank you. I am retired now, but did spend decades in the business world. My current affiliation with a think tank allows me to break the rules and trade suits and ties for jeans almost all the time.

I've seen in my office, a lot of the men, even executives, don't seem to be wearing ties much any more and they leave their top button undone.

Once you are on board, it is possible to dress down to fit with those around you. It is better to be overdressed for interviews and stuff if the position pays good money.

I've noticed this as well, and am not sure if men are aware of the signals that they send to the women around them. They're basically making the statement that they're not going to hold back just because society expects them to be civilized.

I'm somewhat inclined to call it sexual harassment, but even if we don't go that far, at the very least it's toxic masculinity. People declaring that a space belongs to them, and that they can act in it however they see fit. It's like they think of us as second-class citizens, and I sometimes think we are given that we constantly have to deal with crap like this.

WTH!

Did you smoke something bad o_O?

In a normal situation I'd not wear a tie either (or... a suit at all), but this occasion is serious business ^^.

Smart.

 

[Gori the Grey]

Ties are unhygienic pathogen ridden death traps. Burn them all. Also they're pretty silly.

They're also the best argument I've ever found against the existence of "the patriarchy": why would the dominant gender submit itself to walking around with a noose on its neck?

Huh? Why?

The Poster (formerly known as Gori) wantz to know!