Did that. My hand broke. Yeah, the fight ended, but my fucking hand broke. While that guy had a broken nose and a headache for a few days, I couldn't game or jack off for well over a month. I cut the cast off a week early because I just couldn't fucking take it anymore.
The not gaming part, that is. Lefty became much more important in my love life during this time period.
I really don't know, I'm just curious. Let's say we entered into a contract for you to remodel some of my house. At the end, there was a clause stating that you got to enslave me for a period of 10 years.
Does that mean the rest of the contract is null and void? Or does it mean just that clause is?
I'm just curious how many shenanigans could be done if the former were true. It'd really keep companies on the straight-and-narrow when it comes to putting in the correct clauses, if that were the case:D
I think you'd be surprised about how much it "took off" in the states. Even my father, who can't figure out how to program the time on his microwave, sends dozens of texts per day.
My ratio is somewhere near 1000:1. There's virtually nothing said in a phone conversation that can't be said more quickly in an SMS, and then no one is inconveniencing me. The phone is a mini-slave-driver, demanding your attention whenever the hell it rings. At least with a text you can finish pooping, masturbating, reading this chapter, washing the dishes, etc. Phone calls are very time sensitive and frankly, I don't like doing anything when someone demands it of me.
Because I can't stand talking to you. Telephones are for emergencies of the catastrophic sort only, e.g. "I'm on fire, please send help", "Wife is in the emergency room with a burst appendix", etc.
If it's anything less important than that, then you're a dick for using the phone.
Considering that it costs me 45$ a month to add data to my plan, per phone (it's a family plan), and 15$ to add unlimited SMS for all phones, it's not even close regarding text/email.
You're getting a text, buddy, whether you can receive email on your phone or not. I'm not wearing gold pants, yanno.
Didn't the elephants lock the donkeys out at one point a few years ago, before the donkeys amassed new forces and re-asserted dominion over the barn?
Maybe those donkeys do keep the elephants from talking more often, but it seems that this was in direct reaction to the last time the elephants did some crazy shit with their power.
Of course, the whole fucking thing is ludicrous. Only a fool would think that the donkeys will be the majority forever, and they're going to get it right back, again, and probably more in a more embarassing and infuriating manner. And then it'll switch again, and so on and so forth.
Tangential: Why are there never any polls about whether we citizens feel that our system will ever be fixed - or at least made better?
They do have recourse. It's called "banning the idiots using it". Or better yet, not banning them, but reverting them to level 1 every time they're caught cheating.
Forfeiture of goods and lowering someone to the lowest status available; sounds like good times to me.
It's funny how all of us think of Valhalla is a much better time than Heaven is.
We're taught from an early age that Heaven is the ultimate, but when people rattle off a list of the amenities there, we quickly go "oh...wait...that? we're being stuck up assholes for that?...
I'd rather be "more poor" and less dicked over than have as much money as I do and still feel like I'm getting shafted by corporation after corporation on a daily basis.
Maybe if you gauge successful systems by how much phat loots they have, we're doing pretty damn good, but I'd give up a hell of a lot if I didn't have to deal with the bullshit that government granted monopolies have bought me (cable, telephone, cell, etc).
It all really depends on the private corporations. It seems to me that most corporations are just as incompetent as our government, and just like our government, they just keep truckin' along in mediocrity.
It's not that they're bad, per se, but they're just so underwhelmingly good that you're kind of baffled that they made it as far as they have.
Not all companies are like that, of course, but I'd tend to think the percentage of inept companies is relatively similar to the percentage of inept governments - it's just that there's a hell of a lot more companies around to make it seem as if they are more competent than they are.
Are you kidding me? It's twice as rude. It's one thing if you misdial and I begin reaching for my phone, it's quite another when you stay on the line, knowing you misdialed, just to further inconvenience me.
I'm sorry, but you're utterly wrong on this and I hereby challenge you to a duel.
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Did that. My hand broke. Yeah, the fight ended, but my fucking hand broke. While that guy had a broken nose and a headache for a few days, I couldn't game or jack off for well over a month. I cut the cast off a week early because I just couldn't fucking take it anymore.
The not gaming part, that is. Lefty became much more important in my love life during this time period.
Completely? Or just that clause?
I really don't know, I'm just curious. Let's say we entered into a contract for you to remodel some of my house. At the end, there was a clause stating that you got to enslave me for a period of 10 years.
Does that mean the rest of the contract is null and void? Or does it mean just that clause is?
I'm just curious how many shenanigans could be done if the former were true. It'd really keep companies on the straight-and-narrow when it comes to putting in the correct clauses, if that were the case :D
I wish you posted under an account, I'd have liked to add you as a friend.
When was the last time insecticide took out a supercomputer?
I'm going to have to say this is a classic case of Rock-Paper-Scissors.
1: Definite funny
2: Awesome band
I -don't- answer it. But I will respond to texts - when I feel like it.
Listening to voice mail is just a pain in the ass, so I generally just let them stack up and then expire.
I think you'd be surprised about how much it "took off" in the states. Even my father, who can't figure out how to program the time on his microwave, sends dozens of texts per day.
My ratio is somewhere near 1000:1. There's virtually nothing said in a phone conversation that can't be said more quickly in an SMS, and then no one is inconveniencing me. The phone is a mini-slave-driver, demanding your attention whenever the hell it rings. At least with a text you can finish pooping, masturbating, reading this chapter, washing the dishes, etc. Phone calls are very time sensitive and frankly, I don't like doing anything when someone demands it of me.
Because I can't stand talking to you. Telephones are for emergencies of the catastrophic sort only, e.g. "I'm on fire, please send help", "Wife is in the emergency room with a burst appendix", etc.
If it's anything less important than that, then you're a dick for using the phone.
Considering that it costs me 45$ a month to add data to my plan, per phone (it's a family plan), and 15$ to add unlimited SMS for all phones, it's not even close regarding text/email.
You're getting a text, buddy, whether you can receive email on your phone or not. I'm not wearing gold pants, yanno.
The public overwhelmingly supports it? Citation or you're just talking out your ass. The last 3 polls I saw stated exactly the opposite.
Didn't the elephants lock the donkeys out at one point a few years ago, before the donkeys amassed new forces and re-asserted dominion over the barn?
Maybe those donkeys do keep the elephants from talking more often, but it seems that this was in direct reaction to the last time the elephants did some crazy shit with their power.
Of course, the whole fucking thing is ludicrous. Only a fool would think that the donkeys will be the majority forever, and they're going to get it right back, again, and probably more in a more embarassing and infuriating manner. And then it'll switch again, and so on and so forth.
Tangential: Why are there never any polls about whether we citizens feel that our system will ever be fixed - or at least made better?
They do have recourse. It's called "banning the idiots using it". Or better yet, not banning them, but reverting them to level 1 every time they're caught cheating.
Forfeiture of goods and lowering someone to the lowest status available; sounds like good times to me.
Did you mean "at a state college, or at State College, (in other words) where Penn State Main is?
Seriously, i just yelled "gah!" out loud after reading 15 of the "UR DOIN' IT WRONG!" posts in a row.
Ritual seppuku is the only option left; for anyone who corrected his math AFTER the first two people.
I'll expect your guts on my desk in the morning kthx.
Sounds a lot like an FPS to me, but with, you know, repercussinos
It's funny how all of us think of Valhalla is a much better time than Heaven is.
We're taught from an early age that Heaven is the ultimate, but when people rattle off a list of the amenities there, we quickly go "oh...wait...that? we're being stuck up assholes for that? ...
fuck that."
my reaction would be to drink that brain down to nothing.
it wants to fuck with me? fine. but it's going down with me.
i guess that only works if you see your body as the enemy ;x
Seriously, one of the best rebuttals ever. I salute you.
And that's when I'm on my best behavior!
Honestly? I'll make you pay for watching me in my computer room.
You will rue the day this law goes into effect. You will rue it.
Agreed, but we *also* work at those corporations, so they have to deal with it too :)
I'd rather be "more poor" and less dicked over than have as much money as I do and still feel like I'm getting shafted by corporation after corporation on a daily basis.
Maybe if you gauge successful systems by how much phat loots they have, we're doing pretty damn good, but I'd give up a hell of a lot if I didn't have to deal with the bullshit that government granted monopolies have bought me (cable, telephone, cell, etc).
But maybe that's just me.
It all really depends on the private corporations. It seems to me that most corporations are just as incompetent as our government, and just like our government, they just keep truckin' along in mediocrity.
It's not that they're bad, per se, but they're just so underwhelmingly good that you're kind of baffled that they made it as far as they have.
Not all companies are like that, of course, but I'd tend to think the percentage of inept companies is relatively similar to the percentage of inept governments - it's just that there's a hell of a lot more companies around to make it seem as if they are more competent than they are.
Because he is old and has a tough time figuring out his coffee maker.
Are you kidding me? It's twice as rude. It's one thing if you misdial and I begin reaching for my phone, it's quite another when you stay on the line, knowing you misdialed, just to further inconvenience me.
I'm sorry, but you're utterly wrong on this and I hereby challenge you to a duel.