Idiot sightings
Inspired by Classic's post
here.
Not long after grocery store delis started using digital scales, my Mom asked for a third of a pound of ham. The young woman behind the counter froze with a confused look on her face. Mom translated ".33".
"Oooh." the girl said, "Do you work at a deli, too?"
That is funny as hell. I wonder what most of them would do if they actually had to count your change back to you without the register telling them how much change to give you.
That is funny as hell. I wonder what most of them would do if they actually had to count your change back to you without the register telling them how much change to give you.
Some not even then.:smack:
I dunno. I worked as a cashier at Target a few years ago (just needed something to do!). Having learned the "proper" way to count change back from an elderly mom & pop grocery store owner in my teens, I did so once when I'd made a mistake putting in the correct cash amount and my customer FREAKED. Manager came over and had to void out the sale and start over, told me to never do that again. All because I'd put in $20 instead of $14.50 or something like that.
Inspired by Classic's post here.
Not long after grocery store delis started using digital scales, my Mom asked for a third of a pound of ham. The young woman behind the counter froze with a confused look on her face. Mom translated ".33".
"Oooh." the girl said, "Do you work at a deli, too?"
Believe it or, I've run into that. Same exact thing...I asked for a third of a pound of something and had to tell the clerk "it's when the scale says .33 pound. Morons!
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I got it - thats why I was laughing.
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The kid in early spring was in so much trouble as to not even know how to calculate the slope of a line or what an X and Y intercepts were. Of course, that is taught in October. Teacher simply kept passing him. Confrontations with the Superintendent eventually resulted in a lawsuit in State court. The school board paid $60,000 to reeducate the kid - a trust fund. They lost on all six counts in court - a slam dunk.
And BTW, that lady's Congressman Gerlach refused to help. The Congressman from another district (who will run for state Senator), Sestack, stepped forward to assist.
So I did some of the tutoring. I asked him what one quarter was. He started dividing one by four - long division. So, what is a quarter of a dollar? A quarter. A quarter of one - write 25 cents. Without being challenged by his teachers, even that relationship was never learned.
Doing volunteer house construction, many volunteers could not even identify one quater inch marks on a tape measure. At least some were college graduates. One I remember in particular was a communication major.
Now this is one of the better public school systems in the county - according to published stats. What happens in Philadelphia when 50% of students drop out?
Consumer Reports made this problem obvious when creating simple failures. Then taking that computer to a shop to fix. Most problems were never solved the first time. “Follow the evidence” – a simple concept that comes from even doing math – was never learned. Technical competence even among computer repairmen is so pathetic that repairmen immediately start swapping part - starting with the power supply. Cannot think through a problem. Do not even understand how to first define a problem. Never learn that simple concept as taught in math. Since relationships such as one divided by four is same as a quarter of a dollar.
Ask many cashiers to make change without using the cash register. They cannot even do what was done routinely in the jungle 100 years ago. Nobody needs a calculator to make change. But even that simplest concept that comes from learning how to solve problem by doing things is …
Kids here don't seem to understand "quarter" as anything except a coin either. They use the term "one fourth" everywhere else. Maybe terminology has changed to reduce confusion and you just weren't asking the question in the right way? I just assumed it was a Brit/American difference, but maybe it's a generational one.
Inspired by Classic's post here.
Not long after grocery store delis started using digital scales, my Mom asked for a third of a pound of ham. The young woman behind the counter froze with a confused look on her face. Mom translated ".33".
"Oooh." the girl said, "Do you work at a deli, too?"
I've never had that happen but I do think it's funny when they are a couple decimals over and they ask if that's ok. I've never said no so I don't know how they would tear off a fraction.
Kids here don't seem to understand "quarter" as anything except a coin either.
Frontline on PBS tonight (Tuesday) may discuss this problem in a piece entitled "Digital Nation". This Frontline broadcast will also be available via the
www.pbs.org website.
Frontline on PBS tonight (Tuesday) may discuss this problem in a piece entitled "Digital Nation". This Frontline broadcast will also be available via the www.pbs.org website.
Very interesting! I'll watch it.
I still use 'quarter' as it relates to time.
Try it on a kid and you'll feel like an old gramps.
Well I guess one fourth makes sense logically.... one third, one fourth, one fifth.
I think I'll campaign for a change to onteen, twoteen and threeteen
Very interesting! I'll watch it.
I still use 'quarter' as it relates to time.
Try it on a kid and you'll feel like an old gramps.
a quarter means $2500
a quarter means $2500
Maybe in rap and car sales but in my quarter it means Led Zeppelin!
I almost never say one fourth.
go fourth and multiply
because of too many fifths? Which results in a sextext of a circle.
and you'll soon have a seventh son of a seventh son.....
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and you'll soon have a seventh son of a seventh son.....
Octopussy and nano-posts. Decimating the entire thread.
I think I'll campaign for a change to onteen, twoteen and threeteen
Which happens to be exactly how they do it in Russian:
odinadsat', dvenadsat', trinadsat'.
And exactly how they don't do it in the Romance languages: French until sixteen, Spanish until fifteen.
You pick up your textbook, you take your choice.
Next time, ask the deli attendant for 0.33 recurring pounds. Time the blank stare.
So, back to idiot sightings, this guy in a car sales yard was looking at a car, and after sitting in the front seat for a while, got in the back to check it out. He didn't stop to think about child-safe locks on the rear doors. He didn't consider that the power windows wouldn't work without the ignition on. At least, not until it was too late.
It was lucky for him the sales chap was about and came and let him out but I got a quick look at him in the mirror while he was there. :smack:
What's really sad is that sounds like something I might have done, ZG. :lol2:
First time I was in the US, Oregon somewhere, somebody asked me the time to which I replied "Five and twenty past ten", to huge guffaws of jolly laughter and cries of "Say it again, say it again". It became a party trick when the clock stood at the relevant time some wag would cry "Listen everyone, Cazz honey, what's the time"?
because of too many fifths?
Oh my gawd! I have done so many stupid things as a result of too many fifths. :drunk:
a quarter means $2500
Two large and a monkey to you , guv'nor
Quarter as in 1/4 is still used in my generation, but only when buying McDonalds or weed.
I'm a drummer, so "quarter" notes, 8ths, and 16ths are something I think about every day. Also, I know how to use a tape measure.
A note from my sister's landlord, posted on the front door to the building:
Is you sister's name Sarah Connor?
come with me if you want to live
come with me if you want to live
"I'll be LEFT Back"!!
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Huh. I didn't know they made a Prius without the giant bar through the rear window.
a quarter means 4 oz.
:joint:
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It's not the first time someone was hosed at microsoft.
I didn't know Microsoft was in Washington state.:eyebrow:
Yeah dude, just outside Seattle, isn't it?
Oh, wait. The office you are looking for cannot be found....
Yup.
Here.
We lived up there for seven years, but I worked at Aldus which (at the time) was in Pioneer square downtown.
I knew about Steve Ballmer's involvement is Seattle sports, and Paul Allen's Experience Music Project, but still didn't associate Microsoft with Washington State.:smack:
You see. You really do learn something new every day at the Cellar.
Wow, self-referential thread. :p
I've been at work for less than 30 minutes and have had 2 already.
Caller "Our mouse isn't working."
Me "You're using _____ application?"
Caller "Yes"
Me "You can't use your mouse in the ______ application, only the keyboard." (its a dos based program)
Caller "We always use our mouse!"
Caller to another person in room "We always use the mouse for ______, she's saying we can't!"
Caller to me "Oh, nevermind, we don't use it."
I'm trying to figure what application still supports a dos version and not coming up with anything.
. . . or a company that is still using them and why.
I admittedly don't know jack about programming, but I just assumed the DOS based programs were replaced a decade ago.
I now get skeered when I see a c: prompt flashing at me - its been too long.
. . . or a company that is still using them and why.
I admittedly don't know jack about programming, but I just assumed the DOS based programs were replaced a decade ago.
Either they haven't, or they're using decade or older programming. I don't think MTP would lie.
Either they haven't, or they're using decade or older programming. I don't think MTP would lie.
You're really reaching here, man. Quit seeing grievous insult where there is none.
I know a lot of companies that still use DOS programs. Well, they did when I did computer repair a few years back. A textile company jumps to mind first.
That same company I worked for liked to install Win98SE whenever possible. This would have been ... 2004 I think? Right around there.
I work with a 'DOS based' program every day. You can use the mouse...but not to navigate....only to highlight, right click and copy/paste info displayed on the screen.
ADP dealer suite
IT sucks. the most NON-intuitive random crap evar. but it's our main interface for the things we do in a car dealer. I'll take screen shots tomorrow if anyone wants to see.
Never underestimate the stinginess of a manager whose system is struggling on. In 1999 I did a stint at a major city daily newspaper where they used monochrome monitors, non-standard keyboards, and software to match. It must have been pre-1988 at least.
Wow - thats interesting - I really had no idea there were that many still around.
I still use a dos based system every single day. the firm has spent untold millions but the green screens still work better than most of the proposed replacements.
This is Like a DOS program anchored in a windows ...window.
there ARE things that can be done with the mouse, but you have to go to each line to change the value.....like....14[enter] then change it to 2295[enter] to put the warranty in. The first time you go to a page, it starts you at the top, and takes you to each field in succession until you reach the end..... It really goes very fast....I don't know that windows interface would be any better.
also, it ONLY hears caps. THAT'S WHY I ALWAYS YELL WHEN I CHAT FROM WORK!
there are several screens beyond this one where I put other info like buyers names, insurance etc.... but they look the same
Like DOS, but not: it's a terminal program, playing like it's an old-style terminal, and connecting to another system where the work is actually done.
This is an atrocity, and must eventually be replaced by a web interface for you IMO
Like DOS, but not: it's a terminal program, playing like it's an old-style terminal,
A windows based ASCII terminal program (ie Telnet) permits cut and pasting. A standard DOS terminal program did not have options such as 'cut, copy, and paste'.
However, programs provide by Logitech permitting writing scripts so that mouse functions could be implemented into DOS programs. If the Logitech program or its script did not load properly, then mouse functions for that DOS program would stop working.
Like DOS, but not: it's a terminal program, playing like it's an old-style terminal, and connecting to another system where the work is actually done.
This is an atrocity, and must eventually be replaced by a web interface for you IMO
They have a windows form based version that does exactly what that one does, just slower....and uglier. you can't change the screen color. I like a black screen, so I'm not blind when I look away.
They have a windows form based version that does exactly what that one does, just slower....
And I believe it is also called Telnet. It will not execute in DOS.
A famous DOS based communication program was PCPlus (if I remember the name). I also wrote a few back then using assembly language.
DOS programs will work in Windows. But are missing many functions that come standard in Windows based programs. Windows based programs will not work in DOS.
Telnet programs were another way of interfacing with obsolete technology time share systems - before browsers were invented.
On August 29, 1997, at 2:14 am Eastern time, Telnet became self aware. Oh, wait, that's Skynet. Nevermind.
Just watched
"Grizzly Man" by Werner Herzog
No, this isn't in the wrong thread.
Inspired by Classic's post here.
Not long after grocery store delis started using digital scales, my Mom asked for a third of a pound of ham. The young woman behind the counter froze with a confused look on her face. Mom translated ".33".
"Oooh." the girl said, "Do you work at a deli, too?"
I had something similar. I went to my supermarket's deli back at Christmas and asked for a 2 inch slice of Pancetta for some dishes I was cooking. The girl looked at me and then at her slicer and a chart of cut thicknesses, then back to the machine.
She finally turned to me and said, "The machine won't slice anything thicker then 1/2 inch."
I said, "well that's ok, why don't you just use a big knife."
"Oh" she said, "We don't have any knives back here."
"No knives in a deli?" I asked.
"No" she said, "We are only trained on how to use the scales for weighing and the meat slicer, they don't teach us how to use a knife."
:right:
"No" she said, "We are only trained on how to use the scales for weighing and the meat slicer, they don't teach us how to use a knife."
:right:
We're lucky in our area to still have some great Mom&Pop groceries/butchers.
Maybe they could find a way to cut it with a gun...
UPI is reporting that the Florida Highway Patrol said a two-vehicle crash in Cudjoe Key, Fla., was caused by a driver trying to shave her private parts.
Trooper Gary Dunick said the driver, identified as Megan Mariah Barnes, was attempting to shave her bikini area while her former husband was holding the wheel Tuesday when Barnes' car crashed into the back of a pickup truck, the Key West (Fla.) Citizen reported.
"She said she was meeting her boyfriend in Key West and wanted to be ready for the visit," Dunick alleges. "If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have believed it."
http://keysnews.com/node/21349:lol:
The look at the beach is very important you know...
This bugs me. The filigree is touching.
That's like letting your peas touch your mashed potatoes.
That's not filigree, it's the signal to call Batman.
"...Blank as a vampire's mirror."
Despite medical marijuana being legal in Michigan, WalMart has fired a cancer patient and former employee of the year who tested positive for the drug, which was recommended by his doctor.
"I was terminated because I failed a drug screening," ex-WalMart employee Joseph Casias told WZZM-13.
In 2008, Casias was Associate of the Year at the WalMart store in Battle Creek, Mich., despite suffering from sinus cancer and an inoperable brain tumor.
Dickheads.
linkI would think really pissing of someone who is expecting to die soon anyway would be very high risk. Will going Walmart become the new going postal?
A rare photo of the male Idioticus Adelaidensis in nest construction phase.
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Zen, that's an excellent example.
Oh, now that is lame. Suppose he got ticketed for impeding traffic? If he knew no better, the lumberyard guy should've -- use the tow rings front and rear and bow-bend those plates (2x4s considerably longer than studs, which go vertical, and plates horizontal top and bottom of a wall) over the roof fore and aft.
Not sure if this is Weird News or Idiot Sightings. I thought this thread might be lonely.
Man fights for life after slug-eating dare
Health authorities are warning of the dangers of eating slugs as a Sydney man battles a rare form of meningitis.
The ABC has been told that a 21-year-old caught rat lungworm disease after he ate a slug as a dare some time ago.
He is now in a critical condition in hospital.
The disease is caused by a parasitic worm that is carried by slugs and snails.
It can also be caught from raw vegetables or fruit which have not been washed properly.
In some instances, the worm can cause fatal swelling of the brain and spinal cord.
Doctor Jeremy McAnulty from New South Wales Health says these cases are rare and most people can recover.
"It goes away by itself because the body's immune system will eventually get rid of it," he said.
NSW Health says it understands there may be a suspected case in NSW of rat lung worm, however as this is not a notifiable disease and for privacy reasons is unable to provide further details.
rat lungworm disease
That's IT. THAT's what I have! I KNOW it! [/hypochondriac]
That's IT. THAT's what I have! I KNOW it! [/hypochondriac]
Geez Shawnee! For the last time! The test results from the clinic told you what you have! Get the ointment, clear it up and be more careful about what you put in there!!!
:D
But you're the one who recommended I put it in there! :bolt:
But you're the one who recommended I put it in there! :bolt:
That was NOT the hole I recommended!
:p:
Well, that explains a LOT! :eek:
A friend adopted two brown chow puppies recently. Sadly, they got some kind of disease and passed away. A month or two later, he adopted a black retriever labador. As the black puppy was prancing around the courtyard, this girl, she's actually 37 yrs. old, asked, "Is that the same puppy from before?" Someone replied that this puppy is black while the other one was brown. She said she thought it changed color. :eyebrow:
Must have been one of those silly cat people. :haha:
I've had dogs that changed color as they aged. My German Shepherd Dog was nearly all black when we took her into our lives but now has classic markings. Our Shih Tzus also started off with dark, chocolate brown patches but became light apricot after a year or two.
I've had dogs that changed color as they aged. My German Shepherd Dog was nearly all black when we took her into our lives but now has classic markings. Our Shih Tzus also started off with dark, chocolate brown patches but became light apricot after a year or two.
Wow. Usually bitches don't change that much until after they get married. :D
(runs serpentine to avoid flying fish and knives)
HA HA HA HA - very good Shel!
Wow. Usually bitches don't change that much until after they get married. :D
(runs serpentine to avoid flying fish and knives)
Your type (male, that is) just goes mangy. ;)
Your type (male, that is) just goes mangy. ;)
In my case, it's male-pattern mange. :D
Work today
caller "I need a password for oracle"
me "OK what is your username"
caller "I don't have an account"
me "I don't set up accounts, you'll follow the instructions on the website to set up your account."
caller "Can't you just give me a password?"
Ok. your password is 'cock' buh bai
This bugs me. The filigree is touching.
That's like letting your peas touch your mashed potatoes.
looks like a bat with one wing bigger than the other.
A rare photo of the male Idioticus Adelaidensis in nest construction phase.
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It's a home-made bike-whacker!
Ok. your password is 'cock' buh bai
Some years ago, I had a guy who called the IT dept of the company saying that the computer wont accept his new password.
So I went to have a look and told him to proceed as before. And when he did, I very nearly pissed my pants. He entered the word 'bite' in French (same as cock, dick, ...) and the computer answered 'your password is too short!'.
I can imagine that I'm not the only IT tech to whom this kind of thing occured.:rolleyes:
Our standard naming convention is first initial plus last name. But I insisted that the middle initial be included when Paula Hart joined the company.
That'll cover Perry Nuss, too.
however, mike hunt actually gets a reprieve on this one.
A man who was mauled by a five-metre crocodile after climbing into its enclosure in Western Australia's north says he did it because he wanted to know what its skin felt like.
Michal Newman, 36, jumped into the crocodile's pen at a Broome wildlife park on Monday night and was bitten on the leg.
He suffered serious leg injuries and underwent surgery yesterday.
Mr Newman, who was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the attack, says he just wanted to pat the massive reptile.
"I thought to myself, well I will jump the fence and go from behind its tail and pat it and sit on its back," he said.
More at the link, including an interview, eh?
Should have let the croc assist in thinning the herd. Although alcohol surely didn't help, guaranteed he's that stupid when NOT under the influence....
A kitten on Shaw Drive apparently has rectum problems!!
;) damn you picked that up too fast!
Teenage boy teases shark, gets bitten
A teenager has been flown to Perth for surgery after being bitten by a shark he enticed towards the shore.
The boy was bitten on the left heel while he was cleaning fish at Red Bluff, 140 kilometres north of Carnarvon, about 9:00pm.
The manager of a nearby campsite, Bec Caldwell, says the teenager used the frame of a fish to entice the one-metre reef shark towards him.
She says the boy was bitten when he was knocked over by a wave.
"[There were] heaps of people on the beach, heaps of kids in the water," she said.
"It was pretty silly, really, that people were feeding sharks while there was other kids around.
"So hopefully this will teach people a lesson not do silly things."
The teenage boy spent the night in the town's hospital and is being transferred to Perth by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
Another man was bitten on the finger by a reef shark today when he put his hand into its mouth to pose for a photo.
A two-fer!
Really, this is why there's no hope for humanity. :smack:
It is my opinion that the problem with Darwinism is it doesn't go far enough.
Man answers phone during pizza store break-in
A man who broke into a pizza shop in Adelaide answered the phone while in the premises.
Police said the store in Bank Street in the city was broken into just after midnight, activating an alarm.
When the alarm monitoring company rang the pizza store, the offender picked up the phone.
Police arrived and arrested a 27-year-old man outside the store.
:facepalm:
What? It's rude to let the phone ring if you're really there.
Woman too incapacitated to cook for her family, let alone work, skydives
Is it a miracle?
She's in court charged with benefit fraud. She paid for a professional video of her jump, including her landing and walking away. They are using it as evidence :lol:
Thaid the actreth to the bithop.
Good thing those marines were there. That guy could have gotten hurt.
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Hoorah!
... yeh I know...
And a defense attorney is never going to open the question of the truthfulness of that police report or look for witnesses shopping that day who can be subpoenaed.
They didn't need to lie. The cop didn't need to falsify a police report. The bad guy had a knife, and the marines defended themselves. Lying about it is just stupid and is much more likely to come back and haunt them. The cop is putting his career on the line by falsifying that report. He better hope no witnesses come forward. Sounds like a lot of people were there with that toys for tots program going one. I bet someone filmed it on their cell phone.
And honestly, as much as it's nice to see the bad guy get an ass kicking, breaking that many bones is just overkill. It's like $5K to treat each broken bone, and you know he doesn't have insurance, so we're all paying for that.
Isn't that a form of economic stimulus?
*snort*
Yeah, I suppose it is.
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I didn't sight these idiots, they sighted themselves. Watching this video, I found myself surprised at first, then by about ten seconds into it, progressively angrier. Just, you know, pull the car over to the shoulder and let the snake get off the car and into the grass.
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[COLOR="LemonChiffon"]But no. Passenger idiot proclaims at the end "I want it to fall. ... It just fell. ... Run that sucker over. Good, get it, kill it."
I hope you reap what you sow.[/COLOR]
"This is a godsend," said Kenneth Estenson of CNN, which owns a major stake in Outkube. "We've seen a huge drop in the number of CNN.com commenters accusing one another of being fucking retard dipshits, and the once common practice among users of equating any viewpoint they do not personally share to the philosophy of the Taliban has almost entirely disappeared."
Drug dealers post signs in the neighborhood advertising "Heroin for Sale".
http://www.kgw.com/news/Portland-home-raided-after-Heroin-for-Sale-fliers-132257893.html
I StreetViewed the address in that news link.
Wow...You'd think heroin dealers wouldn't pick such a nice-looking neighborhood.
I guess you go where the money is.
It just keeps on getting better.
Police said they saw a white Holden sedan being driven dangerously with two blown tyres on Sudholz Road in the Adelaide suburb of Gilles Plains.
When the car was pulled over, police said there was no steering wheel and the driver was allegedly using a pair of vice grips to steer.
The car was found to be unregistered and uninsured and already subject to a defect notice.
Police also allege the vehicle was involved in a hit-run crash in Folland Avenue at Northfield just minutes before it was pulled over.
A 38-year-old Northfield man is facing charges including driving while disqualified and returning a positive drug test.
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Meth. Not even McGyver.
Addendum .... while on parole ...
I wonder why the steering wheel was removed?
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My G-son, Sam, called around noon today, saying he had bought two pontoon boats,
and he and his friend, Kenny, were going to drift the North Fork of the Nehalem River,
from the hatchery down 4 miles to the take out.
I was driving so all I could say was:
"Be sure to wear your life jackets, and call me when you reach the take-out."
When I got home, I Googled a fishing forum about that stretch of the river.
These are some remarks I found...
The north fork is a hard run on drift boats.I call the rapids ACE,KING,and Queen.
If you haven't seen the falls section I would advise a "no go".
It truely is not for the faint of heart. In my opinion the King is by far the most difficult.
The river necks down into a lava channel and the slot rips hard right as it flows over the falls....
It does claim its share of lives so be damn careful if you go.....Please.
I will not even ride with a guide down that river. No fish is worth my life.
I did the float a few years ago in a 10' Scadden, but portaged some of the bigger ones.
I'm interested in doing again but want to do it with an experienced partner.
Is your life insurance paid up ?...Do not do this thhe first time on your own.
It is that bad. Go with a guide or in a raft the first time.
If you go back, be very prepared and be good.
I would recommend running it with somebody that has done it before.
It is very challenging and can easily go bad if you make mistakes
Even Oregon Fish and Wildlife urged caution:
Boaters may float the North Fork below the hatchery, but extreme caution is necessary.
Several bedrock rapids make drifting this river hazardous,
and it should be attempted by only experienced boaters.
Rafts are highly recommended.
I tried calling Sam back to head him off, but got no answer... several times.
At 6:30 (more than an hour after dark) I was ready to call Search and Rescue,
but decided to try Sam one more time.
He answered !
They were was still on the river, but rowing in slow water... close to the take-out.
My idiot G-son was pretty jazzed up about the trip saying:
"Today was the most fun I've ever had not fishing"
When I hung up... I started shaking all over.
I didn't realize how tense I had been all day.
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Damn 25-year old idiot males believe they are immortal and unbreakable.[/COLOR]
If they survive, they were immortal. I was and you were. Some of my friends, not so much.
You said it, brother.
If we knew how dangerous some of the stuff we did was, it would've killed us.
I'm watching my eldest's boyfriend negotiate this time of life. Most guys need to do it at some point. I think the extreme sports phenomena is push back by young males (and some females) to an increasingly controlled and risk averse society.
