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psmith2.0
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2022-02-10, 05:37

Very true. Nothing scarier than a surprise slip/fall you’re not prepared for.

Off-topic (click to toggle):
It’s one thing to purposely dive/roll while playing around, but the two times in my life I’ve taken a true, unexpected tumble were terrifying. No head hit, but just lying there and wondering “if I go to move my wrist/arm, what’s gonna happen? Dare I look?”

Years ago, house/cat-sitting for a neighbor, I slipped on ice coming off their back porch steps. Me and a bowl of cat food went in about nine different directions and I laid there on their patio for a solid 3-4 minutes, terrified to move…”I’ve surely broken several somethings, as hard as I hit/far as I fell. It’s 6am, I’m here alone and my phone is inside on their kitchen counter, 20 feet away…how do I get help if I need to? Start yelling and hope I wake the people next door?”

I wasn’t seriously hurt and nothing was broken. Since then, I’m now super careful about my step/grip/footing and always hold onto a rail. One of those “changes your habits/behavior” incidents.

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2022-02-10, 06:14

I am sad that Bob didn't recognize the danger.

I am glad that both of you were not more seriously injured.

I am going to order a new bath mat.

And finally, I think it would be more comical if the fake DEA agent wasn't in it for the sex, but was simply buried in his fantasy like some modern day Barney Fife.


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psmith2.0
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2022-02-10, 08:38

He might’ve been. The story never mentions that angle, that’s just me assuming things.
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kscherer
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2022-02-10, 12:02

DEA Sex, bathtubs, and old men falling down.

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Dave
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2022-02-10, 15:45

Mazda radios can't change stations (or inputs) because the image file for radio station's logo was corrupt. The solution is that Mazda's replacing hardware in affected vehicles from 2014-2017 whose radios have "older software". Now, I realize that things are tight for everyone, but it seems to me that despite containing the f-word, "free software updates for bug fixes" would be preferable to replacing hardware. But OTOH I'm not a bean-counter at an auto manufacturer, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.

When I was a kid, people who did wrong were punished, restricted, and forbidden. Now, when someone does wrong, all of the rest of us are punished, restricted, and forbidden... and the one who did the wrong is counselled and "understood" and fed ice cream.
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kscherer
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2022-02-10, 15:52

Probably not, but at least you're trying.

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psmith2.0
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2022-02-10, 15:56

How weird. I’ve never heard a story like that.

I do think it’s funny that it’s Seattle and they’re all stuck on public radio. How is that not already the natural state of things? It’s a feature not a bug, hippies!

Thank goodness that’s not a widespread thing otherwise mine would be stuck on really shitty top 40 “bro country”.
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2022-02-10, 16:09

Death Metal Hippity Hop Pop

All the hits, all the time!
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Frank777
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2022-02-11, 01:37

Forget Star Trek's lame transparent aluminum, we just created plastic steel.

The worlds of cars and phones are about to get interesting.

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PB PM
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2022-02-11, 09:45

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Mazda radios can't change stations (or inputs) because the image file for radio station's logo was corrupt. The solution is that Mazda's replacing hardware in affected vehicles from 2014-2017 whose radios have "older software". Now, I realize that things are tight for everyone, but it seems to me that despite containing the f-word, "free software updates for bug fixes" would be preferable to replacing hardware. But OTOH I'm not a bean-counter at an auto manufacturer, so maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.
It’s kind of funny to think that a radio station could brick your vehicles infotainment system, being that it puts the radio into a boot loop that’s essentially what happened. Guess I should be glad I have a older car without that nonsense. In the future we could see brand some malicious individual(s) using such methods to attack vehicles. Headline, “Disgruntled xxx brand worker destroys radios of all 2028 model year brand xxx’s vehicles”. No doubt the vehicle owners would end up paying out of pocket to fix it.
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2022-02-12, 00:33

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It’s kind of funny to think that a radio station could brick your vehicles infotainment system, being that it puts the radio into a boot loop that’s essentially what happened. Guess I should be glad I have a older car without that nonsense. In the future we could see brand some malicious individual(s) using such methods to attack vehicles. Headline, “Disgruntled xxx brand worker destroys radios of all 2028 model year brand xxx’s vehicles”. No doubt the vehicle owners would end up paying out of pocket to fix it.
At least Mazda seems to be doing the right thing and fixing the problem. And hopefully they’ve learned the important of being proactive about shipping bug fixes to their customers.

When I was a kid, people who did wrong were punished, restricted, and forbidden. Now, when someone does wrong, all of the rest of us are punished, restricted, and forbidden... and the one who did the wrong is counselled and "understood" and fed ice cream.
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2022-02-12, 11:46

Most vehicle makers kind of forget your vehicle exists once the warranty period is up. Most of what I read about this suggests it was simply due to lazy programming.

With the chip shortage those hapless Mazda owners could be waiting years before they get a working infotainment system again, since Mazda is highly unlikely to prioritize the fix over chips for new vehicles. There are still people waiting for replacement airbags from the Takata catastrophe for example.
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2022-02-14, 08:42

'Ghostbusters' Director Ivan Reitman Dies at 75

Apparently it was unexpected. Nothing I've found so far says the cause of death. Sad to see him go but good to know he was a part of Afterlife being created.

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psmith2.0
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2022-02-15, 16:10

**Entertainment/Oscar News**

Oscars: Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes to Host



Sweet holy hell on a pogo stick, with a side-order of WTF?!

I can only assume the Academy is shooting for the lowest-rated, least-watched Oscar telecast of all time? Because they stand a good shot!

I will admit that I'm not terribly familiar with Ms. Hall or her work, but I'm more than acquainted with Schumer and Sykes. And...

Good grief...that's probably all I'm gonna say.

From the article:

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The Oscars telecast is coming off its lowest-rated telecast since it first hit the air in 1953.


2022: "hold my beer."
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kscherer
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2022-02-15, 16:37

Yet another thing not worth watching. "No-laugh-a-minute-Amy Schumer", and "there's-a-frog-in-my-throat" Wanda Sykes?

"We want an all-female cast so we can check the woke-box! And to prove it, we're gonna get the worst talent we can find so we can keep pace with that Ghostbusters: Answer the Call mess that everyone hated!"

Seriously, they couldn't get some actual talent for that show?

I smell a political, laugh-less fest that will be highly regarded as the worst installment ever, and men will get blamed for not loving it because "girls".

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psmith2.0
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2022-02-15, 16:59

I fully understand, 2022 and all, that Steve Martin, Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Conan O'Brien and the like weren't going to get the call. Fine, whatever. But don't ask me to believe that Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes were "highly sought after" and everyone's top picks (and are excited about it).

That must mean that folks like Ellen, Fey and Poehler and probably 10-12 others all declined. Because there's no way in hell Amy Schumer is anyone's top pick for anything, other than "Which Celebrity Would You Most Like To Slam Your Front Door Shut On" or something.

Comics, by definition, kinda need to be funny (Kevin Hart apparently never got that memo either, and they tried to hire his lame ass a year or two ago until Twitter bit him in the dick).

I think someone like Kristin Wiig would do a nice job. She's funny, quick on her feet, has tons of live TV experience, pleasant to look at (let's be honest; that has to factor in a bit as well), etc. Several SNL-related women (assuming that's what they're going for) would fit the bill nicely.

As Jeopardy has shown in the past year or so, it's hard to find a good, suitable host for high-profile projects.

Obviously. I think they'll take just about anyone they can get.

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kscherer
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2022-02-15, 17:17

I say bring back Ricky Gervais.
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psmith2.0
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2022-02-15, 17:32

I think he burned a few too many dozen bridges. They'll tolerate that sort of thing only to a point.

"Hey, we can laugh at ourselves too. See? Okay, enough...".
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kscherer
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2022-02-15, 18:04

Yeah, but there was lots of genuine laughter when he monologued his way into the record books. Even Tom Hanks wanted to laugh, but knew he couldn't. Pour guy was biting his own chin trying not to bust up.

This year, there will be nothing but courtesy laughs, 'cause those "ladies" are about as funny as as a sack of plastic hammers.

And that's an insult to the hammers.

Good thing I'm not watching the stupid-fest that the Oscars have become. It's right up there with the Less Than Super Bowl in its ability to interest me.

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psmith2.0
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2022-02-16, 03:19

**Reality TV/Idiots News**

'Married at First Sight' bride left in tears after new husband admits he's not attracted to Asian women



Shocking. How could such a thing happen with this premise?!

Everyone involved in such an undertaking deserves everything they get. What do they expect?!

“I don’t know anything about this person I married…and they broke my heart!”



In related news, recent studies indicate that messing around with a cobra may result in a hospital stay.

“I thought I could pet it, but it bit me!”

Clowns, all.

I see stuff like this and think “what’s all the fuss/uproar over gay marriage when us straights aren’t exactly doing the institution any favors with low-rent, moronic shit like these kinds of shows?!” I’d much rather see two committed dudes (or chicks) tie the knot than two straight idiot strangers.

Absolutely impossible to feel sorry for some people. They go out of their way to ensure it. This dingbat above would be one.

What do you truly expect, lady?
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psmith2.0
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2022-02-18, 18:27

**COVID/Too Stupid To Exist News**

‘Unemployment got us workin’ a lot’: Brooklyn gang charged with stealing $4.3 million in COVID-19 relief after flashing their cash in a YouTube music video

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A Brooklyn street gang has been charged with pocketing more than $4.3 million in pandemic relief benefits, using stolen identities to file 1,000 fraudulent unemployment claims, prosecutors said.

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Prosecutors said the gang was ultimately caught, in part, because members posted numerous pictures and videos of themselves online, flashing gang signs and piles of cash, often while standing in front of luxury cars, including Lamborghini and Mercedes Benz vehicles.


Morons gonna moron.

Isn't the first time people have gotten themselves busted by showing off/crowing on social media with their guns, ill-gotten loot, bragging about what they've done, etc.

Think of all the crimes some people could've probably gotten away with if they didn't call attention to themselves online, on social media. The level of idiocy it takes to think that's a good idea...good grief. You get away with something, and then plaster Facebook, Instagram, etc. with it. What do you think might happen?

All these kinds of stories I post here all center around that same thing; stupid people simply not using their heads or thinking 17 minutes into the future, about anything. It's the easiest thing in the world to stay out of jail...just STFU and lay low. But noooooooo...
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drewprops
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2022-02-18, 18:35

They have proven that Steve Jobs was behind the secret after all!!!


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2022-02-18, 18:52

Sorry, it was me.
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2022-02-18, 22:46

**Crime/Skeezy Teacher News**

Former Louisiana Teacher Admits Feeding Students Sperm-Laced Cupcakes



I usually have some sort of joke or stupid zinger/wisecrack here on these "stupid criminal" stories, but...nope.



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A former Louisiana middle school teacher has been sentenced to 40 years behind bars after admitting she fed students cupcakes laced with the sperm of her ex-husband, an ex-sheriff’s lieutenant.

Cynthia Perkins, 36, was sentenced Friday to 40 years of hard labor without the possibility of probation or parole. She accepted a plea bargain on Monday to charges that include second-degree rape, producing child pornography and conspiracy mingling of harmful substances, according to the Louisiana attorney general.
Holy crap, there are murderers who haven't received that stiff of a sentence! 40 years, period...no ifs, ands or buts. They're not messing around! Sounds like she's going to one of those Cool Hand Luke prisons and break rocks/work on the highway for the next four decades.

"Shakin' the bush, boss!"

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The deal requires her cooperation against ex-husband Dennis Perkins, 44, a former SWAT team commander for the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office scheduled to stand trial later this year.

Cynthia Perkins admitted assisting her husband in sexually assaulting a juvenile, helping her husband film a juvenile bathing, and lacing cupcakes with her then-husband’s sperm before feeding them to schoolchildren.
They'll let anybody be a cop, I guess. Throw both of these miserable twitches in the clink for about 4-5 decades. The world will not miss them. Good grief. If they gave her 40 years, he's probably looking at about 3,000.

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The couple were arrested in October 2019 and indicted on 150 charges, according to LivingstonParishNews.com.


The biggest surprise/shock in this story is that it wasn't Florida.






*ducks*
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drewprops
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2022-02-18, 23:37

I heard the craziest story this morning.
Sorry if it's a repeat - Paul is a prolific news reporter

A 13 year old girl had a stalker on TikTok.

Her parents gave her permission to sell the stalker some pictures.

Stalker dude showed up at their house and blew the door open with a shotgun.

Her dad shot him dead.

Read all about it:
US TikTok star, 15, reveals how ex-cop father shot dead stalker, 18, who turned up at their home to KILL her after buying her cell number from her friends: Dad is free under Florida's stand-your-ground law



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psmith2.0
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2022-02-19, 04:27

Good. Dad was in the right.

However, he and his wife set all this in motion by allowing their kid to sell pictures to the clown to begin with. They deserve a beating on general principle. And, while you’re at it, throw in the 15-year-old TikTok “star”, who is the one truly at the root of the whole sordid mess.

Sounds like a family of meatheads who nearly paid the ultimate price for chronic attention-whoredom and atomic-level piss-poor parenting.

Absolutely nobody to root for here, other than the dad being a good shot. He still gets a beating.
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drewprops
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2022-02-19, 08:28

They were on Good Morning America. It was crazy
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2022-02-19, 10:21

The dude earned that Darwin Award before he even showed up.
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2022-02-19, 10:45



And re: Good Morning America…well, of course. That and the Today show will book anyone.

I’m sure Robin Roberts and George Snuffleupagus were so understannnnnmmding and sympathetic to the trio of brain-dead fuckwits who created their own misery/drama via one lousy decision after another.

They always are.

“Up next, the shocking story you won’t believe…”.

You got that right, Robin…most of us wouldn’t. So stop giving known clown-asses attention and airtime. You’re not helping things.
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2022-02-19, 19:08

I just can't.
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