[Mentalist]

 Abyss, on 13 February 2020 - 04:28 AM, said:

 Mentalist, on 12 February 2020 - 02:30 PM, said:

....
Y'all realize that a modern Blackberry is just an Android phone with a proper keyboard, right?

And better security.

...and a long string with a can at the end.

They're called headphones.

[Morgoth]

 Mentalist, on 12 February 2020 - 02:30 PM, said:

Rushing for the subway. Phone slips out of jacket chest pocket and goes skidding in front of me- towards the tracks.

The world slows down as I'm imagining it drop into the opening betweeen the platform and and the subway car pulling into the station. All the hassle I'll need to go through if it gets crushed by it.

Then, as the phone's slowing down, but inching ever closer to that gap, I drop down on my knee and reach out to grab it.

Crisis averted. Get on the train, sit down, and then I notice the pain in the knee.

Look down, and sure enough, I ripped my work dress pants. Not quite as expensive as a 400 dollar phone, but not great look on a client day.

 QuickTidal, on 07 February 2020 - 01:40 PM, said:

 Morgoth, on 07 February 2020 - 07:47 AM, said:

 Mentalist, on 07 February 2020 - 12:32 AM, said:

BlackBerry is apparently going out of business.

I now need to buy a backup phone before August.

Wait, you're the guy? The guy with a blackberry? I figured it would have to be some hermit living in a cave or something. A failed finance guy whom retreated to the mountains decades ago.

Indeed. In fact I assumed the last person to use a Blackberry passed away in 2008.

 QuickTidal, on 07 February 2020 - 03:28 PM, said:

 Abyss, on 07 February 2020 - 03:11 PM, said:

 QuickTidal, on 07 February 2020 - 01:40 PM, said:

 Morgoth, on 07 February 2020 - 07:47 AM, said:

 Mentalist, on 07 February 2020 - 12:32 AM, said:

BlackBerry is apparently going out of business.

I now need to buy a backup phone before August.

Wait, you're the guy? The guy with a blackberry? I figured it would have to be some hermit living in a cave or something. A failed finance guy whom retreated to the mountains decades ago.

Indeed. In fact I assumed the last person to use a Blackberry passed away in 2008.

Nah. My masters were still handing them out til early this year. A few people i work with still have them. The security features took a while to replace. me an abacus, and I was like WTF am I supposed to do with this?

The last models were actually pretty good, solid interface, could run many android apps. The string attaching the cans was a bit annoying tho'.

Fixed.

Y'all realize that a modern Blackberry is just an Android phone with a proper keyboard, right?

And the pony express is just like the internet just with slower horses.

This post has been edited by Morgoth: 13 February 2020 - 07:35 AM

[Mentalist]

 Morgoth, on 13 February 2020 - 07:34 AM, said:

 Mentalist, on 12 February 2020 - 02:30 PM, said:

Rushing for the subway. Phone slips out of jacket chest pocket and goes skidding in front of me- towards the tracks.

The world slows down as I'm imagining it drop into the opening betweeen the platform and and the subway car pulling into the station. All the hassle I'll need to go through if it gets crushed by it.

Then, as the phone's slowing down, but inching ever closer to that gap, I drop down on my knee and reach out to grab it.

Crisis averted. Get on the train, sit down, and then I notice the pain in the knee.

Look down, and sure enough, I ripped my work dress pants. Not quite as expensive as a 400 dollar phone, but not great look on a client day.

 QuickTidal, on 07 February 2020 - 01:40 PM, said:

 Morgoth, on 07 February 2020 - 07:47 AM, said:

 Mentalist, on 07 February 2020 - 12:32 AM, said:

BlackBerry is apparently going out of business.

I now need to buy a backup phone before August.

Wait, you're the guy? The guy with a blackberry? I figured it would have to be some hermit living in a cave or something. A failed finance guy whom retreated to the mountains decades ago.

Indeed. In fact I assumed the last person to use a Blackberry passed away in 2008.

 QuickTidal, on 07 February 2020 - 03:28 PM, said:

 Abyss, on 07 February 2020 - 03:11 PM, said:

 QuickTidal, on 07 February 2020 - 01:40 PM, said:

 Morgoth, on 07 February 2020 - 07:47 AM, said:

 Mentalist, on 07 February 2020 - 12:32 AM, said:

BlackBerry is apparently going out of business.

I now need to buy a backup phone before August.

Wait, you're the guy? The guy with a blackberry? I figured it would have to be some hermit living in a cave or something. A failed finance guy whom retreated to the mountains decades ago.

Indeed. In fact I assumed the last person to use a Blackberry passed away in 2008.

Nah. My masters were still handing them out til early this year. A few people i work with still have them. The security features took a while to replace. me an abacus, and I was like WTF am I supposed to do with this?

The last models were actually pretty good, solid interface, could run many android apps. The string attaching the cans was a bit annoying tho'.

Fixed.

Y'all realize that a modern Blackberry is just an Android phone with a proper keyboard, right?

And the pony express is just like the internet just with slower horses.

I'm not even gonna pretend to understand what you're talking about here, lol

[Aptorian]

Just had my first ever encounter with the fabled soccer mom. Lady gave me this line: "How dare you speak to my child that way! What is your name? I have been using this establishment for X year and I've never had anybody tell me my child can't use the children's library as a jungle gym. I'd like to speak with the one in charge".

I am struck with this horrible sensation of anger and amusement at the preposterousness of the situation.

Went back to the front desk and got to hear her loudly complain to her unfortunate husband about how badly they have been treated all the way out of the building.

This post has been edited by Aptorian: 14 February 2020 - 04:02 PM

[Slow Ben]

Her name was Karen.

[Malankazooie]

Barb, and the boy's name is Caleb.

[Tsundoku]

His name is Robert Paulssen.

[Malankazooie]

Ice.

Not smooth, beautiful, gleaming, clear ice. But craggy, sharp, dirty, uneven, gross ice that grips like hardened cement and clings to the roads and parking pads like a fat kid clings to that last piece of chocolate cake. Fuckin' hell it's been the winter of this horrible ice here. I know when we get that first day above 90°F in June here I'll be wishing for winter again, but as it stands right now winter can't end fast enough.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

The utter hypocrisy surrounding the death of Caroline Flack. Eight articles on the Daily Mail site talking about the "]tragedy yesterday.... when the gutter press in this country tore her apart continually. Normal service resumed this morning with an article about her taking her own life because "she was terrified of bodycam footage being shown at trial". Nobody can possibly know that and it seems utterly disrespectful in the wake of her passing. Sticks in the throat just a little.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 17 February 2020 - 07:19 AM

[Macros]

The tabloids drove her to it, and are now wallowing in her death and loving it.

I despise modern media

[Tiste Simeon]

That just sounds like standard for the Mail tbh.

[TheRetiredBridgeburner]

 Macros, on 17 February 2020 - 01:24 PM, said:

The tabloids drove her to it, and are now wallowing in her death and loving it.

I despise modern media

 Tiste Simeon, on 17 February 2020 - 02:21 PM, said:

That just sounds like standard for the Mail tbh.

Succinctly sums it up, really.

This post has been edited by TheRetiredBridgeburner: 17 February 2020 - 02:57 PM

[Traveller]

I fucking hate Love Island.


This is not related to the recent tragedy in any way. It's just on in my house and I can't bear to be in the same room when it's on. It's the worst. And I bet the people on it are exposed to all the same shit as the presenter was and more, get nothing out of it except for their own perceived portion of fame, and get dumped as soon as the series is over with no support or help with dealing with any of it.

This post has been edited by Traveller: 19 February 2020 - 07:27 PM

[Morgoth]

 ExcrementEncephalon, on 20 February 2020 - 09:39 PM, said:

Have had 4 thoroughly BAD dreams 4 nights in a row. One was about Star Wars and QT, one was about Slow Ben and two in a row of my dead mother.

That's odd. All my dreams of QT are sexual in nature, though sometimes they include Star Wars too.

[Maark Abbott]

 Morgoth, on 21 February 2020 - 07:34 AM, said:

 ExcrementEncephalon, on 20 February 2020 - 09:39 PM, said:

Have had 4 thoroughly BAD dreams 4 nights in a row. One was about Star Wars and QT, one was about Slow Ben and two in a row of my dead mother.

That's odd. All my dreams of QT are sexual in nature, though sometimes they include Star Wars too.

QT pulls out the dildo

PSHHHHHEWWWSHHHH

FWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOM

FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

"Worry-wan has taught you well"

[Tsundoku]

That's ... not a dildo.

Scarily realistic sound effects though.

This post has been edited by Tsundoku: 21 February 2020 - 08:28 AM

[Gorefest]

 Maark Abbott, on 21 February 2020 - 08:04 AM, said:

"Worry-wan has taught you well"

Speaking of, what happened to Worry? Don't think I've seen him around in quite some time?

[QuickTidal]

 ExcrementEncephalon, on 20 February 2020 - 09:39 PM, said:

Have had 4 thoroughly BAD dreams 4 nights in a row. One was about Star Wars and QT, one was about Slow Ben and two in a row of my dead mother.

 Morgoth, on 21 February 2020 - 07:34 AM, said:

 ExcrementEncephalon, on 20 February 2020 - 09:39 PM, said:

Have had 4 thoroughly BAD dreams 4 nights in a row. One was about Star Wars and QT, one was about Slow Ben and two in a row of my dead mother.

That's odd. All my dreams of QT are sexual in nature, though sometimes they include Star Wars too.

 Maark Abbott, on 21 February 2020 - 08:04 AM, said:

 Morgoth, on 21 February 2020 - 07:34 AM, said:

 ExcrementEncephalon, on 20 February 2020 - 09:39 PM, said:

Have had 4 thoroughly BAD dreams 4 nights in a row. One was about Star Wars and QT, one was about Slow Ben and two in a row of my dead mother.

That's odd. All my dreams of QT are sexual in nature, though sometimes they include Star Wars too.

QT pulls out the dildo

PSHHHHHEWWWSHHHH

FWWWWWWWWWWWWWOOOOM

FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

"Worry-wan has taught you well"

 Tsundoku, on 21 February 2020 - 08:27 AM, said:

That's ... not a dildo.

Scarily realistic sound effects though.

Holy crap, WTF happened while I was sleeping, you lot?

I claim no responsibilities for the dreams you have...that I invade, Paprika-style.

[Tiste Simeon]

 Gorefest, on 21 February 2020 - 11:43 AM, said:

 Maark Abbott, on 21 February 2020 - 08:04 AM, said:

"Worry-wan has taught you well"

Speaking of, what happened to Worry? Don't think I've seen him around in quite some time?

I spoke to him not long ago I think he's taking a break.

[Abyss]

 Tiste Simeon, on 21 February 2020 - 02:38 PM, said:

 Gorefest, on 21 February 2020 - 11:43 AM, said:

 Maark Abbott, on 21 February 2020 - 08:04 AM, said:

"Worry-wan has taught you well"

Speaking of, what happened to Worry? Don't think I've seen him around in quite some time?

I spoke to him not long ago I think he's taking a break.

Yes, a break.
He is in no way being mindwiped, brainwashed, and headrinsed. Not at all.
Just taking a break.