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GastroFan posted...

Zareth posted...

Shaving isn't very barbaric.

More than likely because Conan, if he had a beard, wouldn't have lasted long as a fighter. It's a historical fact that none of the Roman centurions and soldiers had beards because, in battle, that would be the first thing their opponent would grab in order to gain advantage. That's why all the Roman soldiers were clean shaven.

That's completely not true. It was simply not considered distinguished.

The Romans in early times wore long hair and full beards, as did uncivilized peoples. Varro tells us that professional barbers first came to Rome in the year 300 B.C., but we know that the razor and shears were used by the Romans long before history begins. Pliny the Elder says that the Younger Scipio (died 129 B.C.) was the first Roman to shave every day, and the story may be true. People of wealth and position had the hair and beard kept in order by their own slaves; these slaves, if they were skillful barbers, brought high prices in the market. People of the middle class went to public barber shops, and gradually made them places of general resort for the idle and the gossiping. But in all periods the hair and beard were allowed was a sign of sorrow, and were the regular accompaniments of the mourning garb already mentioned. The very poor went usually unshaven and unshorn; this was the cheap and easy fashion.

Styles of wearing hair and beard varied with the years of the persons concerned and with the period. The hair of children, boys and girls alike, was allowed to grow long and hang around the neck and shoulders. When the boy assumed the togaof manhood, the long locks were cut off, sometimes with a good deal of formality, and under the Empire they were often made an offering to some deity.

In the classical period young men seem to have worn close-clipped beards; at least Cicero jeers at those who followed Catiline for wearing full beards, and on the other hand declares that their companions who could show no signs of beard on their faces were worse than effeminate. Mature men wore the hair cut short and the face shaved clean. Most of the portraits that have come down to us

show beardless men until well into the second century of our era, but after the time of Hadrian the full beard became fashionable.

It's an option.

I need to stop changing jobs so much.

RCtheWSBC posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

A 6 pack of anything a day is concerning

I'll take a 6 pack of you any day, bbq

You would have so many babbies

A 6 pack of anything a day is concerning

Solid Sonic posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

You can get a good hand gun for around 300 to 500 dollars.

Yeah, I know, but I'm thinking of this like buying a car. You have to also have a personal preference as well, not just buy any old thing that'll pump out 9mm rounds.

I could get a Glock G17 and be "okay" but I always liked the design of the M9/92FS and the M9A3 has that nice tan finish and the suppressor threading on the barrel.

A glock17 is a great reliable gun, though. Even more so if you're going to carry.

My glock 30s is my favorite carry gun.

You can get a good hand gun for around 300 to 500 dollars.

Filmfaqs.com

Bubblegum Candy dish?
he seems like he'd just laugh.

I enjoy candy corn.

Mead posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

Zikten posted...

Rad_Chad posted...

That hits the nail on the head, bro. Excuses are just a way of being a quitter who never tries.

that's easy to say but a lot of people with aspergers also have depression. it can really fuck with your motivation to improve yourself

Which sucks, and isn't easy to overcome but the other option is to be lonely and feel like shit all the time. The motivation has to come fro the individual but there are resources and the likes that would help find a better baseline and allow for a more fulfilling life.
Comorbidities are common in nearly all mental health disorders, but saying "it's not that easy" when the person isn't actively trying isn't fair. No, it wouldn't be easy, but in truth social interactions are hard in general and everyone has to work on them. Not to say someone with ASD doesn't have to work significantly harder, but if that person isn't trying at all it's hard to empathize with that.

Youre jumping to the conclusion that they arent trying, or even making progress.

I'm using contextual clues to make an assumption. Jumping to conclusions would be to guess at comorbidities as a rationale for them not succeeding.
But unfortunately, without a clinical diagnosis in hand we're all jumping to conclusions. It's the natural progression of this type of discussion.

Zikten posted...

Rad_Chad posted...

That hits the nail on the head, bro. Excuses are just a way of being a quitter who never tries.

that's easy to say but a lot of people with aspergers also have depression. it can really fuck with your motivation to improve yourself

Which sucks, and isn't easy to overcome but the other option is to be lonely and feel like shit all the time. The motivation has to come fro the individual but there are resources and the likes that would help find a better baseline and allow for a more fulfilling life.
Comorbidities are common in nearly all mental health disorders, but saying "it's not that easy" when the person isn't actively trying isn't fair. No, it wouldn't be easy, but in truth social interactions are hard in general and everyone has to work on them. Not to say someone with ASD doesn't have to work significantly harder, but if that person isn't trying at all it's hard to empathize with that.

thedeerzord posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

thedeerzord posted...

jramirez23 posted...

I think maybe they should gradually try new things, ideally with the support of someone else IRL.

What if the people that I seek support from are so goddamn annoying that they make me retract even more socially.

I'd like context here. How are they annoying? What specifically bothers you about you're interactions with them.

They're annoying because they stare and smile at me, they try to talk to me when I don't want to except for when I need something from them, and at the end I'm just thinking to myself "Why are talking to me?".

Okay, lets table the social ques during actual interaction, because that's an unfortunate symptom of ASD. when you say they don't talk to you when you need something what do you mean?

thedeerzord posted...

jramirez23 posted...

I think maybe they should gradually try new things, ideally with the support of someone else IRL.

What if the people that I seek support from are so goddamn annoying that they make me retract even more socially.

I'd like context here. How are they annoying? What specifically bothers you about you're interactions with them.

Asperger's is now just ASD and it's considered high functioning. This person should, by most accounts be able to live a relatively typical life despite some social behavioral issues. Being high functioning autistic doesn't excuse laziness or unwillingness. Yes, those two things might be harder to overcome for this person. The relationship thing is just lack of social skills and interactions. When fixing the problem of being lazy and unwilling to get into the work force this person will likely find a new social interest.

Also, don't confuse being introverted and being bad at going out. Introverted people aren't lacking social engagement skills in anyway.

what day are you getting here and what mode of transportation are you using?

i don't know who he is.

are those pictures not taken in a school?

dioxxys posted...

Maybe Butcher lost the passion for the series.

If we get anymore books out of him maybe theyll be bad because he is just forcing himself to write them.

Speaking of Sanderson though, its been thirteen years and he STILL hasnt written the sequel to Elantris.

I don't think he did. I think he took on more projects and wants to try himself in other genres. He has a plan for Dresden so I think we'll get more.

They were mimicking a famous school shooting while going to school.
If they wanted to do this outside of school you can call poor taste if you want.
But they deserve it for sheer stupidity.

Revelation34 posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

They were found in multiple towns across the state and in a neighboring state...
That was just an "eyewitness" account.

No they weren't. The only claim is that one you linked.

Literally the first two lines of the article:
Police are warning residents after sewing needles and a nail were found inside candy given to children in Massachusetts and New Hampshire on Halloween.

The tainted candy was distributed in the Brant Rock area of Marshfield, Oak Bluffs in Martha's Vineyard and in Salem, New Hampshire, according to police.

That's two different states, and the towns aren't close by each other. Martha's Vineyard is literally an island off the coast of MA.

Kappa02 posted...

Muscles posted...

It's not objective though, it's completely opinion based

So is body shape. But as a whole, there is a line where you stick with normal stuff. I am not trying to discredit their overall value as in they may have good characters. I am just saying, some traits are just better

Here's where you get racist, though. Define those traits and are those traits race base and are they truly objective or are you just pushing the majority opinion as objective (which is literally fact based)

keyblader1985 posted...

I want to make some input here because I have things I want to say on this issue.. but I also don't want to give this topic the satisfaction.

Pretty much that. The title alone is blatantly wrong.

Mead posted...

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Revelation34 posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

Someone in my town was handing out twizzlers with sewing needles in them.

Sure they were.

Why the fuck would I lie about that?
https://www.boston25news.com/news/needles-found-in-twizzlers-candy-in-marshfield/864478179

My guess is that the mother is the one that put the needle there for attention

They even claim that it was a tiny needle with no visible puncture mark, so was she seriously bending every piece of candy to make sure there was no needles while also being the one family that happened to get a twiddler with needles in it?

If it were legit youd think it would have happened to more families

They were found in multiple towns across the state and in a neighboring state...
That was just an "eyewitness" account.

Revelation34 posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

Someone in my town was handing out twizzlers with sewing needles in them.

Sure they were.

Why the fuck would I lie about that?
https://www.boston25news.com/news/needles-found-in-twizzlers-candy-in-marshfield/864478179

Honestly, I've come around to King. He is entertaining and he writes to entertain. He has a lot of purple prose, but he tells a good story.

The Cider Spires literally only has 1 book and it's on par with the first Dresden book, which was very readable but not great.

I really like Rowl and the cats.

Morrison honestly is awful if he isn't writing his own characters. It's unreadable a lot of the time.
I'll give him credit for Doom Patrol and Animal Man, though. Granted, they were basically failed characters that he revamped.

Someone in my town was handing out twizzlers with sewing needles in them.

Unrelated to anything at hand, but I hate Rosie. The actually woman quit her job in the factory after 2 weeks to play the cello. She also had no idea what they used her image for until the 80s and was only 17 at the time of the drawing.

I mean... it is a character, but come on, what did you think was going to happen?

His short story collection has a Dresden story in it. I read his new book it was an interesting concept but read a bit to YA for me.
Oddly enough I just order the diskworld books about 5 minutes ago.

about 3 hours ago.

ASlaveObeys posted...

What ever happened to batboy?

apparently he was in the marines and is around 35-36 years old.

What ever happened to batboy?

^ basically that. Medically it's an abortion, but legally, no that's not what the law is talking about.

LinkPizza posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

Why would anyone do this? Like what's the point?

There isn't one...

Oh, Well no shave November was for prostate cancer awareness or something.

Why would anyone do this? Like what's the point?

I ran out of candy by 8 PM. Last year I worked and my wife is too scared of humans to pass out candy alone.

kind9 posted...

Has it been proven that they have a natural tendency to be more aggressive than other breeds? I always assumed they were more feared for their strength.

literally the opposite. The aggression has basically been bred out of them for the most part. But they are animals and they are strong so poor training orr bad ownership leads to attacks.
It was the same with German Shepard dogs, Dobermans, and rottweilers back in the day.

Krazy_Kirby posted...

red faction, MC and several allies are in red.
bad guys in blue/grey

pokemon gen 1 canon name for mc is red.

also, blood is actually a blueish purple. oxygen makes it turn red

Blood is red, the blue color thing is a myth.

I don't see how she could possibly think passing a school bus was a good idea and I hope she's given harsh sentencing for her stupidity.

LinkPizza posted...

Monopoman posted...

Revelation34 posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

Revelation34 posted...

25 years for attempted murder? Some actual murderers don't even get that long.

Actual murders are always 25 to life unless there is a deal made.
Hell, one of my workers in the high profile unit (aka murder's and gang leaders) just got sentenced to natural life. Meaning no parole or good behavior. He cannot leave jail until he dies.

Poor bastard didn't take the deal which was 20 years because he was convinced he'd get crime of passion and get it bumped down to a manslaughter charge for 10 years. Having already served 3 in the jail.
He also spent weeks ranting to me about how he doesn't understand why he can't write his kids. He said he knows his inlaws have temporary custody but when he gets out he'll be their guardian again.

Hope is an amazing thing. This was a smart, well educated man. He found out his wife was cheating on him, sent a text to her boyfriend saying you have 10 minutes to get to our house and get her out or I'm going to kill her. Sent his kids to sit on the front lawn, called his mother to pick them up said don't come in the house. Killed her (after the 10 minutes) and sent her boyfriend and family pictures of her body.
But didn't see how that could be considered premeditated.

I'm rambling.

Doesn't sound very smart and educated to me.

You can be smart and educated and still do dumb things, sounds like the dude was over-confidant as heck about his case.

I agree with this. Not to mention, I believe he said was. Like as in past tense. But either way, you can do dumb things when smart. And he did seem pretty over-confident...

He also has antisocial personality disorder and has trouble rationalizing how a jury of 12 people couldn't understand his logic. He was so focused on himself, even when discussing his children it was about how they're his and he has custody. Never a mention of their needs or feelings on the subject of him brutally murdering their mother. A lack of perspective and empathy doesn't make someone less intelligent and he has formal higher education. He is mentally atypical and he was arrogant and that lead him to being hopeful that he'd get out so much so that he couldn't take into account a normal, rational person's feelings.

Picture of a rear naked choke mention of an arm bar. Make up my dang mind.

DrPrimemaster posted...

ASlaveObeys posted...

Zeus posted...

Of those? Not sure any are and, generally speaking, this topic is offensive.

Doesn't Gary Busey have actual brain damage from a head injury?

Might have been damage over time but he seems fine immediately post injury.

From what I was reading is it seems to have hurt his impulse control which lead him down a path that ultimately lead to more mental issues.
I guess he is heavily medicated now and he seems to be "better."

Revelation34 posted...

25 years for attempted murder? Some actual murderers don't even get that long.

Actual murders are always 25 to life unless there is a deal made.
Hell, one of my workers in the high profile unit (aka murder's and gang leaders) just got sentenced to natural life. Meaning no parole or good behavior. He cannot leave jail until he dies.

Poor bastard didn't take the deal which was 20 years because he was convinced he'd get crime of passion and get it bumped down to a manslaughter charge for 10 years. Having already served 3 in the jail.
He also spent weeks ranting to me about how he doesn't understand why he can't write his kids. He said he knows his inlaws have temporary custody but when he gets out he'll be their guardian again.

Hope is an amazing thing. This was a smart, well educated man. He found out his wife was cheating on him, sent a text to her boyfriend saying you have 10 minutes to get to our house and get her out or I'm going to kill her. Sent his kids to sit on the front lawn, called his mother to pick them up said don't come in the house. Killed her (after the 10 minutes) and sent her boyfriend and family pictures of her body.
But didn't see how that could be considered premeditated.

I'm rambling.

Zeus posted...

Of those? Not sure any are and, generally speaking, this topic is offensive.

Doesn't Gary Busey have actual brain damage from a head injury?

Define unmanly. It's atypical, for sure.

Honestly, taking horrible writing out of the equation Dracula should take this easily. Batman shouldn't have much of a chance, I suppose he could take out The Monster or wolfman 1 on 1 using superior skill.
And I've seen the movie, but in no way should batman actually stand a chance against Dracula.

A Quiet Place and Halloween were very good both having obvious flaws.
For horror I pick Halloween, but I'd say A Quiet Place is probably the better movie overall.