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The biggest problem is you can't fire lazy people, that should be a fireable offense. A few lazy people will make the good workers hate their job since they have to pick up others slack and runs them ragged. It hurts the employer, other (good) employees and ruins productivity. And I'm not saying people can't have lazy days but if it becomes a regular thing they should be fired for everyone's sake.

Nichtcrawler-X posted...

As a true global phenomena? I would include Harry Potter as a contender.

Was that in the 20th century? I always thought it was a 21st century thing, but I never read/watched it so maybe that's just the movies

There is so many of the most well known and influential books from the 1900s, what would you say is the biggest of them? Lord of the Rings? 1984? To Kill a Mockingbird? Catcher in the Rye?

I would probably have to go with Lord of the Rings since it not only created a genre it also had massive influence in music, film, and storytelling in general.

They need to have it rise with inflation

Zareth posted...

My line is 20 years.

Is that for every form of media? I feel like most 20 year old stuff is still fairly new, like Lord of the Rings is still feels a new movie to me, I guess my line is anything I can remember coming out is still newish at the very least

Greenfox111 posted...

You can get the box sets off Amazon for like 15 bucks each. That's 3 books per set. That's what I did

I got the 1st set for Christmas that's why I only got through the first 3, and I generally avoid using Amazon, I'll get the next set off Barnes & Noble, they have it too

Archgoat posted...

The 4th book is a lot of people's favorite. There is an infamous slog for the series that takes place from book 7/8 through book 10. For me 8 and 9 had some good moments, but were just okay and book 10 was bad, but it gets back on track and finishes strong so don't let it deter you. I had a blast reading through this series and it is in my top 5 now.

I'm going out to see if I can find the rest at half price books, hopefully I can otherwise I'll go to Barnes & Noble and see if they have it

No, it costs just about as much to buy the oil as it does to get it done at shops near me, though it could have gone up recently, last time I got it changed my mechanic just did it for me when doing other stuff.

Where is the line for old school games? My answer changes based on where we draw the line. Are the 90s old school? Are the 00s?

I worked at Walmart for 2 years over a decade ago and a very small minority were unreasonable or terrible but there were a lot of idiots.

I also worked at McDonald's for like a month at one point and they were worse but not especially bad either. Management at both were way worse than the customers.

DeathMagnetic80 posted...

You're such a candy ass. oh, cities are SCAAARY.

They aren't scary, they are just overcrowded and have ridiculous taxes and corruption

teddy241 posted...

Damn. Feels like time ran out on America. Everythings all downhill

There's a lot of great things about America and cities aren't one of them, they have have some cool shit in some cities but mostly they suck. Like I love Chicago food, and you can't have sports teams without cities and you probably won't be getting any cool concerts near you without cities, etc. but they are also overly taxed, crime ridden cesspools that will try to take all your money, whether it's the politicians or the fellow people.

teddy241 posted...

Lol they love this country enough they're willing inflict self harm to it.

Tbf NYC is an overhyped shithole, like most cities, and getting rid of it would be a net gain

Humanish posted...

Gaiman's stuff is good. If you're looking for something outside of your collection I recommend the Inheritance Cycle (Eragon, Eldest, etc.) series and Zero World by Jason M. Hough.

Inheritance Cycle is part of my collection, though I haven't read it since the last one was released over a decade ago, but I'll look into Zero World

Halloween II assuming it's the original and not the Rob Zombie remake

Sonicplys posted...

Valentine's Day is a fake holiday just like President's day and Halloween.

What's with this Halloween slander? It's the GOAT holiday

Metalsonic66 posted...

Which Crichton books do you have? I've read most of his

Lost World, Rising Sun, Eaters of the Dead, and the Andromeda Strain

I have read Sphere and Jurassic Park

ItIsSoOver posted...

Dune went downhill after the first book imo.

If you want something lighter, try Hard Luck Hank. I particularly enjoyed the audio books, but the text versions were good too.

I'm usually reading 2 or 3 series at a time.

How do you break up different books? 1 each day in rotation? 1 each session? Read a chapter or 2 then switch?

I finished the Wheel of Time books I have and don't have time to go pick up the rest of the series yet so I'm going to start something else in the meantime

I have Frank Herbert's Dune saga I could continue (just read the first one so far) or I could go into the storm light archive

I also have a couple Crichton, King and Gaiman books I haven't read yet.

Also on a semi related note do you ever read multiple books at once or do you keep it to 1 at a time?

Now I finished the Dragon Reborn. I think this one might be my favorite so far. This series is so great that I just fly through the books.

TonySmark posted...

Probably cause he's a transphobe?

Not really but even if he was how would that make you a bad person for enjoying his show?

It depends, like if they would actually care I would, such as 1 family member saying it for another but if they never met then no

Devil_May_Cry posted...

Anything Dave Chappelle

How did you get to that conclusion?

I've never heard of a Ralph baer console, is that like atari?

Dikitain posted...

Probably a house pet like a cat or a dog.

Jen0125 posted...

A pampered house dog

adjl posted...

A house cat/dog seems like an obvious choice, except for the rather large number of domestic cats/dogs that end up on the streets, stuck indefinitely in shelters, or with owners that mistreat them. But then I guess a domestic animal's worst day is pretty typical for a wild animal, so that consideration is more recognizing that it might not work out wonderfully than thinking it'll be worse than being something wild.

You can choose to be a dog but that doesn't mean you'll have a good home, or even a home in general, you very well could end up as a stray

TomNook posted...

Do you possess human intelligence/awareness of the previous human life? Do you get to specify the circumstance/location of the animal you become? These would greatly effect the choice.

You possess the intelligence of the animal you pick and you don't get to specify the circumstances/location.

The question pretty much boils down to which animal do you think lives the best life, like it would suck to be a prey animal for sure. You would be pretty well off as an apex predator or anything that doesn't have any natural predators. Of course everything would be at risk from humans but so are humans so that's a wash.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Ancient Aliens, Oak Island, shows about cryptids, ghosts, the Bermuda Triangle, and basically any similar "THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE!!!!!!!!~!!" type shows.

Being a credulous idiot is bad. Believing stupid things because you watch crap shows and are incapable of doing your own research or thinking for yourself is bad. Allowing those shows to influence your worldview is bad. The mere existence of those shows causes a net negative effect on the collective IQ of the world - and there's barely enough IQ to go around as-is.

Stupid people suck.

I like shows about cryptids and ghosts, I don't believe they are real but it's like modern mythology

What would you choose?

I was talking about this friends and I have it narrowed down to elephant, hippo, dog/wolf, bear or maybe a bird of prey

Most of those things only get fucked with by humans, at least successfully

Both my best friend and sister have had babies in the last couple months and I like being an uncle, but I don't think I could ever have my own, when they poop or start crying I want to hand them back to mom or dad

I've been a trainer at multiple jobs and while I doubt I'm the best teacher I generally get people on the right track, at least I get them the knowledge they need to do their job properly. Don't hold back like you are teaching a child but make sure they are getting it. It doesn't hurt to ask if they understand since they might not get it right away but don't want to ask for help. Mostly just show them what to do and then let them do it themselves with you supervising until they get it down.

Nah but also who cares...

It seems kinda weird to me for any single person to celebrate it but if you aren't hurting anyone then do whatever you want

Usually in the afternoon since I generally work 2nd shift and like to shower right before work

I loved it. Overall I think it's probably a step behind the Eye of the World though but I did like the ending more. I loved seeing Rand lead the old heroes against the dark one and the seanchan as well as stake his claim as the dragon reborn.

I never tried it but I love every other pineapple flavored thing

I've never had a valentine and I'll be working this year as usual

Double Dash is the best Mario Kart

I doubt it, and both of them are trash

Probably 4, but 1-6 are all great

If you don't have something specific in mind you should just save it

Lokarin posted...

Wait...

Why not Istanbul?

Only if we change it back to Constantinople first

PMarth2002 posted...

If you care about status, money is easily the biggest symbol. It literally runs the world.

Brute force > money

Money means nothing if someone too powerful for you to stop takes it all

2 Kings 2:23-24

23 From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, some boys came out of the town and jeered at him. Get out of here, baldy! they said. Get out of here, baldy! 24 He turned around, looked at them and called down a curse on them in the name of the Lord. Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.

Genes do play a role in it, in not saying everyone can't get in better shape but a guy like Gronk might have an easier time than most guys

Either North America, where I assume the uniting power would be (I'm assuming this is just America but worldwide)

Or Europe since they are the most historic