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I've had phantom poops today. I have backup but yet no poop.

It'll probably come at once and I'll be free of the slog - for now

Ive been there once before.

My estimation they are mid level, really just underwhelming chain stuff. They aren't going to be as bad as the $4.99 buffet from a local place that probably has health code violations out the wazoo, but most asian places will be better.

Of course, that said, some people love it, some people don't. It's really not that remarkable imo

Another thing that sucks is team talks.

I have a player, one of my Centre defenders who is always up my ass about my team talks.

I am up 1-0 over Manchester City in the FA cup at the half. I have a talented squad but my team isn't as good as Man C and I am the underdog. Plus I found a "perfect" tactic online that has been improving but hasn't really given me great results outside of the last month in game.

So, I tell my sla- err, men: Things can change quickly in soccer, stay focused.

The point is to tell my guys if you slow down any, they WILL come back. Don't let that happen.

Most are motivated or gain confidence but this goober is "confused"

come on, man!

Look man, there aren't those ships anymore. Instead we just pay em like 50-150+ grand a week.

then he starts playing well, so even though it's all fake video game shit, I feel bad. But my GK gotta GO. Sure, he has not let up a goal in 383 minutes, but the guy has too much of a tendency to rush out which has been his downfall and he's let in a good bit of goals prior to this because he comes out way too far.

Sorry Kasper Schmeichel, but I need to raid Brazil for your replacement. But the sad part is I actually feel bad.

Why do I feel bad?

I guess that really wasn't what this thread was initially about, and I surely didn't read all the replies, but I did go over to r/conservative to see if I could spot anything obvious about the fairly vague OP here and "george floyd was a lie" was the first thing I saw so I decided to read the comments all the way through.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/comments/17d5wh4/tucker_goes_there_the_whole_george_floyd_story/

This topic kind of went somewhere but I find it funny I see a thread on there where tucker carlson is like "the george floyd story was a lie" and of course the general consensus in the thread is agreement. However, one thing is that people reference a lot of stuff about floyd(watch the ENTIRE body cam footage, he was a bad dude(yes obviously we all know this), the knee wasn't on his neck, Chavin was following procedure from the academy, a second autoposy, BLM intimidating jurors, etc but nowhere do they touch on Dr. Martin Tobin's testimony about how this could have happened. He was probably the most critical testimony in the trial in terms of the medical side of things...but nowhere does anybody bring it up.

It's weird because I haven't seen much about Floyd lately because the trial is over and done with, so to see this brought up again has me thinking. I don't know all the facts about it, but Tucker Carlson is not the person i'd trust to actually get to the bottom of it and tell us truthfully, but no mention of Dr. Tobin in that thread, which you'd need to bring up if you want to actually "combat the lies" and prove this trial was a sham media circus and Chauvin did nothing wrong. However, I have not seen this particular episode of the Tucker Carlson podcast to see if he mentions it.

hungrymike posted...

Pete and Pete was awesome! I sometimes pull up their theme song and give it a listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMt8HtDG8No

That's the main complaint. I like it. Because it fits the required text not on the obverse in a unique way. Kind of like how the presidential dollar series has that text engraved onto the sides in place of a reeded edge. I dont care for that as much but both are unique.

Oh no, not in my opinion. I personally love it. It's a really unique design and the overly large fields(blank spaces) give it some sort of mysterious quality about it.

I dunno, what do yin - err you guys, have to say?

https://www.usmint.gov/coins/coin-medal-programs/american-women-quarters/jovita-idar

One of the best benefits of being in a union as far as I can tell is job security. In a union job it is harder to get fired. So while yes, terrible workers can be retained because of the union, people cannot be fired for bullshit as much.

One of my co-workers at wal-mart got fired because a manager who did not like him claimed he recieved more customer complaints than he has ever had levied against him, apparently, in a matter of hours in one day. No union, you're let go. No way to prove you didn't get those customer complaints and even if you have grounds for legal recourse is it worth the time and money? It may not be. In a union, the union provides you legal representation, but even just in general a story like that where a manager claims they recieved 4 customer complains about an individual in one hour might just be laughed out of the room, because if there is no proof these complaints happened, there simply is no proof they happened.

captpackrat posted...

If unions didn't help their employees, then why are companies like Walmart and Starbucks so determined to squash them?

This reminds me of when I worked at wal-mart. During the hiring or orientation phase they showed me an anti union video. Then, after, they told me to go out into the lobby and sit on this one specific bench while they discussed things. An old man came over, sat down, and asked me if I was applying for wal-mart and when I said yes was talking all kinds anti-union stuff. So obviously a plant in hindsight.

My view is not all unions are good. Some are and some aren't. The union my employees are in is alright, their contract got negotiated and they got some decent stuff. The union I am in generally follows suit so if it's good for them it ought to be good for me.

Ultimately the best is a company that actually gives their employees good wages and benefits and matches for inflation, but that hardly ever happens, so unions come in and some are good and some are bad, but I doubt if the job sucks and union sucks the company itself would be any better left 100% to their own devices.

Places like Wal-Mart and Starbucks are scared of unions, but I have to ask why...because we all know these companies don't actually care for their employees but somehow when it comes to unions they care enough about their employees livelihood to make sure they make the right choice.

I worked at a wal-mart for 7 years and I quit because as a cashier I was tired of having a line of people all day because there was only a few cashiers on hand at any given moment + self checkout. When I started they had 4 self checkouts and decent human register staffing. Then, maybe 5ish years into it, it turned from decent human staffing and 4 self checkouts to bare minimum human staffing with the same 4 self checkouts.

A line like this isn't caused because there are only self checkouts, it's because there aren't enough checkouts in general open. Sometimes you get 20 people who want to checkout at once. Though I don't know the reason for the lineup here, it is kind of disingenuous to say the store only going to self checkout is the cause of this. The line may also seem bigger because of the "choke point" that may be there. If you have 4 self checkout lanes open, people form one line behind the area with the checkouts. If you instead had 4 human registers the lines would be more dispersed but you'd still be waiting a similar amount of time.

When I go shopping I use self checkouts the majority of the time and only a human cashier if they are the only option. I never find self checkouts difficult to use so long as I read the prompts. Very rarely do I need an attendant to come over. Though, I have experience overseeing them from my wal-mart days, they aren't really all that difficult to use if you read.

Something seemed a little off about Santos. The district he is in was solid democrat for a decade, then this guy comes in and flips his district in one of the few races republicans actually got an upset win during the midterms.

The one for PA I think is overestimating how much we care about Hershey's chocolate.

Man, why is it that in these crazy sex cults God's wishes always happen to align with the leader's sexual desires? It just seems too convenient, ya know?

Actually, FF8 is probably the easiest FF game ever* because one strategy if you are willing to grind:

get Lionheart on disc 1

keep squall at 25% hp at all times for easy access to renzokuken and possibly the lionheart special

thats it...

*ive played like 7 of em

Anyways, for a slight misdirection here is how I accomplished my LLG. This was easy, in some games I cannot comprehend how it's done but this one was simple.

Mostly I would draw a ton of magic from enemies(I liked actually playing the card game so I didn't card the rare ones for stuff until late in the game I could get multiple copies) for junctioning, then I would run away(no XP if I didn't attack), turn the enemy into a card(must be attacked to weaken so card will work, but carding gives AP but no EXP), or stone them. I did gain some XP because I forgot dream world characters gain XP for the main ones, but I did not gain the 1,000 required to gain a level. Then when you get the magic lamp for diablos, you beat him because his strategy is easy to figure out and plan for and junctioning a ton of magic makes you strong enough you don't struggle but you aren't steamrolling him) and then card enemies until you get enough AP for enc none.

Carding enemies, drawing and junctioning magic(can be done faster than I did if you card your cards into stuff) and then enc none.

Conversely, when I'd play normally I'd get to level 100, because it is easy to do, it's just 100,000 XP from the start of the game until the end. The game is more difficult at level 100 but with junctioning magic it's still pretty easy, though killing the island of heaven and hell creatures is a lot more annoying.

I just did a lowest level game in FF8, which is the first time I've ever done an LLG. This is extremely easy to do. I've also beat it at max level. People complain about enemies scaling to your level but it just doesn't matter in the end. good junctioning beats all. Plus higher level enemies have better magic to draw, so some of the better magics are a little easier to acquire that way.

The junction system is cool in some ways. I know it was fun drawing magic and seeing what junctioned to what, every new enemy or boss was interesting in this regard. Drawing magic is kinda tedious...one thing that may help the magic stat controls how much you draw from enemies. So if your magic is low, maybe 1-5 spells, but higher magic 5-9 more often. This doesn't affect draw points as far as i can tell. So you can reduce the time a little. But it is still a pain.

Another obvious downside is using spells does detract from the spell count junctioned to something making you weaker. Now, for one boss battle using magic is okay, 97 spells isn't much worse off than 100 junctioned to something but they may be spells that are a pain in the ass to get again, though the Islands of Heaven and Hell help with this because they have draw points for most of the best magic on them. So yeah if you like using magic, it's a bummer but also if you want to use that one aura spell just go ahead. But you can't use them all the dang time.

it suffers from recency bias, is not in chronological order, and just sounds bad.

no but i have with my milf

I'd eat it, though I'd have to get a knife and fork and just cut it up.

Nearly every Trump backed candidate lost in the midterms, so if these purple republicans want to make him speaker, they sure can, all the way to the unemployment line.

https://www.newsweek.com/kevin-mccarthy-donald-trump-indictments-bar-house-speaker-fact-check-1832140

So it seems like rule 26 does bar Trump from being speaker because of his indictments. BUT the GOP can create a committee to change the rules which would not be above them to do...

Then it comes down to every single democrat voting no, and we'd need 4 republicans to also vote no, then we get probably an even bigger clown show then when mccarthy was elected in the first place. I don't see trump getting every republican vote, so I don't think this will happen. But it could, because we have a party who would absolutely make a committee to change the rules for their own gain.

People on the right need to realize if trump becomes speaker he will use that position to fuel his presidential run and not much else. It IS cute MTG actually thinks trump cares about her trans bill and that he'd do anything for her, but it isn't surprising.

you were drunk when it happened so it is NOT YOUR FAULT bro

I've had that stuff before, as I've had two colonoscopies.

That stuff tastes awful. Like rotten sea water. I even had the "flavored" kind and ugh. Horrible. Though one glass wouldn't be the end of the world, I have too many bad memories.

because i kinda feel like i have a LOT of poop I need to get rid of. I've been feeling like I have to go and dropping small nuggets or these poops that look like those french onion sticks, except brown.

fuck the fiber let the poo flow!

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/9/4/4/AAc0JVAAE5OA.jpg

Also I don't agree with saying something is the most anything but metal and punk are both extremely diverse genres.

I love punk. Metal is alright buti never got into it like punk. But yeah pretty rad. These two genres alone tell you a) not every concert is a ticket master stiffest and b) there is no shortage of guitar based music with vocalists who can "sing"

People don't know what they are missing when they say all modern music sucks, sounds the same, nobody can sing without autotune, people don't play 'real' instruments.

Starks posted...

A trial can include on-site demonstrations and crime scene observation, but a juror cannot do this on their own.

This is what I figured. Jurors can debate about the evidence presented at the trial, but how can a juror do their own tests and present their own evidence? They are supposed to be impartial and that....clearly makes them not impartial.

Ive said it before, if a place doesnt have in house delivery, I get my own food, dine in, or whatever. But, if I am drunk or high I kinda just make do with whats in the fridge even if its scraps at that time.

I have no problem with tipping culture. I tip well when I go out. But ever since the beginning I have been against door dash because there's just too many problems associated with it. If a pizza place fucks up, I call them back, explain, get a coupon, refund, remade meal, etc. If I have problems with Door Dash, I can't call the place I ordered from, I then have to deal with Door Dash customer service, which just sounds awful. I don't need a third party company to make things shittier and overcomplicate things.

Any time these older comedians get all anti woke it IS cringe. because it does come off as old man yelling at clouds.

I feel like a millenail or gen Z comedian could poke fun at woke culture and actually have success because, at the very least, since they are a part of the "woke generation" they might actually have fresh takes on things. I don't know if Chappelle or Burr have done it, but every time I hear a comedian go "well my pronouns are john deere tractor and i identify as farming equipment ahahahah" or something I want to scream because it's not a funny take, and it's been done to death.

The Gorn.

Because I haven't seen enough Trek to actually understand anything and well look at 'em.

though Magma Man is a close second.

it was pretty good i'll admit but it didnt have any legendary jokes and lines like the good simpsons seasons.

remember they used to have 5+ cracking jokes in under a minute in some episodes, and the writers made it look effortless.

Generally when I drink it's a couple strong beers or a few weak ones, i get a nice buzz. I have been shitfaced before and while it is fun in some ways, i much prefer just getting a healthy buzz and then chillin.

I work in a liquor store so I see alcohol all the time. I drink once or twice a week to get a good buzz but if I go over that I definitely know I should stop, and I do, for a while.

...And you will know us by the shape of butthole

My sister and I get along well. We don't talk super often, but when we visit(she lives on the opposite coast) we have a great time.

Overall not perfect but very good.

They don't bother me. they're kinda quirky but a lot of people here are.

some of their complaint threads can be silly but at the same time i feel like shit is stupid why the hell not.

Like there is a thread on the college football board going off on how conference names are no longer accurate, such as the Atlantic Coast Conference soon to be getting a team from Texas and Two from California, or the Big 10, which no longer contains just teams from the 'heartland' 'middle' of America, having more than 10.

Is it silly? Yeah. Is it the most pressing issue of our time? No. Is it comically stupid? Yes.

I do for sports but only because I live at home with my mom and she pays and also uses it a lot for news.

Without that FUCK NO i'd be either doing illegal streams for games I really want or the cheapest option available to see my favorite team.

I don't know for certain. I imagine it is that stores and businesses will be banned from using them for customers purchases for free. you might need to pay 5 or 10c per bag, or they will be banned altogether and you must use paper or anything else.

I don't know how the finer details work, but no more packing your items in plastic for free by default at least.

I don't think it is. The people who reuse their plastic bags will just have to find a different solution.

Working in retail I've seen people get a plastic bag they presumably didn't want for their one item or whatever and just throw the bag away in the garbage as soon as they leave the store. I'd imagine for everybody who reuses them one time for garbage or pet litter doesn't eclipse the people who use them once total and throw them out.

No. These people save their plastic bags from grocery store trips and reuse them for their dogs poop or cats litter. They don't fill them up they use them once and throw them out.

All this means is pet owners are going to have to purchase actual bags for their pets waste instead of having readily available free plastic bags.

I'd imagine using a plastic bag twice, once to carry groceries and once for pet litter, still isn't a super efficient use of them, even if it is better than just being used for grocery.

Plastics can take anywhere from 20-600+ years to degrade, which I feel like a lot of people don't realize or care because that's the main reason i don't like 'em.

That was my point. The cat/dog people are going to be so insufferable acting like there is no way they can deal with pet messes except for a cheap plastic bag they get for free that is terrible for the environment.

To me there is something a little weird about the current culture where everything can be graded.

Sports cards and currency were the original collectors items to be graded(as far as I can tell) and it made sense because in addition to the score you get it in a container that will keep the item safe. I guess that container thing holds true for other items but it just seems weird for a funko box to be excased in plastic with a score on it.

The more grading that happens to more things, the more watered down grading gets even though it'll turn into a formality that you can't really sell it without the grade. We even see this in the currency world when respected grading houses are now officially recognizing and labeling their slabs with minor errors that aren't too difficult to find. Like where the star in a star note serial number is all filled in, which it is supposed to be a hollow star. It is nice this gets designation as an official error, as it is one, but it's common enough it doesn't need to be called out on the slab itself as if it were something major like a second shift overprint error(I made that one up but it sounds legit so we'll go with it).

Anyways, thanks for listening to my weird rambles that probably didnt even have a clear point.

As somebody who refuses a plastic bag because i either have my own or its a few items i can carry, this is good. plastic bags don't degrade very quickly and i assume most are used once and then thrown out and this prevents landfills from being bombarded with plastic bags and them littering our fields and waterways.

But man, the people who NEED them for their cat/dog shit are going to be so insufferable. There are no other solutions to clean their pets mess outside of free plastic bags....

This is going to be a rough few months in the retail world in my neck of the woods only because some people just won't be able to handle it.

I kinda like Mr. Beast. He uses his popularity and sponsors to make crazy videos...he at least comes off as genuine. in interviews he really just shows off a crazy work ethic but he definitely knows what he is doing. In his personal life he also doesn't seem to be too flashy. He'd rather spend a million on a video than a million on a fancy car(unless it is to be given away or crushed for a video) or jewelry.

anise flavored penis

yeah so i leave my garage door open a lot which is bad. i do live in a safe neighborhood so that isn't a worry but yeah bugz