archer Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, DShomshak said: But it means I can honestly include "Brain Washer" on my resume. Dean Shomshak If it were me, I'd do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted June 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 13 minutes ago, DShomshak said: One of my jobs was cleaning blood and membranes from the little bunny brains. But it means I can honestly include "Brain Washer" on my resume. Could be worse -- when someone asks me how I managed to pay for college, I can honestly tell that that I used to strip and grind for cash. I was materials science and engineering -- spent summers working in a concrete research lab, stripping and grinding samples. Iuz the Evil, assault, DShomshak and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted June 25, 2021 Report Share Posted June 25, 2021 I was a house wreker, I tore down buildings and took scrap to be resold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 I have a friend from college who's an electrician. He has to strip to make ends meet. assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lectryk Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 16 hours ago, Pariah said: I have a friend from college who's an electrician. He has to strip to make ends meet. Trying to amp up the insulation he has from the shock to his paycheck due to the pandemic, is he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 26, 2021 Report Share Posted June 26, 2021 I think he's just trying to stay current on his bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoloOfEarth Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 Maybe if he didn't charge so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 Work that pole! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted June 27, 2021 Report Share Posted June 27, 2021 Classified Ministry of Defence documents found at bus stop https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57624942 The one place I forgot to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnia Posted June 29, 2021 Report Share Posted June 29, 2021 These Restaurants Were Approved for Federal Aid. White Restaurateurs Just Hijacked It. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 The injunction preventing the distribution of funds was granted by a judge in Texas. I'm so disappointed if a regional stereotype is borne out. 🤠😠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Unfortunately, they have a case. The law explicitly created preferential treatment. It's a paradox in trying to redress discrimination; the laws attempting to prevent discrimination block efforts to give favorable treatment...because that is in itself an act of discrimination. I'm not *happy* with the Texas ruling, but it also doesn't surprise me at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 What's it gonna take to restore normality to this country? Trump supporter warns CNN reporter of 'civil war' if former president not reinstated 'soon' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. MID-Nite Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 35 minutes ago, Pariah said: What's it gonna take to restore normality to this country? Trump supporter warns CNN reporter of 'civil war' if former president not reinstated 'soon' That ship has sailed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 I still like this general concept Lectryk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickstaPriest Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Pariah said: What's it gonna take to restore normality to this country? Trump supporter warns CNN reporter of 'civil war' if former president not reinstated 'soon' Complete capitulation and the whole world providing affirmation of their most rash beliefs and feelings. To be even less charitable, essentially being treated as princesses regardless of what reality is. edit: I wonder what their plan is for climate change, given the southwest is running out of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Dr. MID-Nite said: That ship has sailed.... I have to disagree. That ship never existed. It was less real than the Discovery One...but Trump does do a good job of being HAL, so the confusion may be understandable. On one hand, the threat of a civil war is just hot air, IMO. And, realistically, why should their minds have changed? It was utter delusion from the start, and nothing has happened to disturb that delusion. On the other hand, tho, you do have to be concerned that there's enough of a mass of these fools to potentially cause a serious problem. TrickstaPriest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Probably best to post this here rather than start an individual thread for it: Donald Rumsfeld, The Controversial Architect Of The Iraq War, Has Died In this, he is arguably one of the most influential political figures of the last 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 42 minutes ago, Pariah said: Probably best to post this here rather than start an individual thread for it: Donald Rumsfeld, The Controversial Architect Of The Iraq War, Has Died In this, he is arguably one of the most influential political figures of the last 20 years. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/06/30/donald-rumsfeld-what-the-world-got-wrong-497275 Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Learned this one from an FB author's group; I think y'all will appreciate it... https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-quo2.htm DShomshak and Cygnia 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Well, if buying senators and representatives isn't enough to get your point across, I suppose you can buy the National Guard, too. GOP donor funds South Dakota National Guard troops in Texas Matt the Bruins and TrickstaPriest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Pariah said: Well, if buying senators and representatives isn't enough to get your point across, I suppose you can buy the National Guard, too. GOP donor funds South Dakota National Guard troops in Texas Pure political theatrics. Fifty Guards will make absolutely no difference on the border. This is just to stir up the Republican voter base. But when those Guards signed up I'm sure they never expected to be deployed as mercenaries bought by a private citizen. assault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclevlad Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 It also feels like a very questionable deployment...probably legal, I suspect, but questionable. A governor has broad latitude to do this, but ordering a deployment should still require a plausible mission statement. I don't see it here, save for the actual border states perhaps. And it's a bad idea to force the Guard personnel to deploy for what is, I agree, a purely political stunt. And one which has no clear boundaries...how long will this last? The minimum commitment is 3 years, so the troops sent commonly have no choice but to go. This can't have a positive effect on recruiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archer Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 41 minutes ago, Lord Liaden said: Pure political theatrics. Fifty Guards will make absolutely no difference on the border. This is just to stir up the Republican voter base. But when those Guards signed up I'm sure they never expected to be deployed as mercenaries bought by a private citizen. Just wait until they have a "buy two and get one free" sale and issue loyalty punch cards so you come back to them the next time you want to buy a National Guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DShomshak Posted July 1, 2021 Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 Marketplace just discussed gthe business impact of the indictments against the Trump business group. Noted that all Trump's debt just became even riskier; which means that's worth less. IE, if a bank that holds, say, $100 million of Trump's debt but decides to sell the debt and get the money now... they won't be able to sell it for $100 million. A buyer will insist on a discount, based on their estimate of the odds that Trump doesn't pay at all. And those odds just became worse. Dean Shomshak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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