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(And yeah, I've been complaining about low funds, but that's because our bank account is down to $500, which is really, really low for us. Creditwise, we could buy whatever we wanted, but I despise carrying credit balances. So we're at, "Buy what we need to to keep the food from spoiling" phase.)
This is honestly blowing my mind.
Its such a different way to think about money.
If I have 500 euro in my bank account. That's it.I really try to avoid discussing money on FaWtL, because yes, I live in quite a different world. The tech industry has transformed the Bay Area into a sea of stupid excess, from $1.2 million for 900 square foot homes, to $1200 for a simple steak dinner for 4.
I like to tell people to divide every dollar value I write down by 5, because that seems to be about the right multiplier.
Today I spent $400 on a cooler. Most people would consider that the height of insanity. Divide by 5 and you get $80. Still pretty darned high for a cooler, but something you might pay if you had the funds and you knew it was the best cooler you'd ever own.
EDIT: Aaaand... cue LM saying, "And you do a really crappy job of it!" in 5... 4... 3...
I will very likely never own a four hundred dollar cooler, and yet my house and my yard are bigger than yours, and I have two full bathrooms.
Suck it, moneybags.
I don't have to look for a parking spot.
I also have a bigger yard, you might have an extra room of space though, I think we only have 770 square footage.
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Now there's some square footage!
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I always mean for things to be funny, but often they are not.
Yeah, I NEVER have that problem.
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Mode? She makes costumes, but most people just call her E.I was going to post about something else, but speaking of scary math:
Berkeley, CA:
- Mean income: $111,643
- Median income: $67,691Really says everything you need to know about income disparity right there, and how easy it is to make everyone look prosperous if you feed everybody means (not memes).
Flame on, Fritzy!
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what is the mode?
just for that, I am getting some capes.
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If he was in there, I couldn't recognize him, only Goth Bard.OK. Try this.
I created a fake Flickr account, since Flickr seems to be the overall best-reviewed...
Those are adorable!
I... must admit: I actually can't tell which one is you...
(This is highly embarrassing, as I really thought I knew what you looked like. Possibly I'm just still feverish. Possibly I'm just dumb. Great pictures, either way!)
looks like another day at the con for me.
This is fascinating and utterly alien to me at the same time, as someone who finds the buzzed/minor high euphoria downright disturbing and uncomfortable. When I've had medication that doctors tell me will produce the same results, it's always instead given me a sickening disphoriac feeling, a sort of sensation of not being fully myself or completely in control of my body. Which is one of the most terrifying things I've ever endured.Being buzzed feels so damn good, so it becomes sort of an artform as an alcoholic to get the hits in with a couple of glasses, and then slow down - start to nurse you're drinks - in order to stretch out the buzz as long as possible without getting into the 'complete head-spinning phase' or the 'getting too sleepy phase'.That is just SO darned accurate it's scary.
It was, "3.0 ounces of 96-proof rum to get started. In about an hour, 1.5 more ounces to get into a really good buzz. Wait 2-3 hours, then have 1 more ounce."
I was very good at making it last the entire work day without getting TOO messed up. Except on rare occasions I *did*, and that was out-and-out embarrassing.
getting drunk isn't for everyone. However, to be fair, it took me quite a while to discover the difference between being mildly buzzed and completely drunk, and the different ways different alcohols affect me.
I love absinth,me, for example, as it gets me drunk incredibly fast. But I also prefer wine for the slow inebriation effect, and I can have a glass and stop early on without feeling much other than a buzz. And yes, pairing wine with food is an incredibly important skill, and brings out the best in both.
To be fair, it's my favorite way. I like the physical feel of inhaling the smoke. I like to watch the cloud in it's random patterns as I exhale. I like the instantaneous relief compared to edibles. Only vaping compares, but it's more expensive.It's particularly irritating because California is a legalized state; on that block were dispensaries selling all forms of edibles: Gummi bears, brownies, what-have-you, and security at the door was letting people in with pretty much anything that wasn't a weapon.
But NOOOOOOOO...., smoking is the *only* way to do it "properly".N00bs.
from what little I know, smoking pot and enjoying edibles is like playing tabletop vs. videogame RPGs. They aren't exactly the same, but just about everyone outside the community swears they are.
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The wall painting is done. Its a bit uneven in places. I knew there was a chance, as having to paint a wall at an angle using a roller on a pole is not easy.
But I'm still miffed about it.At least peeling all the tape off the walls was very satisfying.
NobodysHome's Painting Experience:
GothBard: Hey, NobodysHome! You're strong! You do the ceilings!
NH: Er... but I suck at painting!
GB: It's OK! Just make sure the roller stays against the ceiling and roll it along.
NH:
GB: OK. Change of plans: Apple Guy, you do the ceiling. NobodysHome, you just focus on washing things.
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You don't happen to have photos of your Evil and your leather-clad enforcer, do you?Yep. Statistics be evil in the wrong hands.I taught a whole class on it. Probably the second-most-fun class I ever taught.
The most fun being another stat class where one of the students declared me Dr. Evil so I spent the rest of the semester in costume and their tests were all figuring out whether or not my latest nefarious scheme would succeed in conquering the world.
Best answer ever: "I refuse to assist you in your nefarious plots, and therefore in good conscience cannot answer this question."
The guy was failing horrifically, but I gave him half credit for THAT particular gem.I have many, many pictures I should scan, upload, and post for FaWtL consumption.
But I deleted my Yahoo! account and I think I mentioned Google won't let me post pictures anonymously, so I need to find another photo sharing site that doesn't insist on plastering my real name all over the publicly-accessible albums.
you mean your parents didnt name you nobodyshome? That's just nutty.
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OK. Try this.
I created a fake Flickr account, since Flickr seems to be the overall best-reviewed...
Those are adorable!
I... must admit: I actually can't tell which one is you...
(This is highly embarrassing, as I really thought I knew what you looked like. Possibly I'm just still feverish. Possibly I'm just dumb. Great pictures, either way!)
Er, that's GothBard and her co-workers. They won the annual company costume contest and got $50 each. I'm not in any of them, as I didn't wear a costume this year.
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(And yeah, I've been complaining about low funds, but that's because our bank account is down to $500, which is really, really low for us. Creditwise, we could buy whatever we wanted, but I despise carrying credit balances. So we're at, "Buy what we need to to keep the food from spoiling" phase.)
This is honestly blowing my mind.
Its such a different way to think about money.
If I have 500 euro in my bank account. That's it.I really try to avoid discussing money on FaWtL, because yes, I live in quite a different world. The tech industry has transformed the Bay Area into a sea of stupid excess, from $1.2 million for 900 square foot homes, to $1200 for a simple steak dinner for 4.
I like to tell people to divide every dollar value I write down by 5, because that seems to be about the right multiplier.
Today I spent $400 on a cooler. Most people would consider that the height of insanity. Divide by 5 and you get $80. Still pretty darned high for a cooler, but something you might pay if you had the funds and you knew it was the best cooler you'd ever own.
EDIT: Aaaand... cue LM saying, "And you do a really crappy job of it!" in 5... 4... 3...
you should move to New York. Its cheaper. And better. Also there is 100% more snow and Freehold than in california.
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So yeah, just how good is Impus Major at prank texting?
He got a max-audio'ed copy of one of the themes from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, renamed it, and sent it to his friend, saying, "Oh, this is really interesting, you should listen to it!"
The sudden max volume burst of sound broke his friend's earbuds.
Rather than offering to buy him new ones, Impus Major expresses his pride in breaking them.
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So yeah, just how good is Impus Major at prank texting?
He got a max-audio'ed copy of one of the themes from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, renamed it, and sent it to his friend, saying, "Oh, this is really interesting, you should listen to it!"
The sudden max volume burst of sound broke his friend's earbuds.
Rather than offering to buy him new ones, Impus Major expresses his pride in breaking them.
bad.
Er, that's GothBard and her co-workers. They won the annual company costume contest and got $50 each. I'm not in any of them, as I didn't wear a costume this year.OK. Try this.
I created a fake Flickr account, since Flickr seems to be the overall best-reviewed...
Those are adorable!
I... must admit: I actually can't tell which one is you...
(This is highly embarrassing, as I really thought I knew what you looked like. Possibly I'm just still feverish. Possibly I'm just dumb. Great pictures, either way!)
Oh, good! I was going nuts there for a little while: I think I’ve seen GB’s coworkers before, then - at least a couple of them - because the faces look vaguely familiar from other pictures, but I was failing to identify anyone but her for sure.
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Ouch... My hands...
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I was playing Guacamelee half the night!
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I'm doing better, not great, still incredibly pissed off but I'll work through it.
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Er, that's GothBard and her co-workers. They won the annual company costume contest and got $50 each. I'm not in any of them, as I didn't wear a costume this year.OK. Try this.
I created a fake Flickr account, since Flickr seems to be the overall best-reviewed...
Those are adorable!
I... must admit: I actually can't tell which one is you...
(This is highly embarrassing, as I really thought I knew what you looked like. Possibly I'm just still feverish. Possibly I'm just dumb. Great pictures, either way!)
Dang, I was gonna say Bowsette.
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I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
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Do you know what today is?
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF VACATION!
The kids get to sleep in (their alarm normally goes off at 6:30), then later on I drop them at Grandma's for a couple of hours so I can go to the faculty holiday luncheon, then come home and clean and cook so Grandpa and Step-Grandma can come over for an early Christmas dinner.
(It's the only night we can do it, since WW has to work Friday and Saturday night, and then we leave early Sunday.)
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Dang, I was gonna say Bowsette.Er, that's GothBard and her co-workers. They won the annual company costume contest and got $50 each. I'm not in any of them, as I didn't wear a costume this year.OK. Try this.
I created a fake Flickr account, since Flickr seems to be the overall best-reviewed...
Those are adorable!
I... must admit: I actually can't tell which one is you...
(This is highly embarrassing, as I really thought I knew what you looked like. Possibly I'm just still feverish. Possibly I'm just dumb. Great pictures, either way!)
Whoever she is, she pulls it off. Two flames up.
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Do you know what today is?
TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY OF VACATION!The kids get to sleep in (their alarm normally goes off at 6:30), then later on I drop them at Grandma's for a couple of hours so I can go to the faculty holiday luncheon, then come home and clean and cook so Grandpa and Step-Grandma can come over for an early Christmas dinner.
(It's the only night we can do it, since WW has to work Friday and Saturday night, and then we leave early Sunday.)
And what are YOU doing awake!?!?!?!
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...I should be more surprised than I am that someone made that alias and that it happened to be you.
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I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
Tall men get the girl.
Short men avoid concussions.
Woo hoo!
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Morning FaWtLy folk. :) Hope everyone is doing well today, and has a good one ahead. :)
After two REALLY slow days at work, I'm actually going to try to turn of FaWtL and go heads-down today.
It's really hard when the PMs are all on vacation, you don't have an environment, and your fridge is misbehaving...
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I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
Tall men get the girl.
Short men avoid concussions.
Woo hoo!
Yes, I am taller (and younger) than you.
Yes, I'm in a poly relationship with two women.
Yes, I've had multiple concussions.
Somehow I think the last two are related.
Damn. You are wise.
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I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
Tall men get the girl.
Short men avoid concussions.
Woo hoo!
Yes, I am taller (and younger) than you.
Yes, I'm in a poly relationship with two women.
Yes, I've had multiple concussions.
Somehow I think the last two are related.
Damn. You are wise.
I forget the "whys" of it, But at some point in the pre-internet days I had reason to peruse the personal ads for a few weeks solid. (I believe it was because a male friend was looking for a date and he didn't get a paper.)
I still remember how disturbing I found it to see the sheer number of "women looking for men" ads that started with, "Must be at least 6'". They outnumbered the men who started with, "Must be at least a D cup" by far.
If your #1 criterion for choosing a mate is height, it's really no wonder you're trolling around in the personal ads looking for someone better than what you've found so far.
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I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
I never hit my head on the roof of a plane/bus/train. If I did I think the whole world would have problems even getting into that said plane/bus/train.
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And yeah, it *IS* a pet peeve of mine. Over the years, many, many women have listened to GothBard brag about me, or me talk about my life and what I do, and they say, "Wow! I wish I'd met you in high school."
To which my unspoken reply is always, "You did; you just ignored me because I was short and not a jock."
But seriously. I did not have a single date throughout high school. I didn't have a first kiss until I was 19. I asked, and got the dreaded, "You're too nice!" more often than I care to think of.
So getting the revisionist, "*I* would have dated you" always touches off a sore spot with me.
Go figure.
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Trying to shield your kids from reality really never goes well.As I understand it, being shielded from negative emotions is a common theme among addicts.It's interesting -- everyone assumes I was an alcoholic because I was unhappy. But no, very much like my father, I just really enjoyed the feeling of being "buzzed". And work was boring.
So having a good buzz on made work go by much faster, and felt really good. I wasn't particularly trying to hide from anything or drown any memories. I just liked being drunk.
Go figure.
EDIT: Well, I had to find *some* way to make work more exciting!
I enjoy being buzzed too.
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Bowzette? Booette? Are we going down a rule 34 path here?
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I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
Tall men get the girl.
Short men avoid concussions.
Woo hoo!
Yes, I am taller (and younger) than you.
Yes, I'm in a poly relationship with two women.
Yes, I've had multiple concussions.
Somehow I think the last two are related.
Damn. You are wise.
I forget the "whys" of it, But at some point in the pre-internet days I had reason to peruse the personal ads for a few weeks solid. (I believe it was because a male friend was looking for a date and he didn't get a paper.)
I still remember how disturbing I found it to see the sheer number of "women looking for men" ads that started with, "Must be at least 6'". They outnumbered the men who started with, "Must be at least a D cup" by far.
If your #1 criterion for choosing a mate is height, it's really no wonder you're trolling around in the personal ads looking for someone better than what you've found so far.
I have the advantage here of that height criteria being "preferably taller than me." That's a bar low enough to trip over.
Also helps that meeting online put personality far, far above physical appearance.
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Same. Our district has a lot of kids who are homeschooled K-6...and they get to junior high with staggering gaps in basic reading/writing. Like...complete emotional shut down over simple reading comprehension questions. I've heard there's similar for math, but that's not my department, so I've not really noticed.
...really makes me wonder what exactly they're doing for that stretch of time.
The problem if you are homeschooled, how do you get to the standard required for public exams?
Granted since my Aunt was a elementary school teacher, we probably could have been homeschooled, but the law does not allow, so we went to school, got top grades, and secretly read storybooks under the table. Or at least I did...
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And yeah, it *IS* a pet peeve of mine. Over the years, many, many women have listened to GothBard brag about me, or me talk about my life and what I do, and they say, "Wow! I wish I'd met you in high school."
To which my unspoken reply is always, "You did; you just ignored me because I was short and not a jock."
But seriously. I did not have a single date throughout high school. I didn't have a first kiss until I was 19. I asked, and got the dreaded, "You're too nice!" more often than I care to think of.
So getting the revisionist, "*I* would have dated you" always touches off a sore spot with me.
Go figure.
I don't date in highschool. Studies before this kind of thing. So I was glad no one asked me out else I'd have to turn them down and it would hurt their feelings.
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I don't date in highschool. Studies before this kind of thing. So I was glad no one asked me out else I'd have to turn them down and it would hurt their feelings.And yeah, it *IS* a pet peeve of mine. Over the years, many, many women have listened to GothBard brag about me, or me talk about my life and what I do, and they say, "Wow! I wish I'd met you in high school."
To which my unspoken reply is always, "You did; you just ignored me because I was short and not a jock."
But seriously. I did not have a single date throughout high school. I didn't have a first kiss until I was 19. I asked, and got the dreaded, "You're too nice!" more often than I care to think of.
So getting the revisionist, "*I* would have dated you" always touches off a sore spot with me.
Go figure.
I was 26 when I started dating. Do I win?
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Same. Our district has a lot of kids who are homeschooled K-6...and they get to junior high with staggering gaps in basic reading/writing. Like...complete emotional shut down over simple reading comprehension questions. I've heard there's similar for math, but that's not my department, so I've not really noticed.
...really makes me wonder what exactly they're doing for that stretch of time.
The problem if you are homeschooled, how do you get to the standard required for public exams?
You don't.
If your school is non-accredited (as is the case with many homeschool/private school situations in my area), you are not at all beholden to the educational standards that public schools are required to teach. Do not get me started.
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I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
Tall men get the girl.
Short men avoid concussions.
Woo hoo!
Yes, I am taller (and younger) than you.
Yes, I'm in a poly relationship with two women.
Yes, I've had multiple concussions.
Somehow I think the last two are related.
Damn. You are wise.
I forget the "whys" of it, But at some point in the pre-internet days I had reason to peruse the personal ads for a few weeks solid. (I believe it was because a male friend was looking for a date and he didn't get a paper.)
I still remember how disturbing I found it to see the sheer number of "women looking for men" ads that started with, "Must be at least 6'". They outnumbered the men who started with, "Must be at least a D cup" by far.
If your #1 criterion for choosing a mate is height, it's really no wonder you're trolling around in the personal ads looking for someone better than what you've found so far.
I have the advantage here of that height criteria being "preferably taller than me." That's a bar low enough to trip over.
Also helps that meeting online put personality far, far above physical appearance.
I've seen a reasonable number 'at least as tall as me' requests, but a bare handful of women specifying 'must be over 6 ft' . Still not terribly helpful if you happen to be 5' 2" and male.
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I've seen a reasonable number 'at least as tall as me' requests, but a bare handful of women specifying 'must be over 6 ft' . Still not terribly helpful if you happen to be 5' 2" and male.I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
Tall men get the girl.
Short men avoid concussions.
Woo hoo!
Yes, I am taller (and younger) than you.
Yes, I'm in a poly relationship with two women.
Yes, I've had multiple concussions.
Somehow I think the last two are related.
Damn. You are wise.
I forget the "whys" of it, But at some point in the pre-internet days I had reason to peruse the personal ads for a few weeks solid. (I believe it was because a male friend was looking for a date and he didn't get a paper.)
I still remember how disturbing I found it to see the sheer number of "women looking for men" ads that started with, "Must be at least 6'". They outnumbered the men who started with, "Must be at least a D cup" by far.
If your #1 criterion for choosing a mate is height, it's really no wonder you're trolling around in the personal ads looking for someone better than what you've found so far.
I have the advantage here of that height criteria being "preferably taller than me." That's a bar low enough to trip over.
Also helps that meeting online put personality far, far above physical appearance.
I'm 4'11".
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Same. Our district has a lot of kids who are homeschooled K-6...and they get to junior high with staggering gaps in basic reading/writing. Like...complete emotional shut down over simple reading comprehension questions. I've heard there's similar for math, but that's not my department, so I've not really noticed.
...really makes me wonder what exactly they're doing for that stretch of time.
The problem if you are homeschooled, how do you get to the standard required for public exams?
Granted since my Aunt was a elementary school teacher, we probably could have been homeschooled, but the law does not allow, so we went to school, got top grades, and secretly read storybooks under the table. Or at least I did...
Er... this is the U.S. Our public education system is almost as good as our public health care system.
There are no standardized exams for education. Unless you want to count the G.E.D., which is only for people who do not put in the requisite years for high school.
Or do home schooled kids need to eventually pass the G.E.D.? I honestly don't know.
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Same. Our district has a lot of kids who are homeschooled K-6...and they get to junior high with staggering gaps in basic reading/writing. Like...complete emotional shut down over simple reading comprehension questions. I've heard there's similar for math, but that's not my department, so I've not really noticed.
...really makes me wonder what exactly they're doing for that stretch of time.
The problem if you are homeschooled, how do you get to the standard required for public exams?
Granted since my Aunt was a elementary school teacher, we probably could have been homeschooled, but the law does not allow, so we went to school, got top grades, and secretly read storybooks under the table. Or at least I did...
Er... this is the U.S. Our public education system is almost as good as our public health care system.
There are no standardized exams for education. Unless you want to count the G.E.D., which is only for people who do not put in the requisite years for high school.
Eh, there's state assessments. But yeah, those vary by state and
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I was 26 when I started dating. Do I win?I don't date in highschool. Studies before this kind of thing. So I was glad no one asked me out else I'd have to turn them down and it would hurt their feelings.And yeah, it *IS* a pet peeve of mine. Over the years, many, many women have listened to GothBard brag about me, or me talk about my life and what I do, and they say, "Wow! I wish I'd met you in high school."
To which my unspoken reply is always, "You did; you just ignored me because I was short and not a jock."
But seriously. I did not have a single date throughout high school. I didn't have a first kiss until I was 19. I asked, and got the dreaded, "You're too nice!" more often than I care to think of.
So getting the revisionist, "*I* would have dated you" always touches off a sore spot with me.
Go figure.
I don't think so because I was also in my 20s. Not sure if it was 24 or later. But I know I never made the first move.
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I'm 4'11".I've seen a reasonable number 'at least as tall as me' requests, but a bare handful of women specifying 'must be over 6 ft' . Still not terribly helpful if you happen to be 5' 2" and male.I'm sitting at the gate for my flight to Chicago. 2 hour layover there before my flight on a plane I can't completely stand up in.
Sure, it's better than flying in a Beechcraft, Cessna, or Piper Cub, but not by a whole lot.
Tall men get the girl.
Short men avoid concussions.
Woo hoo!
Yes, I am taller (and younger) than you.
Yes, I'm in a poly relationship with two women.
Yes, I've had multiple concussions.
Somehow I think the last two are related.
Damn. You are wise.
I forget the "whys" of it, But at some point in the pre-internet days I had reason to peruse the personal ads for a few weeks solid. (I believe it was because a male friend was looking for a date and he didn't get a paper.)
I still remember how disturbing I found it to see the sheer number of "women looking for men" ads that started with, "Must be at least 6'". They outnumbered the men who started with, "Must be at least a D cup" by far.
If your #1 criterion for choosing a mate is height, it's really no wonder you're trolling around in the personal ads looking for someone better than what you've found so far.
I have the advantage here of that height criteria being "preferably taller than me." That's a bar low enough to trip over.
Also helps that meeting online put personality far, far above physical appearance.
5'1.