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Just to anger Freehold here as well as in the text I sent him...
It's snowing.
And Vany gets cookies.
(Just to further irritate Freehold.)(Gets dressed.)
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OK. My first forced socialization went quite well... because it was with a female Indian PM who had absolutely NO desire to be there and who didn't understand what the heck the point was.
So I got to help her understand us wacky Americans, showed her how to get credit, and then we griped a bit and went our separate ways.
If you put me together with my fellow crabby people, I'll be just fine.
Just like CY said! SpongeBob for the win!
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Ok, so - if a place was a province of an empire that subsequently dissolves, they might keep their name of duchy or whatever to maintain tradition or relations with neighbors or allies. I can get behind that. I'm still a bit weird on the whole tying your title and region back to a dead state, but whatever.
I have a DM that sent me a setting primer for his homebrew. Apparently 700 years ago there was an empire that had a duchy to the south. Now, over 300 years since said empire ended and no less than TWO independent kingdoms tearing away from said dead empire, the "grand duchy" still exists. I don't really understand why.
The first of the 2 independent kingdoms was formed when the brother of the old emperor rebelled against his brother's oppression. The second rose out of the dying embers of the old empire reorganizing themselves. Why neither of these nations have not only NEVER tried to absorb the grand duchy, let alone acknowledging the sovereignty of said duchy just seems weird.
But then, this is why I NEVER run political intrigue games. Ever. I'm terrible at understanding the subtle nuances of feudal rules of succession, transfer of power, honorifics and so on.
To my dumb caveman brain, if the king that technically owned your land and awarded it and the title to you dies, your claim to that land ends unless there's a new king that continues the policy. Once that happens, you're just a person in a castle, subsequent to the whims of anyone that wants to roll up and take it from you. Otherwise, you better tell folks YOU'RE the new king.
As I've said, I'm dumb.
You're not dumb. This is just an area outside of your experience, and frankly, outside of *the vast majority* of Americans' experiences. It's not like we teach feudalism in school anymore.
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I have a DM that sent me a setting primer for his homebrew. Apparently 700 years ago there was an empire that had a duchy to the south. Now, over 300 years since said empire ended and no less than TWO independent kingdoms tearing away from said dead empire, the "grand duchy" still exists. I don't really understand why.
The first of the 2 independent kingdoms was formed when the brother of the old emperor rebelled against his brother's oppression. The second rose out of the dying embers of the old empire reorganizing themselves. Why neither of these nations have not only NEVER tried to absorb the grand duchy, let alone acknowledging the sovereignty of said duchy just seems weird.
Likely they were not strong enough to absorb it, and yet, at the same time they are unwilling to relinquish their claim to the lands by recognizing it independence, just in case the situation would change in a few generations. Basically, in politics you never willingly give up your rights (however the tenuous they would be) unless forced or as a part of bargain that grants you other benefits (something like: "we desperately need could use your help against invaders" "sure, just recognize us as sovereign state" "... we are not that desperate... yet")
At the same time, the sides might want to avoid enormous costs of sorting this thing out (i.e. war) over nominal sovereignty - the Duchy doesn't claim kingship to prevent forcing the king to invade them (because allowing the Duchy to become kingdom would be disastrous loss of prestige AND would encourage rebellions).
Well, that's the possible explanation at least.
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Re forced fraternization with co-workers.
Treat it as a larp of sorts. I am not the most social person, but when work sent me to G2E and made me a version of a booth babe to pimp our product, I came up with a used car/snake oil salesman persona and let it roll.
My co-workers, who knew I played rpgs but had not ever seen me slip out of my work persona were flabbergasted.
Aint nothing but a thing.
I am pretty sure that Nobodyshome is not particularly into LARPS.
He is more into dressing than me.
We have pictures!
We would like having the pictures of NH as Dr. Evil and GothBard as his leather-clad domina enforcer...
To complete the collection, of course!
And Drejk gets cookies.
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Ok, so - if a place was a province of an empire that subsequently dissolves, they might keep their name of duchy or whatever to maintain tradition or relations with neighbors or allies. I can get behind that. I'm still a bit weird on the whole tying your title and region back to a dead state, but whatever.
I have a DM that sent me a setting primer for his homebrew. Apparently 700 years ago there was an empire that had a duchy to the south. Now, over 300 years since said empire ended and no less than TWO independent kingdoms tearing away from said dead empire, the "grand duchy" still exists. I don't really understand why.
The first of the 2 independent kingdoms was formed when the brother of the old emperor rebelled against his brother's oppression. The second rose out of the dying embers of the old empire reorganizing themselves. Why neither of these nations have not only NEVER tried to absorb the grand duchy, let alone acknowledging the sovereignty of said duchy just seems weird.
But then, this is why I NEVER run political intrigue games. Ever. I'm terrible at understanding the subtle nuances of feudal rules of succession, transfer of power, honorifics and so on.
To my dumb caveman brain, if the king that technically owned your land and awarded it and the title to you dies, your claim to that land ends unless there's a new king that continues the policy. Once that happens, you're just a person in a castle, subsequent to the whims of anyone that wants to roll up and take it from you. Otherwise, you better tell folks YOU'RE the new king.
As I've said, I'm dumb.
I can think of two possibilities:
1. Not all feudal kingdoms consist of the king bestowing titles in a “top down” fashion. It could very well be that the kingdom was a confederation of holdings formed from the “bottom up”. In other words, various duchies were united (probably by force, but still...) and the dukes held their titles. The duchy might be older than the kingdom. So when the kingdom dissolves, the duchy still stands. The Unites States was by no means the first nation to form under this model.
2. Even if the duchy was a grant from the king, the line of dukes would do anything in their power to maintain their position even if the king was deposed.
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Just to anger Freehold here as well as in the text I sent him...
It's snowing.
And Vany gets cookies.
NAKED COOKIES FROM LM!! My day is complete.
Just to anger Freehold here as well as in the text I sent him...
It's snowing.
And Vany gets cookies.
(Just to further irritate Freehold.)(Gets dressed.)
Naked lisamarlene sounds like a very non irritating day, cookies or no.
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It is likewise snowing here.
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<Outside is white, cold, crunchy, and wet! COMPLETE FREAKOUT TIME!>
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You're not dumb. This is just an area outside of your experience, and frankly, outside of *the vast majority* of Americans' experiences. It's not like we teach feudalism in school anymore.Ok, so - if a place was a province of an empire that subsequently dissolves, they might keep their name of duchy or whatever to maintain tradition or relations with neighbors or allies. I can get behind that. I'm still a bit weird on the whole tying your title and region back to a dead state, but whatever.
I have a DM that sent me a setting primer for his homebrew. Apparently 700 years ago there was an empire that had a duchy to the south. Now, over 300 years since said empire ended and no less than TWO independent kingdoms tearing away from said dead empire, the "grand duchy" still exists. I don't really understand why.
The first of the 2 independent kingdoms was formed when the brother of the old emperor rebelled against his brother's oppression. The second rose out of the dying embers of the old empire reorganizing themselves. Why neither of these nations have not only NEVER tried to absorb the grand duchy, let alone acknowledging the sovereignty of said duchy just seems weird.
But then, this is why I NEVER run political intrigue games. Ever. I'm terrible at understanding the subtle nuances of feudal rules of succession, transfer of power, honorifics and so on.
To my dumb caveman brain, if the king that technically owned your land and awarded it and the title to you dies, your claim to that land ends unless there's a new king that continues the policy. Once that happens, you're just a person in a castle, subsequent to the whims of anyone that wants to roll up and take it from you. Otherwise, you better tell folks YOU'RE the new king.
As I've said, I'm dumb.
A lot of concepts, ideas, and values involves in feudal or semi-feudal societies is completely alien to modern humans.
A lot of concepts, ideas, and norms involved in international politics is completely alien foreign to normal humans.
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NAKED COOKIES FROM LM!! My day is complete.Just to anger Freehold here as well as in the text I sent him...
It's snowing.
And Vany gets cookies.
Lets hope that 'gets cookies' wasn't an euphemism...
It is likewise snowing here.
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[Woran impression]Hi John![/Woran impression]
Nailed it!
So, I was pressed for time to get some food while at the office today, so I ran down to the Subway that's in our building.
Like a lot of people, I don't carry cash.
I paid with my card and found a new screen that I hadn't seen in their system before. How much of a tip I want to give. At a Subway.
I don't understand.
But with a more serious note, how are you doing John?
So, I was pressed for time to get some food while at the office today, so I ran down to the Subway that's in our building.
Like a lot of people, I don't carry cash.
I paid with my card and found a new screen that I hadn't seen in their system before. How much of a tip I want to give. At a Subway.
I don't understand.
When I was ordering pizza earlier this year their order menu had a new driver-tip option that could have been set to no. It wasn't a great tip, and it was sort of ignored by because I always tell the pizza delivery guys to keep the change (which isn't much because I also aim to pick the purchase close to cash I have available at the moment, like , if I have 50 złoty bill, I'll try to get somewhere around 45-48). I do give tips if the order value is close to the bill (like the mentioned 48) if I have spare change. Not too spare to make it bothersome to the driver, though ("here, have five złoty in 0.01 złoty coins...").
When I was ordering pizza earlier this year their order menu had a new driver-tip option that could have been set to no. It wasn't a great tip, and it was sort of ignored by because I always tell the pizza delivery guys to keep the change (which isn't much because I also aim to pick the purchase close to cash I have available at the moment, like , if I have 50 złoty bill, I'll try to get somewhere around 45-48). I do give tips if the order value is close to the bill (like the mentioned 48) if I have spare change. Not too spare to make it bothersome to the driver, though ("here, have five złoty in 0.01 złoty coins...").So, I was pressed for time to get some food while at the office today, so I ran down to the Subway that's in our building.
Like a lot of people, I don't carry cash.
I paid with my card and found a new screen that I hadn't seen in their system before. How much of a tip I want to give. At a Subway.
I don't understand.
Delivery drivers get tips. I don't agree with tipping culture, but I understand that I live in one and I used to be a pizza delivery driver a couple decades or so ago. Subway is just a deli version of McDonald's. I've never known tipping to be expected at any corporate fast food place. Ever.
Delivery drivers get tips. I don't agree with tipping culture, but I understand that I live in one and I used to be a pizza delivery driver a couple decades or so ago. Subway is just a deli version of McDonald's. I've never known tipping to be expected at any corporate fast food place. Ever.When I was ordering pizza earlier this year their order menu had a new driver-tip option that could have been set to no. It wasn't a great tip, and it was sort of ignored by because I always tell the pizza delivery guys to keep the change (which isn't much because I also aim to pick the purchase close to cash I have available at the moment, like , if I have 50 złoty bill, I'll try to get somewhere around 45-48). I do give tips if the order value is close to the bill (like the mentioned 48) if I have spare change. Not too spare to make it bothersome to the driver, though ("here, have five złoty in 0.01 złoty coins...").So, I was pressed for time to get some food while at the office today, so I ran down to the Subway that's in our building.
Like a lot of people, I don't carry cash.
I paid with my card and found a new screen that I hadn't seen in their system before. How much of a tip I want to give. At a Subway.
I don't understand.
I am on you with the tipping, though it never became as popular here (pizza delivery guys gets the tip when possible because I consider pizza delivery a luxury and he is saving me cooking/going to get food).
Are they falling under the loophole of paying less than living wage of restaurants?
Anyway, I suspect that if the business is much slower due to pandemics, they might have put folks on less hours and thus less money, and try to cover the difference with tips.
And I think that some folks are more willing to tip these days exactly because of financial hardships suffered by workers in food industry.
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So, I was pressed for time to get some food while at the office today, so I ran down to the Subway that's in our building.
Like a lot of people, I don't carry cash.
I paid with my card and found a new screen that I hadn't seen in their system before. How much of a tip I want to give. At a Subway.
I don't understand.
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Delivery drivers get tips. I don't agree with tipping culture, but I understand that I live in one and I used to be a pizza delivery driver a couple decades or so ago. Subway is just a deli version of McDonald's. I've never known tipping to be expected at any corporate fast food place. Ever.When I was ordering pizza earlier this year their order menu had a new driver-tip option that could have been set to no. It wasn't a great tip, and it was sort of ignored by because I always tell the pizza delivery guys to keep the change (which isn't much because I also aim to pick the purchase close to cash I have available at the moment, like , if I have 50 złoty bill, I'll try to get somewhere around 45-48). I do give tips if the order value is close to the bill (like the mentioned 48) if I have spare change. Not too spare to make it bothersome to the driver, though ("here, have five złoty in 0.01 złoty coins...").So, I was pressed for time to get some food while at the office today, so I ran down to the Subway that's in our building.
Like a lot of people, I don't carry cash.
I paid with my card and found a new screen that I hadn't seen in their system before. How much of a tip I want to give. At a Subway.
I don't understand.
I am on you with the tipping, though it never became as popular here (pizza delivery guys gets the tip when possible because I consider pizza delivery a luxury and he is saving me cooking/going to get food).
Are they falling under the loophole of paying less than living wage of restaurants?
Anyway, I suspect that if the business is much slower due to pandemics, they might have put folks on less hours and thus less money, and try to cover the difference with tips.
And I think that some folks are more willing to tip these days exactly because of financial hardships suffered by workers in food industry.
Fast food workers are not considered tipped employees under US labor laws, so they would be subject to ordinary minimum wage rules. Compensation at fast food restaurants is terrible, but tipping would not be considered obligatory, nor is tipping assumed in their wage calculation.
Some fast food places, coffee shops, and similar counter-service establishments have “tip jars” which are considered voluntary, not expected.
However, to the original post, I am finding that a lot of point-of-sale credit card systems are now showing tip lines regardless of the nature of the establishment. I am comfortable putting $0 if it is in a setting where tips are not customary and just chalking the matter up to questionable point-of-sale interface design.
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A week or two ago I pointed out that a local grocery store had a tip line at its checkout, and someone pointed out that it's likely a default setting that merchants don't bother to change, because who doesn't want free money?
Especially at a Subway, where people are already so accustomed to tipping that they might not bat an eye at it.
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A week or two ago I pointed out that a local grocery store had a tip line at its checkout, and someone pointed out that it's likely a default setting that merchants don't bother to change, because who doesn't want free money?
Especially at a Subway, where people are already so accustomed to tipping that they might not bat an eye at it.
I had forgotten about your grocery store experience. That was like...years ago...in FAWTL time.
My relief is here. Have a good evening, everyone.
Evening.
So, I was pressed for time to get some food while at the office today, so I ran down to the Subway that's in our building.
Like a lot of people, I don't carry cash.
I paid with my card and found a new screen that I hadn't seen in their system before. How much of a tip I want to give. At a Subway.
I don't understand.
My brother was fired from Subway back in the day for putting out a tip jar.
Times have changed.
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Woran gets cookies.Unless they can show you around amsterdam :PYeah, the problem is that it "matches" me to people with the same answer and then we're supposed to socialize during some enforced "play times" where my "job" is to socialize with someone I don't know who gave the same answers.
I don't even socialize with my friends. Why would I enjoy enforced socialization with strangers?
Yay!
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Fantasy NPC: Arlan The Blessed.
Because I need something for detoxication.
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Since acquiring Fallout 76 I've been kind of paying attention to it's updates on YouTube so YouTube likes to suggest videos critiquing Fallout 76 and Bethesda (especially since Microsoft bought Bethesda and Zennimax) and of course most are ripping on them (rightly so) for rushing it to release.
So what video did youtube just suggest, some guy that was critical of rushing 76 saying "is Bethesda taking too long on developing Elder Scrolls 6".
Classic!
Well no snow here it is currently 60 degrees.
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It's been a great night so far. GM texted me at 5 to say that 1st shift won't be in until 8 tomorrow, so I have to stay an extra hour. Then I come in and see that he finally found the fall decorations, which is mainly just annoying, but he also made a bit of a mess (some of the decorations have glitter on them, and they shed on the floor). Of course he didn't clean it up, but I'm not going to either. Then I check the laundry and see that he didn't touch it. So I've been working on that for the last 90 minutes. Thankfully, 1st shift and/or housekeeping had gotten most of it washed, and about half of it dried. So I've been folding and drying, while the last load washed. It's now in the dryer. Good times.
I can't wait for next week. I'm supposed to have it off for vacation.
I am taking off 2 days next week myself then ofcourse the next week i'm taking the whole thing off for wedding stuff. We are gonna save the honey moon for a non covid time.
Pour bee vomit on your butt. Honey moon. Done.I am taking off 2 days next week myself then ofcourse the next week i'm taking the whole thing off for wedding stuff. We are gonna save the honey moon for a non covid time.It's been a great night so far. GM texted me at 5 to say that 1st shift won't be in until 8 tomorrow, so I have to stay an extra hour. Then I come in and see that he finally found the fall decorations, which is mainly just annoying, but he also made a bit of a mess (some of the decorations have glitter on them, and they shed on the floor). Of course he didn't clean it up, but I'm not going to either. Then I check the laundry and see that he didn't touch it. So I've been working on that for the last 90 minutes. Thankfully, 1st shift and/or housekeeping had gotten most of it washed, and about half of it dried. So I've been folding and drying, while the last load washed. It's now in the dryer. Good times.
I can't wait for next week. I'm supposed to have it off for vacation.
You remember when I said you sometimes give good advice? I take it back.
I'm going to a seminar today to be certified for salting sidewalks in Dane County.
Frankly, I hate salting sidewalks and can do without the five hour seminar. Unfortunately, it's a requirement for the job.
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You would prefer a guinea pig bridge?My Dutch guinea pigs are trying to become beavers, so they're building a Hamsterdam.But guinea pigs and hamsters are two dif............
never mind
:P
Well that is just freakin adorable.
Tell the truth, you were afraid it would be some kind of bridge made out of guinea pigs, weren't you?Well that is just freakin adorable.You would prefer a guinea pig bridge?My Dutch guinea pigs are trying to become beavers, so they're building a Hamsterdam.But guinea pigs and hamsters are two dif............
never mind
:P
YOU DON"T KNOW MY MIND!!.... maybe....
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I'm the only white guy wearing a mask at this meeting.