
The Doomkitten |
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I was said they didn't have the narrator. But they brought him back! And... holy crap, don't care what you say, it's great! Not as mind-blowing as the original (still can't get over daddy juice, and the social that was a social commentary on radical feminism), but that still puts it head-over-shoulders over most other cartoons.

Drejk |
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I was at a meeting of an rpg that took place in a gaming pub R'lyeh, with lots of gaming paraphernalia thrown around. I found an old issue of Magia i Miecz magazine containing my adventure to Fading Suns.
In another issue one of friends found a short Winnie The Pooh RPG and declared that she would want to play that, with multiple people agreeing, though there were no consensus who would play Eeyore, as everyone would wanted to be him. One of his skills? "Blacksight" (which is a Polish word for extreme pessimism).
Later, when we were leaving I stated that I wonder if the rain will catch me on my way back which prompted responses that I indeed could play Eeyore.
And then I got caught in extreme torrential downpour and returned home totally drenched. In fact I was so drenched that my phone drowned in my pocket. At the moment it turns on and off but I don't think I can do anything beyond getting a new one. Nevermind I was trained to be low level technician for Samsung. I don't have tools (ok, my screwdrivers should do), I don't have parts, and I don't have instructions... I was just a smart monkey ape taught how to change easily exchangable parts for new ones.

Drejk |
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Drejk, if you have a bag of rice, put both the phone and battery separated into the bag and leave it overnight, it should be cool after that. :-)

Drejk |
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Drejk, if you have a bag of rice, put both the phone and battery separated into the bag and leave it overnight, it should be cool after that. :-)
Actually, the proper solution I was taught to this problem was "mark it as out of warranty" (the warranty expired years ago regardless of water damage, I have this phone for about 8 or 9 years now, maybe 10). If the owner wants to have it repaired at his expense, send it to level 3 technician - an in-company equivalent to leaving it in a bag of rice...

Pillbug Toenibbler |
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No. Generally, recognition of competence in a retail job is immediately followed by being expected to do more work and be more responsible (in the meaning of becoming a better bullseye for blame) for little or no increase in pay. Or worse, getting "promoted" into a salary managerial position with longer hours... which actually decreases per hour wages.
Far better to fly nap of the earth, avoiding notice by doing the job without drawing attention.

lynora |
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Kidlet is outdoing himself today. After we baked and ate the cake, he went to the store and used some of his birthday money to buy flowers for me. My favorite kind too. And then he helped me make dinner. He's a really sweet kid sometimes. My day doesn't even suck now. That totally cheered me up after the unpleasant drama of having to kick my former bestie out of my game.

Aranna |
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No. Generally, recognition of competence in a retail job is immediately followed by being expected to do more work and be more responsible (in the meaning of becoming a better bullseye for blame) for little or no increase in pay. Or worse, getting "promoted" into a salary managerial position with longer hours... which actually decreases per hour wages.
Far better to fly nap of the earth, avoiding notice by doing the job without drawing attention.
No one told me this when I went salaried...
Still if I could find a way to get less hours then it is good money.
NobodysHome |
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I have to admit, I'm greatly appreciating Pokemon Go just because I'm seeing teenagers who were unbelievably lazy getting out and about. For example, one of my players insists that he HAS to get a ride home to get 8 VERY short (150' or so) blocks, and mopes when he doesn't get one.
The day Pokemon Go came out, he walked around 10 miles, all over Albany, catching Pokemon. At the end of our last gaming session, he insisted on walking home in the hopes of catching some Pokemon along the way.
Getting kids out and exercising? Can't complain about that!
On the other hand, my kids reported that his dad was playing Pokemon Go while driving them home.
Adults should never be trusted with portable devices.

NobodysHome |
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#LawfulGoodProblems
On our trip, even though we had a ridiculous budget, we were very meticulous about tracking expenses, to the point that our cash added up perfectly, and over the course of 7 days we managed to miss... 1 transaction.
So I was comparing our expenses from recorded receipts against our credit card statement, and learned that somehow the lounge in the Grand Californian managed to miss a charge ($19.26 plus a $3 tip). I can easily see how it happened; both NobodysWife and I are very gregarious, and spend a lot of time chatting with the barristas and bartenders, so perhaps someone else accidentally picked up the receipt, or the bar*** forgot to pick it up and file it wherever.
And I feel guilty about it.
If I still had the receipt, I'd send in a check. But I don't. So I have to suffer the guilt of getting drinks for free.
*SIGH*. Chaotic Neutral people never have these problems.

NobodysHome |
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The convention went insane the day Pokémon go came out.
Absolutely insane.
They had to remind convention goers of the Skywalk to keep them out of traffic. Then the sky walk had an almost illegal number of people on it.
Ugh. You young people and your social gaming.
LOLOL. Am I not a decade older than you or so? I'll be turning 50 next year...

Public Safety Annunciation |
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Then did the New Starters come before the Supervisor, and they spake with one voice.
"O Captain", quoth they, "What rainment must we wear when we labour in thy service?"
And the Supervisor answered them, saying: "Robes of white mayest thou wear; also robes of scarlet, robes of purple and robes of divers hues. With whatsoever garment thy heart desireth mayest thou clothe thy bodies, e'en as thy voices are sent out to the four corners of the earth via the medium of analogue telephony"
Then up and spake one of the New Starters; quoth she: "Then I shall wear the Pants of Sweat, that do clingeth to me as the vine doth cling to the slopes of Mount Sphandekh, and also the Bra of Sports, that is wrought of the skin of that rare beast named Lycra, or Bouncy Penguin. Thus shall I be inspired to perform Great Feats of Acrobatics, and also display my Enviable Tattoos, e'en as my voice is sent out to the four corners of the earth via the medium of analogue telephony"
And the Supervisor waxed wroth, saying: "I meant not that -"
But the New Starters answered: "With thy lips did thou shape those words; with thy tongue did thou utter them, saying that we might wear whatsoever garments our heart desireth, and thou canst no more take them back than the bird might sport in the depths of the ocean, or the fish make merry amongst the clouds"
And the Supervisor could make no reply to this, merely saying, "So Mote It Be", remarking privily afterwards that she was not running an Academy for those who might dance around a pole, to the Glory of the Author of Lusts.