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  1. Just now, Incredulity said:

    I'm trying to find it and will post it if I do, but about 10 years ago there was a show on during shark week (I think) that was about great whites that had a segment on orcas killing great whites by holding them tipped over and drowning them.  The show also talked about how other great whites could sense what happened and basically all vanished from the area because they knew they were turbofucked if they ran into that orca pod.  Off the coast of Southern California I believe. 

     

    South Africa.  I was there the week the orcas dropped a couple great white corpses on the beaches around Cape Town.

    https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/30/africa/orcas-great-whites-south-africa-scli-intl-scn/index.html

  2. 8 minutes ago, RPM said:

    You trusted your life to a minimum wage kid learning to weld.

    We didn’t go with the cheapest provider.  I’m willing to splurge a little for the company with a flawless safety record on activities that involve me being face to face with something that wants to eat me.

  3. 11 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

    Killed by great white shark would be pretty awesome on a death certificate.

    I’ve been a foot away from a great white.  There were very thick steel bars between us, but it was an interesting experience.  When you are suiting up to get in the cage there is a little safety briefing you have to go through, and one of the things that is discussed is that you shouldn’t try to pet the sharks.  Thanks for the warning, because I was totally going to try and pet the shark if not for this bit of last minute advice.  The fact that this was something that was worth mentioning tells me that someone had actually done it before and lost a hand or something.  First time in my life that I felt like, if not for this very robust cage, I would be on the dinner menu.

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  4. 45 minutes ago, deadshank said:

    Misspending trusted funds is a felony. 

    A guy I worked with for a very brief period of time, who was easily the shadiest motherfucker I’ve ever known, is doing 30 years for swindling folks on home improvement projects that he had no intention or ability to complete.

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  5. 21 hours ago, Party_Taco said:

    CM had crab on sale, so we indulged…

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    First of all, what a fucking outstanding effort. It has never occurred to me to toss some eggs in the boil.  Do they taste substantially different than a normal boiled egg?   Also, are you hiding the andouille sausage underneath the crabs?

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  6. So, a few weeks ago I busted my ass after stepping on one of my nephew’s toy cars in the middle of the night.  Majority of the damage was to the foot and ankle.  I was once a pretty competitive basketball player, so I’ve dealt with my fair share of sprained ankles over the years.  This one hasn’t healed like I was expecting it to.  Still not feeling great.  I can walk fine, but something is clearly not right with my foot.  Heading to the bone cracker this morning expecting the worst.  On a positive note, I met my deductible in January, so whatever happens should have minimal financial pain.  On a negative note, I met my not small deductible in the first month of the year.

  7. 1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:


    It’s not even/just the “far left.” It’s a lot of pretty ordinary folks. People who don’t fit any mold of “radicals who are obviously armed.” And those people just take a simple stance that should be the American baseline: authoritarians who would end our republic, whether they be commie pinkos or christofasicsts, should be shot in the fucking face.

    I have 5 and I don’t even like guns.

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  8. 1 hour ago, orange dream said:

    I've used Hooper Plumbing for the last decade or so and have been happy.  They get people out quickly and stuff is fixed when they leave.

    https://www.hooperplumbing.com/

    Honestly, I'm not sure how they are for prices because I haven't compared them to anyone else in years.

    Even though I’m not the person who asked, thanks for the rec.  My long-time guy, who was the best, most honest plumber to ever walk the earth, died last year.  So the next time I need a plumber I will be starting from scratch.

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  9. 1 minute ago, aggie08 said:

    Honest question that I'm sure you've answered elsewhere: what do you think happens to all of this stuff is he his elected President?

    I don't think he will, and I want desperately to share your optimism of "real" (not just financial) punishment coming his way. But what if he wins this shit again?

    The great experiment is over.

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  10. There’s a pizza place by the house that will deliver a passable chicken parm for $12.  Throw in some calamari or a salad and you meet the delivery minimum.  It’s the definition of Cisco Italian food, but if the wife is out of town and you’ve been drinking too much it works.  I would rather do that than try the kfc version.

  11. 2 hours ago, NWBuck said:

    You think he could really find that mushroom? What with the tiny hands and everything??

    He’ll be going by feel because he certainly can’t see it.

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