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Samson's Wig

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  1. No doubt there are intelligent people involved. It's just not a requirement. No judgment from me, either. I sometimes look back at the hard work of obtaining an education and the endless hours put into carving out what has been a successful legal career, and think, "I should have gone into real estate."
  2. Without question, and it didn't start with these buffoons. There is no other industry where the barrier to entry ratio between intelligence and income potential is wider. Financial planners/insurance salesmen are close, but real estate professionals (whether developers, realtors, etc.) take the cake. If you're a dumbass with loose ethics and you like money, it's right there waiting for you.
  3. Went in to pick up some parts and shoot the shit with folks at the dealer, and somehow left with this bad boy last Saturday. I still have to break it in before doing anything too crazy with it, but it's been a lot of fun thus far.
  4. It's incredible that a person can be so capable of inflicting damage with nothing but their fists, and be such a giant fucking pussy all at the same time.
  5. Whitey Jugs If they're going to pivot, why not all the way?
  6. Maybe. This guy posts so much stupid shit on here, I also struggle to believe it's not an act just to rile people up. Then I remember who was twice elected to office, and it becomes more believable that people are this misinformed and proudly belligerent about it. The current state of education in this country is likely to exacerbate this problem, rather than alleviate it.
  7. Some of you have been living under a rock for the last thirty years. Olive Garden and Carrabba's are beloved around the country, and we're very fortunate to have them right here in our backyard. What's next? You're going to say you haven't heard of Chili's or Texas Roadhouse? If they weren't top quality, there wouldn't be so many of them. The open marketplace is the ultimate truth teller, after all.
  8. lol. Nope. Solid Gen Xer. Old gut just can't handle that kind of bomb anymore. If I were the age of a millennial, I would still be eating a ton of pizza. I'm impressed with the gastrointestinal fortitude of my fellow old timers here, though. I can't eat dairy anymore, without paying a price that isn't worth it. That, combined with the amount of sugar in pizza, and it fucking wrecks me every time I give in to temptation.
  9. I don't know how the hell you can handle eating enough pizza to come to that conclusion. Are you still in your thirties or something? I'll have to try Feral or Tony C's for my next biannual slice of pizza.
  10. It's not weird. You're just mistakenly assuming anyone put any thought into any of this, outside of listening to complaints from a vocal minority of malcontents, followed by briefly skimming studies/reports provided by groups that stand to profit from the changes. You know, the way everything gets decided in Austin.
  11. Shit. Someone beat me to this joke. I'll leave it because I like the gif.
  12. Reminds me of the idiot kids racing up and down Lime Creek Road in their daddy-purchased sports cars.
  13. The people who buy them suffer from the same misguided thinking.
  14. I chalk it up to despair rather than indifference (although there is probably significant overlap between the two). Sometimes, it's difficult to know what to say, especially when this conversation has been had over and over and over and nothing ever changes (other than the expansion of gun ownership rights). It's fucking depressing.
  15. What is it going to take to get Tesla vehicles banned from the roads? They account for more accidents per capita than any other auto manufacturer, and their accident rate continues to increase annually. Tesla vehicles operating the self-driving feature alone are responsible for significant numbers of fatalities, and the NTSB claims these numbers are artificially low. The reality is that they are inherently unsafe and create a danger on the road for all of us. Where is Ralph Nader? Tort reform has limited citizens' ability to combat communal hazards like this, so we need to explore another approach. None of this is a state secret, so at this point, I assume anyone driving a Tesla is either an oblivious dumbass, caught up in the weird politics of it all, or has a disgusting level of indifference toward their fellow man. The number of parents buying these death traps for their teen drivers is genuinely shocking. You fuckers are driving the modern-day equivalent of the Ford Pinto, and the worst of you are putting your children in them. Wake up.
  16. You know, it would be a real shame if these folks sought restitution through civil action.
  17. Those goobers were in the video clips. She's going to need tougher friends/security for that to work. Some dude tripping on his Lululemon pants while trying to speed dial his therapist/mom isn't going to cut it.
  18. This is the dichotomy that keeps us on our toes. If you live in Austin and have never vacillated between these two existential questions, just give it a little more time.
  19. I can't believe no one confronted her, although perhaps we just didn't see it in the clips. Her paintball gun and camera equipment would be in pieces if there were an actual adult around to deal with the piece of shit. I know I would have taken her toy away if I were there. It's not like those candy-assed GenZ friends of hers would do anything other than film it unil their cameras were taken away from them as well. Humanity has always sucked, but I don't enjoy the front row seat we get to people like this these days. The chances of her serving time, as we all know, are basically zero, so the best we can hope for is somethign happens to her before she's released that gets her to rethink whatever the fuck kind of attitude one needs to pull a stunt like this. this is about as antisocial as it gets, and she deserves at least a few months in jail to think about it. Alas, she is in Austin.
  20. I've been working from home since 2009. All of these newbies are going to ruin it for those of us who have put in the real time. I don't think most folks who have been remote working just since the pandemic fully grasp yet how much it will fuck up your personality and ability to communicate with others, or to simply function in the outside world, if you don't take consistent active measures to get out and spend time with people who aren't in your family/friend circle. Remote work can be a bit like social media. The silo effect is real, and if you're not careful, it can turn you into a complacent and/or angry potato. There is a reason retirees can be challenging to deal with, and it's especially true for men, who often die off rather quickly once they stop leaving the house. Now we've got a generation or two of middle-aged folks fast-tracking this process. Working from home can be great; I've been doing it longer than the vast majority, but you have to tread carefully.
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