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  1. I read the original book/story, thinking it was the Disney story from my youth, with my kids at bedtime and it was horrifying. At one point the wooden naughty horribly behaved boy gets his legs burned off in the fireplace.

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  2. 17 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

    So, while I'm a lawyer, I'm not a car-wreck lawyer, so don't know the ins and outs of this.  A few weeks ago, my wife was in a pretty significant wreck -- dude blew through a red light in front of her.  Her front end t-boned his driver-side.  Her front airbag deployed, some pretty healthy front-end damage.  Frankly, from the amount of damage, we presumed the car (granted, only 1.5 years old, with low miles) would be totaled.  We've never had a wreck with this level of damage, so we're not that familiar with the process.

    Here’s a photo of the damage (my big concern is frame, and whether the impact hit the engine or any other material internal parts)

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    We just got an estimate from his insurer - Geico - for repair, for only $9500.  Seems like bullshit to me, but what do I know?
    So...what's the process on getting a second opinion/analysis, calling Geico on their bullshit, etc.?  I think we HAVE to get a second opinion, but I'm not sure how that process works.
    We were told that Geico would absolutely try to fuck us, I'm presuming this is the part where they are attempting entry, no lube.  But I look to the collective experience etc. around here to guide us.

    Geico was not one of Buffet’s best investments ever because they give away money, so your spidey-sense is probably right here. I’ll add further that I had a similar wreck (t-bone, airbags deployed, etc.) and my insurance totaled me out.

    The underrated part of a wreck like this for those who haven’t been in one or haven’t in a while is how shaken you are for the next 24 hours. It’s like being shot up with adrenaline and then trying to come down but still having that low-grade anxiety and buzzy feeling until you get a good sleep or two in. I digress…

    Edit to add, just saw the pic, looks way better than mine did just from the eyeball test. I could see how this would be salvageable, but I also can see how if you escalate and make enough noise you can probably get it totaled out too if it’s a jump ball. Get a second opinion.

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  3. 1 minute ago, bolverk said:

    I haven't read the book about this series. But to answer your question, House Strong.

    Thanks.

    I thought the new hand was supposed to have the strongest guy in Westeros or something, bone breaker something or another. Maybe he has both and it's a duality of man situation with one lame son and one strong one. Or maybe they were making fun of his disabled son.

  4. 23 minutes ago, bolverk said:

    One thing to note is that Lord Lyonel (the new Hand of the King) is also the father of Larys, the gimp-footed guy who told Alicent about the tea in the Godswood. Now, how would Larys know about that? Is he a maester in training (can't remember) and saw it getting brewed up or did his dad tell him? Lyonel, who up to this moment has seemed like a straight up dude giving good advice, might be doing some scheming himself.

    What house are they, bookgay.

  5. I've defended Viserys for being soft because I have a daughter who is a whole mood too, but man, having your brother show up wedding crashing after you put a knife to him and say if you ever show up ill kill you or youll go to the dungeon etc. and you just get him a chair and let him eat off the good charcuterie boards? Then he goes and dances and gropes your daughter again. Viserys is the legendary King of Poons. Histories and songs will be written about how he is softer than whatever the Medieval's used for toilet paper.

    Also, in that vein, hilarious how miscalculated Ser Gerard Butler was when he tried to angry whisper an accusation from the steps of the stage. Oh crap, this guy now owns Runestone and I'm the Knight of...er....Runestone. Well, you are now a dead man walking, dummy.

    Green dress, late entrance, etc. was mega dumb. Alicent isn't hardcore, she's lame. Cristen is lame. Lame-footed, manipulating with the brain because he is physically disabled trope guy is lame. 

    The only guy I like is the new hand, but only because he is articulate and seems to be the only one with a brain. He's like Tyrion but without being witty or clever or funny or interesting. Which now that I type this is a nice microcosm of the show versus GoT.

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  6. 6 hours ago, hornian said:

    There’s nothing immoral about paying the least amount of tax legally possible. Don’t blame the billionaires, blame the lawmakers. 

    Hmmmm. You sure about that? What about voting for policies that minimize how much tax you pay? Where is the moral line drawn, generally? For you?

    I wear Patagonia, but only because it’s an occupational dress code. You can’t find any finance guys worth their salt without their KKR or Blackstone vest, and that’s because Patagonia stopped doing Corporate swag only recently, so all the Tryharders and junior nerds just have the regular pat vests. Gross.

  7. On 9/16/2022 at 11:34 AM, UT_OB1 said:

    L.o.l. No kidding.  I think they are purposefully making her look like she’s frumpy/less attractive (and personally I’m not a fan of short curly hair)

     

    she may not be your 10, but she’s not a 6

     

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    In real life she’s not a 5 or 6 at best. That’s actually good to know because I won’t feel bad/sad when she’s wrestling with being average-to-below-average on the show. Good job to the show making her look frumpy with bad hair. I’m glad it’s not an ugly Betty situation. 

    The show is doing a good job of setting up those emotional stakes and internal conflicts and the actress is doing a great job of reflecting that internal pain externally like we saw at the court scene with the “hot guy” guy saying “nah JW ain’t for me, but she hulk 😍

  8. 18 hours ago, Js1 said:

    I enjoy this a lot. Tatiana is great, she brings a lot of humanity and awkwardness to She-Hulk as a reluctant superhero.  She’s still navigating what it means and how it affects her life / both her lives now.  I mean, trademarks? Dating? Even finding clothing? Stuff that’s not really come up before in the MCU  

    It’s not going to be for everyone who want bang bang boom pow every episode. It’s not really the story of She-Hulk the superhero, but Jennifer Walters the She-Hulk. 

    The part of this show that is the most cringe to me actually is that I feel sad and sorry for the female actress. She’s not a very attractive lady, certainly not beautiful, and having to watch her navigate the dating scene and such is second-hand awkward because it’s so realistic.
     

    As a modern Rhea Pearlman and a “maybe a 6” as her date rightly said in real life would have all those same social problems.

  9. On 9/8/2022 at 11:17 AM, Js1 said:

    We need a Wong show. He’s the best part of this. 

    Madysnn with two N’s and a Y (but not where you think it isssssss) is the best part, hands down.

    This show blows otherwise and is obviously not doing great numbers based on the lackluster thread here and Twitter talk. I guess Disney+ is doing the Netflix thing where they produce a bunch of expensive garbage and call it “original content”.

  10. To OP because I've been on both sides of this the past year or so: ZOOM/Video-only interviews are awkward and suck.

    Push to get in front of the hiring manager, even if just for an informal lunch or coffee, during or shortly after the rounds. Even if you have to do it on your own dime, it will be worth it (though any company worth their salt will understand when you expense it).

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  11. On 9/9/2022 at 11:31 PM, RDCanecutter said:

    What's the stupidest fucking interview question anybody's ever been asked? In my case it was "If you were a character in a work of fiction, which character would you be, and why?"

    In this timeline I babbled something off the cuff because I was being polite. If I hadn't been polite I would have just laughed, and left.

    But when I perfect the time machine, I'm going back there and my answer will be "I am a character in a book I am writing about job interviews, who is pleasantly surprised that all the job interview questions have to do with knowledge and competence in similar positions."

    Yeah. That'll show 'em.

    This isn't like you; why did it trigger you to be asked this?

    You are using vulgar language and you are a very well-read and literate man of Arts and Letters. This is a softball for a visionary like you.

  12. 23 hours ago, mdmost said:

    I think it was more Viserys saying Otto rose to an incredible position at a very fortuitous time. What started Viserys to start being skeptical of Otto was when Otto approaches Viserys at the feast about naming Aegon his heir instead of Rhaenyra. He was already getting angry about everyone trying to force their son into a marriage pact with his daughter. He then saw a bit what position Otto was starting to put himself into as the grandfather of the future king. Then you have Otto spying on his daughter as a means to discredit her claim or make her ineligible and then it all started to fall into place. The Queen not pushing for her son to be heir made him understand that she was not part of this long play but she was definitely pushed on him by Otto. It just took Rhaenyra spelling it out for him to probe him to act. 

    There was a disgusting slap fight and I missed your post.

    You think Viserys "5 years" wannabe MacBeth monologue was about Otto rising at an incredible time? It seemed like it was him saying it took 5 days for you to kill my dad and take a position of power, a situation that apparently was ignored-- nay, embraced-- as Otto was trusted and nobody even hinted at a whisper until it came out of the blue last episode. It was explicitly stated when Viserys said "It took 5 days for you to choose yourself over your King".

  13. On 9/8/2022 at 12:03 PM, Dbeasy said:

    No, you shouldn’t represent both sides. However, I did have a client who wanted to make an offer and purchase without an agent. I informed him I worked for the seller, and made him sign an acknowledgement of that, then  helped him with the forms and process so he understood how to proceed. Worked great for everyone. He got a better price because there was no buying agent and my client paid less commission. 

    I did exactly this. Would recommend 10/10.

  14. The weirdest part besides the gross implied incest (but GOT so whatev) is the deus ex machina exposition being dropped from the ceiling like New Years balloons. You mean to tell me Viserys suspected Otto of killing his dad to rise in power and be hand and then did nothing about it and fully trusted him for 20+ years after until today?
     

    And what made him distrust him? Tell him the uncomfortable truth and being honest? Seems weird. In fact, that he is a good hand that has a whisper network and stays clued into the going ons in the keep and beyond it and has his ears to the streets for all things good and bad? 

    Between this being the thing that ends Ottos political career and Daemon beating the boy who relayed that Viserys sent ships to help, lots of “shooting the messenger” which I think is lame.

    Also thought the attempt to juxtapose the “prisoner in a castle to have babies” theory that Rhany says Alicent and other lady/royal women are subjected to versus free-willing fun was overly wrought in the exaggerated boring dead fish sex versus orgy house sex of the free willed woman. Gag.

  15. On 9/7/2022 at 4:21 PM, Celery Man said:

    You know, upon reflection... I don't have a hero because part of being an adult is understanding that every single person is a flawed human and shouldn't be looked at in that way. And I feel that way about this candidate here, but the person who I strongly identify as being like me but successful where my goals were only aspirational is Jason Isbell.

    Similar feels, but my answer is George Jones. Jason Isbell is a nerd, George Jones was a danged man.

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