The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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It worked in Dune!
In the future all food was replaced with synthesized "diet" food with no calories or nutrients. They're all severely malnourished and starving to death, and only appear oversee because they've lost the ability to defecate and are literally filled to the brim with shit
The waitress under-charged me today, in the bar where I usually go for a beer or few after work.
The price for regular, non-imported beer in this place is 9000, 7-10k usually in these kinds of places, for people like me and my co-workers. The waitress was new, or at least I haven't seen her before, and only charged me 5000 per beer. I asked her if she was sure and she said yes. She didn't speak any english of course, I've yet to meet a waitress or any other staff in this bar who does, but it is surprising what you can communicate through gestures. So I paid her for 5000 per beer plus a handsome tip, and she went away quite happily. I gave her ample opportunity to return, but she didn't.
Now, I've been living in these kinds of countries for a few years now, and believe I have a decent idea of how things work over here. I don't mind paying the white man price, noblesse oblige and all that, as long as I'm not being outrageously ripped off. And less than 20 cents per beer is not outrageous.
But they should at least have the decency to keep it consistent.
The price for regular, non-imported beer in this place is 9000, 7-10k usually in these kinds of places, for people like me and my co-workers. The waitress was new, or at least I haven't seen her before, and only charged me 5000 per beer. I asked her if she was sure and she said yes. She didn't speak any english of course, I've yet to meet a waitress or any other staff in this bar who does, but it is surprising what you can communicate through gestures. So I paid her for 5000 per beer plus a handsome tip, and she went away quite happily. I gave her ample opportunity to return, but she didn't.
Now, I've been living in these kinds of countries for a few years now, and believe I have a decent idea of how things work over here. I don't mind paying the white man price, noblesse oblige and all that, as long as I'm not being outrageously ripped off. And less than 20 cents per beer is not outrageous.
But they should at least have the decency to keep it consistent.
So you can sweep the stone as you shoot the puck. Brilliant!
Checking... Yep, 4000 is equivalent to about EUR0.16. Which means I pay that as premium per half-pint of beer, over the local price.
Even with my beer consumption, that Premium doesn't exactly break the bank.
Hobo toothbrush
fade
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slash back-scratcher.
I feel a little guilty for ordering a 4" vice from Amazon. Because a tiny mail lady will have to schlep that thing across 50' of my front yard.
Probably not just the back.
Got to clean those toes!Probably not just the back.
I just threw up in my mouth a little.
figmentPez
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Aren't those steel bristles?
GasBandit
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Horsehair, unless I miss my guess.
figmentPez
Staff member
I really thought it looked like wire bristles, but I don't want to be arrogant about it, that type of hugh brush would invite ruin from the gods.
Yes. Steel bristles.
fade
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Can you condescendingly correct people, and viciously downvote any answer that doesn't meet strict, mostly arbitrary criteria? Then it may be a match for you!
I love the fact that having over a decade of programming experience, I still won't answer questions online because someone will be right there with an "Actually...".
I'd say that doesn't apply as strongly to the other stackexchange sites as it does to Stack Overflow itself. So for many topics the communities are much easier to deal with.
son of a gun, I just did that to Fade's response!
No wonder I fit in so well at stackechange.
fade
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Exactly. I do this for a job, but I don't usually answer questions, because someone with 50 gazillion imaginary points is sure to come along and "correct" me. And by correct, I mean offer an opinion or a solution which doesn't actually negate mine, but will be used that way anyway. Kind of like political discussions.
I've found it very effective to respond with, "I look forward to your answer to this question!" It's a more polite way of saying, "Put up or shut up."
Well, okay, but it's going to be hard to explain to my wife that I'm becoming a male prostitute.
GasBandit
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Eh, I think you can rationalize that's already an "in kind" trade situationWell, okay, but it's going to be hard to explain to my wife that I'm becoming a male prostitute.
