You can say that, but you would t enjoy living it. I typically kept myself fairly even in temperament, but one day had an asshole decide he wanted to pick on the kicker in football. I could usually deflect and have fun with stuff, but that day I had had enough. I snapped on the asshole. I threw him about 15 feet across the room into a cinder block wall, broke 4 blocks with him. He then tried the “you just surprised me” bs and came back at me and got to visit the other wall and decided that was enough. He never tried and crap with me ever again, and the only question ever asked of me was “Are you okay?” by one of the coaches. Last I knew, they never fixed that wall.
The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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It's forgiven because you're watching Sex Education. Also, I still can't get used to Gillian Anderson with that accent.
I love whoever did this. I will absolutely justify the purchase of a fake skeleton to install under the new deck when I put it in next year.
One of my biggest regrets is replacing the basement flooring in my last house without painting a Winchester Brothers demon circle underneath first.
It depends. Most guitars aren't going to be built with hide glue and shellac. Bone nuts are fairly common, but not universal.
Oh, forgot about the inlays. Mother of pearl and abalone are common, but again, not universal.
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Now I regret not stashing something scary in the void in the basement back when I had to bust it open to find the beeping carbon monoxide sensor a builder had walled in there. And now the house is sold and it's too late
I find myself getting easily sucked into crappy phone games, all of which blending into each other in various forms.
Damn I want a hot dog.
Damn I want a hot dog.
GasBandit
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Fuccboi.
I had no idea when he asked me lol. Today I learned …
We did a tourism-related translation. Specifically, it's about a type of tree that blooms in Taiwan in the autumn, producing many small yellow flowers that float down when the wind blows. In Chinese this is referred to as a golden rain, and I accordingly translated it into English as "golden rain".
And, of course, the client decides to change it to golden shower.
I'm tempted to let them just keep it like that, for having the temerity to edit my translation.
And, of course, the client decides to change it to golden shower.
I'm tempted to let them just keep it like that, for having the temerity to edit my translation.
So, quick followup, the person at the client end who made the edit was one of their higher-ups, so when we told the client's contact person that "golden shower" was not appropriate, and the contact person passed it up the chain, apparently the response was, "Please ask the translation company to explain exactly why this term can't be used."
So it seems the contact person is now telling us, in what I'd like to imagine is a very apologetic tone, that their company higher-up wants us to write up a quick overview of the term "golden shower" and why they shouldn't use it in their very public-facing text. Which means I get to write it. Which means the IT department's going to see some rather odd entries in my search history.
So it seems the contact person is now telling us, in what I'd like to imagine is a very apologetic tone, that their company higher-up wants us to write up a quick overview of the term "golden shower" and why they shouldn't use it in their very public-facing text. Which means I get to write it. Which means the IT department's going to see some rather odd entries in my search history.
Be thorough. VERY thorough.
Oh I intend to write a thorough report. It's going to go through the historical background of the practice, the etymological origins of the term, the logistics before/during/after, etc. There will be charts and graphs and illustrations and screenshots. I intend to have a "references" section that's at least two pages long. This is going to be an academically rigorous work, one that would be worthy of publication in... y'know... certain periodicals.
Omg….
And here I thought I had been asked to do strange things at work.
And here I thought I had been asked to do strange things at work.
GasBandit
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HOW CAN THIS BE?
I need that bear!
So much!