This reminds me of when my company’s software had something called Work Order Groups. It’s a very lengthy term so we tended to shorten it to WOG all over the place. Then we had an Australian customer politely let us know that wog is a racial slur in the commonwealth, so we had to change it everywhere.
The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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There's a similar situation in the subreddit I mod, we talk about "word of god" a lot (ie statements from the creator of a fictional work, such as George Lucas for Star Wars or JRR Tolkien for LOTR), and people tend to shorten that to WOG a lot, except there's an automated filter that catches comments slurs like "wog" and removes them, so then the mods have to go back and manually approve every comment.
You know it's not often I come across a slur I've never heard of, figures it would be the British.
To me the word just means a frog. I think specifically a tadpole.
So, update on this situation: I have an "interview" next week.
I say "interview," because they're doing this differently. Rather than a straight interview, I have to role-play as a trainer on the first day of training. I even had to set up the meeting, myself. They sent me some documents as a guide for the process.
As nervous as I am, it's a really neat idea. I'm going to practice for it, and might ask some friends to maybe do a video call with me to let me practice.
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It's short for golliwog. Which should tell you why it's considered highly offensive here.
I think you're expecting people to know the character/puppet, which I doubt is the case.
Having said that for me wog just means "wife or girlfriend"
GasBandit
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Scientists trapped in Antarctica plead for help as violence breaks out
One of the team members has been accused of physical and sexual assault.
www.newsweek.com
I had to look it up. I was unfamiliar with that term.
We here in America don’t have a history of racist filth like you all, so it’s very foreign to us.
Make sure you bring the good dice, and for gods sake, don't role 1 on your first interaction!
Critical miss or critical success?
GasBandit
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It's J. Geil.
#JojoReferencesNobodyButGasbanditGets
(Yes I know J. Geil had two RIGHT hands not two left hands shutup the picture is mirrored or something I don't know)
"Bubble gum" is definitely a scent that gets added to things like hairspray, lip gloss, hand lotion, hair conditioner, etc. So why not make a perfume as well?
--Patrick
Zappit
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Welp, ADHD is a hell of a thing. I was managing the internal suspension room today - just one kid who behaved and was doing his work all day - and then it hit me. I suddenly envisioned exactly how to continue my old webcomic Supervillainous. Not a reboot, not a new set of characters, but a new volume picking up where the original left off. And it actually would work really well and reposition the entire original cast. And I want to do it, but I also want to remaster the original to improve the art and I’d have print files to boot. I never did that with the original because I never expected it to take off the way it did. Hell, if John Allison can remaster his old comics…
And I’m torn, because it would be a lot more work, and I’m still doing Huzzah! I want those characters to have their stories told, but I can admit my enthusiasm for that project has never matched what I had for Supervillainous. I also think my writing for SV was a lot better, too, probably because of My lifelong love of the genre.
But I also want to turn Supervillainous into a pitch packet to send to the syndicates. My dream has always been to be a syndicated cartoonist. Yet that involves changing a lot of things, and some of my wildest jokes, like the henchmen getting mulched into a smoothie by faulty death traps, can’t work for that audience. I actually have about ten strips done for this, and I’ll probably share them so you can compare.
My Creative juices are flowing like crazy, but it’s overwhelming right now.
And I’m torn, because it would be a lot more work, and I’m still doing Huzzah! I want those characters to have their stories told, but I can admit my enthusiasm for that project has never matched what I had for Supervillainous. I also think my writing for SV was a lot better, too, probably because of My lifelong love of the genre.
But I also want to turn Supervillainous into a pitch packet to send to the syndicates. My dream has always been to be a syndicated cartoonist. Yet that involves changing a lot of things, and some of my wildest jokes, like the henchmen getting mulched into a smoothie by faulty death traps, can’t work for that audience. I actually have about ten strips done for this, and I’ll probably share them so you can compare.
My Creative juices are flowing like crazy, but it’s overwhelming right now.
Dave
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Weirdness going on in my Twitch. Guy I watch called TheRealSupdamore plays PUBG. But today, he was watching this video:
It's a couple guys who break into an abandoned castle as poke around. But what the video doesn't show is that this place is NOT abandoned. Apparently this castle belongs to Sup's family. It's fairly unreachable for a few months of the year but they live in it 7 or 8 months annually. These guys broke in, stole a bunch of artwork, and then posted the geolocation to a site where people host raves. A BUNCH of people then broke in as well and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of artwork and antiques. The streamer was showing proof that it's his family and was correcting the completely made-up history of the YouTube video.
They have been nuking comments in the YouTube video about how these guys broke in and stole shit. I've commented a few times and have sent a message to the sponsor as well. Their Contact Us page is https://www.foreo.com/support/contact
You know, if you feel like joining me in the crusade.
edit: The artist is Sup's grandfather. He has some of his art and shows it on stream.
It's a couple guys who break into an abandoned castle as poke around. But what the video doesn't show is that this place is NOT abandoned. Apparently this castle belongs to Sup's family. It's fairly unreachable for a few months of the year but they live in it 7 or 8 months annually. These guys broke in, stole a bunch of artwork, and then posted the geolocation to a site where people host raves. A BUNCH of people then broke in as well and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of artwork and antiques. The streamer was showing proof that it's his family and was correcting the completely made-up history of the YouTube video.
They have been nuking comments in the YouTube video about how these guys broke in and stole shit. I've commented a few times and have sent a message to the sponsor as well. Their Contact Us page is https://www.foreo.com/support/contact
You know, if you feel like joining me in the crusade.
edit: The artist is Sup's grandfather. He has some of his art and shows it on stream.
I got an award from work in the mail today. Yay!
I cut the crap out of my hand opening it. $&£%#!!
I cut the crap out of my hand opening it. $&£%#!!
figmentPez
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LOL, Imgur changed the font it uses to Comic Sans Neue for April Fools.