Post Praetorian

Well I hardly have to mention mine...

Possessed said:

I bet if you paid in all pennies and started counting them to them they'd sell you the one for 2.50.

 Alas there are no pennies in Canada...but I doubt even then it would have had impact...as the fellow behind the counter would likely have simply stood slack-jawed until the transaction was completed...

Ryan McAvoy said:

I went into SubWay to order a footlong sub and while I waited I noticed there was a £5 meal deal, which I wasn't interested in. I got to the till and was asked by the lady if I wanted to make it a meal, I said no and she told me it would be £5.30?

I said...

"Wait what... but the meal is £5?"

...she looked at me blankly, so I continued...

"You want to pay me 30p, to take a drink and cookie from your stock, that I don't actually want. That's a strange kind of offer isn't it?"

...she just gave me this world-weary "I just work here man?" type look. So I shrugged and took my sub, my drink, my cookie and the 30p they'd paid me and went about my day.

I assume this being a big chain it's a worldwide thing. But a policy of paying your customers to eat your stock is a strange financial strategy no?

 Ran into a similar strategy at a Burger King once...buy two of the item on sale for $5 or buy one for $4.75. Very confusing for a fellow intent on only eating his fair share of the world's products...no way at all to buy a single one for $2.50...

I would tend to agree...post the best possible version as individuals rarely hear errors as well as they spot them in written form.

I still find this thread to be one of the most original...

ATMachine said:

I'm going now. I have a lot of scheming and evil plotting to do... elsewhere.

I probably won't be back for a long time.

But if any of you have been crazy enough to enjoy my posts on this island of relative sanity in the greater SW fandom, why not check out my Tumblr? I'll probably still post on there from time ti time.

 But if you leave who will continue to send me those very interesting PMs...? Return soon, my good ATM...!

Oops...too late...!

TV's Frink said:

Leonardo said:

I have to be honest, having been born at the tail end of the 80s, "Blue Monday" is the only New Order track I've been exposed to, thanks to compilation CDs and the like. 

 *faints*

Track down Substance and go from there.  It includes Blue Monday, True Faith, Bizarre Love Triangle, on and on.  A fantastic album.

 *helps Frink up* 

Yes, those are all among my favorites...did I ever mention that you have excellent taste my good Frink...? ;-)

Perhaps it might depend upon what he is 'taking' at the time...?

...getting to be something of a reunion...? ;-)

Possessed said:

I also have an addiction to eating food and electricity. I. Can't. Go. Yet.

 ...well I would suggest you give up eating electricity...this must be a somewhat shocking disorder... ;-)

*Ahem* well yes...and in other news welcome back, Trident...

It is good to see Trident and Dayv back...but I suppose this is not the proper thread for their welcome... Yet I have few complaints to voice at present...

But I do consider that Dayv has a great many threads in which he must catch up...

Possessed said:

darth_ender said:

I agree with Warbler. However, since you are not planning on listening at present, please, if you feel yourself starting to slip into suicidal thinking, immediately go to the hospital. If you were injured in an accident, you wouldn't think twice about spending a few days in recovery. Suicidality is no less an emergency than a critical injury, and I'm sure your job would understand. We'll never get that cut of ROTJ if you don't get help ;) 

 Okay, what you guys are saying about me taking time off of work makes sense.  It really does.  But something you are failing to include in your calculations (not a criticism or anything, really I do appreciate the thoughts) is that I need my coworkers.  They are my best friends, they are my family.  They care about me on a personal level that goes beyond work.  It's not just the one lady I was talking about earlier, I'm close to a number of them as well.  Many of them know about my substance problems, many of them know about my depression problems, a few even know about both.  Only one (the lady) knows about my suicide attempt, and suffice it to say she is not happy about it.  (Not that she punishes me or tried to make me feel bad about it) She ended up in tears and asking me why I didn't call her.  I need people like that in my life, if I lose this job I lose my family.  (Because the part that is my family isn't the part that would be making the decision to fire me so I can't depend on them to help me get time off)

 Perhaps equally to consider is if your family might be concerned enough about your welfare to take preemptive action...for what might offer the greatest possible outcome: that you take the first steps in attending to your affairs with the full knowledge and support of your family or that you do nothing, continue to worsen, so that finally a concerned co-worker might mention your difficulties to another who might relay the information onto management? For you might be quite certain that management will indeed react...at which point you will have lost your family, support structure, and source of employment all at once.

Further, to management, who might be considered more believable as being worthy of redemption: an employee who voluntarily places himself in rehab or an individual who must finally be forced to go? For in the first case it might be certain that you might have the support of your peers, even to the extent that should you lose your position you have a very interesting moral dilemma to present to certain interested parties as a last result if management stonewalls...while in the latter case are you not simply to be considered yet another sad statistic of unrepentant substance abuse?

Kindly take action while the opportunity is yet under your purview. Perhaps begin with a counseling session on your next day off. Explain your situation and see what types of programs might exist for you to improve against your dependencies...surely this nominal effort might be well worth pursuing...?

Regards,

Praetorian

PsychoDayv said:

I WAS IN A WHEELCHAIR FOR TEN MONTHS, ENDED UP MOVING TO A DIFFERENT STATE, DEALING WITH OTHER HEALTH ISSUES, AND BECAME A GRANDFATHER LAST YEAR AT THE "YOUNG" AGE OF 40.  THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE SHORT VERSION.

 So now the long version, our dear first signatory of ages old...you may begin with the moment you decided to quit posting...hmm, you might need a new thread for that...

Danfun128 said:

Oh my...

Thanks to the new software I found my first post. I would say it's amazing how I'm more mature than I was back then, but then again I made that post when I was 12...that is not hyperbole btw...

On 13-Oct-2007, 1:10 PM , Immature Idiot Me said:

Hi! I'm new here, but that's not important. I need er "want" (whatever) the links for the following: Episode 1 "'9000' saga" edit (DL DVD ready) , Episode 2 "'9000' saga" edit (AVI), Edisode 2 "Adigitalman" edit (AVI), Clone wars "Adigitalman" edit (DL DVD ready), Episode 5 "Adigitalman" edit (DL DVD ready), Episode 6 "Adigitalman" edit (DL DVD ready), "'9000' saga" episode 1 dvd cover (whatever it's called) (if it exists),and a detailed step by step instructions on how to make a dvd cover. You can PM me these if you have too. You can also pm me invitation codes. I won't download Episode 4 "Adigitalman/darth editous hybrid" edit (DL DVD ready) until Adigitalman confirms if he will use version 3 of Darth editous' edit, and if he does, Where is the first place to find these edits? Sorry if I'm being rude or am doing something wrong. One reason for the making of this topic is simple, I REALLY DON'T LIKE USENET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *calms down* Sorry, it's just too hard to manuver. I don't have any knowladge of it. Can somebody PLEASE torrent these? Another reason I made this thread is so I can check for the edit's I want without having to look in multible threads. Thanks and if I am doing something against the fourm rules, tell me.

I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry at that nonsense posted above.

 Laugh...it is what makes you cherished here...

My good man you need to discuss this problem with someone...you cannot shrug off such a warning call...you must react...kindly take this seriously...

Regards,

Praetorian

TV's Frink said:

Also.

Http://www.catholic.com/blog/tim-staples/kim-davis-is-a-hero

My point is that I see all sorts of offensive things there and I have no interest in posting there.  You guys twist that however you "want."

 I have never taken the time to read the blog. I simply enjoy the discussions due to the array of opinions. There I might find Catholics who are pro-choice debating Atheists who are pro-life...Agnostics arguing against Deists...Jews who defend Catholicism against Pentecostals...and Congregational Lutherans seemingly prepared to throttle regular Lutherans over differences of opinion as to whether the pope is to be properly considered the Anti-Christ.

Further there is even a member whose religion is Socratic, some who claim to be Noahide, some Maronites, Muslims, and even a Jedi... It can be very interesting to observe all of the different and diverse takes on religion...to discover where the various allegiances are...to discover concepts that seemingly trouble some while not others...essentially it is the best sort of philosophical playground I have yet discovered...

That offensive subjects arrive on a non-stop basis is precisely what I enjoy about the site...as such a diverse group discuss these topics with no shortage of different opinions...disagreements are constant...yet for the most part the discussions are very civil. The respect for the varied opinions is very encouraging...it provides a platform for dialogue that otherwise might not be truly possible in person...and while I would have potentially enjoyed your participation, I completely understand why you might choose to abstain...

Regards,

Praetorian

ray_afraid said:

TV's Frink said:

I can think of several interpretations for what you mean.  Which one are you going for?

 Just voicing my disgust at the article linked to.

TV's Frink said:

Also, I didn't quite follow this one:

ray_afraid said:

So... the guy with the fetus avatar opts out of viewing avatars...?
Interesting...

Ah, well, in this link, originally posted by Praetorian, the guy with the fetus avatar says "many people are like myself who opted to turn off signatures and avatars". So, he or she is trying to make some sort of statement with their avatar, yet they don't wanna see any others, or even be subjected to their own. I just find that odd.

 Oh yes, this is interesting...also it is odd but I did not previously realize that avatar was of a fetus...I simply assumed it was a baby...I suppose I do not pay very close attention to avatars...! For having such a large eye I do appear fairly myopic...! ;-)

Edit: wait, are you truly a skull under a hat? I had always assumed you were an egg underneath a lamp shade... ;-p

SilverWook said:

As of yet, we don't have any formal rules on avatars. There have been a couple questionable ones in the past though.

Do not give the moderators a reason to make one.

 Oh you need not worry on my account...I was never much a one for exploiting biology...did not enjoy the subject...would not enjoy the avatar...although it is interesting that it reminds me that I once had a grade-school teacher who wore a plastic fetus around his neck during the time that his wife was pregnant. I suppose it is a thing that some people do...?

So I must then wonder if Frink would then quit the building under such circumstances...?

So, if I understand this correctly, due to one individual on a forum of over 488,000 members having for his/her avatar a fetus you would not post there...?

Does this not seem at least somewhat curious...? Hopefully none here will take you up on the challenge and drive you from this site as well...! ;-) [The interesting item of note for me is that I have never yet encountered this poster to my knowledge...]

Regardless, I find it very interesting. There are a wealth of opinions and ample room for courteous disagreement...but it is heavily moderated so one must mind one's manners...probably you would be banned within ten posts...so you are likely correct: it is no place for thee... ;-)

Besides, we simply cannot have you further splitting your attentions...this place would suffer for it...!

darth_ender said:

bkev said:

I'm not Frink, but it bothers me some too and here's my two cents.  It's not the picture that's offensive.  It's the usage of it as a pro-life statement. The avatar in this case is meant to represent the person's beliefs, and therefore, advocate for them.  Though more of a positive reinforcement than some pro-life advocates I've seen - for example, Earth Day pro-life protesters used blown-up pictures of dead fetuses in San Diego, and it was uncomfortable to walk past and out of place at the event - it's still a misplaced emotional appeal.

Just my two cents.

 When is emotional appeal misplaced and when is it not?  Not sure why I'm even on this kick right now, but I remember while at the University of Arizona, week after week different folks representing different ideals would use emotional appeal to try and drown out common sense.  As I've said in the politics thread, there were numberless opponents to the Iraq War, and in order to tell us to "Get Out Now!", emotional appeal was thrown all over the place, showing hundreds of empty boots on the mall, gory stories of American soldiers committing heinous acts (though by far in the minority), unfairly attributing every single death to George W. Bush...are these well placed emotional appeal?

Maybe you might argue that they're not particularly graphic, unlike abortion pictures.  Okay, so let's look at more graphic imagery.  How many pictures of naked Jewish corpses stacked and ready to be burned have you seen?  Have you ever seen the footage of the execution of a Saigon execution?  Have you ever seen footage of the inhumane Tutsi slayings at the hands of the Hutus in Rwanda?  How many images have you seen of murdered Middle Easterners at the hands of IS?  Have these not stirred emotions in you?  I guarantee, they have been used for emotional appeal?  Were they misplaced?

You see, when you abort a fetus, whether you like it or not, it's messy business.  And pretty early on, it is easy to see that you are not killing a blob or a prawn, but a very underdeveloped human child, with fingers, toes, a head, a heart.  It may be graphic, but it's also reality.  Some people find the thought abhorrent.  Then why might it be inappropriate to use the image of an aborted fetus as a representation of why a pro-life proponent might be misplaced emotional appeal?

These are indeed good points...

And so this remains on topic...

COME BACK TO US TRIDENT!  WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU!!!  WE ARE NOT WORTHY OF YOUR PRESENCE, BUT WE NEED YOU!!!

Maybe now he'll feel loved enough to return.

 But these...? ;-)