Guest Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 33 minutes ago, Duckman said: And that would be why fireworks are illegal in more and more places. If people didn't insist that gunpowder (of almost all kinds) required alcohol and if possible a lobotomy then I would have more patience for it. The problem is that no matter how many people are sensible as long as there are people burning down *other* people's houses it's an issue. Do you think they'd be safe if people had no alcohol? Regarding airborne fireworks, I think the biggest problem is that they're kinda hard for the police to locate who set them off. We do fireworks at night and you only really see when you light them and when they explode. Same problem with firearms getting shot into the air. It's against the law, but not really enforceable. I think if the police could enforce the existing laws, people would be more responsible, if only due to fear of getting ticketted/arrested. The other, rather large problem is WHEN we do fireworks. They'd be considerably safer if we did them in the winter due to the wet and the cold....plus it get's dark earlier in the winter. Always strange that we wait until everything is really dry before we get out the explosives to celebrate with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 minute ago, paxmiles said: I don't really think that sober people would be more responsible. And I don't think the presence of gunpowder is at fault here either. It's more a lack of respect for other people's things, combined with a lack of enforcement for laws regarding unsafe/illegal firework use. Then you have never head the most common last words in the South... "Here, hold my beer and watch this!" Alcohol lowers inhibitions. It's where the phrase beer goggles comes from. It's why drunks say "nah, I am all right to drive." It impairs judgement. And gunpowder is capable of large-scale destruction instead of just local mayhem. Lack of respect for other people and their property gets worse and the ability of people to do large amounts of damage goes up as well. And as you point out, the seasonal aspect does not help either. But of course we outlaw fireworks year round including new years, etc. as well... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Munkie said: Here in Communist Russia (Bellingham, WA), the 4th of July is not allowed. And that makes me sad. But luckily, I live in the lawless part of town where people light stuff off constantly anyway and scatter before the cops show up! You're welcome to join us on Tribal land and crash at my place for the night If you prefer Tribal law 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romans832 Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Munkie said: Here in Communist Russia (Bellingham, WA), the 4th of July is not allowed. And that makes me sad. But luckily, I live in the lawless part of town where people light stuff off constantly anyway and scatter before the cops show up! You're welcome to join us on Tribal land and crash at my place for the night If you prefer Tribal law 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Duckman said: Alcohol lowers inhibitions. It's where the phrase beer goggles comes from. It's why drunks say "nah, I am all right to drive." It impairs judgement. Choosing to drink alcohol requires impaired judgement. So their judgement is impaired BEFORE the alcohol. Not that the alcohol helps any.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfestedKerrigan Posted June 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 8 hours ago, paxmiles said: Choosing to drink alcohol requires impaired judgement. So their judgement is impaired BEFORE the alcohol. Not that the alcohol helps any.... Cite your sources stating that only mentally imbalanced individuals, or whatever you mean by people with impaired sober judgement, drink alcohol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 hour ago, InfestedKerrigan said: Cite your sources stating that only mentally imbalanced individuals, or whatever you mean by people with impaired sober judgement, drink alcohol. How come you always conclude the worst possible interpretation of what I type? All I said was "impaired judgement." which is the same phrased used by the person before me. Ask them (Duckman), if you don't understand the phrase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 Anywho, you (infestedkerrigan) were asking about impaired judgement prior to drinking alcohol. If a drug is known by you to impair your judgement, and you choose to use the drug, then your judgement is already compromised. That's on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torg Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 different topic... not sure was posted or discussed. Random thoughts from Torg... - is global warming / climate change really just the earths "flea dip" to the infestation known as human kind? - sound bite from that debate thing on broadcast TV... "do we save Miami?" ... uhh... no to any part of "saving" a plots of land do to shifts in the global climate. - how is flat earth folks a thing? How do these people decide this kinda thing? I mean I'm interested. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, Torg said: different topic... not sure was posted or discussed. Random thoughts from Torg... - how is flat earth folks a thing? How do these people decide this kinda thing? I mean I'm interested. I think the flat thing is more about finding a way to make fun of people for their beliefs and less about any sort of religious basis. But if people want to believe that, I don't really see it as a problem. Accepting others as they are is an ideal I strive for and I don't see how this belief harms those that don't share it. I will note, socially, the way we describe flat things in real life is akin to how we describe level surfaces. Level surfaces is more based on gravity and the size of your planetary sphere. A spherical earth could be level all the way around. You might call that flat. As for the basis, have you read any of the D&D info about the planes? I think the logic is that with the heavenly plane above and the hellish plane below, the material plane is therefore the flat slice of meat in a sandwich between the two. Not sure if the religious basis is related to D&D, but that seems like the logic I'd use for a D&D character imagining their plane of existence as explained by priests and wizards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 28, 2019 Report Share Posted June 28, 2019 35 minutes ago, Torg said: different topic... not sure was posted or discussed. Random thoughts from Torg... - is global warming / climate change really just the earths "flea dip" to the infestation known as human kind? You ever think about how much money there is in global warming? And, it would be really easy to intentionally cause global warming (and rather profitable). And if you were looking to cause it so you could profit, it won't really negatively affect you in your lifetime. So if you don't really have children and your life is about making money.... I keep wondering if they'll figure out who is using the https://gijoe.fandom.com/wiki/Weather_Dominator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 3:41 PM, paxmiles said: Some really cool firework boxes this time around. Using suggestive/"sexy" imagery for fireworks seems like it has the potential to end incredibly badly. 19 hours ago, Duckman said: And gunpowder is capable of large-scale destruction instead of just local mayhem. Lack of respect for other people and their property gets worse and the ability of people to do large amounts of damage goes up as well. And as you point out, the seasonal aspect does not help either. But of course we outlaw fireworks year round including new years, etc. as well... Some years back, the stockpile my city had for their 4th of July show caught fire and all went off at once a few weeks beforehand. Fortunately, it was being stored in a junkyard, so all the stuff that got blown up was already junk, but it still did a heck of a lot of damage. 5 hours ago, Torg said: - sound bite from that debate thing on broadcast TV... "do we save Miami?" ... uhh... no to any part of "saving" a plots of land do to shifts in the global climate. - how is flat earth folks a thing? How do these people decide this kinda thing? I mean I'm interested. A) The Dutch can probably help out pretty well there 😉 B) Easiest proof that the Earth isn't flat: If it were, cats would have knocked everything off it ages ago :3 *** And one I was thinking of earlier today: Anything in the air can be a UFO if you're bad enough at identifying things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, WestRider said: Using suggestive/"sexy" imagery for fireworks seems like it has the potential to end incredibly badly. Took me a while in the store, but I think it's supposed to be a unicorn. The firework cone makes the horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Just now, paxmiles said: Took me a while in the store, but I think it's supposed to be a unicorn. The firework cone makes the horn. Yeah, I got that. I 100% guarantee you there are dudes out there who think unicorns are sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 Just now, WestRider said: Yeah, I got that. I 100% guarantee you there are dudes out there who think unicorns are sexy. Oh. Huh. Well, not I. Though I do believe that love is blind.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkie Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 23 minutes ago, WestRider said: Yeah, I got that. I 100% guarantee you there are dudes out there who think unicorns are sexy. Yeah, but probably not as many as find fireworks sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Munkie said: Yeah, but probably not as many as find fireworks sexy. You and westrider are using that word, "sexy," and I'm having a tough time picturing the sex appeal related to the topics at hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 15 hours ago, paxmiles said: You and westrider are using that word, "sexy," and I'm having a tough time picturing the sex appeal related to the topics at hand. I am often in the same position, when people describe Models or whatever as "sexy", but in this case, I am genuinely talking about dudes who literally want to have sex with a unicorn. Or other equine. The amount of My Little Pony porn* out there is kind of staggering. *I did not seek it out myself, but when you hang out in certain corners of the internet, you learn things you may wish you hadn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 38 minutes ago, WestRider said: I am often in the same position, when people describe Models or whatever as "sexy", but in this case, I am genuinely talking about dudes who literally want to have sex with a unicorn. Or other equine. The amount of My Little Pony porn* out there is kind of staggering. *I did not seek it out myself, but when you hang out in certain corners of the internet, you learn things you may wish you hadn't. Are we taking about actual unicorn/horses/humans in costume, or is this about cartoon/animated stuff? Cartoon is different. I can certainly imagine a sexy cartoon. But cartoon isn't reality, just a mind game. It's like reading a romance novel. Or suggesting that a sculpture could be sexy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 29, 2019 Report Share Posted June 29, 2019 2 hours ago, paxmiles said: Are we taking about actual unicorn/horses/humans in costume, or is this about cartoon/animated stuff? Cartoon is different. I can certainly imagine a sexy cartoon. But cartoon isn't reality, just a mind game. It's like reading a romance novel. Or suggesting that a sculpture could be sexy. All of the above, in all possible combinations. You name it, someone out there wants to have sex with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WestRider Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 One of my new neighbors is Russian, and she brought her cats with her when she immigrated. They make noises I have never heard from any other cat, and I'm kind of wondering if they maybe speak Cat Russian or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 12 hours ago, WestRider said: One of my new neighbors is Russian, and she brought her cats with her when she immigrated. They make noises I have never heard from any other cat, and I'm kind of wondering if they maybe speak Cat Russian or something. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckman Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 14 hours ago, WestRider said: One of my new neighbors is Russian, and she brought her cats with her when she immigrated. They make noises I have never heard from any other cat, and I'm kind of wondering if they maybe speak Cat Russian or something. Definitely true for dogs in both the language and the animal-cue sense. Cues are taken from the pack and the packs are disparate so the cues are also different. And of course if you talk to you animals regularly they learn words (at least the smarter ones do). Most know important words like "dinner" or "food" and some pick up other words. Our retrievers know names for different toys. I'm not a cat person but I expect that they work much the same way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestRider Posted June 30, 2019 Report Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/29/2019 at 12:45 PM, paxmiles said: Are we taking about actual unicorn/horses/humans in costume, or is this about cartoon/animated stuff? Cartoon is different. I can certainly imagine a sexy cartoon. But cartoon isn't reality, just a mind game. It's like reading a romance novel. Or suggesting that a sculpture could be sexy. Also, the unicorn in question, on the packaging, is a cartoon unicorn. So there's that connection, too. Unrelated: A "preamble" sounds more like something you'd do before taking a slow, casual walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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