Things That Amuse You

[Lvovsky]

Rare ‘Penis Plant’ Blooms for the First Time in 25 Years

https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/...me-in-25-years

No I did not read the article. Amusing still.

[old goat]

Sometimes a spadix is just a spadix.

[muted reborn]

[old goat]

Is that Aaron Rodgers on the left? Who knew?

[Lvovsky]

Croc nuts

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1001...croc-nuts-croc

[old goat]

Croc nuts

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1001...croc-nuts-croc

wrong thread. Needs to go in the KQ Santa thread. Both my kids are getting these for xmas. They both wear crocs at work.

[Meathelmet]

Both my kids are getting these for xmas. They both wear crocs at work.

They panhandle for living?

[JayPowHound]

Wife is in a school zoom meeting right now as a consultant. One of the participants (school staff) name showed up as "Baddie with a boooootay". Meeting had to be suspended for 5 min while the host figured out how to change the name. Priceless.

[old goat]

We had a minor kitchen remodel 2 years ago--cabinets and flooring, countertop and sink, but not cheap. Minor problem I called the contractor about, he sends his electrician/plumber to have a look, arrives in his family vehicle--a giant Mercedes SUV, new looking. I chuckled--bad look for the builders to show up at the client's looking that prosperous.

[Art Shirk]

Found in a back corner of a secondhand shop on Vashon this morning. Who can you spot?

edit: thats a shit picture. Will get a better one up later.

Referenced here:

https://www.skimag.com/uncategorized...pany-of-fools/




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[ntblanks]

some kids see the world differently.

[m2711c]

[JongDoe]

Holy shit. What an insane amount of work to get his car parked. Better not have a glass of wine before trying that.

[old goat]

I sent that to my kid who dinged his A5 twice getting into a garage not near as tight as that.

[Vt-Freeheel]

We had a minor kitchen remodel 2 years ago--cabinets and flooring, countertop and sink, but not cheap. Minor problem I called the contractor about, he sends his electrician/plumber to have a look, arrives in his family vehicle--a giant Mercedes SUV, new looking. I chuckled--bad look for the builders to show up at the client's looking that prosperous.

Why is that?

Because I am Blue Collar I am not allowed to show that I am successful? You expect me to have an old Hyundai or rusty Ford? Typical of white collar workers to judge those who they deem as inferior.
The amount of learning I have done over decades in the business is huge. Always new products and innovations to learn and sell [for their benefit] to clients so their vacation home is primed for the 25-42 days that they use it.
Next doctor I work for gets a 20% surcharge.

[Danno]

Why is that?

Because I am Blue Collar I am not allowed to show that I am successful? You expect me to have an old Hyundai or rusty Ford? Typical of white collar workers to judge those who they deem as inferior.
The amount of learning I have done over decades in the business is huge. Always new products and innovations to learn and sell [for their benefit] to clients so their vacation home is primed for the 25-42 days that they use it.
Next doctor I work for gets a 20% surcharge.

I had the same reaction to his statement. Why shouldn't electricians and plumbers be prosperous? Are they less worthy, so it's a bad look for them to appear as prosperous or more than you?

[old goat]

Guess I should have given a trigger warning.
Nothing wrong with a tradesman being prosperous. Just lousy salesmanship to look too prosperous. You want your customer to think they're getting a good deal.
Anyway, this is things that amuse me, not annoy me. I wasn't the least bit bothered, and I happen to know that the guy has a shitload of kids and needs a monster SUV.

I used to work with a pacemaker rep--his company told him to stop driving a Mercedes to the hospital. They didn't want people thinking the company was making too much money overpricing pacemakers. Maybe if they had worried more about the quality of their product they wouldn't have been sued out of business.
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[mcski]

I got where you were coming from and agreed it is comical inability to read the room or potential job site in this case

[Foggy_Goggles]

I got where you were coming from and agreed it is comical inability to read the room or potential job site in this case

Yes and no. A GLS costs about the same as a Duramax. And honestly, as someone who's been in the game for a while, I'd say that the correlation is more like the nicer the whip the contractor drives, the better off they are at their job.

Why does one assume that a profitable business man got that way from being anything other than just straight awesome at their job? You gonna ride the realtor or the attorney the the same way?

[riser4]

Holy shit. I was searching for information about the Finger Lakes and look what popped out: https://brutalproof.net/2020/10/hunt...isappearances/

[Kinnikinnick]

Goddamned towel bar fell off again and I was pissed that I had to deal with it until I got it apart and then I was amused




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[Mustonen]

Recent failure of an exchange with somebody on a layover at the airport:

Them: “I think I’m going to wonder.”

Me: “Are you going to wander, too?”

Them: “Somewhere else in the airport.”

[frorider]

This headline amused me:

Ted Cruz Talks About Joe Rogan Being 'President' Of Texas If State Secedes From U.S.

[riser4]

This headline amused me:

Just choked on my oatmeal.

[old goat]

Just choked on my oatmeal.

I choke on my oatmeal all the time--probably should add more water,