WizardOfOz30 1,886 Report post Posted April 25, 2011 No clue, the only way I know how to share pictures here is from a link on the net. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted April 25, 2011 I'm really ticked off. I just learned that there is no Easter Bunny. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WizardOfOz30 1,886 Report post Posted April 25, 2011 Why is it that security guards are always large men? Is it just that intimidating factor? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted April 25, 2011 They're not always large, but they often are. If there's a small one, he usually has a large partner. A lot of it is intimidation. If a would-be evil-doer sees a smaller guy, he is more likely to think that he can take him, and therefore more likely to continue with his evil-doing. Larger guys also have the capacity to bulk up more and therefore be stronger due to their proportions. Smaller guys are just as capable of adding bulk and strength, but the larger guys can add more bulk due to their larger size to begin with. In the end, it is more the training that matters, but although size doesn't matter as the only factor, it can be helpful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenny 315 Report post Posted April 26, 2011 I actually worked as a security guard for awhile, as an average-sized female. It was on the midnight shift at a plant that made industrial glass. Mostly my job was to answer phones, let deliveries in, do minor first aid, and distribute pay stubs and other paperwork, but I did have to wear a security guard uniform. I would joke around with a couple of the workers I got fairly chummy with over the course of the summer and tell them that if a criminal came in I was hiding under the desk to call the real cops and they were on their own! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted April 26, 2011 *shrugs* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyxdRfB1WZQ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted April 30, 2011 How Wasteful the Older Generation Was ... In the line at the store, the cashier told the older woman that she should bring her own grocery bag because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, “We didn’t have the green thing back in my day.” The clerk responded, "That's our problem today. The former generation did not care enough to save our environment." He was right, that generation didn’t have the green thing in its day. Back then, they returned their milk bottles, soda bottles and beer bottles to the store. The store sent them back to the plant to be washed and sterilized and refilled, so it could use the same bottles over and over. So they really were recycled. But they didn’t have the green thing back in that customer's day. In her day, they walked up stairs, because they didn’t have an escalator in every store and office building. They walked to the grocery store and didn’t climb into a 300-horsepower machine every time they had to go two blocks. But she was right. They didn’t have the green thing in her day. Back then, they washed the baby’s diapers because they didn’t have the throw-away kind. They dried clothes on a line, not in an energy gobbling machine burning up 220 volts – wind and solar power really did dry the clothes. Kids got hand-me-down clothes from their brothers or sisters, not always brand-new clothing. But that old lady is right, they didn’t have the green thing back in her day. Back then, they had one TV, or radio, in the house – not a TV in every room. And the TV had a small screen the size of a handkerchief, not a screen the size of the state of Montana. In the kitchen, they blended and stirred by hand because they didn’t have electric machines to do everything for you. When they packaged a fragile item to send in the mail, they used a wadded up old newspaper to cushion it, not styrofoam or plastic bubble wrap. Back then, they didn’t fire up an engine and burn gasoline just to cut the lawn. They used a push mower that ran on human power. They exercised by working so they didn’t need to go to a health club to run on treadmills that operate on electricity. But she’s right, they didn’t have the green thing back then. They drank from a fountain when they were thirsty instead of using a cup or a plastic bottle every time they had a drink of water. They refilled their writing pens with ink instead of buying a new pen, and they replaced the razor blades in a razor instead of throwing away the whole razor just because the blade got dull. But they didn’t have the green thing back then. Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or rode the school bus instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. They had one electrical outlet in a room, not an entire bank of sockets to power a dozen appliances. And they didn’t need a computerized gadget to receive a signal beamed from satellites 2,000 miles out in space in order to find the nearest pizza joint. But isn't it sad the current generation laments how wasteful the old folks were just because they didn't have the green thing back then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ToMaToToWnWinGsFaN_24 Report post Posted April 30, 2011 who paid for that floor? not me! no way! no way! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skCV2L0c6K0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casey 145 Report post Posted May 1, 2011 About to take a bat to my desktop computer. Boot sector got screwed up, and all the various recovery methods I know have failed. Now to restore back to Vista, then reinstall 7. Thankfully I ran a system backup this morning, as is my schedule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted May 1, 2011 Red wine is red wine. White wine is white win. Random discussion is random discussion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenny 315 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 I am now the proud owner of an Amazon Kindle. OMG BOOKS!!! I named it Jakub. 1 55fan reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 I have no idea what a Kindle is, but I like the name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WizardOfOz30 1,886 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 There you go Karen, it's an electronic book. Very cool but I still prefer the paper books. 1 wingnut22 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 Awesome. I think I'd like that kind better. Can you enlarge the print so old folks can see it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenny 315 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) You can, actually. The text size can be changed, or it can be flipped so that it's "sideways" in the screen. I haven't yet figured out all the things that it can do! I love paper books too, and there's something almost magical about the scent of a used bookstore! But I like to always have something to read with me, and this little machine fits in even my smallest purse. Most of the books I tend to read are pretty bulky, so I'm looking forward to a life of literary portability. I'm starting with the free classics-- hey, they're free, so I may as well go back and read them without English teachers demanding I find symbolism on every page! Edited May 3, 2011 by Jenny Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sputman 1,268 Report post Posted May 3, 2011 anybody else think that jeremy roenick thinks he's a lot more charming than he really is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted May 4, 2011 He gives me the heebiejeebies, but in an odd way, he's nasty-sexy, but still greasy-gross. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted May 5, 2011 2+2 does not also equal 4, it also equals the square root of 16, 1 to the 4th power, and 48/12. Interesting stuff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted May 22, 2011 If you tell someone to get off of your cloud, whose cloud are they supposed to get on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted May 22, 2011 If you tell someone to get off of your cloud, whose cloud are they supposed to get on? You know, if you don't read that carefully, it looks like "If you tell someone to get off on your cloud, whose cloud are they supposed to get off on?" No answer to either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted May 23, 2011 You know, if you don't read that carefully, it looks like "If you tell someone to get off on your cloud, whose cloud are they supposed to get off on?" No answer to either. Just as long as it isn't my cloud I'll be fine. 1 wingnut22 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SouthernWingsFan 854 Report post Posted May 24, 2011 Random discussion is random discussion. Captain Obvious is Captain Obvious. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted May 24, 2011 Will people still be using napkins in the year 2000? Or is this mouth vacuum thing for real? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 Will people be able to breathe under water in the year 2000? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted June 1, 2011 I first read that as "bathe" underwater. I was like, "yeah, duh". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
