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Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by Baraka_Guru, Aug 2, 2011.

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  1. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Good. The title literally means Stray God, so it doesn't really have anything to do with paper.
     
    snowy, Nov 19, 2014
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  2. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    Ordered a couple of space heaters.
    If they work in space, they should work great in a mobile home.
     
    Fremen, Nov 19, 2014
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  3. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    I watched many of these shows when they first aired in the US, some of my favourites.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Nov 19, 2014
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  4. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    Love Kids In The Hall.
     
    redravin, Nov 19, 2014
    #34984
  5. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    So much for that to do list.
     
    snowy, Nov 19, 2014
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  6. fjmollot

    fjmollot Getting Tilted

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    fjmollot, Nov 19, 2014
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  7. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I'm pretty sure I just shamed someone into not littering.
     
    Borla, Nov 19, 2014
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  8. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Good.

    We've gotten in the habit of packing a trash bag in our daypack wherever we go, even if it's just to the beach. We can't resist an impromptu beach cleanup. I get really sad when I think of all the animals that die due to consuming trash or being trapped by trash. One problematic thing that doesn't often occur to people is the release of balloons: Balloons Blow… Don't Let Them Go! | Balloons kill wildlife, pollute the Earth and waste Helium. My friend is a FS ranger and has found balloons deep in the backcountry. It's like long-distance littering.
     
    snowy, Nov 19, 2014
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  9. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I hate littering.

    You don't want the garbage in your car? Great, we don't want it outside either.


    This girl was backing out of a parking spot with's McD's bag shut in her door. It appeared she had tried to set it on the parking lot next to her car, but it caught in her door and she heard it scraping on the ground when she backed up. So she stopped in the lot, opened her door to let it fall, then shut it again. It stayed stuck and she opened it again to let it fall, but glanced up and saw me. I glared at her. She got a guilty look on her face. She stammered 'oops, it was stuck in my door' and pulled it in her car and drove off. It seemed apparent her intent was to leave it.

    As someone who spends 20-30 hours/week in my car, I hate having garbage piled up in it. So you know what I do? I take 15-20 seconds to clean out my garbage every time I get home or stop at a gas station. Problem solved.
     
    Borla, Nov 19, 2014
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  10. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member


    McDs has pull-up garbage cans. There are no excuses.
     
    snowy, Nov 19, 2014
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  11. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    This was a parking lot shared between a hotel and an upscale mini-mall, but there were at least two garbage cans nearby.

    But yeah, no excuses regardless.
     
    Borla, Nov 19, 2014
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  12. Street Pattern

    Street Pattern Very Tilted

    Location:
    The American Midwest
    Some years back, a guy from Ohio drove up and deposited one of his murdered wife's arms in one of those containers, in the parking lot of a McDonald's a few miles from here.

    Soon after, the McDonald's employee who was tasked with emptying the outdoor garbage containers noticed that the bag was heavier than it should have been.

    So, he opened it up and found the severed arm. The police were notified.

    As a direct result, the murderer was found and arrested. That probably wouldn't have happened otherwise.

    The restaurant certainly didn't benefit from the publicity. It became "The McDonald's Where That Lady's Arm Was Found."

    The employee who found the arm was briefly mentioned in the news as a hero, but I don't think he benefited from it.

    As I recall, he was an older single guy who had lost a professional job in the recession a few years earlier, and had been reduced to working fast food. Or rather, doing cleaning at a fast food place, scrubbing floors and taking out garbage.

    I wonder what happened to him.
     
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    Street Pattern, Nov 19, 2014
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  13. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    OMFG DONE!

    Where's the bourbon...?
     
    Baraka_Guru, Nov 19, 2014
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  14. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Good question. Sadly, I only have rum right now.
     
    snowy, Nov 20, 2014
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  15. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    This a quick and dirty job done in the GIMP. Worthy of pointless announcements.
    Camera Head.jpg
     
    Speed_Gibson, Nov 20, 2014
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  16. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    This may sound weird, but, it's not the quality of it, but the quality of it that I like.

    ======

    My buddy came through with some more meat. *giggity*

    Not the backstrap, but some ground venison.
    I may have a little trouble making burgers out of it, though. He said it wasn't acting right for him. Not enough fat, he thinks.
    He mixed some 80/20 ground beef with it but it still wasn't holding together well.

    Anything I can do to pull it together, @Borla , @snowy or any other gourmand?
     
    Fremen, Nov 20, 2014
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  17. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    In the early '80s there was a very popular comedian who had his own show on HBO (?). I can't remember his name, but he had reddish hair, and could've been Bill Murray's older brother. In one skit a group of people in a convertible throw their trash out on the street. The comedian runs up to their car and dumps a trash can full of trash into their car. And it was much funnier to see than read about.

    I saw a woman standing about four feet from a trash can throw her trash on the ground rather than take two steps to throw it in the can. This same woman was also loudly berating--using plenty of profanity--a girl about four years old for taking too long to get her bags together. This took place at a bus stop, the fat bitch was wearing a Metro uniform.
     
    Chris Noyb, Nov 20, 2014
    #34997
  18. Cayvmann

    Cayvmann Very Tilted

    Location:
    Central North Carolina
    Litterers make Chief Iron Eyes Cody cry...
     
    Cayvmann, Nov 20, 2014
    #34998
  19. Borla

    Borla Moderator Staff Member

    I use ground venison for taco meat quite often. Or spaghetti meat. Those two dishes don't require it to hold together.
     
    Borla, Nov 20, 2014
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  20. Fremen

    Fremen Allright, who stole my mustache?

    Location:
    E. Texas
    Ok, that sounds like it would be easier. Thanks for the ideas. :)
     
    Fremen, Nov 20, 2014
    #35000
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