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Robert_Sharp · 2010-02-26T12:49:35.000Z

They always have competition, thanks to satellite. So you can pretty much always do that.

Bahimiron · 2010-02-26T12:51:47.000Z

Competition isn’t always there when it comes to high speed internet.

Lorini · 2010-02-26T14:09:38.000Z

Bahimiron:

Competition isn’t always there when it comes to high speed internet.

Yeah I got my cable bill reduced, but not my internet bill. DSL doesn’t really compete with what fiber can offer, so they wouldn’t give me a deal.

Acid · 2010-02-28T07:32:40.000Z

Ugh. Just found out my cousin Christy from Tennessee died yesterday. She was my age, born within a couple weeks of me.

She had suffered serious pneumonia last month. Last week, she got a very harsh case of strep. She was feeling better…told her husband she might work the next day…

He found her body on the couch Saturday morning. :(

It’s like a punch in the gut.

WarrenM · 2010-02-28T08:00:09.000Z

Holy crap, really? He goes to work and comes home to find her dead on the couch? God, I can’t even imagine that. How horrible.

Acid · 2010-02-28T09:20:33.000Z

Another ugh. I just killfiled three people. I try to be nice. Really. I try to live by the golden rule.

But when someone responds to criticism with personal attacks, I get pissed. In an attempt to shrug it off, I’ve thrown three of what I consider the absolute sputum of the board in my “ignore list.”

I don’t WANT to fight. They can have their precious last words, if that’s what get their teeny weenies off. Fuck it.

Demon_G_Sides · 2010-02-28T09:21:24.000Z

That sucks Acid. Sorry to hear that :(

Editer · 2010-02-28T09:50:11.000Z

That’s terrible, Acid. So sorry for your family.

Omniscia · 2010-02-28T09:58:48.000Z

Yeah. Sorry to hear that, man. I can’t imagine what that must would be like.

Regarding the other post, though, are you sure it’s the best idea to start spreading this “killfile” stuff everywhere else? It’s not going to do any good and will likely only serve to piss other people off. Of course, it’s not my call, but it just seems like containment would be the best thing; let it go.

Acid · 2010-02-28T13:50:14.000Z

You’re right, of course. I was just pissed off and venting, and I kinda freaked out. Too much stress. I shouldn’t have blown it off the way I did, here especially.

I took a few hours off. In fact, I’m going to jack out for most of the rest of the afternoon.

Thanks.

Mightynute · 2010-02-28T15:21:33.000Z

Acid:

In fact, I’m going to jack out for most of the rest of the afternoon. .

And the winner for best misread quote of the week goes to…

tiohn · 2010-03-02T07:59:12.000Z

Proof that parents get to have all of the fun:

Our daughter has had a cold for four or five days now. When she gets these, her constantly snotty nose is by far the worst part, as it makes it difficult for her to sleep, which makes everyone unhappy in the extreme. Those little squeeze bulb aspirators don’t work for shit, so enter NoseFrida. You stick one end in the offending nose, and the other end in the mouth of a loving parent. The parent sucks through the tube, thereby automagically sucking all of the snot out of the baby’s nose, allowing the baby to breathe freely which allows everyone to get some much-needed rest. I, for one, am proud to be able to say that I have sucked the snot out of my daughter’s nose more-or-less through a straw. It is interesting to note that while any other attempt to even so much as wipe her nose is met with adamant resistance, the NoseFrida makes my daughter laugh. Laugh with us, please.

Edit: I should mention that this contraption contains a filter so that you don’t actually inhale or otherwise ingest the baby snot.

Ninyu · 2010-03-02T08:08:28.000Z

Have you tried squirting some saline up her nose and sucking it out with the bulb? It works really well. Drugstores sell baby-safe nasal saline. Also, all squeeze bulb thingys are not created equally. We have a blue one that works really well and a white one that really sucks (it sucks because it doesn’t suck).

tiohn · 2010-03-02T08:09:30.000Z

Ninyu:

Have you tried squirting some saline up her nose and sucking it out with the bulb? It works really well. Drugstores sell baby-safe nasal saline. Also, all squeeze bulb thingys are not created equally. We have a blue one that works really well and a white one that really sucks.

We’ve got three bulbs, all of which work equally horribly. But yeah, saline helps a lot.

mystery · 2010-03-02T08:19:53.000Z

tiohn:

When she gets these, her constantly snotty nose is by far the worst part, as it makes it difficult for her to sleep, which makes everyone unhappy in the extreme.

Humidifier in the room always does the trick for us. And the bulb syringes always seem to work much better after, say, a hot shower or bath with the baby.

For her attitude issues with the bulb, I always try and make it a game. My youngest is now 20 months old, and when I creep up on her with the bulb, she grabs at it and tries to suck out her own nose.

If you haven’t tried them yet, make sure you’ve got some Boogie Wipes. A runny nose, with all the wiping and stuff going on, can get really dry, and our kids tend to get non-responsive to parental involvement when the whole nose situation is painful.

krise_madsen · 2010-03-02T13:08:20.000Z

Today, I talked to a guy who made a “life sucks and then you die” kinda comment. I was certain he was joking so I ran with it and responded in kind. Turns out he was deadly serious: I later learned he has terminal cancer. Strange feeling this, feeling like the biggest shit in the universe.

WarrenM · 2010-03-02T13:16:59.000Z

Honestly, there’s no reason to feel like a shit. You didn’t know he had cancer - your joke was innocent.

Raife · 2010-03-02T13:20:22.000Z

Acid:

Another ugh. I just killfiled three people. I try to be nice. Really. I try to live by the golden rule.

But when someone responds to criticism with personal attacks, I get pissed. In an attempt to shrug it off, I’ve thrown three of what I consider the absolute sputum of the board in my “ignore list.”

I don’t WANT to fight. They can have their precious last words, if that’s what get their teeny weenies off. Fuck it.

Your mom.

krise_madsen · 2010-03-02T13:33:26.000Z

WarrenM:

Honestly, there’s no reason to feel like a shit. You didn’t know he had cancer - your joke was innocent.

I needed to hear that, thanks.

I know that, of course, but getting the look on his face as he walked away out of my head is going to take a little longer.

ZekeDMS · 2010-03-02T22:27:45.000Z

Flowers:

Yep, that’s the one. I hope the lady that wrote it doesn’t get mad at me, but whatever.

Either way, you should both give it a shot, it really is as easy as it seems, once you know the three or so rules that govern the situation. Like how the Civil War really was about owning people, and the space program really is about strapping people to mounds of explosives. Stand up really is just about saying funny things.

So, I’ve gotten the book, started reading. Since it was published in 2001 (VHS copy of a production, ha!), I’m sure a few of the listings are out of date, but I’m really liking it. It’s…shit, some of it seems so obvious, but it’s things I really didn’t think of. It’s encouraging though, the advice is practical and it really feels like something that could help me get somewhere and, of course, just plain become funnier.

Much appreciated for the recommendation, Flowers. With this, a rewatch/study of the various Comedians of Comedy pieces, and Pimpadellic, I’m finding myself much more analytical of comedy versus just enjoying it. And I’m picking up small bits more often of things that can be used. Now to convert the concept of a feral Baby Gabriel into a joke…

krise madsen:

Today, I talked to a guy who made a “life sucks and then you die” kinda comment. I was certain he was joking so I ran with it and responded in kind. Turns out he was deadly serious: I later learned he has terminal cancer. Strange feeling this, feeling like the biggest shit in the universe.

Been there man. Someone I knew was asking if I heard about the guy getting killed by the Salvation Army truck.

I had, and made a joke about the irony, the Salvation Army, responsible for saving people, is now just eliminating the homeless as a cost cutting measure.

Then she told me it was her best friend from high school who got killed.

Oops.

Point being, you were just making a joke intended to lighten a situation. I’m not sure that’s ever the wrong thing really, and even if it is, you had no way of knowing. Don’t feel bad.