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Leon Einstein
Feb 6, 2012
I must win every thread in GBS. I don't care how much banal semantic quibbling and shitty posts it takes.

Panfilo posted:

Cyberia's right. Victims of sexual abuse tend to normalize outward sexual behaviors in ways that are different from just typical hormonal teenagers. And since teachers are mandated reporters, they need to err on the side of caution to avoid being on the wrong side of any laws.
Jesus Christ, 16 year old girls are flirty by nature. To suggest that a 16 year old flirting with an attractive teacher was likely the victim of abuse is ridiculous. It's almost like some of you weren't normal teenagers.

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Ratjaculation
Aug 3, 2007

:parrot::parrot::parrot:



This got creepy.

Less creepy more "he's inhuman" pls

cash crab
Apr 5, 2015

all the time i am eating from the trashcan. the name of this trashcan is ideology


Yes, I think we should close down pedochat. It's gone on for several pages, and it's frankly a bit of a creepy derail.

DorkusMalorkus
Aug 4, 2009

"That's not Latin!"
The orchestra teacher at my middle school was named Mr. Kidd. And a few years after I left middle school, he was fired from teaching. I didn't know too much about it at the time (it was the late 90s so there wasn't an internet to search) and now I can't find any info. Of course there were rumors that it was for child porn or molestation or something, because everyone who took orchestra knew that Mr. Kidd was loving creepy, he'd rub girls' shoulders and put his hand on your thigh and stand/sit way too close to you. In middle school it's hard to say anything about it, especially to an authority figure, even if you feel creeped out and feel like it's wrong. I tried to google him and found out that he now sells cars at a nearby car dealership, there's a picture of his creepy rear end face just like I remember.

People who make fake text conversations to post on the internet also like creepy teacher stories:



kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad
Teachers made it a habit of texting their students in the original iOS days? Is that the blanket stdh?

LITERALLY A BIRD
Sep 27, 2008

I knew you were trouble
when you flew in


Go back and re-read cash crab's post, please.

LITERALLY A BIRD
Sep 27, 2008

I knew you were trouble
when you flew in

Here is some poo poo that didn't happen:



quote:

me: (out shopping, looking all fly with my Marvel comics tote bag featuring several characters)
dude: nice bag.
me: thanks. (keeps on shopping)
dude: do you even know who all those characters are?
me: uh... yeah?
dude: ok then, who's that guy? (points at a character on the bag)
me:
me: wait, are you asking me to prove that I'm enough of a fan enough to carry this bag?
dude: (smirks) that's what I thought. He's called the Silver Surfer. I bet you don't even know his real name.
me: does it matter? (starts to edge away before I start punching throats)
dude: psh, you're not a real fan.
me:
me: (slowly unsheathing my Wolverine claws)
me: how many pairs of chromosomes do humans contain in their cells?
dude: uh... what?
me: explain the function of cellular mitosis?
dude:
me: what is the purpose of myelin sheath with regards to the formation of new neural pathways?
dude: what are you even talking about?
me: oh, well it seemed that you were implying that if I don't know as much about the Marvel universe as you do, then I can't possibly be considered a real fan. This is me implying that because you don't know as much about the human body as I do, you can't possibly be considered a real human being.
dude:
dude:
dude:
dude: Um, I... wow. You're right. Have a nice day. (starts to shuffle away)
me: his name is Norrin Radd.
dude: (looks extremely embarrassed)

quote:


quote:

thanks for this weird made up story about your totally off the wall unique tastes in music 14 year old girl. i remember once i tried to buy a phil collins CD (i was 18 and had long hair) and the cashier literally leapt over the counter screaming and poo poo in my mouth



And then there's this one, which probably did happen but I am including because of [Date]. Like, seriously?

quote:

On The Same Level Of Engagement
home | Bay Area, CA, USA | Engaged, Popular

(For my bridal shower, my maid of honor has come over to interview my soon to be husband and tape his answers to be shown in front of everyone as part of a quiz game. I am not allowed to watch, so I have no idea what questions she asked or what his answers were. After the maid of honor leaves he gives me a worried look.)

Me: “How was it?”

Husband-To-Be: “Just promise me you won’t be too mad…”

Me: “Uh… I’m nervous now… What did you say?”

Husband-To-Be: “I can’t tell you, but just promise you won’t be mad.”

(Later after the quiz game at the bridal shower, where I am asked the same series of questions in front of everyone and have to see if my answers match up with his. It was very cute and funny. I meet up with him and his sister.)

Me: “You did a very good job, babe! Your answers were very sweet. You had me so nervous; why did you think I’d get mad?”

Husband-To-Be: “I got the date we got engaged wrong…”

Me: “Oh! I did, too! I wasn’t even close to the right date.”

Husband-To-Be: “Awesome! High five!”

Sister-In-Law-To-Be: “You guys are hopeless. It’s written on a sign that is literally on your front door! The sign reads ‘[My Name] + [His Name] engaged! [Date].'”

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




Scathach posted:

Hahaha what! That's like saying "this book is unsafe." These people must just die when faced with history or art class.

Generally you give people a heads up when you're going into a part of history that involves observing people torn apart by machine gun fire with detailed pictures rather than when you're casually browsing pictures of the newest superhero movie.

Sounds like 4chan pulled the old 1 pig 2 pig 4 pig prank on them and everyone assumed that it was a lot bigger than it was because who ever heard of 4chan half-assing a raid?

cash crab
Apr 5, 2015

all the time i am eating from the trashcan. the name of this trashcan is ideology


quote:

thanks for this weird made up story about your totally off the wall unique tastes in music 14 year old girl. i remember once i tried to buy a phil collins CD (i was 18 and had long hair) and the cashier literally leapt over the counter screaming and poo poo in my mouth

I love this.


RareAcumen posted:

Generally you give people a heads up when you're going into a part of history that involves observing people torn apart by machine gun fire with detailed pictures rather than when you're casually browsing pictures of the newest superhero movie.

The "culture of sensitivity", that I think has just been blown out of proportion (sorry, I really don't think it's any sort of 'epidemic'), is probably a lot rarer than people think it is. I was given a heads-up in a class about the Holocaust because generally speaking, most people are at least a little uncomfortable with photographs of people shoveling bodies into pits and then setting them on fire. If you're not, that's a little hosed, IMO.

A little off-topic, but I can't help but side-eye people on the other end of the spectrum. Like, when someone goes, "I don't really like this," or "I don't think this is appropriate for [x] page" and then someone goes, "Wow, triggered much?" I would hate to be friends with someone like that.

PublicOpinion
Oct 21, 2010

Her style is new but the face is the same as it was so long ago...
Here's a fun one that I saw on tumblr:


CROWS EVERYWHERE
Dec 17, 2012

CAW CAW CAW

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PublicOpinion posted:

Here's a fun one that I saw on tumblr:




I like these ones where the writer of the STDH ends up looking like more of an rear end in a top hat than the assholes they're writing about.

mostlygray
Nov 1, 2012

BURY ME AS I LIVED, A FREE MAN ON THE CLUTCH

Tunicate posted:

During WWII the airforce would recruit colorblind people to be bomber pilots.

Turned out aerial camouflage of the day was a hell of a lot easier for colorblind people to spot, for whatever reason.

I know this is an old post, but, from what I can tell, the reason is because those of us that are colorblind look for context, not color.

Disruptive camo doesn't work well on me because I look for movement and context. Ghillie suites excepted, they work quite well. I couldn't tell you if moss is green or red (I'm told it is green). Apparently I can't see pink at all; I just found out when I bought a pink shirt and I thought it was white. I have a mental color called "blurple" because I cant tell blue and purple apart well.

What people forget is that colorblindness doesn't mean black and white. It means that you use context for everything. When hunting, I don't look in the woods for brown vs green vs gray vs (some color I can't see, taupe perhaps? Mauve?). I look for shape and movement. This behavior gives the bombardier the ability to ignore camouflage and simply look for patterns. Dog's can hunt just fine and they can't see poo poo. I just can't tell if the server status light is green, amber, or red. I have to have someone look for me.

My catch-phrase is "What color is this?"

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




cash crab posted:

The "culture of sensitivity", that I think has just been blown out of proportion (sorry, I really don't think it's any sort of 'epidemic'), is probably a lot rarer than people think it is. I was given a heads-up in a class about the Holocaust because generally speaking, most people are at least a little uncomfortable with photographs of people shoveling bodies into pits and then setting them on fire. If you're not, that's a little hosed, IMO.

A little off-topic, but I can't help but side-eye people on the other end of the spectrum. Like, when someone goes, "I don't really like this," or "I don't think this is appropriate for [x] page" and then someone goes, "Wow, triggered much?" I would hate to be friends with someone like that.

Oh yeah, I don't put any stock into that either, poo poo's dumb. I wish I had crazy I could just turn on with a snap of my fingers because I'd go full on creepily-attached hero worship of soldiers anytime anyone pulls that 'triggered' bullshit.

'TRIGGERED? YOU MEAN LIKE OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS WHO STORMED THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY AND WATCHED THEIR ALLIES SHREDDED APART LIKE PULLED PORK?! I ONLY WISH I COULD BE SO EMOTIONALLY DAMAGED AS ARE BRAVE TROOPS WHO GAVE SO MUCH OF THEMSELVES- I THANK THEM EVERY DAY AT MY 11 HERO SHRINES.

And that's way worse than people complaining about participation trophies considering it sure as gently caress wasn't the kids raising themselves who gave themselves those trophies while deciding the American economy and job market really needed its nose rubbed in the dirt.

I also feel like 'lol tumblr' is kinda overblown since it's not even a centralized website like Stormfront, that place is like a bunch of cubicles.

RareAcumen has a new favorite as of 06:17 on May 1, 2016

uranium grass
Jan 15, 2005

cash crab posted:

Every time I see that fuzzy little baseball cap I know I am in for a ride.

I'm going to be back at my parents' place for a visit in a couple of weeks. I am so looking forward to his, um... commentary. Especially heading into election season. Original plans were for myself, my spouse, and my parents to spend a weekend of that trip at the beach, but it coincided with black bike week and he wasn't comfortable with the situation with, and I quote, 'the belligerents, with the president and how they are these days'. :cripes:



FlapYoJacks
Feb 12, 2009
“After paying for my groceries today I was preparing to walk away and I see the cashier rolling her eyes and sucking her teeth as a young lady and young man, (who obviously didn’t have a lot of money) were putting up their groceries, I had a really strong feeling that I was supposed to stay close to these youngsters. Well I stayed and watched as the cashier slammed through their things — the final total was $123.40.

The young girl looked nervous, but scanned her food stamp card and again the cashier rolled her eyes and smirked when it came back that the balance was only $95.30 on the card and she took great pleasure in repeating this, so I stepped up and said, “First of all you need to lower your voice, and second I’m gonna help them out and don’t you roll your eyes at me I’m not a young girl.” She didn’t say a word.

I took out my coupons and stood there very slowly went through all 3 of my coupon carriers, after finding what I could for these young people I hand them to the cashier then gave her my E-card so they got double the coupons and it really seemed to piss the cashier off, the young lady and young man were so excited because they not only had enough but the $123.40 went down to $68.22.

It’s been a very long time since I’ve had young people jumping on me so happy and excited. After they packed up and we were walking away I looked at the cashier and said “Why?”. She looked like she was gonna cry, but said nothing! People, what does it take to change the very essence of ignorance? Why is it easier for some to hate or belittle than to love andencourage? What did it cost me to help these young people, NOTHING but some coupons that I can just print up more.

Just Paying It Forward!!”

Boywhiz88
Sep 11, 2005

floating 26" off da ground. BURR!
I would gently caress up someone if they started rifling through 3 separate coupon containers while I was waiting in line.

yeah I eat ass
Mar 14, 2005

only people who enjoy my posting can replace this avatar

Boywhiz88 posted:

I would gently caress up someone if they started rifling through 3 separate coupon containers while I was waiting in line.

And intentionally "very slowly" to brutally owned the cashier, which I'm sure the family appreciated just as much as the people behind them all in line.

hyperhazard
Dec 4, 2011

I am the one lascivious
With magic potion niveous
#glennbeck

Enfys
Feb 17, 2013

The ocean is calling and I must go

I tell this story because it is good. It should be shared.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




Gross Dude
Feb 5, 2007

Gross Dude
I really hope it's me, I hope I'm the one with a date.

RareAcumen
Dec 28, 2012




I've got a golden ticket.

CROWS EVERYWHERE
Dec 17, 2012

CAW CAW CAW

Dinosaur Gum
Someone who describes the person they're flirting with as "a comely stranger" would probably be head over heels for the type of of person who gives out heads of broccoli instead of flowers. They will probably really like each other and can be insufferable quirky together forever.

sweeperbravo
May 18, 2012

AUNT GWEN'S COLD SHAPE (!)

CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:

Someone who describes the person they're flirting with as "a comely stranger" would probably be head over heels for the type of of person who gives out heads of broccoli instead of flowers. They will probably really like each other and can be insufferable quirky together forever.

I hope the comely stranger also looks like a character design from Disney's Frozen

Tunicate
May 15, 2012

ratbert90 posted:

“After paying for my groceries today I was preparing to walk away and I see the cashier rolling her eyes and sucking her teeth as a young lady and young man, (who obviously didn’t have a lot of money) were putting up their groceries, I had a really strong feeling that I was supposed to stay close to these youngsters. Well I stayed and watched as the cashier slammed through their things — the final total was $123.40.

The young girl looked nervous, but scanned her food stamp card and again the cashier rolled her eyes and smirked when it came back that the balance was only $95.30 on the card and she took great pleasure in repeating this, so I stepped up and said, “First of all you need to lower your voice, and second I’m gonna help them out and don’t you roll your eyes at me I’m not a young girl.” She didn’t say a word.

I took out my coupons and stood there very slowly went through all 3 of my coupon carriers, after finding what I could for these young people I hand them to the cashier then gave her my E-card so they got double the coupons and it really seemed to piss the cashier off, the young lady and young man were so excited because they not only had enough but the $123.40 went down to $68.22.

It’s been a very long time since I’ve had young people jumping on me so happy and excited. After they packed up and we were walking away I looked at the cashier and said “Why?”. She looked like she was gonna cry, but said nothing! People, what does it take to change the very essence of ignorance? Why is it easier for some to hate or belittle than to love andencourage? What did it cost me to help these young people, NOTHING but some coupons that I can just print up more.

Just Paying It Forward!!”

" I need a number for the groceries. One two three four! Perfect!

walrusman
Aug 4, 2006

Aren't those extreme coupon assholes usually fixated on buying huge quantities of certain products that have manufacturer coupons? And aren't those usually like 1-2 things a week, like one certain brand of sausages or shampoo? How in the hell do you take 50% off some random stranger's grocery order when you haven't used your mighty coupon powers to inform their product selection? It's not like there are coupons out there for just "cheese" or "whatever, just take two bucks off."

yeah I eat ass
Mar 14, 2005

only people who enjoy my posting can replace this avatar

walrusman posted:

Aren't those extreme coupon assholes usually fixated on buying huge quantities of certain products that have manufacturer coupons? And aren't those usually like 1-2 things a week, like one certain brand of sausages or shampoo? How in the hell do you take 50% off some random stranger's grocery order when you haven't used your mighty coupon powers to inform their product selection? It's not like there are coupons out there for just "cheese" or "whatever, just take two bucks off."

If they aren't showing you the receipt, always assume a coupon-bragger is at least doubling the savings they actually got to make them look "better" at couponing. It's the same idea as the old "fisherman's tale" cliche - don't believe it if you weren't there to see it. To get savings like that you'd have to intentionally buy only things with coupons, and I don't care how many coupon books you have, you're not going to find one for everything a random person has in their cart.

sweeperbravo
May 18, 2012

AUNT GWEN'S COLD SHAPE (!)
I absolutely believe the cashier looked like she was going to cry but it definitely wans't for the reasons the writer hoped we would assume

Verisimilidude
Dec 20, 2006

Strike quick and hurry at him,
not caring to hit or miss.
So that you dishonor him before the judges



walrusman posted:

Aren't those extreme coupon assholes usually fixated on buying huge quantities of certain products that have manufacturer coupons? And aren't those usually like 1-2 things a week, like one certain brand of sausages or shampoo? How in the hell do you take 50% off some random stranger's grocery order when you haven't used your mighty coupon powers to inform their product selection? It's not like there are coupons out there for just "cheese" or "whatever, just take two bucks off."

They're buying things in bulk, usually processed garbage food that doesn't go bad like canned soups or pop tarts or 40 bottles of mustard. If you watch a extreme couponer show their pantries are filled with poo poo no one should be eating, let alone eating for months at a time.

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

I don't think we get the kinds of coupons in Canada that you do in the US. I've never seen any combination of coupons here that could make it cheaper to buy 120 of something than just a few.

Sentient Data
Aug 31, 2011

My molecule scrambler ray will disintegrate your armor with one blow!
That's not normal here either, real world coupons are things like $0.50 off a $3 item limit 1 per customer or $2 off if you buy a big bottle of brand name laundry soap and softner that still comes out more expensive than the just-as-good generic

Teriyaki Hairpiece
Dec 29, 2006

I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.
I don't care what people do with coupons as long as they don't say "kew-pon". That poo poo is creepy and disgusting.

Hardcordion
Feb 5, 2008

BARK BARK BARK

Aphrodite posted:

I don't think we get the kinds of coupons in Canada that you do in the US. I've never seen any combination of coupons here that could make it cheaper to buy 120 of something than just a few.

The savings comes from taking advantage of a low sale price and stocking up. If some combination of coupons gets you a pack of toilet paper for 50 cents, you buy enough to last for years and store it. Now whenever you need a new pack, you grab one of the packs you got for 50 cents instead of paying a few bucks at the store.

e: oh, I misundertood you post I think. A lot of the extreme coupon people get such low prices by looking for combinations and loopholes that the store overlooked.

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Marius Pontmercy
Apr 2, 2007

Liberte
Egalite
Beyonce
It's also from store policies that allow people to use multiple coupons, piggyback coupons on sale items and do double coupon days. So few places do any of those things anymore.

TheKennedys
Sep 23, 2006

By my hand, I will take you from this godforsaken internet

cheerfullydrab posted:

I don't care what people do with coupons as long as they don't say "kew-pon". That poo poo is creepy and disgusting.

If you're not pronouncing it "coopin" like Ron White you're doing it wrong. With a completely straight face.

Tunicate
May 15, 2012

Christo posted:

The savings comes from taking advantage of a low sale price and stocking up. If some combination of coupons gets you a pack of toilet paper for 50 cents, you buy enough to last for years and store it. Now whenever you need a new pack, you grab one of the packs you got for 50 cents instead of paying a few bucks at the store.

Yeah, the Walgreens by me had a sale on disposable razors at the same time as putting out a coupon, so it ended up being like a dollar for a bag of en good ones.

So I bought all the ones they had in stock, and am still working my way through them.

Not sure if it even counts as 'extreme couponing', but for nonperishable items I can see it being a hell of a lot cheaper

Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

Christo posted:

The savings comes from taking advantage of a low sale price and stocking up. If some combination of coupons gets you a pack of toilet paper for 50 cents, you buy enough to last for years and store it. Now whenever you need a new pack, you grab one of the packs you got for 50 cents instead of paying a few bucks at the store.

e: oh, I misundertood you post I think. A lot of the extreme coupon people get such low prices by looking for combinations and loopholes that the store overlooked.

Yeah, obviously buying in bulk saves money over time, but I always hear about things where like if you buy some absurd number it dramatically lowers the overall price to where it's actually literally cheaper, and not just cheaper by the unit, to buy dozens instead of a couple.

Verisimilidude
Dec 20, 2006

Strike quick and hurry at him,
not caring to hit or miss.
So that you dishonor him before the judges



Aphrodite posted:

Yeah, obviously buying in bulk saves money over time, but I always hear about things where like if you buy some absurd number it dramatically lowers the overall price to where it's actually literally cheaper, and not just cheaper by the unit, to buy dozens instead of a couple.

It is and I'm not sure how it's done exactly. It definitely involves buying literally dozens of one particular item. The one episode of extreme couponers I saw the lady in charge bought 40 bottles of yellow mustard and a bunch of other stuff in bulk like pop tarts and frozen pizzas and prior to coupons her total was in the hundreds of dollars while post coupons it was maybe $60 for several shopping carts full of poo poo.

Fathis Munk
Feb 23, 2013

??? ?

cheerfullydrab posted:

I don't care what people do with coupons as long as they don't say "kew-pon". That poo poo is creepy and disgusting.

Wait how are you supposed to pronounce it then? (serious question, this is my 3rd language)
Really disappointed no one made the obvious, she hasn't got a date, she's got a broccoli joke.

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Aphrodite
Jun 27, 2006

It's coo-pon. Where do you think the name Groupon comes from?

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