The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread

[Thomas Shey]

Irony is a bitch.

I got reamed recently for discounting someone's experiences. And, I stuck to my guns.

Now, I'm getting someone discounting my experiences. And, I realize just how much of a dick I was being.

Irony? Karma? Sigh.

What they never tell you is walking in the other guy's shoes can be painful.

 

[trappedslider]

found an interesting post but since it goes against the OP's grain on the issue and thus he won't respond i'm not going to brother

 

[Mad_Jack]

A 175-yr-old local landmark church collapsed a couple days ago (google "New London church collapse").

I was going to drive past and take some pictures, but then I heard Hannibal Lecter's voice in my head.

 

[MNblockhead]

Cranky old man rant:

I am not scanning a QR code to get girl scout cookies from your daughter.

I relate, but to be honest, I can't say no to girl scout cookies. I'll be at the grocery store: "yay! it's that time of the year again" (empties wallet)
Later...

Picking up kids from school. Another girl scout table. "Well, I already bought more than a reasonable person should eat in a year, but it would be a bad look not to buy from my kids' classmates..." Takes out credit card.

Get home, dinner preparation interrupted by the doorbell. Neighbor kid selling girl scout cookies. Bad look if I don't buy from the neighbor kids. Fill out the form to pay later.

After dinner, go to my LFGS. There is a girl scout table at the entrance. Aaah. Okay, a few more boxes won't hurt.

Have to put off shopping at CostCo for awhile because the freezer and cabinets are full of boxes of cookies.

COVID and the work from home phenomena exacerbated the issue because you couldn't bring boxes to the office break room/kitchen.

On the plus side, I now have two teenage sons. No stockpile of girl scout cookies last long against a teenage boy's appetites. Have to stash a box or two of thin mints in my bedroom closet to save some for myself.

~~~

The magic is in them only being sold for a short time each year. I almost burned my local Walgreens down when I saw them starting to sell knock-offs of classic girl scout cookies.

 

[MNblockhead]

I was in the pub a year ago on a Saturday night. Lady with kid come rolling in at like 11pm (2300). I was a little floored the lady would bring her kid to a bar that late, but they absolutely cleaned up.

Savvy parent. Though you gotta set up at a university campus on a Friday or Saturday night, or outside a Grateful Dead show to really clean up.

 

[billd91]

Savvy parent. Though you gotta set up at a university campus on a Friday or Saturday night, or outside a Grateful Dead show to really clean up.

I have heard reports of girls setting up outside marijuana dispensaries.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I have heard reports of girls setting up outside marijuana dispensaries.

I knew a pizza parlor that chose their location to be across from a dispensary. It was amazing for sales.

 

[Hussar]

Location, location, location.

 

[payn]

Its amazing how many ways folks discover to edition war without being blatant about it.

 

[Cadence]

It feels like the sauce, the crust, and the cheese are all kind of important for what people usually think of as pizza -- even if it is to note the particular example is lacking one of them.