Search results

Some people whine that SciFi in which an advanced civilization forgets how to make and repair its tech is unrealistics. <Waves hands at the world> In college I got good enough marks on tests and assignments that I got advanced standing, and as a result didn't have to write most final exams...

Finally getting around to putting up my photo booth again, in the sitting room. It's been sitting in a state of disassembly for the last 10 months, or so, while I worked on other stuff. Two 12' convention background stands, 3 pieces of 1" x 12' PVC pipe, and 4 generic black background cloths to...

Me: I'll be available tomorrow morning, to assist with your (so trivial that I can't believe you can't fix it yourself) issue. Client: That's great! I'll be available from noon to 2:00pm.

"Sorry, Dr. Mengele, I shouldn't criticize your methods given your results." Sort of like my father trying to take credit for my scholastic successes because he treated my report cards like they were never good enough, no matter how good they were.

Interviews suck. In all of my previous jobs I had a direct sit-down with either the owner of the company, or the regional manager. When I applied to the uni it was a three person panel and a written test, that included stuff I never committed to memory.

This is a Rupp. Most of them never looked anywhere near this good, let alone after being abused by a kid for a few years.

Buddy (neighbour), I already know that you bought a new motorcycle. It's a 250cc twin and that race exhaust you put on it doesn't make me think that it's a Litre Bike. It just makes it sound like a couple of Rupp minibikes with no cans.

D&D isn't supposed to be fun, As some here frequently imply, it's serious business!

And the sharing of memories, via The Great Link, would undoubtedly act to share experience and skill well beyond their natural ages. Odo didn't have the benefit of that.

Agreed. I generally find, when I look into electrical, that it's a shock the last idiot didn't cause the place to burn down.

And they have a nasty habit of going BOOM!

With a name like "Waller", I somehow doubt that you're wrong on a DC thing ;)

What do you mean, "Putting too much thought into the question?"

Thanks. That's well past when I stopped collecting, so I didn't know.

I think how he'll be treated depends on whether the Nazi thing is a product of America getting there on their own, or a "Man in the High Tower" scenario. If Japan and Germany split the US, then he might be treated reasonably well. If not, then he's got a fight on his hands.

Most of us have something that will trigger that sort of response. Sometimes it's a perfectly reasonable response to an unreasonable position. Some just haven't been presented with it yet.

"Dragon" is a rank in the KKK, with Grand Dragon running the whole shebang, locally. - Edited because my memory didn't jibe with quick research, after posting.