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

[payn]

54-72mg of what, you ask?

Of pure EXTREME AWESOMENESS!

Aint got nothin on the lightning bolt!

 

[JAMUMU]

The Searchers warned us about the dangers of love potions way back when:

 

[CleverNickName]

I too have been frustrated by people disagreeing with something I believe is completely obvious. And I can understand getting frustrated when the moderators tell me to take it down a notch. But I'm struggling to understand how threatening people by private message was going to help anyone, or their argument, in any situation. Good grief.

 

[billd91]

I too have been frustrated by people disagreeing with something I believe is completely obvious. And I can understand getting frustrated when the moderators tell me to take it down a notch. But I'm struggling to understand how threatening people by private message was going to help anyone, or their argument, in any situation. Good grief.

I can certainly understand grousing at, chastising, and even berating in anger - but threatening does seem really out there.

 

[Scribe]

Aint got nothin on the lightning bolt!

Container​

8.4 fl oz (250 ml) can

Nutritional Info​

Serving size: 1 can;
Amount per serving: Calories: 130;
Total fat: 0g;
Cholesterol: 0g;
Sodium: 0mg;
Potassium: 50mg;
Total carbs: 32g;
Sugars: 30g;
Protein: 0g;
Vitamin B3: 100%;
Vitamin B5: 100%;
Vitamin B6: 100%;
Vitamin B12: 100%

Ingredients​

Carbonated Water, Cane Juice Concentrate, Herbal Tonic Blend (Guarana extract, Green Tea Extract, Gogi Berry Extract,Cordyceps, Yerba Mate, American Ginseng, Ginkgo Biloba), Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Natural Color, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Pyridoxine HCL, and Cyanocobalamin.

A bunch of Vitamin Bs, Green Tea, and Yerba? That probably could get the heart moving.

100mg per can apparently, low end of acceptable.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I too have been frustrated by people disagreeing with something I believe is completely obvious. And I can understand getting frustrated when the moderators tell me to take it down a notch. But I'm struggling to understand how threatening people by private message was going to help anyone, or their argument, in any situation. Good grief.

The best Gen Z slang* is extremely appropriate for those folks: "touch grass."

* Of course, most Gen Z slang is horrible. Their kids are going to ruthlessly roast them for saying "bet" and "cap" all the time, and appropriately so. "Touch grass," on the other hand, is transparent in its meaning and is genuinely good advice, especially for an online generation.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I can certainly understand grousing at, chastising, and even berating in anger - but threatening does seem really out there.

 

[CleverNickName]

The best Gen Z slang* is extremely appropriate for those folks: "touch grass."

* Of course, most Gen Z slang is horrible. Their kids are going to ruthlessly roast them for saying "bet" and "cap" all the time, and appropriately so. "Touch grass," on the other hand, is transparent in its meaning and is genuinely good advice, especially for an online generation.

I dunno, I liked "fleek" and "yeet" back in the twentyteens. It's probably ancient history by now, though. Do the kids still use those 'words' nowadays?

But you're right: it's always good to remember that you don't have to engage with an argument on the Internet. You don't have to ruin your whole day (or your blood pressure) because someone is wrong on the Internet. You can, and should, close the browser and go take a walk every time you feel your blood rise. Unless you have a very specific job description, it's not your job to fix other peoples' attitudes.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

I dunno, I liked "fleek" and "yeet" back in the twentyteens. It's probably ancient history by now, though. Do the kids still use those 'words' nowadays?

But you're right: it's always good to remember that you don't have to engage with an argument on the Internet. You don't have to ruin your whole day (or your blood pressure) because someone is wrong on the Internet. You can, and should, close the browser and go take a walk every time you feel your blood rise. Unless you have a very specific job description, it's not your job to fix other peoples' attitudes.

For various reasons, I recently re-watched a few episodes of My So-Called Life.

Main observation- in one of the episodes I watched, there were 3.42 uses of "Whatever" per minute (numbers are approximate yet true).

I think we should incorporate more bored ennui into our internet lives, and less passionate stupidity. Or, you know, whatever.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I dunno, I liked "fleek" and "yeet" back in the twentyteens. It's probably ancient history by now, though. Do the kids still use those 'words' nowadays?

I think those were largely the last gasps of the Millennials as truly young people. My kids picked up "yeet" very late in its life cycle and with a great deal of irony, like when I would say "groovy" as a kid, knowing it was already a corny word. (And Millennials are very corny, in part because they take themselves so. very. seriously.)