Things I find a tad exasperating v.3

[Podaar]

We went to DW in February. I don't know, I didn't find their new system that egregious. You only need to tell schedule what park you're going to start at. You can still park hop after 1:00 pm. The only real exasperating thing for us, is signing up for lightning passes. You can only do it on the ap, and only one hour prior to opening (unless you are staying at a Disney property). Once you get one, you have to wait two hours to sign up for another one. It works, but some people are going to be left out, there's  only so many available times. Pro tip, if some of your group book a time but others aren't quite able to, go talk nicely to guest services. It's still Disney.

By the way, with the construction at Epcot coupled with the all new fireworks display. The world showcase is a mother fucking zoo...at least it was when I was there.

[pg1067]

I'm with Tim.  I had zero clue until I googled it.  I think I saw Commando once when it came out and not since then.

It's no "Lighten up, Francis!"

I go commando. Is that the same thing?  Does that count?

No, but you would get bonus points if you watch Commando while going commando.   

I've done my own taxes, well, my whole life.  I've never paid anyone to do my taxes.  They are either as easy as a piece of cake, or... well, they are still easy, but sometimes you have to fill in more forms.  Its a NIGHTMARE though, when you can't e-file.  I've only had that once, and I hope every year it never happens again.

I wouldn't go so far as "nightmare," but 20 pages of forms and schedules and "attach this, but don't staple it" and "staple your W-2 but not the check."  Mostly a minor annoyance.

So, my turn. I'm on vacation this week, in Florida.  We did The Magic Kingdom today.  I could fill pages on "exasperating" based on my day.

My wife's father died shortly after I met her, and a few years later, her mother started a relationship with a Disneyphile.  We all went to Disneyworld one year but were staying at different Disney resorts.  Figuring out the tram schedule was a nightmare because it was never "go from point X to point Y."  You always had go from X to A to C to Y.  We nicknamed it Stalag Disney.

Oh, and you know that thread about artists releasing music in six decades? I think I hit "It's A Small World" in SIX decades!  My first time was in '74.  I KNOW I have the 90's, the 00's, the 10's and now the 20's, but I'm PRETTY SURE I did it in the early 80's when we were still doing fam vacations.

LOL...I'm sure I went in the '70s and '80s, but I'm not sure I went to Disneyland in the '90s, and I think the last time we went was the '00s.  My condolences on your...ummm...accomplishment.

[King Postwhore]

So I had 12 vote on a Facebook poll to see if that line, "Let off some steam, Bennet!" was an iconic line.  Love were 6/6.   Damn draw.

[Adami]

So I had 12 vote on a Facebook poll to see if that line, "Let off some steam, Bennet!" was an iconic line.  Love were 6/6.   Damn draw.

Dude has so many classic lines, some are just going to fall to the wayside.

[King Postwhore]

So I had 12 vote on a Facebook poll to see if that line, "Let off some steam, Bennet!" was an iconic line.  Love were 6/6.   Damn draw.

Dude has so many classic lines, some are just going to fall to the wayside.

Hell, even from that one movie. Lol

[TAC]

Still have no idea what movie you’re talking about. Is it on Crave?

[King Postwhore]

Still have no idea what movie you’re talking about. Is it on Crave?

Yes, all 80's movies are only showing on a Canadian streaming service.

[TAC]

Still have no idea what movie you’re talking about. Is it on Crave?

Yes, all 80's movies are only showing on a Canadian streaming service.

And I thought Covid was the only reason Chad never leaves his house..

[King Postwhore]

Still have no idea what movie you’re talking about. Is it on Crave?

Yes, all 80's movies are only showing on a Canadian streaming service.

And I thought Covid was the only reason Chad never leaves his house..

He probably only likes Strange Brew.

[TAC]

I get that reference!

[King Postwhore]

[TAC]

Not really exasperating but sometimes my wife makes me scratch my head.


Today, we cleaned all of the bed sheets, pillow cases, blankets. My wife grabbed some new pillow cases out of the closet and started putting them on the pillows. When she was done she says to me..
"I don't know which pillows are yours".  WUT??

I replied.."Well, you know which ones are yours. Mine are the other ones."

[wolfking]

 

Women make me scratch my head every damn day.

[lordxizor]

The overuse of "triggers". Everything is a freaking trigger these days and people are starting to use it as an excuse for bad behavior. People really need to have "trigger warning" at the beginning of a Facebook post? It feels like an excuse for people not being able to control their emotions and actions.

[Chino]

The overuse of "triggers". Everything is a freaking trigger these days and people are starting to use it as an excuse for bad behavior. People really need to have "trigger warning" at the beginning of a Facebook post? It feels like an excuse for people not being able to control their emotions and actions.

I left a Discord group recently because they got really trigger happy. One of the girls made a post about a problem she's having with her boyfriend. They don't have enough in common and couldn't talk about much, and she prefaced it with a trigger warning incase anyone in the thread had any past trauma due to relationship issues.   

I was reading earlier today that the guy who tackled Chappelle did so because he's bi and didn't like Dave's jokes, which I still maintain is completely ridiculous. If you actually watch the special that was highly controversial, he had absolutely nothing ill to say about the trans community in anyway and was speaking from a place of deep respect and love for his friend Daphne (the trans person who killed herself shortly after being asked by and opening for Dave at one of his shows).

[lordxizor]

The overuse of "triggers". Everything is a freaking trigger these days and people are starting to use it as an excuse for bad behavior. People really need to have "trigger warning" at the beginning of a Facebook post? It feels like an excuse for people not being able to control their emotions and actions.

I left a Discord group recently because they got really trigger happy. One of the girls made a post about a problem she's having with her boyfriend. They don't have enough in common and couldn't talk about much, and she prefaced it with a trigger warning incase anyone in the thread had any past trauma due to relationship issues.   

I was reading earlier today that the guy who tackled Chappelle did so because he's bi and didn't like Dave's jokes, which I still maintain is completely ridiculous. If you actually watch the special that was highly controversial, he had absolutely nothing ill to say about the trans community in anyway and was speaking from a place of deep respect and love for his friend Daphne (the trans person who killed herself shortly after being asked by and opening for Dave at one of his shows).

The Chapelle thing was what made me post this, though I've been thinking it for a long time

[TAC]

Being "triggered" should never absolve people from being responsible for their actions.

[wolfking]

The overuse of "triggers". Everything is a freaking trigger these days and people are starting to use it as an excuse for bad behavior. People really need to have "trigger warning" at the beginning of a Facebook post? It feels like an excuse for people not being able to control their emotions and actions.

I fully agree with this.  It's bullshit.

[cramx3]

It's not that different from saying "no offense, but ..."

[Stadler]

The overuse of "triggers". Everything is a freaking trigger these days and people are starting to use it as an excuse for bad behavior. People really need to have "trigger warning" at the beginning of a Facebook post? It feels like an excuse for people not being able to control their emotions and actions.

It doesn't "feel like".  It IS.  It's a way to pass responsibility to someone else, and force acceptance.  It's bad enough that adults - who should know better - do this, but now I have to explain to my 14-year-old that it's okay to identify the inputs and address them, but "trigger" means NOTHING when it comes to being responsible and accountable for your actions/reactions.

I think this notion of "trigger" is actually selfish; it's unreasonable to expect the entire 7.6 billion population have to accommodate my feelings.  Who cares if I'm triggered?  That's my burden to carry, not the entire world's.

[Stadler]

The overuse of "triggers". Everything is a freaking trigger these days and people are starting to use it as an excuse for bad behavior. People really need to have "trigger warning" at the beginning of a Facebook post? It feels like an excuse for people not being able to control their emotions and actions.

I left a Discord group recently because they got really trigger happy. One of the girls made a post about a problem she's having with her boyfriend. They don't have enough in common and couldn't talk about much, and she prefaced it with a trigger warning incase anyone in the thread had any past trauma due to relationship issues.   

I was reading earlier today that the guy who tackled Chappelle did so because he's bi and didn't like Dave's jokes, which I still maintain is completely ridiculous. If you actually watch the special that was highly controversial, he had absolutely nothing ill to say about the trans community in anyway and was speaking from a place of deep respect and love for his friend Daphne (the trans person who killed herself shortly after being asked by and opening for Dave at one of his shows).

Here's a controversial statement: even if Chappelle DID have ill things to say, so what?  Why does having an opinion entitle someone else to forego the rules of society as well as the laws of the land we live in?  And if we're going to accept that, then why are things like January 6th or #MeToo behavior so bad?  You can't have it both ways.  If one has been in several bad relationships with women, does that absolve their behavior if they mistreat a woman?  What about if I'm beat up or mugged by a criminal who happens to be African American?  Wouldn't the resulting racism be acceptable?

This is a big problem for me with much of the identity politics movement; it's so subjectively related to a specific individual, as opposed to individuals in general, that it leads to a lot of arbitrary (one might say, hypocritical) applications to the concepts.

[Chino]

Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to say the stage rusher would have been justified had Chappelle actually been talking shit.

[Adami]

Yea, I don't really recall anyone saying the stage rusher was justified (though I'm sure there's SOMEONE with that opinion out there).

[Stadler]

Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to say the stage rusher would have been justified had Chappelle actually been talking shit.

No, but I'm fairly certain that the STAGE RUSHER thought himself justified.  I mean, intent and all, but still, it's not a radical assumption.

[Adami]

Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to say the stage rusher would have been justified had Chappelle actually been talking shit.

No, but I'm fairly certain that the STAGE RUSHER thought himself justified.  I mean, intent and all, but still, it's not a radical assumption.

............so? Don't most criminals think they're justified?

[Stadler]

Just to be clear, I wasn't trying to say the stage rusher would have been justified had Chappelle actually been talking shit.

No, but I'm fairly certain that the STAGE RUSHER thought himself justified.  I mean, intent and all, but still, it's not a radical assumption.

............so? Don't most criminals think they're justified?

Sure, but the underlying concept is the same.  Hell, there's an argument that most of the shootings we're seeing fall under this category; it's the delusion that any reaction is okay if the initial action is "egregious" enough. Will Smith/Chris Rock.  There were people that felt that Will Smith was within his bounds; or at least didn't concur that he was OUT of bounds.

I'm not really drawing lines here, just pointing out that certain "common sense" reactions might do with a little self-reflection and a broader look beyond the moment at hand.

[TAC]

So I'm on vacation right now, and there's been a number of things that I've gone off on. My family has pretty much told me that I'm the one being a dick.

I find this exasperating.

[Melphina]

People who fall for NFTs. People who try to shill them too.

Steve Lukather is the latest victim of this modern scam and he's pushing people to buy ridiculous cartoons of himself and has a whole NFT site now. Yuck. When I expressed my dismay at this turn of events whoever manages his page (Luke himself?) my comment was promptly deleted.

I'm tired of explaining to people why NFTs ONLY exist to line the pockets of people who want to take advantage of gullible people and or fans.

[Harmony]

Forum went down?  Was it just me?   

[faizoff]

Forum went down?  Was it just me?   

Was down for me as well, longer than usual I'm guessing.

[cramx3]

Was Stadler's mailbox full again?  The forum was down for me for like the last hour

[ProfessorPeart]

Came in here to mention that as well. I mean, c'mon, I'm trying to work and the forum takes a dump? I actually have to do some work when this happens.

[cramx3]

Came in here to mention that as well. I mean, c'mon, I'm trying to work and the forum takes a dump? I actually have to do some work when this happens.

It got me to leave my desk and go do some work on the other side of the building I'm in 

[Stadler]

Was Stadler's mailbox full again?  The forum was down for me for like the last hour

I cleared out like 100 messages. We're back and running! 

[King Postwhore]

 

Stads, I bet you didn't know you wielded so much power.  Lol