Revenge of the unhappy thread.

Fishies · Post by **Fishies** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:53 am

snail wrote: My kitty ran away last night.

Oh no! I hope she comes back

Grabmygoblin · Post by **Grabmygoblin** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:47 pm

rkolter wrote:Take heart - many kitties can find their way back home.

very true. if she liked you at all or at least enjoyed having a guaranteed meal and warm place to curl up, then she'll find her way back.

the only time I have ever seen a cat or really any animal run away and never return was this fairly feral young cat my parents adopted. she never adjusted to living with people, and only came into contact with humanoids because she needed somewhere to give birth. she hung around for the warmth during winter and a little into the spring... then my parents adopted a beagle-mix puppy, and she took off for the wild.

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:28 pm

One of my cats was once missing for a month before she finally came home (we think she got in my friends dads truck before he left for his house, and had to find her way back).

The guy that did Monster Mash is here tonight, and the song has been playing over and OVER...and I have 4.5 hours left before I get to go home!

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 3:27 pm

Tim wrote:Red Sox win the World Series!

KWill · Post by **KWill** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:14 am

Noise Monkey wrote:
legostargalactica wrote:yeah, Europe is nice like that.

And your money is worth more.

That's not necessarily a good thing. I have 75 dollars left over from my semester abroad in Virginia, and they're worth 5 euros less than when I took them out of my bank account... >(

Lastcall · Post by **Lastcall** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:02 am

This should be called the "emo" thread.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:03 am

fucking greedy trick-or-treaters. Had several kids, after being given a piece of candy reached into the bowl and took more for themselves. no manners. not only did they not say "trick or treat" or "thank you" but they're taking more than what is offered.

Lastcall · Post by **Lastcall** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:13 am

legostargalactica wrote:fucking greedy trick-or-treaters. Had several kids, after being given a piece of candy reached into the bowl and took more for themselves. no manners. not only did they not say "trick or treat" or "thank you" but they're taking more than what is offered.

I've noticed that with kids nowadays. They're just downright rude & out of control, and the parents just look at the kids helplessly, like they can't do anything about it. Makes me sick to think that one of those ignorant bastards will be our future president.

Bustertheclown · Post by **Bustertheclown** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:38 am

All the kids that I got were quite nice. All around it was an enjoyable experience.

Sketchywallflowr · Post by **Sketchywallflowr** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:40 am

I have no problem yellign at little kids like that. "Hey, what the heck are you doing?!?" They're usually so surpried someone stood up to them, they stop whatever and give you the blue screen of death face.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:17 am

legostargalactica wrote:fucking greedy trick-or-treaters. Had several kids, after being given a piece of candy reached into the bowl and took more for themselves. no manners. not only did they not say "trick or treat" or "thank you" but they're taking more than what is offered.

I have found that if you put a couple mouse traps in your clear bowl of candy, that they won't be so eager to reach in and grab for themselves. They won't immediately register that the traps aren't armed (if they were, you'd be snapped!) and they won't reach in at all. Sprinkle half a dozen of the 99 cent mousetraps in there, clearly visible. If anyone reaches, point out the mouse traps.

The kids learn not to be so grabby, and have good fun at the same time.

Dr Legostar · Post by **Dr Legostar** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:19 am

rkolter wrote:
legostargalactica wrote:fucking greedy trick-or-treaters. Had several kids, after being given a piece of candy reached into the bowl and took more for themselves. no manners. not only did they not say "trick or treat" or "thank you" but they're taking more than what is offered.
I have found that if you put a couple mouse traps in your clear bowl of candy, that they won't be so eager to reach in and grab for themselves. They won't immediately register that the traps aren't armed (if they were, you'd be snapped!) and they won't reach in at all. Sprinkle half a dozen of the 99 cent mousetraps in there, clearly visible. If anyone reaches, point out the mouse traps.

The kids learn not to be so grabby, and have good fun at the same time.

we started doing the latter after the greedy motherfuckers had done what they had done. i'll consider the mousetraps though

TheSuburbanLetdown · Post by **TheSuburbanLetdown** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:20 am

I've always wanted to walk around Italy in a tourist outfit with a backpack full of moustraps.

Garneta · Post by **Garneta** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 9:55 am

I got a text message this morning from a friend of mine saying that he has a crush on me. Not quite sure what to do about it; he's a pretty good friend, and I don't want things to be awkward.

Noise Monkey · Post by **Noise Monkey** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:17 am

I'm pretty sure that ship has sailed. Sorry, Kat.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:02 am

Kat North wrote:I got a text message this morning from a friend of mine saying that he has a crush on me. Not quite sure what to do about it; he's a pretty good friend, and I don't want things to be awkward.

The rule of thumb is, if the person can't admit to you openly they have a crush on you, they're not emotionally mature enough to handle the relationship that could result if you acted on the crush.

Grabmygoblin · Post by **Grabmygoblin** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:49 pm

about a month ago now I noticed a swastika carved into the seat in front of me on the bus. after the initial "wtf" moment, I took my keys out, added a few lines, and adapted it into a little children's style house with a little chimney giving off smoke, smiled, and put it out of my mind. kids do stupid things for attention without realizing the implications, so, hey, it was gone, no hurt really done.

today I was walking down one of the main drags in Albany, through a neighborhood with bustling black, latino and immigrant population businesses. I passed a hairdressers which has had this large window painting of a woman with her hair nicely feathered for a while now.

someone or someones scratched, twice, a swastika, accompanied by the letters W.P.W.S.

I hardly know what to think. the shop was closing, but I still stopped in to see if the ladies were alright. they tried to dismiss it, told me "it's alright, just ignore it." and sent me on my way.

the building I'm in tonight held a meet with the local legislator running for election next week. since I'm not a local voter, I didn't want to take up too much of his time, but I still pulled him aside and told him to go check it out.

I don't know what else to do.

fine way to open a weekend.

Polerin · Post by **Polerin** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 5:42 pm

Good thinking on the house thing. If nothing else, you might help raise awareness of neo-fascist organizations in your area with the city counsel members and local churches... If you really want to do something.

More than likely though it's some depressed or abused kid reaching out for something to strike back at a world that's failed them :/

Bustertheclown · Post by **Bustertheclown** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:40 pm

polerin wrote:More than likely though it's some depressed or abused kid reaching out for something to strike back at a world that's failed them :/

Of course, that's the state of most kids who fall into that particular sub-culture, and from the sounds of it, it seems that the feelings of powerlessness and disenfranchisement are being nurtured by someone somewhere. We can hope it's just a phase, but something in me says it's probably not. Swastikas are one thing, more shock imagery than anything, given the pretext. Going so far as to proclaim "white power", that's a whole other, more dangerous, and more disheartening, ball game.

I feel for you, goblin. I know what it's like to have hate groups invade your neighborhood.

Zwuh · Post by **Zwuh** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:50 pm

grabmygoblin wrote:about a month ago now I noticed a swastika carved into the seat in front of me on the bus. after the initial "wtf" moment, I took my keys out, added a few lines, and adapted it into a little children's style house with a little chimney giving off smoke, smiled, and put it out of my mind. kids do stupid things for attention without realizing the implications, so, hey, it was gone, no hurt really done.

Oh god you created a NAZI FACTORY!