[Rant] Minor Rant III: For a Few Hollers More

[sixpackshaker]

Ah yes. That. I'd forgotten that tobacco products had become such a liability to employers because health insurance providers started thoughtfully passing along the increased costs.

--Patrick

I smoke more now than ever since my employer started charging $30 to all smokers. My two cigar a week habit turned into 6, plus pipes on a daily basis.

 

[PatrThom]

I smoke more now than ever since my employer started charging $30 to all smokers. My two cigar a week habit turned into 6, plus pipes on a daily basis.

Sounds like you're trying to get your money's worth.

--Patrick

 

[sixpackshaker]

Sounds like you're trying to get your money's worth.

--Patrick

Basically. I was spending about $30 a month on the habit. Then that doubled...

 

[Dei]

On today's episode of maddening conversations I have with my mother, while talking about where my daughter can ride her bike, she said that the world is way more dangerous now, especially with all those people moving to Colorado for legal pot, because who knows what those people will do.

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I wonder what her reaction would be if I told her how many people I know/hang out with that use pot.

 

[Ravenpoe]

On today's episode of maddening conversations I have with my mother, while talking about where my daughter can ride her bike, she said that the world is way more dangerous now, especially with all those people moving to Colorado for legal pot, because who knows what those people will do.

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I wonder what her reaction would be if I told her how many people I know/hang out with that use pot.

I know plenty of people who regularly use pot also. What do they do? Not a lot.

 

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I also know a lot of people who smoke pot. They have "Dr." in front of their names, million dollar grants, and a pile of papers and books. And they usually know which new student to ask.

 

[Cheesy1]

But don't forget, pot lowers your inhibitions, and that's how The Gays get you.

 

[Krisken]

On today's episode of maddening conversations I have with my mother, while talking about where my daughter can ride her bike, she said that the world is way more dangerous now, especially with all those people moving to Colorado for legal pot, because who knows what those people will do.

[emoji30]

I wonder what her reaction would be if I told her how many people I know/hang out with that use pot.

Tell her more people are killed / injured by alcoholics than by pot users. Then again, you would probably be wasting your time.

 

[Dei]

Yes, I think I mentioned over the summer that at this point I just smile and nod at my mother.

 

[GasBandit]

People who smoke pot generally stay home, in my experience.

 

[Dei]

Reminds me of people who worry that people are going to hand out pot candy at Halloween. Um, no.

 

[Ravenpoe]

Reminds me of people who worry that people are going to hand out pot candy at Halloween. Um, no.

Full-size pot candybars, at that!

 

[Tinwhistler]

 

[Dei]

I also shouldn't tell her about how my D&D group had a 20 minute conversation on how to render pot butter on Friday night before we started playing.

 

[Squidleybits]

Like to put on popcorn?

 

[Dei]

No, it's how they make edibles these days. Though there was a conversation about making pasta sauce with it.

 

[Squidleybits]

I had popcorn made with bacon fat butter at a restaurant once. It was pretty awesome.

 

[PatrThom]

I had popcorn made with bacon fat butter at a restaurant once. It was pretty awesome.

Pop your popcorn in bacon fat, then sprinkle it with butter and salt.
Close enough.

--Patrick

 

[Squidleybits]

I ordered it in front of my new boss (well he was new then. Now the meeting lady has the job) and it was so good that all my shame was forgotten.

 

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My daughter had a wart on her toe. A big one. We went to the doctor about it, and he sent us to laser treatments. 50 dollar copay a pop, and it did nothing after 4 treatments. Finally we just bought the $5 Wartstick from Walgreens and it worked perfectly.

 

[GasBandit]

My daughter had a wart on her toe. A big one. We went to the doctor about it, and he sent us to laser treatments. 50 dollar copay a pop, and it did nothing after 4 treatments. Finally we just bought the $5 Wartstick from Walgreens and it worked perfectly.

Do... do we need to fund wart-based laser-armor?

 

[PatrThom]

I hear duct tape has been shown to work pretty well, too.

--Patrick

 

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The OTC stuff worked wonders. I'm ranting because we wasted 200 bucks on laser treatments that did not work when the wart stick worked.

 

[HCGLNS]

So expenses should be associated with documentation? And receipts?

You don't say.

 

[WasabiPoptart]

Why do I have an assignment on something you never taught?

 

[Emrys]

Why do I have an assignment on something you never taught?

Because some faculty members have the IQ of a lobotomized sea cucumber?

 

[Gared]

Because some faculty members have the IQ of a lobotomized sea cucumber?

If they're anything like company presidents, CEOs, and owners, that is a horribly slanderous thing to say. Lobotomized sea cucumbers have much higher IQs than fungus that lives solely off of bullshit.

 

[Emrys]

If they're anything like company presidents, CEOs, and owners, that is a horribly slanderous thing to say. Lobotomized sea cucumbers have much higher IQs than fungus that lives solely off of bullshit.

I apologize to lobotomized sea cucumbers everywhere.

 

[Bubble181]

I apologize to lobotomized sea cucumbers everywhere.

Thank you, it's appreciated.

 

[Lobotomized Sea Cucumber]

Thank you, it's appreciated.

This guy does not speak for us. He's neither lobotomized, nor a sea cucumber. The Queen has offended us, this is a national offense and will require more than a mere written apology.

 

[Squidleybits]

I'm still at work. My new boss asked me to do a bunch of stuff and sit in on unplanned meetings which is cool except for the part where that doesn't help me meet her deadline on the rush project.

I went out to buy my supper and missed another "urgent" meeting request.

So I'm here late again and feeling stabby.

 

[ThatNickGuy]

This guy does not speak for us. He's neither lobotomized, nor a sea cucumber. The Queen has offended us, this is a national offense and will require more than a mere written apology.

No lie, I've missed alt accounts. They mixed things up sometimes.

 

[PatrThom]

So I'm here late again and feeling stabby.

--Patrick

 

[Squidleybits]

Exactly!!

 

[Dei]

Under a blizzard warning, and it just started pouring rain, roads are going to be AWESOME later. Time to hibernate.