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DiO'Bolic

Not completely obtuse
Nov 14, 2013
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When I took Astronomy in college, people would go out of their way to NOT say U-ray-nus. They would say Ur-ran-us. Urine - us.

It was funny listening to adults try to be all scientific -- it boiled down to butt humor because we're all 9 year old boys saying that word.
Why did they think going from “your-anus" to "urine-us” was somehow better?
 

Dana Jean

Dirty Pirate Hooker, The Return
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Apr 11, 2006
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Did you know that in Texas, if you are hanging out with friends and you all get in a car and drive to a convenience store and one of your friends goes in and robs the place and kills the attendant and you did not know ANYTHING was going to happen at all, you will be tried for murder too?

It's called The Law of Parties.


I don't know how many other states have this law, but those of you with kids out running around with friends -- make sure they know how important it is to pick good people to hang with. All it takes is one stupid friend.

And that goes for adults too. If you're a senior citizen carpooling to the early bird at Sizzler, make sure Marge isn't a stone cold gangsta'.
 

Edward John

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Did you know that in Texas, if you are hanging out with friends and you all get in a car and drive to a convenience store and one of your friends goes in and robs the place and kills the attendant and you did not know ANYTHING was going to happen at all, you will be tried for murder too?

It's called The Law of Parties.


I don't know how many other states have this law, but those of you with kids out running around with friends -- make sure they know how important it is to pick good people to hang with. All it takes is one stupid friend.

And that goes for adults too. If you're a senior citizen carpooling to the early bird at Sizzler, make sure Marge isn't a stone cold gangsta'.
Did you know that if Texas was to declare Independence then they would be the fifth richest nation in the world, in fact, Texas puts far more money into the USA economy than they get back. Whereas the state of Wyoming, if it was to declare independence, would be bankrupt almost immediately. Well ... guess its time for Texas to fly the rebel flag again, I mean ... I guess. Hahahaha.
 

Sundrop

Sunny the Great & Wonderful
Jun 12, 2008
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Did you know that in Texas, if you are hanging out with friends and you all get in a car and drive to a convenience store and one of your friends goes in and robs the place and kills the attendant and you did not know ANYTHING was going to happen at all, you will be tried for murder too?

It's called The Law of Parties.


I don't know how many other states have this law, but those of you with kids out running around with friends -- make sure they know how important it is to pick good people to hang with. All it takes is one stupid friend.

And that goes for adults too. If you're a senior citizen carpooling to the early bird at Sizzler, make sure Marge isn't a stone cold gangsta'.
I saw this on a documentary.....Kids Behind Bars or something like that.
 

Dana Jean

Dirty Pirate Hooker, The Return
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Apr 11, 2006
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Okay. I'm going to rat myself out.

You know how in your community you have sign twirlers, mascots for businesses out there waving at you, the Statue of Liberty people are out wanting your tax business, all of them doing the dance of signage?

Well, I wave at these people. They flash me the peace sign or wave and I do the same back. It's just a thing I do. I want them to know -- I see you, I appreciate you are working no matter what you are doing. I give them a wave as a random act of "good job!"

Today, in the distance, I saw a girl with a sign, moving it around, hand up waving. As I get closer, I wave back realizing at the last second, I just waved at an automated Cherry 2000.

What the hell. Perfectly good American jobs going to robots. And I waved at it/her/wtf.
 

DiO'Bolic

Not completely obtuse
Nov 14, 2013
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Poconos, PA
Many moons ago when you drove into Manhattan... as soon as you came out of the tunnel or across the bridge, you would be approached by guys with filthy dirty water ‘washing windows.’ They ignored you if you told the to stay away from the car and if you didn’t give them money afterwards they would start banging on your hood or roof. The windows were always worse after they 'washed' it. I used to hang a dollar out the window and said it was for them to stay away and NOT wash my windows.
 

GNTLGNT

The idiot is IN
Jun 15, 2007
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Cambridge, Ohio
Did you know that in Texas, if you are hanging out with friends and you all get in a car and drive to a convenience store and one of your friends goes in and robs the place and kills the attendant and you did not know ANYTHING was going to happen at all, you will be tried for murder too?

It's called The Law of Parties.


I don't know how many other states have this law, but those of you with kids out running around with friends -- make sure they know how important it is to pick good people to hang with. All it takes is one stupid friend.

And that goes for adults too. If you're a senior citizen carpooling to the early bird at Sizzler, make sure Marge isn't a stone cold gangsta'.
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Dana Jean

Dirty Pirate Hooker, The Return
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Apr 11, 2006
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Many moons ago when you drove into Manhattan... as soon as you came out of the tunnel or across the bridge, you would be approached by guys with filthy dirty water ‘washing windows.’ They ignored you if you told the to stay away from the car and if you didn’t give them money afterwards they would start banging on your hood or roof. The windows were always worse after they 'washed' it. I used to hang a dollar out the window and said it was for them to stay away and NOT wash my windows.
You should've got out and taken their "busket" away from them.

and if you know that reference, you are amazing.