you can't make this stuff up

Amos_Umwhat

silvermouse said:

well, duh! Someone got paid to do this research?
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Alcohol ads with pro-drinking comments on Facebook boost desire to drink, study finds

Date:

November 14, 2018

Source:

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Summary:

Alcohol advertisements on social media sites such as Facebook can increase young adults' desire to drink if the ads contain pro-drinking comments from users, according to new research.

Ya think?  

 

So that's why little Junior drinks!  Thank goodness!  I thought we were going to have to blame ourselves!  I knew it had to be somebody else's fault.  Whew!  Close one, we almost had to take responsibility.

0patience

I want to do a study on the effects of having unlimited funds to buy what I want.
It's a scientific study, of course.
All data will be compiled and published.

Hey, it could happen.

jd50ae

Sovereign Citizens

Amos_Umwhat

0patience said:

I want to do a study on the effects of having unlimited funds to buy what I want.
It's a scientific study, of course.
All data will be compiled and published.

Hey, it could happen.

I think that's been done, it was called "The Elvis Presley Story".  There was a sequel, "Michael Jackson, King of Pop".

silvermouse

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coming-battle-over-the-car-cockpit-1542037395?mod=e2fb

webmost

From Newsweek:

The Donald Trump secks scandal has “completely destroyed” Stormy Daniels’ writing and directing career, the adult film actress told members of the Oxford Union debating society Thursday evening.

The political “shitshow" of the last ten months left her with no capacity to write movies—her favorite part of working in porn—she said during an event entitled "Secks, Guns and Other Fluff: How Porn Can Set You Free." 

Not that it's the world's hardest job (no pun intended) writing porn movies...

MAN AT DOOR: Pizza delivery.
WOMAN IN NEGLIGEE: I...asked for extra sausage.
MAN AT DOOR: This much...?



But politics, she said, is "a much dirtier job than [mine]."

jd50ae

Stan Lee passed away.
Bill Maher takes the time to insult his life and his fans.
Bill Maher should go back to delivering pizzas.

Bob_Luken

jd50ae said:

Stan Lee passed away.
Bill Maher takes the time to insult his life and his fans.
Bill Maher should go back to delivering pizzas.

It wasn't all bad. Some of what he said was the same stuff we say on this very forum, on this very thread. Stuff like this,........................................................................................................................... 20 years ago, “something happened — adults decided they didn’t have to give up kid stuff. And so they pretended comic books were actually sophisticated literature. And because America has over 4,500 colleges — which means we need more professors than we have smart people — some dumb people got to be professors by writing theses with titles like Otherness and Heterodoxy in the Silver Surfer. And now when adults are forced to do grown-up things like buy auto insurance, they call it ‘adulting,’ and act like it’s some giant struggle.” 

jd50ae

Every generation has tried to bring along the good parts of their youth. Is that a surprise? From rock and roll to whatever, we have all done it. Is that a surprise?
But for Bill maher to insult someone who has just passed away, someone with more intelligence and creativity then he will ever have, just for the sake of laughs from a bunch of deak head xxxxxxx is so far over the top it is disgusting, it can not be justified.

IndustMech

Stopped watching or listening to bill maher long ago.

jd50ae

SNOWFLAKE Alert

https://www.foxnews.com/world/leeds-trinity-university-staff-told-not-to-use-dont-or-frightening-capitals

University staff told not to use ‘don’t’ or ‘frightening’ capital letters

YankeeMan

jd50ae said:

SNOWFLAKE Alert

https://www.foxnews.com/world/leeds-trinity-university-staff-told-not-to-use-dont-or-frightening-capitals

University staff told not to use ‘don’t’ or ‘frightening’ capital letters

I saw that this morning.  As a college instructor, it makes me mad and sad at the same time.  We have to prepare students for the real world.  There are some mean people out there and they will not allow you to go off to a safe room with a stuffed animal and "feel better."

jd50ae

YankeeMan said:

jd50ae said:

SNOWFLAKE Alert

https://www.foxnews.com/world/leeds-trinity-university-staff-told-not-to-use-dont-or-frightening-capitals

University staff told not to use ‘don’t’ or ‘frightening’ capital letters

I saw that this morning.  As a college instructor, it makes me mad and sad at the same time.  We have to prepare students for the real world.  There are some mean people out there and they will not allow you to go off to a safe room with a stuffed animal and "feel better."

I won't be here to see it but you mark my words, the next generation and this kind of weenie BS and the liberals will turn this country on its head, it will be socialist and a complete failure. Preppers may very well be on to something.

deadman

Had an engineer mad yesterday because we didn’t give him credit for years worked at his previous job to count towards getting his extra week of vacation with us. 

    I just looked at him and said really.

Hawkeye

Just tell him that is something you ask for in negotiations before you accept a new job.  After you accept a job on specific terms you lose the right to complain about it IMO.

silvermouse

now that you've hired me I demand to work less for the same pay.

webmost

Couple hundred frozen turtles washed up on the beach in Massachusetts. 



... and, yes, they do find a way to blame frozen turtles on global warming.

silvermouse

happens here every year, if there is unseasonably cold weather it is worse. It's useless to discuss the issue of climate change, people believe what they want.

webmost

silvermouse said:

happens here every year, if there is unseasonably cold weather it is worse. It's useless to discuss the issue of climate change, people believe what they want.

Really? You're saying it's normal?
Kinda makes this event fake news, then.

0patience

webmost said:

silvermouse said:

happens here every year, if there is unseasonably cold weather it is worse. It's useless to discuss the issue of climate change, people believe what they want.

Really? You're saying it's normal?
Kinda makes this event fake news, then.

OMG! Fake news?
They would never do that.
They would never twist information around to mislead us.
What is this world coming to? 

Yakster

So, there were no frozen turtles?

jd50ae

Pennsylvania woman claims she drove on train tracks because GPS told her to go that way

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pennsylvania-woman-claims-she-drove-on-train-tracks-because-gps-told-her-to-go-that-way

College graduate?

jlmarta

Sounds about right.....  

silvermouse

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/first-gene-edited-babies-claimed-in-china-report-2018-11-26

webmost

wow

webmost

https://youtu.be/-CFTIOQCqTc

jd50ae

Florida (where else) man reportedly stabbed woman in head with fork over undercooked potato

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-reportedly-stabbed-woman-in-head-with-fork-over-undercooked-potato

I'm torn on this one. Good reason or not?

Bob_Luken

Whatcha think about this? This one is from a nurse I know. I think it's funny, maybe you do too. But if she was caring for your sick vulnerable family member, does that change how you might feel about it? And what if you were her employer, and you saw this? Everybody's so easily offended these days, are they firing nurses/doctors/police for posting dark humor stuff like this?

Yakster

jd50ae said:

Florida (where else) man reportedly stabbed woman in head with fork over undercooked potato

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-man-reportedly-stabbed-woman-in-head-with-fork-over-undercooked-potato

I'm torn on this one. Good reason or not?

He was reportedly arrested?

Bob_Luken said:

Whatcha think about this? This one is from a nurse I know. I think it's funny, maybe you do too. But if she was caring for your sick vulnerable family member, does that change how you might feel about it? And what if you were her employer, and you saw this? Everybody's so easily offended these days, are they firing nurses/doctors/police for posting dark humor stuff like this?

Funny

0patience

Bob_Luken said:

Whatcha think about this? This one is from a nurse I know. I think it's funny, maybe you do too. But if she was caring for your sick vulnerable family member, does that change how you might feel about it? And what if you were her employer, and you saw this? Everybody's so easily offended these days, are they firing nurses/doctors/police for posting dark humor stuff like this?

I'd be more concerned about the nurse who didn't have a sense of humor.