After following the link that our favorite cigar chick posted to the Box Bedlam sale, I asked myself what I was missing, and if there was supposed to be a coupon code somewhere.
Imagine a business model that relies on, 1) the majority of your target population being content w/ mediocre products, and 2) not having the brains to shop around for easily-found lower prices.
edit: dear admins, should you happen to stumble across this post, please forgive me, and know how grateful we are that the powers-that-be continue their munificence to us weirdos.
@peter4jc said:
After following the link that our favorite cigar chick posted to the Box Bedlam sale, I asked myself what I was missing, and if there was supposed to be a coupon code somewhere.
Imagine a business model that relies on, 1) the majority of your target population being content w/ mediocre products, and 2) not having the brains to shop around for easily-found lower prices.
edit: dear admins, should you happen to stumble across this post, please forgive me, and know how grateful we are that the powers-that-be continue their munificence to us weirdos.
I saw it and didn't bother to look at it, yet, and as I was navigating my way over here, I somehow began to think about the same economic situational type things, and wondering what it would be like if they pulled the plug on us. And what do I find when I get here? You're over here twiddling with the chain attached to the stopper.
Nearly every time I watch TV I'm inundated with ads for prescriptions medicines. If I can't just go and buy these things, or not, my choice, why are they being peddled to me? If only the doctor can dispense this, why tell me?
And, there's a recognizable pattern. I notice that most, not all but most of these meds have 3 syllable names, accent in the middle, and sound like words from an old Tarzan comic book.
"Tired of everyone else being picked as partners because people say you're stupid? Ask your doctor if you should try new Biwyznow (Be-WISE- Now)"
"Do you find that you tend to stare at a single focal point too long? Friends and family commenting on your thousand-yard stare? Tell your doctor that you think you might benefit from new Strabizmo. You'll be blinking and multi-focusing like a motorcyclist without brakes in no time!"
Then come the Lawyers:
"Do you suffer from multi-system organ failure after taking Biwyznow? Contact the law offices of..."
It all seems a little crazy. A lot crazy. Plus, I've been mowing and bush-hogging in anticipation of the next rain, and my brain won't just shut up.
Who's the crazy one now? "If your brain never shuts up, and you have chronic tinnitus, ask your doctor if Su-TU-fuh (STFU) is right for you..."
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
What are these indoor window boxes for?
I’ve never seen them anywhere except at the Mayberry courthouse. Were these a ventilation thing before AC was common? If so what was its function?
@silvermouse said:
I wonder if the Venetian blinds raise from the bottom so that they can screen the view from the street but still let light in when half raised.
I wondered if it was to shield from glare off of car windows while the blinds were open.
I googled "mayberry cpourthouse window". Even with the misspelled word it led me to mayberry.fandom.com. and a general discussion thread about the courthouse layout and somebody asked about the "lower valances" and one answerer was certain they were rain guards. And I then googled "rain guards interior windows" and found a modern-day version on amazon. Before AC was common, it was a necessity to leave windows open nearly all the time in hot weather, so they had to be prepared with extra protection against rain.
Or, perhaps we're emanations from the past? I'm going with that.
WARNING: The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme. Proceed at your own risk.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
@ShawnOL said:
Too many Karen's making rules for what others are and aren't allowed to do.
Not letting Darwin do its job
I hit "agree", but yet, once someone has procreated, it's too late for Darwin. Also, many times those morons take some innocent people with them, or take some innocent people, while the moron survives.
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After following the link that our favorite cigar chick posted to the Box Bedlam sale, I asked myself what I was missing, and if there was supposed to be a coupon code somewhere.
Imagine a business model that relies on, 1) the majority of your target population being content w/ mediocre products, and 2) not having the brains to shop around for easily-found lower prices.
edit: dear admins, should you happen to stumble across this post, please forgive me, and know how grateful we are that the powers-that-be continue their munificence to us weirdos.
I saw it and didn't bother to look at it, yet, and as I was navigating my way over here, I somehow began to think about the same economic situational type things, and wondering what it would be like if they pulled the plug on us. And what do I find when I get here? You're over here twiddling with the chain attached to the stopper.
Nearly every time I watch TV I'm inundated with ads for prescriptions medicines. If I can't just go and buy these things, or not, my choice, why are they being peddled to me? If only the doctor can dispense this, why tell me?
And, there's a recognizable pattern. I notice that most, not all but most of these meds have 3 syllable names, accent in the middle, and sound like words from an old Tarzan comic book.
"Tired of everyone else being picked as partners because people say you're stupid? Ask your doctor if you should try new Biwyznow (Be-WISE- Now)"
"Do you find that you tend to stare at a single focal point too long? Friends and family commenting on your thousand-yard stare? Tell your doctor that you think you might benefit from new Strabizmo. You'll be blinking and multi-focusing like a motorcyclist without brakes in no time!"
Then come the Lawyers:
"Do you suffer from multi-system organ failure after taking Biwyznow? Contact the law offices of..."
It all seems a little crazy. A lot crazy. Plus, I've been mowing and bush-hogging in anticipation of the next rain, and my brain won't just shut up.
Who's the crazy one now? "If your brain never shuts up, and you have chronic tinnitus, ask your doctor if Su-TU-fuh (STFU) is right for you..."
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
We all are the Golden Goose S hitting The Golden Eggs. It's about $$$$.
It's been all about the money since money was invented.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
They want YOU to tell your doctor that you want this medicine.
Goes along with lowering the standards.
Don't let the wife know what you spend on guns, ammo or cigars.
I'm probably wrong but I believe the US and New Zealand are the only countries that allow big pharma to hawk their wares on the airwaves.
What are these indoor window boxes for?
I’ve never seen them anywhere except at the Mayberry courthouse. Were these a ventilation thing before AC was common? If so what was its function?
I wonder if the Venetian blinds raise from the bottom so that they can screen the view from the street but still let light in when half raised.
I wondered if it was to shield from glare off of car windows while the blinds were open.
I thought it was to keep prisoners in our contraband out.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Venetian Blind:
What you sit in while hunting Venetians.
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
Silly lads... have you never watched the show? It's where they kept the reading material, i.e. magazines, for the detainees.
That's where Barney kept his bullet.
I googled "mayberry cpourthouse window". Even with the misspelled word it led me to mayberry.fandom.com. and a general discussion thread about the courthouse layout and somebody asked about the "lower valances" and one answerer was certain they were rain guards. And I then googled "rain guards interior windows" and found a modern-day version on amazon. Before AC was common, it was a necessity to leave windows open nearly all the time in hot weather, so they had to be prepared with extra protection against rain.
I like the Post About Your Mundane Life thread because I can look back a page or two and remember what I've been up to.
Can you get a DUI on a kayak? @Bob_Luken
No. Mostly no. Sometimes yes.
Fify
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
"duvet"....a word that has no right existing
We are animations of/from the future and that's why understanding consciousness and time is so illusive.
@silvermouse Mr Edward….and what are we smoking this fine morning 😜😜😜
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
Or, perhaps we're emanations from the past? I'm going with that.
"If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." -- Mark Twain
Either way, past/future, we’re living in the matrix 🤪🤪
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
Pennsylvania categorizes operating any watercraft while under the influence of drugs or alcohol as illegal.
The obstacle is the way.
Tennessee targets boaters operating registered motor propelled or sail propelled vessels. I'm not even sure if they care how drunk the kayakers get.
Too many Karen's making rules for what others are and aren't allowed to do.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Not letting Darwin do its job
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
I hit "agree", but yet, once someone has procreated, it's too late for Darwin. Also, many times those morons take some innocent people with them, or take some innocent people, while the moron survives.