The Box of Chocolates Thread (You never know what you're going to get!)

The Box of Chocolates Thread (You never know what you're going to get!)

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24 December 2022 at 08:57 AM
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by d2_e4 k

*older than I am



Survey says "older than me" is more common by a decent amount.


Yes, because the ****ing commoners use it.


by browser2920 k

PS: while I never lived in Overton Park I did live in Leavenworth for a year 😀

Wait, what? You did time?


by d2_e4 k

Wait, what? You did time?

In a way. I attended the US Army Command and General Staff College at FT Leavenworth.


Spent a summer in Lansing once. Too many prisons.


My buddies wife was stationed at Leavenworth... she's a prison guard. I went there to visit and they even let me on base. She's at Pendleton now but going back to Leavenworth and they think she'll get either Korea or Guantanamo in 4 years.

The town itself does not seem like a place I'd want to be although there is a really nice state park on the Missouri side on the Missouri river, Weston Bend SP.


by d2_e4 k

Yes, because the ****ing commoners use it.

If it weren't for the commoners we'd all be speaking French.


bryce, which kpop song are we dueting?


by chillrob k

Is referring to "Kanye West" considered deadnaming?

chillrob, I don’t know who that is.


by spaceman Bryce k

chillrob, I don’t know who that is.

Ye


by spaceman Bryce k

chillrob, I don’t know who that is.

Is this what the world is coming to? When I - a 60+ year-old white-guy knows who Kanye is - but Bryce, a relative youth, doesn't?


by chillrob k

Ye

I searched online for Kanye west and “ye” and didn’t find anything

by Didace k

Is this what the world is coming to? When I - a 60+ year-old white-guy knows who Kanye is - but Bryce, a relative youth, doesn't?

What do you do for work?


He is an accountant.


by spaceman Bryce k

I searched online for Kanye west and “ye” and didn’t find anything

What do you do for work?

You should switch to google from whatever search engine you are using. 😀


by browser2920 k

You should switch to google from whatever search engine you are using. 😀

I’ve been very critical of Kanye west since before it was popular to do so.

But I did somewhat like how in one of his famous songs the main line was “I’m not saying she’s a gold digger but…” because of the beat and because he doesn’t actually call someone a gold digger.

I personally don’t believe gold diggers exist and the whole idea is made up by bad men.


by spaceman Bryce k

I’ve been very critical of Kanye west since before it was popular to do so.

But I did somewhat like how in one of his famous songs the main line was “I’m not saying she’s a gold digger but…” because of the beat and because he doesn’t actually call someone a gold digger.

I personally don’t believe gold diggers exist and the whole idea is made up by bad men.

I know who Kanye is, and see that he is acknowledged as a very influential song writer and artist. But the truth is I couldn't name a single song of his if my life depended on it. They don't play any on the classic rock stations I listen to and I've never had a KE video (if he makes them) show up on my recommended list.

As far as music goes I have a total blank on KW. Otoh I get kpop stuff showing up all the time so if anyone wants to talk blackpink I'm in. But not in this thread pls. 😀


I was a fan of Kanye’s first album college dropout and his musical production skills but became disillusioned with him shortly there after long before it was popular to do so. I followed his mental health escapades closely for a while, but now he’s dead to me, and I couldn’t tell you anything he’s done in the last year, which is why i made the joke the way I did. I would say I have some pretty deep thoughts about Kanye except that’s really not true because I haven’t thought about him in so long.


bryce, since i'm not getting any suggestions from you and i don't know any kpop to suggest, how about we learn this song


Removed a link with no content added... ala steamraise


by browser2920 k

I've seen this come up in a few threads so I'll remind people here. The site wide rule is:

Attack the argument not the person

So please refrain from statements like "you're a nazi, transphobe, or whatever. If someone says something you believe to be, say, antisemitic for example, it's fine to say that you think that is an antisemitic statement. Then the other person can respond as to why they feel it is not. Usually this arises in discussions about those who support Israel or the Palestinians fo

OK. He is generally an accountant.


by spaceman Bryce k

I was a fan of Kanye’s first album college dropout and his musical production skills but became disillusioned with him shortly there after long before it was popular to do so. I followed his mental health escapades closely for a while, but now he’s dead to me, and I couldn’t tell you anything he’s done in the last year, which is why i made the joke the way I did. I would say I have some pretty deep thoughts about Kanye except that’s really not true because I haven’t thought about him in so long.

He should have been dead to everyone, especially the music industry, after he interrupted an awards ceremony, stole the microphone, and told Taylor Swift that she didn't deserve to win the award she was just presented with.

While I have never deliberately listened to either's music, it's still satisfying to see that she has become the most popular entertainer in the world, while he has become a laughingstock who has to do more and more stupid things in an attempt to stay in the spotlight.


by spaceman Bryce k

What do you do for work?

What a very strange question given the converstion.

by d2_e4 k

He is an accountant.

You take that back right now!


by Didace k

What a very strange question given the converstion.
You take that back right now!

OK, OK. CFO. Which is an accountant.


by d2_e4 k

OK, OK. CFO. Which is an accountant.

Not really. A decent percentage of CFOs have CPAs, but it isn't a requirement by any means.


What’s wrong with being an accountant?

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