Hurricane Michael

[TWIH]

Straying into political tho’ I will say that each side is BSing people for their own motives. It has always happened, just more public now with our “wired in” society. You’d think that we could fact-check claims easily yet when there’s so much fakery now on the web, who knows how to backcheck stories or sources anymore?

Go to “list25.com” for 25 popular “myths” that the author discusses. Heck I believed at least half of them myself!  
25 Popular Myths Debunked

Posted by Juan Castillo, Updated on December 5, 2014


If a celeb tweets something stupid but tasty gossip-wise, it gets reposted by all their fans and soon becomes “true”.  Even when later on it is proven false, the damage that it caused is done (and that’s what was intended from the start, deliberate deviousness).

Look at how many “urban myths” still remain even when Snopes.com exposes them. By the way, that’s entertaining reading, seeing what the latest attempts at fooling people are...

We had an attempted member over from CRVL who was always making outlandish claims about things that even when proven wrong before, he kept repeating them on various sites. No doubt confusing to many... Thanks to Gary, SW and others he was exposed and tossed. 

[TrainChaser]

Follow the GD Money.

[Texjbird]

I'm still waiting for the Y2K they spent tubs of ink warning me about

  Hey now!  I still have my copy of "A HIPPY GUIDE TO Y2K".  I read it every few years as a reminder of all the predictions of catastrophe that didn't happen.  Another book from that era I have is called "HOW TO LIVE HIDDEN AND FREE" Or close to that.  I think it was publised by Paladin Press and maybe authored by Ragnar Benson?  The book is packed up somewhere. 

 When I see the now popular phrase "Grey Man"  referring to dressing to blend into your surroundings & not call unwanted attention to yourself I think "Yeah I read about this nearly 30ys ago, What's new?" 

 One book I know Mr. Benson authored is "RAGNARS GUIDE TO THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY" I also have it.  I believe that some of the suggestions he makes about earning money/goods are still valid in todays economy.

 He was writing about survival methods, preparedness, self protection, small homes and cabins/retreats and many other subjects including hunting back in the 1980s if not earlier.  He also wrote about some medical methods and how to treat yourself {I THINK}
Some of his books are availabile as free E books.  I just googled him and some books are for sale used on the interweb.

I need some of those thingys for my PRO 12 with Android that I can download stuff with.  Of course then I'd need to learn to down load.

  WELL AT LEAST I AIN'T STOOPIT.....JUST IGNERNT ABOUT A FEW THINGS 
NO, BUT THANK YOU........I DON'T NEED SPILLING LISTENS

JewellAnn

[rvpopeye]

Any teenager can help you download and install stuff you want on that phone.
(And MAYBE some of us here can too , at least how to do things after it's installed .)


Your spillin's just fine.

[TrainChaser]

Remembering Y2K: In this small town, a couple thought it would literally be the end of the world, so they killed their two kids, he shot his wife, and then he called 911 and told them. The dispatcher heard the final shot.

All I did was make sure I had the laundry done before the clock struck midnight.

[TWIH]

I was probably drunk...

[Scott7022]

I was in Johannesburg South Africa. Eating a dinner at one of the tallest building in the city. We were bringing in the NEW YEAR and one of the hosts was a tech giant. AN OUT OF MY LEAGUE lady and geek programmer was pissed at me as I said; "Well Apple figured this out years ago and fixed it so I am not worried." She went on and so I challenged her. "You take the elevator to the ground floor at five to Twelve. I will ride the elevator to the ground at the stroke of midnight. If I emerge unscathed we go back to my room and watch the fireworks from my suite." The hotel/tower/restaurant had warned the elevators would be out of commision from 23:55 to 00:05. I knew all the security and knew I could ride the outside glass elevator at midnight if I wanted. She hesitated and then, as the immediate area had gone silent, accepted.

She went down at 23:54 before they closed the elevators for travel. I finished my scotch and stubbed out my cigar and got up.

"Captain? This is kind of a big deal you could get stuck for days, or die."

"Nah...I won't likely be good enough to entertain her for days, and she isn't that much younger than me; I just have to pace myself."

They were still laughing when the doors to the glass elevator closed.

Chicken little was WRONG!
"He Who Dares Wins. We Dare."

[rvpopeye]

And yet , sometimes that still doesn't work.

Skuh kuh kuh kuh kuh kuh
You didn't say if you died or not........continuing story ?

[Scott7022]

Well, I didn't die. Although the French say petite mort. I'll save everyone the trouble of gory details and looking it up.

La petite mort (French pronunciation: [la pətit mɔʁ], the little death) is an expression which means "the brief loss or weakening of consciousness" and in modern usage refers specifically to "the sensation of orgasm as likened to death." ... The term "la petite mort" does not always apply to sexual experiences.

IT (see what I did there) Was a memorable weekend! Mathematics be damned 35 does go it 20 if done correctly!

Continuing story...Gary might have issues with the censor boards. I'd get a ton of yeah I don't think so. I've been doing it for x years and that has never happened to me...statements that I just see as a challenge if spoken by the fairer sex. Bringing it back to a vandwelling nature. Good enough that her uncontrollable howls excite the wolves to serenade her to sleep afterwards. To repurpose and restate a quote I very much like. "It's​ an animal thing."

[GypsyDogs]

@Scott - Should I make you a bumper sticker? 35/20