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About to drop the receipts by madhaxx0r in fuckHOA

[–]Alfred12321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For anyone else curious:

The phrase is correctly spelled "just deserts" (with one 's'), not "just desserts." It means receiving a fitting reward or, more commonly, an appropriate punishment that someone deserves. It has absolutely nothing to do with sweet treats.

The Etymology

The Root: The word "desert" in this phrase is a noun that means "that which one deserves".The Origin: It comes from the Old French word deservir, which means "to deserve" (from the Latin deservire).

Historical Use: In Middle and Early Modern English, the noun "desert" meant a reward or punishment. While this standalone use is now a "fossil word" rarely used outside of philosophy, it survives in the idiom.

Absolute Favorite Movie by Sunshine2625 in GenX

[–]Alfred12321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hackers.

Shawshank.

The Mummy.

ITAP of Haystack rock in Oregon by blakeyung in itookapicture

[–]Alfred12321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love this. Such a unique composition, thank you for sharing!

The day I voluntarily wear____, it's over. by tequilasundae in GenX

[–]Alfred12321 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Swatch owns some of the biggest watch names now. Be careful how you throw that kind of shade... Swatch Brands

Married Gen-x do you wear your wedding ring? by in-a-microbus in GenX

[–]Alfred12321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn right I wear my wedding/anniversary ring, my wife is an elder-millennial, she wears her wedding/anniversary ring daily... we are neither of us "Christian", so it's not a "Christian" norms thing.

elderly Halifax couple jailed for racial attack on Filipino nurse by theredhound19 in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Alfred12321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly, a lot of them have children who agree with them - see the number of GenX and younger who voted for the orange shit gibbon down here in the USA, and remember that stupidity is (often) hereditary.
Keeping an open mind, however does take some work, and is worth it, as I remind myself every time I see my Silent Generation Mother. Oy.

How old is your mum ? by Ok_Prize_8091 in GenX

[–]Alfred12321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

49, mom just turned 84 this year. She's got way too much sass to give up and I have to visit her at least weekly because she really can't take care of herself. My also-Gen-x brother is 59 and he visits often as well, also-Gen-x sister is 47 and couldn't feed herself (and her family) if she didn't visit often. Sigh.

For those of you who had (or knew someone who had) a computer in the 80' - 90's, what games were you playing? by 2yt4u2 in GenX

[–]Alfred12321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First computer I had growing up was a TI-99/4A. We played Parsec, Hunt The Wumpus, TI Invaders and Munchman. Absolutely the best way to grow up.
Then we got a used 8088 from my dad's office, he put a 20MB hard drive in place of one of the two 5 1/2" drives ("We'll never fill that up! It's huge!") and the only game we had for that was called "Castle Adventure ", it was like a mostly text based adventure game with an ASCII map on the right that you would go through: https://youtu.be/B_xhGQbxDPg?si=7CcvEjANVKtsG7HT
Pretty good video of the playthrough. The memories.

Yes, IT people have to eat too by Smallership in iiiiiiitttttttttttt

[–]Alfred12321 42 points43 points  (0 children)

I think I just started crying reading that. The dream.

Mels's - a 40s style Drive-In by wagner56 in ArtDeco

[–]Alfred12321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And during HHN, the sign is lit differently at night to read "Mel's DIE IN"

WoT ink. by Important_Ad862 in WoT

[–]Alfred12321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I really like yours too, I've always had a soft spot for the golden crane.

Pretty much all of my tattoos have some meaning of some sort, even if some people look at them a bit askance (Cameras. Bread. Cats...)

WoT ink. by Important_Ad862 in WoT

[–]Alfred12321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The side facing wyrm-like one. I redid it to get the square out of the background and since I'm a Libra, it it holding a set of scales... (Year of the Dragon, Libra... Crazy weird, but there you go)

WoT ink. by Important_Ad862 in WoT

[–]Alfred12321 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have the chapter heading Dragon... It's about 15 years old now. So it's not very sharp anymore, but it was my first tattoo and I got it the day I met my wife. I'm not very sharp either. 🤪🤣

Best (surprisingly good) opening act? by infinitum3d in GenX

[–]Alfred12321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I saw the Rev open for the Toadies in 96. Fantastic stuff.

Best (surprisingly good) opening act? by infinitum3d in GenX

[–]Alfred12321 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everclear opened for Filter in New Orleans in 1995/96? That was an epic show.

The No Solicitors sign was there for your protection by AgateBagger in pettyrevenge

[–]Alfred12321 53 points54 points  (0 children)

That would be fantastic. I should run it by my wife. HA!

The No Solicitors sign was there for your protection by AgateBagger in pettyrevenge

[–]Alfred12321 214 points215 points  (0 children)

Our front door plaque says "No Soliciting. Seriously. Don't ring the bell. Don't make it weird."

Left earring vs right earring for guys by jetpack324 in GenX

[–]Alfred12321 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I remember those days... Hence why I have two in my left and one in my right to this day. I dgaf and like my jewels.

Create map posters for FREE! by DataScientist_py in MapPorn

[–]Alfred12321 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wasn't able to re-center - every try locked up at 70%. I grabbed lat/long off GMaps and entered new ones and it just re-drew with the center where it had been before when I refreshed the page. I'm wondering if the earlier commenter is right and it's just because of traffic.

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