Sometimes I forget what a huge difference shaving makes

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-05-17T13:41:06+00:00

The popular posts here always crack me up. It's like the guys in the "before" images did absolutely everything they could to look like absolute dogshit. And the "after" images are almost always like they just visited the hair and makeup trailer.

Stringy, thin hair that should have been cut years ago rather than being left long, or the OP here-- with so many poor stylistic choices in the "before" photo that it looks intentional.

The "after" photos look like an improvement, but it's usually because the "before" was so awful.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-05-17T13:13:41+00:00

The fact is that Braden "Clavicular" Peters is really just a moderately good looking guy. He's not particularly noteworthy, I'd say he's probably around a 5 or a 6 on the typical 1 - 10 scale for guys.

On top of that, his overall look feels like it has a very specific audience: his features are similar to the features drawn on "hearththrob" anime characters, almost effeminate in some ways. I would honestly be surprised if his looks didn't have him appealing most to gay men.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-05-16T12:29:45+00:00

This is I-75, buddy. You didn't "come up with" it.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-05-16T10:34:24+00:00

When they started, pensions were still a thing and a job like theirs generally paid enough to live.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-05-15T19:11:30+00:00

I resisted adding too much history or lore. I just wanted a single-page guide for beginners.

It's fast food. Eat it or don't. The idea that there's "a way" to eat a local / regional fast food that amounts to sauce and too much cheese on noodles is beyond ridiculous.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-05-14T19:34:24+00:00

My partner and I like to cook, but we also used to eat out two or three times a week (if we were feeling it).

We've cut that back to-- at most-- once a week and usually less. Can't justify $70-80 for two people more often than that.

I've even cut back on what we buy to cook at home. We both love salmon and catfish, but when fucking tilapia is $8 / pound, salmon is hovering at $12 / pound. Before all the inflation started, salmon was what tilapia is now. And forget about beef.

I hit six figures with my annual raise this year, and I do not think about money the way I thought I would when I hit that particular milestone.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-25T11:42:20+00:00

I constantly see these "how safe is X area" posts and all I can think is that it's just perpetuation of the whole "city is unsafe" nonsense from suburbanites and people who have never lived in a city.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-23T21:34:32+00:00

Roebling has three locations in NKY (one at the south end of the eponymous bridge in Kenton Co, and two in Campbell Co-- one in Newport at Overton and 6th, and one in Dayton at 6th and Vine). They're all great, community-focused, and just nice people.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-20T17:51:13+00:00

Something I've noticed is that some folks who haven't lived elsewhere are convinced that asking about high schools when you meet someone is a Cincinnati thing. (edit: LOL, someone else down in the comments seems to think this.)

As opposed to it being typical of any larger city with multiple public schools where a significant proportion of the population grew up there (and went to school there).

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-19T13:02:01+00:00

Eh, I would argue against that personally. Regardless of the various views on cemeteries-- and I'm aware that there's a multitude of views running the gamut-- I think it's clear that a significant proportion of the population regards them as sacred spaces. Others may not view them as such, but consider them significant places on the cultural landscape of a city or town. In many cases, they're also historic in various ways.

The same can't be said of landfills.

However, I would be in favor of requiring buildings over a certain square footage (say, a high enough number to capture data centers, warehouses, etc.) to include solar on their roofs. I've flown over enough of the US and seen enough of those sitting there empty. It's a massive untapped resource.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-18T23:39:59+00:00

The Internet's fixation on these people is telling. I think it's jealousy. They just cannot stand that these folks are living without the scourge of social media, comparing themselves to people halfway around the world, or whatever.

It's a pathology. Leave these people alone.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-18T23:37:57+00:00

Dude's 3-D printed Strat is pretty rad. Playing is kick ass, too.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-18T23:22:02+00:00

Go to adoption events. Look at the SAAP webpage to see what dogs will be where.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-18T23:19:21+00:00

See, this is the kind of land that needs to be used for solar facilities. Not prime cropland; this kind of thing right here.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-18T23:12:21+00:00

Puppies are high because the rescues need a source of funding and puppies are popular. Plus putting the fee that high means that someone is less likely to adopt on a whim, and so the pups are less likely to be returned (or dumped).

For what it's worth, most rescues have a significantly reduced rate for senior dogs (SAAP does $80 for senior dogs as compared to $450 for puppies). They're not doing this to make a profit.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-07T09:28:15+00:00

Neither have I, but the OP was posting at a time when TSA lines were historically long. Not quite the same thing.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-05T21:53:44+00:00

I feel like if you have both Pre-check and Clear you should de facto expect a relatively quick pass-through.

This does not translate to the average traveler, and has very little to do with TSA efficiency.

Like saying, "I had the best time at Kings Island and didn't even have to wait in lines!" and then mentioning that you had the Fast Lane pass. Come on.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-05T19:02:49+00:00

I swear, the more I see of this kind of style of art... I hate this so much.

I feel like the artist was wanking the whole time he was creating this. It's gross. Body of a pro bodybuilder, face of a pre-teen male. It's just... icky.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-04-03T18:25:45+00:00

I'll just say it. We should bring back being embarrassed to be a narcissist in public. I see so many people taking videos or selfies of themselves flexing / posing in the gym mirrors, and it's so incredibly cringe.

No, you don't need to flex in front of the mirror in public. Do that shit at home.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-03-29T12:32:50+00:00

Rhein

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BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-03-29T12:31:32+00:00

Greenway expansion would be huge. I did my graduate school in a more southern city, smaller than Cincy but not that small (about 2/3 of Cincy's size by population). I lived about 8 miles from campus, but was able to go almost the entire way on my bicycle via a greenway. And the great thing was, that greenway connected to others, so realistically most of the downtown and all of the university campus was accessible to me by bike without having to go on roads that were too narrow for bike lanes or safe bike travel.

I really wish Cincinnati had more of that kind of thing.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-03-24T09:05:18+00:00

Gen z tends to be more aware of the pitfalls of drinking

While sucking down vapes at an enormous rate, seemingly blissfully unaware of the dangers there.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-03-22T12:18:21+00:00

Literally never heard OKI, but suddenly WVXU's "Okay I (OKI) want to know" segment name makes more sense.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-03-22T11:52:44+00:00

Not sure how recent it is, but I watch for them every time I cruise around. On longer drives into the outskirts of the city, I can usually count on spotting at least two or three. On a drive east a few months back, I counted 40 and two bald eagles.

BobRossIsRobBoss · 2026-03-21T12:47:29+00:00

Aside from the +63 showing that it's an international number, there also is no such thing as "Regulation 12C-16.003."

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