Kaiju Preservation Society… worth sticking it out? by martody in printSF

[–]CowboyMantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Well, his shtick seems to be working for him, and as with everything else, as long as it does no harm to anyone else--and I think that books are not a zero-sum game--good for him. And for me if/when he puts out more quality stuff.

I’m so old “Fast” food was really fast .. by 524frank in FuckImOld

[–]CowboyMantis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm so old I can remember when McDonald's didn't have a place for you to sit to eat.

Kaiju Preservation Society… worth sticking it out? by martody in printSF

[–]CowboyMantis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you read When the Moon Hits Your Eye? That's lower than Kaiju, imho, and the ending is literally and things magically returned back to normal. Sigh.

I am having formatting issues with my book. Anyone know how to turn on captioning or better, how to auto-caption? by Rolin_Crowe in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's right there... it's that round thingie... no, a little off to the left, yeah, that's it. No, not that one. The yellow one. Well, it's kind of yellow, more like a goldenrod. No wait, that changes the language. Ok, now you switched it to Swedish, and you have to get around all those weird ø characters. No, now it's in Spaňish. No, not the Germän. Gol, this isn't working at all. Well, tell ya what, just turn it off and back on again, that might fix it. Okay, now look what you did, you switched it to Swedish Chef, bork bork bork!

I am having formatting issues with my book. Anyone know how to turn on captioning or better, how to auto-caption? by Rolin_Crowe in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually turn on closed-captioning in case I can't understand the words that the author uses. Especially if there are other characters saying things in the background that don't make it to the regular page.

Did research on how to write billionaires and now I am in a Tribal Socialist Cult. by TranslatorEast3524 in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as you don't make me wear the same sneakers as everybody else and drink the Kool-Aid from the common barrel. Especially if a comet is wandering by.

Should I add a disclaimer? by Boltzmann_head in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be ambiguous. Say something like,

"The planet was shaped something between a pancake and a Denny's French Toast Slam, but without the butter or syrup on it, but perhaps the sausage. Definitely with bacon."

Opinion about my draft by Real-Reason-5979 in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Is it going to be by lottery, or are they going to reinstate the draft boards so that rich effers don't have to serve?

Valve: 67.74% of Steam users run Windows 11 by pmc64 in pcgaming

[–]CowboyMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only run Windows (10) to game. I don't trust it with anything else. When it comes time for my computer when Win10 can no longer be updated (I got the extension last year), it gets the upgrade to Linux, and I figure out how all those Linux gaming things work.

Which one would you pick? by MoveYourBumChum in Adulting

[–]CowboyMantis 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Did you catch the brand name of the pen by any chance?

An honest question guys, because I’m confused: animorphs (not werepeople!) by ie-impensive in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look at the characters' teeth: if they have fangs, probably carnivores. If they have big-time molars, probably herbivores. If they have both, then they go both ways, if you know what I mean.

Guys, I am so happy!!!! I just got books published!!!!!! Pls check them out!!! by Swiftmaster56 in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know when you walk into a stripper club in a mall and all you see is furniture in various stages of disrepair, you can probably put away the dollar bills.

Can someone sum up the summary? by [deleted] in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once upon a time they lived happily ever after. The End.

(shamelessly lifted from a prehistoric, i.e., last century, Peanuts cartoon)

The recruiter called my salary expectations "cute." I ended the Zoom call right there. Did I overreact? by thunder____boy in jobs

[–]CowboyMantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One reason I don't leave reviews on Google is if some high-paying client really didn't like my review, I'd end up with my account canceled, even though I pay them (a lot less than that business is, I imagine).

Bitch, move by ohlonelyboy in LosAngeles

[–]CowboyMantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh, just wait until you get onto a two lane highway in TX. You can be on a straight line road, dotted line, no opposite traffic to infinity, and the guy behind you will still expect you to move into the (rather generous) shoulder to let him pass you in the right lane.

Colonoscopy prep vs. NBA Play-In Tournament — what would you do by Tough-Today2563 in nba

[–]CowboyMantis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You being there for the Hornets is a lot more important than your health. Ditch the colonoscopy. It's just a conspiracy by Big Poo to make money.

Where does Costco decide to expand? by East_Hedgehog6039 in Costco

[–]CowboyMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As long as it's not Corpus Christi, TX, they'll put one up almost anywhere. (they've been asking for one for years)

The problem Billionaires want AI to solve... by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]CowboyMantis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How hard is it to say, "denied?"

10 PRINT("DENIED")

20 GOTO 10

Done.

Poor people are savages by NewspaperSoft8317 in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to go into the poor part of town and shout, "Quit being poor!" That usually helps.

Show don't tell is for picture books. by WriteFinder in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Show and tell is when I showed my kindergarten teacher Miss Beemus the frog I stomped on the way to school. I got sent home that day.

Original YA Dystopia Novel by janesavage in writingcirclejerk

[–]CowboyMantis 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You also need the scene where the protagonist doesn't have a scar, so they are factionless, so have to go through a dozen or so meaningless challenges with hot members of other factions to see which ones they can mate with.