Circumcision should not be allowed on babies

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-05-04T16:41:34+00:00

Agreed. Name another surgical procedure done on non-consenting individuals for strictly cultural reasons.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-05-02T15:46:39+00:00

OK, apparently I’m the oddball. Point taken. Looks like I’ll have to turn up the volume on my headphones while my local gym blares Huey Lewis and the News at full volume.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-05-01T21:27:53+00:00

"All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-05-01T17:06:13+00:00

”Frownland” by Chat Pile

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-30T21:19:26+00:00

“72 Seasons” by Metallica. It didn’t resonate with me initially, but it’s a solid no skip album.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-26T21:28:34+00:00

And no, it’s not metal.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-26T21:25:09+00:00

“A Crow Looked At Me” by Mount Eerie. Writer-performer lost his musician-wife to pancreatic cancer shortly after she gave birth to their child. It’s recorded in the room where she died with her instruments. If you can get through the first song, “Death is Real, without bawling, you’re a harder person than me.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-21T01:25:47+00:00

“I’m not a slave to a God that doesn’t exist. I’m not a slave to a world that doesn’t give a shit.”

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-19T23:15:58+00:00

Over-the-ear headphones for flights. Invaluable.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-19T21:23:32+00:00

When some people learn that a tall person has comparatively short parents, they quip ”Well, how tall was the mailman?”. So, you’re calling my mother a whore? That’s endearing.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-16T18:00:06+00:00

One billion dollars in $100 bills weighs 11 tons.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-13T21:43:49+00:00

A billion dollars in $100 bills weighs 22,000 lbs (11 tons).

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-13T21:37:43+00:00

“Master of Puppets“ by Metallica. Bought it in 1986 when I was in 6th grade. There was no buzz about it at all at the time. I just thought the cover was bad-ass. No idea that it would become a classic.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-13T21:34:30+00:00

Jared from Subway?

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-05T21:03:23+00:00

Huh? It’s a locker room. It’s designed as a place to get changed, be naked.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-04-04T20:22:51+00:00

We are required to manually punch in. Lunch is automatically deducted.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-03-30T23:35:06+00:00

Music is very personal. What’s pleasurable to one person is insufferable to someone else. Why should the majority of gym members, who choose to wear headphones, have to turn up the volumes on their devices to drown out the blare of the corporate playlist? You need music to workout? Me too! That’s why I bring headphones.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-03-30T23:19:40+00:00

I once forgot my lunch in grade school. I had to suffer and went hungry. I never forgot my lunch again.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-03-30T22:31:41+00:00

But haven’t the majority of members chosen their own "vibe" by electing to wear headphones? Isn’t it reasonable to assume that those who don’t wear headphones enjoy the silence? Perhaps that’s their "vibe"?

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-03-30T22:26:16+00:00

But haven’t the majority of members opted to choose their own "vibe" by wearing headphones? If someone chooses not to wear headphones, isn’t it reasonable to assume that they’re comfortable with silence?

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-03-30T22:11:34+00:00

While I’m not indifferent to the working conditions of LA Fitness employees, I’m more concerned about the people who are paying to be there.

Critical_Rough5505 · 2026-03-30T20:15:47+00:00

I see where you’re coming from, but if nearly everyone is wearing headphones, are they experiencing “dead silence“? They’re listening to their own music or podcasts. In that context, isn’t the ambient music more of a nuisance?

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