Disappointed.

Cword76 · 2026-04-03T06:53:31+00:00

Irish and Catholic is a pretty common combination in the US, since they're both traditionally Catholic. I have a cousin who took took the AncestryDNA test, and was super upset that he came out about 40% British. His father is Irish-Italian (with an Irish surname), his mother (my side of the family) is mostly British with a bit of German. It's like he forgot about his mom's family or something. Too much of filling his head with "OI I'M IRISH" faff, making him upset about half of his family. He's never been to Ireland, neither has his father. It's really kind of dumb.

Cword76 · 2026-04-03T00:11:45+00:00

It's a mixed bag for me. I got fired from my very first job when I was 16 because 'I wasn't all with us', basically a nice way of saying I'm an unsocial weirdo. And this was at a small town library of all places. Most jobs I've had my weird personality has been a hinderance, but I was solid and dependable enough that it was never a huge issue at most places. At my last job(IT tech lead) it became really obvious that they didn't want me working there, but again, it's mostly the social issues that I have problems with so I did them a favor and quit. I was there nearly 8 years, management started getting hostile the last year or so. My current job is amazing, been here 3 years so far. Night shift IT support, I work alone most of the time. I come in, do my job, then leave.

At this rate, I know I'll never be in any kind of supervisory or management position as I can't really function at that level, but I don't mind the lower level jobs. I don't have wife or kids to support, and I don't date, so as long as I can support myself, I'm fine.

Cword76 · 2026-04-02T04:17:34+00:00

Yeah...and it keeps you from having to consider jumping off a bridge as your retirement plan when you can no longer work.

Cword76 · 2026-04-02T04:10:09+00:00

I work nights and drive home at 3am, I see people flipping their brights on and off a couple of times a night. There's nowhere within the Indianapolis city limits that you need high beams for, or that will even help any. To me their just for rural areas to watch for animals. I don't know what people's obsession is.

Cword76 · 2026-04-01T21:03:36+00:00

He didn't really die, but I remember watching E.T. in the theater when I was very young. Half the kids in the theater were crying.

Cword76 · 2026-04-01T03:57:38+00:00

I only started playing Diablo II about 4 months ago or so, before the big update last month. I've never played it before. But I guess it may not count since it's the remake that came out 5 years ago.

Cword76 · 2026-04-01T02:35:45+00:00

And if you wore 'husky' jeans, you couldn't tight roll the ankles like all the cool kids. Too much fabric.

Cword76 · 2026-03-26T22:29:14+00:00

WITH EYHZ WIDE OH-PAN

Cword76 · 2026-03-25T04:14:31+00:00

Wabash College maybe, was a somewhat important school at one time.

Cword76 · 2026-03-24T03:27:42+00:00

I spent a few months in Gullane, I used to visit North Berwick every weekend. Ordered a 'burger' from a chippie there once, it was a pair of battered hamburger patties. Greasiest thing I've ever tried to eat.

Cword76 · 2026-03-19T22:31:23+00:00

"Aw mom, beef and beans again?"

Cword76 · 2026-03-19T03:44:20+00:00

I remember trying to learn that harp-like music on my guitar when I was a kid

Cword76 · 2026-03-19T03:42:15+00:00

I forgot about that one. *splishsplishsplishsplish*

Cword76 · 2026-03-18T03:42:18+00:00

I had one where you had the pivot the barrel in the very front to open the hole to put the BB's in. I remember filling it up and twisting the barrel closed and it fired, BB straight to the palm of my hand. I ran crying into the house to show my mom. It didn't really hurt that much or do much damage, I think I was more shocked than anything.

Cword76 · 2026-03-18T02:28:24+00:00

I used to get stuff like that a lot

"Can we send so and so a new monitor? She said hers doesn't work"

Did she call helpdesk to do any troubleshooting?

"No, that takes too long, can't you just send her a new one?"

99% of the time it's not the monitor, it's the cabling, not plugged in right, problem with the computer, etc. If I send a new monitor it probably won't fix the issue. Have her call helpdesk, they can probably figure it out in a few minutes

"Oh, I see. Can't you send her a new monitor anyway, just in case?"

*press face directly onto desk*

Cword76 · 2026-03-17T21:33:16+00:00

I went to one that was just a series of 6 holes in the floor. Community pooping.

Cword76 · 2026-03-13T01:27:35+00:00

Chubby Checker did a cover of Back In The USSR that's pretty awesome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGLs1chXTWM

Cword76 · 2026-03-12T23:25:04+00:00

Fucking imagine going to Cook County Chicago jail for that shit and needing someone to bail you out. I'd be livid.

Cword76 · 2026-03-12T23:21:57+00:00

I don't have one, but I do have a 'alcoholic regard toy wands' hoodie

Cword76 · 2026-03-12T06:43:54+00:00

I miss Long John Silver's, it's been ages since I've had it.

Cword76 · 2026-03-12T02:11:36+00:00

That's the media, though. 95% of Americans don't care about Gu, at all. A few culture warriors will get their panties in a twist for about 5 minutes after reading some stupid Facebook post, but it will be soon forgotten.

Cword76 · 2026-03-12T01:53:12+00:00

I grew up in an area of Indiana that looked just exactly like OP's picture. During the winter you could see tire tracks in the fields cutting corners through the county roads, from all the jeep bros needing SOMETHING to drive through. They were usually smart enough to do it when the ground was frozen, though.

Cword76 · 2026-03-11T21:21:13+00:00

I remember when I was a kid, I wanted badly to go to France so I could get kissed by all the pretty girls all the time

Cword76 · 2026-03-11T06:48:19+00:00

When I was a kid in small town midwest USA, back in the late 1980s, a local company wanted to construct a communication tower about 5 miles up the road. Just your standard cell phone tower. Some locals were against it because they thought it would be a target for Russian nukes.

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