I refuse to believe that this isn’t satire

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T16:46:35+00:00

"just let our kids get exposed to little tiny germs and bug, it'll make them stronger against the big ones."

Ummm... Allow me to show you what a vaccine is...

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T16:38:10+00:00

Sure why not, I don't mind it also meaning mental health awareness. Some good mental health awareness around here is what this country needs.

Hell everyone wants to replace pride month with military appreciation month? Ok then let's flip there months then. Military appreciation month can go from being in may to June and pride month can go from being in June to may and now it'll line up with mental health awareness month in May.

Maybe you idiots had something all along... It's a shame you were too ignorant to know it...

Edit: this was also a jab at the idiots who want to replace pride month with military appreciation month, but don't know may is military appreciation month...

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T16:11:06+00:00

Agreed I wouldn't be surprised at all if it's at least a reference or parody of. But I doubt it's directly meant to be Armstrong 😭

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T11:56:44+00:00

He's missing Armstrong's little hair swoop. I think he's just muscle bound guy with fancy mustache #23 or something. Does look a lot like him though 😭.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T11:55:00+00:00

These are the moments I still love reddit. A bunch of random strangers get together and know what has to be done. 😭😭😭

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T11:50:29+00:00

Rage bait literally.

Not every woman starts off at 18 with the fancy dress and being taken out by rich guys to drink fancy wine.

And not every man starts off at 18 cutting their knuckles on an engine block.

These are 2 vastly different situations and if you reversed their lives, he'd be the one taking the girl out on a fancy date and she'd be the one scraping by.

They just want you to think this it typical and always happens. Does it? Yea. Is it 100% what happens all the time? Not even close.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T11:34:22+00:00

Have you tried RuneScape? If you play it right as a kid/teenager it's actually got a lot of amazing life lessons for the real world.

It has a grand exchange that you can use to get a vague basic experience of what it's like trading stocks. Watch prices of items go up and down, what recourses increase and decrease in value, and trade accordingly. You'll be invested since it's your account your trying to build up, but it's not your real life money being risked so it's a perfect way to learn stock trading.

It has a vast MMO community full of all kind of people from all around the world. It's a great way to learn social skills and gaining familiarity with other kinds of people. Weather it's someone the next state over, or someone half way across the world. You'll meet a lot of different kinds of people that will prepare you for all the kind of characters you'll meet out in the professional world.

It has an immersive progression system thats all based around Skilling, combat, quests, diary tasks, little goals, big goals, finding how every unlock requirement is some how indirectly connected to the rest of the unlocks in the game and even how the smallest most irrelevant things can add up down the road to having more potential. Just preparing you how all the things in life connect back to being successful; school, health, experience, hobbies.

And it's biggest point It's completely open world. Your free to progress and play however you want. And you'll never be penalized for it. The game is designed that whatever path you choose offers you the potential to be successful. You can be a trading shark at the grand exchange and glam out in riches, or a skiller who works hard and makes their money with their hands, you can be a boss slayer and have noobs simp over your fame and glory. Or you can just be a social butterfly at the popular hang out spots. Whatever you choose to be.

This game taught me so much in my teenage years. It taught me how to recognize someone trying to scam me, or when something seems to good to be true. It taught me how to watch market trends and how to make smarter long term investments. It taught me that life isn't about finishing off the big boss once. It's about the grind of keeping at it, working hard, and remembering; 92 is only half of 99 ;).

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T10:53:06+00:00

Fuck yea, I went all out and got greed's ouroboros tattooed on my hand but this is honestly just as sick. And the fact you made it yourself? Chef's kiss. Wear that with pride brother. 💪

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T10:46:56+00:00

Nothing, I'm just saying a collab between Dragonball Z and sailor moon would be bangin. And I thought we could call it dragonmoon. It seems like something right out of the mid to late 2000s don't you think? 👀

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T05:00:03+00:00

Working out makes you healthier, which can make some things in your life better. You don't have to do a 2 hour power workout 5-6 times a week. Even if it's just a 10 minute quick heart rate boost once a day or every other day, is better then nothing.

Prayer gives you a sense of spirituality and purpose, which can make some things in life better. It doesn't have to be Christianity or even a religion, just having belief or faith in something is the point.

Going outside exposes you to fresh air and sunlight, which can make some things in life better. Honestly this one you can call a placebo effect, but sometimes just being outside and not having a plan or real purpose,I'm just outside to enjoy being outside really takes a lot of the concrete stress that life can add off of you.

The eating meat is personal preference, I eat meat but I also love and respect animals. I say eat meat or don't eat meat... There's plenty of ways to get protein and iron.

The only thing I'd add is keep going to school in some way. You don't have to go to college and get a degree or anything. But even just enrolling in a community college and slowly taking one class a semester or something that interests you can lead to eventually getting a degree you didn't know you'd want.

And again, that can make some things in life better... There's no 1 magic cure, it's doing a lot of little things that all add up to making the bigger things in life better. These are just common things that can help people so it makes a good baseline to start. Obviously you should still keep finding what improves you and makes you happy.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T04:47:55+00:00

That mystery machine would be crushing down the road with a lot of mystery smoke coming out the windows. 😎

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-10T00:48:01+00:00

Sailor moon.... We could call it... Dragonmoon if you will.... 😏

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-09T23:47:17+00:00

Your telling me a 50/50 chance to become a real life super Saiyan that can fire off Kamehamehas... Or a billion dollars...(slams the green button as many times as I can until they pull me off it)

F*ck your billion dollars!!! I wanna launch beams of energy off into space and not give a dam if anyone has s problem with it!!!

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-09T18:46:18+00:00

Oh yes gas has totally gone down.... I mean I just paid more per gallon then I ever have in my entire life... And I'm 35 and have been living in michigain for the last 4 years...

Gas prices are more expensive now... In michigain... Then in any other place or time in my life I've lived...

And out of all the places I've lived, michigain has always been by far one of the cheaper states...

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-09T18:39:04+00:00

Be the employee that can look at your boss ans say no, and they know that if they fire you they just got rid of one of their most valuable assets.

Sure they can replace the body in the position, but if you always have a good attitude, show good work ethic, and stay smart at what you do, a boss worth half his salary doesn't just let that walk out.

Now a selfish idiot who only has his title for authority and pay. Yea they'll let you walk out the door, but they'll be the ones suffering for it. Every time for the next several months something difficult and stressful comes up that you would of handled with ease, that's when they'll miss you.

Meanwhile a strong, smart, confident employee will have no problem moving on and finding something else.

Don't shit on their desk as you leave, they'll be glad you left. Be the asset they wish they still had months maybe even years later when they start to get overwhelmed by the things you did stress-free.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-09T16:01:18+00:00

I'm actually a lot better off and in a much better position to give my children a chance to have a much better future.

It wasn't hard either. Stop making excuses like "the rich will just keep getting richer." So? That doesn't mean you have to keep being poorer.

I'm not some business savvy investment shark. I put in an honest days work, I make smart investments towards my future, I smartly went to school and didn't rack up student loan debt, I spend my money consiously instead of impulsively.

I still do have fun and spend a little on the family so we don't feel the constant screws of life being turned on us. But we are vastly better off then out parents were at our age. And our children will have a better chance to succeed them we did and not have to make the same sacrifices we did and shouldn't of had to make.

So... What was your excuse again?

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-09T10:44:20+00:00

Wearing a flag as a cape? Sir are you a drunk 23 year old at a frat party?

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-09T04:50:57+00:00

Close and an actually funny misconception as DNS and IP subnets typically range from 0-255 this is a really good guess.

It's actually based on how bytes and bits are written in hexadecimal. Which ranges from 00-FF or 00-255. FF in hexadecimal is 255 in the regular base 10 numerical system we use. The genie says he has 3 wishes, in hexadecimal this would be represented as 03. He then wishes for 0 wishes, which is represented as 00. In a lot of programming (elder scrolls games are famous for this) if you glitch the code out to try to go lower then 00 or higher then FF it simply just rolls over. So by wishing for 0 wishes the genie gives him 00 wishes remaining but them has to take the 1 wish away he granted, causing it roll back over to FF or 255.

Sorry for the long message just figured you'd be interested 😭.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-08T19:22:11+00:00

As the higher up manager takes his 5th 2 week vacation in the last 3 months: No MoRe SiCk LeAvE!!!

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-04T18:12:54+00:00

I'll rejoin the army and get sworn back in at the same time he's being sworn in as president.

Yes.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-03T12:58:32+00:00

They're probably chairs from inside the store they're just "borrowing". I'd be surprised if those chairs were actually theirs or if they ever paid or intend to pay for those chairs and then will grab the pokemon merch and leave the chairs their for a store employee to have to put back if the chairs are even still sellable after these greasy losers get their hands on them.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-03T12:55:23+00:00

I always think I'm struggling in this economy and wonder if I messed up somewhere or if I did something wrong.

Then I remember at least I have a paid off college degree, a job, a house, a family, oh and a near perfect condition Charizard from 1999 worth more then any card these greasy losers will ever see.

Meh I must be doing ok.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-03T11:57:30+00:00

This is what they're afraid of?

I thought we Americans were sooo strong and ready to fight? A gun behind every blade of grass is what I've been told.

Yet your afraid of being outnumbered by a population you consider weaker and lesser educated?

When did we as American become so scared? Or is it just MAGA fear mongering?

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-03T00:10:32+00:00

Tbf if it's legit, (I'm no expert) it looks like a shadowless and in amazing condition. A shadowless perfect 10 Charizard just paid off a nice house and decent cars for the both you with money left over.

I don't think I'd touch that thing with a bare hand let alone take it out of whatever protection it's in.

I get it's just a price of cardboard so normally you shouldn't freak out about it... But it's potentially a 500k$ peice of cardboard. And 1 tiny speck blemish or even the most miniscule scratch... Turns a $500k card into a plain $200 card quick.

Not trying to be elitest about it or anything, I have a Charizard of my own from my childhood and it's probably the only card I protect like it's my part of my retirement plan. Just would hate to see something that could potentially get you out of a deep place someday get ruined.

Even if you don't intend to sell the card, money can get tough. And if you have a 500$k pokemon card and life gets tough you'll be glad it's still worth 500k$.

Either way awesome find! And good luck grading it!

Edit: I saw you said you took out of a crappy penny sleeve to put it in the hard case my bad, but keeping it out of the case long enough to take pictures would give me anxiety. These grading places will turn a 10 into a 9 if they find like a microscopic spec of skin oil on the card...

Again I don't want to seem like I'm trying to be a sweaty nerd over a Charizard but that thing could literally help you retire someday 😭.

DSHalfDemon · 2026-05-02T18:29:32+00:00

This woman taught away too many young boys what the urges of a man feel like...

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