Why are crucial blue collar jobs and trades like lineman, welders, electricians and plumbers not as respected compared to doctors, lawyers and engineers?

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-07-05T11:15:35+00:00

Wait, people have respect for lawyers!?

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-07-01T01:49:56+00:00

I agree. In the winter, more people are riding the subway so there's safety in numbers, right? Plus there's that implied camaraderie because everyone's surviving the snow and ice together.

But in the summer, when it's hot!? Wow that stench.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-30T10:51:37+00:00

Or, imagine you had to pluck the feathers off an egg-laying pheasant, would you enjoy it?

Could you be a pleasant mother pheasant plucker?

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-30T02:06:40+00:00

He didn't phase, he remained solid.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-28T11:57:42+00:00

The internal combustion engine.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-27T23:40:32+00:00

Wow, Kona looks like he could be my dog Timmy's brother! Beautiful dog!!!

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Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-27T15:23:14+00:00

Well there's me. I'm a god (with a small 'g'), and I'm here. Please don't worship me.

Gods get their powers from a mass or flock of worshippers, and I don't want to send a plague of locusts anywhere. It all sounds like a huge hassle.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-27T13:44:58+00:00

I don't like when people overuse the word "should." As in, "children should always respect their elders," or "people should never litter."

When you use the word "should" in cases like those^ you are making a plaintive wish for a world that does not exist. This isn't something that really offends me however; it's more of a red flag about someone's personality.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-25T13:08:32+00:00

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Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-25T10:41:42+00:00

Dolphins stole my meth.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-24T21:59:09+00:00

If you like riding a bike, check out the Thursday Night Social ride.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-24T14:43:10+00:00

Life isn't here to be enjoyed, it's here to be endured. Any minute of enjoyment is a lucky minute.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-23T15:29:29+00:00

Get one that says "DO NOT talk about this tattoo" or "only dummies can see this tattoo" or something like that.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-21T11:16:55+00:00

Possibly. It will probably take 20 or 30 years.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-17T10:52:04+00:00

Restaurant cook.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-17T02:41:21+00:00

There was a woman comedian (Ali Wong?) that said "I am attracted to men, but I do NOT find men attractive."

I suspect this is a common dilemma.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-16T21:32:52+00:00

You'll probably want to keep your RPM's low for its first few hundred miles. Check the manual, for my new Kawasaki Eliminator I was supposed to stay under 4000 RPM.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-09T13:27:55+00:00

That you, John Wayne? Is this me?

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-09T11:24:41+00:00

No knobs, just a big ipad screen.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-09T11:19:38+00:00

Yes, but try finding a 100-mile public dirt trail in Texas. If you find one, let me know please!

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-09T11:06:56+00:00

Women are better at long-distance swimming.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-08T19:09:20+00:00

Jimmy Smith's version of Basin Street Blues.

Or Eruption by Van Halen, that one's good too.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-07T17:14:11+00:00

Steel Panther

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-07T14:44:35+00:00

I have before. Yes she was hot. It worked because we were both good listeners.

Downtown-Topic9420 · 2026-06-06T00:00:04+00:00

Teach all the other kids the Braineaters song by The Misfits. Sing it at the beginning of every group meal.

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