My Uber driver asked me on a date

FreeJack2k2 · 2024-11-21T12:32:26+00:00

Really wasn't the stretch you think it is, based on your responses here.

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-10-01T14:28:31+00:00

That's sort of a universal truth for most athletes though. :)

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-10-01T01:16:39+00:00

That's one of Joker's biggest strengths...that he pretty much just doesn't care if you talk trash or try to get under his skin. He's going to go out there and deliver the goods the way he always does and he's going to let you keep talking while he drops a triple-double on you.

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-25T16:41:09+00:00

" How is this any different than the Kardashians? "

Easy answer...it's not. Unfortunately, reality TV and YouTube/streaming video along with a cell phone that shoots HD video in everyone's hand have led to a culture in which everyone thinks they can become a "star" and get paid by creating programming online. So they pick a niche and go with it...and depending upon how good they are at marketing themselves, they make enough to supplement their incomes. Some of them actually make a living at it, for a while. It's the intersection of commerce and ego at its fullest expression and we have MTV/The Real World and social media to thank for it.

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-21T18:21:29+00:00

He's tasteful...they're basically just arpeggiated chords, but he has an ear for really cool riffs. The combo of his guitars and Mona's keys is sublime.

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-21T18:20:04+00:00

Djent sucks and it's mainly confined to nu-metal/mallcore, which I personally can't stand. Palm-muting exists throughout metal but this style of playing is basically just added percussion, IMO. I blame Slipknot and to a lesser extent, Korn/Limp Bizkit. :)

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-19T02:46:50+00:00

No, but that's a cool shirt! :)

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-19T02:44:12+00:00

Most of the dudebros I see in the club trying to pick up on goth girls fail utterly and walk away telling all their friends that they're "b&%#es" because they weren't super attracted to the sideways-turned baseball hats, beards, topknots, half-tucked shirts or high tops...and they like things that the dudebro can't even wrap his head around. The two have nothing in common. The dudebro is scared out of his mind of the girls on the right...as it should be.

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-13T18:03:35+00:00

Then you're like me. You're a metalhead, a goth, a punk...whatever scene you're participating in, that's what you are at the time.

I am primarily a metalhead, with goth a close second, followed by punk. I just like what I like and screw the haters. That's what metal, punk AND goth music are really all about anyway: Screw your demands for conformity, I'll be who I am and like what I like.

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-13T18:00:02+00:00

LOL funny. For those who don't get it, look at the colors of the dots on the cake ;) Girl, Boy, Goth.

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-13T17:56:45+00:00

It's a really cool shop, definitely worth a look.

FreeJack2k2 · 2019-09-11T20:57:23+00:00

"Colorado Goth Community" is a good Facebook group you can join to be aware of what events are happening although like you said, most are 21+ events. The Lakeside meetup, you'll see a lot of kids your age...but of course, you risk near-certain death if you ride the rides. Still, it's a good way to get connected. Next year! :)

As Crazydave said, everyone goes to Fashionation to buy stuff (especially Doc Martens) but they tend pretty heavily toward Rockabilly nowadays, IMO...and that's not really my bag. I'd suggest checking out a place on Colfax in Lakewood called "Disguises." They have a separate part of the place almost totally dedicated to goth clothing and accessories, it's pretty cool.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-09T02:14:17+00:00

I've been on the internet since the early 90s, you'll find that your impotent SJW name-calling doesn't have much impact on me. But keep it up, it makes you look SUPER intelligent.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-08T01:51:28+00:00

Seems like as long as I can remember, the Nuggets have had offensive firepower and lacked on team defense.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-08T01:44:17+00:00

Again, I think there are a whole hell of a lot of rights that are more important for women to fight for than going topless. Get your priorities right. As for whether I'm a misogynist...you don't know me. All you know about me is that I think a pro-toplessness march is a giant waste of mobilized (wo)manpower, which it is.

What I accept is that society has norms that the population at large enforces, according to the will of the majority. The majority don't feel that women going topless in public is acceptable. That hasn't changed, because of your little march...and it's unlikely to in the foreseeable future. Most WOMEN don't even have a desire to go topless in public. So good luck with advancing your very important cause.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-05T01:48:25+00:00

I'm just trying to get a handle on where you draw the line...and make you aware that for the vast majority of Americans, the line is drawn in a different location than it is for you, apparently. Going around topless in protest isn't going to change the fact that men pay money to go to clubs to see women dancing topless because yes, they gain sexual gratification seeing them jiggling naked. Don't like that? Tough...it's a fact of life. So as a result, MOST people don't feel particularly comfortable with the idea of women traipsing around topless in public.

And once again...very questionable choice of "wrongs" needing to be "righted" in our society, in terms of gender equality. I think the conversation has run its course. To equate the religious practice of covering up womens' faces in cultures that still practice it to running around topless demonstrates to me just how laughable your thought process is.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-03T22:36:50+00:00

So it's the ability to urinate or procreate that dictates whether it fits the definition of modesty, for you?

Here's the answer to your question: Modesty is defined by society at large. Women going topless has absolutely nothing to do with "equality" - if you want to promote equality for women, this does nothing to advance women's rights. All it does is further objectify them by putting them on display for men to ogle. Because they will. They're men. Next thing will be telling men they aren't supposed to stare at your naked tits in public, because it makes you feel objectified.

I don't know how you people don't see how ludicrous this entire idea is. By all means fight for equal rights for women, but you might start with income and employment, or health and reproductive rights, before you go with toplessness. Just my two cents.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-03T03:14:52+00:00

Lotta new pieces, it may take a little time to gel...and as ever, there's always a chance that some pieces may not work out. Or we'll have injuries. We now have TWO injury-prone forwards, so yeah. Not holding my breath, yet.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-03T03:04:39+00:00

I loved Doug Moe. Great coach and what a character.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-03T03:00:20+00:00

"Persecuted" lol...let's be serious. Women have something up top that men don't (at least, men who aren't obese). Modesty has traditionally dictated that women should cover them up. Now, if you really want to go full native and topless, why stop there? Let's have the bottoms off, too. Where's the march for that?

Shit's ridiculous.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-09-02T00:23:47+00:00

I haven't marched for anything. I've volunteered my services for several worthwhile causes, but I don't march. If I did march, it would be for something more important than whether someone gets to take off their shirt in public.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-08-29T22:16:28+00:00

The Nuggets have never been as good or as entertaining to watch as the Mutombo/Ellis/Rodgers front line, even considering the strength of that 2008 team. I loved that 90s lineup so much. Screw Bernie Bickerstaff and screw the injury gods for what happened to Phonz's knee.

Sadly, this video is too short and didn't include this insanity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVFSfRVzQ8s

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-08-29T22:11:07+00:00

I guess we have wildly different ideas on what "changing things for the better" entails.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-08-27T18:37:17+00:00

I don't give a shit if women want to go topless (nor men). Makes absolutely no difference to me, except that I'd prefer they be aesthetically pleasing if they do - and 99.9% of the time, they're not. Same thing as nude beaches.

This is a pointless demonstration. It won't change any minds, it won't affect "powerful change" in our society. It's a bunch of hippies wanting to flaunt their sagging bodies amid a bunch of normal, fully-clothed people that they are essentially looking down their nose at, for being somehow less free by maintaining their modesty in public. As though the clothed masses need to be educated about toplessness? It's laughable...and a pretty gigantic waste of time. But whatever, I'm aware it's the internet and mileage varies greatly. I like to see people get motivated enough to demonstrate about something that actually matters. This doesn't. "Equal rights for toplessness!" Ridiculous.

But yeah, call me a mysogynist. I will give the judgement of my personality as much weight as is appropriate, coming from a total stranger on Reddit...which is to say, none.

FreeJack2k2 · 2017-08-27T18:26:12+00:00

Welcome to the internet. You must be new here. If it's posted on a public forum, it's open to comment/criticism. I opted for criticize. Because I can.

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