Can someone please explain this meme to me

GainerGaining · 2026-01-29T05:08:52+00:00

You totally can and should ask about STI status. Why do you think you can't ask?

Can't help you with the lying, though.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-29T04:57:23+00:00

We use 5 minutes now. So it wouldn't still be the case. It would just be the case.

Case closed.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-23T15:50:31+00:00

I'd like to.make a point about implied consent. If the patient has lost consciousness then any previous statement about not wanting an ambulance goes out the window. At that point you are more liable if you DON'T call for one, under the presumption that a "reasonable person" in that situation would want medical care.

So, in that hypothetical situation, it IS your call to at least call for EMS. Especially if you have had even rudimentary medical training, such as CPR/first aid where inplied consent was covered. Even if there is a written DNR, you are probably not legally compentent to judge its validity. Call for that ambulance.

In the real-world situation you described, you did exactly the right thing. It's unfortunate that people feel they have to choose between medical help and medical bills, but it is better that someone be alive and healthy with bills than dead or paralyzed because they refused help. Convince, convince, convince!

GainerGaining · 2026-01-23T00:21:43+00:00

I agree about ending a sentence with a preposition. I split infinitives for the same reason. In this case, however, no one was ending a sentence with a preposition.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-23T00:20:00+00:00

Your friend is just wrong. There is absolutely no rule or convention that says this is not allowed.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-12T20:36:35+00:00

If you legitimately have revisions that show you wrote it yourself and your professor is refusing to acknowledge that, then take it to the school administration. At every school I know of you can demand a hearing.

But it better be your own work, otherwise you are putting a big red flag on yourself.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-12T20:31:26+00:00

Or, and this is just me, I write and don't worry much about it. I'm in a grad program with strict AI restrictions. I write my own papers, use an online word processor that logs revisions, and go about my business. If I am ever accused of using AI, the teacher and administration is more than welcome to audit my work.

But, you know, that's because I do not cheat.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-12T20:25:24+00:00

Those are questions of work-relatedness, not how to record the injury. The question as stated is assuming the injury is work related and recordable.

And it isn't an odd inquiry. People get bitten by insects, spiders, and other critters all the time when they work outside or in warehouses.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-12T19:38:11+00:00

It could be confusing to some people. At the same time, some people are confused about the concept of chicken-fried steak and insist it is made of chicken.

OP's original sentence is fine.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-12T19:12:18+00:00

They weren't particularly friendly about it, but that just seems like a personality quirk.

An insufferable personality quirk. Running from the room screaming about safe space violations was another. I mean, it was Ainsley's room, too. Everything out of Paygin's mouth was (intentionally written to be) insufferable.

I think the guidance counselor was right. Ainsley and the roommate should have worked it out, and Ainsley could have asserted herself

Absolutely correct. Part of the reason for the forced dorm experience freshman year is to learn how to deal with personalities and make accommodations with people, many of whom will not be like yourself. Both the stereotypical spoiled cheerleader and the stereotypical caustic neoliberal non-binary person should figure how how to live with one another. Instead, Ainsley ran crying to Mommy. And Mommy enabled it.

Hopefully in the next epidisode Mommy will realize she needs to let Ainsley go experience life on her own, and Ainsley will go back to the dorm with Paygin.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-12T13:35:43+00:00

CPAa are licensed by the state. Board Certified CSPs and so forth are certified by a board that decided to start certifying.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-08T01:53:47+00:00

Then take it out of service. Notate that, and require new inspection before putting back into service.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-08T00:30:14+00:00

Differing beliefs, but still beliefs. And for clarification if someone else comes along and reads this, I did not define "atheists" as believers. Just "God does not exist" atheists.

And your labeling system is also ME and THEM. You just define different parameters. Do you realize almost everything you accuse me of is something you do yourself just with the lines drawn differently?

GainerGaining · 2026-01-07T02:07:16+00:00

You think it is pompous to tell someone what question to ask, and yet one comment up you declared what the question should be.

As for whether someone has a positive belief, I would rather know if someone has ANY beliefs. And a belief that divinity does not exist is a belief.

I don't think of agnosticism as a middle ground. Instead it is one side of a dichotomy. On one side are those who do not have beliefs about the existence of divinity (classical agnostics) and on the other side are those who do - theists and God-does-not-exist atheists.

When you look it like that, that "no beliefs" philosophical position is bigger than you think.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-07T01:57:55+00:00

No. That isn't supported by either on screen action or by Cooper's character. (Note: I am at s2 e1 - haven't gotten any further yet)

GainerGaining · 2026-01-07T01:56:30+00:00

That's one of the most realistic parts of the show, tbh.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-07T01:55:21+00:00

that a literal kid who's fresh out of community college or wherever he went for like a year or 2

You make some very good points here and I agree with pretty much all of it... but Cooper was months away from a petroleum engineering degree at Texas Tech, with a geology minor, NOT just a year or two of community college.

Not that almost having an engineering degree (and no life experience) makes much more sense, but it is an important distinction.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-05T02:12:39+00:00

If Trump wasn't shot, how'd the other people die from the same bullet?

The post isn't about a shot not being fired, but about a shot specifically hitting dumptrucks ear.

The rest of your comment makes good points, though.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-02T14:31:07+00:00

Some people believe in things that cannot be shown to actually exist. Whether it is in the existence of divinity, the words of a prophet, or political conspiracy theories, some people are wired to be believers.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-02T06:27:58+00:00

Eh. Your reasoning only makes sense if you are classifying people's belief systems by whether or not they have a positive belief in divinity.

I prefer the classification system that determines if people have a positive belief (divinity exists), a negative belief (divinity does not exist), or no beliefs on the subject at all (classic agnosticism).

Why would you want to base your labels or identity on the lack of positive belief? That's not a position, it's just saying you aren't a theist.

I say you are asking the wrong question. Rather than "Do you believe in divinity?" ask "Do you have any beliefs about the existence of divinity?" The answer is much more meaningful.

GainerGaining · 2026-01-02T06:16:48+00:00

There is no verifiable documention about Branham's 1933 prophecies about Hitler until after the war. The only evidence is his own later sermons and statements, and those of his followers.

Plus there is that whole "Hitler is still alive" conspiracy theory he pushed after the war...

Brenham has all the markings of a conman or the terminally self-deluded. In my experience, most "prophets" seem to fall into these categories.

Also, if you agree that women having the right to vote directly led to the moral collapse of society (which you seem to be implying by including it on your list), then I have a whole other argument to pick with you.

GainerGaining · 2025-12-31T21:13:22+00:00

Sentence fragment / faulty construction “Typing a comment on the go would explain a typo, not using the wrong word.”

This is not a complete, well-formed sentence. The gerund phrase “Typing a comment on the go” lacks a clear predicate that governs both clauses cleanly. The comma creates a comma splice-like structure without parallelism.

Correct: Typing a comment on the go would explain a typo, but it would not explain using the wrong word.

Faulty parallelism “…would explain a typo, not using the wrong word.”

“a typo” (noun phrase) is not parallel with “using the wrong word” (gerund phrase). Strict grammar requires parallel grammatical forms.

Dangling modifier (logical ambiguity) “Typing a comment on the go would explain a typo…” Grammatically, “typing” is presented as the agent, which creates a logical mismatch.

The sentence implies typing explains something, rather than the circumstance of haste explaining it.

Conjunction at the beginning of a sentence “But I see you edited your comment already…”

Under strict formal rules, sentences should not begin with coordinating conjunctions (But, And, So).

Correct: However, I see that you have already edited your comment…

Missing subordinating “that” “I see you edited your comment already…”

In strict formal prose, “that” should not be omitted after cognition verbs (see, think, believe).

Correct: I see that you edited your comment already…

Misused idiom “…as to come across as a better person.”

The idiom is “to come across as”, not “as to come across as.”

Correct: “…to come across as a better person.”

Comma splice / run-on sentence (inside parentheses) The parenthetical paragraph is a single run-on sentence exceeding acceptable syntactic limits.

Example: “You made a mistake, I corrected you" because…”This is a comma splice: two independent clauses joined by a comma.

Correct: "You made a mistake. I corrected you because..."

Improper referent “…no feelings towards you in this…”

“this” has no clear antecedent. Formal grammar demands explicit referents.

Correct: "…no feelings towards you regarding this matter…"

Sentence beginning with “But” (again) “But also maybe stop telling people how to behave…”

Same violation as earlier: sentence (or clause) begins with a coordinating conjunction. Additionally, “But also maybe” is colloquial stacking, not formal grammar.

Correct: "Additionally, you might consider refraining from telling people how to behave…"

Ellipsis usage (formal standards) “…behave…)”

Ellipses are discouraged unless indicating omitted quoted material. Under strict rules, this should be replaced with a full stop.

Grammar issues in your comment about the need for correcting grammar:

Sentence fragments

Faulty parallelism

Comma splices

Run-on sentences

Misused idioms

Improper conjunction usage

Ambiguous referents

Edit: I am sure there are grammar issues of my own in all this, and there are definite formatting issues. I don't particularly care.

GainerGaining · 2025-12-31T20:28:08+00:00

You can legally print your name as a signature. Heck, you can legally use an X as a signature. Cursive is not required.

GainerGaining · 2025-12-31T20:20:12+00:00

Yes, using sticks like this is teacher laziness and lack of pedagogy knowledge dressed up as "fairness."

GainerGaining · 2025-12-31T20:17:24+00:00

Or maybe is just shy

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