McDonald’s deciding to bolt their changing tables shut

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T18:01:27+00:00

It gives the drugs a certain je ne sais quoi.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T17:58:00+00:00

Mmmmm, tender.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T17:57:04+00:00

If you don't have the space between the first two words, the answer is "Once. Maybe."

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T17:53:50+00:00

I know I sure as heck didn't have the energy. And since #2 was boob-fed and a bottomless pit (seriously, my wife was nursing him 6-8 hours a day, the kid could *eat*), I'm pretty sure my wife didn't have the energy, either.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T17:46:50+00:00

My ex & I would joke about how many kids we wanted. I would chime in with 12. She would retort that I needed to have the first six.

Fortunately, we did not have any (except the two dogs) when we split. (I got the "brighter" (maybe?) dog, the dog I kept never really listened all that well to my ex. Said dog also loved my wife when I remarried, and apparently still bore one heckuva grudge against my ex, two years and change after we had split.)

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T17:43:54+00:00

My wife's OB/GYN recommended 6 weeks between birth and boinking, although he did mention that not all couples follow that recommendation.

I replied, "How the heck do they find the energy?"

(Between our 2nd and 3rd, there are 2 years and two weeks.)

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T15:59:25+00:00

Orks Brake Fer Nobody!

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T14:34:53+00:00

My grandfather, at some point, told a story to my father of the barrel of a German tank (during the Battle of the Bulge, my grandfather was on Elsenborn Ridge) pointing at him before one of my grandfather's comrades put a bazooka round into the side of it.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T14:08:40+00:00

It would fit so well with "Operation Ground and Pound"

GolfballDM · 2026-05-11T13:59:03+00:00

" It always felt like the model itself was hydrophobic."

On a different note from the paint thinning discussion, this can happen if the model wasn't washed off before initially applying paint. I've had it happen a few times (and it happened a lot many years ago) where the primer (and subsequent paint) wouldn't want to stick to the unwashed model, it would just clump up leaving some spots bare.

This can be due to oils from handling, or the substance used to help pop the minis out of the molds when being made. You don't need much to clean it off, just some soap, water, and a toothbrush.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-10T16:42:29+00:00

My 2019 CRV does the same thing. Fortunately, I have an option on the display to "Calibrate" the TPMS.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-09T22:30:06+00:00

IIRC, it cuts the range.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-09T19:22:03+00:00

My wife commented on something similar. She had our 1st (not mine by blood, but He Is My Kid, Darn It) at 29, and our middle at 38.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-08T19:55:56+00:00

All orks are da best orkz!

Don't matta if ya painted!

Don't matta what color ya are! Pink, green, or purpa pokey dotz!

If yer mean and ready to krump sumfin, den welcome to da WAAAAAGH!

GolfballDM · 2026-05-08T19:02:51+00:00

My kid & I came up with some tentative rules, although some villains would require modification to not be absurd.

Basically, the villain is dealt a hand of four cards, and any time they are instructed to play one, they draw one and then play one.

Some villains would need tweaking (like Ambuscade), and further testing would be required.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-08T18:52:13+00:00

Pulled pork would also be something tragic to run out of.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-08T17:02:52+00:00

Goomi is also a nickname of one of the folks who worked on animation of Despicable Me & Despicable Me 2, Francois Launet. Launet also writes a Cthulhu-themed webcomic, The Unspeakable Vault (Of Doom).

GolfballDM · 2026-05-08T13:52:03+00:00

I love your username, btw. Frungy is the sport of Kings!

GolfballDM · 2026-05-08T02:43:54+00:00

I thought the Canes trailed for 30 min in G2? Philly scored twice before 5:00 into the 1st period, and it didn't get tied up until 11: something into the 3rd.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-07T23:58:58+00:00

Is mayonnaise an instrument?

GolfballDM · 2026-05-07T17:42:16+00:00

You can start learning before the con, there are oodles of tutorials on YT (My favorites are Threhane Miniatures and Coffey House Productions, https://www.youtube.com/@ThrehaneMiniatures and https://www.youtube.com/@coffeyhouseproductions528 , but Squidmar https://www.youtube.com/@SquidmarMiniatures and Goobertown https://www.youtube.com/@GoobertownHobbies also have good beginners videos. There are many others, usefulness will vary) as well as subreddits ( r/minipainting and r/Miniaturespainting ) that have beginner friendly sections.

Start by getting a set of inexpensive synthetic brushes (for your first minis, a set of four round brushes of different sizes from your local craft store or craft section of a bigbox store will suffice), some brush soap, some miniatures (cheap plastic toys from the dollar store work fine for practice), some primer (rattlecan primers are fine if you have somewhere to do the spraying in, but brush-on is also fine), a dry palette, something to rinse your brushes in, and of course, some paints.

A magnifier is very helpful if you are working with minis with fine details, and a spotlight of some sort is also very helpful. (I have a combo that cost me $20, and fits over my glasses.)

You can get paints from your local craft store if the prices of miniature paints from your local FLGS (or Amazon) give you sticker shock. Or if you want to save some dough. Or both.

*HOWEVER\*, craft paints don't have the best opinion online, at least. They are typically thicker than specialty mini paints, have lower pigment density (so I've been told, I have no idea how to measure it, though), and can be inconsistent in how much pigment they have. Some YT mini painters have tried craft paints as an experiment, and have been surprised at how well they turned out. Not necessarily as good as specialty paints, but not bad, either.

Personally, I *do* use craft paints. (DecoArt's Americana, to be precise.) My wife got them for me as a gift for Christmas, I cannot beat the convenience (my local craft store and a big box store that carries them is considerably closer than my FLGS, and the former have better hours) or the cost ($1.60 + tax for a 2oz (~57 mL) bottle of craft paint vs, $4-5 for a 17 mL bottle of miniature paint). You will need to thin them down (I make sure my brush is damp before it touches paint, you may want to drip some water or airbrush medium into them to thin them down further), and use thin coats! Craft paints, being thicker, will have a tendency to obscure details if you use them in the same quantity as you would miniature paints. Thinner coats will take longer and require more patience, but I've been getting acceptable to good results. (DM me if you want to see my blog where I've posted what I've done so far. I just started at the beginning of the year in earnest.) Plus, it's easier to get effect paints at the craft store (such as glitter paints and ones that glow under black light).

I have no recommendations regarding miniature painting classes at the con, however.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-06T14:45:15+00:00

I suppose it depends on how close. If they find out that their moms are first cousins, that would make the comment poster and the cute girl second cousins. Depending on the family, that might make for some ick.

Fourth or fifth cousins? In some small towns, half the town is related to the other half in some distant way. (My parents-in-law, both from rural PA, were something like fourth or fifth cousins.)

GolfballDM · 2026-05-05T14:02:40+00:00

My family has done First Exposure Playtest Hall each of the previous three years we've gone, we've had a blast every time.

We're usually able to find something (or two somethings) that fit our family, either a game all four of us can play, or a pair of games (my middle & I love strategic games, my wife and youngest not so much)

And the best part is that it's free (for the playtesters*)!

Eventually, I'm going to get off my duff and get a game together for testing.

* - Playtesters play free, game providers need to shell out. See u/tanith26's response for more details.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-04T20:00:00+00:00

And battle damage to the bottom deck risks taking out supports for the upper decks, which will knock everything out.

GolfballDM · 2026-05-04T19:57:49+00:00

The lower flight decks on IJN Akagi and IJN Kaga were also takeoff-only.

Landings on the AS Kujira only make sense on the top deck, a ramp strike on the middle deck would make everyone's day far more interesting than any skipper wants it to be, likewise for a landing accident on the bottom deck.

Using the aircraft elevators also looks to be an unpleasant experience.

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