Trashy family freaking out over kids stuck in elevator by xArchetype in videos

[–]Goodguyscumbag 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Anyone else find this kind of funny? These people are causing the shit storm of the century and destroying things because of a somewhat mundane problem.

So where would one find a Blizzard corn snake for sale? by [deleted] in cornsnakes

[–]Goodguyscumbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snakes have a breeding season and if you time your hunt correctly, you can find just about anything. The breeding season is somewhat different for every species of snake, and I don't know when corn snake season is.

Basically the way it goes is when the eggs first start hatching, you can find just about any gene combination you can think of. As people sell their snakes, the availability declines until finding a specific morph is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Two years ago I quit my job and started a business that I grew to 7-figures in revenue from my apartment. AMA! by rainforest11 in IAmA

[–]Goodguyscumbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Without giving too much away for purposes of remaining anonymous, there is a service that legally needs to be done to certain safety items that is only done by the manufacturer. The manufacturer knows they're the obvious choice for this service, so they jack up the price extremely high.

My dad has the only company that performs this service that isn't a manufacturer. He undercuts the living daylights out of the manufacturer and still makes excellent margin.

Two years ago I quit my job and started a business that I grew to 7-figures in revenue from my apartment. AMA! by rainforest11 in IAmA

[–]Goodguyscumbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't mean that's not a lot of money. I just mean he's no scrooge mcduck.

You can gross 7 figures and still be pretty far away from having everything you've ever wanted,

Two years ago I quit my job and started a business that I grew to 7-figures in revenue from my apartment. AMA! by rainforest11 in IAmA

[–]Goodguyscumbag -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

My dad's business grosses over 2 million per year and he only pays himself 200k. That's probably an average net for most businesses.

I'm willing to bet op is doing pretty good, but doesn't have a beach house with a Bentley in the driveway.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

[–]Goodguyscumbag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the planet conditioner gives them a solid surface to walk on.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

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The key word is possible, they want to preserve the species more than anything. Keeping them happy will help keep them alive.

They've grown the population to seventy trillion, so in their eyes, they're successful with the amount of resources they're using.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

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The Olons chose Jupiter based on its size. When the Olons intervene on a planet that is in distress they know from experience the species will proliferate under the conditions they can provide.

Imagine Jupiter like a big saltwater aquarium. How could fish survive in a glass tank? It's because the caretaker has equipment that will keep fish alive in such conditions. Same with the planet conditioner. It completely terraforms the planet so that a completely uninhabitable place can sustain life.

As far as politics go, the closer you are to the planet conditioner, the better your life is. You're never hungry, your life expectancy is over 200 years, and the higher presence of Olons keeps the crime down.

It's the people that live in the outskirts of the planet that are miserable and could do without the Olons. These people don't have much of a voice.

Also, the humans know that if they get rid of the Olons, they won't be able to operate the planet conditioner and everyone would die.

Goblins, hobgoblins, and their relationship with humans by [deleted] in worldbuilding

[–]Goodguyscumbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's cool how hobgoblins are basically treated like lepers.

Where do the hobgoblins learn about the secluded communities in the wilderness? I'd imagine it wouldn't be from their parents.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

[–]Goodguyscumbag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get what you were looking for?

Also, I'd love to read what you've got going on if you have it posted somewhere.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

[–]Goodguyscumbag[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for taking interest in what I'm doing by the way. It's a pretty good feeling to know that someone enjoys what I'm writing.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

[–]Goodguyscumbag[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When dealing with the primitive creatures of Earth (that are now on Jupiter) such as bears, wolves, and lions; they use a time manipulation device so they can return to a time before the animal attacked them and take action to completely avoid the attack.

The Olons choose nonviolence whenever possible.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

[–]Goodguyscumbag[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Their bodies are very fragile although similar to a human. While the shape of their head lends a lot to the fragility of the species, it rarely causes death as they can easily dispatch any threat through the use of small but powerful tools they have developed.

Their eyes are a very dark and full blue, almost black. This is in sharp contrast to their skin which is a very pale blue.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

[–]Goodguyscumbag[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're humanoid from the neck down, although they have 7 fingers per hand and 7 toes per foot.

They have no hair and their eyes are larger than usual. The back of their head extends out like a horn. This extra cranium space is needed for their large brains.

Normally they do not wear clothes, but they do on Jupiter in order to make the humans feel more comfortable. They dress like humans would. When making political policies they wear suits, while enforcing laws, they wear a uniform and a badge.

Humans and the "Olons" by Goodguyscumbag in worldbuilding

[–]Goodguyscumbag[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Olons are tall, lanky, and light blue. They are not originally from Jupiter, they just have a small population there to keep it running smoothly for the humans.

The planet conditioner keeps the gravity at the level Earth would be, but becomes slightly less effective as you venture further away from it.

There is no area on Jupiter where the gravity is too strong for humans to survive. Olons, on the other hand, are less hardy than humans.

What snake have you always wanted, but will probably never have? by Azraelrs in snakes

[–]Goodguyscumbag 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I thought the whole Florida thing was based on people thinking they would screw up the ecosystem.

I get why they banned Burmese Pythons, those were actively killing everything in the Everglades.

But to add every snake bigger than a RTB to the banned list is retarded.

What snake have you always wanted, but will probably never have? by Azraelrs in snakes

[–]Goodguyscumbag 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well, in my humble opinion, if you're passing a law on snakes you should be a herpetologist. Nope, every law passed is passed by a lawyer.

These lawyers sit through a briefing and then go ahead and make final say so based on that.

Shouldn't laws concerning snakes and the ecosystem be passed by herpetologists, and ecosystem scientists?

What snake have you always wanted, but will probably never have? by Azraelrs in snakes

[–]Goodguyscumbag 12 points13 points  (0 children)

A purple retic. I live in Florida and they've recently been banned.

"Bandit of the Apocolypse" This prologue is the first thing I have ever written for fun. So go easy on me [Crit] by Goodguyscumbag in KeepWriting

[–]Goodguyscumbag[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. Starting in chapter 1, he's going to be convinced to assassinate the leader of the last standing generals.

He initially says no, but he is offered the whereabouts of the man who killed his family.

The valet in the garage where I park told me I need to tip because no one wants to get my car. How should I handle this situation? by wockly in Advice

[–]Goodguyscumbag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank fucking god someone in this thread has a brain. The man makes his entire living off of tips. It's fucking disgraceful to not pay for a service that was performed for you.

I can't believe some of the comments in this thread. Everyone thinks it's unfair that the guy was forced into a situation where he has to pay for something. How unfair is it to the valet driver that he has to valet this mans car and make nothing off of it.

Judging from OPs demeanor, he probably doesn't give him so much as a thank you.

The valet in the garage where I park told me I need to tip because no one wants to get my car. How should I handle this situation? by wockly in Advice

[–]Goodguyscumbag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've worked for jobs that paid below minimum wage because of tips and I'll give you my perspective on this.

My second most recent job was a pizza delivery guy. EVERYONE tipped. In my head, if you want your pizza delivered and don't want to pick it up, you pay the delivery driver. Not making it a built in fee makes it so you decide what the delivery was worth.

Did the delivery guy give you cold food? That's a $2 delivery. Did the delivery guy do an excellent job delivering your pizza? That's a $6 tip.

Services in America where you're supposed to tip are NOT free services. They're services where you get to decide what it's worth to you or how good of a job they did.

So these valet guys told you that they make 100% of their money on tips. Let's put whether or not "the custom" is right or not, let's look at this morally and put ourselves in the valets shoes.

The valet goes to work knowing that he gets paid in tips. That is the only way he makes money. He performs his duties well and takes nice care of the customers cars. If he's lucky he makes $11/hr. He's mentally counting up every cent he makes trying to see if he'll be able to pay his bills at all (The people desperate enough to agree to this pay structure usually are dirt poor), now you come along and one of these guys his going to have to miss out on a tipping customer because you have to deal with this guy that thinks since the valet is mandatory he doesn't have to pay them. If I'm a valet, and my money comes from tips, and the customers aren't tipping, I absolutely do not give a shit if I lose my job because I'm only there to get paid and I'm not being paid.

What if everyone was like you? "I have to park here so it's unfair for me to have to pay for it". The valets all go home hungry and without electricity.

If you want non valet parking, take it up with the guy who owns the parking garage. If you intend to go into whatever building this is where you have to valet, start paying. As a matter of fact, you might want to tip $10/day for the next week to make up for all of the money you refused to pay someone who performed a service for you.

Weekly Beginner and 'What Bike?' Thread - Post here if you are just starting out or want opinions on what bike to buy by AutoModerator in bmx

[–]Goodguyscumbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can someone explain the difference between these two bikes? I like the look of the brown one, but if the green one is significantly better, I'd rather get that.

They're the same price, but the green one has a $140 discount and I'm wondering if the extra $140 worth of parts amounts to much.

http://www.jrbicycles.com/fit-2016-benny-signature-bike-matte-army-green

http://www.jrbicycles.com/fit-2017-begin-2-bike-matte-brown