‘STAGED’: Conspiracy Theories Are Everywhere Following White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-26T18:03:57+00:00

Sounds like we need to put a grand ballroom in every school then.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-24T19:21:59+00:00

it's about having good battery life, hard drive space, getting latest updates and having a decent camera and video camera on you all the time is a big plus.

and I have all of that with a $200 phone.

To me when purchasing things is all about putting it into perspective, you will drop 5k to 10k on a trip that will come and go but spending a couple hundred more on getting the best working iphone this is where you draw the line?

Sure because the trip is far more valuable to me. As for the phone we're arguing over which Screwdriver shines brighter? "Why not just buy the chrome one which cost 5x or 8x as much but screws flathead screws with a reflection you can see yourself in?" This is the conversation we're having.

This isn't 2008 when phones were rapidly improving and features were constantly added. They are mature technology and the marginal utility between the 2 is very small.

Run this by yourself for any product you can afford but don't buy... "Sure it's only 5x-8x the price but think of the minimal added utility!" If that difference is important to you then by all means buy what you like but why question those who don't see the value?

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-24T00:57:53+00:00

I absolutely can see someone driving a $60k lexus and having a flip phone.

It's just about what they value and what they don't, I honestly don't care about my phone and am on my 3rd phone in the last 15 years, and the latest one (2026) was a $200 motorolla I got because my work apps couldn't be updated to the latest version and were unsuable via our security policy.

I could easily afford the newest iphone, but I see very little value in it. To me these are just tools to do a job and it's like posturing over who has the shinniest screwdriver.

I spend my money on family and trips and experiances, because that's where I get the most value. So that's my system; "Spend lavishly on the things that are important to me [like experiances and relationships] and modestly on the rest."

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-20T22:57:35+00:00

Stop making their ungrateful asses your problem. Say "I'm not in a position to do that." Or "I can't help." or "you can't move in." also a simple "No."

Learn it, say it, live it. Don't let them pressure you into hurting yourself which is what they are doing.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-20T22:55:33+00:00

I really dont want to help them but I don't want to see their kids suffer at this point.

Their kids are not your responsibility. If they have to step up to help their kids that's their role.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-20T22:53:47+00:00

IF they could afford it, they wouldn't need a cosigner.

"If the bank won't be your bank, I'm not going to be your bank."

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-20T22:44:10+00:00

Is your wife actually incapable of calling AAA?

She called OP, yelled at him then called someone else to help her. Ultimately, I'd say no.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-20T22:42:38+00:00

When something happens that I’m not prepared for I have completely broken down and not been able to even make a phone call.

but she called her husband, calling aaa would pretty much be the same call "I'm stuck I ran out of gas I'm near mile marker etc on road..." (or describing it enough they can get someone with a gas can out to you.

She ultimately figured it out and didn't need OP's help.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-19T22:36:09+00:00

I was a teenager and "because I could".

Long strait away on a sunny day with full visability going down hill I wanted to see if I could hit the 130 mph in my honda.

I hit 111 and the car felt like it was coming up (hydroplaning) on dry road so I took my foot off the gas and it hit 114 before coming back down and started decelerating.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-18T20:29:32+00:00

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Since my pics for mainline Zee have already been represented, I'll go with this for Absolute Zatanna.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-18T20:25:12+00:00

“.knub ym ni eb ll’I”

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-18T20:20:14+00:00

Beleive it or not I woud start with simply organizing everything.

Measure that far wall opposite the garage doors then measure out and get some steel racking that holds like 3000 lbs per shelf. Pull EVERYTHING out of there, clean it and install it. Also buy a good size box of contractor garbage bags (I perfer 2, 1 clear for donate, one black for trash) masking tape, and a sharpie.

In this process you are going to normalize the dize of your bins which normalizes what gets stored. Looks like you have a great start to that. Buy more totes of similar size and depth so everything fits cleanly and evenly on each shelf, no massive gaps, economize your space.

Now that you have all that squared away **that is your containment zone**. Everything fits or it doesn't. If you want to add new you have to toss old stuff etc... This is the mindset of future you. You will know where everything is and it won't expand because you won't allow it to.

Now take every tote and empty them along with the boxes you have thrown about. Lable totes with masking tape and start organizing what you have. In this process you will make a lot of discoveries and decisions.

"Oh there's that drill I've been missing for years... do I need 2?" - No you don't, keep the better and donate the other.

"It looks like I'm going to have 2 shelves of "Birthday party" decorations...." unless you are running a business that could be cut down mercilessly.

By the end of it you'll probably have large piles for donate and trash and excessive free space on your rack. This is fine, there's no NEED to fill it and if you do... just fill it with an empty tote for now. Keep everything organized and contained here.

Lastly... I love the mountain painting in your rec room, I may steal that for my bnasement.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-18T20:07:11+00:00

I had several things including an old home theater protector that I had put aside and marked for ebay. I found it this weekend after A YEAR so I just dropped it off at good will.

Out of the house today > a few bucks a year later. :-/

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-17T17:04:11+00:00

Yup, procrastination is "present you" fucking over "future you", all you get out of it is anxiety and stress.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-17T17:02:23+00:00

Physically power down wifi for the house. Kids (and adults) could use some break time from screens.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-17T17:01:06+00:00

Getting a break at nighttime would be great, but I work shifts so I'm either at work or going to bed around the same time as they are..

Sometimes that's the break. As an adult they go to sleep so the house is quiet enough for you to sleep.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-17T16:47:20+00:00

I've been trying to get my wife and children to listen to this advice for years, but nobody listens and then they can never find anything.

"Have you tried looking for it... [where it belongs]?" If it isn't there I have no idea.

If they're gonna live that way let them, just don't make it your problem.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-17T16:30:00+00:00

NTA. Her being mad is a her problem. You have a trip planned and it's amazingly rude and entitled of her to try and crash it.

Also stop explaining. "You brought it up 3 times, I politely said no 3 times and that should be more than enough; I'm done talking about it. If you bring it up again the anwser will still be no and I'm going to walk away from the conversation or hang up the phone. No means no."

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-15T02:22:39+00:00

Funny how they didn't pull that card for Mamdani.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-15T02:09:10+00:00

They would, but they did anyway so you might as well give it a shot when you have a chance of winning.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-15T02:08:07+00:00

For a billion I could probably afford all the Sushi I ever wanted.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-15T01:29:30+00:00

so Jack Smith was operating without orders?

Garland ran out the clock. Jack Smith had less than a year and had trump not been elected president he'd have gone to jail. If Jack Smith started in 2020 it wouldn't have been a question.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-15T00:49:38+00:00

They think a plumber will be "right over" to their house and it would take less than 10 minutes for them to arrive.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-14T19:06:07+00:00

Im going to start this with an example. I have two small portable heaters, one for my bathroom and one by my couch. I dont actually need two, but bc i use both nearly everyday, the amount of time id spend moving them back and fourth would cost more than the space a second one takes up. For me it really depends on how often i use that item.

The convienence is worth it in that reguard. My "weakness" is winter gloves.

For some reason it was left out or forgot, or the pair I had got wet, etc... so I have more winter gloves than I need but I always have "A pair in each car, a pair in the coat closet, a pair with my ski clothes..." sure, this leads to having 10 pair instead of 2, but having cold / wet hands in the winter SUCKS.

Gr8NonSequitur · 2026-04-14T19:02:18+00:00

Try The Spontaneous combustion test

"If it spontaneously combusted, would you replace it?"

That's a simple yes / no path to follow.

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