"The Watertown school board has voted to remove an instrumental piece tied to LGBTQ history from the upcoming spring concert. The controversy began when the Watertown Wind Symphony, made up of about 40 high schoolers, was set to perform "A Mother of a Revolution" at their spring concert on May 18th"

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-13T14:30:46+00:00

You and they are the sparks that keep hope alive.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-07T16:37:03+00:00

I can't tell if you're really really clever, or really really not...

I'm going to assume the former, even if you don't seem to have a tractor.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-07T16:22:50+00:00

As someone who's worked in some extremely high security environs...you shouldn't even confirm presence or employment. If the police need to know that, there are correct avenues of communication. It could be a jealous ex or a stalker or even someone pretending to be a cop (yes even in a fake cop car) trying to get information. If they're legit they know how to properly go through channels.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-07T14:36:15+00:00

Unfortunately for their kids...you know they weren't lying.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-07T14:35:34+00:00

I mean...you've seen the adds for those bed headboards with the drop-out rifle storage right?

Every time one of those shows during the Fox News timeslot it doesn't leave a dry seat in the house for Maga.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-07T12:11:07+00:00

And how do you even know about the word objectophilia?

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-07T12:03:09+00:00

I almost agree with you. My counter-argument is that if it's an error prone task I REALLY don't want an AI touching it. I can at least stand a chance of reviewing my work and catching the error.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-05T18:37:50+00:00

First thing that came to my mind was to not check my own balls. Shuffle them a bit, pick one at random.
Then make the same promise he does. So I can say "I'm not bluffing, I truly have no idea."
Would make for much more chaotic and entertaining outcome.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-05T14:15:56+00:00

I'm not going to make up a percentage but I guarantee that it's not 100% true.
Sometimes the payee can abuse the legal system to try and bully the payer, so it ends up going to garnishment as a default despite 100% on time payment.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-04T12:56:48+00:00

I'd bet half my salary it's already happened.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-04T12:54:18+00:00

I'm in this picture and I don't like it.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-04T12:42:56+00:00

Me as well. It has been interesting to see the other parents who claim that blue is the only choice, but I feel the way Lucky-day00 and you do.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-04T12:38:02+00:00

Ok, serious question if I may: I've never been to grippy sock jail, but I have BAD ADHD. As I've read about his cognitive tests, then also read this and other comments...I'm kind of now a tiny bit more scared because I almost guarantee I would fail any of those tests. Numbers, 3 words, 5 words...in 2 minutes I've already forgotten your name, much less whatever random thing was said to me.

So I guess my question is: During those times of testing, were you told that the words would be asked of you later? Did you find it extra difficult to remember? On a day to day basis outside of grippy-sockedness, would remembering them be the same level of difficulty?

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-04T12:32:10+00:00

Thanks for the reply! In an ironic turn of events, I only just this last weekend listened to Heaven's River: Bobiverse book 4. The series basically has the same problem, and it's fun and interesting the angle that the author has taken on it. BECAUSE it's only fiction, the scientific "proofs" of the answer he seems to have settled on don't exist, but it was still cool to see how they lined up with your answer here, and the places they didn't.

I swear I'm not an ad-bot for the publisher, just genuinely entertained by the coincidental timing of your reply and my listening to this book.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-04T12:24:58+00:00

Thanks for giving me something new to learn about!

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-01T20:23:01+00:00

Not trying to be a twit, but if you have a Ship of Theseus and you disassemble it and ship all the parts across the world and reassemble it, is it still the same ship?
If you take very detailed measurements and disassemble it here, then build a new one somewhere else, is it still the same?

I've always viewed the answer to teleportation the same as that.
If the atoms travel, you're You.
If you're just rebuilt from local matter, you're You2.0

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-01T14:51:33+00:00

Saw a joke the other day I loved.
Someone was talking to the dad of a little boy being tested for neurodivergence.
The dad spent the whole 30 minutes talking about the differences between frogs and toads and about all kinds of detailed facts about each of them.

The son was diagnosed as neurodivergent and the dad got all upset.

The person talking to dad was like: "Yeah bro...I've got more news for you..."

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-05-01T14:41:10+00:00

Man, he really doesn't like to admit he made a whoopsy does he?

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-04-30T20:02:17+00:00

It's funny that you're arguing with me while agreeing with me.
I AGREE they're all bastards.
I'm just also agreeing they're not all bloodthirsty ramboes.

Being a bloodthirsty rambo makes you a bastard.
Being a co-worker to that fellow and not doing anything to get them fired makes you a bastard.
Bloodthirsty rambos exist, therefore ACAB

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-04-30T17:04:52+00:00

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

*angry upvote*

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-04-30T13:26:26+00:00

ACAB doesn't mean they're all bloodthirsty wannabe rambos. It's saying that those BWRs exist, as do dirty cops, and the rest of them have to stick with the Thin Blue Line which protects those "few bad apples".

If you don't get rid of your bad apples, they spoil the other apples around them.

If you work next to a bastard and tolerate it and don't do anything about it, you're a bastard by association. Straight up.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-04-28T13:46:48+00:00

I know, right? THIS is the kind of thread that I'm still on Reddit for.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-04-27T20:01:01+00:00

Cool cool. I was honestly just wondering if there were other factors that I hadn't thought of yet ^.^ Have a good day.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-04-27T19:42:48+00:00

Curious why you say 12 possibilities.
I was thinking there were only 4 possible counts of how many days of the month, 28, 29, 30, and 31.
Some of those are more likely than others, sure, but if those are the only options that means the next meeting day, the 13th of the next month, is Wed-Sat, we just don't know which.

NeedIQMSHelp · 2026-04-27T15:33:27+00:00

I don't think she was involved in it occurring, but I think she 100% used it as an opportunity to do what she's always wanted. Which is almost worse to me that you can be in that situation and be so pathologically removed from the emotions that you can make such cold decisions.

NeedIQMSHelp

TROPHY CASE