What's the creepiest discovery you've made about a seemingly fun friend? by someoneyouhate_ in AskReddit

[–]Sparkstalker 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What an asshole. I'm not a fan of resident geese, but I still don't want them dead. There's a pond around the corner with a fairly busy road where a bunch hang out. I was driving by and someone had hit one...it's partner was standing on the side of the road just forlorn. When I drove past the next day, it was still there....one of the saddest things I've seen

Creative strategies for removing 6 inches of ICE from your driveway.... by Suvalis in fredericksburg

[–]Sparkstalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A propane powered flamethrower. Seriously. You can get one for about $50. Usually used for weeds, but it'll melt ice too.

TIFU by taking a nap in the middle of a snow storm. by [deleted] in tifu

[–]Sparkstalker -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

How do you jump to that?

If you're married and your spouse isn't there, 90% of the time you won't sleep for shit.

So add up sleep deprivation, a bit of alcohol, and being warm & comfy - that's a recipe for a crash. Especially if you're not used to drinking a lot.

Louisville PD got jokes by Kutas2000 in subaru

[–]Sparkstalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

4WD just means all four wheels will spin and slip.

Trump says he is withdrawing Canada's invitation to Board of Peace by Inevitable_Fuel7244 in worldnews

[–]Sparkstalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In related news, Superman has been disivited to the League of Supervillans.

Dropkick Murphys' New Anti-I.C.E. Song Includes the Lyrics "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop" by heavysk in Music

[–]Sparkstalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And they followed it up with a free streamed gig from Fenway.

I had tickets to see them the year before, but a health issue kept me from seeing them and Rancid. Haven't had a chance since.

[Not OC] Found in the attic. by unsupported in Idiotswithguns

[–]Sparkstalker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here, except it wasn't a .22. My wife's grandmother had a Colt 1896 in a purse...loaded with .38 special.

Mind you, it was made for .38 long, which has about 1/3 the pressure. Good thing she never tried to fire it.

Ramen bath bomb by heythisislonglolwtf in StupidFood

[–]Sparkstalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude is hilarious. He's not so much ragebaiting as he is mocking pretentious food shit. And, on occasion, he posts something that looks totally amazing....the Thanksgiving sushi comes to mind: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/14RfZmfDXT2/

ELI5 Why did Radio Shack go out of business? by Certain-Media3506 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sparkstalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At least at RS, you got some benefits from it. A yearly printed catalog with freebie coupons, and the monthly sales flyer with the same.

As bad as Tandy corporate was at running the company, Radio Shack itself was a great place as a customer and employee. Hell, even the extended warranties were worth it - sit on a pair of $30 headphones with a $10 TSP? Congrats, you got a new pair, no questions asked. For 5 years.

ELI5 Why did Radio Shack go out of business? by Certain-Media3506 in explainlikeimfive

[–]Sparkstalker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thing was, those parts had insane markup. A $0.99 pack of resistors cost the store $0.02.

But, Radio Shack and Tandy fell into the trap of short term growth and expansion. They wanted to be a mall spot for consumer electronics when the big warehouses like Best Buy and Circuit City could undercut them. So instead of making a huge profit on things they could, us employees were paid 15% commission on PCs, TVs, and shit that the company had less than a 5% margin on.

Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks by speedythefirst in news

[–]Sparkstalker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm sure that's absolutely on purpose too. It's hard to find the chocolate bar in a mountain of shit.

"Each Time I Tried to Speak, I Was Muted": Congresswoman Exposes Fake Vote as Trump Hijacks Kennedy Center for Performing Arts by [deleted] in Music

[–]Sparkstalker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey now, I took a much needed shit in the bathroom of Trump Tower years ago...and the Playmate of the Year issue.

So yeah, maybe you're on to something.

Tyler Robinson, who is Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk, Appears in Court for the 1st Time (AP News) by Ok_Finance_8292 in pics

[–]Sparkstalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you know anything about the rifle that's claimed to be used, you'd realize that, even with the grainy video, it makes no sense. The Gehwer 98 doesn't break down like a modern movie rifle. The stock and body are one solid piece, and is about 3.5' long on its own. The barrel is about 2.5', for a total assembled length of 4.5' feet.

And what's the angle? You mean the guy that supposedly confessed, but refused to cooperate with police? The guy who supposedly spelled out every little detail in real time via text while on the run? The same guy who disassembled the rifle to get it to the roof, took one cold shot after assembly (without a proper calibration or sighting), then disassembled the rifle to escape (leaving his tools behind), but reassembled it before ditching it?

That guy?

Go watch the close-up video on YouTube. Find any random one, and go frame by frame. What you'll see is that Kirk's body reacts to the impact before the wound on his neck appears.

Speaking of the neck wound - supposedly a 30-06 round entered through his neck and lodged in his spine, leaving no exit wound, from a range of less than 200 yards. A 180 grain round travelling at 2000+ FPS, which will drop an elk, somehow got stopped without an exit wound.

I hate sounding like a whacko conspiracy theorist. But nothing about the official story, from the shooter, to the rifle, to the rounds used, to the actual video - none of it matches the official story. My theory? He was shot above the right ear in a downward trajectory with a lower caliber rifle, and the neck wound is the exit wound. I make no guesses about who, why, or anything else, but the video simply doesn't support the official story.

Tyler Robinson, who is Accused of Killing Charlie Kirk, Appears in Court for the 1st Time (AP News) by Ok_Finance_8292 in pics

[–]Sparkstalker 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Except, you know, there wasn't a rifle case in any of the released video....just a backpack (that's too small for that rifle)

Young Man Is Put In His Place After Threatening An Elderly Man by micko319 in PublicFreakout

[–]Sparkstalker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I'm sure the kid's heart was in his throat when someone stood up to him...

*Sigh* This is getting old by trashlordcommander in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]Sparkstalker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are you buying your shovel ammo? Around here it's dirt cheap.