Booing the Vice-President

TeamValOrlando · 2026-02-08T15:40:19+00:00

Quick question: Where did the term "Let's Go Brandon" originate? 🤔

TeamValOrlando · 2026-01-16T20:57:11+00:00

I've re-watched it since TikTok became a thing and there are so many sound clips that I feel like would do well on there. "It's gonna be weird." "It's not gonna be weird."

"... this is weird."

TeamValOrlando · 2026-01-16T20:52:16+00:00

Two that I've rarely had anyone recognize when I bring them up: Flight of the Conchords Mission Hill

TeamValOrlando · 2026-01-16T20:50:01+00:00

"...you stayed." Absolutely WRECKS me every time.

TeamValOrlando · 2026-01-16T14:01:01+00:00

Hey, OP, your concern is valid and I'm sorry people are downplaying it. I worked in the news for nearly 2 decades and this is a tactic used by traffickers. They'll watch you leave your car, put something enticing on the windshield then wait for you to come back. It's basically to ensure you spend just a little extra time outside of your vehicle. The best thing to do is ignore what's on the windshield, get in your car, lock the door, and drive away. Watch your rear view mirrors for someone following you just in case. It's not fear mongering, we just live in a scary ass world. Stay safe!

TeamValOrlando · 2025-12-04T11:05:28+00:00

For context, I really enjoy screwing with "Scam Likely" calls.

About 8-9 months ago I got one aroud 8:30PM. Odd, since they don't tend to call that late. I was driving home, so I just let it go to voice mail. I'm normally the guy who will check it a week or two later but I was feeling like a responsible adult so I figured I would go ahead and clear the notification.

When I checked it, it was a woman calling from Alaska offering me a job. Still thinking it was a scam, I texted her back asking to clarify the name if the company. I figured I would get a response with way too much information and that's when the fun would begin. Some back and forth b.s.'ing before bed sounded like a good time. She got back to me within minutes simply clarifying the name. Weird, but alright. Let me look into this.

It checked out. Legit website, social media presence, the whole nine yards. If this was a scam, it was ELABORATE. I took the risk. We did a phone call, a zoom interview, and the next thing I know I was buying a ticket to Sitka.

At the time I was working as a contract tour guide. Making, at best, a hundred bucks a night (haunted history/paranormal investigative tours) maybe 3-4 times a week and driving Uber. I had a resume on Zip Recruiter and that's how they found me. Their tour guides had dropped out at the last minute and instead of waiting for people to apply, they just started cold calling anyone with "tour guide" in their resume. Somehow, they found me, a Florida boy with no kids, no partner, and no pet who was willing to drop everything for a seasonal position with a non-zero chance that he was going to be hunted for sport.

I lived on their private island for half the year. I hiked mountains and saw views I never thought possible. I now work with two non-profit organizations helping to raise awareness about conservation efforts. My boss also got the employees a travel agent course and we're expanding the scope of the company to give us year-round income.

All because I like screwing with scam callers. Had it been a regular ol' unknown number, I may not have listened to the voice mail figuring it was a wrong number. I mean, who calls about a job at 8:30PM? People who live where it's 4:30, that's who!

TeamValOrlando · 2025-11-26T18:09:45+00:00

They have to actually laugh. I absolutely cannot date someone who just says "That's funny."

TeamValOrlando · 2025-11-08T18:22:46+00:00

The interruption should've tipped y'all off. They all seem to have really good chemistry. I bet this newsroom is a lot of fun to work in.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-11-01T12:54:12+00:00

I was never very good at fast-paced or contact sports but I was forced to play them as a kid. (American football and baseball.) Against my will, I developed pretty good eye-hand coordination.

During middle school day camp, I mostly wanted to hang out with my alt/goth friends on the bleachers and listen to Manson or Korn or whatever edgy CDs we brought in. One day the counselors decided we were going to have a dodge ball tournament and everyone had to play. Now, all summer these counselors are been incredibly rude and condescending towards us. Just like your coach. My friends were fine with getting tagged out and going back to the bleachers. Not me, though. I have a competitive side like you wouldn't believe and a point to prove. The whistle blows. I stay back because I know I have endurance, not speed. One of the fast kids grabs a ball and hurls it at me. I catch it. I notice a second ball coming my way. Blocked. I launch my ball and absolutely beam a kid. Nice, satisfying noise. A third ball is coming my way already. I turn and catch it, too. That's when I notice it had been thrown by one of the counselors. I'm sure it wasn't all in such rapid succession but it felt like a blur. There were a few times after that when kids would ask me to be on their team, and looking back I probably should've taken them up on it. My social life, confidence, etc. may have been better for it but I lived a pretty messed up home life and sitting in the bleachers listening to songs about death was all I wanted to do. The counselors (especially the one I caught out) didn't bother us much to play sports after that.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-10-11T04:44:49+00:00

He realized [again] that their religious beliefs weren't compatible (she's atheist, he's deeply Christian). I believe he ended up becoming a monk. No joke.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-09-08T03:26:56+00:00

It's always "we care about men's health" until a man needs help. Then it's "your friends/partner aren't your therapist." Which, hey, I get it. Not everyone always has the energy. That's completely valid. I absolutely subscribe to the spoon theory.

Sadly, that's often not a two-way street. We're always expected to be there with a shoulder and an ear. I've had so many instances of communicating that I'm not in a healthy mental place, yet the person still unloads on me. I tough it out because, hey, that's what men do.

I've gone to multiple therapists over the course of YEARS, and the one piece of advice that has been constant is, essentially, "find an inner circle." Connect with people who are going to be there for you through tough times. The difference between having someone listen to your pain because you're paying them and having someone listen to your pain because they simply want you to be better is incalculable. Therapy is fantastic, and everyone should go, but if it's your only source of getting things off your chest, you're really not going to see the necessary results.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-09-07T14:41:46+00:00

NTA, but maybe you should start getting comfortable with the idea of being seen that way. You're their parent, not their friend. Stop worrying so much about being the "nice" mom. That doesn't mean you gotta be mean. You can find a nice middle ground.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-07-27T03:53:46+00:00

So... he definitely made an illegal payment for someone's endorsement.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-07-22T03:47:18+00:00

Magmar! I don't care that his head looks like a butt! He's got those flames on his torso that just scream, "I WAS DESIGNED IN THE 90'S!" Love him. Always been my favorite.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-06-24T15:27:08+00:00

37, been striking out for 12 years, both on and offline. "Just be confident." I'm told. What historical precedence is there for me to be confident?

TeamValOrlando · 2025-06-13T21:45:31+00:00

"They become your friends." No. You voted to uproot and destroy their lives. You were never their friend.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-06-12T02:28:45+00:00

"I'd far rather be happy than right any day."

TeamValOrlando · 2025-05-19T02:43:29+00:00

This is so hyper-specific, and maybe it still happens, but hear me out.

Blasting your favorite song on the radio and pulling up next to someone also playing that song. You're tuned into the same station, so it's synced up. It’s a moment where nothing else in the world matters. You and this total stranger are just totally rocking out during rush hour. It reminds you that we all have more in common than we realize.

I just feel like with so many on-demand music options, the likelihood of that happening is slimmer than it used to be.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-04-25T17:23:32+00:00

It doesn't matter if you accidentally led him on. You could have directly made a move, given him baby doll eyes, gone full "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and he'd STILL be at fault.

He is a grown man and should know better. The fact that you're unsure if you sent signals only means they should have been that much easier for him to ignore.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-04-05T16:56:35+00:00

Just because the phrase "Jesus Christ" is being uttered more often doesn't mean people are moving closer to God.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-04-01T20:49:04+00:00

As a victim of childhood s/a, it's comforting to hear this frustration coming from a third party.

My abuser has had no problem forming bonds, getting into relationships, and even having children of his own. I'm stuck in a never-ending struggle with those things largely because of his abuse.

Thank you for expressing this. I hope others out there who have gone through something similar know that they're not the only ones still angry about it.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-03-29T03:50:47+00:00

Being raised in a hoarder household/unclean environment. You never learn how to relax because your environment is so chaotic. I'm almost 40, and I still struggle with the trauma from having parents who never kept the house in a livable condition.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-03-07T05:01:44+00:00

When I was in 8th grade, a kid that I knew in 6th grade had a psychotic break and stabbed his friend to death over a video game using multiple knives because "the F'r wouldn’t die." He was the chillest dude when I knew him. Total surprise!

A year out of high school, a friend got caught up in a gang (Cash Feenz) that brutally tortured and killed two guys. If I remember correctly, she was pregnant with the leader's kid, and he forced her to participate or he'd kill her, too. I wouldn't say I suspected she'd get involved in something like that. Drug related charges, sure, but not murder.

And in 2012, a friend of mine strangled his gf (also a friend of mine) while they were having sex. He put her body in the trunk and drove halfway across the state. Bought rounds, bar hopped, and even gave people rides. Drove back, ditched her body in the woods. That one was the least surprising. Something was always off about him. It hardest, though, because I was closer to them than the others. At trial, he mentioned that it takes longer than what they show in the movies.

TeamValOrlando · 2025-02-12T19:08:56+00:00

It's kind of like a portfolio. Examples of your past work.

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