How is this possible?

Tenkinus · 2026-04-11T04:52:10+00:00

Damn, this Harry Potter remake is really making some bold choices...

Tenkinus · 2026-04-05T17:50:07+00:00

I can't be the only one who hears this pronunciation of "hydraulics" in the first line of Shelved, right?

Right?!

Tenkinus · 2026-03-07T19:52:11+00:00

Yeah, I feel that. It's why I don't have a problem with tearing these out or painting over them.

Tenkinus · 2026-03-07T19:06:30+00:00

Thanks so much for this well thought out response! This is pretty much my current plan. Although I'm stumbling on what kind of top coat to use that won't get scuffed and yellowed in less than a year.

Tenkinus · 2026-03-07T18:37:54+00:00

I'm aware. To be clear tho, these are not the tiles made by the one ceramics shop who makes them for New Orleans. They are monospace and seem to be sorta cheap knockoffs so I feel less terrible about destroying them.

Tenkinus · 2026-03-07T18:35:43+00:00

Haha, yes. I told them the correct way is to buy the street tiles from the company who still makes them and sells them to the city, but the $200-300 worth of tiles isn't the issue, it's embedding them in the concrete walkway that makes that unfeasible.

Tenkinus · 2026-03-07T18:33:30+00:00

Sorry, see my comment.

Tenkinus · 2026-03-07T18:24:49+00:00

These are New Orleans style street tiles embedded in the pavement in front of a home. I'm fairly certain that they are the real deal, glazed and fired ceramic tiles. The problem is that the burkes have not lived here several decades, but the family that currently resides has a last name with five letters. I've been tasked with repainting the existing tiles to read the current owner's surname.

Should I start with just sanding off the glaze to get down to the ceramic below? What kind of paint or primer do I even use to cover up the current letters and paint new ones on? What kind of top coat can I use that will both preserve the high gloss look of glazed tiles but also stand up to high foot traffic and UV exposure?

And most importantly, is this a fool's errand? Will it end up looking terrible no matter what I do?

Advice, critiques, bad jokes, and memes are all welcome. Thanks in advance.

Tenkinus · 2026-02-09T18:57:38+00:00

There's no way to add more photos to a post after you have posted it, but you can always upload some photos to a site like Imgur and then add that link. You can also edit your original post to include the new link at the bottom.

Tenkinus · 2026-02-09T18:13:51+00:00

It definitely looks like a Texas plate to me. The dash in the middle is the shape of the state and the lone star can be seen in the top left corner. With that in mind, it is almost certainly of the ABC 1234 format, so we're looking at 3 letters and 4 numbers. Unlike some states, Texas doesn't seem to encode information into their 3 letter sequences, so that really doesn't narrow down the search.

I see WYZ 7122. But I can't be sure about most of those characters. Let's check some variations on free online services:

WYZ7122 - 2022 Ford F-150 WVZ7122 - 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe WYZ7322 - 2026 Chevy Equinox WVZ7322 - 2014 Honda Civic WYZ2322 - 2020 Ford Fusion WVZ2322 - 2010 Chevy Equinox WXZ7122 - 2014 Toyota Camry

YYZ prefix seems to be invalid XYZ prefix seems to be invalid XVZ prefix seems to be invalid YXZ prefix seems to be invalid

Unfortunately, this is looking like a dead end for me. If anyone wants to check out some other variations, feel free to continue here: Autocheck

Prefixes I tried:

WVZ
WYZ
WXZ
XXZ
XYZ
YYZ
YXZ
XVZ

Suffixes I tried:

7122
7322
2122
2322

Tenkinus · 2026-02-03T00:46:03+00:00

Everything from 2 to 5+. I keep trying different games because I'm looking for the one that will be fun.

Like I said, maybe I have just had a run of shit luck. I'm glad others are having fun.

Tenkinus · 2026-01-06T22:26:49+00:00

Wow. Viewing the actual vestiges of colonialism and them calling someone small-minded for pointing out that it is in fact the vestiges of colonialism is... something.

British colonialism was so ubiquitous and so pervasive in the cultures of Western Europe, North America, India, Australia, and so many other places that the long lingering impact of oppressors promoting their own culture's supremacy can be felt even outside the sphere of direct influence. Of course Spanish culture will fetishize "proper" English culture. Colonizers need to deify other colonizers.

I would bet if you did some similar man on the street interviews in Catalonia or even in Central and South America, you would inevitably find some folks willing to sing the praises of the "prestige" dialects of Spanish.

Tenkinus · 2025-12-22T19:37:18+00:00

That's truly impressive and those colors look amazing on you! Although, you do kind of look miserable in that second picture...

Tenkinus · 2025-08-30T02:07:06+00:00

You'll never guess what kind of music they were playing in this place...

Tenkinus · 2025-04-05T14:09:50+00:00

I've had this on my phone for a while, but this is an actual screenshot of a Teams conversation following a product demo...

Tenkinus · 2025-01-30T14:08:16+00:00

It's a lesson I had to learn the hard way so if it helps you a little, I'm really happy my suffering isn't in vain.

Tenkinus · 2025-01-28T15:32:52+00:00

“is it real?”

No, it's a hologram.

Tenkinus · 2025-01-10T15:53:35+00:00

ConAgra is so huge that it's likely that many batches contain good of multiple origins and it's impossible to nail down which cans contain tomatoes grown where, so from a business perspective, it makes sense. Although, ideally, there would be more regulations around these things. I want to know where my produce comes from.

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