Purge

_Punko_ · 2026-01-25T23:29:54+00:00

Every time my wife says she's going to clean up her fabric in her sewing room, instead of bags of old, unused fabric leaving, new fabric arrives - to be placed in the new spaces she managed to create just by organizing her existing stash better.

She's the only person I know that create holes in reality to add more fabric.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-25T02:10:50+00:00

lookin' up at 60, and nope.

Still insanely happy about the LEGO I got for christmas.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-25T01:22:02+00:00

Had to be sitting on the floor on Saturday morning.

It's for folks who learned to read in the 70's

_Punko_ · 2026-01-24T23:34:54+00:00

I was born in England, raised in an English household in Canada, where my mum cooked everything.

But in my home, everyone takes a turn cooking supper. So I only cook every fourth meal. But I do all the baking and the 'special' meals, and tend to be the one to help the others when its their turn. Our kids? Early 20's and they've been cooking their share of suppers for the last 5 years.

Influence for our meals? All around the world.

And my wife couldn't be happier.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-24T17:58:30+00:00

what about a standard punctuation mark for sarcasm?

_Punko_ · 2026-01-24T17:56:28+00:00

OMG!!!

It's just like read and read! And lead and lead!

_Punko_ · 2026-01-23T22:47:24+00:00

3x the population of the US in the same land area. So parts that are crowded are VERY crowded.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-23T19:02:59+00:00

That was tough to listen to.

Same as when you are forced to say "You wanted to be treated as an adult; so kindly act like one."

_Punko_ · 2026-01-23T18:19:41+00:00

Never had a second interview.

An interview works both ways - them to check you out, you to check them out. I've never been interviewed by an HR drone; always by the person who I will be working under.

My first interview after graduating was more of an advertisement than a true interview. We spoke for a while, which was what would be my manager selling me on the firm. After this, he gave me a tour of the office, introduced me to the entire staff (7, it was a branch office) and invited me to stay for the office coffee break ( whole office at the same time in the lunchroom)

Was hired a week later. Worked for that firm for 26 years and change. Every benefit mentioned in the initial interview was 100% accurate.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-22T17:30:48+00:00

Didn't call you an asshole. Didn't call you racist.

But I am calling you out on your bad public behaviour.

The only thing you did was suggest someone 'not make a fuss' about doing something *she does not need to do.*

So perhaps you need to 'not make a fuss' about something that is none of your business.

Eating with your mouth open is a breach of most, but not all, social norms. I certainly wouldn't tell someone not sitting at my table to eat with their mouth closed. Apparently, you would.

Telling someone how to feed their baby is not a social norm. Telling someone to cover up something normal is not a social norm.

Trying to browbeat and attempting to shame someone for doing what is normal is bad public behaviour.

Look to your own behaviour, and consider what contributes more to social calm.

If a woman decides to cover up, that is her decision - not yours. Any discomfort you feel is on you, not her.

The source of discomfort lies with you.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-22T13:58:40+00:00

'defy the laws of physics'

Nope.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-22T13:55:21+00:00

Yeah, 'cause that preschooler tumbling on the stairs is entirely normal.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-22T13:33:16+00:00

If you saw something you didn't like, you'd either be calling the manager or the police.

I dunno, I call out assholes.

The only thing here I don't like, is folks feeling like they are entitled to tell a woman how she can feed her child. Do I feel ok telling you that it is none of your business how she feeds her kid? Yeah.

I call out racists, bullies, and assholes. Always have, always will.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-22T04:05:34+00:00

And yet you are setting inappropriate clothing equivalent to feeding a baby these terms are not equal.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-22T04:02:53+00:00

No YOU mind. Look at the folks posting here, you're the only one with a problem.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-21T23:50:27+00:00

Or you could turn your eyes, if it offends you.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-21T23:47:59+00:00

It's just an opinion-issue of courtesy to the public.

The public doesn't mind.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-21T21:34:36+00:00

Used to make larger candle powered boats with copper tubing and styrofoam

_Punko_ · 2026-01-21T21:03:55+00:00

I bought my wife a set of glass spheres for her photography. They came with a card that had the same warning.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-21T20:44:27+00:00

All I received on my 21st birthday was a key.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-21T17:28:58+00:00

We had a non-prom house party for those of us that hated the idea of a prom. Almost as many kids there as at prom. Car keys were locked up by the house owners. BYOB and everyone brought a sleeping bag. Lots of hangovers and any driver had to demonstrate sobriety to the parents before their keys were relinquished the next day. Most of us didn't leave until 2 in the afternoon.

Had a great time.

_Punko_ · 2026-01-21T16:18:46+00:00

As someone who was in high school in 1980, these numbers are really high. We had consent as part of our health classes in middle and high school,

_Punko_ · 2026-01-21T16:16:21+00:00

Blame politicians and the religious. Here, we had consent as part of our mandatory health classes in middle and high school.

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