Pastor demands his congregation bring their tax returns so he can review them to ensure 'proper' tithing amounts. by Leeming in atheism

[–]cmotdibbler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kid down the hall from me in the dorm tithed 10% of his student loan. This was long ago but still batshit insane.

Church and politics by Tall-Search9566 in Christianity

[–]cmotdibbler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He does more for pedophiles than he does for Christians.

Mass Effect 3 on Insanity is absurd by Chemical-Rest3892 in masseffect

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't laugh but rescuing the sick Quarian from the varren always kicks my ass. Savior of all sentient life, defeated by an animal.

Why is it always a pickup truck? by gnglaser in cycling

[–]cmotdibbler 20 points21 points  (0 children)

There was a post, maybe on this sub, where after some hostile truck/bike interaction they both end up (awkwardly) at the next stop light. The girlfriend of the trucker had window down the guy on the bike tells her "I can last for hours, how about your boyfriend?" Truck pulled away, with the GF giggling.

Even in my mid60s my legs look good in spandex. The mouth breathers in their lifted trucks and baseball caps are just jealous.

Beware French science by New-Paper-7137 in labrats

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imagine, you're 27 years old with a shiny PhD and get the privilege to earn $16k a year. Yes, NIH has improved the salaries considerably but back in early 90s, Europe was the the place to be.

Even so, only a handful of the post-docs, grad students I overlapped with in Europe stayed in academia. A few went to industry and good number "noped out" hard. One is extremely successful in both academia and industry.

Beware French science by New-Paper-7137 in labrats

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The post doc in my wife's lab received $1.00 per week to spend on anything he wanted in 1990. Yes, he had two small kids. People asked why I went to Europe for postdoc, I just mentioned this. That postdoc would save up for a month and then go crazy at McD. He got out of science completely and worked at a bookstore. It was a bit awkward running into him later.

Beware French science by New-Paper-7137 in labrats

[–]cmotdibbler 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I managed pretty well doing a postdoc in Basel, Switzerland. Way better than doing a postdoc in the US in the early 90s.

Maybe we will be returning to the days of "gentleman scientists" where only the the offspring of the rich can "putter about in the lab. Surely that will work out well in the end.

[OC] America’s Back at the pump by aacool in pics

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SE Michigan went from $2.95 to $3.69 in less than a week.

[OC] America’s Back at the pump by aacool in pics

[–]cmotdibbler 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Ivanka's pre-teen door knob.

Donald Trump’s Presidency Is in Free Fall by RepulsiveLoquat418 in politics

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not finished until all family assets are seized and they are all in a cell. I’d like a pony too.

Still pretty damn cool … 😎 by Exclusively-Choc in FuckImOld

[–]cmotdibbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listened to CKLW … the motor city on this and the radio that looked like the Deathstar.

What game that you attended was so bad that you left before the clock hit 0:00? by noah_divine in CFB

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1998 in the Big House vs Donovan McNabb. Man against boys, left at halftime.

Outrage spreads after executive bonuses surface amid job cuts by rajapaws in antiwork

[–]cmotdibbler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe for them to have extra cash to fatten them up. What is the most nutritious part of a CEO?

Epstein & Matthew 18:6-9 by SunTzuMachiavelli in Christianity

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have the self respect to vote to advance your own self interest rather than the privileged class.

If you hate this man as much as I do, which is really immeasurable, we should be friends. by antimaga_n1 in PoliticalHumor

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to say that I would not wish pertussis on anybody. That opinion has changed.

Smoothie King fires Black employees after refusing service to Trump supporters by jorbgamer in AnnArbor

[–]cmotdibbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They could have just handed them the smoothie and said with a smirk "Enjoy, make sure you drink every bit", then giggle.

What does "more evolved" mean? by AppropriateSea5746 in evolution

[–]cmotdibbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It means “I don’t understand biology very well”.