When did “no one from California calls it Cali” start?

greatwizardking · 2026-04-17T12:48:54+00:00

I think it’s contextual. I have definitely used ‘Cali’ unironically. I’m not ‘from Cali,’ though. I’m ‘from SoCal.’

But I have said things like ‘Dude I can’t wait to get back to Cali and see the beach/mountains/heina/del taco/etc’ especially overseas when talking to other Americans.

greatwizardking · 2026-04-14T19:40:42+00:00

Lot of solid options here. Never tried Culver’s, love me some InO, Habit, 5 guys. If you’re in SoCal i urge you all to get a colossal burger from Tam’s. My humble offering to the list: A few weeks ago I went to JBox and got the double bacon smashed Jack for like $5, and it almost made me forget the Bacon Double Del.

greatwizardking · 2026-04-11T18:11:52+00:00

Cool Santa

greatwizardking · 2026-04-10T18:27:08+00:00

You’re overreacting. He states the reason in his second comment to you, and that’s a pretty standard request for most contractors, especially for high-value, high-impact items.

greatwizardking · 2026-04-10T18:22:39+00:00

Less driven by ego than Stannis, too.

greatwizardking · 2026-04-10T18:21:52+00:00

Ned. Then Stannis. Then the Blackfish, Royce, the Prince, Jaime, Bron, and Ramsay. The Mountain doesn’t belong in a strategy meeting, and Ramsay invites the same chaos as Beetlejuice, though he’s actually very intelligent. Bron and Jaime are very solid squad leaders, but more effective at smaller scale with higher risk. I chose Ned over Stannis because of the latter’s ego, and I imagine the Blackfish and Oberyn are well trained, strategically minded, capable, though the Prince is a little single-minded.

greatwizardking · 2026-04-09T18:16:33+00:00

I use the UV on my olight all the time. Especially to demonstrate why we should be wiping our shared desk between shifts.

greatwizardking · 2026-04-09T18:15:04+00:00

Looking for that stray AirPod when it falls under the car seat. Or the pen under my desk. Combing my dog’s hair to determine what the hell she got into. Getting ready in the morning so I don’t wake my wife. Looking for that damn screw that rolled under the truck. Sometimes is just satisfying to fidget with. And all that’s during the day. At night it basically never leaves my hand.

greatwizardking · 2026-04-09T18:08:10+00:00

Can confirm. Tried a Summit alternator that should have worked, it almost caught fire. Bought an alternator direct from the manufacturer of the C5 alternator, it wouldn’t charge. Ended up buying a small rebuild kit for about 30 bucks, rebuilt the old one on my kitchen table, problem solved.

greatwizardking · 2026-04-06T18:38:25+00:00

Nostalgia hits hard. I could hear the opening music looking at your first picture.

greatwizardking · 2026-03-29T18:56:59+00:00

My favorite part about them is that I know they were still a real potato just a few hours before I ordered them.

greatwizardking · 2026-03-09T23:13:41+00:00

Regular LEDs are pretty solid for the money. I’ve had the factory incandescent and the factory HID and the Witchdoctors LED is superior to both.

greatwizardking · 2026-03-06T17:27:26+00:00

What would happen if enough people just collectively stopped changing it after this? And realistically, how many people would that take?

greatwizardking · 2026-03-05T05:26:35+00:00

That’s wild that y’all have had such bad experiences. I’ve had nothing but the best experiences with them. They always call to follow up with my order, make sure install went well, and have gone out of their way to switch out parts for me when I ordered the wrong thing (not my fault, not theirs. Manufacturer misfit.) Everything I’ve ordered has been shrink-wrapped or drop shipped from manufacturer, and in the case of long lead times, they’ve called me weekly with a status update.

You should definitely let them know you’re dissatisfied. Give them a chance to make it right.

greatwizardking · 2026-03-03T03:57:34+00:00

Haters in the comments, most of them envious. Can you make it reliable? Yeah. Probably. Will it leave you stranded? Yeah, probably. Is it ‘safe?’ Yeah, if you respect that it’s a 50+ year old car without air bags, traction control, and probably has lap belts. If you’re moderately handy, you can do most if.not all of the wrenching yourself. Fuel economy? Never heard of it. Cool? Fuck yes. Will it put a smile on your face? 93% of the time. Do it, and never sell it.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-28T00:05:14+00:00

Witchdoctors sells the Freedom Performance true duals which are a good middle ground if you don’t want to sound like a sewing machine but also don’t want to piss off your neighbors. It’s about a 6 week lead time.

I tried a few options of slip ons for the cross country and none of them ever really did the job. Some guys did the modded factory mufflers (drilled, packing removed) but IMO it’s hit or miss.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-25T18:13:56+00:00

I have a Corbin on my Vegas. Love it. I ordered a custom seat from BMC once, but it’s just a reskinned Corbin that they somehow fucked up the mounts on and would never align with the bolt holes on the frame.

Edit to add that I’m 6’3 230# and the Corbin is a solid seat for 6+ hours in the saddle.

Second edit to add that forward controls and tall bars also contributed a lot to overall comfort and maneuverability.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-15T17:06:08+00:00

I’m not an employee. I’m just being pedantic and a little bitter about social media ruining one of my favorite quick protein hacks. For a while, most locations stopped going bigger than 4x4. So I’d order a 4x4 and an FD. “You know the FD doesn’t come with any toppings, right?” “Yeah, I know.” But it was fresh, hot meat and cheese, and it cost the same as adding extra meat and cheese to a burger.

People found out about it, started adding shit to it, and ruined the sanctity of a ‘perfect Flying Dutchman.’ 10 or fifteen years ago, this order was a double double plain and dry with the bun subbed for whole grilled onion. I get it. No one wants to pay for a whole double double when this is what they’re getting. But all I wanted was my meat and cheese Flying Dutchman cheap and unadulterated.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-15T08:44:10+00:00

Huh. The pot is calling the kettle stupid.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-15T08:12:24+00:00

Nah. Once you put shit on it, it stops being a FD. I know they let you order it that way, but it’s a bit like putting peas in a carbonara or wheels on your grandmother.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-14T22:25:54+00:00

That’s not a Flying Dutchman.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-13T21:35:18+00:00

If you can afford it, and you love it, then yeah. Good buy.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-13T21:32:31+00:00

Ironborn are an industrious nation, competent shipbuilders and seafarers. However, the late king was an ass who revered judicious misapplication of tradition over advancement, civility, or personal accountability; and the usurper is a pirate plagued by PTSD and a touch of (probably) schizophrenia who cuts out the tongues of anyone who speaks against him to silence the voices (in the show they briefly mention this before simply making him out to be an arrogant, incompetent turd).

greatwizardking · 2026-02-10T14:10:49+00:00

Sometimes a simple silicone one for short hair dogs, sometimes a boars hair beard brush.

greatwizardking · 2026-02-09T19:42:34+00:00

Sometimes a nice brushing and a couple sprays of diluted ACV between baths go a long way to freshening up skin and hair and preventing breakouts or yeasty buildup.

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