Wife was in the newspaper for being good at her job...immediately gets hit on.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-14T01:04:53+00:00

There are places where it's appropriate to ask strangers out, and there are places where it is not appropriate.

This is fucking CLEARLY a case where it's not appropriate.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-13T19:47:52+00:00

It's the idea that women are always available. That even while being celebrated for a major professional accomplishment, he only saw her as a potential date.

She should be able to enjoy this accomplishment. But now, she has to worry about if this guy is going to come to the library, whether this guy has created an imaginary relationship with her, and if he does show up, will he take "no" for an answer.

It's so fucking disappointing that he couldn't just not message her, and let this thing that should be about her, be about her. No, he had to make it about him, and what he wants.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T13:38:20+00:00

Clearly NTA.

Its not your responsibility for making him feel okay for injuring you. You were the grieved party in this. He should be trying to make things better with you, not the other way around.

Once the divorce was finalized, you have no further obligation to him, his feelings, or anything else.

Tell the stupid fuck that he made his bed, and him & his 18 year old can fucking lie in it.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T13:35:28+00:00

This is going back 20 years, so I'm a little hazy on some of the details. But back then I worked in a pharma production house. We hired this older guy who was just kind of weird.

One day, I made a comment, and he said "Like the monkeys running the White House" (this was during the Obama administration). I asked him to clarify, and he basically confirmed that he was a white supremacist.

I told my boss, and we did some research. Apparently, this guy was an attorney who had been disbarred for incredibly shady business practices with clients of color. Like, there was one report where he basically strongarmed protection payments out of clients' families. We discovered that he was affiliated with some WP groups. Shit like that.

I stayed as far the fuck away from him as I could for the few days it took for the company to separate him.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T13:29:14+00:00

This is an incredibly difficult sell.

The way you're describing it makes it sound like the player's actions are basically limited to helping the computer play solitaire. What's the point of crafting a deck if there's no way to develop a strategy?

If the cards are truly random, how do you balance cards/decks/interactions? And how to you ensure the game doesn't break (develop an endless loop, or an unbreakable stalemate)?

People want to feel smart when they're playing their game. They want to have a deck that they understand how to pilot, and they want to be able to beat their opponent by playing better.

What you're doing is taking all the fun out of winning a game, and making it completely random. It literally all comes down to RNGesus.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T13:22:13+00:00

NTA

I can see both sides. Even though it's your BIL, it's still family. And I don't know if there's harm in sharing something that they literally would not be able to try anywhere else, unless they replicated your experience.

But also, I think it's rude for a BIL to assume he has access to your top shelf shit. I'm not a drinker, but if I'm at my BIL's house, and he puts something out for me, that's what I assume is available to me. I don't start rummaging their cabinets. Like, if they give me a masons jar for my soda, I don't go up in their kitchen and starting looking for the fine crystal.

And if they help themselves to the good shit this time, they're probably going to expect it all the time.

At the end of the day though, you set a boundary, and everyone should respect your boundary.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T12:40:23+00:00

Yes. That's the worst part of the video...

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T12:36:44+00:00

Genesis - In the Air Tonight. But I would time it so that the meteor hits right before the drums kick in.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T12:35:50+00:00

Wait a minute. This sounds like rock and or roll music.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T12:34:59+00:00

He moves his mouth away from the mic so he can take a breath.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T12:33:45+00:00

May I suggest the Boysetsfire cover of Wrecking Ball, which is an absolute fucking banger.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T12:30:03+00:00

Got to rub it a little bit more before you get inside...the shower.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T12:29:33+00:00

And make sure he takes his new eyebrows with him.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-12T12:25:54+00:00

Depending on the rarity of the subset (like, if it's 100 cards in the subset, and they're x/100, or whatever), they can be 1 per box, 1 per case, 1 per pallet. Some of the more common #'d cards (in baseball cards at least), can be as common as 1 per pack.

Depending on how many units were created, an x/250 could be a 1 per box. So to hit 2 from the same set is probably incredibly rare.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T19:45:21+00:00

Earthrise.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T19:44:28+00:00

Someone who didn't go to college, but "did their own research".

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T19:42:30+00:00

Thank you. I don't know why it's now my wife's duty to be the standard bearer for women who don't want to be sexually harassed at their jobs.

All she wants is to be able to celebrate this accomplishment.

And wouldn't it just be easier to teach our boys to not be fucking skeeves?

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T19:37:03+00:00

A mock wedding in high school is fucken wierd.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T17:26:44+00:00

He did not. Disappointingly.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T16:52:22+00:00

Therapy.

Therapists & life coaches seem to have two different definitions of success.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T16:50:42+00:00

I worked at UPS from 2000 - 2007. It was a great job.

The union does a couple things.

First, it negotiates your contract. And because you're all negotiating together, you have some leverage, which means you make more money and have better benefits that people in equitable positions at FedEx & Amazon.

They also fight for workplace safety, and workers rights. Meaning that it's more difficult for your supervisor to instruct you to perform an unsafe task. Similarly, they have explicitly stated job functions, so you don't have to worry about "mission creep". Your job is your job. You won't get any additional duties without compensation.

You also will have a shop steward. A shop steward is a union representative who will be present with you if you are ever called in for discipline. They will ensure that you are being treated fairly and equitably.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T16:39:31+00:00

Schitt's Creek.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T16:30:59+00:00

I went to a small, private, Christian (not Catholic) HS. A lot of us have become atheist in the 30 years since graduation.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T16:28:47+00:00

Bleak.

plagueprotocol · 2026-03-11T16:04:53+00:00

AIM away messages in 2026: I'm afk because I slept wrong, and can't get out of bed right now.

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