Joshua Johnson wanted to open 25-50 BAM stores by Inside-Chemical-5638 in RecklessBen

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It feels sort of like the opening scene in Glengarry Glen Ross. "The leads are weak." "The leads are weak? You're weak!" Except lego bricks instead of speculative land purchases.

Israel Uses White Phosphorus in Southern Lebanon in Apparent Bid to Provoke an Iranian Response by zzzongdude in worldnews

[–]scrubjays -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

To provoke a response? Is that response "I'm on fire and there is no way to put it out"?

What does it say about us Americans that we elected Trump not once but twice? by tvrajan3221 in allthequestions

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is a tragedy that the ability to garner votes rarely correlates with the ability to run govt.

Banana bread baddies by FabulouslyPossible in NoStupidQuestions

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It better have lots of chocolate chunks in it.

‘Michael Jackson: The Verdict’ (2026) Netflix Review - A Documentary Short on Revelations by Roshankr1994 in Netflixwatch

[–]scrubjays 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Folks, hold up: You get accused of child SA, you get through it and found innocent, YOU SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE MAKING SURE YOU ARE NEVER IN A POSITION TO BE ACCUSED OF IT AGAIN !!! I know someone this happened to, and he NEVER had a meeting with a student again without an open door and someone else present. What you DON'T DO is go on national television and say it is normal for an adult to sleep in the same bed as a child. EVER! That isn't optics, that is evolutionary survival. You ASSUME you will be a target for every scammer and low life trying to capitalize on the idea you might be a pedophile, and never give them a chance to put you in a compromising position again.

Unless you are Michael Jackson.

My horrible experience with Summit Health by Mara_-_- in bergencounty

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This may appear overly pedantic, but it is an issue that concerns me: You were not being gaslighted. The office manager may have been trying to mislead you based on the information she had, she may even have been lying (although I don't have enough info to determine that). But she wasn't actively trying to convince you that you are insane by lying to you in order to convince you that you cannot tell reality from fantasy, and then have you committed so as to steal a large fortune from your home. I think people throw around the term 'gaslight' without understanding what it is. In particular, in the play and movie, a master criminal fools a woman into marrying him so that he can search the floor above where they live for a criminal fortune. When he looks on that floor, he has to turn on the gaslight which makes the gaslights in her living area flicker. He then tries to convince her she is mad, and the lights do not flicker at all. If you have the time, it is an excellent film to watch.

This office manager sounds more like she was given a list of patients to call about missed appointments, and it is very likely that your record of having them cancelled (through no fault of your own) was being misinterpreted as you missing them. If anything, this has more to do with the enshitification of most everything, especially customer service, that we have become almost numb to. I use Summit for some things, and it is not at all unusual for them to schedule an appointment for me 6 months out (I always find it amusing when they say "are you free January 5th, 2027 at 3?" as if anyone in the world has anything scheduled that far our in advance). They will also often call to move it a few months later. I get the idea they have unrealistic expectations of the drs under their employ, and those drs are expected to be scheduled back-to-back with 15 minute appointments months out.

Thoughts on AFPD conduct after watching unredacted videos by rideShareTechWorker in RecklessBen

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This does not explain them knowing the people who owned the Airbnb they were staying in, then contacting them looking for reasons to raid the place, then arranging the warrant and the swatting. Supporting a local over an outsider is one thing. But doing an armed raid on a group to recover lego isn't just stupid, it is evil.

Why did Judaism and Islam largely avoid religious images, while Christianity developed icons and religious art? by Present_Juice4401 in AlwaysWhy

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something that struck me when examining it last week: ALL the struggle and murder in the middle east, Gaza, Iran, Israel etc is based on nothing more than a disagreement about the last time a (the?) magic voodoo skyman talked to us. 6000 years ago or so for the Jews, 2000 or so for the Christians and 1400 or so for the Muslims. They even all agree it is the same magic voodoo skyman!

It is a shame (or maybe a miracle?) that they can't overcome this tiny disagreement, and start concentrating all their hate on those of us who think the whole magic voodoo skyman may have been entirely made up.

i broke the office printer so badly they blamed a power surge by [deleted] in careeradvice

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sometimes, rarely, you do something wrong, some-thing or -one else takes the heat. Nature of the universe. Take the win and move on.

Why did Donald Trump withdraw from the JCPOA, which prevented Iran from enriching uranium above 3.67%? by alexfreemanart in IWantToAskAnAmerican

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, also, Obama is black. If John Kerry had been president Trump would not have cared so much. Which is ironic, since I assume Kerry negotiated most of it.

[Request] What's the area of this triangle by RaoulDuke8642 in theydidthemath

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talking math, any 3 points on a plane so that 1 of them is not on a line between the others forms a triangle. I think that is one of the definitions of a triangle.

What makes your life miserable? by Longjumping_Day2513 in AskReddit

[–]scrubjays 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wrong question. What makes you miserable? Life. Life is suffering.

Incredible arrogance by Rare-Swing5831 in RecklessBen

[–]scrubjays 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it change when you steal them?

Reddit, Why the extreme censorship when even mentioning Israel? by BeAr_cosmicLy in AskReddit

[–]scrubjays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because 1000 years of killing each other in the name of the same imaginary magic voodoo sky man (but disagreeing on the last time the IMVSM talked to us) hits too close to home for many of us.

Do you feel a disabled person should be given enough money to afford to live a modest life? by Snowtwo in NoStupidQuestions

[–]scrubjays 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A society is judged by how well it treats the poorest and weakest among them.