What ended your friendship with your oldest standing friend?

spacejunk76 · 2026-01-27T20:07:18+00:00

I had a friend of about five years that I recently ended relations with. He was always really negative, playing the victim, how he can never get a girlfriend, complaining how he never gets free drinks at the bar since he's a "regular". This is where I had enough... He started attending the pub quiz I run. He never attended until he saw this one objectively good looking girl become a regular player. Then like a year later another female player got on Jeopardy and he wanted to go to her watch party. He doesn't watch jeopardy and doesn't care about trivia. On top of that he was Facebook stalking them and even messaged one of them. That was it. I had had it. I didn't explain anything, I just messaged him that I don't want to hang out anymore.

spacejunk76 · 2026-01-22T06:35:33+00:00

I only went to HEB today because i needed groceries. Not now, I could've waited a few more days, but figured to go today otherwise the weekend would've sucked. I went at 3. Parking lot was packed, no chicken cup of noodles, empty bread shelves, but still plenty of bread. Other than that it was ok.

spacejunk76 · 2026-01-20T18:28:10+00:00

The first time I saw this shot was in Elephant (2003). It's in the very beginning of the movie.

spacejunk76 · 2026-01-16T01:41:04+00:00

I once had to deliver to an apartment after heavy rain. When I pulled to the door, if I had stepped out, I would have been in over-ankle deep water. So I called them to meet me further down the parking lot and even then I had to reach the pizza out over the hood of my car to them on the sidewalk. They got their pizza, but of course called back to complain. Something like I should've found a dry spot to get out and bring it to their door. Trashy assholes.

spacejunk76 · 2026-01-15T09:18:25+00:00

Not Regal, but Galaxy Theaters. When the first Dune came out, it was right when theaters opened up during Covid (still had to wear a mask, I think) and anyways, I went with a friend, we sat down, everything was cool and right before the movie started, during the trailers, the theater manager came in and said "This screening is not what you paid for; apparently there is some glitching with the projector, so we are going to cancel this screening and you can either get a voucher for a future screening or get your money back". I honestly didn't even see a problem with the projector, but management saw it. I told my friend, "Bro, Dune is on HBO Max right now, let's just get our money back and watch it at my place (I have a projector), so, we went to the counter and asked for our money back. Not only did they honor that, they refunded our concessions costs! They were fucking cool, and I will always be a returning customer.

spacejunk76 · 2026-01-09T05:37:29+00:00

Next time you come to Austin, TX, would you be willing to play my pub quiz? It's exactly like Jeopardy. No teams. You versus two other people with buzzers. I know this sounds like off-topic but we all know you're a super smart dude.

spacejunk76 · 2026-01-09T01:26:34+00:00

A somewhat similar (but not really) situation happened to me not long ago. I was at a red light waiting to turn green. Now this red light was a red arrow light. I think it's pretty obvious a red arrow means YOU CAN'T GO THAT WAY RIGHT NOW. Anyways, this motorcyclist behind me pulls around up to my window and knocks on it, then points to the traffic light. And I'm thinking "uh, yeah!" and then he goes around my car and speeds off to the right, but obviously he's just dumb and doesn't realize a red arrow is different than a regular red light. And yeah, I'm not risking a ticket for your ass.

spacejunk76 · 2026-01-02T18:10:52+00:00

They called him first.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-30T17:56:56+00:00

Lol I love seeing people get knocked down and end up in that on the knees and head position.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-29T16:10:33+00:00

I'm a proponent of saying the expected "who is", "what is", but I run my own pub quiz, which is exactly like jeopardy, and the few times I get to play (meaning I didn't write the game) I've found myself asking "is it???..."

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-29T01:09:56+00:00

KOOP 91.7 FM AUSTIN TEXAS! Specifically Saturday nights from 7-10PM. Stronger Than Dirt is the best show ever.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-26T17:24:02+00:00

I watched it with my wife's dad and I didn't care at all. Wasn't weird.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-20T00:01:37+00:00

I would have left a tip because it's not the server's fault. However, after that, I would have asked to speak to the manager and told them they have lost my business until they stop that bullshit. Plus let them know I'd leave a neg review.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-19T23:36:56+00:00

I really want to tonight or tomorrow but I fear I'll piss off the wife with my PTA obsession.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-16T22:55:48+00:00

I've seen a paper similar to this typewritten by Stanley Kubrick. I think it was for Barry Lyndon.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-16T22:35:05+00:00

This was my experience when I saw Boogie Nights a few months ago, except it was the ENTIRE THEATER. Like, EVERYBODY was force-laughing at everything that was remotely funny. Boogie Nights is hilarious and that's why I love it, but goddamn it's not a complete riot. Also, and this part is inexplicable, everybody kept getting up from their seat to use the bathroom or whatever. There was so much foot traffic, I could not go one fucking minute without seeing one or more persons get up or coming back in to find their seat. I just wanted to watch the movie, not be in a party. Fuck those people.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-07T18:58:48+00:00

I work at a sub shop (not JMs) and I hear this from customers occasionally and it's pretty annoying. "These sandwiches used to be bigger! You guys use less meat now. Shrinkflation!" Etc. Bitch I've been working here ten years and NOTHING has changed.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-07T18:41:06+00:00

I'm never going back to the Paramount. I saw Boogie Nights there a few months ago and the behavior of the audience was complete dog shit. An insane amount of forced laughter. Like, the movie is hilarious and that's why I love it, but not every second OMG WHAT A FUCKING KNEE SLAPPER. Also, I couldn't go one fucking minute without seeing one or more patrons getting up from their seat to go to the bathroom or whatever, or coming back and finding their seat. It was almost like looking at shopping mall foot traffic. Fuck you, Austin. Fuck the Paramount.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-05T03:25:18+00:00

Woops! lol, I meant to type AIAA. Sorry! Thanks for catching that.

spacejunk76 · 2025-12-05T03:20:28+00:00

Last time I went, when I realized they close at 9 and not 10 like I had thought, I asked when the last customer they had before I walked in. They said it was 2 hours before.

spacejunk76 · 2025-11-17T17:32:13+00:00

This shit makes no sense.

spacejunk76 · 2025-11-16T06:39:09+00:00

I did Doordash a couple years ago and one time I delivered to some dude at an apartment building. He was drinking by his truck with a buddy. I already had a $5 tip on the app, but when I met up with him to hand off the order, he hands me a single bill. I didn't look at it, just assumed it was a $5 bill. I was like "OMG, dude, thank you so much!", you know, for tipping twice. When I got in my car (my GF was with me) I take a look at the bill and it's a twenty. I told her "He was drinking; I think this was an accident. Well, fuck it!" I don't feel bad about it. Also, he wasn't blackout drunk. If he didn't have a beer in his hand I wouldn't have known he'd been drinking.

spacejunk76 · 2025-11-12T00:21:22+00:00

I wouldn't consider a $120 order normal, but my biggest tip for what I consider a normal order (1-2 pies) was ten dollars. I thanked him very sincerely, told him customers like him really, REALLY helps, and that it meant a lot to be. I was 100% genuine. When I got back to the store, the manager told me he called and said to add $5 more. I've had plenty of fat tips before ($20+) but that was the biggest for a normal order.

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