Alonjar: El Freak: guyinjeep16: Get a better job, live in a better neighborhood for cripes sake.

What's funny is most of the people I know with this mentality are fat white rednecks who live out in the sticks were almost NOTHING ever happens, so they really have nothing to be scared of. They're mostly just insecure morons with tiny penises who've watched too many stupid action movies.

... and then theres people like me with this mentality, who actually HAVE been the victim of a couple "youths" armed home invasion.

Fark self defense threads always irritate me.. "What are the odds thats REALLY going to happen? COME ON!". .... uh, it happened to me... and and I WAS living in nice suburbs.

It happens every day.. and it CAN happen to you. I personally will never be caught unprepared again.

So you are going to blow away the next youth who breaks into your home?

Maybe preparing for and not allowing it to happen is the best way you can spend your energy.

Some kids are just stupid, yes. But from what Ive heard it changes your life to kill another person.
Maybe its worth it to save your TV.

/Unless they are armed of course, then yes they should be blown away.
//Troubled unarmed youths breaking in? Just make it hard for them, they will find easier targets.

1nsanilicious: I had my girlfriend walk in unexpectedly while I was asleep. I didn't notice until she was 5ft away from me and was very lucky that I checked my initial instinct to beat the stranger infront of and even more lucky I didn't reach for the gun.

Recognition occured 3 seconds after waking up and when someone is that close you gotta think fast.

She's especially lucky because we live in Texas, and I warned again that I carry and not to sneak up on me, but to announce she is there for her own safety.

is it really that dangerous to sleep in your own locked home in texas that you have to keep your piece within grabbing distance?

Alonjar: El Freak: guyinjeep16: Get a better job, live in a better neighborhood for cripes sake.

What's funny is most of the people I know with this mentality are fat white rednecks who live out in the sticks were almost NOTHING ever happens, so they really have nothing to be scared of. They're mostly just insecure morons with tiny penises who've watched too many stupid action movies.

... and then theres people like me with this mentality, who actually HAVE been the victim of a couple "youths" armed home invasion.

Fark self defense threads always irritate me.. "What are the odds thats REALLY going to happen? COME ON!". .... uh, it happened to me... and and I WAS living in nice suburbs.

It happens every day.. and it CAN happen to you. I personally will never be caught unprepared again.

I did say "most". Yes it can happen to anybody. It happens too often(though still not to the extent that the gun nuts and the media like to claim). It still doesn't excuse attitudes like "This is Texas and you better announce your presence or I'm gonna shoot you in the face" like the cretin up thread. A lot of the self-defense crowd actually cause more violence than they prevent.

He came in with one of these?

waxingpolemic: miss diminutive: I had a similar thing happen to me. Boyfriend got a roommate to let him in while I wasn't home and then hid in my closet (for nearly an hour). He waited until I was getting ready to get in the shower when he decided to pounce. I screamed, jumped and ran straight into a wall.

I was still shaking an hour after it happened. We didn't last long after that.

It's really a pretty sadistic trick. It's not a funny gotcha moment. It's an"I just made you fear that you were about to be raped or murdered" moment. And man, laughing at your partner's fear and how they handle that fear is pretty gross.

This.

Plus...I thought he was actually WEARING delicious mediterranean dessert!

THIS!

JonnyBGoode: He came in with one of these?

[www.barynya.com image 565x480]

No, no, no...balaclava. You know...this:



/mmm...
//balaclava

Barely related CSB:

When my girlfriend and her son moved in with me he had a snake and he knew I hate snakes. I told him "One day your going to have your snake out and find yourself behind me without me knowing. It will occur to you how funny it would be to shove him in my face or drop him around my shoulders and watch me freak out. I will kill it. I will feel really bad about killing your pet afterwards but it will happen so if you want it to stay alive don't come near me with it unless I know it's there."

I'm the wrong person to judge this because I think fear is farking HILARIOUS. When I was a kid my cousin lived in a neighborhood with a lot of dogs so we got chased pretty regularly. We'd "prank" each other whenever we were out walking somewhere by looking back and breaking into a full sprint like something was chasing us. It always worked because it was better to run a few feet and look silly than it was to act cool and get bitten in the ass (I was never bitten by the grace of God).

Some people do like this kind of humor, and some don't. Best to make sure your intended victim is one of the "do"s.

I don't, not when the prank is to the point of actually fearing for my life.

Neither does hubby, which is good.

doubled99: mongbiohazard Smartest
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cryinoutloud: doubled99: Genevieve Marie Smartest
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2012-04-26 04:22:02 AM
Holy crap.
That's... unforgivable. Making your partner fear for their life as a joke?
Wow.
That's okay. There's knock knock jokes and Ellen for people like you.

I have PTSD. Someone tried something like that with me, I'd try to kill them. Then I'd go take a bunch of tranquilizers and watch Ellen and laugh. Have a nice time in the hospital.


Some people never really grew up all the way and have a hard time empathizing with others, so they have a hard time distinguishing between pulling a joke and being a dick.



Everyone thinks they have a sense of humor, but a lot of people simply don't. They'll always provide lots of boring explanations for why things aren't funny. It's kind of sad.


It hit close to home, I see. Just grow up already.

Digitalstrange: Barely related CSB:

When my girlfriend and her son moved in with me he had a snake and he knew I hate snakes. I told him "One day your going to have your snake out and find yourself behind me without me knowing. It will occur to you how funny it would be to shove him in my face or drop him around my shoulders and watch me freak out. I will kill it. I will feel really bad about killing your pet afterwards but it will happen so if you want it to stay alive don't come near me with it unless I know it's there."

Wow. A real-life self-admitted pussy. I guess you're trying to offset the confession that you're a total coward with the "brave" assertion that you would "kill" an animal that was put in a crappy situation through no fault of it's own... but don't worry... I'm convinced you're an absolute waste of humanity for rejecting the capacity for rational thought and reasonable fears that we're all blessed with.

What a jerk you are. I mean - what a tough and scary jerk you are.

holdeestrufs: Digitalstrange: Barely related CSB:

When my girlfriend and her son moved in with me he had a snake and he knew I hate snakes. I told him "One day your going to have your snake out and find yourself behind me without me knowing. It will occur to you how funny it would be to shove him in my face or drop him around my shoulders and watch me freak out. I will kill it. I will feel really bad about killing your pet afterwards but it will happen so if you want it to stay alive don't come near me with it unless I know it's there."

Wow. A real-life self-admitted pussy. I guess you're trying to offset the confession that you're a total coward with the "brave" assertion that you would "kill" an animal that was put in a crappy situation through no fault of it's own... but don't worry... I'm convinced you're an absolute waste of humanity for rejecting the capacity for rational thought and reasonable fears that we're all blessed with.

What a jerk you are. I mean - what a tough and scary jerk you are.

1/10

Loss of points for being obvious, lack of originality, lack of wit or satire.

slotz: basemetal: The girls are none too bright. They only run down half a flight of stairs and decide to stop and wait there?

/he's an abusive immature ass
//and that's a good way to get your ass shot

It's a fake; the girls are in on it. If they weren't, they would have headed for ze hills instead of waiting outside the apartment. But their entrance is what really tips off their fakeitude. Too stiff.

The only purpose to this video's existence is to be featured on Jackass and Tosh.0 after it makes the rounds around the viral web, and Daily Mail is just encouraging that, like they do with all the other stupidity they fetishize.

mongbiohazard

It hit close to home, I see. Just grow up already.



...aaaaand there's another one!

You have no humor. Accept it, and go comment in the politics tab. Plenty of other dickheads to argue with.

guyinjeep16: //Troubled unarmed youths breaking in? Just make it hard for them, they will find easier targets.

Oh I'll make it tough for them alright.....

doubled99: mongbiohazard

It hit close to home, I see. Just grow up already.



...aaaaand there's another one!

You have no humor. Accept it, and go comment in the politics tab. Plenty of other dickheads to argue with.


Who says I don't have a good sense of humor? Maybe you're just so used to all the raucous laughter every time someone sees your tiny penis that you just don't know what actual humor is any more.

cherrydog: 1nsanilicious: I had my girlfriend walk in unexpectedly while I was asleep. I didn't notice until she was 5ft away from me and was very lucky that I checked my initial instinct to beat the stranger infront of and even more lucky I didn't reach for the gun.

Recognition occured 3 seconds after waking up and when someone is that close you gotta think fast.

She's especially lucky because we live in Texas, and I warned again that I carry and not to sneak up on me, but to announce she is there for her own safety.

is it really that dangerous to sleep in your own locked home in texas that you have to keep your piece within grabbing distance?

Incidentally, I had a friend (one time friend with benefits) who had this attitude. We had many spirited debates about gun control and how I felt that at over 6 feet and well-built it was silly that he felt he needed a loaded gun around at all times to protect himself in our small college town. Of course, he felt that I far underestimated his need to be prepared for the very real possibility that an otherwise unarmed, unprepared assailent would attack him, giving him time to draw and defend himself, while still managing to be a deadly threat.

Anyway, the one time I slept over, I remember that before we went to sleep he opened his gun safe as part of his normal bedtime routine. I had the pleasure of sleeping with a loaded handgun a foot from my face. I remember thinking "this is one of the reasons why he's just a friend with benefits".

mongbiohazard: doubled99: You have no humor. Accept it, and go comment in the politics tab. Plenty of other dickheads to argue with.


Who says I don't have a good sense of humor? Maybe you're just so used to all the raucous laughter every time someone sees your tiny penis that you just don't know what actual humor is any more.

Mong has an excellent sense of humour. He laughs at all my jokes.

A prank going too far, you say?

Spider

mongbiohazard 2012-04-26 12:29:51 PM

doubled99: mongbiohazard

It hit close to home, I see. Just grow up already.



...aaaaand there's another one!

You have no humor. Accept it, and go comment in the politics tab. Plenty of other dickheads to argue with.


Who says I don't have a good sense of humor? Maybe you're just so used to all the raucous laughter every time someone sees your tiny penis that you just don't know what actual humor is any more.

...aaaand here's an attempt by a person with no sense of humor to say something "funny".
A for effort!

As a person who has a sense of humor, I'm getting a big kick out of your comments.

Alonjar: El Freak: guyinjeep16: Get a better job, live in a better neighborhood for cripes sake.

What's funny is most of the people I know with this mentality are fat white rednecks who live out in the sticks were almost NOTHING ever happens, so they really have nothing to be scared of. They're mostly just insecure morons with tiny penises who've watched too many stupid action movies.

... and then theres people like me with this mentality, who actually HAVE been the victim of a couple "youths" armed home invasion.

Fark self defense threads always irritate me.. "What are the odds thats REALLY going to happen? COME ON!". .... uh, it happened to me... and and I WAS living in nice suburbs.

It happens every day.. and it CAN happen to you. I personally will never be caught unprepared again.

I agree entirely with this. I had someone run up behind me and hit me in the head with a rock on a street at night while i was walking home, leaving me with a bit of PTSD from this. I will never let that happen again, even to the point where I proactivately respond if people get too close for my comfort. Id rather be arrested for defending myself from a preceived threat than be knocked unconscious and kicked in the head repeatedly again.

guyinjeep16: So you are going to blow away the next youth who breaks into your home?

Maybe preparing for and not allowing it to happen is the best way you can spend your energy.

Some kids are just stupid, yes. But from what Ive heard it changes your life to kill another person.
Maybe its worth it to save your TV.

/Unless they are armed of course, then yes they should be blown away.
//Troubled unarmed youths breaking in? Just make it hard for them, they will find easier targets.

You are talking in a lot of theoreticals that just don't work in reality. You can't magically prevent anyone from every deciding to break into your house. You can move to areas where it is less likely. You can take precautions. You can do everything right, but it can still happen. Pretending it can't just because you live in suburbia is an illusion of control.

Also, once it happens, you probably don't have time to know for sure if they're armed or not, if they're here for your TV or not, etc. I'm not a paranoid sort, and I don't own any guns. I don't sit up and worry about these things, but I have considered my stance if it ever does happen.

If someone - "youth" or not - breaks into my house, I will do whatever it takes to protect my wife. If someone elects to forcibly enter my home, they also elect for me to assume the worst about their intentions. I would probably regret beating a 16 year old thief to death for the rest of my life, but I would still do it, if they put me in that situation.

doubled99: mongbiohazard 2012-04-26 12:29:51 PM

doubled99: mongbiohazard

It hit close to home, I see. Just grow up already.



...aaaaand there's another one!

You have no humor. Accept it, and go comment in the politics tab. Plenty of other dickheads to argue with.


Who says I don't have a good sense of humor? Maybe you're just so used to all the raucous laughter every time someone sees your tiny penis that you just don't know what actual humor is any more.

...aaaand here's an attempt by a person with no sense of humor to say something "funny".
A for effort!

As a person who has a sense of humor, I'm getting a big kick out of your comments.

So based on your stance then, only people who agree with all the things you think are funny have a sense of humor?

Get over yourself.

/You make me laugh.

Source4leko: Alonjar: El Freak: guyinjeep16: Get a better job, live in a better neighborhood for cripes sake.

What's funny is most of the people I know with this mentality are fat white rednecks who live out in the sticks were almost NOTHING ever happens, so they really have nothing to be scared of. They're mostly just insecure morons with tiny penises who've watched too many stupid action movies.

... and then theres people like me with this mentality, who actually HAVE been the victim of a couple "youths" armed home invasion.

Fark self defense threads always irritate me.. "What are the odds thats REALLY going to happen? COME ON!". .... uh, it happened to me... and and I WAS living in nice suburbs.

It happens every day.. and it CAN happen to you. I personally will never be caught unprepared again.

I agree entirely with this. I had someone run up behind me and hit me in the head with a rock on a street at night while i was walking home, leaving me with a bit of PTSD from this. I will never let that happen again, even to the point where I proactivately respond if people get too close for my comfort. Id rather be arrested for defending myself from a preceived threat than be knocked unconscious and kicked in the head repeatedly again.

What about when that "perceived threat" turns out to be someone completely innocent? A young kid maybe? Sure you could live with that? There's a difference between being cautious and being farking paranoid. Your attitude is in no way healthy.

doubled99: mongbiohazard 2012-04-26 12:29:51 PM

doubled99: mongbiohazard

It hit close to home, I see. Just grow up already.



...aaaaand there's another one!

You have no humor. Accept it, and go comment in the politics tab. Plenty of other dickheads to argue with.


Who says I don't have a good sense of humor? Maybe you're just so used to all the raucous laughter every time someone sees your tiny penis that you just don't know what actual humor is any more.

...aaaand here's an attempt by a person with no sense of humor to say something "funny".
A for effort!

As a person who has a sense of humor, I'm getting a big kick out of your comments.


Yes, you're certainly proving it by being soooooo hilaaaaaarious in this thread, double99micrometers.

miss diminutive: I had a similar thing happen to me. Boyfriend got a roommate to let him in while I wasn't home and then hid in my closet (for nearly an hour). He waited until I was getting ready to get in the shower
*FAP*

I screamed, jumped and ran straight into a wall.
fap

My 2 favorite pranks were when me and an exes friend put a giant rubber spider in the toilet (my ex GF was terrified of them) and she came out of the bathroom screaming shorts and panties around her ankles. She punched us both, they were girly punches. I couldnt stop laughing.

A month ago I got my roomate at the grocery store. She texted me before I left work telling me to meet her there. I get there and walk in and see her going down the girly product aisle. I crept up behind her and put my hands on her waist and whispered in her ear "Ooooooooooo baby where is your man at?". She let out a loud "eeeeeeeep" and turned around and almost clocked me. Turns out there was a creepy guy, creepier than me even, eyeing her up and trying to talk to her. She was pissed I laughed.

Worst Funniest. Boyfriend. EVER. (w/pics)
FTFY

That was the first time I've actually laughed out loud in a couple days.

Closer to being Worst Boyfriend Ever:

El Freak: Source4leko: Alonjar: El Freak: guyinjeep16: Get a better job, live in a better neighborhood for cripes sake.

What's funny is most of the people I know with this mentality are fat white rednecks who live out in the sticks were almost NOTHING ever happens, so they really have nothing to be scared of. They're mostly just insecure morons with tiny penises who've watched too many stupid action movies.

... and then theres people like me with this mentality, who actually HAVE been the victim of a couple "youths" armed home invasion.

Fark self defense threads always irritate me.. "What are the odds thats REALLY going to happen? COME ON!". .... uh, it happened to me... and and I WAS living in nice suburbs.

It happens every day.. and it CAN happen to you. I personally will never be caught unprepared again.

I agree entirely with this. I had someone run up behind me and hit me in the head with a rock on a street at night while i was walking home, leaving me with a bit of PTSD from this. I will never let that happen again, even to the point where I proactivately respond if people get too close for my comfort. Id rather be arrested for defending myself from a preceived threat than be knocked unconscious and kicked in the head repeatedly again.

What about when that "perceived threat" turns out to be someone completely innocent? A young kid maybe? Sure you could live with that? There's a difference between being cautious and being farking paranoid. Your attitude is in no way healthy.

You sound like someone who has never been the victim of unprovoked street violence. If so, I hope you never find out what it is like. I don't carry a gun, so I am not worried about accidentally shooting someone going for their cell phone, but if you keep walking behind me even after i pick up my pace, don't look surprised when I prepare to fight. Like I said, I will never be a victim again.

Source4leko: Alonjar: El Freak: guyinjeep16: Get a better job, live in a better neighborhood for cripes sake.

What's funny is most of the people I know with this mentality are fat white rednecks who live out in the sticks were almost NOTHING ever happens, so they really have nothing to be scared of. They're mostly just insecure morons with tiny penises who've watched too many stupid action movies.

... and then theres people like me with this mentality, who actually HAVE been the victim of a couple "youths" armed home invasion.

Fark self defense threads always irritate me.. "What are the odds thats REALLY going to happen? COME ON!". .... uh, it happened to me... and and I WAS living in nice suburbs.

It happens every day.. and it CAN happen to you. I personally will never be caught unprepared again.

I agree entirely with this. I had someone run up behind me and hit me in the head with a rock on a street at night while i was walking home, leaving me with a bit of PTSD from this. I will never let that happen again, even to the point where I proactivately respond if people get too close for my comfort. Id rather be arrested for defending myself from a preceived threat than be knocked unconscious and kicked in the head repeatedly again.

I agree with what you said.
If you are being assaulted you can respond with killing the person attacking you.

A rock can kill, and so can kicks to the head on the ground.

Shooting at unarmed teens who break into your house? Its your right I guess, but I would rather spend my energy avoiding having to live that kind of life.

Submitted First With a Better Headline: guyinjeep16: So you are going to blow away the next youth who breaks into your home?

Maybe preparing for and not allowing it to happen is the best way you can spend your energy.

Some kids are just stupid, yes. But from what Ive heard it changes your life to kill another person.
Maybe its worth it to save your TV.

/Unless they are armed of course, then yes they should be blown away.
//Troubled unarmed youths breaking in? Just make it hard for them, they will find easier targets.

You are talking in a lot of theoreticals that just don't work in reality. You can't magically prevent anyone from every deciding to break into your house. You can move to areas where it is less likely. You can take precautions. You can do everything right, but it can still happen. Pretending it can't just because you live in suburbia is an illusion of control.

Also, once it happens, you probably don't have time to know for sure if they're armed or not, if they're here for your TV or not, etc. I'm not a paranoid sort, and I don't own any guns. I don't sit up and worry about these things, but I have considered my stance if it ever does happen.

If someone - "youth" or not - breaks into my house, I will do whatever it takes to protect my wife. If someone elects to forcibly enter my home, they also elect for me to assume the worst about their intentions. I would probably regret beating a 16 year old thief to death for the rest of my life, but I would still do it, if they put me in that situation.

Ok let me clear up what I meant to say , if it came off wrong.

I have a problem with someone who has been repeatedly been broken into by some kids setting up to blow them away.

Why not use your time and energy to improve your life.

Getting broken into is a very rare thing, getting broken into multiple times means that you are a target.
Shooting someone to death in your home doesnt make your life any better, and its not going to stop future break ins.

IF someone broke into my house I would potentially shoot them, but if I was coming home after work and finding my house ransacked I would be finding ways to not let it happen again.

Submitted First With a Better Headline: You are talking in a lot of theoreticals that just don't work in reality. You can't magically prevent anyone from every deciding to break into your house. You can move to areas where it is less likely. You can take precautions. You can do everything right, but it can still happen. Pretending it can't just because you live in suburbia is an illusion of control.

You will find life much easier if you set up to avoid things in the first place.

It works great in real life.

What doesnt work in reality you ask? Planning to ambush people breaking into your house.
You are only thriving in negative energy at that point, and you arent helping yourself better your situation.

So , yes, it does work great in reality.

guyinjeep16: Source4leko: Alonjar: El Freak: guyinjeep16: Get a better job, live in a better neighborhood for cripes sake.

What's funny is most of the people I know with this mentality are fat white rednecks who live out in the sticks were almost NOTHING ever happens, so they really have nothing to be scared of. They're mostly just insecure morons with tiny penises who've watched too many stupid action movies.

... and then theres people like me with this mentality, who actually HAVE been the victim of a couple "youths" armed home invasion.

Fark self defense threads always irritate me.. "What are the odds thats REALLY going to happen? COME ON!". .... uh, it happened to me... and and I WAS living in nice suburbs.

It happens every day.. and it CAN happen to you. I personally will never be caught unprepared again.

I agree entirely with this. I had someone run up behind me and hit me in the head with a rock on a street at night while i was walking home, leaving me with a bit of PTSD from this. I will never let that happen again, even to the point where I proactivately respond if people get too close for my comfort. Id rather be arrested for defending myself from a preceived threat than be knocked unconscious and kicked in the head repeatedly again.

I agree with what you said.
If you are being assaulted you can respond with killing the person attacking you.

A rock can kill, and so can kicks to the head on the ground.

Shooting at unarmed teens who break into your house? Its your right I guess, but I would rather spend my energy avoiding having to live that kind of life.

You're putting words in my mouth, I never said anything about shooting anyone. Thanks for playing.

Source4leko: guyinjeep16: Source4leko: Alonjar: El Freak: guyinjeep16: Get a better job, live in a better neighborhood for cripes sake.

What's funny is most of the people I know with this mentality are fat white rednecks who live out in the sticks were almost NOTHING ever happens, so they really have nothing to be scared of. They're mostly just insecure morons with tiny penises who've watched too many stupid action movies.

... and then theres people like me with this mentality, who actually HAVE been the victim of a couple "youths" armed home invasion.

Fark self defense threads always irritate me.. "What are the odds thats REALLY going to happen? COME ON!". .... uh, it happened to me... and and I WAS living in nice suburbs.

It happens every day.. and it CAN happen to you. I personally will never be caught unprepared again.

I agree entirely with this. I had someone run up behind me and hit me in the head with a rock on a street at night while i was walking home, leaving me with a bit of PTSD from this. I will never let that happen again, even to the point where I proactivately respond if people get too close for my comfort. Id rather be arrested for defending myself from a preceived threat than be knocked unconscious and kicked in the head repeatedly again.

I agree with what you said.
If you are being assaulted you can respond with killing the person attacking you.

A rock can kill, and so can kicks to the head on the ground.

Shooting at unarmed teens who break into your house? Its your right I guess, but I would rather spend my energy avoiding having to live that kind of life.

You're putting words in my mouth, I never said anything about shooting anyone. Thanks for playing.

I never said you did, it was part of the original conversation that you joined, and I was commenting on it again in context.

Sorry you cant comprehend, and thanks for playing.

guyinjeep16: You will find life much easier if you set up to avoid things in the first place.

It works great in real life.

What doesnt work in reality you ask? Planning to ambush people breaking into your house.
You are only thriving in negative energy at that point, and you arent helping yourself better your situation.

So , yes, it does work great in reality.

Sort of. Like I said, you can reduce your chances, but pretending that moving somewhere will completely remove you from any chance of violence/robbery is just not unrealistic. Violence happens in suburbia, in the city, and in the country - yes, at different rates, but it still happens.

I agree that there is no point in obsessing over potential situations that may or may not happen, etc, and I agree that if you're in a dangerous area, the best thing you can do is try to get out.

But I do think that it's smart to A) recognize that crime can happen randomly, and B) know how you would (at least intend to) react in the unlikely event of a break-in. Similarly, my house should not catch on fire, but I know how I would get myself and my wife out if it did happen. I don't expect these things to happen, but I've given a token amount of thought to protecting us in an emergency.

And I never commented on shooting anyone in any case. I live in reality, not your hypothetical world, so yes, if someone broke into my house they would get a warning telling them do do exactly as i say, or a face full of 12 gauge. I would later check if they were armed or not, and it wouldn't matter to me either way. There is a really easy way to not get shot stealing other peoples stuff, its called don't go stealing other peoples stuff.

Evil Mackerel: simsite9: I thought the headline with the article said he was "clad in baklava."

What a rip.

Same here,I was think thats kinda kinky and sticky.

For some reason this makes me think of sky cake.

mongbiohazard: alowishus: I'd rather someone prank me like this, than give me a fake lottery ticket.

My mom tried to give my dad a $20,000 one once when he was out of work. While he was looking at it I said quite loudly, "It's fake." It really pissed me off that she would do that to him.


Damn, yeah, that's pretty goddamn mean too in a different way. If he wasn't out of a job, then fine, ha ha ha... But when he's out of a job he's already going to be feeling like he can't take care of his family, and a stunt like that is just a cruel way to get his hopes up and then crush his self esteem even harder. I'm sure your mom didn't mean it like that, but it's still a pretty callous thing to do even if you don't mean it.

You probably saved your Mom from BJ's on demand for about a year for doing that and later feeling bad for doing it..

From your Dad's point of view...Damn, could have milked the guilt for a year's worth of BJ's.

Submitted First With a Better Headline: guyinjeep16: You will find life much easier if you set up to avoid things in the first place.

It works great in real life.

What doesnt work in reality you ask? Planning to ambush people breaking into your house.
You are only thriving in negative energy at that point, and you arent helping yourself better your situation.

So , yes, it does work great in reality.

Sort of. Like I said, you can reduce your chances, but pretending that moving somewhere will completely remove you from any chance of violence/robbery is just not unrealistic. Violence happens in suburbia, in the city, and in the country - yes, at different rates, but it still happens.

I agree that there is no point in obsessing over potential situations that may or may not happen, etc, and I agree that if you're in a dangerous area, the best thing you can do is try to get out.

But I do think that it's smart to A) recognize that crime can happen randomly, and B) know how you would (at least intend to) react in the unlikely event of a break-in. Similarly, my house should not catch on fire, but I know how I would get myself and my wife out if it did happen. I don't expect these things to happen, but I've given a token amount of thought to protecting us in an emergency.

If we could break things down to the lowest levels, nothing is random.

Or in other words, when taken in context, everything makes sense. EVERYTHING.

MagSeven: It seems like everyone has PTSD these days.

Its an over-diagnosed condition. Like autism.

MagSeven: thamike: MagSeven: It seems like everyone has PTSD these days.

It's almost as if two wars have been ongoing for a decade.

You mean the two 50 year old ladies and the 256 lb guy in the mailroom in my office who claim to have it are moonlighting as troops? Egads!

Sure. Ain't you never heard of the Bubba Forces and Granny Core?