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monster · 8/10/2022 11:15 pm

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-62497674

TheNeverWas · 6/26/2023 6:09 pm

70 yo goes racing on his birthday; what could go wrong?

monster · 6/26/2023 10:38 pm

TheNeverWas wrote:
70 yo goes racing on his birthday; what could go wrong?

The possibilities are endless.

Haven't clicked the link (yet)....

I wanna go for...... the metamucil kicked in, the resulting surprise turd planted itself under right buttock causing depression of accelerator which caused dentures to fly backwards triggering a gag reflex, steering wheel got splattered with puke and became too slippery to grasp, so he could no longer steer and hit a rhino which happened to be crossing the racetrack at that very moment.

Happy Monkey · 6/26/2023 10:39 pm

I think the rhino would have made it into the article, but the rest is plausible.

griff · 6/27/2023 6:01 am

You ever work for Vice media, monster? lol

TheNeverWas · 6/27/2023 8:18 pm

If, by rhino, you mean track barrier, then, yeah.

Oh, yeah, he was a billionaire. So it's not like he had anything to lose...

monster · 6/28/2023 3:33 am

griff wrote:
You ever work for Vice media, monster? lol

no but you don't live in an area the morning show I listen to is syndicated in, so....I can see how you might think this is billable content ;)

Clodfobble · 8/25/2023 3:54 pm

Weird little ego boost:

Our first house was a major fixer-upper, and we did most of the work (and all of the interior design) ourselves. We sold it in 2007. I just looked the place up on Zillow, and it had all the realtor photos from the most recent sale in 2019. They still had almost all our stuff--floors, countertops, shower tiles, backyard deck, light fixtures, even decorative mirrors. Really the only thing that had changed was a coat of paint and new carpet. I know it was only a span of 12 years, and it still could have changed in the 4 years since then, but I'm weirdly proud that what we installed has survived the tastes of multiple owners.

griff · 8/26/2023 6:31 am

Good work!

monster · 10/24/2023 6:42 pm

Kpop band confuses Texas Rangers and Glasgow Rangers

monster · 5/31/2024 6:48 pm

monster · 5/31/2024 6:50 pm

Just coming up with the idea......

Anon · 7/30/2024 9:17 pm

People walking around wearing Bluetooth earbuds paired with their cellphones are keeping me amused. As I’m passing them, I’ll look at it, tilt my head a little like I’m scrutinizing it, and ask… Is that a bullet deflector?

monster · 8/16/2024 5:43 pm

an interviewer emailed me to let me know they'd been unable to accurately enter some data. I pulled up the case and the guy was called R@ndy B@dger. i nearly died laughing silently

Happy Monkey · 9/12/2024 11:58 am

I used check #1040 to pay my 1040-ES estimated tax

glatt · 9/12/2024 1:06 pm

not likely to happen again!

Clodfobble · 9/12/2024 2:03 pm

Don't checks usually start in the four digits? Which would mean you've only written forty checks since opening that account. So is it a new-ish account, or a non-check-lifestyle you're living?

Diaphone Jim · 9/12/2024 3:19 pm

I started my current checking account in early 1970 with #0001.
Next one in my book is #9339.

Happy Monkey · 9/12/2024 4:51 pm

I expect mine started with 0001; this definitely isn't a new account.

monster · 9/12/2024 9:07 pm

Happy Monkey wrote:
I used check #1040 to pay my 1040-ES estimated tax

was it $1040?

monster · 9/12/2024 9:08 pm

or even $10.40?

Anon · 9/12/2024 10:06 pm

Happy Monkey wrote:
I used check #1040 to pay my 1040-ES estimated tax

That tops my most recent government related amusement. Last week, I filed for my Social Security on Labor Day.

Happy Monkey · 9/12/2024 11:09 pm

monster wrote:
Happy Monkey wrote:
I used check #1040 to pay my 1040-ES estimated tax
was it $1040?

No, but it did end in 40, actually.

Clodfobble · 9/13/2024 10:24 am

Diaphone Jim wrote:
I started my current checking account in early 1970 with #0001.
Next one in my book is #9339.

Yeah, my dad is at something like 12,000, but inventory in his business is purchased and sold almost exclusively by check or cash.

Anon · 9/14/2024 6:35 pm

Dumpster Dancing

Across the street from a store parking lot, I saw apartment buildings with a driveway and parking lot behind them. There were small dumpsters along the driveway. The movements of a girl dancing in front of the dumpster nearest me caught my attention. Thing is, she was dancing facing the dumpster as though she was dancing with it! She started to slowly turn around while dancing, keeping her head facing towards the dumpster, until she was looking over her shoulder. She quickly turned her head, to be looking over her other shoulder at the dumpster, as she continued turning around to complete a full circle. She appeared to be in her late teens, maybe a junior or senior in high school, nicely dressed in a white blouse, tan shorts, and tennis shoes. She had a pretty face, nice legs and a good figure showed through her dance moves. I was thinking that she could do better, on looks alone, than a dumpster for a dance partner. Then she stopped. She reached out to the dumpster... I thought she was going to give it a kiss; but, she picked up a smartphone from a ledge on the framework (evidently at the right height to video record herself dancing for whatever). I had seen Disco Dancing, Dirty Dancing (that was a movie) and now I've seen Dumpster Dancing. I wonder if it'll catch on.