Coconut Monkey Cornerclub

[Zloth]

I was driving today, and an SUV drove by with some company logo on it. Aperture Science.

Wait, WHAT!?!? As it happened, I was able to drive up alongside it at a stoplight. Yep, that's what it says! There was even a "We do what we must because we can" on the side!

That's some epic gamer credibility right there.

 

[Frindis]

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson was some of the saddest boxing I have ever seen. I would not even call it a fight at all, it was friendly sparring between two people who got paid immensely. I'm not shocked that Netflix would host this garbage, but they could not even keep the live stream up, not to mention the commentary during the show was hilariously bad. At least the Reddit comments were fun to read, so I got something entertaining out of it after all.

 

[Frag Maniac]

Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson was some of the saddest boxing I have ever seen. I would not even call it a fight at all, it was friendly sparring between two people who got paid immensely. I'm not shocked that Netflix would host this garbage, but they could not even keep the live stream up, not to mention the commentary during the show was hilariously bad. At least the Reddit comments were fun to read, so I got something entertaining out of it after all.

Yeah my first inclination when I saw this advertised well before it aired was it's just a pathetic publicity stunt, that is not at all worth watching. I don't know much about Paul, but my view of Tyson ever since he bit a piece of Evander Holifield's ear off during his bout with him is he's more about disgracing the sport than representing it.

 

[ZedClampet]

It's amazing how apparently clueless I am about women.

I was at the pharmacy. They are always getting new pharmacists, but I'd seen this woman before. She asked how she could help me, and I said, "Didn't your eyes used to be green?" because she wore colored contacts and the other times I saw her they were green and now they were blue.

She became so happy and flustered that I had been noticing her eye colors that she couldn't talk straight for a second. I told my wife about it, and she told me to stop flirting with the pharmacist. I had no idea I was flirting with the pharmacist. I was just making an observation.

This is the kind of knowledge I would like to have had before I was in my late 50s.

 

[ZedClampet]

So many smart people working on AI. If it were all up to me, we'd still have difficulties lighting the fire outside our cave.

 

[neogunhero]

Anyone here using BlueSky?

I haven’t used Twitter much in the past few years. Partly the reason why I wanted to return to forums. Twitter has become such a toxic place even before the change to X. BlueSky so far seems to have people posting with much more positive attitudes. It’s nice to just get a random thought out even if I only have 3 followers. It’s almost like a public journal where I can document my thoughts and ideas.

 

[neogunhero]

I had no idea I was flirting with the pharmacist. I was just making an observation.

It wasn’t you who flirted, it was the pharmacist that took it that way. Men do the same thing, a woman can make a perfectly harmless compliment but the man can take it as her being interested. You’re not the problem, society is!

 

[COLGeek]

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[Frag Maniac]

Well, we survived a rather nasty windstorm here last night, which was the residual effects of the bomb cyclone that hit the Oregon coast. The power went out about 7:30 last night, and came on about 5:30 this morning. Our internet didn't come back on until 11:30 AM though. I was talking with one of the residents last night who told me they once had an over 6 day outage, and the only reason it lasted that long is our power grid has the lowest population of any grid in the city, so is the lowest priority for being restored.

So naturally I was pretty surprised when the power was back on early in the morning, because the news at that time said 500,000 people were still without power. Last night I was a bit antsy, as having no tenant parking spot yet, I park on the street. I was parked in between two pretty large trees. I checked for downed branches once the wind had picked up, but only saw a few small ones on the sidewalk. We did see some feint lightning high in the sky a few times, but no thunder, so we knew the center of the thunder storm was quite far away.

Word is there was a tornado up north of us on the coast, and two unfortunate women in nearby towns from us lost their lives being hit by fallen trees, one homeless, the other in a home in a rather high end suburb. Nature has no prejudice whom it takes. I've also seen footage on the news of a tree that fell on a city bus, and a pretty large tree that slashed a good ways through a fairly large house. All things considered, I think we are very lucky with all the large trees we have around us, and the low priority grid we live on, that no tree damage was done and we got hooked back up so fast.

When I called my friends just now in the building I moved to here from, they said their power and internet never went out. It's OK I thought, I still prefer living here. I mean, life is no fun without risks, right? We're supposed to have more wind gusts this Fri, but not a sustained windstorm. That is the day I was going to take my freeway drive to charge my EV battery (every 3 days), but I'm thinking of doing it Thur instead. I mean, SOME risks yeah, but I'm not a big fan of being blown around at freeway speeds in an SUV, especially when my latissimus dorsi is still spasming from a rather nasty crash I had recently on my mt bike.

On a side note, my latest urge is to get this beast when it goes on sale at the end of the model cycle. It's MUCH better designed for the trails we have here than the 20 yr old dinosaur I've been riding!

This could be a better deal though, but DTC, so no way to demo before purchase.

 

[Frindis]

I bought 5 rolls of bin bags that were on sale. Cost 0,95 USD for 1 roll with 20 bags. It was on sale for half the price and probably the best deal I will get this whole Black Week, weekend, month, or whatever the money gnomes call it.

 

[Frag Maniac]

I bought 5 rolls of bin bags that were on sale. Cost 0,95 USD for 1 roll with 20 bags. It was on sale for half the price and probably the best deal I will get this whole Black Week, weekend, month, or whatever the money gnomes call it.

"Bin" bags, like garbage can bags? Where I just moved to, we are fortunate enough here to still have trash chutes. Most of this landlord's high-rise sites have had them removed for fire safety. This building though has only 4 floors, 3 above ground, and a basement floor. I just walk down the hall and drop it in the chute if I have anything that can't be recycled.

They give you small compost bins when you move in for food scraps. It came with two biodegradable liner bags, but now I just line the top, which fits semi snug, with a produce bag. The only thing I buy bags for is my two gallon bucket I put my recyclable plastics in. I reuse those bags until they are starting to get rough at the top where I wrap them over, then recycle them. They last a LONG time.

 

[DXCHASE]

I bowled a 256 tonight. High game, my average is now at 180!

I bowled this because my 1 opponent is left handed (like me) so i watched where he was standing because it was generally where i stood and noticed he stood a little more forward than i do, like maybe 1 or 2 inches (2.5 cm) so i lined up there and bowled this 256, so im stayin there lol.

 

[Frindis]

"Bin" bags, like garbage can bags? Where I just moved to, we are fortunate enough here to still have trash chutes. Most of this landlord's high-rise sites have had them removed for fire safety. This building though has only 4 floors, 3 above ground, and a basement floor. I just walk down the hall and drop it in the chute if I have anything that can't be recycled.

The one in the house is what I meant. Where I live we get bags for compost, plastic, and paper, but the bags for residual waste you have to buy. Everything goes into the same waste container outside the house and the waste company has scanners that will sort the different bags. The plastic, paper, and compost bags come in different colors so it is easy to sort.

 

[red_5ive]

It's amazing how apparently clueless I am about women.

I was at the pharmacy. They are always getting new pharmacists, but I'd seen this woman before. She asked how she could help me, and I said, "Didn't your eyes used to be green?" because she wore colored contacts and the other times I saw her they were green and now they were blue.

She became so happy and flustered that I had been noticing her eye colors that she couldn't talk straight for a second. I told my wife about it, and she told me to stop flirting with the pharmacist. I had no idea I was flirting with the pharmacist. I was just making an observation.

This is the kind of knowledge I would like to have had before I was in my late 50s.

I can totally relate. In my late 30s and into my 40s when I was heavier into social media, the stories I heard from people who I reconnected with from college, work, etc., that I hadn't talked to in over a decade about what "chicks" used to say about me surprised me. I look back now and remember conversations with women that I'm certain they thought I was flirting. I had spent my younger years bodybuilding (naturally, I'll add) and was in excellent shape, and though I never did it to be a showoff, I'm sure that had something to do with it. But I ignored the attention and was often oblivious to it.

There was one time during my college years at a restaurant I guess a waitress thought I was flirting with her when I ordered a slice of pie (cheat day). When the waitress brought it out, she pretended to trip/stagger and get some whipped cream on her nose. Well according to one of my friends he noticed before the waitress got to the table that she already had the whipped cream on her nose and only pretended to trip, making an obvious gesture. I hadn't noticed and apparently killed her effort when I gave her an "ewww" look on my face and asked for another. I remember afterward everyone at the table telling me I was an ID10T, and the girls that were with us (friend group) scolded me for what certainly ruined her night. But like usual I ignored it and shrugged my shoulders. I did also find out that a girl that I reaaaaallly liked at one of my college retail jobs shared the same feeling, but I had no idea and apparently didn't pick up on clues. Apparently EVERYONE at the store knew lol. I must'a been a bigger dork than I thought I already was (and still am).

 

[ZedClampet]

I can totally relate. In my late 30s and into my 40s when I was heavier into social media, the stories I heard from people who I reconnected with from college, work, etc., that I hadn't talked to in over a decade about what "chicks" used to say about me surprised me. I look back now and remember conversations with women that I'm certain they thought I was flirting. I had spent my younger years bodybuilding (naturally, I'll add) and was in excellent shape, and though I never did it to be a showoff, I'm sure that had something to do with it. But I ignored the attention and was often oblivious to it.

There was one time at a restaurant I guess a waitress thought I was flirting with her when I ordered a slice of pie (cheat day). When the waitress brought it out, she pretended to trip/stagger and get some whipped cream on her nose. Well according to one of my friends he noticed before the waitress got to the table that she already had the whipped cream on her nose and only pretended to trip, making an obvious gesture. I hadn't noticed and apparently killed her effort when I gave her an "ewww" look on my face and asked for another. I remember afterward everyone at the table telling me I was an ID10T, and the girls that were with us (friend group) scolded me for what certainly ruined her night. But like usual I ignored it and shrugged my shoulders. I did also find out that a girl that I reaaaaallly liked at one of my college retail jobs shared the same feeling, but I had no idea and apparently didn't pick up on clues. Apparently EVERYONE at the store knew lol. I must'a been a bigger dork than I thought I already was (and still am).

You can't be as bad at picking up clues as I am/was. When I was in college, this girl used to come up to me every time she saw me, feel my arm, and tell me how strong I was. Believe it or not, it wasn't until years later that I realized she was flirting. She also used to specifically get in front of me at parties and dance--like a really good dance--but I was just hopeless. She was hotter than fire, too.

Then one time later a woman from work called and we were talking and she said, "Well, I guess you realize I like you." No, I had no idea. My whole early life was filled with stuff like this. I had a girl in college send me a Christmas card that said, "You aren't picking up my hints..."

 

[red_5ive]

On a side note, my latest urge is to get this beast when it goes on sale at the end of the model cycle. It's MUCH better designed for the trails we have here than the 20 yr old dinosaur I've been riding!

This could be a better deal though, but DTC, so no way to demo before purchase.

What are you currently riding? I rode a 97' Cannodale F1000 hard tail for about 21 years myself when it finally bit the dust. I replaced it with a 2018 Specialized Stumpjumper FS Alloy. It was my first full suspension bike. Nothing special, just an entry level model, but it was such a huge change to go from a hard tail that banged my body up over 20+ years to a full suspension that I never really modded it apart from adding a dropper post, swapped the saddle, and upgraded the pedals (chesters).

I also ended up going to the dark side and picked up a Specialized Tubo Levo a couple of years ago. I still ride both, depending where I'm going. But I've been on the Levo more of late as I need to do some much needed maintenance on the Stumpy that I've been too lazy to do lol.

And glad y'all survived the wind storm! And hope that lat injury heals up soon so you can get back out there riding!

 

[Pifanjr]

Sometimes I wonder if I've ever been so oblivious to completely miss a girl/woman being interested in me, but I'm pretty sure I was just so introverted I never gave women a chance to get interested in the first place most of my life.

 

[red_5ive]

You can't be as bad at picking up clues as I am/was. When I was in college, this girl used to come up to me every time she saw me, feel my arm, and tell me how strong I was. Believe it or not, it wasn't until years later that I realized she was flirting. She also used to specifically get in front of me at parties and dance--like a really good dance--but I was just hopeless. She was hotter than fire, too.

Then one time later a woman from work called and we were talking and she said, "Well, I guess you realize I like you." No, I had no idea. My whole early life was filled with stuff like this. I had a girl in college send me a Christmas card that said, "You aren't picking up my hints..."

Alright, you win. Those are completely blatant. Call the producer, I want to see the movie version!

 

[red_5ive]

Sometimes I wonder if I've ever been so oblivious to completely miss a girl/woman being interested in me, but I'm pretty sure I was just so introverted I never gave women a chance to get interested in the first place most of my life.

That was part of my problem. While I wasn't completely introverted, I was raised to be polite, especially to women, and it was so bad that if I saw anything that might be considered slightly risque, I'd turn my head in embarrassment or pretend like it never happened.

But damn, you get me out there with my buddies and I was the one egging everyone on.

 

[ZedClampet]

Sometimes I wonder if I've ever been so oblivious to completely miss a girl/woman being interested in me, but I'm pretty sure I was just so introverted I never gave women a chance to get interested in the first place most of my life.

It can lead to some awkward moments. When I was in high school, this girl I was friends with (she also happened to be the sister of my best friend) told me she had a ticket for a free meal at a restaurant (her father had a commercial refrigerator business so he got this sort of thing from time to time) and wanted to know if I wanted to go with her.

So we went to the restaurant, and it didn't take long at all before I noticed she was acting nervous and shy, and I thought, "Oh crap, this is a date!" I had zero interest in dating her. To me she was just "one of the guys". It was a touchy situation. I just kept acting like a friend and ignored that anything had ever happened, which actually seemed to work pretty well.

 

[ZedClampet]

That was part of my problem. While I wasn't completely introverted, I was raised to be polite, especially to women, and it was so bad that if I saw anything that might be considered slightly risque, I'd turn my head in embarrassment or pretend like it never happened.

But damn, you get me out there with my buddies and I was the one egging everyone on.

I was okay with girls, but I had a friend who was almost magical. We went to the mall once (this was the 80s), we walked through the door and there was a cute girl standing there in a t-shirt with the word "Esprit" on it.

He was very country, and he walked up to her and said, "How do you pronounce that? Es- prit?" They talked for a second and then walked off together. I looked at my other friends and said, "Won't see him again tonight," and sure enough we didn't.

That night was actually the start of a weird experience for me. I got really drunk (I developed an allergy to alcohol in my early 20s, perhaps partially due to over-drinking) and apparently I got together with this girl even though I had no memory of it because of the alcohol, and she started driving slowly by my house every day to see if I was there. She started bugging my friends and my younger brother, which was bad. Years later she even met my wife (in a completely different city--I have a unique last name, so she made the connection). Somehow, probably from my brother, she even knew which windows in my childhood home went to my bedroom because she told my wife I had aluminum foil on my windows (I had reflective blinds).

 

[red_5ive]

She started bugging my friends and my younger brother, which was bad. Years later she even met my wife (in a completely different city--I have a unique last name, so she made the connection). Somehow, probably from my brother, she even knew which windows in my childhood home went to my bedroom because she told my wife I had aluminum foil on my windows (I had reflective blinds).

Holy he!!, now I wish I were the movie producer. Forget Monday, I'd start making calls now and get this baby going!

 

[ZedClampet]

Holy he!!, now I wish I were the movie producer. Forget Monday, I'd start making calls now and get this baby going!

I've just about exhausted my interesting girl stories now. At least the ones that can be posted here I used to be a regional training manager on the road all the time (before I met my wife), but those stories would get me banned. I'll be carrying most of those to my grave with me, as I told one of them to my wife once and it didn't go over so well.

By the way, my wife wasn't interested in me at all when I met her. She made me do hard work.

 

[red_5ive]

I've just about exhausted my interesting girl stories now. At least the ones that can be posted here I used to be a regional training manager on the road all the time (before I met my wife), but those stories would get me banned. I'll be carrying most of those to my grave with me, as I told one of them to my wife once and it didn't go over so well.

Ha well the worst story I can think of is being dumped twice over video games lol (I shared those in the gaming memory thread).

But, I'll share one more, nothing edgy, just something that goes with my innocent personality when it comes to women.

So all this talk made me realize that for all my ignorance around girls, it's funny - if not ironic - that I ended up marrying what might be considered favorably. My wife danced professionally (no, not the exotic type) and is a former NBA cheer (I won't say which team). The funny part is I met her through a mutual friend, and I was just being my usual ignorant self when we all hung out one evening and I didn't think anything of it. Next thing I know she got my number from my buddy and she started calling me. We hung out for about a month before she finally pulled me aside and wondered what the hell was wrong with me and if I was ever going to kiss her. I swear I thought we were just friends lol. The rest is history. But really though, me being me, there is no way I'd have been brave enough back in my 20s to approach this type of girl, which actually had me wondering over the years how I ended up with her.

And it gets funnier/ironicallier. I recognized a girl from pictures of her NBA cheer squad that I went to college with. It turns out that girl also liked me too and I had no idea lol.

Edit: Coincidentally, my wife just walked in the door right now with a friend who is also former NBA cheer (but no, this one never had any interest in me lol).

 

[ZedClampet]

Ha well the worst story I can think of is being dumped twice over video games lol (I shared those in the gaming memory thread).

But, I'll share one more, nothing edgy, just something that goes with my innocent personality when it comes to women.

So all this talk made me realize that for all my ignorance around girls, it's funny - if not ironic - that I ended up marrying what might be considered favorably. My wife danced professionally (no, not the exotic type) and is a former NBA cheer (I won't say which team). The funny part is I met her through a mutual friend, and I was just being my usual ignorant self when we all hung out one evening and I didn't think anything of it. Next thing I know she got my number from my buddy and she started calling me. We hung out for about a month before she finally pulled me aside and wondered what the hell was wrong with me and if I was ever going to kiss her. I swear I thought we were just friends lol. The rest is history. But really though, me being me, there is no way I'd have been brave enough back in my 20s to approach this type of girl, which actually had me wondering over the years how I ended up with her.

And it gets funnier/ironicallier. I recognized a girl from pictures of her NBA cheer squad that I went to college with. It turns out that girl also liked me too and I had no idea lol.

Edit: Coincidentally, my wife just walked in the door right now with a friend who is also former NBA cheer (but not, this one never had any interest in me lol).

Congrats. Yeah, I married favorably as well. When I first met her I thought she was the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen, which I why I worked so hard when it was clear she wasn't interested in me at all. Then one day my phone rang and she invited me to go out of town with her and her mother. For once I wasn't clueless and realized I'd won her over.