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Go Game 7. Go Hockey! Fark Bergman! Fark Cancer!
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Be it tonight or roughly 80 hours from now i'll be able to get this small animal/heat trap off of my face. At this point I don't think I really care who wins (no that's not right, Go Sharks).
/it being 90 degrees, similar levels of humidity & our a/c not working may have something to do with my grumpy attitude
//just maybe
///sigh, have a good day all, see you tonight
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GOOOO PENS!!
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/And thinking of the victims in Orlando
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andychrist420: I'm still alive, so go Sharks! Force game seven, and force the Pens fans have to watch the Sharks win the Cup on their ice.
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Parents are fine. They heard the shots and sheltered in place; they did see the perp run by their townhouse window carrying a longarm (which turned out to be a WASR-10, evidently - if a gun is reported to be an "AK-47", then it's a WASR). Cops asked to clear their house, my dad consented only if he could accompany them with video, and they agreed to that. No real fuss.
We had a lengthy conversation yesterday about the incident, and my folks are requesting that I take them to a range sometime and update them on guns. They're both virulently anti-violence/anti-gun to the point of not letting me watch Bambi until I was 10 because of the gun violence (for context: my dad launched Minuteman missiles with the USAF for several years, and was so horrified at what he could do with a turn of a key he went full-peacenik), but they were asking themselves, "if he had wanted to come in their house and shoot both of them, what could they have done about it?" So there was some discussion about the fact that even if they want to get a house gun or two, it's not a magic wand, and they'd be better off upgrading the shiat out of their windows and doors. However, if they want to keep a gun or two at the ready in their home, I'll be happy to take them through a process of finding the right tools for the job with them and arranging a x3/week training schedule for two months, and then a x2/month refresher after that until they're comfortable enough to go to the range and meaningfully practice by themselves. I expect to talk with them again Monday or so after they've had time to think things over. So that's the fallout from that little incident.
OK, enough CSB.
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FightDirector: Update from previous thread:
Parents are fine. They heard the shots and sheltered in place; they did see the perp run by their townhouse window carrying a longarm (which turned out to be a WASR-10, evidently - if a gun is reported to be an "AK-47", then it's a WASR). Cops asked to clear their house, my dad consented only if he could accompany them with video, and they agreed to that. No real fuss.
We had a lengthy conversation yesterday about the incident, and my folks are requesting that I take them to a range sometime and update them on guns. They're both virulently anti-violence/anti-gun to the point of not letting me watch Bambi until I was 10 because of the gun violence (for context: my dad launched Minuteman missiles with the USAF for several years, and was so horrified at what he could do with a turn of a key he went full-peacenik), but they were asking themselves, "if he had wanted to come in their house and shoot both of them, what could they have done about it?" So there was some discussion about the fact that even if they want to get a house gun or two, it's not a magic wand, and they'd be better off upgrading the shiat out of their windows and doors. However, if they want to keep a gun or two at the ready in their home, I'll be happy to take them through a process of finding the right tools for the job with them and arranging a x3/week training schedule for two months, and then a x2/month refresher after that until they're comfortable enough to go to the range and meaningfully practice by themselves. I expect to talk with them again Monday or so after they've had time to think things over. So that's the fallout from that little incident.
OK, enough CSB.
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Very good conclusion, intetesting thought process with your parents.
/who is your SOON girl?
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OtherLittleGuy: /who is your SOON girl?
Man, I wish I knew. It's a gif I picked up off Imgur, reversed, and added the text.
OtherLittleGuy: intetesting thought process with your parents.
I'm sorry, which part? How they went full-peacenik? Or the thought process from the conversation re: "what if he'd wanted to come in here?"
And yeah. I generally support firearm ownership, but guns AREN'T Magic Safety Sticks, you have to be in the right mental space for it, and it's a terrible responsibility. If you can't accept the responsibility, and you can't be in the right headspace, then you're more of a danger than a help. The problem, of course, is that most people don't know if they can do those things until after they've already got a gun. I'm not super-concerned about my parents in either of those cases - they ARE both USAF vets - but neither's touched a gun in 40 years and there's the personal commitment to training required if you want to make a meaningful defense of your home.
/I'm trying very hard not to post in the Orlando thread on Main. It'll just lead to anger and biatching about.
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FightDirector: Update from previous thread:
Parents are fine. They heard the shots and sheltered in place; they did see the perp run by their townhouse window carrying a longarm (which turned out to be a WASR-10, evidently - if a gun is reported to be an "AK-47", then it's a WASR). Cops asked to clear their house, my dad consented only if he could accompany them with video, and they agreed to that. No real fuss.
We had a lengthy conversation yesterday about the incident, and my folks are requesting that I take them to a range sometime and update them on guns. They're both virulently anti-violence/anti-gun to the point of not letting me watch Bambi until I was 10 because of the gun violence (for context: my dad launched Minuteman missiles with the USAF for several years, and was so horrified at what he could do with a turn of a key he went full-peacenik), but they were asking themselves, "if he had wanted to come in their house and shoot both of them, what could they have done about it?" So there was some discussion about the fact that even if they want to get a house gun or two, it's not a magic wand, and they'd be better off upgrading the shiat out of their windows and doors. However, if they want to keep a gun or two at the ready in their home, I'll be happy to take them through a process of finding the right tools for the job with them and arranging a x3/week training schedule for two months, and then a x2/month refresher after that until they're comfortable enough to go to the range and meaningfully practice by themselves. I expect to talk with them again Monday or so after they've had time to think things over. So that's the fallout from that little incident.
OK, enough CSB.
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Glad to hear they're OK. I agree that it's best to have both offensive and defensive measures in place.
As old Mad Eye Moody would say: "Constant vigilance!"
/now imagining Malfoy as a bouncing ferret
//need a laugh after the Orlando night club
///went to HS near there and a lot of my old friends moved to Orlando. Unfortunately, I've lost contact info for most of them. I hope they're OK
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FightDirector: OtherLittleGuy: /who is your SOON girl?
Man, I wish I knew. It's a gif I picked up off Imgur, reversed, and added the text.
OtherLittleGuy: intetesting thought process with your parents.
I'm sorry, which part? How they went full-peacenik? Or the thought process from the conversation re: "what if he'd wanted to come in here?"
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I more or less reactedbto the thought process after the gunman in the area. Very less kneejerk and magic boomstick, and more this-is-this and prepared and such. There is still talking to do just to be sure. It's good.
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And now your hockey thread cliche checklist.
1. Hating on Bergman.
2. SOON.jpg
3. Shut Up, Pierre.
4. Shut Up, Milbury.
5. Too Much Man.
6. Intermission GIF Party.
7. Random Pretty Girls.
8. Time Outs are so Disrespectful.
9. Danger Zone.
10. Pointing and laughing at the NBA threads.
11. Game On.
12. Goonjuice.
13. Bonus Hockey.
14. Gredunza.
15. TIED.
16. UNTIED.
17. Sharks in 6.
18. Damn early/late starts.
19. The Dreaded 2 goal lead.
20. Mastodon.
21. "The play is under review."
22. Questionable calls by the refs (most of the game).
23. Refs put the whistles away (last 10 minutes of regulation and all of OT).
24. Dammit Pronger.
25. Pics of Dinner.
26. Fresh Prince OT GIF.
27. Badge Talk.
28. Token Post for keeping badge eligibility alive.
29. Glass Pounders.
30. {Team} because {Player}
31. Mocking Canadians.
32. Mocking Americans.
33. Fark Cancer.
34. Delay of game penalty for puck over glass is the stupidest penalty.
35. Get rid of the trapezoid.
36. Cindy Criesby.
37. Don Cherry's Suits.
38. Mocking Ovechkin.
a. Bartender, the Ovechkin cocktail. It's a White Russian on Ice with No Cup.
b. Controller Disconnected GIF.
39. TING!
40. Long Change: DRINK!
41. Margot.
42. DAGGER!
43. "I wish I got 2 minutes for hooking."
44. Slash GIF.
45. Active Stick: DRINK!
46. Checkin' The Chiclets.
47. References to hockey movies (Slap Shot, Mighty Ducks, Goon, Youngblood, etc.)
48. ..."But for Jagr, it was a Tuesday."
49. The goalie just said fark it and left.
50. Penalty Murder Death Killed.
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OtherLittleGuy: Because buckeyebrain didn't post last time....
And now your hockey thread cliche checklist.
1. Hating on Bergman.
2. SOON.jpg
3. Shut Up, Pierre.
4. Shut Up, Milbury.
5. Too Much Man.
6. Intermission GIF Party.
7. Random Pretty Girls.
8. Time Outs are so Disrespectful.
9. Danger Zone.
10. Pointing and laughing at the NBA threads.
11. Game On.
12. Goonjuice.
13. Bonus Hockey.
14. Gredunza.
15. TIED.
16. UNTIED.
17. Sharks in 6.
18. Damn early/late starts.
19. The Dreaded 2 goal lead.
20. Mastodon.
21. "The play is under review."
22. Questionable calls by the refs (most of the game).
23. Refs put the whistles away (last 10 minutes of regulation and all of OT).
24. Dammit Pronger.
25. Pics of Dinner.
26. Fresh Prince OT GIF.
27. Badge Talk.
28. Token Post for keeping badge eligibility alive.
29. Glass Pounders.
30. {Team} because {Player}
31. Mocking Canadians.
32. Mocking Americans.
33. Fark Cancer.
34. Delay of game penalty for puck over glass is the stupidest penalty.
35. Get rid of the trapezoid.
36. Cindy Criesby.
37. Don Cherry's Suits.
38. Mocking Ovechkin.
a. Bartender, the Ovechkin cocktail. It's a White Russian on Ice with No Cup.
b. Controller Disconnected GIF.
39. TING!
40. Long Change: DRINK!
41. Margot.
42. DAGGER!
43. "I wish I got 2 minutes for hooking."
44. Slash GIF.
45. Active Stick: DRINK!
46. Checkin' The Chiclets.
47. References to hockey movies (Slap Shot, Mighty Ducks, Goon, Youngblood, etc.)
48. ..."But for Jagr, it was a Tuesday."
49. The goalie just said fark it and left.
50. Penalty Murder Death Killed.
Yeah, I've been lax on that. Sorry, all. But the badge count is all caught up. Who's making the badge, anyway?
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FightDirector: OtherLittleGuy: /who is your SOON girl?
Man, I wish I knew. It's a gif I picked up off Imgur, reversed, and added the text.
I think that's Megan Fox. I thought I heard something about her flashing the camera (perhaps accidentally, perhaps not) at some awards show some months back.
Glad to hear that your parents are alright and that they're responding to events with some deep thinking.
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0:48 and 1:18 specifically
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Polish Hussar: Tonight's HNiC opening, in honor of Mr. Hockey:
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0:48 and 1:18 specifically
ITS TOO EARLY. MY EMOTIONALS ARE. STOP. STOP. FEELINGS.
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2wolves: Not very up for distraction by hockey.
Everything alright or just the general craziness of the world driving you down?
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2wolves: Not very up for distraction by hockey.
Same here.
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