I’m looking at pictures of the ‘98 F-150 and it seems tiny
Truck steering was so insanely loose, though. Mechanical reasons probably exist, but the ‘93 Explorer I drove for years had so much play in the steering and that was par for the course with anything deemed truck-like. I haven’t driven anything with looser steering with regularity in years. Mini vans are even pretty tight now
― solo scampito (mh), Friday, 14 August 2020 03:38 (three years ago) link
also my 2016 Colorado is a piece of shit and if anyone is considering a midsize truck buy a Toyota or Ford instead
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Friday, 14 August 2020 03:56 (three years ago) link
are men okay pic.twitter.com/DlrIUsvK86— Zeba Blay (@zblay) September 15, 2020
― jaymc, Tuesday, 15 September 2020 19:10 (three years ago) link
the answer is no, men are not ok
but this is pretty hilarious
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eh9e37mWkAIUCM1?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 15 September 2020 19:21 (three years ago) link
I mean, I think it carries the tongue in cheek aspect of MANLINESS far enough that maybe I'm actually ok with it?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 15 September 2020 19:22 (three years ago) link
the baby isn't even hooked up to the comms. how are they going to carry out this man's orders?
― Karl Malone, Tuesday, 15 September 2020 20:16 (three years ago) link
https://www.galvatronflashlights.com/tactical-pen-home
The Galvatron AK47 is the First USB Rechargeable Tactical Pen to hit the Market
They couldn't think of any original names, so they borrowed them from that transformer that turns into a gun and an actual gun.
― Hans Holbein (Chinchilla Volapük), Friday, 15 January 2021 05:50 (three years ago) link
I need that all-weather pen for when I'm writin' checks in the blinding rain
― thousand-yard spiral stairs (f. hazel), Friday, 15 January 2021 05:53 (three years ago) link
tactical writing
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 15 January 2021 06:06 (three years ago) link
for when I sign a mf's death warrant before blowing them away
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 15 January 2021 06:07 (three years ago) link
https://www.galvatronflashlights.com/hosted/images/df/861d81b5fe4b25ae791eb5ee7a3a20/Pen-animation-BG.gif
― All cars are bad (Euler), Friday, 15 January 2021 13:44 (three years ago) link
"everyday carry" type stuff is too funny
― maf you one two (maffew12), Friday, 15 January 2021 13:51 (three years ago) link
Euler, I'm at work, please.
― pplains, Friday, 15 January 2021 14:18 (three years ago) link
;)
― All cars are bad (Euler), Friday, 15 January 2021 14:28 (three years ago) link
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
― pomenitul, Friday, 15 January 2021 14:32 (three years ago) link
i don't see an escape tool that can break glass in a tactical situation
― mookieproof, Friday, 15 January 2021 14:36 (three years ago) link
optional fleshlight extension
― All cars are bad (Euler), Friday, 15 January 2021 14:39 (three years ago) link
why do none of these everyday carry top tens include sunscreen
― thousand-yard spiral stairs (f. hazel), Friday, 15 January 2021 14:48 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODO0zQBPI2k
― Waterloo Subset (Tom D.), Friday, 15 January 2021 14:56 (three years ago) link
the promotional video is really somethinghttps://vimeo.com/333473257
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Friday, 15 January 2021 20:17 (three years ago) link
Gotta say they have the 'tactical look' down pat - all clunky black metal with knobby knurls. Everything else about that pen is pure foolishness that would only appeal to an 11 or 12 year old boy's mentality.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Friday, 15 January 2021 20:59 (three years ago) link
it's hard to deny the appeal of putting together emergency kits for your car or bugout bags for weather emergencies, it pushes a lot of modern buttons - soothing anxiety about an uncertain future, buying stuff (probably the real heart of the exercise), affirming your identity (which as we've discussed revolves around being competent). I don't know at what point it crosses a line. even I've put together a backpack of goodies for when I go hiking, and I won't pretend it wasn't a lot of fun deciding what I needed and getting it all together.
― thousand-yard spiral stairs (f. hazel), Friday, 15 January 2021 21:15 (three years ago) link
counterpoint: it's easy for me to deny the appeal of any of that, lol
― map, Friday, 15 January 2021 21:16 (three years ago) link
Part of competence is distinguishing what is useful and needed from fantasy-based frippery. Because I hike in the Pacific Northwest temperate rain forest, I often bring an umbrella if the weather is showery. It isn't a tactical umbrella with LED light and retractable sword point, as used by Navy Seals, though.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Friday, 15 January 2021 21:23 (three years ago) link
you're talking about actual competence, I'm talking about identity and the fantasy of competence. and on a personal note, I would love a quality umbrella with a bright LED flashlight in the handle!
― thousand-yard spiral stairs (f. hazel), Friday, 15 January 2021 21:29 (three years ago) link
nah. unless the led light were entirely separable, every time you needed to point the beam at something, you'd be stuck choosing whether to have the umbrella or the flashlight properly positioned. if the led is entirely separable you may as well just have a separate led flashlight altogether. That is cheaper and more versatile. I have a pocket-sized one I carry that comes in handy fairly often and I don't need to carry the umbrella to have it.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Friday, 15 January 2021 22:08 (three years ago) link
I'm picturing a 90-degree angle flashlight in the handle so you could use the umbrella and aim the flashlight forward at the same time
― thousand-yard spiral stairs (f. hazel), Friday, 15 January 2021 22:52 (three years ago) link
My buyout bag is just weed, Smirnoff, and cash
― alpaca lips now (Ye Mad Puffin), Friday, 15 January 2021 23:11 (three years ago) link
Gah bugout
Ive had design meetings where transcripts wouldnt necessarily read too differently to the last seven-odd posts itt
― spaghetti connemara (darraghmac), Saturday, 16 January 2021 02:02 (three years ago) link
Never let a room full of people who need something brainstorm about what they need, imo.
― Canon in Deez (silby), Saturday, 16 January 2021 02:08 (three years ago) link
Nobody ever seems to consider what would actually happen to a brain in a storm, tbh
― spaghetti connemara (darraghmac), Saturday, 16 January 2021 02:14 (three years ago) link
Odd, that lightning storm seemed to vivify the brain of Frankenstein's monster.
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Saturday, 16 January 2021 02:16 (three years ago) link
what would i need in a buyout bag. Hmmmmmmm
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 16 January 2021 02:41 (three years ago) link
I'll invoice you via email, I need money to buy a flashlight full of mace and astronaut ice cream
― thousand-yard spiral stairs (f. hazel), Saturday, 16 January 2021 03:15 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/bwMVIR3.png
― difficult listening hour, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 21:13 (three years ago) link
I can't remember the product that was promoted in the Super Bowl ad – something about showering in the forest – but I seriously thought it was a parody until the very end.
― pplains, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 21:16 (three years ago) link
this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDHNMqOLw_o
― pplains, Tuesday, 9 February 2021 21:18 (three years ago) link
uh
― Hello Nice FBI Lady (DJP), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 21:21 (three years ago) link
It's a men's hygiene product that dares to admit it has nothing to offer you but a rich sense of its own comedic value.
― Compromise isn't a principle, it's a method (Aimless), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 21:41 (three years ago) link
https://64.media.tumblr.com/8809b946a88e1aa38432ecfdccceb85c/tumblr_ngc4ytwVmC1razbajo1_1280.jpg
― you are like a scampicane, there's calm in your fries (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 13 April 2021 20:11 (three years ago) link
this... seems like a sex thing.
― cat, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 02:17 (three years ago) link
yeah
― John Cooper of Christian rock band Skillet (map), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 02:21 (three years ago) link
as opposed to a gender thing, that is. though there is certainly some significant gender stuff mixed in with this sex stuff, all dumped into a dog bowl with "MAN" stenciled on the side in manly prison-esque font, the prison of dehumanizing masculine expectations etc.
i kind of want one but my partner might get the wrong idea.
― cat, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 02:22 (three years ago) link
Uh-oh! A rival enters the territory...
https://i.imgur.com/jb7hKWj.jpg
― pplains, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 03:10 (three years ago) link
I thought you meant “a sex thing” in the “my mistress makes me eat out of this bowl during our sessions” sense.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 03:44 (three years ago) link
that is what i meant! is there a word for sexual activity that doesn't include the "sex" part, since it's still so often bound up with gender? aside from, like, "fucking".
"this seems like a sexual activity thing"
"this seems like a fucking thing"
"this seems like a coitus thing"
or i guess in this instance "this seems like a fetish thing" could have worked, but the question still stands because i am drawing a blank
― cat, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 07:26 (three years ago) link
My brain was not working properly last night; I thought you meant it in some "sex vs gender" way.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Wednesday, 14 April 2021 11:04 (three years ago) link
It's true, a real hungry man can hold 20 ounces.
― pplains, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 12:19 (three years ago) link
xpost oic. but this is why we need another sex word, too much confusion/overlap! Orgasmic Gratification or its mellifluous portmanteau "orgrat" is what i'm threatening to use until i find something better.
"this... seems like an orgrat thing"
why yes i am a modern day shakespeare, thank you for noticing
― cat, Wednesday, 14 April 2021 18:10 (three years ago) link