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Fox news lied to me !  

40Deuce 46M
4635 posts
3/26/2012 5:10 pm

Last Read:
3/31/2012 1:10 pm

Fox news lied to me !


When I headed out for work today I realized I didn't lock the door last night . Imagine my horror when I realized that not only was I not murdered by minorities or pro-lifers , but I WASN'T MURDERED AT ALL . How is that possible ? My whole world view as been shaken to its very core - to the core I say ! If Fox News is wrong about this is it possible they're wrong about something else ? Is Obama not a foreign born terrorist sleeper ? Did the UN not sell the rights to my organs to China when I reach age 45 ? I don't know what to believe anymore .

Just kidding , I don't watch Fox News (or real news channels) but I did leave my door unlocked last night apparently . Speaking of which I hear Canadians don't lock their doors . True/false ? And if true what cool stuff do you have in your house that could easily be carried by a lone man with no appreciable upper body strength ? I ask purely for research purposes of course .

When I moved into my house I gave a lot of though to home defense . I didn't buy a gun because although my friends are all dirty hunters and generally gun-obsessed I'm not a fan . Also if I had a gun there's a 100% chance I would shoot an "innocent" bystander within the first 24 hours of ownership . First time anyone walked towards the house I'd go full auto without even thinking about it . Also Unforgiven is a great movie - one of my favorite scenes is right after Little Bill beats down William Munny . Strawberry Alice says to him "You just kicked the shit out of an innocent man ." And he replies "Innocent ? Innocent of what ?"

That about sums up my world view right there . I have been accused of thinking that everyone's out to get me , which is not accurate . There are only a couple people out to get me and they're all ladies so I know its sexist of me but I'm not too worried about them . In the interest of full disclosure a guy did try to kill me once but he went to jail and got all the fight taken out of him - I prefer not to know how . But what I do worry about is all the people out there who are just out to get someone - they don't care who . I just don't want to make myself an easy target .

So I just got a couple machetes , a few knives , and a hatchet to hide in strategic locations around the house . Everyone told me for security you need a dog , but I hate dogs . A lot . I won't get on an anti-rant but I do not see the appeal at all - a seems less like a pet to me than a huge annoying burden . Also when I was a youth I had a crush on Jeanne Garofalo for some reason so I saw a lot of terrible movies , one of which was Must Love Dogs . Unfortunately I've seen worse . She had a pretty decent stand up act though .

Since dogs were out my next choice was a wolverine but there's obstacles there . One I would need an exotic pet license . Two based on what I know about wolverines it would be hard to train it not to claw my face off . So I settled on a badger - they're fierce in defense of their home but not remorseless killing machines like wolverines . I never found a badger hook-up , but it turned out it didn't matter .

Why ? Because after I moved in I didn't even care anymore . I used to get really freaked out by any noise in the night or hearing a voice outside , anything like that - but for some reason after I moved into my house it doesn't bother me anymore . I'm pretty sure if I saw someone standing over me with a knife I'd just turn over and go back to sleep . Either they're going to kill me or they're not - on which case I have work in the morning . I lived with my sister for a couple years after the miserable failure of my business so I guess maybe I was worried for her ? But even when she wasn't there I still got freaked out by the idea of someone breaking in . I can't explain why it doesn't bother me now .

Break-in story #1 . When I went away to college rather than live on campus I bought a trailer . For the most part I liked living in a trailer park , my trailer was 1000% nicer than any of my friend's apartments at the time . One night I was woken up by someone kicking in the front door . I went out the window quick as a coward but there were two dudes out there too . Turns out the guy who lived there before me owed money to the kind of person who was willing to kick in doors to get it . When he saw I wasn't him he apologized - which I found refreshing . A criminal with manners . He gave me some money to fix the door too .

Break-in story #2 . One time when I was living with my sister and she was on vacation some generic religious types pulled up in a huge red 4x4 . There was a very handsome fellow and a really attractive lady along with a mutant of some kind - honestly probably the ugliest man I've seen in real life . Ugly came to the door and gave the worst Jesus spiel I've ever heard . When I told him "yes , I have accepted Jesus as my savior" he got really annoyed and went back to the truck . The two pretty people came up next and start with their jibber-jabber . I don't know why , but for some reason I had the urge to glance back at the patio door and when I did I saw a guy with a little trying to pry open the back door with a crowbar . I slammed the front door and ran back there just as they got it open and the dude took off . I don't know why but I smacked the hard as hell in the face before he took off too . I have no idea what the hell was going on there . That bothered me for a long time .

Anyway the point is the first night I spent in my house all that anxiety went away . I find that very strange .

Now for the tangents

Game of Thrones update - I'm halfway through the first season and the king is still alive . When are these lazy bad guys going to assassinate him already ? Also there's a scene where a crazy lady breastfeeds like an 9 year old . Which is disturbing enough as a scene , but think about what that means - how did they film that ? There's no answer I like to that question .

Eyebrow update - For those of you who don't know , a unibrow may be unsightly but it is more effective at keeping sweat out of your eyes . Every now and them I trim the uni into two singletons and when I play tennis or broomball or kubb I'm 1/5th blind the whole time . I would bet that the unibrow is an evolutionary benefit that will be universal some day . Get it ? Unibrow ? Universal ? Good stuff .

Sexual harassment update - Turns out its not very funny in real life . I was standing outside a conference room waiting with my boss and a comely young (and I do mean young) lass today and out of the blue he say something to her about rubbing oil all over her body . I was floored . There's plenty of dirtbags in any office but I never got any whiff of that from him . I really wanted to bite his face off but I have a mortgage to pay you know . I could tell she was really uncomfortable . I feel like a dick for not doing anything .

Sexual harassment story #1 - My first job was cataloging microfiche after school when I was 15 . It was me , 3 people from my school and a disgusting blob in his 40s who was nominally in charge . He was a huge asshole to the other dude who was , oh , how shall I put it ? He had one hand on the may-pole if you know what I mean . Also he was always telling the 2 girls (one of which I had a crush on of course) how his wife didn't fulfill him sexually , etc. And what made it worse he treated me like we were good buddies . One day I couldn't take it anymore and I sucker punched him in the throat and jumped out of a second story window because I was afraid he was going to get up and kick the shit out of me . That's the only time I've ever punched someone . That's the only job I've ever been fired from . Also that's the dude who went to prison for trying to kill me .

See how that all tied together ?

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trisha_ann_glynn 51T
1982 posts
3/26/2012 5:39 pm

See this is what happens.
Somewhere along the way, someone said to you:
"May you live in interesting times"


rm_cocokitty66 58F
3276 posts
3/26/2012 5:43 pm

Fabulous read, tonight- just the humor I needed. I'd love to be inside your head for a day and enjoy the internal dialogue

.."...and then God created the orgasm, so women can moan even when they are happy"- Tantra


40Deuce 46M
5725 posts
3/26/2012 7:12 pm

    Quoting  :

The book was great , the movie was a disappointment

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40Deuce 46M
5725 posts
3/26/2012 7:13 pm

    Quoting Bang_44DDD:
    It tied together beautifully! LOL was invented because of you.
I think its a common story on the internet , but once upon a time there was a lady who thought LOL meant lots of love - hence the message "sorry your mom died , LOL"

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40Deuce 46M
5725 posts
3/26/2012 7:19 pm

    Quoting  :

What about seal blubber ?

I have sort of been to Canada once . I went to Thunder Bay once to audition for Survivor - I didn't make it very far , but I got back in line and made up a story about how I was homeless and I wanted to win the million dollars to get my kids back from my evil ex-wife . I got a lot farther than that , but when it seemed like I was talking to serious casting people I chickened out . I had to turn right around and head back afterwards because I had class the next day . That was the most tired I've been in my life . I should have probably started drinking caffeine then .

Putting clients first by putting employees first, immediately after prioritizing fiscal responsibilities and leveraging profitability towards exceeding by empowering our employees to put clients (and themselves) first, in a diverse and respectful environment of only those that come first, first.


sonic_n_sideshow 51M/53F
15101 posts
3/26/2012 7:57 pm

You need to come to Canada and get edumacated on the Canucki ways. (And I read the Thunder Bay comment, Thunder Bay doesn't count).

Of course we lock our doors, but we don't carry guns, we have live 2 ton polar bears lying in front of our thresholds for added protection.

How can you not like dogs? *Sadness*. They love and shed unconditionally. Well, they shed more conditionally than they love really - with temperature changes and all.

Game of Thrones rocks. Do you really want me to tell you when it happens? Keep watching - and catch up by Sunday - season 2 starts.

I am a celebration of willful chaos and a hugger.


40Deuce replies on 3/27/2012 4:41 pm:
There's no hurry , I don't have HBO anyway - I'll have to wait for the DVD like a fool

smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
3/27/2012 1:53 pm

I have accidentally left my garage door open and awakened in the morning to nothing missing - not even my $3000 bicycle. No, I am not telling you my address.

Ugh, sorry about sexual harassment number one. I HATE it when I feel like I should have spoken up at work. Course I'm old and have been at my work forever and they can't get rid of me, so I speak up about just about everything.


40Deuce 46M
5725 posts
3/27/2012 4:43 pm

    Quoting  :

Hiassen yes , I have not heard of Dorsey

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40Deuce 46M
5725 posts
3/28/2012 5:30 pm

    Quoting  :

I don't know what that means

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