Random Thoughts

[Flint1979]

whenever they lift the face mask mandate

They probably already have. A court order a few days ago lifted the mandate on all public transportation, so unless the bus system itself decided to keep it, it's been lifted.

They haven't. They said they are going to continue it for two more weeks and review it then. I know the federal mandate is gone.

[hotdogPi]

Chip and seal... is that like fish and chips but with a different sea animal?

[kphoger]

Chip and seal... is that like fish and chips but with a different sea animal?

I just received a notice yesterday that my street will be closed soon for "slurry sealing".  All I could think about was cooking with cornstarch.

[Scott5114]

Chip and seal... is that like fish and chips but with a different sea animal?

I just received a notice yesterday that my street will be closed soon for "slurry sealing".  All I could think about was cooking with cornstarch.

Maybe it's just me, but 'slurry' is one of those words that makes anything it applies to several times grosser than if you called it literally anything else.

[TheHighwayMan3561]

Why does every beer ad on TV feature the dingiest, sketchiest looking convenience stores?

[Scott5114]

Why does every beer ad on TV feature the dingiest, sketchiest looking convenience stores?

Truth in advertising–ever been in a 7-Eleven?

[formulanone]

Why does every beer ad on TV feature the dingiest, sketchiest looking convenience stores?

Truth in advertising–ever been in a 7-Eleven?

...or any one-off gas station / convenience store out in the boonies?

[snowc]

A bear, on a street?
https://www.wral.com/on-cam-police-officer-escorts-lost-bear-through-downtown-asheville/20247901/
Why would bears be escorted on a busy street? Just curious. 
Maybe the bear has diseases and could spread across Asheville?
These questions may never be answered. 
To end this, my random thought is... when will the world come to peace? 

[GaryV]

When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts", why do you give them your 2 cents worth?

[I-55]

When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts", why do you give them your 2 cents worth?

Sales Tax

[SkyPesos]

When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts", why do you give them your 2 cents worth?

Sales Tax

A 100% sales tax is high ngl

[formulanone]

When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts", why do you give them your 2 cents worth?

Sales Tax

A 100% sales tax is high ngl

A bear, on a street?
https://www.wral.com/on-cam-police-officer-escorts-lost-bear-through-downtown-asheville/20247901/
Why would bears be escorted on a busy street? Just curious. 
Maybe the bear has diseases and could spread across Asheville?
These questions may never be answered. 
To end this, my random thought is... when will the world come to peace? 

Let the Bears Pay the Bear Tax!

[kphoger]

When someone asks you, "A penny for your thoughts", why do you give them your 2 cents worth?

Because you value your own thoughts more than other people do, of course.

[Max Rockatansky]

It is customary to tell people when you are parting their company "goodbye"  or the more casual/neutral sounding "bye."   How come there isn't a "bad bye"  when it would serve as the fully negative end of the "bye"  spectrum?

[LilianaUwU]

It is customary to tell people when you are parting their company "goodbye"  or the more casual/neutral sounding "bye."   How come there isn't a "bad bye"  when it would serve as the fully negative end of the "bye"  spectrum?

You know what, I might start using "bad bye". It's a great idea.

[Max Rockatansky]

It is customary to tell people when you are parting their company "goodbye"  or the more casual/neutral sounding "bye."   How come there isn't a "bad bye"  when it would serve as the fully negative end of the "bye"  spectrum?

You know what, I might start using "bad bye". It's a great idea.

Feel free to also start wishing people a "bad day."

[zachary_amaryllis]

It is customary to tell people when you are parting their company "goodbye"  or the more casual/neutral sounding "bye."   How come there isn't a "bad bye"  when it would serve as the fully negative end of the "bye"  spectrum?

You know what, I might start using "bad bye". It's a great idea.

Feel free to also start wishing people a "bad day."

a

not to sound like a cheesy t-shirt, but why are we telling people what kind of day to have?

[Max Rockatansky]

It is customary to tell people when you are parting their company "goodbye"  or the more casual/neutral sounding "bye."   How come there isn't a "bad bye"  when it would serve as the fully negative end of the "bye"  spectrum?

You know what, I might start using "bad bye". It's a great idea.

Feel free to also start wishing people a "bad day."

a

not to sound like a cheesy t-shirt, but why are we telling people what kind of day to have?

Because the social norm of wishing someone a "good day"  begs the question why can't you wish someone the opposite.

And what's this about cheddar flavored t-shirts?

[Big John]

It is customary to tell people when you are parting their company "goodbye"  or the more casual/neutral sounding "bye."   How come there isn't a "bad bye"  when it would serve as the fully negative end of the "bye"  spectrum?

You know what, I might start using "bad bye". It's a great idea.

Feel free to also start wishing people a "bad day."

a

not to sound like a cheesy t-shirt, but why are we telling people what kind of day to have?

I remember a shirt from the 1980s saying Have a Day with a face having a straight line for the mouth.

[kphoger]

Feel free to also start wishing people a "bad day."

But the long-form "Have a bad night!" would probably elicit an angry response.

Because the social norm of wishing someone a "good day"  begs the question why can't you wish someone the opposite.

It does honestly make me wonder in what social situation you would find it preferable to wish someone a bad day over simply not saying anything at all.

[Scott5114]

It does honestly make me wonder in what social situation you would find it preferable to wish someone a bad day over simply not saying anything at all.

Supervillain to a hero.

When winter precipitation was possible, I used to tell people to have an ice day to see if they noticed. Nobody ever did.

[Big John]

When winter precipitation was possible, I used to tell people to have an ice day to see if they noticed. Nobody ever did.

When there was a Winterfest in Milwaukee, that was their slogan.

[kkt]

A bear, on a street?
https://www.wral.com/on-cam-police-officer-escorts-lost-bear-through-downtown-asheville/20247901/
Why would bears be escorted on a busy street? Just curious.

To protect the bear from the humans.

[jgb191]

I really hope most Americans aren't gullible enough to believe that today, Cinco de Mayo, is a real holiday.  Not very many people in Mexico even care about this day much less celebrate it.  It was the liquor companies that made this fake holiday famous.

And for those of you wondering about Mexico's Independence Day, it is on September 16th; that day is equivalent to our July 4th.

[hotdogPi]

Cinco de Mayo and Orthodox Earth Day always fall on the same day and will until 2100 when the Julian calendar falls behind by one more day.