Posts by Morgan Cook10

So, what actually goes into calculating a brand's value?

Joseph Doyle16 said:Mexicans use that phrase all the time.
Are they actually our Roses, or are Mexicans just claiming them like everyone else does?
Where's the truth in all this!
As an American, I naturally believe they're Americans by origin!

What do you guys think?

It was a massive blunder that cost America dearly.

Alright, let's be real here... it’s pretty much common knowledge that Americans will lie through their teeth if they get a chance!!

vividheron2 said:So Dad managed to pump out $21.9 billion in value back in 2006... I wonder how much Mother America
has brought to the table?
http://www.tata.com/index.htm

$20 per person? Now that's impressive!!🤣

Our Checkmark said:It’s pretty clear Americans need to patch their own software 😁 , though even Israeli tech isn't exactly hitting the mark. People tend to overhype it just because everyone else is such a disaster. 🙄

I’ve actually had hands-on experience working with the Israelis (specifically with their tech) and their software was honestly a nightmare... we're talking beyond amateur level. That said, the crew definitely had some heavy-hitting connections and inside tracks. 😁

Maybe I just ran into the wrong crowd at the Wall... because now I'm stuck using another piece of Israeli software at my new firm, and it's the same old story. At this point, it feels like a pattern!

Sam Reed23 said:That test was a total disaster. It flagged me as a Californian, even though I don't have a single drop of West Coast blood in me. I wish my ancestors had actually moved out from California, but nope—nothing.

Same here,😍 apparently over 48% of people ended up being tagged as Californians.

Jack Harris3 said:You don't really get women, do you? 🤣
It’s not about whether someone is actually listening; it’s about her getting to vent. She doesn't care if you're just nodding along like a bobblehead. 😛

🤣
sure can 👍

just get off my screen!!☕

Jack Harris3 said:Oh, hell no. If I actually admit he’s right, then I’ve lost my leverage to argue, so I’m sticking to my guns—I’d much rather just try to convince him his eyesight is failing instead. 🥳

Man, what a cheap move!! 🙄

Luckily, there’s a perfect counter-move for stuff like this. (It's basically one of those essential conversation skills every guy needs if he wants to actually enjoy life and stay winning.)

It’s what people call the "walk-through-one-door-and-out-the-other" technique, and let me tell you, it drives any woman with even a shred of self-respect absolutely crazy!!🙂

Picture two people sitting across from each other, staring at a coin that’s been painted red on one side and blue on the other.
Person A claims, "The coin is red," while Person B insists, "No, it's blue."
Technically, they're both right because they're just looking at the exact same thing from two different angles.
So, what's the one truth? Well, the truth is simply that the coin has blue on one side and red on the other.

If both people are stubborn idiots, they'll spend their entire lives fighting over the color of that coin... when all they really need is a little bit of ability to see things from someone else's perspective!

The real issue is that if neither side can master that skill, you're never going to reach an agreement, and you'll never find the truth!

masterblaster said:I’m no MMA expert, but I honestly think you win the fight before you even step into the cage.

This reminds me of Number 1.
"If you want to win, you can't afford to lose."😁

restlessmarlin6 said:Oh, really?
You can read just about anything on this forum, I guess. 🙄

And that’s not just my take either—it’s how a whole lot of people actually working in this field see things too.

Morgan Cook10 said:A "slightly older guy" in my small town won't even touch it if he's 22 or 23. If he hasn't started by then, he isn't starting...
Beyond that—YOU’re claiming it wouldn't be "fun" if it were legal. So why not just legalize it and shrink the user base that way?

That whole "fun" thing was mostly aimed at those hippies wearing "Legalize Cannabis" t-shirts, not at anyone actually being serious, so don't take it too deeply!

If we legalize weed, we'll end up with every sixteen-year-old smoking it like it's cheap cigarettes... after a year or two, they'll get bored and start hunting for something harder, and before you know it, they've moved on to heroin. Goodbye!
That’s the reality we face today. Sure, the system is completely ineffective and powerless to stop it, but at least we can tell ourselves we're trying!
But if we have a situation where kids are hiding from the cops, dealers are being careful about who they sell to, and everyone is living under this layer of tension... maybe, just maybe, we could delay that "transition" to harder stuff by a few years. The fact is, in places where weed is relatively hard to find and expensive, there are far fewer addicts than in neighborhoods where it's everywhere and totally accessible. It’s not just a city-wide thing; it happens block by block in major US cities too!

Personally, I don't think weed itself is inherently bad... really, it's not. But I still think legalizing it would be a massive mistake. Like I said... back in my hometown, weed was "practically legal." People were smoking it everywhere—in parks, at diners, in cars, on the street corners. Everyone was doing it, and nobody gave a damn about "just some light herb"... and the result was a total disaster!!

velvetpilot212 said:Yeah, right!!! 🙄
Maybe back in your neck of the woods... where people were doing acid but skipping the weed, and that was just business as usual. But nobody gets hooked on heroin just because it’s easy to find. That's just nonsense. Honestly, you sound like one of those former smokers who now spends all day complaining about how much cigarette smoke bothers them and how "unhealthy" everything is...
Give me a break!
👋

In my hometown, out of maybe 150-200 guys my age, 50 to 80 of them have either been or still are using needles. People don't fall into heroin addiction just because it's accessible; they do it because it's damn good stuff. But I think we can both agree there's a massive difference between a 17-year-old kid trying it and a 23-year-old guy.
If someone wants to try hard drugs, nobody can physically stop them. But the whole point of society should be to make things difficult enough so that by the time they actually do, they're older and more responsible for themselves. You can make all the exceptions you want... but weed is just a stepping stone to the harder stuff. If someone skips that step? Well, that's on them.

And for the record, I'm not some reformed stoner—I still smoke today. And let me tell you, the fact that it's illegal doesn't bother me one bit. I can get it when I want and smoke when I want... legal or not, it makes no difference to me. What matters to me is making sure kids can't just stumble onto it easily. If guys have to hide from the cops, maybe that little bit of fear will actually make them think twice about the whole thing.

Let’s get back to the point.

The whole debate over whether marijuana is actually a "drug" or not is honestly just a waste of breath. Discussions about legalization are more relevant, but even though I personally smoke enough weed to fill a warehouse, I’m firmly against making it legal.
There’s nothing inherently scary about getting high, but the real issue is that it acts as a gateway to much harder stuff. Keeping it illegal won't stop people from buying it or lighting up, but it does serve one purpose: it creates hurdles that make it a lot harder for someone to stumble their way toward something like heroin.

velvetpilot212 said:🙂 Exactly! 🙂
A total pro at this forum game, wouldn't you say? 😁

Right!😁
I bet you're also gorgeous, a total knockout, and every guy in town is tripping over themselves to get a look. And if you were a dude? You'd probably be packing a massive twenty-five centimter monster!!🤣

velvetpilot212 said:Seriously, honey—you mean you haven't had any action in sixteen years?

And let me guess, you're one of those people who blames everything on a dry spell, right?😕

hrki123 said:Is weed worth debating? Should it be banned or legalized once and for all?
My buddies and I smoke so much every single day that we’re basically turning our brains into mush. We’ve gotten so spaced out lately that we actually had to sit down and pose this question about whether this relaxation tool should just be legal.
Stay high, hrki123🙂 🙂

I honestly don't get why you junkies care so much about whether weed is legal or illegal.??
...In fact, I have a hunch that if legalization actually happened, half of you would quit cold turkey immediately!!..It just wouldn't be part of the "lifestyle" anymore!

casualotter21 said:
Intro

Close-up on bulging, sweaty muscles. Close-up on the motorcycle. Close-up on some massive oak logs tossed over a shoulder like they weigh nothing. Close-up on an absolutely killer soundtrack... okay, *relatively* killer considering it was played entirely on a single synthesizer. Then, a close-up on the face. AHA! There he is—our hero. Just what kind of absolute beast of a human being are we looking at?

Wait... what even is this? Someone’s sneaking up on him from behind?! And then... it’s just... a close-up of a little girl! A close-up of an ice cream cone! A close-up of someone eating! A close-up of fishing! A close-up of a tender orchestral soundtrack. So... turns out our monster is actually just a decent, devoted dad!

When a movie kicks off like that, I’m basically sold right then and there. Honestly, you usually only see stuff this over-the-top in Republican Party campaign ads.

What's the deal?

This scene wraps up that tedious character setup. Now we just have to slog through the plot summary before the actual carnage begins. We get the whole rundown from Colonel Basil Exposition. Honestly, that minute and a half was such a drag that I actually skipped ahead. By the time I rewound, those pseudo-American paramilitary insurgents—led by the Macho Man from the Village People—had already snatched Arnie's daughter. You can tell the Macho Man is the villain because he’s decked out in black leather, a metal mesh shirt, and porn-star whiskers. I mean, how much more flamboyant can you get? Of course, in this kind of movie, being that flashy basically means you're pure evil. It’s the Republican Party era, after all.

After a brief car chase that wraps up with an absolute car EXPLOSION, the Macho Man threatens Arnie's daughter, telling him he has to head over to the States to take someone out. Honestly, why the Macho Man doesn't just kill the kid once Arnie rounds that first corner is beyond me. But hey, he’s got plenty of other massive screw-ups in this movie, and I'm looking forward to pointing them all out.

Arnie, obviously, wouldn't dream of heading over to some random third-world country. On the plane, he takes out that guy tracking him—you know, the one who's basically asking for it—and makes it look like he’s just sleeping so he doesn't cause a massive scene. Then he hits the flight attendant with, "Don't bother my friend. He's *dead* tired!" Haha, Arnie! You've got a *killer* sense of humor. Seriously, I am DYING! After that, Arnie slips through the plane's cargo hold and just leaps from 300 meters up without a parachute. Luckily, someone probably spat on a field near the airport, because Arnie lands right there without a single scratch.

This little Italian guy strolls in (TA-DA!) trying to charm this gorgeous Black flight attendant. Just by being a woman and Black, she’s basically a total airhead! HAW HAW!! Then she spends the whole time whining and proving she can't handle anything. It’s such delicious satire—absolutely hilarious! Then Arnie jumps into her car and tells her to follow the Italian guy. He rips out the passenger seat just so he can hide on the floorboards, thinking the Italian won't notice Arnie is tailing them. The car is this loud, bright red Chevrolet Corvette, and honestly, Arnie doesn't even try to stay hidden on the floor during the rest of the chase. If I were charging him for that, I’d bill him three times what that seat is actually worth just for the sheer lack of logic.

An Italian guy walks into this sketchy, smoke-filled Mexican cantina tucked right in the middle of a family-friendly shopping mall. Out of pure boredom, Arnie takes out a few security guards, rips the intercom off the wall, and goes right back to tailing the guy. The stakeout ends with him tossing a ragdoll that looks just like the Italian dude straight into a canyon. Then we get into the detective plot where a flight attendant, Arnie, Shaggy, and Scooby-Doo try to figure out where the secret military base for those USA paramilitary guerrillas is hiding. Turns out, it’s in LA. Not in the shopping mall. Though, honestly, it would make sense if it were right there next to that shady little bar.

They track down the location of the second secret military base, and then they head straight to a local gun shop packed with everything you could need—I'm talking a full stash of bazookas, rockets, landmines, and all that good stuff. With all those American paramilitary groups running around LA, business at a place like that must be booming, so they definitely make sure to stay well-stocked.

The cops fall for Arnie, but then a flight attendant absolutely wrecks a police truck with a rocket launcher in a massive EXPLOSION. Right after that, while they're at the docks trying to hop into a seaplane, they get chased by a bunch of American guerrillas in a military jeep rocking a heavy machine gun. Arnie takes them out, but the jeep doesn't even EXPLODE. What a letdown.

Then they hit the island. WEEEEEEEEE! Time for a slaughter! Arnie carefully applies camo paint so he can save his daughter using a mix of tactical cunning and stealthy sneaking, except he doesn't actually do any of that, so the paint basically serves the same purpose as ripping the passenger seat out of a Chevrolet Corvette. Arnie starts taking down these American paramilitary guerrillas by hitting them with knives, but they don't EXPLODE. Such a disapo— wait, no, hold on. Okay, it's fine.

What follows is piles of bodies, rapid-fire weapon swapping in the inventory, and constant EXPLOSIONS. Arnie gets hit by one single bullet and then runs out of ammo, forcing him to hide in a garden shed. Even though he's wounded, he kills the next three hundred thousand American paramilitary guerrillas by throwing seedlings and random crap like shurikens and slicing their arms off with a garden gnome, after which they EXPLODE.

Finally, we get the showdown in an underground boiler room: Macho Man, who’s armed to the teeth and holding Arnie's daughter, versus Arnie, who’s holding a swan neck (since he smashed the garden gnome in the last EXPLOSION). Now I see why Macho Man didn't kill the kid: he needs that target! The guy is as sly as a fox! Except he isn't, because he goes, "HAW HAW, I DON'T NEED A GUN EVEN THOUGH I COULD KILL YOU WITH ONE IN A HEARTBEAT!" and tosses his pistol. But that's not enough for him, so he follows up with, "HAW HAW, I DON'T NEED A TARGET EVEN THOUGH I COULD LEAD YOU AROUND LIKE A BULL AROUND A TABLE!" and lets the little girl *go*. Then Arnie says, "Get outta here, you total moron," grabs the swan neck, and stabs Macho Man. It all ends happily with Arnie, the kid, the flight attendant, and Colonel Basil Exposition walking off into the sunset together. And that's that—the story's over, and the flight attendant is head over heels for Arnie's massive muscles.

Moral of the story

In the right hands, a garden gnome is a lethal weapon.

Great post, but just one tiny correction!
The jump from the plane was from about 300 feet, but the speed was roughly 186 miles/h.

Bottom line... The Matrix is actually just Superman dressed up as a Commando.

nimblemarlin17 said:The Matrix is driven by emotion; he's fighting to save his daughter. Rambo would never get that. 😁

But you've got Rambo all wrong. The Matrix guy is basically a huge softie. (I mean, have you seen how much he hates Freddie Mercury? It’s pretty obvious they used to be close.)
But Rambo? On the other hand, he's just a straight-up killing machine... he isn't guided by feelings, just pure instinct!! Rambo doesn't need a motive to take someone out... he kills just for the hell of it!

Just watched... Commando is absolute perfection!!
There’s really only one guy who could take out 200 people in a single sitting without anyone being brave enough to even pull a trigger on him.

Let’s be real... Rambo still takes the win here. I mean, the guy takes on an entire armored brigade with nothing but his bare hands!