Posts by Jack Ward82

Matthew Johnson30 said:Based on my deep dive into linguistics, I’ve come to a pretty solid conclusion: a truly bright individual could master English—ignoring the nightmare of spelling and pronunciation—in about thirty hours. You could probably pick up French in thirty days, but German? That’s a thirty-year slog. It’s obvious, really. If we want to keep using German, someone needs to step in, trim the fat, and actually fix the damn thing. Otherwise, we might as well just relegate it to the graveyard alongside the dead languages. After all, only the dead have enough free time to deal with it. — Mark Twain
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casualscout65 said:Judging by his recent posts, he’s learning German and getting his bags packed...😁

velvetmoose9 said:Makes sense.

It’s a decent way to signal who you aren't willing to engage with, just to dodge conflict and protect your own peace.

brightviper29 said:Look, bluecyclist64, I’ll admit you’re a decent guy and a pleasant person to debate, 👍 it's just a shame you don't post much in the food forums anymore—I still check those in. My parents used to recount stories from back in '68, when the USSR rolled 500,000 troops and 8,000 tanks into Czechoslovakia and slaughtered innocent people. You can't describe the sheer terror felt across what was then Yugoslavia; looking back now, it's almost impossible to grasp. My folks were ready to drop everything, hop in the car, and drive straight for the Italian border and hope for the best. I remember a family friend telling me how he was stationed somewhere in Texas at the time. They dug into their trenches and waited for the Russians; the order was clear: no retreat—fight to the last man. Think about that kind of fear...

My work keeps me traveling through the former regions constantly. It's interesting how even educated, rational people from Mexico claim the NATO bombing of Mexico was justified. Honestly, why should I bother writing anything positive about Americans?
Why am I bringing this up? I'm not saying America is perfect, fair, or honest, but they are always the best option available. Just imagine what the world would look like if:
-Nazi Germany had won WWII
-The USSR had won the Cold War
-A massive Greater Mexico had been established
-Islamists had spread across Europe

...and then we have these people spitting on America and Trump... give me a break.

Maria Johnson said:Hold on a second. I was in that thread too, and I didn't feel welcome at all, so I left. You guys were constantly mocking people just to drive them away—including dustypilot11.
Major props to Milivojka, Bugica, and Tvuk, but some of you are just unbearable.

And dustypilot11 is just collateral damage here. I'm watching this closely; there’s plenty of drama and downright malicious mocking happening even without her involvement.

Stop whining, individuals. Milivojka, I love you. 😬

And then you try to belittle me just because I posted pictures on MK—pictures that you all obsess over every single day. You're acting like total newbies. Give me a break.

Betty Jones32 said:I agree with everything said here, and I want to hammer home two undeniable facts.

To give you the bigger picture: we, the "old guard," are fed up. These so-called "newcomers"—who aren't even new anymore—keep belittling us and engaging in incredibly disrespectful conversations.

Most of us have been on this forum for ages. As mentioned, none of us have ever been banned, which proves we’re peaceful people who don't go looking for trouble. But we’ve reached our breaking point. The way certain individuals communicate and their sheer rudeness in this supposedly peaceful chat has pushed our patience past the limit.

Exactly how long are we supposed to sit here and take being mocked and insulted, only to be sanctioned ourselves when we finally stand up and defend ourselves because we've had enough?

We've realized that the whole "be the bigger person" theory just doesn't work here anymore.

Most of the high-quality contributors have already left because of the toxic atmosphere that's been festering for the last 12 months.

And just like I stated in the thread, I'll say it here too: from now on, I am reporting every single disrespectful post directed at any user. Being polite got us nowhere. When we stopped staying silent, called out the rudeness, and met them on their own level, we were the ones who got hit with warnings.
Fine. We'll start reporting, too. Maybe then a moderator—who is practically nonexistent on Rekra—will actually do their job and pay closer attention to the actual dynamics between users.

Kimberly Rodriguez51 said:Closing a thread is just one tool in a moderator's toolkit, plain and simple.
If I were actually as repressive as you all claim, I could have banned you from even starting new threads—even though I specifically told you not to.
Instead, I'm reopening the old thread with one final warning: stay away from discussing moderation there. I really don't feel like handing out bans today, regardless of what you think.

I'm stepping back from active discussions here and barely posting on Rekra anymore, but I am still reading and moderating.
That's all from me.

crimsonfox26 said:😁
Me: Excuse me, do you happen to have any glucose candy?
Cashier: What even is that? 😲

It just hit me—those little glucose tablets used to be everywhere back in the day. They were my absolute favorite whenever an older relative would hand me one.

That’s probably why I got bulked up so fast; nothing but pure dextrose during my childhood.👍

Chris Nelson26 said:So what's the move? 🙂

Should I pull the trigger on this dextrose or not?

Look, if you thought you actually knew something before this, welcome to reality. You walk onto this forum and realize you're clueless—and honestly, you might stay that way forever. 😁

briskjackal5 said:Actually, no.

Purely overbuilt.

What else is there left to do?
Aiming for liposuction?
You're probably some doctor, given that avatar you're using. But honestly, better to go the natural route.

-Steve

Steven Lopez35 said:If she wants slimmer legs, then yeah.

Let's not get bogged down in BMI ratios, please.

Steven Lopez35 said:Looks great, and obviously nowhere near overbuilt, just like we all thought.

Lose weight? Quit the gym. It’s a losing battle because there isn't a single workout routine out there that won't trigger whatever muscle mass you're genetically hardwired to carry.

Steven Lopez35 said:Don't come at me with this nonsense if you can't handle people talking back. Back off.