Robert Torres said:Watch out, buddy, you might cut yourself on that sharp edge you're swinging around in this post ☕.
Let's be real, Darkthrone is way too legit a duo to be boring listeners with such literal, recycled messages they've said a thousand times already...
Probably the most important and influential project in extreme music. I’m putting them above Bathory, and I definitely reached that conclusion after this latest album. No one else has messed with so many different genres while being this successful, or lasted this long
Then go flex your wealth in a beat-up old Ford since you're such a genius
As far as phones go, I haven't found a single one I didn't want to smash to pieces, and I haven't met a single person I didn't end up doing it to eventually...
If that’s your main metric, most women will see right through you in seconds. They’ll know if you actually have cash or if you just took out a massive loan to lease a car just to look the part, especially over here in the States.
Paul Martinez73 said:Not gonna quote anyone here Look, there’s a massive difference between running a business in the States and leasing a car for tax write-offs, versus being some guy washing dishes in Chicago for minimum wage, crammed into a tiny studio apartment with three other people, and then deciding to finance a brand new Audi A7 just to flex on everyone... You barely drive the thing two days a week since you can't even afford the gas to get to work, making the whole thing a total waste of money.
And honestly, I know plenty of people who moved over here and did exactly that—it's practically a cliché. Within three months of landing, they're already dropping cash on a car... and not even a sensible one, but the absolute latest model just because they can...
You can't explain depreciation to idiots. A car is an asset that loses value faster than anything else on earth, and the ROI is perpetually zero.
I remember meeting this mechanic once. He was beaming with pride, telling me, "Man, look at this new BMW I just picked up! I basically became a half-millionaire overnight." 🙏 🤣 🙏
Over the last decade, the bar for managers has gone absolutely insane. Nowadays, if you aren't lifting the LP trophy, people basically write you off as a total loser. It’s ridiculous, considering there's only one winner per year anyway.
Even when someone actually pulls off an LP win, people love to claim it was just pure luck or some fluke.
Luis Enrique has bagged an LP title and a bunch of other trophies, but let’s be real: nobody considers him a great manager, and they never will. Everyone is just going to claim he was riding the coattails of Messi and Iniesta.
Everyone keeps making fun of Valverde—calling him the "ant" and all that—but honestly, this guy might actually pull off the Treble.
Pochettino is a total loser, yet he managed to drag Tottenham up the ladder despite working with a shoestring budget.
Klopp is a total loser, but he actually managed to drag Liverpool back to a level where they aren't just praying for an LP spot, but are legit fighting for the title.
Guardiola is basically a one-trick pony who won't stop forcing that Tiki-taka style, but you can't deny he actually leveled up Man City.
Simeone is just a limited loser who can't actually win anything, even if he did turn Atletico into a top club.
About a decade ago, managers actually meant something. You had guys like Pochettino or Simeone coming in and genuinely elevating their clubs to a whole new level. Now? It feels different.
You’re looking at ambition all wrong. You say you’d rather skip the grind entirely by age 40 just to hang out with friends and family. In reality, that’s basically saying you want to retire early. To pull that off, you’d have to build massive wealth or set up multiple passive income streams before you hit 40. We're talking having a net worth of, say, $5 million just to live without checking your bank account every morning.
Hitting a target like that requires a level of discipline, expertise, and sheer grit that makes your college ambitions look like child's play.
First, they used the N-word N-word —apparently that’s racist now, so you have to call them Black. Back then, everyone just called them Black. Then they decided you shouldn't say Black because that was supposedly offensive, so they switched to African American. After a while, they started pushing African American. Now, suddenly, you can't even use African American because that's "racist" too, so instead, you're supposed to use person of color, or POC.
At this rate, I'm just waiting for the day when POC becomes an offensive slur, too.
You’ve managed to cram just about everything under that "right-wing" label. But honestly, it all depends on how you define the right—if you're looking at it through an American lens versus the global standard. Globally, the split is pretty simple: the left wants more government, more social safety nets, and higher taxes, while the right wants less government, fewer benefits, and lower taxes.
People like Franjo Harmon and Zdravko Tomac were basically just old-school Marxists who decided to sprinkle some nationalism on top of their communism. If you ask me, they were opportunists who would have joined any faction just to stay in power.
But hey, that’s beside the point. Let’s just roll with your specific definition of left and right for a second.
Flat Earthers, vaccines, chemtrails, big banks, Jews, secret cabals—this stuff isn't exclusive to one side. You’ll hear these theories from anyone, whether they lean toward the far left or follow groups like the Living Wall.
Then there's terrorism. You can make a massive list covering communist terrorists, eco-terrorists, and so on. Their frequency only really dipped after 1990. We're talking about people who actually succeeded in pulling off revolutions in multiple countries.
As for the nonsense conspiracy theories—you've got stories about how Castro was poisoned, but most conspiracies sound identical once you get past the surface. Whether it's the Jews, the bankers, or the corporations, the core plot stays the same. The only difference is that one side cries about a threatened nation, while the other cries about a threatened social class.
So, here's the takeaway: extreme people are just extreme and narrow-minded. They'll grab whatever ideology happens to be lying around in their immediate circle.
Courage isn't something that just hits you overnight. It’s built slowly, piece by piece, through whatever life throws at you and how you survive it.
Unfortunately, I don't have much more advice than that.
What you're feeling isn't just fear; it's actually your "fight or flight" mechanism kicking in, basically prepping your body for a brawl.
If you want a psychological edge, try being hungry—literally. Go 16 to 24 hours without eating and then walk down the street. Biologically, you'll be cranky, short-tempered, and ready to take on anyone, even if there are ten of them.
As for me, I just ignore provocations. I hold my head higher, look the agitator either dead in the eye or slightly above their head, puff out my chest, give a little smirk, and say nothing.
Eric Ortiz4 said:What’s the actual daily sugar limit we shouldn't go over? The internet is a mess of conflicting info. You'll find everything from 25 grams to 200 grams.
I know there's a difference between men and women. I just want to know how much sugar a guy can eat per day without basically inviting diabetes to dinner.
I have a sweet tooth and usually polish off a 100-gram chocolate bar every single day. That's about 50 grams of sugar right there. Isn't that overkill?
A whole chocolate bar every day is definitely too much. Stick to one square at most.
But I should probably warn you about something that happens to me, which is actually the exact opposite problem. Basically, I barely touch sweets, I don't drink soda, and I rarely eat dessert.
First off, your hunger signals get pretty muted. Personally, I eat on a schedule rather than when I'm actually hungry because I hardly feel any hunger at all.
However, if I miscalculate my intake—meaning, if I don't hit my carb targets—my blood sugar can crash hard, leaving me completely wiped out. In those moments, I have to grab something sweet just to get my energy back up.
Well, looks like my good buddy bijesprvi got banned. Now he won't be able to weigh in on tomorrow's historic matchup, even though he’s been counting down the days for weeks.
On the other hand, my girl Atomic got banned too. She’s stuck on the sidelines now, which is a real shame because she was getting all hyped up for tomorrow's matchup. Honestly, about ten percent of everything posted in this thread was basically her commentary anyway.
The ratio of ether to gas here is basically 1.5 to 0.5 in favor of the ether.
I’ve been hit with two direct bans now, even though I haven't said anything offensive. It feels pretty useless to keep handing out penalties when it seems like only one side is being targeted.
Lotion (think along the lines of Ralon, though I’ve personally used much pricier stuff) is... kind of an old-school relic used for disinfecting, but those lotions always irritated my skin even if they smelled great.
Nivea Sensitive is basically throwing money down the drain. If you're looking for a balm, you can grab an identical, generic version at Walmart for a third of the price.
But honestly, Aloe Vera is the gold standard for this—it disinfects and wipes out any irritation or redness instantly.
Just imagine if this coworker actually showed up on this forum.
Here’s how she’d frame her little psychology lesson—title: "How to deal with the office clowns without losing your mind."
Original post "I’m the kind of person who does my best work when things are chill and professional. I've been waiting forever for a workplace that isn't a total zoo.
Look, I get that some people aren't into joking around, but why do some people feel such a desperate need to act like absolute circus performers?
When 80% of the team is basically a traveling comedy troupe pulling stupid pranks, how do you survive as the one person who actually wants to get things done?"
Second post
"On the bright side, the managers and supervisors are decent enough to shut the nonsense down when it gets out of hand. The problem is sitting right next to the guy who spends all day being an idiot; it makes it impossible to focus."
Third post
"And honestly... who knows? It's exhausting trying to maintain a vibe for eight hours straight when it feels like a bad stand-up set. I've never been a fan of forced humor."
"It's hard to stay in a good headspace when the guy next to you is acting like a hack comedian {maybe he isn't that bad, but the forced jokes are just grating and hard to ignore}."
"I guess you have to admit, though—it’s genuinely tough to be productive when everyone around you is being completely unprofessional."
Grace Jones86 said:You have nothing to doubt. The average salary in IBM is $2733. Something like that.
Let's just say experienced people—if they actually know their stuff and put in the work—regularly pull in 10 $0.00. That's been the reality for the last 20 years.
And if someone happens to climb the ladder and becomes a manager of anything at all, they make significantly more.
Let's be real, 10 $0.00 isn't exactly pocket change.