Posts by Nicholas Robinson4

Nicholas King said:If you look at the statistics—and I mean really dig into the numbers—it seems pretty clear that Confirmation is essentially just a ritualized way to celebrate a young person’s official departure from the Church.

Exactly.
Kids these days only show up because they have to. Priests at Sunday school hand out extra credit just for showing up to Mass. It's pathetic.

I even saw one church where they had a sign-in sheet at the door specifically for those being confirmed on Sunday. About 90% of them just breeze in during Communion, sign the paper, and leave. Or worse—they ask someone else to sign for them. A total disaster.

On topic: @Ribež - respect. If only there were more godparents like you..
I remember getting two hours (not even a long time) worth of jewelry and cash. I used that money to buy a room for myself and my sister (our first apartment 🙂 ). No phones, no useless gadgets, nothing. ☕

jadetrucker43 said:There are other ways to type those brackets. For instance, you can use Alt Codes: [ is Alt-91, whereas ] is Alt-93.
If you aren't familiar with how Alt Codes work, here’s the drill: hit NumLock, hold down the Alt key, and type the specific code on your numeric keypad. Simple enough.

Look, just hit Shift+Alt. That’ll switch your keyboard over to the US layout. Once you do that, your Š becomes [ and your Đ becomes ]. Simple enough. 🙂

When you're using advanced mode to write a post, just hit Alt... Just drop the link in. The forum handles the URL tags automatically—all you have to do is rename the hyperlink to whatever you want it to look like.

Regarding that, you just write down whatever you want the link to be called. For example... Take a look at this. Highlight the text, click that icon, paste your link, and you're done. Simple enough. 👍

Wikipedia. A massive, digital repository built on the labor of volunteers. It’s a chaotic, beautiful mess of collective intelligence. You go there for a quick fact, and twenty minutes later you’re deep in a rabbit hole about the history of the interstate highway system or some obscure Supreme Court ruling. It’s useful, sure, but it’s also a minefield of edit wars and biased entries. I’ve spent more hours than I care to admit trying to verify a single citation just to prove a point in an online argument. It’s the backbone of the internet, for better or worse.

George Alvarez3 said:...
The Happening

Absolutely. That movie was pure garbage.👎

The Knowing (ali deali aliens actually brainwashed him)

What’s the harm in just hitting refresh? 🤷

Harold Thomas10 said:Man, it’s like you’re actually reading my mind.😉

I was actually planning on sending him exactly that. I can't stand the idea of someone walking around with a completely warped perception of who I am—and I don't just mean him. It’s the way he went around asking other people if they knew who I was cheating with, as if he had some right to drag my name through the mud like that. Honestly, after everything he said to me, everything he was capable of throwing in my face, I just want nothing to do with him. I wanted to tell him straight up: because of how you acted, we are done. No contact, no exceptions.

I’ve got to wait another couple of days before I can pull the trigger on this, mostly because someone still owes me a bit of cash. Once that hits my bank account, I’ll reach out and settle things with him. It’s funny, though—he actually tried to tell me he was going to keep the money as "compensation" for the emotional distress I supposedly caused him, or worse, threaten to sue me. The kid is a law student, so he thinks he’s being all clever and intimidating with his legal jargon, but honestly? It just cracked me up. Hahaha.😉

I've heard some stupid things, but this takes the cake. What's his legal basis? Claiming you supposedly deceived him? ☕

Reading your posts, I honestly can't wrap my head around how someone like that even exists. The guy is unhinged; there's no fixing that. I feel bad for his future wife, and I feel for whoever ends up being his client if he actually makes it through law school 🤣 .He's definitely overstepping

It's incredible how many idiots are out there ☕

redhawk76 said:It seems we’ve hit another snag...

nothing's easy

you see

🙂

there you go

🙂

🤦 So, what should we call them? Little Yellows?

What kind of trivialities are you people even worrying about 🙂

Laura Roberts61 said:Maybe you actually would’ve been useful if you hadn't spent all that time reading that book.🤷

Most likely.

I haven't actually read the book. The Film was alright, though. Sad, I guess. But whatever.

//LiQuiD SiLEncE// said:
I’ve done both. Lightly, heavily, even just for an hour. I’m a normal guy. No criminal record. Finishing up my degree and keeping myself in check. Just let kids grow up in peace.

They should try drinking before or after.

I’d much rather see my kid drink like a gentleman than deal with snorting, smoking, or pills.

they have to 😕

why does it always have to be one or the other (or a third option)? 🤷

The movie is depressing.

If you aren't looking to sit in a dark theater crying, just skip it. 🙂

placidranger said:Kids are drinking—now what? 🤷

Look, whether or not you were "cool" enough to hang out with the crowd back in high school isn't really the issue here. 😁

Real mature. Truly. ☕

Honestly, even a 5.5 is being too generous for this nonsense...

Just finished watching it...
It doesn't even come close to "Never Back Down," which was actually great.

Harvey’s character is completely pointless and drags the pace down.
And Tatum? Totally stiff.

The whole thing just feels messy.

... it’s an old cliché, but the lead actress's best friend and the leading man's closest pal always end up together...

... and when you’re watching those mobster flicks, the heavy is always some massive guy...

I was wondering where my thread went, then I realized they wiped this one out too...

Really hoping they don't pull the plug on this one, given what just happened.

WHERE DID MY THREAD GO??

Rebecca Bennett2 said:🤣

OT: Not sure, I just like popping those bubble wrap bubbles—you know the ones😬 😍
or hitting a heavy bag😍 I have my ways of dealing with excess energy🙂😁

Yeah, we know! You can kill an hour easily doing that...

I tend to kick things when they won't cooperate.

Those damn moderators have retreated to their offices...

That’s a damn good question. 😂

I’m looking forward to seeing how people answer this one.