Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

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@bimmy-lee Nah, the knuckle is good. They've got tools to cut and shake out the rivets, that's just the reason for the labor cost. Good news is that my work I've done myself over the past 2 years on the front end all got the thumbs up from them; rotors, helicoil repair on caliper, stabilizer links, wheel hub & bearings. Since the control arm bushings, tie rods, and shocks are good, this should be the last high-mileage repair for awhile. At least, one that I won't do myself. I've still got to get around to changing those valve cover gaskets, but I think I'll do that in the winter with an entire top end gasket and seal replacement.

@HobbitGamer Yeah, and then something about building a huge, royal igloo...
By the way: I really enjoyed your "news at 5" skit in the Senran Kagura pinball slaughtering, errr... review...

@bimmy-lee I honestly can't remember anymore. I had it stored on my computer in the documents folder for ages. I usually do that, when I come across stuff like interesting quotes or stories. Got quite a few of them.

I actually see I forgot a sentence at the end of it. It's supposed to say: "you're a spiritual being".

One thing that does often work, is to simply Google the first sentence of that entire quote, in quotation marks, so that Google searches for it as a whole sentence, instead of as a bunch of loose words, then a site should pop up, where that quote is mentioned.

Here you go, saved you the trouble:
https://www.google.nl/search?newwindow=1&source=hp&ei...

@Anti-Matter - Anti! I’d never imagine you capable of even thinking those words! You surprise me all the time. About the bones, someone threw a voodoo hex on me, and I’m turning zombi. Joking. I had a couple herniated disks that had to be removed. The surgeon places wedges of cadaver bone in their place (as well as a titanium bracket) which help instigate bone growth and fuse the vertebrae together. So far, it doesn’t appear that they were haunted bones.

@HobbitGamer - I see, hope it goes well and ends up cheaper than they estimated.

@ThanosReXXX - I did a quick check in the link you provided, but still couldn’t find an attribution other than “ancient sages”. I’ll keep looking, thanks.

@ThanosReXXX It was fun to write. I’m sure it’ll be scorned by the masses.

@bimmy-lee Well, it's been too long ago for me to remember exactly which site I copy/pasted it from (I just checked the date on the stored document on my computer, and it says Sept 2nd 2003), but it has to be one of the four mentioned in the search result. Often times, it's fora or knowledge sites, that I grab these things from.

Anyway, I thought you just wanted to know where I got it from, not what the original origins of the actual quote were. But going by those links, it's probably biblical or something religious. I'm not a religious person at all, but like all knowledge and wisdom books, each of them still contains some actual truths.

Here's a couple more modern ones, to mull over:

"Reality is just a shared narrative that we all agree to believe."

"Just because you didn't get the thing that you want,
doesn't mean you have to be someone you're not."

@HobbitGamer Well, you got a like from me. Unfortunately, you are right, because there were also dislikes already...

@ThanosReXXX Haha, wonderful. And I was waiting for all the finger pointing and opinionated projectiles do devolve into a “you can’t tell me what to say” freedom of speech thing. It just happened. My morning has brightened. Feed me, posters. Feed me 😂

@HobbitGamer You actually LIKE dislikes? What kind of weird person are you?

Blah Tuesday is blah. Weird, slow, hot day.

@ThanosReXXX I've considered switching and might after this Ibuprofen bottle expires. I don't use it often - only when I really need it, when any pain is borderline unbearable - and stick to the recommended doses. I can't say I used to do that as I built up a bit of a tolerance for a little while, but I backpedaled on that quite a bit when I learned a little more about NSAIDs. People used to be worried that it affected the liver, but the truth is long-term use apparently does little to the liver but can affect the kidneys.

We actually used Aspirin for a little while in the house I grew up in until we found out they my mom was allergic. Then we switched over to Ibuprofen. Before that, I'm pretty sure I was just given children's Tylenol.

@HobbitGamer I normally avoid articles like that with a ten foot pole, but now I feel like I need to read your blurb in there. XD

@ThanosReXXX - With you in all fronts there. Rarely a word written which doesn’t contain at least a nugget of knowledge. The forums in your link that use the quote seem to be using it as proof of the existence of a soul. I’m guessing it’s from a theologian or Christian philosopher. It doesn’t seem like it comes directly from the Bible, but rather from someone with extensive reading and knowledge of that text. Really enjoyed the second quote in your last reply. Firm believer we create our own realities. We all have a brush and paint, we can make what we want. My opinion of course.

@bimmy-lee My paint has sparkly flakes and gold bits. Therefore, my reality is better.

@HobbitGamer - Right in the paint?!? You did get the good stuff. You’re like a low rider of humans. I just sprinkle a little glitter on my paint before it dries.

Meant to post this earlier, my wife ordered an organic bed mattress last night because... they exist. It’s a real thing. No word yet on whether it’s also free range and grass fed.

@bimmy-lee So will the mattress have like cotton stems and seed casings in it, wrapped in leathered sheep hide that's sewn together with intestinal fiber? Is this a haggis mattress??

@HobbitGamer - I think it’s just a dead tauntaun and a light saber.

Man this week is dragging already. The first two days of work have been horrible. Customers complaining, stuff getting shipped into them incorrectly. Of course, it's my fault as i do the shipping right? Wrong, I don't.. one of these days, im going to invest in that universal remote from the movie click, and pause life, slap a customer in the face, and press play. Or just tell them how i really feel about them with all the nasty words i can think of, then rewind it.

It's ok to dream I suppose....

@Tyranexx Obviously, it's all poison, except one is less so than the other, hence me swapping out ibuprofen for tylenol/paracetamol. Works faster as well, and can be taken when under the influence of alcohol, another tiny advantage over ibuprofen...

@bimmy-lee The reality quote? That was the first one.
The second one was about not getting what you want...
But completely agreed, obviously. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been something that I'd archived on my computer. Oh, and it's not just your opinion: it is a fact that life IS what we make it, whether people like it or not. Of course, you need to be aware of opportunities if and when they arise, and there's a bit of good fortune involved as well, but we can do FAR more than most of us realize.

Funny you should mention brush and paint in relation to life: I once had to follow a management course, courtesy of Landmark Institute (creepy bunch, banned in Europe, still exists in the States), where they were always talking about life as a blank canvas, and you being the painter of your own life. I found the initial/starter course to be pretty interesting and helpful, but afterwards it got too creepy for my taste, so I never applied for any of their follow-up/intermediate and pro classes.

As for that organic mattress: does the manual also mention when it's time to fumigate the thing? You wouldn't want the thing to start crawling away with you and the missus lying on it...

@HobbitGamer I've got flakes and bits (and bobs) as well, but none of them are sparkly and/or golden. More like annoying and uncomfortable...

@ThanosReXXX So a terrible form of stucco with a bit of fiberglass for fun? XD

@bimmy-lee FYI, because you like these movies too; I watched The Blackcoat's Daughter earlier on Netflix, and wasn't terribly impressed. If you enjoyed It Follows, you may like it.