Topic: The Chit-Chat Thread

@Tyranexx @Apportal I understand that gift cards are meant for other people and I don’t mind getting them or giving them. I just sort of wonder how the person who created it came up with the idea? It’s interesting.

On August 29 (1 week and 2 days ago) I got my second puppy!

He’s super duper cute! His name is Rudy. He’s getting along well with my first puppy, Maui. They nap together!

I'm sorry @BabyYoshi12, the owner of this device is now dead. While performing the autopsy it was shown he died of cuteness overdose.

Adorable!

Anyone here knowledgeable about stocks and mutual funds?

I’m reasonably well versed, but self taught, and would like some opinions on what most people consider a reasonable fund allocation for 401k portfolios to hit 7%+ per year on average.

Been doing 50% S&P500 and 50% technology, but moved funds out of tech into US Bonds because I feared a sharp correction in tech due to the massive summer rally. So I thought it might be a good time to rethink diversification, maybe put some into Healthcare and some into Retail... not a big fan of bonds because I have 35 years until retirement and want to see more growth. But I’m not quite sure what a good investment mix would be. I don’t like Fidelity’s Target Date 2055 fund, because it’s not nearly aggressive enough and doesn’t see adequate growth.

I know a lot of people here are my age so I figured I might have a good shot of at least one person knowing a little bit about this.

@Apportal 70%.

@BabyYoshi12 Wow, Rudy looks cute Awesome to see that you gave this pup a home.

@Zuljaras damn, that’s nice.

Why is resurrecting older threads wrong?

Mostly because bringing up old conversations only confuses people, who may thing these topics are recent and try to interact with people who may not even be active anymore, or think something happened (someone bringing up a thread with a vague title), or etc, you know, that kind of things. It can be confusing and disrupting.

If there's a topic you wish to bring up, and it doesn't fit in one of the current active threads (or one of the main threads dedicated to a particular game), then it's usually better to start it as a new thread.

The vast majority of the time, these revivals are also completely unnecessary, like some random person bringing up a decade old thread just to say "Omg, same!".

@Eel ah, I see. Thanks for the explanation. I’m not going to resurrect an old thread any time soon, I was just curious. Thanks mate

@BabyYoshi12 Rudy is just way too cute! Also, your childhood memory was adorable.

Today I stabbed myself in the fast on a cactus. I miss Japan...

Why do people live here?

@Heavyarms55 ever drink that cactus juice?

@NintendoByNature It'll quench ya! Nothing's quenchier!

@BabyYoshi12 ...I'm sorry, what were we discussing? Gift somethings? My brain pulled a disconnect after seeing the ensuing cuteness in your post.

Rudy is cuuuuute! I absolutely love dogs. Most animals really. I ever so slightly prefer cats, but it's a tough contest sometimes.

@Heavyarms55 Stabbing oneself on a cactus is a new one on me. Rosebushes and raspberry plants, on the other hand...those can be brutal.

@Tyranexx I've never tried it but im willing to. I mean..they have to be useful, right.

@NintendoByNature Crazy brain trip aside, yes. (I really hope you know what I was referencing)

@NintendoByNature The cactus just had a drink of me.

Silly, the cactus can't drink your blood from the spines.

You need to pour it near the roots.

@Tyranexx I didn't 🤪. I'm just a lost person unfortunately

@Heavyarms55 payback. Take out him and his family

Ohoho I found one of those little drawing pads where you scratch the black layer off the page to expose the colorful background, in the local dollar store.

I hadn't seen these things in years!