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Things You Just Can't Understand

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by snowy, Jun 25, 2014.

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  1. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Agreed. These guys have no idea what hipster means.
     
    snowy, Jul 1, 2014
    #81
  2. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    For the record, I have a fantastic idea of what it means.
     
    Baraka_Guru, Jul 1, 2014
    #82
  3. AlterMoose

    AlterMoose Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Pangaea
    How do they taste?
    Crunchy.
    Well, okay, but how do they taste?
    Crun-chy.
    I get that they're crunchy, but seriously, what do they taste like?
    They don't taste like anything! Okay?!? They're weird and they're crunchy FOR NO FREAKING REASON!!!!
     
    AlterMoose, Jul 1, 2014
    #83
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  4. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Do you live in Williamsburg or Portland? No? Then forget whatever you know. They're all copying the original. I'd argue Williamsburg is just trying to imitate Portland chic.
     
    snowy, Jul 1, 2014
    #84
  5. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    I can't understand management that doesn't acknowledge or leverage the talent in front of their faces.
    They let them go ...then they figure it out, but it's too late.

    And I'm not talking about me...I'm talking about many other very skilled and talented people I know or have known.
    Excellent workers, diligent, sacrifice, caring, creative, etc...

    The kind that it takes multiple people to replace them when gone.
    The kind that when they go...the shit hits the fan...and the bad guys are found out.
    The kind that they have to spend TONS of money to cover what they were holding down or back.

    Why are our managers and execs unaware??
    Why does management often blame them for being "annoying" or not "with the team" or "not communicating"...when they truly are??
    Why do they put them into very poor situations...until they break or say "forget this".
    Why do they not give them the resources needed??
    Or follow what they say...when they are the ones in the middle of the situation and solving it??
    Or, or, or...

    This is not just "toxic" bosses, but even normal ones...but it happens much more often than you'd think.
    The diamond in the rough is sparkling right in front of you...but you pass it by.
     
    rogue49, Jul 1, 2014
    #85
  6. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Wait, you know about Portland?

    That city is over!
     
    Baraka_Guru, Jul 1, 2014
    #86
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  7. GeneticShift

    GeneticShift Show me your everything is okay face.

    Location:
    The land of drugs, violence, and 8 Mile Road
    SHELL ART IS OVER.
     
    GeneticShift, Jul 1, 2014
    #87
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  8. DamnitAll

    DamnitAll Wait... what?

    Location:
    Central MD
    YUM.

    Crunch, crunch, crunch.
     
    DamnitAll, Jul 1, 2014
    #88
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  9. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I'm sorry you haven't caught up with our trends yet.

    Portland will never be over because Portland doesn't give a shit. Keep Portland weird!
     
    snowy, Jul 1, 2014
    #89
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  10. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    I can't understand how people can live on credit cards. Without the possibility of being free one day.

    Speaking of being free, I enjoy being child-free and don't judge people either way.
    I'm definitely more self-centered than some people with children, but I know plenty of parents who aren't centered on their children enough.

    I don't understand those who feel the need to press their religious beliefs on others. Sharing is fine, it's even interesting sometimes. But not pushing.

    I also don't understand how people can live for the moment without looking to the future. For me, that's just terrifying.

    And water chestnuts, too. Yuck.

    I don't understand people who spend their lives learning facts to spout off and impress people, but never spend the time to learn what they're actually talking about. We have a friend who tries to pull all kinds of psychological theory on my husband when I'm not around (he has a bachelors from 25 years ago in psych). Funny how he shuts up when I'm sitting there. Remembering is NOT comprehending.

    Also, satin booty shorts at the grocery store on rather large, round derrieres... With ratty tshirts. Think Sir Mix-A-Lot video at Planet Fatness.
    It just doesn't make sense to me.
     
    Japchae, Jul 1, 2014
    #90
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  11. DamnitAll

    DamnitAll Wait... what?

    Location:
    Central MD
    DamnitAll, Jul 1, 2014
    #91
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  12. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    Kids suck. Mine can't move out fast enough.
     
    Charlatan, Jul 1, 2014
    #92
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  13. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    I don't understand people who can justify making ungodly amounts of money at the expense of people who are trying to survive.
    How can someone decide they need a 600 million dollar salary and benefits than initiate a program to make sure your thousands of employees don't get enough hours to qualify for health insurance?
    I just don't understand.
     
    redravin, Jul 2, 2014
    #93
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  14. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    I can't understand people who don't like being outdoors. For me, it doesn't really matter if I'm by the ocean, in the forest, on a mountain, by a lake, or in the high desert--I am just happy to be outside. I came home with 20-something mosquito bites despite applying DEET, and I still love being outside.
     
    snowy, Jul 8, 2014
    #94
  15. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    Generally I prefer this "outside" in the early morning or late evening range. That midday sun is way too bright in the summer and quite frequently too harsh for photography.
     
    Speed_Gibson, Jul 8, 2014
    #95
  16. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    Being outside is one of the reasons I rented the house I have now. It came with a yard. I like to sit in my yard in the evenings and mornings.
     
    Charlatan, Jul 9, 2014
    #96
  17. rogue49

    rogue49 Tech Kung Fu Artist Staff Member

    Location:
    Baltimore/DC
    I don't understand how citizens can not be aware of politician's abuses and neglect,
    and not make them accountable.

    When I vote you in, you're in there to work for us...not play games or hide behind smokescreens.
    I'd get fired for not doing my job...or constantly BS'ing about not doing work. (and the ploys are obvious)

    So how can they keep tapdancing and get away with it???

    Sure, at times it's the best of evils,
    but still, come on...there are alternatives.
     
    rogue49, Jul 17, 2014
    #97
  18. Fangirl

    Fangirl Very Tilted

    Location:
    Arizona
    How completely neurotic a person is but it is the rest of us who are "wrong."
     
    Fangirl, Jul 20, 2014
    #98
  19. AlterMoose

    AlterMoose Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Pangaea
    Why people feel the need to drive right up my tailpipe before passing me on an otherwise empty highway. I know you could tell at least a half-mile back that you were overtaking me, jackwagon.
     
    AlterMoose, Jul 21, 2014
    #99
  20. hamsterball

    hamsterball Seeking New Outlets

    Location:
    Coming soon to a galaxy near you

    ...as opposed to the rest of us guys, for whom women are an open book?
     
    hamsterball, Jul 21, 2014
    #100
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