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The Complaining and Bitching Thread

Discussion in 'General Discussions' started by ASU2003, Jan 14, 2013.

  1. genuinemommy

    genuinemommy Moderator Staff Member

    Migraine. Again. No good.
     
  2. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    I can't shake this one. I'm going to try to ignore it. I've taken meds, tried to sleep, fasted, ate, caffeinated... I'm just going to go have a glass of wine and try to pretend I don't have an Angry Brain.
     
  3. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Word started randomly deleting stuff in one of my stories. It made me grateful that I'm meticulous about keeping backups, but holy hell, it scared the crap out of me as I thought I might have lost this afternoon's work.
     
  4. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    Worst dining evening ever.
    Two different places. Horribly over-oiled and fouled dinner. I feel like I'm going to be sick, just to get it out of my system. And, just FYI, "carnitas" are delicious shredded pork, not fucking dried out cubes of white meat. And Brussel sprouts should never be served with so much oil that it squirts out when you bite them. Green goddess dressing is also not simply mayonnaise, either. Half our meal was comped for shitty preparation and we still ended up dropping $80. Fecking Florida pretentious chefs.
     
  5. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    I always keep the customer in mind when I am preparing food. I would rather toss a botched job and have them wait a few more minutes for properly prepared food than have them saying "I am never coming back here again" because of my shoddiness.
     
  6. Japchae

    Japchae Very Tilted

    Hubs had a majorly overcooked rib eye then a strangely cooked one that we're pretty sure was done on a flat grill with fake grill marks... It was grey on the outside and inconsistently under on the ends, overcooked in patches. Just bizarre. I still feel sick from the oil. I gotta get out of the South.
     
  7. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    That sounds totally gross. Maybe precooked and reheated? Usually even on a flat top you get consistent cooking.

    I woke up way too damn early for a Saturday. 4:30...tried to go back to sleep...sort of succeeded but not really.
     
  8. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Basically, yes, think boxing that allows kicking, but you couldn't kick the calf, above the waist only IIRC. There was another form of boxing/karate that allowed it. Neither allowed girlyman flexsex wrestling :p like MMA.
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    Is the nasty storm affecting the weather in your area?
     
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  9. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    But seriously.

    As someone who's both trained and sparred in ground fighting, I can tell you that that shit is hard to do, and it completely taxes you. It's like human chess. Except with only two pieces. That hug each other.

    But you get my point, right?

    Let me put it this way. If you, as a grown man with little or no grappling training, were to spar with a black belt in hapkido, they could easily make it look like they were wrestling a twelve-year-old. This is regardless of how strong you are.

    The strength, endurance, cardio, knowledge, and technique involved in grappling is mind-boggling, but you wouldn't know it unless you've had some serious training in it.

    I used to be all "meh" about the ground stuff in MMA before I knew more about it. Striking and knockouts are more exciting, right? Sure. But watching grappling for me is like watching baseball for some, or hockey. It's the anticipation of the outcomes based on the match-ups, the attempts, the counters, the circumstances, the luck, the screw-ups, etc.—the sheer grit and endurance...because that shit is exhausting. (Especially compared to baseball, which I can't believe they consider a sport. :) )
     
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  10. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX

    I agre with you completely. It is difficult skill to learn, and is more exhausting than hitting or kicking someone. It has it's place in MMA, probably much more important than striking skills. Your typical street fighter wouldn't know how to wrestle, at least not in the sense of strategically.

    But the simple fact is this--I was never a fan of wrestling, and never will be. I respect it, but I don't want to see it. Give me a good boxing match anytime.
     
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  11. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Thai boxing!
     
  12. omega

    omega Very Tilted

    Just to add to that. If someone looked like they had experience with mma, had the tshirt and tats and squared up in a fighting stance, I would have no problem accessing a higher form of force. Taser or even pistol. Here's the reason; I know I don't have the skill to go to ground with someone trained and size appropriate. But I know how dangerous they can be. And that's what information I have to operate on. If they take me down they could potentially knock me out with one blow. Then I'm done. They have my gun, keys to my car, and then a shotgun and m16. My uniform also makes me vulnerable to ground fighting. Both the vest and equipment belt make it very hard to roll over. You can't move your hips with a big leather belt with a gun on one side and a radio and magazine pouch on the other. So if some guy with cauliflower ears drops into a crouch and says he's going to choke me out I'm going to shoot him.
     
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  13. Baraka_Guru

    Baraka_Guru Möderätor Staff Member

    Location:
    Toronto
    Makes sense.

    Even when we train, we go by: tap early, tap often.

    If a guy like GSP takes you down and it doesn't turn out to your advantage, you call him uncle, and you hope he's in a good enough mood.
     
  14. omega

    omega Very Tilted

    Subway is a fucking ripoff. Never mind the taste, that's another discussion. I ordered the six inch steak and cheese. There was a tiny amount of meat on it. It's ridiculous how little meat there is. I only went there today because I am up in the mountains and it was that or McDonald's. I feel like ordering another one and weighing the meat so I can send a picture to subway.
     
  15. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North
    Probably because it hasn't really gone away.
    I screwed up my sinuses when I was younger so now I have a barometer in my head.
     
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  16. MeltedMetalGlob

    MeltedMetalGlob Resident Loser Donor

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    Who cares, really?
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  17. Speed_Gibson

    Speed_Gibson Hacking the Gibson

    Location:
    Wolf 359
    Stanley should go on tour. That would be a major drawfor a nightclub.
     
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  18. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Can't be kinky all the time. ;)
     
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  19. redravin

    redravin Cynical Optimist Donor

    Location:
    North


    And even the most extreme desserts have vanilla in them.
     
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  20. snowy

    snowy so kawaii Staff Member

    Pro tip: If you want to give someone a nice gift, don't lessen it with restrictions so you can use a coupon. That's just...crass.