Random Thought of the Day

July 15th, 2014 at 7:47:14 AM permalink
Face
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Imagine a place where everyone is treated equally.
Imagine you can find a job, but don't need one.
Food is free.
Healthcare is free.
Education is free.
And the only people with guns are the police.
Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it.
July 15th, 2014 at 8:03:06 AM permalink
chickenman
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Imagine a place where everyone is treated equally.
Imagine you can find a job, but don't need one.
Food is free.
Healthcare is free.
Education is free.
And the only people with guns are the police.
Germany? :-)
He's everywhere, he's everywhere...!
July 15th, 2014 at 8:15:22 AM permalink
Face
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Quote: chickenman
Germany? :-)


Wow, that's weird. As my mind wandered as I typed that, I thought "sounds like Germany". Guess we both have the same opinions lol.

No, this exists here in the good ol' U.S. of A. It's not even specific to red states or blue, north or south. Not to rich or poor, large or small. Just little communities where this paradise actually exists. No word play, no tricks. It's here.

I even have a pic of one of these communities.
Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it.
July 15th, 2014 at 8:30:36 AM permalink
chickenman
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Yeah, it reminded me of the old joke:

Heaven is where the chefs are French, the lovers Italian, the police English, the mechanics German and it's all organized by the Swiss.
Hell is where the chefs are English, the lovers Swiss, the police German, the mechanics French and it's all organized by the Italians.
He's everywhere, he's everywhere...!
July 15th, 2014 at 8:40:05 AM permalink
Nareed
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Imagine a place where everyone is treated equally.
Imagine you can find a job, but don't need one.
Food is free.
Healthcare is free.
Education is free.
And the only people with guns are the police.


Hell?
Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER
July 15th, 2014 at 8:45:13 AM permalink
Face
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Quote: Nareed
Hell?


I said it's an actual place ;)

But you're not far off.



There's a lesson here somewhere. I haven't yet fleshed it out into a neat, one sentence moral, but it seems important. Or maybe I'm just confusing profoundness with wit again =p
Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it.
July 15th, 2014 at 1:06:11 PM permalink
boymimbo
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Need some help with bee weirdness. AZD?

I have these things in my garage. Perhaps they're technically wasps, I dunno, but I suppose it's so. I can't identify them. They're quite small, smaller than a honeybee. Nearly all black save for one thin yellow stripe around their abdomen, yellow "feet", and a bit of yellow on their heads.
hole.

WTF are these, and more importantly, how can I protect my wooden work bench?


These are parasitic wasps or potter wasps. Get rid of them.
July 15th, 2014 at 1:50:30 PM permalink
Face
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These are parasitic wasps or potter wasps. Get rid of them.


Yup, that matches the description, pretty much to a "T". Oddly, I've lost track of them. After I cleared out all my screw holes, they ceased to return. Or at least I'm not being bothered when welding and the screw holes have remained open. The only proof I have of their continued presence is I'll occasionally find a drunk inch worm on the floor when working on my car.

Interesting little buggers. If they cease destroying my property, I might just observe instead of eradicate.
Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it.
July 15th, 2014 at 2:02:19 PM permalink
Nareed
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There's a lesson here somewhere. I haven't yet fleshed it out into a neat, one sentence moral, but it seems important.


One sentence? How about one name: North Korea, or Cuba, or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics?

But if you want one sentence, here goes: the power to do things for you means also the power to do things to you.
Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER
July 16th, 2014 at 4:29:07 AM permalink
chickenman
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Quote: boymimbo
These are parasitic wasps
that's a good thing
He's everywhere, he's everywhere...!