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Random Thought of the Day
| February 2nd, 2021 at 10:28:04 AM permalink | |
| odiousgambit Member since: Oct 28, 2012 Threads: 154 Posts: 5112 | I just accept that the 'reality' type TV show is going to be dishonest to some degree and sometimes completely dishonest. In this case, perhaps they are real moonshiners who have given it up and are distilling water to make a show. Or maybe they are actors who never came within 100 miles of a real moonshiner. I resent that we aren't told. I'm Still Standing, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah [it's an old guy chant for me] |
| February 2nd, 2021 at 10:38:20 AM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | A whole section of shows may also be filmed before they are released. So it could be they are no longer where they were. Also the long arm of the law grinds slowly. Not sure how high moonshiners rate on the priorities of the law enforcement before every other thing they deal with. Seems to me Survivor was almost over before the first show even aired. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| February 3rd, 2021 at 8:11:11 AM permalink | |
| DRich Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 51 Posts: 4969 |
Reality tv is a joke. A friend of mine was asked to be on Pawn Stars with absolutely no intention of him selling his item. The item made for good tv so that is why they aske him. A bar I used to frequent was on "Bar Rescue". They brought in actor to be the main plot point of the show and the bartender was bringing his own keg of beer to work and selling drafts from it and not from the bar taps. A real joke. At my age a Life In Prison sentence is not much of a detrrent. |
| February 3rd, 2021 at 11:37:48 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Bingo!! Every bit of it is a phony baloney hoax. All 'reality shows are the opposite of reality. All the sellers on Pawn Stars are vetted well in advance. It's shot on a set, not the store. In Storage Wars all the good stuff is planted by the produces in advance. On American Pickers all the places they go to are visited far in advance by producers and prices are agreed on. Deadliest Catch uses footage from previous seasons to beef up episodes. All the drama in the cabin is fake, it's scripted. I could go on and on, all reality shows are totally planned out in advance except for things they can't control. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| February 5th, 2021 at 2:24:08 PM permalink | |
| JimRockford Member since: Sep 18, 2015 Threads: 2 Posts: 971 | A company called Sawstop makes table saws that are able to sense flesh in contact with the blade then stop and retract the blade without injury. They have had this technology for a while now, amazing. I had no idea. In the video below, they run a wiener right into the blade and it’s not even scratched. The saws are too expensive for me. I’ve found that if you don’t let your fingers touch a spinning saw blade you can keep them all attached to your hand. The mind hungers for that on which it feeds. |
| February 6th, 2021 at 3:24:00 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 | i sometimes have reasons to go to or by Tampa. But I'm going nowhere near it this weekend. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| February 7th, 2021 at 11:45:00 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11799 |
As long as you are avoiding the stadium area or downtown, you would be fine. I lived in Tampa last superbowl and did not really notice any difference That year Bruce Springsteen was the halftime show. Had coworkers that were big Bruce fans. They volunteered to cheer for him on the field and were picked. They were let into the stadium just before the halftime show. Escorted onto the field, they cheered Bruce on. Once halftime show over, immediately escorted out the stadium. Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| February 8th, 2021 at 5:14:19 AM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11799 |
Watching Parking Wars It's one of my favorite reality tv shows Seems pretty real Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| February 8th, 2021 at 7:53:14 AM permalink | |
| Gandler Member since: Aug 15, 2019 Threads: 27 Posts: 4256 |
That is one of the few reality shows I liked. Its so simple its almost addictive. I agree its unlikely that it is staged (its a pretty simple concept just follow parking people while they write tickets). I like the booting episodes. |
| February 9th, 2021 at 11:24:58 AM permalink | |
| SOOPOO Member since: Feb 19, 2014 Threads: 22 Posts: 4177 | Was at Wegman's yesterday. Dishwasher detergent, a nice 75 ounce box, was on sale for $1. I never really paid attention to how much I usually paid, but figured $4 or $5? I see I can get a similar generic box on Walmart.com for around $4. My dilemma was how many to buy? I think a box lasts me a few months at least, but also never paid attention..... I bought two boxes..... |