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Probably what *this* should be called.
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Post by Dantes » Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:19 pm

Hah.

I'm pretty certain I remember reading that before. Definitely vintage Lampoon.
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Post by Shiny Days » Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:16 pm

Retired Judge wrote:For those who take this seriously:

The story is not true. This never happened, and in fact cannot happen;

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Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:29 pm

don't listen to him, he's retired so his rulings aren't binding any more

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Post by the_zoomies » Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:42 am

Starprintsky wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:11 pm
Doug wrote: Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:01 pmAmazing
It was described as a copypasta, which is how you know you've made it

EDIT: For Dantes
I, on the other hand, did indeed just lose the game.

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Post by the_zoomies » Sat Jan 23, 2021 3:43 am

The fake ending STILL gets me.

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Post by Crunchums » Mon Jan 25, 2021 9:43 pm

i just typed "bongus" instead of "bonus" and it amused me
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Post by Juri » Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:07 am

squelbor bongus, lord of the plape
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Post by Doug » Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:05 pm

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Post by Crunchums » Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:01 pm

i just realized that "decoration" has "decor" in it
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Post by Skeletor » Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:09 pm

and "decor" means "remove the center", leaving only the (cosmetic) exterior; eg. to decor an apple
wow, [you]. that all sounds terrible. i hope it gets better for you

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Post by Khaos » Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:19 pm

Skeletor wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:09 pm and "decor" means "remove the center", leaving only the (cosmetic) exterior; eg. to decor an apple
if that were true it would be called corati

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Post by Shiny Days » Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:33 pm

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Post by Doug » Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:38 pm

This is the day where you reflect on how you just do the same stuff over and over
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Post by Khaos » Tue Feb 02, 2021 10:53 pm

This is the day where you reflect on how you just do the same stuff over and over

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Post by seathesee » Tue Feb 02, 2021 11:29 pm

astronaut meme template:

[first astronaut]: wait, this is the day to reflect on how you just do the same stuff over and over?

[second astronaut with gun who is bull murray in groundhogs day]: always has been.
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Post by haplo » Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:05 pm

I don't know if this is the dumbest official email I've ever gotten or a clever one.
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Post by Doug » Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:07 pm

You only need to press the Stop Scams button if the Problem light comes on
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Post by Dantes » Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:40 pm

haplo wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:05 pm I don't know if this is the dumbest official email I've ever gotten or a clever one.
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I would love to see a copy of the original e-mail. The headers and links are really useful in phish hunting. I maintain a 'phish panzer' on a sharepoint site at work that has examples of phishing e-mails and the ways you can help identify them.
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Post by haplo » Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:58 pm

Dantes wrote:
haplo wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:05 pm I don't know if this is the dumbest official email I've ever gotten or a clever one.
scammers.jpg
I would love to see a copy of the original e-mail. The headers and links are really useful in phish hunting. I maintain a 'phish panzer' on a sharepoint site at work that has examples of phishing e-mails and the ways you can help identify them.
this is a real email sent from BoA

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Post by Dantes » Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:09 pm

haplo wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 9:58 pm
Dantes wrote:
haplo wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 7:05 pm I don't know if this is the dumbest official email I've ever gotten or a clever one.
scammers.jpg
I would love to see a copy of the original e-mail. The headers and links are really useful in phish hunting. I maintain a 'phish panzer' on a sharepoint site at work that has examples of phishing e-mails and the ways you can help identify them.
this is a real email sent from BoA
Yeah, I gathered. I'd still like to see the original as an example of "what not to do."
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Post by haplo » Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:42 pm

My wife just tried to tell me these weights weren't worth the price because they were old and used. As if new weights were better for picking up off the ground.

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Post by haplo » Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:44 pm

"it's only $200 less than, just buy new"

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Post by Crunchums » Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:52 pm

"but they're rusty"
"which means they're a little heavier - even better value!"
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Post by Khaos » Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:56 pm

i imagine rusty metal would be lighter because the rust rubs off!

old tools are the best used item to buy. i don't give a fuck if it looks like someone threw it in a blender, so long as it works

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Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:05 pm

Khaos wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:56 pm i imagine rusty metal would be lighter because the rust rubs off!
rust is heavier than the amount of iron that goes into it, right? because of the oxygen content

so it would depend on how much of the rust had rubbed off

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Post by Khaos » Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:07 pm

Jeb Bush 2012 wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:05 pmrust is heavier than the amount of iron that goes into it, right? because of the oxygen content
4Fe + 3O2 + 6H2O → 4Fe(OH)3

so ya. but it probably adds a negligable amount, and then you have pitting and all sorts of large losses of mass in the long run

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Post by Jeb Bush 2012 » Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:26 pm

Khaos wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:07 pm 4Fe + 3O2 + 6H2O → 4Fe(OH)3

so ya. but it probably adds a negligable amount, and then you have pitting and all sorts of large losses of mass in the long run
that's a ~23% increase in mass if I'm calculating correctly, so you'd need a fair amount of loss to make up for it

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Post by Khaos » Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:43 pm

well when you have rust you have water, and that water carries away the oxide, allowing more rust to form on the surface of the metal, etc. hence pitting - large chunks of iron missing.

the loss can be significant enough to weaken the iron!

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Post by Dantes » Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:48 pm

Khaos wrote: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:56 pm i imagine rusty metal would be lighter because the rust rubs off!

old tools are the best used item to buy. i don't give a fuck if it looks like someone threw it in a blender, so long as it works
Clearly you've never seen high quality garage porn with a well laid pegboard.
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