Men now avoid women at work – another sign we're being punished for #MeToo

[TBoneTX 46,129]

16 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

chase away a door to door salesman. No practical purpose to have one nowadays though.

The stated purpose is still practical in many places...

[Steeleballz 7,550]

On 9/5/2019 at 1:44 AM, TBoneTX said:

 

Fountain pens fit very nicely into codpieces, it's said...

 

    If only we still had the old TOS. So much to work with there. 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

On 9/5/2019 at 8:38 AM, Boris Farage said:

You have answered your own question. If "fine" is the writing experience you're satisfied with, then you don't have to worry about understanding the "experience." Many people cook edible food without a quality knife, drive to their destinations in a basic vehicle, and work out in off-brand trainers. They too are "fine." But a chef who has earned that title does not settle on the quality of his knives, nor does an Olympic athlete settle for off-brand footwear. If the message you want to convey in your hand writing is grace, style, and professionalism, then the fountain pen is the tool in which those qualities can be best expressed.

A lot of chefs swear by Henckels or Wüsthof, but I find them rather barbaric, blunt tools.  I have a love affair with Kai Shun blades, and own several.

 

But fountain pens?  Just don't get it.  Then again. I cook a lot, and rarely do I write.

[laylalex 7,300]

1 hour ago, ALFKAD said:

A lot of chefs swear by Henckels or Wüsthof, but I find them rather barbaric, blunt tools.  I have a love affair with Kai Shun blades, and own several.

 

But fountain pens?  Just don't get it.  Then again. I cook a lot, and rarely do I write.

I have a set of Wüsthof Classics at home, and I'm pretty happy with them. I cook a lot too, and I think they're fine, well-balanced knives, suitable for the kind of mostly simple cooking I do these days. I've been living on my own for two and a half years, and for the most part it's been cooking for one. 😕

 

I write a lot too (working on a novel on and off all summer -- not that I expect it will ever get published, or that it's really any good), but I use my laptop for that. And as I've said before, I've been proclaimed only worthy of using a biro (i.e., ballpoint)! The lessons on driving a manual/stick shift were even worse than the fountain pen ones -- four miserable evenings in a Best Buy parking lot on the edge of Sierra Madre, stalling his Lotus Elan and grinding through the gears. I was forced to abandon this, for the sake of the car.

[TBoneTX 46,129]

4 hours ago, ALFKAD said:

Henckels or Wüsthof

Gesundheit, and English-only outside the regional forums.

13 hours ago, Steeleballz said:

If only we still had the old TOS. So much to work with there. 

TOS Boiler's and my bible, make them yours

[Neonred 3,647]

On 9/5/2019 at 8:38 AM, Boris Farage said:

You have answered your own question. If "fine" is the writing experience you're satisfied with, then you don't have to worry about understanding the "experience." Many people cook edible food without a quality knife, drive to their destinations in a basic vehicle, and work out in off-brand trainers. They too are "fine." But a chef who has earned that title does not settle on the quality of his knives, nor does an Olympic athlete settle for off-brand footwear. If the message you want to convey in your hand writing is grace, style, and professionalism, then the fountain pen is the tool in which those qualities can be best expressed.

People see my handwriting and immediately know I am a doctor.... Wonder if I switch to a quality fountin pen will that make my writing legible?

On 9/5/2019 at 3:44 AM, TBoneTX said:

Read Dr. Laura.

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Fountain pens fit very nicely into codpieces, it's said...

LOL.  Had to look up codpiece. 

[Boris Farage 353]

23 hours ago, ALFKAD said:

A lot of chefs swear by Henckels or Wüsthof, but I find them rather barbaric, blunt tools.  I have a love affair with Kai Shun blades, and own several.

 

But fountain pens?  Just don't get it.  Then again. I cook a lot, and rarely do I write.

I'm familiar with Kai Shun. Beautiful knives, very unique.

 

If you cook a lot, then you understand the value of a good knife. It's the same with writing. If you write a lot, a good fountain pen is a must. Trying to do quality writing with a "Bic" would be like trying to prepare a cullinary masterpiece with a cheap knife from Walmart.

[Boris Farage 353]

21 hours ago, laylalex said:

I have a set of Wüsthof Classics at home, and I'm pretty happy with them. I cook a lot too, and I think they're fine, well-balanced knives, suitable for the kind of mostly simple cooking I do these days. I've been living on my own for two and a half years, and for the most part it's been cooking for one. 😕

They're not a bad knife. I had a similar set, traded them to my ex in the settlement for some odds and ends. I definitely got the better part of the deal.

 

21 hours ago, laylalex said:

I write a lot too (working on a novel on and off all summer -- not that I expect it will ever get published, or that it's really any good), but I use my laptop for that.

You and everyone else in California. 😉

[laylalex 7,300]

18 minutes ago, Boris Farage said:

They're not a bad knife. I had a similar set, traded them to my ex in the settlement for some odds and ends. I definitely got the better part of the deal.

Spooky -- that's how I ended up with my set! I was only too happy to give away the Wedgwood china my mother-in-law had given us as a wedding present -- not only was it HIDEOUS, it was selected by her.  

 

21 minutes ago, Boris Farage said:

You and everyone else in California. 😉

Actually, it's down where you are that everyone's working on a screenplay -- my sister worked on hers for about five years, but mostly she used it to look like she was smart while she sat around in coffeeshops, hoping to get picked up by studio execs.  This was down in Burbank, where I grew up, and coincidentally where I am right now (flew down this afternoon after the England match). Going out with a couple of my girlfriends shortly -- started pre-gaming already so I am a little... lubricated. 🍾🍸🥂

[Boris Farage 353]

1 hour ago, laylalex said:

Actually, it's down where you are that everyone's working on a screenplay -- my sister worked on hers for about five years, but mostly she used it to look like she was smart while she sat around in coffeeshops, hoping to get picked up by studio execs.  This was down in Burbank, where I grew up, and coincidentally where I am right now (flew down this afternoon after the England match). Going out with a couple of my girlfriends shortly -- started pre-gaming already so I am a little... lubricated. 🍾🍸🥂

Welcome back to L.A. I'd invite you and your friends over, but I'm fresh out of the boxed "wine." 😉

[Boiler 46,124]

 

[laylalex 7,300]

11 minutes ago, Boris Farage said:

Welcome back to L.A. I'd invite you and your friends over, but I'm fresh out of the boxed "wine." 😉

There is nothing wrogn with boxed wine! Well, some of them, lol. 

 

We are on a mission -- and this is sort of apropos of nothing but I am bored out of my mind at the moment. I am down here because a friend of mine has been acting super sketchy recently according to our mutual friend. To keep this straight let's call them Sketch and Driver. Another of our friends is along for the ride, we'll call her ABD (because she is ABD on her PhD and very sensitive about it). So Driver and Sketch normally have dinner every week and for the past month, Sketch has begged off every time. Big deal I think, but Sketch is DEFINITELY a creature of habit. Plus Driver is convinced that Sketch has been acting funny for a while like there's some big secret -- and she saw Sketch's car (or one that looks just like it) near Sketch's ex's house in Glendale the other week. So now ABD and I have come down from the Bay Area together to act like we're amateur detectives with Driver which honestly looks even stupider when I type it out.  I was like, how old are we? Why is this even a thing? But I wanted an excuse to come down here anyway and see my parents, so here I am in the back of a Tesla bored and wishing I were at a bar instead or at least hitting the boxed wine.

4 minutes ago, Boiler said:

 

That's tomorrow!  

[Dashinka 24,803]

On ‎9‎/‎8‎/‎2019 at 12:30 AM, laylalex said:

There is nothing wrogn with boxed wine! Well, some of them, lol. 

 

We are on a mission -- and this is sort of apropos of nothing but I am bored out of my mind at the moment. I am down here because a friend of mine has been acting super sketchy recently according to our mutual friend. To keep this straight let's call them Sketch and Driver. Another of our friends is along for the ride, we'll call her ABD (because she is ABD on her PhD and very sensitive about it). So Driver and Sketch normally have dinner every week and for the past month, Sketch has begged off every time. Big deal I think, but Sketch is DEFINITELY a creature of habit. Plus Driver is convinced that Sketch has been acting funny for a while like there's some big secret -- and she saw Sketch's car (or one that looks just like it) near Sketch's ex's house in Glendale the other week. So now ABD and I have come down from the Bay Area together to act like we're amateur detectives with Driver which honestly looks even stupider when I type it out.  I was like, how old are we? Why is this even a thing? But I wanted an excuse to come down here anyway and see my parents, so here I am in the back of a Tesla bored and wishing I were at a bar instead or at least hitting the boxed wine.

That's tomorrow!  

Please tell me you were under the influence when you said that?  Boxed wine, the kool-aide of wines.

[TBoneTX 46,129]

52 minutes ago, Bill & Katya said:

Boxed wine, the kool-aide of wines.

Do not short-change Ripple or Wild Irish Rose.

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

1 minute ago, TBoneTX said:

Do not short-change Ripple or Wild Irish Rose.

Don't forget Boone's Farms or T.J. Swann