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[james terrio]

If I could Sig that....I would.

I can, and I did. So can you. Just gotta edit it down to meet the 300-character limit.

"Ironic" and "oxymoron" are two fun words that most people who bandy them about don't really understand.

Shrimp is also a term for a small, physically weak person.

Dad called me shrimp (among other things) pretty much until the day he died. On that day I was somewhere in the neighborhood of 6'4 and 230#. So I'm not sure if that's ironic or an oxymoron... It's all relative

But your taking all the fun away from it..... Its not as clear of oxymoron as say... Crash landing, Civil war, clearly misunderstood, or bitter sweet.... But still fun to consider it one.

"Clearly misunderstood" and "bittersweet" are not oxymorons at all. They are precise descriptions. "Common sense" is not so much of an oxymoron as it is just a comment on its own ridiculousness as a concept... if basic sense was common, we wouldn't even have to mention it. That's irony.

"Civil war" ... still not really an oxymoron if you actually break down what the words mean. It just means war among/involving the populace, rather than an outside invader. But I get the reference, pop-culture-wise... What's so civil about war, anyway?

[video=youtube;E9VhD4SccSE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9VhD4SccSE[/video]

And here's another huge hit song by a gal who clearly misunderstands what the word "ironic" means... nothing in the lyrics is actually ironic at all. It's just a series of bummers.

[video=youtube;Jne9t8sHpUc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc[/video]

The word infidel literally means "one without faith" but then it says "in god we trust" ... So is THAT an oxymoron???

Nope, it's just ignorant. But used that way, it does serve the purpose of pissing off a certain group of people, just like certain other words that begin with "n" or "c". "You gonna call me that as a slur? Well screw you, I'll embrace it and throw it right back atcha!"

That's the problem with slogans and handy sound-bites in general... human beans tend to pick out words and phrases that speak to us on an emotional level and latch onto them for various reasons without really understanding the full depth and subtleties of their meanings.


Signed, your friendly neighborhood grammar/language Nazi. snark

 

[Murphnuge]

No. Thank you though. Just wondering what you though of it as far as fit and comfort? It gets really good reviews but would hate to drop the coin on it and then realize it wouldn't work for what I want. You wouldn't happen to have a picture of you wearing it would you? It's hard to get the size down watching youtube videos. I hate it when you think the pack is huge only to realize the dude wearing it is tiny............cough.....Mykel Hawke.......cough.

Sure man, how much gear do you need to carry? Is there a gear list or just a weight requirement? I looked into it long ago, but can't really remember. It'll handle weight really well,

Here it is with my Junglas.

 

[Tankerwolf]

Ahh ok. Thank you. The Junglas picture helped a lot as I'm sitting next to my Junglas right now.

They say you have to pack six standard American bricks. Roughly 20lbs
Then you need water so roughly another 5-8lbs
Food / extra clothes maybe 1-1.5 lbs
Then your pack is going to get soaked and I'm sure retain some more water so adding in for that I figured if I trained with a 40lb pack I'd be g2g on game day.

The one in Hotlanta is tomorrow so won't be making that one. There's one in TN that's in November. Might try that one or maybe see if I could catch a NC / SC one.

The GoRuck Heavy is the one I want to do. 24+ hours of torture. Only 50% pass rate. The GoRuck Challenge is cool; 10-12 hours but a 94% pass rate just doesn't butter my biscuit.

Thank you for the pics. Looks like I'll be hitting the knife drawer to offload a few.

 

[Chameleonbear]

I love one-liner quips! A friend posted on her Facebook that she was just offered a job as a prostitute, to which I responded "I hear it's a very laid back position"

 

[Chameleonbear]

So, a li'l birdy told me I am finally getting in some dirt time with our illustrious Tradewater...

 

[Tankerwolf]

So, a li'l birdy told me I am finally getting in some dirt time with our illustrious Tradewater...

Finally finished that Greco Roman wrestling pit huh? Careful; I hear Trade uses a live tiger as his loin cloth.

Is it ironic to write a song about irony that has no irony in it?

 

[Chameleonbear]

Finally finished that Greco Roman wrestling pit huh? Careful; I hear Trade uses a live tiger as his loin cloth.

Is it ironic to write a song about irony that has no irony in it?

The live tiger will go perfect with my baby lamb loin cloth!

Not sure if ironic or just stupid chick.

 

[Chameleonbear]

I'm trying to remember when I upgraded my computer if I went with DDR2 or 3. And if I went with 4GB or 8gb... ETA: I love having you receipt emailed to me instead of just printed, and only getting computer parts from Micro center. Found the receipt and it says "4GB DDR3-1333 CL9 DUAL" which answers my questions!
Also, I still need coffee got a 16 hour work day today.

 

[Chameleonbear]

Muahahahaha I got my coffee. In a 32 oz Styrofoam cup. The lids for these buckets had a hole for a straw but not for coffee, the cafeteria manager looked like I was crazy. But I grabbed my Magua and cut up the lid to have a coffee hole, he told me I was frickin brilliant and off I went. He didn't even charge me.

 

[james terrio]

Is it ironic to write a song about irony that has no irony in it?

Whoaaahhh dude... that's deep. Yes?

 

[TBL]

I love one-liner quips! A friend posted on her Facebook that she was just offered a job as a prostitute, to which I responded "I hear it's a very laid back position"

Giggidy. Time to give the merchandise a test run

 

[Jerry D.]

Muahahahaha I got my coffee. In a 32 oz Styrofoam cup. The lids for these buckets had a hole for a straw but not for coffee, the cafeteria manager looked like I was crazy. But I grabbed my Magua and cut up the lid to have a coffee hole, he told me I was frickin brilliant and off I went. He didn't even charge me.

I'm proud of you.

 

[Chameleonbear]

Nah, too much respect for her as a wrencher plus she isn't that cute. However she has the fastest V6 trans am on the east coast. Was running 11s in the 1/4 mile. Which isn't great till you realize it's a N/A V6. Also former cop now she wrenches and trains horses.

 

[TBL]

Understandable. Cool women are few and far between.

 

[Chameleonbear]

She is trying to get me to bring Angel out so she can F/I her. I told her if we are doing that we also need to convert her to a manual 6-spd and RWD.

Also this just happened... Deaf patient calls nurse using the button, nurse calls over the intercom "can I help you?" I'm sitting right next to her at the nurse's station.

 

[Silverthorn]

She is trying to get me to bring Angel out so she can F/I her. I told her if we are doing that we also need to convert her to a manual 6-spd and RWD.

Also this just happened... Deaf patient calls nurse using the button, nurse calls over the intercom "can I help you?" I'm sitting right next to her at the nurse's station.

You should have told the nurse "What the hell are you doing? The persons deaf, you should be using sign language"......

 

[Guyon]

There are different kinds of irony. Verbal, dramatic, situational. They're all based on contrasts.
There's also Kentucky irony, as in "That water tastes kind of irony. Crazy Maybelle must be throwin' skillets in the well again."

 

[Chameleonbear]

Just found out I'm working 1800-0100 tomorrow as well. Thankfully this is all coming on a check on my birthday.

 

[The Warrior]

There are different kinds of irony. Verbal, dramatic, situational. They're all based on contrasts.
There's also Kentucky irony, as in "That water tastes kind of irony. Crazy Maybelle must be throwin' skillets in the well again."

Nailed it.

 

[tradewater]

There are different kinds of irony. Verbal, dramatic, situational. They're all based on contrasts.
There's also Kentucky irony, as in "That water tastes kind of irony. Crazy Maybelle must be throwin' skillets in the well again."

Having experienced Kentucky irony, I can attest to this. Ironic isn't it?