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[–] [email protected] 5 points 13 hours ago

It is like a game designed by a bitter English teacher.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

The rule was if you wanted the grad students to come to a talk you had to put out little cubes of cheese.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

Elbow macaroni and pasta sauce

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

The old text adventures where being able to solve a puzzle required hitting the right words. "Oh, twist, not pull."

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

And you just know the second someone got hurt they'd turn around and sue you because you didn't tell them not to do that. Even people who know better will cut corners "Ehhhh, I don't need to find my safety glasses. I'm just grinding this part for a second..."

Then there are the situations where you think "Why the hell do I need a hard hat? I'm jut walking around with a clip board." That is the day Steve loses his hammer off of the roof and it makes a 1 in a million bounce directly onto your skull and now you are in the hospital getting a hematoma drained off of your brain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They also need to be reviewed on a regular basis. If the reason for the regulation is gone it should be dropped. I think every law and regulation should have a nonbinding statement describing the motivation behind it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

Here's the chance for a coup...

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

"Hit ball into the rough" medal

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

California's weather definitely isn't England's

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Commercial aircraft business is extremely tough. We used to have more but they didn't survive.

 

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