BananaPeal

Wow

My parents “pirated” all the time when I was a kid. We’d generally have no more than basic cable (usually just antenna). There would be free weekends for HBO, Cinemax, or Showtime back when there was only one of each. My parents always had blank 8hr VHS cassettes and they’d record three movies to each. They recorded on SLP or EP mode (depending on the VCR model) to get that much time per cassette and it would end up with the crappiest quality ever. If you think VHS is shit quality, watch a movie on EP mode. Our movie collection was pretty extensive, but 90% of it was this.

You’d have to remember to reset the counter when putting in the tape and fast forward to a specific counter time written on the cassette in order to see the movie you want. My favorites were always second or third.

I vaguely remember talk of Dad climbing the pole to connect the cable himself but that went away when cable boxes became a requirement. There was also a time when he ran a coax from the neighbor’s apartment and we split the bill. That didn’t last long though because that neighbor moved.

My parents were sailing the seven seas back when your only option was a row boat.

I can show you the world.

Tell your dog a said “who’s a good boy?”

The same thing he distracts from every night, Pinky. The fact that he’s in the Epstein files.

As an introvert, most things that extroverts do are strange. I want nothing more than to go home during the course of a normal work day. Extroverts love to go back out and socialize more. No thanks.

Watch My Name is Earl instead. Much better.

White female Mamdani? So like a completely different person?

Our oldest tried transitioning pronouns when he was younger, but eventually realized that he is “a boy who likes girl stuff.” We reverted his pronouns and he has been a he ever since. There’s nothing special to do, just love them and do your best with any changes requested.

Or just skip that question all together. Your kid doesn’t owe you grandkids.

My stance is fuck ICE, but not people who are possibly ICE. Judge people based on how they act and the message they send, not based on which race and age group they belong to

Probably because they’re often not clearly identifiable as law enforcement, let alone ICE. Can’t It’s not good business to deny service just because they look the type that might be ICE.

Edit: People seem to be misunderstanding my intentions here. Businesses should totally refuse service to anyone clearly showing to be ICE or acting in a racist way. Fuck them.

I’m saying that it’s not in their best interest to deny service to middle aged white guys / rednecks because they look like they might be in ICE. They’d go out of business.