Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
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Word of advice: If it’s in the 90s and you see several people dressed like temps in the teens they are up to no good. The local sheriff’s office posted about five people in toboggans and heavy coats with hoods in broad daylight stealing from a store. This country needs to hold criminals accountable. Just another way they are destroying America.
Whatchu talkin 'bout, Willis?
Good to know the word has two different meanings depending on region. I’m from the south and that’s what we have called a hat, aka modern name beanie.
When is a toboggan a sled and when is it a hat? Everyone here in the South knows what a toboggan is – it's a knit cap, of course. So why do people in other regions refer to a sled as a "toboggan?"
https://www.southernthing.com/amp/toboggan-hat-2648141814
Huh ... interesting. Just north of the mason dixon and a toboggan is definitely a sled.
I was like, what's this some new kind of boots? Triple fat goose?
Thanks for the southern insight 😁
I got a email from WinRed/Trump asking What would you ask Donald Trump to answer at his historic Town Hall he is giving is less Than 24 hours.
I typed "Who is Q" but you have to make a donation to send the response....
How much did you send? 🤔🤔🤔
Name says polish snausage...not Scotch broth or haggis...
😂😂😂😂😂
Redit down for anyone else?
Yesterday all day - thought it was only on my end.
🤔 august 29th 1991 JFK Jr easily wins his first case as a prosecutor. (33 years ago tomorrow)
Jewel thief arrested and forced to return the 💎?
Reddit just took down r/unvaccinated.
edit: nvm, all of reddit is down.
Does anyone know if anything was found about the vaxx giving someone a gangrene gallbladder?
I ask because a family member who has taken the vaxx, maybe the first two doses, not sure about boosters, but she is one of the "woke" crowd, still believes in covid tests. Anyway, she says she was feeling normal all day until the late afternoon/evening and had what she thought was just gas. Later she still felt like she had gas but got sick to her stomach and threw up, so she went to the ER. The doctor said it was her gallbladder and had to be removed right away. After the surgery the doctor told her she was lucky she came in when she did, because her gallbladder was gangrene and if she hadn't come in, she would have been dead within the week, because all her organs would have started shutting down. And if they were able to save her if she came in before it was too late, she would be in really bad shape. Doc asked her if she was just procrastinating coming in, she said no, she was fine up till a few hours before going to the hospital.
This wasn't recently, but months ago, maybe even late last year. But she just recently told me how bad it was, think she didn't tell me when she had the surgery so I wouldn't get upset. No wonder her recovery was long and hard. She got sick right after coming home from the hospital too, like the next day with pneumonia.
Idk, my aunt was very sick, vaxed 5 times... has a mucous tumors in her gallbladder & appendix.... I never heard of that, and idk what it is. She's still getting tests and her blood work has to get better before they'll remove them.
5 times?? Geez.
Yeah, so sad :(.
She was against getting more after the first round, but her kids and dr scared the shit out of her....
Good morning GAW family! I woke up with an unusual burst of energy this morning. Gonna get as much done as I can while I'm feeling this energetic. I'll be traveling this weekend and it's been years since I have flown, so I would appreciate prayers for traveling mercies for us. (I've seen the movie, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles ... I don't wanna live it) Anyways, I hope y'all have a great day today. ((Hugs))
Love those mornings. Sounds so cozy and joyful (not in the Kamala sense)
Does anyone here have experience with Hughesnet satellite internet service?
I'm looking for internet service only close to the Florida Georgia border... I'm not a gamer, do my bandwidth needs aren't very high.
HN is terrible in many ways besides the lag and ping. I'd go with traditional DSL if that's an option through your local phone Co.
Cool thanks
For some strange reason, Dawn has changed the fragrance of their dish washing liquid. It now has a very strong smell of men's cologne. If that wasn't bad enough, the scent will stay on your hands and not wash off. I tried rubbing my hands with lime juice to flush out the smell from my skin, but even that doesn't work. I'm totally perplexed. Of all the things they could use for a dish washing liquid scent, they chose a men's cologne scent.
I appreciate a nice cologne on a man but not my dishes or coffee cup. I do use Dawn and have not noticed it smelling any different. As far as the guys go, does anyone here remember English Leather? I liked Stetson too.
I have heard that Dawn was going to be changing their formula. But it was a specific fragrance that they were changing. So are you talking about the original?
Also on a sidenote… I had a Dr Pepper for the first time in over a year. It tasted like chemicals. 🤮
I just deal with the smells of life but lemon juice and salt will get rid of fish smell after a day on the lake kek - I'd try a baking soda paste to get the smell off of your hands.... or go fishing and overpower it with fish smell
I think you can still buy original Dawn. You are correct it’s horrible! It doesn’t clean as good and feels weird on your hands.
If it smells like cologne, leave it alone...
Still have gallons of the original scent. Thanks for the heads up. Now I'll go hoard some more before it's all new scent.
I keep a lot around and H2O2 for dog deskunkification operations 🦨🦨🦨
August 27, 2024:
Des Moines Man Sentenced to 35 Years in Federal Prison for Child Pornography Offenses
Grand jury indicts Elma man on multiple child pornography charges
Lebanon Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Child Sexual Exploitation
Old Town Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material
St. Francis Man Sentenced for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
California Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography
New York Woman Charged with Child Exploitation Offense
Marysville Man Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison for Child Exploitation Charges
A Song: https://youtu.be/0toEk0EYT04
Have a blessed day.
Saved to my human trafficking folder
I have an apology to make to Bubble.
Months ago, I recommended an anime called Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. Bubble gave up on the show after a few episodes after seeing signs that I had somehow missed.
This is about that.
Remember how I said that if it came out that the author liked kids a little too much, I would not be surprised?
I just learned that, in the original web novel version, in the main character's past life, he was thrown out of the house for...looking at photos of his own niece taking a bath, and...you can figure out the rest.
Yeah. In-universe, the character is a pedophile.
This was changed for the anime. But the fact remains, and all the other signs of it are still there.
Bub, you were right. I was wrong. And I am ashamed I ever suggested this.
I am never watching anything about this show ever again.
No apologies needed! It does hurt doesn't it, realising that even when we escape Hollywood and go for what seems to be so wholesome - Japanese movies - and even there the Satanic pedophiles have infiltrated.
I have thought about that show a few times since then, because honestly, it was done so well and I am sure the creators are very talented, and I wish they were not satanic pedos. I have had second thoughts, wondering if I was being too paranoid.
So thanks for this update, I really appreciate this, and now I dont have to look back on this show again.
I have noticed over the years that Anime industry is filled with movies with very subtle sexualization of kids. I am sticking to JDramas and those few animes that are pretty wholesome. Starting any shows includes preparing yourself to ditch it midway when the first signs start showing up.
I hope very soon all this filth is cleaned up and we can go back to enjoying popular culture without being paranoid.
Thanks again!
"Good judgement comes from experience...
...experience comes from bad judgement."
Grandma Dog
you are blessed with much wisdom from your grandparents.
...if there is any good in my soul, it is because Grandma Dog instilled it....
Toxic Homes For Sale: How California’s Illegal Marijuana Industry Ruins Houses...Officials are finding houses riddled with residual nerve agent pesticides from China that aren’t in any U.S. chemical library.
https://archive.ph/wip/Eikn2
Why Unhappiness Is as Important as Happiness
https://archive.ph/wip/v1Y9V
The evolution of multicellularity - Dr. Steven Plotkin...UBC Physics & Astronomy
https://youtu.be/q0uTV0i8vL0?si=sZ_8teGJAvcwF21_
Analytical Philosophy - Arthur Danto (1967)...Philosophy Overdose
https://youtu.be/WxaEBajDejU?si=FEIVIrM-AlqtfKHd
Strange and wondrous creatures: plankton and the origins of life on Earth ...Without plankton, the modern ocean ecosystem – the very idea of the ocean as we understand it – would collapse. Earth would have no complex life of any kind
https://www.theguardian.com/news/article/2024/aug/20/strange-and-wondrous-creatures-plankton-and-the-origins-of-life-on-earth
While a sci-fi-style AI apocalypse is not impossible, more immediate risks to both security and democracy must be addressed
https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/the-real-ai-risks
Harnessing the Power of Sound: Binaural Beats for Enhanced Focus and Improved Health...Research shows that binaural beats offer multiple benefits like improved sleep, reduced anxiety, and overall well-being.
https://archive.ph/d3PUb
The Gift of Family Heirlooms...These can be as simple as a bed or a hat, yet hold so much meaning
https://archive.ph/wip/Gv8c3
Alice Ramsey’s Grand 1909 Auto Adventure...A look back at a female trailblazer is a reminder of how far America’s auto industry and infrastructure have come—and how intrepid travelers once were.
https://archive.ph/wip/AN5lp
What is Poetry? In this essay, the poet and artist Gozo Yoshimasu defines what poetry is via Basho, Walter Benjamin, Paul Klee, smoke, Zen philosophy, and handwriting.
https://wordswithoutborders.org/read/article/2024-08/what-is-poetry-gozo-yoshimasu-sayuri-okamoto/
Tuesday Poem...Albert Huffstickler - The Way of Art
https://3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2024/08/tuesday-poem-419.html
CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER -- "THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER
https://youtu.be/ggAjsMCT84w?si=BP5cZJnbDzXcAk5z
Just ordered a bunch of Trump yard signs,giving them out at work,and some people insist on paying.
I have personal experience with this, a friend picked up a bunch. there's already one up in the neighborhood.
I live in oklahoma they don't give away yard signs here,because it's not a swing state. We don't even see many TV commercials.
Guess in the future more white guys are going to transition to even have job protection
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13786215/School-principal-transgender-announcement-teacher.html