Go ask the lizard-guy something....

[Chozon1]

I would like to see the news studios burn down. >_> While they're empty and being fumigated for rats, of course. But still.

It's bad times when it isn't the corrupt politicians making you cry, but your fellow Americans?

[Sstavix]

I would like to see the news studios burn down. >_> While they're empty and being fumigated for rats, of course. But still.

But... they're already filled with rats.

It's bad times when it isn't the corrupt politicians making you cry, but your fellow Americans?

I stopped crying a long, long time ago. I have little to no faith in either the American people or the politicians at this point.

[skeer]

Greatest thing since sliced bread?

[Sstavix]

Greatest thing since sliced bread?

The personal computer.

[Chozon1]

Being arbitrarily insulting?

[Sstavix]

Being arbitrarily insulting?

Now that's just not kosher. If you're going to be insulting, make it deliberate and pointed.

[Chozon1]

Lady bugs are demon spawn?

[Sstavix]

Lady bugs are demon spawn?

What are you talking about? Ladybugs are awesome! Then again, I like predator insects, like ladybugs and praying mantises. Anything that eats other bugs are OK in my book.

[Chozon1]

Clearly, you've never visited the south in the fall. They inhabit our houses in the thousands, becoming a literal plague.

There's no stopping them.

Lazy dogs?

[Sstavix]

Clearly, you've never visited the south in the fall. They inhabit our houses in the thousands, becoming a literal plague.

There's no stopping them.

I have a feeling that my daughter would still love them. They are her favorite insect, of course.

Lazy dogs?

Are lazy. Frankly, I prefer working dogs. We tend to be of the mindset that animals around the house have to earn their keep. If they don't work, we don't need them.

[Chozon1]

I'll ship you a box. Or twelve. @_@ They don't taste very good, and they bite. Me and lady bugs are on the outs.

When you have no idea what you're doing, and the person you were trusting to know what you were doing has no idea what they're doing either?

[skeer]

Clearly, you've never visited the south in the fall. They inhabit our houses in the thousands, becoming a literal plague.

There's no stopping them.

I remember seeing something like that when I visited my grandfather in West Virginia. If you wanted to open the door, you had to get in quick so you didn't let many ladybugs in. They literally covered the whole back porch.

We seem to get a different plague each year in Pennsylvania. This year is cicadas and green stink bugs. Cicadas surface once every 17 years, and this was the year apparently. Last year was stink bugs. Year before that was ladybugs that bite. Can't recall anything further back.

[Sstavix]

When you have no idea what you're doing, and the person you were trusting to know what you were doing has no idea what they're doing either?

If I don't know what I'm doing, then why am I doing it? I would have to stop and wonder about my motives before proceeding any farther. (I'm actually going through this kind of thing right now - what I had hoped would happen hasn't happened, so I'm trying to figure out where to go from here.)

We seem to get a different plague each year in Pennsylvania. This year is cicadas and green stink bugs. Cicadas surface once every 17 years, and this was the year apparently. Last year was stink bugs. Year before that was ladybugs that bite. Can't recall anything further back.

The only swarms we get around here tend to be yellow jackets, but those are often wiped out by deep, cold winters. Which tend to be common (we're overdue for a nice, cold winter, actually).

We also have an annoying tendency to get skunks. Which are not really killed by deep, cold winters. And they're more annoying than yellow jackets, really....

[Chozon1]

If I don't know what I'm doing, then why am I doing it? I would have to stop and wonder about my motives before proceeding any farther. (I'm actually going through this kind of thing right now - what I had hoped would happen hasn't happened, so I'm trying to figure out where to go from here.)

I am sorry stuff has not worked out like you hoped.

Ostensibly, without knowing the specifics of your situation and thus not encouraging one way or the other, you can not know what you're doing, but still know that something needs to be done. Or not know what you're doing, but know what you're doing is right. In this case, my problem is plumbing issues. I need a particular valve for a particular purpose, but was unable to articulate our setup to the Lowes guy, which meant neither of us knew beans. But it's still got to be done, so I dug around and found the correct valve, and I'm ordering it site to store, so I don't have to go in and fumble and stutter. Just show the pretty paper to the people at the desk, get my part, and go home. <3

Basically, if I stopped doing things I didn't know how to do, I wouldn't do anything but play video games and poop. >_>

The sad moment when you injure yourself in a stupid way, get all set for a good rant, and realize there is no one to blame but yourself?

I remember seeing something like that when I visited my grandfather in West Virginia. If you wanted to open the door, you had to get in quick so you didn't let many ladybugs in. They literally covered the whole back porch.

This, but to a lesser extent and inside. -_-

[Sstavix]

Basically, if I stopped doing things I didn't know how to do, I wouldn't do anything but play video games and poop. >_>

I take the exact opposite approach. If I want to do something and I don't know how to do it, I usually research the heck out of it before even taking the first step. This does have a tendency to bug my wife, especially when it comes to cooking - even if I've cooked mac and cheese from a box hundreds of times, I still read the directions on the box. Every. Single. Time.

I want to make sure that, if I do it, I do it right.

The sad moment when you injure yourself in a stupid way, get all set for a good rant, and realize there is no one to blame but yourself?

I would only blame others if it was their fault. Like, for instance, leaving their Legos all over the floor and I have to walk over them.