RonSwansonsOldMan
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6nshkk wrote
Reply to comment by WarhammerRyan in Adoption is the 'skip intro' button for parenting. by thedbm
Having been through both the invitro and adoption process, I agree with you 100%. OP is an asswipe who obviously has never been through it and has NO idea what he's talking about. And probably doesn't realize that he's an asswipe.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6nofgc wrote
Reply to One of the chemicals in this children’s chemistry set ate through the metal case. by ohmygoditsdip
Almost as fun as those die cast soldier makers that included a few bars of lead to be melted.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6nobma wrote
Reply to comment by TheGringoDingo in One of the chemicals in this children’s chemistry set ate through the metal case. by ohmygoditsdip
Throw in a little lead and some plutonium and you had a full set.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6no5j0 wrote
Take that woman off the label. It's racist to have a person on a food label. Since Aunt Jemima and Uncle Ben were taken off of food labels, all racism has ended.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6j7kzj wrote
Reply to comment by Fuzakenaideyo in TIL that Tony Danza and Tupac Shakur were friends and that they wrote letters back and forth while Tupac was in prison. by Knoblord_McCheese
I don't think I did.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6j5xoc wrote
Reply to It seems like black cops abusing power may bring about laws to keep cops as a WHOLE in check. by Sol-eks
Repeal ONE law and it will keep cops in check. Get rid of Qualified Immunity and make cops pay for lawsuits out of their own pockets. Not paid from ANY other source besides the cop's personal funds. Not city funds, not unions, not insurance.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6b0iza wrote
At least she has nice handwriting.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j47icyc wrote
Reply to TIL that fish skin is used as wound dressing for severe burn injuries, leading to fast and very effective healing. by firesparxx
Effective healing for everybody but the fish.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j1uzc3q wrote
Reply to TIL Winston Churchill opposed the American use of napalm during the Korean war but still allowed Americans to publish claims of British support for American napalm attacks. by jamescookenotthatone
TIL that Churchill was still in power during the Korean war.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j1qs9ae wrote
Reply to TIL Douglas Engelbart never received any royalties for the invention of the mouse. In an interview he said "SRI (Stanford Research Institute) patented the mouse, but they had no idea of its value. Some years later it was known that they had licensed it to Apple Computer for something like $40,000." by whoiskamalsingh
Same with a Texas Instruments employee who invented the integrated circuit that revolutionized the electronics industry. I think he got a $50 bonus.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j1qrvh0 wrote
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j0v83of wrote
Reply to TIL that in 1983, Purina's Chuck Wagon dog food was given a promotional video game for the Atari 2600 called "Chase the Chuck Wagon". It could only be received by proof of purchase labels and is considered the "Holy Grail" of Atari 2600 video game collecting. by ZootyCutie
I also watched The Toys That Built America.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_iyec54g wrote
100% of concerts filmed, thereby ruining the concert experience, are never viewed again.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_iy4i0b1 wrote
Reply to comment by PsyFiFungi in My bottle of water apologized for not having a handle. by chupathingy99
My guess would be that your tap water is fine. But if you just have to have bottled, use the refillable 5 gallon jugs.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_iy4ghuw wrote
- Why would a water bottle need a handle? 2. Why are you destroying the planet?
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_ixvapda wrote
Reply to comment by Sexy_Squid89 in My local grocery store has parking for your horse(s) by MactavishRoseneath
Central California IS Northern Texas.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_iwhd5gd wrote
Reply to TIL about Deaf lifeguard Leroy Colombo, who overcame childhood paralysis through swimming and saved a record-breaking 900+ lives during his career. His swimming talent and use of sight rather than sound to identify drowning swimmers allowed him to save people other lifeguards would have missed. by lemontreelemur
It sounds like wherever this guy was hanging out, swimming lessons for others would have been a good thing.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_iuilpj9 wrote
Reply to I don’t know what’s going on here. But one cow seems to be standing off against a herd of cows. by PmMeYourTitsAndToes
That's the one cow who refuses to upgrade to Windows 11.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_itmenms wrote
Reply to TIL that the famous author Thomas Pynchon has avoided publicity during his fifty-year career to the point that almost all known photos of him are from the 1950s. However, he voiced himself in two episodes of The Simpsons, where his dialogue consisted entirely of puns on the titles of his books. by IHad360K_KarmaDammit
He did a wonderful job with that publicity thing, because I've never heard of him and don't have a clue who he is.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_isu1qt9 wrote
Reply to TIL: Airplanes take off and land into the wind. They takeoff into the wind to reduce the groundspeed required to lift and land into it to reduce groundspeed when landing. by Key-Code-4296
I'm older now, and still running...against the wind.
RonSwansonsOldMan t1_j6nsun5 wrote
Reply to Any product can be made to look luxury with the right packaging/branding. by Master_Jee
Also any product can be made to look plain so that you think you're getting a real bargain.