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I don't think Dad had a whole lot to do with this. :headshake:

What makes you say that? Maybe he doesn't like fat chicks.

Sounds to me like the bride did that stupid thing where she buys a dress that's too small, on the assumption that she's going to make herself lose 10-20 pounds before the Big Day. (Yes, lots of women do this.) Except she is now freaking out about whether she can meet her goal or not, or perhaps whether she can stay this size for the next several months. Mom and Dad are trying to help her feel better, but specifically want to avoid looking like they care one way or the other about her weight--she's beautiful now, she'll be beautiful then, they just want her to be able to be happy and enjoy herself--so they are joking that it's only to protect their purchase of the wedding dress, nothing more.

Sounds like the bride is weight-obsessed, not the parents.

Here's my theory. Her pregnancy strip came up positive. She's afraid her size 3 figure will increase by the wedding day and she won't fit into the dress.

The mom says, she will look just fine and not to worry. She won't gain any weight by then and to prove it buys her a scale. She does this to protect their investment. You know how hungry expecting moms can be.;)

Sick & Disgusting
 

Chinese Animal Control (dog catchers).
I suppose in a culture where pets are an anomaly, attitudes are different.

The wedding card is from Passive Aggressive notes. Here's what the submitter said: It had nothing to do with the bride buying a smaller size. Just a tacky mother

bruce - please, please, pretty please - no more horrid animal pics. Okay?

I can't take it. It makes me sick.

Ditto. I cried.

Think about that next time you shop at walmart.

or target or IKEA ........

or Macy's or Sears...

yeh - I don't remember why we were targeting Walmart...

It was a failed attempt anyway.

or ll bean, or True Value, or anywhere. Just remember that in general. But especially when you eat at a Chinese restaurant. Or a Korean restaurant.

Huh? I think those are the most local and typically are US citizens... no?

Koreans eat dog meat. --a joke about that)
and another old joke involves Chinese restaurants serving cat meat to unsuspecting patrons. again, a joke, albeit with poetic license. So to sum it all up, next time you are eating at a Korean or Chinese restaurant think about the picture, not in terms of the perceived cruelty, but of what might be beneath that savory sauce.

Except with chickens battery farmed to the extent major supermarkets can sell them for £2.50 for a whole bird, who would bother to run after kitties?

If you want to worry about what you eat, think about all the male chicks that hatch in the egg producing "industry" and are diverted down the conveyor belt into the high speed grinder. 72 hours old. Live. Every day. Bri - don't search on YouTube.

I'm not taking the moral high ground here. Eating only free-range eggs/ chicken doesn't absolve me of guilt.

and the truly amazing thing...
 

The link still works, and is current during this Burning Man.

( I know, it's an old post that I'm bumping to the top...I'm bored..)

Fine. See if I ever make a joke again.

When I first moved to China, I was somewhat horrified to see a couple of security guards getting their kicks slowly burning a live rat in a cage-trap over a small fire. Kind of giggling as they moved the rat in and out of the fire.

Sorry to say I am no longer surprised at that sort of thing.

My time spent in Asia taught me that Asian culture is alien to western culture. I'm sure there are things we do here that make asians sick also. Who's to judge which culture is right or wrong?

By the way they treat their people.

WTF is in the sky at 0:28, 0:31, and 1:03? Some sort of Hindu deity?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja
Probably makes sense in the context of the film, undoubtedly the story line relates to a broader concept. From what I have seen (at a distance) of the culture, its spiritual dimension, gods and all, is alive and well.

http://www.dollsofindia.com/dollsofi...aja-PT70_l.jpg

Weird, Old Ads
 

For the life of me I cannot find the link to where I found these, they had several more that weren't quite as weird.

1st: Thorazine; 2nd: Pakistan Int'l Airlines (prophetic, don't you think?); 3rd: No f'ing clue.

Chinese Wal-Mart
 

These may be elsewhere in the Cellar...

Momdigr got an email with a bunch of these pics from a Chinese Wal-Mart. I don't know how accurate they are but they are wtf. Here are a few of the pics:

Try here http://www.weirdomatic.com/creepy-ads.html

That's a different, but better, site. It has most of the ones from the other site.

A dose of WTF before I go...

[@ gravdigr's granny pic]well that's one way to get your feet wet.

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mural by Sebastian

The numbers were probably from this article or something similar.

http://www.congress.org/news/2009/11...itary_suicides

Their numbers are wrong according to Global Security ( http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...casualties.htm ). 233 is the total killed in Iraq for 09.

And it does not count the number killed in Afganistan (318; http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan...ths1-2010jan01 ), so it is misleading.

Not to diminish the scope of the problem..... but it is not factual.

I thought the number might be higher, but it's startling anyway.

It's also the reason I put it in the wtf thread. Thanks for the links,though.

And the use of the word "Soldiers" is wrong.

Yea, I would bet a bunch of them were Marines.

And Sailors and Airmen - the print is really small, but to the left of the suicide count it says "army" "marines" etc. plus there were probably Guardsmen killed in Iraq...

I find it a little sad that there is spin/correction about this image.

The importance is that the numbers on the left even exist at all.

Yes, the suicides are startling.

A point to be made is that we are paying attention to the problem. How many Vietnam Vets had the same problem, how about Korea and WW2 vets? We will never know. But I would venture to guess that the number is much larger if we could measure them. And of course back then the measurement tools would be different so I don't know if you could compare and contrast.

I don't have any idea about the Korean Vets... I don't remember anything in the news about them having problems upon their return to the States.

But it was an open secret that the Nam vets were having problems when they returned, and neither the VA nor the DOD was willing to see it as "their's responsibility".

Military people are fond of saying that each war is fought with the previous war's strategy. The stresses on military families, particularly the National Guard, during the Irag/Afganistan conflicts have been enormous.

So I'm angry that it has taken so long for the VA to even start coming to grip with military suicides. It's as though it takes public humiliation to get the VA/DOD moving on a real problem that they should have seen coming.

I've read that the accidental death rates for combatants that have come home exceeds the death rates for troops in actual combat.

That's fucked up.

Not unusual for this day and age. It is a dangerous work environment. It is a tribute to the advancements we have made on the battlefield.

:lol2: @ both

Clarification: There are no Guardsmen in Iraq or Afghanistan. Members of the National Guard are mobilized and placed on Active Duty (Title 10) for the deployment. Thus they are considered Army or Air Force.

The suicide rate comes from repeated deployments. You have to realize, today's average soldier has seen more combat than your typical WWII veteran. Adding to this they are in nonlinear warfare environment where they are subject to attack constantly. PTSD and depression are the end result

Thanks Sarge, hope you are well.

I'm sorry. I was preaching again. I'm just sensitive about Iraq & afghanistan.

No apology necessary Sarge. It is always great to hear your insights on this sort of thing since a majority of us are far removed from it in our daily lives.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/video/...tml?1284057345

Submitted for your gawking pleasure: Republican candidate Phil Davison of Minerva, Ohio. If this whackjob gets this riled up vying for a position as Treasurer, imagine how insane he'd be running for a higher office. He's seething with anger and his voice actually cracks. At about 1:20, he is on the verge of a serious mental breakdown and it just devolves from there. Enjoy.

Masters Degree in Communication

yeh - and he is gonna handle the money ... Whew.

very clever design for a jacket with pouches in its lining that can be unfurled to reveal a personal tent.

Individuals feel the need to escape interactions in their environment everyday. Whether it be interactions with excessive technology or other people, this psychological and physical need to get away is where I began my investigation.
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/clif...se-has-arrived

Impress, I'm impressed.

Any history or link on that ?

I could really use one of those for my bug-out kit.

Ask and ye shall receive:
http://www.kuriositas.com/2010/09/be...ul-beasts.html

The info says this was at the premier of "The Expendables". Terry Crews cracks me up quite often.