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[Chat] atop a Skyscraper

RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
edited January 2014 in Debate and/or Discourse
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I love this picture, taken on the 20th of September 1932 at the RCA Building in Manhattan. I also like parodies of it!

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My dentist had one with all the 80s/90s movie stars on it on his ceiling, but GIS has failed me. It's a shame, it's a great one to look at when getting your teeth polished.

EDIT: FOUND IT!

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  • CindersCinders Whose sails were black when it was windy Registered User regular
    The 70 signs are up through Morton at least.

  • GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
    3uJMCe4.jpg

  • CindersCinders Whose sails were black when it was windy Registered User regular
    I should do laundry, but I wanna take a nap.

  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    The Israeli government calls asylum seekers there "infiltrators," because illegal immigrant is just too nice of a word.

    Couscous on
  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Man, this guy running Metal Slug is way too hard on himself. He's also wearing shades, in a darkened room, looking at a monitor. I... well.. whatever works for him.

    He/Him | "We who believe in freedom cannot rest." - Dr. Johnetta Cole, 7/22/2024
  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    jake we totally have more queer women than non-queer women though.

    Like

    Me Elldren Cass Cinders Couscous Neco Mim*

    I swear I am forgetting people, too.

    *I mean, if she wants

  • spool32spool32 Contrary Library Registered User, Transition Team regular
    Couscous wrote: »
    The Israeli government calls asylum seekers there "infiltrators," because illegal immigrant is just too nice of a word.

    "undocumented terrorists"

  • Grunt's GhostsGrunt's Ghosts Registered User regular
    That dark few moments when there is no chat. And you are forced to look at the rest of the forums.

    THE HORROR! THE MADNESS! THE SHAME!

  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    Restarting Mass Effect cuz Shepard's eye color was off.

    Sitting at the hair color slider. Hmmmmmmm.

  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    Were all of those men insane.

    What is the story there

    Or am I just afraid of dying

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Were all of those men insane.

    What is the story there

    Or am I just afraid of dying

    Pretty sure it was staged. That said, it wasn't uncommon to have lunch on the go.

  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
    Gim wrote: »
    3uJMCe4.jpg

    Yoink

  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Were all of those men insane.

    What is the story there

    Or am I just afraid of dying

    It was their job. I also don't know if they put up nets, but I doubt it.

    It's amazing if you watch documentaries on the high steel. Like, I know that a lot of Lakota (I think?) worked on the Empire State Building, and they had balance and coordination like nobody's business.

    He/Him | "We who believe in freedom cannot rest." - Dr. Johnetta Cole, 7/22/2024
  • GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Man, this guy running Metal Slug is way too hard on himself. He's also wearing shades, in a darkened room, looking at a monitor. I... well.. whatever works for him.

    And it ended up being a PB. What a world.

  • TraceTrace GNU Terry Pratchett; GNU Gus; GNU Carrie Fisher; GNU Adam We Registered User regular
    oh fuck I have vertigo just looking at that picture Jesus.

    Fuck that. Would not do that job.

  • GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
    I just realized, there's a big ol' light behind the GDQ Monitor. Huh. It must be warm in there.

  • descdesc Goretexing to death Registered User regular
    shaz yeah I heard song

    stronk technos

  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Were all of those men insane.

    What is the story there

    Or am I just afraid of dying

    It was their job. I also don't know if they put up nets, but I doubt it.

    It's amazing if you watch documentaries on the high steel. Like, I know that a lot of Lakota (I think?) worked on the Empire State Building, and they had balance and coordination like nobody's business.

    They didn't have to eat lunch there though.

    That is the thing that bugs me. Those lunches got up to them somehow or they stashed them somewhere until their break. Why not there?

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  • RMS OceanicRMS Oceanic Registered User regular
  • HerrCronHerrCron It that wickedly supports taxation Registered User regular
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Restarting Mass Effect cuz Shepard's eye color was off.

    Sitting at the hair color slider. Hmmmmmmm.

    I always marvel at people that can do this - i just usually roll with the default and i'd only ever consider restarting if i'd irrevocably fucked up (Something that isn't really possible these days anyways). And even then i'd be loath to throw away what i would consider progress in the game unless there was no other option.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Gim wrote: »
    Athenor wrote: »
    Man, this guy running Metal Slug is way too hard on himself. He's also wearing shades, in a darkened room, looking at a monitor. I... well.. whatever works for him.

    And it ended up being a PB. What a world.

    He's doing it because why the hell not, by the sounds of it.

    Anyways. Food time! And to drop the last of my emergency fund into my accounts. Damned car repair and bills coming up right before payday. :(

    He/Him | "We who believe in freedom cannot rest." - Dr. Johnetta Cole, 7/22/2024
  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    HerrCron wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Restarting Mass Effect cuz Shepard's eye color was off.

    Sitting at the hair color slider. Hmmmmmmm.

    I always marvel at people that can do this - i just usually roll with the default and i'd only ever consider restarting if i'd irrevocably fucked up (Something that isn't really possible these days anyways). And even then i'd be loath to throw away what i would consider progress in the game unless there was no other option.

    This came up last thread but Shepard has a mishmash of features that I have or features I'd want.

    Thus, her suddenly switching from brown eyes in the previous games to something greenish in three is really offputting.

    (oh, also relevant: this is the same Shepard I had in the previous two games, so it is legitimately weird for things to be different. Even the side her hair is parted on is disconcerting.)

  • ElldrenElldren Is a woman dammit ceterum censeoRegistered User regular
    Shivahn wrote: »
    jake we totally have more queer women than non-queer women though.

    Like

    Me Elldren Cass Cinders Couscous Neco Mim*

    I swear I am forgetting people, too.

    *I mean, if she wants

    idunno

    rad tape belasco mya sig bob mim*

    lotta not queer women too

    and yeah I am forgetting people for sure

    *PICK A SIDE!
    I keed <3 Meeem

    fuck gendered marketing
  • RichyRichy Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Were all of those men insane.

    What is the story there

    Or am I just afraid of dying

    It was their job. I also don't know if they put up nets, but I doubt it.

    It's amazing if you watch documentaries on the high steel. Like, I know that a lot of Lakota (I think?) worked on the Empire State Building, and they had balance and coordination like nobody's business.
    I remember seeing a documentary about the construction of the Hoover Dam. The risks workers were taking back then were insane.

    The documentary hailed them as heroes. I remember thinking, "if this had been built in the Soviet Union instead, it would be a documentary about how barbaric conditions were for workers back then".

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  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    HerrCron wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Restarting Mass Effect cuz Shepard's eye color was off.

    Sitting at the hair color slider. Hmmmmmmm.

    I always marvel at people that can do this - i just usually roll with the default and i'd only ever consider restarting if i'd irrevocably fucked up (Something that isn't really possible these days anyways). And even then i'd be loath to throw away what i would consider progress in the game unless there was no other option.

    I can't really replay anything. Lost my mass effect saves from ME1 and as a result only made it about halfway through ME2 because I hated the default decisions.

    I'll never finish the series.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    HerrCron wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Restarting Mass Effect cuz Shepard's eye color was off.

    Sitting at the hair color slider. Hmmmmmmm.

    I always marvel at people that can do this - i just usually roll with the default and i'd only ever consider restarting if i'd irrevocably fucked up (Something that isn't really possible these days anyways). And even then i'd be loath to throw away what i would consider progress in the game unless there was no other option.

    I can't really replay anything. Lost my mass effect saves from ME1 and as a result only made it about halfway through ME2 because I hated the default decisions.

    I'll never finish the series.
    You were playing on consoles so you couldn't just download a save?

  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    Couscous wrote: »
    HerrCron wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Restarting Mass Effect cuz Shepard's eye color was off.

    Sitting at the hair color slider. Hmmmmmmm.

    I always marvel at people that can do this - i just usually roll with the default and i'd only ever consider restarting if i'd irrevocably fucked up (Something that isn't really possible these days anyways). And even then i'd be loath to throw away what i would consider progress in the game unless there was no other option.

    I can't really replay anything. Lost my mass effect saves from ME1 and as a result only made it about halfway through ME2 because I hated the default decisions.

    I'll never finish the series.
    You were playing on consoles so you couldn't just download a save?

    I switched platforms. I could afford gamefly but not buying new games. Then by the time I could get it on steam I no longer had the original saves.

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  • TavTav Irish Minister for DefenceRegistered User regular
    edited January 2014
    Penn Jillette is in this episode of Numb3rs.

    Combined with Henry Winkler, they really went all in on the guest stars this season.

    Tav on
  • AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    booooored

    should go to sleep soon anyway

    but still

    bored

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  • HerrCronHerrCron It that wickedly supports taxation Registered User regular
    Shivahn wrote: »
    HerrCron wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Restarting Mass Effect cuz Shepard's eye color was off.

    Sitting at the hair color slider. Hmmmmmmm.

    I always marvel at people that can do this - i just usually roll with the default and i'd only ever consider restarting if i'd irrevocably fucked up (Something that isn't really possible these days anyways). And even then i'd be loath to throw away what i would consider progress in the game unless there was no other option.

    This came up last thread but Shepard has a mishmash of features that I have or features I'd want.

    Thus, her suddenly switching from brown eyes in the previous games to something greenish in three is really offputting.

    (oh, also relevant: this is the same Shepard I had in the previous two games, so it is legitimately weird for things to be different. Even the side her hair is parted on is disconcerting.)

    I'd forgotten about the eyes. That said, it had been at least two years between ME2 and ME3 so i'd forgotten things like that.

    Now Playing:
    Celeste [Switch] - She'll be wrestling with inner demons when she comes...
    Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age [Switch] - Sit down and watch our game play itself
  • DelmainDelmain Registered User regular
    Elldren wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    jake we totally have more queer women than non-queer women though.

    Like

    Me Elldren Cass Cinders Couscous Neco Mim*

    I swear I am forgetting people, too.

    *I mean, if she wants

    idunno

    rad tape belasco mya sig bob mim*

    lotta not queer women too

    and yeah I am forgetting people for sure

    *PICK A SIDE!
    I keed <3 Meeem

    raven?

  • Element BrianElement Brian Peanut Butter Shill Registered User regular
    The 19 year old girl i made out with last night just told me i remind her of her father.

    This is a normal thing for 19 year old girls to say right?

    Right?

    Switch FC code:SW-2130-4285-0059

    Arch,
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_goGR39m2k
  • AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
    to old people, yes

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  • DelmainDelmain Registered User regular
    Nope.

  • AbdhyiusAbdhyius Registered User regular
  • DasUberEdwardDasUberEdward Registered User regular
    edited January 2014
    The 19 year old girl i made out with last night just told me i remind her of her father.

    This is a normal thing for 19 year old girls to say right?

    Right?

    As an older gentleman who has made out with 19 year old girls.

    Yes totally.

    And that could mean a ton of stuff! Have fun.

    DasUberEdward on
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  • GimGim a tall glass of water Registered User regular
  • Element BrianElement Brian Peanut Butter Shill Registered User regular
    I'm only 26 :(

    Switch FC code:SW-2130-4285-0059

    Arch,
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_goGR39m2k
  • ShivahnShivahn Unaware of her barrel shifter privilege Western coastal temptressRegistered User, Moderator mod
    HerrCron wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    HerrCron wrote: »
    Shivahn wrote: »
    Restarting Mass Effect cuz Shepard's eye color was off.

    Sitting at the hair color slider. Hmmmmmmm.

    I always marvel at people that can do this - i just usually roll with the default and i'd only ever consider restarting if i'd irrevocably fucked up (Something that isn't really possible these days anyways). And even then i'd be loath to throw away what i would consider progress in the game unless there was no other option.

    This came up last thread but Shepard has a mishmash of features that I have or features I'd want.

    Thus, her suddenly switching from brown eyes in the previous games to something greenish in three is really offputting.

    (oh, also relevant: this is the same Shepard I had in the previous two games, so it is legitimately weird for things to be different. Even the side her hair is parted on is disconcerting.)

    I'd forgotten about the eyes. That said, it had been at least two years between ME2 and ME3 so i'd forgotten things like that.

    Yeah it's been like, a week for me. And I tend to pay a lot of attention to Shepard's face when she talks. So it was weeeeeird.

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