TrueStoryBob

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[–] TrueStoryBob 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Oh my goodness, someone pointed this out on Tumblr years ago, but it desperately needs repeating:

Dear English Language Fanfic Writers,

  • Wanton: an unrestrained desire, usually of a sexually nature.

  • Wonton: a type of dumpling found in Chinese and East Asian cuisine.

[–] TrueStoryBob 5 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Right now... it's "one of the most pro worker employers in the US" right now.

If they have no problem with being such, then they shouldn't mind a few collectively bargained contacts which ensure they stay that way.

[–] TrueStoryBob 6 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (2 children)

Yeah, was gonna say, this is 100% Anti-Union Tactics 101. Literally get warned about this kind of stuff while organizing and there's a history of it dating back to the beginnings of labor organizing.

The trap is laid out thusly: promise unionizing workers a pay rise without a collective bargaining contact. The workers reject unionization because the wages are "fair." A year to two years later, after all talk of unionization has died down and they've had a chance to fire or layoff the organizers, the company will then walk back all wage hikes citing "needed" cost cutting measures and the workers get screwed.

Remember folks, you have a right to collectively bargain and unionize (at least right now; who knows what Trump and this SCOTUS might do over the next four years)... without a legally binding labor contract, every benefit and every red cent of your pay is at the whim of the company (and lobbyist addicted politicians). Companies only have one directive: profit. They'll do anything (including taking a wash on twelve to eighteen months of wage hikes) to ensure profits. Do not ever forget that united we bargain, divided we beg.

[–] TrueStoryBob 4 points 2 days ago

It's their least favorite game right behind Q&A at the SEC.

[–] TrueStoryBob 9 points 5 days ago
[–] TrueStoryBob 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You can still buy one! You're an adult now, treat yourself!

[–] TrueStoryBob 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

An upside down flag is meant to be a signal of distress.

The "cactus-shaped" thing is most likely a fasces, which is a bundle of sticks with an ax in the middle of them. It's a common symbol of like "together, we are stronger." It's used in some generic US iconography, but has also been used by fascists.

[–] TrueStoryBob 7 points 1 week ago

Well, what was Ukraine wearing? Maybe they were asking for it?

Obviously /s

[–] TrueStoryBob 1 points 1 week ago

OP got it out of a gachapong machine... that it actually keeps time is already incredible in and of itself.

[–] TrueStoryBob 3 points 1 week ago

The guy with the Rolex will just tell you he's wearing one. That's how it works.

[–] TrueStoryBob 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Bought a Casio Data Bank DBC-32B-1ADF "calculator watch" about three years ago for like $30 USD. I get more compliments on that watch than any other piece of clothing/accessory that I own. Started using it as my daily driver watch and it's genuinely great, a real conversation starter. If anybody wants one, they're still in production and can be easily bought new on the big retailers' sites.

[–] TrueStoryBob 3 points 1 week ago

VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO, because they're all hilarious, woahfully ineffective at combatting conservatives and the far right, but hilarious.

 

A new study, commissioned by Congress as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Bill, just released.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by TrueStoryBob to c/mildlyinteresting
 

So, a loca US basedl home school association actually has a football team. They're doing okay in the state rankings (given the circumstances of not being a government backed public school or private donor slash multimillion dollar private school), but I really want to point out the local journalist here. They went out of their way to grab a super local/niche story and, not just report on it but, give it the star treatment. Bro went full NPR voice on an athletic program with like twelve to fifteen students. GOAT.

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by TrueStoryBob to c/mildlyinteresting
 

American comedian Ron White frequently tells a story about how his van was damaged in a comedic way by the technicians at a Sears Automotive Center in Savannah, GA. This week, that Sears Automotive Center is being torn down. While the shopping mall that former Sears location is a part of is otherwise doing well, the Sears has been closed for years. The department store end-cap building and the car service center in its out-parcel property are being demolished to make way for the development of a new apartment complex.

A link to Ron preforming the story for a live audience.

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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by TrueStoryBob to c/mildlyinteresting
 

No one’s sure how the ambitious bandits made off with the heavy steel structure, WJLX station general manager Brett Elmore told WBRC.

 

All pictures in the listing seem to be from before the ship's "Margaritaville" makeover, but it's definitely the same boat. The rest of that class has been retired and sent to the breakers.

In 2023, it was featured in YouTuber Bright Sun Travels cruise video "North America's Worst Cruise Ship." The ship, named the "Margaritaville At Sea Paradise" (at the time of that review), had been purchased second hand and operated by a company called Margaritaville At Sea Cruises (formerly Celebration Cruiseline). All of the Margaritaville and Jimmy Buffett branding was a licensing deal the company made with Buffett's food service and vacations empire.

The ship was originally launched in 1991 as the Costa Classica for the Costa Cruises company of Italy (the same one of the Costa Concordia disaster infamy).

So, who wants to buy a cruise ship? Not gonna lie to you all... she's got some problems, not least of which is the Jimmy Buffett theming.

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