Really ?

[BMW Rider]

I was waiting for him to pop the cork out and crack the windshield.

 

[jorogi]

About 20 years ago this spot was developed, three lots fronting on Sooke Road, the main road heading west out of Victoria. As part of the pemit requirements the developer had to install a sidewalk in front of the three lots. Fair enough, it does look odd as there are no other sidewalks in the area and as such the sidewalk is never used. The stupid part though is the sign. If you are smart enough to read the sign do you really need it ? Has anyone ever read the sign and been enlightened ?
Really ?

 

[Elektrishun]

Does anybody know where I can get one of those Bluetooth earpieces that allows you to take calls without needing to pull out your phone?

Not the type where you can talk quietly while in a public building.

I want the model where you have to TALK REALLY F**KIN' LOUD while walking around a store full of people. Hopefully, I can find one before my next visit to Princess Auto and time it when I get a call about test results from my doctor regarding that weird rash I picked up while vacationing over seas.

 

[combustable herbage]

Careful when you’re at PA this is an example of what people do when they are there. Really?

 

[140mower]

You don't think I am going to trust the cap color do you? How else would you check?

 

[Elektrishun]

Careful when you’re at PA this is an example of what people do when they are there. Really?

Put a frame around it and the federal government will pay a million dollars.

 

[Ironman]

So one of the things that drives me nuts is simple stupidity. Things that can be simple that are instead made stupid. I have several posts in mind that fit into this category and I invite you all to post up your own.

A man who wrote a study on functional stupidity said:
“Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against stupidity we are defenseless. Neither protests nor the use of force accomplish anything here; reasons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one’s prejudgment simply need not be believed – in such moments the stupid person even becomes critical – and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside as inconsequential, as incidental. In all this the stupid person, in contrast to the malicious one, is utterly self satisfied and, being easily irritated, becomes dangerous by going on the attack. For that reason, greater caution is called for when dealing with a stupid person than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison

 

[jorogi]

A man who wrote a study on functional stupidity said:
“Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against stupidity we are defenseless. Neither protests nor the use of force accomplish anything here; reasons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one’s prejudgment simply need not be believed – in such moments the stupid person even becomes critical – and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside as inconsequential, as incidental. In all this the stupid person, in contrast to the malicious one, is utterly self satisfied and, being easily irritated, becomes dangerous by going on the attack. For that reason, greater caution is called for when dealing with a stupid person than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison

So true.

 

[Susquatch]

A man who wrote a study on functional stupidity said:

My dad used to say:

When someone dies, they don't know that they are dead. It's just hard on everyone else around them.

Its the same when you are stupid.

 

[jorogi]

My dad used to say:

When someone dies, they don't know that they are dead. It's just hard on everyone else around them.

Its the same when you are stupid.

I like that one.

 

[DPittman]

A man who wrote a study on functional stupidity said:
“Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against stupidity we are defenseless. Neither protests nor the use of force accomplish anything here; reasons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one’s prejudgment simply need not be believed – in such moments the stupid person even becomes critical – and when facts are irrefutable they are just pushed aside as inconsequential, as incidental. In all this the stupid person, in contrast to the malicious one, is utterly self satisfied and, being easily irritated, becomes dangerous by going on the attack. For that reason, greater caution is called for when dealing with a stupid person than with a malicious one. Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Letters and Papers from Prison

Yet I try to understand flat earthers (and other conspirists)....I guess maybe I'm the stupid one.

 

[Chicken lights]

Yet I try to understand flat earthers (and other conspirists)....I guess maybe I'm the stupid one.

I think once you catch the government/media/schools lying to you, it's only fair to question things. And that's probably where I should leave that alone

 

[Elektrishun]

This just in from the fast paced world of pop rivet back-up washers...

I was working on a project and had to get more 3/16 aluminium pop rivet back-up washers. Grabbed an Arrow brand pack at HD and had to look twice because I thought it was the wrong size. Put them back and went to Princess Auto.

No comparison between the two (disclaimer - the washer on the left is an actor portrayal of the Arrow brand washer because I was too cheap to buy the actual package for the purpose of this comparison).

Arrow package is $2.09 for 30.

Power Fist package is $7.99 for 50 but keep in mind you're getting about 30-40% more aluminium per washer (no real evidence to back this up).

Really? Is my life so boring I'm posting about pop rivet back-up washers???

 

[140mower]

Really? Is my life so boring I'm posting about pop rivet back-up washers???

I know, right? It wasn't so long ago that we were making similar observations regarding tall cans vrs the regular ones......... How time flies.

 

[trevj]

Careful when you’re at PA this is an example of what people do when they are there. Really?

That has been the "Gold Standard" at about every place ever that I have seen spray cans for sale,as well as almost every paint locker I experienced in a too-long Military career...

From the retail perspective, hang an artists pad of disposable pages, nearby, to be used as a 'test surface', to avoid having to buy paint stripper, several times a year.

Circles back to my lament that you are NOT allowed to hit the stupid with sticks anymore!