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[Nae'blis]

My own little Oktoberfest!

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Wow dude this is great. I've really wanted to take a trip here by way of Amtrak cross-country experience but haven't worked up the momentum to get it going. Great shots. I am a connoisseur of eBikes, also. How was that? Were there a lot of trails they were allowed on?

DUDE, I've been looking at doing the same thing. It's just too expensive to take my family, I think I need to wait until they are older.

My ideal route is from Providence > NYC > Chicago > Arizona where it loops from Bryce Canyon, Zion, Monument, back to Arizona and then you hop on the Grand Canyon Railroad and ride in a caboose to the Grand Canyon National Park > back to Providence.

I've priced this out on their website and its 15 days and $5000 per person, lol... someday. 5 overnights on the train and various hotels in the stops included.

Nice pics BigDadderson. Tetons are a bucket list place for me.

 

[BigDaddy]

I am a connoisseur of eBikes, also. How was that? Were there a lot of trails they were allowed on?

The eBikes were fun! It makes biking so much easier. We rented them for one day (from a place that was right by where we stayed during the Teton portion) and rode about 20ish miles to a spot where we did a short hike and then rode back. In total we rode a little over 40 miles in about 4 hours of riding time. There were plenty of paved trails to use. For some parts we were on the road, but they were bike friendly and it was clear that cars were to share the road.

I've really wanted to take a trip here by way of Amtrak cross-country experience but haven't worked up the momentum to get it going.

DUDE, I've been looking at doing the same thing.

That would be such an epic trip, and you could knock out so many sites in one swoop.

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

@Cole and I went to Baltimore for literally 22 hours. Had crab, watched the Red Sox lose... but the Orioles clicked the division. Had Boogs then flew back home the next morning. Was fun. Didn't get shot.

 

[Crystal]

Huh, that crab's still in the sand.

 

[Mark]

Huh, that crab's still in the sand.

It’s Old Bay/JO #2. Or rust scraped from the underside of the Key Bridge. Depends on who you ask.

 

[The Eye in the Sky!]

Crab ranking:

1. Soft shell
2. Crab cake
3. Blue crab (mostly due to difficulty of eating)

They gave me a little mallet and I kept smashing it almost into Cole's drink lololol

 

[Crystal]

They gave me a little mallet and I kept smashing it almost into Cole's drink lololol

lol, a fitting spot for crab!

 

[Mark]

Crab ranking:

1. Soft shell
2. Crab cake
3. Blue crab (mostly due to difficulty of eating)

They gave me a little mallet and I kept smashing it almost into Cole's drink lololol

You and Cole come to Baltimore… get crabs… leave.

Sounds about right.

 

[Cole]

Crab ranking:

1. Soft shell
2. Crab cake
3. Blue crab (mostly due to difficulty of eating)

They gave me a little mallet and I kept smashing it almost into Cole's drink lololol

it was disgusting.

 

[Crystal]

You and Cole come to Baltimore… get crabs… leave.

Sounds about right.

Yep, the perfect spot to get crabs

 

[Mark]

Yep, the perfect spot to get crabs

Among other things.

 

[Nae'blis]

Went to Tekniska Museet (Museum of Technology) in Stockholm with my two oldest kids today! They had a cool exhibit about videogames throughout the years. With a bunch of playable arcade cabinets and other games!

 

[shortkut]

Went to Tekniska Museet (Museum of Technology) in Stockholm with my two oldest kids today! They had a cool exhibit about videogames throughout the years. With a bunch of playable arcade cabinets and other games!

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I was enjoying this until I saw gameboy, tomagachi, and game & watch in a museum

 

[Nae'blis]

The cell phone exhibit had several of the phones I had as a kid too...

 

[Crystal]

Went to Tekniska Museet (Museum of Technology) in Stockholm with my two oldest kids today! They had a cool exhibit about videogames throughout the years. With a bunch of playable arcade cabinets and other games!

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Amazing!

 

[Webster]

I kept smashing it almost into Cole's drink lololol

lol, a fitting spot for crab!

Let me borrow that mallet, @The Eye in the Sky!... *glances over at @Crystal* Be right back...
*walks over and bashes Serafin's head in w/Eye's mallet* There you go; a proper use for a mallet!

*deadpans* Now where we again?

 

[Crystal]

Let me borrow that mallet, @The Eye in the Sky!... *glances over at @Crystal* Be right back...
*walks over and bashes Serafin's head in w/Eye's mallet* There you go; a proper use for a mallet!

*deadpans* Now where we again?

Eww, that name. Gross.

 

[Webster]

Eww, that name. Gross.

Maybe he's related to Vince Russo?

 

[Crystal]

Maybe he's related to Vince Russo?

Or JK Rowling.

 

[Webster]

Or JK Rowling.

Least she can write; Russo can't.
Serafin wouldn't know what to do with her.

 

[Nae'blis]

Got an awesome late Father's Day gift from my kids today!

 

[Crystal]

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Got an awesome late Father's Day gift from my kids today!

Aww, that's a cute gift

 

[Cole]

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Got an awesome late Father's Day gift from my kids today!

why'd they lie to you though?

 

[Nae'blis]

Pity?

 

[Crystal]

Looks good, and tasty!

 

[Smacktard]

We went into Dairy Queen planning for banana splits or blizzards and walked out with an ice cream cake because we saw this design.

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Mushroom anything gets my approval. I have a button-up shirt with a ton of different mushroom designs on it. It's gotten me more compliments than almost anything else in my life.

 

[Cole]

Mushroom anything gets my approval. I have a button-up shirt with a ton of different mushroom designs on it. It's gotten me more compliments than almost anything else in my life.

this is not the flex you think it is, Kells.

 

[A PineSol Scent]

Mushroom anything gets my approval. I have a button-up shirt with a ton of different mushroom designs on it. It's gotten me more compliments than almost anything else in my life.

I also have a mushroom button up shirt. One of my favorites to wear actually.

 

[Smacktard]

this is not the flex you think it is, Kells.

You can't possibly be sure of that when you haven't seen the shirt.

 

[Smacktard]

I also have a mushroom button up shirt. One of my favorites to wear actually.

I'll show you my mushroom if you show me yours

 

[Cole]

I'll show you my mushroom if you show me yours

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having seen it I now maintain my original position

 

[Smacktard]

having seen it I now maintain my original position

If you're implying that men go through life getting an abundance of compliments for the way they look, I call bullshit

 

[A PineSol Scent]

I'll show you my mushroom if you show me yours

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[Cole]

If you're implying that men go through life getting an abundance of compliments for the way they look, I call bullshit

handsome man like you?

 

[Smacktard]

handsome man like you?

 

[Kat]

If you're implying that men go through life getting an abundance of compliments for the way they look, I call bullshit

Huh, really? Women compliment other women on their clothes constantly. Do guys not do that?

 

[Cole]

Huh, really? Women compliment other women on their clothes constantly. Do guys not do that?

not really. guys don't typically receive compliments except from their spouse.

I get an occasional "you smell nice", or I have a Marvel hoodie thst for some reason gets a lot of comments, but just general appearance or clothes? guys only get them from their SO and not even always then.

 

[Fool's Requiem]

I get complements on my clothing from time to time.

 

[A PineSol Scent]

Huh, really? Women compliment other women on their clothes constantly. Do guys not do that?

Guys aren't supposed to be nice to each other. It's why there are so many cases of guys assuming women are into them simply because of a single compliment.

 

[Cole]

Guys aren't supposed to be nice to each other. It's why there are so many cases of guys assuming women are into them simply because of a single compliment.

so you're saying incel culture is the fault of women?

HOT TAKE.

but seriously, I don't think it's really that deep, I just think men don't value compliments that way.

 

[canadaguy]

I dunno, when I wear some cool ass shoes I get compliments all the time.

 

[Crystal]

Guys aren't supposed to be nice to each other. It's why there are so many cases of guys assuming women are into them simply because of a single compliment.

Accurate! I got called weird for complimenting friends pre-transition. Now it seems to be ok, lol. Definitely not something guys like.

but seriously, I don't think it's really that deep, I just think men don't value compliments that way.

I think that's accurate, for sure

I dunno, when I wear some cool ass shoes I get compliments all the time.

You live among Canadians, doesn't count

 

[canadaguy]

You live among Canadians, doesn't count

It happened it Seattle too!

 

[Crystal]

It happened it Seattle too!

Well they're almost Canadian

 

[A PineSol Scent]

so you're saying incel culture is the fault of women?

HOT TAKE.

but seriously, I don't think it's really that deep, I just think men don't value compliments that way.

Well that's an incredibly dumb way to read what I said. Congrats on giving another reason for guys to not be nice to eachother. "Guys don't do a thing, when a girl does the guy misunderstands" "oh man you're saying it's the woman's fault?!"

And I value compliments. I remember clearly a few years back that a random guy on the subway came up to me and said "dude that's a sick jacket!" That was a great feeling for the start of my day.

 

[Cole]

Well that's an incredibly dumb way to read what I said. Congrats on giving another reason for guys to not be nice to eachother. "Guys don't do a thing, when a girl does the guy misunderstands" "oh man you're saying it's the woman's fault?!"

it was a joke, man. I know you're not saying thst.

and of course you value compliments, but not the same way women do. I don't need Tom to tell me he likes my new jeans.

 

[A PineSol Scent]

it was a joke, man. I know you're not saying thst.

and of course you value compliments, but not the same way women do. I don't need Tom to tell me he likes my new jeans.

I mean I know it was a joke. I was just giving @Kat an example of how guys typically talk to their friends.

Also women don't need the compliments either. They like getting them though. I think it's another correlation vs. causation thing: women give compliments because they enjoy them, they don't give them because they need them.


Meaning the correlation is the frequency of compliments isn't caused by the need to get them. They get a lot of compliments because they give a lot and it's just what they do.

 

[Cole]

I mean I know it was a joke. I was just giving @Kat an example of how guys typically talk to their friends.

Also women don't need the compliments either. They like getting them though. I think it's another correlation vs. causation thing: women give compliments because they enjoy them, they don't give them because they need them.


Meaning the correlation is the frequency of compliments isn't caused by the need to get them. They get a lot of compliments because they give a lot and it's just what they do.

I think they give a lot becsuse they get more enjoyment from getting them than your average male right.

again, I didn't mean to imply men don't like them at all, I just think we value different things in same sex friend relationships than women do.

 

[Mark]

so you're saying incel culture is the fault of women?

HOT TAKE.

but seriously, I don't think it's really that deep, I just think men don't value compliments that way.

It depends… I’ve known dudes that couldn’t function without attention from others, and I’ve known dudes that didn’t give two shits what anyone thought.



Sure, in some specific circles it might be considered “gay” for a dude to compliment another dude on his clothes or even something about his physical appearance, but in others it’s perfectly acceptable.

Men don’t value compliments because they’re usually either backhanded or there’s some sort of ulterior motive, but that’s not much different from the same way circles of women can be.

Reminds me of this:

Well that's an incredibly dumb way to read what I said. Congrats on giving another reason for guys to not be nice to eachother. "Guys don't do a thing, when a girl does the guy misunderstands" "oh man you're saying it's the woman's fault?!"

And I value compliments. I remember clearly a few years back that a random guy on the subway came up to me and said "dude that's a sick jacket!" That was a great feeling for the start of my day.

Reminds me of several years ago… some random dude asked me what I used for my beard because he wanted his to fill in more, passed along the “less is more” mantra about excessive product use, made dude wonder if he was wasting money on snake oil, we shook hands and parted ways. I don’t really have a strong ego, but that exchange stuck with me because it was just a simple exchange and I felt like I helped the dude out by doing nothing at all.