The Stupid Thread

[RTH10260]

[Sam the Centipede]

Thanks RTH, I'd never heard of that wood-burning art, and I certainly don't plan to have a go now!

Big Clive's videos are mildly addictive, with his soothing accent and impressive knowledge. I know little of electronics, just enough to follow what he's saying, but it's fascinating to see a piece of kit deconstructed and critiqued. Perhaps my first encounter with his videos was when I wondered how nonsensical were the claims of people selling those plug-in devices that claim to reduce domestic electricity bills by improving the power factor. (Spoiler: power factor is irrelevant to domestic energy charges in most countries, and anyway a domestic user's power factor is unlikely to be really great.)

[raison de arizona]

Man attempts rob a concealed carry class, gets shot by everyone

[raison de arizona]

I don't watch The Blaze, I had no idea this level of vitriol was going on over there.

Elijah Schaffer, who has repeatedly used his perch at Glenn Beck's TheBlaze network to promote white nationalists, has a message for Native Americans: "Get the fuck out of America!"

[bob]

Man attempts rob a concealed carry class, gets shot by everyone

So the dude walked into a concealed-carry class and started to rifle (ha!) through a student's unattended backpack, which had an unattended firearm in it.

Does that student fail the class?

[neonzx]

[roadscholar]

Play stupid games…

[raison de arizona]

Apologies to our folk in TX. And condolences.

[Volkonski]

Some are.

[raison de arizona]

This is why we need basic education in this country, including sex education and biology.

And, not to toot my own horn, but I must be pretty hot!

[Estiveo]

[sugar magnolia]

Well, since plant based "milk" isn't actually milk.......

[tek]

Look, this is starbucks. They are monetizing the cachet of 'plant-based milk' ..

If you don't like it, go to an independent coffee shop. Oh, what's that you say? Not as much press from gluing yourself to the counter at Fred's Beans?

[pipistrelle]

Look, this is starbucks. They are monetizing the cachet of 'plant-based milk' ..

If you don't like it, go to an independent coffee shop. Oh, what's that you say? Not as much press from gluing yourself to the counter at Fred's Beans?

If’n I was that picky about my beverages, I’d make them at home.

[Foggy]

If’n I was that picky about my beverages, I’d make them at home.

I make mine at home and I still had to superglue myself to the kitchen counter, because plant-based milk is more expensive than cow's milk, regardless where you go to buy it.

So, umm ... how do you get this stuff off of chicken feathers?

[pipistrelle]

If’n I was that picky about my beverages, I’d make them at home.

I make mine at home and I still had to superglue myself to the kitchen counter, because plant-based milk is more expensive than cow's milk, regardless where you go to buy it.

So, umm ... how do you get this stuff off of chicken feathers?

Tar?

Do you think this guy can afford some extra change a drink to get the vegan “milk”?

[sugar magnolia]

Maybe when they raise the prices for everything to cover the cost of the fake "milk" all the normal people will go glue themselves to the counter.

[raison de arizona]

[neonzx]

All the BS going on in the world but THIS is the issue that caused James to take a protest stand seat -- the price of plant-based "milk".

Our species is doomed.

[raison de arizona]

Is it against the law to call plant-based "milk" milk in Europe or am I just making that up? It's stuck in my head.

[Dave from down under]

Is it against the law to call plant-based "milk" milk in Europe or am I just making that up? It's stuck in my head.

https://www.agdaily.com/news/eu-court-r ... ine%20milk.

Plant-based foods now cannot be sold in the European Union using terms such as milk, butter, and cheese. According to the court’s decision, the term is reserved by EU law for milk of animal origin or products directly derived from bovine milk.

Published: June 15, 2017

[Suranis]

James Cromwell

That'll do Pig, that'll do.

Is it against the law to call plant-based "milk" milk in Europe or am I just making that up? It's stuck in my head.

Its sold here, but as you can see on the packet "Mlk" does not appear. Its put into the milk part of the Shop, however, and online shops will still put it on their sites as "Soya Milk." I'll be honest, I hadn't even noticed that "milk" is not on their packaging. Thats really subtle advertising.

This is on the tesco site as "Alpro Almond Longlife Milk Alternative 1L"

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/ ... =272012512

[keith]

Well, since plant based "milk" isn't actually milk.......

And haven't they had nondairy creamers since somewhere around 1964 at least?

[raison de arizona]

Whelp, he asked for it. Not that it actually mattered to him, it's just a talking point that he will undoubtedly continue to repeat, without regard to its veracity.

At the NRA Convention someone told us that hammers are used to kill more people than guns. So we looked up the stats in front of them.

[pjhimself]