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[noblepa]

That reminds me of the joke I heard a long time ago.

You should always take a bomb with you when you fly on a commercial flight. The odds of there being a bomb on the flight are a million to one, so the odds of there being TWO bombs on the same flight are a million squared (a quadrillion, I believe) to one.

[Phoenix520]

Your brother is a potter? Cool work! Are they all raku-fired?

[keith]

That reminds me of the joke I heard a long time ago.

You should always take a bomb with you when you fly on a commercial flight. The odds of there being a bomb on the flight are a million to one, so the odds of there being TWO bombs on the same flight are a million squared (a quadrillion, I believe) to one.

Yeah, I thought of that joke too also.

But trust me, don't tell that joke while you are standing in the security check-in queue.

And don't ask me why I know.

Also: 1,000,000 squared is 1,000,000,000,000 which is a trillion.

[noblepa]

That reminds me of the joke I heard a long time ago.

You should always take a bomb with you when you fly on a commercial flight. The odds of there being a bomb on the flight are a million to one, so the odds of there being TWO bombs on the same flight are a million squared (a quadrillion, I believe) to one.

Yeah, I thought of that joke too also.

But trust me, don't tell that joke while you are standing in the security check-in queue.

And don't ask me why I know.

Also: 1,000,000 squared is 1,000,000,000,000 which is a trillion.

To paraphrase Tommy Lee Jones in Men In Black, "We here at the TSA have no sense of humor that we know of".

[Volkonski]

[Volkonski]

[Volkonski]

Don't know if these are real or Photoshopped.

[RTH10260]

re the blacks: it's more than likely these are spouses named Black, so give them a smile smilie

[Volkonski]

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/h ... 091115.php

Hundreds of Texas state troopers are being told to slim down or step down from enforcement duties

Hundreds of Texas state troopers will need to shrink their waistlines by December or face discipline from the Department of Public Safety, according to DPS documents obtained by the Dallas Morning News.

The department wants its 4,000 officers to maintain "command presence" by keeping waistlines below 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women. Those who exceed the threshold are required to start recording and sharing their weight loss with the department.

Over 200 officers have failed the requirement – though all except two had passed the department's other physical fitness tests, the Dallas Morning News reported.

The waistline rule began in 2019 and drew a lawsuit that year from the Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association. The organization, which represents 4,700 DPS employees, criticized the policy as "demeaning" and unrelated to performance. After pandemic delays through 2020, the department began using the new measures to evaluate officers last September.

[raison de arizona]

A 40" waist for a 6'10" guy would be pretty healthy. Or a woman. This is a ratio. A 39" waist on a 5'0" guy would be pretty portly, but acceptable, I guess? Seems arbitrary.

[roadscholar]

A 40" waist for a 6'10" guy would be pretty healthy. Or a woman. This is a ratio. A 39" waist on a 5'0" guy would be pretty portly, but acceptable, I guess? Seems arbitrary.

Absolutely. They should set the regulation by BMI.

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

BMI is misleading. My personal trainer son and athlete always has a high BMI cuz he is solid muscle.

[tek]

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[p0rtia]

BMI is misleading. My personal trainer son and athlete always has a high BMI cuz he is solid muscle.

Correct.

Best metric is body fat percentage / body composition, by DEXA or hydrostatic weighing.

[raison de arizona]

Or, and this may sound crazy, but maybe waistline isn't really the best indication of command presence. Maybe command presence is better "characterized by open communication, mutual trust and respect, freedom to raise issues and engage in debate, clear and attainable goals, and teamwork."

Nah, that's crazy talk.

[northland10]

If fitness were their real intent since the job I assume takes a certain amount of physical exertion, then they should use fitness tests, just like the military does. Using measurements is either lazy management (quick measure is easier than working out how to do fitness tests) or some knob who cares only for PR decided the visual appearance the public sees as the most important part of the job.

Will they be only accepting blond hair and blue eye folks next?

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

I wonder if the group health insurance employer costs have finally reached a point that management acts.

[bill_g]

Like dude, it's 4/20 everywhere all day today. Gnarleeeeey!!

[Phoenix520]

Hey, I mostly missed it!

[Estiveo]

4/21: National Surprise Drug Test Day

[roadscholar]

I endorse the fitness test option. Great idea, as it relates directly to a LEO’s ability to perform physically on the job, whatever their size and shape.

[MsDaisy]

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Pretty much....

[northland10]

I would be the second one.

[RTH10260]