What are you guilty of?
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The kicking cats thread got me thinking. . . What am I guilty of? I can think of one case that causes me guilt in this vein. A mockingbird kept showing up at our place at dawn singing and singing. Now I'm not a morning person so after being woken up for a few days in a row and being forced to get up, I decided to do something about it. I walked outside and started throwing rocks.. all under the assumption that I wouldn't be able to hit the thing anyway. So what does this guy do... flies up to another branch, while still singing and continues to sing and... mock me. Well, I chased it out of that tree and then to another tree... and this time took a good aim.. and wammo! Didn't hit the mockingbird. I hit a sleeping crow. Watched it fall to the ground with a thud. Felt bad for a good week. Although the mockingbird did wait a couple of weeks before returning. But he came back, and I just had to adjust my schedule til he lost interest. So what are you guilty of?
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The kicking cats thread got me thinking. . . What am I guilty of? I can think of one case that causes me guilt in this vein. A mockingbird kept showing up at our place at dawn singing and singing. Now I'm not a morning person so after being woken up for a few days in a row and being forced to get up, I decided to do something about it. I walked outside and started throwing rocks.. all under the assumption that I wouldn't be able to hit the thing anyway. So what does this guy do... flies up to another branch, while still singing and continues to sing and... mock me. Well, I chased it out of that tree and then to another tree... and this time took a good aim.. and wammo! Didn't hit the mockingbird. I hit a sleeping crow. Watched it fall to the ground with a thud. Felt bad for a good week. Although the mockingbird did wait a couple of weeks before returning. But he came back, and I just had to adjust my schedule til he lost interest. So what are you guilty of?
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Recently I accidentally washed my husband's cell phone. Felt pretty guilty about that until I remember theat it's his responsibility to clear out his pants. I'm guilty of being biased against certain religous and ehtnic groups. I know it's wrong but I find it hard to break the mentality. I'm probably nicer to animals than some people. We used to have a mourning dove in our yard that kept me awake in the morning. Finally bought a sound machine to drown it out.
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The kicking cats thread got me thinking. . . What am I guilty of? I can think of one case that causes me guilt in this vein. A mockingbird kept showing up at our place at dawn singing and singing. Now I'm not a morning person so after being woken up for a few days in a row and being forced to get up, I decided to do something about it. I walked outside and started throwing rocks.. all under the assumption that I wouldn't be able to hit the thing anyway. So what does this guy do... flies up to another branch, while still singing and continues to sing and... mock me. Well, I chased it out of that tree and then to another tree... and this time took a good aim.. and wammo! Didn't hit the mockingbird. I hit a sleeping crow. Watched it fall to the ground with a thud. Felt bad for a good week. Although the mockingbird did wait a couple of weeks before returning. But he came back, and I just had to adjust my schedule til he lost interest. So what are you guilty of?
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My parents raise chickens, once you learn how to sleep through a roosters crowing at 6am (vital to suriving summer vacation), other pests like song birds, urban traffic, or a younger brothers sax practice are trivial. Perhaps more impressive is that while doing all of this I haven't let my alarm clock fall into the catagory of noise to be summarily ignored while sleeping. :laugh:
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The kicking cats thread got me thinking. . . What am I guilty of? I can think of one case that causes me guilt in this vein. A mockingbird kept showing up at our place at dawn singing and singing. Now I'm not a morning person so after being woken up for a few days in a row and being forced to get up, I decided to do something about it. I walked outside and started throwing rocks.. all under the assumption that I wouldn't be able to hit the thing anyway. So what does this guy do... flies up to another branch, while still singing and continues to sing and... mock me. Well, I chased it out of that tree and then to another tree... and this time took a good aim.. and wammo! Didn't hit the mockingbird. I hit a sleeping crow. Watched it fall to the ground with a thud. Felt bad for a good week. Although the mockingbird did wait a couple of weeks before returning. But he came back, and I just had to adjust my schedule til he lost interest. So what are you guilty of?
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
So what are you guilty of?
Too numerous to count. But keep in mind, regret is different from guilt, and there are very few things I regret doing, even though I'm guilty of doing them. Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
Recently I accidentally washed my husband's cell phone. Felt pretty guilty about that until I remember theat it's his responsibility to clear out his pants. I'm guilty of being biased against certain religous and ehtnic groups. I know it's wrong but I find it hard to break the mentality. I'm probably nicer to animals than some people. We used to have a mourning dove in our yard that kept me awake in the morning. Finally bought a sound machine to drown it out.
leckey wrote:
We used to have a mourning dove in our yard that kept me awake in the morning. Finally bought a sound machine to drown it out.
Yeah, I should have gotten more creative.. Actually, I still feel guilty about it.. eh. Oh well.
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
So what are you guilty of?
Too numerous to count. But keep in mind, regret is different from guilt, and there are very few things I regret doing, even though I'm guilty of doing them. Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithYeah, same here. I don't regret doing much. Especially the bad points in my past that have contributed to who I am now. Without them I'd be someone different.
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The kicking cats thread got me thinking. . . What am I guilty of? I can think of one case that causes me guilt in this vein. A mockingbird kept showing up at our place at dawn singing and singing. Now I'm not a morning person so after being woken up for a few days in a row and being forced to get up, I decided to do something about it. I walked outside and started throwing rocks.. all under the assumption that I wouldn't be able to hit the thing anyway. So what does this guy do... flies up to another branch, while still singing and continues to sing and... mock me. Well, I chased it out of that tree and then to another tree... and this time took a good aim.. and wammo! Didn't hit the mockingbird. I hit a sleeping crow. Watched it fall to the ground with a thud. Felt bad for a good week. Although the mockingbird did wait a couple of weeks before returning. But he came back, and I just had to adjust my schedule til he lost interest. So what are you guilty of?
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
I walked outside and started throwing rocks
Hmm, bit mild isn't it ;)?
Chris S Kaiser wrote:
Felt bad for a good week
Well suppose I would (for a brief period (of a few nano-seconds)) if it was accidental but then again crows round us are classified by both us and the government as a pest, destroying crops etc so the more gone the better.
Sig cops got me...
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
I walked outside and started throwing rocks
Hmm, bit mild isn't it ;)?
Chris S Kaiser wrote:
Felt bad for a good week
Well suppose I would (for a brief period (of a few nano-seconds)) if it was accidental but then again crows round us are classified by both us and the government as a pest, destroying crops etc so the more gone the better.
Sig cops got me...
Ed.Poore wrote:
Chris S Kaiser wrote: I walked outside and started throwing rocks Hmm, bit mild isn't it ?
Uh... well, I was a bit frustrated. Wasn't really displaying much in the way of intelligence. The funny part was the bird still singing while flying away from the rock. Definately mocking... ;)
Ed.Poore wrote:
the more gone the better.
Well, I feel better already. I'm calling on you the next time I feel guilty. Heh. :laugh:
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Ed.Poore wrote:
Chris S Kaiser wrote: I walked outside and started throwing rocks Hmm, bit mild isn't it ?
Uh... well, I was a bit frustrated. Wasn't really displaying much in the way of intelligence. The funny part was the bird still singing while flying away from the rock. Definately mocking... ;)
Ed.Poore wrote:
the more gone the better.
Well, I feel better already. I'm calling on you the next time I feel guilty. Heh. :laugh:
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
I'm calling on you the next time I feel guilty
Thanks but no thanks, I have no real desire to visit the US (yeah the scenery might be nice but the hassle of getting in... Jeez if they found out I have 5 firearms & shotguns registered in my name, plus the other three that Dad has on his certificates, can you imagine the bother. God imagine if the authorities found out that I was in the top 5 juniors shooting for Wales, they woulnd't want someone like me in the country would they :suss:).
Sig cops got me...
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
I'm calling on you the next time I feel guilty
Thanks but no thanks, I have no real desire to visit the US (yeah the scenery might be nice but the hassle of getting in... Jeez if they found out I have 5 firearms & shotguns registered in my name, plus the other three that Dad has on his certificates, can you imagine the bother. God imagine if the authorities found out that I was in the top 5 juniors shooting for Wales, they woulnd't want someone like me in the country would they :suss:).
Sig cops got me...
Actually you'd probably get the open door. Considering your ethnicity. Now hair gel, that would be a different thing altogether.
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The kicking cats thread got me thinking. . . What am I guilty of? I can think of one case that causes me guilt in this vein. A mockingbird kept showing up at our place at dawn singing and singing. Now I'm not a morning person so after being woken up for a few days in a row and being forced to get up, I decided to do something about it. I walked outside and started throwing rocks.. all under the assumption that I wouldn't be able to hit the thing anyway. So what does this guy do... flies up to another branch, while still singing and continues to sing and... mock me. Well, I chased it out of that tree and then to another tree... and this time took a good aim.. and wammo! Didn't hit the mockingbird. I hit a sleeping crow. Watched it fall to the ground with a thud. Felt bad for a good week. Although the mockingbird did wait a couple of weeks before returning. But he came back, and I just had to adjust my schedule til he lost interest. So what are you guilty of?
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
So what are you guilty of?
- two bad marriages, that I participated in. 2) I have hunted a deer, and killed it, though I was aiming to scare it away after I couldn't kill it. One of the great ironies. 3) I have hunted a man. A rapist prowling the apartment complex where I had my first real job (gardener, pool boy, maintenance man, etc.). Unlike the deer, I did not catch him. I followed him right into the arms of the police, I watched as they took him away, and quietly retreated unseen. 4) I have written code without a good design.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
So what are you guilty of?
- two bad marriages, that I participated in. 2) I have hunted a deer, and killed it, though I was aiming to scare it away after I couldn't kill it. One of the great ironies. 3) I have hunted a man. A rapist prowling the apartment complex where I had my first real job (gardener, pool boy, maintenance man, etc.). Unlike the deer, I did not catch him. I followed him right into the arms of the police, I watched as they took him away, and quietly retreated unseen. 4) I have written code without a good design.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have hunted a deer, and killed it, though I was aiming to scare it away after I couldn't kill it. One of the great ironies.
When I was 15 I tried shooting bats with a 22. Just can't hit them, and a hawk (I know, detestable, but I was young) and you can't hit them either. I did however succeed at shooting both a dove and a rabbit. Both of which I personally cleaned and ate. They tasted good. But I did feel a little guilty about eating the bird of peace.
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have hunted a man. A rapist prowling the apartment complex where I had my first real job (gardener, pool boy, maintenance man, etc.). Unlike the deer, I did not catch him. I followed him right into the arms of the police, I watched as they took him away, and quietly retreated unseen.
Well, at least he was caught. That's good news.
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have written code without a good design.
Ouch... same here... I think that there could be about 3,469,091 me toos on that one.
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have hunted a deer, and killed it, though I was aiming to scare it away after I couldn't kill it. One of the great ironies.
When I was 15 I tried shooting bats with a 22. Just can't hit them, and a hawk (I know, detestable, but I was young) and you can't hit them either. I did however succeed at shooting both a dove and a rabbit. Both of which I personally cleaned and ate. They tasted good. But I did feel a little guilty about eating the bird of peace.
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have hunted a man. A rapist prowling the apartment complex where I had my first real job (gardener, pool boy, maintenance man, etc.). Unlike the deer, I did not catch him. I followed him right into the arms of the police, I watched as they took him away, and quietly retreated unseen.
Well, at least he was caught. That's good news.
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have written code without a good design.
Ouch... same here... I think that there could be about 3,469,091 me toos on that one.
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
3,469,091
Someone deleted their account after I pasted this number in from up above.. :laugh:
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
3,469,091
Someone deleted their account after I pasted this number in from up above.. :laugh:
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
Someone deleted their account after I pasted this number in from up above..
MAJOR guilt!! :laugh:
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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leckey wrote:
We used to have a mourning dove in our yard that kept me awake in the morning. Finally bought a sound machine to drown it out.
Yeah, I should have gotten more creative.. Actually, I still feel guilty about it.. eh. Oh well.
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have hunted a deer, and killed it, though I was aiming to scare it away after I couldn't kill it. One of the great ironies.
When I was 15 I tried shooting bats with a 22. Just can't hit them, and a hawk (I know, detestable, but I was young) and you can't hit them either. I did however succeed at shooting both a dove and a rabbit. Both of which I personally cleaned and ate. They tasted good. But I did feel a little guilty about eating the bird of peace.
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have hunted a man. A rapist prowling the apartment complex where I had my first real job (gardener, pool boy, maintenance man, etc.). Unlike the deer, I did not catch him. I followed him right into the arms of the police, I watched as they took him away, and quietly retreated unseen.
Well, at least he was caught. That's good news.
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- I have written code without a good design.
Ouch... same here... I think that there could be about 3,469,091 me toos on that one.
This statement is false.
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
So what are you guilty of?
- two bad marriages, that I participated in. 2) I have hunted a deer, and killed it, though I was aiming to scare it away after I couldn't kill it. One of the great ironies. 3) I have hunted a man. A rapist prowling the apartment complex where I had my first real job (gardener, pool boy, maintenance man, etc.). Unlike the deer, I did not catch him. I followed him right into the arms of the police, I watched as they took him away, and quietly retreated unseen. 4) I have written code without a good design.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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The kicking cats thread got me thinking. . . What am I guilty of? I can think of one case that causes me guilt in this vein. A mockingbird kept showing up at our place at dawn singing and singing. Now I'm not a morning person so after being woken up for a few days in a row and being forced to get up, I decided to do something about it. I walked outside and started throwing rocks.. all under the assumption that I wouldn't be able to hit the thing anyway. So what does this guy do... flies up to another branch, while still singing and continues to sing and... mock me. Well, I chased it out of that tree and then to another tree... and this time took a good aim.. and wammo! Didn't hit the mockingbird. I hit a sleeping crow. Watched it fall to the ground with a thud. Felt bad for a good week. Although the mockingbird did wait a couple of weeks before returning. But he came back, and I just had to adjust my schedule til he lost interest. So what are you guilty of?
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I laughed and spit all over my monitor when I read this. Not because I am into harming animals probably the opposite without being an ARA (animal rights activist). It was sad but hilarious. I would have fallen over on the ground if that had happened to me. What are the odds? OMG, that was a good laugh. Reminds me of teaching my 6 year old to skip rocks. I wasn't paying attention and one wild throw later I got hit pretty solidly in the stomach with a rock that never had a chance of being a "skipper". His aim is getting better but I'm standing back farther. Being behind him still isn't a guarantee...
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
- two bad marriages, that I participated in.
The ones you didn't participate in were better? ;P
The evolution of the human genome is too important to be left to chance.
Tim Craig wrote:
The ones you didn't participate in were better?
:doh:;P
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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The kicking cats thread got me thinking. . . What am I guilty of? I can think of one case that causes me guilt in this vein. A mockingbird kept showing up at our place at dawn singing and singing. Now I'm not a morning person so after being woken up for a few days in a row and being forced to get up, I decided to do something about it. I walked outside and started throwing rocks.. all under the assumption that I wouldn't be able to hit the thing anyway. So what does this guy do... flies up to another branch, while still singing and continues to sing and... mock me. Well, I chased it out of that tree and then to another tree... and this time took a good aim.. and wammo! Didn't hit the mockingbird. I hit a sleeping crow. Watched it fall to the ground with a thud. Felt bad for a good week. Although the mockingbird did wait a couple of weeks before returning. But he came back, and I just had to adjust my schedule til he lost interest. So what are you guilty of?
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Chris S Kaiser wrote:
So what are you guilty of?
I'm guilty of being an asshole at times. Huge shock, I know. :laugh:
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