Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[RyuDragnier]

so someone was murdered and put in a freezer, but the suspicious part was that they had their phone on them and the freezer was unlocked..? I don't understand.

If I were to place bets on the missing details due to being a mystery lover...only the manager had the key to the freezer, and the phone being there means that they were on the phone with somebody when it happened, possibly the killer. So to have their number, it would either have to be somebody the manager trusted, or an employee. And if it's an employee, that means somebody among them is a killer. Who do you trust?

[Renalt]

Ok. So I did something that in retrospect I know was a dumb, stupid, idiotic thing to do...but I did it anyway.

So at work theft is something that happens all the time. I've got quite the eye and can spot them from the moment they walk in. Usually within minutes someone I have pegged will be doing exactly that. However I'm usually too busy to engage them until tonight. A guy walks to our emergency exit with his hands full of things and I know what is going on but thought I could deter him with a simple "Hey buddy you can't exit out that way" when his buddy appears and kicks the door open and they both book it. Since this is the first time I've caught them straight up doing it in front of me I give chasewhile laughing at them trying to carry all of it out to their car. "Yo I've ruck marched 12 miles with 50 pounds of gear on...you won't outpace me but hey lead me to your car anyway".

So they get to the car and the drive throws the stuff in the back while the other guy turns to me like he is going to bash me with the box of stuff and I'm just laughing cause it's like a character on Dark Souls trying to use a Greatsword with 8 strength.

'Ok if you wanna throw down I'm game but let's tack on assault to the theft". I take a picture of the driver and license plate and tell them "Ok well I got what I needed you pieces of dookie so you can go on your way now".

I could have been shot like a dumb idiot. For a retail job. I'm a dummy.

[VelKallor]

I could have been shot like a dumb idiot. For a retail job. I'm a dummy.

No job is worth your life. Yes you could have been shot..or worse. You arent paid nearly enough for that kind of risk, sorry, yes that was unbelievably stupid, and reckless.

Its just property, it can be replaced.

You cant.

For me as a friend, and for all those you love, and who love you..never do that again.

Please????

[Renalt]

No job is worth your life. Yes you could have been shot..or worse. You arent paid nearly enough for that kind of risk, sorry, yes that was unbelievably stupid, and reckless.

Its just property, it can be replaced.

You cant.

For me as a friend, and for all those you love, and who love you..never do that again.

Please????

Yeah don't worry. I don't plan to do that again.

[VelKallor]

I looked at ESO....and then their monetisation model.

Nuh uh. Nope nope nope.

Forgeddaboudit.

I was going to get the base game, but after seeing what ELSE is involved down the line?

HELL TO THE NO.

[RyuDragnier]

Was sent a webcomic about the Batman family, and it is everything I could have ever wanted to see. The Bat family acting goofy like a family, the sort of lightheartedness you'd expect from a few episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.

[DiaDeem]

Is it a hot take if I say Shrine Simulator 2023 is "just fine"?

[RyuDragnier]

Finally saw the Super Mario Bros movie. Good movie if you just go in expecting Mario, with some really impressive scenes, and a version of the Princess who ain't no damsel in distress. If you think too hard about things though...you're going to have a bad time. Not a fan of how many times they used songs instead of the actual music composed for the movie, and the dialogue was pretty bleh. But overall a pretty fun watch.

[TheMightyMollusk]

I liked it. It wasn't some masterpiece of modern cinema or a timeless classic that'll endure forever, but it was a fun, colorful flick for an afternoon date.

Also, I hadn't been to a theater since before the pandemic (I think the last film I saw in theater was Bumblebee?), so I didn't know my local theater had upgraded to recliners for seating. That was a nice surprise.

[RyuDragnier]

I liked it. It wasn't some masterpiece of modern cinema or a timeless classic that'll endure forever, but it was a fun, colorful flick for an afternoon date.

Also, I hadn't been to a theater since before the pandemic (I think the last film I saw in theater was Bumblebee?), so I didn't know my local theater had upgraded to recliners for seating. That was a nice surprise.

Yours too? Man those recliners were NICE. Also apparently Medium drink for theaters = Extra Large for outside them. That was a LOT of Mountain Dew (they were out of orange Hi-C).