Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[SturmChurro]

God, the sheer amount of low effort trolls before EW comes out is staggering. I'm this close to accepting a forum ban to speak my mind.

Not worth it, even if you were to come out with what you think would be a well thought out reply. The joy in it for a troll is the attention alone; just seeing their post interacted with. Often times, it's over something that doesn't actually matter to them whatsoever, or being so sure in their own opinion on whatever subject, that posting said opinion, is meant to simply rile up others who have a different one. Heck, riling up others alone is the intent much of the time.

If you want my advice: don't interact at all. You ever notice how I am almost never seen posting in supposed "troll threads"? If I do post, I am usually just talking about whatever subject seriously with someone else other than the OP of said threads? I'm probably never seen giving my actual opinion on any of the threads or any specific users on here. Not worth it, and against the forum ToS/guidelines.

If you need to vent, I suggest third party: like Discord. No sense in getting mad over some nonsense and eating a ban. Remember, making a personal attack is bannable whether it's directed at a supposed "troll" or not, and a "troll" will bait users into making one, and then report them.

[Vahlnir]

I'm so excited!!!!
I'm working on getting my jobs to 80 and I'm so close!

Nice. You're getting there! It's quite a grind but it's worth it in my opinion. I love my amaro mount.

[Cincierta]

I am now curious of these names that were written on cakes now. Im now also craving cake, so thanks lol.

If you really want to know, I can give you a few people ACTUALLY had me write on cakes where I work:

Doobie
Deuce (mother claimed it was a french name)
Mr. B
Peaches
King
Saturn (according to the boyfriend at the time, that's the car where the child was conceived and the mother wanted to name her that)
Shat (don't ask)

Quite a few I had are unfortunately not forum appropriate. The ones I listed are the more tame ones I've had over the nearly 17 years of working.

[Doru_Nintendan]

If you really want to know, I can give you a few people ACTUALLY had me write on cakes where I work:

Doobie
Deuce (mother claimed it was a french name)
Mr. B
Peaches
King
Saturn (according to the boyfriend at the time, that's the car where the child was conceived and the mother wanted to name her that)
Shat (don't ask)

Quite a few I had are unfortunately not forum appropriate. The ones I listed are the more tame ones I've had over the nearly 17 years of working.

Who the hell names their daughter after the car they were conceived in? ( also, why a Saturn? A Mercedes, I could see, but Saturn?)

[TheMightyMollusk]

I want to be shocked, but at least those are pronounceable words. Not some random "smash your head into a keyboard and pretend it's a word" like some celebrities are doing lately.

[Caurcas]

Who the hell names their daughter after the car they were conceived in? ( also, why a Saturn? A Mercedes, I could see, but Saturn?)

They could've saved Saturn by stating it was after the Roman pantheon and not a cheapo Ford Taraus knock off. Smh.

[Theodric]

God, the sheer amount of low effort trolls before EW comes out is staggering. I'm this close to accepting a forum ban to speak my mind.

Honestly, I don't think that it would be worth it. Aside from the unfortunate fact that some of the more devoted individuals seem to have multiple accounts there's a risk that anyone calling them out - even when perfectly justified - will be reported and hit with a ban hammer due to how strictly the rules can be enforced at times.

[Cincierta]

Who the hell names their daughter after the car they were conceived in? ( also, why a Saturn? A Mercedes, I could see, but Saturn?)

I genuinely wish I knew why they thought it was a good idea. People tend to talk about things in front of me for no reason, like that one where some hospital worker was taking flowers in to his work, and I asked if he needed help, and then he suddenly started to blurt into a whole thing about this girl he knew having an affair with another man.

Just why? Why tell me these things? I don't need to know them and yet people tell me them anyway.

[Vahlnir]

I genuinely wish I knew why they thought it was a good idea. People tend to talk about things in front of me for no reason, like that one where some hospital worker was taking flowers in to his work, and I asked if he needed help, and then he suddenly started to blurt into a whole thing about this girl he knew having an affair with another man.

Just why? Why tell me these things? I don't need to know them and yet people tell me them anyway.

lol

I think sometimes people just need someone to talk to. Some people just have one of those faces or the right demeanor or something that makes others feel comfortable enough to confide in them. I've had random people tell me things I probably didn't need to know before, but they clearly needed someone to listen. I'm not much for talking to random strangers, especially in public, but I understood. It's all about that human connection.

[Theodric]

The air might be getting colder, but Autumn is my favourite season: