I was not sure where to put this, but it is Christmas time, and I could rant a bit.
Satire from Spitting Image,
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I’m not saying you have any ill will towards Japanese people or that you intended to be offensive. But those excuses wouldn’t fly if you casually used the n-word, and I’m saying that IME “Jap” approaches that level of offensiveness. Maybe that’s not as true in Canada as the US, but my advice stands.
I’ll check in with a mod to see if the board has an official position.
(FYI, I also advise against using the term as shorthand for Jewish American Princess, which is almost as offensive as the other two cases.)
Dude, it is offensive and derogatory, and has been since the Pearl Harbor bombing. Spiro Agnew was widely criticized for using the word in 1968.
Fun fact: Jay’s Foods, makers of Jay’s potato chips, changed their name from Japps Foods shortly after Pearl Harbor. Because Japps is offensive.
And “Japps” is the name of the founder of the company.
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I heartily agree with this. I was too splutteringly angry to compose it so I’m glad @commasense and Mean Mr Mustard did.
I started wearing socks to bed years ago because I found that doing so helped a mild case of diabetic neuropathy I was having at the time. I wore ankle socks because they were easiest to deal with. Now I wear compression socks during the day, and change to the ankle socks when I go to bed.
The first pair of compression socks I got were painfully tight (and impossible to get on and off), and for some godforsaken reason had a hole right under the ball of the foot. Uncomfortable as hell.
Then I pulled out an old pair of Smartwool ski socks. Tight (especially if I wash them in warm water) and cozy.
And the mostly-wool blend is toasty in the winter, but wicks away moisture and isn’t hot in the summer. I now own four pairs, and if i get myself more for Christmas, I can do my laundry less often.
In college I took a backpacking and survival course. One thing they taught us is that wool is king. It gets you warm but doesn’t absorb moisture like some materials (like cotton) will, so it won’t absorb your sweat as much or water (rain, creeks) if you get wet. In particular, you absolutely want wool socks if you are going to be outdoors doing a lot of walking in adverse conditions.
I always have some wool socks ever since then. I don’t wear them regularly, but I always have a few pairs in my drawer, and every time I travel I take at least one pair with me to just have them available.
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“Jap” is a racist term. Please avoid using this on the boards. No warning, since you clearly were unaware of its connotations.
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I have tens of rants at this time of year. We’ll get to the shortest one first:
Why the fuck do we have to sift flour for cookies? Sift the shit ahead of time!
Oh, flour settles! Needs to be re-sifted by re-sifting it all over the place! Sounds like a trip to the fucking mechanic.
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Had some dermatology surgery this week removing a few suspicious areas of concern.
One was on my back.
Discharge instructions require putting antibiotic cream and bandaids for three days.No idea how to manage the back area. Was able to get some cream on but no way to install a bandaid.
Easy to say as an old retired fart, but don’t cancel your vacation for some problem that isn’t actually yours. Especially if the two soon-to-be-gone folks will still be on the job.
If you can reach well enough to get cream on, would something like this work?
With adhesive on 4 sides, you just have to slap it on with the padding over the wound. You should be able to do it one-handed, unlike a regular strip. That’s what I would try to do.
That particular bandage in the picture is really big but they come much smaller too.
Maybe that could work. I’ll get some tomorrow.
I’m sorry. Socks in bed == no sex.
Stockings in bed… however…
(Depending on your gender preferences, I suppose)
I feel I should offer some sort of response, first and foremost an apology to those who were offended. Your first sentence is correct – there was never any ill will or offense intended; I used the term in a spirit of levity that apparently not everyone shared. I was frankly surprised at the minor firestorm that it unleashed, but if some posters took offense, again, I’m sorry I used the term.
So messy and time consuming! It really does make a difference in the texture though. This was one instance when I caved and bought a “uni-tasker”…I have the sifting attachment for my stand mixer, and I love it.
My mom and I both love our wool socks. She’s been trying to convince a friend of hers who lives in a drafty house and is always cold that she needs to give wool a try.
Mom was recently prescribed compression socks for varicose veins, and her main complaint about them is that they’re not warm! Her other socks are just thick enough that she can’t layer them.
Nothing wrong with socks in bed. Hell, I’ve worn socks in bed the last few nights. My furnace works just fine, but that bed can still be cold when I get in. Socks keep my feet warm when the bed is not.
I sleep naked, so I’d feel fairly awkward with just socks on. I mean, I am not an '80’s German pornstar.
I did once hook-up with a young lady who kept her socks on throughout, but I have an incredibly sexist theory about how women and men differ in this regard… which I will not share
Just got an email from Medicare - “Stay Healthy with Dr Oz”.
This was basic “try and eat some healthy stuff even during the holidays and take a walk”, but I’m assuming it will eventual tilt into Oz-woo at some point.
On a side note, I assume he’s going to get fired for being woke - “holiday” is used five times, and “Christmas” not once.
Hell, sometimes I sleep with shoes on.