[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
Student or alumnus of Texas A&M University. A&M stands for Agricultural and Mining (old name; they’ve progressed far beyond that now), hence “Aggie.”
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Well, it USED to stand for “Agricultural and Mechanical” (not Agricultural and Mining), but nowadays the letters are just A&M, without being an actual acronym for anything anymore. One of those weird quirks of our school.
Anyhow, if you look up Aggie Jokes, they’re rather similar to Blonde jokes, though they sometimes also feature Longhorns and Red Raiders.
Some similar ones to **Count Blucher **:
People would find out I was Italian and from NJ, “Do you have any family members that were in the Mafia?”
NJ is a giant toxic waste dump. We have a lot of super funds sites and a lot of suburban sprawl, but we also have a lot of farming & Horse farms. A large portion of the state is the Pine Barrens and largely untouched. We have a lot of clean beaches. I live in a town with easy access to NYC that still has huge farms in it, cleans creeks and even an Emu Farm.
A older one, back to the late 70’s and through the 80’s. “Oh all D&D players are hopeless geeks that will never date and will live with their parents forever.”
Let’s see, out of house at 18, back for 2 years after the Navy and then Married by 25 and on our own.
Or “all D&D players are Satan worshipers”.
No, not at all, we are a mix of all faiths and no faiths and generally ostracized Satanist rather quickly. We are playing a game and we know it is a game. Strangely a game that actually requires a little book knowledge.
Another older one, “Oh your a sailor, where is your Tattoo?”
Sorry, I don’t like tattoos and saw no reason to mark myself semi-permanently.
The Navy did not require us to get a tattoo.
Jim {Of course I am a geek, just not a hopeless one 
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[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
He did. It was very interesting. Search it up.
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I’m not a member yet, and I don’t think I can do a search. Can I?
But when I get my pennies together and join, I’ll remember to do that. Thanks. 
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer]
Is “tank” a typo for talk, or is there some subtle usage of the word tank as a verb of which I am unaware?
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If she’s using it in the same way that I’d use it, she plays the main warrior in a party in a roleplaying game of some kind (more than likely an MMORPG). A tank is a damage holder/dealer, designed to go in and aggro all the “mobs” (enemies) into attacking them, so the “squishies” (spellcasters/cloth wearers) can attack them from afar and not get pwnd. Tanks typically have very high armor/strength so they can withstand a lot of punishment, but being a good tank takes a lot of work and skill. A bad tank will often “wipe” (as in take more damage than the healer/their armor can compensate for, and end up dead) or they’ll lose the aggro, which means that the attention of the mobs is moved from them to the more fragile party members, who then end up dying because they are so eminently squishy. That may also lead to the party wiping, because once your healer has aggro, then everyone’s in trouble.
Some people have the rather strange idea that a girl’s place is at the back of the party, healing and providing support for the “main” characters, the tanks and the rangers who are the big, damage-dealing men. They get rather indignant to find that a girl has tanked their mission, because somewhere in their mind it means they’re pussies, because the girl did all the hard fightin’ work.
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp]
Student or alumnus of Texas A&M University. A&M stands for Agricultural and Mining (old name; they’ve progressed far beyond that now), hence “Aggie.”
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Everyone forgets about UCD. 
UC Davis - the “where the hell is that?” Aggies
Middle aged married guys know nothing about cooking.
If they bring their lunch to work their wife must have made it for them.
Also, they would only shop for groceries if their wife is sick or otherwise incapacitated.
Amongst married couples, the man always knows more about computers and tech in general than the woman.
[QUOTE=Skald the Rhymer]
Is “tank” a typo for talk, or is there some subtle usage of the word tank as a verb of which I am unaware?
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Sorry, I should have explained but didn’t want to take up too much space. It’s from internet games: “tank”, i.e., taking damage, is what warriors do. I’ve been told, on different occasions and different characters, that I tank too well, heal too well and lead too well to be a girl.
Inexpert players think that a warrior’s job is to “dish out damage”, but it’s not: a warrior’s job is to attract the attention of enemies while his mates do the damage thing. A warrior is a shield - not a sword.
[QUOTE=Caridwen]
I’m not a member yet, and I don’t think I can do a search. Can I?
But when I get my pennies together and join, I’ll remember to do that. Thanks.
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In the meantime, here’s a link. It’s from four years ago, so please don’t resurrect it.
[QUOTE=Nava]
Inexpert players think that a warrior’s job is to “dish out damage”, but it’s not: a warrior’s job is to attract the attention of enemies while his mates do the damage thing. A warrior is a shield - not a sword.
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You’re making me miss my own days as a meat-sheild. (Hint: my location *used * to say “Rivervale.”)
[QUOTE=Cyn]
Nurses do doctors constantly at the hospital in their sexy white shoes…their little white caps…their tight white dresses…
Nurses are too busy to do a doctor even if we’re married to one.
The porn industry has done nursing a huge disservice.
(We’d rather do Respiratory Therapists)
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OR
We’re all bitter, chain smoking loudmouths with cruel streaks.
OR
We’re all selfless co -dependant Florence Nightengales who caregive because we have no personalities of our own.
And don’t forget…“It takes a special kind of person to do what you do…”
Im a psych nurse, currently working with dementia patients. (Alzheimer’s etc). If you are someone I meet socially, I cannot diagnose your rash, tell you if your pregnant sister is having a girl or a boy by the way they carry, or give you any particular medical advice. I can explain your medication to you, or what “atrial fibrillation” means but please ASK YOUR DOCTOR, not me.
[QUOTE=Miller]
However, if you compare like to like, white is almost always advantageous over being black. A poor, white highschool drop out has an advantage over a poor, black highschool dropout, and a wealthy white college grad has an advantage over a wealthy black college grad, because the nature of race relations in this country almost always favors white people over any other ethnic group.
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Sorry, but you are very badly out of touch with the way things really are.
Often a black college grad actually has better job prospects than his white counterpart, particularly in the academic world; and the bitter prospects of a black high school dropout have more to do with the psychopathic street culture of the inner city than with racial discrimination.
As poor whites tend to be scattered throughout the suburbs and the countryside rather than geographically concentrated like poor blacks and poor Hispanics, they are much easier to ignore. The meth epidemic started among poor whites and didn’t attract nearly as much attention as the crack epidemic among blacks until meth began to move into other demographic groups. Poor whites get hit with a double whammy–not only are they poor, but unlike poor non-whites they are often assumed to be solely responsible for their poverty. Poor blacks and poor Hispanics are told they are poor because they are oppressed; poor whites are told that they are poor because they are screw-ups. Often they internalize that message.
The real world isn’t as simple as you think it is, and it is racist to assume that a white is privileged relative to a non-white without considering his circumstances as an individual.
[QUOTE=LonesomePolecat]
As poor whites tend to be scattered throughout the suburbs and the countryside rather than geographically concentrated like poor blacks and poor Hispanics, they are much easier to ignore. The meth epidemic started among poor whites and didn’t attract nearly as much attention as the crack epidemic among blacks until meth began to move into other demographic groups.
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Um, that’s because meth use is not and has never been anywhere near as prevalent as cocaine use. The hysteria is actually very much like that of the crack “epidemic” of the 80s.
[QUOTE=Caridwen]
That’s really interesting! I’ve never known anyone in a militia. You should start an ‘Ask a militia member’ thread.
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Here ya go:
[QUOTE=Raguleader]
Anyhow, if you look up Aggie Jokes, they’re rather similar to Blonde jokes, though they sometimes also feature Longhorns and Red Raiders.
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Only if they involve Longhorns, they’re categorically not funny.
/UT alum
[QUOTE=saoirse]
Um, that’s because meth use is not and has never been anywhere near as prevalent as cocaine use. The hysteria is actually very much like that of the crack “epidemic” of the 80s.
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Cite? I’ve been prosecuting for many years, and Meth addicts/dealers exponentially outnumber cocaine users.
(I do note you are from NY. IIRC, the meth epidemic isn’t so prevalent in NY. According to some training I had a few years back, Wyoming had 5 meth labs for every one in the entire state of New York, so it could be a regional thing. Around these parts (and according to my collegues in many jurisdictions), coke was never as bad as Meth is.
[QUOTE=Reloy3]
Cite? I’ve been prosecuting for many years, and Meth addicts/dealers exponentially outnumber cocaine users.
(I do note you are from NY. IIRC, the meth epidemic isn’t so prevalent in NY. According to some training I had a few years back, Wyoming had 5 meth labs for every one in the entire state of New York, so it could be a regional thing. Around these parts (and according to my collegues in many jurisdictions), coke was never as bad as Meth is.
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Nope, nationwide. From The 2004 National Survey on Drug Use & Health conducted by SAMHSA:
[QUOTE=Hippy Hollow]
Only if they involve Longhorns, they’re categorically not funny.
/UT alum
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True enough.
Now, jokes involving T-Sips, on the other hand, are just high-larious.
[QUOTE=Crafter_Man]
Here ya go:
Ask The Militia Guy.
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That was very interesting Crafter_Man, thanks. Absolutely not what I expected.
[QUOTE=Caridwen]
That was very interesting Crafter_Man, thanks. Absolutely not what I expected.
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You might also want to have a look in this thread here, as well…