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Yikes! Can you tell me exactly what you said that got you banned (maybe by private message), so I know what to avoid in the future?

Personally, I used to support Israel because I always support the side that didn't start the war. That changed when Israel started a war against Iran in June 2025.
 
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Why is it that, when I go to donate blood, and there's hardly any customers at all, I end up with HUGE bruises. However, at my local med center, which is busy as hell all day, draws my blood really quickly and easily, even taking multiple vials full, and there's never a bruise at all?
 
I've been under that much stress that I've been having lapses in concentration. Today I did some shopping at my local supermarket and walked out without paying. They have a promotion on where you get a random voucher on their app with every purchase and I noticed I didn't have one and my banking app showed no transaction. I was only two or three minutes away so I turned back and was like "Hi weird question but did I pay for my shopping?" What's really weird is I used the self service till which didn't generate any kind of alert that items had been removed without payment and neither the attendant nor security noticed.
 
Why is it that, when I go to donate blood, and there's hardly any customers at all, I end up with HUGE bruises. However, at my local med center, which is busy as hell all day, draws my blood really quickly and easily, even taking multiple vials full, and there's never a bruise at all?
I cant donate blood but regularly have blood tests and sometimes its painless and no bruises, others it feels like ive has a pair of scissors rammed in my arm and end up with a load.

Think its the skill of the person doing it.

Good on you for donating BTW.
 
I tried to donate blood late last year. It was a struggle for them to get blood out as I have deep veins. So they couldn't get any blood from me.

Quite happy tonight, as my team had a win (with the Eels beating the Tigers). Great way to end another weekend.
 
Yikes! Can you tell me exactly what you said that got you banned (maybe by private message), so I know what to avoid in the future?

Personally, I used to support Israel because I always support the side that didn't start the war. That changed when Israel started a war against Iran in June 2025.

For me personally, while I do use Reddit occasionally I don't like it overall. I dislike the general atmosphere, so I generally just browse occasionally when I need to look something up on there.

On Israel, I used to support them up until a few years ago - until I learned more about the conflict over time. In the past year or so I've really found myself opposed to Israel, due to how much influence they have over American politics along with the mass evidence of genocide by the Israeli regime.
 
For me personally, while I do use Reddit occasionally I don't like it overall. I dislike the general atmosphere, so I generally just browse occasionally when I need to look something up on there.

On Israel, I used to support them up until a few years ago - until I learned more about the conflict over time. In the past year or so I've really found myself opposed to Israel, due to how much influence they have over American politics along with the mass evidence of genocide by the Israeli regime.

They seem to have America over a barrel or to quote Australian slang "by the short and curlies" They seem to be a well off nation yet get handouts from the USA a lot.
 
I've been under that much stress that I've been having lapses in concentration. Today I did some shopping at my local supermarket and walked out without paying. They have a promotion on where you get a random voucher on their app with every purchase and I noticed I didn't have one and my banking app showed no transaction. I was only two or three minutes away so I turned back and was like "Hi weird question but did I pay for my shopping?" What's really weird is I used the self service till which didn't generate any kind of alert that items had been removed without payment and neither the attendant nor security noticed.

A few years ago when the local corner store was robbed, I went there and found a long line of onlookers and a couple of policemen, thought "huh, that's odd", and then proceeded to walk right into the crime scene to get my shopping. No one stopped me at first, and it wasn't until I stood and stared at the smashed shelves that a cop came up to me and asked me to leave. They weren't even harsh or severe about it, it was as if I had bumped into someone and they just glanced at me and said "excuse me". I guess they really didn't expect someone to just walk in!
 
A few years ago when the local corner store was robbed, I went there and found a long line of onlookers and a couple of policemen, thought "huh, that's odd", and then proceeded to walk right into the crime scene to get my shopping. No one stopped me at first, and it wasn't until I stood and stared at the smashed shelves that a cop came up to me and asked me to leave. They weren't even harsh or severe about it, it was as if I had bumped into someone and they just glanced at me and said "excuse me". I guess they really didn't expect someone to just walk in!

Wow! At least they were good about it with you. Did something similar and one of the cops yelled at me to stop and walk back the way I came. I had almost walked into a B&E scene.
 
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i wonder what antics hijinks and shenanigans are gonna happen next around the world

I guess I have a bit of a problem with the absolute mess that is world events being characterized as "antics, hijinks and shenanigans", like it's some kind of mostly-harmless graduating class prank.

The Juice Media has a much more appropriate, albeit much less polite, term.
 
The Juice Media has a much more appropriate, albeit much less polite, term.

"Shitfuckerry" I believe is the term they used. I haven't watched some of their videos in a while since the controversy over their funding and ties to RT came out

To be fair though this is their response to all that past drama that happened

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I can think of five hotels/casinos/resorts an hour to ninety minutes from my apartment that have the same amenities as any one of the brand name casinos in Vegas that attracts the same performers in venues that equal to, or better than Vegas.

You got me thinking when you posted this, so I googled “Casinos within 2 hours of me”.

Suffice to say there are waaaaayyyyy many more than I imagined!

Yikes!

Is it possible for me to convince my parents that taking smartphone calls in public in speaker mode is a bad thing?

Pro’ly not, but I do share your pain…almost anywhere, anymore. And not just with the Older Set. :confused:
 
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