Random thoughts that are pointless and too dumb to say anywhere else thread: 2021

[tmwiese55]

Wiki summary of that aspect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fortitude#Effect . Even as bit of a WW2 nerd this was something I didn't learn until maybe 10ish years ago, so it might be new to some.

 

Overall though, to the initial topic it is just another thing to show they did what they could to try and reduce the defense they were going to face on D Day.

[bjkrautk]

I keep thinking about the Yelich / State Farm commercial with the kid and the dad, driving to a Little League game.

 

The commercial ends with the kid getting out of the car, and the dad - still sitting in the car - wishing him luck. Why isn't the dad getting out of the car? Is he not going to watch the game? Shouldn't he at least be reaching for the car door?

[Ron Robinsons Beard]

I keep thinking about the Yelich / State Farm commercial with the kid and the dad, driving to a Little League game.

 

The commercial ends with the kid getting out of the car, and the dad - still sitting in the car - wishing him luck. Why isn't the dad getting out of the car? Is he not going to watch the game? Shouldn't he at least be reaching for the car door?

 

Better yet, the kid looks like he's t-ball/coach-pitch age. Why isn't dad getting out of the car and helping coach?

[Underachiever]

I keep thinking about the Yelich / State Farm commercial with the kid and the dad, driving to a Little League game.

 

The commercial ends with the kid getting out of the car, and the dad - still sitting in the car - wishing him luck. Why isn't the dad getting out of the car? Is he not going to watch the game? Shouldn't he at least be reaching for the car door?

 

Better yet, the kid looks like he's t-ball/coach-pitch age. Why isn't dad getting out of the car and helping coach?

Along the same vibe, this one always bugged the crap out of me. Mom is literally filing her nails and listening to her audiobook, while dad dries dishes, instead of going to their kid's game.

[CheezWizHed]

Its because they were kicked out the stands during the last game for being a little-league parent.

[MrTPlush]

I keep thinking about the Yelich / State Farm commercial with the kid and the dad, driving to a Little League game.

 

The commercial ends with the kid getting out of the car, and the dad - still sitting in the car - wishing him luck. Why isn't the dad getting out of the car? Is he not going to watch the game? Shouldn't he at least be reaching for the car door?

 

Better yet, the kid looks like he's t-ball/coach-pitch age. Why isn't dad getting out of the car and helping coach?

Along the same vibe, this one always bugged the crap out of me. Mom is literally filing her nails and listening to her audiobook, while dad dries dishes, instead of going to their kid's game.

 

Imagine your child being so committed they are practicing alone, in the dark at 4:40am, and you don't even go to their games.

[BrewersSuperCollector]

Wiki summary of that aspect. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Fortitude#Effect . Even as bit of a WW2 nerd this was something I didn't learn until maybe 10ish years ago, so it might be new to some.

 

Overall though, to the initial topic it is just another thing to show they did what they could to try and reduce the defense they were going to face on D Day.

 

New information comes out every once and a while. The inflatables were first brought to public knowledge a few years ago. Members of that unit were sworn to secrecy for something like 75 years. https://www.quora.com/Why-did-the-Allied-powers-create-inflatable-armies-during-World-War-II

[Patrick425]

I keep thinking about the Yelich / State Farm commercial with the kid and the dad, driving to a Little League game.

 

The commercial ends with the kid getting out of the car, and the dad - still sitting in the car - wishing him luck. Why isn't the dad getting out of the car? Is he not going to watch the game? Shouldn't he at least be reaching for the car door?

 

I can think of a lot of reasons. Perhaps just running a bit late and he's dropping him off before he goes to park the car. Maybe they have multiple kids that are in multiple activities. He has to go pick up one of the other kids from practice or something. Perhaps going to pick up snacks for after the game. Also, in regards to saying he should get out and coach. Not every Dad/Mom for every kid on the team should help coach - too many cooks in the kitchen.

 

The ad they play all the time during Brewer games that I can't figure out (I believe a Miller High Life ad) is the scooch to the left, scooch to the right add as the person is trying to hang a framed picture or painting on the wall. I can't figure out the angle they are showing as they are "scooching" the painting/picture.....seems like it is not level at all and completely slanted at a 45 degree angle.

[DHonks]

I know I had at least one parent at most of my sports as a kid, but I also had soccer games, golf events, basketball games, etc where they couldn't make it. To be honest, that was part of growing up in the 80s and 90s was that parents were there, but not helicoptering, hovering, snowplowing, or whatever the latest terms are. Sometimes parents are thrown off that my only formal communication with them in high school sports is an email every 2-3 weeks, and 99% of my communication is directly with their child. I primarily coach golf. I like it when I receive emails from potential golfers rather than their parents. I'm sorry, your kid is in or entering high school.

[AKCheesehead]

Watching the bottom of the 9th in the as game Hendriks sounds like he’s got Tourette’s

[adambr2]

I watched the "No Money Down" music video for the first time today which was considered super controversial back in the 80s and was banned from MTV and for today's kids, they see it and are mostly like, "why is this scary?" I guess makes me realize how desensitized everyone is to everything 30+ years later.

[TURBO]

I watched the "No Money Down" music video for the first time today which was considered super controversial back in the 80s and was banned from MTV and for today's kids, they see it and are mostly like, "why is this scary?" I guess makes me realize how desensitized everyone is to everything 30+ years later.

 

Never heard of it.

 

Who sang it?

 

All I see is Chuck Berry and Lou Reed.

[adambr2]

I watched the "No Money Down" music video for the first time today which was considered super controversial back in the 80s and was banned from MTV and for today's kids, they see it and are mostly like, "why is this scary?" I guess makes me realize how desensitized everyone is to everything 30+ years later.

 

Never heard of it.

 

Who sang it?

 

All I see is Chuck Berry and Lou Reed.

 

Lou Reed.

[TURBO]

I watched the "No Money Down" music video for the first time today which was considered super controversial back in the 80s and was banned from MTV and for today's kids, they see it and are mostly like, "why is this scary?" I guess makes me realize how desensitized everyone is to everything 30+ years later.

 

Never heard of it.

 

Who sang it?

 

All I see is Chuck Berry and Lou Reed.

 

Lou Reed.

 

Wow, that is hilarious that a video like that would be banned. I mean seriously, it's comical.

 

That isn't even a blip in today's society.

[adambr2]

For sure, although I can see my 4 year old self back in 1986 finding it pretty disturbing.

[Thurston Fluff]

For sure, although I can see my 4 year old self back in 1986 finding it pretty disturbing.

 

What I find disturbing is you were four when I was four years out of highschool.

[TURBO]

For sure, although I can see my 4 year old self back in 1986 finding it pretty disturbing.

 

What I find disturbing is you were four when I was four years out of highschool.

 

 

Same, but I was only 3 years out of high school.......old man!

 

[nate82]

why are pencils still called lead pencils when they don't have any lead in them?

[Thurston Fluff]

For sure, although I can see my 4 year old self back in 1986 finding it pretty disturbing.

 

What I find disturbing is you were four when I was four years out of highschool.

 

 

Same, but I was only 3 years out of high school.......old man!

 

 

I carry root beer barrels and striped mints where ever I go. The striped mints were in my pocket for a while but if you pick the lint off it's just as good.

[homer]

 

I carry root beer barrels and striped mints where ever I go. The striped mints were in my pocket for a while but if you pick the lint off it's just as good.

 

Ugh. Root beer barrels were the WORST Halloween...just ahead of candy corn.

[MrTPlush]

I must be too young for root beer barrels in my Halloween candy.

 

I always thought Jolly Ranchers were the worst to get.

 

1. You always got 100 of them

2. They weren't chocolate

3. They were a hard candy.

 

I also hated getting double bubble because it always seemed like they handed out 5 year old gum. My mom always gave me a pack of Kit Kats in trade for the Dots I despised. Those popcorn disc were another one...what the heck were those things?

[homer]

I must be too young for root beer barrels in my Halloween candy.

 

I always thought Jolly Ranchers were the worst to get.

 

1. You always got 100 of them

2. They weren't chocolate

3. They were a hard candy.

 

I also hated getting double bubble because it always seemed like they handed out 5 year old gum. My mom always gave me a pack of Kit Kats in trade for the Dots I despised. Those popcorn disc were another one...what the heck were those things?

 

You would have hated root beer barrels because of #2 and #3.

[AKCheesehead]

I still enjoy a root beer barrel from time to time. Dad's, naturally, not Brach's.

[adambr2]

PSA: I spend a ton of time with my 5 year old son and 8 year old daughter doing various outdoor activities while we are enjoying our beautiful summer in Wisconsin. Those activities often include swimming.

 

Often, it is me watching both alone. Neither are swimmers, so this can prove difficult to watch both at times, especially when they both have different things they like to do. We had them in swim lessons at the Y, but like we so many other things, COVID ended that and they haven't got back in yet.

 

Had one incident with my daughter at our local acquatic center. She swims in the 3.5 foot area (where she can stand), but there is an area where the pool goes from 3.5 to 4.5 feet where she can no longer stand. At a recent trip I was with my son helping him hop on the lilly pads in the pool, only to turn around and see my daughter desperately trying to keep her head above water as she tried to yell for help. People were everywhere. The lifeguard was about 15 feet away and never noticed. Fortunately, I waded over there quickly, grabbed her and she was OK.

 

Last week, I was with both at my mom's outdoor pool in the yard at her place in Oconomowoc. The pool gets as deep as 9 feet deep on one end and shallow on the other where they swim. Other relatives were there. My 5 year old son was standing outside the pool, squirting people with a squirt gun. I told him to make sure to stay away from the edge and he assured me he would. My daughter wanted me to help her with a kickboard, so I was momentarily preoccupied with that. The next second I turned around, my son was in the middle of the 9 foot deep area, his head nearly submerged. He never made a peep. He could not call for help. No one ever noticed. I frantically swam over to grab him and carried him to the edge of the pool. He was shaken up, but okay.

 

These kids are my world, and I am grateful that I still have every day to enjoy with them. Sometimes I ask myself how many more seconds I had left in that hourglass, and it terrifies me. Drowning is so quiet. Even in broad daylight with many people around. You always assume someone is going to see it happen. But they don't. It often doesn't look like anything.

 

Watch your non-swimming (and heck, even your swimming kids) closely. I wouldn't wish the moments of terror on anyone.

[stoutdude04]

PSA: I spend a ton of time with my 5 year old son and 8 year old daughter doing various outdoor activities while we are enjoying our beautiful summer in Wisconsin. Those activities often include swimming.

 

Often, it is me watching both alone. Neither are swimmers, so this can prove difficult to watch both at times, especially when they both have different things they like to do. We had them in swim lessons at the Y, but like we so many other things, COVID ended that and they haven't got back in yet.

 

Had one incident with my daughter at our local acquatic center. She swims in the 3.5 foot area (where she can stand), but there is an area where the pool goes from 3.5 to 4.5 feet where she can no longer stand. At a recent trip I was with my son helping him hop on the lilly pads in the pool, only to turn around and see my daughter desperately trying to keep her head above water as she tried to yell for help. People were everywhere. The lifeguard was about 15 feet away and never noticed. Fortunately, I waded over there quickly, grabbed her and she was OK.

 

Last week, I was with both at my mom's outdoor pool in the yard at her place in Oconomowoc. The pool gets as deep as 9 feet deep on one end and shallow on the other where they swim. Other relatives were there. My 5 year old son was standing outside the pool, squirting people with a squirt gun. I told him to make sure to stay away from the edge and he assured me he would. My daughter wanted me to help her with a kickboard, so I was momentarily preoccupied with that. The next second I turned around, my son was in the middle of the 9 foot deep area, his head nearly submerged. He never made a peep. He could not call for help. No one ever noticed. I frantically swam over to grab him and carried him to the edge of the pool. He was shaken up, but okay.

 

These kids are my world, and I am grateful that I still have every day to enjoy with them. Sometimes I ask myself how many more seconds I had left in that hourglass, and it terrifies me. Drowning is so quiet. Even in broad daylight with many people around. You always assume someone is going to see it happen. But they don't. It often doesn't look like anything.

 

Watch your non-swimming (and heck, even your swimming kids) closely. I wouldn't wish the moments of terror on anyone.

 

Drowning is probably my biggest fear. I'm not a strong swimmer and I rarely let my kids near water. My mom has a pool and I've told her kids are not allowed near ut... and yet I'm terrified when they are there.