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#91

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by HVC - Today at 01:48:12 AM

#92

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by HVC - Today at 01:44:25 AM

What type of bear is it? Polar bear and you'd be dead before you can register that you stumbled across one.

#93

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Admiral Yi - Today at 01:41:38 AM

My mind could be changed with reliable statistics but i strongly suspect the bear is infinitely more dangerous.

#94

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by garbon - Today at 01:38:01 AM

He'll I am more anxious about seeing a man on a trail.  When I see a bear I say "hey bear" and it moves away. I say "hey man" and he keeps coming.

I'm unclear if this is a tale about cruising or gay panic.

#95

Off the Record / Re: Brexit and the waning days...

Last post by Josquius - Today at 01:34:09 AM

I didn't consider Scottish independence much at all in the renaming. They'd just be escaping a sinking ship rather than much to do with its sinking.
Britain is very much a nation in decline whether it stays together or breaks apart.

#96

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by Josquius - Today at 01:30:35 AM

So there's been a social media thing going on.  It goes something like this:

If you ask a woman - if you're walking in the woods alone, you turn a corner - would you rather meet a man - or a bear?

A lot of women apparently answer a bear.  Then in turn a lot of men answer are outraged that women say that - that a bear is a lot more dangerous.  Then a lot of women are outraged because a lot of men don't realize how dangerous men can be to women.

I asked my wife this question - she said it was dumb and of course a man.  Of course my wife is also 5'10" and a former corrections officer - she could kick my ass if it came to it, so perhaps not representative of gender relations in general.

My own thoughts - people are over-stating the danger of bears.  Yes, if a bear decides it wants to attack you - you're in much more danger from a bear then from a man.  But bears very rarely attack people.  Just don't get between them and their cubs (or hopefully don't meet a hungry bear right before the winter where they might take more chances).  But beyond that - I get that being a social media thing women are more making a point about the risk men can pose to women alone in the woods - which due to my job I don't want to discount.

My girlfriend asked me this one yesterday randomly.
Yep. It's obviously the man.
She explained most women say the bear and that most women would say the bear, I clearly don't see the world the same way, etc....
I asked does she seriously think if I was alone in the woods with a random woman I'd attack them... She just got all "this isn't about you!".
OK. So her brother, dad, any other guy she knows.... No answer.

It is pretty stupid and sexist.
Yeah yeah, men are a threat to women. We all know that. But come on. A random man is far less likely to be a risk than a random bear.
In the version I heard you're in the middle of a big forest far from anything  with one of the two. I took it to mean you're placed in with the other thing right beside you. A bear suddenly teleported like so will not be a happy bear.

The odds you get a bear that attacks you are far higher than you get a man who is likely to just jump on the woman.
Plus the problem of getting out of the forest... More likely a guy can offer some help there.

She doesn't get how it's offensive

#97

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:10:58 AM

Best to stay away from windows

#98

Off the Record / Re: [Canada] Canadian Politics...

Last post by crazy canuck - Today at 01:09:37 AM

Examples of how unfair the new tax is for people who are not wealthy.  All examples assume an annual income of 100k.  Not the 1% the Liberals claimed would be affected. 

The main unfairness is the tax rate depends on luck.



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#99

Off the Record / Re: NHL Hockey thread

Last post by HVC - Today at 12:00:29 AM

Series comeback, take game 7 lead, only for a few minutes later tied and lose in OT. Leafs fan experience to a T

#100

Off the Record / Re: The Off Topic Topic

Last post by HVC - May 04, 2024, 11:45:17 PM

"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action"


Let's see if a third happens

Is there a third whistleblower?

If there is he's probably awfully nervous right about now