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Okay here is a real complaint. As an avid player of modern board games, who dislikes the game Monopoly, I must vent about the biggest missed rule in Monopoly. A rule that is rarely, if ever used. When this official rule is followed it makes the game go from trash too tolerable. When a player lands on a property which they do not want or cannot purchase that property immediately goes up for auction for all players. This simple, core rule speeds up the game considerably and improves the game greatly. When you get pushback as you inevitably will, please refer them to the official rules for confirmation. Minds will be blown.

I remember in the early days, when pc was just a joke, and we assumed that the people who preached it were just pretending (and knew what was actually true). Well they weren't.

Promo bricks is reporting that it will be a $800 UCS AT-AT set.

Bought 2 additional Apple Lightning chargers and cables for $16 on EBay the other day. Now when I go back into my purchase history, the seller has reused the listing to sell refurbished 13" MacBooks, and the description and picture show these computers? *evil grin*Shall I file a SNAD when my cables arrive?

This is what really upsets me about a lot of Democrats (not all, just a lot that seem to have voices in media), the assumption that the only reason someone wouldn't vote for Obama is because they are racist or wouldn't vote for Hillary is because they are sexist. I am neither of those and I didn't vote for either of those candidates because I don't agree with their politics. I am for smaller federal government and larger state/local government. I am pro-life. I believe that the welfare system encourages people to not work and have children out of wedlock. I disagree with being forced to pay into a government ran retirement system. I disagree with government mandated healthcare. I disagree with any law that favors one race/sex/nationality over another such as affirmative action. Tell me, if you believe like I do, which candidates do you think most represents my beliefs? It has nothing to do with skin color or chromosomes. Honestly, I would love to see a republican person of color win the nomination. Yes, there are definitely some racists and sexists in the US who probably didn't vote for Obama or Hillary for those reasons alone and that is a sad thing. But don't assume to lump all conservatives or even anything above a very small minority of conservatives in with those bigots.

Looks great, a must-buy for me (though I'll wait until there's a decent discount / GWP / cashback). On another note, the designer really needs to embrace his baldness. That combover does him no favours...

It was never about Trump in my opinion. He was a big middle finger to the Hollywood and media elites on the coasts and that is why people gravitated towards him. Moving forward, as an American, I will support Joe Biden, just like I supported Trump and Obama and Bush and Clinton and Bush and Reagan and Carter. I don't agree with everyone's policies and have gotten mad on multiple occasions with their decisions, but it seems to work out over time and things are cyclical. We all really just need a break right now. I am tired of all the BS rhetoric from both sides. Let's beat the virus first, then we can go back to beating each other up for political views.

I asked two buyers to do this and they both came through. I couldn’t believe the packages actually arrived on my doorstop.

*sigh* One thing I am tired of is people assuming I'm a Trump supporter because I'm raising a red flag about "cancel culture". I have also been accused of being a Trump hater because I tell people he is a clinical narcissist, which he is. Trump acts like an impetuous child when he doesn't get his way. His language is unbecoming of the office and quite frankly unbecoming of a decent human being. How did he get elected? Because as some have said, it was the right time, right place. Or to quote Monty Python's Flying Circus, "And now for something completely different". Having worked for a narcissist doesn't make me an expert by any means, but here is what I have witnessed: great at getting new things accomplished, a tour de force that can rarely be stopped from accomplishing what they want, and they will also ignore advisors and do what they are convinced is right. Those are probably the most positive things that can be said. Now here is the rest... Narcissists must draw people into what I like to call the "whirlwind of their life." Their "job" is to keep everyone else off-balance so that they can maintain control of them and their situation. (This is why world leaders hate Trump, they can't get a read on him.) Here is the important point - a narcissist has an insatiable need to be emotionally fed. As much as Trump calls Nancy Pelosi "crazy," more than likely he has driven her crazy. With Biden as president it may take a while, but she should go back to normal. It is clear that she has been very stressed. At the same time, unless others have figured out how to play the "narcissist game," Trump has most likely exhausted them as well. If a narcissist is leading a team, they will burn out employees at a high rate because being near a narcissist is exhausting. BTW, most politicians and political commentators as well as many of the world's leading business people have narcissistic tendencies. I suspect Trump has it worse than most, but that is only a suspicion. The only thing a narcissist hates more than those who oppose them is another narcissist, because narcissist #2 will never emotionally feed narcissist #1 the way they need to be fed and vice versa. I have witnessed this first-hand. Try having two narcissists who both think they need to control you. Both hated one another, refused to speak to one another, and both tried to play me off the other. *shiver* I finally escaped the situation and have zero desire to ever experience that again. Here are a couple of important items I have witnessed in relationship to people "outside the organization": 1) if a narcissist sees value in someone, they will praise them to everyone. They will seek their input and make sure they have their support and loyalty. It does not matter if the person is a man or woman, black or white, *** or straight - a narcissist will treat anyone they believe will support them more valuable than gold. 2) However, if a narcissist does not see value in someone (especially if they have not supported what the narcissist wants) then they will attack, belittle, and demean the person. It does not matter if the person is a man or woman, black or white, *** or straight - a narcissist will treat anyone they believe is beneath them, or that they consider a threat to their leadership, horribly. It can be quite depressing, especially if unable to escape the relationship. One last thing, narcissists tend to have very low self-esteem and are a high "D" (for Dominance, from the DISC personality assessment) personality type; meaning they must be the top dog and in control. Hence why people who have learned to get along with Trump praise him. This emotionally feeds him and actually gets him to be a supporter of theirs. Sadly, he needs this praise to feel good about himself. So now Trump has lost the election. How do you think he is doing emotionally when the majority of Americans have said "no" to him? He is lashing out at the "weak Republicans" because they aren't fighting for him the way he thinks they should. This is also why he made the Georgia run-off about him and not about the country. His emotional hunger is super high after loosing the election. In short, he is really hurting. Everyone has been asking, "Why a rally in Washington DC when the congress was voting?" I believe the answer is to feed his emotional hunger. I don't believe he meant for people to rush into the capitol but he was not thinking about the people, he was feeding his own emotional need. I also suspect this is why he is so slow to speak to the people - to feed our emotional need. I believe this is a real struggle for him - to give emotionally. The only way I was able to break out of the craziness that my narcissist boss created in our workplace was to ignore him for an entire month. That gave me enough time to clear my head to be able to think straight and realize how he had manipulated me. It was then that I realized that no matter how much good I was doing in my position, for my own health and that of my family, I needed to change jobs. I was much younger and it was a learning experience. Now, when I meet a narcissist I realize the trap sooner and it drives them insane that I refuse to play their game. It requires a lot of grace and forgiveness. Part of what they feed off of is people reacting to their negativity. When a narcissist realizes I will not feed their need for attention, they ignore me. This is why I believe the best way to "get rid of Trump" is to ignore him, not punish him. If they punish him, he will dog them (everyone who hurts him) for the rest of his life. They are literally creating monster with this impeachment stuff. To this extent, Trump being removed from twitter, facebook, etc. could be argued as the right and perfect thing to do. However, the larger implication for the rest of the world is very, very dangerous. re: the George Washington quote - I have believed his quote was right from a young age and I believe it is coming more to fruition with each passing year. I don't vote political party, I vote for the person I believe will accomplish what needs to happen. This is just my opinion, but I believe political parties (all of them) are public versions of the mob and are out for their own good. I also believe individuals within political parties are standing up for the best in our country, but their respective political parties will keep those individuals from truly doing what is right because the "party" says so. Just watch which political party allows their members to "think for themselves."

Yes. Of course. Act like a hate spewing ass and you get treated like one. I don't care who you are. New complaint: I wish NHL played hockey like they did in the 70's. This **** is boring.

Surprised I am not seeing more people parting out the minifigures on eBay Golden Wu selling for $75. But I did see this gem, read the description https://www.ebay.com/itm/254834546816

Comparing Trump to Obama as far as press relations go is not something you would ever want to do if you are a Democrat. Obama had quite possibly the worst press relations in the history of the presidency, and that includes Trump. 1. Obama administration denied more freedom of information act requests than any other president in history. 2. Obama administration took more reporters and news sources to court than any other president, in an effort to force reporters to reveal their sources so whistle-blowers could be punished. 3. Obama administration also consistently attacked Fox news. Granted, he didn't attack them as much as Trump went after CNN, but he did attack them. Honestly though, if I were president and a news agency said for 2-3 years that I was colluding with Russia and I wasn't... I would call them "fake news" every chance I got too.

Agreed a thousand times over. Trump's chief complaint about having his personal account being deplatformed from twitter was that it damaged his ability to monetize his brand. This was echoed in part of the complaint Parler noted in their emergency brief to get an injunction against AWS dropping them-- that they were afraid Trump would move on to a different platform. I think what is truly shocking about the past four years is how quickly technology has altered our interests and the way we interact with one another. It is easy to blame the people who run companies behind Big Tech but the reality is we've ceded control of our interests to algorithms that don't necessarily have agendas other than to make themselves more engaging and useful to our day-to-day lives.

At WM for coffee spotted the SW advent calendar for 10 bucks

At last it seemed that way, but many would also say he was never fully accepted into that crowd. His presidency was a reality show, as is his life. A lot of smoke and mirrors. You have to give him credit, he is one of the best at promoting his name and brand. But at the end of the day, he was his own undoing. For me, it's time to move on. He had his 15 minutes and then some.

Here’s the thing: Trump, prior to running for president was part of the elites. He had a hit tv show. Hosted beauty pageants. Had cameos in Hollywood movies. Wined and dined with biggest names. The Clintons were guests at his wedding. One of that stature doesn’t throw it all away. His presidency was a reality tv show. Makes you wonder 🤔

Should be with us into this holiday season.

Uh...just unsubscribe to the thread.

Most people discredited this & many other real issues as "conspiracy theories" in the past. Well... Now world leaders are openly speaking about these "theories" & they're planning them in front of our own eyes. Suddenly a "whack internet idea of a bunch of idiots" has become reality. A conspiracy that is too obvious, isn't a conspiracy anymore, it's a bet on how stupid people can be, failing to realize what's coming. At this point I feel like it's a way of them to make fun of us, to show how little power we actually possess. And the ones that can make a serious impact by informing the public & fighting this system simply get censored. 2020 was the year of censoring on YouTube, which is not a surprise to me. It's dictatorial socialist fascism for the wealthy & powerful. It's like playing Monopoly while you own the board, the figures, the properties, the houses and the rigged dice. Of course you can laugh this all off & continue to live in your bubble, but you can't stop what's coming.

To make up for my previous false alarm on the MBoM being gone.......The vintage car is now adding to cart @ SAH. You can get 3 GWP if you order correctly.

What scares me is how people are being "cancelled." Their lives...Their jobs...Their businesses...Their identities...Their beliefs...Their emotional well being. If it's not the virus wreaking havoc, then it's the government closing businesses and schools and destroying lives and someone's lifetime work. Social media and TV media is all about control and their narratives. I guess the past year has made me realize we have very little control of our lives and that's hard for me and many others to deal with.

It was a lot easier to just type his thoughts to the world during his 5am dump.

I missed out on the Mini Cooper. Just sorta went poof overnight. Never even got one to build for myself. I didn't make that mistake this time around with the T1 and especially the Beetle.

The only trick with the Creator Expert vehicles is figuring out when they are going to retire. You'd have to be certifiable not to want to buy any of them.

we all know that the Gingerbread House is basically a box of gold..right? any sniff of a discount will sell-out in seconds until retirement...heck RRP now almost feels like 35% off (I'm pretty sure no one will mention this set in the "deals thread" or anywhere else)...betting almost every BPer here is looking to squirrel these away at RRP or less... These went scarce in October of 2020 heading into the holidays...I'm betting by summer these will be virtually impossible to find for less than 30% OVER RRP

Yes, legit, but comes with quite a few caveats. One, it is likely a return you are buying and "Brand New" can mean someone punched a hole in the box to VIPoutlet. Secondly, you might be getting your shipment in a black plastic bag and nothing else. See my most recent order with them here:

They went back to the clear windows so you can see the set inside.

https://vipoutlet.com/product/lego-6259482-the-flintstones-building-kit-748-piece-2/ $48.95 free ship before any coupons sold out on LEGO Shop at Home 10vipfirst will take an extra 10% off for first time customer. Update: Now showing OOS

It has certainly lasted for a long time. I think Neil Postman was one of the earliest people to point out our fascination with technology and acceptance without thinking about how it alters our interests. His terming of the trend was Technopoly in the early 1990s seems pretty spot on today. It is important to note though, that he doesn't consider this as a good or bad phenomenon; he looks at it as a cultural force. I don't quite buy the whole theory behind it, but I do agree with most of his argument, especially when he states: "New technologies alter the structure of our interests: the things we think about. They alter the character of our symbols: the things we think with. And they alter the nature of community: the arena in which thoughts develop."

Got my minty fresh cantina in from LEGO Shop at Home 52R0 with some Lego magic protecting that skating rink. I have 5 more orders due to arrive tomorrow hoping for the same results.

Looks like this is how LEGO is selling these now (in addition to single packs). The bundle is also available on S@H, for $29.94: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/series-21-6-pack-66657

Complaint: A very, very good friend of mine was walking from his car to his office and crossed a street. A person came up from behind, started yelling in his face (maskless) about how he was responsible for the coronavirus spreading, etc. Now the person put his hands on my friend and my friend immediately took him down and pinned him, but how sad to have to deal with that crap. That right there is an excellent example of what's wrong with the world.

Another tactic narcissists/DTJ has perfected is gas-lighting. To see it be done on such a national scale, and to witness there are some people OK with this kind behavior is very troubling as an air breathing, water drinking homo sapien.

I managed to grab 6 slave I at target over the last couple days. I was starting to doubt those purchases. Nice that they are sold out again at SAH..

yup, place 5 separate orders and don’t look back!

No one is silencing a world leader. If Trump wanted to tell the world something he can use the tools of the office like every President before him. You gotta ask yourself why is Twitter so much more important to him? I will surmise that the difference: minimum accountability and spontaneity, is why and then you gotta ask yourself...should a world leader use a tool like that so much? I also get that some here are conveying the Matrix Argument. That what we thought was the "good 'ol days" of which we are comparing the current times ...was an illusion that Trump helped to shatter...and maybe there's some truth to that. I also acknowledge the philosophical viewpoint that the ends does not justify the means. I generally hold this belief. But just like Trump pushing the envelope has caused the political and legal norms to be re-evaluated and changes...maybe this action by Tech was also an over-reach that can now be addressed. So in both cases, the extreme action(s) result in positive change...so we need to further define "then ends". It gets better in the end..and if it's not better...it's not the end😁 my other favorite: If you're going through hell...don't stop!

My local store was restocked today. Still 20% off thankfully. They also got some T1s and Vestas.

Research the World Economic Forum and “The Great Reset”. Scary stuff.

Haha, that expired when no one took it! 🙂 Also that is very funny, I don't even remember writing like 95% of the posts I have on here.

Trump isn't silenced. He has a platform available to him 24/7, the White House press room.

If Tech CEOs can censor the President of the USA, go figure who holds the power in this world. And on top of that it happens in the one nation that supposedly values free speech more than anything else. And the hatred of the media is unbelievable... For what? Not being a globalist Soros slave? Trump was still the best president since Kennedy, hate on me for that statement, I don't care what anyone says, he is a man outside of the criminal establishment, that's a positive. I respect him for what he has achieved internationally, he respected other states' national sovereignty instead of purposely destroying their economy or straight up invading them. You can argue about his temperament & his personality, but that should not be the main topic of discussion, although it seems that most anti-Trump people hate him mainly for these reasons. I'm not even American, but I hate to see him go. Biden will apply the same cruel politics internationally as Obama & Bush did before him...

Trump is not a victim here. He has had a whole administration to "debate" but his responses were typically ; I'm right because it's popular or the other side is fake news...rarely did he actually embrace discourse. What is the other side to do when up against: "fake news/media bias" and no actual discussion? You can continue on w/ the evils of "cancel culture" because it has a name; but to me, many of the examples sounds like good 'ol consequences for bad behavior. Debate needs both sides to argue points...if one side refuses then what is the other side to do?

I agree with you in large extent, but you are also making my point for me. "Cancel culture" always begins with doing something that most people would agree is good, right, and mutually beneficial for all. The problem is, it rarely knows when to stop. And where is room for robust debate without getting cancelled? This cancelling of debate has been going on for years, well before Trump ever even announced he was running for president. So right now people are blaming Trump, but I believe Trump is just a symptom of a bigger problem in the USA. Read a portion of George Washington's farewell address as President of the USA Sept. 17, 1796. I believe his comment is prophetic. "However [political parties] may now and then answer popular ends, they are likely in the course of time and things, to become potent engines, by which cunning, ambitious, and unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people and to usurp for themselves the reins of government, destroying afterwards the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion." Everyone thinks Washington is talking about "those people and their candidate" when really all of us should be taking Washington's words to heart for the sake of our country. The problem is political parties are turning "[us], the people" into pawns being thrown at one another while political elites stand back and throw words at each other with impunity. Words should have consequences for everyone. But what happens when someone proof texts them or us? The longer the speech, the more we can find something to point at as inflammatory. If I say, "We need to fight for what is right," did I just incite a mob to go attack? Or did I mean we need to oppose someone else's position? But then how hard should we oppose it? With violence? See it becomes a slippery slope and I do not know how we're going to return from this unless we can come together as one people. *sigh* I pray for unity in our country, all our leaders (regardless of political party), and for healing. BTW, Yes, the USSR was a key to defeat Germany. Of course, Stalin first agreed with Hitler to divide Poland in two to "keep the peace". Then when fighting did come, Russian troops were sent into battle against Germany and if they tried to return, they were shot (by political order). On the German side, a holocaust friend of mine, who survived Auschwitz, told me he saw entire companies of German soldiers marched into gas chambers because they either could no longer or would no longer fight. The soldiers thought they were going to the showers. He told me, neither he nor the other Jews said a word to them about where they were really going. People are pawns which politicians fire at each other's "group" with zero impact on themselves. Only "We, the People" can stop allowing ourselves to be used as pawns.

Chewy is owned by PetSmart, so it is sort of their online only business. Similar arrangement as how Vitacost.com is owned by Kroger, or Jet.com is owned by Wal-Mart (but that might have shut down now).

Perhaps you haven't seen this:

maybe Black Cards holders will get something extra too

With the introduction of 18+ LEGO has enabled itself to no longer having to make sets that satisfy the demands from both adults and kids at the same time. So they can create elaborate "build and display" sets at higher price points for the 18+ audience (TFOL and AFOL target), and dumb down (not meant negatively) sets for the 6-9 age range, which is their key kids audience. But there will be people who don't want to pay big bucks for large elaborate sets (think $300+), but who want more details than the kids versions provide. Which is where the old sets will shine.

Think they’ve figured out it’s more efficient to add a few extra VIP points to your account then pack the items properly.