Just Saying -- the soapbox thread

[stringsthings]

Once, I went to the house down on haunted hill ... I put out my bag and the dude dropped this in it:



I really, really, really like Halloween! 

[drog_trog]

stunning guitar, the purple/lilac and gold works brilliantly

[gordo]

That's amazing!!!

[Willybomb]

This one time, going back to the mid 90's, some feral kids in no costume at all came by my house and demanded "TRICK OR TREAT!".  I told them to go away as this is Australia and they weren't even in costume.  I went back inside and found that I felt I had been a little mean and out of line.

So I went to the kitchen and found something I could give them.  It turned out that they were still hanging around my front gate so I said, "Hey guys, here you go," and gave them a packet of extra hot 2 minute noodles.

[stringsthings]

stunning guitar, the purple/lilac and gold works brilliantly

I totally agree.   I've got a folder full of possible future builds.   Not from scratch, but kit ideas.

[Muadzin]

Halloween has never been part of the Netherlands, but the constant onslaught of American TV shows, together with shops trying to ram anything down our throats that they think will generate more revenue we see more and more Halloween things happening here. I reckon the tactic works as they managed to ram American christmas down our throats as well.

[stringsthings]

lol 

[TNblueshawk]

Halloween has never been part of the Netherlands, but the constant onslaught of American TV shows, together with shops trying to ram anything down our throats that they think will generate more revenue we see more and more Halloween things happening here. I reckon the tactic works as they managed to ram American christmas down our throats as well.

Have a problem with Americans?

[m-Kresol]

Halloween has never been part of the Netherlands, but the constant onslaught of American TV shows, together with shops trying to ram anything down our throats that they think will generate more revenue we see more and more Halloween things happening here. I reckon the tactic works as they managed to ram American christmas down our throats as well.

Have a problem with Americans?

I doubt that was his intention. I can only speak for Austria, but when I was little, the "christkind" brought all the gifts. Basically it's baby Jesus. the Nikolaus brings some chocolate, nuts and stuff on december 6th. He's similar in some aspects to the visual appearance of Santa.
However, these days, Santa can be seen on TV, on adds and on christmas decorations. It's not part of our tradition at all and children still believe in the christkind rather than Santa Claus. nevertheless, it's kind of part of the deal already as you can just find santa everywhere driven by advertising, media and economy.
Just my 2 cents obviously.

[nzCdog]

Had this crazy idea yesterday... This is how far I got.  An ISO booth for my guitar cabs!  Mdf, foam and blankets, playing mic'ed with headphones.  Good treble attenuation, but the lower frequencies still come through, so more work to be done.  Makes it more bearable for the family when dad feels like rockin out loud!

http://imgur.com/gallery/1JiWLFj

[Rockhorst]

Have a problem with Americans?

That is definitely not what Muadzin was typing (as can be seen clearly when reading his post). He's not saying Americans are ramming these things down our throats. It's local (so Dutch) commercial interests that import American traditions to make more money. I agree with Muadzin wholeheartedly. There is a Dutch variant of Halloween (called Sint Maarten, something for the Catholic part of the country, not so much in the rest). Halloween is American. It's an attempt to make more money by stripping it from its religious roots and disguised as a 'fun thing for children'. Last year I noticed a lot of Dutch online retailers suddenly having a Black Friday sale. Celebrating Thanksgiving makes no sense here, but Black Friday? Sure let's try to sell more crap.

[somnif]

Hey, American folks out there.

You should Totally vote today.

All the cool kids are doing it. So you should too!

To find where you go to vote - https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/

And if they turn you away for some reason (not on the list, whatever) you still have the legal right to ask for a Provisional Ballot. It still counts, it will just stay in limbo till they get the paperwork sorted.

(Oh and if you're in Texas, be careful. Choosing "Straight ticket" on the machine may not actually work, so review the choices before submitting. People who didn't mean to were accidentally voting for Ted Cruz, for example)

[EBK]

Hey, American folks out there.

You should Totally vote today.

All the cool kids are doing it. So you should too!

And, if you have children, bring them with you to your polling place.  I got to jump to the front of the very long line because I had my 3-year-old with me (one of the election officials was personally escorting all parents with "Future Voters" through the crowd).  And, free stickers!   

[EBRAddict]

If you're taking a package to the post office to ship, following these helpful suggestions before you get there should speed your trip and the trip of everyone else waiting in line:

Put your ******* ship to address on the box
Put your ******* return address on the box
Know what you ******* put in the box, it isn't a game of 20 questions with the clerk to find out what prohibited items you have inside
Bring enough ******* currency to pay for your shipping, they don't accept baggies of meth as payment
Seal your ******* box with tape

[Frag Magnet]

Hey, American folks out there.

You should Totally vote today.

All the cool kids are doing it. So you should too!

*If you're informed.