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Medicare here I come...
Is that a good or bad thing? Or indifferent?
Thought your birthday was some lucky day in September...
Indifferent. There were some cutbacks at work. I was one of the cutbacks. It was the logical thing to cut me. I was out of there at the end of the year anyway. I wasn't even out the door when they talking about me freelancing for them.
It is. But circumstances changed. I lose the company insurance the end of July.
NewTexas, Trecdom2, and Texas Jaguarundi
Howdy!
I know that the team on the Amazing Race that was eliminated on this week's episode wasn't everyone's favorite, but to be eliminated due to what was mainly a production error is not a good way to go. The A/V team was in a separate vehicle behind them and took a different exit at a roundabout. The team continued to the next challenge but was told to wait for their crew to show up. After 90 minutes, they were allowed to start with a backup crew. That put them far enough behind everyone that they couldn't catch up.
That would piss me off beyond words. I hope that is not true.
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I was reading between the lines in a Fox News article about the "pro-Palestinian" occupation of the admin building at Columbia University the other day. The story basically says the protestors held a maintenance worker "hostage," then let him go as an act of "good faith."
However the two pictures running with the article tell a far different story. It is my guess, and I cannot overemphasize that word guess, that conversation went something like this:
Protestor: You are our hostage!
Maint. Worker: [Insert really thick New York/Brooklyn accent] Oh yeah? I got your hostage right here.
Protester: **Ow... ** Hey! You're our hostage. You can't do... **OUCH** "Stop it!" **OWWWWWW**
Maint. Worker: I'm walking out that [expletive deleted] door right [expletive deleted] now. You got a [expletive deleted] problem with that?
Protester choking out words through an occluded airway: No problem, man.
I know, I know, small things to amuse small minds. I laughed way too hard while reading that article the second time after seeing those pictures.
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https://www.foxnews.com/us/columbia-university-facilities-worker-speaks-terror-takeover-held-hostage
NewTexas, Texas Jaguarundi, and Yothon
I'm Glad the change in employment status is due to downsizing at the company rather than them not wanting your services anymore. It's interesting they're already talking about you freelancing for them.
As for The Amazing Race, that's the information given by the team. I think they also said they were told to head to the next checkpoint if they were unable to reunite with the camera crew. Pretty sure earlier in the episode, the camera crew said on the radio they would inform them if the two cars got separated, so it makes sense to me for them to head to the next location.
There is some speculation among some fans that it was a penalty, either for "losing the camera crew" or breaking a traffic law while going through the roundabout. There are a few podcasts by previous contestants, one of which I listen to regularly, I will have to listen to a few of them to get their opinion of the situation.
NewTexas, Texas Jaguarundi, and Yothon
The Realizer's Trivia Nights / Forest Trivia Competition:
..::~~Trivia Week Five~~::..
A message from The Realizer:
“Well... I would never have predicted this... That NS crash has scuppered my planning a fair bit, hehe... One Week turned into about 3 and it slightly delayed something which I'll reveal tomorrow.
Thank you to all who participated in the bumper edition of the Forest Trivia for week 4. I'm afraid I haven't managed to get together the answers for week 4 together yet. Additionally, the legendary card I promised as the prize is, well, non-existent... Once cards are back, I'll make sure to get it to the winner. I'm aiming to get the answers and results for week 4 out for Monday (depending on what real life brings) so watch out for that if you're interested...
Once again, I'm sorry that I haven't got the answer dispatch out yet, life has been... hectic... recently.
Have a great day...”
So... Here are Week 5's questions:
Forest Trivia Week Five
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Question 1 -
What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?
- 105: Colonising Villages
- 150: Colonising London
- 200: Colonising Countries
- 250: Colonising Canberra Last
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Question 2 -
What is the connection between these four seemingly random clues?
- Jaune
- Amarillo
- Amarelo
- Gelb
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Question 3 -
What would come 4th in this sequence?
- King Leopold II
- Adolf Hitler
- Joseph Stalin
- ?
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Question 4 -
What would come 4th in this sequence?
- Paraguay
- Belize
- Australia
- ?
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Question 5; DOUBLE POINTS! -
What would come 4th in this sequence?
- Netherlands
- Italy
- Ukraine
- ?
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And if anyone needs a refresh on the rules, here they are:
Forest Trivia Rules
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Trivia Rules
The questions will be released every Saturday
These questions will be in the style of the popular quiz show, Only Connect
I shall post the dispatch with the questions in on the RMB
From that point onwards everyone, residents of forest or embassy regions, has One Week to answer the questions
Answers Must be submitted by Telegram
Only Telegram submissions will be accepted. Any answers posted on the RMB will be suppressed.
ABSOLUTELY NO GOOGLING OF ANSWERS IS ALLOWED if you are suspected of googling, a point will be deducted. Repeat offenders will have more severe sanctions
ABSOLUTELY NO USAGE OF AI IS ALLOWED if you are suspected of using AI, a point will be deducted. Repeat offenders will have more severe sanctions
Results
After the week has concluded, I shall release the answers to the previous week's questions in the same dispatch.
There will also be explanations as to how you could have reached the answers, in case anyone is interested
Alongside this, there shall be a two leaderboards compiled. One weekly leaderboard and one overall leaderboard.
Prizes!
The person(s) who get the most correct answers each week will share the "prize pot" equally which shall be equal to 20.00 DV
At the end of each month, the person at the top of the overall leaderboard shall receive a legendary!
The person who is at the top of the overall leaderboard at the end of the term, shall receive a grand prize of 5 legendaries!
Helpful Tips
If you don't know the answer, just have a guess! There's no harm in having an educated guess, you might just be right!
Watch out for a word question! If the clues seem so random that you just can't find a connection, it could be that it's a word question! The words themselves could be the connection!
If you aren't sure about the answer to the question, when you're submitting them, try to explain your thinking to me! If your thinking is correct but you don't quite get the answer, you'll get half of a point. They all count in the long run!
Take your time! There's no rush... You have a week to answer the questions so you have plenty of time to think and trivialise!
And most importantly...
Have fun!
Just a reminder that Using AI is strictly forbidden and no googling is allowed. Good luck everyone! :-)
Max a.k.a. 
Yip Man a.k.a. 
Texas Jaguarundi
Texas' Ambassador to Forest
Forest's Ambassador to Texas
NewTexas and The Realizer
Happy Cinco de Mayo Texas! For those who are unaware of the significance of May 5th in Mexican history, it was the day the Mexicans beat the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. This was significant because the Mexicans had been granted independence from Spain in 1821 but Napoleon was trying to invade Mexico and put one of his relatives in as ruler of Mexico. It was a glorious victory for Mexico. We will be zipping out, via drone, Grilled Beef, Chicken, Shrimp & Portobello Fajitas all day & night! No Mariachis this year, but an inflatable sombrero will be included in every delivery as well as a complimentary shot of Patron! So, have some tacos, throw back some shots, and hold on to your maracas and Party! ¡Arriba!
Getting repair on the cardiac electrical system leaves one on their butt with nothing but time on their hands while the insult to the body recovers. (Don't push, pull, lift, shove, kick, bite, or otherwise manhandle anything over ten pounds. Can't even take the trash out.) With all that time on my hands, I downloaded the trail camera for the first time in a year or so. (I also found out it had been dead for a while. Fixed it.)
So here's some video of some of the critters that live in the backyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTWJTabzGDI
I was thinking about doing a couple more of these, but Alas. The majority of the video in the camera was useless. Moving trees, one really aggressive spider, and quick glimpses of squirrel and raccoon parts climbing the tree. Maybe I should set up a feeder.
Yeah, the cutbacks came down from on high. We are talking two companies up the food chain. The people on the local level are already regretting the loss in manpower along with a push to produce more. It is my guess I'll be back out in the field as soon as the doctor says so.
That contestant contract and rules of the game would be interesting reading. But I would not be waiting around for the camera crew if I were on that game unless there was some rule that said I lose if I don't.
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