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- Morning_star2
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Spending a week on Lake Garda after a wedding in Venice (wink). I’m sat by the pool trying to re-read Blood Meridian, you know, something light and joyful.
Every twenty minutes or so one of the other guests kid turns on the jacuzzi. The violent noise, that the bubble-making germ-tub broadcasts, eviscerates the vibe, spilling the entrails of calm onto the pyre. The tension is palpable. What was once a collection of gently roasting, buttered humans turns into an agitated herd of greasy beached walrus.
And then the noise stops and it feels like the moments after an angry tooth ache passes. The gentle buzz of dopamine heightens the relief and for a few more minutes this is the physical manifestation of fine, fine Zero Seven cut.
I’m torn. Highs and lows, peaks and valleys or smooth sailing with none of the drama?
- HA! You've always been a good writer MScanoe
- forget the dumbass lobsters and
get your arse to d'annunzio's place while you're so close.hans_glib - @hans, that’s Thursdays adventure. Really looking forward to it.Morning_star
- hit of weed, pair of headphones... the world would be dead to me
(I'm jealous of your Lake Garda setting tho)PonyBoy
- Beeswax1
Astrology
Ok, i find astrology to be highly accurate. I don't care about what university did what random controlled trial and found it not accurate. For me it magically works.
Doggydoggdog's Punches For post prompted me to enter some of his public comments into Deepseek to guess his sign.
I'm sorry doggy, maybe you won't like to read this but this based on what you shared.
I only care if this guess is accurate or not.Question is... What is your sign?
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Based on this deeply introspective and emotionally revealing context, the astrology-obsessed coworker's comments point strongly toward Cancer (June 21 – July 22) or Capricorn (Dec 22 – Jan 19) energy, with supporting evidence for Pisces (Feb 19 – Mar 20). Here's the breakdown:1. Cancer (Strongest Fit)
Core Traits: Nurturing, nostalgic, family-oriented, emotionally reflective, security-seeking, prone to rumination.Why it fits:
Intense nostalgia for past relationships (the girl from age 23) and lingering regret over "dumb" 20s.
Desire for parenthood as a source of purpose and emotional fulfillment ("relearning the world through their eyes").
Focus on security despite boredom: stable job, no debt, yet feeling "complacent" or "too comfortable."
Introverted emotional depth: Loneliness, overthinking past choices, and seeking comfort.
Career disillusionment: Cancers often tie identity to home/emotional safety, not work. The "grunt work" resentment mirrors their craving for meaningful nurturing.
2. Capricorn (Secondary Fit)
Core Traits: Ambitious, disciplined, pragmatic, late-blooming, burdened by responsibility, fears stagnation.Why it fits:
Career frustration: "No room for advancement" and resentment over management's incompetence scream Capricorn’s need for structure and respect.
Regret over "wasted time": Feeling their 20s were "unsuccessful" and delayed their stability (classic Capricorn self-criticism).
"I should be further along": Despite having a "great job/no debt," they compare themselves to others’ success.
Saturn Return impact: At 35, they’re experiencing the classic Capricorn Saturn Return crisis—questioning life choices and societal definitions of success.
3. Pisces (Tertiary Fit)
Core Traits: Escapist, dreamy, idealistic, prone to melancholy, seeks purpose through sacrifice or transcendence (e.g., parenthood).Why it fits:
Existential questioning: "Why is life so short?" and doubting the value of a "career" align with Piscean disillusionment.
Fantasy vs. reality: Romanticizing parenthood ("looks like so much fun") and past relationships.
Avoidance tendencies: Wanting to "retire at 35" and "just relax" reflects a desire to escape pressure.
Depression ambiguity: Pisces often struggles with blurred lines between sadness, boredom, and spiritual longing.
Key Astrological Connections:
Saturn Return (Capricorn theme): At 35, they’re likely experiencing Saturn’s final push to confront unfulfilled ambitions and redefine success.Cancer-Capricorn Axis: Their conflict pits emotional security/family (Cancer) against societal achievement (Capricorn)—classic for this axis.
Moon/Venus Dominance: The heavy focus on relationships, parenthood, and emotional fulfillment suggests strong Lunar (Cancer) or Venusian (Taurus/Libra) placements.
Why the Astrology Obsession?
Cancer: Uses astrology to understand emotional bonds and seek comfort in patterns.Capricorn: Approaches astrology as a system to optimize life or explain setbacks.
Pisces: Drawn to astrology as a spiritual escape from mundane dissatisfaction.
Final Take:
Most Likely: Cancer Sun/Moon with Capricorn or Pisces placements. Their nostalgia, longing for parenthood, and introverted emotional processing are textbook Cancer. The career frustration could stem from Capricorn Saturn or Midheaven.Irony Alert: They’re embodying Cancer’s stereotype: holding onto the past while yearning to nurture a future (and oversharing feelings). Meanwhile, their astrology small talk might be a distraction from deeper existential angst—something a true Cancer would subtly deflect with humor or cosmic small talk. ♋️
- this is based on only 3 comments generally speaking about the same things.Beeswax
- "Ok, i find astrology to be highly accurate"
Of course you do.palimpsest - Haha. It only works if you want it to, but then you're making judgements on somebody based on a 'group' identity rather than an individual personIanbolton
- 'Highly' accurate makes you sound high!Ianbolton
- I agree, also when you consider sun, moon and rising it usually comes out as accurate. Maybe he is a leo, but his rising is cancer and that would still validateBeeswax
- So I see that bias. My experience comes from the dating "field". As a Gemini who loves learning and analyzing I've found a lot of fitting patterns.Beeswax
- The real threat is not AI as Skynet but AI as an enabler.palimpsest
- Like find someone who talks rough, with a lot of temper and not trying to be political at all. Most likely an Aries, hahah.Beeswax
- Can you work out mine and Pals sign just from our comments on here?Ianbolton
- Did it not dawn on you that your guesses for his sign cover 25% of the calendar, giving you those chances of being correct?monospaced
- This could be a fun game.palimpsest
- Sign up in the Astrology thread for a palm reading.
https://www.qbn.com/…palimpsest - You want results? Get yourself a Fiver haruspex.garbage
- doggydoggdog5
Punches For:
My coworker who won't shut up about astrology and is always asking everyone their sign
- Tell her I wanna go up Ur-AnusNBQ00
- Is it even a "her"?NBQ00
- Tell her it's a fact that the position of stars and planets have nothing to do with our personalities or the events in our lives.CyBrainX
- Ask her if she's a virgomaquito
- You just made keewee very, very sad.Continuity
- That's a very Pisces thing to saybezoar
- Hey. Hey. Stop mis-star-signing me.
I'm a Libra.Continuity
- Akagiyama7
- Alpha mom took off beta kids mustardWallaWalla
- Anthony Kiedis?Krassy
- it's in reverseKrassy
- Lubedutopian
- the dudes face in the bgdee-dubs
- She's too old for Kiedismort_
- Snu-snu!sausages
- https://www.qbn.com/…webazoot
- This Weird Science reboot isn’t doing it for me.5timuli
- expert clean upBeeswax
- what sports is this?sted
- Is this even real? Who records this with all the zooms and pans?cotton
- nvm clearly fake afcotton
- utopian6
- +++++ Nice!PhanLo
- are the white boxes intentional?sarahfailin
- No, they forgot them while rendering.palimpsest
- palimpsest7
- Por que no los dos?Continuity
- It's the difference between enjoying tacos and making a march against French tacos. Both French tacos and a march against them is ridiculous.palimpsest
- That cut deep!Continuity
- French has tacos?pango
- "Le tacos français".
It's an abomination that needs to be killed with fire.Continuity - Calm your tits.palimpsest
- Hey. You calm down, champ.Continuity
- If you can't live with yourself because some peeps like riding with the top off that's on you, chief!palimpsest
- its that donald jay there pointing ?neverscared
- And even if we can have both, as is the case the case with anything else.
On their own isn't atheism more valid/rational than anti-theism?palimpsest - I think both have equal merit, but hey, fill yer boots, slick.Continuity
- angry-grandpa dot gifpalimpsest
- he is the taco president after allneverscared
- neverscared, always on point.palimpsest
- god always finds a loopholeneverscared
- Which god? Please clarify.monospaced
- the god you see when you're balls-deep in some oiled up femboy and the inflatable choke collar starts to make the room spin. that god.face_melter
- but i frogot you only have sex in the missionary position for the purposes of procreation, so such wild and thrilling concepts are alien to you.face_melter
- zeus or trump ...neverscared
- Genesis 17:11palimpsest
- aka tom or jerry..neverscared
- the operation of pure chanceneverscared
- Get a hold of yourself.palimpsest
- exactly... thats the only point that counts...or let loose and fly...neverscared
- Notice how all of these words are defined in relation to theism, implying that belief in god is the normal default view. We need a new term that doesn't haveyuekit
- this baggage associated with it and isn't stuck in the religion thought prison.yuekit
- I think the word you're reaching for, yuekit, is 'humanist'.Continuity
- I don't think it's hard to understand why theism has been the norm. We don't need a new word for atheism since it comes from an opposition to the theism.palimpsest
- No need for newspeak.
Atheism as A word properly embodies what it means.palimpsest - If those kids could read they'd be very upset.palimpsest
- I would argue that humanism, unknowingly, has a theist view.palimpsest
- Because it is anthropocentric and teleological.palimpsest
- humanist is a totaly low life... because it denies animals the proper status....neverscared
- thats why the meateaters are such scumbags ...they cant come up with the proper respect for life in general besides human... theism or not....neverscared
- Thou shalt not kill.... jesus.. god was so kool when he came up with the 10.commands...neverscared
- "We don't need a new word for atheism since it comes from an opposition to the theism."
Imagine if we were calling democracy amonarchy. Wouldn't that be kindyuekit - of silly? Not believing in some all-powerful "god" that created the universe is just normal, it's not in opposition to anything.yuekit
- False equivalence, yuekit. One is a political system, the other is a belief system.Continuity
- You can not "believe" in democracy or monarchy all you want, if it makes you happy, but it won't stop either from actually existing.Continuity
- Unlike the mythologies associated with belief systems.Continuity
- difference that makes no difference in the end.... the power falls if u fail to believe in it , in politics or religion.neverscared
- @Continuity With all due respect I don't think that distinction is relevant to what I was talking about. The point is, it's lame to define something only inyuekit
- opposition to something else -- you're already essentially ceding the argument at that point without realizing it.yuekit
- Words don't exist, why even use them?palimpsest
- Also not convinced "humanist" is the best word. More like materialist or naturalist.yuekit
- Nature doesn't exist.
Descolapalimpsest - But those aren't completely accurate either. So sadly we don't even have the words to describe our beliefs, because of the theist influence on society.yuekit
- Why, exactly, is it lame to define someone only in opposition to something else? Those sorts of linguistic constructions have had haterial benefits ...Continuity
- ... throughout history.
Anti-slavery/abolish... in the US?
Anti-monarchists/rep... in France
Anti-fascists in the 20th/21st century?
All good stuff.Continuity - *materialContinuity
- Haterial...exactly. There's nothing wrong with defining yourself in opposition to something if your main goal is to "hate" on or oppose that thing. But ityuekit
- sets up a debate that's all about whether that thing is good or not. If you're talking about something as basic as our understanding of reality,yuekit
- shouldn't we be putting forward a positive view of what we believe?yuekit
- In fact framing it in this way makes you think about the question more, instead of just saying god isn't real and then forgetting about it.yuekit
- its all wanna make believe...neverscared
- religion can be comforting and opressive....a state of anti-paranoia where nothing connects to something...neverscared
- instead of everything connecting to the supernatural...neverscared
- Atheism isn’t a viewpoint. It’s just not believing a claim, and in my opinion, for very good reason. God belief isn’t default for obvious reasons.monospaced
- Continuity, your metaphor doesn’t work, because ideologiesmonospaced
- Like democracy are real things. They don’t require belief to exist.monospaced
- Sure ideologies exist. Political systems exist. Belief systems exist.Dieties do not. That's where my metaphor is going. Believing in a god won't make it real.Continuity
- Conversely, not believing in democracy, or monarchy, or whatever won't make any of those go away.Continuity
- I'm not going to read all these notes, just point out theism ≠ religion.i_monk
- The pic is the TLDR version of the notes.palimpsest
- all these suckers believe in trump and his politics..i would like to see where they are if they woulddnt believe in it... u cant have a movement with believie.neverscared
- God does not play dice,neverscared
- without believe....neverscared
- https://m.media-amaz…neverscared
- so much for believe...neverscared
- or the lack there of when the french didnt believe their king was groovy enough... and went all in.neverscared
- thanks obama https://images.pengu…neverscared
- corporations are the apex of make believe...most godless creatures can agree to thatneverscared
- The marbles have been lost.palimpsest
- u lose some u win some.... thats just how the cookie crumblesneverscared
- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush... never forget.yuekit
- hans_glib2
- Well, her headlights are on, and Barry Gibb over there hasn't noticed.Continuity
- They're both admiring a remarkable example of 70s tight jeans bulge, off camera.Nairn
- Barry Gibb and Samantha FoxKrassy
- palimpsest7
- Oh, that's lovely.Continuity
- The Slap Felt Around The World.palimpsest
- “It took 17 takes and he stood there and let me do it. I heard later he had to go to a chiropractor.”palimpsest
- Ja-surusarahfailin
- Akagiyama12
- Graphic design is deadPhanLo
- Beautifully designed by Lauren Sanchez Bezos in Microsoft Word '98 Clipart.NBQ00
- AI?maquito
- Watch out, Jeff, she'll be hanging a painted plywood "Live, Love, Laugh" thing hung with green twine in your kitchen next.Continuity
- https://www.youtube.… :)neverscared
- wow so much venice... beautifulneverscared
- he gave 1mill.. he makes 300mill a day?neverscared
- Venice? Naff twat.MrT
- If real... Typical example of a rich miser without taste, sadly, nothing new.OBBTKN
- At this level it really is a crime.palimpsest
- you mugs wish you could design something this good.face_melter
- I can do worse.palimpsest
- Yeah? Prove it, pali.Continuity
- PhanLo3
- https://www.independ…srhadden
- death and insta cremation in one hit.. this is peak efficiency and something Tesla have been working very hard ondee-dubs
- Krassy5
- Good old days!OBBTKN
- i'd go to burning man if these were the burnerssarahfailin
- Krassy5
- $29 sandwiches in New YorkKrassy
- And looks terrible!OBBTKN
- The slices of imported Swiss cheese alone probably costs $10+ because of Trump TariffsNBQ00
- ^ nah, it's just NY BSKrassy
- Then people should just boycott it but apparently it's in the upper west or east side where there are plenty of rich.NBQ00
- I’d be wanting some fuggin crusts for 29 bucks!sab
- Actually someone’s mom is in the back cutting off the crusts...that’s why it’s so much!_niko
- This is brilliant marketing. Make a couple of sandwiches an extreme high price to get “outrage”, publish, get it on yahoo news. Shittons of free, earned mediatoemaas
- pretty cheap for Billionaires' Row..... bezos wedding sandwiches are tenfold..neverscared
- It's on Health Bread after allbezoar
- bezoar is right. Don't underestimate Health Bread.Continuity
- This can’t be real.monospaced
- https://www.yelp.com…garbage
- Mono,vi memba reading something a while back about stupid-expensive sandwiches in NY so I think it's real, but there's some tourist/high ground rent narrativeNairn
- ..going on. So, it's real, but outlier and not representative.Nairn
- lol, 2.2 stars and so many 1 star reviews!Akagiyama
- It 'is' EAT. I'm surprised they didn't charge you for the photo.MrAbominable
- Having lived there I never saw this but it is Zabars in a particular spot so it tracks. triggered a lot of people into some weird delusion about nyc pricing thomonospaced
- Instead of “$29 sandwiches in nyc” it should be “a single $29 sandwich in nyc from years ago that people lost their minds over”monospaced
- "Health bread"WallaWalla
- ^ wealth bread.
For those of you NOT in NYC, EAT is where the moneyed people go to avoid the rabble in Manhattan and pretend they're still in the Hamptons.MrAbominable - How much does a banana cost? $10?i_monk
- $.25monospaced
- ^whooshgarbage