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| 24thcenstfan | Sep 9 2008, 01:40 PM Post #3781 |
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^^ ![]() A suit and tie are a requirement? I would think as long as you are neatly dressed, then that would be sufficient. Some men’s economic circumstances might mean that they can’t afford a suit and tie, but are probably eligible for jury duty. Sounds intrusive and illegal if that is the case. Because that would mean they are hacking into your phone settings (manipulating your property). |
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| ImpulseEngine | Sep 9 2008, 02:11 PM Post #3782 |
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Yup. It's required. I had the same thought. I only have one suit because I hardly ever have occasion to wear one. So what if I'm selected and the case goes for multiple days? I'm not buying any suits just for this so I'll guess I'll be wearing the same one every day with a different shirt. Oh well! And you're right, some men might not own one to begin with. Whoever invented the tie should have their own court trial anyway. ![]() Very true. |
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| 24thcenstfan | Sep 9 2008, 08:45 PM Post #3783 |
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So should the dude who invented panty hose and bras too. ![]()
This really ticks me off. As most of you know in this country there is a history of government and society placing barriers in front of men and women of all manner of background to try and keep them from carrying out their civic freedom and duties (voting and jury duty). This goes back centuries to when only the wealthy male land owners had a say in this country. So here you have the Courts mandating that a man wear a suit and tie (not exactly inexpensive garb) or they will be held in contempt of court. That’s just wrong. Jury duty is not optional once you have registered to vote. You can temporarily put it off for various reasons, but eventually you have to serve. The examples are endless regarding people who wouldn't necessarily have a suit or afford a suit. *sigh* End rant.
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| Swidden | Sep 10 2008, 12:30 AM Post #3784 |
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I'd bet Impulse is right and his phone's behavior has something to do with whoever was calling. I wonder if it would have done the same if set to silent? |
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| 24thcenstfan | Sep 10 2008, 08:07 AM Post #3785 |
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I think I would call the phone company to see if they know what is going on with the phone. |
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| ImpulseEngine | Sep 10 2008, 12:36 PM Post #3786 |
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I'm pretty sure I know who called me because they called again later and it was again from "unknown". It turned out to be a recording reminding me about my jury duty obligations. I don't know what to think now. On the one hand, the thought of the federal government doing that is pretty scary. On the other, it may make it less likely that the call really activated the phone's volume somehow. I don't see why doing that would be any kind of advantage for the court system. Speaking of jury duty, I didn't get selected today. In fact, we got out early. However, I'm on call for 2 weeks with them so I have to call for further instructions on Friday. So I may have to return for more jury selection next week.
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| 24thcenstfan | Sep 10 2008, 02:24 PM Post #3787 |
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Still very weird about the phone call. At least you weren't picked today. |
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| ImpulseEngine | Sep 10 2008, 04:32 PM Post #3788 |
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Agreed (about both). |
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| Intrepid | Sep 10 2008, 09:43 PM Post #3789 |
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So what did you finally decide to wear IE?
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| ImpulseEngine | Sep 10 2008, 10:03 PM Post #3790 |
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention that. I wore my Starfleet uniform. That's why I didn't get selected. I have to pay a fine for contempt of court now though. ![]() j/k (Did I have you going? )Seriously, I wore my suit. Also, it turned out that a couple of people came in wearing only a shirt and tie - no coat. The court had a closet full of clothes for people in that situation. So I guess that would take care of anyone who didn't own a suit already. I'm glad I do. I wouldn't want to put on clothes that who knows who has worn before... |
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| 24thcenstfan | Sep 11 2008, 03:54 PM Post #3791 |
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Way to represent!
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| ImpulseEngine | Sep 11 2008, 11:52 PM Post #3792 |
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^![]() So tonight my daughter called me while my wife was driving her home from dance class. I asked if she had any homework and she mentioned she has a spelling test tomorrow. We've been working on these all week so I knew the words from memory and asked her one by one to spell them. At the end of the 10 words, I praised her because she had gotten them all right. Then she said, "That's because I'm looking in my book." ![]() I'll remember to ask about that next time...
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| Swidden | Sep 12 2008, 02:24 AM Post #3793 |
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Children can be sneaky. When my niece was in first grade we caught her in an interesting little "scam". Her dad had her on weekends and would send her off to school on Monday morning with a home made lunch. Her mom had her signed up for the school lunch program. So, one Monday when she joined the rest of us at Chinese great-grandparents for dinner she was asked by her great-grandmother what she had for lunch. Her answer was something other than had been packed for her. Her step-mother then remarked that was not what had been packed for her. She tried very quickly to recover by insisting that her lunch had been the one packed for her. The first assumption was that she had traded lunches. Okay, that's fine. Until ol' Uncle Swidden asked: "Who did you trade with?" That caught her off guard, she took too long to answer and then said "My friend." This caused her dad, my wife and her step-mother to then begin to question her more. No one was quite putting two and two together. Finally I said "You had two lunches didn't you?" I realized her mom had her on the school lunch program and pointed that out. To this day she insists she had only done it once, but they were several months into the school year so I doubt it. For quite a while though we would ask her about "Two lunch Mondays". My wife, her aunt, was thoroughly shocked that a first grader would be capable of doing this and keeping it quiet. I told her that kids are always trying to figure out ways to out smart their parents for one reason or another. The trick is to be aware of that. Makes me worry what my son will try to pull when he is older. He already tries things that he thinks are sneaky, we just watch him as he tries to pull off his shenanigans. Once he figures out that we're on to him it is going to get that much harder... |
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| ImpulseEngine | Sep 12 2008, 10:46 AM Post #3794 |
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That's funny. ![]() You're not kidding about kids trying to outsmart their parents. And I'm really concerned about when my daughter gets to be a teenager. Just as an example of how smart she is, we were reading a book about a mouse that dances one night. There was a picture of a mouse class dancing with a pianist in the upper right corner. The whole class was dancing to the left of the pianist and we were looking at the back of the pianist. There was a wall to the right of the pianist. Five page turns later, there was another picture with the room rotated 90 degrees and we were looking at the right shoulder of the pianist with the class dancing in front of that shoulder. If you followed that, that's impossible because that's where the wall was in the other picture. My daughter suddenly said "Daddy, how can that be?" I had no idea what she was talking about so I asked. She said, "Because..." and flipped back 5 pages, "in this picture they were dancing over here and now...", flipping back again, "in this picture they are over here." I just about fell out of my seat that she not only noticed that, but was able to mentally compare 2 pictures that were spacially different due to the rotation and were 5 page turns apart. I'm in serious trouble when she gets to be a teenager. I MUST do my job well NOW before it's too late.
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| Swidden | Sep 12 2008, 04:44 PM Post #3795 |
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^^^ I am thinking of a country tune called "What was I Thinkin'?" In it you would have to be the dad complete with shotgun... |
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| ImpulseEngine | Sep 12 2008, 05:11 PM Post #3796 |
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Hmm. I'm not familiar with that song, but I couldn't be the Dad with the shotgun. Especially not around my daughter. |
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| Swidden | Sep 12 2008, 06:49 PM Post #3797 |
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Artist is a guy by the name of Dierks Bentley, part of the song goes...
So at the very least keep her away from preferences for tank tops and pick-up trucks... |
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| 24thcenstfan | Sep 12 2008, 09:03 PM Post #3798 |
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That's a good one. Swidden, I like your story too.
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| 24thcenstfan | Sep 13 2008, 02:23 PM Post #3799 |
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I got the strangest thing with my paper today. It was a DVD of a film called "Obsession". It is about "Radical Islam's War Against the West". A pre-release special one hour edition. It says on the packet that it was seen by 20 million viewers on CNN and FOX. What the heck? Why is this coming with the paper? I'm afraid to watch it. ![]() I think I'll call the news paper people and ask why they included it. |
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| TribbleMom | Sep 13 2008, 05:06 PM Post #3800 |
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I found this on Wikipedia: Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West, also called Obsession, is a 2006 documentary movie about Islamist teachings and goals which uses extensive Arab and Iranian television footage.[1] Obsession compares the threat of radical Islamism with that of Nazism before World War II,[2] and observes the parallels between radical Islamists and the Nazi Party during the War, specifically Adolf Hitler's relationship with the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem as an inspiration for radical Islamic movements in the Middle East today. Doesn't sound like a DVD you'd watch just for fun, but it's probably very educational. Still, it seems odd to distribute it with a newspaper. |
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