Grandpa Went Gooning On Black Friday
2024.12.01 05:04 therealdocturner Grandpa Went Gooning On Black Friday
I hated the way my brother’s teenage boys treated my grandfather on the holidays. My grandfather is 93, and he hasn’t been himself for years. Dementia.
My grandmother is a few years younger and still sharp as a tack. She refused to put him in a care facility, and nothing my mother said ever changed her mind.
This Thanksgiving, my grandfather was sitting in his chair. My brother’s sons were on their phones sitting on the couch next to him.
I watched my grandfather try to talk to them as best he could. I guess it annoyed them. They thought it would be fun to mock him.
“What are you boys doing?”
“Just lookin’ at stuff.”
“Well… tell Pop Pop what you’ve been up to.” Jeremy, the oldest at sixteen smiled.
“Mostly gooning.”
“What?... What did you say?”
“I’ve been doing a lot of gooning, Pop Pop.” They both started to snicker.
“Gooning… you’ve been gooning?!” My grandfather got a little animated. I swear I saw a light in his eyes I hadn’t seen in five years. His voice sounded stronger.
“All the time, Pop pop.”
“Well… ya know…” He leaned forward and he started smiling. “You don’t want to say that too loud. I never told anybody about my gooning. I thought I was the only one.”
“Oh I do it all the time. Three times this morning.”
“Is that right?! Three in one go?! It must be in the blood! I haven’t been gooning since Nan caught me twice in 1954! She put her foot down. No more gooning, said she’d leave if I did it again!” The kids laughed hysterically and so did my Grandpa.
I’m Gen X. I had no idea what the hell gooning meant to kids, so I Googled it.
“You should just do it, Pop Pop. Why not do it one last time before you croak!”
“I still have my tools. Maybe I’ll do it tonight!” The kids were laughing so hard they were crying. I got the search results. I grabbed both of the little shits by their collars and dragged them out of the room.
For the rest of the day, my grandfather was beaming. Far more lucid than we’d seen in a long time. Something had woken up inside of him. He was happy. I didn’t tell my Grandma what the boys did. It would have made her mad.
Early yesterday morning my Grandfather was arrested. He snuck out of the house and killed three people in a parking lot with his old .22 pistol, and carved the letter “G” into their foreheads.
He told the cops, “I was gooning! I missed it so much!”
Apparently, there are 27 unsolved murders from the 1940’s on the east coast. A .22 caliber was used. A “G” was carved into the victims foreheads. The killer was dubbed “The Gloucester Goon” after the police received several taunting letters from the killer.
Grandpa’s been confused since his arrest.
Clearly, slang changes with the times.
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2024.12.01 05:04 Cap_Benjamin Start / Sits Week 13
Is there such a thing as too much football? Probably, but not this week!
I go through every game on the Sunday slate with must starts, matchup upgrades, and grounds for concern.
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2024.12.01 05:04 IlMonstroAtomico Looking for small European host
I had a small host out of the Netherlands for many years who recommended me to a US-based company when he got out of the business. It's been fine but I want to get my content off US servers before inauguration day.
Looking for just chill, smallish business host recommendations out of somewhere in the EU. Need cpanel, free migration, able to host like 6 websites and subdomains.
Thanks for any reccs or leads!
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2024.12.01 05:04 salaryboy As he peered through the rifle's scope, picking off shapes on the ridgeline with mechanical precision, a single purpose burned bright in his mind.
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2024.12.01 05:04 AcanthocephalaHot569 Hypothetical full NS in Malaysia
What a full scale national service (NS) might look like. Since PLKN will begin in less than a year, i've been wondering what will it look like if the government somehow began implementing a full fledge conscription scheme. This is my take.
All Malaysian citizens and PR both male and female on their 18th birthday will be required to be registered for drafting. Men have to serve for 2 years while women will serve for 1 year 5 months. Those furthering their studies can postpone their enlistment until they finished their studies by which time they have to serve maximum 2 years after their studies ended.
Their deployment will be decided based on their BMI test. The most fit will be deployed to the armed battalion corp or the Royal Malay Regiment while the least fit will be sent to support and logistics corp. Conscripts can be also deployed to the RMN or RMAF depending on their fitness test and their school stream. All first years will be subject to basic military training (BMT) before training in their specialized fields. Monthly allowances for conscripts will be RM300 per month per trainee. Each training term is 8 months with 2 breaks lasting five weeks. Leave is also afforded for Hari Raya, CNY, Gawai, Kaamatan and Deepavalli for a maximum of 5 days. If Malaysia is involved in conflict or war, conscripts will be deployed to the main battlefront for combat operation
Once they finish their service, they will receive the rank of corporal or sergeant depending on their performance. They can have the option to stay in the armed forces and advance to officer level. However, all conscripts will be required for call up for a one week military training refresher course once a year until the age of 40.
To prevent dodging, job applications for graduates and the civil service will require proof of military service. Draft dodgers will also be penalized and a jaillable offense as national service is mandatory.
Others can elaborate or air their own opinion
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2024.12.01 05:04 ArrogantSweetheart ½ assed
How can I hate tomorrow if tomorrow never comes
Contrary to popular belief, hate is not the opposite of love
That's position is filled by indifference
But keep on talking. I like the words you say
It gives me a metric for how much space
I need to put between you and I
Drawing the line between yours and mine
Never to collide, powerman 5000 showed the results of such which was fine in its own right
But I will pass on its application here
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63 male, 5-7, 150 lb, work out 3-4 times a week, gainfully employed and work from home, , living in SoCal and eventually moving to my own home in Baja Mexico close to the beach in San Filipe to get away. Looking for FLR partner, age 40-60, no preference for ethnicity, or other features (height, weight, body type- looking for a curvy goddess, if that helps but for me body shape or size does not define anyone). Prefer in person interactions over dinner, coffee etc. to ensure compatibility. Willing to meet you or fly you to my location and a hotel. This is not a posting for anything but to find a FLR partner.
Not looking for FINDoms. I don’t smoke, drink only socially and don’t do any drugs (THC ok, I don’t use it). I am educated with post graduate degrees, am a good cook and able to provide and take care of my goddess and partner!
If any interest, drop a line.
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I’m still fairly new to flying. Today during the pre-flight checks, as I was drawing some fuel out, a gust of wind blew some of it all over my hand. I quickly went and washed my hands and soap and water.
I know that fuel is obviously poisonous, especially with the lead content. However I’m just wondering if accidentally getting it on your skin is a fairly routine occurrence among GA pilots? How concerned should I be about spilling some on my hands during a future check?
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2024.12.01 05:04 HereForTheNaughtys Game download fluctuates between extremely slow to not-at-all speeds
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2024.12.01 05:04 New-Weakness5468 No “off” option??
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2024.12.01 05:04 sleepless-in-atlanta New flare after 2 years of remission?
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2024.12.01 05:04 Known_Ant_6861 Snow Blower Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals 2024
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