Nice People Thread Number 11 - A Treasury of Nice People

vivatifosi

I had my hair done yesterday. My hairdresser is a rampant conspiracy theorist. We had a conversation that went something like this...

Me: so you don't think man landed on the moon.
HD: no, if they did it they would have been back again since I've been born.
Me: humankind was capable of stuff before the younger generation was born you know.
HD: no, it's too difficult, they can't have gone.
Me: but perhaps the reason that they don't do it is that there's no technical benefit, it costs a ton of money and they've already done it and therefore they don't need to do it again.
HD: but technology changes and is much better now, so we would have gone back.
Me: well Concord was technically difficult to build and cost a ton to run, if you were born 20 years in the future would you think Concord didn't exist on the grounds that it isn't being done now?
HD: don't be so stupid. Of course Concord exists.

We get on really well. She thinks I'm odd for being old and liking dance music. I think she's odd for believing conspiracy theories.

lemonjelly

Nikkster wrote: »

I have form for dragging people onto the dancefloor
I struggle to dance in public completely sober, but after a drink there is no stopping me.

I'm 99.9% sure we won't be attending the same function this weekend, so you can feel safe to try making eye contact with the ladies where you are You're sweet and funny and kind and perfectly capable of flirting - give it a go this weekend

I have form for running away!:rotfl:

Nikkster

vivatifosi wrote: »

I've never had a clock either. I don't dislike children but I can absolutely categorically state that I've never wanted any. If the only good reason you can think of to have them (as I did) was to look after you when you're old, that's not a good or fair reason.

For me, it's not just the children bit. Whilst I'm just about capable of looking after myself, I'd like to be part of my own little family unit. Whether that was with children or not. Though if it's going to include children, I need to get going somewhat.

Nikkster

Generali wrote: »

A mate sent me an email which describes my news very well, tentatively awesome.

Looking forward to it being confirmed as awesome.
Hope you slept better last night.

vivatifosi

Nikkster wrote: »

For me, it's not just the children bit. Whilst I'm just about capable of looking after myself, I'd like to be part of my own little family unit. Whether that was with children or not. Though if it's going to include children, I need to get going somewhat.

That I do understand. I never wanted children but having someone who I consider to be my life partner is very important to me.

PasturesNew

vivatifosi wrote: »

My hairdresser

When I went to school, those who couldn't read/write would go off one day a week to learn hairdressing .....

neverdespairgirl

I think it's something that's impossible to explain either way, whether you want children or don't. It's a feeling, that you can try to put into words, and will fail to do so in the end beyond "I do want to" or "I don't".

Nothing wrong, of course, with either view. The wrongness comes in for people who don't want children and have them, or want them and can't.

I remember my mother saying with great emphasis that she wouldn't ever put pressure on her own children about child-bearing. Every Sunday after she and my Dad married her mother-in-law would phone, and ask in a variety of ways whether my mother was pregnant yet. "Any news......?"

I was born nearly 3 years after they married - by design, rather than difficulties.

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

I need to get going somewhat.

How old are you?
I thought you were a whippersnapper....

zagubov

vivatifosi wrote: »

I had my hair done yesterday. My hairdresser is a rampant conspiracy theorist. We had a conversation that went something like this...

Me: so you don't think man landed on the moon.
HD: no, if they did it they would have been back again since I've been born.
Me: humankind was capable of stuff before the younger generation was born you know.
HD: no, it's too difficult, they can't have gone.
Me: but perhaps the reason that they don't do it is that there's no technical benefit, it costs a ton of money and they've already done it and therefore they don't need to do it again.
HD: but technology changes and is much better now, so we would have gone back.
Me: well Concord was technically difficult to build and cost a ton to run, if you were born 20 years in the future would you think Concord didn't exist on the grounds that it isn't being done now?
HD: don't be so stupid. Of course Concord exists.

We get on really well. She thinks I'm odd for being old and liking dance music. I think she's odd for believing conspiracy theories.

Somebody poiinted out one of the best arguments for it not being faked (apart from the obvious one we've all discussed to death) was that movie SFX people agree we were better at rocketry than movie fakery back then.


I like this but it took staggering time and effort.

No way could that era have faked moonwalks in real time.

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

How old are you?
I thought you were a whippersnapper....

Depends what counts as whippersnapper
Older than I look (unless you look too closely)!