RANT: i am obese and on a phone

[PowderMonkey]

Need some advices from the Rant. Received this in my corporate inbox this morning:



They provided a phone number, which threw me off. I immediately thought this was a phishing attempt via e-mail. Could it be a phishing attempt still, just via phone?

Sounds like a journalist to me. I get a few of these every now and then (though obviously not about oil). If you don't know the person just bin it, and if you do know the person then question them outside of work why they are sending you emails which present such a huge conflict of interest.

Serious though if you don't know them then they are probably not after your actual recommendation, but are after names and or ranks of other people you work with for nefarious reasons

[Final_Rep]

I get those all the time. It's just a recruiter / temporary services company trying to increase their database. Granted, there is likely a real job opening, but I wouldn't expect most of these types of contacts to actually work out.

Typically, I ignore them unless I'm actively looking. The only time I give people names is when the person looking is someone I actually know. No sense getting your friends / colleagues on someone's spam list.

Thanks Vox, this is what I figured, but the 'opportunity' part is enticing.

Not that I'd want to work in Turkey... But overseas is my goal, ultimately.

Sounds like a journalist to me. I get a few of these every now and then (though obviously not about oil). If you don't know the person just bin it, and if you do know the person then question them outside of work why they are sending you emails which present such a huge conflict of interest.

Serious though if you don't know them then they are probably not after your actual recommendation, but are after names and or ranks of other people you work with for nefarious reasons

Yeah, I've been offered $10,000 USD for a downloaded copy of the address book for this company (80,000 names and contact numbers). I declined of course, but that does show you how badly people want this kind of info.

[Dominik]

Not that I'd want to work in Turkey... But overseas is my goal, ultimately.

If you could work anywhere in the world, where would it be?

[adamdavidson47]

The MC Hammer Curls were icing on the cake.

He was, and probably still is, an angry little man.

If you enjoyed that sample of his lifting, check out this channel.

Holy lololololol. I lol'd IRL at the power clean. Those have to be fake weights, right?

[Drekkor]

Holy lololololol. I lol'd IRL at the power clean. Those have to be fake weights, right?

Nope, it's legit weights. Althought it's certainly done on purpose. That's the most unnatural way to powerclean. Most people atleast use their hips, but don't fully open them. This guy is trolling.

[adamdavidson47]

Nope, it's legit weights. Althought it's certainly done on purpose. That's the most unnatural way to powerclean. Most people atleast use their hips, but don't fully open them. This guy is trolling.

I get that he's trolling, and doing it on purpose, I don't get how he can still walk. The 480 lb deadlift video, his spine should've snapped in half.

[Final_Rep]

If you could work anywhere in the world, where would it be?

Good question. That depends.

Am I working overseas for the money? If so, that would mean Iraq, Oman, Algeria, Libya, Angola, Azerbaijan and a few other places where the danger of being there means you get much higher pay.
Or am I working overseas to learn another language/culture and see the world? If so, I might pick Norway, Brazil, China or Germany (edit: forgot Australia, though the language isn't different I'd like to learn the culture of folks down in Croydon)
Or am I looking for a good balance between the two?

Honestly if, if it was my choice, I would probably pick Norway or Brazil. The money is decent but I'd also be able to use the paid-for flights as jumping off points to places like Chile, Argentina, etc, or from Norway to Iceland and Europe.

[Dominik]

Good question. That depends.

Am I working overseas for the money? If so, that would mean Iraq, Oman, Algeria, Libya, Angola, Azerbaijan and a few other places where the danger of being there means you get much higher pay.
Or am I working overseas to learn another language/culture and see the world? If so, I might pick Norway, Brazil, China or Germany
Or am I looking for a good balance between the two?

Honestly if, if it was my choice, I would probably pick Norway or Brazil. The money is decent but I'd also be able to use the paid-for flights as jumping off points to places like Chile, Argentina, etc, or from Norway to Iceland and Europe.

I just meant if your boss asked 'where would you like to work?' and not necessarily for higher pay.

I think Norway would be a great place to live.

[Drekkor]

I get that he's trolling, and doing it on purpose, I don't get how he can still walk. The 480 lb deadlift video, his spine should've snapped in half.

The body is tougher than you think. Typically when I see people hurt their backs doing dead lifts it's because the curve changes during the lift. They go from a concave correct curve to a convex rounded back. This stretches the muscles/tendons and can pull/tear and cause discs to become compressed/slipped. When the spine is locked, albiet in a bad position, it's not going to have those same effects. There's still much more risk to the spine because the curvature isn't correct and it causes it to become a cantilever instead of a post... but that's another discussion.

[Final_Rep]

I just meant if your boss asked 'where would you like to work?' and not necessarily for higher pay.

I think Norway would be a great place to live.

Norway is very nice, but the taxes are pretty high. $10 for a beer, etc. They have a luxury tax also, so cars like a BMW 335i are $200,000 there. But the economy is doing well and it's beautiful country, so yeah I could definitely live there for a while and do photography, etc.

[ThickAsABrick]

Good question. That depends.

Am I working overseas for the money? If so, that would mean Iraq, Oman, Algeria, Libya, Angola, Azerbaijan and a few other places where the danger of being there means you get much higher pay.
Or am I working overseas to learn another language/culture and see the world? If so, I might pick Norway, Brazil, China or Germany (edit: forgot Australia, though the language isn't different I'd like to learn the culture of folks down in Croydon)
Or am I looking for a good balance between the two?

Honestly if, if it was my choice, I would probably pick Norway or Brazil. The money is decent but I'd also be able to use the paid-for flights as jumping off points to places like Chile, Argentina, etc, or from Norway to Iceland and Europe.

Any chance you could pick a place with no internet?

TIA

[adamdavidson47]

The body is tougher than you think. Typically when I see people hurt their backs doing dead lifts it's because the curve changes during the lift. They go from a concave correct curve to a convex rounded back. This stretches the muscles/tendons and can pull/tear and cause discs to become compressed/slipped. When the spine is locked, albiet in a bad position, it's not going to have those same effects. There's still much more risk to the spine because the curvature isn't correct and it causes it to become a cantilever instead of a post... but that's another discussion.

It's kind of impressive that he doesn't fall over backwards when he does the clean-to-front-squat. It's also lolarious that he lifts in his driveway.

[Final_Rep]

Any chance you could pick a place with no internet?

TIA

lol... F♥Y♥F

But truthfully, no. Anywhere I go will be connected. Sorry

[Drekkor]

It's kind of impressive that he doesn't fall over backwards when he does the clean-to-front-squat. It's also lolarious that he lifts in his driveway.

Not really, he's only got what... 155 lbs on the bar? A person who can deadlift 480 lbs should have no problem doing 225 lb on a power clean. My most recent highs in lifts have been a 525 lb deadlift and 295 lb power clean. Even at his body weight, if he's gifted with some sort of freaky strength I could see him pulling more than 155 lbs on that bar.

We have a lot of people at cross fit in the 130-150 lbs of body weight range (at like 5'4 - 5'6")... They can powerclean 155 lb, they start really struggling with 200+

[Dominik]

Norway is very nice, but the taxes are pretty high. $10 for a beer, etc. They have a luxury tax also, so cars like a BMW 335i are $200,000 there. But the economy is doing well and it's beautiful country, so yeah I could definitely live there for a while and do photography, etc.

It helps sustain the very high standard of living so I can understand it.

Anyway, that'd be near the top of my list as well, along with Switzerland.

[Dominik]

Any chance you could pick a place with no internet?

Translation: TAAB wants to be your pen pal.

[adamdavidson47]

Not really, he's only got what... 155 lbs on the bar? A person who can deadlift 480 lbs should have no problem doing 225 lb on a power clean. My most recent highs in lifts have been a 525 lb deadlift and 295 lb power clean. Even at his body weight, if he's gifted with some sort of freaky strength I could see him pulling more than 155 lbs on that bar.

We have a lot of people at cross fit in the 130-150 lbs of body weight range (at like 5'4 - 5'6")... They can powerclean 155 lb, they start really struggling with 200+

You missed my point. Did you watch the video? lol he was bending almost so his spine was horizontal to the ground. I was surprised he kept his balance.

[Drekkor]

It helps sustain the very high standard of living so I can understand it.

Anyway, that'd be near the top of my list as well, along with Switzerland.

Really? I'd like to be down in Austrailia/New Zealand tbh.

[ossizen]

I genuinely can't watch DW videos.

How does your ego get so wildly way in the way of your immediate health like that?

He is not the same man if you saw his new videos. maxbm is his YouTube username. His technique is tons betters.

[Drekkor]

You missed my point. Did you watch the video? lol he was bending almost so his spine was horizontal to the ground. I was surprised he kept his balance.

His body was in the "correct" positions to weasel under the bar. He had a risk of slipping but he'd already taken the momentum out of the pull, which is what causes most people to go over backwards. Again, it's 155 lbs, and he's trolling. He should be much stronger than that allowing him to make the lift look completely rediculous. Hell, I can basically barbell curl 155 lbs, and often do just to piss off weak little guys like him at xfit.

[ossizen]

I get those all the time. It's just a recruiter / temporary services company trying to increase their database. Granted, there is likely a real job opening, but I wouldn't expect most of these types of contacts to actually work out.

Typically, I ignore them unless I'm actively looking. The only time I give people names is when the person looking is someone I actually know. No sense getting your friends / colleagues on someone's spam list.

I've been getting such calls lately. Many of them haven't updated their databases in 5-6 years. And at my work extension.

[Ctrainer]

So apparently if you get rain in the midwest in December you are supposed to respond with the comment, "atleast it isn't snow!" Then that comment is followed by some mathematical (sp?) equation on how much snow it would actually be if it was indeed snow.


I don't know what the equation is and frankly I don't want to know..

[Hishiad]

When I get phishing calls at work I just tell them they are calling a secure private government line then I hear them hangup.

[Orlando1234977]

Where are these "records"?

You can't compete with me.

[VoxExMachina]

So apparently if you get rain in the midwest in December you are supposed to respond with the comment, "atleast it isn't snow!" Then that comment is followed by some mathematical (sp?) equation on how much snow it would actually be if it was indeed snow.

I don't know what the equation is and frankly I don't want to know..

The Snowmen like to say that 1" of rain = 10" of snow.

But I think they're just bragging.

[ossizen]

When I get phishing calls at work I just tell them they are calling a secure private government line then I hear them hangup.

The EPA is a block north of here. One could "accidentally" send them there.

[Orlando1234977]

lol... F♥Y♥F

But truthfully, no. Anywhere I go will be connected. Sorry

go away.

I don't remember you from Programs or Exercises, not even in the slighest.

go away.

[KarlynSkuatrach]

So apparently if you get rain in the midwest in December you are supposed to respond with the comment, "atleast it isn't snow!" Then that comment is followed by some mathematical (sp?) equation on how much snow it would actually be if it was indeed snow.


I don't know what the equation is and frankly I don't want to know..

Ask the equation parrot if that formula result accounts for Cats+Dogs variable conversion.

[kvk1]

If you could work anywhere in the world, where would it be?

London!

[kvk1]

Any chance you could pick a place with no internet?

TIA

lmao