Venting Thread - Page 2

*Powder* · 11-05-2026, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

Oh who cares religion is worthless and stupid

Says guy who treats Marvel actors as false idols.

*CyberCubed* · 11-05-2026, 05:39 PM

It's times like this I'm glad I don't constantly concern myself with the state of the world like most of you.

People who get so worked up about politics/religion/etc. blows my mind. You can be aware of issues but not have mental breakdowns because of them.

*ranger_scout* · 11-05-2026, 05:55 PM

In 2015, my uncle/godfather took his own life. That is pain that hasn't gone away.

*Mayhem* · 11-05-2026, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

the leftist media

*ranger_scout* · 11-05-2026, 07:37 PM

One of the things I struggled with over at Rangerboard.com was that they didn't undertand how much I was constantly offended by shock jock/morning zoo style behavior that I was exposed to as a teenager through the primetime and syndicated versions of Weakest Link, especially the latter. I get that some people find shock jock/morning zoo style behavior funny, but I don't at all. I should've quit watching those shows much sooner.

*CyberCubed* · 11-05-2026, 08:27 PM

I do not watch low-brow entertainment. As a teenager I did watch the Jerry Springer show from time to time, it was trailer trash entertainment but at least it knew what it was.

Nowadays I only want to be intellectually stimulated!

*ToTheNines* · 11-05-2026, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ranger_scout

One of the things I struggled with over at Rangerboard.com was that they didn't undertand how much I was constantly offended by shock jock/morning zoo style behavior that I was exposed to as a teenager through the primetime and syndicated versions of Weakest Link, especially the latter. I get that some people find shock jock/morning zoo style behavior funny, but I don't at all. I should've quit watching those shows much sooner.

How are you gonna be rightwing and not enjoy a little Opie and Anthony?

*IMJ* · 11-06-2026, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I do not watch low-brow entertainment. As a teenager I did watch the Jerry Springer show from time to time, it was trailer trash entertainment but at least it knew what it was.

Nowadays I only want to be intellectually stimulated!

A buddy of mine got tickets to Springer once and dragged me to it with him. To make it even crazier - the episode that we happened to be there for literally had no "plot".

It was "strippers". Not "stripper drama" or "my dad married a stripper" but..... 'strippers". They stripped on stage. At the end a bunch of the crowd ran on stage and danced and stripped with them.

It made absolutely no sense and there we were, in the crowd, immortalized on TV forever. For that.

*ranger_scout* · 11-06-2026, 11:31 AM

I also found out this week that I have osteoarthritis.

**Barkworm** · 11-06-2026, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by IMJ

A buddy of mine got tickets to Springer once and dragged me to it with him. To make it even crazier - the episode that we happened to be there for literally had no "plot".

It was "strippers". Not "stripper drama" or "my dad married a stripper" but..... 'strippers". They stripped on stage. At the end a bunch of the crowd ran on stage and danced and stripped with them.

It made absolutely no sense and there we were, in the crowd, immortalized on TV forever. For that.

Are you kidding? That sounds ****ing brilliant!

*Andrew NDB* · 11-06-2026, 01:41 PM

Well, c'mon with it. Let's see the footage.

*CyberCubed* · 11-06-2026, 02:43 PM

People need to toughen up. I just lost $16,000 in investments in my portfolio over the last few days and I am perfectly fine.

If this was about 10 years ago though I'd be deeply concerned. Nowadays I see my brokerage go up and down thousands of dollars every week and it has no impact on me at all.

*ranger_scout* · 11-06-2026, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

How are you gonna be rightwing and not enjoy a little Opie and Anthony?

Contestants who say the most insane things imaginable during interview portions in a show produced under disgraced executive producer Mike Richards was so bad for my mental health. Someone over at Rangerboard.com tried to explain to me they are actors by trade, well they sucked at their job because they had a despicable loser who recruited them.

Mad Dog McMutt · 11-06-2026, 07:48 PM

A long time ago I called the Jerry Springer show and left a voice mail about some sort of love triangle that I was involved in and that I wanted to be on the show. They called my phone and left me a message saying that they wanted me to be on the show and they would pay for my flight and hotel stay. Unfortunately I couldn't get 2 of my friends to go on the show with me. I had this scenario of a juggalo love triangle with cheating being done in a tent at the gathering of the juggalos. So from what I have seen they don't make up the stories themselves. They just don't question the guests about being legit or not with their stories.

*Andrew NDB* · 11-06-2026, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mad Dog McMutt

A long time ago I called the Jerry Springer show and left a voice mail about some sort of love triangle that I was involved in and that I wanted to be on the show. They called my phone and left me a message saying that they wanted me to be on the show and they would pay for my flight and hotel stay. Unfortunately I couldn't get 2 of my friends to go on the show with me. I had this scenario of a juggalo love triangle with cheating being done in a tent at the gathering of the juggalos. So from what I have seen they don't make up the stories themselves. They just don't question the guests about being legit or not with their stories.

That's funny, that's almost word for word what my friend did with his girlfriend and friend. They concocted a story of a love triangle and called the Jerry Springer Show about it and they didn't even ask that many questions about it. Flights paid for, hotel, and a per diem for food. And yeah, his girlfriend and friend got cold feet about it.

Roughly around 2001. Somewhere around there.

*CyberCubed* · 11-06-2026, 08:23 PM

The funny part is don't they usually have 3 sets of guests on average for each show? From what I remember each party only gets about 15-20 minutes of airtime, because they have to make time for the next set of guests. I think they usually did 3 sets of guests each show, and since it aired on TV with commercials they only had about 45 minutes of airtime. So you'd get like what...15 minutes of fame?

*ranger_scout* · 11-07-2026, 10:31 AM

When I go up to people behind the desk at a pharmacy, Gamestop, or gym they ask me how I'm doing and I don't want to say, "fine" at all. I tell them I'm not in a good place mentally at all. Saying, "fine" would be a complete lie and would obviously make me feel worse.

*IMJ* · 11-07-2026, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

Are you kidding? That sounds ****ing brilliant!

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Well, c'mon with it. Let's see the footage.

I'm pretty sure I have the episode somewhere here on VHS. We made it on-screen too.

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Originally Posted by Mad Dog McMutt

A long time ago I called the Jerry Springer show and left a voice mail about some sort of love triangle that I was involved in and that I wanted to be on the show. They called my phone and left me a message saying that they wanted me to be on the show and they would pay for my flight and hotel stay. Unfortunately I couldn't get 2 of my friends to go on the show with me. I had this scenario of a juggalo love triangle with cheating being done in a tent at the gathering of the juggalos. So from what I have seen they don't make up the stories themselves. They just don't question the guests about being legit or not with their stories.

Often when I have told the story about the strippers the first thing people say is "YOU went ON Springer?!?" and I have to, right away, do the "NOOOOOooo no no no. We saw the show live".

*ranger_scout* · 11-07-2026, 10:36 PM

The moderators over at Rangerboard.com were telling me to open my heart and be empathetic. However, they just never understood how much of a struggle it has been for me to be in good place mentally. I don’t like sounding like, “poor, poor me” but it’s when things were finally getting back to normal for me and I was wrapping up my OCD therapy and then suddenly I’m now going to be living in a state that embraced complete utter insanity and blasphemy.

11-05-2026, 05:39 PM	#22
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	It's times like this I'm glad I don't constantly concern myself with the state of the world like most of you. People who get so worked up about politics/religion/etc. blows my mind. You can be aware of issues but not have mental breakdowns because of them.

11-05-2026, 05:55 PM	#23
ranger_scout Foot Elite Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 3,776	In 2015, my uncle/godfather took his own life. That is pain that hasn't gone away.

11-05-2026, 07:37 PM	#25
ranger_scout Foot Elite Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 3,776	One of the things I struggled with over at Rangerboard.com was that they didn't undertand how much I was constantly offended by shock jock/morning zoo style behavior that I was exposed to as a teenager through the primetime and syndicated versions of *Weakest Link*, especially the latter. I get that some people find shock jock/morning zoo style behavior funny, but I don't at all. I should've quit watching those shows much sooner.

11-05-2026, 08:27 PM	#26
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	I do not watch low-brow entertainment. As a teenager I did watch the Jerry Springer show from time to time, it was trailer trash entertainment but at least it knew what it was. Nowadays I only want to be intellectually stimulated!

11-06-2026, 11:31 AM	#29
ranger_scout Foot Elite Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 3,776	I also found out this week that I have osteoarthritis.

11-06-2026, 01:41 PM	#31
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,573	Well, c'mon with it. Let's see the footage.

11-06-2026, 02:43 PM	#32
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	People need to toughen up. I just lost $16,000 in investments in my portfolio over the last few days and I am perfectly fine. If this was about 10 years ago though I'd be deeply concerned. Nowadays I see my brokerage go up and down thousands of dollars every week and it has no impact on me at all.

11-06-2026, 07:48 PM	#34
Mad Dog McMutt Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 707	A long time ago I called the Jerry Springer show and left a voice mail about some sort of love triangle that I was involved in and that I wanted to be on the show. They called my phone and left me a message saying that they wanted me to be on the show and they would pay for my flight and hotel stay. Unfortunately I couldn't get 2 of my friends to go on the show with me. I had this scenario of a juggalo love triangle with cheating being done in a tent at the gathering of the juggalos. So from what I have seen they don't make up the stories themselves. They just don't question the guests about being legit or not with their stories.

11-06-2026, 08:23 PM	#36
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,887	The funny part is don't they usually have 3 sets of guests on average for each show? From what I remember each party only gets about 15-20 minutes of airtime, because they have to make time for the next set of guests. I think they usually did 3 sets of guests each show, and since it aired on TV with commercials they only had about 45 minutes of airtime. So you'd get like what...15 minutes of fame?

11-07-2026, 10:31 AM	#37
ranger_scout Foot Elite Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 3,776	When I go up to people behind the desk at a pharmacy, Gamestop, or gym they ask me how I'm doing and I don't want to say, "fine" at all. I tell them I'm not in a good place mentally at all. Saying, "fine" would be a complete lie and would obviously make me feel worse.

11-07-2026, 10:36 PM	#39
ranger_scout Foot Elite Join Date: May 2014 Location: Texas Posts: 3,776	The moderators over at Rangerboard.com were telling me to open my heart and be empathetic. However, they just never understood how much of a struggle it has been for me to be in good place mentally. I don’t like sounding like, “poor, poor me” but it’s when things were finally getting back to normal for me and I was wrapping up my OCD therapy and then suddenly I’m now going to be living in a state that embraced complete utter insanity and blasphemy.