Bolt Fox - Plinky Answers

Huge Choices - Clothing for big AND tall people

2011-08-18T12:27:51-06:00

Big & Tall stores are great places to shop. They have all kinds of plus sizes for plus sized people. I've seen some stores with clothing up to 12X! Now that's a large person. But it's not really a Big AND Tall store, is it? They have Big clothes. They have Tall clothes. Don't some of us need both?

Considering I have about a 50" waist even when I am skin and bones, and I'm 6' 4" tall, I find it rather difficult to shop for clothing. It's quite rare when someone has clothing I can wear that I don't have to order from a catalog. I think it'd be nice to have a clothing store for the growing number of us who need both big AND tall with everything we buy.

This is why I think, if I made my own clothing line, it would be for Big AND Tall people. I'd call it Huge Choices. They would have their own store so you would know this is the place to shop for your size, not anyone else's. Sure, I'd sell in other stores as well, for the publicity, but they would obviously be higher priced as the store wants to make a profit as well.

Some of the clothing might have images of your favorite band or cartoon or social network on it, some would be plain old clothes perfect for getting you through the work day. I would also recognize that there are children my size as well, considering I've been this big since 7th grade. There would be a section for children's clothes in not so child-like sizes.

And, as any good clothing store should have, there would be a section in the back for people to order a custom size of their favorite outfit for a slightly increased fee. And if that size is ordered often enough it will become a regular size, placed amongst the store for others to enjoy, at the same comparable cost as everything else.

This seems like a rather simple solution to the problem, if you ask me. So why don't I see this store around yet? Seems to me someone could make a decent profit off of this idea.

The Haiku of Bigotry

2011-02-03T14:11:20-06:00

Pride Bigots get Police Protection

Global Warming "Myths"
Atheist IS Agnostic
Bigots never learn

Immortal Imprisonment

2010-12-09T10:04:43-06:00

When one thinks about immortality, the possibilities just stream through the mind. You would never miss a thing, you would never have to worry about suddenly coming to an end, whether or not there is an afterlife is meaningless, nothing matters but what you want! However, thinking about this long enough, looking at all of the options carefully, and realizing just how long eternity is...

Is immortality really such a good thing?

Search For Infinity

Living forever seems like a hot idea at first, but after a while, you might get bored. You may have seen it all, done it all, thought of everything, pushed yourself past your own limitations... but none of it matters. There is no end goal, there is no point to life.

When someone plays The Sims, they hold in their hands the life of an individual. It's fake, sure, but the imagination makes it real. A lot of the players turn off the ability to age, effectively making their sim immortal. By carefully avoiding obvious hazards the sim will never die. After doing everything, accomplishing everything, learning everything, what is there to do? It's at this point that most people either put down the game or start up a new sim. After going through several lives, you notice that your sims really aren't that different. Their stories all end the same way. They have done everything.

In reality, you can do something similar. If you were immortal you could start a new life, be someone new, meet new people, but it would always end the same way. You are always immortal, you will always have done everything, and there is nothing new or entertaining.

You would be bored to death, but couldn't die.

As such, I would choose a happy medium. I would allow immortality, but on one condition, that one be allowed to die when and how they choose. This way, we could all live as long as we want. And when we find that immortality is the worst punishment of all, we can embrace the sweet escape of death in peace. At this time, suicide would be the only way to die, and thus suddenly okay.

To be honest, I hope this day comes in my lifetime, as I wouldn't mind being immortal for a while. Life's too short as is, I think it would be fun to try having it be too long.

Simple Serenity

2010-08-05T10:14:58-06:00

Slain

Seriously social subtleties strum strange strings
Scarring some since so soon, strength stills, sounding somber
Soaring, sweeping, swooning, sources seed summer sin
Saying so, slaying slow, scorn soon steels sound slumber

Show some sympathy, show some sorrow
Say something, smug slayer, so slight
Shine serenity shown smoothly, slowly
So someone shall still sort starlight

I'll be sticking to my New Year's resolution forever

2010-01-07T12:09:20-06:00

i'm surprised this doesn't have a selection for more than a year. I've personally had one going strong now for more than 13 years. What is it? Why, it's quite simple. 13 years ago, I joined my father, brothers, and mother in their resolution.

"I will never have another New Year's Resolution!"

Every year it is renewed simply by me keeping my trap shut on the subject. It's very easy to maintain, especially since there is no way of breaking it other than on New Year's.

What was your resolution this year? A higher paying job? Getting thin? Having someone to kiss next time? Good luck with that. I'll be taking it easy. Unlike the poor schmucks that have to work hard on their resolution every year, I just enjoy what I have and try for what I can reach. If it gets me where I want to be in life, great! If not, I won't sweat it because at least I'm not so pathetic as to break a promise I made to myself.

After all, if you can't keep a promise to yourself, why should anyone else expect anything more.

4 PONY

2009-11-12T18:00:14-06:00

If you read the comic Looking For Group, you should understand that Richard cries out "FOR PONY!" on occasion when entering battle.

Thus, the 4 PONY vanity plate will be mine!

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a26/boltfox18/4PONY.png

The root of all Evil? ... or Good?

2009-07-16T16:37:16-06:00

There’s a phrase that’s been going around a lot lately. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. But how much of this saying is true? How often does power actually corrupt? Sure, all of the famous figures with power seemed to be corrupt one way or another. But if you think about it, the one’s that weren’t corrupt wouldn’t be famous, now would they? They would have done nothing with their power, since it never corrupted them to have it. It never crossed their mind that they could “rule the world” or have anything they wanted at their finger tips. So, another guy, just sitting there on the throne, waiting for his turn to die and let his “corrupt” child take over.

But power doesn’t necessarily have to do with ruling people. In today’s society, anywhere in the world, money is power. Whoever has the money has the power, and whoever controls the flow of money controls that flow of power. There was a poll I saw once that said nearly half of all Americans are millionaires. That means that, in the eyes of the standard American, nearly half of the country is rich. Considering that money is power, nearly half of the country has significant power. Not all of them run businesses either. In fact, most of them sit on the couch all day, letting the money role in on its own.

But how many of these people are corrupted by their new power? And what does it take to be considered corrupt? If a change in personality means you are corrupt, then yes, they are all corrupt. Most of them are now happy, rich people, rather than sad, poor people. They’re more willing to throw money around, now that they can afford it, too. But a nice guy, becoming rich, will normally stay a nice guy.

However, there are still concerns with being rich: the family will fall apart, you’ll be taxed more money effectively destroying your fortune, and it takes a lot of hard work to become/stay rich. These are all true under certain circumstances, but with most situations, none of them have to be true. Let’s work it backwards.

It takes a lot of hard work to become/stay rich. Not true. In fact, most of the people that become rich do it online, now, through surveys and freelancing. A few hours a day gets you thousands of dollars a week. Just keep at it, and you’ll become rich, and stay that way. Only problem is that it takes money to make money. Sorry poor folk, but you gotta pay people for the info on becoming rich. It seems to be a rule.

You’ll be taxed more money, effectively destroying your fortune. Also not true. In fact, as today’s standards are in America, the rich get all the breaks. And if you get rich with the method above, you can’t even be taxed upon receiving your check. Sure, you’ll still have to pay income tax and all of the other usual taxes that come from simply living, but nothing is taken from the check. So you’ll have major tax breaks and major income. And finally...

The family will fall apart. Most people think this because you get too caught up in the money to worry about them. You buy a great big mansion, a car for each person (driving or not) and everyone stays to themselves. Kids are in their sections of the house, playing by themselves or with friends, the mother is off shopping for everything her heart desires, and the father is almost always concerned with his income. Well, with the way people are getting rich nowadays, the concern with income is brought down to one hour per day. The shopping can be done online, assuming it is even needed. And who needs a mansion? Just buy a house big enough for your family size, and live like a normal person. So what if you’re rich? You want the world to know it, post it online.

So, for everyone concerned with money (power) corrupting, and tons of money (absolute power) corrupting absolutely, as long as you don’t go overboard with your newly found wealth, no corruption is going to occur. It’s when you make the decision to flaunt your money that you become corrupt.

Good rule to follow, don’t be Bill Gates.

Science came first

2009-06-25T09:32:00-06:00

This is obvious, as long as you lose the concept of religion.

Taking evolution into account, which some religious types even agree with, the only answer is the egg. It is true that there were many forms of animals that greatly resembled the chicken, with all of the same functions. However, the Chicken we know today could not have come to be if not for the egg it hatched out of. The creature that laid that egg was a slightly varied ancestor.

Go as far back as you want. But when the chicken stops being a chicken, it had to lay an egg to make the first. No matter how you look at it, except from the point of view of an almighty deity, the egg had to come first.

This question is not just about poultry versus dairy. This is a question of belief. If you say the chicken came first, even after the above explanation, then you also agree that this chicken came out of nothing. The only way this could be possible is through a creator.

So why don't you ask the real question?

Which is correct: Religion or Science? How are you so sure?

Back to the Future... What a trip...

2009-06-25T09:25:16-06:00

This movie, and the sequels, put time travel into the correct perspective for modern Sci-Fi. Unfortunately, no one followed their example. To use the theory of time travel, they used actual theories that were being used at the time, modified them with some Hollywood style, and placed Marty into the age old problem, the Grandfather Paradox. This also introduced the popular idea of being able to better your life by changing one moment in the past.

At the end of the first movie, the creators added "To Be Continued..." just before the credits. This was meant as a light joke, as it was obvious that Doc Brown and Marty were destined to continue traveling the time line forever, solving problems. However, this was not taken as planned, as the fans of the movie were expecting the "planned" sequel at any moment. So, once learning of this, the creators decided to make two more movies and a sort of two part conclusion to the first.

Having no way of avoiding their previous mistake of going into the future (and taking Jennifer with them) they made the wise decision of making the entire future a joke. However, they are not very far off the mark, when compared with most predictions. Also, allowing the entire future portion to be a joke allowed the audience to focus on the plot rather than the environment, which was a major plus. The revisiting of the first movie was a nice idea as well, forgoing the original script which took place in the 60's instead, as this prevented them from needing to explain what has happened since last we saw Marty's young parents.

Going all out for the third movie, the writers went with a late 1800's rescue mission, with the twist of a time limit and life/death situations. Showing off the old west (and comparing it to the spaghetti western version) was a nicely done, epic conclusion to a single-made-trilogy of movies.

This is one of the few movies that had sequels that measured up to the original, and all three are well worth watching.

My life would make a great movie in the genre of "Boring"

2009-06-25T09:08:20-06:00

Here's the kind of person I am.

2009-05-08T14:00:39-06:00

Let's see, I have 3 adult cats, 3 "teen-ish" cats, 2 kittens, and 1 old lady cat who's the mother of all of them. What kind of person do you think I am?

I'M A DOG PERSON!!!

I absolutely HATE cats! There are too many of them and they should be wiped out before they take over the world in full capacity.

Want to know why I hate cats, other than them taking over the planet? It's not how they constantly lick themselves inappropriately or that they must get in your way when you are doing something important. It's that they destroy the house, constantly fight, crap everywhere, insist on yowling all night, multiply like rabbits, eat you out of house and home, and STILL expect to be treated like royalty!

Cats of all ages destroy your house. Kittens destroy it by exploring. Teen-ish cats destroy it by playing. Adult cats destroy it by fighting. ALL cats destroy it by clawing and getting their food everywhere. Not too mention how often they go after other animals that are smaller than them, because they are tired of the same meal everyday.

Cats of all ages fight, getting more aggressive and fighting more often as they get older. Kittens fight for food. Adolescent cats fight for fun. Adult cats fight for territory and food. Old cats fight to be left alone. De-clawing cats doesn't help this problem, as they still have teeth.

All cats crap everywhere, especially if you have multiple cats. Kittens crap everywhere because they don't know about the little box, Teen-adult cats crap everywhere because there is already some crap in that litter box. Old cats crap everywhere because they can't make it to the litter box.

Cats yowl all day and all night. They yowl for food. They yowl for attention. They yowl to complain. They yowl to fight. They yowl to crap. They yowl to drink. They yowl to eat. They yowl announce their presence. And they yowl to yowl. If anyone told me that cats are clam, quiet, peaceful creatures, I would have told them there is a place they can go to.

Most people will not believe me when I say cats multiply like rabbits. They say only rabbits can multiply like rabbits. Well, those people would be wrong, and can join the people who say they are quiet. When I was a kid, one cat followed my brother home. We made the mistake of feeding it. It stuck around long enough to deposit five kittens then took off. There was one male in the group, who also took off. We were left with four female cats. No problem. Before getting them fixed, they all managed to have a good time and all were pregnant at once. Needless to say, this is where the rabbits come in. All at about the same time, they had a total of TWENTY-ONE KITTENS! Practically over night, we went from no cats to twenty-five. And, whether you have two cats or twenty-five...

All cats eat far too much food! Ever since the twenty-five, we've had to feed them the same amount of food. When we try to give them less, they go try to eat a bird or rabbit. Yes, they are outdoor cats. Who in their right mind would keep 25 cats inside? And from that point on, who could keep them?

Now I know what you're thinking. "If you hate cats so much, why don't you get rid of them?"

How? They are Tiger Tabby cats. These are the most common breed of cat in the world. These are the mutt of cat society. And they inbreed so often and so fast that we can't get them to stop and they are constantly getting dumber.

So, if that's why I hate cats, then why am I a dog person?

Well, I had a dog as a child, before the cat explosion. I didn't have one of those constantly bounding, stupidly happy dogs that ate everything it saw and thought everything in the world would last forever. And it wasn't one of those dogs that ran into the walls constantly and never learned its name. Our dog was a smart, kind, quiet dog that only ate when it was hungry, never barked at the neighbors or anyone who came over, and actually ran INTO the yard, behind the fence, to chase cars. This is why I like dogs better. This dog was a mutt, and I would never have given her up for the world. If I could have one like that again, I'd pay any amount to raise it from a pup, just like the last one.

Any questions?

Cars of the past have become our future.

2009-04-24T09:38:53-06:00

I read an article talking about a new car that has been made by a company called Tesla. It can go 130 MPH, 250 miles per tank, and 0-60 in 4 seconds.

Tesla Roadster

Doesn’t sound that great? What if I told you it was an electric car? Pure, 100% electricity. No gas needed. They never even thought to install the exhaust pipe, because it has no emissions. Now, if you think about a car this cool, going 130 MPH for 250 miles on one charge of electricity... it’s not even a two hour drive, but that’s still pretty good for an electric car. Especially considering the price is only $80,000-$120,000. That’s a lot of money for a car, but that’s pretty cheap if you consider the price of gas nowadays. Believe me, it costs a lot less to charge your car instead of guzzling our fossil fuels.

While we’re on the subject of cool rides, anyone catch that advertisement about the new Mercedes-Benz rumored to be in production? According to Snopes, assuming the rumor is true, cars will soon have no steering wheel. Instead, they will be replaced by very sensitive joystick-controls that will give you even better control over the vehicle. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m anxiously awaiting that day.

Oh, and why has it taken so long for people to realize the obvious answer to our fuel shortages, anyway? Or the main problem behind traffic accidents? It’s been known for a while now that we could power a car with electricity, and we’ve had working cars of this type made a while ago, so why is it just now starting to become widely available to the public at an almost affordable price? I would have thought they would have done this years ago. As for the traffic accidents, it’s mainly due to gamers getting behind the wheel. They’re used to video game physics, not real life! Anyone who has a driving simulator game and a steering wheel controller, knows what I mean. In real life, you want to turn a direction, you rotate the wheel until you’re going the way you want, then you turn it back the same amount. In a game, you turn the wheel until it stops turning (about 120 degrees) then let go when you’re done and it snaps back or you bring it back to center with a jerk. More gamers have used joysticks to steer a car then they have used realistic steering wheels. I think the new Mercedes was an obvious choice for upgrading.

Now, if they combine these technologies, have a fully electronic car with “Gamer-Friendly” controls, I think traffic accidents will go down and gas prices will decline, since newer cars won’t need them.

If only we could get them to fly, then we’d be in Jetson’s territory, and that sounds good to me.

Here Kitty Kitty!

2009-04-24T09:18:22-06:00

In the far, far distant future of 10,000 BC (not the movie) cats will enter our homes, learn to get our attention whenever they want it, teach us to serve their every need (sometimes on hand and foot) and never have to lift a claw again.

Notice the year I listed? BC? This already happened 12,000 years ago! In the middle east a bunch of Wild Cats decided to try living with some humans. It was at this time they found out they could domesticate them and train them to be their servants. Makes you wonder how they managed this. We’ve bested dogs, fish, turtles, birds, rodents, even the insects. So how could we simply give in to the feline when so many others serve us?

It’s because they purr. That’s all it takes. If a cat purrs once, JUST ONCE, you are its slave for life! It’s not because it is cute, it’s because they developed the purr to brainwash humans into doing what they want. If a cat jumps on your lap, lays down, and starts to purr, do you knock it off and get it de-clawed as punishment? No! It’s so nice and comfy and cute! You let it lay there for a good five hours. YOUR LEGS ARE GOING NUMB and yet you refuse to wake the adorable little kitty.

You don’t think cats have us trained? You think we domesticated them? How about a little proof, then.

Your cat meows, you feed it. Your cat goes to the door (If it prefers to be an outside cat), you let it out. It purrs, you pet it. It gets in the way of what you are doing, you pay attention to it. You’ve got work to do on the computer, your cat hit’s the switch, you get angry but pick it up onto your lap as you start all over again and pet it on occasion as it sits there, using you as a bed, because you can’t possibly stay mad at the little kitty that doesn’t know any better.

My Gods, we are a pathetic bunch. We have been completely, and thoroughly beaten into submission by a species the size of our heads with little to know physical strength.

I embrace it, however. We are going to need them when the aliens and computers begin to take over. You’ll never see them lift a claw, but they will be helping us in their own, secretive way, just to make sure the race they can control comes out on top.

If you’ll excuse me, it’s time for me to build a shrine in honor of our feline overlords.

I was dead at the time!

2009-04-24T09:08:13-06:00

I swear to you that I was dead at the time! I was in a 12 car pile up. Thankfully my car was on the bottom of the pile and I wasn't wearing a seat belt because I was thrown clear of the accident. However, I was banged up pretty good and an ambulance came and brought me to a hospital.

Mind you, I don't remember this part. This is what the doctors told me.

When I got to the emergency room, they tried everything they could to fix me, but they couldn't keep my heart going. And at 6:45 PM, the exact time I was supposed to be home, I was declared dead. Almost immediately afterward, though, my heart started to beat again. The doctors marveled at my miraculous recovery, kept me overnight for testing and to help me get my memory back.

Ya see, I had temporary amnesia, which is why they didn't call you.

By the time I had my memory back, it was time to be released, and I came straight home to face the music.

You may not believe me, but I have the documented evidence to back it up and I have the Doctor on hold. And if that accident doesn't excuse me from missing your parent's visiting, I'll be happy to go get into another one.

Food! Glorious Food! But just one for a year?

2009-04-11T18:03:35-06:00

Italian sounds good to me. Why?

Tombstone Pepperoni Pizza

Pizza.

It's the most perfect food ever invented. A pizza can be anything on any food chart!

Meat
Dairy
Vegetable
Fruit
Sweets
And lots and lots of Bread

I could eat nothing but Pizza for a year, and not miss a thing, because you can add ANYTHING on top of a pizza as a topping.

Know what I like to do? I like to use another pizza as a topping. My brother gave me the idea, and it only serves to enhance the flavors. Don't do three layers, though, it starts to get really hard to bite through the crust layers, not to mention hard to fit in your mouth.

Pizza was even described as a time machine once. It was a dumb thing to do, but it happened. And if you get the right spices, you might hallucinate and think you were back in the 60's.

Heck, if you get the right herbs and spices, and cook it properly, Pizza can be the healthiest thing you've ever eaten. You don't need a greasy pizza to make it good, although it helps, you just need it to be baked right.

So, yeah, I think I could survive on Pizza for a year. I don't think I could afford it, unless I made it myself...

There's a thought...

Get out of my head!

2009-04-11T17:35:01-06:00

Yeah, the prompt said three, but I could only think of one. The only other song I could list is the Barney song, but that's all but completely forgotten. It just took me five minutes to force myself to remember it, and it was immediately proceeded by a bunch of gun shots and screaming.

Thank you, random joker!

But the song I am having a problem with is that horribly catchy theme song to Whinnie The Pooh! You know, the one that starts:

Gotta get up!
Gotta get goin'!

Yeah, that's the part that gets me. EVERY MORNING!

"Whelp, gotta get up."

(Gotta get goin'!)

"SHUT UP!!!"

It's a horrible, TERRIBLE trick to play on someone! My childhood didn't die, I shot it, and that one song is still on life support. I just wish I knew how to pull the plug.

So, what song makes Bolt go mad?

Whinnie The Pooh Intro by Disney

I take public transit. Trust me, it helps...

2009-04-11T17:20:35-06:00

It's quite simple. I take the bus or car pool when I go anywhere. I'm not doing it to help the environment or to cut down on costs, those just happen to be bonuses.

The real reason is that I fear for the safety of every driver, pedestrian, and tree along the roads I might drive on.

Hey, why do you care WHY I do it, as long as I do it?

If I grow up...

2009-04-11T17:17:41-06:00

Game Designer. I play so many, I might as well make my own and cut out the middle man.

It's NOT egotistical! Just funny. ^_^

2009-04-11T17:14:58-06:00

Myself
He's like me, in every sense of the word.

Columbian Haiku

2009-04-11T17:10:41-06:00

She killed her brother
He picked up the news paper
The case was then solved

I demand nothing!

2009-03-27T16:17:50-06:00

Nothing
I demand nothing... OR THE HOSTAGES DIE!!!

What self-respecting admirer of technology wouldn't want one?

2009-03-27T11:31:10-06:00

Many gadgets are being invented these days that blur the lines between sci-fi and reality. Things like Spy Camera Glasses, 3D fax machines, Video Goggles, and even flying cars even if they are a bit late. Though I wouldn't mind having any of these things, there is only one gadget that I place at the top of my list, the Novint Falcon.

Novint Falcon Controller

With the Novint Falcon, you have full 3D movement on your PC. Forward, backward, left, right, up, down, even rotation if you have the right piece. For now, this device is being used in gaming to provide a better feel for your games. Along with the force feedback, the controller is able to let you feel the weight or resistance of something like never before.

In older games, force feedback meant a rumble in the controller to simulate vibrations. With the Falcon, it means that the controller provides a force against your motions to stop you from moving through something solid, or moving quickly through something sticky. Also, it means if something solid hits, the controller will move in the direction you were hit. If you caught a ball, the controller forces itself toward you. If you were shot from the left side, the controller moves slightly opposite. And, if you are moving your hand through water, you will feel the resistance of the water slowing your movement.

Overall, this controller was made for gaming, and is already very successful in this area. However, consider it being used with other programs. What if it paves the way for the first 3D mouse? It would be very cool to have an entire room instead of a single desktop to hold your icons. It would take some getting used to, of course, but it would revolutionize computers. This could also be used for medicinal and scientific purposes. If you had to do surgery on someone with a laser, it would be nice to have controls that respond when the arm encounters another surface. When using a robot to collect objects for science, it would be nice to have full control over that arm, and be able to feel when it connects with that object.

In short, this technology could open the way for many more of its kind that could help in several fields. This is why I want one, to experiment with what it can do, and what it can do for me.

On the other hand, imagine playing a game with two.