[Guide] Mafia Etiquette and Spirit of the Game

[Nynaeve]

JFC Nyn men are talking

 

They are?

[Nynaeve]

 

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Don't act like you don't have a hoe of your own. I mean, you don't even keep your hoes in the same COUNTRY.

 

 

Unlike some, I don't feel the need to converse about my hoes

[Cory Caboose]

Nyn confirmed uptight white-collar worker

[Nynaeve]

Low-collar worker....

[Yates]

popped-collar worker.

[Kivam]

Women seem to be more into rakes, in my experience. Even when they know is not a good idea, that it's likely to be painful, in fact, something about just how bad a rake is for them actually attracts them.

[Cory Caboose]

You can just call me by my name, ffs

[Kivam]

Cory, no matter how you self identify, i wasn't only talking about your feelings for rakes

[Cory Caboose]

What a tangled web we weave

[Kivam]

Don't get me started about looms.

[Yates]

 

Seemed appropriate.

[Yates]

Also seemed appropriate...

 

[Yates]

Related:

 

 

[Red2111]

Women seem to be more into rakes, in my experience. Even when they know is not a good idea, that it's likely to be painful, in fact, something about just how bad a rake is for them actually attracts them.

 

 

some women, but not all women.   some women, like myself, make sure there is a return policy that allows for swapping out an insufficient rake that cant keep up with me and know when a rake isn't worth what its listed as.  many rakes, they end up breaking after a few uses.  yeah, they seem all great and stuff when you first get them.  they perform really well and all; but after a few uses they start to become used to the tasks and some even just stop working or get broken handles. any woman worth their grit knows when to return a rake or when its better just to toss it to the curb for someone else to come by and grab (after all one persons trash is another treasure).

 

 

i think in the end, whether its rakes or hoes, it all boils down to knowing the job at hand and knowing yourself well enough so that you end up with the right one for the job.  theres also the mutual respect issue.  treat your rake/hoe well and they should in turn treat you well. 

[Kivam]

Maybe it's just me, but this casual discussion of just throwing out old hoes once you're done with them (or rakes, though i don't have any personal experience there) doesn't sit right with me. Call me old fashioned, but if I've worked with a hoe even once - held the hoe softly in my hands as we worked towards a common goal, leaned on it in satisfaction after reaching it - a relationship develops. That's especially true if I've used the same hoe multiple times. In fact, the more i use the same hoe, the better it feels. Sure, it may look a little rougher as it ages, but so what? It still does the job. In my opinion, anyone who just throws out a working hoe (or rake) is doing it wrong

[Nolder]

Just btw I'm kind of ignoring all the off topic discussion...has there been any suggestions buried that I haven't seen?

[Kivam]

Just btw I'm kind of ignoring all the off topic discussion...has there been any suggestions buried that I haven't seen?

[Cory Caboose]

I don't believe in becoming personally attached to a hoe, fwiw, Kiv. As far as I can see to they exist to help me with a job and once they stop serving their function I'm happy to go out and get a new one.

[alannalynn]

I don't believe in becoming personally attached to a hoe, fwiw, Kiv. As far as I can see to they exist to help me with a job and once they stop serving their function I'm happy to go out and get a new one.

[Kivam]

I don't believe in becoming personally attached to a hoe, fwiw, Kiv. As far as I can see to they exist to help me with a job and once they stop serving their function I'm happy to go out and get a new one.

I think this says a lot about you as a person, none of it good

[alannalynn]

*nod* Cory being mean again. tsk tsk

[Talya]

I think it's brave of Cory to come out about his addiction/obsession with hoes

[Talya]

Women seem to be more into rakes, in my experience. Even when they know is not a good idea, that it's likely to be painful, in fact, something about just how bad a rake is for them actually attracts them.

 

I have to say that rakes are certainly unreliable, never finish the job probably, let you down when you really need them and require a lot of hard work with not much result apart from a messed up lawn, but doesn't mean that us women aren't on the lookout for the ultimate gold plated rake, never lets you down, always ready for the job and even though they probably don't exists.

[Red2111]

Maybe it's just me, but this casual discussion of just throwing out old hoes once you're done with them (or rakes, though i don't have any personal experience there) doesn't sit right with me. Call me old fashioned, but if I've worked with a hoe even once - held the hoe softly in my hands as we worked towards a common goal, leaned on it in satisfaction after reaching it - a relationship develops. That's especially true if I've used the same hoe multiple times. In fact, the more i use the same hoe, the better it feels. Sure, it may look a little rougher as it ages, but so what? It still does the job. In my opinion, anyone who just throws out a working hoe (or rake) is doing it wrong

 

hence why i said i always keep the receipt for a while while i get the feel of the rake.  i know what i need and want in a rake, and its served me well as the current rake i have, has been helping me tend my garden for almost 15 years now.  the rakes that came before, i thought they could stand up to the task but i'm glad i kept the receipts.  theres a breaking in period, where you get used to the rake and the rake gets used to you, so theres a good working relationship developed. 

 

i can agree that you shouldn't just change your rakes or hoes like socks.  but one should also be competent and self knowledgeable enough to not hang onto a broken rake or hoe.  a broken rake or hoe usually ends up doing more harm than good ya know.  just because you've worked with a hoe or rake doesn't mean its the right one for the job; and you shoudl never rush into a big or important job with a new rake or hoe you haven't gotten to really know.  hence why you should always keep the receipt just in case.

[Red2111]

 

Women seem to be more into rakes, in my experience. Even when they know is not a good idea, that it's likely to be painful, in fact, something about just how bad a rake is for them actually attracts them.

 

I have to say that rakes are certainly unreliable, never finish the job probably, let you down when you really need them and require a lot of hard work with not much result apart from a messed up lawn, but doesn't mean that us women aren't on the lookout for the ultimate gold plated rake, never lets you down, always ready for the job and even though they probably don't exists.

 

 

to be fair i think that has less to do with rakes in general and more to do with where you're gettign your rakes.  if you get em from an unreliable manufacture that is known for putting out faulty rakes, because other rakes that come from that area are faulty ... then you shouldn't be surprised at the rake not doing a proper job.

 

also, its not always the fault of the rake, some people dont treat their rakes well, so then when the rakes are returned they go with what they've known.

 

i've also found that rakes tend to perform better with age.  new rakes, while theres a certain novelty to that ...  i personally prefer a rake thats been a bit broken in but not broken down. as i told Kiv, the current rake i use hasn't failed me or miss treated me in 15 years.  so good rakes are out there, they do exist ...  not to say they're flawless (nothings flawless) but flawless =/= good.