PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

I’d say they’re all equally fun to insult...

However, it’s been 75 years since the Third Reich fell and annihilating nazis in video games is still entertaining!

 

I pretty much make fun of everything at any given moment. I really don’t take life to serious

 

Yeah, but the nazis really deserve it!

 

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Last week, I went with my cousin to the Virginia Aquarium the day after Thanksgiving. We were in his 2009 RAV4 and all of a sudden a strong sewage-like smell filled the interior. I asked him if we were driving past a sewage treatment plant and he said “Mmm. Smells good!”

I put two and two together and was like “Dude! Was that you?!?!”

He grinned, said “Yup!”, and started laughing. It was a legit “SBD” and he purposely kept quiet and waited for the smell to reach me...

Luckily, my cousin did not think to lock the windows and I quickly put my window down. My cousin was laughing maniacally while I gulped in fresh outside air.

Eventually, the smell dissipated...

I attributed my cousin’s weapons-grade flatulence to the mass quantities of stuffing he’d eaten at Thanksgiving dinner the night before.

 

I’ll need to google this .

 

I did. Didnt know that either.

 

You’ve never heard of The Sound of Music?!?!

It’s this movie, based on a true story, about a musically-inclined family called Von Trapp who flees Germany after the Nazis order the husband/father to join the German/Nazi army.

 

It’s gotta be one of the greatest movies ever made!

 

I’ve heard and seen parts of it, but never really paid attention. Cried for the nanny take care of the kids then like the Dad At the end?

 

I just remembered one of the more annoying individuals from my Coffeehouse days. He joined in 2009, several months after I joined. He did have a driver’s license and his own vehicle (a late 1990s Pontiac Bonneville), but that was seriously all he had going for him.

He worked a dead-end job at a grocery store, lived with his parents, and had the social skills of someone less than half his age. I will admit that I fall into that last category, but while I live with my parents, I am actually saving money to put a downpayment on a condo or small
house.

This guy from the Coffeehouse spent every last penny he had on vintage Transformers and Power Rangers toys, as well as Back to the Future memorabilia. I am also guilty of spending my money on shit I don’t need, but I never drove myself so far into debt that my parents indefinitely took away my credit card. Apparently, his parents had to bail him out and understandably were not happy about it. He actually had the nerve to complain about his parents taking his credit card away. I am also sad to say that he is not the first young adult with AS I’ve known over the years whose parents confiscated their credit card.

 

I haven’t seen it in years...

 

No one has really checked stopping distances with rear discs. Being able to lock a wheel up isn't a great test of braking ability. A '66 Mustang with 4 drums can lock up the wheels. Adding ABS would help but isn't the end all of better brakes.

Maybe someday I'll pony up for the Sequoia rear kit. At 21 yrs. old though it's doubtful.

 

The same guy with the old Bonneville and the shopping addiction also caused issues when he all but forced himself on a female member at the end of a Coffeehouse Christmas party, which would have been in 2009.

This woman, roughly the same age as the guy with the Bonneville, was well known for strongly disliking him. She didn’t like me much either, and the feeling was mutual, but her annoyance with me was nothing compared to the utter disdain she had for Mr. Bonneville. I was there that night, did not actually witness what happened...

At this Christmas party, a bunch of people were getting ready to leave. Mr. Bonneville, who had a crush on this girl, asked if he could hug her goodbye. She begrudgingly said yes, but Mr. Bonneville unexpectedly kissed her on the cheek. She flipped out and either pushed him away or slapped him.

Mr. Bonneville did get in some sort of trouble, and though he wasn’t banned or anything, the object of his affections refused to even acknowledge his existence and at one point flipped off the poor bastard behind his back.

 

I’ve got a respirator, gloves, and a leather apron...

 

A lot of people with autism spectrum disorders (Aspergers and otherwise) are rather reclusive all their lives. I am something of a rarity in that respect, being quite extroverted and perhaps a bit too social.

People just like me and I have no idea why. One of my good friends, another Aspie, has attempted to be me for years. He is quite introverted and lacks the social charm that I am gifted with. Unfortunately, he would see me behave a certain way with close friends at the bar where I hung out and later worked, and think he could emulate my behavior without making drastic changes to his own behavior. This did not go well and I was forced to vouch for him and put out many metaphorical fires.

 

While my friend mentioned above has his quirks, he’s been in my inner circle of friends for nearly 11 years as of this post. He’s also had some trauma in his life that rather exacerbates his less-than-desirable personality traits. I do not hold this against him.

Mr. Bonneville, on the other hand, is just a loser. I’m sorry to say this, but it’s true. Almost nobody liked him, and even by autism standards he talked about the same shit a bit too much; Mostly Power Rangers and other relics from his childhood. I liked Mighty Morphin Power Rangers when I was in kindergarten, but my interest was nonexistent by the time I started second grade. Second grade was also the last time I watched a show about a certain annoying purple dinosaur who shared a first name with Fred Flintstone’s best friend...

 

I still do that. Turn the AC and radio off then lock the windows and let it fly. Not when my wife is in the car though.

 

Mr. Bonneville was 26 or 27 when an 18-year old girl joined the Coffeehouse. This new member was blonde and had typical girl-next-store attractiveness. She started dating Mr. Bonneville...

Keep in mind that I was only 20 and could have dated her without raising an eyebrow. I had no interest in her beyond her looks because she was on the low-functioning end of the spectrum and had a lot of annoying behavioral quirks. When Mr. Bonneville started dating her, other members found it to be creepy.

Honestly, most women found Mr. Bonneville to be repulsive and I believe the only reason the blonde girl started dating him was because she had no experience, and because she was downright naive.

The blond girl was annoying in her own right and had to butt into everything. For example, the soda machine at the Coffeehouse are my quarter. This was an ancient soda machine that could be easily manipulated, and the only reason I put money in it was because I thought stealing was wrong. If the machine already had my money, then reaching inside to get a can of Sprite wasn’t stealing!

One time, the soda machine was on the fritz. I was trying to get my soda out, and the blonde girl came over to investigate. One of the things people with autism tend to have issues with is boundaries and personal space, some worse than others.

I had told this girl on numerous occasions to please respect my “bubble”, but she just moseyed on up and disregarded my past requests. If I remember correctly, I had to be a little less than diplomatic with this girl, but I got my message across and she skittered away without a word...

 

You mean with other people, or by yourself?

 

Others of course. I wouldn’t hot box myself