gritty has bad news

[bigAL 2,176]

10 minutes ago, GrittyIsKing09 said:

i'd do that if they found out without me telling them. im definitely not telling them though. don't want to gamble on this

This feels like when I was a closeted Runescaper at your age. I finally had to come out when I wanted to buy the premium version so I could unlock the rest of the map. I got a LOL NO answer from my dad and we never spoke of the R word again. Moral of the story: it’ll be more than a few years before you ever get the donation perks 

[ke1vi 619]

2 hours ago, bigAL said:

This feels like when I was a closeted Runescaper at your age. I finally had to come out when I wanted to buy the premium version so I could unlock the rest of the map. I got a LOL NO answer from my dad and we never spoke of the R word again. Moral of the story: it’ll be more than a few years before you ever get the donation perks 

HAHAHA SAME…  it was only $5 too… I really wanted those free masks that came with premium.
 

Straight up no and one of the shortest phone calls we’ve had …
 

 

[Spartan 3,993]

14 hours ago, JardyB10 said:

Also this is probably silly coming from someone who is irrationally private about my VHLing, but have you considered explaining to your parents that you are part of a fun, mostly healthy wholesome Internet community that would be sad to see your activity dwindle?

Hell I'm 21 and I got yelled at by my parents for donating in the last charity drive we had here, and I had to brush it off as a hockey blog/site running donations for a good cause. I don't know how many parents actually understand that internet communities can be wholesome and safe, but at least for me, it's not that simple.

[mediocrepony 1,216]

god i can't wait until i can get my own phone or computer (preferably a computer haha). dont have to worry about shit like this

[Ledge 1,131]

3 minutes ago, Spartan said:

Hell I'm 21 and I got yelled at by my parents for donating in the last charity drive we had here, and I had to brush it off as a hockey blog/site running donations for a good cause. I don't know how many parents actually understand that internet communities can be wholesome and safe, but at least for me, it's not that simple.

yea I remember asking my parents for like 5-10 bucks for the drive and they were like 'fuck no it's a scam'

 

like, I find parents don't understand that not every website's sole purpose is to make money. Even when I told my dad there weren't any ads on the site, he still wouldn't do it. I don't get it

[Spartan 3,993]

2 minutes ago, Ledge and Dairy said:

yea I remember asking my parents for like 5-10 bucks for the drive and they were like 'fuck no it's a scam'

 

like, I find parents don't understand that not every website's sole purpose is to make money. Even when I told my dad there weren't any ads on the site, he still wouldn't do it. I don't get it

I got the "if you want to donate, donate through the actual organization so you can turn it into a tax write off - be smart with your money"

[Ledge 1,131]

Just now, Spartan said:

I got the "if you want to donate, donate through the actual organization so you can turn it into a tax write off - be smart with your money"

well, we are 7 years apart

[mediocrepony 1,216]

3 minutes ago, Spartan said:

I got the "if you want to donate, donate through the actual organization so you can turn it into a tax write off - be smart with your money"

wasn't there also an option to show a screenshot of a direct donation to the organization?

[Spartan 3,993]

4 minutes ago, GrittyIsKing09 said:

wasn't there also an option to show a screenshot of a direct donation to the organization?

There was, but I'm also really not looking to turn 5 bucks into a tax write-off lol. If I was donating a significantly large amount, then maybe. 5 bucks is like 2 and a half fewer iced teas. I'll live.

[ke1vi 619]

2 minutes ago, Spartan said:

There was, but I'm also really not looking to turn 5 bucks into a tax write-off lol. If I was donating a significantly large amount, then maybe. 5 bucks is like 2 and a half fewer iced teas. I'll live.

I’ll take a free coffee any day. 

[Spartan 3,993]

11 minutes ago, McKelvie said:

I’ll take a free coffee any day. 

Head on over, I'll treat you

[bigAL 2,176]

25 minutes ago, Spartan said:

There was, but I'm also really not looking to turn 5 bucks into a tax write-off lol. If I was donating a significantly large amount, then maybe. 5 bucks is like 2 and a half fewer iced teas. I'll live.

In the Socialist Republic of Canadia, it’s got to be a minimum of $20 to a registered charity to get a tax break. They’d be close to losing money on a $5 credit card transaction. 

[JardyB10 4,834]

4 hours ago, Spartan said:

I got the "if you want to donate, donate through the actual organization so you can turn it into a tax write off - be smart with your money"

Did you explain to them that a tax write off isn’t shit compared to a doubles week?

[JardyB10 4,834]

 

[JardyB10 4,834]

8 hours ago, GrittyIsKing09 said:

i'd do that if they found out without me telling them. im definitely not telling them though. don't want to gamble on this

What do you fear their reaction would be if they found out you were on an Internet forum? They’d take your phone away and ground you or something like that?

[Spartan 3,993]

1 hour ago, JardyB10 said:

What do you fear their reaction would be if they found out you were on an Internet forum? They’d take your phone away and ground you or something like that?

yes, plus cascading lack of trust and overprotection with anything related to the internet 

[mediocrepony 1,216]

15 hours ago, JardyB10 said:

What do you fear their reaction would be if they found out you were on an Internet forum? They’d take your phone away and ground you or something like that?

i have no phone. if they found out i was on here, they would also likely find out i am on youtube regularly. so, basically what spartan said is right on the nose.

[JardyB10 4,834]

1 hour ago, GrittyIsKing09 said:

i have no phone. if they found out i was on here, they would also likely find out i am on youtube regularly. so, basically what spartan said is right on the nose.

Damn, well what ARE you allowed to do for fun?

[mediocrepony 1,216]

10 minutes ago, JardyB10 said:

Damn, well what ARE you allowed to do for fun?

playstation. i probably could do youtube if i asked them and only watched people who don't curse (what my 8yo brother does without the asking before part) but not during school hours. i also really like to read, and i sometimes make fake hockey leagues in notebooks. 

edit: oh also i only get an hour of playstation per day and half to do almost an hours worth of chores beforehand

Edited June 16, 2021 by GrittyIsKing09

[JardyB10 4,834]

45 minutes ago, GrittyIsKing09 said:

playstation. i probably could do youtube if i asked them and only watched people who don't curse (what my 8yo brother does without the asking before part) but not during school hours. i also really like to read, and i sometimes make fake hockey leagues in notebooks. 

edit: oh also i only get an hour of playstation per day and half to do almost an hours worth of chores beforehand

Well that’s not too bad then, reading is cool, as is having an imagination.

[N0HBDY 1,005]

How did this go from gritty's summer IA to tax write off's?

[bigAL 2,176]

26 minutes ago, N0HBDY said:

How did this go from gritty's summer IA to tax write off's?

As you grow up, you learn that the real meaning of life is tax avoidance.

[N0HBDY 1,005]

2 minutes ago, bigAL said:

As you grow up, you learn that the real meaning of life is tax avoidance.

Spoken like a true patriot lol

[bigAL 2,176]

1 hour ago, N0HBDY said:

Spoken like a true patriot lol

I luv much cuntreee so much I refuse to contribute anything to it

 

 

For real I’m a big fan of taxes and believe they’re so important to maintaining a functioning society because government is the only organization spends money on essential but not-profitable things