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I have a theory or two on opl's gender ummm..ideas? But this one is mostly about the whole "house husband" thing. His only examples being borb and tv, he probably noticed that bob never worked in Chris's lifetime, but barb did. He knew that bob had worked in the past, but had no comprehension that the work involved more than having a bright idea about plastic molding machines. In Chris world, bob probably *never* worked all day, just hung around, listening to records and pining for a rational human to talk to. Chris probably thought bob's pension was just another free tugboat, and that bob's retired life was what he should expect his own life as a grown man to look like. Sorry for the wall o text, just been bouncing it around my head.
 
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Toasty said:
I have a theory or two on opl's gender ummm..ideas? But this one is mostly about the whole "house husband" thing. His only examples being borb and tv, he probably noticed that bob never worked in Chris's lifetime, but barb did. He knew that bob had worked in the past, but had no comprehension that the work involved more than having a bright idea about plastic molding machines. In Chris world, bob probably *never* worked all day, just hung around, listening to records and pining for a rational human to talk to. Chris probably thought bob's pension was just another free tugboat, and that bob's retired life was what he should expect his own life as a grown man to look like. Sorry for the wall o text, just been bouncing it around my head.
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It's pretty clear that Chris has no idea what regular employment entails. As you say, Bob was an old man during Chris' formative years. Other than that, his ideas of a conventional job probably came from The Simpsons and Family Guy, where the male breadwinner is shown doing little or no work. He had no idea what an "office job" entailed. Like a small child, he probably thought "the office" was just a place where men went for eight hours a day and sat around in suits, drinking coffee.
 
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It's pretty clear that Chris has no idea what regular employment entails. As you say, Bob was an old man during Chris' formative years. Other than that, his ideas of a conventional job probably came from The Simpsons and Family Guy, where the male breadwinner is shown doing little or no work. He had no idea what an "office job" entailed. Like a small child, he probably thought "the office" was just a place where men went for eight hours a day and sat around in suits, drinking coffee.
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Anyone ever see that Rugrats episode where they imagine what being growed-up entails? With very little embellishment, that's probably not far removed from Chris's ideas about office jobs.
Toasty said:
His only examples being borb and tv, he probably noticed that bob never worked in Chris's lifetime, but barb did. He knew that bob had worked in the past, but had no comprehension that the work involved more than having a bright idea about plastic molding machines.
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I think the other thing is that Chris had no real idea or interest in his parents' work because his parents' work was perfectly unglamorous, anonymous. Bob punched a clock to draft stuff, and Barb was a secretary. Even if they were the finest drafter and secretary in the land, that's nothing really to sing with praise about, plastic appliances aside.

One wonders if Chris ever roped them into a Career Day at school.
 
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jackopalkia said:
My bad should of noticed it was an IRC Chat
you do make a point I guess I could call denial however that would make me sound dense.
That being ruled out do you think this is all for attention? Because if Chris was really Trans would he be showing signs his whole life? (Correct me if I am wrong)
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Chris has hardcore gender issues. He's not trans. Chris likes attention in anything he does.
 
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Why does Chris even post on Facebook? He hates online socialization, and is paranoid of trolls.
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Because he loves talking about himself, and facebook facilitates that -"What's on your mind?"

And Chris is paranoid, period . Online or in the real world, he thinks people that don't please him troll him.
 
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Holdek said:
Well, yeah, anyone who doesn't think that has something wrong with their head. But it was also funny. Which is why they did it.
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I suppose so. It's a doggy dog world after all, these occurences are diamond dozen. At least Chris's steel plated heart makes it so that no matter how stressed he is, he'd never commit sudoku. Our community takes it for granite.
Holdek said:
Why does Chris even post on Facebook? He hates online socialization, and is paranoid of trolls.
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It's popular. People do it, from celebrities to average Joes. Chris's cargo cult view of the wold cannot let it slide.
 
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Does Chris know what bras are for? Cause the way he talks about them makes me wonder.
 
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Does Chris know what bras are for? Cause the way he talks about them makes me wonder.
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I think he thinks all men have the tits he has. He's not really very good at recognizing what people look like.

Also, tangential: aside from the time he wore his mom's bra, has Chris ever worn a real bra with an underwire?
 
I know Chris has pretty childish, sweet tastes in alcohol ( kahlua and long island iced teas.)

What might he think of a fine red line, such as a Malbec or a Pinot Noir?
Would he like him some Mad dog 20/20?
 
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Bob was already 50+ years old when Chris was born. We don't know how old Bob was when he retired, do we? His title was engineer, and he worked for Western Electric for 40 years, then General Electric.
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Bob worked for Western Electric as an engineer for forty years. There he designed a variety of electrical subsystems. He eventually went to work for General Electric in upstate New York...he moved away after three years, working in North Carolina for some time.[1] He worked with both Goodrich and Goodyear.[12]
With General Electric, Bob was responsible for at least seven patents....
Examples of Bob's work include an automated steel mill for rolling steel for cars, a paper mill for the production of Kleenex, warehousing, railroads and tanker ships. He designed scooters, die casting machines, machines for producing plastic products[1] and a vehicle logging system.
Barb retired in 2006, at 65. (Chris email to Cole)
idk about you, but speaking as a person who knows what 44-60 hour work weeks are, I'm impressed.
 
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Bob was already 50+ years old when Chris was born. We don't know how old Bob was when he retired, do we? His title was engineer, and he worked for Western Electric for 40 years, then General Electric.
Career
Bob worked for Western Electric as an engineer for forty years. There he designed a variety of electrical subsystems. He eventually went to work for General Electric in upstate New York...he moved away after three years, working in North Carolina for some time.[1] He worked with both Goodrich and Goodyear.[12]
With General Electric, Bob was responsible for at least seven patents....
Examples of Bob's work include an automated steel mill for rolling steel for cars, a paper mill for the production of Kleenex, warehousing, railroads and tanker ships. He designed scooters, die casting machines, machines for producing plastic products[1] and a vehicle logging system.
Barb retired in 2006, at 65. (Chris email to Cole)
idk about you, but speaking as a person who knows what 44-60 hour work weeks are, I'm impressed.
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Bob seems to have at least done his share of contributing to the world in a productive and useful way. Honestly, all those achievements seem to indicate an intelligent man.
 
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Holdek said:
Why does Chris even post on Facebook? He hates online socialization, and is paranoid of trolls.
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He doesn't really "socialise," just posts what he's thinking at that moment. He uses it in the same way he used to use YouTube.


MasterMan said:
I know Chris has pretty childish, sweet tastes in alcohol ( kahlua and long island iced teas.)
What might he think of a fine red line, such as a Malbec or a Pinot Noir?
Would he like him some Mad dog 20/20?
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Something I was thinking - I recall a few years ago, when Chris first started drinking, the popular speculation was that with his poor impulse control, depression and lack of anything going on in his life, Chris was going to become an alcoholic. Yet he actually seems to have a relatively healthy alcohol intake - correct me if I'm wrong, but he basically only has the odd beer now and again.
 
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