Update XVI: Sidejackin' it in the Train Room.

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I'd buy an Update themed tshirt.

The caricature of him and Allison is definitely tee worthy.

If anybody has any ideas...
http://shirtmockup.com/

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Could our Dear Friend be lusting after a more ethnic partner at his work?

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Why is Bushie quitting free money?

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Bushie, you don't have any options.

You either stay at that job, apply for other jobs online, and take time off for interviews. Or you leap into the empty pool of your parent's safety net and swim in your own blood.

[King]

Bushie hates money. He's a true spiritual man. The Buddha of Oklahoma.

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Man, once Bushie gets in his head he wants to jump off that ledge, there's nothing anyone can say to talk him down. I've seen 6 year olds with more restraint.

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Lief, getting paid there would go against his moral stand to never make a dime in his entire life.

That's the real reason he isn't trying for jobs, isn't trying at jobs, and isn't even trying to get on the dole. He doesn't want it.

He needs to follow his dream of eating Braums on his parents tab until they pass and then sit outside the Braums begging passers by to buy him Braums.

[King]

Bushie needed to quit his free money do nothing job because the 5 hours between clocking out and sleep weren't enough to go on CraigsList.

[King]

Forget about Mondale, are we sure we want Bushie to know too much about the job he is interviewing for?

He's the biggest saboteur of them all.

[King]

Even if you won't see a doctor, humor me and take this test. It's nothing like seeing a doctor, but it could help. Answer it all honestly. If you don't, it only shows that subconsciously (or even consciously) you really do need help: http://psychologytoday.tests.psychtests.com/take_test.php?idRegTest=3040

I took this test on behalf of Bushie, using information divulged in Update over there years to use the response.

It diagnosed him as having

Major Depressive Disorder
Manic Episodes
Specific Phobias
Generalized Anxiety Disorder

If you guys and Bushie want to audit my results, here's a list of everything I said yes to. If there's some consensus that I was wrong to choose some of them, we can run the test again:

[quote]I feel trapped in a relationship that feels totally unsatisfying.

My partner and I have severe difficulty when it comes to communicating and solving problems together.

I am in a romantic relationship in which either my partner or I rely on the other as our sole source of emotional well-being and self-worth.

I felt very sad, unhappy and low for most of the day, nearly everyday.

I had severe trouble sleeping or slept too much.

I experienced cloudy thinking and had trouble concentrating.

I felt like I was moving more slowly than usual.

I unintentionally gained or lost more than five percent of my original body weight.

I have experienced episodes of the above symptoms on more than one occasion, with more than two months in between episodes.

I experienced an unusually elevated mood where I was extremely elated, happy, or energetic.

I took enormous risks such as having unprotected sex or spending extravagantly, without thinking about the possibility of negative consequences.

Distracting thoughts and ideas popped unwanted or too quickly in my head.

I experienced periods where it felt like everything I did was tremendously important - like the world depended on the success of my plans.

I experienced extreme unease and apprehension about a variety of situations and experiences.

I felt unusually restless, irritable, tense, or distractible.

I suffer from a long-term, extreme fear of an object or situation (such as spiders, heights, snakes or airplane travel, among others) and recognize that fear to be excessive or unreasonable.

The fear I experience in response to that object or situation interferes with my ability to function normally.

I avoid the situation or object whenever possible, and experience intense anxiety and/or panic when I can't avoid it.

I feel compelled to repetitively perform certain actions or rituals that have little practical merit.

I can't stop repeating the behaviors or mental acts.

Before making decisions or doing something important, I need an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others.

I willingly relinquish control over my life to others.

I am afraid to express disagreement to my friends or loved ones for fear that they will get mad at me or stop supporting me.

I have very little faith in my ability to take care of myself or get things done without assistance.

When one relationship ends, I feel an urgent need to be in a new relationship as soon as possible.

I have episodes when I eat large amounts of food and feel that I cannot control how much I am eating.

I eat until I am uncomfortably full.

I behave impulsively and irresponsibly (go on impulsive spending sprees, have sex with strangers, abuse drugs or alcohol, or drive recklessly).

I had a persistent feeling that I possessed special powers or talents, or was in contact with God or another powerful figure.

My speech or thoughts were incoherent or overly rapid, without apparent cause.

I have had a great deal of difficulty concentrating on important tasks.

I just cannot seem to get organized.

I am often unable to bring projects I am working on to completion.

I have trouble concentrating on the details and/or make careless mistakes on work/school projects or other paperwork.[/quote[

[King]

Imagine all the wonderful train trips Papa could be taking right now if he didn't have to support his son to the grave.

[King]

Bushie, just make sure you don't try to love on kids while on the job.

[King]

Bushie, did you talk to the people at the South Bryant Campus about the CADD certificate yet?

I just want to know if it's a CAD certificate or a CADD certificate.

It's CADD when you flunked with a D like Bushie did.

[King]

Maybe the breakup was mutual this time. Allison hasn't bashed Bushie at all on social media (unlike last time).

Or she dumped him.  Or Bushie's telling the truth about her "I'm probably going to dump you by the end of next week" statement.

Bushie said he's thinking about quitting his new job, Allison gave up on him. Sounds pretty simple.

[King]

Elle Oh Elle

[King]

Bushie, I am not trying to "be negative" as you so often accuse people ITT of being, but why do you consistently and repeatedly seek out customer service jobs?

The same reason he needs to seek mental health assistance. He's insane.

[King]

Man, free money and weed connections? Sounds like heaven.

[King]

I wonder if Bushie has ever spent any time on the Deep Web...

Only for loving on kids purposes.

[King]

Still can't believe Bushie dropped free money for no work, a job where he was the one doing the scamming for once, because of some guys smoking weed.

His lifestyle once again dooms him.

[King]

Bushie actually being critical of an interview and not saying it's the best job ever? Wow.

[King]

What should be the name for the Update prequel about the first engagement? Update: Cruel Hot Somer?

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haha, a "bite" to eat

[King]

Easing financial burden is for blacks.

[King]

It's not surprising. I have a conservative friend from TX who lives here now that was complaining to me about how her paycheck was hard to budget. I told her to get food stamps, she said no and instead blamed how high her taxes are... which started a whole other conversation.

I guess she's more of an acquaintance than friend.

[King]

Grade 8 is a headache of high honors. Grade 5 is a high honors that decided to skip the final assignment and doesn't really worry about getting it's Grade 5 certificate because it's confident that it was, in fact, a headache.