Sam Blotter

JD/MBA, Eagle Scout, Adventurer, Traveler, Dog Lover, and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

[Sam Blotter @SamBlott117]

@TheCinesthetic Add this movie to your watch list: Logan Lucky (2017)

[LDSLawyer @LDSLaw]

Lady at work caught me throwing soda cans into the trash instead of the recycling bin. Eyes wide, with sharp intake of breath, "You don't recycle?!"

"I do not."

"But why?!"

"I prefer to look at things through a long-term perspective. In 5 billion years, the sun will enter its red giant stage, and everything on this planet will be recycled at that time."

[Sam Blotter @SamBlott117]

@DanLuxembourg @NeoGameSpark Absolute Cinema

[Sam Blotter @SamBlott117]

Went to watch this movie just a couple weeks ago and ended up buying it cause it wasn’t on any streaming service (wild).

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

The Coen brothers based O Brother, Where Art Thou? on The Odyssey without ever reading it, drawing instead from myths absorbed through pop culture. The soundtrack became a phenomenon, selling over five million copies and winning five Grammys, including Album of the Year.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

��I would have followed you. My brother. My captain. My king.”

[Rothmus 🏴 @Rothmus]

Yes.

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

Ronald Reagan: "There's another thing that we should have, and that is a constitutional amendment preventing the government from running a deficit."

[Uzi @UziCryptoo]

my boomer dad just tried to convince me that he could buy groceries for 4 for an entire month with $150 and i’d really like to see him try

[Sam Blotter @SamBlott117]

@TheRainbowStand @DomagojMaknica @InternetH0F Really? That’s surprising.. Chess has a fixed number of pieces (16 each, 32 total), each piece has limited functions, on a fixed 64 squares board. Plus, 1st turns are limited to 20 possible moves. 2nd turn only increases possible moves to like 30, depending on the 1st move.

[Sam Blotter @SamBlott117]

@Mountain_Troll_ @InternetH0F I remember in like 7th grade, we tested the birthday stat in math class. We had 2 or 3 sets of shared birthdays in a class of approx. 30 people. I was very surprised.

[Sam Blotter @SamBlott117]

Just turned my Christmas lights back on March 31… Yes, they’re still on the house. No, I don’t have an HOA (thank goodness!). Just needed some more outdoor lighting so my dog could see her ball while playing fetch. :) Don’t worry, all the other holiday decor is already away.

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

Got a letter from the HOA yesterday

Actual letter

In an envelope

With a stamp

In 2026

The letter said my trash can was visible from the street for too long on collection day

The fine is $50

I checked my Ring camera

The truck came at 7:03am

I brought the can in at 7:14am

11 minutes

$50

That's $4.55 per minute of trash can visibility

My therapist charges $250 an hour

That's $4.17 per minute

My trash can sitting in a driveway is now more expensive per minute than therapy

I looked at the letter again

It was signed by the HOA president

Her name is Karen

Of course it is

I know this woman

She lives four houses down

She still has Christmas lights up

It's March

I know because I drive past them twice a day

And because that's what I do

I checked the HOA bylaws

All 47 pages

Section 4.2 says all exterior fixtures and lighting must be seasonal and removed within 30 days of the applicable holiday

Her lights have been up for 97 days

I went to the HOA meeting

Tuesday night

7pm

In a church basement

Folding chairs

Fruit platter that nobody touched

Seven people showed up

Four of them were on the board

The other three were there to complain

I was there to read

My wife came with me

She didn't want to

But she said "if I don't come you'll end up on the news"

I brought my legal pad

Karen called the meeting to order

She talked about community standards

She talked about property values

She talked about the importance of curb appeal

From a woman whose Christmas lights are still blinking in March

I raised my hand

She said "we'll take questions at the end"

I said "it's not a question. It's a point of order."

She looked at me

I opened my legal pad

I said "Section 4.2 requires seasonal decorations to be removed within 30 days. Your Christmas lights have been up for 97 days. You fined me $50 for 11 minutes of trash can visibility on collection day while you've been in violation for over three months."

The room was quiet

One of the other three complainers said "he's right"

The board members looked at each other

Karen said "that's a separate issue"

I said "it's the same bylaws"

She said "we'll review it"

I said "I already did. Page 12. Happy to share my highlights."

My wife looked at the ceiling

Some things never change

Karen said "I think we should move on"

I said "agreed. I'll move on when the Christmas lights do."

Nobody laughed

I wasn't joking

I paid the $50

Because it's $50 and I'm not going to die on that hill

But if the rules apply to me they apply to everyone

So I filed a formal complaint about the lights

With photos

Timestamped

Funny how surveillance works both ways

The fine for seasonal decoration violations is $75 per occurrence

She's been in violation for 67 days past the 30-day grace period

I'll let her do the math

Or I'll do it for her

Because that's what I do

Make common sense common again

Plz fix. Thx.

Sent from my iPhone

[mar @kantozard]

okay so apparently charmander is the weakest pokemon from the starters but the strongest in its final evo and choosing it is like choosing hard mode, but it’s also the starter teaching you patience and rewarding your hard work in the end :’) inner 10 year old me is proud

[HTB ♨️ @HenryTheBlasian]

Playing Pokemon Fire Red with a developed frontal cortex is cool cause the strategy as a kid was Attack Moves ONLY (with the exception of Toxic/Leech Seed) 100 Hyper Potions, Revives, and Hope for the best.

[Defiant L’s @DefiantLs]

LOTR is a masterpiece

[Chaz Nuttycombe @ChazNuttycombe]

Behind every successful white man is a crippling Pokémon addiction

[PokéVault @PokeVaults]

30 years ago this screen quietly created the greatest hobby in gaming history.

A simple decision between three pixels ended up shaping collections, friendships and playground hierarchies for decades.

Happy Pokémon Day everyone!!

[greg @greg16676935420]

Rough year for Canada sports

Lost to USA in World Series
Lost to USA in Stanley Cup
Lost to USA in Olympics
Didn’t even make it to the Super Bowl

[greg @greg16676935420]

Happy Ash Wednesday to everyone who celebrates