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[stevew]

A vest and thermal work so much better than my jacket when I'm driving. I feel all "fat guy in a little coat" in my jacket, even though it fits well otherwise.

[RainMaker]

A good friend of mine just found out that her father has stage 3 brain cancer and was given about 8 to 18 months. I've just felt horrible all day. I don't know if it's knowing what she's likely going through or the fact that I could one day have to go through that with someone in my family. There is this knot in my stomach that I can't make go away.

And worst of all, I feel totally helpless. I don't know what I can say to someone in that position. "Sorry" doesn't really seem to mean much at this point. Life feels like it can be so cruel sometimes.

[CU Tiger]

A good friend of mine just found out that her father has stage 3 brain cancer and was given about 8 to 18 months. I've just felt horrible all day. I don't know if it's knowing what she's likely going through or the fact that I could one day have to go through that with someone in my family. There is this knot in my stomach that I can't make go away.

And worst of all, I feel totally helpless. I don't know what I can say to someone in that position. "Sorry" doesn't really seem to mean much at this point. Life feels like it can be so cruel sometimes.

Really, truly sorry for your friend.
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WIW when I found myself in a similar situation, not father but family, I called on my best friend for support we've been like bros since little legue around age 10. The thing he said that meant the most and I remembr today, was "Man just hearing that makes me realize how important life is. I love you man and would hate to ever lose your friendship. I know I cant fix this situation but if you need anything let me know." Some may think hearing a guy say he loves you and accepting it is gay or not macho...but it really helped me in that moment.

[Eaglesfan27]

Aren't y'all glad to have me back?

Guess who's back, back again. Pumpy is back, so tell a friend.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Guess who's back, back again. Pumpy is back, so tell a friend.
For some reason, the fact that this post came from you makes it incredibly hilarious. Love it!

[RomaGoth]

A little birdie asked me to check in. I'm fine, thanks. Post #466 in this very thread pretty much explains my absence.

So now I have to go back and look at that post to find out where you been? :mad:

;)

[stevew]

My attempt at a thread winner.....

Do WNBA players grow out a playoff bush?

[Honolulu_Blue]

I was in line waiting for a table a restaurant in town yesterday for brunch and Michael Imperioli (Christopher from "Sopranos", Spider from "Goodfellas", and the dude on "Detroit 1-8-7") poked his head in, saw the long line, and quickly left.

He's been living in my town since they started to shoot "Detroit 1-8-7". I saw him a few weeks ago when I was out walking my dog.

That's all.

[RomaGoth]

So who changed my title?

[Suicane75]

Is Lathum Favored Bitch #1

[DataKing]

Who does number two work for???

[Suicane75]

LOL

[Passacaglia]

Is Lathum Favored Bitch #1

Looks like it.

[Suicane75]

There are very few "adult" actresses I find sexy on anything more than a deviant level. Miss Avy Scott is one of the few exceptions. Something wonderful about a girl who looks like she could be your teacher, bartender or cousin.

I think i'll order a pizza today.

I hope Stanford crushes VT tonight.

[Draft Dodger]

started weight watchers today. had good results last year and hope for more of the same.

[Ksyrup]

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsPCQ932vlUfeature=player_embedded#!

BTW, thanks for this. Wife and I watched it the other night. Very interesting, although I don't buy a bit of it. Seems to me the film very clearly demonstrates that the "Paul is dead" thing was a marketing ploy, as opposed to what they claim. The biggest question I have is - if he truly died, why would they go out of their way to give all those clues about it? Wouldn't you want to hide that from the public, not secretly flaunt it like a serial killer or something (BTK comes to mind)? That points directly to it being a marketing thing. I just don't get the motivation for all of the evidence they claim to have, if he really died.

And then there's the fact that they don't even attempt to maarry up the death with (a) a specific reported incident that might be his death and (b) the name of a couple of people who vanished off the face of the earth who might have become Paul. I was waiting for some argument about who he might have been and evidence of a car wreck, etc., but...nothing. Still, it was very entertaining.

It says "to be continued" - I couldn't find another film. Is this all there is at the moment?

EDIT: Nevermind, I went to their website and see where they will supposedly release parts 2 and 3 at the end of 2011 and 2012. Hopefully the planet will still exist by then!

[MacroGuru]

Is Lathum Favored Bitch #1

Which I think is uncalled for...

[Ksyrup]

started weight watchers today. had good results last year and hope for more of the same.

We did about the most cliche thing you could possibly do - bought a treadmill on January 1st. We have a membership to a rec center here in town, and while I used it pretty often for quite some time, the wife has trouble going on a consistent basis - the kids are at an age where they can't go into the weight room, are too old for the nursery, yet too young to leave at home. And I feel like I have to "schedule" my workout nights rather than just spontaneously going into the basement and getting it done. Plus, in the winter, I'll admit that it becomes 10X harder to motivate me to drive to the gym rather than stay in my house. So hopefully this will do the trick.

We're paying $65/month for the rec/gym membership, so applying that to the 12 months no interest financing we got on the treadmill, the actual difference in what it will cost isn't that much more than paying for a year of membership. Now I jsut have to put my butt where my mouth and money are.

Wait - that didn't sound right...

[Draft Dodger]

yeah, we have the same issue with child care. I could actually use the hospital gym for free thanks to my wife, but there is almost no opportunity to do that.

we've had our treadmill for a while now (we bought it together in lieu of Valentine's Day gifts a few years ago), but it's only been this year when we've really started to use it. I know I put in over a hundred miles on it this year and my wife has used it a lot as well. Glad to be finally getting our money's worth out of it (and now I'm actually worried we're going to wear it out someday).

[sabotai]

I think I'll make today a war movie day. Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down, Gettysburg, Der Untergang and finish it up with watching All Quiet On The Western Front for the first time.

[thesloppy]

The biggest question I have is - if he truly died, why would they go out of their way to give all those clues about it? Wouldn't you want to hide that from the public, not secretly flaunt it like a serial killer or something (BTK comes to mind)? That points directly to it being a marketing thing. I just don't get the motivation for all of the evidence they claim to have, if he really died.

This is what makes the 'Paul is Dead' conspiracy particularly stupid IMO. The theory is based entirely on the hopelessly retarded concept that Beatles and various evil promoters putting up an immediate, convoluted and elaborate cover story that involved look-a-likes, a massive concerted media cover up....and purposefully inserting several completely obvious and simple lyrical and visual clues to that effect, onto an album(s) guaranteed to sell to tens of millions of copies to the general public, across the world.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I think if you gave me six hours alone in a well-furnished bathroom, I could come out of there looking like Sean Penn.

I'm about to give a bowling ball to a young man with special needs even though he will have no clue how to use it properly. I appreciate that he's at least going to try.

If I could choose three people to roll up to my house and do a drive-by, I would choose Amanda Tapping, George Foreman, and Amanda Tapping.

A guy at work is mad at me because he thinks I've taken his woman. Point 1, she wasn't his woman. Point 2, I didn't take her.

My apartment looks a lot like Japan right now. It's in western Pennsylvania.

Amanda is about to confront her fear of chickens for the first time.

Sorry, I can't get any more free gum.

Amanda is about to confront her fear of chickens for the second time.

I'm thisclose to posting a video called "Teach Me How to Pumpy" on my web site. Yes, I am in the video. Unfortunately, so is a rooster. It was by accident. I hate cock jokes.

I haven't worn a dress in over 25 years.

[thesloppy]

If I could choose three people to roll up to my house and do a drive-by, I would choose Amanda Tapping, George Foreman, and Amanda Tapping.

If only you chose George Foreman, George Foreman, and George Foreman. George could leave four of his boys at home, and still make that happen!

[Draft Dodger]

My apartment looks a lot like Japan right now. It's in western Pennsylvania.


I hate to break this to you, but Japan is actually not in western Pennsylvania. It's in Japan.

[Pumpy Tudors]

If only you chose George Foreman, George Foreman, and George Foreman. George could leave four of his boys at home, and still make that happen!
This is the most solid point I've seen anyone make today.
I hate to break this to you, but Japan is actually not in western Pennsylvania. It's in Japan.
Well, slap my 'fro. I don't even know what Japan is, really.

[MJ4H]

I think it's a type of game show

[RomaGoth]

This is the most solid point I've seen anyone make today.

Well, slap my 'fro. I don't even know what Japan is, really.

You're silly, everyone knows that Japan is a US language.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I don't even know what Japan is, really.

I think it's code for some sort of sexual activity. Not sure which one really, but I'm pretty sure that's what it means.

[Suicane75]

To Kysrup and Sloppy. Yeah, I didn't buy it, but I thought as far as bells and whistles go it was pretty good. Maybe that's just because I don't watch alot of documentaries but as I said in my initial post on it, it me creeped out but good.

[thesloppy]

To Kysrup and Sloppy. Yeah, I didn't buy it, but I thought as far as bells and whistles go it was pretty good. Maybe that's just because I don't watch alot of documentaries but as I said in my initial post on it, it me creeped out but good.

I should admit that I did not watch that doc...just always found the Paul is Dead theory goofy.

As an aside, I consequently realized I had been watching a lot of documentaries recently. Besides from whatever the topic is and the quality of the flick itself, I can always glean some dorky interest out of a documentary simply trying to figure out how much of the director's personal influence/agenda is seeping through, whether it's subtly through little bits of editing and art-direction, or ham-handedly walking the viewer through with a voice-over, to straight-up inserting themselves in every frame.

To that end, one of my favorite music docs, "The Freshest Kids" has a simple enough premise (the origins of hip-hop dancing), and watching it once through might not notice that the best part about it might be the entire absence of something...you never once even hear the director's voice, let alone see his face:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uizp9UYdKKw

[PilotMan]

I think it's funny that the first name of the new attorney general for California is Kamala.

[Suburban Rhythm]

I think it's funny that the first name of the new attorney general for California is Kamala.

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/k/kamala/15.jpg

[Ksyrup]

There needs to be a word to describe the awkward timing for holding the door open for someone when the person in front is too close to the person behind them to just walk through the door and let it close yet far enough ahead that when you hold the door for the person, they feel compelled to jog or hurry up to catch the door since you've held it open for them. Did Rich Hall do a Sniglet for that? Because it needs one. I've started becoming conscious of people around me as I walk from the parking lot to my building and I'll either slow down or hurry up to avoid that awkwardness.

[Passacaglia]

This is the most solid point I've seen anyone make today.

Well, slap my 'fro. I don't even know what Japan is, really.

I think it's what you cook Haitian food in.

[Mustang]

they feel compelled to jog or hurry up to catch the door since you've held it open for them.

I'll just push the door open as far as it will go and let them decide if they want to rush the door closing ala Indiana Jones.

[Draft Dodger]

I stand there and tap my foot while looking at my watch impatiently

[DaddyTorgo]

So, my wife slices a piece off a brick of cheese for the little one, but doesn't put it back in the fridge. My wife gets busy and comes back and finds half the brick eaten (teeth marks all over).

My wife sees the brick of cheese, looks at the little one and my daughter goes... "TA DAAAA!!" and raises her arms.

She ain't gonna crap for awhile.

Awesome!!

Even better due to your location.

[Chief Rum]

I stand there and tap my foot while looking at my watch impatiently

I immediately close the door and then hold it closed from inside.

[RomaGoth]

I immediately close the door and then hold it closed from inside.

Putting a chair or long metal/wood object in the door handle works even better.

[Ksyrup]

Those are all excellent suggestions, but a tad more awkward than the original.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I don't care how close the next person is. I make sure that when I approach a door, I pee on the handle/doorknob and sneeze on the door itself. Then I go inside and do the same thing on the other side. I should probably see a doctor if I have to pee that much.

[TroyF]

The speed at which my head turns upward and my jaw drops when I see the girl from the Verizon Adrian Pederson commercial is going to get me into serious, serious trouble one of these days.

[Autumn]

pixplzkthx

[Mustang]

I don't care how close the next person is. I make sure that when I approach a door, I pee on the handle/doorknob and sneeze on the door itself.

Don't pee while sneezing, your head will jerk downwards, your hand upwards and you might hit your face.

Just sayin.

[StLee]

The speed at which my head turns upward and my jaw drops when I see the girl from the Verizon Adrian Pederson commercial is going to get me into serious, serious trouble one of these days.

My wife has the same reaction when a commercial featuring Jessica Gomes is on the air. Should I be worried? :D

[stevew]

I think I'm done with Chinese food.

[stevew]

dola-

We need some non white, non mexicans to move into our area. Especially if they can cook.

[Mustang]

dola-

We need some non white, non mexicans to move into our area. Especially if they can cook.

That is one thing I'm jealous of major cities for, the diversity of restaurants.

[Autumn]

My wife has the same reaction when a commercial featuring Jessica Gomes is on the air. Should I be worried? :D

More like encouraged.

[JediKooter]

So my aunt committed suicide and died on New Years eve. I don't really know what to say other than, why in the hell was a gun in the house to begin with? She wasn't always the most stable person and never really sober (alcohol and drugs) and the guy that she lived with HAD to have known that. My other aunt, her twin, died 27/28 years ago of an accidental overdose, so as crappy as it is, I am not surprised.

She was always very nice to me and treated me good and I'll never forget that. Just wish she could have overcome whatever demons she thought were chasing her.

[RomaGoth]

So my aunt committed suicide and died on New Years eve. I don't really know what to say other than, why in the hell was a gun in the house to begin with? She wasn't always the most stable person and never really sober (alcohol and drugs) and the guy that she lived with HAD to have known that. My other aunt, her twin, died 27/28 years ago of an accidental overdose, so as crappy as it is, I am not surprised.

She was always very nice to me and treated me good and I'll never forget that. Just wish she could have overcome whatever demons she thought were chasing her.

Always sad to hear things like this. One can only hope that she is in a better place.

[JediKooter]

Always sad to hear things like this. One can only hope that she is in a better place.

It is sad indeed. I hope so too.

[terpkristin]

I'm having surgery tomorrow. I had to see my doctor yesterday because 2 days after scheduling the surgery, I ended up falling in my shower and having my back in more pain. So I had to get another MRI, and then follow up with him before the surgery to ensure that nothing had changed (only "change" was that I made the disc herniation bigger/worse).

I scheduled this surgery in November. In my appointment yesterday, he casually mentioned that there could be an up to 20% chance of spinal fluid leak with this surgery. Um. WHY ON EARTH DIDN'T HE TELL ME THIS A MONTH AND A HALF AGO?!?!

/tk

[Suburban Rhythm]

I'm having surgery tomorrow. I had to see my doctor yesterday because 2 days after scheduling the surgery, I ended up falling in my shower and having my back in more pain. So I had to get another MRI, and then follow up with him before the surgery to ensure that nothing had changed (only "change" was that I made the disc herniation bigger/worse).

I scheduled this surgery in November. In my appointment yesterday, he casually mentioned that there could be an up to 20% chance of spinal fluid leak with this surgery. Um. WHY ON EARTH DIDN'T HE TELL ME THIS A MONTH AND A HALF AGO?!?!

/tk

Cause you would have freaked out about it for a month and a half. This way, you only have, what, like 16 more hours or freaking out probably. He saved you a load of stress.

My sister has had multiple surgeries, although I don't know if she beats your record. She tore a tendon + nerve damage in her ankle when she was 15. She's now 26. She's had a tens unit (spelling?) inserted into her back and removed that was supposed to "treat" the nerves, plus a handful of surgeries on the ankle itself. I know when removing the tens unit, there was some issue with spinal fluid, but I can't honestly remember what the deal was...I'll try and find out.

[JediKooter]

I guess twice in less than a year was more than what my luck bucket can handle. I survived a round of layoffs today. I'm happy I'm still working, but, feel bad for the people that got let go.

[Qwikshot]

What the fuck did I get myself into, you stupid fucking man...

[terpkristin]

Cause you would have freaked out about it for a month and a half. This way, you only have, what, like 16 more hours or freaking out probably. He saved you a load of stress.

Maybe, maybe not. I wasn't "supposed" to see him...if I hadn't fallen, I wouldn't have ended up seeing him between when I originally scheduled it (in mid-November) and tomorrow (surgery day).

Just seems weird that since it's a risk he didn't mention it originally. Oh well.

/tk

[terpkristin]

My sister has had multiple surgeries, although I don't know if she beats your record. She tore a tendon + nerve damage in her ankle when she was 15. She's now 26. She's had a tens unit (spelling?) inserted into her back and removed that was supposed to "treat" the nerves, plus a handful of surgeries on the ankle itself. I know when removing the tens unit, there was some issue with spinal fluid, but I can't honestly remember what the deal was...I'll try and find out.

Dola,
Interesting. When I talked to the pain management doctor last year, he said that at 31, I wasn't a good candidate for spinal stimulation to make my pain go away; he said I'm too young. I don't know if that's what your sister had, but very interesting.

To treat my ankle nerve issues, they removed a portion of the nerve in my ankle and now I'm on medicine to treat peripheral nerve pain (I get ghost pains).

/tk

[Suburban Rhythm]

Dola,
Interesting. When I talked to the pain management doctor last year, he said that at 31, I wasn't a good candidate for spinal stimulation to make my pain go away; he said I'm too young. I don't know if that's what your sister had, but very interesting.

To treat my ankle nerve issues, they removed a portion of the nerve in my ankle and now I'm on medicine to treat peripheral nerve pain (I get ghost pains).

/tk

Among the surgeries she did have nerves burned to deaden them.

She did this originally by sitting on a railing at an amusement park, lost her balance and catch herself, wrapped her lower leg around the bar.

My kids talk about her 'gray ankle' all the time. She can't stand having anything touch it, so never wears socks, and regularly wears flip flops in the winter.

[stevew]

Just saw Sundrop in the store for the first time ever up here.

[Young Drachma]

Bought SimCity 4 for the 6000th time since it was released in 2003. Except this time I bought it on Steam, so hopefully it's the last time and maybe someone will release a city sim that's as good. CitiesXL just didn't measure up and I wasn't willing to buy this year's version after buying last year's disappointment.

No game has had more long lasting replay value (mind you, thanks to Simtropolis (http://www.simtropolis.com/)) than SC4 over the years.

[Ksyrup]

So I come home from work last night and my 6 year old daughter - the one who calls me 'bro' and 'dude' as I mentioned before - is playing NCAA 09, and the first thing she says to me is, "I just kicked off and the other team returned it for a TD. I need blocking like that."

Awesome.

[lighthousekeeper]

2 hot dog buns = 1 makeshift hamburger bun

TAKE THAT BACHELOR FROG!

[JonInMiddleGA]

2 hot dog buns = 1 makeshift hamburger bun


I've done the opposite several times lately, where 1 burger bun = 2 hot dog buns. Apparently they're ambibundrous :)

[RomaGoth]

I like cake.

[DataKing]

I like big butts and I cannot lie...

[molson]

Trying to cancel premium channels with DirecTV is such a pain in the ass. I need a new strategy next time.

[Lathum]

I just ate breakfast and I am still hungry.

[Mustang]

I think I need to step away from the board this morning. I'm finding it really hard to bite my tongue. (or fingers I guess in this case)

[JediKooter]

What time is Hammer Time?

[Mustang]

What time is Hammer Time?

And is Hammer Time affected by daylight savings time?

[JediKooter]

And is Hammer Time affected by daylight savings time?

Crap, I didn't even think about that. This throws a whole new kink into it.

[RendeR]

Trying to cancel premium channels with DirecTV is such a pain in the ass. I need a new strategy next time.


I see this from time to time and yet I have never had problem #1 with Dtv. Every time I've asked to change something or wanted to start/stop services for some reason its been a quick 5 minute phone call.

What problems did you get?

[molson]

I see this from time to time and yet I have never had problem #1 with Dtv. Every time I've asked to change something or wanted to start/stop services for some reason its been a quick 5 minute phone call.

What problems did you get?

I would consider 5 minutes a pain in the ass when I just want to cancel something. I cancelled the sports pack (end of the college football season), and they wanted to know what sports I watched (I said "none"), what my favorite teams were (I said I didn't have any), whether I wanted to keep it for less money, then there was a somewhat brief recap of the channels I was losing out on. It didn't even take a full 5 minutes - maybe I'm just whining. I just dread that phone call. Next time I'll try to enjoy it and screw with them more.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I would consider 5 minutes a pain in the ass when I just want to cancel something. I cancelled the sports pack (end of the college football season), and they wanted to know what sports I watched (I said "none"), what my favorite teams were (I said I didn't have any), whether I wanted to keep it for less money, then there was a somewhat brief recap of the channels I was losing out on. It didn't even take a full 5 minutes - maybe I'm just whining. I just dread that phone call. Next time I'll try to enjoy it and screw with them more.

Thanks for reminding me to cancel my sports package. Now that the NFL regular season is done, I have no use for it. I only get it for the Red Zone Channel.

Edit: Just cancelled it.

[Chief Rum]

I would consider 5 minutes a pain in the ass when I just want to cancel something. I cancelled the sports pack (end of the college football season), and they wanted to know what sports I watched (I said "none"), what my favorite teams were (I said I didn't have any), whether I wanted to keep it for less money, then there was a somewhat brief recap of the channels I was losing out on. It didn't even take a full 5 minutes - maybe I'm just whining. I just dread that phone call. Next time I'll try to enjoy it and screw with them more.

For molson:

http://www.wineandleisure.com/images/cheese.jpg

[Mustang]

?

I thought for Directv you just log online to your account, click a box and you are done. I know I do that for Uverse and I never have to talk to anyone.

[molson]

?

I thought for Directv you just log online to your account, click a box and you are done. I know I do that for Uverse and I never have to talk to anyone.

To add things, it's incredible easy. To remove things, I have to call in and get the hard sell (maybe I've been flagged or something for changing stuff too often and others don't have to do that). I think next time, I'm just going to try to get into as long a conversation as possible. If they start asking me about my favorite sports I'll start talk with the 1984 USFL season and work my way from there.

And Chief Rum, that cheese looks delicious.

[RomaGoth]

Thanks for reminding me to cancel my sports package. Now that the NFL regular season is done, I have no use for it. I only get it for the Red Zone Channel.

Edit: Just cancelled it.

Damn, you did it in 2 minutes flat. Beat that, RendeR!!!

[Poli]

On my way home this afternoon I saw something just completely awesome.

As I was passing a red s10 pickup on I-55 I couldn't help but notice the household goods in the bed of the truck. The obviously used mattresses, the boxes, the worn out living room chair nestled up along the tailgate.

The old black man sitting in the worn out living room chair.

The what? I had to look twice. As if on cue, the old man moved a bit. Holy cow, he's real! It's 34 degrees outside, lightly sprinkling and this old man is sitting in the back on this chair...and it's not even against the cab of the truck...it's against the tailgate!

As I pass the truck I look into the cab. Two big white women in the front.

I only wish I could have stopped somehow and taken pictures or a video.

[Ksyrup]

Yeah, I hate the way DTV does that. Such BS. You can do practically anything on their website, as long as it involves giving them money (adding channels, switching packages, paying your bill, etc.). Want to downsize? Sorry can't do that.

[RendeR]

Guess I was just so used to the 45 minute wait times and calls to Crime Warner and "You chartered your TV for life" cable companies.

I find Dtv to be so amazingly refreshing and easy to deal with. its well worth the added expense.

[stevew]

The red band trailer for that new Portman/Kutcher movie is funny.

[DanGarion]

The red band trailer for that new Portman/Kutcher movie is funny.

Agreed. Makes me really want to see Natilie Portman naked.

[stevew]

Ludacris probably has a bunch of really good lines.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Very randomly just found myself in a Facebook thread with former NFL/Georgia Tech lineman John Davis.

[DaddyTorgo]

Every time I watch an episode of "House Hunters International" I want to move somewhere overseas and cool.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Just back from Kroger to top off the pantry a little bit before the impending Snowpocalypse & am kind of impressed that along with the usual stuff, they were also nearly out of bird seed. Speaks kind of well for the shoppers there IMO.

[MacroGuru]

Alright...

When I go back out on the road on the 26th, I will have been off for 5 weeks.

I am now a single guy, going through a divorce, have my kids on the weekend and a lady I met that wants to be my sugar mama..

I like some quiet time and free time...I have yet to have it except for the one night / day I didn't want it (Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).

I have had my kids, my sister visit and the lady friend at my place since...I need silence.

[sterlingice]

Agreed- tomorrow is Golden Scribe admin day. You need some peace ;)

SI

[bhlloy]

How can NBC have a new show with a superhero in a black mask, a black cape who seems to jump off a lot of buildings and not be in copyright violation of Batman? Worse, why do all the critics seem to be excited about it?

[molson]

I'm so tired of superheroes.

[terpkristin]

Go to foodnetwork.com and search for "English Peas." Paula Deen's recipe is one of the first results (if not the first). The recipe is:
Ingredients
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
2 cans (14 1/2-ounces) English peas, drained
Directions
Melt the butter in small pot and add the peas. Cook over medium heat until peas are warm.
(English Peas Recipe : Paula Deen : Food Network (http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/english-peas-recipe/index.html))

The comments on this recipe got FARKed. :D
Some of my favorites:
"I substituted bacon for the peas, and omitted the butter. Delicious recipe, would make again"

"Paula comes through with another winner. Who would've thought of adding pot to peas and butter. I've always loved Paula's double chocolate, pot laced brownies, but this takes it to a new level. I do wish Paula would have been more specific about the amount of pot to add to the recipe, but I guess she leaves it to a person's individual taste. Thank you Paula. Lovin you, gal. Keep innovatin'."

"I didn't read the recipe carefully. I forgot to add the peas and used 2 sticks of butter, instead of 1/2. Refusing to panic, I served my guests a small cup of the melted butter, to which I added a few chopped green onions, prior to the main meal (assorted Healthy Choice dinners. I told my guests it was "Paula's Special Soup". It got rave reviews. Now I have to send everyone the recipe. Thanks, Paula. Highly recommend"

"Top recepie although we had to modify it some.
We did not have a small pot so we just opened the cans and warmed them over a medium fire. Once they were warm we drained them and added the butter. We left them over the fire until the butter melted.
It was a meal all by itself.
We still have some butter left so tomorrow we are going to see if this recepie will also work with mixed vegetables."

"I approached this recipe a little differently. I added 2 sticks of butter and only one can of peas. It was the most delicious pea soup I ever ate. Extra butter, is there anything it can't do? Oh, gotta go, the EMT crew is here..."

"I substituted the Black Eyed Peas instead of peas. They drowned in the butter and now we never have to hear their music again. Paula you are a genius. Any change you have a recipe for Boiled Bieber?"

/tk

[Mustang]

Must be the light version, she only used 1/2 stick of butter.

[stevew]

Her in counter deep fryer just slays me. I was thinking of picking her in the Dead Pool before it dies.

[stevew]

I look forward to every episode of Equals three. Ray William Johnson is generally quite funny.

[QuikSand]

So, I'm at Costco today. Not terribly busy. I have one item in my cart, a bottle of vitamin supplements. I walk a ways to check something out, and when I return, my cart is seemingly gone. Odd.

So, I look around a bit, and it's really gone. Then after a minute I see a guy not far away with about three or four things in his cart, including... the exact same supplements bottle, in the exact same location in his cart as where mine were.

So... in that situation... is there any way that you say something? I kept feeling like I was dropped into an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. I mean... it's basically certain in my mind that this guy just poached my cart, right? But what possible upside is there by creating an incident? And the downside...heh, yeah. (I'm even leaving out a plot element there) So, I did the right thing and stayed away... but it pissed me off that I felt I had to.

[PineTar]

Are the Miller Lite ads so bad that they are actually effective? When it comes to mass produced bland beers, is there any other point to a commercial other than just getting the brand name stuck in the consumer's head?

I just have to think that these commercials are so mind-numbingly dumb by design.

[sabotai]

I look forward to every episode of Equals three. Ray William Johnson is generally quite funny.

I've been watching it for awhile as well. Good YouTube series.

[Poli]

The De Soto high school football program gave me a mini helmet signed by the seniors. They thanked me briefly during the banquet as well. I don't do much for the school in my opinion but it was nice to have a little recognition from them. Really appreciated.

One of the players, by the way, is a son of Jose Oquendo. I was able to meet Jose at the end of one of our games this past year. Pretty cool as well. :)

[JediKooter]

Had the strangest dream last night...For some reason, I was at a carnival or fair and was watching cow boxing. Not cows boxing each other, but, volunteers from the audience would box with a cow. The person in my dream that was boxing the cow was an older, grandpa looking guy and the cow had an accomplice that was a midget that had a tattoo on his back that said "Locomotive".

I was not drunk last night, nor have I been sick.

[RendeR]

Had the strangest dream last night...For some reason, I was at a carnival or fair and was watching cow boxing. Not cows boxing each other, but, volunteers from the audience would box with a cow. The person in my dream that was boxing the cow was an older, grandpa looking guy and the cow had an accomplice that was a midget that had a tattoo on his back that said "Locomotive".

I was not drunk last night, nor have I been sick.


Our definitions of "sick" might vary then ;)

[JediKooter]

Our definitions of "sick" might vary then ;)

Haha! I was using the word in the "have a cold" sense. :)

[molson]

Had the strangest dream last night...For some reason, I was at a carnival or fair and was watching cow boxing. Not cows boxing each other, but, volunteers from the audience would box with a cow. The person in my dream that was boxing the cow was an older, grandpa looking guy and the cow had an accomplice that was a midget that had a tattoo on his back that said "Locomotive".

I was not drunk last night, nor have I been sick.

Sounds like a license to print money.

Let me know when I can invest.

[Mustang]

Had the strangest dream last night...For some reason, I was at a carnival or fair and was watching cow boxing. Not cows boxing each other, but, volunteers from the audience would box with a cow. The person in my dream that was boxing the cow was an older, grandpa looking guy and the cow had an accomplice that was a midget that had a tattoo on his back that said "Locomotive".


Sounds like something I'd see in Happy Gilmore's 'Happy Place'

[JediKooter]

Sounds like a license to print money.

Let me know when I can invest.

If I can find some way to market this, I will let you know. :D

Sounds like something I'd see in Happy Gilmore's 'Happy Place'

It's been a while since I've seen that movie, was something similar to that in the movie?

[Mustang]

It's been a while since I've seen that movie, was something similar to that in the movie?

I think there was a midget riding a fake horse around. No fighting cows.

[tyketime]

I've been watching it for awhile as well. Good YouTube series.

:+1:

[Mustang]

My job has just gone completely stupid.

I get issues all the time that are labeled low, medium or high priority depending on the impact. Most of the time it is discovered there is a code flaw that needs to be corrected.. I've been told today that if I get a issue that isn't a high, I'm not allowed to fix it. Even if I just need to add "IF A=B" to fix the issue, I have been told to leave it broken, log it and move on. 85% of my job deals with low/medium issues so.. ya.. I'll have crap to do.

My boss told me to pick up a hobby or trade stocks during the day.

My head hurts.

[DataKing]

My job has just gone completely stupid.

I get issues all the time that are labeled low, medium or high priority depending on the impact. Most of the time it is discovered there is a code flaw that needs to be corrected.. I've been told today that if I get a issue that isn't a high, I'm not allowed to fix it. Even if I just need to add "IF A=B" to fix the issue, I have been told to leave it broken, log it and move on. 85% of my job deals with low/medium issues so.. ya.. I'll have crap to do.

My boss told me to pick up a hobby or trade stocks during the day.

My head hurts.
Time to polish up that resume...

[DanGarion]

Time to polish up that resume...

Really? As long as you are getting paid for the 40 hours you are supposed to get paid for I would suggest just be happy with it. Sounds good to me. Brush up on FOFC.

[Pumpy Tudors]

LUDA

[DataKing]

Really? As long as you are getting paid for the 40 hours you are supposed to get paid for I would suggest just be happy with it. Sounds good to me. Brush up on FOFC.

Seems to me if your boss is telling you to pick up a hobby or start trading stocks, then you my friend just became expendable...

[lungs]

Had the strangest dream last night...For some reason, I was at a carnival or fair and was watching cow boxing. Not cows boxing each other, but, volunteers from the audience would box with a cow. The person in my dream that was boxing the cow was an older, grandpa looking guy and the cow had an accomplice that was a midget that had a tattoo on his back that said "Locomotive".

I was not drunk last night, nor have I been sick.

I cannot see boxing a cow ending well for the person. Their heads are a lot harder than your fist.

[SirFozzie]

well it depends on how long the cow is in the box for...

[cartman]

I cannot see boxing a cow ending well for the person. Their heads are a lot harder than your fist.

Work the body

[Radii]

Seems to me if your boss is telling you to pick up a hobby or start trading stocks, then you my friend just became expendable...

I'd be worried about that too but the reason for this change wasn't really explained. Are two departments at the company going toe to toe over some policy/procedure bullshit and Mustang is being told to only work on critical problems as a result, or is this some permanent change because a piece of software is being sunsetted and only critical things are being fixed... or one of a hundred other reasons...

I'm as lazy as anyone here, I guarantee it. But if I have no work to do and that's not a temporary state, I'm going to get real worried.

[JediKooter]

I think there was a midget riding a fake horse around. No fighting cows.

Found it on youtube. There's a midget in a cowboy outfit riding a tricycle.

I cannot see boxing a cow ending well for the person. Their heads are a lot harder than your fist.

Funny you should say that, because in my dream I was thinking, "If this dude gets head butted, he's going down".

[Mustang]

I'd be worried about that too but the reason for this change wasn't really explained. Are two departments at the company going toe to toe over some policy/procedure bullshit and Mustang is being told to only work on critical problems as a result, or is this some permanent change because a piece of software is being sunsetted and only critical things are being fixed... or one of a hundred other reasons...


It is procedure bullshit mainly and not a fear of being phased out. Management wants to give customers the impression that we are only ever working on high priority items.

They want me to work on the highs, which there are plenty of however.. at this time, my highs are being held up by the business side not knowing what they want to do or providing me timely test scenarios to fix the items. In the past, when that happened, I grabbed medium/lows that were easy to fix. (that is where the 'take up a hobby' comment came in.. manager knew that we were struggling for resources)

My biggest frustration is not being allow to fix items that are low/medium that I could expend a little bit more time and fix them. I still have to research them.. just not fix them. So.. I find the cause.. put it to the side, tell the customer we know the cause and 6-12 months later the customer complains, it gets escalated and then I have to go back and remember what I did 12 months ago.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Has it been considered that Mustang may be working for idiots?

Given the evidence at hand, that now seems more likely than him being riffed or being caught up in some weird situation.

[Mustang]

Has it been considered that Mustang may be working for idiots?


It has by me. :)

On the bright side if I am being phased out I can expend my energy searching for bigfoot.

[Suburban Rhythm]

You know what I hate...when you are expecting a really great moment, and it BLOWS.

My son, 4, is taking part in the Penguins/Crosby/Reebok sponsored 'Learn to Play' program this year. It is the first year he's eligible, open to 4-7 year olds who have no prior experience in organized hockey.

Crosby/Reebok supply: skates, jersey, stick, elbow pads, shoulder pads, shin pads, pants, and helmet.

You are responsible for signing up for sessions at one of the local rinks. The one we chose is 10 sessions/$120. Not a bad trade-off for probably $500 in free equipment.

So tonight, we go pick up everything. All packaged together, from the orders made in November.

Get home, open the box. Not one single item matches what we ordered. I should have guessed this, as I was told they didn't have a box with his name on it (although he was on the list, as I had to sign for it), but they matched up the contents of the box vs. the copy I had of our order.

No returns to the store for pickup (they don't supply the equipment, merely the go-between). I called to make sure there was not a box that matched what we were expecting, no dice.

So, now I get to make another request, online, to exchange the items that do not fit. The helmet, jersey and stick are useable. Everything else at least 2 sizes too big.

[tyketime]

Jonathan Gambino, 28, of Patrick Henry Drive, was arrested Friday for allegedly breaking into a Ferguson Court home on July 11 and stealing $88,000 in jewelry, electronics and other items, police said.

But at the police station on Friday, Gambino was also hit with a charge of lewdness after he performed a "lewd sexual act" on himself which police did not describe.

Hmmm... I wonder what that could have been... :confused:

[Ksyrup]

Did he perform the lewd sexual act at the police station?!

[tyketime]

Did he perform the lewd sexual act at the police station?!

Also from article:
A man arrested on robbery charges got himself into more trouble at police headquarters after he performed a "lewd sexual act" on himself, police said.


All signs point to YES

[Ksyrup]

"Hey - I was just passing the time while you completed your paperwork!"

[tyketime]

Don't want to shift away from my previous topic, but this looks interesting. I don't buy many comics, but I like this idea:

Take a trip to alternate realities with 'The Infinite Vacation' - USATODAY.com (http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/2011-01-12-InfiniteVacation_N.htm)

[spleen1015]

RT @JimIrsay I got nuthin 2 do with a prego Kate Hudson!!

[tyketime]

Hmmm... I wonder what that could have been... :confused:

My guess? The popo told him to go F himself, and he did!

[Mustang]

My ignore list is clear now.

:party:

[M GO BLUE!!!]

I have never been able to finish writing my name in the snow, no matter how much I had to go.

[Draft Dodger]

speaking of, I just went to take a leak and some dude's in one of the stalls checking his voice mail on the crapper. really? no better time for that?

[DanGarion]

speaking of, I just went to take a leak and some dude's in one of the stalls checking his voice mail on the crapper. really? no better time for that?

That is much better than the dumbasses that talk on their phone in there. One of the most annoying things major pet peeve of mine.

[Mustang]

speaking of, I just went to take a leak and some dude's in one of the stalls checking his voice mail on the crapper. really? no better time for that?

The other day some guy was chatting on the phone while on the shitter in the stall next to me.

I kept thinking of the commercial where the guy drops the phone in the urinal.. really?

[terpkristin]

The other day some guy was chatting on the phone while on the shitter in the stall next to me.

I kept thinking of the commercial where the guy drops the phone in the urinal.. really?

Yeah, this is all I can think of when that happens, too. A lot of people at my work seem to think that the toilet is the best place to take calls.

Of course, I at one point called my brother and asked what he was up to, and he responded that he was taking a dump....really, if that is true, I'd much rather not know.

/tk

[M GO BLUE!!!]

In all fairness, you did ask.

Too bad you weren't using Facetime. :)

[terpkristin]

In my industry, this has been getting a lot of attention. Still wicked cool. BBC News - 'Zombie-sat' rises like a phoenix (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12187603)

/tk

[Suburban Rhythm]

I have never been able to finish writing my name in the snow, no matter how much I had to go.

speaking of, I just went to take a leak and some dude's in one of the stalls checking his voice mail on the crapper. really? no better time for that?

That is much better than the dumbasses that talk on their phone in there. One of the most annoying things major pet peeve of mine.

The other day some guy was chatting on the phone while on the shitter in the stall next to me.

I kept thinking of the commercial where the guy drops the phone in the urinal.. really?

Yeah, this is all I can think of when that happens, too. A lot of people at my work seem to think that the toilet is the best place to take calls.

Of course, I at one point called my brother and asked what he was up to, and he responded that he was taking a dump....really, if that is true, I'd much rather not know.

/tk

In all fairness, you did ask.

Too bad you weren't using Facetime. :)

These aren't really random...there is a thread for this!!

Stalls - Front Office Football Central (http://www.osatwork.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=47655)

[Qwikshot]

Weird tangent...

I'm looking at online grad schools...Virginia Tech and NJIT have my hopes up.

I'm in a jazz kick right now...purchased more Miles, Thelonious, and Ahmad Jamal who I don't think gets enough credit.

Wife is going up to the Finger Lakes region, so I'm doing more cleaning out the house, and possibly some paint work.

[terpkristin]

Didn't merit its own thread, but I wanted to share this story and thought a fair few people would see it if I put it here.
Md. father uses robocall to get revenge on school officials (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/13/AR2011011306555.html)

Long and short, a local school district robo-called households with students in the public school system on Wednesday morning at 4:30 to let them know there would be a 2-hour delay. One parent thought this was absolutely ridiculous (especially since it had already been sent to parents over email and over the school system website by 11p the night before), so he used an online service to robocall members of the school board the next morning at 4:30.

I think it's great. I'm with the parent, at 4:30 a.m., if my phone rings, I'm in "oh shit" mode. I would have been livid if this had come to my house. I'm already pissed off at Obama for texting me at random hours of the night to let me know his VP choice and to let me know his vision for the new year (which reminds me, I need to get OFF that distribution). When Obama announced Biden, I had been especially pissed off because we had just launched a satellite, and the text came at 2 in the morning eastern time or something. Having just launched, I was definitely queued for middle of the night calls in case something awful happened. Plus, I'd already seen on CNN before going to bed that everybody was saying it was going to be Biden. Alas. The robocalling parent definitely is OK in my book.

/tk

[Karlifornia]

Why didn't I discover going to an actual butcher shop to get steaks before? I had always been wasting my time at the grocery store buying what now seem to be mediocre cuts of beef. I bought two filet mignons from the butcher in Los Gatos that were cut to order, and they came out as good as any restaurant steak I've had.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Why didn't I discover going to an actual butcher shop to get steaks before? I had always been wasting my time at the grocery store buying what now seem to be mediocre cuts of beef. I bought two filet mignons from the butcher in Los Gatos that were cut to order, and they came out as good as any restaurant steak I've had.
i heard they poop on the steaks at the grocery store so these steaks taste better because you're not eating the poop
that's just what i heard man

[tyketime]

Wonder which one gets voted "Most Likely To..."?

As Memphis City Schools leaders discuss the best way to deal with the crisis at Frayser High School, one young student is dealing with parenthood.

The Action News 5 Investigators recently discovered 90 girls who attend Frayser High School are now pregnant or have already had a baby this school year.

[Pumpy Tudors]

So if only one student is dealing with parenthood, what the hell are the other 89 doing?

[Lathum]

So if only one student is dealing with parenthood, what the hell are the other 89 doing?

Likely continuing the cycle of being a shitty parent so their daughters can have a baby in 15 years.

[Pumpy Tudors]

imma just step off the bus right here thanks

[Lathum]

imma just step off the bus right here thanks

hmmmmm, I see what you did there. My comment wasn't meant to be taken that way. Apologies if anyone was offended.

[stevew]

Fed Ex semi drivers are dangerous motherfucks. Chances are that if I see crazy shit go down on the highway, they are involved.

[Telle]

Why didn't I discover going to an actual butcher shop to get steaks before? I had always been wasting my time at the grocery store buying what now seem to be mediocre cuts of beef. I bought two filet mignons from the butcher in Los Gatos that were cut to order, and they came out as good as any restaurant steak I've had.

Not only that but the cost difference can be astronomical. We haven't bought meat at the grocery store in years.

[stevew]

I never realized how many classic rock songs I can sing along to, yet I probably have no idea what the song is actually called. And in some cases who the band singing it is.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Feeling old at the moment. No particular reason really, just feeling closer to 143 than 43. Usually I blame my years in radio (which age humans at a 7:1 rate, just like dogs) but I don't think that's it tonight.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I never realized how many classic rock songs I can sing along to, yet I probably have no idea what the song is actually called. And in some cases who the band singing it is.

One of the traditional offenders for that is Head East Never Been Any Reason.

[SackAttack]

Feeling old at the moment. No particular reason really, just feeling closer to 143 than 43. Usually I blame my years in radio (which age humans at a 7:1 rate, just like dogs) but I don't think that's it tonight.

Old people aren't allowed to 'think,' Oldy McOlderstein.

You may, however, yell at a cloud.

;)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Old people aren't allowed to 'think,' Oldy McOlderstein. You may, however, yell at a cloud.;)

Heh, you reminded me of my favorite generic wrestler name references of the past several years "Facey McFace" & "Heely McHeel".

[SackAttack]

Heh, you reminded me of my favorite generic wrestler name references of the past several years "Facey McFace" & "Heely McHeel".

Is that what you called General Sherman when you met him? :)

[JonInMiddleGA]

Is that what you called General Sherman when you met him? :)

Nah, I was too busy talking about his Mama ... which was silly she we all know he was a motherless son of whore.

[SackAttack]

Nah, I was too busy talking about his Mama ... which was silly she we all know he was a motherless son of whore.

So that's why Atlanta burned when he peed.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Feeling old at the moment. No particular reason really, just feeling closer to 143 than 43. Usually I blame my years in radio (which age humans at a 7:1 rate, just like dogs) but I don't think that's it tonight.

In radio? Please tell me you don't work in fucking radio. Please, for the sake of all that ever was.

[SirFozzie]

Hey, what's wrong with working in fucking radio?

(a 7 year veteran of the biz before I got out, not by my choice).


Oh, -2 degrees this morning (-19 celsius for those of you overseas)

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Nothing is wrong with working in fucking radio. That is other than the two decades of experience I have.

[sterlingice]

Old people aren't allowed to 'think,' Oldy McOlderstein.

You may, however, yell at a cloud.

;)

I'm just glad it gives me a chance to post this:

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y268/sterlingice/random/grandpa_simpson.jpg

SI

[JonInMiddleGA]

In radio? Please tell me you don't work in fucking radio. Please, for the sake of all that ever was.

Where the hell have you been? I took my first full-time radio gig the day after HS graduation & spent the next ... oh damn, let's call it more than a decade, doing it. That came after getting involved with HS sports pbp when I was 13. Ran the gamut of roles really, pulled a regular air shift for most of it but also spent nearly half the time doubling as a new director for a couple of suburban Atlanta stations (got a couple of wire service Stringer of the Year awards that way), which came after I was a fairly successful MD/PD for one of the better Southern Gospel stations in the state.

Eventually got out of the station side of the business after going through 3 straight ownership changes with 3 different stations & went to work at an ad agency via my wife. Still did HS pbp for another 6 years after that though, an fill-in gig for a friend that turned into one of the longer interim stints ever.

But other than that, nah, I wasn't a radio guy ;)

[stevew]

One of the traditional offenders for that is Head East Never Been Any Reason.

Yeah, you win this round. I've heard that a bizillion times and had no clue who sang it. I also have a problem with whether something is foreigner, kansas or journey(there's probably 4-5 other bands that overlap here too)

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Where the hell have you been? I took my first full-time radio gig the day after HS graduation & spent the next ... oh damn, let's call it more than a decade, doing it. That came after getting involved with HS sports pbp when I was 13. Ran the gamut of roles really, pulled a regular air shift for most of it but also spent nearly half the time doubling as a new director for a couple of suburban Atlanta stations (got a couple of wire service Stringer of the Year awards that way), which came after I was a fairly successful MD/PD for one of the better Southern Gospel stations in the state.

Eventually got out of the station side of the business after going through 3 straight ownership changes with 3 different stations & went to work at an ad agency via my wife. Still did HS pbp for another 6 years after that though, an fill-in gig for a friend that turned into one of the longer interim stints ever.

But other than that, nah, I wasn't a radio guy ;)

I had my head up my tuner. :)

I started out 20 years back down in Cocoa, FL. Ended up in upstate NY & home in Detroit doing either overnights or afternoon drive mostly on R&B stations. For the last decade I've been a board op in NYC. I have tried to get out several times & they pull me back in.

[stevew]

Wiz Khalifa(sp) is a fucking genius for recording "Black and Yellow". If the Steelers win next weekend, he will probably sell like a million ringtones.

[MacroGuru]

I miss this view...

This was basically the view from my home when I lived in Utah.

[Poli]

Went apartment shopping with the fiance today. Afterward she finally told me just how big of a nestegg she had stashed away. I was very surprised. Kind of fast tracks our plans. I really liked that...but my mind is buzzing.

[Mustang]

I miss this view...

This was basically the view from my home when I lived in Utah.

Don't despair.

There are many communities in the U.S where you can see buildings, trees and light posts.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Don't despair.

There are many communities in the U.S where you can see buildings, trees and light posts.

He's in Buffalo now. I think what he misses is the light amount of snow he had in Utah.

[Poli]

I think it's the antenna he misses the most.

[Mustang]

I think it's the antenna he misses the most.

Very Flinestone looking.. especially with that pterodactyl bird house.

[Draft Dodger]

Wiz Khalifa(sp) is a fucking genius for recording "Black and Yellow". If the Steelers win next weekend, he will probably sell like a million ringtones.

yeah, I had no idea what that referred to. I assumed it was some new drink.

[panerd]

I have owned my playstation 3 for two or three years and just figured out today that I could unplug the control that came with the system and that it is functional without the wire.

[Draft Dodger]

lol

[terpkristin]

I RT'd this on Twitter and posted it on Facebook, but in case you didn't see it in one of those places.....

Angry, badly written game review reinterpreted with animation and dramatic reading - Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/16/angry-badly-written.html)

It's an "animated dramatic reading of "Axman13"'s angry, illiterate review of an RPG called Super PSTW."

I think every poorly-written troll post should have a dramatic reading.

/tk

[StLee]

I RT'd this on Twitter and posted it on Facebook, but in case you didn't see it in one of those places.....

Angry, badly written game review reinterpreted with animation and dramatic reading - Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net/2011/01/16/angry-badly-written.html)

It's an "animated dramatic reading of "Axman13"'s angry, illiterate review of an RPG called Super PSTW."

I think every poorly-written troll post should have a dramatic reading.

/tk

That was great! Thanks :lol:

[Radii]

wow tk that's a great find. If only this idea had been out there during jbmagic's FOFC days.

[Poli]

Three months ago my boss was looking for any way he could to let me go or make me resign. Things were pretty tough for me in October and November...even early December. I was kinda hating life in the work-related capacity. I was fairly open to others that I was looking for something else at that time. I spoke to our lead technician about it. I spoke to other co-workers about it...even the foreman. I wasn't happy and I was pretty frustrated.

I get my end of year review and it wasn't very pretty but I still had a job. I expected some sort of bogus PIP plan. A plan that, at my company, is just a way for them to get a reason to let you go. Surprisingly, I didn't get it.

Three days later my boss calls me. When he calls, I automatically assume it's because he doesn't like something I've done. Instead, he's in dire need of a technician to respond to a customer about an hour away from St. Louis. The customer, a hospital, had a major problem with an antiquated HVAC controls system. My company was already in the process of negotiating a major upgrade to the system...easily a 6 digit big-money sort of upgrade. In the midst of it all, the system goes down.

The timing couldn't have been better. Just before Christmas. 3/4ths of the staff are on vacation. The only reason I'm not on vacation is I've burned through all my vacation days when I was short on work. The boss calls me basically because I'm his last resort. That's probably the only way I get that call.

I get them up in running in two days...through the snow on Christmas Eve no less. The customer is super impressed. Tells the boss they want me as their service technician when they go through with the upgrade...and now they're 100% positive they want the upgrade thanks to the quality of the service.

The day after Christmas I receive a call from the Edward Jones Dome the day of the last Rams home game. They're having a problem controlling the lighting there...and it's 40 minutes before game time. I'm at church. I take the call and talk the guy through. From there he's able to figure out the problem. He calls my boss to tell him that my help was very much appreciated.

Last week I got an "atta boy" from the same boss at the safety meeting and a "service reward" (read: gift card) for work at a local hotel. Outlook at work: A little better.

I got a call today from one our mechanics. He works at one of our biggest customers. Looks like I'm in line to pick up a day a week there working on their control system. I've got to meet with them some time this week.

Life is grand.

[MJ4H]

That's great. Sounds like things are looking up.

[sterlingice]

Awesome news :)

It sounded rough when you posted a couple of months ago and that kind of thing can just grind you down.

SI

[Honolulu_Blue]

Two unrelated thoughts:

1. I just discovered that I can watch my TV via-Slingbox on my work computer while at work.

2. Lady H_B is leaving for India on Thursday. She will be gone for 82 days...

[DataKing]

2. Lady H_B is leaving for India on Thursday. She will be gone for 82 days...

Party at H_B's place!!!

[Pumpy Tudors]

Funny, I just got a call on my cell phone from India. I didn't answer it, but they left a voicemail saying "Your services will be needed here this weekend. You know who this is." I don't know who it was.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Funny, I just got a call on my cell phone from India. I didn't answer it, but they left a voicemail saying "Your services will be needed here this weekend. You know who this is." I don't know who it was.

HALP

[Draft Dodger]

Two unrelated thoughts:

1. I just discovered that I can watch my TV via-Slingbox on my work computer while at work.



isn't that the only thing Slingbox does? :confused:

[Honolulu_Blue]

isn't that the only thing Slingbox does? :confused:

It was more the "at work" angle that I was surprised about. You know, given firewalls and restrictions on what you can install on a work pc, etc.

[Draft Dodger]

ah

[Pumpy Tudors]

Within the past couple of weeks, my work has blocked Down Goes Brown. Did Maple Leafs poke too much fun at the Penguins or something? Pittsburgh people get their panties in a bunch so easily.

[JediKooter]

Within the past couple of weeks, my work has blocked Down Goes Brown. Did Maple Leafs poke too much fun at the Penguins or something? Pittsburgh people get their panties in a bunch so easily.

That's why Big Ben has to do what he has to do, to get them off of the ladies in bar bathrooms.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

I'm eating Indian right now.

[SirFozzie]

As between period contests go, this probably beats a T-shirt cannon..

The Boston Blazers indoor lacrosse team recently had a between-period contest to see which of the three female competitors could give the team's mascot the best lap dance.

La-crossing the line? Boston Blazers halftime show features lap dances - The Source - Latest news and updates from Boston.com (http://www.boston.com/news/source/2011/01/la-crossing_the.html?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed4)

[Suburban Rhythm]

Within the past couple of weeks, my work has blocked Down Goes Brown. Did Maple Leafs poke too much fun at the Penguins or something? Pittsburgh people get their panties in a bunch so easily.

You didn't miss any Devils jokes, he doesn't cover the ECHL.

[stevew]

I'm eating Indian right now.

Ever since I friended Neq(sunny) on Facebook, I find myself having this thought more and more often.

[Pumpy Tudors]

You didn't miss any Devils jokes, he doesn't cover the ECHL.
ICE COLD

[sterlingice]

Funny, I just got a call on my cell phone from India. I didn't answer it, but they left a voicemail saying "Your services will be needed here this weekend. You know who this is." I don't know who it was.

Some bounty hunter you are

SI

[cartman]

I decided to cancel my Twitter account. I don't want to sound paranoid, but I got the feeling people were following me.

[stevew]

I feel confident that I can out Panera a Panera breakfast sandwich now. It took a bit of refinement, but my homemade version is on par.

[RainMaker]

Prepare to feel sad.

After Brazil flooding, loyalty to the dead – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs (http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/17/in-brazil-flooding-loyalty-to-the-dea/?hpt=T2)

[thesloppy]

You ever see some local place on one of them fawning food network-type specials, and it's just some mediocre piece of crap, overhyped joint, and it makes you question the validity of the network entirely?

[Epi_862]

If anyone out there is interested in labbing / just bringing in fresh perspective on a football GM sim im working on, let me know via personal message, or MSN ([email protected]) not a working email address).

I only need 2-3 people, and they will not be compensated. Of course you'll get the final product free when it comes out, if one ever comes out. It's just something im fiddling with, and i need perspective and opinions through the process. You'll get to test out match engines and what not. If that sounds like fun to you, let me know.

Also if you contact me, let me know your football / programming knowledge, and how much you usually play games and what kind of games.

Thanks.

[Poli]

Seems like a random thought that needs it's own thread, in my opinion.

[FrogMan]

After nearly 8 years of karate, I took my first full hour class of boxing last night. Dang, that was intense. Lots of cardio work. Did it with my son Andrew too. That was maybe the coolest part of it. And the most frustrating. He was barely breaking a sweat. :)

FM

[JonInMiddleGA]

I wonder how many different ways I can introduce myself to new reps this week? The same old spiel gets old for me even if they all only hear it once. Pity them, they have to work with me now ;)

[Mustang]

You ever see some local place on one of them fawning food network-type specials, and it's just some mediocre piece of crap, overhyped joint, and it makes you question the validity of the network entirely?

No. I'm in Wisconsin so unless they have a special on 'Great Deep Fried Food' I doubt I'll ever see one.

I've felt that most of those places probably pay for advertising especially on the 'Best Thing I ever ate...' show. One item was a Steak/Shrimp dinner for $7.77 in Las Vegas. Really? that is the best thing? Flank steak and 3 small shrimp???

What was your experience and with which restaurant?

[Mustang]

I will no longer 'Feed The Beast' for ratings and pay attention to shitbags like Cowherd and Florio. I have better things to do.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I will no longer 'Feed The Beast' for ratings and pay attention to shitbags like Cowherd and Florio. I have better things to do.

While I enjoy profootballtalk.com because it's constantly updated and is a decent place to find news from all around the NFL, I am really surprised/impressed at how Florio has been able to parlay that into the NBC gig and all.

[stevew]

Florio is a serious shitbag.

[Honolulu_Blue]

What makes Florio a shitbag? I am just curious, not challenging.

I usually just read the "news" portions of his website and not so much his editorials and I've never really heard him on the radio or seen him on TV.

[stevew]

My first day of classes is tomorrow. Totally not in the mood.

[stevew]

What makes Florio a shitbag? I am just curious, not challenging.

I usually just read the "news" portions of his website and not so much his editorials and I've never really heard him on the radio or seen him on TV.

The TV spots are horrible, and his editorials drip douche. It's the moral righteousness that he chooses to write with/respond with that is horrible. I respect how he came out of nowhere to become a player, but he is nowhere near the level of other pundits in both reliability and in prescence. Plus it is impossible to have an outsider perspective when you work for NBC.

[Mustang]

What makes Florio a shitbag? I am just curious, not challenging.

After that crap piece on Aaron Rodgers, it is obvious he has an agenda. That was piss poor 'journalism' just meant to generate hits on the week of the NFC Championship game.

[Ronnie Dobbs2]

He was in on the Roethlisberger rape heavily.

[stevew]

After that crap piece on Aaron Rodgers, it is obvious he has an agenda. That was piss poor 'journalism' just meant to generate hits on the week of the NFC Championship game.

Aaron Rodgers has a lot to learn about where his money comes from | ProFootballTalk (http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/16/aaron-rodgers-has-a-lot-to-learn-about-where-his-money-comes-from/)

yeah, this is cunty as fuck.

[Mustang]

Now, as a Packer fan, I'll admit that taken at face value it does look bad.

However, even when it was brought up by numerous sources that Aaron Rodgers does work for the MACC fund and other charities quietly (he hosted a event for kids with cancer where they all receive $100 gift cards and there was no reporting done on it) AND it was revealed he just signed something for that lady the week before and talked to her AND the lady was interviewed and said it was no big deal, Florio doubled down and became even more douchy in his followup.

Aaron didn't give her an autograph, but he just used that lady and unwillingly put her in the center just so he could together a shit piece to drive numbers. Fuck you Florio.

[stevew]

Yeah, the "Final Word on X" columns are a special kind of shit.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

I have to see my doctor tomorrow. I don't mind female doctors for things like a sinus infection, but tomorrow will be awkward when I have to have her look at a painful bump on my ass.

[Neon_Chaos]

I have to see my doctor tomorrow. I don't mind female doctors for things like a sinus infection, but tomorrow will be awkward when I have to have her look at a painful bump on my ass.

Make sure it's not a fistula!

[k0ruptr]

better then your dick!

[M GO BLUE!!!]

better then your dick!

What is, "Nothing."

[DanGarion]

better then your dick!

I could almost hear this type of conversation with a doctor.

Hot Female Doctor: "Ok let me see your penis."
M GO:"..."

[Pumpy Tudors]

While I'm here...

Hey, M GO BLUE!!!, let me see your penis.

[molson]

Maybe this is a bad segue from the previous few posts - but what the heck do girl scouts do with all that cookie loot? I mean, I know there's the meetings and the outfits and everything, but we're talking, I'm pretty sure, thousands of trillions of dollars.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Pumpy now knows the answer.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Had one of my best Facebook days ever today. Found quite a few relatives on my dad's side that I'd searched for numerous times with no luck ... suddenly today they seemed to magically appear. Several replies already & I'm thrilled to to reconnect with all of them. That's a side of the family that's been scattered to the four winds for most of my life (all 8 of dad's brothers are ex-military, so they've ended up all over place).

Very cool to me, but also meaningful for my son to at least see some of these folks. The resemblances to the previous generation that I remember but he never got to know are pretty striking, brings back a lot of childhood memories for me.

[thesloppy]

I've had numerous pizza drivers try and call me from their car on their cell phones, trying to suggest that I meet them at the front door of my apartment building. Motherfucker, I'm buying this crapass cardboard pizza for an inflated price, paying a delivery fee, and giving you a tip so that someone will bring me a pizza, not so someone will bring me a pizza part of the way.

[Mustang]

Well, I'll give Florio credit for owning up to shitty journalism. At least he apologized for his Aaron Rodgers piece.

[stevew]

Well, I'll give Florio credit for owning up to shitty journalism. At least he apologized for his Aaron Rodgers piece.

he just did that for more hits.

[Mustang]

he just did that for more hits.

That is kinder than what my wife said. I think her response was something along the lines of he could go fuck himself.

[Epi_862]

I'll just throw in my 2 cents here and say that the worst thing about Florio is that he doesnt know jack-fucking-shit about football.

[MJ4H]

Arena football is about as cool as taking a bath with your dad.

[terpkristin]

Either the day of my surgery or the day after, I watched Despicable Me. I cannot for the life of me tell you what happened in the movie. Guess I'll watch it again. :)

/tk

[cartman]

The word "can't" does not exist in my vocabulary. Which makes it very time consuming for me to explain to people that I am unable to do something.

[DanGarion]

The word "can't" does not exist in my vocabulary. Which makes it very time consuming for me to explain to people that I am unable to do something.

Just use the words can not. It means the same thing.

[Mustang]

Which makes it very time consuming for me to explain to people that I am unable to do something.

"Sorry, I can not."


There, I gave you the gift of time.

[Mustang]

Just use the words can not. It means the same thing.

Darn you Dan.

[stevew]

Reading some fucked up account of a Philly abortion doctor who was doing some nazi level shit....google it if you care. This planet is fucked the fuck up.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Just to prove I have a way with women, I walked in & said "There is no way to put this other than to say it. I have a boil or something on my ass." My doctor said "Well, show me your ass!" :D

[Pumpy Tudors]

Arena football is about as cool as taking a bath with your dad.
the fuck?

[JediKooter]

Just to prove I have a way with women, I walked in & said "There is no way to put this other than to say it. I have a boil or something on my ass." My doctor said "Well, show me your ass!" :D

There's a joke or two in there somewhere. :)

[lighthousekeeper]

Has anyone else noticed time speeding up lately?

[JediKooter]

Has anyone else noticed time speeding up lately?

Is the Earth losing some of it's mass?

[JonInMiddleGA]

Has anyone else noticed time speeding up lately?

If only you could put time in a bottle.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Meanwhile, after four hours of running errands around town while driving my mother-in-law's car (long uninteresting story) I believe my current stress level could be described as "can grind Giant Redwoods to dust with bare hands".

[sterlingice]

After work today, I'm right there with you, JiMGA.

SI

[stevew]

The black dude on SNL who does Will Smith is awesome.

[molson]

The black dude on SNL who does Will Smith is awesome.

He's got a great Denzel Washington too - and I guess a ton of others I haven't seen yet.

[MJ4H]

the fuck?

Just testing my new ping function. Works fine.

[Swaggs]

He's got a great Denzel Washington too - and I guess a ton of others I haven't seen yet.

Jay Z, too.

[stevew]

Is the Earth losing some of it's mass?

Didn't a new season of The Biggest Loser start? Every time a set of moobs is lost, an angel gets wings.

[Chief Rum]

I need to post in this thread more.