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[Breeze]

(and because I know I'll get asked...5'11" 185lbs size 14 shoe)

And my 13 year old is 5' 78lbs...sigh

[spleen1015]

That's just the way it goes with kids.

My 10 year old daughter is 5'3 127lbs. She could stand to lose 10-15 and will during basketball season, but she's just a big strong kid.

[Breeze]

Yeah, at this point if my son can get to that 5'11" 185 range, I'd be thrilled...

[MacroGuru]

My son, 13, is 5'6" and about 110, he has a 9 1/2 shoe. He is one of the taller kids in his class height wise.

He just started playing on the school FB team and will be a running back...go figure.

[Matthean]

‘Robocop’ Trailer: There’s a Man Inside The Machine (http://screenrant.com/robocop-trailer-2014-official/)

So does this mean Robocop is joining the Avengers? :lol:

[B & B]

Just when I thought it cant get worse, Ray Lewis is joining NFL Countdown.

*places finger on mute/previous channel button

[QuikSand]

Can someone please get real Tim Hortons coffee into K-cups and delivered to my house? How hard is this? That stuff is so good, it must have nicotine in it or something.

Step one, activated:

Tim Hortons Single Serve Coffee Cups (12-Count): Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food (http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Hortons-Single-Coffee-12-Count/dp/B00DTVBEY8)

Step two, unlock the monopoly and let the market drive own prices. We'll see if that happens.

Still drinking it in my fill-your-own K-cup thingie for now, but oh how I do long to fill up my local landfill.

[spleen1015]

Hats off to NASCAR for punishing MWR for what they did Saturday night.

[cuervo72]

Heh, we don't have a NASCAR thread?

(I honestly never thought about if we did or didn't...)

[Dutch]

Heh, we don't have a NASCAR thread?

(I honestly never thought about if we did or didn't...)

It's probably best to just bury any of that conversation here anyway.

[Dutch]

Step one, activated:

Tim Hortons Single Serve Coffee Cups (12-Count): Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food (http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Hortons-Single-Coffee-12-Count/dp/B00DTVBEY8)

Step two, unlock the monopoly and let the market drive own prices. We'll see if that happens.

Still drinking it in my fill-your-own K-cup thingie for now, but oh how I do long to fill up my local landfill.


This must be some really friggin' good coffee if you are still jonesing about it 6 months after first mentioning it here.

[cuervo72]

Quik resurrects threads he started a decade ago. Six months is nothing.

(Quik plays the loooooong game.)

[Dutch]

haha...good point.

[Draft Dodger]

it's not 6 months. it's 2/3 of 9 months.

[Dutch]

touché.

[sterlingice]

it's not 6 months. it's 2/3 of 9 months.

:D

SI

[Kodos]

Just when I thought it cant get worse, Ray Lewis is joining NFL Countdown.

*places finger on mute/previous channel button

Agreed. I really wish they'd get rid of just about all of the former players, except for Tom Jackson. He can stay.

[MacroGuru]

So coworker walks into bosses office, tells him he doesn't like his new role and he is done and they have to let him go.

My boss is dumbfounded, he has never had anyone walk into his office and basically say, fire me.

[Lathum]

So coworker walks into bosses office, tells him he doesn't like his new role and he is done and they have to let him go.

My boss is dumbfounded, he has never had anyone walk into his office and basically say, fire me.

Thats weird, seems to me that he is trying to colleoct some benefit that wouldn't be available to him if he quit on his ow.

[MacroGuru]

Thats weird, seems to me that he is trying to colleoct some benefit that wouldn't be available to him if he quit on his ow.

Oh absolutely, I don't think he can collect unemployment if he is fired and from the talk with my manager and the owner, it looks like that might happen.

I am getting all of his accounts dumped into my lap right now and I am getting pissed the more it happens. The guys has been a horrendous account manager but a great inside sales guy, it's going to be recovery mode for me for the rest of the year.

[DaddyTorgo]

If he quits he doesn't get unemployment...if he's fired he does. Hence why he's trying to get the company to fire him.

[jeff061]

Maybe he's bluffing trying to get a different role? Which is still pretty idiotic.

[B & B]

Agreed. I really wish they'd get rid of just about all of the former players, except for Tom Jackson. He can stay.

TJ is money, I actually like him more than anyone else on the show.

Former players are ok, like Marshall Faulk is fine. Im in the minority but I also liked Jaworski, even though he can be an ass.

[MacroGuru]

If he quits he doesn't get unemployment...if he's fired he does. Hence why he's trying to get the company to fire him.

Company didn't fire him, told him he has to turn in a resignation letter. He did that and is now gone.

Completely bizarre scenario.

Now I am training a new account manager, working my accounts and I just picked up the bulk of his accounts / closed jobs to manage and foster / grow. Sigh...

[Suburban Rhythm]

Riding to 7am hockey practices is nothing like it looks like in commercials.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I wonder ... d'ya think the market would respond to a line of "I'd Rather Be Hungover" t-shirts, caps, etc?

I'm thinking those could be a hit amongst soccer parents, swimming parents, gymnastics parents, etc etc. Maybe bumper stickers, they'd be all the rage in parking lots where parents are waiting to pick up kids after road games & such.

[JonInMiddleGA]

There's a number of variations on this particular theme, here's one that I used today in a discussion about radio formats, what constitutes "Classic" and my notion that basically "Classic Rock" = the new Oldies and Oldies = the new nostalgia format.


The Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go" is as far removed from today as Fred Astaire's "Cheek To Cheek" and Shirley Temple "Good Ship Lollipop" were from radio listeners in 1984.

[rowech]

There's a number of variations on this particular theme, here's one that I used today in a discussion about radio formats, what constitutes "Classic" and my notion that basically "Classic Rock" = the new Oldies and Oldies = the new nostalgia format.


The Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go" is as far removed from today as Fred Astaire's "Cheek To Cheek" and Shirley Temple "Good Ship Lollipop" were from radio listeners in 1984.

I typically do this with TV shows. Telling high school kids about Seinfeld is pretty similar to my parents telling me about Bewitched.

[Matthean]

The Supremes "Where Did Our Love Go" is as far removed from today as Fred Astaire's "Cheek To Cheek" and Shirley Temple "Good Ship Lollipop" were from radio listeners in 1984.

Unless they have heard it on the extended version of "Tainted Love." :lol:

[Matthean]

Northampton clown stalks English town, wanders around with balloons (http://now.msn.com/northampton-clown-stalks-english-town-wanders-around-with-balloons)

[Wolfpack]

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ4pvN93qiZE_XxGyuOm1bbbOhQE62ZZkT4kZEqAERVI2W0_6QKe35Dng

Can't sleep...clown will eat me...

[Izulde]

I have a feeling my students weren't expecting to learn about res judicata and collateral estoppel this week.

[cartman]

This dude sounds like he left it all on the table. I just hope that Momma Margie, Crazy Pam and Big Tittie Wanda can find peace after his passing.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?n=william-mccullough&pid=166950349

[CraigSca]

This dude sounds like he left it all on the table. I just hope that Momma Margie, Crazy Pam and Big Tittie Wanda can find peace after his passing.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/savannah/obituary.aspx?n=william-mccullough&pid=166950349

Epic.

[digamma]

From the Spokesman Review, Deadspin says the answer is "after four drinks (http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/slice/2013/sep/16/when-anal-way-go/)."

[rowech]

I wonder what type of impact fully switching to the metric system would make in the math abilities of students.

[sterlingice]

I wonder what type of impact fully switching to the metric system would make in the math abilities of students.

How about science ability?

SI

[rowech]

How about science ability?

SI

I feel like they use the metric system as it is in science so I'm not sure we would see improvements there. Perhaps.

[gstelmack]

I wonder what type of impact fully switching to the metric system would make in the math abilities of students.

Decimal skills would get better, fraction skills would get worse.

[cuervo72]

I wonder if they have any updates on the status of Generalissimo Francisco Franco.



(or for that matter, Nelson Mandela.)

[cartman]

My mom and dad might be out of their house for the next three months. They came down to visit me this past weekend, and brought my nieces as well. When they got home on Sunday night, they discovered that the stopper failed on the fill tank of one of the toilets, and it had flooded the house. At first they were only supposed to be out a week, until the floors got dried out. Then it was moved to a month, because all of the flooring was going to have to be replaced. Now they are telling them up to three months, because the drywall won't be able to be saved, so several walls will have to be knocked out and replaced as well. For now the insurance company is putting them up at a Residence Inn.

[spleen1015]

That's no fun.

[sterlingice]

That sounds pretty crappy

SI

[DaddyTorgo]

My mom and dad might be out of their house for the next three months. They came down to visit me this past weekend, and brought my nieces as well. When they got home on Sunday night, they discovered that the stopper failed on the fill tank of one of the toilets, and it had flooded the house. At first they were only supposed to be out a week, until the floors got dried out. Then it was moved to a month, because all of the flooring was going to have to be replaced. Now they are telling them up to three months, because the drywall won't be able to be saved, so several walls will have to be knocked out and replaced as well. For now the insurance company is putting them up at a Residence Inn.

I think you owe it to us to share the name of the insurance company so that nobody else will use them.

[Chief Rum]

I don't understand. Was the insurance company responsible for the damage? Seems to me they are doing what they are supposed to do.

If it's about the Residence Inn, that's a decent enough short term solution. It's probably more expensive than finding a rental home in the mean time, so actually the company would have incentive to find such a home. But I don't know we can expect an insurance company to have those resources.

[JonInMiddleGA]

What CR said. Unless there's something missing here, I don't see where the insurance company is failing at their responsibility.

A full-house floor replacement in a month isn't unreasonable. Finding reasonably priced reputable crew to replace multiple walls could take up to three months in a lot of places these days.

Frustrating as hell of a situation, sounds like a major PITA ... not sure how any of that is the insurers fault though, they don't come with magic wands any more than the rest of us.

[cartman]

To add to it a bit, my mom and dad have lived there for 37 years, and the house is just over 50 years old. So there are going to have to be other changes made to bring things up to code, due to the amount of rebuilding/remodeling that is going to have to be done.

[CraigSca]

Getting back to how it happened - was the toilet itself blocked - because I don't see how a running toilet will overflow unless there's some kind of blockage involved as well.

[cartman]

Not sure of the specifics, but the way my mom made it sound was that the thing that is supposed to stop the fill tank didn't, so it just ran and ran, probably from on Friday right when they left until Sunday night.

[Lathum]

I think you owe it to us to share the name of the insurance company so that nobody else will use them.

WTF are you talking about? Sign me up tomorrow for my policy with them.You know how many insurance companies out there would give him a major hassle because of the costs involved there?

[Lathum]

not sure how any of that is the insurers fault though, they don't come with magic wands any more than the rest of us.

It is amazing how many people expect them to.

[Draft Dodger]

I wonder what type of impact fully switching to the metric system would make in the math abilities of students.

a co-worker today was talking about a 50cm cable and said "I'm not sure how many meters that is". I laughed at him since obviously everyone knows that it's a half a meter.

Turns out, no one in our row (besides me) knew that and someone had to google it to verify that I was right.

:banghead:

[spleen1015]

a co-worker today was talking about a 50cm cable and said "I'm not sure how many meters that is". I laughed at him since obviously everyone knows that it's a half a meter.

Turns out, no one in our row (besides me) knew that and someone had to google it to verify that I was right.

:banghead:

Reminds me of the time my mom had to take a math test to get a job. She said it was hard. She said there were questions like "What is 1/2 of 1/4?"

[Lathum]

a co-worker today was talking about a 50cm cable and said "I'm not sure how many meters that is". I laughed at him since obviously everyone knows that it's a half a meter.

Turns out, no one in our row (besides me) knew that and someone had to google it to verify that I was right.

:banghead:

didn't know that.

[cuervo72]

"centi" = 1/100
meter = meter
centimeter = 1/100 meter
50 centimeter = 50/100 meter = 1/2 meter

[spleen1015]

You don't remember 3rd grade math?

[Lathum]

It is obvious when you think about it, but really, I have gotten through 38 years of my life without knowing that. Is it really that big a deal?

[spleen1015]

It is obvious when you think about it, but really, I have gotten through 38 years of my life without knowing that. Is it really that big a deal?

Nope, but you told us so we get to make fun of you.

[Lathum]

Nope, but you told us so we get to make fun of you.

touche

[sterlingice]

Nope, but you told us so we get to make fun of you.

:D

SI

[molson]

I wonder what type of impact fully switching to the metric system would make in the math abilities of students.

The Metric System Is the Tool Of The Devil - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h42zOpPlPLY)

[Shkspr]

It is amazing how many people expect them to.

Considering that State Farm depicts teleportation as one of their agents' powers, Allstate's spokesman is able to possess people, and Progressive has managed to make the sexiness of "Flo" bizarrely plausible, I think people have a right to expect magic powers of their insurance company.

[spleen1015]

I wonder what type of impact fully switching to the metric system would make in the math abilities of students.

Going out on a limb here, but I bet Lathum would struggle....

:D

[Lathum]

Going out on a limb here, but I bet Lathum would struggle....

:D

you kidding? I struggle without the metric system, hell, I don't even know the name of the current system!

[cuervo72]

We currently use the English System. I think we're all aware of your issues with English.

[RainMaker]

Amazing that Comcast would put you on hold for an hour when you want to add services. Just gave up, they apparently don't want the business.

[sterlingice]

Amazing that Comcast would put you on hold for an hour when you want to add services. Just gave up, they apparently don't want the business.

I was just coming here to bitch about cable, too.

As everywhere, I have two choices: cable provider (Comcast) and fiber provider (AT&T). And, of course, this sucks and is the primary reason why our infrastructure never is upgraded: entrenched monopolies with huge entry barriers.

Shockingly, my prices are pretty similar: $85 vs $88 (pre all the crazy fees). I'm thinking of going with AT&T because they waive all but $20 of installation costs so if I aggregate that out over a year, it's basically the same $88 vs $88 and then when my prices shoot up $50 or whatever, it's time to renegotiate with each.

And, actually, I think I'm going to slowly ease in my other options. Rather than paying another $10 per month for an additional tv, that's $120 over the year. I'll put it as a "down payment" on a DVR and antenna to test out the non-cable options I could explore when the contract is up.

SI

[Honolulu_Blue]

No offense to molson or the other fine people of Idaho, but I am very glad that, because I switched jobs, I am avoiding a 4 week stay in Boise that would have started today.

[sterlingice]

I enjoyed Boise when I was there for training. But that was for a week at a time.

SI

[molson]

Well, 4 weeks is a long time to be away anywhere, but of course, I think there's worse places to be stranded. We have cheap beer and beautiful foothills (I suggest enjoying them together).

[Honolulu_Blue]

Well, 4 weeks is a long time to be away anywhere, but of course, I think there's worse places to be stranded. We have cheap beer and beautiful foothills (I suggest enjoying them together).

It would have been a grueling 4 weeks of trial. No time for fun, or it would have been pretty decent.

[CU Tiger]

Getting back to how it happened - was the toilet itself blocked - because I don't see how a running toilet will overflow unless there's some kind of blockage involved as well.

I was thinking the same way you were until...if the tank keeps filling and the stopper is down the water runs out of the top of the tank.

[CraigSca]

I was thinking the same way you were until...if the tank keeps filling and the stopper is down the water runs out of the top of the tank.

Ah, thanks for the clarification - makes total sense!

[korme]

I wonder what type of impact fully switching to the metric system would make in the math abilities of students.

you know what they call the quarter pounder in france

[finketr]

you know what they call the quarter pounder in france

I hate you... I had to look this up:

Le Royal Cheese would be the traditional qp.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I hate you... I had to look this up:

{hangs head}

[finketr]

Well, i've actually been to a McDonalds in France. Had some pommes frites for a snack in the middle of a sunday afternoon.

[cartman]

I must be the plumbing grim reaper. I'm up in DFW doing some work at the office of one of my clients. I'm staying with my aunt and uncle while I'm up here, and last night, we noticed water in the garage, near where the water heaters are located. We checked the water heaters, which are up on a raised platform, and they are bone dry. We wipe up the water, and notice it is slowly leaking from below the platform that the water heaters are on. We look up in the attic above, and no water is leaking anywhere up there.

My aunt called a plumber this morning, and the diagnosis is a leak in a pipe in the slab. Going to have to rip up the floor in her dining room and jackhammer the slab to get to the pipe.

[MacroGuru]

So my boss holds me after the sales meeting today.

Tells me he is giving notice, going to a better job..yada yada.

I am in slight panic mode right now, hoping things pan out.

He is recommending me as his replacement (Which I am happy about)
It will be an increase in pay, but no where near a sales manager should be making, it's why my boss is leaving.
If I am not promoted and they bring someone else in, I am going to walk..find a new job.
I basically act as the sales manager 80% of the time as I handle all of the other account managers and the SEs and alleviate all the headaches.
The only thing I don't do is sit in on management meetings but I am given the run down after they happen.
Bringing someone in to me tells me they don't want me there.So...looks like I prep the resume this weekend....

[Chief Rum]

Well, i've actually been to a McDonalds in France. Had some pommes frites for a snack in the middle of a sunday afternoon.

He's hanging his head about something else relating to your original comment. I'm kinda with him on it. Lol

[cartman]

Have you ever had a Big Kahuna burger? I hear they are mighty tasty, and the cornerstone of a nutritious breakfast.

[larrymcg421]

Mind if I have some of your tasty beverage to wash this down with?

[DaddyTorgo]

So my boss holds me after the sales meeting today.

Tells me he is giving notice, going to a better job..yada yada.

I am in slight panic mode right now, hoping things pan out.

He is recommending me as his replacement (Which I am happy about)
It will be an increase in pay, but no where near a sales manager should be making, it's why my boss is leaving.
If I am not promoted and they bring someone else in, I am going to walk..find a new job.
I basically act as the sales manager 80% of the time as I handle all of the other account managers and the SEs and alleviate all the headaches.
The only thing I don't do is sit in on management meetings but I am given the run down after they happen.
Bringing someone in to me tells me they don't want me there.So...looks like I prep the resume this weekend....

Aaargh. Maybe you can get them to get the pay closer to what a sales manager should be making by threatening to leave yourself? You'll have them over-the-barrel eh?

[MacroGuru]

Aaargh. Maybe you can get them to get the pay closer to what a sales manager should be making by threatening to leave yourself? You'll have them over-the-barrel eh?

I definitely will have them over the barrel, and I hope to take total advantage of it.

[korme]

Bout to buy a 7-game Pacers package for ~$90. Can't pass that up, it's only about a 2 hour drive.

[sterlingice]

Bout to buy a 7-game Pacers package for ~$90. Can't pass that up, it's only about a 2 hour drive.

Damn, that's cheap. I never saw a Pacers game when I was there but I saw a couple of Big 10 tournament games and enjoyed the arena

SI

[korme]

I saw them play the Celtics there in Feb. '12. For one game it was like $40. Granted, these are nose bleeds, but for about $15 a game getting to see the Heat, Clips, Bulls, Thunder, Warriors, Nets & Magic (only blech game) live is worth it.

[PilotMan]

Who is ready to go to work? I'll give you one guess.

[terpkristin]

I tried to use Tapatalk to access here yesterday and every thread that was super-long (like this one) made it say "Connection Error" and it couldn't load the new stuff.

But now it's marked everything read. So I've probably missed a bunch. :\ Guess I'm going to use Safari to read FOFC.

/tk

[Warhammer]

I hate sales managers that look at metrics and don't understand why we have said metrics...

[cartman]

Sounds like someone forgot a cover sheet for their TPS report.

[CU Tiger]

I hate sales managers that look at metrics and don't understand why we have said metrics...

HAHA Agreed.
I think sales metrics as a whole are pretty worthless.

Based on your post you will love this story. When I had my business I hired a 3rd party marketing company. During a meeting with their owner and my account person I was talking about expanding and growth and new people we had brought on, etc as it specifically related to one area of our business and an area that they specifically had developed a nice campaign for.

I explained to the person that our lead convergence rate was around 28% and we were through putting I want to say 200 new accounts a month..and we needed to step that up to around 250 new accounts a month so we might have to expand our target area. Her response was priceless, "Well we could expand the area, I suppose, but I think we would be better off if we just eliminated this one customer qualifier you have, if we did that it would increase our target audience by 3 fold and you'd have all the business you could handle"

The problem of course....the requirement was an absolute necessity (at the time) to even be able to install the product.... she could understand. She insisted "the numbers will still work and you wil still convert 25-30% and you will convert more of the good leads by throughputting more of these "unqualified leads"

Without me asking I had a new account manager the next month

[JonInMiddleGA]

If there's anything the FOFC would find unlikely, it might be the notion of anyone managing to stay married to me for 20 years. But, whaddya know ...

18 … 19 … 20 ! | Jon's Three Cents (http://jonsthreecents.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/18-19-20/)

[Kodos]

Congratulations, Jon! (She must be a saint!)

[spleen1015]

Congrats man!

[Chief Rum]

Way to go, Jon!

[Autumn]

This has got to give the single guys of FOFC hope, right? ;-)

[Suburban Rhythm]

This has got to give the single guys of FOFC hope, right? ;-)

But the single women....yeesh...

:p

[JonInMiddleGA]

It isn't mentioned in the blog anywhere but ... we actually met on a blind date.

[Lathum]

proof the IS someone for everyone ;)

grats!

[Suburban Rhythm]

It isn't mentioned in the blog anywhere but ... we actually met on a blind date.

*insert tasteless joke about her clearly being blind HERE*
;)

[JonInMiddleGA]

*insert tasteless joke about her clearly being blind HERE*;)

She has the worst taste in men of any woman I've ever met.

[Matthean]

She has the worst taste in men of any woman I've ever met.

Well, duh. :lol:

[terpkristin]

But the single women....yeesh...

:p

sigh ;)

/tk

[JonInMiddleGA]

sigh ;)

/tk

HEY NOW !

;)

[B & B]

Kwame Kilpatrick murdered what little hope was left in the city of Detroit. His career as mayor failed so spectacularly it led to his mother's ouster from office and left him in federal prison.

He's still more popular in Detroit than Matt Millen. People in Detroit hate Millen so much even panhandlers won't talk to him.



Just read that on FO and couldn't stop laughing. Still cringe every time I hear or see Millen on TV. Have to wonder what kind of deal he brokered with Satan to still be in the public eye; as in, a position to be listened to and respected in regards to football.

[JonInMiddleGA]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>So much of the creative process is looking blankly at snack choices.</p>&mdash; marc maron (@marcmaron) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcmaron/statuses/386001669265182720">October 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[cartman]

Ever wondered what would happen if you got in the way of a proton traveling at nearly the speed of light?

What would happen if you stood in the way of the LHC's proton beams? (http://io9.com/any-idea-how-long-bugorski-was-exposed-to-the-proton-be-1440911010)

[Kodos]

Is it wrong for me to be kinda excited about the upcoming Godzilla movie?

http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/godzilla-2014-trailer-said-be-coming-november-3rd

[korme]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>So much of the creative process is looking blankly at snack choices.</p>&mdash; marc maron (@marcmaron) <a href="https://twitter.com/marcmaron/statuses/386001669265182720">October 4, 2013</a></blockquote>
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he's the best

[Glengoyne]

I actually found myself longing to be a real Facebook or twitter user today. Just so I could publicly complain about my wife making me wait in line for gas at Costco. This isn't 1972 for God's sake, you don't have to wait in a line for gas.

[gstelmack]

Was watching one of those Ford "Eco-Boost" commercials yesterday during football. Couple is driving one of their SUVs, talking about how they get good power AND great gas mileage, which is much better than good power OR great gas mileage, which would be like playing hide OR seek. That part was cute, but of course the tiny print comes up at the bottom:

16 city / 22 highway / 18 average

And that's considered great gas mileage? My 95 Explorer did better than that!

[Butter]

For an SUV, I guess it is.

[finketr]

Was watching one of those Ford "Eco-Boost" commercials yesterday during football. Couple is driving one of their SUVs, talking about how they get good power AND great gas mileage, which is much better than good power OR great gas mileage, which would be like playing hide OR seek. That part was cute, but of course the tiny print comes up at the bottom:

16 city / 22 highway / 18 average

And that's considered great gas mileage? My 95 Explorer did better than that!

haven't the way those things are measured changed?

[Suicane75]

Now I'm no Don Draper but I have to think that ESPNU could have come up with a better tag line than "Never Graduate".

I love womens volleyball, it's such an enjoyable way to spend an hour. But you have to go to some pretty low places before you commit to it.

[Ben E Lou]

When your wife asks you to log in to a videoconference that she has set up for the next morning in order to help her test it and the kids are already in bed, is there ANY acceptable response besides exposing yourself the moment your webcam engages???

Nope, I couldn't think of one either.

[DaddyTorgo]

When your wife asks you to log in to a videoconference that she has set up for the next morning in order to help her test it and the kids are already in bed, is there ANY acceptable response besides exposing yourself the moment your webcam engages???

Nope, I couldn't think of one either.

Nope!

[rowech]

We are going to look back at the time period we thought we could educate kids by sticking them in front of a computer to take online classes and learn at their own pace with profound regret. The only question will be how many years will it take before we figure it out.

[Lathum]

The number of morbidly obese children at the cincinnati zoo is appalling.

[PilotMan]

The number of morbidly obese children at the cincinnati zoo is appalling.

Yeah, it's been said the zookeepers overfeed them. Unfortunate.

[JonInMiddleGA]

A biologist, a chemist, and a statistician are out hunting. The biologist shoots at a deer and misses 5ft to the left, the chemist takes a shot and misses 5ft to the right, the statistician yells “We got ‘em!”

[sterlingice]

A biologist, a chemist, and a statistician are out hunting. The biologist shoots at a deer and misses 5ft to the left, the chemist takes a shot and misses 5ft to the right, the statistician yells “We got ‘em!”

Working with some "numbers" folks at work today?

SI

[Ben E Lou]

A biologist, a chemist, and a statistician are out hunting. The biologist shoots at a deer and misses 5ft to the left, the chemist takes a shot and misses 5ft to the right, the statistician yells “We got ‘em!”
Heh. I chuckled.

[Dutch]

Good one!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Working with some "numbers" folks at work today?


Actually, I sorta am "that guy".

I spend my days living with numbers that are hard-and-fast-and-dictate-all ... and that are clearly labeled as "estimates".

:banghead:

[Matthean]

Students Rally Around Texas Teacher Fired for Appearing in Playboy (http://gawker.com/students-rally-around-texas-teacher-fired-for-appearing-1446379279)

[Drake]

The DirecTV Guide summary for the 1962 movie State Fair: A brother and sister find romance and good clean fun at the state fair in Dallas.

I guess they really do do things differently in Texas.

(Bonus: I got to type "do do".)

[Drake]

I spend my days living with numbers that are hard-and-fast-and-dictate-all ... and that are clearly labeled as "estimates".

:banghead:

I work with people who regularly complain because the Tentative Nine Year Academic Calendar is tentative. I didn't realize people plan their vacations so far in advance.

[Drake]

We are going to look back at the time period we thought we could educate kids by sticking them in front of a computer to take online classes and learn at their own pace with profound regret. The only question will be how many years will it take before we figure it out.

I'm taking an online CPR/First Aid course through the Red Cross right now, and I can't agree with this more. It's about as well-done as I've seen an online course done, and it's still a piece of shit.all of it goes into short term memory to pass the unit assessment, then gets filed away with last week's grocery list -- at least for me.

When I took the traditional classes, I came out of them feeling like I'd learned something, and like I'd acquired skills I could actually use. Part of that was watching other people try and fail to execute the skills in the same way I would have if I'd gone first. I'm hoping the face-to-face skills demonstration portion will make up for the lack, but I doubt it.

Mostly, it's turned the sense of "I can do that" into "I read something about that once." I'm sure it makes it easier to get people certified and pumps up the numbers, but I'm not sure it says anything about how well-trained those people are.

That said, if I had to do this training annually or something for my job, I might feel differently about its utility.

[gstelmack]

How do you do an online CPR course? That seems like one of the worst examples for an online course: you have to actually perform CPR on a dummy, don't you?

My online-only machine learning class was pretty good, but it involved actual machine learning programming, with tests and homework that were graded. Not much different from the programming classes I took in college, except that I got to take it on my own schedule.

[Drake]

The online portion just handles all of the classroom pieces (how do you treat hypothermia? How do you tell if someone has heat exhaustion vs. heat stroke, how do you recognize a medical emergency and what steps do you follow to give care, how many compressions and at what rate, etc.)

I still have to go in and demonstrate all the skills on a dummy. It's designed to turn an eight hour course into a 2.5 hour course. I'm just not convinced it's as effective for long-term retention with what theoretically amounts to rarely-used skills.

In all likelihood, it won't ever matter, anyway. But if I'm the one who needs CPR, I'm hoping the trained rescuer was a better online learner than I am. ;)

[Honolulu_Blue]

Yesterday afternoon, around noon, Lady H_B wanted to grab some coffee after church, so we drove back into our town, parked the car and were walking to the local coffee shop. Two stores down there is a new restaurant called "Blaze Pizza." I assume it's some kind of chain. It's like a "Chipotle" of pizzas. You walk through a long line of toppings - different sauces, cheeses, veggies, meats, spices, etc. - picking out the ones you want in a make-your-own-pizza type of way, they fire it up, call your name, you get your pizza.

We were mildly interested in the place and as we walked by we saw that it was opening on Tuesday, but there were a bunch of people inside eating. We weren't sure what was going on, but figured we'd pop in and see if we could grab a carryout menu. We step in and some guy working there - maybe a manager - asks us if we're there as part of their "friends and family" day. We told him no, we were just looking for a menu. He then proceeds to tell us all about the place, gives us a menu, introduces himself, says we're now "friends" and asks if we could help his people train by going through the line, getting a free pizza made and then eating it to tell them how it was.

While we had no intention of getting pizza and really weren't that hungry, it's hard to pass up the offer a couple of random, free pizzas. So, we took him up on the offer. It was pretty good. They have a huge variety of toppings and you can get as many as you want for no extra charge. Each pizza is about $7.

I got regular pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, gorgonzola, chicken, italian sausage, mushrooms, jalapenos, minced garlic, roasted garlic, salt, pepper and oregano. It was quite tasty.

[sterlingice]

How long does it take to cook? I'm going to assume it's a fairly thin crust, too, as it would take too long to do a thicker crust.

But, you know, it's odd that no one has come up with this sooner.

SI

[Lathum]

How long does it take to cook? I'm going to assume it's a fairly thin crust, too, as it would take too long to do a thicker crust.

But, you know, it's odd that no one has come up with this sooner.

SI

Kramer did in a Seinfeld episode.

Some brick ovens can cook a thin crust pie in a ouple of minutes or less. It may also be the kind of place that gives you a number to put on the table and they run it out to you.

[Honolulu_Blue]

How long does it take to cook? I'm going to assume it's a fairly thin crust, too, as it would take too long to do a thicker crust.

But, you know, it's odd that no one has come up with this sooner.

SI

It is a pretty thin crust. I'd say it took about 5 minutes or so to cook. It didn't feel too terribly long.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Kramer did in a Seinfeld episode.

Some brick ovens can cook a thin crust pie in a ouple of minutes or less. It may also be the kind of place that gives you a number to put on the table and they run it out to you.

They call you up by name. They were actually pretty big into the "name" thing. It must be a part of the training to be overly friendly and keep referring to you by your first name.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Two stores down there is a new restaurant called "Blaze Pizza." I assume it's some kind of chain. It's like a "Chipotle" of pizzas. You walk through a long line of toppings - different sauces, cheeses, veggies, meats, spices, etc. - picking out the ones you want in a make-your-own-pizza type of way, they fire it up, call your name, you get your pizza.

Sounds a lot like a similar gimmick here in the southeast called Your Pie. Except for the relatively fast part, that is something these guys here don't quite have down yet.

[chadritt]

Yesterday afternoon, around noon, Lady H_B wanted to grab some coffee after church, so we drove back into our town, parked the car and were walking to the local coffee shop. Two stores down there is a new restaurant called "Blaze Pizza." I assume it's some kind of chain. It's like a "Chipotle" of pizzas. You walk through a long line of toppings - different sauces, cheeses, veggies, meats, spices, etc. - picking out the ones you want in a make-your-own-pizza type of way, they fire it up, call your name, you get your pizza.

We were mildly interested in the place and as we walked by we saw that it was opening on Tuesday, but there were a bunch of people inside eating. We weren't sure what was going on, but figured we'd pop in and see if we could grab a carryout menu. We step in and some guy working there - maybe a manager - asks us if we're there as part of their "friends and family" day. We told him no, we were just looking for a menu. He then proceeds to tell us all about the place, gives us a menu, introduces himself, says we're now "friends" and asks if we could help his people train by going through the line, getting a free pizza made and then eating it to tell them how it was.

While we had no intention of getting pizza and really weren't that hungry, it's hard to pass up the offer a couple of random, free pizzas. So, we took him up on the offer. It was pretty good. They have a huge variety of toppings and you can get as many as you want for no extra charge. Each pizza is about $7.

I got regular pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, gorgonzola, chicken, italian sausage, mushrooms, jalapenos, minced garlic, roasted garlic, salt, pepper and oregano. It was quite tasty.

I like the idea of this place though I don't know how often I could go to it personally. Its certainly a great idea for when you have a group of people, especially younger ones, so I do wish it was in my part of LA.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I like the idea of this place though I don't know how often I could go to it personally. Its certainly a great idea for when you have a group of people, especially younger ones, so I do wish it was in my part of LA.

I don't think it will enter into the regular rotation. We have a pretty great pizza place that's a few blocks closer. So, if we want to go out for pizza we'd likely go there.

I could see stopping by this "Blaze Pizza" before/after a movie. It's on the way, is pretty affordable and was pretty good, not to mention I do feel some loyalty after how well we were treated yesterday.

I think it'd be perfect for families. Very affordable, the kids could easily split one pizza and there are enough interesting toppings and possible combinations to keep the adults happy.

[DaddyTorgo]

I'd heard about this place - interesting that it was pretty good.

[Easy Mac]

Sounds a lot like a similar gimmick here in the southeast called Your Pie. Except for the relatively fast part, that is something these guys here don't quite have down yet.

Yeah, Your Pie is mediocre at best. The amount of time it takes them, why not just go to a real pizza place.

I also don't understand Papa Murphy's. If I want to bake my own pizza, I can do it on my own. It takes me just as long to prep it and bake as it does to stop by papa murphys and throw it in my oven.

[Bad-example]

Whenever someone says, "There's someone out there for everyone" or some such bullshit, it should be considered perfectly acceptable behavior to beat the holy fuck out of them.

[cartman]

Whenever someone says, "There's someone out there for everyone" or some such bullshit, it should be considered perfectly acceptable behavior to beat the holy fuck out of them.

But what if they say "There's someone out there for everyone to beat the holy fuck out of"?

[Bad-example]

You, sir, are on thin ice.

Not with me. But I'm sure there's someone out there you're on thin ice with.

[Lathum]

I also don't understand Papa Murphy's. If I want to bake my own pizza, I can do it on my own. It takes me just as long to prep it and bake as it does to stop by papa murphys and throw it in my oven.

Plus one billion

If I am paying normal price for a pizza it better be cooked already.

[cuervo72]

Eh, I usually get pretty good deals on Papa Murphy's. Definitely think it's cheaper than Pizza Hut, Papa John's, etc. And they have a good thin crust option. The pizzas taste good and are 1000x less greasy. So I have to unwrap them and pop them in the oven. Oh, and they are actually a decent size, unlike the incredibly-shrinking "large" that I get elsewhere.

It IS easier for me to stop by there on the way home rather than having to make crust and having 2-3 different sauces and up to 10 different toppings available and prepped at home.

[thesloppy]

I do get the feeling that Papa Murphy's business plan is entirely based on proximity....like, nobody would go even a minute out of their way to buy one, and folks who don't have one near them are confused by their very existence, but folks who live in direct proximity to one seem to eat there a lot and sing their praises. Personally, I'm in the first group....I find a Papa Murphy's fills a special spot where it's both less desirable and less offensive than most delivery options....like it's going to be less greasy/salty/sweet/chemical/whatever than your delivery options, and also less flavorful. Mmmmm.

[JeeberD]

How long does it take to cook? I'm going to assume it's a fairly thin crust, too, as it would take too long to do a thicker crust.

But, you know, it's odd that no one has come up with this sooner.

SI

I guess they haven't made it down to Houston yet, but there's a chain up here in DFW called "Pie Five" that's pretty much what HB described. It's quick, damn tasty, and not that expensive.

http://www.piefivepizza.com/

Actually, looking at their "Locations" page, it looks like they're planning on getting into the Houston market soon...

[cartman]

You, sir, are on thin ice.

Not with me. But I'm sure there's someone out there you're on thin ice with.

:D

[cuervo72]

I disagree on the less flavorful, especially for combos like their Thai chicken. Their creamy garlic sauce is also very good.

Usually takes about 13-15 minutes to cook (that's doing two of them, which really they advise not to do but whatever). Somewhat longer for the stuffed pizzas.

[gstelmack]

Eh, I usually get pretty good deals on Papa Murphy's. Definitely think it's cheaper than Pizza Hut, Papa John's, etc. And they have a good thin crust option. The pizzas taste good and are 1000x less greasy. So I have to unwrap them and pop them in the oven. Oh, and they are actually a decent size, unlike the incredibly-shrinking "large" that I get elsewhere.

It IS easier for me to stop by there on the way home rather than having to make crust and having 2-3 different sauces and up to 10 different toppings available and prepped at home.

How do you get the Papa Murphy's crust to actually BAKE? We never figured out how to cook it without burning it while still getting the dough at the center to actually bake. The dough sticks to the tray they have it on, so we could never slide it off onto our pizza stone.

[cuervo72]

Huh - I never had that problem. There have been some times where I've done the thin crust maybe a little too much or even a little not enough (again, probably due to having two of them in the oven and not rotating them), but I typically have no issues separating the crust from the tray. I'm assuming the same trays are used everywhere (white, have a bit of a non-stick coating on the top). I'm also figuring your oven works just fine. Maybe yours is doing something strange with the dough?

[gstelmack]

Huh - I never had that problem. There have been some times where I've done the thin crust maybe a little too much or even a little not enough (again, probably due to having two of them in the oven and not rotating them), but I typically have no issues separating the crust from the tray. I'm assuming the same trays are used everywhere (white, have a bit of a non-stick coating on the top). I'm also figuring your oven works just fine. Maybe yours is doing something strange with the dough?

Not sure. Before we cook it, we can't pull it off the white tray, and that white try seems to prevent the dough from properly browning and crisping up on the outside, like it traps all the steam. So the center of the pizza ends up mushy and falling apart, you can't get good slices.

That's why we gave up on the local Papa Murphy's.

[PilotMan]

I think I may have reached my threshold for need of superhero movies. I'm just not sure I can get excited about them anymore, but with 3 boys I'm not sure I have a choice.

[QuikSand]

Step one, activated:

Tim Hortons Single Serve Coffee Cups (12-Count): Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food (http://www.amazon.com/Tim-Hortons-Single-Coffee-12-Count/dp/B00DTVBEY8)

Step two, unlock the monopoly and let the market drive own prices. We'll see if that happens.

Still drinking it in my fill-your-own K-cup thingie for now, but oh how I do long to fill up my local landfill.

Trying my first TH K-Cup as I write. Very pleased. It's expensive (around $.75 each) but it's right at the top of my K-Cup preferences immediately, and is very faithful to the bagged/canned stuff carrying the same name (I'm looking at you, Dunkin Donuts).

[Passacaglia]

What's a fill-your-own K-cup thingie?

[Matthean]

No words.

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[Lathum]

My wife just had me max out my life insurance available through my work policy. Should I be worried?

[DaddyTorgo]

My wife just had me max out my life insurance available through my work policy. Should I be worried?

Sleep with one eye open
Gripping your pillow tight.

[cuervo72]

What's a fill-your-own K-cup thingie?

http://www.boscovs.com/StoreFrontWeb/Product.bos?rch=N&assortmentId=0&itemNumber=175342&departmentNumber=1955375

[spleen1015]

[QUOTE=Matthean;2868640]No words.


I bet it is funny as hell.

[molson]

No words.

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I think I'd watch that movie. It seems like it's not taking itself too seriously and that it's portraying two hilariously washed up fighters, as opposed to two heroic figures that "still have one more fight left in them" or whatever. I mean, I'm sure that George Foreman v. Larry Holmes or Mike Tyson in 2013 would generate at least $100k for each fighter, so it's not even that far fetched.

[cartman]

I've got a riding mower, but I also have a self-propelled push mower as I have a fairly big area that the riding mower can't get to. I bought it almost 9 years ago, and it is finally time to do a carb rebuild on it. Looked up the parts, and rebuild kit is $28, while a new replacement carb is $40. No brainer to just do the drop and replace, instead of fiddling with a rebuild.

[Easy Mac]

Is it that hard to close your car door if someone is waiting to get into the car next to you? I could maybe understand if you are having a life-changing conversation, but if you're just randomly chatting with the person in the seat next to you? I literally had to wait over 3 minutes for the person to stop talking, get out of their car, and close the door so I could open my door.

And yes, I did ask if they minded closing their door, to which they said OK, then proceeded to talk for another 30 seconds before finally exiting the car and closing the door.

[DaddyTorgo]

Is it that hard to close your car door if someone is waiting to get into the car next to you? I could maybe understand if you are having a life-changing conversation, but if you're just randomly chatting with the person in the seat next to you? I literally had to wait over 3 minutes for the person to stop talking, get out of their car, and close the door so I could open my door.

And yes, I did ask if they minded closing their door, to which they said OK, then proceeded to talk for another 30 seconds before finally exiting the car and closing the door.

People like this should DIAF.

[JeeberD]

It's seems like I'm constantly hot the past couple of weeks. No matter what I'm doing or how I'm dressed, I'm burning up. I must be going through male menopause or something...

[Kodos]

Manopause?

[Passacaglia]

http://www.boscovs.com/StoreFrontWeb/Product.bos?rch=N&assortmentId=0&itemNumber=175342&departmentNumber=1955375

Cool, thanks. So what do you put in, just regular coffee grounds?

[cuervo72]

Yep, regular coffee.

[Suburban Rhythm]

For Halloween, my son decided, about a week ago, he wanted to be a fox (Thanks "What does the fox say?"!!) As a backup plan, he'd wear his hockey stuff for his costume, we'd paint a black eye, etc

Fast forward to yesterday, even though it was promised to be delivered before 10/31, no sign of it.

So about 2:30pm, I have this text conversation:

Me: Any sign of the fox?

Mrs SR: Nope...UPS guy gets here at 3

Me: Should I be concerned you know exactly when the UPS gets there?

...no response since, it's now 3:50

[TCY Junkie]

For Halloween, my son decided, about a week ago, he wanted to be a fox (Thanks "What does the fox say?"!!) As a backup plan, he'd wear his hockey stuff for his costume, we'd paint a black eye, etc

Fast forward to yesterday, even though it was promised to be delivered before 10/31, no sign of it.

So about 2:30pm, I have this text conversation:

Me: Any sign of the fox?

Mrs SR: Nope...UPS guy gets here at 3

Me: Should I be concerned you know exactly when the UPS gets there?

...no response since, it's now 3:50

That's a tough break

[Suburban Rhythm]

That's a tough break

I know...I was hoping the fox costume would have been here by now too

[DaddyTorgo]

LOL

[cartman]

For Halloween, my son decided, about a week ago, he wanted to be a fox (Thanks "What does the fox say?"!!) As a backup plan, he'd wear his hockey stuff for his costume, we'd paint a black eye, etc

Fast forward to yesterday, even though it was promised to be delivered before 10/31, no sign of it.

So about 2:30pm, I have this text conversation:

Me: Any sign of the fox?

Mrs SR: Nope...UPS guy gets here at 3

Me: Should I be concerned you know exactly when the UPS gets there?

...no response since, it's now 3:50

NSFW:

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[Solecismic]

Unexpectedly fun: BBC - Autos - Can you identify these cars from film and TV? (http://www.bbc.com/autos/story/20131030-can-you-guess-the-star-cars)

[PilotMan]

It's seems like I'm constantly hot the past couple of weeks. No matter what I'm doing or how I'm dressed, I'm burning up. I must be going through male menopause or something...

It could be a high blood pressure issue. Probably not, but something to consider.

[SackAttack]

Manopause?

Damnit, Kodos. I was gonna say that.

[Suicane75]

I've got an unhealthy attraction to Dave Foley in drag.

[JeeberD]

It could be a high blood pressure issue. Probably not, but something to consider.

I got my blood pressure taken last week when I got my flu shot, no issues there. I appreciate the heads up, though.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I work in the Renaissance Center in Detroit, which is a large complex consisting of six office towers surrounding a Marriot hotel. There's a food court, a couple of nice restaurants, shops, etc. It's General Motors world headquarters.

There is a anime convention going on here right now and through the weekend. The place is teeming with people dressed in all sorts of costumes, mainly anime stuff, but also computer game characters, my little ponies, I saw an Ultra Man and many others.

I love this weekend.

[Chief Rum]

I know...I was hoping the fox costume would have been here by now too

So, did this fox costume ever end up showing up?

[JonInMiddleGA]

"Doing The Impossible For The Ungrateful"

I may need to put that on a business card

[Suburban Rhythm]

So, did this fox costume ever end up showing up?

It didn't show up until the 1st, at which point we returned it. Not sure if Mrs SR took to a UPS store, or hand delivered to the UPS guy.

[sterlingice]

"Doing The Impossible For The Ungrateful"

I may need to put that on a business card

:D

SI

[MacroGuru]

It didn't show up until the 1st, at which point we returned it. Not sure if Mrs SR took to a UPS store, or hand delivered to the UPS guy.

Chances are it was a HAND delivery

[Suburban Rhythm]

Chances are it was a HAND delivery

Assuming he was instructed to deliver it at the back door the first time.

[DaddyTorgo]

Big day...just sent out an execution version of a contract to a MONSTER new client. Terms are already agreed and it's been reviewed by legal, so they will sign it.

If it ends up as best-case scenario, after all the work is done on it (we're talking years and years of work...5-? for sure I imagine), could be it.

[Suburban Rhythm]

So today is Bring Your Parent to Work Day apparently...yes it's a real thing

I can only imagine my dad here. He'd tell everyone what a dumbass they are, be generally complain loudly, and we'd be out the door before noon.

[korme]

Bartending a college bar is so much fun. It's kind of not fair.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I am too damn old to be staying up til 3:30 am playing computer games on work nights. Gone are the days when could be functional on two and a half hours of sleep. I just hope I can keep a low profile for the rest of the day.

I should know better. But I don't.

[Bad-example]

I've never met Jeremy but his parents are utterly repellant. I hope they go broke paying for his crappy phone bill.

[cuervo72]

Yes. I can't stand them, and Jeremy needs to stay on the lam. I'd run from those people too.

[Draft Dodger]

thirded

[JonInMiddleGA]

Why yes, it did totally slip my mind that both the banks and the post office were closed today.

[sterlingice]

Crap. I was going to go by my bank today. Thanks for the reminder

SI

[RainMaker]

Anyone use Craigslist since they changed over to the new mail system? Not sure if it's just me but feels like everything goes ridiculously slow with it.

[Lathum]

I'm trying really hard not to be mad at my wife. We have an 8 month old puppy. He recently dug up a small patch of carpet in my sons playroom. Nothing major and when you adopt a puppy you expect these sort of things.

Now like any other puppy, he gets into plenty of stuff, especially if we arent constantly watching him. Well, my wife decided to go upstairs this morning to change the baby and left the puppy downstairs. He proceeded to tear up a very large patch of carpet, this time in our living room.

I wanted nothing more than to ask my wife why she left him unattended, given he is a puppy and is prone to stuff like this. I didn't sine I know she is already annoyed about it and feels bad. Me berating her will only make it worse and accomplish nothing, but man, I am fuming over her lack of judgement.

Our house is also a new construction, less than a year old, and with a puppy and 2 kids under 4 it is aging much faster than I would like.

Time to find a carpet repair place to see if they can fix it.

[cuervo72]

Heh. Yeah, we have two kids, four cats, and a fairly old dog that has been having issues with going recently. Our carpets need to be completely overhauled. It's been the case for a while, but no use in doing it now.

[gstelmack]

Yeah, kids and dogs, you'll just be repainting and replacing carpet once the kids hit, I dunno, maybe their teens? Not worth doing before then.

One thing that helps is find toys the puppy likes to chew on, and keep him plenty supplied. I buy new toys about every other month to keep them interested, and if I go too long something gets destroyed.

[Kodos]

http://i1060.photobucket.com/albums/t446/KodosForPrez/11-12-13_zps1262cbbe.png (http://s1060.photobucket.com/user/KodosForPrez/media/11-12-13_zps1262cbbe.png.html)

[Lathum]

yeah, I have no intention of fixing it now.

[RainMaker]

Welp my Dad needs to have his Sigmoid colon removed. Long shot but does anyone have any knowledge of this?

[britrock88]

I wanted nothing more than to ask my wife why she left him unattended, given he is a puppy and is prone to stuff like this. I didn't sine I know she is already annoyed about it and feels bad. Me berating her will only make it worse and accomplish nothing, but man, I am fuming over her lack of judgement.

If she knows, she knows. Tough to prevent yourself from fuming, but it's for the best.

[Chief Rum]

Exactly. She's aware she screwed up. You piling on does nothing but get you more upset at each other, or worse, makes her feel tons worse about herself. Why would you do that to your wife, just to let out steam. Find some other, more constructive vent for your anger (complaining here maybe even works, hopefully).

[Lathum]

Exactly. She's aware she screwed up. You piling on does nothing but get you more upset at each other, or worse, makes her feel tons worse about herself. Why would you do that to your wife, just to let out steam. Find some other, more constructive vent for your anger (complaining here maybe even works, hopefully).

LOL, you make it sound like I was going to beat her. In the scheme of things it is a minor annoyance and like you said, I was just coming here to vent.

[21C]

Getting old sucks in so many ways. I forgot to bring my reading glasses to work today and have been struggling mightily especially since I have papers to grade.

[Bad-example]

My health is declining pretty quickly and I don't want to just disappear from the cyberworld one day, so I choose to end my cyber existence on my own terms. No more crappy posts from me. I bet that's a relief!

Best of luck to all of you in all things.

Doug Walker

[B & B]

My health is declining pretty quickly and I don't want to just disappear from the cyberworld one day, so I choose to end my cyber existence on my own terms. No more crappy posts from me. I bet that's a relief!

Best of luck to all of you in all things.

Doug Walker

Not completely worthless.........

[cuervo72]

Damn. Fare thee well, Bad-example.

[Lathum]

:(

[DaddyTorgo]

My health is declining pretty quickly and I don't want to just disappear from the cyberworld one day, so I choose to end my cyber existence on my own terms. No more crappy posts from me. I bet that's a relief!

Best of luck to all of you in all things.

Doug Walker

:(

Damn - sorry to hear man.

Hope for a sudden turn for the better, but if not I hope you enjoy the rest with friends/family/loved ones.

[PilotMan]

My health is declining pretty quickly and I don't want to just disappear from the cyberworld one day, so I choose to end my cyber existence on my own terms. No more crappy posts from me. I bet that's a relief!

Best of luck to all of you in all things.

Doug Walker

Oh man, so sorry to hear. We'll miss you around for sure. We'll be hoping for the best for you.

[sterlingice]

My health is declining pretty quickly and I don't want to just disappear from the cyberworld one day, so I choose to end my cyber existence on my own terms. No more crappy posts from me. I bet that's a relief!

Best of luck to all of you in all things.

Doug Walker

Not good :(

Hope the resting time away helps the mending process

SI

[JeeberD]

:(

[Chief Rum]

I'm sorry to hear this, BE. I hope you are wrong and you will be back. But if not, know that you have had an impact here, and I will miss you being around.

I hope it won't be the last time we hear from you, and good luck.

[MacroGuru]

Looks like my twitter account was accessed and I am now following a ton of middle eastern accounts....sigh...time to unfollow a ton...

[molson]

I suck at both negotiating, and home improvement, so it's a pretty great feeling for me to actually go through the bidding and estimate process on something, and see the price just continue to fall, and fall, just based on me mentioning the other estimates, offering to pay in cash, sending emails around.

[cuervo72]

Amber Theoharis.

(Have I had this thought before? Maybe I have. Don't care.)

[Coffee Warlord]

Whee, I've invented teleportation and didn't even know it!

Chase just called me and kindly informed me about the fraudulant charges from someone making swiped transactions in New York.

[DaddyTorgo]

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[Suicane75]

Does anyone else get unnaturally excited or relieved when the soap slips out of their hands in the shower, yet you manage to catch it before it falls to the floor?

I might as well have just cured AIDS for how giddy I get.

[cartman]

I attended a funeral today, and it was in the same cemetery where Lee Harvey Oswald is buried. With tomorrow being the 50th anniversary, there were quite a few people there looking for his grave. It was kind of surreal.

[britrock88]

Does anyone else get unnaturally excited or relieved when the soap slips out of their hands in the shower, yet you manage to catch it before it falls to the floor?

I might as well have just cured AIDS for how giddy I get.

Any mundane feat of hand-eye coordination is a treat. I dropped my cereal bowl this morning (with nothing in it) and caught it before it shattered on the ground. Success.

[Chief Rum]

So I was at my night job (serving) about a week ago, and was about to take an order for a table. We wear a short apron around our waist to carry our order book, pens, etc. It has three pockets, right to left. I keep my pens in the right pocket and my order book in the left.

So I'm taking an order, and I reach in and take out my order book and a pen. I somehow misgrabbed the pen as I pulled it out. It landed on my order book (held about chest high by this time) and rolled off to the left... and fell perfectly into the now vacant left pocket, through a hole that even Luke couldn't have shot womprats through.

This happened right in front of a table, and they didn't even notice. I actually asked them if they noticed. Then we all stared off into space, in wonder at the world around us. Okay, maybe not.

[korme]

That's funny. I've dropped a pen right down a woman's blouse before. That's a good time.

[DaddyTorgo]

The update to Google Now is great!

It just prompted me with soccer transfer news, and since I told Google in my browser here at work that I wanted to be kept up to date on Dr. Who, more info on The Day of the Doctor.

SWEET

[JonInMiddleGA]

"I'm not going to sleep, I'm just gonna grab this blanket & get warm" -
Jon, 10pm Saturday


At about 2am Sunday my lie became clear. Nah, that ain't depressing or nothing. #FML

[sterlingice]

"I'm not going to sleep, I'm just gonna grab this blanket & get warm" -
Jon, 10pm Saturday


At about 2am Sunday my lie became clear. Nah, that ain't depressing or nothing. #FML


There's nothing shameful about that on a night when it dipped below freezing. This morning when I didn't want to get out of bed, I told my wife "there are few things more comfortable in the world that being under a bundle of warm covers on a cold(-ish, it's still Houston) day"

SI

[Lathum]

There's nothing shameful about that on a night when it dipped below freezing. This morning when I didn't want to get out of bed, I told my wife "there are few things more comfortable in the world that being under a bundle of warm covers on a cold(-ish, it's still Houston) day"

SI

IIRC you don't have children

[CU Tiger]

There's nothing shameful about that on a night when it dipped below freezing. This morning when I didn't want to get out of bed, I told my wife "there are few things more comfortable in the world that being under a bundle of warm covers on a cold(-ish, it's still Houston) day"

SI

should have added "with you" for p errr brownie points

[sterlingice]

IIRC you don't have children

That is correct :D

SI

[Critch]

Warning!! Major Family Guy plot spoiler. Do not click unless you already know or dont really care what happens in Family Guy!!


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R.I.P. Brian. Gone but not forgotten.

[Lathum]

wow.

[Coffee Warlord]

I'm wondering if someone big got hacked.

Co-workers card # was just stolen as well. That's two of us within a week.

[lighthousekeeper]

Random thought: Fleer cards always smelled better than Topps.

[Lathum]

I just had 5 missed calls in a span of 20 minutes on my cell phone. 3 from NJ ( 2 different numbers), 1 fron Northern Los Angles, and one from Il. No voicemail. When I tried calling back I got a number disconnectd/ can't connect message.

[Suicane75]

Random thought: Fleer cards always smelled better than Topps.

Better gum?

[albionmoonlight]

Pet Peeve:

When you google some technical problem you are having, and you find a thread in a support forum discussing it and 98% of the posts after the initial post describing your problem are people posting "Yeah, me too. Anyone know how to fix this?" Sometimes they will add, "THIS PHONE/COMPUTER/PRINTER/WHATEVER IS USELESS TO ME IF IT KEEPS BREAKING LIKE THIS! SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS!"

I know that there is some small value to having a sense of how widespread the problem is. But it is a VERY small value relative to how much it annoys me.

[sterlingice]

Pet Peeve:

When you google some technical problem you are having, and you find a thread in a support forum discussing it and 98% of the posts after the initial post describing your problem are people posting "Yeah, me too. Anyone know how to fix this?" Sometimes they will add, "THIS PHONE/COMPUTER/PRINTER/WHATEVER IS USELESS TO ME IF IT KEEPS BREAKING LIKE THIS! SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS!"

I know that there is some small value to having a sense of how widespread the problem is. But it is a VERY small value relative to how much it annoys me.

Amen!

EDIT: Should I have instead posted "I hate when this happens on message boards. I have this problem, too. How do you fix it?"

SI

[Lathum]

Pet Peeve:

When you google some technical problem you are having, and you find a thread in a support forum discussing it and 98% of the posts after the initial post describing your problem are people posting "Yeah, me too. Anyone know how to fix this?" Sometimes they will add, "THIS PHONE/COMPUTER/PRINTER/WHATEVER IS USELESS TO ME IF IT KEEPS BREAKING LIKE THIS! SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS!"

I know that there is some small value to having a sense of how widespread the problem is. But it is a VERY small value relative to how much it annoys me.

I AGREE!!

[JonInMiddleGA]

Called up my old best friend from back in the day last night to wish him a Happy Thanksgiving.

Hearing "I'd be feeling a little better if I didn't have a heart attack this morning" was NOT on the list of things I was expecting him to say.

Collapsed at 3am Wed, girlfriend (a nurse, handily enough) managed to get his heart restarted. 99% blockage, stint inserted by lunch time. Likely to be discharged later today.

[Lathum]

These holiday jewelry commercials get worse every year.

[cuervo72]

IF HE DIDN'T GO TO JARED SHE WOULD HAVE DUMPED HIS SORRY ASS

[bhlloy]

Gotta go to Jared, can't possibly go to one of the other billion mall jewelery stores that has exactly the same shit

[terpkristin]

I'm halfway done my Christmas shopping, but the ones that are left are the impossible to shop for ones. Now seeking ideas for crazy people. ;)

/tk

[CU Tiger]

I'm halfway done my Christmas shopping, but the ones that are left are the impossible to shop for ones. Now seeking ideas for crazy people. ;)

/tk


Are these peer/same age friend crazies or old elderly family crazies?


We have a group that always has a Christmas party and exchanges gifts (not really sure why...everyone complains about how burdensome the process of gift selection is, but I digress) its pretty basic except for these 2 single females that are very picky, and always make it a point to critique every gift they have ever been given... Last year my wife bought each of them gift cards to Adam & Eve...the rest of the party appreciated it, even if these two did not.

[terpkristin]

Are these peer/same age friend crazies or old elderly family crazies?

The main crazy is my sister-in-law who I hate. She's 10 years older than me and has these ridiculous notions about what "should" and "shouldn't" be with no taste that I can tell, though she's into the alternative remedies/"natural medicine.". She's an ungrateful woman who doesn't even have the decency to call to say "thank you" when you send a birthday gift, plus she thinks that the only reason I have my job is because she's discriminated against because she has no college degree (or high school equivalency). She claims she's an artist but she's not any good at that, either (IMO). She treats my brother like crap and is a terrible parent (well, if I were a parent, I'd do things very differently). I don't even know where to start for her.

Then there's my dad. He's just hard to shop for. I usually get him some outdoor equipment type thing but I've done that the last few years, and he doesn't need anything new (all his stuff is in good shape). And my brother, who I know what I want to get, but can't figure out how to do it (I want to get him the new Sandman stuff, but I can't figure out which is the "best" version to get, nor can I figure out if there's a way to pre-buy and get them shipped...).

So weirdness all around.

/tk

[terpkristin]

Dola,
I know it's f'd up for me to say that she's a bad parent. But I've met her 16 year-old son. I see how she treats my brother. And I see how she acts with my 6 year-old nephew (my brother's son). I definitely don't agree with some of her choices, but I think it's worse that she'll countermand what my brother says, basically makes my brother's opinion not matter for anything.

So while I have no room to say I'd be any better as a parent, that's just how I see her..

/tk

[cartman]

Awesome

Diamond Ring (http://scranton.craigslist.org/jwl/4210925687.html)

For sale I have a 1.5ct total weight engagement ring set in 14K white gold. The ring is in like new condition, only worn for a short period of time by Satan herself. Comes with the original box. Very pretty ring with a lower setting so the diamonds won't snag on everything. Diamonds along the sides and in the channel setting show off light from all sides. Originally purchased from Littman's for a sum of money far greater than I am comfortable admitting.

Warning: ring may be cursed as it tends to leave a path of destruction behind it. Possible events associated with this ring include but are not limited to: damage sustained to house, vehicle, heart, downed powerlines, fallen trees, and swarms of locus. I would highly recommend taking action to counter the whirlwind of bad mojo that surround this piece of jewelry. Should consider having curse removed by voodoo priest or something before presenting to loved one. Other than that a very nice piece of jewelry.

Looking to sell this soon before it brings any more bad luck into my life and I'd rather have cash. If not sold by Christmas I plan to throw it into the fires of Mordor.

[jaygr]

Pet Peeve:

When you google some technical problem you are having, and you find a thread in a support forum discussing it and 98% of the posts after the initial post describing your problem are people posting "Yeah, me too. Anyone know how to fix this?" Sometimes they will add, "THIS PHONE/COMPUTER/PRINTER/WHATEVER IS USELESS TO ME IF IT KEEPS BREAKING LIKE THIS! SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS!"

I know that there is some small value to having a sense of how widespread the problem is. But it is a VERY small value relative to how much it annoys me.

Along the same lines you also get the ones where the OP comes back and is like "I got it now, was able to fix it!" and then not tell you how they fixed it.