OTFPOTD 20 October.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 20, 2008 2:12 AM PDT
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Mr. Blackwell, he of the best/worst dressed list, has died. Here's to hoping Bjork shows up at his funeral wearing the swan dress.
Firefox Mobile is here, kind of.
Mila Kunis is my kind of baseball fan.
Mark Wahlberg is a humorless douche.
Kevin Smith...oh dear.
Man, the new iGoogle blows goats.
Also, I think there was a baseball game last night. Meh. It doesn't matter. The big-market, high-payroll, perennial winners always come out on...wait what?
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Well the Walburg article is bogus. Did you see SNL this week?
Here: http://www.hulu.com/watch/39813/saturday-night-live-mark-wahlberg-backstage"
More importantly THIS, not the Rays is the #1 World Series story (this should be added to the subject post): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJwoNSLRwg
So they DO break!!
A lot of the toilets here in Europe are that “jut straight from the wall” type including the one in my apartment. I’m not a chubby guy by any stretch of the imagination but I’m not light either and those toilets always make me a bit nervous.
Tends to happen when the only people here are in NOLA, Croatia and San Diego =(
And dammit, ac, I was going to make a FanPost for this week requiring that only people who have never made an OTFPOTD before could make them this week!
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions
You type in the box and put a comma after the word or phrase.
It is exceedingly difficult.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it's different in other countries
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 7:02 AM PDT up reply actions
They don't have commas in Japan, you know
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 7:08 AM PDT up reply actions
The thought hadn't crossed my mind but whoa.
What about Croatia?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:10 AM PDT up reply actions
They use commas instead of decimal points when writing down money
as in HR442,69. Which is 442.69 Kuna to us folks
So yes.
Tag you’re on for OFF tomorrow.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually I won't be able to.
I’m going TDY tomorrow to Split for a USN ship visit. So I’ll be LL-less for a couple of days.
Well, a couple of days at the Croatian coast
on the government’s dime will go a long way towards keeping me alive.
So I'd say until next Monday, the following people are prohibited from making the OFFTOP
myself, NOLA, BrianL, pdb, ac, Faux, Phildopip, Gomez, Patrick517, (and did I miss anyone?)
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 7:18 AM PDT up reply actions
I fear one not being made and me having to work.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions
We'll post a time limit reminder for people to make one
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Just a friendly reminder from SB
someone new make an OFFTOP this morning!
by seattlebruin on Oct 21, 2008 6:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Someone else, since I can't.
And do it soon, dammit, I have something to share.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm starting to think this is a terrible idea
since the reason that the same people always make the OTFPOTDs is that we’re the ones who are up early
by seattlebruin on Oct 21, 2008 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions
If there's not one up by 8 I'll do it
but I gotta get to work first.
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I'll put up one now.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This is intended to be forced creativity
also, I want to see Graham post one
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 6:37 AM PDT up reply actions
You could make an Off-Top about Japan and basketball
I would be entertained by this, at least
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 6:43 AM PDT up reply actions
Maybe I should start writing down
ridiculous things I see or differences in cultures and save it for one big OFFTOP.
I dunno,
some guy who plays in my league. Word is he went to UCLA but transfered to Idaho. But with Japanese translation it may be another D1 LA school.
According to Google, he went to Grand Valley State
http://gvsulakers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/naughton_justen00.html
Looks like he was a little before my time, though, so if he went to UCLA, I probably wouldn’t remember him =/
I’d definitely remember anyone who was at UCLA from ’03 on though
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 7:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, it's just like my.yahoo
which works awesome once you customize it to not suck
It's the format that has changed and is now much uglier.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions
I heard Google is hiring
and that they give employees complimentary massages and lunch every day
And something like 100k starting
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Tell me about it. I am wild about all things google and they will not even give me a chance.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:15 AM PDT up reply actions
I more or less wrote them a love letter the last time I applied.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Google's insane.
We talk about Google a lot in class, and it seems like it would be extremely cool to work there. Then you realize that if you were going to work for Google, you would have no other life. On the other hand, by many if not all reports, working there is so amazing that you don’t even need another life. Color me vaguely skeptical.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 20, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
You have to be wired for it, definitely
Maybe I’m just an exceptionally lazy and unmotivated person, but the concept of giving up my life for a job – ANY job – fills me with a revulsion that I can’t really explain. Work is a means to an end. I’m extremely glad that there are people out there willing to sell their souls to The Man, but I ain’t one of them.
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Exactly.
Dammit I hate when work interrupts my day. I like my job and all, but, man I’ve got waaaay more important things to do in life.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 20, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm a save the world sort of gal and I want to have a job that means something to me.
Shrug.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
It's one thing to have a job with meaning that you're passionate about
and it’s quite another to be worked so hard at a job that you thought had that meaning that you burn out. There’s ways of working at jobs that have meaning that don’t involve working endless hours.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
This is what I want and I hope that I can find it.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Those jobs are out there
but as a general rule they don’t exist in the tech world. the tech world, especially leading-edge tech companies, seem to think that your passion should be rewarded with a workload that would kill most mere mortals. If that’s how you’re wired, as I said above, great; but from what little I “know” about you from hanging around here, that doesn’t seem like your scene.
I’d go the Gates Foundation-type route as much as possible.
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Interestingly enough, I'm considering the same sort of thing,
but am holding back because of the needed commitment.
I stay at my job even though I could make more elsewhere simply because they allow me the flexibility I desire.
I can take days off or leave early if I have something I need to do without any questions being asked (as long as I don’t overdo it).
Man do I love midgets.
An image from the end of "To Serve Man" crosses my mind.
Everybody moving up the escalator into the ship together, unwittingly about to become ingredients for an alien race.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I saw a man wearing a flannel shirt today and thought, hey, fashionable.
Then I realized he was crossing the street to root through the trash can.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:08 AM PDT reply actions
Maybe rooting through trash cans is now fashionable too.
It’s like rich kids with tons of body piercings and tattoos begging for money.
Be open minded about what you don't know.
I don't care for you as a person.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 20, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Ok my day is already pretty bad but that just made me sad.
I apologize about the flannel shirt comment.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions
This is why I hate Dodger fans more than RSN.
“Everybody at Dodgers Stadium… was on their BlackBerries.”
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:09 AM PDT reply actions
Which is a damn lie for all but playoff games, because I can tell you from firsthand experience that Dodgers fans are about 3x more ghetto than Angels fans
The playoffs would just be an aberration when only the rich fans could afford tickets
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Soccer team I coach has a huge next eight days
Fighting for a playoff spot… have to play two teams from the same city and one team who’s local and fast…
Currently #4 in the division for playoffs, could get as high as a #3 seed for playoffs but could also drop to #5, which means we’d have to win one loser-out game to get to a double-elimination tournament for a chance to go to state.
Yikes.
My brother is traveling across the country in a used Honda Prelude. Read all about it here!
nothrowingfish.blogspot.com
It seems like coordinating the weekly status reports is a job for
you know, not an engineer =(
Bad joke alert.
Taken from The Dan Patrick Show:
“New Orleans Saints: On their way to England for a football game and fish and chips. Reggie Bush: On his way to renowned knee surgeon James Andrews’ office so he can fish for chips.”
My brother is traveling across the country in a used Honda Prelude. Read all about it here!
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I hope he's out for the season
sorry thewyrm. Old habits die hard, or not at all =)
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Dan Patrick is sadly starting to follow the Rick Reilly career path
Start out good, really good. Then, start throwing around Borscht Belt jokes and trying to be funny. Soon, Patrick will start writing “inspirational” columns about The Little Guy Overcoming Odds. It’s sad.
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Hard to be fresh when you have a daily radio show
Hard to be meaningful when you’re one of thirty analysts on Football Night in America.
My brother is traveling across the country in a used Honda Prelude. Read all about it here!
nothrowingfish.blogspot.com
So he should stop trying or hire writers.
I really don’t want Dan Patrick to be that guy. He used to be funny.
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His radio show is pretty good, although I may listen to about 10 minutes a week.
But the NBC pre-game is just horrible.
Be open minded about what you don't know.
I haven't heard Olberman on it, but
I’m usually at work when his show is on the air and I’m not a big enough fan to check out his website and listen to archives.
Be open minded about what you don't know.
I've said this before but when those two are together its talk radio at its finest
Perfect chemistry
That was also SportsCenter at its finest
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I was before my time but from the clips that I've seen, I tend to agree
Once Mayne goes, ESPN will be dead to me forever.
I seriously never missed an episode of SportsCenter when those two were on.
Now watching SportsCenter is like pulling teeth.
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The Sunday Sportscenter when they were on was must-see TV.
I haven’t had cable in so long, I have no idea what it is like now.
Be open minded about what you don't know.
Understatement of the decade, there.
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The last Sportscenter I remember was just
Stuart Scott saying “boo-yah” for an hour.
Be open minded about what you don't know.
It's like every anchor races to come up with a catchphrase every show
and forgets to talk about the sports.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Don't ever watch an episode hosted by Scott Van Pelt the day after an episode of Flight of the Concords.
Fear the NPE
Too many words in that sentence
you were 100% correct if you’d stopped after “Scott Van Pelt”.
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Never.
Ronnie Lott saying the NFL is going soft is going to make defenses (and Hines Ward) hit guys a lot harder these coming weeks. Watch both ends of a bone-shattering collision fail to get up in three weeks.
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Disagree.
Why would NFL players hit harder now? That would imply they don’t hit as hard as they can already.
Great point.
I guess announcers will just talk about that issue more to the point where after every hard hit they’ll say “send the tape of that to Ronnie Lott” or something dumber than that.
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The NFL is going soft and tossing out flags and fines for excessive force. . .
unless you are tackling Reggie Bush. In that case go ahead and level that bastard with no recompense.
Fuck you NFL. Your officiating has become a farce.
Fear the NPE
Leroy Hill knocked out two people with one shot on that hit.
Ike was scary though, he had that “brain injury arm twitch” thing going.
Man do I love midgets.
It was very similar to that.
Man do I love midgets.
I'm waning on the NFL for this reason.
The good/winning teams seem to be inordinately determined by who stays the most healthy, much more so than in other sports.
I'm surprised how fast I've taken to hockey.
I even dug out my skates from ages past.
Watch what happens when Alfie gets hurt and you'll see how injuries also make hockey stupid
by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 20, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Soon three of your teams will be rebuilding
by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 20, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
While the fourth pantses it up like usual.
Sports are homosexual.
Alfie is only old chronologically
old men don’t recover from knee surgery in a week.
by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 20, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
That's because hockey players are athletes
by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 20, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Gil Meche takes the loss.
And I just don’t know about this sport.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
The small sample size of games certainly doesn't help
Imagine one or two inordinately good/bad games making or breaking your season.
The Seahawks looked promising last night
For about a minute. In other news, Seneca Wallace is not a pocket passer, film at 11.
True or Fasle:
The New Orleans Saints were created by the almighty for no other reason than to make my life miserable.
Fear the NPE
They've certainly affected your typing.
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I just got to work.
I’m still trying to wake up. Tea isn’t working.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Try having to have a pathetic "herbal supplement".
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions
brutal
it’s probably not the fun kind of herbal supplement, is it?
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Rock Band 2 rules.
I played it for 7 hours yesterday.
I almost stayed home from work to play it today.
I have issues.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 7:59 AM PDT reply actions
so rock band 2 party at your house this weekend?
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Goddammit, no.
My mother-in-law is going to be in town this weekend.
Sometimes it sucks being married.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Feck.
I was going to bring the beer. Ah well.
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I also played it for about 5 hours.
Now I have to wait until I get paid on Thur to get my Bass. I’m hoping it makes it harder, I’m already on hard on the beginning songs and tonight when I get home I’m going to try expert.
And holy shit I’m horrible at drums.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
The bass is kick ass.
I am very happy with it so far and it makes the game much more fun.
Fear the NPE
Made by mad katz to be bass specific.
Longer neck and a split strummer for double upstrum action.
Fear the NPE
There's a guitar just for bass.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It’s wired….
How on earth do you make it wired?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
350$ might be worth that.
If I can ever figure out how to play them.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
ION says they're making a dual-pedal system.
This might be happening when I get paid this week.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Midnight Club: LA tomorrow!
I know the Midnight Club series has been meh overall, but I love open-world games, so I’m pretty excited to go cruising on the 10E (kind of like I was yesterday in real life…)
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I like the open-world games as well.
Makes for better variety IMHO.
Man do I love midgets.
I beat the endless set list on hard on vocals.
It took at least 6 hours. I was going to try to get the achievement where you beat it without pausing but started it much too late.
by Mariner John on Oct 20, 2008 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Isn't that achievement called like "Iron Bladder" or something like that?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
No idea.
I did go to the bathroom during one of the tambourine sections though.
by Mariner John on Oct 20, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I must say
that all my Sox-fan friends are taking this weekend’s events with a surprising amount of dignity and equanimity. Nice to see.
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If your Sox fan friends are real Red Sox fans, they most likely are very disappointed but understand how sports actually work
This is probably a good time to find out who really is/isn’t a Red Sox bandwagoner
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, there's a whole slew of 'em here that moved to PDX from Boston about 5 years ago
and they’ve all been Sox fans since birth. They’re fun to hang out with.
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That was the general take of my friends
They were bummed about losing a Game 7 (who wouldn’t be?) but more bummed that Varitek’s probably played his last game for Boston.
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I'd be more bummed if he hasn't.
Dude’s finished.
According to ESPN, it happened October 19, 2008
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=281019130
which was yesterday. Explains why it might be fresh in your mind
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 8:04 AM PDT up reply actions
1999, I think
but I’d have to look it up.
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It is telling me there is nothing more precious than the self.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't understand how people can be zen sans caffeine.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Well then I rescind my comment.
I’ve never had Mountain Dew. I don’t drink carbonation. Unless it has alcohol in it.
She still has a horribly annoying voice which will never go away.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I sense you might find yourself with more box time.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I think I'm glad I closed my screen and can't see what you're doing.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I refuse to believe this based on other correspondence.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I have no idea what to say to this.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
He's not entirely long.
Fantastic wouldn’t be a word I would use, but it is good.
by Goose on Oct 20, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Don't really have the desire to do so.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions
I love that crazy little fucker.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 20, 2008 12:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Always seemed a little frat-boy-gone-wild to me
but I would be willing to have my mind changed. Starting point?
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That's the way he was marketed, yes.
Keep in mind that he’s signed by Load Records (home of the Lightning Bolt,) was in the band Wolf Eyes and performs with To Live and Shave in LA. His songs are pretty fucking incredible and the production on his records is insanely good. Give I Get Wet a try.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 20, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
He played all the instruments on the Wolf.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 20, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm convinced "Andrew WK" is a VERY elaborate performance art piece
I’m fascinated by the guy.
I still need to pick up To Live and Shave in LA, and while I’m not really into 15 songs about parties, how fun it is to party and how we should TOTALLY party right now, I love the fact that there’s something going on with this dude that I can’t completely grasp.
I find his music oddly intriuging, but I warn that you should never, EVER attend his "motivational" courses.
I’ve not attended, but have a bit on TV.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Ichiro to play in the World Baseball Classic next March.
by andrewgolfsalot on Oct 20, 2008 8:35 AM PDT reply actions
Given Ichiro's typical season and game preparation routines, I wouldn't be concerned at all except for the possibility of a freak injury
and those things tend to happen WBC or no WBC, so I’m really not worried, if that’s the question.
I think it’s great that he’s going out of his way to play for Japan, too.
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Indifferent thing, to me
I like the WBC. It doesn’t disrupt the season. Why not?
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That might get him started earlier.
And maybe he’ll get his April-level performance done before April.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Going home today
Aside from my brother in law and my mother flip out in a big fight, BIL packing up with my sister and leaving my mother’s house, it’s been a great vacation.
I saw a LOT of movies this weekend.
The Mist – 95% of this movie was okay-to-good, the last 5% of this movie blew my fucking mind. Seriously, they just don’t do what they did at the end in movies.
Hot Rod – Is probably in my top-10 movies with a bullet. So quirky and weird, yet awesome. I think just about every line of dialog in this movie was crafted to be hilarious, and for the most part it worked.
The Ruins – Not as bad as I was expecting. Not great, but the story was interesting enough to keep me engaged. Couple that with a gratuitous amputation scene, and you have the makings of a decent movie.
Shutter – Don’t bother. Not scary. Not anything, really.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 8:47 AM PDT reply actions
I'm really curious about The Mist
It’s coming up in my netflix here and I’m really intrigued about it. Glad to hear it was worth seeing.
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It really was amazing.
There’s a story behind the ending of the movie. Frank Darabont, after reading the script, went to the studio and said, “I want to do the ending this way, otherwise I’m not going to do the movie.” The ending Darabont wanted (and ended up shooting) isn’t the way the book ends. The studio agreed and said, “Okay, but since nobody is going to like your ending, you only have $13 million to do the movie.”
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Hot Rod is on my go-to list for when I need a quick laugh
I could probably recite the entire movie if I would be able to keep from cracking up the whole time.
“You’re the worst stuntman ever”
“WHAT?!”
“You’re the worst stuntman EVER!”
“WHAT?!”
“I SAID, YOU’RE THE WORST STUNTMAN EVER!”
“I know, I can hear you. That was just really mean”
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 20, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Yay! Free schwag!
The best part of a business conference!
Yeah, but then you're all logoed up which is annoying.
What’d you get? Laptop bag? Backpack?
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Logos scrape off.
The stupid laser cutting is what you have to watch out for.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
See, now, that's logoed swag I could deal with.
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Here's a few
Persepolis
Taxi To The Dark Side
Waitress
Paris Je’Taime
Ladies & Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains
Bigger, Stronger, Faster
The Visitor
That’s just a few recent ones.
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Oh and Jesus of Montreal
which was my favorite movie of 1990, I completely forgot about it then was reminded of it again a month or so ago and rewatched. It’s still amazing.
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I'm on a horror movie kick right now.
The Descent was awesome.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions
Love horror.
Will pick up Descent.
Loved Waitress, too.
Will check out the rest of those, thanks pdb!
The last few I watched were Withnail and I and The Wire.
Withnail and I is in my top 5 movies of all time ever
Good god I love that movie.
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WAIT! I have seen The Descent!
dpseadv and I were talking about it at Kevin_Ess’ show on Saturday. I have claustrophobia, and that movie scared the shit out of me.
It had been a long time since I literally jumped in fear before that movie.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Yeah, that movie might be the best horror movie of the last 10 or 15 years.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, it looks unbelievably horrible
I read a lot of reviews that say it doesn’t even have “so bad it’s good” value to it, it’s just awful. I’d be curious to hear anything from anybody that saw it though.
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I haven't seen it, but I heard it was horrible.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could say I was surprised
but M. Night Shamalamadingdong hasn’t really made a good movie since Sixth Sense – he’s so obsessed with his “twists” that he forgets that there has to be a good movie wrapped around it. I almost walked out of The Village, and would have if I weren’t at the $3 theater.
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I liked Signs.
It was a terrible movie, but had some scary moments.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
The cinematography in that movie was solid
but holy crap what a stupid DEM ending.
That's pretty much his whole MO at this point, though
he leans on the DEM far too much to be at all interesting.
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Yeah, but water?
Really? Water? The aliens didn’t notice that our planet is covered in water and that there’s huge amounts of water in our atmosphere? And that somehow this element that’s essential to all life as we know it kills them?
It's as bad as the device in The Happening
IT’S THE TREES! AND THE PLANTS! THEY WANT TO KILL US!
(note to those who haven’t seen it – it’s only a spoiler if the movie is worth seeing)
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Ah.
Yeah, that was weak. But the part that was actually “horror” was interesting to me.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I completely agree.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
After closing the bar with dpseadv,
Did you feel like this Sunday morning?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I don't need rum to look like this on a Sunday morning.
Or pretty much any morning, really…
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 20, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Same here.
No matter what I did the night before, I look hungover until I’ve been awake for about five hours.
Man do I love midgets.
She's younger than me, an obvious alcoholic, and yet her house looks nicer than mine.
Life just isn’t fair.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I think it's curled under.
Babies tend to do that.
Man do I love midgets.
Just getting the complete* back archives of the Simpsons took up like 100 slots
*complete as in up to the point it became horrible.
I also use their recommendations a lot, because who cares, they’re basically free rentals.
As an example of this,
I average about 4-5 discs a week, I’ve been a member for 3 years, and my queue still has over 400 entries on it.
Ahhhh. My gentleman friend has them on dvd so I went through this for about 3 months
Just watching Simpsons episodes. Took me forever.
I never look at their recommendations – think I will see what’s on there.
Oh, bad movies. Just watched 'Hollywoodland' last night. Why? Why?
Like a G rated Autofocus. Boring subject matter, Affleck is a piece of wood portraying a wooden actor. Huh, big stretch that one. Oh well, another 2 hrs of my life I’ll never get back.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I try to avoid movies with him in it.
He may be my least favorite actor, although I haven’t thought about it enough to come up with a ranking.
Be open minded about what you don't know.
When it comes to that end of the spectrum, me neither.
There’s a couple of actors/directors names that will stop me in my tracks when making a selection though. Only other movie I remember Affleck in was Good Will Hunting, and he wasn’t half bad in that- I think he’s now on my must avoid list now.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Mallrats.
It was all downhill from there.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Jeez, it's nearly Halloween. I love the B-horror movies around this time of year.
But 28 Days Later had some scary moments. NOT 28 weeks later, that kind of sucked.
Carnivale (HBO? series was a little creepy and pretty good).
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, pretty good drama. Chuck Barris was insane.
Dr. Strangelove. Seems like it’s on a lot of people’s must watch list and never quite makes it. Slim Pickens is awesome, which reminds me of Blazing Saddles. I had only seen the edited for television version, on DVD it’s a completely different movie.
Dexter (showtime series) is pretty good.
Brotherhood, another series by I forget who, I’m enjoying. Most of the heavies kind of suck, but Jason Isaacs is awesome.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
28 Days Later is fantastic.
Dr. Strangelove is my second favorite movie ever.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Whats the top movie?
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Good one! I should have picked up on that from the "My___ goes to 11" references.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Puppet Master (1-4, and maybe more I don't remember)
Killer Klowns From Outer Space
I could rattle off horrible 80’s horror movies all night.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
And I accidentally pressed backspace, when means I lost the other thread.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
It's also effected my typing ability, apparently.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I guess I skirted too close to the politics rule.
I think the line is like a non-pitch f/x strike zone, though.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
No, more that it's generally fair, but some stuff on either side of the line gets called the wrong way.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
The concept of the slippery slope apparently eludes some people.
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It just seems like a discresion call that you guys err on the (pun alert) conservative side of.
The regulars seem to keep themselves in line in the time before you notice and close the thread, and if someone steps over the obvious line, it gets rectified pretty quick.
Almost everything can be pulled into politics. Hell, it was hard to have a discussion about Nate Silver, and although I think some things maybe crossed a line, people know enough to not respond to those comments (aside from a few, and that ended quickly).
In summary, I think you have a little too heavy a hand for an OT thread.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
It can't hurt to explain my side and try to effect future judgement calls.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm actually with Faux on this one
and like you pointed out in the style guide, we welcome discourse. Obviously the final decision is up to J/M/G, but it doesn’t hurt to get your POV out there
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I think, in this case, the thread was hidden due to later comments. The original article was fine.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Which is fine, I just have had some questions about the line.
I wanted to warn anyone that went and took a cursory look at the article that it wasn’t all politics, I guess I could have left it out and hoped for the best.
BTW, a slightly better article about the Miguel Batista’s species, the Beluga Whale, being listed as an endangered species is here.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
If the first reply to a comment you made regards politics, your original comment was probably bad
Yes, we stomp on things that maybe could go without stomping on, but that’s the way things work here.
by Graham MacAree on Oct 20, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree with this answer a lot more.
And didn’t think about it in that way. Kudos, good sir, and thanks for the insight. I think it’ll help down the road.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I know this is probably not a question that can be answered concretely
but maybe, now that the season is over, one/all of the mods can make a post about what is and is not acceptable? It can be a “living document”, but it seems like the community has grown enough that there’s a core that “knows what’s what”, a second group that’s not quite sure, and a third group that has no clue; putting guidelines in writing might not actually be a bad idea/
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by pdb on Oct 20, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't think it has to be comprehensive
but it might be helpful, so people that aren’t here obsessively know where the lines are, and know what the consequences are for crossing them.
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Didn't you already do this?
Or am I remembering incorrectly?
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 20, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I did a "style guide"
but it’s not my site, so I do not set the rules nor do I determine the consequences for breaking them.
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Oh yeah.
Is it just me, or is your image just a totally black square?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 20, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
It is indeed.
I’m violently anti-avatar.
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To be technical, it's actually the cover of Smell The Glove.
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How much more avatar could it be?
The answer is none. None more avatar.
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reserving, of course, the right to not publicize details of fun experiments.
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As far as site rules go, I think violations tend to be cyclical
Lately we’ve seen a lot of politics. Post-election, I predict a wave of inappropriate commenting about women, followed by a wonderful series of religious debates to stay warm in the winter. Then the new administration takes office, which brings politics back to the forefront…
by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 20, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I fear for the Nov 5 off topic diary.
or for the sanity of those charged with policing the no politics rule.
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That one will be monitored like you wouldn't believe
by Jeff Sullivan on Oct 20, 2008 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
We should figure out in advance if other ballot items
like KC ordinances or traffic props count as politics.
Fucking Guy Fawkes is still stirring up trouble centuries later?
by Graham MacAree on Oct 20, 2008 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
remember, remember the fourth of November.
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I am posting that OFFTOP
and it will be gloriously anti-politics
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Really, people are just going to be hungover on the 5th, regardless of what happens.
Some people will celebrate, some will be attempting to reach oblivion.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 20, 2008 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
I couldn't believe Baker actually brought up politics in his own blog.
It’s like he’s trying to invite the very dumbest comments possible.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 20, 2008 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
a wave of inappropriate commenting about women
Is there another kind of commenting about women?
Please stop mentioning the fun experiments as I'm afraid I wll be a test subject.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I had technical skills that made me bullet proof.
Unfortunately I can barely Paint.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions
You have a fair point, but there I think the line is actually pretty consistent.
Overt political discussion is not encouraged here and subtle references to either side, no matter how kind or light-hearted they may be, are not either. My problem with your comment was the unneeded reference to Sarah Palin. It served no purpose and its presence there would have no effect except to shift the frame to that of a political one.
And yes, the regulars seem to keep themselves in line for the most part, but maybe that’s because they know how seriously we enforce the rules?
My comments were tangentally how the regulars keep the rest in line, but I agree with you in all counts.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm happy to try to help keep discussions on the rails
but ultimately this is not my site, and I carry no real weight here, so sometimes I don’t say anything because I don’t want to overstep my bounds.
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And, looking at my comment through the lens of how you two have described it,
I’m pretty sure I would have hidden mine myself. I have seen threads disappear that I still don’t agree with (although I can’t go back and look at them now), but it’s nice to have some clarification.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I think Hull City are my new favorite team.
First year in the Premiership, third in the table? Fuck yeah that’s cool.
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Score another point for The Guardian's football coverage
(Spurs fans’) anger seems to centre on Levy and sporting director Damien Comolli, who sold Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane in the summer and replaced them with a broken washing machine, the cast of Starlight Express, the 1983 Blue Peter album and David Bentley.
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Has anyone here been to Buckley's in Queen Anne?
It’s my favorite place to watch baseball and get some food/drinks, but I’m curious how right/wrong my opinion is. Do you like/dislike Buckley’s? Is there a better place?
the other angels fan
I like Red Mill.
I suffer for baseball so damn much.
by .Taylor on Oct 20, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Opinions by definition cannot be incorrect
It’s your opinion, therefore it is correct for you. Facts can be correct, but opinions are up for debate.
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Yeah I know this.
Was making a joke about how people on the internet love telling others that their opinions are wrong.
the other angels fan
Oh, then in that case your opinion is completely wrong and you're stupid for having it.
I get the internets now!
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You understand you're wrong?
You see where the wrongness is at in your incorrect logic? (kidding)
There’s days where I just want to be that guy. Just one day I tell myself, but then I can just never muster up the energy to approach everything like it needs to be critiqued. I think I’m hardwired to look for common ground.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I'm firmly of the belief that I don't have to have an opinion on things about which I know little.
This makes me different from 99.9% of the internet.
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The part where the conversation gets to 'that's stupid' is where I go off the rails.
I don’t mind not being an expert on something and still participating in a conversation. People start coughing up references that I would have probably never heard of otherwise and ways of looking at an issue I hadn’t considered. It’s a lot of fun for me until somebody forgets they put their pants on one leg at a time.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
People without bendable knees have to put on pants both legs at once.
That’s a pain in the ass.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
What about people that lost a leg and only have one?
Don’t be pantsist.
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If the person only had one leg,
the pants makers that made everything with two legs would be legist. The people that dislike those pants because of said two-leggedness would be pantsist.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Old man sitting on a bed. I'll suck on gas when it gets that bad.
Then again I’ve threatened that before. I suddenly realize there’s a chance I’m a closet drama queen.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Huh. Haven't been.
I’ll need to check it out so I can C/D this.
My standards are fairly low, though, so I’d probably like it.
I love Buckley's.
Added bonus for me: One of their owners is from South Carolina, and there’s a pretty big group of Gamecock fans that show up most Saturdays to watch the game. The food is good – the sweet potato fries are awesome.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Alright looks like things are looking up robert
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I really like the parenthetical at the end, makes it seem so official
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I like the Coach-like comma splice
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by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
He's back.
I suffer for baseball so damn much.
by .Taylor on Oct 20, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Does anyone here like Chrome?
I suffer for baseball so damn much.
by .Taylor on Oct 20, 2008 9:21 AM PDT reply actions
I've been using the Beta, and I'm really fond of it.
I suffer for baseball so damn much.
by .Taylor on Oct 20, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate how I can't get it at work
but anyone who downloaded the first day has it because they hadn’t blocked the download site yet.
I call bullshit
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Search for google chrome full installer
not sure if the downloads in this link will work, since they are blocked for me.
http://technology.ravisblognet.com/2008/09/google-chrome-full-installer-free.html
the other angels fan
I use it to load up game threads that are done but besides that it hasn't really struck my fancy
And every gif is a gifnuke to it.
For some reason, whenever I open a new window while using Chrome, it opens the new window with Safari.
I suffer for baseball so damn much.
by .Taylor on Oct 20, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Ted Leo + Pharmacists are playing here Saturday night.
They put on a really good show. They’re playing with Against Me, I’ve never seen them but I like the record I have of theirs. Should be a good show.
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Yeah, didn't you get the memo?
You start tomorrow. Get to work.
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I was just figuring that might have something to do with the slow thread.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 20, 2008 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Slow day all around methinks
no baseball till Wednesday, plus it’s a dreary rainy Monday. At least here.
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I've done it a ton on my AT&T 8525
Like, 10 or more times. Radio and ROM updates. What are you looking to do?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 20, 2008 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I wanted to get 6.1and threaded sms but the rom is still in beta and really slow
So I will settle with the upgrade to 6.0.
Have you tried xda-developers?
Check them out, their homebrewed ROMS are very stable and lightweight
Just select which device you use from that list, and the forums will guide you through the rest. Very good resource
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 20, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Bummer
Don’t know where else to try, unfortunately. You could try their 750 section and see if there is any compatibility
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 20, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I managed to get it working on 6.0 but since it was a custom rom one of the dlls were messed up on ie.
Now I’m just trying to track down a plain old 6.0 rom
So I'm taking lunch in 45 minutes
and I have no idea what to have for lunch today.
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Going to Indian food for dinner tonight (Bombay Cricket Club)
otherwise great idea.
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I'm debating between take out teriyaki, and just going to Subway or Jack in the Box.
Man do I love midgets.
I really wish there were good teriyaki in Portland
of all the things I miss about Seattle, teriyaki’s probably #1 or #2 on the list.
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Thankfully we have a really good teriyaki place right by my work.
Plus they actually do quality sushi, pot stickers and other stuff as well. It’s a nice option to have nearby.
Man do I love midgets.
Teriyaki doesn't have caffeine in it.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Tell me about it.
there’s ONE decent teriyaki place in Portland, it’s not downtown, and they don’t do any spicy teriyaki at all – the first time I asked about spicy, they handed me a bottle of rooster sauce. Which is fine, I guess, but that’s not what “spicy teriyaki” means to me.
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Damn. Looks like I'll only have time to get fast food today. No teriyaki for me.
Forgot I agreed to take a dance class with my fiancee tonight so I have to leave the office a little early today.
Man do I love midgets.
Oh well. Arby's worked okay.
Man do I love midgets.
Hey Thingray...
I hope you’re not planning on getting married poolside somewhere…
This signature space for rent.
Oh that is awesome.
The groom should have jumped in and resumed the ceremony from the pool.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Definitely!
He must’ve picked this guy as the best man, though.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 20, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Jumping in would have been cool.
Did that dude lose a yamika (how do you spell that?) when he face planted? Or am I seeing things?
Man do I love midgets.
No, not poolside.
Too much risk for me! We thought about doing it on a beach, but decided against it because of access issues for elderly relatives.
Man do I love midgets.
Also, Kevin Smith was on Leno a couple nights ago
Holy shit that guy has expanded like the Universe. He didn’t need a broken toilet to tell him he needs to lose a lot of weight.
He's been up and down for years.
I can’t remember which film (Chasing Amy or Dogma?) it was when he looked the best I’d seen him in a while. I almost didn’t recognize him.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
The Yankees and Cowboys will soon control what you eat at stadia
If anybody thinks this will be limited to the new Yankee and Dallas Cowboy stadia, they’re in for a surprise when Centerplate’s various contracts start to expire, I’d bet.
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Oh good. Because this is what sports is meant to be--a luxury.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That's increasingly what it is though.
Did you hear about the $400,000 football seats?
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Is it possible that someone actually needs caffeine to function?
It’s been six days, three on one cup, three on nothing—and I still have a horrible headache and troubles keeping my eyes open.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 1:06 PM PDT reply actions
It is entirely possible that your addiction was deeper than you suspected.
And I don’t say that facetiously. Give it another week, and if you’re still headachey maybe ease back to 1 cup of tea a day or something?
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I think I'm realizing it was much worse than I expected.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
My sister was a 5-coffee-a-day person
and when she quit cold turkey she had headaches for three weeks or so. So yeah, it’ll take a while for your body to acclimate.
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That's called withdrawals
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 20, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I just didn't think they'd last this long.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I worked at a bowling alley for 4 years
And worked the peak capacity hours (Fri, Sat, Sun). It was always a smoke filled pit, like so bad you could hardly see through it when at its worst. When I stopped working there, I was sick for like 3 weeks. I had a fever, cold sweats, the shakes, and a terrible cough.
About a month after I recovered, the owner was trying to sell the place, and a prospective buyer had an air study done before the purchase. The Health Department calculated that every hour spent in there during peak capacity was the equivalent of smoking 2 packs of cigarettes, except unfiltered as second-hand smoke. To this day, I’ve always had a light cough of some sort. And when I get sick, it lasts forever.
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 20, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I cannot WAIT until January 1
smoking ban FTW.
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That's going to be awesome.
Last December I was talking about how excited I was about the Oregon smoking ban, and somebody had to remind me that it wasn’t going into effect until 2009.
I was crushed.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I had the same conversation once
I thought it was this year too. oh well, starting Jan 1 I can ruin my liver without worrying about the condition of my lungs!
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Don't worry about the people complaining that it'll burt businesses.
NJ has had it for a couple years now, and I’d say that it’s harder to get a table at most places now (well a couple months ago).
Even the bars are more accessible. I’ve seen more small-venue shows since the ban than I did in the same span before, and the only difference is now the smokers are all outside between sets and you can breathe in the clubs. Other than that, everything is still packed in as much as it used to be.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
The only business that's really worried about it in OR is the lottery
because the OR lottery makes the lion’s share of their money off video poker and slot machines in bars. Most restaurants here don’t seem to care that much.
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Our restaurants have been smoke free for years.
And by our I mean Oregon.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions
But it's only been by law for the last two years, otherwise voluntary
And I should have said “most bars here don’t seem to care that much”, because the few bartenders/owners I’ve asked are actually looking forward to it. The lottery’s apparently quite nervous, though, because it means people will have to interrupt their gambling to smoke.
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Really? I can't remember the last time I saw a smoking section in an Oregon restaurant.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
You're right
but that wasn’t by legal fiat. Most OR restaurants did it voluntarily. The law mandating no smoking in restaurants took effect Jan 2007, and it contained a 24-month extension for bars because of the aforementioned economic worries, most of which have proved to be false.
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With one Wikipedia-aided clarification
In 2000, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that cities and counties may enact smoking bans which are more stringent than state law.
So it’s entirely possible that localities have their own legally enforceable smoking bans; having only lived in Portland, I don’t know what they are.
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The casinos seem to be coming around in Atlantic City.
And from working in casinos every once in a while, I’ve found the non-smoking sections in the casinos that have had them to be more packed than the smoking sections.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Oh, that's good.
Because the constant story in NJ was that the restaurants and bars were having a fit. The casinos are still holding out, except for Harrahs, which is voluntarily enforcing one.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Yeah, I'm positive I will have emphysema later in my life, if not already
But hey, at least I got to bowl for free…
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Oct 20, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd love to see Robert cold turkey it.
You could get top video on Youtube.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm not doing it just for the hell of it you know.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Me personally yes.
The rest of the world a little bit less.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Oct 20, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions
I read a study on nicotine withdrawal that described a reduced mental capacity during withdrawal phase.
Probably because all you hear in your mind is “just a puff, no big deal” over and over again. I bet caffeine is similar, but there is no way in hell I’m going to try and find out. Quitting caffeine would likely break me.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I know for a fact my mind has not worked as well for the past week.
There have been a few times I felt like having a smoke just so I could focus.
I think the FDA outlawed these.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I think the world is conspiring against you.
Can’t get enough caffeine through food or beverages? Try caffeinated lotion instead.
Be open minded about what you don't know.
Just for you.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
They put caffiene in everything now.
Thinkgeek has a whole caffeine section.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
PS - The cookies are horrible.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
All the talk about Neil Patrick Harris, or whatever his name. Dr Horrible.
I’m surprised nobody has mentioned him singing on Sesame Street. They have a beta site now, I was checking it out to see if maybe there’s something there I’d let my kids watch, I can’t turn it off now.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
I didn't realize he was doing this.
Neil Patrick Harris is awesome. Link?
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"Fairy Shoes" Brilliant!
Link.
I’m liking his singing waay too much.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Crap, I just realized I should have saved that for an OT tag. Crap crap crap.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Everybody's dropping dead.
Rudy Ray Moore died today. Y’know, Dolemite. I’d link, but most of his stuff is NSFW. So here’s Wikipedia.
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I can honestly say I don't know who this is.
The Wiki article didn’t help either.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Dolemite was an awesome blaxploitation film from 1975
IMDB. If you’ve seen Shaft and liked it, you’d like Dolemite.
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I haven't seen Shaft.
My blaxploitation familiarity is severely lacking.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Get thee to your local independent video store
or Netflix.
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I cannot remember how I first became exposed to Dolemite
but I am glad that it happened.
I am forever grateful that I ran a video store for 6 years
because it really opened me up to a whole lot of films and genres that I would never have known or cared about otherwise.
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Added to the queue.
Thanks for the recommendation. Also, it’s on the Netflix “Watch Instantly” list, so I’ll see it sooner rather than later.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, your recommendations have really turned out well.
I went out and got Let it Be, Pleased to Meet Me, and Tim, and they’re all GREAT.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Glad you like 'em
Those three albums are pretty much the soundtrack to my late HS/early college years.
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Is all of Paul Westerberg's solo stuff similar to the two songs from the Singles soundtrack?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 2:36 PM PDT up reply actions
No, most of it is horrid to be honest
I’m really not a huge fan of Westerberg’s solo stuff – it’s all over the map. “16 Songs” is probably his best solo record – and even still there’s only about 5 really great songs on it. It does sound a bit similar to his Singles soundtrack contributions, but after that he starts going in some pretty odd directions, none of which are particularly interesting, at least to me.
And I’m really not the ‘OMG THIS ISN’T BASTARDS OF YOUNG AND SO IT SUCKS’ guy – I own almost all of Westerberg’s solo stuff, because I kept hoping it would get more interesting, and it really doesn’t.
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That's too bad.
The two songs from the Singles soundtrack were quite good. They’re fresh and poppy without being too cheesy.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Not from the little bit I've heard, but I'm no expert.
Man do I love midgets.
Singles soundtrack is a great album BTW.
Man do I love midgets.
I need to buy that CD again, I can't seem to find my copy anywhere.
Man do I love midgets.
It's worth it simply for "State of Love and Trust"
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
That was one of my favorites, but there were a bunch of good songs.
Man do I love midgets.
Holy crap, that's one of those albums I've purchased about 4 times.
There seem to be a couple like that in my collection. Where do they go?
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Anybody watch the new Futurama movie last night?
Man do I love midgets.
I bought it a month or so ago when it came out on DVD.
I really like Futurama, but their two new movies aren’t as good as I hoped they were.
Be open minded about what you don't know.
I bought the first one and was pretty dissapointed, so I waited to see the second one on TV.
I wasn’t all that impressed. As with the first one, they introduce entirely new characters, and spent the majority of the movie focusing on them.
Man do I love midgets.
Yeah, but they're movies
They probably wouldn’t do that if they were given a full season to work with.
by JI on Oct 20, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Today sucks.
I had my goddamn bike stolen and did way worse then I thought on the two test I took before the break. Goddamnit.
54!
That's no good.
Where was your bike stolen from?
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Chained up to my house
Woke up this morning to go get my bike, and BAM! All thats there is a sawn through bike lock. Threw everything about my day off and put me in a pissy mood, as well as making me late for school. Bleh.
54!
Do you live close to UP?
Because so do I and that makes me nervous.
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Yeah, about a mile away down Willamette towards St. Johns, next to the Fred Meyers on Lombard.
At least it was just a cheap bike I bought at Target. Though I’m kinda wondering why they didn’t steal my roommates which was right next to mine and way nicer then mine.
54!
yours was probably easier to get to
I live up Lombard, pretty much across from the Mock Crest Tavern btw.
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This is why I hate people that steal.
It’s not just the financial cost of replacing whatever they took, it screws everything else up as well.
Man do I love midgets.
Or the people who just break stuff/stab things
Someone slashed the tires of 18 cars in my neighborhood, including our two cars. Had to miss a golf game to go get replacement tires. Nothing stolen (one car had a big TV sitting in the passenger seat), just mindless tire stabbing. I don’t get it.
People suck, pretty much.
And when people that suck get bored, this sort of thing happens.
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If you're bored, TP my house or something. Even egg it if you want to.
Just don’t take or break any of my stuff because you have nothing to do.
Man do I love midgets.
In my neighborhood as a kid
people used to throw rotten eggs in everyone’s mailboxes on Sunday nights. I thus have a pretty limited tolerance for anything like this – if you’re bored GET A GODDAMN JOB OR AT THE VERY LEAST STAY HOME PLAYING XBOX OR SOMETHING.
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No that there is Xbox and all that stuff, I understand it even less.
I wouldn’t have been out doing those stupid things as a kid if I had video games like we have today.
Another one of our favorites was to throw pine cones at people’s screen doors. It wouldn’t damage them but it made this huge “boom!!”. Either that or throwing water balloons at cars.
We usually tried to avoid anything that caused any kind of damage or loss, we just wanted to mess with people because we were bored kids.
Man do I love midgets.
I don't either,
but I have to admit I did some stuff like that as a kid. Nothing that serious, but annoying anyway.
Stuff like going around in the middle of the night and pulling one bulb out of people’s Christmas lights so they quit working. Or putting vaseline on door handles. That kind of stuff.
I still feel like a punk for doing that stuff, and that was many moons ago.
Man do I love midgets.
"Stuff like going around in the middle of the night and pulling one bulb out of people’s Christmas lights so they quit working."
I did this all the time and I don’t regret it in the least. All teenagers should do antisocial things, and this was pretty harmless. I left the bulb in the socket, so it wasn’t like the work of hanging the lights was wasted or anything.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 20, 2008 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Why does Zakk Wylde's guitar playing sound so much like Slash in "Mama I'm Coming Home"?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Oct 20, 2008 3:41 PM PDT reply actions
I'll have to go give that a listen
haven’t heard that song in a while.
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Huge clap of thunder followed my a monstrous deluge.
Awesome, I was about 2 minutes from getting outside. Dammit.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
That was a good one, wasn't it?
Unfortunately my assistant has JUST left to walk to the bank when that happened. Poor girl, glad she took a coat!
Man do I love midgets.
I was trying to get my wife to pack an umbrella this morning.
This role reversal stuff weirds me out sometimes.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
There's been about three more since then too.
Man do I love midgets.
Hopefully thunderclaps.
If not, he has a damn good lawyer!
Man do I love midgets.
Well, knock it off burrito boy! You're scaring the crap outta my kids!
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
And I'm late!
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
Not really,
it still made me chuckle!
Man do I love midgets.
So a deluge of what?
I'm The Alaskan, and I approve this message.
by The Alaskan on Oct 20, 2008 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Though, a bit of good news on this crappy day.
Darius Miles was waived by the Celtics, so the Trail Blazers are now unlikely to have his salary go against the salary cap, which means tons of money in the offseason to give to whoever we want.
54!
If I wasn't still so hurt by losing the Sonics,
I might know how to react to this.
Man do I love midgets.
This is really, really good news for the Blazers
though now they have to convince someone to come and take Paul Allen’s money
by seattlebruin on Oct 20, 2008 5:16 PM PDT up reply actions
A bunch of random points
-I’m really upset that Silver Platters in Tukwila closed. I went to the one in Queen Anne Saturday and got a bunch of CDs. While it’s probably better for my wallet it makes me sad that I have to go all the way to Seattle.
-Deep fried macaroni mac and cheese is both awesome and make me feel like I’m about to die every time I have them.
-Anyone know of any independent video stores in the South King County area?
acblue might know a good indie store.
I haven’t tried deep fried mac n cheese to be honest with you. I want to try it, but it sounds so good I don’t want to be disappointed.
Is there still a Silver Platters in Northgate? I used to go to that one all the time.
Man do I love midgets.
So far as I'm aware, South King County doesn't have any decent indie stores.
Hollywood>>>Blockbuster. Honestly, Hollywood’s catalog is about as good as most indie stores. Seattle is pretty blessed in that regard.
Our inventory is going to be available for online rental pretty soon, so it would only take a day or two in the mail.
J.K.L.
by Aaron Campeau on Oct 20, 2008 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Car Toys basically leased Silver Platters space in Tukwila and the owner didn’t let them renew theirs. The other three are still open though.
by Mariner John on Oct 20, 2008 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
So I actually ordered a mint julep
the other night. Unimpressive.
Mint juleps are great in the summer when it's hot
fall/winter, not so much.
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Nobody has brought up Shawn Alexander getting picked up by Kansas City.
For some reason I thought that would have made a dent in the OT.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
He once scored 5 touchdowns in a game
If he’s just a fifth as good as he once was I should be in buisness
by JI on Oct 20, 2008 6:59 PM PDT up reply actions
How did I twist that into KC? Anyway for some reason I was just waiting for a mention.
For some reason I thought it would be a hot topic, but maybe he isn’t a part of the Northwest’s pantheon of all time great hero/athletes, or as much as I expected. The paper mentioned he’d been working out at U of W with a trainer, wish I’d known that… yesterday! Would have been nice to just get a look.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
They're both names associated with Native Americans and whose colors are red and yellow?
by Mariner John on Oct 20, 2008 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Good a reason as anything I can think of without the fear of early onset dementia.
"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.
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