OFFTOP: Will Shortz & Haiku Edition (10-23)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 12:01 AM PDT
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I'll get up early
so I can grab the paper
and start sending clues
'til then, I'll provide
some links for your enjoyment
to keep you busy
Apparently, this
was the first published crossword
in 1913.
Back in '96,
the New York Times published this
was Will Shortz' fav'rite.
And with that I leave you
I'll be back by 9 a.m.
to serve the puzzle
The birds and the bees:
What do all the women want?
I hope it's haiku
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Even got the post-midnight rule correct
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 6:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh you and your nitpicking.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I'm trying to come up with a good punch recipe
for my upcoming Halloween party. Fish house punch sounds, interesting. Here’s the recipe for it , well ingredients anyway. Anyone have any good ideas for a kick ass punch?
3 cups fresh lemon juice, Powdered sugar or simple syrup, 6 cups (1 1/2 quarts) brandy, 2 cups (1 pint) peach brandy, 2 cups (1 pint) light rum, 2 cups strong tea* (optional), 4 cups (1 quart) club soda, Ice mold
by coolguyrob on Oct 23, 2008 4:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No that's just my gut reaction.
Honestly I couldn’t tell you how to make good punch, I was never in a frat. I’m more the type to just drink straight from the bottle. Plus, when I make things I don’t really use recipes, I kinda just throw stuff in.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 4:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And now looking at it it seems like
a 50/50 split, so no, I don’t think it needs more brandy. That should be sufficient haha.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 4:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah that's what I'm more used to as well
This will actually be in a punch bowl (well I’m using a cauldron) with a ladle and everything. So I’d kind of like something that’s strong, yet tasty.
by coolguyrob on Oct 23, 2008 4:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I figured.
Frats tend to have these type of things, but usually they are disgusting and put it in a trash bag inside a trash can or something. Sounds fruity, so it can’t be too bad. I wonder how powdered sugar would taste in there. Just seems like an out of place ingredient to me.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 4:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The powdered sugar is just to counter act the sourness of the lemon juice, I'll be very careful with it
by coolguyrob on Oct 23, 2008 4:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but why powdered?
If I have something that’s too acidic, say from lemons or tomatos or something, I usually use honey or regular sugar. I wonder if I’m missing the boat here and if powdered sugar works better. Although it may not matter as actually buying powdered sugar is a whole different process haha.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 4:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's because powdered sugar disolves quicker, but honey would work well for that as well
by coolguyrob on Oct 23, 2008 4:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When making cocktails with sugur,
I would always recommend using simple sugar instead of powdered sugar. It just seems to mix a lot easier. If you dont want to buy simple sugar it’s really easy to make: take two parts sugar and one part water and bring it to a boil. Then let it simmer for 10-15 minutes and throw it in the fridge for a few hours before you use it. Like you said, I’d start with less juice. Too much sour can ruin anything.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 23, 2008 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This guy seems like a professional drink mixer.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not really, I'm usually just a beer guy.
My experience with simple sugar comes from making rum sours. I went to Haiti this summer and they served lots of amazing rum sours there, so I brought back some Haitian rum to try to replicate it for my friends and family. It turned out a lot better when I used simple sugar instead of just dissolving sugar into it.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 23, 2008 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does your mom know about this?
;-)
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 23, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm late! And I think powdered sugar contains corn starch.
The sugar trick is crucial if you’re brewing your own beer, I dorked around with it for a bit and was having a lot of problems until a guy mentioned this. Also fixed some fermenting problems making root beer.
by dpseadv on Oct 23, 2008 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ohh snap!
From the Mariner Mailbag:
"Do you think Carlos Silva will rebound and have a decent season next year and somewhat earn all that money he’s going to get?
— Joey W., Compton, Calif.
It has been my belief all along that Silva needs to shed some weight to become the pitcher Seattle expected when he signed a four-year, $48 million contract prior to last season. And losing weight is something he has promised to do during the offseason. Silva built a reputation as an innings-eater, but there may have been more calories in those innings than anyone imagined. "
Youse so fat, the mailbag is making fun of how fat you are. I honestly never expected the Mariners website to have something like this on it.
54!
by joof on Oct 23, 2008 5:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So who's going to be first to point out the date?
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by MarkE on Oct 23, 2008 5:29 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Ha
The front page of espn.com has a picture of a dubee. Ha.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 6:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am absolutely tripping this morning
I have no idea what’s going on, but I know I need tea and that I have a lot of work to do
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 6:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's it.
I’m going on record saying I hate these premature OFFTOPS. Nobody is awake and out of relfex I keep checking back to see what’s new and nobody is around. It’s like a damn tease, and I’m tired of it. End rant.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 6:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would have done it now, but y'all who are up earlier than I am complain when it's not up by now.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As long as it's up by 7:30 I think we're ok.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I literally just woke up.
You’d have to wait until 8:00am for me to be able to post anything reliably and functionally.
As it is my body wouldn’t get to sleep until 2 in the damn morning today, so y’all are lucky to get this.
And I just used “y’all” in two consecutive posts. Breakfast is good.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 7:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am a good influence on this blog.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 7:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was especially not happy at 2am today
because I was getting fucking owned at Mario Kart online.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I throw things when that happens. Usually controllers.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Me too, but the damn Wii remotes are strapped to your hands.
I was just continually getting destroyed by items late in races. My VS rating dropped like the Dow. It sucked.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 7:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You play MKwii with the remotes? I throw the steering wheels. It's like a frisbee.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 7:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't handle the steering wheels.
It’s nunchuk and remote for me.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here.
The steering wheel sucks.
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Playing Mariokart without an analogue stick should be a crime.
by Graham on Oct 23, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think he means using the tilt control on the Wiimote.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The analog(ue) stick is the joystick-like object on the nunchuk part.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I meant Graham probably doesn't like the Wiimote tilt sensor.
Although using the dpad might be just as bad to him, I suppose.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't have a problem with Wiimote+Nunchuk
it’s still similar to a regular controller, with better range of motion.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How?
The people that like it can use it, and those that don’t can use the normal controls plus the nunchuck’s analog stick. I don’t see the downside.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, I think you can use the classic controller.
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now I really don't understand Robert's comment.
If you don’t like it the enhancements they made, then use the old way they still allow. Who cares how other people do things?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
People who believe following sports is
a waste of time.
Oh wait…wrong thread. Sorry.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How do you even find this site if you think following sports is a waste of time?
You’d think he would realize the opportunity cost of posting stupid shit on random sports websites could be much better used studying and making money.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 8:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He Googled "sports and life failures," and "Seattle Mariners" came up.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He works for a hedge fund.
Most of his coworkers are either suicidal or bankrupt right now, leaving him a fair amount of time on his hands.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If this is true than I will give the game a second chance
Everytime I have asked my friends about this possibitly they have said It wasnt allowed
by Robert on Oct 23, 2008 8:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know for a fact you can use the classic controller.
It works better for Power Pros as well.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also a lot of people don't even realize there's GC controller ports on the side/top.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's true.
I’ve played it with the steering wheel, the Wiimote/nunchuck, the Gamecube controller, and the classic controller.
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which reminds me
seattlebruin, were you ever up in the Annex at GHS when that guy wrote a haiku every day on that chalkboard?
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 7:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scratch that.
Fuck my job up it’s stupid ass.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how long until drinking?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get home Halloween day.
Today has been super stressful. It’s criminal that I can’t enjoy just one F’ing beer.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crossword is ready, and we have visual
1A: Sounds from Santa
1D: Peddle
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 7:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
3D: Ones joining the family (11)
17A: Bawl club? (7, begins with W)
19A: Some sorority women (6, begins with K)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
3D
Stepmothers or stepfathers or stepbrothers or stepsisters
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by MarkE on Oct 23, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Notrealfamily."
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
17A: Bawl club? is now
W _ E _ _ _ S
19A: Some sorority women
K _ P _ _ S
(Kappas?)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
15D: Consternates: Var.
A _ P _ _ _
if Kappas is correct
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With "Weepers," this is now A P P _ _ _
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not enough spaces for "appalls".
What does the Var. mean, exactly?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but what would a variation be?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
17A: Weepers?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that actually works. That'd make 2D: "one a" day.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
5d: Historic event
_ I R S _
First?
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Probably.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stepsiblings?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
1A
Hos
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by MarkE on Oct 23, 2008 7:59 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
2D ____-Day (4, starts with O)
14A: *Settler in a pharmacy (7, starts A)
There is no clue that references all the starred clues, but there are several other ones in the puzzle.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
2D
Is there a theme, or could this be anything?
Open Day? Would fit next to Hawk okay.
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by MarkE on Oct 23, 2008 8:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No theme that I am aware of; the puzzle doesn't have the usual long clues that are almost prerequisite to themes.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does the puzzle have a title?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It says "New York Times" at the top...
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 8:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh you're done for.
They get tougher as the week progresses. Friday….Jeebus good luck man.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did finish a Thursday with a couple of people earlier this semester
It took four of us and most of the day.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tried with one buddy of mine,
but no dice.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
7A
I’m thinking “Antacid”, but wouldn’t then fit with “Open”
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by MarkE on Oct 23, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have reason to believe that "Antacid" is correct
because the last letter is the second letter of 6D: QBs’ scores, which is probably “TDS”
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should the answer to "QBs' scores" be "pop singers?"
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 8:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
*Shouldn't
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well played.
Three letters.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 8:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate the OLCC
My afraid-to-fly wife has an airport routine. Get to airport, suck down a double G&T, then go through security, find another bar, get another double G&T, knock back a Xanax, get on the plane. Her flight this morning was at 8, which meant we were at the airport about 6.30. OLCC laws say no alcohol sales till 7. Feck.
On the other hand, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a double G&T downed as fast as my wife did at the stroke of 7 this morning.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 8:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow, that sucks.
Your wife travels a lot, doesn’t she?
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not normally, no
but she threatened to quit her job earlier this year because she was miserable, so instead of letting that happen her company let her take on a slightly different role – her company bought another company and she’s working on the integration as a business-knowledge expert, going to the offices of the acquired company and getting them familiar with her company’s systems and practices. She’ll be gone all but about 10 days between now and the end of the year.
Aside from the politics of “give me this or I quit”, she took it in part to get herself over her flying fear, and that’s working to an extent, but the whole thing’s been more of a pain in the ass for her than it’s probably worth.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
holy crap that's a long first sentence.
I’ve been up since 4.45.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. I always drink heavily the night before an early morning flight.
Flying is so much more enjoyable when you are unconscious.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 23, 2008 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was bummed about my flight to Cancun next month when I found out that on the way there I have a 3-hour layover at Dallas-Fort Worth.
And then I realized that it gives me and my wife plenty of time to get liquored up before we get to Cancun.
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's pretty much all layovers are good for.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, with your screen name and all...
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I've implemented this plan many times and it's only backfired once.
I passed out during the 10 minutes between me showing up at the gate and the plane boarding. Apparently they were calling my name over the intercom and I didnt wake up. Somehow, I still made it to my destination on time that day.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 23, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate flying because I hate sitting for long, the seats are small,
and going through security sucks. I don’t really mind being 7 miles up in the air though.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed. I dont have a fear of flying.
I just find flying economy on commercial airliners to be miserable.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 23, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On my wife's flight home from Philly last week
they offered her a $100 first class upgrade. She called me to ask whether she should do it, and I said, well, you’ve got about 12 flights left to take this year – can you deal with the fact that if you upgrade today, on 11 of those remaining flights you’ll be in coach?
She upgraded (I would have too), but today when she checked in she said “damn I hate flying coach”.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate flying because commercial airliners are stupid
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 8:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not if you're rich they're not
I hate flying because I’m poor.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's nothing fun about commercial airliners
They don’t go very fast or do anything cool =(
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I was flying with my brother once
and he got one of those random free bumps to first class. He took it instead of sitting with me, a decision I fully supported. It was pretty great though because he snuck me back some of the wine, fruits, and cheeses.
by FlaskInSafeco on Oct 23, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's the only thing I miss about the ton of work travel I used to do
even after that job ended, I had enough miles/status to fly first class for about a year. It was a sad, sad day the first time I had to board a plane and turn right instead of going left. Now I mostly fly Southwest, where it’s irrelevant.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love flying because I work for an airline so I can fly for free.
I’ve only taken a few trips so far, but I’ve gotten free bumps to first class twice.
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Oct 23, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate commercial airliners because I could never work them after doing what I do
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but you could trick one out pretty hardcore with what you know.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My girlfriend hates flying, too.
Mostly the turbulence. She takes a xanax now, and it seems to help.
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Oct 23, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
4A: Habitually, for short
_ F T
4D: Oodles
_ C E A _ _
First letter of both is the same (duh)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:13 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
oft, oceans?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, and yes.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
21A: *"___ Island"
_ A N T _ _ _
I did find something with the starred clues, actually. 55A: “Marchers” through the answers to the five starred clues
starred clues:
14A: *Settler in a pharmacy (Antacid)
21A: *"__ Island" (See above)
37A: *B’way hit beginning in ’88 (7)
48A: *Where Delta Air Lines is headquartered (7)
61A: *Cast a spell over (7)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
21A: Fantasy
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Makes 3D: Stepfathers.
Updated visual coming.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was just going to ask for one.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
48A: Atlanta
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
61A: Bewitch
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
28A: Tracks
_ _ A L S
33A: Crumbs
_ _ T S
36A: It’s like “-like”
_ _ H
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
33A: Bits
36A: Ish
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
28D: San Luis ___
_ B I _ _ _
(Obispo)
29D: Outlooks
_ I S _ _ _
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
vistas
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like a racetrack.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clue for 28 down?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
28A: Tails?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
40A: Sir Richard who co-founded the Spectator
S T E _ _ _
44A: Spilling one’s drink at a shindig, for one
P A R _ _ _ _ _ _
is it really Party foul?
47A: Italian bone
O S S _
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
47A: Osso
44A is probably party foul, yeah.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
41D: Study for astronomes
_ T O _ _ _ _
and no, I’m not misspelling the clue.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
40A: Steele
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
37D: Wield
_ L Y
34D: Person who’s often sent complaints
_ _ E F
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
37D: fly?
34D: aref? (A ref?)
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would've said PLY
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
could be.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
NB: The first letter of 37D and the second of 34D make up the first two letters of
B’way hit beginning in ’88 (7)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some contraction of phantom of the opera
So 37D = ply, and 34d probably equals chef.
Uh, Phantom?
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Astronome sounds French
the french word for star is etoile. That’s about all the French I know though.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i see what you did there
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I saw what NOLA did yesterday.
Seemed like a good spot for it.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 20 free Rock Band 2 songs were announced for download for November 4th.
Here’s the list:
The 88 – “Sons and Daughters”
Authority Zero – “No Regrets”
Between the Buried and Me – “Prequel To The Sequel”
The Cab – “Bounce”
The Chevelles – “Get It On”
The Cocktail Slippers – “Give It To Me”
Dealership – “Database Corrupted”
Endeverafter – “I Wanna Be Your Man”
The Ghost Hounds – “Ashes To Fire”
Hollywood Undead – “Young”
Kutless – “The Feeling”
The Len Price 3 – “If I Ain’t Got You”
Lesley Roy – “I’m Gone, I’m Going”
Opiate for the Masses – “Burn You Down”
Semi-Precious Weapons – “Magnetic Baby”
Shaimus – “Like a Fool”
Thenewno2" – Crazy Tuesday"
Tickle Me Pink – “The Time Is Wrong”
Underoath – “Desperate Times, Desperate Measures”
X Japan – “I.V.”
Seriously, what the fuck? I haven’t heard of any of these bands (aside from Authority Zero and Thenewno2), but I’ve now listened to about 7 of these songs on the Rock Band forum, and they all SUCK. If it’s not bad “metal” then it’s bad emo or garage shit.
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 9:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That's why they're free
they’re probably unsigned bands.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hence, free.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, the original word from Harmonix was that they wanted to put 100+ songs on the disc, but couldn't fit them.
These were supposedly going to be songs that people had heard before, but didn’t make the final disc cut.
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly Harmonix is not to be trusted.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Underoath is cool, the rest are pretty meh.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Underoath and Between the Buried and Me aren't that bad
Dunno about playing them though, waiting for my download code to come in the email, and then for the release. On that note, make sure you register for the songs, because you won’t be able to just download them through the store like usual.
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by tootthekazoo on Oct 23, 2008 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are "The Chevelles" different than Chevelle?
Chevelle was the opening act for the first real rock show I was ever at in the late 90s. They opened for Static X (ok), Dope (awful awful awful) and Powerman 5000 (excellent). I’m also a pretty big fan of Opiate for the Masses, even if they are a pretty blatant Tool ripoff.
by DCMariner on Oct 23, 2008 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
50A: Dinesen who wrote "Out of Africa"
I _ _ _
56A: Like juicy biographies
_ _ _ L _ _ _
60A: Bygone McDonald’s Mascot
_ _ _ E _ _ _
(Speedee?)
62A: Gently towels off
_ _ _ S _ _ _
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is for the biographies one.
Two 56A’s
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
50A: Isak
60A is probably speedee
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
62A: Dabs Off?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good idea, but 45D: Annie with a gun
is definitely Oakley.
62A is now: _ _ _ S _ _ Y
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pats dry?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if 51D is SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving?)
and 52D is “aled,” then yes.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
52D: Yank or Ranger
A L E _
(alex?)
51D: High-school org.
S A D _
56D: Cough Syrup Amt.
T S _
(tsp)
57D: DDT Banner
E P _
(epa)
58D: Reason for a third serve
L E _
(let)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Usually if they want Rodriguez, they give a clue for "AROD"
and “Patsdxy” doesn’t make a damn bit worth of sense.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where are we with this thing? Getting close?
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Visual in a moment.
Can anyone come up with a reason why “Aled” would work for Yank or Ranger?
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. Most likely the L and E are wrong.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been trying to figure an answer to that question for a few minutes
and I can’t. I’m stuck on the fact that AROD may be right – are we sure the cross clues are all correct?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What are everybody's Halloween costumes?
This year I’m going as Zombie Flanders.
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 9:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm going as an adult.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My buddies are all doing Batman villians.
I’m two face.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sad; my Carmen SanDiego pieces did not arrive in time for this weekend's party.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you have the Warrant and Crook, just no Loot?
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plan B?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This actually is about the only thing I can think.
Or stay home.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blasphemy!
If there is ONE THING you should have no trouble finding in New Orleans, it’s a costume.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to be in Portland ME drinking at a bar and not caring.
I’m not much for Halloween, really.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found it!
Unfortunatly It is fucking huge so I need to figure out a way to make fit in the next week
by Robert on Oct 23, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you good at papier mache?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn it.
I cannot properly express my dismay at you obtaining this.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 9:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're going to be a frustratingly inconsistent potential star?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to make this joke but had too much trouble deciding how to phrase it.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not 100% happy with how I did it really
but words and I are not cooperating this morning.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was going to say:
Be sure your costume doesn’t live up to your high expectations of it.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I own a Felix jersey and approve of your wallet note.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Would you give your life in the line of duty?
by Robert on Oct 23, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A little reluctant to be seperated from my body.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
especially for a baseball player.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My joke is more of a commentary on Mariner fans than on Felix himself.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rockin' the handlebars.
I’m kindof excited.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a little apprehensive about my costume.
I’m going to shave my beard and just leave the mustache. I’m a little concerned that I’m going to look JUST LIKE my dad.
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My Dad is kick ass, so I would have no problem with this.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A drunk guy at a Sonics concert.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess this evens us up for me seeing the Vaselines and the Fluid.
I’m STILL annoyed I’m going to miss that show.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do appreciate it.
Did you get decent seats?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
awesome.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, I'll be with the old folks up above in the mezzanine.
Still, I’ll be there, and that’s pretty cool.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is very cool.
Not as cool as sitting in a bar in Portland, Maine, but I guess………crap, there’s just no way to make my 31st sound better than that.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My girlfriend was very insistent (and I agree, but she was the one buying the tickets) that sitting down while the Sonics played was unacceptable.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have the feeling that everyone will be standing by the time they take the stage, but no sense taking chances.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
they goddamn well better be
I’m usually not a big fan of blatant cashin reunion type shows, but this is something special because it’s a one-off. And will probably never happen again. FUCK.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big Shot Scot.
http://www.buycostumes.com/Big-Shot-Scot-Adult-Costume/32566/ProductDetail.aspx?REF=SCE-froogle
And I’m wearing bike shorts under me kilt.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If "pats dry" is correct, the puzzle looks like this.
I’ll be back in a couple with more clues.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 9:52 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ALER should not work...but it seems all the rest do.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
but what on earth does that make 62A (patsdry right now?)
I’m stumped.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait, I think ALER works
Yanks and Rangers are both teams in the AL, hence if you’re on either team, you are an AL’er.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 10:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
OH MY GOD YOU'RE RIGHT
I can’t believe I didn’t see that.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
22D Home to some elephants
A _ _ A
23D: Indy 500 mishap
S _ _ N _ U T
(spinout)
38D: One way to stand
T _ L L
(tall)
31D: Corporate money mgrs.
_ _ O _
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
22D: Asia
31D: CFOS
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lait
I really do like that joke.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, do you see the problem with its usage in this case?
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, wait, I call bullshit.
My comment was above a minute ago. What the hell?
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wooooooooo
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
I just want to be one of the cool kids.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, you apparently used it correctly
I have no idea how my comment was first, then second, but since it ended up second, uh, nice one.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yours was first for me for a second too
but then it got moved. weird.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That makes 34A: Year in Trajan's reign
CII .. that’s some year in Roman Numerals
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus!
Yee-ha! Watch yourself, Parthia!
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I can see I'm no longer needed here.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
30A: Conjecture
S P _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Got to be something like speculation
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
32D: German city on the Danube
U _ M
10D: Refrain from singing
_ _ _ _ _ L _
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
32D: ULM
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do either of these give us more clues to refrain?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SHA LA LA? or TRA LA LA?
refrain as in chorus, not as in stop?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
,,..Stuttgart Ulm und Biberach..."
Great. Now I can’t get that stupid song out of my head…
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by PositivePaul on Oct 23, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even better!
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by PositivePaul on Oct 23, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
35A: Emergency lights
F _ _ _ _ _
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
FLARES maybe?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
42A: Western treaty grp.
O A _
Last letter probably S because it connects to what’s probably CFOS (31D)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
22D
Asia
Or ABBA. But I think I liked Asia better ;-)
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by PositivePaul on Oct 23, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
it's hard to store elephants in ABBA though.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know about "live" in ABBA
But word on the street was Bjorn was… accommodating. Taught Kevin_Ess everything he knows.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seattlebruin, this one's for you
Lute’s reportedly leaving Arizona. Vitale reported it, it’s “unconfirmed”, but (RAMPANT SPECULATION ALERT) my mother-in-law’s boss is a big donor/mover-shaker in UA Basketball circles and she says he said (TOLD YOU IT WAS RAMPANT SPECULATION) they were told he’s done.
Is Seattlesundevil around? Any details?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:55 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I read the same rumor, and it's a sad, sad day if Lute is really out as head coach at the U of A
the man was getting a touch senile, but God damn, if anyone deserves to be in the college basketball hall of fame, it’s him
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not a rumor any more
azstarnet.com (which if I remember right is where seattlesundevil works) confirms it.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That guy has been through hell the past few years.
I hope he finds a life less troubled after coaching.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Turns out he was inducted into the HOF in 2002
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
25D: Actress Mary Martin's actor son
_ A R _ _ _ A _ _ T _
the T is from “bewitch,” but I realize now that “bewitch” is incorrect, because it crosses
54D: The Biggest Little City in the World
which is Reno.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
25D is oh crap marc w is good at this
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
and I fail at reply
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26D: Opera set in Cyprus
_ T E _ _ _
27D: The “Working Girl” girl and others
_ E S _ _ _
39A: “Treasure Island” monogram
R _ _ (blanks are the 4th letters of 26D, 27D)
43A: Nabors role
_ Y _ _ (second and third blanks are 26D, 27D)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:34 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
43a=Pyle
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by PositivePaul on Oct 23, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
27D: TESSES
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
39A: RLS
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
26D now: _ T E L L _
46A: Neighborhoods in New York and London
_ _ H _ S
(sohos?)
24A: Oodles
_ L _ T
(a lot)
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nabors?
I work for Nabors drilling.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
well gaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwl-ee.
a Gomer Pyle imitation doesn’t work so well in print.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have never seen Nabors spelled that way anywhere else was my implication.
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Current State of Affairs
Which way do you want to go, northeast or southeast?
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:44 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Southeast. We at least have a few letters there.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although I am intrigued by a word that ends in "YE"
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know what it is, but I haven't written/posted it yet.
So there.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see how it works.
Hoarding answers for your own benefit.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I forgot to put in "RENO" next to GMAN
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What's the one starting with POT?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
43D: White, granular powder
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it spelled POTASH or POTASHE?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's what I thought. Damn.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never get into an argument with a Sicilian when death is on the line!
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by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
61A: *Cast a spell over
_ _ _ _ A N _
55D: “Marchers” through the answers to the five starred clues (4, 3rd letter is last of 61A)
starred answers:
ANTacid
FANTasy
PhANTom
AtlANTa
I think I found my answer.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
55D: ANTS
61A: _ _ _ _ A N T
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
61A: ENCHANT
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
enchant
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sore but not as sore as I thought I'd be
after my workout yesterday, the sorest part of my body is the non-cycling muscles of my legs. Which is odd, since I didn’t really work those that hard.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:48 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
My soreness usually doesn't set in until the second day.
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, tomorrow will be interesting
I didn’t bike today because I had to take my wife to the airport, but I’m planning on being back on the bike tomorrow. Should be entertaining.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
53A: Product once pitched by Pelé
_ _ _ G R A
(viagra? Really?)
59A: Some cricketers
_ _ _ S M E N
(batsmen?)
63A: One in a series (3)
I forgot to put the black block in there separating 63 and 64 across
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
59A is indeed batsmen
53A: Viagra indeed.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If my two guesses are correct
46D: Teller
S N I T C _
(snitch)
49D: _-dernier (penultimate: Fr.)
A V A N _
59D: Little Joe’s pa on “Bonanza”
B E _
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One in a series is now _ T H
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nth
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BEN
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
To the northeast!
7A: “Men in Black” actor
(rip torn)
7D: Hearty steak
(ribeye)
16A: Retell
I _ _ _ _ _ _
(iterate?)
18A: Dressed Down
B _ _ _ _ _ _
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18A: BERATED
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why do I even bother trying to play.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
because most times I'm not that efficient
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LAST CLUE
20A: Actor Jannings
E _ _ L
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know who that is. Emil?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looks probable.
That would make 8D: Gossip’s subject ITEM, and 9D: Prefix with scope or meter PERI
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was fast. pdb and marc w both seem highly competent, don't they?
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I grew up with a father who did the NYT crossword puzzle in pen every day
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine does too, and then he texts me his times.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My dad was never obsessive about time
but he did insist that the puzzle be done in pen, because that required him to actually think about the answer instead of guessing.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I find I'm pretty decent with my guessing
I also like to use blue ink, so if I do blow it I have black ink to fall back on.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My father worked in the garage every day, while I read Dragonlance and watched TV.
So there we are.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have to get in my answers when I post the clue or else I'll be milk.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That'll have to go down as a missed opportunity for NOLA
or lait = au lait?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, I'm probably not going to post the visual on a regular basis
I just happened to not have my first class this morning, so it allowed me to get that together.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That works
I’m a subscriber to the Sunday NYT, which means that I can get the crossword online so I can screenshot it occasionally if need be.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice. I just had a photoshop window open all morning.
As far as I know, Mac doesn’t have an MS Paint clone, which could have been useful for this.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MS Paint clones don't come with Macs
but here’s a few options.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do like my photoshop (and illustrator)
but they always take way too long to load just because of their size. They did help me make things like this:
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I also still think the US national baseball team should consider using this
over what they have now.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about KidPix!?
I miss the old Mac Classic B&W icon…does anyone have it?
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yay!
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That has been a long time.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to break past the childproofing in my Mac lab
in elementary school to get to this program and simearth.
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got tired of Mavis Beacon?
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think I ever did any of the typing programs.
To the point that I don’t remember the names of any. The first thing I did was learn applescript and from there it was jailbreak city.
I recently found Oregon Trail again. It was the greatest thing ever.
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I see Spurs are losing again
Good work
by Graham on Oct 23, 2008 11:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just like I hope the San Antonio variety will be later this fall.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is neither a surprise nor a disappointment.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and how the hell is it that nobody's getting/gotten fired for that mess yet?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're a Mariners fan and you ask this?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lots of Mariners got fired this year though
Silva, Sexson, Bavasi…
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silva got fired?
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Oct 23, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not Silva. Vidro.
Did I mention I was up before 5AM?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe set on fire, like burnt in effigy.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seattle would smell like bacon for weeks if it was the real thing.
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Oct 23, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Comolli's getting fired next week, according to football365. Yay!
Oh, and apparently Spurs are building a new stadium.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still in N17 or are they moving?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
aaaaand spurs are down to 10 men.
should be a fun rest of the match.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know? I'm glad.
This loss doesn’t hurt in the league, and perhaps it’ll help them to not gallivant across Europe in some quixotic push for silverware.
Stay in London. Figure out who on the squad is capable of playing football at a high level. Play them.
… profit?
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll resist the easy joke about figuring out who on the squad is capable of playing football at a high level.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry, I simply don't buy that none of Gareth Bale, Aaron Lennon, Darren Bentley,
Giovanni Dos Santos, Roman Pavelyuchenko, Ledley King, Tom Huddlestone, etc. can play football. Hell, Bentley/Lennon/King/Huddlestone have all played for England. Wait, uh, I don’t want to go down that path, forget I said that….
Jenas/Zokora/Gomes/Dawson, yeah, there’s an argument to be made there.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 1:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you got the part where I said "joke", right?
Spurs’ squad has a lot of decent talent in it. Seems like the problem is in how that talent is organized and deployed.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You got the part where I'm depressed, angry and have seen every team I've ever cared for finish last or move away, right?
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yup.
and Spurs haven’t always finished last – this year isn’t exactly where they normally are, after all. They’re usually a top-8 side or so….
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And the M's don't always finish last, and the Seahawks are usually pretty good, and,
for the past 40 years or so, the Sonics actually existed.
All in one fucking year.
I’ve been telling a friend in Scotland that I’m actively avoiding SPL results and highlights, lest St. Mirren announce that they’re moving to the Orkneys or something.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
can you explain how the whole split table thing works in the SPL?
I’ve never been able to figure that out.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit I want Spurs to be at least half-decent again
A rivalry’s no fun when it’s completely one-sided
by Nick S on Oct 23, 2008 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm the same way.
I mock Spurs like crazy but I’d like nothing more than for Arse and Spurs to be more evenly matched.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once the crossword finished, we all died.
And now I’m about to have a class that it’s hard to keep up in, so I’ll need to pay more attention.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am swamped at work today.
Which is a good thing because the past month or so has been slooooooow.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm leaving my computer to be "updated" to Office 2007 in about 40 minutes...
…stupid all-afternoon training session while my computer gets “upgraded.”
I can’t wait.
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Oct 23, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But just think about how much better Excel will be!
It’s going to change your life.
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by The Alaskan on Oct 23, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sorry
I refuse to move from Office 2003
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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's really no need. Office 03 is just bloaty enough to still be useful.
’07 seems to tip the scale to full-on bloatation for the sake of it.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
and new file extensions. WTF is up with that?
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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 23, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's pissin' me off.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
XML is the wave of the future.
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's msft's first step towards redefining documents
and by “redefining” I of course mean “making proprietary so people have to buy Office for the rest of eternity”.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
It’s not like they encrypted anything. It’s an alternative to other XML based document formats, but it’s nothing that the rest of the industry won’t support in a year or so.
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they've been trying to do that to HTML since HTML 1.1.
Why should word processing be any different?
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two of the regulars have combined for like six comments in this thread
and BrianL has none of them
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I love iTunes Genius feature. It made me some absolutely kick ass playlists.
For both Stolen Car by Beth Orton and Over by Portishead.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 12:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What in the hell...
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Holy cow that's creepy. I've never heard of these types of online cultures.
On the news last night they reported on a company that was using facial scanning software to target ads. They were data mining open forums like the Facebooks, Smugmug, etc. You make the leap to other entities that would probably benefit from that, and it creeped me out big time.
by dpseadv on Oct 23, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I though that was funny actually.
Facial screening, not so much.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Makes me wonder what ads they would pick for me.
It’s like the modern day phrenology or something. Now I’m suddenly suspicious of all the ads for hair loss remedies, Chevy trucks, and get rich quick without having to get off the couch schemes.
by dpseadv on Oct 23, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm interested in that last one.
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by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can sell you a kit that'll tell you everything you need to know about it for $450
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
plus $50 S/H
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check is in the mail. This is gonna rock!
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by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I forgot to mention the one-time setup fee
but I’ll just deduct that from your first GIGANTIC EASY PAYDAY.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I get an ED ad, I'm going postal.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Hi this is Andrew..."
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by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see this leading to some very targeted ads.
Get this man some AXE and BMW 3 Series ads, quick.
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Gillette, the best a douche can get."
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by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That guy is almost salmon colored.
That can’t be good for you/
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't find the Orange twins from a couple days ago.
Just picture this guy, but crayon orange and a pink pimp suit.
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the 3rd gif of this guy I've seen now, and the story seems to be evolving.
Kind of strange. Now he’s in a limo. I fully expect by the end of this I’ll wake up and he’ll be leaning over me, with a big ass bottle of spray on tan in one hand and a can of AXE in the other… AAAAAAAHHHH!
by dpseadv on Oct 23, 2008 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's more than one of these guys.
I live in NJ, and I see at least 2 every time I go to a bar or into Hoboken or Jersey City.
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by Faux on Oct 23, 2008 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Think his 20 year class reunion will be awkward? Oh snap!
Sandy Frink in Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion! When Alan Cumming is in her dream and he’s had facial work done, he looks just like this guy! Hahahaha!
by dpseadv on Oct 23, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what if said rec is given anonymously?
Does your love of humanity just sort of vaguely elevate?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pretty much
excluding those who wear sideways caps/polo shirts with collars popped/pink Red Sox hats
by Nick S on Oct 23, 2008 2:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except on breast cancer/Komen Foundation awareness day
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's funny.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a hard time hating anyone
Even douchenozzles have a great story to tell about the first time they squirted that lovely mixture of water and vinegar forth to do its cleaning.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This image is too large to post, but it's my favorite thing ever. (And by my favorite thing ever I mean I think it's pretty funny.)
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Took me sec to see it, but brilliant!
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it SFW?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not according to my employer's blocking software it ain't.
guess I’ll check it out at home.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no worries, I'm outta here in 45 min anyway
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should I be braving that puzzle of 1996?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 12:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm game if you are
but I have a meeting at 1pm so I’ll be gone for a while.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You didn't read the background on it, did you?
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, it said I wasn't supposed to. Right?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just making sure. I don't want to end up spoiling it for you.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bah I can't install the software for it on my work machine
stupid corporate overlords.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're just grumpy.
Maybe you should make one.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 1:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has a point though I suppose
because this thread was heavily crossword-based, and doing crosswords requires spelling ability.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Crosswords make my brain hurt, I just scrolled right past those threads. Looks entertaining though.
I posted a link to a group type game a couple of weeks ago, looked kinda interesting. Clues apparently take you all over the place on the internet, and require pretty broad interest/skill set to complete. I should find that thing again.
by dpseadv on Oct 23, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No longer the worst ever.
My spelling ability is fine.
by JI on Oct 23, 2008 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What about the one Patrick517 made
the FanPost counts for something
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
my 1pm was cancelled due to extreme participant apathy
Have I mentioned how much I like working in a non-competitive industry?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wish things could be canceled for me due to extreme apathy.
However, I am all for my scheduled cookie cake appointment at 3.30.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They don't get cancelled for that much around here
but every once in a while, nobody wants to meet or there’s no significant updates to the project, so the status meeting ends after 10 mins when people run out of things to small-talk about.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want the Japanese Kanji for "Apathy" tatooed onto my body somewhere.
I’m just not motivated enough to look for it.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But you don't feel like doing anything about it?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When exactly does DST start?
Midnight the night of November 2nd?
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 1:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
2AM next Sunday morning.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next as in 2nd. Not this one.
Right?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correct.
2am, sunday Nov 2. In essence, there will be two 2AM hours.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa.
So it would be 2am for me and for an east coaster at the same time?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
consider my mind completely blown.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here is an article in GQ magazine about some of my co-workers.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 2:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Damn. Great article. My respect for you and your line of work is huge.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I can relate to about one paragraph of that.
Terrific article. You drill rig guys have your own world that’s for sure. I really hadn’t thought out the conditions up there, the author really puts it on the page.
by dpseadv on Oct 23, 2008 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I thought he/she did a great job conveying the dysfunctional family feel we have up here.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But not a single mention of coffee filters.
Seriously, though, fascinating stuff. I can’t imagine doing that for a living – you’re made of tougher stuff than I.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sometimes I really dig the solitude.
Sometimes I really need physical contact.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 2:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I'd be OK with a lack of physical contact
it’d be the lack of easy availability of diversions like bars, restaurants, bookstores, theaters, etc. that would get to me.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would miss my diversions too
But not seeing my wife and dog would be the worst part.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, good thing my wife isn't reading this today
but she’d be #1 on my list too.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
She dabbles.
Not very often, but she knows how much fun I have here and occasionally checks it out.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You would think that. . .
But I bet you would surprise your self with how little you do miss them.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reply Fail! And a huge one.
Meant to be the PDB post one rung up.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess the Internet would be a huge help with that, huh?
You can get all sorts of streaming media and whatnot.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True, but I roughnecked for four years before I took this mostly desk job.
Didn’t really miss it then either. I have read sooooooo many books over the years up here. Besides, with a DVR television is obsolete anyway. I do miss out on some cool midnight movies though. I was up here for two out of three Lord of the Rings opening weekends.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not at all.
In fact, this is the very first hitch in which I have a Girlfriend in Anchorage waiting on me. It sucks ass. I told her that it will prolong our relationship becuase while I am gone for two weeks she can build me up in her mind and I am gone back to work before she can realize how wrong she is.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one makes me laugh like my wife
Therefore if she was gone all the time I would be lacking in chuckles badly.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was told that there would be another puzzle.
I was told in writing that after a reasonable wait there would be something new to work on. I could just go to a competing blog…
/milton
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 2:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
but only at a reasonable volume
curiosity actually got the better of me and I scrolled down in the link that 2R2L put up there for Shortz’ favorite puzzle – damn, it’s devious. If you still want to do the puzzle don’t read it.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wahey nola
you’re probably taking your test but Villa got a result today so yay.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Mario Kart is still kicking my ass.
I’m down at 6500 points now.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Oct 23, 2008 3:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I know this is probably a polarizing question
but is Metallica worth seeing? I’m not a huge fan, I like them OK, but there’s still a fair number of “decently-priced” (I refuse to consider $66 after fees "cheap") tickets available. If I’m a casual fan, would I still enjoy the show? Do they typically bust out the hits, or just stick to the new stuff? I’d be more inclined to go if they still play a decent amount the Ride the Lightning/Master of Puppets-era stuff – I know they’re pimping a new record, but still.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They've been so bad since Cliff Burton died that I can't imagine they're good live.
I’m biased because I hate everyone in that band, though, so I’m probably not the best person to listen to.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But by that same token I trust your music taste/opinions
and after watching Some Kind Of Monster, the only one I don’t really dislike is Kirk Hammett. I just felt sorry for him. My desire to see Metallica is more rooted in the “they’re one of THOSE bands” type thing – will I kick myself when I’m 70 because I never saw them?
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eh. I'd be surprised if that turns out to be the case.
THOSE bands are usually really good. Metallica hasn’t been for more than 20 years, and they were really only good for two albums.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I should have seen them in high school, then
which is helpful because that line of reasoning just saved me $66.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You should also know that I hate hate hate arena shows and that my favorite live bands are all bands that play to no more than 150 people.
If you’re into the big spectacle of arena rock shows (and I can see the appeal in certain situations) it might be different.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never could have guessed that about you.
You seem so mainstream in your tastes. hahaha. I really loathe arena rock shows too, but I’ll make exceptions if I have to – like for AC/DC. Still on the fence about this one, though.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There are bands I'd like to see in that setting, but they all broke up 20 years ago.
That’s not entirely true, I suppose, but I can’t think of many bands I’d RATHER see in an arena than a small venue, just bands I’d like to see that don’t play small venues any more.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You going to RC's tonight?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meh.
I saw Judas Priest at Qwest Events Center. Tickets were about $50.00 each. I thought it was going to be a compete waste of money , but it turned out to be a pretty fun/cool night.
If you have the money to spend, and some friends to go with I’d say go for it.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be the middle ground guy.
Keep in mind I haven’t seen Metallica since the 80s, but it was post Burton.
I was a kid, but I had a great time. I lived and died with that band back then, so again, this is not an unbiased review. But I think there’s a good case that yes, this IS one of those bands. They’re not going to be like they were, and hey, the Sonics are (probably) not going to be quite like they were in 1964. But that doesn’t mean you won’t have a great time. Unless they just play new stuff, in which case, yeah, you might not have a great time.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Their last albums was pretty decent
The last time I looked at a set list they were playing a few new songs and everything else was Black Album or before.
by JI on Oct 23, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three albums actually, but yeah I agree.
Slayer is more like a band you’d kick yourself years later for never having seen.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They were good live with Newstead
Newstead could actually sort of sing and it was a big plus
by JI on Oct 23, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Saw them once and sort of enjoyed it
But I really wanted to smash Lars’ face in by the end of the show. He drives me up a wall.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I want to smash his face in now, so that'll save some time
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've seen Metallica twice,
I thought they were awesome both times. Then again, my music tastes are very different from yours. Much more mainstream. So yeah, I don’t feel comfortable saying you would enjoy the show. But I did.
by brayden04 on Oct 23, 2008 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
I turn 18 in a couple weeks, long before most of my friends. Is there anything in particular I should do besides smoke (which I’m not going to do)? I’m not sure what new rights I’ll be excited about there is to be had except select casinos, porn and voting (zomg no politics).
by Mariner John on Oct 23, 2008 3:35 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Buy a few scratch tickets
and I’d go play a little blackjack or something. Make use of it, even though it’s not a whole much
by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Register for selective service?
uh, yeah, turning 18 doesn’t do a whole lot as far as what’s available to you legal-status wise.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember I bought a pack of smokes on the way to school on my 18th birthday.
The lady working at the gas station said something to the effect of “So is this how you’re going to celebrate your newly granted freedom?” And my response was “Well, it’s January, so I can’t really go out and vote, and the strip clubs don’t open until later.”
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are strip clubs 18 or 21?
Oh yeah, you can’t drink in strip clubs in WA, can you? I love Portland.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never actually been to a strip club, but I'd probably be more inclined if you could drink.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
pdb took me to one that had a salad bar
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and that is 100% not a joke.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, the Acropolis on McLaughlin
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also home of really good steaks by the way
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Acrop is awesome.
Did you see the girl with the (I don’t know exactly what they’re called) “negative” tattoos?
by Phildopip on Oct 23, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
uh, possibly
but the Acrop came at the end of a long, long evening so things…started blending together, shall we say.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember a well placed "Daddy" tattoo
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
see below
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Eww. Hope it had a sneeze guard. Sleaze guard?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I vaguely remember grabbing some food off there as they were breaking it down
but I don’t remember what it was I grabbed, except that it wasn’t a salad ingredient – OH YEAH MINI DONUTS. it’s all coming back to me now.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, you sent me back for more when it
Was my turn to buy a round.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I ever hang out with you two I should bring a video camera.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I recommend hanging with pdb, he is a blast.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think acblue and I could get into quite a mess of trouble with you guys!
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That, I absolutely do not remember.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It sure does.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One of the last things I remember with clarity from the Acrop
was the dancer that had the tramp stamp. This in and of itself is not that memorable – there’s lots of dancers with ink – but this particular tramp stamp was memorable for its content. In lovely script along the small of this dancer’s back, in among some flourishes of ink, it said one word:
DADDY
That was…messed up.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It does aid in supressing that "holy shit I'm a creep watching women who don't care about me dance nude" feeling.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My drummer says the best burrito he's ever had (and he's from the Bay Area) was from a strip club in Portland.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went to that burrito place for lunch today actually
it’s called El Grillo, and it’s not technically part of Mary’s Club, but they share a door. Get a burrito, go through the back door, and there’s Mary’s. Awesome.
I did not go through the Mary’s door at lunch.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even if you don't go to Mary's
go to El Grillo. Your friend is right – they’re amazing. the guy that runs it moved up here from somewhere in SoCal and he grows all his own hot peppers in his backyard. So you never quite know what you’re going to get.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I should amend slightly
He has a set menu of burritos, you’re just never quite sure what kind of salsa/heat level you’re going to get. Like today he had a scotch-bonnet salsa that I’ve never had before that was AWESOME. But even if he doesn’t have something I’ve had and liked, I’ve never had a bad meal there.
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're supposed to go before the show.
Dosie do.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How can people go to a strip club where you can't drink?
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Beats me
The one time I was coerced into going to a strip club… well, I learned that someone I knew was a stripper.
by JI on Oct 23, 2008 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
awkward
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I regret that it wasn't someone I knew better
would have been more hilarious
by JI on Oct 23, 2008 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why alcohol should be involved.
That and I hear it helps the strippers look appealing.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 23, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mom??!!! What are you doing here???!!!
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you have any friends that smoke, buy them a pack.
You could always go for a good cigar, too. Cigars are underrated. But if you’re fully anti-tobacco, buy a lottery ticket.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The people I know who smoke aren't ones who I would buy one for.
Plus they don’t smoke cigarettes.
But hey, at least now I can work forty hours a week. (not as excited)
Not really sure about cigars.
by Mariner John on Oct 23, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Buy some rolling papers!
Seriously though, I’d recommend doing it just to do it. It sounds dumb, I know, but getting carded is funny when you’re 18.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Never been one to use anything with smoke.
Don’t know why, just don’t really care for it.
by Mariner John on Oct 23, 2008 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I totally understand.
I’d just recommend buying something you get carded for on your birthday. Playboy, lottery ticket, whatever.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Oct 23, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm still the same way.
Buy a scratch ticket, or, hey, don’t do anything.
I recall going bowling when I turned 18, and buying a lottery ticket from a vending machine. Oh! And getting one of those pull tab things.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sadly I'm more excited for turning 19.
Thank God Canada is so close.
But being carded and not having to walk away in shame will be nice.
by Mariner John on Oct 23, 2008 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Turning 18 was lame for me.
My Birthday always falls around Memorial Day so all my friends were out of town.
I had to umpire a tournament that weekend so I hung out with my older brother and best friend. I cannot even remember what we did.
by Sec 108 on Oct 23, 2008 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Porn loses most of it's charm after you turn 18.
Fear the NPE
by thewyrm on Oct 23, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless you're a cast member.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could get into a street fight and go to jail rather than juvenile hall, but that seems risky.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
by kevin_ess on Oct 23, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gives "happy birthday kid" a whole new meaning, really
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by pdb on Oct 23, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And he supported the Rays!
How cool is that?
by redwolf75 on Oct 23, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I beleive one of their pitchers is a fellow Aussie.
Doesn’t surprise me he’s rooting for the Rays. Plus they are the AL rep, so their in the same league as we are.
Man do I love midgets.
by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 5:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's pals w/Grant Balfour
They’re both from Sydney.
by marc w on Oct 23, 2008 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So at work we have IE7, run off a shitty server, and my PC likes to explode when I load an OFFTOP
Hence my absence.
by Gomez on Oct 23, 2008 8:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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