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OFFTOP-PARTY EDITION 10/24/08

Tiny by Thingray on Comment 789 comments

Thingray's turn, damnit!!

Yes I'm early, but I've never been able to do one of these before, and Jeanuts (my fiancee) and I were looking at the LL history to try to find Smegmalicious's name, because we remembered him from the LL softball game we attended, but forgot his screen name.

Anyway. MY TURN!!

Topics up for discussion:

Why do women try to pick fights in bars more than men do?

Is it wrong that I jumped the gun on this, just to be able to finally post one of these things?

Blown Away: Good movie?

Halloween Costumes (Tis the season)

Favorite kind of tequila?

Favorite Canadian musicians (mine are Mark Curry and the Crash Test Dummies).

I had i bit too much Jeager and Rumplemiz tonight (not really a topic, just a statement).

Discuss.

(EDIT: I don't know how to do tags)

 

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I'm going to post first my own OFFTOP.

I won $130.00n pull tabs tonight! Money for the wedding fund, yay!!!!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 11:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

I did drink a bit too much tonight. Nice typing Thingray.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good recovery though

If you’re sober enough to catch it, then it means you should drink more

HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)

by tootthekazoo on Oct 24, 2008 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thingray is awesome

BUT

Is it wrong that I jumped the gun on this, just to be able to finally post one of these things?

Yes.

This post is also required to have excellent tags.

by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 11:24 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Edit FanPost

at the top right, there’s a box that says “Tags:” and then a long text box. Enter tags, separated by commas. But don’t forget that they come out in all lowercase letters and the only punctuation it accepts are apostrophes ;)

by seattlebruin on Oct 23, 2008 11:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like that?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 11:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

seattlebruin?

You still here?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup, I went to bed right after I posted that

I was only awake because I flipped my laptop on to pay my phone bill which I forgot to pay earlier and found out that my online account wasn’t working, so now I need to call Verizon today. UGH!

by seattlebruin on Oct 24, 2008 6:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, that appeared to work

And he’s probably in bed, seeing as how he normally arrives at work in like 5 and a half hours

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by tootthekazoo on Oct 24, 2008 12:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All by myseleeyelf...

All by myselyeelef….

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 11:45 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Love y'all.

Ha fun, see you in the morning, PST.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 23, 2008 11:52 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Best canadian musicians = Tegan & Sara

They’re sooooooo amazing. Or as I always and inclined to say, “EASILY my favorite Canadian indie-pop-folk duo made up of twin sisters who happen to also both be lesbians.” Plus, for all intents and purposes, I got sexually assaulted by a hammered chick in their pit during Sasquatch! this year, which makes for a pretty great story.

by SethGrandpa on Oct 24, 2008 12:26 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Tegan & Sara are good

but 18 months ago I fell in love with Basia Bulat, from Ontario (London, Ontario to be more specific, but that just confuses things as I saw her in London). She was the support act at a Sondre Lerche gig and was pretty mesmerising. If you’re at all into your folk music, look up the album “Oh My Darling”, it’s brilliant.

I left the gig before Sondre Lerche came on.

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by MarkE on Oct 24, 2008 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Metric and Broken Social Scene rock.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, and New Pornographers.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love Emily. Her solo stuff is also amazing.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What??

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

my question about her is

where to start? I have not heard of this person and I am now intrigued.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sooooo, same question

any particular album (Metric or solo) that I should start with?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Knives Don't Have Your Back.

Dr. Blind:

The Lack of Light
Hollow Sea
Poison Beaches
Limousines
Toothless Dentists
Cops That Kill

My baby’s got the lonesome lows
don’t quite go away overnight
doctor blind just prescribe the blue ones
if the dizzying highs
don’t subside overnight
doctor blind just prescribe the red ones

hard to hold
cold to touch
fall to pieces
treat the rush in hindsight
with prime time talk
all your pain
will end here
let the doctor
soothe your brain, dear

My baby’s got the lonesome lows
don’t quite go away overnight
doctor blind just prescribe the blue ones
if the dizzying highs
don’t subside overnight
doctor blind just prescribe the red ones

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is a much better thing to do. I suck.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One of my English friends said "easy peasy lemon squeezy" to me the other night

I didn’t know whether to laugh or punch him in the throat.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The latter.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's okely dokely with me.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It would have been fine had he stopped at "easy peasy"

but to see a guy that looks like Dave Mustaine start spouting rhymes like that was a bit odd.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, I was thinking of going as a Peanuts comic I read once

In which Charlie Brown screws up the ghost costume and cuts multiple holes in the sheet.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 24, 2008 5:00 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Isn't that from The Great Pumpkin TV show?

It’s entirely possible it’s also a strip, though. Wjhat a great comic. How’d the test go?

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is possible but I am fairly sure it is from a strip also.

The exam was hell, featuring things about which I’d never read, and heavily weighted toward biology rather than public health.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 24, 2008 8:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That sucks.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answers

1. Never seen a woman pick a fight in a bar. Doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen, I’ve just never seen it. (I’m assuming you mean fistfight)
2. Yes. Patience is a virtue. Rushing makes one look overeager and desperate for approval.
3. Have not seen it.
4. Not a costume person, sorry.
5. Not a huge tequila drinker, but I do like Herradura every now and again.
6. the Smugglers, Bum, Nardwuar, Cub
7. Ibuprofen and water are your friends.

In a completely unrelated side note GODDAMN IT WAS COLD ON MY RIDE IN THIS MORNING.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:01 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

About as long as the ban for the first person to mention Celine Dion.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And their heart will go on.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeeouch.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Something about puppies, right?

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fujiya & Miyagi are a very annoying band.

I’m listening to them via the KEXP Live Performances Podcast, and I’d never really heard them before. I’m not sure whether it’s the repetition that annoys me more, or the stage-whispered vocals. Either way, if you were at all curious about this band, don’t bother.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Not a fan for the same reason.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was always curious about them

they struck me as sort of Imperial Teen-ish, which would have been a good thing – I like Imperial Teen pretty well. But this just wasn’t.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now you're talking.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Singles Going Steady cures many a musical ill

(and yes, I know it’s not a proper album. Doesn’t mean it’s not unbelievably awesome.)

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In fact that Buzzcocks stuff above brings up a musical question

Best “greatest hits” albums? Most people don’t consider greatest hits collections proper albums, and I tend to agree, but there are two that jump out at me as being unbelievably fantastic:

1. Chuck Berry – The Great Twenty-Eight
2. Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady

I’d also put Tom Petty’s Greatest Hits up there somewhere, but he’s put out a lot of really solid stuff since that GH came out so I’m not sure it’s as amazing of a career survey as it was when it came out.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:40 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm a big fan of rearviewmirror

but I don’t know the PJ catalog well enough for my opinion to mean much.

ABBA Gold

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's good, if a bit overly long.

The thing with PJ is that they sound so much better live than in studio, once you get hold of a few good bootlegs their records become obsolete.

by JI on Oct 24, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just know there's nothing on it I don't like.

I’ve never gotten into the live albums, just in general, for any artist.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm terrified

my little brother just joined a (smaller) FB group that Coach is also a member of. I’m getting kind of worried right now.

by seattlebruin on Oct 24, 2008 8:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Halloween costome?

Eddie!

Though I wish I could find “Killers” era Eddie instead of “Piece of Mind” era Eddie.

by Goose on Oct 24, 2008 8:47 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh, that is awesome.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Ipod is serving up a lot of Fastbacks today.

it’s a good day.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 8:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm....

1:) I don’t know; not sure it’s MORE than men, but I’ve certainly seen quite a few. I don’t know. I think that “mean drunk” knows no gender.

…

6:) Eric’s Trip, the Smugglers, Brendan Canning, Caribou, TNPs, Metric/Emily Haines, Amy Millan, Stars, William Shatner.

by marc w on Oct 24, 2008 8:56 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I love Stars and Caribou as well.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ha! I was called worse just last night.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've always wanted a nemesis.

I was at royalcurve’s house. I’m kevin_ess. I was called many things!

Ess Jr. always steals my limelight.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, you picked ME to be your nemesis.

If I’m not wanted, then… I’m used to that.

I wasn’t able to go last night, and I’m not terribly happy about that. Missed a good chance to meet you, I mean KICK YOUR ASS.

by marc w on Oct 24, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bring it, pal. I can drink you under the table any night.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's amusing.

Perhaps you can also fly, freeze time and carry a tune.

by marc w on Oct 24, 2008 9:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

All of the above are shakey at best, but still awesome.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And I can shoot rays out of my eyes.

Which hurts because they’re carrying League Championship trophies.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I loathe you, nemesis.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't violate guild rules.

You need a license and approval before you can arch him.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh. How long does this take? I hate this red tape business.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It would be helpful to receive a clear and timely answer. There is vengence to be had.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

***concurred

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

JAGER.

And ewww.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's the only hard A that I find to have remote drinkability

Possibly because the preferred way to serve it is to douse it caffeine

by Robert on Oct 24, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently according to firefox spell check

Undrinkability is a word but drinkability isn’t

by Robert on Oct 24, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I no longer detest Jager.

But still feel it would be best for me to keep my distance.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 24, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jager is

not my friend. I respect it’s right to exist, but try not to socialize with it.

AKA Thingray's Fiancee (not a Midget)

by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd rather drink NyQuil.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

NyQuil

Is an amazing product. The big f**kin “Q”!!

AKA Thingray's Fiancee (not a Midget)

by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love this product name.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Actually

I am a WalQuil girl myself. Cheaper and just as effective! Bonus!

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by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

YESS!!!

That is the best! Of course, I don’t want to give the impression that I abuse the stuff……..

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by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

For some reason this made me think of this:

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

WalQuil

tastes better!

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by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well....

1. They don’t – Thingray has a skewed perspective on this issue!! LOL!!
2. No comment
3. I have not seen it
4. Personal fave for this year is fly fisherman. A pair of hip waders with wings, fly goggles and fisherman hat with antennae – I could go on – Halloween is my favorite holiday!
5. I have really not met a Tequila that I didn’t like, but Jose is my friend and I remain loyal
6. Mark Curry

Umm and there is a reason I was in bed (reference the too much Jager and Rumpy)

AKA Thingray's Fiancee (not a Midget)

by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:05 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

...

1. Women are drama whores that love to cause problems out of nothing
2. ?
3. Not seen it
4. I’m going to be a highway for Halloween
5. Lunazul. It’s not much more expensive than Jose but tastes way way better
6. Fuck Canada

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Or I think that way because I'm dateless

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In fairness I still haven't asked her

so she could still say yes

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will

I just have very little faith in humanity

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is mildly depressing.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No reason for it to be

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, you're the single one...

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good point

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've just grown bitter over the years

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't hate women

far from it. I just think there are a lot of really stupid drunk sluts but the rest are pretty cool. I like the rest

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So basically they're just like men.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You seem to need to find new hangouts.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It takes two.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My god, those were great years.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just think it's so pointless

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't cause anything but trouble and it ruins friendships

between the girl and the guy hooking up, the two guys fighting fo rthe girl, the two girls fighting for the guy, and everything else.

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa corco.

Kinda sound like you’re in a hard place a little bit. About 2 years after I was done with the army and college scenes, totally different people, totally different scene. And it was nice.

by dpseadv on Oct 24, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

Drama is hilariously good times if you just choose to not be affected by it.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The problem is that you either fall into that scene

or you become a studious Asian who reviews quantum physics on weekends. There’s very little room for middle ground here and so people uncomfortable with it are pushed towards the hooking up

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So join up with the other unconfotable people and start a rugby league or something.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I fucked up the word something fierce.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you scared to try typing it again?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Considering my success in replying to myself,

a little.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like getting wasted though

It’s not a big deal it’s just kind of weird to see how college culture functions

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's exactly what I do

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

There isn't one

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want my money back.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well the refund is $.25

But you must mail a self addressed stamp with return postage on it.

by Sec 108 on Oct 24, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

On it's way. I'm still waiting on my book about how to make tons of money.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Drunk rugby is fun.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mostly I kid

But there is an edge to your comments that makes me think you really are afraid of women.

by Sec 108 on Oct 24, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreement

Lanazul is good!

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by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is

the preferred Tequila at the Jones household. I am sure you have. In the square bottle with the tiny little black cap.

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by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've had plenty of that then,

Not too bad. Not all that different from Jose though.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Re: #1...

Whuh??

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went into Canada last weekend and GOING INTO Canada

they searched my car and made me take my pants off to check the contents of my jeans

Coming into the United States I had no problems

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Did they really make you take your pants off?

Or was it your idea?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No it was their idea

I had to step into a room and drop my jeans and take my socks and shoes off and then they searched me. Thankfully they let me leave my underwear on

I felt violated :(

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. You must be one suspicious-looking SOB.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's his nine foot dreadlocks.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No I'm actually quite clean cut

My problem is I was dehydrated from drinking the night before and I’m already shaky and get nervous around authorities, so when I gave the border patrol guy our drivers license’s he said “stick your hand out again”

and I said “OK” and did and my hand was incredibly shaky and he said “Why are you so shaky? Are you hiding something?”

The moral of the story is never let me be the one driving across the border. If I can just sit in the back seat and shut up it’s a better idea

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is a common problem

Despite never ever doing anything wrong, cops terrify the shit out of me

by Robert on Oct 24, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True. I find them humorous at best.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

do you ever leave your house?

Seems like you’re a prisoner of some very interesting fears.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't mention fear! He's horribly afraid of fear.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had the trying new foods fear until I was about 22

I’m glad i got rid of that one.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

As long as those foods don't involve non-standard animals,

you should be fine, Robert.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is a buffalo a non-standard animal?

Because buffalo is awesome.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was thinking cat or dog or rat.

But I have to say that Rabbit is actually quite good, as is armadillo.

Opossum is horrible, though. You truly are what you eat, and all those things eat is trash.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nutria.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd eat one, but only if I didn't have to kill it.

Those things are so cute.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least I stopped posting the picture.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You live right in the rodent-eater center of the US.

There’s a reason I never eat anything with ground meat in the south.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I lived on the gulf, all I would eat would be seafood.

And every time I visit I do the same. Partly for the above reason, but more because I love fresh seafood.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm that way with meat in general

if I had to kill my own meat I’d probably be vegan. As far as I’m concerned, animals come wrapped in cellophane at the grocery store.

This is a horribly unenlightened viewpoint I know, but I like meat.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't hunt for that reason.

But I have no problem at all fishing. Kind of a double standard.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I come from a hunting family.

I’ve skinned deer since I was 6 or 7. It’s not as bad as you’d think. I just like to NOLAbait.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least you told yourself it is unenlightened.

I am determined to kill my own chicken someday.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 24, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can we wrap this up soon?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do the whip with snakes

Grab them by the tail and snap like a towel. Great in soup.

by Sec 108 on Oct 24, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alright, Dundee.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tip:

Put it into a burlap sack before you chop.

It’s really like bathing a cat: if you just grab it by the neck, it’ll try to kick free.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My stance on food is decidedly different from my stance on most things

I live a very unexamined food life. I have no allergies or dietary restrictions, so I can pretty much eat whatever. I know I SHOULD eat better, but I don’t.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is how unenlightened my food stance is

I had to look up who that was. I’ve heard of his book, I just didn’t know his name.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But they carry guns. And many of them have some anger issues, and control issues, and domination issues.

Sure, generally they’re probably okay. But I’d be more worried about them than your typical random passer.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Growing up in Yakima, this could have been said about anyone.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

or not worry so goddamn much

I’m a fatalist. If it’s my time, it’s my time. i don’t go courting danger, but I can’t imagine being wary of random people on the street because they might (insert dangerous act here). Life’s for living, not for fearing.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This I agree with

There is nothing I love more than talking to wasted hobos. Sure they may stab me but they usually have something interesting to say. It is for this reason I generally pick up hitchhikers as well

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Situational awareness

is a good thing. Paranoia is not.

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by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

well put.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Kevlar doesn't block the transmissions.

You need the tin foil. And 12 pounds of jello.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is why I like you.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm thinking of making jello shots

for my Halloween party next Friday. But I’ve got so much other boozery planned I’m not sure if I want to add to it. Then again, it’s impossible to have too much alcohol at a party.

by coolguyrob on Oct 24, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm pro-jello shot.

As long as I don’t consume too many. But they’re always a good way to get peeople to “drink” that normally wouldn’t.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hear more stories about people being released from jail after wrongful convictions

than I do about random attacks on the street.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Unless you're nude.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

DECRIMINALIZE PROXIMITY!

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think you're missing my point.

I’m suggesting that while random passers and cops may have the same rate of ‘issues’ as pdb suggested (which I really wonder about), cops have a much greater authority to mess your life up. Should people live in fear of that? Certainly not. But I can understand people being nervous around them. That’s all.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Cops are a subset of society in general

therefore it is not out of the realm of possibility that society in general has the same proportion of people with anger/control issues as does the subset of society called “cops”. The question is whether you’re next to one on the bus or not.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But every occupation draws a specific subset, yes?

The authority that cops have is going to draw those who desire authority, just an engineering while draw those who enjoy math.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that assertion changes my argument a bit

because now that I think about it, I wonder: Do people become cops because of their anger/control issues, or does being a cop give a person anger/control issues? Which is kind of a false question, because not all cops have those issues, but still.

I mean, you have to take a physical and mental exam to become a police officer, and it’s a highly competitive (or just closed) field; I would assume that psych screening weeds out all of the people that show signs of having anger issues.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It actually only weeds out people

Who refuse to blindly follow orders.

by Sec 108 on Oct 24, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think working as a cop, you would develop those issues.

And while the exam probably weeds out the extreme cases, I bet most of them slip through. That’s a totally baseless opinion, though.

But you’re absolutely right – it’s only a minority of them that have these issues. I just think it’s a larger percentage than amongst the population at large.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's really not that hard to be a cop.

If you can pass the state training, someone will hire you. The psych exams only cover major problems.

My second cousin is the perfect example of this. Decided out of high school he was going to be a cop so “no one could boss him around”. Now, if you get pulled over by an asshole cop in Beaverton that searches your car and gives you a bunch of extra tickets based on “not being deferential enough”, you can thank my family’s fucked up genes.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure that Beaverton would love him.

That whole department is like that. The only ones that are somewhat normal get put on PR duty like DARE.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have to go to Beaverton in about an hour actually

I’ll make sure that I drive completely legally.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's a good place to obey traffic laws to the letter.

I was on a call with him a few years ago where he scraped his holster up the side of a guys car who ran a yellow that turned into a red halfway through the intersection.

It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray

by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good to know.

Suburbs scare me and Beaverton is quite the suburb.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know what pisses me off about cops?

The fucking guild. You don’t want to have a bad rep? Don’t go to the mat for a bad cop. That piece in the paper the other day about a cop who’d been suspended numerous time and always reinstated, the last arbitrator said “use of such language (faggot, homo, racist stuff etc) is part of the culture”.

Oh great! So you want to change the culture by weeding out the asshats who want to swing the billy club on ‘them people’. Only you can’t because now the culture you want to change is established and somehow become normalized. Wait, WTF? Catch 22, and total bullshit.

Fuck the guild, if there was anyway I could express my dissatisfaction with that horseshit system, I’d do it. Vote with my dollars, at the poll, whatever. “This is the way it’s always been, so that’s the way we do it.” I hate that answer to problems.

by dpseadv on Oct 24, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

let's all just let this one sit here quietly for a while.

(I tend to agree but this isn’t really a discussion that will end well for anybody)

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(insert evil laugh here).

Bit of both would be where I put it, but the people that join to do good and help other get burned out and quit, I don’t think a lot of them can make it to retirement.
But those checks to weed out the bad apples…. oh man I’ve got a story but I can’t relate it here.

by dpseadv on Oct 24, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm afraid of Border Patrol way more than cops

because Border Patrol doesn’t have the same limitations as your typical police officer. A regular cop isn’t that intimidating

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

I was even more freaked out when I found out one of the people I went with put his toothbrush in an old weed bag and when we got to the hotel we looked at the weed back and there was lots of weed residue all over it- we got really fucking lucky there

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It was his gift to Canada.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Everytime I've gone into Canada in the past

They’ve just said “Welcome to Canada, eh, have fun”

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I usually have a better excuse like “I’m going to a concert” or “I’m going from Detroit to Buffalo” or “I have to go to this museum for school”

This time it was “I’m going to downtown Vancoover to..uh…have fun”
better to just answer directly “I’m going to downtown Vancoover to go to the bars”

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1- Stop punching women and they will stop hitting you.

2- seattlebruin is gonna sick SAOTR on you for this.

3 – Blown Away? The one with Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones? OK, but too long and too many stupid Irish stereotypes.

4 – Halloween bores me.

5 – Casadores! Drink what real tequila drinkers drink.

6 – No Rush, Neil Young or BTO love eh?

7 – Jager is not my friend.

by Sec 108 on Oct 24, 2008 9:32 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Ooooh Rush!!

How did I leave that one out!!! 2112 is the best!

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by Jeanuts on Oct 24, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Crap.

I missed a lot of good artists from Canada. I love Neil Young’s song writing, but his voice is a bit harsh. Never been a big BTO or Rush fan, although Rush is tolerable.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, I have never punched a woman.

(Except that one time, but I thought she was a dude)

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pre-op or post-op?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That wasn't a bar stool, that was my sister.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

but what should you apologize for?

Kicking his sister, or thinking she was a barstool?

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Kicking his sister probably.

I was so drunk I didn’t know the barstool was even being lippy. But if she used to be his brother, all bets are off.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now you've got me crying.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tears of joy?

Or did I kick you too?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's not a shoe. It's a crock pot.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually envisioned game show bells going off with that post.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You kicked me in the sister.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Answers:

1. To make us prove we are willing to get our asses kicked for them.
2. Not if the Tags are good.
3. Decent, but copious amounts of U2 make it good.
4. Two Face (Animated Series version)
5. Patron
6. Our Lady Peace
7. I could really use a drink myself.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Oct 24, 2008 9:41 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I just found out my cube mate's leaving at the end of the month

so for the first time since I’ve been here I get a cube to myself. We’ll see how long it lasts but it’ll be at least a month. Sweet.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 9:43 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I heard BrianL's perfume girl is replacing your cube mate.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is there any other way to work??

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

T-2 minutes till the Press Conference

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 9:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Will there be puppets?

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Zoinks could be if all fails

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Seems like that'd be a good way to gin up interest in these things

I mean, really, what’s Zoinks going to say? Blah blah happy to be here blar de blar blar great challenge bleh bleh my family will love it here hoop de hoo de hoo good nucleus skippidee doo got some work to do thank you good day.

Yawn.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is where the puppet could come in handy

Imagine how much more fun that prepared statement would be coming from a marionette dancing like a drunken Scotsman.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good point

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just mental ones.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Well played.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does a puppet regime count?

If so, then yes. There will be puppets.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nope, I was talking about actual cloth puppets

or wooden marionettes. No metaphors here, I want a goddamn puppet show with my non-news!

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.

by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They used Selig for input?

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 10:08 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

No, no..

He gave up his involvment with the Brewers (snicker).

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OMG How did I miss the connection to the Selig family!!

Man, we’re in gold plated diapers now baby! I was kinda meh, but now I’m seriously woohoooo on this guy.

by dpseadv on Oct 24, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Obviously written by someone with marital problems.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding...

Must’ve left the seat up the night before…

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by PositivePaul on Oct 24, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, my wife sent that link to me earlier.

Her email read, “You are being healthy, but it is killing me.”

by Sec 108 on Oct 24, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I got it from my wife, too...

Coincidence? Hmmm….

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by PositivePaul on Oct 24, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Why do they even bother with these press conferences?

Just introduce the bastard and let him get to work. He’s not going to give you an opinion of anything worthwhile at the moment.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:38 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I won't say I didn't listen.

And he seems to have his head screwed on straight.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now this Pelekoudas interview with fatboy on KJR is interesting.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

By the way, how's that sensitivity training going?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome. I had no idea maiming transients was part of the curriculum.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See below.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I made a crack about the 'fatboy' comment.

Ess took it to the next level.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Got it now.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"I want to stay with this organization, in whatever capacity."

Which is currently assistant GM.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe he'll be demoted to peanut vendor?

I’m assuming the GM gets to pick his own staff, which is why he’s saying that.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Read: the economy's hard. I will accept any position available.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's the Mariners. He should prepare for the missionary position.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

As opposed to the fans, who just get bent over.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm thinking more golden showers for the fans.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does that mean I win, for getting the last word in?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know, ess got a rec out of it, if he cares about that kind of thing.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The winner is everyone who didn't witness the continuation of it.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That was my fault for starting it. Done.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

"For those people who blame Howard and Chuck for perhaps meddling too much, what do you say to them?"

“Perception isn’t always reality. I’ll just leave it at that.”

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Me too.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Softy actually asking intelligent questions???

Wow! Color me surprised!

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by PositivePaul on Oct 24, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was rather surprised myself.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm about to head out to buy a new car. Why do I feel like this is my own vs. of the Oregon Trail?

Emergency supplies: check. Man I hate this.

Women in barfights: Don’t ever go to a bar on a military post after midnight. The strippers get off work first and hook up. Then the massage parlor girls get off work and show up late, and OH GIRL YOU GOTS MY MAN!
All I’m saying is when a chick pulls her skirt up over her hips so as not to impede her mobility, and takes off her shoes one in each hand? Awesomeness of Jerry Springer! And run like crazy, it gets out of hand.
Other than that, I’m one of many with a tequila story, and Canada seems nice.

by dpseadv on Oct 24, 2008 11:07 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've seen the shoe thing, but never the skirt part.

That’s some serious bidness about to happen right there.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't want to corcobait, but what kind of car?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

PT Cruiser. Rainbow colored.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wouldn't that be redundant?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

New Hyundai Sonata with any luck, otherwise used Honda something.

In about 30 minutes. Somebody here works at a north Aurora dealership. I’m not sure which dealership, but if you see a tall skinny guy driving a blue chevy pickup pull into your lot, I’ve figured out how to sell one of these to my wife. Unless they suck. And unless she realizes I’m trying to manipulate her.

And no, nobody please continue on cars, I’ve brought it up too many times the past couple weeks. I’m feeling awkward about that suddenly. This time it was just the process of getting out the door to do it. Buying big ticket items gives me the shakes, I hate spending money.

by dpseadv on Oct 24, 2008 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Okay.

Let me just say that I have a Hyundai Elantra, and it’s been very good to me.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Veracruz for me. I love it.

I can’t remember who it is that works at the Shoreline area dealership, but if you run around the lot yelling LOOKOUT LANDING!! for about five minutes someone should figure it out (or call the cops).

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or both.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha, that ASUboyd gif just popped into my head.

I’ll just apply copious amounts of AXE and grab whoever heads for the exit first.

by dpseadv on Oct 24, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Small SUV.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Elantra is a mid-size sedan,

the Veracruz is their biggest SUV.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Elantra is small. Sonata is mid-size.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My mistake.

You are correct sir.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hyundai has a lot of sedans i just realized

Do they really need the Accent, Elantra, Sonata, Azera, AND Genesis?

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Azera is large, like an Avalon, right?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

But so is the Genesis, although the Genesis probably fits more in the mold of the Lexus ES in terms of direct competition

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought the Genesis was more of a sports model.

In fact, I’m sure it is, because there add says it goes 0-60 faster than a porsche boxster.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's supposed to compete with the BMW 3-Series, Caddy CTS, etc

But given its price range it will probably be more likely to steal Acura TL and Lexus ES buyers

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I saw one the other day on I-5 near Lynnwood

It’s pretty sweet looking

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Avalon, Yaris, Corolla, Camry, Prius?

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good point

But Prius is completely separate as it is a fashion statement and more of a niche vehicle. Yaris=Accent, Corolla=Elantra, Camry=Sonata, Avalon=Azera and the Genesis is a Lexus competitor

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can get it w/o the hybrid,

and then it becomes just another car between the Yaris and Corolla.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can't get a non-hybrid Prius

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You used to be able to.

Damn, I guess my auto knowledge is getting out of date.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're right.

I was thinking about the Honda Insight (sp?). My cousin owned one briefly.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You could get an Insight without the hybrid?

I’m even more sure that’s not true

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think you can.

My roommate has one.
You can get a civic hybrid without the hybrid, obviously.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 24, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's how he got it.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like names of newborns in Queen Anne.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oops I was still in the wrong thread.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Tuscon is small SUV

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They still make those?

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then the Santa Fe, then the Veracruz.

My friend has a Sonata and a Santa Fe, and loves both of them.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man in the back said minor anxiety attack!

And I’m off the hook, whew. My wife is taking over, and I’m totally cool with that. Now I get to stay home Sat. and watch Moyer pitch.

And damn, I kicked off the auto portion of today’s thread- look I have a special purpose! Happy I support the greater good of the community.

by dpseadv on Oct 24, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good purchase

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

If I were a midget, I'd want one of those to be my hearse.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My god, I had to wait too long for that. I knew it was coming.

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 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

What's your stance on dwarves?

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not a fan.

Those are sneaky little bastards. Same with gnomes.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Orcs are dicks.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

But orcas are bad-ass.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Amazing what an a can do.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am sitting in the Venetian waiting for my mom to get here so we can check in.

Sadly she won’t be here for 2 hours, so I’m hunkered down in a cozy chair with fries and a lemonade.

by royalcurve on Oct 24, 2008 11:28 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Nothing good opens for another 3 hours.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Things in Vegas close?

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not that I knew of.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Oct 24, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, at 7AM when everyone goes to bed.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

Later my PT Cruiser will show up.

by royalcurve on Oct 24, 2008 11:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please do me this favor...

Every time a staff member passes, remark loudly to them, “I love your blinds! I have them in my living room.”

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never piss off hotel staff.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yep. Me and Celine.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

that was last week.

she’s moved on to foul up another city’s ecosystem.

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by pdb on Oct 24, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's good for her blood pressure, though.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

She eats a lot of beans?

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by PositivePaul on Oct 24, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess. I assumed pdb was complaining about the gas releases.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck. I didn't get that memo. Well, at least I've got Bob Hope here...

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know me pretty well by now.

Do I look like the “yelling at strangers” kind of person to you? Do I, really?

by royalcurve on Oct 24, 2008 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish you were.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That you do, my pretty.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Riggleman fired.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:39 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Show of hands:

Who didn’t see that coming?

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Excccccccellennnt

Are you interested in joining a team of Kevin Ess nemeses? We’re a dynamic, fast-growing employer that respects diversity and your individuality. Great benefits package, including profit sharing if we’re able to rob the guy.

by marc w on Oct 24, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

You dirty son of a bitch.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I'm surprised it happened so fast.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Trying to find a link, but I swear I heard KJR report that he would go back to being a bench coach. Not positive, however.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. That's pretty fast!

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like this line:

“Having served stewardships under Tony LaRussa, Jerry Manuel and Jim Tracy, Riggleman is widely considered one of the brightest baseball minds in the game.”

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now if we can just figure out a new contract for Raul, we've got the outfield starters set.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

And because this is the perfect time...

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

bahahaha

He’s now on the Nats staff.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Nats could probably use a pitching coach as well....

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

OMG NO :(

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who, my comment, or the fact that Riggs left?

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also sweet Marquis Grissom is a coach

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 11:51 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

"Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?"

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He doesn't look a like a large rodent?

Oh, the OTHER one. What’s the complete list again?

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So, I have the week after turkey day off meaning I have 11 days off for a real vacation for the first time since Feb.

A) Where should I go?
B) I will have no friends with time off during this trip for the first time ever. What has your experiences been traveling alone?

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:02 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

My sides hurt.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

In Sequim, I took a photo ove the intersection of Woodcock and Kitchen Dick (!) roads. No kidding.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I passed a road sign somewhere in WY announcing a town that had a population of 1

I don’t know if the sign was missing numbers, but judging by the building I drove by, it wasn’t.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Must make voting the City Councel in pretty interesting.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I assume it would go something like this:

Mayor McCheese: “The chair would now like to recognize Smiling Joe the Hobo.”
Smiling Joe: “BEANS!”
Prof. Thadeus Winston: “I believe that Mr. Hobo makes an excellent point. Ever since we’ve moved to a bean based economy local exports has decreased precipitously.”
Lady Rigglesworth: “Pish posh! Beans were good enough for the Lord Rigglesworth, my dear dear late husband. Beans will be good enough for us!”
Chair: “Please, Lady Rigglesworth. Professor what would you suggest as an alternative?”
Prof. Winston: “The problem is that bean consumption has caused a rapid appreciation in the… um… bean. As I see it this leaves us with two alternatives. Either cut off bean consumption…”
Billy Greaves: “It’ll be a cold day in hell if’n I let you touch my beans! I’ll kill ya! I’ll kill ya dead!”
Mayor McCheese: “Order! Order. Professor, go on.”
Prof. Winston: “As I said we can either reduce our bean consumption…”
Billy Greaves: “DEAD!”
Prof. Winston: “…OR change our currency to something slightly less delicious. Hair for instance. Or perhaps the pickled organs of hapless tourists who stumble upon our town every few weeks.”
Lionel McGraw: “That would provide a boost to local pickling businesses.”
Mayor McCheese: “Alright, let’s put it to a vote. All in favor?”
“Aye!”
Mayor McCheese: “All opposed?”
“BEANS!”
Mayor McCheese: “Sorry, Joe, the ayes have it. Now onto zoning…”

Clearly I should’ve gone to sleep a few hours ago.

by ningwers on Oct 25, 2008 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions   3 recs

They've also got those on SR 20 near Winthrop

But Okanogan county is the only place I’ve ever seen those signs

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Considered that back in Feb

I’d need more time. It’s like 5 days each way.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Flights are cheaper on t-day I think.

I can afford to go pretty much anywhere since I spend little on lodging.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about Alaska?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Been there.

Desperately want to go back, but the parts I want to go (the northern/central parks) are again best visited with friends or a group I think. Not sure I want to go trekking around Denali alone. Graham cannot come that far to rescue me.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

A lot of the parks are pretty much inaccessible that time of year as well.

I think half of Denali is closed from October-March.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Oct 24, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, November wouldn't be a time for trekking anyway.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love traveling alone. I prefer it to going with other people alot of the time.

But I’m kind of a loner that way.

As for where to go I have no advice. The only places I want to go anymore are all across the pond.

by royalcurve on Oct 24, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Let me clarify.

I’m not interested in traveling within the US. I’ve seen the entire country and there’s no place with enough interest to hold me for a week.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Makes things a little tougher.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have two words for you

McCall. Idaho.

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wish Corcobaiting wasn't a crime.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

He can stay at Shore Lodge

Just say you’re booking a room at the recommendation of Associate of the Month “Socks” and you should get a discount

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does this qualify as a self-Corcobait?

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

VERY true. Especially a road trip.

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 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe wait till the second date, huh? I feel you.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It would for some people.

I personally love both those things.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 24, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well, if he actually asked in the first place.

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by kevin_ess on Oct 24, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shut up

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by I'm NOT Corco on Oct 24, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't been to S.A at all yet, it's on my list

but also more of a place I’d prefer a travel partner for so I’m a little wary.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It falls under the same category, yes.

It’s up for consideration though. I’m willing to be persuaded.

I really want to go back to Europe but brrrrrrrrr and I might not come back.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't not come back because of death

I would not come back because I love Europe.

by Matthew on Oct 24, 2008 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That reminds me, someone needs to stay in my house

while I’m in Ireland in March. Any takers?

by royalcurve on Oct 24, 2008 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sexist!

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:38 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm confused.

Being straight has led you to believe that not all men have functioning brain stems?

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Being human has given me that idea about many people of both sexes.

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by Faux on Oct 24, 2008 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think you're getting carried away.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sorry, but your biased.

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn, you're

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by The Alaskan on Oct 24, 2008 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're not smarter than men

I still prefer them. Because I’m straight. Which is sexism.

by Graham on Oct 24, 2008 12:51 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Women are of equal smartness to men.

And individuals of both genders are smart and individuals of both genders are stupid.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Oct 24, 2008 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions