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No offense to the fine Mr. Corcoran, but Cincinnati is ASS.  It's really boring, there's no good food there, and the bars downtown all close at 11PM.  WTF?  Oh, and that famous "Cincinnati chili" you've heard so much about?  ASS.  At least the Skyline Chili version.  Skyline's a local chain that all my wife's coworkers said she had to try.  We did yesterday.  It was one step above toxic waste.  At one point, my wife looked at me and said "This wouldn't even make good drunk food!" which is the worst indictment I can think of.

Indianapolis proved to be quite cool, however.  Didn't spend much time there but I'd love to go back and see it in more depth.

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One of the other terrifying things I saw on the road

was this. I would not so much buy a car from them as run screaming away from them.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 7:56 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That is fabulous.

Welcome back pal. I assume it was at least good to see the wife for a few days.

Didn’t you go catch an NFL game too?

by Sec 108 on Nov 25, 2008 8:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We were gonna but it didn't work out

The original plan was to go to the game last Sunday, but my wife ended up having to work that day so I flew out this weekend instead. I did, however, go to the Reds Hall Of Fame, which was completely awesome – I thought it was going to be a small thing with some plaques, but it was a three-story museum that covered the entire history of the Reds from inception to today. It was really freakin’ cool. In the section honoring Pete Rose, they had a wall of 4256 baseballs – three stories high. Pretty cool stuff.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 8:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds awesome.

At least you had some redeeming experience to the trip.

by Sec 108 on Nov 25, 2008 8:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And it's always good to hang out with my wife too

we were both just left wondering why on earth people stay in Cincinnati, or move there in the first place – it’s not even like it was ghetto, or particularly scary/dangerous – it’s just DEAD like a lot of Midwestern cities.

And, as those of you who know me know, I’m not…exactly svelte, but in Cincy I felt like I was anorexic – those people are FAT. I think the entire city’s going to keel over from a heart attack sometime in the next five years.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 8:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They're fat because the food is good

Columbus OH has been ~ the fattest city in the country for years

It’s because if you like being active urban Ohio is roughly the worst place in the country to live

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But the food's not good, it's just plentiful

Granted, I didn’t eat at any swanky restaurants, but the places we did eat we were served mediocre food in portion sizes that would kill normal people – we started splitting entrees because one entree had enough food for three.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Max and Ermas

Bob Evans
Steak ’n Shake

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 9:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

These are examples of quantity over quality.

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

by Faux on Nov 25, 2008 6:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That looks like a fun place to work

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You think that's bad?

Try dealing with this thing at two-thirds of the shows you play.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They just put up a mural on the basketball court at the Funhouse.

It is the mst terrifying thing I’ve ever seen. I think if Jeff saw it he would go into shock.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Many of you may have seen this already, but I think it is very LL appropriate.
Subj: investments
  
If you had purchased $1,000 of Delta Air Lines stock one year ago, you would have $49 left.
With Fannie Mae, you would have $2.50 left of the original $1,000.
With AIG, you would have less than $15 left.
But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drunk all of the beer, then turned in the cans for the aluminum recycling REFUND, you would have $214 cash.
Based on the above, the best current investment advice is to drink heavily and recycle.
 
It’s called the 401-Keg

by Sec 108 on Nov 25, 2008 8:29 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Brilliant

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This Netflix 360 service is going to be the death of me.

I spent all night watching the History Channel’s “Dogfights.”

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 8:36 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I am completely infatuated with this thing

After a bit of gaming late in the evening (played some CoD and finally did well!) I sat and added about 25 more movies to my queue. I am excited to cancel my cable soon. Even my fiancee is impressed with it when I explained it to her

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's fun

I didn’t mention it, but after I stopped playing the game I had the netflix up on the xbox, just because it was fun to see things pop up so quickly. And yes, they will continuously expand the service. I hope it will be soon, though I’m sure they’ve already been flooded with emails complaining that there isn’t enough selection, though that would be attached to what I assume is a huge batch of new customers which Netflix can’t be unhappy with

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm one of those new customers.

I didn’t have a Netflix account before the dashboard upgrade, but now I’ll gladly pay nine bucks a month to use this service.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here

I miss the super great old plan I was on as a Best Buy Employee, where I got the full service for $6 per month

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD...

Eggless bacon and cheese omelet (note that it’s woven):

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 8:45 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Damn. In looking at that, who in the hell could eat that much bacon?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 8:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a multiple-serving meal.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 8:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Raises hand...

Just ask my wife. She used to HATE going to the cafeteria with me in college. I’d load my plate full of bacon and all of the teeny aerobic chicks would look at my plate, look at her, look at me, look back at her and roll their eyes. Or at least that’s what she’d tell me. I was too busy looking at my Plate Full of Pan-Fried PerFection ®™ to notice…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How about bacon furntiture, or at least accessories.

Bacon knitting techniques. Afghans, doilies, throws, slip covers. Eat your furniture, have a heart attack.

by dpseadv on Nov 25, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, nice.

I knew there had to be some punchline; I thought it’d be the bat going back through the head.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 25, 2008 8:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The punchline is what every punchline should be

Carlos Beltran losing his sense of dignity.

by Robert on Nov 25, 2008 8:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That happens in the game also

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

CLUB LL!!!

OONCH OONCH OONCH

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

God I hate this game.

The Show blows it out of the water in every way imaginable.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I did the same when I first saw it

I like when he scores, and then gets up and runs some more

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Need some help from you guys

Mainly watch this – I co-wrote, filmed, and edited this video.

http://www.symantec.com/norton/playerdetail.jsp?cid=flag&sg=home_homeoffice&type=videos&lg=en&ct=us&fp=y

And tell me what you liked and didn’t like. But remember it is symantec and I had limitations

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 8:47 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Other than the fact you're endorsing a Symantec product, it's great.

Nah seriously, very well done Scruffy. That’s good viral video.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 8:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Technically I'm promoting :) Not endorsing

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Details, details.

Don’t bother me with technicalities.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

It wasn’t shot on a Red.

;-)

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by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How do you know :)

It is compressed :)

It was shot with the Panasonic HVX 200. I did get my hands on a Red though the other day – thing is pretty freaking sweet.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I bet!

Looks great, dude. Nice work! I wish I had 1/100th of the video skills you have.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

meh its just photography with moving pictures.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorta, yeah.

I’ve done video for a long time myself, but not nearly as in-depth. I was actually hired ~10 years ago because I was one of the few people around that actually knew how to put video on the Internet. But just because I knew how to do it doesn’t mean that I was any good at writing/producing video…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you have a Red?

Those are so incredible

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope.

I wish. I wouldn’t know what to do with it, though, even if I had one. My production skills are even further behind than my programming skills.

Besides, my 8-year-old Mac G4 tower was barely able to handle the last batch of wedding photos I processed. It couldn’t handle serious video production even if I wanted it to. I need a computer upgrade in the worst way. I’m having a hard time debating if I want to upgrade to a Mac Book Pro or to a Mac Pro tower. Likely the latter, since most of the serious work I do needs as much horsepower as I can get and an awesome calibrated monitor.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice!

I’m still waiting for confirmation of whether or not the medium-format digital Nikon sensor is a reality. I know Leica has just announced their new larger-than-35mm pseudo-MF digital. It’ll be hella expensive, though. I’m sure the modular Red will be even more, though…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

From what I was reading,

The modular Red is designed to be low cost, relative to other cameras that offer those features (which may not even exist; not my area of expertise). At least, the cost will be considered low given everything that you can do with it

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah!!!

Its now on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMOUi3vTMDo

Go people Go – Need Views

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can we leave the same level of comments on it that other YouTube videos get?

because I’m looking forward to being able to call somebody an ignorant douchebag and not worry about spelling or anything.

seriously, though, nice job on the video.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For the time being I'd say yes

I don’t think Symantec has control over the youtube page of it but I’m probably wrong and they’ll disable my comments

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you ignant dooshbeg

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't insult Skyline Chili

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 8:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's industrial sludge.

I was expecting something tasty, and all I got was a plate full of glop with a ball of cheese the size of my head on it.

Steak n Shake, though, that’s some good eatin’.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At least you enjoyed Steak 'n Shake

I’m honestly not a huge Skyline Chili fan, but I live and die by Steak ’n Shake

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 9:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've been to S&S before and loved it

so any excuse to go back is fine by me.

The only thing to be said about Skyline is that it’s cheap; we had lunch for two and sodas for $9.12. But still. I’m sure there’s better places for Cincinnati chili, but Skyline is what was recommended.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh and YOUTUBE WENT WIDESCREEN!!!!!

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 8:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

They alway bloat after a couple of years of being with them.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 9:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's actually pretty nice, and if you log in and tell it to always play high quality,

You can occasionally come across HD clips. On that note, did you see the Mirror’s Edge PC Trailer? It is using nVidia’s Physx tech, and is AMAZING

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Weren't the physics sick?

Seeing the tarp get shot out by that chopper towards the end, and then kicking the guy through the plastic at the end was insane

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I watched it like 5 times in a row last night

This game makes me want to upgrade my PC so I can play it like that on my TV

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm already PhysX capable with my setup.

This is further proof that PC gamers are part of the master race.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The 8800 architecture allowed for a complete firmware rewrite.

Set of beta drivers went out a few months ago that upgraded my cards to support PhysX.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you :)

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good, because buying one of those Physx cards seemed like a waste

But once Nvidia stepped in and scooped them up (good choice, BTW) then it made sense to port it in and get things running on it

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait WTF

Steve Yzerman might be the Sens new GM? Lame.

by Robert on Nov 25, 2008 9:10 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Say goodbye to that organization.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This was mentioned a few months back
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates hope Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel really do have million-dollar arms.

The two 20-year-old pitchers, neither of whom had picked up a baseball until earlier this year, signed free-agent contracts Monday with the Pirates. They are believed to be the first athletes from India to sign professional baseball contracts outside their country.

Singh and Patel came to the United States six months ago after being the top finishers in an Indian reality TV show called the “Million Dollar Arm” that drew about 30,000 contestants. The show sought to find athletes who could throw strikes at 85 miles per hour or faster.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gufLw_geoRucUnOYAwVuFh59LZeQD94LUCN00

by Robert on Nov 25, 2008 9:13 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

subtle. nice.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm brain dead

self-referential linking took 3 clicks to process

Nice Robot

by azruavatar on Nov 25, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Snorting it whole does not sound comfortable.

Not that I’m really into snorting anything, but hey.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 25, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You smoke whole tic tacs,

if you want to snort them they have to be crushed.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I'm assuming

but you never know what kids these days are into.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tic Tacs are a gateway drug.

Soon you’ll find yourself rooting for the Mariners and posting in ridiculously hard to load game threads. Whoops! There goes your social life.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody remember that episode of Pete and Pete

Where young Pete gets that marshmallow cereal president lodge in his nose, and has to build up a ton of static electricity to blow it out of his nose? Classic stuff

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fantastic

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Today is going to longest most boring day ever.

I should’ve just taken the week off.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 9:41 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

TEll me about it.

I got in after midnight last night and came to work today expecting to be a) catching up on emails and b) scrambling to cover people while they’re gone. Turns out everybody left last Friday, so I came back to 12 emails and nobody at all around to either support or cover because most of my department and about 75% of our internal customers are off this week. I’m seriously pondering leaving at noon.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Opposite for me.

Clients always wake up before holidays and flood us with rush work. No complaints though because we have been slow.

I will have to work Friday though which is a bummer. Means I’ll be missing LL football.

by Sec 108 on Nov 25, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

same here

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 9:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate you

I have 2 more the of the videos above to finishing writing and film and edit. And then another big project to edit from last October.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would rather be busy.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

there is truth to that

I just get in trouble when I’m not busy

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Nov 25, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My business is always very busy on the weekend after Thanksgiving

And then the final 2 weeks of the year. I will also be missing the Football game. I thought it was going to be on Thanksgiving, because I could have definitely gone, but Friday just won’t work for me unfortunately

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See I'm super busy up until election day. then it dies until after new years

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good to be busy though

I would love to be busy right now, because that would mean I’m making money. As it stands, I’m looking to make minimum wage this month, which is never fun. Good thing the Car biz has trained me to keep a rainy day fund designed to last about 3 months

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sony says there are no plans for a PS3 price cut.

I’ve got a feeling it’s going to be a rough holiday season for them.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 10:27 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Scuttlebutt says that they mentioned price cuts in a closed door meeting with shareholders a week or so ago

But nothing would happen until March, according to that report

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For sure

Instead of price dropping this year, they bring out a more expensive (160gb) model, and then bundle it with Uncharted to entice sales. I was at Fry’s last week, and I see a display for the 80gb PS3 for $400, the 160 with Uncharted for $500, and then turn around and see the Arcade 360 for $200, the Premium with 2 popular games bundled in for $300, and the Elite with the same 2 games for $400. Absolutely insane that Sony thinks that this is a good business model. Blu-Ray or not, it is just plain expensive, and this holiday that will be more a factor than ever before

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Though it is one of the best Blu-Ray players on the market

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's why I haven't bought one

I’m interested in getting to Blu-Ray, but between not having 1080p and not wanting to rebuild my movie library at $25 a pop I just don’t see a need right now. Especially when I can go to Fry’s and buy the HD-DVD player for $40 and buy HD-DVD movies for $12 and under (which I’ve been really considering)

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Netflix Blu Ray FTW!!!!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

mlb.tv has all the games

except games you’re blacked out of. (can’t remember where you are since you’re not in Spokane). Extra Innings doesn’t have every game of every team – they don’t have games Wednesdays or Sundays due to ESPN, and they don’t always carry every game for every team. Plus, mlb.tv lets you pick which broadcasters you want to listen to, so you never have to listen to Hawk Harrelson again.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

mlb.tv is also cheaper, portable, and easy to game

Plus the picture quality for EI is beyond terrible.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think they have a few.

Like one or two a day, maybe? But not many.

by Teej on Nov 25, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably not

But it’s clearly worse than what your local FSN affiliate provides.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of blackouts

is JAP working again yet?

by Jeff on Nov 25, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What is JAP?

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let's be honest

If I tried to be funny with that it would have been painfully unfunny.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Justice Adjusted Performance

it’s a stat that shows how good Arthur Rhodes actually was.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 25, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is awesome

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Proxy service

you can thus fool your ISP into thinking you’re not where you are.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

San Fran

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So you'd be blacked out of Giants and A's games on mlb.tv I think

which could put a pretty big dent in the number of games you watch. Thus, JAP.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate the A's. I only watch them now when they play the Mariners.

I have started to like the Giants, in a weird they suck really bad and I hate the NL kind of way, but it’s fun to go to the games.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice. I have a couple of old desk tops to play with.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ESPN has national exclusives those days

so I don’t believe that Extra Innings can show games on those days. At least that’s how it was a couple years ago when I had it, it may have changed but I don’t think so.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

nice. I have couple old desk tops I can have some fun with

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 12:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

JI, you seem to be one of the more knowledgeable HDTV people here

I’m thinking about buying a 32" LCD TV. At that size, would I notice a big enough difference between 720p and 1080p to justify the price?

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 11:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Probably not.

Every report I’ve read is that if the resolution is 13xx by 7xx you shouldn’t even be able to tell the difference.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Though if I were getting a TV, I'd start at 37'

because sideways letterboxing on a 32’ set may be a little tiny.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll keep that in mind.

I’m planning on using this display as both a television set and my primary computer screen.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't think so

But the 37" comment is definitely a good way to go.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A display that big is freakin' huge

Are you planning on using it from across the room?

It would work fine, it just does not seem practical. Plus, all the extra time spent active will shorten the life of your set.

I’m using a 15’’ tv a my monitor, but that’s because my other monitor blew, this isn’t my primary tv, and I got the tv for roughly the same price as I would have a new flatscreen monitor.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well by "primary"

I mean the machine I game on and watch movies on. For general use I’ve got another computer and a 17" monitor.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is what I do

My main machine is plugged into my 50" DLP with max res of 1280×720. I use wireless Keyboard and Mouse for when I need to access anything on there, and it works perfectly. An LCD around the sizes mentioned above would also work well for that, as long as you aren’t sitting too far from it

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you get a 720p tv for use as a computer screen you will be limited to 1368x768.

Most 1080p tvs will have 1470×1024. This is why monitors cost more than comparable TVs.

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

by Faux on Nov 25, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no idea how watchable the picture would be at 46"

Plus you have to consider that internet streams just don’t have as smooth a picture.

Still, I’d recommend mlbtv assuming you already have a high speed connection. It’s easy to learn how to game the system and watch every single game on the schedule.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You have a VGA or DVI plug on your tv?

If so, then plugging it in with that should make it look ok. I used MLBtv on my 50 for a while at the end of the ’07 season and it was pretty solid, all things considered

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have both on my TV.

I was just looking at Video Cards that handle HD, and I might take an old desk top and turn it into a media server.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I do with my desktop

Check this out, gives you some ideas on ways to use an old desktop

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice. I have a couple of old desk tops to play with.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What the fuck

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was an epic reply fail

I thought I was going crazy there for a minute, after going past two of them and seeing this one. Especially because he made subtle changes to each of them

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was weirded out as well!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I only see one. i did have a few problems.

Sorry guys

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't be

It was entertaining

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kinda like

I heard the Orioles are going to flip him for …

by Sec 108 on Nov 25, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is great technology though

I brought this up on the night of the Shuttle Launch, but it’s good to hear that it is now installed and operational. This will make things much better up there for them, and allow longer stays on board.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Totally.

It’s actually a really cool concept, even if it does sound a bit disgusting…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What I had read about it before

Makes it sound as though it has no unique taste to it. The astronauts had to bring it home with them and put it in the fridge and get used to drinking it, but said they and their families couldn’t taste a difference

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh fuck I just realized I locked my keys in the car

Now I have to find the break in kit in Service…

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:40 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I enjoy that you took the time to post

that you locked yourself out of your car. Engage internet problem solving.

I vote the break in kit is your elbow and a window.

Nice Robot

by azruavatar on Nov 25, 2008 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As good an idea as this is,

It’s already been handled. I drive a ‘95 Escort, so breaking in isn’t a problem. Took me less than 30 seconds with a bent coat hanger, and that was largely because I couldn’t get it out once I had unlocked the car. I could have probably yelled loudly at the door lock and it would have opened

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shit

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that week pretty much sucked.

Just about as bad as driving to Southcenter only to find out that I forgot my wallet at home.

I’m absentminded sometimes.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 25, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate going somewhere and realizing that I've forgotten my wallet

Especially because the trip back home is scary because you don’t have your license

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've only locked my keys in MY car once.

Though when I was a kid, I locked both the keys and my 1-year-old brother in the car once. That wasn’t fun.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 25, 2008 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Scheiße!

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is only the second time since I got my permit back in double ought

Piece of cake though

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Today is my 12 hour day at work

I already want to leave, and our semi crazy owner called and said that since we didn’t sell a car yesterday that we’re all on notice. Threatening to fire people over things they have little control over is not a good motivator

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

More than our competition, which is all that should matter

Ownership is unhappy that we are selling less cars than at this time last year. There were 16 million cars sold last year, and analysts are looking at about 10 million this year. So obviously the sales people are not doing their jobs properly, and that’s why we have sold less cars. The way I view it is that if everybody is down, then the one that is down the least is the best.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Quite the opposite, which is the strange thing

He’s actually the one that first brought to my attention to the 6 million unit drop issue. He feels that since dealerships are closing all around the country, we should step up our game and overcome diversity. Which is fine and understandable, but he is going about it in a strange way

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really hope that you're overcoming adversity, not diversity

unless your owner really hates those damn minorities!

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He probably does, but I blame that slip on this weird ass Macbook Keyboard

I was proof reading before I posted it, and saw “dversity”, and for some reason added the “i” instead of the “a”

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me too, although working at Hyundai doesn't bring us much diversity

Koreans and white people trying to save money make up like 98% of our business here

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll stop by to take a look when I'm in Seattle

so you’ll have at least one Japanese customer, I guess

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Excellent

We had one like 2 months ago.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I'm a white guy that was trying to save money.

That and the fact Jeanuts didn’t even want to LOOK at anything else once she drove the Veracruz.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 1:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And again I ask,

Why can’t more people be like that?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I promise that if I could afford a new car I would almost certainly buy it from you.

As it I’m selling the used one that I love. But in a few years, I’ll be in touch!

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds good

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After wearing down everybody here

And leaving 3 times to get the price lower. But, we had a new salesperson working with her, so they made the deal just to get her on the board

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Harriet Tubman?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oprah?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rachel Ray?

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got it!

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Robert Reich?

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Godwin?

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You just KNEW it was going to be a car salesman.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

None of them can keep their jobs long enough to cause any problems

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is true.

side note: my rental car this weekend was a brand new Impala (150 miles on it), and it was HORRIBLE. It was faux-posh, it had some sort of fake wood paneling everywhere, but more damningly, it had a blind spot the size of a Volkswagen, the front headrests obstructed any attempt to look back before changing lanes, the climate controls were a joke (and the temp was either hot or cold, no in between), and half the dashboard controls were hidden by the spokes of the steering wheel.

I would think building cars like this would be a bad way to avoid going bankrupt.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And that's why I'm not sympathetic to the Big 3 going broke

Though I understand how important they are to the Economy and will need to stay in business to keep this country afloat, they have operated with zero future planning for the last 20 years, and it is showing

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm the same way

I was reasonably sympathetic until I had to spend a weekend in one of Detroit’s finest.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like I said though,

It’s too bad that the 3 going broke would DESTROY the country. There would be upwards of 2 million jobs directly affected by that, which is absolutely nuts

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's it exactly

They do good things, but don’t do anything with them. Conditional bailout is the only way to go

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The problem is that when you buy a Toyota or a Hyundai a giant portion of your sales price goes towards the manufacturing of a car

When you buy a GM/Ford/Chrysler about 75% of the vehicles cost gets to go to things like health insurance and pensions.

Blame the labor unions, not the manufacturers. They don’t have the money to do proper R&D

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is the perfect point to make

Just like in sports, the stronger the union, the weaker the business

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A good number of Toyota's are now made in the US

They also have to deal with Unions

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They haven't had to deal with mass amounts of retirements yet because the plants are new

and Toyota’s negotiated contracts are way way less than the ones negotiated with Ford/Chrysler/GM because the UAW realized they were fucking themselves over by demanding too much with Ford/Chrysler/GM

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You just caused me to delete my answer

Because you took the words out of my mouth. Toyota knows how to conduct business, Detroit is still too old fashioned about it

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What worked in the 1950's doesn't work now

The Big 3 doesn’t exactly have a chance to reverse trends. By the time they realized they needed to change their retirement plans the UAW had become too big and ugly to fight

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

And this is where my owner’s issues are from. He is training us with methods that worked in the 70’s and 80’s, but just can’t be used today

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And it's exactly the same problem

In the 50’s and 70’s there wasn’t really any foreign competition. The Big 3 had a firm grip on the automotive industry and as such could afford to take very good care of their workers.

I’m guessing it’s the same with selling cars. If I can’t get a good deal and be treated with respect at my Hyundai dealership there are 30 other dealers selling similar sized and priced cars.

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will admit that UAW had some part in this

but the big three did start making really bad cars.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can get behind this.

I just have a hard time blaming the unions and letting the executives off the hook.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My 2000 4Runner has 142,000

and it has never broke down

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My 2002 Jeep Liberty has 125,000

and it has never broke down

It’s called proper maintenance

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My Mom had a Dodge Dynasty that she maintained perfectly. It died completely at 75k.

I will certainly agree that the Big 3’s quality has improved dramatically, but their products are still boring and unimaginative. Even when they produce an interesting, forward-thinking car, they have no idea how to promote it. They’re totally incompetent.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know people who have had good and bad luck with American cars

and I know people who have had good and bad luck with Japanese cars

A common trend is that the ones that have good luck take better care of their cars

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly.

Simple, really

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I take crappy care of my cars.

And I traded my Jeep in after 6 months. It broke down on me a few weeks after I bought it. And then kept breaking down.

The Volvo I took a massive hit on trading the Jeep in for has never broken down (knocks loudly on wood!), and it’s never once been garaged since I’ve owned it. It’s had a few issues, but it’s been far, FAR cheaper to own than any American car I’ve tried owning.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My dad put 250,000+ on his Toyota pickup.

He put 150,000+ on his Nissan Hardbody and I put another 25k on it. Never any problems. They just work, and they do it efficiently.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's BS.

They do amazing R&D. They just decided to ignore every single global trend in the automotive industry and keep raking in the (doomed to vanish) profits from light trucks and poorly conceived sedans.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Although trucks just moved back to outselling cars

Funny how much gas can dictate things

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't necessarily have a problem with trucks.

My dad has been a truck guy all of his life. Detroit refused to move their designs forward. That’s my issue.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here

And all I was pointing out with my comment was that Trucks are still selling

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Though how about this

Anybody remember when Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep did their $2.99 gas for 3 years promo this past summer? Sucks to be whoever fell for that crap, and gave up their rebates to buy down the price of gas

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone who took that deal should have been forced to wear a t-shirt that said

“I have no idea how the commodities market functions.”

Although I bought heating oil when oil was still $100 a barrel so I can’t really talk. But it was cold.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be fair, this promotion isn't the same as buying

3 years’ worth. It’s really only a hedge option at $2.99.

Still, it’s a worthless option at this point in time.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 25, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, but I'm still annoyed at myself.

Had I know there were still 80 gallons in the tank I would have made a different decision.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But just remember that it will go back up.

And then you may be ok. Just like gas will go back to more than $3 before too long. In the long run, it works out for you regardless of what method is chosen

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I knew oil was going to take a tumble.

I just thought we couldn’t use the heat because the oil company told us we should be out and wouldn’t bring a measuring stick until they delivered oil because “there’s no way you still have enough oil to measure.” Except we used 70 gallons last winter so yeah.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was a stupid deal

even IF gas stayed at $4. Assuming a tank a week (that’s a lot of driving), people would be getting $15 a week in savings, which comes out to $2340, which is a lot less than most rebates/specials that are run.

Any sort of sale/promotion having to do with gas is a gimmick/trap. Gas prices get talked up so much in the media echo chamber that the power the prices have over people becomes a little ridiculous. People no longer act rationally. A dollar for gas should equal a dollar elsewhere, but people just kind of blank out and think “FREE/CHEAP GAS!”

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 25, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What it comes down to for most people

is not the mathematical savings, but the “I’m at the gas pump and I don’t have to get out my debit card and spend $40/50/whatever on gas when I could spend that money on food today” thing. The annual dollar savings aren’t really the issue – most people will see it as $40/50/whatever saved, because that’s money they don’t have to spend right now.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

It’s the same argument I have when somebody complains about a car requiring premium gas. It’s an extra 20 cents per gallon, folks. At 15 gallons, that’s an extra $3 per tank. Assuming 6 tanks per month, that’s $18 per month more. Completely negligible difference

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

6 tanks a month?

You sure drive a lot.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 25, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's only 27000 miles/yr! at 25 MPG

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess it's all relative.

I’m happy that I’m taking 99/509 to work now, rather than the 5. It’s a straighter shot, and the slightly lower speeds are more fuel efficient. I’m getting close to 2 tanks a month.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 25, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

27000 miles/yr is a ton

I consider myself to drive way more than I need to and I put about 18000/yr on

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's kinda the point I was making

It takes a lot to make any kind of appreciable difference. And I was figuring an average of 18 miles per gallon to keep things reasonable, since many premium-only cars get in this range

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you're riled up today

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And yes, I do drive a lot

And I only have an 11 gallon tank, with a max range of about 275 miles in the traffic I put up with. I drive 60 miles per day, round trip, so the miles add up

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's me.

I drove to visit my fiancee in Independence, Oregon last month and only used 3/4ths of a tank to get there, but I had my cruise pegged at 65 all the way there (left Renton at 10:30pm). Driving in traffic to and from work kills my mileage, but that’s to be expected. This is why I like my cheap old car

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On my trip to Montana this summer, I got 34 for the whole trip.

I was going ~85 most of the way. The next week, driving just in the city, I got 16. Quite annoying.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Going to Eastern WA and back we get

about 23 in the Hyundai, but it’s mostly open range. When Jeanuts drives in 405 traffic, it drops dramatically.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

perception trumps reality, though

if I have $50 to spend for the week until payday, and my gas costs $40 and my food costs $40, I’m not sure I’d care that on an annual basis I’m saving a small amount or not. I’d care that I can get both food AND gas this week.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It really does

I was still having customers coming in and mentioning that they like how fuel efficient my cars were because they were tired of paying $4 a gallon on their inefficient vehicle. This was at the end of October, when it was less than $3 per gallon

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In my line of work perception is reality

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Stocks?

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 25, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

political consulting

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's it, in a nutshell

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm honored

In the last 4 days I have received my first tag and my first photoshop inclusion. Nicely done

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No there's a generator

I cannot do that in photoshop.

by Mariner John on Nov 25, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just take the credit

I would have never known

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I fear I would be found out.

My internet credibility would be tarnished.

by Mariner John on Nov 25, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd take the fall for you

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think I've ever been mentioned in a tag,

but I’m kind of scared of what it would say anyway.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Your tag for me was good, so that's the important thing

If I’m ever up early enough to make an OT, you’ll get a tag.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I believe the OT regular writers may require you to write one one of these days

like one of those days where we all refuse to post it until you do it

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will hold out until I get a better contract

Or I will be forced to do one, in which case it will go up at like 2 am when I am heading off to bed

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think you are the only person to tag me.

Thanks, it made me feel all impotent and shit.

by Sec 108 on Nov 25, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's an unfortunate condition, maybe lay off the booze for awhile?

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by dpseadv on Nov 25, 2008 8:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can anyone identify the brand of television that in the "sneak peek" section of this ad?

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/genericContent.do?oid=231834&key=1022243

I want my new TV, and I’d like to avoid the Black Friday madness part if at all possible. I just want to use my Black Friday to go hang around at 3 AM at a Staples and then go shopping at the mall all day

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:25 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah... they have a 50" Panasonic for $1k too, which is the one that I'm really considering right now.

And before anyone mentions the $800 50" Samsung at Best Buy, I get 7% at CC and I have my old TV under extended warranty there

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Check this out though,

Circuit City’s Black Friday deals on Gizmodo

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, CC sucks pretty hardcore this year

but we’ve known that was going to happen for a while =(.

Looks like Walmart and Staples are the places to be this year. I’m planning on hitting Staples for a 1TB external (I like convenience), a new desk chair (they have a leather managers chair for $100 off), and maybe a Bluetooth headset

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm planning on not buying anything or going anywhere on Friday

there’s not a deal on the planet that would get me to go to a store on the day after Thanksgiving.

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by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My friends and I have made a tradition of hanging around and shopping and having an annual get together for no reason on that Friday

since it’s basically the only day of the entire calendar year in which we’re all off and in Southern California

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After working retail on Black Friday

I never ever want to put myself through that

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bluetooth has gotten so inexpensive anymore,

I really can’t see a deal worth waiting until Black Friday for. I splurged on one of those Jawbone ones, and it is amazing. I could carry a conversation in a wind tunnel if I felt like it. Hooray for Military Tech

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes... hooray for military tech =/

it’s a decent Motorola headset for ten bucks, so I figured I might as well pick one up while I’m at Staples. I definitely wouldn’t go out of my way to get it

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess for 10 bucks there's no reason not to

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you're looking for a great, cheap HDTV, I'd advise you to hit up Best Buy right now.

46" Sharp Aquos LCD (1080p) – $900

50" Samsung Plasma (720p) – $800

32" Samsung LCD (720p) – $600

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PS

That Aquos deal is INCREDIBLE…I’ll have more links/great deals in a second.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One more option

42" Samsung Plasma - $700

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by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

=(

I wish I could buy my TV at Best Buy right now, but I’m kind of locked into CC, very, very unfortunately

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/11/25/670182/otfpotd-midwest-travelogue#10265258

Though if they refuse to honor my warranty, that Sharp is looking like a winner. I just wish I had 7% off at BB like I do at CC.

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Reward Zone gives you 5% back

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by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OH YEAH

I totally forgot about that!

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I already had a 40" Samsung that I got last year.

I moved that to the bedroom when I bought the Aquos.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately, I don't have enough money to keep two TVs,

so if CC won’t honor my warranty I’d probably buy the Sharp and just sell my Vizio on CL, hoping for $450 since it’s in great shape and I have an extended warranty on it

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And Circuit City will price match, if you'd rather do that

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One other:

If you’re cool with an off-brand TV, 42" LCD (720p) – $600

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by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm totally OK with an off-brand TV

but that Sharp sounds absolutely fucking fantastic; you don’t get $1400 TVs for $900 every day

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, it's incredible.

The Samsung I have right now, I bought last Labor Day weekend for $865 (with a $50 gift card). At the time, it was listed at $1600. I felt pretty damn good.

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by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes it is

Hell of a set

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Talk with C.C.

See if they’ll honor the warranty on your old TV and simultaneously match the price on the Aquos. Pay the difference? Would this work?

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by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong person, but yes I think it might work

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wrong person indeed. My bad.

As someone who’s had the Aquos for all of 40 hours, now, I can tell you, it’s incredible.

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by andrewgolfsalot on Nov 25, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have never felt so defeated in my life than I just was while TV shopping

I was ready to buy that Sharp and there’s none left in Southern California, as far as I can tell.

by seattlebruin on Nov 25, 2008 8:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh shit that sucks

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 8:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently Jerry Yang thinks punctuation sucks.

Link

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 12:34 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I meant capitalization.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well played!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I smell a new meme to be played with

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Crap. I still don't know what happened. I truly only have one on my screen

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Refresh the page.

You replied to like three different posts with variations of that.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Nov 25, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still only see one

At any rate it is still a good meme, just wish I was not part of it.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was funny.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 3:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And in reply to completely different posts

And none of them warranted a response anything close to what you did. It was funny, really

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why yes, these pants ARE made of bacon.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

...Wow. That's intense.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So I would be remiss not to mention

that a certain LLers rock combo is playing the Entertainment Show (stand-up, sketch comedy, animation and live music) at the Sunset Tavern this fine evening. $6 at 9:00 if anyone is interested.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 1:56 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Where is the Sunset Tavern?

Probably too far away for me, plus too late on a work night, but still…

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You misspelled "condo".

Probably a bit too far south for me on a work night. I wish more stuff happened up north.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a defunct dance club across the street from the Greenwood Market.

If I had the money I would soundproof the holy fuck out of it (next to a bunch of new condos) and turn it into North Seattle’s only viable venue.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be awesome.

It’s a decent location, too, with parking and everything.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably true.

It’s a moot point, though, since I have zero money.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Airlock style soundproof doors

Jeff's guide to not looking stupid:
+/- is an absolutely terrible stat, so don't use it, and don't give up on young players before they turn 24.
54!

by joof on Nov 25, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just look for the popped collars and follow the scent of Axe

and then, when they all head towards King’s Hardware, go down to the Sunset and catch the show.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I fucking hate that place so much.

If it was on the Hill it would be fine, but it doesn’t fit on Ballard Ave at all.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kings?

It’s been so long since I’ve been to Ballard. I think the last time I was there I went to the firehouse in about 1996.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, the Firehouse.

Giving Pat Travers a place to play throughout the 90’s.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I may have seen him for all I know.

I went there to see an aquaintance of mine’s band. Wouldn’t even really call hima friend, just a guy I knew from another bar.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It seems like every time I went to the Firehouse in the mid-90's

they were giving away free tickets to see Pat Travers. I never took them up on it.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that sounds like it ROCKED

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by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was okay.

My biggest memory of it was really that I had many, many beers.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 2:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It should just go away, really

but it does serve as a douchebag magnet so that normal people can enjoy themselves without fear of douchebag interference.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I find it to be less of a douchebag magnet and more of a hipster magnet.

And by hipster I don’t mean Ballard hipster types. People like that don’t really bother me all that much, but I don’t like Ballard’s character being changed so drastically.

As far as douchebag magnets I find the Balmar and the Matador to be far worse.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard the Matador is getting sued

by Pesos for design and menu infringement.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's funny, some good friends of mine moved to Cincinnati a year ago.

They were newlyweds, they were both trapped at jobs they hated (the on I currently have, FWIW) and had family there. She likes it pretty well. Him, not so much.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 2:28 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm not an expert having only been there once

but it seems that Cincinnati would be good for about three months, until the novelty wore off, then it would just be unbelievably dull.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their reasons for moving were sound.

He was incredibly depressed here, they both hated their jobs but couldn’t bring themselves to cut ties (a feeling with which I am all too familiar) and they wanted to go somewhere where he could concentrate on his artwork. I think they (or at least he) are beginning to think they could have made a better choice in terms of cities to move too.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 2:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I don't blame them

on the surface, it looks pretty cool, and like there’s a fair amount going on – two major colleges, a fairly young population, etc – but it just seems like there’s not much, especially in terms of an art/music scene. We did find a good record store, and it was quite good indeed (HUGE vinyl selection, great used selection), but were also led to believe the neighborhood surrounding that store was “really cool” – and it was, I suppose, but it was only about three blocks of cool surrounded by several dozen blocks of run-down houses and boarded-up buildings. The rest of the areas we saw were pretty similar.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

She wanted to move to Chicago.

I don’t see how there was even a question.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can see that I guess.

don’t agree with it, but I can see it.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a big fan of density and urbanness so it's not a choice I would make

but I have a lot of friends who think Portland is a “big city” and wouldn’t ever consider moving somewhere that’s any bigger.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Different strokes I guess.

As long as people are living in urban areas, I can’t complain.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 3:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am a person who is terrified at the thought of living in an aptmt/condo

so I understand this. PDX, Seattle (to some degree), a few other cities…. there really aren’t that many actual cities (not metro areas) where having a detached single family house is an option.

God, the thought of people living their sordid lives and making their human noises RIGHT on the other side of THAT WALL RIGHT THERE freaks me out. Seriously. Gah. I need a moment.

by marc w on Nov 25, 2008 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

All things being equal I agree

but the tremendous benefits of dense urban areas outweigh the advantages of single family living as far as I am concerned.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, many people are happy with this trade-off

many times, I wish I could be. I’m not under any illusions here; the problem is with me and my almost pathological need to be physically separated from other people by a modest expanse of grass and/or shrubbery. It’s totally illogical, and yet I seriously think I would die if I had to live in an apartment for any length of time. Even if that apartment was in the same building as the best bar and live music venue in the world.

by marc w on Nov 25, 2008 3:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can see that.

And single family homes can still promote density. It’s the suburbs that bother me.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 3:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love my SF home.

It would be very hard to go back to apartments or a condo.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't have a problem living in the city if they took better care of their green spaces.

Having a messed up park, tagged, burned, filled with hobo’s, broken glass? I’m in the suburbs and half the parks are still messed up around here. So I build my kids the same exact toys in my backyard.
It’s either that or drive them someplace.

by dpseadv on Nov 25, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If parents would stop letting their kids wander around at all hours.

Or let kids grow up thinking it’s ok to demolish everything, the parks would be in better shape.
I’m not sure what a suburban park design entails. What is that? I’ve never particularly thought it out past slides, stuff to climb on, swings, etc. Baseball/soccer fields for the older kids, etc.

by dpseadv on Nov 25, 2008 3:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Amen to that.

Kids these days…..

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 3:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not park design, property design.

Traditional urban design limits setbacks, has any off-street parking behind the street and has entrances that face the street directly. Suburban housing design tries to put as much space between the property and the outside world as possible.

That’s one thing in sparsely populated areas that don’t attract outsiders, but in an urban environment it’s asking for it. The more eyes on the street (even if it’s simply perception) the less attractive it is for criminal elements. It’s why crime is so high in Belltown at night; no one lives there, and most of the people that do are totally sequestered from what’s happening outside their buildings. Compare it to the older residential areas of, say, Queen Anne. Where would you rather be after dark?

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 3:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Suburban houses are big garages with a small front door attached

Urban, older houses have on-street parking and the entire house is house, not car storage.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 3:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or the garage is off-street, round the back.

Which is fine as well. The key thing is that the front of the house reflects the fact that people live there, not cars.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that's the way our house is

our garage is off the alley behind our house, and that’s the way I wants it. If I wanted to live in a garage I’d have bought a double-wide Public Storage unit.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The only thing wrong with my alley

is that it’s full of really big potholes. But otherwise I’m a big fan.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

It definitely keeps people out, and it completely frees the alley from any sort of traffic, which rules.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 4:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mine is a standard rambler.

The garage faces the front, as does the living area. I wouldn’t mind the garage being out back though, if I had the right type of lot.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I should point out

that I’m not passing judgment. People have to have a place to live, and because of the way developers have built for the past 70 years, their options are generally limited, especially when you consider the premium that’s placed upon older, traditionally designed homes.

A lot of planners are starting to recognize the advantages of traditional urban design, and some new development reflects that. It just annoys me that it took them this long.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 4:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A corner of the foundation for this is zoning.

I have huge problems with zoning, lack of it and stupidity involved.
Light commercial zoning, setback rules, a lot of these issues boil me.

by dpseadv on Nov 25, 2008 4:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have both, what is that?

(Note: garage is full of everything except vehicles)

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, this explanation of the differences of styles I understand.

That there is considered a difference for planning in these era’s of building, I did not know. I was expecting some ultra-modern conceptual shit, probably designed by Norwegians, with a title that contained the use of umlauts in at least three words.

by dpseadv on Nov 25, 2008 4:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My biggest things?

1) Parking. I like to have people over, and I hate to make them fight for a parking space. I need my big driveway and parking strip.

2) Neighbors. They’re loud enough at times in a SF home, but when you actually share a wall, every little thing is noticable. I keep some odd hours sometimes, and I like the freedom of my yard as a “buffer zone”.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 3:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just not a fan of the whole urban design in it's current inception, period.

Holy crap I just typed out a 3 inch column that was square in the middle of politics. See you guys later.

by dpseadv on Nov 25, 2008 3:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't either.

It should all look the apartments in “Singles”. Of course that would require people to be friends, or at least be social.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 3:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Singles", I love those apartments.

And FWIW, remember he (Scott what’s his name) was working for a group designing and promoting a mass transit system, that failed to pass?

by dpseadv on Nov 25, 2008 9:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

No way in hell I’m giving up my 1/3 acre lot, even if it means I have to use a non-riding-lawnmower to mow it.

I love me some elbow room. Heck, our SIDEyard is as big as a lot of people’s backyards…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 25, 2008 10:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In terms of outdoor activities

You’re a lot closer to being out of the city in Cincinnati- you’re pretty close to white water rafting in W. Va, you’re right at the base of Appalachia, so lots of hiking/camping/etc nearby

Otherwise I’d say Chicago might be better

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 3:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They're not really outdoorsy types.

I think it was a compromise between metropolis and farm in Indiana.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 3:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey everybody, the Chinese Car Manufacturer "Brilliance"

Will have a heavy presence at the NAIAS (Detroit Auto Show) this year. Hopefully that means that they’ll begin to sell these in the U.S.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 2:45 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 2:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sucks for a new car,

but I bet it’s better than the 68 VW I had, or the 74 Chrysler.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like the side impact

You know, the one where the dummy’s head snaps in half when it hits his shoulder?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHA SUCK IT

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Aahahahahaha!

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 2:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wonder if that is similar

to a stink nickel?

AKA Thingray's Fiancee (not a Midget)

by Jeanuts on Nov 25, 2008 3:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Barely safe for work BTW.

Watch the volume. Not like a stink nickle though.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's not all that dangerous.

Just the title says “ASS PENNIES”, and the dialouge isn’t something I’d play loudly in the office.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If that's not his reason then it should be

God it’s miserable. I hate driving down to see my fiancee, but I can’t afford the extra time to make the trip scenic

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Take the train.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The train trip is fairly quick.

At least it was a few years back when Jeanuts took it to join me in Vancouver.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's quick if there's no delays, yeah

but Amtrak is not a mode of transportation you want to be using if time is at all an issue on your trip.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 4:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If southern Oregon would get off its ass and develop a center spoke city

the Vancouver-San Diego corridor would officially be a Megalopolis and there would be a much stronger case for regional planning.

Fucking Oregon.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 4:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure how this works.

But Grants Pass is never turning into New York.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

200k+ in one urban area would do it.

The NYC/Boston/Philly chunk of the eastern seaboard is a megalopolis, and they pretty much have to work together on planning and infrastructure issues to some extent. That’s what leads to the kind of collaboration necessary to get things like interstate high speed light rail lines.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure I understand.

Just to much empty space between Salem and the next large urban area?

We’re talking about a much larger distance that the NYC – Philly corridor.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Right, it actually IS a megalopolis

NYC/Boston/Phila contain tens of millions of people, and the north Boston suburbs are still within 300 miles of Philly in the south.

I’m not getting why a Tacoma-sized burg around Medford would change anything. The distances here are completely on a different scale.

by marc w on Nov 25, 2008 4:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

By about 10 seconds was all.

You stated it much better than I did anyway.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Contiguous urban area.

Yes, the distances are different, but if there was another center-spoke city that supported it’s own suburbs and exurbs, there would have to be more regional collaboration.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 4:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But the distances are so much greater,

you’d have to have thousands of miles of urban sprawl.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a scale thing, though;

it’s not that the area has to be heavily populated continuously. We’re never going to see that on the West Coast (well, not anytime soon) because of the way it developed. So does Washington However, California has heavily integrated regional planning. If there was another center spoke urban core in Oregon, they’d do it too. Vancouver pretty much invented the whole concept.

So, if you have four integrated regional plans going on at once, there’s a good chance they’re going to overlap at some point, which leads to further collaboration, and, eventually trains.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 5:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I should point out

that yes, there are tremendous leaps of faith involved here. My larger point is that this sort of rail network, no matter how much sense it makes, will never happen without a tremendous amount of collaboration between regional agencies, which is unlikely to ever happen without another mid sized city in Southern Oregon.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 5:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Again though, why is So. Oregon important?

We currently have major urban areas within 300 miles – Vanc. to the north, PDX to the south. They can’t develop regional planning that leads to high speed transit between them. People want to make sure their tax dollars are spent locally, or at least they’d prefer that.
Why on earth would the existence of a Medford-on-Steroids change this fundamental fact? Collaborating to meld existing, on-the-ground regional networks might be made easier if there was a network every 3-500 miles or so, but it seems….fanciful to assume that a few more cities would suddenly spur the West Coast into action.

by marc w on Nov 25, 2008 5:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I the economics are there to run a high speed line

from San Diego to Canada’s Vancouver. Even if Southern Oregon is laking in population.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 5:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not quite sure what you meant there

“IF the economics…” or “I. Postulate the first: The economics are there…”

by marc w on Nov 25, 2008 5:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am a complete failure

“I bet the economic are there”

and I have a coupe of desk tops

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 5:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A coupe of desktops?

Is this a sports coupe, or merely a two door econobox?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 5:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I don't think it would be sudden.

I predict that it Sound Transit evercompletes a link system between Seattle and Tacoma, a Tacoma to Portland line won’t be too far behind. Seattle-Everett makes it easier to get to Vancouver. California just approved a massive light rail package that should link California around the same time the network from Seattle-Portland would theoretically be completed. So, if all of California is integrated, and all of California is integrated, a metropolitan area between the Bay Area and Portland would make the West Coast system significantly more viable. If the entire US West Coast is linked, and it works (and it would) a connection to Vancouver would make too much sense.

Really, I’ve just verbalized my ideas really poorly. But the fundamental idea is, I think, a sound and reasonable one. I’m just not holding my breath that it ever happens. And frankly, if it involves Medford becoming more important, I’m not sure I want it to. That is a terrible, terrible place.

I will admit, though, that perhaps I’m underestimating the importance of Fresno…

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 6:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't really want to be connected to those damn Californians

I have no reason to ever step foot in that state unless I drive every mile of state highway in the country in which case I guess I’d have to

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 6:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be wonderful

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Generally, yes

But I could ride in to Salem, and the trip would only be an extra hour or so. It’s either that, or driving out to the coast from Olympia and then cutting back in towards Independence once I reach Oregon

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can spare an hour or two if it means not having to drive

But most of the time when I’m heading to see her it is because I haven’t seen her for a month or two, and I only have 2 days off from work

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's gotta be tough.

How much longer are you stuck with that arrangement?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It sucks. A bunch

This is her last year. She has to do an internship in Spring, and there is a small chance that the internship could be up here. Then, it’s off to work for her, wherever that ends up being. Unfortunately (because I am firmly rooted up here) both the internship and work may be down in the Portland or Salem areas, which means I’ll need to move. We’ll see though

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow.

That’s a very difficult arrangement. You guys must have one hell of a good relationship.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's pretty solid, yes

Probably helps though that even if she were at school locally, or if I lived down there with her we would not see each other much more than we currently are, so not much different there. She’s a hell of a lady, though, and I respect that finishing her degree is so important to her that she’d put herself through this to complete it

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The road is just atrociously bad.

The ruts look like they were made by tanks and if it’s raining the traction is nonexistent.

Also, yes, it’s boring as hell.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's true.

It was severely screwed when I was down there last summer for family reunion.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My girl was prepping to come up from school, since the term was over

Finished her last test, and then they closed that stretch of I-5 due to the flooding the night before she was planning to leave. I had to make her a map to come home by going over to the coast, and then up and back over. Only thing was the coastal highway was absolutely trashed, and the trip ended up taking 9 hours for her.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Moving north to south was almost impossible right then.

You can still see the damage from that on I-5 and on the coast as well.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Total mess

She hates driving anyway, and gets terrible road rage (very cute, BTW) so this just about killed her. Idiots turning around all over the place, people stopped and taking pictures, and slow speeds everywhere.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAHA!!

Jeanuts gets frustrated driving in traffic too. Me thinks it’s cute.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 25, 2008 4:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What I don't understand

is that there’s a big stretch of I-5, either just north or just south of Longview (can’t remember exactly) that has been repaved – but only the middle lane, for some reason. I don’t get that at all.

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 4:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had the Cobra Fang

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Nov 25, 2008 4:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As did I

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh shizz, my life is over.

They have 4 seasons of Dragnet on Netflix’s “Watch Instantly” feature.

by Phildopip on Nov 25, 2008 4:06 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Excellent.

I’m never going to turn my Xbox off anymore, I suspect. I was adding to my queue a little while ago and noticed that the babysitter was watching movies with my son. It’s so cool

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 4:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate how TBS calls House of Payne "Cable's #1 sitcom of all time".

This is the show that has a 1.1 on IMDB. How can they even compare it to Seinfeld?

by Coach Owens on Nov 25, 2008 5:00 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Seinfeld wasn't on cable, and they're talking ratings?

Also, IMDB ratings are absurd. House of Payne is terrible, but you should never put stock into those things.

by acblue on Nov 25, 2008 5:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Though I'm sure the show isn't that great

But the #1 remark would be about viewership ratings, not critical ratings

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 5:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seinfeld was not on cable

It’s in syndication on cable, but didn’t start on cable

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 5:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Booooored

Work is slow. This sucks

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 7:59 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I want a pretzel :(

But, in better news, YAY I’m off work

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 8:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Someone has a high opinion of herself.

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

by Faux on Nov 25, 2008 9:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sure, sure.

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

by Faux on Nov 25, 2008 9:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is why.

Who am I supposed to know who I’m making fun of?

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

by Faux on Nov 25, 2008 9:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was very worried about today's episode of House based on last week's preview.

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. It was a very enjoyable episode.

by BrianL on Nov 25, 2008 9:21 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was a pile of shit

Could someone explain to me why House isn’t going to jail for a very long time, or why 13 didn’t kill him herself? I have a bad feeling this show is going to go Family Guy.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 10:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ZOMG NO SPOILERS

but my thoughts exactly

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by I'm NOT Corco on Nov 25, 2008 10:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I could rant about how painfully stupid this ep was

except that I can’t do it without giving the whole story away.

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 10:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, last season was fine, maybe not their strongest, but it ended strong and was solid overall.

It jumped the shark when it started to suck ,and not the once in a while “this episode never really came together” kind of suck. The kind of suck where, you wonder to yourself what show am I watching?

Furcal

by JI on Nov 25, 2008 10:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A warrior, magician, and priest walk into a bar.

The bartender says, “What is this, a party?”

by James F'n X on Nov 25, 2008 9:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

An Irishman, a Mexican, and a Frenchman walk into a bar

The bartender says, “What is this, some kind of joke?”

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

by pdb on Nov 25, 2008 9:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How many skate punks does it take to change a light bulb?

Three. One to screw it in, the second to videotape it, and the third to say “DUDE, THAT WAS SICK!”

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 25, 2008 11:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Where do bees stop to go to the bathroom?

The BP station

(my son told me this. not sure where he got it)

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What kind of bees are daddies not afraid of?

Boo-bees.

Silas has a rad dad.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 11:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My kid tells that one,

But it is where do bees get their milk. I like your son’s version better

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 25, 2008 11:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How many existencialists doesit take to screw in a lightbulb?

Fish.

Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.

by kevin_ess on Nov 25, 2008 11:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, silly...

Existentialists would never use a word as simple as “fish.” More like:

Masticate.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 7:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs