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So it appears I'm the only one around, which means that this could be the lowest-attended fanpost in a while.  But I'll put one up anyway, because, well, because it's a day.

And because it's the day before Thanksgiving, the standard questions apply:

 

1.  What are you doing for the holiday?
2.  What is your favorite food of the Thanksgiving feast? 
3.  Does your family have Thanksgiving post-dinner plans? My family used to eat early and bowl at night.
4.  What are the odds that you get too drunk and embarrass yourself in front of your family?

So, there we are.

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Lets see:

1. Spending the day/feast with good friends.
2. Outside of turkey or ham, I’d have to say green bean casserole.
3. Drinking.
4. 100%. Daily.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 9:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Let's see

1. Going to Jack in the Box tomorrow, then shopping
2. Yams, for sure
3. Black Friday stuff, since I haven’t had Thanksgiving with my family in six years
4. 0%

by seattlebruin on Nov 26, 2008 9:13 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

WHOAH COOL!

I just found JI’s 7th grade dictionary! No WONDER he can’t spell!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 9:18 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

F9IAL

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck you

I’m good at spelling

Furcal

by JI on Nov 26, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Answering my own questions

1. Going to the bar by our house for Thanksgiving dinner because my wife gets home late tonight and we can’t be bothered to cook.
2. Stuffing. Or gravy.
3. Drinking.
4. My wife’s seen me embarrass myself while drunk a lot, and that’s the only family I’ll be seeing tomorrow, so 0%.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:20 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

.

1. Hosting my wife’s side of the family in our new house. With our new dining room table that I earned my man card back assembling late Sunday night.
2. My wife’s sweet potato & red onion recipe. Or Stove Top Stuffing. Can’t decide.
3. This year, we’re going for dessert to our real estate agent’s house.
4. 15%. Since we’re hosting, I might take that second or third glass of wine. But drinking too much wine just puts me to sleep, so combine that with the turkey, and I’ll more likely fall asleep on the couch.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 9:21 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

that second or third glass of wine?

Don’t go crazy, now. hahahaha. When I go to my family’s for the holidays, “that third glass of wine” is the MINIMUM consumption level that’s acceptable.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My mantra has always been quality over quantity...

Even though I’ve got waaaay more than 6-pack abs, my skinny wife can drink me under the table. I’m a massive lightweight when it comes to alcohol…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmm

1. Going to my mom’s house. And then after dinner, heading to work.
2.Cranberry sauce. And ham.
3. No.
4.Have to work that night, so zero.

by Goose on Nov 26, 2008 9:23 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Questions.

1. Going to Kirkland for a bash that my uncle co-hosts with his partner. Helping prepare the big-ticket items.
2. I honestly don’t like this holiday. But homemade mashed ‘tatoes make up for quite a bit.
3. I have never celebrated Thanksgiving up here. I did see a game of Apples to Apples on the coffee table?
4. Um, they don’t really drink. I always thought holidays would be more fun if my family had alcohol infused get-togethers.

Yeah…I’m not really looking forward to tomorrow…

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 9:26 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Answers!

1. Nothing special, mostly traveling to visit extended family.
2. Pumpkin pie!
3. Just hanging around with my grandparents for a little while.
4. 0%. Now cousin Eddie on the other hand…

by BrianL on Nov 26, 2008 9:27 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

most times of year you're probably right

but Thanksgiving is all about punpkin pie.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or pumpkin, even.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that too.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is the correct answer

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yes.

I don’t usually like sweet potatoes. But damn, this recipe my wife found that basically has sweet potatoes chunked with red onions, lemon pepper, and a few other ingredients all thrown in the oven for a bit is pretty damn good. I give my wife credit for it since she found and made the recipe first, but I pretty much do all the cooking on Turkey Day myself. I LOVE to cook…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sweet potatoes... Ugh.

Jeanuts was “signed up” for sweet potatoes for tomorrow. She’s never made them, and we don’t like them. I told her to call my sister and get signed up for something else.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I normally HATE sweet potatoes, too.

Like “keep ’em the hell away from me” hate…

I can’t find the exact recipe right now, but it’s very similar to this (heh, I think there’s a typo in the number of sweet potatoes). And it’s sooooooo good. Basically olive oil, rosemary, lemon pepper and some other stuff are used as the marinade over the top.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd always be willing to try something new,

but until I actually taste good sweet potatoes, they stay on the “keep ’em the hell off my plate” list.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This.

Like asking for pumpkin and being told ‘we don’t have that, but sweet potato pie is better!" Did I ask for sweet potato pie? Pepsi tastes exactly like Coke? Ice cream looks like mashed potatoes, ever bite into it thinking it was going to be a delicious bite of ice cream?

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This happened to me last week with pineapple juice.

Thought it was plain orange juice until I took a big drink.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pineapple juice is so good

But it makes me hate the fact that I get terrible heartburn.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pineapple juice is just fine,

I just wasn’t expecting it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mmmmmm

Mashed potato flavored Ice Cream…

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well put.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm probably just pissy. I'm sick and I have no appetite.

Therefore, no coffee, nicotine (I’m thinking about just keeping this going), no bacon and eggs for breakfast. Caffeine, nicotine, and cholesterol withdrawals all at once, I’m sure my wife is really enjoying my company.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck that noise.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No

Fuck that noise

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck that noise

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hah. Heh. Hee hee.

I just typed and deleted about 10 different things right there.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably not a possibility for Thingray and dpseadv though

Unless they are radical, forward thinking scientists who also happen to be gigantic Austrian ex-bodybuilders

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Interestingly my female friends who smoke and got pregnant

mostly picked it back up after they were done nursing.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well...

I’m off to smoke and bowl. You guys have fun talking about pregancies. I’ll check back in when I return.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OPEN YOUR HAND

Bowl well, man

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We'll see.

It’s always weird for me when I bowl by myself. Throws off my rhythm.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The open the hand thing was a joke

Since I said that last Friday and you had no idea what I meant, which was my fault for not explaining

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still don't know what it means!

Bowled a 146, 186 and a 126. Apparently my hand was closed the last game.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh for cryin out loud!

I said Bacon ‘n’ Eggs!

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just when I thought we had similar opinions of nearly everything.

You had to go and be a sweet potato guy. At least I won’t have to worry about you hanging around my pumpkins.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And then Apple Pie dropped a MOAB on all of them

Because Apple Pie is the best

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, Dutch Apple Pie! I can never decide which is my favorite.

It’s just a dressed up apple pie anyway, with the little buttery crumbles all over the top…

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuuuuck I'm hungry

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just feel all crummy and gross.

I’m bout to pop some drugs and go back to sleep.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Heroin is good for what ails ya

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Opiate based stuff gives me the heaves, and makes me all itchy.

I’ve been going with valium or methadone for a few years now. Try and explain to a doctor that you have to use methadone for pain and check the reaction you get. Fun times. At least itchy and heaving distracts from the actual injury.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm enjoying a hot cup of Tortilla soup with Crystal hot sauce.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Make that bowl, not cup.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jerk

That sounds good. I don’t see any purpose to leaving for lunch on a day when I work only 5 hours. I’m off in an hour, and will get something later

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Other than the food, I've never been a fan of Thanksgiving

1. No plans, really. Mom had hand surgery Monday, so I’ll be in charge of food pickup. I’ll also probably catch a movie with my fiancee and her family earlier in the day
2. Favorite food has to be the simple answer of turkey with homemade mashed potatoes and gravy
3. I don’t believe my family has any after dinner plans, but if it isn’t raining we’ll likely light up the fire pit at Mom’s house and get a 6 foot flame going, as is the usual on Thursdays. This fire will also include plenty of drinking, so…
4. Low odds that I get drunk and make an ass of myself, simply because the rest of the family will also be drunk (or, in Mom’s case, heavily dosed on pain meds from her hand surgery)
So, good times all around

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 9:40 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I've always been a Thanksgiving dinner traditionalist myself.

Christmas dinner can be pretty much anything – turkey, goose, prime rib, whatever – but Thanksgiving is turkey, basic bread stuffing, cranberries, mashed potatoes, gravy, maybe green beans, and punkin pie. No crazy wild-rice stuffing, no mashed sweet potatoes (or heaven forbid scalloped potatoes), no non-turkey gravy, nothin’ – I want basic Thanksgiving food.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How the hell did I forget stuffing?

I only just started to like it, for some reason, but it is so great. Otherwise, you are speaking my language. I always get made fun of for having no color on my plate. I get plenty of turkey (light and dark), a pile of mashed ‘taters, cover it all in turkey gravy, and grab plenty of rolls. That’s it, and I wouldn’t have it any other way

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 9:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's me, totally

I can be persuaded to take the occasional green vegetable, but otherwise I want brown food and lots of it. I’m usually not that traditional about other meals, but for some reason Thanksgiving is pretty much about the Brown And White Food Groups for me.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My only exception to the white and brown foods

(turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, rolls) is cranberries. Gotta have cranberries or it’s not Thanksgiving.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, good point

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Canned or real?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like both, but I have a weird fondness for jellied cranberries in a can.

Something about that noise it makes when it slides out of the can, and the way you cut it into little slices should really be a great big red flag to not eat it, but I just cant get enough of that stuff.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Canned.

Although I like real, as well. It’s more of a “this was great when I was a kid” thing.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We always had canned when I was growing up.

I didn’t even know what a cranberry looked like until I was about 25.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought they all were cylindrical and had lines in them

the first time I had “real” cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving it kinda scared me.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not a big fan, personally

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And shit, I'm really hungry now

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 9:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Want to listen, can't.

I have to wonder if the review is any different from GH3.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 26, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm so glad I don't live in Australia

Everything is amazingly expensive there

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Their money is also inflated compared to ours.

But that was an awesome review. As much as I love GHWT, I was also baffled with the european songs being on the game too. Also, I still haven’t gotten used to that damn slider bar, I know why its there, to compete with Rock’s bands second set of buttons on their guitar, but it’s really useless.

by Fin on Nov 26, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Every time I hear something about GHWT

I am more happy that I opted for RB2 instead, even though there are a few songs in GH that I would like to be able to play

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If I buy one this generation

I’m going for GHWT because of the Hendrix. I would pay way too much just to play Purple Haze.

But I really want to play his Star Spangled Banner.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 26, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After hearing about the instrument issues and such

I plan on buying a disc only copy of GHWT at some point. I really want to play Tool, and of course the Hendrix would be awesome

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't either

My RB drums are stuffed alongside my couch. The fun factor of having a room full of people playing away is worth the cramped space in my opinion

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have that many friends :-(

At least, not who are willing to come over.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 26, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really don't either

But my brother lives next door, and between his roommate (my babysitter for my son) and his girlfriend, we can usually throw down pretty well. I don’t have an extra guitar for Bass play, but other than that it’s not so bad. One thing I’ve learned of the “band” games, though, is that they are not as fun to play solo as the guitar only guitar hero games (1-3). The songs are picked based on band experience, and not guitarist experience

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Buy a pawn shop guitar for $50

And one of their cheap $30 amps with built-in distortion, and you’re halfway there…

One of my more fun moments in life was sampling my penny whistle on my EPS 16+ sampler, and using it’s built-in distortion effect while playing “Amazing Grace” in the style of Jimmy Hendrix’ “Star Spangled Banner.” Of course, I could’ve just plugged a mike into a distortion pedal and played it on the penny whistle, but it was much easier to record that way. I’ll have to see if I can dig up the recording I made of this…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My favorite part is the Deus Ex song at the end of the review

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 26, 2008 9:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Unlike many others

I found the sequel to be enjoyable.

by BrianL on Nov 26, 2008 9:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Her are my extremely hungover answers.

1. Down to Mom and Dad’s place in Federal Way as always.
2. My wife’s Pecan Pie. Not even close.
3. No plans. In my younger days all my pals would meet up after to get wasted.
4. I usually drink little at my folks place due to the drive home afterward.

by Sec 108 on Nov 26, 2008 10:13 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Let's see...

1. The family’s at my place, so there’ll be a lot of avoiding the kitchen.
2. This is the rare time of year you actually get dark turkey meat. Yay drumsticks!
3. No plans here either. Let’s bowl, bidges.
4. 0%. I don’t drink at home.

by James F'n X on Nov 26, 2008 10:16 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I would love to bowl tomorrow

But I think that between bowling my league tonight, and the insane amount of eating I will do, coupled with a steady intake of alcohol due to the Seahawks game and everything else, I may be worthless by time Thursday night rolls around

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think this has already been discussed but...

Is there any reason a resume should not be in TNR font?

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 10:22 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

TNR or Tahoma are about the only two that resumes should use.

They’re both crisp, clear, and not annoying. As a side note I’m really good at putting together/editing resumes so if you need someone to bounce yours off let me know.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In this country CV's aren't really that useful unless you're looking for work in academia

Most companies, even non-profits, want brevity and bullet points, and CV’s tend to be a bit long-winded (which is what they’re for).

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Someone suggested a CV for Gates Foundation.

As a CV would more highlight the relevant courses I’ve taken, the fact that I’ve written a thesis, my large amount of volunteer work, and my time in Central America.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

if it was suggested then I'd do it

but I wouldn’t start randomly sending out CV’s to other companies unless you get similar advice from them.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was suggested by people that I work with who have worked with Gates--not by their people.

Gates also likes letters of recommendation. But no, I’m not going to send it out randomly.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably not... I just don't feel that TNR really stands out, so I like to use something slightly different like Garamond.

You have to make sure that your font will be recognized by the other person though, which means either using a basic standard font like Times or Arial, unless you’re going to code it as a .pdf document.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 26, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wingdings.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

¿ǝlʇıʇ dılɟ ʇnoqɐ ʇɐɥʍ

ʇno puɐʇs ʎlǝʇıuıɟǝp llıʍ puɐ ’lɐuoıssǝɟoɹd ʎɹǝʌ s,ʇı

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd...

Good memory, man…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I bookmarked the hell out of that when it was put up

It’s awesome. I’ve bugged out a few friends with it already

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and for the love of god don't use an elaborate/twee font

A resume is not a vehicle for personal expression.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, so clip-art of cute little kittens doesn't help?

I thought it was eye-catching, and can make the person sorting resumes feel a little bit better. As we all know, getting past that first filter is so important, and you can’t do anything if that person’s got a case of the mondays.

I’ve been trying to get a resume that would play a simple tune when you took it out of the envelope; something catchy and upbeat.

Also – I use a custom font that uses contorted Dachsunds to make the letters. Too much, or not quite enough?

by marc w on Nov 26, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

if you were to deliver the resume using cute kittens as the delivery service that'd be fine

but it’s so hard to staple a resume to the back of a fast-moving kitten.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kewl!

Will-do!
Must work on little gummy fasteners, and perhaps a small kitten chariot. Maybe the resume could be wrapped in a mini toga?

kthx

by marc w on Nov 26, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're so weird.

But in an awesome kind of way…

There’s no way you and Ess can be nemesisses/nemisi (plural of nemesis?). You guys are too similarly hilarious…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nemeses, I believe

And they are so similar that they can’t occupy the same space, so they naturally try and push one another out of here

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We're the human version of the Large Hadron Collider.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then we're all fucked

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I feel like there's a level of okay personal expression

but you can’t do it in such a way that makes the resume hard to read, no?

Job #1 of the resume is to be easy to read.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 26, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I somewhat disagree

I see a resume as nothing more than getting a foot in the door, and to that end, it should lean heavily on experience rather than personality. Once your foot’s IN the door, and you get an interview, that’s when you can start to express your personality somewhat. A resume should be easy to read, yes, but it should also be businesslike, to the point, and easy for a reader to pick out your relevant skills.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like a good sans serif on my resume.

I wouldn’t subscribe to the idea that there are only a few acceptable fonts, but it damn sure better be clean and readable.

by Teej on Nov 26, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"few acceptable" was probably pretty harsh, yeah

but sans-serif is definitely preferable, because that way you can be sure it’s clean and readable.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get stabby

I just automatically don’t take anything written in comic sans at all seriously.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate Comic Sans, but I will concede that Comic Sans does have certain specific uses.

Mostly in products that relate to children, and like pdb said, when the writing is not to be taken seriously.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 26, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The annoying thing is that people use it seriously

A lot of people, at least in my corporate experience, think that using Comic Sans makes them seem “fun”. So they use it for business communications as their default Outlook font.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, the misuse of a font makes me hate the font.

I really liked Deftone Stylus for a while, which is a script-style font that I think would work really well on the back of a bowling shirt. Some of its letters are a little less than elegant, though, like its use as “Venezuela” for the WBC:

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 26, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Was there supposed to be a picture there?

I can’t tell, but anything with “Deftone” in it is good by me, since they are one of my favorite bands. And now that I’ve looked that up, I do believe it is a great font, and would definitely look sweet on a bowling shirt

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that doesn't do much for me either

But that font would do my last name well

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The capital "V" here is just not hot.

It might be the weakest letter of the font.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Nov 26, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I disliked the "z"

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In college I worked with a page designer who felt this need to stab as well.

She came over to my place one day and I was playing the new EA college football game, and that year they decided to use Comic Sans for the names beneath the players, and she flipped the fuck out and vowed never to visit me again until I got rid of the game.

by Teej on Nov 26, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanksgiving is usually my favorite holiday,

there’s food, booze, and people aplenty. And you get football instead of presents, so it has that over Christmas. That being said, I’m not particularly looking forward to this year, because I’m
1. Going over to a friends house with the handful of my grad-student friends who are hanging around for the break and dont have local family get togethers to attend. Incidentally, these friends happen to fall on the less fun side of my friend spectrum. So I’ll be looking forward to some replacement-level fun. At least they cook very well.
2. Favorite food is stuffing, hands down. I love all kinds. Also, gravy. And anything with gravy on it.
3. Post dinner probably involves watching old episodes of the Office and 30 Rock on Tivo, which is OK, but these people arent football fans, so I probably wont even be able to see the game on the one Thanksgiving the Seahawks are on.
4. 0% Odds I get drunk enough to make an ass of myself in front of my friends: 70. Odds I get drunk enough to say “fuck this noise, I’m leaving to watch the Seahawks”: 30

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 10:37 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, like my living room!

I have an insane amount of booze leftover from a party we threw at my house on Saturday.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I bought enough to supply the whole party,

and my friends, being the kind, considerate folks that they are, all brought enough booze for themselves. . . and now I have a fully stocked liquor cabinet and three coolers of beer.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, I should have invited you.

Unfortunately, I never ended up making it down to Frenchman on Halloween either. I had to take care of my drunk girlfriend. I was pretty bummed.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's sad for you.

It was chaos. Impossible to move at 11pm. I’m still in awe at the costumes New Orleanians can put together.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I like it better than Mardi Gras.

I was really dissappointed, but I’m sure I’ll come back for Halloween again sometime.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I already have a Mardi Gras ticket.

I’m not quite ready to let go yet, and knowing I get to return made leaving easier.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah. I might be leaving in a few months.

But I will have lots of friends here, and I’m sure I’ll come back often. I might miss Mardi Gras this year, though.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good luck with the Gates Foundation.

They are really awesome. I have my eye out for a position at PATH in Seattle some day down the road, and I know that the Gates Foundation funds them.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, sorry.

I havent applied there, but I bet they’re pretty competetive. I’m hoping to beef up my resume in terms of work experience and/or education a little before I apply.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think I'll finally open my 20 year old bottle of Glenlivet

Should do well for me. I may just pack it around all day

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It definitely doesn't get enough use

I’ve been slowly working it into my day-to-day though.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was aware of it, but never used it.

I shall begin doing so now. You think my boss would get mad if I walked into her office, said “fuck this noise” and left?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't want to work for somebody that would get mad about that

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

She'd probably laugh if I said it,

but be pissed if I actually left.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same would happen if I did that

Except I don’t think they’d be pissed. They’d ask me to come back, because I’m sure they think I’m looking for somewhere else to work right now (GM is essentially dissolving my position because he’s an idiot)

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sucks.

Who wants to be job hunting at this time of year?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And to be more clear, I'm not really searching for somewhere else

They’ll learn real quick that to compete with other dealers they will need me to do what I have been doing. I will give them the benefit of the doubt and wait through the end of the year. They aren’t paying out anymore for any real online leads, which is what I’ve been working for the last 7 months. This means that anybody that goest to Cars.com, or any other sites like that, will not be put in contact with us. Just people that go to our dealer website. This has cut our lead volume from 300 per month over summer to barely 60 this month.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That it doesn't

Though I was very heavily recruited last year this time by some other dealers that knew me just from how many deals they lost to me. Last I heard, they were still interested. So I’m not overly concerned, but this is a lousy time of year to try and switch places of business, for sure

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've always got other job offers too,

but I still wouldn’t want that kind of thing hanging over my head, especially during the holidays.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And that's why I'm not worrying about that

I built up a big rainy day fund this year (rainy day in my business is most of Fall and Winter) so I don’t mind being slow for a bit here, especially if it forces things back in my favor with me constantly pointing out how slow it is compared to when things were as they’ve been

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At least you're smart enough to have a rainy day fund.

I know too many salesmen who don’t.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't for 3 straight years

And it completely killed me for the first time last year. Wasn’t ever able because I had too many bills. Streamlined my expenses this past year and am now doing much better. I learned my lesson

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I learned that one when I used to do construction.

Always prepare for the slow times. Thankfully there is no such thing in accounting.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This has been discussed many times before

but holy jebus Pleased To Meet Me is a stellar fucking album. Haven’t listened to it all the way through in years, but I just got the one with all the bonus-track goodness on it, and OH MY GOD THIS RECORD RULES.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 10:58 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

OK.

1. Going up to L.A. to spend a few days with the girlfriend’s mom, whose days are numbered. Small gathering, which is always my preference. I like my Thanksgivings to be extremely quiet and personal. I just want to go somewhere and eat and watch football and avoid drama. I can’t do the whole having-30-family-members-over thing.
2. Mashed potatoes are the greatest food on earth.
3. Sleep and drink, I imagine.
4. Odds of getting drunk — 100. Odds of embarrassing myself — 5. If the Seahawks were actually in contention and playing a meaningful game tomorrow, the latter number would skyrocket.

by Teej on Nov 26, 2008 10:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I am with you on your 4th answer

I will definitely be sauced, but my family won’t care. If the Seahawks needed this game, I would be extra tossed and make my family hate me because they would probably lose anyway

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I figure my bro and his friends will probably all be over,

So they’ll all get super, super high. Then they’ll drink a bunch, and sit around the fire and bullshit until 1 or 2 am. This is every Thursday at his place, since they host “Tipsy Thursday” parties each week. Bonfire, Beer, and Bongs (ok not usually bongs, but it sounds good)

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here's my list

1. I am headed back to Spokane, and I’m going fishing with my Dad. The old fat man and I have not spent much time together in a long while.
2. The Turkey. My least favorite is the green bean dish with mushroom soup and dried onion.
3. Just fishing
4. Very Very Low

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 10:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I think it's the soup.

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mushrooms are a gift from heaven.

Mushrooms in a can, however, were created by demons.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love mushrooms

by cream of mushroom soup is nasty

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Got it.

That makes a lot more since.

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think that might help

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate Campbell's

Andy Warhol was right on for using them as the post child for consumerism.

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

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

...

1. Roll into Olympia half an hour before dinner, hide in the den and watch football as long as possible, hang out with my sister and hope that no one brings up politics. Eat, say “geez, I better get going because I have to work tomorrow and traffic is going to be a bear.” Come home and try to wash the scent of my extended family off of my soul.
2. Mashed potatoes because it’s the only thing anyone can make without screwing up.
3. Sit around and talk about how horrible everyone’s life is.
4. Drinking at family functions is strictly forbidden, which is annoying because nothing makes me want to drink more than my extended family >:(

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 11:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's not as bad as Christmas.

At least I only have to be there for a few hours. My immediate family is fine, but when you get my mom in the same room as her miserable family, ugh.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My girlfriend's family is like this, so I usually do any and everything possible to get out of that shit.

But this year it’s really small, so I’m pretty excited.

When I was growing up, we only had a couple family members who lived in the Puget Sound. Thanksgiving never featured more than eight people and was always a blast, so I became accustomed to actually enjoying it.

by Teej on Nov 26, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a bit of details of my families combined into one. I don't ever get this all at once.

My immediate family can’t cook.
My mom’s side likes to whine.
My dad’s side—particularly his birth mother—is uber-other-way-of-my-politics
I also get overwhelmed by large numbers of people who wish to know details of my life.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Flip your dad's side with my mom's side and I'm in exactly the same boat.

It also doesn’t help that they’re exceptionally disapproving about pretty much every facet of my personal life.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, this I also encounter.

I have not made good personal choices.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Nov 26, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That doesn't sound very fun at all

That sucks. You’re more than welcome to crash my party. Drink and enjoy the big fire, while hanging with a bunch of stoned 20-somethings (not me though)

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Correct

Never a shortage of those

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They're only a dollar

and there’s like a hundred dollars in my hand so get a hundred tacos they’re so good and we can eat them because they’re yum

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As much as I wish I could

the few hours of uncomfortable misery is far better than the months of guilt I would endure.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD...

Another certain death doughnut sandwich:

Doughnut, bacon, egg, burger.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 11:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

the donut is unnecessary.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

It also looks like the plate is lined with bacon fat.

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe, but I don't think that makes it better.

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Gross

I haven’t said that about one of these BOTD’s before, but that is nasty. Those kind of donuts just don’t do a thing for me, especially when mated with non-scrambled eggs

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love how polarizing these BOTDs have become!

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're driving a wedge into this community

Bacon will be the end of LL!

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

why would you mix vodka and wine?

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Okay I now see what my original comment implied.

Mix as in drink in the same night, not mix as in make a drink out of.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding

That was a real WTF kind of drink mix otherwise. I had always thought AC was cool, but that almost made me take a step back and look at things

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here's mine:

1. Going to my sisters house (it’s local which is nice).
2. Oddly enough, it may be the dinner rolls. I never eat them the rest of the year.
3. I wish we bowled. As far as I know the only plans are a post-turkey coma.
4. Zero. If anyone gets drunk and embarrasing, it will be my brother in law.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:07 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I miss the rolls they used to serve in school lunches.

And the chicken burgers.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yummmmmmmmm

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've never found anything like the chicken sandwiches since I finished high school.

Jack in the Box chicken sandwiches with ketchup only are close, but not the same thing.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

School lunch lil' smokies!

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think we ever had those

Though I’d have eaten a truckload if they did

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We didn't have those either.

I would have hammered those down by the handful.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What the heck school did you go to to get these?

Man, I used to eat those by the package!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

(actually still can do)

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Eisenhower and Davis in Yakima.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is exactly my thought.

I love getting the JitB sammiches plain and loading them with ketchup. I basically lived 3 years of high school eating the chicken burgers there. So good

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I ate for lunch every single day in high school.

Chicken sammich, tater tots and a chocolate milk.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll have to check those out.

The ones I buy are close, but not close enough. I almost think I need a steamer or something to truly re-create them.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Keep in mind, these are textured vegetable protein.

I think that’s why they taste so similar; cafeteria food is packed with soy.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's PEOPLE!

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sold

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have always loved the Crescent rolls

I have literally eaten a whole thing of those before. Soooo good.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

All this mentioning of bowling makes me happy that my league is tonight

Plus, my fiancee arrives in town right around when I will leave, I don’t work tomorrow, and the child is with extended family for the holiday. I’m DRINKING

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like an awesome night.

I’m going bowling on my lunch break today.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lucky dog.

Where at?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Robin Hood, just down the road in Edmonds.

It’s about 5 minutes from my office if I get green lights all the way.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not for me!

MUWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Only about 15 minutes or so for me, if I also catch every light

But I’m off at 2 today, so I don’t need to create an escape from work today, thankfully

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's where I bowl league.

I figured I should practice before Saturday night.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had

this stuff in Mexico. Holy shit, it’s delicious.

by Phildopip on Nov 26, 2008 11:10 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My browser is doing funky shit again.

Does anyone know anything about Safari?

When I reply to someone it, will automatically show my last reply to someone. Then when I clear out that post, the little button reads posting.

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 11:17 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Weird

I have only used a Mac for about 2 months now, and even then only while dicking off at work, like now (Thanks again, RC!), but never even used Safari. I installed Firefox immediately and haven’t looked back. So in conclusion, I’m not the person to help you, at all

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I only use a MAC at work. I am not a fan.

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not a huge fan either

It has it’s moments, but I don’t see anything that would have me choosing it over Windows. As such, I am going to boot camp this thing and run XP instead.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tell me about it

I tried quackelating some simsic things in ace and gave up because it was too easy…

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

our greasy talons shall ensnare me no further! fuck you bitches,. none of this rmax = p[e0][s]/kmaxexp(sdkjsafjhuadjkbas) bullshit bewcaUASE IT is dfone forever. Jeff clement rules. I lovew you all apart from the people that I don’t love of which there are quite a lot of peoples but you’ll haqve to figure that out amongst yourelfs.

by Robert on Nov 26, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mine usually go away within days,

but Jeanuts can keep a bruise for weeks. If it’s a bone bruise you’re in for the long haul.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't hurt

I just want to know if I am going to die

by Robert on Nov 26, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As long as it's not growing in size, I think you'll be fine.

If it is, you’re bleeding internally.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I hate those kind of bruises

The ones that don’t ever hurt but are incredibly nasty looking. Those kind always take a long time to go away for me

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, you're going to die

Sorry man

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I once got whacked by a color guard rifle during a field show in high school.

Bruise stuck around for about a month.

…yes even my injuries are nerdy.

by BrianL on Nov 26, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not that I'm really one to talk about nerdy injuries.

I suffered a compound fracture at cross-country practice in high school. I was climbing over a fence.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps. We were a pretty stupid and sheep-like team.

More than once, one of my teammates was hit by a car on a long run because they were following other runners without looking both ways first.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah.

Running long-distance seems to decrease his decision-making abilities when you put an obstacle in front of him.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I read this as:

"…yes even my injuries are needy.

I shall name your bruise “Taylor H”

by Phildopip on Nov 26, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

With or without Arnica?

Without arnica ~ weeks
With arnica ~ days

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Arnica?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I swear by that stuff for bruises and sprains/strains...

It was a godsend for the week I moved…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll have to look for that.

Could come in handy during softball season, since I’m not getting any younger.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

HOW WILL I KNOW WHO IS DATING WHO NOW!?

by BrianL on Nov 26, 2008 12:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

All is well.

It seems to be working again.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mine did.

I wouldn’t shit you.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was the same when I was sick a few weeks ago

And now I think I’m sick again, and I just found out my fiancee is now down with something. Everybody is getting sick this year, it seems

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At least you can be sick together.

The tea really did seem to help me feel better. I might drink that stuff more often.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good call.

I’ll just drink away my cold tonight.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's all I care about

Keep an eye peeled for drunk posts later woo

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, as long as I'm spending some kind of time with her it's all good

As for tea, I think I just need to find a flavor that I like. They just have the basic Lipton stuff here at work, and it doesn’t do a thing for me. I guess I’ll need to test some out a bit

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had some kind of citrus tea. Wasn't too bad.

I can find out from Jeanuts what it was if you’re looking for a specific flavor.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That depends on your stance on the flavor of licorice.

I love licorice, and licorice root tea tastes quite strongly of it. Anyone that dislikes licorice would hate it.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would hate it then.

Unless it tastes like Red Vines.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I do like Jager.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

how can you not?

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would do it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yup, that'd seal it

I have the same relationship with tequila, for the same reason.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me too!

Although I was 17 when the tequila incident occurred.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was 20

and I’m still scarred by it. A well-mixed margarita is fine, but the smell of straight tequila to this day makes me nauseous.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've gotten over all my teenage drinking mistakes.

Although I still won’t drink 151 anymore, but mostly because I just don’t see the point and it’s nasty.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never liked the taste of rum myself

but 151 scares me.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I found the greatest "sipping" rum when I was in Mexico.

It’s tough to read the label, but it’s Ron Zapaca. Yum.

by Phildopip on Nov 26, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The jaeger broads were dishing out free things tonight

i got two hats, a shirt, and some chick shirts for my lady

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 27, 2008 12:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yes

military style ok by you like whatr castro has but black?

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 27, 2008 12:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

or i have a wild turkey hat they give

fflex fit basbelal but my head is not right fo ti

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by tootthekazoo on Nov 27, 2008 12:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's the only kind of licorice that should matter

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lipton:tea::Bud Light:Beer

Echinacea Elderberry tea is fantastic stuff for colds. As is anything with licorice and/or peppermint.

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by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then what is the Bud Heavy of tea?

Due to pricing constraints at my bowling alley, as well as mob rule with my team, we usually kill off about 10 pitchers of Bud Heavy. So, I’m more used to that and a tea equivalent would be good

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I dont mind Bud heavy so much.

It’s not great, but I dont cringe if I have to drink it.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've gotten to a point where I don't mind drinking "low quality" beers

Just makes the good stuff taste that much better, really. When we’re bowling, basic domestics (bud and light, coors, etc.) are $8 per pitcher. They serve better stuff, but at $15 per pitcher. As good as the better beers are, that’s twice the price, and when I’m the only person on my team that prefers better stuff, I usually lose that argument.

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Every so often I love me some PBR, nothing like very cheap union made beer.

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hell yes, I love me some PBR.

The Funhouse near the Seattle Center has $2 pitchers some nights.

by FlaskInSafeco on Nov 26, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a fair and reasonable price

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's an unfair, unreasonable price

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Eh, $2 is still worth a pitcher.

Especially since I am exaggerating slightly. But yeah, the Funhouse doesn’t really do a great job of keeping their lines clean.

Still an awesome bar.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then it's a fair and reasonable price

And I will have to attend at some point

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The only bad part is that it's on nights without shows.

Although if it’s not raining you can get drunk and play basketball.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

O rly?

I need to pay more attention to the specifics of the calendar. And ask Brian for a show on a $2 pitcher night.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do they have a basketball behind the bar?

I went to the funhouse for my birthday last year to watch a show, and also to get drunk and play basketball. However, I forgot my ball! Damn!

Do they keep a spare?

by marc w on Nov 26, 2008 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There really don't

Drinking beer there is begging for a hangover.

by Sec 108 on Nov 26, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nine times out of ten I just drink the free band beers.

If I’m going there for a show I’m not playing I get buzzed somewhere else and nurse an oil can all night.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good plan there

I had too many $2 PBRs last time I was there. I chose poorly.

by Sec 108 on Nov 26, 2008 2:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When the bowl ran out of everything a couple weeks ago

This was all they had left (I shit you not, they only had PBR and MGD left). It was tasty

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have come to the conclusion that drinking good beer at dive bars is retarded.

Typically, dive bars don’t do a great job of keeping their taps all that clean, so I stick with booze or bottles. This goes double for shows. I save the good stuff for nice bars or home.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ha, that's funny

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What a bizarre discussion those folks are having

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, who talks about bacon wrapped anything?

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

by InSpokane on Nov 26, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't look at me.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Another Star Trek trailer is out

This one is pretty much the same as the last one, except with a different ending.

Link

by Goose on Nov 26, 2008 1:28 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's reasonable

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was going to ask that

I figured it was, only because the odds of having 2 teachers like that at once is ridiculous. Send her an email, and make the body be three simple words: Fuck this noise

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The sad thing is that I really don't need this class.

It was one of those courses I took on a lark thinking it might be useful. I’m sorely tempted to call up administration to demand they take this class off my transcript and give me my money back.

by BrianL on Nov 26, 2008 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

With all the shit you've had to put up with, that isn't a bad idea

And who knows, they may refund you given your experience

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I pulled that at WSU, a technical writing course.

Big pile of do do. We had a 10 minute journal entry to start every class, whatever the hell that had to do with technical writing. I went blank one day and ripped off the dialogue from “The Game” where Michael Douglas tells Chris Penn about his ex-wife’s new husband, “a gynecologist, a pediatrician. I don’t know, a pediatric gynecologist” She pulled me out of class and accused me of being a pedophile. So I cut the conversation off and took it to the dean of english department. He wound up being my instructor for the rest of the semester, I had one 10 page paper.
Got an A, big surprise.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 4:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't tell me WSU has a deep sea diving program.

For what, to rescue drowining wheat and cows?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I started off burning a goodly portion of my GI Bill on upland wildlife management.

Focus on wildfire resource management. I had this image of bombing around the backwoods of the northwest, rallying the troops, putting out campfires and cigarette butt blazes. Calling in strategic air strikes of fire retardant. The reality of that was more pocket protectors and cell phones. Also they flanked me with a bunch of dumbshit profs and grad students, my stress levels couldn’t take it. I hate to admit defeat, or ever quit. But they beat me. : (

I am not cut out for university politics, gamesmanship, the temperament to jump through the hoops invented to quantify a degree. I kept thinking that the first guy to ever develop a discipline probably didn’t even realize he was developing a new discipline. He was probably just some guy(girl) following his curiosity. Next thing you know there’s people turning it into a program and handing out diplomas.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I forgot about that part, it really frosted me.

They stretched dive school to 7 months, that legally entitled them to 2 years worth of student loans. There was really about 3-4 months of real instruction, the rest was garbage filler. Really pissed me off when you think about the loan burden you are placing on people. It may not seem like much but it adds up.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 4:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck that noise.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I used to work construction,

whenever we had to use the fresh air mask, we’d hunt for dog poop in the yard to put by the intake just to mess with whoever was inside.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh that is soooo bad. Soooo bad. Just a little, back of the mouth. there it is again.

Gag dude. That is soo bad. I made a dive after loaning my dive hat to a guy with halitosis, my facemask reeeeeeeeked the whole dive. But dog do do. That is soo bad I can’t imagine it.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 4:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Check out this 32lb p.o.s.

Shiny! I use a K-M 17B. Fricking dinosaur but for the most part the new stuff is just slight improvements and bolting on some jazzy shiny stuff. Like this, has 4 stage exhaust valve. Still has a neck dam though right? That’s where all your leakage comes into the hat, they make your neck dam tight enough to be impregnable it would choke your head right off.

I should try and find some cool diving video’s. Most are boring set ups for product sales.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 5:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fresh air masks for construction aren't nearly that complicated.

Think of a full-face scuba mask with an air hose going in the bottom.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 5:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think I've seen those. Don't they work off positive pressure?

Or do they only provide air when you take a breath?

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 5:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Positive pressure I think.

Just a fan blowing fresh air in through a hose from outside at a constant rate.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 5:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just got business cards.

They have the wrong address on them.

My boss is really good at his job.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 1:46 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

This news frightens me

Mitchell Hurwitz is working on an American version of Absolutely Fabulous. I’m not frightened because it’ll be ruined, I’m frightened because I HATED Absolutely Fabulous and I don’t want to see it remade. I’d really rather he just work on that Arrested Development movie now please.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know

But really, his agent should ask himself “how many times can Cera play the socially awkward, slightly geeky lovesick kid before America gets sick of it?” and if the answer is “once”, that once should be the AD movie.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

While I would have liked to see the show get a true sendoff,

I had no problem with it ending after three seasons. I like short, crisp TV shows that don’t go on past their expiration date. The timing felt fine to me; it just sucked the way it happened.

I would definitely watch the movie, though.

by Teej on Nov 26, 2008 2:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm the same way

I don’t think I’d be as keen on a movie if the show were still going on right now, but the show felt pretty wrapped up; a movie would just be a nice dessert, as it were.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're around (everything Micheal Cera has ever done -1) too late if you're looking at once.

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 26, 2008 9:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES.

I simply don’t get why british people love that fucking show.

by marc w on Nov 26, 2008 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you.

This isn’t admissible evidence (as your socialization differs enough from most Britons), but it is still encouraging.

by marc w on Nov 26, 2008 4:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not the printer's fault.

My boss gave them the wrong address.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just happened to think;

do y’all just do signs, or are you a full screenprinting shop?

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Woo I'm sneaking out of work early

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 1:57 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

it's not sneaking if you announce it to the internets

but enjoy the rest of your day!

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And as a wonderfully ironic addition to this

I ended up not leaving until 2:45 for some bullshit reason

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 4:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck their noise.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 2:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

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

by kevin_ess on Nov 26, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not for me.

My family hasn’t heard it yet.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I plan to continue using it.

I just think as a joke response it’s a dead meme.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

exactly.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck that noise

It’ll always be appropriate

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

by tootthekazoo on Nov 26, 2008 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just start giving them your business cards

within two days they’ll start going to the wrong address and you’ll be left alone.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just put a sign on the door...

“Health Department closed this store due to unsanitary DVD boxes”

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 2:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hm...I didn't know that exclamations points and "1's"

could create a box with a little red x in it.

by Omerta on Nov 26, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Noted.

As a mere mention it will stay.

by Omerta on Nov 26, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of happy

I just returned from the liquor store. Splurged on a shiny new bottle of Woodford Reserve. That is one fine bourbon.

I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"

by mem on Nov 26, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My turn!

1. My grandmas and uncle are coming over to our house.
2. Rolls, probably. Not really a big turkey guy in the first place.
3. We used to play football before eating; we do nothing now.
4. 0%. Obviously.

by Coach Owens on Nov 26, 2008 2:30 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

On a happier note

I am about to embark on my journey to Bellingham to pick up my brother for Thanksgiving. At least its good weather here so I can enjoy looking at the mountains and farmland when driving.

by Fin on Nov 26, 2008 2:30 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Good call.

I will make this trip at 7:00 tomorrow morning, play some football, drive back to Seattle, have Thanksgiving, rest, and then get up the next day for LL football.

Nice couple of days.

by Omerta on Nov 26, 2008 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Aw.

But…three levels of bird and grease!

by Omerta on Nov 26, 2008 2:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I put stuffed-crust pizza in the same category.

And bacon-wrapped anything. (Sorry, guys.)

by Teej on Nov 26, 2008 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But bacon-wrapped stuffed crust pizza is AMAZING

(I think my cholesterol jumped 20 points just writing that sentence)

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So Axl Rose was against the whole free Dr. Pepper thing in the first place

but now he’s sending his lawyers after Dr. Pepper for “not delivering on their promise” to give everyone free soda.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:42 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Or start making Chinese Democracy II

which would mean he’d be out of the spotlight for another 15 years.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be the most awesome job ever though.

He’s probably been coasting on an Axl-funded retainer for the last 15 years, and all he’s had to do is send out an annual press release/injunction/threatening letter. If Axl’s his only client he probably worked about 20 hours a year between 1994 and this year.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good point.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can only assume that he has lawyer(s) on retainer

I read an interview once a few years back with Tommy Stinson that said Axl pretty much paid all the new GnR band members a fat annual salary to do nothing but wait for Axl to call and want to play (and he also tried to forbid them from playing with anybody else while on salary although that didn’t always work), so I’d assume he does the same with his legal counsel.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He doesn't seem to spend money like Michael Jackson does

so I’d think that he’s still got a fat chunk of change from the Appetite For Destruction years, yeah. I could be wrong, but it seems like both Appetite and the Use Your Illusions records set him up pretty well.

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

by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 2:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget "Lies".

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 3:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Okay since all my network drives are crapping out...

…I take that as a sign that I’m supposed to cash in on my early dismissal.

Happy Turkey Day all!

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by PositivePaul on Nov 26, 2008 2:59 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Madrona?

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 3:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's more First Hill than Cap Hill

but it’s sorta in between First Hill and the CD.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always considered E Madison to be the boundary between First/Cap and between Cap and CD

and this is south of E Madison, so that’s why I say it’s between First Hill and the CD.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My knowledge of that area is somewhat outdated

but I lived around there post-college for a few months. It’s not particularly dangerous, but unless it’s been gentrified parts of the area are a bit run down and shabby – not that that makes it bad, by any means. All I mean is, if you’re pondering moving there, make sure you check out the potential living arrangement in person in pretty good depth before you agree to anything.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yes, my girl and I are in a decent situation now

I’d just greatly prefer to live somewhere a little more urban, and it’s less than a mile from her job. We’re definitely in a position to be quite picky.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like that area pretty well

it’s close to most everything, there’s decent transit links, and it’s a bit off the beaten path.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is all quite encouraging.

Also, proximity to trains is pleasing to me.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 3:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The only downside is that it's not really walkable to a big grocery store

but there’s a Trader Joes at 20th/Madison and the Broadway QFC isn’t that far either. And I think there’s a Safeway over by the Twilight Exit but that’s since I left so I’m not sure where it is (I want to say it’s on 24th and Union or somewhere).

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I do almost all of my shopping at TJ's.

There’s a Whole Foods around there for beer purposes.

by acblue on Nov 26, 2008 3:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why, what happened?

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 3:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes. The shuttle picked me up at 2:45 so I just stayed awake

And finally landed at 11am. I’m in Arizona, stuck in a “smoking” hotel room. Bleurgh.

by royalcurve on Nov 26, 2008 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Where in Arizona?

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah yes. Been there many times.

at least it’s a decent time of year to be there.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

awesome.

I love Tucson rainstorms.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

By the way

I know you’re not down there for fun but if you get a chance go get dinner at Casa Molina in Tucson. Like I told NOLA a couple weeks ago, their salsa will make you weep with delight.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll go Friday. Thanks!

I just looked at their menu – I might sleep on their doorstep.

by royalcurve on Nov 26, 2008 3:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

there may in fact be better Mexican food in Tucson

but that salsa…damn it’s good. Don’t get me wrong, the food’s by no means bad, but as far as Tucson goes it’s fairly average-to-good compared to some of my other faves.

If you go to the one on Grant you can also stop by Plaza Liquors on the way back to GV, it’s probably the best wine and beer selection in Tucson. Should you require that sort of thing.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 3:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I probably will do the one on Grant. Thanks for the Plaza Liquors tip too!

I might could use a drink Friday evening. Margaritas in my hotel room perhaps!

by royalcurve on Nov 26, 2008 4:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If it's margaritas you're after you won't need Plaza

they sell hard liquor in grocery stores down there. There’s an Albertson’s right by that Casa Molina with a pretty good alcohol section. And if you see a slightly harried woman chasing two blond toddlers around that Albertson’s, that’ll probably be my sister.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Damn.

Now I want a margarita.

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's always somewhat jarring to buy vodka at a grocery store for me

having spent most of my life in the NW. But it’s cool.

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by pdb on Nov 26, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought you meant at 5:00am, you booked the flight.

Not a 5:00am flight, My mistake.

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 3:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now that I know,

I understand. I made a similar mistake going to Vegas, except I overslept and missed my flight.

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 3:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OH MY GOODNESS.

I just looked out the window and traffic is HORRIBLE.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:35 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure if I should just stay at work and wait it out or what...

Maybe find a local pub to hole up in for a while or something (Jeanuts would probably kill me if I did that)..

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know, you need to stop making decision based on whether or not Jeanuts will approve.

Just man up, and ask yourself ‘what do I really want to do here?" And then do that. Definitely the way to approach this thing called marriage. Otherwise you wind up a simpering bowl of jello, too afraid to make a manly decision without checking with ’the wife’ first.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 4:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm my own man.

Unfortunately I was my own man last night and stayed out later than I said I would, so I’m trying to behave myself.

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'd love to talk about this problem of yours some more

But my wife says I need to clean up the kitchen.

by dpseadv on Nov 26, 2008 4:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL!!!

Besides, I don’t want to be hungover for Thanksgiving. Too much good food to be had.

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just got home from work and found a note on my door

FedEx tried to deliver my new iPod to me today but I wasn’t home to receive it. I’m torn between braving traffic (again) in order to pick it up myself, or waiting until Friday.

by katal on Nov 26, 2008 4:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm making a tasty "rich boy" sandwich for my dinner tonight

It’s difficult knowing that if I get my iPod, the sandwich will be postponed by at least 45 minutes.

by katal on Nov 26, 2008 4:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think I will

Who needs to visit family tomorrow when there’s music to be loaded!

by katal on Nov 26, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rich boy?

What is that?

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by Thingray on Nov 26, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I took the recipe from Esquire

Made it for some friends during the All Star Game. It went over well.

http://www.esquire.com/features/recipes-for-men/rich-boy-0308

by katal on Nov 26, 2008 4:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs