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Well it's Friday. Finally.

Today's interesting links:

Today's potential discussion questions:

  • Who here is good with car detailing? My Celica is showing the tell-tale signs of red paint oxidation and I'm wondering how I should deal with it.
  • Remember those classic novels you had to read in high school? Which one did you hate the most?
  • Snow gets a bad rap around here by the media. Personally, I love it. Do you still get excited every time you see it snowing around here?

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Rabbit ears just won’t cut it anymore.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 8:47 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Holy shit is Norm MacDonald ever funny

Found some links to him on YouTube from a mainpage thread…jesus christ, he’s still hilarious.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Dec 12, 2008 8:48 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

"Remember those classic novels you had to read in high school? Which one did you hate the most? "

I hate Catcher in the Rye. What a waste of time.

The meandering Moby Dick was boring as shit as well and not particularly well written.

Nice Robot

by azruavatar on Dec 12, 2008 8:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I feel a little ashamed to say I never read either.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't be.

I haven’t read either, too. I dodged Catcher and the Rye when I switched classes from the first semester and second while in 8th grade.

As for Moby Dick, I am not sure if that ever came up during school. When I moved to Japan and finished my junior and senior years of high school, their reading curriculum was more centered on international classics; mainly by Asian authors.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 12, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I liked the Catcher in the Rye

but I was a sucker for that “coming of age” type of book.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 12, 2008 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You must've love Lolita.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*loved

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Snow is awesome.

I hope it dumps 10 inches and paralyzes the cities of Portland and Vancouver. Yay for snow days!

by Phildopip on Dec 12, 2008 8:55 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

If it's going to be bitterly cold, it may as well be horribly snowy, or it's just a pain in the ass.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

26 high and 17 low here in Seattle..that's insane around here.

I’m not looking forward to waiting for my bus that morning..or the days after that. Looks like we have like a week of weather this cold. Lame.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 12, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was 14 degrees at my house at midnight.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My dad lives in Enumclaw

Sunday is supposed to have a high of 12, and a low of 2.

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And snow

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This explains a lot.

Horses are warm animals, it just makes sense.

(Not nec your dad, but Enumclaw)

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

by Faux on Dec 12, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It isn't horrible, really

But imagine coming into 4 corners from Renton, turning left, and still having a half hour to drive to get to his place. Way the fuck out there

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No buddy will ever be able to convince me otherwise.

And to further prove this, Mother nature severed MV’s link with the god forsaken hell hole.

by Robert on Dec 12, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate Enumclaw

Their annoying turn grid and how it sits caddy-corner to SR 410 to get into town allows you to get downtown on essentially one of two streets.

Coming eastbound to get on SR 164 from SR 410 you are directed down Cole St. The city of Enumclaw signs state route 164 as Cole St, which is fantastic till you hit Griffin Ave, where you have to turn left to stay on SR 164.

And then you get this sign

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 12, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Geography, why?

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 12, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And now I see where you're going

It was Communication, yes that was very awkwardly phrased, yes I just woke up

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 12, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, no, although that would have been a Matthew-style dig.

I asked because it seems to me that you should be majoring in something related to urban planning or the like that would be attractive to the public sector re: city planning or transportation

by Matthew on Dec 12, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah fuck Enumclaw

Thankfully I don’t have to touch the downtown area at all when visiting my dad. Plus he has a huge patch of property which is nice, and allows him to have huge parties out there all the time (like 150+ people on occasion)

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Downtown" Enumclaw makes me laugh.

I lived there for a few years when I was a kid. It’s hard to realize what a shithole a place is when you’re that young, so I have fond memories.

by Teej on Dec 12, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It really does

And he’s not even in the middle part of Enumclaw, where there are businesses and such. He’s in a little burg on the back side of it, which makes it take forever to get to and from his house

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is one of the things I'm going to miss the most about Spokane.

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

by InSpokane on Dec 12, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Snow belongs in the mountains so I can go visit it if necessary.

Business in this town stops dead if it snows so I hate it.

by Sec 108 on Dec 12, 2008 8:57 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

I don’t hate the snow, but I hate when it comes to me.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 12, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't mind if it snows, I just hate the slush.

I plan on being inside all weekend, so it doesn’t matter to me.

I hated the Iliad.

by royalcurve on Dec 12, 2008 9:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

The hell?

That’s a great book and it’s really short.

Moby Dick sucks and the way 90% of teachers teach Huck Finn sucks.

by Matthew on Dec 12, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with Matthew on this one on both counts. Not trying to pile on you or anything though.

I just couldn’t stand the way most teachers go about “teaching” a novel.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If it's anything like Portland when I was there,

it’ll be a big run up, then when it hits it’ll be 1/2 inch, then rain.

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

by Faux on Dec 12, 2008 9:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Don't forget everyone

today’s the last day to donate to Dave Cameron’s scholarship fund.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 9:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Iron & Wine is the stage and recording name of one dude

The one dude’s music features several instruments.

This is how I like to picture Iron & Wine:

I’m also sad to report that Groundskeeper Willie loses his Scottish accent when dubbed in Italian.

by Jeff on Dec 12, 2008 9:21 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Sam Beam is a talented freak.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Books I was forced to read in school that sucked ass:

The Great Gatzby, Great Expectations, 1984.

GG and Expectations sucked because I hate stories where there are no characters with any kind of redeeming qualities. I have to be able to identify with at least one character to enjoy a book. 1984 was just boring.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 12, 2008 9:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My favorite book I was force to read in school:

12 Angry Men.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good movie too.

The original, not the remake.

by waldo rojas on Dec 12, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you like the old-timey legal dramas

check out Anatomy of a Murder with Jimmy Stewart and Ben Gazzara. Soundtrack by Duke Ellington, who even has a cameo. One of my favorite movies.

by waldo rojas on Dec 12, 2008 9:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My favorite that I had to read:

Catch-22

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man good one!

One of my favorite quotes was from Joseph Heller. A guy asked him why everything he wrote after Catch-22 wasn’t near as good, Heller replied that nothing anybody else wrote was either.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The movie is even pretty good,

since it follows the source material well. I still have the book from when I had to read it Senior year. About the only good thing I remember from my AP English class.

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I should watch that again, I've only seen it on television.

I really enjoy Alan Arkin’s work. Wow, I just googled the cast, amazing! Actor Credits

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dammit, time to read it again

Maj. Major Major… What a brilliant goddamn book. I remember when we had our daily discussions about the book in class how damn near everybody was severely confused by it because of how twisted up much of the word-tracks were. I read it like 4 times in the week we had it. Fucking loved it

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've never been able to figure out the end of it.

Or maybe there is nothing to figure out. Where he breaks down mentally and it starts to read like an acid trip. And what’s his face’s whore starts following him around trying to stab him.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep, that sealed it. I'm digging it out and bringing it to work with me

What a wonderfully bizarre book that is

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm surprised nobody mentioned On The Road.

Never let an impressionable 14 year old boy read that book. There ought to be a warning label on that thing.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate On the Road.

I went somewhere and met up with my friends and partied for a while. We got restless, so we traveled to another town. Drank on the way. Partied with some people I knew there. We got restless……repeat on and on.

And yes, I get the themes and culture it was portraying, just was boring.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 12, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I did not read it until I was in my 20's

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

by InSpokane on Dec 12, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really hated Grapes of Wrath

But loved Upton Sinclair’s the Jungle.

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

by InSpokane on Dec 12, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My US History teacher brought in hot dogs and burgers one day

cooked them in class and gave them to us under the guise of some sort of class party.

Then he started reading excerpts from The Jungle while we were eating.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 9:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is mean. That book made me a Vegetarian for like ten years.

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

by InSpokane on Dec 12, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

1984 is great.

I love dystopian novels, though. Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, even The Giver.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 12, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was pissed that Robert Jordan died

prior to finishing his Wheel of Time series.

/lameness

Nice Robot

by azruavatar on Dec 12, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He was almost finished and left intricate notes on how it ends with his family.

They have enlisted another fantasy author to finish the series.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 12, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know

but I worry Sanderson won’t be up to the task or that the writing style will be significantly different.

As for Robert’s comment, I think that might be true. How in the hell this shit wraps up in one book is beyond me.

Nice Robot

by azruavatar on Dec 12, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am in a fantastic mood.

1. I don’t have to drive 3 hours each way to visit my parents because of the weather.
2. The weather!
3. The possibility of not having to go to work on Monday because of the weather.
4. The Mariners making fun, intelligent moves.
5. Not having to miss the Seahawks game on Sunday, which would have happened if I were to visit my parents.

by Phildopip on Dec 12, 2008 9:37 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yep.

Advisories have been cancelled, so we should escape the brunt of things until past midnight. The system tracked north, instead of south. Doesn’t mean that there still won’t be snow tomorrow and Sunday though

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No shit

I really wanted snow. And now that it’s probably going to hit this weekend all it’s going to do is fuck with my work production. Nobody is going to come look at cars in the snow…

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hadn't thought about that,

the weather really affects your business.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On the other hand, snow plow drivers everywhere are happy as hell.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As is my dad

Since he owns two body repair shops and a towing company

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

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

Immensely

Which sucks, because I really love snow and dislike the fact that it costs me money

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

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

I hope there's snow this weekend.

I just want it to hold off until after my commutes tonight.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 11:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At the very least

things are going to be very icy this weekend. I’m not looking forward to driving tomorrow.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tomorrow I have to bowl league, so I have to get from home in Everett to Robin Hood in Edmonds,

and stop along the way to find some little “gift exchange” gift to bring (mini mag-light?), and some kind of food for the table (pre-made meat and cheese tray is what I’m thinking).

Man do I love midgets.

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

Oh yeah,

and Sunday I have to go to Mukilteo in the morning, then to Alderwood Mall in the evening, then back to Mukilteo. That’ll be fun of it’s icy. Thankfully close to the water usually doesn’t ice up much.

Man do I love midgets.

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

Possibility for several inches in the morning, and then scattered showers throughout the weekend

Not quite as much as it could have been, but it’s something. Also good shot at a second front coming by on Wednesday and dropping a bit on us, though only 2 of the 3 models are showing that as a possibility

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

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

*I took some online meteorology classes while in High School

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

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

I want to be a meteorologist so I can chase tornadoes for a living.*

*I loved the movie Twister way more than I should have.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's why I did it

And if I ever go back to school, meteorology is likely what I’ll shoot towards (and yes I know there is a lot that goes into it, but it would be worth it)

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

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

Heh, I picked meteorology for my army job.

Stupid me didn’t really think through the Artillery part of the title, had absolutely nothing to do with weather prediction. Ballistic met, it was just about the immediate local weather column for accurate artillery fire. There’s a job that translates to the civilian world.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

re: snow

My ideal seasonal pattern

8 months of sunny 85 weather
1 month of 55 weather with leaves changing
2 months of 20 weather with constant snow
1 month of rainy 55 weather
repeat

by Matthew on Dec 12, 2008 9:46 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

no no no no no

6 months of 20-30 degree, high snow weather
4 months of 60-70 degree clear skies
2 months of 85 degree heat

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 12, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Where is this, Fairbanks?

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

minus *2 months

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 12, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've spent a lot of time in the Council area, and Imnaha. But man I don't ever remember that many months of cold.

Not calling you out with that statement. Just funny how old memories work.
Then again my dad loves telling his story about getting caught in a blizzard on the 4th of July in Hell’s Canyon.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Council isn't quite as bad as it's at a significantly lower elevation

I don’t know much about Imnaha’s weather

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 12, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Last little town into Hell's Canyon on the paved road.

Has two little dry goods stores complete with wooden Indians in front, and a post office that used to be an outhouse. But yeah elevations in Idaho can kick your ass if you’re not paying attention. I think it’s like 9000’ from the bottom of the canyon to the top of the plateau in there.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy crap

I’ve been to Joseph/Oxbow/Enterprise on the Oregon side but never made it clear up to Imnaha

I’ll have to run up there sometime, maybe if/when I drive unsigned Oregon Route 350

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 12, 2008 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love Imnaha

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

by InSpokane on Dec 12, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're guys are the people I've ever met that have even heard of it.

And you’re the only person outside of family that’s ever been there. Small world, go figure.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's maybe closer to 5 months too

It usually starts October 15th ish and runs till March 15th ish, give or take 2 weeks in either direction

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 12, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The home of Reckless Kelly.

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

by InSpokane on Dec 12, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now I feel obligated to contribute

4 months of 20-30 degree with plenty of snow
2 months (to bookmark the snow) of rain and wind storms
4 months of 60 degrees
1 month of 75 degrees
1 month of 85 degrees

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD...

Asparagus with shiitake mushrooms and bacon:

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 9:51 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You shut your mouth.

Asparagus is excellent.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 9:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I must disagree. Asparagus is a gift from the gods.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Excellent when grilled.

Like just about everything.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can't stand asparagus

But I’d give it a whirl because bacon can make anything better

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BOTD v. 2.0

Grilled Cheese Bacon Log

by Phildopip on Dec 12, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do those come with a free side of coronary bypass?

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Take a week off from the headphones.

You are more than likely pounding your eardrums to death.

by Sec 108 on Dec 12, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mine ring from calcium deposits on the little moving bits and hardening of the tympanic membrane.

My anvils and hammers have bone spurs, I expected my power numbers to go up.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that a common pressure based problem?

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

by Faux on Dec 12, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just because you'd think that diving would fuck with your ears after a while.

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

by Faux on Dec 12, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly. Diving a lot actually makes it easier for most divers I know to pop their ears.

But diving every day, sometimes making repet dives is kind of hard on them. And when you’re on the clock and getting paid you force it sometimes which sucks on the the way up. If you have to force them to get down, it’s nearly always harder to get back to surface, that last 30 feet can be a killer sometimes. But you have to get to the surface, so there you go.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure it's been mentioned tons of times here

but hot damn you’ve got an awesome job.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No shit

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not going to do it anymore.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough

Still awesome stuff though

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you don't mind me asking,

if you’re not going to dive, what will you do instead?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know yet. A friend of mine just picked up a job as a welding inspector for NASA.

But he had to move to Florida. Maybe I could do something like that for Boeing. Down economy, I’m not sure if they’ll be any openings for those jobs in a couple years when our kids start school. Learn how to cook better and be a home maker.
What would be great is to take advantage of the downturn and try to get ahold of a piece of commercial real estate, own it outright. That or try and pick up some property at auction, do some remodeling and sell or rent them at a decent price. Kind of always wanted to try either of those options.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man you betcha, I keep waiting for interest rates to shoot up.

Put the whole idea out of sight. Kind of jumped the gun buying our house based on that. Who knew, you know?

Always thought having a little store right in the middle of a neighborhood would be really neat. You could turn it into the hub of a community if you worked at it.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be really cool.

A place where everyone meets to get coffee inthe morning, and all that stuff.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES! There's a little store on 20th and Ravenna, would be perfect.

Nothing close to it for competition. All other shopping is quite a hike. Has the perfect look too. Google link.
Another little spot across from Cowen Park at the west end of Ravenna Ravine, but there’s a lot of shopping/hangout/coffee spots nearby for competition.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a little "main street" area by my house surrounded by residential.

I always thought that would be a great place to open a little pub or something.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like the Goose on Phinney? I love those kind of places

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've only driven past that,

but it looks like the kind of place I’m talking about. Just a small place with maybe a pool table, big screen and a golf machine. Maybe eight bar stools, and about five tables.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Third Place Books on 65th, Ravenna district.

There’s a pub in the basement. No pool tables, but it has great atmosphere. Nice quiet place to hang out, find some good conversations in there too. Lots of people that work at UW hang out there so you get all kinds.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My parents bought a house a month ago

and were thrilled that the interest rates were anything under 6. Now they’re refinancing a month into the loan.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding, my wife and I are talking about the same thing.

Our mortage is through my GI bill though, so there’s no prepayment penalty. Refinancing actually isn’t the best deal for us. Unless interest rates go even lower and right now who knows what’s going on.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was talking with my dad about the first house my parents owned back in 1990

and was stunned to find out what the interest rate on that first loan was. Something crazy like 11%.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Those were good too! I remember farmers talking 18 percent.

When I was older I couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t find a checking account with 13 percent interest. Kind of funny now.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bahahaha, I don't remember this!

Was it a deleted scene?

I love how they try so hard to make Grant’s character like Ripley from the Alien series.

by Phildopip on Dec 12, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope, normal scene from Jurassic Park 3

My kid loves all 3 of the movies, so I’ve seen that plenty. I crack up every time. It’s part of a nightmare he was having

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I want

this for Christmas.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 9:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

How's Silas doing this morning Kevin,

still sick?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

He was still sleeping when I left. I'll have to give the wife a call in a bit.

My god I’m tired.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Poor little guy.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For about a week.

It started last Sunday night, then he was fine all of Tuesday. Then he was sick again at day care Wedneday and had to go home. Fine again until last night. I think we’re going to take him to the doc.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know I'm not.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty much.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, this is getting good.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 12, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

And Thingray is reading that as “the off-topic threads are the equivalent of a chat room”. Unless there is something I don’t understand about this symbol: !=

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My mistake. I did not understand the symbol.

Warning understood.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry for piling on, by the way.

I thought I was making a light-hearted joke, but it was poorly placed.

by Phildopip on Dec 12, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, given the situation

That was a poorly timed joke. Still made me laugh though

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Funny as hell in my book.

No worries.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know what? It's my fault. I was asked a question and I answered it.

Let’s just leave it alone.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The LL LJ pic wasn't posted as a reply to your reply.

It was posted as a reply to the original question. Not speaking for Jeff here, but my assumption is that he means that questions/topics inherently limited to two people be handled through e-mail or something similar.

OT isn’t meant to be a free-for-all. LL policies still apply. It’s meant to be for the broad discussion of non-baseball topics.

by Matthew on Dec 12, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Makes sense

I was a little confused by the non-joke use of that pic myself, so this is good to know

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How about baseball but not necessarily related to main page articles?

I love yakking about baseball, but not always exactly what is going on in your comments sections there.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Only the really smart baseball talk.

I’m talking about the dumb kind of baseball talk

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I understand.

I merely asked because it was mentioned in yesterday’s thread that the little guy was sick. I’ll take the personal questions to email or facebook in the future.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jeff hates kids confirmed

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's hard for me to dislike a novel, but Dickens is an author I avoid like the plague.

Also hated The Scarlet Letter. I’m sure it was really something at the time, but…

Just about anything by John Steinbeck would have to make my favorite list, All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren is my all time favorite novel. Which I think is kind of weird, like having a BFF, but I read it about once a year.

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

For me it's anything by Ayn Rand.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 12, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He smells funny

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I heard he sits down to pee

It’s a hand lotion, not a dick lotion.- wilder., connoisseur.

by Kermit. on Dec 12, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Your words cut deep

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy shit it's raining hard

Driving to work in this later today is going to be a pain because of all the stupid assholes on the roads. And then I will probably walk out of my company Christmas party tonight to heavy snow or something, which is going to make driving home a real delight. And then I get to try and get back to North Seattle tomorrow morning by 8:00. Fuffin’ wonderful. Good thing I love the snow

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:29 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

And I have to head to your neck of the woods (kinda) for Jeanuts' company Christmas party tonight.

That means bailing out of work as early as possible, fighting my way home to Everett, getting all dressed up, then fighting our way back down to SE Bellevue.

Fun.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Goddamn that sounds rotten

SE Bellevue… Factoria then? Very close to my area then, and decent elevation. Let’s hope the snow holds off until you’re a good chunk of the way home, since you’ll probably see it from North Seattle onward

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

5449 156th Ave SE

Looks like it’s just east of Factoria off of I-90, even though it’s a Bellevue address still.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Super fancy area up there

I used to use that route as a boredom shortcut while driving home when I used to work at the Bellevue Best Buy. You’re up on top of a very large hill so I’d keep an eye on the weather, just in case

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm watching closely. It's a high end development that her company manages.

They rented their “clubhouse” for the Christmas party. Since it’s called “The Summit” I figured it would be the first place to get snow.

Thank God we have the “makes your car safe” button (otherwise known as traction/stability control) in the Veracruz! LOL!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Look at the Google Terrain map and you'll see

Linky

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah crap.

That’s up there isn’t it…. Well maybe that can be an excuse not to stay too late.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd definitely use it as an excuse

Because if it starts snowing there, you can be almost positive that it’ll be snowing up your way

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If it doesn't snow until we get there, I'm not too worried (unless it REALLY comes down).

I just don’t want to be fighting “snow traffic” all the way home to Everett, then all the way back to Bellevue.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 12, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, Toot, I got your message about L4D last night.

We’ll definitely have to play sometime soon. I have 8 or so friends on Xbox who are almost always down for some zombie killin’.

by Phildopip on Dec 12, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Excellent

I’m down

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 12, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

OK, another HDTV question

Given that all the details (1080P, 42 inch etc.) are equal, which is the better choice plasma or LCD?

by coolguyrob on Dec 12, 2008 10:34 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

LCD.

The technology has really caught up to plasma. Looks just about as good and will last longer.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Depends on what you'll use it for.

If you watch sports or play video games, go LCD. The static graphics of those two things will murder a plasma.

by Phildopip on Dec 12, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sports, video games and blue ray movies

will be the main uses. I’m not a huge tv watcher guy though, so plasma would last longer with me. I go weeks without even turning it on. I’ve had my current TV for 10 years. Figure that it’s finally time to upgrade.

by coolguyrob on Dec 12, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The difference in picture quality between an LCD and a plasma used to be much more pronounced.

At this point the primary drawbacks of an LCD are that they don’t render deep blacks as well and are a touch worse when it comes to motion tracking (although if you get a 120Hz LCD the difference becomes pretty negligible).

I’m somewhat paranoid when it comes to image burn-in, so I tend to avoid recommending plasma products.

by BrianL on Dec 12, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cool

thanks for the advice (you too Phil). I’m restrcited to shopping at the PX so my options are severely limted. It might just come down to what they actually have in stock.

by coolguyrob on Dec 12, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Altitude is a big factor when considering plasmas as well.

The performance level is better at sea level than up in the mountains (unless you have it calibrated).

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 12, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you go with plasma, make sure you ask the dealer about the altitude calibration.

It’s not the picture that’s the problem, it’s the noise that it generates.

Oh fuck you. Get out of work? Do what i do and piss your pantalones. Ain’t no one going to fuck with you when you piss your pants. -- kevin_ess, winebibber

by Wilder. on Dec 12, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ha!

The dealer will likely be some 17 year old Colonel’s kid. I doubt he’ll know what I’m talking about.

by coolguyrob on Dec 12, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I read this as "attitude"

and I thought you were looking at the TV’s make up and veteran grit. TV’s need leadership, goddammit, and they need to know how to get the bunt down.

by Phildopip on Dec 12, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hows the wives?

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 Dec 12, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just had to think about what other textbooks I had in HS.

I sort of had Spanish textbooks but we never used them. I had math texts, but didn’t use those. What else is there?

by Matthew on Dec 12, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhh Spanish Class. . . With Senorita Oeste.

22 year old smoking hot Mexican student teacher. I was a senior and in my desk cluster it was me and three Sophomore girls.

Best. Class. Ever.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 12, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs