OTFPOTD: 12/15/08 - I'm Freezing My Ass Off Edition
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 8:50 AM PST
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PrintHoly dumb fuck, even though it's ass-butt cold outside, there is a ray of warmth and awesomeness this morning. Harmonix announced that they have reached an agreement with Pearl Jam to bring the album Ten, in its entirety, to Rock Band.
Excuse me, I need to go clean out my trousers now.
WARNING NSFW unless you have headphones.
So, yeah, how cold is it at your house right now, and how much snow did you get? We kinda got gypped down here in Vancouver, WA. Only a dusting of snow, while 7 or so miles south in Portland, OR they got 2 inches. Dammit. But, it is cold, and we're supposed to get more snow on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Yay storms!
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About three inches around my place.
All of the non-highway roads are frozen sheets of ice.
9 inches here
And what are you calling cold? It was -12F this morning here.
I just realized that I put my commas in the wrong place when talking about Pearl Jam.
Dammit.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 8:57 AM PST reply actions
Fuck stupid drivers making my bus 20 minutes late this morning. I still can't feel my feet.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I might be late on this,
but Jonah Keri (ESPN baseball writer and editor of BP’s Baseball Between the Numbers book) is writing a book on the Rays and the Wall Street guys who turned around the franchise. I’m excited.
Has anyone seen Judd Apatow's Freaks & Geeks?
I just started watching it this weekend, and six episodes in I’m pretty blown away. Why did this show get canceled?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 9:20 AM PST reply actions
Pretty amazing show that was
anyone who had liked 40 y/o virgin or knocked up or pineapple express needs to go watch it.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 15, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
There was no laugh track to tell people when it was funny.
I really have no idea. Maybe it was just ahead of its time. It’s a wonderful show. And when you’re done, watch “Undeclared,” Apatow’s show about college freshmen. Some of the same cast members, including some awesome work by Jason Segel.
After seeing him in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and now Freeks & Geeks, he's quickly becoming one of my favorites of the Apatow crew.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
One of my favorite clips from Undeclared.
Link. (It’s Segel on the phone, playing the girl’s high school boyfriend.)
Just added the entire Undeclared series to my Netflix queue.
As soon as I finish up with Freeks & Geeks, I’ll start on Undeclared.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions
Why canceled? Let me count the ways
I believe it aired Fridays at 8pm. It was a one-hour comedy, with no laugh track, that sometimes made viewers uncomfortable. And I read once that NBC had a different president when it aired than when it was developed, and the prez when it aired had gone to private high school, so he totally didn’t “get it”.
Absolutely my favorite short-lived TV series ever. Great cast that has almost universally gone on to great things.
by edgar is good on Dec 15, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
It's a damn shame.
I’ve yet to see a poor actor on the show.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions
Because they're all rich from movies
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
This is an awesome show.
I cannot answer you’re second question properly though.
by Mariner John on Dec 15, 2008 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
60 degrees here in NYC
we had 65 last week and its going to hit 60 again Wed or Thu. I’m kinda pissed off about this actually, I was going to go skating this weekend.
by Bearskin Rugburn on Dec 15, 2008 9:21 AM PST reply actions
No Jack Black.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Ha! I totally read that wrong!
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Way to go dude
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
I do my best!
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
And it still isn't good enough
Never try
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
This is good advice.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Works well for me
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
And today just got that much brighter.
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
And yet, there is school today. Damn.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 15, 2008 9:32 AM PST reply actions
I don't care, it's still a staple of my younger days.
I can’t fucking WAIT to belt out “Black”.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
YES
I saw this news last night and was very happy and excited to do the same
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
I got 1.5 inches of snow up here in Renton
My entire neighborhood is perfectly flat and completely sheeted with ice. As such, when I reached the stop sign at the end of my neighborhood I sat still for several minutes while spinning my wheels. I also couldn’t leave my driveway due to the end of it being a short, but steep, hill which was also sheeted in ice. I had to drive across my neighbor’s backyard to get out
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
Yesterday I realized that I can't really leave West Seattle until this snow clears out
because you pretty much cannot get out of West Seattle without driving down a not insignificant hill.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 15, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
The roads in Queen Anne were fine this morning
but all the smaller streets in Burien were sheets of ice like you described. That was my first experience driving in those conditions.
the other angels fan
The first rule of driving on ice like this is don't ever, ever come to a complete stop
go like <1 mile/hour and just leave a shit ton of distance between you and the next car, so unless there’s like 8 cars coming to a 4 way stop at once you should be totally fine
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
and if you're going less than 1 mile an hour you should be able to stop your car if you need to
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
Believe me, I was trying to avoid it.
Unfortunately, though, the way the other traffic was going on the cross street (which was nicely plowed and sanded) I would have never been able to do a roll-through. No worries though, because I wasn’t in a hurry to get to work
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah I forgot about that
if you’re turning from a side street onto a major arterial it can be difficult to do that
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
The thing with this road condition is that people need to just not use their brakes
Brakes + lots of ice === disaster
Drop your transmission to its lowest gear setting and slowly decelerate. If you have to use the brakes, for isntance if driving down a hill, put the minimum pressure necessary down AT THE TOP OF THE HILL and hold the pressure constant until you reach a flat spot.
People get fucked up by applying their brakes, which seems counter intuitive but that’s that
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
Yeah but these people keep my dad in business, so they can do what they want as long as they don't hit me
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
It is a developed skill that people in Seattle don't have any opportunity to practice, however
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
Like they'd practice it anyway
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
If the roads were like this 4 months of the year people would figure it out
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
and in fairness half the city wouldn't be driving around on bald tires
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Everybody would crash their cars and not be able to drive if it was like this that often
And thus be unable to learn
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions
If today were the beginning of the four month period, yes
If this had been going on since the beginning of time, people would have figured it out
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
I know, I know
I just have no faith in people around here. Hell, everybody drives like an idiot when it’s raining and it does that 9 months of the year
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
I've noticed that
The average velocity of the freeways INCREASES 5 to 10 miles an hour when it rains
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
So in conclusion
Seattle drivers are largely dumb
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions
Seattle drivers are some of the biggest idiots I've ever seen
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
You've never been to Utah.
But really, it’s everywhere in America. There are “standards” set in place here, but there is no culture people follow on the roads. People from all over the world come here and drive like they do back in their home nations. And then, the people who grow up in America learn bad driving habits at an early age.
The only way to correct the problem is to make getting a license expensive.
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
Or to require that you actually know how to drive a car before getting your license
Chicago drivers aren’t bad- fairly aggressive but they know what they’re doing.
I just prefer the more aggressive style then you find in Seattle that most larger cities seem to have, it just works better.
People here are passive-aggressive and do things like pointlessly not allow you to merge in when it’s really easy for them to do so and cruise in the left lane at speed limit “to make a point” and stupid stuff like that at a far greater rate then in other cities I’ve driven in
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
Agreed.
I learned how to drive in Tokyo and city driving has a much better culture about it. People need to understand that letting you merge and to keep up with the flow is the best way to drive. Instead, people have the “defensive driving” attitude and they become more of a liability on the road.
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
I nominate Italian drivers as the worst.
But there’s a lot of places I haven’t been.
Other than that, when I’m on the road I own that space, so stay out of it. Just read my bumper stickers and thank me for providing you some reading material. Hmmm, idea for next OT I post.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Anyone who finish high school physics can drive on ice without difficulty
All it requires is a basic understanding of friction and inertia.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Yup
Drive slower and give your self time to slow to a stop. I nearly went off a cliff in the mountains breaking on ice.
by chrisisasavage on Dec 15, 2008 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Brian L isn't too far from me, and he said he got three inches of snow up in Everett,
but at my house it looks more like about 5 or 6 to me. The main streets are all pretty good (except turn lanes and that sort of thing), but all of the side streets are horrible. My street is a solid block of ice, as are all the other side roads.
Man do I love midgets.
And more snow coming on Wednesday!
WOOO
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions
Whatever.
If it gets bad enough I don’t have to go to work, but I still get paid!
Man do I love midgets.
Nice
I don’t get paid if I’m not here, which sucks. But I’m switching my work schedule this week to have Wednesday night, Thursday and Friday morning off
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
The downside to that is my work just piles up if I don't come in,
so unless it’s absolutely horrible, I still go to work at least for a few hours.
Man do I love midgets.
That does suck a bit
This weather is murder on my business, so I may as well not be here anyhow
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions
I have yet to venture outside, but last night I walked six blocks over ice and am shocked I did not fall.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 15, 2008 10:02 AM PST reply actions
I fell down trying to open my car last night
I grabbed the door handle and when I pulled it both feet came out from under me. Landed on my tush and started laughing
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
It's almost 60 here.
I didn’t even have to get my coat to go outside for lunch. Just wait, it’s supposed to get worse there and better here.
In short AHAHAHAHAH suckers!
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Depends on your definition of "better" and "worse"
I love this cold weather, especially when there is snow on the ground to accompany it
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions
I suppose it might be a nice change of pace.
But when you’re like that 3+ months out of the year, you might change your tune.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
THIS.
After I graduate, I will never live in Utah again…. or anywhere else where it is below 32º three months out of the year.
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
I don't like it because it's a change of pace
I like it because I prefer cold weather. I like being able to add layers and adjust to the temperature.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions
I haven't seen but a few drops, but apparently it's really going right now.
It was pretty light on my way to work (7:45-ish)
It was absolutely pouring from Temecula all the way to North County
then it let up for a bit, now it’s back again
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
P.S. Los Angelinos can't drive in the rain and San Diegans are even worse
what an interesting day to be on the road for an hour….
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
Damn, for a second I thought you could see the future =(
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
You pretty much can.
I used to wonder why the paper always treated rain as front-page news, then I realized that people die all over the freeways every time it rains.
A lot of that can be chalked up to the ridiculous swimming pools in the middle of our freeways, but those numbers still amaze me.
What really amazes me is how poorly San Diego county is prepared for rain
every time it rains there are giant ass potholes all over the major roads the next day, and they don’t get filled for weeks. I know it doesn’t rain much here, but still
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 11:17 AM PST up reply actions
Oh, and you can't see the lane lines at night if the roads are wet
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, that too.
The freeways are awful. It’s understandable, considering the budget situation and the tiny rainfall numbers, but it still blows.
I like the ones standing on end
That’s hard to do
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
That is about right. I think it has rained here a total of 5 days since I've been here, and every time you'd think the world was coming to an end.
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
more Angelinos?
We’ll have to have an opening FELIX DAYYY WOOO party. unless you bastards live way the hell outside of the city.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Jeff, Teej and I live/work in San Diego
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
sod it then. Psh.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Some stunning passing plays in that game.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Won it on a field goal as time expired.
Man do I love midgets.
So Mike Vick was absolutely killed by the press and public for dogfighting,
and may have a hard time getting back in the league based on this, yet nobody seems to care that Leonard Little is still pulling a NFL paycheck. Can someone explain this to me?
by waldo rojas on Dec 15, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
People really love their dogs I guess.
But it is crazy that he seems to have gotten a free pass.
Man do I love midgets.
Star power.
The media loves to give it, only to take it away even harder.
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
Vick was a bigger star than Little as well.
I think that has something to do with it. The average person knew who Vick was from ads on TV, but Little was relatively unknown to the average person.
Man do I love midgets.
I get this,
I just hate that I live in a world where the outrage over a little dog murder >>>>> the killing of an actual human (capped with another DUI!).
by waldo rojas on Dec 15, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
But humans can defend themselves!
That poor dog had no choice…
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
It's a PC nation.
Humans have a choice, dogs do not. Therefore, dogs are more innocent.
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
Annnnnd late...
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
And I was actually semi-joking
That’s bullshit reasoning, even though it is the reasoning that is implemented in this sort of case
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, definitely bullshit reasoning.
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
Has anybody been on I-5 between Tacoma and the airport recently?
I have to head up there and am curious how fast its moving so I know when to leave
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
That says how many cars on the road, not how fast the cars are moving
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
Though less cars typically means faster traffic
But Google Maps’ traffic lists speeds and not volumes, so try that
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
Right but if the roads are icy or perceived as icy then people will be driving slow
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
That's the better way to go
Check the cameras. I can say from my experience this morning that freeway traffic is moving along right at its normal speed (so like 55 mph because of idiots), or at least it was from Renton to Seattle, including near the I-5/518 interchange for the airport
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I miss the crazy snow driving in Seattle
We had an unusually warm weekend in Chicago (40s) and then it rained a bunch yesterday. Naturally, the temp drops to single digits overnight and everything instantly freezes. So we have the sheets of ice everywhere, too, except that when I woke up this morning there was a howling wind and the wind chill was supposedly -11.
I’d complain about driving but I walked the 2 miles to work and that was nasty enough.
But we don’t have to drive on hills, either, so less of our driving adventures end up on YouTube.
With wind chill it was -3 in Bellingham today according to the news.
Man do I love midgets.
Ooh, excellent
I didn’t realize it was that cold out there.
Wind chill today in Spokane will be -20
And the daytime high there will be -1, with a low of -4.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
I'd say so
I have trouble trying to wrap my head around how cold that actually is. Like, it was 11 degrees outside just before I went to bed at 2, so I went outside to feel it. It was really cold. I don’t know how another 12-15 degrees under that could feel.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions
I honestly can't tell the difference between about 25 and 10 below
Once I’m cold I’m cold
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
It's much easier to know that it's 10 or 15 warmer
But that’s it: once you’re cold, you’re cold. And when it’s cold to the point of an instant chill, it’s hard to gauge a difference beyond that
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
To me wind is the only difference
If it’s 7 degrees but sunny and still, it’s no problem.
If it’s 33 and windy I’m miserable.
The wind kills you.
I can handle almost any weather if the wind stays away.
Man do I love midgets.
Me three.
I keep thinking of thewyrm. Everybody sitting in a coffee shop bitching about Seattle cold, while he keeps running back and forth past the front window. Roll of toilet paper in one hand, magazine in the other and being chased by a polar bear.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I know, did you see how he was dressed?
He was asking for it!
Man do I love midgets.
Nice. You're so pc it makes me all warm and fuzzy.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I figure it's cold outside,
someone besides the bear has to be warm and fuzzy.
Man do I love midgets.
I was thinking thewyrm was just getting warmed up by playing with a cuddly polar bear.
Oh how cute that is! (pours more coffee)
Formerly dpseadvr.
Blizzard warning in effect up his way.
Daytime highs this week hovering in the low single digits, with high winds. Oh yeah, it’s always pretty much always dark up there. Good times…
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions
My sister insists that -40 on the tundra is more tolerable than 35 and rainy in Seattle.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions
I'd definitely be dressed better for that situation.
Small mistakes could kill you at that temp. I still get cracked up when I see people running around in flip flops in weather like this. Fashion over function in certain contexts makes me shake my head.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Though I've not experienced the -40
I do hate 35 and rainy. I love the cold, and I love the rain, but I hate when it’s so close to snow temps without actually snowing. -40 sounds kind of fun
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions
She once got frostbite walking to work.
It was a two minute walk.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
clearly not as bad, but...
my hair used to freeze in Chicago on my walk from my dorm to class in the mornings. I lived about an 1/8 of a mile from class.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
For sure
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
And you know what you get to do later? Walk the 2 miles back home.
I do not envy your position.
(Of course the walking is fine, but if it is still cold and windy.)
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
I could pretend to be some kind of cold-weather badass/idiot
But in reality, I bought a car today so I’m driving home. Hooray for no more walking! Boo for scraping ice off of windshields.
You bought a car just so you wouldn't have to walk?
Ballsy.
Man do I love midgets.
It's that cold
I was going to buy a warmer ski jacket but they didn’t have my size in stock so I bought a car instead.
by busplunger on Dec 15, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, the true story is much less interesting
So this is the one I’m going with from now on.
It's a good story, stick with it!
Man do I love midgets.
So they had a car in stock that was your size
Is it hard to put on and take off?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
Always make sure you have a can of this between November-March:
It’s safe on cars, but I have no clue what it does to the environment. All I know is that it works great and saves me the hassle of scraping.
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
Awesome, thanks
I don’t care if it’s made out of polar bear tears, so long as it saves me from a minor inconvenience!
That's the spirit!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions
I need to get some of this.
The blower motor on my 1990 Honda Accord doesn’t work, and even after I scrape my windshield it re-freezes.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
Sounds like what you really need is a blower motor.
Man do I love midgets.
800 bucks with labor to replace.
The car is probably worth $1000.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
$800.00???
How much of that is parts? A blower motor should be pretty simple to replace.
Man do I love midgets.
Most shops are ~$100/hour for labor
Shit adds up quick
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Is that how much a blower motor costs?
Shit- I told the guy I sold my Dodge Colt to that it couldn’t cost more than $100 to fix
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The part itself is pretty cheap, but on the 1990 Accord they actually have to cut into the dash to replace it.
There’s no quick access to the part.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Exactly
See above
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, and cutting into the dash is not something I'm comfortable doing on my own.
I just park it in my garage during cold weather, but sometimes I’m too lazy.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions
I wonder if they make heaters that plug into a cigarette lighter?
Man do I love midgets.
They do, but they don't generate enough heat to do anything.
The cigarette lighter just simply doesn’t have enough juice.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:25 AM PST up reply actions
Just pack around an extra car battery and hook one up to it
And then set it on the front passenger seat
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
Or get a really long extension cord.
Man do I love midgets.
I'm trying to find that old pizza place commercial where they do something like that
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
I know the one you're talking about, but I can't remember who it was for.
Man do I love midgets.
Same here
I tried youtube, but couldn’t find it
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
I know it had something to do with one of the places getting the heated bags
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
That's the one real downside with newer vehicles
The entire engine compartment is like a jigsaw puzzle these days. Very hard to do maintenance on your own. This is why an extended warranty isn’t always a bad idea, because it will pay 100% parts and labor
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions
The manufacturers do that on purpose too
My favorite was Europe’s Audi A2. Without a special screwdriver that only the dealers have the only thing you could do is change the washer fluid and use the oil dipstick
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
I've heard about that kind of thing
It allows them to capitalize on your business more often. Again, this is why an extended warranty can work well in your favor, especially on a used car.
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions
That's not new.
Old Pintos had head bolts that required a specific tool.
Man do I love midgets.
Yeah but how often do you need to unscrew the head bolts?
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That was well played.
Man do I love midgets.
They should have had a quick release of some sort
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
Like that wouldn't have broken the first time you used it.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
Maybe why they went with the special tool instead
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:45 AM PST up reply actions
Did anyone see The Office last Thursday?
I’m trying to figure out why everyone hates this episode so much.
I loved it.
The Office has been great this season.
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
Was that the holiday party one?
Seemed like every other Office episode. Maybe a little more serious than people like?
The black unicorn princess joke at the end was priceless
I couldn’t believe they did that on netwrok tv.
I thought that was hilarious.
Just because it kind of puts Toby into a weird place.
I really liked the episode. I don’t know why people would’ve hated it so much.
Anyone have some leads on a computer monitor that can display in 1920x1080?
Don’t ask, it’s for work. The reasoning is stupid but I need to indulge my superiors.
Google seems to work
http://sector29.com/PRODUCT_PAGES/249/249-T23570-E2400HD.html
the other angels fan
Eh I was hoping for something a little more local.
I need this by Wednesday.
Looks like Fry's has at least one, not sure if it's in store or not
http://shop2.frys.com/product/5771972;jsessionid=E2hSBP2FMJ8a85lbPCIbjQ**.node3?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
the other angels fan
This is perfect.
Cheap, right resolution. I’ll be making a trip down during lunch.
I'm not worried.
I need to make a trip down there to pick up some stuff for myself anyways. This is just a good excuse to go.
Like you need an excuse
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
WOO
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Go to the Fry's site, go to Monitors, all
search 1920. Get a few results. Still can’t tell if they’re in store.
the other angels fan
Win XP question:
When you take a screenshot, where does the file go? I can’t find it…
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
You need to paste it into Paint or some other app
it’s just stored like any other copied item would be until you paste it into something
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
As in hitting the PrintScrn button?
It goes into the clipboard. Open up a blank Paint document and hit Control+V.
Thanks guys.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
The DJ is actually Akiva (who is one of the Lonely Island dudes along with Jorma and Andy)
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
They do look a little alike.
That’s Akiva on the right. There is definitely a resemblance, and if you put sunglasses on him, it’d be pretty easy to mistake him for JT.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
Aaaaand hidden.
Thanks for putting a subject line, though.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions
I'm hiding that because of work, and just on principle as well.
Man do I love midgets.
The production value is pretty incredible for a comedy video.
If not for the subject matter, I’d say it’s a pretty damn good techno/pop song.
I can't fucking wait.
I’m a little sad that they didn’t rework some of their old songs (Ardy Party, Jalapeno, Ka-Blamo), but I’m also looking forward to the new material.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
I love when he's "mopping"
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Who knows
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
It's coming out of a bad period.
SNL has always been good for a stretch, then the best cast members move on and everyone says it’s terrible and dead, and it sucks for a few years while the new cast gels, and then it’s good again. I’m sure the cycle will come to an end eventually, but there are really funny people on the show right now; I think it will be consistently funny next season.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 11:56 AM PST up reply actions
Is Amy Pohler still on the cast?
I find her to be terrible when she’s not leeching off of Tina Fey’s talent.
And no, she left when she had a baby.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 12:03 PM PST up reply actions
Seth Meyers.
I don’t much care for Seth Meyers.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 12:06 PM PST up reply actions
He seems like a total frat boy to me.
This strikes me as a placeholder type of thing.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions
I dunno
I liked when he and Amy told childish jokes and just laughed to each other
That's the problem with most of the recent cast members.
None of them can keep a straight face.
Man do I love midgets.
I haven't watched a second of SNL in several years now
Digital Shorts notwithstanding, of course.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 12:14 PM PST up reply actions
But other than that, I find it pretty boring.
Even though I think its sweet that Keenan from All That is now on SNL.
yeah I love the blizzard man. Luda sells it well.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Keenan is just a token. Also, his Cosby impression is embarassing
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
By the way, for the uninitiated, if you enjoy the style of humor that's in SNL's Digital Shorts
and if you enjoyed the movie Hot Rod, I implore you to check out the Lonely Island’s older stuff.
Episode I – White Power
Episode II – Regarding Ardy
The ’Bu Episode 1
The ’Bu Episode 2
The ’Bu Episode 3
The ’Bu Episode 4
The ’Bu Episode 5
The ’Bu Episode 6
The ’Bu Episode 7
The ’Bu Episode 8
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 11:54 AM PST reply actions
I think this is awesome!
I hope he pitches until he’s 50!
Man do I love midgets.
I am skeptical that he can keep his GB% as high next year.
It is not in line with his most recent performances. If that goes down he could have a rough year.
Jamie Moyer is the Jermaine Dye of pitching.
I just assume he will be awesome and have totally given up on trying to figure out how he’s going to perform. He’s just not normal.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 12:23 PM PST up reply actions
Someone will bring it up soon enough
It just seems strange when people post on topic news in the off topic thread
So this brings up a thought...
Who are your say… Top three players that you have an irrational love for. For me it would have to be Jamie, Cameron, and RJ.
Man do I love midgets.
I guess "irrational" maybe wasn't the best choice of words,
What I mean is that I don’t care if they suck, or if they are too old, I want them to keep playing for some reason…
Man do I love midgets.
In my eyes they are incapable of doing wrong.
I cannot admit their shortcomings.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
How do you love a player irrationally?
I guess Ankiel would be the closest because I have an easy time seeing his ceiling, and a hard time seeing the downside. But he’s really good. Maybe Fahey? I dunno, he’s more of a punchline.
I dunno all the players I love, the ones that were my favorites (Edmonds, McGwire, Pujols) were legitimately awesome.
You may wonder why I don’t bring up any Mariners? Well they blow and don’t have many likable players, and when they did I was too young to appropriate it, and I am incapable of “falling in love” with them retroactively.
But you still love Edmonds and Mac even when they begin to fade.
Man do I love midgets.
McGwire never faded
He got hurt and the bottom fell out, it was quick. Part of it was a fluky BABIP, but really he couldn’t field or run at all in the end, and I didn’t have any problem with him being benched.when he was.
but anyway
You can’t stop loving them once they fade, it doesn’t take away that at one point they were awesome. It’s not like like I’m pining for the Cardinals to bring back Edmonds.
That would be irrational.
Man do I love midgets.
"It’s not like like I’m pining for the Cardinals to bring back Edmonds."
That would be irrational.
Man do I love midgets.
To clarify
I have a strong application for RJ, Edgar, and A-Rod, but I could never live and die on their performance when i was a kid.
I have to ask, "application"?
To you mean “affection”?
Man do I love midgets.
Well no, because I've never felt like they were "one of my own"
RJ, and A-Rod left a long time ago, and Edgar was a DH.
Okay, I just wanted to make sure I was reading that right.
Man do I love midgets.
You can be irrational in your love for good players.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I can love a player irrationally.
I mean, how else could I love Maicer Izturis? It started with a love for his eyebrows, and then became something so much more. Something…forbidden.
the other angels fan
But what if Felix was 38, and on the downside of his career?
Man do I love midgets.
What if he never does?
If he never reaches his potential? Will you still have the love for him that you did whene he came up as a hugely talented kid?
Man do I love midgets.
That's where you know if it's irrational or not.
Man do I love midgets.
Only
if he never signs with the Angels, Red Sox, or Yankees.
by chrisisasavage on Dec 15, 2008 3:42 PM PST up reply actions
RJ sure is good.
…..when he’s not blogging about the Rays.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 15, 2008 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
What is your favorite gate at Seatac?
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Why is the weather all screwed?
It’s warmer in the Northeast than it is in LA and its snowing in Seatown.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Cow farts causing global warming
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
i added another blanket to my bed in LA. We need more cow flatulence
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
how strange. Pretty soon that awful movie "The Day After Tomorrow" will be coming true.
Man that movie sucked.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Yes it did.
I remember my wife saying, “Oh, it wasn’t so bad.” And I replied, “Remember the wolves?”
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions
it was horribly acted, scientifically lousy, and starred Dennis Quaid. Your wife must have confused it for something else, like Tomorrow Never Dies (which also sucked, but is more forgiveable)
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Nah, she's just a sucker for Jake Gyllenhaal.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Who isn't?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 1:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
In a related story, it was found Heath Ledger died of AIDS, not overdose.
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
That's exactly how I like my disaster movies though. Way over the top. Personal preference and all.
.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I'm the same
I actually enjoyed the movie because I carried that same attitude. Disaster movies almost always present an impossible scenario, so why not make it over the top?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions
I'm cool with that. If I want realism, I'll watch PBS.
Man do I love midgets.
Heh, that reminded me of a National Geographic clip on commercial diving I found.
I was going to link it but it’s terrible, at least for me. They show some diving students at DIT in Ballard doing an umbilical swap underwater, the editing and music to build the drama was comedy gold. Maybe only to a person that’s been there though.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Uh, I should temper that a bit.
There’s some movies I’m thinking of that a lot of people may have enjoyed that I disliked for various reasons. So I do respect the opinion initially presented, don’t get me wrong there.
Formerly dpseadvr.
And more cold!
YAAAAAAY!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
=(
as long as they don’t occur on December 20, I’m fine
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
Why specifically that day?
Flying in to town?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
Should be fine,
But cold as fuck. May snow in the couple days after that though
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Where do you guys find decent news reporting on the internet?
I’ve got the Washington Post, other than that everything else I’m looking at is screechingly bad. Lots of adjectives like ‘Crisis!’, or phrases “Are your children at risk?” I immediately tune that stuff out.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Crisis! It may be bought out by Rupert Murdoch. He's kind of a tabloid type newspaperman.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.
I was not aware of this.
Oh, well. Back to sticking my head in the sand.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
extremely effective strategy. I am much less bothered by the goings on of the world
if i do not know of their existence.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
I don't even have kids and they are in peril!!!!
Most newspapers are equally bad in that respect, as they have to compete to get people away from blogs. It’s only a matter of time until we get all of our news from basement dwelling nerds that eat hotpockets and believe in tRA*, instead of the delightful and interesting Peter King or Woody Paige.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
This is why I started sticking to the sports pages, but even they've been corrupted.
Madonna/A-Rod, Clement and Mandy Somethingnobody, steroids!!, athlete caught in comprimising position!, athlete with a gun!, athlete with drug problem! blah blah blah. I want facts man. Just the facts. Save the drama for some other section.
Formerly dpseadvr.
deadspin and ksk for everything else, LL and USSM for mariners.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Thanks, haven't heard of those yet. Linked!
Formerly dpseadvr.
I assume that's sarcasm.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Nope. I'm pretty new to the internet.
Due to career choices it was never available to me on a regular enough basis to get into it. Until recently.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Ok, those are pretty funny.
Formerly dpseadvr.
KSK always has something good
My favorites are when they pretend to be a fan from NY or Boston
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
Oh I vastly prefer the Wade and Jerry articles, or the Peter King rippings.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
I love Philip Rivers.
Ya betta ask somebodddddddaaaaaayyyyyyy!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions
agreed
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Marmalard!
God that’s some good shit
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
one of my finest E-accomplishments is getting posted
3 straight weeks in the fantasy / sex mailbag using completely made up stories with fake names.
Hint, one involves dolphin fucking
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
That's awesome
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
BAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
I read that “column” every week and I remember the dolphin fucking!! Oh my god, you are my hero.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
The other two were in previous consecutive weeks
posted under the naems Alonzo Bender (not my first name) and Jess S. Go have a good laugh
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
(wife beating and an attempt to find some prison Strange)
I failed to get in this week, as I whipped something out in 2 minutes before a meeting. Yeah, I’m productive at the office.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
I'm having trouble searching that site.
Links?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
just search mailbag
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
I'll submit this week's under Phil Dopip. We'll see if i can get back in
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Oh man, please do.
That would be awesome.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
The Wade and Jerry ones are pretty good, but I find them too specific for my tastes.
The Peter King ones are always good, but it’s a recycled joke most of the time. The fan ones always make me laugh because of the “actions” that are described
*Empties entire can of Skoal into front lip
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah they are recycled, but BDD is a funny enough to make it work.
I can’t imagine how much time he spends thinking of ways to call Wade Philips fat.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Probably an unhealthy amount
And to be fair, I don’t dislike a damn thing on that site. I’m simply comparing a 9 to a 9.5 on my funny shit scale
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Deadspin generally reports actual sports news and then mocks it.
KSK invents stories based on actual news.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
When I hear people knock on something like the Daily Show for being fake and therefore dumb.
I always think that unless you actually know what’s going on then the jokes don’t make any sense. In a way you have to be fairly savvy on current events or it’s just gibberish.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Yes there is definite skill and intelligence in what they do
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Like an incredibly rude and crude version of The Onion
But more rooted in reality
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Hey this is pretty good. Duh I should have thought of the BBC.
Especially for coverage of American events, maybe a bit less partisanship in the reporting.
Formerly dpseadvr.
You'd be amazed the shit they're not telling us.
Gotta keep up on that missing blond chick in Aruba.
You've gotta be kidding me, that's still in the news? And where's Teej?
I should have thought of him right off the bat, I’d love to sit down and have a cup of coffee with that guy. I get he’s got a lot of interesting stories/info on how newspapers work these days. Him and Roger Kahn, he’s got quite a bit on the news business in NY during his time there in The Boys of Summer, which included Murdoch’s first inroads into the American press. That’s a pretty good memoir right there.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I love you guys complaining about the weather while I endure a blizzard that I pray to Christ does not ground my flight home today.
I worked over as a favor and may have fucked myself.
Fear the NPE
What's the lesson here?
Don’t be nice to other people.
Shit, that sucks about the flight
How often are there flights in and out? Would you be able to leave tomorrow (assuming the blizzard has ended), or would you have to wait a long time? I’m curious about how that works up there
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
According to alaskaair.com it is still on schedule.
As long as I get out tomorrow. I leave for Hawaii on Wednesday. There are about four or five flights in and out every day.
Fear the NPE
Commercial flights via Alaska Airlines are much better about getting in and out.
The oil company charter is not as reliable. Thank god my rig is on a non shared services contract so I get to fly in and out of Prudhoe on Commercial. I even get to keep the miles and use my MVP status to fly first class.
Fear the NPE
That's good.
I would imagine that missing out on Hawaii and instead being stranded in a blizzard and sub zero temperatures does not make for a fun holiday trip
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions
You know Phildopip,
When I opened my google reader this morning and opened up the LL Fanpost feed I saw the little blurb text for this post and immediately knew that you had written it before I even opened it because of the first 3 words you used
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
You can always count on me to drop some Tourette's Guy references in.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
GO COUNT YOU DICK!!!
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
your*, my r key is failing, taking the effect of tourette's guy's brilliance with it.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Son: Dad, there's some white stuff on the floor.
Danny: THAT’S MY ASS.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
FASHION BUG
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
my favorite, outside of go count your dick,...
*ex wife knocks on the door of the shower
Danny : WAIT A MINUTE YOU DICK!!!!
*ex wife says something or other
Danny, in a gravelly voice: Shirlena?? OH SHIT!!!
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Hahaha, yeah she says, "I don't have a dick, you prick!"
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
The soundbite for "Shirlena? OH SHIT!"
Makes me laugh so hard every time I hear it.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
Pissing out the window, and shitting out the window are TWO. DIFFERENT. THINGS!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
you're my hero.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
BOB SAGET!!!!
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
I bought your Colgate toothpaste
The one with the Tartar Control. AND IT MADE ME FEEL LIKE A PIECE OF SHIT!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
One of my favorite non-quotes is the Bird in the House one
Where it shows the bird sitting on the clock, and then you hear Danny scream and a brick or something smashes the clock and the bird flies away
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
I love Shirlena's parts in the series
Obviously inspired my sig, and here is one of my other favorites:
“What would you like for breakfast, Danny?”
“Bacon and Eggs, dear”
“What?”
“OH FOR CRYING OUT LOUD I SAID BACON AND EGGS!!!”
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
All you ever do is stay at home and play with your tits and look at your ass at the same time!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
That comment is funny, but watching him miming the action like some sort of broken whale is funnier
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Yeah, that one is best when seen as a whole
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
I may LL at work, but i dont youtube.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Why would someone put something that shitty on youtube? Their parents must know how badly they will be ridiculed.
Fear the NPE
I can't figure it out.
The production value is so high that I’m inclined to believe this is a joke, but…I just don’t know…
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 15, 2008 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
That's.....pathetic.
My faith in humanity just died.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 15, 2008 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
Whatever dude that's awesome.
Those kids are gonna be set for life.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
Holy shit that kid should not ever open his mouth
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
I bet he plays every instrument in his band.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 15, 2008 6:06 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That is a face that would send a train down a dirt road.
"It's reassuring to know that in your life, you can have no more than 32 root canals."
-T. McCarver
It's definitely a face built for radio
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Speaking of online viewables,
has anyone else watched “Back on Topps”, the youtube based show starring the Sklar brothers? I never used to like them, but that show is pretty solid, 6 minute episodes at a time.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
That is dangerous advice you are offering.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Make sure you're well grounded first.
Man do I love midgets.
I think you mean well insulated. The difference is shocking,
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
This is why I'm not an electrician.
Man do I love midgets.
Red wire, blue wire?
This is how we make a fire.
Red is hot, black is ground?
That’s how car batteries work. Other than that I’ve got “righty tighty, lefty loosey”….
Man do I love midgets.
I'm no electrician,
but I was using my family’s power drill in high school and touched the cord where the insulation was apparently missing.
I can’t attest to this, but my Dad claimed that I uttered quite a streak of obscenities before dropping the drill.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
I once got my finger stuck between the prongs of an adaptor while it was plugged into the wall.
I’ve been told I made some interesting faces and noises before I got my finger loose.
Man do I love midgets.
Haha, who plugged LL in Neyer's chat?
Aaron B. (Novato, Calif.): According to the guys at Lookout Landing (an M’s blog who looked carefully at the issue), Safeco is actually not bad for lefty batters.
SportsNation Rob Neyer: All I can tell you at this moment is that Safeco has played roughly the same over the last three seasons for both handednesses.
Maybe because our lefties have mostly sucked?
Man do I love midgets.
Safeco clearly favors hitting to RF.
Also interesting on that chart is that only the two Bay Area teams have an average temperature lower than Safeco.
Which is why decent lefties should be able to hit there.
Man do I love midgets.
I'm trying to look this up, but could it have something to do with summer humidity?
I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.
how dare you blaspheme Pepe
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
Don't forget about Jeremy Reed and Tuglett
by seattlebruin on Dec 15, 2008 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Already had.
Can't wait for Ruskell to knock this one out of the park.
It's not bad for lefty home runs
but it still hurts the other stuff.
by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 15, 2008 3:56 PM PST up reply actions
How so?
Is it just a bad hitting environment all around because of the cold, wet air, or are there other factors?
Man do I love midgets.
Walls far. Hard hit ball over wall far. Wlad SMASH!!!
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
RF isn't that deep. The rest of the OF is, but RF is reasonable.
Man do I love midgets.
Straightaway RF isn't deep.
Fly balls die in the gaps.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
Aww, no more Cobalt for you
You’re going to miss it
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 4:05 PM PST up reply actions
save that for Columbia Gorge in the summer or whenever that happens. I don't really care for that sort of thing.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Trying to kee this from being LLLJ,
but has anyone been out on the roads this evening? I’m wondering how squirrely the commute home is going to be for everyone here in the office (myself included).
Man do I love midgets.
All's I know is that a garbage truck on my block spun out and nailed the back of someone's Dodge Neon.
Oops.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 15, 2008 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
That takes care of that Neon.
They should just toss it in the back of the truck.
Man do I love midgets.
The roads aren't even that bad in Seattle.
Today school had only a 2 hr. late start and tomorrow it’ll probably start on time. :(
I actually thought it might.
Looks like the forecast has changed.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 5:39 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, it's been pushed back about 24 hours.
Tuesday night a new system is rolling in that could bring some pretty widespread snow. I’ve heard that the system coming this weekend has an even greater snow potential.
I hope your birthday is on Thursday. That would coincide with a particularly nasty Calc test.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 15, 2008 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
I hate Thursday.
I have a AP US paper to write and a Chemistry test the period after that. Let’s just hope it snows on Wednesday.
I don't know
I think that being a dick just to be a dick has run its course. I mean this site has become toxic and etc.
by Robert on Dec 15, 2008 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
My thoughts exactly
This was what I was afraid of after last nigh. I have a feeling that I will tire of seeing that picture before too long
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions
That is certainly true
But I don’t change my stance on how annoying that picture will likely become. But, having re-read your comment it seems you were being a little facetious there, which is fine by me
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 7:09 PM PST up reply actions
I don't doubt that the picture will be dead memed in a hurry
But it is necessary sacrifice. The OTFPOTD have become unreadable to many.
We've already talked about this.
We don’t need to rehash it now.
Correct
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 7:22 PM PST up reply actions
Some people may have missed it because they can't bear to enter the OT
by JI on Dec 15, 2008 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
Um
We’ve already talked about this.
We don’t need to rehash it now.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
LL really has become an acid humorless place as of late,
it makes me want to not post here.
(A thousand pesos to the user who can correctly decide whether or not I am being sarcastic)
by JI on Dec 15, 2008 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
That's only like 75 bucks
Not worth the effort
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 7:56 PM PST up reply actions
At least give it a couple of days before you begin to ram it down people's throats.
The people who were guilty feel bad about it and really don’t need to be reminded right now.
.
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/10/13/634369/10-13-open-nlcs-game-4-thr#9365178
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/4/1/388576/4-1-open-felix-dayC2A0thread#4325761
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
Damn, I quoted the Dark Knight on LL? Sheesh.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 15, 2008 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
Hitchhiking in a foreign state at night is fun
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
I can only imagine
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 7:34 PM PST up reply actions
I didn't realize Laramie has no public transportation
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
Wait... what the hell are you doing?
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
I'm transferring to UWyoming next semester and came out here to find a place to live
I landed at the airport and realized there was no public transportation and I was 5 miles outside of town and it’s 5 below out here, so I stuck my thumb out and the second car that came by picked me up
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
It was quite a nice older couple
In a brand new Volvo wagon
I wasn’t too concerned
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
They even had a puppy in the back seat
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
The puppy was stolen
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 8:55 PM PST up reply actions
Quick snack while they're waiting for Corco to marinate properly.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Deep-fried puppy sticks.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 15, 2008 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
Also note I would never, ever hitchhike in Tacoma
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
Better get cranking on that autobiography.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 15, 2008 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
Is it too late to enter in the Corco kicks the corcobucket pool?
by Robert on Dec 15, 2008 8:33 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I would have guessed chocked on vomit,
then highway collision. Raped to death by strange trucker would have been way down the list.
by JI on Dec 15, 2008 8:36 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Really?
Cause choking to death on a strange trucker during a highway collision is like third on my list.
by Robert on Dec 15, 2008 8:47 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Corco doesn't strike me as the type who does gay for pay.
by JI on Dec 15, 2008 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
Don't mix business and pleasure
Sorry Corco
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
How about choking on a trucker and then getting in a collision which causes him to pass out and vomit, choking to death?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 15, 2008 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
The power cord was cut on it.
Now, I could have soldered them together, but I would have needed a functioning soldering iron to do that.
I once had to say the phrase, "New direction" at a business meeting. Go ahead and say that fast...
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Every video/piece of music that is played at my work is annoying
At least when played ad nauseum. If I hear about bluray or if I hear the chipmunks Christmas again….
It varies from DVD to DVD
some SD DVDs will look fantastic when unconverted to 1080, some will look blurry, and others will look like streamed internet fullscreen ass. The Dark Knight SD was unwatchable (which I’m sure has to be a ploy to get you to try blu-ray).
Everything is better in HD, not just sports and sfx wanks.
I don't love Superbad but it was so much better than Napolean Dynamite it's not even funny.
Napolean Dynamite was a contrived piece of crap that I hate more than pretty much any movie this decade.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
Let me explain
When Napolean Dynamite came out I was a freshman in highschool, the audience it was catered for. By the time I saw it I had already heard three billion people quote it to death. Same thing happened with Superbad. It was so hyped up it utterly failed to live up to expectations.
And even then before I saw it I had people say it was the funniest film ever made
and that didn’t make it any less funny once I saw it.
That's fine, if the good jokes were spoiled, I can see why you didn't think it was funny
But that’s not the movie’s fault
I submit to you John Madden's face.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I would have never gotten that in a million years
because I laughed so I hard I ruined the movie for everyone else
I can't think of a single funniest joke
it was more the casualness, and the rhythm of the banter that did it for me.
Ours has no redeeming qualities
There are 3 second clips from some decent moving but it’s got pompous “fuck anyone who still has DVD” guy advertising Blu-Ray and it repeats every 5 or so minutes.
by Mariner John on Dec 15, 2008 9:51 PM PST up reply actions
Oh yeah, it's decent enough
but Jesus Christ it would have been really good had they not fucked that part up so hard
Well didn't they just take the songs from the book? Or was that the original that did that?
I didn’t mind them
They're really generic and poppy sounding
and all the oompa loompas are little identical brown people. It’s kinda racist.
Fart -rocker
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I enjoyed when the puppets melted.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 16, 2008 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
It's not a remake
It was a more faithful adaptation to the original book.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 16, 2008 8:42 AM PST up reply actions
Thank fucking christ on a Triscuit cracker I'm not paying attention to the TV.
My wife is watching The Hills.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Like what? Okay, I'm sure According to Jim is on somewhere.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Somewhere in the world an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent
with Jeff Goldblum is airing.
Anything with Jeff Goldblum is incapable of being the worse thing on.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
God bless you both.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
They are misguided.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I mightbe theonly person in the world who enjoy's him.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I hate my space bar.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I suddenly hate apostrophes too.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Well, not having a BOTD didn't seem to upset anyone. I still like douchebag of the day, though.
I just don’t know how many pictures of myself I can stand to see.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I'm unhappy, but since assholes tend to think a daily (or weekly) feature is bad....
if certain people don’t make it I guess it had to go.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Everyone that complained about it withdrew their complaints once it became apparent that they were outnumbered.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
But still the assholishness was there, and I can see how that would make kev avoid posting it.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I don't think anyone really meant to be an asshole, and I think the withdrawl of their complaints was sincere.
But fair enough.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 11:33 PM PST up reply actions
You're talking about LL, right?
I don’t think anyone really meant to be an asshole,
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
That was my honest interpretation, yes.
I don’t have an opinion of BOTD the one way or another, so I kind of skimmed the subthread as far as it related to that specifically, so maybe I missed something.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 15, 2008 11:38 PM PST up reply actions
It was more of a general point.
But I’ll leave it here and say that you’re part of the solution, not the problem, so I’d rather not fight with you about it. We’re basically on the same page.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Oh fuck it anyway, I was running out of links.
DBOTD…
The well may never run dry…
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I just heard there's something of a 90% chance there's going to be accumulating snow
in the greater Puget Sound area this Wednesday.
Fuck yes
Looks like a certain somebody is getting human contact for Christmas!
by Robert on Dec 16, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
You should use him as a human shield for the walk to your car.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 16, 2008 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
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