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OTPFOTD: 12/17 - Jump the Shark Edition

Ray_tiny by Phildopip on Comment 1479 comments

It appears that the Office is going to jump the shark for the episode after the Super Bowl. Jack Black and Jessica Alba? Uuuuuuughhh...To me, this is just the culmination of a slow, steady decline that started with the last episode of the third season.

So, my question to you is what are your favorite (?) jump the shark moments? I can think of a couple:

  • The original "jump the shark" on "Happy Days" where Fonzie actually jumps a shark.


  • Steve Urkel appears on the show "Step By Step" as, well, Steve Urkel.


  • Jay Sherman ("The Critic") appearing on "The Simpsons".

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Two words: Cousin Oliver

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 8:55 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's supposed to hit pdx within the next two hours or so

and the ugly gray sky seems to confirm that theory.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We didn't until about an hour ago

I was skeptical of the promised arrival of snow, but now I’m not.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Usually it hits us first and then moves south.

So now I’m really down about our prospects. I see sun, damn it.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Dec 17, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Patience. The sky is pretty ugly here in Northgate.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 17, 2008 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ugly in Reh-in town, too

Windy as hell, also

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Work AND live in Vancouver.

It’s like the best of both worlds!

by Phildopip on Dec 17, 2008 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just hate everyone that got snow right now

Cause I’m at work right now and have this sneaking suspicion that it’s going to snow/freezing rain later. Then I’ll spend 3 hours on a bus trying to get home.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 17, 2008 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is just making it wasier for me to skip work today

I just read that the snow will begin in earnest for Seattle and the Eastside at around noon or so, and I’m supposed to leave for work at 1:30

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No kidding

Here, read this and get yourself excited like I just did

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He did amend the snow forecast for the seattle are from 2-4...to basically 0-2.

I’ll believe it when I see it…he has no idea when/if the snow shadow will allow moisture in.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 17, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is the first serious weather since I moved to a house that's seriously uphill from where I work.

I’m very curious to see how the commute home goes if pdx turns out to be hit as hard as it’s supposed to be.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's snowing like a sonofabitch in the other Vancouver.

We’re had about 3 inches today, to add to the 4 inches we already had on the ground from Saturday, and it’s starting to look not at all like the west coast.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I second this.

I was told we’d get 2-3 inches overnight. I know I should be grateful that my morning commute was easy, but really, I wanted to wake up to a nice blanket of snow.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't the baby get taken away though?

I saw an episode where somebody gave her baby up for adoption, and then took it back.

by Phildopip on Dec 17, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

nope. earlier in the season.

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 8:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bullshit

It was when House gave the guy his gun back. From time to time I go back and watch it in slow motion to see where my heart breaks in two.

by JI on Dec 17, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

what does your job consist of when you ARENT on youtube

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 8:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't really get that much out of discussing lists

but putting Black Flag on a list of “worst guitar solos”, especially that high, really misses the point of Black Flag.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't it, though?

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The annoying thing is that they note that very issue in their discussion

but then go ahead and complain about the solo anyway.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't read the list

But that is stupid

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There are other glaring errors in the list.

Jim Martin’s solo on Epic is awesome. That’s not boring. That’s discretion.

And Steve Vai’s solo on Yankee Rose was one of his earlier pieces, and thus far less masturbatory than the entier rest of his body of work. That, and I think David Lee Roth’s solo career is terribly underrated.

Though, the list is absolutely right about Jay Jay French’s work on We’re Not Gonna take It. Seriously? The melody?

And Fear Is The Key might be the worst song Iron Maiden ever recorded. Janick was new; I don’t really blame him.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmm...
17 DEF LEPPARD
"Rocket"
Hysteria (1987)
GUITARISTS: Steve Clark and Phil Collen

No friggin’ wonder! Phil Collen can’t play guitar. He’s a drummer!

Oh, wait. That’s Phil Collins.

;-)

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by PositivePaul on Dec 17, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

bhahahaha

35 RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
"Know Your Enemy"
Rage Against the Machine (1992)
GUITARIST: Tom Morello

Great solo. Has absolutely nothing to do with anything else going on in the song, but great solo.

by JI on Dec 17, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I suppose it depends what you think a solo is supposed to do.

In 1974 Deep Purple released a song canned Hold On that didn’t sound like anything Deep Purple had ever done before. It was pure white funk.

Their guitarist, Ritchie Blackmore, hated it. In fact, he doesn’t appear on any of the song except the solo. Apparently the band figured he’d like it if he got a solo in the song, so he laid down what would otherwise be a terrible solo (doesn’t suit the song, obvious missed notes, totally wrong tempo) – except, his solo does a brilliant job of making fun of the song. You hear that solo, and you know immediately that Ritchie hated the song and told you all about it in his guitar solo.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Emince Front is a good song

and that solo isn’t that bad.

by JI on Dec 17, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Umm...
54 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
"Badlands"
Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
GUITARISTS: Bruce Springsteen,

Steve Van Zandt Powerful vocals. Huge arrangement. Bombastic production. Thin lead guitar tone.

Bruce takes that solo, and I’ve always liked that solo. This list has no cred besides the Tom Morrello quote.

by JI on Dec 17, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Guitar (for the practising musician) had a list of the 50 heaviest riffs of all time

in about 1995. That was a good list.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have found that guitar magazines disregard any plaing style

that does not highlight Malmsteem-esque acrobatics or SRV-esque “bluesmanship.” It seems like everyone who writes for those magazines are still bitter about wany-rock falling out of favor and refuse to acknowledge innovation and the necessity of stylistic evolution.

by acblue on Dec 17, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah pretty much

Many of my favorite soloist probably wouldn’t be considered good.

by JI on Dec 17, 2008 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here.

I tend to like either strictly melodic, really simple solos or anti-solos like those Kurt Cobain was so fond of.

I love EVH thoug.

by acblue on Dec 17, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Niel Young's solo from Like A Hurricane is one of my favorite

my favorite guitar player is Pete Townshend, but his good solos typically are only on live records :-\.

by JI on Dec 17, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My favorite guitar player is Greg Sage

and he’s exactly the kind of guitarist that these magazines are so dismissive of; not flashy, but insanely inventive. He rarely solos for longer than four measure and his solos are generally octave and/or chord based, but they’re perfect for the songs.

by acblue on Dec 17, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought all the cool kids are calling it

“nuked the fridge” nowadays.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 8:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Nor have I.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a good movie, for what it is

The original Indy movies are among my favorite movies ever, so I was certainly skeptical going into the 4th. The best I can say about it is that it is definitely and Indy movie, but now with the same flair as the originals

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*not with the same flair...

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think nostalgia caused people to despise the new Indy movie more than they should have.

Indy 1-3 were all extremely campy adventure flicks. Indy 4 was the same but with less Nazis/biblical references and more communists/aliens.

by BrianL on Dec 17, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's it exactly

I generally try and go into movies with a clean slate for hype and whatnot. In the case of this movie, I tried not to compare it directly to the originals because of how much I love them. Instead, I viewed it as a standalone movie. This made me realize aside from the replacement of commies and aliens, it was the same damn formula.

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wasn't Last Crusade close to perfection though?

How about that reveal of Sean Connery as his father? Then the closing credit ride into the sunset?

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by Kermit. on Dec 17, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Such a great movie

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like you said about the clean slate approach.

After the second one, my expectations were… lowered somewhat. Forgot all about Temple of Doom about 5 minutes into the opening scene.

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by Kermit. on Dec 17, 2008 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Except, of course, for the nuking of the fridge

And Shia LeBeouf swinging like Tarzan through the jungle. And everything in that damn river.

Compare them on merit, and the new Indy is vastly, VASTLY worse than Raiders or Crusade.

It’s only marginally worse than Temple of Doom. Temple of Doom was awful.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't been exposed to them enough to hate them

but it does, in fact, seem like something I would hate with a white-hot passion from what little I’ve heard.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably not.

I like their stuff, though.

by BrianL on Dec 17, 2008 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Listen to A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector about six times in a row

and your faith in Christmas music will be restored.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

(Jews don't have faith in christmas)

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Didn't say anything about faith in Christmas

I said “faith in Christmas music”, most of which is utter and complete dreck. But the Spector record is amazing.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can handle jingle bell rock

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 9:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I worked at a record store for three years.

From Thanksgiving to Christmas it was nothing but Christmas music. Yuck.

by Phildopip on Dec 17, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's possible.

I’ve found it’s the only xass music that I can actually listen to a whole song of, aside from Will Ferrel and whoever that hottie was in Elf singing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”

If you don’t like normal christmas music, it may be your way of weaseling through the holidays while not getting complaints that your house isn’t “Christmasy” enough.

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by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Double swooooooooooooon

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Might I recommend the Twisted Sisiter Christmas album?

Or, for something more traditional, the Crash Test Dummies Christmas album?

Or, for something way more evil sounding, the Apocalyptica Christmas stuff (I’m not sure it was ever compiled into an album)?

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Crash Test Dummies Christmas album

This exists? Why was I not told?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've heard that one...

It’s… Okay.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As with all Twisted Sister

I’m sure it’s probably good for about 10 minutes and then needs to be shut off. I’d still rather listen to that than to anything the Crash Test Dummies ever did.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have too

but it’s probably not the same type of thing. I want them all to die in a fire. In an extremely drawn out, boring, Canadian fire.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough.

Can we at least roast marshmallows?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would hope so.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Canadian fire?

So a fire of back bacon and Molson?

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And moose fat

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We need to bring it back.

Fuck playoff beards, I’m calling for run-to-the-playoffs-mullets for Sens fans.

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know, the NHL was considering banning the playoff beard

to make the game more accessible to American fans?

They focus grouped it; I was in one.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WTF that's the best part

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's wonderful

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy crap!

Hacksaw Jim Duggan can skate?!?

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by Kermit. on Dec 17, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know.

During the 2004 playoffs Mike Commodore had th best playoff beard I’ve ever seen.

And I grew up watching Lanny McDonald.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahh, the good ol

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

days

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahh, so you'd really hate the extremely slow and Canadian song they do on that album.

The Huron Carol. It’s the only trule Canadian Christmas Carol I know – it was written by missionaries to convert natives in the 17th century. A more plodding song I cannot imagine.

And CTD put it on their Christmas album.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

CTD is way better.

Brad’s voice with the swinging, jazzy style they use of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen is brilliant.

And their version of Jungle Bells is demented. In a good way. Sort of.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I may have heard God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen by CTD.

That sounds familiar.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's called Jingle All The Way.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And who complains about that?

So your house isn’t Christmasy. So what? It’s your house.

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

24 certainly jumped the shark...

I’m not sure when though, it was sort of a slow continuous shark jumping. Maybe it is more a case of crawling over the shark gingerly.

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 9:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

::PUNCHING TERRORIST IN THE FACE REPEATEDLY::

TELL ME WHERE THE BOMB IS!

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When the cougar prowled the forest

When Jack Bauer’s entire dialogue started consisting of “I’M 20 MINUTES OUT”
When Edgar died
When there was a mole inside CTU every goddamn season that one time

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which, as I discover on a daily basis, is bullshit.

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love this part too

I also love that CTU is an elite terror-fighting organization, but their entire strategy seems to be SET UP A PERIMETER NOW, and then said perimeter proves to be as strong as a wet square of toilet paper.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They can also hack into the mainframe and route the packets

through the triaxial encryptions, which lets them zoom in with super-satellites and enhance images past their original quality.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, on that note

The terrorists only have interest in attacking Los Angeles. Repeatedly.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish they'd start with the big A.

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by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But it's not actually in L.A.

hence all the jokes.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Half of that show isn't in LA.

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by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BUT THEY'RE ONLY 20 MINUTES OUT!

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If they think the airport is 20 minutes out, then so is Anaheim.

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by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now I'm happy I never got into this show.

There’s been moments I’ve considered it, but this thread just took care of that rather hilariously.

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by Kermit. on Dec 17, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm the same way

Season 4 is where it really started to go downhill.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's still entertaining for what it is

The 2 hour prologue thing they aired a few weeks ago was classic 24, and from what I’ve heard from people that have seen bits of the upcoming season say it is much more like the early seasons than recently

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It seems like it'd have to be

because they don’t have CTU’s familiar surroundings to depend on, and in the first couple years lazy writing wasn’t a problem for 24. I’m looking forward to it.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The first 17 minutes were online for a while

They were included on the dvd for the Redemption special. The first 17 minutes were damn near perfect. I’ve always loved 24 because as campy as it is, there is still nothing else like it on TV. However, I can’t remember being so excited for a new season to start

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Eh, it can be dumb.

But it’s a fun show. At least for a few seasons. There’s no point to watch all of them.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good points. I'll keep it in mind for a rainy day.

Racing the clock as it counts down to the big boom is one my least favorite Hollywood meme’s, and it’s right there in the title. Just wrapped up Dexter so I need something to tide me over.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Dec 17, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what 24 did well at first though

it’s not about one single big boom and its avoidance – there’s twists and turns, and sometimes the big boom happened so early that the story took a whole different turn. It’s just that after Season 3 they stopped being original and really relied on tired tropes and plots.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that is more English than Vladdy knows

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I translated.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 17, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why bother?

Los angeles de Los Angeles del Anaheim

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by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WHO DO YOU WORK FOR!!!! DO IT NOW!!!!!

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by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Next week on Lost Prison 24

Jack Bauer has to break into a remote island prison again to interrogate another terrorist mole while suffering from amnesia. Again! And he has only 4 hours to figure out how to escape before a bomb goes off in Metropolis! Again! And there’s these weird ghost things!

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I gave up on Prison Break after the first episode of the second season

I can’t believe that’s still on the air.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is why I haven't given up entirely on Lost yet

I’m close, the first few eps next month will tell me whether it’s worth it, but the fact they want to end it by 2011 intrigues me.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think Lost has been fantastic

It’s definitely not the same show as when it started, but it’s really shaped up since they got a deadline for the show’s ending.

Plus I am in love with the pure evil/awesome of Ben Linus.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It dipped a bit about a year ago

but I really like where it’s going. The one thing that bugs me is, actually, Ben – I love his character, and his awesome evilness, but I can’t believe that after all this PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE WHAT HE HAS TO SAY. It’s like that episode of the Simpsons where Homer has a card that says “DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT BART SAYS” – everyone on that island needs a card that says “DO THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT BEN SAYS BECAUSE HE’S YANKING YOUR CHAIN”.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's not that he always lies.

It’s that he always gets what he wants. Sometimes what he wants screws you over. Sometimes it’s in your mutual interest to go along with him.

And that’s why people listen to him sometimes. I’d give specific examples, but I think I’m getting close to spoilers as it is.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I mean

I didn’t say he lied – he’s a master manipulator, though, and you’d think the people on that island would have figured this out by now.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok but I mean, sometimes you should listen to him

[OMG SPOILERS]

If Jack had listened to him about contacting the freighter at the end of the third season, a lot of people would still be alive.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

true enough. But Jack's kind of a dick.

The only two characters I can’t stand on that show are Jack and John. I really liked Jack at the start but he’s so blinded by his single-minded focus on getting away that he doesn’t see the bigger picture.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't watch lost.

Everytime someone talks about it, this is the only thing going through my head.

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hadn't seen that before

it’s pretty damn brilliant.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm assuming everyone's seen this.

24 in 1994

Some pretty hilarious lines. I love the dot-matrix printer.

by DCMariner on Dec 17, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't seen that in forever, but it's so funny

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Another day, another 15 minutes putting together a OTDOD,

and I get beat out in the last couple minutes again.

This time I was smart and checked first, so now it’s saved and I won’t have to spend 15 minutes tomorrow like I did today.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Sorry, man.

I saw there wasn’t one, and just slapped one together.

by Phildopip on Dec 17, 2008 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just proud of myself that I actually checked this time instead of just posting.

I’m set for tomorrow.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But I find it odd that you couldn't find the Oscar Meyer song on Youtube for the Jay Sherman bullet.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Very heavily

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DAMMIT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME!

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The whole Christmas song thing made me wonder

what’s the most bizarre Christmas song you know of? I have a record by a band called Kay Martin & Her Bodyguards (link contains mildly NSFW album cover art), called I Know What He Wants For Christmas (But I Don’t Know How To Wrap It), which contains the song “I Want A Casting Couch For Christmas”, which is about….well, you know. It’s truly an epically weird slice of Christmas music – as is the rest of the album.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:11 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That band has ruined that store.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was in the Sopranos as well, wasn't it?

I never really watched the show.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably, I never watched it.

But there’s a lot of stores in my area that were a part of that show.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They named their new group after a lawn ornament store in Wayne, NJ, near Schlesinger’s hometown of Montclair (the store has since gained further notoriety thanks to multiple appearances on HBO’s The Sopranos).

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Fountains-Of-Wayne-Biography/3DDB334A979F621C482568BF00116AD6

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 17, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nap.

Not awake = not feeling either headache or hunger.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sustenance is overrated.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bricks and chloroform work as well.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you value your job, do not click on this link at work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tnbXlydOfw

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

what is it? a wedding video of pdb and his comatose bride?

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Priest: Do you, future mrs. pdb, take pdb to be your lawfully wedded wife?

future mrs pdb: ::drools:: grrrbbbssss

Priest: you may kiss bride

I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.

by abender20 on Dec 17, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I value my job but I clicked on it anyway

but my company values its internet filter so I can’t see it. I’ll check it out tonight.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wrap yourself in the blankets from the nice warm bed

And then walk down and get an iced coffee to be ironic

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Non-fat with whip cream.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 17, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody else dealing with high winds?

It’s blowing like crazy right now outside

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 9:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Must mean the weather forecasters are speaking then...

Been blowing a bunch of hot air recently…have been as wrong as bacon-wrapped Veggie burgers.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Dec 17, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm afraid I don't share that opinion of wrong.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Veggie burgers are delicious.

Bacon doesn’t hurt, but they’re great on their own merits.

by acblue on Dec 17, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not usually a fan

but I haven’t had one in years so maybe they’re better now.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're still a vegetarian if the cow was suicidal.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a huge market for depressed cows, pigs, and chickens.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 17, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They are.

Fake meat technology has come a long way these past few years.

by acblue on Dec 17, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I seem to think you have a real problem with forecasters

Funny that I’m a car salesman and everybody here is fine with it, but my other choice of career when I was nearing the end of high school was Meteorology, which would have gotten me an enemy here.

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You should investigate the 13th floor.

It could be like one of those old Sierra adventure games.

by BrianL on Dec 17, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope its not like a Sierra one because then she might die

How about a Lucasarts game? This way she will not only be unable to die, but will have much more fun because of the constant humor

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because I'm always on the lookout for things monkey-related and amusing

imagine my amusement when I was driving down I-35 towards San Antonio and found the building that houses this company.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As a somewhat long-distance biker I have been known to dabble in such products

but I must confess I’d never heard of this one. But now I must try it.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, I can see that.

Their pitch seemed more tailored to ATV riders and off-road truck drivers, and I found that to be hilarious.

by acblue on Dec 17, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah, that is a bit odd.

but constant jostling might cause issues? I dunno, I’ve never ATV’d or off-road trucked.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahahaha

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still my most favorite game of all time

I can damn near quote the entire thing

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe it's like the old NES game Deja Vu.

Play slots in the basement and punch a bum in the face!

by DCMariner on Dec 17, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this is true.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

more awesome than

this?

I would lose my shit if that started playing every time the elevator stopped on the 13th floor.

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm pretty sure this

would be a better song because it would just cause a lot of bewilderment

by Fogel on Dec 17, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Today at work, we're playing Guitar Hero

Tomorrow is an all-day waffle eating contest.

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't seem like an all-day waffle eating contest would be possible

waffles are mighty filling.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pain is just weakness leaving the body!

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Goddamn I want waffles now

Fuck eating a donut

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Waffles with a donut glaze and sprinkles?

I’m sure IHOP makes something like that.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They'd be fools not to

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would explain IHOP's clientele.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

true.

IT’s a marathon, not a sprint.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you know me?

My eating habits will fail miserably at this sort of thing. I’m going to spend the day trying to get people to eat a tablespoon of cinnamon between waffles.

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He's been there a couple weeks now

time to show them all what he’s capable of.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fun experiments!

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't you routinely eat whole pizzas and then some?

How do you fail at eating contests unless you’re facing off agaisnt Graham?

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nothing misleading about it

Omelettes are packed full of stuff, pancakes and waffles are basically like eating a bag of flour. Delicious flour, sure, but still.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

they're unbelievably filling

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Donut shop idea

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WINNER

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm all over that action.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have never heard of such a thing

but it sounds oddly intriguing.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's the idea

why make the same old stuff when you can innovate?

by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 17, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds really good

was it a homebrew or a brand?

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Had it at the Pizza Port strong ale tasting a few weeks ago

I’ll have to look up the name when I get home. My list is on the desk and RateBeer’s search feature is broken.

by Jeff Sullivan on Dec 17, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That means that you buy good donuts

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would argue you're wrong.

You can’t look at a box of donuts and say, that’s it? You can do that to a plate full of breakfast.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Given the flood of our choice

Skinny people can out eat fat people 10 to 1. No shame over one self to hold us back.

by Robert on Dec 17, 2008 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You have not seen the wonder of me yet.

Give me some thing I like and I can eat forever. I used to regularly eat 2 lbs fatburgers.

by Robert on Dec 17, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Food works too.

But I agree with Robert, I can eat more than most of my portly friends, and I’m scrawny.

Man do I love midgets.

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

I'm the same

I can put down some food, much better than my larger friends and coworkers

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't ALWAYS eat like that,

but I’m capable of it.

I’ve also noticed that my “big” friends can never stand to skip a meal (working through lunch or something like that), but I don’t have a problem with it if it’s necessary.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't eaten since dinner yesterday and I'm feeling great

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would be on a murderous rampage right now.

I don’t deal with skipping meals very well.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Dec 17, 2008 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm hungry, for sure

But I just don’t feel an urgent need to eat. I think spending much of last fall and winter on a forced “poverty diet” made me better equipped to handle skipping a meal

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My girlfriend weighs approximately 70 pounds

and eats at least 25,000 calories a day.

by acblue on Dec 17, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey wait...

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

4 saltines in a minute and then whistle!

That one really isn’t traumatizing enough though. Waffle eating contest on a friday? So that you end up sick all weekend? Genius.

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know. I was dissappointed with the challenge.

(That took place last week. It wasn’t my idea)

by Matthew on Dec 17, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Since when is it 4?

I’ve always known it to be somewhere between 6 and 10, depending on how much shit the participant is talking

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jackassery?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Explain this.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahh.

I have a friend that calls that every other Tuesday. And a bag of chips and guac.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually, he sports a six pack.

And is a personal trainer on the weekends.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate this man.

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

by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You should see him hit Fuddruckers or Red Robin.

It’s sickening.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know the LL motto,

but there has to be a floor somewhere, where you just can’t do it.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Something like that.

Julio Franco did the same thing.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure I believe this.

Maybe after certain hard training days, but how can you eat that much and then move.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When you are immediately burning it off

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There has to be processing time in between.

It’s not like the second it hits your stomach it’s energy.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure Phelps waits 30 min after eating

to hit the pool.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's still ~2K a meal.

And all that food in your stomach all the time has to not help with moving around.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But he's obviously not human

So he probably has a way of handling the food

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I eat that many calories for lunch when I have an ultimate cheeseburger.

And I’m not comatose afterwards.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But do you go for a rousing sprint after?

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

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

Sort of.

I’ll eat like that before my softball games.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He could if he got a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts

And washed it down with a gallon of lard

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There ya go

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He doesn't.

He was on 60 Minutes a couple weeks ago and he said those calorie amounts were misconstrued. However, he said he does something like 6000-8000 calories a day when training. And he is already gaining weight like a Biggest Loser fatty after not being in the pool since the Olympics.

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 17, 2008 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know this

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I weigh 132 pounds, and I eat like a pig.

I’m normally 140-ish, but I llost 17 pounds when I was sick and couldn’t eat.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you hang it from your belt?

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's where the mistletoe goes.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Define a "sitting".

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A friend tried for 4 in 1 hour

Sour cream had to be on 2 and cheese on three, if I recall. Puked with 10 minutes and about 1/4 of a burrito to go.

by david h on Dec 17, 2008 9:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I did that once actually

it’s easier than you might think. The problem is in procuring beer after the seventh inning, because if you buy before the cutoff it’s all warm and gross by the 9th inning.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds awesome

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The cinnamon challenge is an evil thing

There’s a vid on youtube of somebody tricking a 6 year old kid into doing it. He screams bloody murder for like 2 minutes and everybody just laughs at him. Goddamn hilarious

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was in a bar attached to a pizza joint one time

and there was this drunk Scottish guy offering $50 to anyone who would eat the entire bottle of dried chilis available on any given table.

When I got there, one guy had already done it and was paying the price (but he got his $50). But I showed up with a friend of mine who has gigantism, and the 7’ tall 400 lb man never turns down an eating challenge (lunch for him was 9 junior bacon cheeseburgers at Wendy’s).

Smartly, he ordered 3 pitchers of milk just before he ate the peppers. He then drank from the pitchers, and after a few minutes he was fine.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Insanity

3 Pitchers of milk?

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fat kills the heat.

You can rub habanero peppers on your face as long as you have a punchbowl of half’n’half handy into which to dunk your head.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I know that part

But 3 pitchers is a lot, and that’s not even accounting for my complete dislike of milk

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He's a big dude.

And he didn’t finish the third pitcher.

I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.

by Llewdor on Dec 17, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've done the gallon of whole milk in an hour "challenge".

Too good to pass up, and the 100$ wasn’t bad either.

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by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

did you vomit at the end?

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, I'm not a vomit person.

I felt a little queasy for a few minutes, but I was better in 15.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wound, meet salt

Clay Bennett named Oklahoman Of The Year.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:30 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's like winning a "tallest midget" award

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Saw this in the comments
And I thought the Mariners’ acquisition of Aaron Heilman was the bow on the crap-filled present that was 2008

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My kid just tried to bribe me

By offering to buy me beer and a chocolate donut with sprinkles. This may not be a bad idea…

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Must be

I haven’t eaten yet today, but now I really want a goddamn donut

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently

Although he just clarified by saying that I have to wait until he grows up because he can’t buy beer yet because if he tries he’ll have to go to jail

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Financially savvy, street-wise kid?

you, sir, are the parent I wish I had when I was that age.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So he's learned the chief lesson of the collapsing US economy...at 5?

Damn, that’s a smart little dude.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I force feed him brain steroids

And beat him if he acts stupid

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is probably true.

Time to ramp up the beatings.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TO THE BEATMOBILE!

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They hold tons of coins though

And it has Ichiro on it so he loves it

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think that is it, yes

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That was the game

He went with the baby momma’s boyfriend and came home with a free lunch box

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

They once scratched when I gently put one down on the ground.

by Robert on Dec 17, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

5 in Feb.

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This reminds me of the first time we told the boys "we're going to be home late tonight"

and they said “oh, are you guys going to the bar?”

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had a beer with dinner a week ago or so

And he said that if I keep drinking beer all the time then I’ll be fat

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You kind of feel bad when you're at the bar/restaurant after a softball game,

and when you order a water the oldest boy says “are you okay, you’re not drinking beer?”

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 17, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The 'Couv, I believe

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Snowflakes are coming down in pdx

but it’s not hardcore just yet.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still windy as hell

And all of my snow is melting because it is 37 out. Stupid south wind… Sky is still ugly looking though, so I know it’s coming. I just hate waiting for it

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by tootthekazoo on Dec 17, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Need snow! : (

Of course, school was cancelled…

by Coach Owens on Dec 17, 2008 10:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

But Mario is still going strong!

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Very good.

I tried to play the demo twice and just gave up.

by Teej on Dec 17, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was in LV 2 years ago and got snowed on twice in one month.

A person that lived out there said that was the first snow she’d seen in 7 years.

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It snowed in Austin the day before I got there

Tuesday last week. But “snowed” is a generous word, because snow fell from the sky for two hours but didn’t stick.

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by pdb on Dec 17, 2008 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Rocky Mountains to the east, and pressure systems from the east trap Alberta Clippers right there.

Usually cause snow dumps in Nebraska, KS, or OK, but they’ll make it down there a ways now and then.

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by Kermit. on Dec 17, 2008 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

R.M.'s to the west.

Negative results achieved in metaphysical environment.

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by Kermit. on Dec 17, 2008 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy fuck is it pouring out there

I just drove from Temecula to the airport and back to North County and I must have hydroplaned and turned on my TCS like six or seven times

It’s gonna be a fun ride home

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

You mean *The* 805S?

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

by Faux on Dec 17, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that's south 805 or 805 south

805S could potentially be a southern branch of 805 or a spur route off 805 depending on the locale

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 17, 2008 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

805S in and of itself is incorrect usage

I don’t care where you are

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 17, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I'm fairly familiar with highway linguistic term references (one of several things that fascinate me)

and I’ve never heard of this being used as a common abbreviator in California

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 17, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

In fairness if he had said 805 S that would be OK

but 805S is not

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 17, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Maybe it was a typo

maybe he’s a trendsetter
maybe we’re referring to a secret portion of the freeway

by seattlebruin on Dec 17, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

It might be a typo

Jeff is no trendsetter

Caltrans says there is no secret portion of t he freeway.

I cite former California interstates 5E, 5W, 15E, 15W as evidence of the improper usage

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 17, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I knew what you were talking about too

It might be slightly pedantic but its an incorrect way of phrasing the route

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 17, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs