OTFPOTD: 12/18 - Return to the Ice Age edition
by abender20 on Dec 18, 2008 8:36 AM PST
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PrintAnd no, I'm not talking about that stinking pile of rubbish that involved Ray Romano as a wooly mammoth - snow in Seattle through New Years?
I have seen recently:
Pictures of my friend in Vegas playing in the snow
Pictures of my friend in Dallas, well, cursing the snow
Snow in New Orleans?!!!
I heard reports of snow in Malibu last night, and it's damn near freezing in LA overnight.
My question is this... if hell is freezing over, as it clearly is, then which of your outrageous claims will now come true?
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Snow in Las Vegas, snow in Dallas
and….rain in Portland. Not even freezing rain. Just typical rain. WHAT THE BALLS.
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I'm not too bothered from a commuting standpoint
but I like snow so it’s too bad we didn’t get any.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I DONT HAVE TIME FOR THIS CHICKEN SHIT BULLSHIT
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
he'll have to be quicker on the draw tomorrow. I got to work, saw that no one had got to it, and took care of it.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Faux is in Jersey, you'd think he'd have a three hour head start on most of us
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there is an old parable about sleeping in and thereby failing
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
You don't need our permission
you just need to be first.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
This seems like advice that will stick
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
it was more reflex than anything really
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No! That's MY birthday! Leap Day!
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 9:05 AM PST up reply actions
nothing much gets past either one of you, does it?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
As unofficial curator of the OTFPOTD
Sunday’s OT belongs to Coach.
I’d suggest you post before 2 AM, Coach. I can’t make any promises for what these yahoos will do
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
I'm going to forever avoid making one
Awesome…
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
As unofficial curator of the OTFPOTD
Do you get a free hat or something? That’d be cool.
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I'd get a free hat if you guys would buy me one =(
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Remember, cut UP the street and not ACROSS
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
A free hat makes people do some powerful strange things.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Nobody ever promised you a hat
but it is the season of giving so you never know.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
The coolest.
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb45/nativeartstudio/TopHat-1.jpg
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions
The emoticon gave him away.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 9:24 AM PST up reply actions
I don't mind today.
I slept (kind of) until noon because of sick, so I expected it.
I have it saved, I can use it whenever now. I just got pissed at remaking them 3 times in a week (mostly because I was retarded and didn’t save the first one).
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
All I have to say about ridiculous requests
the M’s get a competent front office that makes a series of decent moves
It’s supposed to be around or below freezing in most of the NW through the end of next week
it’s snowing in Las Vegas
Doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that this is obviously Zduriencik’s doing; if the M’s were still allowed to be incompetent we’d have normal weather.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I think that the unusual things that are happening right now are directly the result of the Mariners having a competent front office
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Came out this morning, actually
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
It took all day but finally snowing in Renton (I'm down towards the valley)
Had a dusting all morning..could see the west hill across the valley getting dumped on but none of the clouds came across the valley until like 30 minutes ago. If I’m gonna miss work for a snow day, there better be snow!
I fucking hate you Mariners
I got over three inches since about 3 or 4'o'clock.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 8:57 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
That is my new favorite weather word of all time.
I heard that on the news this morning and now I’m determined to use it as much as possible.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
It makes me think of Clerks.
And those who get the reference I’m talking about should find this hilarious.
Don't tell me what I should and shouldn't find hilarious
I’m not your llemming
My Dad just sent pictures from home (Spokane)
something like 2 feet overnight
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
I don't know why snow makes me so excited..but I could be hungover and have like 2 hours of sleep but wake up to snow and be outside all day in it.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I drank a ton last night and kept waking up every hour to look out the window
I love watching it snow. It’s very peaceful
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
Ah.
No wonder I stayed away from it. It hasn’t come out yet.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions
Futureproofing
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Because somehow dinosaurs came to be after mammals and an ice age
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions
It's soon going to be like The Land Before Time series
I fucking hate you Mariners
What a sad legacy.
The first movie was good. The next 10? Not so much.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions
They're up to 14, actually
Fucking bullshit
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
I repeat
FUCKING BULLSHIT
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah it's fucked up
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
I always thought so
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions
Really?
I’ve avoided practically every CGI-animated movie to come out this decade. They always look like they follow the same story structure. Ice Age was pretty good though?
Katal, you've missed out on a bunch of fine films then
They’re mostly G to PG in content, but Ice Age was totally entertaining, and occasionally hillarious.
After all the praise Shrek received, and after how much I loathed it,
I decided that I was through with Pixar/Dreamworks. Which films of theirs would you recommend? I’ll try checking one or two out.
The first half is essentially a silent film
that tells a more complete, layered, nuanced story than 95% of the dramas released these days, without using a single word to do it. That’s a stunning achievement. The second half is a little more standard, a little more typical chase/love-storyish, but still very, very good.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Ditto
And pdb’s writeup of the first chunk of the film is spot on. It is so beautiful and bleak, and I love how there is essentially no dialog other than the movie he watches
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
And I love that the movie he watches
isn’t something snarky, comic, or obscure, or otherwise pop-culture related.
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I watched that movie with my mom when I was 5 years old
And still remembered it. As soon as it started playing, I just smiled
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions
Taken from Yahtzee's website
One or more lovable protagonists have existed for some time in a stable but fundamentally flawed routine, which is shaken up by the introduction of a foreign entity, usually another character, around whom attitudes are initially hostile. Attempts to deal with this character eventually lead to the protagonist(s) discovering a new, unfamiliar world, and in doing so discover the nature of the fundamental flaw in their routine. Villains are usually introduced or only become truly villainous from around the mid-point or quite late into the film. Along the way the heroes enlist the help of various lesser characters with clearly definable quirks and at one point reluctantly enter a high-speed chase. The villain is generally finally defeated with surprising ease, and everything concludes in an emotionally manipulative ending in which routine is restored with the fundamental flaw excised.
by BrianL on Dec 18, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I need to see it. I've heard its underlying message compared to Idiocracy.
The Incredibles was a good film.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I actually didn't care for the Incredibles.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
One of my most favorite movies
I love the style presented, and how it is a little more adult than other Pixar films
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
I love the message.
All school teachers should be forced to watch The Incredibles.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Not everyone is special.
Some people are just average.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Babies are flammable
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:28 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
This may be the best message ever.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Illustrated even better in the annimated short Jack-Jack Attack that's on the DVD.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Replace 'teachers' with 'parents with political clout' and you're right.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 1:03 PM PST up reply actions
Incredibles and Wall-E it is
Not sure that I’m willing to brave the roads to get to Hollywood Video today, but I’ll try to pick them up in the next week or so.
(I actually think Ratatouille is waaaaaaay better than the Incredibles.)
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
seconded
and I liked the Incredibles OK.
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Ratatouille was terrible.
You’re insane. I hated that movie.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I liked the second half of the movie.
But the first half was soooooooooooo slowwwwww…
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 3:27 PM PST up reply actions
I turned it off after 10 minutes.
Sounds like I may have missed out.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Yeah, I thought the end of the movie totally made up for the slow pace.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
I'd wager you're the insane one.
Ratatouille was fucking perfect.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe that's why I didn't care for it that much.
It’s Idiocracy but in CGI and with 75% less humor.
But cute robots!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
But when you google image search for "cute robot"
Wall-E is the first thing result. Why would google lie to me?
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
I agree with the second sentence of the subject line
That’s what came to my mind first while watching Wall-E
Yeah, this is surprising
I’m not sure what to recommend. I’ve enjoyed every Pixar film that I’ve ever seen. I think they’re pretty genius. I even liked Finding Nemo… so you know I’m a sucker for slick animation.
I wasn't crazy about Cars
but otherwise I like everything Pixar’s ever done.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I couldn't sit through all of Cars
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
My kid loves it, so I've had to watch it a LOT
It isn’t terrible, but I think Pixar set their bar so high that they can make an otherwise decent movie and it will be looked down upon
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions
Hated it
If this was 2001 I could give you a better reason why, since I haven’t seen it since, but here it goes:
The movie tried with all its might to be hip. Prominently featuring the song All Star, which had been ubiquitous for 2 years already, prior to the film being released? Yup, included. A Matrix satire; another thing that had been all over pop culture since 1999 was also there, too. The movie was littered with vain attempts like this to be cool. Then there was the childish toilet humor. Shrek tried to be everything to everyone, and it bugs me that it apparently worked.
Shrek won't last
I enjoyed it when I saw it, but it’s so larded with pop culture gags that in 10 years nobody will find it funny.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
That's the best point to make
The pop culture stuff will ruin this movie’s longevity, but when it came out it was all good.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:01 AM PST up reply actions
Shrek was a good flick
And it’s not fair to lump Pixar in with Dreamworks. Worlds apart in terms of philosophy, style, and storytelling
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
From what I've noticed, it seems like Pixar will release a movie
and 9-12 months later Dreamworks will release a movie just like it.
Shrek —> Monsters Inc
That movie about a fish —> Shark Tale
etc.
That movie about a fish?
Also, Monster’s Inc was hilarious and nothing like Shrek
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
but it featured monsters!
And Finding Nemo. That’s what I was trying to think of.
This is all from an outside perspective, though, so I’m pretty likely completely wrong. Like I wrote above, I haven’t actually seen any of these movies besides Shrek.
Although I'm not really into movies, I will say you picked a poor one to stop on.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Christmas break is coming up
Most of my friends seem to have all of the Pixar flicks. I’ll have to give them a try.
Eh the stories are good to excellent
but I can’t get past the visual presentation.
Queen Latifah is in it though!
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
Further research shows that scientists
have long warned that the effects of global warming could include serious weather shifts in different (counter-intuitive) ways including some researchers who have predicted that the increased velocity of wind patterns and currents (resulting from higher temperatures) will push arctic air toward the equator at such an increased rate that we could be facing the next ice age.
The Day After Tomorrow 2:
Electric Boogaloo
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
Al Gore creates a documentary called
OK, we were just using weather to scare you because the GOP had the whole terrorist market cornered.
I hated that episode.
Man do I love midgets.
Good thing it's not snowing inside
snowplows really do a number on office floors.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
YOU CAN GO TO JOLLY PIRATES AND TAKE A TWO HOUR S*** FOR ALL I CARE
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
*Jolly Pirate Donuts
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:17 AM PST up reply actions
thank you for the correction. you are stunningly knowledgeable at TG
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
FUCK YOU KID YOU'RE A DICK
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions
Calm down! Calm down! Don't get a big DICK!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 9:20 AM PST up reply actions
Hahahahah
I had forgotten about that one
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:22 AM PST up reply actions
Where's the paper towels?!
*Paper towels thrown from across the kitchen, hitting Danny in the crotch
“OUCH! Motherfucker, you almost hit me in the dick!”
…
“You’re lucky it wasn’t hard!”
…
“I mean this thing, not my DICK!”
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
FUCK YOU, you're GROUNDED!
son: Why?
Danny: Because you don’t think the garbage disposal sounds like Chewbacca taking a shit!
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Aren't you in Renton?
I fucking hate you Mariners
Are the Renton S-curves as dangerous as the news stations say?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions
Yes..well..an hour ago it was a parking lot.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Yup, East Highlands, 5 minutes from Issaquah
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions
I'm down by VMC..we had nothing but a dusting up until an hour ago. I thought for sure I had to go into work.
Called the office in downtown Seattle and they had enough snow to just call off today. (It’s year end and not a lot gets done anyways).
I fucking hate you Mariners
I'm not sure if my store is open or not
But considering my commute takes me down SR 169 to I-405 S to I-5 N all the way to near Shoreline, FUCK THAT
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah..both 405 and I5 were horrible this morning....I'd check those out to see if things have changed.
I know more snow showers are heading towards everything north of Renton. Seems like we are the south boundary for the snow fall.
I fucking hate you Mariners
God dammit
I hate being the border. I could drive 15 minutes north right now and hit a whiteout, except I don’t think I can leave my driveway at the moment
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:26 AM PST up reply actions
More snow coming at us in like a half hour..it'll be close if it clips Renton...but for sure north of Renton.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Sweet
Let’s hope. My kid wants to make a snowman. I’ve barely got enough for it right now, but another couple inches would be perfect
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
I see the snow coming across the valley. Looks like we may get some of it. Already starting to snow lightly here.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I just saw a guy fall down..it might have been one of the saddest things.
Busy road…and he gets up really slowly and looks utterly defeated in life.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Jerk
…
Me too
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions
Me too....but he didn't get up quick like normal people do who fall in front of people.
Grimaced in pain and just looked like if there was a cliff he’d jump off it.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Oh that sucks
Snowing hard now here
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
Same..it's gonna get better too
I fucking hate you Mariners
My students are frickin' cruel
Every morning this week they’d come into class full of “hilarious” anecdotes about everyone they saw fall while waiting for the bus.
I took one yesterday when it didn't snow
And almost went in today, before I was called and warned that everything was fucked up out there. I’m now determined to help my kid put up a snow man
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
I just called work and told them I can't get there from here. I'm just not risking it.
Man do I love midgets.
It's not worth it
I’m assuming that since nobody from work has bitched about me not being there that they are either closed, they don’t care I’m not there, or they think I quit and don’t want to try and convince me not to. However it is, I don’t care. I likely am unable to leave my driveway at the moment, and it’s not worth the effort
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions
I barely made it home last night,and it has gotten worse since then.
Man do I love midgets.
Snowing real lightly here
Just checked the radar and it looks like there’s a decent band that will push right through your area and mine
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
I said decent
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:53 AM PST up reply actions
I can't stand Aerosmith
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
Pre-MTV they were a great blues-rock band
Post-MTV they just plain sucked.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I've heard their earlier stuff and it isn't bad
But on the whole I just don’t like them much. Not a big fan of Steven Tyler’s singing, to be honest
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
That would kill it, yeah
he’s definitely got one of those love-it-or-hate-it voices.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
They're awesome in concert though.
Man do I love midgets.
Saw 'em at the gorge a few years ago, it was awesome.
Man do I love midgets.
Speaking of Aerosmith, I was playing Rock Band 2 the other day
and was playing “Train Kept Rollin’” on drums and having a grand old time. The entire time I’ve been playing Rock Band/Rock Band 2 I thought that the song was a master track. Only a couple of days ago did I find out that it’s a cover.
Goddamn, though, it’s a great cover. Hands down the best in the game (WAY better than the covers of “Mississippi Queen”, “Tom Sawyer”, “Ballroom Blitz”, or “Run to the Hills”).
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 9:56 AM PST up reply actions
The only successful cover of Ballroom Blitz
is the Rezillos’ version.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Speaking of covers, I can't believe that The Rolling Stones
made a cover of Ain’t Too Proud To Beg in ’74. Theirs is just awful.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
Can't see West hill anymore.....whited out..should be a nice little system (of a down) coming through.
I fucking hate you Mariners
I am in Renton...although if I walked across the street I belive I'd be in Kent.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Kent has the craziest city limits
It’s all over the place, and there are even small pockets of Kent in the middle of other city limits
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:38 AM PST up reply actions
Thankfully when Covington was founded
and Kent’s borders were rearranged a few years ago, I ended up being mapped into an unincorporated section of the county, right between the two towns. Now I don’t have to worry about officially belonging to ghetto Kent or trying-with-all-its-might-to-be-mini-Issaquah Covington. Hurrah!
Enjoy the 3 hour wait for King County Sheriffs to come to any emergency!
I fucking hate you Mariners
When my power randomly went out a couple weeks ago I had to wait 10 hours to be restored
And I’ve spent a week at a time on more than one occasion here. It sucks
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
Just be back in less than three hours
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I'm unincorporated as well
Vehicle registration is $100 cheaper than in the city limits
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:44 AM PST up reply actions
We're "delayed" for now.
Man do I love midgets.
Wow...check out any traffic cameras for both I-405 and I-5.
Still horrible.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Shit.
My boss just called and wants me to"try" to make it into the office. Dammit.
Man do I love midgets.
"Attempt" to find your car keys, and then "effort" to get a coat.
Then go back to sleep.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
This is what I'm thinking.
Man do I love midgets.
How much snow did you get up there in Everett?
And what did Shoreline end up with?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
I don't know about Shoreline, it was really bad leaving work last night.
And we got another 3 or 4 inches in Everett last night.
Man do I love midgets.
I couldn't even get the DOT site to load this morning
Just now finally got in. It’s funny to see green for most of the freeways, but when you click a cam in the area all you see is snow and no cars
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:41 AM PST up reply actions
But how does I-5 near boeing look?
I fucking hate you Mariners
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But it didn’t look that good. That seemed to be the point where everybody was giving up on their commute.
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:57 AM PST up reply actions
Watching the news..they showed 405 at Coal Creek..everyone was parked north bound. Not a car moved in the 10 seconds they showed it.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Nobody moved on 405 in 10 seconds?
This sounds like…every other rush hour!
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That's true..it is 10am though. Its a parking lot..I saw people out of their cars.
I fucking hate you Mariners
No shit
I hated my 405 commute back when I had to do it
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:59 AM PST up reply actions
I thought it was 405-S.
I fucking hate you Mariners
When you call it "The" does the "I-" go away? Or is it The I-405!N
I fucking hate you Mariners
I wonder who went through that subthread and recced like every post in it
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
Corco's alt
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
Me.
That thread was epic.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I recced all of Corco's posts in that thread
Because he was right.
I don’t know who did the others.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I tried to make sure that I followed proper naming practices when describing my commute
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:33 AM PST up reply actions
Whistler is going to be awesome this year.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 9:13 AM PST reply actions
If you can find it
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
They add hazards while snowboarding...XTREME!!
I fucking hate you Mariners
The Terrain Parks are pretty XTREME, it's true.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
I find it amusing that the cause
was apparently ice getting in where it’s not supposed to be. Did the manufacturers/designers not think about the fact that these are for ski mountains, where things have been known to get icy?
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My office is empty.
I feel like I should take advantage of this somehow. Should I:
A) grab my laptop and go work from home?
B) do something entertaining in the building since nobody’s here?
Since your office sounds like a reasonably entertaining place while fully attended
I’d go with option A.
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Go find the petty cash box and then hit up the local bar.
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
If you really pick A over B I am going to start to doubt your awesomeness potential
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 9:25 AM PST up reply actions
do people leave their machines logged on 24/7?
A little keyboard remapping is always an entertaining way to pass a few hours.
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BSOD Screensavers for everybody
Also, screenshot the desktop and then make it the background, and hide all the icons and the taskbar. I’ve burned so many people with this
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions
that's one of my favorite go to moves. lots of fun in the dorms.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Nope, password-protected, and almost everyone took their computers home with them
because of the chance of snow.
Stupid smart people.
guess you’re down to stealing office supplies.
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Damn.
It would be hilarious to have you switch their machine keymaps to Dvorak.
My IT guy used to do that to the servers.
Because he preferred Dvorak.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Yeah, you don't want to take my advice for B and stick around too long.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Get on your bosses phone and start firing people for insubordnation
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Because this wouldn't lead to the consequence of ironically being fired for insubordination later
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 9:28 AM PST up reply actions
Nobody ever gets promoted for subordination
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Sort of like what Moe Drabowsky did.
Only he disguised his voice as the manager of the opposing team, called the other team’s bullpen and told somebody to warm up.
2 Words:
Risky Business
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions
Go make the 13th floor play music
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Or he should create an optical illusion of two small girls staring into the elevator
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
I believe it's one thing Matthew does not have the capacity to create so I felt safe in suggesting.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 1:06 PM PST up reply actions
Here are a few of my favorites.
Go around switching people’s pens. Seems trivial, but man how people get attached to pens.
Christmas wrap people’s monitors.
Tape everything on their desk down with double sided tape.
Unplug computers.
Switch people’s chairs.
Gaslighting is fun
Do you have a Dwight Schrute kind of guy in the office? If so, you definitely want to move all of his possessions 1 inch to the left. Or figure out if his desk has adjustable screws in the bottom… if so… lower the desk by .5 cms.
We have a guy in the office who looks scarily similar to Dwight.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
Thank god
I have a company laptop in my home office. I never went to work.
Build a fort out of office chairs, desks, boxes, and whatever else you can.
by chrisisasavage on Dec 18, 2008 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
I looked outside..didn't see any.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Sorry Phildo...
KSK posted the Fantasy/sex mailbag before I found time to drop a submission in your name. Next week, mboy.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
I think I'm going to trek from Madison Valley to Capital Hill.
Anyone planning on doing some urban skiing?
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 10:00 AM PST reply actions
That's a long damn way to go
unless you’re going to Capitol Hill, in which case not so much.
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Right. Capitol Hill.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
If you use Capital Hill as a search term on Craigslist when looking for apartments you can find some hidden gems.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
Emergency LL football!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
IIRC Brett tried to set one up last year
the problem was that no one who wasn’t immediately local could make it.
Went and watched Transporter 3 last night with some friends...
and was not disappointed. It was as overcooked, overacted, and Jason Stathamified as the other two. I was laughing the whole time at the amazingness of T3’s badness.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
I really like Jason Statham and wish he'd stop making shit movies
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One of my favorite movies of the year, actually
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I don't know why they released/started production so late.
Everyone knows that you release big action blockbusters in summer, not near the end of November.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
Disagree
I can see the logic behind it.
If you want to see an action flick in July, you have about 20 movies to choose from. If you want to see an action film in December, then your choices are between Transporter 3, Milk, and Doubt.
Yes, but you're not going to get a ton of money off of Christmas sales.
Which is one reason that they’re always released in the summer in theaters. The Dark Knight is going to make a lot more money because they planned it well.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions
Plus it has the advantage of being a good movie
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Only if they're good
If the movie turns out to be crap they’ll dump it in November when everyone’s watching the Oscar-bait, that way nobody will notice the steaming pile of crap that you ended up making.
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A lot of people (not me) didn't like The Incredible Hulk.
That was released at the beginning of summer. Plus the third Pirates of the Caribbean was in theaters last year during summer.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
But those movies were designed as summer blockbusters
where Transporter 3 was not, because nobody buys Jason Statham as a big action hero (read: he won’t sell a shit-ton of tickets over Memorial Day weekend like the Hulk or Johnny Depp will).
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In England he probably is, don't you think?
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
Not as much as he should be
but he is definitely bigger there than he is here.
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So wouldn't he sell tickets over there?
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, but I'm not sure what you're arguing at this point
since over there does not equal over here.
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It's just strange that even over there it wasn't released during the summer.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:20 AM PST up reply actions
I don't think that's their target market, though.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
And England.
Yet they didn’t release a high budget movie during the summer in either of those countries.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions
England is a secondary market for those types of movies.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Then why do a lot of Liongates' movies have an English actor in them?
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
What exactly are you arguing right now?
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Bigger there does not mean huge though
He’ll sell more tickets because he’s English, but English people have the same preferences for action heroes as Americans, so it’s not like just because Statham’s in it it’s automatically a blockbuster in England – Vinnie Jones left football to be an action hero in England, and that didn’t pan out so well.
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It's also an American movie.
British stars in domestically produced vehicles have bigger drawing power (theoretically) but British star does not equal higher box office numbers.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions
Blockbusters in summer, yes.
Limited interest niche action films do well in the winter because boring people need something to watch while the rest of the family is going to see the Oscar movies.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions
I need to watch that one
I’ve been on a real bender of “pure” action movies lately: Steven Seagall flicks, Schwarzenegger flicks, and I just watched Shoot ‘em Up a few days ago, which may be one of the better movies I’ve seen in a while
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions
I was laughing so hard by time the opening credits started to roll
I love Clive Owen. He’s become one of those actors that warrants me seeing his movie regardless of what it’s about.
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
You realize it was completely tongue-in-cheek, right?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
Yes
but the tongue was stupid and the cheek even stupider.
And after Brotherhood of the Wolf, I was prepared to murder a stranger to get into Monica Bellucci’s bed. Now, not so much.
Brotherhood of the Wolf?
They marketed that with an English title down there?
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I really want to see JCVD
I saw a preview for it and it looks pretty good.
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Van Damme's interview on the Adam Carolla show was hysterical.
He plays himself in the movie, and when asked what the name of his character in “JCVD” was, he kept having to ask his publicist.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 10:07 AM PST up reply actions
That's funny.
I’ve never liked Van Damme but I really like the premise of this movie and it looks pretty well done.
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I take back everything good I've ever said about snow.
Holy fuck I never want to do that again.
the other angels fan
I saw a few spinouts and an accident right in front of me.
During my two hour commute from seattle to seatac.
the other angels fan
I've said it before and I mean it
Personally I’m not afraid to drive on snow. It’s everyone driving around me that scares the living shit out of me.
Well it's not always their fault, is it?
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions
People don't always think correctly when they're scared.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
If they're scared they shouldn't be driving.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:23 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Except they don't because the drivers are professionally trained.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Psssh, professionally trained.
That’s a hoot. Whenever I catch the bus, they’re always not that good.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
I hope you tell them that every time you're unsatisfied with your bus driver
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I'm watching a bunch of stuck buses on the news right now.
Man do I love midgets.
Big difference is that I've noticed busses
know how to get themselves out of the way without causing a fifty car pileup.
That's funny because I ride the bus all the time and find Metro's drivers to be top notch.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
They seem to take the right of way all the time.
It’s dangerous.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
They also know what they're doing and have a time schedule to keep.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
What's a few more seconds?
90% of the time they’re late anyways.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:33 AM PST up reply actions
I miss my old 7P-7A.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
And keep in mind, lots of people that ride the bus aren't in the best economic situation.
I’m really appalled by you insensitivity towards those less fortunate than you.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The point is, they're late a lot.
A few more seconds won’t make any difference.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
Yes, it will.
It makes a difference to the shift worker riding the bus that might get fired if they’re late. Again. It makes a difference to the person who can’t afford a car that has to get to a doctor’s appointment.
Not everyone can live a nice Leschi life with a cushy 9-5 job.
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It's their job, and the law.
They have right of way all the time.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Then why do tons of people always get mad at them for it?
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
Because they almost cause accidents?
When somebody is about to turn and they just roar on past?
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:36 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not retarded enough to turn in front of a bus.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
They're not always right there.
They could be a bit away, but they don’t wait at all.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
That's your perception of the situation.
In reality the hard working men and women of King County Metro are well trained professionals with years of experience and a keen eye for dangers on the road.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
But they don't get him to the mall as fast as Mom can
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by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I always pictured him to be much more of a NY&CO.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I had to stand outside in 25 degree weather the other day
because the #2 bus was 15 minutes late. It’s always late. Every single time. And not just a couple of minutes, either, usually about 10 minutes late.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
So you're asking them to give up the right of way
so they can be even more late?
The gall or stupidity to complain about busses being late
seconds after complaining that buses drive too recklessly to avoid being late is astounding.
I'm voting the latter causes the former.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
If they're already going to be 15 minutes
late, a few more seconds to pause and make sure they don’t cause somebody to get seriously injured by smashing into their car doesn’t really make a difference.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions
You realize bus accidents are very rare?
Like almost nonexistent?
And maybe the bus drivers on that line do that already, and so over the course of the route they are now 15 minutes late?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I was in one earlier this year.
The bus just slammed on its brakes. I came super close to being slammed against the wall in front of me.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sure Coach said something ridiculous that distracted the driver.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 10:54 AM PST up reply actions
Super close is not an accident.
And if you were behind and almost hit the bus, that means you were following too closely.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
OMG YOU ALMOST DIED
Like you’ve never been in a car that’s done the same thing or been in the same situation.
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This was actually an accident.
A couple of people were actually injured.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:58 AM PST up reply actions
So the driver avoided some guy,
and you’re complaining about being jostled? Wow. Just wow.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
But he failed at keeping Coach warm and safe
so let’s fire him.
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He succeeded
at bad driving, that’s for sure.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 11:03 AM PST up reply actions
And evaluate a better course of action?
And advise the driver of said action?
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Apparently he was following too close to another driver.
Then when they stopped, he had to slam on the brakes and crashed into the back of them.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
But I thought bus drivers
were “professionally trained”?
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 11:07 AM PST up reply actions
They are, dumbass
but the other drivers on the road aren’t. Jesus.
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It wasn't the other guy's fault.
It was the so-called “professional driver’s” fault.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
So now you're an insurance adjudicator?
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Because no professional has ever made a mistake.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Right, that's why I'm saying that buses
may be just as dangerous to ride in this weather as cars.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
What about that Skyline bus that tipped over
just a couple of weeks ago?
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
Times I have driven in snow-5.
Times I have spun out/almost had an accident-5.
Times I have ridden a bus in the snow→50.
Times the bus has spun out/almost had an accident-0.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
Nascar drivers get into crashes as well.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
they're obviously frustrated bus drivers
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Yeah, I guess you're right
I’m tired of reading the news every single day to find that yet another Metro bus has plowed through a car full of senior citizens on their way to the orphanage. Just yesterday that happened…..SIX TIMES!!!!!
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Next thing you know Metro will be hiring them to drive buses.
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Unless you want to go to Golden Fork Buffet
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And there's never any traffic on the roads
so that’s obviously Metro’s fault.
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And I bet it kept running innocent drivers off the road on its way to the stop too.
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Did you walk uphill both ways in carpet slippers, too?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:08 AM PST up reply actions
Tons of people don't like the fact that they have to take detours.
So we should never do road work again.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
and the buses weigh a whole lot
so they have better traction when chained up.
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Buses have drivers that are trained to drive in snow and extra traction.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I wish I could rec this a thousand times.
I hate few things in life but fearful drivers are one of the worst things in the world.
I would argue that there is no exact formula for thinking "correctly."
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
That's why I am not going to.
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
I was in the box yesterday?
Mariners ----> Brewers.
by .Taylor on Dec 18, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions
I'd probably disagree with you if you did.
Logic always wins.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Yes it is.
With a basic understanding of friction and inertia, driving in the snow and ice isn’t difficult.
Incidentally, this is a good real-world application of high school physics classes.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
See, Coach?
Real-life applications of what you learned in high school.
I'm personally afraid to drive in the snow.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions
Me too.
I came down off Queen Anne hill. I thought I was being smart by not going down Queen Anne, but I was therefore driving on roads that not many had driven on yet.
I slid my way down some gradual slopes and somehow didn’t hit any cars.
the other angels fan
Me too.
Plus, I’m bad at it, and Corco’s not around to pull me out of the ditch I’d no doubt drift into.
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And even if he was what are the odds you'd have a $20 on you?
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
If you read LL you get a free ditch pull out
followed by merciless mocking
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
This is a policy I can get behind
TO THE DITCH!
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Hope you have 20$
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
That's $20
20$ is a formation that is COMPLETELY INCORRECT
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20$US, shorthand.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This one time I offered somebody 2US0$ and he thought I was insane
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That's no way to give directions.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
20 bones. 20 pounds of cheese. 20 zops. Vente dolares
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
did you get out of bed yesterday?
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Coffee in the snow is great...especially with some Baileys..it's bound to be a good time*
*falling while carrying coffee not included.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
you're better off with some Jamison
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Good god.
You should have taken a snow day.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
I just realized that I haven't checked my google reader since yesterday morning
I have 642 items to clear
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Mark All As Read is your friend
When I came back from Austin I had 1500+ items. Just over a minute later, clean slate.
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Yeah but I'm compulsive and will likely read a good chunk of it all
But I do make good use of that button. I speed skim over everything, click what I want to read, and then blow out the rest
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:31 AM PST up reply actions
This is funny
I was just perusing the shitty local news site (seriously, Oregon Live, can you at least TRY to be good? Once?), and I stumbled across a story about how high school sports facilities are starting to install diamond-vision type scoreboards instead of the old light bulb ones that say HOME AWAY DOWN QUARTER etc. The AD of the Dallas (Ore) high school had this to say:
“We were only able to use our board the last two games of the year, and you couldn’t imagine the buzz,” Dallas athletic director Grant Boustead said. “I mean, people were just sitting there staring, wondering what would flash up there next.”
So apparently this newfangled electronical gizmo and it’s movin’ pictures is something the good people of Dallas are not familiar with.
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That is a tiny little burg though
I went there with my fiancee when she first moved to Monmouth. Seems the whole northwest corner of Oregon is like that
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not trying to be snobby or overly urban
but I just found it incredibly funny thinking about an entire stadium full of people gawking at an outdoor TV commercial in open-mouthed wonder. I figured TV coverage of sports and advertising would have jaded even the most small-towny people.
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What's teevee?
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by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Revised weather statement:
Winter Weather Advisory pushed from 10am this morning to now being midnight!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
They absolutely have no idea what they are doing. It's insane.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
It says the East Puget Sound Lowlands (my area, except I'm on a hill)
Will get 1-3 inches today, mostly north of I-90 (I’m less than 10 miles south of it) and then tonight will get an additional 1-3 inches, mostly SOUTH of I-90. I hope this one actually happens and I can get another couple days off from work!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:47 AM PST up reply actions
I took yesterday off,
took today off. If the roads are shit in the morning, I’m taking tomorrow off. I’ll figure Saturday out when it gets here, but I’m scheduled off on Sunday, and it’s supposed to snow more anyhow
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions
Downtown is in a 'snow freezing fog'
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 10:46 AM PST up reply actions
I am so renaming my band Thunderfog.
Lovehunter was getting pretty stale, and we no longer just do Whitesnake tunes anyway.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
It's a snow
That crates a fog which is freezing
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
I see that the meteorologists are so confused by what's going on
that they created new nonsensical terms.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions
You saw what happened on House...damn bus drivers need to be more defensive!
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions
Ah, Coach
is there anything you don’t know? Your knowledge is reassuring.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
It's not nonsensical
The dewpoint is low, and so is the temp in downtown Seattle. When the temperature lowers to the dew point, it will typically create a fog. The snow helps lower the temperature rapidly enough to cause a fog, and since fog is water vapor and it is below freezing, you end up with a freezing fog
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 10:59 AM PST up reply actions
But "snow freezing fog"?
That sounds like the fog is freezing the snow or something.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions
There is no hyphen
It is a snow related freezing fog, just like in my description
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
Is there anything more disgusting
than this?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 10:57 AM PST reply actions
Awesome, but would've been better with Christopher Walken
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:05 AM PST up reply actions
A few years ago I read an article about how some companies will pay you
to join a web community, and after establishing yourself as a regular poster, to begin pimping their products.
Matthew?
BAHAH, King5 newscaster
Talking about listening to ‘his favorite sports radio station last night’ who were giving meteorologist a hard time for now doing a good job on the snow front. The newscaster then proceeded to say, “I recall them saying the Mariners would win the division last year and the Seahawks would get deep into the playoffs for Holmgren”
I fucking hate you Mariners
Allen Schauffler
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:12 AM PST up reply actions
haha
What I wouldn’t give for a decent sports radio station.
The next one you hear will be the first
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Which I've never understood
There has to be a market for an intelligent sports radio station. Not everyone who likes sports also likes morning zoo radio.
That's awesome
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
I'm not sure those people should've been approved for adoption of any animals
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
At least you called it correctly.
Ducks have bills, not beaks.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
I thought at that point the dog would freak out but it just took it as a normal part of life.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
I think this is only funny if you've seen those shmaltzy animal reunion vids
where the guys who owned the lion go to africa to see him again.
The same song is playing in that video too, isn't it?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
The version I saw was playing
Whitney Houston’s Bodyguard song… and IIIIIIIiiiiiIIIIIII willlllll alwayyyyyyys loooooooooooveeee yyooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!
Bahahahahaha!!!
I love when the beak falls off!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
WTF at the girl running with the duck tied to a rope
Jesus christ. And why was that all in spanish? And who did that horrendous cover of that horrendous Aerosmith song?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
It's a spoof on those tear-jerker animal bonding videos that are all over youtube
In this one: the duck who adopted a puppy dies. The family has it stuffed and then reintroduces it to the dog. The dog goes happy-go-nuts and knocks the bill off the dead duck. And then comes the moment of sublime comic genius… the woman ties the stuffed duck to a rope and runs across the field with the dog happily chasing the pair.
The message is: perhaps all these bonding animal stories are less about how great animals are… and more about how stupid animals can’t even tell when their adopted duck mother is dead and stuffed now.
Got it now, after watching it again
That’s good satire there.
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:57 AM PST up reply actions
Dammit that's the funniest oh my.. whew.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Snow is easing up
Must go for a walk soon.
Anyone with an unexpected day off want to meet up downtown or near Cal Anderson park?
I think Matthew has an ulterior motive.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
Caught me
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/12/18/696670/otfpotd-12-18-return-to-th#10825827
I have some nice Amway products to demonstrate!
I thought you were going to do a candle-party.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
I was once invited to a sex toy party.
That was an odd experience.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
They're called "pleasure parties" thankyouverymuch.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 11:32 AM PST up reply actions
Not the one I was at.
I mean, it’s about sex toys. Why be coy?
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Went to one of those this year actually.
Knd of fun.
Man do I love midgets.
No way I can get there from Everett.
Man do I love midgets.
Speaking of Everett
it’s starting to snow here again.
Snowing here too.
I’m tempted to walk somewhere and get a drink.
Man do I love midgets.
Why would anyone do anything else?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions
Me too...the closest bar is The Spot for me...but no friends around :(
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:47 AM PST up reply actions
The Spot..down by Ikea in Renton.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:51 AM PST up reply actions
Did you go to school in Renton..or just frequent that place? It's still a pretty cool place.
Not sure how it was back in the day, but it’s still a younger hang out..like 24-35 year olds.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
A friend of mine's family owns that place
or at least used to until the mid-90’s.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I was gonna say...my boss has the current owners as friends/clients.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions
For all I know they could be the same owners
I say “friend” but I haven’t talked to this woman regularly since 1995 or so so I don’t know whether her family still owns it or not.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
If I didn't have my kid here with me I'd be there already
Maybe we’ll go to Doofer’s for lunch up here… MMMMMMMM
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Another band of snow coming through right now..fluffly flakes down here.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:54 AM PST up reply actions
It's so much cold out there though.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:14 AM PST up reply actions
So does Irish Cream.
In this city, I can’t wander the streets with a beer.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 11:15 AM PST up reply actions
What if the beer bottle didn't have beer in it?
What if you filled it with rye whisky?
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Is it?
I’ve always preferred rye.
But I’m usually drinking whisky rather than whiskey. Whiskey is made in Ireland and the US. Whisky is made in Scotland and Canada.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Rye & coke is the ultimate Canadian white trash drink.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
This is why I want to go back to Austin soon
because you can there.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I'd try braving I-5
But even if I can make it in, the drive back would be miserable.
Still coming down steady here in Reh-In
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Coming down pretty hard at Seatac.
I’m definitely bussing home today. That will suck. Though not as much as driving.
the other angels fan
I can't help but say that I live in "Rhen tun'
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions
You don't pronounce it that way, do you?
Because the cool kids pronounce it Reh-In
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
I don't try to make Renton sound cool..cause it's not.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 11:59 AM PST up reply actions
Aw rats, you know
Don’t tell anybody, ok?
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 12:01 PM PST up reply actions
Besides, UKC FTW!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
OK the roads are actually bad today
Anybody in a two wheel drive vehicle who hasn’t mastered the controlled sliding should not be on the roads
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I trust your analysis
Looks like Laura is driving us to lunch today.
I actually put my car in 4WD today
I normally refuse to use 4WD in any circumstances because it makes icy driving less fun.
I am on my bald summer tires still though, so that’s a lot of the problem
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And if you have a four-wheel drive vehicle
just take things slow.
4WD helps with turning and starting
It does not help with stopping
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People don't seem to get this.
But a 4WD still only has brakes on four wheels.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I still find it amusing watching some people freak out over a little snow and ice.
Hell even the NAWAS/FEMA phone at work has being going off almost non stop with weather warnings.
Jeez people calm down, it’s not a big deal.
Well it's like rain during the summer in Orlando.
It takes you by surprise. And people panic.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions
Especially bus drivers.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions
Did it hurt?
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions
Almost slightly damaged my car, but no pain
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I thought usually the guy paid for these kinds of service
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
And he did...and Corco got paid.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions
What you're thinking of costs about $40,000
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We'd have to outline terms
but somewhere in that vicinity
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Me either
but I’ll do pretty much anything for $40,000 US
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It's sunny and clear here and is headed to 40 degrees
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Yeah, but at least I can ride the bus without fear of mowing down 375 people on the way home
so that’s something I guess.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Actually, yes
because with the level of local media hysteria about the snow down here over the last 24 hours I feel like I’m owed a bunch of snow.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
No, just jobs being delayed into next month.
Commission will suffer which sucks because M’s season ticket money is due next month.
The snow is starting to pile up south of Seattle. Missed it all morning and this afternoon has been great
I think I saw my bus in the median on I-5..Crazy driver.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions
Give me 27 degrees and snow over 36 degrees and rain any day.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
it's not even raining, it's actually quite sunny
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Good thing, otherwise you'd just get confused trying to read freeway signs in the rain
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Seriously, yesterday I almost took the 15N to Canada
that would have been terrible. I would have been so much later for work
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 12:47 PM PST up reply actions
It's heating up in Tacoma
It’s 34 and we’re getting very, very wet snow right now
I expect rain later tonight followed by freezing which will elevate the hysteria
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Yeah..Warm air is coming up from the south...but the wind is blowing from the north up here. So colder air.
Tonight and tomorrow is going to be bad.
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 12:46 PM PST up reply actions
I get to drive all the way to Idaho on Saturday
if I have to go 35 MPH the whole way I’ll be grumpy
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Hmmm, the Weather Channel says that it's only 28 degrees in Seattle.
And we’re still getting a good amount of snow.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions
Tacoma is not Seattle
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
I'm just saying how cold it is in Seattle.
Just like Corco responded to PDB’s comment by saying what the weather is like in Tacoma.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 12:57 PM PST up reply actions
No need for the Hmmm qualifier then
Hmmm is an indicator of disbelief
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Or an indicator that a barbershop quartet is about to start singing
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Dec 18, 2008 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Move yourself!
You always live your life
Never thinking of the future
Prove yourself!
You are the move you make
Take your chances win or loser
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
that's not a barbershop quartet
that’s a wanky annoying prog-rock band.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I get it now
The problem with me is that I’m not very smart.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I love prog, by the way.
Though I recognise that bad prog is the very worst music in the world.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
But it's sung a capella in the Break Up.
That scene sprang to mind when you mentioned barbershop quartets.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
But you typed it...
I fucking hate you Mariners
Oof, sorry.
That was supposed to be a joke, but came across as pretty cold.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
Yea, Its ok.
I forgot to mention I play expert, but yea, I always get stuck at or right after the last solo part.
I actually haven't played it myself.
I’m a Rock Band enthusiast for the most part, but haven’t given GHWT a test drive yet. It’s in my Gamefly queue, though.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
If I was around there I would show up there just to bug you.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'd show up right around closing and stay for 15 or 20 minutes asking a series of dumb questions
and then walking out 30 min after closing having not bought anything.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Like he cares if you buy anything.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Does your store still have all the electronic gear? Bastards out here don't even have that anymore.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm kevin_ess, and I approve this message.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I was considering suggesting we hold a Party at Radioshack
and then I realized I’d have to get out of West Seattle to do that, and that’s going to be a “No.”
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 18, 2008 1:33 PM PST up reply actions
You have flying remote control monster trucks?
Man do I love midgets.
One day you and I will sit down and talk physics.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
What goes up,
must come down.
Spinnin’ wheels, got to go ’round.
Man do I love midgets.
Yeah...
I just got home 10 minutes ago, Bellevue to Seattle, and my shift started at 9:00 last night.
I fucking hate snow. And now I will go to bed for five hours and repeat.
Oh, and if you saw a Tacoma stuck in one of the planters on 148th NE with it’s ass in the street during your morning commute, that was me.
Those Ford Escorts are surprisingly good in snow
They handle really well
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Anyone else doing the job search right now?
My goal currently is to apply to two jobs/day for each weekday from last Monday until Jan 2. I got one callback today, but I determined it was a craigslist scam.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 18, 2008 1:32 PM PST reply actions
Some kind of Swiss company that doesn't have a website, offers $2,000/month for about 25 hours/week.
Also adds commission even though the position doesn’t do any sales.
The company is not findable on a simple Google Search.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 18, 2008 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
Just give them your bank details and SSN and you'll be rolling in the dough in no time
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Yes--applied for ten in the last two days.
I hope we’re not in competition.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
I'm mostly looking for Admin Assistant positions/HR stuff.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 18, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not looking for HR but Admin yes.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions
I'm also vaguely looking at graphic design.
But my ability is pretty much just entry level hobbyist
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 18, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions
I'm also not ruling out looking for non-career jobs if I don't find anything.
I may wait tables if I have to.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Dec 18, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
That is my profession right now.
Granted, I go to college, but there are a few people who are waiting tables at my work after being displaced from their real jobs.
I can find both of you jobs that start Jan 5
if you’re willing to move to Saskatchewan.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
They have heavy demand for admin/clerical staff.
That’s the only reason I mentioned it.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Like a provider of benefits packages for pole dancers?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
That sucks.
We get about 3 walk ins per day at my job. It makes me very grateful that I have a job, even though it isn’t that great.
So tomorow will suck too. We're still getting heavy, heavy snow in Everett.
Man do I love midgets.
Weather services say that there could be an additional 1-3 inches
in all of the major areas. Along with more THUNDERSNOW.
Spokane has taken on two feet of snow
The snow is not letting up, almost all the streets are “closed,” and there’s no chance it melts for 3 weeks.
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
I had to drive back from Pullman during that giant fucking snow storm the week of the Bedard trade
10 hours- 400 miles in a car with no heat.
Get a shovel you pansy.
Either that or move from Spokane. Whoever lives there should both expect and deserve that kind of snow. It’s like living in Albany NY, you know you’re going to get it.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I doubt that.
Maybe not very often, but I remember some bad storms when I visited family in WallaWalla as a kid, dumping a couple feet at least.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
17" in 24 hours set a Spokane record yesterday I think
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Dude the city is shut down
All the local stations have pre-empted their programming for weather reports, and there are something like 10 navigable roads in the city.
This is the worst it has ever snowed in my lifetime. Don’t pretend to lecture me on the subject.
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 1:48 PM PST up reply actions
Lecture nothing.
I know firsthand what kind of fucked up weather will happen on a desert plateau, and know that anything can happen when it comes to storms in places like that. It may be historic, but don’t think you’re the only place ever shut down (for real, not like Seattle snow or LA rain) by weather, and don’t get all pissy when someone gives you a little shit.
I’ve had 10ft drifts and a 4" thick coat of ice in eastern PA, that shut everything down for a week. You know how often that happens? Never. You live through it, do what you can, and move on. If you bitch and get a bad attitude about someone needling you, that’s your beef.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Builds character.
I feel for you man, I really do. I will be shoveling out a few houses Saturday, and then more again over the week as all the shit that just hit you guys rolls over me.
Just remember, knees, not back, and sweeping motion, try to keep your arms locked and rotate.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
You've got character, it's just poorly written!
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Builds doens't imply none to start with, it implies adding to.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'm sorry it's just that so many people here act incredibly mean
because apparently it’s “hip” to be a complete prick— sometimes I just honestly can’t tell the difference.
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions
I admit to a little prickishness here and there,
but I really don’t see the problem if you take everything with a grain of salt. I haven’t found one discussion here that someone got offended that I couldn’t find funny. When it gets around to me, so be it.
I never really noticed the problem until people started talking about it, I just assume everyone is just giving everyone else a hard time. Taking shit personally is pointless, it’s just a fucking website.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
And yet...
Were my agency HQ in Spokane THE BUILDING WOULD STILL BE FUCKING OPEN DAMMIT!
This signature space for rent.
by PositivePaul on Dec 18, 2008 7:55 PM PST up reply actions
I support the anti-clown agenda
and have no opinion on the other prongs in the moderator pitchfork.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
i met a an Ottawa Senator who hated orange county clowns once....
total dick
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Turns out the don't like the things they are "pro-" being described as faggy.
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 1:44 PM PST up reply actions
So I had some time to think on my walk to work this morning.
About an hour and 45 minutes, to be precise. Normally it would take me about 45 minutes, but today it was three and a half miles because I had to walk along the street which they reroute my bus down in hopes that it would drive by. So the typical two mile straight shot was instead a three?and a half mile meandering through northwest Seattle. But I digress. The point is, I had some time to think.
And I thought; “hey, I wonder if above-grade light rail completely ceases to function after two inches of snow.” And then I thought, “why no, no it does not.”
I'm wondering what you're getting at.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
For the cost of a light rail system the city could buy a set of studded snow tires for everyone in the city and still have change
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I sincerely hope Corco becomes the dictator of a small African nation one day
I would love to watch his transportation-related policies in place
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
As long as he makes Coach public transit administrator
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
That would be my stupidest decision ever
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I'd ban all public transportation, have my country design and develop a car, and then issue one to everybody free of charge
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Wait, isn't that nearly Brazil?
Formerly dpseadvr.
More like Yugoslavia but something like that
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Where are you going to get the money to build roads, and to design the car, and to purchase the petroleum?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
Electric car
It will all be government subsidized, so taxes will be high but car will be free.
We’ll also export the car to make money since it will be a totally awesome set of wheels
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Worked for Henry Ford
I’ll be dead by the time my company is a giant monster with a big union leech attached to its back
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Or corporate leeches outsourcing to foreign countries.
One piece at a time to pump up next quarters stock dividend, until nothing is left.
Formerly dpseadvr.
If the union leech weren't there they wouldn't need to outsource
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Working on the line, and watching the suits come and go in private cars.
And the creation of more and more management positions shuffling paperwork while making poor long term business decisions, I don’t blame workers for wanting a piece of the pie.
Formerly dpseadvr.
not saying the CEOs aren't corrupt
Just saying that the Union costs a shitload more than wasted money on the CEO
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We're simplifying the root causes, underlying concepts whatever anyway.
Not a great medium to kick that type of topic around. I am in favor of unions, or the idea of unions that are well managed (I don’t believe they exist).
Formerly dpseadvr.
How do you tax people who are subsistence workers?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions
You shift them into manufacturing the totally awesome car for export
so they aren’t subsistence workers anymore duh
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You are stuck in an endless loop--you can't design the car until you have money
and you won’t have money until you tax the workers, but the workers need jobs building your car.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Loans
Borrow a shit ton of money, increase investment spending and therefore aggregate demand, GDP goes up and you’re set.
Then you pay back the money
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Hahahahahahahahahaha
Breathe.
Breathe.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAhahahaaaaaaaaaaa
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
This is why I question the values of a UPS education
I’m about to get an A in a macroeconomics class
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Yet I am taunting you with my UPS education.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:14 PM PST up reply actions
You have valuable years of real world experience and an IPE major instead of a lowly econ minor to laugh at me with
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Or I just won't take over the country until I'm a multi trillionaire and can afford to subsidize it myself
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When I'm up to be nominated ass chair of the Federal Reserve Board one day these comments
are going to come back and bite me in the ass aren’t they
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by Corco on Dec 18, 2008 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
uh...delete the word ass in the subject line
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Because that's what made the comment insane.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:20 PM PST up reply actions
I'm a smart fellow I'm just an idiot too
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I have a high career upside but I'm a hugely high risk
I’m like a pitcher that throws 120 MPH fastballs but needs a Tommy John surgery after every start and only hits the strike zone one out of 500 times
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Tell that to my Mensa card
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98th percentile = people who can throw 120 mph fastballs
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:26 PM PST up reply actions
Anywhere from 98th to 100th good sir
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Again, debate:
“Tell that to my Mensa card”
Your argument’s logical framework dictates that Mensa membership equates to brilliance. Try again. I’ll laugh at your next attempt too.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
It means I have a high IQ
High IQ = intelligent
Intelligent does not mean I know what I’m doing or I’m not an idiot, it just means I have a really good brain
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Yeah, except you're not 120 mph fastball smart.
I’m not 120 mph fastball smart, and I bet the living fuck out of you there.
I have no doubts that you’re reasonably intelligent, though.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
Why are you out of the kitchen.
I demand more cookies.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
You could just stare out the window.
Qwest is covered in a snow blanket
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
that's what you get for having a kitchen with no locking door
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120 MPH might be an exaggeration
But I certainly don’t need Tommy John surgery after every single start
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You're a reasonable return, stupid risk
If you stop being so fucking Corco you may one day become a worthwhile member of society.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:33 PM PST up reply actions
High IQ = intelligent
Horse-fucking-shit.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 2:49 PM PST up reply actions
I think you're part smart and part really retarded
And it’s that combination that’s so lovable
I think it fits perfectly.
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Ass chair? Is that subject to congressional approval?
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God I hope so!
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
A guy can dream
If its a small African nation there’s no sense in wasting a ton of money on public transportation- won’t be congested enough
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Umm small nations aren't always rural.
And if you plan on building all these cars, you’ll need plants, and plants require industrial areas, which require lots of people to maintain, which causes….congestion.
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He's already burned himself out on this one.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
I just found this one particularly egregious.
And I wanted to see if I could start it up again.
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And my super awesome car will be stuck in traffic
but goddammit that’s the Corcoraguan way
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Also I'll set up the country so the factory lines the border
and everyone lives inside the giant square factory area so everybody is commuting in a different direction thus eliminating congestion
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essentially everyone will have their own road that leads from t heir house to their parking space
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A psychology class would have a field day with this.
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And for food and other necessities?
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Please hold as I draw a map of Corcoragua
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Please make it lots of pretty colors
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 3:09 PM PST up reply actions
OK
All housing parks in a line on the exterior of the building pointing where they work. If their house faces inside they go to the big circle, outside goes to the factories
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and everybody has a huge backyard
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and by 200 miles I mean 10 to 30 miles
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What if I lived in Housing A1 and so worked in Factory A
But my boyfriend lived in Housing D. And then we got married and I moved to D but yet still worked in A?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
You would not be allowed to leave Housing A1 or Factory A
so that wouldn’t happen
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So it's not so much a free society as slave labor?
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But cannot leave.
So whatever they get paid they have to spend inside the area, basically making is scrip as opposed to a real monetary system?
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There is an airport on the roof of the middle building
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So you'll end up with a bunch of inbreds
And what if we met in that oval in the middle?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
All sex takes place in the middle
and nobody moves from their domicile
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So every house faces the workplace?
That’s inspiring. Is that circular building like a giant grocery/gas/entertainment/mall sort of thing, where there’s only one of each? And is it to be assumed that all the blank space is each house’s individual road, which basically makes the whole thing a parking lot?
Are you Mao?
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Blank space = road basically
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If you scale it down a bit you won't need roads
because you can just basically build habitrails for people to get to/from work and that big blobby mall thing.
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but that defeats the purpose
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Is the purpose making everyone want to kill you?
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 3:52 PM PST up reply actions
The purpose is avoiding public transportation
But fuck that country I’d pay people a ton to run it that way and go hang out in Wyoming
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So how do the people on the outside houses get to the inside for food?
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Food is imported from surrouding countries to these people at the factories
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But you said there would be two rows of houses, one facing in one out.
How would the people on the outside get to the food on the inside.
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Their food is delivered to them in the factories and is imported from bordering countries
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So you'd have to import all of your food and natural resources
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
Where would the other half be grown/extracted?
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:26 PM PST up reply actions
Imported from America or other bordering countires
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"So you'd have to import all of your food and natural resources"
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
Oh the half that isn't imported
Did you see that map scale? There’s plenty of room in people’s backyards to grow crops
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Everyone's backyard would be everyone else's main road
No crops and no water.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:30 PM PST up reply actions
But he's exporting all those rad cars.
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You've got to develop the bordering countries first then.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 3:25 PM PST up reply actions
They can have public transportation
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But the majorty of sub-Saharan Africa is facing a food shortage.
So you’d have to fix that if you’re going to import food
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 3:29 PM PST up reply actions
My rural African country won't be Sub-Saharan
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So it will be Saharan?
Good luck growing food and finding water.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
So what's the point of the inside area, if half the people can't get to it?
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I'm beginning to thinkt he middle thing is just another factory
and a giant road runs from it to Factory A between A1 and A2 to provide it with supplies
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Sounds like the first target for the rebellion to strike at.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:28 PM PST up reply actions
I'm planning a union strike first thing.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Okay, so you're a horribly inefficient fascist
Makes sense.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 3:53 PM PST up reply actions
At least my facism would be beautifully, brutally efficient
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:54 PM PST up reply actions
I'll vote for you for fascist of the year
if you’d just release my thumbs from these pesky screws.
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That's the only reason fascism exists.
Inefficient fascism is just a retard with guns.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
I answered this one.
http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2008/12/18/696670/otfpotd-12-18-return-to-th#10831749
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That looks like a retarded traffic planner's personal hell.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:21 PM PST up reply actions
I'm beginning to wonder if this is feasible
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Wait what the flying fuck, I said an island
not “let Corco be the dictator of Asia”
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
This is an island
If I were dictator Asia the first thing I’d do is shut down automobile production and sell the technology to the Americans
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So it's an island in rural sub-saharan africa?
Is your national animal the unicorn?
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Madagascar is part of Africa
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but Madagascar already exists
so you’d have to mount an invasion, bulldoze it, and start over to get Corcoragua up and running.
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I'm assuming I'll be just elected into power
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This makes no sense due to your previous comment about importing from boardering nations
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Raft. He won't have the funds to make ships
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:21 PM PST up reply actions
I don't think Corco's plans involve pirates.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
I refuse to speculate on what Corco's plans include
I prefer to let the man elaborate on his own
by seattlebruin on Dec 18, 2008 4:26 PM PST up reply actions
I think he's wiki-ing William Walker
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
I don't even know who that is
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Are you going to make corcoraguans speak English?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
no as long as they build awesome automobiles I don't care what they speak
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It's almost like it would make more sense to have a hub and spoke transit system.
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There was a great piece of analysis up here last week.
Vancouver is extending its elevated train (the SkyTrain) to the University campus (UBC) for the 2010 Olympics.
But, for the cost of building this thing, they could give every UBC graduate a free Prius for 30 years, thus pretty much eliminating the need for the train.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Does this include externalities like parking and congestion and road wear?
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And not forgetting that Prii still burn fossil fuels?
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And contain batteries so toxic the environmental gain is pretty much nil.
And are cars which are an endangered species.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 4:00 PM PST up reply actions
So does electricity generation.
We’re on a continental grid.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Of course not. It was a politically motivated study.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
But the long range planning!
They turned Stadium Way in Pullman (WSU) into a boulevard a few years ago, the cost would have covered the tuition increase for all the students that year. ($19 mil)
Formerly dpseadvr.
No shit!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
Have you seen the tyres on some of those Metro buses?
No wonder they’re all in ditches.
They really oughta buy snow tires or something for those thing
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Road damage from the studs.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I'm a stud.
I totally destroy roads.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Wear and tear Kevin. I suck at nicknames.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Aren't you supposed to have taken logic/debate classes?
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
He never showed up
He just B.S.ed his way through a paper and called it good.
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
Nope, not required at UPS for some reason
but yes required at UWyoming… weird huh
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on the other hand
overhead power lines for trains freeze quite quickly in that kind of weather. Unless the trains run 24/7 a sudden snow like this will paralyze rail just as much as roads. Tri-Met deals with this every winter.
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I'm not on your side here though
just pointing out that trains won’t solve everything. I still firmly believe they should be built.
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I agree that trains should be built
just not in small African nations
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overhead power lines for your mom freeze quickly in that kind of weather
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 2:53 PM PST up reply actions
Tell me about it
thawing her out every winter’s quite the chore.
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Damn. My wife has been stranded on Queen Anne since last night.
No idea whether she’s going to make it home or not. Most of the main access roads are closed. On the other hand, my wife has been stranded on Queen Anne since last night!
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Is this a good thing?
Man do I love midgets.
Not really, but it'sfun to joke about.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I'd probably be at the bar if Jeanuts was off stuck somewhere.
Man do I love midgets.
Go crazy
Sean Green party!!
I fucking hate you Mariners
I'd totally head up there and hit the Goose or someplace.
Can’t find the tire chains for my pick-up.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I wish I was at the bar. Too far to walk though.
Man do I love midgets.
We could have remote LL parties...people around each other within safe traveling distance (Walking..busing OMG BUSING!)
I’m so bored at home already.
I fucking hate you Mariners
How did Mill Creek do with snow? Work was basically closed because most agents live on the Sammamish Plateauu
And the receptionist lives in Mill Creek. LLLJ?
I fucking hate you Mariners
Yea its pretty bad.
Its snowing like crazy like now. And my girlfriend wants to go to the gym soon. Not sure if I want to be snowed in there out of all places.
And don't need any electronic help except for their 55 inch plasma tvs...assholes are rich.
I fucking hate you Mariners
If you happen to live in hell, I'm available to host a gathering, as well.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Well, I actually live in Phinney (which I love), but just my situation of being snowed in, losing a day's pay from work, and being ugly sucks hard.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Brier/Mountlake Terrace. Snowing like crazy.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Everett. Meet you halfway? LOL!
Man do I love midgets.
that's the first time that sentence has ever been uttered.
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Cant find the studs for my bike either, same box. Crap.
Nice one, and yeah I’ve got nothing.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Do the DIY ones like I have
Drive screws through an old set of tires, then a rim strip, then a tube. It works.
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Nice! You'd make a good diver, ideas like that are brilliant.
Formerly dpseadvr.
They're not good for a long period of time
but if you have to bike in the snow it’s a good stopgap for one or two trips.
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Hey some of the most creative ideas I've seen only work for one dive.
Bailing wire and spit baby, makes things go.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I'd be a good diver except for that whole terrified of drowning thing
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Or getting your umbilical wrapped in propeller.
I know of a guy killed by golf balls. In his pants.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I must know how this happened.
Man do I love midgets.
OSHA moved everything, I can't find public reports of injuries/accidents anymore.
Diving has some Darwin moments. This guy had a business collecting golf balls out of ponds. Used bottled air, hard hat, short umbilical. Wore sweatpants tied off at the ankles. Filled sweatpants with golf balls, couldn’t move, ran out of air. Drowned in 10 feet of water (very common, shallow = lack of respect).
Technically commercial diving accident, but I don’t want to claim this one.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Hey that's it! Only it's different...
Commercial diving accidents are all over the map. People get crushed, burned, electrocuted, heart attack from hydrogen explosion (one of my personal favorites), toxic gasses introduced into the air supply…. uh. There’s more but it’s depressing. Diving has a generic numeric code, I’m not so good at sorting them out. I have to play with this, I’ve got some favorites. Horrible person, this shit makes me laugh half the time. Thanks!
Formerly dpseadvr.
I'd take you up on that, but I'd have to find someone to watch Silas.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
That would be some stellar customer service.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
Meet somewhere like a bowling alley or Applebees or something.,
Man do I love midgets.
Unfortunately, none of those option are available in my area. RIP, Sunset Bowl. RI-fuckin-P.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
BOOOO!!
Duct tape makes a good babysitter.
Man do I love midgets.
Every time I drink from my Sunset Bowl coffee mug I die a little inside now
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Good lord the new Will Smith movie sounds horrid
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His last, what, 10 movies have been horrid.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
It was absolutely and completely not.
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I found it mildly entertaining for about 25 minutes but then it lost me
There’s something to be said for Will Smith telling a senior citizen to fuck off, but then it got all stupid.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Yea, I didn't like the idea of the greek god shit.
After the first half hour, it went in the direction you don’t want it to.
I can't see the screen any more through my tears
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The entire movie was a stupid cliche that had no originality to it whatsoever
It could and should have been a really dark, interesting thriller, instead it was just lazy paint-by-numbers scifi.
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I disagree.
It was an interesting take on Asimov’s stories as well as having good bits of humor in it. It was a really good movie I thought.
So's her face. I hear Corco had her wear a bag.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:22 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Unlike her face. I hear Corco had her wear a bag.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I really did have her wear a bag
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by Corco on Dec 18, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
but it was nice of you to cut a breathing hole in it.
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That wasn't for breathing.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Your mom does that for you
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When you think about it
Coach isn’t really a person.
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
I refuse to believe he actually exists
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Is that was she calls yours?
Weird name for it – thought you were only just above 3 inches.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
I'm on this thread while making sure that Amazon's new 16 story building stays standing.
Both things suffer when I multitask
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe you just aren't smart enough to follow it.
by Coach Owens on Dec 18, 2008 2:37 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm plenty smart and it still sucked
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Where's the "Oh Snap" gif when you need it?
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Oooh, witty
I have a hint for when you’re mean, Coach:
Attack other people’s weak spots. Not their qualities.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:38 PM PST up reply actions
He's still reeling from losing his army to the blizzard they had to walk through.
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So it's a young old joke
I fucking hate you Mariners
it seemed to accomplish the desired goal though
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But why should we bother thinking up new stuff
when you continue to react so well to all the old stuff? That’s so much work.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I attach no value to your reaction
I just giggle with glee every time there is one.
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I shall discuss many new things when I write the OT post for Sunday
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:45 PM PST up reply actions
I'm looking forward to this.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Broberto!
I refuse to believe this.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
are they going for a franchise-worst record or something?
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We've already used up all the new jokes on your escapades into transit.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I would call you a twat
except I know that this is Coachbait so carry on
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
It's almost as though everyone has different definitions of that.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
And it's an old joke.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I wonder if the school children taunt Coach with jokes about his mum wanking horses
And if it’s come up before… where there’s smoke there’s fire?
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 2:55 PM PST up reply actions
I, Robot was aight but the Pursuit of Happyness was fucking awful
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 2:56 PM PST up reply actions
Surprisingly not horrible
but I wouldn’t say it was that great.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I enjoyed a lot of it, but the CGI was terrible.
Formerly dpseadvr.
If you've read the book you will be waiting for the point the whole time
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:13 PM PST up reply actions
It's the remake of a remake.
Watch the first two instead.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Now that I look back at Will Smith's "legacy" I see that he's done two good movies:
Bad Boys. Men in Black.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
But what about Wild Wild West?????!!!!!!!!
That was the bestest movie ever.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
wiki wiki wild west salma hayek wiki wiki
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I'm wondering if Coach is actually some sort of super genius, baiting us all in a way we could never imagine.
I know, that’s why I’m attacking your lack of intelligence.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
The best part of this snowstorm in Seattle?
Thewyrm is in Hawaii! Wait….
Formerly dpseadvr.
All I want for Christmas is to smell like meat
to smell like meat
to smell like meat
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
At first I thought it was some sort of joke like Subservient Chicken
but no.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
This may not come as a surprise, but I smell like bacon.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
You don't want a bunch of nauseous LLers now, do you?
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I had lunch with a friend of mine today
and he said that he didn’t actually like bacon on cheeseburgers. I immediately reported him to Homeland Security because he can’t be American with an attitude like that.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Where might I find this fellow
He must be deported or killed
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
The funny thing is he says he loves bacon
and I’ve seen him eat bacon on other things. I figure it’s some sort of evil recessive gene or something.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Just make sure he doesn't reproduce
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
That's got to be it. I've not witnessed many monkeys eating bacon.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
You haven't lived until you've force-fed a monkey a rasher of bacon*
*note to PETA: I have never done this
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
It is so completely not like that here now
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
So tonight's my wife's last night in Austin
and she and some of her coworkers are going out to celebrate the end of this crazy project. The place they’re going to has a bunch of different margaritas, including the Purple Margarita. Which is made with Everclear. Jebus.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Yikes.
She’s gonna be around the toilet a lot tomorrow.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions
She has wisely decided to stay away from the purple margaritas
and will stick with the Sauza ones. It should also be noted that this particular establishment will only serve two Purple Margaritas per patron per evening. But still. Two of those would definitely do the job.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I should never be allowed near one of those.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
You make....wha? Really?
I’ve never heard of that. I mean, I’ve heard of limoncello, but not with Everclear as a base – is that the way it’s usually made?
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Yes. You can use very high quality vodka but it isn't the same.
To extract the most flavor from the lemons you need 96% alcohol.
It's Texas
they probably drink it so they can steady their gun hand.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I am 19 and I still haven't tried Everclear or Bacardi 151.
I sense I am not missing out on much though.
You're really not.
I’ve never cared for the flavor of rum so 151 never held an appeal for me, but Everclear’s basically just lighter fluid.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
its like fire moving down your throat.
I’m 22, and I only got there from 19 by avoiding 151 and everclear. Except the time I did a shot of everclear. Everclear is great in punch though…
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Of all the words I've ever heard to describe Everclear
“delicious” is not one of them.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
ok
I like Everclear because it gets me fucked up
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
I used to like Everclear until So Much for the Afterglow came out.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I have to say I did like Amphetamine
and I will be hating you for Xmas.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
na na na nananaaaaaaaa na
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
I wanna make up right now nanananananana
I fucking hate you Mariners
Fuck this shit. I'm going to Summerland with my heroin girl.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I like alcohol for the taste, as do many here.
But Everclear, no.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, yes, I enjoy beer as much as anyone
But its an acquired taste. Most people my age or younger haven’t yet acquired the taste for fine brewing. This is proven by them guzzling down Milwaukee Light over quality beer.
Rec'd 151 times
I fucking hate you Mariners
Matthew will overtake me if he gets Robert's recs
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 2:59 PM PST up reply actions
Don't ask questions you don't want the answers to
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I think you need to take some Otter Pops with you.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 2:58 PM PST up reply actions
And fireworks....if you get bored I wanna see a show.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Did Librocrat log on again or something?
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:04 PM PST up reply actions
Bad at driving and short?
I fucking hate you Mariners
Random question..but its an OTFPOTD
Who will be going to FanFest?
I fucking hate you Mariners
I just figured it out.
SBN 2.0 must have been bought by the Mariners.
FanPost. FanShot. FanFest.
It all makes sense now.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 3:07 PM PST up reply actions
OMG its GMZ!
I fucking hate you Mariners
Dang, only 3pm and over a thousand comments. Snow day I guess.
Return of the Ice Age II: The Attack of the Thundersnow! *
- I’m not very good at titles.
Formerly dpseadvr.
toothekazoo
Hope your kid is enjoying the snow..Renton keeps getting hit with bands of modest (mouse) amounts of snow.
I fucking hate you Mariners
Got a museum? Want a space shuttle?
Just call the gubmint and they’ll hook you up.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I have a yard and I want a goddamn space shuttle
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Call 'em up, it's a down economy and they could use the money
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
well I wasn't planning on PAYING for it.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
THIS COUNTRY IS NOT A SPACE SHUTTLE LENDING LIBRARY YOUNG MAN
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
WTF? The engines and other pieces come seperately?
Some assembly required!
Formerly dpseadvr.
but Daaaaaaadddddd... I WANT A CHALLENGER!!!!
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
I WANT A CHALLENGER ::Stomps up and down:: I WANT A CHALLENGER ::Throws juice on floor::
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
YOU BE HAPPY WITH THAT APOLLO 13 WE GOT YOU
I DON’T CARE IF IT’S GOT BURN MARKS ALL OVER IT
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
but JIMMY GOT AN ENDEAAAVOORRRRRRR
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
I just got this. My first thought was the mini-van
Formerly dpseadvr.
and the last horse limps accross the line
::signals the vet::
Vet, ::sighs, euthanizes::
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Baahahahahahaha!
Nice one
Formerly dpseadvr.
YES
I can buy one and use it for the burgeoning Corcoraguan space program, providing everyone facing the inside with a job
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
Only if the workers are guaranteed a 40 hour week. Time and a half for overtime.
We want 2 hours sick leave for every 80 hours worked. And more toilets. We’re tired of walking half way across the plant to take a leak. Think of the increased productivity.
Formerly dpseadvr.
It's almost as if you need some sort of worker organization to keep from becoming indentured servants.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
THE UNION FOREVER DEFENDING OUR RIGHTS
DOWN WITH THE BLACKLEGS, THE WORKERS UNITE
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
NO MORE SCABS! NO MORE SCABS!
Formerly dpseadvr.
SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER THE UNION MAKES US STRONG
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 18, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
RAISE THE SCARLET STANDARD HIGH
BENEATH ITS FOLDS WE LIVE AND DIE
THOUGH COWARDS FLINCH AND TRAITORS SNEER
WE KEEP THE RED FLAG FLYING HERE
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
.
Yes, in the hour of sorrow there’s one thing I can’t conceal,
For my heart is always longing and my thoughts will often steal
Across the bush to Rothbury whose surface leaves a track
To the boys who went on picket and the boy who’ll never come back.
Formerly dpseadvr.
(hope this works)
Союз нерушимый республик свободных
Сплотила навеки Великая Русь!
Да здравствует созданный волей народов
Единый, могучий Советский Союз!
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
and yes, I just wikipedia'd the soviet national anthem... in russian.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
The Union ironclad republics free
Great Russia has brought together forever!
Long live created by the will of the peoples
A single, powerful Soviet Union!
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 4:10 PM PST up reply actions
thank you for translating. Now translate it into TG....
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 6:26 PM PST up reply actions
Who was it that proposed the highest paid workers make no more than 5 (7?) times the lowest?
Socrates? Plato? Ben and Jerry’s operated that way, don’t know if they still do.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I think that's a great idea
it can even be a generous multiplier, but CEO’s should be paid a multiplier of the average salary of their workforce.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I liked the sound of it. Everytime they wanted a pay raise, they had to bump the janitors pay.
How’s that for ‘commensurate with industry standards’.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Exactly
and it would eliminate the multi-million dollar CEO pay package, because it’s very bad PR for a CEO if a $20 million salary is expressed as being “500 times the salary of the average employee”.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Isn't a CEO roughly that many times more important than the average employee though?
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
depends if its Ken Lay
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Depends on if the company is well managed and solvent
Formerly dpseadvr.
I would argue that a CEO is in possession of a vastly different skillset than the average worker
And I believe that skillset is valuable. But I do not believe it is 500 times more valuable than that of the workers that “keep the lights on”.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Just another cog in the machine baby.
Hear hear, well said.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Why?
I see average workers (which right now is me) as far more expendable than policy-makers
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 4:01 PM PST up reply actions
Not five hundred times more, especially in many corporations where the duties of the CEO are nominal.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:14 PM PST up reply actions
I don't buy it
If you have a company with 500 average workers, and exceptional leadership, they’re going to do a hell of a lot better than a company with 499 average workers, one exceptional worker, and average leadership.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 4:16 PM PST up reply actions
But what I'm saying is that most companies do not have 500x value exceptional leadership.
In addition, they are run by boards, not the CEO, making the CEO a figurehead more than someone deserving of millions in stock options.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:18 PM PST up reply actions
Fine. The board is worth an insane amount more than the average employee
Because they can fuck things up and the average person can’t.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 4:19 PM PST up reply actions
If the company is well managed.
Operates in the black, is socially responsible, has fundamentally strong ethics, and the workers are being paid livable wages, then fine. Pay away.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Socially responsible companies likely aren't paying 500x over
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:23 PM PST up reply actions
Probably because they have stong ethics.
And the workers are being fairly compensated. Doesn’t leave much for the mega-mansion.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I know, I just wanted to say it.
Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. This soapbox I’m standing on is getting cold.
Formerly dpseadvr.
Nothing else matters but being well-managed.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
I would say that well-managed involves what Kermit listed
Otherwise your company is not sustainable. Hence, GM/Ford
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:27 PM PST up reply actions
Then why mention the rest of it?
If the company is making a tonne of money and its strategies mean that it will continue to make a tonne of money, its leadership should be rewarded.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
Ton of money for whom?
The stockholders? Everybody deserves a piece for the investment risk. But compensating workers fairly for their contribution should be a part of that, as well as contributor to a robust economy.
Formerly dpseadvr.
If a company manages to be socially responsible and sustainable
and they’re still making tonnes of money, as in they can afford to pay their leadership 500x the average worker rate, I’d be extremely surprised. Albeit pleasantly.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Dec 18, 2008 4:32 PM PST up reply actions
My problem with executive pay isn't the amount they get
It’s that they aren’t forced to give it all back if they screw everything up
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
God Bless Texas.
Helping people like Ken Lay keep their money.
Formerly dpseadvr.
I was going for an example
And I know a hell of a lot more about Microsoft’s social responsibilities and Google strike me freakishly insincere with their ‘do no evil’ bullshit.
M’soft admit they like to make money, at least.
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 4:35 PM PST up reply actions
Can't argue that point.
There’s probably a lot of companies out there that are successful, and the CEO’s, CFO’s, COO’s, effing alphabet soup aren’t paid extravagantly. They just don’t make good headlines.
Formerly dpseadvr.
This kind of went pear shaped.
When I started riffing on unions, the point I was after is that blaming the current state of some of these corporations on unions isn’t entirely correct. Bloated management ranks, mismanagement, what have you, deserve a share.
The rest of this starts to range into economic and social structures that I’m not comfortable discussing, as I don’t like to come off as a raving lunatic. Or retarded red-neck. Whichever.
Formerly dpseadvr.
The CEO sets the culture for the entire corporation.
Leadership is inexorably linked to the performance of an organization. Is it justifiable to pay them that much? Probably.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
should be stuffed and mounted.
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
well to be fair, Ben and Jerry also got all the ice cream they could eat...
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
All B&J's employees get three (I think three, might be four) free pints of ice cream a day if they want it
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
The chocolate factory my dad worked at part time would hand out bags upon bags of slightly chipped candies.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
holy shit. Are they all morbidly morbidly obese? I would be after eating 4 pints of ice cream a day
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
I've never met one
I just picked up that little factoid on the B&J factory tour.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
I read this as "mildly morbidly obese"
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 3:58 PM PST up reply actions
I suppose thats possible. like its possible for chickenshit to be bullshit
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
We're gonna be out of the butt, and into the fuck if we don't come up with that 36 dollars.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 4:06 PM PST up reply actions
I use these quotes as phildopip bait, hoping to draw out more of your insane catalogue of TG
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Just watch out for the long-legged, pissed off Puerto Rican
He’ll break into your car and steal your shit
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
Ditto..lazy reading is quite fun
I fucking hate you Mariners
Ben & Jerry's did do that.
But, they couldn’t find a competent CEO who would work for those wages and they almost went out of business.
CEO’s have valuable skills. If companies could get away with paying them less they would.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
I thought they sold the company.
Interesting notion for a social experiment. There’s all types of people, and everybody tends to overvalue their contribution. Some people want to be in charge, other people like to be where the rubber meets the road.
Formerly dpseadvr.
and some people like drinking out of paper bags and living under freeways
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Sportingly good news! Release the hounds!
Formerly dpseadvr.
Fuck off I'll replace you with robots and kill all of you
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
ours will have lazer beam eyes, best picket line ever
Formerly dpseadvr.
Those are an option on the bucket seats.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Hey guys, what do you think that it would take to get Dunn? (Not that I want him)
Brett said 3/35 should do the trick, but I was thinking it’d take more around 3/45 or so.
Him and Branyan would be the best BP ever.....not that I pay to see that..but still
I fucking hate you Mariners
I hope you mean for the price
because not wanting to watch Branyan and Dunn take BP is wrong.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
Dunn is a 2 WAR player
DANGER DANGER AWOOGA AWOOGA
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
For 3/35 he may be worth rolling the dice on
on the other hand, you could get a slightly worse DH for really cheap and spend elsewhere
by JI on Dec 18, 2008 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry died. :(
Link. At least she was able to contribute her voice as the Enterprise’s computer for the new Star Trek movie before passing on.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 3:40 PM PST reply actions
I read Michael Barrett...might be the alcohol...might be the baseball knowledge. Don't know at this point...so it's the alcohol
I fucking hate you Mariners
what are you drinking... I saw michael barrett too and I have tea
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Grand Old Dad Whiskey
I fucking hate you Mariners
OH MY GOD I FOUND CONCLUSIVE PROOF THAT METRO IS THE WORST IDEA EVER
A BUS CAREENED OUT OF CONTROL.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
IS COACH OK!?!?
I fucking hate you Mariners
by kentroyals5 on Dec 18, 2008 3:54 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Umm...
by clicking that link, this is what I saw:
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
hot dog on a sitck?
I'm signing Yuni and Silva up for The Biggest Loser.
Dammit, I know I've asked this before, but how does one embed a link within an image?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 4:03 PM PST up reply actions
So...instead of using an image tag, you use the [a href] tag?
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Dec 18, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
go
[a href=link] [img src=image] [/a]
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
You use a {a href=""}{img src=""}{/a}
by Graham MacAree on Dec 18, 2008 4:08 PM PST up reply actions
Photobucket does it automatically
all I do is copy/paste a line of code
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
Coach Approved
I fucking hate you Mariners
and guess who just got written up for spinning cookies in the (empty) campus parking lot?
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
That's why you shouldspin donuts instead.
Screw you, Mariners. I'm back in football's loving arms. *edit: well, shit. This isn't going well.
I'm beginning to believe that McCall, Idaho is the only place in the world that calls them cookies
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org
I started it after I saw you do it
Sounds more entertaining
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
by tootthekazoo on Dec 18, 2008 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
Wow I was only gone for a few hours and this thing completely blew up
I was busy playing in the snow and getting prepared for a career change
HA HA HA, your Grandpa's an ASS!- Tourette's Guy (R.I.P)
In the unlikely event that I decide to buy a new Hyundai
who will I buy it from?
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