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OTFPOTD: 12/23/08 - Get Out While You Still Can Edition

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Is anyone still going to try to travel somewhere today or tomorrow? Or have those who are going already gone? I'm going to try to sneak in on a flight on standby tonight, but my chances aren't good. Hopefully the airlines really are back up to full capacity today like they're planning.

In other news, an announcement about Tex is expected today.

And the Angels' top priority is now Brian Fuentes! Yay!

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So much for the feared Scott Boras, eh?

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 8:45 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I never knew Willie was a Boras client.

We may see the first $50 million utility player!

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

by Wilder. on Dec 23, 2008 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even that article credits Boras's patience as being the cause of this slow season.

Boras is still the best agent in baseball.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 23, 2008 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wholeheartedly agree

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate him as a fan,

but I’d love him if I were a player.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't even hate him as a fan

it’s overly simplistic to say that one man is ruining baseball, or whatever. Boras does his job as well as he is capable, which is all we ask from the players – just because Boras is on the other side of the table doesn’t mean he’s responsible for the financial ruin of baseball any more than a player is for accepting the money Boras gets for them.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just think he comes across as a jerk.

I don’t blame him for any financial ruin or anything.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've long since given up caring whether people I will never meet are jerks or not

but I realize I’m probably the exception there.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It really helps me out a lot

I used to get all worked up about whether this player/artist/musician was an asshole or whether that ballplayer was a nice person, but then I realized – I’m never going to meet these people, nor do I really care to, so it’s not like the quality of their personality matters to me – as long as their entertainment output is to my liking, that’s all I really care about.

Now, if I read something about how Athlete X or Musician Y has been proven to have killed/abused/regularly beaten another human being, I tend to cross them off my list just because that’s reprehensible behavior for a human to undertake, but someone like Boras doesn’t even register.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even then I separate the two.

Although it’s much easier to do this in the case of artists because it’s the art I care about. With athletes I’m rooting for them to succeed, so it’s harder to do.

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 9:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It is because they are skinnier.

Asshole athletes can throw you to the ground if you try to handle them.

by Sec 108 on Dec 24, 2008 6:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh and to answer your question

we’re not going anywhere – we were supposed to fly tomorrow, but my wife is so sick of flying and traveling that we decided not to. This looks to have been a smart decision.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 8:46 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

If I was in Seattle, I would stay indoors and drink various beverages depending on the time of day.

Trying to move around in a snowy town that isn’t built for snow… useless

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 8:48 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm past the point of drinking beverages and just want a clear sidewalk or two

I understand that the city of Portland doesn’t really have the manpower to prepare for a storm like this or its aftermath, but holy jebus it’s tiring walking on sidewalks that have packed snow and ice on them. It’s supposed to get above freezing today, though, so that should help – at least until the sun goes down and it all freezes over again.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 8:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you get used to it. In Evanston last year, no one shoveled sidewalks, so they would have a thick ice pack covered with powder.

anyone off campus had to walk to class like a penguin, very carefully distributing weight so as to not eat it. Literally 2 months of that.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 8:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I honestly don't want to get used to it

One of the reasons I live in the NW is so I don’t have to deal with New England-type snow, which I did for a couple winters; I’m pretty happy that this level of storm only happens every 10 years or so.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

penguanity

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah?

Well in Detroit, we just don’t PLOW the roads. If we don’t shovel our sidewalks the city will fine us several hundred dollars, mind you, but the roads have over a foot of snow in them. That means anyone driving anything less than a medium-large SUV can’t get to work without losing their car in a drift.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess Portland has that rule about sidewalks too

 but it’s complaint-driven, so nobody in neighborhoods really shovels their sidewalks. Businesses generally do, but not individuals.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Detroit forces sidewalk shoveling

only so they can eventually repossess the homes of old people who can’t shovel themselves out.

I busted my ass for 7 hours shoveling out old people.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever there is left in the way of population will certainly disappear

after the Lions finish out the season 0 -16

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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Detroit is entirely corrupt

The city officials steal taxpayer money. My friends coworker got death threats for uncovering a deal where some guys stole several million from the city. If it makes them money, they’ll enforce it. They also have a habit of not getting checks for their fines until after the due date, even if you mailed them promptly. Then you get another large fine.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep

The old Poles can’t leave even if they wanted to, but the poor folks are kinda screwed. Once you’re here and on minimum wage, you can never get out. You’ll either get stuck with a felony offense or the taxes will make it impossible to leave. Or your car will disappear. It’s a vicious, unfair cycle.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not to add to the perception of Detroit as a failing city

but why are you there? Did you grow up there? What keeps you there?

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm from Seattle

but parents split up and we had a family house in Detroit. I went from a neighborhood where everyone knew each other to one where my neighbors threaten to kill me. I was saving up to get out but I was recently fired because a manager didn’t like the fact that I’m not like her and would not have sex with her. True story.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, that sucks. On a lot of levels.

Are there jobs to be found there now at all?

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No

Not even minimum wage. I could make lots of money selling drugs, if I were so inclined.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No offense, but the saving to get out thing is a lie.

My parents were forced to leave a comfortable life with no money and two children ages 2 and 4 and they survived just fine.

by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this subthread should end now

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have a drivers license

a car, money or clean appearance tho’.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I honestly am not trying to be mean here.

Take matters into your own hands in life or else you will always feel victimized.

by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 9:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indeed

I was going to join the Marines or become a Detroit cop, since anyone can do those jobs, but I don’t really want to become an old fucker at 19.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

is it even that much?

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by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope

and again, this is Wikipedia, but:

City: 917K
Metro: 4,467,592

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but I did mention it was Wikipedia

so the large grain of salt was implied.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everyone knows Wikipedia is totally factual

your slanderous accusation is unappreciated.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

quite blindly and with great gusto.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

mmm

I told my dad Jack Dempsey was 6’2" once, based off Wiki info. Turns out he’s a boxing expert. Unnecessarily embarrassing.

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've checked a few online sources

and most of them seem to confirm the mid-950K City Of Detroit population count. I had no idea.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We were going to try a trip south on Highway 97, but...

…the passes aren’t looking that great. Maybe things will look a little better over New Year’s Eve.

You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.

by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 8:54 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I just realized something.

I have Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve as regularly scheduled days off. This hasn’t happened since 2002.

And I still get the 24 additional hours of holiday pay. Awesome.

You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.

by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I made it into work today...

I’ve got the rest of the week off, but I had some web publishing I had to do (and since I don’t have remote access, other than OWA, I have to physically be here to do it). Granted no one else in my work group is likely to show up, and those that here aren’t likely to be productive but hey, I feel like I accomplished SOMETHING….

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 8:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I spent 4.5 hours commuting yesterday.

I think there should be compensatory days off.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 23, 2008 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

you're an Angels fan. You should know that 4.5 hours is standard for a lot fo Angelinos.

I have a coworker who commutes to the hospital from Long Beach. She does that every day.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

By that definition, yes

I understand costs of living vary widely, but why on earth anyone would choose to live that far away from their work boggles my mind.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

beats me. I sure as hell wounldn't have taken the internship

if I knew I couldn’t get there in like 10-15 minutes.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is what I'm hoping comes from the housing meltdown

I hope that people realize that home ownership is not the be-all and end-all, that you’re not actually doing anything for yourself economically if you own a home but have to burn through $100 worth of gas in a week plus car payments/maintenance JUST TO GET TO YOUR JOB, much less going to the store and all that stuff.

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

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

I just treat every hour of commute like work time I'm not being paid for.

This is why I now live 5 minutes walk from my office. Huge raise!

by Graham on Dec 23, 2008 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I live 7 miles from my office and it bothers me that I'm that far away

I’ve never had a commute this long in my life.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Word. unless you live in the boonies and own a farm or something,

live near your damn job.

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Everett to Shoreline is my absolute limit.

I would NOT work any farther from home for any length of time.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I get on the bus this morning

and it’s packed, of course, because it was the only bus that showed up in 40 min of waiting. There’s a guy sitting right behind the driver, giving the driver an earful of shit because “this bus took forever to show up and there’ve been a bunch of other buses that have run just fine and I don’t know what took you so long”, among other things – like that’s the driver’s fault. I hate people.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah people here have been treating the drivers like shit as well.

I understand people’s frustration, believe me, but taking it out on the drivers? Really? You gonna go yell at the postman next?

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Our mail carrier didn't show up at all yesterday

which kinda surprised me, what with that whole “rain and snow and gloom of night” thing. I don’t really care, it was just a bit shocking to see that the mail we put out wasn’t picked up. But I think today I’ll have my wife go out and yell at him when he shows up for being so goddamn irresponsible.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Our's didn't show up either.

So I turned my mailbox into a large rat trap to teach him a lesson.

by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, if you don't yell at the bus drivers

how else are they going to know that they’re such poor drivers? That man was doing his civic duty!

by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When you put it that way you make an excellent point

I think when I get off the bus this afternoon, I’ll just punch my driver in the throat on general principle.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Meh, I guess it used to be funny...

It just seems like this month has become "How can I do something that’s just a little bit ruder than the last person to get a laugh."

Yeah, King County Metro is stupid, and this is a typical King County Metro type of meltdown that has become legendary in lore, but maybe it’s a combination of everything here lately that makes this seem unnecessary and like people are trying to force the humor. The whole being a dick to be funny fad was fun for awhile, but it seems like it’s a bit out of control these days.

Not that this is the worst example of dickishness or anything, just seemed like as good a place as any to mention it.

by Robert on Dec 23, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

We weren't at all serious though

I would never criticize a bus driver for being late in the snow. it ain’t their fault. There’s nothing wrong with gallows humor – it’s all just jokes.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

JK

Some metro drivers can take it the butt for all I care. I’ve seen them randomly skip doing seahawks post game routes just because they didnt want go.

by Robert on Dec 23, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t they throw you off the bus for that?

by spittle8 on Dec 23, 2008 9:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Flying to New York Christmas Day.

But there is supposed to be big snow storm that afternoon so I might be delayed.

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

by Wilder. on Dec 23, 2008 9:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

We're mostly forecast for freezing rain down here

I’d honestly prefer snow.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm down with that

I’m out of goats at my house and they weren’t doing the job anyway.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Great.

And I have to travel to see family. Better wear my car pushing boots!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fucking hell now Fabregas is out for three months

Arsenal will be lucky to finish sixth, never mind top four.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Steve Gerrard, Gerrard...

He knocks the ball 40 yards,
He’s big and he’s f***ing ’ard,
Steve Gerrard, Gerrard…

(to the tune of Que Sera, Sera of course)

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but good god those gray shirts were horrible

(yes, that’s all I’m left with, criticizing the uniforms of other teams)

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The gray shirts themselves aren't so bad.

They just really should never be worn with the red shorts.

by justcougit on Dec 23, 2008 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like the maroon

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's nothing in Liverpool's history that includes gray though

and I know that shirt sales have nothing to do with a club’s history, but that’s a bit of a stretch.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It does.

I try to stay away from the airport at all costs. Take the 5 right to Valencia/Castaic. Which will also suck, but whatever.

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

This mini-subthread is awesome for typing out "the" despite no one reminding you SoCal-ers to do so

the 15 to the 91 to the 5 to the 10 is usually how I get to LA. Of course the 91 is occasionally a disaster so…

by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2008 4:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I need to get a copy of that Star Wars special on DVD

my old VHS taped-off-the-TV tape is pretty much worn out, and that special was amazing. In all the wrong ways.

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

but that would involve going to a comic convention

and even for 10 minutes I’m not sure I could do that – I’ve never been a comics guy and those things freak me out as much as renaissance fairs. Faires. Whatever. I’ll probably just overpay for one on eBay.

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

Speaking of,

I had no idea the “Law of Attraction” had so many believers.

by Matthew on Dec 23, 2008 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You would be so very afraid of how many salespeople live by that crap.

Like anything there is some value in it, but I went to a networking event once that felt more like an attempt at conversion.

I told one lady that I did not need to learn how to feel good about myself because my parents had loved and supported me my whole life. She did not know what to say.

by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So if I want a million dollars

I should start buying all sorts of crap I can’t afford because then I’ll have a million dollars come to me magically. It’s a can’t lose strategy.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My broker said I can't go wrong with it

but that nice Mr. Madoff isn’t answering his phone these days, he must be on vacation with his family for the holidays.

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

by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got a call from my broker...

The broker informed me I’m broke
I was dealing my last hand of poker
My cards were useless as smoke…

(I’m probably the only one here that’s ever proactively listened to that song and knows its title without having to use the Intertubes to find out…)

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 1:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No

I’ve never been a giant Paul Simon fan in general, so I’m right there with you.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Screw this.

I’m goin’ to Graceland.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ding ding ding!

Paul Simon + Brian Eno = pretty interesting CD…

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by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but wierdos

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed. I went to ComicCon in...2006? It's a fun experience.

Haven’t gone to any other cons, but it was fun.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 23, 2008 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I dropped by the San Diego ComicCon last time I was down in that area.

Only real highlight for me was seeing Scott Kurtz of PVP.

by BrianL on Dec 23, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Somehow I still haven't gone.

I was thinking of going to the last one, but they stopped selling walk-up tickets or something like that. But I do feel odd living here and having never experienced it.

by Teej on Dec 23, 2008 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dark Knight/Superman bit was funny.

You're trying to kidnap what I've rightfully stolen.

by Sentinel on Dec 23, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's another severe weather advisory for this evening.

I have a plane to catch tomorrow at 4pm.
What do I do?

by NOLAmarinergirl on Dec 23, 2008 10:42 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

If by "full" you mean "Not running" then you're right

At least as of last night, Amtrak wasn’t running at all between Eugene and Vancouver.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which for Amtrak means late tonight, probably

I just wouldn’t put any faith in the trains running anywhere near normally for the next few days.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So much for the Long Tail, I guess

10 million of approximately 13 million music tracks online failed to find a single buyer in 2007. 80% of online music revenue came from approximately 52,000 songs. I don’t know what this means as far as music sales go, but it’s a pretty interesting test case for the Long Tail.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 11:07 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's an information problem.

Consumers have been trained not to look for niche products because they’re not generally available. They’re simply unaware that they can now get stuff they want that they couldn’t get before.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 23, 2008 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would disagree with this to a point.

People like to talk about how consumers would like to have a greater variety of product options, but the evidence is not there. Brand names survive because of the comfort level that consumers have with them.

A small portion of consumers likes to search more for what they want, but the majority exhibits a desire for purchasing ease.

by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Completely disagree

the Internet has shown people that anything is available at any time, if they’re willing to look for it – and the internet even suggests that you might like Y if you bought X. This isn’t happening, at least clearly in the music realm.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They got me with that on Amazon just the other day.

Bought something I had no intention of buying until they suggested it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Google searching 2012 leads to a wonderous treasure trail of strange beliefs and odd people.

I’m not sure if I should be frightened that some of these people are running around free.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 12:16 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

LOOKOUT!!

LANDING!!

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Boston Globe had an awesome collection, too.

Part 1. Part 2. Part 3.

There are a few graphic ones, but they require an extra mouse click.

by Teej on Dec 23, 2008 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like ESPN's new Freeze Frame thing where they let the fans choose the picture of the week

because somehow, every single week, the fans manage to choose a God-awful picture that doesn’t make and sense or is good at all

by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2008 4:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

aaaaaand it's snowing again

whee

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 12:49 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

C'mon man, it's always more fun when blown out of proportion.

I’m sick of shoveling snow but on the bright side any old excuse to dig out that old bottle of percocet.

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by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After all the snow we had last year, I bought an atv with a plow

It makes clearing the snow much more tolerable. That is turning out to be the best purchase I’ve made in a long time.

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by mem on Dec 23, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know it's a once-every-30-year storm and all

but getting through it to work and the store and whatnot is a pain in the ass and I want it to start melting. You’ve proven your point, Nature, now go away and bring back the drippy grayness that’s so easy to hate. And get to places through.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Any other time, I would be loving this.

It just happened to coincide with my moving across town, and the money we paid for half of December’s rent has totally gone to waste. If this shit keeps up we’ll have to pay for some of January at the place we live now. It’s bullshit.

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love it for the first couple days

but when the novelty wears off, it wears off HARD. And we’re running low on beer in my house. GAH. My wife (whose company has been closed all week due to snow) is going to try to persuade our 4WD-owning neighbor to take her to the store today though so hopefully there will be beer when I get back.

Oh, and food.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know,

I was trying to make dinner yesterday and I was out of half the stuff I wanted to use.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

apparently provisions have been secured at my house

so that’s a good thing.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still have plenty of beer,

so I’m okay for now.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We were down to one six pack of Jubelale, a couple Double Bastards, and some random IPA

so now we’re fully stocked with more Jubel and Dead Guy so we don’t have to touch the good stuff.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Buying a home 2 blocks from the liquor and grocery stores

Was the best thing I have ever done. I have to credit my wife though for that one.

Good thing we did not get the bigger house at the bottom of a hill like I actually wanted.

by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pricey yes.

Rude owners, yes. Useful? Yes.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty much.

There is another one a little farther away with really cool people and “decent” prices though. About twice the distance however.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's on down the street from me that's the creepiest store ever.

It looks like a smaller scale version of Discount World, they have velvet paintings of Tupac and a porn selection that rivals Castle Mega Store. Also, baby food that expired in 2004.

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like the dollar store by my work.

Cheap smokes, but everything else is frightening. Great selection of “specialty pipes” as well.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a mini-mart on 85th by the Sundown that's like this

They have a great beer selection, and a porn selection that takes up most of one wall.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably the same place, although the beer selection is bad.

Might not have used to have been that way. This place is on 85th and 8th.

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup, that's the place

and I haven’t been there in a couple years but I always remember them having pretty good beer.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's not terrible, but the Shell acrtoss the street is better.

This place is just way too creepy for me to venture into.

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is it cruel to put on John Denver and the Muppets present a Rocky Mountain Christmas

and turn it up really loud to chase the customers away? I’m tired of people and I really want a smoke break. This is a serious question.

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 1:14 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I actually used to put that on in my store 10 min before closing a lot around this time of year

it does the job. So I say no, go for it. And if, for some freakish reason, someone rents that, Emmett Otter’s Jug Band Christmas works OK too.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's nothing but crap and 1-Day new releases.

I’d say John Denver and the Muppets present a Rocky Mountain Christmas qualifies as crap. And I love the Muppets, but yeah.

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not cruel.

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

by Faux on Dec 23, 2008 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

John Denver is awesome

and would encourage me to stay in the store

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I was little it was on PBS from 7-8 PM every Saturday

and my Dad had the whole family watch

I liked Joe Feeney, Myron Floren, Joanne Castle, not a big fan of Norma Zimmer or Bobby + whatever dancer

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and the big band stuff

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wow you ARE old beyond your years

and I don’t mean that in a bad way.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's inconvenient until I become old

because my music tastes aren’t really in line with 99% of the population my age

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

a Facebook search of single girls at the University of Wyoming who like John Denver yields

5! So there are 5 girls out there

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and that's just public profiles

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 23, 2008 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't really have anything against him per se

but until Corco I didn’t know anybody under 50 that liked his music.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I actually like John Denver.

My parents listened to him quite a bit when I was young. But that particular one is pretty bad.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Oh God!" Part II? Was there a III?

John Denver and George Burns, had a mission of some type. The trauma has blocked most of the memory…

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by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2008 8:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I, however, am older than Corco and concur...

And nor am I from Idaho…

But, of course, I don’t come to LL for the music, so…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 23, 2008 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's that time of year again

It’s time for the annual King William’s College quiz. This quiz is diabolical; the average score on first taking (it’s sat both before and after Christmas break – it’s optional for KWC students now, but was once required) was somewhere on the order of four or five correct answers.

Have fun.

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:39 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Apparently, according to

scientific calculations to the utmost degree, Halos Heaven is “worth” 4 times as much as USSMARINER. LL doesn’t even make their list, and neither does AN.

by redwolf75 on Dec 23, 2008 2:44 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Forget HH

Even Royals Review is worth a few times more than USSM.

by katal on Dec 23, 2008 2:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love USS Mariner

Just pointing out another example of how flawed that list is.

by katal on Dec 23, 2008 2:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I get it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At the point in which the website lists "other factors"

when explaining how it came up with its list, its entire methodology is bullshit.

by katal on Dec 23, 2008 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So a lot of the other SBN sites have non-author moderators.

If LL ever needs people to serve in this capacity, I’d like to suggest they be referred to as “Girl Next Door Types.”

by acblue on Dec 23, 2008 2:55 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I like it

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 2:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I approve.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 23, 2008 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that's awesome

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by pdb on Dec 23, 2008 3:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So very awesome.

I love a well presented prank.

by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2008 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that's freaking sweet

I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE!!! I DRINK IT UP!!

by abender20 on Dec 23, 2008 3:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

THE HORROR, THE HORROR

Apparently some of those mean old Seahawks fans threw some snowballs at the big bad Jets as they were leaving the field Sunday – and a Jet retaliated, saying “it was all in fun”, which I believe. When asked for a comment, the Jets’ coach said:

“Coach Eric Mangini thought his team was put in a dangerous predicament as it walked off the field, saying several people were pelted with snowballs. "That situation in the stadium in general was not a very safe situation for anybody involved,” Mangini said.

A dangerous pre