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He's fat, it takes a sled to move him around, and I would like to see him always wearing Red. Cincinnati Red.

 

Since most of you probably aren't working today, come up with your favorite athlete / celeb look alike pairs.

for me... pre-fat Dr. Dre / Steve Francis

Merry Christmas to you gentiles, and a continued Happy Chanukah (latkes!!!) or Kwanza to the rest of ya)

 

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Don't let that stop you from trying though

the rest of us could use a laugh.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 8:33 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We'll see

but I’ve reached that age where wisdom is slowly starting to counter-act my drunken thoughts. Which kind of depresses me now that I think about it.

by coolguyrob on Dec 24, 2008 8:36 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WEEEE!

6 days off. Now I just need to wait til the liquor store opens.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 8:42 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you could hope for a Chanukah like miracle

where one day of liquor lasts you 8 days

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 8:43 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Could just buy a Gallon

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 8:44 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A number of years ago I printed the wedding invites for Booth.

I had the opportunity to work with his wife on the project.

Let me just say that he is living proof that an ugly man with millions of dollars can have the pick of the litter. She was gorgeous, friendly and intelligent.

by Sec 108 on Dec 24, 2008 8:48 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fine. Will anyone argue with me when I say that

John Clayton is the real life incarnation of South Park’s Mr. Mackey?

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 8:48 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

well scruff, after our mac chat,

turns out the 200 dollar macbook has an integrated graphics card… grrrrr. I will probably still pick it up, but how useless are integrated graphics cards?!!!

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 8:52 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There not worthless - What do you need this computer to do?

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:09 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My Wife has one for work and we upgraded it to 4GB of ram

And I’ve never ran into anything that it wasn’t able to do – Except for trying to play Graphic intensive games.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:13 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hmmmm

thats a tough call. If your doing a lot of autocad. I would pony up and get a macbook pro. (If you go the mac route, which that macmall deal is still a steal)

But I would still buy that Macbook and flip it on craigslist. You post it for $500 and it will sell in a day.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:16 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's still under warranty too....

bonus

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 9:17 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dammit.

Two more inches of snow in Everett already.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 24, 2008 9:04 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow. What a year for Seattle

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 9:06 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We had a half day

I decided by the time I got to work I would be leaving. So I took the day off.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:14 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's all the answer you need

I may in fact be the only person on my entire floor today. Out of about 60 that are normally here.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:16 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did you ever find me on FB?

I didn’t get an invite when I checked this morning – I can probably find you tonight (can’t get to FB from work) though…

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:19 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry I'm so obscure there

but I have a stalker, so I’m not publicly findable. Graham, NOLA, katal, corco, 108, Seattlebruin, PositivePaul, and a few others have friended me though so that’s probably the easiest way to get me.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:23 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I switched to the home computer.

I’m going to look now.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 24, 2008 9:24 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

my initials should clue you in

just look at the friend lists of anybody I listed above.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:36 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Still not finding it.

You can either find me, or I’ll ask someone for a clue when I see them online.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 24, 2008 9:48 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know who you are now thanks to 108

once I get home and can get to FB I’ll friend you.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 10:42 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So what would you guys do if I spent the rest of the day speaking in l33t?

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:10 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Drunk l33t?

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:13 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

drunk l337 would just become

an unintelligible mix of letters and numbers.

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 9:16 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

please stop talking about this

because it would encourage people to try it.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:17 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

..... nevermind

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:17 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Snowing like crazy here again

I guess the brown slushy Christmas I was thinking we were going to get may actually be white after all. This will be my first white Christmas since probably 1992 or so.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:13 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

First one ever!

Or at least the first one that I remember. Came close in 98 but Christmas Eve rains washed away 6 inches of snow in a view hours and when dusk hit the grounds were completely bare.

by Robert on Dec 24, 2008 9:23 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hey this is fun

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=seattle2008

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:29 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hooray!!

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 9:30 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

god this is depressing

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:32 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, but you need to be able to beat teams that you should beat easily

especially a team that had to spend the night at a truck stop at Snoqualmie Pass and that got to Spokane 90 min before tipoff after having spent two days on a bus.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:53 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, because losing on game in December makes them incapable of winning in March

Why don’t we just tear down the Martin Center and cancel all the players scholarships. We had a nice run.

by JI on Dec 24, 2008 9:54 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's not what I'm saying

I just don’t think Gonzaga’s a championship contender this year – and those that are (North Carolina, Duke, etc) don’t typically lose games in December. I know the tournament doesn’t have a lot to do with games right now, but if Gonzaga struggles to beat PSU, they’d better get it together before March.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:56 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is Arizona's death-throes year though

I have a feeling they won’t be as bad as people think, and they won’t be as bad as they will be in the next two years when their lack of recruits due to the Lute Olson fiasco starts to hurt really bad. They could surprise some people this year.

By which I do not mean they will win the NCAA’s, or even get past the first round, but I think they’ll get to the tournament, at least.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 1:28 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

One of my biggest pet peeves is when

people go ZOMG THE SEASONS OVER because of one bad game.

by JI on Dec 24, 2008 9:58 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That does happen a ton.

I was very impressed with Gonzaga on Saturday against UConn. However, I am wondering if Pargo is a good enough PG to lead a championship team.

He looked like crap down the stretch.

by Sec 108 on Dec 24, 2008 9:59 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't know anything about basketball

But his play has been much better this year, he’s distributing the ball instead of trying to do everything himself.

by JI on Dec 24, 2008 10:01 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And I wasn't impressed on Saturday

they blew it, the regular season ended right there.

by JI on Dec 24, 2008 10:02 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He still makes some head scratching decisions

But when he is on. He’s going to be tough for anybody in the country to stop.

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 10:02 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know they say he has improved.

I just find his decision making under pressure to be poor. That will kill you in the tourney. Guard play is very important in the NCAA game.

by Sec 108 on Dec 24, 2008 10:03 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh he defiantly lost that game against UConn for them

But he also put them back in the game in the first half

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 10:04 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DEFIANTLY!

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 10:05 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

True

But a full court jump pass with 20 secs left and a timeout he could and should’ve used?

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 10:08 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pargo was cramping, but your point is valid nonetheless.

Pargo is a horrendous shooter from range and still makes questionable decisions. Daye is a black hole with the ball in his hands and disappears against tougher defenders who can out-muscle him. Bouldin is solid but not spectacular, and Heytvelt will always be mercurial. This team is the best Zags team ever, but still will be unable to win a championship. I still hope they do.

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 10:04 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thank God I root for two teams that aren't from Seattle

too bad one of them sucks and the other is ridiculously overrated

by seattlebruin on Dec 25, 2008 12:13 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Incidentally, I'm working today.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 9:29 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There's a rumor that we're closing early today

but no official word yet.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:39 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And fifthed

I’m going to get stuck in Issaquah on Christmas eve :(

by Robert on Dec 24, 2008 9:48 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm supposed to drive to a little town north of here called Robert's Creek tomorrow

I’m not going to make it.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 9:56 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here's the logic at a stupid non profit

We closed down first thing when the snow hit last week. We were closed for two days when everyone else was mostly open.

Yesterday and today… when it’s really packed ice out there (our office is at the top of Capitol Hill along roads that haven’t even been plowed)… the management decided, “we can’t be closed for 4 straight days. We’ll open, but 1 hour late and close 1 hour early.”

This pisses me off because they had already made up their mind that we were going to be open. They said, oh well, it’ll probably rain and things will be fine. But it ISN’T raining. It’s snowing more. They don’t care. Even though the UW (which NEVER closes) closed down… we’re still open.

The lamest part is that management makes mistakes (closing too early) then tries to cover them up (by being open when we genuinely shouldn’t be.) I hope someone has a serious accident in the parking lot and sues the hell out of the agency.

by johnbai on Dec 24, 2008 10:29 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Same.

Hopefully I’ll get to leave at noon, though.

by BrianL on Dec 24, 2008 9:31 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't care how ill-equipped the city of Seattle is

After one week they should have figured something out

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 24, 2008 9:39 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agreed, same in Portland

A day or so is understandable, but several days after the event there’s no excuse for this level of paralysis.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:39 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Except that paralysis of analysis is all we freaking do in the NW.

Everyone is apparently so smart and educated here that we are just one big think tank that cannot pull the trigger on anything.

by Sec 108 on Dec 24, 2008 9:41 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love the line of thinking that goes

“well, this is a once in 15 year storm, so how are we SUPPOSED to cope with it?”

YOU COPE WITH IT BY PLANNING FOR IT IN THE OTHER 14 YEARS YOU SHITHEADS. If your planning effort uses the worst possible storm as a baseline, then all the other storms that happen in between these big snowmageddons are easy to cope with.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:43 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Depends

Some things have higher priorities than others. We’ll design buildings for 50 year windstorms but 500 (sometimes 2500) year earthquakes etc

by Graham on Dec 24, 2008 11:57 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

thank you

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:45 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Absolutely

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:46 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

like this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2MxQQBSBdU&feature=related

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:46 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Amen

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 24, 2008 9:51 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So... benevolent like the English Empire in India

which means you definitely still get away with being exploitative and racist.

by johnbai on Dec 24, 2008 10:43 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

NO POLITICS

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 10:48 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry. I don't have the auto-refresh on

so I didn’t see your adminition in time.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:51 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is it wrong that I don't trust this city at all when it comes to major transportation projects?

I’d love something like a monorail and light rail but I don’t have any confidence that this city would pull it off in a timely and cost-effective way.

by BrianL on Dec 24, 2008 9:45 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not at all

The city can’t even figure out how to replace a major north-south artery through town that is about to fall over because of an earthquake

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 24, 2008 9:52 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There's actually a really good reason for the city to have even a vaguely adequate plan to deal with snow.

What if an earthquake hit the city today? Disaster response would be pathetic because the roads are all impassable.

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by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:04 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thats a fucking cute otter

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:38 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dammit...

Must suppress urge to watch cute things…

by BrianL on Dec 24, 2008 9:39 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd send you some sort of baked good

but I’m not near my kitchen and by the time I baked it and sent it your mood will likely have improved anyway. So accept the concept of a baked good as a token of goodwill.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 9:47 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MY BUILDING IS OPEN DAMMIT!

But I’d already planned on taking the day off, as I do every year. I was just hoping to squeeze an extra day of leave out of this snowstorm (by being able to use the PTO I took today on Friday)…

This is what I awoke to this morning. We’re definitely not making it out of Olympia today, and I might not even make it to the store either…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 24, 2008 9:37 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That video was shit

I want the 1:07 of my life back.

Oh wait this isn’t Youtube comments…

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:41 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just finished my 10 week bootcamp today

End Result – I lost 15lbs and 3 waist sizes.

Brian Russell here I come

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:38 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

fantastic

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:41 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anyone ever play this web baseball game?

http://www.candystand.com/play.do?id=17946

You may gain some yards on the ground, but eventually Lofa will end up biting you in the ass.

by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 24, 2008 9:58 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what. the. fuck.

I fear for the day I have to raise kids because I am absolutely not getting them some souped up gizmo wagon they’re going to have a regular Radio Flyer wagon

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 24, 2008 10:01 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's cheaper

but at least they still look relatively the same.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 10:03 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Exactly.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 10:03 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My kids are going to hate me

My mother would never let me have any sort of gaming console and while I hated it then I’m eternally grateful to her now because I don’t feel any need to spend hundreds of dollars on video games

I intend to do the same thing to my kids

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 24, 2008 10:06 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and meth

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 10:08 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Exactly

Although kids that play video games drink just as much as the ones who don’t from my observations

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 24, 2008 10:08 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My mother wouldn't let me have a gaming console either.

So I became a huge nerd and now I’m a PC gamer.

I think that’s better. Sure, I have to spend about $800/year on computer hardware, but the games are cheaper and I play them for longer. So I’m on your side.

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

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

That's what happened to me too

Not on quite as large a scale, but yeah

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 24, 2008 10:18 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Though, I must admit

my girlfriend got me an XBox 360 for my birthday last year, and I spent a lot of time playing after I bought a new PC with Vista installed, because Vista is a flaming pile of crap.

In fact, I’ve decided to downgrade to XP. But, in order to do that I need to archive a bunch of files so I can format and partition a drive, but my Vista installation is so unstable I can’t copy large files. So I had to reinstall Vista yesterday just so I can replace it with XP.

Vista was too unstable even to remove.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:31 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Like I mentioned to someone else

if you can’t find someone else to do it it for free, I am part of a small side-business that does XP downgrades. I charge $75 to make an image of your machine as-is in case you need to revert back, track down drivers, install XP, install drivers, and test.

by BrianL on Dec 24, 2008 10:47 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I figure I should be able to do it myself.

As mentioned, I’m a big nerd.

And I’m in Canada. Getting hardware across the border is tough.

Right now I’m having a problem in that my second hard drive is missing. The new Vista installation doesn’t know there’s a second drive.

I don’t know how to fix that. Once I do, I’ll copy all my important files to the second HDD, format C, and then partition it and install XP.

I’ll worry about drivers when I get there.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:54 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll take that advice.

Certainly I’ll need my ethernet card to work after the XP install – otherwise I won’t be able to go online and find more drivers.

Any suggestions on that HDD problem? I need to check to see if my BIOS can see it. If it can’t, then I have a hardware problem. If it can, then I need to find out how to tell Vista it’s there.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 11:30 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah I never had gaming consoles and am occasionally have been known

to be a PC gamer. Also, I’d just play at my friends’ houses. Just pushes the gaming elsewhere is all it does.

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

by abender20 on Dec 24, 2008 10:18 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Learning how to cope with sleep deprivation is a valuable skill.

When I was in University I worked a night shift at an answering service from 11:00pm – 7:00am on Friday and Saturday nights, so every Friday I needed to stay awake for 27 hours in a row.

That sucked, but playing Questron* until 3 in the morning helped prepare me for that.

  • was a great year for gaming.

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by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:34 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That should have said
  • 1984 was a great year for gaming.

Stupid SBN 2.0.

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by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:34 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Holy shit Questron!!!

I played the hell out of that game!

by coolguyrob on Dec 24, 2008 10:35 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I still have the original boxes and manuals

for Questron and Questron II.

C=64 versions.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:56 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You never know when you're going to want to read up on monsters

like the Strange Weird, or the Masher Whale.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 11:31 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My biggest complaint about the new ones?

No solid axle. The classic Radio Flyer wagons handled really well going forward and backward because they had solid axles, both of which could pivot at the centre. Now they’re designed it like a shopping cart with fixed wheels in the back and casters on the front. That’s terrible.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:06 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can't believe they're even considering putting 5 point harnesses on a fucking wagon

This is how humans are going to go extinct- we’re all going to be so protected we’ll end up as a bunch of pansies with no immune system and die of the flu and get eaten by lions

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by I'm NOT Corco on Dec 24, 2008 10:16 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh yeah

I wanted to say thanks to all of you that gave me advice about buying a new TV. I went with a Philips 42" 1080p for about $1300. I can believe how fucking incredible the picture quality is.

by coolguyrob on Dec 24, 2008 10:01 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was looking at those at Costco yesterday.

I was tempted.

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

by Llewdor on Dec 24, 2008 10:15 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

here's the wikipedia entry on wikipedia

just because I didn’t know such a thing existed.

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

by pdb on Dec 24, 2008 10:11 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's moved on now

he just craps down the chimney of bad kids these days. Saves time.

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

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