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OTFP: Friday Early Edition  12/6/08

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Here's my disclaimer, my mornings are tied up 6 ways to Sunday.  So I can post an OT really late the night before, or not at all.  Best I can do.  Usually headlines are my target, but due to the holiday season I've been avoiding the "news" even more than usual.

I love scavenger hunts.  There's probably a bazillion versions online, but the new Google street view function kind of opened up an idea.  Find the object, post the location and direction to rotate.   For instance, person in a wheelchair.  1118 Summit Ave, Seattle, WA, rotate SSE.  It's sort of problematic if you go to the wrong spot, as the people can move from one frame to the next, or the day can change if you turn a corner.  I think this could be a lot of fun,  but then again it could be completely retarded and a total drag.  Perhaps there should be some rules, or some kind of structure.  Like a point system based on location of the find, something like that.  If the LL community can divide the west coast and creat the NRC vs. PRC conflict, then I'm certain some structure for a scavenger hunt is child play.  Or just ignore it as my 75 word filler, and let the chatting proceed.

Things to look for:

Cows, kids playing ball, fire trucks, cop car pulling someone over, house most likely to be a haunted house, person in a mariners jersey, house on fire (at least smoking), people in a boat, person fishing,  person most likely a douchebag,  giant clock, car with a mattress on the roof, homeless person (just to help out esoteric), famous people (bonus for M's*), people having sex, nude person(s), mail truck on a tow truck*, deer (bonus if it's on a truck),  wedding,  funeral procession, anymore ideas?  

*Too awesome not to add to the list, despite being random finds. 

Also, it would be kind of strange to have all the notable happening or people around town eventually tagged, or marked.  Madonna?  555 Hollywood Blv., NW, or something like that.

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Oh my God my team just got homed so bad.

Last ten minutes of the game: Fouls on them: 1. Fouls on us: 13…not including two technicals.

We also had 4 travels in the last 5 minutes, after not having one the entire game.

by brayden04 on Dec 5, 2008 5:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Being les than 25 yards from a wild Polar Bear is pretty intense.

Especially when he looks at you with that tilted head and you know he is calculating the odds of getting to you before the security guy could fire his tranq gun.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 6:19 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I at first read that as "giant glock"

and we should add “people who are having sex” and “people having crimes committed against them” to the list

by seattlebruin on Dec 5, 2008 7:10 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can't fucking believe I forgot to watch The Office last night.

First time I’ve ever done that. I guess that shows how disappointed I am with the current state of the show that I don’t even think, “Hey, it’s Thursday. What am I supposed to watch tonight?”

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 7:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh goddammit.

Harmonix has announced that they’re going to release a fucking COUNTRY MUSIC pack for Rock Band. They haven’t confirmed the songs yet, but the artists are as follows:

Brad Paisley
Brooks & Dunn
Dierks Bentley
Dixie Chicks
Miranda Lambert

Whisky. Tango. Foxtrot.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 8:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Meh.

They all beat the hell out of the Naked Brothers Band. Paisley will be fun on guitar. Hopefully it will be old Dixie Chicks.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 8:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's important to note that none of that is actually country music, it's dreck

now, if they were to put out a Johnny Cash, George Jones, Willie Nelson, or Marty Robbins version of RB, I’d be interested.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 8:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever

It’ll sell more copies of the game, probably, which is fine by me. Plus, if the Dierks Bentley song is “What was I thinking” then I’m on for that one, at least

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't see much problem with it.

It’s DLC, so you aren’t required to download it or play it. And all the people that like it for one reason or another will buy the DLC, which just gives Harmonix more reason to expand their thinking to other genres that are under-represented

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then hope that it is Dierks Bentley's "What Was I thinking?"

Not bad, and probably fun to do as a band

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Take away the little boy voice and Body I Occupy isn't so bad. . .

But I don’t wanna go to school is just straight up fucking terrible. Like, they should be embarrassed terrible.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pshaw...

Just preppin’ everyone for the Chet Atkins download.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know what sucks?

Riding 6+ miles to work and realizing you’ve forgotten your work ID, which is also your only entrance into the secure bike storage room, which is where your lock is. Actually, it was the riding 6+ miles home again that sucked, now that I think about it. I need a drink.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 8:23 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

A car?

You mean like the long line of cars that were sitting in standing-still traffic that I blew by at 20mph in the bike lane on my ride in this morning? No thanks.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 8:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good Golly, Miss Molly

OOOOOOOOOOOOOooOOoOOOOOOOOOOOoooooOoooOOOOoooh

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well that would have been a very lewd comment

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still love the Eddie Murphy SNL skit about Little Richard's Aerobics

Good golly, Miss Molly, you look like a hog
You better start runnin cuz it’s much too late to jog

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody ever seen that old TV movie,

Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme? He played the King in that movie and it was great. Actually, the whole movie was awesome. I mean, look at who was in it for God’s sake

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

.

I still sorta regret the time I went to see him at the party they threw for a convention I attended in Denver, rather than walking down to Coors Field which was not very far from the hotel I was staying at. But I did get into the front row — and they weren’t kidding when they said “no photography!” This one really bad-ass dude that was a spittin-image for my judo-champ 6th grade teacher came lunging after a girl who happened to make the mistake of firing off the flash on her point-and-shoot camera (this was back before digital cameras were cheap and prevalant).

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And it'll continue to be slow until I get to work

See you guys in just over an hour

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 8:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My boss asking me "Where did Bruce went?" got me to thinking. . .

The oilfield has a lot of unique phrases.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 9:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My wife always says, "I useta couldn't do" this or that. Ahh the South!

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 9:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's one that grates on me like nails on a chalkboard.

“Go with.” Upper mid-west thing I think, Dakota’s maybe Minnesota area. I have some cousins from Minot, it’s never ‘would you like to go with me?", it’s “you want to go with?”

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That drove me nuts when I was in Minot too

along with “ofer” as a modifier, like when you say something funny they would reply “ofer funny” or “ofer awesome”.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What's worse...

…“ofer” or “hella”?

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 12:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ofer is new on me, unless "Ritchie went ofer four. Again."

As mentioned by others, a well placed and seldom used hella I can dig. I’m trying to curse much much less, so punctuation like hella is creeping back into my vocabulary.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Fuck that noise.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still remember the first time my sister's oldest son said "shit" for the first time at three

It was a crazy range of emotions – I wanted to laugh out loud, because it was the funniest thing I’d heard all day; I wanted to be the stern uncle and say “you shouldn’t say that in company”, but then…he’s autistic and was pretty non-verbal at the time so I was really proud that he’d learned a new word. So I went with pride. As did my sister, when I told her about it later.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's pretty good! The one that worries me is I talk to myself under my breath sometimes.

Last thing I need is to drop my boy off the changing table and have him go bombing through the house yelling “she’s a bitch! she’s a bitch! she’s a bitch!” This almost happened when the in-laws were in town recently, fortunately I distracted him and he forgot about it.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They cuss plenty enough on their own then, probably

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not very much around us. They still blush if they swear in front of Mom.

I’m sure when we’re away they do plenty of it though.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My whole family cussed so much that by 16 or so it was common conversation for our whole family

And yes, they are definitely swearing all over when you aren’t around.

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My parents had no problems with the f-bomb

But still, it never came up too much

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The first time or two my kid did it I felt the same

I’ve made sure that he knows that those are big people words only. I told him that nobody would like to hear a kid say big people words, and now he’s pretty good about it. His mom cusses like a sailor though, so he’ll slip up every once in a while.

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Swearing isn't something I notice so much, then recently I overheard a guy that cusses about like I do.

It kind of stuck out, in a big way. I’m a little embarrassed now, I didn’t realize how much I curse. My grandfather swore quite a bit, I remember my grandmother making us wash our mouths out with bars of soap and we were giggling at each other. He never used motherfucker though, or the F word much at all. He was creative.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Your grandma made your grandpa wash his mout out too?

If so, that’s awesome

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They say the same thing in Hawaii too (go with, or go wiff)...

I’m trying to break my assistant of those habits.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm all for keeping language interesting,

but it causes a problem when speaking to clients. It doesn’t give the most “professional” impression.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I certainly understand that.

I wish that we lived in a society where flat-out grammatical errors were frowned upon but long used and well established turns-of-phrase common in specific regions were encouraged. My Mom had to train herself not to say y’all, use Southern cliches and mask her accent for the sake of her career and that makes me really sad.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't mind "y'all" and that sort of thing so much, to me that's just an accent.

The problem I have is the grammatical errors. You would think we should have all been taught the same language.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would argue that because language is fluid

once something becomes well established enough (and I’m talking over a period of many, many years, not things like “conversate” and "addicting") it ceases to be a grammatical error and becomes a part of the language.

Some things don’t qualify, of course, and some things should be left out of professional communication. So I don’t even think we disagree.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We do not disagree.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How about in this sense:

In his spare time, Carlos Beltran enjoys addicting children to heroin by injecting it into their eyeballs.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Dec 5, 2008 4:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maaaaaaaybe, but...
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by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 4:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not as an adjective.

I think it can technically be used as a verb in weird occasions.

by Teej on Dec 5, 2008 7:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like beer.

It makes me a jolly good fellow.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going beer shopping tonight

because I’m out of AV Winter Solstice, and because it’s payday. I’m going to buy 12 other random beers as well. Any suggestions?

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Santa's Private Reserve is pretty good this year.

I would assume you’ve had that though. I’ve been digging Old Ale a lot lately; Port Old Viscosity is fantastic. If you haven’t yet had Double Bastard that’s great too. Also, believe it or not, the Red Hook Double Black is quite good.

Greenwood Market just started carrying Ninkasi and I’m pretty excited to try Tricerahops.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ninkasi's Christmas beer (Sleigh'r) is quite good, if they have it

but Tricerahops is definitely a tasty beer if they don’t. Santa’s Private is indeed quite good and continues the streak of “Rogue doesn’t make bad beers” that they’ve had going for quite a while now. I’ll have to try those others.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Double Bastard is amazing.

I dare say I prefer it to Ruination. Old Viscosity is definitely in the category of “one and done” as it is a serious ass-kicker; not only is it pretty damned strong, it’s super heavy. It’ll put you out.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love, love, love Arrogant Bastard

but have yet to have Double Bastard. Gotta get some of that.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sweet Belmont Station has Double Bastard

and Oak Bastard, which may be worth a shot too.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oaked Bastard is good enough to try

but I don’t think the difference in taste is worth the difference in price. Double Bastard is pretty much everything great about Arrogant Bastard but kicked up a notch. Nice and piney and the alcohol is really well masked, considering it’s 10.5%.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 12:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good to know, I'll spend that money elsewhere then

because I can usually get tasters so I’ll try to get a taste of the Oaked Bastard instead and spend money on other beers.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oaked Bastard is definitely a taster sort of beer.

Interesting, but not interesting enough to pony up $3 for a 12 oz bottle.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oi, about Sleigh'r....

I tried to pick some up down in Olympia – the beer store had tons of Ninkasi beers – but didn’t have Sleigh’r. They couldn’t find it online.
Is this a draught-only sort of a deal? Do you get this in bottles down south?

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've not actually seen it in bottles, now you mention it

but then I haven’t really looked specifically for it lately.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Try Jewbelation.

It’s very malty and packs a nice little punch.

"Beer is ... love ..." Ben Franklin

by Jed MC on Dec 5, 2008 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm intrigued.

Is it the same people that make He’brew?

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes it is - Shmaltz Brewing Co.

"Beer is ... love ..." Ben Franklin

by Jed MC on Dec 5, 2008 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Three

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok, so I guess I wasn't the third

So I’m whateverspotinline. I still would love one, and would pay money to be a proud owner

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Huh, has anybody ever heard the band Ra Ra Riot?

I’m listening to the song “Ghost Under Rocks” and it’s, well, it kicks ass.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 9:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of Rock Band, man am I looking forward to the Beatles game.

The same guy who created the Love show is acting as music producer on the project.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 9:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Why the heck

are you searching in Tonganoxie, KS?

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

this is not a surprise.

They do that about once a month it seems.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Looking through the latest ads

I’m kind of surprised that Fry’s is no where close to competitive with their HDTV prices.

by BrianL on Dec 5, 2008 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whoa.

Does Samsung make good memory products?

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's no Seagate drive

but it’s not a Maxtor either.

by BrianL on Dec 5, 2008 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seagate used to make the worst 5 1/2 drives. Went they quit, they just quit.

You could give them a technical tap and they’d be good for one last spin up, so you had to have your backup drive hooked up and ready. I’m surprised the name Seagate is still around, seems like so many early companies got folded into larger ones and disappeared.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Huh. I would say he has the most comforting male voice I have ever heard.

Dave Gahan is the only one who could challenge him.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not at all a Morrissey/Smiths fan

never have been.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It surprises most people that don't already know it

given my general musical tastes. I also never used to like the Pixies, but I’m slowly coming around on them; Morrissey, however, I don’t see that changing any time soon.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To be honest that's why I can't stand him

I know that if I sat down and listened to old Smiths records I’d probably like them. But every time I hear Morrissey’s voice all I hear is I’M SO SAD AND I’M SO MISERABLE AND NOBODY LOVES ME BUT YOU ALL WORSHIP EVERYTHING I SAY OR DO and it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard on one side of the headphones and a dental drill on the other.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see what you mean but I have the exact opposite reaction.

I love a guy who gives the people what they want. Even if, in this case, it’s clinical depression.

by acblue on Dec 5, 2008 10:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm actually not either,

but I’ll say that Johnny Marr is one hell of a guitarist.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will grant you that.

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by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Marvin Gaye?

Or if we’re confined to something like pop/rock, then I’d take Sam Beam, Mat Brooke, Andrew Kenney, etc. etc. etc.

I like Moz, and don’t mind his voice, I just don’t think it’s really soothing (statement may not apply if you’re a closeted gay teen in 1987).

by marc w on Dec 5, 2008 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Luther Vandross FTW!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My damn baby sitter is MIA

This sucks, because I was only scheduled until 2 today but now I’ll have to hang around later

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 9:58 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I suppose so

I was expecting a picture that would make me thing that way but musically, I guess I’ll survive

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't like her until I saw her at Sasquatch this last year.

She completely stole the show. Hands down the best act there. When you can turn 15,000 stoned and mellow hippies into a fucking rave, you’ve done your job.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha

Richie’s face is blurred out. That’s awesome

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 10:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So is Felix's

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

?

Jeff's guide to not looking stupid:
+/- is an absolutely terrible stat, so don't use it, and don't give up on young players before they turn 24.
54!

by joof on Dec 5, 2008 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well done dude

I meant to mention it last night when I saw it, but this made me laugh a bunch

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 6, 2008 10:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But move one block north and it isn't

Richie’s always is. And Willie’s name is blurred out. I didn’t explore too much though

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Unfortunately, so is Felix’s. Ichiro somehow avoided it though. I guess he transcends Google’s face finder.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mwhahaha...why thank you.

Not only did I get “famous people” (and the M’s bonus) but also “person in a mariners jersey” (all multiplied by however many Mariners there are along 1st ave). So how many points is that? :-)

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have no idea, I didn't even realize anyone was looking until you posted.

There aren’t really any rules, I’m not very good a coming up with structure for this kind of thing. I was just having fun looking around earlier this week and thought of it.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 10:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Darn, I wanted points.

Sigh.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pants are overrated.

If Donald Duck doesn’t have to wear them, why should I?

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Let's make up some structure! I'm pretty lame at structure, but how about some.

I’m terrible at structure and rule making. If somebody actually found Ichiro walking down the street, that would be amazing. But then part of me wants to award bonus points for being a smart devious motherfucker, because that’s how you win championships.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well I probably shouldn't be the guy writing the rules

Since I have already participated. Otherwise, nothing stops my evil genius nature from declaring a million points for each Mariner found and 1 point for everything else. Might as well just declare me the winner now.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No problem, these are inflationary times my friend. Just wait until you see how many points I score on Bessie the Cow.

If I can find her, these guys didn’t range too far from town apparently. Maybe I should try Calcutta.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have to wait, I already know.

One.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I saw Tank Girl for the first time last night.

How great is Malcolm McDowell in that movie? The way he says, “Lovely…” after drinking the water drained from his recently murdered military captain was hilarious and priceless.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 10:14 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I need to put that movie in my queue

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 10:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I really need to get rid of some of these instruments I never play.

Two regular tenor trombones and a tenor with F attachment? I don’t even know how to use the F attachment.

Craigslist away!

by BrianL on Dec 5, 2008 10:16 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

"I didn't mean to steal anything", he said at sentencing

which explains the guns and the breakin. Goodbye, douche.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes I think I lead a stupidly charmed life

I had a meeting this morning that I was really sweating, for a couple reasons. First, because I’m supposed to provide an overview of the capabilities of a stupidly powerful data-mapping tool that we want to use on one of my projects, and I am not a database guy so I have to go reeeeeeeeeeally slow to make sure I don’t miss anything and thus I’m about 4% done with my learning about said tool.

Second, because the guy running the meeting is the smartest dude I’ve met in several years and the thought of going into a demo with this guy and not knowing my stuff, and having him ask me really good questions to which I’d have to answer “uhhh I don’t know I’ll get back to you on that one” seriously gave me the flopsweats.

But, seriously smart dude didn’t have a chance to do what he needed to do for the meeting, so he suggested we cancel. SWEET. Now I can spend the rest of my day continuing to learn Altova MapForce, and if any of you are experts in that particular tool and want to teach me all you know I’d be all over that.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:39 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Whew!

Isn’t it nice to just get plain lucky sometimes?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

this happens to me more than it probably should, at least at work. And it makes up for this morning’s double commute.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had an easy commute, and a crappy start to my day.

Every problem child on the planet has called me this morning.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I could never get into Ween

I like quirky every now and again, but Ween’s just not my bag.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, can't get into that at all

Buenas Tardes is incredibly irritating – the other song’s not too bad, but two white guys from Jersey singing like Speedy Gonzalez just doesn’t really do it for me.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh. My. God.

Red Dog, the roadie from the movie “Almost Famous”, is played by the same actor who played Scut Farkus in “A Christmas Story”.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 10:54 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You know he also made porn, right?

Scott Farcus has had a rather checkered movie career.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahaha, no I didn't know that.

But I do know that Billy from Predator did porn and many other unsavory things.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey - Ralphie even corrected you!

T’s up Ralphie? Shoot your eye out lately?

Actually I found it quite hilarious that Flick the Pole Licker became a porn star. What appropriate forebodings, eh?

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Dec 5, 2008 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Haha, not lately, no.

That is where my nickname hails from though.

I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.

by ralphie81 on Dec 5, 2008 2:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The band Heart.

Acceptable transition from 70’s rock to 80’s balladeers? Or contemptuous sellouts?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 11:02 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Heart was a casualty of the 80's

They took a hit from the MTV crackpipe and it was over. Too bad, too, they were a decent band in the late 70’s/early 80’s.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I definitely prefer their killer 70's stuff.

But I have to admit “These Dreams” is a great 80’s song.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody in here an Eleventh Dream Day fan?

I’ve listened to El Moodio enough, and was wondering if their other albums were worth checking out. All Music really seems to like ‘em, but I’d like a little more information before diving in.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:12 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I know nothing about them.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 11:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Christian pirates performing an autopsy for kids.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:17 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Lulz

"It's reassuring to know that in your life, you can have no more than 32 root canals."
-T. McCarver

by Big Jared on Dec 5, 2008 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish I had been old enough to see Thin Lizzy live back when they were around

There’s just nothing wrong with that band.

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

by pdb on Dec 5, 2008 11:25 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

You speak the truth.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And naturally the one song I was looking forward to on the No Doubt compilation for Rock Band is not included.

Why couldn’t they have recorder “New” on a real album so it be licensed easier!!!!

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Dec 5, 2008 11:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I can't believe it took them this long.

No Doubt is pretty much the quintessential band for Rock Band parties, since the ladies want to sing.

by Teej on Dec 5, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm glad Hella Good is on there.

I don’t love the song, but I think it’s going to be a blast to play.

And the drums on “Underneath it All” are going to be awesome, too.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, definitely.

I’m not a No Doubt fan (I don’t actively dislike them, but I don’t like them either), they have a lot of nostalgic songs, and they’re going to be a lot of fun to play in a party atmosphere.

by Phildopip on Dec 5, 2008 11:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be stuck singing them though :(

Oh well, I’m a former large-type fan of theirs from way back so I’ll be happy with them appearing in the game

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's actually in Waco, Texas.

I started my search along I-84 because I knew of a huge ranch that had cattle somewhere along the highway. But they don’t have street view far enough down I-84 to get there.

by Wilder. on Dec 5, 2008 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Okay, maybe not.

Still reverts back to my original search.

by Wilder. on Dec 5, 2008 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Arrrrrrgarehdghiege! Nice find! I started in Ellensburg and headed south into Oregon.

Apparently the google guys don’t think much of the east slope of the cascades, they don’t cover much of it. But they apparently like Jack in the Box.

by dpseadv on Dec 5, 2008 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck 'em then

Everybody could use some 36 Crazyfists in their life

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

by tootthekazoo on Dec 5, 2008 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Comcast router at home is starting to piss me off.

And I’m not even there.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Dec 5, 2008 12:04 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't fond of Fox Confesser, but she puts on a great live show.

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

by kevin_ess on Dec 5, 2008 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs