8/13- Offtopicablueza
Possible discussions-
- Ways to pick car locks
- Free methods of getting into a car
- Are Ford ZX2 car locks interchangeable?
- Ways to trick AAA into thinking that you have a membership with them.
- Stories of how you locked your keys in your car but were able to figure out how to get them out by the time you had to work at 12:45 the next afternoon.
- Is anyone driving to Issaquah tomorrow?
- If you were Robert's spare key where would you be?
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If you have a friend
with an AAA membership, ask if they’ll phone it in for you. Rarely does the truck driver ever check your card. I’ve been using my dad’s membership for years.
by naviomelo on Aug 13, 2008 12:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This
If memory serves, you’re even good if they do check, and the friend claims they were a passenger. I got a tow for my friend once, with them driving, through my AAA membership.
by Fez on Aug 13, 2008 12:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep
They’re so happy about AAA calls (because they can charge a higher than average amount as specified in their AAA contracts, which is almost as high as what they can charge for insurance-related tows) that they’ll take them any way they can get them. I once called in on my way into work for a friend whose truck had died. When the AAA driver called me I told her I was with him but I had to get another ride to work so I wouldn’t be late; She said not to worry about it and didn’t even ask for any additional information from me, just gave him the tow.
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once, I locked my keys in my car and the window was cracked open about a centimeter
My girlfriend had some wire that she used for art projects or something, so she formed the end into a loop and was able to hang the wire down and somehow wedge it into the lock enough to pull it up. I’ve never been attracted to her more.
by Schaefer on Aug 13, 2008 12:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I've done this before
where I locked my keys in a car/truck and I found I could get my arm in enough to manually unlock the door.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 8:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you don't care about paying for window damage you can always use a rock.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 12:39 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One of the best things about being in Surveillance is that I get to watch people do stupid, and often times hilarious, shit.
About a month ago, a dude locked his keys in his car in our parking lot. He tried for about an hour to get them out with a coat hanger(where he found one at a casino, I’ll never know) but had no success. The cops showed up and they didn’t have anything to help him with, so they left. He picked up a rock and started hitting his back passenger side window with it. He hit it about thirty times and didn’t even make a scratch. At one point, he hurt his wrist while hitting the window. So finally his girlfriend shows up, all pissed off, and hurls the rock through the window. She then made him climb through the window and grab the keys.
Good times.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If only this guy was able to find a way to kill himself during the process of climbing through the window so this could qualify for a Darwin Award.
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but then I would of had to write a crazy long report.
And I’ve already had to write a report on a guy dieing at a poker table before, so I’d rather not do it again.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
.... do we want details of what happened?
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We need that report ASAP.
A short version works, too.
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cliff notes:
About 2 years back, we had a guy playing Hold’em on a full table. He’s got a decent amount of chips in front of him, but nothing special. At one point a the beginning of a hand, he picks up his cards, looks at them, and makes his bet. Then he leans back and stretches his arms. Then after a minute, his slumps forward slowly and on to the guy next to him. The guy next to him shrugs him off and he falls onto the floor, already dead.
Turns out it was a brain aneurysm. Guy was in his 50’s IIRC. I didn’t even notice it until I see people flying off the table. I called the paramedics and they arrived in less than 2 minutes(we’ve about a dozen blocks from a fire station. Then tried to revive him,but no luck. He was long gone.
The worst part is, his wife was sitting on the other end of the table.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But the real question is, who got his chips?
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heh, I'm not sure. That would of been a good time for somebody to snag them, because I wasn't even paying attention to the chips when shit started going down.
Hell, I was pretty much ignoring everything but that incident. People could of been stealing shit left and right for all I knew.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And for the record, because I get this question every time I tell this story.
He had a 4/10 of spades. Flop had a spade in it, so he was looking at a possible flush if the next two cards bounced his way. Though they obviously didn’t complete the hand.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because chasing runner-runner flushes is the way to be a great poker player
The ♥ Jose Lopez ♥ Watch - 146 H, 16 BB, 44 G Left
by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss working in a casino... Sort of
Used to manage the books and run bank deposits for a small one in my college town. Learned some interesting things about all areas of the business… I’m surprised they didn’t make you rewind the tapes after all was said and done to make sure that nobody touched his chips (or anything else on the table).
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They might of when somebody else was on shift, I don't know.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What casino is this?
Is it the one by Ocean Shores? I don’t really know of any other near Aberdeen.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
God, they should have a casino.
Those poor bastards need SOMETHING decent to do.
This is currently my signature.
by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When this happened, I was working for Sidney's Casino in Aberdeen.
Though it’s more a cardroom than a casino. Now I’m working for the Shoalwater Bay Casino out near Raymond.
I applied at Quinault once(the one near Shores) but they wouldn’t hire me because I’m not an indian.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alright.
I don’t know the area too well, as I try to avoid Grays Harbor as much as possible aside from Ocean Shores.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I usually head for Westport, or just go down to Astoria or (preferably) Cannon Beach.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
by Thingray on Aug 13, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well played
The ♥ Jose Lopez ♥ Watch - 146 H, 16 BB, 44 G Left
by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You forgot to punch yourself in the face after saying that
The ♥ Jose Lopez ♥ Watch - 146 H, 16 BB, 44 G Left
by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had a Ford Explorer a few years back that I locked the keys in once.
Wasn’t able to get the keys or the door unlocked through normal methods. But I was able to kind force the door open long enough with a cedar block cutting edge to get it unlocked. Ended up breaking the weather seal on the door, but it was better than breaking a window.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 1:07 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
edge=wedge
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 1:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is why I always double check that my keys are in my hand before I lock the door.
JI/Robert '08!
by Fin on Aug 13, 2008 1:10 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I keep a spare key in my wallet.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I need to get a spare key made.
They only gave one key when I bought the car. It was used, so go figure.
JI/Robert '08!
by Fin on Aug 13, 2008 1:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mine was the same way.
And my key was a chip key that costs 115$ to make (bullshit). Instead I opted to put a button hidden under a hole in the front fender that triggers the door locks. Cost me all of 5$ for the waterproof button and 20 mins to put it in. Also it doesn’t help thieves because my car needs the chip key, or the computer won’t allow the car to start.
Win-win! (Except for the bastard Mitsu dealer that doesn’t get to make 90$ on a 15$ key + 10$ in labor time)
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 5:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Aren't most towing companies 24-hours too?
It may cost an arm and a leg to unlock the car, but I guess it’d be worth it.
JI/Robert '08!
by Fin on Aug 13, 2008 1:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
One advantage of a cheap deadbolt lock:
It is physically impossible for me to lock myself out of my home.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite part about driving a car with an RFID key
Is that it’s impossible to lock your keys in the car (not to mention you never need to take them out of your pocket in the first place).
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Get a AAA membership.
Quite useful if your battery ever dies and will not start via a jump from another car.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 2:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
They'll give you directions to wherever you're going over the phone, too
My mom gets chronically lost and she uses this service multiple times a year.
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
ZX2's are easily SlimJimmed.
Get a set. They’ll make you very popular at work, provided you ever get a real job.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 5:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You do very noble work
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My work visa says 'Entertainer'
I’ve never felt more like a stripper in my entire life than when I went through customs.
by brayden04 on Aug 13, 2008 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
I wish I could rec you more than once for that
that’s just priceless….
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 7:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also a noble profession.
Finally, some recognition.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 13, 2008 7:40 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
The most noble of all
so my roommate was in Vegas a couple weeks back and he gets back and the first thing he says to us is “so… somehow this weekend I gave my number to a stripper and she kept calling me at 5 AM, and then my girlfriend found out.”
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"somehow."
Finally, some recognition.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 13, 2008 7:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would you intentionally give your number to a stripper?
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm betting the girlfriend was pissed about him giving out his number in general.
Finally, some recognition.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 13, 2008 8:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strippers in LV are different.
I’ve had all sorts of weird interactions with strippers in Vegas. They’re everywhere. I was getting breakfast before my workday last year, and one sat down next to me and started talking political sociology and the effect on land use planning (the book I was reading was on urban renewal). She wasn’t even in school anymore, and wasn’t planning on getting a job in her field (architecture) until after she stopped making money stripping.
Speaking of, who wants to do a LV LL meetup the week of or after Thanksgiving? I’ll be in town doing a product show for 2+ weeks. I might even be able to get cheap rooms for friends again this year (I’ll know in a month).
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I could spend Thanksgiving thru New Year's in Vegas....
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not as fun as you think.
New Year’s at the top of the Strat was cool, though.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh all my family lives there
So the context is far different.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would be broke and have three different STDs.
(Is this a finish the sentence exercise?)
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Could only afford one hooker with my last $100.
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's because you're stupid
go to a craps table, turn it into $5000 and BAM, five hookers!
The ♥ Jose Lopez ♥ Watch - 146 H, 16 BB, 44 G Left
by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I am still awaiting some test results.
So maybe it will go up.
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
you wouldn't want the kind of hooker you can get for $100 in Vegas.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Aug 13, 2008 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I went through customs with the occupation "Roughneck"
I felt like such a man.
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 8:24 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey now
Our job is a real job. Who else would sell you a resistor and capacitor?
by Fuzz on Aug 13, 2008 6:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Various electronic depots that have the parts I'm actually looking for in stock.
I may have to get them shipped, but I have to from RS as well, and it’s still cheaper, with better parts.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I've always meant to ask this.
Are you assholes on commission, or get yelled at if you don’t hound every single person that comes into the store until they spit at you and walk out? That’s the first and foremost reason I never come close to one if I can help it.
Every time I go into a RS, some lobotomy patient that thinks he knows something about electronics saunters up to me and proceeds to ignore what I say I need, and tries to sell me the latest and greatest sirius unit, or some crappy JVC TV, or even worse than AT&T phone.
I can yell at the person, tell them that if I need help around their phone booth of a store I’ll look for a more capable sherpa, and tell them that, no I won’t give them my fucking phone number, I don’t swing that way, look for an uglier male that might be more in their expectations.
Please tell me that you aren’t all like that, because I haven’t found one yet.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the way these sorts of stores operate.
The people working there are just doing that they’re told. It’s not heir fault. Don’t take it out on them.
J.K.L.
by acblue on Aug 13, 2008 10:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Try going to Frys sometime.
I hate their employees so, so much.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 11:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to work there and holy god I hated it
And my favorite way to spend a rainy day is going there with my old name tag and outfit and just mouthing off to customers to make the company look bad.
by Robert on Aug 14, 2008 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Its forced down our throat and we hate asking more than you hate being asked
by Robert on Aug 14, 2008 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Then ask once and leave it at that.
Don’t follow me around like some fucked up stalker.
by Faux on Aug 14, 2008 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or, don't go to Radio Shack if it bothers you so much
if you don’t have sympathy for retail workers, you’ve either never been one or you have no soul.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Aug 14, 2008 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
People like him are the reason why retail sucks so much.
by Robert on Aug 14, 2008 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or should I say people with his mindset.
Nothing against Faux.
by Robert on Aug 14, 2008 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See my comment below.
And fuck you, I’m the best customer in the world given-
When you ask me if I need any help, and I say no, I’m just looking, then don’t hound me about the latest phone that you can get free with a new 2 year plan, or why I need DirecTV.
You can stand 10 feet away and watch me, I don’t care. You can come up to me a couple minutes later if it looks like I even might be lost or looking at something in detail and ask me again, I know that every retail manager in the world wants employees to prod at least a little. But just don’t stand 2 feet away in the corner of my eye endlessly trying to show me merchandise you know I don’t want.
If those standards are met, I’m your best friend. I understand your life is tough or you’re just starting out, or you wouldn’t be working retail. I’ve been there. I can deal with problems that arise and product outages and the odd personal problem that arises on shift and you need to take a call when I’m waiting on you. I’m not petty, I’m not an asshole, I’m just looking to get my shit and go, and then you can go back to hitting on the one hot girl working in the store or goofing off with your friends.
/end rant
by Faux on Aug 15, 2008 4:55 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been one.
Hell, I do it now, on occasion (long story). I ask people if they need any help, and tell them where I’ll be if they need anything. Just as a rule, people seem to appreciate being treated like guests in a house more than idiots that can be sold anything. I don’t follow them around and try to sell them stuff they are looking near every 60 seconds (no joke). Honestly, my favorite retail types are the ones that are goofing around until they see a customer waiting. Everyone should be able to enjoy their job, if that enjoyment doesn’t come from annoying the living shit out of every customer you can find out of sport.
I only go in there if everywhere else is closed, and I can’t wait for another place to open. No other stores have people like these, past jewelry places in malls, and I sure as hell don’t go in there but once every couple years, so that doesn’t bug me.
I just wanted some confirmation that maybe other RSs weren’t as bad as the only one in a 10 mile radius of my house.
by Faux on Aug 15, 2008 4:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I make triplicate copies of every important key I have. One set stays in the house and one set goes to a friends house.
You can never be too careful. Also, it is good practices to leave a house key in your wallet as well as your key chain. I don’t know how many times I have walked outside to do something quick and someone had locked the doorknob on me.
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 6:54 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not true.
You can be too careful. Try wearing two condoms next time, see what happens.
by brayden04 on Aug 13, 2008 7:03 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually the too careful in this scenario is celibacy.
Which I have down to a science.
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 8:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Something tells me that Robert hijakced the off-topic thread with some topic-ed purpose in mind
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 7:21 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So Thai folks have long names
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/medals?countryId=75
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 7:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pssh.
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rintlligentgeschopfsvonhinzwischensternartigraum
"Hole in one, eh?"
by Coach Owens on Aug 13, 2008 7:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Got nothing on
Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern- schplenden- schlitter- crasscrenbon- fried- digger- dingle- dangle- dongle- dungle- burstein- von- knacker- thrasher- apple- banger- horowitz- ticolensic- grander- knotty- spelltinkle- grandlich- grumblemeyer- spelterwasser- kurstlich- himbleeisen- bahnwagen- gutenabend- bitte- ein- nürnburger- bratwustle- gerspurten- mitz- weimache- luber- hundsfut- gumberaber- shönedanker- kalbsfleisch- mittler- aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDPqB9i1ScY
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Aug 13, 2008 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Junior.
My layout.spellcheckDefault goes to 11
by PositivePaul on Aug 13, 2008 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Felix could come save you.
Finally, some recognition.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 13, 2008 7:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
How about Silva?
That way we won’t care if he strains something.
"Hole in one, eh?"
by Coach Owens on Aug 13, 2008 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Coach
You are the only person whose mind might act in more bizarre ways than mine does. What would you do if you were in my hypothetical situation?
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 7:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought you were kidding about asking him.
Finally, some recognition.
by NOLAmarinergirl on Aug 13, 2008 7:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I drive a '96 Ford Contour.
I pray that I will accidentally lock my keys in it and the car gets stolen.
This is currently my signature.
by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I used to wish that would happen to my old '88 Nissan hardbody pickup.
Damn thing hand 330,000 miles on it and it just wouldn’t die.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 8:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Near my home, someone has a for sale sign in the window for a '98 Audi. $6500
It’s been there for about a month.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously. It's craiglist logic
Basically, you set a stupid price for something that isn’t worth it, and just hope that someone’s stupid enough to pay it.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know this has been said ad nauseam
but holy crap Michael Phelps is freakishly gifted.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 8:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Saw the 200m butterfly on the tube last night
He is just too much man for the rest of the field in any race.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I swam competitively for like 15 years, Phelps is like my Jordan.
I could watch the guy swim all day.
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been amazing watching him this week.
This is currently my signature.
by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately I am stuck at work for the whole olympics and they come on way too late for to watch them.
The only race I saw was the relay, and only because I downloaded the bit torrent.
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The NBC replays have been keeping me up too late and fucking with my life.
This is currently my signature.
by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I miss so many good things up here.
Shitty things too. I was up on 9/11. We shut down operations for about an hour to talk about what had happened and then it was back to work. I was so fucking angry at the NFL for canceling their games the next week. I had to literally go right back to work after watching 3000 people die and those asshats couldn’t play a football game 5 days later?
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was in hopes to try and be sensitive to the situation,
rather than saying “well THAT sucked… Let’s play some football!”
This is currently my signature.
by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still pissed me off, and I am still angry about it to this day.
Are their psyche’s more fragile than mine? Did doctors and lawyers take two weeks off? It may be a cliche, but in this instance it was 100% the truth: When we cancel football games the terrorists win.
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we're treading dangerously close to zomg no politics =(
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess, but man I lost A LOT of respect for the NFL players union that day.
Especially after reading some of their statement where they were just incredulous about the fact that the owners wanted to play that weekend. I just wanted to kick them all in the junk and shout “Some of us didn’t even take THAT day off you spoiled piece of shit!”
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I had to go to High School as it was developing. No assembly to talk about it, no time off, no option to go home and be with family. We kept writing essays and doing calculus problems. Granted High School is a cake walk, but COME ON
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least when the Challenger blew up they shut of the projector in the gym showing it to the whole school.
Called the buses out and sent us home on the spot.
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My class sat through the whole thing, all while my teacher was sobbing.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was six months old when that happened
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was nine.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We watched it live, and our teacher was crying as well.
Then they brought the principle in to “discuss” what happened with us. After that we just had a normal school day.
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by Thingray on Aug 13, 2008 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here.
Luckily, I don’t think any of us realized the magnitude of the disaster.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
After 9/11 all of the students in my school were under orders not to talk or think about what had happened.
Anyone who did was either sent home or suspended. I shit you not.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't even comprehend that.
What did they do about Columbine?
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I found out about that one from my gym teacher
He was watching TV in his office while everyone changed after class. They just sent us along to our next class and we didn’t talk about it at all.
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 2:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was getting up to go to work, and saw it on the news.
I wasn’t even sure if I should go into the office or not.
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by Thingray on Aug 13, 2008 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow.
We were pretty much told that there wasn’t going to be any actual school work done that day. We had a choice of either going home, or staying till the school day ended and talking about it. It was a weird day.
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by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember my day at work being very depressing.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here.
I was glued to CNN on my computer the whole day. I didn’t accomplish anything that day.
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by Thingray on Aug 13, 2008 2:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was in the fourth grade.
Our school wheeled in tv’s so we could see it. Then we were sent to the gym to watch ‘The Red Balloon”.
by dpseadv on Aug 13, 2008 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But, but, I thought they were airing live!
How can NBC get away with putting the “Live” tag on an hour+ tape delay?
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I blame Janet Jackson's breast
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I dislike how deleted Diaries are no longer
allowed to be secret comment threads. It was funner that way.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 8:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was one of the worst FanPosts of all time
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I had a dollar for every time I heard about someone having their laptop stolen from their car
I could buy three of us and I lunch.
NEVER leave valuable items in your car, not even the trunk.
Seriously, next time someone mentions it without irony, I’m gonna shake the shit out of them, only because doing what I actually want to do when I hear it would get me arrested.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 8:24 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
If my laptop isn't locked in my office or at home
I’m carrying it with me. Leaving it in a car is just plain stupid.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 8:25 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What happens if the only way into your car is locked away along side your laptop.
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good call
In fact, that should go for anything of value whatsoever. If it would hurt to lose it, don’t leave it in your car unattended. I don’t care how good your locks or your security system is. Thieves know how to pick all of them.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 8:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Flores, boy, don't you know a cop?
They all carry slimjims, and can get into any car.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have done this.
Cops are useful “tools.”
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My second date with my wife, I jumped out of the car and shut the door with the engine running.
Classic stupid.
There was a fire department across the street (Phinney Ridge), I asked them for a coat hanger, they came over to help out, spent the next 15 minutes hitting on my wife.
by dpseadv on Aug 13, 2008 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha ha! You're so right!
Especially when her date is standing there trying to break into his truck to turn it off. Easy pickings you’d think!
by dpseadv on Aug 13, 2008 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll be right back.
I’ve got to go get my son out of the trunk.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm surprised you got him in there without a fight
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 8:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who said there wasn't a fight?
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's only two. I can take him one on one for a bit longer.
When he’s five I’m in trouble.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Once his limbs are long enough to reach you when you hold him at an arm's length
you’re in deep trouble. They have an incredible ability to hit you in places that really hurt.
by Jed MC on Aug 13, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or actually, four...
Trust me on this one :-)
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by PositivePaul on Aug 13, 2008 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm already scared.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tend not to haul many valuable things with me in my car.
Normally all I have is my laptop for work or one of my saxophones when I’m gigging, and those never stay in the car if I’m not in it.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 8:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I drive a Jeep Wrangler.
If you understand the concept of the zipper, you can break into my car. I never leave anything I wouldn’t mind never seeing again in it.
by thewyrm on Aug 13, 2008 8:31 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate people like you with your high-tech security devices
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love my setup.
I had to take out my passenger airbag to do it, but I have an old laptop attached to the inside of my trunk lid, functioning as an in-car computer. The touchscreen flips out when in use and looks like the dash when it’s flipped in. Took me way too long, and I’ll have to leave it in the car when I get rid of it (unless I keep it long enough to junk it.
Best part, unless someone sees me using it, it just looks like the most expensive piece of equipment in my car is a crappy old XM unit.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 8:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Passenger safety < technology.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have never heard a more correct statement.
If it would pass inspection, I would have replaced my horn and driver’s airbag for a touchscreen with a HUD. Unfortunately, NJ inspection law doesn’t allow things such as this.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My cousin had an old Trans Am he wanted to modify.
Yes, KITT’s interior. Apparently that’s against WA state law though.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will get that HUD in my car someday.
I think that day will come when I take two weeks off to replace my gauge set with LCDs.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 8:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just use my car to get from place to place.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a traveling IT guy.
I use my car for everything. I’m in it right now, waiting 15 mins for the guy to open the office I’m setting up.
That and I have the urge to take everything apart and make it better (ie more technology).
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need to install a coffee maker.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a small fridge for my OJ and water.
Close enough?
Seriously, if I carried around a portable toilet, I could live in my car with no problems. Most of my camping stuff stays in my car anyways, so food and toilet are the only problems I might face.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Passenger seat.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 9:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's my office.
I was thinking about just attaching a bracket to the side of my car that would allow me to attach a toilet seat. I could just stop on the side of the road and w/i 2 minutes, have a toilet in a bag.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would leave the toilet seat attached.
It’s an eyecatcher.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
See now I want to spend lots of money for a superfluous but awesome modification on my car.
Thanks a lot.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 8:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dingle balls.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 9:00 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://achewood.com/index.php?date=06292005
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by Eyebrows on Aug 13, 2008 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does someone pay that person to make these comics?
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 9:04 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does Chris Onstad get paid?
He sells a ton of merch/books/whatever, standard webcomic model. And he just started subscriber only content. From what I understand, he’s making a qood deal of money.
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by Eyebrows on Aug 13, 2008 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess I just don't get his humor.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Definetly no XKCD.
Same type of content, but with much worse writing.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of, does this mean Jeff = Randall???

The themes are mystifyingly similar.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean there are people who don't read in the comforting voice of Morgan Freeman?
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep, everything I read is in the voice of James Earl Jones
by Man From Nantucket on Aug 13, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Barbara Walters.
Suicide.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Everything in my head is narrated by Deckard Cain.
by joof on Aug 13, 2008 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Usually for me it's Charlton Heston.
But lately he’s being supplanted by Tommy Lee Jones, in full out “Lonesome Dove” dialect.
by dpseadv on Aug 13, 2008 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or at the very least, don't leave it in plain site.
A friend of mine leaves his GPS attached to his windshield. He’s had it for 4 months. It’s a miracle the thing hasn’t been stolen yet.
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by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There's some psychology attached to this concept
The whole “hiding it in plain sight” rule. If it’s that blatantly out in your face, you’re more likely to think it’s a set up. If it’s too good to be true…
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife does this ALL THE TIME.
I can’t even count the number of times I’ve asked her not to leave it attached to the windshield.
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by Phildopip on Aug 13, 2008 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do keep my bowling balls in the trunk of my car
but that’s because they weigh a collective 64 pounds, and I’m feeling damn lazy by the time I get home. They are pretty valuable though, probably $700 worth of bowling equipment, if people realized that high-end bowling balls cost $200 or more, I could be in trouble.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Aug 13, 2008 9:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, thieves won't carry anything that heavy unless it's electronic
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bullshit.
I had $300.00+ worth of bowling equipment stolen out of my car about a year ago. Theives will take anything in a bag, and find out if it’s valuable to them later. I hope the bastards wear an 8 1/2 shoe, and have the exact same size hands and fingers as I do, otherwise my stuff was no good to them.
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by Thingray on Aug 13, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My mom had a bowling ball stolen from a car before
but we sorta figured that the thieves just went through their haul and went “WTF, let’s dump it.”
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Aug 13, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I always have my 3 ball bag in my car
My car was stolen several years ago. They took everything of value in it… except tthe bowling balls. Stereo, speakers, steering wheel, spare tire, left it sitting on blocks, and gutted the engine. But, my bowling balls were left neatly in the trunk, after being first removed to take out my subwoofer and amplifier. I laughed long and hard when I got to the impound and saw that
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by tootthekazoo on Aug 13, 2008 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lucky man..
Thankfully I only had one ball and my shoes in a single bag in my car, but unfortunately that was the ball and shoes I needed for league 4 days later. I had to beg and bribe the pro shop to get me new ones in time. That led to a horribly drilled ball, but I bought a new one a few month’s later anyway.
I always figured I’d read a newspaper article about some kids dropping my ball off an overpass (or maybe find it in a nearby ditch), but I never saw it again.
I'm back to liking midgets too much.
by Thingray on Aug 13, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Geoff Baker making "jokes" on Mitch in the Morning.
Yawn.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 9:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He thinks he's pretty funny. He tries to throw witicisms into his answers to Mitch's questions.
Mitch just says, “I suppose you’re joking?”
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 9:21 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Someone should say that to Mitch
Every time he opens his mouth. How is he still on the air?
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you "Angry Man?"
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, just an angry man.
I used to listen to Mitch about 8 years ago on the way to school, and after about 2 years of this I decided that the only part of his show I actually enjoyed was The Bigger Dance.
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's my least favorite part of his show.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hot women, gambling brackets
Aside from the idiots who call in to vote, what’s not to like?
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Steve, we can't hear you - turn your radio down
Angelina Jolie or Cameron Diaz?
JESSICA!!!!
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's just the idots that call in and vote. And the fact that Jessica Simpson has won it.
She looks like a drag queen.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like?
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only thing he's got going for him is that he's a pretty solid interviewer,
not afraid to ask hard questions.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Neither is BJ Shea
But that doesn’t mean I enjoy listening to him.
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cannot stand that guy. Point taken.
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by kevin_ess on Aug 13, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only morning shows worth listening to in the area are Bob Rivers and Adam Carolla.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Rivers #1.
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by Thingray on Aug 13, 2008 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What station is he on?
I really enjoy Adam Carolla, but I’m not so loyal that I wouldn’t give someone else a shot
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
102.5
KZOK.
There’s a podcast too.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bob Rivers
is one thing I miss about not being in Washington.
If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.
by bluemax on Aug 13, 2008 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do really like Carolla's wittiness and street smarts
But sometimes it seems like he bitches and moans too much if things aren’t going his way, for example dancing with the stars. Other than that he’s cool. Anyone see his movie, The Hammer, it was pretty good (which he whored out for months on his show).
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by Fin on Aug 13, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, he tends to overdo things
But I love his revolving door of guest hosts.
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He repeats things quite often I enjoy his show a lot.
And his movie was great.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love his bit on the CL pennysaver
I think it was back when Bonaduce was host, but they found an ad for a lady who was looking for meat chunks, since she would grind her own dog food in her kitchen. And she didn’t have money to trade, but she could give baked goods in return, from the same kitchen where she grinded the meat. The best part was when Carolla posed the question who’d be the creepier one when they met up, the lady grinding up the food, or the person with the meat.
Whatever happened to Bonaduce, he just went away one day? I think it had something to do with giving the faceplant to that douche guy.
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by Fin on Aug 13, 2008 4:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has a show on that network later in the day
I started listening after he left thankfully.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 4:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
New Zero Punctuation.
I live in georegia but i dont see rusia no where not even sound but they says theres tanks should i be worrie-Yahoo Answers
by Phildopip on Aug 13, 2008 9:12 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Heh heh...
Yahtzee looks pretty much exactly like I thought he’d look:

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by Phildopip on Aug 13, 2008 9:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 is pretty freaking awesome.
Holy crap I can’t wait till the finished product comes out.
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by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 9:14 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Not a big fan of the future theme of the game but holy crap you can't go wrong with Red Alert
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
RA2 was futureistic. This is just continuing along that timeline. Except this time Japan has thrown their hat into the ring.
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by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, you up for a game before you head to work?
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
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by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't gotten around to downloading it yet
Need to get on it
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So downloading a 754 MB exe file of a popular game seems like a good idea.
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 9:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a beta that i found a torrent of.
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of which I use Azureus
and their built in search feature rocks. It searches several torrent sites, and usually displays a rating system by people who have dl’ed the file. E.g. “34 users have confirmed this file is good.”
Of course, not as useful if you’re particular about using only torrent searchers that aren’t being monitored by the feds.
by johnbai on Aug 13, 2008 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same here.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
~Juan Pierre
by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I use a cracked version of Bit Comet that allows me unlimited/Down 5K/Up
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
...don't all torrent clients allow this?
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just about any torrent client allows you to specify what your up/down settings are.
On my client at home I’ve got it set to unlimited down/150k up.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got unlimited down/50K up.
And yeah, I thought that was standard on all clients as well.
"All I’ve ever done is be Juan Pierre when I wear this jersey. They’re sticking it to me this year for whatever reason. "
.280/.324/.316
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by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I had to wait 45 minutes to download. And that was a week ago.
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by Goose on Aug 13, 2008 9:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have successfully conned AAA into unlocking my car.
They wanted to charge me 40 dollars to what essentially amounted to 2.75 seconds of work.
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 9:27 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
2.75 seconds + time it took to get there + gas for said trip
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The driver was telling me how much my development has changed since last lived here....
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meaning he still lived there?
Or used to? Those are two largely different things. Just because he was local doesn’t mean he was close, or it didn’t take any time.
Did you at least “tip” him?
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The International or Pacific Coast League?
I didn’t know the Rainiers keyed cars.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't Julie Mateo in the PCL?
If he’s talented enough to counterfeit money, he’s talented enough to break into your car
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 9:35 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've known enough baseball players, and yes, many of them will key your car.
I’m sure there are a couple dickheads on the Rainiers.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put the keys down, Potatoes
Great syntax error on my part.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Article in the Seattle Weekly chronicling Brandon Morrow's trip to Tacoma.
It’s written with the casual-fan-who-doesn’t-know-who-Morrow-is mind, but it is reading material.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Aug 13, 2008 9:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Once he becomes a starter, I don't think it's going to take very long for Brandon Morrow to become one of my favorite Mariners
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still have a soft spot for Yuni.
It’ll take another couple years of horribleness to make me not like him.
Morrow looks too much like Papelbon for my taste.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm pretty happy I didn't sink any money into a Betancourt jersey
because I liked his fielding so much a couple years ago.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Aug 13, 2008 9:51 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Despite this team's pile of suck this year, there are more than a couple players I like/can get behind.
But so far the team’s bad enough that I still only really want to go watch on Felix Day.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Aug 13, 2008 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Felix, Yuni, Wlad, Beltre, Clement, Ichiro and Bedard are the only players that I find enjoyable.
by Robert on Aug 13, 2008 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yuni but not Loafie?
I’m personally taking a lot of excitement out of his development into a cheap, useful fixture on this team over the next couple of years.
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by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will be attending my first Felix Day today
I am quite excited to get off work
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 9:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Excited to get off work"
Not so excited for the Felix day?
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
=(
I am excited to get off work because I can then attend Felix Day
Also, I got someone to take 3.6:1 odds on the Angels winning the World Series
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, from the guy who told me three days ago
“See, I TOLD you before the season that Joe Saunders was Cy Young candidate!”
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is what I get for going to a school that supports the Angels
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I could live somewhere where everyone was naive like that
I’d make a lot of money on sucker bets. Kind of like when I bet on the Packers beating the Seahawks in the playoffs and all my Seattle-area friends didn’t even want a spread on the game.
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Should be a fun game.
Felix vs. E. Santana
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Aug 13, 2008 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arsenal's CL qualifier is on ESPN2 today
The season’s starting, things are looking up. Except for Fabregas’ hamstring. This could be a long season.
Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good time.
by pdb on Aug 13, 2008 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I love "lock sport"
I bought my first set of lockpicks a couple years ago. It’s a lot harder than it looks on the X-Files… even if you understand the basic concept. The only locks I find it reasonably easy to pick are filing cabinets. Those locks are a joke!
I’ve watched some videos on bump keys, but those are only interesting to me in the sense that the physics behind them is pretty cool. Not nearly as satisfying as actually picking a lock though. It’s a cool way to bypass mushroom pins though!
Or you could try this: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/410981/blondie_unlocks_car/
Although others say this has been debunked.
by johnbai on Aug 13, 2008 10:57 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
According to ESPN the Rays are trying to acquire Rich Aurilia.
Hm.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 10:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Apparently, Washburn has been claimed on waivers.
Per Buster Olney on TV.
He is not sure who the team is.
Anyway, YEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 11:37 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not jumping the gun this time.
I will not celebrate until he is sitting in a new locker room.
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would the Mariners waste money to build a new locker room?
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They could build him one on a bus.
And then throw him under said bus.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And then blame Silva
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The M's are probably moving High A ops to the Florida State League next season
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That sucks
I enjoyed watching the Mavs when I could be bothered to get and see them
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
While they’d be out of the horrible hitter’s league, that’s way farther away. Although I guess Florida to Tennessee is closer than Adelanto to Tennessee.
by Mariner John on Aug 13, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The distance isn't a big issue
Many teams have farm teams stationed across the country from where they are. The M’s themselves have an Advanced Rookie club in West Virginia and a AA club in Tennessee.
by Gomez on Aug 13, 2008 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he has been claimed!
The only thing that can go wrong is that Lee pulls him off waivers. Why would he do that now?
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because the Dodgers only offered one of Andre Ethier or Matt Kemp
and Lee wants both
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait.... the Dodgers were willing to trade one of Andre Ethier or Matt Kemp for Washburn?
Is this made up, because if it is, this is a sick joke.
If it’s real, I am going to go jump off a bridge.
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A sarcastic shot at Lee's unwillingness to just take a reasonable deal for the Bus and get it over with
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he thinks we can get blue-chip prospects for him in the off-season.
And is Olney the only one reporting that someone put a waiver claim in on Washburn?
by BrianL on Aug 13, 2008 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as I know, yes.
They had him on the phone for like 30 seconds. Sounds like it just went down and now just waiting to hash out the details before making an official report on the ESPN site.
by Wilder. on Aug 13, 2008 11:52 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not being reported on the website yet
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh please let it be true
And don’t let this become like the Sexson drama from last August…
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's been 22 minutes since you posted this.
And I still don’t see some crappy 2 line diary about it. Good job, everyone.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hold up, let me go make a FanPost
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't one crappy diary about some inconsequential event that probably won't pan out enough for one day?
Hey… wait…
Don’t forget to flip out and make a bunch of accusations when people tell you your diary sucks. Preferably without any capitalization, grammar, or thought.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you made it now, you'd be late.
Jeff took the fall.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should go tell him his FanPost sucks
and to delete it before a mod sees it
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We can give Matthew a 75-word warning
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn it, it was Matthew.
Jeff knows better.
by Faux on Aug 13, 2008 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Heyman says Washburn cleared waivers.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/jon_heyman/08/13/heyman.cashman/1.html
Mariners pitcher Jarrod Washburn (5-12) has reportedly cleared waivers, no surprise considering his $10.35 million salary for next year. But the Yankees don’t seem quite as enthused as before. “Starting pitching isn’t our problem,’’ one Yankees person pointed out.
the other angels fan
by Eyebrows on Aug 13, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe the Rainiers claimed him
They’ll ship top reliever prospect Brandon Morrow to the Mariners for him
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What would they need Washburn for?
Sounds like this could be a three-way deal. Rumors out of Atlanta have him being flipped to them for some guy named Lillibridge?
Free Stephen Awesome Strasburg!
by thejew4u on Aug 13, 2008 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well the Rainiers recently lost Ryan Rowland-Smith so they could use a LHSP
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by seattlebruin on Aug 13, 2008 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs

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