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OTFPOTD: September 12th, 2008 Edition (Insert something witty here)

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Well it's 8AM and no one else has put up the OTFPOTD yet. Looks like I'm doing it again, you lazy jerks.

In the news today:

Hundreds of turtles found crammed in one house.

Hurricane Ike strengthens, Texans warned to get out or face "certain death."

A new Seinfeld/Gates commercial is out. I don't care what you people say, I think they're amusing.

And my latest Large Hadron Collider/Half-Life headline...

Crowbar, headcrab, and Half-Life strategy guide shipped to CERN.

Portal ported to the Atari 2600.

Other potential discussion topics:

  • What should I do this weekend?
  • Should I drink my can of coke now or later?
  • Why does my boss insist on buying shitty HP laptops?
  • Why are HP laptops so terrible?
  • Should we make suggestions to NOLA? 
  • If so, what suggestions?
  • Anybody play a good video game recently?
  • I have three LCD flat-panel monitors in my cubicle. Does this give me the right to cackle like an evil madman? 
  • Who is going to watch the House season premiere next Tuesday?

 

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The second Seinfeld/Gates is waaaaaay better than the first

I laughed a lot, and it made more sense. Still not sure of the point of the first one, but if the rest are like the second one that would be good.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 8:56 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think the Seinfeld/Gates commercials are amusing too.

I don’t understand the problem with them.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 12, 2008 8:57 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The problem was that the first one wasn't funny

but the second one fixed that.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 9:01 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, but any commercial is more clever than the snobby Mac commercials.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 9:19 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We're lazy?

You said it was 8 AM and this didn’t get posted til 8:50. I think YOU’RE the lazy one

by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 9:13 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm going to see Bad Religion tonight.

This excites me. I haven’t seen them in many years, and they’re still awesome.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 9:18 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They were my favorite band for many years

But I refuse to pay what they charge for shows now.

Punk shows should never be more than $20 IMO. Plus, I miss Brett Gurewitz before the heroin.

by Sec 108 on Sep 12, 2008 10:40 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Me too.

They were my favorite band as well, and even now that I laugh at Greg Graffin parodies, I’ll always have a soft spot for them.

by marc w on Sep 12, 2008 10:47 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Meeting Greg was a huge event in my life

I love his work and Brett’s too, but what an ass.

by Sec 108 on Sep 12, 2008 10:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The meeting that put me off ever wanting to meet any of my favorite bands/athletes/whatever

was the time I spent 10 minutes chatting with Angelo from Fishbone. That guy was a complete ass.

Surprisingly, though, the time I met Flavor Flav (he was MC’ing a show at the EMP with Joan Jett and The Donnas), he was really cool.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 11:01 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I generally agree

but I paid $23 for this, which is about the upper limit of what I’d pay for a Bad Religion show. And I bought tix at the Roseland box office so i only paid a dollar in fees per ticket, which is nice.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I might do it for $23

Last time I went I broke my rule, paid $40, and walked away really upset by the whole experience.

by Sec 108 on Sep 12, 2008 10:49 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That would upset me as well.

That’s too damn much money for any punk show.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:52 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Have a great time. I love those guys.

They don’t come to these parts…

I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.

by Montucky on Sep 12, 2008 1:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Amen

The few times I’ve paid over $20 was when the show was at the HoB and it was a one shot reunion show.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 11:09 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Man my iPod

has thrown on a lot of Bad Religion today. Currently an acoustic version Do What You Want.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 12:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Escape Velocity: Nova

I know it’s old school (really old school) but it’s still wayyyy too fun

by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 9:19 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I really with UPS would hurry up and deliver my package.

The tracker says it was sent out for delivery from Elma at 7:04 AM. I don’t wanna stay up all morning. You’d think it’d be here by now if it left two hours ago. Damnit.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 9:22 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

with=wish

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 9:23 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That makes two of us waiting for a package to be delivered.

It left the warehouse at 6:20 and considering that this is Canton, Ohio; a small town by any measure, it should have been here hours ago. The wait gets even more tedious when the shipment you are waiting for is a brand new laptop.

by Susheel Ramasahayam on Sep 12, 2008 9:36 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Only if you cackle like Dr. Horrible.

If I had to work in a cubicle, on Halloween I’d sneak that outfit into work and put it on in my cubicle. Then jump up and run around cackling like a madman. But only if I had other options lined up first.

by dpseadv on Sep 12, 2008 9:27 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Make the suggestion that Ike take his high wins somewhere else.

NOLA would like that suggestion.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 9:30 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are you back there now?

Is NOLA going to take a hit from Ike?

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 9:31 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We're getting high winds.

They freak me out.
My roommate is away (in Europe, lucky bastard) and so the house is empty, noisy and rattly. I keep thinking someone is trying to break through the door at night.

And yes, sadly, I have returned.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 9:35 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My sister is in Huntsville, just North of Houston.

I am tad nervous for her. She says she’s been preparing.

I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.

by Montucky on Sep 12, 2008 1:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My sister is in Katy just outside of Houston.

She emailed me and doesn’t seem too worried, but I’m worried still.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 12, 2008 1:21 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Happy Friday, weekdayers

- Chill out
- Don’t drink coke
- Your boss is cheap like all bosses
- Because you tou- because they’re cheap too
- Suggestion to NOLA: Watch more American football
- I haven’t played video games in so long. I do have an N64 and PS2 collecting dust, though
- You always have the right to cackle like an evil madman. It just makes more sense at certain times than others
- I am not going to watch House. I haven’t watched TV in a couple months.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2008 9:34 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I find that the evil madman cackle works well on the bus

you often end up with a seat to yourself. Even during rush hour.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 9:36 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I tried that A football thing last week.

Turns out Seattle isn’t so good.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 9:36 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SHUTUP

That wasn’t a talent issue! That was Holmgren failing to pick up the blitz!

by BrianL on Sep 12, 2008 9:38 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seattle seems to draw injuries like flies to shit these days

They really ought to bubble-wrap Hasselbeck and Tatupu while they can still walk.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2008 9:39 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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by Robert on Sep 12, 2008 9:53 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

N64 = best console ever

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 9:58 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The 5200 was worse

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 10:01 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

BUT IT HAD A PAUSE BUTTON!!!!

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 10:03 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Those controllers were awesome - you're crazy.

They allowed both right and left-handed control.

The worst controllers ever were the original XBox controllers. Hand cramps galore.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 10:07 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, I'm serious.

These were the goddamn worst controls ever.

by BrianL on Sep 12, 2008 10:08 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Design by Shiva."

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 12, 2008 10:09 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Only if you're a hardcore nintendo fan

I don’t think anyone else can objectively say this. The N64 had fewer good games than I have fingers.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 11:10 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Really?

I rather loved my N64.

by BrianL on Sep 12, 2008 11:11 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It had some games I could play endlessly

Which made it a lot of fun. Goldeneye, Mario Kart 64, Star Fox 64 stand out. Really turned Nintendo into the party system it is today.

Free Stephen "Awesome" Strasburg!

by seattlecougar on Sep 12, 2008 11:13 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

StarFox was a lot of fun until you beat it in 40 minutes.

My big beef with the N64 was the blurriness they had to use because of the limited cartridge space. A few of the games were fun enough to make me ignore the crap graphics, but I much preferred the PS1.

And I’m pretty sure I’m the only person on Earth who much preferred GoldenEye’s one-player mode to the multiplayer mode. I just generally don’t like multiplayer games, though.

by Teej on Sep 12, 2008 1:15 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, you're not alone.

Me and a buddy would trade off after each level/death.

I have a cousin with 1 testicle, when they yell play ball, he smiles.

by Montucky on Sep 12, 2008 1:17 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Goldeneye was the only multiplayer game I played a lot (I don't like MP, usually).

But I spent a lot of time with the single-player.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 1:38 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

G.E. multiplayer got old fast.

Land mines, getting blasted through walls. Guys I played with, you had to put your characters face into the wall or they knew exactly where you were at.

by dpseadv on Sep 12, 2008 1:52 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm overexaggerating

but when the 10 best games are all by the same company that says something.

Besides everyone knows the PS2 had the best software line up of all time. The PS2 has something for everyone.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 11:16 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nothing wrong with that

but the PS2 undeniably has the best overall software line up of any console to date. You can name pretty much any genre and find more than a handful of quality games in it on the PS2.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 11:19 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll agree on the software lineup.

But I never liked the PSX control scheme. Those discrete button presses weren’t as fluid as what I was used to on my first console (an SNK Neo-Geo).

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 11:30 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, I've been a big video game nerd my whole life, and I was never interested in the N64.

The first Mario game was awesome, and Wave Racer was fun for an hour, but after that I couldn’t really get into it.

by Teej on Sep 12, 2008 1:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I loved that console.

The way they failed at marketing that machine led to it’s untimely demise.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 12, 2008 2:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If I remember correctly it was one of the first 64bit platforms?

Maybe Jaguar was first? My take on it’s demise: MarioKart nuked it. Seemed like all the developers were waiting for the 64 and PS1 to arrive, never seemed to have fair shot.

by dpseadv on Sep 12, 2008 2:29 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

32-bit processor, 128-bit graphics chip, arrived a year or so before the PS2

Bloody EA killed that machine, although Sega didn’t exactly help themselves with the god-awful marketing.

by Alex B on Sep 12, 2008 2:36 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Developers also said it was pretty tough to develop for.

Sucks, because it was the most powerful console on the market, if I’m not mistaken.

by Teej on Sep 12, 2008 3:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sort of kind of

it had some good tech, some of the early DC games stand up to mid/late gen PS2/XBox titles. SEGA didn’t have the funds to offer the kinds of incentives that Sony and MS did.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 3:19 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey LL regulars!

The Lookout Landing Wiki needs your help!

by BrianL on Sep 12, 2008 9:38 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So a new pet peeve of mine

People calling your cell phone and not leaving a message and then when you attempt to call them back for the next hour they don’t pick-up.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 9:44 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Phone tag sucks

Personally, I screen all my calls and generally won’t call back if you don’t leave a message, unless you’re my mother or my employer, or I’m expecting you to call.

At work, it’s a shitty necessity due to accountability issues.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2008 9:47 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I won't return calls from my office if the message doesn't follow my instructions.

My outgoing messag clearly states:

Kindly leave a detailed message, and I shall endeavour to solve any problems you may have.

A name and number is not a detailed message. If you just leave your name and number, I am not calling you back.

In fact, ideally I won’t have to call you back at all. If you leave a detailed message, I can do what needs to be done without ever talking to you.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 10:00 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'd at least follow up and tell them whatever they needed done was completed.

But I’m dealing with people’s money so I suppose they would rather have an actual person listening to their concerns than a voicemail. So I kinda understand their lack of effort in messages but it sure would help me out if they just said “I need 2k by next week, thanks” instead of telling me why and what they plan on spending it on and if it’s a good idea, etc. I don’t care!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:04 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I work for a non-profit.

We can’t afford to provide good service.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 10:07 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Voice mails piss me off.

What a waste of my time.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 9:49 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Agh! I just redial before listening to them anymore.

Even if you tell people that you listened to the message, they automatically recap it for you anyway.

by dpseadv on Sep 12, 2008 9:57 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't have a cell phone. Never have.

I’m 33.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 10:08 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You probably remember phone numbers easily though.

There probably isn’t a phone number in my cell phone that I actually know if my cell phone disappeared. If terrorists wanted to fuck with us they’d just steal cell phones..no one could get in touch with anyone because no one actually remembers phone numbers anymore.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:11 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I fear that an entire generation of humans

will no longer know how to navigate by themselves, or read a map, thanks to the GPS.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:12 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have no problem using Google Maps

but the reliance on car-based GPS systems is going to cripple people’s navigational abilities. “I just went where the GPS told me to!” which is funny when the GPS tells you to turn the wrong way down a one way street.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:14 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I bought a GPS a year ago, and so far I've used it three times.

And once was to test it out. I figure the only real use for it is to help me get unlost.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 10:16 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Getting unlost is the best use of those things

saves having to go to the Kwik-E-Mart to ask the townies.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:17 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When I was testing it out and using it around town, it had the opposite effect and made me feel lost in my own town.

I’ve decided it’s useless in any place that you are familar with.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 10:20 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I used mine when I drove from OR to AZ to start law school

I’ll tell you, it was useful.

Exit points of interests to tell you where stuff is off the highway, what gas stations are available, are extremely useful.

Also nice is the bluetooth phone connection.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Sep 12, 2008 11:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm taking my vacation in March and going to Spring Training. It will be most useful then.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 11:56 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'll join you there.

I go to law school. Therefore, I have no life.

by andrewgolfsalot on Sep 12, 2008 2:49 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just have to be able to know my way around the city I live in.

If I don’t know exactly where I am at all times I get freaked out pretty easily.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 10:19 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This was the hardest thing about moving away from Seattle

I knew Seattle like the back of my hand; I could get anywhere I needed to go just by muscle memory, pretty much. Ever since then, I’ve been hopeless at navigation. If I stay in Portland for 20 years, I’ll probably get to that same level.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:21 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I worked a housecleaning job for the first three months I lived here.

I hated it at the time, but in retrospect it was really helpful, because within two weeks I knew where every neighborhood was and how to get there.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 10:23 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've been in Vancouver for 8 years

and I’ve never had a car here. I can’t find my way around at all.

I can still find my way around Calgary pretty well, though.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 11:12 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey, what time is it?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 10:57 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Look where technology led Michael Scott and Dwight

Right into a lake..technology can’t be trusted!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:21 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sometimes I ride Shuttle Express

and the drivers get lost even WITH the help of a GPS nad voice-recordings telling him where to go.

I carry a map book with me, I obviously know how to read it, and I use it.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2008 10:34 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I navigate just fine

GPS is just a handy tool when I haven’t been somewhere yet (and even then I use it more for the scrolling maps than the directions)

by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:13 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If I don't remember your phone number or e-mail address

I shouldn’t get to talk to you.

I don’t use e-mail address books either.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 1:39 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's like riding a horse to work

why bother when a car does the exact same thing?

by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 2:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You take your car to work

I’ll take my board
And when you’re out of fuel
I’m still afloat

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 12, 2008 2:04 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yep.

Prudhoe Bay is a piece of shit, but God knows I love her. She is a cold and bitter mistress indeed.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 12, 2008 2:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Dammit, I know that song.

Who sings that?

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 12, 2008 2:10 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I should have known that.

For some reason I thought it was someone more obscure.

If you want to destroy my sweater……

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 12, 2008 2:21 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know what's strange?

I was just listening to that :30 ago! Get out of my head!

by dpseadv on Sep 12, 2008 2:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I only know like 5 people

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 2:33 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I see you've already started drinking...!

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 12, 2008 10:08 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Are those people worth my time and energy?

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 10:58 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes?

I never listen to my voicemail either because half the time it’s a bunch of garbled shit that I can’t make out

by JI on Sep 12, 2008 11:04 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No.

Again, if I see that you have called on my cell, I will call you back. Unless we have previous plans and you are leaving a message related to those, don’t leave messages. I’ll call. I don’t need a rundown first.

And for the love of God, text if it’s a sentence long communication.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 11:17 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm saying that no one over 40 texts and those people are still important

so we have to put up with their voicemails.

My problem is that people don’t realize that 99% of phone calls should last about 30 seconds or fewer and just be short exchanges of information.

The reason I don’t talk on the phone much (besides the obvious lack of friends… hahaha) is that my hearing isn’t the best, so it can be very difficult to understand what you are saying on the phone. Voicemails are worse so please leave important info as texts if possible.

by JI on Sep 12, 2008 11:35 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My parents text. My boss texts.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 11:41 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My parents text me all the time

they got the message when we told them for the 400th time that we probably won’t pick up the phone if we’re out, but there’s a pretty decent chance we’ll return a text

by seattlebruin on Sep 12, 2008 12:16 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This old lady from the dog rescue my girlfriend has been talking too

rambles for like 20 minutes every time she calls.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 11:44 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My bosses use the phone for everything.

I prefer emailing back and forth with clients or home-office people than calling..If I had to get rid of one thing in my office it’d be the phone.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 10:01 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I tried that for the past 36 hours.

Turns out scientists like the phone and get pissed when you don’t answer.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 10:58 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And my boss double clicks everything..the 'start' menu, the 'x' button to close a screen

I tried to tell him that some things only require a single click, but it was of no use.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 12, 2008 12:47 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've done this before too

What the fuck is my voicemail protected but no phone? Explain the fucking logic in that.

by JI on Sep 12, 2008 11:48 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yay Friday!

    * What should I do this weekend?
      Anything outdoors while the weather is nice.
    * Should I drink my can of coke now or later?
     Drink the coke while it’s cold. A nice cold Coke is delicious. I am hooked on Coke Zero myself.
    * Why does my boss insist on buying shitty HP laptops?
     Sometimes bosses look only at initial cost and don’t factor in support costs. Dumb.
    * Why are HP laptops so terrible?
     Compaq karma?
    * Should we make suggestions to NOLA?
     Yes
    * If so, what suggestions?
     Be safe
    * Anybody play a good video game recently?
     Rock Band last night at a barbeque. Played outside using a projector on the side of the house. It was a blast, even though I suck at Rock Band.
    * I have three LCD flat-panel monitors in my cubicle. Does this give me the right to cackle like an evil madman?
      More than 2 monitor gives you every right to cackle. In fact, it would be wrong for you to not do so.
    * Who is going to watch the House season premiere next Tuesday?
      My ass will be firmly planted on the sofa for that.

So, someone here mentioned Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers last week so I created a station on Pandora for them. Thank you, this makes for an outstanding music selection.

by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 9:54 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I really need to stop looking at high end computers at newegg.

One of these days, I’m going to be doing it while my willpower is weak, and I’m gonna end up blowing $1500-$2500 when I really shouldn’t be.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 10:04 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So I share a cube with two other people

and today is the last day here for one of them. There has been a constant stream of people coming by to wish her well, and even with headphones to try to block it out I’m pretty much resigned to the fact I’m not getting anything done until she leaves at noon.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:06 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

...

Hackers suck.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 12, 2008 10:10 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

oh my god I work at initech

I just discovered that Fridays at my workplace are hawaiian shirt day. Every Friday. They’ve done it for years. My mind almost can’t process this.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:29 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Have fun at the lunch luau.

Mariners Baseball: I Invented "Caustic Optimism" For Fans Like Us.

by kevin_ess on Sep 12, 2008 10:30 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

HAHAHA!

I almost wore a hawaiian shirt to work today. But it turned out it was in the laundry so I didn’t bother.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 12, 2008 10:31 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've never actually worked anywhere that did something like this

which is why I have trouble wrapping my head around it. I actually asked my boss if hawaiian shirt day was ironic, and she (also a relatively new hire) just rolled her eyes, laughed, and said no.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:37 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I neither own nor desire to own a Hawaiian shirt

so I usually skip casual day altogether.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:40 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My definition of casual day, honestly

is not wearing a dress shirt. That’s it. Anyone who has played softball/football with me knows I’ll even wear slacks on the field.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2008 10:51 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My workplace is supposed to be business casual all the time

although it is not enforced and most people wear jeans. It amazes me how many people wear shorts and flip-flops though. This is not something I want to look at all day long.

by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 10:56 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's exactly why I oppose casual day.

Far too many people think casual day equals “what I wear at home when it’s hot out”. I’m just traditionalist enough to think that if you’re working in a corporate environment you should dress professionally.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 10:57 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I never thought it possible, but if this keeps up I might soon be told to get off of someone's lawn.

The conflation of ‘professional attire’ with professional work, work habits, etc. is pretty odd, imo.

Sure, it sucks if someone’s walking around in cut up shorts and a shirt dripping with motor oil, but in my experience, that’s not typically the norm. You can wear jeans and still get your work done. Are jeans appropriate in all situations? Absolutely not, but most employees are adult enough to know when to wear casual clothes, and when not to.

by marc w on Sep 12, 2008 11:00 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not sure that this is true.

We hired two relatively young workers a few months ago. About a month later, the entire office was called to a meeting about professional dress—these two were wearing low-cut shirts, jeans, flip-flops. One even wore a jogging suit to the office.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 11:02 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's one step removed from

oil-stained shirts and hotpants. We’ll put ALL such people in one group ("dumbasses") and not let them contaminate the broader sample. You can wear jeans and be a professional.

by marc w on Sep 12, 2008 11:57 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The problem is not the having of casual days

it’s the unwillingness to define what that means at a lot of companies. if you just say “friday’s casual day”, then you get people that think it’s OK to show up in sweats and hats. If, though, you say “Friday’s casual day, which means jeans and tshirts are OK, but no shorts/sweats/whatever”, it seems to work a lot better.

The definition of “casual clothes” is different for a lot of people, and if left undefined, it’s not good.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 11:03 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yep.

People showing up in jean shorts(or shorts of any kind really) isn’t good.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 11:10 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Our policy is well-defined but never enforced

I appreciate being able to wear jeans but when I have to meet with business partners I wear dockers or slacks. To me, that is just common sense. I just don’t understand the mindset that feels shorts are appropriate for a corporate environment. If you work out in the sun all day, fine but in an air conditioned office it is curious behavior to me.

by Man From Nantucket on Sep 12, 2008 11:10 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I usually wear jeans, a t-shirt and a ballcap to work (I do accounting).

But we’re technically a “closed” office (no customers visit), and I also end up doing quite a bit of physical work throughout the day running machines and researching projects in our storage facitlity. I’m not destroying dress shirts and slacks for the sake of someone’s payment history.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 12, 2008 11:12 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would never do that. My office is freezing.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 11:32 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm actually required to dress casual.

We’re supposed to be “clandestine” and not in any way identifiable to the public. But yet despite that, my Supervisor and Manager are forced to dress up. Our GM is retarded sometimes.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 11:03 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

But you work security so that makes sense.

Supervisors and managers are supposed to project authority, especially in a security-type situation, so it seems to make sense that you’d blend in while your bosses stick out.

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

by pdb on Sep 12, 2008 11:04 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, I work in Surveillance.

Security for the longest time wasn’t allowed to participate in “Casual Friday”. But that’s slowly changing apparently.

"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. "

.277/.324/.316

~Juan Pierre

by Goose on Sep 12, 2008 11:06 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At the risk of starting a firestorm

I find, in a “business casual” work environment (and as a temp I’ve seen dozens of them), that women get a lot more leeway than men. Men are still expected to wear slacks, and if they don’t wear a dress shirt, they have to wear a polo shirt. But women can come in wearing practically whatever they want.

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2008 11:15 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love my office.

I can wear a Seahawks jersey, shorts and a ballcap if I want to. As long as I don’t wear anything offensive, they really don’t care as long as I get the job done.

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 12, 2008 11:19 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm not looking forward to going back to Mills next week.

I’ll be stepping in as a “roving manager,” so I’m stuck wearing suits on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

by BrianL on Sep 12, 2008 11:21 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is retarded.

Women, on the whole, should be more concerned about what they are wearing.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 11:19 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Most people are fucking stupid, though.

No one gives a shit about looking nice any more.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 11:45 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is one of my number one pet peeves.

I'll shut up lest you ban me like you banned butthol.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 12, 2008 11:52 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mine as well.

Sweatpants and flip-flops serve a purpose; that purpose has nothing to do with leaving your house. (Possible exceptions include the beach and MAYBE the grocery store.)

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 12:00 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I live in a really laid-back neighbourhood. Flip-flops are everywhere.

I don’t see the problem (I won’t wear them, but then I won’t leave my bedroom without socks).

Though, there is a beach.

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

by Llewdor on Sep 12, 2008 12:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wouldn't have a problem with it if people had shown some restraint.

But no. People just had to start wearing their fucking flip flops to nice restaurants and the symphony and the motherfucking White House. It’s like play time in Kindergarten; is it fair that no one gets to go on the big toy because Jimmy, Bobby and Billy can’t behave themselves? No. But That’s just the way it’s gonna’ have to be.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 12:18 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Most people don't.

It is why my fervor has become almost religious in nature. Some of us are trying to have a society over here.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 12:20 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I guess I need to dress up to come see your band.

In general, I’m more like Grizzly Adams-just-robbed-a-Goodwill, and I don’t think that’s going to go down well. I’ve got suits for work, so maybe I’ll have to rock one of those.

“Security! Please remove this ragamuffin!”

NB: I don’t wear flip-flops, and I really, really wouldn’t wear flip-flops to a rock show.

by marc w on Sep 12, 2008 1:06 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

I'm fine with casual dress.

I’m wearing a western shirt, jeans and Chucks as we speak. I rock t-shirts all the time. But I wear shoes, and I CAN dress up if the occasion demands it. My drummer is also the least fashion forward person I know.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 1:11 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

His outfit at our last show:

Blue thrift store slacks cut off at mid ankle, brown and green argyle socks, disneyland t-shirt (worn unironically) and blue Chucks.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 12, 2008 1:25 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sounds like a drummer I played with

in HS.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 1:27 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No

I went to HS in Spanaway.

If it wasn't for college football I'd probably have given up on sports.

by bluemax on Sep 12, 2008 1:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think I will like this fellow.

I wear that when I go see shows, except the chucks are black, and the t-shirt is…something else. I used to have a disneyWORLD t-shirt that went into the rotation when I went out, but that was years ago.
  
My argyles are either blue/green or brown/tan, but I can respect a man who changes things up.

by marc w on Sep 12, 2008 1:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seriously

Act like you put some effort into making yourself presentable

by Gomez on Sep 12, 2008 12:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Always wear lace up shoes.

Looks like you at least put a little effort into it. Loafers are for quitters.

Nice Guys Finish Third - Hopelessly lost, but makin' good t