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OTFPOTD: Welcome to Scrappy's, 9/17/08

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Hey!

Welcome to Scrappy's; make yourself at home - we just busted a keg of Dead Guy open (we like local beers), and someone will be by soon in case you need anything at all. Happy hour and half price appetizers run through 8:30.

Wander around and check the place out - we've got pool tables in the back, and an open air patio on the top floor, along with a lounge where we'll have some live entertainment later tonight - I think Mr. Ayala said he'd be in around 9 or so (torches and pitchforks located behind the bar).

If there's something you want to watch, feel free to change the channel - we've got MLB Extra Innings, NFL Sunday Ticket, ESPN GamePlan for hoops and football... and of course MTV. We also have CSPANsqrt(x) - right now they're broadcasting a special on the PRC's invasion of Arizona.

Anyway, welcome to Scrappy's. Stay, have a few drinks, and have a good time, but please, please don't drive yourself home. Designated drivers save lives!

Hearts,

 The Management

(p.s. we're still looking for investors)

(p.p.s. update the LL Wiki)

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A bar in Oregon that doesn't allow Oregon schools?

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 7:11 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And don't feed the seagulls.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:25 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm OK with letting the beavers in

but if someone wanted to ban Ducks I’d be most receptive to that idea.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But Oregon's colors are awesome

it’s just that Nike bastardizes them like no other

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Please no.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I detest the Oregon colors.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uses blue too.

But fuck Tulane.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I appreciate the sentiment but go for it.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They used to beat Memphis like a drum in basketball every year.

There were a few years that losing to Tulane was what kept Memphis out of the tournament. They were the first team to make me cry as a child. Fuck Tulane.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least they prepared you for the rest of your life.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Memphis basketball is my Ottawa Senators.

When they suck I have nothing.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I went to Memphis State for a semester so I cheer for them as well.

And yes I said Memphis State because it is so much better than their new moniker University of Memphis.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My Mom refuses to acknowledge the replacement diploma they sent her.

She hasn’t even taken it out of the envelope.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But isn't green the primary color?

I would never claim that anything that was gold was UCLA colors (though I should, look at all those shiny gold medals they handed in Beijing!)

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So have your uniforms progressed to the point where even you guys think theyr are hideous,

but refuse to change out of sheer stubborn refusal to do what someone else tells you?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have any say over the unifroms..I know

I think the all white (and helmets) are amazing…All green too.

The yellow jersey and green pant combination really kinda get beyond ‘acceptable’

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 17, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oregon's all white jerseys with the white helmets are my third favorite uniforms in all of CFB

after Hawai’i’s white jerseys/silver helmets and of course UCLA’s home blues

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bias.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really think they wear the ugly uniforms just to get publicity..I swear.

Because the conversation always goes from hideous uniforms to the amazing facilities on campus.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 17, 2008 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I may be able to make an exception

but only if you prove that you’re not as douchey as most Duck fans; your presence here goes a long way towards that.

I’ve just had my fill of douchebag Duck fans; I didn’t even go to a pac-10 school, so it’s not like they’re rivals. I just can’t stand most of the Duck fans that I see hanging out in Portland.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just don't get where that comes from.

It’s not like the U of O is in a big city, or it’s a historically successful sports program, or is a nationally known academic institution; why do most of the Duck fans I meet (especially the younger ones) have that snotty attitude all the time? Is it one of those “big fish small pond” things?

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They've had a lot of success over the last few years.

That whole decades of being awful—>tremendous success thing has a way of turning people into giant douchebags.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

See: Red Sox

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 17, 2008 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

But that was a better success level

the Ducks haven’t really ever won anything, have they? They’ve just gotten good where they used to be bad.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

True enough.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Hucks and the Duskies

Have pretty much swapped places…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They're far from elite

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Elite might be too strong.

They’re Top 25 every year and top 10 fairly often, which is still pretty damned impressive.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not in the top 10 consistently enough

to be elite. They have only been a serious MNC contender twice this decade.

Only one outright conference championship this decade and one shared title.

They’re a second rung school, not among the sports elite yet.

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(go USC)

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

(I'm not exclusively referring to sc on this one)

bluemax will attest to how stupid UCLA basketball fans are when he shows up around 1 PM

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was just seeing if I could make an enemy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps I did.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You took away my plan of action.

However, I do not like any schools in the UC system.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I really get annoyed

at all the people in SoCal who root for either ucla or USC and didn’t attend either. I mean I guess I understand it but a lot of these people tend to be classless and reflect poorly on both universities.

Like all the douche bag wanna be raider fans who have somewhat ruined USC games.

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its not like

USC fans enjoy it either. Raider fans cost us drinking rights!

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The problem is that there's two schools and there are a lot of stupid people who root for usc football and UCLA hoops

I don’t think it’s so bad in other major cities with a big university (like Seattle) because the locals just root for the Huskies – they don’t mix and match hated rivals

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah that one is even stupider

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

One Dead Guy and I'm dead.

Not to say that I don’t enjoy them.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:15 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Awwwww yes Scrappy's. . .

Where the beer is as cold as my relationship with the M’s front office.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 7:20 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

To answer your other tag,

Yes.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 7:34 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Apparently not many of us enjoy drinking at this hour.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:42 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm already in the mood for a beer.

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 Sep 17, 2008 7:43 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd prefer a Bloody Mary, to be honest.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:45 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely.

Or a hot chocolate and Bailey’s in the winter.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 7:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoy the coffee and "bailey's" on Sundays.

(Real Bailey’s is too expensive)

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The kind I have now is pretty shitty.

But there’s one that’s actually made by Bailey’s and doesn’t carry the Bailey’s name, and it’s indistinguishable.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

what's it called?

I don’t drink enough Bailey’s to make buying real Bailey’s worthwhile, but every once in a while it’s nice to have around….

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So I can't find it...but I tried...

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:29 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Never actually had rumple minze

I’ll have to try that.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

100 proof peppermint schnapps

It’s like getting beaten in the face by a candy cane.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've always longed for such a thing.

But christmas is coming.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The first booze that I ever got sick on

was peppermint schnapps. I can’t stand being anywhere near it now.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Sep 17, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have that same relationship with straight tequila

if it’s in a margarita, OK, but just being near straight tequila gives me the cold sweats.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mmm, but a spicy Bloody Mary with a pickled green bean...

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 7:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll take celery in mine

And the way this day has started give me a shot of whiskey too please.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Have you had the pickled green bean?

It changed my worldview.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am not really a fan of anything pickled

In my early childhood my mother pickled every damn thing that came out of our garden. I like vinegar in small doses, not as the main flavor.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 9:17 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pickled okra rocks my world.

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

by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only thing I need pickled is my own liver

I’m with 108, I ate far too many pickled things as a child to even like pickles as an adult, much less anything else pickled.

But I will say that pickle is an amusing word.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm telling you, these green beans are dreamy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd have to try them in something else

because I hate bloody marys, mostly because I hate V8 and/or tomato juice or whatever they’re made out of.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good tomato juice with plenty of spices and hot sauce.

That’s the only way I can drink them. Oh, but with lots of vodka, also.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:40 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

So many Bloody Mary's are made poorly these days

Fill Pint Glass with ice
10 shakes Worcester sauce over ice
5 shakes Celery Salt
5 shakes Crushed Black pepper
10 shakes Hot sauce
Fresh squeezed lime juice from half a lime
Dash of cayenne
Fill pint halfway with Vodka
Stir
Fill with tomato juice
Stir with celery wedge
Garnish as desired
Salt rim if desired

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 9:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Needs less mass production.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

?

If you want it done right it is made from scratch this way.

I won an award with recipe about 8 years ago.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry I read it wrong!

It happens sometimes.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Could be me

My bindery manager read my job ticket wrong today and ruined a job for the ballet.

by Sec 108 on Sep 17, 2008 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

?

equals ?

ew ew ew ew ew

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 9:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait wait wait wait

you’re going to pickle a #1 draft pick? Won’t that mess with his mechanics? And how will he fit in the glass?

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

These don't look pickled.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

IF THIS HOUSE SHIT DOESN'T SETTLE DOWN SOON

I’m going to be downing some Smith & Wessons. I’m sure my wife will join me, although she’ll just have the Smith & Kerns (Same as S&W sans Vodka).

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't drink anymore,

but I’m still craving a Jack and Mr. Pibb, the official drink of my dumbass youth.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 7:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That actually sounds delicious.

I made an interesting drink (out of desperation) this last weekend: rum and root beer. It sounds disgusting, I know, but it was actually quite tasty. It was almost like a root beer float.

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 Sep 17, 2008 8:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Root beer floats with Guinness instead of root beer are really good

as long as you use real vanilla ice cream and not the imitation stuff.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've wondered about the Guinness milkshake, myself.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's mighty, mighty tasty

but you really do have to use natural vanilla ice cream, or it tastes way to chemical-y.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's pretty good.

I’ve found you need the really strong aftertaste of Pibb to make it work. Dr Pepper just doesn’t cut it.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I stumbled upon a whiskey and root beer with a shot of bailey's one drunken evening.

Poured the Bailey’s in, realized it was starting to curdle so I chugged it down and hot damn it tasted just like a root beer float. Delicious.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like it looks disgusting and tastes amazing

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's about right.

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

by Sandy Kazmir on Sep 17, 2008 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

White rum is best left to mojitos.

And I certainly don’t drink cheap rum.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I bought some orange-flavored rum

but Pepsi worked with it much much better than Coke did. I didn’t really understand that.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also mango rum is a gift from the gods.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes yes!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Delicious.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

However.

This is, interestingly enough, available with a Croatian translation
(unrelated but I found it odd)

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wow,

that was really depressing.

by coolguyrob on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had to turn it off yesterday.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's like I car wreck

I can’t stop looking at it and thinking that we’ll all doomed.

by coolguyrob on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Like "a" car wreck

I’m so tired of being dumb

by coolguyrob on Sep 17, 2008 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The "now" button is the scariest.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I hate being alone in my fear.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh good God.

What is wrong with that rodent?

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

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

Aw crap

I was able to tear my eyes away and close it. I failed to see the “now” button and have to go back!

by coolguyrob on Sep 17, 2008 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

We were all too happy today.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Passion Fruit Rum is really, really good too.

My favorite drink is Dr. Pepper and Rum. Pure deliciousness!

And Dr. Pepper and Vanilla Vodka tastes just like a cupcake. It’s so sweet, I can’t drink much of it, but it is amazing if you’re a fan of cupcakes.

Tools Whore

Sign Bonds!

by Tyler on Sep 18, 2008 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Has anybody seen the third season of It's Always Sunny in Phildelphia yet?

I’ve seen a couple of episodes, and they’ve been HILARIOUS.

That show is so fucking good.

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 Sep 17, 2008 7:48 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I've got a test this morning that accounts for 25% of my grade

and it’s two questions. It starts in five minutes and I may need a drink when I get back.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 7:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Good luck.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 8:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bring on the candy canes.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like the fact that the test had a word-count thing.

I feel like if I’ve written 1,000 words, I MUST have said SOMETHING.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Sep 17, 2008 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It is challenging hitting a specific word count

In my magazine article writing days my editor would ask for 1200 words on topic X and 2000 words on topic Y. I would usually hit about 800 and thought what on earth more is there to say?

by Man From Nantucket on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

When I wrote papers at UW with a word limit

I often passed the max and would have to cut.

I’m sure you’re shocked.

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

I finally saw Tropic Thunder last night.

Funniest movie I’ve seen in a looooooooong time.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 7:59 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes yes

I believe I told everyone to go see that ages ago too

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 8:03 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You did, we just haven't had too many free nights until last night

Pretty much every day for the last two weeks my wife and I have had the following email exchange at some point:

Wife: Let’s go see Tropic Thunder tonight
Me: No, we’ve got (x), but we could cancel because I really want to see it
Wife: No, we already made plans with (x) so let’s do that. How about tomorrow
Me: Nope. Busy. (y)
repeat

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I should have used three variables I guess

I’m not good at math. Mostly it has been a stretch of summer where we had something going on every night, which is kinda fun but also mildly irritating because it left no time to see movies; it’s slowing down now so hopefully we can get caught up.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 8:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because you touch....oh wait not my joke

I’ve never used Pandora, but surely there’s a way to tell it “Do not play this band”?

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:06 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Every time I see Gomez in the OTFPOTD, I think of that "What if God Was One of Us" song

as it’s like he’s come down from mod heaven to slum it with the little people.

I think this even more when Matthew or Jeff makes an appearance.

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can summon Matthew by combining his name with beer.

He also enjoys data fairy references.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also, Pandora's better than launchcast in that they eventually wise up and stop playing certain bands

Launchcast would throw some craptacular mainstream stuff at you that had nothing to do with your interests, just to get it on everyone’s radar. While listening a long time back, I was once force fed “Shake Your Bon Bon” by William Hung.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

apparently William Hung got really big-headed when he got back to UCB and thought he would get mad girls.

Didn’t quite work out that way.

by seattlebruin on Sep 17, 2008 9:23 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Between KEXP, WFMU and all the other good indie radio stations in the world

I’m not sure why anybody would use a Pandora-type service anyway.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

KEXP is so good.

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Aisde from the specialty programming

I have yet to figure out why everyone is so in love with KEXP.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wait, that says can't.

Shakin’ the Shack is okay sometimes, but it favors the super cheesy rockabily that I can’t stand.

J.K.L.

by acblue on Sep 17, 2008 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Both shows feature cheesy shit.

And what’s with that gal calling herself Quilty 2000, or whatever? Sounds like a roll of thewyrm’s hoarded toilet paper.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 12:12 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

My mom likes Shakin' with the Shack

I never got into their reggae show despite my love of ska and reggae.

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't listened to KEXP in awhile

but there was a period last year where not a day would go by that I didn’t hear at least one group I hadn’t heard before whose album I ended up wanting.

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Specialty shows, mostly

When they were KCMU they were awesome, and the first few years of KEXP they were fantastic. Now they’re mildly annoying, but I love love LOVE swingin’ doors and shake the shack.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

"Sorry I hit you in the helmet Hank, I meant to hit you in the neck." Stan Williams to Hank Aaron.

by dpseadv on Sep 17, 2008 9:25 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Because they're better than the Beatles and deserved to be heard by everybody.

Hell, they’re better than fucking Beethoven and Mozart combined.

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 Sep 17, 2008 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

They make Beethoven look like Richard Cheese

and they make Mozart look like the Wrigley Field organist.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is my problem with the whole "wisdom of crowds" thing

because crowds inevitably produce results like “Coldplay is a good band”.

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by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Y'alls are slow on the wiki.

Go write about each other.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:25 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm fixin'a do that right quick.

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by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:26 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I might coulda done it myself but I's just too lazy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:27 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Y'all are gonna rile up Faux again.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sad.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 9:42 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I can tell.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm still wondering if there are wikiboxes.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're needy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Depends.

Sense 1:
destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-stricken
poor (vs. rich)

In terms of (demanding vs undemanding)
No.
Just needy.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

No, I'm riled up about something different today.

Fellow nerds, we must unite and destroy this menace.

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

by Faux on Sep 17, 2008 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oooh. Yeah, that sucks.

Why can’t they just leave a good thing alone?

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, like anyone's going to buy and read that

That would be like Michael Bay making a Star Wars movie.

by Gomez on Sep 17, 2008 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Drool..

I want one, please.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 9:33 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

That would be fun!

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want my

I want my
I want my
Korg M3

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Sep 17, 2008 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's me demonic then

who is John Carlson?

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by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Love and not let go

There is a reason why I dont trust myself at the game on sunday

by Robert on Sep 17, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't do it Broberto.

Love is a dangerous thing for you. Don’t be tempted. Don’t.

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

by NOLAmarinergirl on Sep 17, 2008 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Wonder If Newton ever makes the team

that’d be a good duo.

I have eight watches. None of them are fake.

by RafaelCarmona22 on Sep 17, 2008 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was telling all my non Seahawks friends

who are in different leagues to pick up Carlson if they need a TE.

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

ZOMG! Nobody cares about your fantasy team!!

(I already had him)

I'm back to liking midgets too much.

by Thingray on Sep 17, 2008 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't say anything about my team!

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

by bluemax on Sep 17, 2008 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Honest opinion:

Lolita is A: So skeevy you have trouble reading it or B: A pinnacle of modern literature? I have tried to read this book like three time but can’t make it all the way through.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 9:55 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

C: All of the above

It’s so well written that you have to pay attention to it; if it were badly written it could easily be ignored. I always compare reading Lolita to watching In The Company Of Men – that’s a fantastic movie, I’m really glad I saw it, but I am never, ever going to watch it again. Same with Lolita – I’m glad I read it, and I’ll recommend it, but I’m not going to read it a second time.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

The graphic detail of how Humbert systematically destroys Dolores' life through sexual abuse is just too much for me.

It reminds me of movies like Hostel. I know people get tortured, I don’t want to sit through a movie showing it to me. Same with Lolita. I know there are men who prey on little girls, I don’t to read a book explaining how one of them does it.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm the same way

but I read Lolita before I knew fully what it was about, so it kinda blindsided me and I had to finish it to see if Humbert would get shot in the head or set on fire or something.

Despite my recommendation above, if you can’t finish Lolita (and no shame in that) you should definitely not see In The Company Of Men. It will make you uncomfortable for weeks.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or the movie Hard Candy.

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by kevin_ess on Sep 17, 2008 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hard Candy didn't get me as badly as Company of Men

but it was definitely skeevy.

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

by pdb on Sep 17, 2008 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hard Candy didn't really bother me so much because the tables were turned.

I admit I am not familiar with Company of men.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's basically the story of two traveling salesmen

who, one night over drinks, decide that they’re sick of being treated like dirt by women and decide that they want to turn the tables. They make a bet – the next woman they see, one of them will start to seduce, romance, and then dump. Turns out the first woman they find is deaf. One guy (Aaron Eckhart) doesn’t want to call the game off, and the other guy ends up trying to stop him, and it just escalates to the point where after watching it I felt compelled to apologize to every woman everywhere for everything any man ever did.

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

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

Did some research on it:

It was adapted for film from the original play produced at Brigham Young University in 1993. It was meant to be a cautionary tale on the dangers of misogyny and the modern corporate structure.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Sep 17, 2008 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs