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Nolamarinergirl1_tiny by NOLAmarinergirl on Comment 898 comments

I'm not even sure what day it is anymore.

Have you ever spent so much time per day doing a task or repeating the same thing that it was difficult to fall asleep at night? 

For a caffeine addict and new Seattle-ish resident--where is the best coffee in the city?

I have a friend coming this weekend who is under 21.  She arrives around 4pm on Friday and is only staying through Sunday mid-day, so I'd like to spend as much time out in the city as possible.  Any suggestions for what we can do Friday and/or Saturday night? 

Have at it...

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Get loaded and go to Tacoma for the Monster Trucks

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 10:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Who knows

I don’t get into Seattle near enough to provide a reasonable suggestion for you, but I’m taking my fiancee and my son to the monster trucks on Saturday, and then we’re going to the hockey game in Kent later that night. That qualifies as a near perfect day for me, but results may vary

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, I said Seattle

and I also do not have a car.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jan 13, 2009 10:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Double bummer

As I said, I’m probably not the person to ask about what to do downtown because I haven’t gone and killed a day down there in a very long time

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Carry a weapon.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jan 13, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No shit

Any bus line that drops off at a prison is one to be prepared for anything on

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

Or you could just be like this guy

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

zipcar

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

YES YES YES

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I worked training camp

I woke up at 4.45 and didn’t get home until 8.30, and worked for a few weeks straight without a day off. By day 11 of the offdayless stretch I could be heard uttering “It’s Sunday??? Holy fuck I thought it was Wednesday.”

by JI on Jan 13, 2009 10:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

If you're willing to make a long-ass drive

you could head up towards Anacortes and do the ferry runs up there. Hit up Friday Harbor and such.

by BrianL on Jan 13, 2009 10:51 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

No car she said.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you’re willing to make a long-ass drive walk

by seattlebruin on Jan 13, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you’re willing to make an incredibly long-ass walk

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What the hell

going the wrong direction with your car in Friday Harbor is only a $22 fine?

by seattlebruin on Jan 13, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pet peeve

people who purchase and drive Lincoln Town Cars as their personal vehicles.

Anyone else have a random peeve like that?

by seattlebruin on Jan 13, 2009 10:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

See also: Ford Crown Victoria

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But they look like police cars.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So?

If your not doing anything wrong, no need to worry. But honestly they have scared the hell out of me a few times.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"If your not doing anything wrong, no need to worry."

I could not disagree more. Cop cars scare the hell out of me.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was on I-5 with a state trooper behind me and I was terrified.

Partly because I was driving a rental car registered in Saskatchewan and I couldn’t adequately explain that even to myself. I’d had enough trouble getting the bloody thing across the border.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How did the rental agreement even allow you to take the car from SK to WA?

Usually if you rent a car in the US you can only go to a bordering Canadian province, so I would have thought it worked the same way

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I rented it in BC.

They just happened to give me a car with Saskatchewan plates.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah

That’s irritating then

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just about to finalize my purchase of a Metallic Sage Green 1996 Crown Vic

Since my ‘93 Escort shit the bed on Friday night, and this is the only car easily available to me. It’s kinda rad though

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

is it all policed up?

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wish it were

Alas, it is not. I just need to chuck in a new Intake Manifold and it will be purring like a kitten though.

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I suppose, yes

If that was meant as if I was selling cars, I don’t do that anymore. But, since I work at a repair shop I get the chance to buy cars that are being classified as total loss, even if there is nothing really wrong with them like with this ’Vic

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't agree with that

the Crown Vic is one of the best car buys available if you don’t care about gas mileage, you get lots of power, a very comfortable safe vehicle, lots of extra goodies, and it costs less than $30K

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Meh

Dodge Chargers and Chevy Tahoes make up a large amount of police forces these days too

If you get a civilian model with a chrome grille I don’t see why it would be confusing

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and other chrome trim

and nice hubcaps

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mine has the Alloys, since I'm a high roller

One great thing about driving a Vic or Town Car though is that you are less likely to be pulled over. A cop passed me this morning to pull over a guy that I was gaining on on SR-167 this morning

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I believe consumer-owned Crown Victorias

shouldn’t be painted white or black.

by BrianL on Jan 13, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This I agree with

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My favorites are the former police vehicles that people buy

WIth the push bars and mirror-mount spotlights attached

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Vivace makes the best espresso in the city.

Drip coffee is something I know less about.

by royalcurve on Jan 13, 2009 10:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Have to agree. Ladro is pretty darn good.

There’s one on Mercer on the bottom of Queen Anne and another on the top of Queen Anne.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Have you had Stumptown's french press?

Portlanders seem to do a lot of Seattle things better than Seattle nowadays. And Stumptown is now on 12th Ave.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But did you know they're now on 12th and on Madison (lower down)?

I don’t even live in Seattle any more but as soon as I heard started going every time I visit.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, I'm so goddam jealous.

In NYC, the best espresso I can get on a regular basis is the Nespresso machine we have at work. No joke. The coffee in this town sucks, and even the cafes that import Seattle coffee (there are two I know of that sell vivace) make shit because they don’t know what to do with it. It’s a sad state of affairs.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Go to Abraco.

86 e. 7th Street.

You’ll never be the same. These guys used to make coffee in Berkeley and SF for many years, and moved to NYC a few years ago to open Abraco. I miss it every day.

by royalcurve on Jan 13, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and get yourself a French Press. You can make some pretty fantastic coffee that way, even at your desk

provided of course you find the beans you want

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a stove-top espresso maker at home

and use Lighthouse or Stumptown beans so I do OK at home. I have a french press but I always overgrind the coffee and it ends up too gritty. But yeah. Sometimes I just need to have a cup with someone that I’m not yet ready to invite to my house.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh FUCK

I used to live a block away. But they weren’t there then, and I moved uptown so I don’t get down there very much anymore.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I travel quite a bit and this is one of my biggest complaints

I go to Boston, ask for coffee, and they take me to Dunkin’ Donuts. It’s not terrible, but still…

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, it's America's favorite coffee!

Are you saying our taste in something may be sub-optimal?

by waldo rojas on Jan 13, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it really is amazing how ubiquitous DD's are

it is convenient if you are late for something and need to grab a muffin though

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like Stumptown's drip

but I think their Mochas are too sweet.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Jan 13, 2009 11:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You know, I haven't but the one on 12th is pretty close to me.

I should definitely head up there some time. The french press at Fiore in Ballard is excellent as well.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuel does good coffee, Peet's isn't too shabby.

I’ve also heard nice things about their latte’s, but I wouldn’t know a good one if it bit me on the ass.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Love Peet's.

Still have not yet been to Fuel. Don’t spend a lot of time in Wallingford.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Jan 13, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a few around town now, the original is on 19th, nextdoor to the Kingfish restaurant.

The other one in Montlake, across from the new library. I don’t know the woman that started those, but she’s nice and creates a comfortable space.
Kingfish, there’s a kind of unique place to take a friend to dinner. Full bar too.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Completely agreed.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

God they are horrible

When I was selling cars and making 30+ phone calls per day, I hated every single motherfucker that used one of them. They just start blaring in your ear with no warning

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The only one that I like is my old sales manager's

He picked the theme from Magnum P.I. because I kept bitching at him to change from what he was using before (whatever song goes “Every day I’m hustling, Everyday I’m hustling” over and over and over and over and over and over)

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Magnum P.I. is wonderful though

The intro to it almost always makes me smile for some reason

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ho-ly shit.

Had it not been for Kissing Suzy Kolber, I would have completely forgotten about this song.

by Phildopip on Jan 13, 2009 11:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I believe

No religion!

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:03 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Also, Lowe ----> Braves 4/60

Quite high considering the market, but then he’s the best pitcher left out there.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ben Sheets? nobody?

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think the health record scares people

Nevertheless, boy, it’d sure be sweet if Silva and Washburn weren’t eating 1/5 of our payroll and taking up space in the rotation.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That and the cost of a draft pick. I am really amazed at the way the baseball market has behaved this year.

Is this in fact the beginning of The Enlightenment?

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Safeco provides a decent tour as does Qwest

And there are a few albeit lame under 21 clubs in the city

by Robert on Jan 13, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or you could do something fun.

The Underground Tour is always good for a laugh.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I assume that has been done because that is always the first place we took tourists

Take her up to Green Lake. Nice pleasant urban walk and the best burger she will ever have at Red Mill.

by Robert on Jan 13, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

oooh Red Mill.

Good call.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good call. Red Mill... so good...

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm hungry.

I’m going to Red Mill.

by royalcurve on Jan 13, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

few things are as good as a good old American burger.

It one of the things I really miss about being overseas. Whenever I’m back in Portland I drive my friends and family nuts because all I want to do for dinner is go to different burger joint every night. by this I mean cool dive bar that has great burgers.

by coolguyrob on Jan 13, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Couldn't tell you.

Never been there, plus I haven’t been back home for almost a year. I’m more familiar with North Portland anyway.

by coolguyrob on Jan 13, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Stanich's does still exist

as does Mike’s, which is also a really good burger.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 12:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Venison.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I recently discovered Herfy's too

I have become a fan. Not as much as Red Mill. But a fan.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's one in Edmonds near where I live

Kind of a small drive-in place. Pretty expansive menu for such a small shack, but quality. I think there’s one in Lynnwood too.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They are all over

There is one by my place, just up the hill from 405 on Sunset in Renton, and I’ve seen a few others around the area

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One in Burien too on 1st.

Decent burgers but the drawing seems to be that they will put anything you want on a burger. Very expansive menu.

by Sec 108 on Jan 13, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Went there often when I worked up on Evergreen Way last year

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't been to it,

but I do like shakes.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Herfy's was an old local chain that seems to have been reanimated

They’re everywhere all of the sudden.

Good shakes, I’ll give ’em that.

by marc w on Jan 13, 2009 12:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The shakes are effin' great

One of those places you’ll go out of your way to just to get one. Hell, I made a trip there back when it was snowing just because I was craving a milkshake

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Have you ever had a bad shake?

Even the McDonalds ones from the mix are pretty good.

by waldo rojas on Jan 13, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They taste like artificial sweetener.

Not bad, and sometimes they hit the spot in their own special way, but I can see someone not liking them.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's true

But there are plenty that are better than others, for sure

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Any shake is a good shake.

But a great shake is different.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

And I loooove a good shake

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am a massive fan of a proper shake.

Best I’ve ever had was at the Park Cafe just outside of Glacier. Fresh berries, of course helped the matter. That place is legend.

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I miss the ORIGINAL Herfy's...

We have one right by my house, and we’ve eaten there a few times. Their burgers are above average, definitely, but they are kinda spendy.

Their fries, rings, and shakes, though, are top-notch.

I just have a problem paying $8 for a burger, fries & drink at a fast food joint.

Original Herfy’s, however, was always cheap and always very good! Their 2-fer $3 bacon cheeseburgers way back in the day were great memories of my youth. The last “original” Herfy’s I knew of closed my first year of college up at WWU in B’Ham.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jan 14, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I read this as "Hefty's"

and thought to myself, “That’s not a good name for a restaurant.”

by Phildopip on Jan 13, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Herfy's is much better?

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I took a Safeco tour in May while in town for a wedding ( I was staying at the Silver Cloud next door to safeco)

and the tour was really quite interesting. You get to see parts of Safeco you’d never get a chance to see otherwise, and some of the tour guides are really quite interesting

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I suggest this then.

I’d love it if friends would take me on stadium tours when I visit other cities.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

School of Rock plays Black Sabbath!

Or check out Holy Mountain. I think they’ve got something going on this weekend. Saturday, maybe, not Friday.

by marc w on Jan 13, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If she enjoys a cheap laugh, there's always one of the Improv groups.

The one at Pike Place (forget the name) and then there’s Jet City in the U District. A way to blow a few hours for sure.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That'd be...

oh shit I forget it too. It’s pretty hit and miss though.

by Bearskin Rugburn on Jan 13, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

they won't reissue it.
  1. is too heavily stained with dirt, grass, and grit

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most of the jerseys I have had lettered and numbered have #16

I’m kinda happy that Bloomquist is gone so that the association is gone.

But then I got another jersey numbered 41, because they gave me 41 in high school and seriously who the hell wears #41 this side of R. A. Dickey?

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jan 13, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

or 14

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome the first couple of times.

But live on an island for ~seven years, and you come to really resent the goddamn ferry.

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ever try to leave an island whenever you want to?

Doesn’t work if there’s no ferry there.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 12:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And when you're a high schooler, $17 to get back on the island is a lot of money.

This is why I lived in the Puget Sound for so long and still don’t know much about Seattle landmarks, driving routes, etc.

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Near/in the San Juans?

That area is beautiful.

Big Z is the MAN.

by Taylor H on Jan 13, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Get your own boat.

The ocean is your oyster.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Given the condition Washington State Ferries is in right now

the last thing I would do is move somewhere that you have to ride a ferry to get to. When the new 144’s and Island Homes come in in like 8 years and they aren’t stretched insanely thin on ferries then it might be a good idea

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I moved off in 2000, when it was already getting bad.

They cut off the night ferries at Point Defiance, so if you missed the 11 p.m. boat you had to either wait till 3 a.m. or drive up to Fauntleroy. It’s a hassle. Good place to retire, though!

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah right now the Rhody is constantly out of service or being loaned to Pierce County so it seems like they're always running out the tiny Hiyu

Once the Island Homes arrive (assuming they’re building more then 1), they’ll hopefully retire the unreliable Rhody

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The ferries are part of the state highway system

I keep up on them very carefully. The fact that the tiny little 34 car Hiyu is even in service after being mothballed from 1997-2007 is a testament to how crappy the state ferry system is right now

Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org

by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Technically, there's only one ferry that's accounted for within state highway system

Name it.

Also, I thought you might be interested to see that the first bill (by number) this session has to do with extending a state highway…. please update your website upon the passage of HB 1000.

by marc w on Jan 13, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The ferry routes are all in the state highway system

SR 20 is legally defined as the Keystone Port Townsend
SR 20 SPUR is the San Juans
SR 104 is Edmonds-Kingston
SR 160 is Fauntleroy-Vashon-Southworth
SR 163 is Pt. D-Tahlequah
SR 304 is Bremerton Seattle
SR 339 is Seattle-Vashon PO (operated by King County)
SR 525 is Clinton Mukilteo

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd guess the Seattle-Vashon PO

or Seattle-Bremerton

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh the Keller Ferry

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

WOOOO!

SR21.

I had a state highways discussion with Corco!

by marc w on Jan 13, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And you seemed to know part of it that he didn't

Guest editor on his site! Go for it!

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I heard about that and it's about time that happened it has been rumored for years

If I’m in McCall this summer I’ll swing over and get it

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exit 114 is a weird place though

Exit 122 makes more sense, they’ll have to build new road to put it at 114

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After looking at it I'm not sure if that will pass

I’m not sure what that extension of SR 397 does to add the state highway system, and Washington is usually pretty strict about that stuff

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My entire Paternal family lives on the south end of Whidbey Island

I love that I either have to take a ferry there, or drive way the futch up north and cross the Deception bridge, which is super-awesome

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by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to have a lot of family over there (the Freeland area),

but a lot of them have passed away recently, so I don’t go there as much.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dicks and/or Red Mill

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:47 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Does Seattle have a Restaurant Week?

It’s going on right now in San Diego; the basic premise is that a bunch of nice restaurants serve up three-course meals for ~$40 a plate so people go who wouldn’t otherwise due to cost.

I love it, tonight we’re checking out a seafood place that’s really good but if not for Restaurant Week twice a year, we’d never go due to cost and location.

by seattlebruin on Jan 13, 2009 11:53 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Discovery Park.

Red Mill on the way in to or out of Magnolia.

by waldo rojas on Jan 13, 2009 12:04 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I used to live about a half mile from there on the Magnolia side.

I loved walking over there and just hanging out watching boats and all the fish and herons.

by Sec 108 on Jan 13, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which is why the Noah's Bagels slogan used to be so great.

Protect your bagels – put lox on them

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

I used to work at Noah’s and while good I can’t ever get over the fact that all the stores use frozen dough. And then process to get them ready for conception well…

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have yet to have a good bagel on the west coast.

Of course, living in NJ/NYC will get you some great bagel places.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll remain skeptical until I try it.

I’ve become sort of a bagel connoisseur in my time here.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a close friend who is from Brooklyn and he says

Bagel Oasis is the only place in town here that makes an authentic bagel.

by Sec 108 on Jan 13, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It truly is

I used to live just over the hill from the Ravenna location and I would gladly walk there on a daily basis for their delicious bagels

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Walt Whitman

I have to write a short(2-3) page response paper about Walt Whitman’s poems, they include Song of Myself, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, Bivouac on a Mountainside, The Last Invocation, and America. I basically have to discuss themes, subject matter, poet technique and his use of said technique. Any thoughts?

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:01 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

My first thought is that we shouldn't be doing your homework for you

but that’s just because I don’t know much about Walt Whitman.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For all he knows I could be his teacher

YOU ARE SO BUSTED

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

GET IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW YOUNG MAN

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Alight...

but let me say right now that the older boys made me do it!

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just surprised how much run my little gaffe has gotten

I didn’t consider those netspeak so I thought it was ok. But now I know…

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sure it is

No, it probably really isn’t. But I figured I’d give it a shot anyway.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But Kate Beckinsale in patent leather!

Yeah, those movies are terrible even if she gets naked in the second one, it’s still not good. Why they made a prequel, I’ll never know.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Reply fail?

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seems to be

My computer went a little crazy for a second when I was trying to post. Apparently my reply ended up over here

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My thoughts on Walt Whitman...

I once was forced into the high school choir to sing bass for a song modeled on one of his poems. Fuck him.

by BrianL on Jan 13, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sweet!

“The Seattle Bainbridge ferry is very much like the poem ‘Crossing Brooklyn Ferry’ in that…” I’m damn near done with that.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

for $20

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've got a paypal account

Email me the poems first so I can read them to make sure I can actually write a good paper

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

actually...

As good of idea as this seems to be I think I’ll pass. I’ve got to do several more over the course of the quarter and it’d probably be best if I just did it.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

probably

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I truly wish there was

why then this paper would be nothing to me

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know

and I was being a smartass

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I in turn was being a dumbass

so it all evens out.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 1:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

funny how life is like that

if only there was some form of written word I could express such ideas

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think poetic analysis is one of those things that's not going to burn you later in life

if you half-ass it in school.

Literary analysis generally, yes. Poetry specifically, no.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

It’s my first qtr back and I’m trying to do better than last time I was in school. Damn my strengths being in creating not so much analyzing

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Like I'm going through this again.

Just quote what the experts think and then comment on it.

by JI on Jan 13, 2009 1:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Assume everyone is gay.

Really. It’s an easy path to seemingly deep literary analysis.

I learn that trick in University. Lizzie Borden is gay – explains everything. Lucretia Borgia is gay – explains everything. The Ancient Mariner is gay – explains everything.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Assume everyone he writes about is gay.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Correct

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

by joof on Jan 13, 2009 10:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

From what I gathered

He wasnt really gay so much as he swung anyway which way possible. I mean in his poem “Song of Myself” he talks about stripping naked to be closer to the environment “I will go back behind the bank by the wood and become/undisguised and naked/ I am mad for it to be in contact with me.” so uhh, yeah.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 14, 2009 12:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I suppose this could be true

I was more just looking for a prompt I guess. I’m not to poetry oriented but given a little prompt I think I could get it goin

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:05 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Anybody other than Goose and myself try out Windows 7 yet?

I’m almost ready to call up my buddy at Microsoft and reserve an Enterprise copy.

by BrianL on Jan 13, 2009 1:34 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Not yet.

I’ve been meaning to set up a dual-boot with XP. Maybe a multi-boot with XP and Win98 (I play a lot of old games).

I figure if I have XP running too it won’t matter if I run into stuff Win7 won’t do adequately.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I've got set up right now.

I’ve got a hard drive that’s got my old XP install on one partition and Windows 7 on another. Although to be perfectly honest, I haven’t loaded up Windows XP on that computer since I installed the new OS.

by BrianL on Jan 13, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have it connected to our domain, and the 2008 AD extentions I've made for it are awesome.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 1:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will be curious to hear the results

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm interested in trying it out

but then I remember that I have absolutely no problems with Vista, so why mess with a good thing?

That’s right you heard what I said.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Jan 13, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think Vista's a piece of junk.

I’ve had nothing but trouble with it.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

More confirmed programs

Work:
DVD Shrink
Nero 8
RivaTuner
FLV to MP3 Converter
Old game system emulators

Don’t work:
Asus Suite(I don’t really use it anyways)

Also the only program I’ve come across that keeps crashing is Pidgin 2.5.3. Crashes whenever I try to close it.

Gonna try some games tomorrow.

by Goose on Jan 13, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does replacing the battery in a coded key screw anything up?

I seem to have misplaced my working car key on Saturday night and the other one has a dead battery. I can get into my car and drive it, but the keyless doesn’t work. Since I’m trying to sell it, I can envision this being a problem. Am I going to need to have anything reset?

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 1:46 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yes

if you’re talking about the VW, yes. You’ll have to go back to the dealer and have them take care of it. I don’t think it’s a user-replaceable battery, at least not if it’s the stock VW keyless entry.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

here's the thing that complicates matters.

Since you’ve only got one key you will probably have to get two new ones and discard the one you have. I lost mine about a year ago and they couldn’t/wouldn’t sell me a single key fob – they come in pairs, so I had to get all new ones. I think it was less than $40, but don’t quote me on that.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know how the VW dealers there deal with it

but I had to make an appointment, too – the dealer I go to is always packed and doesn’t really do drop-ins for small things like this.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At a VW dealsership, you're looking at a half hour of labor or so, plus the charge of the coding.

Labor will be in the area of $96/hr, and the coding will be about $50 if I remember correctly

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by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I went in they didn't charge me for the labor though

but that may vary from dealer to dealer.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On the few models I've had (Mistu, Honda, Subaru)

it was fine. I switched them out quick to make sure, but it came back ok.

Those all had separate keys and clickers, though.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Wrestler

I watched this the other night and damn I was impressed! Mickey Rourke and Marisa Tomei are great in their respective roles as kind of burn outs in a field dominated by people half their age. Darren Aronofsky manages to capture the emotion very well.

Anyone else seen this yet?

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:53 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

We're going to see this next week and I can't wait

it’s opening here Friday night.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have heard similar reviews and am looking forward to it.

Was it better than Slumdog?

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sadly I have not seen Slumdog

but I am a huge fan of Aronofsky’s. I realy enjoyed The Fountain and found that a beautiful movie even though most didn’t. So in my very biased and uninformed opinion I’d say yes. Despite the great things I’ve heard about slum dog. Not that this carries a lot of weight

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Worth seeing on the big screen?

I usually hate going to the theater, but will go if the movie warrants it.

by Phildopip on Jan 13, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd say so

I mean I think the fountain was a more necessary big screen movie due to it’s special effects. But I think just because of what a quality movie “The Wrestler” and the shared experience that everyone in the theatre will have it is worth seeing in the theatre.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good movies should always be seen in the theatre.

If it’s an issue of crowding, wait a few weeks and go on a weeknight. If it’s cost, go to the first show of the day.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mostly, I just get uncomfortable in theaters.

The leg room is generally a problem, it’s either too hot or too cold…

by Phildopip on Jan 13, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hate them too. And I always end up stuck by the bastard who hasn't showered since childhood.

I don’t care about screen size or sound – I’ll sit closer to my TV and turn up the volume.

Why did the chicken cross the road?
Kenji Johjima couldn't catch him.

by kevin_ess on Jan 13, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As soon as I get the chance, I'm going.

I love Aronofsky, I have a massive crush on Tomei and the subject matter looks intriguing.

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

did you see Before the Devil Know's You're Dead?

lots of naked Tomei for you.

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

rilz?

I have that in my netflix instant cue. but I no longer have my x-box connected to a tv let alone the interwebs so i can’t watch it.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The opening scene is Tomei and Philip Seymour Hoffman getting it on

for well over a minute. So there are good and bad aspects to that.

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can imagine

Phillip Seymour Hoffman aint all that easy on the easy clothed. Let alone nekkid.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Please talk with real words.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Established?
rilz?
nekkid

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Be that as it may,

but you ain’t all that easy on the easy yourself, my good man

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's horrifying.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because they aren't even real fake words.

They’re netspeak.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But they're not.

They have their origins in specific dialects that predate the internet by years.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd like to see those.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nekkid is older than me.

For rilz (or realz, which is the more common spelling) has its roots in New York circa 1975.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which I guess would make that older than me as well.

I hate chatspeak as much as the next guy, but I’m never going to change my stance on colloquialisms. They’re awesome and they make the world a better place.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When they overtake the normal forms, I'll accept them.

Until then, they don’t belong here.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nekkid is a southern thing.

It applies to someone who is naked and up to no good. Like “I rekon that girl has a few more beers she’s liable to get nekkid.”

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Of course there is.

That does not make it any less fun to mess with you.

by Sec 108 on Jan 13, 2009 3:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be boring and I do not condone it.

I only poke fun at people I like. Making fun of people I do not like is a waste of energy.

by Sec 108 on Jan 13, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well yes

One is poor English, and the other is deciding to rape the written word by spelling phonetically.

At least the first isn’t willfully ignorant.

by Graham on Jan 13, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Really?

I mean I know we don’t want to devolve into overused phrases like “LOL” or “OMG”. And I know there is an expectation of literacy here. But the occasional use of “rilz” or “nekkid” doesn’t seem like it would cause the level of posting on here to drop to idiotic levels

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If the form of speaking here turned into that, I would gladly never come back.

This is one oasis I’ve found from the crap out there.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And I enjoy the overall level of competent posting here too

But that doesn’t mean am going to get upset when someone uses a phrase like “nekkid”

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nekkid is funny (I think, and it's been around a long time),

rilz is probably outside the guidelines.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Alright, I can type in normal english from here on out

Or at least not use terms like rilz when asking a question. I can cope with that.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who's upset?

You’re just the biggest offender here besides JI (and his is "ironic") and butchering the language is one of my pet peeves.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

JI has over 40,000 comments and I can count the times he's used chatspeak on one hand.

In every instance he was making a point about people making stupid jokes.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've seen 4 times he's done it in the last week.

But there were a rash of Silva and Bedard stuff, and generally I don’t care.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Note: I don't care because I can't affect what he does.

Some people will think they are funny, no matter whether they are or not.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After a google search,

this is exactly why I don’t bother.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is my main offender. This is what I've got and it's got me saying "Why me?"

Perhaps upset was too strong of a word. But I’m not going to try to correct someone if they use a silly phrase like “rilz” or “nekkid” or some other throw away saying. Besides language is malleable and ever changing, so to be upset about it being “butchered” seems a little crazy. Phrases enter the lexicon all the time that aren’t often considered proper english.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you don't correct things, they will get worse.

And when new words pop up for new things, I’m all for them. Unless that happens or the accepted norms for words change, they don’t belong in a forum that cherishes good vocabulary.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd say the key thing is audience.

I’m smart enough to know when slang is acceptable and when it’s not. If you chose to not use slang in any instance that’s fine, but if you want to see it go away entirely you’re fighting a losing battle.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

See?

It’s not like I’m Sub-Pop in the early 90’s giving NY times fake “grunge phrases”. These are accepted altered forms of already known words.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It still makes you sound like a 10 year old.

If the altered forms had any basis in reality, and not just in netspeak, I probably wouldn’t have a problem.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They aren't netspeak.

People talk that way.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The spoken language is dying my friend

Just sit back and enjoy listening to the death throes.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What about "yer"

That’s how I say it. "Bring yer copy of Requiem for a Dream over. We’ll watch it and it’ll be good times. Unacceptable or ok?

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would say it's fine when spoken, or when used in jest or as a quote,

but if your intent is to simply say “your” in a post, you should attempt to spell and type it correctly. There is a guidline post on the right side of the main page that outlines this.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you can't find it in the dictionary, don't use it.

It’s a pretty simple concept

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I believe so

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Webster recognizes them

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Webster is a shitty dictionary.

Orthographic reform only ever leads to a loss of precision.

But, the OED contains contractions.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It isn't.

There are some excellent books about the creation of the OED.

The Meaning of Everything

The Professor and the Madman

Good stuff, those. Read those, and you’ll see why the OED is the final arbiter of what English words mean.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have spent lots of time glancing at the unabridged OED

and it is linguistically the equivalent of everything that is awesome

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But no definition for "gullible"

Hmm…

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jan 14, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can chatspeak with the best of them

I just think it’s stupid

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lots of awesome words aren't in the dictionary.

Slang didn’t pop up out of nowhere in 1998.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, and maybe one day nekkid will be in the dictionary

And at that point it will be because it has found its way into common speech. Until then it’s just stupid

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Baseball related words, sure

But I can’t think of many acceptable words that aren’t in the dictionary, at least not words that don’t have a perfectly equal dictionary definition

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by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 13, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not as many as you think.

I suspect you’ve been using substandard dictionaries.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Unabridged OED begs to differ.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not you, I'm guessing?(no sarcasm intended)

AC brought up the point that both these phrases had been around for quite some time and weren’t just netspeak. So I guess, accepted by modern American society. Maybe they are not an everyday terms but they aren’t just net speak, either.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Doing what Graham says is best.

because I have an opinion but I don’t make or enforce the rules, so what he says goes.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I've gathered that

I’m not trying to argue just answer the question he stated. But I do not intend to go against his ruling on the matter

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry to name you

II realized I should have said “someone” instead of your name. Now feel like a snitch.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't mind.

I think I probably disagree with Graham on this one, and that’s fine.

by acblue on Jan 13, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yo momma.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 2:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You. Bastard.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously

Technically I may be a bastard. Which is to say nothing of the grammar war I started up thread

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Uh, hope you have a sense of humor about the first part?

As for the second part? Good luck with that, that’s all I’ve got for you.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wherever Marc W took that cup o' tea, save me a seat

Didn’t bring my boots for this.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 2:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Somewhere you'll never get your grubby paws on it, chochacho.

I’m just joshing. I’ll make up a pot of tea, and we’ll talk about our feelings.

by marc w on Jan 13, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tea is for panty waisted fairies.

Have any pastry? I’ve a lot of pent up feelings I’d like to unload.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

so theres good and bad

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 2:04 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yes, there are.

Your point?

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody looking for a a new Xbox 360 headset for Live use?

Check these out. Tritton AX360 5.1 surround sound headphones with microphone.

Each cup is loaded with four speakers to simulate Front left/right, center, surround, and sub. Uses TOSLINK or coaxial signals.

by BrianL on Jan 13, 2009 2:17 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Mixed reviews on Newegg.

Seems like the sound quality isn’t that good.

by Phildopip on Jan 13, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The people who are complaining about the sound quality

are trying to compare a set of 5.1 headphones to a set of Bose stereo headphones. If you’re listening to music, a 2.1 set of speakers or a 2-channel stereo headphone set are always going to sound better.

For gaming, this rig is ideal.

by BrianL on Jan 13, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Boy did I have a craptastical morning.

I spent six hours going through a cold dark rig packed with snow extracting steam heaters. Oh yeah, it’s only 30 below so no big deal really. The best part was busting our ass for an hour on the first one only to find the jackholes who stacked the rig welded them to the support brace. I imagine to deter other rigs like mine from doing what we did which is take them.

But dammit, our rig is cold and theirs is stacked out until they get a new contract. The joke was on them though, because another rig was parked at that location so we got one of their welders to cut them out for us. We still had to pissant the heavy bastards back to the truck though.

Those of you who got to spend the morning in a comfortable office sipping coffee, count yourselves fortunate you were not this sorry fucker wandering through bear infested pitch black oil rigs in the frigid Arctic. It’s always fun when your extremities are so cold they hurt. Then all of a sudden they just get really warm. Yeah, hypothermia blows.

The best part? I haven’t been back in the office more than five minutes and my boss is already on my ass about purchase orders we need hot. How the fuck did I get myself into this shit?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 2:42 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

True

But I am intrigued by how his working life is, since it is so vastly different from the rest of ours. How many of you can say that your worst day at work is anywhere near what he deals with on a near daily basis? I find it entertaining

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought unique experiences had an exemption.

As always, the powers that be have the option of nuking it if they find inappropriate.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I figured you were

But my point still stands

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've stacked 50lb bags of beans for 10 hours in 105F, 100% humidity.

And he’s still got me beat by a mile.

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

by Faux on Jan 13, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't say it amuses me, because that would imply that I get joy by hearing about that shit

I am truly fascinated by it, and I miss the pictures of Polar Bears that he posted during the Summertime

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It fascinates me as well.

I can’t imagine living that life.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So you think

But in reality cancellation is just another prison for them to break out of!

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think "played out" is an appropriate phrase to describe the show.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

and yet 24 persists

it has become “The Transporter” of series, entertaining because it is so predictable and awesomely bad.

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't ever watched an episode of 24

but if it is anywhere near as awesome as Scruffy Lefty’s 24 post on FG the other day then I feel I am missing out.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

24 makes me happy

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 3:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

24 used to make me happy

now it just sorta makes me cackle with glee at its ridiculousness.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a pretty big man-crush on Tony.

His sideways sneer is pretty much awesome.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You think Jack got disinterested with Freedom?

No, Get back in the game

YES YES YES YES YES

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 13, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I became disinterested in the show's writing.

I am always interested in seeing Jack torture the shit out of someone

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It truly was

I became inspired after reading it.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

IT'S NOT "LIKE" THE OFFTOP FOR FREEDOM

IT IS THE OFFTOP FOR FREEDOM!

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Transporter 1 was entertaining.

Transporter 2 I turned off after about 25 minutes.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's a shame.

You missed the absolutely most implausible idiotic stunt in the history of automobiles.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Happens. That stunt sucked though.

I don’t even know if you can call it a stunt, something that’s completely green screened and CGI’d to the hilt doesn’t really fit my definition of stunt.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it was a classic moment in the Transporter series

I watched all 3 (you heard me) understanding that I was enjoying the ridiculousness of the acting, the overcooked lines, and the insanely unrealistic stunts. The fight scene in the bicycle factory is a legend.

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

by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love those movies, but that one car stunt kind of yanked me out of the movie.

Which doesn’t make any sense, in sense. I like the movies because they are so over the top, like Die Hard IV. When I want Movies For Guys That Like Movies, Statham is my current number one pick.
Great car stunts in those movies, great driving scenes, I think all the CGI in that particular one was what made the needle jump off the record for me.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, that one.

Why did that chain have infinite mass? That’s really the only explanation I can come up with for that one.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love this season's concept

that every single critical system in the entire nation, at federal, state, and municipal level, is protected by one single firewall.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Are you saying they aren't?

Because don’t think 24 would lie to us like that.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, as long as there's not a mole in the bureau

and as long as that perimeter holds, we should be just fine.

DAMMIT

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What? There's a mole?

That would NEVER HAPPEN EVER.

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it's OK, Jack'll fix it

HE’S 20 MINUTES OUT!

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

JACK KNOWS NO LIMITS

JUST CHOCKED OUT AGENT GINGER

YES YES YES YES YES

by Scruffy Lefty on Jan 13, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

DON'T FIGHT IT

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 4:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jack sees your traffic and knifes it in the kidney

"Hey, guess what? Nobody cares who would win in a crazy fantasy fist-fight between Anne Frank and Lizzie Borden." The Monarch

by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does anybody else heart Neko Case?

(I know you do, I just asked to avoid LLLJ’ing)

If you do, the first single off Middle Cyclone (out 3/3, kids!) is streaming on her MySpace right now. AWESOME.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:25 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh hell yes.

Thanks for pointing that out, pdb.

by Phildopip on Jan 13, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like her, but have never bought any of her stuff.

She has a group she sings for too right? I think I like them better than her solo stuff if I am rembering correctly.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

She sings with The New Pornographers

but her solo stuff to me is far superior.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hot.

In the song she says she’s a man-eater. Rowr.

Good song, though.

by Phildopip on Jan 13, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like it better than most of her last album.

Can’t wait to hear the whole thing.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am nearing the end of Fallout 3,

and find that I am avoiding playing it, as I don’t want it to end. Just an awesome game. I usually get a sense of closure and satisfaction from beating a game, but instead I get a little verklempt about the Fallout 3-sized hole in my life that awaits. Anyone else have this happen with F3, or any other life-draining game?

by waldo rojas on Jan 13, 2009 3:27 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I've got dozens of games I never could bring myself to finish.

I have the same problem with certain animated serial novellas that are frowned upon by the general LL populace.

by BrianL on Jan 13, 2009 3:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This happened to me with "Gun" on the PS2.

I knew the end was coming, so I didn’t want to play. Kind of like saving that last bit of great ice cream or something.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Gun was that easy for you?

Took me a couple of days of playing to get through it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Gun was ridiculously easy for me

Which is a same because I would kill for a massive open world western

by Robert on Jan 13, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Huh.

I must not be a very good player then.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Several games come to mind.

Final Fantasies 4 through 7.
Planescape: Torment
Baldur’s Gate Saga
Mass Effect
Curently experiencing it with the Witcher.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've had a lot of games I didn't want to end,

but not many to the point where I didn’t want to play them.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Torment was the worst one.

I was depressed for a week after finishing it. It doesn’t help that I had a lot of personal things going on in my life that I was using Torment as escapism from. Sometimes fantasy world > Real World, know what I mean?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hear ya.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There are moments in that game I will remeber for the rest of my life.

A story you get that level of immersion into comes around only a few times a generation.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions