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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  

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  

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

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

zipcar

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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

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

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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

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

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

Ah

That’s irritating then

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions  

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

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

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  

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  

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  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions  

and other chrome trim

and nice hubcaps

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions  

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  

This I agree with

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions  

My favorites are the former police vehicles that people buy

WIth the push bars and mirror-mount spotlights attached

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

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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 Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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.

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

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  

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  

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  

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  

Ho-ly shit.

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

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 11:01 AM PST reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

Venison.

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

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

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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.

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

I read this as "Hefty's"

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

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

or 14

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:33 AM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

Near/in the San Juans?

That area is beautiful.

Big Z is the MAN.

by .Taylor on Jan 13, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:02 PM PST up reply actions  

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

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:09 PM PST up reply actions  

I'd guess the Seattle-Vashon PO

or Seattle-Bremerton

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh the Keller Ferry

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions  

WOOOO!

SR21.

I had a state highways discussion with Corco!

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

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  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:10 PM PST up reply actions  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:23 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

Dicks and/or Red Mill

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 11:47 AM PST reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

for $20

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:17 PM PST up reply actions  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:19 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

probably

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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 Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 1:46 PM PST reply actions  

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  

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  

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

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

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

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

Worth seeing on the big screen?

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

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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 Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Mostly, I just get uncomfortable in theaters.

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

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

But they're not.

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

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

Nekkid is older than me.

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

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions  

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 Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 2:34 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

no

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

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

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  

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  

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  

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 Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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

It’s a pretty simple concept

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions  

I believe so

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions  

I can chatspeak with the best of them

I just think it’s stupid

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions  

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 Corco on Jan 13, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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 Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

I don't mind.

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

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

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  

It truly was

I became inspired after reading it.

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

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  

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  

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  

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  

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.

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

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.

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

Yes, that one.

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

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

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.

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

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  

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

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

What? There's a mole?

That would NEVER HAPPEN EVER.

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

it's OK, Jack'll fix it

HE’S 20 MINUTES OUT!

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

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  

DON'T FIGHT IT

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

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  

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.

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

Oh hell yes.

Thanks for pointing that out, pdb.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions  

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.

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

She sings with The New Pornographers

but her solo stuff to me is far superior.

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

Hot.

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

Good song, though.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions  

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  

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  

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.

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

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  

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  

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  

Several games come to mind.

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

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

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  

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?

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

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.

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

I did the exact same thing

I went around and explored the rest of the world. I still havent beat it

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm a huge BioWare fanboy.

I think Mass Effect is probably their weakest game.

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by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I still really enjoyed it, though.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions  

I really found myself getting caught up in the story.

Which surprised me because I am not a huge fan of Science Fiction.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions  

I had a problem with the PC voice-over.

That gruff, aggressive character they wanted Shepard to be wasn’t the Shepard I wanted to play. I wanted more of a cold, detatched ruthlessness, and the voice work (which most people really seemed to like) just didn’t work.

I had to play the game through with a female Shepard because I could deal with Jennifer Hale’s voice work.

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by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I wasn't a huge Mass Effect fan.

All the “dungeons” had the same basic layout and difficulty. Still, the sex scene was fun.

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by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Both of them.

What? You didn’t do the consort?

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by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions  

I didn't find out about that until later

So… no…

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by crushedoptimist on Jan 13, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions  

I really enjoyed it

Mainly because I find throwing enemies into space highly amusing. Story was great too.

by Graham MacAree on Jan 13, 2009 6:11 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm normally not an RPG fan, but I really dug Mass Effect.

The story, music and dialog options made for an awesome experience.

(Full disclosure: I’ve never played another Bioware game.)

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 9:39 PM PST up reply actions  

The dialogue system was actually the thing I liked least about the game.

I didn’t like being surprised by what my character was saying, and that happened a lot.

But, had I been looking at the game more as an interactive story and less as an RPG, I probably would have thought that was pretty cool.

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by Llewdor on Jan 14, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions  

I thought Oblivion sucked.

Sorry, but I need a little story to go with my aimless wanderings. I think I quit when after becoming the leader of the Mage Guild and there was no discernible difference in the game whatsoever.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions  

This is what I loved about Fallout 3.

They took the good parts of Oblivion and focused the gameplay a bit, but not too much. Made it feel like there was a point to the sidequests.

by waldo rojas on Jan 13, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions  

Blasphemy.

The first two are some of the best RPGs ever.

If you don’t like the first two, you don’t like RPGs.

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by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions  

Man I tried. I REALLY wanted to like them.

I just had a hard time escaping into the story.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions  

Okay, sure.

Black Isle made great RPGs, but they weren’t always that focussed on the story. They were more concerned, I think, with the process of gameplay. When faced with a problem, the player can try almost anything to solve it, and a lot of them will work. And be really cool.

Dragon Age should be awesome. Due out in March.

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

Yeah you can beat the first one in just six minutes or so if yo were so inclined.

Or you can take 80 hours. They definitely paved the way for the great RPG’s to come.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions  

I broke the levelling mechanic by accident.

I’d been playing for weeks, I was still level 1, but I could summon a Storm Atronach.

With all the scaled encounters, that really made the game silly.

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by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Metal Gear Solid was like that for me.

As was Lands of Lore back in the day. Oh, and Shining Force.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions  

Lands of Lore was epic.

I was like 10 when that came out. I can still remember doing a happy dance when I discovered I could cast a spell to freeze and walk across quicksand.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions  

Another GREAT old DOS rpg was Darklands.

An old Interplay game where you wandered the Holy roman Empire exposing Witchcraft and venerating Saints.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Fallout 2 is better.

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

I'm the same with Fallout 3 at the moment

I have accomplished very little w/r/t the storyline, but I’ve got a mess of hours into the thing. I also get sad when I know I’m reaching the end of The Secret of Monkey Island every time I play through that (several times a year- Yay SCUMM VM!)

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by tootthekazoo on Jan 13, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions  

On a lighter note

Kevin James’ role in “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” is oscar worthy. Yah sure or Osch no sink so?

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:34 PM PST reply actions  

I sat a handful of rows behind the great Kevin James at the Lakers / Celts christmas day game.

Even he seemed a little sheepish when the jumbotron played a Paul Blart ad.

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by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions  

bruno speak

I may have failed at it. And by “may have” I mean most definitely

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions  

As much heat as Baron Cohen drew for his methods with Borat,

he would have some pretty big issues with Bruno, especially in the Bible Belt

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by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I was working at a movie theatre when that was playing.

The amount of people that complained about that scene was staggering.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions  

We warned people after the first night.

We had a whole spiel. “Just so you know, there’s lots of nudity, jokes at the expense of others, blah blah blah.” “Yeah yeah, just give me the ticket.”

(45 minutes later)

“I SAW THE FAT GUYS BALLS!!! I DEMAND A REFUND!!!”

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions  

I have never demanded a refund for a movie.

It’s never even crossed my mind.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions  

I guess I just never thought it was an option.

If I picked a shitty movie to see, isn’t that my fault? Just like if I pick something off the menu at a restaurant, and I don’t like it?

Man do I love midgets.

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

I'm kidding

I was coerced into going to that movie and I wanted to leave 25 minutes in and I couldn’t because I didn’t drive and it was a long ass walk home. It was undoubtably the worst thing I have ever seen in a theatre.

by JI on Jan 13, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes but a lot of people are total assholes.

If there’s a problem with the print, complaint with the auditorium, whatever, fine. But we should give you your money back because you picked wrong? Really?

We usually gave people passes just because it was easier.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions  

Even if they stayed for the whole movie?

I would understand if they walked out after 20 minutes saying “I’m sorry, but that wasn’t the kid of movie I thought it would be, can I have a pass to something else?”.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I understand I suppose.

But on principle I think this is wrong.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

It is, but the theatre didn't lose anything by giving out a pass.

They don’t make money from ticket sales and the passes had serious restrictions on them so they weren’t going to be turning away people for sold out shows because someone used a pass.

Add to that the fact that people are more likely to spend money on concessions if they don’t have to pay to get into the movie, and it’s likely the theatre is coming out on top in the end.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions  

This. I've seen a lot of movies.

A lot. Only bailed on two, and they were ridiculously bad, and had nothing to do with how they were marketed. Really pissed me off.

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by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

I read the book way before the movie came out

and then saw the preview and I just knew it was gonna be bad.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Decent film.

Terrible representation of the book. They didn’t even try.

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by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions  

In the movie?

I heard it was an unrealistically ethnically diverse group of students.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions  

More than likely, yeah

But that’s the movie industry for you. It was one of those books where you could tell how they would change it into a movie. I felt the same way with Friday Night Lights

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions  

The real team was entirely either fully or half Asian

They specifically chose people that could pull off an international look

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by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions  

One of the people the movie is based on is righting scouting software for Kevin Pritchard though.

His stuff is responsible for 25% of the Blazers scouting.

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by joof on Jan 13, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions  

I think I'd heard this before

but completely forgot. That’s pretty cool.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Also, writing*

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.
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by joof on Jan 13, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions  

Trouble Every Day.

I have never seen a theater clear out so quickly. Opening night, had received some good reviews. Only they forgot to mention the cannibalism.
Only took me 7 hrs to remember one of them, the other one is probably equally as horrible and hopefully remains forgotten.

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by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 11:09 PM PST up reply actions  

My mom asked for a refund for Born on the 4th of July when I was a kid, and I was mortified.

Even as a kid, I understood that there’s a contract there. You’re paying money for the right to see if you like a movie or not.

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions  

We even gave people a half an hour.

If a movie is going to totally suck, you should know by then.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions  

It really is

I almost died laughing during a couple points of that movie.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions  

I go back and forth on it

I thought it was funny, but then the more distance I get from it, it’s also just 90 minutes of “OMG LOOK AT THESE IGNORANT PEOPLE DOING DUMB STUFF BECAUSE I’M PRANKING THEM THEY’RE DIFFERENT THAN US OVEREDUCATED PEOPLE SO LETS LAUGH AT THEM” which I don’t find funny when anybody else does it.

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by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions  

The subsequent year(s?) of "niiiiice" jokes also kinda killed it in my mind.

Kinda like the Lil’ Jon stuff killed the second season of Chappelle’s Show. It’s great stuff, but it’s hard to watch anymore, because I don’t have time to sit back and forget the funny parts so it’s fresh when I watch it years later.

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions  

The lil' Jon stuff was perfectly ok

the problem is that’s the only part of the show (along with Rick James) dumb people found to be funny, and those dumb people drove Chappelle insane and killed the show.

by JI on Jan 13, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions  

The sketch was okay.

Listening to people shout “OOOKAAAYYY” for the next five years was not.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions  

That's what I'm saying.

They were good skits, but people wouldn’t shut up about them for years. When I’m hankering for some Chappelle, I almost exclusively watch the first season because none of those skits remind me of annoying people.

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions  

The black white-supremacist

may go down as one of the greatest ideas of all time. I still cannot fathom that he debuted the show with that sketch. Balls.

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by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:52 PM PST up reply actions  

that's my second favorite sketch from the show.

the premise, the writing, and the execution are all superb.

Charlie Murphy also made it great

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by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions  

I like "Why you looking at me like that!?"

I still think Pop Copy is his best skit.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions  

My butt itches.

And I took a shower and everything.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Go make me a Banana Cognac

and a Philly Blunt!

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by abender20 on Jan 13, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions  

I think the main reason he freaked out

was because all the NEW FANS didn’t get the irony in many of his sketches and he felt he was inadvertently promoting racism.

by JI on Jan 13, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions  

Yeah. And apparently the executives didn't really get half of it either.

“Do more race stuff! People love it!”

I recall him doing a skit about that for the third season, which obviously never aired as intended.

by Teej on Jan 13, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions  

He was a presenter at the Golden Globes

and he mentioned, in his uncomfortable little monologue, that he has a movie coming out this year, and I can only assume it’s that one.

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by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:39 PM PST up reply actions  

Its already shot.

And yes, there have been incidents.

by waldo rojas on Jan 13, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions  

They set up a fake MMA event in the midwest somewhere

adverstised it on fliers, then Bruno comes out and does his thing. Apparently some of the fans in attendance took umbrage.

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

I would have given DMZ a million dollars to say

“Damn, there’s some fine looking poontang up in this bitch” from the podium.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 3:42 PM PST reply actions  

The only thing I've heard is

Kings of Leon, which….ugh

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by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions  

I have no desire to ever see them

they annoy me on record, I can’t imagine wanting to see them live.

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by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions  

Though not as bad as Smash Mouth when I saw them at the Kingdome.

PJ Harvey in Indianapolis was pretty kick ass though.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions  

The Kingdome

Always struck me as a terrible music venue. Never went there though so dunno. Was it?

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 13, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions  

It was okay.

That was the first time I ever saw U2 though so any venue would have been the greatest venue on earth at that point. That was like 12 years ago too so the particulars are pretty much gone other than Smash Mouth sucked and U2 are the greatest band in the world.

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by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 4:27 PM PST up reply actions  

Before I die.

I will see both U2 and Depeche Mode in concert.

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jan 14, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions  

You know, I thought the album they were touring then wasn't so bad

I’m just stunned by the new one. Unfathomably bad. And selling like hot cakes, apparently.

by marc w on Jan 13, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions  

I know there's a while to go until this thing

but that’s a seriously uninspiring bunch of rumors.

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by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions  

God, no kidding.

Though looking further down Sun Kil Moon is confirmed to play. I love their music, but can’t imagine they’re very good live. Mark Kozelek isn’t exactly the most engaging personality.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions  

For me to want to go to a festival like that, they've got to really bring the goods.

I know some people love those things, but I know a lot of people that are like me; they’ll go if there’s something can’t miss, but avoid it like the plague otherwise.

There’s not a lot of can’t miss there.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm well beyond going to festivals myself

honestly, a festival lineup would have to be pretty much

 - The Jam with Paul Weller
 - The Fastbacks
 - Dead Moon

and all bands like that for me to even consider hanging out in the hot sun with 45,000 of my closest friends like that. The Sub Pop festival was great, but anything bigger than that? No thanks.

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by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 4:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Oh, definitely

and I went to more than a few when I was in my early 20’s. I just hate massive free-moving crowds of people.

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by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions  

Camping sure is a blast, though.

Especially when the campsite next to you gets busted for shit-tons of drugs.

by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jan 13, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions  

That's what it looks like right now

But I can’t imagine they actually do that because then it’s totally useless

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions  

It's just a bypass then.

I’m all for getting rid of the elevated structure, but I’m not sure if I understand the new plan.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions  

One deep bore tunnel that runs from roughly Royal Brougham to six blocks south of the Battery street tunnel

6 stop lights along that 6 block stretch.

I haven’t thought about it carefully since finding out the specifics but at first glance it seems kind of stupid

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by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions  

The mind worms are just gonna fuck you up dude.

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by joof on Jan 13, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions  

I've been looking for it for a while

and I don’t want to pay for it if someone has it anyway. No one on the torrent sites seemed to have it

by seattlebruin on Jan 13, 2009 4:43 PM PST up reply actions  

It badly breaks the balance of the game.

The only good addition it has is a way to overcome the Hunter-Seeker algorithm. Because that makes the University unbeatable, and some people don’t like that.

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by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 5:04 PM PST up reply actions  

I just like playing the Pirates

start at sea, build transports and get all those pods so you can buy tech from other factions and get lots of artifacts/mineral bonuses/whatever.

Plus lots of flexibility late-game since you can build in non-ocean trench squares

by seattlebruin on Jan 13, 2009 5:07 PM PST up reply actions  

I just play the University on an archipelago planet.

First to naval tech basically results in the same thing.

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by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 5:09 PM PST up reply actions  

The University is far and away my favorite faction

but I found I could start militarily much faster as the Pirates and not sacrifice a lot of low-level tech because I’d either discover them in pods or use pod money to buy them off other factions

by seattlebruin on Jan 13, 2009 5:22 PM PST up reply actions  

I'm all about the Gaians myself.

Something about using Planet’s creatures against my foes is so much fun.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 5:18 PM PST up reply actions  

It always annoyed me when the Gaians got the first Secrets tech before me.

That was usually a significant handicap.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 14, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions  

Ahhh the Hunter-Seeker Algorithm
If I determine the enemy’s disposition of forces while I have no perceptible form, I can concentrate my forces while the enemy is fragmented. The pinnacle of military deployment approaches the formless: if it is formless, then even the deepest spy cannot discern it nor the wise make plans against it.

Can anyone versed in math explain to me how an equation protects you from espionage?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 13, 2009 5:20 PM PST up reply actions  

An algorithm that determines whos a spy for your defense drones?

Undecodable cryptography?

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 5:39 PM PST up reply actions  

I quoted this passage from memory in a meeting once.

It was actually relevant.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 14, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions  

adding exits and entrances to the tunnel

will exponentially increase the cost of the thing – there’d have to be a whole bunch of redesigning of downtown streets and such. Probably not gonna happen.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions  

There would probably be a surface street over it though

so that access wouldn’t be lost.

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

by pdb on Jan 13, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions  

The viaduct right now sucks for getting to the stadiums though

You either have to get off at Spokane St or go into downtown. Now you’ll be able to access Royal Brougham

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

by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 4:22 PM PST up reply actions  

I need to see the design of this thing on paper.

The descriptions are confusing me.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Stadium access will be easier from north or south of downtown

Because the tunnel will start north of the stadiums I think

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

by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions  

Sure there will.

This whole process started as a way to justify it; when it became apparent that it wasn’t what people wanted, they decided “to hell with it” and went ahead with the tunnel.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions  

I disagree with you in terms of what you wanted done.

Mainly because I see 99 as an incredibly important through way for businesses and also as the pipeline for hundreds of thousands of people to get access to the city.

This is true for my company in particular. We need easy and quick access to the Industrial area and with no 99 there isn’t one.

That being said, I am incredibly confused by this decision. Not sure how to put it into words.

by Sec 108 on Jan 13, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions  

There was more to this comment...

I just think that pursuing the most extravagant option at a time when the state is facing a massive budget deficit while the economy is in the toilet is a real head-scratcher.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 4:49 PM PST up reply actions  

Like I said, I am having trouble putting this into words.

I just feel this option is less effective than what we really need. I am afraid it will create some opportunities for some people to profit more than they should, but that is mere speculation on my part.

by Sec 108 on Jan 13, 2009 5:03 PM PST up reply actions  

I think that by the time the tunnel is finished it's going to be irrelevant.

I think the way we view transportation is going to be vastly different, and the entire concept of the tunnel will be outdated.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 9:56 PM PST up reply actions  

This is why I want to see the actual plans for the project.

I’m not quite sure exactly how this new plan fulfills the role of the viaduct that will disappear.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 4:48 PM PST up reply actions  

Also, keep in mind that I wouldn't support the option I support

if I thought it was impossible for businesses to survive were it pursued. I just think that there are some solutions to these problems that require innovative thinking, which is why I never really expected surface+transit to be the way they went. Doesn’t mean I’m not annoyed.

by Aaron Campeau on Jan 13, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions  

Any way they go about it, I'm thinking it might amount to a yard of diving work.

I can never say Pile Drivers Union without smiling, you would think it was for professional wrestlers or something.

Formerly dpseadvr.

by Kermit. on Jan 13, 2009 4:59 PM PST up reply actions  

Yes it is.

Although I don’t require 2 lbs of bacon on my BLT’s like the place I saw on the Food Network last night.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 5:18 PM PST up reply actions  

I don't agree, it ruins the balance of the sandwich.

It makes it a BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 13, 2009 5:21 PM PST up reply actions  

The official Corco BLT consists of

2 slices of Light Wonder wheat Bread
6 strips of bacon ripped in half
2 medium spoonfuls of mayonnaise
4 square inches or so of iceberg lettuce

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

by Corco on Jan 13, 2009 5:23 PM PST up reply actions  

You're a really big fan of pork products.

Which makes sense – pigs are delicious – I just thought I’d point that out.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 13, 2009 5:07 PM PST up reply actions  

Nola

Being that your friend has been here a few times, take her on a walk on Alki. Last I checked the weather is supposed to be decent this weekend, and there are a dozen good eateries near the shore.

by katal on Jan 13, 2009 8:01 PM PST reply actions  

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