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Today is the day that many of us who are season ticket holders must pay the Mariners their money for the right to watch this team in 2009.  My wife is never fond of such a large outlay of cash to start off the year, but I had been doing this for 10 years before I met her so she has always been smart enough to not fight that battle.  Anyone else giving the M's a bunch of money today?

On another note I had a first happen to me yesterday.  I was on a sales call downtown and when I got back to my car my meter had run out and a meter maid was writing me up.  Instead of getting mad I had a friendly chat with her while I awaited my ticket.  She printed a slip out and handed it to me.  I looked down and saw the words "Courtesy Notice" with a $0 next to it.

I asked her why I was not getting a ticket and she said I was the first person to not yell at her in months and that she very much appreciated that.  She then wished me a good day, jumped on her Segway and rolled off.  I was totally caught off guard and was blown away to finally meet a nice meter maid.  Do any of you have stories of being caught off guard like that?

Lastly, one month until in Spring Training for those of you who care.  Anyone heading south to catch some sun and meaningless scrimmages this year?

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Awesome meter maid.

What’s the “PC” term for meter maid? Parking enforcer?

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 9:00 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

All the male meter readers don’t care for being called Meter Maids.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Meter Expiration Administrator

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's like me saying I am not a secretary.

 I can church it up all I want but at the end of the day I answer phones and enter data for a living.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 15, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've long since given up caring about title inflation

when a garbage man is a sanitation engineer you know that titles are fairly meaningless.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just put lovely in front of it.

by JI on Jan 15, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Secretary of Parking Defense

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just goes to show that being nice still pays off (literally in your case)

Also I assume you slipped her a 20

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 9:04 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I was too shocked to do anything.

She was off on her Segway too fast, but I did say thanks.

by Sec 108 on Jan 15, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am unfortunately not going to Spring Training this year

the exterior of the house needs painting, which will eat up most of our tax refund, which is usually my Arizona money.

Do you have to pay for your whole season ticket at once or do they let you do it in installments? For the first time this season we had a deadline for our Beavers tix – we usually pay for them in March but this year we had to do it in mid-December. I assume that’s because Portland is hosting the AAA all-star game this year and they need to get a handle on how many tickets they’ll have for the public, but still.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 9:06 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh, shit, really?

That’d be awesome to see the AAA all-star game live. Any idea how much tickets will be?

by Phildopip on Jan 15, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't, yet

We get ‘em as part of our season ticket package, so I’m not sure what they will retail for. I know that the seats we have – third base side, just off home plate, 10th row, – are $16 a game, so I would assume that the ASG tix in that section will probably be in the $25-30 range, and the rest of the seats will go down from there (we’re in the “most expensive” seats).

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

According to the Beavers' web site

tickets for the ASG will go on sale in March (no price info yet). As a season ticket holder I get priority to buy extras, so as it gets closer if you’re still interested let me know.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh hell yes.

pdb, you’re the man.

by Phildopip on Jan 15, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Remember when you were really drunk and said you would give me all of the tickets you couldn't use?

Surely you remember that, right?

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Drunk? Me? Never!

I remember saying I would take you to a game. My normal charge for taking someone to a game is you must buy me two beers. You can handle that can’t ya?

by Sec 108 on Jan 15, 2009 9:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well 2 beers sure, but if he buys you enough to get you drunk, he may sucker you into more games!

It’s the gift that keeps on giving

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like your thinking!

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll be in Phoenix during the timeframe.

I haven’t decided if I’m going to swing up to Peoria or not this time around. My favorite spring training moment still has to be seeing Felix a few years ago blow away Vlad Guerrero before he was really established.

"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 15, 2009 9:07 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Not sure if this is valid in Seattle, but for the women (and men I suppose) out there, this was passed along to me.
Several high-end retailers will be giving away $175 million in free cosmetics as part of a class-action lawsuit settlement.

Stores including Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s, Filene’s, Lord & Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, and Saks Fifth Avenue will give away up to $25 in free cosmetics to customers under settlement.

Under the lawsuit, the department stores and cosmetics companies “conspired to sell products at the manufacturers’ suggested price only – never at a discount.” The lawsuit also alleged that special promotions were coordinated so that other stores could not compete.

The giveaway will start Tuesday, January 20.

In order to get the free merchandise, customers must sign a form stating they purchased products at one of these stores between May 29, 1994 and July 16, 2003.

No receipt or proof of purchase is necessary and products will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

by Matthew on Jan 15, 2009 9:21 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Pet peeve:

Isn’t the phrase “first-come, first-served”?

by Phildopip on Jan 15, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it is

but maybe they’re volleying the products at the customers with tennis rackets.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe it's only Sharapova endorsed products

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I could see how she could secretly be a total jerk, but who knows.

I can’t imagine it was fun living out of a suitcase for 3 years while basically being forced to practice all day.

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What?

What?
Was this a chain mail?

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jan 15, 2009 9:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ineffective against bludgeoning weapons.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 15, 2009 9:55 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

But looks so fucking cool.

The chain mail underwear chafe, though. I’m still wearing them now, though.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 9:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's not as bad if you wax.

No hair to snag.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 15, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Next up, hiring actual defensive talent.

"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 15, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ugh.

Re-sign Vilma. Sign a few Defensive Backs, then draft best defensive player available at pick 14.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 15, 2009 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, just another in the long line of WSU guys hanging on in the NFL.

JD, Trufant, Erik Coleman, Hamza Abdullah, Karl Paymah, Lamont Thompson.

JD is the only one who was grossly overpaid though…

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good point.

Seahawks were 6th vs. #1 WR in 2007.

by Phildopip on Jan 15, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably true.

I remember he played his last year (maybe Junior year, I’m not sure) at WSU in a club, and was still tremendous. I was so impressed that he was able to do the things he did while bottled up like that.

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I dont think Trufant always lines up over the other team's #1 WR.

I think the Hawks often have the corners designated as RCB and LCB, so other teams exploited Jennings or Wilson with their #1 a lot last year.

by FlaskInSafeco on Jan 15, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They were still 25th vs. #2 WR's.

But, like BrianL pointed out, Trufant was playing hurt.

by Phildopip on Jan 15, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The entire team was playing hurt.

And Brian Russell makes everyone look bad.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The great example of this was when he actually knocked Trufant

off of his man on a fleaflicker to Ted Ginn Jr. earlier in the season. Trufant was right over Ginn and in great position to make the play. Russell made a lunge for the breakup, going through Trufant to do so, missed the ball (obviously), and separated Trufant enough to let Ginn make the catch.

Classic stuff. That would be like Yuni spearing Beltre in the midsection on a two hopper right to third

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 10:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still think Ginn would've made that catch.

It was over everybody’s head except for Ginn. It was a great throw, and an even better catch.

by Phildopip on Jan 15, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Still, Russell sucks.

He gets all my wrath for the bad season.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A competent safety gives both cornerbacks a huge boost.

We’d bitch about Kelly Jennings half as much as we do now.

by BrianL on Jan 15, 2009 10:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Amen.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Brian Russell is a lot like Jose Vidro.

Replacing them with a merely average player represents an enormous upgrade.

by BrianL on Jan 15, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that is a very apt analogy

but does Russell have an identical twin to play free safety?

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes yes, but we've all been saying this for years now

Apparently, it’s harder to do than it seems.

The Seahawks had terrible safeties in 2005 and 2006, which necessitated Grant/Russell – two average-ish safeties.
For a year, it worked – they played #1 receivers tough, and were middle-of-the-pack overall against the pass (14th). This year, they slumped to 29th against the pass. Injuries played a part, certainly, though I think the overall defensive success in 2007 might have led the team to think that great safety play meant having guys who could stop the run, and avoid things like giving up 200 yards to Frank Gore or Chester Taylor. It’s not just that they were 14th against the run in 2007, it’s that they annihilated the run. One guess is that the hawks figured they had quality corners and that this would allow their safeties (esp. Russell) to play up more and not worry as much about deep passes. This became a problem when Jennings showed that he actually isn’t a quality corner. I’m willing to give Trufant something of a break because he’s from Tacoma and also because covering Larry Fitzgerald twice is going to make anyone’s stats look bad. (I’ve never seen another corner get beat so often when he’s in great position. Yes, WRs like Fitzgerald are amazing, but Trufant’s capable of more.)

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In fairness to Grant

I think he’d be a slightly above average free-safety. He really shouldn’t be playing SS.

And in fairness to Jennings, he played the first half of the season with broken ribs and did look better towards the end of the year.

by BrianL on Jan 15, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After getting benched?

I’m just saying that the Hawks have now run through god knows how many safeties and they still get beat deep. At some point, it’s not personnel (or it’s not SOLELY personnel), it’s scheme. The Hawks were amongst the worst defenses against the pass in their 2004-06 heyday. They seem perfectly willing to sacrifice pass coverage in order to shut down the run, and have done so for years.

Russell isn’t good, but he’s still better than Michael Boulware….

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 11:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know I am

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

However even despite the fact that Marshall is gone

Brian Russell sucks and is an anchor around the neck of the rest of the defense.

by BrianL on Jan 15, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully this will be taken care of by the new regime

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And who was the anchor around the neck of the defense

in 2006?
Since 2005, the Hawks have ranked 25th, 23rd, 14th(!), and 29th against the pass.

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure why you're arguing with me.

The schemes by John Marshall were bad and Brian Russell sucks. I have not once said that the problems with the defense were strictly personnel related.

by BrianL on Jan 15, 2009 1:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LOUD NOISES.

Nevermind; misread one of your posts pretty badly. I think we basically agree though you (and the FG guys) though I may differ on how good some of the other players – like Jennings – are. No biggie. Go hawks.

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

With Jennings and Wilson

you have to remember that the learning curve for an NFL CB is pretty steep. It can be several seasons before you see something from a player.

by BrianL on Jan 15, 2009 5:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If only...

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 10:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What is everyone's favorite tea (or coffee drink if you are not a tea person)?

I have a box of Tazo “Awake” in my office and am enjoying a cup of it more than I thought I would. I’ve only had Tazo fruity teas before and am not a fruity tea person

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 9:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's mine as well.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 10:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah a nice iced tea with a little lemon is a good thing.

This Awake would actually make a nice iced tea

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a juice or soda person myself.

I only drink coffee to sober up after a long night out, and tea when I’m really sick.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Iced coffee or iced americano. Sometimes black, sometimes with cream.

It takes me forever to drink a cup of coffee, so it would end up cold anyway.

by royalcurve on Jan 15, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Really good Earl Grey is my tea of choice

I used to love Whittards of Chelsea, but they stopped importing it. I get a few boxes when I go to England, but I’m out now.

This is kind of surprising to me, but my current favorite is Hyley’s Earl Grey loose tea. From Russia, of all places.

Current work tea = Lifeboat tea, basic black english breakfast tea (made by Williamson), with proceeds benefitting the RNLI.

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What is the RNLI?

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 10:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Uh, think of it like a volunteer coast guard

More sea-rescue focused than drug interdiction focused, but yeah, it’s basically like the UK coast guard, but it’s a charity.

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Institution

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Irish Breakfast tea

I’m not much of a connoisseur, I just likes me a good strong black tea.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I find Irish Breakfast too floral.

It’s like somebody spilled Darjeeling in some Engish Breakfast.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 15, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not so sure I have favorites

My coffee is fair-trade, always, and preferably organic. I like it to be from Nicaragua or Mexico, and typically single-sourced, medium roast. I’m a complete coffee snob.

As for my tea, if it’s caffeinated, it’s whatever black tea is brewed for me. Otherwise I like Celestial Seasonings Sleepytime before bed (it really works!) or Stash Peppermint or Lemon Ginger.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jan 15, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Gold if you can find it.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 15, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahahahaha!

Soccer faceball

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 10:15 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Those hurt.

Especially if the ball is sandy.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 10:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who is Sandy? She sounds like a real bitch.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 10:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not so young and attractive, is she Mac?

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's the funny thing

I actually detest musicals. The only live-action musicals I like are Grease and Urinetown. There’s something about Grease, though, that is just cool.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always forget that one

I liked it pretty well, though.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Rocky Horror?

I love musicals. Especially Andrew Lloyd Weber, I eat that shit up.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 15, 2009 10:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To each their own I suppose.

But I’m glad I experienced it.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would agree

I did it once – I didn’t act, I didn’t throw toast, and I mostly sat at the back and ogled all the people that were doing such things – and I will never do it again, but I’m not sorry I did it.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same story here.

I might have thrown some toast though.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 10:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What a fine range of interest and experience we have here.

I reference “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, you reference “Grease”. LL has quite the variety

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Grease is one of those movies

that no matter what, I will always watch if I stumble across it. I still think I need to organize a sing-along Grease midnight movie at a theater somewhere (along the lines of Rocky Horror).

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I lobbied the manager of Cinema21 for about a year to do this

but he just won’t do it. I have no idea why.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hearsay

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 10:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

To counteract the rather scatological bent this thread is taking

I will run the risk of LLLJ’ing and say only that The Vaselines are playing SxSW, and not ask a followup question. IT’S THE VASELINES, PEOPLE!

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

neat!

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 10:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Get the album

The Way Of The Vaselines. All their output on one handy CD/mp3 thing. It’s good stuff.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love that album

Quality band. And listening to them you can see that Kurt was influenced by them a pretty decent amount.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 15, 2009 12:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup

I don’t know if it’s a permanent change or not, but it’s definitely possible.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe it could get more monotone, but it may be more psychological than physical

And of course getting more raspy from heavy use. Other than that, I’d say that it might become more “full” due to strengthening of the vocal cords

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always like the effect on my voice when I recover from a sore throat.

Deeper, more gravelly.

Just go do your James Earl Jones impressions while you can

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The raspy won't likely be permanent

But continued use will cause your vocal cord to be strong enough to give your voice more of a wide range and a more full tone

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Great healing for a raspy voice

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*wince*

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A little lemon juice will work just as well.

You don’t have to actually eat a lemon.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But they are very tasty

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I lucked out and heard about what it was before I was subjected to it

So I have tricked many, many people without ever having seen it. Unfortunately though I just realized that I replied to a comment that could be seen as naive given what it is

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't this lucky

At the bar someone told me to enter the website into my iPhone. I regret listening to them.

by Willie Mays Haze on Jan 15, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

Every year I grow up my voice gets deeper because of more cumulative use

by Robert on Jan 15, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you mean singing,

then yes. You can most definitely change the your voice through increased use (greater range, etc). For just speaking, I suppose over time you could get more raspy or something (like most football coaches and drill sergeants sound).

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody here sleep walk or move around alot in their sleep?

If so, maybe somebody can explain something to me. A few hours ago I’m having this random dream where I backhand this random person. Except for some reason my body decides to do this action outside of the dream, so I end up backhanding the desk next to my bed. As a result, the corner of it took a nice little chunk out of the back of my hand. What the hell?

by Goose on Jan 15, 2009 11:01 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I don't sleepwalk

but I definitely have dreams where I do that – most of the time mine involve jumping (off curbs, over railings) and my legs both jerk around like crazy. It only happens when I’m just falling asleep, though – once I’m soundly asleep it doesn’t happen.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, the myoclonic jerk

I always that the myoclonic jerks would be a good punk band name.

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I never knew it had a name

and now I want to go form a band.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

13 kills Cuddy's new baby, and in distress kills herself.

Foreman, now laden with grief, becomes even more bitter and House-like. House, negligent for employing 13 becomes a little brow-beaten and less of an outright asshole.

by Matthew on Jan 15, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At the risk of being banned/shunned

I’ve kinda given up on House – haven’t watched it in a couple years.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I do that all the time.

I have even experienced weird shit like waking up with a red irritated neck after dreaming I was hung.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 15, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like it could be a Myoconian jerk or something to that effect

Where you twitch heavily in your sleep. Your brain could fabricate a dream to explain why you hit your hand. Though this usually does not occur while in REM sleep but more towards the early stages of sleep

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But as a funny story my younger brother used to sleepwalk when he was like 8

But he would only do it to go to the bathroom. He pissed in the closet, down the stairs into the garage, middle of the hallway, and one time fell onto the back patio because he walked out there and tripped on something. I caught him doing it a few times and always made fun of him for it

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There was a kid I went to elementary school with that sleepwalked,

and on a field trip where we slept in a hay loft, he sleepwalked himself into the chicken coop then went back to sleep. Scared the piss out of him when he woke up.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to sleepwalk when I was younger as well.

My mom’s told me stories of how I used to scare the shit out of her because when she got up in the middle of the night I’d be in the hallway or something just standing there.

by Goose on Jan 15, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would be creepy

My brother just motored around the house while mumbling about stuff, and then he would pee in/on something.

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

your phrasing of that makes it sound like a great comedic event.

I chuckled while reading it, then thought… oh that probably was a pain.

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It always entertained me

Think Beavis when on one of his Cornholio benders, except real mellow and with half closed eyes and wearing just some tighty-whities

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

outSTANDING

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm actually busting up pretty hard now that I'm thinking about it

Watching him stumble up to the door to the garage, fling it open, and whip it out and start pissing into the abyss is one of my most funny memories from childhood

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Myoconian?

Really spazzy fungus?

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

by Llewdor on Jan 15, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I used to do this quite a bit when I was younger,

but it seems to have stopped as I aged. It also helps if you go to bed drunk.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've never injured myself with a myoclonic jerk, but I certainly have had my share of falling dreams

where I jolt at the ground hitting phase.

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Those always got me when I was sleeping in school

Pissed me off

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

oh and by the way

a mortgage interest statement is a really, really depressing thing in the first full year of a mortgage.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can only imagine

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but

to look at that statement and know that 95% of my “mortgage” payments were actually interest payments is really sobering. That starts to turn around a bit in a few years, though.

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

by pdb on Jan 15, 2009 11:23 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Principal paid: $249.63

Interest paid: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Remember: tax credit in this example = $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

It ameliorates the paid – it doesn’t remove it.

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't imagine buying a house in 2006 or so

and looking at how much equity you’ve lost in 2 years or so. That’d suck more, or I guess the combination of the interest payments and a new market value would suck more.

by marc w on Jan 15, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This...

This signature space for rent.

by PositivePaul on Jan 15, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ditto here

Thankfully I only had like 3 employers this past year so it shouldn’t be too complicated

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm glad I've been at one job for 8 years.

Gets boring, but it makes tax time simple.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My first 3 years of being a working adult were at the same dealer

It was so easy come tax time. Plus, that was the only place I’ve worked that offered direct deposit, which I sorely miss

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Direct deposit rocks.

I’d be confused if someone handed me an actual paycheck.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just hate going to the bank

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As do I.

I’d never have to if it weren’t for Jeanuts asking me to run to her bank occasionally. Online banking and direct deposit. Only way to go.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Online banking and bill paying is all well and good.

But I still prefer to receive a check. I don’t know, I’d just rather have the money in my hand. Great thing about working at a casino though is that I can cash the check right there at the Cage when they give it to me.

by Goose on Jan 15, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I so seldom use cash anymore, that going to the bank is just a pain.

I still get a paystub that looks just like a check, it’s just non-negotiable.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 11:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Totally agree.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 11:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did mine on Sunday.

The casino’s always been good about getting us our W2s on the first paycheck of the year.

by Goose on Jan 15, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got my W-2 this morning, then did my taxes online.

This is where it’s nice to be able to file a 1040EZ.

Man do I love midgets.

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

Canadian federal budget on January 27.

There’s a chance they’ll change the income tax rates retroactive to Jan 2008.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 15, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes.

Tax deadline here is April 30, too, so I have more time.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 15, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow another great name to give Crabbe and Corona a run for their money...

Thanks to the latest Fangraphs article,

Chorye Spoone, ladies and gents!

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 11:13 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Go to Value Village and buy her a mug that says something funny and ironic

My best friend bought one of our lady friends a “#1 Grandpa” mug for Christmas. She still uses it now after almost 5 years

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

$50 year-long membership to Costco?

I don’t know, I’m grasping.

by BrianL on Jan 15, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it's allll about the chocolate muffins

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

$50 for a birthday for someone you've known three weeks?

I buy birthday presents for my girlfriend, parents and sister and that’s it.

by acblue on Jan 15, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On the subject of gifts.

You know what I loathe? Cards.

Let me see, I wasn’t thoughtful enough to tell you about what you actually mean to me as a friend/relative/spouse/etc so I decided to let a huge corporation do it instead. Also, I paid $5 for it.

I know it’s not the intent, but I find greeting/holiday cards to be about the most offensive part of the holidays.

by Matthew on Jan 15, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jeanuts makes these, they're actually pretty cool.

But I agree with you on store-bought cards. We’ve been together for eight years, and I’ve never bought her a single card.

Man do I love midgets.

by Thingray on Jan 15, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dearest Brother

I cherish your existence. Each day I am thankful that I have a sibling so kind as you. Flowers and incense fill my heart when I think of your name. You are truly the light of my day, and I wish that you may continue many years of being.

Sincerely,

Some asshole with no creativity.

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

by abender20 on Jan 15, 2009 12:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is what I do for my fiancee

I am shit at buying gifts, so I just go the route of a nice card with a full page handwritten message. She seems to absolutely love it, so I must be doing something right

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

by tootthekazoo on Jan 15, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I despise greeting cards.

My mother has heard me rant about this enough that a few years ago she sent me a gift, and along with it she included a few one-dollar bills stuffed into a folded piece of notebook paper. “Here, instead of a card, I’ll just give you the money I would have spent on it.” I thought it was hilarious.

And I’m with SB: I buy cards for people for some occasions, but they’re either blank or just say “Happy Birthday” or whatever, and I’ll write a paragraph or two on the other side. Just to get across the idea that “Yes, I’m actually thinking of you” instead of “My Gmail calendar reminded me that it’s your birthday.”

by Teej on Jan 15, 2009 1:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I usually buy humor cards for my mom and dad for Mother/Father's day and same with my brothers for their birthdays

and then just write an actual personalized note. I’ve always found blank cards too empty, but I always hate to give someone a card without a real note in it. If I can’t think of anything good to write, I just don’t give them the card and use it for another time.

by seattlebruin on Jan 15, 2009 1:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

By blank I mean mostly blank.

It’s nice to have some sort of design on the front, but little to nothing in the way of words.

by Teej on Jan 15, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dinner.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 15, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs