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I figured today was a good day for a linky post, a little earlier than usual.

This is a poll for all those converted by LL to better beer drinkers. Remember these slogans from your cheaper days? (Note: That whole site is awesome, and I could easily link half the content) (Second Note: Can anyone beat 3:34 in the 50 Capitals Challenge?)

I've changed signs around before, but this is a masterpiece.

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via media2.kxan.com

In fucked up news, some guy tried to cut the implants out of an ex-girlfriend. People are messed up.

In book news, I'm halfway through reading Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do, and I have to say it is excellent. He stays a little general for someone like myself that's read traffic and urban planning books before, but it's a great book to get someone hooked on the subject.

Not to start up this debate again, but according to traffic engineers, all you early mergers are doing it wrong (PDF). If there's traffic and a backup, late merging makes for more capacity and quicker traffic flow (because there's no queue jumpers disrupting the line, and everyone knows what to expect at the merge point).

I won't link to it because you can't find an article about it without politics, but the digital TV switchover is still on for Feb 17th. Does anyone out there still have a TV that's not hooked up to cable or satellite? If so, do you have one of the boxes or a digital TV? Neilsen says 10% of people won't have any access to TV after the switch, but I'm skeptical of that number.

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In further Zombie news:

How the fuck do you beat the first room of the RE5 Demo? I unloaded 12 shotgun rounds into the big guy’s head, and a few clips of bullets, for nothing. The next round, I got up behind him and did the same from behind, to no avail. What the hell, Capcom?

I think this weekend will be a good weekend to get back to L4D. Playing Fallout with VATS has ruined what little aim I have acquired for console gaming, and I need to get it back. Who’s up for some Zombie genocide?

Related XBox Q: Does the wireless headset make that big of a difference from the wired one that comes in the bundle? Is there a third party headset I should be looking for instead?

Because I’m a sucker for weird Zombie shit, I present Zombie Pinup Girls with no further comment.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 7:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

In further Zombie news:

Odessey & Oracle is one fucking fantastic album. The most famous song from it (“Time Of The Season”) is actually one of the weakest. Check it out posthaste, LLemmings!

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously.

The RE5 demo is the hardest thing I’ve ever played. I’ve given up even considering buying that game.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 8:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The whole "not being able to shoot while moving" thing was fine back when the zombies were slow.

Now they just magically appear next to you, and you can either slowly walk away and die or stay there and watch and die. Frustrating.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 8:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm so out of touch.

I’m still playing Final Fantasy V on my ZSNES emulator. Quite frankly I don’t think I’ll ever bother getting into modern gaming…my nostalgia-inducing library of SNES and GBA and N64 games is all I’ll ever need.

Also, Betrayal At Krondor, the bombest PC RPG ever made. Primitive as hell nowadays, but still an incredible, immersive literary experience.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got a Wii the other week

I bought Wii Fit, but after that all I’ve done is download old SNES and Genesis games. I have to go into work for a couple hours this morning, but after that it’s going to be an afternoon of Sonic 2.

by katal on Jan 30, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sports is a good basic game,

Destroy All Humans was fun for the Wii. But mostly I use the Fit and play stuff like bowling. No serious gaming on the Wii for me.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't played a RE since the first one, up until this.

What’s up with the knife range of 6", and no push ability? Trying to get away from a group is damn near impossible.

I wasn’t going to buy it anyways unless it blew me away, but now I don’t even want to try the online portion of the demo.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good, that'll give me some time to practice.

Let me know when you want to get started. (I’ve haven’t done online on Live yet so I’m not sure if I call you or you call me)

I’ll have you know, I’m not very good. Right before I got Fallout, I was barely beating levels on Normal.

Anyone have any tips on Tank killing?

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 9:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Move around a TON.

If you are in an area where you can’t move around, you are pretty screwed. As soon as you hear a tank coming, get out into the open. It’s the only way to survive.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 10:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In other words, keep firing while running away

a lot. Having automatic shotguns certainly helps :)

by ningwers on Jan 30, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love the automatic shotgun so much.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 10:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think a few of us are are going to start around 3pm (Pacific)

with a few more joining around 5pm. Feel free to join in anytime. Just send me a message on Live when you’re ready to play.

by ningwers on Jan 30, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Have I added you as a friend?

What’s your gamertag?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pelagius

I think you’ve added me…

by ningwers on Jan 30, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The wireless is no different other than the convenience of not being physically linked to your controller.

My issue with my “wired” headset is I forget I have it on, and drop the remote to run to the bathroom between games and almost rip my head off when I get to the end of my “leash”.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In the first room

don’t stay to kill everybody. You can’t kill the big guy and you have to survive till a chopper comes for you so run around outside a bunch.

by George702 on Feb 1, 2009 2:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I purchased a digital converter about 6 months ago.

I received one of the coupons from the government so the box cost me about $20. I think it is fantastic option vs. basic cable. I don’t watch that much TV and I’m too cheap to pay for expanded cable or satellite. The picture quality is excellent, there are some HD broadcasts (not that it matters to me because I don’t have an HDTV), and I only had to throw down $20 for a lifetime worth of TV watching.

In Portland I get ABC, CBS, NBC, NBC Weather Channel (it’s mostly just the local NBC weather people with a local ticker), 3 PBS (OPB) channels, OPB radio, FOX, PDX, CW, and about 10 infomercial/religion channels. This week one of infomercial channels has been airing old Roger Moore 007 movies, so that has been pretty fun.

by Jed MC on Jan 30, 2009 7:51 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I'm assuming you got a slightly better box?

Because the ones I see are 50$, and the coupon was 40$.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 8:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I went to Best Buy and it was the only one they had.

It was $60 retail – the $40 coupon. I think it their private label brand, but I’ll bet most brands are made in the same factory. Retail prices may have gone down with the current economy and decrease in fuel prices.

by Jed MC on Jan 30, 2009 8:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My guess is that's big boxes having their way with prices.

Online they’ve always been 50, little to no shipping. Smaller stores around here have had the basic ones at 50-55 since the day the law got passed.

On a related rant, the companies that they talked to while making that law said over and over that the boxes would retail at 40-45 dollars, less when demand made them manufacture more. What happened as soon as the law got passed? They all of a sudden couldn’t get them for less than 50.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 8:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just finished that Traffic book

it’s really quite interesting – I was expecting it to be really dry and academic but he’s a really interesting writer.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 8:07 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Agree completely.

I actually went against my normal moratorium on hardcovers to get it (from an airport book stand, no less), and I’m glad I did.

This might inspire me to get 1434 before the paperback comes out, and then I guess the paperback rule goes out the window.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 8:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you're out of ideas, I suggest that we turn this thread into a discussion of THE GREATEST POST-PUNK/NEW-WAVE BANDS OF THE LATE '70S and '80s.

I’ll begin with XTC, which owns every last one of you.

Listen to “Towers Of London”

Listen to “Love On A Farmboy’s Wages”

Listen to the effortless beauty of an obscure track like “Beating Of Hearts”

And finally, bow before one of the most perfect art-rock/art-pop creations in the history of rock music: “Senses Working Overtime”.

You are not worthy of this great band.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:24 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

A-Ha.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 8:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Take On Me" is actually a really wonderful song, but they were a one-hit wonder.

They do remind of another ’80s group that is all too often dismissed in similar terms: Tears For Fears. Those guys were GOOD. “Mad World,” “Pale Shelter,” “Head Over Heels,” “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Sowing The Seeds Of Love,” “Break It Down Again,” “Goodnight Song”…great stuff.

Their first album definitely falls into the “British post-punk” genre (The Hurting, from 1983), but they refined their sound into a much more Brian Wilsonish vibe later on. Still kept the dark lyrics, though.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I LOVE Tears for Fears.

Woman in chains…woman in chaaaaaaains…

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My girlfriend and I have been listen to tons of Tears For Fears recently (the best-of CD is permanently lodged in the car CD player)

…and that’s one of her favorites too. If they just took out some of the oh-so-’80s Chapman Stick bass hits on that song, it would actually work very well as a Tortoise-style post-rock composition.

I have a hard time deciding whether “Head Over Heels” or “Sowing The Seeds Of Love” is my favorite TFF song. The former is my nominee for “The Quintessential ’80s Song” (the “nah nah-na naaah naaah” ending is like a “Hey Jude” for the 1980s), but the latter is just such a ridiculously well-written Brian Wilsonesque masterpiece. Listen to that track with a songwriter’s ear and you’ll just have to tip your cap: it has something like SEVEN DIFFERENT DISCRETE SECTIONS, all of them incredibly catchy yet nontrivial, and it packs all those melodic ideas into an awe-inspiring 4 1/2 pop song format. The best part? When Orzabal sings “read in the books in the crannies and the nooks, etc.” and then ends by shouting “CHORUS!” And then the chorus comes in, but nobody’s singing – it’s just a Beatlesque “For No One”-style French Horn solo playing the hook line. Clever AND catchy!

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Very reminiscent of Brian Wilson,

and on one of the latter albums, there’s a song called “Brian Wilson Said”. They did well!

by hairofthedawg on Jan 30, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A-Ha has released seven albums.

A friend of mine has all of them.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 30, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never much cared for that one.

The entire Oranges & Lemons album is a real letdown. As a double-LP way overstuffed with dross, it can’t help but look bad next to English Settlement, which after all these years is probably still their finest achievement.

But I’ll give you “Garden Of Earthly Delights” and “Mayor Of Simpleton” and “Chalkhills And Children”…classics, all.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, Oranges & Lemons is about six songs too long

but there’s some great songs on there.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 8:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Other than the ones I mentioned, I'd add...

“Scarecrow People,” “King For A Day,” and “Poor Skeleton Steps Out.”

By the way, if you haven’t heard the BBC sessions they did for this album, you’re really missing out. FAR better than the muted, subdued album versions. And although it’s from a different album/session, the BBC version of “You’re The Wish You Are I Had” pretty much ascends to the top of the All Time XTC Heap. The original from The Big Express is TERRIBLE, and yet the BBC re-recording…my god, why didn’t they just do it that way in the first place?

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahaha, fair enough. I can get a bit too in your face when proselytizing.

Seriously though, XTC is ridiculously great, one of the best musical groups of its era or any other…and yet they’re still pretty obscure, especially in America. The worst part is that their most famous song in America is the one that is widely agreed (by the band and fans alike) to be among their worst: “Dear God.” Dear god I hate that song.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have this same problem with Dexy's Midnight Runners

An AWESOME band, saddled with an unfortunate monster hit that is one of their weakest (but is still a fun song) and the only one they’re identified with.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 8:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You're right!

The were really good, and really rather authentic in their own Irish way back before “Come On Eileen.” Oddly enough I gave them a shot, of all reasons, because Mark E. Smith kept constantly namechecking them in early ’80s Fall songs. I figured if someone like MES actually thought they had quality, then there must be something there. Because he hates pretty much everyone and everything.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wait...are they Irish or Scottish?

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Irish.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 8:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Anti-Nowhere League.

They’re by favourite punk band.

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by Llewdor on Jan 30, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Telvision

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

One immortal album, and the rest is meh.

I’m sorry; unless your one big album is called Loveless, it’s hard to bill yourself as the “BSET. EVAR” of any subgenre. Marquee Moon is quite impressive, but it’s not impressive enough for that sort of idolatry. For starters, while Tom Verlaine can sure play guitar and write a catchy hook, dear god he cannot sing in anything resembling a tolerable voice.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Marquee Moon is impressive indeed.

I’m not so into that era of music as I am funk / soul.

But, I thoroughly enjoyed Wire’s Pink Flag, Pere Ubu’s The Modern Dance, Talking Heads’ Songs About Building And Food… I also have a Devo album in there.

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 1:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pink Flag is my nominee for the best Punk album of all time

Which is ironic given that it’s rather arty punk. Wire was frequently nicknamed “Punk Floyd” by the UK musical press back in the day, which gets at a certain truth about their intentions.

Chairs Missing remains the definitive Wire album, however. Even though their two single greatest moments came on 154 with “The 15th” and “Map Ref.”

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

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

Go on

Resolved: that “It Ain’t Fair but it’s Fun” is the greatest song of the 1970s.

Give me your funk/soul top 5….

by marc w on Jan 30, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know that I have a Top 5

Fela Kuti and Cymande are right up there though.

Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes… the blaxploitation soundtracks.

And then like good time stuff would be Commodores, Sly, Parliament Funkadelic. Way too many to list.

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Move on up towards your destination.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cymande

“Brothers on the Slide” that was a tasty song. I’ve got a few of their LPs, and while they’re good, I tend to just play that song rather than listening to the albums.
Fela Kuti… yes. I had a big thing for afrofunk, and the revival in the late 90s or so… you ever hear the Daktaris?

I’ve got tons of old soul/funk 45s (which is nature’s perfect format)… love that stuff.

by marc w on Jan 30, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Anybody else lose something cool yesterday?

MY FUCKING BIKE FRAME BROKE. BROKE. Bike frames are not supposed to BREAK. WHAT THE BALLS.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 8:35 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Finally, a topic I can dig into...

I’m going to assume you weren’t riding a carbon fiber bike. What was your bike made out of and what did you do to break it?

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 8:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Aluminum frame, carbon fork/seatstay

and I have no idea what I did. I noticed on my ride in that my front chainwheel was a bit wobbly, so I thought “wow, my bottom bracket’s about to fail, I should take care of that this weekend” and didn’t think much of it. On the way home, it was REALLY wobbly, and the front derailleur started shifting itself, which I thought was odd; I got off the bike, looked at the BB, tried to flex the pedals, and everything seemed OK.

I get back on, and noticed that I was pedaling elliptically instead of circularly, which I knew was trouble. I got back off, turned the bike upside down, and there it was – about a two-inch crack going across the downtube, about an inch above where it joins the bottom bracket.

I’m just glad I wasn’t pedaling at speed, or downhill. That would have been bad. It’s annoying because the frame’s only about 5 years old – it’s probably got somewhere between 5-6K miles on it, not a whole lot.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 8:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jeez, that's rough. Repair on aluminum frames is effectively nonexistant, so you may

just be screwed. I’d try to take it in, but you’ll probably have to replace the frame. If that’s your commuter bike, go pick a 75 dollar bike off Craigslist. No point riding anything useful to work.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, the frame's toast

but Klein has a lifetime warranty, so at least I get a replacement. The problem is that Klein doesn’t make road frames for the US market any more, so if I get lucky (bike shop’s words), Trek will have a few old Kleins kicking around their warehouse; if not I’ll get a “materially equivalent” Klein or Trek – which wouldn’t be bad because I think some of the older Madones were aluminum/carbon, and I could live with that – or a credit for the retail value that I can use on a new bike.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The aluminum frame is part of your problem.

I go through a frame in about 6 months of trail riding. My last steel one has been going strong for a good year and a half. They just don’t have the strength/flexibility that steel (or carbon, but who has the money) does, especially if you ride in the winter.

Anyone have the new shimano electric shifters yet? I want a set, but don’t have the extra dough right now to swing something that isn’t broken on my bikes.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 8:56 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love love love aluminum frames though

and this is the first one I’ve ever had fail.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a big guy, so I tend to beat on frames and bottom brackets.

I also ride through the rough stuff, which I’m sure doesn’t help.

However, I understand the love of aluminum, with the cost/weight ratio involved.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 9:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a big guy too so I guess I understand WHY it failed

I’m just annoyed that it did. I’m so meticulous about bottom brackets and cranks because of my size that it just astounded me that something ELSE could be at fault.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

After your first few, it gets less annoying.

And before you think that the frame is an easy replacement, make sure there isn’t any rust buildup from water seepage in that spot, because that can invalidate your warranty.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 9:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They're inspecting it this morning

but the guy at the shop last night said this was a pretty open-and-shut case as far as the warranty goes. I’m unbelievably anal about my bike, so I’m pretty sure there won’t be any problems with the replacement.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, but someone hit my car earlier this week doing about $900 in damages.

My vehicle was parked, I was at work, and we don’t have security cameras pointed at the parking lot. The best part was they left the scene without leaving any contact info. Now I get to pay the deductable and I’m crossing my fingers that my premiums don’t go up. Has this happened to anyone else and did their premiums go up?

by Jed MC on Jan 30, 2009 8:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It depends on your company

most times they have not at fault or uninsured motorist coverage, with smaller deductibles and no hit to your premium. Where is the damage? You could either file the claim and keep the cash to offset the deductible without doing the repair, assuming you can live with the damage. Otherwise, do nothing, and live with the damage. Of course, you could always run the claim and do the work. Email me if you have other questions, since this is the stuff I work with on a daily basis

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jan 30, 2009 10:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When we got hit by an uninsured motorist, and they left the scene,

our insurance covered it fully, and our rates did not change. The thing that pissed me off is that the Lynnwood Police refused to respond or investigate because it happened on private property (a high school parking lot), even though we had the license plate number of the car, make, model, color, witnesses, and (probably fake) info that the girl told us right before she ran off.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Vigilante justice, then.

Show up at that girl’s house in a cape and dangle her off the side of a bridge until she pays you.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Our insurance company actually hunted down the owner of the car.

It wasn’t even hers.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks to you both tootthekazoo and Thingray.

I’ll probably end up doing the repairs because I can afford the deductable, the car is relatively new – 2005 Hyundai Elantra with ~33,000 miles, and I still have a few years left of payments on the loan. It is really frustrating because I don’t want to throw away a few hundred dollars that I was saving for regular repairs – like tires and brake pads.

The Tigard police were really nice about the situation, but because there were no witnesses and none of the cars that normally park where I was hit had obvious damage, they said there wasn’t much they could do.

I’m hoping my insurance company will give me a break because I’ve been with them for 6 or 7 years with only two glass claims and have only had 1 speeding ticket that happened over 10 years ago. They said it was a not at fault claim when I called them, but the policy I pay for doesn’t have a reduced deductable for that type of claim.

by Jed MC on Jan 30, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sucks, but it will be worth it to get the car fixed.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I lost four wisdom teeth today.

I don’t hurt that much, I just wish the bleeding would stop.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Jan 30, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lost them?

You didn’t have them pulled?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If he didn't look like such a hobo, keviness wouldn't have punched him.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Serves him right, that cock maven.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I have a reputation to preserve.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 12:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kevin_ess:

Puncher of hobos, father of Silas, drinker of crawlspace beer, lover of raccoons.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A master of karate and friendship for everyone.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 12:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It didn't hurt when I got wisdom teeth pulled until after I woke up.

Then I went on a profanity laced tirade while I ran through the house looking for pain killers.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't have any wisdom teeth.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

clench on gauze 30 minutes

carefully take it out, replace with new gauze, clench for another 30. It will slow down to seeping, and then discolored saliva, all of which is normal.

Don’t overexert, don’t use a straw or do anything that would cause a suction in your mouth. You don’t want to get a dry socket.

by msb on Jan 30, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nobody wants a dry socket.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or an unbuttered muffing.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is true as well.

I like the way you think.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

RESOLVED: New Order is actually better than Joy Division.

Any speakers pro or con? For my own part, I genuinely believe this to be true. Understand that I prioritize music ahead of lyrics save for some very specific situations. If the lyrics are SO bad that they can’t be ignored, that’s one such situation.

New Order: fuck art, let’s dance.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Not a fan of dance music in general

so I’m not a big New Order fan, but I like Joy Division just because it’s so dark.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 8:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not fan of dance music either, I'm the most awkward dancer imaginable.

My main move out on the floor is “The Robot” Think “Flight Of The Conchords” and you’ve got the idea.

By the way, pdb, can you deal with WMA files? I’m thinking of uploading some stuff for you download (those XTC BBC tracks, among others).

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I cannot, sadly

I’m a mac/ipod/itunes user.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

iTunes will convert WMA for you.

Or at least it used to.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 9:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Then bring on the downloads!

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PDB, IT HAS DONE BEEN BROUGHT.

Here you go. And no need to worry about tricksy viruses, either!

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You, sir, are the man

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously, just ask me for something, and I'll post it.

You have no idea how much music from the ‘60s/’70s/‘80s I have. Super-famous establishment acts, obscure German krautrock, Rhino boxed set retrospectives, you name it. And I’m like a Mormon in Brazil when it comes to spreading the Good News, if you know what I mean. I love to share.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How long do those files last?

My stodgy old work network is choking on it and I won’t be in front of a non-work computer until fairly late this evening…

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They should be there when you get home tonight.

My only request is that you tell me (if need be, in some later thread) what you think of them.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will indeed.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I should get the new version, as I keep wondering what all they dropped with v8.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm one of those LL apple haters.

Additionally, I vastly prefer WMA to MP3 as a lossless format. I know giving props to Microsoft is verboten and all, but it’s quite a solid compression format. I’ve got uber-sensitive audiophile ear, and to my mind WMA does the best job of retaining the subtle frequencies that even high bitrate mp3s obliterate.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My ears aren't that subtle - stupid tinnitus

so I’ve always been perfectly happy with MP3s at a high bitrate (256 and above).

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True

Substance 1987 is at least as good as either of Joy Division’s two LPs. The ridiculous number of hit singles that New Order released aids their case as well.

I don’t particularly like dance music, but I’ve always prefered New Order to Joy Division.

by katal on Jan 30, 2009 8:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The first disc of Substance is one of the most delightfully consistent and well-paced CDs out there.

The hilarious part is that it’s chronological. And yet it just flows so well. The only thing I’d change (and in my playlists I do) is subtract “Shellshock” and “State Of The Nation” and add in “Procession,” “Leave Me Alone,” “Age Of Consent,” and “Vanishing Point.”

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 8:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I agree with that

I usually hate two-disc albums. I’d rather see one absolutely killer single-disc LP. Substance might be the only exception.

by katal on Jan 30, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

False

1. Without Joy Division there would (arguably, of course) be no U2 or the Cure.
2. There are no movies about New Order. There are two about Joy Division.
3. I hate to cite their most famous song, but really, Love Will Tear Us Apart is one of the coolest songs to hear bands cover, and that has to count for something.
4. Joy Division made two absolutely classic albums in much less time than it took New Order to create one.

by katal on Jan 30, 2009 8:59 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

All good arguments. And yet, I don't derive nearly as much pure pleasure out of JD as I do NO.

The REAL draw of Joy Division is their unspeakable, heartbreaking sincerity. Sure, The Cure did a good job of credibly mining the same doomy proto-gothic atmosphere on Seventeen Seconds, Faith, and Pornography (because Robert Smith was really genuine in his escalating despair at the time), but since then their whole “WOE! PAIN! SUFFERING!” schtick has seemed more than a little farcical given The Cure’s massive success and Smith’s careerism.

Whereas with Joy Division, there’s just no fucking way you can laugh at the self-abnegating nihilism of Ian Curtis’ lyrics because….well, subsequent events proved that he wasn’t kidding one bit. It’s sad but true: Curtis’ suicide vaulted JD into legendary status because it proved, in a perverse way, that he had the courage of his convictions, so to speak.

FWIW, Unknown Pleasures is their best single statement of purpose. Closer is a bit too desiccated and monotonous compared to the debut. “Disorder” and “New Dawn Fades” and “Interzone”…that’s the JD conceit wrapped up right there in three songs.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Coachella

My Bloody Valentine, Paul McCartney, Morrissey, the Cure, Fleet Foxes, Public Enemy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lupe Fiasco, Drive by Truckers, Hercules and the Love Affair, Franz Ferdinand, Beirut, Leonard Cohen, M Ward, Liars.

Every year I fantasize about going to Coachella before inevitably not going. Something tells me this year will be no exception.

by katal on Jan 30, 2009 9:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Franz Ferdinand is such a fun band.

And you’ve reached the end of my music knowledge.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 9:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Great Odin's Raven!

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 10:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shame that MBV is such an unlistenably terrible band live.

Loveless is a holy grail album, and the surrounding EPs are nearly as good. But most of the rest (including the overrated Isn’t Anything) is pretty shite.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

wait what?

Leonard Cohen at Coachella? That would be awesome. Not awesome enough to make me deal with the heat and the people, but awesome.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Leonard Cohen is touring because his manager/accountant stole a bunch of his money.

So he’s touring to raise money for his retirement.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 30, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's some sad shit right there.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fleet Foxes are fantastic live.

As is Beirut.

I’d love to see Liars live, though. Damn, that’s a strong lineup.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of live music

Flight Of The Conchords are playing two nights at the Paramount, May 11/12, and one night at the Schnitzer, May 14. Tix for the Portland show go on sale Monday, the Seattle shows don’t have on-sale dates yet.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man that will be a great show.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think they're playing a couple dates in LA too

Yup. May 22 at the County Bowl in Santa Barbara, and May 24 at the Greek Theater. Details.

I saw them at the Sub Pop anniversary show last year and they were indeed awesome.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why thank you, good sir!

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

County Bowl is such a fun venue.

I played there twice and fucking loved it.

by Sec 108 on Jan 30, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My gf and I just Netflixed the first season of the show...

…my god, they’re so gifted. The hype about them is totally justified. The rap song from the 3rd episode in particular (Bret is a “Rhymenoceros!” Jemain is a “Hiphoppopotamus!” His rhymes are bottomless!") is legendary.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:22 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

His lyrics are bottomless, technically.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

At some point this weekend when I'm around my computer/music I shall return the upload favor

and upload you a bunch of FoTC. It’s fantastic stuff, and the best part is that it holds up to repeated listenings, unlike a few parody rock acts I could mention COUGHtenaciousDCOUGH.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They are really quite talented musically, and their brand of comedy is just much more advanced than

the dick jokes of Tenacious D. That said, Tribue is legendary.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Tribute" is the one Tenacious D song that really stands up to the test of time.

That said, what distinguishes FoTC is not merely that they’re musically gifted when it comes to pastiche (they do trip-hop, acoustic folk, nu-metal, and Bollywood rap equally well). No, it’s their COMEDIC genius that puts it over the top. Jack Black and that other guy aren’t nearly as good at putting across this stuff with the proper level of parodic self-seriousness that FoTC does. They do SUCH A GOOD JOB of playing the role of musicians who actually believe in the silly tripe they’re writing. Take it from somebody who’s done his share of gigging as a singer/songwriter — those guys NAIL the attitude perfectly.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The second season is getting off to a good start as far as the comedy goes

The problem is that all the songs from Season 1 were fully formed over several years, and this year’s are all brand new, so they haven’t had time to develop yet, but the comedy is still as spot-on as it was last year. The songs in Episode 2 were better than in the first ep, but still nowhere near where they were last year – but the show itself is still so damn funny it almost doesn’t matter.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ehhh...I haven't been thrilled with the two episodes so far.

But you’re right in that the second episode was much better than the first.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I give 'em a pass for the first episode

because they had to find a way to “reset” everybody, and I thought they did as good a job as they could have done with it. Now that everyone’s in their typical roles, it’ll just keep being great.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is this the reason they took a year off between the 1st and 2nd seasons?

I noticed that the first season was done in 2007, and that the second season is only starting right now. I’ve done a bit of reading up, and I know that they’ve been together for a decade now…I assume they took a year off to work up new stuff?

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yup.

They used all their songs in Season 1 and had to scramble to write songs for this season, and according to Jemaine it was not easy to come up with a season’s worth of songs in five months, so they took a bunch of extra time.

The nice thing about this season, though, is that they can integrate the songs and the storylines – last year they had to wedge a storyline into an existing song, which works, but it’s more “seamless” this year so far. Different, but still good.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I actually rather enjoyed the "wedging", as you call it.

How else do you explain the usage of “Prince of Parties”, etc? It made the plot that much more entertaining.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 9:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, definitely

there wasn’t a bad episode in Season 1. You can tell this season they’ve been given more time and money, though, and so far it’s turning out pretty well too.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man, this will be much appreciated.

We’re on a FoTC binge in the esoteric household right now…sadly, we have to return one of our DVDs to get the second disc of the FoTC first season from Netflix, so I haven’t seen the last half yet.

Between the “Rhymenceros” rap song and “Inner City Pressure” and “I’m Not Crying” (or whatever it’s called), I’m fucking IN LOVE with these guys. The “Bowie’s In Space” song was merely icing on the cake – I was really impressed with how well Jemain is at imitating all the various voices Bowie’s used over his career.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The best song they ever did isn't even in the show

All of those are genius, and It’s been talked about here before, but Jenny is absolutely fucking brilliant.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Humans Are Dead..

Live, in full, is by far my favorite.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My gf and I have called each other during the work day at least four times over the past two days singing this line

“The Humans ARE DEAAAD.”

So great. So fucking great. What’s the difference live?

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Banter.

It’s just professional talking, really.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Come on sucker, lick my battery!

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 9:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for the tip

I’ll have to take Laura to see them at the Paramount. I never enjoyed the band much until I saw them live at Sasquatch (and subsequently at SubPop20) last year.

by katal on Jan 30, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We might be heading up for one of those shows actually

because we have a conflict with the Portland date. I’ll let you know next week.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll definitely consider going to the Schnitz show. Depends on the price, though.

I saw ‘em live at Sasquatch and wasn’t blown away. But that was also a large festival. I’m sure they’re much better in a more intimate setting.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 9:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ahhh.

Zombies.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 9:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ahhh.

Zombies.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 9:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ahhh.

Zombies

Small and manageable sig

by Taylor H on Jan 30, 2009 9:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How did I know you were going to fail here?

I just knew.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

:D

Small and manageable sig

by Taylor H on Jan 31, 2009 1:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

C-c-c-combo breaker

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jan 30, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I always picked Sabrewulf because his moves were the easiest to execute.

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone remember the Killer Instinct 2 soundtrack CD?

They released it with the game for a limited time. There were a couple of good techno songs on there I used to jam out to.

by Wilder. on Jan 30, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had a friend back in the day who perfected those uppercut combos to where once he got it started

he could keep you in the air until you were dead. It got to a point to where we had to declare Glacious off limits. Kinda like using Oddjob in Goldeneye.

by Goose on Jan 30, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Did you play a lot of boxing video games or something?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just remember playing "Punch Out" and hearing "uppercut! uppercut!" over and over.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Which Punch Out are you referring to?

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The original Nintendo one if I remember correctly.

It was a long time ago, I could have it confused with some other boxing game (it could even be an arcade game).

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe that was it.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't recall 'uppercut' being a popular phrase with Mike Tyson's Punch Out.

I would have to bestow that distinguishable honor onto Sagat from Street Fighter II.

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know.

All of the early video games kind of run together in my brain.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps Street Fighter II

Lots of “uppcercut!” screaming in that game, if I remember correctly.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mortal Kombat is the fighting game I associate with uppercuts.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oops.

Yes, I am. I’m getting it confused with “Yoga Fire” and “Yoga Flame.”*

*both of which were awesomely sampled by Madlib on the Madvillain album.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Holy smokes I never knew there was such a creation.

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 3:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The more I think about it,

I seem to remember that sounds being constantly in the background when I was at the arcade as a child, so you very well may be right.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A new punch out is coming out during the summer.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't remember the last time I played a boxing video game.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I lied,

I did try boxing on Wii Sports, but it was mediocre at best.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I played Round 3 for the PSP for a bit.

It was alright at first, but got old really quickly.

by Goose on Jan 30, 2009 3:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had Round 3 on 360.

While the graphics were remarkable, they slowed the game down a lot, and it just didn’t feel fun.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 3:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have to imagine "WAR" is climbing that ladder.

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Memo to Turner

I’ve only recently discovered this Rolling Stones song, but it’s one of my favorites yet. Has anyone else heard it?

by katal on Jan 30, 2009 9:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

My only exposure to this song

was in Goodfellas – it was used in one of Ray Liotta’s coke-binge scenes. Great song, from what I remember.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 9:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There are several different versions of it out there.

The best is found on “The Singles Collection – the london years” 3-CD set. A great Mick Jagger track, done for the film Performance.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I came across a version of it last week

and another version today, both here. At first impression it’s as good as anything else in their catalog.

And I entirely forgot/didn’t realize it was in Goodfellas. I’ll have to go back and listen for it.

by katal on Jan 30, 2009 9:44 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Hehehe...

Complaint letter

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 9:56 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That is tremendous.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 10:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And actually completely real.

Awesome.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 10:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If airlines cared about the needs of economy class passengers

this might actually accomplish something. Sadly, all the writer will get is some kudos for a well-written letter.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 10:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They invited him to help design some better dishes at their food facility.

According to the article.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 10:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just deeply skeptical

that it’s all a PR exercise, that the dishes he designs will never see the light of day. Economy class might as well be the cargo hold of an Irish famine ship for all the airlines care – it’s the business/first class passengers they listen to.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And his response was,

“I’ll think about it.” That part rubs me the wrong way. If I get a call from Branson inviting me to go spelunking in a backwoods outhouse, I’m pretty much fucking there in minutes.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I paid $5 for a bag of peanuts for Silas on our recent trip.

Care to guess how pissed off I was? We had actually brought snacks, but the Mrs. made me get the peanuts for him after he whined enough.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If a mere $5 bought the silence of a child on an airline

I’d buy the peanuts myself. Don’t get me wrong, I like kids – but I like relative quiet on airplanes.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 10:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Naw, my kid knows better than to annoy others in a small space.

Pimp hand. Yes, Pimp hand.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 10:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a fan of gags.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Small children on airplanes are unfortunate. You know they are in agony

when the pressure changes, but that doesn’t make tantrums any less annoying.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 10:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I definitely empathize with them

it can’t be fun to be that far out of your comfort zone.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 10:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I forgot - when I was on the Oregon coast last week I saw a property for sale.

Pretty large bar, in… .I want to say Lincoln City? For something like $35,000. Not a perfect town for Scrappy’s, but still.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Jan 30, 2009 10:13 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

The only problem with Lincoln City is the competition

there’s a big ol’ casino right there that’ll suck up a ton of the business. Good price, though.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 10:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Too far south.

Scrappys and Cannon Beach go together like midgets and monkeys.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 10:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Crumpets or English Muffins? Commence!

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 10:28 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I love English muffins when they're piping hot out of the toaster.

Put some peanut butter on them right away, so it gets all melty. Oooooooh shit, I love that so much.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

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

Yes. For peanut butter, english muffins.

I’d still rather have crumpets with a bit of butter.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 10:35 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

English muffing with fried egg, hashbrowns, ketchup and Tabasco.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's.... Interesting.

I shall not comment any further.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Walk away Thingray, just walk away.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But it's such a fun typo.

Okay…….

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You son of a bitch!

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't type it for you.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You son of a bktch.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Feck you.

Cock maven.

Just kidding of course.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's awesome.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*muffin

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Much better.

Sounds tasty.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Super bowl food: what are your plans?

I was going to buy a few dozen tacos from the nearby taco trucks, but looking at this gives me pause.
Anyone a fan of elaborate football/baseball related snacking, or is it simply inappropriate to distract people from bad food by using bad food as basically Legos?

by marc w on Jan 30, 2009 10:34 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Last year, my friends and I recreated something from the Grease Trucks at Rutgers.

We went for the Fat Darrel.

The football stadium of crappy food is a way to pawn off crap food.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My plan is to hang out with a few LL dorks and get drunk.

Our famous chips and trailor park cheese dip, perhaps I’ll even pull out the small grill for some sausage or burgers.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 10:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will be going to a house that has a huge double fryer.

So I will be bringing some poppers and home made lumpia.

by Sec 108 on Jan 30, 2009 10:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oooh, what kind of lumpia?

I need to try this someday.

by marc w on Jan 30, 2009 10:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What else does she put in 'em?

And I assume you’re using the double fryer to give ’em that greasy, crispy goodness, right?

by marc w on Jan 30, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll have to ask her because I am not totally sure.

Shoot me an email so I don’t forget.

We usually just pan fry them at home, but we will definitely use my friends fryer on Sunday.

by Sec 108 on Jan 30, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Lumpia.......

now is the time for that Homer SImpson gif with drool.

by msb on Jan 30, 2009 11:02 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh man, I haven't had lumpia since I was a kid.

One good thing about growing up a military brat, there were a lot of Filipinos who went to school with me and would share lumpia.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a friend

who is a wonderful cook AND married into a Filipino family.

by msb on Jan 30, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never had lumpia. What is it?

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow - I need this in my belly.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I go to the same place every year,

and the menu changes each time. But I know the food will rock. The only thing we have to make is a “taco dip”. Layer of homemade guac, layer of salsa, layer of refried beans, layer of sour cream, olives and jalepenos on top (note: I think the beans go on the bottom).

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:03 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What's wrong with food?

Are you fasting for some reason?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably just hungry?

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ahhhh...

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I should tattoo that on my forehead.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just like my shot of Jager last Saturday, then

Sounded good in theory. The next day, not so much.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 11:10 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I blame myself.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Jan 30, 2009 11:55 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't blame yourself for what other people choose to do.

Unless you physically forced her to drink, it was her decision. She got home safe, you did your job.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, considering she isn't really blaming herself

and the fact that I was staying at her house, I’m pretty sure we’re all ok.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jan 30, 2009 12:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Except for that hangover.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Preemptive regrets would be a great thing.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

20/20 foresight?

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How so?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:38 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sigh

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Jan 30, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not always.

A couple times I’ve had a drink and immediately thought, “Damn, that was a terrible idea.”

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

For me this is frequently tequila or jello.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh....

THAT kind of “please don’t talk about food” day… Sorry.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

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

This sounds horrible, but I just realized I was at the bar Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and I'm going out tonight.

Granted, one day I simply stopped to drop off softball info, last night I stopped to watch 10 minutes of the husky game and left, but I feel like Pat O’Day for some reason.

Does anyone else start feeling guilty if you go out multiple nights in a row (even if it’s just a quick stop)?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Haven't gone out to the bar multiple nights in a row in... it's been too long.

Of course, if you REALLY want to feel like Pat O’Day, drink as much as you would’ve at the bar in your own basement. Or more….it’s cheaper!
That’s what I’ve done pretty much every day in January.

by marc w on Jan 30, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But really I had one beer on Tuesday (that I didn't even finish), a decent amount Wednesday, and a beer and a shot last night.

I was home in time to play both Indy and COD5 (Coach does kick ass at this game). So it;s not like I’m closing the bar down every night.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, uh, yeah....I really didn't have much at home either.

Nope, not much at all really. Yyyyeep, just the uh, the one beer I think it was. Pretty much.
Stop looking at me.

by marc w on Jan 30, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shut up and crack another beer.

Shick Schadel isn’t going anywhere.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wasn't celebrating the fact,

just mentioning that I finally played COD5 with him, and I can attest to the fact that he’s very good at that game. Credit where credit is due my friend.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will venture a guess here and say I doubt he would be as effective if he were holding a real machine gun.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Section: I’m going to kill you all
Row: Die.
Seat: None of you will be alive tomorrow morning.

Section: I’m going to kill you all
Row: Die.
Seat: None of you will be alive tomorrow morning.

Section: I’m going to kill you all
Row: Die.
Seat: None of you will be alive tomorrow morning.

Section: I’m going to kill you all
Row: Die.
Seat: None of you will be alive tomorrow morning.

Section: I’m going to kill you all
Row: Die.
Seat: None of you will be alive tomorrow morning.

by Robert on Jan 30, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why are people not adding this up?

Am I wearing crazy pants here???

by Robert on Jan 30, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes, I think you might be.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Once I see him actually be able to lift a heavy machine gun off the ground, I'll start being concerned.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't seen him use the sniper rifle yet.

He was all machine gun, all the time last night.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not worried.

I have never said a thing to him.

by Sec 108 on Jan 30, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But he knows where you sit.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Suddenly I'm scared

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

by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 30, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I want to know how well he handles a halberd, myself.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 11:47 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't found that weapon in COD5 yet.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, I do not have a basement.

Somehow “drinking in the crawl space” doesn’t have the same ring to it.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't knock it til you try it.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The spiders try to take my beer.

And it frightens me.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Apparently not to Kevin.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just me and the raccoons down here.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 12:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My friends call me an alcoholic all the time.

I tell them to shut up because I’m always out drinking with them.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I'm hung over I want to eat the greasiest food imaginable.

I just ate a ham and gruyere croissant and it wasn’t nearly greasy enough.

by acblue on Jan 30, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fine idea.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Vodka + something red (cranberry juice perhaps).

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't make it strong, or drink it too fast then.

Are you not allowed to bring beer with you?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What about huffing some glue?

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 1:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see. I usually prefer to be drunk when around my grandparents.

That way it’s easier to trick myself into thinking I haven’t heard all these stories 45 times already.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 1:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Perhaps you could subsitute a fine sasparilla or high-end root beer then.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If you want to try to get tricky,

but if grandpa doesn’t like the demon juice, he’ll smell the beer from a mile away.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's a shame you can't just enjoy a few beers with your granpappy there.

It’s also a shame that Thingray and I have offered up like 10 solutions that are complete rubbish.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 1:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can't ever have a beer with my Dad or grandpa either, they're both in AA.

Although I did sit with my Dad after golfing one day, he had an O’Douls or something, and I drank a Henry’s. So I suppose that’s as close as I’ll ever get. Kind of a bummer though.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 1:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hells fucking yes.

Rock Band DLC for Tuesday:

Thin Lizzy – The Boys Are Back in Town
Thin Lizzy – Cowboy Song
Thin Lizzy – Jailbreak
Pat Benatar – Hit Me With Your Best Shot
The Pretenders – Precious

And a couple of crappy Nickelodeon songs.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 11:11 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

That's awesome.

I LOVE Thin Lizzy.

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

by pdb on Jan 30, 2009 11:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I saw them live a few years ago.

They’re really not the same without Phil.

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

by Llewdor on Jan 30, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Awwww, thanks!

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So does LL count as the press?

Do blogs qualify as part of the media?

Small and manageable sig

by Taylor H on Jan 30, 2009 11:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I would say no and no.

At least not “mainstream media”.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Any blog with a single reader is a medium, sure.

But not necessarily part of the mass media.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hijacking your question to pose one of my own.

When I was doing the Cal portion of my stadium tours, I ended up talking with the press coordinator in the box of RPC Ballpark in SF. He said that media media access is not as static as people think, and that his department has been reaching out to bloggers in the area to fill media spots in the press box. He said that none had been able to do it because you actually have to buy the seats by the year to get the credentials (well, yeah) and none of the bloggers would be able to pull that.

With the good relationship that the FO has with USSM/LL, I wonder if we could come to the same agreement, and have someone from one of our blogs do our own reporting? In terms of cost, how many people showed up at that meetup? How many would pay towards bypassing Baker and others completely? I would be in for a recurring 100$ a season, at least. On a longer shot, maybe getting our fancy new SBN ownership to front some of the cost in trade for the extra exposure and add revenue for breaking our own stories?

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ad revenue*

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 12:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting idea.

I don’t know that I’d be willing to pay $100.00 per year for that though.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't want to pay to bypass Baker because Baker is probably better at covering the Mariners than anyone here would be.

No offense to anyone here, of course. But being a reporter is a difficult, thankless, low-paying job in which you see your family about once a year — particularly if you’re covering baseball. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. If someone’s willing to do it for me and do it well, I thank that man and throw him 50 cents for a paper. (There’s a reason I sit at a desk and edit reporters’ copy all day — reporting is hard, and I’m lazy.) Then I come to LL/USSM to get my analysis of the events reported in the paper, and I’d gladly pay for that, too. (I pay in beers.) We like to make fun of local writers because they suck at analysis, but it works both ways. Liking baseball doesn’t make one a capable journalist.

As for access, I can’t speak for every media outlet, but the paper I work for pays $0 for access to the Padres and Chargers press boxes. There’s obviously a difference in readership between a big-city newspaper and a baseball blog, so who knows what the threshold is for getting credentials. (Broadcasting is a different beast, of course, and I’m not very familiar with that.)

Your idea is an interesting one, but I just don’t think it’s realistic. I’ll make fun of my own industry when I say there’s a reason that guys who have minds capable of doing the advanced baseball analysis we enjoy online didn’t get communications degrees. There are better jobs in other industries, where you can do what you’re good at AND work 9 to 5 and take the weekends off. Call me old school, but I’d rather leave the reporting to the crazy bastards who enjoy doing it (whether they reside on the Internet, on TV or in a newspaper) and come here for the analysis.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 12:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Curse you!

Actually, you raise an excellent point here.

Small and manageable sig

by Taylor H on Jan 31, 2009 1:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

7% drop rate update:

It requires 176 tries before the drop occurs.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 11:57 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

This does not seem like a good use of time.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

3.8 E-5...

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You keep your fancy numbertating to yerself.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well, if you've seen Varsity Blues, the key to getting someone to drop something...

Percocet, two Vicodin, and a couple of beers.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I put all that in my computer, but now it's just running funny.

Should I try some pine cone liquor?

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably not,

but I need something to do at work while reports are printing and I’m playing with other people’s money.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck that noise!

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Meh sauce.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't be

That was one of the funnier things I’ve seen on this sight. Screw sb for pretending like it bothered him

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Jan 30, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll spare you the rest of the future setup then.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nice.

I would be hard pressed to type that looking at a list of them.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've memorized a list for highway purposes starting from the west coast

Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico, ND, SD, NE, CO, KS, TX, OK, MN, IA, MO, AR, LA, WI, IL, KY, TN, MS, MI, IN, OH, WV, VA, NC, GA, AL, SC, PA, MD, FL, NY, NJ, DE, VT, MA, CT, NH, RI, ME, AK, HI

Bonus points to those who can correctly identify the pattern

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

by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 30, 2009 12:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

for (i = 0; i < easternstates; i++){

for (j = 0; j < shouthernmoststate; j++){
System.out.print(state[i][j]);
}
}

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I also forgot to declare i and j.

/me shrugs.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is the MySpace page of the band I'm going to see tonight.

It’s their last show for 6 months (and honestly I think they’re going to break up). Click on track #2 ("Mannequin") and track 3 (“I Order The Sun”) to hear why I think it’s going to be a real loss if they do. Beautiful, dreamy, well-constructed music.

Horse In The Sea

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 1:07 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Dammit, listen to this stuff! It's good!

The only friend I have in the Chicago music scene is a guy who’s actually made it (relatively) big recently, by the name of Andrew Bird. Horse In The Sea isn’t as talented and idiosyncratic as Andrew, but they’re both working in the same “clever pop” vein that I’ve come to appreciate so much in recent years.

And if you don’t know about Andrew Bird, I pity ye.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

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

I don't like Andrew Bird.

Am I fired?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 1:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Adios, muchacho.

Seriously though, his last three albums have all been pretty magnificent in my opinion. Armchair Apocrypha is the best though, and probably the most instantly accessible with “Fiery Crash,” “Heretics,” and “Darkmatter.”

I’ll admit I’m biased, though. I’d listen to 45 minutes of Andy whistling.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bird is as awesome as he is prolific.

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

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

Also check out Jonathan Vanderslice.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe I should give him another shot.

I haven’t listened to him since college, and that was when his latest album was “The Swimming Hour”.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh wow, he's REALLY moved on since then.

His last three albums are a radical departure. The most recent one just came out, and it’s pretty sweet indeed, but I rate Armchair the highest so far. Keep in mind that many fans still prefer Andrew Bird And The Mysterious Production Of Eggs, though.

Patriotism, Pepper, Professionalism

by esoteric on Jan 30, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because some people (like me) can be idiots.

I have certain words that just confound me for some reason, even though when I stop and think for a second, it’s not that hard.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would say the most likely culprit is the habit of typing "ere" and "ete".

It seems much more natural than “e?i”.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 1:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

People tend to misspell words that they pronounce wrong.

And, at least to me, the word often sounds a lot like “definate.” It’s a very subtle difference, but I hear it a lot.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I buy this to be less than 80% BS.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Me, too,

but I’m completely making it up, so I don’t want it to be construed as any sort of authoritative or even correct answer.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whooo! University of Portland beat San Diego, and Gonzaga took out St. Mary's star player, who we play tomorrow!

We’re looking at second place here! Second Place! Second place! Second Place! (Fuck you Gonzaga)

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 1:50 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Patty Mills was UNCONCSIOUS last night until the wrist injury.

That was the single most absurd stretch of shooting I’ve seen since TMac did his little ditty on San Antonio a few years back.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I never really got the hype about Mills, but

apparently it’s well deserved. Forget the shooting thing; that was impressive, but it was just so noticeable that they had no idea how to move the ball or get shots w/o Mills on the court.
He makes Omar Samhan look like a decent player, which is pretty staggering given what Omar Samhan looks like w/o Mills.

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

Omar Samhan looks like a chubby clod with a chin strap.

You’re right, Patty Mills is a very good player. You know you’re doing something right when Chris Paul plays against you and is impressed.

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nope. Wake me up at 5.9.

But if that giant hand dude would stop poking us, we’d probably have less earthquakes.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My quakes go up to 11

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love this comment:
— “felt like a small hippo slamming into the side of the apartment building.” – Roedy in Victoria, B.C.

by acblue on Jan 30, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes. Because small hippos quite often run into apartment buildings, so he obviously must know what that feels like.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hippos often confuse buildings with small white balls.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   2 recs

Don't run around naked by hippos then.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Zing1

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Goddamnit.

!

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 2:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sorry, it's Friday and I couldn't resist.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was pretty funny.

There are no good individual basketball statistics.
54!

by joof on Jan 30, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep. Didn't even crack.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

...

…

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 2:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Shut up, you.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Jan 30, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It gets deeper.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

...

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2009/1/30/719440/otdod-1-13-9-i-m-truly-out#11848367

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh shizz!

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who's enigma?

Is it buttered?

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

whose*

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Baconpig?

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And to cover my ass...

baconpigs look delicious.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cover your ass with bacon?

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

by abender20 on Jan 30, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not Kevin.

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey! I resemble that remark.

My baconpants are quite fashionable.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I read this as "baconparts"

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ass covered.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Jan 30, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I haven't felt an earthquake in about 10 years.

Yet once a month people tell me we had one.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I felt the Nisqually quake.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That last one I remember feeling was centered on Maury Island. It was around ~1995, I think.

I haven’t lived in Western Washington since 2000, but I now I live in Southern California, so you’d think I’d feel one one of these days.

by Teej on Jan 30, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't you have a volcano about to erupt?

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

by Faux on Jan 30, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Supposedly.

I was kind of hoping it might postpone my flight back to work but no such luck.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Jan 30, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was just my delerium tremens.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Were you muffing those tremens?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Jan 30, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sure, blame it on the poor dog.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know.

My cats never flush the toilet either.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, she didn't flush Toots pillow either.

That little betch.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here we go again.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm out.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh, I know better than to continue this.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 3:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My cats actaully do this with their water dish for some reason.

They like to knock the snot out of it before they take a drink. I’m not sure why…

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know.

That’s like a “diet” ultimate cheeseburger or something.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There should be nothing in an organic donut making it 'taste like butt'.

It would mean that your flour, sugar, etc is grown without chemicals.

Something saying “natural” or “healthy,” on the other hand, might be trying for an entirely different type of donut, rather than simply ‘organic’.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Jan 30, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sure nothing is SUPPOSED to taste like butt.

Although I think I’ve eaten some foods that have managed to succeed at it.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nummers.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Jan 30, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pork butt is absolutely fabulous.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm into the organic kind myself.

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Organic butt is wonderful stuff.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No religion.

We’re talking about organic meats here.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This isn't exactly the Butt Shack.

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pork butt is a real food.

It tastes wonderful, and especially so when it is organic. If there is a cheap laugh because of the word “butt” so be it.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here's your blankie.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You don't have to be retired

you can just be in a position of power with an office to yourself.

by Jeff Sullivan on Jan 30, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

If I take a nap it ruins the rest of my day.

Once I’m asleep, I want to stay asleep for an extended period of time.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do they really take siestas in Mexico?

...Snoop Doggy-Dogg... Ya need to get yourself a jobby-job.

by oc on Jan 30, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just skip over the topics I don't enjoy.

Like the punk rock subthread. I’m not really into punk, so I didn’t read it.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can skip over 250 posts about punk rock as easily as I can skip over 250 poop jokes.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 3:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Guess what?

One is allowed at LL and one isn’t. I’ll leave it up to you to guess which one it is.

by JI on Jan 30, 2009 7:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I contributed to this, and I'm sorry.

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

by kevin_ess on Jan 30, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's no sense in assigning blame because a ton of people were involved.

I just wish that the quality, creativity and intelligence level of the comments would come back up a bit.

by acblue on Jan 30, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I guess I just don't see the real problem with the occasional "low class" run of jokes.

Lightens the mood. Many of us might be posting a poop joke one second, then posting a very intelligent response to something about styles of cuisine or cooking the next. I see nothing wrong with mixing it up.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not to rock the boat here,

but it doesn’t seem to me that poop jokes have been an ongoing problem.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's sophomoric humor in general.

The purpose of the OFFTOPs was to keep the baseball threads on topic and they have largely been successful. They’re still a part of LL though, and LL (even the comments) are a reflection of the authors.

The OFFTOPs aren’t chat rooms and the comments should be held to the same standards as they are on the rest of the blog. Over the past few weeks (at least) the quality of the comments has been pretty poor, and I think it’s in our best interest to try and bring the quality level back up to standards.

by acblue on Jan 30, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I understand.

Although GTE is not much better.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Typing screamed obscenities because of one game seems a bit outrageous to me,

but I really don’t want to argue here. I kind of agree with both sides.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You could say the same about me, or half the people here.

And there really is no good simple answer….

by marc w on Jan 30, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not exactly sure I understand.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My mistake,

The way my screen is formatted it looked like a direct reply to my obscenities comment.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thingray was around long before LL evolved into what it is today?

LL2009 is way different from LL2005

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

by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 30, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm like UID 520 something.

I’ve been here a while, but I’m not one of the earliest members.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated."

by Thingray on Jan 30, 2009 4:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LL2006 is way different from LL 2009

Hell, LL2007 is way different from LL2009

LL has become a totally different animal in the last year or so

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

by I'm NOT Corco on Jan 30, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs