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OTFPOTD 2/27/09 - They say it's your birthday

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If today is your birthday, you share it with many important folks:

  • Chilli from the "R&B" group TLC
  • Tony Gonzalez, Tight End for the Kansas City Chiefs (sorry NOLA)
  • Matt Stairs
  • Adam Baldwin, awesome actor
  • James Worthy, former NBA player...loved those glasses, man
  • Neal Schon, guitarist for the band Journey...DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'!
  • [a political figure]
  • Liz Taylor
  • John Steinbeck, writer
  • Constantine I

Additionally, some very important things happened on this day:

  • 1974 - People magazine first published
  • 1951 - 22nd Amendment to the Constitution is ratified
  • 1844 - Dominican Republic gains independence from Haiti...yay Beltre!

In news, Rock Band is releasing Stevie Ray Vaughan's eponymous "Texas Flood" as a full album on Tuesday. I've never cared for Stevie's music, but I may pick up "Pride and Joy". We'll see I guess.

 

Question:

1. What kind of bear is best?

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Awesome.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 8:54 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Easy

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 27, 2009 8:57 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Adam Baldwin.

very fine in so many ways.

Sun bear, Smokey the, Brian & Gale, and my childhood toy Koala made of mystery fur,

by msb on Feb 27, 2009 9:06 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Ah, Constantine I - proclaimed emperor on the death of Constantius in Eboracum

what is now York. I find that fascinating. Emp. Septimius Severus also died at Eboracum, which was always interesting to me as well – Severus was born in what is now Libya, was a general in Eastern Europe, married a Syrian, became Emperor of Rome, sacked the Parthian capital in what is now Iraq, then moved to Hadrian’s wall in what is now Yorkshire. Lots of people moved a lot of places then, but it’s still sort of amazing. As is the idea that York was, in the grand scheme of things, a much more important place in 230-330ad than it is in 2009.

What kind of bear is best? Either a friendly gay one who respects boundaries or a panda.

by marc w on Feb 27, 2009 9:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I like brown bears, as they usually wont kill you.

But there is enough of a danger that it becomes very exciting to see one in the wild.

by waldo rojas on Feb 27, 2009 9:29 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I've been hiking many times, and have yet to see a bear.

I’ve seen and smelled a fresh wallow, but that’s as close as I’ve been.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 9:32 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As a random tie-in to yesterdays OFFTOP

the last time I ran in to a brown bear was while playing wiffle ball at Baker Lake.

by waldo rojas on Feb 27, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Adult bears don't play pickup whiffle ball games?

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 9:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tell that to Lou Pinella.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 9:52 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a few things I'd like to tell Lou.

I would start with, “Just because Aaron Miles can hit left-handed does not make him better than Mark DeRosa.”

by Sec 108 on Feb 27, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You sure it was a real brown bear? I'm pretty sure there's none

around Whatcom County. There’s reputed to be a few in the Okanagon, but they’re very shy and are never seen.

Keep in mind that one of the most common color of black bears is a brown color.

by redwolf75 on Feb 27, 2009 3:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Last year, I saw four bears on three different occasions while hiking around Rainier.

Before that, I hadn’t seen a single one. They were all in August/September. I guess thats when they’re out getting ready for hibernation.

(Female)

by krb on Feb 27, 2009 1:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The best time to see black bears is when the mountain blueberries are ripe,

High up in the Olympics and North Cascades are the best locations.

by redwolf75 on Feb 27, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The bear was brown

and as I have an advanced degree in bearology, that means it was a brown bear.

by waldo rojas on Feb 27, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So, OOTP X is coming out soon...

how was it last year, and would it be worth it to deal with my mother screaming at me about pissing away the surplus money from my student loan on video games?

by craig3410 on Feb 27, 2009 9:34 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

OOTP 9 seemed like a pretty awesome game if you're into that kind of thing.

I just wasn’t, so I stopped playing a few days after buying it. But I don’t think it’s the fault of the game; I just get bored with sims.

by Teej on Feb 27, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The way I phrased that makes me think of the Ladies Man.

“You know whose fault this is, don’t you? It is the fault of the wang!”

by Teej on Feb 27, 2009 9:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm confused

You’re spending your surplus money from student loans on anything other than alcohol and your mom gets upset?

Free Stephen "Awesome" Strasburg!

by seattlecougar on Feb 27, 2009 10:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bitchin!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I ran over my neighbor!

Fuck, what a song that is.

Hey Jack, what’s happenin’?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

linguistic pedantry ahoy!

In news, Rock Band is releasing Stevie Ray Vaughan’s eponymous “Texas Flood” as a full album on Tuesday.

If it were eponymous it would be called “Stevie Ray Vaughan”.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 11:03 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I don't think that's being pedantic.

linguistic pedantry would be suggesting that he rework the sentence to avoid passive voice. But we’re above that.

by marc w on Feb 27, 2009 11:05 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Or, in REM's case, "Eponymous"

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Huh, wow, you taught me something today.

I always thought the definition of “eponymous” was something along the lines of representing a signature style.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Polar bears

No contest. And pandas and koalas do not count

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:05 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Red pandas are the cutest.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

D'awwwww!

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Raccoons eating garbage?

D’awwww!

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fucking raccoons...

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do a Google Image Search for raccoons

Look at the second picture. Assholes

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bahahahaha!

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I prefer the first picture in the second row, or is that the one you're talking about?

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As opposed the the picture below.

It was the dog humper that made me laugh.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was going to post it but didn't want to hurt anybody's feelings

Because I’m nice and not a jerk raccoon

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Jerks

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, they'd come out from under our deck (where they lived)

while we were in the hot tub in the winter. I’d pelt them in the face with snowballs. That was fun.

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As it should

These little punks are evil and fearless

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My folks have raccoons they have feed for years.

Generations of raccoons if I am not mistaken. We feed them out of our hands.

by mark sobba on Feb 27, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They've got you right where they want you

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:53 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought that was Kevin's job?

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 11:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That would explain his distaste for pants.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 11:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And his hunger for garbage

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:37 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was unaware of this.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like my garbage in the form of friends named Chris.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bite me, jerk!

Hey wait a minute…

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Drat

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I feel an episode of "Fuck you, kitten" coming on.

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

by Faux on Feb 27, 2009 12:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck you too.

And don’t call me kitten in public.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever, sweet-tits.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I knew I should have worn a skirt today.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cougar kittens

D’awwww…

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 1:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not a house cat person, but

giant mauling cats like panthers, cougars, and jaguars are great.

by Jed MC on Feb 27, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Cougar kittens maul you with cuteness.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well I'll be damned

They’re still lazy assholes but now they can also be considered a disgrace to bears everywhere as opposed to being just another piece of shit raccoon

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't know why it strikes me as so hilarious

but the Wiki article says:

At birth, the Giant Panda is only about the size of a stick of butter.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well it's better than saying:

“At birth, the Giant Panda would fit perfectly into a hoagie roll.”

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 11:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"At birth, the Giant Panda would fit perfectly in your crock pot."

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 11:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You hate your Pandas, don't you?

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 11:19 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, I love bears

And Pandas are a sad excuse for a bear. They’re going extinct because they’re too lazy to procreate

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:42 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They're only things in China that are.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 11:43 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I loooooove bamboo.

But I can’t eat it, because then I’ll get fat.
But it’s soooooo goood.

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Yes Brian, I know.

You said the same thing about bon-bons.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 11:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably my favorite Brian quote.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Kick me the royalties and let's do it

I would absolutely wear this.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Reminds me of a joke (shocker!):

A hunter goes into the woods to hunt a bear and takes with him his trusty 22-gauge rifle.

After a little while, he spots a very large bear, takes aim, and fires. When the smoke clears, though, the bear is gone.

A moment later the bear taps this guy on the shoulder and says, “No one shoots at me and gets away with it. You have two choices: I can either rip your throat out and eat you alive, or you can drop your trousers, bend over, and I’ll have my way with you.”

The hunter figures that anything is better than death, so he drops his trousers, bends over, and the bear delivers on his promise.

After the bear leaves, the hunter pulls up his trousers and staggers into town vowing revenge.

He buys a much larger gun and returns to the forest. He sees the same bear, takes aim, and fires. When the smoke clears, the bear once again is gone. A moment later, the bear taps him on the shoulder and says, “You know what to do.”

Afterwards, the hunter pulls up his trousers and crawls back into town. Now he’s really mad, so he buys himself a bazooka.

He returns to the forest, sees the bear, aims, and fires.

When the smoke clears this time, the bear taps him on the shoulder and says, “You’re not REALLY here for the hunting are you?”

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Always a classic

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Isn't that a Gilbert Godfried joke?

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 27, 2009 12:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't recall where I heard it first.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He might not be the originator of it.

But I swear I’ve heard that one on the Sirius comedy channel at work.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 27, 2009 12:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It doesn't matter if pandas and koalas count.

Polar bears still win.

Their bums look cute when they swim.

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

by Llewdor on Feb 27, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like the way they look when covered in seal blood

But I’m weird like that, I guess

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

AIN'T NO HOOFS ON THAT BITCH!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Absolutely epic troll

And in a thread about reporting trolls, none the less.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

PULL DOUPLE P ON THIS BITCH OR HELL MAYBE A QUADRUPLE

So crying tears while laughing hysterically in a coffee shop, apparently this is not socially acceptable behavior. Which only makes everything even more hysterical.

by Kermit. on Feb 28, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nicely done on the tags, Phil

Way to incorporate the use of commas marking new tags

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Holy cow one of the guys at my work just put a screwdriver through his hand!

He was trying to remove a polishing head from our buffing machine and ran the thing into his hand. Fuckin’ ouch, man. Anybody else had or seen any kind of wild job related injuries before?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:56 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

He's the detailer, among a few other things

Kind of a general handyman. But in this case he was polishing a car we’d just finished repairing and was swapping heads on the buffer when it happened

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 11:59 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh I was referring to Tailpipe man.

That sucks for your coworker though. How deep did that thing get?

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 12:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There was a very obvious red mark in the skin on the back of his hand

Meaning it punched through to the other side but didn’t break it. Great place for a rusty flat-head screwdriver. Tetanus shot time!

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow, he really crammed that thing in there...

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yowch.

my brother got a hot-fat burn working Arctic Circle decades ago, but I imagine that is a pretty common fast-food injury.

by msb on Feb 27, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Definitely not something I'd want to happen to me

Oil burns and the like are the worst

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My buddy once dropped his watch in the deep fryer and instinctively tried to reach in and get it.

That was a good burn.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh shit

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He's the same guy that got shot in the eye with a BB gun when we were kids and had to have lens replacement surgery.

Shit like that just seemed to happen to him.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I watched my boss nail his hand to a wall with a nail gun once.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Chopped almost clean through my finger once.

Working at a glass place, and had a 10 deep stack of 15’x20’x1/4" (yes, correct dimensions) plates smash my finger up against a wall.

Amazingly, they got it back on.

Also, I have had a fellow arborist chop off half his hand, and had a climber have his jaw taken off by a breaking 1’ diameter branch. (Snapped on the top, the snap end came up and caught the underside of his jawbone.)
I’ve driven more bloody people to the hospital/met ambulances halfway from that job than any other. Those aren’t even the worst stories of the 6 short years I did logging and tree trimming, and my dad had many worse that what I had seen before he died by getting his rope chopped while 120’ up.
Lesson: Don’t let your kids climb trees for a living. No, really.

Also, if you get a chance to see that logging show on Discovery, do so. Everything there is true as shit, and not even the worst of what happens.

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

by Faux on Feb 27, 2009 12:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry to hear about all of that....

I watched the logging show last year (in Oregon), is that the one you’re talking about?

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

American Loggers, it's new.

Ax Men (I think that’s the one you’re talking about) was pretty weak, even for a normal show. They tried to do it on the formula of the Greatest Catch, and it doesn’t work that way.

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

by Faux on Feb 27, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ax Men was the one I watched.

I want to see American Loggers, but I haven’t been able to catch it yet.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The pilot I got through some logger friends was awesome.

Honestly, I’m not sure if they started running episodes yet.

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

by Faux on Feb 27, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Starts real soon, I think

Looks to be a bit more realistic than Axe Men

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Once you work in that industry, you realize that every day you're basically dead or maimed.

And then when you’re not it’s a relief. My dad, myself, and everyone around us knew it was going to happen at some point. It was just a matter of time.

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

by Faux on Feb 27, 2009 12:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Accounting doesn't work that way,

but I do think I have a little carpal tunnel.

I’m such a bad-ass.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that's not a profession for those with a weak constitution

A friend of my dad’s ran a chainsaw through his leg while up clearing branches before dropping a tree, and I was there to see it. Hoo boy…

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not quite the same,

but when I was young I watched my neighbor run over his foot with his lawn mower. that wasn’t pretty either.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When I was 14, one of the first jobs I have was working at a shake mill out in Nielton(by Lake Quinault).

One day I was stacking shingles onto crates and binding them as the guy above me was cutting them with a bandsaw and throwing them down the chute. A little after noon or so, the dude screams. I look up and there’s blood everywhere A board had a knot in it that caught on the saw and pulled his hand in. Chewed right through three of his fingers.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 27, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also, my grandpa knew a guy who basically severed his arm off below the shoulder when a chainsaw kicked back on him.

And my father knew a guy who was killed after a helicopter dropped some shake blocks on him because he didn’t secure the ropes well enough.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 27, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My uncle cut one of his fingers off with a skil saw.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That wasn't very smart of him.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm trying to find a clean clip of that Beavis and Butthead episode

Where Beavis puts his finger into the table saw while in woodshop, just to see what happens

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Similar to the shingle story.

Hit a big knot in a peice of wood while framing a house, and bang! Finger’s in a pile of sawdust.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep. I spent the majority of my childhood from the age of 6 to about 13 running around the forests of Grays Harbor county

with a bunch of loggers and shake rats. Yeah know, thinking back on it, I don’t know how the hell I didn’t get lost of killed at some point. But man those were some good times.

You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.

by Goose on Feb 27, 2009 1:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAD HIS JAW TAKEN OFF?!

Bleurgh.

Sorry about your dad, Faux.

by royalcurve on Feb 28, 2009 6:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Indirectly

But I finally saw the hole and needed context for the post

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's like your here with me at lunch.

61/755: KGJ's homer totals, or Rosie O'Donnell's age/weight in 2019?

by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 12:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*you're

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 12:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*your're

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 12:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*You'rest

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*you'retarded

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

FTW.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 1:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On it's way!

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 1:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty well.

I was sure I’d never get it kneaded, once the extra ingredients went in, but it all came together into two large loaves.

One with gouda, parm, cheddar, basil, prosciutto & a little sun-dried tomato and the other with feta, parm, rosemary, a little basil & tomato, and kalamatas

the latter might have a titch too much salty goodness.

by msb on Feb 27, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

LAAAAAAAAAATE!

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 1:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So's your face

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Has anyone else ever found a note on their calendar, but they can't figure out what the hell it means??

I was just looking at March, and I wrote MSP on my calendar on the 13th, but I have NO idea what the hell that is or means….

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 1:34 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I better be back in time for my birthday the next day.

Cause if I’m not I’m burying my foot up someone’s midget,

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Must shave pecs

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Must Save Penguins?

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe he meant "msb"

Beware the Ides of March, msb…

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'll send you my old Jack Card from Christmas.

I think it has about $2.50 left on it.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A-.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is driving me insane...

What the fuck is MSP????

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

make ___ plans?

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think that one would piss off my fiancee.

But if I were going to I better hurry up, my wedding is in just over two months.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:07 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ironically I'm a professional ring bearer currently out of work...

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bullshit.

Raccoons don’t have opposable thumbs.

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He holds them with his tail.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They do if you put a tight enough knot in them.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Molest Small People

Manage Service Provider

Make Soup Please

My Special Place

Milk Sick Pigmies

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 27, 2009 2:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Milk Shake Preparation?

I like milk shakes.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No matter what I'm now going to have a milkshake that day.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You've already determined that you're going to have milk shakes and a Monkey Sprinkler Party.

You should write random letters on your calendar all the time, that sounds awesome.

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But I have to do it months in advance.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

make spiced plumbs

Magic sweat pants

Monkey sprinkler party

Make secret plans

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I hope it's Monkey Sprinkler Party!!

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe I already made secret plans,

but they’re so secret, I already forgot about them. Or maybe they brainwashed me.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I need some magic sweat pants.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 27, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like a personal issue.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I need pants.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 2:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's it!!

Must Sell Pants!!!

Maybe?

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just think the looks I'd get if I went to the gym wearing gray sweat pants

that had “Magic Sweat Pants” written in Sharpie down the legs.

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 27, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This sounds like something I would do.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 2:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha

Sharpie on bare legs “MAGIC SWEAT PANTS”

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

That goes without saying.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not hostility. Short just makes me chuckle

I am no longer in Spokane, but I think I'll keep the name anyway.

by InSpokane on Feb 27, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Short people got..

No reason…

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Classic.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

MSP stands for Mystery of the Scribbled Penmanship

You were just reminding yourself to look at a hastily scrawled note on your calendar and ponder what it means

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Ewwww....

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:26 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Could be Must Smoke Pot...

But that doesn’t sound like me.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Smoke Pot

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 27, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Must Shun Pot.

I was playing COD last night like I was stoned. I’m not very good, but I’m usually not that bad either.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Might Smoke Pot

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 27, 2009 2:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Must Sell Pot?

Military Strike Preparation

Make Sec 108 Pancakes

Mariner Sex Party

by Sec 108 on Feb 27, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've never made pancakes before.

Prince usually does that for me.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm just picturing Prince

in the kitchen, wearing a Kiss The Cook apron, making pancakes (blueberry, of course) and bacon for the family on a Sunday morning. This image makes me laugh.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You got it!!

“Why don’t you go purify youself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka?”

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That is an awesome line and not used nearly often enough in everyday life.

I need to see Purple Rain again.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I still remember being very excited to see boobs in that movie.

I was still fairly young when that came out. Under a Cherry Moon wasn’t nearly as good.

I need to find a way to use that line in conversation tonight.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is awesome

I was just looking at the IMDB entry for Purple Rain, and this was in the Trivia section:

William Blinn’s first draft of the script was titled “Dreams”. Prince didn’t like the story and wanted the word “purple” in the title.

I want to be eccentric. I want to be in a position to demand weird random things.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 3:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bring me some Mike and Ikes,

but take out everything but the red and orange ones. “Dreams” was a lame title though, especially for the times.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 3:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

NO BROWN M&M's!!!!

I just finished reading a rather poorly written biography of Van Halen, and in that book Eddie Van Halen insists that the “no brown M&M’s” provision in the rider was put in there as a test – if the crew at the venue saw and followed that provision buried on page 6 of a 12 page rider, the band knew that the crew was paying attention to the small details.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting tactic.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

MoMo gonzo.

3y/7M by the Lions. He will be missed.

by waldo rojas on Feb 27, 2009 2:41 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Meh..

I liked him, but backs like him are very easy to find.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Start saying JuJo instead.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 3:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Julius smokes?

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAHA SEE YOU HELL YOU OREGON PIECE OF SHIT

IM FINALLY ABLE TO SAY IT AND IT FEELS SO GOOD

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 27, 2009 3:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wang?

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 3:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No thanks.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 4:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seeing Sean Estes name in a box score reminded me:

I hope he has a kid named Tim who shows up in a Big League box score some day.

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 2:56 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

So I have yet another excel question

I have a long column of dates formatted thusly:

2272009

I need them to be formatted thusly:

2/27/2009

But choosing the mm/yy/dddd format in the “format cells” menu makes Excel’s date functionality think that the date to be converted is the numeric string 2272009, which converts to 7/18/8120, and not the date Feb 27 2009. Any ideas?

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 3:08 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Alright the best I can think to do....

is to use a nested mess of horseshit that will get complicated if the dates aren’t all exactly formatted the same. If they are all uniformly ddmmyyyy then do something like…

=date(value(right(your selection,4)), value(left(your selection, 2)), value(mid(your selection,3,2)))

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You are, as always, the man

I’ll try it. If it doesn’t work I’ll email you. Thanks.

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

by pdb on Feb 27, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah. I may have missed some parentheses, but it would work.

You’ll run into problems if you have no leading zero’s on the months (2272009) in combination with later months (10312008). You could run two parallel columns with If statements to select for that. If worst comes to worst, send me the file and I’ll bang that out quickly.

Curse you, Industrial Engineering Degree!

by abender20 on Feb 27, 2009 3:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sounds like you need the Video Professor.

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The video professor has the most overly enthusiastic telephone operators of all time

Soriano into deep right, Ichiro back, at the wall...Yankees win!

by Robert on Feb 27, 2009 3:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Really?

What did you buy from them?

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

by Thingray on Feb 27, 2009 3:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hire an assistant to do it.

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 3:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How soon can you be here?

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

What's 1-5 traffic like?

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by kevin_ess on Feb 27, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs