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2/4 OTFPOTD: The 'How To' Edition

Tiny by Phildopip on Comment 661 comments

Ever wondered, "How can I be hot?" Now you can find out.

Ever wondered, "How can I limit my alcohol intake?" Now you can find out.

Ever wondered, "How can I be on MTV's 'Grind'?" Now you can find out.

Ever wondered, "How can I draw a Manga dog?" Now you can find out.

And now for something compelely different: Best Buy is offering an exclusive deal that if you preorder the re-issue of Pearl Jam's iconic album "Ten", you will receive a redeemable code to download live versions of "Brother", "Alive" and "State of Love and Trust" for Rock Band for free. Does anybody know if these tracks will be available for purchase through the Rock Band store, or if you'll only be able to get these tracks if you preorder the actual album from Best Buy? If a preorder is required, I may have to go back on my boycot of Best Buy, dammit. "State of Love and Trust" is one of my favorite Pearl Jam tunes, and to sing it in Rock Band would be otherworldly.

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I used to lay awake at night wishing I could draw a Manga dog...

and NOW I CAN! Thanks, Phildopip!

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 9:00 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

It's what I'm here for.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 9:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ever wondered what minimalist Lego art depicting NYC things would look like?

Now you can find out.

(sorry to shamelessly steal your idea, phildo, I’m just running with the theme…)

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 9:04 AM PST reply actions   1 recs

This is fantastic.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 9:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Wow. Brilliant stuff.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 10:41 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The Bourbon/Scotch/Beer one is probably my favorite

This was awesome.

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 11:07 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

As long as we're on the how-to theme... anyone ever had a partially-torn rotator cuff?

If so, were you able to fix it without surgery?

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 9:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yes. I had a "minor tear."

As “minor” as it may have been, it was agonizing, and I couldn’t lift my arm. I slowly rehabbed it by standing at my side about two feet from a flat wall, and slowly walked two fingers up the wall until my arm was above my head. Repeated as long as I could take it a few times a day. Took about two weeks.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good to know!

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 9:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My dad tore his rotator cuff lifting weights in 1987. He decided to try and rehab it without surgery.

He ended up having the surgery about two years ago after re-injuring it seven more times and eventually not being able to lift his arm above his waist without blinding pain and not being able to lift it above his head at all.

by acblue on Feb 4, 2009 12:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha you posted it Phildopop you sly dog!

Least I checked before posting. Tucked away for a rainy day.

Isn’t Pearl Jam releasing four different versions of that release? I think I read one of them comes with an early demo tape, but maybe I’m thinking of something else entirely.

by Kermit. on Feb 4, 2009 9:11 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yup, though Best Buy (right now) is only selling two of them.

There’s a deluxe version ($200), and a non-deluxe version ($38)

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 9:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS???? FOR A CD?

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 9:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm wondering if this is a "preliminary" price.

Like how VHS tapes always were priced at $80 before they were officially released.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good god I hope so

I mean, I get the whole “collectible, commemorative” angle, but in a country where 150K people are losing their jobs every couple weeks it seems….the wrong time for a $200 limited edition CD, especially from a band like Pearl Jam.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I pre-ordered the basic disc because it says the Rock Band tracks come with both versions.

There are a few bands I would drop $100+ on for a CD. Pearl Jam is not one of those bands.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 9:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Uh oh
To be a hot guy, facial hair can help.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 4, 2009 9:23 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Are they referring to Tom Green "Troll for kids after recess" facial hair

or Matt Leinart “I forgot to shave because I was too busy catching STDs” facial hair?

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Done correctly facial hair is OK

but facial hair is like poetry – most people think they can do it well, but very few can actually do it well.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 9:24 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Facial Hair - a Haiku

My beard makes me hot
Well groomed and so very thick
Women swoon for it

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey now.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I was cursed with an unholy combination of thick coarse facial hair and sensitive skin.

Having to shave twice a day to stay clean shaven nearly brings me to tears.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 9:45 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Upon further examination, the link leads to goatees
Growing and grooming a goatee takes a little attention, a lot of practice, and a good dose of confidence.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 4, 2009 12:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey, I've got a goat.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 12:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My fiancee loves it,

and that’s all that matters in my book.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 12:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had it when we met almost nine years ago,

and she gets mad when I shave it off. I think I’m safe.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 12:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Clooney could shave the guy from "House Party" 's flat top fro off, glue it to his face

and women will still swoon.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 12:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"would still swoon".

My tense continuity dissolves when I split a sentence out of the comment line, apparently.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 12:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A goatee is just the tuft on the chin.

A circle beard, or moutee is the mustache and chin beard with hair connecting the two.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 12:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also called a Van Dyck.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 12:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Why won't anyone make a WWI video game?

WWII games seem fairly played out at this point.

by waldo rojas on Feb 4, 2009 9:23 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Because bayonette stabbing in HD would be grotesque.

Also… the Sopwith Camel.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 9:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

And the tanks!

I love those cool, primitive German tanks.

by waldo rojas on Feb 4, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Panzer?! I don't even know her!

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because hours of sitting in a trench waiting to die wouldn't be much fun?

Although the don your gas mask before your lungs liquify level would be interesting.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 9:26 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm holding out for a Pig War video game myself

shortest war game ever made.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 9:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

War of the Roses.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 9:28 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

January 1st, USC won handily.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I'd like to see a game based on the film War Of The Roses, actually

Dark comedies would make great video game storylines.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 9:29 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I was talking about.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that would be awesome.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 9:31 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yep. Just wondering who would pick up on the movie idea.

As usual, my contemporary PDB did.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 9:33 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

but .... but ....

I thought this was what made you hat….

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 9:30 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

um. hot.

or so hot that you become hat.

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 9:30 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Somewhere ...

I have a paper copy of their tract, once received in the mail by a friend’s husband. He claimed it wasn’t anything he’d ordered …

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 9:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Would it have made more sense...

if the Ms had done the Asdrubal Cabrera for Eduardo Perez trade to get Eduardo back as the managerial replacement?

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 9:43 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone ever update the Mariner Magic: the Gathering cards?

There is a fantastic card editor you can download for free online here. I have been playing around with it. Right now I am making a set based on the Batman mythos. This is my favorite one so far: the Joker.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 9:50 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Regarding alcohol intake.

Every once in a while I go through phases where I just am not interested in drinking. It is difficult to explain, but basically times and places where I would normally drink I find that I would rather just have some water. Longest stretch I ever had of this lasted almost 6 months.

Does anyone else have this happen?

by Sec 108 on Feb 4, 2009 10:31 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

This happened to me until I started alcohol that I actually enjoyed the taste of

I think I had only been drunk less than 20 times before I turned 21 and I very rarely had any desire to pursue it.

by Robert on Feb 4, 2009 10:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sophomore year of high school I drank to the point that I got extremely ill,

and didn’t really drink for about two years after that. Since then, I only avoid alcohol if I’ve been very recently hungover.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 10:43 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes but normally I only go for about a couple weeks

Then I have a drink and my tolerance is real low. Like Monday when I yelled at Ron Jeremy after one drink.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 10:44 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Like Monday when I yelled at Ron Jeremy after one drink."

There is a story here that must be told… unless Ron was on your screen, in which case please do not tell the story.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Unfortunately I wasn't apart of a Ron Jeremy shoot

I ended up outside of the Chinese Theater right when the premier of “He’s just not that into you” was getting out and I saw Ron Jeremy so I yelled “Ron!” and then my producer yelled “Hey Ron is it true?” and he looked at us and nodded yes.

PS – Drew Barrymore is a lot skinner in person.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is what true?

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 11:13 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Exactly

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I... See?

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 11:15 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ain't the sidewalk in front of The Chinese great?

Did you see the large demon/dragon guy/thing?

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 11:17 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yes

And took a picture of him

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Funny you should mention that

Today is the fourth day of Booze-Free February for me. I’m taking the month off from drinking; partly for health reasons, partly because it’s a good thing to do every now and again just to prove that you can. The most important bit is that I am not changing my habits – I went to a brewpub Monday night, and one that I’ve never been to at that, and just had cranberry juice – but just taking some time off.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 10:46 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I think about doing this occasionally, but I just don't have the willpower.

I just ease way back on my nights out, and make my stays at the bar shorter. Maybe stop for one beer on the way home instead of sticking around and having 3 or 4.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 10:50 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I will never preach about it

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who knows how you'll feel after a month?

Maybe you’ll love the teetotaling life so much that you’ll show up in every thread, asking to speak to us about our need to drink while watching the Mariners.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 4, 2009 11:06 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For years I thought "teetotaler" meant someone who was totally loaded all the time.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

A friend of mine didn't drink in January

I bought him a beer at 12.01 Sunday morning. I’ll be fully ready to reindulge come March.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 11:11 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am on week #2 myself.

My wife and friends are loving it because now I am the Designated Driver for everything.

by Sec 108 on Feb 4, 2009 11:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I went to a hockey game and two shows this past weekend

and I spent a grand total of $30. It was awesome.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That part is nice.

Even just cutting back it turns those $75.00 nights out into an $8.00 happy hour stop.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 11:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok its that time again.

Need some feedback from you guys. My 2nd NavGamer video went live. This one defiantly turned out more WoW specific then I thought it would. Here is the link. Its called “The Celebration”

http://www.symantec.com/norton/antivirus-gaming/welcome/index.jsp

Filming the 3rd one (Left 4 Dead) tomorrow in my garage (aka Saferoom)

PS – Damn you LantermanC and BrianL for having my avatar changed.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 10:40 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

But the pony is adorable.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 10:49 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Nothing? From anybody?

Good? Bad? Worst Ever?

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 1:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Same here.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love national signing day almost as much as I love college football in general

I know, it’s a sickness.

And what’s up with “silent verbal commitments?” Aren’t “silently verbally committed” and “looking around at other options” two kind of mutually exclusive states?

by seattlebruin on Feb 4, 2009 10:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

La la la la tee da....

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 10:51 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well then it was made even more funny when I read about silent verbal committments.

Was seattlebruin committed to singing day but afraid to sing, leading him to only hum? Does humming even count as a verbal response (no!)? Can you hum silently? Was he just bobbing his head while other people sang?

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 10:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He was hand-jiving.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Well played

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But how is the singing?

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 11:01 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Heavenly.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 11:04 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"silent verbal commitments"

is that what happens at an auction?

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yah Ducks!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Feb 4, 2009 1:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's a reason I don't often check the ETC section of Craigslist for jobs.
Seeking very attractive woman to work for out of town company. Age 29-35. Job Pays $200-400 per job. Usually over $100 per hour. No Sex or nudity involved ever. Will involve some acting. May require face to face contact.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 4, 2009 11:08 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Frightening.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I had a comment all cued up and ready to go, too

but I assumed “JI” meant “JI and others”

by seattlebruin on Feb 4, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

She did not say that exactly so you should be good to go.

And plus its not like she can ban you or anything.

by Robert on Feb 4, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The whole point is moot

once he sees your squeeze there’s no way you be able to plausibly lie “up” about your age.

by JI on Feb 4, 2009 11:54 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

For the It's Always Sunny fans only, and NOTa dig at NOLA,

"Not so young and attractive is she, Mac?

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Dude, you know I'm always down

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 11:16 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They took my Luuuutherrrrrrrr...

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

"Must be comfortable entering windowless vans"

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 11:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What I find most curious about this is that it involves "some" acting

Isn’t acting one of those jobs that you either are or are not doing? I envision “we want you to wash all these cars, then you will perform as Lady Macbeth in the parking lot.”

I previously posted as "Man From Nantucket"

by mem on Feb 4, 2009 11:25 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The "29-35" age bracket has me a bit confused.

If it were something really sinister, wouldn’t you think they’d take from 18 on up?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 11:27 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

" it involves "some" acting"

why, yes, I find you very attractive.

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Ohhhhh dear

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 11:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 11:34 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ok

Cause I was reading the direction and getting a mixed response. So if I blow up. I’m blaming you.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 11:36 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can do the former, as I still have your half rack of dew.

I cannot fix phones though.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Feb 4, 2009 12:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yahoo Answers actually suggests this for my situation

Unfortunately I know it wont actually help

by Robert on Feb 4, 2009 1:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is it a rubber button?

Maybe pinch it with tweezers or something? I know it’s a lame idea but I need more info before I can whip up a good Rube Goldberg contraption.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 4, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well played.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's as good a term as any

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is why I love you.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 5:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You fucking gay prude.

I will smash your face until my fists bleed if you call him "Holmgrem" again.

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I mean that in the most lovingly way.

I will smash your face until my fists bleed if you call him "Holmgrem" again.

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 8:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Throw at the stairs.

If I break something I always try to do the same thing to fix it.

by Kirkharbaugh on Feb 4, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Unbreak my heart.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 1:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Many of us understand the Lego Indy obsession.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 12:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I am starting to understand the guitar hero obsession

my brother loaned it to me and now my hands hurt.

by JI on Feb 4, 2009 1:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Free stomach ache?

Why were they free?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 12:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don't know.

Marketing gimmick perhaps, getting people in the door in a recession time.

by Fin on Feb 4, 2009 12:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Get 'em drunk.

That will get ME to go to Denny’s.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 12:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is the only reason I've ever set foot in an IHOP.

My friends and I were drunk, it was 4:30am, and the sign said OPEN.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 12:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

When Iived on Maui, IHOP was THE place to go for breakfast.

They always got your order wrong, then gave it to you for free instead of fixing it.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't get it either, but it is a true obsession.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'd imagine the whole "being an island a long way away from anything"

made it hard to get fresh meat, at least not cheaply. While it may be better now, I imagine it was something that everyone was raised on and now it’s a cultural thing.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 4, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that...

and the whole salt/fat content.

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Actually I was just talking to my assistant (who is Hawaiian)

and she said it was because there was so much military there back when spam was a ration. People got used to eating it, and now it’s become part of the native cuisine.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Probably did it to counter the All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Special at IHOP

You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut, do you Saxy boy?

by oc on Feb 4, 2009 10:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hilarious website:

fmylife.com (fuck my life)

Some of my favorites:

Today, I went on a first date with an Egyptian/Cuban sorority girl. I asked her what language she was brought up speaking. She said that her mom spoke to her in Spanish, but that she only ever replied in English. I said, “Oh, kinda like Chewbacca and Han Solo?” FML
Today, I showed my boyfriend a picture of me in what I thought was a sexy skintight dress. He responded by saying “it’s ok, I went through a pudgy stage too”. The picture was from Saturday night. FML
Today, I was taking the elevator down with a group of people. It stopped on the 2nd floor and I said “What asshole can’t take the steps from the 2nd floor?” Then a kid in a wheelchair got on. FML
Today, after a late night at the bars, I stepped into my building’s elevator with a Chinese man who was carrying a plastic bag. Without thinking I said, “Oooh, are you still delivering?” His response, “I live here.” FML

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 12:47 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Oh shit.

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Feb 4, 2009 12:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The last one will make for an awkward relationship with your neighbor.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:38 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I like this one.
Today, I found FML for the first time in class, and literally laughed out loud in the middle of the lecture in front of 200 classmates. Today’s lecture? The cruelties of slavery. FML

I used to do that all the time. I get bored easily and I am a bit of an escapist so my mind is constantly elsewhere. I would often during the middle of a test remember something funny and laugh out loud. My classmates would always give me the fight or flight stare for a few seconds.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

'
Today, my friend’s son asked me how much coke costs in this place. I told him “about a dollar?” He said “wow, that’s really cheap for blow.” He’s 10. FML

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BAHAHAHA!.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 12:51 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

In fact, the bat’leth is an incredibly shitty weapon even by pre-gunpowder standards. It’s clumsy, heavy and, because you need two hands to use it, it has almost no reach. You can go one handed to swing at your opponent, but that sends the other razor-sharp end directly at your own gut.

http://www.cracked.com/article_16983_p2.html

by JI on Feb 4, 2009 12:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Poor guy just needed the money to get his braces off.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 1:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They don't. Just Klingon poetry.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 1:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Even a nice Klingon girl doesn't enjoy split lips while kissing.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 1:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam

"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture

by Eegah on Feb 5, 2009 12:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, nerds who create an entire language surrounding a TV show

Thank you

"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture

by Eegah on Feb 5, 2009 12:18 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No, but I'm eating Sugar Babies right now.

That looks bad when you actually type it out.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:40 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Seriously though,

How big of a music scene can Bellingham have? There’s the one college, but the other half of the city is 75+ years old. I wouldn’t think it would be a hot bed of new music.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Half is 75+

This is entirely false statement.

But our music scene isn’t great.

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by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The north end of town by my grandparents seemed like a giant nursing home until recently.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Off of Northwest Avenue, right by the Chevy dealership north of the mall.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They just built a three or four story apartment building less than 15 feet from my grandparents house a few years back.

They used to be out in the middle of nowhere back when I was a kid (before Bellis Fair).

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've got a friend who performs there quite a bit.

I only spent a few days in Bellingham back in college, but it seemed like a pretty fun town.

by Teej on Feb 4, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Estrus Records was one of my favorite labels in the late 90s and it was headquartered there.

They also had the world’s best garage rock festival, which they stopped doing before I turned 21. >:(

by acblue on Feb 4, 2009 2:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I went to that a couple times

it was awesome.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I met Link Wray!

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

....yeah, it's nice and all, but ac and I saw the Sonics.

The sub thread is, for all intents and purposes, closed.

(I’d like to meet Link Wray though…)

by marc w on Feb 4, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ooooohhh!

I drank with Turbonegro!

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This would be an awesome thing to do

They’re touring again by the way, playing El Corazon in late March I think and Portland the following day.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I got elbowed by Mark Arm.

and hippy-danced into by Calvin.

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 2:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They don't call him Mark Arm for nothin'

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

it's all I got

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just entered for a chance to get a series pass for SxSW

I will see the Sonics. DAMMIT. SOMEDAY.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hmmmm

This sort of thing might be great live; doesn’t seem to work as a myspace stream/computer speaker band, however.

They sound…interesting. Have you seen them?

by marc w on Feb 4, 2009 1:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

All I can think of is the Dishwalla song about blue cars now.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well "Counting Blue Cars" is an awesome song

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 1:44 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is that what it was actually called?

I couldn’t remember.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It is indeed.

Booyeah!

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Whatever happened to Dishwalla anyway?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

According to wikipedia, they're still technically together, though on hiatus.

The lead singer has a solo album coming out this year.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I love that song.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You could say the same thing for ALL of Snow Patrol's songs.

Man they’re boring.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 1:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can tolerate "Spitting Games" (Thanks, MVP Baseball).

Chasing Cars doesn’t have any real deviation in intensity, either instrumentally or vocally. It had to have been written while on extreme sedatives.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Before that album (which I will admit I enjoy)

their previous two albums were quirky and great.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does anyone know the exact symptoms of carpal tunnel?

Like where in your wrist you would have pain?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:45 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

If its on the top of your forearm

It might just be tendencies. Thats what I had.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 1:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Top of the forearm,

about straight back from the thumb and pointer finger. Been sore for weeks now, and I don’t recall injuring it.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Does it keep you awake at night?

I wore a wrist brace for a bit while using the computer until it went away.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 1:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is what I'm thinking of doing. Any suggestions on a specific type of brace?

It doesn’t affect my sleep, but it does get pretty painful by the end of the work day. I’ve been icing it when I get home.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have the same problem on and off.

Dr. said it wasn’t Carpal, just a strain. He recommended this:
http://www.docortho.com/braces-and-supports/thumb-brace/thumb-stabilizer.html
and after a week of wearing it at night and during the workday, it was much better.

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

by Faux on Feb 4, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I read that URL as "Doctor Ho"

Thought it was something similar to a groupie

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks for the tip,

I’ll give it a shot and see if that helps. I might get a wrist brace for bowling too, just to rule out that as being part of the problem (although I’ve never bowled with a brace before).

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Bowling with a brace is very weird, so be sure to practice it plenty beforehand

And if you get a brace for bowling get a Mongoose style one, which has the plate across the top of your wrist/back of your hand, and not one with the plate on your palm because it can cause you to hold the ball incorrectly.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No plate in the palm, gotcha.

I really don’t want to wear a brace for bowling, since I never have before in my life. Well, I tried my buddy’s on once, and promptly threw a gutter ball. But I’ve never tried to bowl a game with one, and since we’re in first place in our league right now I really don’t want to be “trying something new” if I can avoid it.

But I also don’t want to do any long-term damage to my wrist either.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Certainly saves the wear on your wrist

But definitely practice plenty with it before you use it in league play. Depending on how you shoot it just may not ever really work for you. I can’t use the damn things myself, though I need to probably get one soon because my wrist is going south in a hurry

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You and I have a similar shot if I recall correctly.

I might throw a touch bigger hook.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 3:48 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It's more to do with hand position than anything.

I can’t really use them because of the position of my hand. My hand isn’t big enough to be able to fit the angle that the brace forces me to use

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I could see where that would be a problem.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I have a brace that I only rarely wear that had a plate on the palm.

I was able to bend it so that it conformed to my hand and I’ve never had a major problem.

But I hate wearing a wrist brace for bowling.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 4, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I don't want to do it.

I’m going to rule out other causes first.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just never did me any good

I’ve never really been able to get much hand into the ball since I have small, girly hands. Braces just pull my hand out of it too early and causes problems. Besides, now that Hillcrest went under and I’m bowling at Skyway, I don’t need to do anything other than put the ball on the lane and I’ve got a strike

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hillcrest closed?

The place we did LL bowling?

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

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

Yup

Stupid-ass owners ran it into the ground. I’ve been bowling there for 20 years (Joined my first league at 4 years old) and they let it get shuttered

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'm pissed

Serves those fucks right though. There are several interested buyers, from what I understand. Guess we’ll see how it goes

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've been urging my dad to step in

He has nearly purchased it 2 times before already. He ran the place all through the mid 80’s

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now would be the time to buy low,

unless the property it sits on has skyrocketed in value for some reason. This seems to be what kills most bowling alleys.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The place has been there for 50+ years

Not sure who owns the land, but it’s prime property in Renton

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Who knows though

Look into it still, if you’re so inclined. I can’t stand bowling at Skyway. Way too goddamn easy. I was averaging 180 at Hillcrest, and I’m at 215 for my 2 weeks of Skyway. Makes me appreciate Hillcrest that much more, because I always did so much better everywhere else

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I usually like Hiline in Burien if you want to go that far.

Pat Johns is great and he at least used to put out a hard shot consistently.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 4, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

League's all full there

I have a team I’ve been with for the better part of 15 years, and one of the guys’ dad is secretary of our league. We transplanted the whole league over to Skyway to keep it together

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

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

If I remember correctly it wasn't built up TOO heavily around it.

Not like Lelani Lanes when it closed to build condos.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Very true, but that's not an area for condos.

Lot of area there though. On a related note, when is the north end bowling meetup? I’ve got an itch to get drunk with everybody here and give away more money to somebody through my ridiculous side-bets

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

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

I don't know. I need to get a post up about that and gauge interest.

First of the year was tough since I do accounting, but I bowl this Saturday for league, maybe I can scrounge up some details then. Do you think people would rather moonlight bowl (easy to reserve at Robin Hood, plus you can win money), or do we want to try to get some lanes on a weeknight or weekend (thougher to reserve unless the group is large enough)?

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

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

I'm sure I could get a moderate hookup at Imperial

so long as I find out their league schedule, but I like to go to different bowling alleys, too.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 4, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Imperial?

Where is that?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

South Seattle

On MLK, I believe

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not so much north end then.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

There's Kenmore in the north end.

With 50 lanes, they ought to have SOMETHING available.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 4, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True.

If I’m setting it up I’d like to do Robin Hood though, just because it’s my home.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's only fair

I got to mine at my home. And now it’s closed up >:(

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 5:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Moonlight may be a good idea

Though winning money involves getting strikes for that. Weekend would always be best, and nothing’s too hard to reserve if done far enough in advance

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I can get lanes if we know far enough ahead of time.

But moonlight is fun even if you don’t win anything.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not even quarters in moonlight?

It’s not like they take down your name or anything. Just don’t pick up any 7-10’s and you’d be fine.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough.

You have to flag them down to call a “money” shot, so you could just not do that and still bowl.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh yeah, I could totally bowl

I just can’t accept prizes north of, say, free games.

by Two Rs and Two Ls on Feb 4, 2009 4:49 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Free games still count as compensation.

What do you think this is, a college recruiting visit?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He probably stands to lose a lot of scholarship money if he bowls for money

I got in a huge battle with YABA for bowling a league that awarded a Mariner hat, Jersey, and Tickets. Had to prove that it was paid directly out of the outrageously high league fees

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 5:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I understand.

Just the accountant in me says that services, things, money, etc are all compensation. If he “won” free games, technically he’s been paid the market value of the games themselves.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 5:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It was all torn up inside the one time I went there,

I figured they were in the middle of a remodel or something.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

They had a lot they were trying to do with the place

But they had no direction. I don’t wish what they are going through on anybody, but they were not the right people to run the place, at all.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Some people are just that way.

I knew a guy who owned a great bar, but ran it into the ground for the same reason. Great ideas, but he never finished any of them.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What are "tendencies" medically?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Damn Safari spell check.

I meant tendonitis

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by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That makes sense.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My posture sucks.

I constantly struggle to make myself sitor stand up straight.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm concious of it and try to sit up straight, but after four minutes, I've slipped right back down in my chair.

I look like a high schooler in the back row who’s too cool to sit up straight and pay attention. It’s terrible.

by Teej on Feb 4, 2009 1:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

*conscious

Stupid new Firefox that I haven’t fixed yet.

by Teej on Feb 4, 2009 1:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sitting up straight for extended periods of time

is actually quite bad for you. Your back should have a slight bend to it, either at the top by rolling your shoulders or at the bottom by scooting your butt out a bit and slouching.

Your spine is basically vertebrae kept apart by cushioning gel (not technically gel, but work with me a second), and sitting up straight, over a long period of time, compresses that “gel” so it can’t rebound, which over the years can result in slipped disks and all sorts of trouble.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So...

I can blame my band directors for my back problems? Excellent.

by BrianL on Feb 4, 2009 2:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Do you mean the "military" posture?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Can you back this up?

I read pretty intensely on health-related issues, but it’s possible posture has slipped my attention. I’ve never seen anything about this.

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 4, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I want to believe!

I found a graphic from the Times of London.

by Teej on Feb 4, 2009 2:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

So I guess it's more "lean back" than "slouch."

I particularly like the “head here” headline that got through. Unless it’s some pun that’s so awesome I don’t get it.

by Teej on Feb 4, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks.

Still intrigued, though. I’ll have to do some research

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 4, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

a coworker has always sat in the 'relaxed' position

she, however, has long enough arms to reach the keyboard whilst reclining.

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, just don't keep 'em there for hours on end

Good posture is to back health what being a member of the Clean Plate Club is to being skinny.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Metabolism helps.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 2:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

High metabolism, huge meals, skip the meth?

That seems to have worked for me so far.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 2:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Also a good point.

Still, I can’t say enough good things about the Natural 4000 and the 3M Ergo Mouse.

by BrianL on Feb 4, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We'll see if it continues.

My role at work recently changed a bit, so I’m doing much more typing than before. It could just be my body getting used to it.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:53 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No finger numbness for me.

Just wrist pain.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:51 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've been known to get tendonitis before in other joints.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:52 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

STC

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 4, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

STC?

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:54 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah now that I think about it

we’ve already established that this is probably wrist tendonitis, so the joke’s been made already.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 4, 2009 1:56 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I missed the joke anyway (as usual).

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 1:57 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

which is classic

as it is an impingement on the nerves that serve that area of the hand

“The most common symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome are tingling, numbness, weakness, or pain felt in the fingers or, less commonly, in the palm. Symptoms most often occur in the parts of the hand supplied by the median nerve: the thumb, index finger, middle finger, and half of the ring finger.”

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Not just pain, but numbness

Also you find it more difficult to move specific fingers at times. It sucks.

"Why is it every time I need to get somewhere, we get waylaid by jackassery?" - Dr. Venture

by Eegah on Feb 5, 2009 12:20 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here's a question

What’s the worst band you’ve ever heard?

by Taylor H on Feb 4, 2009 2:09 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Your favorite band.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 2:13 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

Ooooooo Burn

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ever see that t-shirt that reads, "Your favorite band sucks?"

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 2:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, it's awesome

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

In person or on record?

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Either, I guess.

Don’t include bands that open for other bands, because those ones are almost always low-quality.

I’ll say Reel Big Fish, for me.

by Taylor H on Feb 4, 2009 2:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Some of my favorite bands have been discovered by me while opening for somebody else

I’m still mad that Poison the Well wasn’t able to open for the Deftones a few years back. Would have been able to be a fan of theirs before they started to suck.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This.

I saw My Morning Jacket open for Doves in 2002, and they were the best part of the show. Their guitar sound was incendiary.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Eels.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Beautiful Freak is a great album.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 2:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I wouldn't know

I saw them once and was very, very unimpressed. Never bothered to look up their stuff.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Mr. Eel spent most of the show

singing lyrics through an amplified telephone.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Live band for me was Jane's Addiction.

Their show was so bad I can’t listen to them ever again.

by Jed MC on Feb 5, 2009 8:12 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

abender20, you're google famous!

It was a little weird browsing google news and thinking – wait a minute, am I in the right tab?

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 4, 2009 2:15 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I noticed that after my post yesterday. When you use Gooogle News to search for Seahawks,

the article I wrote about showed up, along with a link underneath it to Field Gulls. Then I felt momentarily bad for pointing out how useless the article was. That passed.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 2:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh shit, I didn't realize that was your piece, Bender.

I thought it was John. Nice job.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 2:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks. You need to mosey on over there more often, the people who comment there

make the abender20 on LL experience look good.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 2:27 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I read Field Gulls religiously, I just don't comment over there much.

Most of the members get on my nerves in one way or another.

Fucking Fearless Frog.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 2:28 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I see your Fearless Frog and I raise you VBJohnson

John and I have discussed methods to clean it up.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Please please PLEASE.

I used to comment over there all the time, but can’t stand it anymore.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 2:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I feel the same

I don’t like the fact that pretty much the only commenting I do over there is in Scruffy’s threads for 24. I used to comment more often, but it’s gotten to be a little rough over there

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I would comment more on the "24" threads...

but I wait to watch “24” on my DVR so I can skip the commercials. I read the threads later, and it always makes me chuckle, especially all references to “Ginger Girl”.

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 3:03 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I just watched it last night from my DVR

We always comment on the commercials as well. Good times all around, really

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:05 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We're making efforts to clean up.

I believe John is working on a set of FG commenting guidelines. Once we have that in place we’ll be able to crack down a bit more effectively.

by BrianL on Feb 4, 2009 2:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I look forward to seeing this

Since I tend to comment over there a bit more and would love to avoid some of the recent dialogue.

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

No one is happy about the way things have been in the comment sections over the last month or so.

Personally I apologize for the stupid behavior shown by a few overly vocal posters. While they haven’t done quite enough to get themselves banned (though several of them are flirting with disaster), they have been rather bull-headed and generally annoying.

We have made some progress, though. Things are no where near as bad as they were in the early parts of the season. Part of our problem is that we attract Seahawks Insider users, and a large part of that user base tends to be obnoxious.

Once we get the commenting guidelines in place things will turn around much quicker.

by BrianL on Feb 4, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not giving up on the site and won't stop being involved.

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 4:14 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pussies

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 3:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

While I would generally frown upon just plain axing two people,

both have proven consistently that they only want to baselessly rant.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 2:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Would you mind shooting me an e-mail under the address listed in my SBN account?

I’d love to talk a bit more in-depth about the moderation stuff at FG.

by BrianL on Feb 4, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I don't think most people appreciate how good John is

I’ve looked around at a few other football sites before. He may not always be right, but I like his thought process. I wish the comment level was worthy of the work he puts into his posts.

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

He deserves better, there is no doubt about it.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 3:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ya I'm just saying if you look at other football blogs

I think we’re blessed even with our commenters.

All the people that complain about bad commenters need to post more so we can overwhelm the idiocy that plagues us.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 4:11 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Now your posts, on the other hand...

Kidding… I actually appreciate the ability to have a more daily look through football news. After all, there is no offseason, right?

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 4:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks. I'll probably struggle to find something related five days a week,

but so far I’ve been successful in tying into whatever John’s written lately.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 4:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

I love the buildup to the draft.

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The base camp I stay at made one of the all time terrible oil patch decisions.

They hired a young, pretty new housekeeper. I swear as soon as she walked in it was like blood in the water for all of the Roughnecks staying there. Knowing the constant harassment she is going to be getting from dirty men who want to sleep with her makes me feel sorry for her, but frankly you come to work up here looking like she does shouldn’t you expect it?

Which leads me to my question. If you were hard up enough to get a job anywhere you could, would you still work somewhere that you know will be an unhealthy work environment? What is the allowable stress to desired income ratio anyway?

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 2:24 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I would be a shitty salesman.

I am terrible with manipulation. I don’t even like to haggle with the touristy shops who I know are just straight up ripping me off.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Misconception alert

Good sales people develop relationships, they do NOT manipulate.

by Sec 108 on Feb 4, 2009 2:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

On the rare occasions I get help like that I am often much more inclined to buy.

Unfortunately most go the buy this or you are an idiot route.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 2:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Very, very correct

My happiest customers are coincidentally the ones I made the most money off of (not you though, you still got the friend discount)

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is also true

now go buy a new mic or get your RF board fixed =(

by seattlebruin on Feb 4, 2009 3:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I spent 30 minutes on the phone with tech support last night

I have a laundry list of things to try, but I’ll tell you about them later (easier to explain than to type out)

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Because explaining them went so well yesterday...

OK, STC, this is moving towards LLLJ territory

by seattlebruin on Feb 4, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I'll facebook you or something

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:20 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

My stress level is insane right now.

I can’t walk away though because there is only one other shop in town that compares to mine and I already worked at that one for 6 years.

So to answer, I will take whatever amount of stress as long as I am taking care of my family.

by Sec 108 on Feb 4, 2009 2:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pawn the table.

There, now you don’t need to keep putting food on it.

by Matthew on Feb 4, 2009 2:41 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Pawn your family

Now you don’t need to worry about feeding them.

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Duh, the sacrificial altar in the back yard

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's why I sold cars for 4 years

I couldn’t be assed to try and find another job, and the big paychecks kept rolling in so there was no need to stop. A paycheck’s a paycheck, really. I’m well aware that there are some jobs that cause more stress than others for the same pay, but if you need money and have a job then there ya go

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:42 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Watch her document any abusive behavior, she'll own a piece of that rig and send you postcards from the beach.

Seen that type of thing happen. It’s not pretty, but people have a right to a decent work environment.

by Kermit. on Feb 4, 2009 2:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I've seen it happen too which I why I try to stay polite but otherwise leave them alone.

If my Father taught me one thing, it’s that you don’t shit where you eat.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never ok
but frankly you come to work up here looking like she does shouldn’t you expect it?

Perhaps the base camp should be trusted to provide a safe, harrassment-free environment as required by law

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 4, 2009 2:55 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I obviously worded that poorly.

I didn’t mean to imply that she deserves it. This is just an odd environment for girls. I would imagine submarines in the Navy must be about equally awkward.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Never okay,

but there is the issue of understanding the environment you are entering into, and knowing that things won’t be 100% PC (although your safety should always be guaranteed).

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah I read that line and cringed a bit

I mean, I know what he was trying to say, but you shouldn’t go anywhere near blaming a potential harassment (or worse) victim.

the other angels fan

by Eyebrows on Feb 4, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Again sorry. Not my intention at all.

I hope you guys know me at least well enough to know I am not some kind of mouth breathing misogynist.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 3:00 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You pig

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's how I took it to mean

Why subject yourself to it? Every female salesperson I ever worked with lasted all of a week or two before quitting because it was a male-dominated environment, and most of the guys were pigs. I imagine it would be exponentially worse working on an oil rig with a bunch of lonely men

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Most of whom have families at home too.

Most of these guys are good guys, but man a lot of them make just terrible life decisions. I absolutely loved the guys I worked with on my last crew, they were all deep down good dudes. However, I was one of only three men on the crew who had never been to prison.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 3:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I more meant the part about "looking like she does".

Too similar to “dressed like she wanted it”

by NOLAmarinergirl on Feb 4, 2009 4:25 PM PST up reply actions   1 recs

I'm going to find out the answer to this question later this month

but it will be a different kind of stress/income ratio for me.

by seattlebruin on Feb 4, 2009 2:59 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Getting in drag and heading to a steel mill

They work hard, they play hard

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good point,

But some of them would probably be looking more for a catcher than a pitcher, and may appreciate a ladyboy such as sb

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

sadface

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

True story:

One of my best friends is a transexual. Before her operation and while she was still a man she happened to be home and asked to pick me up from the airport when I got home from work. My crew and I had a tradition of stopping at the airport bar and having drinks before we go our separate ways.

I told the guys about this a week beforehand and I begged them to just be cool about my friend with the alternative lifestyle for one day. They promised me it wouldn’t be a problem and low and behold the guys were super awesome about it the whole time we were at the bar.

Flash forward to next hitch as I am eating lunch with one of the guys. He looks at me and says “What’s the story with that girl who picked you up?” “She was hot dude, hit that shit.”

I was like Donny, that was a dude man! Evidently he was the only one I hadn’t told about my cross dressing friend. Needless to say we were horribly cruel about it and made fun of him constantly for digging dudes, cause well, that’s what Roughnecks do.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 3:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hahahaha

God, he must have hated you guys. That’s the kind of joke that gets thrown at somebody forever

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

We all got a lot of shit from each other, but it was the kind of crew where it was okay if we did it

but if someone from another crew started they would get their ass kicked.

In his defense my buddy does make a pretty girl.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 3:25 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Well there ya go then

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 3:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Make sure it is one in rural Texas.

They love that sort of stuff out there!

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Looks like Peter Dinklage is going to be cast as Tyrion in HBO's TV version of a Song of Ice and Fire.

Pretty good casting in my opinion, especially since he is the most important character to get right.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 3:40 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Peter Dinklage is awesome

I don’t know anything about Song Of Ice And Fire, but I’m a big fan of Peter Dinklage. The Station Agent was a great film.

and then of course there’s CALL ME AN ELF ONE….MORE……TIME.

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Here is the Wiki definition for the character he will be playing.

This is the kind of character that if played well will be unforgettable.

Tyrion, (a POV character from the start of the series) is Tywin’s third child, a misshapen dwarf nicknamed “The Imp” and “The Halfman”. As a fan-favorite character, he is the personal favorite of the series’ author George R. R. Martin as well.1 Though Tyrion shares his father’s talent for political maneuvering, he receives little respect from Tywin because of his deformity, sharp tongue, penchant for whoring, and the death of his mother during his birth. He is capable of cruelty to his enemies, but also has great sympathy for fellow outcasts and the mistreated.

Fear the NPE

by thewyrm on Feb 4, 2009 4:23 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

no, the best snap is ...

“Have you ever had a dream with a dwarf in it? Do you know anyone who’s had a dream with a dwarf in it? No! I don’t even have dreams with dwarves in them. The only place I’ve seen dwarves in dreams is in stupid movies like this! "Oh make it weird, put a dwarf in it!”. Everyone will go “Woah, this must be a fuckin’ dream, there’s a fuckin’ dwarf in it!”. Well I’m sick of it! You can take this dream sequence and stick it up your ass! "

by msb on Feb 4, 2009 7:01 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HAHAHAHAHA YES!

MSNBC posted our snuggie picture.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29002366/

Its the 2nd one in the board room. And yes I’m wearing a snuggie

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 4:02 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

that's snuggierific!

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

by pdb on Feb 4, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's wonderful

Oh, and get some sun man. Less XBOX, more outsideness

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:08 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of XBox,

has anyone else been in a full out grenade fight on COD5 before? I was playing last night, and all everyone was doing was hurling grenades left and right.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:10 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's all Call of Duty 4 was with higher level people because of the 3 frags perk

It’s toned down a bit in World at War, but still a pain in the ass

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:24 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

It wasn't any fun, I just shut it off after three rounds.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Especially that one level on the boat

I’m blanking on the name, but that level was nothing but people throwing three grenades around.

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 4:32 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

God I hated that level

Fuckingly

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

... you bastard

I am a Wet Works pro, 3x frag and toss em in the air

P.S. I’m still the master of the random grenade kill. I’ve found at least three levels in WaW in which I can instantly toss grenades and get 50% kills in the first ten seconds

by seattlebruin on Feb 4, 2009 6:39 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

The real pain are the random Bouncing Betties laid everywhere

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 4:33 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

But at least you can do something about that, by watching for them

Having a grenade fly across the map and land at your feet as you turn a corner is a giant pain

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:34 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I swear people were throwing grenades halfway across the map last night.

And I was sober at the time.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:37 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Those are the ones you watch on the killcam and shake your head.

The ones where it is obvious the person throwing it had no idea where it would go, they just liked throwing things.

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

by crushedoptimist on Feb 4, 2009 4:46 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Motherfuckers...

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 5:13 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

What I hate is when I tee up a grenade, then someone else kills the guy I was going to throw it at.

Now I have a live grenade to waste.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 5:16 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Ready for this?

Its not even a Snuggie its a rip off called a Slanket.

NEEDS MORE FREEDOM!

by Scruffy Lefty on Feb 4, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That sounds like some weird sex disease.

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

by abender20 on Feb 4, 2009 4:15 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Good song.

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

by Thingray on Feb 4, 2009 4:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Slanket!!

Great Caesar's ghost!

by royalcurve on Feb 4, 2009 4:19 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

That's what my wife has.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

How'd she contract it?

I heard you can get it from a toilet seat. Is that true?

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:31 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I know that I am generally the one that answers these questions but

Who knows where I can get a decent selection of Sprint phones. New, Used or refurbished doesn’t matter as long as it is a PDA

by Robert on Feb 4, 2009 4:15 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Martin Luther King.

I will smash your face into a jelly.

by Phildopip on Feb 4, 2009 4:21 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

HA!

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 5:29 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Just use n and c instead

People will catch on

I want to poop at your house - Thingray

by tootthekazoo on Feb 4, 2009 4:35 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hi! I'n Cevin!

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 5:30 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Sure does, Cernit. It sure does.

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

by kevin_ess on Feb 4, 2009 6:36 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You other fucer.

"Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is