7/27/09 OTFPOTD - Ichiro and Flo Rida Edition
by Robert Lintott on Jul 27, 2009 10:25 AM PDT
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I know there was some discussion in Friday's game thread about Flo Rida being in attendance, and Yahoo Sports comes through with some info (I can't link it because it's in the little pop-up next to his name in fantasy baseball):
RF Ichiro Suzuki had a pre-game visit Friday from rapper Flo Rida. Ichiro uses two of the rapper's songs, "In the Ayer" and "Jump," each day as he's coming to the plate.
I'm doing my best to envision this meeting, and I can't do it. I mean, the man who brought us (inflicted upon us?) "Low" meeting with the man who gave us "two ice creams." Just incredible.
So that brings me to the question of the day. With Ichiro having met the ghost of Sisler and Flo Rida; who else can Ichiro meet with on apparently good terms and still blow your mind?
Other questions for your consideration:
What's the best baseball book you've ever read?
What's your favorite web comic?
What kind of digital camera do you use, and would you recommend it?
Who gave your favorite Hall of Fame acceptance speech?
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There are some uncomfortable pictures on Facebook of Flo rida and Ichiro if you can stomach them.
I was at Shea for the Felix-Slam!
Personal M's record: 5-4.
by EnglishMariner on Jul 27, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
Do you have a link?
Because those sound delightful.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 27, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
You sir are a scholar and a gentleman.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 27, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
(I think you mean ma'am)
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by PositivePaul on Jul 27, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Interesting fact!
I was reading an article in the NYTimes Magazine last night and came across this tidbit:
Traditionalists, of course, find nothing wrong with using he to refer to an anybody or an everybody, male or female. After all, hasn’t he been used for both sexes since time immemorial? Well, no, as a matter of fact, it hasn’t. It’s a relatively recent usage, as these things go. And it wasn’t cooked up by a male sexist grammarian, either.
If any single person is responsible for this male-centric usage, it’s Anne Fisher, an 18th-century British schoolmistress and the first woman to write an English grammar book, according to the sociohistorical linguist Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade. Fisher’s popular guide, "A New Grammar" (1745), ran to more than 30 editions, making it one of the most successful grammars of its time. More important, it’s believed to be the first to say that the pronoun he should apply to both sexes.
So it was a woman that first started calling everyone “he” in print. Fascinating.
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by pdb on Jul 27, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Rec'd because yes that IS interesting!
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by PositivePaul on Jul 27, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
FLO RIDA OWNS AN ICHIRO JERSEY?!!
I think my mind just exploded with awesomeness
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Answers
Not sure how to answer your Ichiro question, since famous people meet famous people all the time and I don’t really care. If Ichiro were to meet Elvis, I guess that’d be something, huh?
Best baseball book I’ve ever read? That’s a good question. Here’s a few:
- You’re Missin’ A Great Game, by Whitey Herzog
- Lords Of The Realm, by John Helyar
- Five Seasons, by Roger Angell
Favorite Web comic? Don’t really have one, but Toothpaste For Dinner is kind of amusing sometimes.
Digital Camera? This one. I’m pretty undemanding with my digital photography but it works fine for me.
Favorite HoF speech? Don’t really have one, but I was disappointed that Rickey didn’t speak extemporaneously yesterday. That would have been funny.
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You read about Rickey's speech at all?
He went to speech classes just to work on it. Fairly impressive.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 27, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it was a good speech
but I was hoping for off-the-cuff rantings. But he hit all the right notes, and had a good mix of the heartfelt and the canned.
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To answer my own questions
1) A Space Ghost interview of Ichiro would be pretty hilarious.
2) Boys of Summer, if only for the first half.
3) Pictures for Sad Children is great, but Hark, a Vagrant! makes me laugh more regularly than anyone out there.
4) Nikon CoolPix L11. It’s not great, but it’s basic, and that’s all I need.
5) I loved Dave Niehaus’ speech, but that may just be sentimental.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 27, 2009 10:44 AM PDT reply actions
In reading about HoF stuff this weekend
I found out that Niehaus and all the other Frick Award winners are not actually Hall of Famers – there’s a Ford C. Frick broadcasters exhibit at the Hall of Fame, but the Frick Award winners are not considered Hall of Famers. Not that it matters, because Niehaus is in Cooperstown, but still.
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Space Ghost and Ichiro?
I don’t know how that would ever be pulled off, but yes.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
The greatest webcomic ever is Achewood.
It takes a while to get into, because a lot of its humor is character-driven, but it’s really rewarding and funny. The characters and their language and idiosyncrasies are well-formed and unique. I’ll throw two of my favorites that might appeal more to those who haven’t read Achewood:
Roast Beef bangs a website
Ray parks like a bitch
angels fan in seattle
Let's see.
I’d just like to see Ichiro talking with anyone.
Pretty much any Roger Angell & Joe Posnanski.
There is a strange & wonderful series of cartoons that depend on an obsession with Firefly, here and
here. Those and Choi Hoon’s baseball cartoons— but sadly, he hasn’t been doing the MLB-centered ones of late.
Canon Powershot SD870— it’s fine for general hacking about.
Maz :)
Favorite Books
The entire Troy Soos collection is great. Good old timey baseball murder stories. Murder at Fenway Park, Murder at Ebbetts Field, Cincinnati Red Stalkings, Hunting a Detroit Tiger and Murder at Wrigley Field.
Very Entertainning.
Flo Rida was sitting a section over from my wife and I on Friday
And she was walking back to our seets when he and his posse were leaving. He gave my wife and 3 month old son the head bob/hello as they passed.
He was chatting with the fans around him and seemed pretty personable.
Oh and by the way
102 degrees? Today, tomorrow, AND Wednesday? FUCK THAT. I live in the PNW so I don’t have to deal with this crap.
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This week is one where I'm gonna be glad to be at work.
In a climate controlled room.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
I'm going to see Sonic Youth tomorrow night at Roseland
which is upstairs. In an old building. And the beer garden is on the second level of the club. I’m counting on losing about 10 lb just from sweat alone. Otherwise it’s either going to be work or the air-conditioned bedroom for me.
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Jesus.
Heat stroke and vomiting abound.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 27, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm really not looking forward to that part
I haven’t seen SY in a long time so I think it’ll be fun, but it’s going to be miserable in there.
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I saw the Flaming Lips in 2003 at the Crystal Ballroom. And, yeah, it was about 100 degrees outside.
The show itself was great, but it was a grueling experience. The confetti that the band shot from guns stuck to the crowd since everybody was so sweaty.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 27, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I see Achewood's already been mentioned
so I can only report that I have a Canon XSI dSLR and I like it.
Webcomics:
I got the usual, Penny Arcade and PvP, but another that I highly recommend is Least I Could Do.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
Selective responses
The gold standard for humor in an ongoing webcomic that sort of has a story is still Achewood, as Eyebrows points out. Onstad has his characters down and while there are rare lulls, he can always surprise you with them.
For more arty stuff, there’s A Lesson is Learned But the Damage is Irreversible and pretty much everything else. There was never any story to speak of, but the art direction and writing were fantastic.
No, I’m Sorry
I Came About the Job
Morning, Sleepyhead!
I kind of like The Secret Knots too as something in that vein, but I can’t get the archive to work there. The website seems to be broken. Dresden Codak has some moments, though his attempt at a story arc didn’t work for me in the least.
More funny:
Lucid-TV
stage 666 sociopulmonary affluenza might is right is tight at night
the owls are exactly what they seem
My digital camera is a Canon Powershot A80 and yes I need a newer/better one
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
Um, wow
Chelsea just finished their tour of the US with an appearance in Arlington at the new Cowboys stadium. I could not care less about the game, but take a look at the video screen hanging above the field. Holy crap.
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That is amazing as far as stadiums go.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
I hope they lose money hand over fist on that atrocity of a stadium.
by Sec 108 on Jul 27, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
It seems almost inevitable that they will, doesn't it?
I mean, it cost at or over a billion dollars – they’d have to have events going on in there almost every day of the year just to generate operating revenue, I would think. 8 football games and the occasional U2 concert just won’t keep the lights on.
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They will probably try to move things like the Cotton Bowl,
Red River Rivalry game and things like that there, but you are dead on.
I look forward to the fans of Dallas watching the Cowboys blow another playoff berth on the Worlds largest HDTV
Also
When the Chelsea players appeared on the astonishing 160ft by 72ft high-definition LED television screen suspended above the playing surface of this arena – the largest screen of its type with 30,000,000 light bulbs and built at a cost of £25m – prior to kick-off, even the Hispanics in the crowd bellowed their appreciation.
Wut
by Robert on Jul 27, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Did you write that quote?
Sounds like you.
beggingmusicians.blogspot.com.
My music blog.
by Kirk on Jul 27, 2009 2:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I barely even know what bellowed means.
by Robert on Jul 27, 2009 2:04 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I barely even know what a hat is.
(let’s see if anybody gets the reference)
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:32 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
That screen is absolutely amazing
I guess the Jonas Brothers had a show there a couple months back and played Halo 3 and Gears of War 2 on it, by hooking up their Xbox 360 to the display. Super awesome, and absolutely something I would have done if given the opportunity
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Should've fired Minaya and promoted Bernazard to GM
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only webcomic I follow is OOtS
Order of the Stick starts with a lot of D&D in-jokes, but then gets a bit more into its story later on.
I was going to recommend that
but worried it would make me look nerdy.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
On Friday at the game, they announced that when Flo Rida heard that Ichiro used his songs as walk up music, he recorded a song about Ichiro.
I think they said he used “Jump” to make special walk up music for Ichiro. Some of it has been stuck in my head since Friday.
50!
I just had my first experience with Brock and Salk.
A caller was saying that GMZ needs to leave Wakamatsu alone and that he should “Stop throwing stuff at him”, meaning that he was making too many moves for the team to succeed. Also, he claimed that Betancourt was a good defender. Salk just started yelling at him. Hilarious.
This was actually my first time listening as well.
Between 1 and 1:10, I was really close to turning it off. Nothing against Salk, but I just can’t do sports radio. Painful.
Sports talk radio is the aural equivalent of any major newspaper website's comments section
a cesspool of half-baked rants disguised as analysis.
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Listening to Salk deal with bad callers (and they don't take calls often) is what Graham publicly moderating the Times comment section would sound like.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 27, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly
He’s awesome, and commonly hangs up on people when they’re being stupid. I love when people tell him he doesn’t understand sports here because he’s from Boston
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Salk is a breath of fresh air.
When I am in the car from 11-3 I will actually tune that show in to see what he says. Other than that sports radio is terrible.
When I was up in Seattle for a game against Baltimore, some guy was saying Mike Morse should get a chance to play everyday and all that.
Then Salk made fun of him as Morse had been traded the week before. I laughed a lot.
50!
adblock is the most awesomest thing ever created
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Heh. I don't have time to talk cameras here at work...
But send me an e-mail and I’ll talk your ear off.
I have three that I currently use (but own about 6-7 and have played with several others).
Nikon D200
Nikon D2H
Panasonic LX-1
I love all of them and while I would love to upgrade, I don’t have the budget. I wear my LX-1 everywhere on my belt, and in good light, I like the images from my “PannyLeica” better than those from my Nikon. But it just can’t handle low-light situations and fast shooting. The newer models are much better, but I went bang-for-buck here. I’ve bought all of my digital cameras used.
I have been rather impressed with the camera on the iPhone 3Gs. It won’t replace my LX-1, but in a pinch it’s decent enough and I have enough editing apps on the iPhone that I can publish something presentable.
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I can bring nothing to this conversation.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 27, 2009 1:46 PM PDT reply actions
It's too effing hot to think of things to post
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It's a clasic
Haven’t seen that one in a while.
True.
But I’m pretty sure all these questions have been done before.
Plus, it’s hot out, humid where I am (100%), and I’ve been busy being sick and playing Civilization 4, which, if you’re ever needing a distraction from illness, is AWESOME.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 27, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Quite so.
It is what you do if you care not to interact with anyone else or anything else for the next few days. And where else could you have Zoroaster get eaten by a barbarian on his way to Berlin to build the Temple of Solomon?
I’m playing at the Egyptians again, Warlord. The Persians declared war on me, which is what AIs do when they think they’ve reached the peak of their civilization and are willing to slowly decline into a period of irrelevancy and subjugation (I usually maintain tech superiority throughout.) In the middle of the war, the Khmer, the second largest empire, decided that they were going to be my vassal, despite the different religions (shared continent, me in NE, Khmer in SE, and Persians in NW), so I may end up with a domination victory by default if I’m able to sufficiently colonize the Dutch continent and the barbarian one to the north, which I’m well on my way with.
I should probably move up to a higher difficulty.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 28, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
So I'm learning to play guitar and I was wondering if anybody had some suggestions for beginneer/intermediate songs to learn
I like most rock music, and 80s rock is a special guilty pleasure. Not real big into anything current.
Any suggestions?
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Foo Fighters was a favorite of mine when I was just getting going.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 27, 2009 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
The Ramones would be a good learning tool I would think
you’d at least master the three chords that most rock and roll is based on. I’ve never learned guitar, though, so I probably don’t know what I’m talking about.
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Overindulgent parents need to be set on fire and then shot
Is this really necessary for your child? Really?
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Flush in the ceiling, above the bed? How will the kid play his Wii?
There is so much wrong with that, from our parenting style. Different strokes and all.
As a person without kids or the desire for kids maybe it's not my place to say
but I can honestly think of no legitimate justification for giving your kid a 98-inch TV at all, much less one that’s flush-mounted to the ceiling so the kid can get fat and lazy at an accelerated rate.
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Maybe it's their way of securing their kid from ever leaving.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 27, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Seems really dumb.
What if he wanted to watch a movie with a bunch of girls? You’d all have to … oh. Genius.
angels fan in seattle
Reminds me of one of my favorite FMLs:
Today, I found out that my son is not really gay. He just told me that so I’d let him have girls in his bedroom. FML
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 27, 2009 2:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahaha
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
that thought made my dark heart sing with glee
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Did you know that the word gullible doesn't exist in Webster's Dictionary?
:-)
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Our nation's defense infrastructure is in good hands.
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Just wait until he finds his square protractor so he can finish developing the muffler bearings
We’ll show those commie bastards who’s in charge.
His co-worker keeps a copy of the Twilight books in her office
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 27, 2009 3:11 PM PDT up reply actions
We're doomed
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Double doomed!
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Only Eclipse and Breaking Dawn
also, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions
If you guys could somehow create a laser guidance system for Hermione's bitchiness...
That could be a really potent weapon
Can she explain why that one, specifically?
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 27, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmmm, all of the Harry Potter books have acronyms that fit well with baseball
1 – SS
2 – CS
3 – PA
4- GF(meh)
5 – OOP
6 – HBP
7- DH
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions
And The Kid, he is truly and amazing and versatile talent.
The modern day reincarnation of Orson Welles
ZOMG Call of Duty team
New rewards for killstreaks…
Aside from new weapons and equipment, 15 different kill streak rewards can be unlocked and selected by the player. Among these is the ability to call in a strike by an AC-130 gunship after achieving 11 enemy kills.
Now I finally have a reason to be the best sniper ever!
Dear Santa, please bring me whatever game console is necessary to play Call of Duty
That sounds like all kinds of fun
Xbox 360!
you can play it on PS3 or PC, but on Xbox, it comes with me, toot, Scruffy and Coach! And rc!
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Like rc ever plays
<3
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Totally
(We should play!)
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Except you only get Angry SB on Xbox Live
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Angry SB is like Ranty Matthew, but louder
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions
I will believe this when I see evidence of a broken remote
like the Xbox controller I threw while talking on a mic with toot and Coach.
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Also, the mic was still attached to my head.
that hurt.
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Your fault, moran
That was funny though. You just randomly went quiet and stopped moving. I thought your connection went bad, but you never left the game
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I assume this is for MW2?
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
That's awesome that you can select your own streak rewards
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm really excited to see what this turns out to be
I’m really burned out on CoD5 – I think I’ve only played the new maps two or three times. I’m just bored of the game, and post MP2, all the maps play exactly the same
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm done with the game.
Scruffy switched me to Battlefield 1943, which is pretty fun, and only $15
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I will play again soon
my current obsession is my pool table, but I can only play for so long before I get tired of that, too
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Finally, my single-mindedness shall be rewarded!
Other details revealed by the video include a Buzzkill bonus of 100 points for stopping an enemy short of achieving of a killstreak of their own.
by seattlebruin on Jul 27, 2009 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Since it's hot as a mofo and I don't like to cook when it's this hot
I need a good salad recipe GO GO GO
Only restrictions:
No mushrooms, olives, beets, or anything potato- or macaroni-based. I want a green salad of some sort and my usual boring salad (mixed greens, various peppers, cucumbers, maybe some other veggies) is getting tired.
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Ice Cream
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
That's the first course and probably the dessert as well
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I've got a Tollhouse cookie ice cream sandwich in my hand right now
I’ve had it for less than 5 minutes, I have taken just 3 bites, and already it’s melting. Such bullshit
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 2:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I must go downstairs and purchase ice cream from the vending machine.
This is a plot to bleed me dry.
angels fan in seattle
Well, dang.
There goes my recipe.
hmm. I’m a fan of your basic avocado and balsamic. Or asparagus and balsamic.
I don't know why but I find the notion of some sort of chop salad to be fascinating
but asparagus and balsamic has promise too.
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Since corn and tomatoes are good right now,
Shave the kernels of of two cobs, toss with halved cherry tomatoes, chiffonaded basil, diced bell pepper (roasted if you like!) olive oil, fresh lime juice, black pepper.
Boom.
Ignoring the pasta proscription
orzo, black beans, corn, red/orange peppers, tomatoes, avocado, green onion, cilantro, feta, lime juice …
I suppose you could leave the orzo out.
I could do that
I just don’t really want a heavy mayonnaise-based pasta salad type thing. This sounds yummy.`
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I love a nice pasta salad, and I think you know where I stand on mayo
I’ve been eating something basically identical to msb’s only with rotini instead of orzo. And I didn’t have feta on hand, so didn’t use it. But the black beans/corn/lime/cilantro combo really works well.
Just ate at the Iron Rabbit down here in Oly for the first time on Saturday...
Even though that place supposedly has other-worldly burgers, I actually ordered the salad.
Spinach
Bacon
Asagio cheese (I believe – I’m not sure exactly, but there was shredded cheese on it)
Red peppers
Balsamic vinegarette
Baked & dried onion strips
There’s a photo on my FB mobile uploads album.
Best $6 I’ve ever spent on a meal…
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by PositivePaul on Jul 27, 2009 3:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Why settle for one when you can have 101
And some of them are pretty tasty too!
by Robert Lintott on Jul 27, 2009 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Train tours! Orient of the Rockies, etc! Anyone ever been on one, or done their own thing via Amtrak?
It was brought up in front page thread and I thought it would be imprudent to keep it going there. After driving a lot of the western state highways and byways, riding the rails has always had its attractions.
When I was a teenager I took Amtrak from Oregon, through California to New Mexico, up to Denver and back to Oregon.
Damn, but that was a long trip. I love trains, but it really does just feel like a big ass bus when you’re on it that long.
That's the main problem
On the Coast Starlight, the only stops between Seattle and LA where they let you get off the train and stretch/get fresh air/smoke are Portland and Oakland. Otherwise, you’re just sitting on the train. We got a sleeper car last time we went to LA on the train, and it was pretty cool – but we got the smallest of the sleeper cars and for the two of us (I’m 6’2" and my wife’s 5’10") it was a bit cramped. But it was nice to have privacy, and if you get a sleeper car you have the option to eat in your compartment rather than eating in the dining room, which is nice.
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Yep.
I splurged for a sleeper car last summer from Oakland back to Seattle, and although you’re right, it was barely big enough to go horizontal, it was private, meals came free, and sleeping was infinitey better. Plus the showers aren’t as bad as I would’ve guessed. Next time I take the train for any considerable length of time I’m doing the sleeper car again.
Are the other passengers like Greyhound passengers? I've only seen commercials and travelogues
Half of them being drunk and sleeping it off? I’ve only ridden Greyhound once, so small sample size. But encountering every cliche regarding travel by bus wasn’t so hot.
There are loads of retirees on Amtrak
because they’re the people with all the free time to take to get to their destination. It’s fun for a while but after about a day you just want to see some people that are roughly your age. There are a few families as well, but by and large on the long distance trains it’s the older set.
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The glory hole on Amtrak is coin operated.
by Sec 108 on Jul 27, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
But on the other hand it's buy three get one free so there's that
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Thanks guys, all that experience of yours is just a wealth of information.
I should put Porky’s in the netflix
by Kermit. on Jul 27, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Cherry Forever!
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by PositivePaul on Jul 28, 2009 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I always get these things wrong.
Nice to meet you, though.
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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
After my freshman year of college I did DC-Chicago-Seattle-Centralia (Home)
3 days, no sleeper and no shower. I made sure my mother picked me up, as she is the only person in the world who could love me still after 3 days without a shower. Nevertheless, had two reclining (w/foot rest) seats to myself, so I pretty much had a bed. Greatest trip I’ve ever taken, and nothing beats waking up in the Cascade Mountains at 6 AM. First time I had seen them in 5 months.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 27, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I did Seattle to Grand Junction Colorado and back many years ago ....
it at least had windows that opened at the rear of the cars so you could get some non-recycled air occasionally
Of all the reasons I as an Arsenal fan may look slightly back at Tottenham with trepidation
as the balance of power in North London starts to shift, this is not one of those reasons. On the other hand, this is quite possibly the best athlete story EVER.
CROUCHIE’S HAVING HIS NACHOS!
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This makes me feel better about it.
He better break out the robot again.
It comes from the Guardian's Football Weekly podcast
which is amazingly awesome and can be listened to here or subscribed to in iTunes.
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You do know that the two links in your comment up there are the same, right?
You could link to Crouch’s wikipedia page…. I had to look this up, and now I’m really glad I did.
Well I apparently suck at the intertubes
Here’s the Crouchy Nachos one in case anybody still cares.
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God damn it.
I was worried about this. On the plus side, it appears they got more for Bent than Crouch costs, which is… how is that possible?
Let’s go Livermore!
So some teams get healthy strikers.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 27, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
But that healthy striker is Peter Crouch so it's kind of a wash really
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He seems as though he'd break like a twig.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 27, 2009 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
He's 6'7" and weighs about 46 pounds so yeah
and yet I never see any definitive discussion of HIS mechanics. GET ON IT DRIVELINE
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How did I not hear about this?!
Shaq to challenge other top athletes in their own sports
I can see him being mediocre-to-okay at almost all of them
but the swimming one is just hilarity waiting to happen.
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It's the manliest swimming style.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 27, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Did anyone see that Travel Channel thing with Dhani Jones?
Same concept, but going around the world playing various sports with/against locals.
Anybody here playing Battlefield 1943 on Xbox Live?
It’s been sucking up all of my free time lately. Relatively cheap game for some kind of LL Live event perhaps?
I've been playing it a fair amount
What’s your tag? I can play pretty often in the evenings. Scruffy has it also
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 27, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
This is awesome.
Saw these guys on the Colbert Report last night. Its really good stuff. It’s a swedish hip-hop/swing band.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
Here is where I meant to say that the music is some of the most delightful I have heard in quite some time.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 28, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions
It really is quite original, which makes it great.
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Omar Minaya is awesome!
I’m pretty sure the last voice you hear with ~20 seconds left, is the writer (Ruben) being discussed by Minaya. He had another 90 seconds, at least, of interaction with Minaya that is not included in this video and I can’t find it. This is brilliant, and more so with that last piece. Link.
That may be the most delightful music I've heard in quite some time.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 28, 2009 6:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I still can't get over a guy challenging an entire team to a fight.
Could’ve been the GM!!!
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So I went to the game tonight with Lonnie from MC.
Holy crap, the whole team is in sell mode. I have an idea – Wii suck night at the safe. Free to every fan.
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There was a ship
And a good south wind sprung up behind ;
The Balentien did follow,
And every day, for food or play,
Came to the mariner’s hollo !
In sun or lights he did alight,
Benched for innings nine ;
Whiles all the night, in 80s suits white,
Partying with Felix most fine
`God save thee, ancient Mariner !
From the losses, that plague thee thus !—
Why look’st thou sad ?‘—I needed no Wlad
I cut the Balentien.
…
And I had done an hellish thing,
And it would work ’em woe :
For all were sad, I banished the Wlad
That made the breeze to blow.
Ah wretch ! said they, the Wlad to trade,
That made the breeze to blow !
…
Ah ! a loss a-day ! and worse
I never will get laid!
Not Langerhans’ but Wladdie’s fans
Should see their man be played.
There passed a weary time….
by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 9:31 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I wish I was in Seattle, going to Mariners games with Lonnie
Except I think I might be better at this point with the 85 degrees and 100% humidity in New York, even if I don’t have A/C in my apartment, than 95 degrees in Seattle.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 28, 2009 9:44 AM PDT up reply actions
I would take that weather
Over the forecast 105/65% in Portland today in a heartbeat.
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So Geoff Baker brings up the forbidden question today
Should the M’s consider trading Felix?
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Madness.
We have Felix for two more years, and this team can definitely be a playoff contender in that window. Unless you’re able to trade Felix for a Felix clone and a sandwich, I don’t see any benefit.
Why on earth would Brignac be the throw in in this deal?
It would be like offering someone a $100 bill for a $100 and seven pennies
by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 10:17 AM PDT up reply actions
Seven pennies
if it’s a nickel and two pennies, no deal.
And don’t even think about giving me a dime and asking for change
by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
All I have is a 50¢ piece
can I have 43 cents change?
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But fifty cents is more than a dime!
Think of your profit margin here!
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Wish I could remember that old grifter routine from Under A Paper Moon
Where he starts off getting change for a dollar and walks out with a $20 bill.
People used to try that scam pretty regularly at the video store where I worked
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That's why you set the bill on top of the till until the transaction is complete, right?
I’ve never worked a register, but I’ve seen people do it.
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That is correct.
We never did that at our store until people started trying this scam, but then it became standard practice to keep the original bill visible until the change was given. Really cuts down on people trying stuff like that.
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Nobody is or should be untouchable
if the price is right, and by “right” I mean “exorbitant”, I don’t see why they wouldn’t make a deal. Whether other teams see his value in the same light the M’s do is the question.
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With you that no one should be untouchable.
But the price for Felix would have to be someone who’s already near that ace level, plus some extras. If we were a couple of years away from competing for a playoff spot, I could see trading Felix for a Bedard-ish package, but we’re not. I hope I’m not getting too hung up on one name because he’s my favorite player, but I just can’t envision a (realistic) Felix trade after which we would be immediately better.
I guess what I’m saying is you can have this discussion about literally every player in baseball. Every player has a price. But the speculation drives me nuts when it’s big-time young players like this.
Oh, absolutely
and I’m definitely not one for endless stupid trade talks. But if someone comes up to Jack Z with a haul that can’t help but make the M’s better, right now and in the next couple years, I’ll wish Felix well on his way out of town. I just don’t see such a deal existing for Felix right now.
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Hasn't he brought up that forbidden question three or four times now?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
Web hits must be flagging
Drive those number!
He's apparently lost his fucking mind.
And yet I wonder what we could get… OH MY GOD HE’S POISONED ME.
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Listening to the post game callers last night was pretty bad as well, haven't done that in a long time
One guy got it right, the host asked him what he thought our odds were and he said ~5%. Every other caller was out of their fucking minds.
I hope the intelligent guy was quickly shooed off the air
to teach him the lesson that smart people should try to avoid calling into talk-radio
by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions
The hosts this year do a good job of pointing out the ridiculousness of the callers
Much better than the KOMO years.
I went to radio school and had a show for a few years.
Our first lesson was that anyone who calls in to radio stations is a fucking freak.
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What if you're offering free concert tickets though?
by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That's a different beast.
Callers who want to shed their incredibly awesome opinion on the subject of the day are fucking retards. Everyone knows you simply go home and blog about it.
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I can't wait for him to unveil his new suck pitch tonight and chase all the suitors off.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
Good, good.
White is mediocre and will never be shinier, although Lowe has a pretty solid chance of figuring it out and becoming lights out, but that might be in two weeks or two years.
The Hunter has become the hunted.
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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Where do you find things like this anyway?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
The Internet.
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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is what I get for deciding not to put "besides "The Internet"" in my comment.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
I bet he actually runs gif party.
What a delightful site.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 28, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
It's like Club LL except it won't get moderated and no one posts text.
Also it’s not as funny.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
It has three "no!"s, but he only shakes his head twice.
Does the movement of his jowls count for as much energy as a normal person would expend in three shakes of the head?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
"How can you say Washburn's success has been the result of the defense, they almost lead the league in errors"
What’s the historical legal precedent of slapping a customer?
Just ask them this
which OF is better – a guy who gets to none of three flies and gives up three doubles, or a guy who gets to three of three flies and makes two outs and one two-base error?
by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Do you get any of the 'wet' electricity people?
I’ve been told several times when computers or registers don’t work in Oly, it’s because they get too much electricity from hydroelectric power. This electricity derived from water is ‘wet’ and thus screws up electronic components from time to time.
Do any of these people ask you for like waterproof components or wet-electricity-compliant hardware?
I had a lady that was so convinced that the government was spying her
that she kept here phone and it’s battery in separate glass jars in the freezer at night. Just for funs I told her that they invented cameras that are small enough to fit in TV screens. She dropped to the floor, crawled out the store and I haven’t seen her since.
by Robert on Jul 28, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I had a customer come in with a wave meter when I was selling cars
He went around 4 different Mazda 3’s, and concluded that he couldn’t buy one because they put out too much radiation. I had no defense for that
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:05 AM PDT up reply actions
It wasn't checking for actual radiation like a geiger,
It was wave radiation it was counting, like from the electrical components. The guy told me, and even explained to me what it was and why it was important. Had he not been wasting my time I may have actually paid attention and learned, because that’s the kind of stuff I like learning about.
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions
The exact thing I was thinking of wouldn't come to mind.
All I could come up with was gauss meter. Electrical magnetical? LL is a horrible place to start winging it when it comes to science, somebody will take you literally and kick your ass.
It may have been a Gauss meter
I’m just struggling to come up with a name for it
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I've seen them, little magic box with some lights.
Some New Age contraption, to measure how safe your brain was from electrical emissions. It was cute, had a little speaker making metal detector type noises and everything.
I pretty much refuse to talk about baseball with customers (or anyone else I don't know well)
because they always always ALWAYS say “Oh, you’re on of those ‘Bill James’ types” and give me a smug little shit-eating grin.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
And then invent late fees they didn't incur just out of spite
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I once tried to explain the concept of replacement level to a co-worker and he refused to acknowledge that the concept had any value.
He also worked for MLB.com at the time. And is a Yankees fan.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
They've heard of Bill James? Hell, that's something.
by waldo rojas on Jul 28, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably because traditionalists always bring him up in order to make fun of him.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Bill James walks into a bar;
The bartender says, “put down the WHIP.”
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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I only talk about baseball in scouting terms with most people
They tend not to accept that a guy with an English accent who looks like he’s 14 knows anything about the game.
by Graham MacAree on Jul 28, 2009 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
just tell them you're talking about cricket and they'll think you're really smart
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(Probably borderline NSFW-ish, busty young lady in schoolgirl outfit but worth seeing because oh-my-god-wtf)
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
Griffey apparently shops in my shopping center.
I’m not share where I would go with this but I’m 5% sure it would end in unemployment
For those who weren't in the gamethread last night
This comment deserves some more rec lovin’.
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Mind-numbingly stupid
not only was the Cards deal for Matt Holliday a fair trade… but the A’s got completely ripped off, apparently
This one's my favorite
Oaklandace: typical fan of the A’s. How many “prospects” can you put on the field at one time? Sorry, but give me proven big leauge players any day of the week over prospects. Ever wonder why you are 17 games out in July?
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I think I bought a used car from this guy once
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I can't believe that one guy once wrote an article asserting that Brian Sabean was a better GM than Billy Beane
by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm not terribly surprised, really.
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by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 12:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Tippecanoe and SB too!
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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where was the typo?
it all looks spelled OK to me, unless your name is Keven in which case you should be embarrassed that you can’t spell your own name.
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No idea. Didn't know sports talk radio people had two names that weren't Mad Dog or Jim Bob or whatever
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You know it's too damn hot when you somehow feel cooler in a hot steamy shower.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
Watch it. I'll get some goggles and be the righty RRS.
Then bitches be all up on this.
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E.L. Fudge Double Stuffed
They’re like crack. I eat a whole bag without realizing it.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 28, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm a traditionalist
Oreos are the best ones for me. Nutter Butters are pretty damn good though.
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I'm talking about your cooking.
If I were trying to seduce you, I’d flirt with you on Baker’s blog.
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Or a rejected Third Reich promotional slogan
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by pdb on Jul 28, 2009 1:40 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
GASP!! Fine. Then bring me another cheese pretzel.
Everyone knows savory is better than sweet.
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Samoas
If those count as mass produced. I think that may be a question for another post.
I used to eat the mint chocolate Milanos a lot, but hmmm… Oreos have a case, as do the E.L fudge ones…
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by JY on Jul 28, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Mine was actually a question-- I've never bought them ... though I guess they are good!
The Newman ginger sandwich cookies and chocolate chips are pretty good, too.
Half cheap beer + half limeade.
You’re welcome.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
If you're a 9 year old English girl, yep
kidding
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Whatever, they're refreshing.
Is it how I want to get drunk? No.
Is it my drink of choice? No.
Is it wonderful on a 90+degree, 85%+ humidity day in DC? Yes.
Besides, it keeps my 9 year old English girl breath citrusy. Distracts from my bad 9 year old English girl teeth.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 28, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Told you I was kidding
I actually don’t mind a shandy but I got endless amounts of shit for drinking one in England once and it scarred me for life.
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I honestly didn't see the "kidding" part
But I was trying to take it in stride, because in a way you’re right, it’s a bit of a girly drink.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 28, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could drink soda because a radler (same drink but with 7-Up/Sprite instead of limeade) sounds amazing.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Technically a shandy doesn't include limeade but carbonated lemonade
which may as well be 7-up. (Can also include ginger ale, but I’ve always seen them made with english – fizzy – lemonade)
I just cannot abide putting soft drinks in beer. Yeeesh.
Was it Oly beer that used to have the cartoon animals fluttering around?
Jesus. The 70’s and 80’s were fucked. I actually (no joke) had a Camel Jim stuffed animal my mom got from “Camel cash.”
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No, that was Hamms.
So awesome.
That bear looked like a guy who knew how to have a good time.
Same with me. What does THAT say about us?
But I was like, HEY, I’m from the land of sky blue wa-ha-ters too! Are you from around here? Do you like doing Lucky beer cap rebuses too? I uh…. I uh… I said something I shouldn’t have, didn’t I?
Yup. I believe there was a brief period in which
both Oly and Lucky had rebuses on the caps, and I remember finding tons of them in the playground at school and walking around with them.
Alex Trebek had a game show for rebuses and so I made sure to practice with lots of bottle caps. I mean, Alex Fucking Trebek. You KNEW it was a classy show.
I'm just glad I was told never to order one in a pub
I had one at a friend’s bbq in Nottingham on one of those rare 85 degree English summer days, and everyone there was looking at me like I was some sort of three-headed alien monster. Someone finally took pity on me and explained that I was drinking a drink he’d typically only serve to his daughter and her friends. Which didn’t stop me finishing it.
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King's Hardware (which is only tolerable at happy hour on summer weekdays, by the way)
makes a Sweet Tea Vodka and lemonade drink called a Fuzzy Zoeller.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions
But in a stunning fashion faux pas they're not cuffed
shame on you
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All I can find are for women...
Is this a “woosh” moment?
by Robert Lintott on Jul 28, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I kinda whimpered a bit.
I want off work. Now.
I love lemonade/vodka drinks. During their Oregon menu, the 5 spot did a blueberry-infused vodka lemonade with a ton of blueberries mixed in. It was kinda expensive, but it was the best fucking thing ever.
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Fig Newtons are delicious.
Although not as delicious as Fig Newmans.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Jesus Waldo. I suppose you love Applets and Cotlets too?
Here’s a Werthers hard candy. Go have fun.
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Oh God those things are so fucking gross.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Someone wanted to make them the official candy of Washington state!
That would displace Almond Roca! What the fuck?
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I love everything Brown and Haley makes
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
And it was the best thing you ever had, right?
Mountain Bars are so good. I love the fact that they’re so aggressively ugly.
Cat shit. Almond Roca is cat shit. I'm convinced.
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by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm with you on that, Kevin
Shit’s nasty
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:13 AM PDT up reply actions
So's your face
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I once stole a box of Almond Roca when I was very young.
I ate the whole thing and now cannot stand them.
Oh go suck on a cotlet.
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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I grew up in Yakima - Land of the Applets and Cotlets.
My grandparents were always gifting them to me for Christmas. Seriously, I’m glad those people are old and suffering.
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I have argued about this before, and I am firmly in the "it's gross fruit gel for old people" camp.
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You are all fucking crazy.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Like most supermarkets nationwide, or most supermarkets in Washington?
Because Cougar Mountain cookies are delicious
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Was thinking more nationwide, yes.
But they are good. I think I had one on an Alaska flight once.
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Just as well since I won't allow myself to eat things like that anymore
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I basically gave myself the choice of junk food/soda or beer.
Beer won.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly neither are gauchos
Or the delicious Mother’s cookies with the coconut outsides.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 28, 2009 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Kellogg's bought Mothers' recipies & names, and someone else picked up the Archway line
My store carries both lines.
But they stopped making those special baseball cards for Kingdome give-aways.
So fuck ‘em, is basically what I’m saying.
I only ever see Cougar Mountain cookies after I give blood.
It’s weird. I wondered if they tasted good because my body needed carbohydrates or something. I’ll keep an eye out.
Me finding pumpkin spice cookies would be the end of me.
by Mariner John on Jul 29, 2009 2:48 AM PDT up reply actions
The pumpkin spice are the best ones by far.
And they’re damned healthy as well.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 29, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Post it online and let LL fill it out for you
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Is there enough room in the margins for that?
I always thought you needed a bed.
by Robert Lintott on Jul 28, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It's online
no margins to doodle in =(
by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Check the applicable box:
Yes, I will overthrow the Government given the opportunity.
No, I will not overthrow the Government given the opportunity.
And if you check yes and fail to provide an outline for how you would do such a thing
they get you for lack of planning capability. It’s a no-win, really.
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Have you EVER been an officer or a member of, or made a contribution to, an organization dedicated to the use of violence or force to overthrow the U.S. Government, and which engaged in illegal activities to that end, either with an awareness of the organization’s dedication to that end or with the specific intent to further such illegal activities?
by seattlebruin on Jul 28, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
You'd better come clean about your time in the Boy Scouts by the sound of this.
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That sounds like the questions on the application to purchase a handgun
In fact, I think that exact question was on the form. Also this gem:
Are you currently a fugitive of the law?
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by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 9:41 AM PDT up reply actions
That's what I love about the USA Today
they dig really deep and provide the hard-hitting analysis that other newspapers are afraid to give the public. Next up: INFOGRAPH: What’s the best color? I vote GREEN
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So I started playing Tron 2.0 again
after watching the teaser for the new Tron movie. Has anyone ever played it? It was a little bloated, but it was fun. And now my computer can run it easily.
It is basically the nerdiest game ever. It’s a shooter with RPG elements. You get upgraded abilities/weapons by downloading subroutines, though you need to collect the proper permissions to access their archive bins. And then, you can use code optimizers to upgrade these subroutines from Alpha to Beta to Gold, increasing their effectiveness and lowering their memory footprint. When you transfer from a server to a PC to a PDA, the resources available decrease, and so you have to select which few subroutines you want to equip.
I told you, it is the nerdiest game ever. And it is AWESOME.
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I have most of them!
And the Book! But Its really not the nerdiest game ever. It’s not to indepth or anything.
50!
I just gifted you some rice.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 30, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Try out Armagetron Advanced
Simple and not nerdy.
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
Seriously the vending machine downstairs has to be totally out of ice cream by now.
angels fan in seattle
Only a $3.00 starbucks mocha bar.
Sounds good, but kinda pricey. I picked blackberries instead.
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I discovered this a few weeks ago, thinking at the time that I could use them to ration the ice cream intake.
It didn’t work, so I vowed not to buy them again— but with this weather that vow might just fly out the window on the way home tonight.
Why was I not made aware of said popsicle sooner?
Dear god man, this could possibly be the greatest invention since the freezer made popsicles possible
This might not be possible, I'm not sure if my freezer gets cold enough for that one
Always worth a try
Sadly we cannot find them in bulk anywhere but 7-11 has a bunch of them.
They have four flavors all in one popsicle.
Partial to the red one myself
Now I’m wondering if they’ll dissolve in vodka, possible new snow cone flavor
I regularly make alcoholic sno cones.
Orange syrup and vanilla stoli is the creamsicle flavor. Vodka and cherry syrup is good too.
Sounds like heaven, I would not be surprised to discover you are an angel
A vodka-cherry snowcone angel bringing soft pretzels from heaven
I want to know who has the diet to eat just one.
I say this as a 6’1" 160 lb person who is often told to “eat more.”
Illegible
Ice cold watermelon and giant glasses of ice water are holding the heat at bay
God forbid the watermelon runs out. Or the ice.
I pureed canteloupe and put it in ice cream trays for the kids.
Gallons of water rotate from the living room to the freezer, we have homemade popsicles and frozen peanut butter treats for Alice. Everyone is still alive.
You get some awesome naptimes that way
The little fuckers drop right off, every time.
by Kermit. on Jul 28, 2009 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT
I ASKED you why you did this ridiculous digeyetal ‘transition’ thing. And let me tell you, sonny, you can call it a ‘transition’ or an ‘adjustment’ or a sweet potato pie for all I care, what I know is that you stole my picture!
I can’t watch Andy Rooney because you fucking people need to text pictures of your balls to your slutty girlfriends and then AND THEN you want me to BUY more SHIT from you.
When I was your age my friends were DYING to protect this country and this country’s pictures, but you people can’t stop making me BUY… things … when you… I… 60 MINUTES and with the….
YOU STOLE MY PICTURE.
by marc w on Jul 28, 2009 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
TEN MINUTES OUTSIDE AND MY BRAIN MELTED
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 28, 2009 2:35 PM PDT reply actions
No I am going to giuve you a pruple nurple
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It say a sign read 38 degrees CELSIUS at 4:30pm today.
I don’t even want to think about what that is in Fahrenheit.
ONE HUNDRED AND MOTHERFUCKING SIX DEGREES AT 6PM HERE
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I had to run about a half a block for the bus.
Now my ears are ringing and my left eye can’t focus.
Do you think that if your cerebrospinal fluid were to boil that it would sound like ringing in your ears? abender?
I just had the most miserable bike ride home ever
Which surpassed the previous worst ride ever from yesterday. Tomorrow I’m taking the damn bus – there was literally nothing enjoyable about that ride.
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You can thank me for the subject line.
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by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 2:58 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
How many eyes does she have?
Hint: It’s not four! Click to take this fun logic quiz!
This makes my eyes think they're out of focus
by Graham MacAree on Jul 28, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Congrats! You've been added to the bullpen!
Illegible
by kevin_ess on Jul 28, 2009 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh fuck. And I have to wear his jersey at games this year.
From now on, I’m saving money and getting Kevin Ess jerseys.
Illegible
That dude sucks at my favorite sport I'm not wearing his jersey
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This is the on I got yelled at for making :(
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions
My girlfriend just sent me this.
I can haz video of the I can haz cheezbergersteinel night at Safeco? Why, sure you can.
Fuck you god for allowing this.
I think it goes behind Jackie Robinson day, and the 15 inning victory.
2009 Safeco Field Record: 5-0 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 9-4
Ok, I am about to venture out to the bus stop.
hopefully there will be cooling delightful products for purchase at the other end of the hellish bus ride.
You can have it when I'm done with it.
angels fan in seattle
by Eyebrows on Jul 28, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Putting aside the thoughts of enemas ...
it was as bad as I feared — mostly as I was off earlier and so the bus had far fewer bodies on board. The popsicle selection was very picked over (and they don;t have the lifesaver ones) and the mini drumsticks were not the flavors I wanted, so I am home with neopolitan ice cream, a box of sugar cones, and several bottles of soda water…
and it’s only 83 degrees in here!
Sweeney Shelton Hannahan Woodward Johnson and Cedeno.
We are going to score -3 runs.
He tried to hit one to me last night...
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 28, 2009 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions
THAT'S BECAUSE WE NOW LIVE 750 FEET FROM THE SUN APPARENTLY
sorry. Just really damn hot.
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Not a bad idea
but instead I’m picking my wife up in 45 min and we’re going to see the 2.5 hr long Harry Potter movie and then to dinner in a nice AC’d Mexican restaurant. But I may in fact sleep in an ice bath.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Remarkable how cheap labor is in this current economy.
What’s that, Richie? No – you get a biscuit AFTER I feel comfortable.
Illegible
2004 called, it's missing its joke and would like it back soon
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
But they're so comfortable in this weather I can't not wear them
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They're all in the wash though
the acid wash, I mean. So they look fantastic.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
It's not eyebrow's gifs, but this is one of my favorites
by Kermit. on Jul 28, 2009 3:53 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Well. in 1944 she went 0-1 so take that world championship with a grain of salt I guess
Anybody can win one, after all.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I still can't believe no one liked my Pat O'Day jpeg.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 28, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
If we only had a billion people in this country
we could get Premiership games on free TV as well. But nooooooooo.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
This seems like a good reason to reproduce.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 28, 2009 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Question for the chemistry-inclined:
Earlier today, my dad opened a bottle of Thomas-Kemper root beer that had been sitting next to him, perfectly still and unopened, for twenty minutes. The root beer exploded in fizz when he opened it. When it gets this hot, does the heat in the air itself carry the energy equivalent of shaking the root beer up (which, I guess, transfers the energy from the shaking into the carbonation, or something, I think, maybe)?
PV=nRT
V, n, and R are all constant in this system. However, gas solubility also increases with temperature. We’ve just learned which effect is greater. Also, someone may have shaken the root beer.
I am not chemistry-inclined (although my Uncle Bob is)
but my unscientific observation is that warm pop explodes when the lid comes off, where iced pop does not.
I don't think it's a chemistry thing.
It’s more of a physics thing. I forget the process involved, but if you heat something up quite a lot and then rapidly chill it in its entirety, it will be crushed instantly. Not trash compactor crushed, but seriously damaged. The reverse might be true, in that if you take something that has been chilled and put it in a hot environment it’s more likely to pop. The carbonation in the soda would just happen to be an easier medium for that to express itself. Of course, I could be making an inference which is an outright lie, but feel free to try the former under adult supervision.
I’ve had the same thing happen (re: explosions) with a twenty-ounce coke a few times in recent weeks.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 28, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Clarification: the root beer came from the closet, not the fridge, so it was quite warm. Also, it definitely wasn't shaken.
My dad stared daggers at me when I doubled over laughing at him, but I honestly didn’t shake it up. Also, this was around 5:30pm, which is pretty close to the hottest time of the day.
Okay, then go with what msb said.
Heat seems to aggravate carbonation, because gases expand and all that rot.
I’ll remember to think of logical explanations one of these days.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 28, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Gay-Lussac's Law
Pressure and temperature are directly related: if the temperature increases, the pressure increases so the warm root beer is bottled up with pressure and since glass isn’t the most flexible thing, the particles are really constricted and burst out at the first chance they get.
They say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing all the time!
Leon Redbone
In Friday Harbor next May. Yes it’s 9 months away, but I’ve always wanted to see him live.
This will either consume me and I will commit suicide at the end
or I will endlessly make fun of it. Either way it will consume me
by seattlebruin on Jul 29, 2009 2:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know if this is weird or the most awesome game concept ever
Warren Specter (creator of Deus Ex) is working on a game codenamed “Epic Mickey.” What is that? It’s a Disney-themed steampunk game.
WHY THE HOLY LIVING FUCK IS IT SUPPOSED TO BE 108 DEGREES TODAY
I’m sorry if that’s too LLLJ. Uh, lessee. what’s the most uncomfortable temperature you’ve ever experienced?
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
I don't know, I can't think straight through all the sweat
I have never wanted to stay at work 24/7 before but I’m pondering it today.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
While in southern Idaho during the summer of 2001, I experienced 115 degrees.
Hottest I’ve ever been in my life.
FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS! FUCK THE ANGELS!
Yeowch. That's no good.
I’ve been in Phoenix when it’s 112 and that was pretty fucking brutal.
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Oh yeah, it's a day game, isn't it?
Have fun.
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In the shade it was actually quite pleasant ...
back home again it is 90 in the apt, and there is no RRS.
When I lived in Phoenix we set a record with three straight days over 120.
Some friends and I decided to float down the Rio Salado on tubes to stay cool. I covered myself with waterproof SPF 45 and it was a lovely way to beat the heat. That is until we got to the end and I realized I had put no sunblock on the bottom of my feet. Worst and most debilitating sunburn of my life.
I had to take a week off work once because the tops of my feet sunburned so bad
that I developed huge blisters on both of them. Lesson: Don’t dangle your feet in the water without reapplying sunblock pretty much hourly.
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IT IS OK WE ARE ALL SUFFERING.
*almost all and I’m still waiting for sb to receive a purple nurple.
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 29, 2009 8:54 AM PDT up reply actions
IT'S RATHER UNPLEASANT HERE TODAY
AND I’M NOT JUST EXAGGERATING FOR COMIC EFFECT EITHER.
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I can remember a bunch of ~100 F days with above 85% humidity in Kansas, those were miserable. Full BDU's, web gear, helmet. Ugh.
30 days straight of below 0 weather in Yakima once, after a couple weeks the novelty wore off. 30 below a few times. The extreme cold weather might be worse, but right now pretty attractive. Walk in beer coolers! Like a cold sauna, I want one.
My first week of college (orientation week) it got to 120
My roommate and I went and looked into transferring before school even started.
I didn’t, and then it was never that hot again in my four years there.
University of Death Valley?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Jul 29, 2009 9:34 AM PDT up reply actions
90 and incredibly humid in my office yesterday was the worst thing ever
We don’t have A/C, just a big old swamp cooler that requires a hose be plugged in to generate the cool air. However, the heat has made all the plumbing hot, so the cold water from the hose is actually super hot water from the hose, thus rendering the cooler near-useless. And I don’t just mean that the hose itself got hot, I mean like even the “cold” setting on the sink in the bathroom sprays hot water right now. It’s only 10 o’clock.
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I once stepped out of an air conditioned car into a 125 degree day in the mojave desert.
I lost my breath and got the dry heaves pretty much immediately. Once I got used to it and chugged some water it sucked but it wasn’t unbearable by the strictest definition.
Memphis in July/August is by far the most uncomfortable I’ve ever been; 90s-100s with 80% humidity. Never gets below 75 and it just gets more humid as the day wears on. The only hope for relief are thunderstorms that have a good chance of becoming tornadoes. Just unbearable.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 29, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Missouri 1979 we had a 120 day with over 90% humidity.
Only time I ever got away with telling my Dad I was not doing my chores.
That Mojave encounter, probably lucky you didn't go into shock with a temperature swing that large that fast
Holy moly what an experience (just in case it’s not obvious, there is no sarcasm here at all)
Look what I found!
a failure pile in a sadness bowl.
by royalcurve on Jul 29, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Hahaha who put that there?
I want to poop at your house - Thingray
by tootthekazoo on Jul 29, 2009 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions
IF PEOPLE GIVE THIS MORE THUMBS UP I WILL BUY THE MUG
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 29, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm just not sure her name is butterfingers
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 30, 2009 9:03 AM PDT up reply actions
Interestingly, it wasn't me. But the funny part is?
The reason I looked it up in the first place is that I wanted to see if it was there. And if it wasn’t, I was going to add it.
a failure pile in a sadness bowl.
You guys get 109 degree heat
I get 80 degree heat, 100% humidity, and now, FUCKING TORNADOS
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
There's a Delta charter plane fueling up and waiting for its passengers
just outside my window, in front of the Northwest hangar. I’m pretty sure it’s the Mariners’ team plane. I’d imagine they won’t get down here until after 6pm, though.
Question: Should I stay and sex up Beltre/Branyan/Ichiro?
angels fan in seattle
Absofuckinglutely.
Especially if there is AC
by Kirsten Schlewitz on Jul 29, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
God damn it.
They got here around 5:30, earlier than I was expecting. Just saw the back of the last of them getting on the plane, wearing their suits.
angels fan in seattle
Saw about 5 min of it at the bar, realized they were playing Everton, stopped caring
Nice Guys Finish Third - My semantics are a waste of time.
Have any of you had Walking Man's Malt Liquor?
Is it any good? I’m trying to find a premium malt liquor and Beeradvocate claims it to be among the best- also where might I obtain it so I can stock up on it when I go to Seattle in a couple weeks?
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org
Looks like slim pickings...
http://ratebeer.com/beer/distribution/59228/
Check out the suggested glassware though.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 29, 2009 9:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Try Rogue Dad's Little Helper or Big Time Ave Rat.
You can find the Rogue at plenty of places and get growler fills of the Big Time at the brewpub.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 29, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
If I may ask, though, why malt liquor?
Decent breweries generally only brew it as a joke and it’s usually almost as pricey as their regular line.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 29, 2009 9:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm sitting here choking down a tall boy of OE HG 800 (yes, it was a gift)
and was wondering if anybody has ever brewed a decent malt liquor and what that would even taste like
Do you guys have any recommendations for any really good Seattle/Portland area beer I can pick up at the store (even if it’s a more specialized store) in the area, even if it’s not malt liquor?
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org
In which area are you? ID or WY?
Rogue beers are generally available at grocery stores – Dead Guy’s a good choice, as is Brutal Bitter if they have it. Deschutes makes some good brews as well.
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I'll be in WY by the time I can buy any good beer
But I’ll be in Seattle in the next few weeks and I know they have a ton of stuff unavailable in Wyoming, and I’m trying to sort through it to figure out what to buy
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org
If you can find any Ninkasi beers in WA buy all that you can find
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Nice
I’ll be hitting up the Met, MSM, and Tacoma Boys in Tacoma while I’m in town, and I’d bet one of those places might have it
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org
I've had Dad's Little Helper.
It’s not worth the money.
WA/OR beer; Ninkasi (as pdb said below, I especially like Believer but it’s all great,) the special release Descutes stuff (Mirror Mirror and Black Butte XXI currently, both excellent,) Rogue (the XS series especially,) Caldera, Fish Brewing.
If it’s simply good beer you can’t get in Wyoming rather than a regional thing I can give more recommendations.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 29, 2009 9:32 PM PDT up reply actions
It's a regional thing
I may have difficulty getting good beer in Wyoming, but I run down to Denver which as an almost Seattle-like supply of good beer
Thanks for the recommendations though
Determined, Jonesing Commentor | Proud proprietor of Wyomingroutes.org & Washingtonhighways.org
I'd imagine you can at least find Oskar Blues in Wyoming, so keep 'em peeled.
They make some great stuff.
by Aaron Campeau on Jul 29, 2009 9:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey is a big fan of malt liquors
I keep waiting for them to make one, but it seems Tomme Arthur just loves Mickeys. I find this hilarious.
Heh. I love True Blood.
I will smash your face into a jelly.
by Phil Hatzenbuehler on Jul 30, 2009 2:37 PM PDT reply actions
I'm going to pitch a reality show called, "I want to be on a reality show."
We’ll take millions of applicants in arenas all over the United States, lock the exits, then gas each place and televise it. The sad thing is, this could easily be a multi-season series.
Illegible
Excellent news.
I still need to watch the new stuff. I haven’t since it went over to Comedy Central and I stopped having a TV, but I hope it still has the magic of the old shows.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett http://mvn.com/marinersminors/
by JY on Aug 1, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
The new stuff has its moments, but the pacing got all screwed up because the writers had to split up a 2 hour movie
into chunks that could be aired in 30 minute episodes on CC.
It’s not as good as the original run, but it’s still entertaining.
Submitted w/o comment.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
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