OT, Dec 20th-- "I'd like to see THAT" edition
by msb on Dec 20, 2010 3:52 PM PST
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Things I would like to see.
A complete lunar eclipse ("which begins at 9:29 p.m. PST Monday with the peak of the eclipse set for 12:18 a.m. Tuesday morning. It'll be all over at 3:04 a.m.") The clouds will likely obscure it here, but NASA will broadcast it
Ichiro playing golf. And what Ichiro would wear while playing golf.
Proper adaptations of some historical novels by a British author named Georgette Heyer; there was one once but it was crap. She has a sense of humor and the adaptation seemed to have missed that.
I'm sure there are many other things I'd like to see (which don't include gifs of people getting hit by trains) -- I have often found myself saying "I'd like to see that", but darned if I can remember them off the top of my head.
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Ahh... Much nicer.
Things I’d like to see?
1) A credit card bill that shows my balance as “zero”.
2) A mortgage statement that says the same thing.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
by Thingray on Dec 20, 2010 3:58 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I'd settle for an email offering me a job.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
You may shine my shoes for a sixpence.
...and now I'm here
I'll pay you thrice that amount if ye will shine my shoes.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Dear Friend,
I wish to approach you with a request that would be of immense benefit to
both of us. I am an attorney based in Scotland United Kingdom. I want you
and I to make some fortune out of a situation that I am obviously left
with no other better option. The issue that I am presenting to you is a
case of my client that willed a fortune to his only daughter. It is
unfortunate that he and his daughter died on the London Bomb attacks on 7
July 2005. The wife died of heart attack on receiving the sad news a week
after. I am now faced with a problem of getting a trusted person who I
will make the beneficiary that I would pass the fortune to. And according
to the law such fortune is supposed to be bequeathed to the government if
there is not any relatives or next-of-kin of the decease that would
surface for claim of the fortune.
I have complete information of his bank account details with an
outstanding balance of $48,550,000.00USD ($48.550 Million USD). To make
you be sure of this, I can provide you with details of his bank to enable
you to log on to his account to confirm this balance.
If you are interested to work with me, please provide me with your name,
address, nationality, age, and date of birth, height, and phone and fax
numbers as required for the amendment of the WILL. On completion of this,
I will send you a copy of the amended WILL which you will fax to the bank
with a back up letter written by your good self requesting for the release
of the fund to you. I will also write to the bank as the legal
representative of my client before his demise, ordering for the transfer
of the fund to you, as the beneficiary of his will.
I will appreciate your urgent response in this regard. Thanks for your
anticipated cooperation.You can as well reach me on fake.email@gmail
Yours faithfully,
d0nkey
by d0nkey on Dec 20, 2010 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
So you want a mortgage statement that says "Your credit card bill balance is 0.00. You still owe us $5,234,235,235.31"
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 20, 2010 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
Better than nothing.
As long as my credit card is paid off.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I paid off a credit card once, it was pretty cool and satisfying.
But it was the one with the smallest balance. And that was like 6 years ago. And I have three more to pay off and they all have higher balances (though rarely used) than they did over 5 years ago. Yay!
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 20, 2010 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
I've done it before.
I recently paid off the engagement and wedding rings for my wife, and I have one card with only about $500.00 on it. But the card I used back when I was an idiot still has about $8,000.00 owing, and that’s the one I would like to make go away.
But, since that won’t happen, my next step is to waltz over to my bank and try to get a better deal on my interest rate.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I'd like to try and get a better interest rate, or at least a higher limit so my credit score can improve..
but even asking for that stuff apparently worsens your credit score? That’s the part I can’t stand.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 20, 2010 4:57 PM PST up reply actions
A higher limit can affect your credit score sometimes (more easily obtainable debt),
but inquiring about a lower interest rate shouldn’t, unless you apply for a brand new card in order to do it.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Hmm.. then maybe what it was, was that the last time I tried to do that they laughed in my face.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 20, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
They might laugh in my face too, I don't know.
But I’ve been with them over a decade and never missed a payment, so I’m thinking I might be able to score some sort of better deal than the crazy rate I pay now.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I am very thankful that I've payed for everything I own with either money I have or a loan.
I’ve never even signed up for a credit card.
Lucky you.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
They aren't inherently terrible.
I’m using my credit card to establish credit and get reward points. I pay it off in full every month.
I did the same thing.
Ran both them up 3 months later.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 9:35 AM PST up reply actions
I'd like to see the Mariners back in the playoffs.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 20, 2010 4:13 PM PST reply actions 9 recs
Fuck, who the hell remembers what they were doing in October of 2001? TWO THOUSAND AND FUCKING ONE!
10/01. Never forget.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 20, 2010 4:46 PM PST up reply actions
I can't remember specifics but I'm reasonably sure it involved the Comet, the 211, or the Canterbury
I remember what I was doing on the 19th
I was in Chicago and then South Bend Illinois. I had to march in place on a moving bus while singing happy birthday to myself. USC lost to Notre Dame after Pete Carroll called for a fake field punt that failed.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Field punt?
No wonder Carroll dominated. He invented new plays.
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 20, 2010 5:57 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I had typed fake fg and then tried to delete it
and somehow missed a word.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Well he's not starting next week according to KJR.
They said Pete already announced Matt as the starter for Tampa. I don’t think that changes until we’re officially out of the playoff hunt, which means next year.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
But he also said he won't hesitate to pull Matt.
So if he has another bad game. The Rams game it is.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 20, 2010 4:33 PM PST up reply actions
If this course of events happen, and we make the playoffs
That would be one hell of a ride for Charlie
If he gets pulled in two straight games, I don't see how they could possibly explain starting him for the third game.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Or an injury comes up
Santa, are you out there reading LL? I don’t wish any permanant damage on the guy.. just enough to keep him out of a game or three
Hasselbeck is starting!
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
by JAH on Dec 20, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I found another one for him
.. I can’t seem to remember where I put it.. Scruffy?
You know he'll be posting it in a .gif eventually.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Some sun.
I’m in Oceanside, CA, for my winter break, and it has not stopped raining since I got here.
Also, I’d like to see my grades yell a nice clean “AAAA” and not stammer out some gibberish “BCBC” or anything like that.
Sounds like you're broadcasting from British Columbia.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
From people I talk to who have lived here for 15 years, this is the rainiest its been during that time.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 20, 2010 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
January 2005 was pretty bad
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'd like to see a purple flamingo teabag a Mexican ninja while reciting the pledge of allegience in Tagalog.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Dec 20, 2010 4:55 PM PST reply actions 8 recs
You dream in color, don't you...
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
He's not Poochie.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
by JAH on Dec 20, 2010 4:58 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Can't find a better man than him then.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Well it turned green,
so good job!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I'd like to see a check arrive in my mail for $1,000,000 contingent on the fact that I can only spend it to drive highways
I’d also like to see a new windshield appear on my car
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
OH MY GOD THEY'RE OPENING A STEAK N SHAKE IN LAS VEGAS THAT'S WITHIN DRIVING DISTANCE
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I love that your definition of "driving distance" is Tucson to Las Vegas
I wish I had that kind of freedom
by tootthekazoo on Dec 20, 2010 5:07 PM PST up reply actions
Without going LLLJ, I graduated from Wyoming and am starting graduate school at Arizona in January
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Congrats!
Don’t be too bored with Tucson. It’s not a terrible place. Go to Casa Molina for the best salsa you’ve ever had in your iife (food’s OK, but the salsa’s to die for), go to Nico’s Tacos for great takeout tacos and burritos, and Gentle Ben’s makes pretty damn good beer.
Thanks for the tips
I’m pretty excited, actually. It seems like a neat town- it sort of reminds me of a Mexican Tacoma, which isn’t a bad thing (I disliked the school, not the town)- definitely fairly blue collar, but seems to have a neat personality.
I’m definitely looking forward to having access to good Mexican food- I’ll have to check those places out.
As for Arizona drivers, I’m still undecided after a week. About half of them seem to be excellent, while half of them are absolutely awful. We’ll see how it normalizes out.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
If you're still there over the summer you will notice a vast improvement in drivers
because all the snowbirds will be gone. Snowbirds tend to be 75 years old and unable to drive – the Tucsonans that fit that profile have people to drive them, and the snowbirds don’t.
Oh, and don’t ever go to Nogales.
I thought you were going to Nebraska?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I was
Arizona called less than 48 hours before I needed to go to Nebraska with an offer that blew my pants off so I made a last minute change
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Oo, now you look like Scruffy!
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 21, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Ichigolf
I bet Ichiro would wear some kind of crazy-ass Payne Stewart get-up while golfing. And Brendan Ryan would dress as Al Czervik.
Fuck I'm old.
You’re worrying about college apps, and I just got my first boy through his college graduation.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
ITT.
It’ not Yale or anything, but I’m still proud of him.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
No need to qualify that - an education is an education and it's always something to be proud of.
Congrats!
You! Cake or death?
Thank you!
I didn’t do much except house him, feed him and help him pay the starting costs, but I’ll still take some credit. Now to just get the second boy out of high school at the end of this year, and hope he does something good too.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Indeed, most kids barely make it out of high school.
Every year during the welcome back assembly I notice the Freshman class occupies nearly three full sections of a bleacher. By senior year that number dwindles to about one-and-a-half. I’m trying to convince some of my other friends to apply to community college or even applying to colleges just to see. The hardest part about college is paying(well out of your own pocket) to go to school, but ultimately it provides so many benefits.
You got slurved!
Dude, my class in eighth grade had just over 300 students.
While the town’s population continued to grow, the senior class graduated 162 students (and was still a school record by about 30 people or so). Of that, the number of people who went on to higher education was very small.
Also, I’m going to pull small sample size on your assembly anecdote, because the seniors likely are smart enough to skip that thing.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 20, 2010 5:23 PM PST up reply actions
"We're proud to say that the class of '99 has the lowest mortality rate of any graduating class in Sunnydale history!"
by msb on Dec 20, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I finally started buying Buffy/Angel on DVD a few months ago
I might be enjoying it more now than I did first time round.
I would like to turn in the rest of my grad school apps before New Year's.
So, right there with you, buddy.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I'd like to see Contact with an alien life form. Ask them what they think of Jodie Foster.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 20, 2010 5:02 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I proposed this scenario to a friend recently, answers could be interesting.
If I gave you $40,000 and you had to spend it in a week, but not on any bills, loans, or anything boring – how would you spend it?
This isn’t Brewsters Millions, you can buy stuff that you can keep. But how would you spend it?
I think I’d spend 15k on a car. I’ve never owned a car that was less than 10 years old.
I’d buy a Mac Pro and the best monitor. Let’s call it 5k.
I’d buy a TV and surround sound. 5k.
I’d buy a laptop, 1k.
I’d take a friend on a trip, a cruise perhaps. One that would be better than I could ever afford and with the enjoyment of a good friend. 9k.
I’d go to Costco and buy beer/liquor/food to last me however long 5k in Costco lasts me.
Hmmm
I would get my car serviced- brake job/windshield/transmission flush etc- I could easily dump $2000 just getting it up to snuff
I would buy a base model Ford Fiesta with manual transmission as as second car $15,000
I would buy some pretty nice furniture to replace the dumpster-dived stuff I have now- $5000
I’d buy a good TV- $2000
I’d buy a desktop and nice monitor- I like $5000
I’d buy the best Alfa Romeo 164S with 5-speed money can buy for $11,000
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I'd bet you could get a pretty nice 164S for $11K.
I’ve seen 164Ls (which are obviously less desirable) for much less than that. I’d probably go with the Milano or a GTV-6 instead, but the 164S is a nice ride.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
I like fast, obscure, non german but European sedans for some reason
A Saab 9000 CSE Turbo would be cool as well or a Volvo 850R
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Go with the 740 Turbo Wagon.
If you’re going for obscure.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Both fantastic choices - fast hatchbacks and wagons are so incredibly underrated.
I would buy and drive either of those cars in a heartbeat. I’m trying to think of what else might qualify, and I started wondering about French cars. Not that you’d find them, but might a Peugeot 505 Turbo, 405 Mi16, or Citroen CX Turbo qualify?
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
A Citroen would be awesome- in an ideal world I would love to get my hands on one of the 60 or so Citroen XMs that were legally imported to the USA in the early 90sat were
That’s probably a pipe dream though- as with the CX
A 405 or 505 would be super cool as well
If plans to sell the Eagle Premier (a Renault design) with a manual transmission had ever actually materialized, that could have been a neat option as well
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I normally dislike Japanese cars, but I have a strange fascination with the first generation Acura Legend as well
The Sterling (Rover) 827 could be a neat car to have as well
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I was looking through used-car listings lately ...
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 5:40 PM PST up reply actions
Nice!
Oooo- the Subaru SVX. That’s another inexplicably fascinating car. When I was younger my Dad’s coworker owned one and gave it to my Dad to sell, so we had an SVX for about a month. That car was awesome.
The Scorpio is a bit more interesting to me than the XR4Ti- but either would be pretty cool cars to own
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
No kidding
He’s linked me to it twice and I’ve read and loved his articles but never subscribed for future reading. Great stuff
by tootthekazoo on Dec 21, 2010 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
Discussed previously
here, though not to the same drilled down level.
New addition for me: a trip to Iceland. It’d be neat to time it so the landscape and the economy could collapse at the same time.
I wonder how long it'd take to turn $40,000 in scratch tickets into $0, through "re-investing."
Both the number of trips to the store, and just the sheer amount of time it’d take to scratch that many tickets. You’d run through part of a roll of quarters.
I don't think those would be scratchers, unless you wanted the really crappy ones.
You gotta get the $20 scratchers for the good prizes.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 20, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time
by d0nkey on Dec 20, 2010 5:30 PM PST up reply actions 11 recs
Haven't seen office space eh?
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Brought to you by Carl's Jr
FUCK YOU! I’m eating!
I liked Idiocracy a lot, but I am tired of people who have no desire to have children
always leaning on it as if it is becoming true. If that is the case aren’t the people who are supposedly smart being the problem by not procreating? Seems hypocritical to me and it has tarnished my enjoyment of the movie.
I fucking love that movie but its central premise is dumb.
People are getting smarter, not dumber.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 21, 2010 10:38 AM PST up reply actions
To be clear I am totally fine with people not having children.
I just have a few friends that have opted not to yet they always refer to that movie when complaining about stupid people and it is to the point where I want to stab them in the eye.
Yeah, I think a lot of people kind of missed the point of that movie.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 21, 2010 10:42 AM PST up reply actions
Thats an understatement
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
But seriously..
I would buy arcade games for a kick-ass game room
Tekken Tag
Tekken 4/5/whatever
Marvel vs Capcom 2 & 3 when it is released
Dance dance revolution (yes, seriously)
Air hockey
Pool
Skee-ball
Foosball
Coin-op dartboard
Then some killer pinball games like
Mideval Madness
Attack from mars
Lord of the rings
$40,000 might not cover it all, but I would try to get close.
by d0nkey on Dec 20, 2010 5:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
How about multiple, linked Daytona USA cabinets? Those are a must for any arcade room
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAYTONAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
LET’S GO AND RACE
by tootthekazoo on Dec 20, 2010 9:12 PM PST up reply actions
Medieval Madness is possibly the finest cabinet ever made.
To this I’d add:
A Neo-Geo cabinet with
-Metal Slug 2
-Samurai Show Down
-Bust-A-Move
-Puzzle Fighter
Gauntlet
Rampage
R-Type
And like a dozen other bullet hell games.
Neo-geo cabinet would rock
If it had baseball stars in it. Also, a play-10 from nintendo would be necessary.
But, I think I might be going WAAY over budget here.
Gauntlet cabinets in reasonable condition are not cheap.
Nor are any of the discontinued NG boards. A guy can dream though.
METAL SLUG 2!
You clearly made the right choice among the possible options in the series.
I might toss a Fatal Fury game in there, or King of Fighters, but I kind of grew up playing those.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Or World Heroes 2.
That was a weirdly entertaining one.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I didn't really want to double down on fighting games, but KoF definitely would be worthy.
Even though I was way way better at Samurai Showdown. My friend and I would do the 1 quarter challenge on Metal Slug 2 and usually get up to the aliens level. I’ve never been as good at any game since.
I have a friend who can do that, but he's pretty insane at most games.
I have to say though, Samurai Showdown was great fun once I got the hang of it.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
No LL-endorsed game room is complete
without the GAMERATOR! An arcade unit with a refrigerated cabinet that can hold a pony keg! I’m positive this is the first thing I’d purchase before being responsible and paying off my student loans.
In this game room, I would probably have a full bar anyway
And of course, I forgot to add the custom MAME machine to my list of wants..
I think I might need $140,000 for this project
What is a MAME?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 1:07 PM PST up reply actions
Ah...
So you can get Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Pac Man or whatever, all on the same cabinet?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
You can have a lot more than those
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I didn't want to sit here and type them all out.
I was just trying to think of classic cabinet games.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Yeah, it is awfully expensive.
And that’s not even including the shipping costs, which looks like another $500. I wonder how much it would cost to just build something like this yourself. I imagine it has to be considerably less than $4,000.
hmm.
Back to England, able to go where I want and not pinch pennies. Maybe stop in NY on the way to and fro.
A TV that wasn’t 30 years old.
A phone that does something other than act as a phone.
A decent camera.
Pay someone to get me into shape, since I can’t seem to do it myself.
Once in shape, maybe go to Mariners fantasy camp.
Mariners fantasy camp would be awesome!
We’ve even seen Mike Sweeney get a major league contract after going to it.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 20, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Ooh fun
15k on a car
14k on diamond club season tickets
6k on a trip through Europe
5k on a hunting trip to Alaska
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 20, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Yes
Good Lord I could use an extra $408 just laying around waiting to be given to the fine folks at SafeCo. le sigh
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
I'd be tempted to spend it all on things that would last me awhile
but a part of me right now would spend a good amount on it take a trip somewhere else in this world. I’ve never been off this continent so if someone gave me $40k I’d go somewhere new.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Is school considered a "bill" when it's not a student loan, just a future expense you know your'e going to incur? My education is always my answer to big money spending. And I don't find it boring.
If school does count, then here is my price breakdown:
1) A fully spec’d HP Envy 14 laptop, ~$2,500
2) This 1993 Honda Accord – My first car was a ‘93 Accord EX that I absolutely adored in every conceivable way before it was smashed by some asshole in a ’91 F-350. My baby didn’t stand a chance. I’ve wanted to replace it ever since. All I’d need to find for this to make it “my” car again is a factory rear deck spoiler. Fetching it and driving it back home would be an adventure. – ~$5,000*
3) A few modifications to that car above, including a cold air intake for slightly improved gas mileage and the aforementioned spoiler. ~$1,000*
4) I’d build a desktop system and buy the necessary peripherals—audio, video and a printer. ~$2,500
5) I’d like to tour the east coast, hitting ballparks, Broadway, D.C., et cetera. I am not sure how much this would cost, but let’s put it at ~$6,000 for all that I want to do.
6) Season tickets for two in field level seating, ~$6,500.
7) I’d buy out my parents’ lease and help them move into a different place, probably still renters given their financial situation, but covering the security deposit and smoothing over the immediate financial hassles of moving would go a long way for them. ~$2,000
8) A trip Europe or East Asia, I’m not sure which, but definitely only one, not both. ~$7,500
9) A whole bunch of new clothes, from shirts to jackets to pants to whatever. ~$1,000 on a bonafide wardrobe makeover.
10) A modded 1st gen XBox so I can get my game on in every system except 360, Wii and PS3. ~$300
11) A PS3 and 360. ~$700
12) A ’72 Telecaster Thinline. ~$800
13) Yamaha portable digital piano, ~$800
I have now spent, given my estimates, $34,100. Would it be boring to say all I really want to do with the remaining ~$5,900 is random gifts for friends and charitable donations? I seriously don’t want all that much, and I could think of some great gifts that seem spendy now but would be well worth it for my friends when the money is someone else’s and not directly affecting my budget. I also can think of some great charities that need support, and that seems like a better place—and exciting place—to drop my money, personally.
*Yes, I am spending $6,000 on a used car. I love it. I cannot help it.
I feel like I should say this...
I’m not really going to give you 40,000 dollars.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 21, 2010 8:21 AM PST up reply actions
Similar to yours:
$18k on a car
$2k on TV/speakers/headphones
$2k on a camera
$5k on beer / homebrewing supplies / glassware
$500 on the NES games I don’t have but want
$2500 on ~30 pairs of running shoes
$10k (or whatever’s left) on a vacation with friend(s)
I would disperse it to all of my friends who are struggling to pay their bills right now.
by Sec 108 on Dec 21, 2010 9:29 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh, now you are being all thoughtful and altruistic.
I thought we were supposed to be spendy and silly.
I was given $25,000 a few years ago.
I spent $20,000 of it on my friends and family. I imagine I’d do just about the same thing with 40. What do I need, besides nice knives and some kitchen stuff? (Now, if we were allowed to pay bills and loans and that, I’d do it!)
That's because you're the nicest person on Earth, as determined by scientific process.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 10:23 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah this is just the worst stretch I have ever seen in terms of how my friends are doing.
Of my close group of friends almost everyone is getting by on less income than they had 2-3 years ago. $40k could do a lot of good and reduce a lot of stress.
It's definitely rough out there.
A friend of mine just got his business profitable about two years ago and now is living in a friend’s house just to make ends meet – he’s paying his employee more than he’s paying himself.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 10:32 AM PST up reply actions
I'd live in Kauai for a year.
Also possibly buy 40K worth of lenses for my 5D Mark II
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 9:32 AM PST up reply actions
Also I feel bad because 4 of the things Humbled Fan listed I have.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 9:42 AM PST up reply actions
I'm sure that between all of us,
we have a lot of what is on people’s lists.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Great question.
Here’s what I’d do:
- $20K for a year-old four-door VW GTI
- $8K for a turbo swap and light restoration on 1986 Audi
- $500 for a third-row, rear-facing vomit seat for the Gran Torino
- $10K for a month-long vacation with my wife, beginning in Vienna and working east
- $1,500 for a Hobie cat sailboat
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 10:19 AM PST up reply actions
Abso-freaking-lutely.
This looks like the most fun thing to do in the whole world.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 10:24 AM PST up reply actions
This has been my sailing experience.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 10:25 AM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I remember the first time I tried to sail a boat on my own.
Took 15 seconds before I ran it up on the beach.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 10:28 AM PST up reply actions
Similar to my experience, actually.
We had a little boat with a retractable centerboard that was tied to a floating rope. To make progress out, you had to have the centerboard down – but with the centerboard down, you couldn’t get over the rope. I’m convinced that the people on the beach and the pier were pissing themselves laughing at us putting in the centerboard, getting stuck, removing it, drifting backwards, putting the centerboard back in, getting stuck, ad nauseum.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 10:30 AM PST up reply actions
I learned on a little Sunfish and took some lessons two summers ago on a 26-footer.
Of course, I have now forgotten all I have learned and so would probably spend most of my time inhaling Lake Washington water as my sailboat drifts away slowly upside-down. That’s usually the way these things go.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
My wife used to teach sailing, but I'm surprisingly impervious to sailing knowledge
We once had a 22’ boat and all I did was mix gin and tonics below deck. Unsurprisingly, we sold the boat. I miss it, though neither of us really enjoyed all the maintenance you have to do.
I remember once almost getting the hang of it, and tacking across Commencement bay as I raised my G and T and yelling at some porpoises. And then, just as suddenly, the knowledge was gone and I had no idea what I was doing again.
This is immortalized by a newspaper photograph of several of us at this particular scout camp, as if readying the little dinghy for sailing.
I am the crabby pre-teen in the foreground, pretending that I am not getting my photo taken while wearing an embarrasing bathing suit.
I'd like those student loans go away before the interest kicks in.
Or the Sonics coming back. But in a way that doesn’t cost the city/state shit tons of money
I'd like to see my sister's new cat "disappear."
I’m home for the first time in six months and this thing is a holy terror. I’m usually a cat person, but his biting to cuddling ratio is heavily skewed toward the biting.
You! Cake or death?
Those are usually the ones that are better at killing off mice and rats though.
Just quit petting it and reap the benefits.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 20, 2010 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
And it's not the affectionate kind of biting I take it?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 1:00 AM PST up reply actions
Hehe...
A married couple swore to each other that when the first died, he or she would report back about the afterlife. After 53 years, the man died. True to his word, he finally contacted his wife.
“Jane. Jane!”
“Mark! Is that you??!!”
“Yes, Jane!”
“Well, how is it??”
“Jane, I get up, take batting practice, sleep, have sex, sleep some more, have lunch, have a nap, play a game and nap during that, sometimes having sex, then nap, then go to a meeting, nap, then go home to sleep.”
Jane says, “Honey, it sounds like you’re in Heaven!!”
He says, “NO. I was reincarnated as Jose Lopez.”
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
by kevin_ess on Dec 20, 2010 5:45 PM PST reply actions 7 recs
A Christmas gift from Dr. Kevvy-poo to all of you.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
How does Jose Lopez get so much sex?
Hookers?
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 20, 2010 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
First base coach.
You haven’t lived until the windmill has fucked you.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
by kevin_ess on Dec 20, 2010 8:15 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Saw this article and thought it would be worth sharing
Interesting until you get to the list of reasons the guy is suing over..
Somebody needs to shove mister Larson's face into a meat grinder.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
"I want to see..."
“Raquel Welch….dropped on top of me.”
“She’s got a big bottom!”
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
by section331 on Dec 20, 2010 6:15 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I'm not sure why, but I'm going to rec this because I love you, and this might be more funny without the reference.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
First thing I thought of
What I’d really like to see is a job, and at this point, I don’t care doing what. I’m on the verge of hooking on our sidewalk. As it is, I’m seriously considering selling my drum kit. It’s not like I’ve used it in a while anyway…
Also, the Mariners in the playoffs, etc. I’m a copycat that way.
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
We need to make some music with those drums, and it sounds like we both need work.
Let’s right this ship. You’re not in Seattle, right? I may have the option of mailing recorded DATS… These days we could even email tracks…
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I actually live in West Seattle
And I haven’t had or used a DAT in….about 10 years. I am also not really making music these days…if you have a pharmacy I could work in, that’d be sweet. :/
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
Wow, that sounded kinda negative
Sorry, I didn’t mean to be bitchy – I just lost the music bug about 5 years ago, and haven’t been able to motivate myself since, so I haven’t tried. I still have my kit, but if my finances continue to go down the shitter due to lack of work, that may be paying a permanent visit to Trading Musician. To be honest, I’m still not quite sure why I’m keeping hold of it.
Wow, no matter how I talk about this, it’s like I’m on the verge of cutting myself. I should probably grow my bangs out and start wearing white belts and obnoxious ugly sunglasses now. :/
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
I would tax Raquel Welch
I have a feeling she’d tax me.
by pdb on Dec 20, 2010 8:24 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Most underrate comment ever. Rec to you.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Lunar eclipses are alright, but...
someday I’d like to see a total solar eclipse.
Wow, that takes me back.
I remember doing the same thing. I also remember wondering Why a team with Mario Mendoza didn’t get to the playoffs. Childhood sucked.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I will fight anybody who dislikes this song!
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Saw one in Hawaii in 1989 or 1990 I think?
I was living over there with my Dad when it happened.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
The Wonderfile was unimpressive to me, but that BBT clip was amazing.
If I knew how/where, I would get one of those for everyone I haven’t Christmas-shopped for yet.
Holy crap
it exists. I must have one or several. Why have I never seen this before, and yet I’ve seen a thousand Snuggie commercials?
It was a late-night staple for quite a while.
I think I like the wonderfile for the same reason I love the purse organizers. They would never actually work for me, but I like the idea that they might.
Things I'd like to see.
The other 29 ballparks besides Safeco.
All the National parks I haven’t seen yet.
by wazzu93 on Dec 20, 2010 7:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Definitely a dream of mine someday.
I’d love to go to some of the big time ball parks. Fenway, Yankee Stadium, etc.
I want to spend a summer roadtripping that with my Dad.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
by JAH on Dec 20, 2010 9:11 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm going to need more money
if I am to also go to all the ballparks and Monument valley and Mt Rushmore.
I went to a game at Fenway
back in the late 90’s. I was in Boston for work, and decided to take an extra day off so that I could see a game in Fenway. Though the seats were cramped (I’m about 6’2"), I really enjoyed the knowledgable crowd and the atmosphere.
That’s the only other major league ballpark I’ve been to, other than Safeco and Kingdome.
Fenway is a really great place to take in a game.
Provided that you’re not tall, fat, or shaped like a football; you stay out of the bleachers; don’t have to go to the bathroom during the game; don’t mind paying out of the ass for a beer and hotdog; have no problem with excessive vulgarities and drunken Boston accents; and leave a half-hour before the crowds do so you’ll have enough standing room on the Green Line.
The concept isn't bad.
But how they described it seems terrible. =/
How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
It's certainly no Wheel of Fish but, then again, what is?
by ThomasG on Dec 21, 2010 5:26 AM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Greened.
Back when Jeff Weaver was pitching for us, every time his spot came up in the rotation, my brain was going “ARE YOU READY WEAVAH?” in the Kuni voice.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I have a close friend named Weaver who I mess with all the time by quoting that scene.
The best part is he has never seen it so he always looks at me like I’m crazy.
I'm waiting for a Deal or no Deal remake involving removing bikini tops instead of opening briefcases.
And if you get less than 100,000$ you get kicked in the nuts at the end, but only after a commercial break.
I think it’d be an instant hit. We could get Dave from Full House to host it.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
This will appear on Cinemax inside of 6 months.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
I would settle for an American version of Numberwang.
by ThomasG on Dec 21, 2010 8:48 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Unexpected Mitchell and Webb reference!
by Eyeball Kid on Dec 21, 2010 11:19 AM PST up reply actions
Mitchell and Webb are comedic geniuses.
I keep meaning to request Peep Show through Netflix.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 11:23 AM PST up reply actions
They should get Hasselbeck behind them.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I'd like to see King Felix and Ichiro and DTFT lead the M's to their first winning pennant race.
I’d like to see that more than anything.
Too bad the lunar eclipse was disappointing.
Too cloudy here to see and seemed most of the online options weren’t working.
I do still love this pic from Bozeman 2008. Sigh, I miss Bozeman.
by wazzu93 on Dec 21, 2010 8:18 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I couldn't see shit through the clouds.
I wanted to stay up and keep watching in case they cleared for a bit, but it got too cold and I went to bed instead.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
This was reading through my head like one of the later sections of Howl, which was unpleasant, but kind of funny.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
I want to know what Matt Hasselbeck has on Pete Carroll.
All year this team has been jettisoning talent (Sims, Tapp, LoJack etc) because they don’t fit the scheme and playbook. Despite that, they’ve held onto and continue to start Matt Hasselbeck, who’s probably the worst fit for the offensive scheme/playbook on the roster.
I don't agree with it either, but in fairness I think demoting Hasselbeck is a very different proposition than jettisoning somebody like Tapp.
Jettisoning Tapp was a a personnel move – a misguided one, I think , but a relatively standard personnel move nonetheless. Demoting Hasselbeck means that you’re effectively ending his era and cutting the most prominent tie to the Super Bowl team. If you’re going to do it, you’d better be damned sure and be ready to explain it to Hasselbeck, to the other players, the media, and the fanbase.
I think it should be done immediately as well – Hasselbeck is well and truly done – but I can imagine it’s a pretty weighty decision and that’s why they’re being very careful about it.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 9:54 AM PST up reply actions
That's it in a nutshell, I'd say
I don’t envy Pete having to be in that position, much as I didn’t envy Wak/GMZ with regards to the Griffey situation from last year. The decision seems easy to make from our standpoint, but I can imagine that Pete Carroll is having a tough time deciding the best course of action
by tootthekazoo on Dec 21, 2010 10:00 AM PST up reply actions
How would people grade Pete Carroll's personell decisions up to this point?
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 21, 2010 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
A C right now.
He’s hit on some good, low cost pickups but he’s also ejected young, cheap talent for mid-to-low draft picks that probably won’t amount to anything.
Getting BMW for nothing was good. Dumping Josh Wilson for a 5th was bad.
I told you guys Pete only changes QB
when forced to due to injury. Once he picks a QB he sticks by him.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Injured to the point of being unable to play
he let JD Booty throw 4 interceptions with a broken hand or whatever to lose a game at home in which he was favored by 40 points.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I really wish he would have had more faith in Aaron Corp
by seattlebruin on Dec 21, 2010 11:37 AM PST up reply actions
If only he had believed in him more, we wouldn't have lost to UW
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Huh
The Wolverine (2011)
Wolverine travels to Japan to train with a samurai warrior.
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
This is going to be weird.
I think that's how it went down at one point in the comics.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
It did. It's actually really true to the actual comic storyline, which in and of itself is weird.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
That never results in someone dying and then coming back from the dead to seek revenge.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
If you're damn near indestructible,
why do you need to train with a samurai?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
To qwell his rage
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
So it will basically be Empire Strikes Back?
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:32 PM PST up reply actions
Let your anger flow...
Then let your light shine down. After that you can get jiggy wit it.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Happy Winter Solstice everyone!
Who else out there loves knowing the days will start getting longer?
I don't mind the darkness necessarily, but it's nice to know we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
What I'd like to see, Sonics edition:
I’d like to see Paul Allen buy controlling stakes in the various companies owned by the owners of the Oklahoma City Thunder and threaten to either close them down or move them to Seattle unless they sell him the Sonics and their history back. I’d like to see him then strongarm a move back to Seattle. I’d like to see him tell the league that he doesn’t need a new arena – that Key Arena is a fantastic place to see a basketball game and that a grand new arena in the NBA model would be a soul-less cavern. I’d like to see David Stern forced to grit his teeth, force a smile, and explain how excited he is to see the Sonics back in Seattle and back in the Key Arena. I’d like to see Seattle rejoicing and making Key Arena rock again. I’d like to be able to act grumpy but really be very happy when I see Sonics bandwagoners on every corner after they win the NBA championship.
I’d also like to see Mt. Rainier turn into a gigantic stack of waffles covered with whipped cream – and that’s probably more realistic than the scenario I outline above.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 10:03 AM PST reply actions 4 recs
Non-Sonics list:
- I’d like to see Ichiro grow a really ornate beard and/or mustache
- I’d like to see a fully functional holodeck, a la Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- I’d like to see a genuinely fun electric car that is inexpensive to buy and has reasonable range
- I’d like to see solar technology improve so much that energy becomes freely available to all
- I’d like to see first contact with an alien race (hat tip to d0nkey)
- I’d like to see either the Seahawks or Mariners put together a legitimately exciting season
- A corollary to the above, I’d like to see how this community would react to the Mariners winning the World Series
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 10:14 AM PST up reply actions
I'm just going to venture a guess.
But if the Mariners win the WS – Its going to be ClubLL in about 15 Threads.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 10:21 AM PST up reply actions
"A corollary to the above, I’d like to see how this community would react to the Mariners winning the World Series"
based on the Dome in the play-offs and Safeco during play-offs?
We’d be very very very happy.
I have a couple of alcohol related questions and appreciate any suggestions.
What do people here like for a morning drink? I’m thinking about what I can have Christmas morning while the kids are destroying our living room unwrapping and playing with their new toys. I’d like something that tastes good while also not complicated to make at 5:30am or something that can be made the night before and will still taste good when the alcohol is added in the morning.
Also, I’m interested in learning about good whiskey and bourbon. I picked up some 8 -year Jim Beam (black label) over the weekend, but I don’t know a lot about liquor and would appreciate some suggestions as to what tastes good for relatively cheap. I’m willing to buy pints or 1/2 pints because I don’t have a huge alcohol budget.
As I discovered when given a sample the other day.
Hot buttered rum goes down very very quickly.
Waaaay too quickly.
Mulled wine is good.
I also like Irish coffee assuming it’s made properly and isn’t just a shot in a cup of coffee.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 21, 2010 10:41 AM PST up reply actions
Mulled wine is VERY good
but don’t overheat it or overcook it. I fucked this up last weekend.
Seconded on the mulled wine
Nothing turns cheap wine in to drinkable cheap wine like mulling spice. Could you explain about the Irish coffee?
What all goes in mulling spice?
I did a red wine apple cider mix with cloves and cinnamon sticks— which was all I had.
Cloves, cinnamon, a bit of orange zest
Some add extras like brandy, lemon, or cardamom pods.
There are variations but
The main ingredients are:
Cinnamon
Cloves
All Spice
Dried Citrus Peel (Orange/Lemon)
I have had versions with peppercorns, nutmeg, cardamon etc. The big factors in the success of mulled wine are to use a cheap, drier, wine, go easy on the sugar, and make sure to not over-steep the spices. If you mess up, brandy or another liquor can help things along (or raise the alcohol content to the point you don’t care)
It's nothing fancy, just cream and demrera sugar.
Whipped cream if that’s your thing. The sugar and the milk compliment the whisky nicely. I find that the shot of Jameson in a cup of coffee thing tastes like crap because whisky and coffee are both very strong flavors.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 21, 2010 10:48 AM PST up reply actions
Sounds a bit rich for my tastes.
I’ll stick with my traditional winter morning wake up of a red eye and lemon juice in an open wound.
by Drew_D on Dec 21, 2010 10:59 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Mimosa Sundays used to be a favorite during my married life.
Cheap, easy, and nutritious!
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
That is, mimosas on Sunday mornings - not ice cream. Eww.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
A Mimosa sundae doesn't sound all that bad.
Use vanilla ice cream and it probably tastes a lot like sherbet.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Mimosa is champagne and OJ, right?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I don't like champagne,
so I think I’ll stick with my Mexican OJ’s.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU.
carbonated wine, motherfucker.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Not big into wine either.
Gives me a headache. Don’t knock tequila asshole, that’s my Irish heritage you’re talking about!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Si, senor O'Flaherty.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
by ToddK on Dec 21, 2010 4:12 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Cafe Bueno is good.
Cup of coffee.
1 1/2 oz brandy
1 1/2 oz Kahlua
Top with whipped cream to keep alcohol from escaping.
Delicious
First thing in the morning there's nothing quite like a double shot of Everclear.
Alternatively you could go with hot buttered rum or a Bailey’s & coffee.
A decent whiskey that’s not too pricey: I keep Pendleton around for a nice smooth sweeter whiskey.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Screwdrivers, or Mexican OJ (OJ and tequila).
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Mimosas are my go to morning drink.
"How do you think my anus feels?"-House
by seattle_since_81 on Dec 21, 2010 8:01 PM PST up reply actions
Cooks assemble!
I have been tasked with making a late breakfast (brunch, almost) for the family Christmas day. I will be cooking at my house and driving the dish over. Any suggestions? I really don’t want to make an eggy thing, like a frittata. I’d also rather not make something too sweet.
A woman at my job brings in a cheesy shredded potato bake with ham cubes a couple times a year.
It’s a buffet restaurant type of dish, but with good cheese and properly cooked it tastes really good.
My brother in law ordered this on sunday
“sliced, grilled & seasoned red potatoes topped with cheddar, bacon, sour cream & green onions”
Since it's you my first thought was of labia
Don’t ask me why because I have no idea
My grandma used to make ham and cheese croissants. I miss that most about family Xmas and Thanksgiving.
Just roll the ham and cheese or turkey and cheese into the croissant, bake, eat, enjoy, laugh, drink, be merry.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 21, 2010 10:37 AM PST up reply actions
My mom always makes coffee cake
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'm just going to listen to it
Not because I’m interested in what he’s saying, but because I just love the sound of his voice. That man has a future in cookbooks-on-tape, I’ll telluwut….
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
Yeah, I gave someone a kick-ass sixer of Fireside Chat,
and I got a Hooters oven mitt and a bottle of hot wing sauce in return. I KNEW I should have picked my own gift dammit!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Next time buy a half case of Steel reserve.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
I should have known better than to get something cool,
I always end up with some crap gift in exchange.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
We did one this year where it was a alcohol gift exchange.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 11:11 AM PST up reply actions
Worked out well.
Though half the party blacked out bad that night.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 11:13 AM PST up reply actions
$25 dollar cap and was told to be creative.
Wine and Chocalate packages, peppermint schnapps and cocoa, Jagerbomb pack, Misc Sixer’s, SmeaJ…..
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 11:16 AM PST up reply actions
We did a secret santa sort of thing at work once
I gave one of the artists a really sweet art book.
I got a bag of candy brittle that eventually got destroyed by ants.
Not as bad as white elephant exchanges
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Not to mention I never have any place to keep the thing and cleaning up all the crap that animal leaves behind...
...and now I'm here
Do you have any idea how hard it is to even find an albino elephant what with all the poachers these days?
...and now I'm here
Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week with over-extended jokes from the 1970's.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Dec 21, 2010 11:49 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I literally just came back from one.
Not a complete waste. I got a bottle of jack daniels with a couple of glasses and a marshmellow shooter. I contributed a bottle of gin and a DVD of Joe Schmo season 2. I’d say I came out on top.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 21, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
Worst things to mix:
My first choice: Going to the bathroom and sneezing.
Second choice: Orange juice and toothpaste
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Doesn't sneezing make it easier?
...and now I'm here
In a sense.
But when you’re standing up and you sneeze, it makes aiming difficult. If you’re sitting down you could blow an o-ring.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
by Thingray on Dec 21, 2010 11:55 AM PST up reply actions 2 recs
You are quickly becoming my favorite commenter on this site.
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 21, 2010 1:46 PM PST up reply actions
I generally don't know shit.
But occasionally I’m good for a one or two liner.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I've blown plenty of o-rings reading your one or two liners
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 21, 2010 1:53 PM PST up reply actions
Glad to be of service?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I can't say I've ever combined those three.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
You had the flu, and a hangover at the same time or something?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I'm surprised your ears didn't blow off.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
by Thingray on Dec 21, 2010 12:34 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Third choice: Fondue and pajamas.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Eating an apple and drinking water
Blech
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 21, 2010 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
What's with all these email/online holiday cards this year?
I don’t remember getting any of them last year, and I’ve already gotten five this week.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
That's the last one I received.
Felix Navidad!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I'm surprised there wasn't a commerical before the video started.
On another note, how cool would it be to watch baseball in the snow?
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 21, 2010 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
That depends - do you mean watching baseball occur in the snow while you watch from indoors?
Or do you mean sitting in the stands, while it snows, watching baseball? Because that would be miserable.
I think I could enjoy either, in it's time
I guess watching football outside in the snow would be a bit different than watching baseball outside in the snow, since football maintains a higher level of excitement.
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 21, 2010 6:34 PM PST up reply actions
Having gone to opening day 2007,
Watching baseball in the snow is fucking terrible. Yeah, the roof was closed, but we still play in an open air stadium, and the snow coming in through the left field terrace combined with the freezing temps. No. Fuck that.
I got one from a recruiter
According to my email history of the 4 emails Ive received from this recruiter 1 was for a job the other 3 were for holidays
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
A deal with the Padres?!?!
This is my shocked face!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I was hoping Rob would somehow find his way to Oakland.
The passed ball show would be a blast there.
It's gonna be fun to watch Felix strike him out in ST.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
It would be more fun to watch Felix bean him.
Caption under the picture in the Times reads “Drop THIS, bitch!”
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
by ToddK on Dec 21, 2010 12:59 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
We've talked about great 2010 videogames
but which games released this year do you hate?
For me there are two that stick out. Alpha Protocol and Final Fantasy XIII.
When games cost $60.00, I don't take chances on games I don't know.
So with that being said, I’ve been pretty happy with this year’s purchases.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I gave Squeenix $60 because my old gaming habits die hard
and I’ve given them a ton of slack in the past. Heck, I managed to have a good time with FVIII which just about everyone hates.
FFXIII was awful. It was a pretty looking interactive movie that had absolutely no compelling gameplay.
You should check out the Steam holiday game sales.
I got the following games yesterday:
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Super Meat Boy
Deus Ex (1 and 2)
The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom
All for like $15.
The sale continues with insane daily deals for the next week or two. Not as good of a day today, but I’ll be getting Puzzle Quest for $1.50 when I get home.
by Eyebrows on Dec 21, 2010 1:04 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
The entire Valve catalog was on sale for $25 yesterday!
INSANE
by Eyebrows on Dec 21, 2010 1:06 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I am probably not going to ever get around to playing most of these games I'm buying!
It’s a circus of value!
by Eyebrows on Dec 21, 2010 1:07 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
I don't know any of those games, and I'm flat broke and busted.
But that does sound like one heck of a deal.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
What kind of game is it?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
What is a smart FPS?
I know what an FPS is, but I’ve never heard of a “smart” one.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I guess action role-playing game is a better describer.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
So is it like Fable, or more like CoD?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Another game I don't know...
Guess I’ll just have to Google it.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
You need to get out of the FPS single track games.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
Still speaking greek to me.
Single track?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Old FPS you used to be able to explore.
Now they just force you where they want you to go.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
I'm all for open environments to a point.
But I also get frustrated when the world is completely open, and you spend half of your game play just trying to get from one place to another.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Fault their level design then.
Having an open world that is well designed and subtly suggests the right path is the ideal.
by Eyebrows on Dec 21, 2010 1:53 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Kind of like Halo
See that little green button on the door? Follow that.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:55 PM PST up reply actions
They're all open in a way though.
I mean, in CoD you usually can wander to just about anywhere you want within the level. In Fable you could march off to anywhere in the entire game at any point…
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
You can walk through an entire level of Black Ops without firing your gun.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 2:17 PM PST up reply actions
I'd believe that.
I’ve never tried it, but you probably could.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Bungie wasn't always so good at that though.
I swear in Marathon 2 I spent an hour or two wandering around one particular level because I couldn’t figure out where I was supposed to be going or what the hell I needed to do next.
After that I gave up.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 2:18 PM PST up reply actions
That's the type of thing that pisses me off.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Clive Barker's Clive Barker's "Jericho" by Clive Barker
is one of the worst offenders of this in recent memory.
Halo is mostly a tunnel shooter
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Consider Deus Ex the happy middle ground
between modern, linear FPS games (COD, Halo, Medal of Honor) and sandbox FPS games (Farcry 2, STALKER).
I would get it, but I'd have a hard time finding the alone time to play it.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I think Halo is unfairly clumped in to CoD and MOH.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 2:16 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah now that I think about it I take that one off the list.
It’s been a while since I’ve played it.
Maybe the first one
but that one had some really bad levels.
The second two are only a mild step up from Call of Tunnels
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Just googled it.
Sounds pretty cool! Also sounds like the type of game I couldn’t play without both of my boys hovering over my shoulder and ruining the whole thing.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
PB Winterbottom is FIFTY CENTS
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Well shit.
how can I say no to these deals?
(buying Deus Ex 1 & 2, Resident Evil 5, Braid, Amnesia, and Rocket Knight for ~$40)
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 1:26 PM PST up reply actions
Good show buying PB Winterbottom
It was made by a fine group of gentlemen.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
SUPER MEAT BOY!
I love that game so much. It is incredibly difficult
by tootthekazoo on Dec 21, 2010 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
Hmm
FFXIII
Heavy Rain
and I’m not really feeling RDR at the moment
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Oooh shoot, I should have mentioned Heavy Rain.
What a disappointment that was.
Hello overhyped graphics and plotholes galore!
I should have learned my lesson after Indigo Prophecy.
I can't believe I bought it new
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I did the same thing.
God that plot twist made no fucking sense.
I still want RDR...
But it was CoD, MoH or RDR and I picked CoD.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
RDR has more game play too it
but its the same recycled crap that has been in every R* game since GTA3.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I'm a sucker for any western.
I loved Gun, and the Call to Juarez series.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Now that I think about it, I feel like I missed a GTA game...
Was there a new one a while back?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I could never beat those games
I would go merrily along doing missions and some asshole would cut me off and I would spend the next hour killing him, and running from the cops.. while killing anyone in my way. Then I would die and repeat that all over again on my way to the mission..
So frustrating and so fun
I always managed to finish them eventually.
Although I was sad when they moved to more “out of car” stuff. Remember “Driver”? That was a fun series.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
RDR's Undead Nightmare DLC is on sale today for just 600 MS spacebucks
Couldn’t pass it up for that price
by tootthekazoo on Dec 21, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
From what I've read, Civilization V has been a disaster.
I never did get that one, fortunately.
DKC Returns was disappointing and I couldn’t motivate myself to finish it. At least I was able to get through FF13, even if it took awhile.
Disaster because it's buggy or just not good?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 9:25 PM PST up reply actions
Not good.
I lurk over at CivFanatics every once in a while and judging by the stories rage of the latest patch, it has created far more imbalances than solved.
Plus, they reported that CiV’s Lead Designer and Principal Gameplay Programmer Jon Shafer resigned from Firaxis today, so it would seem things aren’t going well internally.
It seemed a little weird to me that they were getting rid of a lot of the features that made Civ4 cool.
Oh well. I pre-ordered it. Maybe it will take a while for it to get to be any good, like Civ 3.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Speaking of credit cards above,
I’m in the market for a new lender because I’ll be leaving Bank of America for personal reasons so I’m looking for recommendations.
What I’m looking for are:
-Visa preferred, will consider AmEx if you can give me a good reason. MasterCard is a non-starter.
-<=3% foreign transaction fee.
-Cash back rewards
-Either no annual fee or an annual fee that’s exceeded by the higher cash reward assuming I put ~$10-15K/year on the card.
-Easy to use online payment
APR and the like don’t matter to me.
So far I’ve heard okay things about PenFed’s Visa, USAA’s AmEx, CostCo’s AmEx and Chase’s whatever-it-is
My wife is pretty happy with Chase.
And they handle our car loan and mortgage as well, and we’ve never had any problems.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I wish I could get someone besides chase to assume my auto loan.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
Really?
We just refinanced our car through them, and we got a great deal (way better than HFC). But maybe that’s because my wife banks with them already, and they have or mortgage too.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
After being with a Credit Union my whole life.
I despise banks.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
I had nothing but bad experiences with credit unions.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Granted, many of the bad experiences were when I was young and poor.
But they’re still stuck in my craw.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I do.
I have my visa through WECU and they do offer cash back. Also a good card.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions
With the free cash withdrawal on the debit cards
It’s difficult for me to understand why anyone would choose not to bank with a credit union. It can be a pain to find a credit union ATM sometimes, but with a little planning it’s not a terrible situation.
My only complaint with WECU is with their mortgage people. But this was two years ago and dealt with a Veteran mortgage, so maybe things have changed. They were woefully uneducated in that type of mortgage, plus they were serving their mortgages via third party.
Finding credit union ATMs is easy.
Text your current zip code to 692667 (MYCOOP). Co-Op Network credit unions—BECU, WECU, Woodstone, BECU, WSECU and a few hundred others—are surcharge free anywhere. There’s even an iPhone app for it.
Avoid Chase at all costs. (If you don't like Bank of America you won't like them)
I have a AMEX Blue card which has been great. Especially since there online pay is day of. (No 2 day processing late fees when you forget your payment is due that day.)
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions
The blue rewards program can be pretty much used towards anything also.
Also no annual fee that I can recall.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
AMEX has cool online notification features too
They can send texts and e-mails to your phone when you hit certain balance numbers and will e-mail you when you are within X days of the payment due date
I've been perfectly content with BoA in the four years since they bought my MBNA card
I’m leaving them for reasons wholly unrelated to customer service
I have the AmEx card from Costco and I love it so far.
The “annual fee” is that you have to put your membership on the card. Which, is not a big deal to me. Cashback is nice, and online payments are easy. I just don’t know about foreign transaction fees.
You can opt-out of autobill if you want.
Just call up Costco’s Customer service line and they can do that for you. Some people like and some people don’t. I used to take a lot of calls where people didn’t realize that it is automatically set up for auto billing even though it states it in the application.
"How do you think my anus feels?"-House
by seattle_since_81 on Dec 21, 2010 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
I don't know how people can be so stupid.
I like that it renews my membership. I never leave Costco without spending $100 and it’s always a pain in the ass when I have forgotten to renew my membership and that total comes to $150
I have trouble getting over leaving the Visa network
especially when I go abroad, I don’t trust AmEx’s reach
I want to say I found a cash machine in Bangladesh that accepted AMEX
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:28 PM PST up reply actions
I don't use my credit card for cash.
I’m talking about merchants
Oh I know - Just trying to find you global market reach.
No one in that country even took cards.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 1:34 PM PST up reply actions
Actually, this is the reason I don't have USAA's American Express myself.
I’ve had Visa forever, and have never had a problem with it in my (albeit limited) travels overseas. My parents have the USAA card though, and they’ve been lobbying me to switch to it for some time now.
I've had really good luck with the US Bank FlexPerks Cash Rewards Card
http://www.usbank.com/credit-cards/flexperks-cash.html
It seems to meet all your criteria. I buy everything with it and pay it off immediately and every 3 months or so I get a $25 reward card I can use on whatever I want, and they’ve been really helpful on the off chance I’ve needed to contact them.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Guitar.
I have the books, the instrument, the DVD and everything. What I don’t have is the privacy to actually do it.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
If I only get to pick one it would have to be a guitar.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
by ToddK on Dec 21, 2010 2:04 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
How come you were the only one that got it. :(
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Getting it and reccing it are two different things, but since you asked....
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 8:45 PM PST up reply actions
Ignore this man. I rec all puns.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 21, 2010 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
I have the privacy
but for some reason I can’t motivate myself to practice for more than 5 minutes
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I just don't want people listening in or looking over my shoulder while I do it,
and I can’t get that kind of space in my house right now.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Heck, I can barely play XBox without an audience.
I thought teenagers were supposed to too busy socializing to lurk over your shoulder all the time? And my wife wonders why I go to the bar.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
My dad used to hover over my shoulder and ask questions about the game I was playing.
Questions that would require me to recap the 20 or so hours I’ve put into it.
This would be great when playing Civ IV.
Well, you see, I was trying to send Zoroaster to Berlin so that he could build The Temple of Solomon, but then he got eaten by a bear.
(True Story)
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 2:35 PM PST up reply actions
The really annoying thing was when he did that while I was marathoning the X-Files for the first time.
I don’t even know how to start recapping the last thirty-eight episodes, dad.
I have zero desire to follow along with my kids games, movies or TV shows.
There’s nothing worse than the sound of “Hey, come check out this new game I got!”.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I'll happily teach you for free. You will be playing decently within a week, if you're not a pussy about it.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I am now considering taking you up on your earlier offer now that I am not on the East Coast.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 3:20 PM PST up reply actions
I'm thinking I might want to buy another guitar first.
The combination of buyer’s guilt/desire to play with new toy and instruction might give me the necessary push.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Which is a roundabout way of saying...
I have a guitar, but it’s a shitty no-name strat knockoff and I’ve been looking for an excuse to get a reasonably priced electric/acoustic hybrid for years.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Mine is a Yamaha (if I remember correctly) acoustic.
I don’t know a ton about the quality of guitars, but everyone that has seen it says it’s a pretty good one. I figure I’ll learn how to play that before I get something amplified. But I would eventually love a hybrid if I learn how to play.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I might seriously take you up on this after the holidays.
Jeana bought my guitar for me for my birthday last year, but I still can’t play a note. I’d like to at least learn SOMETHING so it’s more than a room ornament.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
You've got a standing date. Just let me know.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I kick myself for never learning drums or piano.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Absolutely yes
I love watching a great drummer get to work. Assuming that this hypothetical makes me an instant pro of the instrument, drums win out in a landslide. I could teach myself other instruments if I were motivated, but drums just blow my mind
by tootthekazoo on Dec 21, 2010 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
Guitar or harmonica.
I want an instrument I can actually take with me places and make standalone music with.
I want to get a bunch of DJ equipment.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 21, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
Or at least, fix my Mac and get a turntable for it.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 21, 2010 2:02 PM PST up reply actions
I got two PC's and a microphone...
(gettin crazy with the cheese whiz)
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
by Thingray on Dec 21, 2010 2:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
That's what I've been told.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
100% agreed
I’m way too old to even think about forming any kind of band, so it would have to be something that I could enjoy and practice by myself, so piano or guitar
by seattlebruin on Dec 21, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions
I gave up on classical piano training when I was eleven or twelve.
Few years ago I wanted to pick it up again, but rather than go through the formal training I taught myself how to comp piano parts off of chord charts.
It’s exactly what I wanted. I can back myself on the piano while singing pop or jazz charts.
I'm thinking about just picking up a cheaper MIDI keyboard and running it through garageband.
And using headphones so I don’t have to be self conscious of my suckiness.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
That's exactly what I did.
I picked up a Roland MIDI keyboard off of Craigslist and wired it into my computer just to practice.
I’m not great by any stretch of the imagination now, but after spending some time learning how chords feel under my fingers I can comp a halfway passable piano part.
I gave up when I switched to Viola; reading three different clefs just annoyed the crap out of me.
You got slurved!
Nice thing about playing off of chord charts like I do
is you don’t deal with dual clefs, just the chord notation.
Back in high school the second jazz band didn't have a drummer
so the director volunteered someone from the first band to learn how to play.
That was me. Holy hell it takes so much coordination.
I can't even keep time on a snare and hi hat at the same time
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
If you really want to try to learn drums do something really simple, really slow.
4/4 beat, hat on each beat and snare on the 2 and 4. If you start adding the kick on 1 and 3 you have yourself a really simple rock beat. That’s how I taught myself and 6 years later I would say that I am pretty good.
I wasn't looking to learn it was just one of those days in Jazz band
where the drummer didn’t happen to show up etc.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
We made do but for getting timing on stuff
having the drum beat helps. And since I was the bass player it was just assumed I was best at keeping time!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
It really helps when you're playing some of the complex rhythms that show up in, say, a Chick Corea song
Having the hat pounding away on two and four is so very useful.
Yeah we played a few Chick Corea tunes crazy stuff
Same with Bebop.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I couldn't imagine having to do jazz without some kind of a percussion backing
Even just a guy with the brush on a snare
by tootthekazoo on Dec 21, 2010 9:49 PM PST up reply actions
Okay, someone needs to play bass, or else we're screwed here.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
"Sure I can play the bass.
Anyone can play the bass. It’s an idiot’s instrument. It was invented so the guitarist and drummer would qualify for the carpool lane."
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 2:21 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm making Achewood references again!
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 2:23 PM PST up reply actions
As a bass player I'm offended by this
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Not my own words.
It fails to account for such dudes as Les Claypool and Mark Sandman, who are dudes of the highest order.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Chris Wolstenholme begs to differ
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 21, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
That reminds me of one of my favorite drummer jokes
Q: What do you call a drummer that just had his girlfriend leave him?
A: Homeless!
by tootthekazoo on Dec 21, 2010 9:51 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
How do you tell if a stage is level?
The drool rolls out of both sides of the drummer’s mouth.
by BrianL on Dec 21, 2010 11:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Isn't Sec 108 a bass player too?
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I really wanted to play the sax as a kid.
I don’t think I have the lungs for it though. I’d probably do guitar, upright bass, or pick up piano again.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions
Bass it is!
Positions’s filled, sorry folks!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Stand-up bass is a glorious instrument.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 4:34 PM PST up reply actions
Better than doing that with random women on the street.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
That depends on how good ya spin 'em.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
I think when I saw the Slackers in Seattle
their bass player played an electric bass like it was an upright. He normally plays upright but I assume for touring its easier to pack.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
He had it on a stool
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
For one day I got to use a stand up bass from the school orchestra
it made me feel like such a bad ass. I wish could’ve used it more.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I played standup for a bit.
It was fun, but the weird swing/rockabilly revival kind of killed it for me.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
That stuff peaked while I was a sophomore in HS
I can see how it would be annoying to some
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Yeah, I would too.
Not sure why, but I feel like it would be the most relaxing thing to play when you’re bored.
...and now I'm here
Speaking of which, anyone know of a place for cheap piano lessons?
I could use a good hobby.
...and now I'm here
My friend has a bunch of videos on youtube.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 21, 2010 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
My life goal (at the moment)
is to learn to play Procol Harum’s “Lighter Shade of Pale.”
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I have enough problems dealing with the task at hand.
I don’t need to raise the difficulty level!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
You could download Synthesia.
Its like Guitar Hero for piano and you can use any midi and hook it up to a real keyboard.
Mandolin.
I already have a mandolin, have already taken a few lessons, and have improved to a state of only slight awfulness – I’d really like to put the time into it to be really good. Mandos are gorgeous instruments, I love the tone, and I like the size. Plus, their tuned in fifths so they just make sense to me in a way that guitars just don’t.
I played piano for nine years growing up, but I just never loved the instrument. I love the mandolin.
by Chris Hafner on Dec 21, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
Holophoner.
Only a few people can play it, and they aren’t even very good at it.
How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Dec 21, 2010 7:40 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
I miss a quite shameful number of Futurama references.
I’ve contemplated a name change but can’t really be arsed.
SEE?!
I actually thought that was an inception reference, which I also haven’t seen yet.
Congratulations, by the way, on being the number one Google result for that sentence.
I am so awesome.
But to be fair I changed it for the reference. I also have not yet seen Inception.
...and now I'm here
Jazz piano.
Seriously, what woman could resist.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Digeridoo
I’ve owned one for well over 15 years, and I still can’t circular breathe. I can make lots of noises on it, but not continually.
Otherwise, would have loved to been able to play reed instruments – all that comes out of me with any of those is something that sounds like I’m raping a duck.
~Garrett Olson is my secret boyfriend~
Jon Heyman
“In filling out my ballot, I go more by impact than career numbers. Part of that is that I am old enough to have been around as long as every single player on the ballot by this point. And part of that is that I don’t think numbers define a player’s career. Some players, such as Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson and Ozzie Smith, exceeded their numbers in my opinion. Others didn’t quite measure up to them. Edgar Martinez, in my view, is one such player, and not just because he was a designated hitter for much of his career.”
Jerk.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I mean
3) is one of the very best defensive first basemen of alltime.
Look at more than just errors and fielding percentage, Jon. Mattingly was ~average fielding-wise (TZ has him at 15, over 60 less than Olerud and almost 100 less than Keith Hernandez). Ugh.
Sorry, 70 less than Olerud.
You cannot say that Mattingly was even close to being one of the best defensive first baseman of all-time.
I completely forgot about that thread!
Double date for prom I think? Corco. Now I’m off to find that thread but other than the picture I can’t remember enough to put together a decent search.
That's an easy way of acknowledging that he barely watched Edgar play.
Players who “exceeded their numbers” would likely be the players who stand out in his mind, i.e. those whom he watched play a lot, and was a fan of.
Jon Heyman is a jackass.
Reading his Twitter commentary during the World Series was agonizing for about two posts until I stopped following him. We get it, guy, people in San Francisco smoke marijuana, and you’re old and out of touch. No one’s laughing.
He's not that old?
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
I had no idea how old he was when I wrote that comment, so I looked it up to find out.
Apparently he’s 49. So, (1) as far as I’m concerned, he’s old, and (2) joking about whacky marijuana-smoking San Franciscans adds 20 years to your life. Or, perhaps, your relevance.
Wikipedia says 39.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 9:23 PM PST up reply actions
Or maybe I'm just bad at math.
Whoops.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 21, 2010 9:24 PM PST up reply actions
FacebooktargetedadvertisingwantstoknowifIaminneedofcocainerehab
Idon’tthinkIneeditI’mdoingjustfinewiththelinesI’mcurrentlydoingI’mDrRocksoandIdococaine!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
by Thingray on Dec 21, 2010 4:10 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
I need it almost as badly as Robert needs the Stealers to beat us in the Super Bowl again
by seattlebruin on Dec 21, 2010 4:11 PM PST up reply actions
So you have a monster erection for cocain.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Become his friend.
Then the next time you see him beat him to a pulp to vent all the pent up rage you’ve been holding in since then.
Your therapist will think they worked a miracle with your sudden attitude change.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
He's right.
You should give him a big hug and kiss him on the cheek and thank him for what ended up being the best thing that ever happened to you.
...and now I'm here
I just referred to Facebook with a male personal pronoun.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Dec 21, 2010 4:30 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Facebook has his junk all up in your grill.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Why is an Italian goombah who can't get a decent acting job the spokesman for a tequila?
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
My bottle just poured me a shot!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
A black man just killed my bottle of tequila!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I have more.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Not that I'm aware of.
Tequila.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Why is a Jewish guy portraying a swarthy Latin American in a commercial for a Mexican beer produced by a brewery owned by the Dutch?
Globalization, my friend.
I don't always need dandruff shampoo,
but when I do, I choose Selsun Blue.
Stay flake free my friends.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
On the topic of this off-topic...
Recently ran into Ichiro at a driving range, he asked that no pics be taken of him but I did get an Ichiro-signed golf ball, surely one of the odder pieces of sports memorabilia.
by Fett42 on Dec 21, 2010 8:33 PM PST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
That's awesome.
I volunteered for a celebrity golf tournament and rode in a golf cart with Jeff Nelson all day, and he jokingly signed a pelt of sod he swung up. I should have kept that.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Though he did sign a golf towel I gave to my dad.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
He cares enough about Robert he wanted to limit the torture Fett42 could inflict upon him
The pic of Fett and Felix caused a lot of pain. I forget if Fett was in Felix’ house or vice versa
That is awesome.
How was his golf game looking?
Taylor Swift is the best thing that has ever happened to the United States.
by BigR on Dec 21, 2010 9:55 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
Coors is the finest brewery west of the Mississippi.
Wait what are we doing
ARE YOU THE KIND OF GIRL WHO BARGES IN ON A WHITE VEIL OCCASION?
by seattlebruin on Dec 21, 2010 11:34 PM PST up reply actions
I desperately need to stop drunk posting
by seattlebruin on Dec 22, 2010 12:02 PM PST up reply actions
I don't see why..
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
by Thingray on Dec 22, 2010 12:09 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Well played sir.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
I would rank her right with 9/11.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
9/11 is slightly less than 1.
How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Dec 22, 2010 8:33 AM PST up reply actions 6 recs
Math jokes are auto-recs.
...and now I'm here
So let's talk about the new Tron movie.
Not sure if it’s been discussed in the previous OT, but whatever. I just saw it last night in IMAX 3D, and I really enjoyed it. Maybe it’s the novelty of it being the first 3D AND first IMAX feature film I’ve seen. But I thought it was really awesome. Yes, this is a movie that you’ll want to switch off part of your brain for; please don’t think too much about it. But I don’t think I’ve seen a movie that was just plain cool. The soundtrack and the visuals were amazing, and I liked the action scenes a lot.
Any thoughts? I know it hasn’t got good reviews, but I think if you can switch off a bit there’s a chance you might really enjoy it.
by Eyebrows on Dec 22, 2010 9:22 AM PST via mobile reply actions
You could just switch Tron with Avatar, and I'd agree with you.
Haven’t seen Tron, but Avatar was similarly fun.
I want to go see it.
Haven’t had the chance yet.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 9:58 AM PST up reply actions
I'll probably be seeing it within the next week
I was going to see it this past weekend with my wife but we ended up seeing The Fighter instead, which was a really good movie. Christian Bale is excellent in the movie and it is one of those movies that helps remind me that parts of Boston are as white trash as any place in the US
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 10:09 AM PST up reply actions
I'll probably be seeing it within the next week
I was going to see it this past weekend with my wife but we ended up seeing The Fighter instead, which was a really good movie. Christian Bale is excellent in the movie and it is one of those movies that helps remind me that parts of Boston are as white trash as any place in the US
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 10:10 AM PST up reply actions
I'm hesitant, because I liked the first Tron quite a bit.
And the reviews on this one have not been good.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Today in things you will never see in baseball:
English Premier League/World Cup final referee endorses goal-line technology.
I'm quite confident that baseball will make more/better use of replay than football ever will
I’m glad Howard Webb is on board with the so-fucking-obvious-no-one-can-oppose-it move of endorsing goal line technology, though of course he himself can’t force FIFA to adopt it. This is the equivalent of some random umpire saying that maybe baseball should review HR calls… you know, before MLB implemented that.
There is no sport in the world that clings more tightly to cliches about errors being ‘a part of the game’ than football. In a world with baseball in it, that’s saying something, but here we have a sport where we’re still debating goal line technology when goals swing WPA far, far more than HRs, touchdowns, leg-before-wickets and tries. In 2010.
Webb seems like a decent guy and some of the venom directed his way for the final is over the top, but the article you linked seems to indicate that Michel Platini (who matters 10x more than Howard Webb) is still opposed. At the moment, this is one step above me advocating robot umpires and one step below Graham Poll endorsing counting.
I don't disagree, but the biggest hurdle in baseball has been the umpires.
To have one of the more well known referees come out in favor of goal-line technology is pretty big. Not that it will actually matter, as you point out.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 22, 2010 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
OK, but baseball instituted replay despite what the umpires said publicly
(and I can’t imagine the umps were 100% united in their stand against ANY use of review. For balls/strikes, sure, but not for this. I assume we could find SOME umpire who thought the MLB system was a decent idea).
Beyond that, we’re talking about one referee (albeit a famous one) ‘endorsing’ something that UEFA referees have already endorsed. Unanimously. Good on him for adding his name to that growing list, but apparently the detractors here are much more powerful than the refs.
I don't think Howard Webb is comparable to "some random umpire."
He’s refereed an FA Cup final, a UEFA Champions League final and this year’s World Cup championship match.
This would be like Joe West getting behind instant replay. Webb is probably the most notable soccer official (in a positive way).
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 2:46 PM PST up reply actions
Well, he's known now, but the 'most notable soccer official' is a title they give out annually/every few years.
It was Poll before that (for all the wrong reasons), and it was Pierluigi Collina before him (for all the right ones).
The point is, the referees are already behind goal line technology and STILL nothing’s happened. Meanwhile, baseball’s already instituted a form of this, and the reason you don’t hear Joe West talking about it is because Joe West would rather talk about Joe West and Joe West records.
I'm guessing it will be dead in here today.
Everyone is either gone for the holidays, or hustling to get stuff done at work in preparation for them.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
LOOK!! ELVIS!!
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I suppose a shock collar would be a distraction as well.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Better than the bobcat problem my wife is dealing with for one of her associations right now I suppose.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
My wife...
She won’t answer you. She’s a Bobcat.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Work for Ebay?
How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
by joof on Dec 22, 2010 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
HA HA HA!!
No. She works for an HOA management company, and one of the HOA’s has a bobcat that’s been peering into windows eyeing people’s cats and small dogs. The pictures were pretty cool actually. Bobcat and a bif fat kitty face to face with only a pane of glass separating them!
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I imagine if my dogs could talk
this would be their most common word.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Wait did she really get the SBN blog?
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
And we should all log in at the same time and say "hello"
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 1:01 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
That would be freakin' hilarious.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
No waiting period!
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think we were all going to wait and make a coordinated attack...
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I think he means we don't have to wait to make that coordinated "welcome"
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
I agree with both sentiments.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:23 PM PST up reply actions
Just say when and which thread.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Someone should ask the mods for permission.
...and now I'm here
Trolling is illegal here, not there.
But I do see your point. We should act like we expect people to act.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
It's a bannable offense for a member from here to go and actively troll another site
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
I stand corrected.
Is saying “hello” trolling?
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Given the circumstances...
Yeah, probably.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
You'd be going out of your way to pester/make fun of somebody at another website
Absolutely yes it is trolling
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 3:40 PM PST up reply actions
The thought of us trolling her with one word comments and it amassing more comments than her previous 20 posts combined is somewhat amusing.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
I didn't see a single comment on the site.
Sigh oh well
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions
I take it back.
I found one.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:47 PM PST up reply actions
See she needs some support and site hits
Like an improv type thing. Like the best game ever
I saw that a while back.
Totally awesome.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 6:11 PM PST up reply actions
What if I do it in person?
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I think they call it "stalking" instead of "trolling" at that point.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Stalking, trolling...
As long as I’m not the one going to jail, it’s all good.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
She told me to STALK THIS WAY...
Walk this way… STALK THIS WAY!!
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I still have shopping that needs to be done
Full day of work today and then bowling tonight, full day of work tomorrow and a company Christmas gathering tomorrow night will make it tough to accomplish this, but I’m always up for a good challenge. At least the people I need to buy for aren’t important, just my son, my mom and my dad. No big deal
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 12:08 PM PST up reply actions
At least you have the wife covered already!
by seattlebruin on Dec 22, 2010 12:12 PM PST up reply actions
Ya with 5 feet 3 inches of Toot!
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 12:14 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Hey, that's not appropriate!
I’m 5’4", god dammit
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 12:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think sb has a link for you.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
by ToddK on Dec 22, 2010 2:42 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Kermit is Dr Rockso.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
The rock and roll clown.
HE DOES COCAINE!!
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Dude.
He’s C-C-C-C-C-COOL!!!!
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Absolutely not.
The show is about the world’s biggest heavy metal band, and Dr Rockso is this drug addicted clown that shows up every few episodes and FU-FU-FU-FU-FUCKS things up.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
And that is true too!
I’m not really into “death metal”, but I do enjoy the music and the lyrics are hilarious.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
And really, Dr Rockso has only been in about four episodes out of the entire show.
I think they’re on season four now?
"Do you really want to go that way?"
We bought each other a TV on black Friday as our gift
No gifts for each other. i just need to get her a card and I’m all set there
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions
Amazon.com + overnight shipping.
You can shop from work, and have it before Christmas.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I just bought a point and shoot camera today doing this.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 12:15 PM PST up reply actions
It's saved my ass a number of times.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I love Amazon Prime so much.
And they’ve got a brilliant strategy to hook college students into it. Give them a year free provided they have a .edu e-mail account.
I will gladly give them whatever they want to continue my Prime account after my student trial expires.
I ship around 2-300 dollars a year in standard shipping charges, let alone next day.
It’s the best bargain in shipping.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I bought a big synthesizer for my brother for Christmas.
Overnighting something that big for $3.99 never ceases to amuse me.
I bought a table saw that required freight, shipped for free 2nd day... it was amazing.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
I'll mercenary out my .edu email.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 9:17 PM PST up reply actions
Amen,
I’m on the free year right now, but will definitely renew it when it’s up.
Does the .edu address have to be your Amazon login?
Or can you link it to your main account? My wife has an .edu that I would love to capitalize on
by tootthekazoo on Dec 23, 2010 9:31 AM PST up reply actions
You can link it to your main account.
That’s what I did.
Does prime give you other discounts?
Or just free 2 day shipping?
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 23, 2010 10:29 AM PST up reply actions
Free 2-day shipping
Reduces overnight shipping to $3.99.
Yeah but that implies that I know what I'm getting them
I bought some Adventures of Tin Tin books for my son already, but I need to get him some kind of a toy or something. No idea what to buy for my parents though. My dad is like me and just buys stuff when he needs/wants it.
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 12:17 PM PST up reply actions
That's why you start looking at the "other people who bought this also purchased" section.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
He HATES gift cards
He should love them since he buys himself stuff all the time, but he finds them to be a lazy thing. He may end up with one anyway though
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 12:48 PM PST up reply actions
He's already got a full weather-station hooked up out at his house
And the main display is nearly identical to this item. Thanks for the idea though, maybe I’ll get him something similar
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 1:37 PM PST up reply actions
if you haven't shipped by now it's far, far too late and you might as well ship in January
of course that’s mostly because I want an easy day Friday but still.
Next day is next day asshole.
Just because chicks dig the brown shorts that doesn’t mean you can screw me for Christmas.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Don't be surprised if your shipments are "delayed by the weather" and arrive after Christmas.
It’s common practice this time of year for carriers to use that excuse as a cover for not being able to handle the volume. Our company gets calls from hundreds of irate customers that ordered things to go next day, and all we can do is prove that we shipped it out on time with the proper service and UPS didn’t cut it.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Dude I delivered 255 boxes today
and on a normal non-holiday day the average UPS driver delivers 130. Everything that’s on our truck makes it off the truck by 6pm.
You have a light truck. ;P
The guys in my area patrol the streets dropping shit off until at least 9, and Keith (my driver) + helper made 2 200+ package loads every day this week. I stopped him yesterday when he dropped by with presents, and he didn’t even have time for hot chocolate, talked for two seconds and had to go. It was so quick I almost forgot to give him his yearly present.
But 99% of the time it has nothing to do with the drivers, it’s all about the receiving end and the transport.
It's hard to convince people to let you eat them if you're an asshole. - Thingray
Yeah, we definitely fly
My driver’s in the top 5 in his district all year, and he trained me well. He’s usually back at the hub by 6.30, at which time he gets sent back out to help other people – we got a call yesterday from a driver that still had 150 boxes on his truck at 4.55pm, and we were already done. The only thing my driver tells me is “always stop for cookies or a beverage if offered”, otherwise we also drop and run, and really don’t chitchat.
This week has been
Monday: 245 stops
Tues: 260
Weds: 255
Today will probably be about 200, and tomorrow will be hopefully around 150-175. It’s been a lot of fun doing this job but I’m definitely weary right now.
I just started a new job, so don't want to look like a slacker.
How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I'm spending time with my mommy.
Only get to do it every so often, so you’ve got to take the opportunity when it presents itself.
(She’s out picking up lunch at the moment, so I’m not being hypocritical for a change.)
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 12:40 PM PST up reply actions
I need help.
I am putting a piece together for a client and I need a nice looking high res photo of an adult woman yawning. Anyone have a photo in their stash they can pass on to me?
by Sec 108 on Dec 22, 2010 12:38 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
All I'm finding is thumbnails.
I’m sure someone here has access to better stuff than I do. I’m just surfing Google.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
(As Scruffy checks pictures of all his old dates)
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
I have quite an incredible picture of me spitting a cherry pit out the car window.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
Nice Focus!
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Dec 22, 2010 1:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
What road is this?
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 22, 2010 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
I have found about 10,000 photos of yawning animals and another 8,000 of yawning babies.
Apparently adults don’t take pictures of each other yawning so much.
I could throw a wig on my brother and take one real quick.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 1:15 PM PST up reply actions
Maybe the client is into that sort of thing.
As for the pic itself, I’m trying to see if my wife will pose for one that we can email to him. I’m waiting for her email response.
"Simply put, Dave Niehaus was why Marconi invented radio."
Shit - Found a good pic of a man yawning.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Did you photoshop out his...
"Do you really want to go that way?"
by Thingray on Dec 22, 2010 1:22 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
... adam's apple?
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 1:32 PM PST up reply actions
Call it what you want.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I got my wife to take some pics.
Don’t know if they’ll work, but it’s worth a shot.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Did you get the pics 108?
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Unless you can use a man. I got nothing.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 1:30 PM PST up reply actions
Amanda Huginkiss.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
There is just absolutey no fucking way this is true
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 22, 2010 1:39 PM PST up reply actions
Well something's going on.
Not to go all LLLJ here, but I tried to add a new credit card (one that absolutely works) to my 360 payment plan since the old one expired. It kept giving me various “could not authenticate payment” or “could not be completed at this time” when I tried to do it both from my 360 or online. I tried to use the Pay with Paypal feature and that didn’t work either. I go to the forums on Xbox.com and see that a bunch of people are having the same problem and it’s been days since the first person reported it.
Inability to correct a problem != laziness.
As someone in my field of work, the assumption that it is is infuriating.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 22, 2010 2:05 PM PST up reply actions
I have a decent number of friends and family who work at Microsoft.
Exactly 50% of them are lazy as fuck.
The assumption that this is an issue of laziness annoys me.
Credit card processing issues are complex and a good portion of the time problems aren’t with the merchant.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 22, 2010 2:12 PM PST up reply actions
This is very true.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
True, but Microsoft doesn't actually care.
I have two friends who work on that project and the insane number of users of Xbox Live makes it so a few being disgruntled doesn’t bother them.
Sounds like Boeing.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
That's what all their employees call it.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I love your understatement about your exaggeration.
(I have nothing productive to contribute to this discussion.)
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 1:57 PM PST up reply actions
So... as much as I like you,
with others constantly piling onto poor Coach for being young (and posting sometimes silly thoughts), this was probably unneeded.
Cheers anyway, my friend.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I just thought it was funny, regardless of who posted it.
I understand how it looked though. I’m bad at picking up how my actions look to others.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 4:54 PM PST up reply actions
He's just got his tampon in a wad,
don’t worry too much about it. (j/k Ess).
"Do you really want to go that way?"
HEE HEE!! Fuck you. Get back in the goddamned truck.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Out of curiosity, how many of you had part time jobs in high school?
I had one, but I was actively discouraged by teachers and counselors from getting one, rationale being I should use that time to study and prepare to get into a four-year university. I’m trying to figure out if this is a generational thing or if it’s always been this way.
I had one.
They gave me the standard warning of “Don’t let your job interfere with your schoolwork”. But I never listened to my counselors, 99% of the advice they gave was totally incorrect anyway (which almost resulted in me not having the proper credits to graduate on time).
"Do you really want to go that way?"
My parents basically required me to work whenever I did not have sports going on.
It helped me pay for college. I’m not sure how working could hurt your chances of getting into school.
If you're not busy all day with extracurriculars, homework, and college prep
there’s almost a feeling now that you’re not properly preparing yourself for college.
If you are not getting drunk and acquiring herpes you are not preparing yourself for college.
by Sec 108 on Dec 22, 2010 2:28 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, but my boys were pretty much the same way.
No job until after everything in HS was done. We left it up to them, and they both decided to wait until they finished HS before they got jobs.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
If I wanted to have money in high school and pay for university, I had to work.
The money I saved didn’t pay for a lot of university, but it certainly helped.
I wanted a car.
To have a car I had to pay for the car, gas, insurance and maintenance. So I worked.
Oh Arby’s and Pietro’s Pizza, how I remember thee.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I had one, and it did not affect my studies, since I did not study in high school
by seattlebruin on Dec 22, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
The one college class I've truly had to study for was an equational logic course.
i hated that class so much.
Asians are always smart.
Fuckers.
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 22, 2010 11:14 PM PST up reply actions
They said the same thing to me.
They are idiots.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 22, 2010 2:25 PM PST up reply actions
I did not.
My parents discouraged me from getting a job in high school for those same reasons. They helped me through some of college, but it sure would have been nice to bank some money in high school to help cover the rest of my college loans.
I had one.
I started doing yard work for money when I was 12. I had my first real job when I was 15 and had various jobs throughout high school. I graduated and went straight to a four-year university.
I didn't work a lot but I did a little bit
I had five vacation homes I did the lawn maintenance and snow removal for and then my senior year I worked 10 or so hours a week at a radio station, plus working full time during summers starting my sophomore year.
The admissions counselors at UPS actually seemed to find the fact that I had work experience to be a huge positive- so I strongly disagree that working in high school is bad for college
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Through a series of transactions you can convert money into making out with girls.
So yeah, job in H.S. Movies, gasoline, car insurance, etc. etc. etc.
I worked in a cigarette store/discount store combination.
I got fired because I wasn’t Christian enough for the job.
So then I ended up working for the Ford dealership in my hometown, selling parts and doing filing. That was a way better job.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 2:48 PM PST up reply actions
Having a job and going to school in high school paved the way for me having a job and going to school in college.
It was definitely a worthwhile experience and it taught me a lot while giving me basic job skills required for any job (while adding to my resume; journalists are crazy-obsessed with resumes).
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 2:52 PM PST up reply actions
That would be an illegal firing.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Oh, they found an excuse. But it wasn't worth sticking around anyway.
I wasn’t really welcome there, and it would have made dealing with everybody even more insufferable than before.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
Unfortunately that's how it usually works.
You can fight to get your job back, but then you have to work with the people you just fought with, and who wants that?
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I was also 15 at the time, and I knew I could get a job somewhere else. It was pointless to fight.
Plus, the manager was an utter bitch, so I didn’t really miss it.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
If it had been some 80k a year job or something, okay.
But why fight over minimum wage, right?
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Well, minimum wage in Oregon nearly accounts for 80k per year.
(Seemingly.)
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 22, 2010 5:24 PM PST up reply actions
I had three jobs! Not at the same time, though. I graduated in 2005.
I fall into the “it helps me structure my time better” camp.
Personally I think jobs are important for developing social skills as well.
Most kids haven’t been in an environment where they have a boss and customers to interact with. I think I learned quite a bit from it, and there was a noticable difference in my oldest boy after he started working.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
True on both accounts.
Didn’t have a job until community college, but didn’t really “get” time management and customer interaction and the like up until that point either.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
by JY on Dec 22, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions
I agree.
I think it also helps when you do something like work as a dishwasher in a busy restaurant. You work your ass off and when the paycheck comes and it really isn’t that much money. Makes getting an education or skill that will give you a decent paycheck that much more relevant to a teenager.
And you have to learn to work with others.
It puts you in a situation where you can’t just turn around and tell your brother to “shut up” because you don’t like that he’s saying. You learn pretty quick that doesn’t work in a job environment.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
And, the number one benefit: Working in fast food is a near cosmically humbling experience.
You know how you see people losing their patience and yelling at the 15-year-old kid running a cash register at McDonald’s? Or yelling at the stock boy or girl in the grocery store? Or, you know, all of those variations? Those people did not have to work those jobs. (Probably there are exceptions, but I feel comfortable making this generalization.)
I think you're right.
Once you’ve been there you have a whole new appreciation for it.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I kinda think this is both true and not true.
I admittedly drew the line at food service and only worked kitsch retail, but I find myself very forgiving about good-intentioned screw ups and mistakes under pressure and far less forgiving about half-assed or lazy behavior. I’ve got miles of patience for the barista juggling 4 orders at once, and none for the store clerk who can’t be bothered to put the phone down and ring me up when there’s 2 people in the store.
Well, that's a good call, and I guess I should have been clearer.
Obviously I don’t think minimum wage workers deserve blanket amnesty, but having worked those jobs, you realize that, more often than not, you realize that they don’t have your shoe size or your fries aren’t ready or whatever for reasons other than “this punk kid is screwing my day up.”
I hear ya.
There’s also the wanted/unwanted side effect of being utterly incapable of tolerating Christmas music. After working 10 hour retail rush hour shifts during the holidays for a few years, I now just red out from rage.
Same here. I had a part time job(dishwasher at a local restaurant) my junior year and a full time job(what ended up being the beginning of my current career) during my senior year.
Really helped focus my time management.
RIP Dave Neihaus.
I worked a part time job with full time hours at the bowling alley I was employed at
Worked 35 hours/week from age 15 to 17. Bowling alley closed for a while and I started working at Best Buy just before I turned 18 up until graduation, 40 hours/week.
by tootthekazoo on Dec 22, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Several, starting when I was a sophomore.
I was told by my parents that I needed one since they didn’t have any money to give me. Probably had 3 or 4 jobs total by the time I graduated.
...and now I'm here
I didn't have one
I tried but no one would hire me.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Really?
Back when I was in high school, if you wanted a job you could have one. As long as you weren’t picky about what you did.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Yeah, it's not at all that way any more
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 22, 2010 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
I still see fast food joints and grocery stores hiring.
If you’re in a big enough town, you should be able to find at least part-time work, even if it’s 16 hours a week or something. Or maybe I’m just completely out of touch since I’ve had the same job for over 10 years.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
The economy is shit right now for one.
For two, those jobs are kind of competitive amongst high schoolers. It really isn’t as easy as ‘if you want a job you can get one’ especially in bigger towns/cities where things like grocery store/movie theatre/service jobs are typically filled by people in their 20s.
by Aaron Campeau on Dec 22, 2010 5:04 PM PST up reply actions
I guess I'm happy I was in HS when I was then.
Everyone I knew worked, and if you didn’t like it one place, you could quit and go somewhere else. The only jobs you had to fight for were teh really high paying ones, or the really cush ones where you didn’t have to do shit.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
I applied to every fastfood, movie rental, grocery store and games store
that was hiring in the Spanaway area when I was in HS. I often got turned down for not having any experience.
At 16.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Kamikaze pilot? Wow you'd think they'd overlook that on a resume
by Kermit. on Dec 22, 2010 5:46 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
No no no
experience is a must – you have to be able to determine the differences between not only types of vessels to make sure you are hitting the right target, but also individual ships – what makes a bigger difference to enemy morale, blowing up the Enterprise or the Hornet?
Don’t forget you’re also going 325 mph at 30 feet while doing this. Experience is the key here.
I thought you would know these kinds of things, having been in the military and all.
by seattlebruin on Dec 22, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 4 recs
Yeah we pretty much played Mario Kart in the barracks.
That sounds way too technical anyway
The only one of my siblings who got a job in HS was my oldest sister
she worked at the local Dairy Queen. She had volunteer experience before hand and this was enough to get her a job.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I always did as soon as I was old enough.
I think I’d rather my kids just get summer jobs and stay open during school.
I got fired from my first summer job and subsequently got my bosses fired
I was dishwashing at a church camp, and was pulled aside one day and my bosses said “We’re letting you go; you’ve been washing dishes without soap for two weeks.”
Now, I’d attribute this to poor training- I was only 14 and had not been educated in how to change the soap in an industrial dishwasher, and it never occurred to me that the dishwasher would run out of soap. Honest mistake, I swear.
The problem was their reasoning. I confirmed with them immediately- I said “You’re firing me because I haven’t used soap for two weeks?” and they said “Yes.”
This job was for a church camp that was run by my church at the time, so I went to the pastor and told her what had happened. She was shocked that they’d fire a 14 year old, but that wasn’t the problem. I told her they fired me because I hadn’t used soap for two weeks, and how could they possibly know I hadn’t used soap for two weeks? If they were aware of this for two weeks, they had to have been knowingly disregarding some pretty important health code stuff
So the pastor and I went back to they church camp and she confirmed again why I was fired, and they said “Yes, we fired him because he hadn’t used soap for two weeks.” She inquired as to how they could possibly know this, and the husband paused for a moment and said “Well, uh, the bucket was really dry.”
Two weeks later they were terminated and a new husband/wife team was brought in to run the camp.
How I ever managed to get a job after that happened is beyond me.
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
by Corco on Dec 22, 2010 11:10 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
This was truly an awesomely fascinating read!
Oh, and soapiness is heavenly. Never forget that.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
I did not, and I wasn't pushed nor advised not to get a job.
I was lazy, and if I needed money, I could work for a couple hours for my mom. But I was a lazy high schooler who didn’t want to get his license because it meant I would have to drive my countless siblings around and was kind of a loner. What did I really need money for?
How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Is he healthy?
"Do you really want to go that way?"
Looks like the Rangers are in on him.
Heres to them taking another expensive risk that blows up!
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
I honestly don't know.
I just hope their desperate after missing on of Cliff and overpay.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
God
*they’re
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
I just want a rotation made up of Bedard and Webb
I think it’d make sense to go high risk – high reward. We aren’t going to go anywhere unless we get really lucky anyway.
by Edgar for Pres on Dec 22, 2010 3:35 PM PST up reply actions
Depending on how much money we have, which I didn't think we had any prior to our signings,
I’d be okay with a 1 year. I doubt he settles for that though.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:37 PM PST up reply actions
I think he'd have to do 1 or 2 years max
I doubt anybody trusts his shoulder
by Edgar for Pres on Dec 22, 2010 3:39 PM PST up reply actions
Oh damn, I just realized he basically has not pitched for 2 years.
He was fucking good in 06-08 though. Very interesting possibility.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:41 PM PST up reply actions
It'd at least be more interesting than seeing Luke French or somebody else every 5 days
by Edgar for Pres on Dec 22, 2010 3:44 PM PST up reply actions
Or Bedard could be good and he could be the next Bedard.
Either way we win.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 22, 2010 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
Who, Luke French?
Yeah I kind of doubt Webb ever gets back to what he was but if there is a 5% chance of being what he was, he is probably worth it.
by Edgar for Pres on Dec 23, 2010 2:22 AM PST up reply actions
So per our discussion about DogFort.
I decided to make one using my sister-in-law’s dog paintings.
http://pantingportraits.com/sites/default/files/content/dogfort.jpg
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 4:24 PM PST reply actions 5 recs
Thank you.
This is going to be her christmas present.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 22, 2010 4:31 PM PST up reply actions
This is awesome
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
If you were in that fort you wouldn't be that happy?
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 23, 2010 9:51 AM PST up reply actions
Fuck yes I would
That’s why I love how happy he looks.
by tootthekazoo on Dec 23, 2010 9:52 AM PST up reply actions
Wow, is everyone in SoCal doing okay?
I was just reading abouta ll the flooding and landslides…. Hope all you LL’rs are safe.
"Do you really want to go that way?"
On one hand, its making me not miss Seattle, because of how wet it is.
On the other hand, its making me not miss Seattle because I know next week it will be 70 degrees.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 22, 2010 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
It has been extremely schizo today
Light showers, torrential down pour, misting and blue skies even. Just took my dogs on a long walk and it didnt rain at all. A few hours before I took them out and they didnt want to go out at all it was raining so hard.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Sun came out for a bit here, right before sunset.
Gives me some hope for tomorrow.
by seattlebruin on Dec 22, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions
This time tomorrow Ill be in Washington
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
And by this I meant Friday
Sure is nice outside today
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Absolutely beautiful in SD today
makes me wish I had taken the day off to go play golf
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
I'm currently trying to find a good hike to take my dogs on
Unemployment!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I prefer funemployment
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
by bluemax on Dec 23, 2010 2:19 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I just saw a Campbell's Soup ad (for green bean casserole) on TV, and two things stood out to me:
1) Tim Allen doing voiceover work is so strange. More power! Does anyone else find this strange, or find other notable people who do voiceovers to be strange to listen to?
2) Green bean casserole is terrible. Am I the only person to think this?
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
There are so many actors doing voice over work on commercials anymore. It's fun to pick them out
For some reason I’ve never thought less of any actor or their stature as an artist for doing voice work. This might be the odd position on the subject.
Do you think less of them for doing overseas commercials?
This is where I would link to a video of Tommy Lee Jones in a Japanese coffee commercial, but I’m at work.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 23, 2010 8:15 AM PST up reply actions
I think Patrick Stewart does voice work for National.
How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
Green bean casserole is delicious.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
This is only correct if they haven't screwed it all up by adding bacon.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Swiss cheese, yes.
Bacon is vile and repugnant and should be removed from this earth.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Ahem, the rest of us.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
Green Bean Casserole is good
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Once again, jello almost got the best of me.
why I should find it so challenging to get fruit into gelatin, I do not know.
Add more booze.
Not just to the jello, but to yourself.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
That is my downfall.
I even set the timer, and then got on the phone (chatting about making the jello) and almost missed the window.
Watching the Blackadder Christmas Carol for the first time in a good 15 years.
takes on a whole other aspect when The Ghost of Christmas Present looks like an early make-up test for Hagrid.
Hugh Laurie!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
They didn't have as many commercials so there was time to do a proper intro
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Growing Pains is damn good
I’m partial to the theme song of any David E Kelley show- especially Picket Fences or Ally McBeal
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
I don't think it's ever felt less like Christmas to me when it's so close
anyone else feeling this way?
Absolutely
I’m not really looking forward to it at all. I think the biggest thing for me this year is that Christmas is on a Saturday, so I don’t get any time off from work for the holiday. I work a half-day tomorrow but that still means that I have to get up at my normal time. And since the Christmas holiday involves me having to spend Christmas Eve with the in-laws, Christmas day with my parents, and day after Christmas with my extended family on Whidbey Island I will have approximately zero fucking rest this weekend. Yay
by tootthekazoo on Dec 23, 2010 11:39 AM PST up reply actions
I literally did not realize it was Christmas this weekend until two days ago
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 11:40 AM PST up reply actions
I haven't been able to escape it, what with 3 sets of family constantly reminding me about it and a son that is pumped up for it
I didn’t really have that “oh shit, it’s almost Christmas” moment that you’re talking about, but that doesn’t mean that I was looking forward to it. I love Christmas but it’s so much fucking work
by tootthekazoo on Dec 23, 2010 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, I can see how having small children would make it really hard to ignore Christmas
it’s just that my whole family is parents plus children aged 19 to 25, and we’re not Christian, so…
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 11:58 AM PST up reply actions
That hasn't stopped my family yet.
We fit in that demographic almost perfectly, yet Christmas is a huge deal for us.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 12:22 PM PST up reply actions
Opposite for me for obvious reasons.
Having a baby around has exponentially increased the gifts under our tree.
From Thanksgiving to New Years has always been my least favorite time of year, until having children.
The holiday season was nothing but frantic pressure to do this, do that, see these people, go here and there. Find the perfect gift. The entire process sucked except for small get together type things in a friends kitchen. But now having kids and watching them enjoy the separate holidays has been a lot of fun and I’m finding myself getting into the production of each holiday. It’s kind of a strange process but enjoyable.
In many ways not having either of our parents in town is maybe a good thing.
We are taking this at our pace which is nice.
Yeah
I’m not the most festive person anyway but this year’s worse than usual. Weird considering all the damn snow.
Fuck. You guys are a bunch of buzzkills.
Now I have to go binge eat some christmas cookies. Thanks a lot.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 23, 2010 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Better take a walk afterwards, fatty.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
And this is why we're hosting the Biggest LLoser in 2011...
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
You Asians may not age, but you carry the cookies in your hips.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Current least favorite commerical.
Mine is the AXE: Clean your balls campaign and it’s not even close.
For sure
It has also done nothing to convince me that people who aren’t douchebags would consider buying Axe
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
It seems to me that they have prepubescent boys writing their ads for them.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Their deoderant smells good.
...and now I'm here
by CapSea on Dec 23, 2010 11:46 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Though to be fair I'm kind of a douchebag.
...and now I'm here
The body spray is a little much.
But the body wash ain’t bad.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 23, 2010 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, definitely not a fan of the spray.
Most of those sprays fade too quickly to be that beneficial. I like the body wash but it’s retardedly overpriced, so I only buy it when it’s on some clearance sale (which is pretty much how I choose any body wash).
...and now I'm here
The body wash is usually cheaper down here
I’ve liked some of their body washes, but agree with you on the spray that it fades and is over powered.
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
That is a horrible promotion.
In my mind it’s tied for worst with the little pig crying “whee whee whee” all the way home. I have to mute the TV every time that one comes on for fear that I’ll go on a shooting spree if I hear that squeal even 1 more time.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
That one and the woodchuck one are my two favorites from that ad campaign.
"How do you think my anus feels?"-House
by seattle_since_81 on Dec 25, 2010 7:44 PM PST up reply actions
How about that.
I had never seen this commercial, but then Aaron’s tweet about Woodland Critter Christmas made me want to watch the episode. I went to southparkstudios.com (why do I even owe DVDs anymore?), and there was that Axe commercial at the start of the video. Absolutely awful.
Both this ad and the Geico piggy ad were funny once, but they could totally go away without my feelings being hurt.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 11:26 AM PST up reply actions
I kinda hate Anheuser-Busch because their advertising is so good for such a terrible product
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 1:25 PM PST up reply actions
I love their ads, like the one where they're at the rock concert and stuff
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
That's because they've realized that Los Campesinos! is amazing.
I’d watch an ad for anything if they set it to LC!
The McDonalds coffee commercial where they do the little beat.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 23, 2010 1:59 PM PST up reply actions
What about the McDonald's coffee one with the douchebag hipster who yells at everyone and makes grouchy faces until he gets his coffee
and it ends with him snapping at the clerk at the McDonald’s and then she offers him coffee and he gets really happy
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 2:09 PM PST up reply actions
My least favorites-
Any Carl’s Jr. commercial. They have people take humongous bites of food while enhancing the slurping, chomping, smacking and various other disgusting food sounds. Ugh.
While my least favorite sound is the "slobber sound" while someone is talking,
A la Puff Daddy, I fucking loathe the sound of a fork being scraped along a person’s teeth.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
McRibs!
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 23, 2010 4:53 PM PST up reply actions
So I had to get my distributor cap replaced on my '94 civic SI yesterday
$450 later.. it feels like it is missing at low engine speed and open throttle. Is adjusting the timing something that should have been done with a fix like this? I feel like the timing is off a bit but I don’t want to go back and have them charge me a shitload more just to adjust something that I feel should have been looked at with that kind of fix.
In other news, I am inventing a car that doesn’t break down.
Donkey, the car you're looking to invent is called a bicycle.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 11:35 AM PST up reply actions
Yeah, but that's a 20-second fix.
And you’re seldom going to be out more than about $40 to get your bike fixed, even if something major happens to it.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions
And if you do, you're probably buying a new bike at that point
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
D0nkey should get a mule to ride instead
by tootthekazoo on Dec 23, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Knowing Craigslist, that was probably a donkey show.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions
Stop riding your brake while gassing the throttle just to piss off tailgaters.
It is fucking your car up.
If you'd just pull my hair while you are riding my ass I wouldn't have to
by d0nkey on Dec 23, 2010 12:00 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
I don't know how I missed this, but what a great comment!
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
But seriously,
Is a timing adjustment something that should be done with a distributor cap replacement?
Is the a rotor in your distributor?
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Don't they all have one?
I’m pretty sure mine does
Some distributors are strictly electronic. .
If yours has a rotor in it then you fine tune the timing by loosening the bolt that tightens the distributor to the engine and turn the unit one way or the other until the engine smooths out. Then tighten the bolt and you’re done.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
You don't really fly those so much as you launch them and hope they don't smack into you or a nearby wall.
They’ve got lousy control surfaces and pretty much ignore whatever input you give them on the controller.
If you want a pretty durable, easy to fly RC plane you should look into the Hobby Zone Champ RTF. For a Heli I’d get the Blade MCX2, which I’m pretty happy with
I've got a few.
MCX2 heli, Hobby Zone Champ RTF, Micro T-28 Trojan, a Citabria
But do you have a refueling station? And access to a flying field?
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 23, 2010 12:04 PM PST up reply actions
He's got about 20 planes hanging in the garage.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 23, 2010 12:07 PM PST up reply actions
That's cause he reads your posts on LL
Pretty sure there is a rule that you have to wear pants to fly RC planes
Hey I know where that is!
RC planes/cars/helicopters/boats are awesome. Whoever says otherwise is a fool.
My girlfriend bought one of those cheepie RC helicopters form a kiosk at the mall here
Shit didn’t fly when I got it on xmas, and the kiosk wasn’t there on the 26th. I kept it though.. I figured I might be able to make something cool out of the motor and controller. Any suggestions? I’m feeling creative*
*destructive
My ex always wanted one of those
it was one of those silly gifts I never got around to getting her
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Hide under the bed when you fly it.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Alright its recharged.
Lets try this again.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 23, 2010 12:44 PM PST up reply actions
If I were to purchase an Alfa Romeo, would it be reasonable for me to assume that my local Chrysler dealer should be able to get parts for it?
Determined, Jonesing Commentor
Reasonable, yes
But I wouldn’t really count on much stuff being available
by tootthekazoo on Dec 23, 2010 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Brought up in an earlier subthread, favorite TV themes!
What are yours?
I watched a lot of old TV growing up, so most of mine are from 70s and 80s era shows.
Hawaii five-o has to be toward the top of the list.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Anyone remember the theme fro Mission Impossible?
That was always one of my favorites.
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
"Dun dun dun dun doomp-doomp, dun dun dun dun doomp-doomp...
Dee-nuh-noo….? Dee-nuh-noo..? Dee-nuh-noo…? De-dump."
You mean that one? Yeah, I love that song.
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 23, 2010 6:32 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Bonanza!
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 12:27 PM PST up reply actions
Thirty Something had a catchy little tune. Good call on Twin Peaks
X
There were lyrics to the Twin Peaks song, there’s a fuzzy memory of the woman from that group fronting 10,000 Maniacs after Natalie Merchant left.
I think she also sang the Twin Peaks song in the first episode when they were in the bar.
"Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett Mariners Minors
Ok.
jello made. cookies made. chocolate pie made. salad fixings in the bowl. chicken pot pie made. lasagna made. Now I have a whole hour before I have to figure out how I will load it all in the car to head off for our family Christmas dinner.
Let me help you with that...
"Making hitmen legal would really help the unemployment rate."-Thingray
Ok.
Beer bought. Wine bought. Liquor bought. Frozen pizza bought. Presents mailed to me, opened. Presents I mailed out, non-existant. Chocolate, sweets, candies, cookies, set aside in hopes that I won’t pig out like a 9 year old at Halloween. DVD’s rented. Now I just need to get home and find just the right spot on the couch to not be moved out of for 3 days.
by Kenneth Arthur on Dec 23, 2010 3:24 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm going to hide in YOUR bushes. Fuck Thingray.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Sounds like that's what he wants you to do
So you can get him the beer, wine, liquor, and frozen pizza while he doesn’t have to move from the couch.
Fuck that shit I’m taking your bushes hiding spot at Thingray’s
by d0nkey on Dec 23, 2010 3:45 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yesterday I saw a double barrel Nerf Shotgun and I just had a sudden urge to buy it.
I don’t know why especially when there was a sniper rifle Nerf and a mini-gun Nerf next to it, I wanted that goddamned double barrel.
Which brings me to my next point, have you ever wanted to buy something based on irrational reasons?
You got slurved!
I did the same thing once.
Decided I wanted to duel in my rental house. Bought Nerf Guns. Got Drunk. And went for it.
by Scruffy Lefty on Dec 23, 2010 12:53 PM PST up reply actions
The Nerf shotgun is amazing and was hours and hours of terrible entertainment
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
The nerf sniper rifle sucks though
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
I bought condoms a few times in high school.
by Sec 108 on Dec 23, 2010 12:58 PM PST up reply actions 12 recs
Like a rubber museum in your hip pocket, wasn't it
by Kermit. on Dec 23, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions 7 recs
Dude, you're unloading a ton of man-love tonight.
Are you feeling OK?
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 5:33 PM PST up reply actions
Don't you have a kid?
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 5:37 PM PST up reply actions
I'm totally a dad and not gay, but gay like happy.
Happy that I’m not gay. Gay that I’m happy.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Don you now your gay apparel?
’Tis the season after all.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Assless chaps.
Merry Christmas.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
by kevin_ess on Dec 23, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
You are a treasure.
"That's fuckin' ingenious, if I understand it correctly. It's a Swiss fuckin' watch. "
by the other side on Dec 23, 2010 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
BrianL?
Perhaps? I’m in need of a good piano player that can help me. I’m currently obsessed with Procol Harum, and I want to do a cover of “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” as it fits well with a concept album I’m writing. Anyone have access to an organ (shut up, Kermit) and want to contribute?
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
And yes, I know they have much better songs. This one just fits the concept album.
Although I want to also reprise “Repent Walpurgis.” Philip K. Dick would be proud of my endeavor.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Oh, and if you haven't heard "Repent Walpurgis,"
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
You'll want to ask someone who actually plays keys as a primary instrument.
I play a passable chord comps for my own amusement more than anything else.
I thought were were Asian and awesomely adept at everything.
My bad.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Lindstrom---->Rockies
There goes the main Aardsma suitor. The return is not yet known, but the rumors are two prospects, one of whom is Wes Musick (who isn’t very good).
Lindstrom is pretty comparable to Aardsma in terms of salary and years under team control. This could set the market pretty low. Fuck you Ed Wade.
Doesn't Lindstrom also walk the world?
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions
You're a nerd.
And I love you.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
by kevin_ess on Dec 23, 2010 3:25 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The second prospect is Jonnathan Astril.
Neither of the prospects made Sickels recent Top 20 Rockies prospects. Musick was an honorable mention. This is basically a salary dump for the Astros, which may be all we’re able to get from Aardsma.
by Fuckmikereilly on Dec 23, 2010 3:36 PM PST up reply actions
Does anybody else feel like they just can't handle watching their favorite teams when times are good?
Cougs so far a nice showing against Baylor, which will be one of their top 2 games of the year. Ugh, I CANT WATCH!!!!!
I love it when my herpes won't let me pee without pain.
Welcome to the Mariners.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
by kevin_ess on Dec 23, 2010 4:33 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Dude, TMI.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 4:52 PM PST up reply actions
You take me far too literally.
I would never really tell you how I feel.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
by kevin_ess on Dec 23, 2010 5:40 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
You're cutting me deep.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
No watching USC steam roll the Pac 10 for several years was awesome as hell
It made me realize how much growing up a Seattle sports fan had sucked
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
usc sure did steamroll their way to an 0-13 record in 2005
by seattlebruin on Dec 23, 2010 7:49 PM PST up reply actions
The other times you are the dirt under the asphalt.
…they should send down Huntington & Nutting, because they aren’t ready, either. - royshowell
by Marinerfanjake on Dec 23, 2010 9:36 PM PST up reply actions
The NCAA can't sanction my memories!
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
Please look into the little red light.
How long until Ackley time?
AL Scout on Rendon: "I would peg him as a poor man's Jose Lopez."
I'm not sure why, but I'm rooting for the Navy.
For those of you confused by this post, yes, we’re being bombed by Japan.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Good choice with all the water in that stadium as of yesterday.
Read an article today they spent all night pumping 1.5 million gallons of water off the turf.
I love rooting for Navy because of the triple option
To improve, they should try to become the musical southern cal of the west. - bRuins Nation poster on the Stanford band.
That's not a nice thing to wish on any d0nkey.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Donkeys have a life expectancy of 30 to 50 years says wikipedia
So, it should’nt be too much longer
The funny thing about the length of Rhodes career is that the even when he does retire the ball Justice hit off of him will still be in flight.
by Robert on Dec 23, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I love how surprised the annoucers are at the attendance for the Poinsettia Bowl
hmmm, let’s see… game is in San Diego, San Diego State is having their best season in fifteen years, and they’re playing Navy in one of the biggest Navy cities in America. I wonder what will happen…
My fiancee decorated her Christmas cookie tonight-
by BigR on Dec 23, 2010 9:58 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
She's a keeper.
As your relationship status clearly indicats you already know.
Speedball.
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
by thehemogoblin on Dec 23, 2010 11:55 PM PST up reply actions
I'm going for carbs and whiskey.
and then I found some old friends were talking movies on the Seattle Channel, and that was restful
Follow my simple plan of hatred, despise, and remorse.
Then move to California and bring a fuckin raft.
I want a man with slow hands. I want a lover with an easy touch.
Ryan Rowland-Smith's blog is still in the blogroll, even though he hasn't blogged for a year and is no longer a Mariner.
:(
Mute the Sounders. Malamute the Huskies.
We still have images of players from 1865 in the side bar.
...and now I'm here
Good ol' Abner!
"Retarded isn't a race." -Thingray
by Matt Erickson on Dec 24, 2010 3:23 AM PST up reply actions
Old Hoss still updates his twitter feed.
Dawg! He put da team on his back!
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