Post by: wildcoyote on May 22, 2006, 02:39:17 pm
1. WHO chief dies at 61. So a guy who\'s supposed to be the leading expert in the world on health kicks @ 61. :hscratch: I know completely random thing out his control, but still.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/22/who.chief.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/22/who.chief.ap/index.html)
2. 7 year old boy swims from Alcatraz to SF. Wasn\'t this supposed to be this famous unescapable prison? I (reluctantly) went out there when in SF. View of the city from the island=far better than the crappy prison tour.
Standing there I said to my friend, that properly motivated, I think I could make it. He laughed and speculated @ how many died trying. Granted, the cold is the hardest part, but a little boy made it? Come on.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/alcatraz.swim.ap/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/alcatraz.swim.ap/index.html)
3. 1 out of 136 people in the US is in jail or prison. :sigh: Doesn\'t that seem a little high? How many of these people are really dangerous? How many are for stupid minor drug offenses? We need to review our penal system and our laws. For non-violent offenders, or even violent ones who were substantially provoked, can we do some kind of jacked up community service program?
Post by: derickw on May 22, 2006, 02:56:39 pm
sorry i just saw that Family Guy last night.
RI drivers really grind my gears. who stops at a yield sign? who takes a right hand turn from the far left lane, better yet who makes a u-turn at a no u-turn intersection from the far right lane.
and that\'s what really grinds my gears
Post by: kindm's on May 22, 2006, 03:01:22 pm
Yield means that if you have the right of way and there is no oncoming traffic that you need not come to a complete stop. Try getting on to the Merrit parkway or Saw mill river parkway or any place with a lot of traffic and not stop at a yeild sign. I garuntee you taht you will not live long.
Post by: wildcoyote on May 22, 2006, 03:04:15 pm
And that Lindsay Lohan and her little outfits! Don\'t even get me started!
Post by: Todd on May 22, 2006, 03:12:04 pm
Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on May 22, 2006, 03:24:17 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote
Oh man, I didn\'t even think of all the driving things. My ultimate: slow in the left lane. Honestly, I think some people are unaware this lane is designated for passing.
welcome to my life of misery in the dc metro area. i learned to drive in ny and knew of the left lane/fast lane/passing lane rule from day one. i come down here (va), and people will be on the freeway (55mph speed limit) going 50 in the FUCKING LEFT LANE. they cause a dangerous hazard to other drivers (i.e. me) who will go maybe 70-75mph and need to pass them on the right but first deal with slamming on breaks. what a complete waste of gasoline. maybe i am just crazy but i cannot stand people who just leave their signal on if they\'re not going anywhere..how fucking oblivious can you be/? i also have an issue with people who don\'t signal at all or retards on their cell phones that forget they\'re driving the second they get on their goddamn phone. can\'t deny that i hate workmen/construction workers/truck drivers that like to let you know they think you\'re hot and make gestures, yell, honk, etc...ok i will stop venting about this now before i sound psychotic/agressive.
Quote from: Todd
People who pull out in front of you with fervor, then proceed to do 10 mph below the speed limit!!!
:bomb: :pissed: DON\'T GET ME STARTED ON THIS ONE
Post by: derickw on May 22, 2006, 03:27:25 pm
Quote from: kindm\'s
When traffic is approaching you and they have the right of way you must yield to traffic which means wait your turn. Thats why people who know how to drive will sometimes come to a complete stop at a yeild sign
Yield means that if you have the right of way and there is no oncoming traffic that you need not come to a complete stop. Try getting on to the Merrit parkway or Saw mill river parkway or any place with a lot of traffic and not stop at a yeild sign. I garuntee you taht you will not live long.
OH, trust me i lived in CT long enough to know getting onto the Merritt. wait your turn pfffttttt, is\'t called the Rhode Island block, pull out into the two lanes on your side of the road and stop traffic till some ass coming the other way stops and lets you cross two lanes to merge and if I\'m not mistaken those are actual stop signs not yield signs. I\'m talking about the people around here who have there own lane in front of them and proceed to stop before realizing (even though they have lived there whole lives here) that they have there own lane. come on up to RI and join the fun sometime. hey quick heads up to anyone out there looking to get into an accident that won\'t be there fault, come on up to RI, but watch out chances of the other person actually having insurance is very slim. just find a woman in Newport driving her Benzi but also watch out because chances are she has 3 lawyers, who are all lawyers, wangs in her mouth besides her husbands, while talking on her cell phone putting on makeup and checking her hair.
Post by: skalnbyc on May 22, 2006, 03:35:57 pm
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya
i come down here (va), and people will be on the freeway (55mph speed limit) going 50 in the FUCKING LEFT LANE.
Yeah, I often see a row of 5 cars all travelling 50 MPH on a five-lane highway, with no way to get around them all. This aggravation is generally attributable to the many overly-cautious immigrants who have never driven before, and don\'t really understand the rules of the road, such as operating slower vehicles on the right side.
In Southern New England, it seems that no matter how fast you are driving on the highway, there are always plenty of people whizzing by at much higher speeds.
Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on May 22, 2006, 03:43:08 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu
Yeah, I often see a row of 5 cars all travelling 50 MPH on a five-lane highway, with no way to get around them all. This aggravation is generally attributable to the many overly-cautious immigrants who have never driven before, and don\'t really understand the rules of the road, such as operating slower vehicles on the right side.
i didn\'t want to be the one to point a finger, but if we\'re going that route..well okay. it is such the case here that people drive slow because they are immigrants. in the area outside of dc where i live, i am convinced that the last thing most of these people drove before a car was either a camel, elephant, giraffe or panda. immigrants, old people and soccer minivan moms are ruining our traffic patterns!
Post by: wildcoyote on May 22, 2006, 04:18:14 pm
Modifications that actually HURT the car\'s performance! Including coffee can exhausts, non funtional hood scoops, cut springs and my least favorite of all- the spoiler on the front wheel drive car. Take a physics class people. You\'re spending $$$ to make your car a bigger piece of shit.
Not to mention other stuff that just looks stupid, like a big sticker @ the top of the windshield with the brand of car it is. Yeah dude, I know it\'s Corolla, but apparently you don\'t \'cause you put a Type R sticker on it too.
Post by: Spunk on May 22, 2006, 04:23:46 pm
Post by: antbach on May 22, 2006, 04:34:06 pm
They STOP at Yield signs and YIELD at Stop signs. I have been hugging the right side of the back roads for sometime now waiting for any jackass to roll his customary 5 feet beyond the stop sign/corner.
Other RI driving traits: Lack of knowledge of the right of way. Example-when turning left at an intersection into one lane you apparantely have the right of way to make your turn even if others across the intersection are making a right into the same lane. I experience this every single morning at a traffic light turning right onto Wickendon Street, and the idiots in front of me WAIT for the line of cars turning left to make their turn! I love it when I make my right turn and the people taking the left beep and whatnot. Another: when in slow traffic on the highway (30-40mph) with no where to go, ride the car in front of you\'s ass, because maybe if they move and the next car moves and the next car moves and about 50 other cars move, you\'ll get there faster. And one last one before I leave work for the day: if you drive a school bus, use the RI block, creep, and left hand right of wayness, to your full advantage, because the other cars will always stop for a school bus!
Post by: bdfreetuna on May 22, 2006, 04:53:44 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote
3. 1 out of 136 people in the US is in jail or prison. :sigh: \\
I believe this number is *much* higher, like 1 out of 20 (too lazy to check) that have ever been in prison.
Nothing short of some fucked up shit. A key part of the race and class warfare that America wages against its own citizens in an attempt to keep "undesireable" and free thinking elements out of society.
Here\'s a good op-ed bit on it:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/5/15/171250/881
What really grinds my gears is the fact that there hasn\'t been a national minimum wage increase since 1997, to $5.15.
Everyone deserves a living wage @ 40 hrs/week.
Post by: FrankZappa on May 22, 2006, 07:30:07 pm
2. People who make really, really long drawn out replies on topics that no one else is talking about, like swimming when everyone else is talking about rhode island road rage.
On that note,
On the Alcatraz thing, many, many people have done it. There are races all the time. The thing is they told the inmates that it was impossible so that they wouldn\'t try it. They also wouldn\'t let the inmates take cold showers because they feared they could use it to condition themselves to the water. The main issue is not the distance or temperature though, it\'s the current. Your chances of being dragged out to sea and drowning while trying to make it to land are much greater than by any of the other issues. Add to all of this that it is a major shipping lane in and out of the bay. Also, they told the inmates there were sharks, which there are, but they are all sand sharks along the bottom that would never attack something as big as a human.
When they do the races there are boats following along side of you to keep you pointing in the right direction. Also, they usually are wearing state of the art clothing (full body suits, professional goggles, ect) to assist them, and they are either professional swimmers or are amerature swimmers that can already do a longer distance. So a 7 year old swimming it doesn\'t suprise me.
Post by: Blackieshamps on May 22, 2006, 07:43:53 pm
Post by: Klout on May 22, 2006, 08:53:42 pm
Post by: postom on May 22, 2006, 09:15:10 pm
they should have giant signs in the median every mile telling people to move over.
that\'s the only thing that actually remotely bothers me on a regular basis.
Post by: FreeSpirit on May 22, 2006, 09:45:32 pm
What grinds my gears? People that think they\'re the best driver on the planet & think that everyone else needs to take lessons in driving :duck:
Post by: Wolfman on May 22, 2006, 11:24:25 pm
On another note, thank you Paul Ryan for that fantastic analysis of swimming away from Alcatraz. Sounded like something right out of Maxim magazine. Paul, you should check out this month\'s issue which features a great piece on different ways you can die in a shipwreck. For example, if the bow or stern goes down first, all the hallways will actually become chasms and you can die by falling hundreds of feet down a hallway. You should read it, you\'ll love it.
Post by: Todd on May 23, 2006, 02:41:06 am
Quote from: alexanderzurflu
In Southern New England, it seems that no matter how fast you are driving on the highway, there are always plenty of people whizzing by at much higher speeds.
Yeah!!! ME!!!!!! Get the fuck out of my way!!!! ;)
Post by: wildcoyote on May 23, 2006, 09:09:39 am
And that problem is transport.
It take very very long,
Because Kazakhstan is big.
Throw transport down the well (repeat line)
So my country can be free (repeat line)
We must make travel easy (repeat line)
Then we’ll have a big party (repeat line)
Post by: wildcoyote on May 26, 2006, 03:28:46 pm
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Test scores are in: Northeast still has dumbest drivers
Insurance company exam indicates one in 11 drivers would fail state licensing exam.
The test revealed that about one in 11 licensed drivers in the United States would fail a state drivers test, according to GMAC Insurance.
Rhode Island ranked last year, also, with an average score of 77. Last year, Oregon\'s average score was 89, which still placed at the top of the rankings that year.
Based on average scores, northwestern states generally ranked highest while the bottom-ranking states were mostly in the northeast. One exception was Vermont, which ranked third. Washington state drivers ranked second. Drivers in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia ranked at the bottom, with D.C. finishing just ahead of Rhode Island.
The 20-question test was based on questions asked in state driver\'s license examinations. A score of 70 or higher is required to pass a standard state test.
The failure rate for drivers in northeastern states was about 16 percent, according to GMAC Insurance. The failure rate for drivers in northwestern states was from one to seven percent.
The test and an accompanying survey were completed by 5,288 licensed drivers including at least 100 from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The survey asked about responses to specific driving situations.
(Cheat alert: The following paragraph includes some answers to the test.)
Approximately one in three drivers said they usually do not stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. At least one out of five drivers did not know that pedestrians in a crosswalk have the right of way. At least one in five also did not know that roads are most slippery when it first starts to rain after a dry spell.
State by state rankings
http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/26/gmac_test_rankings/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2006/AUTOS/05/26/gmac_test_rankings/index.html)
Take the Test For the record I got a 90.0- and I\'ve been ticketed for reckless.
http://www.gmacinsurance.com/SafeDriving/2006/drivertest.asp (http://www.gmacinsurance.com/SafeDriving/2006/drivertest.asp)
Post by: derickw on May 26, 2006, 03:58:55 pm
Post by: Spacey on May 26, 2006, 04:02:46 pm
Quote from: derickw
^^^^ ya, welcome to RI. like i said before, if you want to get into an accident that won\'t be your fault come on up.
sounds like another case for Jefferson Snow - Attorney At Law!
Post by: derickw on May 26, 2006, 04:04:25 pm
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sounds like another case for Jefferson Snow - Attorney At Law!
ahhh, i saw you gave up the practice.
Jefferson Snow Attorney....... when the mood is right....... :takes law degree from Knight School of law and wipes ass with it:
Post by: Todd on May 26, 2006, 04:12:16 pm
Post by: Spacey on May 26, 2006, 04:13:47 pm
current lawsuit for domain rights between an old nemesis.
Post by: wildcoyote on August 18, 2006, 06:11:00 pm
http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/aarondurley.htm (http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/aarondurley.htm)
and a group photo for perspective
http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/team.htm (http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/team.htm)
Post by: Spacey on August 18, 2006, 06:55:42 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 20, 2006, 05:59:25 am
Post by: jocelyn on August 20, 2006, 03:31:57 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote
This "kid" is thirty if he\'s a day. How he thought we wouldn\'t recognize him from George Mason\'s improbable Final Four run, I\'ll never know. His father(?) is also the coach.
http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/aarondurley.htm (http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/aarondurley.htm)
and a group photo for perspective
http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/team.htm (http://www.littleleague.org/series/2006divisions/llbb/teams/transatlantic/team.htm)
Wow that is unreal.
Anyhow... let\'s go Portsmouth! Yay NH....
Post by: Me! on August 21, 2006, 02:25:18 pm
http://sports.aol.com/mlb/story/_a/little-league-giant-draws-major/20060820180309990001 (http://sports.aol.com/mlb/story/_a/little-league-giant-draws-major/20060820180309990001)
Post by: davepeck on January 07, 2009, 04:26:55 pm
"we\'re going to Miso\'s tonight"
no. you\'re fucking not, actually. because Miso\'s doesn\'t fucking exist! neither does Kumo\'s, or Bottega\'s, or Nikkita\'s, etc. :mad: :hair: :mad:
Post by: Klout on January 07, 2009, 04:35:37 pm
Post by: bezerker on January 07, 2009, 04:49:04 pm
Post by: Spacey on January 07, 2009, 05:14:07 pm
Post by: thatguy on January 07, 2009, 05:17:27 pm
Post by: SlimPickens on January 07, 2009, 05:18:34 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 07, 2009, 05:22:40 pm
Quote from: davepeck;215742
the completely unnecessary addition of \'s to restaurant/bar names
"we\'re going to Miso\'s tonight"
no. you\'re fucking not, actually. because Miso\'s doesn\'t fucking exist! neither does Kumo\'s, or Bottega\'s, or Nikkita\'s, etc. :mad: :hair: :mad:
raises hand. I am so guilty. Probably the biggest offender. Sorry dave. ;)
Quote from: Spacey;215759
Lindsey Lohen
Lindsay Lohan AND her lesbian lover...whatever her name is.
Post by: Dyed_Tie on January 07, 2009, 05:22:54 pm
These same executives would rather cut jobs than take pay cuts. (*** Warning word Problem ahead***) For instance, you have to cut 1,000 jobs to reach a certain financial goal on your balance sheet. Now let\'s say you have a board room with 12 executives earning on average 500 times (because the CEO most likely makes more than the CFO etc.) that of the 1,000 employees\' salaries being removed from the books (this is not inconceivable). Well those executives could each take a pay cut of about 1.4% rather than ruin the lives of 1,000 people. And I\'m not even thinking Wal-Mart type corporations where the gap is most likely much wider than 500 times.
Check my math, I hope I did that right. I used 1 as the employee salary.
Execs total salary (6,000), Employees total salary (1,000).
1,000/6,000 = 16.67%
16.67%/12 = 1.38% a piece.
It\'s been a while since algebra. :hscratch:
Post by: Mark on January 07, 2009, 05:37:39 pm
Bill O\'Reilly
Newt Gingrich
Rush Limbaugh
George W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Karl Rove
Hey Dave, you going to Bar\'s tonight?
Post by: oldnewbie on January 07, 2009, 05:49:53 pm
Post by: davepeck on January 07, 2009, 05:50:42 pm
Quote from: Mark;215768
Hey Dave, you going to Bar\'s tonight?
i am. i\'ll also be at Dewey\'s\'s tomorrow night.
Post by: thatguy on January 07, 2009, 05:53:48 pm
.............adrian
Post by: skalnbyc on January 07, 2009, 06:10:30 pm
Quote from: davepeck;215742
the completely unnecessary addition of \'s to restaurant/bar names
"we\'re going to Miso\'s tonight"
no. you\'re fucking not, actually. because Miso\'s doesn\'t fucking exist! neither does Kumo\'s, or Bottega\'s, or Nikkita\'s, etc. :mad: :hair: :mad:
Definitely on my list as well; most people think these name changes are cute, not me.
Post by: jocelyn on January 07, 2009, 06:26:23 pm
Post by: davepeck on January 07, 2009, 07:02:54 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on January 07, 2009, 07:31:23 pm
Dave, even worse: abbreviating a name then adding the \'s to the end. I\'m sure you\'ve seen this before. Since Bottega has already been used -> "Bottie\'s". Dunkin Donuts -> "Dunkie\'s". Go ahead and puke on that.
Post by: SlimPickens on January 07, 2009, 07:54:21 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;215784
Abbreviations have also annoyed me for most of my life, even from a young age; "mac and cheese" etc.
Dave, even worse: abbreviating a name then adding the \'s to the end. I\'m sure you\'ve seen this before. Since Bottega has already been used -> "Bottie\'s". Dunkin Donuts -> "Dunkie\'s". Go ahead and puke on that.
Flu\'s are u ser guy?!
Post by: ds673488 on January 07, 2009, 09:23:00 pm
Post by: Spacey on January 07, 2009, 09:53:29 pm
Post by: Lexington on January 07, 2009, 10:31:09 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on January 07, 2009, 11:58:16 pm
Post by: derickw on January 08, 2009, 12:26:21 am
Quote from: Spacey;215759
Lindsey Lohen
you America!
with your sniveling and whining..... no bombs dropping on your heads......
Post by: tyzack on January 08, 2009, 07:24:20 am
And everyone who hates on smokers.
Post by: Spacey on January 08, 2009, 09:37:55 am
Post by: wiredchicken on January 08, 2009, 10:37:40 am
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Dunkin Donuts -> "Dunkie\'s". Go ahead and puke on that
whoever says that needs to KYS right away.
Post by: phirehead on January 08, 2009, 11:30:30 am
But she doesn\'t do that with California, which I don\'t get.
Also, when people talk about their boyfriend or girlfriend and say "my girl" or "my man." I hate that.
Post by: Yoda on January 08, 2009, 11:51:23 am
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on January 08, 2009, 12:22:16 pm
Had she come to talk to me, I would have taken the blame (though it was actually the printer\'s error) and apologized. Do I now have to write her a letter of apology? What is the protocol here?
Post by: derickw on January 08, 2009, 12:23:52 pm
Quote from: derickw;215831
Quote from: Spacey;215759Lindsey Lohen
you America!
with your sniveling and whining..... no bombs dropping on your heads......
Post by: FrankZappa on January 08, 2009, 03:10:38 pm
Quote from: tyzack;215839
And everyone who hates on smokers.
I don\'t hate smokers, however I do hate 2nd hand smoke and that stale smoke smell that comes with smokers clothes and whatnot. :wacko:
Post by: SlimPickens on January 08, 2009, 03:30:14 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;215879
Do I now have to write her a letter of apology? What is the protocol here?
Yes. Actually I\'ll write it for you:
Dear Fucking Hag Bitch,
Get a fucking life you dumb waste of oxygen.
Eat an infected D
Sincerely,
Drew "Rusty Knees" Kingsley
Post by: siflandollie on January 08, 2009, 04:45:42 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;215879
I got a full-page memo from a senior associate athletic director on official letterhead because of a small typographical error in our most recent women\'s basketball game program. Mind you, this is from a co-worker (a superior, more accurately) who has my cell number, desk phone number, home phone number and e-mail address. Her office is three doors down from mine and I know her personally.
Had she come to talk to me, I would have taken the blame (though it was actually the printer\'s error) and apologized. Do I now have to write her a letter of apology? What is the protocol here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKCN3CSLZuI
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 08, 2009, 04:46:21 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;215879
I got a full-page memo from a senior associate athletic director on official letterhead because of a small typographical error in our most recent women\'s basketball game program.
I seriously feel your pain. I do. It\'s like people have no common sense. Typos are mistakes. It\'s not like you purposely sought out to do it. A conversation would have done the job, but honestly, you probably didn\'t even talk about it. I\'m sure after they were all printed, you realized it and went "doh!"
I get the most asinine complaints. If I make one small typo that\'s on the screen for 5 seconds, its like I get an email, two phone calls, and someone at the door.
Post by: davepeck on January 08, 2009, 05:51:37 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 08, 2009, 06:06:24 pm
Post by: Lexington on January 08, 2009, 06:40:02 pm
Quote from: davepeck;215936
when stop and shop doesn\'t have my fucking turkey the last two fucking times i\'ve been there!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
boar\'s head cracked peppermill and honey maple turkeys=:drool:
Post by: SlimPickens on January 09, 2009, 01:45:13 pm
(http://stereogum.com/img/cellphone_as_lighter.jpg)
To share the moment with a friend at home.
Guess what genius, it\'s just gonna sound like 120 decimals of garbage in your friends voice mail. They\'re not gonna listen to more then 5 seconds of it, and you look like a knucklehead.
Post by: davepeck on January 09, 2009, 01:47:54 pm
Quote from: SlimPickens;216054
People that hold their cell phones up at concerts
(http://stereogum.com/img/cellphone_as_lighter.jpg)
To share the moment with a friend at home.
Guess what genius, it\'s just gonna sound like 120 decimals of garbage in your friends voice mail. They\'re not gonna listen to more then 5 seconds of it, and you look like a knucklehead.
........................................................................................................................
:hscratch:
Post by: wildcoyote on January 09, 2009, 01:48:41 pm
Quote from: davepeck;215936
when stop and shop doesn\'t have my fucking turkey the last two fucking times i\'ve been there!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
Yes. Not to mention that touch screen, "we\'ll do your order while you shop" thing at the deli doesn\'t work. I come back, see it\'s not done, take a number in the regular line and get it faster. :no:
Post by: SlimPickens on January 09, 2009, 02:03:21 pm
Quote from: davepeck;216055
Quote from: SlimPickens;216054People that hold their cell phones up at concerts
(http://stereogum.com/img/cellphone_as_lighter.jpg)
To share the moment with a friend at home.
Guess what genius, it\'s just gonna sound like 120 decimals of garbage in your friends voice mail. They\'re not gonna listen to more then 5 seconds of it, and you look like a knucklehead.
........................................................................................................................
:hscratch:
decibels
ha! oops.
Post by: davepeck on January 09, 2009, 02:12:34 pm
Quote from: Lexington;215947
Quote from: davepeck;215936when stop and shop doesn\'t have my fucking turkey the last two fucking times i\'ve been there!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
boar\'s head cracked peppermill and honey maple turkeys=:drool:
Quote from: wildcoyote;216056
Yes. Not to mention that touch screen, "we\'ll do your order while you shop" thing at the deli doesn\'t work. I come back, see it\'s not done, take a number in the regular line and get it faster. :no:
ah, i wasn\'t talking about the deli, but the ground turkey in the meat department. i buy the 99% lean, and it seems like all they ever have lately is the 93%. blegh.
Post by: wildcoyote on January 09, 2009, 02:16:56 pm
Post by: ds673488 on January 09, 2009, 02:23:24 pm
Post by: tyzack on January 09, 2009, 02:41:01 pm
Quote from: SlimPickens;216054
People that hold their cell phones up at concerts
(http://stereogum.com/img/cellphone_as_lighter.jpg)
To share the moment with a friend at home.
Guess what genius, it\'s just gonna sound like 120 decimals of garbage in your friends voice mail. They\'re not gonna listen to more then 5 seconds of it, and you look like a knucklehead.
God I hate that.
It rewiens the view too if instead of looking at the lights/stage you are distracted by 10,000 little bright bots.
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 09, 2009, 05:33:36 pm
Post by: Spacey on January 09, 2009, 06:06:15 pm
Post by: SlimPickens on January 09, 2009, 06:35:32 pm
Post by: Lexington on January 09, 2009, 06:47:43 pm
Post by: thatguy on January 09, 2009, 06:52:55 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;216093
Weathermen in a tizzy predicting snow tomorrow, acting like we haven\'t had snow in New England in the last century.
fucking true dat!
Post by: Mark on January 09, 2009, 07:27:42 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 09, 2009, 08:07:34 pm
Quote from: thatguy;216115
Quote from: SkyePrizm;216093Weathermen in a tizzy predicting snow tomorrow, acting like we haven\'t had snow in New England in the last century.
fucking true dat!
let me add to all this: when the snow finally does get here (if it does), shoveling.
I\'d pay the neighborhood kids $10 but they half-ass it like when they rake my leaves.
Post by: derickw on January 09, 2009, 08:31:18 pm
Post by: JSleeper240 on January 10, 2009, 09:39:41 am
these fucks!
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 10, 2009, 05:38:13 pm
Post by: estahwhaddup on January 10, 2009, 07:06:49 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on January 10, 2009, 07:58:43 pm
Post by: davepeck on January 10, 2009, 08:22:11 pm
things that aren\'t sushi.
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 11, 2009, 01:04:38 am
Post by: jocelyn on January 11, 2009, 01:51:38 am
Quote from: tyzack;216065
It rewiens the view
:wah:
The spelling and grammar police.
Post by: Igziabeher on January 11, 2009, 06:56:37 am
Post by: tyzack on January 11, 2009, 09:01:35 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;216119
Quote from: thatguy;216115Quote from: SkyePrizm;216093Weathermen in a tizzy predicting snow tomorrow, acting like we haven\'t had snow in New England in the last century.
fucking true dat!
let me add to all this: when the snow finally does get here (if it does), shoveling.
I\'d pay the neighborhood kids $10 but they half-ass it like when they rake my leaves.
when weather men get in a tizzy about snow THEN HALF THEIR ACCUMULATION prediction right before, then again during the storm.
...also, that massachusetts now feels it nessarcy to tell people about winter weather on those flashing road signs.
Post by: leith on January 12, 2009, 12:15:59 am
Post by: peaches626 on January 12, 2009, 01:52:43 am
and leith.
eat a d ya gaf.
and welcome back.
Post by: tyzack on January 12, 2009, 06:58:00 am
Post by: derickw on January 12, 2009, 08:27:17 am
Post by: tyzack on January 12, 2009, 08:39:53 am
Quote from: derickw;216226
when you go to pass someone on the highway and they speed up. freak\'n assholes, you were going 65 that\'s why I\'m passing you
People who come speeding up behind you then "wiggle" back and forth while they tail-gate you.
Normally, when this happens, I change lanes and let them pass - figuring that the cops will bust them.
However, i don\'t get it when people do this in traffic where a.) I can\'t change lanes and b.) even if I did, they\'d have no where to go.
Post by: Igziabeher on January 12, 2009, 08:41:21 am
Quote from: leith;216209
giants/yankee fans
Post by: Todd on January 12, 2009, 09:47:57 am
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 12, 2009, 01:11:09 pm
Quote from: tyzack;216222
People who say hockey is a boring sport.
or people who say hockey doesn\'t have a fan base anymore....
Post by: Todd on January 12, 2009, 03:06:12 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on January 12, 2009, 06:49:34 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on January 12, 2009, 09:02:43 pm
Quote from: derickw;216226
when you go to pass someone on the highway and they speed up. freak\'n assholes, you were going 65 that\'s why I\'m passing you
I was n the merritt today and just had to laugh at a guy because he was being a dick. I was in the left lane, 2 lanes, going down a big ass hill and I was already doing 70 in a 55. He starts swerving behind me because he wants to pass. I\'m dumbfounded that he\'s actually swerving. So I speed up to 75 but I still had not passed the guy in the right lane. Nope, not good enough, starts riding my ass. Then he backs off and starts flashing me, still swerving drastically while flipping me off... I\'m just dumbfounded.
But now I\'m laughing so hard, I naturally slowed down to piss him off and get behind the car on the right, he guns it past me screaming while looking back over his shoulder to look at me instead of the road, easily doing 85+ at this point. I mean, seriously? So, yea, people like that piss me off.
Post by: jocelyn on January 12, 2009, 11:44:08 pm
Post by: peaches626 on January 13, 2009, 02:11:02 am
n t! d
Post by: bezerker on January 13, 2009, 03:43:49 am
Post by: leith on January 13, 2009, 04:26:26 am
People not reviewing shows on LMA.
People who ask stupid fucking questions on .info about subjects easily found with the SEARCH feature.
An amazing band like The Breakfast has to settle for playing regionally just to remain a band.
Post by: FrankZappa on January 13, 2009, 04:39:23 am
Post by: peaches626 on January 13, 2009, 05:02:19 am
i assume that is how your term of non-posting started, but hadn\'t noticed until now and i found it amusing that it wasn\'t even then next day yet where you were
Post by: SlimPickens on January 13, 2009, 07:14:49 am
Quote from: FrankZappa;216374
Quote from: derickw;216226when you go to pass someone on the highway and they speed up. freak\'n assholes, you were going 65 that\'s why I\'m passing you
I was n the merritt today and just had to laugh at a guy because he was being a dick. I was in the left lane, 2 lanes, going down a big ass hill and I was already doing 70 in a 55. He starts swerving behind me because he wants to pass. I\'m dumbfounded that he\'s actually swerving. So I speed up to 75 but I still had not passed the guy in the right lane. Nope, not good enough, starts riding my ass. Then he backs off and starts flashing me, still swerving drastically while flipping me off... I\'m just dumbfounded.
But now I\'m laughing so hard, I naturally slowed down to piss him off and get behind the car on the right, he guns it past me screaming while looking back over his shoulder to look at me instead of the road, easily doing 85+ at this point. I mean, seriously? So, yea, people like that piss me off.
Maybe his father was in the back seat having a heart attack and he was trying to get\'em to a hospital.
Post by: Spacey on January 13, 2009, 08:38:16 am
Jerks...
Post by: FrankZappa on January 13, 2009, 08:49:58 am
Post by: tyzack on January 13, 2009, 09:18:24 am
Quote from: Spacey;216408
People who have resided in New England their entire lives.
Jerks...
Post by: FrankZappa on January 13, 2009, 09:22:37 am
Post by: tyzack on January 13, 2009, 09:33:36 am
I am very pleasantly discharging of waste, I really, really, really, don\'t want to talk about anything, at all, to anyone, especally job related stuff.
In fact, any conversation, at all, in the bathrooms. A "hello" is fine IF AND ONLY IF both people are post-discharge washing their hands.
Other than that, shut up and let me shit, or piss, in peace and relative quiet!
Post by: Yoda on January 13, 2009, 10:02:27 am
- People who take the urinal next to me when there\'s enough open urinals to leave a space
- People who fart at the urinal when there are people at the other urinals
- People that use the toilet to piss
- People that use the toilet to piss and don\'t lift up the seat
- People who leave pubes or ass hair on the toilet seat after they\'ve taken a dump
- People that take a dump and don\'t flush the toilet
- People that use the work bathroom like they would at home (brushing excluded)
- People that miss the bowl when they take a dump
- People at work with no cube etiquete
- People who burp and fart in their cube when there\'s someone on the other side
- People who order fast food but get a diet soda
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on January 13, 2009, 10:21:02 am
Quote from: Yoda;216421
- People who fart at the urinal when there are people at the other urinals
It\'s a bathroom, dude. If not there, then where?
Post by: tyzack on January 13, 2009, 10:32:41 am
Quote from: Yoda;216421
- People that miss the bowl when they take a dump
Excuse me, how exactly do you miss the bowl when you take a dump?
gravity...
Post by: davepeck on January 13, 2009, 10:42:13 am
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;216423
Quote from: Yoda;216421- People who fart at the urinal when there are people at the other urinals
It\'s a bathroom, dude. If not there, then where?
exactly. that\'s like saying "people who sweat at the gym". come on now.
Post by: booztravlr on January 13, 2009, 10:45:45 am
Quote from: Yoda;216421
- People that take a dump and don\'t flush the toilet
- People that miss the bowl when they take a dump
This is a common problem where you work?
Quote from: Yoda;216421
- People who order fast food but get a diet soda
You must be referring to the 5 night a week fast food crowd. Otherwise, I prefer the taste of diet soda over regular soda so I don\'t see a problem with this.
Post by: tyzack on January 13, 2009, 11:20:54 am
Post by: ds673488 on January 13, 2009, 11:22:46 am
Quote from: Yoda;216421
- People that miss the bowl when they take a dump
This actually does happen at my work...there is a guy from the atmospheric science offices that we call the "wall shitter" and he has on a few occasions left skid marks on the wall behind the toilet.
Post by: Yoda on January 13, 2009, 11:28:07 am
As for the fast food comment, here\'s my thoughts. My comment is really aimed at the future Walter Hudson\'s of America that waddle up to the counter and order 3 Big Mac meals and then order a diet soda because they want to be healthy. Personally, I think diet soda tastes like metal, but that\'s just me.
Quote from: tyzack;216432
i think yoda might just be a very mad person
I did grow up on a steady diet of Andy Rooney, so it is a possibility.
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on January 13, 2009, 11:31:57 am
Post by: derickw on January 13, 2009, 12:54:15 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;216416
people who went to LHHS and took architecture classes and post on this site.
watch it there FZ........
Post by: wildcoyote on January 13, 2009, 01:15:43 pm
Be glad you don\'t work with that guy. I think having someone peer over the stall door while you shit might grind some gears.
Post by: Yoda on January 13, 2009, 01:18:50 pm
Post by: peaches626 on January 13, 2009, 02:01:11 pm
in the words of George Oscar Bluth, Jr., "COME OON!!"
and it\'s gotta be ok to piss in a toilet if in doing so i\'m allowing you your space at the urinal, right? so long as i wipe up my mess/lift the seat
Post by: Lexington on January 13, 2009, 02:30:56 pm
Quote from: bezerker;216396
people who burp/ and or fart very nastily in the car
window or not, its just wrong.
(http://www.emerchandise.com/images/p/SMP/pdSTSMP0006.jpg)
Post by: NickNels on January 13, 2009, 02:39:53 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;216449
At my old office there were 3 different companies on same floor of our building, and one common men\'s room for the floor. Me and this other guy used to play pranks on each other all the time, and he sees me head into the bathroom. There was someone in the first stall, so I went to the second. My co worker follows me in, not realizing there\'s another person in there. He sees feet at the first stall and peers over the door at very surprised old man. He was going to throw wet paper towels at me, an instead saw a stranger taking a shit.
Be glad you don\'t work with that guy. I think having someone peer over the stall door while you shit might grind some gears.
Oh boy...Brian and his bathroom Shennanigans. He loves playing games and turning tricks in the men\'s stalls.
Post by: Igziabeher on January 13, 2009, 02:45:04 pm
Quote from: NickNels;216466
Oh boy...Brian and his bathroom Shennanigans. He loves playing games and turning tricks in the men\'s stalls.
:lol:
tbc, and a beaut.
Post by: Yoda on January 13, 2009, 02:59:36 pm
Quote from: peaches626;216458
ya, yoda- agree with a good portion of your list, but the fart thing? QUOTE]
I can live with the fart thing if I\'m in the stall or the other guy is in the stall, but at my office, there\'s only two stalls with a small barrier between; if he rips one, I catching a wiff and unless it a family member or a friend, I think it\'s kind of rude to do.Quote from: peaches626;216458and it\'s gotta be ok to piss in a toilet if in doing so i\'m allowing you your space at the urinal, right? so long as i wipe up my mess/lift the seat
Pissing in a toilet is fine, but pick up the seat. I really don\'t understand guys that do that with the seat down; I mean they know that they\'re going to have to shit on that some day, right? As for wiping the seat if you pee on it; nice try, but that\'s still disgusting. Just because you\'ve wiped it doesn\'t mean that there still isn\'t dry residual piss on the seat.
As my stepfather said to any guy that either got piss on the seat or on the floor around the toilet, "If you\'ve got a problem pissing in the bowl, either get a bigger dick or sit down."
Post by: peaches626 on January 13, 2009, 03:06:38 pm
Quote from: Yoda;216476
Quote from: peaches626;216458ya, yoda- agree with a good portion of your list, but the fart thing? QUOTE]
I can live with the fart thing if I\'m in the stall or the other guy is in the stall, but at my office, there\'s only two stalls with a small barrier between; if he rips one, I catching a wiff and unless it a family member or a friend, I think it\'s kind of rude to do.Quote from: peaches626;216458and it\'s gotta be ok to piss in a toilet if in doing so i\'m allowing you your space at the urinal, right? so long as i wipe up my mess/lift the seat
Pissing in a toilet is fine, but pick up the seat. I really don\'t understand guys that do that with the seat down; I mean they know that they\'re going to have to shit on that some day, right? As for wiping the seat if you pee on it; nice try, but that\'s still disgusting. Just because you\'ve wiped it doesn\'t mean that there still isn\'t dry residual piss on the seat.
As my stepfather said to any guy that either got piss on the seat or on the floor around the toilet, "If you\'ve got a problem pissing in the bowl, either get a bigger dick or sit down."
so lemme get this straight...
you worried about my wiped up, residual piss stain,
but NOT concerned with the thousands of male asses that have graced the seat?
as long as that shit\'s wiped down, i don\'t care whats happened to that seat. life\'s to short to worry about that shiz...
Post by: wildcoyote on January 13, 2009, 03:10:05 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;216467
Quote from: NickNels;216466
Oh boy...Brian and his bathroom Shennanigans. He loves playing games and turning tricks in the men\'s stalls.
:lol:
tbc, and a beaut.
I have to admit, the fact that it came from someone I always suspected of being a closet homosexual made be a little uncomfortable.
Post by: Yoda on January 13, 2009, 03:13:37 pm
Quote from: peaches626;216481
so lemme get this straight...
you worried about my wiped up, residual piss stain,
but NOT concerned with the thousands of male asses that have graced the seat?
as long as that shit\'s wiped down, i don\'t care whats happened to that seat. life\'s to short to worry about that shiz...
I commend you for your nobility of wiping down your piss... You just don\'t understand how many times I go to take a dump at work and I have to take a handfull of TP to wipe up the piss, then go wash my hands, then go back to the stall and put down toilet seat cover before I can pinch a loaf. I\'m not a germaphobe by any sense of the word, but how difficult is it to put the seat up if you\'re going to piss.
Post by: peaches626 on January 13, 2009, 03:19:26 pm
i\'ll lift the seat from now on
Post by: FrankZappa on January 13, 2009, 03:22:48 pm
Quote from: Yoda;216421
- People that take a dump and don\'t flush the toilet
come on now db, I seem to remember you telling me a story about your frosh year at southern about this...
That said, i agree with a lot of this. I can\'t stand when people try to have conversations with me in the bathroom, or you hear people on the phone while going the bathroom. :yuk:
Of course, none of that is as bad as PEOPLE WHO DON"T WASH THEIR HANDS!!! :hair:
Post by: peaches626 on January 13, 2009, 03:36:49 pm
Post by: Spacey on January 13, 2009, 08:15:39 pm
Post by: Lexington on January 13, 2009, 08:20:08 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;216485
Quote from: Yoda;216421- People that take a dump and don\'t flush the toilet
come on now db, I seem to remember you telling me a story about your frosh year at southern about this...
That said, i agree with a lot of this. I can\'t stand when people try to have conversations with me in the bathroom, or you hear people on the phone while going the bathroom. :yuk:
Of course, none of that is as bad as PEOPLE WHO DON"T WASH THEIR HANDS!!! :hair:
i almost got jumped once for saying wassup to a kid at the urinal. didn\'t get it then, still don;t really. whats so gross about talking when you\'re peeing? get real.
Post by: derickw on January 13, 2009, 11:12:42 pm
Quote from: Spacey;216512
Left handed people.
!["Photobucket"]("http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f66/dwiaderski/?action=view¤t=leftorium.jpg")
Post by: tyzack on January 14, 2009, 07:22:58 am
Quote from: Spacey;216512
Left handed people.
The right-handed centric world!
Post by: FrankZappa on January 14, 2009, 08:06:28 am
Post by: tyzack on January 14, 2009, 08:22:33 am
Quote from: peaches626;216489
who cares about talkin on the phone while your on the john?
What conversation is important enough to have on the phone in the jon?
second, if i were to ever find out that i was having a conversation with someone who is actively shitting that would gross me out and i\'d hang up on general princible.
Post by: Yoda on January 14, 2009, 08:58:36 am
Quote from: FrankZappa;216485
Quote from: Yoda;216421- People that take a dump and don\'t flush the toilet
come on now db, I seem to remember you telling me a story about your frosh year at southern about this...
That said, i agree with a lot of this. I can\'t stand when people try to have conversations with me in the bathroom, or you hear people on the phone while going the bathroom. :yuk:
Of course, none of that is as bad as PEOPLE WHO DON"T WASH THEIR HANDS!!! :hair:
Paul - that was a totally different situation. I was living in a disgusting straight-line dorm with 30 dirty dudes and sharing 5 stalls and 5 shows among us. I was also a little more tolerant of bathroom habits in those days. Plus, that was the king of craps; it came out of the water and over the toilet seat, plus, I blamed it on someone else and they had to clean the bathroom.
But, I\'ll add someone more gear-grinding points:
- People that say "There\'s two ways to do things, the right handed way and the wrong way"
- Arenas or Stadiums that haven\'t grasped the concept of urinals and still hang on to troughs (that\'s disgusting in so many ways)
- People that shovel or blow their snow into the street
- People living in NJ that have Red Sox stickers on their car (that didn\'t have them before 2004)
- Cops that profile out-of-state liscense plates
- The Pumpkin Festival in Seymor/Oxford (it\'s like something out of the Children of the Corn)
- The fact that I haven\'t been to the Big E in almost 10 years
Post by: ds673488 on January 14, 2009, 09:41:03 am
Quote from: tyzack;216541
Quote from: peaches626;216489who cares about talkin on the phone while your on the john?
What conversation is important enough to have on the phone in the jon?
second, if i were to ever find out that i was having a conversation with someone who is actively shitting that would gross me out and i\'d hang up on general princible.
i actually save phone conversations for when im on the toilet. its a great time to get calls out of the way without anything else to worry about/distract you.
in fact, if youve ever talked to me on the phone, there is about a 10% chance that it was done while i was taking a dump
Post by: Yoda on January 14, 2009, 09:57:31 am
Quote from: ds673488;216550
Quote from: tyzack;216541Quote from: peaches626;216489who cares about talkin on the phone while your on the john?
What conversation is important enough to have on the phone in the jon?
second, if i were to ever find out that i was having a conversation with someone who is actively shitting that would gross me out and i\'d hang up on general princible.
i actually save phone conversations for when im on the toilet. its a great time to get calls out of the way without anything else to worry about/distract you.
in fact, if youve ever talked to me on the phone, there is about a 10% chance that it was done while i was taking a dump
I don\'t know about you, but I can\'t remember the last time I didn\'t fart when I crapped, and I really wouldn\'t be comfortable sharing that fart over the phone.
Post by: davepeck on January 14, 2009, 10:00:40 am
Post by: NickNels on January 14, 2009, 11:31:10 am
Quote from: wildcoyote;216482
Quote from: Igziabeher;216467Quote from: NickNels;216466
Oh boy...Brian and his bathroom Shennanigans. He loves playing games and turning tricks in the men\'s stalls.
:lol:
tbc, and a beaut.
I have to admit, the fact that it came from someone I always suspected of being a closet homosexual made be a little uncomfortable.
No, you\'re right...peering over the men\'s stalls and playing grab ass with your bathroom buddy seems very heterosexual ;)
Post by: davepeck on January 14, 2009, 12:32:59 pm
Post by: peaches626 on January 14, 2009, 12:34:17 pm
Quote from: tyzack;216541
Quote from: peaches626;216489who cares about talkin on the phone while your on the john?
What conversation is important enough to have on the phone in the jon?
second, if i were to ever find out that i was having a conversation with someone who is actively shitting that would gross me out and i\'d hang up on general princible.
i don\'t normally save my phone calls for toilet time, but if someone calls and i\'m sittin on the john, i have no problem pickin it up and sayin whatsup.
if you can\'t handle me talkin to you while i\'m droppin some brownbrown, hit the weight room ya puss.
Post by: leith on January 14, 2009, 01:38:02 pm
It just disrespects Mitch and Noel to me.
Post by: weekapaug19 on January 14, 2009, 01:42:10 pm
Quote from: Yoda;216543
Quote from: FrankZappa;216485Quote from: Yoda;216421- People that take a dump and don\'t flush the toilet
come on now db, I seem to remember you telling me a story about your frosh year at southern about this...
That said, i agree with a lot of this. I can\'t stand when people try to have conversations with me in the bathroom, or you hear people on the phone while going the bathroom. :yuk:
Of course, none of that is as bad as PEOPLE WHO DON"T WASH THEIR HANDS!!! :hair:
Paul - that was a totally different situation. I was living in a disgusting straight-line dorm with 30 dirty dudes and sharing 5 stalls and 5 shows among us. I was also a little more tolerant of bathroom habits in those days. Plus, that was the king of craps; it came out of the water and over the toilet seat, plus, I blamed it on someone else and they had to clean the bathroom.
But, I\'ll add someone more gear-grinding points:
- People that say "There\'s two ways to do things, the right handed way and the wrong way"
- Arenas or Stadiums that haven\'t grasped the concept of urinals and still hang on to troughs (that\'s disgusting in so many ways)
- People that shovel or blow their snow into the street
- People living in NJ that have Red Sox stickers on their car (that didn\'t have them before 2004)
- Cops that profile out-of-state liscense plates
- The Pumpkin Festival in Seymor/Oxford (it\'s like something out of the Children of the Corn)
- The fact that I haven\'t been to the Big E in almost 10 years
You haven\'t been to the big E in 10 years???? dont\' worry, nothing has changed
Post by: Yoda on January 14, 2009, 01:59:03 pm
Quote from: weekapaug19;216596
Quote from: Yoda;216543Quote from: FrankZappa;216485Quote from: Yoda;216421- People that take a dump and don\'t flush the toilet
come on now db, I seem to remember you telling me a story about your frosh year at southern about this...
That said, i agree with a lot of this. I can\'t stand when people try to have conversations with me in the bathroom, or you hear people on the phone while going the bathroom. :yuk:
Of course, none of that is as bad as PEOPLE WHO DON"T WASH THEIR HANDS!!! :hair:
Paul - that was a totally different situation. I was living in a disgusting straight-line dorm with 30 dirty dudes and sharing 5 stalls and 5 shows among us. I was also a little more tolerant of bathroom habits in those days. Plus, that was the king of craps; it came out of the water and over the toilet seat, plus, I blamed it on someone else and they had to clean the bathroom.
But, I\'ll add someone more gear-grinding points:
- People that say "There\'s two ways to do things, the right handed way and the wrong way"
- Arenas or Stadiums that haven\'t grasped the concept of urinals and still hang on to troughs (that\'s disgusting in so many ways)
- People that shovel or blow their snow into the street
- People living in NJ that have Red Sox stickers on their car (that didn\'t have them before 2004)
- Cops that profile out-of-state liscense plates
- The Pumpkin Festival in Seymor/Oxford (it\'s like something out of the Children of the Corn)
- The fact that I haven\'t been to the Big E in almost 10 years
You haven\'t been to the big E in 10 years???? dont\' worry, nothing has changed
I live in NJ now. Not as easy to get to. I miss the $0.25 foot massage machines and the sheep dressed as if they were going to a rally in the south.
Post by: skalnbyc on January 14, 2009, 04:07:41 pm
Quote from: Lexington;216514
i almost got jumped once for saying wassup to a kid at the urinal. didn\'t get it then, still don;t really. .
You were probably trying to peep his peep.
Post by: FreeSpirit on January 14, 2009, 07:15:54 pm
Also, while on the subject, working another job 2 days every week for the next nine weeks and not getting a paycheck until March.
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 14, 2009, 07:46:21 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit;216628
Also, while on the subject, working another job 2 days every week for the next nine weeks and not getting a paycheck until March.
That\'s BS. How come so long????
I thought I had it bad. The bookkepper forgot to pay me holiday pay for Christmas and New Year\'s Day, so I have to wait until she comes in next week to get the extra check for it....
Post by: Spacey on January 15, 2009, 09:26:14 am
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on January 15, 2009, 09:28:41 am
Quote from: Spacey;216649
Getting 1 paycheck/month
I\'m not good enough with money to handle that... now if it was a BIG paycheck, maybe I could manage.
And that segues into something that really grinds my gears: being told that I\'m "paying my dues". That doesn\'t make my current rent any easier to pay.
Post by: tyzack on January 15, 2009, 09:29:28 am
We should all be working together to better ourselves and humanity.
Post by: derickw on January 15, 2009, 10:15:56 am
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;216650
Quote from: Spacey;216649Getting 1 paycheck/month
I\'m not good enough with money to handle that... now if it was a BIG paycheck, maybe I could manage.
And that segues into something that really grinds my gears: being told that I\'m "paying my dues". That doesn\'t make my current rent any easier to pay.
there\'s some truth to that though
Post by: Spacey on January 15, 2009, 10:30:59 am
Quote from: derickw;216661
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;216650Quote from: Spacey;216649Getting 1 paycheck/month
I\'m not good enough with money to handle that... now if it was a BIG paycheck, maybe I could manage.
And that segues into something that really grinds my gears: being told that I\'m "paying my dues". That doesn\'t make my current rent any easier to pay.
there\'s some truth to that though
If you are good enough at what you do, you never "pay your dues", followers pay their dues, leaders collect their dues.
Post by: NickNels on January 15, 2009, 11:57:15 am
2. People who pull out to the left (or right) before they make a turn from the street. In a parking lot i can understand, but you can\'t do that shit in traffic
Post by: tyzack on January 15, 2009, 12:50:02 pm
Quote from: NickNels;216667
2. People who pull out to the left (or right) before they make a turn from the street. In a parking lot i can understand, but you can\'t do that shit in traffic
the masshole creep?
Post by: NickNels on January 15, 2009, 01:13:27 pm
Quote from: tyzack;216671
Quote from: NickNels;216667
2. People who pull out to the left (or right) before they make a turn from the street. In a parking lot i can understand, but you can\'t do that shit in traffic
the masshole creep?
HAHA! It\'s not just Mass anymore, but speaking of which...
3. Driving in Boston. Worst drivers, worst roads, always constructions, and way too many one way steets. Navigating in Boston is horrible. You can see where you want to go, but you just can\'t get there.
Post by: peaches626 on January 16, 2009, 01:36:23 pm
Quote from: davepeck;215742
the completely unnecessary addition of \'s to restaurant/bar names
"we\'re going to Miso\'s tonight"
no. you\'re fucking not, actually. because Miso\'s doesn\'t fucking exist! neither does Kumo\'s, or Bottega\'s, or Nikkita\'s, etc. :mad: :hair: :mad:
does this include something like "The Wolf\'s Den at Mohegan Sun Casino"?
Post by: Yoda on January 16, 2009, 01:39:17 pm
Quote from: NickNels;216676
Quote from: tyzack;216671Quote from: NickNels;216667
2. People who pull out to the left (or right) before they make a turn from the street. In a parking lot i can understand, but you can\'t do that shit in traffic
the masshole creep?
HAHA! It\'s not just Mass anymore, but speaking of which...
3. Driving in Boston. Worst drivers, worst roads, always constructions, and way too many one way steets. Navigating in Boston is horrible. You can see where you want to go, but you just can\'t get there.
I would like to open this up to NYC drivers. It\'s a wonder that there aren\'t more pedestrian fatalities.
But to add more to the grinding:
- People that flush the toilet with their shoe and either miss or hit the seat on the way back and leave a rubber skid-mark on the seat itself.
Post by: tyzack on January 16, 2009, 02:26:10 pm
Quote from: Yoda;216810
Quote from: NickNels;216676Quote from: tyzack;216671Quote from: NickNels;216667
2. People who pull out to the left (or right) before they make a turn from the street. In a parking lot i can understand, but you can\'t do that shit in traffic
the masshole creep?
HAHA! It\'s not just Mass anymore, but speaking of which...
3. Driving in Boston. Worst drivers, worst roads, always constructions, and way too many one way steets. Navigating in Boston is horrible. You can see where you want to go, but you just can\'t get there.
I would like to open this up to NYC drivers. It\'s a wonder that there aren\'t more pedestrian fatalities.
But to add more to the grinding:
- People that flush the toilet with their shoe and either miss or hit the seat on the way back and leave a rubber skid-mark on the seat itself.
Yoda-
Is there any common pratice in the bathroom that you approve of?
Also, NYC, Boston, and all Western drivers don\'t hold a candle to middle-eastern drivers.
Carios traffic is so bad, that is it good. It is only predictable in that it is complete and utterlly lawless and unpredictable.
It really is an experince.
Post by: JSleeper240 on January 16, 2009, 02:44:59 pm
Post by: thatguy on January 16, 2009, 02:49:42 pm
Post by: jocelyn on January 16, 2009, 02:59:27 pm
Woke up this morning at 5:00 with no heat, and it was -12 outside. Oil lines froze for the second time in 2 weeks. Apparently since I have an outdoor tank, I should be using kerosene in the winter. However, no one from the oil company, who has been delivering my oil here since I moved in years ago, has ever bothered to tell me this. How the hell was I supposed to know!?
Happily, Harper crawled under the covers while I was sleeping and kept me warm. I woke up with her curled up against my chest. :D
Post by: Yoda on January 16, 2009, 03:19:35 pm
Quote from: tyzack;216818
Yoda-
Is there any common pratice in the bathroom that you approve of?
QUOTE]
Here are my thoughts on bathroom:
1. If you have to piss, use a urinal. If there\'s no urinal available, use a stall, but lift the seat.
2. If you\'ve come to piss and there\'s some at another urinal, make sure there\'s a one urinal gap (if possible)
3. If you\'re not friendly with the person in the bathroom, don\'t talk to them.
4. If you have to shit, make sure that you aim for the bowl. If you\'re uncomfortable about sitting on the seat, use a seat cover (or two). If you\'re not comfortable at that point, then using a public bathroom may not be for you.
5. Make sure you flush after your finished, if your uncomfortable about pushing the buttom or pulling the lever with your hand, take some TP and use that as a buffer. And the most important one of all....
6. For God\'s sake, wash your hands before you leave the bathroom!
Post by: JSleeper240 on January 16, 2009, 03:54:15 pm
go to http://www.footflush.com
invented by Cal\'s stepdad, based off of a bass drum pedal. I\'m lucky, he gave me 2 of em 2. I have one installed...puzzles most folks.
Post by: thatguy on January 16, 2009, 03:57:01 pm
Post by: Todd on January 16, 2009, 04:24:26 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;216832
It\'s probably pretty lame to complain about the weather, since I choose to live in NH. But I\'m going to complain anyhow.
Woke up this morning at 5:00 with no heat, and it was -12 outside. Oil lines froze for the second time in 2 weeks. Apparently since I have an outdoor tank, I should be using kerosene in the winter. However, no one from the oil company, who has been delivering my oil here since I moved in years ago, has ever bothered to tell me this. How the hell was I supposed to know!?
Happily, Harper crawled under the covers while I was sleeping and kept me warm. I woke up with her curled up against my chest. :D
Get a different oil company. They are supposed to add the kerosene if you have an outdoor tank. At least that\'s how it\'s done around here. All you need is a couple gallons to do the trick.
Post by: JSleeper240 on January 16, 2009, 05:11:22 pm
Quote from: thatguy;216854
ok...thats retarded.just sayin
he gave them to me. you know eric. he\'s having a hard time with them I think. I guess they\'d be good in the health care field where you\'d be concerned about germs. I set it up as a gag, usually I forget to use it and still use the handle. the other is still in the box.
I do like entreprenurship though (is that a word?).
Post by: leith on January 19, 2009, 01:04:14 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on January 19, 2009, 01:07:34 pm
Quote from: Jocelyn
Happily, Harper crawled under the covers while I was sleeping and kept me warm. I woke up with her curled up against my chest.
That\'s pretty damn cute.
Quote from: leith;217015
Columbus Day
commie.
:lol:
Post by: wildcoyote on January 19, 2009, 01:53:42 pm
2. Adobe Reader- How necessary are all these updates?
Post by: derickw on January 19, 2009, 02:48:28 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;217018
1. Vista - It deserves it\'s awful reputation
2. Adobe Reader- How necessary are all these updates?
i agree 100%
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on January 20, 2009, 07:24:20 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on January 30, 2009, 12:43:24 pm
If they were serious about keeping the scalpers out, it would be like airline tickets. You put the tix under a name and require ID to get in.
Would this suck if bought tix then couldn\'t go- yes. But it would almost eliminate this mess we saw today.
Post by: tyzack on January 30, 2009, 12:59:17 pm
Post by: derickw on January 30, 2009, 02:01:53 pm
Post by: Spacey on January 30, 2009, 03:07:27 pm
Post by: ds673488 on January 30, 2009, 03:15:40 pm
a year ago some guy used it and got like 400 hannah montana tickets to one show
Post by: Yoda on January 30, 2009, 03:19:20 pm
People that try to rape raccoons or any other animal or being for that matter.
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 30, 2009, 05:46:16 pm
Post by: Igziabeher on January 30, 2009, 07:00:47 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 01, 2009, 10:48:23 pm
sigh.
Post by: FrankZappa on February 02, 2009, 08:18:53 am
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Dalai Lama has medical tests for arm discomfort
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NEW DELHI (AP) - The Dalai Lama has been taken to a New Delhi hospital for medical tests after experiencing discomfort in his arms. The Tibetan spiritual leader\'s spokesman, Tenzin Takhla, said Monday he is currently undergoing the tests. The 73-year-old Buddhist leader underwent surgery in October to remove gallstones and had to cancel several international trips. Takhla says he is expected to return to Dharmsala, where he has his headquarters, on Tuesday.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Post by: FrankZappa on February 02, 2009, 08:27:49 am
Post by: Spacey on February 02, 2009, 09:10:06 am
Post by: SlimPickens on February 02, 2009, 09:31:47 am
Quote from: Spacey;218497
ghosts
Never go to my sisters house. Hanging out with my niece (3yrs old), I was given a tour of the house and shown all the locations where ghosts hang out.
(http://www.scaryforkids.com/pics/poltergeist.jpg)
Post by: davepeck on February 02, 2009, 10:06:48 am
Post by: Yoda on February 04, 2009, 04:51:17 pm
Bruce tickets went on sale at 9:00AM EST on 2.2.09. I logged on and put in my request for two tickets. I was put in line and told that there was roughly a 15 minute waiting period. After about 25 minutes a screen popped up claiming an error due to "routine maintenance". The funny thing is that on the right side of the screen tickets were available for purchase from Tickets Now (owned by Ticketmaster) for several hundred dollars more than face value. I tried again and again for most of the day and received the same error. Around 4:00, I finally got through and there were no tickets available, but if I wanted to pay $300 a ticket, there was the ad for Tickets Now on the right side of the screen. If it was just me, I would leave it alone, but there were a lot of people that had the same issue and now Rep. Bill Pascrell is looking into the issue. Bruce has released an apology to fans. And it was just released that State Police arrested a scalper from North Arlington that had 30K of the missing tickets that weren\'t available. The article states "But inside Napalitano’s coat, police found a business card from Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty. On the back of the card was a note, “Call me when you sell all of these. I may have some more.”
Screw ticketmaster...
Post by: Spacey on February 04, 2009, 06:17:09 pm
Quote from: Yoda;218848
Ticketmaster..................................
Bruce tickets went on sale at 9:00AM EST on 2.2.09. I logged on and put in my request for two tickets. I was put in line and told that there was roughly a 15 minute waiting period. After about 25 minutes a screen popped up claiming an error due to "routine maintenance". The funny thing is that on the right side of the screen tickets were available for purchase from Tickets Now (owned by Ticketmaster) for several hundred dollars more than face value. I tried again and again for most of the day and received the same error. Around 4:00, I finally got through and there were no tickets available, but if I wanted to pay $300 a ticket, there was the ad for Tickets Now on the right side of the screen. If it was just me, I would leave it alone, but there were a lot of people that had the same issue and now Rep. Bill Pascrell is looking into the issue. Bruce has released an apology to fans. And it was just released that State Police arrested a scalper from North Arlington that had 30K of the missing tickets that weren\'t available. The article states "But inside Napalitano’s coat, police found a business card from Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty. On the back of the card was a note, “Call me when you sell all of these. I may have some more.”
Screw ticketmaster...
wow. this is beyond grinding gears.
Post by: peaches626 on February 05, 2009, 02:09:50 am
Post by: FrankZappa on February 05, 2009, 07:02:56 am
Post by: weekapaug19 on February 05, 2009, 08:44:05 am
Quote from: Yoda;218848
Ticketmaster..................................
Bruce tickets went on sale at 9:00AM EST on 2.2.09. I logged on and put in my request for two tickets. I was put in line and told that there was roughly a 15 minute waiting period. After about 25 minutes a screen popped up claiming an error due to "routine maintenance". The funny thing is that on the right side of the screen tickets were available for purchase from Tickets Now (owned by Ticketmaster) for several hundred dollars more than face value. I tried again and again for most of the day and received the same error. Around 4:00, I finally got through and there were no tickets available, but if I wanted to pay $300 a ticket, there was the ad for Tickets Now on the right side of the screen. If it was just me, I would leave it alone, but there were a lot of people that had the same issue and now Rep. Bill Pascrell is looking into the issue. Bruce has released an apology to fans. And it was just released that State Police arrested a scalper from North Arlington that had 30K of the missing tickets that weren\'t available. The article states "But inside Napalitano’s coat, police found a business card from Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty. On the back of the card was a note, “Call me when you sell all of these. I may have some more.”
Screw ticketmaster...
where did you read that last part? is there a link to an article.
also, the fact that LN/TM may try and merge is terrible
Post by: tyzack on February 05, 2009, 09:05:20 am
Quote from: weekapaug19;218887
also, the fact that LN/TM may try and merge is terrible
...wouldn\'t have be anti-trust/monopoly?
also, wtf is going on with the SEC, not only are they ignoring paunzie scemes, they are okying monopoly after monoply...
Post by: FrankZappa on February 05, 2009, 09:21:18 am
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AP-NY--Insider Trading,0051
2 arrests in NY insider trading case
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NEW YORK (AP) - The FBI says two people have been arrested in a
New York insider trading case.
The suspects are accused of making several million dollars from
tips provided by an investment banker.
They were expected to be arraigned Thursday in Manhattan federal
court.
Further details were not immediately available.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Post by: Yoda on February 05, 2009, 09:30:01 am
Quote from: weekapaug19;218887
Quote from: Yoda;218848Ticketmaster..................................
Bruce tickets went on sale at 9:00AM EST on 2.2.09. I logged on and put in my request for two tickets. I was put in line and told that there was roughly a 15 minute waiting period. After about 25 minutes a screen popped up claiming an error due to "routine maintenance". The funny thing is that on the right side of the screen tickets were available for purchase from Tickets Now (owned by Ticketmaster) for several hundred dollars more than face value. I tried again and again for most of the day and received the same error. Around 4:00, I finally got through and there were no tickets available, but if I wanted to pay $300 a ticket, there was the ad for Tickets Now on the right side of the screen. If it was just me, I would leave it alone, but there were a lot of people that had the same issue and now Rep. Bill Pascrell is looking into the issue. Bruce has released an apology to fans. And it was just released that State Police arrested a scalper from North Arlington that had 30K of the missing tickets that weren\'t available. The article states "But inside Napalitano’s coat, police found a business card from Ticketmaster CEO Sean Moriarty. On the back of the card was a note, “Call me when you sell all of these. I may have some more.”
Screw ticketmaster...
where did you read that last part? is there a link to an article.
also, the fact that LN/TM may try and merge is terrible
I\'m sure that it\'s not 100% factual, but in every rumor, there is some truth
http://thejerseybackup.com/2009/02/04/officials-find-30000-springsteen-tickets-in-back-pocket-of-north-arlington-scalper/
Post by: derickw on February 05, 2009, 11:17:55 am
and i can\'t believe Madoff isn\'t getting butt raped in jail. goes to show, enough money can get you out of just about anything, including murder right OJ.
Post by: Spacey on February 05, 2009, 11:29:08 am
Post by: SlimPickens on February 05, 2009, 12:19:11 pm
Quote from: Spacey;218920
Madoff should be hung in the street and let the people whose lives he destroyed skin him with a peeler.
this debacle is large enough that "they" should rename it a Madoff Scheme.
Another thing that grinds my gears, Spacey\'s piss poor attitude. Alot of people don\'t know this, but his piss poor attitude is responsible for Billy Powells death. Fuckin\' guy lives through a plane crash, then you go and send\'em tits up.
Post by: Spacey on February 05, 2009, 01:45:00 pm
Post by: SlimPickens on February 05, 2009, 04:52:14 pm
Post by: jocelyn on February 05, 2009, 10:54:10 pm
REAL MEN LOVE JESUS
It makes me laugh.
Also, what is secondary virginity?!
Post by: FrankZappa on February 05, 2009, 11:02:24 pm
I think chanting, sacrificing of small woodland animals, and wearing of snuggies is required for it to be effective. Also you have to register yourself as a religious institution on your tax forms, otherwise you\'ll be mistaken for a cult. And you\'d have to keep paying taxes... unlike churches. which has nothing to do with separation of church and state.
sorry, one of those moods tonight. :shrug:
Post by: zuke583 on February 05, 2009, 11:11:53 pm
Post by: JSleeper240 on February 06, 2009, 12:49:19 am
Quote from: zuke583;219019
decaffeinated coffee
you get the shits with out getting hopped up...what the fuck?
Post by: thatguy on February 06, 2009, 01:15:42 am
Post by: galenas on February 06, 2009, 10:42:48 am
Post by: NickNels on February 06, 2009, 10:46:06 am
Quote from: galenas;219063
having to pay for parking to go to a gym that u already pay $70 a month for. and then getting a ticket several times a week. motherfuckers.
welcome to NY...n00b ;)
Post by: FrankZappa on February 06, 2009, 12:20:09 pm
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Attorney General Investigates Ticketmaster For Funneling Tickets To Subsidiary To Inflate Prices
February 5, 2009
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today confirmed that he is investigating Ticketmaster and TicketsNow after the related companies allegedly charged consumers inflated resale prices for Bruce Springsteen tickets.
Blumenthal\'s office has received several complaints from Connecticut consumers who unsuccessfully tried to buy Springsteen tickets for a New Jersey concert earlier this week.
The Ticketmaster site notified many consumers of technical difficulties, while others were notified that tickets were sold out. At the same time, Ticketmaster\'s site offered an alternative for consumers to buy the tickets through its subsidiary resale site, TicketsNow, for hundreds of dollars above face value.
Ticketmaster, the sole broker for the concert, reportedly redirected fans to TicketsNow, where higher prices were charged.
Blumenthal\'s office is requesting information and documents about the Ticketmaster\'s relationship with its TicketsNow subsidiary.
"Glory days for Ticketmaster -- and its reported stranglehold on tickets -- cannot be used to manipulate the market and cut out consumers," Blumenthal said. "I am deeply disturbed that Ticketmaster may be exploiting its market dominance -- funneling consumers to its subsidiary in order to inflate profits.
"My office is investigating complaints from rejected consumers who believe Ticketmaster gave them the illegal run around when they wanted to see Bruce sing \'Born to Run\'.
"This Springsteen sale raises disturbing questions about Ticketmaster\'s relationship with TicketsNow -- and whether tickets that should have been available were improperly diverted.
"This experience heightens my concerns about antitrust and consumer protections raised by Ticketmaster\'s possible merger with Live Nation. I will be discussing with other attorneys general possible investigation of such a merger."
http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?A=2341&Q=433484
Post by: Yoda on February 06, 2009, 12:22:52 pm
Post by: zuke583 on February 13, 2009, 12:00:12 am
Post by: Dyed_Tie on February 13, 2009, 02:22:38 am
Post by: Lexington on February 13, 2009, 02:43:55 am
Post by: Yoda on February 13, 2009, 07:39:06 am
Post by: SlimPickens on February 13, 2009, 07:41:02 am
Post by: davepeck on February 13, 2009, 09:12:18 am
Quote from: Yoda;219667
When people take what I write in a thread that\'s associated or somewhat associated with the thread and move it to the According To Yoda thread.
so stop derailing threads!
Thread Subject: Friday Night Get Together>great Guinness Toast
Posts Moved: 14 posts about Bruce Springsteen
Thread Subject: Setlist: [Tim Acoustic] 2009-02-07- Jake\'s; Wallingford, CT
Posts Moved: 32 posts about Yoda\'s family values
Post by: Spacey on February 13, 2009, 09:16:07 am
Post by: Yoda on February 13, 2009, 09:16:12 am
Quote from: davepeck;219676
Quote from: Yoda;219667When people take what I write in a thread that\'s associated or somewhat associated with the thread and move it to the According To Yoda thread.
so stop derailing threads!
Thread Subject: Friday Night Get Together>great Guinness Toast
Posts Moved: 14 posts about Bruce Springsteen
I didn\'t bring up Springsteen, I only commented on it.
Thread Subject: Setlist: [Tim Acoustic] 2009-02-07- Jake\'s; Wallingford, CT
Posts Moved: 32 posts about Yoda\'s family values
Guilty as charges.
I digress
Post by: SlimPickens on February 13, 2009, 12:35:46 pm
Baby-faced boy Alfie Patten is father at 13
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BOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.”
Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.
Post by: zuke583 on February 13, 2009, 12:43:00 pm
Quote from: SlimPickens;219693
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece)
Baby-faced boy Alfie Patten is father at 13QuoteBOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.”
Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.
holy fucking shitballs
Post by: Gfunk on February 13, 2009, 12:48:30 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on February 13, 2009, 02:50:01 pm
Quote from: SlimPickens;219693
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece)
Baby-faced boy Alfie Patten is father at 13QuoteBOY dad Alfie Patten yesterday admitted he does not know how much nappies cost — but said: “I think it’s a lot.”
Baby-faced Alfie, who is 13 but looks more like eight, became a father four days ago when his girlfriend Chantelle Steadman gave birth to 7lb 3oz Maisie Roxanne.
Shennanigans! This is a hoax. Does the sun think we failed biology?
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 13, 2009, 04:13:02 pm
Post by: derickw on February 13, 2009, 04:30:39 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;219732
When you have strange stalkerish friends on facebook who go around and facebook all your friends even though they don\'t know them at all.
just unfriend them.......
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 13, 2009, 04:31:28 pm
Quote from: derickw;219742
Quote from: SkyePrizm;219732When you have strange stalkerish friends on facebook who go around and facebook all your friends even though they don\'t know them at all.
just unfriend them.......
but what if they are your cousin? i can\'t unfriend that.
Post by: ds673488 on February 13, 2009, 04:37:46 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;219744
Quote from: derickw;219742Quote from: SkyePrizm;219732When you have strange stalkerish friends on facebook who go around and facebook all your friends even though they don\'t know them at all.
just unfriend them.......
but what if they are your cousin? i can\'t unfriend that.
then un-cousin him
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 13, 2009, 04:42:51 pm
Quote from: ds673488;219750
Quote from: SkyePrizm;219744Quote from: derickw;219742Quote from: SkyePrizm;219732When you have strange stalkerish friends on facebook who go around and facebook all your friends even though they don\'t know them at all.
just unfriend them.......
but what if they are your cousin? i can\'t unfriend that.
then un-cousin him
i\'ve tried that. ;) It still didn\'t work.
I\'ve come to the conclusion that she was born to grind my gears.
Post by: Spacey on February 14, 2009, 05:10:21 pm
Post by: JSleeper240 on February 14, 2009, 08:06:37 pm
Quote from: Spacey;219799
Showing up for the Guinness Toast only to find out that it is next Friday!
they had one at Delaney\'s (where I was) last night 2/13
Post by: Bret on February 14, 2009, 11:55:01 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on February 15, 2009, 12:59:08 am
Exodus 20:17
Psalms 90:8
Matthew 5:28
Matthew 5:30
1 Corinthians 7:2
1 Corinthians 7:5
Ephesians 5:3
Colossians 3:5
"well sir, slap some peanut butter on that thing and you\'ve got yourself a handy dandy bird feeder!"
(http://www.getreligion.org/wp-content/photos/Ned_Flanders2.jpg)
Post by: FreeSpirit on February 15, 2009, 01:05:11 am
Quote
Matthew 5:30 (King James Version)
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
It\'s a good thing I\'m left handed...
Post by: Bret on February 15, 2009, 09:33:37 am
Quote from: FreeSpirit;219818
(http://www.assistnews.net/images07/Web%20Simpsons---Flanders-Hi-Dilly-Ho-Dilly-Neighboreenos-Magnet-C11749618a.jpg)QuoteMatthew 5:30 (King James Version)
And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
It\'s a good thing I\'m left handed...
Well I ain\'t cuttin\' nuttin\' off, so I better enjoy this life!
Post by: Spacey on February 15, 2009, 11:07:39 am
Quote from: JSleeper240;219809
Quote from: Spacey;219799Showing up for the Guinness Toast only to find out that it is next Friday!
they had one at Delaney\'s (where I was) last night 2/13
Apparently the distributors all got the date wrong on their materials.
According to the website, The Great Guinness toast (http://www.thegreatguinnesstoast.com/), the actual toast is 2/20/2009.
Sorry chip.
Post by: FrankZappa on February 15, 2009, 08:27:03 pm
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10 warning signs that you may be addicted to Facebook
1. Facebook is your home page.
2. You update your status more than twice a day.
3. You have over 500 "friends" half of whom you\'ve never actually met.
4. As soon as you step away from your computer you\'re on FB on your phone.
5. You are a FB stalker. You qualify as a FB stalker if you
a) click on someone\'s profile more than once a day even if they haven\'t messaged or tagged you in a photo.
b) have dragged and dropped more than 3 FB photos (not from your own profile)
c) actually go to a place mentioned on someone\'s page in hopes of seeing them in real life...creepy!
6. You change your profile picture more than a 12-year=old girl.
7. You have checked your FB page while reading this article.
8. You clean up your "wall" so it looks like you spend less time on FB.
9. You are a member of more than 10 groups and respond to every event invitation "attending" even if you have no intention of going.
10. You change your relationship status just to mess with people.
source (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tara-stiles/help-im-addicted-to-faceb_b_166726.html)
Post by: JSleeper240 on February 15, 2009, 10:54:14 pm
Quote from: Spacey;219840
Quote from: JSleeper240;219809Quote from: Spacey;219799Showing up for the Guinness Toast only to find out that it is next Friday!
they had one at Delaney\'s (where I was) last night 2/13
Apparently the distributors all got the date wrong on their materials.
According to the website, The Great Guinness toast (http://www.thegreatguinnesstoast.com/), the actual toast is 2/20/2009.
Sorry chip.
I got a free half pint of Guinness..wasn\'t askin\' any questions.
Post by: Lexington on February 15, 2009, 11:59:31 pm
Post by: Bret on February 16, 2009, 12:21:00 am
Post by: bezerker on February 22, 2009, 08:53:52 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on February 22, 2009, 09:27:53 pm
things that get me; when i forget to check my schedule before leaving for the weekend, and now it\'s sunday night and I\'m not sure if i\'m in at 4 or 5am...
so, I\'ll go in for 4 to be safe, which means it will be 5 and I\'ll be an hour early. but if sleep in to ge there at 5 then I\'ll have to be in at 4 and be an hour late. and there\'s not really anyone to call without causing a bunch of drama.
ah, murphy\'s law.
Post by: jocelyn on February 23, 2009, 04:10:43 pm
Quote from: FrankZappa;220494
hey hey what can I do was released on the first box set (http://www.amazon.com/Led-Zeppelin/dp/B000002IQ1/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1235356050&sr=1-1). It was never on any of the studio albums.
It was, however, released as the B-side for the single of Immigrant Song, I\'m pretty sure.
Post by: ds673488 on February 23, 2009, 04:38:52 pm
Post by: Yoda on February 23, 2009, 04:44:00 pm
Post by: Lexington on February 23, 2009, 07:21:26 pm
Post by: ds673488 on February 23, 2009, 07:30:16 pm
Quote from: Yoda;220604
Ignorant New Yorkers....
i never said people from NJ grind my gears, just the state itself.
Post by: Yoda on February 23, 2009, 08:39:11 pm
Quote from: ds673488;220627
Quote from: Yoda;220604Ignorant New Yorkers....
i never said people from NJ grind my gears, just the state itself.
The people in NJ make up the state....
Post by: peaches626 on February 24, 2009, 12:24:16 am
and i dont mean the little green guy in star wars... he\'s the man
Post by: Igziabeher on February 24, 2009, 02:28:10 am
Quote from: Yoda;220629
Quote from: ds673488;220627Quote from: Yoda;220604Ignorant New Yorkers....
i never said people from NJ grind my gears, just the state itself.
The people in NJ make up the state....
so do a shitload of trees, some crappy beaches and a horrible roadway system.
Post by: Yoda on February 24, 2009, 08:43:08 am
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 24, 2009, 12:03:19 pm
Post by: Spacey on February 24, 2009, 12:10:49 pm
Post by: tyzack on February 24, 2009, 12:42:42 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;220711
If we are going to mention specific geographical locations that grind my gears, then i have to say Hamden, CT. can\'t wait to mooooooooove.
John Day Oregon (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=john+day+oregon&sll=42.866843,-109.864826&sspn=0.0385,0.068922&g=pinedale+wyoming&ie=UTF8&ll=44.418088,-118.952751&spn=0.072094,0.137844&t=h&z=13&iwloc=addr)
Pinedale, Wyoming (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=pinedale+wyoming&sll=42.357192,-71.863838&sspn=0.009704,0.017231&g=141+Lovell+Rd,+Holden,+MA+01520&ie=UTF8&ll=42.867598,-109.864826&spn=0.03699,0.068922&t=h&z=14&iwloc=addr)
Post by: jocelyn on February 24, 2009, 12:48:12 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on February 24, 2009, 12:58:56 pm
Quote
Roughly speaking, the New York Tri-State area encompasses the populated areas in the states of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut that are within a typical commuting distance of Manhattan (by car or railway) or alternatively, the coverage area of the broadcast television stations that operate from Manhattan.
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NL2%2B7JnBL._SL500_AA240_.jpg) (http://www.amazon.com/Tri-State-2008-Remix-Above-Beyond/dp/B0016MOWJQ/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1235498361&sr=8-2)
Post by: tyzack on February 24, 2009, 01:48:55 pm
Quote from: Yoda;220728
No, but the integrity of the sport suffers. Baseball has already been replaced as the national pastime. Do you want to see it eventually go the way of the NHL (and I love hockey)?
The fall of the NHL to sub TENNIS ratings.
FUCK POKER, (and the NBA)
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on February 27, 2009, 04:24:54 pm
That can\'t be good for a completely expendable employee whose contract expires in June...
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 27, 2009, 04:28:53 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;221314
Yale will fire up to 300 staff (http://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/28012)
That can\'t be good for a completely expendable employee whose contract expires in June...
That really is awful. I hope you are spared. I had heard about their hiring freeze cause my future sis-in-law got in just before it.
i swear, the economy keeps getting worse by the minute. My uncle got laid off. my mom has to work one day a month un-paid. Mark lost holiday time at work. its getting pretty bad....
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on February 27, 2009, 04:34:40 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on February 27, 2009, 04:39:02 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;221320
Hopefully my low salary will actually work to my advantage for once...
True, they are more likely to can a middle-aged man who is overpaid...
Post by: Yoda on March 02, 2009, 10:16:02 am
Quote from: FrankZappa;219080
QuoteAttorney General Investigates Ticketmaster For Funneling Tickets To Subsidiary To Inflate Prices
February 5, 2009
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today confirmed that he is investigating Ticketmaster and TicketsNow after the related companies allegedly charged consumers inflated resale prices for Bruce Springsteen tickets.
Blumenthal\'s office has received several complaints from Connecticut consumers who unsuccessfully tried to buy Springsteen tickets for a New Jersey concert earlier this week.
The Ticketmaster site notified many consumers of technical difficulties, while others were notified that tickets were sold out. At the same time, Ticketmaster\'s site offered an alternative for consumers to buy the tickets through its subsidiary resale site, TicketsNow, for hundreds of dollars above face value.
Ticketmaster, the sole broker for the concert, reportedly redirected fans to TicketsNow, where higher prices were charged.
Blumenthal\'s office is requesting information and documents about the Ticketmaster\'s relationship with its TicketsNow subsidiary.
"Glory days for Ticketmaster -- and its reported stranglehold on tickets -- cannot be used to manipulate the market and cut out consumers," Blumenthal said. "I am deeply disturbed that Ticketmaster may be exploiting its market dominance -- funneling consumers to its subsidiary in order to inflate profits.
"My office is investigating complaints from rejected consumers who believe Ticketmaster gave them the illegal run around when they wanted to see Bruce sing \'Born to Run\'.
"This Springsteen sale raises disturbing questions about Ticketmaster\'s relationship with TicketsNow -- and whether tickets that should have been available were improperly diverted.
"This experience heightens my concerns about antitrust and consumer protections raised by Ticketmaster\'s possible merger with Live Nation. I will be discussing with other attorneys general possible investigation of such a merger."
http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?A=2341&Q=433484
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/ticketmaster-settles-springsteen-sparked-1003944146.story
Ticketmaster Settles Springsteen-Sparked Attorney General Probe
Bruce Springsteen
February 23, 2009 03:39 PM ET
Mitchell Peters, L.A.
Nearly a month after a controversial ticket on-sale for Bruce Springsteen\'s upcoming North American tour, Ticketmaster Entertainment has reached a national settlement with the New Jersey Attorney General in which the ticketing company has agreed to alter some of its business practices and pay $350,000 to cover fees associated with the investigation.
As part of the settlement, the ticketing company will stop linking customers to its secondary ticketing site, TicketsNow, for at least one year. Following that, "Ticketmaster will need prior approval from the Attorney General for any links between its \'No Tickets Found\' Internet page to its TicketsNow re-sale website," according to a statement from the office of New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram.
Ticketmaster has also confirmed that all tickets it receives for general public on-sales will be sold on its primary Web site, and that tickets will not be sold or offered on TicketsNow until the initial on-sale begins on its primary site. Additionally, Ticketmaster will not use paid Internet advertising that leads customers searching for "Ticketmaster" on search engines to TicketsNow.
As previously reported, in the days following his Feb. 2 on sale, Springsteen and his manager Jon Landau, blasted Ticketmaster for redirecting fans attempting to buy the artist\'s concert tickets to TicketsNow. Fans trying to make face-value purchases for Springsteen tickets were instead sent to TicketsNow, "even when other seats remained available at face value," said a letter posted on BruceSpringsteen.net. "We condemn this
practice."
"We perceive this as a pure conflict of interest," the post continued. "Ticketmaster is there to ensure that we have a good, fair sale of our tickets at their face value plus normal ticketing charges. TicketsNow is supposed to be a secondary site where people who already have
tickets may exchange, trade, and, unfortunately, speculate with them. We have asked this redirection from Ticketmaster to TicketsNow cease and desist immediately and Ticketmaster has agreed to do so in the future and has removed its unwanted material from their and our site."
Ticketmaster CEO Irving Azoff responded with a public apology while skirting the issue of conflict of interest, but the New Jersey Attorney General\'s office had already launched the investigation.
Milgram announced today (Feb. 23) that the settlement calls for Ticketmaster to run a lottery that will make 2,000 tickets available at face value to fans who purchased ducats to Springsteen\'s May 21 and 23 concerts at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. The New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority will conduct the random drawing, and all Ticketmaster fees and service charges for those tickets will be waived.
According to the settlement, Ticketmaster will refund customers who in the first five hours of the Springsteen on sale were redirected to TicketsNow and purchased tickets at a higher price. Ticketmaster has also agreed to complete transactions and provide tickets to customers
whose credit cards were charged for ducats but never received them because of technical problems with the company\'s Web site.
New Jersey customers who filed complaints but are not chosen in the drawing will receive a $100 gift certificate from Ticketmaster. They will also be given the chance to purchase two tickets to a future Springsteen concert in New Jersey prior to a general on sale.
"This settlement swiftly and fairly resolves a significant issue for thousands of loyal Springsteen fans in the Garden State who believe that Ticketmaster tilted the playing field against their efforts to purchase tickets to the May concerts,\'\' Milgram said in a statement.
"Everyone deserves an equal chance to buy tickets on a primary ticket selling website and shouldn\'t be steered to a re-selling website where the prices can be substantially higher."
Post by: wildcoyote on March 05, 2009, 07:20:20 pm
This has been coming for years. Too many people in this country feel entitled to live like they are wealthy. I bet everyone on this board knows at least one person driving a car that cost more than that person makes in a year. High end clothes, vacations, you name it. Credit was too easy and no one knows how to live within their means anymore. Keeping up with the joneses required forgetting all common sense. This is a reckoning.
Post by: jocelyn on March 05, 2009, 08:39:49 pm
http://www.fmylife.com/
Post by: SlimPickens on March 06, 2009, 08:27:28 am
Quote from: wildcoyote;222026
Wonder how we got in this economic mess? Here it is folks:
This has been coming for years. Too many people in this country feel entitled to live like they are wealthy. I bet everyone on this board knows at least one person driving a car that cost more than that person makes in a year. High end clothes, vacations, you name it. Credit was too easy and no one knows how to live within their means anymore. Keeping up with the joneses required forgetting all common sense. This is a reckoning.
I found this animated piece to be a little more complete picture of how our current economic situation came about.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
Post by: tyzack on March 06, 2009, 08:57:25 am
Post by: Spacey on March 06, 2009, 09:15:51 am
Quote from: tyzack;222048
How exaclty can a school bus driver and a construction worker afford an $800,000 house?
Hard work and a rich wife.
Post by: SlimPickens on March 06, 2009, 10:07:23 am
Quote from: tyzack;222048
How exaclty can a school bus driver and a construction worker afford an $800,000 house?
A good contractor can make serious bank.
But I definitely see your point. Where are the checks and balances? Why would you buy a house you couldn\'t afford. BUT why would a bank give them the loan. 10 years ago, you had to QUALIFY for a loan.
Post by: Bret on March 06, 2009, 10:10:25 am
Quote from: tyzack;222048
How exaclty can a school bus driver and a construction worker afford an $800,000 house?
Seems they can\'t! They overextended... that was easy to do when banks were giving away $$$, now they\'re probably in debt up to their ears only paying the interest on their credit cards ...I mean I don\'t know that for a fact, just an educated guess. I myself was caught off guard by the economic collapse and now have a vehicle I can\'t afford... oh well, I\'ll drive it like I stole it \'till the bank comes to take it away ho ho, hee hee, ha ha... if they can find it!!
Post by: zuke583 on March 06, 2009, 10:21:11 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;222044
I found this animated piece to be a little more complete picture of how our current economic situation came about.
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
i love the "subprime family" lol
Post by: Spacey on March 06, 2009, 10:39:52 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;222056
Quote from: tyzack;222048How exaclty can a school bus driver and a construction worker afford an $800,000 house?
A good contractor can make serious bank.
But I definitely see your point. Where are the checks and balances? Why would you buy a house you couldn\'t afford. BUT why would a bank give them the loan. 10 years ago, you had to QUALIFY for a loan.
Because there are many unethical mortgage brokers who approved loans that people could never pay back.
Working with mortgage brokers in my business, all the those I spoke to said, they heard and seen brokers approve people for more than they were worth.
Post by: tyzack on March 06, 2009, 11:00:28 am
...i would love to know how those tripple deckers in new beddie are holding up
Post by: Spacey on March 06, 2009, 11:13:08 am
Quote from: tyzack;222061
I guess I knew things were going to get bad when amoung a certin group of my friends it was "cool" to buy property right out (or even still in) of college.
...i would love to know how those tripple deckers in new beddie are holding up
If I know the Beige like I think i do, there are probably hords of immigrant fisherman living in those homes which are being destroyed slowly.
Post by: SlimPickens on March 06, 2009, 11:17:10 am
Quote from: Spacey;222059
Because there are many unethical mortgage brokers who approved loans that people could never pay back.
Watch that "The Crisis of Credit Visualized" movie. It explained that brokers were encouraged to write subprime loans.
Post by: Spacey on March 06, 2009, 11:22:13 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;222063
Quote from: Spacey;222059Because there are many unethical mortgage brokers who approved loans that people could never pay back.
Watch that "The Crisis of Credit Visualized" movie. It explained that brokers were encouraged to write subprime loans.
Definitely true. Many were thinking about the money they would make.
Throughout history I don\'t think anyone really ever thinks far enough ahead. Maybe it is because while we live we only see the time line from our birth to our death.
Post by: SlimPickens on March 06, 2009, 11:48:35 am
Quote from: Spacey;222064
Definitely true. Many were thinking about the money they would make.
The regulations had to be relaxed in order for the brokers to even have the option of signing subprime loans.
The fault for this situation is at so many levels, from the stupid home buyer getting in over his head, to the greedy bankers and investment houses. They were all trying to take advantage of a situation to get more then they deserved.
And now the rest of us will pay for their mistakes and pray that we don\'t get taken down with them.
Post by: Spacey on March 06, 2009, 11:56:25 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;222071
Quote from: Spacey;222064
Definitely true. Many were thinking about the money they would make.
The regulations had to be relaxed in order for the brokers to even have the option of signing subprime loans.
The fault for this situation is at so many levels, from the stupid home buyer getting in over his head, to the greedy bankers and investment houses. They were all trying to take advantage of a situation to get more then they deserved.
And now the rest of us will pay for their mistakes and pray that we don\'t get taken down with them.
I blame our parents.
Post by: oldnewbie on March 06, 2009, 12:21:46 pm
Post by: Spacey on March 06, 2009, 12:26:13 pm
Quote from: oldnewbie;222079
hey.....we got out of vietnam.....shit...we gotta do everything?
Yes!
Don\'t you understand that we are entitled to a world that we don\'t have to do anything.
Post by: ds673488 on March 06, 2009, 01:06:17 pm
Post by: SlimPickens on March 06, 2009, 01:39:48 pm
Quote from: ds673488;222087
slim that video you put of the animated economy situation is really good, thanks for that...i sent it to all my co-workers and they liked it too
NP. Helped me, kinda, understand what\'s going on.
Now for a slightly less balanced piece:
Quote
As those of us who still believe those silly "rights" our Founders put in the Constitution push to investigate and prosecute the Bush/Cheney crowd for their crimes, we have other criminals still running around free in the private and public sector.
1.Why isn\'t Bernie Madoff behind bars?
2.Why hasn\'t Congress thrown Roland Burris out of the Senate on his lying ass?
3.Why hasn\'t Fitzgerald reeled in Blago yet, instead of letting him run around giving interviews and signing book contracts?
4.Why hasn\'t the Attorney General Holder filed scores of civil recovery actions to reclaim for taxpayers the billions in excess salary and bonuses pocketed by the people who lost/squandered the life savings of millions of Americans?
5.Why hasn\'t Congress or the administration introduced and passed legislation requiring the above?
6.Why haven\'t Wall Street wheeler dealers who got us into this mess been fired and/or indicted instead of bailed out?
7.Why is it that only ordinary citizens are feeling the full impact of the chaos these movers and shakers caused?
In short, why are the very people whose actions ignited a worldwide depression still sitting pretty, at least compared to their victims? (That would now include taxpayers.)
I don\'t know about you, but I want the administration and Congress to do two things at once; start repairing the damage cause by hurricane Bush, and punish the few -- maybe as few as 100 -- individuals, like Mazillo, Madoff, Sanford et al, who aided, abetted and profited at the expense of everyone else.
Because if we just clean up the mess and don\'t also make an example of the people who caused it, we\'ll be cleaning up another mess in few years. I know this is true because this is the third financial meltdown I\'ve covered in less than 25 years.. 1) The S&L mess, 2) The Dot-Com mess, and 3) Now this one.
Each had the same things in common, including some of the very same actors; loose to non-existent regulations and/or enforcement, phony-baloney accounting methods that allowed a handful of bankers, borrowers, Wall Street firms and accounting firms to pocket billions, all of which eventually collapsed under the weight of its own bullshit costing average investors and average taxpayers billions ... and this time around, trillions of dollars.
As they used to say in the old west, there\'s nothing like a noose to focus one\'s attention.
Alternet.org (http://www.alternet.org/story/130377/the_wall_street_criminals_are_still_running_free%2C_stealing_billions/)
Post by: derickw on March 06, 2009, 02:55:40 pm
nobody has jumped on the oil industry for being the only company to pull HUGE profits last year despite everyone else loosing there life savings.....
anybody.....
Post by: tyzack on March 06, 2009, 03:01:15 pm
Quote from: SlimPickens;222089
QuoteAs those of us who still believe those silly "rights" our Founders put in the Constitution push to investigate and prosecute the Bush/Cheney crowd for their crimes, we have other criminals still running around free in the private and public sector.
1.Why isn\'t Bernie Madoff behind bars?
2.Why hasn\'t Congress thrown Roland Burris out of the Senate on his lying ass?
3.Why hasn\'t Fitzgerald reeled in Blago yet, instead of letting him run around giving interviews and signing book contracts?
4.Why hasn\'t the Attorney General Holder filed scores of civil recovery actions to reclaim for taxpayers the billions in excess salary and bonuses pocketed by the people who lost/squandered the life savings of millions of Americans?
5.Why hasn\'t Congress or the administration introduced and passed legislation requiring the above?
6.Why haven\'t Wall Street wheeler dealers who got us into this mess been fired and/or indicted instead of bailed out?
7.Why is it that only ordinary citizens are feeling the full impact of the chaos these movers and shakers caused?
In short, why are the very people whose actions ignited a worldwide depression still sitting pretty, at least compared to their victims? (That would now include taxpayers.)
I don\'t know about you, but I want the administration and Congress to do two things at once; start repairing the damage cause by hurricane Bush, and punish the few -- maybe as few as 100 -- individuals, like Mazillo, Madoff, Sanford et al, who aided, abetted and profited at the expense of everyone else.
Because if we just clean up the mess and don\'t also make an example of the people who caused it, we\'ll be cleaning up another mess in few years. I know this is true because this is the third financial meltdown I\'ve covered in less than 25 years.. 1) The S&L mess, 2) The Dot-Com mess, and 3) Now this one.
Each had the same things in common, including some of the very same actors; loose to non-existent regulations and/or enforcement, phony-baloney accounting methods that allowed a handful of bankers, borrowers, Wall Street firms and accounting firms to pocket billions, all of which eventually collapsed under the weight of its own bullshit costing average investors and average taxpayers billions ... and this time around, trillions of dollars.
As they used to say in the old west, there\'s nothing like a noose to focus one\'s attention.
Alternet.org (http://www.alternet.org/story/130377/the_wall_street_criminals_are_still_running_free%2C_stealing_billions/)
Answer to all of the above:
"Laissez faire"
Post by: kindm's on March 06, 2009, 04:24:45 pm
Quote from: tyzack;222099
Quote from: SlimPickens;222089QuoteAs those of us who still believe those silly "rights" our Founders put in the Constitution push to investigate and prosecute the Bush/Cheney crowd for their crimes, we have other criminals still running around free in the private and public sector.
1.Why isn\'t Bernie Madoff behind bars?
2.Why hasn\'t Congress thrown Roland Burris out of the Senate on his lying ass?
3.Why hasn\'t Fitzgerald reeled in Blago yet, instead of letting him run around giving interviews and signing book contracts?
4.Why hasn\'t the Attorney General Holder filed scores of civil recovery actions to reclaim for taxpayers the billions in excess salary and bonuses pocketed by the people who lost/squandered the life savings of millions of Americans?
5.Why hasn\'t Congress or the administration introduced and passed legislation requiring the above?
6.Why haven\'t Wall Street wheeler dealers who got us into this mess been fired and/or indicted instead of bailed out?
7.Why is it that only ordinary citizens are feeling the full impact of the chaos these movers and shakers caused?
In short, why are the very people whose actions ignited a worldwide depression still sitting pretty, at least compared to their victims? (That would now include taxpayers.)
I don\'t know about you, but I want the administration and Congress to do two things at once; start repairing the damage cause by hurricane Bush, and punish the few -- maybe as few as 100 -- individuals, like Mazillo, Madoff, Sanford et al, who aided, abetted and profited at the expense of everyone else.
Because if we just clean up the mess and don\'t also make an example of the people who caused it, we\'ll be cleaning up another mess in few years. I know this is true because this is the third financial meltdown I\'ve covered in less than 25 years.. 1) The S&L mess, 2) The Dot-Com mess, and 3) Now this one.
Each had the same things in common, including some of the very same actors; loose to non-existent regulations and/or enforcement, phony-baloney accounting methods that allowed a handful of bankers, borrowers, Wall Street firms and accounting firms to pocket billions, all of which eventually collapsed under the weight of its own bullshit costing average investors and average taxpayers billions ... and this time around, trillions of dollars.
As they used to say in the old west, there\'s nothing like a noose to focus one\'s attention.
Alternet.org (http://www.alternet.org/story/130377/the_wall_street_criminals_are_still_running_free%2C_stealing_billions/)
Answer to all of the above:
"Laissez faire"
I would add. INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. Just because you are CHARGED with a crime does not make you immediately guilty of said crime. Now we can argue all day long about whether or not these people are guilty but we in te USA have a set of rules in place for trying and convicting people of crimes.
madoff has yet to be convicted and as such should remain free unless a compelling argument can be made that he is a flight risk or risk to community. They same way you or I would be assessed. Punishing people for crimes prior to trial is not very American.
Has Blago even been indited yet ? Last time I checked he hadn\'t been charged with any crime. He has been removed etc as Gov but have they actually leveled any charges against him yet ? And even still see above
Many of the things you are railing against ie. corporate bailout monies etc, had no strings attached. The Government basically said here is all this money go ahead and do what you think is best. They are now attempting to add those strings but They CANNOT create ex post facto laws that would criminalize something that was perfectly legal at the time (retroactively)
I agree wholeheartedly about the previous administration. It is what makes me cycnical about the whole process. The president and his people break laws, people get pissed. New administration comes in and they ALWAYS say I don\'t want to be looking to the past etc. What they really mean is I don\'t want to prosecute these folks as it may be miy turn in the next 4 - 8 years.
It happened with Nixon, it happened with Reagen and it has happened with Bush. No US president or high ranking offiicial will ever be held accountable to the same laws as the citizens. They are basically above the law even tho people will foam at the mouth telling you otherwise. They are never held accountable, they start BS wars, kill hundreds of thousands, sell drugs, funnel money to terrorists / freedom fighters etc etc etc. They all walk only sometimes to low level guys go down and even then they are usually pardoned by the out going Pres. ala Ollie North and all the other traitors.
Post by: tyzack on March 06, 2009, 04:33:02 pm
Quote from: kindm\'s;222103
I would add. INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY. Just because you are CHARGED with a crime does not make you immediately guilty of said crime. Now we can argue all day long about whether or not these people are guilty but we in te USA have a set of rules in place for trying and convicting people of crimes.
Has Blago even been indited yet ? Last time I checked he hadn\'t been charged with any crime. He has been removed etc as Gov but have they actually leveled any charges against him yet ? And even still see above
.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!
That entire thing has made me so mad. Mr. Blago is no more guilty of imbesslment than any of us are of murder.
That is a very important point that for some reason most americans have forgotten.
Post by: SlimPickens on March 06, 2009, 08:10:36 pm
Quote
madoff has yet to be convicted and as such should remain free unless a compelling argument can be made that he is a flight risk or risk to community.
completely agree. there probably could be a case made that he\'s a flight risk. but i\'m sure there\'s so many agents crawling all over him that he\'s going nowhere.
Post by: leith on March 24, 2009, 08:05:32 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on March 25, 2009, 11:01:42 am
Quote from: leith;224049
The ever shrinking box of GSA Thin Mints.
The box is smaller, right? When i got my order from the little neighborhood girls, i was quite disappointed...
Post by: davepeck on March 25, 2009, 12:01:16 pm
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on March 25, 2009, 01:01:24 pm
Quote from: davepeck;224127
getting a $100 ticket in the mail today with a photo of my licence plate for apparently going 60 in a 40 in DC on the way home from phish. fucking horse manure.
You should send them a picture of $100 in return.
Post by: leith on March 25, 2009, 01:08:26 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;224117
Quote from: leith;224049The ever shrinking box of GSA Thin Mints.
The box is smaller, right? When i got my order from the little neighborhood girls, i was quite disappointed...
SER smaller. Bummer.
Quote from: davepeck;224127
getting a $100 ticket in the mail today with a photo of my licence plate for apparently going 60 in a 40 in DC on the way home from phish. fucking horse manure.
Wow that shit flies out there? Yet another reason to move Dave.
Post by: SkyePrizm on March 25, 2009, 01:36:19 pm
Quote from: davepeck;224127
getting a $100 ticket in the mail today with a photo of my licence plate for apparently going 60 in a 40 in DC on the way home from phish. fucking horse manure.
DC is strict. Probably cause its the nation\'s capital. I\'m not surprised. When we\'ve gone down there we\'ve been warned about the cameras. And even besides that the actual cops are strict. My good friend who lives there told me once if you get caught drinking and driving..its one strike and you are out. Thats why he takes the subway system everywhere....
Post by: NickNels on March 25, 2009, 01:54:21 pm
Quote from: davepeck;224127
getting a $100 ticket in the mail today with a photo of my licence plate for apparently going 60 in a 40 in DC on the way home from phish. fucking horse manure.
If it is anything like AZ, I would not pay that ticket. A photo ticket sent by mail does not ensure you actually received the ticket. If you do not pay the fine by the due date, a police officer has to be sent to physically issue the ticket. Considering you live in CT I don\'t see them making the trip up from DC.
It happened to me in AZ a couple times (that state is ridiculous with those cameras). My plates were registered in CT. I never had any reprocussions from not paying those tickets. They were sent to my CT address.
Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on March 25, 2009, 02:18:08 pm
Quote from: NickNels;224153
Quote from: davepeck;224127getting a $100 ticket in the mail today with a photo of my licence plate for apparently going 60 in a 40 in DC on the way home from phish. fucking horse manure.
If it is anything like AZ, I would not pay that ticket. A photo ticket sent by mail does not ensure you actually received the ticket. If you do not pay the fine by the due date, a police officer has to be sent to physically issue the ticket. Considering you live in CT I don\'t see them making the trip up from DC.
It happened to me in AZ a couple times (that state is ridiculous with those cameras). My plates were registered in CT. I never had any reprocussions from not paying those tickets. They were sent to my CT address.
pay it. i have had my license suspended that way in VA. the policing/traffic court system in the DC metro area is an evil neverending shitstorm of douchebags taking your money. get out while you can.
Post by: NickNels on March 25, 2009, 02:41:38 pm
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;224156
Quote from: NickNels;224153Quote from: davepeck;224127getting a $100 ticket in the mail today with a photo of my licence plate for apparently going 60 in a 40 in DC on the way home from phish. fucking horse manure.
If it is anything like AZ, I would not pay that ticket. A photo ticket sent by mail does not ensure you actually received the ticket. If you do not pay the fine by the due date, a police officer has to be sent to physically issue the ticket. Considering you live in CT I don\'t see them making the trip up from DC.
It happened to me in AZ a couple times (that state is ridiculous with those cameras). My plates were registered in CT. I never had any reprocussions from not paying those tickets. They were sent to my CT address.
pay it. i have had my license suspended that way in VA. the policing/traffic court system in the DC metro area is an evil neverending shitstorm of douchebags taking your money. get out while you can.
Really? I find that hard to believe...how could they suspend your license based simply on the assumption that you received a piece of mail? There is no chance that would hold up in court. Holly, you didn\'t pay a ticket you received in the mail from a speed trap and they suspended your license? How did you find out your license was suspended?
I really think i\'m right on this one. Unless you return a signed receipt with your payment they can never prove that you received this ticket. It is just a money generation scheme for Washington DC. Any money they see from those cameras is a bonus.
Dave...I know how you like to fight the "for the principle of it" battles...this is one of them
Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on March 25, 2009, 02:45:55 pm
Quote from: NickNels;224158
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;224156Quote from: NickNels;224153Quote from: davepeck;224127getting a $100 ticket in the mail today with a photo of my licence plate for apparently going 60 in a 40 in DC on the way home from phish. fucking horse manure.
If it is anything like AZ, I would not pay that ticket. A photo ticket sent by mail does not ensure you actually received the ticket. If you do not pay the fine by the due date, a police officer has to be sent to physically issue the ticket. Considering you live in CT I don\'t see them making the trip up from DC.
It happened to me in AZ a couple times (that state is ridiculous with those cameras). My plates were registered in CT. I never had any reprocussions from not paying those tickets. They were sent to my CT address.
pay it. i have had my license suspended that way in VA. the policing/traffic court system in the DC metro area is an evil neverending shitstorm of douchebags taking your money. get out while you can.
Really? I find that hard to believe...how could they suspend your license based simply on the assumption that you received a piece of mail? There is no chance that would hold up in court. Holly, you didn\'t pay a ticket you received in the mail from a speed trap and they suspended your license? How did you find out your license was suspended?
well i was dumb about it and thought i was invincible. didn\'t pay the ticket, moved to a new address, never heard anything.... got pulled over and had some problems.
you can\'t not pay those things in va/dc/md. they will get ya.
Post by: zuke583 on March 25, 2009, 02:52:47 pm
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;224169
Quote from: NickNels;224158Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;224156Quote from: NickNels;224153Quote from: davepeck;224127getting a $100 ticket in the mail today with a photo of my licence plate for apparently going 60 in a 40 in DC on the way home from phish. fucking horse manure.
If it is anything like AZ, I would not pay that ticket. A photo ticket sent by mail does not ensure you actually received the ticket. If you do not pay the fine by the due date, a police officer has to be sent to physically issue the ticket. Considering you live in CT I don\'t see them making the trip up from DC.
It happened to me in AZ a couple times (that state is ridiculous with those cameras). My plates were registered in CT. I never had any reprocussions from not paying those tickets. They were sent to my CT address.
pay it. i have had my license suspended that way in VA. the policing/traffic court system in the DC metro area is an evil neverending shitstorm of douchebags taking your money. get out while you can.
Really? I find that hard to believe...how could they suspend your license based simply on the assumption that you received a piece of mail? There is no chance that would hold up in court. Holly, you didn\'t pay a ticket you received in the mail from a speed trap and they suspended your license? How did you find out your license was suspended?
well i was dumb about it and thought i was invincible. didn\'t pay the ticket, moved to a new address, never heard anything.... got pulled over and had some problems.
you can\'t not pay those things in va/dc/md. they will get ya.
you got pulled over in the virginia area, right? nick was able to skip his tix becaue he knew he\'d never get pulled over in arizona again. if dave thinks it may be forever before he drives in that area of the country, then it might be worth the risk. holly, you f\'d up because you drive to virginia like 4 times a year
Post by: SkyePrizm on March 25, 2009, 08:46:59 pm
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;224169
you can\'t not pay those things in va/dc/md. they will get ya.
Dave, I agree with Holly. You gotta pay it. It sucks. But I really have it on good authority that DC are bastards and will eventually find you.
With that said, if anyone gets pulled over in hamden for speeding, say Mark is your cousin. It worked for a scumbag ex of mine. He was so proud he had to call me up and tell me. (he is not mark\'s cousin, obviously. but i guess they don\'t check these things. and let him go).
Post by: skalnbyc on March 27, 2009, 07:49:02 pm
Even has a mention of cameras in New Haven, CT.
Good thing Phoenix installed the cameras in November; I was certainly speeding on Breakfast tour just one month prior:
Quote from: WSJ;224216
Get the Feeling You\'re Being Watched? If You\'re Driving, You Just Might Be
Cameras to Catch Speeders and Scofflaws Are Spreading -- And Sparking Road Rage
By WILLIAM M. BULKELEY
The village of Schaumburg, Ill., installed a camera at Woodfield Mall last November to film cars that were running red lights, then used the footage to issue citations. Results were astonishing. The town issued $1 million in fines in just three months.
But drivers caught by the unforgiving enforcement -- which mainly snared those who didn\'t come to a full stop before turning right on red -- exploded in anger. Many vowed to stop shopping at the mall unless the camera was turned off. The village stopped monitoring right turns at the intersection in January.
Once a rarity, traffic cameras are filming away across the country. And they\'re not just focusing their sights on red-light runners. The latest technology includes cameras that keep tabs on highways to catch speeders in the act and infrared license-plate readers that nab ticket and tax scofflaws.
Drivers -- many accusing law enforcement of using spy tactics to trap unsuspecting citizens -- are fighting back with everything from pick axes to camera-blocking Santa Clauses. They\'re moving beyond radar detectors and CB radios to wage their own tech war against detection, using sprays that promise to blur license numbers and Web sites that plot the cameras\' locations and offer tips to beat them.
Cities and states say the devices can improve safety. They also have the added bonus of bringing in revenue in tight times. But critics point to research showing cameras can actually lead to more rear-end accidents because drivers often slam their brakes when they see signs warning them of cameras in the area. Others are angry that the cameras are operated by for-profit companies that typically make around $5,000 per camera each month.
"We\'re putting law enforcement in the hands of third parties," says Ryan Denke, a Peoria, Ariz., electrical engineer who has started a Web site, Photoradarscam.com, to protest the state\'s speed cameras. Mr. Denke says he hasn\'t received a ticket via the cameras.
Protests over the cameras aren\'t new, but they appear to be rising in tandem with the effort to install more. Suppliers estimate that there are now slightly over 3,000 red-light and speed cameras in operation in the U.S., up from about 2,500 a year ago. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says that at the end of last year, 345 U.S. jurisdictions were using red-light cameras, up from 243 in 2007 and 155 in 2006.
One traffic-cam seller, Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions Inc., recently reported it had installed its 1,000th camera, with 500 more under contract in 140 cities and towns. Rival Redflex Holdings Ltd. says it had 1,494 cameras in operation in 21 states at the end of 2008, and expects to top 1,700 by the end of this year.
Municipalities are establishing ever-more-clever snares. Last month, in a push to collect overdue taxes, the City Council in New Britain, Conn., approved the purchase of a $17,000 infrared-camera called "Plate Hunter." Mounted on a police car, the device automatically reads the license plates of every passing car and alerts the officer if the owner has failed to pay traffic tickets or is delinquent on car taxes. Police can then pull the cars over and impound them.
New Britain was inspired by nearby New Haven, where four of the cameras brought in $2.8 million in just three months last year. New Haven has also put license-plate readers on tow trucks. They now roam the streets searching for cars owned by people who haven\'t paid their parking tickets or car-property taxes. Last year 91% of the city\'s vehicle taxes were collected, up from "the upper 70s" before it acquired the technology, says city tax collector C.J. Cuticello.
Not that it\'s been smooth sailing. Mr. Cuticello recalls the time he tried to help tow the car of a woman who owed $536. She knocked him over, jumped in the car and drove away. She was later arrested for a hit-and-run.
City leaders have generally maintained that while revenue is a welcome byproduct of traffic citations, the laws are in place to improve public safety or reduce accidents.
But a study in last month\'s Journal of Law and Economics concluded that, as many motorists have long suspected, "governments use traffic tickets as a means of generating revenue." The authors, Thomas Garrett of the St. Louis Fed and Gary Wagner of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, studied 14 years of traffic-ticket data from 96 counties in North Carolina. They found that when local-government revenue declines, police issue more tickets in the following year. Officials at the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police didn\'t respond to requests for comment.
George Dunham, a village trustee in Schaumburg, says installing the red-light camera at the mall "wasn\'t about the revenue -- no one will believe that, but it wasn\'t." On the other hand, he says, with fuel taxes and sales taxes falling, its retreat on the camera has had a "painful" impact on Schaumburg\'s $170 million budget.
Cameras to catch speeders on highways, which are common in Europe, are just starting to spread in the U.S. Last June, Arizona added a provision for speed cams on highways to its budget bill, with an anticipated $90 million in fines expected to help balance the budget.
State police started placing the cameras on highways around Phoenix in November. In December, a trooper arrested a man in Glendale while he was attacking a camera with a pick ax. In another incident, a troupe of men dressed as Santa Claus toured around the city of Tempe in December and placed gaily wrapped boxes over several traffic cameras, blocking their views. Their exploits have been viewed more than 222,000 times on YouTube.
facist state representative Sam Crump has introduced a bill in the legislature to remove the cameras, which he says were approved "in the dead of night...as a budget gimmick."
In the meantime, the cameras are still being rolled out, and have already issued more than 200,000 violation notices since September. They are set to take a picture of cars going more than 11 miles over the speed limit, and they also photograph the driver.
Some entrepreneurs are trying to help camera opponents fight back. Phantom Plate Inc., a Harrisburg, Pa., company, sells Photoblocker spray at $29.99 a can and Photoshield, a plastic skin for a license plate. Both promise to reflect a traffic-camera flash, making the license plate unreadable. California passed a law banning use of the spray and the plate covers, which became effective at the beginning of this year.
A free iPhone application available on Trapster.com lets drivers use their cellphones to mark a traffic cam or speed trap on a Google map. The information on new locales is sent to Trapster\'s central computer, and then added to the map.
Other anti-cam Web sites counsel people to examine the pictures that come in the mail with citations. If the facial image is too blurry, they say, drivers can often argue successfully in court that no positive identification has been made of them.
Studies are mixed on whether traffic cameras improve safety. Some research indicates they may increase rear-end collisions as drivers slam on their brakes when they see posted camera notices. A 2005 Federal Highway Administration study of six cities\' red-light cameras concluded there was a "modest" economic benefit because a reduction in side crashes due to less red-light running offset the higher costs of more rear-end crashes.
A study of crash causes released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last July found about 5% of crashes were due to traveling too fast and 2% were from running red lights. Driving off the side of the road, falling asleep at the wheel and crossing the center lines were the biggest causes identified.
Write to William M. Bulkeley at bill.bulkeley@wsj.com
Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page A1
Post by: jocelyn on April 30, 2009, 01:27:44 pm
What the hell. Today sucks!
Post by: tyzack on April 30, 2009, 01:37:32 pm
Quote from: jocelyn;228807
So I had this Cadbury Egg in my cabinet left over from Easter. I decided I needed some chocolate in a serious way. As I was eating it, I became aware of a ticklish feeling on my face, hand, and arm. I looked down and there were ants all over my arm. They were swarming all over my face too. Inside the Cadbury Egg, about a zillion ants. I definitely ate a whole bunch of them.
What the hell. Today sucks!
i almost threw up reading this.
Post by: jocelyn on April 30, 2009, 01:40:46 pm
It was pretty bad for me, too.
Post by: Spacey on April 30, 2009, 01:46:32 pm
Post by: derickw on April 30, 2009, 01:47:57 pm
Post by: ds673488 on April 30, 2009, 01:52:01 pm
still very nasty...although dont worry too much, ants are perfectly fine to eat
Post by: thatguy on April 30, 2009, 02:55:57 pm
Post by: tyzack on April 30, 2009, 05:14:39 pm
Post by: Yoda on August 03, 2009, 03:50:26 pm
I\'ve been trying to see this movie Hunger since it\'s original release date of 12/5/08 (which was pushed to 3/30/09) and there is only one theatre (and one screen) on the east coast playing this movie (SVA Theatre on 23rd St in NYC), yet stupid movies like Aliens In The Attic are being played in over 3,000 theaters... To top it off, this movie is already available in Europe on Region 2... I contacted IFC Films to find out what the release date is and they responded back that there is no expected release date yet. What the "F"....
Post by: kindm's on August 03, 2009, 04:38:50 pm
Quote from: Yoda;237451
Things That Really Grind My Gears....
I\'ve been trying to see this movie Hunger since it\'s original release date of 12/5/08 (which was pushed to 3/30/09) and there is only one theatre (and one screen) on the east coast playing this movie (SVA Theatre on 23rd St in NYC), yet stupid movies like Aliens In The Attic are being played in over 3,000 theaters... To top it off, this movie is already available in Europe on Region 2... I contacted IFC Films to find out what the release date is and they responded back that there is no expected release date yet. What the "F"....
To me this would be an acceptable use of bit torrent.
You are doing everything in your power to see the movie legally but the powers that be are preventing you.
We had a similar issue when Idiocracy was released. It was only being shown in Canada and fox was refusing to release the movie in the states.
So it was procured by other means. I would say you should do the same.
Post by: Yoda on August 03, 2009, 04:47:34 pm
Quote from: kindm\'s;237458
Quote from: Yoda;237451Things That Really Grind My Gears....
I\'ve been trying to see this movie Hunger since it\'s original release date of 12/5/08 (which was pushed to 3/30/09) and there is only one theatre (and one screen) on the east coast playing this movie (SVA Theatre on 23rd St in NYC), yet stupid movies like Aliens In The Attic are being played in over 3,000 theaters... To top it off, this movie is already available in Europe on Region 2... I contacted IFC Films to find out what the release date is and they responded back that there is no expected release date yet. What the "F"....
To me this would be an acceptable use of bit torrent.
You are doing everything in your power to see the movie legally but the powers that be are preventing you.
We had a similar issue when Idiocracy was released. It was only being shown in Canada and fox was refusing to release the movie in the states.
So it was procured by other means. I would say you should do the same.
I\'m still hoping that this comes out on DVD. If I could get it in NYC or at a certain flea market in NJ, I would. Unfortunately, I\'m not comfortable with BT and my DVD burner is buggy so, I\'m really at the mercy of the dvd distributor.
Post by: Igziabeher on August 03, 2009, 04:47:58 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on August 10, 2009, 03:18:09 pm
Post by: FrankZappa on August 10, 2009, 03:43:04 pm
Post by: tyzack on August 10, 2009, 03:44:10 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;238123
When during a handshake someone hangs on to my hand for too damn long. It\'s even worse than the limp shake imo.
1-2-3
Post by: Stephengencs on August 10, 2009, 04:00:41 pm
Post by: Me! on August 10, 2009, 04:11:14 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on August 10, 2009, 04:28:54 pm
Quote from: Me!;238130
I learned it from watching you.....
maybe after killing half a 30 pack, I was slurring into 30 rack...but i hear people of all ages and walks of life calling em 30 racks.......and thats just wrong.
Post by: NickNels on August 10, 2009, 04:55:38 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238132
Quote from: Me!;238130I learned it from watching you.....
maybe after killing half a 30 pack, I was slurring into 30 rack...but i hear people of all ages and walks of life calling em 30 racks.......and thats just wrong.
:wave:
Post by: jking on August 10, 2009, 05:21:36 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on August 10, 2009, 05:42:17 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238132
Quote from: Me!;238130I learned it from watching you.....
maybe after killing half a 30 pack, I was slurring into 30 rack...but i hear people of all ages and walks of life calling em 30 racks.......and thats just wrong.
are you still killing racks left and right?
Post by: Stephengencs on August 10, 2009, 06:06:37 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238139
Quote from: Stephengencs;238132Quote from: Me!;238130I learned it from watching you.....
maybe after killing half a 30 pack, I was slurring into 30 rack...but i hear people of all ages and walks of life calling em 30 racks.......and thats just wrong.
are you still killing racks left and right?
Indeed.....and you just reminded me..........It\'s time to enter the quality control portion of the day at Mountain Road....
Post by: skalnbyc on August 10, 2009, 06:43:50 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238140
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238139Quote from: Stephengencs;238132Quote from: Me!;238130I learned it from watching you.....
maybe after killing half a 30 pack, I was slurring into 30 rack...but i hear people of all ages and walks of life calling em 30 racks.......and thats just wrong.
are you still killing racks left and right?
Indeed.....and you just reminded me..........It\'s time to enter the quality control portion of the day at Mountain Road....
Do you have a cot in the back for the rack-killin\' days at Mountain Road?
Post by: ChrisF on August 10, 2009, 06:54:40 pm
Quote
1. 30-Rack
Massachusetts term for a 30-pack of beer.
Did you run a packy and pick up a 30 rack for me? (see packy...)
^^^ not surprised to see that definition at all.
Post by: Igziabeher on August 10, 2009, 07:03:37 pm
Oh, and thanks to fitzy i had my first beers from Holiday Road Wine and Liquor at Mill St. Brews on Saturday. it was delicious.
Post by: skalnbyc on August 10, 2009, 07:21:16 pm
Quote from: ChrisF;238143
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=30-RackQuote1. 30-Rack
Massachusetts term for a 30-pack of beer.
Did you run a packy and pick up a 30 rack for me? (see packy...)
^^^ not surprised to see that definition at all.
What the hell is a package store to mean? Package of cigarettes? Package of beer?
Post by: Stephengencs on August 10, 2009, 07:47:48 pm
Quote from: ChrisF;238143
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=30-RackQuote1. 30-Rack
Massachusetts term for a 30-pack of beer.
Did you run a packy and pick up a 30 rack for me? (see packy...)
^^^ not surprised to see that definition at all.
That figures.......pfft.
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238142
Do you have a cot in the back for the rack-killin\' days at Mountain Road?
No room for a cot, have to use every available square foot for inventory......
Quote from: Igziabeher;238144
I could\'ve told you that one.
Oh, and thanks to fitzy i had my first beers from Holiday Road Wine and Liquor at Mill St. Brews on Saturday. it was delicious.
Glad you enjoyed
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on August 10, 2009, 07:58:04 pm
I\'m not sure if the law still exists (I\'ve walked out of plenty of \'package stores\' with just a bottle in hand), but the name stuck.
Post by: Stephengencs on August 10, 2009, 08:00:54 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;238148
The name "package store" derived from the law in certain areas that all alcohol was to be packaged in such a way that the contents were not visible before leaving the store.
I\'m not sure if the law still exists (I\'ve walked out of plenty of \'package stores\' with just a bottle in hand), but the name stuck.
I dont think that law is still on the books......it may still be, but not enforced........as far as i am aware.....
Post by: skalnbyc on August 10, 2009, 08:41:40 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;238148
The name "package store" derived from the law in certain areas that all alcohol was to be packaged in such a way that the contents were not visible before leaving the store.
I\'m not sure if the law still exists (I\'ve walked out of plenty of \'package stores\' with just a bottle in hand), but the name stuck.
Thanks for the lookup - I always wondered what the term meant. It seems to be a New England/Northeast term as I\'ve never seen a store labeled as such out here.
Post by: SlimPickens on August 10, 2009, 09:14:39 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;238123
When during a handshake someone hangs on to my hand for too damn long. It\'s even worse than the limp shake imo.
Oh man, you\'re totally missin\' out on the goods in a situation like that!! The secret is to always be prepared. Whenever you\'re going in for a handshake you gotta ask yourself... is this person the kinda douche that\'s gonna wanna lock onto me. Always be ready for YES. That\'s when you lock in and kick the uncomfortable up a notch. You\'re a big guy, you can crush hands. But that would be too easy. Trying to find their real pressure point... that\'s the goods. Maybe it\'s telling him about the last time you ran into his alcoholic father at a bar, or his loose sister and what a big kiss she gave you. When you don\'t know them that well, you can always go for an inappropriate joke bumped up against way too much obnoxious laughter.
You: "What\'s brown and rhymes with Snoop?"
Clown: "Ummm, errr.... poop....?"
You: "No you ass clown, Dr. Dre! HHAHAHAHAROARHARARATRATTETATA!!!!"
Post by: bdfreetuna on August 10, 2009, 09:55:57 pm
Post by: Igziabeher on August 13, 2009, 07:47:53 pm
people who photoblog their meals on facebook.
great, you\'re eating a fuckin steak. how unclassy can you be to take a picture of it and post it on facebook to show the world what you\'re eating? Get Real!
Post by: tyzack on August 13, 2009, 08:05:26 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on August 13, 2009, 08:12:20 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;238380
ya know what grinds my gears?
people who photoblog their meals on facebook.
great, you\'re eating a fuckin steak. how unclassy can you be to take a picture of it and post it on facebook to show the world what you\'re eating? Get Real!
Facebook is definitely an annoying dumpster of self-indulgent nonsense. Do you people ever feel stupid posting "I am tired tonight", "dinner was great, can\'t wait to watch Dancing with the Stars" etc?
I\'m proud to say I\'ve never entered my status on that website and hope to continue the streak.
Post by: SkyePrizm on August 13, 2009, 11:30:16 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;238380
ya know what grinds my gears?
people who photoblog their meals on facebook.
great, you\'re eating a fuckin steak. how unclassy can you be to take a picture of it and post it on facebook to show the world what you\'re eating? Get Real!
you know, i am finally glad someone pointed this out. its bothered me for awhile, but i\'ve silently vomited in my mouth. i have had some extremely tasty meals but never felt the impulse to capture the image. its odd to me.
Post by: simpletwistupdon on August 14, 2009, 01:14:33 am
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238152
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;238148The name "package store" derived from the law in certain areas that all alcohol was to be packaged in such a way that the contents were not visible before leaving the store.
I\'m not sure if the law still exists (I\'ve walked out of plenty of \'package stores\' with just a bottle in hand), but the name stuck.
Thanks for the lookup - I always wondered what the term meant. It seems to be a New England/Northeast term as I\'ve never seen a store labeled as such out here.
Ok so why in some states do they always bag your booze in a black plastic bag? Ie. NY, NJ, PA...
Post by: peaches626 on August 14, 2009, 12:10:10 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238391
Quote from: Igziabeher;238380ya know what grinds my gears?
people who photoblog their meals on facebook.
great, you\'re eating a fuckin steak. how unclassy can you be to take a picture of it and post it on facebook to show the world what you\'re eating? Get Real!
you know, i am finally glad someone pointed this out. its bothered me for awhile, but i\'ve silently vomited in my mouth. i have had some extremely tasty meals but never felt the impulse to capture the image. its odd to me.
i took a picture of a dank meal i was served in Italy a couple years back... it might be on facebook. soary.
Post by: SlimPickens on August 14, 2009, 01:23:14 pm
Quote from: peaches626;238431
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238391Quote from: Igziabeher;238380ya know what grinds my gears?
people who photoblog their meals on facebook.
great, you\'re eating a fuckin steak. how unclassy can you be to take a picture of it and post it on facebook to show the world what you\'re eating? Get Real!
you know, i am finally glad someone pointed this out. its bothered me for awhile, but i\'ve silently vomited in my mouth. i have had some extremely tasty meals but never felt the impulse to capture the image. its odd to me.
i took a picture of a dank meal i was served in Italy a couple years back... it might be on facebook. soary.
I photoblog my meals on Facebook after they\'ve been processed and discarded by my lower GI tract.
Post by: Yoda on August 14, 2009, 01:39:23 pm
Post by: Gordo on August 14, 2009, 11:39:41 pm
Quote from: Yoda;238435
It grinds my gears when my whole department is out for the day and I\'m left here on a dead friday...
You\'re left behind because you grind everyone\'s gears.
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on August 20, 2009, 10:05:41 am
It\'s nothing personal against those specific people, but there is nothing more mundane than reading their updates. I understand that your close friends and family may care, but I don\'t. It\'s your God-given right to keep on posting... I just won\'t be reading.
And, on an occasionally-related topic, please refrain from starting a "countdown" to anything. And if you must start a countdown, starting sooner than seven days prior to the event is completely unacceptable.
Though now that I think about it, maybe what\'s really grinding my gears is that I\'m stuck at work with nothing to do but putz around on Facebook and complain about it.
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 10:27:31 am
Post by: SlimPickens on August 20, 2009, 10:32:24 am
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The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore. "I\'m waking up." "I had Wheaties for breakfast." "I\'m bored at work." "I\'m stuck in traffic." You\'re kidding! How fascinating! No moment is too mundane for some people to broadcast unsolicited to the world. Just because you have 432 Facebook friends doesn\'t mean we all want to know when you\'re waiting for the bus.
The Self-Promoter. OK, so we\'ve probably all posted at least once about some achievement. And sure, maybe your friends really do want to read the fascinating article you wrote about beet farming. But when almost EVERY update is a link to your blog, your poetry reading, your 10k results or your art show, you sound like a bragger or a self-centered careerist.
The Friend-Padder. The average Facebook user has 120 friends on the site. Schmoozers and social butterflies -- you know, the ones who make lifelong pals on the subway -- might reasonably have 300 or 400. But 1,000 "friends?" Unless you\'re George Clooney or just won the lottery, no one has that many. That\'s just showing off.
The Town Crier. "Michael Jackson is dead!!!" You heard it from me first! Me, and the 213,000 other people who all saw it on TMZ. These Matt Drudge wannabes are the reason many of us learn of breaking news not from TV or news sites but from online social networks. In their rush to trumpet the news, these people also spread rumors, half-truths and innuendo. No, Jeff Goldblum did not plunge to his death from a New Zealand cliff.
The Lurker. The Peeping Toms of Facebook, these voyeurs are too cautious, or maybe too lazy, to update their status or write on your wall. But once in a while, you\'ll be talking to them and they\'ll mention something you posted, so you know they\'re on your page, hiding in the shadows. It\'s just a little creepy.
The Maddening Obscurist. "If not now then when?" "You\'ll see..." "Grist for the mill." "John is, small world." "Dave thought he was immune, but no. No, he is not." [Actual status updates, all.] Sorry, but you\'re not being mysterious -- just nonsensical.
The Chronic Inviter. "Support my cause. Sign my petition. Play Mafia Wars with me. Which \'Star Trek\' character are you? Here are the \'Top 5 cars I have personally owned.\' Here are \'25 Things About Me.\' Here\'s a drink. What drink are you? We\'re related! I took the \'What President Are You?\' quiz and found out I\'m Millard Fillmore! What president are you?"
just a sampling, hit the jump for more:
cnn (http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/20/annoying.facebook.updaters/index.html)
Post by: NickNels on August 20, 2009, 10:38:39 am
Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on August 20, 2009, 10:42:20 am
a friend of mine pretty much documented her pregnancy on facebook and now the adorable baby pics are up. i see her baby every time i open facebook and she\'s the cutest little thing. i\'d much rather see updates on her than 90% of the crap people write about themselves.
i have blocked updates from many people who i literally feel embarrassed for. they don\'t show up on my main page so that i don\'t really even need to know they exist.
Post by: Yoda on August 20, 2009, 10:46:38 am
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;238757
I just realized today that I have probably blocked status updates from every single one of my Facebook friends who is a.) getting married or b.) preggo. New parents are a toss-up, depending upon how many pictures they choose to force upon the world and how much I actually care about their child.
It\'s nothing personal against those specific people, but there is nothing more mundane than reading their updates. I understand that your close friends and family may care, but I don\'t. It\'s your God-given right to keep on posting... I just won\'t be reading.
And, on an occasionally-related topic, please refrain from starting a "countdown" to anything. And if you must start a countdown, starting sooner than seven days prior to the event is completely unacceptable.
Though now that I think about it, maybe what\'s really grinding my gears is that I\'m stuck at work with nothing to do but putz around on Facebook and complain about it.
I wonder if the preggo this is a direct result of my facebook as we\'re at the "any day now" point in the pregnancy...
Post by: NickNels on August 20, 2009, 10:52:31 am
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;238761
i don\'t mind the pregnancy blogging so much.
a friend of mine pretty much documented her pregnancy on facebook and now the adorable baby pics are up. i see her baby every time i open facebook and she\'s the cutest little thing
:fart:
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 10:54:53 am
Quote from: Yoda;238763
I wonder if the preggo this is a direct result of my facebook as we\'re at the "any day now" point in the pregnancy...
It\'s not always about YOU DBlock.....
Post by: Spacey on August 20, 2009, 10:59:17 am
Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on August 20, 2009, 11:04:40 am
Quote from: NickNels;238764
Quote from: Mamalakabubadaya;238761i don\'t mind the pregnancy blogging so much.
a friend of mine pretty much documented her pregnancy on facebook and now the adorable baby pics are up. i see her baby every time i open facebook and she\'s the cutest little thing
:fart:
when you\'re an uncle in a few months maybe you\'ll feel the same way.
also, if you don\'t start being nice i will de-friend and block you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on August 20, 2009, 12:02:49 pm
Quote from: Yoda;238763
I wonder if the preggo this is a direct result of my facebook as we\'re at the "any day now" point in the pregnancy...
No, actually. I just found out that one of my friends has been an uncle for a week... a fact that eluded me because I had blocked his pregnant sister from my main page about six months ago.
While I may have come off as such in my previous post, I\'m not so picky that an "any day now" from an expecting father is grounds from being blocked from my Facebook. But seeing 5+ updates a day tagged with "because I\'m preggo" or something akin to that is just obnoxious. Being "in a family way" is exciting for the folks involved, but it\'s not an accomplishment.
Post by: Yoda on August 20, 2009, 12:21:14 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238765
Quote from: Yoda;238763I wonder if the preggo this is a direct result of my facebook as we\'re at the "any day now" point in the pregnancy...
It\'s not always about YOU DBlock.....
I wasn\'t trying to make it about me steve... I\'m friends with DK on FB and because my wife is being induced tonight, there\'s a lot of activity on my page...
To add to the the grinding gears topic, I guess I grind steve\'s gears when I post on .info (because my posts consistantly suck)...
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 12:28:12 pm
Quote from: Yoda;238787
Quote from: Stephengencs;238765Quote from: Yoda;238763I wonder if the preggo this is a direct result of my facebook as we\'re at the "any day now" point in the pregnancy...
It\'s not always about YOU DBlock.....
I wasn\'t trying to make it about me steve... I\'m friends with DK on FB and because my wife is being induced tonight, there\'s a lot of activity on my page...
To add to the the grinding gears topic, I guess I grind steve\'s gears when I post on .info (because my posts consistantly suck)...
Despite the suckitude of your posts, i do wish your wife the best of luck on the delivery. and congrats.........cant wait to see pics on facebook ;-)
Post by: ds673488 on August 20, 2009, 12:33:03 pm
Post by: Gordo on August 20, 2009, 01:35:04 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238758
The pregnant biz I can understand, especailly if its their first child. Its a great way to document your pregnancy and share pics and thoughts with other family members and friends who you dont get to see often........but the getting married one is what blows my mind. Odds are if you are getting married, you are going to be getting divorced within 5 years. so whats the fucking point.
:lol: That\'s awesome. I hate soon to be brides and grooms.
Post by: derickw on August 20, 2009, 01:45:13 pm
Quote from: Gordo;238804
Quote from: Stephengencs;238758The pregnant biz I can understand, especailly if its their first child. Its a great way to document your pregnancy and share pics and thoughts with other family members and friends who you dont get to see often........but the getting married one is what blows my mind. Odds are if you are getting married, you are going to be getting divorced within 5 years. so whats the fucking point.
:lol: That\'s awesome. I hate soon to be brides and grooms.
Gordo, your full of some hate recently. who shit in your cereal?
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 01:52:26 pm
Quote from: derickw;238808
Quote from: Gordo;238804Quote from: Stephengencs;238758The pregnant biz I can understand, especailly if its their first child. Its a great way to document your pregnancy and share pics and thoughts with other family members and friends who you dont get to see often........but the getting married one is what blows my mind. Odds are if you are getting married, you are going to be getting divorced within 5 years. so whats the fucking point.
:lol: That\'s awesome. I hate soon to be brides and grooms.
Gordo, your full of some hate recently. who shit in your cereal?
I dont hate brides and grooms, but statistics prove that over half of marriages end in divorce. Let\'s be realistic here, those days of dreaming of your perfect wedding, going bananas driving yourself and your friends and family insane with insignificant wedding plans, just equals a lot of wasted time and energy. I\'ve seen it happen all tol many times.......
Post by: booztravlr on August 20, 2009, 02:01:08 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on August 20, 2009, 05:56:07 pm
Wah wah wah. You guys are such debbie f\'ing downers. Sorry some of us are having happy things happen like marriage and babies.
When you fork out $25 grand for a giant party, I think you have every right to get excited about it! ;)
With that said, 2 days till my wedding :) :) :) :) :) Barf all you want!
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 06:06:04 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on August 20, 2009, 06:09:05 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238826
They say its good luck if there is a hurricane on your wedding day ;)
I am actually hoping for a hurricane, cause we have wedding insurance just for that reason, and then i get all the money back. And then i can just take it all with me to hawaii .....
a girl can dream.
And i am not surprised a natural disaster is approaching on my wedding day.
it\'s fitting.
Post by: Bret on August 20, 2009, 06:12:59 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238824
Okay, i gotta chime in here about the wedding facebook status posting bitching.
Wah wah wah. You guys are such debbie f\'ing downers. Sorry some of us are having happy things happen like marriage and babies.
When you fork out $25 grand for a giant party, I think you have every right to get excited about it! ;)
With that said, 2 days till my wedding :) :) :) :) :) Barf all you want!
(http://s.wsj.net/media/juggle_debbie_art_257_20080423123536.jpg)
...congatulations... good luck!!
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 06:17:18 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on August 20, 2009, 06:19:22 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238829
Well you can add "wedding insurance" to the list of things that really grind my gears.....Wedding Insurance = HorsePOOP!
its a horse poop but its pretty sweet. it covers everything EXCEPT if I leave the groom at the altar.....
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 06:27:15 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238830
Quote from: Stephengencs;238829Well you can add "wedding insurance" to the list of things that really grind my gears.....Wedding Insurance = HorsePOOP!
its a horse poop but its pretty sweet. it covers everything EXCEPT if I leave the groom at the altar.....
I am leaving this thread now. Have a great wedding. I will be getting married on saturday too.......To a 1/2 keg of budweiser at the family jam........
Post by: Gordo on August 20, 2009, 06:37:42 pm
Quote from: derickw;238808
Quote from: Gordo;238804Quote from: Stephengencs;238758The pregnant biz I can understand, especailly if its their first child. Its a great way to document your pregnancy and share pics and thoughts with other family members and friends who you dont get to see often........but the getting married one is what blows my mind. Odds are if you are getting married, you are going to be getting divorced within 5 years. so whats the fucking point.
:lol: That\'s awesome. I hate soon to be brides and grooms.
Gordo, your full of some hate recently. who shit in your cereal?
Read the title of the thread. And in the other thread my convo with ds#\'s should be considered an isolated incident. I am generally very happy and like the great majority of people on this board. I enjoy .info and don\'t want to be a part of the dark side. Sorry if I have been out of line.
As far as soon to be married folk, I am with Gencs. I\'ve been too close to many weddings lately and the amount of time, money, and stress it provokes make smiling glossy picture albums seem incredibly ironic. I don\'t care for huge weddings, I think everything involved in producing them is super self-interested. I\'ve seen family relationships fall apart because of weddings, but never gain strength from them. When the honeymoon is over, financial clouds roll in for most, and the marital problems begin.
Now I\'m not saying I have no hope for ALL people getting married, there are obviously instances of roses straight through, I can only speak from my own experiences and I haven\'t seen it. And I have had a damn good time at many weddings, more so when I\'m just a random face in the crowd.
The argument that spending 25k on a day for yourself warrants constant public fluffing is hilarious because nobody else gives a shit about every update, they just become annoying and make the fluffers look ridiculous (which sparked the comments in the first place). Well, maybe the immediate family and most bridesmaids care. I\'m going to go puke now, just talking about it. Sorry Skye! ;)
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on August 20, 2009, 06:46:06 pm
Post by: Igziabeher on August 20, 2009, 06:55:53 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on August 20, 2009, 06:56:04 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 06:59:36 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238837
If I am ever to be married, it is definitely going to be a casual-simple affair. 25k for a day is not one of my values, but seems to be par for most people.
The scary thing is that these days 25K is really not that much. I have heard and been to weddings in the past years that have trumped that as much as 5X.
Post by: skalnbyc on August 20, 2009, 07:01:57 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238838
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238837If I am ever to be married, it is definitely going to be a casual-simple affair. 25k for a day is not one of my values, but seems to be par for most people.
The scary thing is that these days 25K is really not that much. I have heard and been to weddings in the past years that have trumped that as much as 5X.
Yup, I know some people who spent 70k and broke up within the year of the wedding. Maybe there is a strong, positive correlation between superficial people and wedding size?
Post by: Igziabeher on August 20, 2009, 07:05:32 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on August 20, 2009, 07:09:48 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;238841
If I\'m spending 25K on one day, it better involve a jetski and a lot of cocaine.
HA! def. and that jet ski would take me to an offshore party boat filled with hot 18 year olds and a lot more cocaine.
Post by: SkyePrizm on August 20, 2009, 09:13:48 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;238838
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238837If I am ever to be married, it is definitely going to be a casual-simple affair. 25k for a day is not one of my values, but seems to be par for most people.
The scary thing is that these days 25K is really not that much. I have heard and been to weddings in the past years that have trumped that as much as 5X.
Yeah, i am actually having what people call "a small wedding" since its only 90 people. So that makes you see the cost of things. 90=25 k. Can you imagine people who have 150 people?? I went into this whole wedding deal wanting a small intimate affair like maybe 45 people.....something reaaal low key and you\'ll say it too I am sure. But remember, YOU WILL HAVE A MOTHER IN LAW! ;) What they want goes! And before you know it, your own mother will put her two cents in. And before you know it, your wedding isn\'t your wedding. Sorry, guess that\'s what really grinds my gears......
Mothers.
Post by: Gordo on August 20, 2009, 09:20:29 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;238841
If I\'m spending 25K on one day, it better involve a jetski and a lot of cocaine.
That is hilarious.
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 20, 2009, 09:21:24 pm
so what really grinds my gears?
this SWELTERING heat!!!
Post by: Gordo on August 20, 2009, 09:22:01 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238846
Quote from: Stephengencs;238838Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238837If I am ever to be married, it is definitely going to be a casual-simple affair. 25k for a day is not one of my values, but seems to be par for most people.
The scary thing is that these days 25K is really not that much. I have heard and been to weddings in the past years that have trumped that as much as 5X.
Yeah, i am actually having what people call "a small wedding" since its only 90 people. So that makes you see the cost of things. 90=25 k. Can you imagine people who have 150 people?? I went into this whole wedding deal wanting a small intimate affair like maybe 45 people.....something reaaal low key and you\'ll say it too I am sure. But remember, YOU WILL HAVE A MOTHER IN LAW! ;) What they want goes! And before you know it, your own mother will put her two cents in. And before you know it, your wedding isn\'t your wedding. Sorry, guess that\'s what really grinds my gears......
Mothers.
That\'s odd, my brother had nearly 300 people at his wedding last year and the total cost reached 20k.. I thought that was steep, but jesus what are you guys eating?!
Post by: wildcoyote on August 20, 2009, 09:56:50 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on August 20, 2009, 10:07:08 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238846
But remember, YOU WILL HAVE A MOTHER IN LAW! ;) What they want goes! .
So you are getting an annoying mother-in-law.
Skye, you don\'t have to justify the cost of the wedding - you totally seem like the type that has been planning her wedding day for the last 25 years.
Post by: SkyePrizm on August 20, 2009, 11:48:35 pm
Quote from: Gordo;238850
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238846Quote from: Stephengencs;238838Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238837If I am ever to be married, it is definitely going to be a casual-simple affair. 25k for a day is not one of my values, but seems to be par for most people.
The scary thing is that these days 25K is really not that much. I have heard and been to weddings in the past years that have trumped that as much as 5X.
Yeah, i am actually having what people call "a small wedding" since its only 90 people. So that makes you see the cost of things. 90=25 k. Can you imagine people who have 150 people?? I went into this whole wedding deal wanting a small intimate affair like maybe 45 people.....something reaaal low key and you\'ll say it too I am sure. But remember, YOU WILL HAVE A MOTHER IN LAW! ;) What they want goes! And before you know it, your own mother will put her two cents in. And before you know it, your wedding isn\'t your wedding. Sorry, guess that\'s what really grinds my gears......
Mothers.
That\'s odd, my brother had nearly 300 people at his wedding last year and the total cost reached 20k.. I thought that was steep, but jesus what are you guys eating?!
Union League in New Haven is some expensive yummy food. Its worth it. i hate going to weddings where you leave hungry. my guests are going to be rolling down the street. They are getting lots and lots of food. We threw in extras. And open bar with speciality drinks galore. But the 25K, I speak of isn\'t the reception....its everything added together, and it adds up fast! the DJ, the photographer, the dress, the limos, the cake, the bridal party gifts, the invitations, etc. etc. etc.
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238858
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238846But remember, YOU WILL HAVE A MOTHER IN LAW! ;) What they want goes! .
So you are getting an annoying mother-in-law.
Skye, you don\'t have to justify the cost of the wedding - you totally seem like the type that has been planning her wedding day for the last 25 years.
Not really. If i had my way, it would have been on a beach in hawaii. instead, i have the honeymoon there. i can\'t complain. i\'m still getting there again! :)
Post by: Bret on August 21, 2009, 12:51:55 am
Quote from: wildcoyote;238857
Cost of the ceremony- pffffffffft. Real wedding insurance would pay for the divorce.
now that\'s an insurance plan I wouldn\'t mind paying for... good chance for a return on your investment!!
Post by: derickw on August 21, 2009, 01:12:46 am
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238837
If I am ever to be married, it is definitely going to be a casual-simple affair. 25k for a day is not one of my values, but seems to be par for most people.
unless your Ellen, i wouldnt imagine gay weddings cost that much
Quote from: wildcoyote;238857
Cost of the ceremony- pffffffffft. Real wedding insurance would pay for the divorce.
AMEN!!!!
Post by: SlimPickens on August 21, 2009, 06:17:24 am
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238827
Quote from: Stephengencs;238826They say its good luck if there is a hurricane on your wedding day ;)
I am actually hoping for a hurricane, cause we have wedding insurance just for that reason, and then i get all the money back. And then i can just take it all with me to hawaii .....
a girl can dream.
And i am not surprised a natural disaster is approaching on my wedding day.
it\'s fitting.
wait...um you\'re spending twenty five large on a party and you\'re hoping a hurricane comes so you can get your money back... ummm.... ok.
Post by: Spacey on August 21, 2009, 09:03:33 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;238873
Quote from: SkyePrizm;238827Quote from: Stephengencs;238826They say its good luck if there is a hurricane on your wedding day ;)
I am actually hoping for a hurricane, cause we have wedding insurance just for that reason, and then i get all the money back. And then i can just take it all with me to hawaii .....
a girl can dream.
And i am not surprised a natural disaster is approaching on my wedding day.
it\'s fitting.
wait...um you\'re spending twenty five large on a party and you\'re hoping a hurricane comes so you can get your money back... ummm.... ok.
Except that she forgot the biggest problem of all. Insurance companies don\'t pay claims.
Post by: jking on August 21, 2009, 10:41:01 am
that said, people who complain about facebook, when they could just as easily not have/delete facebook, is a peeve of mine...
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on August 21, 2009, 10:50:31 am
Quote from: jking;238888
i wanted a small, casual affair. jill didn\'t. however, i am thrilled that she recognized that fact and made me only minimally involved in the process. my jobs were - get band, make sure groomsmen went to their tux fittings, tie bows around some honey jars, show up - preferrably soberish.
They tell me you did a decent job getting a band...
Quote from: jking;238888
that said, people who complain about facebook, when they could just as easily not have/delete facebook, is a peeve of mine...
I readily acknowledge that my Facebook-related rage is all ultimately self-inflicted. In fact, I probably wouldn\'t still have a Facebook account if my job didn\'t plant me in front of a computer all day. But if I can\'t grind my gears in the "Things That Really Grind My Gears" thread, then why do I even have gears?
Post by: Spacey on August 21, 2009, 11:04:20 am
Post by: jking on August 21, 2009, 11:10:22 am
and i\'d say that the other reason you have gears is due to the fact that you are secretly a transformer!
Post by: SlimPickens on August 21, 2009, 01:00:32 pm
Quote from: jking;238892
yup, and i was even soberish for the ceremony!!
and i\'d say that the other reason you have gears is due to the fact that you are secretly a transformer!
Post by: simpletwistupdon on August 21, 2009, 02:04:43 pm
Seems like more often than not lately, everytime I pay for something and get my change the cashiers always put the change on top of the bills and then hand it back to you. 90% of the friggin time (especially when theres alot of change), when they hand the money back to you... they tip it towards you hand and the change landslides down the bills and goes all over the counter. Then they look at you like its your fault. Hand me the the change... then hand me the bills. I don\'t need it all at once... because once it spills all over, its takes me longer to pick it all up anyways! Anyways, that it what really grinds my gears.
Post by: jking on August 21, 2009, 02:14:45 pm
although to be honest, it knida looks more like a gobot, but i\'m not complaining...
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 21, 2009, 02:57:05 pm
The fact that I\'ve called five different moving companies to help me move ONE piece of furniture tomorrow A.M.
Each one has quoted me over $300 to move this... but, it only cost me $100 to buy!
(lol - if anyone wants to make some quick $ before family jam, PM me!)
(http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3m13l25O65Pe5S09897484100fa5b41195.jpg)
Post by: SlimPickens on August 21, 2009, 03:18:35 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit;238915
what grinds my gears?
The fact that I\'ve called five different moving companies to help me move ONE piece of furniture tomorrow A.M.
Each one has quoted me over $300 to move this... but, it only cost me $100 to buy!
(lol - if anyone wants to make some quick $ before family jam, PM me!)
(http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3m13l25O65Pe5S09897484100fa5b41195.jpg)
notice how she removed all items that might give a prespective clue to the size of this furniture. if todd was standing next to that armoire you\'d realize it\'s 12 feet tall and probably weighs 900 lbs. I\'ve been suckered too many times by this move! You show up only to realize you\'ve been hired to move a crate full of baby elephants.
Quote from: simpletwistupdon;238912
Ok, so heres something that I\'ve noticed in the recent 2 weeks or so... but it has happened pretty much throughout life and only now am I realizing how much it really irritates me...
Seems like more often than not lately, everytime I pay for something and get my change the cashiers always put the change on top of the bills and then hand it back to you. 90% of the friggin time (especially when theres alot of change), when they hand the money back to you... they tip it towards you hand and the change landslides down the bills and goes all over the counter. Then they look at you like its your fault. Hand me the the change... then hand me the bills. I don\'t need it all at once... because once it spills all over, its takes me longer to pick it all up anyways! Anyways, that it what really grinds my gears.
totally agree Donnie.
now when i work at Steve\'s store... i do it to the folks who are rude. (ie walk in the store on your cellphone, shop and pay while remaining on your cellphone... there\'s no way you won\'t drop 90% of the change i give back to you.
but shhhhhhhhh....don\'t tell my boss. i can\'t afford to lose that job.
Post by: zuke583 on August 21, 2009, 03:32:26 pm
Quote from: SlimPickens;238916
Quote from: simpletwistupdon;238912Ok, so heres something that I\'ve noticed in the recent 2 weeks or so... but it has happened pretty much throughout life and only now am I realizing how much it really irritates me...
Seems like more often than not lately, everytime I pay for something and get my change the cashiers always put the change on top of the bills and then hand it back to you. 90% of the friggin time (especially when theres alot of change), when they hand the money back to you... they tip it towards you hand and the change landslides down the bills and goes all over the counter. Then they look at you like its your fault. Hand me the the change... then hand me the bills. I don\'t need it all at once... because once it spills all over, its takes me longer to pick it all up anyways! Anyways, that it what really grinds my gears.
totally agree Donnie.
now when i work at Steve\'s store... i do it to the folks who are rude. (ie walk in the store on your cellphone, shop and pay while remaining on your cellphone... there\'s no way you won\'t drop 90% of the change i give back to you.
but shhhhhhhhh....don\'t tell my boss. i can\'t afford to lose that job.
that\'s why you keep a secret stash of ass pennies
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Post by: SlimPickens on August 21, 2009, 04:28:55 pm
Quote from: zuke583;238919
that\'s why you keep a secret stash of ass pennies
HAHAHA!! That was fargin brilliant!!
Penny\'s just made the list of stuff I\'ll never touch again... but I guess it\'s already too late, isn\'t it.
Post by: skalnbyc on August 21, 2009, 04:30:44 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit;238915
what grinds my gears?
The fact that I\'ve called five different moving companies to help me move ONE piece of furniture tomorrow A.M.
Each one has quoted me over $300 to move this... but, it only cost me $100 to buy!
(lol - if anyone wants to make some quick $ before family jam, PM me!)
(http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3m13l25O65Pe5S09897484100fa5b41195.jpg)
Isn\'t New Haven an illegal immigrant sanctuary city? Go pick up some stragglers at the day labor stop on the corner and bring \'em home for a few pennies.
Post by: Spacey on August 21, 2009, 04:40:02 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;238927
Quote from: FreeSpirit;238915what grinds my gears?
The fact that I\'ve called five different moving companies to help me move ONE piece of furniture tomorrow A.M.
Each one has quoted me over $300 to move this... but, it only cost me $100 to buy!
(lol - if anyone wants to make some quick $ before family jam, PM me!)
(http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3m13l25O65Pe5S09897484100fa5b41195.jpg)
Isn\'t New Haven an illegal immigrant sanctuary city? Go pick up some stragglers at the day labor stop on the corner and bring \'em home for a few pennies.
That\'s the right idea.
Rent a uhaul for an hour and get some immi\'s. Do it under $50.
Post by: Spacey on August 24, 2009, 02:10:08 pm
Post by: zuke583 on August 24, 2009, 02:18:16 pm
Quote from: Spacey;239103
People who bitch and moan that it is Monday. It is only a day and a mindset people. It is what you make it.
clearly, you didn\'t rage hard enough on saturday night/sunday morning
Post by: Spacey on August 24, 2009, 02:55:37 pm
Quote from: zuke583;239105
Quote from: Spacey;239103People who bitch and moan that it is Monday. It is only a day and a mindset people. It is what you make it.
clearly, you didn\'t rage hard enough on saturday night/sunday morning
I did.
Just don\'t believe in letting a day dictate the outcome.
Weak minded people do.
Post by: SkyePrizm on August 25, 2009, 12:00:44 am
Post by: BennyBoomers on August 25, 2009, 07:41:16 am
moderator? moderator? bueller?....
Post by: Gordo on August 25, 2009, 04:40:09 pm
Quote from: Spacey;239103
People who bitch and moan that it is Monday. It is only a day and a mindset people. It is what you make it.
Monday=no school, no work. I love Mondays. I am going to have sex with them.
Post by: skalnbyc on August 25, 2009, 08:38:04 pm
Quote from: Gordo;239158
I love Mondays. I am going to have sex with them.
Were you the guy who long ago posted about taking home a half Asian Milf/cougar?
Nice work!
Post by: Gordo on August 26, 2009, 06:07:38 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239164
Quote from: Gordo;239158I love Mondays. I am going to have sex with them.
Were you the guy who long ago posted about taking home a half Asian Milf/cougar?
Nice work!
Oh lordy. You are correct. And unfortunately for me, in this age of interweb, my girlfriend (of four years now/who I just moved in with) dug that up in our early stages of making love to each other. It was embarrassing to say the least. I looked like the idiot-loser posting sex stories on a band blog that nobody knows about. Can\'t believe she stayed with me after a young hit like that. Or should I say old hit?
I think I recall jocelyn being disgusted by my tale.
Post by: Yoda on August 31, 2009, 01:04:06 pm
Post by: jking on August 31, 2009, 01:32:44 pm
Post by: Yoda on August 31, 2009, 01:35:28 pm
Quote from: jking;239539
"on line" is a north-east phrase (usually NY and north), not used by the rest of the country. thus, the rest of the country will give you a hard time for it, even though, regionally, it is accepted. so, just only use it on northeastern parts of the web, and no one will give you a hard time anymore.
Surprisingly it was a college friend from Seymour/Oxford that really made a stink over it...
I\'ll leave my "on line" up here when I visit the rest of the country as long as the rest of the country leaves "y\'all" at home when they come to visit...
Post by: tyzack on August 31, 2009, 01:43:13 pm
Quote from: jking;239539
"on line" is a north-east phrase (usually NY and north), not used by the rest of the country. thus, the rest of the country will give you a hard time for it, even though, regionally, it is accepted. so, just only use it on northeastern parts of the web, and no one will give you a hard time anymore.
Online is more of a New Yorkism than a north-eastism.
However, it is frequently used on the BBC when they don\'t want to use term "Queue"
Post by: Spacey on August 31, 2009, 01:57:58 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on August 31, 2009, 03:00:01 pm
Quote from: Spacey;239543
Have never heard of "on line" in my life.
Post by: wildcoyote on August 31, 2009, 03:03:27 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239164
Quote from: Gordo;239158I love Mondays. I am going to have sex with them.
Were you the guy who long ago posted about taking home a half Asian Milf/cougar?
Nice work!
Such an individual should be refered to as a tiger, as cougars are native to the western hemisphere.
Post by: Spacey on August 31, 2009, 04:00:46 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239546
Quote from: Spacey;239543Have never heard of "on line" in my life.
It doesn\'t even sound right to me.
Would like to hear it in use someday.
Post by: Yoda on August 31, 2009, 04:10:17 pm
Quote from: Spacey;239552
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239546Quote from: Spacey;239543Have never heard of "on line" in my life.
It doesn\'t even sound right to me.
Would like to hear it in use someday.
- I was waiting on line to get phish tickets....
I guess it\'s a NJ/NY thing... I remember Pec getting on me years ago for saying "on line"... That\'s just the way I\'ve awalys said it... Grammatically, it\'s accepted either way...
Post by: skalnbyc on August 31, 2009, 04:14:17 pm
Quote from: Yoda;239553
Quote from: Spacey;239552Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239546Quote from: Spacey;239543Have never heard of "on line" in my life.
It doesn\'t even sound right to me.
Would like to hear it in use someday.
- I was waiting on line to get phish tickets....\\..
How long did you wait on line on your computer to get those tickets? Too confusing in this internet day and age to be using the DeBlock usage.
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on August 31, 2009, 04:24:41 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239554
Quote from: Yoda;239553Quote from: Spacey;239552Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239546Quote from: Spacey;239543Have never heard of "on line" in my life.
It doesn\'t even sound right to me.
Would like to hear it in use someday.
- I was waiting on line to get phish tickets....\\..
How long did you wait on line on your computer to get those tickets? Too confusing in this internet day and age to be using the DeBlock usage.
That would be waiting "online" or "on-line", not "on line".
About this time, somebody is telling you to get on the plane. "Get on the plane, get on the plane." I say, "Fuck you, I\'m getting in the plane! In the plane! Let Evel Knievel get on the plane — I\'ll be in here with you folks in uniform! There seems to be less wind in here!" - George Carlin
Post by: Yoda on August 31, 2009, 04:25:09 pm
Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239554
Quote from: Yoda;239553Quote from: Spacey;239552Quote from: alexanderzurflu;239546Quote from: Spacey;239543Have never heard of "on line" in my life.
It doesn\'t even sound right to me.
Would like to hear it in use someday.
- I was waiting on line to get phish tickets....\\..
How long did you wait on line on your computer to get those tickets? Too confusing in this internet day and age to be using the DeBlock usage.
That\'s exactly my point! Do I have to switch my vernacular because the internet came along? I\'ll go really old school... When my relatives and all those that came to the US via Ellis Island, they waited on a painted line on the floor. Hence waiting on line...
Post by: jking on August 31, 2009, 04:31:34 pm
Post by: skalnbyc on August 31, 2009, 04:33:49 pm
Post by: Yoda on August 31, 2009, 04:43:08 pm
Quote from: jking;239558
well, it is grammatically accepted if you\'re ON nj/ny, otherwise its ridiculed.
when I say it\'s grammatically correct, I mean that when I type it into word or another processing program and run a grammar check, it\'s not flagged...
I\'ll just go on speaking the language of Jersey...
Post by: jking on August 31, 2009, 04:57:24 pm
Quote
when I say it\'s grammatically correct, I mean that when I type it into word or another processing program and run a grammar check, it\'s not flagged...
and that, my friend, is exactly why i have a job... if microsoft says it\'s true, then it must be!!!
Post by: Yoda on August 31, 2009, 05:13:02 pm
Post by: ChrisF on August 31, 2009, 05:26:06 pm
Quote from: Yoda;239563
So are you telling "outside of the it doesn\'t sound right to me" that "waiting on line" is grammatically incorrect in your professional opinion...
you are part of the line, so that makes you IN the line. you are not ON the line unless you are laying on top of the people who are IN line or if theres an actual line painted on the ground that you are standing on while you are IN line.
Post by: jking on August 31, 2009, 05:33:46 pm
and again, its a regional dialect thing
(http://www4.uwm.edu//FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_93.html).
but mostly i was saying that people relying on word or whatever to tell them when their grammar is right or not is why i get to have a job, both editing and tutoring. many people these days don\'t know the grammatical rules and don\'t care to, because a little green line will pop up and tell them how to change whatever they\'ve just written. and becaus those little green lines are so often wrong, i get paid!!
also, don\'t use wikipedia as source material. i get paid a bunch for teaching kids that, too.
Post by: Spacey on September 02, 2009, 02:19:57 pm
Post by: tyzack on September 02, 2009, 02:21:17 pm
Post by: dannybiscuits on September 02, 2009, 02:26:51 pm
As a fbook user I meant to :that: to spacey\'s comment
Post by: Gordo on September 02, 2009, 04:39:19 pm
Post by: Yoda on September 02, 2009, 05:16:59 pm
Quote from: Gordo;239775
Lights on during the day. I don\'t give a shit if it\'s cloudy or sunny, keep the fucking lights off. It immediately gives me a headache and I feel uncomfortable. Shades can be drawn.
That doesn\'t make any sense... If it\'s during the day and it\'s storming and dark, do you have to go about your business by candle light?
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on September 02, 2009, 05:19:00 pm
Quote from: Gordo;239775
Lights on during the day. I don\'t give a shit if it\'s cloudy or sunny, keep the fucking lights off. It immediately gives me a headache and I feel uncomfortable. Shades can be drawn.
Are you hungover or a vampire?
Post by: wildcoyote on September 02, 2009, 05:42:10 pm
Post by: Bret on September 02, 2009, 11:43:26 pm
Post by: Gordo on September 03, 2009, 02:21:10 am
btw, I love stormy days with no lights on. No matter how stormy it is, it\'s never pitch black. Even sunset\'s last moments, I find the dim indoors quite appealing.
Post by: dannybiscuits on September 03, 2009, 04:06:12 am
Post by: SlimPickens on September 03, 2009, 07:21:23 am
Quote from: Bret;239819
On that same note, people who light their houses from the outside with a bunch of spotlights and leave them on all night long REALLY grind my gears. Like those two houses on Mansion Road on the left hand turn after School House Rd. I\'ve driven by those houses at all hours of the night and morning and they are always on. I don\'t care if you can afford it, there\'s no point to it.
while I agree with you completely... some folks believe it\'s a crime deterrent.
Post by: Bret on September 03, 2009, 11:26:49 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;239827
Quote from: Bret;239819On that same note, people who light their houses from the outside with a bunch of spotlights and leave them on all night long REALLY grind my gears. Like those two houses on Mansion Road on the left hand turn after School House Rd. I\'ve driven by those houses at all hours of the night and morning and they are always on. I don\'t care if you can afford it, there\'s no point to it.
while I agree with you completely... some folks believe it\'s a crime deterrent.
I hear ya, but why not use the motion detector flood lights and possibly a porch light. And if you still live in fear perhaps a 12 gauge shotgun backed up by a 44 magnum (with an 8-10" barrel for scare factor) and some schrapnel bombs (easy to make! ...CO2 cartridge, blackpowder and fuse). You\'d be surprised how fast an intruder will run away screaming! Not that I\'ve ever used \'em... :liar:
Post by: jking on September 03, 2009, 12:44:21 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on September 03, 2009, 02:57:19 pm
Post by: Yoda on September 03, 2009, 03:21:20 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890
Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
There\'s an easy solution to that problem... Sign your number up on the DNC and don\'t enter your number anywhere on the net... Welcome back!
Post by: SkyePrizm on September 03, 2009, 03:46:54 pm
Quote from: Yoda;239891
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
There\'s an easy solution to that problem... Sign your number up on the DNC and don\'t enter your number anywhere on the net... Welcome back!
Thanks, Yoda! Hope the new baby isn\'t keeping you awake! ;) I am already plotting my return to the islands. I am seriously "homesick" for there already!
i definitely have to do that with my number. it happened twice in Maui and I seriously wanted to just turn off my phone, but i was worried my family couldnt reach me in a case of an emergency.
Post by: kindm's on September 03, 2009, 03:51:08 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239892
Quote from: Yoda;239891Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
There\'s an easy solution to that problem... Sign your number up on the DNC and don\'t enter your number anywhere on the net... Welcome back!
Thanks, Yoda! Hope the new baby isn\'t keeping you awake! ;) I am already plotting my return to the islands. I am seriously "homesick" for there already!
i definitely have to do that with my number. it happened twice in Maui and I seriously wanted to just turn off my phone, but i was worried my family couldnt reach me in a case of an emergency.
isnt that what voice mail is for ?
Why wouldn\'t you turn off your phone while you are asleep and then check messages in the AM and keep the phone on in your waking hours ?
Post by: SkyePrizm on September 03, 2009, 04:05:11 pm
Quote from: kindm\'s;239893
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239892Quote from: Yoda;239891Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
There\'s an easy solution to that problem... Sign your number up on the DNC and don\'t enter your number anywhere on the net... Welcome back!
Thanks, Yoda! Hope the new baby isn\'t keeping you awake! ;) I am already plotting my return to the islands. I am seriously "homesick" for there already!
i definitely have to do that with my number. it happened twice in Maui and I seriously wanted to just turn off my phone, but i was worried my family couldnt reach me in a case of an emergency.
isnt that what voice mail is for ?
Why wouldn\'t you turn off your phone while you are asleep and then check messages in the AM and keep the phone on in your waking hours ?
Time difference is so crazy. I was afraid of an emergency i wouldn\'t get it for hours after. When I was alseep, they are awake and vice versa. I am not one of those people who can just turn off the phone to vm. Not with my family. I worry too much about them. At home, I am prone to do that because my husband leaves his phone on...so if they needed me, they\'d call his.
Post by: tyzack on September 03, 2009, 04:13:11 pm
Seriously, that\'s the best excuse in the world.
"Dude, did you get my calls, where have you been the last month?"
"No, I was abroad for a spell"
Post by: kindm's on September 03, 2009, 04:21:10 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239899
Quote from: kindm\'s;239893Quote from: SkyePrizm;239892Quote from: Yoda;239891Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
There\'s an easy solution to that problem... Sign your number up on the DNC and don\'t enter your number anywhere on the net... Welcome back!
Thanks, Yoda! Hope the new baby isn\'t keeping you awake! ;) I am already plotting my return to the islands. I am seriously "homesick" for there already!
i definitely have to do that with my number. it happened twice in Maui and I seriously wanted to just turn off my phone, but i was worried my family couldnt reach me in a case of an emergency.
isnt that what voice mail is for ?
Why wouldn\'t you turn off your phone while you are asleep and then check messages in the AM and keep the phone on in your waking hours ?
Time difference is so crazy. I was afraid of an emergency i wouldn\'t get it for hours after. When I was alseep, they are awake and vice versa. I am not one of those people who can just turn off the phone to vm. Not with my family. I worry too much about them. At home, I am prone to do that because my husband leaves his phone on...so if they needed me, they\'d call his.
I have no problem turning my phone off. In fact i hate the phone with a passion.
My family also knows that if I am hours / time zones away there isn\'t anything I am going to be able to do for them in an immediate emergency.
Plus I suffer from "baby in the family syndrome." I am always the last to get notified of anything that happens in my family if at all. :)
Hope you had a nice vacation tho.
Post by: Stephengencs on September 03, 2009, 04:23:57 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890
Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
Its one thing to get your gears grinded by solicitors, but you were in hawaii....come on now.....this just sounds like crybaby nonsense
Post by: Yoda on September 03, 2009, 04:52:18 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;239903
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
Its one thing to get your gears grinded by solicitors, but you were in hawaii....come on now.....this just sounds like crybaby nonsense
Sorry, I\'m with SK on this one... No matter where you are, getting a call at 3:30 AM when you\'re sleeping is disconcerting...
Post by: Igziabeher on September 03, 2009, 05:08:35 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on September 03, 2009, 05:30:15 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;239911
if i\'m in paradise, i think i can get over it fairly quickly.
and on your honeymoon no less......give your folks the hotel number and leave the cell phone on the mainland.....whatevs......
Post by: SkyePrizm on September 03, 2009, 08:05:31 pm
Quote from: Stephengencs;239903
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
Its one thing to get your gears grinded by solicitors, but you were in hawaii....come on now.....this just sounds like crybaby nonsense
good point, gencs. it is crybaby nonsense. cause i would go back to sleep, wake up, slide open the doors and breeze in the most awesome surroundings. I can\'t complain about that ;)
Post by: Stephengencs on September 03, 2009, 08:06:36 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;239924
Quote from: Stephengencs;239903Quote from: SkyePrizm;239890Solicitors who call your cell phone at 9:30 am. but you are in another time zone so they are waking you up at 3:30 am.
Its one thing to get your gears grinded by solicitors, but you were in hawaii....come on now.....this just sounds like crybaby nonsense
good point, gencs. it is crybaby nonsense. cause i would go back to sleep, wake up, slide open the doors and breeze in the most awesome surroundings. I can\'t complain about that ;)
Thank you.
Post by: SkyePrizm on September 03, 2009, 08:07:05 pm
Quote from: Igziabeher;239911
if i\'m in paradise, i think i can get over it fairly quickly.
yes, true, true, shepherd.
i did get over it fairly quickly. there is much peace to be had in that land.
Post by: dannybiscuits on September 23, 2009, 12:17:28 am
Post by: derickw on October 05, 2009, 12:37:03 pm
Post by: Yoda on October 05, 2009, 01:01:07 pm
Quote from: derickw;243007
pickles! i freak\'n HATE pickles!
:that:
Finally, I\'m not the only one. I always asked for no pickes when I order a burger, but without fail, it\'s always there and touching my bun. I usually ask for a new bun and wife the pickle juice off the plate with a napkin...
Post by: SkyePrizm on October 05, 2009, 01:09:55 pm
Quote from: Yoda;243010
Quote from: derickw;243007pickles! i freak\'n HATE pickles!
:that:
Finally, I\'m not the only one. I always asked for no pickes when I order a burger, but without fail, it\'s always there and touching my bun. I usually ask for a new bun and wife the pickle juice off the plate with a napkin...
what\'s wrong with you two? I love freaking pickles. bread and butter especially. i love when you go to a diner and they give you a pickle with your meal.
Post by: bdfreetuna on October 05, 2009, 01:18:13 pm
Post by: Yoda on October 05, 2009, 01:23:11 pm
Quote from: SkyePrizm;243012
Quote from: Yoda;243010Quote from: derickw;243007pickles! i freak\'n HATE pickles!
:that:
Finally, I\'m not the only one. I always asked for no pickes when I order a burger, but without fail, it\'s always there and touching my bun. I usually ask for a new bun and wife the pickle juice off the plate with a napkin...
what\'s wrong with you two? I love freaking pickles. bread and butter especially. i love when you go to a diner and they give you a pickle with your meal.
I can\'t speak for DW, but I\'m a royal pain in the ass when it comes to food... There\'s a couple different foods that make me throw up a little in my mouth just by smell alone: Pickles, Eggs, Green Beans to name a few... I don\'t have a problem with people liking pickles, it\'s just that when I ask for them to be removed, it doesn\'t mean that I remove them or that they are put on the plate and then the server removes them before it get to me (there\'s still pickle juice on the plate)... Here\'s a true story: I was dating this girl for a couple weeks, maybe a month and we went to some steak and burger joint on the Post Road near the Orange/Milford border. I ordered a burger and asked for no pickle. When it came with a pickle, I didn\'t make a stink, but I took it off the plate and put it in the ash tray. That set off WWIII w/ her. She was screaming and making a really big deal about what I did. I was so pissed that I just threw a $20 on the table and walked back to my apartment on The Boulevard... I\'m not sure if I was more pissed about being screamed at or that they gave me a pickle when I asked for it to be removed... I\'m sure I\'ve had some spit sandwiches over the course of my dinning experiences, but it\'s all part of the experience that is Yoda...
Post by: tyzack on October 05, 2009, 01:58:08 pm
Post by: kindm's on October 05, 2009, 02:03:09 pm
Quote from: derickw;243007
pickles! i freak\'n HATE pickles!
I\'m not a huge fan. I like the sweet gerkins and have tried a bunch of others but generally I prefer no pickles.
But seeing as I picked a good mate, I just let her have them. She LOVES pickles. So when they come on my burger etc she gets extra. Win Win.
Post by: ds673488 on October 05, 2009, 03:58:56 pm
Post by: bezerker on October 09, 2009, 09:49:31 pm
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on October 09, 2009, 09:55:12 pm
Quote from: bezerker;243393
having to watch the fucking yankees finish before sox are on. nannies !!
Are the Red Sox on TNT? That\'s what they had been doing the past few days when the games overlapped.
Post by: bezerker on October 09, 2009, 10:22:24 pm
Quote from: Drew_Kingsley;243394
Quote from: bezerker;243393having to watch the fucking yankees finish before sox are on. nannies !!
Are the Red Sox on TNT? That\'s what they had been doing the past few days when the games overlapped.
oh sick thanks drew !
Post by: SkyePrizm on October 09, 2009, 10:39:45 pm
Quote from: kindm\'s;243018
Quote from: derickw;243007pickles! i freak\'n HATE pickles!
I\'m not a huge fan. I like the sweet gerkins and have tried a bunch of others but generally I prefer no pickles.
But seeing as I picked a good mate, I just let her have them. She LOVES pickles. So when they come on my burger etc she gets extra. Win Win.
Awe, that\'s what my hubby does for me! :)
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on October 09, 2009, 11:17:44 pm
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Post by: inthewhitelodge on October 10, 2009, 01:44:06 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on October 10, 2009, 05:44:57 pm
Quote from: inthewhitelodge;243423
getting Slamowitz\'ed
Slamowitz\'ed... :hscratch: Rough intercourse with a jew?
Post by: FrankZappa on October 10, 2009, 08:40:59 pm
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on October 10, 2009, 09:26:22 pm
Post by: SlimPickens on October 11, 2009, 07:57:07 am
Post by: Bret on October 11, 2009, 04:04:12 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;243439
Quote from: inthewhitelodge;243423getting Slamowitz\'ed
Slamowitz\'ed... :hscratch: Rough intercourse with a jew?
rotflIf it wasn\'t before... it is now!
Post by: cannontrip on October 11, 2009, 04:08:10 pm
Post by: dannybiscuits on October 15, 2009, 07:17:37 pm
Post by: leith on October 15, 2009, 09:00:46 pm
Quote from: cannontrip;243475
realizing today can never be yesterdaySure it can, tomorrow.
Post by: cannontrip on October 15, 2009, 09:55:26 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on October 15, 2009, 10:18:24 pm
Quote from: leith;243849
Quote from: cannontrip;243475realizing today can never be yesterday
Sure it can, tomorrow.
Erroneous. You can take your favorite things about yesterday and build them into tomorrow, but tomorrow can never be yesterday. It is inherently it’s own thing. Every sunrise is a beautiful clean slate. Carpe Diem.
Post by: leith on October 15, 2009, 11:59:35 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;243856
Quote from: leith;243849Quote from: cannontrip;243475realizing today can never be yesterday
Sure it can, tomorrow.
Erroneous. You can take your favorite things about yesterday and build them into tomorrow, but tomorrow can never be yesterday. It is inherently it’s own thing. Every sunrise is a beautiful clean slate. Carpe Diem.
You\'re right tomorrow can never be yesterday. That\'s not what I posted. Read it again.
Post by: Yoda on January 27, 2010, 02:24:36 pm
- Burps
- Farts (doesn\'t think others hear him)
- Snore (while he falls asleep at his desk)
- Screams at Amex because he doesn\'t have enough credit because he hasn\'t used his card in a couple years
- Slams his desk and cabinets that are connected to my desk and cabinets
I know I\'m being picky, but it\'s just plain annoying and difficult to get work done... It also doesn\'t help that he\'s a double for James Tolkan in Back To The Future but with eyebrows that could reach out and attack someone two miles away...
Post by: tyzack on January 27, 2010, 02:35:58 pm
ESP people who write crap like this:
In response to a news story about a new 9-billion dollar high-speed rail grant.
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ariel2900
Ohio
Strange---Hitler did the same thing with the railroad system in Germany. Connected all the major cities, touted it as jobs and helping the economy. Look what he used it for when it was finished.
Post by: Yoda on January 27, 2010, 02:48:11 pm
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People on the fox news forums (I read them for comedy value)
ESP people who write crap like this:
In response to a news story about a new 9-billion dollar high-speed rail grant.Quote
ariel2900
Ohio
Strange---Hitler did the same thing with the railroad system in Germany. Connected all the major cities, touted it as jobs and helping the economy. Look what he used it for when it was finished.
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Post by: tyzack on January 27, 2010, 03:13:45 pm
Quote from: Yoda;251530
some picture
I did not mean that post as an endorsement of a high speed rail project.
I was commenting on the displayed intelligence of the poster. Does he really think that Obama is going to start gassing millions of Americans?
I found the liberal Bush-bashing of the last 8 years just as comical, and annoying.
Post by: krispy on January 27, 2010, 07:00:56 pm
Post by: Bret on January 27, 2010, 08:09:20 pm
Post by: Spacey on January 27, 2010, 10:04:32 pm
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 28, 2010, 03:50:39 pm
Post by: Yoda on January 28, 2010, 04:07:06 pm
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when you work for your mother and she fires you.
Now that\'s balls...
Post by: SkyePrizm on January 28, 2010, 04:10:26 pm
Quote from: Yoda;251616
Quote from: SkyePrizm;251615when you work for your mother and she fires you.
Now that\'s balls...
yeaaaaah. my mom has steel ones. we\'ll just say we aren\'t speaking right now. she\'s never really been mother of the year, so I should have known this day would come....
Post by: wildcoyote on January 28, 2010, 09:09:31 pm
Please pronounce accordingly.
Unless, perhaps you are referring to a lazy lacrosse player, who, I suppose, might be laxadaisical. But only if exhibiting such behavior while engaged in lacrosse activities.
Post by: Drew_Kingsley on February 11, 2010, 07:24:34 am
I swear, we revert back to an ancient society when water starts falling from the sky.
Post by: Spacey on February 11, 2010, 10:43:54 am
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When its snowing out, but the roads are fine, and everything is closed. Then, when it stops snowing and the roads are shitty, everything reopens because they can\'t afford to be closed for two straight days. I\'m not saying that the roads are awful right now, but if I had to choose between driving yesterday and driving today, yesterday was much better.
I swear, we revert back to an ancient society when water starts falling from the sky.
AGREED!
Post by: shadygroove on February 11, 2010, 11:45:16 am
and one more. Not being able to hear Shotgun Butterfly because I live in the mid-west and shows rarely make it to archive.org anymore...
Post by: Vassillios on February 11, 2010, 11:52:58 am
Post by: shadygroove on February 11, 2010, 11:56:51 am
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^ I haven\'t heard shotgun butterfly yet either. We need some new recordings up stat.
Even if it\'s just a clip of Shotgun I\'d be pleased. Might just be the name of the song that\'s got me so anxious but I\'m going nuts waiting... waiting... waiting...
Post by: dj dizzy k on February 11, 2010, 12:17:42 pm
Post by: inertia1215 on February 11, 2010, 01:59:44 pm
Tim plays Shotgun Butterfly acoustic if you haven\'t heard it at all, Matt was kind enough to tag it in the stream right when it starts!
Post by: simpletwistupdon on February 11, 2010, 02:51:57 pm
Post by: shadygroove on February 11, 2010, 04:10:29 pm
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http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/3824042ahhhh, it\'s like the first glass of water the morning after a whiskey binge. thanks for the link - also, matt, thanks for tagging the start for us. gear grinder number 2 = solved.
Tim plays Shotgun Butterfly acoustic if you haven\'t heard it at all, Matt was kind enough to tag it in the stream right when it starts!
Post by: Vassillios on February 11, 2010, 05:09:03 pm
Quote from: shadygroove;252381
Quotehttp://www.ustream.tv/recorded/3824042
Tim plays Shotgun Butterfly acoustic if you haven\'t heard it at all, Matt was kind enough to tag it in the stream right when it starts!
ahhhh, it\'s like the first glass of water the morning after a whiskey binge. thanks for the link - also, matt, thanks for tagging the start for us. gear grinder number 2 = solved.
Shotgun Butterfly kicks ass! Can\'t wait to hear it live!
Post by: dj dizzy k on February 11, 2010, 05:36:07 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on March 08, 2010, 09:29:00 pm
Oh yeah, and while I\'m at it- when someone else being clumsy causes you (ME) to be injured and miss both Kung Fu and Gordon this weekend. Piss poor.
Post by: Spacey on March 09, 2010, 06:21:05 pm
Post by: wildcoyote on March 09, 2010, 10:45:52 pm
Quote from: Spacey;253906
The lack of fluffers on set grinds my gears.
Over worked?
Post by: Bret on March 09, 2010, 10:47:13 pm
Post by: SlimPickens on March 10, 2010, 04:10:33 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote;253916
Quote from: Spacey;253906The lack of fluffers on set grinds my gears.
Over worked?
under played
Post by: Spacey on March 10, 2010, 05:19:02 pm
Quote from: SlimPickens;253945
Quote from: wildcoyote;253916Quote from: Spacey;253906The lack of fluffers on set grinds my gears.
Over worked?
under played
Totally.
Get it hard or we bring in the stunt cock!
Post by: KEN RAFLOWITZ on March 10, 2010, 08:40:24 pm
Guys get a fluff girl.
What do girls get?
Post by: Bret on March 10, 2010, 09:44:29 pm
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Hey Spacey!
Guys get a fluff girl.
What do girls get?
Spacey! in the... oooh, nevermind...
Post by: SkyePrizm on March 10, 2010, 11:31:18 pm
and still can\'t determine anything.
so then sends you to get more blood work done.
Post by: SlimPickens on March 11, 2010, 07:36:23 am
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when your doctor sends you to get blood work done. and then two weeks later sends you to get blood work done. and then 2 weeks later sends you to get blood work done.
and still can\'t determine anything.
so then sends you to get more blood work done.
maybe time for a second opinion darling.
Post by: SkyePrizm on March 11, 2010, 10:37:47 am
Quote from: SlimPickens;253966
Quote from: SkyePrizm;253960when your doctor sends you to get blood work done. and then two weeks later sends you to get blood work done. and then 2 weeks later sends you to get blood work done.
and still can\'t determine anything.
so then sends you to get more blood work done.
maybe time for a second opinion darling.
i\'m on the second doctor actually. first one was primary care and referred me to this specialist. if i dont get an answer after these, i am def going to another specialist. or even if i get an answer i don\'t like....
Post by: wildcoyote on May 12, 2010, 07:41:44 pm
Post by: zuke583 on May 12, 2010, 10:24:05 pm
Post by: bezerker on May 12, 2010, 10:28:44 pm
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strawberries. what are they, good for like 8 minutes?! jesus. it\'s like i have to eat an unhealthy amount of strawberries to eat them before they go bad
put the rest of them in a blender with some ice and booze or something
Post by: NickNels on May 13, 2010, 09:37:43 am
Quote from: wildcoyote;257013
Moral dilemas. I get to choose between being a rat or being a liar. Fun.
This was bound to happen eventually. Sorry to hear about the dilema brah!
Post by: Spacey on May 13, 2010, 09:42:27 am
Quote from: NickNels;257026
Quote from: wildcoyote;257013Moral dilemas. I get to choose between being a rat or being a liar. Fun.
This was bound to happen eventually. Sorry to hear about the dilema brah!
I thought it was called work.
Quote from: KEN RAFLOWITZ;253954
Hey Spacey!
Guys get a fluff girl.
What do girls get?
First off, we don\'t have fluffers. If you can\'t keep it hard in a room of strangers, then we don\'t have time to waste film on you.
Secondly, any girl that needs a fluffer is in the wrong business. Thats what toys and lube or from.
Thirdly, they all have to pass the spacerod test.
Post by: booztravlr on May 13, 2010, 10:44:18 am
Quote from: Spacey;257027
Thirdly, they all have to pass the spacerod test.
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Post by: KEN RAFLOWITZ on May 13, 2010, 11:42:05 pm
Another job lost to modern technology!
Post by: Spacey on May 14, 2010, 09:46:52 am
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Fluff girls were needed before those magic pills were made.
Another job lost to modern technology!
hahaha. Indeed. Besides, why pay a fluffer when you have talent right there to do it for you. Believe it or not, those magic pills are widely carried and hardly ever used. Most dudes don\'t need but have them for psychological reasons.
Post by: KEN RAFLOWITZ on May 14, 2010, 10:03:34 am
I always had a cheat sheet ready for a test just in case, but never used it.
You just want to cover all angles to avoid failure!
Post by: zuke583 on May 14, 2010, 10:24:43 am
Post by: inCognito on May 18, 2010, 03:43:46 pm
and
i hired to be an assistant manager for my store a few months ago. chief among the reasons he was hired was so there would be coverage for me - so i could "get away" and "vacation." as a result of his schedule this summer, i don\'t get vacation time. that means no vacation until next winter sometime, after the fall and winter sales rushes.
fucking awesome. today fucking rules.
/blog
:::starts building a bridge to get the fuck over it:::
Post by: galenas on May 18, 2010, 04:19:36 pm
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ya know what grinds my gears.... i just found out i am getting sued by the guy who ran a red light and broad sided me - twice.
and
i hired to be an assistant manager for my store a few months ago. chief among the reasons he was hired was so there would be coverage for me - so i could "get away" and "vacation." as a result of his schedule this summer, i don\'t get vacation time. that means no vacation until next winter sometime, after the fall and winter sales rushes.
fucking awesome. today fucking rules.
/blog
:::starts building a bridge to get the fuck over it:::
oh man... both of these really suck!! sorry, eric!!
Post by: Igziabeher on May 18, 2010, 04:42:49 pm
Post by: inCognito on May 18, 2010, 05:53:37 pm
suiting me once
Post by: FreeSpirit on May 18, 2010, 06:07:17 pm
Post by: KEN RAFLOWITZ on May 19, 2010, 08:24:15 am
Post by: galenas on May 19, 2010, 10:34:34 am
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54 teacher layoffs, AND my school being shut down due to the WH Board of Education\'s MISmanagement of money.
AH! what happens to you?? BOEs don\'t know how to manage shit. it\'s a disaster.
Post by: wildcoyote on May 19, 2010, 10:38:20 am
Quote from: FreeSpirit;257196
54 teacher layoffs, AND my school being shut down due to the WH Board of Education\'s MISmanagement of money.
Can anyone explain to me why so many municipalities around here are facing budget problems? I know the economy is struggling, but cities/towns get money from property tax, not income tax. Are forclosures on subprimes hitting this hard, or is it something else?
I\'m sorry to hear this Robin, both for you and the children. The basic foundation of elementary education is so important. For thread relevance it grinds my gears that so many adults can\'t do basic math. (apparently some of them work as school superindendants)
It\'s been it a good two decades since I set foot in an elementary school, but it seems like some of these school buildings are a bit much. Elaborate landscaping, high end architechture, etc. even in perpetually broke New Haven. What\'s this worth if inside there\'s 30+ in a classroom?
Post by: inCognito on May 19, 2010, 12:50:24 pm
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Can anyone explain to me why so many municipalities around here are facing budget problems? I know the economy is struggling, but cities/towns get money from property tax, not income tax. Are forclosures on subprimes hitting this hard, or is it something else?
it is a combination:
- property tax is based on home value. values have dropped precipitously = lower tax base. due to foreclosures, few housing starts / new developments, excess inventory, etc.
- the towns and municipalities get substantial funds from state governments which ARE funded by income tax and sales tax. if people aren\'t earning, that revenue goes down. if people aren\'t spending, the revenue goes down as well. ct has been especially hurt by substantially decreased revenues from fairfield county.
- this whole state & local gov\'t fiscal crisis actually started with the first round of bush tax cuts. most state taxation algorithms are based on the federal formulas. when all of those taxes were cut, there was not enough time to evaluate on the part of states how to amend those algorithms and pass through the legislatures tax hikes to make up for the lost revenues.
- this has been further exacerbated by state & local politics - ie not raising taxes to keep former levels to remain competitive as compared to states with lower costs of doing business.
- ct has a higher cost of doing business and higher individual cost of living and as such has lost some of its business base in that way too.
- through expanded state spending on programs and construction during the "boom years" it has been nearly politically impossible to cut back to lower levels. people love their gov\'t programs but hate to pay for them.
- increased payments on gov\'t debt
these are all factors in most states. ct has not fared as badly as most states in the country and for that we are inordinately lucky (knock on wood) but incompetent management at any level can cause a crash as we are now witnessing in west haven.
incompetence in gov\'t grinds my gears - especially the GWB budget directors and the congresses that rubber stamped his failed policies.
Post by: booztravlr on November 03, 2010, 03:34:43 pm
Post by: kindm's on November 03, 2010, 04:50:14 pm
Post by: krispy on November 03, 2010, 09:07:13 pm
Post by: leith on November 03, 2010, 09:19:25 pm
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Prop 19 failing. Nuff said
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well that was probably a good thing. the initiative was grossly bloated with useless crap and poorly written, it would most likely have hurt the cause in the long run. This is not as bad as it sounds, this type of change takes time. big issues don\'t just happen. the fact that it still garnered over 40% of the vote is HUGE. next time will be closer, and after that with a well written bill it just may pass. How long did it take the African American population to feel like real citizens after Lincoln freed the slaves? Woman\'s suffrage? Social change is hard.
Yep. Not to mention things are fine as it is with Medicinal Cannabis and the DEA staying away from non profit Dispensaries. It\'s been pretty sweet for the past few years and I didn\'t get why people wanted to go and poke the bear.
Post by: Igziabeher on November 03, 2010, 09:22:04 pm
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How long did it take the African American population to feel like real citizens after Lincoln freed the slaves?
about 100 years.
Post by: KEN RAFLOWITZ on August 07, 2011, 10:13:14 am
Adrian speaks his mind at a Kung Fu band practice.