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[JediKooter]

Mmmmmm wouldn't mind a little dash of Stacy Dash.

[Draft Dodger]

Originally Posted by JediKooter

Mmmmmm wouldn't mind a little dash of Stacy Dash.

also totally true

[Pumpy Tudors]

The closest I ever got to kissing Stacey Dash was kissing a container of Mrs. Dash and calling it Stacey until it choked me.

That's pretty much how I imagine an encounter with Stacey Dash would end, so it was appropriate.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I mentioned in this thread once before that I am virtually incapable of talking to blondes. A blonde was just hired to be the lead on one of my work projects. I've technically worked with her before, but this is the first time that I'll have to actually work closely with her and communicate one-on-one. I'm scared. I'm not good with girls, especially blonde ones.

I attended a meeting this afternoon with her and about 20 other people. Right before the meeting started, I tried to ask this young woman how she was doing today, but it kinda just came out like "hurf flurf" and I embarrassed myself in front of everybody. I think my career just got rerouted into a ditch.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I attended a meeting this afternoon with her and about 20 other people. Right before the meeting started, I tried to ask this young woman how she was doing today, but it kinda just came out like "hurf flurf" and I embarrassed myself in front of everybody. I think my career just got rerouted into a ditch.

Sounds like you need to use a DH in these kind of situations.

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by JediKooter

Sounds like you need to use a DH in these kind of situations.

Designated Hitonher?

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Designated Hitonher?

Nailed it!

[JediKooter]

I had the pleasure to be a passenger in a smart car recently. Can't say that I felt any safer in that than I would be if I was tight roping over an active volcano with Kathy Griffin on my back and Rosie O'Donnell chasing me.

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by JediKooter

I had the pleasure to be a passenger in a smart car recently. Can't say that I felt any safer in that than I would be if I was tight roping over an active volcano with Kathy Griffin on my back and Rosie O'Donnell chasing me.

With a glazed donut around your ding dong?

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

With a glazed donut around your ding dong?

Hmmmm. A glazed donut wrapped around a ding dong...That actually sounds pretty decent.

Oh wait...THAT ding dong. Never mind!

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Damn, how do you sit for that long without your legs going numb?

Funny work story (maybe I posted this in the Stalls thread?)

My supervisor at my first job out of school was a really cool guy. I was 22, he was about 26.

He comes in one Friday telling me how he was out drinking the night before, and how tired he is.

Fast forward til a little later in the morning, I don't see him for awhile. He was a smoker, I don't think much of it. Later in the day, he tells me follow him outside while he smokes, he has a funny story to tell me.

Turns out, he was in a stall, taking care of business. He had his elbows on his knees and propped his head up...and fell asleep. He's not exactly sure how long, probably about a half an hour. When he woke up, he freaked out, immediately tried to stand up...and couldn't feel his legs. So he crashes into the stall wall/door. Takes a couple minutes for the feeling to get back to his legs, pulls up his pants, and continues on with his day.

I had forgetted about that until this post.

[Draft Dodger]

I don't want to steal QuikSand's schtick, but seriously, why would there be a 45 minute wait for Olive Garden?

[JeeberD]

Never Ending Pasta Bowl brings 'em out in droves...

[stevew]

Went to Buca di Beppo the other day. It was very good for chain food, and the portions were crazy large.

[stevew]

8oz of Mt Dew has 110 calories. 20oz of Mt Dew has 290 calories. Why is there a 15 calorie discrepancy.

[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by stevew

8oz of Mt Dew has 110 calories. 20oz of Mt Dew has 290 calories. Why is there a 15 calorie discrepancy.

Rounding. It is probably really 114 (rounding down to 110) calories in 8oz. Which would be 285 for 20oz, and rounding that up would make it 290.

[JediKooter]

Is this like the riddle where you have 3 people and you're trying to divide up 20 dollars evenly between the three?

[ColtCrazy]

Originally Posted by stevew

Went to Buca di Beppo the other day. It was very good for chain food, and the portions were crazy large.

Love that place, but it definitely is a place you go when you have a group of people. Otherwise, you end up with 4 times the amount of food you need for 2 people.

[Suburban Rhythm]

The word heebie-jeebies should be used more often. It makes me laugh.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm

I had forgetted about that until this post.

I don't want to steal QuikSand's schtick, but seriously?

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I don't want to steal QuikSand's schtick, but seriously?

I feel shame.

Would you believe me if I told you I'm using a keyboard that the 'd' and 'n' are right next to each other?

[Ksyrup]

And the e & o as well?

[albionmoonlight]

Got a kidney stone this weekend.

Why would a merciful God make something that small hurt that much?

My Lord, that was a lot of pain.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Got a kidney stone this weekend.

Why would a merciful God make something that small hurt that much?

My Lord, that was a lot of pain.

I've had two. Welcome to the club!!

[Pumpy Tudors]

I just got the rules regarding the college student I will be mentoring. I am basically not allowed to do about 90% of the stuff that I was planning to do.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I just got the rules regarding the college student I will be mentoring. I am basically not allowed to do about 90% of the stuff that I was planning to do.

Welp, guess it was a good thing I kept that receipt for the gimp costume.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I wonder if my student would tell me if she discovered all this shit I type on the internet. And I wonder if she would comment on the gimp costume. Maybe I'll just ask her.

[JediKooter]

I'd ask her, it's the only way to be sure. Just make sure you set up the appointment in Outlook...or something.

[TCY Junkie]

So some awesome guy posted something that entertained me. I was thinking of the posters I often read. Then ordered them.
1) Pumpy
2) Ben
3) Quicksand
4) Cartman
5) Tcy Junkie

So I'm just wondering how much others enjoy their own post. Wonder what's the most most amount of posters you like more than yourself, Pumpy need not respond.

[MacroGuru]

Originally Posted by JediKooter

I'd ask her, it's the only way to be sure. Just make sure you set up the appointment in Outlook...or something.

Damnit...I saw the blue text for the Adventures of JediKooter and thought, damn he must have one hell of a hidden dynasty going...went to click on it...no link...yes, I haven't had my coffee yet...

[Pumpy Tudors]

My wife dyed about half her hair pink. She's a computer science professor. Did anyone here ever have a professor with pink hair? Sociology professors don't count because they might look like anything.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

My wife dyed about half her hair pink. She's a computer science professor. Did anyone here ever have a professor with pink hair? Sociology professors don't count because they might look like anything.

Does the carpet matches the drapes?

[Ksyrup]

Why didn't she just go full-on red so you can live out your Kathy Griffin fantasy?

[QuikSand]

CUT IT OUT PEOPLE

[Ksyrup]

Thank you for your random thought.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm

Does the carpet matches the drapes?

I don't know. She won't let me within six feet of her.

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Why didn't she just go full-on red so you can live out your Kathy Griffin fantasy?

OH YES INDEED
WHAT DREAMS MAY COME

[tyketime]

I mentioned in another thread that our credit card was fraudulently used to make some online purchases, and thus we had the account closed. It's amazing how reliant we are on our credit card (we really only carry one).

[Ksyrup]

What the hell does ESPN.com have on their front page? A fully naked chick with her hair covering her nips and a snowboard covering most of her hip area. I think Ben might put ESPN.com in the box for a couple of weeks...

[sterlingice]

And you just generated a good 100 hits for ESPN with that post, which I suspect was their point all along

SI

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

What the hell does ESPN.com have on their front page? A fully naked chick with her hair covering her nips and a snowboard covering most of her hip area. I think Ben might put ESPN.com in the box for a couple of weeks...

please be kathy griffin
please be kathy griffin
please be kathy griffin
please be kathy griffin
*checks page*
DAMN

[sterlingice]

The SlickDeals thread about the HP TouchPad is up to 262K posts (if you include the archives). That's crazy!

SI

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

And you just generated a good 100 hits for ESPN with that post, which I suspect was their point all along

SI

Well, I don't much care about that as just being surprised that a mainstream site like ESPN.com would put something bordering on NSFW on the front page at lunch time on a weekday.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Well, I don't much care about that as just being surprised that a mainstream site like ESPN.com would put something bordering on NSFW on the front page at lunch time on a weekday.

if you click further you get to see apollo anton ohno naked next! I clicked through the entire gallery b/c I work from home and can, couple cute tennis players but no Hope Solo or Alex Morgan naked, basically a complete failure.

[Radii]

dola

The Body Issue: Featured Video - espnW

or maybe I am totally wrong and Hope Solo is involved. I must have missed that in the gallery speed clicking past manass.

[Ksyrup]

I'm trying to figure out why they chose a chick that looks like an age-enhanced Jewel with a breast reduction to put on the front page?

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by MacroGuru

Damnit...I saw the blue text for the Adventures of JediKooter and thought, damn he must have one hell of a hidden dynasty going...went to click on it...no link...yes, I haven't had my coffee yet...

You shouldn't give me any ideas with so much free time on my hands...

[Suicane75]

When I spend more time admiring the physiques of the men, somebody messed up.

[Ksyrup]

I find it fascinating that cassette tape sales are actually rising. Vinyl I understand - the sound quality makes it a must-buy for audiophiles. But tapes? And then I read an article in the USA Today about some indie label that puts out new releases on vinyl and cassette, and I realized it's a hipster thing. Because who the hell would want a cassette tape?! The hissing and the portability issues and the tape and the pain in the ass of skipping tracks, etc. Makes no sense - unless you like being counter-culture, retro, and ironic, I suppose. I wonder if that indie label gives away free Angry Elmo shirts with every cassette, too.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

I find it fascinating that cassette tape sales are actually rising. Vinyl I understand - the sound quality makes it a must-buy for audiophiles. But tapes? And then I read an article in the USA Today about some indie label that puts out new releases on vinyl and cassette, and I realized it's a hipster thing. Because who the hell would want a cassette tape?! The hissing and the portability issues and the tape and the pain in the ass of skipping tracks, etc. Makes no sense - unless you like being counter-culture, retro, and ironic, I suppose. I wonder if that indie label gives away free Angry Elmo shirts with every cassette, too.

I would bet money Seattle is leading this charge

[Ksyrup]

Here's the article:

Cassette tapes see new life after MP3s – USATODAY.com


I still don't get this. The reasons they give for gravitating toward tapes are the same as CDs, right? A physical product. It's not like tapes are the portability equivalent of vinyl, in terms of sound. It's like having a limited edition version of the album, makes you feel connected to the recording? Sheesh. People will buy anything if it's marketed, I guess.

Daniel Gallen, a University of Maryland student, says he began collecting cassettes this past summer when he ordered Swimming Through Sunlight on tape. Gallen, an avid vinyl collector, found himself purchasing tapes instead of vinyl because vinyl became "too expensive." Since ordering Swimming Through Sunlight, Gallen has added six cassettes to his collection, including music from the bands Woods, Parentz and Real Estate.

"It's about having something you can hold in your hands … that are kind of yours," Gallen said. "It's like getting a closer relationship to the music."

And that is exactly what Total Babes' singer/guitarist Chris Brown said the band was striving for when they released the limited-availability cassette.

"Just having that physical copy … shows more support as opposed to buying an mp3 and putting it on your iPod," Brown said. "There were only 100 copies of the tape made, so having one of those hundred gives you more of an intimate feeling for the record knowing you are one of very few people who have it."