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[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

I sure wish there was one facebook application I could block to get rid of all the fucking "CINDY JUST ENTERED THE WIN-FREE-JUICE SWEEPSTAKES" updates I get. I mean, it's everything from orange juice to ipads. Do these companies write their own app for each of these items?

As I understand it, each app is considered it's own unique thing, even if they're often customized from basic boilerplate code.

It's one of the things that makes them effective in terms of exposure, you're pretty much guaranteed that first view even if everyone hides it afterward. Still a decent chunk of marketing that's judged on the delivery of raw impressions, so it's a reasonable ploy on their part.

[Pumpy Tudors]

This is kinda coming out of nowhere, but I wish I could have lunch with JonInMiddleGA sometime.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

This is kinda coming out of nowhere, but I wish I could have lunch with JonInMiddleGA sometime.

I have the duck tape. If you have a taser I may borrow, this can be arranged.

[Suburban Rhythm]

[JediKooter]

This is getting kinky.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Jon, if you're reading this, I really didn't intend for my comment to end up this way.

I really didn't.

For once.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Jon, if you're reading this, I really didn't intend for my comment to end up this way. I really didn't. For once.

I believe you.

I'm not going to lunch with you without a chaperone ... but I believe you.

You'd probably love The Varsity , if you ever find yourself in Athens, GA just let me know. It's not the ATL version but it's certainly close enough for acceptable naked steaks sideways, bags of rags or Ring One and Strings. Throw in a couple of Squirt Ones & we're good to go.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I believe you.

I'm not going to lunch with you without a chaperone ... but I believe you.

You'd probably love The Varsity , if you ever find yourself in Athens, GA just let me know. It's not the ATL version but it's certainly close enough for acceptable naked steaks sideways, bags of rags or Ring One and Strings. Throw in a couple of Squirt Ones & we're good to go.

Excellent! I will keep this in mind. My wife is willing to chaperone. She's much more sane than I am, and she's a college professor, so she's used to dealing with rowdy folks who never learned to grow up. She could keep everything in line. Just don't bring any shiny objects, as they are known to distract me.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I believe you.

I'm not going to lunch with you without a chaperone ... but I believe you.

You'd probably love The Varsity , if you ever find yourself in Athens, GA just let me know. It's not the ATL version but it's certainly close enough for acceptable naked steaks sideways, bags of rags or Ring One and Strings. Throw in a couple of Squirt Ones & we're good to go.

The Varsity Stop on the MARTA is pretty darn cool

SI

[ISiddiqui]

North Avenue Station?

[Young Drachma]

I need to tattoo this on my head. I get soooo many texts or calls from friends who won't google something but want to ask me how to find it. It's flattering that they think I know all of the answers, but WTF.

Let me google that for you

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

I need to tattoo this on my head. I get soooo many texts or calls from friends who won't google something but want to ask me how to find it. It's flattering that they think I know all of the answers, but WTF.

Let me google that for you

That site was awesome two years ago

[Logan]

And it even did get its own thread!

Let Me Google That For You - Front Office Football Central

And Lathum, it was awesome at least three years ago according to this post:

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

I do I search for "this is like two years old"

[MJ4H]

I took my band to The Varsity for one of our meals when we went to the Peach Bowl back in like 2003 or whever it was (Maryland beat Tennessee that year).

[Radii]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

I took my band to The Varsity for one of our meals when we went to the Peach Bowl back in like 2003 or whever it was (Maryland beat Tennessee that year).

The original one on North Avenue across the bridge from Georgia Tech's campus, right?! Who let that expand into Athens anyway, damn.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

I sure wish there was one facebook application I could block to get rid of all the fucking "CINDY JUST ENTERED THE WIN-FREE-JUICE SWEEPSTAKES" updates I get. I mean, it's everything from orange juice to ipads. Do these companies write their own app for each of these items? I try to hide all from the app and I get "Hide Win Free Juice" instead of "Hide all Free Item Sweepstakes App" or something.

And yes I know I could just hide the users, that isn't a good option in this case.

Frustrating.

I pretty much hide the apps for awhile, but after the same person spams me multiple times by signing up for a bunch of shit, they go into the FU hide box.

[stevew]

Pokemon's new versions are Black and White. I bought the White version, even though I had some guilt.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by stevew

Pokemon's new versions are Black and White. I bought the White version, even though I had some guilt.

Thanks for signing me up for another 400 years of oppression.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Radii

The original one on North Avenue across the bridge from Georgia Tech's campus, right?! Who let that expand into Athens anyway, damn.

The Athens one has been in operation since 1932, just four years less than the original. Varsity Jr on Lindbergh didn't open as the 3rd location until 1965.

The new-fangled ones in Kennesaw, Gwinnett, etc on the other hand, now THOSE bother me.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Thanks for signing me up for another 400 years of oppression.

Shit homes, you bought the white one too. Done tryn pull that bs here.

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Thanks for signing me up for another 400 years of oppression.

Looks like Pokeman landed on you, not you landing on Pokeman.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Lathum

That site was awesome two years ago

Originally Posted by Logan

And it even did get its own thread!

Let Me Google That For You - Front Office Football Central

And Lathum, it was awesome at least three years ago according to this post:

I wasn't posting it as a revelation that I'd found, I was just venting.

[Suburban Rhythm]

I am always confused by the commercials for the HeatSurge. It says real Amish wood frames, including a video of the "real Amish workers". Do they know they are on camera?

[sterlingice]

*sheepishly* I preordered the black version of Pokemon

SI

[cartman]

Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm

I am always confused by the commercials for the HeatSurge. It says real Amish wood frames, including a video of the "real Amish workers". Do they know they are on camera?

As well as realizing an electric contraption is going to be placed in their frames?

[terpkristin]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

*sheepishly* I preordered the black version of Pokemon

SI

Speaking of...where's the best place to pre-order? Amazon? Gamestop?

I gotta get that done. I'm going white...but mostly because SI went black. There is NOTHING good about that sentence.

/tk

[sterlingice]

So to make this less awkward, time for the dancing banana


SI

[terpkristin]

I'm not so sure why everybody is making a big deal of how big the new Starbucks "Trenta" size is. It's smaller than a Super Big Gulp or Double Gulp, and when those are full of Coca-Cola, they probably have the same/more amount of calories (and caffeine) as the chilled drinks Starbucks puts in the Trenta. Also, Starbucks overloads on ice, so even if it's 31 ounces or whatever, you don't get quite that much volume.

/tk

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by terpkristin

Speaking of...where's the best place to pre-order? Amazon? Gamestop?

I gotta get that done. I'm going white...but mostly because SI went black. There is NOTHING good about that sentence.

/tk

I haven't seen anything with a good pre-order bonus so I'm holding off for now. But I did the pre-order thing for Club Nintendo for Black so I'm going to make sure to get it. Heck, 2 of the last 3 Pokemon I think I've gotten at Target because they always had a good supply and were quick. I'm sure someone will do a little cost bonus- gift card or something- as we get closer. Probably going to be something like KMart or TRU as they've both been coming hard with gaming bonuses of late.

SI

[terpkristin]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

Deadspin / Gawker's site redesign is absolute shit.

What really irks me about Gawker sites in general (and it seems to be a recent trend) is how they seem to cross-post a lot of their posts. I subscribe to RSS feeds for Gizmodo and Lifehacker and lately, easily a third of the posts show up on both feeds. I really don't need to read them twice. I'm almost ready to unsub from those feeds. I hate their sites, they are super slow to load; I almost never click-through unless the article looks REALLY interesting.

/tk

[cuervo72]

My son is agonizing over the Pokemon choice.

[sterlingice]

Time to make it harder if he isn't reading these already:
Pokémon Black & White - Version Changes - Area Changes
Pokémon Black & White - Version Exclusive Pokémon

Basically, beyond the legendary difference, White has a forest area where you can catch more Pokemon while Black has a city area with some trainers and items to buy.

SI

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by terpkristin

I'm not so sure why everybody is making a big deal of how big the new Starbucks "Trenta" size is. It's smaller than a Super Big Gulp or Double Gulp, and when those are full of Coca-Cola, they probably have the same/more amount of calories (and caffeine) as the chilled drinks Starbucks puts in the Trenta. Also, Starbucks overloads on ice, so even if it's 31 ounces or whatever, you don't get quite that much volume.

/tk

This is the first I've heard about it, so I can't attest to the 'big deal' about it. Can you only get cold drinks in it or something? And can't you just ask for it with half as much ice? Depending on what you're ordering, they'd probably just fill the rest with milk, so it's not more caffeine, but probably won't taste as watery. I hate ice -- I always order soft drinks without it, and I don't do cold espresso, but if I did, I'd probably want as little ice as I could get while still keeping it cold (the difficulty of finding that balance probably has a lot to with why I don't order them).

[stevew]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

*sheepishly* I preordered the black version of Pokemon

SI

Does it have a bigger package?

[AnalBumCover]

I'm hoping the uncooked rice will to the trick and soak up all the water from my Android phone, which I found in the washer after doing a load of laundry.

[Poli]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I believe you.

I'm not going to lunch with you without a chaperone ... but I believe you.

You'd probably love The Varsity , if you ever find yourself in Athens, GA just let me know. It's not the ATL version but it's certainly close enough for acceptable naked steaks sideways, bags of rags or Ring One and Strings. Throw in a couple of Squirt Ones & we're good to go.

LOVE THE VARSITY.

[Poli]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

I took my band to The Varsity for one of our meals when we went to the Peach Bowl back in like 2003 or whever it was (Maryland beat Tennessee that year).

PS I HATE YOU.

[MJ4H]

I was rooting for Tennessee in that game. Was terrible.

[Suburban Rhythm]

Power out at work, going on 1/2 hour. Browsing on my phone, but killing the battery.

[Poli]

Originally Posted by MJ4H

I was rooting for Tennessee in that game. Was terrible.

/hate


You're back in the family.

[DanGarion]

Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm

I am always confused by the commercials for the HeatSurge. It says real Amish wood frames, including a video of the "real Amish workers". Do they know they are on camera?

They aren't natives afraid that the camera is going to steal their soul.

[Coffee Warlord]

God I love restaurants that know what service is.

We're regulars at this Greek place. Came in for dinner tonight, with my very very pregnant wife. During the course of the dinner, the owner takes a bottle of wine, wraps it up, puts it on our table, and says 'when you get back from the hospital, enjoy this on me.'

You remember that kinda shit.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Nice one CW

[Passacaglia]

Wow. What's the place?

[terpkristin]

That's awesome CW.

I have a place like that I go to all the time. They sent flowers when they heard I had my last surgery. Touching, especially since I don't get there nearly as often anymore, since I live in Virginia and they're in now Silver Spring, MD, almost 40 miles away (they used to be in College Park until my last year of grad school).

/tk

[DaddyTorgo]

That's awesome CW!

[cartman]

The proper reply, CW, is of course "How the hell do you think we got into this situation in the first place?"

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by cartman

The proper reply, CW, is of course "How the hell do you think we got into this situation in the first place?"

Welllll.....

And Pass, it's a small place down in Naperville, at 59 & 95th. Kosta's. Food is not too shabby (awesome salad) - though I have to admit, Greek Islands is better. Trouble is, they get like no business. I'm halfway convinced it's a front, 'cause they've been open for years, and I have no idea how they can afford it.

[Lathum]

Cool story and so true that you remember.

We rented a small room at the bar we always watched football at for the Giants- Pats superbowl and had a small party of about 10 people. The owner knew we were huge Giants fans and sent us a bottle of champagne after the Giants won.

[SirFozzie]

This is completely utterly and totally random.

For some reason I have the old them to the Dick Clark game show "The $25,000 Pyramid" (and its myriad versions) stuck in my head.. and I can't get it out!