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[Izulde]

Amazon.com: My New Pink Button - Audry: Health & Personal Care

The reviews are hilarious.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

A dude at work is trying to find out all the counties that are in Houston. I told him I'm pretty sure that cities are inside counties and not the other way around, but I've never been to Texas, so for all I know, sure, it could be different there. Wikipedia backs me up, saying that Houston is in Harris County, but he's still not convinced.

Is Houston entirely within Harris County, or could there be a lil bit of it in an adjoining county?

Okay - that took 10 seconds to google "Harris County Texas" and look at the google map on the search results page that covers everything inside the ring (and well outside) for me to presume that yes, Houston is entirely within Harris County.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Yeah...fan of that commercial too.

Samsung Galaxy S3 advertising team is having a Sandoval type run.

[fpres]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

A dude at work is trying to find out all the counties that are in Houston. I told him I'm pretty sure that cities are inside counties and not the other way around, but I've never been to Texas, so for all I know, sure, it could be different there. Wikipedia backs me up, saying that Houston is in Harris County, but he's still not convinced.

Per houstontx.gov, the vast majority of Houston's city limits fall within Harris County, but there are small areas of the city proper within Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. Living in Houston for awhile, I suspected Fort Bend but didn't have any idea about Montgomery. Who knew? *shrug*

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by fpres

Per houstontx.gov, the vast majority of Houston's city limits fall within Harris County, but there are small areas of the city proper within Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. Living in Houston for awhile, I suspected Fort Bend but didn't have any idea about Montgomery. Who knew? *shrug*

Really? That's weird. Must be the way way outlying areas, because Harris county covers a fuckton.

[fpres]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Really? That's weird. Must be the way way outlying areas, because Harris county covers a fuckton.

Houston is just a sprawling mess which has gotten considerably more crowded recently. My commute between the northwest and northeast parts of town has increased from 40-45 minutes five years ago to roughly 80-90 minutes now (and I don't drive like a granny, lol).

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by fpres

Houston is just a sprawling mess which has gotten considerably more crowded recently. My commute between the northwest and northeast parts of town has increased from 40-45 minutes five years ago to roughly 80-90 minutes now (and I don't drive like a granny, lol).

Yeah - it is pretty sprawltacular. I guess I failed to account for that in my thinking.

[QuikSand]

Originally Posted by B & B

Originally Posted by hopefully the milfy chick above

(and I don't drive like a granny, lol).

dang

[thesloppy]

I didn't even know this site existed until 10 seconds ago, and I already love it, and am skeeved out by it:

Who is that hot ad girl?

A: Margaret Emery

[JediKooter]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

I didn't even know this site existed until 10 seconds ago, and I already love it, and am skeeved out by it:

Who is that hot ad girl?

A: Margaret Emery

It's like christmas come early.

[Suicane75]

All the Thanksgiving marathons on TV are gonna suck this year. It's just lame ass channels running blocks of their lame ass shows. What the fuck happened?

I can't wait for Jeopardy tonight, rooting so hard for Colby. I love the way he rolls his eyes when he doesn't know an answer, like he's thinking "How the hell am I supposed to know that shit", he's awesome.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

I can't wait for Jeopardy tonight, rooting so hard for Colby. I love the way he rolls his eyes when he doesn't know an answer, like he's thinking "How the hell am I supposed to know that shit", he's awesome.

I'm gonna take a wild guess on something here ... is Colby the guy who was in the middle on last night's Teacher's Week episode, who kinda looks like Michael Winslow (of Police Academy fame()?

I ask because I actually saw about 2/3rd of an episode - minus sound - while eating dinner out last night and we spent most of the meal making fun of the incredible expressions on this guy's face ... no doubt made funnier by the absence of any audio.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by fpres

Per houstontx.gov, the vast majority of Houston's city limits fall within Harris County, but there are small areas of the city proper within Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. Living in Houston for awhile, I suspected Fort Bend but didn't have any idea about Montgomery. Who knew? *shrug*

I don't see any way that any part of Montgomery County has Houston. It has some suburbs like Conroe or The Woodlands but not any of the city proper that I can tell. You will still be in traffic on 45 up to at least Conroe but that doesn't make it part of Houston.

SI

[Suicane75]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

I'm gonna take a wild guess on something here ... is Colby the guy who was in the middle on last night's Teacher's Week episode, who kinda looks like Michael Winslow (of Police Academy fame()?

I ask because I actually saw about 2/3rd of an episode - minus sound - while eating dinner out last night and we spent most of the meal making fun of the incredible expressions on this guy's face ... no doubt made funnier by the absence of any audio.

That's the guy. Had on a suit that looked to be about 3 sizes too big, especially in the shoulders. And when he got the answer right he had this "that was easy" eye roll. He was flat out the funniest contestant I've ever seen on the show. I think at one point when the guy on his left got a daily double he said something to him which had the woman on his right laughing. Granted it's the teachers show, so it's more relaxed, but he made the whole thing a riot.

[fpres]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I don't see any way that any part of Montgomery County has Houston. It has some suburbs like Conroe or The Woodlands but not any of the city proper that I can tell. You will still be in traffic on 45 up to at least Conroe but that doesn't make it part of Houston.

SI

Yeah, I was surprised when I saw that too. It looks like the culprit is Kingwood (a small piece appears to jut north into Montgomery).

[Jas_lov]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

That's the guy. Had on a suit that looked to be about 3 sizes too big, especially in the shoulders. And when he got the answer right he had this "that was easy" eye roll. He was flat out the funniest contestant I've ever seen on the show. I think at one point when the guy on his left got a daily double he said something to him which had the woman on his right laughing. Granted it's the teachers show, so it's more relaxed, but he made the whole thing a riot.

I was rooting for him too. Can't believe he missed treason but he still won by dominating DJ. And now he's in the Tournament of Champions. He seemed to have a lot of swagger which I liked.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Originally Posted by Matthean

Kevin Clash, Elmo Puppeteer, Resigns - NYTimes.com

Horrible news story made even worse for those who watched Being Elmo.

Seriously... when I saw this on the news and they said "young man" with the camera shot on his accuser, I thought "HOLY FUCK, THAT IS A MAN!"

I hope for his sake that this is a seriously screwed up guy trying to extort money from him by lying about when they were involved.

I wonder if Sesame Street's producers are now realizing how bad an idea it is to invest so heavily in one product.

[stevew]

Back in the Tri Cities.

Krystal's for lunch, just made Krystallnacht in the toilet.

[Scoobz0202]

I'm hungry and lazy. Is fast food open today

[M GO BLUE!!!]

maybe a sign i need to lose weight.... i just broke a toilet seat

[terpkristin]

What does "v/r" mean when it's in an email closing?

Someone signed their email at work:

Originally Posted by tk's email

v/r,
person who emailed tk

/tk

[Scoobz0202]

Google tells me it could mean:

Very Respectfully

or

Virtual Regards

[QuikSand]

hmm, very respectfully?

(certainly not obvious enough to me to merit an abbreviation like that)

[Izulde]

Ciara's "Click Flash" was made for SI's Swimsuit video, the VS Fashion Show, and strip clubs.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Google tells me it could mean:

Very Respectfully

or

Virtual Regards

Seems like if you were "very respectfully" responding, you could at least spell out the words

SI

[Sun Tzu]

Two of the last three times I've eaten crab, I've had violent, acute, painful diarrhea the next day. Today was awful...just awful.

The good news is, it seems to be a once-and-done kind of thing. I spent half of my childhood in Maryland eating steamed Blue Crab a dozen times every year, and I've never had any kind of reaction to shellfish before.

Maybe my local Safeway just sucks at keeping fresh crab...fresh?

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by Sun Tzu

Two of the last three times I've eaten crab, I've had violent, acute, painful diarrhea the next day. Today was awful...just awful.

The good news is, it seems to be a once-and-done kind of thing. I spent half of my childhood in Maryland eating steamed Blue Crab a dozen times every year, and I've never had any kind of reaction to shellfish before.

Maybe my local Safeway just sucks at keeping fresh crab...fresh?

I really don't like eating crab. Crab meat is tasty enough, but after the first crab or two, the effort needed to actually get at the tasty meat far outweighs any desire I have for the stuff. Not to mention all of the odd stuff that doesn't look good to eat or I'm not sure I should be eating or any of that.

Too much work for too little reward.

[Coffee Warlord]

Just had an interview, and it started by them having me take the wonderlic. I asked if they wanted a 40 time next.

[terpkristin]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Seems like if you were "very respectfully" responding, you could at least spell out the words

SI

Yeah, this was my thought, too, so when I saw "v/r" meanings, I wondered if it had meant something different.

Oh well.
/tk

[Sun Tzu]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

I really don't like eating crab. Crab meat is tasty enough, but after the first crab or two, the effort needed to actually get at the tasty meat far outweighs any desire I have for the stuff. Not to mention all of the odd stuff that doesn't look good to eat or I'm not sure I should be eating or any of that.

Too much work for too little reward.

I have to agree with you, but only specifically regarding Maryland Blue Crab. Dungeness Crab (here near San Francisco) is about 4x larger than Blue Crab, and thus the meat is much easier to extract from said crustacean. If you get yourself a nice 2 lb crab, fresh, pre-cracked and cleaned...it's really hard to beat. Especially if it's Dungeness season, it was that morning's catch, and it's selling for $3.99/lb.

[stevew]

I just usually buy a can of good crab meat a few times a year.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by cartman

So last weekend my cousin and I took his boys to Six Flags Over Texas. His older son is 9 and has ridden the "big" rides before. This was his 6 year old's first trip where he could ride the "big" rides. We started off slow, riding El Sombrero aka the Mexican Hat ride. This one doesn't get more than 15 feet off of the ground.

Next we went to The Conquistador, which is the ship that goes back and forth until you end up about perpendicular to the ground. The youngster loved it. Then we went on La Vibora, which is a kind of bobsled ride. He too loved that one.

So we decided to up the ante and take him on the Shock Wave. At the time it opened it was the tallest roller coaster in the world, and the only one with back to back 360 loops. I rode with the 6 year old. He was real quiet as we began the climb to the top of the hill before the first drop. I told him as we reached the top we'd go slow for a few seconds, then the loops would happen. After we went through the back to back loops, I looked over at him, and he had no expression. No fear, no crying, no happiness, no excitement, nothing. Just a blank stare. He just shut everything down as a self-preservation act. He didn't change the rest of the ride. Once we got off, he said he had a good time, but when we asked him if he wanted to get in line and ride it again, he said no, he'd wait until the next time we went.

Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

He is so gonna wake up at 3am screaming.

Originally Posted by cartman

I forgot to ask my cousin how his son was in the days after. I was about his son's age the first time I rode the Shock Wave, not too long after it opened. I don't think I opened my eyes the entire ride.

I was around 10 years old when the Texas Cliffhanger opened. It was the world's first free-fall ride. After the first time I rode it, I remember having a nightmare that night that felt like I was falling for 10 minutes before I woke up in a cold sweat.

Fast forward to this past weekend. Went back to Six Flags for Holiday in the Park with my cousin, his wife, and their 6 year old boy. He rode the Shock Wave last time. We massively upped the degree of difficulty by going on the Dive Bomber Alley SkyCoaster. This is the ride where they strap you into a hang-gliding suit, hook you up to a cable, haul you 150 feet into the air, where you then pull a cord and free-fall and swing back and forth. Me, my cousin and his 6 year old rode it. The video is hilarious. My cousin looks like he is praying, while his son is looking around and waving back to mom as we are getting hauled up. As we get higher, my cousin looks more worried, but the little one stays calm and composed. My cousin had to pull the cord to free us once we got to the top. His son started saying "I'm flying!". It was awesome. His son wanted to ride it again right afterward.

[Draft Dodger]

Hickory Farms. How are they still in business, exactly?

[stevew]

Everyone loves to give and receive sausage.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

Hickory Farms. How are they still in business, exactly?

Because they're the default spend money so it looks like we give a damn but I know nothing about you so here's this overpriced, shitty present option.

[M GO BLUE!!!]

Originally Posted by cartman

Fast forward to this past weekend. Went back to Six Flags for Holiday in the Park with my cousin, his wife, and their 6 year old boy. He rode the Shock Wave last time. We massively upped the degree of difficulty by going on the Dive Bomber Alley SkyCoaster. This is the ride where they strap you into a hang-gliding suit, hook you up to a cable, haul you 150 feet into the air, where you then pull a cord and free-fall and swing back and forth. Me, my cousin and his 6 year old rode it. The video is hilarious. My cousin looks like he is praying, while his son is looking around and waving back to mom as we are getting hauled up. As we get higher, my cousin looks more worried, but the little one stays calm and composed. My cousin had to pull the cord to free us once we got to the top. His son started saying "I'm flying!". It was awesome. His son wanted to ride it again right afterward.

What's next? Being shot out of a canon?

[korme]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

I didn't even know this site existed until 10 seconds ago, and I already love it, and am skeeved out by it:

Who is that hot ad girl?

A: Margaret Emery

Scrolled down that page a bit, came to this

Q: Who is the hot blonde girl singing in the 5 Hour Energy Pink Lemonade “Stop Breast Cancer” commercial?

Wow, everytime I see that ad I think about how hot they are trying to make her seem and how incredibly ugly she really is

[britrock88]

Originally Posted by britrock88

Came as close as ever to leaving my phone number on the check for a waitress. Only reason I decided against it is that I'm 1600 miles from home.

Got the job, moved, saw the waitress again, left her my number, told her to call me tomorrow. Fingers crossed.

[Izulde]

Looking up what to wear to a fashion show is proving slightly aggravating. It's almost all for women. Not much in the way of suggestions for men.

[Draft Dodger]

a raincoat

[booradley]

Originally Posted by stevew

Everyone loves to give and receive sausage.

Did you just get out of prison?

Anyhoo, to the topic at hand. The Old Gold & Black message boards (Wake Forest, for you Philistines out there) sure are a rough and tumble place. Recently I was told to "go die in a fire." As a man who holds a doctorate in Bathtub Fire Prevention, I didn't find this very amusing ...

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by M GO BLUE!!!

What's next? Being shot out of a canon?

And then this:



SI

[sterlingice]

I would really like us to retire the cliche "perfect storm" as it's rarely even a very good storm. Most of the time, it's used to obfuscate a simple situation and make it more opaque as the storm is typically a lot of preventable crap that needs a convenient excuse as to why it wasn't done.

SI

[Radii]

No idea what thread to put this in, so I'll just leave it here:

Seven Ways of Looking at the News That Mitt Romney's Dad Got Free McDonald's For Life

The 7 mythical stories surrounding the card are outstanding.

[booradley]

Tractor Terror: a Tractor on Steroids - Izismile.com

Is there such a thing as a Swedish redneck? The evidence is in ...

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Looking up what to wear to a fashion show is proving slightly aggravating. It's almost all for women. Not much in the way of suggestions for men.

That should tell you something.

[Passacaglia]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I would really like us to retire the cliche "perfect storm" as it's rarely even a very good storm. Most of the time, it's used to obfuscate a simple situation and make it more opaque as the storm is typically a lot of preventable crap that needs a convenient excuse as to why it wasn't done.

SI

But if they keep mentioning it, one of these days I might go see that movie...

[Mustang]

Me and the wife started collecting non-sports cards in the last few months. We pulled this from a pack of Captain America cards. (8 piece puzzle sketch)

[cuervo72]

Cap must do a TON of shrugs.

[B & B]

Just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there.


Just 'cause you feel it, doesn't mean it's there.


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We are accidents..........