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GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (11 Viewers)

GroveDiesel said:
I think great stchick would be if sportsfan picked one person and intentionally didn't like any of their posts in this thread. 
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I actually thought this was happening to me yesterday when I didn't get a bunch of likes. I'm guessing it's because I went a day or two in 2015 without posting, but I was both thrilled and depressed about it.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
I actually thought this was happening to me yesterday when I didn't get a bunch of likes. I'm guessing it's because I went a day or two in 2015 without posting, but I was both thrilled and depressed about it.
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That's ok.  I too have gone days without posting.  It's one of the ways I try to contribute nothing.

 
ftr: big fan of sis malaise and hope everything goes well.  Don't mean to dismiss it.  The little details like that seem to always catch my attention in these posts, though (see mill, amish puppy).

 
GroveDiesel said:
I think great stchick would be if sportsfan picked one person and intentionally didn't like any of their posts in this thread. 
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Given his reaction yesterday, shuke would prolly welcome it.

(Which means a better schtick is for him to keep going, but only "like" shuke's posts)

 
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thops people

went to costco today.  i thought the chicken enchilada, free sample lady, was going to be mauled to death by the hordes of loons in that place.

 
OrtonToOlsen said:
My wife's work Xmas party did one of these but everyone was supposed to bring a bottle of booze.  My wife bought Amaretto.  Most everybody else brought something decent or mid-shelf.  Some goon brought a $12 bottle of chardonnay.  The wife almost ended up with it but made a damn skillful move at the very end and landed a bottle of Tito's.

I've never had Tito's.  Does it mix well with Tang?
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Only if you can prove it was distilled more then once.

 
3 days of hell this week working at a state agency office in bfe Florida (not stating which one).  I am absolutely amazed how much effort these people put into decorating the building for Christmas.  I saw an igloo scene downstairs, fireplace with stockings, and a lodge with realistic wood laminate.  I #### you not.  These folks are screwed without consultants showing up and doing their work.  Did I mention all the freakin Christmas music blaring over the intercom 24/7.  Three more days and I get a reprieve.  Taxpayer dollars at work folks.

 
touche' said:
Good news:  we are approved to adopt dog

 Bad News: found out the dogs came from the backwoods of West Virginia
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So they can play the banjo and coal mine?

 
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Engelberg said:
I've torn both of mine when I played football. The doc told me one of them wasn't bad, but if the corner that was torn flipped over it would be painful as hell...... Maybe that's what happened?
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that's possible.   Got a shot yesterday. Feels much better, but still can't put weight on it. Shot is suppose to take full effect Thursday.

 
touche' said:
Good news:  we are approved to adopt dog

 Bad News: found out the dogs came from the backwoods of West Virginia
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OMG so did Mr krista.  

And come to think of it, this was the adoption report he came with, too.

 
psychobillies said:
Skeeter.
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Gallows humor when my dad died, but some flowers came from someone named “Skeeter,” and my stepmother said, “You’d think the issue is that we knew someone named ‘Skeeter,’ but the real problem is that I don’t know which Skeeter these came from.”  

Ah the joys of living near Kentucky.

 
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Yay, my car isn't totaled. $4900 in damages. I really need two years grace before our next new car and I might just get it if another giant mammal doesn't jump out of the underbrush in front of me.

 
We get half days on Friday in the summer as long as everyone makes a charitable contribution of at least $100 for the year (can be done via payroll deduction so $2/check)

we are only at 75% with 2 days to go...better not get shafted here

 
touche' said:
We get half days on Friday in the summer as long as everyone makes a charitable contribution of at least $100 for the year (can be done via payroll deduction so $2/check)

we are only at 75% with 2 days to go...better not get shafted here
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Seems like the last couple people have some leverage here

 
El Floppo said:
El Floppo said:
On 3/28/2015 at 11:14 PM, El Floppo said:

this picture is making the FB rounds of friends in the neighborhood with just a bit of depressed/vengeful ire.

these "people" took this while the buildings burned and fatalities were unknown, but likely.
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I guess it went viral enough for the NY Post. as always with the post, I love the headline.
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sportsfan got to here, so I figured I'd check to see what I posted about.

still makes me seethe. ####### #### whore #####es. smiling away while 2 dead bodies smolder.

and the site where this happened (buildings blew up because cheap landlord was jerry-rigging the gas lines to cheap out out on paying for it) is still an empty lot- with memorials in place. just horrible.

I also wonder if sportsfan is actually reading the posts or just liking them. I'm ok with either, tbh. I'm a ####### #### like whore #####

 
Some memorable posts from the first 100 pages

General Malaise said:
Look, we survived minivan chat, apple chat, scarf chat, pizza topping chat, pizza oven chat, cat chat, scat chat, scout chat and scores of chat that everybody whined about and nobody found interesting, yet helped propel GMTAN to the largest, greatest thread in FBG history. We will survive this.

We survived the loss of loved ones, the end of relationships, the heartbreak of parenting, the genocide of poultry, the jailing of the innocent, sober Febuarys (plural), countless moves, job loss, Imp implosions, rigged squares contests, several SNOWMAGEDDONS!!!!111juan, Astros baseball, 80% of 10% of us contracting STDs and we survived the revelation that Kev's hair is neither magical nor from outerspace. We will survive this.

We have endured despite the complaints over the evolution of the thread and the many directions the thread has forked over the years. We have battled and won against the board's worst trolls who tried with all their trollish might to derail our community - our family - and failed, leaving with their tails tucked behind their trollish legs, which on their best day make Fuller's look like Lindsey Vonn's. We have fought and reconciled countless times and are far stronger because of it. We will survive this.

So bring to me your cabbage chat, your coffee chat, your office SUPPLIES!!! chat. Lay your cell phone chat upon me, I am your ears and your eyes. Bring me your yardwork chat, astrology chat and chat about your gout. That is why we here. Tell me about Destiney, Knuckles, 23 year old sex starved co workers and Sin. Share your best Gusterian works of literature about your adventures in kayaking, hiking trips to Vegas and how you spent the weekend shopping for mattresses for your Ukrainian ex-lover. This thread is about nothing and everything and I vow to read it all, even the posts by Cosjobs that he makes on his phone after 2am that cause brain bleeding. I will click on every stupid cat gif by Tanner, read every HOA meeting recap by K4 (with a General Murmer of Agreement, natch), continue to side with Frosty in the "Tre is the meanest mean ever" feuds, giggle every time Mr. Pack quotes a post from six weeks ago, envy Bentley's life, marvel at Sacamno's recaps, pretend to care about SLB's local radio podcasts that I have no idea what is going on, root for UH to keep kicking cancer in the balls, encourage YRS to keep drinking and reproducing, hope bostonfred continues to interpret dreams with Freudian fanaticism and pray that Shuke keeps making videos in the room of his house dedicated to creepy dolls. I will periodically wear my hat on backwards (even though Hat has been rather dickish to me), think of Ninja the few times I ride a bike and Hack whenever I drink a beer that tastes like pine needles. Every time I pass a piece of puzzling artwork I don't understand I'll think of Annoyong. I'll think of Bogie when I hear Boogie, Heckman when I play Hangman and Disco Stu every time the Dos Equis commercial is on TV. Why? BECAUSE WE ARE FAMILY. And no board upgrade nor jealous, power happy moderator is going to kill what we do best: Survive and thrive, baby, like Stryker landing a plane against all odds.

Kill me again when we reach 5000 pages and more page views than Pickle's has advanced degrees and we'll rise from the ashes yet again. We rock AND we roll. And if I left anybody out above, please accept my El Floppo Limp Ditka on having a brain like an Idiot Boxer. Like in-season fantasy football trades, it is too tedious to remember all the valuable posters who made GMTAN 1.0 the thread with the most Tremendous Upside in the history of magic football message board lore.
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El Floppo said:
I use the citibike (bikesharing) to get to and from work. In the last year, I've intentionally toned down the aggression on the road- making room for people going the wrong way, or pedestrians jay-walking, etc.

In the last month I've gotten into two accidents (the first since I used to ride a ton- over 10 years ago). old dude got out of a cab before the meter had even stopped (which makes the cab's lights flash) and doored me. wasn't bad- he was very apologetic and we all stuck around for an unneeded police report.

today- skateboarder is going the wrong way but is forcing me out of the bikelane into traffic- we collide. I got thrown over the handlebars, ripping my last parka (expensive, too), and jamming up my shoulder. he takes off. I'm running after- down the middle of 6th Ave at rushhour the wrong-way- screaming obscenities. He tries to plow through pedestrians at a crosswalk and gets knocked over, allowing me to catch him. I beat the everloving #### out of him right there in the intersection of 6th Ave and 38th St... in my mind. In reality, he gets up and starts running- leaving me with a last ditch attempt to kick his leg and trip him... but he doesn't go down and takes off on his board.

a cop is right there, but nothing I or he can do as the ####er is gone into the city. cop was very nice- gave me a ride to the office (after first stopping off to park the citibike- some strangers had seen what happened, picked up the bike out of the street and waited with it for me... NYers can be pretty great). now I'm riding it out to see if I need to go to the ER.

my shoulder ####### hurts. my expensive coat is ripped. And... I'm as the archi-people say "en charrette"- huge deadline with lots of late nights coming up. not sure if I'll even be able to use my right arm. FML.

I'm going back to riding more aggressively. #### everyone else.
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Frostillicus said:
Guys. Tiffani Thiessen just favorited one of my tweets. I have nothing left to accomplish.
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Buck Bradcanon said:
I have battled depression on and off over the years to the point where these past few months have been the darkest I can remember. I started reading The Depression Cure. I am not all the way through it yet but it is a great read. I am on and will continue to be on Effexor (Venlafaxine) for OCD symptoms and depression, but this book is giving me some other ideas/anchors.

Talks about 6 steps of Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)

1. Omega-3 fish oil. Pretty much everyone needs to take these and it just so happens to help greatly with depression for many people.

2. Recognizing and reversing rumination. Essentially cognitive therapy..recognizing when your mind leads you to downward spiral and reversing the pattern.

3. Exercise! Finally got my fat bbq a$$ in the company gym few times over the last week or so.

4. Light therapy - we need sunlight. My depression worsens in Jan/Feb..work from 7:30-5:30 and have lunch at your desk..you won't see the sun for a while. That's not good. There are also seasonal mood type of lights now available that can replicate what the sun offers.

5. Social interaction - Haven't read this chapter yet but I am assuming to means talking to real people too and not just you idorks.

6. Healthy sleep - I got my CPAP pressure adjusted and have slept better recently. Losing 20 pounds would be awesome as well if I can do it.

Lot of common sense stuff but I didn't know the omega 3 data and overall I like the book's approach. Everyone knows someone or experiences depression points somewhere in their life. Good luck to you GD and Jayrod. Love you all.
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shuke said:
So I was hoping to have a free evening in Paris, go see the Eiffel tower, etc. Took a train from Lyon to Paris which was about 2 hours, then got on the wrong shuttle bus and went to teh wrong hotel, which was about 90 minutes. By the time I got to my actual hotel, we were too tired and didn't feel like getting back on a train for 90 minutes to each way to go downtown. So we stayed at the hotel bar and drank.

I can't find any French fries here.
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Guster said:
somewhere along the line, I lost my toe nail clippers... i've been using fingernail clippers for the last couple of months, but it's just not the same. you can't cut as much with each snip and they aren't as big/have a smaller lever, so you can't get as much cutting power. should probably look on amazon to replace them or something, but i keep hoping they'll show up sometime
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Guster said:
oh, and...
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Aaron Rudnicki said:
took a look back at the Old GMTAN.

there were 250,713 posts made

after merging alias accounts together, here were the posters that had at least 1000 posts in there:

Member name % of Total

Officer Pete Malloy 7.8%

General Malaise 5.7%

St. Louis Bob 5.5%

Notorious T.R.E. 3.6%

Homer J Simpson 3.5%

krista4 3.4%

Frostillicus 3.1%

shuke 2.8%

Aaron Rudnicki 2.2%

-fish- 2.2%

Abraham 2.2%

Guster 2.1%

T Bell 2.0%

cosjobs 2.0%

Good Posting Judge 1.9%

Bob Sacamano 1.8%

YSR 1.7%

strykerpks 1.7%

Tiger Fan 1.6%

Mr. Pickles 1.6%

kevzilla 1.6%

bentley 1.4%

flysack 1.4%

Thorn 1.3%

Annyong 1.3%

Limp Ditka 1.2%

Mr.Pack 1.1%

Gadzooks 1.0%

Uruk-Hai 1.0%

DA RAIDERS 1.0%

Idiot Boxer 1.0%

Disco Stu 1.0%

mr. furley 0.9%

Osaurus 0.9%

Henry Ford 0.9%

Ignoramus 0.8%

Drifter 0.8%

proninja 0.8%

Captain Quinoa 0.8%

Bogart 0.7%

urbanhack 0.7%

charvik 0.7%

El Floppo 0.6%

Fuller 0.6%

mr roboto 0.6%

heckmanm 0.5%

Tremendous Upside 0.5%

jplvr 0.5%

Leeroy Jenkins 0.5%

bostonfred 0.5%

Tecumseh 0.4%

BobbyLayne 0.4%

belljr 0.4%

UniAlias 0.4%
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Annyong said:
Made this quick little guy for my boys today http://m.imgur.com/TDKzwEf

Think it turned out kind of cool
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Officer Pete Malloy said:
This is great...

My niece has a 6 year old kid that is a weird little dude. Kid is scary smart and I love him to death but he marches to the beat of a different bongo player.

They had school pictures a few months ago. His photo came out very nice. Hair combed, button-up shirt, decent smile etc.

Last week they did picture retakes. Somehow he convinces his teacher and the photographers that he needs to do a retake even though he doesn't have the order form from his parents.

This is his retake.
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Officer Pete Malloy said:
So there is this younger broad (just turned 30, no pics, cute but not stunning) that teaches across the way from me. She is new this year. Seems to be doing pretty well.

One one of her bulletin boards she puts up a "quote of the day" and a "fact of the day". She lets the kids submit suggestions and puts their names below the facts. I'd say half of the time there is nothing wrong with them. But a lot of the "facts" she puts up are either wrong, misleading, or half-truths. "Humans only use 10% of their brains", "dogs only see in black and white", "cows can't walk backwards" etc.

I use her classroom a couple of times a day as a shortcut to the office. I've never said anything about her "facts" but they bug me (surprise).

I'm going to start putting up my own "facts" after she leaves for the day or before she shows up in the mornings.

This is the one I'm going to put up first.
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St. Louis Bob said:
Lets file this one under getting old is neat.

As I mentioned a few days ago, I haven't been feeling well. Thankfully the headaches and fever went away but my gut still hurts. I have been all locked up like never before except when I broke my neck and was taking Percs & Vics (and sometimes whiskey) 24/7 for a month. So I decided to get a little help from my local Walgreens.

The boys just got off the bus when I arrived home and so I told them to get in the car so we could pick up Cal's new meds and something for me. The boys really seemed to enjoy the dozens of concoctions available and weren't shy to make recommendations but I decided on a delicate wild cherry flavor. We then made our way to the pharmacy to pick up the script. As I completed our transaction I noticed what I'm assuming is a young Rob Lowe look alike giving me a very concerned look observing an old guy with two young boys buying a bottle of laxative and prescription pills.

We arrived home and I'm anxious to release temple of doom so I don't bother to turn on the lights to read the recommended dosage. "Adults 9-10 oz" I check the bottle, its 10 oz total. I nod my head knowingly "so 10 oz" I think, makes sense. I unscrew the cap and begin to guzzle the contents. It had a distinguished wild cherry taste as promised but it also seemed to be cut with the bitterness of someone that marriex too young. The boys roared with laughter. Cal was doubled over with tears coming out of his eyes. It wasn't easy but I finished it. In retrospect I should have recorded it for a shot video.

Mrs. SLB arrived home about an hour later and immediately noticed the empty bottle. She inquired about the whereabouts of its contents and I brought her up to date on my plans and she called me an idiot, a common and generally accurate theme in our house. That's when I turned the lights on for some very helpful information. The 9-10 oz was the maximum over a 24 hour period. Speaking of periods, deep cherry red is a bad color for a laxative. It's like I was raped by King Brownie and I'm having a long night of multiple miscarriages.
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Aaron Rudnicki said:
Lots of people in here with terrible notebooks.

Btw, I became a dad yesterday.
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shuke said:
wha?
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Officer Pete Malloy said:
Quote of the day is up
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RedmondLonghorn said:
Related?
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St. Louis Bob said:
I mentioned in the OGmtan how there has been a dead black cat on the side of the road that I walk past every day every morning.

I finally got around to acquiring all necessary materials to bury the cat. (not an euphemism)

Link

Of course a cop was driving by right as I was about to do this. I was wearing a bright orange worker's vest though that I found on the side of the road last week so I guess my attempt to look like some sort of official worker was successful.
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Ditkaless Wonders said:
My kid sister was engaged to a guy her senior year of college. My parents had placed various deposits for halls, bands, cakes, and what not for the wedding. They had also purchased a designer dress at $10,000.00, a tidy sum in the 80's. We three brothers had an opportunity to meet the guy, a vile little snake we all agreed.

Some few weeks before the wedding she came home to find him en flagrante delicto with her room mate. They had it out over the course of several days and she called to say things where off. The family was mad at him, while at the same time relieved she found out what a snake he was before rather than after the wedding.

A few days passed. She came home and found he had let himself in to her place. Recovering his possessions was his story. She left to call the cops from elsewhere. While passing on the street in front of her place her T.V. came sailing down from her window quite near to her. After calling the cops she called my Dad. My Dad discussed this with Mom, who immediately called each of her three boys, me and my two brothers.

Without consulting with each other each of us boys determined to drive to Omaha to discuss things with him, me from Madison, my kid brother from St. Paul, and my older brother from Chicago. I arrived first and found him at a bar I knew he frequented. I escorted him out of town about ten miles, and in a corn field beat him bloody, took his clothes, shoes, and wallet, and left him with the admonition that should I hear from him or the cops that my brothers would surely visit. I let him know that he was done having anything to do with my sister. No calls, no letters, no stop byes, and I left.

Early the next morning my kid brother arrived in Omaha. he goes 6'5" and around 260 in those days. He found the snake at the apartment of the best man. He was obviously injured and he tried stating that I had already explained things to him. My kid bother thought that may have happened, but he wanted to be sure. Tommy tuned the guy up rather thoroughly and was preparing to leave when my older brother pulled in, having driven in from Chicago. At that point the guy apparently pleaded that if we would just stop beating on him he would leave town that day. Apparently he did because my sister never saw or heard from him again, and apparently he did not attend his last week of classes nor graduation.

I have always wondered how he got from that corn field back into town, naked. I never did hear from the Cops. My Mother later said she thought we boys would coordinate our response and just put the fear of God into him, nothing more. She should have known better. She should have remembered what I did to that kid who grabbed my kid sister on the playground 10 years earlier and who had tried to force her to give him her panties. His arm never did heal correctly. It always after hung akimbo. He did give our place a wide berth after that.

Violence is almost never the best answer, yet on rare occasions it is not an unreasonable response.
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St. Louis Bob said:
Dylan's birthday is Sunday. A couple of months ago Mrs. SLB asked me if I was getting him an iPod Touch. Being the cheap ### I am, I told her she was insane. She replied that he was expecting one since I promised him one....on Cal's 8th birthday when I bought him one. Get the #### out I'm, thinking. A couple of weeks ago my Mom asked me if I really bought him an iPod. I told her no, no I didn't. Mom told me he was telling her how happy he was because it was finally his 8th birthday and I promised him one. Dyl hasn't said a word to me about it. Not once. Damn I ####### admire that. As I just typed that, it made me realize that maybe he know that when I say I'm going to do something, you can bank it. Which you can. Wow. (sorry a little tired and buzzed) I don't know for sure but will try to find out next week.

There's a shiny new iPod in my desk right now I'm going to give him Sunday.
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Officer Pete Malloy said:
My oddball nephew came home today with another school photo today.

My niece posted it on FB. My son responded with this.
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Annyong said:
This chick is skyrocketing up my rankings
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Annyong said:
i did some research here at work. She's so great. These are kind of nsfw.

this is good

this is also good

this is good as well

i also like this
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Officer Pete Malloy said:
Kevin

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/219w2o/whos_the_dumbest_person_youve_ever_met/cgbhkwp
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Officer Pete Malloy said:
Oh yeah...

There's a drainage sump adjacent to one of the far ends of our playground. There's a pretty big fence surrounding it and the kids know they're not supposed to go anywhere near the fence. 75% of the time there isn't even water in the sump. Just weeds and mud.

One day this kid, we'll call him Kyle, takes this other kid's backpack and throws it over the fence into the sump. Because of recent rains there was actually a good 2-3 feet of water in the sump. Fortunately the thrown backpack only made it about 15 passed the fence and was resting on the bank a good 10 feet from the water.

Victim kid, we'll call him Mike, starts to run up to the office to snitch on Kyle and/or see if someone can get his backpack.

Kyle comes up with a brilliant plan. He figures if he tells the principal that Mike threw his backpack over the fence first and then only threw Mike's backpack over in retaliation...he won't get in trouble.

So Kyle throws his backpack over the fence...right into the water. I guess it wasn't zipped up all the way because when the janitor finally got over there and fished it out everything inside was ruined...including Kyle's cell phone and iPod.
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Frostillicus said:
By the way Abby finished up raising $2,205 for the American Heart Association, mainly from this thread and the wagering thread. Her entire school's online donation total was $6,500. Thanks again.
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Rustoleum said:
If it wasn't for cashier small-talk, I would've missed possibly the most use uplifting moment of my life.

I was home from college for the summer and working the express lane at the grocery store I'd been at all through high school when this guy rolls up with a cart full of nothing but beer and steaks.

Me: Grilling out?

Him: (in a long, drawn out manner) Myyy wife left me. (Looks at the floor)

Me: :old unsure:

Him: (a beat later) But I got to the bank first!

The look on that dude's face was pure joy. I only wish I'd had the presence of mind to start a slow-clap so he could leave the IGA in style.
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Frostillicus said:
Many Years ago around 1977 I was standing on the front porch of my mom's house. I heard a loud swooshing sound and I looked up. It was around 8:OO in the morning and a crystal clear day. The sun was to the east of me and I was facing south. I looked up and flying directly over me was a huge pterodactyl. My oldest son who was around 4 at the time saw it also. It was such a clear beautiful day and it was an awesome sight. I live in the Mojave Desert and there was absolutely nothing obstructing my view. I called for my mom to come out but by the time that she got there it was too far away for her to make it out.

Of course everyone thought that I'd lost my mind and certainly no one believed me. It was a tannish color and had wings like a bat. I would say that it's wing span was approximately 14 feet. It was flying (at a guess) about as high as 1 1/2 telephone poles. It was quite large. The thing that puzzled me was after seeing pictures in books, these birds don't seem to have a tail but this one had what appeared to be a long bony type tail behind it. Around 10 years later I heard a story of someone being on the El Mirage dry lake and seeing the same thing. Of course, no one believes them either. I wasn't crazy and I know what I saw and I loved it. It was great and I'd like to see it again but this time holding a camera in my hand.
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Annyong said:
I know you guys don't care. But having my 3.5 year old show interest in painting has me pretty excited. Tonight we made this for his grandpa who rides Harleys and has tattoo sleeves.

Maybe I need my own art thread.

http://i.imgur.com/wcP7v5l.jpg
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shuke said:
I'm working from home tomorrow and have been drinking for 12 hours.
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St. Louis Bob said:
Lets see...

My wife is out of town with my Mom and my cousin's wedding shower. My Mom (and my Dad really) have hated my wife lately because she has been a little less than fun. I keep telling them it's because she lives in a house with 4 #####. Sure enough, her, Mom and my Aunts are having a blast. Mrs. SLB called me a little bit ago really drunk and I could hear my Mom giggling in the background like they are up to something. I don't care if they are both getting plowed, so ####### cool, that's one less thing I need to worry about.

I took the boys on a 4 mile walk around town. I showed them where Jimtan was laid to rest. Cal asked how I knew the cat's name. I told him that was what I named him. Cal, who asks a million questions about everything was alright with this answer. He just kind of bowed his head.

My Dad showed up at 3:02. He told me he would be here at 3:00. He told me Thursday at the bar he wanted to spend the night. This isn't normal behavior for my Father. I don't care, he's welcome to stay as long as he wants. The real deal is he need to talk about work and needed to have a drink with me. We used to get together all the time one on one but haven't in about 6 months. We started drinking beer at 3:09. We got a lot of talking done. I'm his one true confidant and things are a bit sticky. It will all be good though, I promised him and you that.

Had many beers, grilled some burgers and asparagus for all us boys. We played Crazy 8's with the boys after dinner and drank whiskey. Today was a very good day.
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Officer Pete Malloy said:
Awesome basketball shots. Well worth the watch.
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Bob Sacamano said:
Me: "Go get dressed. I want to leave by 6."

Daughter Sac: "People in hell want ice water."

(As if I didn't know) "Where did you pick that up?"

"Grandpa."

Thanks dad!
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Annyong said:
Pretty weird dream last night

My girlfriend's mom was driving us around in my truck and she was yelling at Tiffany for her jean shorts being too short. We drove past a new hamburger place that had a dancing banana outside but we didn't stop. We ended up at a huge shoe store because my Nike Air Force One's were dirty (I don't wear these shoes IRL) and Arnold Schwarzenegger was there. He was trying to get out of the door but was having issues even though it worked fine. He kicked the door down. I was pretty excited about that. Arnold and I went out to my truck to listen to country music (I don't listen to country music IRL) and a group of black teenagers pulled up next to me and told me they liked my shoes.
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RedmondLonghorn said:
TL; DR summary: My kids are breaking my heart

I am sorry to dump this crap here, but I need to vent to somebody who isn't neck deep in it. The stuff with my two older kids has gotten so bad, I am at the end of my rope.

Yesterday was my daughter's 12th birthday. By a cruel twist of fate, it also happens to be Wife 2.0's birthday. Daughter clearly hates here step-mom and step-mom isn't crazy about daughter. She came over to our house at noon. She had nothing new to say, so got to do chores around the house for 4-5 hours, before company arrived. What a terrible way for her to spend her birthday, yet she has chosen that path, over and over again.

Older son returned from out of town baseball tourney while family was here for birthday observances. Was jovial and sociable while others were around.

After family left, we asked both why they have refused to take any of the steps they need to take to resolve the situation. Asked them how we are supposed to interpret their inaction, in light of other things they have said (i.e. that they know they have done wrong, that they don't hate me, that they want things to be better): blank stares in return. Asked them a number of other questions, hoping to drive a conversation, ranging from the complex to the mundane and received either blank stares or mumbled, unilluminating answers. My tone was quiet and respectful of them as people, because things have become loud and angry recently and I thought maybe ratcheting the tension back down might work. It did not. They clearly want to continue to push my buttons and/or they have been well coached in how to do so. They also showed no real concern over the impact of their actions on me or my wife.

They are so lacking in empathy and unaccountable, I have no idea what to do. They are clearly being coached by my ex-wife to not engage and she clearly continues to provide them interpretations of what is going on that takes all of the responsibility off of their shoulders. Whether she does this out of just being an enabler or out of spite towards me and Wife 2.0, I don't know. But it is probably both.

We feel like the only option we have is to continue to ratchet up the consequences, until they can at least break out of the pattern out of self-interest. Then maybe we can have some real discussion and make some progress. We told my oldest that baseball is a privelege, not a right, and that unless he takes some steps, he simply will not go to any baseball activities while he is in our care (about 1/3 of the time). I also told him I would explain to his coach (who he respects and loves) just what is going on so he understands. He did not like that one bit, but didn't lose his cool: his stare just went from blank to angry and resentful for a moment, then back to blank.

I was busy working this morning, but my son came in and gave me an apology that was limited in scope, but at least felt somewhat sincere. My daughter came in and gave me something that was nowhere near as good as that. My son said that he felt he remained tongue-tied because he and my daughter have apologized in the past only to be told that it wasn't good enough and get yelled at. He said he felt as if Wife 2.0 and I were "baiting a trap" for them. I illustrated to him why that wasn't true by pointing out that once his little brother gave us a real apology, things changed rather dramatically. He was forced to concede that was accurate.

But the "baiting the trap" comment was significant to me in a couple of ways. First it tells me that they are clearly being coached/confused by my ex-wife, because that seems like a phrase that would have come from her. Second, it suggests that he still blames me for the situation, rather than admitting to himself that he caused it. Still, he actually seemed like he was sorry and that wall that he has up came down at least a bit. I told him he needs to say his piece to Wife 2.0 too. I was very busy with work this AM and she was giving them all a ride to school.

After she dropped the kids off my wife comes home and tells me neither my son or daughter said a word to her. I can't help but get a little optimistic every time they show even the slightest sign of things getting through to them, but I am disappointed every time. I figure my son bought himself this afternoon to prevent me from calling his baseball coach (he doesn't have a practice or game tonight, so it can be put off a little). It is the last thing I want to do but I feel like I don't have any choice.

All of this hurts so much. My previous wife, who is a real piece of work, left me, but somehow two of my kids have ended up behaving as if they hate me and blame me for everything. They hate my new wife, who is the best partner I could ever ask for. The stress of all of this has made her so unhappy and has caused massive strain in our relationship. I would never do it, but for only the second time in my life I understand how people become desperate enough to take their own lives.
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Captain Quinoa said:
Good news: after 6 weeks of chemo and radiation, DadQ's main lung tumor shrunk over 50%, and 3 of 4 nodes are 100% clean.

Bad news: the tzatziki sauce on the frozen gyro that I just heated up and ate was really iffy.
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RedmondLonghorn said:
Been looking for a job, helping to care for my 89-year old father who has had prostate cancer for 20 years, and living in a home infested with dogs.
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any job nibbles?

actually wrote that- not autocorrected.

sorry about your dad. has he had any treatment for the cancer (surgery, seeds, whatever's latest and greatest, etc)? 

how's the house holding up? that's gotta be about ready to be finished, right?

 
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