What's new
Fantasy Football - Footballguys Forums

This is a sample guest message. Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (6 Viewers)

Welp, I probably just winnowed down my stable of facebook friends by another 30 or so. Someone posted their outrage at Ol' Hickory being replaced on the $20 bill. Of course, they didn't quite go all the way and express their anger at WHO is going to replace him (one responder did, though, say "Amen! They're going after 'In God We Trust' next!"). I'm no history major, though I know enough about Jackson's life and presidency to know I'd rather have just about anyone on it than him. 

 
Uruk-Hai said:
Welp, I probably just winnowed down my stable of facebook friends by another 30 or so. Someone posted their outrage at Ol' Hickory being replaced on the $20 bill. Of course, they didn't quite go all the way and express their anger at WHO is going to replace him (one responder did, though, say "Amen! They're going after 'In God We Trust' next!"). I'm no history major, though I know enough about Jackson's life and presidency to know I'd rather have just about anyone on it than him. 
Click to expand...
Yeah he wasn't very nice to a lot of people.  Especially ones that lived here first or were brought over here against their will on a crappy boat that probably wouldn't get a general murmer of agreement with K4's Boat Owners Association.

 
Forgot to mention this the other day

wife took our 3 and 4 year old to pediatrician for yearly checkup.  Doc is an older Asian lady, English not real good and not all that relevant to the story but just setting the tone

3 year old boy has longer hair, shoulder lengthish.  He's been there quite a few times but apparently when doc went to do the hernia check she started laughing and said "OH PENIS!  .ITS A BOY!!?  I HAD NO IDEA"

just wish my 3 year old would have yelled SUPPLIES!

 
Drove back home from Nashville last night. Took I-65 through Indiana. What a terrible decision. Indiana has the worst drivers in the country. Driving like raving lunatics through multiple construction areas in the dead of night with a ####ton of traffic. My night vision and depth perception really suck these days, so that didn't help.

I didn't realize how hard i was holding onto the wheel until today, both forearms are hurting pretty good.

My daughter also played her first gig in Nashville on Weds. Slayed it.

 
Mr.Pack said:
Drove back home from Nashville last night. Took I-65 through Indiana. What a terrible decision. Indiana has the worst drivers in the country. Driving like raving lunatics through multiple construction areas in the dead of night with a ####ton of traffic. My night vision and depth perception really suck these days, so that didn't help.

I didn't realize how hard i was holding onto the wheel until today, both forearms are hurting pretty good.

My daughter also played her first gig in Nashville on Weds. Slayed it.
Click to expand...
I've driven the route in Indiana hundreds of times, and while it's a pain I have to tell you that the drivers there aren't anywhere near as bad as in Memphis, which has the worst drivers I've ever seen (and I'm including a lot of awful Asian countries in that).  

Congrats to Daughter Pack!  So cool.  How is her teaching gig going?

 
Mr.Pack said:
Drove back home from Nashville last night. Took I-65 through Indiana. What a terrible decision. Indiana has the worst drivers in the country. Driving like raving lunatics through multiple construction areas in the dead of night with a ####ton of traffic. My night vision and depth perception really suck these days, so that didn't help.

I didn't realize how hard i was holding onto the wheel until today, both forearms are hurting pretty good.

My daughter also played her first gig in Nashville on Weds. Slayed it.




 
Click to expand...
My night vision has never been good and it gets worse every year - especially bad in the rain.  

Combined with those damn cement dividers ...sheer hell

 
krista4 said:
I've driven the route in Indiana hundreds of times, and while it's a pain I have to tell you that the drivers there aren't anywhere near as bad as in Memphis, which has the worst drivers I've ever seen (and I'm including a lot of awful Asian countries in that).  

Congrats to Daughter Pack!  So cool.  How is her teaching gig going?
Click to expand...
Thanks Krista! I have started taking a different route which is really nice, have no clue WTF got into me last night.

She was thinking of trying to get into PR-Marketing and took an internship but that went nowhere so she decided to concentrate an writing music and now she's getting paid for her work in a studio (It was an internship that turned into a paid position). Her boyfriend teaches and has talked about bringing her in to teach choir and teach the kids how to read music, but so far that hasn't materialized.

 
Mr.Pack said:
Thanks Krista! I have started taking a different route which is really nice, have no clue WTF got into me last night.

She was thinking of trying to get into PR-Marketing and took an internship but that went nowhere so she decided to concentrate an writing music and now she's getting paid for her work in a studio (It was an internship that turned into a paid position). Her boyfriend teaches and has talked about bringing her in to teach choir and teach the kids how to read music, but so far that hasn't materialized.
Click to expand...
Why the heck did I think she was teaching?  Anyway, that's fantastic that she has a job working in a studio.  Following her dream! :thumbup:

 
I agree with Pack. All of my college roommates were from southern Indiana. They have a story about somebody running off the road or putting a car in a ditch for literally every curve of every country road for miles around their hometowns. 

 
Rustoleum said:
I agree with Pack. All of my college roommates were from southern Indiana. They have a story about somebody running off the road or putting a car in a ditch for literally every curve of every country road for miles around their hometowns. 
Click to expand...
From where? :oldunsure:

 
Indiana has the worst drivers in the country. Driving like raving lunatics through multiple construction areas in the dead of night with a ####ton of traffic
Click to expand...
Not much to live for there.

 
Maybe it's because I'm drunk, but why am I so mad that the Prince Death is getting more attention than Bowie's death? It's probably because I like Bowie like 3x more. That might factor into it. Or maybe I just missed all the Bowie memorials. Maybe I shouldn't be drinking at 7am but eff it I'm a shift worker now. 

 
Annyong said:
Maybe it's because I'm drunk, but why am I so mad that the Prince Death is getting more attention than Bowie's death? It's probably because I like Bowie like 3x more. That might factor into it. Or maybe I just missed all the Bowie memorials. Maybe I shouldn't be drinking at 7am but eff it I'm a shift worker now. 
Click to expand...
There were a ton of Bowie memorials. I think you're right in that being a bigger Bowie fan probably plays into your perception of the coverage. It's similar to the "announcers hate my sports team" or "my sports teams get no respect". I'm not criticizing you - we all tend to pay more attention to the things we like.

 
Annyong said:
Maybe it's because I'm drunk, but why am I so mad that the Prince Death is getting more attention than Bowie's death? It's probably because I like Bowie like 3x more. That might factor into it. Or maybe I just missed all the Bowie memorials. Maybe I shouldn't be drinking at 7am but eff it I'm a shift worker now. 
Click to expand...
Prince was more popular and was so more recently.  Seems pretty simple.  :shrug:

 
Lunch date with Glorious Boobs at an Irish Pub. I've eaten there before (the pub, not GB), and the food is fantastic. I suspect she wants mediocre sex afterwards, but I'm not going there quite yet - still getting clingish vibes from her.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
There were a ton of Bowie memorials. I think you're right in that being a bigger Bowie fan probably plays into your perception of the coverage. It's similar to the "announcers hate my sports team" or "my sports teams get no respect". I'm not criticizing you - we all tend to pay more attention to the things we like.
Click to expand...
Plus the Bowie tributes are still happening. As a matter of fact, as I type, Magaw is still scouring the darkest, deepest corners of the Internet to make sure there isn't a Bowie clip that he missed linking here.

 
I've watched Purple Rain a few times in the last couple of days.  It was, of course, an awful movie outside of the music (and I'm excepting "Sex Shooter" from the "music").  But wow, I had forgotten how much I loved Prince.

I went to opening night in Louisville when the movie came out.  Went with friends and was the only one who wasn't 17, but when do movie theaters ever check something like that?  Well, that night they did.  Wasn't going to be let in without a parent or guardian, and as we realized this while waiting in line I asked the guy in front of us if he'd pretend to be my dad.  He did.  Nevermind that he was about 23 years old and Latino, they let me in.

Muhammad Ali was sitting three rows in front of us.  The movie didn't start on time, and Ali was doing magic tricks to entertain the crowd.  No ####.  Then the movie finally started and we all went nuts.  It's hard to describe, if you didn't come of age during that time, how beloved Prince was - every female from the age of 10-70 was in love with him.  I sure was.  Hell, even my 72-year-old Mom has been crying the last couple of days over his death.

After the movie, we were walking to my friend's car and realized Ali was walking right in front of us.  My friend went for his autograph (I didn't ask for one) and talked with him briefly.  He was friendly and kind to these giddy, giggly teenagers.  

Great night I've been reminded of the past few days.  Damn, I loved Prince.

 
krista4 said:
I've watched Purple Rain a few times in the last couple of days.  It was, of course, an awful movie outside of the music (and I'm excepting "Sex Shooter" from the "music").  But wow, I had forgotten how much I loved Prince.

I went to opening night in Louisville when the movie came out.  Went with friends and was the only one who wasn't 17, but when do movie theaters ever check something like that?  Well, that night they did.  Wasn't going to be let in without a parent or guardian, and as we realized this while waiting in line I asked the guy in front of us if he'd pretend to be my dad.  He did.  Nevermind that he was about 23 years old and Latino, they let me in.

Muhammad Ali was sitting three rows in front of us.  The movie didn't start on time, and Ali was doing magic tricks to entertain the crowd.  No ####.  Then the movie finally started and we all went nuts.  It's hard to describe, if you didn't come of age during that time, how beloved Prince was - every female from the age of 10-70 was in love with him.  I sure was.  Hell, even my 72-year-old Mom has been crying the last couple of days over his death.

After the movie, we were walking to my friend's car and realized Ali was walking right in front of us.  My friend went for his autograph (I didn't ask for one) and talked with him briefly.  He was friendly and kind to these giddy, giggly teenagers.  

Great night I've been reminded of the past few days.  Damn, I loved Prince.
Click to expand...
gay

 
While my Purple Rain in the theatre experience didn't involve magic tricks, or even Ali now that I think about it, I did see PR in a theatre that was in a predominantly AA neighborhood. Stereotypes were met when someone stood up in the crowd and yelled 'SMACK THE #####, PRINCE' during the argument with Appalonia.

 
Uruk-Hai said:
Welp, I probably just winnowed down my stable of facebook friends by another 30 or so. Someone posted their outrage at Ol' Hickory being replaced on the $20 bill. Of course, they didn't quite go all the way and express their anger at WHO is going to replace him (one responder did, though, say "Amen! They're going after 'In God We Trust' next!"). I'm no history major, though I know enough about Jackson's life and presidency to know I'd rather have just about anyone on it than him. 
Click to expand...
I liked him because he was a ginger.  I don't know #### about him other than that.

 
Limp Ditka said:
While my Purple Rain in the theatre experience didn't involve magic tricks, or even Ali now that I think about it, I did see PR in a theatre that was in a predominantly AA neighborhood. Stereotypes were met when someone stood up in the crowd and yelled 'SMACK THE #####, PRINCE' during the argument with Appalonia.
Click to expand...
:lmao:  

i saw Spike Lee's "School Daze" at a $2, end of the run showing.  I think my friends and I were the only pale folks there.   It was hilarious/great.

 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

General Malaise
GM's thread about nothing
4998 4999 5000
Replies
250K
Views
6M
rockaction
rockaction

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 5 (members: 0, guests: 5)
Back
Top