GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (25 Viewers)

[Ron Swanson]

Grrrr...let's strive for a little less queering tonight, mmmmkay?

Good job!  Go 'Stros!

 

[shuke]

Yes, I know that it's tradition to throw back a HR ball that the other team hit, but if my friend did this on a World Series HR ball I'd punch him in the face.

Meh, guy deserves it for cheering a Dodger homerun like that.

 

[tommyboy]

Yes, I know that it's tradition to throw back a HR ball that the other team hit, but if my friend did this on a World Series HR ball I'd punch him in the face.

i think we need a lengthy interview with the wife, including pics

 

[General Malaise]

I didn't watch one second of that SNF game.  I couldn't turn away from the WS game.  Incredible.  This whole series has been magnificent.  

 

[Chemical X]

Wow!  Kevin Spacey is gay?  I did not see this coming at all.........

 

[El Floppo]

Wow!  Kevin Spacey is gay?  I did not see this coming at all.........

what about the child molester part... see that coming?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Wow!  Kevin Spacey is gay?  I did not see this coming at all.........

I haven't been this shocked since Rickey Martin came out

 

[Bob Sacamano]

"But that's a record breaking HR ball!!"

Until the next one.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21225073/zach-miller-chicago-bears-undergoes-emergency-surgery-effort-save-injured-leg

Zach Miller could lose his leg.  JFC

 

[heckmanm]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/21225073/zach-miller-chicago-bears-undergoes-emergency-surgery-effort-save-injured-leg

Zach Miller could lose his leg.  JFC

Looked pretty gnarly on TV but still wasn't expecting this.

 

[Chemical X]

what about the child molester part... see that coming?

kinda

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I didn't watch one second of that SNF game.  I couldn't turn away from the WS game.  Incredible.  This whole series has been magnificent.  

I dvr'ed the WS game and watched football.  I rarely hit the "3 hr extension".  I was up until 3:30am watching the game and only had like 15 minutes left on the 6 hrs of recording (pre-game took quite a bit of time too).  Crazy.  What a game.  

 

[Henry Ford]

The lost art of punctuation or "why hyphenated words are important."

 

[eoMMan]

I got one of those VPN thingies  ....does it matter where I choose the IP to be from? Any pros/cons?

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I got one of those VPN thingies  ....does it matter where I choose the IP to be from? Any pros/cons?

let me know if your internet speed is affected.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

The lost are of punctuation or "why hyphenated words are important."

Any pics of the teacher would be nice.

 

[eoMMan]

let me know if your internet speed is affected.

It seems to be slightly faster but who knows. Definitely doesn't feel slower. I haven't done the seped test from my desktop pc yet.

 

[Osaurus]

I got one of those VPN thingies  ....does it matter where I choose the IP to be from? Any pros/cons?

Stay in N. America mostly or go outside if it’s content-specific. I use IPVanish and choose fastest and closest when possible.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

It seems to be slightly faster but who knows. Definitely doesn't feel slower. I haven't done the seped test from my desktop pc yet.

which one did you go with? 

 

[Chemical X]

I got one of those VPN thingies  ....does it matter where I choose the IP to be from? Any pros/cons?

depends on what you want to do.................when I go to Italy full time I will get a vpn to mask my IP so I can watch American sports and fool providers on my location.

 

[eoMMan]

which one did you go with? 

I'd rather not say. 

(But I've heard great things about the ipvanish one mentioned above)

 

[General Malaise]

Any pics of the teacher would be nice.

My Link

 

[Leroy Hoard]

My Link

Not quite what I was hoping for but thank you for the response.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

I'd rather not say. 

(But I've heard great things about the ipvanish one mentioned above)

out of curiosity, why not?

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

The lost art of punctuation or "why hyphenated words are important."

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

My Link

 

[Henry Ford]

I got one of those VPN thingies  ....does it matter where I choose the IP to be from? Any pros/cons?

I'd recommend against Russia for a bit.

 

[mr. furley]

my 9 year old had the misfortune of being called up to the front of class today during social studies class to discuss the map of Africa

somehow she was asked to name countries.. no idea what they're working on... she got Niger

annnnnnnnnnnnd she mispronounced it

that led to the teacher addressing the entire class about hateful words, etc.  so, that's fun. poor kid is so sensitive. she has never heard that word used before (that i know of). teacher said she was so confused about why she was in trouble.... and just sobbed when he explained it.

 

[Chemical X]

my 9 year old had the misfortune of being called up to the front of class today during social studies class to discuss the map of Africa

somehow she was asked to name countries.. no idea what they're working on... she got Niger

annnnnnnnnnnnd she mispronounced it

that led to the teacher addressing the entire class about hateful words, etc.  so, that's fun. poor kid is so sensitive. she has never heard that word used before (that i know of). teacher said she was so confused about why she was in trouble.... and just sobbed when he explained it.

glad she didn't get qatar.

 

[GroveDiesel]

my 9 year old had the misfortune of being called up to the front of class today during social studies class to discuss the map of Africa

somehow she was asked to name countries.. no idea what they're working on... she got Niger

annnnnnnnnnnnd she mispronounced it

that led to the teacher addressing the entire class about hateful words, etc.  so, that's fun. poor kid is so sensitive. she has never heard that word used before (that i know of). teacher said she was so confused about why she was in trouble.... and just sobbed when he explained it.

Sounds like an incompetent teacher. Teacher should have anticipated it and said "tell the class all about Niger"

 

[mr. furley]

glad she didn't get qatar.

she wouldn't have stood a chance with Djibouti

 

[Epic Problem]

she wouldn't have stood a chance with Djibouti

What did you call me?

 

[Dan Lambskin]

So I'm in a group text without some of the cub scout mom's (no but let's just say Christo would be a big fan).   Anyway their latest shtick is "liking" comments in the group text 

Things like

Mom 1: we can make a pumpkin tic tac toe

Mom 2: liked "we can make a pumpkin tic tac toe"



I asked my wife if there's some sort of Facebook text conversion app or something or if they're intentionally doing it and she just said no they're just dumb twats

 

[GroveDiesel]

So I'm in a group text without some of the cub scout mom's (no but let's just say Christo would be a big fan).   Anyway their latest shtick is "liking" comments in the group text 

Things like

Mom 1: we can make a pumpkin tic tac toe

Mom 2: liked "we can make a pumpkin tic tac toe"



I asked my wife if there's some sort of Facebook text conversion app or something or if they're intentionally doing it and she just said no they're just dumb twats

You can do that on iPhones. If you also have an iPhone, it just shows an icon or something next to the text. If you're on Android, it annoys the crap out of you.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

You can do that on iPhones. If you also have an iPhone, it just shows an icon or something next to the text. If you're on Android, it annoys the crap out of you.

Ahh that could be it

 

[El Floppo]

looks like Cutty has checked out in Miami, too

Took me a few viewings to figure out where to look :lol

 

[El Floppo]

For the rest of time that post.

 

[El Floppo]

####

%^&*@!

forget it

ETA... Twats

 

[kevzilla]

I spent 11 hours working today, and I'm planning on 10 tomorrow, but I'm about to enter the theater to see Blade Runner anyway. When you're on your deathbed, you're not going to think "Damn, I wished I'd gotten a little more sleep."

 

[shuke]

my 9 year old had the misfortune of being called up to the front of class today during social studies class to discuss the map of Africa

somehow she was asked to name countries.. no idea what they're working on... she got Niger

annnnnnnnnnnnd she mispronounced it

that led to the teacher addressing the entire class about hateful words, etc.  so, that's fun. poor kid is so sensitive. she has never heard that word used before (that i know of). teacher said she was so confused about why she was in trouble.... and just sobbed when he explained it.

Sucks. Was she really in trouble?

 

[mr. furley]

Took me a few viewings to figure out where to look :lol

i've not yet figured out what you are up to lately

 

[shuke]

So I'm in a group text without some of the cub scout mom's (no but let's just say Christo would be a big fan).   Anyway their latest shtick is "liking" comments in the group text 

Things like

Mom 1: we can make a pumpkin tic tac toe

Mom 2: liked "we can make a pumpkin tic tac toe"



I asked my wife if there's some sort of Facebook text conversion app or something or if they're intentionally doing it and she just said no they're just dumb twats

Wait, they're actually typing that out?  No way.

 

[shuke]

####

%^&*@!

forget it

ETA... Twats

 

 

[mr. furley]

Sucks. Was she really in trouble?

she sure thought so. she was devastated. 

doesn't feel like the teacher intended to punish her but more to use it as a teaching moment given that he couldn't chance letting her say it, do nothing and then have a student report him to the principal.

the kids are 9. i doubt any of them have a single clue what the word means... i hope.

 

[OrtonToOlsen]

my 9 year old had the misfortune of being called up to the front of class today during social studies class to discuss the map of Africa

somehow she was asked to name countries.. 

Seems weird.

 

[mr. furley]

Seems weird.

yeah, i don't have the full story of how/why

i got relayed this from my wife, who talked to the teacher. 9 year old is too upset to explain. 

maybe tomorrow i'll have a better idea

 

[shuke]

she sure thought so. she was devastated. 

doesn't feel like the teacher intended to punish her but more to use it as a teaching moment given that he couldn't chance letting her say it, do nothing and then have a student report him to the principal.

the kids are 9. i doubt any of them have a single clue what the word means... i hope.

Tell her to do this next time.

 

[mr. furley]

Tell her to do this next time.

 

[tommyboy]

I spent 11 hours working today, and I'm planning on 10 tomorrow, but I'm about to enter the theater to see Blade Runner anyway. When you're on your deathbed, you're not going to think "Damn, I wished I'd gotten a little more sleep."

You get used to it

 

[the rover]

I got one of those VPN thingies  ....does it matter where I choose the IP to be from? Any pros/cons?

Depends what you're using it for.  If you use it to access netflix, choosing another country will allow you to see shows that aren't available in the US