GM's thread about nothing (36 Viewers)

[Notorious T.R.E.]

3 cones filled with concrete. This is going to fantastic.

Seriously, what is the purpose of this?

 

[dharmapunk]

23 days in

I know you're a bunch of poor PBR-drinking mofos, but donate to team GMTAN!

Windex down?

Did you miss the post where I said I cleaned the pipes?

 

[Thorn]

3 cones filled with concrete. This is going to fantastic.

Seriously, what is the purpose of this?

I'm guessing art installation.

 

[dharmapunk]

23 days in

I know you're a bunch of poor PBR-drinking mofos, but donate to team GMTAN!

GOOD LORD THAT THING IS SEXY!I've been trimming mine.

Cheater.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

23 days in

I know you're a bunch of poor PBR-drinking mofos, but donate to team GMTAN!

GOOD LORD THAT THING IS SEXY!I've been trimming mine.

Cheater.

My stache would curl right into my mouf otherwise. Hates it.

 

[Bogart]

I'm thinking of going either Hitler or John Waters during the last week of Movember.

 

[shuke]

Romo or Stafford this week? Calvin Johnson might be out.

 

[urbanhack]

Romo or Stafford this week? Calvin Johnson might be out.

If Calvin is out, you may have to go with Romo who has been hot. Although Stafford should still be able to throw to Burleson, Young, Pettigrew, Scheffler and Smith out of the backfield against GB who gives up a lot against the pass.

 

[Bogart]

Romo or Stafford this week? Calvin Johnson might be out.

I like Romo. Fiammetta is out at FB, which clearly hurts Dallas' running game, which means Romo will have to throw and throw a lot. The lack of Austin hasn't hurt him with him spreading the ball around.Stafford without CJ might get ugly.

 

[cosjobs]

When I read Krista's posts and then I read my own posts, I just can't help but feel like she contributes more to society than I do. I'm hoping I have a dream about her, me and Frosty's wife tonight.

I know how you feel.On the dream thing: tell a doctor you want Chantix to quit smoking. It's like 1001 Arabian Nights, except you only get a 90-day supply.

IN!!!!Oh, and so help me, if instead of a dream about Krista and Frosty's wife sharing a freeze pop, I end up having a dream about you and your magical outer space hair, I will be pissed!!!!

Chantix dreams are f'n awesome.

Nicotine patch dreams >>>> Chantix dreams.

Its like mushrooms vs LSD. Each is special in its own way

 

[Thorn]

Romo or Stafford this week? Calvin Johnson might be out.

If Calvin is out, you may have to go with Romo who has been hot. Although Stafford should still be able to throw to Burleson, Young, Pettigrew, Scheffler and Smith out of the backfield against GB who gives up a lot against the pass.

None of Stafford's 5 TDs last week went to Johnson.

 

[Frostillicus]

CEO just gave everybody the entire week after Christmas off. Nice.

 

[cosjobs]

A GB just pushed team GMTAN over the $200 mark.

My "friends" are seriously slacking. Going to have to work on more mustache to face contact with them.

I'll donate $30 each to best: Hitler, FuManchu, and Pencil thin staches.I'll need pics holding a newspaper next to the stache for two weekdays to ensure they were sported at your place of employment.

I'm off to a decent start on the fu manchu.Blonde/red whiskers not helping me though. :(

Bogart looking for some bonus cash

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

CEO just gave everybody the entire week after Christmas off. Nice.

Wow. Which night should we go out and celebrate?

 

[urbanhack]

Romo or Stafford this week? Calvin Johnson might be out.

If Calvin is out, you may have to go with Romo who has been hot. Although Stafford should still be able to throw to Burleson, Young, Pettigrew, Scheffler and Smith out of the backfield against GB who gives up a lot against the pass.

None of Stafford's 5 TDs last week went to Johnson.

 

[Zow]

Romo or Stafford this week? Calvin Johnson might be out.

Both are great starts, but I like Stafford - you know that GB is going to score and Detroit will have to keep up. The GB secondary also plays very loose in coverage so I expect a couple long TDs for Detroit. I see something like 325,3,and 2 ints for Stafford versus 250 and 2 for Romo.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Ugh.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Cosjobs> you need the newspaper thing to get the bonus? I've been fu'ing the whole month.

 

[Sarnoff]

CEO just gave everybody the entire week after Christmas off. Nice.

...although we've gotten it off 3 years in a row now, everyone was kind of expecting it (I'd already worked it into my trip home)

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Ugh.

 

[eoMMan]

I'm in the same boat...Romo or Stafford. Currently have Romo starting but it could change any second.

 

[Frostillicus]

CEO just gave everybody the entire week after Christmas off. Nice.

Wow. Which night should we go out and celebrate?

The one where I pawn my kids off on somebody. I'll keep you posted. Maybe.

 

[Frostillicus]

CEO just gave everybody the entire week after Christmas off. Nice.

...although we've gotten it off 3 years in a row now, everyone was kind of expecting it (I'd already worked it into my trip home)

This is just my second christmas here, so I didn't know if it was traditional or if last year was a big surprise.

 

[Frostillicus]

Making Osaurus's's chimichurri sauce as part of an appetizer for tomorrow.

 

[Bogart]

A GB just pushed team GMTAN over the $200 mark.

My "friends" are seriously slacking. Going to have to work on more mustache to face contact with them.

I'll donate $30 each to best: Hitler, FuManchu, and Pencil thin staches.I'll need pics holding a newspaper next to the stache for two weekdays to ensure they were sported at your place of employment.

I'm off to a decent start on the fu manchu.Blonde/red whiskers not helping me though. :(

Bogart looking for some bonus cash

I will go pencil thin on Sunday night and keep it until Dec. 3rd. Pics with paper will be up on Monday.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

CEO just gave everybody the entire week after Christmas off. Nice.

Wow. Which night should we go out and celebrate?

The one where I pawn my kids off on somebody. I'll keep you posted. Maybe.

:batedbreath:

 

[Sarnoff]

CEO just gave everybody the entire week after Christmas off. Nice.

...although we've gotten it off 3 years in a row now, everyone was kind of expecting it (I'd already worked it into my trip home)

This is just my second christmas here, so I didn't know if it was traditional or if last year was a big surprise.

It's just my third, but the woman I share an office with told me they'd done it a few times before I joined up. Now they pretty much take it for granted, which is kinda silly dumb. Anyway, it was still welcome news to get

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Frosty> Might still have a ticket to Saturday's game. Let me know if interested. I'll try not to end up with your wallet at the end of the day.

 

[Frostillicus]

Frosty> Might still have a ticket to Saturday's game. Let me know if interested. I'll try not to end up with your wallet at the end of the day.

Already going to be there.

 

[Frostillicus]

CEO just gave everybody the entire week after Christmas off. Nice.

...although we've gotten it off 3 years in a row now, everyone was kind of expecting it (I'd already worked it into my trip home)

This is just my second christmas here, so I didn't know if it was traditional or if last year was a big surprise.

It's just my third, but the woman I share an office with told me they'd done it a few times before I joined up. Now they pretty much take it for granted, which is kinda silly dumb. Anyway, it was still welcome news to get

I suppose it was automatic with everything that was released this year. Pretty nervous for next though.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Frosty> Might still have a ticket to Saturday's game. Let me know if interested. I'll try not to end up with your wallet at the end of the day.

Already going to be there.

TAILGATE?

 

[Frostillicus]

Frosty> Might still have a ticket to Saturday's game. Let me know if interested. I'll try not to end up with your wallet at the end of the day.

Already going to be there.

TAILGATE?

Going with my dad. We're going to have lunch somewheres, so no.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Frosty> Might still have a ticket to Saturday's game. Let me know if interested. I'll try not to end up with your wallet at the end of the day.

Already going to be there.

TAILGATE?

Going with my dad. We're going to have lunch somewheres, so no.

We have a grill.

 

[Frostillicus]

Frosty> Might still have a ticket to Saturday's game. Let me know if interested. I'll try not to end up with your wallet at the end of the day.

Already going to be there.

TAILGATE?

Going with my dad. We're going to have lunch somewheres, so no.

We have a grill.

I'll run it by him, but I wouldn't count on it.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I burnt my fingah on the oven a few days ago. Do I have the gangrene?

 

[cosjobs]

Cosjobs> you need the newspaper thing to get the bonus? I've been fu'ing the whole month.

Nah. That's mainly for the Hitler

 

[Thorn]

I have this weird feeling the Lions are going to pull an upset tomorrow.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Cosjobs> you need the newspaper thing to get the bonus? I've been fu'ing the whole month.

Nah. That's mainly for the Hitler

Yeah, no way I'd do the Hitler

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I've been very impressed with the parenting stories in here lately. (If I lived close to SLB I'd make sure Cal and Little 'Zooks were best friends) I'm not sure if I should be proud of what Little 'Zooks said tonight when we were getting pizza. We're at the counter waiting for the guy to take our order and in line behind us is a woman holding a somewhat new born baby and had what appeared to be a 3 year old boy next to her. Little 'Zooks then starts the following conversation with these people:

Little 'Zooks: you got a baby. Whats his name?

Woman: Oh, her name is Casandra and she's a girl.

Little 'Zooks: she's a girl because she doesn't have a penis?

Shocked and trying not to laugh, I gave him a stern look and shook my head.

Woman: uh, yeah that's right.

Little 'Zooks: Oh. Well I have a penis and sometimes it sticks to my leg.

Now everyone within hearing distance is laughing. I look at the woman and sheepishly shake my head. Her 3 year old son now jumps in the conversation:

3 year old: (talking to Little 'Zooks) Wow! You must have a big penis.

Little 'Zooks: I guess I do. (then he looks at me) Da, do I have a big penis?

Me: (trying as hard as possible not to laugh) we don't talk about that in public.

Little 'Zooks: we only talk about our penis at home?

Me: (now with everyone around us laughing) Lets just never talk about it again anywhere.

Little 'Zooks: Is penis a bad word?

Me: Just stop saying penis, ok?

Then the guy behind the counter, who is trying his best not to burst out laughing, asks me what I want. I reply "a steak and cheese sub and a small pepperoni penis.. er I mean pizza". I could actually feel my face turning red. The guy behind the counter snorted while trying not to completely laugh in my face. And of course then Little 'Zooks taps me on the leg and says with very serious look on his face: "Da, we're not supposed to say penis when we're in public".

That's amazing

I'm off until next Monday. Skyy here.

NEXT Monday? *******.

I bought my boys some blue slushies at Target tonight and they have been going ####### bonkers for the last two hours. I'm such an idiot.

Strange corollary...the teenage virgin wanted me to bring her a blue slushie from Target yesterday as payback for the biscuits and gravy.I did not oblige, but it would have been fun watching her go ####### bonkers for two more hours.

I'm not sure you understand Nicaraguan financing or banks. And really, why would you? HINT: You can't exactly get a small business loan from a bank in Nicaragua.

And just to pile on, people get angel or private equity financing from people they barely know all the time with their "sure-fire business ideas".

My hesitancy wouldn't be the private financing/partnership/LLC arrangement, as that could be made relatively save with proper paper and due diligence, but the fact that you are dealing with an asset which you cannot use the US court system to seek redress. You are a stranger in a strange, poor and corrupt land. Tread carefully (though I know that's not always your instinct).

THANK YOU THORN!!!!!

 

[urbanhack]

Frosty> Might still have a ticket to Saturday's game. Let me know if interested. I'll try not to end up with your wallet at the end of the day.

Already going to be there.

TAILGATE?

Going with my dad. We're going to have lunch somewheres, so no.

My dad and I met Furley and his dad at a Purdue / Penn St. game a few years ago.

 

[urbanhack]

can someone summarize the "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" thread?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

3 cones filled with concrete. This is going to fantastic.

Third world real estate seems fraught with risk. I know you're in for a penny, and that penny seems to be doing well for you so far, so why not go in for a pound, but I'd be extremely hesitant to invest the way you propose.

Poor enforcement of property rights deters both foreign and domestic investment, especially in real estate development and tourism. Conflicting claims and weak enforcement of property rights has invited property disputes and litigation. The court system is widely believed to be corrupt and subject to political influence. Establishing verifiable title history is often entangled in legalities relating to the expropriation of 28,000 properties by the revolutionary government that Ortega led in the 1980s. Authorities seldom challenge illegal property seizures by private parties, occasionally undertaken in collaboration with corrupt municipal officials.

My link

I didn't read the link yet but am very familiar with the property rights issue in Nica. It is hard to find places with clean title so you have to work to get to that. In terms of seizures by the government, there was a little of that right at the time of the revolution, but we're talking big landowners, not small potatoes guys like us. Nobody gives a rat's ### about our little stakes, and none of the land grabs have been in the lasst 20 years anyway. Foreign investment there is huge--when looking at dozens of houses we only saw one that was owned by a Nica--all the rest Americans, Canadians, and Brits (maybe one Dutch guy thrown in there). On the commercial side, likewise the ownership is primarily ex-pats as well (I'm just talking about the tourist areas here, not all of Nicaragua). You do have to be aware of squatters though this is a very minor issue there, especially compared to places like Panama. I am not the least bit worried about property rights assuming we do diligence on the title history.That said, I'd be surprised if we end up in this particular venture. We'll talk with them when we go down there next month, but I'm really troubled, as is Mr. krista, about the expense side of the monthly projections they put together. It's not that I believe they can't get to those numbers--Nicaragua has huge unemployment and people are desperate for jobs, and the minimum wage is only $120/month--it's that that's not the kind of business we wish to run. Our intention was to provide good jobs for good wages, not to pay the absolute minimum we can get away with.

This opportunity came up because we were talking to these folks and happened to mention that our goal was to open a restaurant or perhaps a B&B down there when we move, and they had already bought the land and were working on putting this together. They have already opened two other businesses in Granada, an antiques store and a high-end cigar lounge, and now they want this ultra-high-end luxury resort that they'd run on the cheap. I think they're all about the $$$, and while there's nothing wrong with that, it's not our purpose for going there.

I you and Mr. Krista.

Also, if anybody would to simultaneously donate money to help people with cancer & gamble, here you go.

 

[dharmapunk]

Cosjobs> you need the newspaper thing to get the bonus? I've been fu'ing the whole month.

Nah. That's mainly for the Hitler

Yeah, no way I'd do the Hitler

What about a Charlie Chaplin?

 

[dharmapunk]

can someone summarize the "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" thread?

Release of one of the best video games of all time leads to sexually frustrated wives and semi-tense households.ETA: It's all video game nerd speak. You'd think this would make for some great shtick to mess with them (like the Occupy Wall Street thread), except the guilty are mostly people in-the-know. Tre, me, JTG, Ahrn, Acer. Good people led down a dark path.

 

[Sarnoff]

I have this weird feeling the Lions are going to pull an upset tomorrow.

I had that feeling more at the beginning of the season, now I'm feeling they're returning to "same old lions". That and every talking head said four weeks ago that the Pack's first loss would be on Thanksgiving, so there's a jinx going on.

 

[Thorn]

can someone summarize the "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" thread?

Release of one of the best video games of all time leads to sexually frustrated wives and semi-tense households.

it's really that good, huh?

 

[dharmapunk]

can someone summarize the "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" thread?

Release of one of the best video games of all time leads to sexually frustrated wives and semi-tense households.

it's really that good, huh?

Yes. Most agree, if not THE best, then a top 5 for sure.

 

[Frostillicus]

can someone summarize the "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" thread?

Release of one of the best video games of all time leads to sexually frustrated wives and semi-tense households.

it's really that good, huh?

Yes. Most agree, if not THE best, then a top 5 for sure.

Do they have it for PS2?

 

[dharmapunk]

can someone summarize the "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim" thread?

Release of one of the best video games of all time leads to sexually frustrated wives and semi-tense households.

it's really that good, huh?

Yes. Most agree, if not THE best, then a top 5 for sure.

Do they have it for PS2?

Nope. It'd never work on a second gen system. Too big. Too graphically intense.

 

[General Malaise]

I've been very impressed with the parenting stories in here lately. (If I lived close to SLB I'd make sure Cal and Little 'Zooks were best friends) I'm not sure if I should be proud of what Little 'Zooks said tonight when we were getting pizza. We're at the counter waiting for the guy to take our order and in line behind us is a woman holding a somewhat new born baby and had what appeared to be a 3 year old boy next to her. Little 'Zooks then starts the following conversation with these people:

Little 'Zooks: you got a baby. Whats his name?

Woman: Oh, her name is Casandra and she's a girl.

Little 'Zooks: she's a girl because she doesn't have a penis?

Shocked and trying not to laugh, I gave him a stern look and shook my head.

Woman: uh, yeah that's right.

Little 'Zooks: Oh. Well I have a penis and sometimes it sticks to my leg.

Now everyone within hearing distance is laughing. I look at the woman and sheepishly shake my head. Her 3 year old son now jumps in the conversation:

3 year old: (talking to Little 'Zooks) Wow! You must have a big penis.

Little 'Zooks: I guess I do. (then he looks at me) Da, do I have a big penis?

Me: (trying as hard as possible not to laugh) we don't talk about that in public.

Little 'Zooks: we only talk about our penis at home?

Me: (now with everyone around us laughing) Lets just never talk about it again anywhere.

Little 'Zooks: Is penis a bad word?

Me: Just stop saying penis, ok?

Then the guy behind the counter, who is trying his best not to burst out laughing, asks me what I want. I reply "a steak and cheese sub and a small pepperoni penis.. er I mean pizza". I could actually feel my face turning red. The guy behind the counter snorted while trying not to completely laugh in my face. And of course then Little 'Zooks taps me on the leg and says with very serious look on his face: "Da, we're not supposed to say penis when we're in public".

You win!