GM's thread about nothing (40 Viewers)

[Guster]

Imma stick around for that shot at 10. then night night.

 

[Guster]

I know it's a total move, but I'm contemplating keeping a score card when I watch red sox games this year. I think it would be something neat to do and it would be fun to teach my daughter how to score a game. This will likely get filed under brilliant ideas I have but never execute because I rarely have the patience to pay close enough attention to the game to know what's going on with every pitch/play.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

heart youdo you want cosjobs credit card number?

Thanks but I'll wait until rock bottom before I go the identity theft route. Hell then, jail might be a godsend

Not sure on the severance front, but you should be able to get unemployment if you were so inclined. My ex wife was fired from her previous job (top performer, but had an idiot boss and let her opinion be known a bit more than may have been helpful) and was still able to collect unemployment. In dire times, every little bit can help!

Yeah I figured unemployment would be an option, thanks. I'm just spit balling here because I was NOT expecting that email today.

 

[Guster]

heart youdo you want cosjobs credit card number?

Thanks but I'll wait until rock bottom before I go the identity theft route. Hell then, jail might be a godsend

Not sure on the severance front, but you should be able to get unemployment if you were so inclined. My ex wife was fired from her previous job (top performer, but had an idiot boss and let her opinion be known a bit more than may have been helpful) and was still able to collect unemployment. In dire times, every little bit can help!

Yeah I figured unemployment would be an option, thanks. I'm just spit balling here because I was NOT expecting that email today.

Just did a quick search on LinkedIn and didn't see your name pop up. That could be a good way for you to make connections if you need to find a new job. Not sure I have many helpful contacts in your neck of the woods, but if you go that route feel free to pillage my network if it helps.

 

[Kubes]

Wife and I are ready

 

[Guster]

Wife and I are ready

Please see minequeued up and ready to go

 

[krista4]

I hate when we lose people from here. I didn't know Sea Bass that well, but I'm genuinely sad to hear of him passing.

Can't imagine what it will be like if one of you guys goes.

Sea Bass passed away?!?! Good guy, it seemed. Remember when his wife passed a couple of years ago. :(

To Evie:

http://img855.imageshack.us/i/imagevly.jpg/

The penny.

You guys going to Vegas in September?

Probably won't be able to make it at that time due to work. The good news is because I'll likely be wrapping up the last couple of months of our IPO.

I keep forgetting to post this... I have had 7 cans of various flavors of four loko in my pantry for the last year+.

It doesn't look like I'm going to be drinking them any time soon - last time my buddies and I cracked some open, we all blacked out by 10pm.

Anyone want them?

I actually had 8 cans. There are still 5 that haven't been claimed. If no one speaks up, I'm just going to send them to random FBGs that I have addresses for

IN!

You were getting one whether you spoke up or not Flavors not yet claimed:

Lemonade

Cranberry lemonade

Fruit punch

Blue raspberry

Loko uva

Orange blend

Nom on the above. Also open to Loko uva, if I knew what it was...sounds like a dirty body part.

 

[shuke]

apparently no one watches the Simpsons anymore..

Welcome to 1997.

 

[krista4]

While I'm contemplating staying up the next 50 minutes to take another shot, I figured I'd use this time to say that the people in this thread are awesome. It's really pretty cool to see how we support each other through all the highs and lows that we choose to share. This thread has gotten me through more than my fair share of rough days and I hope that over time my ridiculousness will be able to help someone else when they need it. Good people in here

So you in?

Toasting right now! (Mr. krista too)

 

[cosjobs]

Cheers

RIP Granny Kubes

 

[Kubes]

Wife and I are ready

Please see minequeued up and ready to go

Fire away.

 

[kevzilla]

Knocking off some Kraken for Evie.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Because I looked it up, UVA is grape.

 

[Guster]

I hate when we lose people from here. I didn't know Sea Bass that well, but I'm genuinely sad to hear of him passing.

Can't imagine what it will be like if one of you guys goes.

Sea Bass passed away?!?! Good guy, it seemed. Remember when his wife passed a couple of years ago. :(

To Evie:

http://img855.imageshack.us/i/imagevly.jpg/

The penny.

You guys going to Vegas in September?

Probably won't be able to make it at that time due to work. The good news is because I'll likely be wrapping up the last couple of months of our IPO.

I keep forgetting to post this... I have had 7 cans of various flavors of four loko in my pantry for the last year+.

It doesn't look like I'm going to be drinking them any time soon - last time my buddies and I cracked some open, we all blacked out by 10pm.

Anyone want them?

I actually had 8 cans. There are still 5 that haven't been claimed. If no one speaks up, I'm just going to send them to random FBGs that I have addresses for

IN!

You were getting one whether you spoke up or not Flavors not yet claimed:

Lemonade

Cranberry lemonade

Fruit punch

Blue raspberry

Loko uva

Orange blend

Nom on the above. Also open to Loko uva, if I knew what it was...sounds like a dirty body part.

I'll send you a lemonade and if no one else speaks up you can tell me how the vulva uva tastes too. If its terrible, I'm sure OH can incorporate it in some recipe and make it taste awesome

 

[Zow]

Got an email today that our office lost over a quarter mil in December alone. We haven't been doing well since we lost our biggest customer back in July but this was a big one. Owners are pissed and will only float our office for a few more months unless things are turned around in a major way. Said they could clear our warehouse/office for the year and not lose as much money. If they shut down our office would severance be an option? I do know we're at-will but I don't know if there's anything listed in our employee handbook about it. I'll check it when I get in tomorrow but wanted to at least start planning for the worst.ETA, sorry to hear about your loss Kubes. My little issue seems so insignificant now.

Sorry to hear the bad news. And sorry to hear Kubes. Given my current situation I had to look into this a little bit. My understanding is that severance is something your employer could give you as consideration for any future moneys claimed to be owed. They don't need to do this. However, regarding unemployment that's the government's call; not your employer's (though they could contest). I went through it recently here in AZ (a state ranked worst for unemployment) and it was pretty easy. You should get it if you were laid of for economic reasons. Your employer could contest this but if they have been paying unemployment insurance they probably wouldn't. It may take some pride swallowing, but as others mentioned it's an options. Hope you also have a little nestegg.

 

[Guster]

Wife and I are ready

Please see minequeued up and ready to go

Fire away.

This would probably be an inappropriate time to mention how cute your wife is, right?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

unemployment generally rules, but probably not so much with a kid on the way. good luck Stryker.

 

[Kubes]

thanks everyone. I feel like somewhere Evie is saying "what the hell is wrong with you epopel it's a ### #### Monday night" excpet I don' tknow where I was going here fart tanner

 

[krista4]

Because I looked it up, UVA is grape.

I'll take UVA.

 

[Kubes]

Night. toast evie

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

Got an email today that our office lost over a quarter mil in December alone. We haven't been doing well since we lost our biggest customer back in July but this was a big one. Owners are pissed and will only float our office for a few more months unless things are turned around in a major way. Said they could clear our warehouse/office for the year and not lose as much money. If they shut down our office would severance be an option? I do know we're at-will but I don't know if there's anything listed in our employee handbook about it. I'll check it when I get in tomorrow but wanted to at least start planning for the worst.ETA, sorry to hear about your loss Kubes. My little issue seems so insignificant now.

Sorry to hear the bad news. And sorry to hear Kubes. Given my current situation I had to look into this a little bit. My understanding is that severance is something your employer could give you as consideration for any future moneys claimed to be owed. They don't need to do this. However, regarding unemployment that's the government's call; not your employer's (though they could contest). I went through it recently here in AZ (a state ranked worst for unemployment) and it was pretty easy. You should get it if you were laid of for economic reasons. Your employer could contest this but if they have been paying unemployment insurance they probably wouldn't. It may take some pride swallowing, but as others mentioned it's an options. Hope you also have a little nestegg.

Thanks. We do pay unemployment so I know that will be a route to take if necessary. Hoping to avoid that if I can.

unemployment generally rules, but probably not so much with a kid on the way. good luck Stryker.

Thanks

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

thanks everyone. I feel like somewhere Evie is saying "what the hell is wrong with you epopel it's a ### #### Monday night" excpet I don' tknow where I was going here fart tanner

 

[Guster]

Because I looked it up, UVA is grape.

I'll take UVA.

DoneMaybe I'll keep the blue raspberry in case a GMTAN four loko night breaks out

 

[shuke]

Hi. Can I get a 2/3 day recap?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

http://underdesign.wordpress.com/2010/07/21/four-loko-alcopop-taste-test-blue-raspberry-orange-blend-or-loko-uva/

Blue Raspberry Flavor

With my first sip of these new drinks, I chose the Blue Raspberry flavor, mostly cause it sounded interesting. I imagined the flavor of a blue freezer pop, only to be very disappointed.

It has a distinct apple cider taste with a raspberry twist of flavor, add sharp fermentation bubbles to mask the poor mixing of flavors, and a distinct malt liquor aftertaste. There’s no intermingling of flavors, and none of them is really delicious nor refreshing. When poured out of the light-proof container, the sickly blue color makes it less appetizing – it looks akin to window cleaner (which is dyed blue to discourage drinking….)

Overall, I found this flavor to be pretty disgusting, and that was even before I could take a look at it. So bad, I never finished this can of Four Loko. Maybe we’ll have better luck with another flavor.

Orange Blend

I was hoping for a flavor substitute of the classic Sparks Orange, but was alternatively disappointed and surprised by the flavor.

At first sip, it has a light orange flavor start, almost a Tang taste, to be replaced by the bitter alcohol/malt liquor (and a strong citric acid flavor to mask this) with sharp bubbles to hide the strong caffeine bite. This drink is good on ice (as the watering down makes the bite less painful).

It’s neon-orange color is best hidden inside it’s opaque can. It leaves the distinctive ‘Sparks Tongue’ artifact, making even the most uptight teetotaler look like a kid sucking down juice boxes with an orange tongue. I imagined the same fate had I finished the Blue Raspberry Flavor, leaving me with a blue tongue.

Loko UVA

Caveat: I tried this one last, therefore you can assume I was pretty blitzed from drinking the equivalent of 8 beers. When it comes to Bang for the Buck, Four Loko will get you buzzed! This flavor is called UVA, which is pretty oblique. With a purple colored can, I expected a grape drink malt liquor. I was highly surprised at how good this one tasted!

Overall, this drink reminds me of the classic Welches grape fruit juice, same tart bite, same dry aftertaste. No bitter malt liquor or caffiene flavors competing for flavor. It’s dark enough to belie it’s origins, sweet enough to enjoy too many of them without thinking. My personal favorite! With a very dark purple color, you could fool anyone into thinking your drinking a cola.

As I may have been under the affects of being drunk when I sampled this flavor, I may update this review once I re-sample another day.

http://underdesign.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/four-loko-alcopop-taste-test-part-2-lemonade-watermelon-cranberry-lemonade/

Lemonade Flavor

I’d sampled similar lemonade flavored malt liquors in the past, and have enjoyed them, so I was confident in choosing this for my first taste of the day. I was mildly disappointed in Four Loko’s Lemonade Flavor. The lemon flavor is initially strong and bitter with this drink, only to be replaced with a musky malt-liquor flavor (Old English 800? Is that you?) that is finally replaced with a sting of citrus acid. The malt liquor/alcohol flavor is the whopping dominant flavor they’re trying to hide, and it’s still too prevalent.

I put this drink on ice, and the ice helped mask the alcohol flavor (somewhat) and make this a refreshing summer drink. With a light yellow tone and a slightly murky body, the drink belies it’s namesake drink. Overall, not a favorite of mine. You might be better choosing a different flavor.

Anyone accustomed to some of the available ‘Hard’ Lemonades will be disappointed by this similarly flavored malt-liquor. They’re simply trying to hide too much alcohol in the flavor, and it’s peeking through. It’s akin to the flavor difference between the delicious Mike’s Hard Lemonade and a Lemon Drop shot (Citrus Vodka with Lemon Slice)

Watermelon Flavor

Who doesn’t like a nice slice of watermelon on a hot summer’s day? This alcopop was possibly trying to be the adult replacement for this summer eating habit.

Again, I was highly disappointed by this fake flavoring. This one has a (too strong) Jolly Rancher Watermelon flavor to it. So much so, you can’t taste anything else. The fake flavoring is too strong for real watermelon, and it has a strong bite of cranberry juice as an additive. You can’t taste the malt liquor (yeah!) but the altogether fake flavor was a turnoff. It’s too sweet and tart to be an enjoyable alcoholic drink, where you expect a bite.

The drink is colored neon pink, and it’s mostly transparent. Its fruity color and flavor are certainly an attraction to young drinkers.

Cranberry Lemonade Flavor

Caveat: I tried this one last, therefore you can assume I was pretty blitzed from drinking the equivalent of 8 beers. No surprise this time, as it’s last, it was my taste favorite!

The Cranberry Lemonade flavor was the best of the three, but still not a great taste. Now we have two favors competing over the malt-liquor dank flavor. Thankfully, the cranberry flavor is adequate, but the lemonade flavor is too strong. They’ve seemingly removed the bitter citric acid tang that the Lemonade Flavor has, and smoothed it with the cranberry.

It’s neon-pink color is best hidden inside it’s opaque can. It leaves the distinctive ‘Sparks Tongue’ artifact, making even the most mature drinkers look like a child with a colorful tongue.

http://underdesign.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/four-loko-alcopop-taste-test-3-lemon-lime-fruit-punch-flavor-review/

Lemon Lime Four Loko

I’d hadn’t been aware of this flavor (it was never available at the local bodega). Kelsey (a commenter) on another post had claimed it was ‘her favorite’. So, when a 12-pack of this flavor was delivered by my Beer Distributor (the day after the FDA ban!), I was happy to try it.

First surprise, on the can it lists blue dye as an ingredient. That’s odd. I can understand yellow, but blue? When I poured it out, the result it obvious, a grass-green clear liquid with tiny bubbles of fermentation.

The Taste

When you bring it to your lips, it smells a but funky (malty lemon?), but tastes so smooth. Sweet lemon and hint of fake lime flavor, for a tiny acidic tongue-twisting tang. No obvious malt liquor or alcohol flavors. This drink might be a bit too fermented, as the bubbles have bite, and this along with the acidic flavor do a great job of masking the potent alcohol inside.

Overall, I’m impressed. This flavor is indeed pretty good. It’s color is a bit strange (and not many people drink green liquids often), but the punch and extra energy ingredients make this flavor a winner!

Four Loko Fruit Punch

There’s a picture of the drink in the glass to the right, and you should note it looks more orange, due to the flash of the camera. It’s certainly a dainty pink color, nothing you’d be caught drinking in the open, I’d hope. If you leave it in the can, no one would be the wiser. Of course, the dreaded Sparks Tongue may be the end result.

The Flavor (Delicious!)

I can’t believe how much I like this flavor. The scent is a bit much (stank, dank malt liquor odor comes off the top of the glass), but the flavor is sweet and delicious. You can barely taste the liquor in this mix!

Overall, it’s the classic Fruit Punch you remember as a Kid, maybe not as pungent a flavor, but a bit more subtle, with fizzy bubbles in it to add texture. The liquor flavor is pretty well masked by the fake flavoring and perfect fermentation.

Also, the new can design doesn’t hide it’s origins: it now declares on the side as a ‘Flavored Malt Liquor’.

We have a Flavor Winner!

I’d choose a Fruit Punch over a Lemon Lime in the imaginary cooler, but as you can expect to see available sources dribble to a halt (before being replaced with a poor non-energy version). So long, energy-infused malt-liquor drinks! I’ll miss you!

Do It Yourself (DIY) Four Loko Recipe

Forlorn over the loss of your energy infused booze? Make your own home-brew Four Loko knock-off using these simple video instructions. Requires Monster Energy Drink, a few (flavored) Jolly Rancher candies, a Caffeine pill, some Malt Liquor (they chose St. Ides), Sprite, and around 12 hours to allow the Jolly Ranchers to dissolve in the soda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tTqSs9TO9tI

 

[mr. furley]

Bourdain in Vienna = funny

 

[krista4]

Because I looked it up, UVA is grape.

I'll take UVA.

DoneMaybe I'll keep the blue raspberry in case a GMTAN four loko night breaks out

We should all save them for when we need to do a toast/shot some night.

 

[Kubes]

shuke will you do a shot for Evie?

 

[Zow]

Got an email today that our office lost over a quarter mil in December alone. We haven't been doing well since we lost our biggest customer back in July but this was a big one. Owners are pissed and will only float our office for a few more months unless things are turned around in a major way. Said they could clear our warehouse/office for the year and not lose as much money. If they shut down our office would severance be an option? I do know we're at-will but I don't know if there's anything listed in our employee handbook about it. I'll check it when I get in tomorrow but wanted to at least start planning for the worst.ETA, sorry to hear about your loss Kubes. My little issue seems so insignificant now.

Sorry to hear the bad news. And sorry to hear Kubes. Given my current situation I had to look into this a little bit. My understanding is that severance is something your employer could give you as consideration for any future moneys claimed to be owed. They don't need to do this. However, regarding unemployment that's the government's call; not your employer's (though they could contest). I went through it recently here in AZ (a state ranked worst for unemployment) and it was pretty easy. You should get it if you were laid of for economic reasons. Your employer could contest this but if they have been paying unemployment insurance they probably wouldn't. It may take some pride swallowing, but as others mentioned it's an options. Hope you also have a little nestegg.

Thanks. We do pay unemployment so I know that will be a route to take if necessary. Hoping to avoid that if I can.

I was shocked actually at how quickly one can get on it. Here in AZ the max is 240/week (which for me is just enough to cover my student loan payments ) and if you do any side job it offsets, but as other have mentioned it is some sort of cushion and hopefully Wisconsin pays more out. It's demoralizing filling out that application, but you gotta remember you've likely paid your fair share into it and it is designed for unintended falls such as these.

 

[Zow]

And you guys have much tougher palates/tolerances than me to be drinking Four Loko. Seen some people do some screwed up stuff on those things

 

[No. 16]

Drinking and partying tonight. I have consumed hard liquor for 5 days straight now. #alcoholic? #####youwhorewhobrokemyheart #gbsinglelife #therapy #yourenotontwitter.

This post has been brought to you by Jameson.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

So Hunger Games is Shirley Jackson meets The Running Man?

IN

 

[bentley]

I'm willing to kill for another shot at original caffeine-laden 4Loko grape.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

I had a shot last night at about 10pm-ish. Hadn't been following the thread. It seems now that I did this shot for Evie. RIP Evie. Thoprawishes Kubes.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Drinking and partying tonight. I have consumed hard liquor for 5 days straight now. #alcoholic? #####youwhorewhobrokemyheart #gbsinglelife #therapy #yourenotontwitter.This post has been brought to you by Jameson.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Just flipped to the pilot episode of Charmed. Alyssa Milano circa 1998 = :hump:

 

[Jeff Vader]

I know it's a total move, but I'm contemplating keeping a score card when I watch red sox games this year. I think it would be something neat to do and it would be fun to teach my daughter how to score a game. This will likely get filed under brilliant ideas I have but never execute because I rarely have the patience to pay close enough attention to the game to know what's going on with every pitch/play.

It'd be great shtick if we did this during Yankees-Red Sox games, with posts during warmups of our respective kids #### talking on youtube.

 

[Jeff Vader]

Sam> hopefully things turn around and you won't face the layoff nightmare. We went through that a couple years ago when education cuts cost the missus her job. The uncertainty of it all can be soul breaking. Just keep your chin up when/if things get dark and you'll pull through. As cliche as it sounds, it may even bring you and the wife closer together. Best of luck for business picking up. Have you considered praying to Saint Obama?

 

[UOFI_316]

Just flipped to the pilot episode of Who's The Boss. Alyssa Milano circa 1984 = :hump:

FYP

 

[B-Deep]

South Bend Indiana is where I am from, I am a marine and i just messed up the FFA for you

 

[Idiot Boxer]

South Bend Indiana is where I am from, I am a marine and i just messed up the FFA for you

Those marine ads lock up the FFA load nearly every time.

 

[B-Deep]

South Bend Indiana is where I am from, I am a marine and i just messed up the FFA for you

Those marine ads lock up the FFA load nearly every time.

It could be a coup.Is anyone in here from the corp?(there's two sentences that end in the letter p which should not.)

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Just flipped to the pilot episode of Who's The Boss. Alyssa Milano circa 1984 = :hump:

FYP

Works for me.

 

[Bogart]

Driving across town this afternoon for a 3 hour meeting, 57 powerpoint slides, of which I will speak to exactly one of them.

Should I be pissed or happy that I get to turn my brain off for 2 hours and 58 mins this afternoon?

#genericwhiteguyproblems

 

[B-Deep]

Driving across town this afternoon for a 3 hour meeting, 57 powerpoint slides, of which I will speak to exactly one of them.Should I be pissed or happy that I get to turn my brain off for 2 hours and 58 mins this afternoon?#genericwhiteguyproblems

concentrate on owning the room during your slideyou need to deliver it with power, with flair, with panachemake it the best damn slide of the afternoon

 

[Kubes]

Wife and I are ready

Please see minequeued up and ready to go

Fire away.

This would probably be an inappropriate time to mention how cute your wife is, right?

That's always appropriate.

 

[Guster]

I know it's a total move, but I'm contemplating keeping a score card when I watch red sox games this year. I think it would be something neat to do and it would be fun to teach my daughter how to score a game. This will likely get filed under brilliant ideas I have but never execute because I rarely have the patience to pay close enough attention to the game to know what's going on with every pitch/play.

It'd be great shtick if we did this during Yankees-Red Sox games, with posts during warmups of our respective kids #### talking on youtube.

yes

 

[Bogart]

Driving across town this afternoon for a 3 hour meeting, 57 powerpoint slides, of which I will speak to exactly one of them.Should I be pissed or happy that I get to turn my brain off for 2 hours and 58 mins this afternoon?#genericwhiteguyproblems

concentrate on owning the room during your slideyou need to deliver it with power, with flair, with panachemake it the best damn slide of the afternoon

 

[Guster]

I'm willing to kill for another shot at original caffeine-laden 4Loko grape.

krista claimed the uva, which apparently is a grape flavor. you'll have to take it up with her

 

[Guster]

had an awesome text exchange w/ Kubes after last shot last night...

him: send b b picsme: sends him 7 him: ok stop f*%&then random conversation where neither of us knows what the other is talking abouta couple minutes later...him: b bs?him: just asked someone for a b b pic. have no idea who

hope you're ok today