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[krista4]

So the girl I'm meeting up with on Thursday has me a bit flummoxed... we used to do some work together (she worked for a supplier and was one of my favorite people at that company) and bumped into each other at a bar on Friday. We chatted a bit there and said we should meet up some time to catch up, but it seemed more like a polite thing than something that would actually happen. She reached out yesterday to let me know that she would be in town through Saturday (she lives in Chicago but comes to Cincy 1x/month) and wanted to know if I would be available for coffee or drinks to catch up and let me know that it was nice to bump into me on Friday.

So... We worked out the details to meet up for drinks Thursday (guster doesn't do coffee), but I have no clue if its purely work related or if there is more. For perspective, this is a girl that I have been very interested in for a while and may have described her as "wifeable" to a buddy at one point. At this point I'm thinking of outright asking her if this is a work meeting, a date or something in between... Better advice? Shtick? Suggestions?

So the girl I'm meeting up with on Thursday has me a bit flummoxed... we used to do some work together (she worked for a supplier and was one of my favorite people at that company) and bumped into each other at a bar on Friday. We chatted a bit there and said we should meet up some time to catch up, but it seemed more like a polite thing than something that would actually happen. She reached out yesterday to let me know that she would be in town through Saturday (she lives in Chicago but comes to Cincy 1x/month) and wanted to know if I would be available for coffee or drinks to catch up and let me know that it was nice to bump into me on Friday.

So... We worked out the details to meet up for drinks Thursday (guster doesn't do coffee), but I have no clue if its purely work related or if there is more. For perspective, this is a girl that I have been very interested in for a while and may have described her as "wifeable" to a buddy at one point. At this point I'm thinking of outright asking her if this is a work meeting, a date or something in between... Better advice? Shtick? Suggestions?

Don't ask; meet up and have fun; see where it goes. I suspect she's interested.

 

[krista4]

Hey look, I have Urukism!

 

[Tiger Fan]

Vegas guys trip in a shade over 3 weeks....Someone threw out the possibility of a nice steak dinner on Friday night (typically, we land and just booze/gamble until we leave, eating whatever is close at the time). A few people warmed up to it and we've given it a +350 that it actually happens. I'm trying to convince everyone to put up $50 and we throw the min down on the pass line and put the rest on the odds...if we win, helluva dinner...if we lose, hot dogs and fried oreos. That's the way to do it, right?

 

[kevzilla]

Vegas guys trip in a shade over 3 weeks....Someone threw out the possibility of a nice steak dinner on Friday night (typically, we land and just booze/gamble until we leave, eating whatever is close at the time). A few people warmed up to it and we've given it a +350 that it actually happens. I'm trying to convince everyone to put up $50 and we throw the min down on the pass line and put the rest on the odds...if we win, helluva dinner...if we lose, hot dogs and fried oreos. That's the way to do it, right?

I endorse this plan, and would be really jealous if I wasn't going to be there for the BCS games and Wild Card Weekend. Protip: steak Diane at The Flame.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Hey look, I have Urukism!

Damn tropical parasites.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Two things for K4:

1) The johnnycakes thread: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=686160

2) Troublemaker! http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1743788-nuggets-ty-lawson-charged-with-physical-harassment-and-criminal-mischief

 

[Tiger Fan]

just read the Johnny Cakes thread

 

[shuke]

Major is either huge bag of pig anuses or he's slow playing some awesome shtick in the fashion thread.

Latter. No doubt in my mind.

 

[shuke]

Today I went to a butcher's to ask for some blood.

I imagined it would be pretty awkward. The guy would think I was in a satanic cult or a psychotic Twilight fan. So I sat in the parking lot practicing what I'd say. (Please recall that I'm a social invalid.)

A - "Hi. You have lots of blood laying around right? Can I get some?"

B - "Hi. I'm not a psycho or serial killer or sicko, I just need some blood for like artistic reasons. I swear I won't drink it to puke it up on old people wearing fur."

C - "Hi. I have an unusual request. I dabble in conceptual art in my spare time and I need some blood for a piece I'm working on."

A, B, or C...

As soon as I walked in I knew I'd have no problems. The butcher turns out to be a bearded hippy/-ster with gauge earrings and a toque keeping his wiry long hair out of everyone's meat.

I drop rap C on him.

"Oh we get weird requests like that all the time," he says, super enthusiastic. "But unfortunately federal regulations say we can't hand over blood. If it were anything else gory [note: his eyes gleam when he says this and I might be imagining things, but I swear the dude ran a wet tongue stud over his lips. If this isn't factually true, it's still very true on some level]. But we can't give anyone blood."

"I understand. Diseases and all that. Health codes."

"Yea," he sighs. "How about a pig head?"

"What?"

"I can give you a pig head. Or balls. We got plenty of pig balls here. There's a whole pile of them in the back. You should see," he looks toward the back room like he seriously wants to bring me back into his little shop of horrors.

"Um, no. I just need blood for a paint substitute. The pigment, and all that."

"Oh." He looks really disappointed. "Well, sorry. Try a slaughterhouse." He writes down the name of two area slaughterhouses.

"Thanks."

And to think I was worried about being weird. I should have known better. TII. This is Ithaca.

We get bones for "testing".

 

[shuke]

God I hate people who guffaw at the airport when a delay is announced, like they just can't believe at how absurd this whole thing is!!!

 

[shuke]

Gender bending with Dolly Parton's "Jolene"

I'm a little freaked out by how much I like this.

Very haunting...I dig it.

It's quite good.

 

[shuke]

PARENTING TIP:

If your kid needs to enroll in a new school go ahead and wait until the day before school starts or even the actual day school starts. No sense in wasting a perfectly good summer day with unimportant stuff like enrolling your kid in school. Besides, teachers and school officials love a surprise and don't do much planning ahead any way.

Mrs. SLB had to work today so she was gone early which left the boys strictly under my jurisdiction. I already instituted "no TV, computers or vidya games Tuesdays" for today and the future until I change my mind. So it was fun to remind them of that this morning. I've decided every morning will be like this on school days going forward.

So instead of three people riddled with Dory, I had those two little bastards dressed, fed, teeth brushed and rooms cleaned with time left over for Dylan to play on the swingset and Cal to read some of his book. Then we walked the mile to school and they arrived before the bus would have even gotten to our house. The foot, it has been put down.

Jesus, what time did you get up?

 

[shuke]

So the girl I'm meeting up with on Thursday has me a bit flummoxed... we used to do some work together (she worked for a supplier and was one of my favorite people at that company) and bumped into each other at a bar on Friday. We chatted a bit there and said we should meet up some time to catch up, but it seemed more like a polite thing than something that would actually happen. She reached out yesterday to let me know that she would be in town through Saturday (she lives in Chicago but comes to Cincy 1x/month) and wanted to know if I would be available for coffee or drinks to catch up and let me know that it was nice to bump into me on Friday.

So... We worked out the details to meet up for drinks Thursday (guster doesn't do coffee), but I have no clue if its purely work related or if there is more. For perspective, this is a girl that I have been very interested in for a while and may have described her as "wifeable" to a buddy at one point. At this point I'm thinking of outright asking her if this is a work meeting, a date or something in between... Better advice? Shtick? Suggestions?

Just show up and say "I knew you'd come around eventually".

 

[shuke]

Update on last 15 pages?

Promotion has been an interesting challenge. Manageable, but consuming.

Bigger issue - custody fight over my 4 y.o. Daughter. Handful of you know on FB so no explanation required what she means to me.

Prayers ( ha!) OK good thoughts appreciated. Uphill fight for any single dad but know I am well equipped and resources are available/actively working the issue.

Thoughts/anecdotes/advice offered would be gratefully received. Not here much but value the collective wisdom of GMTAN.

Best of luck buddy.

 

[shuke]

OK, good talking to you guys.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

OK, good talking to you guys.

 

[kevzilla]

What's up, GB shuke?

 

[BobbyLayne]

just read the Johnny Cakes thread

.

Whoa. WTF?

Sans any advice from internet strangers (top of the page, FFS), at least I can always count on the FFA for a good "Dude, I got problems, but thanks for making me feel better" moment.

So I got that going for me.

 

[shuke]

What's up, GB shuke?

Nothing. Just stuck in Charlotte for a bit but finally boarded. First couple surgeries were today for new product launch.

 

[shuke]

just read the Johnny Cakes thread

.Whoa. WTF?

Sans any advice from internet strangers (top of the page, FFS), at least I can always count on the FFA for a good "Dude, I got problems, but thanks for making me feel better" moment.

So I got that going for me.

Let's keep uses of "sans" to once a day, chief.

 

[flysack]

The Yankees-Arod-MLB steroid thing is just getting weirder and weirder and weirder.

Now some broad up on 52 counts of nonsense is saying that while GM (and married guy) Cashman was making regular deposits in her vault, he told her he obstructed the feds probing Roger Clemens and he's always known about Yankees PED users.

Oh she also aborted his lovechild.

Weirder and weirder and weirder...

 

[flysack]

1) The johnnycakes thread: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=686160

Hello... Somebody's daughter...

My daughter's probably an 8/10. If she had better boobs, 9/10.

Holy hell. I guess now I know why you all call that his thread.

I'm betting it only goes downhill from there. Time to grab a beer and settle in for some reading....

 

[kevzilla]

What's up, GB shuke?

Nothing. Just stuck in Charlotte for a bit but finally boarded. First couple surgeries were today for new product launch.

I hope you get to sleep in.

 

[BobbyLayne]

just read the Johnny Cakes thread

.Whoa. WTF?

Sans any advice from internet strangers (top of the page, FFS), at least I can always count on the FFA for a good "Dude, I got problems, but thanks for making me feel better" moment.

So I got that going for me.

Let's keep uses of "sans" to once a day, chief.

There is NFW chief isn't in that list of words/phrases that need to be retired thread. F'ing page one material, champ.

 

[flysack]

For me... the Korean girls are too high maintenance and too Westernized. They expect me to serve them, not the other way around. This is why I always say to go to China and get some strange... the women may not be the best looking, but they live to serve YOU and to make you happy. Don't underestimate how important that can be.

You know, he may be a crazy pseudo-incestuous good ole' boy in a white collar, but you have to admit he's onto something here...

 

[Homer J Simpson]

If Dolphins lineman Richie Incognito doesn't name his firstborn son Guy, that's just a huge missed shtick opportunity.

 

[flysack]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

just read the Johnny Cakes thread

.

Whoa. WTF?

Exactly

 

[Good Posting Judge]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

He doesn't have a governor. Honestly, he's probably just in the top quartile of creepy on the FFA, but most people hide their crazy.

 

[cstu]

Gender bending with Dolly Parton's "Jolene"

I'm a little freaked out by how much I like this.

Very haunting...I dig it.

It's quite good.

The original is one of the best songs of all time, not surprised this version is good.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

He doesn't have a governor. Honestly, he's probably just in the top quartile of creepy on the FFA, but most people hide their crazy.

Doesn't he have the Asperger's?

 

[BobbyLayne]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

He doesn't have a governor. Honestly, he's probably just in the top quartile of creepy on the FFA, but most people hide their crazy.

Doesn't he have the Asperger's?

Confirmed.

Hard to say if he's more proud of that or his hot daughter.

FTR, a 6 at best. This from a white guy with kids named Wen and Yee.

 

[flysack]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

He doesn't have a governor. Honestly, he's probably just in the top quartile of creepy on the FFA, but most people hide their crazy.

Doesn't he have the Asperger's?

Confirmed.

Hard to say if he's more proud of that or his hot daughter.

FTR, a 6 at best. This from a white guy with kids named Wen and Yee.

As for Mr. Cakes, I recall the guy also being hella smart with numbers and at various points in his life, quite wealthy.

 

[flysack]

I'm up to S03 EP02 in Breaking Bad.

I never liked Skylar, but after she just banged her boss to hurt Walt, I'm seriously thinking JohnnyCakes' is onto something with them there Chinese ewes of his.

 

[General Malaise]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

He doesn't have a governor. Honestly, he's probably just in the top quartile of creepy on the FFA, but most people hide their crazy.

He named himself after a gay volunteer firefighting line cook who falls in love with a closeted fat gay Italian mobster on the run from the gay hating mafia in Vermont. Were you fellas expecting Roarin 2.0?

 

[General Malaise]

Bobby Layne, sorry you're going through this. Had no clue. You'll do just fine. You always do. Still, it sucks Zooks' warts and I feel for you.

I've had sloppy joes twice in two nights. This MIL ain't so bad. Haven't had a sloppy joe in years...the darkside of marrying a vegetarian. Gosh damn are they devine.

Well....off to go sleep with my daughter. :nonjonnycakes:

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Back in Seattle. Headed up to Victoria tomorrow on one of them sea planes. Good times.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Back in Seattle. Headed up to Victoria tomorrow on one of them sea planes. Good times.

Who are you, Alec Baldwin?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Hey look, I have Urukism!

Welcome to the dark side

 

[BobbyLayne]

Bobby Layne, sorry you're going through this. Had no clue. You'll do just fine. You always do. Still, it sucks Zooks' warts and I feel for you.

I've had sloppy joes twice in two nights. This MIL ain't so bad. Haven't had a sloppy joe in years...the darkside of marrying a vegetarian. Gosh damn are they devine.

Well....off to go sleep with my daughter. :nonjonnycakes:

Thanks, bro. Yeah, not really an over-sharer, but appreciate the (virtual) support. Sure hope our paths cross one day during mutual trips back Michigan - would love to meet up sometime. My 15 y.o. son is in Oakland county, maybe 30-40 minutes from your wife's family home.

Oh, and f'n JC.

 

[UOFI_316]

When your doctor says no sexual activity for 24 hours, does that mean no masturbation?

"Hey doc, you know those warts you removed from down there. What do you think these bumps are on my hand??"

 

[Tiger Fan]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

He doesn't have a governor. Honestly, he's probably just in the top quartile of creepy on the FFA, but most people hide their crazy.

Doesn't he have the Asperger's?

Confirmed.

Hard to say if he's more proud of that or his hot daughter.

FTR, a 6 at best. This from a white guy with kids named Wen and Yee.

As for Mr. Cakes, I recall the guy also being hella smart with numbers and at various points in his life, quite wealthy.

I hope so..he's dropped 1.3 racks on his daughter's prom shoes

 

[Disco Stu]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

He doesn't have a governor. Honestly, he's probably just in the top quartile of creepy on the FFA, but most people hide their crazy.

He named himself after a gay volunteer firefighting line cook who falls in love with a closeted fat gay Italian mobster on the run from the gay hating mafia in Vermont. Were you fellas expecting Roarin 2.0?

He also bought a Honda Civic for a young black chick so she would date him. Or something like that.

 

[T Bell]

So the girl I'm meeting up with on Thursday has me a bit flummoxed... we used to do some work together (she worked for a supplier and was one of my favorite people at that company) and bumped into each other at a bar on Friday. We chatted a bit there and said we should meet up some time to catch up, but it seemed more like a polite thing than something that would actually happen. She reached out yesterday to let me know that she would be in town through Saturday (she lives in Chicago but comes to Cincy 1x/month) and wanted to know if I would be available for coffee or drinks to catch up and let me know that it was nice to bump into me on Friday.

So... We worked out the details to meet up for drinks Thursday (guster doesn't do coffee), but I have no clue if its purely work related or if there is more. For perspective, this is a girl that I have been very interested in for a while and may have described her as "wifeable" to a buddy at one point. At this point I'm thinking of outright asking her if this is a work meeting, a date or something in between... Better advice? Shtick? Suggestions?

You can't rush the game. You just have to play it. Go meet up, let the alcohol work whatever magic it can to loosen her up, and see where it goes.

That's the sort of direct question you pose afterward, not before.

 

[T Bell]

Hey look, I have Urukism!

See a doctor if it lasts more than four hours.

 

[T Bell]

Update on last 15 pages?

Promotion has been an interesting challenge. Manageable, but consuming.

Bigger issue - custody fight over my 4 y.o. Daughter. Handful of you know on FB so no explanation required what she means to me.

Prayers ( ha!) OK good thoughts appreciated. Uphill fight for any single dad but know I am well equipped and resources are available/actively working the issue.

Thoughts/anecdotes/advice offered would be gratefully received. Not here much but value the collective wisdom of GMTAN.

Best of luck buddy.

Yup. Hope it works out for you.

 

[T Bell]

I've been a fan of Johnnycakes ever since his thread about his ex-wife, the orgy loving nympho (and yes, he posted pics then too). After reading that whole trainwreck about his daughter, I honestly hope he never never stops posting here. He's something special.

He doesn't have a governor. Honestly, he's probably just in the top quartile of creepy on the FFA, but most people hide their crazy.

Doesn't he have the Asperger's?

Confirmed.

Hard to say if he's more proud of that or his hot daughter.

FTR, a 6 at best. This from a white guy with kids named Wen and Yee.

Oh, so you adopt a couple of whippersnappers out of Shanghai and all of a sudden you're some sort of damn expert?

 

[Idiot Boxer]

So the girl I'm meeting up with on Thursday has me a bit flummoxed... we used to do some work together (she worked for a supplier and was one of my favorite people at that company) and bumped into each other at a bar on Friday. We chatted a bit there and said we should meet up some time to catch up, but it seemed more like a polite thing than something that would actually happen. She reached out yesterday to let me know that she would be in town through Saturday (she lives in Chicago but comes to Cincy 1x/month) and wanted to know if I would be available for coffee or drinks to catch up and let me know that it was nice to bump into me on Friday.

So... We worked out the details to meet up for drinks Thursday (guster doesn't do coffee), but I have no clue if its purely work related or if there is more. For perspective, this is a girl that I have been very interested in for a while and may have described her as "wifeable" to a buddy at one point. At this point I'm thinking of outright asking her if this is a work meeting, a date or something in between... Better advice? Shtick? Suggestions?

You can't rush the game. You just have to play it. Go meet up, let the alcohol work whatever magic it can to loosen her up, and see where it goes.

That's the sort of direct question you pose afterward, not before.

Yes. Plus, if she thinks it's just a work thing now, you can still work your Guster magic if you don't close the door.

 

[Thorn]

So the girl I'm meeting up with on Thursday has me a bit flummoxed... we used to do some work together (she worked for a supplier and was one of my favorite people at that company) and bumped into each other at a bar on Friday. We chatted a bit there and said we should meet up some time to catch up, but it seemed more like a polite thing than something that would actually happen. She reached out yesterday to let me know that she would be in town through Saturday (she lives in Chicago but comes to Cincy 1x/month) and wanted to know if I would be available for coffee or drinks to catch up and let me know that it was nice to bump into me on Friday.

So... We worked out the details to meet up for drinks Thursday (guster doesn't do coffee), but I have no clue if its purely work related or if there is more. For perspective, this is a girl that I have been very interested in for a while and may have described her as "wifeable" to a buddy at one point. At this point I'm thinking of outright asking her if this is a work meeting, a date or something in between... Better advice? Shtick? Suggestions?

You can't rush the game. You just have to play it. Go meet up, let the alcohol work whatever magic it can to loosen her up, and see where it goes.

That's the sort of direct question you pose afterward, not before.

Yes. Plus, if she thinks it's just a work thing now, you can still work your Guster magic if you don't close the door.

Shuke gave the right answer.

 

[strykerpks]

Buoyed by Some Early-Round Steals, PowerAIDS Is Eying a Title
Draft Grade: B+ Top of the league! Nominate yourself for the Toyota Hall of Fame to prove you’re top of the world.

Corresponding with a solid draft slot (seventh overall), PowerAIDS had a stellar showing. With a mark of 9-4-0 (2,123 points), they're projected to finish first in GMTAN Phantacy Futbol League. PowerAIDS addressed their need for signal callers immediately, using their first two selections to acquire QBs Drew Brees (7th overall) and Robert Griffin III (22nd). That early positional investment yielded the best tandem of QBs in the league.

Keeper Analysis PowerAIDS decided to disregard their only keeper spot, instead leaving their fantasy fate solely in the hands of the draft.

The Season Ahead Week 9 might require some waiver-wire magic from the coach of PowerAIDS, as it is the week when the most players (7) and most projected fantasy points are on bye. From the perspective of opponents' projected points, they have the least challenging slate in the league. In addition to having the easiest overall schedule, PowerAIDS has the toughest first four games of the season. PowerAIDS has a well-balanced schedule this season, avoiding prolonged stretches against either the projected top or bottom teams in the league.

Draft Notes

• Strongest Position: With five better-than-average positions on PowerAIDS, DEF (15.7% above the league average) and QB (12.0%) are projected as especially strong units.
• The Heist Is On: The other league managers passed over a diamond in the rough. According to ADP, PowerAIDS got a steal in snatching Chad Henne in the 13th round (175th overall pick vs. ADP of 111.8).
• On Autopilot: Picking starting RBs should be an academic exercise most weeks for PowerAIDS, as there's a healthy projected points difference between their third-ranked (Andre Brown) and fourth-ranked (Christine Michael) RBs.
• The Bargain Whisperer: PowerAIDS was hunting for deals throughout the draft, snapping up 10 steals in the first 14 rounds (including Chad Henne, Zac Stacy, and Denver).
• Mr. Irrelevant: PowerAIDS may know something no one else does, grabbing Ronnie Brown, who is on a squad in less than 10% of all Yahoo! leagues (0%).
• Super Sleeper: PowerAIDS hopes that a pair of late-round sleepers will break out this season (Eddie Royal and Zach Ertz).