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[St. Louis Bob]

Does anyone have any landscaping experience?

We're ripping up a section our yard on Saturday to put a bit of a swale in to get the water to run away from the house. Not sure how much wash stone I'm going to need. How do I calculate that?

YSR?

I was really hoping you could help me Check my math please

1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet right?

We want to do about 30 feet, 6 inches deep by 2 feet wide. I should be good with a yard, plus a little extra, yes? Or am I way over/under thinking this?

Oh and I took our 6 month old beagle-mix to a friends house not too long ago, and she found a bunch of baby bunnies. She thought she was so cool bringing them up to us while we were grilling. Killed them all. Then she puked all over his house while we were playing poker.

Still on this. I either posted about landscaping when drunk and have no recall, or SLB now knows my last name and thinks I'm Mexican. Either way, I would be one of the last 5 people on Earth who would be able to help with this. Sorry, GB.

Landscaping and I thought you mentioned "stones" but my memory may be wrong.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Still on this. I either posted about landscaping when drunk and have no recall, or SLB now knows my last name and thinks I'm Mexican. Either way, I would be one of the last 5 people on Earth who would be able to help with this. Sorry, GB.

Keep it simple...a man is asking a woman about landscaping.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

So...my GB, sis-in-law, wife, and I are playing cards last Saturday night (we're all going to Vegas tomorrow morning) and the subject of weight loss comes up. I say something about wanting to get down to xxx Lbs. and my wife says she doesn't think I can get that low (about 7 pounds lower than I weighed that morning). I told her I could lose it by the time we leave and we make a bet. I figure it'll be pretty easy...go high protein, low fat/carbs for a few days and just do my normal workout, no problem. Weigh myself Sunday and I'm down a pound already...6 more to go. Do the diet Mon, Tues, and yesterday...prolly didn't take in more than 1200 calories each day, even got on the elliptical for 20 minutes in addition to my workout on Mon. Weighed myself after my workout last night...I freaking GAINED 5 pounds! Needless to say I submitted and now I have to do laundry for a week after we got back.

Weight fluctuates quite a bit over a short term period, GB.

 

[Dr. Watson]

So...my GB, sis-in-law, wife, and I are playing cards last Saturday night (we're all going to Vegas tomorrow morning) and the subject of weight loss comes up. I say something about wanting to get down to xxx Lbs. and my wife says she doesn't think I can get that low (about 7 pounds lower than I weighed that morning). I told her I could lose it by the time we leave and we make a bet. I figure it'll be pretty easy...go high protein, low fat/carbs for a few days and just do my normal workout, no problem. Weigh myself Sunday and I'm down a pound already...6 more to go. Do the diet Mon, Tues, and yesterday...prolly didn't take in more than 1200 calories each day, even got on the elliptical for 20 minutes in addition to my workout on Mon. Weighed myself after my workout last night...I freaking GAINED 5 pounds! Needless to say I submitted and now I have to do laundry for a week after we got back.

Weight fluctuates quite a bit over a short term period, GB.

I know...I fluctuate within a 5 pound range lately, but I was 2 pounds over that last night.

 

[Running with scissors]

Yep, sucker bet.

 

[Dr. Watson]

Yep, sucker bet.

MEH...back in the day I could lose doouble that in a day, granted, I'd put it back on the next day but...

 

[Running with scissors]

Yep, sucker bet.

MEH...back in the day I could lose doouble that in a day, granted, I'd put it back on the next day but...

Well, yeah. That's why the lose x lbs in x short time period isn't a winner. Too much fluctuation.

 

[KGB]

I wonder if dogs think we are crazy when we are talking on the phone. to them it must just look like we need to be locked up for talking to oursleves.

 

[videoguy505]

Or just read the thing from about page 30 on. As a body of work it's fascinating.

There was never a real bet on the table. Pickles knew the answer before he made the offer. If I followed up on the bet he would never Annie up. So I had nothing to gain and everything to lose. I made him an offer where he could gain monetarily if he was who he said he was through a legal transaction. It was an honest attempt to pony up.

 

[Dr. Watson]

Yep, sucker bet.

MEH...back in the day I could lose doouble that in a day, granted, I'd put it back on the next day but...

Well, yeah. That's why the lose x lbs in x short time period isn't a winner. Too much fluctuation.

Well, I only had to weigh in once to win...I could've put it all back + some on the next day. Just didn't feel the need for dehydration I guess. #### it, I'll do double or nothing when we get back.

 

[videoguy505]

Did you gain weight by breathing? I mean, the mass had to come from somewhere.

 

[bostonfred]

So...my GB, sis-in-law, wife, and I are playing cards last Saturday night (we're all going to Vegas tomorrow morning) and the subject of weight loss comes up. I say something about wanting to get down to xxx Lbs. and my wife says she doesn't think I can get that low (about 7 pounds lower than I weighed that morning). I told her I could lose it by the time we leave and we make a bet. I figure it'll be pretty easy...go high protein, low fat/carbs for a few days and just do my normal workout, no problem. Weigh myself Sunday and I'm down a pound already...6 more to go. Do the diet Mon, Tues, and yesterday...prolly didn't take in more than 1200 calories each day, even got on the elliptical for 20 minutes in addition to my workout on Mon. Weighed myself after my workout last night...I freaking GAINED 5 pounds! Needless to say I submitted and now I have to do laundry for a week after we got back.

Mrs. Watson is telling her friends how she got you to go on a diet before your vacation and then do the laundry for a week. The rest of us are trying to think of how we could get our wives to make such a bet.

 

[bostonfred]

I wonder if dogs think we are crazy when we are talking on the phone. to them it must just look like we need to be locked up for talking to oursleves.

 

[Disco Stu]

I wonder if dogs think we are crazy when we are talking on the phone. to them it must just look like we need to be locked up for talking to oursleves.

"Yeah, and what's with the lack of ####### sniffing? Humans are weird."

 

[Tremendous Upside]

"Yeah, and what's with the lack of ####### sniffing?"

Speak for yourself

 

[EYLive]

If a person was flexible enough... is it gay to fart into one's own face?

 

[Dexter Manley]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

 

[TobiasFunke]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

If you are entering into relationships with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, that's your problem.If you are sleeping with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, you're my hero.

 

[Drifter]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

I have an in the wrapper copy of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, the board game that I've been carrying around for around 7 years for just the right gag gift. If I'm your secret santa this year, I'll send it to you.

 

[Disco Stu]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

If you are entering into relationships with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, that's your problem.If you are sleeping with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, you're my hero.

Really? Is that one of your first date interview questions or something?If that has ever come up with women I've dated it's only because they mentioned it at some point. Doubt I've ever asked that question.

 

[Dexter Manley]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

If you are entering into relationships with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, that's your problem.If you are sleeping with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, you're my hero.

The first time I encoutered this type of girl, she didn't drop this on me until we had already slept together.Second girl, I checked out her FB profile before our first official date (our first unofficial date was a makeout session at a party) and those were the first 2 movies listed as her favorites. Initially I laughed it off, but about an hour into our date as she was relentlessly interviewing me, I realized she was reenacting her own original script of the sequel How to Lose a Guy in 1 Day.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

I have an in the wrapper copy of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, the board game that I've been carrying around for around 7 years for just the right gag gift. If I'm your secret santa this year, I'll send it to you.

After reading this post I thought to myself "Self, there's no way there's a How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Board Game, right?"I was dead wrong

 

[Dexter Manley]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

I have an in the wrapper copy of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, the board game that I've been carrying around for around 7 years for just the right gag gift. If I'm your secret santa this year, I'll send it to you.

@ carrying around for 7 years

 

[Disco Stu]

Checking the facebook info page for one of the girls I'm seeing (yesterday's lake pic).

Movies:

Step Brothers, Now and Then, The Count of Monte Cristo, Italian Job, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Zoolander, Dirty Dancing, Coyote Ugly, Love Actually, Sweet Home Alabama, Breakfast at Tiffany's, A Walk to Remember, Wedding Crashers, Gladiator, Rat Race, Grease, Twilight, Catch Me If You Can, Splendor in the Grass, Across the Universe, Pride & Prejudice

Also pretty damn sure she has experienced one of my "Twilight is the worst movie I've ever seen" rants, though to be fair that was referring to the second one. I'm sure the first one is great.

 

[Dexter Manley]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

If you are entering into relationships with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, that's your problem.If you are sleeping with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, you're my hero.

Really? Is that one of your first date interview questions or something?If that has ever come up with women I've dated it's only because they mentioned it at some point. Doubt I've ever asked that question.

This is my experience as well. When the first girl brought this up, she casually mentioned that during her sophmore year in college, she watched Sweet Home Alabama every day. Said she didn't go out much in college.

 

[Dr. Watson]

Did you gain weight by breathing? I mean, the mass had to come from somewhere.

Ummmm, yea. Probably just a bad combination. Had to take a few weeks off cuz my shoulder fell off* and I was getting pretty frustrated with how much strength I lost, so I got some magic pills from GNC...But there's no way I gained 5 pounds of muscle. I think its mostly water retention and I'll prolly be back down in a few days.*it didn't really fall off, just fell down.

 

[Dexter Manley]

Checking the facebook info page for one of the girls I'm seeing (yesterday's lake pic).

Movies:

Step Brothers, Now and Then, The Count of Monte Cristo, Italian Job, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Zoolander, Dirty Dancing, Coyote Ugly, Love Actually, Sweet Home Alabama, Breakfast at Tiffany's, A Walk to Remember, Wedding Crashers, Gladiator, Rat Race, Grease, Twilight, Catch Me If You Can, Splendor in the Grass, Across the Universe, Pride & Prejudice

Also pretty damn sure she has experienced one of my "Twilight is the worst movie I've ever seen" rants, though to be fair that was referring to the second one. I'm sure the first one is great.

Hillarious.

 

[krista4]

Apparently I'm the only person on the planet who's never even heard of the movie Overboard. Is this something I should see?

 

[Disco Stu]

Trying to find some more data points on facebook I stumbled onto a page called "Dude she has a bf" "Yeah so? Soccer has a goalie, doesn't mean you can't score".

I don't think the chick who likes it had a boyfriend while we were hooking up, but I definitely had a girlfriend.

 

[McJose]

Apparently I'm the only person on the planet who's never even heard of the movie Overboard. Is this something I should see?

No

 

[TobiasFunke]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

If you are entering into relationships with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, that's your problem.If you are sleeping with women before you even have an opportunity to ask them what their favorite movie is, you're my hero.

Really? Is that one of your first date interview questions or something?If that has ever come up with women I've dated it's only because they mentioned it at some point. Doubt I've ever asked that question.

No, I was merely saying that if he thought such chicks should come with a warning label, he could effectively determine whether any prospective partner fell into the dreaded category in a matter of seconds. In fact, it's actually not a bad idea for a filter. There's any number of favorite movies that would be huge red flags.I honestly have no idea what my wife's favorite movie ever is. Maybe I should ask her.

 

[Disco Stu]

Apparently I'm the only person on the planet who's never even heard of the movie Overboard. Is this something I should see?

No

Jaysus disagrees.

 

[McJose]

Apparently I'm the only person on the planet who's never even heard of the movie Overboard. Is this something I should see?

No

Jaysus disagrees.

Dude plays disc golf. Don't listen to him.

 

[KGB]

I just said "well that just dumb" outloud.

i then had to start singing Hide youre kids

 

[krista4]

Overboard capitalized on the "it's OK to kidnap somebody you don't like and treat them badly as long as they learn a valuable lesson at the end" mentality from the Dolly Parton/Lily Tomlin hit, 9 to 5.

Ruthless People fits the bill as well

Swimming with Sharks, though I'm not sure if there was a valuable lesson learned.

 

[Dr. Watson]

For some reason, I want to call you "Mick Josie"...not sure why.ETA: Mac Hosea is a close second, though.

 

[guru_007]

For some reason, I want to call you "Mick Josie"...not sure why.

Must be the British in you, Watson.

 

[McJose]

For some reason, I want to call you "Mick Josie"...not sure why.ETA: Mac Hosea is a close second, though.

Peens calls me McJosie because he thinks he's being funny.

 

[Celph Titled]

It might be best that I stay away from this place for awhile. :group fistbump:

 

[Dr. Watson]

For some reason, I want to call you "Mick Josie"...not sure why.

Must be the British in you, Watson.

Ahhhh. I guess its elementary, my dear...####, guess it doesn't really work in reverse.

 

[Dr. Watson]

For some reason, I want to call you "Mick Josie"...not sure why.ETA: Mac Hosea is a close second, though.

Peens calls me McJosie because he thinks he's being funny.

It was just a randoms thought for me...I make teh choclates inside the house, fwiw.

 

[YSR]

Apparently I'm the only person on the planet who's never even heard of the movie Overboard. Is this something I should see?

It's my potential FMIL's favorite movie. She's seen it well over 50 times.So, no.

 

[Drifter]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

I have an in the wrapper copy of How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, the board game that I've been carrying around for around 7 years for just the right gag gift. If I'm your secret santa this year, I'll send it to you.

After reading this post I thought to myself "Self, there's no way there's a How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days Board Game, right?"I was dead wrong

That's the one. At one point I had 3 or 4 copies. Now I'm just down to 1. I figure if it doesn't pan into a great gag gift at some point, there's no doubt that someday it will be :wheatpennies:

 

[Drifter]

Apparently I need to explain to the Subway assembly line worker that when I ask for Jalapenos, I want them spread throughout the sandwich, not just dumped in a single bite sized pile somewhere in the middle.

 

[UOFI_316]

I also decided that I should wear black underwear from now on. Some things, no amount of bleach and washing will remove.

Taken from the Facebook thread

It’s another Beer Fart Filled weekend for Dan!!! Gotta be honest, those DAMN Beer Farts leave some pretty nasty ### skids

Dan=EYLive??

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Whatever happened to this guy?

 

[General Malaise]

For those of you that haven't been following the "gay marriage makes baby jebus cry" thread, 1) I can't blame you but 2) you're missing a level of meltdown that the love child of Beej and MoP would be envious of.

Some highlights:

Melting...

Melting...

My wife reviewed your posts

INES level 6 incident imminent

Pickle's bet

This is the world I live in

I haz research dollarz

Aren't we all a little Pickles?

Capitalism rocks

KA BOOM!!!!

Bonus

Or just read the thing from about page 30 on. As a body of work it's fascinating.

 

[General Malaise]

I've come to the conclusion that girls whose favorite 2 movies are How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Sweet Home Alabama should come with a warning label on their forearm or something, like the labels they slap on packs of cigarettes.

Not enough these -----> on the globe to punctuate your statement.Also, anything that stars Jennifer Lopez in a romantic comedy.

 

[General Malaise]

Checking the facebook info page for one of the girls I'm seeing (yesterday's lake pic).

Movies:

Step Brothers, Now and Then, The Count of Monte Cristo, Italian Job, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Zoolander, Dirty Dancing, Coyote Ugly, Love Actually, Sweet Home Alabama, Breakfast at Tiffany's, A Walk to Remember, Wedding Crashers, Gladiator, Rat Race, Grease, Twilight, Catch Me If You Can, Splendor in the Grass, Across the Universe, Pride & Prejudice

Also pretty damn sure she has experienced one of my "Twilight is the worst movie I've ever seen" rants, though to be fair that was referring to the second one. I'm sure the first one is great.

Without knowing a thing about this woman, I'm going to guess where she went to collge. I get three tries:1. Texas Tech

2. North Texas

3. Tony&Guy Academy

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I turned the sprinkler in the back yard on this morning which the puppy was laying right next to chewing on one of his bones. I giggled and went inside to make breakfast for boys. About ten minutes later the dog is at the back door soaking wet. Dumb ###. As I approached the door I see the hind legs of a rabbit at his feet. His first kill as far as I know. I let him in and dry him off but he wants to finish off his breakfast and is looking at me like I'm a moron for not letting him back out. That's when the 3yo tackled the dog and brought him down. Apparently eating this rabbit hasn't changed him. Yet....

Sounds like a Lab. If I come home and it's raining, he's sitting outside at the top of the stairs to the hot tub porch (uncovered). I counted 10 covered areas he could chose for rest in the rain, but he choses there.He doesn't chase animals though. I'm fairly certain a squirrel could bite him on the tail and he'd just sit there. My Rotty on the other hand? She was 11 years old and had only 2 good legs, but could still catch rabbits, squirrels, chipmunks, dig up moles, and could even snatch birds out of the air. Naturally she'd bring them to me as a prize. One afternoon back in college when she was around 2 y/o, we were sitting on the couch watching a movie, probably stoned. Nala is laying outside by the sliding glass door and I see her perk up out of the corner of my eye and then take off running into the backyard. I think nothing of it at the time, but a little later, I hear something like a metronome and once it went for a good 60 seconds or more, I realized the noise was caused by something hitting the house. I slowly opened the door and went to investigate. After turning the corner, I realized she was holding a squirrel firmly by the tail, it's head bouncing off side of the house in surprisingly good rhythm as she shook her head from side to side.

Missed this.He's mostly English Setter but it a mutt of all epic proportions. He has been a bird dog since a puppy which I find fascinating. He's really lanky and reminds me more of a cat than dog. He would be a great hunting dog. Too bad I've never been hunting in my life and I don't care to.

Unless you count the time I went quail hunting with a couple of GB's when 5 minutes in a quail landed 8 feet in front of us and my GB shot and missed it. Twice. With a shotgun. We put the guns away and pounded beers in the barn.