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[Guster]

I started to reply to that list but I got bored and tired. Let's just say I'd pay a lot of money for three minutes with Kate Winslet. Or Maryilyn Monroe. Had a poster of her on my wall in high school.

I actually went through and answered the entire list. Toward the bottom, though, I didn't know many people and decided to focus on Googling Mayim Bialik for the next 14 minutes.

How'd that go? Happy?

It appears that aging well has been more the issue.

Holy hell, time has not been kind.

http://www4.pictures...chsX9gvQOEl.jpgMan, I used to have the hots for her. There goes that.

I'll see you and raise you

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[RudiStein]

I love our secretary here at the school.

The last bell of the day just rang and she had to call up a kid to the office over the PA:

"Quest, to the office...I need Quest to come to the office, please. I don't remember your last name but I'm pretty sure you're the only 'Quest' on campus."

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I love our secretary here at the school.The last bell of the day just rang and she had to call up a kid to the office over the PA:"Quest, to the office...I need Quest to come to the office, please. I don't remember your last name but I'm pretty sure you're the only 'Quest' on campus."

Now imagine he's the only black kid in the school.

 

[Thorn]

Sidenote: I didn't know there were Mexicans in MO.

Is there any place in this country where there AREN'T Mexicans?

I'll say far northern Maine.

Who do you think picks the potatoes, #######?

 

[Incogneto]

my ticket in Australia was $150 for going 105kmph in a 100kmph zone.

Newfoundland>QueenslandVictoria

fix0red

...not in Canada.Victoria > Newfoundland!

 

[Incogneto]

Sidenote: I didn't know there were Mexicans in MO.

Is there any place in this country where there AREN'T Mexicans?

Canada.

 

[Incogneto]

Tornado warning until 10:00 PM tonight. Tuesday night the sirens went off at 11:30 at night. God I hate this time of year.

...you live in a place called 'Tornado Alley'. And to boot, half the houses there have wheels on them. MOVE!

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Tornado warning until 10:00 PM tonight. Tuesday night the sirens went off at 11:30 at night. God I hate this time of year.

...you live in a place called 'Tornado Alley'. And to boot, half the houses there have wheels on them. MOVE!

You might want to brush up on your geography,eh.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

What's it like going through a tornado?

I've never actually had to live through one but they have hit in the general area. The latest being New Year's Day this year. Generally it gets really dark then the very ominous sirens go off. Often it will then get very still and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose. Thunder! Lightening! High winds! Crap blowing everywhere! Gays start marrying!Kind of crazy.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

What's it like going through a tornado?

I've never actually had to live through one but they have hit in the general area. The latest being New Year's Day this year. Generally it gets really dark then the very ominous sirens go off. Often it will then get very still and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose. Thunder! Lightening! High winds! Crap blowing everywhere! Gays start marrying!Kind of crazy.

Interesting. I'd like to go through one someday.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

What's it like going through a tornado?

I've never actually had to live through one but they have hit in the general area. The latest being New Year's Day this year. Generally it gets really dark then the very ominous sirens go off. Often it will then get very still and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose. Thunder! Lightening! High winds! Crap blowing everywhere! Gays start marrying!Kind of crazy.

Interesting. I'd like to go through one someday.

You really don't. Trust me here.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

What's it like going through a tornado?

I've never actually had to live through one but they have hit in the general area. The latest being New Year's Day this year. Generally it gets really dark then the very ominous sirens go off. Often it will then get very still and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose. Thunder! Lightening! High winds! Crap blowing everywhere! Gays start marrying!Kind of crazy.

Interesting. I'd like to go through one someday.

I love sitting through thunderstorms and the like. But when the #### hits the fan like Bob talks about above, it isn't fun.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

What's it like going through a tornado?

I've never actually had to live through one but they have hit in the general area. The latest being New Year's Day this year. Generally it gets really dark then the very ominous sirens go off. Often it will then get very still and all of a sudden all hell breaks loose. Thunder! Lightening! High winds! Crap blowing everywhere! Gays start marrying!Kind of crazy.

Interesting. I'd like to go through one someday.

You really don't. Trust me here.

I don't envy the aftermath but I've been through loads of earthquakes, thunderstorms, and a hurricane. I'd at least like to *see* a tornado if not go through one. There's something incredibly awe inspiring about watching Mother Nature unleash her potential.

 

[krista4]

Tried to get tickets to Arcade Fire in Austin for May 2nd. Got on the site the minute they went on sale and still got shut out. Sold out in an hour.Not winning.

If it makes you feel any better, because you posted this I remembered they went on sale here today, too, and I was able to snag some.

 

[JaxBill]

Sidenote: I didn't know there were Mexicans in MO.

lolMost of them live in south city and I'm north. We also have about 35,000 Bosnians living here.

Not that many Bosnians here but a whole bunch of Albanians (mostly Catholic).

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Sidenote: I didn't know there were Mexicans in MO.

lolMost of them live in south city and I'm north. We also have about 35,000 Bosnians living here.

Not that many Bosnians here but a whole bunch of Albanians (mostly Catholic).

Sadly, I don't think anybody got what I was doing here.

 

[Early_10]

A Mexican family moved in a few houses down the street from me several years ago. They put the previous Italian owners to shame by adding more little statues, colorful silk flowers and what not. It doesn't bother me at all and I'm all for decorating your house any way you wish but it definitely sticks out. So today, after YSR & E10 made fun of me for being fat, I extended my walk an extra half mile and I came across this house. It looked a lot like my neighbors house although not quite as extravagant. Then I noticed the landscaping. That looks a lot like when I tried to put those fruit blocks in at my old house.

I'll get a shot of my neighbors house tomorrow if it isn't raining.

Sure there are some stereotypes here but that is what bugs me. So the question is, Mexican or not Mexican?

If it was gravel instead of yellow grass and beach rocks instead of those stone pavers, it would look like my grandmothers house! She also had an alter inside with a bigger statue of Mary and several smaller ones of St Francis, St Jude and of course Jesus, where she kept the linens...and a 26ozer when she was hitting it. I'm gonna say Irish Catholic.

 

[YSR]

Since we're talking about racial matters (we are, right?), I've been wondering about a meeting I had earlier today. About a dozen people in the room, with about half of them being people I didn't know. After leaving the meeting, I had the following conversation:Me: I hear you have a new M&A guy. I haven't met him yet.Mark: Oh, he was in the meeting. I should have introduced you.Me: Was he the guy sitting across from me?Mark: No, at the other end of the table.Me: The guy in the red shirt?Mark: No, the guy sitting next to me.Me: The guy with the deep voice?Mark: No, on the other side of me.Then it was clear Mark was talking about the only African-American in the room. Couldn't he have just said "the black guy"? Or do we have to dance around like this?

weird, isn't it?I have two guys who work in the store and both are named Charlie. A few days ago a lady called:Her :May I speak to Charlie?Me: Sure. which one?Her: I'm not sure he helped me in the store yesterday.Me: There are two Charlies - black guy or white guy?She laughed and said "black guy"The lady (who was black) was not offended by the question at all. A white lady who works there overheard me and got a look of disgust on her face. she's a yank so I don't pay her much attention, but I have no idea what bothered her about the question.

I would have said "tennis Charlie or basketball Charlie?"

there is no tennis Charlie. Dude has a shaved head and both arms covered in tattoos. Maybe "Slow Jams Charlie" and "Speed Metal Charlie" would work

Sheen, Charlie

 

[Early_10]

Court was fun. I think I managed not to piss either side off. I love/hate how you can make a statement and each side can draw what they want out of it. In describing the 2 year old I said she was high energy, lots of fun, very determined in learning despite being behind in speech, etc. The familys lawyer says "so she's working hard at development, typical spirited toddler, " etc and the gov't lawyer says "so this hyper, development challenged, overactive child must be a lot of work" etc.

Glad it's over...or my part at least. Not something I'd want to have to decide.

 

[bostonfred]

Court was fun. I think I managed not to piss either side off. I love/hate how you can make a statement and each side can draw what they want out of it. In describing the 2 year old I said she was high energy, lots of fun, very determined in learning despite being behind in speech, etc. The familys lawyer says "so she's working hard at development, typical spirited toddler, " etc and the gov't lawyer says "so this hyper, development challenged, overactive child must be a lot of work" etc. Glad it's over...or my part at least. Not something I'd want to have to decide.

Good luck Early. You're doing the right thing.

 

[cosjobs]

Tried to get tickets to Arcade Fire in Austin for May 2nd. Got on the site the minute they went on sale and still got shut out. Sold out in an hour.Not winning.

If it makes you feel any better, because you posted this I remembered they went on sale here today, too, and I was able to snag some.

How the #### would it make him feel better?

 

[krista4]

Tried to get tickets to Arcade Fire in Austin for May 2nd. Got on the site the minute they went on sale and still got shut out. Sold out in an hour.Not winning.

If it makes you feel any better, because you posted this I remembered they went on sale here today, too, and I was able to snag some.

How the #### would it make him feel better?

Perhaps you missed the .

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Tried to get tickets to Arcade Fire in Austin for May 2nd. Got on the site the minute they went on sale and still got shut out. Sold out in an hour.Not winning.

If it makes you feel any better, because you posted this I remembered they went on sale here today, too, and I was able to snag some.

Dial back the look at krista shtick. Yeesh.

 

[krista4]

Tried to get tickets to Arcade Fire in Austin for May 2nd. Got on the site the minute they went on sale and still got shut out. Sold out in an hour.Not winning.

If it makes you feel any better, because you posted this I remembered they went on sale here today, too, and I was able to snag some.

Dial back the look at krista shtick. Yeesh.

My ability to use Ticketmaster knows no bounds.

 

[Gadzooks]

Next days function high class luncheonFood they're serving, you're stone-cold munchin'Music comes on people start to danceBut then you ate so much you nearly greased your pantsA girl starts walking guys start gawkingSits down next to you and starts talkingSays she wants to dance 'cause she likes to grooveSo come on fatso and just bust a move

I found this brillliant and funny at the same time. And that dream analyzing you do is interiguing.You know Fred from Boston... if I was sober and gay and looks didn't matter and that pasty white GM guy turned me down and someone offered me a LOT of money, I just might be interested in making a move on you. But I'm not sober, I'm not gay, looks do kinda matter, GM would be all over my ###, and no one is offering me any money. So I'll just keep my distance from you and admire your work from afar.

 

[bostonfred]

Next days function high class luncheonFood they're serving, you're stone-cold munchin'Music comes on people start to danceBut then you ate so much you nearly greased your pantsA girl starts walking guys start gawkingSits down next to you and starts talkingSays she wants to dance 'cause she likes to grooveSo come on fatso and just bust a move

I found this brillliant and funny at the same time. And that dream analyzing you do is interiguing.You know Fred from Boston... if I was sober and gay and looks didn't matter and that pasty white GM guy turned me down and someone offered me a LOT of money, I just might be interested in making a move on you. But I'm not sober, I'm not gay, looks do kinda matter, GM would be all over my ###, and no one is offering me any money. So I'll just keep my distance from you and admire your work from afar.

If you want it, you got it. If you want it, baby, you got it.

 

[Frostillicus]

Sidenote: I didn't know there were Mexicans in MO.

lolMost of them live in south city and I'm north. We also have about 35,000 Bosnians living here.

Not that many Bosnians here but a whole bunch of Albanians (mostly Catholic).

Sadly, I don't think anybody got what I was doing here.

That one was just one channel 306 at 5am recently. I know this, because I am still often up with my son at 5am to feed him, and I watch Cheers because it's the only thing on that isn't sportscenter.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Sidenote: I didn't know there were Mexicans in MO.

lolMost of them live in south city and I'm north. We also have about 35,000 Bosnians living here.

Not that many Bosnians here but a whole bunch of Albanians (mostly Catholic).

Sadly, I don't think anybody got what I was doing here.

That one was just one channel 306 at 5am recently. I know this, because I am still often up with my son at 5am to feed him, and I watch Cheers because it's the only thing on that isn't sportscenter.

 

[Thorn]

Sidenote: I didn't know there were Mexicans in MO.

lolMost of them live in south city and I'm north. We also have about 35,000 Bosnians living here.

Not that many Bosnians here but a whole bunch of Albanians (mostly Catholic).

Sadly, I don't think anybody got what I was doing here.

People are idiots.

 

[-fish-]

Sidenote: I didn't know there were Mexicans in MO.

lolMost of them live in south city and I'm north. We also have about 35,000 Bosnians living here.

Not that many Bosnians here but a whole bunch of Albanians (mostly Catholic).

Sadly, I don't think anybody got what I was doing here.

I woke up with that one line of the song stuck in my head. thanks.

 

[desert rose]

Next door neighbor has a party going on with a DJ. Ok, do you really need a DJ in a house party? Out in the backyard they have a fire pit, a propane heater, and a huge flat screen TV.

Unfortunately, the playlist thus far has really sucked. Johnny Cash, Tracy Chapman, Queen, John Travolta & Olivia Newton John...

 

[Dr. Awesome]

The best house parties have good dj's.

 

[desert rose]

The best house parties have good dj's.

This is far from the best.

 

[desert rose]

They were half-way through Thriller, and something happened to cut the sound. Then they got through I Will Survive in one piece, and half-way through another disco song that cut out. Now they are are doing the Cupid Shuffle.

 

[desert rose]

They were half-way through Thriller, and something happened to cut the sound. Then they got through I Will Survive in one piece, and half-way through another disco song that cut out. Now they are are doing the Cupid Shuffle.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the Chicken Dance. My life is now complete. Ooooooooooooh the Cha Cha Slide. Now I can dig that.

 

[-fish-]

They were half-way through Thriller, and something happened to cut the sound. Then they got through I Will Survive in one piece, and half-way through another disco song that cut out. Now they are are doing the Cupid Shuffle.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the Chicken Dance. My life is now complete. Ooooooooooooh the Cha Cha Slide. Now I can dig that.

grab a bottle of booze and head over there.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

PS when are the Sabres going to call up Mancari? He is tearing up the AHL.

they don't seem impressed. passed him over for Byron and Ellis last time.

I guess they're scoring enough goals.

called up tonight. will play in Minnesota tomorrow.

 

[JaxBill]

They were half-way through Thriller, and something happened to cut the sound. Then they got through I Will Survive in one piece, and half-way through another disco song that cut out. Now they are are doing the Cupid Shuffle.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the Chicken Dance. My life is now complete. Ooooooooooooh the Cha Cha Slide. Now I can dig that.

It could be worse -

 

[desert rose]

They were half-way through Thriller, and something happened to cut the sound. Then they got through I Will Survive in one piece, and half-way through another disco song that cut out. Now they are are doing the Cupid Shuffle.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the Chicken Dance. My life is now complete. Ooooooooooooh the Cha Cha Slide. Now I can dig that.

It could be worse -

I'm embarrassed to admit that I did the macarena many times back in high school.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

This is long. Skip past if you don't want to be depressed. I'm sorry in advance, I've had a few cocktails with the family of Jack Foley.

Jack Foley, the man, the myth, the legend.

Jack Foley passed at the age of 69 with virtually no liver left on Monday night. He drank himself to death but he was my second father and the best overall person I've ever known.

RIP Jack, you were the man who shaped me into the man I am today. 69 years was way too young, but you deserve your peace. I love you.

Jack married Patricia in 1969. Pat was not able to have children at that time. So they adopted 2 black boys and 2 white girls, John, Jim, Julie and Jeannie. And they loved them. They became a family. The oldest black boy, John, ended up with muscular dystrophy. The odds on that are pretty high. But they loved him along with their other adopted children. They gave him a life of a normal child....dragging him on a sled after he was wheelchair ridden, up a hill so he could sled down with all the other kids....things like that. Jack did everything for his children.

Even as a vice principal at a local high school, he provided for the kids, and his students. He would walk across the street and bust the kids who were smoking behind the VFW...he would have a cigarette with them and then stress the importance of being in school. These kids would go back to class on their own volition. These kids knew and respected him...and he respected them regardless of their situation. He knew every kid by name. He related to them by situation and had 500 former students at his wake today. His influence extended beyond his family....to his students. His former students became teachers and administrators and helped shape another generation of good young men and women. I met many of them tonight. These people told me about kids that have no parents, that they have helped out, because Jack Foley taught them how to treat students with respect. I cannot fathom how one person makes that kind of impact. And he had a big impact on me, but I digress...

Not long after they adopted 4 children, Jack and Pat were able to actually have two children of their own. Janet and Joel. Believe it or not, Joel had muscular dystrophy. So they now have 6 kids, 2 with MD. If one were to calculate the odds of that, I would tell them to buy a lottery ticket.

But they loved their adopted children and their natural children.

After about 15 years, John and Joel were stuck in wheelchairs. Can you imagine having 6 kids, and 2 with a debilitating disease? These boys had legs that atrophied and were chubby because of no excercise so they were 200+ pounds.

We had a group of 8 or 9 friends who would go to their house every night and lift them into bed, wipe their ### when they ####, feed them when they couldn't lift their arms....we loved those boys as friends. We never saw them as handicapped. We saw them as people. We took them to movies. We took them to bars and they made asses of themselves because they obviously couldn't handle their liqour. But Jack told us..."Take these boys out. You guys will live and I will never forget what you did for them. Let these boys have a normal life"

So we would come home at 2am with 2 drunk kids in wheelchairs. Let me tell you that it was interesting trying to put them to bed. We would have to lift them onto the ####ter, wipe their ### and then give them a ham sandwich because it sounded good at 2am.

Did I mention that they both smoked weed? Many of my fondest memories of both of these boys was holding up a bowl to their mouths and lighting it. There's nothing funnier than a cripple thats high. Joel would say "I can't feel my legs". You probably had to be there, and be high, but we all laughed like a *******.

So in 1997 John died due to his MD. It was peaceful and in his sleep. We all came home from our freshman year in college and stayed a few weeks with the family. They were having a tough time adjusting to putting them into bed because we werent there to do it on a daily basis. They had a "lift" that was uncomfortable for the boys but that was what they had to work with because Jack and Pat were in their late 50s at this point. 2 of us were there on weekends but Jack and Pat were aging and flat out couldn't do it anymore. Their other kids had families of their own and could only come over to help once in a while. But for those 2 weeks, we were back and Jack and Pat were grateful. Either way, they were left with a 21 year old, handicapped Joel. Joel wanted to do nothing but get ####ed up like his college friends. So we got him ####ed up. We brought him to our dorms, we brought him to college parties...alll in a wheelchair. It's amazing how friendly people will be when you have a friend in a wheelchair. He had no tolerance because he couldn't walk it off, but he hung and drank and smoked weed like a trooper.

Long story even longer, (sorry this will be very long) a few of us didn't do the whole college thing. So we were there daily with Joel after we were around 21. He took John's death really hard, but we played video games with him, watched movies with him, took him to the mall, took him to Brewer and Bucks games. We took him to Water Street, the "college" bar district in Milwaukee. We did what we could to and actually got him laid one night. This broad had no morals and we might have paid her, and she might have been 200 lbs+ but Joel lost his cherry...sort of...he couldnt feel his weiner. But for him....WINNING

But he kept comparing his age to John's age and planning his own death. We tried to steer him away from that but when he would get drunk or high, he would talk about it.

The whole time, Jack would give us money, give us the keys to the "handy-van" and continue to tell us to make sure that Joel was normal. We did.

Pat came down with leukemia in 2001. She got real sick and Jack continued to be the rock that held that family together. Sure we were there to help with Joel, but Jack was the man.

Janet, their first natural daughter got married in May of 2002. Pat was bed ridden and couldn't attend. I #### you not, 5 minutes before Janet walked down the aisle, Jack got the phone call that his wife had died. She was going to be at that wedding some way, some how. So Jack, being the rock that he was, walked his daughter down the aisle right after his wife had died, gave his daughter away and said nothing about Pat dying. This guy dug deep down and did something I don't think any one of us could have ever done.

He gathered his kids in a room after the ceremony and broke the news. He then said "You have the next hour to compose yourselves. We have a party to throw"

By the time of the reception, the news had spread. People were crying, but jovial because of the wedding. Then the grand march came. They annonced the couples, and then announced Jack and his belated wife.......

I'm crying right now thinking about this....

There wasn't a dry eye in the house. But the place ####### erupted like the Packers won the Super Bowl. It was amazing. I remember balling my eyes out and screaming and clapping as he walked out in front of everyone by himself and gave his daughter a big hug. This guy just lost his wife and had tigerblood running through his veins. I think the ovation lasted for about 15 minutes. It was probably the most touching moment I've ever experience in my life.

Our group of friends took a picture that night. We didn't even realize the"Wall of Honor"behind us. This pic has become legendary amongst us and everyone wants a copy.....

A short time after that, Joel passed. We took him up north to a friends cabin. He loved going up there. We were getting drunk at a local bar and Joel said "Hey, I'm going to go outside and get some air"...something he had done many times when we were out. 15 minutes later we went to go check on him and he was dead in his wheelchair...at midnight in the middle of nowheresville WIsconsin. The ambulance took a half hour to get there. He was gone.

Jack had lost 2 of his boys and his wife. Every year he would invite us to have our fantasy draft at the house (we now play for the Joel Foley Memorial Trophy). He would buy a ton of food, a ton of beer and we would all come from around the state to draft and then have an old fashoined party at Jacks house. We would be half buzzed and done with our draft and he would walk in and say "All of you boys are welcome in this house whenever you need. You are all my sons" We might have cried, knowing that this could not last.

Years later, we would all stop by and say hi when we could. We would shoot the #### with him while he laid on the ground, doing his crossword puzzle that he did every day. He would offer us food, he would offer us beer that he kept in the fridge

He drank a bottle of vodka every day. After what he had gone through, being a vice principal, being a father of 6, 2 of whom had MD, and losign his wife, the guy deserved a drink. Ultimately it killed him. He died of liver failure. But he was the kindest, most generous, thoughtful man I have ever met. His 6 kids never went without, especially his 2 handicapped kids..and all of their friends always had a place to stay, a plate to eat and/or an ear to talk to.

I am proud to be a part of his family. He knew me as another son. I knew him as a second father. He is what I aspire to be and I already miss him.

Thank you for letting me get that out. Sorry for seriousing up this thread.

 

[Limp Ditka]

To Jack

 

[YSR]

Thank you for letting me get that out. Sorry for seriousing up this thread.

Serious it up anytime you want, SLB2. We're here to listen/read. Sorry for your loss. :(

There wasn't a dry eye in the house. But the place ####### erupted like the Packers won the Super Bowl. It was amazing. I remember balling my eyes out and screaming and clapping as he walked out in front of everyone by himself and gave his daughter a big hug. This guy just lost his wife and had tigerblood running through his veins. I think the ovation lasted for about 15 minutes. It was probably the most touching moment I've ever experience in my life.

This part got me, bigtime.

 

[Early_10]

Cheers to Jack He's clearly left a proud legacy, as you have a bunch of strangers crying for your loss. I couldn't hold it back by the time I got to his wife passing. May they all be together in whatever afterlife there is.

I was with tears in my eyes at "I can't feel my legs".

 

[krista4]

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Oh man. My deepest condolences my friend. You, you are a good man.

 

[bostonfred]

That was a good and well written eulogy. RIP.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

That was a good and well written eulogy. RIP.

Thanks.I'm surprised I was actually coherent at 5am Thanks again for letting me vent

 

[Mrs. BSR]

Dammit

 

[Dr. Awesome]

To Jack

 

[RudiStein]

Last night at the bar there was this one dude.

He went at least 3 bills. He was wearing black jeans, a XXXL grey t-shirt, and a bowler hat. He also sported an overgrown hipster beard. And he rolled his own smokes. He carried all of his smoke fixings in a Hello Kitty tupperware/sandwich holder.