GM's thread about nothing (25 Viewers)

[Thorn]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is it a mud course? Those have a much bigger degree of difficulty.

Nope. 4.5 miles on hilly rocky terrain. 17 obstacles.

 

[Thorn]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is there a time limit?

Doesn't look like it.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is there a time limit?

Doesn't look like it.

I'm sure you could complete it eventually.

 

[General Malaise]

After ~20 years of stable positions in Fortune 500 companies, I start Monday with a new position at a start-up company. The interesting thing is that this start-up company's key products focus on erectile dysfunction: injectable drugs and devices . Should be a fun time.

FB Friend request sent...PS, I owe Homer a public apology. That was a stupid joke and I feel awful about it. Please accept an invitatino to sleep with my wife.

 

[General Malaise]

Here's something to make you lose your hopes for the future:My 18 year old nephew got a tattoo last week on his upper back/shoulder blade. It's the Blink 182 smiley face logo and the words "WHAT'S MY AGE AGAIN?"

There's no way to get around how bad this is.

Wait, it gets worse. His best fried got one at the same time. His is in the same spot but just says "BLINK 182" in huge bold letters.

Oooof. I thought Blink 182 was a decade past its due date, meaning these guys were like 10 when they had any relevance. Is that not right? What a strange band to worship.

 

[Thorn]

Here's something to make you lose your hopes for the future:My 18 year old nephew got a tattoo last week on his upper back/shoulder blade. It's the Blink 182 smiley face logo and the words "WHAT'S MY AGE AGAIN?"

There's no way to get around how bad this is.

Wait, it gets worse. His best fried got one at the same time. His is in the same spot but just says "BLINK 182" in huge bold letters.

Oooof. I thought Blink 182 was a decade past its due date, meaning these guys were like 10 when they had any relevance. Is that not right? What a strange band to worship.

Well you can only sing through your nose for so long.

 

[tommyboy]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is it a mud course? Those have a much bigger degree of difficulty.

Nope. 4.5 miles on hilly rocky terrain. 17 obstacles.

do you do any kind of aerobic training? if not, i doubt you'd finish it, unless you camped overnight or something

 

[Thorn]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is it a mud course? Those have a much bigger degree of difficulty.

Nope. 4.5 miles on hilly rocky terrain. 17 obstacles.

do you do any kind of aerobic training? if not, i doubt you'd finish it, unless you camped overnight or something

I ride a stationary bike and do p90x. I'm reasonably fit (5'8" 160), I just have always hated jogging.

 

[-fish-]

Louie CK is still the best stand up working right now. Who else is even close?

Bill Burr

 

[EYLive]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is it a mud course? Those have a much bigger degree of difficulty.

Nope. 4.5 miles on hilly rocky terrain. 17 obstacles.

do you do any kind of aerobic training? if not, i doubt you'd finish it, unless you camped overnight or something

I ride a stationary bike and do p90x. I'm reasonably fit (5'8" 160), I just have always hated jogging.

According to my calculations, you will die at mile 2.37 - strangulation on cargo nets.

 

[Bogart]

Louie CK is still the best stand up working right now. Who else is even close?

Bill Burr

I have to go back and watch his special again. It got so much love in the Netflix thread, but I didn't think it was that funny.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Josie, good stuff on Tyler today.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

In case you missed it... :gold:

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

 

[Disco Stu]

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

Is he still alive?

 

[Bogart]

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

HOLY SHICKY.

 

[Bogart]

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

Is he still alive?

Is he kicking ### in Mafia Wars? Or just a kick ### Farm?

 

[Thorn]

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

well at least you can return them

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Jesus. How is online poker illegal but Farmville isn't?

"Buy a farm, lose your actual real farm."

 

[Thorn]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is it a mud course? Those have a much bigger degree of difficulty.

Nope. 4.5 miles on hilly rocky terrain. 17 obstacles.

do you do any kind of aerobic training? if not, i doubt you'd finish it, unless you camped overnight or something

I ride a stationary bike and do p90x. I'm reasonably fit (5'8" 160), I just have always hated jogging.

According to my calculations, you will die at mile 2.37 - strangulation on cargo nets.

 

[Thorn]

Apparently I have to buy "compression shorts" too since we go down a big slippy slide as one obstacle.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

Is he still alive?

He and his little brother are staying at my parents for a couple of days which they were supposed to any way since I'm supposed to be drinking wine with their mother and doing awful things to her.

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

Is he still alive?

Is he kicking ### in Mafia Wars? Or just a kick ### Farm?

I don't know.

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

well at least you can return them

I hope so. Mrs. SLB e-mailed them or whatever to get our money back.

Jesus. How is online poker illegal but Farmville isn't?"Buy a farm, lose your actual real farm."

Somehow the credit card number was saved in there, I guess he did it, so you don't even have to enter it every time. Between work, buying a new house, having two mortgages and then this, well, it pushed me over the edge I guess.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

WHAT!?!?! People pay money for FB game ####???

 

[shuke]

WTF are FB coins?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Oh yeah, I was doing bills yesterday when I noticed a bunch of charges of FB. Turns out Cal spent FOURTEEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS on FB coins or whatever for games. I started having back spasms and have been immobilized since then.

WHAT!?!?! People pay money for FB game ####???

7 year old kids do apparently. They make it WAY to easy. Whatever the hell he was playing, it must be the coolest ever. I thought Mrs. SLB was going to kill him. I was too busy trying not to die myself. I have to admit, although my back is roached (but getting better) laying in bed on pain pills all day watching TV having Mrs. SLB serve meisn't horrible. I recently asked her if she was a naughty nurse and replied "yes, but only for guys that can get it up which you can't with all the pills you are on." <_<

 

[General Malaise]

I'd love to ask "HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN" vis a vis Cal, but....

My oldest asked his mom for permission to use her card to play some game on his iTouch. She said 'yes', thinking he was going to buy a 99 cent app or some such and considering how responsible he is, she didn't think anything of it. Turns out he got a little carried away and 'bought' $160 worth of elves or dwarves or gnomes or something. His mother was pissed off, but when she asked me about it, I said "and that's why you don't buy a 7 year old boy an iTouch"

Apparently, this isn't isolated. My co-worker's son ran up a $400 credit card bill using apple's apps. There needs to be better protection out there, right? I mean, my protection is not to let them have my credit card or devices that will abuse my credit cards. That's worked fine. But these games designed for kids...seems too easy for them to screw up.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

WTF are FB coins?

I think you can buy fake currency with real currency, and then use that fake currency to buy things within a game. A new "farm house" or whatever.

 

[Bogart]

I'd love to ask "HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN" vis a vis Cal, but....My oldest asked his mom for permission to use her card to play some game on his iTouch. She said 'yes', thinking he was going to buy a 99 cent app or some such and considering how responsible he is, she didn't think anything of it. Turns out he got a little carried away and 'bought' $160 worth of elves or dwarves or gnomes or something. His mother was pissed off, but when she asked me about it, I said "and that's why you don't buy a 7 year old boy an iTouch" Apparently, this isn't isolated. My co-worker's son ran up a $400 credit card bill using apple's apps. There needs to be better protection out there, right? I mean, my protection is not to let them have my credit card or devices that will abuse my credit cards. That's worked fine. But these games designed for kids...seems too easy for them to screw up.

I only use iTunes cards to buy apps, music and stuff. My seven year old was playing with my phone and spent the last 6 bucks I had in my account on CoD tip guides and maps. I got pretty pissed then. SLB has me beat by a ton.

 

[commisholio]

I iknow people that spend ridiculous, ridiculous amounts of money on facebook games. It's a clinical addiction in my book; they appear to get the same rush you get from getting high. Kids are really not equipped with the tools to resist it.

 

[urbanhack]

I'd love to ask "HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN" vis a vis Cal, but....My oldest asked his mom for permission to use her card to play some game on his iTouch. She said 'yes', thinking he was going to buy a 99 cent app or some such and considering how responsible he is, she didn't think anything of it. Turns out he got a little carried away and 'bought' $160 worth of elves or dwarves or gnomes or something. His mother was pissed off, but when she asked me about it, I said "and that's why you don't buy a 7 year old boy an iTouch" Apparently, this isn't isolated. My co-worker's son ran up a $400 credit card bill using apple's apps. There needs to be better protection out there, right? I mean, my protection is not to let them have my credit card or devices that will abuse my credit cards. That's worked fine. But these games designed for kids...seems too easy for them to screw up.

Imagine what the economy would really be like if it wasn't for these kids!

 

[Bogart]

I iknow people that spend ridiculous, ridiculous amounts of money on facebook games. It's a clinical addiction in my book; they appear to get the same rush you get from getting high. Kids are really not equipped with the tools to resist it.

8 of the top 10 grossing apps for the iPhone are "Free" apps with app-in purchases. I'm sure it is an addiction for quite a few.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I'd love to ask "HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN" vis a vis Cal, but....My oldest asked his mom for permission to use her card to play some game on his iTouch. She said 'yes', thinking he was going to buy a 99 cent app or some such and considering how responsible he is, she didn't think anything of it. Turns out he got a little carried away and 'bought' $160 worth of elves or dwarves or gnomes or something. His mother was pissed off, but when she asked me about it, I said "and that's why you don't buy a 7 year old boy an iTouch" Apparently, this isn't isolated. My co-worker's son ran up a $400 credit card bill using apple's apps. There needs to be better protection out there, right? I mean, my protection is not to let them have my credit card or devices that will abuse my credit cards. That's worked fine. But these games designed for kids...seems too easy for them to screw up.

Of course I get calls from Chase all of the time "Mr. SLB we just saw a 60 dollar purchase on Amazon.com, a 30 dollar purchase on Woot and 53 dollars at Phillip's 66, did you make these purchases?" However 9 transaction in an hour totalling 850 bucks didn't raise any red flags.Of course I posted a month or so ago about how Cal did something similar on iTunes. We told him to never do it again which he hasn't. Of course we didn't say anything about Facebook so it's our own fault really.

 

[guru_007]

I iknow people that spend ridiculous, ridiculous amounts of money on facebook games. It's a clinical addiction in my book; they appear to get the same rush you get from getting high. Kids are really not equipped with the tools to resist it.

yepSLB, GM, I feel for you guys....gotta keep control of the money.My two eldest kids play this game wizards 101 or something like that. The guy that invented the game is an evil genius. It's like a kids WOW or Everquest game, but instead of a monthly subscription, you need to pay money for special abilities and powers and expand world or some crap like that. I swear, whenever my kids fall into an extra 20 or 30 bucks or so, they beg mom to buy some more stuff for their characters and pay cold hard cash to us for it. Seems to work, very addicting. Wish the company was public, tbh.

 

[tommyboy]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is it a mud course? Those have a much bigger degree of difficulty.

Nope. 4.5 miles on hilly rocky terrain. 17 obstacles.

do you do any kind of aerobic training? if not, i doubt you'd finish it, unless you camped overnight or something

I ride a stationary bike and do p90x. I'm reasonably fit (5'8" 160), I just have always hated jogging.

you'd be ok, it would be hard for you but you'd finish. I remember doing these in boot camp when i was in peak condition, they're a pain but fun.i know i couldn't do one now, i'd probably choke to death on my own puke

 

[tommyboy]

this weekend was supposed to be camping with "the guys" but my wife and her sister threw a hissy and demanded the weekend to get away with each other (and away from 4 kids each) so i said "sure you go right ahead". We started planning 2 months ago for the camping, this hissy thing happend a month ago. I aksed her this week what her plan was and turns out they haven't even made a hotel reservation or anything and they are only going to go Saturday then return sunday mid day. So its a free weekend away from teh kids, money isn't an issue and all they can do is not make plans then only go away for one night. Reptarded, imo. Next time they complaing about never getting away i'm going to tell them to #### off. And i'll be sure to never let them know when camping trips are scheduled in the future.

As for tomorrow, i'm going to hang out by the pool with the kids, crank the music so loud the neighbors call the cops and let the kids eat sugar and drink hersheys syrup all day.

 

[General Malaise]

Josie, good stuff on Tyler today.

How do you even know who these people are? Kylie Jenner? Who the hell is that? What do you read to know who these people are?

 

[eoMMan]

Josie, good stuff on Tyler today.

How do you even know who these people are? Kylie Jenner? Who the hell is that? What do you read to know who these people are?

That's the daughter of former Olympian Bruce Jenner and Ms. Kardashian, the widow of the famous lawyer, Mr. Kardashian, who got OJ off.

 

[General Malaise]

I iknow people that spend ridiculous, ridiculous amounts of money on facebook games. It's a clinical addiction in my book; they appear to get the same rush you get from getting high. Kids are really not equipped with the tools to resist it.

yepSLB, GM, I feel for you guys....gotta keep control of the money.My two eldest kids play this game wizards 101 or something like that. The guy that invented the game is an evil genius. It's like a kids WOW or Everquest game, but instead of a monthly subscription, you need to pay money for special abilities and powers and expand world or some crap like that. I swear, whenever my kids fall into an extra 20 or 30 bucks or so, they beg mom to buy some more stuff for their characters and pay cold hard cash to us for it. Seems to work, very addicting. Wish the company was public, tbh.

Oh, I do keep control of the money. Unfortunately, I have little to no control of what happens at their mom's house. I'd give them a loaded gun before I ever gave them access to my bank cards.

 

[Lomez]

Josie, good stuff on Tyler today.

How do you even know who these people are? Kylie Jenner? Who the hell is that? What do you read to know who these people are?

That's the daughter of former Olympian Bruce Jenner and Ms. Kardashian, the widow of the famous lawyer, Mr. Kardashian, who got OJ off.

:noban:

 

[Lomez]

Josie, good stuff on Tyler today.

How do you even know who these people are? Kylie Jenner? Who the hell is that? What do you read to know who these people are?

I barely know who you are.

 

[General Malaise]

this weekend was supposed to be camping with "the guys" but my wife and her sister threw a hissy and demanded the weekend to get away with each other (and away from 4 kids each) so i said "sure you go right ahead". We started planning 2 months ago for the camping, this hissy thing happend a month ago. I aksed her this week what her plan was and turns out they haven't even made a hotel reservation or anything and they are only going to go Saturday then return sunday mid day. So its a free weekend away from teh kids, money isn't an issue and all they can do is not make plans then only go away for one night. Reptarded, imo. Next time they complaing about never getting away i'm going to tell them to #### off. And i'll be sure to never let them know when camping trips are scheduled in the future. As for tomorrow, i'm going to hang out by the pool with the kids, crank the music so loud the neighbors call the cops and let the kids eat sugar and drink hersheys syrup all day.

Where was the camping trip going to be? You got any good places for family camping? I want to try something new next weekend, but don't want to drive very far and do not want to beat back the masses. I've found some decent spots in the Coastals, but am always up for new ideas.

 

[General Malaise]

Josie, good stuff on Tyler today.

How do you even know who these people are? Kylie Jenner? Who the hell is that? What do you read to know who these people are?

That's the daughter of former Olympian Bruce Jenner and Ms. Kardashian, the widow of the famous lawyer, Mr. Kardashian, who got OJ off.

I see. And these people are so destitute that they have to sell pictures of their underage daughters in bikinis to the paparazzi? Just when I thought I couldn't hate this world anymore, I stumble upon this....pathetic. Disgusting. Mildly intrigued.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Josie, good stuff on Tyler today.

How do you even know who these people are? Kylie Jenner? Who the hell is that? What do you read to know who these people are?

I only know who she is from reading that site. "Reading."

 

[shuke]

this weekend was supposed to be camping with "the guys" but my wife and her sister threw a hissy and demanded the weekend to get away with each other (and away from 4 kids each) so i said "sure you go right ahead". We started planning 2 months ago for the camping, this hissy thing happend a month ago. I aksed her this week what her plan was and turns out they haven't even made a hotel reservation or anything and they are only going to go Saturday then return sunday mid day. So its a free weekend away from teh kids, money isn't an issue and all they can do is not make plans then only go away for one night. Reptarded, imo. Next time they complaing about never getting away i'm going to tell them to #### off. And i'll be sure to never let them know when camping trips are scheduled in the future. As for tomorrow, i'm going to hang out by the pool with the kids, crank the music so loud the neighbors call the cops and let the kids eat sugar and drink hersheys syrup all day.

This is a widespread issue. Whenever I do a guys night or weekend, which is rarely, my wife will say "when do the women get to do something". Um, when you plan it? My buddies say they have the same exact conversation.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

If one can figure out how to throw a baseball as well as Brandon McCarthy, all this can be yours:

http://www.theagencyaz.com/Details.aspx?modelid=206240&pic=001.jpg&subid=4243&indx=0&mainsubid=4243

 

[krista4]

My friend said I can't run a 4.5 mile obstacle course with him tomorrow because I'm not in good enough shape. I don't run. Ever. But I'm not in bad shape. What are the odds I can complete it? I would literally have to go out tonight and buy running shoes.

Is it a mud course? Those have a much bigger degree of difficulty.

Or a Battle of the Network Stars-style course?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

All of the charges have been reversed already. Kudos to Facebook. You're not nearly the rapey dickmittens Apple is.

 

[Oh Yes!]

If one can figure out how to throw a baseball as well as Brandon McCarthy, all this can be yours:http://www.theagencyaz.com/Details.aspx?modelid=206240&pic=001.jpg&subid=4243&indx=0&mainsubid=4243

ill get right on that

 

[roadkill1292]

this weekend was supposed to be camping with "the guys" but my wife and her sister threw a hissy and demanded the weekend to get away with each other (and away from 4 kids each) so i said "sure you go right ahead". We started planning 2 months ago for the camping, this hissy thing happend a month ago. I aksed her this week what her plan was and turns out they haven't even made a hotel reservation or anything and they are only going to go Saturday then return sunday mid day. So its a free weekend away from teh kids, money isn't an issue and all they can do is not make plans then only go away for one night. Reptarded, imo. Next time they complaing about never getting away i'm going to tell them to #### off. And i'll be sure to never let them know when camping trips are scheduled in the future. As for tomorrow, i'm going to hang out by the pool with the kids, crank the music so loud the neighbors call the cops and let the kids eat sugar and drink hersheys syrup all day.

This is a widespread issue. Whenever I do a guys night or weekend, which is rarely, my wife will say "when do the women get to do something". Um, when you plan it? My buddies say they have the same exact conversation.

I also missed the election where I won the position of Entertainment Director. I know what I want to do, why can't she figure out what she wants to do?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

All of the charges have been reversed already. Kudos to Facebook. You're not nearly the rapey dickmittens Apple is.

Did Cal have to give up all of the farm things/mafia armaments/whatever that he purchased?