GM's thread about nothing (21 Viewers)

[El Floppo]

[*]6. GM had some kind of swim costume during his early years that made him look like a dildo of sorts.

of sorts

 

[krista4]

[*]6. GM had some kind of swim costume during his early years that made him look like a dildo of sorts.

of sorts

I couldn't decide if I liked "of sorts" or "swim costume" better.

 

[charvik]

Frosto> Erin

booking flexi...

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Frosto> Erin

booking flexi...

FINALLY

 

[charvik]

Anything new here?

 

[Sarnoff]

There's a wine bar in the Whole Foods on North Avenue. God how I miss that. Maybe I should be the one to take a severance package and move back.

I think there are at least 2 or 3 different bars in that one grocery store. It's ridiculous.

Can you go to the seafood counter, pick out a piece of fish and take it to the cafe and they cook it for you with some sides for cost of fish +$10? And getting shelf price on a nice bottle of wine to go with it? Hellagood cheap dinner date.

We definitely were able to go to the ready-made food sections and bring grub back to the wine bar after paying for it at the cashier. Don't remember if they let us use the microwaves, though. We got hungry during halftime and went to sample the premade cheese & cracker combos.

 

[kevzilla]

Took me forever to catch up with you chatty Cathys.

Of course, watching Krista's video 847 times held me up a bit.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Took me forever to catch up with you chatty Cathys.Of course, watching Krista's video 847 times held me up a bit.

PMing you the unrated version.

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

@ today

 

[Thorn]

Such horse####. Everyone passed out on the limo ride home. I need to hOst a real nicaraguan party or something

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Such horse####. Everyone passed out on the limo ride home. I need to hOst a real nicaraguan party or something

I can be in Nicaragua in 10 hours.

 

[cosjobs]

There's a wine bar in the Whole Foods on North Avenue. God how I miss that. Maybe I should be the one to take a severance package and move back.

I think there are at least 2 or 3 different bars in that one grocery store. It's ridiculous.

Can you go to the seafood counter, pick out a piece of fish and take it to the cafe and they cook it for you with some sides for cost of fish +$10? And getting shelf price on a nice bottle of wine to go with it? Hellagood cheap dinner date.

We definitely were able to go to the ready-made food sections and bring grub back to the wine bar after paying for it at the cashier. Don't remember if they let us use the microwaves, though. We got hungry during halftime and went to sample the premade cheese & cracker combos.

At the flagship store in Austin, there is a cafe. You can order from their menu, or go to the seafood counter and pick out a piece of fish you want and take it over to the cafe and they will prepare in in any of several styles and serve with sides. I think its a very cool concept. TRE thinks its creepy.I've seen something similar in steak houses where you can pick out you cut of meat to be cooked, but its much much more expensive in those places.

 

[krista4]

Such horse####. Everyone passed out on the limo ride home. I need to hOst a real nicaraguan party or something

When you going down there, GB? We'll have your chariot awaiting (if your chariot includes a beat-up Hyundai Sonata).

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

There's a wine bar in the Whole Foods on North Avenue. God how I miss that. Maybe I should be the one to take a severance package and move back.

I think there are at least 2 or 3 different bars in that one grocery store. It's ridiculous.

Can you go to the seafood counter, pick out a piece of fish and take it to the cafe and they cook it for you with some sides for cost of fish +$10? And getting shelf price on a nice bottle of wine to go with it? Hellagood cheap dinner date.

We definitely were able to go to the ready-made food sections and bring grub back to the wine bar after paying for it at the cashier. Don't remember if they let us use the microwaves, though. We got hungry during halftime and went to sample the premade cheese & cracker combos.

At the flagship store in Austin, there is a cafe. You can order from their menu, or go to the seafood counter and pick out a piece of fish you want and take it over to the cafe and they will prepare in in any of several styles and serve with sides. I think its a very cool concept. TRE thinks its creepy.I've seen something similar in steak houses where you can pick out you cut of meat to be cooked, but its much much more expensive in those places.

Are these places connected? Could I tuck a piece of fish in my pocket and bring it in?

 

[cosjobs]

There's a wine bar in the Whole Foods on North Avenue. God how I miss that. Maybe I should be the one to take a severance package and move back.

I think there are at least 2 or 3 different bars in that one grocery store. It's ridiculous.

Can you go to the seafood counter, pick out a piece of fish and take it to the cafe and they cook it for you with some sides for cost of fish +$10? And getting shelf price on a nice bottle of wine to go with it? Hellagood cheap dinner date.

We definitely were able to go to the ready-made food sections and bring grub back to the wine bar after paying for it at the cashier. Don't remember if they let us use the microwaves, though. We got hungry during halftime and went to sample the premade cheese & cracker combos.

At the flagship store in Austin, there is a cafe. You can order from their menu, or go to the seafood counter and pick out a piece of fish you want and take it over to the cafe and they will prepare in in any of several styles and serve with sides. I think its a very cool concept. TRE thinks its creepy.I've seen something similar in steak houses where you can pick out you cut of meat to be cooked, but its much much more expensive in those places.

Are these places connected? Could I tuck a piece of fish in my pocket and bring it in?

Just like the wine, you pick it up in the appropriate department within the Whole Foods Market and carry it over to the cafe within the Whole food Market.

 

[proninja]

I leave to go home, eat dinner with the wife, and check back here and there's 3 friggin' pages. You people are prolific.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Krista, what if you have a conversation with Zac and tell him the whole thing? The situation he's putting you in, etc. Normally I'd say just torch him, but you're getting out in two years, right? At that point, what does any of it matter?

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Pretty sure I could finish to that video, btw.

 

[Thorn]

@ today

I really do want to punch zooks in the vulva.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Krista, what if you have a conversation with Zac and tell him the whole thing? The situation he's putting you in, etc. Normally I'd say just torch him, but you're getting out in two years, right? At that point, what does any of it matter?

This is all I'm yellin'...if it's a "friend", tell them they're about to get ####hammered...

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Just like the wine, you pick it up in the appropriate department within the Whole Foods Market and carry it over to the cafe within the Whole food Market.

Just like wine how? You buy wine and carry it over to the beatniks to drink?

 

[Samuel L Bronkowitz]

@ today

I really do want to punch zooks in the vulva.

Are you guys still 0-fer on cornholing? This is reaching Frosty levels of avoidance.

 

[charvik]

Krista, what if you have a conversation with Zac and tell him the whole thing? The situation he's putting you in, etc. Normally I'd say just torch him, but you're getting out in two years, right? At that point, what does any of it matter?

things can change. two years can turn into more, so why limit your own growth by keeping a dead beat?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

@ today

I really do want to punch zooks in the vulva.

Are you guys still 0-fer on cornholing? This is reaching Frosty levels of avoidance.

Frosty and I made sweet love over alcohol...although I don't think he remembers much of it.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Krista, what if you have a conversation with Zac and tell him the whole thing? The situation he's putting you in, etc. Normally I'd say just torch him, but you're getting out in two years, right? At that point, what does any of it matter?

things can change. two years can turn into more, so why limit your own growth by keeping a dead beat?

I guess it depends on what K4's plan is, or if it could change.I still say explain to him the fix you're being put in, and what he thinks the best way of going about it is. Were I Zac, a heads-up would be best.

 

[Thorn]

Such horse####. Everyone passed out on the limo ride home. I need to hOst a real nicaraguan party or something

When you going down there, GB? We'll have your chariot awaiting (if your chariot includes a beat-up Hyundai Sonata).

In all seriousness, why has a south amaerican cornhole not happened? I have costa rican condo access, krista has nicaraguan access...

 

[desert rose]

New Mexico has grocery stores, pharmacies with beer, wine, liquor, mixers, the works. Even WalMart has Crown Royale and the like. Texas is pretty damn annoying with only beer and wine in stores. You have to go to a liquor store to get anything else.

 

[charvik]

Krista, what if you have a conversation with Zac and tell him the whole thing? The situation he's putting you in, etc. Normally I'd say just torch him, but you're getting out in two years, right? At that point, what does any of it matter?

things can change. two years can turn into more, so why limit your own growth by keeping a dead beat?

I guess it depends on what K4's plan is, or if it could change.I still say explain to him the fix you're being put in, and what he thinks the best way of going about it is. Were I Zac, a heads-up would be best.

Well, you could also say it doesn't matter in 2 years if she gets rid of him, but the next 2 years leading up to it will be much smoother.

 

[desert rose]

Just saw a group of men dancing and singing in their underwear on Jay Leno. One with a box head. I don't get it. LMFAO

 

[proninja]

If he can't do the job, the guy knows it. He should be at a place where he's competent and able to do the work - he'll be a lot happier, and so will everybody else. Getting this guy gone will be doing everybody a favor, assuming he's able to find other work - and if he's your peer currently, even if he's not very good at his job I assume he won't have trouble finding other employment.

If I were taking over authority from someone who was on the way out, the last thing I'd want to do is have to be the person responsible for canning the guy. Will you have Zack's direct reports underneath you? Are they loyal to him? Is there anything to worry about there if they perceive you to be the reason he's gone? My gut tells me this is your boss's problem, and not yours. I understand why he wouldn't want to deal with it, but if there's a concern that it would affect your team, that should be a bigger concern than him not having to do something tough.

The internet is awesome. I work at a bike shop, and I can give advice to a fancy lawyer person. Probably bad advice, but still.

 

[proninja]

Also, explaining to your wife why you're watching some random attractive girl dancing like elaine from seinfeld is somewhat awkward

 

[Pigskin P]

...and I drop in after everyone's gone to bed. Wtf got into this thread tonight?

Krista> looks like the advice here is pretty unanimous. Tough to do, but not nearly as tough as letting someone go who works their ### off AND is great at what they do. A year of having to do that for my last employer drove me to my own disgusted resignation. Letting go of someone who isn't up to snuff is much easier, IMO - but still sucks of you like him personally. You know that he's failing in his current role but, as difficult as it may be in the short term for him, you will be enabling him to find another opportunity where he can be successful. Then go home, drink a few bottles of wine and relive your dancing glory days.

Nice vid, btw.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

turned off my lights. it's like Halloween and I've run out of candy.

I've done this before. Fittingly on Halloween. Some chick insisted that I go to a Halloween party with her. I figured she might show up even though I told her not to. Sure enough, she pulls up and rings the doorbell about a dozen times while I'm holed up upstairs cowering in the dark. Does she leave immediately? Oh no. She waits me out like a fugitive. This goes on for maybe an hour and a half, and I'm trying to do normal stuff like put clothes in the dryer. You never know the price of freedom until an unbalanced stalker is camped outside trying to listen for the faintest heartbeat.

What costume was she wearing?

Dude...

I have no idea.

 

[dharmapunk]

crazy chick asked me to go to a slasher movie with her to get in the halloween spirit. I can't resist the irony.

This is starting to become thread worthy, full of posts with texting transcripts for our humorous deconstruction.

she wants to see this

You MUST get a pic of this girl, some how, some way.

here you go

I'm losing track- is that Knuckles?

Ok, I know I'm going to catch holy hell for this, but I'm going to say it anyway -When I first saw the pic, I thought Rover was messing with me by posting a pic of Krista instead.

:ducks and runs for the hills:

 

[Tiger Fan]

I see you lazy asses didn't post a daily recap. What did I miss?

[*]1. Krista is the boss now and may have to fire her GB at work

[*]2. Lots of Saved by the Bell chat.

[*]3. Rover is going on a movie date with his crazy stalker chick.

[*]4. Thorn ate at On The Border and took a limo to the Bruins game but gadzooks stood him up.

[*]5. YSR and Krista sober and frustrated over how difficult wine buying is in Tennessee.

[*]6. GM had some kind of swim costume during his early years that made him look like a dildo of sorts.

[*]7. El Floppo almost hooked up with a Victoria's Secret model or Elisabeth Berkley, but had to settle for the guy from Porkys.

Bullets and Numbers: Serious BusinessETA: posted this before I saw Krista already call out the bullets and numbers

 

[dharmapunk]

So my 4yo son has decided he likes to rough-house with me. This usually means he runs up to me and throws a one-two combo to my nads (right at his wheelhouse height), but with a little anticipation on my part means some wrasslin' and pillow fights. Keep in mind, we're in NYC in a small apt with no yard (private patio, but on rooftop, not grass) for him to let himself go crazy in- and the playground and public parks are, well... not clean. So he likes the roughhousing with dear old dad as a pre-dinner fun time.

Tonight I dodge the #### punch and go straight into the wrestling/pillow-fighting. At some point, after I've let him pin me, I call a T.O. to ask him to tell his mom what of 3 tan-colored foods he wants to eat for dinner. Here's his reply:

"Woman... I command you to make me fishies and couscous. [pause, with only veiled snickering coming from the kitchen] RIGHT NOW, WOMAN! I COMMAND IT!!!"

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

k4> I don't have any advice for you that hasn't already been covered but I will say that I enjoy watching you dance. So do that more.

 

[Tribulation]

crazy chick asked me to go to a slasher movie with her to get in the halloween spirit. I can't resist the irony.

This is starting to become thread worthy, full of posts with texting transcripts for our humorous deconstruction.

she wants to see this

You MUST get a pic of this girl, some how, some way.

here you go

I'm losing track- is that Knuckles?

Huh. Looks like a PTA mom.

She looks like Teri Garr.

 

[YSR]

Fictitious PMs from staff/mods? Tanner? Truck?

 

[Tribulation]

turned off my lights. it's like Halloween and I've run out of candy.

I've done this before. Fittingly on Halloween. Some chick insisted that I go to a Halloween party with her. I figured she might show up even though I told her not to. Sure enough, she pulls up and rings the doorbell about a dozen times while I'm holed up upstairs cowering in the dark. Does she leave immediately? Oh no. She waits me out like a fugitive. This goes on for maybe an hour and a half, and I'm trying to do normal stuff like put clothes in the dryer. You never know the price of freedom until an unbalanced stalker is camped outside trying to listen for the faintest heartbeat.

What costume was she wearing?

Dude...

She was dressed as a dude?

 

[Tribulation]

So my 4yo son has decided he likes to rough-house with me. This usually means he runs up to me and throws a one-two combo to my nads (right at his wheelhouse height), but with a little anticipation on my part means some wrasslin' and pillow fights. Keep in mind, we're in NYC in a small apt with no yard (private patio, but on rooftop, not grass) for him to let himself go crazy in- and the playground and public parks are, well... not clean. So he likes the roughhousing with dear old dad as a pre-dinner fun time.

Tonight I dodge the #### punch and go straight into the wrestling/pillow-fighting. At some point, after I've let him pin me, I call a T.O. to ask him to tell his mom what of 3 tan-colored foods he wants to eat for dinner. Here's his reply:

"Woman... I command you to make me fishies and couscous. [pause, with only veiled snickering coming from the kitchen] RIGHT NOW, WOMAN! I COMMAND IT!!!"

Awesome

 

[Gadzooks]

@ today

I really do want to punch zooks in the vulva.

Are you guys still 0-fer on cornholing? This is reaching Frosty levels of avoidance.

OBJECTION!!!!This was never a 100% fully confirmed Cornhole/gay-man-touching/date. Atty. Thorn mentioned he'd be going to the Bruins game on Tuesday and I told him I'd try to meet up for a beer or 2 before the game as I have a buddy who lives in the North End who would probably be going to the game and that I might go meet up with him before the game. I was not going to the game and my presence at the potential Cornhole/heavy-petting-of-ifriend/date would only be if I made it out to Boston in time. I notified Atty. Thorn via sext message at approximately 3pm that I was still in a meeting that was supposed to be done over an hour ago and my chances of attending our Cornhole/reach-around/date was questionable. And it's not like I was walking-distance away from our Cornhole/body-violating-life-changing/date. It's an hour drive to the City not to mention traffic on game night and parking.

So ladies and gentlemen (and Stryker) of the jury: I submit to you that Atty Thorn is GUILTY of slandering my good name and Guilty of being mean a bully when he said he wanted to strike my vulva. I think his punishment should be a 3-way Thorn-Hole with MOP and LSucks.

Despite all of this, I am looking forward to any future Cornhole/vulva-striking/dates with Atty Thorn. Maybe sometime in November?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

And because I feel guilty about bringing this thread down when it had been very entertaining today, I hereby offer you this incredibly embarrassing and cringe-worthy version of my white-man's overbite dance from the late 90s.

Sooooo hot.

Now having the "Cat Shirt Bob" conversation. I hate you facebook.

We'll need a summary, preferably on your Facebook wall. I'll take a PM.

Actually it went surprising well. wife "Hey, so someone named Cat Shirt Bob commented on a picture of Ben on facebook. Friend of yours?"

me "yep"

wife "Some weird internet friend?"

me "yep"

wife "what kind of name is Cat Shirt Bob?"

me "I guess he didn't want to use his real name."

wife "so what, he just wears a cat shirt all day and calls himself cat shirt bob?"

me "I guess"

wife "I'm so glad he can see pictures of our kids"

me "he's a good dude"

wife "alright, if you say so"

Please let your wife know that Mrs. SLB has similar concerns about you.

Wife: Who just texted you?

Me: Some guy from the message board.

Wife: You gave him your phone number?!

Me: Well not really....

Wife: How did he get it?

Me: Well, one gal was buying office supplies from us and kind of gave it out.

Wife:

Me: It's fine.

Wife: He could be a child molester!!

Me: He's not a child molester.

Wife: How do you know?

Me: He's not a child molester. Hell, he's been in the football pool the last couple of years.

Wife: So because he's in the football pool he doesn't molest kids?

Me: It's fine.

Wife: So Mr. Careful, watch your back, don't trust anyone, is giving out his phone number and Friending random people from the Internet.

Me: He's not a child molester.

Wife: What has happened to you?

wife "I'm so glad he can see pictures of our kids"

so awesome

Yes. Wait 'til she sees his pictures.

Does she know who Soda Popinski is?

:finger:

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Re: Booze

Missouri isn't exactly a progressive State but wtf? I would have to move if I were you people.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Pretty sure I could finish to that video, btw.

how many replays? 2.5 here

 

[Gadzooks]

I'm more like a goldfish and Mrs. SLB just keeps happily sprinkling delicious flakes of terrible vices into the tank until I explode.

And I continue to wait patiently.

 

[Keys Myaths]

All of this.

 

[Lieutenant Dan]

Also, fellas, I'm not getting divorced. In-laws have come by to help unpack two out of the last three nights, but I've successfully opted out of going to dinner both nights - with Mr. YSR completely backing me (although he went to dinner with them both nights).

On another note, they don't sell wine in the supermarkets here. This confuses me and I'm not quite sure what to do with it.

TN liquor laws are teh suck.

 

[heckmanm]

turned off my lights. it's like Halloween and I've run out of candy.

I've done this before. Fittingly on Halloween. Some chick insisted that I go to a Halloween party with her. I figured she might show up even though I told her not to. Sure enough, she pulls up and rings the doorbell about a dozen times while I'm holed up upstairs cowering in the dark. Does she leave immediately? Oh no. She waits me out like a fugitive. This goes on for maybe an hour and a half, and I'm trying to do normal stuff like put clothes in the dryer. You never know the price of freedom until an unbalanced stalker is camped outside trying to listen for the faintest heartbeat.

What costume was she wearing?

Dude...

She was dressed as a dude?

My link

 

[Gadzooks]

Since Elizabeth Berkley is kinda tall and I'm kinda short, I'm guessing our love-making would resemble Rebecca Lobo boxing out Bobby Hurley.