GM's thread about nothing (38 Viewers)

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Just passed Wisconsin Dells. Saw billboard saying to "Ride the Black Anaconda"

 

[dharmapunk]

Not sure why, but this one kills me.

I'm in tears.

I don't get it.

<_<

 

[Sconch]

Not sure why, but this one kills me.

I'm in tears.

I don't get it.

The OP should have typed "2 cents" not "2 sense".

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Not sure why, but this one kills me.

I'm in tears.

I don't get it.

A little part of Smoo just died

 

[General Malaise]

Not sure why, but this one kills me.

I'm in tears.

I don't get it.

A little part of Smoo just died

I think Smoo expects this sort of idiocy from me.Ooof.

 

[Sconch]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging.

I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.

Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

 

[wadegarrett]

Bo Jackson's stat line from my just completed 42-41 Raiders win over the Oilers in Techmo Super Bowl: 18 carries, 432 yards, 6 TDs

Been a long time and I haven't really figured out how to play defense on the keyboard.

 

[General Malaise]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging.

I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.

Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

One of my favorite history teachers would spend one day a week asking us Trivial Pursuit type questions for bonus points on tests. Absolutely loved that class, loved that teacher and loved the fact that I was never in AP classes.

 

[Sconch]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging.

I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.

Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

One of my favorite history teachers would spend one day a week asking us Trivial Pursuit type questions for bonus points on tests. Absolutely loved that class, loved that teacher and loved the fact that I was never in AP classes.

Kids this age are FASCINATED by near-recent history. Especially things like technology, fashion, music etc. Start talking about record players or watching 16mm films in school or what life was like before ATMs and card swipers at every checkout and they love it.

 

[Sconch]

Bo Jackson's stat line from my just completed 42-41 Raiders win over the Oilers in Techmo Super Bowl: 18 carries, 432 yards, 6 TDs Been a long time and I haven't really figured out how to play defense on the keyboard.

Thanks, Portis26!

 

[krista4]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging. I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

Ooooooooo, I forgot tonight is your Pixies show. Have fun!!

 

[wadegarrett]

Bo Jackson's stat line from my just completed 42-41 Raiders win over the Oilers in Techmo Super Bowl: 18 carries, 432 yards, 6 TDs Been a long time and I haven't really figured out how to play defense on the keyboard.

Thanks, Portis26!

I'll start my own thread so you can follow along.

 

[General Malaise]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging.

I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.

Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

One of my favorite history teachers would spend one day a week asking us Trivial Pursuit type questions for bonus points on tests. Absolutely loved that class, loved that teacher and loved the fact that I was never in AP classes.

Kids this age are FASCINATED by near-recent history. Especially things like technology, fashion, music etc. Start talking about record players or watching 16mm films in school or what life was like before ATMs and card swipers at every checkout and they love it.

Can't wait to show my kids a fax machine.

 

[Sarnoff]

Kids this age are FASCINATED by near-recent history. Especially things like technology, fashion, music etc. Start talking about record players or watching 16mm films in school or what life was like before ATMs and card swipers at every checkout and they love it.

Can't wait to show my kids a fax machine.

history trivia factoid: fax machine was invented before the telephone

 

[Sarnoff]

11 sounds that your kids have probably never heard:

1) rotary phone

2) manual typewriter

3) coffee percolator

4) flash cube

5) TV channel selector

6) record changer

7) gas station driveway bell

8) TV station sign-off

9) cash register

10) movie projector

11) broken record

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging. I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

How much longer until radio stations are outdated?

 

[Sconch]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging.

I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.

Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

One of my favorite history teachers would spend one day a week asking us Trivial Pursuit type questions for bonus points on tests. Absolutely loved that class, loved that teacher and loved the fact that I was never in AP classes.

Kids this age are FASCINATED by near-recent history. Especially things like technology, fashion, music etc. Start talking about record players or watching 16mm films in school or what life was like before ATMs and card swipers at every checkout and they love it.

Can't wait to show my kids a fax machine.

What really blew them away was when I started talking about the olde tyme telephone exchange names like KLondike5-121 or PEnnsylvania6-5000.

 

[ODoyleRules]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging. I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

 

[Sconch]

11 sounds that your kids have probably never heard:

1) rotary phone

2) manual typewriter

3) coffee percolator

4) flash cube

5) TV channel selector

6) record changer

7) gas station driveway bell

8) TV station sign-off

9) cash register

10) movie projector

11) broken record

SWEET!

 

[Bogart]

My 7 year old is taking great joy in figuring out the VCR we have in his room. He keeps telling his sister the TV has to "review" the movie before they can watch it, and that it takes some time, so be patient.

 

[shuke]

Uric acid levels are normal and X-ray shows arthritis in big toe.

I don't know why but I'm ecsatic I don't have gout and just have regular old man arthritis.

 

[Sconch]

Uric acid levels are normal and X-ray shows arthritis in big toe. I don't know why but I'm ecsatic I don't have gout and just have regular old man arthritis.

Aging Skeptic

 

[Oh Yes!]

going to bolingbrook to refinance my house tomorrow. see you all there.

 

[JaxBill]

Uric acid levels are normal and X-ray shows arthritis in big toe. I don't know why but I'm ecsatic I don't have gout and just have regular old man arthritis.

Aging Skeptic

Icy Hot Skeptic

 

[-fish-]

Uric acid levels are normal and X-ray shows arthritis in big toe. I don't know why but I'm ecsatic I don't have gout and just have regular old man arthritis.

way to not have a 19th century disease.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Uric acid levels are normal and X-ray shows arthritis in big toe. I don't know why but I'm ecsatic I don't have gout and just have regular old man arthritis.

congrats

 

[General Malaise]

Uric acid levels are normal and X-ray shows arthritis in big toe.

I don't know why but I'm ecsatic I don't have gout and just have regular old man arthritis.

Aging Skeptic

You're on fire today. Tonight should provide for good reading material in the morning Monday.

 

[Disco Stu]

Sometimes friends just show up. I've come home to friends just lounging or having a drink and playing cards or a video game. I don't mind it at all as I've made it clear they're always welcome as long as they don't trash the place. I'm 30 years old and a single guy. No need for me to not welcome friends. It's almost always a welcome sight to see one of them. I'm usually up for something, am the ringleader of the group, and have a location that's pretty central to most everyone.

The room had no lock on the door so I had built some Rube Goldberg device to make it impossible to simply open. You really needed to force it. She didn't even know what was in there as I tell most people it's my office. She was simply being nosy. I should have seen this coming. She really is a nosy person. I shouldn't leave a steak on the floor then yell at the dog when he eats it. I do appreciate the kind words but nothing is happening to me tonight. There's no danger. I assure you all that's not an option. The worst that is going to happen is an agitated stomach and a headache that is approaching migraine levels.

On a positive note, I wish I was one of your friends and lived near you. You're 30, single, a doctor, and live the home life of a college kid. Except for nosy "friends" and a tortured past, you're living the high life.

Do I need to update my notebook? And is GM a real general?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

On a positive note, I wish I was one of your friends and lived near you. You're 30, single, a doctor, and live the home life of a college kid. Except for nosy "friends" and a tortured past, you're living the high life.

Do I need to update my notebook? And is GM a real general?

yes.Tanner is also a bail bondsman.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Sometimes friends just show up. I've come home to friends just lounging or having a drink and playing cards or a video game. I don't mind it at all as I've made it clear they're always welcome as long as they don't trash the place. I'm 30 years old and a single guy. No need for me to not welcome friends. It's almost always a welcome sight to see one of them. I'm usually up for something, am the ringleader of the group, and have a location that's pretty central to most everyone.

The room had no lock on the door so I had built some Rube Goldberg device to make it impossible to simply open. You really needed to force it. She didn't even know what was in there as I tell most people it's my office. She was simply being nosy. I should have seen this coming. She really is a nosy person. I shouldn't leave a steak on the floor then yell at the dog when he eats it. I do appreciate the kind words but nothing is happening to me tonight. There's no danger. I assure you all that's not an option. The worst that is going to happen is an agitated stomach and a headache that is approaching migraine levels.

On a positive note, I wish I was one of your friends and lived near you. You're 30, single, a doctor, and live the home life of a college kid. Except for nosy "friends" and a tortured past, you're living the high life.

Do I need to update my notebook? And is GM a real general?

Well he didn't spend six years in Awesome Medical School to be called Mister

 

[Thorn]

Is this a southern thing or just a nutjob thing?

Remember the couple that I married? The ones who had known each other 6 months, his divorce was 2 months old on the wedding day, and who have a combined 5 marriages between them? She has two kids, a daughter about 9 and a son about 13. He has two sons, who are a bit older, say 16 and 20. The 20 year old has Asperger's. In a group that she was in recently, I stole an "### - burger" joke from South Park. She laughed and said something like, 'now that is funny, and my son has Asperger's.'

I was this close to saying 'you mean your stepson' but instantly concluded it wasn't worth the effort. I know they are big on being one big happy family, but that's nuts, right?

Referring to your step-son is neither a Southern tradition, nor a nutjob comment. It always seemed weird to me to refer to a kid as a step-child. If that's the protocol wouldn't you also refer to any adopted kids as your adopted-son?

No, because your adopted son is your son. Just like you wouldn't say biological-son unless it was somehow relevant. Your stepson is not your son. Does the stepson call her his mother?

My stepmom referred to me as her step-son and I called her my step-mom.

This depends on the level of relationship between the people. In this ridiculous case, her calling this kid her son is laughable and emotionally troubling.However, I had a step-father who was every bit my father and that's all I ever called him and ever will.

It's all about the two people involved.

My link

 

[Thorn]

Anyone else going to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn this weekend?

Willingly or unwillingly....

Suicide is a viable option here, GB.We'll miss you.

Well....not if he has seen the other 8 Twilights.

You know that there are 8? Yoa suspect!

 

[eoMMan]

Anyone else going to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn this weekend?

Willingly or unwillingly....

Suicide is a viable option here, GB.We'll miss you.

Well....not if he has seen the other 8 Twilights.

You know that there are 8? Yoa suspect!

I would...http://celebritynewsandstyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/twilight_saga_breaking_dawn_bella-belly.jpg

 

[Thorn]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging.

I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.

Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

One of my favorite history teachers would spend one day a week asking us Trivial Pursuit type questions for bonus points on tests. Absolutely loved that class, loved that teacher and loved the fact that I was never in AP classes.

Kids this age are FASCINATED by near-recent history. Especially things like technology, fashion, music etc. Start talking about record players or watching 16mm films in school or what life was like before ATMs and card swipers at every checkout and they love it.

Can't wait to show my kids a fax machine.

What really blew them away was when I started talking about the olde tyme telephone exchange names like KLondike5-121 or PEnnsylvania6-5000.

Is this SUsquehanna-2222? 2222? Whadda you, playin trains?

Also, when I was a kid you didn't have to say the first 2 digit at all. Everyone just knew to dial 77 or 78 first depending on the town. I didn't really know that numbers had 7 digits until I was like 12.

 

[Sconch]

On a positive note, I wish I was one of your friends and lived near you. You're 30, single, a doctor, and live the home life of a college kid. Except for nosy "friends" and a tortured past, you're living the high life.

Do I need to update my notebook? And is GM a real general?

yes.Tanner is also a bail bondsman.

Actually I tan hides and skins and such.

 

[Thorn]

Uric acid levels are normal and X-ray shows arthritis in big toe. I don't know why but I'm ecsatic I don't have gout and just have regular old man arthritis.

way to not have a 19th century disease.

There is one dive bar here populated almost exclusively by older heavy-set beer-drinking alcoholics. Me and my friend don't call it by its real name but instead by "The Gout."

 

[Sconch]

Right after work I'm meeting the little woman (don't tell my wife) at a downtown hotel and then we're going to the concert later on. Today is just draaaaagging.

I also screwed up my lesson plan for today. The kids were going to watch about 22 mins worth of video and then do a work-sheet. Technically I'm not doing anything today but pushing "play" and then walking around and see who needs help. I usually never schedule a day like this where I'm not really "teaching". That's one reason why today is going so slow.

Our 'today in history' today is the first push-button phones being made available. I usually spend 3-4 minutes on the 'today in history' but since today is so boring I decided to expand it a bit. Last period we spent 17 minutes watching youtube clips of old geezers calling the operator and using rotary phones. Then I told the kids how bad it sucked trying to win radio station call-in contests when you had a rotary phone.

One of my favorite history teachers would spend one day a week asking us Trivial Pursuit type questions for bonus points on tests. Absolutely loved that class, loved that teacher and loved the fact that I was never in AP classes.

Kids this age are FASCINATED by near-recent history. Especially things like technology, fashion, music etc. Start talking about record players or watching 16mm films in school or what life was like before ATMs and card swipers at every checkout and they love it.

Can't wait to show my kids a fax machine.

What really blew them away was when I started talking about the olde tyme telephone exchange names like KLondike5-121 or PEnnsylvania6-5000.

Is this SUsquehanna-2222? 2222? Whadda you, playin trains?

Also, when I was a kid you didn't have to say the first 2 digit at all. Everyone just knew to dial 77 or 78 first depending on the town. I didn't really know that numbers had 7 digits until I was like 12.

Back when I was in HS there was still one part of town that had just one prefix...366. If you were calling from a 366 number to another 366 number all you had to do was dial the 6 and then the last 4 numbers. Like 6-1212.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Is this SUsquehanna-2222?

2222? Whadda you, playin trains?

Also, when I was a kid you didn't have to say the first 2 digit at all. Everyone just knew to dial 77 or 78 first depending on the town. I didn't really know that numbers had 7 digits until I was like 12.

Back when I was in HS there was still one part of town that had just one prefix...366. If you were calling from a 366 number to another 366 number all you had to do was dial the 6 and then the last 4 numbers. Like 6-1212.

What are you guys, like 100?

 

[Sconch]

Is this SUsquehanna-2222?

2222? Whadda you, playin trains?

Also, when I was a kid you didn't have to say the first 2 digit at all. Everyone just knew to dial 77 or 78 first depending on the town. I didn't really know that numbers had 7 digits until I was like 12.

Back when I was in HS there was still one part of town that had just one prefix...366. If you were calling from a 366 number to another 366 number all you had to do was dial the 6 and then the last 4 numbers. Like 6-1212.

What are you guys, like 100?

It was the mid-late 80s but for some reason the phone system in that part of town was still stuck in the 1950s. The rest of the town used the regular 7 digit system.

 

[Osaurus]

When I lived in Philly, my number spelled out MEA-TROL. Pretty easy to remember. For the old schoolers, it was NE2-8765

 

[Sconch]

Has there ever been a poster as unfunny as AE?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Has there ever been a poster as unfunny as AE?

roarin?

 

[Osaurus]

Has there ever been a poster as unfunny as AE?

Debbie Downer?

 

[Sconch]

When I lived in Philly, my number spelled out MEA-TROL. Pretty easy to remember. For the old schoolers, it was NE2-8765

About 15 years ago we moved and had to get a new phone #. I paid the extra $10 or whatever and got a number where the last 4 digits spelled out my last name.

 

[Osaurus]

When I lived in Philly, my number spelled out MEA-TROL. Pretty easy to remember. For the old schoolers, it was NE2-8765

About 15 years ago we moved and had to get a new phone #. I paid the extra $10 or whatever and got a number where the last 4 digits spelled out my last name.

Nice

 

[Sconch]

When I lived in Philly, my number spelled out MEA-TROL. Pretty easy to remember. For the old schoolers, it was NE2-8765

About 15 years ago we moved and had to get a new phone #. I paid the extra $10 or whatever and got a number where the last 4 digits spelled out my last name.

Nice

Then a few years later everybody and their mother got a cell phone and nobody really cared about my home number. ETA: It would have been FAirview3-5262 back in the Renaissance.

 

[shuke]

What are you guys, like 100?

It was the mid-late 80s

Oh bull####.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Is this SUsquehanna-2222?

2222? Whadda you, playin trains?

Also, when I was a kid you didn't have to say the first 2 digit at all. Everyone just knew to dial 77 or 78 first depending on the town. I didn't really know that numbers had 7 digits until I was like 12.

Back when I was in HS there was still one part of town that had just one prefix...366. If you were calling from a 366 number to another 366 number all you had to do was dial the 6 and then the last 4 numbers. Like 6-1212.

What are you guys, like 100?

It was the mid-late 80s but for some reason the phone system in that part of town was still stuck in the 1950s. The rest of the town used the regular 7 digit system.

When I was a kid, there were still party lines (google/wiki it if you don't know what that is). Sometimes the operator would cross things up and/or the system would go haywire and you'd hear other conversations. Can't tell you how much fun it was at 7 to hear two old ladies discussing the finer points of feminine cleanliness.

 

[shuke]

Kids this age are FASCINATED by near-recent history. Especially things like technology, fashion, music etc.

I love telling the younger people I work with what it was like running BASIC on a Vic-20. "Playing video games" meant buying some dork magazine that had like 1000 lines of code you had to type in just so you could get some ASCII car to go around a track.

 

[General Malaise]

My number growing up in Dallas was one digit off from Don Carter's Bowling Alley. We got called *ALL THE TIME* from people asking to reserve lanes or talk to the employees or to have us 'page so & so'. How my dad would answer these calls would depend on the number of Buds he had consumed prior to answering. If he had just come home from work, he would curtly tell them they had the wrong number and hang up. If it was after dinner and he was feeling a bit more chipper, he would take their reservations or pretend to 'page' the person. Always loved that.