GM's thread about nothing (13 Viewers)

[Frostillicus]

Haven't seen Polar Express. Will it be a hit with the girls, too? I'm thinking more my daughter and less Homer's dates. Though I'm sure he'd also appreciate some input. :softball:TIA.

Don't get suckered into the new Muppets movie, btw. Painfully bad.

I thought it was OK.

I liked it.

What did you like about it?

The Muppets

 

[Tiny Dancer]

What did you like about it?

The Muppets

It's better if you're high.

 

[Giant Wooden Badger]

Also that's not a replica signed ball, that's the real deal. You can tell by where dwight gooden's autograph is smudged because my brother and I used it to play catch.

 

[urbanhack]

What did you like about it?

The Muppets

It's better if you're high.

This can be said for a great many things.

 

[Bogart]

1111

 

[Sconch]

No problem buddy, glad you liked it. Also that's not a replica signed ball, that's the real deal. You can tell by where dwight gooden's autograph is smudged because my brother and I used it to play catch. Dwight did enough coke to kill a Clydesdale.

 

[John Bender]

Still here in New England until December 15th now. final trip to CR is only lasting 1 week now.

Change of plans - surprise, you're going to Philadelphia or Baltimore on January 1st to open an office there. Thanks for your help in Central America.

Anyway -

I need to find a place in Philly or Bmore in the next 3 weeks. Any ideas?

I'd like to live alone, in a decent neighborhood with a place to walk my dog and spend no more than 900/1000 per month on rent. neighborhoods/areas?

BMore or Philly the choice is mine. Can anyone drop some knowledge on me about these 2 areas? I'll likely be putting a deposit on a place sight unseen.

 

[cosjobs]

The 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau is pretty damn tasty. Best vintage in at least a decade.

I know its no longer cool to enjoy Beaujolais, but this is a fun wine. Meant be be drunk young. Preferably before Spring of '12. Enjoy the fresh "jolly Rancher" fruitiness. George Dubeouf is the vintnor I'm drinking. $8-9 a bottle

Yeah, I hate the stuff, but in my defense, I always have (whether or not it's "cool" to do so). :(

Its kind of like koolade, but sometimes I'm in the mood fro something light, fruity and chilled. I wish it came out in the summer. But I recommend giving it another shot with your expectations set. Not the worst $9 gamble you'll ever make. It is from Burgundy.

Yeah, I could see how it would be more appealing in the summer. It's freezing here today so I'm hunkering down with the rich reds.

It gets to be 117 here, and I don't get it. It's wine, which by definition has nothing to do with cool. Statements like, "It's kind of like Kool-ade" disturb me. Reminds me of my wife with that crappy chocolate "wine".

"It kind of tastes like Yoo-Hoo."

Then buy some ####ing Yoo-Hoo. And toss in a little vodka if you need the alcohol content. I don't want that pervy fat pitcher of Kool-Aid busting through my wall with an, "Oh, yeah!" just because I was in the mood for a little buzz on a Tuesday night. I had enough of that with the beer gorilla in college, thank you very much.

Sorry to offend your sensibilities. Its a historic grape- the Gamay, that Burgundian wineries have been producing for ages. The Gamay grapes tastes like it is. I am in favor of people drinking what they like and what they can afford.I have bought exactly one bottle of Beaujolais in the past year and I have over 3000 bottles in my cellar. Its by far one of my least favorite varietals and I can afford better, but I am not so full of myself that I refuse to taste it and evaluate it for what it is.Many people cannot afford an organic, biodynamically produced $40 bottle from a boutique Napa vineyard, nor will they appreciate it. Wine is not the sole refuge of the wealthy or the sophisticated and I think the snobbery you exude it is the largest obstacle the US faces in becoming as big of a player as it should be in the world of wine. By looking down on anyone who buys or orders the "wrong kind," rather than embracing the diversity of tastes and income levels in our society, we stunt the growth and production of our wineries. As a result we have uncultured masses swilling white zinfandel - basically cheap grapes with a lot of extra sugar dumped in, rather than real wines that can be embraced by unassuming palates and meager budgets. That's changing somewhat, but mostly because of cheap Australian imports, rather than anything the American wine industry is doing.

And finally- you are against "cool" wine? You do realize the average cellar temp is 50-55 degrees. That's pretty cool in my book. Some wines (yikes even some red wines) are actually best enjoyed a bit cooler than that.

 

[cosjobs]

Do you ever type a really long response to a thread, spending 10-15 minutes, double checking your research to make sure your facts are straight, double check your spelling, and then at the last minute say "#### it. Why do I even want to respond" and get out of the thread all together?Yeah, me neither.

 

[Sconch]

The 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau is pretty damn tasty. Best vintage in at least a decade.

I know its no longer cool to enjoy Beaujolais, but this is a fun wine. Meant be be drunk young. Preferably before Spring of '12. Enjoy the fresh "jolly Rancher" fruitiness. George Dubeouf is the vintnor I'm drinking. $8-9 a bottle

Yeah, I hate the stuff, but in my defense, I always have (whether or not it's "cool" to do so). :(

Its kind of like koolade, but sometimes I'm in the mood fro something light, fruity and chilled. I wish it came out in the summer. But I recommend giving it another shot with your expectations set. Not the worst $9 gamble you'll ever make. It is from Burgundy.

Yeah, I could see how it would be more appealing in the summer. It's freezing here today so I'm hunkering down with the rich reds.

It gets to be 117 here, and I don't get it. It's wine, which by definition has nothing to do with cool. Statements like, "It's kind of like Kool-ade" disturb me. Reminds me of my wife with that crappy chocolate "wine".

"It kind of tastes like Yoo-Hoo."

Then buy some ####ing Yoo-Hoo. And toss in a little vodka if you need the alcohol content. I don't want that pervy fat pitcher of Kool-Aid busting through my wall with an, "Oh, yeah!" just because I was in the mood for a little buzz on a Tuesday night. I had enough of that with the beer gorilla in college, thank you very much.

Sorry to offend your sensibilities. Its a historic grape- the Gamay, that Burgundian wineries have been producing for ages. The Gamay grapes tastes like it is. I am in favor of people drinking what they like and what they can afford.I have bought exactly one bottle of Beaujolais in the past year and I have over 3000 bottles in my cellar. Its by far one of my least favorite varietals and I can afford better, but I am not so full of myself that I refuse to taste it and evaluate it for what it is.Many people cannot afford an organic, biodynamically produced $40 bottle from a boutique Napa vineyard, nor will they appreciate it. Wine is not the sole refuge of the wealthy or the sophisticated and I think the snobbery you exude it is the largest obstacle the US faces in becoming as big of a player as it should be in the world of wine. By looking down on anyone who buys or orders the "wrong kind," rather than embracing the diversity of tastes and income levels in our society, we stunt the growth and production of our wineries. As a result we have uncultured masses swilling white zinfandel - basically cheap grapes with a lot of extra sugar dumped in, rather than real wines that can be embraced by unassuming palates and meager budgets. That's changing somewhat, but mostly because of cheap Australian imports, rather than anything the American wine industry is doing.

And finally- you are against "cool" wine? You do realize the average cellar temp is 50-55 degrees. That's pretty cool in my book. Some wines (yikes even some red wines) are actually best enjoyed a bit cooler than that.

You some sort of Somalian?

 

[urbanhack]

anyone else feeling like crap lately? blah

 

[Joe T]

Is this the new wine thread?

 

[Sconch]

We had a sexual harassment seminar yesterday thanks to a pending law suit. I didn't learn much but the chick lawyer that did all the talking had a sweet little caboose. ALL ABOARD!

 

[cosjobs]

Former Koss VP Sue Sachdeva was sentenced to 11 years for embezzling $34M. "She spent the money on lavish shopping sprees, buying expensive clothes, shoes and home furnishings. Sachdeva never even took the tags off of many of the items and rented storage spaces because she couldn't fit it all in her house." My link



Her possessions are now up for auction here.



Get your xmas shopping for your wife done early, and own a piece of American corporate crime culture all in one easy link.

 

[Sarnoff]

We had a sexual harassment seminar yesterday thanks to a pending law suit. I didn't learn much but the chick lawyer that did all the talking had a sweet little caboose. ALL ABOARD!

reminds me of the best episode of The Office ever.Guys had to watch a sexual harassment video and Darrell banged the girl in the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly84CagzobU

For a sexual harassment seminar at my old job, mostly they just showed clips from that episode.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

anyone else feeling like crap lately? blah

:hi:Tried drinking my way through it...it's not working. Willing to try again though.

 

[phishphan]

anyone else feeling like crap lately? blah

yeah, I've felt crappy for about a week. Not sure why.

 

[Sconch]

anyone else feeling like crap lately? blah

yeah, I've felt crappy for about a week. Not sure why.

My link

 

[Bogart]

We had a sexual harassment seminar yesterday thanks to a pending law suit. I didn't learn much but the chick lawyer that did all the talking had a sweet little caboose. ALL ABOARD!

reminds me of the best episode of The Office ever.Guys had to watch a sexual harassment video and Darrell banged the girl in the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly84CagzobU

For a sexual harassment seminar at my old job, mostly they just showed clips from that episode.

At my office HR brought in roleplaying situations from the late 70s/early 80s. It went downhill pretty fast as the smartasses in the group took over and became less than productive.

 

[Oh Yes!]

i just called dish network (i know i know) and told them my bill was too high so they suggested i get rid of HBO and the RedZone channel which would lower my bill $23 a month. I told them I would rather not change my service and they should just have me pay less. Sandra agreed and offered my HBO/Stars/Cinemax free for 3 months. Lowers my bill about $16.

 

[Tiger Fan]

So who's setting up the GMTAN Secret Santa?

 

[Sconch]

We had a sexual harassment seminar yesterday thanks to a pending law suit. I didn't learn much but the chick lawyer that did all the talking had a sweet little caboose. ALL ABOARD!

reminds me of the best episode of The Office ever.Guys had to watch a sexual harassment video and Darrell banged the girl in the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly84CagzobU

For a sexual harassment seminar at my old job, mostly they just showed clips from that episode.

At my office HR brought in roleplaying situations from the late 70s/early 80s. It went downhill pretty fast as the smartasses in the group took over and became less than productive.

I wish ours was fun. All 3 of our district sups were there and didn't look happy. I guess someone filing a "hostile work environment" suit over sexual harassment will do that to you.

 

[Oh Yes!]

So who's setting up the GMTAN Secret Santa?

i assumed Jerry was.

 

[jplvr]

We had a sexual harassment seminar yesterday thanks to a pending law suit. I didn't learn much but the chick lawyer that did all the talking had a sweet little caboose. ALL ABOARD!

reminds me of the best episode of The Office ever.Guys had to watch a sexual harassment video and Darrell banged the girl in the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly84CagzobU

I've spent the last 15 minutes watching Office clips.

 

[Sconch]

So who's setting up the GMTAN Secret Santa?

Nobody but everyone can feel free to send me stuff. PM SLB or Krista for the address.

 

[urbanhack]

So who's setting up the GMTAN Secret Santa?

Spoiler

Furley

 

[Bob Sacamano]

The 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau is pretty damn tasty. Best vintage in at least a decade.

I know its no longer cool to enjoy Beaujolais, but this is a fun wine. Meant be be drunk young. Preferably before Spring of '12. Enjoy the fresh "jolly Rancher" fruitiness. George Dubeouf is the vintnor I'm drinking. $8-9 a bottle

Yeah, I hate the stuff, but in my defense, I always have (whether or not it's "cool" to do so). :(

Its kind of like koolade, but sometimes I'm in the mood fro something light, fruity and chilled. I wish it came out in the summer. But I recommend giving it another shot with your expectations set. Not the worst $9 gamble you'll ever make. It is from Burgundy.

Yeah, I could see how it would be more appealing in the summer. It's freezing here today so I'm hunkering down with the rich reds.

It gets to be 117 here, and I don't get it. It's wine, which by definition has nothing to do with cool. Statements like, "It's kind of like Kool-ade" disturb me. Reminds me of my wife with that crappy chocolate "wine".

"It kind of tastes like Yoo-Hoo."

Then buy some ####ing Yoo-Hoo. And toss in a little vodka if you need the alcohol content. I don't want that pervy fat pitcher of Kool-Aid busting through my wall with an, "Oh, yeah!" just because I was in the mood for a little buzz on a Tuesday night. I had enough of that with the beer gorilla in college, thank you very much.

Sorry to offend your sensibilities. Its a historic grape- the Gamay, that Burgundian wineries have been producing for ages. The Gamay grapes tastes like it is. I am in favor of people drinking what they like and what they can afford.I have bought exactly one bottle of Beaujolais in the past year and I have over 3000 bottles in my cellar. Its by far one of my least favorite varietals and I can afford better, but I am not so full of myself that I refuse to taste it and evaluate it for what it is.Many people cannot afford an organic, biodynamically produced $40 bottle from a boutique Napa vineyard, nor will they appreciate it. Wine is not the sole refuge of the wealthy or the sophisticated and I think the snobbery you exude it is the largest obstacle the US faces in becoming as big of a player as it should be in the world of wine. By looking down on anyone who buys or orders the "wrong kind," rather than embracing the diversity of tastes and income levels in our society, we stunt the growth and production of our wineries. As a result we have uncultured masses swilling white zinfandel - basically cheap grapes with a lot of extra sugar dumped in, rather than real wines that can be embraced by unassuming palates and meager budgets. That's changing somewhat, but mostly because of cheap Australian imports, rather than anything the American wine industry is doing.

And finally- you are against "cool" wine? You do realize the average cellar temp is 50-55 degrees. That's pretty cool in my book. Some wines (yikes even some red wines) are actually best enjoyed a bit cooler than that.

I wish I could be bothered to lower my nose far enough to read this.

 

[Sconch]

We had a sexual harassment seminar yesterday thanks to a pending law suit. I didn't learn much but the chick lawyer that did all the talking had a sweet little caboose. ALL ABOARD!

reminds me of the best episode of The Office ever.

Guys had to watch a sexual harassment video and Darrell banged the girl in the video

 

[dharmapunk]

Haven't seen Polar Express. Will it be a hit with the girls, too? I'm thinking more my daughter and less Homer's dates. Though I'm sure he'd also appreciate some input. :softball:

TIA.

Don't get suckered into the new Muppets movie, btw. Painfully bad.

XGood for what it is, IMO.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Haven't seen Polar Express. Will it be a hit with the girls, too? I'm thinking more my daughter and less Homer's dates. Though I'm sure he'd also appreciate some input. :softball:

TIA.

Don't get suckered into the new Muppets movie, btw. Painfully bad.

XGood for what it is, IMO.

If you mean crap, I agree.

 

[dharmapunk]

I'll take a pm.

Um, yeah. Does she speak French?

Ok, I'll bite. How is this funny?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I'll take a pm.

Um, yeah. Does she speak French?

Ok, I'll bite. How is this funny?

Some things just are.

 

[Sconch]

Have we every had a Spice Girls thread here?

 

[urbanhack]

Have we every had a Spice Girls thread here?

MY LINK

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I'll take a pm.

Um, yeah. Does she speak French?

Ok, I'll bite. How is this funny?

guess you had to be there.

 

[Sconch]

Have we every had a Spice Girls thread here?

MY LINK

13

2

4

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I'll take a pm.

Um, yeah. Does she speak French?

Ok, I'll bite. How is this funny?

guess you had to be there.

I'm not even sure some people who were technically there would get it. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[Osaurus]

Marjoram

 

[Sconch]

Former Koss VP Sue Sachdeva was sentenced to 11 years for embezzling $34M. "She spent the money on lavish shopping sprees, buying expensive clothes, shoes and home furnishings. Sachdeva never even took the tags off of many of the items and rented storage spaces because she couldn't fit it all in her house." My link



Her possessions are now up for auction here.



Get your xmas shopping for your wife done early, and own a piece of American corporate crime culture all in one easy link.

She should have bought herself a new face.

 

[shuke]

Also that's not a replica signed ball, that's the real deal. You can tell by where dwight gooden's autograph is smudged because my brother and I used it to play catch.

Are you serious?

 

[Frostillicus]

Also that's not a replica signed ball, that's the real deal. You can tell by where dwight gooden's autograph is smudged because my brother and I used it to play catch.

Are you serious?

Yes

 

[charvik]

So who's setting up the GMTAN Secret Santa?

I could, if someone explains the rules and what I need to do...

 

[Frostillicus]

Also that's not a replica signed ball, that's the real deal. You can tell by where dwight gooden's autograph is smudged because my brother and I used it to play catch.

Are you serious?

Yes

Hell I don't know. My dad got it for me by ordering it from an ad in the back of Baseball Digest.

 

[Thorn]

We had a sexual harassment seminar yesterday thanks to a pending law suit. I didn't learn much but the chick lawyer that did all the talking had a sweet little caboose. ALL ABOARD!

So this policy only applies to people that I work with, right? I mean, I don't have to worry about this when I attend a work-related seminar taught by a hot little number?

 

[Sconch]

We had a sexual harassment seminar yesterday thanks to a pending law suit. I didn't learn much but the chick lawyer that did all the talking had a sweet little caboose. ALL ABOARD!

So this policy only applies to people that I work with, right? I mean, I don't have to worry about this when I attend a work-related seminar taught by a hot little number?

Exactly. "Yo, Erin Brockovich...you DTF or what?"

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

So who's setting up the GMTAN Secret Santa?

I could, if someone explains the rules and what I need to do...

Someone might end up with night vision goggles after all!

 

[Sconch]

lulllz

 

[dharmapunk]

I'll take a pm.

Um, yeah. Does she speak French?

Ok, I'll bite. How is this funny?

guess you had to be there.

I'm not even sure some people who were technically there would get it. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Well I'm glad you two had a good laugh.Oh wait. Let me take a stab. "French" because some Canadians speak French. I'm (barely) Canadian. So me asking my ibuddy to see the pic of the girl he's dating is like me asking to hook up with her. Or something. Got it.

Oh Bob. You so funny.

 

[Tiger Fan]

So who's setting up the GMTAN Secret Santa?

I could, if someone explains the rules and what I need to do...

Secret Santa is a Western Christmas tradition, in which members of a group or community are randomly assigned a person to whom they anonymously give a gift. Often practiced in workplaces, or amongst large families, participation in it is usually voluntary. It offers a way for many people to give and receive a gift at low cost to those involved.1. Collect FBG names and actual addresses from interested parties2. Assign each FBG someone to give a gift to (don't tell the recepient who that person is)3. Send the receipients address to the FBG who needs to send the gift4. So at the end of the day, each FBG has to buy a gift for 1 other FBG.Suggest a $20 limit and as much schtick as possible.

 

[heckmanm]

lulllz