GM's thread about nothing (20 Viewers)

[cosjobs]

My 37 year old sister (who is going on 19) and I got into a heated email fight yesterday. I won't go into details, though they are head-spinningly stupid, but at one point she replied to me with an email that contained the acronym "KWIM"? It was everything I had in my body not to drive over to her soon-to-be-foreclosed-upon house and disown her as a blood relative. I don't know what made me angrier...the fact that she used it or the fact that I had to take the time to look it up.Pro-tip. If you ever - EVER - consider using one of these little internet acronyms that isn't widely known or easy to discern...don't.

know when I menstruate?

 

[cosjobs]

My 37 year old sister (who is going on 19) and I got into a heated email fight yesterday. I won't go into details, though they are head-spinningly stupid, but at one point she replied to me with an email that contained the acronym "KWIM"? It was everything I had in my body not to drive over to her soon-to-be-foreclosed-upon house and disown her as a blood relative. I don't know what made me angrier...the fact that she used it or the fact that I had to take the time to look it up.Pro-tip. If you ever - EVER - consider using one of these little internet acronyms that isn't widely known or easy to discern...don't.

x1000

bs. its how we learn. are you guys anti-learning? Are you angry when you need to look up a word in the dictionary? Our brains aren't pre-programmed, kwim?

 

[General Malaise]

Do kids still like to go camping? I'm taking my brother and nephews (ages 10, 13 and 15) this weekend to camp and canoe. From talking to my bro, the kids don't seem near as excited as I would have as a kid.

I think you are verging on the horrendous, awful, awkward, too-cool-for-you teenage years with these guys. The 10 year old is probably feeding off the apathy of the other two. My sons get stoked everytime we go camping, but they are 9 and 7. I imagine my day of reckoning looms ahead. My advice? Tell them you hid some vintage Playboy's and fireworks out in the woods and give them a few clues to go out and find them. Then you can sit back and drink. When they emerge from their hunt, go shoot some fireworks into the water and let them retire to their tents early.

Are you going to canoe around a lake?

Yep, you need to focus this around fire, feats of strength and dangerous tasks.

May have to target each one separately because they are all different. The 15-year old has squatted 400# already. the 13-year old would have trouble with an empty barbell, but was invited to take the ACT this year (has something to do with Duke University) and is upset he scored in the teens. The 10-year old lives for baseball and nothing else. none of them have ever been camping.

Ahhhhh, I think I see your biggest problem here. I tend to think that the longer people go without camping the less excited they'll ever be to try it. That goes with things like skiing (sp?), surfing, etc. Gotta break the boys in young. My boys would rather camp than do just about anything else. For them, there is nothing better in the world than throwing things into the fire.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

When you see it...*

*You'll know what it's like living in my house.

My 37 year old sister (who is going on 19) and I got into a heated email fight yesterday. I won't go into details, though they are head-spinningly stupid, but at one point she replied to me with an email that contained the acronym "KWIM"? It was everything I had in my body not to drive over to her soon-to-be-foreclosed-upon house and disown her as a blood relative. I don't know what made me angrier...the fact that she used it or the fact that I had to take the time to look it up.

Pro-tip. If you ever - EVER - consider using one of these little internet acronyms that isn't widely known or easy to discern...don't.

know when I menstruate?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Do kids still like to go camping? I'm taking my brother and nephews (ages 10, 13 and 15) this weekend to camp and canoe. From talking to my bro, the kids don't seem near as excited as I would have as a kid.

I think you are verging on the horrendous, awful, awkward, too-cool-for-you teenage years with these guys. The 10 year old is probably feeding off the apathy of the other two. My sons get stoked everytime we go camping, but they are 9 and 7. I imagine my day of reckoning looms ahead. My advice? Tell them you hid some vintage Playboy's and fireworks out in the woods and give them a few clues to go out and find them. Then you can sit back and drink. When they emerge from their hunt, go shoot some fireworks into the water and let them retire to their tents early.Are you going to canoe around a lake?

Yep, you need to focus this around fire, feats of strength and dangerous tasks.

May have to target each one separately because they are all different. The 15-year old has squatted 400# already. the 13-year old would have trouble with an empty barbell, but was invited to take the ACT this year (has something to do with Duke University) and is upset he scored in the teens. The 10-year old lives for baseball and nothing else. none of them have ever been camping.

Maybe come up with an obstacle course/scavenger hunt type thing?Split wood for firebuild fire in fire pit using kindling/twine/etcfind native type of rockwrite a jumble in the dirt that they have to figure out (something local/historical) Just spitballing here.

Sounds like someone want to be a scout troop leader

Pretty anti-scouts. Mostly for their gay hatred. We Minnehahans know camping without wearing funny tan shorts.

 

[General Malaise]

My 37 year old sister (who is going on 19) and I got into a heated email fight yesterday. I won't go into details, though they are head-spinningly stupid, but at one point she replied to me with an email that contained the acronym "KWIM"? It was everything I had in my body not to drive over to her soon-to-be-foreclosed-upon house and disown her as a blood relative. I don't know what made me angrier...the fact that she used it or the fact that I had to take the time to look it up.Pro-tip. If you ever - EVER - consider using one of these little internet acronyms that isn't widely known or easy to discern...don't.

x1000

bs. its how we learn. are you guys anti-learning? Are you angry when you need to look up a word in the dictionary? Our brains aren't pre-programmed, kwim?

GFY

 

[St. Louis Bob]

My accountant just e-mailed me my tax return results for 2011....

Spoiler

There IS an upside to having two mortgages and a wife that rarely works. HFS

 

[St. Louis Bob]

My 37 year old sister (who is going on 19) and I got into a heated email fight yesterday. I won't go into details, though they are head-spinningly stupid, but at one point she replied to me with an email that contained the acronym "KWIM"? It was everything I had in my body not to drive over to her soon-to-be-foreclosed-upon house and disown her as a blood relative. I don't know what made me angrier...the fact that she used it or the fact that I had to take the time to look it up.Pro-tip. If you ever - EVER - consider using one of these little internet acronyms that isn't widely known or easy to discern...don't.

x1000

bs. its how we learn. are you guys anti-learning? Are you angry when you need to look up a word in the dictionary? Our brains aren't pre-programmed, kwim?

GFY

GayForYou?

 

[General Malaise]

Do kids still like to go camping? I'm taking my brother and nephews (ages 10, 13 and 15) this weekend to camp and canoe. From talking to my bro, the kids don't seem near as excited as I would have as a kid.

I think you are verging on the horrendous, awful, awkward, too-cool-for-you teenage years with these guys. The 10 year old is probably feeding off the apathy of the other two. My sons get stoked everytime we go camping, but they are 9 and 7. I imagine my day of reckoning looms ahead. My advice? Tell them you hid some vintage Playboy's and fireworks out in the woods and give them a few clues to go out and find them. Then you can sit back and drink. When they emerge from their hunt, go shoot some fireworks into the water and let them retire to their tents early.Are you going to canoe around a lake?

Yep, you need to focus this around fire, feats of strength and dangerous tasks.

May have to target each one separately because they are all different. The 15-year old has squatted 400# already. the 13-year old would have trouble with an empty barbell, but was invited to take the ACT this year (has something to do with Duke University) and is upset he scored in the teens. The 10-year old lives for baseball and nothing else. none of them have ever been camping.

Maybe come up with an obstacle course/scavenger hunt type thing?Split wood for firebuild fire in fire pit using kindling/twine/etcfind native type of rockwrite a jumble in the dirt that they have to figure out (something local/historical) Just spitballing here.

Sounds like someone want to be a scout troop leader

Pretty anti-scouts. Mostly for their gay hatred. We Minnehahans know camping without wearing funny tan shorts.

Plus...who the hell wants to camp with a bunch of over-achieving, dorky guys who get hard-ons tying knots they'll never tie again? I want to camp where there are girls in bikinis, thank you very much.

 

[urbanhack]

My accountant just e-mailed me my tax return results for 2011....

Spoiler

There IS an upside to having two mortgages and a wife that rarely works. HFS

 

[General Malaise]

My accountant just e-mailed me my tax return results for 2011....

Spoiler

There IS an upside to having two mortgages and a wife that rarely works. HFS

Curious how the two mortgages help here....I know you can write off the interest on your primary dwelling, but what about the other? Do you get a write-off?Congrats, buddy. I'm a size XL right now for all Cat Shirts you might want to send to Oregon.

 

[phishphan]

Do kids still like to go camping? I'm taking my brother and nephews (ages 10, 13 and 15) this weekend to camp and canoe. From talking to my bro, the kids don't seem near as excited as I would have as a kid.

I think you are verging on the horrendous, awful, awkward, too-cool-for-you teenage years with these guys. The 10 year old is probably feeding off the apathy of the other two. My sons get stoked everytime we go camping, but they are 9 and 7. I imagine my day of reckoning looms ahead. My advice? Tell them you hid some vintage Playboy's and fireworks out in the woods and give them a few clues to go out and find them. Then you can sit back and drink. When they emerge from their hunt, go shoot some fireworks into the water and let them retire to their tents early.Are you going to canoe around a lake?

Yep, you need to focus this around fire, feats of strength and dangerous tasks.

May have to target each one separately because they are all different. The 15-year old has squatted 400# already. the 13-year old would have trouble with an empty barbell, but was invited to take the ACT this year (has something to do with Duke University) and is upset he scored in the teens. The 10-year old lives for baseball and nothing else. none of them have ever been camping.

Maybe come up with an obstacle course/scavenger hunt type thing?Split wood for firebuild fire in fire pit using kindling/twine/etcfind native type of rockwrite a jumble in the dirt that they have to figure out (something local/historical) Just spitballing here.

Good ideas! i knew you guys could help me.The weather is looking worse already. Accuweather is now calling for a high of 60. Weather.com is calling for rain. I guess I'm gonna have to wait until friday and see if it's a go.

 

[urbanhack]

bring lot's of lunch meat

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

bring lot's of lunch meat

:dropstrousers:

 

[phishphan]

bring lot's of lunch meat

BOATLOADSplus taking hot dogs and smores for them.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

My accountant just e-mailed me my tax return results for 2011....

Spoiler

There IS an upside to having two mortgages and a wife that rarely works. HFS

My accountant just e-mailed me my tax return results for 2011....

Spoiler

There IS an upside to having two mortgages and a wife that rarely works. HFS

Curious how the two mortgages help here....I know you can write off the interest on your primary dwelling, but what about the other? Do you get a write-off?Congrats, buddy. I'm a size XL right now for all Cat Shirts you might want to send to Oregon. You can write off the interest on both plus the local taxes. I think you actually have to move though and can only write them both off for a limited period of time. I was planning on owing money and told Mrs. SLB to hold off buying a new dishwasher until we got the number. I'm almost a little nervous but this same CPA has done my taxes for the last 12 years. The Cat Shirts are all sold out though. Couple this with the DNN news and it has been a very good day.

 

[proninja]

No better way to celebrate lunch on a Tuesday like getting a thinly veiled threat from your ex wife that she's going to take you to court if you don't sell you house to get her off the loan regardless of what the divorce agreement says

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

No better way to celebrate lunch on a Tuesday like getting a thinly veiled threat from your ex wife that she's going to take you to court if you don't sell you house to get her off the loan regardless of what the divorce agreement says

Gb ex-wives. They remind you how good you have it now that you're not with them.

 

[proninja]

No better way to celebrate lunch on a Tuesday like getting a thinly veiled threat from your ex wife that she's going to take you to court if you don't sell you house to get her off the loan regardless of what the divorce agreement says

Gb ex-wives. They remind you how good you have it now that you're not with them.

My wife has no idea how much she owes my ex for how much I appreciate her

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I gave my Mom & Dad a couple of pounds of ground Faith and they made burgers last night. He e-mailed twice on how awesome she tasted. This morning he said it may have been the best tasting meat he has ever had.

 

[bostonfred]

I'm a size XL right now

How to read mens sizes"Im a size xl" - I wear a size xl. "Im a size 1x" - I'm really an xxl but i dont want to admit it and sometimes I can fit into an xl"Im a size xl right now" - I've put on weight recently, and while I think I will take it off at some point, im gonna be buying my clothes a little big for a while

 

[SofaKings]

Thanks for the kind words peoples. Mom is better. I guess sleep apnea is a contributor to congestive heart failure? Sleep study and plenty of lasik. Probably be a few days before she can come home. Thank god almighty my brother actually has to drive right by my mom's hospital on the way to work. I don't have to go down(about a 90 minute round trip. As my mom said to me this afternoon "your brother actually came in and saw me today, he has NEVER been to see me in the hospital" my mom has been hospitalized multiple times but my brother is always working(an attorney. I told him yesterday this one is on him as I'm always the one driving to see her. So maybe I'll go down tomorrow if she's still there.

As for my former student...from talking to fellow teachers, I guess you can't win them all? KWIM? Don't feel as guilty as I did yesterday.

 

[Buck Bradcanon]

I gave my Mom & Dad a couple of pounds of ground Faith and they made burgers last night. He e-mailed twice on how awesome she tasted. This morning he said it may have been the best tasting meat he has ever had.

Dude.

 

[mr. furley]

11 miles on a river that stays around 50 degrees year round may get a little too cold for sober kids.

you know what you need to do here

 

[mr. furley]

where does Papillon rate all time?

among Steve McQueen movies? Dustin Hoffman movies?

 

[Mr. Pickles]

My 37 year old sister (who is going on 19) and I got into a heated email fight yesterday. I won't go into details, though they are head-spinningly stupid, but at one point she replied to me with an email that contained the acronym "KWIM"? It was everything I had in my body not to drive over to her soon-to-be-foreclosed-upon house and disown her as a blood relative. I don't know what made me angrier...the fact that she used it or the fact that I had to take the time to look it up.Pro-tip. If you ever - EVER - consider using one of these little internet acronyms that isn't widely known or easy to discern...don't.

I'd never seen that acronym before, but I pretty much read it exactly as intended. Recalibrate your ire toward it being completely stupid instead.

 

[kevzilla]

My accountant just e-mailed me my tax return results for 2011....

Spoiler

There IS an upside to having two mortgages and a wife that rarely works. HFS

Vegas bankroll, GBSLBob! 9/20-24, right?

I'm a size XL right now

How to read mens sizes"Im a size xl" - I wear a size xl. "Im a size 1x" - I'm really an xxl but i dont want to admit it and sometimes I can fit into an xl"Im a size xl right now" - I've put on weight recently, and while I think I will take it off at some point, im gonna be buying my clothes a little big for a while

"I'm a XXXLT" - Try Burlington Coat Factory, you orca.

 

[Disco Stu]

I gave my Mom & Dad a couple of pounds of ground Faith and they made burgers last night. He e-mailed twice on how awesome she tasted. This morning he said it may have been the best tasting meat he has ever had.

Dude.

Do I need to read the wallaby thread to understand this?

 

[cosjobs]

My 37 year old sister (who is going on 19) and I got into a heated email fight yesterday. I won't go into details, though they are head-spinningly stupid, but at one point she replied to me with an email that contained the acronym "KWIM"? It was everything I had in my body not to drive over to her soon-to-be-foreclosed-upon house and disown her as a blood relative. I don't know what made me angrier...the fact that she used it or the fact that I had to take the time to look it up.

Pro-tip. If you ever - EVER - consider using one of these little internet acronyms that isn't widely known or easy to discern...don't.

x1000

bs. its how we learn. are you guys anti-learning? Are you angry when you need to look up a word in the dictionary? Our brains aren't pre-programmed, kwim?

GFY

translation please

 

[cosjobs]

I gave my Mom & Dad a couple of pounds of ground Faith and they made burgers last night. He e-mailed twice on how awesome she tasted. This morning he said it may have been the best tasting meat he has ever had.

Sorry to hear you cat died

 

[cosjobs]

where does Papillon rate all time?among Steve McQueen movies? Dustin Hoffman movies?

132/3/4

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I'm a XXXLT.

 

[cosjobs]

I'm a XXXLT.

:highfive:

 

[kevzilla]

I'm a XXXLT.

:highfive:

Why do you think I chose that? :load:

 

[St. Louis Bob]

My accountant just e-mailed me my tax return results for 2011....

Spoiler

There IS an upside to having two mortgages and a wife that rarely works. HFS

Vegas bankroll, GBSLBob! 9/20-24, right?I'm not that sic.

I gave my Mom & Dad a couple of pounds of ground Faith and they made burgers last night. He e-mailed twice on how awesome she tasted. This morning he said it may have been the best tasting meat he has ever had.

Dude.

Do I need to read the wallaby thread to understand this?

I bought a 1/4 of a cow. As I was waiting to make the transaction, the farmer was bring a new calf up from the lower 40. They figured he was a day or two old. He was really cute. Anyhow he dismounts from his tractor and joins me and his daughter in the house to figure everything out. Farmer informs daughter that he named the calf already which I read as a good thing by her "awwwing". The farmer says "Yep, I named him King. As in Burger King" then looks at me and starts laughing hysterically. His daughter stared at him for a solid minute with "those eyes", you married guys know what I'm talking about. I just want to get out of there now when daughter insists on getting my meat from their freezer in the basement and loading it in my car. It wasn't until I got home that I noticed the bags were labeled "Faith".

 

[HighBeams]

Miss and I are getting shattered tonight but will be doing a Jagerbomb for every Hawks goal tonight. I'm hoping for a 15-0 final score.

 

[mr. furley]

where does Papillon rate all time?among Steve McQueen movies? Dustin Hoffman movies?

132/3/4

whoa. 3 and 4?numbers 1,2 and 1-3 please

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Starting to question my wagyu beef experience.

 

[Mr.Pack]

When you see it...*

*You'll know what it's like living in my house.

 

[HighBeams]

Starting to question my wagyu beef experience.

Don't worry about it, we love you.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Starting to question my wagyu beef experience.

Yeah, I've never had any fun japanbeef, but it saddens me to know that it's all a sham.

 

[proninja]

Aaaaand, one of our close friends' little brother has been struggling with drugs. Well, struggling may be a misnomer because he hasn't been appearing to struggle sourcing or taking them at all. What I'm not exactly sure. My GB speaks in glowing terms of his little brother, has a ton of potential, great kid, really hoping he kicks this. He just got back from spending two weeks back with his family, I haven't even talked to my GB since he got back last week.

Little brother killed himself today. I can't even imagine what that feels like.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Aaaaand, one of our close friends' little brother has been struggling with drugs. Well, struggling may be a misnomer because he hasn't been appearing to struggle sourcing or taking them at all. What I'm not exactly sure. My GB speaks in glowing terms of his little brother, has a ton of potential, great kid, really hoping he kicks this. He just got back from spending two weeks back with his family, I haven't even talked to my GB since he got back last week.Little brother killed himself today. I can't even imagine what that feels like.

Jesus.....I am so sorry. :(

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Miss and I are getting shattered tonight but will be doing a Jagerbomb for every Hawks goal tonight. I'm hoping for a 15-0 final score.

In that case, "Go Hawks!"

 

[guru_007]

where does Papillon rate all time?among Steve McQueen movies? Dustin Hoffman movies?

132/3/4

whoa. 3 and 4?numbers 1,2 and 1-3 please

For McQueen, I'd rank Papillion top 5Ahead of it for sure:Great EscapeThe Cincinnati KidThe GetawayThe Magnificent SevenIt's a great performance for McQueen, but overall I'd place it #5For Hoffman, no way is it that high, maybe top 10, maybe

 

[shuke]

Very sorry to hear about your mom, Sofa. Best of luck.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Aaaaand, one of our close friends' little brother has been struggling with drugs. Well, struggling may be a misnomer because he hasn't been appearing to struggle sourcing or taking them at all. What I'm not exactly sure. My GB speaks in glowing terms of his little brother, has a ton of potential, great kid, really hoping he kicks this. He just got back from spending two weeks back with his family, I haven't even talked to my GB since he got back last week.Little brother killed himself today. I can't even imagine what that feels like.

Jesus.....I am so sorry. :(

 

[Frostillicus]

Thanks for the kind words peoples. Mom is better. I guess sleep apnea is a contributor to congestive heart failure? Sleep study and plenty of lasik. Probably be a few days before she can come home. Thank god almighty my brother actually has to drive right by my mom's hospital on the way to work. I don't have to go down(about a 90 minute round trip. As my mom said to me this afternoon "your brother actually came in and saw me today, he has NEVER been to see me in the hospital" my mom has been hospitalized multiple times but my brother is always working(an attorney. I told him yesterday this one is on him as I'm always the one driving to see her. So maybe I'll go down tomorrow if she's still there.

Good news, good buddy. Excellent.

 

[shuke]

So, towards the end of soccer practice yesterday while the team was scrimmaging, one of the girls kept saying "my dad is gonna kill me" over and over again. Obviously that is a bit concerning to hear, so I asked her why to try to understand. One of the other girls on the team kept bothering her and trying to talk to her while we were explaining drills and she came and complained to me and the other coach to the point where he had to pull them aside and talk to them about being good teammates and paying attention, etc. I assumed that maybe she was upset about being talked to or something like that.Nope... she had peed her pants. After practice was over, she came up to me and said "my dad is going to kill me" again and then finally told me about what had happened. Then she went on to tell me how she still has to wear pull-ups at night and how she has some device that goes on her pull-up/panties that is linked to a necklace thing that she wears and when she starts to pee, the necklace vibrates and lights up and makes noise to wake her up so she can go to the bathroom. She told me lots of other details too. Poor kid. I felt so bad for her - she's such a sweetheart and has been one of my favorites on the team since day 1. It's nice that she felt comfortable enough to come to me and tell me...I almost went all Billy Madison for her and peed myself.

Luckily you probably had 3-4 changes of clothes on hand for her.

 

[Frostillicus]

Aaaaand, one of our close friends' little brother has been struggling with drugs. Well, struggling may be a misnomer because he hasn't been appearing to struggle sourcing or taking them at all. What I'm not exactly sure. My GB speaks in glowing terms of his little brother, has a ton of potential, great kid, really hoping he kicks this. He just got back from spending two weeks back with his family, I haven't even talked to my GB since he got back last week.Little brother killed himself today. I can't even imagine what that feels like.

oh man.