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[Notorious T.R.E.]

Sigh.

Just walk in, slam your blackberry on the desk and say "I'm out" and walk.

Record a quick iquit/shot video first though.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Randoms

bird time

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

K4, maybe just start drinking at work?

 

[krista4]

I was just with my boss. Told him very sincerely that if it weren't for him, I'd walk out the door today. Truly I know that I would (haven't lobbed in the call to Mr. krista about that yet, but I know he'd be supportive). I just can't screw people over like that, though. Well, some of them I would do it to gladly, but not my boss and not my team.

Feel like I'm about to burst into tears at any moment, and I'm not a burst into tears type.

 

[General Malaise]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

A solemn promise that you will never give her relationship advice...ever.

 

[General Malaise]

serious question - are SLB and T.R.E. related?

Racist

IT'S OK... I'm a bald white guy too.

#baldteam

You start out like thisand never dream of this

either way

Whoa, who's the hot chick? ETA, the adult chick. Homer will be along shortly....

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Dean Krzyzewski

I feel kinda bad, given that Dean has dementia. My next two were Calhoun and Rudy Gay.

Gay Krzyzewski would be a great name for a tumor.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

A solemn promise that you will never give her relationship advice...ever.

serious question - are SLB and T.R.E. related?

Racist

I was just with my boss. Told him very sincerely that if it weren't for him, I'd walk out the door today. Truly I know that I would (haven't lobbed in the call to Mr. krista about that yet, but I know he'd be supportive). I just can't screw people over like that, though. Well, some of them I would do it to gladly, but not my boss and not my team.Feel like I'm about to burst into tears at any moment, and I'm not a burst into tears type.

I would give you a big inappropriate hug if I could. :(

 

[krista4]

Sigh.

Just walk in, slam your blackberry on the desk and say "I'm out" and walk.

Sigh.

Just walk in, slam your blackberry on the desk and say "I'm out" and walk.

Record a quick iquit/shot video first though.

K4, maybe just start drinking at work?

All of these are in play.OK, back to work.

 

[belljr]

serious question - are SLB and T.R.E. related?

Racist

IT'S OK... I'm a bald white guy too.

#baldteam

You start out like thisand never dream of this

either way

Whoa, who's the hot chick? ETA, the adult chick. Homer will be along shortly....

That's ME!!!!had you for a second.... it's the wifey, TY - we are in that archive montage posted a few pages back, didn't remember posting that one

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Semi-Official Uruk-Tumor Update:

Had some photos taken the other day and it appears that Dean Krzyzewski (my pet name for this *******, named after my two most-hated ACC coaches) MAY have shrunk a tad. Lucy Liu (I wish ) still wants to nuke me come January (since I ain't doing it before then), but wants to ramp it up. Looking at a 5-day, 3 week blast of gamma rays. No biggie, as radiation doesn't do much more than make me a little tired (& I suspect some of that is mental).

Anyway, the following is a partial transcript of our conversation:

Lucy: Lump appears to have gotten smaller

Uruk: What's next?

Lucy: Radiation and we will see after that

Uruk: Doc, tell me straight - do you think all of the drugs and alcohol I've ingested may have scared the #### out of the cancer?

Lucy: I will see you in five weeks

GLGB... hope it keeps getting smaller

That and when my middle son, who is now 11, said that he wished I would not drink around him.

JFC, don't kids (not mine) respect their parents anymore? As a kid my Dad worked hard, provided for his family and drank every night. I loved, respected and admired the man. If for some idiotic reason I suggested he shouldn't drink or whatever, he would have beat me with a broom handle.

 

[Bogart]

BOGART!!!!Thanks for the donation bud! 1966!

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Sigh.

Just walk in, slam your blackberry on the desk and say "I'm out" and walk.

Sigh.

Just walk in, slam your blackberry on the desk and say "I'm out" and walk.

Record a quick iquit/shot video first though.

K4, maybe just start drinking at work?

All of these are in play.OK, back to work.

I suggested you should drink at work every day a week ago too.

 

[General Malaise]

serious question - are SLB and T.R.E. related?

Racist

IT'S OK... I'm a bald white guy too.

#baldteam

You start out like thisand never dream of this

either way

Whoa, who's the hot chick? ETA, the adult chick. Homer will be along shortly....

That's ME!!!!had you for a second.... it's the wifey, TY - we are in that archive montage posted a few pages back, didn't remember posting that one

Nice skin.not you

 

[Good Posting Judge]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

Books, man. Always go with books. They don't take up a lot of room, they're easy to find and relatively inexpensive, and they're good for the kid.I can give you some suggestions if you want.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Sigh.

 

[belljr]

serious question - are SLB and T.R.E. related?

Racist

IT'S OK... I'm a bald white guy too.

#baldteam

You start out like thisand never dream of this

either way

Whoa, who's the hot chick? ETA, the adult chick. Homer will be along shortly....

That's ME!!!!had you for a second.... it's the wifey, TY - we are in that archive montage posted a few pages back, didn't remember posting that one

Nice skin.not you

That's ALSO actually me in the first pic....

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

Books, man. Always go with books. They don't take up a lot of room, they're easy to find and relatively inexpensive, and they're good for the kid.I can give you some suggestions if you want.

And write something nice inside that she will appreciate later in life.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

SLB's got some extra jewelry lying around you could re-gift.

 

[General Malaise]

Being able to knock back a cold beer with my dad is one of my greatest little joys in life. And having a glass of scotch with my mom is another. Playing a game of Scrabble with them both over an adult beverage is part of who we are and I wouldn't change that for anything. Drink up. You will die regardless. Might as well punish the liver while you can.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

SLB's got some extra jewelry lying around you could re-gift.

Mitts off limey.

Being able to knock back a cold beer with my dad is one of my greatest little joys in life. Drink up. You will die regardless. Might as well punish the liver while you can.

THIS

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Seems like kids these days are getting pretty lippy.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

serious question - are SLB and T.R.E. related?

Racist

IT'S OK... I'm a bald white guy too.

#baldteam

You start out like thisand never dream of this

either way

Whoa, who's the hot chick? ETA, the adult chick. Homer will be along shortly....

That's ME!!!!had you for a second.... it's the wifey, TY - we are in that archive montage posted a few pages back, didn't remember posting that one

I remember And I do recall a Atlantis vacation reel, IIRC

big fan

 

[YSR]

I was just with my boss. Told him very sincerely that if it weren't for him, I'd walk out the door today. Truly I know that I would (haven't lobbed in the call to Mr. krista about that yet, but I know he'd be supportive). I just can't screw people over like that, though. Well, some of them I would do it to gladly, but not my boss and not my team.

Feel like I'm about to burst into tears at any moment, and I'm not a burst into tears type.

Here is a cat picture that I texted to Tanner the other night. Maybe it will help?

 

[belljr]

serious question - are SLB and T.R.E. related?

Racist

IT'S OK... I'm a bald white guy too.

#baldteam

You start out like thisand never dream of this

either way

Whoa, who's the hot chick? ETA, the adult chick. Homer will be along shortly....

That's ME!!!!had you for a second.... it's the wifey, TY - we are in that archive montage posted a few pages back, didn't remember posting that one

I remember And I do recall a Atlantis vacation reel, IIRC

big fan

Vegas maybe, not altantis...

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

serious question - are SLB and T.R.E. related?

Racist

IT'S OK... I'm a bald white guy too.

#baldteam

You start out like thisand never dream of this

either way

Whoa, who's the hot chick? ETA, the adult chick. Homer will be along shortly....

That's ME!!!!had you for a second.... it's the wifey, TY - we are in that archive montage posted a few pages back, didn't remember posting that one

I remember And I do recall a Atlantis vacation reel, IIRC

big fan

Vegas maybe, not altantis...

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Dean Krzyzewski

I feel kinda bad, given that Dean has dementia. My next two were Calhoun and Rudy Gay.

Gay Krzyzewski would be a great name for a tumor.

Or Digger Vitale

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Hey SLB, when you and the missus swing, whose idea is it, initially?

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Being able to knock back a cold beer with my dad is one of my greatest little joys in life.

Used to do this when I was 15-16. Then the ******* stopped drinking. What's a little cirrhosis? Quitter.Mom still likes teh Vodker though.

 

[Bogart]

Being able to knock back a cold beer with my dad is one of my greatest little joys in life. And having a glass of scotch with my mom is another. Playing a game of Scrabble with them both over an adult beverage is part of who we are and I wouldn't change that for anything. Drink up. You will die regardless. Might as well punish the liver while you can.

Buying my Dad a beer at the Ranger game is still in one of my top 10 moments ever. They retired Nolan Ryan's number that day, we had seats at the very top of the park behind home plate. Perfect.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

Ummm, is there any way for me to sync my old hotmail and gmail account without gmail importing literally 11,000+ emails? I just want anything new sent to gmail, not all my old stuff.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I was just with my boss. Told him very sincerely that if it weren't for him, I'd walk out the door today. Truly I know that I would (haven't lobbed in the call to Mr. krista about that yet, but I know he'd be supportive). I just can't screw people over like that, though. Well, some of them I would do it to gladly, but not my boss and not my team.

Feel like I'm about to burst into tears at any moment, and I'm not a burst into tears type.

Here is a cat picture that I texted to Tanner the other night. Maybe it will help?

 

[General Malaise]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

Books, man. Always go with books. They don't take up a lot of room, they're easy to find and relatively inexpensive, and they're good for the kid.I can give you some suggestions if you want.

Clothes a size larger than they are right now. Always my go-to answer. For my sons, there was nothing better than getting clothes, especially sweatshirts and things with sports logos. From what these boys wear/wore growing up, you'd have no clue what team they root for. Hell, Coop was a Minnesota Golden Gopher fan LONG before it was cool to be down with Goldie.

 

[General Malaise]

Oh. My. GOD!

 

[Good Posting Judge]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

Books, man. Always go with books. They don't take up a lot of room, they're easy to find and relatively inexpensive, and they're good for the kid.I can give you some suggestions if you want.

Clothes a size larger than they are right now. Always my go-to answer. For my sons, there was nothing better than getting clothes, especially sweatshirts and things with sports logos. From what these boys wear/wore growing up, you'd have no clue what team they root for. Hell, Coop was a Minnesota Golden Gopher fan LONG before it was cool to be down with Goldie.

When our first was born, a family friend who lives in NYC sent us a toddler Yankees sweatshirt. Bear in mind, this is a person who probably couldn't name more than three people on the team, and I don't think has ever watched an entire baseball game. I told my wife there's no f'ing way I'm putting my kid in that thing. I found a GB who could give it to someone else as a present, and we just gave it away. Then the family friend wanted to know how come we hadn't sent any pictures of baby in said sweatshirt? So I had to end up buying another one just so we could take pictures in it. ETA: clothes are good too.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

A preview of SLB's weekend

 

[No. 16]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

I hear savings bonds have a good return

I was thinking about something like this? Something for college down the line. How much do these cost to start up? Figure a cheap book, toy, or outfit and something like this would be awesome.

 

[belljr]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

I hear savings bonds have a good return

I was thinking about something like this? Something for college down the line. How much do these cost to start up? Figure a cheap book, toy, or outfit and something like this would be awesome.

Do not get savings bonds, that was a joke.Ask if they have a 529 setup and make a deposit

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

What should I give my niece who is about to turn 1? She's the first baby of this generation for either family so she'll be spoiled rotten with "things". She's also only 1 so not like she'll remember if I get her a super cool toy or take her somewhere awesome. Kind of stumped here. Help.

Books, man. Always go with books. They don't take up a lot of room, they're easy to find and relatively inexpensive, and they're good for the kid.I can give you some suggestions if you want.

Clothes a size larger than they are right now. Always my go-to answer. For my sons, there was nothing better than getting clothes, especially sweatshirts and things with sports logos. From what these boys wear/wore growing up, you'd have no clue what team they root for. Hell, Coop was a Minnesota Golden Gopher fan LONG before it was cool to be down with Goldie.

When our first was born, a family friend who lives in NYC sent us a toddler Yankees sweatshirt. Bear in mind, this is a person who probably couldn't name more than three people on the team, and I don't think has ever watched an entire baseball game. I told my wife there's no f'ing way I'm putting my kid in that thing. I found a GB who could give it to someone else as a present, and we just gave it away. Then the family friend wanted to know how come we hadn't sent any pictures of baby in said sweatshirt? So I had to end up buying another one just so we could take pictures in it. ETA: clothes are good too.

I would have said it was stolen.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Dean Krzyzewski

I feel kinda bad, given that Dean has dementia. My next two were Calhoun and Rudy Gay.

Gay Krzyzewski would be a great name for a tumor.

Or Digger Vitale

Both of these give me goose bumps. If I get two more, they're in!Speaking of worthless euphemisctic, awful puns for cancer - anyone got one for that vile little POS Jeffrey Maier?

 

[bentley]

Three hours in to boys only weekend. Neither are wearing pants. Once has a bag of Doritos in hand, the other a bag of popcorn. I have a fine Austin Beerworks IPA and we're all watching Monsters Inc. Expert parenting 101 here. Slap it high?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Semi-Official Uruk-Tumor Update:

Had some photos taken the other day and it appears that Dean Krzyzewski (my pet name for this *******, named after my two most-hated ACC coaches) MAY have shrunk a tad. Lucy Liu (I wish ) still wants to nuke me come January (since I ain't doing it before then), but wants to ramp it up. Looking at a 5-day, 3 week blast of gamma rays. No biggie, as radiation doesn't do much more than make me a little tired (& I suspect some of that is mental).

Anyway, the following is a partial transcript of our conversation:

Lucy: Lump appears to have gotten smaller

Uruk: What's next?

Lucy: Radiation and we will see after that

Uruk: Doc, tell me straight - do you think all of the drugs and alcohol I've ingested may have scared the #### out of the cancer?

Lucy: I will see you in five weeks

GLGB... hope it keeps getting smaller

Thanks, Gusher & Hocks.She's a stereotypical Chinese "nose-to-the-grindstone" type of lady with zero sense of humor. I was gonna make a joke about her driving, but will wait til I'm either done for or know I've got a chance.

2Something something Mexicans getting car insurance something something...

Congrats on the shrinking bulge.

Danke, guten GM.Cos, got an update for CosHole? Who's in and who's a female-body-part-we-can't-say-here?

Are we wearing lapel-tags with FBG handles/real names?

SLB contacted me today about his flights and two others have purchased their flights. Two are in Dallas and one in Houston and one in Austin- none of whom will be flying. THat leaves another 6-8 confirmed who have not yet made travel arrangements (to my knowledge). I I won't name names but two of them are females and the others are suspected female body parts.

I've been swamped lately, but will try and do a real update before long.

Also, there are a couple of gmtanners who would liek to come, but are having some atypical FBG money concerns.

I have a couple hundred in that FanBall or whatever thing. If someone wants to try and run that up to a total high to cover some airfares, I'd be happy to throw them the keys.

Homer was going to do it, but he's about as reliable as MOP in a movie theater.

I'm able to pitch in to a GMTAN Flight Fund. It can all be on the QT (for you folks not of AARP age, Tanner will be able to tell you what this means).

 

[Limp Ditka]

Three hours in to boys only weekend. Neither are wearing pants. Once has a bag of Doritos in hand, the other a bag of popcorn. I have a fine Austin Beerworks IPA and we're all watching Monsters Inc. Expert parenting 101 here. Slap it high?

I'm sure scrumptrulescent will be around to tell you you're doing it wrong any minute now.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

You know how I've been working a lot? Well I haven't been home all week. You know how I said Cal has been acting up in school again ever since I got the neck brace off and I'm not home 24/7? Today was that day. The worst part is he owns up to everything he did, like push everything off of his IEP's desk, but can't explain why. :(

We were supposed to go out to dinner with several couples tonight. Had Scooterguy lined up and everything but I canceled. Mrs. SLB thinks we should have just gone. Cal had no knowledge of said plans. I made the right call right?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

You know how I've been working a lot? Well I haven't been home all week. You know how I said Cal has been acting up in school again ever since I got the neck brace off and I'm not home 24/7? Today was that day. The worst part is he owns up to everything he did, like push everything off of his IEP's desk, but can't explain why. :( We were supposed to go out to dinner with several couples tonight. Had Scooterguy lined up and everything but I canceled. Mrs. SLB thinks we should have just gone. Cal had no knowledge of said plans. I made the right call right?

Invite him along?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

A preview of SLB's weekend

 

[St. Louis Bob]

You know how I've been working a lot? Well I haven't been home all week. You know how I said Cal has been acting up in school again ever since I got the neck brace off and I'm not home 24/7? Today was that day. The worst part is he owns up to everything he did, like push everything off of his IEP's desk, but can't explain why. :( We were supposed to go out to dinner with several couples tonight. Had Scooterguy lined up and everything but I canceled. Mrs. SLB thinks we should have just gone. Cal had no knowledge of said plans. I made the right call right?

Invite him along?

Well "dinner" was going to this dive bar that has great burgers. That and getting Mrs. SLB drunk and doing awful things to her.

 

[urbanhack]

1968

great year

 

[Good Posting Judge]

A preview of SLB's weekend

I guess it should've been more of a fishbowl than a tray?

 

[General Malaise]

You know how I've been working a lot? Well I haven't been home all week. You know how I said Cal has been acting up in school again ever since I got the neck brace off and I'm not home 24/7? Today was that day. The worst part is he owns up to everything he did, like push everything off of his IEP's desk, but can't explain why. :( We were supposed to go out to dinner with several couples tonight. Had Scooterguy lined up and everything but I canceled. Mrs. SLB thinks we should have just gone. Cal had no knowledge of said plans. I made the right call right?

Maybe you and Cal could do a father/son night tonight? Let mom and the younger Wilt have a night to themselves while you and Cal grab some food and talk about life? I don't have any good answers, but every now and again, I believe some quality one-on-one time works wonders for parents/kids. I would bet he's expecting you to punish him or something (I don't know this for sure, so apologize if not the case) so perhaps surprising him with a night out of just you two might let him get some things off his chest, see you in a different light, something...I don't really know, GB.