GM's thread about nothing (3 Viewers)

[heckmanm]

TPW, Roboto. Nice tribute to Papa there.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Dish is awful. It was fair to say that every time it rained there was at least some sort of interference.

DirectTV owns.

This was my experience as well. Anything above a light rain would cause intermittent interference.

 

[YSR]

We've had Directv for years and the TV service has been pretty great for the most part. In the last 1.5 years, though, I have had a few issues with their billing/customer service department that have left me in angry tears. For that reason, when our newest contract is up in June, I think we will be switching to something else or ditching TV altogether.

If you plan on staying in your place for the next two years, I'd say go for it. If you foresee a move or two, things will get ugly with them.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

When I moved, Directv installed a dish at my new place for free.

And they give free stuff anytime I call.

 

[Guster]

Drifter > pretty sure I'm good to go for Keeneland on Friday

Sweet. I've confirmed for two tickets.

I was informed that there's a small dress code in our "area" (box?). Slacks/shirt, no denim. PITA for me as I wasn't planning on travelling with anything but jeans, tshirts and sneakers since I'm going to be in warehouses for pretty much the entire trip.

So when and where do i need to be?

Still up for poker after if we can make it up in time?

Shuke, how about you? If Drifter and I make it back, want to join the poker game?

 

[Tiger Fan]

do any of y'all actually live in houston? i'll be spending some time there over the next few months...I know Char is in Pearland, but I'm typically on the east side (Katyish)

westhollow? I'm south, but work downtown. Katy is out west. Let me know when you get here, either via PM or MOC

I'm southeast (Clear Lake area) but work downtown... I'd be up for a corn hole.

Little Woodrow's? Weather is supposed to be nice (mid 70s?)

I'll be there in a few weeks and there's an Astros/Mariners game on the 23rd (Tuesday night). Out of that week, that's the least possible chance that a work dinner will pop up. Thoughts?

Extremely doubtful on ball game appearance, as I have very little interest in baseball. I am very likely able to do happy hour before though.Will check with neighbor if he can get good seats for that game.

I don't think anyone has interest in the Astros...just a good cornhole

Not that the game is going to sell out or anything, but if we're wanting to sit near one another we probably should work on getting seats. I checked Stubhub for a quantity of 5 together (just a ballpark guess, get it ballpark) and they've got section 427 (1B line, upper) for $10 apiece or 152 (RF, lower, row 1) for $28 apiece.Or we could probably walk up and roll the dice at the box office.I would vote for the section 152 seats at $28... If I'm going to see a piece of #### team play, at least don't make me strain my eyes. Looking at astros.com for single game tix, that's a good price for those seats and I'm not sure we'd do any better at the box office.What do you guys think?

I'm game for whatever. I would assume that stubhub could be cheaper than the box office, right? With people trying to get rid of season tickets and whatnot

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Guess this is the best place to put this...My grandfather passed tonight in hospice. He was 87. He and my grandmother (who passed away 4 years ago) raised me for about 1/3 of my life. My dad died when I was 7. He was an only child, and I'm his only child. So my whole fathers family is now gone. I'm 30 and feel a little alone.Papa was a real man - hard worker, his word was absolutely gold. Honest and straightforward, very generous and charming. I hope to carry forward his legacy in my family.Good bye Dad, Papa and Grandma. Thanks for all the love.

So sorry, man.

 

[mr roboto]

####-in weather. Flight cancelled. Instead of direct to PHX from OHare arriving at 1pm, I'm routed through DFW with a 4 hour layover.

I might get to my hotel at 10pm.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Man, today was one of the worst days of work ever. No details, other than people are ####ing stupid. I felt like quitting.

Tonight was our second practice for my son's baseball team. It's coach/kid pitch mix. For some reason I'm the designated coach pitcher. Laughable.

I think you answered your own question here.

I actually hit my son on my first pitch to him. Poor kid, was hesitant the rest of the time and didn't make contact tonight. Felt horrible.

Reminds me of my old roommate, Jim. When he was about 12 or 13 he got to start the opening game of the season. The other team had a "special" kid on their line-up. Their coach decided to let this kid be the lead-off batter. Jim has no idea what to do. He decides to just toss a grapefruit up there and let the kid swing at it.

Jim says that lobbed the ball right over the plate at about 1/4 speed. What does the batter do? Closes his eyes and leans all the way over the plate. The ball conks him on the top of the helmet and he drops. For the next 2 or 3 years Jim was known as "The ### hole that beaned the retahrded kid".

 

[Bob Sacamano]

####-in weather. Flight cancelled. Instead of direct to PHX from OHare arriving at 1pm, I'm routed through DFW with a 4 hour layover.I might get to my hotel at 10pm.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Can you get them to take you Vegas instead? It would be a sub-4 hour drive from Vegas to Prescott. I mean, if you're going to sit around for 4 hours anyway...

 

[Abraham]

Man, today was one of the worst days of work ever. No details, other than people are ####ing stupid. I felt like quitting.

Tonight was our second practice for my son's baseball team. It's coach/kid pitch mix. For some reason I'm the designated coach pitcher. Laughable.

I think you answered your own question here.

I actually hit my son on my first pitch to him. Poor kid, was hesitant the rest of the time and didn't make contact tonight. Felt horrible.

Reminds me of my old roommate, Jim. When he was about 12 or 13 he got to start the opening game of the season. The other team had a "special" kid on their line-up. Their coach decided to let this kid be the lead-off batter. Jim has no idea what to do. He decides to just toss a grapefruit up there and let the kid swing at it.

Jim says that lobbed the ball right over the plate at about 1/4 speed. What does the batter do? Closes his eyes and leans all the way over the plate. The ball conks him on the top of the helmet and he drops. For the next 2 or 3 years Jim was known as "The ### hole that beaned the retahrded kid".

Awful.

 

[mr roboto]

####-in weather. Flight cancelled. Instead of direct to PHX from OHare arriving at 1pm, I'm routed through DFW with a 4 hour layover.I might get to my hotel at 10pm.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Can you get them to take you Vegas instead? It would be a sub-4 hour drive from Vegas to Prescott. I mean, if you're going to sit around for 4 hours anyway...

They originally had me going to LAX with a 9 hr layover. If that happened, I was thinking about renting a car.

 

[UniAlias]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

 

[General Malaise]

####-in weather. Flight cancelled. Instead of direct to PHX from OHare arriving at 1pm, I'm routed through DFW with a 4 hour layover.I might get to my hotel at 10pm.

Crap, I meant to "quote" this and accidentally hit "like" instead. So my insensitivity to your plight was purely a mistake. Really neat site upgrade, guys.

Anyhow, I just spent a combined 5 hours in the DFW airport. Since there isn't much you can do but make the most of it, I suggest you check out Reata Grill, which is on the upper level. Get the tenderloin tamales and a cold beer. The very cute hostess is friendly and will talk your ear off. She'll also probably be wearing a nice short skirt.

Oh, and there is more hot poon coursing through the terminals of DFW than any airport on the planet. I will bet a month's pay on that. Incredible talent. As an added bonus, the young women of today have opted for less fabric in their wardrobe choices and for that, me and geriatric penis are incredibly grateful.

 

[General Malaise]

Man, today was one of the worst days of work ever. No details, other than people are ####ing stupid. I felt like quitting.

Tonight was our second practice for my son's baseball team. It's coach/kid pitch mix. For some reason I'm the designated coach pitcher. Laughable.

I think you answered your own question here.

I actually hit my son on my first pitch to him. Poor kid, was hesitant the rest of the time and didn't make contact tonight. Felt horrible.

Reminds me of my old roommate, Jim. When he was about 12 or 13 he got to start the opening game of the season. The other team had a "special" kid on their line-up. Their coach decided to let this kid be the lead-off batter. Jim has no idea what to do. He decides to just toss a grapefruit up there and let the kid swing at it.

Jim says that lobbed the ball right over the plate at about 1/4 speed. What does the batter do? Closes his eyes and leans all the way over the plate. The ball conks him on the top of the helmet and he drops. For the next 2 or 3 years Jim was known as "The ### hole that beaned the retahrded kid".

I was reminded over the weekend by my fraternity brothers that I once threw a kid out at 1st base from the OF, which is pretty tough to do, unless, of course, the kid's two prosthetic legs fall off as he rushes out of the batter box. As he nubbed his way up the first base line, I fielded the ball and fired to first. Figured that's what Jesus would do.

 

[General Malaise]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

Are these guys actually going to the Kentucky Derby this year or am I misinterpreting something?

 

[FDAS]

Man, today was one of the worst days of work ever. No details, other than people are ####ing stupid. I felt like quitting.

Tonight was our second practice for my son's baseball team. It's coach/kid pitch mix. For some reason I'm the designated coach pitcher. Laughable.

I think you answered your own question here.

I actually hit my son on my first pitch to him. Poor kid, was hesitant the rest of the time and didn't make contact tonight. Felt horrible.

Reminds me of my old roommate, Jim. When he was about 12 or 13 he got to start the opening game of the season. The other team had a "special" kid on their line-up. Their coach decided to let this kid be the lead-off batter. Jim has no idea what to do. He decides to just toss a grapefruit up there and let the kid swing at it.

Jim says that lobbed the ball right over the plate at about 1/4 speed. What does the batter do? Closes his eyes and leans all the way over the plate. The ball conks him on the top of the helmet and he drops. For the next 2 or 3 years Jim was known as "The ### hole that beaned the retahrded kid".

I was reminded over the weekend by my fraternity brothers that I once threw a kid out at 1st base from the OF, which is pretty tough to do, unless, of course, the kid's two prosthetic legs fall off as he rushes out of the batter box. As he nubbed his way up the first base line, I fielded the ball and fired to first. Figured that's what Jesus would do.

So much awesome in all of these.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Man, today was one of the worst days of work ever. No details, other than people are ####ing stupid. I felt like quitting.

Tonight was our second practice for my son's baseball team. It's coach/kid pitch mix. For some reason I'm the designated coach pitcher. Laughable.

I think you answered your own question here.

I actually hit my son on my first pitch to him. Poor kid, was hesitant the rest of the time and didn't make contact tonight. Felt horrible.

Reminds me of my old roommate, Jim. When he was about 12 or 13 he got to start the opening game of the season. The other team had a "special" kid on their line-up. Their coach decided to let this kid be the lead-off batter. Jim has no idea what to do. He decides to just toss a grapefruit up there and let the kid swing at it.

Jim says that lobbed the ball right over the plate at about 1/4 speed. What does the batter do? Closes his eyes and leans all the way over the plate. The ball conks him on the top of the helmet and he drops. For the next 2 or 3 years Jim was known as "The ### hole that beaned the retahrded kid".

I was reminded over the weekend by my fraternity brothers that I once threw a kid out at 1st base from the OF, which is pretty tough to do, unless, of course, the kid's two prosthetic legs fall off as he rushes out of the batter box. As he nubbed his way up the first base line, I fielded the ball and fired to first. Figured that's what Jesus would do.

OMG I'm DYING over here.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

Are these guys actually going to the Kentucky Derby this year or am I misinterpreting something?

I believe so. I had originally planned on doing the same, but my mom had her health issues. She's doing swimmingly now, so this may be back on the table provided I don't get violated on the flight.

 

[heckmanm]

As a white guy approaching 50, I was surprised to find myself digging the preview track of the new Ghostface Killah album on Fresh Air today. Lush, echo-ey guitar and a snare drum beat under the vocal.



My link - Jump to about the 29 minute mark, if you don't want to listen to the interview (but it's a good listen).

fapfapfapfapfapfapfap

Furley>het

 

[Guster]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

Are these guys actually going to the Kentucky Derby this year or am I misinterpreting something?

I believe so. I had originally planned on doing the same, but my mom had her health issues. She's doing swimmingly now, so this may be back on the table provided I don't get violated on the flight.

I need to get on the ball, but the plan is to:

0. go out in Cincy on Friday night and get drunk,

%, crash at my place,

3- hop on a bus in the morning to the derby

four: drink heavily

V> watch horses run in circles from the infield while drinking heavily

2*(4-1) = hop on a bus and drink our way home

se7en. drink some more at my place

8. sunday start with mimosas and/or bloody mary's as we watch the marathon runners go by

nein, bbq?

10. profit, definitely profit

I'm reaching out to some local friends to see if they would be interested in joining. If I can get enough people, then we could hire our own bus, otherwise we'll grab seats on a big party bus with strangers

 

[krista4]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

Are these guys actually going to the Kentucky Derby this year or am I misinterpreting something?

I believe so. I had originally planned on doing the same, but my mom had her health issues. She's doing swimmingly now, so this may be back on the table provided I don't get violated on the flight.

I need to get on the ball, but the plan is to:

0. go out in Cincy on Friday night and get drunk,

%, crash at my place,

3- hop on a bus in the morning to the derby

four: drink heavily

V> watch horses run in circles from the infield while drinking heavily

2*(4-1) = hop on a bus and drink our way home

se7en. drink some more at my place

8. sunday start with mimosas and/or bloody mary's as we watch the marathon runners go by

nein, bbq?

10. profit, definitely profit

I'm reaching out to some local friends to see if they would be interested in joining. If I can get enough people, then we could hire our own bus, otherwise we'll grab seats on a big party bus with strangers

V is a problem in that you don't really see horses from the infield, unless you get there very very very early, but I have the feeling not seeing horses run around won't bother you guys.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Have we done the DirecTV vs. Dish debate? And was a consensus reached? TIA

Directv would win this easily I think.

Had DISH because it's the only thing available where I live. It sucked. Service would go out when the clouds sneezed and ESPN only worked 50% of the time. No shtick. The other channels would work, but ESPN and several others would only work half the time. I ditched it last month. Going with just netflix from now on, and restaurant/bars during football season.

ETA: btw, ESPN would die when it was clear outside. Seriously. DISH is the worst service ever. And when we quit, they didn't send a guy to collect their equipment, no, the onus was on us to disassemble the junk, pack it in an empty box they mailed to us, and ship it out ourselves. I really really really hate that service.

I did get to keep the stupid dish though. Been trying to think of a cool 'found art' project to make of it.

Yikes. Do you think that was specific to your area, specific to Dish, or just bad luck?

The DISH equipment was pretty bad. They had to replace the receiver twice in two years. Then there's the reception issue. Our little dish was on the side of a hill, pointed over a wide horse pasture, so it's not like there were any unusual obstructions. I couldn't tell you if DirectTV would have been better because DISH is the only service I could get. So who knows if I live in a satellite dead zone (do those exist?) There's nothing to compare it to. If I lived just a mile down the road, I could get cable or DirectTV.

I don't get that you couldn't get DirecTV. It's a satellite, did you live in a dome?

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Have we done the DirecTV vs. Dish debate? And was a consensus reached? TIA

Directv would win this easily I think.

Had DISH because it's the only thing available where I live. It sucked. Service would go out when the clouds sneezed and ESPN only worked 50% of the time. No shtick. The other channels would work, but ESPN and several others would only work half the time. I ditched it last month. Going with just netflix from now on, and restaurant/bars during football season.

ETA: btw, ESPN would die when it was clear outside. Seriously. DISH is the worst service ever. And when we quit, they didn't send a guy to collect their equipment, no, the onus was on us to disassemble the junk, pack it in an empty box they mailed to us, and ship it out ourselves. I really really really hate that service.

I did get to keep the stupid dish though. Been trying to think of a cool 'found art' project to make of it.

Yikes. Do you think that was specific to your area, specific to Dish, or just bad luck?

The DISH equipment was pretty bad. They had to replace the receiver twice in two years. Then there's the reception issue. Our little dish was on the side of a hill, pointed over a wide horse pasture, so it's not like there were any unusual obstructions. I couldn't tell you if DirectTV would have been better because DISH is the only service I could get. So who knows if I live in a satellite dead zone (do those exist?) There's nothing to compare it to. If I lived just a mile down the road, I could get cable or DirectTV.

I don't get that you couldn't get DirecTV. It's a satellite, did you live in a dome?

The local service shmucks draw their line 1 mile from my house.

It's a blessing in disguise, really. I've tossed out TV and the ridiculous monthly bill and don't miss it at all. Netflix & the internet have everything I need.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Man, today was one of the worst days of work ever. No details, other than people are ####ing stupid. I felt like quitting.

Tonight was our second practice for my son's baseball team. It's coach/kid pitch mix. For some reason I'm the designated coach pitcher. Laughable.

I think you answered your own question here.

I actually hit my son on my first pitch to him. Poor kid, was hesitant the rest of the time and didn't make contact tonight. Felt horrible.

Reminds me of my old roommate, Jim. When he was about 12 or 13 he got to start the opening game of the season. The other team had a "special" kid on their line-up. Their coach decided to let this kid be the lead-off batter. Jim has no idea what to do. He decides to just toss a grapefruit up there and let the kid swing at it.

Jim says that lobbed the ball right over the plate at about 1/4 speed. What does the batter do? Closes his eyes and leans all the way over the plate. The ball conks him on the top of the helmet and he drops. For the next 2 or 3 years Jim was known as "The ### hole that beaned the retahrded kid".

I was reminded over the weekend by my fraternity brothers that I once threw a kid out at 1st base from the OF, which is pretty tough to do, unless, of course, the kid's two prosthetic legs fall off as he rushes out of the batter box. As he nubbed his way up the first base line, I fielded the ball and fired to first. Figured that's what Jesus would do.

 

[Guster]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

Are these guys actually going to the Kentucky Derby this year or am I misinterpreting something?

I believe so. I had originally planned on doing the same, but my mom had her health issues. She's doing swimmingly now, so this may be back on the table provided I don't get violated on the flight.

I need to get on the ball, but the plan is to:

0. go out in Cincy on Friday night and get drunk,

%, crash at my place,

3- hop on a bus in the morning to the derby

four: drink heavily

V> watch horses run in circles from the infield while drinking heavily

2*(4-1) = hop on a bus and drink our way home

se7en. drink some more at my place

8. sunday start with mimosas and/or bloody mary's as we watch the marathon runners go by

nein, bbq?

10. profit, definitely profit

I'm reaching out to some local friends to see if they would be interested in joining. If I can get enough people, then we could hire our own bus, otherwise we'll grab seats on a big party bus with strangers

V is a problem in that you don't really see horses from the infield, unless you get there very very very early, but I have the feeling not seeing horses run around won't bother you guys.

Pretty sure we'll be looking at more than just the horses...

 

[Guster]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

Are these guys actually going to the Kentucky Derby this year or am I misinterpreting something?

I believe so. I had originally planned on doing the same, but my mom had her health issues. She's doing swimmingly now, so this may be back on the table provided I don't get violated on the flight.

I need to get on the ball, but the plan is to:

0. go out in Cincy on Friday night and get drunk,

%, crash at my place,

3- hop on a bus in the morning to the derby

four: drink heavily

V> watch horses run in circles from the infield while drinking heavily

2*(4-1) = hop on a bus and drink our way home

se7en. drink some more at my place

8. sunday start with mimosas and/or bloody mary's as we watch the marathon runners go by

nein, bbq?

10. profit, definitely profit

I'm reaching out to some local friends to see if they would be interested in joining. If I can get enough people, then we could hire our own bus, otherwise we'll grab seats on a big party bus with strangers

V is a problem in that you don't really see horses from the infield, unless you get there very very very early, but I have the feeling not seeing horses run around won't bother you guys.

Pretty sure we'll be looking at more than just the horses...

Oh and if Tre comes, I'm definitely going to have to make a bourbon run!

 

[Mr.Pack]

Have we done the DirecTV vs. Dish debate? And was a consensus reached? TIA

Directv would win this easily I think.

Had DISH because it's the only thing available where I live. It sucked. Service would go out when the clouds sneezed and ESPN only worked 50% of the time. No shtick. The other channels would work, but ESPN and several others would only work half the time. I ditched it last month. Going with just netflix from now on, and restaurant/bars during football season.

ETA: btw, ESPN would die when it was clear outside. Seriously. DISH is the worst service ever. And when we quit, they didn't send a guy to collect their equipment, no, the onus was on us to disassemble the junk, pack it in an empty box they mailed to us, and ship it out ourselves. I really really really hate that service.

I did get to keep the stupid dish though. Been trying to think of a cool 'found art' project to make of it.

Yikes. Do you think that was specific to your area, specific to Dish, or just bad luck?

The DISH equipment was pretty bad. They had to replace the receiver twice in two years. Then there's the reception issue. Our little dish was on the side of a hill, pointed over a wide horse pasture, so it's not like there were any unusual obstructions. I couldn't tell you if DirectTV would have been better because DISH is the only service I could get. So who knows if I live in a satellite dead zone (do those exist?) There's nothing to compare it to. If I lived just a mile down the road, I could get cable or DirectTV.

I don't get that you couldn't get DirecTV. It's a satellite, did you live in a dome?

The local service shmucks draw their line 1 mile from my house.

It's a blessing in disguise, really. I've tossed out TV and the ridiculous monthly bill and don't miss it at all. Netflix & the internet have everything I need.

Weird. I didn't think services could outlaw satellite service.

 

[pricklypete]

Man, today was one of the worst days of work ever. No details, other than people are ####ing stupid. I felt like quitting.

Tonight was our second practice for my son's baseball team. It's coach/kid pitch mix. For some reason I'm the designated coach pitcher. Laughable.

I think you answered your own question here.

I actually hit my son on my first pitch to him. Poor kid, was hesitant the rest of the time and didn't make contact tonight. Felt horrible.

Reminds me of my old roommate, Jim. When he was about 12 or 13 he got to start the opening game of the season. The other team had a "special" kid on their line-up. Their coach decided to let this kid be the lead-off batter. Jim has no idea what to do. He decides to just toss a grapefruit up there and let the kid swing at it.

Jim says that lobbed the ball right over the plate at about 1/4 speed. What does the batter do? Closes his eyes and leans all the way over the plate. The ball conks him on the top of the helmet and he drops. For the next 2 or 3 years Jim was known as "The ### hole that beaned the retahrded kid".

I was reminded over the weekend by my fraternity brothers that I once threw a kid out at 1st base from the OF, which is pretty tough to do, unless, of course, the kid's two prosthetic legs fall off as he rushes out of the batter box. As he nubbed his way up the first base line, I fielded the ball and fired to first. Figured that's what Jesus would do.

OMG I'm DYING over here.

I litterally am in tears right now.

I can just picture Corky closing his eyes, leaning in, and dropping like he'd just been shot. What I'd give to see the crowd reaction.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Which is the better scare video?

Pug vs pug?

Chubby runner?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

Are these guys actually going to the Kentucky Derby this year or am I misinterpreting something?

I believe so. I had originally planned on doing the same, but my mom had her health issues. She's doing swimmingly now, so this may be back on the table provided I don't get violated on the flight.

I need to get on the ball, but the plan is to:

0. go out in Cincy on Friday night and get drunk,

%, crash at my place,

3- hop on a bus in the morning to the derby

four: drink heavily

V> watch horses run in circles from the infield while drinking heavily

2*(4-1) = hop on a bus and drink our way home

se7en. drink some more at my place

8. sunday start with mimosas and/or bloody mary's as we watch the marathon runners go by

nein, bbq?

10. profit, definitely profit

I'm reaching out to some local friends to see if they would be interested in joining. If I can get enough people, then we could hire our own bus, otherwise we'll grab seats on a big party bus with strangers

V is a problem in that you don't really see horses from the infield, unless you get there very very very early, but I have the feeling not seeing horses run around won't bother you guys.

They have video screens, right?

 

[PV14]

Thorn/Guster - What is your Derby weekend strategy? Lay it out for me if you will...

Are these guys actually going to the Kentucky Derby this year or am I misinterpreting something?

I believe so. I had originally planned on doing the same, but my mom had her health issues. She's doing swimmingly now, so this may be back on the table provided I don't get violated on the flight.

I need to get on the ball, but the plan is to:

0. go out in Cincy on Friday night and get drunk,

%, crash at my place,

3- hop on a bus in the morning to the derby

four: drink heavily

V> watch horses run in circles from the infield while drinking heavily

2*(4-1) = hop on a bus and drink our way home

se7en. drink some more at my place

8. sunday start with mimosas and/or bloody mary's as we watch the marathon runners go by

nein, bbq?

10. profit, definitely profit

I'm reaching out to some local friends to see if they would be interested in joining. If I can get enough people, then we could hire our own bus, otherwise we'll grab seats on a big party bus with strangers

I am so in.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Get ready for me to refer to the horses as "amazing athletes".

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Which is the better scare video?

Pug vs pug?

Chubby runner?

Chubby runner gives me a... well whatever the opposite of a chubby is.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Which is the better scare video?

Pug vs pug?

Chubby runner?

Chubby runner gives me a... well whatever the opposite of a chubby is.

A wozzy?

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Watched episiode 1.1 of Mad Men last night. Interesting enough for me to stick with it.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Watched episiode 1.1 of Mad Men last night. Interesting enough for me to stick with it.

Atta boy!

 

[Disco Stu]

Watched episiode 1.1 of Mad Men last night. Interesting enough for me to stick with it.

You're supposed to be watching movies sir.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Watched episiode 1.1 of Mad Men last night. Interesting enough for me to stick with it.

You're supposed to be watching movies sir.

That thread is pretty fun without the movie reviews.

 

[General Malaise]

Watched episiode 1.1 of Mad Men last night. Interesting enough for me to stick with it.

I got to about 1.3 and checked into rehab for a new addiction to hard scotch all hours of the day and smoking.

And while I enjoy a slow paced show which allows me to ponder the gravity of the plot I felt like I had dropped Quaaludes and was sitting in quicksand. Certainly didn't dislike it, but never could get into it. But boy, am I into Wires. And how.

 

[General Malaise]

Get ready for me to refer to the horses as "amazing athletes".

Place your Derby bets first thing with a clear head and put those tickets deep into your wallet.

 

[Britney Spears]

Haven't had any weather outages from my directv service in years and the Genie is the best thing ever

Explain the genie to me.

It's like a DVR on steroids. Can record up to 5 live shows at once, can get picture in picture, and has a ton of storage space. The Genie DVR in my living room is also connected with the HD DVR in my bedroom via wi-fi network so can watch shows on either tv.

I am curious about the "no wires" shtick. I don't have a DVR.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Watched episiode 1.1 of Mad Men last night. Interesting enough for me to stick with it.

I got to about 1.3 and checked into rehab for a new addiction to hard scotch all hours of the day and smoking.

And while I enjoy a slow paced show which allows me to ponder the gravity of the plot I felt like I had dropped Quaaludes and was sitting in quicksand. Certainly didn't dislike it, but never could get into it. But boy, am I into Wires. And how.

Yeah, the constant smoking had me friggin dying for a cigarette by the end of the show.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Haven't had any weather outages from my directv service in years and the Genie is the best thing ever

Explain the genie to me.

It's like a DVR on steroids. Can record up to 5 live shows at once, can get picture in picture, and has a ton of storage space. The Genie DVR in my living room is also connected with the HD DVR in my bedroom via wi-fi network so can watch shows on either tv.

I am curious about the "no wires" shtick.I don't have a DVR.

Do you know how the internet works?

 

[phishphan]

Haven't had any weather outages from my directv service in years and the Genie is the best thing ever

Explain the genie to me.

It's like a DVR on steroids. Can record up to 5 live shows at once, can get picture in picture, and has a ton of storage space. The Genie DVR in my living room is also connected with the HD DVR in my bedroom via wi-fi network so can watch shows on either tv.

I am curious about the "no wires" shtick.I don't have a DVR.

Do you know how the internet works?

through a series of tubes

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Someone told me something about "mini-Genies". What's up with that? For networkless peoples?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

TOTALLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK/SENSITIVE PEOPLE (profanity and racial language)

But totally hilarious

 

[Homer J Simpson]

TOTALLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK/SENSITIVE PEOPLE (profanity and racial language)

But totally hilarious

 

[UniAlias]

TOTALLY NOT SAFE FOR WORK/SENSITIVE PEOPLE (profanity and racial language)

But totally hilarious