GM's thread about nothing (34 Viewers)

[Disco Stu]

Turns out Stranger Chris and his buddy were sitting about ten rows in front of us and one section over at the game. Small world.Cos getting his backpack full of kombucha and vodkas in past ball park security was a thing of beauty. (Although doesn't the vodka kill off all the beneficial bacteria in the kombucha?) Thanks for making the SIX HOUR DRIVE to hang with a D-lister (and TF), GB.TF's got a glorious head of hair and DID nab a foul ball probably before cos even made it to the top of the stairs (and gave it to a nearby kid, BTW).Good guys and good times.

Should have given the ball to Stranger Chris.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

First conversation with a new lady at work has me shuked. She wrapped it up with this...

"I'd be more than welcome to help with anything, so don't hesitate not to call me."

Go piss up a rope.

 

[charvik]

Back from Astros corn hole. Props to ignoramus for setting it up. A few notes:

-for some reasons cos is unable to receive texts from me. Even in a group thread. Maybe he has me on the JoeT plan

-was talking all game how I've always wanted to catch a foul ball. Told cos the story about when I was 13 I caught 4 straight HR balls from Ron Gant during BP, but I've always wanted to catch a live one. Literally as soon as cos left I caught a bouncer down from the upper deck in the exact to where cos was sitting

-ignoramus has a funny story to tell about the initial meet

A good time had by all

Since I work about a mile away from Minute Maid and didn't have to battle Houston traffic, I ended up being the first one to the bar. I grab a table, order a beer and check my texts... TF says he's walking down Texas St. toward the bar. Cool, he's close. Having never met the guy, I don't know what to look for (other than a dude adorned in purple and gold from head-to-toe, yelling "Geaux Tigers") so I'm just kind of looking for someone that looks like they're looking for someone.One guy who just walks in and is kind of standing there, looking around fits the bill so I make eye contact and yell "Chris?" He nods and walks over, we shake hands and I introduce myself by my slave name and his buddy comes over and introduces himself. We all sit down and there's a little bit of an awkward silence so I ask "So, you're in town for work?" "Yep. work." He asks me what I do and I tell him. A couple more minutes of small talk go by and Chris asks me how I knew his name. I'm a little confused because we've been exchanging texts throughout the day and I had just scanned the thread earlier and for some reason was reminded of this post, so all I could muster was "Aren't you Chris, from the internet?"

Blank stares.

So I'm trying to explain that I'm meeting these guys from the internet that I only know through a message board. Stranger Chris asks me "You do that sort of thing?" "Well, um, this is my first time." They pretty quickly get up from the table and hightail it to the bar and thankfully just a minute or two later cos and TF finally show up.

Turns out Stranger Chris and his buddy were sitting about ten rows in front of us and one section over at the game. Small world.

Cos getting his backpack full of kombucha and vodkas in past ball park security was a thing of beauty. (Although doesn't the vodka kill off all the beneficial bacteria in the kombucha?) Thanks for making the SIX HOUR DRIVE to hang with a D-lister (and TF), GB.

TF's got a glorious head of hair and DID nab a foul ball probably before cos even made it to the top of the stairs (and gave it to a nearby kid, BTW).

Good guys and good times.

This happened yesterday?

I don't know why, but I had Tuesday next week in my calendar, and figured I would get a text or PM reminder.

I guess this is what I get when I'm not reading the board every day.

 

[Tiger Fan]

Back from Astros corn hole. Props to ignoramus for setting it up. A few notes:

-for some reasons cos is unable to receive texts from me. Even in a group thread. Maybe he has me on the JoeT plan

-was talking all game how I've always wanted to catch a foul ball. Told cos the story about when I was 13 I caught 4 straight HR balls from Ron Gant during BP, but I've always wanted to catch a live one. Literally as soon as cos left I caught a bouncer down from the upper deck in the exact to where cos was sitting

-ignoramus has a funny story to tell about the initial meet

A good time had by all

Since I work about a mile away from Minute Maid and didn't have to battle Houston traffic, I ended up being the first one to the bar. I grab a table, order a beer and check my texts... TF says he's walking down Texas St. toward the bar. Cool, he's close. Having never met the guy, I don't know what to look for (other than a dude adorned in purple and gold from head-to-toe, yelling "Geaux Tigers") so I'm just kind of looking for someone that looks like they're looking for someone.One guy who just walks in and is kind of standing there, looking around fits the bill so I make eye contact and yell "Chris?" He nods and walks over, we shake hands and I introduce myself by my slave name and his buddy comes over and introduces himself. We all sit down and there's a little bit of an awkward silence so I ask "So, you're in town for work?" "Yep. work." He asks me what I do and I tell him. A couple more minutes of small talk go by and Chris asks me how I knew his name. I'm a little confused because we've been exchanging texts throughout the day and I had just scanned the thread earlier and for some reason was reminded of this post, so all I could muster was "Aren't you Chris, from the internet?"

Blank stares.

So I'm trying to explain that I'm meeting these guys from the internet that I only know through a message board. Stranger Chris asks me "You do that sort of thing?" "Well, um, this is my first time." They pretty quickly get up from the table and hightail it to the bar and thankfully just a minute or two later cos and TF finally show up.

Turns out Stranger Chris and his buddy were sitting about ten rows in front of us and one section over at the game. Small world.

Cos getting his backpack full of kombucha and vodkas in past ball park security was a thing of beauty. (Although doesn't the vodka kill off all the beneficial bacteria in the kombucha?) Thanks for making the SIX HOUR DRIVE to hang with a D-lister (and TF), GB.

TF's got a glorious head of hair and DID nab a foul ball probably before cos even made it to the top of the stairs (and gave it to a nearby kid, BTW).

Good guys and good times.

This happened yesterday?

I don't know why, but I had Tuesday next week in my calendar, and figured I would get a text or PM reminder.

I guess this is what I get when I'm not reading the board every day.

Just what we needed...another Chris. I looked for you on IM yesterday, but you weren't there when I looked.

 

[BigJohn]

In order to avoid mistakes like this we need to come up with some sort of FFA/GMTAN secret hand gesture for identification purposes.

Something like this.

SPACE BATS!!!

 

[cosjobs]

My nephew just linked me to this. I like it

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

My new wallpaper

 

[General Malaise]

Tanner > My wife photographed a child named Pirate today. Wake me up when you get one of those in Ogdenvile.

Two years ago, she did a shoot with a kid named Seven. I think Pirate is better.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Tanner > My wife photographed a child named Pirate today. Wake me up when you get one of those in Ogdenvile.

Two years ago, she did a shoot with a kid named Seven. I think Pirate is better.

Kid's going to need some serious speech therapy.

 

[General Malaise]

GM should breed with this woman.

Another good update:: today is Mark Dalton's birthday:: he is technolically (SP?) not inclinded...he has no cell phone and can't run the internet::

How's her skin? Does she have a pinkish hugh (sp?)?

 

[Disco Stu]

GM should breed with this woman.

Another good update:: today is Mark Dalton's birthday:: he is technolically (SP?) not inclinded...he has no cell phone and can't run the internet::

How's her skin? Does she have a pinkish hugh (sp?)?

Pale. Probably? Your children would be practically invisible.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Tanner > My wife photographed a child named Pirate today. Wake me up when you get one of those in Ogdenvile.

Two years ago, she did a shoot with a kid named Seven. I think Pirate is better.

Good lord.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

People stil use an IM service? Please don't tell me it's AIM.

 

[Ignoramus]

We use MS Lync.

 

[Sammy3469]

People stil use an IM service? Please don't tell me it's AIM.

Yes, yes they do...especially in finance

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Intra-company IM is used by a lot of companies. And it's pretty useful.

Am I supposed to be Tweeting my boss instead?

 

[General Malaise]

I accidentally washed my hair with shower gel this morning. I know that the soap thing came up several months ago, and I was shocked to find that people don't use soap any more, but why tf have I stayed in hotels where I can't get a good damn bar of soap for the shower? Nothing but shower gel so far. Would it be so hard to give us old-timers a soap option? :getoffmylawn:

Also, if I had a damn bar of soap I wouldn't have mistaken the shower gel for the shampoo.

I use soap.

But I, too, am old.

We're not old, we're just smarter than everybody else. Bar soap >>>>>>> whatever liquid alternative is out there. I don't have a loofa. I have hands. You know what works well in hands? BAR SOAP! And it has Bar in the name. What's not to like?

Lever 2000 > Coast > Zest > Irish Spring > Ivory > Lava

 

[YSR]

I still use IM for cybering. Not really sure what other medium I'm supposed to use.

 

[charvik]

Intra-company IM is used by a lot of companies. And it's pretty useful.

Am I supposed to be Tweeting my boss instead?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I still use IM for cybering. Not really sure what other medium I'm supposed to use.

:confirmed:

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I accidentally washed my hair with shower gel this morning. I know that the soap thing came up several months ago, and I was shocked to find that people don't use soap any more, but why tf have I stayed in hotels where I can't get a good damn bar of soap for the shower? Nothing but shower gel so far. Would it be so hard to give us old-timers a soap option? :getoffmylawn:

Also, if I had a damn bar of soap I wouldn't have mistaken the shower gel for the shampoo.

I use soap.

But I, too, am old.

We're not old, we're just smarter than everybody else. Bar soap >>>>>>> whatever liquid alternative is out there. I don't have a loofa. I have hands. You know what works well in hands? BAR SOAP! And it has Bar in the name. What's not to like?

Lever 2000 > Coast > Zest > Irish Spring > Ivory > Lava

I think we've had the soap talk here before...I'm squarely in the "dooooooooooon't care" whether it's bar or liquid camp.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Watch out for this guy.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I've found that bar soap often leaves a filmy residue.

And it's easier to fap with shower gel.

 

[General Malaise]

GM should breed with this woman.

Another good update:: today is Mark Dalton's birthday:: he is technolically (SP?) not inclinded...he has no cell phone and can't run the internet::

How's her skin? Does she have a pinkish hugh (sp?)?

Pale. Probably? Your children would be practically invisible.

Yuck, I don't do pale.

 

[General Malaise]

People stil use an IM service? Please don't tell me it's AIM.

Yes, yes they do...especially in finance

Yup. Logs every conversation, which is a nice handy thing to have when the SEC asks to see every single trade log you have from the dawn of time and oh by the way, let's look at all those emails too, Mr. Forrest Mail.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

GM should breed with this woman.

Another good update:: today is Mark Dalton's birthday:: he is technolically (SP?) not inclinded...he has no cell phone and can't run the internet::

How's her skin? Does she have a pinkish hugh (sp?)?

Pale. Probably? Your children would be practically invisible.

Yuck, I don't do pale.

Reminds me of the guy I went to HS with that was built like Kent Dorfman....he had a "No Fat Chicks" bumper-sticker on his car.

 

[General Malaise]

I've found that bar soap often leaves a filmy residue.

And it's easier to fap with shower gel.

What kind of well water are you using, Oliver Douglas?

 

[General Malaise]

GM should breed with this woman.

Another good update:: today is Mark Dalton's birthday:: he is technolically (SP?) not inclinded...he has no cell phone and can't run the internet::

How's her skin? Does she have a pinkish hugh (sp?)?

Pale. Probably? Your children would be practically invisible.

Yuck, I don't do pale.

Reminds me of the guy I went to HS with that was built like Kent Dorfman....he had a "No Fat Chicks" bumper-sticker on his car.

Damn right! Look, I get sick just looking at myself in the mirror, which is why I shower in the dark. There's not enough darkness in the world to hide two pale figures like me bumping uglies. There's a reason I chose very tan women to breed with. My kids can thank me later in life when I'm off shattering lightbulbs and going up French flag poles to surrender.

 

[Joe T]

I accidentally washed my hair with shower gel this morning. I know that the soap thing came up several months ago, and I was shocked to find that people don't use soap any more, but why tf have I stayed in hotels where I can't get a good damn bar of soap for the shower? Nothing but shower gel so far. Would it be so hard to give us old-timers a soap option? :getoffmylawn:

Also, if I had a damn bar of soap I wouldn't have mistaken the shower gel for the shampoo.

I use soap.

But I, too, am old.

We're not old, we're just smarter than everybody else. Bar soap >>>>>>> whatever liquid alternative is out there. I don't have a loofa. I have hands. You know what works well in hands? BAR SOAP! And it has Bar in the name. What's not to like?

Lever 2000 > Coast > Zest > Irish Spring > Ivory > Lava

I think we've had the soap talk here before...I'm squarely in the "dooooooooooon't care" whether it's bar or liquid camp.

Anyone ever tried "soap fusion"?

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I've found that bar soap often leaves a filmy residue.

And it's easier to fap with shower gel.

What kind of well water are you using, Oliver Douglas?

I don't live in Green Acres. That's at least 5 miles from my house.

 

[General Malaise]

I'm out of shaving cream so have been using Neviviva (sp?) shower & shampoo gel combo to shave in the shower and it's been passable. So there's that.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Adding injury to injury.

 

[General Malaise]

TF's got a glorious head of hair and DID nab a foul ball probably before cos even made it to the top of the stairs (and gave it to a nearby kid, BTW).Good guys and good times.

That's a quality guy right there. All he wanted to do was catch a live foul ball and when he did? Gave it up.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I still use IM for cybering. Not really sure what other medium I'm supposed to use.

Yeah ya do.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

PROJECT KILL MACHINE

 

[Drifter]

I'm out of shaving cream so have been using Neviviva (sp?) shower & shampoo gel combo to shave in the shower and it's been passable. So there's that.

I use a shave/shower gel combo because I don't have much hair and I'm lazy like that. Only way to go IMO.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

I accidentally washed my hair with shower gel this morning. I know that the soap thing came up several months ago, and I was shocked to find that people don't use soap any more, but why tf have I stayed in hotels where I can't get a good damn bar of soap for the shower? Nothing but shower gel so far. Would it be so hard to give us old-timers a soap option? :getoffmylawn: Also, if I had a damn bar of soap I wouldn't have mistaken the shower gel for the shampoo.

I use soap. But I, too, am old.

We're not old, we're just smarter than everybody else. Bar soap >>>>>>> whatever liquid alternative is out there. I don't have a loofa. I have hands. You know what works well in hands? BAR SOAP! And it has Bar in the name. What's not to like? Lever 2000 > Coast > Zest > Irish Spring > Ivory > Lava

Do they still make coast? Haven't seen it lately. Irish Spring underrated here

 

[cosjobs]

I accidentally washed my hair with shower gel this morning. I know that the soap thing came up several months ago, and I was shocked to find that people don't use soap any more, but why tf have I stayed in hotels where I can't get a good damn bar of soap for the shower? Nothing but shower gel so far. Would it be so hard to give us old-timers a soap option? :getoffmylawn:

Also, if I had a damn bar of soap I wouldn't have mistaken the shower gel for the shampoo.

I use soap.

But I, too, am old.

We're not old, we're just smarter than everybody else. Bar soap >>>>>>> whatever liquid alternative is out there. I don't have a loofa. I have hands. You know what works well in hands? BAR SOAP! And it has Bar in the name. What's not to like?

Lever 2000 > Coast > Zest > Irish Spring > Ivory > Lava

Dr. Bronner's Peppermint rules. Makes me all tingly on THursdays when I shower.

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

You guys who still use bar soap: Do you still listen to vinyl records because it is "more real"?

 

[Abraham]

You guys who still use bar soap: Do you still listen to vinyl records because it is "more real"?

I use whatever soap the wife puts in the shower.

 

[Mr. Pickles]

First conversation with a new lady at work has me shuked. She wrapped it up with this... "I'd be more than welcome to help with anything, so don't hesitate not to call me."

Will she be providing you with excellent service today, Mr. Stu?

 

[Crazy Canuck]

I still use IM for cybering. Not really sure what other medium I'm supposed to use.

Wanna make out?

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I still use IM for cybering. Not really sure what other medium I'm supposed to use.

Wanna make out?

Quit stealing my bit!

 

[Crazy Canuck]

You guys who still use bar soap: Do you still listen to vinyl records because it is "more real"?

Let the record state that I neither listen to vinyl records nor use bar soap.

CDs are now officially retro, and shower gel is fine as long as it's a bar soap brand, like Ivory.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

I still use IM for cybering. Not really sure what other medium I'm supposed to use.

Wanna make out?

Quit stealing my bit!

Sorry. I didn't know that shtick was still copyrighted. :(

 

[Idiot Boxer]

I was using bar soap back when we called it "Lye" ~ Soap Hipster

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

I was using bar soap back when we called it "Lye" ~ Soap Hipster

I bathe in volcanic ash like a chinchilla.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

I was using bar soap back when we called it "Lye" ~ Soap Hipster

I bathe in volcanic ash like a chinchilla.

I occasionally use sand, but only when I'm in desperate need of some authenticity. It chafes.

 

[FDAS]

I missed a couple of pages and I'm too lazy to go back, but has anyone posted Kasey and Benny's post wisdom teeth meltdowns?

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Showering is soooo 2012.