GM's thread about nothing (27 Viewers)

[Homer J Simpson]

Sure would be nice if Philadephia could score some runs today off James Freaking McDonald.

Fund day of gambling...was enjoying a nice 3-1 Philies lead, covering the Run Line, parlayed in with Detroit who was winning 2-1 for a while and all was grand in the world. And then...the wheels just fell right off everywhere. And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

Stop gambling.

 

[General Malaise]

Sure would be nice if Philadephia could score some runs today off James Freaking McDonald.

Fund day of gambling...was enjoying a nice 3-1 Philies lead, covering the Run Line, parlayed in with Detroit who was winning 2-1 for a while and all was grand in the world. And then...the wheels just fell right off everywhere. And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

Stop gambling.

I probably won't.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Well, how's this for a development...

Spoiler

The managed I/T firm I met with yesterday loved me. I had lunch with the owner and not only do they want me to come on board, they want me to emerge as the Sales Director as the sales team is built out. Retirement plan is better than Dell and the insurance isn't half bad either (100% of me, 50% of family). Base pay is just a hair under Dell but the commission structure is solid. Only sticking point is I told them I needed a higher base for the first 6 months or a draw against commissions or something since I can't live on $2500/month. Owner is going back to the office to see what he can work out.

"Hello, other I/T company that I would have accepted last week....yeah, you waited too long and now I'm going to work for your competitor."

Did you have steak or semen for lunch?

 

[strykerpks]

Sure would be nice if Philadephia could score some runs today off James Freaking McDonald.

Fund day of gambling...was enjoying a nice 3-1 Philies lead, covering the Run Line, parlayed in with Detroit who was winning 2-1 for a while and all was grand in the world. And then...the wheels just fell right off everywhere. And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

Stop gambling.

I probably won't.

Yeah, I bet you won't either

 

[Abraham]

Well, how's this for a development...

Spoiler

The managed I/T firm I met with yesterday loved me. I had lunch with the owner and not only do they want me to come on board, they want me to emerge as the Sales Director as the sales team is built out. Retirement plan is better than Dell and the insurance isn't half bad either (100% of me, 50% of family). Base pay is just a hair under Dell but the commission structure is solid. Only sticking point is I told them I needed a higher base for the first 6 months or a draw against commissions or something since I can't live on $2500/month. Owner is going back to the office to see what he can work out. "Hello, other I/T company that I would have accepted last week....yeah, you waited too long and now I'm going to work for your competitor."

Did you have steak or semen for lunch? Carne guisada enchiladas and a sprite.

 

[Plorfu]

The Pirates are an uncontrollable force of nature. You should have known better.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Well, how's this for a development...

Spoiler

The managed I/T firm I met with yesterday loved me. I had lunch with the owner and not only do they want me to come on board, they want me to emerge as the Sales Director as the sales team is built out. Retirement plan is better than Dell and the insurance isn't half bad either (100% of me, 50% of family). Base pay is just a hair under Dell but the commission structure is solid. Only sticking point is I told them I needed a higher base for the first 6 months or a draw against commissions or something since I can't live on $2500/month. Owner is going back to the office to see what he can work out. "Hello, other I/T company that I would have accepted last week....yeah, you waited too long and now I'm going to work for your competitor."

Spoiler

Did you have steak or semen for lunch?

Carne guisada enchiladas and a sprite.Is 'guisada' Spanish for 'in the butt'?

 

[General Malaise]

Sure would be nice if Philadephia could score some runs today off James Freaking McDonald.

Fund day of gambling...was enjoying a nice 3-1 Philies lead, covering the Run Line, parlayed in with Detroit who was winning 2-1 for a while and all was grand in the world. And then...the wheels just fell right off everywhere. And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

Stop gambling.

I probably won't.

Yeah, I bet you won't either

Oh yeah, how much? Two racks? Three?

 

[General Malaise]

The Pirates are an uncontrollable force of nature. You should have known better.

When you have an ace like James McDonald, it's hard to not run away with the division.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

General Malaise, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:06, said:And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

I think he went 0-1-1 so far. Relax.

 

[General Malaise]

General Malaise, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:06, said:And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

I think he went 0-1-1 so far. Relax.

Why is everybody telling me to relax? Don't we like faux angst around here? Where am I?

 

[Thorn]

General Malaise, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:06, said:And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

I think he went 0-1-1 so far. Relax.

Why is everybody telling me to relax? Don't we like faux angst around here? Where am I?

We need a :throwspennies: smilie

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

General Malaise, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:26, said:

Aaron Rudnicki, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:24, said:

General Malaise, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:06, said:General Malaise, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:06, said:And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

I think he went 0-1-1 so far. Relax.

Why is everybody telling me to relax? Don't we like faux angst around here? Where am I?

I hate the stupid Phillies but Frostyprops will always win in the end.

 

[Limp Ditka]

General Malaise, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:06, said:And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

I think he went 0-1-1 so far. Relax.

Why is everybody telling me to relax? Don't we like faux angst around here? Where am I?

We need a :throwspennies: smilie

:throwpenises:

 

[General Malaise]

General Malaise, on 25 Apr 2013 - 15:06, said:

And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

I think he went 0-1-1 so far. Relax.

Why is everybody telling me to relax? Don't we like faux angst around here? Where am I?

We need a :throwspennies: smilie

This?

Or This?

Always a crowd pleaser but not much payoff, IMO.

Not angry enough.

 

[Plorfu]

The Pirates are an uncontrollable force of nature. You should have known better.

When you have an ace like James McDonald, it's hard to not run away with the division.

AJ Burnett is the ace, you quacky curmudgeon.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

I will not be fooled by the Pirates.

Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twenty-one times, I'm a Pirates fan.

 

[Plorfu]

I will not be fooled by the Pirates. Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me twenty-one times, I'm a Pirates fan.

Be fair. They haven't fooled us 21 times. They've been flat out horrible from the beginning at least 16 times.

 

[General Malaise]

The Pirates are an uncontrollable force of nature. You should have known better.

When you have an ace like James McDonald, it's hard to not run away with the division.

AJ Burnett is the ace, you quacky curmudgeon.

Bryan Bullington down?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Hey, y'all. Someone here has a tumor half the size it used to be. And that piece of #### is on the run (the tumor, not me; I'd lose).

It's about time we had a day with some good news in it

Being an ornery idiot has its advantages, my friend.To be honest, I need to come down a bit. I'm flying too high and I've had friends boomeranged when they thought #### was going good.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

The Pirates are an uncontrollable force of nature. You should have known better.

When you have an ace like James McDonald, it's hard to not run away with the division.

AJ Burnett is the ace, you quacky curmudgeon.

Bryan Bullington down?

Pirates chat activated? IN!

 

[shuke]

Hey Shuke, I just cast an all-star ballot (well, 35 ballots) that included 4 Reds.

 

[shuke]

Well, how's this for a development...

Spoiler

The managed I/T firm I met with yesterday loved me. I had lunch with the owner and not only do they want me to come on board, they want me to emerge as the Sales Director as the sales team is built out. Retirement plan is better than Dell and the insurance isn't half bad either (100% of me, 50% of family). Base pay is just a hair under Dell but the commission structure is solid. Only sticking point is I told them I needed a higher base for the first 6 months or a draw against commissions or something since I can't live on $2500/month. Owner is going back to the office to see what he can work out.

"Hello, other I/T company that I would have accepted last week....yeah, you waited too long and now I'm going to work for your competitor."

Spoiler

So you didn't formally accept the other job or have a start date? Not that you are tied to it without a contract.

YEs, I accepted and am supposed to have a start date of 5/6. But they have to do my background check and other stuff first before it becomes official. My brother works in comp there and tells me to have no reservations about punting that opportunity if I so choose.

Spoiler

:thumbsup:

 

[Thorn]

Always a crowd pleaser but not much payoff, IMO.

Kind of partial to this one.

Maybe someone smart can change it to "I don't always throw tantrums in public places, but when I do, it rains copper fire, beeotch"

 

[Plorfu]

Hey Shuke, I just cast an all-star ballot (well, 35 ballots) that included 4 Reds.

Are these the same Reds who got swept by the Swashbucklers by the Mon?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Hey Uruk Hai's tumor: SPACE BATS!!!!

Space bats still working the magic here in Bali today. I'll add some slight, potential good news here, which is that in addition to selling Casa Camila (closing scheduled for May 22--pleasehappenpleasehappenpleasehappen), I received an offer on my Memphis monstrosity today. Bad news is that it's really lowball...wondering if I should just reject it and tell them to try again or counter. It's been a while since I sold a house (company bought my Chicago house so I didn't go through it then), but I don't remember people coming in 20% below asking price. Is that usual these days?

I haven't gotten past this point so far in the thread. My poor advice would be to take what you can live with. If buyer doesn't get to that #, #### 'em. No hard feelings either way.By the way - let me know what you're asking for Camila.

 

[Plorfu]

I had a comp day today because I worked on Saturday. I received a message from a guy who is maybe 3 rungs down from Jaime Dimon. I decided to call him back and found out I got a raise.

Drink beer and watch baseball= more money

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Hey, y'all. Someone here has a tumor half the size it used to be. And that piece of #### is on the run (the tumor, not me; I'd lose).

AMAZING NEWS!!! Bill, get you ### to Dallas/Fort Worth. I want to buy you many drinks, many lap dances and watch nookie girls half our age run their fingers through your crew cut.

I'm game, my brother. I'm thinking Sept/Oct. I will travel many miles to have pretty women run their fingers through my luscious flat top.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

The Pirates are an uncontrollable force of nature.

So are farts. But the Pirates stink more consistently.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Well, how's this for a development...

Spoiler

The managed I/T firm I met with yesterday loved me. I had lunch with the owner and not only do they want me to come on board, they want me to emerge as the Sales Director as the sales team is built out. Retirement plan is better than Dell and the insurance isn't half bad either (100% of me, 50% of family). Base pay is just a hair under Dell but the commission structure is solid. Only sticking point is I told them I needed a higher base for the first 6 months or a draw against commissions or something since I can't live on $2500/month. Owner is going back to the office to see what he can work out. "Hello, other I/T company that I would have accepted last week....yeah, you waited too long and now I'm going to work for your competitor."

Spoiler

So you didn't formally accept the other job or have a start date? Not that you are tied to it without a contract.

YEs, I accepted and am supposed to have a start date of 5/6. But they have to do my background check and other stuff first before it becomes official. My brother works in comp there and tells me to have no reservations about punting that opportunity if I so choose.Good luck, COlin

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

This just in: "Arrested Development" fans are rather sensitive.

 

[General Malaise]

This just in: "Arrested Development" fans are rather sensitive.

I love that song Mr. Windall.

 

[Abraham]

This just in: "Arrested Development" fans are rather sensitive.

I love that song Mr. Windall.

Talk about a band that should have had a long career. "Tennessee" was a great song.

 

[Bogart]

This just in: "Arrested Development" fans are rather sensitive.

I love that song Mr. Windall.

:spittake:

 

[General Malaise]

This just in: "Arrested Development" fans are rather sensitive.

I love that song Mr. Windall.

Talk about a band that should have had a long career. "Tennessee" was a great song.

Yes. It was hip hop that even translucent people could enjoy. They were like the Hootie and the Blowfish of hip hop.

 

[General Malaise]

or rap. I can't tell the difference between the two very well.

 

[Abraham]

or rap. I can't tell the difference between the two very well.

Does hip hop even exist anymore?

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

or rap. I can't tell the difference between the two very well.

Does hip hop even exist anymore?

of course. not familiar with the Roots?

 

[shuke]

Hey Shuke, I just cast an all-star ballot (well, 35 ballots) that included 4 Reds.

Are these the same Reds who got swept by the Swashbucklers by the Mon?

You getting pumped for the annual mid-season implosion yet?

 

[Plorfu]

Hey Shuke, I just cast an all-star ballot (well, 35 ballots) that included 4 Reds.

Are these the same Reds who got swept by the Swashbucklers by the Mon?

You getting pumped for the annual mid-season implosion yet?

I have June 21st circled. I figure a road series against the Angels should be enough to deflate everything.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Good god I loathe this Thurday night class of lunatics.

Peer review today. Every other section I teach had 1 maybe 2 students show up with no rough draft. This class has 4 people with drafts, 10 sitting there with nothing. I told all ten to leave. I've never done that before. "Ok, buy. No reason for you all to be here."

Then one guy says he has a question, and basically makes me restate the entire unit on writing research papers. A quick look shows he hasn't handed in anything all unit long.

 

[kevzilla]

Well, how's this for a development...

Spoiler

The managed I/T firm I met with yesterday loved me. I had lunch with the owner and not only do they want me to come on board, they want me to emerge as the Sales Director as the sales team is built out. Retirement plan is better than Dell and the insurance isn't half bad either (100% of me, 50% of family). Base pay is just a hair under Dell but the commission structure is solid. Only sticking point is I told them I needed a higher base for the first 6 months or a draw against commissions or something since I can't live on $2500/month. Owner is going back to the office to see what he can work out. "Hello, other I/T company that I would have accepted last week....yeah, you waited too long and now I'm going to work for your competitor."

Spoiler

Did you have steak or semen for lunch?

Spoiler

Carne guisada enchiladas and a sprite.

Is 'guisada' Spanish for 'in the butt'?

No, it's Spanish for "brown sauce, the ingredients of which cannot be named by any living gringo, but is nonetheless delicious".

Hey, y'all. Someone here has a tumor half the size it used to be. And that piece of #### is on the run (the tumor, not me; I'd lose).

AMAZING NEWS!!! Bill, get you ### to Dallas/Fort Worth. I want to buy you many drinks, many lap dances and watch nookie girls half our age run their fingers through your crew cut.

I'm game, my brother. I'm thinking Sept/Oct. I will travel many miles to have pretty women run their fingers through my luscious flat top.

And I would certainly drive 200 miles to watch.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

Any one have a good internet source for following the draft, you know, for us guys who ditched our TVs?

 

[kevzilla]

Any one have a good internet source for following the draft, you know, for us guys who ditched our TVs?

To the Twittersphere!!!1!!wan!

 

[Abraham]

 

[Britney Spears]

Help requested here:

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=681060

 

[ItsOnlytheRiver]

Any one have a good internet source for following the draft, you know, for us guys who ditched our TVs?

Little known site called NFL.com is streaming coverage.

 

[Ignoramus]

WTH, HJS?

 

[Homer J Simpson]

OH COME ON!!!!

 

[YSR]

Brewers cost me a ton of money tonight. I hope they lose every game the rest of the season. Sorry Stryker.

But did you play Frostyprops?

I did today, though. Which means you guys are screwed.

I guess I'm off the FrostyProps mailing list? ETA:

Sure would be nice if Philadephia could score some runs today off James Freaking McDonald.

Fund day of gambling...was enjoying a nice 3-1 Philies lead, covering the Run Line, parlayed in with Detroit who was winning 2-1 for a while and all was grand in the world. And then...the wheels just fell right off everywhere. And the day I play Frosty's props? I YSR them. I suck. Life sucks. I hate everything.

Never mind. I guess this explains it.