GM's thread about nothing (48 Viewers)

[Officer Pete Malloy]

That cat found a bell under a cup? That's cute.

Poorly placed promo rabbit-thing.

F this S

 

[Sweet J]

Are we sure that this guy doesn't want to sex Ninja?

And how awesome does a potential job have to be before Ninja at least considers it. Not even does anything, but the thought goes through his mind: "a blow job can't be all that bad . . . girls do it all the time."

 

[T Bell]

Are we sure that this guy doesn't want to sex Ninja?

And how awesome does a potential job have to be before Ninja at least considers it. Not even does anything, but the thought goes through his mind: "a blow job can't be all that bad . . . girls do it all the time."

"...But wait- when girls do it to me, I never call them back... Hmmm, do I put out early, or hold out and play hard-to-get to generate interest...?"

:ninjathoughtbubble:

 

[Officer Pete Malloy]

Love tap

I hope this is real. What a loser.

Arkansas hoops

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Are we sure that this guy doesn't want to sex Ninja?

And how awesome does a potential job have to be before Ninja at least considers it. Not even does anything, but the thought goes through his mind: "a blow job can't be all that bad . . . girls do it all the time."

Link?

 

[proninja]

Are we sure that this guy doesn't want to sex Ninja?

And how awesome does a potential job have to be before Ninja at least considers it. Not even does anything, but the thought goes through his mind: "a blow job can't be all that bad . . . girls do it all the time."

He's out of my league. I'll have to settle for a job if I'm lucky.

 

[Limp Ditka]

Are we sure that this guy doesn't want to sex Ninja?

And how awesome does a potential job have to be before Ninja at least considers it. Not even does anything, but the thought goes through his mind: "a blow job can't be all that bad . . . girls do it all the time."

He's out of my league. I'll have to settle for a job if I'm lucky.

what kind of job, a handy?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Smart people:

A customer of ours who has a high opinion of me came in with a guy he met on a ride a few weeks ago. The guy and I had a good conversation - he seemed more interested in me than most people who come in (who seem absolutely not interested in anything but the reason they came in, which is perfectly normal.) In conversation, he mentioned that he was new to the area, just moved from the UK. I asked him if it was for work, then where he worked, and then what he did. Turns out he's just taken the position of president at a pretty large sporting goods company.

He asked if I'd been to their facility, to which I said no, and then he told me if I'd like he'd love to give me a tour. I thanked him, told him I'd very much like that, and he said to get back in touch with him after the first week in October, because he was traveling internationally until then.

Well, it's the first week of October. I would like to work for him in some capacity. Big, strong company, about two miles from my house, would be a great place to work. I feel like he's heard good things about me and is interested, but there hasn't been any resume talk. How should I approach this? I've got his email and his cell phone number. I'm not sure what the right approach is.

TIA

Were you wearing your spandex at the time?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

In keeping with the ongoing theme around here, I just wanted to share that it's been one year since my father passed. Hard to believe.

Sorry GB. I don't know why 1 year is hard than any other day but I know it is. Hang in there man.

Sorry to hear as well Zooks.

 

[proninja]

Are we sure that this guy doesn't want to sex Ninja?

And how awesome does a potential job have to be before Ninja at least considers it. Not even does anything, but the thought goes through his mind: "a blow job can't be all that bad . . . girls do it all the time."

He's out of my league. I'll have to settle for a job if I'm lucky.

what kind of job, a handy?

touché

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Are we sure that this guy doesn't want to sex Ninja?

And how awesome does a potential job have to be before Ninja at least considers it. Not even does anything, but the thought goes through his mind: "a blow job can't be all that bad . . . girls do it all the time."

 

[T Bell]

In keeping with the ongoing theme around here, I just wanted to share that it's been one year since my father passed. Hard to believe.

Sorry GB. I don't know why 1 year is hard than any other day but I know it is. Hang in there man.

Yeah, dad never looks for teammates. Always takes the shot himself. Selfish, ball-hogging *******.

 

[mr roboto]

Pro, I've got some great advice that will guarantee you get a job. But you are mocking my car purchase. Go eat a ####.

 

[YSR]

Are we sure that this guy doesn't want to sex Ninja?

And how awesome does a potential job have to be before Ninja at least considers it. Not even does anything, but the thought goes through his mind: "a blow job can't be all that bad . . . girls do it all the time."

Link?

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Pro> Roll up in a miata and you'll get laid for sure.

 

[proninja]

Pro, I've got some great advice that will guarantee you get a job. But you are mocking my car purchase. Go eat a ####.

Might want to find a new phrase, GB. I don't know if this one is funny for you anymore.

 

[proninja]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VlOxlSOr3_M

 

[Drifter]

Caught J Roddy Walston and the Business with the elusive Britney Spears last night. ####### awesome show. Those guys know how to get down.

They're heading to San Francisco and LA next and then on to Dallas and Austin. If you're a fan of greasy good rock, you're a fool if you don't spent the $10-$15 to see them in the smaller place they are playing.

 

[General Malaise]

Caught J Roddy Walston and the Business with the elusive Britney Spears last night. ####### awesome show. Those guys know how to get down.

They're heading to San Francisco and LA next and then on to Dallas and Austin. If you're a fan of greasy good rock, you're a fool if you don't spent the $10-$15 to see them in the smaller place they are playing.

Better than Foghat?

 

[Drifter]

Overheard this morning, "I've had everything on their menu"

I'm not sure if there is a restaurant in existence where I've had everything on their menu - even places I love that I've spent a lot of time at. Is this a thing? Have you ever eaten every single on a restaurant's menu?

 

[Abraham]

Overheard this morning, "I've had everything on their menu"

I'm not sure if there is a restaurant in existence where I've had everything on their menu - even places I love that I've spent a lot of time at. Is this a thing? Have you ever eaten every single on a restaurant's menu?

Yes, but I worked at both. And what I found was the best items were the obscure ones that didn't get ordered often. You would think that the best item would be the one the kitchen makes often because repetition means they do it right each time. My experience was that the cooks liked it when someone ordered something they might cook only once or twice per shift so they paid more attention to making it right for some reason. For example, when I worked at Joe's Crab Shack 90% of what was sold was either fried food or crab. But we had redfish, mahi mahi, and tuna steaks too that were better than all the fried stuff. Ordering a blackened redfish when the guy has just spent 4 hours frying catfish and french fries usually led to an excellent meal..

 

[Drifter]

Caught J Roddy Walston and the Business with the elusive Britney Spears last night. ####### awesome show. Those guys know how to get down.

They're heading to San Francisco and LA next and then on to Dallas and Austin. If you're a fan of greasy good rock, you're a fool if you don't spent the $10-$15 to see them in the smaller place they are playing.

Better than Foghat?

C'mon now. Who's better than Foghat?

 

[Ignoramus]

Overheard this morning, "I've had everything on their menu"

I'm not sure if there is a restaurant in existence where I've had everything on their menu - even places I love that I've spent a lot of time at. Is this a thing? Have you ever eaten every single on a restaurant's menu?

Yes, but I worked at both. And what I found was the best items were the obscure ones that didn't get ordered often. You would think that the best item would be the one the kitchen makes often because repetition means they do it right each time. My experience was that the cooks liked it when someone ordered something they might cook only once or twice per shift so they paid more attention to making it right for some reason. For example, when I worked at Joe's Crab Shack 90% of what was sold was either fried food or crab. But we had redfish, mahi mahi, and tuna steaks too that were better than all the fried stuff. Ordering a blackened redfish when the guy has just spent 4 hours frying catfish and french fries usually led to an excellent meal..

"Joe's Crab Shack" and "excellent meal" don't belong in the same sentence unless there's a "no ####### way possible to get a" in between. I'd be hard-pressed to choose between them and Red Lobster for the "####tiest seafood on the planet" award.To be fair however, having family in the business, I'm a seafood snob.

 

[Captain Quinoa]

Overheard this morning, "I've had everything on their menu"

I'm not sure if there is a restaurant in existence where I've had everything on their menu - even places I love that I've spent a lot of time at. Is this a thing? Have you ever eaten every single on a restaurant's menu?

I'm guessing there's at least 17 places in greater Cincinnati where shuke can claim this.

 

[Abraham]

Overheard this morning, "I've had everything on their menu"

I'm not sure if there is a restaurant in existence where I've had everything on their menu - even places I love that I've spent a lot of time at. Is this a thing? Have you ever eaten every single on a restaurant's menu?

Yes, but I worked at both. And what I found was the best items were the obscure ones that didn't get ordered often. You would think that the best item would be the one the kitchen makes often because repetition means they do it right each time. My experience was that the cooks liked it when someone ordered something they might cook only once or twice per shift so they paid more attention to making it right for some reason. For example, when I worked at Joe's Crab Shack 90% of what was sold was either fried food or crab. But we had redfish, mahi mahi, and tuna steaks too that were better than all the fried stuff. Ordering a blackened redfish when the guy has just spent 4 hours frying catfish and french fries usually led to an excellent meal..

"Joe's Crab Shack" and "excellent meal" don't belong in the same sentence unless there's a "no ####### way possible to get a" in between. I'd be hard-pressed to choose between them and Red Lobster for the "####tiest seafood on the planet" award.To be fair however, having family in the business, I'm a seafood snob.

Not to pick a right, but can't something be good, enjoyable, and healthy to eat without deserving a Michelin star? Eddie v's and McCormick and schmick have far superior seafood. Doesn't mean a 7 Tuna steak sandwich at joes is dog food. I also like Cheesecake Factory and the Olive Garden. At no point in my enjoyment of either did I suppose their main offering was better than Lindys and Carmine's respectively. I are the food. Paid the bill. Went on with my day.

Oh, we lost because we started the wrong ####### kicker.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

I are teh foods

 

[Ignoramus]

I love a hole in the wall place as much as a fine dining experience but the freshness and quality at Joes (and Red Lobster) just isn't there. Every time I've eaten at either place the seafood has been very fishy and/or farm-raised and lacking any taste of the sea. (I know that sounds contradictory, but it's not.)

No hard feelings just because you like crappy food and are terrible at fantasy football.

 

[Abraham]

I love a hole in the wall place as much as a fine dining experience but the freshness and quality at Joes (and Red Lobster) just isn't there. Every time I've eaten at either place the seafood has been very fishy and/or farm-raised and lacking any taste of the sea. (I know that sounds contradictory, but it's not.)

No hard feelings just because you like crappy food and are terrible at fantasy football.

Since you know so much about the ####### ocean and the proprietorship of its bounty, maybe you could answer this: McCormick and schmick's boasts that all of their locations receive fresh seafood flown on each day. And the menu has seafood from pretty much every pond, river, and ocean on earth. That seems to me to be unsustainably expensive to make sure the one in Austin has pacific salmon and the one in Portland has gulf oysters Fresh each day. Thoughts?

 

[Captain Quinoa]

:Schmickrant:

 

[-fish-]

I love a hole in the wall place as much as a fine dining experience but the freshness and quality at Joes (and Red Lobster) just isn't there. Every time I've eaten at either place the seafood has been very fishy and/or farm-raised and lacking any taste of the sea. (I know that sounds contradictory, but it's not.)

No hard feelings just because you like crappy food and are terrible at fantasy football.

Since you know so much about the ####### ocean and the proprietorship of its bounty, maybe you could answer this: McCormick and schmick's boasts that all of their locations receive fresh seafood flown on each day. And the menu has seafood from pretty much every pond, river, and ocean on earth. That seems to me to be unsustainably expensive to make sure the one in Austin has pacific salmon and the one in Portland has gulf oysters Fresh each day. Thoughts?

It just means that there are seafood deliveries every day. It doesn't mean that whatever fish you are eating arrived that morning.

 

[Ignoramus]

I love a hole in the wall place as much as a fine dining experience but the freshness and quality at Joes (and Red Lobster) just isn't there. Every time I've eaten at either place the seafood has been very fishy and/or farm-raised and lacking any taste of the sea. (I know that sounds contradictory, but it's not.)

No hard feelings just because you like crappy food and are terrible at fantasy football.

Since you know so much about the ####### ocean and the proprietorship of its bounty, maybe you could answer this: McCormick and schmick's boasts that all of their locations receive fresh seafood flown on each day. And the menu has seafood from pretty much every pond, river, and ocean on earth. That seems to me to be unsustainably expensive to make sure the one in Austin has pacific salmon and the one in Portland has gulf oysters Fresh each day. Thoughts?

The fishing industry as a whole has done a lot over the last 20 years to improve sustainability because they finally realized that you can't keep taking and taking from the sea and expect it to replenish. The National Marine Fisheries Service is very strict and has the teeth to enforce hefty fines on fishing vessels and processors that violate quotas or fail to report catches. I don't know specifically about McCormick & Schmick's sourcing but I'm guessing they have a nation-wide distributor that can source fresh seafood a variety of companies from all over the country. We used to fly our fish into New York, Chicago and Las Vegas so that it could be swimming one day and in a restaurant the next. It's expensive (just the air freight added about 30% to product cost) but restaurants that demand fresh fish can obviously pass the expense along to the consumer.

 

[T Bell]

Fish just got serious.

 

[Abraham]

I love a hole in the wall place as much as a fine dining experience but the freshness and quality at Joes (and Red Lobster) just isn't there. Every time I've eaten at either place the seafood has been very fishy and/or farm-raised and lacking any taste of the sea. (I know that sounds contradictory, but it's not.)

No hard feelings just because you like crappy food and are terrible at fantasy football.

Since you know so much about the ####### ocean and the proprietorship of its bounty, maybe you could answer this: McCormick and schmick's boasts that all of their locations receive fresh seafood flown on each day. And the menu has seafood from pretty much every pond, river, and ocean on earth. That seems to me to be unsustainably expensive to make sure the one in Austin has pacific salmon and the one in Portland has gulf oysters Fresh each day. Thoughts?

The fishing industry as a whole has done a lot over the last 20 years to improve sustainability because they finally realized that you can't keep taking and taking from the sea and expect it to replenish. The National Marine Fisheries Service is very strict and has the teeth to enforce hefty fines on fishing vessels and processors that violate quotas or fail to report catches. I don't know specifically about McCormick & Schmick's sourcing but I'm guessing they have a nation-wide distributor that can source fresh seafood a variety of companies from all over the country. We used to fly our fish into New York, Chicago and Las Vegas so that it could be swimming one day and in a restaurant the next. It's expensive (just the air freight added about 30% to product cost) but restaurants that demand fresh fish can obviously pass the expense along to the consumer.

I'm actually surprised that there are problems with sustainability. The ocean is really really big. It amazes me that the fisherpeople are plentiful enough to actually get "all" of it without restrictions being in place.

 

[Gadzooks]

There are plenty of fish in the sea.

 

[Limp Ditka]

They don't take them out of the water one at a time, Abe

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Arkansas hoops

Apparently they don't call traveling in Arkansas.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

They don't take them out of the water one at a time, Abe

 

[T Bell]

They don't take them out of the water one at a time, Abe

Yeah, this shtick is going to be around for a while (one post at a time, of course).

 

[St. Louis Bob]

They don't take them out of the water one at a time, Abe

Yeah, this shtick is going to be around for a while (one post at a time, of course).

It's a lie.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

The ice cream man just came by and I heard the boys go all crazy digging through their banks. I was going to get something but thought better of it. Then Cal comes back inside and handed me an ice cream sandwich. I was seriously touched and thanked him for being so kind and generous. He replied "anything for my daddy". Really needed that after the last couple of days.

 

[Abraham]

The ice cream man just came by and I heard the boys go all crazy digging through their banks. I was going to get something but thought better of it. Then Cal comes back inside and handed me an ice cream sandwich. I was seriously touched and thanked him for being so kind and generous. He replied "anything for my daddy". Really needed that after the last couple of days.

How long until you realize he and his brother had no money and distracted you long enough to get in your wallet and buy the three of you ice cream with your money?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

The ice cream man just came by and I heard the boys go all crazy digging through their banks. I was going to get something but thought better of it. Then Cal comes back inside and handed me an ice cream sandwich. I was seriously touched and thanked him for being so kind and generous. He replied "anything for my daddy". Really needed that after the last couple of days.

How long until you realize he and his brother had no money and distracted you long enough to get in your wallet and buy the three of you ice cream with your money?

They have been taught that we all trust each other in this house and stealing from me is bad for one's health.

 

[Abraham]

The ice cream man just came by and I heard the boys go all crazy digging through their banks. I was going to get something but thought better of it. Then Cal comes back inside and handed me an ice cream sandwich. I was seriously touched and thanked him for being so kind and generous. He replied "anything for my daddy". Really needed that after the last couple of days.

How long until you realize he and his brother had no money and distracted you long enough to get in your wallet and buy the three of you ice cream with your money?

They have been taught that we all trust each other in this house and stealing from me is bad for one's health.

Fair enough. I just hope my kids know that if they steal from me, they can earn forgiveness by bringing me ice cream.

 

[krista4]

Serious question: if you're asked to speak at someone's funeral, you pretty much have no choice but to say yes, right?

Unless it is your own.

I got it. I was asked to keep it light and tell funny stories about Mark. He was one of the funniest people I've known but I'm struggling to figure out how to relay it best. I'll figure it out.

 

[krista4]

In keeping with the ongoing theme around here, I just wanted to share that it's been one year since my father passed. Hard to believe.

Sorry GB. I don't know why 1 year is hard than any other day but I know it is. Hang in there man.

Sorry to hear as well Zooks.

Sorry T Bell. I think you might not have been posting much when this happened, so let me send my TPW now to you. One year is very hard.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

The ice cream man just came by and I heard the boys go all crazy digging through their banks. I was going to get something but thought better of it. Then Cal comes back inside and handed me an ice cream sandwich. I was seriously touched and thanked him for being so kind and generous. He replied "anything for my daddy". Really needed that after the last couple of days.

How long until you realize he and his brother had no money and distracted you long enough to get in your wallet and buy the three of you ice cream with your money?

They have been taught that we all trust each other in this house and stealing from me is bad for one's health.

Fair enough. I just hope my kids know that if they steal from me, they can earn forgiveness by bringing me ice cream.

They earn money doing chores, no need to steal.

 

[krista4]

I'm with Ignoramus on the fish snobbery.

 

[krista4]

I'm with Ignoramus on the fish snobbery.

I don't know why that was underlined. Not a link. Sorry.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Keeping it "light and funny" at a funeral for somebody that went way to early. Maybe do "Who's on First". GLGB, I know that's a tough order to fill. :(

 

[krista4]

Keeping it "light and funny" at a funeral for somebody that went way to early. Maybe do "Who's on First". GLGB, I know that's a tough order to fill. :(

Yeah, I'm really nervous about it, but it's supposed to be a "celebration". Hopefully I can keep it light and funny by making fun of myself in the process. Sheesh, I hate this though.