GM's thread about nothing (30 Viewers)

[Abraham]

First time?

I haven't seen it. I'm in the middle of my sopranos marathon, but my parents are coming out at the end of the week so maybe I'll watch it while they are here

Just be supportive of them and don't say anything you'll later regret to the media like Michael sam's dad did. They're your parents and this doesn't have to change the relationship you have.

 

[bentley]

Woo-hoo! I'm way faster than I thought I was. Just finished up at the postrace beer tent and looking for a hobo to challenge.

 

[Abraham]

Woo-hoo! I'm way faster than I thought I was. Just finished up at the postrace beer tent and looking for a hobo to challenge.

Good job! Can you advise on your running style? Are you smooth and graceful or one of those people that looks like the entire process is painful? Just want to know how to picture you running from police later.

 

[BobbyLayne]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH-SPZUvIF0&sns=em

 

[Abraham]

For a guy that's been on TV a lot, Bill Nye doesn't look all that comfortable on Meet the Press.

 

[T Bell]

Woo-hoo! I'm way faster than I thought I was. Just finished up at the postrace beer tent and looking for a hobo to challenge.

Good job! Can you advise on your running style? Are you smooth and graceful or one of those people that looks like the entire process is painful? Just want to know how to picture you running from police later.

Have you ever seen a baby giraffe run?

 

[Abraham]

Woo-hoo! I'm way faster than I thought I was. Just finished up at the postrace beer tent and looking for a hobo to challenge.

Good job! Can you advise on your running style? Are you smooth and graceful or one of those people that looks like the entire process is painful? Just want to know how to picture you running from police later.

Have you ever seen a baby giraffe run?

No.

 

[General Malaise]

<p>

I dislike Hooters because:

• The food is terrible. Even the wings.
• Those pantyhose are terrible. All I can think of is how sweaty (and not in a good way) those broads must be under there. Like one of those cultures you breed bacteria in in Biology.
• My proto-hipster reactionary drive kicks in when dudes gush over the place. Go get a decent meal somewhere and then go to a strip club and/or go home and porn it up.

Nailed it.

 

[cosjobs]

Otis --> You've already got the big thing planned with the party, so maybe you could do a series of little but meaningful things leading up to it. 30 is kind of a milestone and all. Find out what her favorite books were when she was a little kid and find them used on Amazon. Write something nice inside of them. That can be a gift one day. If she has a favorite piece of artwork make into the front of a card. Write something nice inside. That can be a gift one day. Etc etc etc. Make it like a weeklong thing where everyday she gets some meaningful little thing from you and then on the last day is the big party with all of your friends.

Or he could Oprah is up and put the keys to a new car under everyone seat as a party favor.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Question: wife has been home with our 2.5 year old as a stay at home mom through this brutal winter, essentially house bound and losing her mind; due to weather and the like,I really wasn't able to do anything for Valentine's and didn't get get her anything (she's pretty cool and claims its just a stupid holiday for women to post to Facebook the lame crap their husbands get them, but still); her 30th birthday is in about two weeks; oh and, minor detail, she is due with our second in 2 days -- wtf do I get her, and how the hell can I possibly do enough?

I locked up her local favorite restaurant for a brunch for 30 or 40 of our closest friend and will foot the tab (its an amazing place and includes all you can drink bloody marys and mimosas), to happen a few weeks after the baby arrives, but I really need to go big here with a present I think.

TIA

Despite what she says...oof.

Is she a jewelry type of girl?

Not really much. Some. She's a shoe and handbag girl and I've been hammering both hard as long as we've known each other and feel like I'm running out of options there.

She loves travel and doesn't get to do it much anymore. I suppose I could beg my mother to watch the kids for two days and take her to Spain or France or south America, or hell, is there any way to take small kids on such a trip and pay for high end we-won't-steal-your-daughters babysitters?

Wait- you're going to have two girls?

Congrats GB.

 

[T Bell]

Woo-hoo! I'm way faster than I thought I was. Just finished up at the postrace beer tent and looking for a hobo to challenge.

Good job! Can you advise on your running style? Are you smooth and graceful or one of those people that looks like the entire process is painful? Just want to know how to picture you running from police later.

Have you ever seen a baby giraffe run?

No.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Badger/Skinny Pete

Skinny Pete > Badger

Big, big, Skinny Pete fan.

Spoiler

I hope he makes it.

 

[kevzilla]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH-SPZUvIF0&sns=em

Using my likeness without my permission is not cool, guy.

 

[bentley]

The best part of running the speed I do is that I run about the same pace as the hot fit girls like the crossfitters and triathletes. The skeletal crazy runner types are way ahead of us.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

MUST CLICK

:Lmao:

Hate Matthew Broderick in everything but Ferris Bueller.

Hate Jim Carey in everything but Eternal Sunshine.

I'm with you, except I kind of liked Cable Guy and never finished Eternal Sunshine....was a bit weird for me. The rest of his work annoys me to no end. I find him to be insipid.

Dumb and Dumber down?

I hated Cable Guy the first time I watched it but then I grew up a little. Really funny stuff.

Currently re-discovering the joy of early Malcolm in the Middle.

Rules. Started watching it again myself.

We have 5-6 episodes left of BB but I'm still sticking with

MIM>>>>>>>>>BB

 

[cosjobs]

The best part of running the speed I do is that I run about the same pace as the hot fit girls like the crossfitters and triathletes. The skeletal crazy runner types are way ahead of us.

Are there any men you run faster than?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

The Americans started off terribly. I kindly watched the next couple of episodes and it did get better. Then I figured I'd DVR the rest of the season and watch when there was nothing else on. It's pretty meh but I was mildly interested to see how it would play out.

I'd grade it at a C with a few moments sniffing at C+

Justified: I gave it a shot when it premiered. It just fell flat. The first 2-3 episodes were filled with clunky dialog and hamhanded plot points. Timothy Elephant is a pretty good actor but not good enough to make up for Walter Goggins. Goggins is like Michael Biehan's special ed half brother with a glue sniffing problem.

I'd generously grade it at a C- only because I suspect there is a chance it got better. I just didn't feel the need to see if it did.

No idea what the hell Helix is so I googled it. Pretty much lost me at "SyFy".

Never watched Hannibal. The promos looked rather schmaltzy. And do we really need more Hannibal Lecter? Haven't there been like 5 movies with Lecter in them? It reminds me of that bull#### Judy Blume pulled with "Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing". The original book was great then she realize that the real cash cow was Fudge. "Fudge-a-Mania", "SuperFudge", "DoubleFudge", "Fudge-a-Palooza", "Fifty Shades of Fudge". Enough.

Just tried doing a shot video of me reading this post in a cranky voice but I kept cracking up.

Oh man. DO IT AGAIN

No actual shot.

Mother####er.

OMFG

* a brazillion

<p>

I dislike Hooters because:

• The food is terrible. Even the wings.
• Those pantyhose are terrible. All I can think of is how sweaty (and not in a good way) those broads must be under there. Like one of those cultures you breed bacteria in in Biology.
• My proto-hipster reactionary drive kicks in when dudes gush over the place. Go get a decent meal somewhere and then go to a strip club and/or go home and porn it up.

Nailed it.

 

[General Malaise]

Don't have an affair and then tell her how you didn't have an affair.

Oh. Disregard my PM Oat.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

As promised my GB showed up with an 18 pack of commie beer for him and an 18 pack of Bud for me. Mrs. SLB was very cool about this. Ordered us pizzas and everything. Then something changed around beer 13 or so. She "all of a sudden" was mad at me for some reason. GB leaves, I go to bed and she's like a rabid wolverine.

Me: What's the problem?

Mrs. SLB: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?!! WHAT'S THE PROBLEM??!!

Me: Um, yeah?

Mrs. SLB: The way you talk to me sometimes. THAT'S the problem.

Me: What did I say?

Mrs. SLB: I came downstairs to talk to you guys and you said "go upstairs, men are talking".

Me: Oh.

Mrs. SLB:

Me: That's just an expression. Like when we were going to the Blues game Saturday and you said something stupid and I told you to shut your whore mouth.

Mrs. SLB:

Then I banged her hard. Actually true.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Who was talking about powerpoints and presentations a while back...Bently? I have to give a presentation in May to a lot of people above my pay grade. It only has to be like 5-10 minutes but essentially I just have to bullet point some operational things with a few pictures. I'm not worried about the material but I'm pretty weak in PP. Was there something about not doing transitions or something?

#### Powerpoint. One of the things I like about the organization I work for is that Powerpoint is viewed as the root of all evil. The presentation is not about what's on the slide, it's about what you have to say. Put the premise up no more. Go bare bones and then just talk. If you have complex data or concepts to go over put those in a document in a handout and have them read it. #### the dog and pony show. Give them content and what you know about what they want to know.

And for those playing along, start up Black Sunday and let's all get on the same wavelength.

Yes, I've been drinking.

This isn't rocket surgery. Not much data or anything, just a few pictures. I just have to go over some "value added" services that our sales team can present to customers and so our owners can get the jumpy&quo.

Fantastic call on Black Sunday. It's been too long. So long in fact that I've listened to Temple of Boom at least twice since the last time I heard this one.

I'll bite...... What's Black Sunday?

 

[General Malaise]

Thorn:

My cousin is a lawyer in the Bay Area. He was with a pretty big firm in SF. They did mostly insurance/liability stuff for some big corporations.

He worked is way up rather fast. Partner etc etc. About 5 years ago (when he was about 45) he broke off and started his own firm with couple of other folks.

I spent some time with him this summer. He said "I should have done it 5 years before...despite the fact that I was set."

everyone I've talked to that has done this has said essentially the same thing. It's ridiculously nerve-wracking, but I'm about as certain as I can be that this is the step that needs to happen.

Good luck. I think you're going to do exceptionality well.

 

[General Malaise]

The Americans started off terribly. I kindly watched the next couple of episodes and it did get better. Then I figured I'd DVR the rest of the season and watch when there was nothing else on. It's pretty meh but I was mildly interested to see how it would play out.

I'd grade it at a C with a few moments sniffing at C+

Justified: I gave it a shot when it premiered. It just fell flat. The first 2-3 episodes were filled with clunky dialog and hamhanded plot points. Timothy Elephant is a pretty good actor but not good enough to make up for Walter Goggins. Goggins is like Michael Biehan's special ed half brother with a glue sniffing problem.

I'd generously grade it at a C- only because I suspect there is a chance it got better. I just didn't feel the need to see if it did.

No idea what the hell Helix is so I googled it. Pretty much lost me at "SyFy".

Never watched Hannibal. The promos looked rather schmaltzy. And do we really need more Hannibal Lecter? Haven't there been like 5 movies with Lecter in them? It reminds me of that bull#### Judy Blume pulled with "Tales of a 4th Grade Nothing". The original book was great then she realize that the real cash cow was Fudge. "Fudge-a-Mania", "SuperFudge", "DoubleFudge", "Fudge-a-Palooza", "Fifty Shades of Fudge". Enough.

Just tried doing a shot video of me reading this post in a cranky voice but I kept cracking up.

Oh man. DO IT AGAIN

No actual shot.

Did you use a script?

Just tried doing a shot video of me reading this post

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Tanner writing shot video screenplays now.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Thorn:

My cousin is a lawyer in the Bay Area. He was with a pretty big firm in SF. They did mostly insurance/liability stuff for some big corporations.

He worked is way up rather fast. Partner etc etc. About 5 years ago (when he was about 45) he broke off and started his own firm with couple of other folks.

I spent some time with him this summer. He said "I should have done it 5 years before...despite the fact that I was set."

everyone I've talked to that has done this has said essentially the same thing. It's ridiculously nerve-wracking, but I'm about as certain as I can be that this is the step that needs to happen.

Good luck. I think you're going to do exceptionality well.

Really happy for you, GB.

You need something catchy though to bring in clients. I would like to suggest "Better phorne Thorn".

 

[General Malaise]

ALLOW ME TO RETORT

I love you. Too bad this will get Thorned.

Damn it!

 

[Uruk-Hai]

As promised my GB showed up with an 18 pack of commie beer for him and an 18 pack of Bud for me. Mrs. SLB was very cool about this. Ordered us pizzas and everything. Then something changed around beer 13 or so. She "all of a sudden" was mad at me for some reason. GB leaves, I go to bed and she's like a rabid wolverine.

Me: What's the problem?

Mrs. SLB: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?!! WHAT'S THE PROBLEM??!!

Me: Um, yeah?

Mrs. SLB: The way you talk to me sometimes. THAT'S the problem.

Me: What did I say?

Mrs. SLB: I came downstairs to talk to you guys and you said "go upstairs, men are talking".

Me: Oh.

Mrs. SLB:

Me: That's just an expression. Like when we were going to the Blues game Saturday and you said something stupid and I told you to shut your whore mouth.

Mrs. SLB:

Then I banged her hard. Actually true.

Not sure whether to "like" this or run like hell

 

[General Malaise]

Inspired by Bentley I'm going to get high as a billy goat and run 4 miles on a treadmill. In-laws in town for 10 days. My god do they love to cook and eat. And drink.

Frosty I need some NCAA bets.

 

[General Malaise]

Recap of the Tanner shot?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I think the Velveeta has finally fallen off the cracker, Bill.

 

[Frostillicus]

Inspired by Bentley I'm going to get high as a billy goat and run 4 miles on a treadmill. In-laws in town for 10 days. My god do they love to cook and eat. And drink.

Frosty I need some NCAA bets.

Michigan -4.5

Louisville -21

Creighton -2.5

 

[General Malaise]

Inspired by Bentley I'm going to get high as a billy goat and run 4 miles on a treadmill. In-laws in town for 10 days. My god do they love to cook and eat. And drink.

Frosty I need some NCAA bets.

Michigan -4.5

Louisville -21

Creighton -2.5

 

[Mr. Pickles]

As promised my GB showed up with an 18 pack of commie beer for him and an 18 pack of Bud for me. Mrs. SLB was very cool about this. Ordered us pizzas and everything. Then something changed around beer 13 or so. She "all of a sudden" was mad at me for some reason. GB leaves, I go to bed and she's like a rabid wolverine.

Me: What's the problem?

Mrs. SLB: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?!! WHAT'S THE PROBLEM??!!

Me: Um, yeah?

Mrs. SLB: The way you talk to me sometimes. THAT'S the problem.

Me: What did I say?

Mrs. SLB: I came downstairs to talk to you guys and you said "go upstairs, men are talking".

Me: Oh.

Mrs. SLB:

Me: That's just an expression. Like when we were going to the Blues game Saturday and you said something stupid and I told you to shut your whore mouth.

Mrs. SLB:

Then I banged her hard. Actually true.

You sly dog.

I hope to god the pizza wasn't Imo's.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Recap of the Tanner shot?

T shirt ninja Shuke shot

 

[Annyong]

Holy christ, I haven't been this hungover in a long time.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I'm a stupid ####### idiot. I was hoping at you guys would get a chuckle because of my idiocy.

Severe depression+lots of booze+magic cookie is a bad enough combination as it is.

What I failed to mention is that my GB told me last night that he thinks he's gay.

Just when I think life couldn't get more weird.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I'm a stupid ####### idiot. I was hoping at you guys would get a chuckle because of my idiocy.

Severe depression+lots of booze+magic cookie is a bad enough combination as it is.

What I failed to mention is that my GB told me last night that he thinks he's gay.

Just when I think life couldn't get more weird.

Was he hitting on you? If not, he's straight.

 

[Gadzooks]

I'm a stupid ####### idiot. I was hoping at you guys would get a chuckle because of my idiocy.

Severe depression+lots of booze+magic cookie is a bad enough combination as it is.

What I failed to mention is that my GB told me last night that he thinks he's gay.

Just when I think life couldn't get more weird.

It could get more weird. You were really drunk and stuff last night.... you POSITIVE it was Mrs SLB you banged?

 

[UniAlias]

I dislike Hooters because:

• The food is terrible. Even the wings.
• Those pantyhose are terrible. All I can think of is how sweaty (and not in a good way) those broads must be under there. Like one of those cultures you breed bacteria in in Biology.
• My proto-hipster reactionary drive kicks in when dudes gush over the place. Go get a decent meal somewhere and then go to a strip club and/or go home and porn it up.

I really wish you hadn't said that.

Of course the last time I was in a strip club I spent most of the time "chatting up" the fully clothed waitress.

I knew I liked you for a reasonThat's my go-to move in a strip club. My buddies pour all their money into lap dances and crap.

I flirt with the drink girl, usually get a free drink or two, watch the stage show for free and occasionally still walk out with a number

Confirmed.

 

[Abraham]

I'm a stupid ####### idiot. I was hoping at you guys would get a chuckle because of my idiocy.

Severe depression+lots of booze+magic cookie is a bad enough combination as it is.

What I failed to mention is that my GB told me last night that he thinks he's gay.

Just when I think life couldn't get more weird.

"Well, why don't you suck my peter and we'll find out for sure..."

 

[UniAlias]

I beat a hobo in a foot race in downtown Chicago like 10 years ago. He was a black guy, so I'm pretty sure I'm the fastest person in this thread.

Challenge accepted. Go to DerbyHole and we can have this race in the infield.

 

[cosjobs]

I beat a hobo in a foot race in downtown Chicago like 10 years ago. He was a black guy, so I'm pretty sure I'm the fastest person in this thread.

Challenge accepted. Go to DerbyHole and we can have this race in the infield.

I read that as "beat a hobo in the face."

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I'm a stupid ####### idiot. I was hoping at you guys would get a chuckle because of my idiocy.

Severe depression+lots of booze+magic cookie is a bad enough combination as it is.

What I failed to mention is that my GB told me last night that he thinks he's gay.

Just when I think life couldn't get more weird.

Was he hitting on you? If not, he's straight.

 

[UniAlias]

Took like 30 minutes to catch up on the thread and I was only two days behind. Much posting very wow.

My brain can't handle GM not liking Dumb & Dumber. If there was one movie I thought we'd definitely see eye to eye on it would be D&D.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I'm a stupid ####### idiot. I was hoping at you guys would get a chuckle because of my idiocy.

Severe depression+lots of booze+magic cookie is a bad enough combination as it is.

What I failed to mention is that my GB told me last night that he thinks he's gay.

Just when I think life couldn't get more weird.

Was he hitting on you? If not, he's straight.

Yeah, I worded that freaky but #### it. I'm straight and know you're an eyeful, ya big lug.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I beat a hobo in a foot race in downtown Chicago like 10 years ago. He was a black guy, so I'm pretty sure I'm the fastest person in this thread.

Challenge accepted. Go to DerbyHole and we can have this race in the infield.

Hmmm......

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Woodstock,+VA+22664/Louisville,+KY/@38.5255976,-84.2592816,7z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b5af01a273a625:0x6e9ea5ed9b6e499f!2m2!1d-78.4979248!2d38.8965185!1m5!1m1!1s0x88690b1ab35bd511:0xd4d3b4282071fd32!2m2!1d-85.7584557!2d38.2526647

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I'm a stupid ####### idiot. I was hoping at you guys would get a chuckle because of my idiocy.

Severe depression+lots of booze+magic cookie is a bad enough combination as it is.

What I failed to mention is that my GB told me last night that he thinks he's gay.

Just when I think life couldn't get more weird.

It could get more weird. You were really drunk and stuff last night.... you POSITIVE it was Mrs SLB you banged?

I don't think there is enough drugs and alcohol in the world where I could confuse Mrs. SLB for a dude.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I'm a stupid ####### idiot. I was hoping at you guys would get a chuckle because of my idiocy.

Severe depression+lots of booze+magic cookie is a bad enough combination as it is.

What I failed to mention is that my GB told me last night that he thinks he's gay.

Just when I think life couldn't get more weird.

"Well, why don't you suck my peter and we'll find out for sure..."

Is there something you would like to share with us sweater vest?

 

[St. Louis Bob]

Took like 30 minutes to catch up on the thread and I was only two days behind. Much posting very wow.

My brain can't handle GM not liking Dumb & Dumber. If there was one movie I thought we'd definitely see eye to eye on it would be D&D.

The scene at Dante's is one of the funniest ever.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Dumb and Dumber is awesome.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

I beat a hobo in a foot race in downtown Chicago like 10 years ago. He was a black guy, so I'm pretty sure I'm the fastest person in this thread.

Challenge accepted. Go to DerbyHole and we can have this race in the infield.

I read that as "beat a hobo in the face."