THE DIGITAL VIKING: THE EDSBS GUIDE TO SPICY LIVING
by Spencer Hall on Jun 17, 2011 4:28 PM EDT
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Welcome to the Digital Viking: The EDSBS Guide to Spicy Living. Published every offseason Friday, the Digital Viking embraces zesty living with a six-part review of the essentials:
--A patron saint invoked for inspiration
--Drink
--Comestibles
--Combustibles
--Transit
--Canon
Diligent study of the Digital Viking's recommendations will increase spiritual happiness and liver circumference. Apply weekly and live daily for best results.
PATRON SAINT: PATRICK LEIGH FERMOR
You cannot get on this man's level. Do not try. Have you lived in a picturesque Greek watermill with a Romanian noble woman? Have you walked the length of the European continent only to decide that the perfect way to end your journey would be a relaxing role in suppressing an uprising? Did you translate an entire Wodehouse novel into classical Greek on a dare? Did you drink Christopher Hitchens under the table when you were well past seventy? Did you write your lyrical and very successful travelogues in longhand until you were 91, when on a lark you decided to learn to use a typewriter? And did you do all your numerous rewrites in longhand? (If so, you are a masochist. This is fact.)
Patrick Leigh Fermor was a travel writer, a romancer of aforementioned Romanian nobleladies, accomplished Classical scholar, and a soldier who blew up both bridges and, if the moment called for it, the minds of his captured foes.
We were all three lying smoking in silence, when the general, half to himself, slowly said: Vides et ulta stet nive candidum Soracte. ["See how Mount Soracte stands out white with deep snow."] It was the opening of one of the few Horace odes I knew by heart. I went on reciting where he had broken off. … The general's blue eyes swiveled away from the mountain top to mine and when I'd finished, after a long silence, he said: "Ach so, Herr Major!" It was very strange. "Ja, Herr General." As though for a moment the war had ceased to exist. We had both drunk at the same fountains long before, and things were different between us for the rest of our time together.
Slaying the opposition with mind-bullets of pure classical Greek LATIN DAMMIT after you've abducted the man from behind enemy lines? Hitch is right: men like this are not made anymore. We salute you, Patrick Leigh Fermor, the man so badass James Bond dropped his name to look cool. Ouzos up, please, and a round of Stin ijiasas to you, sir.
TO THE FATHER'S DAY VIKING, in which Holly will honor her veryown Daddy Beeeill and suggest bitchin' Father's Day gifts for you slackabouts, and Orson will lounge about demanding presents because he's managed to keep a child alive for like a year and a half now.
DRINK
Holly: Your dad may be a cocktail dad, but the only reason we even know those dads exist is that we lived down the street from Fearless Leader for a year. Our progenitor is a beer man, and we would never go so far as to adulterate his pint glass with anything not beer-like in substance, but here is this very fancy Lemon Shandy recipe we think we might be able to feed to our momma at Father's Day barbecue time. (For Beeeill, we will settle on sneaking some Sanpellegrino Limonata into this Miller Lite, just to see if he gets mad.) (He will.)
Orson: This is Father's Day, and if it is this is me just indulgently demanding things, I want the champagne that shares its name with the song of our people: THE ACE OF SPADES, BITCH.
That's not for anyone else: it's for us, and we'll go the full Hagman by opening this at eight in the morning, taking some restorative Vitamin C, and then spending the rest of the day riding the effervescent champagne waves. Oh, but Armand isn't actually that good! Like you'll be able to tell after drinking a gallon of the shit while driving your dune buggy across town shooting paintballs at people who litter. Double fun: when someone says, "Oh, that's a huge bottle!" look at them quizzically and say "Or are we just tiny people, man?" [SPACE NOISE]
In reality he makes it out unscathed, but for my Father's Day the car would make loud NOM NOM NOM BARBECUE noises and devour him.
For the record, we are WAY too young in this picture to be deserving of that look he's throwing our way. We did not raid the liquor cabinet until at least age two.
TRANSIT
Orson: I am a man of simple pleasures. For Father's Day, all i want is a dune buggy full of supportive, encouraging topless women of all races with master's degrees and boffo 70s hairstyles to escort me on a drunken dune buggy ride across the city as I paintball litterers, bask in the glow of haters, and make our way down to Trader Vic's for a nutritious dinner of alcohol steaks.* This wouldn't be about sex, though, or objectification. It would be about freedom and dune buggying. Someday the world will understand this.
*Content: alcohol, does not contain steak.
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Can I read the DV in the 15 minutes before I have to leave the office?
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
by lhb98 on Jun 17, 2011 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ALL. THE. SOFTSHELL. CRAB.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
I had softshell crab at Five & Ten in Athens for graduation.
Predictably, it did not suck.
by Torgo's Executive Powder on Jun 17, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
ate there after the UGA law school graduation
the minner cheese was AWESOME (yes I ate minner cheese at Five & Ten) (also had softshell crab)
I thank god that I live in an area where softshell crabs are readily available.
Fun fact: when shopping for fresh softshells( or buster crabs), my grandmother taught me to touch them. They should move, as they should still be alive. Obviously not possible in all areas of the country.
"If you have the facts, pound the facts. If you don't have the facts, pound the table."
by I ate the grass on Jun 17, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
When I saw a moving crab on a restaurant in Japan, I knew I was in the right place
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
If that damn crab ain't moving, don't you eat it
Just don’t. First rule of crab eating.
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 17, 2011 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Amen on "Joe Versus the Volcano"
I’ve always believed that Tom Hanks is simultaneously the most normal and the most strange living human.
Dawg fan by birth,
no longer in Beaumont by the grace of God.
by Dawg in Beaumont on Jun 17, 2011 4:35 PM EDT reply actions
I've seen it a dozen times, at least.
Love, love, love the film.
It may be Ryan’s best work (I was going to write “to date”, but I think we all can agree that whatever her best work is, she’s already done it). And Hedaya is perfectly and hilariously cast. “I did not say that. I never said that. If I’d said that, I would have been lying.”
Meg Ryan's best work
was in When Harry Met Sally, bar none.
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 17, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
still waters &c &c
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
"Did I ever tell you...
…“the first time I saw you, I felt like I’d seen you before?”
"Be quack-u-lent to each other!"
by DuckUntilDeath on Jun 19, 2011 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions
One small note: that Horace quote is Latin, not Greek. Horace was Roman.
I had soft shell crab for dinner last night (yes, it was fucking delicious) which makes up for this error.
by Mango Stasi on Jun 17, 2011 4:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Born near the heel of the boot
So he wasn’t even from the Greek provinces.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I knew somebody would say something before I got to it...
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Durn time differences prevented me from even having the chance of being the first to make that correction
(Note: if we are making corrections on classical quotations then I imagine we’re both deserving of the fancy-pants internet guy in your handle)
by Cantabrigian_UGA_Fan on Jun 17, 2011 11:04 PM EDT up reply actions
No one outside of New Orleans is going to get that.
And even most of the people in New Orleans will not know John Georges bought the place. That is obscure on another level.
"If you have the facts, pound the facts. If you don't have the facts, pound the table."
by I ate the grass on Jun 17, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
But SOMEBODY got it.
That is the beauty of the commentariat.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Going to Galatoire's next weekend for our anniversary.
First time; would appreciate any and all suggestions for what to try first (yes, I’m eyeing the soft-shell).
Dude, I like Katy Perry and watch "Glee." I’m pretty much a lost fucking cause.
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Jun 18, 2011 4:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Lunch or dinner?
Don’t let them seat you upstairs. Hire someone to wait in line for you if you must. Yes, there are professional line-waiter-inners, usually a friend in need of $50. Friday lunches at Galatoire’s can easily turn into dinner once the cocktails start flowing.
I haven’t been since the new chef took over from the former (an old co-worker, actually) but very little changes there anyway. Any fish dish you get will be excellent. For an app, the standbys have always been shrimp remoulade, shrimp cocktail and oysters rockafeller. Meh…been there don that. All are good, mind, but there are better things. If in doubt, ask the waiter what he recommends. Bon appetit!
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
Crap.
Our reservations are for the second floor dining room (recently renovated and non-smoking per the website). Sunday, 5:30 dinner. Maybe the upstairs has improved since you were there last? (fingers crossed)
Dude, I like Katy Perry and watch "Glee." I’m pretty much a lost fucking cause.
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Jun 18, 2011 5:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Didn't realize you had reservations.
Don’t get me wrong, upstairs isn’t bad by any measure but it’s a relatively recent option. To truly get the Galatoire’s experience, I think a Friday lunch/dinner excursion is in order, but that can get VERY expensive, and in the end not many people would be impressed and you probably wouldn’t recognize the local society folks. Being a local and having to sit upstairs is almost like a left-handed way of dining there, but the food and service should be impeccable no matter where you’re seated. Since reservations are only available for upstairs, that’s the safer bet and I’m certain you’ll enjoy the meal.
Galatoire’s is a bit fancy for my tastes, but it’s worth it once in a while to get dressed in my good clothes and enjoy a night out with the wife. A less formal option – but still more than just casual – is Irene’s Cuisine on Saint Philip Street. Slacks and a button down will get a guy in with no sideways looks, as will a jacket or suit. I’ve seen shorts and t-shirts on patrons before, but it’s frowned upon. The softshell crab special at Irene’s (if available) is worth crawling over a field of broken glass on hands and knees. It’s not on the menu, and not always advertized as a special. If you ask the waiter for it, and it’s available, he’ll know you have inside knowledge and take extra care of you.
Irene’s is a locals place that rarely gets listed in travelogues and dining guides. When asked to recommend a place other than the usual NOLA places (like Emeril’s, K-Pauls, Antoine’s, and so on) we always recommend Irene’s or Jacques-Imo’s. Jacques-Imo’s is a complete 180 from Galatoire’s or Irene’s. You can show up in shorts and a t-shirt or a tuxedo. The owner Jack (or the “Jacque” in Jacque-Imo’s) is every bit as likely to walk around the dining room in flamboyant boxer shorts as he is to sit down (uninvited) at your table and drink your beer (don’t worry…he’ll order you another or three if he likes you). Austin Leslie (of Chez Helene fame) was the fry chef there for years until he died shortly after Katrina. I’d sell my soul for just one more meal of his fried chicken. Also not to be missed there is the Alligator Cheesecake.
Holy crap, this is long. Let me know if you need more suggestions. I can get you to at least 2 dozen different places to eat and not regret the choice at all price ranges. Email me at the address in my profile if you want more info.
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
Best smoke soft shell crab
New Orleans at Christian’s. Old Espiscapol Church converted to Rest.
They also have a ribeye /prime rib with demi-gloss and a smoked oyster in the middle
by DoubleupHarper on Jun 18, 2011 1:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Christian's is closed there is a new place in there now
"If you have the facts, pound the facts. If you don't have the facts, pound the table."
by I ate the grass on Jun 18, 2011 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what I thought.
Isn’t it something along the lines of Cafe’ Reconcile? Something to do with wayward kids and showing them a better path in life or something? Or am I still recovering from too many boat drinks? My brain is still somewhere in the Bahamas.
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
hello meg.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
This is all kinds of awesome.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Haw was Italy?
I regret to inform you that I will not be able to make the Hop Festival this weekend. /sadface
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
And nor will I
I have to go to a damn dinner meeting for the training sessions/conference
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Have another rec for you
I know nothing about it, however: Middlegrounds Grill on Treasure Island.
Came from a buddy, he wouldn’t steer me wrong but may not have really understood what I was looking for when I asked.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 5:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Just googled it...
looks like a good place to eat, I’ll definitely check it out
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
bah, too bad.
I’ll provide report.
Italy was great, ate & drank my way thru those silly euros. Cinque Terre was gorgeous and had some amazing meals in Florence & Rome. Always fun to come back to chaos. Feels like my kid grew up a month. Big takeaway tho, I doubt I’m going to Europe again til I see all 50 states – there’s enough beautiful stuff to see in this country that doesn’t require hard, shitty twinbed hotel rooms and breakfasts of nothing but nutella & bread.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
There is not a single good mattress in all of Europe.
(unless you stay at a Hilton)
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
Was traveling thru Greek isles on my first trip to europe
and this was a new thing to me. Last stop of the trip, Heraklion, Crete, I show up to my hotel and am fed up. I walk out and get a cab and tell the driver to take me to “the nicest hotel on this fucking island”. Show up, my €300 buys me the exact same bed and minature shower BUT OH THE FUCKING TOWELS WERE NICER.
NICE SHOWER, DICKS ITS OK I ONLY NEED TO BATHE THE LOWER HALF OF MY BODY ANYWAY
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Shower? What is this "shower" of which you speak? The Italians I worked with are confused.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Bathe? Ah, si, si, how you say, ah...
eventually.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
so was every single Italian on the metro
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Finland 1990 - no actual hotels - stayed in GUEST HOUSES with 1800's style tubs
IN NOVEMBER. Oh the heavenly day when I stepped into the US again.
35 of 47...
oh, no, that’s Japanese Prefectures…carry on.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
40/50 and 4/(10+3) here
The Maritimes I know I’ll get eventually, but I’m not sure whether Saskatchewan or North Dakota is harder to justify outside of just marking them off the list.
That 17-year-old Hokie sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters in 1997 didn't see any of this coming.
I hear you on the 50 states thing.
I’ve decided to do so by making a life goal of attending a game in each D-1 stadium in the country. This year I’ll be crossing Boston College, Vandy and Illinois off the list, possibly more. I’ll get to Europe for the first time this winter for a 7-10 day honeymoon. Very excited.
Let me know if there’s anything else going on in Tampa soon. Wife’s contract starts 7/1 but I’m not moving up until 7/25 which means ALL THE BACHELOR STUPIDITY for about three weeks.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
by Big Jon on Jun 17, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Awesome goal. Rec for that.
You definitely take it one step further than me. I just want to see every D-1 campus someday.
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:43 PM EDT up reply actions
The funny thing is, I've seen more Big 12 schools than I have Big 10 schools so far
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Indeed.
I’m doing MLB (17 stadiums, 15 franchises in current metro area) and the NHL (13/12), but CFB is way too ambitious a goal for me. I try to get one VT road game a season, but I let myself cheat and count UVa every other year.
I look forward to the NHL schedule-maker trolling the shit out of me by sending the Hurricanes to Winnipeg on the Saturday night after the VT@GT Thursday nighter — picking up both ATLs was my plan for this year before Atlanta Spirit intervened.
That 17-year-old Hokie sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters in 1997 didn't see any of this coming.
Having a few pet teams makes it easier.
I’ll be able to knock out the Pac-12 with ASU, the SEC with a friend who is an Arkansas fan, and the ACC with the wife’s connections to FSU. The way ASU schedules I’ll slowly be able to work my way through the Big 12 and the B1G over time, plus I’m starting to look towards maximizing my travel. I’m working on logistics right now, but if I can work it out I’m going to do Thursday night Arizona vs. Okle State, Friday night ASU vs. Mizzou, and Saturday night TBD the second weekend in September. Gotta rack up those Southwest Rapid Rewards!
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
Probably also helps to have a salaried jerb and all that
/sighs wistfully
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Working on that myself.
But wife’s new job is awesome and she owes me for being her support team/sugar daddy throughout her PhD program. Obviously rent is juuuust a tad higher in Boston than it is in Tallahassee but recently we worked up a budget based just on her salary alone and LOLOLOLOL WE RICH.
For years she thought I should get a hobby. She finally realized that college football IS my hobby and she now fully supports it. BEST WIFE EVAR (for other reasons too).
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
That's awesome man.
The GF does not share my obsession with college football, but she likes it enough that she’s willing to watch an entire Saturday’s worth of it on the couch with me, put up with my ranting, screaming, and swearing if MSU does something wrong, and knows enough to snicker at jokes I tell her that come from here from time to time. She DOES, however, absolutely LOVE traveling, and we’ve discussed that when money and time FINALLY permit us to do some traveling, we want to travel across the country and see college campuses/attend footbaw games.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought last year...
…that by doing Calgary and Edmonton I’d finished up the hardest NHL arenas to get to/justify from Virginia. (Yeah, the Rockies are beautiful, but I’m not a skier and the wife hates cold weather.)
LOL NOW IF I GON FINISH I GON TO WINNIPEG. I MAD.
That 17-year-old Hokie sitting in the Greensboro Coliseum rafters in 1997 didn't see any of this coming.
Just wait a decade.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
It weirds me out to see hockey anywhere outside of the Joe
/entirely too homerish in hockey
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Um, in person, that is
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Got the same idea
But with National Parks…
But keep that to yourself, those who share my last name haven’t yet been clued into this plan for their vacations for years to come…
/Shouldn’t have done Yellowstone so early in the list…
It's cheap at the price
Hit Yellowstone a few years back and Lake Powell, Zion, and Byrce Canyon after that. Doing Glacier this year. Want to get out to DC before my wife gets put on some terror watch list.
Next year, though, Disney. ALL THE MONIES.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions
My dad's about 13 away from finishing this one. He already finished the D-1 stadiums.
The man is obviously my hero.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
I love my daddy, but his life's goals are about golf courses and makin my momma happy.
I plan on helping as much as possible on both.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 18, 2011 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Gates of the Arctic is overrated.
Wrangell-St. Elias is the best.
by Alaska Hokie on Jun 19, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Wrangell-St. Elias
Yes. Yes it is.
Glacier is really nice, too. Been there a few times. Banff is also high up on the list of faves.
Nice!
if nothing happens, WE’LL MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. Maybe meet in the middle and float a keg down Ginnie Springs right outside of Gainesville. Drunken golf carts in Tampa. Something.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Tube the Itchnatucknee?
Copious amounts of booze will be involved, but I think that goes without saying.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
rec'd for appropriateness of life goal
I don't have time for any of this... and yet... here I am. I feel like Wiley E. Bulldog-y.
by Gen. Stoopnagle on Jun 18, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
My dad finished this goal last year.
Now he’s on to the last 13 or so National Parks he’s yet to see. Most of which are in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Obviously I am an eager travelling companion.
Much easier to ignore the questionable quality of things that are covered in cheese.
Does visiting each one require spending a night?
For example, could you take a tour through Connecticut, Rhode Island, and stay in Boston for the whole thing, or not?
I’ve spent the night on a visit in 23/50, gone to/through for a day but not spent the night in another 5
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
I think it counts if you stop and see something
but if you’re just passing through, no. This is why airports don’t count.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
OK, just checking-
the other 5 were all in the Northeast- did a foliage day trip with the family through Vermont and New Hampshire when we were in Montreal, and a similar thing through Connecticut and Rhode Island while we were in Boston, and the Targhee National Forest in Idaho while doing Yellowstone/Grand Teton
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
It's the rule I use, anyways.
I’ve only spent a few hours in Osaka, but I count it because I got off the train, left the station, went and saw the castle, and then got back on the train.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
That's how I count it too
but my parents have decided they’re doing “doesn’t count unless you spend the night”.
Of course, they have 30 extra years and a nice chunk more budget to do so, at least right now.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Yes, that helps.
Someone around here said that driving through should count for something—if you’ve driven the length of the state, that gets like 1/3 credit. I’ve driven from Arizona to KC by the northern New Mex—Colorado—Kansas route, and back by the Oklahoma-Tex-NM route. I stayed in Colorado and New Mex one night each, but having driven the length of Kansas, I think I’ve seen all I needed to.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I used to justify it by whether I had a beer there or not.
Any beer. Didn’t have to be craft-brewed. But I amended it to just eating there, which is how Arkansas is on the list.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Depends
if you want to just check it off a list yea that works. But if you want to “see” it and get something good out of it…nah. Will be tough to find something worth “seeing” in some states, i’m sure
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Like which? Even North and South Dakota have redeeming features or cool parks
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
CORN PALACE!
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 6:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Black Hills!
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
That's a big swath of the country that I'm missing-
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Minnesota, Iowa, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi- hit up St. Louis for a great trip to stick Missouri right in the middle of the missed states.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
The Plains are probably my favorite part of the country to be honest with you
Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas… people give them a lot of shit about it being so boring. Just get off the damn interstate, and you’ll find some GORGEOUS territory. Nebraska in particular. Central Nebraska has some of my favorites in the entire country, actually. Lincoln is also a pretty sweet town. The Ozarks of Arkansas are absolutely gorgeous, too. I recommend going to NW Arkansas if you ever get the chance.
Honestly, I’m hoping that I get lucky enough to land a job someplace like Kansas City, so that I have relative access to all these kinds of places without too much trouble.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Just haven't had the opportunity yet...
Omaha is definitely up there on my list, for the CWS and other things- but I could do day trips to Des Moines and/or Topeka, as bookends
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
I have not heard kind things about Omaha when compared with the rest of Nebraska
Des Moines is… meh. Just a city. If you’re going to IA, check out Iowa City.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I really enjoy poking around state capitals, which is why Des Moines and Topeka were my references...
and I don’t know anything about Omaha, other than the College World Series, which is on the list anyways.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
You'll need to go to Lincoln, then
/trollface
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
... Oh, the capital of Iowa.
Oops.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Third post because I can't think enough to compress all this into one post
I’ve been told Omaha is VERY different from the rest of Nebraska. Completely different environment and atmosphere and attitudes, there. We have some people in the commentariat that live in Omaha, I think, so they can probably comment on this better than I can.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Omaha's a city. Lincoln's a big college town.
Omaha’s got an entire quarter (well, closer to a sixth, with growth) where I tell my wife YOU DO NOT GO THERE UNLESS I AM IN THE CAR.
The rest of the state is Little House on the Prairie territory.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I've also heard that about the unless-I'm-in-the-car bit
Little House on the Prairie? Eh, I guess. I really loved Ogallala.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
2/3 of the people are in a fifty mile radius of Lincoln.
The rest of the state looks exactly Kansas once you get away from Kansas City.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Sand Hills in central-northern! Lake McConaughy!
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I've driven through it.
The road down from Scottsbluff past Chimney Rock through Ogallala and down to North Platte is nice and all, but it’s not, um, developed, we’ll say.
I do get to take some US highways to get to Glacier via South Dakota, because woo hoo flooding!
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha, no, it wasn't developed
Very rustic and ALL THE FUCKING COWS. I mean, I guess I can see the Little House on the Prairie deal, but it WAS gorgeous area, dammit! I’m trying to complement your state! Take it and like it!
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, it's pretty and all.
But I can’t say it’s sophisticated. Or even populated, for that matter.
The problem with that is if you’re not into hunting and your inlaws don’t have satellite and you have to got there every damned year for Thanksgiving and get looked at askance for not freezing your ass of in a culvert waiting for an animal to shoot because FOUR DAYS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL and you have to turn the antenna to change channels and you never seem to bring enough beer because they drink your good beer instead of their shitty Keystone and you have to drive twenty goddamn miles to town to see a game on ESPN and you’re trying to just get scores over their shitty “high speed interweb”….
At some point, you quit seeing the pretty and start seeing all the shit you can’t do.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha, fair enough
I’d never LIVE there. It’s nice enough to go visit though. Well, visit as far as take some pictures and drive around.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll second this.
I love hanging out with my family, but if I had to spend holidays with some of my friends from high school, I’d be going batshit insane.
No, I don’t WANT to shoot anything. It’s cool if you want to, but I’d rather go for my run and watch some football, OKAY?
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
When I bring scotch ales and porters
No, Keystone is a right shitty substitute.
This fall, I’m bringing a bottle of Kahlua and Ketel One. If they drink all my beer, it’s gonna get White Russiany in a hurry, and the ingredients don’t leave my sight.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 18, 2011 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions
THIS
Omaha has actual culture, and concerts, and things of that nature that occur all year, and it’s an easy drive to Lincoln for the important stuff (FOOTBAW!!!).
North O (and occasionally Dundee) also offer the adrenaline rush of random gunplay, which is lacking in the rest of the state.
This leaves aside joys like hosting the CWS and having one of the two best zoos in the country (Personally prefer Henry Doorly to San Diego, but it’s definitely arguable).
There is nothing west of Lincoln worth driving to. There are some spots worth seeing if you’re passing through, but I wouldn’t load up the car to go check out carhenge without some larger goal in mind.
by T-Jax, Field General on Jun 18, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions
We actually took a trip out to Pioneer Village in Minden when I was a kid..
As in, stayed overnight.
Worlds of Fun would have been the same distance. And been, you know, fun.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 19, 2011 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I also recommend NOT Topeka.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha...
If I were going to Kansas, just to go, I’d probably hit up the KC side of it, but that feels a little like cheating. The only other real option would be a football game in Lawrence or Manhattan, no?
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Lawrence is a fucking awesome town
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed, and KU is a beautiful campus.
Will definitely miss going there for occasional road games. Highly underrated town.
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
But climbing that hill from the stadium back to RV parking during a mid-day hangover
is a stone cold bitch.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Or carrying any band instrument larger than a trumpet.
Though the band instruments don’t cause headaches. For those who play them, at least.
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
True, but Topeka is almost closer to OK than anything else.
Farmland west of Wichita which has some neat aero-stuff, supposedly.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Backwards
Topeka’s west of KC on the – Wichita’s down at the ass end of the pike.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
geography fail.
I blame the booze at lunch.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Fridays only.
And I usually don’t partake. But today was ‘fuckitday’
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It was that for me, too.
And yet, I still got shit done.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I got shit done this morning
Now I need to make myself gorgeous for date!
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Oooh can I pick out your shoes?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
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U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I would say yes, but I don't want to scare the 6' tall man yet.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Have fun!
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
She has to find ways to contain the "Awesome"
yet it overwhelm her suitor.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
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U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
"yet" should be "lest"
edit button, etc.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
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U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
They're all "far off plans" at this point anyways...
The only one that has an solidity is Omaha, because I LURVES THE BASEBALL
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Football in Lawrence?
What is this?
Oh wait- that’s the sport the Jayhawks ignore during non-basketball season
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
I mean, I'd go to see somebody who plays the sport, of course
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Speaking of the Ozarks
They overlap with NE Oklahoma. My birthplace is our country house on Lake Tenkiller, a mountain lake in Oklahoma. I know it doesn’t make sense, but you read it correctly. A mountain lake in OK. Absolutely gorgeous country.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
Down South...
I’ll second the northwest Arkansas recommendation from The Ghost.
You might consider a “Delta Blues” focus in Mississippi. For Alabama, you could go for Muscle Shoals to follow the music theme and hit the Little River Canyon National Preserve (“the Grand Canyon of the East”) for the scenic theme (http://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/littleriver1.html).
You might also consider Natchez for an “Old South” focus.
In Alabama, Birmingham will surprise you. The Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival (August 26-28, 2011) is very well regarded, and Birmingham has some excellent restaurants (and ALL.THE.BBQ). Plus the beer scene is getting pretty dadgum good. If you stay up north, Huntsville has all the space program stuff, though Birmingham has the Southern Museum of Flight and the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum.
You could also consider a Mardi Gras trip to cover both New Orleans and Mobile.
I don't think a layover at Lambert qualifies as having been to Missouri.
there should be some standard, although I think driving through a state counts for something. My quest involves tailgating at each venue, none of this day game at Notre Dame, night game at Northwestern double bumping bullshit.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
You want to tailgate at Northwestern?
Better pick a game when Wisconsin, Ohio State, or Michigan is playing them…
/trolling emc
//he’s not even here today
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Honestly, going to a Northwestern night game is great-
but you’re better off enjoying downtown Chicago until around 5 or 6, and then catching a train into Evanston for the game. There really isn’t much space to tailgate, and the town itself is pretty strict about it.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Don't worry, that's the plan.
I’m in it for the game day culture. If that’s all hey have to offer, so be it.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
I don't think driving through on an interstate counts.
Maybe if it was a US Rte
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
It shouldn't
You miss everything. The interstate is designed to be dull and boring so that it’s the easiest, fastest drive possible. STATE HIGHWAYS AND US HIGHWAYS FTMFW
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Suggested reading for you sir:
Guy gets divorced and laid off at the same time in the early ’80s. Fits out a custom van with a mattress and a cookstove, drives in a big-ass circle around America avoiding interstates except for the first small leg, and writes a book about the people he meets and stuff he sees.
by Dr. Norris Camacho on Jun 17, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
This sounds fantastic.
Thank you!
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
No problem.
Stumbled upon the guy giving a speech on CSPAN2 or something several years ago while unemployed. He’s pretty interesting. He is half Sioux and was an English prof at Mizzou. He’s also driven through every single county in the U.S. except for a handful in Mississippi and Alabama, I think. The other book of his I read (River Horse) was about him traversing the U.S. almost entirely by boat and retracing most of Lewis & Clark’s route.
by Dr. Norris Camacho on Jun 17, 2011 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
That seems fair enough, I suppose
Based on that standard, I’m at a mere 19/50. RI and DE only via Interstate (assuming a brief stop at a grocery store in DE doesn’t count), and I’ve passed through airports in TX and CO. Aside from those airports, nothing west of Alabama except for California.
Drinkin' my whiskey clear since 2005.
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by The Missing T on Jun 17, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Bavaria offered much more for breakfast than nutella and bread
Jeez, the coffee and geback at a little place named Wiener’s beat that, and the full buffet at the Novotel at Hochstrasse 11 in Munich was as awesome as I’ve ever seen: made-to-order omlettes, two kinds of scrambled eggs (with ham and herbs and plain), pancakes, multiple sausages, bacon, cereals, pastries and bread TO DIE FOR.
You’re just not in the right place, I guess. But the mattress did suck.
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 17, 2011 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
That was my experience, too - maybe it was non-German Europe?
We only got soft-boiled eggs (blark), but there was always salami/ham/breakfast meat, brotchen, yogurt, granola and, of course, Nutella. I ate copiously and drank obscene amounts of coffee.
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
I prefer the version from The Presidio
The one with ALL THE DADDY ISSUES.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Triumvirate of Meg
Remember, Meg played three roles in this movie so you got all the Daddy issue and more!
Her current monsteritis has reduced even her previous appearances to this status (for me, anyway):
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
I'm not sure how I feel about this, other than FUCK NO!
@MSUAD Mike Hollis
Mike “the Situation” Sorrentino of Jersey Shore is going to be a #Spartan fan this season. Catch him at a game in Spartan Stadium.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
Apropos
considering his career rocketed off to a fast start and then collapsed into a laughingstock.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I have always hated Hollis
Ever since he killed Willie the Wolverine…
That's Dr. SpartanGator to you Wolverines.
Also on twitters
by SpartanGator on Jun 17, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Hollis and think he's done a fantastic job overall...
…but this is not a good PR move.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
Mark Hollis has been on the train for a few good stops
but he messes up lots of little things, like the “new” logo no one asked for, our own Wolverine mascot to beat up each week, and this “situation.”
That's Dr. SpartanGator to you Wolverines.
Also on twitters
by SpartanGator on Jun 17, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
All the boos?
ALL. THE. BOOS.
That's Dr. SpartanGator to you Wolverines.
Also on twitters
by SpartanGator on Jun 17, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions
If this is relevance
I think I’ll pass, thanks.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hollis has confirmed that he bought his own ticket and is not a guest of the university. But still......ugh.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
And y'all did what to deserve that, exactly?
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, deal with it.
We had Tommie Lee for a year. This douche shall pass.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
another of Louisiana's gifts to the world
heals the nastiest of chafing overnight.
"If you have the facts, pound the facts. If you don't have the facts, pound the table."
by I ate the grass on Jun 17, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Had to step up to prescription stuff once
but yea, it’s worked wonders. In that same vein:
TRUEST THING I’VE READ ABOUT FATHERHOOD.
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions
This was always in my gear bag
next to a spare pair of socks, an adapter in every conceivable configuration, a hidden $100 bill, and a jar of crunchy Jif. In those days we called it “gig butt” or “monkey butt”, and it can bring a grown man to tears. Boudreaux’s was a gift from the gods, and better than Gold Bond or most other powders (most of which made matters worse).
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY STADIUM YOU FUCK
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
/19.2% mule-beating tax
毎日は土曜日であるべき
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U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
That's Chicago. Not East Lansing.
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah, okay
/11.4% tax it is
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions
We keep a strict 6% sales tax and no more!
The biggest risk you run in East Lansing is getting some tear gas in your eyes
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions
So, it's like Korea, then?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe? Definitely more brahsome and more thai food, though.
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Please do
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions
MANUSCRIPT DRAFT COMPLETE
CAN I GET A FUCKING SIREN? GIMME A FUCKING SIREN!
ALSO: A VICTORY BEAST IF ANYONE HAS ONE HANDY.
ALSO: ALL THE RUM.
/plays "Sandstorm" on banjo
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 17, 2011 4:52 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 17, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
did anyone notice the dude on the left doing push ups, casually gettin his swole on?
I dunno man...hockey?
THANK YOU
I swore I was the only one who was more amused by that than the Canucks knob who fell into the fire (just like his team in Games 3, 4, 6, and 7).
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
In Lou We Trust - The New Jersey Devils SBN Blog
by John Fischer on Jun 17, 2011 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
All I wanted for Father's Day was a trip to Hop City
and my wife said “ok.”
"We may have to retire this feature, because the final story in this post will never be topped for sheer Spicy Livin' outside of the silver screen or our own imaginations."
by Silver Britches on Jun 17, 2011 4:55 PM EDT reply actions
Leine makes an awesome shandy
And I will accept your scorn with lemony fresh breath and a buzz!
"Beating 'SC is not a matter of life or death, it's more important than that."
Red Sanders-Bruins head coach (1949-57)
by Trouble's A Bruin on Jun 17, 2011 4:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 2 recs
I lurves me some Leine
but they must put something in that stuff that sends my hangovers into overdrive.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 4:58 PM EDT up reply actions
REC THIS MAN
All the Shandy?
ALL THE SHANDY
by T-Jax, Field General on Jun 17, 2011 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Um, no.
Don’t fruit the beer. Don’t prefruit the beer either.
Man Law? MAN LAW.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck that nonsense. I drink what I like and what tastes good. Sometime's it's got fucking fruit or berries or shit in it.
by Erik T on Jun 17, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
"or shit in it"
Fan of Budweiser, I see.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 17, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 9 recs
The inability to drink beer has not diminished my beersnobbery.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I developed an allergy.
All the anaphylaxis? ALL THE ANAPHYLAXIS!
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Hops, I think.
Which also means that I can’t smoke weed.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
You should be OK with weed - the proteins that cause allergic reactions shouldn't be in teh smoke.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
I think it's the phytoesters. I'm not sure.
The asthma prevents the weed from happening, though.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Drink Miller Lite...
It’s “triple-hopped” because they use 3 hop.cones for one brew.
by WVUPensGuy on Jun 17, 2011 5:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Damn, I think i'm getting this same alergy. For the beer, at least.
Incredible sinus headaches lately after drinking IPA’s. I can have one with dinner, and wake up feeling like I went on a weekend bender.
When I had to pour some of the beers out that I had been lovingly cellaring
I had an Iron Eyes Cody moment.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Wait? What? Pour out beer? Good God man!
There are sober children in China!
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 17, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Based on my experiences with my buddy at ND
In order to get those Chinese kids drunk, I only had to open the bottle and let them sniff it.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
/laughs at silly Asians with their lack of enzymes and red drunk faces
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I get the anaphylaxis
from bee/wasp/hornet stings. Not fun at all. I’ll happily keep my allergy and you keep yours, though. To do my part, I shall attempt to drink your share of beer so that it does not go to waste.
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
I drink shit with fruit and berries in it.
I call them Tom Collins and Gin and Tonics.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Umm, sir? We'd like a word.
"We may have to retire this feature, because the final story in this post will never be topped for sheer Spicy Livin' outside of the silver screen or our own imaginations."
by Silver Britches on Jun 17, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Abita
strawberry harvest would like a word too…
FSU Football, making bad teams look bad since 2010.
by onebarrelrum on Jun 18, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions
"Purple" Haze, if you're referring to Abita.
Too sweet for my tastes, but I can drink one once in a while.
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
Like the purple haze as well.
FSU Football, making bad teams look bad since 2010.
by onebarrelrum on Jun 19, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
My apologies.
Shows how long it’s been since I’ve gone out…completely forgot about this one.
I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel.
WHATEVA.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Bull fucking shit
You know how much fruit goes into good beer? A lot.
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by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I have no clue
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
They're the female part of the plant, which is where the fleshy parts of fruits also grow.
Biology minor, finally paying off!
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by Neodymium on Jun 17, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Honestly, I just don't want my beer to taste like banana, thank you very much.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
then you've never had this
surprisingly good, not sweet at all. the taste is more an essence / scent than flavor.
also, check the url of this website MikeLew
Fish meat is practically a vegetable
by Bourbon_Meyer on Jun 17, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
DO WANT
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Been checking out his site periodically for a while now!
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I'd hate it
the only thing I want to taste like banana is a banana.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish I could remember what the ester is that smells like banana.
Ethyl butyrate? Maybe. We usually make them in organic labs. I actually had a kid once who got physically (and violently) ill at the smell of bananas.
Unfortunately, the student told me this AFTER I handed out the assignments for the unknowns.
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excellent beer.
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by onebarrelrum on Jun 18, 2011 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
That's the yeast, not bananas.
Certain strains of yeast (usually used in wheat beers) create banana flavors.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
The beer I had
was the Hefe from Kona Brewery. It was most definitely banana flavored, very distinct. I’ve never had a beer taste that way, so I don’t think it was just the yeast.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm about 4 for 6 with them.
Loved the black sand porter and the pipeline porter is probably my favorite beer right now. The IPA was solid, and the fire rock ale is good. I just don’t like light tasting beers, so the hefe, the wheat beer, and the light ale are all meh.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 18, 2011 4:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps they taste different over there.
I’ll make a point of getting some locally when I cross UH off my list.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
It's the flower
Somehow, that seems less manly than fruit, even. Still though, #TEAMNOFRUITINBEER
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Shandies are fucking good
If you want to make a stand about drinking wine coolers or Mike’s Hard, by all means. But beer is sometimes enhanced by the addition of “fucking fruit or berries or shit.”
I love green because money be green.
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I wish there were a Brother's Day
So my brother and I could go to Vegas during said trip and not be looked at funny by the other members of my family.
But whatever.
Quick aside
I can see the Bobby Dodd scoreboard from my office. They’ve been playing a one-minute highlight reel on a loop for the past 4 hours or so in front of zero people.
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It's just the same play over and over again on offense anyway.
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by purwho on Jun 17, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Also, in front of zero people
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by Silver Britches on Jun 17, 2011 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Bookstore Story Time:
A couple of weeks ago, I had some slab of meat stumble up to the customer service desk. He wanted a book that his book club chose. He gave me the title and then said:
“By Wode House. Wode? The dude’s name was Wode? Man, I bet he got beat up a lot as a kid.”
“Sir, I believe the author’s last name is Wodehose.”
“Oh. Cool.”
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*His* book club?
/direwolfwut.gif
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Wat?
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by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Ghost is the name of one of the pet direwolves...
Snow’s, I b’lieve(though I’m not sure he’s the one in the confused direwolf gif)
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Ahh
I know I’m confused often, but I didn’t think it was THAT bad.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
It would have helped had I gotten the correct dire wolf, I'm certain.
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Apparently, it's Nymeria in the gif.
And, yes, Ghost is Jon Snow’s dire wolf.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
/pushesupglasses
Grey Wind – Robb
Ghost – Jon
Lady – Sansa
Nymeria – Arya
Summer – Bran
Shaggydog – Rickon (this is what happens when you give a 4 year old a direwolf!)
by PAK on Jun 17, 2011 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Apparently, if you give a 4 year old a dire wolf
the dire wolf turns out mean as hell and wants to eat everyone’s face off.
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Only if that child is constantly confused
and angry because everybody he knows keeps getting butchered and leaving him with some huge wildling bitch.
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Yeah, but Osha's not such a bad person.
Hopefully, we’ll get to see some more of what happened to Rickon after July 12th.
I’m just…please…no more Sansa.
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Oh, did someone say Sansa?
askal;k’sgjkashdgvksl;’dafjklsakd
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions
FUCK SANSA
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
and not in a good way.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
The actress is only 15...
I looked it up, because I was going to make a comment similar to TGoJH’s
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Well, the character is only...13? 14?
So, that’s worse, right?
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
They aged most of the early teens characters for the TV series.
To reduce the “ick” factor. Most notably Dany is a couple years older in the TV series, because apparently people are unable to comprehend that in the middle ages, marriages and the like were quite common at 14 or 15.
I'm actually fine with that, based on what you cited.
I think Ned and Catelyn are older on the show, too, to make up for this.
The Dany thing was kind of strange in the books. It was like “we need that much detail, George?”
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I find it hard to believe
George didn’t write some parts of the books with only one hand on the typewriter.
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by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
That is disgusting
and rec’d.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahahaha
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I kind of think she's 12
at least in the books. Maybe 11; there’s a part in the third book that makes it, um, obvious.
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by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, by the third book, Arya's 12.
She tells it to…one of the other characters. So, that would put Sansa around 14 or 15 (she being two years older).
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And then depending on what the timeline is like.
Although Arya could be lying about her age too; I don’t think she was around anyone she actually trusted by that point.
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by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
It's really tough to tell, too, since there is no definite winter, summer, fall passage of the seasons.
I also kind of went by how Bran was talking about his age, too.
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I mean in the "want nothing to do with" way, not the
“oh, Hi Mr. Hansen” kind of way, just to be clear.
Though if I were 10, Arya would be the girl of my dreams.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I did not mean the good way
She’s ugly AND a cunt if you ask me.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm confused, could you clarify your feelings please?
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I believe he means that
Sansa is the Clemson of the Stark family
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Oh, forgot to turn my sarcasm font on.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Still, she's better than Cersei
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
True dat.
There is nothing about Cersei that is the least bit redeeming.
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I can't decide who is worse
Her or Catelyn.
Ned would still be around if it wasn’t for those two idiots.
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I like hating Catelyn
Sansa is just annoying and stupid and ugly and a whiny little bitch
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Catelyn is TRYING, but is just OMG STUPID
Her son, can’t remember the name, rocks. It was pretty obvious to the viewer what he was doing by letting the Lannister scout go, but everyone else was pretty dumb.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, Robb.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, wait. Derp. I thought by Catelyn you meant the Queen
Catelyn is the sister in the Veil, right? She’s fucked up.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Catelyn is Ned's wife.
Lysa’s in the Veil.
Cersei is the queen.
Lysa’s almost as bad as Catelyn.
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She's worse. I want to see that kid thrown down a well.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
NO!!
And even if I had, others haven’t.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Thus the being elusive.
I just tell everyone “don’t get attached to too many characters”
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Yes, others have said the same
and after this past week, I believe them.
I’m also sensing that characters evolve and change quite a lot, so a character you like now you may hate later, and vice versa.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Jamie Lannister being one of them.
No real spoilers there. His development is one of the best I’ve ever read in this genre.
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Please don't tell me I'll end up liking a Lannister
other than the Imp.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Was just thinking this
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Which one is that?
Names are hard when you only hear them and not read them. I can’t spell the Imp’s name, which is why I say “the imp” only.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Tyrion!
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
He's Joffrey's younger brother.
I think he’s the youngest of Cersei’s brood.
Myrcella is sweet and she kind of has a crush on Robb, so she’s okay.
Joffrey, Cersei and Tywin are the real cocks in the series.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
... Joffrey doesn't have a brother yet that I can recall in the show
/narrow-eyed stare
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
He should.
Maybe they haven’t written him in yet to keep things from being confusing.
Tommen comes into play more in the second book/season. He’s kind of a plot point for Tyrion’s development.
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Tommen and Myrcella
had only brief, non-speaking cameos in the TV show. It was very early on, in the episodes where the King and Queen traveled to Winterfell.
They were handled much like Rickon, though they didn’t get a random line tossed at them like he did.
Why did Rickon even have a line?
Still really trying to figure that out.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Probably as a...
“we’ll need you to be in the next season so please don’t go get another job, here’s a line so you make more money this episode”
Well, Rickon only has about five lines in four books, so it's understandable.
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I'm not really sure why he's even a character.
Although he hasn’t really done anything to speak of, ever.
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by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I know why he's a character.
But I don’t want to piss off Kelly’s Gyros.
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Is he the one that was the old king's page
or helper or something?
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Not that I'm aware of.
Tommen shouldn’t have been born when the old king was around.
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Herp derp.
It takes me forever to get all the characters straight on HBO series, because there are so many of them. Catelyn I have no problem with, Cersei I love hating, Lysa is FUCKED UP
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
There's a huge cast in the books, so it's not HBO's fault.
It seems as though there’s another Lannister at every page turn.
And we won’t get into the Freys.
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They've done a good job in dealing with character glut so far, IMO.
For example, you only really get to know 3 members of the Stark household in the series (Jory, Maester Luwin, and the castellan whose name escapes me at the moment), when there are 3 or 4 others in the book.
Trust me, I know how tough it is to handle a glut of characters.
Are you talking about…the knight who goes with Catelyn to Kings Landing, right? Cassel?
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Harwin, maybe.
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by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Harwin was master of horse.
I’m in the middle of book three, so that sticks out.
I just checked. It’s Rodrik Cassel.
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I'm a little surprised he hasn't come up.
He has a moderate part in that book.
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by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
(Actually, Jory is Cassel. I'm ashamed.)
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by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Jory is Rodrik's nephew.
I did have to look that one up.
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They really should do the intro scene, at least.
Beyond that, I don’t care.
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by Chris Pendley on Jun 17, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
When a 15 year old male is outthinking you
you iz stoopid.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
If only Catelyn had employed stuffed animals as a troop morale strategy.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
NOBLE HOUSE GERG, WHOSE SIGIL IS
A DUMPSTER FIRE.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Someone please photoshop this
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, I don't have a dumpster fire in my heraldry clip art.
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What does that make the Noble House of Charles?
The Sigil of A Fade Route?
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
A burning pile of money.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I was going to go with whatever Charles the Fat's sigil was.
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They had pretty straightforward names back then, didn't they?
Charles the Fat, Louis the German, Charles the Bald…
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
That's Charles Le Gros to you, bud
Frenchifying it makes it classy.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Je suis Le Charles.
Maintenant vous me payer.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
WHATEVER WE SPEAK AMURRICAN HERE SON.
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by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So "Charles the Bastard" then?
/ndnation’d
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
We're not talking sportswriters
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Fine fine fine.
But someone needs to cover the jousting and the outrageous amounts of money being spent on ransoming armor!
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I just find it funny that somewhere
up his family tree there was someone badass enough to say “Yeah, ‘bastard’ describes me pretty well…I’m keeping this as a name.”
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, undoubtedly it would have
started that way. But eventually it would not actually be descriptive, just a name, and the decision to keep it as a name is one I can respect. Much better than Harvey Dipschitz or something.
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I've always wondered about names like Glasscock, Hollowpeter and Cockburn.
Names of characters in my story, all three. For obvious reasons.
The reason being that I’m twelve.
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This is how all of our Objective names
in training exercise when I was a Battalion S-2 were named “Objective Jenna”?
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I keep telling women this, and they keep not believing me
Men stop maturing when puberty hits. We just get better at faking maturity after that.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So, so true.
My wife of almost 11 years still hasn’t figured it out.
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Mine has...
…sigh
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
She seems good with it, based on presentation here.
The rest of them continue to expect us not to alternate between Beavis and Butthead.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
The Sigil of Frontbutt
with a Pepper the Playcalling Dolphin, Rampant
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is this where I start claiming that Jon Snow isn't Ned's son?
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SHUT UP!
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions
It hasn't been revealed, but I'm going off the "what I would do if I wrote it" feeling.
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If it hasn't been revealed, then don't be the one to reveal it!!
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Speculation on what? You've read the books, right?
So you would know, wouldn’t you?
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by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
I've read them. I'm currently re-reading.
I’m picking up on the clues that Martin is leaving.
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I think he meant it isn't in any of the published books
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Yeah, and with the people who know what's what dead, I don't know how we'll find it out.
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FYI,
Thanks to all the “Game of Thrones” talk (that is what you’re talking about, right?) I’ve worn out my “Z” key.
Dude, I like Katy Perry and watch "Glee." I’m pretty much a lost fucking cause.
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Jun 17, 2011 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Same here.
I will say thanks to those who post pics and animations early – that generally tells me everything down and to the right is going to be something I want to avoid until the DVDs are released.
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
It's a very...interesting crew we get in there.
I’m sure you’re familiar.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
All I want for Father's Day...
…is a Sunday to myself to play golf and drink beer. Any chance I will get his?
NO DADDY EFF YOU BABY HAS 3 SOFTBALL GAMES!
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
Drink at said softball games?
/one-hops ball to first from second
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think the umpires will approve of the 3rd base coach with a bottle of beer in his hand.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
DAMN LIBERALS AND THEIR DAMN LAWS!
That's Dr. SpartanGator to you Wolverines.
Also on twitters
by SpartanGator on Jun 17, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
DON'T KILL THEM
JUST MAKE THEM DRINK!
That's Dr. SpartanGator to you Wolverines.
Also on twitters
by SpartanGator on Jun 17, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Choot'em
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
by Billy Gomila on Jun 17, 2011 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Drinking with me is a death sentence for exburban bourgeoise fucks like them
VIVA LA DRUNJ REVOLUTION
I can think of a number of drinks that look
Suspiciously like powerade.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
by Billy Gomila on Jun 17, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Bottle koozie is your friend.
Plausible deniability wins every time.
by T-Jax, Field General on Jun 17, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
A good porter looks exactly like coke if poured into a clear bottle.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
So does Red Bull & Jaeger
/Garcia’d
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
by Billy Gomila on Jun 17, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions
In that case
obviously you need to gut-bump them and kick dirt on their shoes.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what you get for shooting female sperms
UNMANSOME BRADY HOKE POINTS AT YOU IN AN UNAPPROVING MANNER
by Mango Stasi on Jun 17, 2011 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I imagine someone will be getting lots of new Facebook friends....
@Coach_Leach
Mike Leach I recently joined Facebook. There are a few pages with my name, but mine is the one with the same profile picture I have on Twitter.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
COACH, DAMMIT.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 17, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Confession: I hate eating crab.
Not the flavor. It is truly wonderful and amongst my favorite of delicacies this world has to offer. I mean the actual process of eating it. It always takes me approximately 8 years to crack my way through a pound of them and I leave the restaurant looking like this.
Someday, I shall hire a personal assistant whose sole job is to crack open crabs for me. Until that day, I shall stare longingly at pictures like this
and curse my delicate lady digits and their inability to proficiently crack.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 17, 2011 5:07 PM EDT reply actions
This is why you should go the soft shell route...
No shell to crack – you just eat the whole friggin’ thing.
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
And now you've made me long to go back to Cantler's in Annapolis...
best crabs I’ve ever eaten
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
As noted, that is the magic of soft-shelled crab
I feel so very close to my inner ancestral carnivore when eating the little rascal. I just pick up the thing, rip it in half, and devour it.
These are crabs that have just lost their hard outer shell in anticipation of growing a new, larger one. They realize their mistake too late.
In case you haven’t figured it out, one doesn’t remove the soft-shelled crab from its soft shell. One simply eats the whole damned thing. And then another.
Also, as someone who strips crabs quicker than a crackhead does a car, I'll be in my bunk
Looking forward to the trip to the Rehobeth beach ouse.
To bring my affliction full-circle
Rehobeth Beach was where I had one of my final beers. Took a trip up to tour Dogfish Head and hit the brewpub down in Rehobeth. Great weekend.
Man, did my buddies and I leave that hotel room smelling terribly.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I have no coherent memories of my trips to the Dogfish Head brewpub
Except a vague sense of awesome. I intend to keep it that way.
My best memory of the tour was the tour guide getting in a fight with some guy about what part of the chicory plant they used for their chicory stout.
The dude he was arguing with was the farmer who grew their chicory for them.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
No wonder you developed a hop allergy.
Dogfish’ll do that to ya.
Hallucinogenic love drugs, sir. The pagans were taking them. We were trying to fit in.
It might actually have been when we randallized some 90 minute.
Okay, we randallized A LOT of 90 minute that evening.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I learned to crack crab at age 4
because when the family gathered at grandma and grandpa’s for a crab boil, it was everyone for themselves. 4 year old KG had his hand stabbed with a crab fork, BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, for reaching for a crab she claimed.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
My grandmother stabbed me with a crab fork once. Once.
/johnnydangerously’d
Kill, Bubba, Kill!
by Spartan D on Jun 17, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Darn skippy they did.
Serious food is serious.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Singapore will teach you to eat crab
and they eat every kind
The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
AND IT IS GLORIOUS
Same in Japan. Would kill for some king crab right about now, though.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
when I worked in alaska we pulled crab pots
that’s just awesome too. Malaysia we ate a lot of pepper crab
The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
YUM
I grew up on blue crab. Getting snow and king crab all the time in Japan was just amazing. And now I want to go eat crab…gotta find a good place here to do it. Sam Choy’s bills itself as a crab restaurant, and we went, and there was a surprisingly little amount of crab on the menu, and what was there was all in something, not just crab for picking and eating. I actually filled out the comment card and complained.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions
not worked it. It was just something we did for food
on the “inside.” One of the guys I worked with had a fairly sizable boat, so I helped him out on it.
The twitter
Anfield Asylum, sbnation's very own open zoo for the most dangerous game: Liverpool fans
"Voetbal is pas totaal als je wint"- Coach Adun
"The greatest sin is to spurn the gift"- Coach Alistair
As One Of Seven Children
There is a woman I can admire. But the real question is did the 4 year old KG let the stabbing deflect him from his goal?
/learned early to ignore puncture wounds
No. He just learned to steal crab from someone other than Grandma.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Any time people say,
“Ok, you eat that part. Not that. No, not that. THAT,” you should probably just skip it.
/LivedinMarylandfor3years
"We may have to retire this feature, because the final story in this post will never be topped for sheer Spicy Livin' outside of the silver screen or our own imaginations."
by Silver Britches on Jun 17, 2011 5:09 PM EDT reply actions
Reply fail.
"We may have to retire this feature, because the final story in this post will never be topped for sheer Spicy Livin' outside of the silver screen or our own imaginations."
by Silver Britches on Jun 17, 2011 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Enh
If they were being that persnickety about what parts of the crab to eat, they probably weren’t the best folks to learn from.
/LivedinMarylandfor26years
by Gumby Surgeon on Jun 17, 2011 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Caught blue crabs when we were in the SC Lowcountry-
the GF was used to eating crab legs, did not realize all the meat in non-Alaskan crab was in the body. May or may not have freaked her out when I cracked into the body and started dipping the meat in the yellow mustard-ish stuff.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
If you don't want to pick crabs
and I certainly sympathize with that, then crab cakes are your best friend.
/livedinmd28yearscantpickforshit
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 17, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't learn to pick crabs
until I was 30. Before that I just used them for bait. Then I learned that you don’t pick crabs when you’re REALLY hungry because that is just a form of torture.
Am now a crab cake snob due to my wife. By distant marriage we are related to the Balmer Faidley’s and I have enjoyed some of the finest crab picking due to that relationship. It also means that we can’t enjoy a crabcake ANYWHERE due to the additives that most restaurants use in crabcakes.
Wife’s crab cake recipe: a metric shit ton of lump backfin meat, 1 egg, wave the mayo jar over the mixture & broil until golden, Hon.
I killed a six-pack just to watch it die.
by General Disarray on Jun 18, 2011 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
FTFY
Yo writer bro, Horace is Roman and wrote in Latin…
Slaying the opposition with mind-bullets of pure classical Greek
didn’t you notice the excerpt was in Latin?
by touchdown H-town on Jun 17, 2011 5:19 PM EDT reply actions
/writes wall of text about graduation rates
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
/incorrectly spells "graduation"
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
NUH UH UR CONFERENCE IS MORE STOOPID!
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
YEAH WELL YOUR CONFERENCE IS SO STOOPID YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A CONFERENCE.
wat
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 17, 2011 5:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, us Big East folks get to count them…most of the time, anyway.
by WVUPensGuy on Jun 17, 2011 5:31 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
The only foreign language I took in college was LISP, so I had to look that up.
“Hold your peace, wolf!” … beats STFU for sheer metaphorical beatdown any day of the week.
by WVUPensGuy on Jun 17, 2011 6:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
You studied Lou Holtz?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Actually, it was the closest I could come to "You shut your whore mouth!"
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Google Translate lacks so much nuance.
by WVUPensGuy on Jun 17, 2011 7:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well, "lupe" was also a slang word for "whore". It was popular in Pompeii.
I think it had something to do with devouring cock (if the grafitti is to be believed).
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
COOL STORY BRO
BUT IT WAS EVEN COOLER WHEN I POSTED IT WAY THE FUCK UP IN THE COMMENTS SECTION. NOT HATIN’. JUST HATIN’
by Mango Stasi on Jun 17, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
needs some sort of gladiator pic with "haters gonna hate" in Latin
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Abominas abominabunt.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 17, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Depends on how strong your hatred is.
Odi = garden variety hate
Abomino = deep-seeded, Lane Kiffin loathing
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Also...odi is fourth conjugation...which...I can't really do.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
..
"Listen, if the Miami Heat were playing the Washington Generals I would pick the Washington Generals," Barkley said with a chuckle.
by Burrito Electrico on Jun 17, 2011 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 17, 2011 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions 26 recs
GREEN THIS
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Haven't laughed like this in six months!
Seriously, tears-and-snot laughter.
And rec, DUH.
Dude, I like Katy Perry and watch "Glee." I’m pretty much a lost fucking cause.
by Queen Hoka-Hotty-Toddy on Jun 17, 2011 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
What we need next
is an illustrated version of Catullus 16.
I nominate Thujone.
by Great Carroll's Ghost on Jun 17, 2011 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Woulda been cooler if it included a block quote
and some bro-speak to lighten the mood
by touchdown H-town on Jun 17, 2011 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions
The Digital Viking might be the greatest weekly segment in all of journalism ever
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:34 PM EDT reply actions
What the fuck is this "Might Be" shit?
by Mango Stasi on Jun 17, 2011 5:34 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
My apologies sir
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Mitch Albom wonders aloud what happened to the journalism of yore.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Behold! The Ghost of John Hannah's Power Sixpack!
Louder than sirens, louder than bells, sweeter than heaven and hotter than hell.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 5:41 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Hahaha, I posted that just for you
It’s hard to stick to my rule of not touching the Weihen until last
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
LIke the Franziskaner better myself
FSU Football, making bad teams look bad since 2010.
by onebarrelrum on Jun 18, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Great Lakes Conway's?
Impressive.
Hallucinogenic love drugs, sir. The pagans were taking them. We were trying to fit in.
It's so good!
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions
OT: Wimbledon Tennis
Isner is playing Mahut in the draw round on Tuesday. AGAIN.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
trolololol
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone on my twitter feed pointed out...
They’re playing on June 21st….
the longest day of the year.
Oh, you want to end workweek by pulling 7 to 6 in Field then 10-330AM on bar shift?
NAPPING? HOW DOES IT WORK?
No really, I suck at napping well. I always wake up feeling like I’m fighting off an Ambien buzz (Well,l except i remember shit and don’t get banned from places I didn’t know I had been to
I ain't got time fer nonna' yer ding-dang terr' -Charlie Prides Ghost
by ZombieJackTatum on Jun 17, 2011 6:42 PM EDT reply actions
Self reply
END SENTENCE IN PREPOSITION?
CAN HAZ
I ain't got time fer nonna' yer ding-dang terr' -Charlie Prides Ghost
by ZombieJackTatum on Jun 17, 2011 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
What would you do that for?
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Where you at?
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Did everyone suddenly bail, or just not refresh the page?
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
No, I think there was some "housecleaning" going on
because I came out and back in, and things have disappeared.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, that's what I did-
I wondered if that subthread was getting posts and they were all getting nuked on sight.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
It was weird, because I did that, and nothing was going on
but on IE’s computer, it was all still there. I hazzed a confused.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Okay, good. Things got effed there for a moment, and I had no idea what was going on.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
MY DAD
He is a man who has done nothing but work like a demon for 40 years so his son and daughter would never want for anything.
He has also never missed payroll for his employees through about 3 different recessions, occasionally not paying HIMSELF for several months at a time.
He also survived pancreatic cancer.
He also sold his boat, the only thing he loved almost as much as us and our mom, when times got tough, rather than cutting me off while I was still in school.
I LOVE THIS MAN. RAISE YOUR GLASSES.
/vikingrespect
__________________
STRONG LIKE BOAR
by Ronnie D on Jun 17, 2011 6:58 PM EDT reply actions 17 recs
So much this.
I’ll know I was a good father if my kids will write panegyrics to me on internet forums.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
I will drink in his honor, my father's honor, and the honor of all men who have done things well enough to earn the title "Dad" tonight.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
GREEN THIS
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
And you bought him a boat to replace it... when?
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 17, 2011 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Working on that
But I finished my degree just this year so it might take a minute.
__________________
STRONG LIKE BOAR
You are probably the most underrated poster here.
A beautiful tribute like this makes me realize what a piece of shit my father is.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
Good God, it doesn't get much worse than pancreatic cancer
and he survived. The crusty badassedness of this man is rivaled by only Andrew Jackson.
Cocktails.
"We may have to retire this feature, because the final story in this post will never be topped for sheer Spicy Livin' outside of the silver screen or our own imaginations."
by Silver Britches on Jun 20, 2011 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I'll know I was a good father if my kids...
know what the hell panegyrics means without the use of dictionary.com
If moths had eyes, would they be happier? How do they know they’re not dead?
by H8UofA on Jun 17, 2011 7:03 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
and that's a rec...
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Perhaps they'll grow up wanting to write fantasy novels, too.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
You'll have won the war as long as they hate UofA.
BTW I’m currently watching a tape of the 1996 Territorial Cup game. Watching this is like listening to Beethoven- it’s a timeless masterpiece.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
Don't forget to play the following game where you gagged away an National Title to Joe Germaine and John Cooper!
by Albino Tornado on Jun 18, 2011 2:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You beat us 19-0 in a keystone kops game.
Yeah, I’ll take the hate.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 19, 2011 1:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Smile, for happy times!
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
How old?
"I find nothing more depressing than optimism."
by Truffle Shuffle on Jun 17, 2011 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but hang this on their wall
"I find nothing more depressing than optimism."
by Truffle Shuffle on Jun 17, 2011 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
First off, I've just returned from a week in Munich
And I can tell you that a German says “Ach, zo” whether he’s a waiter putting bread on the table or a tour guide showing you Hitler’s lair at the Eagle’s Nest. The fact that a German general said the same to our Patron Saint could have meant “You’re so full of shit your eyes are brown” as much as it might have meant he was impressed with his memorization skills.
BTW, we skipped the touristy Hofbrauhaus and kept to the locals’ biergartens, and was rewarded by being given a recipe for kaiserschmarrn at the Braunauer Hof at Frauenstrasse 42. I highly recommend the place. Hardly a tourist in sight the whole time we were there.
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 17, 2011 7:25 PM EDT reply actions
Welcome back! Hope the trip was everything you hoped it would be
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Who are you again?
Kidding! Welcome back.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
It was a great vacation
and we hit all the places we wanted to get to. Here’s me and the boys at the Eagle’s Nest at Obersalzberg:
Mrs. with a beer took the photo.
Virginia Tech is the Scut Farkus of college football
by An 'eer with a beer on Jun 17, 2011 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone want some cake?
Work gave me some for my graduation and holy shit i’ll never eat all this I don’t even like cake that much
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
ME!
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
YOU ARE NOT A HUMAN
So far today, we learn you don’t like cake or chocolate. What else don’t you like!?
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Gene Smith
"I find nothing more depressing than optimism."
by Truffle Shuffle on Jun 17, 2011 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't either.
Unless ice cream cake and chocolate milk count.
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by She Blinded Me With Violence on Jun 17, 2011 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like cake.
Just not threeve slices of cake at once. It’s the icing that really gets me.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Threeve pieces?
"I find nothing more depressing than optimism."
by Truffle Shuffle on Jun 17, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Right click
Save As
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
the guy to homer's left just kills me for some reason
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Jun 18, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently you should infuse vodka with it.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
YAIS
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
YOU ARE NOT HAVING CAKE FOR BREAKFAST, YOUNG MAN
You’re having fried cake, with syrup on it.
/Gaffigan’d
Ambitious, but rubbish.
CAKE. DO. WANT.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
This girl gets it.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure if this has been posted in any of the forums today
But it seems most appropriate here, in the DV, because this is how a DV woos a young lady.
__________________
STRONG LIKE BOAR
by Ronnie D on Jun 17, 2011 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Rec'd yesterday
Will rec today.
Will rec tomorrow.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Just cause you aren't getting any...
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
HEY!
I’m supporting them!
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently the girl and guy had just been trampled and beaten up by the cops
He was comforting her because she was hurt.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Now that we know they're OK I can say this
DAT ASS.
Voodoo Five - South Florida Bulls SBN Blog
The Toughest Blog in America
by Jamie DeVriend on Jun 17, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Can't see pic--got a photobucket bandwidth thing.
What is it?
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
is IE in here?
/missing living with other women right now
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
she's been around...
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
NO NO NO NO NO
not like that at all. KG, don’t hurt me!
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
and only one home in all of JAX was last that fateful day.
They would have thought meth lab, but it wasn’t Missouri.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm here. trying to catch up after the zoo.
AND I’m WATCHING YOU MIKELEW!!!!!!
/also getting ready for day 2 of Jillian Michaels Shred. LRC where are you??
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
I think she's sleeping still.
So….I changed clothes 10 times. I’m back into the second outfit I had on, which I actually put on a total of three times. I’m in the right one, right?
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
YES!
If you keep going back to something, it’s the right one.
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
That's what I was thinking
/still feels fat
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm trying to shut the brain off, but now I'm in wait mode.
and it’s quiet in here.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
You could always post pics for commentariat approval/disapproval
I mean, with all the goddamn fashion discussions around here lately…
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions
this is shirt:
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
jacket like top because ZOMG MUST WEAR BRA WITH STRAPS and not be tacky
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
My wife is the same way. Always with the sweaters and jackets.
So, this is a look I approve of.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
ooooh, good move!!
Although you can get some great strapless ones at the site I sent you!!
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
With out the crazy visible lines?
ohhhh date here!!
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Have fun storming the castle!
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
That's what Miracle Max says to Wesley et al when they leave.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
oh, I know. I Loves the Princess Bride
Just thought it was funny this way
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
Oh, she knows that.
Never go against IE when PB quotes are on the line!
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
GOOD LUCK. WE'RE COUNTING ON YOU.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
le. sigh.
Home from date. Good date. But I think I’m, once again, Queen of the First Dates.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 18, 2011 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks y'all!!
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks.
other than dinner I don’t know what we are going to do.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Wait.
Chloe haz a date?
DAYUMMM, GURRRLLLLL.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
So, like LRC and Michigan Man
We must now dissect this date. Tell us what you know.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions
solitaire?
haha. it IS kind of quiet. did everyone find a new thread?
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
So you pregamed your date?
ADVANCED DATING MANEUVER.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I should still be pregaming it!
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course, you look great!
/not my first rodeo
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
bawwwwwwwww Thanks Mike!
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 17, 2011 7:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You get away with that answer? You've got it easy...
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
That's so true.
No pat answers here, because it just makes her more anxious
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Even when my opinion is
"I"m just going to take it off you as quickly as I can anyways…" lulz
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
"It would look better on my floor"
/raised eyebrow and narrow eyed stare combo
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
... This combo is hard to do
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
That works as a cheesy college pickup line (or doesn't, whatever)
but when you share the house, it really just conjures up images of “crap, need to pick up the clothes and do laundry”…
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
This is why I always do the laundry.
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
Being partially colorblind helps a lot
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
too generic to be meaningful
/just trying to be helpful here
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
Well, since I can't see the outfits she's trying on, I kinda have to go generic
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
PROTIP:
Express dismay with choice #2. Like choice #3, especially in this case she went back to it 3 times. This way, she won’t think you’re just saying it, even though you might very well just be saying it.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm here!
Trying to get all caught up after my nap. I’m impressed, you are definitely in better shape than I am. I was in too much pain the first time to do it two days in a row. I’ll do mine in a little bit, headache finally lifted.
/good call kicking KG out, watching you do all those jumping jacks can’t be good for him in his condition!
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
that's exactly what I figured
looks like you just missed Chloe.
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
Dammit!
Yeah my comment posted but the whole thing seemed to be frozen after so I refreshed. And now there are threeve new comments already marked as read including Chloe heading out. So I had to wade back through. WTF. Will never catch up.
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
well, so, I won't miss much while I exercise. see you in a bit!
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
Happy exercising!
I’ll do mine in a sec, still kinda foggy from the nap.
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
There was an...issue. Everything froze.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah it was weird
Noticed the z key wasn’t working then BOOM a million new unhighlighted comments outta nowhere.
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
That's how I felt
Was stuck in a seminar all day, so I come home to a CI with 900 or so comments. Hopefully there was nothing too major there that I needed to know about other than a painful injury to one person and you finding a job.
That sums it up as far as I remember
The job thing was fortuitous, I’ve been half-assedly looking for 2+ weeks but not really putting much effort in (largely thanks to the ADHD). Then a friend called me out of the blue yesterday to say this hospital was hiring and she told them about me. So I got all my application stuff together last night and BOOM, job offer before 8am.
Once again procastination pays.
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Impressive.
See? No sense in stressing about finding a job or trying to find a rich guy to support you. Everything works out with laziness.
Yes
Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always pays off right now.
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
And gunshot wounds
/woulda been PA ’89
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll look into it...
But I’ve got a nice house to rent here, and moving constantly sucks. It’s so nice to just stay put, even if it’s hotter than hell and drier than a dead dingos donger.*
*a fathers day/birthday tribute to my dad who loves odd Australian sayings
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Understand completely
Part of why I stayed where I did for so long (in addition to the legal market being deep in the shitter) was because I didn’t want to move more than I had to. At some point you finally get everything unpacked and laid out where you want it.
Happened to me too...
Wonder if it was the deletion from earlier
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
I'm pretty sure it was the housecleaning going on, yes.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I've decided the worst part of this whole "recovery" isn't actually anything medical
it’s that I’m required to wear tighty-whiteys for 2 weeks.
/ALL THE UNCOMFORTABLE
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
UGH, that sucks
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Horror unthinkable!
I tip my ginger ale to you, sir.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Thanks, gents
on the other hand, I never thought I’d have a use for frozen peas…
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
They also work great on your shoulder...
and you can keep reusing the same bag of peas…for your shoulder, at least. Don’t know if you’ll want to switch those peas over.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
well, they're going over clothing, so...
but yeah, we’re throwing them out when I’m done
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Frozen corn works the same way too...
and you’d never eat that crap either.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
ok, gonna work out. I'll let you know if I'm still alive.
muscles are definitely sore, so this will be much more painful than last night. and everyone starts somewhere.
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
Well you are certainly starting at a higher level than I
and for that I salute you. Running after young children has probably worked in your favor. I’ve been apart from my trusty exercise buddy (Matilda the pit bull) for over a year (short visits home don’t count for the purpose of this statistic).
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, the little ones are pretty good for exercise.
You think you’re getting them out for their own good, but it ends up being pretty useful for you, too.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
ok.....pant pant....i'm...pant.....back....
/pants
/why did I do this again??
Wait, I moved back to the US for.....this??
ENOUGH EXPOSITORY BANTER! NOW WE FIGHT LIKE MEN! AND LADIES! AND LADIES WHO DRESS LIKE MEN!
FOR GILGAMESH, IT’S MORPHING TIME!
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 7:54 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
AND Enkidu?
Shit man, you are so screwed.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Never actually played V
Was thinking of the actual story involving Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions
In XII you can fight them separately. It's about the only way to kill them.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
MEANWHILE IN SPIRA
SUPER FUNTIME DRESS-UP HARAJUKU ATTACK!
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
That's X-2, right?
I’ve heard to avoid it, like the plague.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
You heard right
I’m actually less offended by the silly-stupid story than I am by the Square’s apparent notion that if your cast is made up of females, you have to play dress-up with them. The fucking leveling system uses terms such as “Dressphere” and “Garment Grid.” It’s one of the most patronizing games in an industry that is pretty goddamn patronizing to women in the first place.
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
This is because Otaku men in Japan
actually play dress up with dolls. It sells, therefore it is.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Understandable
But hopefully it doesn’t make me culturally insensitive to say I still don’t like it.
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
Not at all. Most Japanese don't "like" it.
But if it exists and money can be made from it, it will be exploited.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Patronizing to women???
Why, sir, Tifa is SUCH a strong feminine character, what with her inhumanly large breasts and ability to fight hand-to-hand!!!
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Please tell me you're not actually doing this.
Please.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Perish the thought
My unhealthy penchant for completism forced me to play through to 100%, but once was more than enough. I regained my sight after 6 months, but my dignity is still missing and presumed dead.
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
Digg...ni...tee?
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A visual aid:
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
by Joey C. on Jun 17, 2011 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I'm trudging through Ye Olde Dungeon and Dragons Bad Guy Progression
Goblins, mixed in with some bugs, when you’re at lvls 1/2
Lesser undead (skeletons/zombies) at levels 3/4
My party is going to be insanely powerful once everyone gets dual-classed and stuff. I sorta went overboard with munchkin’ing my party.
Just tried to pan-cook a steak.
Did not go well. Was very close to a pan fire. House is completely smoked up.
Oops.
Ambitious, but rubbish.
I successfully reduced white wine and cream into an alfredo sauce
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: MILDLY SOMEWHAT ADVANCED COOKING MANEUVER
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions
No ma'am
Needed some flour to thicken it up a bit, but other than that, it came out tasting like an actual alfredo sauce.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I added the cheese
Probably could have done moar cheese though
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:04 PM EDT up reply actions
If all you need is thickening - go with corn starch.
But go lightly, cause it can seize up a sauce like nobody’s bidness.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Went with flour cuz that's all that's in the house at the moment
Will note this for future use, though.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Arrowroot works too
but you’re more likely going to find cornstarch
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
thefuckisthiscat.jpg
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
yep. Used a lot in Japanese frying where we'd use flour.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Interesting!
What makes it a better thickener than corn starch or flour?
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Flour as thickener can be tricky, in my experience.
Add just a tiny bit too much, and the whole thing seizes up into useless goop.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's really easy to end up using too much
I’m a noob when it comes to this shit, so flour is all I’ve ever used.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know if it's better or worse
I just know that when a recipe calls for one, I use that one.
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Started on 3rd beer.
The neighbor kid needs a whistle too.
I’m a giver.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Good man.
/wishes his neighbors were still around
//stupid graduation
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
GHOST TOWN?
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn't think Columbus suffered from that
East Lansing goes down to a population of about 74 in the summers
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Columbus doesn't
Campus does
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
I was at Kenyon one summer, and it was sleepy during the school year...
in the summer, it was capital E Empty
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Sometimes it's cool, other times it's creepy
I actually really like a quiet MSU campus in the middle of the summer.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
South Bend in the summer is teh awesomesauce.
Tee off at 6 PM, grill and drink outside to the soothing sound of not-so-far-off gunfire.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, Notre Dame has parietals.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
by Neodymium on Jun 17, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Alton Brown's recipe is fool proof
It’s here.
I make these all the time in the winter for the wife and they turn out perfectly medium rare every single time. You must have a large, cast-iron skillet, a badass oven mitt, and turn the range vent up to 11 before hand.
Also, rehearse it in your mind before hand. You need to be very clear on what you’re doing when you’re trying to quickly handle a 500 degree skillet.
So I went through the construction one way zone and bought an ice cream
And I was the guy’s third customer. At 5pm. When he opens at 11am. On a sunny summer day. Near school’s end when people go for ice cream. And people wonder why little businesses don’t last. This dude has had a construction zone on the major road in front of his business for TWO FUCKING SUMMERS.
Ouch. That's painful.
Hope he makes it through.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Guidance please.
I am so bored I am about to dig up my Xbox and play NCAA07 since my 360 is dead. Recommendations on dynasty starter?
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
VILLANOVA.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Ragin' Cajuns!
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
WE ARE NOBODY'S PROJECT
/uncontrollable sobbing
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
by Joey C. on Jun 17, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah. Same handle as here. I dunno if I'm gonna bother hooking it up.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Would you like 13 year olds in Kankakee to call you a homo?
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Mine's bloodbuzz 0hio if you ever feel like playin dubs 11.
Too much head, too little heart.
I has a twitter.
Buffalo
I got invited into the Big East with them.
Not telling who got kicked out.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Aside...
Leaving a disc in an Xbox for approximately 3.5 years while unplugged causes little to no damage to said Xbox or disc.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Hooray!
So it works, unlike my SNES, which died a week ago
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
A dead SNES?
Hope you poured out a 40, son.
by ElRocco337 on Jun 17, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I tipped the glass in it's honor, yes
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
/pours one out for mikelew’s snes
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hold a funeral.
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Seems appropriate
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions
There is a path to immortality
My SNES never died
by Synaesthesia on Jun 17, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, I went there, posthaste
But thank you for the reminder!
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
I will have an Irish wake in it's honor
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
Self reply to note that I used the wrong "its"
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
Well
consider that the Xbox is, in fact, an angry meteorite from the depths of space.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I do believe I am going to return the Harvard Crimson to their rightful ballin' status.
Should I put them as an independent, MAC, or C-USA to start?
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Ugh.
As we all know, conferences are for the poors.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
...and Temple gets bumped from the indies.
/this game is fucking old.
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Coach's name: Hanford Worthington.
Let the dynasty begin!
2004 BCS National Champion Purdue Boilermakers
Sorry, I applied the sarcasm font to your "this game is fucking old" comment.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Go for Tiger Woods 03
/400yarddrivewithbackspin
//holeinone
"What are you, drunk?" "Drunk enough to kick your ass."
by Awesome Bill from Dawsonville on Jun 18, 2011 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions
My parents are weird
Home for the weekend so I can take my dad to a baseball game as per our Father’s Day tradition. They apparently no longer believe in air conditioning and are comfortable in a house that’s 80 degrees and feels humid enough to have a thunderstorm break out inside the house. Sigh.
/drinks air
Most folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again, some folk'll.
by The Ghost of John Hannah on Jun 17, 2011 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
/jazz flute solo
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't you go away uneasy.
You poor old sod.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 8:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Sounds delicious.
Another glass of air, please.
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Trading beer for A/C?
Seems reasonable
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
Their excuse
“We’re trying to save money so you get more in the will.” Apparently they think I’m as dumb as I look.
They should go live in my apt in MX
That was the temp./humidity there. I had to lie on the tile floor like a dog to get cool. So happy to be back in the a/c!
DOT EEE DEE EWE!!!
by Anthropologal on Jun 18, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
It happens when people get old.
You know, boys, a nuclear reactor is a lot like a woman. You just have to read the manual and press the right buttons.
by Chloe Denmark on Jun 18, 2011 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions
All the doors of the buildings in the village are locked.
WHAT COULD IT MEAN?
You get that chocolate milk!
by Ancient Chinese Secret on Jun 17, 2011 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
That you can't steal people's shit from their treasure chests right in front of them?
I love green because money be green.
_____________________
Twittin
by Joey C. on Jun 17, 2011 8:51 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
B'B'B'BUT...THAT'S THE POOR BOX!!
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Apropos of very little.
I’m currently at home, alone, Pandora cranking, working on my novel manuscripts and reading some EDSBS.
I could get very used to this.
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
As the DV is already over 660 comments
I made a Friday night thread. GO NOW
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
Commentariat to the rescue?
I had an MRI on my back, ass and left leg today. Have been experiencing numbness in my foot, severe pain, cramping and tenderness for the past month-six weeks whenever I sit for more than ten minutes, and unfortunately, much of my job involves sitting down. Tried chiropractic and physical therapy, but no solutions in either case. A friend recommended an inversion table, particularly if it’s just severe sciatica as my doctor and therapist say it is. Anyone here using such a thing, and if so, care to offer any guidance? (I’m fairly active, and at 5’11" 230 lbs I’m big, but not obese by any means, so it’s not a “not taking care of yourself” thing as far as I can tell)
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
It could be something that could be fixed with laproscopy
Basically, a pinched nerve inside the spinal canal – think of it as a wire shorting out against the a grounded conduit. My dad had that done not too long ago and it worked like a charm; however, he then got reminded of his arthritic knees.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions
My advice to you is to start drinking heavily
(sorry man, had to be said. Get better)
毎日は土曜日であるべき
Notre Dame Fighting Irish by birth and undergraduate degree
U. Hawaii Warrior because the government pays my grad school tuition
by Kelly's Gyros on Jun 17, 2011 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Tried a jacuzzi or acupuncture?
I’ve heard many people had great success with both of those.
No idea about an inversion table, sorry.
"I think so, Brain, but how are we going to get the bacon flavoring into the pencils?" -Pinky
"Cleveland is a giant petri dish of masochistic enabling." -Londonjoe
"Some mathematician has said that pleasure lies not in discovering truth, but in seeking it." -Tolstoy
I've never tried one personally
But I’ve often thought it would help with my stupid back issues. I’ve heard good things about it from others though. Is there anywhere you can go and try one out before shelling out money for your own? I’ve seen some on Amazon that weren’t expensive but I’m not sure if you want to go the cheap route with something that’s supposed to suspend you upside down.
EDSBS love connection: This has "charged with mayhem and felony boat theft" written all over it. -Joey C.
by little red corvette on Jun 17, 2011 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not sure what "fairly active" means
But walking and swimming are some of the best things for circulation. There are a lot of different kinds of chiropractic methods and some will be more effective than others. Have you tried yoga?
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
And an inversion table seems worthless.
Based on your symptoms I’d say you aren’t getting the blood down there in the first place so an inversion table would actually counteract what you’re trying to do. Onions and garlic in the diet are known to help circulation, as is the drank in moderate amounts.
It seems like there’s a couple of things at play here- the pain and numbness sounds like a nerve thing but the cramping and tenderness sounds like a circulation thing. I’d try holistic methods first but that’s probably my hippy background talking.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
if it is sicatic pain...
I hate it for you. I’ve never had much luck with an inversion table but my dad uses his. I’ve had good chiropractors and others that I wanted to punch in their dicks. The best relief I’ve had is through epidurals. I’ve had two rounds of three. The last was a couple of years ago. May go back for more.
I’ll grovel, as I do.
by dirt sandwich on Jun 18, 2011 6:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Now, by the time I'm getting to read the DV
due to a fantastic day celebrating the 13th birthday of my firstborn male-child, there are 711 comments. Sorry, cocktails are already flowing so there’s no way I can read them all, so I apologize if this has already been said:
Joe vs. the Volcano. Is. The. Shit.
“I have no response to that” immediately entered my daily vocabulary from the day I saw it and remains there still.
Meet it is I set it down that one may smile, and smile, and be a villain--Hamlet, I, v
So my post-kindergardener's in summer school
not punitive or catchup – more like day camp. And they made father’s day stuff.
Dear Dad
Happy Fathers Day
I love you because I like
to Hug. I like to sungl with
you.
Love,
Senior Daughter Tornado
Fucking dust. It’s everywhere.
by Albino Tornado on Jun 17, 2011 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
BAWWWWW.
Been dusty around here this week, too.
"I have never been noticeably reticent about talking on subjects about which I know nothing." Prince Phillip
You might survive wearing the tiger cub shirt to LSU-Oregon...
…but wearing the deer-exploding-out-of-your-chest shirt to LSU @ WBGVU would be suicidal. You’d be shot, gutted and hung upside down from a tailgate tent pole before making it halfway across the Blue Lot.
Achievement Unlocked
Avoided the horrors of shitty downtown bars and succeeded in having a relaxed dinner of Oysters Rockefeller and Ardbeg 12.
"What are you, drunk?" "Drunk enough to kick your ass."
by Awesome Bill from Dawsonville on Jun 18, 2011 12:31 AM EDT reply actions
I'm not sure who recommended Rip Van Winkle bourbon
But you were right. Had the 20 year tonight and it was the shizzle.
I <3 God and Frank Kush.
btw, if you are expecting a gift from me in the next year or so
do not go to the animalshirt.com link unless you want to ruin the suprise. frog shirts? frog shirts.
http://www.animalshirts.net/frogshirts/index.htm
I’ll grovel, as I do.
There is an implied "...BITCHE$... and Clemson..."
I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices whatsoever
-Mark Twain
Also, Fuck Clemson.
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