A Black Hole of Happiness

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Sparklehorse
Assuming they haven't changed the rules, liquid toiletries must be in 3 oz containers or smaller and everything must fit into a 1 quart ziploc baggie. The last time I flew through numerous airports, it seemed like YMMV greatly at each security check in terms of how rigid they are about the rules.

Yes, here is what the TSA web site says:

"Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag.
After clearing security, travelers can now bring beverages and other items purchased in the secure boarding area on-board aircraft.
At the checkpoint travelers will be asked to remove the zip-top bag of liquids and place it in a bin or on the conveyor belt. X-raying separately will allow TSA security officers to more easily examine the declared items."

It's pretty clear, and I am not sure about what "real life" stories Ironweak is looking for. In my "real life" experiences, I have found that I have only been allowed to carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag. When they bother to check, there is no part of this rule that is unimportant. Quart-size bag. Clear. Zip-top. As JP notes, containers must be 3 oz. or less. If you fuck up on any of the above, you are buying a $14 mini-toothpaste at the magazine store when you pick up your People magazine for light in-flight reading, and your copies of The Economist and Harpers to pretend to read when trying to impress the cute chick across the aisle with your intellectual prowess. Which one you use is going to have to be a game time decision. Just remember, if she is a nouveux boho-type, and you go with Harpers, don't spend all your time reading the index, or you might as well have stuck with the People.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
dude, I went to Harvard. i understand the guy isn't typically presented as having a masters degree- but he and all his guys communicate on an acceptable level. If you see the bit where Malfi reads his letter, he writes like he has a 5th grade educhashun. if you didn't notice it, i can't explain it.

This seems familiar . . .

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Yes, here is what the TSA web site says:

"Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag.
After clearing security, travelers can now bring beverages and other items purchased in the secure boarding area on-board aircraft.
At the checkpoint travelers will be asked to remove the zip-top bag of liquids and place it in a bin or on the conveyor belt. X-raying separately will allow TSA security officers to more easily examine the declared items."

It's pretty clear, and I am not sure about what "real life" stories Ironweak is looking for. In my "real life" experiences, I have found that I have only been allowed to carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag. When they bother to check, there is no part of this rule that is unimportant. Quart-size bag. Clear. Zip-top. As JP notes, containers must be 3 oz. or less. If you fuck up on any of the above, you are buying a $14 mini-toothpaste at the magazine store when you pick up your People magazine for light in-flight reading, and your copies of The Economist and Harpers to pretend to read when trying to impress the cute chick across the aisle with your intellectual prowess. Which one you use is going to have to be a game time decision. Just remember, if she is a nouveux boho-type, and you go with Harpers, don't spend all your time reading the index, or you might as well have stuck with the People.

but "fit comfortably" seems ambiguous. and remember Weed is still sqeezing into those 33 waist Levis like he wore at college.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
dude, I went to Harvard. i understand the guy isn't typically presented as having a masters degree- but he and all his guys communicate on an acceptable level. If you see the bit where Malfi reads his letter, he writes like he has a 5th grade educhashun. if you didn't notice it, i can't explain it.

poll: how many people thought "fuck, I screwed up the tivo" at the last second.




rumor: Tony died. a few episodes back, talking to bobby. "I think everything just goes black."

2 on the huh? As SS indicated, Tony is the master of the malapropism, second only to Little Carmine, and ahead of Christoffuh. Prostrate with grief. I'm a little miffled. All that entrails. Curled up in the fetus position. And Paulie has absolutly no command of pronouns. They are all stupid, incompetent clowns.

I could go on and on if I were the type of person who remembered things. The only reason Tony approached being articulate on an oral level is that he was a good mimic , and spent time around some smart people -- Melfi, Hesh, even Carmela, and Meadow, who picked up all that earnest eloquence at Columbia.

The whole crew communicated on a barely acceptable level. If they were in fifth grade, their teachers would be correcting them constantly, assuming that had any time in btween teaching to the SOL exams.

Most people can speak more effectively than they can write. This may even hold true for some people on this board.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Yes, here is what the TSA web site says:

"Travelers may now carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag.
After clearing security, travelers can now bring beverages and other items purchased in the secure boarding area on-board aircraft.
At the checkpoint travelers will be asked to remove the zip-top bag of liquids and place it in a bin or on the conveyor belt. X-raying separately will allow TSA security officers to more easily examine the declared items."

It's pretty clear, and I am not sure about what "real life" stories Ironweak is looking for. In my "real life" experiences, I have found that I have only been allowed to carry through security checkpoints travel-size toiletries (3 ounces or less) that fit comfortably in ONE, QUART-SIZE, clear plastic, zip-top bag. When they bother to check, there is no part of this rule that is unimportant. Quart-size bag. Clear. Zip-top. As JP notes, containers must be 3 oz. or less. If you fuck up on any of the above, you are buying a $14 mini-toothpaste at the magazine store when you pick up your People magazine for light in-flight reading, and your copies of The Economist and Harpers to pretend to read when trying to impress the cute chick across the aisle with your intellectual prowess. Which one you use is going to have to be a game time decision. Just remember, if she is a nouveux boho-type, and you go with Harpers, don't spend all your time reading the index, or you might as well have stuck with the People.

I dreamed last night you opened a Mexican restaurant in NYC. It created quite a buzz, with members of The Fall hanging out there before it even opened. Your restaurant received glowing reviews on the front page of the Metro section of the NYT. I went on opening night. You were a gracious host, and the frozen Mango margaritas were quite tasty, if a bit emasculating.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
2 on the huh? As SS indicated, Tony is the master of the malapropism, second only to Little Carmine, and ahead of Christoffuh. Prostrate with grief. I'm a little miffled. All that entrails. Curled up in the fetus position. And Paulie has absolutly no command of pronouns. They are all stupid, incompetent clowns.

I could go on and on if I were the type of person who remembered things. The only reason Tony approached being articulate on an oral level is that he was a good mimic , and spent time around some smart people -- Melfi, Hesh, even Carmela, and Meadow, who picked up all that earnest eloquence at Columbia.

The whole crew communicated on a barely acceptable level. If they were in fifth grade, their teachers would be correcting them constantly, assuming that had any time in btween teaching to the SOL exams.

Most people can speak more effectively than they can write. This may even hold true for some people on this board.

if you can't remember the scene where Malfi reads the letter, you can't understand why the scene where Malfi reads the letter is revealing. SS probably never watched the show. he is just trying to insult me.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
if you can't remember the scene where Malfi reads the letter, you can't understand why the scene where Malfi reads the letter is revealing. SS probably never watched the show. he is just trying to insult me.

You stick to your guns. (By the way, it's Melfi.)

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
2 on the huh? As SS indicated, Tony is the master of the malapropism, second only to Little Carmine, and ahead of Christoffuh. Prostrate with grief. I'm a little miffled. All that entrails. Curled up in the fetus position. And Paulie has absolutly no command of pronouns. They are all stupid, incompetent clowns.

I could go on and on if I were the type of person who remembered things. The only reason Tony approached being articulate on an oral level is that he was a good mimic , and spent time around some smart people -- Melfi, Hesh, even Carmela, and Meadow, who picked up all that earnest eloquence at Columbia.

The whole crew communicated on a barely acceptable level. If they were in fifth grade, their teachers would be correcting them constantly, assuming that had any time in btween teaching to the SOL exams.

Most people can speak more effectively than they can write. This may even hold true for some people on this board.

I can write more effectively than I do on this board. I am lazy on the board...mostly b/c I can be, which is refreshing.

I'm sure it frustrates dtb inter alios.

I somtimes find myself sounding just like my father (also a lawyer) when I speak. I always thought that he spoke very deliberately when I was younger. Now I realize that, like most lawyers, he was just choosing his words very carefully. It's annoying (when either of us do it).

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
I dreamed last night you opened a Mexican restaurant in NYC. It created quite a buzz, with members of The Fall hanging out there before it even opened. Your restaurant received glowing reviews on the front page of the Metro section of the NYT. I went on opening night. You were a gracious host, and the frozen Mango margaritas were quite tasty, if a bit emasculating.

For me, this has been the Summer of Mango. It is as if I have discovered this fruit for the first time. I have altered my shopping habits to go to grocery stores that are more likely to have a large supply of quality mangos. I would never, never serve them in a frozen margarita. But try the mango margaritas I make on the rocks, or up in a martini glass. Don't call them emasculating, though, or Mark E Smith will rip your balls off.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by robustpuppy
(By the way, it's Melfi.)

But his post made me think of this:



It's a nice place to think about.

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
But his post made me think of this:



It's a nice place to think about.

Oh my god, I need a vacation.

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I can write more effectively than I do on this board. I am lazy on the board...mostly b/c I can be, which is refreshing.

I'm sure it frustrates dtb inter alios.

I somtimes find myself sounding just like my father (also a lawyer) when I speak. I always thought that he spoke very deliberately when I was younger. Now I realize that, like most lawyers, he was just choosing his words very carefully. It's annoying (when either of us do it).

What is the difference between speaking deliberately and choosing one's words carefully?

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
What is the difference between speaking deliberately and choosing one's words carefully?

Have you tried the imported-from-India mangoes? I realize this is a non-sequi-whatever to this post, but I clicked reply on the wrong one. Sorry if you are confused.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
For me, this has been the Summer of Mango. It is as if I have discovered this fruit for the first time. I have altered my shopping habits to go to grocery stores that are more likely to have a large supply of quality mangos. I would never, never serve them in a frozen margarita. But try the mango margaritas I make on the rocks, or up in a martini glass. Don't call them emasculating, though, or Mark E Smith will rip your balls off.

do bees hurt or help mangos?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
What is the difference between speaking deliberately and choosing one's words carefully?

Good point. I meant deliberately in an "unhurried" way.

He spoke slowly and often paused b/w words.