Removing the feeding tube from our aging hipster plaid pants

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
That patriarchal horseshit gives me the creeps.

Yeah, you're a real renaissance man.

My parents are from a different era. They've been that way since before I had any concept of how things were supposed to be, and they're definitely in equilibrium. Maybe it would be the righteous thing to do to enlighten them, but it's just not a feat I'm ready to undertake. It's enough work trying to fix all you guys.

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I may switch back to bourbon this weekend. The vodka... that just goes down way too easy.

Like the bourbon doesn't. Last Friday was something along the lines of Makers, Makers, Makers, Makers, Makers, wine, wine, Makers, Makers, wine, Makers, Bookers. Mmmm, booze on the firm nickel. I have very little recollection of the cab ride home.

Up at 7:00 the next morning. Kids are fun!

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by mmm3587
That IS a classic. I'm really looking forward to the release, since it's been at least a few years since they were re-run on A&E. I forget the best episodes, but I can't wait for "Subway Fire," "Space News Radio" and "Summer House." These are my made-up titles, not the actual titles.

Google can help you with that. For example, this episode:

"Dave worries that the past will repeat itself when an arcade game, Stargate Defender, is installed in the hallway. Lisa and Dave take the SATs to prove they're not getting dumber. Bill is obsessed with the stale, plastic, leathery sandwiches from a vending machine."

is called "Arcade." The episode about Mr. James' book that gets translated into Japanese and then translated back to English and given the title "Super Karate Monkey Death Car," is called, not surprisingly, "Super Karate Monkey Death Car."

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Gattigap
Kahlua + milkshake = mudslide.

This one I'm having a hard time imagining. It does not sound pleasant.

having girl drink knowledge is suspious, but giving mental energy to questioning the relative value of proposed girl drinks is simply a fag endeavor.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by LessinSF
Meredith, steeeeeeeeeer.

BTW, how much does it suck [spoiler] to shave your head, and not have your husband have to do so, and then gain only a few minutes on the teams that didn't use the "fast" forward? Was it crafty editing, or did it take nearly as long for Uchenna and Joyce to find the temple as it did for people to push an elephant and drive a camel? And, worse, joyce got no price for the first place finish

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
"Oh, I never should have never gotten in the elephant"-- Gretchen, after her husband nearly kills hisself pushing a 600 lb elephant, made heavier by another 130 lbs of dead (and annoying) weight. That's right Gretchen, don't help push and make it heavier. And don't even try to get out until after the race, thanks dear.

Spoilers:

I'm amazed they're still in it. They've mostly just been lucky. There have been big equalizers, and no super-physical tasks lately that they couldn't get Indian children to help them with. I felt bad for the gay guys, but I guess you have to double- and triple-check that shit.

Rob and Amber deserve to win, because they've got the game theory down pat. I can't help but like them, even if they are sneaky motherfuckers.

Joyce's hair looked like she had YEARS of work into it. The braiding was thick and long. That fast forward sucked, but they didn't really have a choice about doing it once they got there, since it took them a while and they were pretty close to the end. I want to see how much they won buy; seems like going for it was a bad choice unless they have a decent lead.

I really dislike Kelly. Her quote about Ron giving up on his committment to the Army by becoming a POW is classic. And he's stupid for staying with her, but I guess he's just a dumb hayseed.

[SlaveNoMore]

sebastian_dangerfield
Why do I love this post? Why am I snickering as I read it? Can someone explain why this is so fucking funny?

Because the mere idea of anyone actually hitting on that haggard old bat is quite amusing.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Like the bourbon doesn't. Last Friday was something along the lines of Makers, Makers, Makers, Makers, Makers, wine, wine, Makers, Makers, wine, Makers, Bookers. Mmmm, booze on the firm nickel. I have very little recollection of the cab ride home.

Up at 7:00 the next morning. Kids are fun!

I see your point. Bourbon can go down quickly and easily, but vodka is so fucking sneaky. Half a bottle just vanishes, and you don't even taste it - or feel it. Bourbon at least reminds you of its presence from time to time when you smell it moving to your lips.

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
[Amazing Race Fast Forward]

Spoiler: Because of the editing, unless it's near dawn or dusk, you often can't tell how far ahead of the rest a team finishes until you see the beginning of the next episode and see departure times. The intervals are often very different than the way they're portrayed.

[Bad_Rich_Chic]

Originally posted by mmm3587
Like someone else said, most of the "guy" things can be hired out without too absurdly much additional cost, but there's no inexpensive way to have somebody do all your grocery shopping for you and hang out to make you something to eat whenever you want it.** Cleaning, laundry and sewing get done by maids, cleaners or tailors a lot, so most of the other "girl" tasks can (and often are) likewise outsourced.

Eh, I dunno about a lot of the other girl stuff. I'd say that cleaning & laundry are not oursourced nearly as much as food is via restaurants, take out and prepared foods. Big-city living where large portions of the population hire maids because they work too many hours to run a vacuum and dust occasionally and their apartments aren't big enough for a washer & dryer are the exception.

Sewing I give you. Any woman who still does much of her own clothing repair or alteration (not to mention actually making clothing) is in a small minority. I know exactly 2, and I'm one of them, and I don't make anything, unless you count my cutting up a t-shirt to remove a stain and trying to salvage it as some sort of "deconstructed" top (with absolutely 0 success).

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Because the mere idea of anyone actually hitting on that haggard old bat is quite amusing.

The lesbian butcher thing, its just such an untapped vein for a Seinfeld that should have been or a Curb Your Enthusiasm that's yet to be.

[Cletus Miller]

Originally posted by Not Bob
A first-ever post with a helpful answer. Welcome!

Is that stuff any good? Thanks to sebby, I've been drinking Knob Creek or Maker's Mark in places that don't have Bushmills or Jamesons.

I've mostly given it as gifts, so I'm not really sure--not much for the bourbon myself. Seemed to be appreciated, but that might just be the horse. Although the horse might be necessary to justify the premium price.

And thank you for the welcome.

[ABBAKiss]

Originally posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone
Please don't tell me you own a faux leather chair...

?????? No, I own a six foot black lacquer Kawai baby grand piano?

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I see your point. Bourbon can go down quickly and easily, but vodka is so fucking sneaky. Half a bottle just vanishes, and you don't even taste it - or feel it. Bourbon at least reminds you of its presence from time to time when you smell it moving to your lips.

It also reminds you of its presence when it moves back over your lips on a path to the bar's floor. When it goes down wrong, ain't nothing quick or easy about it.

[mmm3587]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
The lesbian butcher thing, its just such an untapped vein for a Seinfeld that should have been or a Curb Your Enthusiasm that's yet to be.

I think that you're making it out to be a lot more complicated than it actually is.