Where the Kids Come to Mouth Off

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
Bilnaskinomore: Kerry is a liar and a hypocrite!

Tywonk: Oh yeah? Well Bush is both a liar and a hypocrite!

Notpenskeme: Pathetic response. What about the hypocrisy of Kerry, not to mention his tendency to lie?

Attishifter: Looks like someone forgot about the fact that Bush is a liar, not to mention the hypocritical fashion in which he does it.

Hanknotslavemore: Kerry = Liar. Kerry = Hypocrite.

Taxicus Slothshape: Bush lies. And he is a hypocrite.

Notbil Nomore: I am infuriated by Kerry's lies, and his hypocrisy galls me.

Shapeslaveme: Bush is a complete liar. Kerry is a disgusting hypocrite.

Wonkmore Tynske: Wrong! Kerry is the real liar. And Bush is so hypocritical, I am appalled.

Grinchshifter Notmenomore: Kerry is neither a liar nor is he not a liar and to hold a contrary view only shows you to be more of a hypocrite than Bush and/or Kerry.

Pennicus Bilwonk: Bush has lied so much, he never lies, and his hypocrisy would equal Kerry's, except that neither is a hypocrite.

Slothnomore Grinchmore: Oceana is at war with East Asia. Oceana has ALWAYS been at war with East Asia.

31. Diogenes, Won't You Please Go Home?
gs: Vito Scotti (Japanese soldier)

The Castaways discover that Gilligan has been keeping a secret diary. When they read it, they all seem to disagree with how certain events unfolded and tell their side of the story.


b: 01-May-1965 w: David P. Harmon d: Christian Nyby


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[evenodds]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
After a bit, I turned and said "Would you watch the movie or go outside to talk" like Constanza in Seinfeld. I have never done that before in my life.
They shut up, and didn't pour pop on me.

I am the queen of telling people to shut the fuck up, especially drunk whiteboys doing the St. Vitus dance at jazz shows. Being older means I tap these skinny giants with impunity.

For the movie, though, we all just let it ride with a few early throat clearings. Nothing other than an usher call button would have ceased the Beavis & Butthead moments.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
no it's not. the exact same incident, not issue, incident, was fully debated by Ty and me 3 months ago on Politics. you may recall I won by backing him into checkmate with a variation of the Oberheim gambit.

Now to see the same points debated by Taxwonk and bilmore, well, there's a certain emptiness. I just wish Taxwonk would go back to threatening to kill people in his posts. Oh! and I like when he talks about tax rates. There's never a bad time for Taxwonk and burger to have a good old fashioned tax rate brawl!

Hank, you are like Macbeth's characterization of life itself:

but a walking shadow, that struts and frets its hour upon the stage then is heard no more;
a tale told by an idiot,
full of sound and fury,
signifying nothing.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Alex_de_Large
I love the smell of corndogs in the morning.

The only problem with corndogs, however, is that there is no way to eat one without comming off as a total fucking redneck. Jacques Pepin eating a corndog would look like the heir apparent to Jeff Foxworthy.

That's half the fun of them. If you reach the point where you can no longer eat a corn dog and enjoy it, it's time to quit the law and get a job at the local Citgo.

[Not Bob]

Originally posted by evenodds
I am the queen of telling people to shut the fuck up, especially drunk whiteboys doing the St. Vitus dance at jazz shows. Being older means I tap these skinny giants with impunity.

Apropos of nothing, I now do the Argentine Olympic Victory Bounce at jazz shows.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by evenodds
I am the queen of telling people to shut the fuck up, especially drunk whiteboys doing the St. Vitus dance at jazz shows. Being older means I tap these skinny giants with impunity.

For the movie, though, we all just let it ride with a few early throat clearings. Nothing other than an usher call button would have ceased the Beavis & Butthead moments.

When I saw Eyes Wide Shut in the theater, every single fucking word was loudly translated into Cantonese by the elderly man sitting in front of me. It was a sweet gesture to his wife, though I'm not sure much of the movie really needed translation. Every now and then, someone would "shhhhh" or ahem or say "shut the fuck up" and the guy would lower his voice a little for maybe two or three lines, and then he was back up to full volume.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
PLF lied!

ANd I can prove it. I was with him on a swift boat up the Mississippi. We didn't draw any enemy fire, but some boys tried to throw rocks at us from off a bridge. PLF shot at them, but I just drank my martini and yelled about how much richer than them I am.

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Anyone bought one? Not the $300 cheapos at Home Depot, but the $500 types that they ask $5000 for at the rug stores that are always "going out of business"

Putting aside the difficulty of determing which shops are the least disreputable, is there a general guide as to how much bargaining room there is? I.e., what's the markup, and how low are they likely to go off of list price? 50%? 75% DC area if it matters, but I assume that since it's retail, they all have similar approaches on prices, like they do on going out of business every 8-12 weeks.

[Mister_Ruysbroeck]

Originally posted by paigowprincess a couple of weeks ago:
I give the admins until 5pm east coast time to decide what actions they are going to take to redress your many abuses.

Originally posted by paigowprincess a little while later:
I meant five pm east coast time Friday.

Originally posted by paigowprincess a day or two ago:
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When you said 5PM eastern time on Friday, which Friday were you talking about?

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by baltassoc
I'm not usually one to post movie reviews, but I saw Garden State this weekend and was very impressed.

Zach Braff was very good, then the ending credits rolled and I found out he wrote and directed it. Outstanding.

Natalie Portman looked great doing her slightly-off-kilter-engenue thing, and turning in her best performance BY FAR since The Professional.

The movie as a whole has a Hal Hartley in New Jersey feel, simultaneously enchanted, bemused and horrified by American suburbia. The audience feels both connected with the characters yet distant.

Definitely worth a watch, although its the type of movie that could wait for video (no special effects, etc.).

Agree in spades. Did it end the way I would have ended it? Perhaps not. But it's kind of a companion piece to Ghost World and Lost in Translation (was Scarlett not available for this one too?), and it's smart, funny and authentic. Well done, Scrubs-boy.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
My daughter took me to see Napolean Dynmaite for my birthday. So in the theatre is the 3 16 year old boys group and the 3 13 year old girls pretending to be 15 group. It was half empty so they switched seats a few times steadily moving closer, then finally they're all together. The noise level was bad before, but after they got together it went through the roof.

After a bit, I turned and said "Would you watch the movie or go outside to talk" like Constanza in Seinfeld. I have never done that before in my life.
They shut up, and didn't pour pop on me. After the movie I thought they'd hang around to fuck with me, but the boys ran off once the credits started (note- sit through the credits for ND). My daughter actually heard the girls saying how embarressed they were.

I'm sure it was a crap shoot, and odds are good that I could have caught a head full of pop, but it worked that time.

Uncle Rico, grandma says she wants you to go home instead of staying here and eating all our steaks and ruining peoples' lives.

[evenodds]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Anyone bought one? Not the $300 cheapos at Home Depot, but the $500 types that they ask $5000 for at the rug stores that are always "going out of business"

Since you're not working through a designer, you are better off going to a store like ABC or Einstein Moomjy. Buy a brand name like Couristan, if you are overly anxious about avoiding some nylon facsimile of a rug.

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Anyone bought one? Not the $300 cheapos at Home Depot, but the $500 types that they ask $5000 for at the rug stores that are always "going out of business"

Putting aside the difficulty of determing which shops are the least disreputable, is there a general guide as to how much bargaining room there is? I.e., what's the markup, and how low are they likely to go off of list price? 50%? 75% DC area if it matters, but I assume that since it's retail, they all have similar approaches on prices, like they do on going out of business every 8-12 weeks.

Go as low as you possibly can. 75% is not insulting, but consider the craftmanship, the size, the age and the complexity of the rug when you make the initial offer. Handmade, older, intricate rugs are going to be worth more. The markup is considerable, and it will be a long negotiation process. Know what you're looking for before hand, because they'll try to hustle you into buying something that doesn't move well. Make them flip through a few stacks, for the hidden gems that always seem to be at the bottom. They will always give you a better deal if you buy more than one. If you have a partner with you, that's great. You can walk off in disgust while the partner explains that while she thinks that the merchant is wise, attractive and reasonable and the rug in question is beautiful and she can't imagine not having it in her home, she knows you and you're not going to budge (much). (It can work the other way too: she can walk off and you and the merchant can have a nice little knowing chat about the unreasonableness of women and how she'll kill you/withhold sex if you pay too much.) I've been known to cry during these negotiations, but that may not work as well for you. My favorite negotitation was at the Santa Fe Flea Market, and I think it took about an hour.

If the whole negotiation process puts you off, you may want to consider one of the auctions that those places put on from time to time. You have a lot shorter time to make your decision about whether or not a certain rug will go with your couch or whatever, but the deals can be really good.

Word on the street here in Houston is that Parvizian is actually going out of business. Apparently a relative convinced the family that a stand-alone MRI facility is going to make them more money. I was shocked when I heard.

ETA: Clarification that a bit of internet research reveals that it's Parvizian Oriental Rug that's going out of business. Parvizian & Sons Oriental Rugs is still going strong. I'm sure the name similarity is just a coincidence.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Anyone bought one? Not the $300 cheapos at Home Depot, but the $500 types that they ask $5000 for at the rug stores that are always "going out of business"

Putting aside the difficulty of determing which shops are the least disreputable, is there a general guide as to how much bargaining room there is? I.e., what's the markup, and how low are they likely to go off of list price? 50%? 75% DC area if it matters, but I assume that since it's retail, they all have similar approaches on prices, like they do on going out of business every 8-12 weeks.

Whatever you do, make sure Woo and his nihilist friends don't come over and pee on it.

[Alex_de_Large]

I ran into Stephen A. Smith while taking a walk at lunch. It will come as a suprise to nobody that he was yelling into his cell phone.

Fashion content: he was wearing a really nice dark blue pin stripped suit.