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str8outavannuys · 08-19-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Speaking of, he has to be one of ESPN's most prized assets. One of the best. I could watch him, Gammons and Bob Ley over and over again. What happened to Dan Patrick? Banished to radio?

TM

I like Patrick much better on the radio. I especially like the extremely long running bit he's had with callers, where callers start every call saying their height and weight ("Hi Dan, 6'3", 225"), which is followed by a little "ding" sound-drop. Gets funnier and funnier the more you listen.

Not Bob · 08-19-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by dtb
And commas.

See above, missy. And commas are too expensive for a solo like me to throw around this place willy-nilly. I try to save them for paying clients.

robustpuppy · 08-19-2005, 12:44 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
I openly ridicule these people to the wait staff in an attempt to lighten the mood, hoping to avoid the "Hey Rocko, piss in their soup" comments upon putting the order in.

TM

I find this concept of kitchen revenge rather bizarre. I have never in my life been worried that the cooks would spit in my food because of something my dining companion or I said or some request we made of the wait staff.* Someone who would do spit or sneeze in your food deliberately is a psychopath, and as Hank pointed out the conduct is unlikely to be connected to any "offense" committed by a specific diner. Besides, a lot of times the wait staff and the kitchen staff can't stand each other, so why would such comments from a server bear any weight, anyway?

If the server thinks you're a pain in the ass, it's far more likely she or he will avoid you, won't check to see if everything is okay, won't refill your drinks, will be brusque, etc.

*This is not to say that I have not been mortally embarrassed by someone else's conduct toward a server. Have I ever.

baltassoc · 08-19-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally posted by Diane_Keaton
Anyhoo, quick question on computer music. I do a decent amount of downloading songs and I'd like better sound quality than the wimpy (but not too bad) speakers that came with my Dell flat screen computer purchased about 2 years ago. I have an old crappy stereo and speakers in the front room but rather than upgrade that one, any thoughts on whether good speakers could be added to the computer in the bedroom? Basically, what do I need to make the computer the source of some good quality funk?

There are two levels here. You can get some really good quality sound from some of the computer speakers.

This set, for example (buy it on eBay, this is a great seller, and they have new stuff coming up all the time). My brother has a pair of these, and they're loud enough to be heard clearly at a medium sized party, but not loud enough to cover the sounds of monkey love.

If you want earthshattering bass for you funk, you are going to have to go with a real amp and real speakers. Hooking up the computer is no problem; you just need a sufficiently long cord with a stereo jack on one end (the computer end) and RCA plugs on the other.

ltl/fb · 08-19-2005, 12:46 PM

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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
This article has been forwarded to me by at least six people today.

I pass it on to you.

Tell people to stop freaking sending it around. Sure-fire way to get the Christian conservatives into full outcry. Keep the whole thing hush-hush.

str8outavannuys · 08-19-2005, 12:46 PM

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Originally posted by Not Bob
Apropos of this, the Not Bobette gave me the second season of the Dave Chappelle show on DVD for Father's Day. We watched an episode last night where he had a game show segment in which he asked real people (the ones I remember were a white female NYC cop, a white male African American history professor, a young male black barber, a young male korean store owner) questions about black culture.

"Why do black people smoke menthol cigarettes?" was one of them, with "nobody knows" given as the correct answer. The whole segment was hysterical.

There was also a very dopey looking white high school student, and Neil Brennan, Chappelle's co-writer.

"What is referred to as a 'loosey'?"

Barber Guy: "One loose cigarette that you buy at the store. From the Arab."

Diane_Keaton · 08-19-2005, 12:47 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
If the server thinks you're a pain in the ass, it's far more likely she or he will avoid you, won't check to see if everything is okay, won't refill your drinks, will be brusque, etc.

Or brand you "Jew Couple"

ltl/fb · 08-19-2005, 12:47 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
Someone who stiffs the server on the tip because of one.

Or because she accused the diner of being a doctor -- everyone knows doctors are scum -- when the diner is actually a lawyer -- the pinnacle of respected professions.

robustpuppy · 08-19-2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Or because she accused the diner of being a doctor -- everyone knows doctors are scum -- when the diner is actually a lawyer -- the pinnacle of respected professions.

I don't just say this because I cwush him, but I think SD was joking. He doesn't strike me as a stiffer.

str8outavannuys · 08-19-2005, 12:51 PM

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Ashey Larry should get his own show.

One thing you learn listening to the commentary is that that guy usually just shows up on set once in awhile and demands to be put in sketches as an extra, and then winds up with a line or two of dialogue because he's so funny. In playa-haters ball, he yells out to Ice-T -- "You look like a bootleg version of Ice-T", or something to that effect; it's hysterical.

Also, the number of sketches in which the one of Dave's buddies (not Ashey Larry) does 'the robot' is in double digits -- one of them is one of the bumpers during "Wayne Brady takes over Chappelle's Show" - It's the old blues guys, Wayne, and Robot guy.

ltl/fb · 08-19-2005, 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
I don't just say this because I cwush him, but I think SD was joking. He doesn't strike me as a stiffer.

Today is a day in which I should not interact with others. Every single email has been a DISASTER, and now I have offended you and Not Bob.

robustpuppy · 08-19-2005, 12:56 PM

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Originally posted by ltl/fb
Today is a day in which I should not interact with others. Every single email has been a DISASTER, and now I have offended you and Not Bob.

You have not offended me. I just wanted to know what it was like to jump to the defense of my unofficial (unacknowledged? unrequited?) internet boyfriend.

dtb · 08-19-2005, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by robustpuppy
You have not offended me. I just wanted to know what it was like to jump to the defense of my unofficial internet-boyfriend.

So... how was it?

(Excellent choice, by the way -- but where does this leave GWNC, coltrane and me?)

robustpuppy · 08-19-2005, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by dtb
So... how was it?

(Excellent choice, by the way -- but where does this leave GWNC, coltrane and me?)

You're each my #1 super fuck.

sebastian_dangerfield · 08-19-2005, 12:59 PM

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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
One thing you learn listening to the commentary is that that guy usually just shows up on set once in awhile and demands to be put in sketches as an extra, and then winds up with a line or two of dialogue because he's so funny. In playa-haters ball, he yells out to Ice-T -- "You look like a bootleg version of Ice-T", or something to that effect; it's hysterical.

Also, the number of sketches in which the one of Dave's buddies (not Ashey Larry) does 'the robot' is in double digits -- one of them is one of the bumpers during "Wayne Brady takes over Chappelle's Show" - It's the old blues guys, Wayne, and Robot guy.

Whoever the guy is, he's brilliant. His characcter on the Real World sketch and the gameshow about black culture stole both sketches.

I understand why Dave's gone, but I'm really fucking pissed.