Meh. - Page 164

SlaveNoMore · 11-04-2005, 02:37 PM

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Replaced_Texan
Friend just posted his shock at finding out his wife is pregnant. He talks about how this is the first major life-altering event of his life, and he's really, really feeling the brunt of being a grown up.

Sort of reminded me of a conversation I had with another friend of mine as we were walking through the appliances section at Best Buy and ooohing and aaaahing over the Dyson vacuum cleaners and that mega-dryer.

The first time I really felt like an adult wasn't when I graduated from college or bought my first car or got my first apartment or got my first job or even when I bought my house. The first time I really felt like an adult was when I started researching hot water heaters.

There is no reason in the world to know the difference between one hot water heater and the other or to really get excited about the energy saving qualities of a tankless hot water heater unless you're an adult. No one else cares.

So, when's the first time you really felt like an adult?

When I was invited to a friends house for "dinner" - and I brought a cake from the bakery for dessert.

Hank Chinaski · 11-04-2005, 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
The first time I got arrested and was able to post bail without my parent's assistance.

eta: the second time was when I felt compelled to go up on my roof and clean out the gutters (which had never been cleaned in 4 years and the clogging of which was resulting in flooding in the house) as I actually owned the fvcking thing and couldn't call the landlord and complain.

There was about 20 year gap between the first and second occassions.

How much of the 20 did you spend in prison? This was the kiddie porn thing?

11-04-2005, 02:40 PM

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Originally posted by paigowprincess
[Deleted because I can]

** If you donate, you may get more sway.

*** Why does some benign sock named "wesharesoup" bother you so much?

Since I knew Slave would be abusing his power, I have saved the post and here it is again: I will also personally send it to anyone who would like it.

Of course i know someone else created the sock. Please don't assume I am as dumb as you. It is insulring. YOu have a coule of henchpeople who do it for you so RT cannot idnetify the ISP or whatever it is called, and you can technically claim that you did not violate your own TOC. We learned that from several prior socks that shall go nameless. They all had untraceable ISPs.

So how do we know its you in cahoots with your henchers? The outable informatino that you leak with these socks. I could document probably ten instances of it. But don't think you are getting away with it. There are like two people who know about some of the things you posted. It ain't rocket science.

SO please don't pretend that you have nothing to do with this when you have everything to do with it. People aren't going to buy it anymore. Keep your business separate from your personal, flame under your primary and don't out people Some of us have jobs.

taxwonk · 11-04-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
You test asses with quarters, not balls.* What couldn't you bounce a ball off of?*

*too easy

**I don't even want to think about what dtb thinks of this.

Quarters are for bouncing off of asses; dead cats are for market bounces.

Penske_Account · 11-04-2005, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
How much of the 20 did you spend in prison? This was the kiddie porn thing?

I don't want to talk about the specifics, I have put the past behind me (npi) and it's too painful to revisit. Truth is, without your wife paying me all those conjugal visits I never would have made it.

Hank Chinaski · 11-04-2005, 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by taxwonk
Quarters are for bouncing off of asses; dead cats are for market bounces.

Lately, I can see maturity in myself when I pass on softballs the Wonk throw up.

SlaveNoMore · 11-04-2005, 02:45 PM

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paigowprincess
Since I knew Slave would be abusing his power, I have saved the post and here it is again: I will also personally send it to anyone who would like it.

Of course i know someone else created the sock. Please don't assume I am as dumb as you. It is insulring [sic]. YOu [sic] have a coule[sic] of henchpeople who do it for you so RT cannot idnetify [sic] the ISP or whatever it is called, and you can technically claim that you did not violate your own TOC. We learned that from several prior socks that shall go nameless. They all had untraceable ISPs.

So how do we know its [sic] you in cahoots with your henchers? The outable informatino [sic] that you leak with these socks. I could document probably ten instances of it. But don't think you are getting away with it. There are like two people who know about some of the things you posted. It ain't rocket science.

SO please don't pretend that you have nothing to do with this when you have everything to do with it. People aren't going to buy it anymore. Keep your business separate from your personal, flame under your primary and don't out people Some of us have jobs.

I deleted it to save you the embarrassment of (1) making false accusations - yet again, and (2) spelling every tenth word wrong.

Hank Chinaski · 11-04-2005, 02:48 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
I don't want to talk about the specifics, I have put the past behind me (npi) and it's too painful to revisit. Truth is, without your wife paying me all those conjugal visits I never would have made it.

Yes, her webcam site gets many people through the day. We were surprised they let you have an internet connection- given your crime. What did you tell your mom the monthly subscription fees were for? We made sure the bill was non-specific.

taxwonk · 11-04-2005, 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by baltassoc
Have you yet encountered the "cross-functional team"? That's my favorite.

I used to specialize in the cross-functional team. My teams always hit their KPIs (key performance indicators), so we had good metrics.

Ah, the good old days....

Penske_Account · 11-04-2005, 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Yes, her webcam site gets many people through the day. We were surprised they let you have an internet connection- given your crime.

Mostly I was surprised the prison let us broadcast me with your wife during our conjugal visits. I guess cutting them in on 20% of the take made it worth their while. Money really does talk.

robustpuppy · 11-04-2005, 02:51 PM

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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
I deleted it to save you the embarrassment of (1) making false accusations - yet again, and (2) spelling every tenth word wrong.

May I delete the text this time? Pretty please? (I don't have to ask if I can, because I know I can.)

("I won't be ignored, Daniel.")

taxwonk · 11-04-2005, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by J. Fred Muggs
The problem is that killing you would use too much of my bandwidth and would not help us work toward a mutally beneficial solution. The offending words are baked into standard vocabulary and therefore there is no win-win solution.

I think I found a work-around. Ping me and I'll send you the risk-value analysis.

tmdiva · 11-04-2005, 02:54 PM

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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
How do you measure, measure a year (SEASONS OF . . . LUUUUUVVVVVVVV).

Speaking of movies I can't WAIT to see . . .

This may be a giant whiff, but I am a total prole former Hell's-Kitchenite Broadway LOVER, and I am really looking forward to this. They've retained most of the original Broadway cast, except for putting in Rosario Dawson (who looks gorgeous in the TV commercials, btw).

And people who know tell me that "Seasons of Love" is one of the best-crafted songs ever.

tm

taxwonk · 11-04-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by Penske_Account
Slave ... had polaroids.

They sell creams for those.

taxwonk · 11-04-2005, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
Yes. Because only black people can be pissed off about racism. And only gay people can be pissed off about homophobia. And only Jews can be pissed off about anti-semitism. If someone isn't aiming their bullshit directly at you and your specific background, then it just isn't that offensive.

I don't need to be the one to point out that something is offensive or racist. It's not my duty. In fact, other people poked plenty of fun at her for being ignorant. I enjoyed that much more than the post I could have written.

You're just pissed at me because I got your silly ass with the 'kick dogs' thing and all you could come up with was 'insufferable' and 'bull-headed.' If you want to retire, tell the truth about why. You ran out of material.

TM

Now, now. No need to turn into an uppity Black Man. We don't want another high-tech lynchiung.