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24 days
till christmas
and bah Mondays
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Ten days of work until I go here:
OH YEAH
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I would be envious
But tropical climates are just not for me. I’ll rather but at Whistler or in the mountains with the snow and going boarding then be swimming in the Bahamas.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I don’t care where it is as long as it is all inclusive
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 9:17 AM EST up reply actions
With all inclusive you’re paying $2-3K up front for all the booze you drink. I doubt I’ll drink three thousand dollars worth of beer in a week.
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really? I go to Cuba every year for around 1200, and believe me, I make up for it
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
Let me know
how it is…..I’m going there in April.
Proving at least one peson in the South CARES about hockey!
WHY
Isn’t it Friday yet?!?!?!
P.S. Thank you Americans for your Black Fridays, my brother was able to score me some awesome loot on the cheapz!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
after i eat and have my tea
tradition ya know?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 9:16 AM EST up reply actions
peace out
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 9:22 AM EST up reply actions
you know it
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 9:24 AM EST up reply actions
Taking the Bypass
Has a great reaction to the Burke signing here
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soo...
I head home (to VT and dialup) late on the 7th. I will return to highspeed internet and school most likely the 4thb or 5th of January IS there anyone who wants to take over Chatty Cathy duties during this time?
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Errr...
I probably won’t be around much or at all during the Christmas break myself… I may be in Vancouver half the time, if not I’ll probably not be able home anyway.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Also
my condolences to LD for having to use dial-up, I haven’t gone anywhere near dial-up since 1998
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Whatever
I can do to make you feel better about yourself and your existence, just let me know.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
aww thanks
anyone else want to take Chatty Cathy over?
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I sees
notheeeeeeen!
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stupid image button wouldn’t work, so I just linked it
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does
that button ever work?
oh wait its the link button I can never get to work
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
link button works fine for me
it’s the image button I can’t work
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sweet
that has sexy MS Paint written all over it
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it is
sexy MS paint indeed, not wingman MS paint, like the emokabby, although I may do an emokabby v2.0 because I can
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Way
Too bloody quiet in here today
Must I suffer a monday alone?!?!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Awww
How can I be mad at you when you’re being so cute with the whole “bestest” thing.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I heart you too
Now let us celebrate this occasion by the adding of chocolate to milk.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
are you
studying at the book depository?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Do you like
live there?
just out of curiousity
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I’ve been living there as of late, but not as often as last year when I REALLY couldn’t stand my roommates (looong story) and was there until closing most nights
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I hate it
When that happens
In my first year in a dorm, I got paired with this a-hole who was never there but his friends called him about every 2 minutes. Once while trying to study for a mid-term, someone called his phone about 10 times in 30 minutes (I saw the number, we get call-display and it was the same number everytime). Finally I couldn’t take it anymore and picked up and yelled into the phone
“If he wasn’t here the first 10 times you called what makes you think he’s going to be here now?!?!” and slammed it down, they never called again.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
but on the plus side
some of the best game threads (prior to this season) for me took place there
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Sounds like
I missed out on some gewd times
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
there were some good times had
but now it’s really fun since it’s more than just Jared and I flirting with each other
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I need to
get back to spamming the game threads
interwebs flirting is all fun and games (especially when you’re drunk) until you find out the chick you thought was a chick was really a dood
then you go shower for 3 straight hours trying futilely to scrub yourself clean
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
nah...
i say “sorry, missed the adam’s apple” and stroll along on my merry way. also, i’m hitched so my flirty nature is minimal, and usually tongue in cheek (twss, bcww)
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Well
This was back in my WoW days so I was not dating, and before I realized that just because someone plays a female avatar in a game and uses emotes does not mean they are actually females in real life.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that's ok
last time I checked, i am all female, so no worries
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That's what they keep telling me
But the instance you get them on voice-chat… BAM… vomit everywhere
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I believe it is
Where is everyone today? I know Jared is sleeping but I know Blurr is lurking around too.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
here i is...
getting caught up on my obligatory blog reading…and had to write a post of my own. been slacking as of late.
anyhoodles. word up.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
dangit
this essay should be asexual so it’d do itself, leaving me freer to chat/write more posts of my own
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asexual_reproduction
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i'll be sporadic today...
i’m leaving work at 3, so i can get into LA and beat traffic (somewhat)
i’m going to try and post comments in the game thread from my iPhone (only if they have wi-fi set up in the Staples center though…)
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 11:25 AM EST reply actions
Get
one of THESE for your iPhone
http://www.slipperybrick.com/2008/01/iphone-camera-zoom-attachment/
DO EEET
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i'll get some shots...
but they won’t get posted right away, if at all…what with all the crap Wrap is going through, makes me leery about pics of any kind…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 11:41 AM EST up reply actions
How so? What crap? Taking and posting pictures live from hockey games?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
http://wraparoundcurl.wordpress.com/2008/11/28/paint-it-black/
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
yeah that scares me a LOT. I don’t want them breaking my knee caps over LOLeafs
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Oh wow
That is lame. There goes my plans of going to a Leaf’s game in the near future with my giant bag of photography equipment. I really wanted to try out my huge telephoto lens from the rafters too.
Sigh.
Digital rights management is pretty bullshit these days.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
word...
i mean, i’ll prolly put them up on my blog, but i wouldn’t post them here, in case it somehow does become an issue and puts chemmy and ppp in a pickle…
i’m considerate like that. worst case scenario, i’m told to pull them, and i do…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
Wait wait wait wait
You do realize that the tear drop tattoo under the eye is a gang-related symbol right? It’s supposed to signify how many people that particular gang member has supposingly killed with one tear drop = one kill.
Who did Kabby kill?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
He's crying
I just suck at MS paint
(read: he killed a hotdog guy in Prague once, That’s why he’s so afraid of shooting the puck and why accuracy is so important to him)
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Hahahahaha
It works both ways if you ask me
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
he killed the last shred of happiness in his dark dark soul
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
oh crap he does
now comapre it with the original emokabby
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EmoKabby 1 was kind of a rush job, I spent upwards of 5 minutes on 2.0
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The one thing I like about geotechnical engineering is...
I get to write “This sample is too fine all over” about a soil sample in my reports.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
sounds like...
you’re writing about me…too fine all over… :P
ok, back to work…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
can you say...
“this…is one fiiiiine sample”?
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No need to fear...
I am finally here!!!
If you can believe it, there is still no tea at work :(
Boooooooo!
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 12:40 PM EST reply actions
and
my phone is going crazy, everything on it is flashing!
sigh
So…. is the game on TSN tonight?!?
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
LEAFSTV
Sorry people. Not only is it a 1030pm start but it’s not available to most people.
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dangit
I will most likely not be around for spamming then :/
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10:30 is perfect for me
but I must find an online stream if I wish to watch, I suppose :(
They should have some sort of arrangement where by those of us who are outside of the LeafsTV region, and therefore cannot subscribe to it, can watch the game.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 12:48 PM EST up reply actions
center ice...
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
ah yes...
and I am back to harassing the husband about buying a PVR (he works for a cable company so it’s a reasonable price…)
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
don't you worry
I will have the stream links up for game time, and if not me PPP cuz he likes to steal me thunder!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 1, 2008 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
It won't be me
I just moved and have no internet :( Or cable :( :(
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by PPP on Dec 1, 2008 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Epic Fail
definitely. I should have that nad a real bed by Saturday. I hope.
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by PPP on Dec 1, 2008 1:35 PM EST up reply actions
So where
are youse now?
Downtown T.O.? Uptown? Etobicoke? North York? Durham? Peel?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Port Credit
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by PPP on Dec 1, 2008 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
Bloody west coasters
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
hey hey hey
what’s with the misguided anger?
Besides, I’m an easterner who lives in the west. It works for me, but I don’t drink starbucks and I don’t smoke weed, so I don’t completely fit in…
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
I forgive you
Only because you’re from Ontario, and you used to work for Stantec, and you’re totally cool.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that's right
I’m only here for my economical benefit… and the warmer winters.
But I totally miss Toronto.
Oh! I wanted to ask… when I was at stantec, they had all 3rd party cookies blocked and I couldn’t post here. You have no such problems??
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Nope
But I am using Firefox, which I’m not supposed to but whatevers.
I know that in IE I can’t use Google Chat in my GMail but FF has no such issues… they block IE cookies, not FF cookies.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
ahhhh
yeah that’d be the root of my problem… they made me uninstall FF :(
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
My friend
And co-worker discovered a work-around, they wouldn’t let him install FF either (like I said, I snuck my copy on), so he installed it on a USB key at home and he runs FF directly off the USB when he gets to work.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
dangit
I wish I’d known you worked for stantec when I was there. That’s brilliant.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 1:11 PM EST up reply actions
It should work
For you as well, unless they’re so draconian with your puter that they locked you out from running programs off an external source (which they may do).
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
hahah
nobody cares here, I can install whatever programs I want. I just managed to sneak around the stantec security to install stuff before…
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
Ah
You using FF now? Because I can’t love you if you’re using IE.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
And our love
Blossoms!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Where have you been?!?!
I was totally missing you!!!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
had to
actually go over my work for the next few days.
I love it when they completely change direction the day after a deadline so all that hard work goes out the window…
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
you're totally not talking about me are you?!?
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 1, 2008 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
No
But I can if you want
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meh nah it's ok
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 1, 2008 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Good
cuz I had no love left to give you anyway
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
winkle is angry
I thought we all knew this
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I thought so too
Plus everyone also knows that my love is reserved for Karina, LD, Mabel, Blurr, PPP and Chemmy.
That’s love for 5 people and 5 more then I usually give out.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Aw thanks Winkle
I’m flattered that I’m included in such a selective group.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
But
I’m still going to fight it
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Oh, you keep trying
you know you’ll only fail. Our love is meant to be Winkle…
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
my love...
is unreserved and flows like water. cuz i’m slutty like that
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:29 PM EST up reply actions
unless you like Coldplay...
then i’ll piss on your grave, and laugh while i’m doing it…
:P
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Harsh, much?
Blurr, what the hell? You trying to be all Winkle-like today? Cut back on the rage.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
But it is so dangerous
if you overdose on rageahol, you get all sick and dizzy and spend hours wrapping yourself in your friend’s towels, lying in her bathtub…and now I’ve said too much.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
We had a spat
Over Coldplay
It’s alright, we still love each other
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
PPP
stopped putting it on front page for some reason.
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they're not on the recent fanshot/fanpost listings either
I’m growing smarter and click on your profile and find the link from you comments…..
oh how stalkerbook has taught me how to stalk
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 1, 2008 12:54 PM EST up reply actions
Really?
they are there for me under fanshots…
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Are
they not under fanshots for you?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
That was
supposed to have been for ML85… my bad
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
That's alright
You had me at “oh”
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I actually don't have
a box for fanshots on the main page, I have a column on the right where the fanposts and recent posts are but nothing on the left column, the margin is like half an inch wide then the posts start up
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
Like so
http://img140.imageshack.us/my.php?image=fanshotro0.jpg
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
WINKLE!
How can I make a fortune off of the ads if you are blocking them!
just kidding. They should fill that spot with something because it looks weird.
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by PPP on Dec 1, 2008 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
I prefer
White space over ads!!
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like jason Blake
you just hate logos SOOOO MUCH!!
/fist pump
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'cause
it’s a fanshot… so from the main page, scroll down on the left side, and you’ll see it under “fan shots”
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
me no have fanshots listed anywhere on screen!
wow I never noticed that….something is amiss!
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 1, 2008 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
support@sbnation.com because it might be a bug.
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by PPP on Dec 1, 2008 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Are you sure
You’re not handicapped?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
meh disabled
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 1, 2008 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
Oh well
now I know to click on the fanshot link at the top of the page to find you folkies
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
or hey
if stalking me is what works, it works, i guess
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Why didn't
you just do that before?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
this just in...
cheese, still awesome
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:08 PM EST reply actions
I had
Veal parmesan with fetticini, garlic bread and fries… from the downstairs cafe… it was barely passable as food but at least I’m not starving now… I suppose that’s all I can ask for in a 7 dollar meal.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Bad News, Everybody!
The newest Futurama DVD (Bender’s Game) really kinda sucks. What a disappointment.
I’m guessing all the best writers left when the show ended and the dregs returned for the DVD sets or something :(
yeah wow
the last one was god awful too. I remember the lady friend and I were watching it and I made a comment on how it was so bad it wouldn’t even be good to use as background noise to make out to. (if we were pimply faced teenagers)
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
The first
DVD movie was good… 2nd was meh and I have yet to see the third one. I was debating if I should get it for Blu-Ray or not.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Interpol
Rock band (2) got me interested in Interpol based on the song “PDA” that’s on there..
Are they emo? They seem kind of emo-esque
no...not emo...
more of a shoegazer kind of music.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
i think...
they’re called “post punk” which means nothing in the grand scheme of things. they draw on a lot of influences from the shoegazer sub genre, but they do have a definite Joy Division kind of sound…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
I know shoegaze, I like that stuff.. early verve is the shiznat.
Jimmy eat world is emo? I did like Alexisonfire for a bit there.. Just the louder stuff though
JEW...
is the og emo. Emo now has more in common with metal than the poppy punk of og emo.
my old band was emo back in the day. back when emo was a dirty word and punks looked down their noses at us…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
I was thinking emo was more stuff like AFI or whatever, judging from the lead singer’s hairdo anyway. Me no like AFI
I'm no AFI fan
but “Miss murder” was an ok, if overplayed, song
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AFI=blech...
here’s an unfortunately named band i’ve been listening to a lot of lately. strongly suggest you all go out and buy/download their stuff…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
i think
you recommended that to me once.
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i did...
and i’ll do it again, and again and again.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Norman Greenbaum
Spirit in the Sky
Thank you RB2 for introducing me to this fantastic song.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
what a sad world we live in...
where people are introduced to classic songs by video games…
Did you never see Contact??
:P
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
I did
But it was 3.5 hours of pure shittiness and I was forced to shut off my attention center in an attempt to survive.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
actually...
i think i first heard it by Doctor and the Medics…mid eighties cover
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
Yah I like that song.
You know what I don’t like? Green grass and high tides. Nothing sucks more than having it show up in a mystery setlist. I deleted it from the HDD because I don’t want to endure 9 minutes of its suckiness EVER AGAIN
I can't beat it on expert
Only because I get too frigging tired half way through that epic solely and I just collapse on the floor and pass out.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
If you liked PDA
You will like Evil, also by Interpol, check it out.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
The New and Obstacle 1 are both good tracks from that first disc. Not Even Jail is a favorite of mine from Antics…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
Yup
I find Interpol songs are some of the more fun ones to sing while you’re stuck in traffic
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that’s what I love about Electric Six songs—“infected Girls” is such a fun song to sing aloud!
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Its
how I vent my road rage
I’ve gotten a few weird looks from people when they see me jamming out to Coldplay in the middle of a traffic jam
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Coldplay...?
you’re getting weird looks from me right now…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
infected girls
in all it’s glory
http://www.lyricstime.com/electric-six-infected-girls-lyrics.html
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What's wrong with Coldplay
You know they’re the next U2.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
ya...
and Nickelback is the next AC/DC.
sorry, i liked some of the tunes off of Rush of Blood, but they’ve become such self absorbed pompous aholes…
and, they’re music sucks.
Winkle, what are we going to do with you?
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:51 PM EST up reply actions
Nickelback blows
But Coldplay is awesome, the way they work piano riffs into their songs is beautiful
Plus Coldplay is undeniably huge anyway. X&Y was disappointing though.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Plus
I have a taste for alt-rock, I hate metal or hard rock and can only tolerate regular rock.
At least my punk music phase only lasted about 3 days.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
indeed
I have a hard time with anyone claiming they do not like coldplay. It may not be the most innovative stuff, but it’s solid, well-written stuff.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
I agree.. Coldplay hate is in the same vein as Radiohead hate, hating just for the success. I’m not a huge coldplay fan, and don’t own their albums, but they definitely have decent songs.
/doesn’t mention he hates coldplay AND U2 with undying passion
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
You can
hate Coldplay and U2 all you want, music is all perspective anyway, like I kinda like AC/DC but hate Metallica etc.
but you can’t deny that Coldplay and U2 are huge, and a lot of people have pegged Coldplay as the only one right now who has any chance of challenging U2’s market-dominating supremecy
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
also huge -
Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, High School Musical. Heck, at one time, we could also llist the Macarena and Cotton Eyed Joe…
popularity doesn’t mean talented, or even worthy of my time…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
Of course not
I’m not arguing that.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
My dad...
used to be a DJ for CKAR in Oshawa. I got over “popular” music at a relatively young age.
Occasionally, a band will show up, have a hit song, and turn out to be far better than that song (radiohead) other times, not so much. I’ve found that trusting in the masses to dictate my musical interests is a losing cause. So much filler, and not enough substance in these bands today. I’d rather buy an album with 10 great songs by someone no one has ever heard of, than the latest thing with one hit song…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
But
I am not advocating Coldplay because they are popular.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
sorry...
you can’t bring up market share as a point and then say that’s not what you’re advocating.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
You can get more complex and hate only specific eras of certain bands! Like Metallica for example.. Master of Puppets being the finest example of thrash metal ever laid down, while Load and ReLoad being a crap attempt to get more mainstream acceptance
Load...
the most appropriately titled album ever…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
I am also probably one of the few people who enjoyed Load and Re-Load (Not at first, but after a few listens it grows on you)
St Anger was pure trash though
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
My beef with st anger was – wtf was with the engineering or mixing or whatever? It sounded like Lars was beating on upturned plastic cans. Blech.
Load does have a couple decent tunes, I will admit. But then I was never a rabid metallica head (with the flowing mullet, metallica t-shirt, black jeans and black basketball shoes)
you were missing out...
on some epic fashion choices then….
i think Justice is by far their crown jewel. although, Master is pretty high up there. For me though, personal fave was their $9.99 Garage Days EP
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
Justice suffers from the same thing that pissed me off about st anger – the mixing or whatever. You cannot hear the bass at all in it, and that annoys me (being an occasional bass player)
fair enough.
i was a bass player when i was into Metallica, oddly enough…
Never noticed that, but now that you say it, was there even a bass played on that album…?
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Justice was by far their most complete album.
Garage was a very fun album and you can tell they just enjoyed making it.
S&M was great too
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
seriously...
vomit in my mouth.
you want good well written music? listen to some beatles. pick up some Big Star stuff. You like pianos in your rock, try Ben Folds (brilliant) or Ed Harcourt (great, very british stuff…) Better yet, pick up some Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Get out of this decade all together…
i just never got the whole idolatry of Coldplay. They’re capable musicians, yes. The next musical messiahs? No.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
Ben Folds is amazing
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
I don't
care for Beatles
I’m not into the classics so much, there are the occasional exceptions
I don’t think they suck, its just not my taste
And I’m just saying, in terms of market share, they are huge, plus I think they do have good music, are they the kings or god or innovators of their music? Not likely, but that doesn’t make it any worst
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
you don't care for the Beatles...?!?!?!?!?!?!
W
T
F
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:05 PM EST up reply actions
I get the same reaction when I tell people I don’t care for Nirvana
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
Why
I wasn’t born anywhere near during the height of their popularity.
They are classics for sure, but doesn’t mean I have to like them. I didn’t grow up on their music, and thus did not acquire a taste for it.
Plus I’m not one of those people who lock myself into or out of a band, Coldplay and U2 are really the only bands that I like as a whole, most other times I like a song here or there from one bad and so and so forth.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I love music.
period.
i’m not locked into any one band, in love or hate. I enjoy finding new bands, and discovering appreciation for older ones (for the record, I wasn’t around at the heights of the Beatles either, but given all they did for rock music, I can’t help but enjoy them…) I’ve found that, most bands I hear on the radio, go downhill from their single. I appreciate some Coldplay and U2, but I don’t get why people are going ga ga over what is essentially recycled U2 and Big Star riffs…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
I dunno either
I just like them cuz I like their tunes
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I think the main thing with Coldplay is that the people who really like them also are the types of people who don’t really go too deep with their musical selections.
It’s catchy, inoffensive rock that will appeal to the broadest spectrum of people.
What he said
LeafFanInVan has me pinned exactly
I don’t care for hidden meanings in the lyrics or if a cord or something is supposed to mean this or that. I just like it because I like the tune, and the lyrics are catchy or neat, and it’s pleasant and either gets my mind off things or it helps me concentrate.
That’s why I am a song-to-song person.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Ain’t nothin wrong with that, it takes effort to be a music snob! ;)
The only problem is that it results in a corporate radio culture that is so milquetoast that I just cannot listen to it, ever. Blearrrrrgh.
precisely.
radio is so crappy, some people would rather pay for satellite than listen for free. or like me, forgoe it all together.
and yes, I’m a music snob. card carrying member of the CA chapter.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
Interestingly I think “Spirit in the Sky” was on ClearChannel’s post-9/11 banned songs list. Along with Lennon’s “Imagine”.. Corporate retardation at its finest.
the whole list...
http://radio.about.com/library/weekly/blCCbannedsongs.htm
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
BLurr
I was just about to link to the list on wiki
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
other notables...
American Pie, Mack the Knife, Jump…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
I figured
Is that why I struck such a cord when I said Coldplay is huge?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Coldplay encourages terrorism!
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
it's my whole point.
a band being “huge” denotes nothing but blandness.
live a little, get off the radio and discover incredible music, written for the love of the song, and not the love of the dollar…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
All this convo has made me want to do is Listen to Henry Rollins spoken word
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
I tried
But they block the last.fm stream at work
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I get your point dood
But I’m not really into music enough to be interested in doing that
I don’t rule out indie bands or small bands or other things, I’ll give them a good if they come my way, if I like it then I like it, if I don’t then I don’t.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
keep listening to the radio...
and they won’t come your way. so no worries…
sorry as a failed musician, but still sometimes song writer, i appreciate the art of writing music, more than i should.
funny story. Elvis Costello once tried to write a top 40 album, just to prove how easy it was. Failed miserably, and still sounds horrible twenty years later. That said, there’s an art to writing a catchy tune…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:23 PM EST up reply actions
it is easy!
just rip off pachalbel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
I can understand
But I’m just not that type of musically-inclined person sorry.
But I know what you mean, it’s like when my friends asks me for advice on what laptop to buy, and they’re raving about how much they want a Mac and its the best thing in existence which pisses me off because I know Macs are as garbage as the next PC but people want them mainly due to marketing…
Bit of a tangent but as a computer nerd that’s how I relate…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i love macs...
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Yea
And I love you too man, we need to stop hurting each other
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
HUG IT OUT!
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:34 PM EST up reply actions
December 1st and +6
Dude, if the battery turns over in my bike, I’m totally riding today just to say I did it.
Oh man
I was writing an email to a coworker giving him some classifications for a bunch of soil samples as Low Susceptibility to Frost Heave or LSFH but I typed NSFW instead and sent it to him…
Boy is he ever going to be confused…
“All soil samples are classified as NSFW”
lolololol
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
are these NSFW
soil samples the fine ones?
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lmao
clearly, your hands can type no other 4 letter acronyms anymore…
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
JARED
How are you?
P.S. I hate Blurr
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
it's not my fault...
your taste in music is embarrassing…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
also...
morning Jared.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
there is still no tea
in my office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 1:57 PM EST up reply actions
Stop by the A&P and pick your self up some
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
A&P still exists?
I thought they got bought out by Dominion who is now Metro?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
same thing, I used to work for em its all the same company, they just go by whatever name is more popular in whatever local
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
I think
They consolidated all their franchises, at one point it was A&P, Dominion, Ultra Mart, The Barn, etc.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
possible, I just know we have lik6 A&P’s left in london
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
there is no
A&P in Vancouver.
And I refuse to, this is part of the benefits of working in an office job!
I suspect it will show up around or after lunch, as the milk did last monday.
And then I will stash some emergency tea bags in my desk in case this ever happens again.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
keeping things nice and regulated around here?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
trying to
and failing. I’m no Napoleon or anything
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at least they haven’t locked you in a tower with cyanide in the paint or anything
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
And I’m not THAT short and French, so +2 for me
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yeah, but conquering Europe would have been sweet
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
C'mon
Napoleon was instrumental in sowing the seeds of liberalism in Europe, granted the man was a tyrant but he indirectly help give rise to the Europe-wide revolutions of 1848 that started the decline of monarchism.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
he also had a sweet hat
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
napolean hat
FTW
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:33 PM EST up reply actions
so in that respect.
LD, you are like Napolean….
being a trend setter and all
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
well
I do have some pretty awesome hats around
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He also
Created the modern military organizational structure
I’m not sure how that relates but whatevers
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
his basic map of artillery use is still in practice to this day.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
booo
still 15 minutes till lunch, I’m hungry NOW!
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 2:42 PM EST reply actions
I'm eating cake
Delicious strawberry cake
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
on a search for delicous cake
this was result #1
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THIS IS CAKE TOWN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNqiSkd1M6k
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
This is delicious!
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
our bees will blot out the sun!
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
mmmmm
Russell Crow + Cake…
Damn, Gladiator is an awesome movie…
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
oddly enough
out of the 200+ DVDs I own, that is not one, and I cannot fathom why
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
me either
it was one of the few movies that won Best Movie at the Oscars that I actually felt deserved it.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
I think it was fairly controversial.. It was a great popcorn flick for sure, but best picture? Eh, I don’t really care since I don’t watch awards shows anyway.
me not so much either
but that one I did for some reason.
And the one where Denzel beat Will Smith for best actor.
I was mad.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Never took Will Smith seriously
Until I saw I Am Legend
Then he announced he is a scientologist and I can’t take him seriously again
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that is weird...
i bought it first day it came out…still watch it whenever i get the chance. Personally, liked it better than 300
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
I like gladiator better too, but yet i own 300
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
I liked 300
But Gladiator is better still
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I thought
300 had a huge homoerotic subtext
Whereas in Gladiator it was more limited to an incestuous subtext
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I guess it depends on whether you like your subtexts to be incestuous or homoerotic
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that...
and the acting in 300 was over the top.
there was a scene where a guy gets his arm chopped off or something, and it was so gratuitous, i laughed out loud in the theater when it happened.
300 was a decent fx driven movie, but that’s about it…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
So
That’s who stole my rage juice this morning
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
yes
it comes with the no tea, the knowledge that the incredible effort I put in on thursday did not matter, and the fact that I am hungry before lunch….
and that i still need to buy my bus pass and I do NOT feel like standing in a long line at 7-11
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
crowd goes
AAAAAHHWWWWWW
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
They really need a separate line at the 7-11s for jerkasses buying Cigarettes + Lottery tickets, because 9 times out of 10 it is those fools who are slowing up the parade.
I like the ones
Who line up for like 10 minutes only to decide what they want when they get to the counter…
Where’s that Cox line for this situation?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I hate that at fast food places too, I mean what the shit were you thinking about while the 3 people in front of you were ordering?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
and...
look at the choices. not rocket science.
i once got stuck in a drive through behind someone who, no exaggeration, took over 5 minutes to decide what to order…and then took another 2 explaning the order in great detail.
it’s a frickin’ drive-thru…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
oh god, thats like people at the tim hortons drive thru that get like 6 different breakfast sandwiches and 12 dozen specific donuts
I JUST WANT MY DOUBLE DOUBLE!
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
Yea
On our way to downtown T.O. on Sat, my GF and I were in line at the Timmy Ho’s at Finch station because she wanted a hot chocolate for her cold. This stupid lady in front of us insisted on paying for her 20 timbits with nothing but nickels and pennies.
Needless to say I was pissed. I just needed a SMALL HOT CHOCOLATE.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
This should be outlawed at the Timmy’s drive thru. Only thing I hate more is the interac drive thru.
Driv-Thru
Is the spawn of the devil. It drives me nuts to see people wait 15 to 20 minutes in drive-thru because they don’t want to step out of their air-conditioned cars in the summer for 5 minutes, there’s no freaking line-up inside, at all, and ample parking spaces right next to the front doors.
BUT NO THEY HAVE TO SIT THERE WITH THEIR CARS IDLING AND CONTINUING TO POLLUTE MY GREEN EARTH.
I should be given legal powers to kill at will when that sorta shit happens.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I hear you
I don’;t get that at all—the point of a drive through is that it takes less time than stopping and going into the place, right? so why do the whole line up when you can just walk in and have your food faster? I don’t get it
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I’ll take two bingos, no no , those two, ugh one pick 6, three 649’s and 10 packs of Peter Jackson extra slims
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
They just need to have a big money pit that people can dump all their cash into and a buzzer above it that goes “BZZZZZT” and a red sign that lights up “YOU LOSE”
Inner
Gagnion!
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
ugh I know
most 7-11 patrons are just such a waste of time, I really don’t like that store, but there are few alternates for buying a bus pass…
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
I still luv 7-11.. The cheap coffee refills (it’s still better than work coffee!), donuts, hot dogs, slurpees.. yeah, 7-11 still rules!
a slurpee a day...
how i love slurpees.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
You can't
buy passes at the stations or terminals?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
In vancouver the stations and terminals are pretty much without any human contact whatsoever, other than the occasional skytrain cop or gang of rowdy drunks. Neither will sell you bus passes, unfortunately :(
Ah sorry
Lots of things are still manual in the TTC, thank you unions!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Oddly enough it seems like no one is working on the skytrain system, but they go on strike too. Perhaps it is the robot trains striking.
Trains are automatic?
Whoa, are you from like, the future?
Fun fact… I went to Tokyo in 1995… flew into Narita Airport (their international airport) and they were using auto-light-rail-trains already at the airport.
Good to see we’re maintain our 10 year gap!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I miss
the people drive TTC subway.
Here, you can hold the door open and the computer thingy plays the closing song, but noone yells at you and shuts the door on your arm vindictively…
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:20 PM EST up reply actions
hehe
today I got in there before the rush so it was quick and painless…
I don’t enjoy hot dogs that have been sitting in their own grease all morning.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:21 PM EST up reply actions
But without the grease
All you can taste is the hog anus…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I was driving friends home from a hockey game a few weeks ago and all one of them could talk about was getting a 7/11 hot dog with nacho cheese. I was pretty horrified.
The hot dog she eventually purchased looked about as disgusting as a thought it would.
Costco though? Now there’s a hot dog!
She's
stealing my thunder
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Well
I am a bit sad because Blurr and I got into a bit of a spat
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
they just want a little time to themselves
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
He hasn't hugged me yet
So I am feeling a bit insecure right now
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
It has to be free-will hugs
Forced hugs are so blech
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
don't worry
it’s a free will hug :)
sneaky hug!
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
That's alright
Now that I’m not emo anymore I’m back to my cranky self again!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
sneak hug!
:)
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
Kevin Spacey
Is always sending me the weirdest things
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, he never shuts up about it either
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
The UPS man just dropped off one of the gifts I am giving this year.. The box is huge for a DECT cordless phone set! Then I open it and it’s that giant size stupid plastic clamshell display packaging.
I friggin’ hate that stuff. I really hope amazon’s Frustration Free Packaging catches on..
Hahahahahaha
Month and a half ago, I bought a set of rechargeable batteries with a recharger, the whole thing comes in its own carrying case that measures something like 20 cm x 30 cm, and Dell shipped it to me in a box that could easily fit 2 computer towers. They didn’t even put bubble wrap or those air-bags inside. I couldn’t believe it.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I also got about 20 of those air filled bag things, all of which also goes in the trash.. Frig, what a lot of trash for a stupid phone set!
The bags
Aren’t a bad idea, you just pop them and recycle them, unlike bubble wrap or those pieces of foam which aren’t recyclable but I agree, completely un-necessary packaging
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
You can recycle them? No such luck here unfortunately.. Our plastic recycling only goes 1 and 2 types.
What?!?!?!?
It depends where you are in Ontario. My town does all types but not styrofoam, but where my brother is, just 20 minute south, his town does all type including styrofoam.
Hamilton also recycles EVERYTHING and ANYTHING.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I’m in Vancouver, we don’t give a crap about the environment, apparently!
No plastic recycling, shooting sewage out into the ocean.. Take that, mother nature!@
But but but
I thought BC and Vancouver was supposed to be the greenest province?!?!?!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Ah hell no
Natural gas all over the place, forestry action, lack of transit infrastructure.. We’re not very green. We just have a lot of the whiny green douches who don’t actually do anything about it because they’re all high.
Noted
My perception of the west coast has changed completely
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
you shoule see it...
when yer stoned out of your gourd…
like, wow man
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
hot damn
i may need to do an overflow thread
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Wooo
7-11 was fast! And I may be more of a westcoaster than I realized… I got the starbucks holiday turkey sandwich for lunch.
But it’s so good! It has stuffing and cranberries and everything!
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:21 PM EST reply actions
I
don’t know you anymore
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
as expensive as the coffee is i cant imagine how pricy the food is
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
no
no it wasn’t, but people give out starbucks cards like water around here…
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
I have
paid for ONE Starbucks coffee in my life
I will never do so again for as long as I draw breath
I can live with Second Cup
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I love
Second Cup
but they’re in scarce supply around here. THere’s one downtown, total, and the line up there is always insane.
I got a tea, as well, which makes me feel a million times better.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
I have a friend
Who has 2 homes
Starbucks and Second Cup
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
my father in law is a full blown starbucks frapp junkie. he told me he payed for a frap when he was in London, equaled out to about $10 US, give or take, if I recall correctly…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:28 PM EST up reply actions
no...
i like my father in law.
frappaccino. ddin’t feel like typing it all out
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:30 PM EST up reply actions
always...
“London” would be the UK kind. “London, Ont” would be the bastard offspring of said city…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
that kind of sandwhich
sounds really tasty
I’m off to a late lunch (just finished the Classical soc paper, WOOT!)
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
Sweet
Which strip joint?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
If it is
a strip joint, i wonder why you’d be so interested, winkle….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:35 PM EST up reply actions
probabbly
because hes a guy. just a guess…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
Strip joints have the best wings
its a fact
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
there's a breast joke in there somewhere....
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:37 PM EST up reply actions
Its just waiting to happen
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I'm not sure
Hence the question mark
And it’s a Monday, free pass
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
especially at the beginning of the week...
i could handle them if they were on say a friday…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
That's why
They call em Mondays
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Um
I’m just gonna leave that one alone because I loves ya so much Blurr.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
hi mabel!
/waves, checks breath…
how you doin?
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
Hi blurr!
/waves back, also checks breath
I’m doing just fiiiine. You?
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
great!
two hours left of work, then it’s off to LA to watch the game live!
sweet monkey loving. i is so excited…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:55 PM EST up reply actions
I can't
wait to eat that monkey
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
he's sweet...
like circus peanuts.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:58 PM EST up reply actions
Awesome! I’m busy with school, and other sucky things. :(
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
boo!
to sucky things!
boo! I say boo!
hope things suck less soon!
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
I hope so too
but I think they won’t. They just got waaaaaay suckier. And sadly, I don’t mean the school part. :(
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
sorry...
hugs?
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks. I appreciate it. And it does help some.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
i'll take a sign to the game tonight...
that will say “Hi Mabel!”
that should help some, maybe…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
That'd be ever so loverly
And would help a bit. In fact, my jealousy over you getting to go to the game tonight is helping me forget some of my issues. ’sanks. :)
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
because your bladder is full?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 3:36 PM EST up reply actions
of course
now that I actually bought a tea, we now have 200 tea bags.
sigh
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:46 PM EST reply actions
Don't you love Murphy
And his laws?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
no...
but there are two boxes, still covered in plastic, and both say “Contains 100 tea bags”….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
I have this sudden
urge to make a bad tea-bagging joke
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
How's this for ironic...
we’re running a food drive at work… and the prize for donating the most… is a food hamper….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 3:50 PM EST reply actions
um...
isn’t a hamper wher eyou put your dirty clothes…?
just sayin…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
Crisco Christmas Hamper!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Hilarious
That’s what I thought of too right away.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Dec 1, 2008 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
I never really got the idea of those things.. is it for people who can’t goto a store themselves and shop? Or is it more of a buy the xmas food on lay-away, paying a couple bucks a day over the course of a year so you can get a phat spread at xmas?
Still don’t get it..
Neither do I
But they must make some money, I see the commercials on TV every year
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yes
yes they are
nothing drives Winkle mad like Christmas commercials
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
The commercials are bad.
The product is worse.
I was looking through those hampers last year. Dude, if you need to put your Christmas food on layaway, do it on your own. Don’t pay some douchey company twice as much as your frozen and pre-packaged food is worth. C’mon now.
do either of those really need to be “stored” for later…?
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:39 PM EST up reply actions
in my mind
it is, but that’s the wording in the e-mail….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
if ever...
an email required a reply to all, it’s this one…
i would ask that question for clarifying purposes.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:07 PM EST up reply actions
yeah I was thinking about it...
but I know like, 2% of all people who work here, and the VP is in our office so I’m not doing it….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 4:09 PM EST up reply actions
ok...reply to sender...
and use a “private” flag or “do not forward”
this will require them to send out another email, further clarrifying why you would want to win a dirty meat storage container…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:11 PM EST up reply actions
Do you guys
Not know what a hamper is?
A hamper is just a basket.
From dictionary.com
ham⋅per
2 /ˈhæmpər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ham-per] Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a large basket or wickerwork receptacle, usually with a cover: picnic hamper; clothes hamper.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
no...
a basket is a basket. this isn’t any ordinary basket. this is for meat.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
WTF
THEY BLOCKED LEGO.COM
OMG OMG OMG OMG
That’s it I’m giving them my 2 weeks
This is unacceptable bullshit
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
It was
working last week
/cry
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Thank goodness
I have like 6 lego magazines and a couple of catalogs in my office!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
lego porn...
ain’t the same when it’s not on the intertubes…
but at least you have some reading material for a trip to the can!
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Strangely
That’s what I take to the can at the office… I am one of those can-readers, I ALWAYS read on the can, can’t go if I don’t have a book or magazine or something.
Also, Wi-Fi = best thing evar, when I got a laptop with Wi-Fi and installed Wi-Fi in my house… holy smokes changed my life and the way I go to the can forever!!!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i haven't tried a laptop
on the can. but it’s a genius idea…
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
Dood
It changes EVERYTHING
Seriously
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i'd be worried..
about leg cramps….might spend too much time in there.
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
That is a problem
That I have yet to solve, but yes I do get leg cramps all the time
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
And that, kids
is too much information. Yeesh.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
The worst is when the legs fall asleep, and you try to stand up but almost hyperextend your leg the wrong way.. aieee!
thats still better than your leg falling asleep while you sleep, then you get up fast, put all your weight on said leg, id doesnt work and you fall and smash your head off your desk
not that thats happened to me or anything
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
been there brother...
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 1, 2008 5:01 PM EST up reply actions
ahhhh
I remember those days.
It really pissed me off when they blocked nintendo.com.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 5:04 PM EST up reply actions
overflow thread?
this one is killing my browser (and the RAM on my computer sucks ‘cause CAD isn’t set up properly on our network yet…)
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 5:06 PM EST reply actions
X-Box Pro holiday console…$299. Comes with Stranglehold, Dark Sector, Gun, Kung Fu Panda and LEGO Indiana Jones.
…are any of those games I’d want to play?
LEGO indiana jones
is awesome fun.
Especially once you unlock Han Solo.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 5:12 PM EST up reply actions
Stranglehold was kind of a fun shooter too, just totally brainless, if you’ve seen John Woo’s hong kong gun movies you’ll know what to expect, it’s like hard boiled part 2
so frustrated
I am seriously considering going to the gym for an hour and then coming back to work….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 5:12 PM EST reply actions
Work is le boring
entertain me
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
you cant tell me what to do!
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
uh
can I give you some work to do instead?
Can you get sportsnet to fix their crappy sound???? We have to blast the sound to hear anything when we watch games, and it sucks.
Although it is sportsnet pacific….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
i could write them a strongly worded email
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:10 PM EST up reply actions
I'd like to see you do that Jared
Send it to me along with the visual proof of you being the calm voice of reason.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
I find your lack of faith disturbing
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
It’s not that I don’t have faith, it’s just that I’d like some proof before I put my trust in your abilities. Fine distinction.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
you doubt that I can word things with strong opinions in clear and concise sentences?
I don’t blame you
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
Not the strong opinions part
but clear and concise? You betcha.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
Hmmm
where do I get the address? If enough people e-mail, they’ll respond… after all, they did move the scoreboard up. At the beginning of the season, it was so far down it blocked play at times….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
You want the address of Sportsnet? Really?
I’ll see what I can do about the quiet sound
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
I'll poke around online
trust me, it’s spectactularly annoying. Blast the sound during the game, then as soon as the commercials come on, fear that we’re going deaf because of it.
Frankly, the last couple of years, Sportsnet’s really gone downhill….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Looked into it...
Nothing we can do here at home base about it.
It’s the problem with the dudes in the truck who are in Columbus.
That and Peter Loubardias is talking too quietly.
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
it's the truck
everywhere they are… it was at home on Thursday.
I will find the sportsnet pacific people and complain.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
Sportsnet Pacific
is the same people as Sportsnet Ontario, East, and West
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
Interesting...
well maybe the sound will be better tonight. In any case, the truck crew in Vancouver is brutal for the sound.
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
I sent along your grievance...
To the proper authorities.
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
yay
thank you, you’re awesome!
Now, what else can you do for me….. ;)
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:26 PM EST up reply actions
The only thing I know how to do...
Which is make a fucking awesome hilite pack for the post-game show.
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
You do that...
because that’ll be awesome too!
But now it is time for me to go to the gym… gl gettin’ through work with this crowd!
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Have fun @ the gym!
Come back and see us later.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
Oh come on
you also know how to entertain us. And that’s worth a lot in my book. Tell your boss at your next performance review, I’m sure you’ll see the results.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
That is a great point.
Entertainment is what I do best.
Also, everyone can see me on TV tonight if you feel like it
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
For reals?
Will this be available on the youtubes later? I have not the cable, but wish to see you in all your glory.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
Hrmm...
I bet I can find a clip of me in the background. I’m far from being front and centre.
You just have to look in the background of the main sportsnet set at the guy who looks like he’s working too hard on a computer facing the stage.
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
Yay!
Please look. I think we’d all enjoy it. Or maybe just me, but then again, that’s all that counts.
You provide the vid, I will scour the background for a guy looking like he’s working too hard. This could be a hilight of the day for me. Which is sad, and let’s not talk about it.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
Can't post a pic properly
but here’s an idea of where I sit.
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
French?
Oh Arch, you know the way to a girl’s heart.
Now I really want to see you working hard in the background. Get me some vid!
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
I'll try!
We rarely post videos of shots of the newsroom, I’ll scour as hard as I can
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
done
no pics of me there, however
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
When do we get pics of you?
Or are they all a little high on the Tlusty scale?
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
hah
I wouldnt dare bring out Tlusty at work.
If someone snipes a screenshot of Sportsnet Connected tonight, I’ll be in the background, right between Sean & Martine when they’re sitting on the little bench.
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not that anyone cares
but heres where I work!
http://www.fogoff.com.au/images/armoured-truck.jpg
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
You're right
No one cares.
Heh. Very nice Jared.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
Official answer:
Sounds fine here. The audio coming in is normal stereo. We are upmixing it to 5.1 for the HD channel then downmixing it for the SD channel. All these mixes sound fine. Best guess is that your friends are listening to a 5.1 mix but are only hearing the Left and Right for some reason. The announcer is significantly lower on those two channels but still audible. The centre channel has a much louder announcer level.
Big Smoke Sports - We Burn The Buds, Roll The Raps, and Smoke The Jays
I don't have cable anymore
but I have the same memory of it. Crank it to hear the faintest bit of the game, then hit mute during the commercials so blood doesn’t pour out your ears.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
bring
a baseball bat, people respond to baseball bats
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
hmmm
I prefer very point, stilettos. Then I still retain my femaninity while having a weapon with which to give a beat down….
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
Not only that
You’ll look better than a chick brandishing a bat
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go for both, never fails to have a back up plan
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
I've a better idea
Why don’t you take your work time to entertain us?
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
that's why
we pay you the big bucks, mabel. You’re a thinker!
by Karina on Dec 1, 2008 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Wait
I’m getting paid? Woo hoo! When can I expect these cheques to come rolling in, and can I get them made out to ‘CASH’?
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
is that
your christian name?
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:20 PM EST up reply actions
Middle name
Full name: Mabel CASH BlackLabel
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
You wouldn’t happen to be of the Black Label Society, Black Labels would you?>
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
oh nothing, I just ran into some of your ilk at a function once.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
indeed, not many can pull off hunting knives with tuxes and evening gowns, but they made it work.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
I rock an evening gown and hunting knife like nobody’s business. You have to wear pretty high heels though, or else it can look kind of trashy.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
I bet matching Sheathes are hard to find, probably have to get em custom made
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
You aren’t kidding. I have a dickens of a time getting new ones done to match my latest gown. And you can’t just keep re-using old ones, as people will totally remember that you used it at the last event, and then you never hear the end of it. I’m looking into learning to sew so that I can eventually make my own.
"Hootenanny? Well, it's chock full of hoot, just a little bit of nanny"
thats
why I prefer a good stainless steal butterfly knife, slips easy into the pocket and it never clashes
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:39 PM EST up reply actions
Benchmade AFCK for me!
I brought it to work once when we were moving, great for opening boxes. I got weird looks though.
benchmades
are great knives, I carry a one handed opener for work.
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by JaredFromLondon on Dec 1, 2008 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
OVERFLOW TIME
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2008/12/1/677134/chatty-cathy-dec-1-part-2
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2008/12/1/677134/chatty-cathy-dec-1-part-2
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2008/12/1/677134/chatty-cathy-dec-1-part-2
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2008/12/1/677134/chatty-cathy-dec-1-part-2
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
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