Chatty Cathy - December 17th, 2008 - WINKLE FULL OF RAGE EDITION
WTF GTA TRAFFIC + TWO HOUR MORNING COMMUTE + WHISTLER BEING FAIL = WINKLE FULL OF PISS AND VINEGAR
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RAWWWWRRRRR
WINKLE SMASH
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I'm afraid to ask
Why is Whistler being fail?
/ducks
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Gondola Collapse @ Whistler
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/12/17/gondola-investigation.html
Also lack of snow there
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Oh
That’s quite a lot of fail.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
don't worry
we got 2cm in the city last night, plus it is still snowing today… Whistler is expecting snow today too, they’ll probably get more than us. And then it’s supposed to snow there on Sunday 15cm. That should build up the base for when you get there.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
We're apparently getting ready for a whole lotta snow
10 cm last night. 15-20 on Friday. 15 or so on Sunday.
The drives around town are sure going to be unfun.
And, hi Karina!
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
The drives around town are sure going to be unfun.
You have too little faith in Toronto drivers Mabs. Clearly, if they are capable of getting into multi-car pileups on the highways while traffic is moving along at a brisk pace of 35 kph, then they must be capable of anything.
I mean, who on earth drives down the lanes for the eastbound on-ramp to the very end when the ramps split only to try and slip into the lane for the westbound on-ramp where traffic isn’t moving, thereby blocking traffic in two lanes? Just because of you’re some female hack driving a Mercedes doesn’t mean you own the bloody road and have the right to screw everyone else, the sad part is she’s not going to learn anything and will do the same thing again despite me honking at her non-stop for a healthy 20 seconds and giving her the finger as I drove by.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Oh sure
if by fun you mean that there will be a lot of rage, induced by idiots who either don’t know how to drive period, don’t change their driving at all to deal with weather, or change their driving to an extreme and unnecessary extent, then sure. Fun will be had.
Me? I’m glad I’ll just be on the ttc. Just my regular rage at their incompetence is all I should have to deal with.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
hi Karina!
/waves
how was your birthday dinner? i expect the hubby did something special!
"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 17, 2008 11:14 AM EST up reply actions
There is a
Rather sense of twisted irony in it all.
The only time I book a flight to Vancouver with the intention of snowboarding at Whistler… they don’t get snow and gondolas are falling outta the sky.
I’m half expecting them to announce they just discovered a newly formed active volcano at the top of the mountain sometime next week, probably while I’m in mid-air flying out there when I have no hope of escape.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Fuck me
Yeah, the snow makes people retarded. There should be a separate driving test in the winter and your car gets a boot at the first snow fall if you fail.
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I agree wholeheartedly
Seriously WTF was that… the 400… was CLEAN… there was no snow, no slush, no ice, it was barely wet… I never went over 30kph on the 400 W.T.F.?!?!?!
And don’t even get me started on the 401 but I can understand the 401 a bit better because they hadn’t even frigging plowed the stretch going by Pearson.
Seriously, I took a few detours and short cuts but had I stuck to my regular route I wouldn’t have made it into work till 10 or 10:30.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
OMFG
F$#ing office people with their f#$ing leave the f@^ing coffee pot f#ing empty, would it kill those motherf@#ers to take 30 f@#ing seconds to f@$#ing refill it before they f@%#ing leave?!?!?!
f@$kers!!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Oh Winkle
I love you when you’re all ragey. But I wholeheartedly agree – people who leave the coffee pot empty should be hung, drawn, and quatered.
Want some of mine? I have a nearly full pot.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA
My “Christmas bonus” is a $30 President’s Choice gift card… HAHAHAHAH
Fuck you Stantec, fuck you!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Wow.
That sucks. Tell you what, I’ll give you a Mabel Christmas bonus, if you’d like.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Where do we sign up for those?
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
haha
you know I was going to respond to that wayyyy earlier and then I forgot to
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
Oh PPP
you know you’re obviously on my list for Mabel Christmas bonuses to give out. I don’t know how I’ll get it to you, but you’ll figure something out.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Well
Chemmy is sending a postcard from his vacation addressed:
PPP
Canada
So that might work
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
speaking of gifts
I think that pin Chemmy sent me was stolen by the USPS
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:52 AM EST up reply actions
Ummmm
He might not have actually sent them out yet.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
well that's better than knowing
my governments postal service isn’t a bunch of thiefs
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Okay
If you want the mail out version, I suppose I can do that…
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Well, that seems like the safest first step. I wouldn’t want to accidentally get katie angry.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
(Cough cough)
hi…ummm, can i have a christmas bonus? i’ll give one back to…
"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 17, 2008 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
Awww I'm sorry
this day is just getting worse and worse for you, isn’t it?
Did you get a tacky calendar too?
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
i'm checking the news...
for word of an employee on the rampage in Mississauga. Winkle’s been awful quiet in here…
"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 17, 2008 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
I just got the email
In regards to the donation bin for the cards if we don’t want it.
hahahahaha c’mon wtf is that
“We know the cards are crap and you’re probably going to be pissed so here’s where you can throw it out”
Effing faceless corporate bullshit
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
is there any other kind of bullshit?
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
FIGHT THE MAN!
You could always use it to buy some knives…
They’re forged and everything.
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by Travis Hair on Dec 17, 2008 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
hence the Jeer and Sneer
(notice how I made it rhyme with cheer….I’m clever like that)
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
I love Christmas
Don’t ruin my buzz – I’m starting my baking today.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
mmmmm......
the lady friend is making truffles in anticipation of my return, while the sisters and cousins are making pumpkin pie (I said it was a lil late too), cookies, buche de noel and a ginger bread house…..damn I’m excited!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:11 AM EST up reply actions
Nice
I’m making shortbread with chocolate, meringue stars, lime meltaways, grasshopper squares, chocolate toffee (probably) and of course, for Christmas day, a Charlotte Russe.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
mmmm.....
can I come over? I’ll bring gifts!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
If you bring gifts?
For sure.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
I'm back from the death (again)
this time computer related rather than body related…..got drunk for the first time in three months last friday….god how I missed the booze
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
Yay!
Both for you being back, and being back to the booze. I’m sure it missed you too.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
she was a fickle lady at first
but in the end we both realized we were meant for each other and the night ended well with an amazing night of booze-induced slumber
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:08 AM EST up reply actions
The course of true love never did run smooth
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
it's about give and take
I take shots….she gives me hangover
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:12 AM EST up reply actions
ML85 should be all RAWR and SMASH too
for it is finals week and I don’t wanna study…but alas, frozen sidewalks and watching people (esp the stupid girls with their retarded shoes and clothing) wiping out every ten feet has made my morning much MUCH more enjoyable
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
Be fair
I wear winter appropriate shoes pretty much as soon as November hits, but I still end up on my ass a lot. I just don’t have good balance.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
I said stupid girls
which directly takes you out of the running
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:18 AM EST up reply actions
Awwww
True, but sweet nonetheless.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
True-isms
are all I speak, and just from reading your comments and the simple fact that you are a leafs fan devoted through and through automatically allows me to KNOW that you’re quite the intelligent damsel
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:21 AM EST up reply actions
haha
now I sound like I’m Jared talkin to LD attempting to butter her up
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
Heh
You really do. But as long as you don’t sound like Jared all the time, you’ll be fine.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
awww
poor Jared yay me!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
Meh
He’ll be fine with this. I started to agree with him a lot yesterday, and was far too nice. We both agreed that could only mean the end of the world or something equally bad, and that getting back to me insulting him as soon as possible was the best for all involved.
I’m just trying to keep the end of the world from taking place.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
meh yeah
even tho it seems like all is going to hell of late, I’d like to think that we still have a few millenia on this planet
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
An Engineers Perspective of Santa Claus
This just made my day and cheered me up significantly.
http://www.engineeringedu.com/Santa.html
600,000 tons traveling at 650 miles per second creates enormous air resistance-this would heat up the reindeer in the same fashion as a spacecraft re-entering the earth’s atmosphere. The lead pair of reindeer would absorb 14.3 quintillion joules of energy per second each. In short, they would burst into flames almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them and creating deafening sonic booms in their wake.
The entire reindeer team would be vaporized within 4.26 thousandths of a second, or right about the time Santa reached the fifth house on his trip.
Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Awesome.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
arite scrooge
other than this morning what about x-mas do u not like?
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
Read the whole thing!
How do you not find it extremely humourous?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
God I love the "Why Santa Can't Exist" scientific facts
I’m not talking about that in particular I’m more inclined on your:
Christmas
blows
“God’s in His heaven. All’s right with the world.” – Robert Browning (1812-1889)
by Winkle on Dec 17, 2008 10:07 AM EST to parent up reply reply actions actions 0 recs
More than anything else
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:19 AM EST up reply actions
Oh, I know! I know!
I’m not an engineer.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Seriously Winkle
Do you need a hug? You’re bringing me down.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
At the risk of a Scrooge accusation at myself
I’ve just been tucking into a lovely piece of chocolate Christmas cake which my boss brought into the office today.
And I’ve just discovered (halfway in) that it’s got pissing beetroot in it.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
what the hell is a pissing beetroot?
and I can already tell that it is gross
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
Beetroot?
In cake? You Brits sure are odd.
Oh, and hi Mattblack!
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Hiya Mabs.
You’re right, it’s time to leave the country.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
blech
blimey that’s awful
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
I’m on the cusp of a gastric rebellion, beetroot is my kryptonite.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
now THAT...
is gross
"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 17, 2008 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
I don't blame you
but if the cake was delicious prior to the beetroot knowledge I’d still be diving in
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
Rebel, my pretty!
And conquer the planet!
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Chatty Cathy is slow today
which makes me sad cuz that means I have to study!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
Dear Christmas Haters...
Suck it.
Hugs and Kisses,
blurr
"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 17, 2008 10:24 AM EST reply actions
haha
why am I not surprised that you’d be on the list of “I hate christmas”
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
revise that
why am I surprised that you’re NOT on the list of “I hate christmas”
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
i dunno...
maybe it’s my sunny disposition, or my love of sunshine and rainbows and unicorns, or perhaps, just maybe…it’s cuz Christmas rocks
"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 17, 2008 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
Hi blurr!
Your eloquence is delightful. I agree with you 100%.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Hi Mabel!
Glad you’re in my corner.
Christmas rocks
"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 17, 2008 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
I’m always in your corner, blurr.
I’m finally going to bring out my decorations today. I wanted to wait till after school was done, and then somehow, I got distracted. Well, actually, I know damn well how I got distracted, but that is not for this thread, as it is a touch NSFW.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
and the interest has been piqued
but alas being the gentleman that I am, I will not pry
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:30 AM EST up reply actions
I'm sure you all have minds enough
to imagine where I was going with all that.
And I thank you for not prying. A lady never tells.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
:-)
Asking for a man’s mind to fill in the blanks is an evil evil thing to do, luckily I’m so tired and my mind is so full of useless knowledge about Islamic Civilisation that I don’t think that I could fill in a blank unless it started with al- or had some form of Muhammad in the word
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:41 AM EST up reply actions
too bad...
i’m against Christmas decorations being put up before my birthday. So, I appreciate you holding off on that for my sake.
"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 17, 2008 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
when's the big 34 coming up?
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
What?
Your birthday already passed, didn’t it? Or did I stroke out again?
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
it passed...
sorry, got distracted there.
end of november…
"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 17, 2008 10:37 AM EST up reply actions
Christmas is the one time of the year
that the second classes are over and I either walk down Yonge street or Michigan Ave (if I’m in Chicago) I get this smile on my face that cannot be wiped off regardless of anything
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:29 AM EST up reply actions
so I think I hafta disappear more often
I know this is against chatty cathy regulations, but everytime I go away for a prolonged period of time the Leafs decide to get their acts together and put a stretch of good games together
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
thanks buddy!!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
Since the nausea had mainly passed, I’ll get back to work. See you later, chaps.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
fight back against the root!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
so...
whatcha all 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 17, 2008 10:42 AM EST reply actions
Drinking coffee
making my shopping list, debating doing pilates
You?
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
avoiding work...
drinking a diet mountain dew code red (surprisingly delicious) and aching from my first workout after a week of being sick…
"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 17, 2008 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
those are dee-lish
and speaking of workouts, my sister bought these workout tapes that are phenomenal…..apparently they’re from some infomercial but I swear my fat butt is starting to get some serious muscles I’m getting scared
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:49 AM EST up reply actions
muscles...
in your butt?
that’s…interesting
"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 17, 2008 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
you gotta see my glutes man!
THEY ARE ALL KINDS OF DANGEROUS!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
What do you mean, interesting?
I have muscles in my butt. And I like it that way.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
i was thinking..
like a six back in your butt…odd visual….still haven’t woken up i 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 17, 2008 10:54 AM EST up reply actions
hahaha
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:57 AM EST up reply actions
Life might be difficult
If you didn’t at least have some muscles back there.
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by Travis Hair on Dec 17, 2008 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
'zactly
the point I was trying to make. Thanks for backing me up there.
How are things with you and your ’yotes?
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
I Hate OT
We can’t seem to get the W when we get there. I’ll take the point, but man OTLs suck the life out of you.
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by Travis Hair on Dec 17, 2008 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
could be worse...
you could live in Buffalo
"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 17, 2008 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
Yes
So very true. Shuffling out while you can hear the players celebrate makes me want to vomit.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
it reminds me of bantam hockey
but with less profanities being yelled from the crowd
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Don't we all?
I nearly puked watching the Leafs give up that last second (literally) breakaway in OT last night, and then the shootout, which for once in my life worked out in our favour.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
i'm so glad...
i missed the last period of the game. i think i might have passed out from the sounds of it…
my faith in the Vesa is still on shaky ground. And i’m still trying to get used to the fact that Ian White is awesome. Then, with Blake winning it, well…that would have been the kicker…
"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 17, 2008 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not
I missed you! Also? You missed Jared being all “Blake? In the shootout? WTF?” and then being summarily made to look like a tool.
JB is now out of my doghouse – more for the Jared thing than the goal, but out of the doughouse is out of the doghouse.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
yes...
he’s been fairly decent lately. it’s weird. Left is right, up is down, dogs and cats living in harmony…
i’d say he is out of the dog house as well. Kulemin needs to start doing more. His flashes of brilliance have me aching for some consistency, he’s practically invisible 99% of the time, but that 1%…oh my
also, i missed you to…(sigh)
"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 17, 2008 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
I'm putting it all on Wilson (who isn't)
JB was the hustle player that we all wish Tucker was, but is lacking the motivation. Simply put WIlson is the badass that is lighting the fire under Blakes ass that got him the contract that he has
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:10 AM EST up reply actions
i think
it’s Burke. And the direction MLSE is going in. He could not have been happy knowing, after his first year, that he had to finish out his career in a city that hated him, on a team that, at the time, appeared to have no direction except down.
"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 17, 2008 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
he's been a lot better this season
as a whole, and even though we all knew Burke was coming in, I don’t think anyone could have guessed that after the Ducks said no to the Leafs during the offseason Burke would have become available three months later. Hence my putting his resurgence on Wilson. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a coach who is so non-chalant about multiple benchings of a player who makes more than 2 mil a season b4 him
ps. I know Blake makes more than 4 but using the 2 mil as a good marker for the diff btwn everyday player and mostly used player
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
It was starting to creep me out. I mean, if Jared is decent…. shudder.
KuleAid does need to start doing more. I hope it is just first year jitters, but I worry that it is the more traditional Leaf “Flash of brilliance, followed by total crap”. I can’t help it, I’m a life-long Leaf fan.
You gonna be around the thread on Thursday? I don’t have a family event to attend, so I should be here throughout…
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
i'll be here...
got nothing happening far as i know, so i’m all yours!
"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 17, 2008 11:12 AM EST up reply actions
You all heard it
blurr is all mine!
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
It's nice to know that we aren't the only
ones who hate Bettman’s odd experiments that have gone wildly out of control.
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
I hear that
when I did pilates yesterday, it was fine, but after, I hurt in all sorts of places. Damn the cold & lack of voice for keeping me from it!
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
you don't find working out while sick
tends to make the disease go away faster?….I always go for a crazy hard run when I’m sick and within a couple of days my cold is gone!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Sometimes
but last week, it hurt to breathe regularly. I couldn’t see doing anything that required heavy breathing.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
enh
yeah those suck…total workout killers….I’m starting to think working in a medical specimen lab is preparing me to never be sick again after these last few years of non-stop disease
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
HA
dang he is quick folks
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:53 AM EST up reply actions
TWSS?
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by Travis Hair on Dec 17, 2008 10:56 AM EST up reply actions
Aunt Jemima!
"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 17, 2008 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
VIVA LA TIA JEMIMA!
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by Travis Hair on Dec 17, 2008 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
close...
it’s “MAKE ME SOME WAFFLES!”
but yes, long live Aunt Jemima
"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 17, 2008 11:00 AM EST up reply actions
Just preparing
For when you visit Mexico to play the relocated Habs
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by Travis Hair on Dec 17, 2008 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
oh i'm ready...
"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 17, 2008 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Who isn't?
I’m getting excited just thinking about it.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
I didn't mean it like that
exactly. Though technically….
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
really....
making veiled NSFW comments and talking about pilates….even in my sleepless stupor the attack is relentless
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:47 AM EST up reply actions
trying to work on a study guide
and fighting to stay awake
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
T. Rex...
puts a smile on my face and a spring in my step. Also, my iPod’s shuffle setting seems to be perfectly in sync with my emotional state.
My old iPod was the complete opposite, hence it going the way of the dinosaur…
"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 17, 2008 11:31 AM EST reply actions
My ipod is in tune with my needs for the most part
but sometimes, it decides I want to be melancholy and plays nothing but sad stuff when I’m trying to be upbeat. Then I have to go against it and put on some dancing music.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
today it was perfect
nice, mellow stuff to go with watching the snow outside the skytrain window….
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
I forgot
Where my iPod is, I either gave it away or its sitting somewhere collecting dust.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
WINKLE!
you haven’t gone postal!!! Wooo!
I wonder if those lame gift cards will die once Tony’s replacement comes in…
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
You're way too optimistic
I’ll be surprised if we even get cards next year after his replacement steps in, or we get cards but they definitely won’t be $30.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
meh
next year I’ll be getting a sweet performance bonus. Minimum is 3% of my annual salary. And that’s if I screw up.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
Minimum?
The hell? Must be nice. I got 3% when I was outstanding.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
well I suspect it is nice
but I’m not quite sure, as I haven’t been here a year yet so now bonus for me this year.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
One year
I didn’t qualify for a bonus, so my manager went out of pocket to give me a few hundred dollars in gift certificates to any store in the Eaton Centre. I love that man.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
wow
that’s sweet.
My manager feels really bad that I don’t get a bonus, but I’m not even sure he’s getting one either because he hasn’t been here a year yet.
Besides, I’m happy he got me the salary he did, that’d be like getting a huge bonus at Stantec.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
You know
exactly how to cheer me up Karina
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
:P
anytime!
It’s almost a whiteout from my office window, though.
There should be lots of snow by the time you get here.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
That is
assuming I don’t go postal before… and I’m getting close, especially with you cheering me up
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Don't go postal Winkle
Please? Don’t make me beg.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
ML85
is keeping me real
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
ML85?
And what am I? Chopped liver?
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
more like foie gras in a creme reduction
topped off with Beluga caviar served with a ’47 Bourdeaux and peppermint gelato for dessert
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
Dear Sweet Mabel..
unlike ML85, I would never compare you to a Beluga whale…
"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 17, 2008 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Nice
my old ipod used to always know when I was feeling kinda mopey, and would play nothing but an album that my ex gave to me ages ago, and still makes me weepy.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
my previous iPod...
seemed to think that it’s responsibility was to play music that was the antithesis to whatever moment i was experiencing.
my new one likes to play me happy Brit pop in the morning, and atmospheric stuff during night drives in the car…it knows me so well
"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 17, 2008 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
ummmm
am I the only one who hates iPods and can’t understand why people pay hundreds of dollars more for an mp3 player that is scarily restricted by the software of its creator?
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
no
Winkle is an Apple-phobe as well…
and restricted how…? it plays any audio file you care to put on it. Aren’t you thinkin gof the “brick” job they pulled on their first gen iPhones…?
"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 17, 2008 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
no I mean the
I can’t put my music on another computer unless I bought it from itunes or plug in another ipod or use any other program that has better ability to sort music and change the qualities of the music to make it sound better….and I’m showing off my nerdiness
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
Restrictions
Also in the form of iPod’s inability to play anything that is not mp3 or mp4. You got formats like Ogg Vorbis, Atrac3 etc. that offer far superior sound quality then anything mp3 has to offer.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
WORD TO YOUR MOTHER!
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Well that's true
I liked it before they made it so that once it was on your iPod you couldn’t do crap with it. It’d get a different player now though.
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by Travis Hair on Dec 17, 2008 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
as a certified audiophile...
i can say in all honesty, from a sound quality perspective, I’ve had ZERO (0, zip, zilch, nada) issues with the sound quality on either my iPod or the iTunes player. I have powered digital reference monitors I use as speakers, so any sound defects would come through loud and clear…
also, in regards to the DRM limitations, that is a record company issue, not an Apple issue. You can thank Apple for being the straw that breaks the record company backs on that issue. DRM should be long gone by the end of 09 I’d think…
"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 17, 2008 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
Not likely
Also Apple got slammed in France over DRM issues on their mp3s
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
dude...
do yourself a favor and read up on why DRM exists. it’s not because of Apple, it’s because of the record labels. in order to gain license to sell these recordings, Apple had to institute a DRM policy.
France is going after the easy prey. In essence,all Apple has to do is say Ok, no more iTunes store for France…
"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 17, 2008 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah
The RCAA Cabal are the enemy.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
I know
But if Apple was really that goody goody they would’ve fought DRM since they are the one company with the most influence to win that fight, they’ve done nothing to help consumers on the DRM front, true its not their fault DRM exists but they’re not doing anything to make it go away either.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that's the most ridiculous comment you've ever made...
seriously.
it’s apple’s fault that they wanted to run their business with intent to gain the largest market share. instead of trying to make money, they should have aimed to sell less…
what put them in the position as a market leader in the first place? their willingness to play by the rules the RCAA gave them…
"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 17, 2008 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
People's Uprising
That’s the only way it’s going to work. No one has any incentive to change until either all of the governments follow France’s route or consumers stop buying any DRM music.
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it won't happen...
because the RCAA is so deep in politics. They want to keep business as usual.
they’ve lost so much money since the digital audio revolution. Home studios and digital distribution have rendered the big companies moot.
the best way to get at them is to not listen to the crap they shovel (Nickelback, Coldplay and the like…)
That’s right, I went 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 17, 2008 12:03 PM EST up reply actions
At least Canada took a stand until Harper bent down and let the RCAA give him dictation on Canada’s newest digital rights and copyright laws.
Good to know that you can count on him to look out for corporate canada.
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you know
I remember when I first moved here and I would laugh when people would ask me what the conservatives were like in Canada. I would always respond that they were more like democrats than republicans. Harper makes republicans look bad…..it scares me that he keeps on surviving these votes of no confidence
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
Reform
Thank the Reform party for taking over the Conservatives.
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it's easily bypassed.
that’s what these politicians and labels don’t get.
that, and if they put more effort into their “product” they wouldn’t have these issues. Forget about manufacturing pop idols and that crap. Sign talanted artists (who exist under all umbrellas of popular music) rather than the ones that look best in a magazine…
I love music. I love any and all genres, if the writing is well done. The problem is having one corporation own like 75% of all radio stations, and three companies get complacent in how they do business, rather than seeing a change, and attempting to lead that change, or revel in it, they fight it tooth and nail…
"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 17, 2008 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
on the audiophile front
good quality headphones tend to do a good job of masking the inherent craptacularness that is the sound generator in an iPod, I never really thought that the mixer on an iPod was that bad until I was able to listen to the same song on my dad’s ipod and my p2 and the p2 blew it out of the water. The sound engine on this puppy is ridiculous, I was using Skull Candy’s and Ultimate Ears 10’s and there’s a gargantuan difference
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Dooooood
I had a 1G iPod Nano for about 1.5 years, and I was using Apple’s earbuds, thought it was okay, jumped to the P2 with the SAME earbuds and HOLY SHIT what a difference it was, no comparisons… I didn’t realize my ears were getting filled with garbage until then
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
On the bright side
No one will rob you without Apple earbuds.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
speakers are where it's at...
Headphones are always EQ’d differently.
My studio monitors are $500 for the pair.
Doesn’t matter tho’, you fanboys are like that. Once you’ve made up your mind that you’re against something, no rational explanation will change your mind, so I’m not gonna waste my time arguing. Have your fun…
"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 17, 2008 11:58 AM EST up reply actions
I'm no fanboy
Apple does have it down on their user-software interface. That shit is easy to use and can be done without looking at the ipod. I just have a problem being locked down to a certain software and being restricted on the types of media that I enjoy. As for the sound quality thing, I could really careless because I’m normally listening to my mp3 player on the bus where it’s loud as hell anyways. I just don’t like apple’s pricing and gouging of customers for something that hasn’t really changed in the last 5 years other than size
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
size, touch screen, better batteries.
Other than that, if it’s not broke why fix it?
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that's a good point
meh, I’ll just leave it at I guess I enjoy being different
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
that..
i can accept as a perfectly legitimate reason.
kudos to individuality
"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 17, 2008 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Fanboy
But an Anti-Apple Fanboy, just because too many people give Apple a free pass out of ignorance and I feel the need to educate the world that Apple isn’t a the saintly/super/perfect/flawless company that many people believe they are.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Sure
but to 99.9% of the citizenry the iPod not only matches their requirements it do so in the easiest way by about 12 country miles.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
that's why Apple
kicks companies like Samsung’s ass, but like everything else it’ll catch up to them when people see players like the P2 which are easy to use, whose batteries last forever, and sound amazing and are at least a 100 bucks cheaper
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
are you sure...?
because your anti-Apple stance based on criteria that any casual user will never care about seems to dictate otherwise…
saying, “I don’t like apple because i think they charge me a permium for their name” would have been a much more rational response if that were really the issue.
like i said, whatever floats your boat. i’ve had no issues with my iPod or iPhone (yes I have both) but i don’t worship at their altar. i like it because it does what i pay for it to 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 17, 2008 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
if the criteria for
fanboy-ness is based on the fact that my criteria for picking my electronics is not based on what casual users will not care about…..then I guess I’m a fan-boy
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
No
I argue that other companies offer products that are better or as good as anything Apple has for lower and more reasonable prices, I have argued that Apple charges a premium for their brand name before, I’m just expanding with more points.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I've got this awesome 8 gb Samsung Touch Screen
thingo that is freaking amazing, although it has been left in the stone age by my htc touch pro cell but that’s besides the point it’s still an awesome mp3 player with life-altering sound quality and I payed 129 for it too :-) EAT THAT APPLE
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
I love you
Samsung P2? I got that too! 8GBs baby, picked that up back in January for like 1/3rd the price of a frigging iPod Touch.
And you got the HTC Touch Pro?! Dood I’ve been seriously mulling over getting that baby, sweet ass phone, leaves the iPhone in the dust.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
YES YES YES
oh man Winkle this is the start of a very very good technological relationship….and the HTC touch pro is by far the most amazing phone I’ve had/seen I can feel the power in my pants when I’m walking with it in my pocket
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
can the iphone do that?
Esp not with Rogers f’in it up for you Canadians
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
Yup
I’m thinking of buying an unlocked HTC Touch Pro so I can use it on any carrier, so far only Telus is offering it but I still have 1.5 years left on my contract with Fido but I will likely buy it out because they are douchebags and a half.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I remember the "Goin Digital"
commercials that Fido used to run before I moved down here….
now I’m all sad and longing for my Canadian life
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 11:53 AM EST up reply actions
Waiting
for the new start ups coming this summer as a result of that bandwidth auction and seeing what they offer
Question though, how good is the HTC Touch Pro for web surfing, I know it has the smallest screens outta most touch-based smartphones and is the lag between TouchFLO 3D and WinMo an issue?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
We'll see
maybe they’ll stop charging that bogus System Access Fee
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Fido
isn’t doing that anymore, but I’m screwed because my contract was signed back when they had system access fees so I still have to pay for it, I’m going to argue that and see if they give me anything on retention or I’m just gonna leave even if it costs me more… fuck Fido, fuck Rogers, fuck Telus, fuck Bell!
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Fuck 'Em All!
Call Loyalty and Retention and they’ll probably switch it over.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
HTC Touch Pro Review PPP-style
First off, The lag is annoying, but is very very manageable and you get used to it in a week.
Web surfing is awesome, it’s very similar to the iphone interface. The opera mobile that comes with the phone is awesome, although I switched over to skyfire within a week. The only real issue right now that I’m having is that there are some glitchy things going on, but that’s more my fault for hacking and tweaking the crap outta the phone to get the aesthetics to my liking. But the simple fact that I can hack and tweak it is a huge plus in and of itself. Lastly, the screen is smallish, but the touchflo interface makes it moot, and even when websurfing the software they use to handle the touch screen is at a perfect level where I actually forgot I had a stylus for awhile
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Opera/Mobile Viewing
Have you tried visiting the site on your mobile?
mobile.pensionplanpuppets.com
how does it look? any problems?
Please forward all feeedback to support@sbnation.com because they are working on giving the mobile platform full functionality.
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Nope. Winkle hates 'em too
Mine was a gift, and it was free for that person too, so I don’t care. Plus, it works just fine for me.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Yes
They are awesome for about 99% of the population that isn’t nerdy enough to know what other file formats are better (not that 99.9% of the population has the hearing to tell the difference) and there are ways to move your music from computer to computer.
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and there are TONNES of ways...
to unlock your DRM files…
i found an amazing program that will unlock any DRM audio file. Cost me $40…best money spent
"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 17, 2008 12:01 PM EST up reply actions
I guess I'm lame
either that, or I have better stuff to worry about than my music system.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Lol
No, not lame. Some people love music systems :)
So what’s up with you?
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Not music systems
But electronics, especially portable electronics in general
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Me? Well, I’ve got my shopping list done, but don’t really want to trek out into the weather by bus (the subway? Maybe. But bus? That way madness lies.) and that’s how I have to get to the grocery store I need to go to. Also? I need to do pliates at some point – can’t keep using illess as an excuse. And I’ve got a whole whack of social events I need to make stuff for, and plan what I’m going to wear to.
My life? Is a bundle on excitement.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Yeah, I’m thinking I’ll leave it till tomorrow, that way things should be a little better. Besides, I’m not likely to bake today, as my friend is dropping off some of the baking tools I need later in the week. So I guess I’ll worry about what to wear instead.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
ooooh
social events sound like fun!
I’ve had the iPod debate before, so I don’t wanna wade into that mess again.
I am just scared
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
uh
that should say that I’m scared I won’t be able to get home tonight…
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
you'll get home
the wonderful GTA streets and sanitation crews will be out to get you folks home….unfortunately that is if you call tonight 3AM
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
except
I live in vancouver.
Where they freak out at snow because the entire yearly budget is only $600,000.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
haha that's right
well then you’re really up a river
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
My friend lives in Vancouver now, and she said that people pulled out umbrellas some time last week (I think?) when it started to snow. I think that’s just adorable.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
hahah
yeah the first time I saw people do that, I thought it was hilarious.
But to be fair, it’s always really wet snow here, so I can kinda understand it. But I still won’t do it.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
I can't wait to visit Vancouver
So I can add to my list of things I hate
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
you probably will hate Vancouver
but I love it.
See, remember the time when Mel Lastman called in the army to dig out Toronto? Vancouver would never do that, but only because they’d prefer the whole city be shut down than to actually dig themselves out.
I can’t tell you the number of people I saw with snowboards going on the Sea Bus today. People who probably told work they couldn’t get there because of the snow, and then went snowboarding…
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
I'm crying now
Are you happy? I hope you’re happy, you made me weep.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
lol
clearly the solution is to instead LOVE vancouver and transfer to Stantec out here!
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
You know Karina
You actually make a lot of sense…
In a weird, twisted, nonsensical sort of way
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah
they should be. I’m quite looking forward to them, especially as they are not related to family events at all. These ones only include people I like spending my time with. And a lot of booze, though that can also be said for family events.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
not lame at all...
not to me at least. Hope that counts for something…
"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 17, 2008 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Simplistic reason for me
I used to be huuuuge into music, played piano, bass, guitar, drums, cello, violin. I just got really big into what mp3 players could do when I listened to classical music that I knew by heart and felt like there were huge chunks of the depth of sound missing. After that I was caught buying 150 dollar headphones and ensuring myself of sound quality on my mp3 players b4 buying them…..besides Mabel you should know this Boys and their Toys
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I do know about boys and their toys. And I love music, but I just don’t get it. World hunger? Worry about it. Genocide? Worry about it. Despots? Worry about it. But music systems? Meh.
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You can't live life like that
Or else nothing that you do matters compare to the scale of events that you are mentioning so why bother?
Like sports, in the grand scheme of things they mean nothing but if you looked at it that way then why bother watching them?
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don't listen to PPP
you can make a difference. All it takes is a little effort.
For example, as gifts for my family, i purchased 6 chickens for villages in Africa. chickens are a sustainable resource that can be used for food, and also control pests.
and i just made a difference. it can be done, if you care to worry 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 17, 2008 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
that's really freakin cool
unfortunately I feel like if I did that the families would eat the chickens and it’d go against my religious views
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:17 PM EST up reply actions
nope...
they don’t eat them. they eat their eggs tho…
you can purchase animals for food. It depends on who you go through, and where they get sent. I liked this set up specifically for the renewability factor.
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:18 PM EST up reply actions
The idea is that they can eat the eggs and sell some to make some money.
You can give pigs or cows or water well or soccer balls and all sorts of cool stuff through World Vision.
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yup
although this wasn’t through world vision, but was an accredited charity. i did my homework there…
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
Lots of groups do it. My uncle puts aside money from each referral he gets and buys a village a well each year.
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that's amazing...
i love your uncle already.
i’m trying to get my family into it, but i was raised a cynic by a family of cynics, so i’m always coming out of left field…
"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 17, 2008 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
similar upbringing but rather
“We come from a poor country (India) why do you help all these other types of people but not your own people?”
ugh that argument gets boring quickly
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
You can probably find a group that helps out Indian families.
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I could don't get me wrong
but the stuff I do is normally attached to the Uni and it’s damn near impossible to get funding running that quickly through the school for an aid organization to pop up and be helpful in the 8 months I have left here so I figured instead of not helping because they’re not indian I’ll help any disadvantaged group that I can using any skills that I have
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
oh yeah
But I mean in terms of the programs that Blurr and I were talking about.
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something close to my heart...
check out “saathi”
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
ummm...
i think so…
i was reading about them the other day. i have a soft spot for street kids, and that organization popped up in an article i was reading as someone that works with the street youth in Mumbai. so if it says something about working with street kids, that’s the one…
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
That looks like it. Focused on street girls in Mumbai.
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that's it for sure
"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 17, 2008 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
we found this small business idea so we are going to try to get the rest of the office to do that fundraising. For an office of 14 that’s only about $8 a business which is a fast food lunch out.
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right on
but as Dr. Gregory House says, “Everyone lies” and eventually the poor chickens will be eaten and then I will be an accessory to death of an animal
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
that's a good reason...
to sit around and do nothing. fear.
you can buy wheat if it makes you feel better. do something…
"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 17, 2008 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
now there's an option I like
so what’s this website
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Lots
Hope International
World Vision
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heifer.org
optlnow.org
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:26 PM EST up reply actions
You can also give them a vegetable garden.
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Yeah
And our office started a bunch of businesses. You can get some really cool gifts.
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there's a really cool company
that provides funding for entrepreneurs in third world countries. can’t remember the name of it, but i think next year, if i remember, that’s going to be someones gift…
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
Micro-Credit
Those groups are amazing. They actually go to the people and give them the materials and training which is more hands on.
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I can't?
Interesting. I’m pretty sure I can live however I damn well please, and since I’ve been doing it for a while now, I think I’ve got the hang of it.
Besides, I said I don’t worry about small things, not that I don’t have an interest in them. Small things are there to make life better, not to worry about. I’d rather put the energy into the big things instead of the small ones. I’m one of the lucky few, and worrying about small stuff seems like a waste of my resources, abilities and time.
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interesting way of thinking about life
I always was the other way around let the big things keep me uplifted cuz the little things in life always bring me down…..Mabel you are a gem of knowledge today. This is not an overstatement by any means, if I remember all of that, you may have just changed my life
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
If I can change just one person's life
I’ll have done my job.
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Saathi
Hope International
World Vision
You can change dozens of lives with a little bit of work :)
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or...
if money is an issue, volunteer your time locally to a charity that’s close to your heart.
"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 17, 2008 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
Or even
do things to help out people on your own. If someone needs visiting, do it. If someone could use some help around their house, do it. Offer up personal contact and assistance. It really does make a difference.
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No you can't
Because I said so :P
I think my point was lost. What I was trying to say was that it makes for a tough life if you don’t care about anything short of world hunger, genocide, etc but your clarification about not worrying should have been the addendum to my previous point.
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Yes, I can
because I said so ;)
My life? Has lots of suck to it, no question, but overall? If the hardest thing I do is worrying about the rest of the world who has it way worse, then that’s not all that hard, all things considered.
Of course I care about the little things. Otherwise I wouldn’t watch sports, or like making nice dinners for people, or want to dress up and look good, or complain about ttc service sucking.
But especially at this time of year, I’m reminded that really, I have it damn good, and I feel ashamed by any worrying I do about the things that aren’t life and death (even if they aren’t my life and death).
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and that's why...
i ♥ Mabel. and PPP’s uncle. and all the blue and white…bacon ya da, bacon ya da.
"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 17, 2008 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
tee-hee
and the yuletide feeling is coming over me
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
haha
I fit in my fear for this earth into my psychotic mind too. Working in a lab that’s trying to find an antibiotic that can be used on bio-engineered bacteria, president of an anti-AIDS student organization, habitat for humanity, and medicins sans frontiere
I’m all good on my social activism lol
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not getting into this
Because once I start you’ll all regret it
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I won't
so far me and you have been on the same wavelength and this our time to talk about our views it’s christmas time!
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:24 PM EST up reply actions
Again
it is bizarre to me that you’d go on about the rightness or wrongness of different music systems for ages, and not about the big stuff. But whatever. You can do as you please, and I know I can’t stop you.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
We could
Start us off!
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right on
isn’t this what Chatty Cathy was started for??
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:27 PM EST up reply actions
it is bizarre to me that you’d go on about the rightness or wrongness of different music systems for ages, and not about the big stuff.
Oh no I can, I enough material to fill several volumes of books, but if you thought I felt strong about electronics you have no idea how strongly I feel about world issues, and you thought I was cynical and jaded before, you don’t know anything!!
On the basis of that, I’m pretty sure you’ll all regret getting me started on that topic so I will not venture there as I have been enough of a spirit-dampener today.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
DAMPEN DAMNIT!
Evoke your feelings regardless of what they may do to the morale of the group, discussion and communication is how barriers are truly broken down not machines and violence
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:34 PM EST up reply actions
Nah
I’ll just go back to yelling at kids to get off my damned lawn
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Are you even old enough to do that?
Legally, I mean. I think you might have to put a few more years on before that’s allowed.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
This is the interwebs
You have no idea how old I am
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I noes
But I’m a firm beliver that you must be at least 30 to be able to legally yell at the kids. Click this button if you are over 30.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Age is a state of mind
And I’ve been certified to have a state of mind of an 80 year old
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
mine was certified stuck at
age 12.
boobies, farts and pee pee jokes still make me laugh out loud…
"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 17, 2008 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
what about
complaining about the kids at the mall? How old do you have to be to do that?
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
I do that already
and I’m 23
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
freakin punks
and those girls dressing like they’re little tramps…seriously though BE A FREAKING KID WATCH SPONGEBOB AND PLAY WITH YOUR DAMN TOYS! I watch spongebob now and love it
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:56 PM EST up reply actions
ditto...
and phineas and ferb is awesome as well…
"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 17, 2008 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
Yes
I can’t look at anyone in public anymore. It’s awful, I’m terrified that if I go “hey, she’s not bad looking” only to find out she’s like 15 when I get closer…
Oh the other hand, I saw the hottest school bus driver evar last Friday, hot smoking blonde behind the wheels, I nearly drove into a lamp-post
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
then again
I am called gramps and was bought a t-shirt from my friends that says
Indiana University Grandpa
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
that's the age
when I started…. right after uni was done.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:58 PM EST up reply actions
Kids at the mall
is totally different. I started that around the age of 19.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
I was complaining
about kids at the mall by 16/17
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
was that a complaining about kids at the mall
because they were too cool/not cool enough or because they’re a menace and haven’t learned any respect….btw Pandora is amazing especially if you make Oasis the band to play music similar to
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
No
I just considered most 16 and 17 year olds at the mall to be a waste of space.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
you are crotchety...
"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 17, 2008 1:07 PM EST up reply actions
I hope
you didn’t realize that just now Blurrster
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
if you're crotchety
then I’m joining the club, as much as I hate making broad sweeping generalities it seems me and you are very similar winkle therefore I must be crotchety
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:10 PM EST up reply actions
it seems me and you are very similar winkle
That is a terrifying thought… not sure the world can stand to have more than one of me
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that's the same thought i have
when I really think about what constitutes who I am so for the world’s sake let’s hope we’re not THAT similar
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
but I am a very very angry old man
in my soul
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
I agree
It’ll be like crossing the streams resulting in total protonic reversal…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
hahaha
xkcd had the protonic reversal with marshmallows the other day
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:16 PM EST up reply actions
I agree
and Winkle I’m pegging you at about 3 within my age
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
meh
you’ll never know
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
actually scratch that
you seem to be well entrenched into your career, fairly close to the age where you realized working hard gets you nowhere therefore you have been in the age of disillusionment for a couple of years I’m pegging you at 32-34 if you have a MS or 29-31 if you’re sitting on just a Bachelors…
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:05 PM EST up reply actions
I could be terribly wrong
because you snowboard which can be done by anyone at any age but tends to be a late 70’s and onward age range
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:06 PM EST up reply actions
people
in their late 70’s snowboard??
And…
fairly close to the age where you realized working hard gets you nowhere therefore you have been in the age of disillusionment for a couple of years
I realized that after my first year of university…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
hahaha
fair enough, and people born in the late 70’s sorry
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
After a little more thinking
Winkle’s in his 20’s
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:09 PM EST up reply actions
no worries
I don’t particularly care, simply put, if you’re in your 60s and we are able to have conversation that just makes me feel better that it doesn’t matter who a person is and his/her physical attributes I can be in touch with differing generations
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
now if u're 25
then it makes more sense that I see eye to eye with you
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
he's younger than me
and older than you in years…maybe, or maybe not.
however, he’s a crotchety old soul…
and no wink, i knew that a long time ago…it’s l’essence du Winkle
"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 17, 2008 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
I love it
I’m reading and this kid goes, “Who the hell wears a Leafs winter hat??”
I go, “First, it’s not a winter hat it’s a toque and second I do”
his buddy then responds, “Dude are you kidding me that hat is fucking awesome!”
Then they both look at me and go, “What’s a toque?”
hahaha, gotta love indiana
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i have a toque...
with the word “TOQUE” stitched in big capital letters across the front. get’s a lot of looks…
"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 17, 2008 12:28 PM EST up reply actions
BWAHAHAHA
that is awesome, I used to always direct my friends to the I AM CANADIAN commercials on my stalkerspace whenever they would be confused about one of my weird mannerisms or verbage
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
"they"
are American’s i’m assuming, and yes “those people” 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."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
you know I'm afraid that if I ever move back up north
I’m going to be too americanized to live in Canada. I feel like I’m way more angry than any Canadian, and think way too highly of my country than is truly necessary (although I think too highly of Canada not America)
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
I think
Canadians in general think highly of their country, but the difference is that we’re not vocal about it.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
And that’s a shame because we have a shitload to be very very proud about.
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that's what I mean
I’m really vocal about it, but I sometimes wonder if it’s more related to the fact that I’m left to defending you guys and have no one else to back me up….another thought, I’m beginning to wonder why Americans have this odd disdain for Canada, it’s not like the Canadians have ever done anything to piss the Americans off it’s plain odd
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
jealousy...
that’s what i chalk it up to.
also, i enjoy playing with their minds.
i once convinced a friend that Canada didn’t have mustard, as a joke. I forgot all about it, and he ended up thinking that for several years…
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
I think it’s their sense that they are always under attack verbally throughout the world (rightly for the majority) so they need to dump on someone.
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that's probably it
we mess with them a lot. There’s some sort of distrust probably from years and years of Canadians taking advantage of the typical American’s naiveté. My brother was once told at a McDonald’s in Montana that they didn’t accept Monopoly money when he tried to pay with Canadian. Apparantly only Monopoly has colour money.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, from one of the only countries in the world that uses one colour for their currency.
Also, their money is worth as much as monopoly money now…
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beat you
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
i think
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
Nope!
Mine’s higher up.
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not on my computer
:-)
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
yet America
is one of the only country in the world prior to the new currency that didn’t use colored bills as a counter-counterfeit measure
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by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
the times they are a changin...
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikinews/en/thumb/9/97/US10DollarBill(New).JPG/300px-US10DollarBill(New).JPG
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
linky fail...
"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 17, 2008 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
my cousin...
who was born and raised here in California says i’m the most stereotypical Californian he knows…
blond wife, convertible car, surfs, works out, loves the beach…etc etc etc…
all that said. i’m still a canadian citizen living here on a green card. i’ll never be an american citizen.
"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 17, 2008 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
I'm stuck
should I continue to study this material for the next hour that I have before my review session that runs from 2-4 and hope I retain it and risk cracking my skull open due to this schools inability to salt sidewalks, or email the prof and see if I can meet with her later today or tomorrow or friday morning
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I'm firmly in the anti-skull cracking camp
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Same
They tried to get me to change sides but their arguments just gave me a headache.
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For ML85 Courtesy of Blurr
Saathi, registered in 1997, is a development organization in Mumbai (Bombay), India, committed to working with issues facing youth living on the streets and runaway or abandoned adolescent girls.
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danke gentlemen
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
no problem...
although i must say that, i understand your famiy’s concern with their homeland, the issue of street kids is alive and well in our backyard. you’d be doing just as much good volunteering at a youth program in your local city or town as you would, sending money halfway across the world.
that’s what 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."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
Do both!
Our family runs a charity for kids in Colombia but we also do stuff in Canada. I think the draw (for me at least) is that smaller amounts can do so much more overseas than they can here.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
yes...
absolutely do both. however as someone who had very little disposable income as a young man, i’ve found that was an easy excuse to use.
my time however, is as “disposable” as i make it.
i spend an hour and a half (give or take) with street kids every tuesday night. and all i do is hang out with them…
"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 17, 2008 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
We give out a lot of gift cards from Canada Helps for Christmas. That way folks can pick where and how they’d like to direct a charitable donation over the holidays.
It’s got a pretty good search engine so the recipient can track down a charity that’s engaged with something that’s meaningful to them: micro credit, street kids, sustainable farming, etc.
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good idea...
i like how adaptable charities have become, and how much the internet has helped them.
i still get upset at the concept of “not being able to do anything” when you no longer even need to leave your house to make a charitable donation.
"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 17, 2008 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Lunch!
Tata ladies and gentlemen
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Who would have thought
that all of us sailor mouthed rabid fans were world changers at heart….you guys are making me feel a lot better about the human condition….although completely detracting me from my studies
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
shhh....
you’ll ruin my street cred. :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 17, 2008 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
you have street cred? When did that happen? And where was I?
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
shush you...
i’m a man of many talents. half of which you’ll never know if you keep talking 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 17, 2008 12:57 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry
my mouth has many talents, but sometimes it does run on…
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
there we go
that’s the kind of comments i’m used to
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
i know…
/wink wink
/nudge nudge
"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 17, 2008 1:01 PM EST up reply actions
oh blurr, you wink and nudge so good….
does this mean you’ll still show me your studio?
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
maybe...
you have been naughty.
"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 17, 2008 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
so...
because I’ve been naughty, you’ll take me? Or because I’ve been naughty, you won’t? Which is it? I need to know what to do with my naughtiness – tone it down or ramp it up?
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
depnds on...
what kind of naughtiness we’re talking about here…
"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 17, 2008 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
It's me
so the good kind of naughtiness, obviously. The one that gives you that good down low tickle, if you know what I mean…
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
i do...
wanna see my studio…?
"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 17, 2008 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
I do!
Let me just take off my panties and I’m ready to go.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
and....
we’re spent
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
"we"
what’s this we business…?
i’m just getting started
"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 17, 2008 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
reading your lil convo going on here
makes me happy to know I’m not the only one in a public setting with a goofy smile on their face due to people I’ve never met b4
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
I should rephrase that
your convo is giving me the goofy smile, and I know everyone else has a goofy smile on their face too which makes me happy cuz I know I’m not alone
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
I'm getting tired
if you can’t tell
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
Mabel and blurr...
bring the fun. that’s what we 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."
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by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
We do indeed
I like to help, however I can. And if that means making vaguely NSFW statements, then that’s what I’ll do.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
I said vaguely, and I stand by it. I used to be much, much worse. In fact, I think I’m a large part of the reason we have the Chatty Cathy, due to my extreme NSFWness. Now? I’m a kitten.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
How did someone get that picture of me?
I always keep my blinds closed!
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Great...
I’ve been at work for over 2 hrs now and the snow hasn’t let up. Transit’s already being affected. And Burnaby, where I live, is getting hit the hardest.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:13 PM EST reply actions
flee at once...
nothing worse than being stuck in the office during a snow storm…
"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 17, 2008 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
I found it fun to be stuck
at the museum (when I worked there) during the killer snow storm we had last year. I got to sleep next to Sue (the most complete fossilized t. rex) that was wayy awesom
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:15 PM EST up reply actions
reading my comment
made me realize for a lowly college student I’ve had some pretty badass jobs
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:17 PM EST up reply actions
would you like a cookie...?
: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 17, 2008 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
not particularly
but definitely was a morale booster for me
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
I was just going to say that
I’m jealous.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
enh don't be
that may have been the highlight of my career as a research aide for the field museum…..sequencing the DNA of mushrooms endemic to the midwest isn’t exactly interesting or glamorous
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
Dood
I design the thicknesses of asphalt and gravel layers in roads for a living, how do you think I feel?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
wah!
i do data analysis. number crunching…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 17, 2008 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
hahahaha
about the same as I did?…..hence going back to school to study scary ass diseases that can kill me in a day
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:22 PM EST up reply actions
I should've
joined the army like I thought about doing
The prospect of sudden death makes life much more interesting
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
true
but I have enough snow gear to walk to my friend’s place if needed. Damn I wish I still lived downtown.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
You live in Burnaby?
My condolences… I thought you were actually in Vancouver proper
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I used to be
but this is what happens when you marry a Surrey boy. Getting him out of Surrey was hard enough.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:18 PM EST up reply actions
Surrey?
Good lord.
You’re just a charity case aren’t you?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
lol
no no no… my hubby’s from Surrey.
I am from Brampton.
Well…. maybe that does make me a charity case…
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
Yea I remember
You’re from Brampton…
Brampton and Surrey living in Burnaby working in Vancouver
I’m ever so sorry
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Ello?
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:19 PM EST reply actions
J.e.l.l.o
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:20 PM EST up reply actions
'owdy!
"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 17, 2008 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
how goes it wrap?
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
by MapleLeafs85 on Dec 17, 2008 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
Karina, I was the only chick in the game thread last night.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:24 PM EST reply actions
nuh uh...
i distinctly recall seeing Karina there…and Mabel popped in once in a while, and then for good after i left
/sniffles
"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 17, 2008 1:25 PM EST up reply actions
sorry
I was there for a bit, and then I went home, but had to let the hubby use my lappy for a while so no game thread for me… .
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
sorry
I was there for a bit, and then I went home, but had to let the hubby use my lappy for a while so no game thread for me… .
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
Haha. Ok. The ladies were there briefly.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:26 PM EST reply actions
Reply button fail!
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
no worries...
hey, non-sequitor. Dr. Pepper cake has a good chance of happening on Christmas day. i’ll let you know the final verdict…
"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 17, 2008 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
Ooooo. Do tell. I was thinking of making Dr Pepper cupcakes. Or my peppermint schnapps cheesecake. I hadn’t decided.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
Just got here and catching up, it’s a symphony of rage from Mr. Winkle!
I had to drive IN to burnaby from Vancouver for work, and it really really sucked. Left my car at home and took the wife’s pathfinder, so at least there is that.
My view: anyone STUPID enough to be jaywalking on a major street during a snowstorm, it should be mandatory that you run them over. DIE, IDIOTS!
You and Karina
Are the reverse
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yeah Burnaby has a lot of the high tech stuff (PMC Sierra, IBM, BCIT, lots of startups like mine) it seems. Thank God I don’t work in richmond though. I don’t think I could take a job there. Both the commute and the fact that it is quite the hole.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
EA has development studios there too
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yah, just up the road from me. I sometimes drive past and see all the kids going in with their knapsacks, just like kids going to school..
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 1:31 PM EST up reply actions
Richmond does suck
I have spent very very little time there, but especially now with the new skytrian line that’s above the streets… it’s definitely a hole.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:36 PM EST up reply actions
I thought
Richmond was the rich part of town?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
That’s what all the people who moved there from Hong Kong thought too! Or that they would get rich.. It’s nasty. Flat, pretty treeless, below sea level in a lot of it.. Ugly strip malls and terrible traffic. I hate going there worse than just about anywhere in the lower mainland.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Traffic
Is probably because my people don’t know how to drive.
And that explanation seems about right… my cousin’s family lives there… they are from Hong Kong… and that’s probably where I’ll be staying during my 1 week tour of Vancouver… good lord now I really don’t want to go on this “vacation” of mine anymore.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
well
it’s just kinda a gross city….
Traffic is worsened by people who pretend to be driving instructors and give out fake driver’s lisences. One was caught a couple months back and he’d give out over 40 lisences.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
You're such a gem
You always make everything better Karina, I wouldn’t know what I would do without you
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i know...
i see you, chin up buttercup!
"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 17, 2008 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
I just like
to keep things based in reality. :P
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:59 PM EST up reply actions
You and I are alike in that regard
Which absolutely kills me
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
The secret to driving in Richmond is to get eye contact. I dunno why this is but it seems that chinese drivers (direct from HK) will often operate on the assumption that you are not there if they don’t have to acknowledge your presence. If you manage to get eye contact and give them a good solid stare, they won’t just launch into the road in front of you. It’s probably more of a cultural thing as I know many “canadianized” chinese people who are excellent drivers.
The more you know..
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
I just
consider my people to be a lost cause behind the wheel in general unless they have undergone a healthy dose of white-washing like me
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Me too
Although I think bad driving doesn’t discriminate. Everybody sucks. Except me ;)
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
The whole place is below sealevel pretty much so underground skytrain would have to be a submarine ;)
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 1:37 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
it’s just that there was no easement or anything… the skytrain goes right down the middle of main roads. It’s hideous.
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
Fits right in with the whole richmond aesthetic though, or lack thereof..
Really, the only thing that could fix No 3 road now is carpet bombing.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
I've decided to go to the review session
alas folks it was wonderful catching up with you. Two finals in two days then home….waiting for a computer that is really shredded up b4 I can join the festivities again
cya in a couple of weeks
"Holy crip!! He's a CRAPPLE!!!"
bye
ML85!! I’m sure winkle will miss his twin…
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
I'm much too cold-hearted
for that
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Take it easy
And best of luck
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Oh and the Chiefs lost last night despite 46 SOGs. Man I was livid.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:34 PM EST reply actions
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR....
stupid companies and their insistence on IE…
i just got locked out of PPP for the past 5 minutes or so. Like that’s gonna make me work…
i htink i’m installing firefox now. i installed itunes and they didn’t say a word, so i don’t think they’ll care if i do firefox…
"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 17, 2008 1:44 PM EST reply actions
I hate IE so much. One day I was on a site that ran on IE or Netscape only. I was like “ARE YOUR FRIGGEN KIDDING ME?”
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
The site for the financial services for my car loan is IE only. That really sucks for me, since I have a mac. Bastards!
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
I have a Mac too!
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
good call...
let’s keep it Switzerland for awhile…
"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 17, 2008 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
i have a buddy...
who blogs through wordpress, but he’s got his own domain that he’s coded specifically to run on netscape or ff. it’ll run on IE, but not all the bells and whistles are there…
he’s got a big thing for accessibility, and he’s staunchly anti IE because of 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 17, 2008 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmm, so what recipe should I give y’all today….
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:48 PM EST reply actions
Are you talking savory or sweet?
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
It could go either way.
I made super amazing turkey enchiladas the other night. It’s easy too.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
I need a new slowcooker suggestion, something for the cold winter evenings when I come in after fighting stupid drivers on my way home.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
I love slowcooker recipes! That’s how I made the turkey enchiladas.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
Here's what's in the slow cooker for my kids right now...
1 tablespoon neutral oil (grape seed, canola, etc.)
8 chicken drumsticks
1 onion, sliced into strips
1 inch fresh ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, smashed
1 tbsp sherry
2 star anise, whole
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp ginger chile mix
1 tsp honey
1 tsp sesame oil
Vegetable stock to cover
Brown the chicken legs in the canola oil
Remove the chicken and quickly saute the ginger and onions, once the onions are translucent, add the garlic and cook for a minute or so (don’t let the garlic brown)
Toss in the sherry and let it come to a very quick boil
Transfer all the ingredients to a slow cooker and add veggie or chicken stock to cover
Since it’s for the kids, I went light on the garlic, ginger and the chile paste. If it were for me, I’d probably double those quantities.
I’ll serve it with rice and steamed brocolli.
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by mf37 on Dec 17, 2008 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Both got rec’d so I can copy these down later.
They sound delicious.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Pro tip: Use google notebook to clip recipes. Get the browser add-on and you can create new notebooks for whatever, clip stuff directly off websites etc..
I find it handier than using bookmarks even!
I’m a total googlephile though, they probably could reconstruct me in the future based on my google-cached information.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I need to
start ragging on Google more just to keep the universe balanced
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Me too. Although I wish I could have two accounts logged in at once on the same computer. I know nothing allows you to do that but I wish I could.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
GMail?
Get GMail Notifier, it logs in to multiple GMail accounts at once and will auto-check at whatever time interval you tell it to check
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Uhm doesn’t it only check one? Or is that just the Mac one? Mine can only be set to one addy.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
the ff extension for gmail...
checks more than one. i know that for sure
"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 17, 2008 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
Kk. Link?
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
just search gmail...
in the firefox addons page
"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 17, 2008 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Nah
Gmail manager doesn’t always turn up on those searches and that’s the only one I have been able to get to check multiple accounts at once
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
liar...
i found it that way…: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 17, 2008 2:18 PM EST up reply actions
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1320
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Sorry
GMail Manager is the extension
I dunno, I have 2 GMail accounts, and I put both in and it checks them both for me, it might do them in turn, as in check one first then check the other but either way I don’t have to manually check my gmail anymore
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I haz Google phone :D
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
i haz jealousy
"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 17, 2008 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
The software has potential
But man that is one ugly phone and poorly designed too
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
…..
That’s not nice.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
i imagine...
it looks wonderful when you make your calls and such.
winkle just hates things that other people like, and if he can find no fault technically, he attacks it aesthetically. plus, he’s crotchety
"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 17, 2008 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
I love it. The apps are enjoyable. Particularly the price checker one.
I just havent figured out how to save a picture from a text message. I gotta read the book on that one.
I love that I can drag music from my itunes over to make ringtones that way. Currently it’s Robyn’s Cobrastyle.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
that's sweet!
well, maybe not the ringtone…but the apps, and the drag and drop function is a bonus.
can you program a different tone for each number…?
"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 17, 2008 2:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yup. It’s rad. My BFFs ringtone is Genesis by Justice.
It logs the texts as a thread. So it looks like an IM convo.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
crap...
it’s only through verizon currently though, correct?
"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 17, 2008 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
No Tmobile. My contract was up with Verizon. And I was sick of paying out the ass for VZW. And for like ten bucks more I could have a sweet phone with unlimited texts/data.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
that's it...
not sold on Tmobile coverage down here.
and my entire family’s on ATT, and 99% of everyone i know. so i don’t have to use minutes to talk to anybody
"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 17, 2008 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
I text a lot more than I talk. And VZW texting was outrageous unless the person was VZW. Then it was free. But the only people I knew who were VZW were my prickface ex’s friend. Making them my ex friends…?
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
'nuff said...
maybe at the end of my cell contract next year, i’ll convince my fam to make the switch to tmobile.
or, the android will be available for all carriers…that would be sweet…
"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 17, 2008 2:29 PM EST up reply actions
Poke around on the internet. You might be able to buy an unlocked one. Might have to pay more. But you could potentially not switch carriers. But I dont know the logistics of it.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
$399 currently...
i think i’ll be waiting…
"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 17, 2008 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Ya, my friend picked one up on Craigslist for about 200.
Also, I got 2 companion airfare tickets switching. Then my friend got credited 50 bucks because he recommended me.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
Not ragging on Android
Ragging on the G1 hardware itself, HTC just threw that one together in the alley way, very disappointing. I can’t wait till they put Android on some proper phones and work out the kinks in the software so I can have some decent alternatives to WinMo.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
see...
hater
"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 17, 2008 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
How am I a hater?
The phone itself was thrown together, its received a lot of criticism… HTC is capable of doing much better phones but I suspect they got rushed into it.
Put Android on a Touch Pro/Diamond or Xperia X1 and I’m sold.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
there you go...
being all crotchety and hating.
sunshine and rainbows winkle. nothing’s ever perfect.
does the phone function? yes
does it up the ante for cell phones in general and the iphone in particular? yes
does wrap love owning it? yes
does blurr have jealous pants on over wrap’s new phone? yes
"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 17, 2008 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
These jealous pants
Wouldn’t be green, would they?
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
Not demanding perfection
But standards my friend, just standards :P
They rushed Android to market, no questions asked, they could and should have worked on it some more before releasing it
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Well I am stepping out of this argument.
But I don’t see what’s the problem with it. I love the menus and layout. It’s super easy to use. The real true full qwerty keyboard makes me a happy panda.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:27 PM EST up reply actions
Not enough acronyms :P
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AJ!
MMSW!
"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 17, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
I would love to play with a G1 before I form an opinion.. Looks like a great UI though, and it is nice it has a full keyboard.
I’m currently debating doing a renewal of my cityfido (original version!) for another 2 years.. I’ll probably just keep on with my motorola razr2, I dig it.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:32 PM EST up reply actions
If they
Got Android on the HTC Touch Pro my head would probably explode
I would buy an unlocked version of that and probably buyout the rest of my contract with Fido waste of money be damned
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
given the price...
and it’s capabilities, i’d say it’s a success.
to each their own however
"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 17, 2008 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Which is good
Because I hope they keep improving it because I want one as well, just not in its current form and state, but getting close
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yup. Ok first of all you need turkey. At one of my grocery store you can buy half a turkey breast or legs. So get a breast. And bake/slow cooker it up how you like. In fact you can get two meals out of a slow cooker out of this one. Turkey one night. Then enchiladas the next. The enchiladas call for about 10 oz of roasted turkey. I used probably a pound and a half or so. The recipe is nice because it doesn’t have to be super exact.
You will need;
1 10 oz can of tomato sauce. I only found it in 8 or 12. You can go for 8 then just add a bit of water. No biggie.
1 4 oz can of green chilies
1 cup onions chopped
2 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
1-2 tablespoons of chili powder. I used 1.5 and it was still nice and mild
1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder. You could bump this up to 1/2 or more to your liking
Mix your ingredients except the turkey in a bowl then pour over the turkey that is in your slow cooker. cook low for about 6-8 hours. You might want to add water to make more of an enchilada sauce.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:01 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Oh and;
You can cook on high for 4 hours. Just cook the turkey til you can pull it apart and spoon onto a warm tortilla. Then add cheese and sour cream. If it’s too mild, add Tobasco.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:07 PM EST up reply actions
i've made those!
very yummy. turkey holds the seasoning in better than chicken. so good…
"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 17, 2008 1:58 PM EST up reply actions
I love turkey. I make a full turkey dinner like every few months.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
Turkey is great
But only the butterball variety
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Eh. It’s ok. I have found that the turkey I get at the store from local farms is cheaper and just as good. Plus I cook for just my mom and my bro. We dont need a turkey that big.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
We only
get frozen turkey here, and the non-butterball variety is too dry for my taste, can’t eat them at all, the butterballs are chalk full of deliciousness and early-heart-attackness
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
If you know someone with the right saw you can hack up the frozen turkey. Then use to your liking.
Wow that sounded graphic…
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
a lil bit...
"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 17, 2008 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
i used to be 'meh'
on turkey, but then found the deliciousness that is deep fried turkey, and the patience to do slow cooked…
changed my life
"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 17, 2008 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
My uncle made a turkey deep fryer out of an old keg.
He has deep fried a few turkeys. Which I call turkey mcnuggets.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
we deep fry a turkey each year up at the cottage. I was deeply skeptical, but have become a huge convert.
For me, the secret to getting a good turkey is brining it first.
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Ya my uncle is an awesome cook. He also bbq’s turkey. So awesome.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:10 PM EST up reply actions
We smoke a salmon. Since Grams never has dinner done on time. We require snacks.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
definitely...
any kind of prep work done on turkey goes a long way.
i’ve found chicken can lose the flavor, no matter what you do, when cooking.
turkey just seems to hold all the flavor you add in much better. we had deep fried cajun seasoned and basted turkey for thanksgiving this year. i had about three plates full of the stuff, i couldn’t stop
"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 17, 2008 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Have you tried Thomas Keller’s method for chicken? He rains a tablespoon of kosher salt all over the bird and then cooks it in a 400F oven for an hour or so.
I’ve never had better chicken. We eat this about every 10 days.
That said, I get the feeling Keller could make garden scraps and old cardboard taste better than anything on this planet though…
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I loveeeeee kosher salt.
Which probably makes me weird.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
I friggen LOVE Alton. I have two of his books. Both are brilliant.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Isn't Keller
The guy that they consulted with in the making of Ratatouille? Great flick by the way
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
wow...
we really are yin and yang…
hated that movie….sorry
"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 17, 2008 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
WHAT?!?!!
Ratatouille was so good.
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I loved that movie.
Someone made fun of me for liking it.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
oh dear...
not you to…
give me WALL-E any day…
"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 17, 2008 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
Ratatouille was amazing, and Wall-E was somehow even better. Those pixar guys can do no wrong. Course, I never saw Cars..
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:43 PM EST up reply actions
It was meh.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
cars was good fun...
i just didn’t enjoy ratatouille as much as their other movies. i love pixar.
can’t wait for Monsters vs. Aliens…
"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 17, 2008 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Prior to Wall-E Toy Story 2 was my fav pixar.. But we have a new winner!
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
me thinks...
that monsters vs aliens has real potential to be an all time favorite for me…
i loved finding nemo the most, although it’s probably due to the father daughter bonding that movie inspires…
"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 17, 2008 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t know about a monsters vs aliens pixar, is it after “Up”? I thought that was their next one.. Usually I try to find out as little as possible about pixar movies before they come out.
Wall-E BluRay is a must get, btw.. Burn-E and Presto shorts are absolute classics in their own right.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:49 PM EST up reply actions
go here now...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SfqWGmRffM
"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 17, 2008 2:51 PM EST up reply actions
Ah, that ain’t pixar.. Dreamworks is kind of the also-ran of the CG movie world.. They’re not bad, per se, but they ain’t pixar. I despise the Shrek movies, however.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
you're right...
i just noticed that now as i watched it.
it looks so pixar-esque.
that said, it has real potential to be laugh out loud hilarious i think
"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 17, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
I consider
Dreamworks to be cheap knock-offs
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
you would
"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 17, 2008 2:55 PM EST up reply actions
Well
They had a few good ones too though… Kung Fu Panda was enjoyable
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
enjoyable...?
try 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."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
Dood
Enjoyable is my awesome :P
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
you're too even keel...
on enjoyment…funnel some of that rage energy into your happy place mi amigo
"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 17, 2008 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
My kids are pixar junkies. Haven’t seen Wall-E yet (I have the feeling they’re too young for it) but the Toy Story movies seem to hold up best under repeated (like 75+) viewings.
My 3 year old boy would watch Cars on constant loop if he could, but it’s probably my least favourtie of the bunch. Wasn’t crazy for Ratatouille, but the seen where the critic eats the Ratatouille and is transported back to his childhood knocks me out every single time.
Iron Giant, written by Brad Bird (who did the Incredibles and Ratatouille) is another great kids movie to check out.
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Iron Giant is outstanding as well. Brad Bird is an animation genius, he was a consultant on the Simpsons for many years, back when they were good..
You’re right about the emotional heft in Ratatouille though, Pixar (and Brad Bird) does that so well.. Wall-E had me a few times like that too.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Toy Story
My cousin watches in on a loop and my dad and I have it memorized. I could watch it all day long.
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Normally I don’t like songs in my movies cuz I’m a big macho dude and all but the one in Toy Story 2 makes me all misty because I get something stuck in my eye, dammit! NO I’M NOT CRYING! punch
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
the sarah mclachlan sung one...?
i think it’s a randy newman tune, but ya, it’s a heart tugger…
non-sequitor kinda.
i took my daughter to go see that movie about the loch ness monster “Water Horse” I think it was called. She balled in that movie something terrible, got me going…kleenex everywhere. it was like her ET experience. i still don’t know why my parents thought i’d enjoy that movie as a little kid, and she’ sprobably thinking the same thing…
"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 17, 2008 3:03 PM EST up reply actions
ET didn’t get me as much when I was a kid, just because I really wasn’t buying the alien. The part where Elliot is sick made me feel queasy, though.
Bambi, however, that movie messed me up.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
You are dead to me
That is all
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Keller was the consulting chef on Ratatouille…his Bouchon cookbook (all bistro recipes) is oustanding.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
Piece of shit software
Is going to drive me to my grave.
I’m almost curious to see how much worst my day is going to get
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
i'm back...
rockin’ the fox.
things are super-deluxe awesome 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."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 1:56 PM EST reply actions
yay!
things are good here too. No deadlines until after the christmas break, and I can finally go back and fix everything that’s wrong!
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
Any other recipes y’all need?
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:13 PM EST reply actions
Someone left a comment on my LeafSpace that said “Why should I care about Dustin Tokarski?”
Where to begin….
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:19 PM EST reply actions
it was Jared...
i can tell. he’s bating 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."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 2:20 PM EST up reply actions
Unless is handle is like MissLeafs67….
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
er HIS handle
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
life...
is 8 million times easier in firefox…
"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 17, 2008 2:21 PM EST reply actions
Look at this stud!
Not the one on the right…
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:31 PM EST reply actions
To get myself into holiday spirit mode I am watching the Benihana Christmas Office epi.
While wrapping presents. Wooooo
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:39 PM EST reply actions
Hrm...
I’ll be quiet. It seems everytime I open my mouth today I am crushing someone’s holiday spirits.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Ya stop drinking the Haterade yo.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
I collect Buddha figurines. They chill with my Alex Ovechkin action figure.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Could they be any more opposite, physically? I think not!
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:47 PM EST up reply actions
That would make my life.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
okie dokie artichokies...
what am i having for lunch…?
"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 17, 2008 2:45 PM EST reply actions
ummm...no
i don’t eat red meat. thanks for playing 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 17, 2008 2:48 PM EST up reply actions
Just what I thought of first...
Um… Pitas and Hummus?
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It's freezing here...
Well, not really it’s 64F…
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ditto...
chilly weather in the 60’s. gotta wear pants and socks and shoes….no flips and shorts, sigh
"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 17, 2008 2:52 PM EST up reply actions
at least...
brrr.
i’ve got a space heater running in the office to get the temp up to the 80’s.
"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 17, 2008 2:56 PM EST up reply actions
Someone
convert that to metric for me please
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that feels about right...
"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 17, 2008 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
26.7?!?!?!?!?!
Are you nuts?!?!?!?!
I start sweating in anything over 22
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
the average temp in the summer where i live...
is in the high 90’s, low hundreds….you’d die
"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 17, 2008 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
Ask Jammies
About his trip to Arizona some time. He showed up when it was 125F. I think that’s like 100C or something… okay 51.6. Still. HOT.
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Are there
any rules or something on what kind of flowers you’re supposed to give or not give for birthdays?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Yes. There are meanings. Who are they for?
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
Ok this is just me. But NOT red roses.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:53 PM EST up reply actions
That
is reserved for Valentine’s Day which I did get her last year
Oh wait no I didn’t, I got her pink roses
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
To me red roses are always “oh hey, I messed up/had to get you flowers so I went to the grocery store.”
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
Never thought of it that way
But excellent point, I shall write this down for future reference
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Ya and a lot of chicks kinda think they way. They’d rather have something different.
One guys I dated insisted I loved red roses. I was like “uh I love orchids.” And whenever he dicked up, I got red roses. UGHHHH.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
I wouldn't know
They all look the same to me…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Get some crazy colorful flower.
I can never remember the names. But something fun is what people generally like.
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She hates
Banquets with more then one colour, she likes singular colour in her flowers…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
DO NOT get colored carnations. If that’s all you get.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
They are typically used for prom boutineers. I spelled that wrong.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Is it just me or are carnations the type of flower you’d get for your elderly great aunt who never married when you go visit? Just me? ok.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
No, they are a classic/sorta dated flower.
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by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:02 PM EST up reply actions
Funeral flowers
Do not include in a romantic bouquet. EVER.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Yeah, Easter lillies would be a big no-no…my wife really digs Cala lillies though (that was her wedding bouquet).
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Most chicks love cala lilies. I don’t know why…
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
If my second child was a girl, she would have been Cala…but baby #2 was a boy so that name is back on the shelf.
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Probably not Lilies or Roses unless you’re romantically involved with them (or they’re dead for the lilies)
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 2:50 PM EST up reply actions
she likes
Gerber Daisies but I can never find them in the colour she likes (orange-pink… didn’t even know that was a colour) and I can’t really afford to have them specially ordered…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
ProFlowers.com tends to be reasonable for ordering. They had some gorgeous holiday bouquets. Let me look for an offer code for ya.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks
But I need the flowers by 8 o’clock
>.>
<.<
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Get a pretty seasonal bouquet. That should be easy to come by.
I will say I saw an awesome holiday arrangement that was red roses and white lilies. I think lilies…
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:58 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for the tip
I had my mom buy the first couple of flower bouquets for my GF because I had absolutely no idea what to do
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
These are pretty and give you an idea. Call a flower shop and ask how quick they can build.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
this won't work in the winter...
but my wife loved when i picked flowers for her, and attached a quick “love you” note.
go with what you can afford, don’t go broke on her…
"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 17, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions
Good rule of thumb for ordering flowers: ask the florist what’s really fresh/vibrant and just get a whole bunch.
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This is so overwhelming
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I know kitten.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:04 PM EST up reply actions
As someone who worked at a flower shop
I agree with the no roses policy. It seems overdone. So, either get her fave flower, or a bunch of different ones in her fave colour. And don’t let them give you the wide leaf ferns, only the thinner ones, and no baby’s breath as filler. Misty blue, or nothing.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
Exactly.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 2:57 PM EST up reply actions
No offense
But was that even English?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Color match. Or type match.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:05 PM EST up reply actions
Hate to say it, but that’s the Martha Stewart method…
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
It's a legitimate strategy.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Sometimes Martha has rad ideas.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Totally
and it’s the strategy I use because I always forget the name of my wife’s other favourite flower (it’s a little one, looks like a snap dragon taking on a fresia (sp?) sounds like a pharamcuetical anti-depressant, and it smells great)
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
If all else fails go into the florist and say “I have . She likes ” and if they don’t totally suck they’ll sort you out. They do have a vested interest in you staying in a relationship, after all.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Damn it deleted stuff in the angle brackets.. should read “I have (dollar amount). She likes (fav colour)”
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
You can do that?
The last time I walked into a flower shop I nearly blacked out I was so confused
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Sure, they know what’s up! They’re there to make it easy for ya.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
And if they don't help?
Leave. Too many florists to put up with suck.
How've I been? In a word? Awesome. In five? Awesome and full of booze.
I'm horrifyingly
Out of my element
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
No, it’s just something you have to tackle. Then you will be pro. And do it all the time no big deal.
It’s kinda like the dude who are scared to go into a Victorias Secret.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
that's not me...
i love helping the missus pick up some bed night fun for blurr…
oops, TMI…
"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 17, 2008 3:15 PM EST up reply actions
Raises Hand
Whenever I take her shopping, I head for the nearest boyfriend/husband chair if she goes into a store that is not Cole’s Books or Electronics Boutique and pull out my Nintendo DS until she leaves
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Exactly, they will cant you to come back again. And tell them a friend said you should go there. They might toss in a discount.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:07 PM EST up reply actions
OH OH OH!
New gift suggestion. Those fruit bouquets or those chocolate covered strawberries. But I might be projecting. Because I have always wanted those fancy chocolate strawberries.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:06 PM EST reply actions
I have no idea
If she likes those
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Hrm….
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
I'm pretty
sure she likes chocolate however
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
does she like chocolate..?
or is she a terrorist?
"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 17, 2008 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
OK Focus people...
on my needs…
what am i going to eat for lunch…?
Chipotle
Panda Express
Quiznos
Pizza Hut
or something else…i don’t feel like sitting down, so it’s got to be drive thruable, or quick…
"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 17, 2008 3:07 PM EST reply actions
Pizza Hut
Dunno what Chipolte is, Panda Express sound like crappy North American Chinese food that would make my ancestors roll in their graves and I can never get my fill at Quiznos
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
No no no no no. Panda is like THE place to get really great Chinese food fast. Is nice and clean and fresh. The orange chicken is a religious experience.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
very true...
but i’m not a connoisseur of Chinese food. i just know i like 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."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Orange chicken?
Yea its not real chinese food but I can give you a pass
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
nor is pizza
italian, but hey, it all works….
"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 17, 2008 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
Quiznos prime rib with peppercorn sauce or whatever, damn. They don’t provide nutritional info so I imagine it’s half a billion calories with a thousand g of saturated fat. But it rules.
by LeafFanInVan on Dec 17, 2008 3:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yes
give or take a billion but it’s amazing.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
Chipotle...
good Mexican food. My wife and i usually eat their every Wednesday on “date” night, but we’re going to stay home and get the presents wrapped tonight instead…so it’s not like i’ll be cheating or anything…
"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 17, 2008 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Chipotle
Carnitas Burrito… Mmmmmm. Now i’m hungry. Jerk.
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you can't deny it...
that place is spectacular for a quick bite…
"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 17, 2008 3:14 PM EST up reply actions
PANDA!
I had it yesterday. MMMMMM Beijing Beef.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
orange chicken!
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."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Dec 17, 2008 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
I have the recipe for it....
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:08 PM EST up reply actions
i'm all ears....
and drooling
"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 17, 2008 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
I need to type it up. Toss me an email and remind me. It’s a bit intensive.
Also, I have TWO recipe books that replicate famous recipes. Like Wendy’s chili, the biscuits at Red Lobsters. etc.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:13 PM EST up reply actions
I thought that I saw a Chipotle the other day and got sooooo excited but it wasn’t :(
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
just wate...
i can’t over express how delicious they are…you won’t be disapointed. unless you’re expecting a 4 star dining experience, but for fast food, nothing touches 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 17, 2008 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
errr...
wate=wait..somehow
"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 17, 2008 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
hi-diddly-ho mi amigos
i shall return with either panda or chipotle breath. it’ll be a last minute decision i think
"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 17, 2008 3:16 PM EST reply actions
uh... overflow?
this thing really lags if I have any good sized CAD files open… stupid RAM!
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 3:21 PM EST reply actions
I was just gonna say it is lagging.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Dec 17, 2008 3:21 PM EST reply actions
shall I do the honours?
or you?
Is anyone else around?
by Karina on Dec 17, 2008 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
Already done
http://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/2008/12/17/695962/chatty-cathy-dec-17-2008-o#comments
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