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i don't know what happened
I just feel like all the funny got sucked out of me today. I need some funny recharging or something
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Perhaps this will inspire you
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I once went to a wedding and instead of the usual matches/candles other crap gifts you get when you leave, all of the guests were given a cd where every track had some sort of reference to a monkey (Pixies: Monkey Gone to Heaven; Beatles: Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey; Foo Fighters: Monkey Wrench; etc.).
I have no idea what it was all about or why it was done, but it was a pretty cool gift.
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brass monkey…?
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions
Likely, he’s a big fan of the Beasties…the couple is currently on sabatical in Austraila, I should see if I can get the backstory on this one.
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it's fascinating...
i love making mixes for my friends. to the more musically inclined ones, i give them blank cd’s with zero information on them. it’s like an easter egg hunt…
still, the idea of a monkey themed mix is highly intriguing…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions
something to talk about
What liquor would mix well with Mountain Dew I brought from the states? I need to stock up as the vanilla vodka is almost done
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In college my dad used to exclusively drink Mountain Dew and sloe gin.
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i believe we tried mountain dew and soco once…i don’t think it tasted too bad…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
I would think something in the gin or vodka family would be nice. A citrus vodka?
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
oooh
citrus vodka…I have heard Soco works well with citrus stuff (or I made it up, I dunno)
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i beleive it does...
i mean, by the time i’m into soco, chances are my face hitting the floor is about 30 minutes away…
still, some grey goose le citron would be nice 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 Jan 8, 2009 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
nighttrain!
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
Ahh...newfies, gotta love 'em....
http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/CanadaWorld/2009/01/08/7954371-sun.html
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:14 AM EST reply actions
bwahahahahahahahahahaha.....
http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/film/school-of-hard-rocks/2009/01/08/1231004158382.html
i ge tthe feeling craig is just pulling gallagher’s chain here, but it’s still funny…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:28 AM EST reply actions
hahaha that’s hilarious.
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Did you miss the monkey picture
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I'm thinking saucy puppet show
For a change.
Amusing balloon animals?
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Heh
I like ballon animals. And saucy puppet shows. You may begin!
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at first glance...
that’s incredibly disturbing…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions
What do you mean
at first glance? That’s all kinds of disturbing…
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at first glance
that;s Tlusty levels of NSFW ness
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it is...
but it’s getting funnier…
give it time gang
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
seriously...
it looks like he’s riding phantom junk…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
that is awesome!
"You do dat, you go to da box, you know, uh, two minutes by yourself, and you feel shame, you know, and then you get free."
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by blurr1974 on Jan 8, 2009 11:49 AM EST up reply actions
As for saucy puppetry
I’ll have to wait until I go home to locate such.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
This always cheers me up. You can spend hours being happy.
And Wrap had a great link yesterday here.
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f u penguin...
is the greatest thing in the world…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:37 AM EST up reply actions
So… mad… Pandas… helping other pandas… play in the snow… oh god… THEY ARE BABIES… must. stop. cuteness… fuck you… panda assholes…[/end transmission]
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
the link Blurr had about Daniel craig was pretty sweet. But I am kinda down today
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What?
A Daniel Craig link and I missed it? Yeesh. I’m really letting things slide…
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
is that a tattoo...
of a palm tree on his ankle?
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
on...above...whatever...
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
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oops
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what’s wrong with floaties…?
i use ’em. :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 Jan 8, 2009 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
I’d like to say I don’t appreciate coming hope at 2:30 in the morning after drinking to see my mother left me a note saying to be up by 8ish to run errands. uGHHHHH. No idea why my presence is needed.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 11:43 AM EST reply actions
I don’t ever like being needed at 8ish to run errands, drinking the night before or not.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
Seriously. It sucksssssss.
My eyes are all puffy and I am probably cranky.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 11:44 AM EST up reply actions
being a narcissitc pile of wants and needs...
i like being needed any time of the day…
in the immortal words of rick neilson and the cheap trick gang…
“i want you to want me
I need you to need me…”
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Oh blurr
of course you do.
I need you now. More than words can say, I need you now…
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what song is that...?
i can hear the melody…but can’t place it…
is that Alias? was that the band?
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
I’ve got to find a way, I need you now, before I lose my mind, I need you nooooooooooooow…
I think it is Alias, yes.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
wow...
way to go all obscure canadian hair metal on me…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
It's just where my brain went
I can’t help it. Though now I am humming that song non-stop. This may have backfired.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
i was worried about that...
does this help?
it’s been in my head since last night…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
sounds like my mom
she’d do those things all the time, ‘cause she was mad that I’d come in late.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions
My parents also loved that move
I’d always show them up by being super cheery while I was with them, while seething inside, to ensure it backfired.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
Well I am off to do god knows what. I will either return later or nap. I haven’t decided.
Ondrej is back and one of my favorite Chiefs not named Dustin Tokarski was traded. Snarl.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 11:48 AM EST reply actions
man up moose
"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 Jan 8, 2009 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
You know what's great about GMT?
Going home in ten minutes, that is what’s great about GMT.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
You kicking me?
Hells no. And I don’t want to kick you, because I seem to have done something to my hip (slipped on the slushy ice last night) and wouldn’t want to make it worse.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
You know what sucks about GMT?
You work day begins around 2 or 3 AM EST and Leaf games don’t start until after midnight.
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Woo!
I drove my little red wagon in to work today after weeks of the pathfinder, what a switch! Pathfinder is fun and all, but I just <3 my car..
Scrunching thru the ice ruts in my lane made me nervous though, didn’t want to hurt it!
I love cracked
terrible lessons from Disney movies
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Dude..
Even at whatever young age I was when I saw The Fox & The Hound, I knew that it was just plain wrong.. I’d show “song of the south” to kids before I showed em that one!
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 8, 2009 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
What did they say about the Fox and the Hound?
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The Supposed Message:
Even though we’re different, we can still get along.
The Actual Message:
And by “get along” we mean “don’t kill each other.” We certainly do not mean “live together.” Don’t be silly, you belong to different races!
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Oh wow. Now I have to wait until I get home to read it.
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Most pointlesly elaborate Movie murder plots is another good one
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love that one...
they completely take the piss out of Dark Night. as good as that movie was, it sure needed to be knocked down a few notches…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions
the Bond one....
Instead of putting a spider in his bungalow, put a dude there. With a gun. To shoot Bond in the face.
"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 Jan 8, 2009 12:53 PM EST up reply actions
wow
now I’m not gonna be productive at all today…
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
bahahaha
the 9 most racist disney characters is awesome.
Disney is really bad… they were brilliant to never have to admit it and still be able to sell these movies whenever they come out of the vault.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Well...
When you’re found by Walt the Jew Hater is it really a surprise that Disney is racist as all hell?
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hah
no… in fact, whenever I go back and watch old disney movies that I loved as a kid, I’m shocked by what they show kids.
’Twas a different world back then.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I did see song of the south as a kid and I thought uncle remus was by far the coolest adult in the film.
by LeafFanInVan on Jan 8, 2009 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
i watched peter pan with my daughter the other day…
i was deeply disturbed by the portrayal of native americans in that film…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Why is the red man red?
Oh yeah, that movie was racist.
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by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
I know!
I loved that movie as a kid. I had the album and played it over and over (yes, I wanted to be Wendy and stay with Peter – what of it?) and thinking back on it now, it is just sad. A childhood memory tainted.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
and...
they’re all sitting around getting high…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
What Blurr said, there’s some troubling stuff in Disney’s Peter Pan, but my kids really love it. My daughter went through a phase that she’d only wear a nighty to bed (no way would she wear PJs), so if Peter Pan came to get her she’d be dressed like Wendy.
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Awwww
And yes, aside from the troubling stuff, it is great. I haven’t read the book in years, so I don’t remember if any of that stuff was in the book, or if it was all Walt.
I always wore a nighty as a kid. Sometimes to be Wendy, sometimes to be Anne Shirley.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
Funny that every generation of kids seem to go through these phases.
We have an older version of the book (from the 40s, it was my mother in-law’s as a kid) but I haven’t read it yet.
My little guy wigs out if anyone but me puts him to bed, so I’m stuck reading Cars and Trucks and Things That Go night after night while my wife’s been reading all sorts of interesting stuff to our daughter (Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, etc.)
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Awwww
And yes, aside from the troubling stuff, it is great. I haven’t read the book in years, so I don’t remember if any of that stuff was in the book, or if it was all Walt.
I always wore a nighty as a kid. Sometimes to be Wendy, sometimes to be Anne Shirley.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
that's a stretch...
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1623/was-walt-disney-a-fascist
"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 Jan 8, 2009 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
sorry...
should say…not a stretch
"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 Jan 8, 2009 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
This place is
quiet today… are people getting work done?
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:18 PM EST reply actions
i am...
sorry. deadline tomorrow
"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 Jan 8, 2009 1:19 PM EST up reply actions
no worries
was just hoping the bad moods everyone seemed to be in earlier didn’t scare people away…
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not in a bad mood, really
though school still chafes my ass something fierce. I’m just kinda sad, is all.
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boo
being sad…
Yesterday I was raging angry at everything after work. Looking back now, it’s quite amusing. But then, who wouldn’t freak out when they’re being forced to listen to Pratt and Taylor, who then choose to quote Damien Cox as if he had any knowledge about the Leafs and Sundin?
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions
Someone quoted DC like he had knowledge?
Bwahahahahaha! That’s the funniest thing ever.
I’m just kind of mopey. And it doesn’t help that I slipped yesterday and seem to have done something to my hip. Grrrr.
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oh no
that’s not good… maybe you shouldn’t go to school anymore, walking seems hazardous.
Pratty & Taylor are the Fan’s talkshow about the Canucks. I hate them, Pratt is an idiot and hates Toronto… Taylor’s OK sometimes, but I still don’t like them. And I really really hate listening to them. And for some reason, Sportsnet puts their show on TV!
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
I can never remember why I hate Taylor, but there’s some specific reason…
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Pffft
specific reasons are for little minds. I prefer a vast, improperly defined hatred.
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excellent
because that’s basically how I felt about it all last night. Oh man, I freaked out so badly.
Have your classes started yet?
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Yes and no. They have, but I haven’t started, yet. Next week, for me. Yay.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
what fun. Got your books yet?
I never bought half of my textbooks. And rarely did the reading beforehand.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:55 PM EST up reply actions
Indeed
No, I’ll buy em next week, or the week after, in fits and starts. At least one course I already have the text, because we used it in a course last semester, so that’s good.
I use the texts for studying, but generally don’t read em otherwise.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
I only ever used my notes. The profs didn’t really use textbooks, I bought a couple that have been handy because the prof said they were on the reading list because once we start working they will be invaluable, which proved true. But everything else was a waste of money.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 2:02 PM EST up reply actions
I actually have some textbooks that I love
Really. I’ve even kept some of them to use as references.
I have some profs that don’t use the textbook, and some that do, but I find that frequently the texts actually have good illustrations of things. Shocking, I know.
I have one that was totally useless, and by that I mean that it was more confusing about things than the prof was. A friend is taking the course this semester, so I gave him the book for a beer. He wanted to give me more, but I told him I’d feel better if he saved his money. That book was awful.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
Yeah, walking isn’t fun. And grinding my way through pilates was probably not the right choice. Oh well.
Yuck. Anything Canuck related has to suck, it is one of those mysteries of life, so I’m not surprised. Also? Someone from the west hating Toronto? I’ll try to wrap my mind around that one.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
ugh… well there are a lot of west coast snobs out here, he goes on these long rants that are idiotic. One of these days I’ll phone in. He makes me so mad!
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve never understood all the snobbery. I mean, seeing as that is usually one of the things that they claim to hate about Toronto, it is a little rich.
I’ve stopped listening to a lot of sports radio here too, just because I’m sick to death of morons being allowed to spout stupidity and replying to my emails with insulting “there, there little girl, let me pat you on the head because you don’t get it” statements.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
if I had a choice
I wouldn’t. Stupid being married to a canucks fan.
The last time I listened to Pratt go on and on and on about how Vancouver is so much better than Toronto, he told a story about how some guy called in and defended TO. Pratt then asked him “Would you move back?” and when the man meekly said no, Pratt declared himself the winner of the arguement.
What a douchebag.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
That’s brilliant logic, really, A rhetorician would dice that into a fine mist. I hate people like that, who when they can’t win the argument with logic and fact, resort to stuff that is totally besides the point.
Being married to a Canucks fan must be hell. A while ago, a friend wanted to set me up with someone, saying that we had a lot in common. He was a Habs fan, so I said hell no. I’m not signing up for that, no way.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
hah
most of the time it’s quite alright, being in different conferences and stuff. Plus there’s the fact that they’ve never won a cup in their existence which keeps him from saying anything derogatory about the Leafs.
I think it’s harder for him, since he grew up hating the Leafs and I grew up not caring whether the Canucks existed or not.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
True
And as for the set up, I think there would have been other issues and I don’t think I’d have liked him anyhow (and am perfectly happy in my current situation!) but the Hab fan thing was a sticking point.
And yeah, who cares about the Canucks? Really, no one.
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haha
exactly…. they just don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things, tucked all the way over here, far from anyone else….
Habs fan, I could not have married.
But I’d rather marry a fan of another team (except the Sens or Habs) than a non-hockey fan.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 2:08 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
A hockey fan is a must, I think. Otherwise, it could be lonely and a rough relationship. I remember thinking at one point when I was interested in someone but didn’t know his hockey stance, worrying that he wouldn’t understand my need to talk, watch and love hockey.
Sens and Habs are totally not allowed, though. Ugh. Leaf fan preferred.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
it's easier
to get hockey fans to go on a date with you.
I got my hubby to go on our first date by mentioning that I might be able to get tickets to the Canucks game…
When he said he’d love to go if I did, I bought some.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 2:17 PM EST up reply actions
Hadn't thought of that
I find mentioning that I curl seems to get all sorts of interest. And worked for me this time.
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really?
I’d rather date a non fan than a Habs Sens or Bruins fan, just because then I could still have fun for myself
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hmm
well for me, every saturday night (except for 3 this year, boo!) is centered around hockey, as far as it is in my control.
I also watch any hockey on TSN, which is 2 – 3 evenings a week. And I try to watch all the Leaf games. So I get up to 4 or 5 nights a week dedicated to hockey, so if you don’t like it, I’m not seeing you much.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
New Mom mistakes labour pains for a kidney stone. Hilarious.
My favourite part is how she mentions she crapped out her first kid in the toilet by accident..
I’m enjoying the flood of newfie jokes on the fark.com thread on the topic.
“LORD `TUNDERIN JESUS! DON’T FLUSH, IT’S GOT EYES!”
How long is a piece of string?
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I've tried it
with little to no success. But you’re welcome to take up the fight.
I'm not jaded, I'm just realistic.
I’m in favour of birth control in the water supply.. A simple form is all that is required to get the antidote. Since almost half the country can’t even bother to vote I am guessing this should raise the overall IQ of the country in 5 years.
I live.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 2:52 PM EST reply actions
A bit. I am attempting to not be cranky.
Stupid exs and their making me hate-drink…
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 2:59 PM EST up reply actions
This makes me so depressed:
Forecast average housing prices for 2009 (% change from 2008)
Halifax $234,300 (+1%)
Montreal $254,400 (-1%)
Ottawa $291,000 (0%)
Toronto $364,800 (-4%)
Winnipeg $204,900 (+4%)
Regina $243,300 (+6%)
Calgary $402,000 (-1%)
Edmonton $333,000 (0%)
Vancouver $540,100 (-9%)
Canada $295,000 (-3%)
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 2:58 PM EST reply actions
Yeah it is kind of annoying, since we just bought our place in July `08.. Oh well, still ahead after selling the previous place.. But damn, if I had waited another 8 months!
It’s hard to believe those are average prices.
According to MLS.com there are 127 properties for sale in the entire city of Toronto for $350-$375K and only six of those are located between the DVP to the east, Eglinton to the north and Keele to the west.
This winner is exactly in line with the so-called average house price in Toronto.
Methinks they might need to revisit their methodology.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
Yeah Toronto seems low. The vancouver numbers don’t include Surrey (which is really large and the fastest growing area) but include the surrounding burbs like burnaby and possibly richmond I think.
West side of vancouver the average house price is $1.2mil or thereabouts. Insaaaaaaane!
You wish! Still cheap by London standards though. I’ve seen what rental units there are like.. Shoeboxes would be roomier!
At the high-end, all the so-called experts say Toronto is way underpriced. It certainly pales in comparison to housing prices in most other major urban centres.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
Is Toronto generally an expensive place to live then?
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
not really
I don’t think. Expensive-ish for Canada, but I think if you put it in context with the world, it’s pretty affordable.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 3:23 PM EST up reply actions
It’s not an expensive place to live, but it is an expensive place to get a foothold.
There are around 10 really great neighbourhoods and the rest of the city is just a sea of concrete and shopping plazas.
If you want to be in (or on the cusp) of one of these neighbourhoods, prices can be prohibitive. Same goes for hot school districts. The school just to the west of where I live is the latest buzz and people are paying ridiculous prices to move into the ’hood.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
that's true
there are some great neighbourhoods, but they are way overpriced. My best friend grew up in Rouge Hills, and her parents bought a tiny bungalow 20 yrs ago and built it into a beautiful house on a huge lot. But all their neighbours have monstrosities which cost way too much.
But still, if I lived in TO, I could get a house for what a condo costs here. And I don’t think Vancouver’s really considered one of the most expensive places to live in the world, yet.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 3:27 PM EST up reply actions
My parents bought my childhood home in the Beach for $30K in the 60s. A nice large four bedroom with a view of the lake. It sold last year for $1.5M…we bought our little (teeny) home on the Danforth in 2001 and the price has pretty much doubled. I don’t know that we could afford to buy it now.
But as others have pointed out, take one look at any other comparable city and Toronto is totally undervalued.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
toronto does seem low...
you could maybe buy a 1 bedroom apt in LA for that price, and TO should be comparable to more global cities…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 3:16 PM EST up reply actions
it probably
includes the suburbs like Mississauga. It’s considerably cheaper there.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 3:24 PM EST up reply actions
It’s just depressing when you are trying to save for a downpayment…. it’s a big chunk of money.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 3:38 PM EST up reply actions
no
I saw an ad for those yesterday, how does that work?
We both have RRSPs that we could draw from, since this would be our first place. But we don’t want to use ONLY that, because you have to pay it back in one year and that’d be rather difficult to do.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions
The tax-free accounts let you start an account where you can put up to $5k into it each year and any interest it earns is tax free. You can withdraw from it anytime without penalties. Any space you don’t use is carried forward to the next year:
* In 2009 you would be allocated and allowed to contribute up to $5,000. If you only contribute $2,000, an amount of $3,000 would be carried forward to 2010.
* Your contribution room for 2010 would then be $5,000 plus $3,000, or $8,000.
* If in 2010, you do not contribute but decide to withdraw $1,000, your contribution room for 2011 would be $5,000, plus $8,000 (carried forward from 2010), plus the $1,000 withdrawn, or $14,000.
More info here
Also I think for the RRSP (first time home buyer’s plan), you are allowed to take out up to 20k, and you have to pay it back over a period of 15 years instead of one.
crikey!
you’re right!
I must have read that wrong the first time. It says start repaying after 2 years…. and up to 15 years to repay.
Interesting.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 4:04 PM EST up reply actions
I have one already apparently
Nice to have your own mother as your financial advisor.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
You don’t have to pay it back in one year if it’s withdrawn as part of a home buyer’s plan. You should ask an accountant or a banker to clarify this for you.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
interesting
I just did my own research on the CMHC website, but indeed….
we’ve been waiting to save up a down payment before going to the bank, but perhaps we should do that first.
I hate money and everything to do with it.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
If you’re lucky, you might also get to see Cleveland.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
For the footie fans
Probably already heard it, but Ronaldo totaled his Ferrari 599 on the way to practice.. It makes me sad, but then I’d be sadder if it was a ferrari like a 430 or Enzo.
Wonder if the other driver got red carded!
I’d be more upset if it were a Veyron or a CCX.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 3:31 PM EST up reply actions
Swoon at either.. I saw an article about how some footballer’s girlfriend was taking his veyron down to the shops and just parking it on a street. Interested passerbys acted as a human shield to prevent delivery trucks from even getting near it to scrape it. Very funny.
swoon at either...
swoon at wrap…
a girl that know cars…and hockey? my hearts a flutter :)
"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 Jan 8, 2009 3:45 PM EST up reply actions
I watch a lot of Top Gear….
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 3:49 PM EST up reply actions
Top gear is awesome. I even enjoyed their special in vietnam, despite the lack of actual cars in the show. That trio is such a riot.
I love each one for a different reason.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 3:51 PM EST up reply actions
is it at all possible...
that you could maybe get my wife to life cars and hockey? :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."
The Left Coast Lock
by blurr1974 on Jan 8, 2009 3:53 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know how I ended up liking Top Gear but I did. I guess as much as they are boys at heart, they look at cost effectiveness and such. I tend to be a dork for that.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 3:54 PM EST up reply actions
hmmm...
the wife is rather frugal…i’ll try that angle next time!
“Honey, let’s watch a show about cars together. they talk about spending money wisely!”
"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 Jan 8, 2009 3:57 PM EST up reply actions
I just find it fascinating since their cars are more efficient and they have more features stock for the price.
Show her a Fiat Panda! Those are adorably awesome.
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Richard H has had very sad, vacant eyes since the unpleasantness.
Like he saw the other side. It’s the BBC version of ‘Final Destination’
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
It makes me sadder that he walked away from the accident…
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 3:33 PM EST up reply actions
i read he did...
but no one noticed, so he got up and walked away.
it was a miracle…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 3:46 PM EST up reply actions
It makes me sadder that he walked away from the accident… I support Liverpool….
Fixed.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
hahaha
I’ll be crying in May alright. Tears of joy.
Wait, who do you support again? It’s not the formerly a Champions League Gunners is it?
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
I knew it!
I wonder who Villa will draw in the 3rd round of the CL next summer. Any ideas?
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
I meant your suggestion that I’m a Arsenlol fan.
No, it’s much worse than that as far as you’re concerned, dude.
You've had all your word nourishment for one day.
SOCCER!!
I mean FOOOOTBALL!!!
Is it bad that I used to play as Liverpool all the time back when I still play the FIFA video game series?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
No
It’s just smart.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
Gah
I should have checked your profile. The Scum. What a surprise. London born and bred?
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
Drat!
Weird, if you ask Godd he’ll tell you that there’s only one team in Manchester.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Crash Gallery of the winker’s totalled car.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:25 PM EST up reply actions
Oh man that's painful
I once drove behind a Ferrari 355 I think it was, and the dood was grinding the gears with the clutch, the tranny was crying so hard I felt the pain in my heart.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
must...resist...NO I CAN'T
he was riding with your mom?
I can’t resist a good setup
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
ok I laughed
Mexico tells citizens to swallow their gum
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
I don't chew gum
Never understood the point of it myself
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
You are ridiculous. Gum is amazing. So are empty-headed movies and the iPod!
WHY DO YOU HATE FUN!
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
I also hate
kids on my lawn
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
winkle hates fun
because fun touched him in the swimsuit area as a youth
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
by loser domi on Jan 8, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Wait
how is chewing gum fun? My jaw gets tired and sore when I chew gum, not exactly “fun”
I can understand the practical side of it in getting unwanted tastes outta your mouth as LD said (TWSS), or to freshen up your breath… but I see no other practical (and therefore no real) purposes other then that.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
You're jaw hurts?
You are doing it wrong.
It puts good tastes in your mouth and blowing bubbles (not Bubbles) is fun.
Not liking gum is proof of not having a soul.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
I am completely incapable
of blowing bubbles, or whistling, or snapping my fingers
I’m pretty sure I was born with a couple of chromosomes missing
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
perhaps...
you don’t like gum because it incapacitates your ability to walk…?
"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 Jan 8, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
no soul
I figured that out a few years back
Remember that episode of the Simpsons where Homer got arrested for a DUI and had to go to a rehab class and he’s laughing his ass off watching that video of people dying in car crashes? Yea that happened to me once, I thought it was hilerious, that’s when I realized I had no soul.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
Not the DUI
We watched a video of highway design and they had a montage of these horrible car accidents and people getting flattened by rolling cars and I couldn’t stop laughing.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
when you breath on windows, does it not leave a vapor?
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
I feed on the tears of sweatshop children
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
you have no reflection in a mirror…
do you fear garlic…?
"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 Jan 8, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions
and sunlight?
"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 Jan 8, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
I may be soulless
But I am no vampire
Not yet anyway
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
do you crave....
braaiinnnnnssssssss?
"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 Jan 8, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Only yours
my friend
Only yours…
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
this has got me....
giddy for World War Z…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
I enjoyed the hell out of that book.
Bitter Leaf Fan: a life-long Toronto Maple Leafs fan comments on the team, the media and the exasperation...
the handbook is awesome too
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 9, 2009 9:08 AM EST up reply actions
too bad
vampires seem to be rather popular with the women.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
Really?
Did you find Gary Oldman attractive in Dracula?
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I do not like vampires
but I’ve certainly known a number of girls who do.
And not underage, ugly and … well, yeah, they were wanna be goths, but quite pretty and older than me.
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
I don't even
Know how old you are…
Well maybe I do but I don’t remember.
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
I would never in person
But this is over the interwebs
That and I don’t fear you
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
gum...
"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 Jan 8, 2009 5:00 PM EST up reply actions
BLURR!
Quiet you, do not reveal my kryptonite to my enemies
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
SOCKPUPPETS!
Because Taking The Leafs Seriously Is Not An Option
by JaredFromLondon on Jan 8, 2009 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
what?
hmmmm maybe you aren’t human. That would make sense too.
Pension Plan Puppets: A Toronto Maple Leafs blog and a group therapy session.
by PPP on Jan 8, 2009 4:27 PM EST up reply actions
It certainly
would explain a lot
"God's in His heaven. All's right with the world." - Robert Browning (1812-1889)
that was so funny...
i peed a little…
"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 Jan 8, 2009 4:20 PM EST up reply actions
I do
because I just want to get certain tastes out of my mouth
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
twss
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 4:18 PM EST up reply actions
Ain't nothing but puck drops and poke checks, babydoll.
by Wrap Around Curl on Jan 8, 2009 4:18 PM EST reply actions
this shark’s expression reminds me of Nightmare Moose
Making stuff up since real Leafs news is far too depressing
man up, moose!
"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 Jan 8, 2009 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
WTF?
When did ticket master start charging for you to print out your own tickets?!?!?
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 5:38 PM EST reply actions
Think they always had that. I just do the pickup from a TM location for the least amount of service charges.. Or I think it’s free for them to mail you tickets too.
I could never figure out why it cost you money to print out your own ticket though..
hmm
yeah it may have always been like that and I didn’t notice.
But that’s retarded. $5.00 each for them to e-mail you two tickets?
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
indeed
they should undergo the same monopoly charges that microsoft faced…
by Karina on Jan 8, 2009 6:18 PM EST up reply actions
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