07-22-2017, 12:54 PM | #16951 |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
|
RIP Jim Vance. He was the NBC4 lead anchor in DC since 1972. Vance, along with Doreen Gentzler and George Michael on sports, often legitimately drew a bigger rating at 11pm for the news than everything in primetime for the major networks combined.
Glad that Jim was honored with a spot on the Ben's Chili Bowl mural before he passed. |
07-23-2017, 01:08 AM | #16952 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
|
If the sleeve is supposed to make the hot pocket crispy, how come the crispiest part of the hot pocket is the ends, the parts outside the sleeve?
|
07-23-2017, 02:57 AM | #16953 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
|
What's up with people grunting while shitting in public? 2 times this week I've had to misfortune of experiencing a nearby stall full of a guy who must have been 8 CM dilated and pushing out a ginormous butt baby. So nasty. I guess the courtesy flush is a lost art.
|
07-23-2017, 03:33 AM | #16954 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
|
First time for everything I guess ... in 30+ years of concerts, big & small, never before have I seen a crowd that actually detracted from a show by basically doing ... nothing.
In my life I've never seen more people (90% of 200-300) utterly disinterested in their surroundings. There'd have been more interested atheists at the Southern Gospel Quartet Convention. It was frustrating, bewildering, and infuriating all at once. I still can't figure out how many were family members (this was a "local" date for a national touring band) and how many were casual locals in a pretentious little community that just happened to wander in (and paid $20 for the wandering). How two good bands could do perfectly fine performances & have things turn out so utterly pissy may be a mystery to me indefinitely.
__________________
"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 07-23-2017 at 03:33 AM. |
07-23-2017, 03:40 AM | #16955 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
|
WSOP main event ends on a river bitch duece. Nuts.
|
07-23-2017, 04:33 AM | #16956 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
|
Quote:
What bands?
__________________
. . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready. |
|
07-23-2017, 01:58 PM | #16957 |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
|
I would watch a Netflix spoof called Bork is the New Laser.
|
07-23-2017, 03:01 PM | #16958 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
|
Bridge To Grace (who grew up, give or take, 15 mins from there) and Seasons After. I've seen both previously, the primary difference last night being the crowd & the layout of the venue. This bore no resemblance to the previous shows. Decent enough room for a small chamber music ensemble or maybe a Borscht Belt comic. Worst place, by far, I've ever seen for anything remotely rock. A number of local musicians have given me some insight after I ranted similarly on FB. It seems that local/regulars were the likely source of the problem last night. The place is somewhat notorious for dead a.f. crowds.
__________________
"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 07-23-2017 at 03:02 PM. |
07-24-2017, 08:21 AM | #16959 |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
|
How is it possible for Gmail and Calendar to both be crashing in Chrome but not any other browser, especially when all other sites are working in Chrome without issue?
|
07-24-2017, 08:42 PM | #16960 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2013
|
I would love to create a FOFC poll of polls but there doesn't seem to be enough content
yet
__________________
"I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney" |
07-24-2017, 08:48 PM | #16961 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Maryland
|
Probably a sign you're getting old when you start finding women in adult diaper commercials attractive.
__________________
null |
07-24-2017, 09:14 PM | #16962 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2013
|
Quote:
Yes right...getting old
__________________
"I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney" |
|
07-25-2017, 12:33 PM | #16963 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
|
Nice to see Snopes get the funding they needed after all these years. Lots of good will out there to be rewarded for. In just over 24 hrs they've hit their funding goal for the site, with more to come.
__________________
He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam |
07-25-2017, 06:54 PM | #16964 |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
|
Didn't even make it 30 days with the new PC before needing a complete wipe and reinstall. Still got more than 60 days on the refund policy and I'm already pricing Macbooks just in case.
|
07-26-2017, 05:53 AM | #16965 |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
|
It feels like this would be the appropriate time to do book summaries called Cliff Huxtable Notes where it's just an old creepy guy talking about how he would drug women within the confines of the plot.
|
07-28-2017, 02:18 AM | #16966 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
|
Watched the teaser for "The Disaster Artist" like 15 times today. Cannot wait.
|
07-28-2017, 12:41 PM | #16967 | |
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Here
|
Quote:
So basically, they're all mini-Brett Easton Ellis novels. |
|
07-28-2017, 12:42 PM | #16968 |
Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Here
|
I can't decide if I find any of the sisters in Haim attractive. When they're not playing/singing, I don't find them attractive, but seeing them playing/singing, I find them quite attractive.
|
07-28-2017, 10:24 PM | #16969 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
|
Is foxsports.com all video now?
si.com is my default sports page. What sports sites do you check out. |
07-29-2017, 02:58 AM | #16970 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
|
Quote:
Kinda like the Willis sisters maybe? Mostly they look like Bruce in drag but occasionally from certain angles a couple aren't that awful. |
|
07-29-2017, 01:19 PM | #16971 | |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2013
|
Quote:
The wait is tearing me apart.
__________________
"I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney" |
|
07-30-2017, 06:53 PM | #16972 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
|
Is it my imagination or are most blu-rays first out starting at $25 where they used to be at $20.
I got used to the $20 price point with hopes of a drop to $15-$16 but that doesn't seem to be happening as much recently. |
07-30-2017, 09:07 PM | #16973 |
Torchbearer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: On Lake Harriet
|
I had no idea blu-rays were still sold.
|
07-30-2017, 09:42 PM | #16974 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
|
Will have to upgrade to the 4k players soon, maybe this BF
|
07-30-2017, 09:47 PM | #16975 |
hates iowa
Join Date: Oct 2010
|
|
07-30-2017, 09:51 PM | #16976 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
|
|
07-30-2017, 10:05 PM | #16977 |
Torchbearer
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: On Lake Harriet
|
|
07-30-2017, 10:06 PM | #16978 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
|
... People purchasing them? From like Amazon, Walmart, and Target.
__________________
"A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams |
07-31-2017, 12:08 AM | #16979 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
|
I knew ... but only because a couple of collectors are part of my FB feed.
__________________
"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
07-31-2017, 05:03 AM | #16980 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
|
I hadn't bought many movies within the last 5 years. But the thought of purchasing either of the 2 new star wars films on Blu Ray never even crossed my mind. I suspect I may never buy another movie again.
|
07-31-2017, 08:56 AM | #16981 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
|
I think I may buy/RedBox movies again once I get a 4K TV/BR player. Blu-rays are far better quality than streaming right now (due to discs being able to push a much higher Mbps than streaming), with 4K, it's even more pronounced (I have read that 4K streaming is akin in quality to 1080p Blu-rays).
__________________
"A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams |
08-02-2017, 01:25 AM | #16982 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
|
I consider myself to be far more knowledgeable about geography than most. It was always one of my favorite subjects in Trivia Pursuit, I enjoy looking at maps and imagining places and I found I could recall details and facts in the subject better than others.
So it was with some considerable surprise for me to discover tonight that Mallorca and Ibiza are not in fact located on the Spanish Iberian peninsula but are actually on the Balaeric Islands off the eastern coast, in the Mediterranean Sea. And now I want to go there.
__________________
. . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready. |
08-02-2017, 02:00 AM | #16983 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
|
Some Mike Posner fan you are.
|
08-03-2017, 02:43 PM | #16984 |
Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Nov 2013
|
Uh oh, looks like they caught one of the Duke boys.
Dukes of Hazzard Star Tom Wopat Arrested for Alleged Indecent Assault and Cocaine Possession
__________________
"I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney" |
08-03-2017, 03:07 PM | #16985 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Where Hip Hop lives
|
Quote:
As opposed to decent assault?
__________________
. . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready. |
|
08-03-2017, 03:19 PM | #16986 |
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
|
Def Leppard's Hysteria was released 30 years ago today. I feel kinda old...
|
08-03-2017, 03:19 PM | #16987 | |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
|
Quote:
I'm sure he didn't mean any harm. |
|
08-03-2017, 03:21 PM | #16988 |
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
|
He was just fighting the system like a true modern-day Robin Hood. YEEEEEEEHAAAAA!
Last edited by Kodos : 08-03-2017 at 03:21 PM. |
08-03-2017, 03:26 PM | #16989 |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: PDX
|
Meanwhile, cousin Vance still living clean and not assaulting people.
__________________
Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM. |
08-03-2017, 11:27 PM | #16990 | |
H.S. Freshman Team
Join Date: Apr 2001
|
Quote:
The Sugar-Sweet, Bittersweet Story of Def Leppard’s ‘Hysteria’ |
|
08-03-2017, 11:44 PM | #16991 |
lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Herndon, VA
|
|
08-04-2017, 11:54 AM | #16992 | |
Resident Alien
Join Date: Jun 2001
|
Quote:
Thanks. A good read. |
|
08-05-2017, 03:07 PM | #16993 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
|
FB reminded me that one year ago today was the Stuck Mojo show I went to with the kid in the 'burbs north of Atlanta.
That was basically milepost for the last "thing" of summer before we turned attention fully to getting him packed off for his freshman year of college. Today I'm actually more bummed that he leaves in just under two weeks than I was then. A year ago it was the dread of the unknown, now it's more like the dread of the known.
__________________
"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
08-05-2017, 06:44 PM | #16994 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Colorado
|
Quote:
That's interesting. My son leaves for college in 2 1/2 weeks for the first time, so I'll have to compare this summer with next. |
|
08-05-2017, 06:53 PM | #16995 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
|
Quote:
Every situation will surely be different but, for me, last year was "okay, surely this will suck" And, sure enough, it did suck pretty bad. But you're learning to cope with that new reality, trying to figure out how to handle it, you're bummed but you're thinking "okay, maybe this or maybe that". THIS summer? I now know how much it sucks, and it's honestly been a pretty cool a.f. summer with him. And KNOWING the rather drab next few months that lie ahead are actually rougher than the unknown was. I'm talking "maybe a pliable doctor & some better living through chemistry can help with this" degree of dread. (And that's something I haven't resorted to even thinking about in going on two decades)
__________________
"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
|
08-08-2017, 05:49 AM | #16996 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Sep 2004
|
Sarahah is a fun app. It's cool to see what people have to say about you under the veil of anonymity. I did chuckle at one that said I'm a doofus, but the best kind of doofus, and to never change. I was like okay cool, someone in my Facebook circle doesn't take me seriously. Cross-referencing it with people online at the time gave me two likely suspects - one whom I haven't seen in almost 20 years, and a doofus charge from back then would be accurate. The other is probably projection, because I damn sure don't take them seriously.
__________________
2006 Golden Scribe Nominee 2006 Golden Scribe Winner Best Non-Sport Dynasty: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) Rookie Writer of the Year Dynasty of the Year: May Our Reign Be Green and Golden (CK Dynasty) |
08-08-2017, 08:56 PM | #16997 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: NJ
|
Inflated my pool today in anticipation of spending tomorrow in it. Inflatable parrot, inflatable 6ft palm tree, inflatable 3 ft palm tree with cooler at the base, case of PBR, bag of ice, luau music downloaded and ready to blast. I'm manchilding out tomorrow.
|
08-09-2017, 09:28 AM | #16998 |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
|
There comes a point when you realize that in terms of unexpectedly outliving their contemporaries, Keith Richards is just the Rock & Roll version of Willie Nelson.
I'd like to see an all-star tour of guys like that called the How the F are You Still Alive tour. Last edited by CrescentMoonie : 08-09-2017 at 09:29 AM. |
08-09-2017, 09:35 AM | #16999 |
College Starter
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Earth, the semi-final frontier.
|
Trapper Keeper John, MD would have been a very different show.
|
08-09-2017, 03:57 PM | #17000 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: North Carolina
|
If the eclipse does not make me blind, staring at this trying to make the lines look parallel will. |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 31 (0 members and 31 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
|
|