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[Ksyrup]

Just saw this tweet then came to the board and read your comment about multiple people with recognizable/famous names.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Just saw this tweet then came to the board and read your comment about multiple people with recognizable/famous names.

Where's Comey? This was made for him.

[NobodyHere]

From the downright stupid files

Teen Ordered to Jail Over Road Rage Case Flees Court, Slams Into Family's SUV

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

From the downright stupid files

Teen Ordered to Jail Over Road Rage Case Flees Court, Slams Into Family's SUV

"Mathews sped off in a 1989 Buick, she said. Police gave chase as Mathews reached speeds of more than 90 mph..."

I'm surprised he was able to get it to 90.

[JonInMiddleGA]

On the list of things you don't want to hear on the phone out of the blue "The ambulance is on its way"

Long story short, wife had some outpatient surgery yesterday, her mom calls me and opens with that sentence. She's fine, turned out to be considerable ado about nothing (thankfully) but that's a shitty phone call to get regardless.

[Ksyrup]

You should put her in touch with the college donation person.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

You should put her in touch with the college donation person.

No. Fn. Shit.

And while I'm posting anyway, you know what else sucks pretty bad?
Beating the ambulance to the hospital by like 20 minutes.

In that span of time, you don't know if that's cause they didn't transport or if something went badly wrong or if you're at the wrong hospital.

[PilotMan]

I really want the John Wick and Matrix universe to be the same. Just finished Chapter 2, and the pieces look they should all fit together somehow. This needs to be done.

[Shkspr]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

"Mathews sped off in a 1989 Buick, she said. Police gave chase as Mathews reached speeds of more than 90 mph..."

I'm surprised he was able to get it to 90.

Meh. Sometimes courthouses are built on the tops of steep hills.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Saw a couple of clips from the post-game after my son's HS alma mater won the region title for the first time since 2012. The players comments were on par with most college players (one of them a just a freshman) and honestly they were more comfortable on mic than the local (print) sports editor who did the voiceover between segments.

It's something his old school does a great job with, they start interviewing players (just for internal & social media use) around the 5th grade, by the time they hit HS, they're old hands at it. Learning to speak comfortably in public is a huge skill to come out of K-12 with IMO.

[NobodyHere]

Oh FFS my room is beginning to flood

[JonInMiddleGA]

eeek

[NobodyHere]

it seems like our sub pump failed and water started accumulating. We flipped the breaker and the pump starting making noise again so IDK

[JonInMiddleGA]

from eek to whew then

Which is better than from eek to glurg glurg

[NobodyHere]

It seems our shopvac is on the fritz (or at least no one wants to fix it this late at night) so I'm blowing fans over my carpet so it smells all wet. Ugh. I just wanted to get drunk tonight to celebrate the fact that I turned in my final papers for my Master courses tonight.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

It seems our shopvac is on the fritz (or at least no one wants to fix it this late at night) so I'm blowing fans over my carpet so it smells all wet. Ugh. I just wanted to get drunk tonight to celebrate the fact that I turned in my final papers for my Master courses tonight.

Just went through all this a couple months ago. I feel for you.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Just went through all this a couple months ago. I feel for you.

Must've been some flooding when you're seven miles up

[JonInMiddleGA]

A little bit surreal to go vote today & cast a ballot for someone I've known for, give or take, almost half their lifetime.

Cool ... but a little weird/surreal.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I've seen a lot of stuff in my life, can't say that I've ever seen anyone named Adidas before tonight. (middle name is Storm)

That I saw the name for the first time in a police blotter report isn't the biggest shock of my lifetime.

[stevew]

I'm like 99% sure I didn't authorize a pizza delivery to James Harrison tonight because he lived too far out of range. I was a bit skeptical at first when the driver said something, but Zillow search of the address likely made the story make sense.


Anyways, pray for me FOFC.

[Ben E Lou]

This isn't as good as the LBJ/Haggar slacks one, but it nonetheless falls into the same category as when I first heard that one: "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET THIS BE TRUE!"

This is а genuine conversation between Tony Blair and Bill Clinton. pic.twitter.com/4koxeqbPzj

— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) November 11, 2017

[korme]

It's fake, but it's awesome nonetheless.

[CrimsonFox]

May I ask a metaphysical question at this point?

Why is Michael Strahan hosting the $100,000 Pyramid?

[Shkspr]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

May I ask a metaphysical question at this point?

Why is Michael Strahan hosting the $100,000 Pyramid?

Because there's a new rule that game show hosts have to hold the prize money between their two front teeth for 30 seconds before handing it to the winner and the Pyramid still pays out in hundreds.

[Suicane75]

Is a bear intelligent?

Can a gorilla be a magical creature?

[stevew]

Our staffing levels suck and we need to get a few part-time people in the store. Our company is not very good at advertising that we have openings. Where can I post for free so that we can get a few people in.

[Shkspr]

My wife and I have played MMOs together since at least the Burning Crusade expansion of WoW. All that time we've been in the same room playing so we never needed to use the chatbox, and I have pretty much handled any chat functions to other players in-game. Last night, after 10(?) years, she discovered she could send a private message to me using the 'whisper' command.

About 20 seconds later, she invented cybersex.

[Ksyrup]

Is this a serious ad? I mean, I'm not trying to go all immature teenager here, but...

[Chief Rum]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Is this a serious ad? I mean, I'm not trying to go all immature teenager here, but...

Is there more to the ad? What is Trim? That would be my problem with it. I don't see what the heck they're selling.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by Shkspr

My wife and I have played MMOs together since at least the Burning Crusade expansion of WoW ...

Okay, there's my legit lmao moment of the day I believe.

That's gold.

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Is there more to the ad? What is Trim? That would be my problem with it. I don't see what the heck they're selling.

My dirty mind says trim is pussy.

Making it completely correct.

[JonInMiddleGA]

Okay, so ... am I the only person not seeing anything in the Ksyrup post, aside from what he typed?

Link removed? Is one of my adblocker blocking a link? Something else?

[CU Tiger]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Okay, so ... am I the only person not seeing anything in the Ksyrup post, aside from what he typed?

Link removed? Is one of my adblocker blocking a link? Something else?

Im right here with you

[Ksyrup]

I just copied the twitter image URL and posted it here. Not sure who can see it.

It's an ad for a service called Trim. I believe it's a financial service like Mint, is my guess. It keeps coming up as the second or third "tweet" on my timeline. In fact, I'm looking at it now.

"Managing finances is hard. Get your financial �� together with Trim!" And then the pic.

It even says "forget Mint.com, use this Bot instead."

I guess if they were looking for something eye-catching, it worked. Luckily, I haven't had to live without trim for over 25 years, so I'm good.

[JonInMiddleGA]

I Googled the phrase, looks like they've been running that (likely a sponsored post) since at least August. The replies are predictably amusing

[Suicane75]

Every time I make scrambled eggs this comes up. I mix up the ingredients in a small bowl. I pour the ingredients into a pan. I put the used bowl under water to rinse it. The remnants and the water create a froth. I scream at no one in particular, "WHAT MAKES YOU DO THAT!!"

[CU Tiger]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

Every time I make scrambled eggs this comes up. I mix up the ingredients in a small bowl. I pour the ingredients into a pan. I put the used bowl under water to rinse it. The remnants and the water create a froth. I scream at no one in particular, "WHAT MAKES YOU DO THAT!!"

My wife does the same.
I Crack the eggs directly into the hot pan and scramble them as they cook so less dirty dishes

[ColtCrazy]

I really think I am starting to like the CFL over the NFL.

[NobodyHere]

I love Debussy

[Edward64]

I hit the motherlode!

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[Kodos]

Sooooo jealous!

[Shkspr]

You can tell it's legit because all Bank of America upper management uses Gmail.

[lungs]

So I had a three hour layover in Denver today as I was traveling back home from LA. Some guy comes up to me and asks if I'd be willing to be filmed for an advertisement for a new room in the Airport and get some free stuff. Sure, what the hell, I thought.

I sat there with a few other complete strangers, and we played a football trivia game. Just as I was thinking that this is pretty stupid, in walks Peyton Manning. Pretty cool dude. Got a free signed Broncos hat and a photo op. What made it cool is that it was a crowd of about 15 so it wasn't something I stood in line for three hours to get a two second shake of the hand.

It definitely made the layover go quickly.

[cuervo72]

Nationwide Karaoke Lounge?

[lungs]

Originally Posted by cuervo72

Nationwide Karaoke Lounge?

The oddest thing is that it was the Zen Room where people can go to meditate or some such thing.

That's why I'm still having trouble connecting the dots here.

[Coffee Warlord]

Originally Posted by Shkspr

You can tell it's legit because all Bank of America upper management uses Gmail.

Having had to deal with Bank of America upper management in the past, this wouldn't actually surprise me.

[cartman]

Saw Sammy Hagar at a concert in Clearwater, FL last Tuesday. For a 70 year old guy he can still bring it.

[Draft Dodger]

I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but I will refuse to believe until my dying day that the female part of Positive K's "I got a man" is actually him but pitch-shifted.

[molson]

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday.

Except for the food preparation and the stress and time crunch it can create. And I personally have been barely ever been in involved in that side of things. But the people around me, in all stages of my life, have always been drawn to the process - the whole thing. I try to help in others ways and I've always appreciative of any food anyone has ever made that I've consumed, but, I don't care about it one bit. I'd be so happy with pizza or a Whole Foods meal pickup if everyone could just hang out, and drink, and watch football without a care in the world.

Edit: And it's nice that the ole' Fitchburg/Leominster Massachusetts high school football game is on facebook live now (one of oldest Thanksgiving high school rivalries in the country, every year since 1894)....I spent many cold rainy days there when others prepared food....though there's already been one ambulance on the field so that's a bit of downer.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

I'm not much for conspiracy theories, but I will refuse to believe until my dying day that the female part of Positive K's "I got a man" is actually him but pitch-shifted.

Positive K - I Got a Man (De-Chipmunked Remix) - YouTube