Jan 15 2016 07:39 PM
Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016
This is her I think:
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Apropos of Nothing 2016
| MFS62 Jan 02 2016 01:04 AM |
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What just happened in the telecast of the Rose Bowl?
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| Rockin' Doc Jan 02 2016 03:37 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Psst, check your keyboard 62. I think your "n" key is broken.*
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| d'Kong76 Jan 02 2016 04:57 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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There was football on today?
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| MFS62 Jan 02 2016 02:12 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Got it! :) Later
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| Nymr83 Jan 02 2016 04:45 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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there is a branch of UCONN in "Stamford" too, I don't think they have a football team. maybe Iowa should have played them.
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| MFS62 Jan 02 2016 07:18 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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There apparently isn't an auto parts place within a 25 mile radius of Danbury that has an upper ball joint assembly for my car. (A Ford Explorer - nothing exotic) I hit something in the highway Wednesday night, blew out two tires, and ruined the rim. Until the mechanic was able to work on it (New Years's Eve day) he didn't notice the other damage.
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| d'Kong76 Jan 03 2016 12:54 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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New personal record today, set off 3 smoke alarms broiling some fish.
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| themetfairy Jan 03 2016 01:48 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The first two years that D-Dad and I lived in Boston we had a reasonably large 1-bedroom apartment in the Fenway. Things were fine the first year, but during the second year a family of five Haitians moved in above us. The grandmother of the family didn't merely set off their apartment smoke alarm constantly, but she would set off the building smoke alarm on a regular basis!
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| d'Kong76 Jan 03 2016 02:49 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I broil in the oven maybe once a year, I'm done for 2016 haha.
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| themetfairy Jan 03 2016 10:43 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I need to remember to stay away from green tea, especially in the evening. We went out for sushi for dinner yesterday, and I could NOT get to sleep last night!
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| MFS62 Jan 06 2016 03:26 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Tony will be leaving NCIS.
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| dgwphotography Jan 06 2016 03:49 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Like Gibbs, I don't believe in coincidences:
http://pagesix.com/2016/01/02/ncis-star ... 1436464999 Four days later, he announces he's leaving the show. That being said, I hope they bring back Ziva, and they ride off into the sunset together.
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| cooby classic Jan 06 2016 07:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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But THAT being said, DeNozzo gone means they would never bring back Ziva now :(
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| cooby classic Jan 06 2016 07:58 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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But we want her back all the time! But you are probably right!
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| Nymr83 Jan 07 2016 02:42 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I was reading an article on ESPN about a high school team that cancelled their season because a few players "allegedly" (I need to say allegedly right?) committed rape and found this very unusual:
[url]http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/14520526/tennessee-high-school-cancels-basketball-season-rape-charges When, exactly, does a rape NOT 'cause bodily injury'? I guess this could be meant to separate a rape accomplished through physical force from one accomplished through the victim being too intoxicated to consent or something? anyway, it seemed weird.
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| MFS62 Jan 07 2016 02:53 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Every Adele song sounds like she's whining.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jan 07 2016 05:41 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The most recent season of Orange is the New Black has changed the way I think about flavor packets. I'm boiling a package of Ramen noodles right now and I can't help but think that the enclosed flavor packet could be put to another use.
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| cooby classic Jan 07 2016 05:44 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Speaking of Ramens if you cover them with water and microwave for four minutes and drain it's easier. I don't use even half the flavor packet
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| dgwphotography Jan 07 2016 06:30 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My kids don't even use the flavor packet. After they're drained, add a bit of olive oil and parmesan cheese, and voila
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| Ceetar Jan 07 2016 06:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I don't think I've ever had Ramen actually.
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| cooby classic Jan 08 2016 07:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Three people on my street have gotten oil in the past half hour, from three different oil companies.
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| Ceetar Jan 08 2016 07:26 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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how much oil/gas was wasted by not consolidating those oil companies! ;-)
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| cooby classic Jan 08 2016 07:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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lol, yeah really!
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| Ceetar Jan 08 2016 07:38 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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of course gas is $1.69ish now so..
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| cooby classic Jan 08 2016 07:42 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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wow it's still $2.00 here where I live!
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| d'Kong76 Jan 08 2016 08:05 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It seems everyone has an oil truck nowadays. I hope heating oil stays
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| cooby classic Jan 08 2016 08:45 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Me too...I actually had forgotten what a warm house felt like!
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| d'Kong76 Jan 08 2016 11:26 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My lap dog weighed in at 72 lbs at the vet today. Shots, Lyme disease and ear
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| Ashie62 Jan 09 2016 01:15 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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He got off easy.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 09 2016 04:48 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I had my glasses frames replaced today at LensCrafters by Carlos Delgado.
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| cooby classic Jan 09 2016 05:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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wow. I figured he was set for life and didn't have to work.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 09 2016 10:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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He's gained some weight sorry to say.
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| themetfairy Jan 12 2016 01:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The local Princeton newspaper's online edition makes you answer poll questions before allowing you to read its articles. Up until recently I would just choose the Skip Survey option, but I've now reached the annoyance level that I'm giving bullshit answers to their questions.
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| Ceetar Jan 12 2016 02:08 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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They don't care, they get the money no matter what you do. Makes you question (further question) reports of polling data though.
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| El Segundo Escupidor Jan 13 2016 09:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Greeks call (American) Football "rugby" which i suppose is just as insulting as referring to (Association) Football as "soccer".
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 13 2016 09:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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WHAT IS CRICKET
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| themetfairy Jan 14 2016 04:12 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Rupert Murdoch is engaged to Jerry Hall.
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| MFS62 Jan 14 2016 04:35 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It would be redundant. Later
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| seawolf17 Jan 14 2016 07:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Creepy sun baby, REVEALED!
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| d'Kong76 Jan 14 2016 07:58 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm afraid to click.
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| seawolf17 Jan 14 2016 08:00 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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No, it's cool. She's a 19-year-old college student now.
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| Mets Willets Point Jan 15 2016 04:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Didn't we discover this a couple of years ago? She's probably 21 now.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 15 2016 07:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This is her I think:
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| El Segundo Escupidor Jan 17 2016 12:20 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Greek Halloween is coming up.... my shortlist is as follows:
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| El Segundo Escupidor Jan 17 2016 01:52 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Two others being considered:
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| Benjamin Grimm Jan 17 2016 03:29 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Greek Halloween?? I had never heard of that before.
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| Ceetar Jan 17 2016 06:46 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It's like regular Halloween but in the back.
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| themetfairy Jan 21 2016 08:25 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I just got off the phone with one of my favorite cousins; a contemporary of my dad's, and a few years older than him. She's suffering from brain cancer and has positively no short term memory. On the one hand, it's really frustrating for me to have the same conversations with her over and over (often during the same phone call), but on the other hand she always seems happy to hear the same news about the kids, and for her she's always hearing these things for the first time.
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| Frayed Knot Jan 24 2016 01:32 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Why do hockey players wear protective cups?
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jan 27 2016 04:50 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My regular barber went and moved to California, breaking my heart.
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| themetfairy Jan 28 2016 04:48 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Potty mouth humor aside, this is actually a great little meditation -
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| MFS62 Jan 28 2016 10:12 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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If they were going to come out with an amply curved Barbie doll, why didn't they just give her a pal named Meghan Trainor?
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| Ashie62 Jan 28 2016 11:04 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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29 days since Lisa passed. Her mom Shirley and dad Richard are both in critical condition and in induced Coma's after multiple srtokes....
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| themetfairy Jan 29 2016 12:06 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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So sorry Ashie :(
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| Ashie62 Jan 29 2016 01:02 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Thanks....I have little lust for life.
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| d'Kong76 Feb 04 2016 06:53 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I was subjected to a few hours today of the Jerry Springer Show. There
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| Benjamin Grimm Feb 04 2016 08:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I think our society has gotten to a point where people are saying, "Gee, I'm really fucked up. I should put myself on TV!"
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| MFS62 Feb 04 2016 10:32 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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That show seems to confirm George Carlin's comment, "If you think about how dumb the average person is, it means that half of them are dumber than that".(maybe that was a paraphrase)
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 05 2016 01:16 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Stuck overnight in Jacksonville FLA where it's pouring rain, the planes don't work, the hotel wifi sux and American Airlines thinks it costs $12 to have dinner. Woot!
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| MFS62 Feb 05 2016 02:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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At least you don't have to shovel the rain. You're getting no sympathy here. Later
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 05 2016 03:40 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It sure as tits wasn't any fun to fly in though -- emergency land or run out fuel. We bounced to a stop at LGA but with all flights grounded there's no gate to go to. I'm gonna be here all day, then probably die in a cab.
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| cooby classic Feb 05 2016 04:02 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I think I feel some sympathy for Widey :(
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| d'Kong76 Feb 05 2016 05:13 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Don't do that! Mets are gonna be good this year and you'll miss it.
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| Frayed Knot Feb 05 2016 05:23 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Just stay out of any Florida cabs where 'Duaner Sanchez wuz here' is etched into the back of the seat.
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| Ceetar Feb 05 2016 05:26 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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wasn't that one pulled off the road and into the Cardinals HoF?
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 05 2016 06:20 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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You should have sympathy for me! If everything goes right, I had a 20-minute car drive and a 90-minute flight to get home yesterday, instead I got a harrowing drive through really hard grey rain without glasses (I lost mine in the snow 2 weeks ago and new ones haven't arrived), a wait-out-the-delay, board-the-plane, wait 90- minutes-for-maintenence, deboard, flight canceled, hotel/rebook scramble, walk through the rain for a crappy meal at Longhorn Steakhouse where the TV was playing the 2011 NBA all-star game. This morning the rescheduled flight (leave the crappy hotel at 5 am) sat on the runway for an hour while they contemplated whether LaGuardia would be open but got the okay to go because of medical equipment on board, long circling patterns over Richmond then Philly, then the bouncy takedown, then the wait on the ground for a gate (we eventually were towed to one). Essentially a 24-hour trip home!
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| themetfairy Feb 05 2016 08:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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What's 22 hours among friends?
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| cooby classic Feb 05 2016 08:29 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Me too! Plus I hope your glasses show up in the spring!
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| Edgy MD Feb 05 2016 08:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Just reading that post made me have to go to the bathroom.
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| themetfairy Feb 05 2016 09:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Baseball is a lot more fun in Spanish, and ESPN Deportes is my new favorite station (the Caribbean Baseball Series is taking place through Sunday, although the finals on Sunday will be shown on a delay due to the Super Bowl).
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| Mets Willets Point Feb 05 2016 09:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Every year I find out that The Jerry Springer Show is still on and I'm always a little surprised. Same goes for America's Funniest Home Videos which (looks it up) is also still on.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 05 2016 09:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I think they got plowed.
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| cooby classic Feb 05 2016 10:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Does Brooklyn have a Lost and Found department? (haha)
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| d'Kong76 Feb 06 2016 02:54 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I used to have the patience of a saint. Now, not so much.
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| MFS62 Feb 10 2016 04:14 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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A true story:
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Feb 10 2016 07:06 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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So... People seem to have some pretty strong opinions on this latest Queen Bey song/video, eh?
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| cooby classic Feb 10 2016 07:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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lol. Sorry about the loss of your order, but what a great story!
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| Ceetar Feb 10 2016 07:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Citi Field added a second show to the tour.
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| Ashie62 Feb 11 2016 10:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Just a reminder to myself that it is 42 days since Lisa passed and I am still here.
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| Frayed Knot Feb 12 2016 01:56 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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You wouldn't think 'Scientists Prove Einstein Correct' would be much of a headline.
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| themetfairy Feb 12 2016 01:57 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I was walking on the treadmill this afternoon and watching the news when I saw a story about a fire on Route 206 in Hillsborough. You know things are bad when the New York stations are covering something this far south in New Jersey, and this spot is smack dab on my son's drive home from work. I never telephone him when he might be driving, but I made an exception today. Good thing that I did - I was able to catch him just in time for him to bypass the area and take an alternate route home.
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| Ceetar Feb 12 2016 02:02 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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He not using Google Now? My phone literally notifies me for things like that on my commute.
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| themetfairy Feb 12 2016 02:13 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'll suggest it to him - thanks!
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| MFS62 Feb 17 2016 03:23 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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What ever happened to the first spittoon?
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| El Segundo Escupidor Feb 17 2016 05:47 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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1st:Keith Hernandez 2nd: Roger McDowell 3rd: Monica Lewinsky
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| Ashie62 Feb 17 2016 10:55 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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48 days.
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| El Segundo Escupidor Feb 19 2016 11:05 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Best Lego set ever.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Feb 20 2016 12:25 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Better not open it then.
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| d'Kong76 Feb 21 2016 03:20 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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[fimg=500]http://booklikes.com/upload/post/7/d/7d851c768839e2825d1c0313293fecbc.jpg[/fimg]
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| themetfairy Feb 25 2016 03:45 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I hate thunder and lightning.
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| MFS62 Feb 25 2016 04:11 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Me, too. Picking this up in the weather thread. Later`
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| Lefty Specialist Feb 25 2016 02:48 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My son has this T-shirt, which is awesome. 
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| MFS62 Feb 25 2016 05:13 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Of course he does. We would have been disappointed to learn that he doesn't. Later
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| MFS62 Feb 26 2016 03:33 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I moved into my house 40 years ago today.
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| Benjamin Grimm Feb 26 2016 03:41 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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That means that you moved into your house on Jackie Gleason's 60th birthday.
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| MFS62 Feb 26 2016 03:43 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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And when we left the old place, I yelled "And awayyyyy weee go!" Later
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| Ceetar Feb 26 2016 05:34 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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in case seawolf is looking for more game shows
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| seawolf17 Feb 26 2016 06:23 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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HOLY CRAP YES
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| themetfairy Feb 26 2016 06:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My head has exploded.
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| d'Kong76 Feb 26 2016 06:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Sounds messy!
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| dgwphotography Feb 26 2016 06:48 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I have chosen to work remotely from a Starbucks for a couple of hours today. I feel so.... dirty
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| Lefty Specialist Feb 26 2016 07:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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But you must smell delicious.
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| cooby classic Feb 26 2016 08:41 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Speaking of smells, it was so windy and rainy yesterday morning we did not bother to put the garbage out. Regretting it now
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| themetfairy Feb 26 2016 08:58 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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How often is your garbage picked up? Most of the year we only have once-a-week pickups, but between Memorial Day and Labor Day it's twice-a-week.
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| cooby classic Feb 26 2016 09:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Wow that'd be great!
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| dgwphotography Feb 26 2016 09:15 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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LOL - I picked up my daughter from school, and she said, "You smell of caffeine"
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| d'Kong76 Feb 27 2016 01:28 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I think the trendy fusion place we had dinner at tonight was filling
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| themetfairy Feb 27 2016 02:09 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Our recycling is also every other week.
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| d'Kong76 Feb 27 2016 02:36 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Garbage once a week.
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| dgwphotography Feb 27 2016 02:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Eating breakfast while wearing a snake is an adventure...
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| d'Kong76 Feb 27 2016 04:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I try to avoid wearing a snake on weekends.
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| cooby classic Feb 27 2016 05:00 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Speaking of recycling, our local recycling center stopped taking glass
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| themetfairy Feb 27 2016 06:08 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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WTF? Glass is the most recyclable thing out there!
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| cooby classic Feb 27 2016 06:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yep! They say they are losing money because nobody is buying it.
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| d'Kong76 Feb 27 2016 07:43 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Never really thought about municipal recycling as a for-profit cause.
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| Frayed Knot Feb 27 2016 08:06 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The private companies that went into recycling certainly thought it was going to be profitable and the municipalities that got in I'm sure did so with the idea that they at least wouldn't lose money on the deal, but lately the whole recycling business has become a money drain on both the public and private sides and glass has long been the least profitable aspect of it.
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| themetfairy Feb 28 2016 12:09 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This was my friend's son
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| d'Kong76 Feb 28 2016 12:24 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Sorry, that's horrible.
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| themetfairy Feb 28 2016 12:32 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Thanks Kase. This kid came from one of the nicest families you'd ever want to know. This is beyond incomprehensible.
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| Mets Willets Point Feb 28 2016 03:44 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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That's heartbreaking. I'm so sorry.
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| themetfairy Feb 28 2016 04:29 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Thanks WP
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| cooby classic Feb 28 2016 01:16 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Aw, that's so sad! Hugs to you, and to his family
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| SteveJRogers Feb 28 2016 02:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Damn :(
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| Edgy MD Feb 29 2016 02:19 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Started his own business at 18. How terrible to see it end this way.
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| themetfairy Feb 29 2016 04:11 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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A really hard working kid from a good family.
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| themetfairy Mar 01 2016 04:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I make my kids watch or listen to this every March 1 and March 31.
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| MFS62 Mar 03 2016 04:44 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The son of a woman I work with is a photo-journalist. He specializes in the entertainment industry and has accompanied tours of high profile performers such as Billy Joel and Madonna.
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| Ashie62 Mar 05 2016 04:24 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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63 days and still choppin.
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| Nymr83 Mar 06 2016 04:10 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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don't let your dog drive...
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| d'Kong76 Mar 06 2016 08:27 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This was playing in Shop-rite this morning, and it is STUCK in my head...
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| Frayed Knot Mar 06 2016 09:47 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It's a shop-lifting deterrent being beamed into your sub-conscious.
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| MFS62 Mar 07 2016 12:57 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Climbing up on my soapbox with my tongue only partially in cheek.
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| d'Kong76 Mar 07 2016 01:19 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This would make more sense if SNY wasn't re-playing today's spring
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| MFS62 Mar 07 2016 01:24 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Mar 07 2016 01:28 AM |
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Yeah, I know. Bad timing. (blushing) It will make more sense tomorrow when the AM News comes on. But it IS their opening day. I've played it, watched it and coached it. And I'm sick of it. Later
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| d'Kong76 Mar 07 2016 01:28 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I don't follow pro soccer. Is that The Red Bulls I hear of occasionally?
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| MFS62 Mar 07 2016 01:31 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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There are now two local teams in that league. One is the Red Bulls (I think they play in New Jersey) and the New York City Soccer Club. I think last year they played in YS III. Not sure about this year. All it means is that there is now twice as much time being wasted on the sportscasts as there used to be.
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| Frayed Knot Mar 07 2016 01:41 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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And you're not even mentioning all the English -- and now German -- soccer leagues you can get on TV these days!!
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| MFS62 Mar 08 2016 03:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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If I'm going to get more than $50 million, I'll let you take secret nude pictures of me and put them on the Internet.
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| Nymr83 Mar 08 2016 06:59 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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our system really needs reform - I think we're pretty good, overall, at judging liability but really bad at awarding reasonable damages. I've seen people who can't walk anymore following grossly negligent or intentional conduct get far less. what is the least amount of money you guys would let nudies go up on the internet for? lets assume as part of the deal they'd be on the first page of your google results permanently. I'd probably sign up for $100K (it would be less, probably about $10k for the embarrassment, but I have to factor something in for the possibility that it hurts me with potential future employers)
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| batmagadanleadoff Mar 08 2016 07:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm certain that she won't end up with anything remotely near the $55M the jury awarded her after an Appellate Court that is more rational and less emotional than the jury gets to review the case.
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| Benjamin Grimm Mar 08 2016 07:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The point we seem to be missing here is that she didn't "let" the pictures be posted. She's a victim of a crime. She's not being "paid" or "rewarded" for what happened, the people who are at fault are being punished. I really don't think that Marriott should be held to blame -- how can they reasonably be expected to know everything that goes on in their hotel rooms? -- but I have no problem with punishing the jerk with the camera. He'll never be able to pay the full amount, of course, but if he spends the rest of his life with a big garnishment on his paycheck it's no less than he deserves.
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| Ceetar Mar 08 2016 07:31 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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And it's not just that they went on the internet. What Marriott is at fault for is enabling her stalker and compromised her safety. They're lucky the guy _only_ wanted to take video and not hurt her because what they basically did was tell a stranger exactly where she was.
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| themetfairy Mar 08 2016 07:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It'll never get to appeal; it'll settle for an undisclosed amount. Which will be MUCH smaller than the jury award.
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| Frayed Knot Mar 08 2016 08:16 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The guy is going to jail over this, but the suit is against Marriott because they basically gave him adjoining rooms to Andrews on multiple occasions simply by him asking for it with no questions or restrictions as to why he wanted such a specific room or with any concern as to whether or not she was OK with this arrangement. They certainly have something coming to them. Where the award seems excessive is for damages her career may have suffered as a result. The chain's lawyers got raked over the coals in various media circles for pointing out that her career seems to be sailing along just fine since, as if this implied that she was enjoying the fame this brought her, but if you're trying to limit damages to just the act itself I think it's a perfectly legit line of questioning (at least if handled properly).
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| Benjamin Grimm Mar 08 2016 08:32 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yeesh... I wasn't aware of that part. In that case yes, I agree, they share a part of the blame.
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| themetfairy Mar 08 2016 08:41 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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No individual - let alone a woman traveling solo - should have his/her personal information given out by hotel personnel to a stranger. She's lucky that the guy didn't ambush her as she was leaving her room!
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| Benjamin Grimm Mar 08 2016 08:48 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm not familiar with her at all, other than that I've heard her name. She wasn't doing the sideline coverage for the Mets playoff games, was she?
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| Ceetar Mar 08 2016 08:49 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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the ones on Fox, probably, yes. I think she's still on Fox?
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| themetfairy Mar 08 2016 09:13 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I believe that she was. She also co-hosts Dancing With The Stars.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 08 2016 09:15 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This conversation started out on an absolute lead balloon of a joke, that's one thing we can agree on.
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| Benjamin Grimm Mar 08 2016 09:23 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yes. Definitely.
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| themetfairy Mar 08 2016 09:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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True.
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| dgwphotography Mar 08 2016 10:45 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Oh good God yes.
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| Nymr83 Mar 09 2016 04:04 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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i never said she wasnt a victim. the poster above me stated that he would let the nudies go up voluntarily for that amount, leading me to ask others what amount they'd allow it for.
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| MFS62 Mar 09 2016 04:16 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm sorry for the shitstorm my post caused.
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| cooby classic Mar 10 2016 10:12 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Somehow I missed all this!
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| themetfairy Mar 10 2016 10:34 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The guy who filmed her is a creepy perv. The hotel that gave this perv Erin's personal information (and didn't warn her that someone was requesting her personal information before letting this perv have the room right next to hers) is equally culpable. And there is nothing funny about the situation.
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| Nymr83 Mar 11 2016 03:27 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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they are certainly culpable, but it is totally unfair to say that their gross negligence is "equally culpable" to someone who committed an intentional criminal act
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| Ashie62 Mar 11 2016 03:32 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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| Nymr83 Mar 11 2016 03:56 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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make sense if you are going post
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| themetfairy Mar 11 2016 04:29 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'll respectfully disagree with you. They divulged personal information about a guest with a willful disregard for that guest's safety and security, and took the additional step of placing this perv in the room next to her. They didn't merely allow this to happen; they fueled the act. IMO those acts make Marriott as culpable as the actor, because they had a heads up that this guy was focused on Erin and turned a blind eye to what they should have realized was stalking.
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| themetfairy Mar 11 2016 04:30 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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| Frayed Knot Mar 11 2016 01:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The result of the suit actually set the fault of the act at 51% on the individual with the remainder on the hotel. How one comes up with those numbers I have no idea but that was their finding. Of course the dude who did this did so with the intent on selling whatever he filmed specifically because he had no money so he won't wind up paying 51% of whatever the final settlement is.
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| Rockin' Doc Mar 12 2016 01:46 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm not sure of Ashie's intent, but his post seems fitting for a thread entitled "Apropos of Nothing".
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| themetfairy Mar 12 2016 03:15 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I believe that this is the number of days since his wife's passing.
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| MFS62 Mar 12 2016 01:31 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The building where I work is closed today for repairs to the water pipes. So, for the first time in a long while, I have the weekend off. MMYF has already told me she has an idea for "something to do". I can hardly wait to find out what it is.
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| d'Kong76 Mar 12 2016 01:37 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Put on those rubber gloves and get at it!
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| MFS62 Mar 13 2016 12:11 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Actually, it was a trip to the casino - Mohegan Sun. We should have stayed home. :( Later
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| d'Kong76 Mar 13 2016 02:16 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We make a donation there once or twice a year.
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| dgwphotography Mar 14 2016 02:08 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Too bad your trip isn't next weekend - I'll be there all weekend for the basketball tournament.
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| MFS62 Mar 14 2016 02:23 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yup , too bad. After this weekend, we won't be going back there for a while. Later
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| d'Kong76 Mar 15 2016 06:53 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I keep thinking it's Thursday.
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| Mets Willets Point Mar 15 2016 07:10 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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You'll know it's Thursday by the people wearing 40 shades of green and vomiting profusely.
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| d'Kong76 Mar 16 2016 12:41 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Nah, I live on a pretty quiet dead end street in suburbia.
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| MFS62 Mar 16 2016 03:13 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Fixed that for ya'. Later
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| Ceetar Mar 16 2016 01:11 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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which one, I'm happy to come vomit on your street if you're missing out.
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| Lefty Specialist Mar 16 2016 02:26 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I hate working in Manhattan on St. Paddy's Day. And I say that as a person of Irish descent.
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| Ashie62 Mar 21 2016 10:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My street most resembles Wisteria Lane.
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| Lefty Specialist Mar 22 2016 06:11 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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One of the bartenders who was a recipient of Amy Schumer's $1000 tip is the daughter of good friends of ours. Struggling actress and singer trying to make it on Broadway, and [u:37kh9mvs]very[/u:37kh9mvs] appreciative.
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| themetfairy Mar 22 2016 07:12 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Little Sexy
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| themetfairy Mar 22 2016 07:13 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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That is VERY cool!
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| Nymr83 Mar 23 2016 02:44 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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for as big a dumbass, jerk, etc as he is in public life do you know who i always used to hear stories like this about? Donald Trump.
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| Frayed Knot Mar 24 2016 12:59 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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[fimg=300:37hdyqm1]https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/david_letterman.jpg?quality=100&strip=all&strip=all[/fimg:37hdyqm1]
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| Benjamin Grimm Mar 24 2016 01:02 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It's quite a transformation. The maniacal grin doesn't help much either.
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| themetfairy Mar 24 2016 01:31 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We were hoping that he'd show up at last night's Columbia/Ball State CIT playoff game, but we didn't see him there.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Mar 24 2016 02:08 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Lololloolol.
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| themetfairy Mar 24 2016 02:54 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Happy Purim!
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| Benjamin Grimm Mar 24 2016 03:04 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My Amazon Echo wished me a Happy Purim today. I guess she thinks I'm Jewish. She said that she's going to celebrate by dressing up as a can of Pringles.
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| themetfairy Mar 24 2016 03:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Purim is a festive holiday. It celebrates The Book of Esther, where Esther risked her own life to save her people. Dressing up and having a raucous time are a big part of the holiday (not unlike Chanukah, it's a minor holiday from a religious standpoint but one that is celebrated joyfully). The hamentaschen is a three-cornered pastry to symbolize the three-cornered hat worn by Hamen, who sought to destroy the Jews.
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| MFS62 Mar 25 2016 01:57 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Thanks, Happy Purim to you and yours, mf.
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| Nymr83 Mar 25 2016 05:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Hope you all had a very happy Purim and followed the custom of drinking until you could not tell the difference between Mordechai and [crossout:2umiydo0]Donald Trump[/crossout:2umiydo0] Haman.
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| Ashie62 Mar 26 2016 10:11 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I thought that was the nutty Quaid sans beard.
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| cooby classic Mar 27 2016 10:53 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Looks like a friggin perv.
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| d'Kong76 Apr 01 2016 04:00 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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[fimg=500:335b2u40]https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12924372_993388117375246_9180586526891566169_n.jpg?oh=248b3fbe0d50df46f3284ff472cf1fd6&oe=57C0D236[/fimg:335b2u40]
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| Ceetar Apr 01 2016 04:06 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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oh man that's great.
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| d'Kong76 Apr 01 2016 04:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I shoulda put it in the torn ucl while peeing thread, but yeah it's pretty funny.
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| MFS62 Apr 02 2016 02:57 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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That sounds like something out of one of Woody Allen's old stand-up routines. Or something from the Larry David show. Later
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| themetfairy Apr 03 2016 04:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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In-flight WiFi is a beautiful thing.
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| cooby classic Apr 05 2016 05:41 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Flo the Farm Dog is puttering around in the field across the street
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| cooby classic Apr 06 2016 01:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Janet Jackson is planning a family. I'm pretty sure she's gotta be 50
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| themetfairy Apr 06 2016 01:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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At least!
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| MFS62 Apr 06 2016 02:32 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Saw the first bunny of the year near our bushes in the back yard. There has been a family under those bushes for years. He must have had a good winter because he was fat. And there were two doves on the railing of our deck.
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| cooby classic Apr 06 2016 02:47 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Doesn't feel like it :(
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| themetfairy Apr 06 2016 09:42 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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On the news they said that Janet is 49-years-old.
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| Mets Willets Point Apr 07 2016 04:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm upset that no one has made a Janet Jackson/breastfeeding joke, because that means I'm the first person to think of it. I feel tacky.
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| themetfairy Apr 07 2016 04:33 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Rita's sent me a coupon for a free water ice because it's my half birthday. That amuses me.
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| MFS62 Apr 12 2016 01:21 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Two Saturdays ago, I decided to pick up Chinese food on the way home from work. When I got to the parking lot, my car didn't seem to be running right. I picked up the food, and on the way home, my car stopped moving. I was giving it gas, the engine revved, but the car didn't move. I coasted to a stop a block away from my house. I called AAA and my wife.
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| cooby classic Apr 12 2016 03:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Should have had the Chinese delivered :)
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| Ceetar Apr 12 2016 03:52 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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speaking of chinese food I'm switching chinese food places after I've tired of trying to endlessly explain my address and my order to the non-english speaking phone answerer. You shouldn't need to put the driver on the phone to understand the name of a neighboring town.
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| d'Kong76 Apr 12 2016 04:18 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We need a Chinese food upgrade option here. The 4-5 ones that
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| themetfairy Apr 12 2016 05:52 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Have you registered your cell here?
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| cooby classic Apr 12 2016 06:00 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The robocalls are the ones I hate because you can't run your sweeper at them
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| d'Kong76 Apr 12 2016 06:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yes, all our numbers. Get a lot of nonsense calls on land line
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| themetfairy Apr 14 2016 02:15 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This year's Mets yearbook is the nicest one I can remember. Most years I question why I spent the money (answer - I'm a hopeless completionist), but this year I really love the photo spreads and the stories. $15 is a steep price, but at least the product is worth it for a change.
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| cooby classic Apr 18 2016 06:15 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I've noticed that if you fry a pan of potatoes, your house instantly seems much dirtier than it really is
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| themetfairy Apr 18 2016 07:10 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Fried pan - yum!
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| cooby classic Apr 18 2016 07:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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How about fried potatoes? :D
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| TransMonk Apr 20 2016 08:47 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Will we even still be using paper money in 2030?
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| Ashie62 Apr 20 2016 09:04 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Ask a Libertarian?
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| Ceetar Apr 20 2016 09:12 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if Ceetarette rarely uses paper money when she grows up nor if she never physically drives a car. Although what will the Tooth Fairy leave under the pillow? a NFC tag that you tap to add $5 to your account?
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| Frayed Knot Apr 21 2016 02:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Well the Harriet Tubman $20 is scheduled for a 2020 debut so that gives her part of a ten year run anyway. Just another example of keeping the black (wo)man down. The better move would have been to create a new $2 bill for Tubman (or for whoever they wanted to honor) at the same time you phase out the paper dollar in favor of a $1 coin, but this decision, like most others, are made with political correctness in mind rather than common or fiscal sense.
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| Edgy MD Apr 21 2016 04:13 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Well, I supported replacing President Jackson with Ms. Tubman.
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| TransMonk Apr 21 2016 04:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This is what I was eluding to. I had mis-read somewhere that the Tubman $20 would not launch until 2030. 2020 is more plausible.
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| Frayed Knot Apr 21 2016 05:51 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Well they say they're aiming for a 2020 release - but, considering it's a gov't operation we're talking about here, 2045 might be a more realistic target.
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| d'Kong76 Apr 21 2016 06:10 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Is it un-PC to say no matter what portrait they choose for Harriet Tubman
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| Edgy MD Apr 21 2016 06:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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He certainly brings great hair to the table. Not much more, but that's something.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 21 2016 07:20 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Apropos of money, Capital One's ATM just offered me the option of withdrawing $100 in either of 2 convenient packages: a $100 bill or 18 $5s and 10 $1s.
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| Edgy MD Apr 21 2016 07:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Sounds like they're starting to take Old Hickory out of circulation already.
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| cooby classic Apr 21 2016 07:27 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Oh my goodness! I have trouble just finding one that will give me multiples of ten
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| d'Kong76 Apr 22 2016 03:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I locked myself out of the house, what a DICK I am.
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| Ceetar Apr 22 2016 03:10 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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what, no fake rock?
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| d'Kong76 Apr 22 2016 04:11 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yeah, I got like 100 places to hide a key. Luckily, my wife's office
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| cooby classic Apr 22 2016 05:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Eating lunch alone in a restaurant feels weird
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| Benjamin Grimm Apr 22 2016 05:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Not if you have something to read.
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| cooby classic Apr 22 2016 05:49 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I didn't. I am having my car serviced and they discovered I need new brakes. Walked down the street to a packed college crowd restaurant.
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| seawolf17 Apr 22 2016 06:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I ate alone at Bobby V's in Stamford a few years ago. Kept waiting for him to pop in, find me sitting alone, and decide to join me to chat baseball. Never happened.
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| themetfairy Apr 22 2016 06:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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And he would have. You know that he would have.
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| cooby classic Apr 22 2016 06:21 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I wish he was here
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| Frayed Knot Apr 22 2016 06:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Back before I gave up listening to classic rock radio.
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| cooby classic Apr 22 2016 07:40 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yeah some of these classic rock stations could use some serious stirring up
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| Mets Willets Point Apr 22 2016 07:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Definitely sometime during the high school years.
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| cooby classic Apr 22 2016 08:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Had a giggle on the way home though. After they put on my brakes they washed and vacuumed the car. There was a little pile of stuff there they found on the floor and on top there was a little post it note on which I had written
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| Lefty Specialist Apr 25 2016 01:25 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm sorry, but it doesn't get much cuter than this.
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| MFS62 Apr 26 2016 01:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I wonder what's going to happen to Tony.
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| MFS62 Apr 27 2016 02:13 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Went to vote in the Ct. Primary yesterday.
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| Mets Willets Point Apr 28 2016 12:14 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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There are always two lines at my polling place but only because two precincts use the same polling place. Actually, there's usually no one in the line for the other precinct because I think only like 100 people live there. It annoys me every time.
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| Lefty Specialist Apr 28 2016 05:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Had my first one of these today. Tastes like October.
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| Ceetar Apr 28 2016 09:18 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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want one.
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| d'Kong76 Apr 29 2016 06:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Bruce Jenner pees in a woman's room at Trump Tower. Details at 11.
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| Frayed Knot May 05 2016 01:42 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I had never before heard of 'The Met Gala' until like two days ago.
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| Mets Willets Point May 05 2016 02:11 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The Met Gala? Did people where neon arm sleeves like Cespedes? Were long flowing locks like DeGrom and Thor de rigeur?
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| Ceetar May 05 2016 02:13 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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it was apparently technology themed. there were glowing gowns. Someone's dress changed color based on tweets. I caught Colbert talking about it since he was there, prior to doing shots of tequila with Dakota Johnson.
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| Lefty Specialist May 11 2016 12:36 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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So what do you do if you're a multinational beer conglomerate owned by Brazilians and headquartered in Brussels?
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| d'Kong76 May 11 2016 01:21 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Probably one of their lately very frequent can design changes,
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| MFS62 May 11 2016 03:14 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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All in favor of banning Kong from the CPF, raise your .... (I tried the crossout, but it didn't work) I won't tell anyone. Later
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| Frayed Knot May 11 2016 03:25 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yes, this (temporary) name change is partially Olympics related.
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| SteveJRogers May 11 2016 12:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Or someone change the handle to d'KongSept77 ;)
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| themetfairy May 14 2016 01:10 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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| Lefty Specialist May 19 2016 05:47 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Saw a sign in a window today:
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| MFS62 May 25 2016 03:33 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Because the platypus both lays eggs and produces milk, it is one of the few animals that can make its own custard.
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| d'Kong76 May 26 2016 05:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I got an email today advertising a toll free number for my business. We've
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| cooby May 28 2016 01:25 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Lots and lots and lots of sunshine and planting today! Last weekend I had a blanket wearing, cold as hell yard sale!
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| themetfairy May 28 2016 01:39 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I got my first sunburn of the season at yesterday's Trenton Thunder game. After all of the cold and wet weather of late it feels good!
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| d'Kong76 May 31 2016 04:26 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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There's a smoking '69 (or so) Mercury Montego parked in front of my neighbor's
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| d'Kong76 Jun 05 2016 04:00 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I love my sister-in-law. I also love that she lives in California.
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| MFS62 Jun 07 2016 02:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Why, when we talk about rock music on the CPF, classic is spelled with a "K"?
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| Ceetar Jun 07 2016 02:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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You haven't noticed that thread-starters here are incapable of titling a thread normally and obviously?
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| themetfairy Jun 07 2016 02:21 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Link to the 12-page Victim's Statement in the Stanford Rape Case
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| Frayed Knot Jun 07 2016 03:16 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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That's part of it; boring thread titles are, after all, boring. But mostly I believe it's a play on the trend of rock stations choosing call letters with lots of hard-consonants so as to create tough-sounding commercial monikers like 'K-Rock' or 'Q-104' By contrast, station managers would tend to view call letters like WIMP or WUSS as a turn-off to the young male demographic they're trying to court.
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| Ceetar Jun 07 2016 04:29 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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well, I mean, they were required to use Q and K.
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| Frayed Knot Jun 07 2016 04:59 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 08 2016 05:14 PM |
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Well I'm not sure of what's "required". Traditionally it was a W prefix for radio stations east of the Mississippi and K west of it, but I don't even know if those were hard and fast rules or simply custom. But it's the final (usually) 3 letters that are left up to the owner's choice so if there's a place they want to 'stamp' an identity that's usually it. With rock stations from maybe the late '70s on that meant a lot of Ks, Qs, and Xs
Not enough of those IMO.
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| cooby Jun 08 2016 05:05 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I thought it had something to do with KC
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| TransMonk Jun 08 2016 05:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I was surprised to find that the Pittsburgh Pirates radio network is KDKA FM 93.7. I had always thought that call letters east of the Mississippi always started with W as well, but this proved me wrong. Per the stations Wiki page, it has gone through numerous call letter (and format) changes:
This led me to the KDKA-TV Wiki page:
Which led me to KDKA (1020 AM) Wiki page:
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| cooby Jun 09 2016 12:34 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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PBS Kids SUCKS!!!
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| themetfairy Jun 09 2016 12:50 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Because of pledge drives? That's what drove me away from the kids programming. Nobody on Nickelodeon ever told my kids that if Mommy and Daddy didn't send in money their favorite shows would go away (specifically, WLIR threatened to stop showing Barney if the viewers parents' didn't send in money. Which wouldn't have made me upset, but it's the principle of the thing....).
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 09 2016 06:02 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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? As someone forced into similar viewership, I'll take PBS Kids-- Curious George, Odd Squad, etc.-- all day every day over Disney, Nick Jr., or other ad-loaded channels offering similar fare.
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 09 2016 03:34 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My son, who's 20, gets nostalgic when he sees Sesame Street.
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| cooby Jun 09 2016 05:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Curious George and Sesame Street are okay. Peg + Cat = Sucks. Odd Squad may be okay for older kids. Daniel Tiger's neighborhood is barely tolerable. I would probably run screaming into the night if Daniel Tiger was my kid. Not that I'm a tiger. At least there is a feisty little girl that tells him off on occasion.
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| TransMonk Jun 09 2016 05:44 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My daughter loves Peg+Cat. I make her watch Sesame Street simply because I can tolerate it.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 09 2016 05:44 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My youngest is about to turn 15, so I'm very much out of the loop on this stuff.
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| cooby Jun 09 2016 05:48 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Wow. Not that I know of. But I am fairly new at this, so maybe there's some stuff I missed. Lol. We actually do other stuff sometimes :D Like argue about peeing, etc...
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| cooby Jun 09 2016 05:50 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We like the Fred Rogers legacy too, but he would probably turn in his grave at Daniel Tiger's whinyness! When I was little, Daniel was a kitty cat, and HE was cute! TransMonk, Sheriff Callie is pretty tolerable. I think you'd like it. (I can't believe I am telling a grown man this)
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| Ceetar Jun 09 2016 05:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Ceetarette loves Dora and Elmo that they put on at daycare. Not much at home yet, though my wife puts on the Chipmunks occasionally.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 09 2016 06:06 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Warning: She's probably getting more out of that show than you might realize. My wife and I used to watch Deadwood when my toddler daughter was in the room until she started walking around shouting "Focket! You focket!"
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| Ceetar Jun 09 2016 06:12 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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oh sure. I can't wait until she's imitating Tyrion. That'll be hilarious.
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| d'Kong76 Jun 09 2016 06:23 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I have fond memories of PBS - MISTER ROBINSON'S NEIGHBORHOOD
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| Mets Guy in Michigan Jun 09 2016 09:06 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Just realize how lucky you are to have come after the Barney era! My son is now 23, but when he was pre-school aged, Barney was the rage. We still have the brutal Christmas video that we threaten to play each year.
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| themetfairy Jun 09 2016 09:49 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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OMG Barney!
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| metsmarathon Jun 10 2016 02:16 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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minimm was raised on the little einsteins, and later, mickey mouse clubhouse. thankfully, we transitioned him to phineas & ferb, and the world was a far better place.
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| Nymr83 Jun 10 2016 03:07 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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my kid is only 6 months old so i still control the TV... 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse' seems to be her favorite on account of the singing. I prefer 'Lion Guard'. I detest 'PJ Masks'.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 10 2016 07:53 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I disagree almost entirely on Peg + Cat, which does a LOT of math-learning heavy-lifting, to boot. Curious George and Sesame Street are super-parent-tolerable, and Odd Squad (a newer one) is big on comedic deadpan, and has a lot of the Electric Company/old-Nickelodeon appeal to it for parents.
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 10 2016 12:10 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Blue's Clues went downhill when Steve left. Still have nightmares about The Purple Dinosaur Who Must Not Be Named.
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| cooby Jun 10 2016 12:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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For older kids Peg + Cat is prolly fun. I watched a couple shows with N when she was just one and it's well done. I'll change my vote on that one. Reading through these comments I am seeing that there is a subtle shift in my thinking that as N gets older, the Disney Jr stuff might get kicked to the curb in favor of PBS
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| themetfairy Jun 10 2016 12:53 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Until Pledge Week. When they start telling the kids to nag you for money you'll lose all patience for PBS.
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| cooby Jun 10 2016 01:05 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Oh! Another point I wanted to make!
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 10 2016 03:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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You ever do Sprout, Coobs? It's where a lot of the little-kid-targeted PBS Kids stuff migrated a few years ago. A lot of shorts, and engaging in-studio hosts (especially in the mornings and their Good-Night Show).
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| cooby Jun 10 2016 05:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I have heard of that! Is it a channel?
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| Zvon Jun 10 2016 09:50 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My PC died so I will be off the grid for a bit. Maybe a while because I'm going to build a custom rig.
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| cooby Jun 11 2016 12:24 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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do come back!
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| themetfairy Jun 12 2016 10:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Are we so desensitized to gun violence that we have nothing to say about the Orlando nightclub massacre? Not even RIP to the innocent souls who were simply out for a night of dancing?
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| cooby Jun 12 2016 11:02 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Not desensitized. Just jaded. :( And extraordinarily sad.
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| TransMonk Jun 13 2016 12:56 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Gun control NOW!
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| Fman99 Jun 13 2016 02:01 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Like I need more reasons to not watch the news. Accuse me of sticking my head in the sand, if you must, but I'd just as soon never hear about mass killings. The saturation of media coverage only ensures that there will be more events in the future.
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| MFS62 Jun 13 2016 01:54 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This was terrible.
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 13 2016 02:32 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I dunno, it's sadly depressing. If gunning down 20 six-year-olds for no reason won't change things, then nothing will.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 13 2016 03:08 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I know. It's obscene and insane. If Sandy Hook couldn't be a tipping point, I don't know what will. And on top of that, there are many nuts out there who are sure that Sandy Hook was a hoax, and the parents of the slain children have been hearing from these idiots and have had to field accusations that their kids never ever existed.
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 13 2016 05:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm generally an optimist about the future of America, except where it comes to guns. There, I'm a complete pessimist. Too many politicians are afraid of the NRA, including too many Democrats. The genie is out of the bottle, and there's no way to put it back.
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| TransMonk Jun 13 2016 08:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Agreed with the above. The biggest problem (to me) regarding what happened in Orlando is the fact that anyone can get an assault rifle. That the pivot is likely going to be to terror and immigration makes me sick to my stomach.
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| Ashie62 Jun 13 2016 11:54 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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R.I.P Wish National security had followed their leads. He was radicalized.
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| d'Kong76 Jun 14 2016 12:03 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Disarm the police! Brilliant.
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| Nymr83 Jun 14 2016 01:14 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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the gun control spin on AN ACT OF ISLAMIC TERRORISM by liberals and the liberal media makes me sick. you barely even see the word 'terrorism' from liberal outlets and you'd need to read deep into the articles to see that the terrorist was a self-proclaimed jihadist. FUCK OFF.
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 14 2016 02:52 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The guy, born in Queens not far from Donald Trump, had anger issues, beat his wife and hated gays so much that he went there a dozen times to stake it out. Sounds like he joined ISIS on his farewell phone call. He was mentally unstable, according to co-workers.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 15 2016 01:42 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This actually was in my inbox today.
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| seawolf17 Jun 15 2016 01:46 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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FOR. FUCKS. SAKE.
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| cooby Jun 15 2016 02:10 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Somebody did start a gunshooting thread a few months ago I think :( BTW, I like how the gun shop owner is CYAing about doing all the safety checks on the guy. As if owning a gun shop is an almighty career.
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 15 2016 04:42 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Well, now that the dust has settled a bit, this seemed more a case of a self-loathing closeted gay guy who decided to take out his frustrations with a highly efficient killing machine, and less a case of OMG ISIS IS COMING FOR US ALL.
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| TransMonk Jun 15 2016 07:55 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I didn't see either political party addressing the growing alligator threat against American children today.
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| Ashie62 Jun 15 2016 10:08 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I believe the Orlando shooter bought his assault rifle after paying the $5000 permit fee and passing the background check.
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| d'Kong76 Jun 15 2016 10:54 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Giant walls should be built to keep the alligators in their swamps where they belong and out of our theme parks where they're not paying their way.
The more that comes out, it's just an f'd up story. Sickening, I try not to follow the updates because it's just so sad how things have become. Of course, if he didn't pass a back round check he probably could have bought the gun for $5,000 from some guy's trunk out by the dump if he really wanted one badly enough. Will be interesting if they can make something stick on the wife charges-wise.
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| Frayed Knot Jun 15 2016 11:32 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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When it comes to swamps, alligators have the home field advantage; you're playing on their turf.
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| Nymr83 Jun 16 2016 02:04 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The alligators are coming out of the swamps because there is no room for them there - the swamps are too full of ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS like Anacondas. The Donald will kick them out, one snake at a time.
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 16 2016 12:03 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Maybe he can build a wall around Disney World and make the alligators pay for it.
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 16 2016 12:45 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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There's nothing like jokes about dead toddlers!
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| d'Kong76 Jun 16 2016 01:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yeah, I lost focus there.
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| MFS62 Jun 19 2016 01:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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A large bear walked in front of my daughter's house this morning.
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| Nymr83 Jun 20 2016 01:01 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Alaska?
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| MFS62 Jun 20 2016 03:09 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Oxford, Ct. Later
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| Ceetar Jun 20 2016 01:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Feels like theopening to a joke. where's the punchline?
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| MFS62 Jun 20 2016 01:53 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I could have followed it with something like, "We now know what a bear does when its not in the woods". But I didn't because there is none. That's why its in the thread titled "Apropos of Nothing". Later
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| Benjamin Grimm Jun 20 2016 01:57 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Maybe we can build a joke! I'll add the next line: A large bear walked in front of my daughter's house this morning. He was accompanied by a priest and a rabbi.
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 20 2016 03:49 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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So the Priest says, "What's a bear doing here?"
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| d'Kong76 Jun 20 2016 05:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Tonight's full moon will be first full moon directly falling on the first
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| Lefty Specialist Jun 21 2016 07:03 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Sunset on 6/21 is 8:31. But it stays at 8:31 until July 3rd. The days get a little shorter, but that's because the sun is rising later in the morning. The reasons for this are extremely complicated.
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| MFS62 Jun 22 2016 03:14 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Maybe there's a corollary to Yogi Berra's comment "It gets late early out there" that explains it. Later
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| Ceetar Jun 22 2016 11:20 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Axial shift? I'm just glad that the days are finally getting shorter again. bring on fall!
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| Frayed Knot Jun 22 2016 12:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Damn climate change!!
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| Ceetar Jul 14 2016 01:57 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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seen on Facebook:
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| MFS62 Jul 18 2016 11:05 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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At the opening ceremonies of the upcoming Olympics in Rio, instead of the Olympic Flame, they should light a big Citronella candle.
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| Ceetar Jul 19 2016 12:30 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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| cooby Jul 20 2016 12:36 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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| Ceetar Jul 20 2016 03:49 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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| d'Kong76 Jul 22 2016 12:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I think a Pokemon just was going through our recyclables.
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| MFS62 Jul 22 2016 12:53 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I can't view those images.
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| d'Kong76 Jul 22 2016 01:21 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I just see a circle with a hyphen.
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| d'Kong76 Jul 26 2016 11:43 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Kind of miss electricity when it's not around...
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| d'Kong76 Jul 26 2016 02:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Power was out only about 1½ hours, not too bad. Yay, Con Ed!
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| Ceetar Jul 26 2016 02:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Even though Google says I shared it, I can't seem to embed images properly without the permissions going all wonky.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 26 2016 02:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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She's pretty crushworthy for a FL.
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| cooby Jul 31 2016 11:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Standing here frying tomatoes for supper when I get a telemarketing call from Planned Parenthood. I was too flabbergasted to even say anything but it wouldn't have mattered since she was a recording.
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| Ashie62 Jul 31 2016 11:29 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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hyphen or hymen?
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| MFS62 Aug 21 2016 01:15 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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No matter which door I enter at a Home Depot, the item I'm looking for is at the other end of the store.
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| themetfairy Aug 23 2016 07:16 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I have loved having MK home for the summer, and I'm really going to miss him when he goes back to school next week.
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 23 2016 07:21 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm feeling the same thing! Although, with two hospital stays and one derailed international vacation, his (and our) summer wasn't as good as we expected it to be.
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| themetfairy Aug 23 2016 07:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Wishing him a successful school year BG!
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| Benjamin Grimm Aug 23 2016 08:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Thank you! And to yours as well!
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| themetfairy Aug 23 2016 08:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Thanks. Two years down, two to go....
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| d'Kong76 Aug 25 2016 06:43 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Big $2.X million dollar heroin seize up here in upper subs. Just mind boggling, five minutes down the street from us in a quiet upscale neighborhood.
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| cooby Aug 25 2016 08:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Kinda like the bullet hole in my garage from the gunfight across the street. Even nice quiet neighborhoods can have their secrets.
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| themetfairy Aug 25 2016 08:47 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Thanks coobs <3
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| Edgy MD Aug 26 2016 06:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The thing about the heroin epidemic is a large part of it is about folks who got addicted to scrips like Oxycontin, and found heroin to be cheaper. A lot of these folks never really entered the abuse population as recreational users but as back injury patients or the like. Nice folks like you. Suburban and rural places like northern New England. When decriminalization advocates talk about treating the drug epidemic as a health crisis, that seems to make a lot of sense, but it was health policy that created the opportunity for proliferation of the prescription opiates that have served as the gateway drug.
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| d'Kong76 Aug 28 2016 07:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The epidemic I speak of is more with the youth of this country. I used recreational drugs for years as a youth and in my 20's, but assholes shot up*. Not that I personally knew any junkies, just saying. Now 9th and 10th graders are dying weekly. It's insane. Strongest thing I take for back pain in prescription-strength Aleve (naproxon sodium or something) and even that I've been avoiding because beer drinking and all that stuff can be rougher on the ol' liver. *-sorry if that offends anyone
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| cooby Aug 30 2016 11:32 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Do geese get up one morning and decide to fly south or do they decide the night before?
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| MFS62 Aug 30 2016 01:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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No, once they get the email from goose headquarters, they schedule it on their cell phones. Later
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| cooby Aug 30 2016 02:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yeah one of the dang geese I saw this morning was texting while flying
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| d'Kong76 Aug 30 2016 02:29 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Our Canadian geese don't leave any more. I guess Millennial-generation geese are
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| d'Kong76 Aug 31 2016 12:31 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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A cashier/front desk type store person at a techie-type place we brought a broken
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| Ceetar Aug 31 2016 01:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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How old is this phone? couldn't you like, just plug it into the computer yourself and retrieve the files?
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| cooby Aug 31 2016 01:57 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I hate the cloud. It's just one more thing to pester me about storage
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| d'Kong76 Aug 31 2016 03:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I can't get any power to the phone, so no I couldn't do anything with it. I think the place is a scam joint but when KB's on a mission ya might as well let it run it's course. The point of my post of course was more about 'the cloud' and what people think it is and it isn't and...
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| Ceetar Aug 31 2016 03:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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USB supplies power though. I wonder what he thinks he's actually doing with the files? Was he thinking he was asking for your Verizon/Apple/etc cloud account. Definitely sounds sketchy.
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| d'Kong76 Aug 31 2016 03:52 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I couldn't get any power to it plugged in any way. Sketchy indeed. She came home
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| d'Kong76 Sep 05 2016 09:58 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Headline sent out by local rag up here and posted on fb (maybe that other thing) that
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 08 2016 03:09 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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You're sure the problem isn't just with the phone's charging board? The part is, like, 5 to 10 bucks online, and it's a pretty straightforward repair, if you like to tinker.
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| d'Kong76 Sep 10 2016 03:45 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Sorry, didn't see this LWFS. I have no idea what's wrong with it and it's a
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| d'Kong76 Sep 10 2016 03:47 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Maybe eating left-over chicken vindaloo for breakfast was not the smartest way
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| MFS62 Sep 16 2016 10:45 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We had a new mattress (and box spring) delivered today. They showed up before 7 AM.
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| themetfairy Sep 18 2016 11:37 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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There is nothing more unnerving than hearing that a bomb has gone off in Manhattan and not knowing where it happened or what your son's plans for the evening were....
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| themetfairy Sep 22 2016 02:25 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Happy Fall!
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| cooby Sep 22 2016 07:46 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Still feels like summer :)
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| Ashie62 Sep 22 2016 08:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We got buzzed by four F-16's chasing an out of airspace plane. Maybe 200 feet up.
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| d'Kong76 Sep 22 2016 10:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'll never make white rice again. Ever.
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| cooby Sep 22 2016 10:47 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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OMG, why? I could LIVE on white rice
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| d'Kong76 Sep 23 2016 02:02 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It's not the rice, it's my cooking-it OPS... I should have been DFA'd two decades
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| cooby Sep 23 2016 01:16 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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That's good too .
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 23 2016 01:25 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Use two parts water to one part rice. (That is, if you have one cup of rice, use two cups of water.)
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Sep 23 2016 03:18 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I always add a dollop of olive oil to the water to avoid stickiness otherwise I use the Grimm recipe for white rice. I have considerably more trouble with other grains, the "realer" (brown rice, millet, quinoa, etc.) the longer and more difficult the prep.
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| cooby Sep 23 2016 03:20 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Same recipe for in the microwave. Just put it in a big ceramic bowl, cover, and you're done, except resetting it for the second phase. Nothing easier.
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| d'Kong76 Sep 23 2016 05:03 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Took five years, but we got a snow blower today. (winter's coming, shhh don't tell anyone)
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| cooby Sep 23 2016 06:40 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Getting mixed signals on winter. Lots of acorns and walnuts falling around the neighborhood and clanging on garage roofs and picnic tables. However, I have come across two totally orange wooly bear caterpillars.
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| d'Kong76 Sep 23 2016 07:33 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Well, if my past is any indication of my future I'm the snowblower guy who
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 02 2016 07:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Apropos of nothing, Wifey went out to get the Bucketmobile this morning only to realize it has been sideswiped some time between 730 last night and 830 this morning. Driver side front and rear doors dented and scaped, and hit so hard the rear passenger side wheel knocked up onto the curb, hubcap smashed.
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| Mets Guy in Michigan Oct 02 2016 09:18 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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That's horrible! Sorry to hear that. So frustrating.
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| MFS62 Oct 02 2016 10:22 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Cooby, heard something on the radio today about this. Every few years, the oak trees produce a large (more tan usual) amount of acorns. This si one of those years. There aren't enough squirrels to take them all, so they stay on the ground. Do not let your dogs eat them. If swallowed whole, they can painfully block the intestines. If chewed, they release a substance that can make the dogs sick. Be careful with your pets. Later
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| Ceetar Oct 02 2016 10:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Oh, trust me, there are enough squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, and whatnot to eat them all. 
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| Frayed Knot Oct 03 2016 12:11 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Acorns are quite bad for horses also, so don't let any of yours eat them.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 03 2016 12:34 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My dog's not really interested in eating acorns when there's goose poop
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| d'Kong76 Oct 04 2016 04:31 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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If you travel to Paris, don't bring $10,000,000 worth of your jewelry.
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| seawolf17 Oct 04 2016 07:43 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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One of our recent basketball alums just signed with a Latvian team. I'll have to ask CF for some help, um, getting to know people.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 04 2016 07:51 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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$5,900 in damage! Need a new door, new wheel etc. Gotta catch this bastard
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| d'Kong76 Oct 04 2016 08:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It's sad how many suck-ass people are out and about...
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| Ashie62 Oct 04 2016 09:34 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Kinda like the Crazy Clown thing going on.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 08 2016 03:38 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Doctor in the morning, white-coat anxiety.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 17 2016 12:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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unfuckingbelieveable. Got the Lunchmobile back from the shop Saturday, hit again while parked this morning! Luckily, Wifey happened to be standing right there when it happened and that the damage this time was limited to a rear quarter panel scrape from a yellow cab whose driver stuck around. Poor Lunchmobile.
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| Lefty Specialist Oct 18 2016 04:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Saw a Hershey's Kisses holiday commercial last night. So I guess the season has started.
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| Ceetar Oct 18 2016 04:21 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Are you kidding? Most places already have the Christmas aisle stocked. Troegs releases Mad Elf this week. The grocery store had Candy Canes at the checkout aisle.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 18 2016 04:38 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My guess is the stuff sells or they wouldn't waste the space on non-
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| Ceetar Oct 18 2016 04:42 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Bet JCL could weight in on this more, but it seems very much like an inventory thing. They sell out of the Halloween stuff and just put the Christmas stuff up, whenever that is. They're rather that be in early October than get to November with Halloween stuff on hand, and once the Christmas stuff is gone, Valentines day stuff will go up. (typically the week before Christmas in my observations) Of course this means that it gets harder and harder to find last minute items. It's similar with beer. Sam Adams wants to own that tap handle in the bar, so when you run out of Summer Ale, they want to be ready to ship you Octoberfest or Pumpkin ales. If you sell out in July? oh well.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 21 2016 07:54 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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At least once a week and sometimes twice we get a mailing from Optimum/
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| Ashie62 Oct 21 2016 11:51 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'd like to see Ronnie Wood team with Rod Stewart, Ian McClagen, and Kenny Jones and do a reunion one off as the Faces.
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| MFS62 Oct 22 2016 12:20 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Usually, the trees on my front yard ( a mix of Birch, Red Maple and another I can't identify), have lost their leaves gradually over a period of a few weeks. This week, they all started falling and it looks like half of them are already down. Maybe it was those 80 degree days, followed by dropping temps that caused it.
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| Lefty Specialist Oct 22 2016 12:32 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Very dry summer. Leaves are going to drop quickly once they start.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 22 2016 08:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We only have one tree, a large red maple, and it's still in mid-season form
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| MFS62 Oct 26 2016 01:22 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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First Angeline Jolie and now Kate Beckinsale getting divorced.
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| MFS62 Oct 27 2016 01:27 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Its SNOWING!!!
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| MFS62 Oct 28 2016 12:52 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The precipitation has changed to rain, but there's still snow on my car in my driveway.
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| cooby Oct 28 2016 03:21 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yeah, my brother is fishing somewhere in the Adirondacks and he said that there was several inches of snow yesterday
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| themetfairy Oct 28 2016 04:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Centerfield - Do you still have the story of Eugene and the job that he never actually quit? I was thinking about that today. I can't remember the details, but I remember that it was hilarious.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 28 2016 04:43 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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AON, I heard from my friend Eugene the other day on Linkedin. I told you all before we shared a massive collection of baseball cards and admiration for Wayne Garrett growing up. I'd lost touch with him at age 16. I finally trcked him down 10 years ago and subsequently lost touch again.
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| d'Kong76 Oct 28 2016 06:18 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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If Eugene buys the Mets, please put in a good word for me to be Chief
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| MFS62 Oct 28 2016 11:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Are you saying that your support for the Mets blows hot and cold? Later
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| d'Kong76 Nov 01 2016 12:14 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Very few little hob goblins tonight, we have a ton of leftovers.
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| d'Kong76 Nov 01 2016 12:18 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Nov 01 2016 03:06 PM |
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Nah, I wanna creep around in the duct work and listen to the plan and the champagne glasses clinking toasting the bilking of the fans!!
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| themetfairy Nov 01 2016 01:06 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We have leftovers, but only because I overbought.
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| d'Kong76 Nov 01 2016 02:10 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It was dead here. I took the dog out at 9:30 and the sidewalks were
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| themetfairy Nov 01 2016 03:23 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We had our last trick-or-treater around 8:30. The sidewalks roll up pretty early around here.
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| MFS62 Nov 01 2016 01:07 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Nobody likes spoiled children. So be sure to use airtight containers when storing your leftovers.
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| Lefty Specialist Nov 01 2016 01:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Having a 21-year-old makes you miss taking your little kid around after dressing him up.
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| Mets Guy in Michigan Nov 01 2016 05:57 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Going to Chipotle always seems like a good idea. But when I'm done, I'm always, like, "What the heck did I do that for?"
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| batmagadanleadoff Nov 01 2016 08:40 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Domino’s Forces Pizza Guy Robbed at Gunpoint to Repay the Money Stolen From Him
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| Lefty Specialist Nov 02 2016 12:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Because, Florida.
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| MFS62 Nov 02 2016 01:48 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The good news is he probably won't be running too fast. Later
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| themetfairy Nov 02 2016 07:26 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The neighbors across the street are having their roof replaced today.
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| d'Kong76 Nov 02 2016 08:18 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Like they say, "the best time to fix a leaky roof is when the sun is shining."
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| MFS62 Nov 03 2016 01:03 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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A customer called us twice in the past weeks to take his name off the mailing list (it takes up to 60 days to cycle through the system).
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| Ceetar Nov 03 2016 01:39 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This is such a bs thing.
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| MFS62 Nov 03 2016 01:59 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It does, because we have about two months of pre-printed mailing batched and ready to mail in the warehouse, and its impossible to find a particular customer's mailings and pull them back. When the customer calls, we don't print up an ynew ones. Later
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| Ashie62 Nov 05 2016 08:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I am trying but dont know how to send a tweet.
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| d'Kong76 Nov 10 2016 06:35 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I hope the bitterness and/or elation over the election results subsides
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| cooby Nov 10 2016 07:48 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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When I worked at woolrich and customers called to cancel their catalog I was always fine with it, as long as they were civil. If they were nasty I'd not only not take their name off the mailing list, I'd think of every possible manifestation of their names and add that too. Some people got upwards of five catalogs after that You know, like Bob Smith, Robert smith , Rob, Bob, Mr Bob, Mr Rob, etc etc Once I added Richard Head at that persons address. I wonder if they ever figured that one out I'm ashamed of all the trees I killed, but only that
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| HahnSolo Nov 10 2016 08:32 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I'm not on Twitter, but I always chuckle about a conversation with an unidentified family member: Them: "I want to get on Twitter." Me: "OK, go for it." Them: "But I don't want to follow anyone and I don't want anyone to follow me." Me: "Um, I don't think you know how this works."
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| Mets Guy in Michigan Nov 13 2016 01:40 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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We spent the day at IKEA. Wow.
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| d'Kong76 Nov 13 2016 08:05 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I almost forgot, Happy Felix Unger Day!
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| themetfairy Nov 16 2016 05:06 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Stories about Latvia always make me think of Centerfield.
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| MFS62 Nov 19 2016 01:12 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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The company that has been cleaning my septic tank for many years just got a new truck with a shiny stainless steel tank.
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| d'Kong76 Nov 19 2016 01:22 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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"We're #1 in the business of #2" is an oldie but a goody...
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| cooby Nov 25 2016 12:18 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I love November!
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| Lefty Specialist Nov 25 2016 10:38 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Saw one of my son's friends for the first time in a few years, and she has become a he, complete with a scraggly beard. My son's response was, "Oh yeah, I thought I told you a while ago."
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| themetfairy Nov 25 2016 11:13 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Been there, done that. It's always an adjustment at first.
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| cooby Nov 28 2016 04:43 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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REALLY disappointed in the Cyber Monday deals I'm not getting. Put off online shopping for pretty much no reason
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| themetfairy Nov 28 2016 05:19 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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:(
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| Centerfield Nov 28 2016 08:03 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Just seeing this. His granddaughter was cute.
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| MFS62 Nov 30 2016 10:38 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Since I'm very superstitious I can now post this. I had eye surgery yesterday and the doctor said today that things are looking ok.
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| cooby Dec 01 2016 02:36 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Hope it went well 62!
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| MFS62 Dec 01 2016 01:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Thanks, Cooby.
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| Ashie62 Dec 01 2016 02:29 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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335 alone
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| d'Kong76 Dec 01 2016 04:55 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My uninjured left knee started hurting and swelling up a few days ago.
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| cooby Dec 01 2016 05:10 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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What happened?
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| d'Kong76 Dec 01 2016 05:16 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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My unprofessional diagnosis is more arthritis. I found a compression wrap/brace I used to use in my softball days to see if that helps some.
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| MFS62 Dec 01 2016 05:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Does/Did it? Later
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| d'Kong76 Dec 01 2016 05:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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It's only been on twenty minutes!
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| cooby Dec 01 2016 05:32 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Yeah but all of us other arthritic people are waiting for results!
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| Lefty Specialist Dec 02 2016 12:28 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Hey, hurricane season is officially over.
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| MFS62 Dec 06 2016 02:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I saw ex-Senator John Mitchell on tv this weekend.
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| cooby Dec 07 2016 01:25 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Fell in love tonight.
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| Frayed Knot Dec 08 2016 05:30 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Mick Jagger, 73, had a child today (or maybe it was yesterday ... whatever) with whoever the current girlfriend du jour is.
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| cooby Dec 08 2016 05:40 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Bklech. Who slept with him??
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| cooby Dec 10 2016 01:03 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Method Frosted Fir hand soap seems to be back unless my supermarket found some in the back room !
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| Ashie62 Dec 11 2016 06:09 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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20 days til the first anniversary of Ashie1's passing. Hanging in.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 12 2016 06:28 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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If I offer my two weeks' notice (and then some, offering to stay through the holidays), and I'm told, "I don't need your two weeks-- get off the premises"... well... I've just been made eligible for unemployment insurance, no?
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| MFS62 Dec 12 2016 01:24 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Well, they did reject your offer, so in effect, you never resigned. So, you might have a case, It may depend on the state in which you live and whether or not the company fights it. Later
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| themetfairy Dec 12 2016 03:41 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Considering the season, are there any freelance opportunities for you in the coming weeks? I'd think you'd be in pretty high demand.
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| d'Kong76 Dec 12 2016 04:05 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I think quitting a job with good cause is grounds enough to collect NYS
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 12 2016 04:30 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Oh, I got options. Just weighing 'em now. The job-leaving was a long time coming. As disappointing as feeling compelled to quit was (especially before a year in the gig), it was probably overdue, considering my treatment.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 12 2016 04:31 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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A hospitality industry worker treated badly by their employer? There's a phase you don't hear too often
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| d'Kong76 Dec 12 2016 04:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Good luck, I hope you find something more pleasant and quickly.
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| Edgy MD Dec 12 2016 04:39 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Whatever you do, make an immediate record of the exchange (which you've sort of done here). If you can get a co-worker to sign off as a witness, all the better.
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| Benjamin Grimm Dec 12 2016 04:56 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Can you formally withdraw your resignation?
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| themetfairy Dec 12 2016 05:54 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Already consulted.
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| d'Kong76 Dec 12 2016 06:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Didn't Lionel Hutz used to frequent the CPF?
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| Ceetar Dec 12 2016 08:11 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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recently lost my job as well, but I did it more the drag my feet about finding better opportunities until they fired me approach. At the very least you'd be entitled to the two weeks of unemployment I'd think.
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| John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 16 2016 07:48 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Today I boarded the 7 at Vernon Jackson as usual to 5th ave and walked to the office. At the building door I realized my wallet was missing.
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| d'Kong76 Dec 16 2016 08:01 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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"Turns out she's been checking me out on the subway for about a month
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| d'Kong76 Dec 16 2016 09:27 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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If you accidentally go to scwhab.com instead of schwab.com it takes
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| MFS62 Dec 16 2016 11:28 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Actress Helen Mirren was being interviewed about her new movie.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 17 2016 05:17 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Two things: 1) Last week, I had almost the exact same experience that JCL did, only in Flushing, only substituting the SkyView shopping center/a local northern Chinese eatery (Fu Ting-- highly recommended for both honesty AND dining experience; try the "Muslim" Lamb Chop, green-bean jelly vegetables, or anything pork-entrail-y) for the 7 train/a good Samaritan at the office next door. 2) MTA Lost and Found works! Sort of! One January day, about a month and a half into culinary school, I went out for a drink with my classmates after class. Dozed a bit on the train home, and woke up JUST at my stop; in scrambling for the door, I left my yuuuuuge school knife kit behind on the train, and only realized it as the train had pulled out of station. I filled out the MTA form that night. I made my way through the next two months or so of culinary school with a loaner kit, comprised of beater knives that wouldn't hold an edge; after that, I lucked into a decent price on a usable Wusthof mini-kit, and was able to add a couple of other affordable supplementary tools. I made do with these all the way through my graduation day. Two weeks later, I got an e-mail from the MTA: kit found... after only seven months of diligent, strenuous searching. For something left in plain sight, with three different ways to contact the owner clearly visible, within about an hour of the train's likely cleanup time. (I checked.) My guess is, some train cleaner found it, someone tried to pawn/eBay/craigslist it, decided it wasn't worth it, and returned it. But hey! Hooray for the system!
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| themetfairy Dec 19 2016 06:21 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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I would really love to try tofurkey one day. I don't think that anyone else in my family would, but perhaps one day we'll attend a holiday meal where it's one of the options being served.
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| Chad Ochoseis Dec 19 2016 06:36 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Actual tofurky, or just Tofurky-branded products? They make a great fake Italian sausage. I think a bunch of places near you carry it - certainly Wegman's does.
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| themetfairy Dec 19 2016 07:08 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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What I mean is a substitute for a Thanksgiving turkey made out of tofu. I'll eat turkey, but I'm not its greatest fan; I think I would enjoy the soy-based substitute on a holiday (who knows - maybe I'd try it and hate it. But I think I'd probably enjoy it).
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| sharpie Dec 19 2016 08:37 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Tofurky is made in Hood River, Oregon, not far from Portland where my daughter lives. They have quite the presence in the town which is also known for having a plethora of breweries, which is the reason we were there. It's ok - about as good as white-meat turkey but not nearly as good as dark-meat turkey.
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| Edgy MD Dec 19 2016 09:15 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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If my experience with losing shit in public places is informative, it's more likely they found it on day one, it was turned in, but never measured against incoming reports until one day somebody pointed at a shelf, and said, "Hey, noob, all that shit gets tossed today. Give it one more check against the paperwork, claim what you want, and the rest goes in the dumpster." And that "one more check" was naturally the first check anybody had done in months. I lost a wallet on a plane and it came back to me from Boston two months later.
They have single-serving-sized Tofurkey meals. I enjoy it and I'm still alive.
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| MFS62 Dec 19 2016 11:31 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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When she was going to college (about 50 years ago) my wife (she wasn't then) lost her purse on the 125th Street crosstown bus.
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| Ashie62 Dec 20 2016 04:14 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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12 days from now ends the first year post Ashie1. I am more hopeful than I have been but need to fight through some physical stuff. I got her a Christmas card and am writing a letter to be opened in the future.
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| themetfairy Dec 31 2016 06:25 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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This is undoubtedly a great cause, but there has to be a story behind Nelson Figueroa's association with Chai Lifeline.
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| MFS62 Dec 31 2016 07:04 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Could it be that he was introduced to the charity while at Brandeis University? Later
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| cooby Jan 01 2017 02:46 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Hang in there. We're right here for you Ashie.
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| Mets Guy in Michigan Jan 01 2017 02:48 AM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Right there with you, friend!
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| cooby Jan 09 2017 10:14 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Happened again today!
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| seawolf17 Jan 09 2017 10:27 PM Re: Apropos of Nothing 2016 |
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Back in the summer of 1997, I was working for a radio station in Rochester. Leaving the office one day, we had a pair of tickets to that night's John Denver show at FLPAC that a contest winner never picked up; I called my girlfriend (now wife) and asked if she wanted to go. Not that either of us were fans, but they were good seats and it would have been one of those shows where you totally would have known every song. She decided to pass - "we'll go see him some other time," she said -- and like a month later he crashed his plane into a mountain.
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