Tell a secret in here...
Quote: GWAEI ripped off columbia house and BMG for about 60 Cassettes and CDs in the 90s. I also took them for about 30 VHs tapes. They never did anything about it. I still have everything too.
Do you mean by repeating their new customer promo numerous times? I personally did both of them about five times, as did lots of my friends. I don't think the two companies, which I think were really just one, minded.
Quote: WizardDo you mean by repeating their new customer promo numerous times? I personally did both of them about five times, as did lots of my friends. I don't think the two companies, which I think were really just one, minded.
yes that is correct. I cant remember the specifics but I think they would give you something like 6 free and you had to buy like 4 more in the next year or something. I would just do this over and over, but I always waited until they had a special promo where they didn't charge for shipping.
Quote: ZenKinGIm the best and most disciplined blackjack player this city has ever seen
Not a secret. Everyone here knows that.
http://mentalfloss.com/article/28036/its-steal-how-columbia-house-made-money-giving-away-music
Quote: GWAEI ripped off columbia house and BMG for about 60 Cassettes and CDs in the 90s. I also took them for about 30 VHs tapes. They never did anything about it. I still have everything too.
Oh how I remember those "Free" cassettes and albums promotions in magazines. Haven't seen those ads in roughly 20 years! Nostalgia overload
:)
Quote: ZenKinGIm the best and most disciplined blackjack player this city has ever seen
You forgot most humble and best looking.
Quote: prozemaYou forgot most humble and best looking.
“I’m a thousand times more humble than thou art”
-Weird Al, Amish Paradise
Quote: CrystalMath“I’m a thousand times more humble than thou art”
-Weird Al, Amish Paradise
“I’m just a humble mother f#@ker with a big @ss d!@k.”
-Bunk, The Wire.
Quote: ZenKinGIm the best and most disciplined blackjack player this city has ever seen
Keep hauling in $12,000 every year and a half and they’ll find reasons not to let you play
I have never had a hangover. A few of my memorable days that I woke up completely sober and without and hangover.I had 23 shots in 1 night. A few friends took me out for a surprise bachelor party the night before my wedding. Wife was staying at a friends so they thought it would be a good idea. I was doing many of the 4 horseman go to sea. Also made the group have my favorite drink adios mother f'er. 2 of them didnt like it so I chugged 3 of them. Anyways, that night I was hammered beyond belief. I have some videos that were embarrassing. And finally in 2012 I went to the budweiser factory tour in st louis. Wife was pregnant so I drank her alcohol. Had 2 glasses of beer right after fermentation (or maybe right before, I dont know). It was a very very high percent. Then I did a keg stand (well more of I laid down and let beer pour out of their 2000 gallon barrel right before bottleing) and drank too much. Then at the end of the tour they give you 30 minutes to drink any bud brand beer that you want. I was hammering stella and a few others.
Anyways... never had a hangover. Not even sure what one is. Also have never vomited from drinking.
Quote: vegasI am 66 years old and have never vomited in my life. I have had the flue, food poisoning and a few hangovers. The food poising was unique as the whole family had it do to an under cooked turkey. The all were very sick while I had severe cramps but my stomach was fine.
That is amazing! Usually when I vomit, I am glad, because I feel better afterward.
Quote: GWAEAnyways... never had a hangover. Not even sure what one is. Also have never vomited from drinking.
Also interesting. I have known people who didn't seem to get them, but I never actually asked. They just seemed fine a morning after a few games of shot chess or whatever.
This probably won't amaze anybody, but I have never broken a bone. The worst injury I've ever had, I believe, is a chipped tooth from a bicycle accident.
Quote: WizardAlso interesting. I have known people who didn't seem to get them, but I never actually asked. They just seemed fine a morning after a few games of shot chess or whatever.
This probably won't amaze anybody, but I have never broken a bone. The worst injury I've ever had, I believe, is a chipped tooth from a bicycle accident.
I have never broken a bone either. :) I'm pretty sedentary however so, there you go. ;)
Quote: CrystalMath“I’m a thousand times more humble than thou art”
-Weird Al, Amish Paradise
I luv that song. Every so often my DJs would sneak that into a mix back when Gangster was still in heavy rotation. Crowd response was fun to watch.
I am old and I am now a Grandfather.
I was going to say WOW!! That's impressive, then again, its kinda hard to break a bone using a calculator. (-; I take you have never been knocked out? Stitches? put out in a Sleeper hold?Quote: WizardAlso interesting. I have known people who didn't seem to get them, but I never actually asked. They just seemed fine a morning after a few games of shot chess or whatever.
This probably won't amaze anybody, but I have never broken a bone. The worst injury I've ever had, I believe, is a chipped tooth from a bicycle accident.
I have broken/ fractured all my fingers at least once. Not an easy thing for me since I can bend some of my fingers all the way back.
Both my arms, I broke one arm/wrist 3 times, I still have a metal plate in my arm. I think I spent half of middle school with a cast on somewhere.
I fractured my hip and didn't really know it was fractured until I had ex-rays later for something else. Ya it really hurt like hell for a few days, after that I limped around for a long while and slowly the pain and limp went away.
Not sure if you can break a knuckle but I have messed up a few really bad.
I can't even count the number of times I have had to have stitches. Last year I slashed my finger with a carpenters knife. It seemed stitch worthy, so I just used some h202 to clean it and patched it up with superglue. Who the hell wants to wait around in the emergency room if you can help it?
Quote: WizardHere is my secret, which I admit is not a very good one. The character I'm most attracted to on the Big Bang Theory is Leslie Winkle.
Is it because she is an "alpha" female who views men as disposable ( wait, what women don't view men that way? )
What drives your attraction to her?
Quote: WizardIn junior high I discovered some small frogs somewhere in the grass. They were about the size of a quarter. So, I grabbed one in my hand, not really knowing what to do with it. I walked all over the campus during lunch, trying to think of a use for this frog, but was coming up blank.
Eventually I found myself at the pay phone in the front of the school. The bell was about to ring so I put the frog in the coin return, for lack of a better idea, and went to class.
At some period in the afternoon I found myself at Mrs. Smith's 8th grade English class, which was coincidentally right by that pay phone. Mrs. Smith hadn't let us in yet, so I was just standing there, wondering why happened to that frog. I supposed he jumped up into the interior of the phone and would probably get lost and die. However, then one of the most popular girls in the whole school went to use the phone. Her name was Robin, tall, with long blazing red hair. She had a very talkative personality and was usually the center of attention. Naturally, she wouldn't have known a damn thing about me, being many levels beneath her in the caste system that is junior high.
To get back to the story, I guess her call didn't go through so she opened up the coin return and out jumped my frog right into her face. Robin screamed like she just saw a ghost. She then backed up and quietly ran away. First time I had ever seen her for lack of words. It was a fine moment. Maybe this isn't a good confession, as I'm kind of proud of it. Probably the only time in junior high, or high school too for that matter, that anything I did had the least bit of influence of a girl who registered well on the popularity scale.
Secrets do not have to be something you are ashamed of -- that is a hilarious story Wizard
Quote: AxelWolfI was going to say WOW!! That's impressive, then again, its kinda hard to break a bone using a calculator. (-; I take you have never been knocked out? Stitches? put out in a Sleeper hold?
No no and no. Never really been in a respectable fight.
Quote: aceofspadesIs it because she is an "alpha" female who views men as disposable ( wait, what women don't view men that way? )
What drives your attraction to her?
She is smart, funny, a bit of a masculine personality, and attractive just enough so that I don't feel she is out of my league, as I would feel with someone like Penny.
Quote: DRichI have never told anyone this before:
I am old and I am now a Grandfather.
Congratulations DRich! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Quote: WizardNo no and no. Never really been in a respectable fight.
Never too late for a happy childhood. Future Stars of Wrestling is recruiting folks for a Fantasy Wrestling Camp. You'll train for a few days and then partner up with a famous wrestler at a live wrestling card.
Needless to say, I was never brought to that friend's cabin again and I feel like a monster thinking back to then even now.
Quote: aceofspadesOK I have one - I am the opposite of a "hoarder" - I regularly purge things I have not used or looked at for 3 months (clothes, photos, books, magazines, etc.) - just last week I deleted all photos on my computer (except those of my dog (RIP)) - I guess I am a "purger"
I understand that completely. I do the same but not to that extent. I will be throwing stuff out and my wife is like WTF, it is not hurting anything by it just sitting there. It just bothers me to have random stuff sitting around.
Quote: GWAEI have never been in a car accident and I have never been given a ticket.
What do you people do for fun?
I had 13pts in my license at one time before I left my teens. Got em so fast I eclipsed the 11pt limit before they could pull my license. Cleaned it almost completely and bought a bike. Paid for it twice; once to Suzuki and once to the People of NYS.
Add in evasions and I'm well over 100. Appearances definitely eclipse 50.
Quote: FaceWhat do you people do for fun?
I had 13pts in my license at one time before I left my teens. Got em so fast I eclipsed the 11pt limit before they could pull my license. Cleaned it almost completely and bought a bike. Paid for it twice; once to Suzuki and once to the People of NYS.
Add in evasions and I'm well over 100. Appearances definitely eclipse 50.
Well that is why I said never given a ticket. Was pulled over a few times but never given a ticket. I out ran a cop once in my mustang. Was coming home from the track. We were drinking most of the day and probably shouldn't have been driving. I pulled out too fast and lit up tires. Cop going the other way turned on lights. I took off and hit my nos. Got down a little ways and turned onto back country road and punched it. Never saw his lights again.
Quote: CrystalMathWhen I was 10, I put a fresh poop on the rocks in the sauna at my local rec center. My brother and I sat in there and watched as people left in disgust. They opened and closed the door so many times that it stunk up the lobby too.
I had a summer job working for the local township I lived in.
One task was to clean the rest rooms at the local swimming venue.
I was amazed one morning to enter the men's bathroom and discover that during the night a horde of intruders had all crapped in the same toilet, resulting in a pyramid of poop which filled the bowl and rose above the lid.
While somewhat in awe I punted and notified the sewer department.
Was on my first trip to Vegas in 1984. I planned on staying for 6 weeks to test out the possibility of playing blackjack for a living. After the first week I am on cloud 9 after doubling my bankroll and looking to celebrate and get a little higher. I am staying in a little apartment behind the Flamingo and had met a neighbor who worked in the kitchen there. I asked him if he knew where I could score some weed and he said sure buddy, I know a place.
So we jump on the bus and are heading to the “projects”. A few minutes after getting off the bus we are approached by 5 dudes and start talking about making a deal. One of the guys produces a bag and we agree on a price of 40 bucks. We are all huddled in a circle and the guy holding the bag is urging me to complete the deal quickly before the cops come around. Here is the really stupid part. I pull out my wallet and begin flipping through hundred dollar bills looking for 2 twenties. I still vividly remember the gasps and bulging eyes from those guys to this day.
Before I knew it one of the dudes had grabbed my wallet. My reflexes were pretty fast, but he did manage to rip out the center portion with all my ID and stuff. I quickly backed away and made a deal to buy my ID back for 100 bucks. I then sprinted for about a mile (only stopping to puke once from the stress) until I was able to hail a cab back to the strip.
End result was that I paid 100 bucks for $40 worth of pot and received a life long memory, not to mention a huge life lesson.
Quote: AB21Here is something I have never told anyone before. It has been 33 years since it happened and I still shiver when I think about it. One of the stupidest things I have ever done.
Was on my first trip to Vegas in 1984. I planned on staying for 6 weeks to test out the possibility of playing blackjack for a living. After the first week I am on cloud 9 after doubling my bankroll and looking to celebrate and get a little higher. I am staying in a little apartment behind the Flamingo and had met a neighbor who worked in the kitchen there. I asked him if he knew where I could score some weed and he said sure buddy, I know a place.
So we jump on the bus and are heading to the “projects”. A few minutes after getting off the bus we are approached by 5 dudes and start talking about making a deal. One of the guys produces a bag and we agree on a price of 40 bucks. We are all huddled in a circle and the guy holding the bag is urging me to complete the deal quickly before the cops come around. Here is the really stupid part. I pull out my wallet and begin flipping through hundred dollar bills looking for 2 twenties. I still vividly remember the gasps and bulging eyes from those guys to this day.
Before I knew it one of the dudes had grabbed my wallet. My reflexes were pretty fast, but he did manage to rip out the center portion with all my ID and stuff. I quickly backed away and made a deal to buy my ID back for 100 bucks. I then sprinted for about a mile (only stopping to puke once from the stress) until I was able to hail a cab back to the strip.
End result was that I paid 100 bucks for $40 worth of pot and received a life long memory, not to mention a huge life lesson.
Your ONLY mistake was taking out your wallet that was full of money in a shady side of town. Putting your money in your
SHOES would have been been much better.
Co-incidence?
Quote: billryanOne of my friends used to keep his money is his socks. Now he has plantar fasciitis .
Co-incidence?
Well putting money in your shoes is better than taking out your wallet in some shady part of town.
Quote: NathanWell putting money in your shoes is better than taking out your wallet in some shady part of town.
I already said in my original post that this was one of the stupidest things I have ever done. What do you hope to gain by pointing that out not once, but twice? Two more posts to your portfolio?
Quote: AB21I already said in my original post that this was one of the stupidest things I have ever done. What do you hope to gain by pointing that out not once, but twice? Two more posts to your portfolio?
I was actually talking to Bill Ryan the second time. ;)
Quote: billryanHaving suffered from plantar faucitis for well over a year before it was under control, I'll take getting mugged anytime. Inviting folks to share a secret and then criticizing them over the secret is weak.
Did you try the Dr. No electrical impulse foot massager? My wife picked one up for $150 at a trade show and it worked wonders on her plantar fasciitis that she suffered with for a year.
I underwent what they called Shockwave Therapy for six months or so. It would work for a day, two at most. Had two hour long sessions a week, with a $50 a session copay.
I was hoping I had Plantar Fascitus. It turns out instead, or in addition to it, I have Morton's neuroma. I have and use, a home ultrasound machine along with ice. More than likely after two steroid injections between the 2nd and third metatarsal it will probably require surgery.Quote: billryanMy feet are fine these days thanks. After well over a year of horrible pins and needles and spending hundreds on all sorts of insoles and gimmicks, I found Spenco plastic inserts for about $10 and wearing them everyday for three months cured it. I no longer wear sandals or moccasins but don't need any special inserts, either.
I underwent what they called Shockwave Therapy for six months or so. It would work for a day, two at most. Had two hour long sessions a week, with a $50 a session copay.
I will check into the Spenco inserts. The inserts I've tried have fallen apart in short order.
Quote: billryanMy feet are fine these days thanks. After well over a year of horrible pins and needles and spending hundreds on all sorts of insoles and gimmicks, I found Spenco plastic inserts for about $10 and wearing them everyday for three months cured it. I no longer wear sandals or moccasins but don't need any special inserts, either.
I underwent what they called Shockwave Therapy for six months or so. It would work for a day, two at most. Had two hour long sessions a week, with a $50 a session copay.
About 10 years ago I was in retail management. On my feet 12 hours a day. I bought these expense Clark's that were amazingly comfortable. I bought 2 more pair that I wore every day. About 11 months later I get this terrible pain in both feet. Turns out these damn $150 pair of shoes were causing plantar fasciitis because they were completely flat. I bought some good asics running shoes with good arch support and fixed my feet in 3 months.
In order of worst pain I ever experienced.
1. Kidney stones
2. Plantar fasciitis
3. Tooth infection
for mortons,
ultrasound guidedinjection of hyaluronic acid
ultrasound gided radio frqency ablation.
Quote: GWAEAbout 10 years ago I was in retail management. On my feet 12 hours a day. I bought these expense Clark's that were amazingly comfortable. I bought 2 more pair that I wore every day. About 11 months later I get this terrible pain in both feet. Turns out these damn $150 pair of shoes were causing plantar fasciitis because they were completely flat. I bought some good asics running shoes with good arch support and fixed my feet in 3 months.
In order of worst pain I ever experienced.
1. Kidney stones
2. Plantar fasciitis
3. Tooth infection
you have never had gout?????
Quote: prozemaIt took me 15 years to graduate college. I'm not a doctor.
Since it is so late in the thread, I will tell 2 secrets.
1) It took me 37 years to get my Bachelor's Degree. Just got it last month.
2) I work for the dark side (this one is probably not much of a secret)
Quote: FCBLComish...2) I work for the dark side (this one is probably not much of a secret)
You shall be exiled at once!
What do you do working for "the dark side"? Are you a good guy like surveillance or security? Or a bad guy like a janitor or a dealer or sportsbook ticketwriter/cashier? ;-)
Quote: ontariodealeryou have never had gout?????
Nope but I can imagine that is pretty rough. Mother had a bone spur on big toe. She said that sucked too.
