Miscellaneous Discussion Thread
This story also reminds me of another one about some nuns. Seems there was a construction project going on at the convent, and one of the novices was shocked by the language being used by some members of the construction labor crew.
She went to the Mother Superior to express her concern, and in reply she was told, "My child, you must remember that these are simple men, the salt of the earth. They have no formal training in the proprieties, and they simply call a spade a spade."
The novice replied with further shock, "Oh, but no! They call it a f**king shovel!"
(Heard that one maybe a decade later.)
It was meant as a salute,Quote: DocOld anyway. Not quite the other part, I think.
An expression of admiration, if you will.
If I type it all in caps in a sentence like "LISTEN YOU OLD FART, -----
Well, even then, I was just prolly in a bad mood ;-)
I've tried writing everything down.
Only to forget where I put the notes....
Quote: TwoFeathersATLMemory loss is a bitch.
I've tried writing everything down.
Only to forget where I put the notes....
I used a memory aid to remember one of the barista's name at the Starbucks near me. But I hadn't seen her in awhile and decided to ask her coworker if she still worked there. Here is about how that went.
Me: Uh, you know the band?
Her: Band?
Me: You know, in Seattle, he had a wife.
Her: What?
Me: Oh yeah, Nirvana! The guy who shot himself. His wife.
Her: Nirvana?
Me: His wife?
Her: Courtney?
Me: YEAH! Courtney Love! Is Courtney still working here? That's what I was trying to remember.
So yeah, that memory association worked great?!
Isn't it amazing how often that will work?
Quote: DocJust curious -- how many people here, when trying to remember a name or such, think through the alphabet one letter at a time, searching for the first letter of the forgotten name?
Isn't it amazing how often that will work?
I wish that worked. I have a friend from 15 years ago that I have been trying to remember. I know his name is Eric but can not for the life of me remember his last name. He randomly moved to vegas in 2002 and I haven't talked to him since. This was before texting and cell phones were everywhere so we didn't keep in touch.
Here's the one I want to see. He throws one ball, then a second one and then a third as rapidly as possible one after another. He makes the first two, and appears to fall short on the third, but it bounces once and goes in! An unexpected finale!
I guarantee you 10 million youtube hits if you can pull that off. I have no idea how many attempts you could go through before being successful.
Two of the panelists were incredulous when he said that Vegas casinos would refuse his action.
Quote: JoemanI was watching a B&W episode of To Tell the Truth on BUZZR last night. The guest in one of the rounds was none other than Ed Thorpe (yes, the Beat the Dealer Ed Thorpe).
Two of the panelists were incredulous when he said that Vegas casinos would refuse his action.
https://youtu.be/hPIW-OJugG4
Going to football games suck. Our seats are on the 5 yard line 4 rows back from the field. They are great when the ball is right in front of you bUT when it is 90 yards away I might as well play on my phone.
Quote: RSWtf am I doing awake so early I woke up at like 630 in the middle of the night
Lol at 630 being the middle of the night. I am going to start texting you at 5am
Quote: RSWtf am I doing awake so early I woke up at like 630 in the middle of the night
Performance anxiety. You're quarterback of the big game today. Mary Lou will be sitting with your parents in the stands. You've promised her the game ball...
Or maybe it's just morning wood.
Quote: IbeatyouracesHow many of you lost money on the North Dakota State/Iowa game?
Vegas didn't have a line on the game. I would have made it around 17.
Quote: GWAEJust scored free tickets to steelers game tomorrow. Sure glad I took cincy at +3.5.
Going to football games suck. Our seats are on the 5 yard line 4 rows back from the field. They are great when the ball is right in front of you bUT when it is 90 yards away I might as well play on my phone.
I was in Oklahoma visiting some Indian casinos and went to the Ohio State vs Oklahoma game last night. It didn't suck at all. Our seats were at the 30 yard line about half way up.
Although the game had a lot of scoring (45-21) it was never really close.
Quote: DRichI was in Oklahoma visiting some Indian casinos and went to the Ohio State vs Oklahoma game last night. It didn't suck at all. Our seats were at the 30 yard line about half way up.
Although the game had a lot of scoring (45-21) it was never really close.
I guess I should have said that correctly. Being at the game is fun. It just sucks not being able to really see. I would prefer to sit in first few rows of 200 section between the 40's than 4 rows back near the end zone.
Getting my drink on now to get a nice buzz before the stadium. No way in hell am I paying $13 for a beer.
Quote: beachbumbabsmaybe it's just morning wood.
Babs!
I'm learning new expressions. Keep em coming!
Quote: lilredroosterWhat's happened to America? Every day I get about 3 scammers calling me on the phone and about 40 in my email. Back in the day you might run into a con man but it wasn't every other person that contacts you. So Sad.
But most of the scammers via email and phone are not from the US.
What are girls born out of wedlock called?
"Bitch?"
Quote: MrVA male born out of wedlock is known as a "bastard."
What are girls born out of wedlock called?
SOB-sister of a bastard?
Answering my own post?
What?
Quote: MrVA male born out of wedlock is known as a "bastard."
What are girls born out of wedlock called?
"Bitch?"
Bastardy only mattered for inheritance of the family fortune or titles. Which was almost exclusively a male purview. So no need for a female equivalent.
Besides, there are more than enough deprecating monikers for women. Don't need another.
Quote: beachbumbabsBesides, there are more than enough deprecating monikers for women. Don't need another.
Debatable. ;)
Quote: beachbumbabs...Besides, there are more than enough deprecating monikers for women. Don't need another.
The latest episode of South Park adds a lot to the discussion. I like the retribution by the girls at the end of the episode.
Quote: GWAEA lady tonight got bankrupt like 7 times out of 12 spins.
Still doing much better than your football picks. :)
I have a friend who went on the show, and I asked him a similar question because I had the same thoughts. He said the wheel is heavy and spinning it is kind of awkward. He said he tried to gauge his spins, but it was virtually impossible.Quote: GWAEWe have been watching wheel of fortune. It seems to me like it would be easy to avoid bankrupt if you pay attention. It seems like everyone just flings the wheel without thought. A lady tonight got bankrupt like 7 times out of 12 spins.
Quote: JoemanI have a friend who went on the show, and I asked him a similar question because I had the same thoughts. He said the wheel is heavy and spinning it is kind of awkward. He said he tried to gauge his spins, but it was virtually impossible.
Hmm that's interesting. I would love to go on that show.
Quote: beachbumbabsBastardy only mattered for inheritance of the family fortune or titles. Which was almost exclusively a male purview. So no need for a female equivalent.
Besides, there are more than enough deprecating monikers for women. Don't need another.
Actually Bastardy was an important legal topic, but Westlaw doesn't even use it anymore.
It was to protect males and to protect the public treasury. A man did not have to educate or support a bastard. Even in Colonial times it was perfectly legal for a property owner to place his hands on an indentured servant's breasts. If she produced a bastard during the seven years of her servitude, the master got an additional year of services at no cost.
Men who impregnated too many servants or did it too often, came to the attention of the authorities only because bastards were a burden on the economy; it was not to protect the females.
I've mentioned that 1626 Blue Laws that made baking a mince pie a crime. Men could buy them, carry them, eat them, but a woman could no longer make or sell a mince pie, so it was really just a law that denied women any control over their economic welfare.
You closet Vanna fan ;-)Quote: GWAEHmm that's interesting. I would love to go on that show.
Quote: TwoFeathersATLcloset Vanna fan
The site I have been listening to is www.seeso.com There is a section for stand up. I listed to a 1984 episode from comedy store i think it was that had Kevin James and carrot top. These are also videos so that is entertaining too.
This site charges 3.99 a month but if you use code stanhope then the first month is a free trial. I will probably cancel before the first month unless they add a lot during the month. I think they have original tv shows or something as well but cant watch those while working.
actually that's when most fun stuff happens. When you were single when did you actually get laid before 3am?Quote: GWAEJose Fernandez killed in a boating accident. Wtf is a ball player doing speeding through the ocean on a boat at 3am during the season. I know they have livea too but seriously this is horrible judgement. As they say, nothing good happens after 2 am
Quote: GWAEWe have been watching wheel of fortune. It seems to me like it would be easy to avoid bankrupt if you pay attention. It seems like everyone just flings the wheel without thought. A lady tonight got bankrupt like 7 times out of 12 spins.
I think they put the best return value right by the bankrupt section though.
Quote: rxwineI think they put the best return value right by the bankrupt section though.
That they do, however there is a large section of the wheel that has all 4-800 pieces. My thinking was that it would be easy to aim for those.
Quote: GWAEHmm that's interesting. I would love to go on that show.
My friends father was on the show back when you had to go shopping for prizes with the money you won after each round or something like that
Quote: KeeneoneWhile watching Sunday Night Football, the playcaller (Al M.) announced Arnold Palmer passed away. Sad day. I just watched a great 4 hole playoff finish won by Rory M. in the Tour Championship finale. The Ryder Cup begins this week. Team USA (and the golfing world) will play with heavy hearts...
Yeah just saw that on the local news. They are currently doing a look back story showing his life.
He only made 2.1 million playing golf. How the world has changed.
He made 40 million in endorsements last year.
Quote: GWAEYeah just saw that on the local news. They are currently doing a look back story showing his life.
He only made 2.1 million playing golf. How the world has changed.
He made 40 million in endorsements last year.
You said it. His appeal (and legacy) was beyond just golf. Born in Latrobe and passed in Pittsburgh. I am a bit young to be in "Arnie's Army", but I have seen enough highlights/videos of the 1962 Open @ Oakmont to understand why golf fans loved him. Speaking of how times have changed, smoking during golf tournaments (and on camera) was a regular/normal activity during his "prime" golf years.
So I must be missing something about late night oceans, and the pleasures of boating on them. 'Cause if DrawingDead was invited to go 3 AM boating out in the ocean my first thought might be to wonder if this is the Miami version of that old-school style Las Vegas invitation to "Take a ride in the desert... in the trunk, with a shovel."
Quote: GWAEJose Fernandez killed in a boating accident. Wtf is a ball player doing speeding through the ocean on a boat at 3am during the season. I know they have livea too but seriously this is horrible judgement. As they say, nothing good happens after 2 am
Quote: onenickelmiracleArnold Palmer passing away is unbelievable.
Ya know, they got me to thinking tonight. He lived to be 87, the majority of it very good years. He was loved by nearly everybody. He was the best in the world in his time. He even has a drink named after him.
He was rich, and a huge philanthropist. My niece was born at Arnold Palmer hospital in 1996; my obgyn practiced out of Winnie Palmer. I worked him a few times before he had to stop piloting himself, but he had his own airplane for decades.
The point being, how do you live a life better than he did? There's no reason to mourn, just every reason to celebrate a life as full and rewarding as any.
Good on you, Arnie. Fairways and greens in the next life, too.
Two of the happiest days of a boat owner's life:Quote: DrawingDeadI'm totally in favor of going for all kinds of interesting adventures at three in the AM. And if I was one of the very best young pitchers in the majors and in line to get paid accordingly, I might go out with lotsa friends & whatnot for more of them on my days off. But. Most of 'em that come to my mind are indoors or very near civilization with a bunch of bright buildings & stuff & involve some kind of lighting, at least to start. What can you see on a boat in the ocean then? I don't know boats, never had a boat, not about to get any sorta boat to haul around the desert, but if all goes well out there I don't understand how you'd get to see something much different than this for your trouble:
So I must be missing something about late night oceans, and the pleasures of boating on them. 'Cause if DrawingDead was invited to go 3 AM boating out in the ocean my first thought might be to wonder if this is the Miami version of that old-school style Las Vegas invitation to "Take a ride in the desert... in the trunk, with a shovel."
1)The day he buys it.
2)The day he sells it.
