Random stupid things on your mind. Post them.

[albrecht]

Hey kids, after a year of pounding the pavement in grueling job interviews (sorry I haven't been around here much; I know people have been crushed), I FINALLY got a job: communications director for "an international organization that performs heart surgeries on kids with heart defects in developing countries." (I'll just say it in a long-winded way like that so some HR person won't find my often-immature comments here in a Google search someday.)

The salary is meager and the first question they asked after I accepted the offer was "Are you prepared to go to Ukraine for a couple of weeks next month?" UKRAINE, Y'ALL. Watch for the tragic story of my violent death, coming soon to a FoxNews station near you.

Gulp, but yay, at least it's work. I start in a couple of weeks.

The brunt of fundraising responsibilities will fall on me and it's gonna be kind of a tough sell because they don't do much work here in the U.S., but at least my FB updates will be more than "Sitting around in pajamas watching 'Golden Girls' and dodging bill collectors." (*sniff* I'm gonna miss those days.) I figure if I screw it up, at least I'll have gotten a couple of paychecks under my belt first.

During my year of unemployment, I have lost my apartment, my credit cards, many of my possessions (now in the clutches of eBay bidders) and a lot of my pride. I'm hoping this job'll stick -- at least long enough for me to buy some tires for my car and enjoy driving with a full tank of gas for a while.

Hey, now I can subscribe to Caravan to Midnight! 

Congratulations! My suggestions is make a "change of address" form to you new address, albeit temporary, in the Ukraine. Let the bill collectors and shysters try to collect from those folks over there or track you down. I would like to see how the Loyalist hoodlums or the Russian separatists hooligans would deal with them calling incessantly or trying to serve papers.

[Treading Water]

Congratulations! My suggestions is make a "change of address" form to you new address, albeit temporary, in the Ukraine. Let the bill collectors and shysters try to collect from those folks over there or track you down. I would like to see how the Loyalist hoodlums or the Russian separatists hooligans would deal with them calling incessantly or trying to serve papers.

Hahahahahahahaha...Perfect!!     

[maureen]

Hey kids, after a year of pounding the pavement in grueling job interviews (sorry I haven't been around here much; I know people have been crushed), I FINALLY got a job: communications director for "an international organization that performs heart surgeries on kids with heart defects in developing countries." (I'll just say it in a long-winded way like that so some HR person won't find my often-immature comments here in a Google search someday.)

The salary is meager and the first question they asked after I accepted the offer was "Are you prepared to go to Ukraine for a couple of weeks next month?" UKRAINE, Y'ALL. Watch for the tragic story of my violent death, coming soon to a FoxNews station near you.

Gulp, but yay, at least it's work. I start in a couple of weeks.

The brunt of fundraising responsibilities will fall on me and it's gonna be kind of a tough sell because they don't do much work here in the U.S., but at least my FB updates will be more than "Sitting around in pajamas watching 'Golden Girls' and dodging bill collectors." (*sniff* I'm gonna miss those days.) I figure if I screw it up, at least I'll have gotten a couple of paychecks under my belt first.

During my year of unemployment, I have lost my apartment, my credit cards, many of my possessions (now in the clutches of eBay bidders) and a lot of my pride. I'm hoping this job'll stick -- at least long enough for me to buy some tires for my car and enjoy driving with a full tank of gas for a while.

Hey, now I can subscribe to Caravan to Midnight! 

Well done, Seraphim!!  What an exciting new adventure!!  They are lucky to have you.  Enjoy!

[West of the Rockies]

Great news, Seraphim!  He safe and come home in one piece...

Randomly enough, I am sipping a Sierra Nevada "Flipside" red IPA.  Good stuff!

[b_dubb]

Posting this in case jazmunda and the other Trekkers don't have materials to FAP to

[jazmunda]

Posting this in case jazmunda and the other Trekkers don't have materials to FAP to

I'm more of a Picard guy.

[Catsmile]

Ah, the good ol' days.
Kids now uh days, I swear...
HEY! Get off my Xbox, ya little layabouts! 

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Ah, the good ol' days.
Kids now uh days, I swear...
HEY! Get off my Xbox, ya little layabouts! 

You are my BellGab hero of the day!  I go back a wee bit further, and if anyone in my neighborhood had worn a bike helmet or protective pads of any kind, they would been friendless objects of scorn and derision until they moved away.  We crashed our bikes, skinned our knees, broke the occasional bone, and got bloody noses once in awhile, but that's part of being a kid.  And I don't ever remember any adults freaking out about it.  When did we become such wusses? 

There was one kid in fifth grade who was killed while riding his bike by a hit and run driver, but a plastic helmet wouldn't have saved him.  He was hit so hard he was knocked right out of his shoes, which were found still tied about fifty feet from his body.

We also had toys with sharp metal edges and small pieces that only a complete dimwit would ever think of swallowing.  Good times!

[Catsmile]

Speaking of kids now uh days... bet a rotary phone would blow his mind.  :



Speaking of rotary phones and kids.


KIDS REACT TO ROTARY PHONES
Damned kids git off my lawn with those cell phones!

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Speaking of kids now uh days... bet a rotary phone would blow his mind.  :


Speaking of rotary phones and kids.


KIDS REACT TO ROTARY PHONES
Damned kids git off my lawn with those cell phones!

I actually have a working rotary phone just like the one in the picture in one room of the house.  Back when I got it in the late seventies, you had to rent them from Ma Bell. When the service switched to someone else, nobody ever asked for it back, so I kept it.

And I almost forgot. When I was a kid, if you were over six your parents did not take you trick or treating.  I never heard of it happening, but if it had, that kid would have never lived it down. It's been years since I've since kids trick or treating on their own, and it makes me sad.

[eddie dean]

You are my BellGab hero of the day!  I go back a wee bit further, and if anyone in my neighborhood had worn a bike helmet or protective pads of any kind, they would been friendless objects of scorn and derision until they moved away.  We crashed our bikes, skinned our knees, broke the occasional bone, and got bloody noses once in awhile, but that's part of being a kid.  And I don't ever remember any adults freaking out about it.  When did we become such wusses? 

There was one kid in fifth grade who was killed while riding his bike by a hit and run driver, but a plastic helmet wouldn't have saved him.  He was hit so hard he was knocked right out of his shoes, which were found still tied about fifty feet from his body.

We also had toys with sharp metal edges and small pieces that only a complete dimwit would ever think of swallowing.  Good times!

Yes indeed! Pads/helmet were for nerds. Anyone wearing them were social outcasts. Wearing pads = dumb.  having pads on our bikes = cool. Gooseneck ( or what we called the nut buster) and cross bar pads were ok for some reason. Maybe a status symbol, but they were always the first thing to be stolen when you left your BMX bike unattended.

Most of the scars I still have on my knees, are from riding the very dangerous 70's style skateboards down the sidewalks. Any small rock, twig or pine needles would get under the wheels, lock them up and send me flying towards a bloody conclusion. good times!

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The gooseneck, aka "Nut Buster"
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The death board:
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[UnscreenedCaller]

And I almost forgot. When I was a kid, if you were over six your parents did not take you trick or treating.  I never heard of it happening, but if it had, that kid would have never lived it down. It's been years since I've since kids trick or treating on their own, and it makes me sad.

Halloween at my house, growing up. Needless to say, no parents on the streets.

"Where are you going with those eggs?"
"Nowhere?"
"Get in here. You're not throwing my good eggs around."
"Can I have flour?"
"No!"
"Shaving cream?"
"Get out!"

<several hours later>

"Hi Mom!"
"What's that all over you? Are those eggshells in your hair? And what the hell is that on your clothes, flour? chalk? Whatsamatter with you!  Get over to the sink NOW!"

<half an hour later>

"You know, I hate to admit it but your hair looks very shiny."
"Thanks, Mom."

A while back when I still drove my placeholder bomb  Dodge Dart, I left the driver's window partially open on Halloween night while I was visiting friends. Needless to say, a tactical mistake. When I returned, the front seat was filled with shaving cream. Knowing I got what I deserved for leaving the window open in the first place, I just laughed and said "Damn kids." The stuff was all dried out by then and took care of itself when I cleaned it up. Good times.

[GeorgieForPresident2216]

I actually have a working rotary phone just like the one in the picture in one room of the house.  Back when I got it in the late seventies, you had to rent them from Ma Bell. When the service switched to someone else, nobody ever asked for it back, so I kept it.

And I almost forgot. When I was a kid, if you were over six your parents did not take you trick or treating.  I never heard of it happening, but if it had, that kid would have never lived it down. It's been years since I've since kids trick or treating on their own, and it makes me sad.

We had a party line when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s (my Dad was cheap).  That's why we had to listen for a dial tone.  Eventually no one else was on it except the old lady next door so my Dad ended up with a cheap private line.

[WildCard]

Can somebody explain this?
I've looked at it all morning and, I still don't get it.
Oh well, the quest continues . . .

http://funny-pictures.picphotos.net/

[West of the Rockies]

Is there a point, really?  A young woman in a wildly tight, short skirt.  Drooling ensues, I suppose.  If there is a joke, I don't get it.  I feel sorry that she goes to such effort to attract attention with her body rather than her mind.  I hope my daughter never feels compelled to do this...  Look, I get that she is young, healthy , wants to live and celebrate her beauty and health.  That's cool.  But leaving a bit to the imagination is usually good, too.

Oh, and get off my lawn!

[b_dubb]

WotR ... it's important to remember that sometimes women wear yoga pants because they're super comfortable.  Not because every dude in sight will spring a boner.  The truth is that guys will spring a boner for really no reason at all.

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

The truth is that guys will spring a boner for really no reason at all.

Great. We've been keeping that a secret ever since we figured out how to walk erect upright.  Now everybody knows. Thanks a lot. 

[albrecht]

WotR ... it's important to remember that sometimes women wear yoga pants because they're super comfortable.  Not because every dude in sight will spring a boner.  The truth is that guys will spring a boner for really no reason at all.

But seriously. I don't mind when a fit women is wearing those things. But is there any legitimate usefulness for the yoga pants, the spandex, etc? Or just fashion? And if just fashion why would fat people wear them? I can see obviously things that make sports and things like running easier/safer: jockstraps, sports bras, (keep stuff from bouncing around), even taping up joints depending on sport and your age, taping up your nipples before a long run etc. But whatever happened to just working out in a sweat suit. It worked for Rocky even! And if these are for workouts (where presumably you sweat) why do so many continue to wear them about town, to the market, etc?

[West of the Rockies]

Great. We've been keeping that a secret ever since we figured out how to walk erect upright.  Now everybody knows. Thanks a lot.

Walk erect?!?  I still struggle with that!  I have to wait for her to grab on and lead me to where she wants me. 😉

[West of the Rockies]

WotR ... it's important to remember that sometimes women wear yoga pants because they're super comfortable.  Not because every dude in sight will spring a boner.  The truth is that guys will spring a boner for really no reason at all.

True enough, Bdubb... And I gotta say, it pisses me off when women stare at me with lust just cuz I am wearing a mesh cut-off football jersey from my 1976 freshman JV squad!  That IS why they're staring, right?

[Yorkshire pud]

True enough, Bdubb... And I gotta say, it pisses me off when women stare at me with lust just cuz I am wearing a mesh cut-off football jersey from my 1976 freshman JV squad!  That IS why they're staring, right?

Yes; and they're treating you like a sex object...you should demand some apology buddy.

[Catsmile]

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[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Anybody check out the Perseid shower this year?  I watched for about an hour tonight and saw four or five, including a couple of nice bright long streaky ones.  I also saw a satellite that flared up for a few seconds a couple of times when the moonlight hit it just right. 

[b_dubb]

Tried to view the meteor shower just now but the weather is not cooperating

[Robert Ghostwolf's Ghost]

Tried to view the meteor shower just now but the weather is not cooperating

I hate when that happens.  It seems like we usually get just one good night to see them.  This year was no different.

[Camazotz Automat]

Applied B.O.C. design to an old solitaire program. This screen shot during mid-deal is not very impressive.  But the playing cards flying and landing into formation is so damned beautiful.

"I got the blues...so bad." - Tom Servo, This Island Earth

[analog kid]

Applied B.O.C. design to an old solitaire program. This screen shot during mid-deal is not very impressive.  But the playing cards flying and landing into formation is so damned beautiful.

"I got the blues...so bad." - Tom Servo, This Island Earth

Recall the dream of luxor, how fluids will arrive. As if by call or schedule, resumed through the morning tide. Where entry is by seaweed gate, and plan the plan of dreams. To lose one's self in reverb, in all that is and all that seems.

So-oh, ladies, fish and gentlemen...

[Camazotz Automat]

Recall the dream of luxor, how fluids will arrive. As if by call or schedule, resumed through the morning tide. Where entry is by seaweed gate, and plan the plan of dreams. To lose one's self in reverb, in all that is and all that seems.

So-oh, ladies, fish and gentlemen...

^ This ^

[area51drone]

something fucky's going on in washington state right now.. i can feel it, i don't know what's about to happen, but something...  earthquake maybe?  dunno ... just posting for the record.