Rita's XIV: The Last DJ

[Jeff Brady]

We have one, but the consumables are uber-expensive.

That's what I thought. It was hinted at in the brochure.

Eep. Printer porn, again.

*goes back to watching BSG (Season 3, ep 1)*

It's all your & howy's fault.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/eg_marsh/selfp1.jpg

Here's my new one. Just finished it tonite.

Nice! Is that a self-portrait?

[howyadoin]

We have one, but the consumables are uber-expensive.I've gotta have one of those someday. Printer porn, indeed.

[Gene M.]

Nice! Is that a self-portrait?
Thank you, sir. It is, in fact, a self portrait.

And since we're exchanging printer porn, this is what I have in my studio. (http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/WideFormat/WideFormatDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&infoType=Overview&oid=-12801&category=Wide+Format+Printers)

[howyadoin]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/eg_marsh/selfp1.jpg

Here's my new one. Just finished it tonite.Another cool piece. Wish I had the option of exploring some print-making techniques.

[gary bolt]

Here's my new one. Just finished it tonite.

Great work Gene!

[Spike-X]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j263/eg_marsh/selfp1.jpg

Here's my new one. Just finished it tonite.
Holy crap! You been shot!

[Gene M.]

Another cool piece. Wish I had the option of exploring some print-making techniques.
Great work Gene!
Holy crap! You been shot!
Thanks for the kind words, folks. Glad you liked it.

Bret: If you want some info on some printmaking techniques, I can dig up some info on stuff you can try without needing a printmaking studio.

[Spike-X]

I never said I liked it!

[Tadhg]

I never said I liked it!

You have to admire the dedication though. I mean to shoot yourself just for a self-portrait.

[Gene M.]

I never said I liked it!
Yeah, but you folks from down under are just so damned friendly. You didn't have to say it, I could feel the love radiating from my monitor.

[howyadoin]

You have to admire the dedication though. I mean to shoot yourself just for a self-portrait.Yeah, that's where I draw the line. I might cut an ear off, but I just don't approve of guns.

[howyadoin]

Yeah, but you folks from down under are just so damned friendly. You didn't have to say it, I could feel the love radiating from my monitor.That's not love; that's gonorrhea.

[Gene M.]

That's not love; that's gonorrhea.
That explains the burning sensation.

[Spike-X]

You have to admire the dedication though. I mean to shoot yourself just for a self-portrait.
The things some people do for their art.

[Tadhg]

Have you ever gotten the feeling that a longtime poster might not be real?

[Gene M.]

Well, I'm outta here. I've got a date with a whiskey on the rocks and some Fox/Sekowsky Justice League. Later, folks.

[howyadoin]

Have you ever gotten the feeling that a longtime poster might not be real?C'mon, I've met you.

[howyadoin]

Well, I'm outta here. I've got a date with a whiskey on the rocks and some Fox/Sekowsky Justice League. Later, folks.Later, buddy.

[Tadhg]

C'mon, I've met you.

What about the "Aussie" posters, as anyone met them besides each other?

[howyadoin]

What about the "Aussie" posters, as anyone met them besides each other?Punchy almost met some of them.

[Tadhg]

And I still don't believe in Cronin.

[howyadoin]

And I still don't believe in Cronin.He's definitely too good to be true.

[Royal]

Well....

Five years comic free.

[Jeff Brady]

He's definitely too good to be true.

Punchy gave Cronin a new nickname: Wikipedia.

Cronin, while figuring out who owed what over dinner (IN HIS HEAD), spouted baseball, music & film trivia in the span of two minutes.

Cronin is a cyborg with bluetooth.

[Tadhg]

Goddamned Fury: Peacemaker is good.

I hope Ennis eventually does a Fury: Pacemaker mini with a geriatric agent of shield.

[Spike-X]

Punchy almost met some of them.
Punchy hung out with me and Cirocco one night. So hopefully he'll be able to vouch for our existence.

[Brian Cronin]

I just got home from hanging out with Punchy.

We both had way too much to drink.

We met some Irish dudes.

It was fun.

Punchy and I drank the Irish dudes under the table.

-Brian

[Royal]

I just got home from hanging out with Punchy.

We both had way too much to drink.

We met some Irish dudes.

It was fun.

Punchy and I drank the Irish dudes under the table.

-Brian

Kinda hard to believe boyo.

[Brian Cronin]

Kinda hard to believe boyo.

Believe it, baby!

-Brian

[Royal]

Punchy hung out with me and Cirocco one night. So hopefully he'll be able to vouch for our existence.

How is 'rocco btw. Haven't seen hide nor hair of her in a while.

[Smoogis]

I'm leaving in a half hour to the airport to start my 24 hour long trip to Modesto.

Woohoo.

[Royal]

Believe it, baby!

-Brian

Sorry. Not a Naruto fan.

If you did, they must have been welps.

[Royal]

I'm leaving in a half hour to the airport to start my 24 hour long trip to Modesto.

Woohoo.

Bring light clothes.

Oh! And bring sun lotion.

[Jeff Brady]

I'm leaving in a half hour to the airport to start my 24 hour long trip to Modesto.

Woohoo.

What did you do to deserve such punishment?

[howyadoin]

I'm leaving in a half hour to the airport to start my 24 hour long trip to Modesto.

Woohoo.Are you making like 5 stopovers on the way?

[o1pickleboy]

I have a good cbr trivia question, but I am to lazy to search for the thread. So I will ask it here.

Who is cbr member 150?

[Tadhg]

I have a good cbr trivia question, but I am to lazy to search for the thread. So I will ask it here.

Who is cbr member 150?

He is not a number, he is a free man.

[o1pickleboy]

He is not a number, he is a free man.


He is free, then I will take two. Rather take freebies than buy them.


Rephase: Who was the 150 member of cbr?

[o1pickleboy]

Well it is bed time for me.

Nite, everyone.

[Forefinger]

I like the cheese.

[Michael P]

Hey, Morts, today's entry looks really fucked up in Firefox.

[tricksterpup]

New Rule: Stop giving me that pop-up ad for classmates.com! There's a reason you don't talk to people for 25 years. Because you don't particularly like them! Besides, I already know what the captain of the football team is doing these days . . mowing my lawn.

New Rule: Don't eat anything that's served to you out a window unless you're a seagull. People are acting all shocked that a human finger was found in a bowl of Wendy's chili. Hey, it cost less than a dollar. What did you expect it to contain? Trout?

New Rule: There's no such thing as flavored water. There's a whole aisle of this crap at the supermarket, water, but without that watery taste. Sorry, but flavored water is called a soft drink. You want flavored water? Pour some scotch over ice and let it melt. That's your flavored
water.

New Rule: Stop screwing with old people. Target is introducing a redesigned pill bottle that's square, with a bigger label. And the top is now the bottom. And by the time grandpa figures out how to open it, his ass will be in the morgue. Congratulations, Target, you just solved the Social Security crisis.

New Rule: The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a "decaf grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low, and one NutraSweet," ooh, you're a huge asshole.

New Rule: I'm not the cashier! By the time I look up from sliding my card, entering my PIN number, pressing "Enter," verifying the amount, deciding, no, I don't want cash back, and pressing "Enter" again, the kid who is supposed to be ringing me up is standing there eating my Almond Joy.

New Rule: Just because your tattoo has Chinese characters in it doesn't make you spiritual. It's right above the crack of your ass. And it translates to "beef with broccoli." The last time you did anything spiritual, you were praying to God you weren't pregnant. You're not spiritual. You're just high.

New Rule: Competitive eating isn't a sport. It's one of the seven deadly sins. ESPN recently televised the U.S. Open of Competitive Eating, because watching those athletes at the poker table was just too damned exciting. What's next, competitive farting? Oh wait. They're already doing that. It's called "The Howard Stern Show."

New Rule: If you're going to insist on making movies based on crappy, old television shows, then you have to give everyone in the Cineplex a remote so we can see what's playing on the other screens. Let's remember the reason something was a television show in the first place is that the idea wasn't good enough to be a movie.

New Rule: No more gift registries. You know, it used to be just for weddings. Now it's for babies and new homes and graduations from rehab. Picking out the stuff you want and having other people buy it for you isn't gift giving, it's the white people version of looting.

New Rule: If you ever hope to be a credible adult and want a job that pays better than minimum wage, then for God's sake don't pierce or tattoo every available piece of flesh. If so, then plan your future around saying" Do you want fries with that?"

[tricksterpup]

I like the cheese.
You also like the hookers. :D

[thehod]

New Rule: The more complicated the Starbucks order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a "decaf grande half-soy, half-low fat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low, and one NutraSweet," ooh, you're a huge asshole.

Maybe its the British in me, but can you actually get just a cup of coffee in Starbucks?

Last time I went in there (and that was under protest, I can tell you) I asked the girl behind the counter for a medium coffee and she looked at me as if I'd just stepped off the first flight from the planet Zogg.

[Stellar]

You also like the hookers. :D

He'd have to be crazy not to. Where's my beer, damn it?

[Typo Lad]

Hey, Morts, today's entry looks really fucked up in Firefox.
Fixing. Thanks.

[TinMan]

I like the cheese.

and cock, can't forget the cock.

[Puma]

morning people.

working a few hours this a.m. and then off to a funeral, gonna be a fun day all around I can tell.

[TheTen-EyedMan]

morning people.

working a few hours this a.m. and then off to a funeral, gonna be a fun day all around I can tell.

Someone you know I hope.

Don't laugh, I knew this guy in Uni that used to go to funerals that he saw in the paper.

Sort of a funeral crasher.

Dave Copeland his name was...he was a sick mother when I knew him. Obsessed with death and putrefaction. It was like living with Peter Greenaway.

[Puma]

Someone you know I hope.

.

Yes, it's my Mom's cousin - someone I considered an aunt.

and no, I'm not laughing.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I just got home from hanging out with Punchy.

We both had way too much to drink.

We met some Irish dudes.

It was fun.

Punchy and I drank the Irish dudes under the table.

-Brian
Did Indiana Jones show up?

[Merey]

I have a good cbr trivia question, but I am to lazy to search for the thread. So I will ask it here.

Who is cbr member 150?





He is not a number, he is a free man.

Here I am just slowly acclimating to the evils of morning at work by eating pie (my awesome homemade pie) and enjoying a mug of coffee, all while catching-up with what those late night and Australian posters had to say while I was asleep, and I come across this exchange. And yes, coffee and little bits of pie spewed forth onto my paper-cluttered desk. Thanks!

Good morning, folks.

[Puma]

aren't you suppose to be saving the pi for Thursday?

[Typo Lad]

So Jeff's going to come over and eat Merry's pie?

[Merey]

aren't you suppose to be saving the pi for Thursday?


I made two and my boss talked me into bringing one in for the department. She's an awesome boss, so I couldn't say no.


Lena - Yup, we met thespianphryne. She looked quite spiffy in her fedora and leather jacket.

[TheTen-EyedMan]

Yes, it's my Mom's cousin - someone I considered an aunt.

and no, I'm not laughing.

*Cue the usual half-assed condolences and empathy from someone you don't know*

Loosing people you care about sucks.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Lena - Yup, we met thespianphyren. She looked quite spiffy in her fedora and leather jacket.
Excellent! I thought thespian was a guy- it was the Indiana Jones reference.

[Merey]

So Jeff's going to come over and eat Merry's pie?


Don't make my pie dirty. My pie is wholesome and wonderful, dammit!

[TheTen-EyedMan]

Excellent! I thought thespian was a guy- it was the Indiana Jones reference.

Eww...that's like the whole Curefreak thing...I used to think he was a chick.

He was someone's bitch.

[Typo Lad]

Don't make my pie dirty. My pie is wholesome and wonderful, dammit!
If you keep leaving it out in the open like that, someone's going to snatch it.

[i_mmmchocolate]

that's like the whole Curefreak thing...
I too thought curefreak was a female.

[TheTen-EyedMan]

I too thought curefreak was a female.

Quite ironic when you realise that he turned out to be what I thought he posessed.

[jessecuster3]

hey its me, fucking asshole at work fucked up my accounts again, I am in the process of getting them back but right now I am kinda screwed.

Good morning all.


I have my 2nd interview at the options exchange today I am excited !

[Ed Cunard]

For what it's worth, I hope the petty fucker gets something slow and terminal.

[Dreadstar]

hey its me, fucking asshole at work fucked up my accounts again, I am in the process of getting them back but right now I am kinda screwed.

I am really truly curious as to how someone "fucked up" your CBR account.

Password change?

[jessecuster3]

I am really truly curious as to how someone "fucked up" your CBR account.

Password change?

Yeah password change so far, but he also changed the passwords on both of my email addresses, so I cannot access those either for a password change.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I'm watching one of my favorite Frasier episodes.

[Typo Lad]

How did he get in them in the first place?

[jessecuster3]

He must have a key logger or some remote access set up on my pc. He is the one who built it and configured it.
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[Typo Lad]

So maybe stop viewing CBR from work?

[i_mmmchocolate]

Word to the wise: never use the word 'password' as a password.

[jessecuster3]

So maybe stop viewing CBR from work?

Its not just CBR, its my yahoo messenger as well, which we use to speak with other employees.

[Dreadstar]

You probably have it set up to login automatically, don't you? Simple.

The cookies got you.

I'm the same way here at work. I start up Netscape and just go. But that's not a problem for me here.

You? You have a problem that's VERY easily remedied.

Just don't allow your browser to remember your passwords.

[jessecuster3]

You probably have it set up to login automatically, don't you? Simple.

The cookies got you.

I'm the same way here at work. I start up Netscape and just go. But that's not a problem for me here.

You? You have a problem that's VERY easily remedied.

Just don't allow your browser to remember your passwords.

It doesn't remember my passwords, I log in every day.

[DocAbsurd]

Starbucks sells elitism by the cup.

Know what I like best about Starbucks? The fact that they sell 'coffee' (and I use the term only in the sense that they do indeed run heated water thru filtered coffee grounds) in cheap recycled paper containers. For the prices they charge the fecking java should come in Royal Doulton with the hand-painted periwinkles.

Barnies in the mall refills my travel mug for a buck with some damn finest, smoothest-tasting strong coffee. For a buck-seven including tax.

If it weren't for the multi-hyphenated Burger King choices ('Have It Your Way' coffee), Starbucks woulda been bankrupt ages ago.




Doc 'Whaddya Mean, "Plain"?' Absurd

[Dreadstar]

...mmmmmkay.

[jessecuster3]

...mmmmmkay.


You think I am lying ?

CBR may be cookied, but none of my email stuff was, I specifically logged into it every morning.

[Dreadstar]

I went to a Starbucks once and ordered a cup of plain old Columbian. It tasted burnt.

Tim Horton's, baby.

[Merey]

I'm watching one of my favorite Frasier episodes.


Which episode? I use to love that show, but dropped it when they covered Jane Leeves (sp?) pregnancy with some obnoxious arc about Daphne over-eating due to the pressure of trying to be perfect for Niles. WTF?!

[Dreadstar]

You think I am lying ?
Nope! Possibly uninformed.

I deleted all my IM/Yahoo/whatever shit. But not because I was afraid of someone getting into them, but because I'm an non-social asshole. They came up automatically at start-up. Now remember: If you log off of them and leave your computer running, then you WILL have to log back on the next day, requiring password. If you haven't changed the registry or wherever the stuff resides, all you have to do is turn off the computer and turn it back on again. Boom, all your stuff starts right up.

But, here's the most important thing for you:

This has happened to you TWICE now, correct?

Set your Windows up for a passworded start-up. At least then you will have proof that the ONLY person who can get in is the system admin.

[jessecuster3]

What sucks right now is that he is not her but they moved his pc last night and I am not sure where it is to find the proof I need to bust him.

[jessecuster3]

Nope! Possibly uninformed.

I deleted all my IM/Yahoo/whatever shit. But not because I was afraid of someone getting into them, but because I'm an non-social asshole. They came up automatically at start-up. Now remember: If you log off of them and leave your computer running, then you WILL have to log back on the next day, requiring password. If you haven't changed the registry or wherever the stuff resides, all you have to do is turn off the computer and turn it back on again.

But, here's the most important thing for you:

This has happened to you TWICE now, correct?

Set your Windows up for a passworded start-up. At least then you will have proof that the ONLY person who can get in is the system admin.

It is a passworded startup just that we all log in to our systems with the same passwords.

[Dreadstar]

It is a passworded startup just that we all log in to our systems with the same passwords.

That's the same way ours is set-up here. You login and you connect to the network drives and ethernet and whatever, right? That's not what I'm talking about though. You can lock access to your desktop via Windows, can't you? Via the USER id?

[jessecuster3]

That's the same way ours is set-up here. You login and you connect to the network drives and ethernet and whatever, right? That's not what I'm talking about though. You can lock access to your desktop via Windows, can't you? Via the USER id?

No, we have 3 workstations and they all have the same userid and password because anyone can be using any of the workstations at any time.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Which episode? I use to love that show, but dropped it when they covered Jane Leeves (sp?) pregnancy with some obnoxious arc about Daphne over-eating due to the pressure of trying to be perfect for Niles. WTF?!
I watched less frequently when Daphne and Niles got together.

This particular episode is about Frasier and a woman called Caitlyn. The woman who howled at the moon...

[Dreadstar]

No, we have 3 workstations and they all have the same userid and password because anyone can be using any of the workstations at any time.

Oh, then you're well and truly fucked, bud.

Sorry.

EDIT:

By that I mean, basically anyone can login as Admin and all your shit is right there for him.

2nd EDIT:

At least you know not to cookie CBR anymore.

[jessecuster3]

Oh, then you're well and truly fucked, bud.

Sorry.

Yeah I know. Because of the whole bankruptcy thing they moved the workstation he uses across the street to the office we will be working in while we maintain our customers through transition to a new provider.

[TinMan]

Yeah password change so far, but he also changed the passwords on both of my email addresses, so I cannot access those either for a password change.

What a dicklicker. Whats this dudes problem anyway? And how did he get your password? Is he a hacker?

[howyadoin]

Yeah I know. Because of the whole bankruptcy thing they moved the workstation he uses across the street to the office we will be working in while we maintain our customers through transition to a new provider.I don't understand why you don't either have a private word with this motherfucker*, or call him on the carpet in front of your employers.



*By which I mean "assault".

[jessecuster3]

What a dicklicker. Whats this dudes problem anyway? And how did he get your password? Is he a hacker?

No just a bored computer guy, and angry because I do the same job he was doing with far less effort than he did and I know more about it.

[howyadoin]

*Cue the usual half-assed condolences and empathy from someone you don't know*

Loosing people you care about sucks.Seriously, could you try any harder to be a douchebag?

[TinMan]

No just a bored computer guy, and angry because I do the same job he was doing with far less effort than he did and I know more about it.

May I suggest goons, hired goons? :p

[TinMan]

Seriously, could you try any harder to be a douchebag?

Try? Thats fuckin second nature baby!!

[jessecuster3]

I don't understand why you don't either have a private word with this motherfucker*, or call him on the carpet in front of your employers.



*By which I mean "assault".


The truth is, I just want my stuff back, I have applied to almost 30 jobs in the last week and my gmail address is where they were all being directed, so I am willing to let this slide as long as I get my accounts back.


My boss is aware of it at this time, he will be forceful about this.

[Ed Cunard]

The truth is, I just want my stuff back, I have applied to almost 30 jobs in the last week and my gmail address is where they were all being directed, so I am willing to let this slide as long as I get my accounts back.


My boss is aware of it at this time, he will be forceful about this.

Shit, I hadn't even thought of that.

I don't believe inciting people to violence is a good idea, but you may want to consider breaking this guy's nose.

[Stellar]

So...now we have 3 Jesse Custers? Can I be the SaintofKillers1?

[Puma]

Seriously, could you try any harder to be a douchebag?

I think he has mastered the personality.


Thanks Bret, I couldn't figure how how to address the tone of the post w/o going over the line.

[jessecuster3]

So...now we have 3 Jesse Custers? Can I be the SaintofKillers1?

I am hoping I can get #2 back but I am not sure if that can be done anymore.

[Ed Cunard]

Thanks Bret, I couldn't figure how how to address the tone of the post w/o going over the line.

Understandable. I mean, he might have started making fun of you in tons of threads as a response.

[jessecuster3]

Understandable. I mean, he might have started making fun of you in tons of threads as a response.


That's funny, we make fun of you in tons of threads and you are still here....

[Ed Cunard]

That's funny, we make fun of you in tons of threads and you are still here....

Well, that's mainly because no one where I work knows how to hack into my accounts.

[Michael P]

I am hoping I can get #2 back but I am not sure if that can be done anymore.
Well, once you have access to your email accounts again, you can always try logging in, fail, and ask to have your password reset.

[Puma]

Understandable. I mean, he might have started making fun of you in tons of threads as a response.


I really don't give a shit about that - let him post a lot of cat pictures. Just couldn't figure out how to say "you're an asshole" w/o it being construed as a personal attack.

[Stellar]

Well, once you have access to your email accounts again, you can always try logging in, fail, and ask to have your password reset.

Depends on when he can get his email account back. If the bastard changed the secret answer, well....you either gotta get it from him or not get it at all.

[Brian Cronin]

Did Indiana Jones show up?

She did. She was nice.

One thing we noted was that you haven't shown up at the last 300 CBRNY meet-ups.

Tsk tsk.

-Brian

[Ed Cunard]

I really don't give a shit about that - let him post a lot of cat pictures. Just couldn't figure out how to say "you're an asshole" w/o it being construed as a personal attack.

"If you were a body part, you'd be the important, final step in the digestive system."

[jessecuster3]

Well, that's mainly because no one where I work knows how to hack into my accounts.

Nice ZING !


thanks.

[Brian Cronin]

I'll try to help ya out, JC.

-Brian

[Puma]

"If you were a body part, you'd be the important, final step in the digestive system."

thank you for causing me to spit coffee on my monitor!

[Ed Cunard]

thank you for causing me to spit coffee on my monitor!

So, if I was a biological function, I'd be the gag reflex.

Fitting, that.

[Puma]

So, if I was a biological function, I'd be the gag reflex.

Fitting, that.

STOP MAKING ME LAUGH!



and I see the cat pictures have started.

[JeffreyWKramer]

STOP MAKING ME LAUGH!

Laughter is good, and Ed is on a roll today.

My condolences, Puma.

[Puma]

Laughter is good, and Ed is on a roll today.

My condolences, Puma.

Thanks Jeffrey. I really hate funerals (had a very bad experience at my great-grandfather's when I was 6) but family is family.

and Ed is on quite a biscuit ride indeed.

[jessecuster3]

STOP MAKING ME LAUGH!



and I see the cat pictures have started.


Am I confused about which poster pissed you off ?

[Puma]

Am I confused about which poster pissed you off ?

Ed did not piss me off, nor Howya, nor you, nor 99% of people with a number in their poster name.

[jessecuster3]

Oh yeah and Puma, I am really sorry for your loss, my sympathies to your family.


I understand your dislike of funerals, I feel the same way, I hate when they lower the casket, I am completely unable to watch it. But hopefully you have some Irish blood and then you can look forward to getting drunk afterwards.

[jessecuster3]

Ed did not piss me off, nor Howya, nor you, nor 99% of people with a number in their poster name.


Thats what I thought, but he hasn't posted since "the comment".

[Puma]

appears to be offline, which is a good thing.

and I'm giving the 'ignore' feature another go round.

[Stellar]

So did you catch up with the guy who f-ed up your account yet?

[Puma]

I understand your dislike of funerals, I feel the same way, I hate when they lower the casket, I am completely unable to watch it. But hopefully you have some Irish blood and then you can look forward to getting drunk afterwards.

Got the Irish for the drinking but also have the Welsh for melancholia so I'll probably just go to the beach afterwards.

and a note to parents - never force your children to kiss a deceased relative during an open casket funeral!

[jessecuster3]

Got the Irish for the drinking but also have the Welsh for melancholia so I'll probably just go to the beach afterwards.

and a note to parents - never force your children to kiss a deceased relative during an open casket funeral!


Oh crap, I have only been to one open casket in my life and that was one too many, that is the creepiest tradition I have ever seen.

[Stellar]

Where I come from, you just have to place your head above the person's head (not on). And it's totally optional and usually only adults do it.

[Puma]

Oh crap, I have only been to one open casket in my life and that was one too many, that is the creepiest tradition I have ever seen.

every family funeral so far has had the open casket, I think it's the Irish. Today's is the Italian side (my Mom's family had very interesting intermarriages between the Irish and Italians).

[Tadhg]

appears to be offline, which is a good thing.

and I'm giving the 'ignore' feature another go round.

If you treat the ignore feature like a game, it's totally hilarious and awesome.

[Ed Cunard]

When my grandfather died, my grandmother said to my adopted little brother, "It's ok--you can poke him with your finger if you want. He won't mind" (not as creepy when one takes into account that Will was twenty at the time). Just about everyone was doing it. Later, Will got pulled in as a last-minute pall-bearer, and a relative calls out "don't drop the corpse, you clumsy fat fuck!" to him as he was walking by.

That's my family.

[Stellar]

Iunno what was up with TenEyed, but I'm sure he'll rectify it when he comes back.

[Ed Cunard]

If you treat the ignore feature like a game, it's totally hilarious and awesome.

Just as long as we don't have to compare high scores, because I'm pretty sure you'll win.

[Ed Cunard]

Iunno what was up with TenEyed, but I'm sure he'll rectify it when he comes back.

Or rectumfy it.

[Brian Cronin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAmKppkDVBA

Check this highlight from the Knicks game Punchy and I were at last night.

Five foot eight Nate Robinson blocking a shot by the seven foot five Yao Ming!!

-Brian

[Michael P]

Oh, it was a Rockets game? That raises my interest marginally.

[Stellar]

Or rectumfy it.

I don't know what's gotten you in this mood, Cunard, but I want it bottled and on the market by friday.

[Puma]

I'm outta here. Have fun.

http://www.hoothollow.com/February%202006/Animals%20of%20Montana%20images/Puma%20-%20Cougar-012781%20RAW.jpg

[DocAbsurd]

Believe it or not, the Things have been to exactly 1 funeral in their cognitive lives, and it was only to a distant relative thru marriage. More of a courtesy to the widow than a remembrance of the deceased.

Thing 1 has been to 2 others, but he was barely a toddler so he only knows about it from visiting the grave (which happens to be right next to Grampa).

Both their great-grandmothers aren't doing too well, so I'm emphasizing the fact that they should appreciate them while they're here. I really don't know how they're gonna react when the Bobkas pass.

As always, my deepest sympathies, Puma.




Doc 'Moment of Silence' Absurd

[Jeff Brady]

You know it's a good day when you wake up to the sound of the UPS truck squealing to a stop in front of your house to deliver cookies & pie.

[Brian Cronin]

From your mom?

-Brian

[i_mmmchocolate]

You know it's a good day when you wake up to the sound of the UPS truck squealing to a stop in front of your house to deliver cookies & pie.
Aww, that is so sweet.

I love when the UPS guy brings packages with my name on it.*



*No jokes, pervs.

[i_mmmchocolate]

She did. She was nice.

One thing we noted was that you haven't shown up at the last 300 CBRNY meet-ups.

Tsk tsk.

-Brian

More like 401. The last one I went to was at Bubby's, when Dan was here.

I've ruined my perfect attendance record since then.

[Jeff Brady]

From your mom?

No, from YOUR mom.

Yes, of course from my mom.

Aww, that is so sweet.

I love when the UPS guy brings packages with my name on it.*

Awww yeah!

*No jokes, pervs.

I mean, *cough* yeah, it's so cool to get stuff!

[Typo Lad]

I want cookies, damnit.

I have to go to the dentist tonight and get drilled.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Was it *pumpkin* pie, Jeff?

[Brian Cronin]

No, from YOUR mom.

Yes, of course from my mom.

I thought maybe an aunt or something.

That's really neat of your mom to send you care packages.

-Brian

[Jeff Brady]

I want cookies, damnit.

I have to go to the dentist tonight and get drilled.

Chocolate chip, oatmeal & coconut cookies, and a macintosh apple pie.

Good luck with the drilling. It won't be nearly as bad as you think it will.

Was it *pumpkin* pie, Jeff?

Blech.

[Michael P]

I want cookies, damnit.

I have to go to the dentist tonight and get drilled.
Does Suzannah know about this?

[Michael P]

In other news, now I know how the lobster in the tank feels.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I can't wait to find out who I got for this year's Secret Santa thingy.

Blech.
Fine. Be that way.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Has anyone read The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa? If so, do you like?

[Typo Lad]

Chocolate chip, oatmeal & coconut cookies, and a macintosh apple pie.

I hate you.

Good luck with the drilling. It won't be nearly as bad as you think it will.

I know. Turns out the cavities aren't that bad in the first place.

[Tadhg]

In other news, now I know how the lobster in the tank feels.

Somebody rubberbanded your hands together and dropped you in a pot of boiling water?

[Tadhg]

Has anyone read The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa? If so, do you like?


Yes and Fuck yes!

[Jeff Brady]

Has anyone read The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa? If so, do you like?

As a matter of fact, yes! Mike suggested it last time I was at Rocketship. It's a little on the dense side, but very fun. Highly recommended.

[Typo Lad]

Has anyone read The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa? If so, do you like?
Now how cna I put this?

It was vunderbar mein libschen!

[Michael P]

Somebody rubberbanded your hands together and dropped you in a pot of boiling water?That's more or less an accurate assessment of the NY job market.

Also, I agree with your assessment of The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Excellent! 'Cause my mom asked for a list of things I'd like, and I wasn't sure whether to include it.

[Brian Cronin]

Has anyone read The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa? If so, do you like?

Here's (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/07/26/the-life-and-times-of-scrooge-mcduck-the-rosa-exception/) a review I did on it for the blog. Rosa actually shows up in the comments!

-Brian

[i_mmmchocolate]

The good jobs are so few and far between.

[Tadhg]

The good jobs are so few and far between.

Damn Michiganders are stealing our jobs.

[Stellar]

What's so cool about Scrooge McDuck? I mean I read his stories as a kid, but I never knew people still liked him this much.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Damn Michiganders are stealing our jobs.
Darn tootin'!

The job market for librarians is pretty good around here actually. Hopefully I'm not jinxing myself...when I graduate the ones I want, will be filled already.

[Michael P]

What's so cool about Scrooge McDuck?
Never in my life did I think I would read these words.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I'm just going to pretend I didn't read that question.

[Jeff Brady]

What's so cool about Scrooge McDuck? I mean I read his stories as a kid, but I never knew people still liked him this much.

The stories are well thought out and executed accordingly. Excellent characterization, intricate histories and interactions.

Good stories are good stories. That's primarily what we're interested in.

[Typo Lad]

he's one of the most popular comic characters in the world Stellar, created by a genius who told stories that were ostensibly for children but didn't talk down to them.

[Chris Nowlin]

What's so cool about Scrooge McDuck?

For some, it's the early days of his glory. For me, it's Ducktales.

They might solve a mystery, or rewrite history... Ducktales! Whoo-oo.

[Michael P]

he's one of the most popular comic characters in the world Stellar, created by a genius who told stories that were ostensibly for children but didn't talk down to them.
I really have to emphasize this. When I was a kid, I devoured the Gladstone reprints of old Duck (and Mouse) stories. I loved the adventure and the humor, but I also loved that they weren't afraid to (a) include information and references an eight-year-old might not necessarily get on the first pass, and (b) trust that I would be able to suss it out from context, or *gasp* go and learn about it on my own to enrich the experience. (Incidentally, in his later life, Carl Barks received hundreds of letters from engineers, physicists, archaeologists, anthropologists, etc., saying that they entered their respective fields as a result of his stories. Beat that with a stick, Identity Crisis.)

So much entertainment for kids (and for adults, for that matter) assumes its audience is composed of idiots and never rises above the lowest common denominator. (I'm looking at you, network television.) Entertainers and entertainment that doesn't isn't just a welcome exception; it's the lifeblood of enduring pop culture.

[Stellar]

Ah, that explains a lot. Down here we only have the dutch version and those stories were usually back stories in issues of Donald Duck. The only other Scrooge stories we had were those from DuckTales. Sounds like I missed out on a lot.

[Typo Lad]

Quite a bit.

One of my fondest memories of going to my grandparents in Albany was going into the basement and yanking out the box of Uncle Scrooge comics.

The collector in me is always sad to think of the condition of those comics, but the kid in me didn't give a damn.

I have them in storage now. I should really take them out and read them.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I'm watching one of the worst Step by Step episodes.

With the French character.

They're doing a wild west sort of skit.

[Spike-X]

How is 'rocco btw. Haven't seen hide nor hair of her in a while.

Nor have I, unfortunately.

She's doing ok. Working full time right now.

[Tadhg]

I'm watching one of the worst Step by Step episodes.

With the French character.

They're doing a wild west sort of skit.

Why are you watching Step by Step when Spin City is on?

Dear God daytime television sucks

[Guapo Méndez]

Has anyone read The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck by Don Rosa? If so, do you like?

I got it on SDCC last year.
It's a very good read with lots of details that made Scrooge's life even richer.
Get it. Your collection will be richer with that addition.

Side note: My dad read it and told me he recognized Foola Zoola from a Donald Duck comic he read when he was a kid. I loved it.

[Michael P]

I got it on SDCC last year.
It's a very good read with lots of details that made Scrooge's life even richer.
Get it. Your collection will be richer with that addition.

Side note: My dad read it and told me he recognized Foola Zoola from a Donald Duck comic he read when he was a kid. I loved it.
Heck, I recognized Foola Zoola from a comic I read when I was a kid. Thanks, Gladstone!

[i_mmmchocolate]

The episode just gets worse and worse.

[Tadhg]

The episode just gets worse and worse.

I just found Law & Order on TNT. Large improvement.

[Michael P]

I'm gonna go get some awful Chinese food and reread Life and Times.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I just found Law & Order on TNT. Large improvement.
In 12 minutes I will be watching Celtic v Man U.

Until then I'll subject myself to this crap episode.

[Spike-X]

and a note to parents - never force your children to kiss a deceased relative during an open casket funeral!

Gah! That's fucked up!

[Tadhg]

In 12 minutes I will be watching Celtic v Man U.

Until then I'll subject myself to this crap episode.

You should have picked Spin City. Michael J. Fox is better than Patrick Duffy. And it's one of the later twitchy episodes.

[Merey]

The episode just gets worse and worse.


Look away....look away!

Think of all those brain cells deteroriating by the second. Save yourself.

[i_mmmchocolate]

You should have picked Spin City. Michael J. Fox is better than Patrick Duffy. And it's one of the later twitchy episodes.
Yeah, but does it have Suzanne Summers and Patrick Duffy singing a country/western song at the end of it?

Tragically bad.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Look away....look away!

Think of all those brain cells deteroriating by the second. Save yourself.
Too late!

I've watched about 20 minutes worth.

[Jeff Brady]

I'm watching one of the worst Step by Step episodes.

With the French character.

They're doing a wild west sort of skit.

Was there ever a good episode? For fuck's sake, I'd rather put salt in my eyes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA60dbX-Lww&eurl=).

[jessecuster3]

I love bad sitcoms as much as the next guy, but I would never watch Step By Step !

[i_mmmchocolate]

Was there ever a good episode? For fuck's sake, I'd rather put salt in my eyes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA60dbX-Lww&eurl=).
Hah!

I just remember watching it on TGIF as a kid and loving it.

Now, when I watch it, I'm horrified I ever enjoyed that show so much.

[Tadhg]

Oooh! A new Librarian movie on TNT!

[Ed Cunard]

Oooh! A new Librarian movie on TNT!

Do you have the day off from work or something?

[Tadhg]

Do you have the day off from work or something?

I'm on vacation all week. The puppy is taking a nap since we went out for a run.

Oh and I decided to change my birthyear to 1978 since it seems to be more believeable.

[Chris Nowlin]

So cute!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o1/CocaC0la99/uselesscat.jpghttp://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o1/CocaC0la99/uselesscat2.jpghttp://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o1/CocaC0la99/uselesscat3.jpg

[Jack Zodiac]

Was there ever a good episode? For fuck's sake, I'd rather put salt in my eyes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA60dbX-Lww&eurl=).

Never put salt in your eyes- your eyes- never put salt- put salt in your- never put salt in your eyes...

Put salt in your eyes!

[Jack Zodiac]

Hah!

I just remember watching it on TGIF as a kid and loving it.

Now, when I watch it, I'm horrified I ever enjoyed that show so much.

I loved TGIF almost as much as I loved the following morning's cartoons. Anyone remember the MC Hammer magic talking shoes 'toon? Uproarious!

[Ed Cunard]

I'm on vacation all week. The puppy is taking a nap since we went out for a run.

Lucky bastard.

I'm not on vacation until the fifteenth. I'm supposed to be using that Friday - Thursday to move into the house, but there's a rather large chance that I'll be spending the week staring at an unfinished house and making many angry phone calls. Hopefully, I'll at least be able to paint if I can't move in.

[Tadhg]

Lucky bastard.

I'm not on vacation until the fifteenth. I'm supposed to be using that Friday - Thursday to move into the house, but there's a rather large chance that I'll be spending the week staring at an unfinished house and making many angry phone calls. Hopefully, I'll at least be able to paint if I can't move in.

Ooh, Ooh! Can I make angry phone calls too?

[Ed Cunard]

Ooh, Ooh! Can I make angry phone calls too?

Sure! We'll do a Dial-A-Shot with an unsuspecting contractor!

[Chris Nowlin]

Cool, I bought VIP tix to see Kevin Smith and Stan Lee (and Joe Quesada)

[Stellar]

The Cosmic Cat birthday thread got me thinking. What do we do on curefreak's birthday? Does anyone even know when his birthday is?

[Ed Cunard]

The Cosmic Cat birthday thread got me thinking. What do we do on curefreak's birthday? Does anyone even know when his birthday is?

You're obsessed with curefreak.

[Matt Algren]

The Cosmic Cat birthday thread got me thinking. What do we do on curefreak's birthday? Does anyone even know when his birthday is?
We celebrate, whenever it is.

[howyadoin]

The Cosmic Cat birthday thread got me thinking. What do we do on curefreak's birthday?Make a hundred irrelevant, badly-spelled posts.

[Brian Cronin]

Snark Blocker! (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/11/21/snark-blocker-for-1121/)

-Brian

[Ed Cunard]

I'm trying to decide if you're a hero, an anti-hero, a villain, or a spammer.

[Dreadstar]

He's a cypher.

[HomerJay]

Today, I savor my boredom.

[Ed Cunard]

He's a cypher.

He is a riddle, wrapped in a beard, inside a forum.

Or:

http://members.aol.com/whoclix/cypher.gif

[Spike-X]

The Cosmic Cat birthday thread got me thinking. What do we do on curefreak's birthday? Does anyone even know when his birthday is?
Who gives a fuck? He's a tool, and he's banned.

[Gilda Dent]

Snark Blocker! (http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/11/21/snark-blocker-for-1121/)

-Brian

Cool. This one (http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=707) would have worked well there, too, Fantastic Four 51-54.

[Spike-X]

Make a hundred irrelevant, badly-spelled posts.
Then go off on chicks who ignore us.

[Chris Nowlin]

The post by BetterThanYou in the "apologize" thread made me do a double-take. I blame your conversation.

[Chris Nowlin]

And Brian, did you leave out X-Men #1 on purpose? Be honest.

[Spike-X]

The post by BetterThanYou in the "apologize" thread made me do a double-take. I blame your conversation.
Could you quote it for me? I have that poster on ignore.

[Ed Cunard]

Could you quote it for me? I have that poster on ignore.

It has nothing to do with the post, but with the avatar--he's using the one curefreak used before he was banned.

[Stellar]

Uhm....curefreak and BetterThanYou are the same guy, last time I checked.

[cosmic cat]

I'm not sure I like that I'm reminding people of Curefreak..

[Tadhg]

Uhm....curefreak and BetterThanYou are the same guy, last time I checked.

Yeah, how did you check that exactly?

[Stellar]

You're not, it's the birthday thread, not your birthday specificly.

[Jeff Brady]

Uhm....curefreak and BetterThanYou are the same guy, last time I checked.

You're so very wrong. There's proper spelling, punctuation & grammar. No freaking way.

[Tadhg]

You're so very wrong. There's proper spelling, punctuation & grammar. No freaking way.

Plus, he used analogous in a sentence. And he also correctly used an appositive.

[darkkeeperjr]

Anybody knows of a good site to check for houses for sales?

[Gingold]

There's no way curefreak would be able to go this long without revealing himself.

[Spike-X]

Uhm....curefreak and BetterThanYou are the same guy, last time I checked.
If that was the case, I doubt he'd still be here.

[Stellar]

This calls for further investigation. I'll try to sort it all out in the morning.

What's the better show: Simpsons or Family Guy.

[Tadhg]

This calls for further investigation. I'll try to sort it all out in the morning.

You are not a mod, stop playing one.

[Stellar]

I mean I'm going to try and find out for myself, the curiosity is killing me.

[Ed Cunard]

Save yourself the trouble. It's not him. Not by any stretch of the imagination.

[jessecuster3]

I gotta say I was thinking the same thing. Its not just the avatar its the name too. But if(when) the big reveal comes I can be quoted here.

[Gilda Dent]

I sometimes get fooled by the avatars. I'll be reading a thread and thinking about how a particular post seems out of character for a certain poster, then check the name and realize that it's just a different poster using the same prefab avatar.

But that's not curefreak. Grammar, spelling, capitalization, and basic mechanics are all reasonably competent, and content is more coherent. And curefreak was in favor of gay marriage.

[i_mmmchocolate]

I just responded to this guy's Craigslist ad and he writes back a few minutes later:

Hey Lena, Thanks for reading my profile and taking the time to drop me a line. Send me a pic...you sound interesting. I'm getting a lot of responses so will respond as time allows....it is tough to get back to everyone though. Ciao....

This sounds way too manufactured.

[Ed Cunard]

I just responded to this guy's Craigslist ad and he writes back a few minutes later:

Hey Lena, Thanks for reading my profile and taking the time to drop me a line. Send me a pic...you sound interesting. I'm getting a lot of responses so will respond as time allows....it is tough to get back to everyone though. Ciao....

This sounds way too manufactured.

Did I read that right?

He doesn't have time to respond, but he responds right away?

[Stellar]

The 'getting a lot of responses' thing killed him, IMO.
It's like he's trying to impress peeps by making them think he's a real good with the ladies.

[Gilda Dent]

At least it didn't begin

Hey NAME, Thanks for reading . . .

He was nice enough to edit your name into the form letter.

[Royal]

Coffee's for heathens and the irish get mudwater.

How's everybody's day today?

[i_mmmchocolate]

Yeah, that's the funny bit. He literally wrote back within the hour.

I won't be writing back.

[Stellar]

Yeah, that's the funny bit. He literally wrote back within the hour.

I won't be writing back.

I think he did, it just seems like he's trying to impress you.

Then again, I have no idea what Craiglist is.

[i_mmmchocolate]

At least it didn't begin

Hey NAME, Thanks for reading . . .

He was nice enough to edit your name into the form letter.
Oh yeah! It would've been hilarious if he forgot to edit it out the previous name. "Hey, Jessica."

[i_mmmchocolate]

Then again, I have no idea what Craiglist is.

It's a site for personals, selling stuff, finding apartments, community groups, etc.

[Ed Cunard]

Oh yeah! It would've been hilarious if he forgot to edit it out the previous name. "Hey, Jessica."

It'd have been funnier if the previous letter was addressed to "Grandma."

[i_mmmchocolate]

Hah! Okay, that's hilarious.

[Matt Algren]

Yeah, that's the funny bit. He literally wrote back within the hour.

I won't be writing back. Dear Lena,

I don't usually have time to respond to people this soon, but you sound really cool. I'm looking for someone who shares my interests and enjoys talking about her feelings long into the night. Just hang on a second while I check a message board I frequent. I'll just click this button . . .

. . .

. . .

*snif*

Now where did I put those Oreos? They'll make the pain go away.

[Stellar]

Ed Cunard, ladies and gentlemen. He's here all week.

[Michael P]

I'm gonna go get some awful Chinese food and reread Life and Times.
Boy, that was fun.

[jessecuster3]

Someone please tell me to stop eating these Ghirardelli chocolates.

[Puma]

Someone please tell me to stop eating these Ghirardelli chocolates.

only if you tell me to stop eating all these jelly bellys.

Back from the funeral, full Catholic mass, closed casket, good food at the reception and an open bar.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Thing is, he posted his photo and everything. Decent-looking guy. His little bit had some interesting info, so I was expecting an actual response.

I knew I shouldn't have sent a message. Should've just listened to my gut.

[Stellar]

only if you tell me to stop eating all these jelly bellys.

Back from the funeral, full Catholic mass, closed casket, good food at the reception and an open bar.

So it went well.

You want to save the brown jelly beans for last. Wait, jelly bellies? You Americans and your crazy products....

[i_mmmchocolate]

2 and a half hours to go.

boooooooo.

[K'Nort]

I'm pretty sure that's the wrong our. Gus is better stock.

Ie, not Irish.

[Royal]

only if you tell me to stop eating all these jelly bellys.

Back from the funeral, full Catholic mass, closed casket, good food at the reception and an open bar.

Thank the gods for that.

Roybot, take note. After my viking funeral and New Orleans send off, have a portion of my estate pay off any bar my prosession chooses for the wake. Up to three days if neccisary.

[Tadhg]

Ie, not Irish.


Harsh. Who are you, Joe Rice?

This is weird. I type "Who are you" and see Why instead of Who.

[K'Nort]

Maybe its the British in me, but can you actually get just a cup of coffee in Starbucks?

Yes. Starbucks was about my only option in the mornings during grad school and they usually had two kinds of justplaincoffee to choose from. And it's much much cheaper. So they hate you for ordering it. But I'm not paying $2 for milk when they also offer it for free.

[TheTen-EyedMan]

Yes. Starbucks was about my only option in the mornings during grad school and they usually had two kinds of justplaincoffee to choose from. And it's much much cheaper. So they hate you for ordering it. But I'm not paying $2 for milk when they also offer it for free.

This reminds me of that mis-en-scenes from season one of the Sopranos. Tony has sent two of his henchmen to find a guy who stole one of his kids teacher's car and they're in a Starbucks and one of them laments the destruction of the Italian culture.

[Stellar]

This reminds me of that mis-en-scenes from season one of the Sopranos. Tony has sent two of his henchmen to find a guy who stole one of his kids teacher's car and they're in a Starbucks and one of them laments the destruction of the Italian culture.

Never thought of it like that. Most of the coffee we have here comes from Columbia so I thought the whole thing was Spanish culture, not Italian.

[Puma]

all the talk about coffee made me go brew some.