RITA'S XXXVII: Habits Old and New

[Paul McEnery]

Hopkins would lend itself to pretty comics. I wonder if those are able to be tracked down?

I might have a couple left in England. Otherwise, long gone.

[Chris Nowlin]

I've lost the will to post.

I think I'll go teach.

[Puma]

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/128291014922933750want.jpg

[darkhanamaru]

I might have a couple left in England. Otherwise, long gone.

i just bought three on ebay!

[Typo Lad]

I still have my Star Wars Holy trilogy on VHS from back when they were remastered and cleaned up BEFORE the special editions with all the extra shit.

I keep them because we're never going to see those versions of the movies ever again.

Same here. Debated chucking them and glad I didn't.

[Michael P]

Same here. Debated chucking them and glad I didn't.

Me three. I'm going to have to get them transferred to DVD one day.

[Paul McEnery]

i just bought three on ebay!

Jesus. Really? I saw one at 90 bucks. And with the best chunk of the material being the Arkwright stuff which was tarted up later for collection...

Is it too late to change your mind?

[Jared_Humpherys]

My "Return of the Jedi" tape broke.

[jessecuster3]

My "Return of the Jedi" tape broke.

Someone has my Empire, I am not sure who though...

[darkhanamaru]

Jesus. Really? I saw one at 90 bucks. And with the best chunk of the material being the Arkwright stuff which was tarted up later for collection...

Is it too late to change your mind?

i paid 15 bucks for three issues...not a big deal

[Guapo Méndez]

My "Return of the Jedi" tape broke.


"All the Alliance's taun-tauns and all the Alliance's jedis
Couldn't put RoTJ together again. "

[Michael P]

My "Return of the Jedi" tape broke.

No, the Empire gets its ass kicked by Muppets in everyone else's copy, too.

[Paul McEnery]

Someone has my Empire, I am not sure who though...

insert political snark here

[Paul McEnery]

No, the Empire gets its ass kicked by Muppets in everyone else's copy, too.

*applauds*

[jessecuster3]

insert political snark here

In the kingdom of the blind and deaf, the prequels always win the Oscar.

[darkhanamaru]

i really am thinking of buying a teapot shaped like an eggplant...

i should stop looking at ebay

[Brian Cronin]

Hey Jesse... sorry I was such a poo-head last night. No idea why I was so bitchy.

I did think you were out of line, but I was far, faaar worse.

I await my ban that I am sure is coming.

In other news, the mods on my local community eList are getting on my nerves.

Eh, it was close.

I was gonna, but then I figured I'd let you have the last warning!

-Brian

[Paul McEnery]

In the kingdom of the blind and deaf, the prequels always win the Oscar.

I thought the movie about the one-legged lesbian mong always won the Oscar.

[Typo Lad]

Eh, it was close.

I was gonna, but then I figured I'd let you have the last warning!

-Brian
People are going to accuse you of cliquing, sir.

[Paul McEnery]

Eh, it was close.

I was gonna, but then I figured I'd let you have the last warning!

-Brian

Ah, what the hell. Bane him anyway. For one day. Friday night.

[Brian Cronin]

People are going to accuse you of cliquing, sir.

To be honest, also, if there's a big to-do, and I only ban ONE person, it just feels weird.

-Brian

[jessecuster3]

The past is the past, Typo's sorry, I apologize, we are all kosher now.

[darkhanamaru]

do you know there are a large number of tart burners for sale on ebay?

i don't know how i feel about this...

[Merey]

The past is the past, Typo's sorry, I apologize, we are all kosher now.

No more tasty bacon?!




I do believe that new Frisky Dingos starts in two weeks.

[Brian Cronin]

Frisky Dingo RULES!!

-Brian

[Michael P]

I do believe that new Frisky Dingos starts in two weeks.

I know what all those words mean, but I don't understand that sentence.

[Jeff Brady]

I know what all those words mean, but I don't understand that sentence.

A very strange cartoon on Adult Swim. I dig it.

[Guapo Méndez]

I know what all those words mean, but I don't understand that sentence.

Well, you got a dingo and a vow of chastity that is about to expire...

[Brian Cronin]

I know what all those words mean, but I don't understand that sentence.

It's a lot like Venture Brothers.

You like Venture Brothers, so you would like Frisky Dingo!

-Brian

[Merey]

Frisky Dingo RULES!!

-Brian

Yes, very much so. Between that and Flight of the Concords, we have plenty of funny to look forward to. Although, I'm guessing there's only a few more FotC eps left.

I know what all those words mean, but I don't understand that sentence.

I feel sadness for you.

[Rallura]

I'm back,
have I missed anything?
How is everyone?

[Puma]

I'm back,
have I missed anything?
How is everyone?


there was an ugly family fight but it's over and we are now all kosher...does this make us Jewish?

[Merey]

It's a lot like Venture Brothers.

You like Venture Brothers, so you would like Frisky Dingo!

-Brian


Except I'd say it's more absurd...which, I know it's hard to beat VB's absurdity...but FD has surpassed it, indeed.

[Rallura]

there was an ugly family fight but it's over and we are now all kosher...does this make us Jewish?

I think you still have to
dole out guilt over a five year period
to properly qualify.

[Typo Lad]

Harvey Birdman is gone now.

it was a mercey killing.

The first season is the best.

[darkhanamaru]

there was an ugly family fight but it's over and we are now all kosher...does this make us Jewish?

only if your mother started and ended the fight...

[Typo Lad]

there was an ugly family fight but it's over and we are now all kosher...does this make us Jewish?
Depends. When's the last time you paid retail?

[Puma]

I think you still have to
dole out guilt over a five year period
to properly qualify.

sounds vaguely Italian
only if your mother started and ended the fight...

she was rather fiesty

[Puma]

Depends. When's the last time you paid retail?

I don't even haggle well in Mexico

[Rallura]

only if your mother started and ended the fight...

Depends. When's the last time you paid retail?

sounds vaguely Italian


she was rather fiesty

My grandparent's neighborhood
in Brooklyn
was half Italian, half Jewish.
I can remember listening
to all the little old ladies
and you really couldn't tell
who was what half the time.

[Puma]

well, ick

Mary-Kate in Film Clinch With Kingsley

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

(08-15) 16:06 PDT New York (AP) --

Brace yourself: In her upcoming movie, Mary-Kate Olsen locks lips with Ben Kingsley. Yes, the one-time adorable tyke turned teenage titan, and Gandhi. Not surprisingly, the film's a comedy.

Olsen is now 21. Kingsley is 63.

Their film, "The Wackness," is slated for release next year.

"There is a very passionate scene in the film, which we filmed last week," Kingsley, who won the best-actor Oscar for 1982's "Gandhi," tells the syndicated TV show "Access Hollywood" in an interview scheduled to air Wednesday.

"It went extremely well and she was very focused. She was very good, very professional. She was quite wonderful."

When asked if he thinks the scene will stir up controversy, Kingsley says: "I'm sure it will. (Her character) is this great free spirit, you know, she is equally seducing so it is a level playing field."

In the film, Kingsley plays a therapist who forms a friendship with a teenage drug dealer (Josh Peck) who trades pot for therapy sessions. Olsen portrays one of the dealer's customers, who winds up kissing Kingsley's character.

"It's for a few seconds and then we disappear and we never see each other in the movie," Kingsley says. "But she is a trigger into my quest for happiness."

Though brief, the scene left a good impression on him. "Mary-Kate has huge energy," he says. "She is very, very committed to her work."

Olsen, who rose to fame on TV's "Full House," was last seen on the big screen opposite her sister, Ashley, in 2004's "New York Minute."

Kingsley's film credits also include "House of Sand and Fog" and "Schindler's List."

___

[Rallura]

Yeah,
I'd really rather those two
concentrated on their clothing line.





Easier for me to avoid.

[ragnarok_2012]

Yeah,
I'd really rather those two
concentrated on their clothing line.


Ben Kingsley has a clothing line?

[Rallura]

Ben Kingsley has a clothing line?

Designer lungis...

[Tages]

I have never been baned.

For that matter, I don't recall ever being officially warned, either.

I'm a goody-two-shoes hellraiser.

[Puma]

I have never been baned.

For that matter, I don't recall ever being officially warned, either.

I'm a goody-two-shoes hellraiser.

one caution, one warning

in eight years.

[ragnarok_2012]

I have never been baned.

For that matter, I don't recall ever being officially warned, either.

I'm a goody-two-shoes hellraiser.

Hell, even I've gotten a warning.

Pansy. ;)

[ragnarok_2012]

Designer lungis...


I'm more the dhoti type.

[Puma]

great bloody hell, thirty more minutes.

[ragnarok_2012]

I am considering visiting my Dad & family this weekend.

Considering, and dreading.

Ah well. I told myself I'd visit sometime this month, and it's like two weeks before Dragon*Con.

Hopefully, it'll be good karma.

[Michael P]

I've had a spate of posts deleted here and there, been warned a couple times, and I know there's at least one mod here who hates my breathing guts.

[Puma]

I am considering visiting my Dad & family this weekend.

Considering, and dreading.

Ah well. I told myself I'd visit sometime this month, and it's like two weeks before Dragon*Con.

Hopefully, it'll be good karma.

and it's only two days.

[Michael P]

And he's your father.

[Rallura]

I've had a spate of posts deleted here and there, been warned a couple times, and I know there's at least one mod here who hates my breathing guts.

Maybe if you tried breathing
with your lungs instead?

[Chris Nowlin]

I've had a spate of posts deleted here and there, been warned a couple times, and I know there's at least one mod here who hates my breathing guts.

I've had posts deleted before as well. Usually as part of massive deletions.

And I seem to recall Brian saying he hated me once.

[ragnarok_2012]

and it's only two days.

I'm not sure how to read that. It's in a couple days, and it would only be a couple days.

Both these things are true.

[Michael P]

I've had posts deleted before as well. Usually as part of massive deletions.

And I seem to recall Brian saying he hated me once.

Oh, he's said it far more than once.

[Puma]

I'm not sure how to read that. It's in a couple days, and it would only be a couple days.

Both these things are true.

it would be only a couple of days

[ragnarok_2012]

And he's your father.

My Dad is difficult. I feel on and on guard around him. Best case scenario is that I entertain him for a little while and feel drained by the time I get home.

But there's also an element of danger to it all.

My brother lives with him. He has a nasty drug problem. He gets into fights, has some pretty trashy people around him at the house, and he's taken to brandishing a knife during fights.

It's just a shitstorm of drama.

Luckily, my half brother is letting me stay overnight with him when I visit now. Dad doesn't even tell me about the really dangerous stuff. I just find it out when I'm around.

You should have seen last summer when my brother started carrying a handgun....

[Puma]

http://blog.esaba.com/projects/catphotos/catimages2/06921574.jpg

[Brian Cronin]

I've had a spate of posts deleted here and there, been warned a couple times, and I know there's at least one mod here who hates my breathing guts.

Yep.

You and Chris.

-Brian

[Rallura]

I see your cat,
and raise you a niece and nephew.
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http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1261/1130649825_f357aec491_m.jpg

[JeffreyWKramer]

one caution, one warning

in eight years.

I'm surprised you got a warning.

[ragnarok_2012]

I'm surprised you got a warning.

It's always the quiet ones.

How are you doing, Kramer?

[Puma]

My nephew is five, I have no pictures of him at work. He is a typical Whadford Hellion.

[ragnarok_2012]

Doug Strange & Rita are gonna have a baby!

[Rallura]

I've had a couple of
unofficial warnings.

[Puma]

I'm surprised you got a warning.

The great Jean Grey flamewar that shut down the original X Cres and drove me to the Comm.

[Rallura]

Doug Strange & Rita are gonna have a baby!

I am torn between
joy
and terror.

[JeffreyWKramer]

It's always the quiet ones.

How are you doing, Kramer?

Fried out, but alive. I should be doing paperwork, but I can't build up the drive to do it, so I'm dinking about on here for awhile, then will probably dive back into my current reread of THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN.

How about yourself, Rags?

[ragnarok_2012]

The great Jean Grey flamewar that shut down the original X Cres and drove me to the Comm.

Their loss.

Our gain.

:D

[ragnarok_2012]

I am torn between
joy
and terror.


hehehe

That's probably how they feel, too.

Fried out, but alive. I should be doing paperwork, but I can't build up the drive to do it, so I'm dinking about on here for awhile, then will probably dive back into my current reread of THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN.

How about yourself, Rags?

I feel a bit drowsy. I'm fine overall.

Never heard of Book of the New Sun.

[Michael P]

Doug Strange & Rita are gonna have a baby!

"What's wrong with this thing? I'm trying to get the lotto numbers, but all it'll pick up is 'The Destroyer is Manifest'."

[JeffreyWKramer]

The great Jean Grey flamewar that shut down the original X Cres and drove me to the Comm.

aha. Like most of the time, I wasn't paying any attention to the X-Board at that point in time, so I guess I missed you being out of line.

A shame, really. I imagine that might have been kinda fun.

[Chris Nowlin]

can i be on your buddy list?

Missed this yesterday.

You already were on my buddy list.

Because, unlike Paul, you're cool

[JeffreyWKramer]

.

Never heard of Book of the New Sun.

Gene Wolfe's masterpiece. Four books, fantastic stuff. Possibly the single best work of SF ever written. We had some discussion of it in the previous Ritas, and several folk that haven't read it yet were gonna pick it up so we can have a big ol' nerdy discussion.

Your participation would be very welcome. I think you'd like it a lot.

[Puma]

aha. Like most of the time, I wasn't paying any attention to the X-Board at that point in time, so I guess I missed you being out of line.

A shame, really. I imagine that might have been kinda fun.

it got ugly.

and with that, I'm off to lock this place up and go home.

[ragnarok_2012]

Gene Wolfe's masterpiece. Four books, fantastic stuff. Possibly the single best work of SF ever written. We had some discussion of it in the previous Ritas, and several folk that haven't read it yet were gonna pick it up so we can have a big ol' nerdy discussion.

Your participation would be very welcome. I think you'd like it a lot.

I love good sci-fi.

Right now I'm reading the second New Crobuzon/Bas Lag book by China Mieville. It's called The Scar. It's kinda steampunk fantasy.

Just an incredible read.

[Chris Nowlin]

I would like to join the New Sun nerdfest.

I think there's a few simpler things I'd like to get out of the way first.

But soon...

[Chris Nowlin]

The great Jean Grey flamewar that shut down the original X Cres and drove me to the Comm.

Where did you stand in the battle?

You thought she should've stayed dead, didn't you?

Because that's the right attitude

[Rallura]

Books are good.
I don't think I can get to
the bookstore this week though.

[Typo Lad]

Doug Strange & Rita are gonna have a baby!

I'm so very scared right now.

[ragnarok_2012]

Where did you stand in the battle?

You thought she should've stayed dead, didn't you?

Because that's the right attitude

I hear Dark Phoenix is a fan of Pepsi.

[Chris Nowlin]

I hear Dark Phoenix is a fan of Pepsi.

I would assume so.

Anakin started drinking Pepsi when he turned to the dark side

[ragnarok_2012]

I would assume so.

Anakin started drinking Pepsi when he turned to the dark side

That movie was so bland, it would have been Diet Pepsi.

[Typo Lad]

Good night everybody.

[Michael P]

Good night everybody.
Lasagna night?

[Typo Lad]

Actuallu, Suzannah made baked ziti for dinner and said "I was going to make lasanga, but I changed my mind."

Tease.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Books are good.
I don't think I can get to
the bookstore this week though.


Sacrilege! There's always time for books.

[Puma]

the MRI is scheduled but I have to go and have an orbis x-ray; apparently if you've ever ground or shaved metal you must be checked for microscopic pieces so the MRI machine doesn't kill you.

[Rallura]

Sacrilege! There's always time for books.

For books, yes,
for the bookstore, no.
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(haven't gotten to sorting yet,
waiting for more boxes from NY,
and more shelves,
the paperbacks are two deep,
and I've got two large boxes still packed)

[Rallura]

the MRI is scheduled but I have to go and have an orbis x-ray; apparently if you've ever ground or shaved metal you must be checked for microscopic pieces so the MRI machine doesn't kill you.

One of my friends
who has hair extensions
missed a hairpin once,
ripped out a nice chunk of hair and scalp
and broke the machine.

[Puma]

One of my friends
who has hair extensions
missed a hairpin once,
ripped out a nice chunk of hair and scalp
and broke the machine.


ouch. that's gotta hurt

[jessecuster3]

Gene Wolfe's masterpiece. Four books, fantastic stuff. Possibly the single best work of SF ever written. We had some discussion of it in the previous Ritas, and several folk that haven't read it yet were gonna pick it up so we can have a big ol' nerdy discussion.

Your participation would be very welcome. I think you'd like it a lot.

I am like two chapters(well reviews) away from starting it. My dilemma is that i really wanted to pick up teh Ellis book this weekend, but I suppose I can hold off on that.

[Rallura]

ouch. that's gotta hurt

I imagine it must,
knowing how it hurts
just to have hair pulled out.

[Ronald Bryan]

I made it to the comic book store today.

[Deathstroke]

I made it to the comic book store today.

Yes, you've got your manhood back!

[Deathstroke]

Man, Beth Hart is just an awesome singer.

[Ronald Bryan]

Yes, you've got your manhood back!
No, that's if I go back to Subway...

[Deathstroke]

No, that's if I go back to Subway...

No that's how you lose your manhood. Subway....yuck!

[Ronald Bryan]

No that's how you lose your manhood. Subway....yuck!
Yeah, I like Jersey Mike's better because they slice the meatballs into strips. And Firehouse because they make a mean sub, and Quiznos because one of my cashiers works there and brings in free food if we ask her to.

[Pól Rua]

I love good sci-fi.

Right now I'm reading the second New Crobuzon/Bas Lag book by China Mieville. It's called The Scar. It's kinda steampunk fantasy.

Just an incredible read.

I approve.
That said, I still prefer 'Perdido Street Station'.

[ragnarok_2012]

I approve.
That said, I still prefer 'Perdido Street Station'.

Perdido Street is awesome.

I'm 310 pages into Scar, and loving it.

[Ronald Bryan]

I still have 20 pages left in Peter David's Knight Life. Then, I think I'm going to retry to finish A Game of Thrones.

[Pól Rua]

Perdido Street is awesome.

I'm 310 pages into Scar, and loving it.

There are some grand things in 'The Scar'... and I still need to obtain a copy of 'Iron Council'.
However, I neeeeeeeeed more Kim Newman. Need to live.

[Michael P]

I'm working my way through the Paradisio right now, and I gotta tell you, Dante's a lot more fun when he's talking about his political enemies being boiled in liquid shit.

[Rallura]

When I am done rerereading HP,
I am going to reread
The Dark is Rising series.


Then find something to read
next week.

[Pól Rua]

I'm working my way through the Paradisio right now, and I gotta tell you, Dante's a lot more fun when he's talking about his political enemies being boiled in liquid shit.

Boiling your enemies in liquid shit is the very essense of comedy.
Behold my truthiness!

[ragnarok_2012]

I still have 20 pages left in Peter David's Knight Life. Then, I think I'm going to retry to finish A Game of Thrones.

I dearly, dearly love A Game of Thrones.

Hell, I love the entire A Song of Ice and Fire series.

[Ronald Bryan]

I'm really just waiting for Rucka's Patriot Acts to be released in a few weeks.

[Rallura]

A Song of Fire and Ice is
just great.

[Chris Nowlin]

I made it to the comic book store today.

I didn't. Teaching class at 3:30 is a bit inconvenient for making it downtown

[ragnarok_2012]

A Song of Fire and Ice is
just great.


And someday, maybe next month, maybe 5 years from now......


....there will be another book in the series.

[Ronald Bryan]

I didn't. Teaching class at 3:30 is a bit inconvenient for making it downtown
You should cancel all Wednesday classes.

[ragnarok_2012]

You should cancel all Wednesday classes.

"This pop quiz will be worth 95% of your final grade."

Your favorite soda is:

A.Pepsi
B.Coke
C.Diet Pepsi
D.Diet Coke
E.Sprite
F.7-Up

Anybody who chooses correctly gets 100%. All other answers result in a zero.

[ragnarok_2012]

Then they'd have no reason to show up for the rest of the semester!

[Pól Rua]

When I am done rerereading HP,
I am going to reread
The Dark is Rising series.


Then find something to read
next week.


I really enjoyed 'The Dark is Rising', but I hated the fifth and last book.
Which is really annoying, because the fourth is so good.
Grr.

If you can (be prepared for it to be hellaciously difficult), I'd recommend tracking down 'The Nargun & The Stars' by Patricia Wrightson. It's a neat little Australian kids' fantasy thing.
Very lightweight, but thoroughly nifty.

[Chris Nowlin]

We don't do multiple choice. Otherwise that was the last question on my first midterm last year

[Rallura]

Bb is an awesome cook.
Warm salad,
pasta, arugula, pancetta,
and roma tomatoes.

[Pól Rua]

A Song of Fire and Ice is
just great.


I haven't read the last one because some punk nicked off with my copy of 'A Storm of Swords' and I need to re-read all of them before I can start the new one and everywhere I go, they've either just sold out of 'Storm of Swords' or it's just too bloody expensive.
Bloody bloody.

[Pól Rua]

"This pop quiz will be worth 95% of your final grade."

Your favorite soda is:

A.Pepsi
B.Coke
C.Diet Pepsi
D.Diet Coke
E.Sprite
F.7-Up

Anybody who chooses correctly gets 100%. All other answers result in a zero.

None of the above.
Irn-Bru owns my soul.

[Rallura]

I really enjoyed 'The Dark is Rising', but I hated the fifth and last book.
Which is really annoying, because the fourth is so good.
Grr.

If you can (be prepared for it to be hellaciously difficult), I'd recommend tracking down 'The Nargun & The Stars' by Patricia Wrightson. It's a neat little Australian kids' fantasy thing.
Very lightweight, but thoroughly nifty.

Greenwitch is my favorite.

And it took me
two seconds on Amazon,
apparently Penguin Puffin
published it in 1988.

[ragnarok_2012]

I haven't read the last one because some punk nicked off with my copy of 'A Storm of Swords' and I need to re-read all of them before I can start the new one and everywhere I go, they've either just sold out of 'Storm of Swords' or it's just too bloody expensive.
Bloody bloody.

Three options spring to mind

Wait until you find a copy for a reasonable price
Look for it at your local library
Use the chapter by chapter summaries for each book in the series here (http://members.aol.com/vbkorik27/main.html) to refresh your memory before reading A Feast for Crows.


None of the above.
Irn-Bru owns my soul.

I admit to curiosity.

Never even heard of that one.

[Pól Rua]

Greenwitch is my favorite.

And it took me
two seconds on Amazon,
apparently Penguin Puffin
published it in 1988.


Computers are our friends.

[Michael P]

I think I just drilled a hole in my cheek with my tongue.

[ragnarok_2012]

I have got people eating out of my hand (metaphorically speaking) over on the Doctor Who thread on tv/film.

[Pól Rua]

Three options spring to mind

Wait until you find a copy for a reasonable price
Look for it at your local library
Use the chapter by chapter summaries for each book in the series here (http://members.aol.com/vbkorik27/main.html) to refresh your memory before reading A Feast for Crows.

I own a copy of 'A Feast For Crows', but I can't read it until I'm back up to speed. I'm obsessive that way.

I admit to curiosity.

Never even heard of that one.
It's Scottish, kinda tastes like a cross between creaming soda and dry ginger ale. Apparently, in Scotland, it outsells Coca Cola.
Tastes delicious, and is a great mixer.
Yum Yum Yumbie.

http://www.britsuperstore.com/acatalog/Irn_bru.jpg

[ragnarok_2012]

I own a copy of 'A Feast For Crows', but I can't read it until I'm back up to speed. I'm obsessive that way.


No worries.

The series is so much fun, it only makes sense to re-read it occasionally.

The audio books are quite nice, incidentally (and they're unabridged).


It's Scottish, kinda tastes like a cross between creaming soda and dry ginger ale. Apparently, in Scotland, it outsells Coca Cola.
Tastes delicious, and is a great mixer.
Yum Yum Yumbie.

That doesn't sound appealing to me offhand, but if I had an opportunity I'd certainly try it.

[Pól Rua]

I think I just drilled a whole in my cheek with my tongue.

Worst superpower ever.

[ragnarok_2012]

I should write an epic fantasy series centered around Pol Rua.

I'll call it....A Song of Poo and Fire.

Book 1: A Game of Poo.

Book 2: I Fling At Thee.

Book 3: Poop on Those Above

Book 4: The Fiery Stool.

My original plan is to tell the story with 4 books, but I fully expect this series to expand in the telling.

[Rallura]

Worst superpower ever.

Here on the geek couch,
this has spawned several minutes
of discussing whether
Michael P is a more useful superhero
then Arms-Fall-Off Lad.

[Rallura]

I am good at google
but I fail at the CBR search function
in a spectacular way.
Can some nice person
find the recipe thread for me?

[Pól Rua]

Here on the geek couch,
this has spawned several minutes
of discussing whether
Michael P is a more useful superhero
then Arms-Fall-Off Lad.


I think Arm-Fall-Off Lad has the edge there.
I don't know that Face-Driller Kid has what it takes. Hrm. It all depends in whether he can find other, more practical uses for his super-face-drilling than self-multilation.

I loved it when they tried to change Arm-Fall-Off Lad's name to Splitter and make him a serious character.

And hell, even if Face-Driller Kid doesn't get in, he still gets a natty flight belt.

[ragnarok_2012]

I am good at google
but I fail at the CBR search function
in a spectacular way.
Can some nice person
find the recipe thread for me?


Try here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=98951&highlight=recipes), Rallura.

[Rallura]

I think Arm-Fall-Off Lad has the edge there.
I don't know that Face-Driller Kid has what it takes. Hrm. It all depends in whether he can find other, more practical uses for his super-face-drilling than self-multilation.

I loved it when they tried to change Arm-Fall-Off Lad's name to Splitter and make him a serious character.

And hell, even if Face-Driller Kid doesn't get in, he still gets a natty flight belt.

We speculate though
that there's a potential.
Imagine,
if you aren't eating dinner,
a liplock with Emerald Empress.
We postulate this might be a useful
delaying tactic.

[thespianphryne]

I am good at google
but I fail at the CBR search function
in a spectacular way.
Can some nice person
find the recipe thread for me?


CBR Recipe Swap (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=98951&highlight=recipe)


-Das

[ragnarok_2012]

I have gotten quite skilled at using search engines.

Hell, I even read a book on the subject.

[ragnarok_2012]

Somebody owes me a coke. :)

[Rallura]

Try here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=98951&highlight=recipes), Rallura.

Darnit!
I specifically asked for
a nice person!









Thanks dude!

[Rallura]

CBR Recipe Swap (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=98951&highlight=recipe)


-Das

Danke Das!

(yes I have been waiting to do that,
what's your point?)

[ragnarok_2012]

Darnit!
I specifically asked for
a nice person!


I've come to terms with my badboy image.


Thanks dude!


No worries.

[Ronald Bryan]

Off to see Superbad. Night, all.

[Rallura]

Off to see Superbad. Night, all.

Damn you to hell, Childe!

[Forefinger]

I have gotten quite skilled at using search engines.

Hell, I even read a book on the subject.

Dear ragnarok,

Did you develop your skills to aid in your tireless search for new and exciting 'net porn?

[Athena Bast]

Man, Beth Hart is just an awesome singer.

I almost read that as Bret Hart.

[Athena Bast]

I was really happy when I was ignorant about my weight.

Since we needed to know how much we weighed for my health insurance coverage we bought a scale Monday. I've gained 3 pounds in that time.

gah.

[Rallura]

I was really happy when I was ignorant about my weight.

Since we needed to know how much we weighed for my health insurance coverage we bought a scale Monday. I've gained 3 pounds in that time.

gah.

I was forced to go weigh in
with the weekend crew
who are doing some program or other.
Never again.

[ragnarok_2012]

Dear ragnarok,

Did you develop your skills to aid in your tireless search for new and exciting 'net porn?

Dear Forefinger,

Although I do love good, wholesome pornography, that was just one of many benefits that came from the development of supreme google fu.

I am unusually good at finding information, and I like being unusually good at finding information. I'm a curious guy, and a voracious reader.

I was really happy when I was ignorant about my weight.

Since we needed to know how much we weighed for my health insurance coverage we bought a scale Monday. I've gained 3 pounds in that time.

gah.

*hugs*

You're tough.

You're resourceful.

You're surrounded by people that think the world of you.

You can handle this.

[Chris Nowlin]

I meant to mark the 15000 mark. I failed.

And I understand, Athena. I was shocked to learn I'd gained 35 pounds in grad school.

[Doug Strange]

If you've never sampled a (delicious) bowl of Mother's Brand 100% Natural Low Fat Graham Bumpers Crunchy Corn Cereal with Natural Graham Flavor at twelve forty-five in the AM while working on a novel to dedicate to your unborn child, you should really do so. Unless you have to be up in five hours.

...

Oh, crap.

[ragnarok_2012]

If you've never sampled a (delicious) bowl of Mother's Brand 100% Natural Low Fat Graham Bumpers Crunchy Corn Cereal with Natural Graham Flavor at twelve forty-five in the AM while working on a novel to dedicate to your unborn child, you should really do so. Unless you have to be up in five hours.

...

Oh, crap.

You'd think you'd be enjoying all the sleep you can get before the baby is born.

Good luck with the novel!

[Doug Strange]

Yeah, you would think that! But no, I am a horrible masochist.

Thanks! :)

[ragnarok_2012]

Yeah, you would think that! But no, I am a horrible masochist.


Based on the evidence, I would argue that you're an excellent masochist.

I mean, you're doing quite a good job of setting yourself up for pain. :)

Sometimes you go without sleep to get something important done. A novel would definitely quality as something important, and you're going to have much less time available when your child is born.

So to sum up: good job!


Thanks! :)

You are very welcome.

[Athena Bast]

*hugs*

You're tough.

You're resourceful.

You're surrounded by people that think the world of you.

You can handle this.

I bought a bunch of the South Beach diet cookbooks and wrote out the titles of all the phase one meals and holy crap, I'm drooling. People at work whine about oh, you can't have this and you can't have that, but ya know trading bread or pita in for lettuce for a turkey roll is, inventive. I've had wraps before that were lettuce rather than something bready and it is quite delish. I'm going to go through the phase 2 recipes tomorrow. Plus, phase 1 is 2 weeks. If you can't bring yourself to not eat bread and such for 2 weeks and gorge yourself on chicken and steaks (omg the steaks) and sweet potato fries and zomg the salads, you are a pansy ass.

I'm also very tempted to get the P90X workout DVDs and done some research and the only people who have poo poo'd it were serious bodybuilder types.

Oh.. and in other news... it's night number 11 for Mary Jane visits. bloody 'ell.

[Athena Bast]

I was forced to go weigh in
with the weekend crew
who are doing some program or other.
Never again.



I swear if my weight does go down by at least these 3 pounds in the next week I will cry and then throw the scale at him.

[Gilda Dent]

I am gradually trying to make all my Internet passwords the same one, because I can't remember them.

No, it isn't "loser123."

This is what I do. My password is the name of a very obscure foreign movie, spelled backwards, with a two digit number derived from the title added.

You say that like it's a good thing. Blu-Ray looks like the Betamax (another Sony product) of the next decade.

I don't use my game system to watch movies. I have a separate HD, composite video, six audio track, DVD-player for that. Overkill.

Actually, Sony and a few others will only be releasing their movies on Blu-Ray. Universal is the only studio that will be releasing exclusively HD-DVD. Blockbuster and Target will only be selling Blu-Ray and no HD-DVD at all. So if anything HD-DVD is the betamax of the new frontier.

I've been hearing that Blu-Ray is outselling HD-DVD as far as the actual discs. Some were saying Blu-Ray just sounds... sexier.

There's no way of knowing right now which format will win, but the current trend is towards Blu-Ray. The key is the software, which is what drives hardware sales. Blu-Ray is outselling HD-DVD consistently 2-1, and the most recent dual format release, 300--the biggest selling HD disc in any format so far--is outselling the HD-DVD version 3-1.

The biggest selling point for HD-DVD right now is price--the best selling HD-DVD player is about half what a stand alone Blu-Ray player costs. Blu-Ray has the PS3 and a bunch of studios behind it, with only Universal among the major studios going exclusively HD-DVD.

I think what Athena said here has some merit. HD-DVD was thought to have the name advantage at first because it sounds like DVD, but it may be that this is a disadvantage, and Blu-Ray sounds more high tech, more advanced.

The technological differences aren't really all that great when it comes to the end user--the picture and sound from a Blu-Ray and an HD-DVD are going to be about the same.

We'll see. If Blockbuster, Sony, Target, et al., are asking their customers to completely replace their DVD collections in order to sign onto a new system, I'm skeptical. That's a huge middle finger, and for most of us, a law of diminishing returns for quality. I really don't need Blu-Ray to come as close to a cinema experience as the technology already allows me to do.

And again, I'm a Sony whore, and have a TV, DVD Player, receiver, and PS2 already, and I'm not budging.

This is like how DAT was going to replace the CD, I assume.

No need. The players are backwards compatible, and all come with a scalar that can upconvert standard definition discs to the various HD formats, depending on what your TV accepts. The PS3 with the latest firmware upgrades is a very good upconverter.

This isn't to say that standard def discs will look as good as HD discs. They won't, but a well authored SD disc is still going to look very good upscaled through a good player. It's the poor transfers that really stand out. The upscaling process and higher definition tends to reveal flaws that were already there on discs that were designed for smaller screens. Typically the biggest problem is edge enhancement, which a lot of transfers add to. This can make the picture look a little bit sharper on a small screen at the cost of some detail, but when you blow the picture up and show it in a higher resolution you get what looks like static around sharp edges, which can be very distracting.

In some cases, the biggest advantage is in the sound rather than the picture; HD discs of both formats come with uncompressed soundtracks, though it's currently a little tricky to get the track to your receiver because nothing is up to full HDMI compliance yet.

We have a PS3, but there's no way we'd have gotten a HD player at this point if it didn't also play games. Wait a year or two and you'll have hardware that is fully HDMI 1.3 compliant, cheaper, faster, and there'll be a substantial library available.

Remember, Beta-Max was the superior technology to VHS.

There's a company making a player that will play both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray. It's more expensive, but if you're that into HD, I suppose it's worth it.

LG has the most widespread dual format machine, for about $1200 right now, but there are rumors that either they or Samsung are going to be releasing a newer budget version this fall.

Think there was stuff on the Blu-Ray 300 that wasn't on the HD-DVD 300.

The only difference I'm aware of is that the HD-DVD has the PIP feature, which shows the raw footage of each scene in a window as the movie is being played. This was left off of the Blu-Ray version because BD players haven't implemented the feature yet.

Again, it's the law of diminishing returns. How much is enough?

I know people who get misty-eyed talking about the scratch-effect on their LPs missing on their CDs. And people who spend more money than I can believe to complete Atari 2600 collections.

Again, maybe I'm old, but I usually have problems telling the difference between a $5,000 speaker and a $500 one. (Not unlike a $200 bottle of wine and a $35 one most times.)

That's because there really isnt' much difference. The law of diminishing returns kicks in pretty heavily once you get past speakers in the $500-$1000 each range. You can get some very nice speakers for $5,000, and the improvements above that price roll off considerably--anyone other than a music expert and audiophile is going to have difficulty telling the difference.

Then again, I'm neither. I can't tell the difference between an MP3/iTunes track and a CD track.

[Pól Rua]

Yeah, you would think that! But no, I am a horrible masochist.

Thanks! :)

Don't be so hard on yourself...



...you're an excellent masochist!

[ragnarok_2012]

I've scanned 44 pictures today.

That's rather a lot of pictures.

It's but a drop in the bucket, and it's a step forward.

[ragnarok_2012]

I bought a bunch of the South Beach diet cookbooks and wrote out the titles of all the phase one meals and holy crap, I'm drooling. People at work whine about oh, you can't have this and you can't have that, but ya know trading bread or pita in for lettuce for a turkey roll is, inventive. I've had wraps before that were lettuce rather than something bready and it is quite delish. I'm going to go through the phase 2 recipes tomorrow. Plus, phase 1 is 2 weeks. If you can't bring yourself to not eat bread and such for 2 weeks and gorge yourself on chicken and steaks (omg the steaks) and sweet potato fries and zomg the salads, you are a pansy ass.

I'm also very tempted to get the P90X workout DVDs and done some research and the only people who have poo poo'd it were serious bodybuilder types.

Oh.. and in other news... it's night number 11 for Mary Jane visits. bloody 'ell.

This is my 6,666 post!

I dedicate this post to Grant Morrison.

Low carb diets seem to work quite well for many people.

As I recall, the Watcher has lost around 90 lbs (and kept it off) using the Atkins Diet. Quarterwolf lost a similar amount of weight on the South Beach Diet.

I have faith in your ability to accomplish your goals. You know we're all pulling for you.

Except possibly Doug, who's really busy writing a novel, doing post-insemination preparation, and beating himself up.

[Pól Rua]

I bought a bunch of the South Beach diet cookbooks and wrote out the titles of all the phase one meals and holy crap, I'm drooling. People at work whine about oh, you can't have this and you can't have that, but ya know trading bread or pita in for lettuce for a turkey roll is, inventive. I've had wraps before that were lettuce rather than something bready and it is quite delish. I'm going to go through the phase 2 recipes tomorrow. Plus, phase 1 is 2 weeks. If you can't bring yourself to not eat bread and such for 2 weeks and gorge yourself on chicken and steaks (omg the steaks) and sweet potato fries and zomg the salads, you are a pansy ass.

I'm also very tempted to get the P90X workout DVDs and done some research and the only people who have poo poo'd it were serious bodybuilder types.

Oh.. and in other news... it's night number 11 for Mary Jane visits. bloody 'ell.

You said, "poo poo!" :p

[Athena Bast]

Okay... time to go to bed after staring at cookbooks all night... that and it's 330AM.

Later all.

[ragnarok_2012]

Speaking of poo poo:

One thing to expect on a seriously low carb diet is constipation.

You can use those fiber supplements, eat low carb veggies like spinach, and drink plenty of water to mitigate this somewhat.

But I'm talking about ketogenic diets (less than 10 grams of carbs per day). The South Beach Diet might give you enough fiber to avoid that.

[Dan Apodaca]

Except possibly Doug, who's really busy writing a novel, doing post-insemination preparation, and beating himself up.

I think those are all the same thing.



Masturbation!

[Pól Rua]

Another reason to avoid eating right.
I LOVE to poop.

[Pól Rua]

Okay... time to go to bed after staring at cookbooks all night... that and it's 330AM.

Later all.

Night, you.
Take it easy.

[ragnarok_2012]

Another reason to avoid eating right.
I LOVE to poop.

It's your core competency.

That and being awesome.

[Alex]

I was looking through that "Recomend me some dark comics" thread, and it made me chuckle, because pretty much all the comics mentioned were things you see 15 year olds with crappy band tshirts on reading.

[ragnarok_2012]

I was looking through that "Recomend me some dark comics" thread, and it made me chuckle, because pretty much all the comics mentioned were things you see 15 year olds with crappy band tshirts on reading.

You see 15 year olds reading comics?

Back up.

You see 15 year olds reading?

[Alex]

You see 15 year olds reading comics?

Back up.

You see 15 year olds reading?

Well, i don't know if they read them, but they buy them at Hot topic and carry them around.
Another thing i noticed at the mall, Abercrombie and Fitch is now officialy a store for gay men, big naked dude poster in the front, bad club music, and everyone working there was gay.
Young though, so it might be for young gay men.

[ragnarok_2012]

Well, i don't know if they read them, but they buy them at Hot topic and carry them around.
Another thing i noticed at the mall, Abercrombie and Fitch is now officialy a store for gay men, big naked dude poster in the front, bad club music, and everyone working there was gay.
Young though, so it might be for young gay men.

I defer to your expertise.

I'm not really a mall person.

[Alex]

I defer to your expertise.

I'm not really a mall person.

The videogame place in the mall is EB Games, all the other chains in the city are Gamestop....im pretty sure they are the same store, but the people who work at EB Games are less annoying.

[Chris Nowlin]

Not used to seeing drama on the classics board

[ragnarok_2012]

http://www.larrygonick.com/images/pub/ComThe_square.jpg

[ragnarok_2012]

http://onthecommons.org/files/05_07_29Commoners.jpg

[Pól Rua]

When did Tages start writing comic strips?

Also, great stinking yarbles and yarblockoes to this one particular douchebag who decided not to ring us and let us know that our comics shipment (which is already one day late) was going to be delayed AGAIN.
Pigfancier.

And with that, I flee. Flee, I sez. Inter th' night an' all.

[Tages]

When did Tages start writing comic strips?

Also, great stinking yarbles and yarblockoes to this one particular douchebag who decided not to ring us and let us know that our comics shipment (which is already one day late) was going to be delayed AGAIN.
Pigfancier.

And with that, I flee. Flee, I sez. Inter th' night an' all.

I wish I committed that much disobedience.

[Pól Rua]

Missing bus makes Hulk want to smash.

edit: And NOW I go. This time for sure. No smashing. Honest.
Byee!

[Mike Smash!]

http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/23/funnycomic_capwank.jpg

[Winslow]

I took yesterday off work for a "mental health day" . . and I still don't want to work today.

Writing a critique about delays to the development of a missile is about as boring as it sounds.

[Agent Helix]

http://blog.wired.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/23/funnycomic_capwank.jpg

I love that panel so much.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

"Sir, are you in fact hanging brain in this photograph?" (Don't ask if you don't know)

I won a contest. And no, there are no pictures.

If that was a subtle math joke, you win the internets.

I WIN! I WIN!

OK, what do I win?

See, Ed, I think he's saying Chris is The One.

But The One for him? Or The One for all of us? That I couldn't tell you.

There can be only One!

One what, I have no idea.

I took yesterday off work for a "mental health day" . . and I still don't want to work today.

Writing a critique about delays to the development of a missile is about as boring as it sounds.

Are you kidding? Missiles are cool! You want boring, I'm writing a brief on tires.

Talked to a recruiter last night. She's got a line on a commercial litigation job in another firm. Probably more money. Problem is, it's doing the same damn thing I do at this firm. I need a plan of attack to get myself out of this crazy profession before I lose what's left of my mind.

[Ed Cunard]

Not used to seeing drama on the classics board

I know. Someone is really being a Douche! over there.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Not used to seeing drama on the classics board

It doesn't happen often, but it's not the first time, either.

A guy that used to post there sometimes, I think his last name was Porta, was a big drama guy.

[Lone Ranger]

You see 15 year olds reading comics?

Back up.

You see 15 year olds reading?

I was at a remaindered bookstore yesterday and a Mom came in with her two boys (maybe 8 and 10) and asked the clerk if they had any Mad magazines or Simpsons comics. He sort of waved towards the back of the store. Nice.

I had just been flipping through every box they had - so I pointed to where I had seen the Bongo stuff and the boys dug in. I pointed to the old Mads they had - but I don't think the lads were all that interested in reading a Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman parody.

[Tadhg]

I know. Someone is really being a Douche! over there.

I love you.

[Lone Ranger]

It doesn't happen often, but it's not the first time, either.

A guy that used to post there sometimes, I think his last name was Porta, was a big drama guy.

It has been interesting - we are normally quite chummy.

Re. DPorta - I loved his rants about Eclipse's Airboy Comics. I've never seen anyone get so wound up about a comic nobody else read. Total nutbar.

[Ed Cunard]

I WIN! I WIN!

OK, what do I win?


My dignity.

Don't worry. It's never been used.

[Dreadstar]

I took yesterday off work for a "mental health day" . .


I'm taking 10 days mental health days off after next week.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I was at a remaindered bookstore yesterday and a Mom came in with her two boys (maybe 8 and 10) and asked the clerk if they had any Mad magazines or Simpsons comics. He sort of waved towards the back of the store. Nice.

My pet peeve. Yeah, don't do anything to, you know, help the customer who wants to spend money in your store. Wouldn't want to interrupt your valuable scowling time.

I had just been flipping through every box they had - so I pointed to where I had seen the Bongo stuff and the boys dug in. I pointed to the old Mads they had - but I don't think the lads were all that interested in reading a Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman parody.

Wow. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. I had forgotten all about that show. Never watched it as a kid, but my mom was a big fan.

[JeffreyWKramer]

It has been interesting - we are normally quite chummy.

Re. DPorta - I loved his rants about Eclipse's Airboy Comics. I've never seen anyone get so wound up about a comic nobody else read. Total nutbar.

AIRBOY was a pretty good book, really. Not great, but pretty good.

But yeah, Porta was a complete nutbar.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

My dignity.

Don't worry. It's never been used.

Ew. Take it back. It's soiled.

I'm taking 10 days mental health days off after next week.

Take 20. For all our sakes.

[jessecuster3]

Hello, so I have my first Fantasy football draft Sunday and totally have not started studying.

[Lone Ranger]

My pet peeve. Yeah, don't do anything to, you know, help the customer who wants to spend money in your store. Wouldn't want to interrupt your valuable scowling time.

To be fair, I think he was pricing used Porn DVDs (they are in a separate part of the store) - so I think he was trying to keep the kids' moving along. Of course, this begs the question as to why they don't price it in that separate part of the story - but I digress.

I see the lack of effort all of the time and it doesn bug me. There are plenty of new readers or people trying to get guidance on buying something for a loved one that are very intimidated and confused by the comic book world. Would it be too much to ask a clerk to put down their Yu-Gi-Oh cards and actually get out of their chair to provide some assistance.

This place I was visiting is more than a little disorganized, so people need extra help.

[Lone Ranger]

AIRBOY was a pretty good book, really. Not great, but pretty good.

But yeah, Porta was a complete nutbar.

Oh, I know - but he was still ranting about his letter column debates 20 years later. It was just weird.

Anyhow - I've actualy enjoyed the Classics drama. We need a bit of a shock to get us out of our recliners from time to time.

[JeffreyWKramer]

Oh, I know - but he was still ranting about his letter column debates 20 years later. It was just weird.

Anyhow - I've actualy enjoyed the Classics drama. We need a bit of a shock to get us out of our recliners from time to time.

I think he's the only Classics person I've ever put on Ignore. There's nobody else that posts there with any regularity that I can even imagine putting on Ignore.

[Tadhg]

Hello, so I have my first Fantasy football draft Sunday and totally have not started studying.

I hear Ladanian Tomlinson might be good.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

To be fair, I think he was pricing used Porn DVDs (they are in a separate part of the store) - so I think he was trying to keep the kids' moving along. Of course, this begs the question as to why they don't price it in that separate part of the story - but I digress.

Reminds me of this:

[Randal is on the phone when a woman and little girl come to the counter]
'Happy-Scrappy' Mom (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640278/): Excuse me, do you sell videos?
Randal Graves (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026879/): Yeah, what're you looking for?
'Happy-Scrappy' Kid (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673080/): Happy Scrappy Hero Pup.
Randal Graves (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026879/): Okay, hang on, I'm on the phone with the distribution house now, lemme make sure we got it. What was it called again?
'Happy-Scrappy' Mom (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640278/): Happy Scrappy Hero Pup.
'Happy-Scrappy' Kid (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0673080/): Happy Scrappy!
'Happy-Scrappy' Mom (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0640278/): She loves it.
Randal Graves (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026879/): Obviously. Yeah, hello, this is RST Video, customer number 4352, I need to place an order. Okay, I need one each of the following tapes: "Whispers in the Wind", "To Each His Own", "Put It Where It Doesn't Belong", "My Pipes Need Cleaning", "All Tit-Fucking Volume 8", "I Need Your Cock", "Ass-Worshipping Rim-Jobbers", "My Cunt Needs Shafts", "Cum Clean", "Cum-Gargling Naked Sluts", "Cum Buns III", "Cumming in Socks", "Cum On Eileen", "Huge Black Cocks and Pearly White Cum", "Girls Who Crave Cock", "Girls Who Crave Cunt", "Men Alone II: the KY Connection", "Pink Pussy Lips", and, uh, oh yeah, "All Holes Filled with Hard Cock". Uh-huh... yeah... Oh, wait, and, what was that called again?

[Jared_Humpherys]

I could use a day off for mental health.

Oddly enough though, I feel more sane today than I have in more than a week.

[Dreadstar]

Take 20. For all our sakes.

I'd lose my edge

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I hear Ladanian Tomlinson might be good.

Every year, there's a stud No. 1 tailback whom everyone drafts first and rarely is that guy worth it. Remember when Ricky Williams was everyone's consensus No. 1 pick?

Not saying LT will have a year like that, but I think the jinx of Norv Turner will make him not as productive as in the past.

[Ed Cunard]

Tom Spurgeon just gave me a goddamn boner (http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/my_pet_peeve_2329_whining_about_bad_autobio_refusi ng_to_name_any/).

[jessecuster3]

That is pretty dramatic, is a certain poster normally like that or is this an aberration?

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

That is pretty dramatic, is a certain poster normally like that or is this an aberration?

Yes and no. Yes, Ed is normally that dramatic, but no, the boner is just an aberration.

[Tadhg]

Hey is the Early Years of Mutt and Jeff any good? I got a copy for free, I know I could just crack it and find out, but I'm lazy.

[jessecuster3]

I hear Ladanian Tomlinson might be good.

Heh, I am the 12th pick of 12 he isn't even on my radar.

[Dreadstar]

That is pretty dramatic, is a certain poster normally like that or is this an aberration?

He's really a nice enough guy, but he does have an ego.



...and of COURSE that will set me up for getting slammed by folks defending him, even though it was never intended as a malicious comment.

[Winslow]

I hate Fantasy Football.

All my nerd sports friend talk about individual stats now rather than teams and the game itself.

[Jared_Humpherys]

He's really a nice enough guy, but he does have an ego.



...and of COURSE that will set me up for getting slammed by folks defending him, even though it was never intended as a malicious comment.

UR A MEANY KTHXBAI.


Sorry. My inner Cunard came out.

[jessecuster3]

Tom Spurgeon just gave me a goddamn boner (http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/my_pet_peeve_2329_whining_about_bad_autobio_refusi ng_to_name_any/).

You have very weird fetishes.

[Lone Ranger]

He's really a nice enough guy, but he does have an ego.



...and of COURSE that will set me up for getting slammed by folks defending him, even though it was never intended as a malicious comment.


Well we all have egos and our particular sore spots so I don't think you're being malicious.

No slamming from me - although I really like him and enjoy the energy and fun he brings to the table, he sometimes tends to think there's only way of looking at comics. I didn't think his comments in that thread were warranted.

[jessecuster3]

I hate Fantasy Football.

All my nerd sports friend talk about individual stats now rather than teams and the game itself.

That's funny, because I thought you were an NCAA guy anyways, also because it is such a nerd pursuit, why wouldn;t you like it?

[JeffreyWKramer]

No slamming from me - although I really like him and enjoy the energy and fun he brings to the table, he sometimes tends to think there's only way of looking at comics. I didn't think his comments in that thread were warranted.

I rather resent the idea that one can't love comics yet also identify some comics as clearly being bad, stupid or whatever.

[Winslow]

That's funny, because I thought you were an NCAA guy anyways, also because it is such a nerd pursuit, why wouldn;t you like it?

I think the focus is goofed up . . . and because it's become SO popular, that's all the NFL fans want to talk about.

It IS a way to enjoy the game. I just think it's a very limited and narrow way to enjoy the game.

[Lone Ranger]

I rather resent the idea that one can't love comics yet also identify some comics as clearly being bad, stupid or whatever.

Very true - I'd like to be able to praise Enemy Ace and skewer Team America in the same conversation.

[Winslow]

He's really a nice enough guy, but he does have an ego.



...and of COURSE that will set me up for getting slammed by folks defending him, even though it was never intended as a malicious comment.

I'm just jealous he appeared in an issue of Usagi Yojimbo.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

I rather resent the idea that one can't love comics yet also identify some comics as clearly being bad, stupid or whatever.

I resent that that guy is being such a douchebag. C'mon. "I am the only person on Earth who has every made fun of comics! Bow before me!" Puh-lease.

I think the focus is goofed up . . . and because it's become SO popular, that's all the NFL fans want to talk about.

It IS a way to enjoy the game. I just think it's a very limited and narrow way to enjoy the game.

I think that there's definitely some guys who only enjoy the NFL through the ffl prism, but as for myself, my ffl brain shuts off as soon as the Sunday games start. I may check the progress of some of my players, but I'm much more interested in enjoying the games than in obsessing over how many TDs my starting RBs have.

[Tadhg]

I think the focus is goofed up . . . and because it's become SO popular, that's all the NFL fans want to talk about.

It IS a way to enjoy the game. I just think it's a very limited and narrow way to enjoy the game.

That's true. I hate how it's crept into the media. Every sports show now has guys talking about who to draft, who to start, who to trade, every single frickin day.

[jessecuster3]

I think the focus is goofed up . . . and because it's become SO popular, that's all the NFL fans want to talk about.

It IS a way to enjoy the game. I just think it's a very limited and narrow way to enjoy the game.

It does cause some dilemmas, for sure. I would rather lose in all of my fantasy leagues and have the Bears win the Super Bowl, so it gets difficult when I have players playing against Chicago.

[Winslow]

I think that there's definitely some guys who only enjoy the NFL through the ffl prism, but as for myself, my ffl brain shuts off as soon as the Sunday games start. I may check the progress of some of my players, but I'm much more interested in enjoying the games than in obsessing over how many TDs my starting RBs have.

Exactly. When a game becomes simply stats, the game ceases to be the game.

But I'm whining now, so I'll shake the sand out of my shorts.

[Ed Cunard]

Well we all have egos and our particular sore spots so I don't think you're being malicious.


Wait, you guys have herpes too?

...

Oh. Metaphorskin. My bad.

[Dreadstar]

Exactly. When a game becomes simply stats, the game ceases to be the game.

That sounds like the guy who goes to the baseball stadium with the scorebook, meticulously recording every tip, tap and ding, able to give you the average of every player to 5 digits vs. BOTH lefties and righties, but when you say: "MAN! that was a hell of a double play Concepcion turned in the seventh, wasn't it? He got that ball on the first base side of the bag in shallow center!" He'll say: "6-4-3, with a man on third and 1 out."

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

That's true. I hate how it's crept into the media. Every sports show now has guys talking about who to draft, who to start, who to trade, every single frickin day.

I agree on this. It's tiresome to hear a discussion of fantasy stats, picks, etc. every hour of every day. Most of the discussions are monumentally uninformative as well. Like anyone needs to know who the "Top 10 RBs" are. Again. The trick in ffl is to find something in the second- or third-tier guys.

It does cause some dilemmas, for sure. I would rather lose in all of my fantasy leagues and have the Bears win the Super Bowl, so it gets difficult when I have players playing against Chicago.

That's no dilemma at all. When playing against the Packers, I hope all of my ffl guys suck ass. There's no loyalty in ffl that trumps your loyalty to your team. Last year, I had the Bears D in one of my leagues and could have won the league had not the Packers blown the Bears out of the water and I could not have been happier. Even if the game itself meant nothing, it's always a happy day to watch the Packers beat the Bears.

[Jeff Brady]

I know. Someone is really being a Douche! over there.

I'm surprised it's not idiot #2 that I've quoted in my signature.

[Winslow]

That sounds like the guy who goes to the baseball stadium with the scorebook, meticulously recording every tip, tap and ding, able to give you the average of every player to 5 digits vs. BOTH lefties and righties, but when you say: "MAN! that was a hell of a double play Concepcion turned in the seventh, wasn't it? He got that ball on the first base side of the bag in shallow center!" He'll say: "6-4-3, with a man on third and 1 out."

Well, here's a fantasy baseball take on that:

"I loved the way x-Manager had y-player advance the runners by the sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth to go up by 2 runs. Great call."

"But it dropped y-player's slugging percentage."

[Ed Cunard]

Thank you, internerd drama. I finally felt like blogging again.

[jessecuster3]

Even if the game itself meant nothing, it's always a happy day to watch the Packers beat the Bears.

But as you know, you beat us at home, we beat you at home, its been that way for more than a few years lately.

[Matt Algren]

Tom Spurgeon just gave me a goddamn boner (http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/my_pet_peeve_2329_whining_about_bad_autobio_refusi ng_to_name_any/).You should write a comic about it.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

But as you know, you beat us at home, we beat you at home, its been that way for more than a few years lately.

Yes, and it's pissing me off. Favre has owned the Bears at Soldier's Field over his career, but this losing at Lambeau trend has to stop.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

You should write a comic about it.

But don't make fun of it, or all hell will break lose.

[jessecuster3]

Yes, and it's pissing me off. Favre has owned the Bears at Soldier's Field over his career, but this losing at Lambeau trend has to stop.

Well I am afraid with the Rodgers debacle and no RB to speak of, the next few years are going to be dreadful for you.

[Ed Cunard]

Well I am afraid with the Rodgers debacle and no RB to speak of, the next few years are going to be dreadful for you.

They'd be dreadful for him regardless of football.

[jessecuster3]

Matt, nice review today. Do you have Unforgiven on your list?

[jessecuster3]

They'd be dreadful for him regardless of football.

Go back to your interior design and namby pamby art comics, us men are talking.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Well I am afraid with the Rodgers debacle and no RB to speak of, the next few years are going to be dreadful for you.

The jury's still out on Rodgers. He played very well in the preseason game against the Steelers, but one will never know about him until he's actually playing in a real game. The no RB thing is of greater concern, but I think Brandon Jackson might just be the real deal. We'll see.

You're just mad because the Bears are going to begin their slide back towards mediocrity this year. No Thomas Jones, Grossman has been exposed as the fraud he is and a defense that is losing good players left and right. Yeah, you've got your own problems.

They'd be dreadful for him regardless of football.

You've been talking to my wife again, haven't you?

[Ed Cunard]

You've been talking to my wife again, haven't you?

Talking? No. Using my mouth, though? Yes.

...

Wait, no. That's my wife. And, er, not my mouth. My bad, yo.

[JeffreyWKramer]

You're just mad because the Bears are going to begin their slide back towards mediocrity this year.

Bears fans don't get mad over that. We just remind ourselves that it builds character.

[Matt Algren]

Matt, nice review today. Do you have Unforgiven on your list?
Thanks. Yep, Unforgiven's on there, but it's pretty far down. I got For a Few Dollars More in the mail last night.

Also, I just saw the drama, and I'm saddened by the silliness of it. He! must hate Typo.

Sayonara,

Matt?

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Talking? No. Using my mouth, though? Yes.

...

Wait, no. That's my wife. And, er, not my mouth. My bad, yo.

I'm confused. Who's got who's mouth where again?

Bears fans don't get mad over that. We just remind ourselves that it builds character.

As a Packer fan who suffered with horrible teams up until the early-90s, I say that building character can ruin a lot of football Sundays.

[Kid Omega]

Thank you, internerd drama. I finally felt like blogging again.

I'm just amazed he! went a full page before he! posted his resume.

AGAIN.

(Seriously. At this point, I think I can recite his! CV, I've seen him! list it s many times.)

[Ed Cunard]

I'm confused. Who's got who's mouth where again?

Third base!

[Ed Cunard]

(Seriously. At this point, I think I can recite his! CV, I've seen him! list it s many times.)

Me too, but probably not as often.

Let me try:

--- shit I don't care about.

--- shit I don't care about.

--- shit I don't care about.

--- shit I don't care about[. . .]

[Tadhg]

Bears fans don't get mad over that. We just remind ourselves that it builds character.

Lions fans must have the most character of anyone ever.

[Ed Cunard]

Lions fans must have the most character of anyone ever.

They have fans?

[JeffreyWKramer]

Lions fans must have the most character of anyone ever.

No, they're just crazy.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Third base!

Liar. You haven't rounded second in months and you know it.

[Dr. Hfuhruhurr]

Lions fans must have the most character of anyone ever.

They have fans?

Yeah, they're the people with the brown paper bags over their heads by Week 4.

[Ed Cunard]

Yeah, they're the people with the brown paper bags over their heads by Week 4.

Evidently I dated a lot of Lions fans without knowing it.

[Merey]

When I am done rerereading HP,
I am going to reread
The Dark is Rising series.


Then find something to read
next week.


Someone recommended that series to me a few years ago. Maybe I should give it a try.

I'm just amazed he! went a full page before he! posted his resume.

AGAIN.

(Seriously. At this point, I think I can recite his! CV, I've seen him! list it s many times.)

He! sounds like a pleasant fellow.




Is the Stardust trade worth buying?

[Tadhg]

Evidently I dated a lot of Lions fans without knowing it.

I thought the women you dated made you wear the paperbag?

[Ed Cunard]

I thought the women you dated made you wear the paperbag?

They did. They must have been trying to convert me to their shitty team.

...

That's what they were doing, right?