This video series from the German variety show Stoppt die Show features Michel and Sven, perfecting their amazing tablecloth trick.
The clips should be watched in sequence. Commenting further would be pointless.
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Obdicut Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:37:55pm |
Hope the kid is okay.
I can't even figure out if it's a parody or real.
And man, they're really letting down the "disciplined German" meme.
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:38:02pm |
Michel has never been the same after that TV fell on him. /
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:38:53pm |
re: #3 Obdicut
Hope the kid is okay.
I can't even figure out if it's a parody or real.
And man, they're really letting down the "disciplined German" meme.
kids bounce...you can hardly hurt them
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:40:42pm |
I HOPE THE TV IS OK!!
//summary of YT comments ;)
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BongCrodny Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:44:39pm |
"Hey, Rocky -- watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!"
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:45:24pm |
re: #7 HappyWarrior
Heh neat find. I do hope Sven is ok.
So you gave up all hope for Michel after that fall? /
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HappyWarrior Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:46:54pm |
re: #9 Sergey Romanov
So you gave up all hope for Michel after that fall? /
Oops got the names messed up. Nasty fall.
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BongCrodny Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:50:10pm |
A perfect metaphor for Republican budget-cutting strategies.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:51:04pm |
re: #10 HappyWarrior
Oops got the names messed up. Nasty fall.
I saw my boy tumble off the top of our motor home, face first onto the garden tractor...walk away, shoot a couple of baskets and then go in for dinner...give him a broom and tell him to sweep off the basketball court in the drive and suddenly his toe, or hand, or knee hurt...heh
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HappyWarrior Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:53:05pm |
re: #13 albusteve
I saw my boy tumble off the top of our motor home, face first onto the garden tractor...walk away, shoot a couple of baskets and then go in for dinner...give him a broom and tell him to sweep off the basketball court in the drive and suddenly his toe, or hand, or knee hurt...heh
Kids are resilient like that. I hit my left eye on a fence when I was 7 years old or so. Got stitches and was back to goofing around the next day.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:59:14pm |
re: #15 HappyWarrior
Kids are resilient like that. I hit my left eye on a fence when I was 7 years old or so. Got stitches and was back to goofing around the next day.
I shattered my lower arm right above the wrist...I used my cast as a baseball bat...you cannot keep a happy kid down
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:07:38pm |
They have a future as servers at the best Waffle Houses (German equivalent)
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:09:21pm |
re: #4 Sergey Romanov
Michel has never been the same after that TV fell on him. /
He always wanted to be ON TV
He got it backwards
/
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:11:12pm |
re: #2 albusteve
never give up...never quit
oops!
and make sure you have a good hiding place for all the broken stuff!
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:12:56pm |
re: #20 sattv4u2
and make sure you have a good hiding place for all the broken stuff!
I grew up outdoors...I know nothing about broken indoor stuff
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:13:54pm |
My half-sister had four boys who were always doing crazy-assed stuff. Ditto for the other half-sis that had six girls. When they all got together, you could be sure someone was going to end up in the hospital.
Examples:
1.) Jumping on the trampoline. Not enough fun on it's own, so they decided to move it closer to the house and jump on it from the roof. Result: one girl with a broken leg.
2.) Playing cowboys & indians. One kid runs in and says his brother isn't breathing. Mom asks what happened as she runs for the door (knowing there's probably no time to waste). Kid says they were hanging one of the bad guys from a real tree with a real rope. Result: one boy alive, but with rope burns on his neck. (Thank God there were no train track nearby, or they would've tied someone to them.)
3.) Kid comes running in with a hole in his head that's spurting blood in sync with his pulse and dripping down his face. Sis grabs grabs kitchen towel to staunch bleeding and asks what the hell happened THIS time. Kid says they where playing war in the 2-story wooden fort my dad built them, and they were dropping bombs on each other. Sis asks what they were using for bombs. Kid answers, "Bricks." Sis screams, "Hold the damned towel towel to your head!" as she flies out door at warp speed. Result: one boy in hospital for stitches, thankfully no fatalities.
It's absolutely amazing that all of them survived to adulthood.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:14:22pm |
re: #21 albusteve
I grew up outdoors...I know nothing about broken indoor stuff
Our generation, we all did!
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:18:56pm |
re: #16 albusteve
I shattered my lower arm right above the wrist...I used my cast as a baseball bat...you cannot keep a happy kid down
I've gotton hurt my whole life.. Knees, Arms, wrists...
But the stupidest thing I ever did was thinking I was Superman.. I was probably 8.. I put on my cape climbed on a trash can and dove head first into the driveway thinking..And I was sure of it..That I could fly like Superman...Didn't turn out well
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:19:19pm |
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:19:41pm |
re: #22 CuriousLurker
It's absolutely amazing that all of them survived to adulthood.
All the falls and knocks to the head, explains how some adults ended up the way they are!!
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:20:20pm |
re: #24 HoosierHoops
I've gotton hurt my whole life.. Knees, Arms, wrists...
But the stupidest thing I ever did was thinking I was Superman.. I was probably 8.. I put on my cape climbed on a trash can and dove head first into the driveway thinking..And I was sure of it..That I could fly like Superman...Didn't turn out well
I would have been punished for denting the trash can!
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:22:13pm |
re: #25 Sergey Romanov
re: #23 sattv4u2
Somehow I read this together:
> It's absolutely amazing that all of them survived to adulthood.
> Our generation, we all did!
Yes ,, our generation is INDESTRUCTIBLE!!!!!
Thats because, as a scene in one of the most famous movies of my generation says (to Dustin Hoffman)
"one word ,,, PLASTICS!"
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:22:24pm |
re: #23 sattv4u2
Our generation, we all did!
I grew up next to a huge, beautiful lake...Gull Lake, Richland MI...google it...our water sports and illicit boatcraft were enough for us all to go to jail at some point...we all grew up excellent swimmers with no fear whatsoever of being abandoned in the water while my buds ate lunch at the country club...we all did it to each other...I've treaded water with no more than a broken ski or less for hours...fuckers, I still remember that stuff
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:27:50pm |
re: #24 HoosierHoops
I've gotton hurt my whole life.. Knees, Arms, wrists...
But the stupidest thing I ever did was thinking I was Superman.. I was probably 8.. I put on my cape climbed on a trash can and dove head first into the driveway thinking..And I was sure of it..That I could fly like Superman...Didn't turn out well
my broken arm...I was atop the garage, fucking around like a bigshot, which was forbidden...I look out across the houses and see my dad driving up the road....I run across the peak, eager to get off the roof, and lunged, airborne, for a nearby tree...I missed and crashed through the branches all the way to the ground...blew my arm apart, and my dad was pissed for the next 45 years...my arm did a 90degree angle and my sister ridiculed my without mercy at my demise...I survived
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Stanghazi Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:28:04pm |
When I was 4 I was playing outside with a friend. Babysitter wasn't watching. We were throwing something into the street & chasing after it. (yeah) I got hit by a car. 2 black eyes & a nasty lump. Sent the lady driver to the hospital with shock. Babysitter fired.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:29:01pm |
Michel & Sven will grow up and have fine careers as American political consultants in about 30 years.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:29:17pm |
CNN finally has something really good from Libya of its own:
An American soldier journeys to the 'good fight' in Libya
Read the story, then take the poll and let me know what you think.
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:29:22pm |
re: #30 albusteve
I was atop the garage, fucking around like a bigshot,
What was forbidden
the fucking around
or being like a bigshot!?!?
/
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:30:57pm |
re: #31 Stanley Sea
Sent the lady driver to the hospital with shock
Yeah ,, my mother was always pissed at you for that!!
///
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Shiplord Kirel Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:31:24pm |
Sheesh! Just tried to change the oil on my old Chevy. Easy, huh? Wrong. The last person to do it (not me) managed to round off the drain plug so no wrench will fit it. I can't grind it off because my neighbor borrowed my grinder and left town. What kind of moron does it take to bugger an oil drain plug? It's easy on Fords, their plugs are made from pot metal and are designed to be easy to strip or round off. A Chevy plug though is forged steel. To round it off you have to work on it hard with obviously wrong tools. Idiots.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:31:40pm |
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:32:43pm |
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:33:35pm |
re: #36 Shiplord Kirel
Sheesh! Just tried to change the oil on my old Chevy. Easy, huh? Wrong. The last person to do it (not me) managed to round off the drain plug so no wrench will fit it. I can't grind it off because my neighbor borrowed my grinder and left town. What kind of moron does it take to bugger an oil drain plug? It's easy on Fords, their plugs are made from pot metal and are designed to be easy to strip or round off. A Chevy plug though is forged steel. To round it off you have to work on it hard with obviously wrong tools. Idiots.
Do you have an easy out tool??
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Lord Baron Viscount Duke Earl Count Planckton Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:34:08pm |
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:34:37pm |
re: #36 Shiplord Kirel
Sheesh! Just tried to change the oil on my old Chevy. Easy, huh? Wrong. The last person to do it (not me) managed to round off the drain plug so no wrench will fit it. I can't grind it off because my neighbor borrowed my grinder and left town. What kind of moron does it take to bugger an oil drain plug? It's easy on Fords, their plugs are made from pot metal and are designed to be easy to strip or round off. A Chevy plug though is forged steel. To round it off you have to work on it hard with obviously wrong tools. Idiots.
why is it so tight?...one of those groovy new do-it-all wrenches should loosen it
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:35:13pm |
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:36:07pm |
re: #38 sattv4u2
who WAS he aiming at!?!?
/
Heh, beats me. Two groups of kids were having a rock fight and I, most likely daydreaming, walked right between them and got nailed in the eye. Luckily, my mom instinctively kept my eye covered—the doctors said she saved the sight in that eye by doing so.
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Stanghazi Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:37:02pm |
re: #37 CuriousLurker
re: #31 Stanley Sea
OMG! I was a really quiet, introverted kid who lived mostly inside her own head/world, so I never got hurt badly except once when I got hit in the eye with a rock. Even then, the kid wasn't aiming at me.
Another time (we lived in Navy housing) a bunch of kids were playing with this big wooden box thing that was leaning against a building. I was the youngest. Sitting on the edge & running away while it tipped over. I got caught under it. That was bad, went to the hospital & had to spend the night - concussion. Got a lot of jokes growing up about my thick head.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:37:12pm |
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:37:12pm |
re: #43 CuriousLurker
Heh, beats me. Two groups of kids were having a rock fight and I, most likely daydreaming, walked right between them and got nailed in the eye. Luckily, my mom instinctively kept my eye covered—the doctors said she saved the sight in that eye by doing so.
Thank God!
ummm,, I once got a paper cut,,, does that count?
OH ,, and I cracked a nail a couple of times!!
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:37:50pm |
re: #37 CuriousLurker
re: #31 Stanley Sea
OMG! I was a really quiet, introverted kid who lived mostly inside her own head/world, so I never got hurt badly except once when I got hit in the eye with a rock. Even then, the kid wasn't aiming at me.
Me too, but I got lucky. I've never been badly hurt in my whole life.
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Bubblehead II Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:38:10pm |
And let us not forget the influence that Evel Knievel had on kids. I remember when he came to Town (Twin Falls, Id.) for the attempt to jump the Snake River canyon. Jumping things on a bicycle became all the rage. No broken bones or concussions (least wise for me), but I sure became real familiar with road rash and bent forks.
You don't want to know about my first experiance with 120 vac and a bobby pin.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:38:42pm |
re: #46 sattv4u2
Thank God!
ummm,, I once got a paper cut,,, does that count?
OH ,, and I cracked a nail a couple of times!!
This will count:
SMACK!
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:39:36pm |
re: #48 Bubblehead II
And let us not forget the influence that Evel Knievel had on kids.
More, the Three Stooges
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sattv4u2 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:40:58pm |
re: #48 Bubblehead II
You don't want to know about my first experiance with 120 vac and a bobby pin.
Your sexual peccadilloes are of no interest here!!
((ummm,, you do have my e-mail addy,, right?!?!?)))
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Stanghazi Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:41:59pm |
re: #33 Dark_Falcon
CNN finally has something really good from Libya of its own:
An American soldier journeys to the 'good fight' in LibyaRead the story, then take the poll and let me know what you think.
I don't see the poll. I think it's awesome that he went. I heard a super sad story on NPR about a Libyan father & son living in Philly who went. They both died.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:42:29pm |
re: #52 Stanley Sea
I don't see the poll. I think it's awesome that he went. I heard a super sad story on NPR about a Libyan father & son living in Philly who went. They both died.
It's on his Page: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:43:45pm |
re: #48 Bubblehead II
And let us not forget the influence that Evel Knievel had on kids. I remember when he came to Town (Twin Falls, Id.) for the attempt to jump the Snake River canyon. Jumping things on a bicycle became all the rage. No broken bones or concussions (least wise for me), but I sure became real familiar with road rash and bent forks.
You don't want to know about my first experiance with 120 vac and a bobby pin.
two words...
Caesars Palace...
tough guy
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:44:35pm |
re: #22 CuriousLurker
I grew up with 3 brothers (and of course, their friends).
Boys are always doing shit (and quite often, stupid shit) that involves bricks, sticks, ropes, matches, nasty smelly bayou water, etc.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:45:08pm |
re: #52 Stanley Sea
I don't see the poll. I think it's awesome that he went. I heard a super sad story on NPR about a Libyan father & son living in Philly who went. They both died.
True, it's sad, but at least they were trying to do good. There was no way Gaddafi was gonna be gotten rid of without some people willing to die to free the rest.
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:45:44pm |
re: #53 CuriousLurker
It's on his Page: [Link: littlegreenfootballs.com...]
Thanks, CL.
This fellow Jerry Erwin looks to have been the most effective of all the NTC's North American volunteers, mostly due to his military training and prior service in the 101st Airborne.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:46:24pm |
re: #55 reine.de.tout
I grew up with 3 brothers (and of course, their friends).
Boys are always doing shit (and quite often, stupid shit) that involves bricks, sticks, ropes, matches, nasty smelly bayou water, etc.
Is it safe to assume you were on the receiving end of that shit more times than you'd have liked to be? ;)
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Kewalo Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:46:44pm |
The luckiest part of my life was raising a son. I never knew what he was going to do next and it sure kept life exciting. He got to adulthood with all his moving parts moving and moved on to a motorcycle. Of which I won't comment.
I'm able to whistle very loudly. On one occasion as he was leaving the house I told him to come when I whistled...I heard him say, as he was sauntering out of the house, "I can hear her whistle 2 blocks away." I smile every time I think about that.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:47:33pm |
re: #55 reine.de.tout
I grew up with 3 brothers (and of course, their friends).
Boys are always doing shit (and quite often, stupid shit) that involves bricks, sticks, ropes, matches, nasty smelly bayou water, etc.
girls are so girly...yuck!
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Bubblehead II Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:48:01pm |
re: #54 albusteve
Lot of Merchants in town despise(d) him. Including my Father. His group wrote a lot of rubber checks they were never able to collect on. One of the reasons there is so much push back for his kid trying to do the stunt again.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:48:22pm |
re: #59 CuriousLurker
Is it safe to assume you were on the receiving end of that shit more times than you'd have liked to be? ;)
On occasion, yes.
The worst part was that they didn't always like to be particularly clean. Sort of like dogs are. They seemed to like being sticky and stinky. Ick.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:48:58pm |
re: #60 Kewalo
The luckiest part of my life was raising a son. I never knew what he was going to do next and it sure kept life exciting. He got to adulthood with all his moving parts moving and moved on to a motorcycle. Of which I won't comment.
I'm able to whistle very loudly. On one occasion as he was leaving the house I told him to come when I whistled...I heard him say, as he was sauntering out of the house, "I can hear her whistle 2 blocks away." I smile every time I think about that.
my last ex could blow out your eardrums with her two fingered whistle...like a weapon
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:49:09pm |
re: #61 albusteve
girls are so girly...yuck!
Girls can be downright evil when they put their minds to it. And they never, ever forget a wrong...revenge is a dish best served cold and all that.
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Stanghazi Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:49:16pm |
re: #56 CuriousLurker
True, it's sad, but at least they were trying to do good. There was no way Gaddafi was gonna be gotten rid of without some people willing to die to free the rest.
Yep.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:49:20pm |
re: #61 albusteve
girls are so girly...yuck!
LOL.
Yes, I was quite girly.
And my brothers were quite stinky and sticky. As boys should be, I guess.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:49:30pm |
re: #55 reine.de.tout
I grew up with 3 brothers (and of course, their friends).
Boys are always doing shit (and quite often, stupid shit) that involves bricks, sticks, ropes, matches, nasty smelly bayou water, etc.
It is quite a difference to how little girls play. There are three little girls who live a few houses down. They come pick flowers at my place then spend hours debating, talking, fighting, negotiating and crying about how best to arrange them.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:50:37pm |
re: #63 reine.de.tout
On occasion, yes.
The worst part was that they didn't always like to be particularly clean. Sort of like dogs are. They seemed to like being sticky and stinky. Ick.
Yeah, that coppery & dirt smell boys get when they start sweating. Double ick.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:51:08pm |
re: #68 Killgore Trout
It is quite a difference to how little girls play. There are three little girls who live a few houses down. They come pick flowers at my place then spend hours debating, talking, fighting, negotiating and crying about how best to arrange them.
hahaha!
Yep.
Boys aren't going to debate, talk, negotiate, or really, fight even.
They're just gonna go get as dirty as they can.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:51:19pm |
re: #62 Bubblehead II
Lot of Merchants in town despise(d) him. Including my Father. His group wrote a lot of rubber checks they were never able to collect on. One of the reasons there is so much push back for his kid trying to do the stunt again.
ah, details
Evel was a stud...admit it...
he was a great American that made pizza pie out of horseshit
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wrenchwench Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:51:33pm |
re: #68 Killgore Trout
It is quite a difference to how little girls play. There are three little girls who live a few houses down. They come pick flowers at my place then spend hours debating, talking, fighting, negotiating and crying about how best to arrange them.
On that note: I couldn't quite make a page out of this, but it's intriguing.
STUDY: What Makes A Team Smarter? More Women
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:52:21pm |
re: #68 Killgore Trout
It is quite a difference to how little girls play. There are three little girls who live a few houses down. They come pick flowers at my place then spend hours debating, talking, fighting, negotiating and crying about how best to arrange them.
LOL, yeah, most of the drama with girls is emotional.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:53:22pm |
re: #65 CuriousLurker
Girls can be downright evil when they put their minds to it. And they never, ever forget a wrong...revenge is a dish best served cold and all that.
I'm the baby...my 2 older sisters pounded me with zero remorse...they beat me on Tuesday and I didn't wake up til Saturday
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Killgore Trout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:54:06pm |
Fox: Obama has complied too many conservative ideas into one package....
Most of Obama’s Jobs Proposals Have Drawn GOP Support in the Past
Indeed, most of the proposals have drawn support from some Republicans and a few were even hatched by them. But the proposals have never been combined in one package in an effort to jumpstart a weakening economy and Republicans have asked the president to keep them separate when he sends a legislative text to them next week..
...
Here is a list of Obama’s key proposals and the Republican support they have drawn in the past
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Kewalo Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:55:17pm |
re: #64 albusteve
LOL Yep, that's how I whistle too. It sure has come in handy over the years.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:55:23pm |
re: #74 albusteve
I'm the baby...my 2 older sisters pounded me with zero remorse...they beat me on Tuesday and I didn't wake up til Saturday
Heh, little brothers don't stand a snowball's chance in hell. I'm sure they were the only ones who were allowed to give you a beat down though—lord help anyone else who tried to hurt you.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:55:49pm |
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Dark_Falcon Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:56:36pm |
re: #75 Killgore Trout
Fox: Obama has complied too many conservative ideas into one package...
Most of Obama’s Jobs Proposals Have Drawn GOP Support in the Past
That's a pretty honest article. I'm kind of surprised Fox ran it.
BBL
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Bubblehead II Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:58:06pm |
re: #67 reine.de.tout
My little Sister and I were at the bottom rung of a 5 sibling family. We tended to hang together just out of mutual protection from the other three. I taught her how to fight (to win). When my Mother went to chastise her for slugging our older brother in the nuts, she told her that I was the one who told her to do it as it was the quickest way to take someone bigger than her down. Man did I get hell for that. It wasn't "Lady Like".
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:58:12pm |
re: #78 Killgore Trout
I'm not touching that with a 10 foot pole.
Best not to. After all, the woman does have "wrench" in her name and a shop full of other potentially dangerous tools to go with it.
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Kewalo Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:58:22pm |
re: #69 CuriousLurker
Ick? No ick from me. I love little boy smells. Puppys too.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:58:36pm |
re: #55 reine.de.tout
I grew up with 3 brothers (and of course, their friends).
Boys are always doing shit (and quite often, stupid shit) that involves bricks, sticks, ropes, matches, nasty smelly bayou water, etc.
Model rocket engines, PVC pipe, shotgun primers.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:58:44pm |
re: #77 CuriousLurker
Heh, little brothers don't stand a snowball's chance in hell. I'm sure they were the only ones who were allowed to give you a beat down though—lord help anyone else who tried to hurt you.
OMG...is that true or what?...to this very day my sisters are extremely protective...I have seen them bleed in my defense...couple of dangerous, two fisted tomboys...they taught me how to fight and stick up for myself
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Decatur Deb Sat, Sep 10, 2011 3:59:26pm |
re: #36 Shiplord Kirel
Sheesh! Just tried to change the oil on my old Chevy. Easy, huh? Wrong. The last person to do it (not me) managed to round off the drain plug so no wrench will fit it. I can't grind it off because my neighbor borrowed my grinder and left town. What kind of moron does it take to bugger an oil drain plug? It's easy on Fords, their plugs are made from pot metal and are designed to be easy to strip or round off. A Chevy plug though is forged steel. To round it off you have to work on it hard with obviously wrong tools. Idiots.
If you haven't already solved it, get one of these. First try to cut a screwdriver slot with a Dremel tool.
[Link: underbid.com...]
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:00:51pm |
re: #82 Kewalo
Ick? No ick from me. I love little boy smells. Puppys too.
Oh, puppies—one of my other half-sisters (I had 4) used to love the smell of puppy breath. She'd pick them up and inhale like it was the sweetest perfume. *gag*
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:01:38pm |
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Killgore Trout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:02:08pm |
re: #72 wrenchwench
On that note: I couldn't quite make a page out of this, but it's intriguing.
Ok, maybe I'll address it.
The last shop I worked at was owned by a gay man. For whatever reason he felt much more comfortable with women in the power positions. Very unusual in a male dominated field like lutherie but it was originally one of the unorthodox aspect that inspired me to accept the job offer. However, over time the feminized power structure was a significant problem. Lot's of gossip, they'd often gang up on a person for months at a time, then switch to a new target. It was the only time in my adult life that I experienced bullying. They were really pretty cruel with the snide insults and malicious gossip but it became the source of their bonding. It was a very shitty work environment.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:02:09pm |
re: #86 CuriousLurker
Oh, puppies—one of my other half-sisters (I had 4) used to love the smell of puppy breath. She'd pick them up and inhale like it was the sweetest perfume. *gag*
puppies are Gods idea of perfection...kitties too
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:02:14pm |
re: #86 CuriousLurker
Oh, puppies—one of my other half-sisters (I had 4) used to love the smell of puppy breath. She'd pick them up and inhale like it was the sweetest perfume. *gag*
The question I have about all this is: what happened to the other halves of your sisters? I don't think I've ever known anyone with bifurcated siblings before. Surely it must have been on Oprah at some point.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:03:27pm |
re: #83 negativ
Model rocket engines, PVC pipe, shotgun primers.
Yeast Mine
Thickwall glass container, tight cap, water sugar, yeast, sunlight.
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:04:03pm |
re: #90 negativ
The question I have about all this is: what happened to the other halves of your sisters? I don't think I've ever known anyone with bifurcated siblings before. Surely it must have been on Oprah at some point.
Heh, I've had friends tell me they find the distinction odd: "Just say sisters!"
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:05:41pm |
re: #92 CuriousLurker
Heh, I've had friends tell me they find the distinction odd: "Just say sisters!"
yup...halves and steps are all family...a ton of that stuff in my family
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:06:43pm |
re: #91 Decatur Deb
Yeast Mine
Thickwall glass container, tight cap, water sugar, yeast, sunlight.
*Yelling from the kitchen* "Mooommm! Do we have any yeast?"
*Mom* "What do you need yeast for?"
*Poker face* "...... nothing! I'm just... curious!"
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wrenchwench Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:06:56pm |
re: #88 Killgore Trout
Ok, maybe I'll address it.
The last shop I worked at was owned by a gay man. For whatever reason he felt much more comfortable with women in the power positions. Very unusual in a male dominated field like lutherie but it was originally one of the unorthodox aspect that inspired me to accept the job offer. However, over time the feminized power structure was a significant problem. Lot's of gossip, they'd often gang up on a person for months at a time, then switch to a new target. It was the only time in my adult life that I experienced bullying. They were really pretty cruel with the snide insults and malicious gossip but it became the source of their bonding. It was a very shitty work environment.
I was hired by two women for my first job in a bike shop. They weren't the nastiest bosses I ever had, (that was a different woman) but they were pretty bad. They ended up regretting that they hired me, which they had done out of purely sexist reasons anyway. They did not care for men, but I taught them how to hate women too, I guess.
However, the article is interesting.
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Our Precious Bodily Fluids Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:07:38pm |
re: #94 albusteve
yup...halves and steps are all family...a ton of that stuff in my family
step
step
half-step
step
step
step
half-step
ta-daa! major scale.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:08:27pm |
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:08:39pm |
Greetings from Reno. First stop. Ice cold room. Didn't drive much today but there's not much after Reno points East.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:10:34pm |
re: #99 Gus 802
Greetings from Reno. First stop. Ice cold room. Didn't drive much today but there's not much after Reno points East.
get back on the road, you slacker...
and don't post until you make Chattanooga
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Bubblehead II Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:10:43pm |
Gus,You plan on coming through Southern Idaho?
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:11:07pm |
re: #89 albusteve
puppies are Gods idea of perfection...kitties too
I won't argue with that. There aren't many things better than being in the middle of a warm, fuzzy cloud of puppy or kitten love.
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:11:24pm |
re: #101 albusteve
get back on the road, you slacker...
and don't post until you make Chattanooga
That would be too far and well past my destination.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:12:20pm |
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Four More Tears Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:12:45pm |
And he sleeps like a baby...
In Rick Perry's Texas, Firefighters Forced To Pay For Gear, Engine Fuel
WASHINGTON -- In Texas, firefighters aren't just battling the wild fires raging around Austin and Houston. The state's first responders have also had to deal with budget cuts affecting everything from fuel purchases to hoses and oxygen tanks.
In some cases, fire officials say, firefighters have had to pay out of pocket for basic necessities like proper protective gear and fuel to get them to the scene. One fire department that battled the blazes in Bastrop County had to pay for a hose, recalled Bastrop City Fire Chief Henry Perry, speaking to The Huffington Post during a break from working the wild fires.
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:13:10pm |
re: #105 albusteve
great name tho
Kind of stressful driving through all the traffic outside the Bay Area.
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wrenchwench Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:13:19pm |
re: #99 Gus 802
Greetings from Reno. First stop. Ice cold room. Didn't drive much today but there's not much after Reno points East.
I drove 1000 miles over the last three days, and was a passenger for an additional 600 miles. Part of it was in Nevada. The eastern part, which, as you say, has nothing. Southwestern Utah was spectacular.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:14:21pm |
re: #107 Gus 802
Kind of stressful driving through all the traffic outside the Bay Area.
come to NM...the Land of No Stress Enchantment...really
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:14:39pm |
re: #108 wrenchwench
I drove 1000 miles over the last three days, and was a passenger for an additional 600 miles. Part of it was in Nevada. The eastern part, which, as you say, has nothing. Southwestern Utah was spectacular.
Yeah. Even going through the Donner Pass. Looks pretty scarred around there. Plenty of erosion. Kind of depressing IMO. Maybe because it was overcast.
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:15:15pm |
re: #109 albusteve
come to NM...the Land of No Stress Enchantment...really
OK. I'll be there in a couple of days. I want a room and a bed.
//
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Four More Tears Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:15:20pm |
re: #110 Gus 802
Yeah. Even going through the Donner Pass. Looks pretty scarred around there. Plenty of erosion. Kind of depressing IMO. Maybe because it was overcast.
Hope you didn't stop for a bite.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:15:20pm |
re: #108 wrenchwench
I drove 1000 miles over the last three days, and was a passenger for an additional 600 miles. Part of it was in Nevada. The eastern part, which, as you say, has nothing. Southwestern Utah was spectacular.
SW Utah explains God...he was there
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CuriousLurker Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:15:20pm |
Okay, I've got to calibrate this monitor and hook my PC speakers back up. Talk to you lizards later.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:15:49pm |
re: #111 Gus 802
OK. I'll be there in a couple of days. I want a room and a bed.
//
done...you buy the tacos
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Bubblehead II Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:17:27pm |
Hey Gus, I asked this upthread a bit. Any chance you will be coming through Southern Idaho? Twin falls area to be exact.
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Interesting Times Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:17:51pm |
re: #106 JasonA
And he sleeps like a baby...
In Rick Perry's Texas, Firefighters Forced To Pay For Gear, Engine Fuel
Page this on Monday when it can get more views.
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:18:42pm |
re: #116 Bubblehead II
Hey Gus, I asked this upthread a bit. Any chance you will be coming through Southern Idaho? Twin falls area to be exact.
Nah. Heading straight to Denver. Taking 80. Sort of got disconnected before. (cough)
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Four More Tears Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:19:08pm |
re: #117 publicityStunted
Page this on Monday when it can get more views.
Texas'll still be there on Monday, right?
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Bubblehead II Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:21:24pm |
re: #118 Gus 802
Nah. Heading straight to Denver. Taking 80. Sort of got disconnected before. (cough)
Bummer. Thought I might of had the chance to meet a Lizard in real life.
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Dancing along the light of day Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:21:32pm |
re: #88 Killgore Trout
People can just be shitty.
Sexual orientation doesn't matter.
The gossip & backbiting do.
Sorry you had an experience like that.
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wrenchwench Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:21:32pm |
re: #110 Gus 802
Yeah. Even going through the Donner Pass. Looks pretty scarred around there. Plenty of erosion. Kind of depressing IMO. Maybe because it was overcast.
In 1972 my family did a road trip from California to Illinois (minus Dad--it was the Summer of the Divorce). We had Mom (the only driver) 7 kids and a dog in a VW bus. We picked up hitchhikers as a diversion. When we got to Donner Pass, we had two guys from Montana with us. The jokes about "guests for lunch at Donner Pass" still have not died.
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Dancing along the light of day Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:22:25pm |
re: #123 wrenchwench
So, how was lunch?
That's a great story!
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:22:35pm |
re: #121 Bubblehead II
Bummer. Thought I might of had the chance to meet a Lizard in real life.
Sorry. I know I probably should have visited SFZ or Darthstar while I was in California but I'm a stick in the mud.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:23:14pm |
re: #88 Killgore Trout
Ok, maybe I'll address it.
The last shop I worked at was owned by a gay man. For whatever reason he felt much more comfortable with women in the power positions. Very unusual in a male dominated field like lutherie but it was originally one of the unorthodox aspect that inspired me to accept the job offer. However, over time the feminized power structure was a significant problem. Lot's of gossip, they'd often gang up on a person for months at a time, then switch to a new target. It was the only time in my adult life that I experienced bullying. They were really pretty cruel with the snide insults and malicious gossip but it became the source of their bonding. It was a very shitty work environment.
I bet it was.
The sort of thing you describe was one of the worst problem areas with female employees at any place where I worked (and I was an HR Director, so I saw all the problems first-hand, up close and personal).
With men, the problems were more likely to be individual - drinking on the job, falsifying work reports, etc. With women, there would more than likely be one woman having difficulty with a group of other women.
I found I could very easily be drawn into these things, and it was one thing, while I was working, that I had to be very careful about - no gossiping, no getting involved with one group over another group, no making snide remarks about this or that person, etc. - to keep my perspective and impartiality, I had to maintain a distance from other employees. Leading, of course, to employees not particularly like me (which was OK, I wasn't working as part of some popularity contest).
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:24:22pm |
re: #123 wrenchwench
In 1972 my family did a road trip from California to Illinois (minus Dad--it was the Summer of the Divorce). We had Mom (the only driver) 7 kids and a dog in a VW bus. We picked up hitchhikers as a diversion. When we got to Donner Pass, we had two guys from Montana with us. The jokes about "guests for lunch at Donner Pass" still have not died.
They've got one lane going east for cars.
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Dancing along the light of day Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:25:47pm |
re: #126 reine.de.tout
Hello, you!
I hope you are well?
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:26:19pm |
re: #129 Floral Giraffe
Hello, you!
I hope you are well?
Hey {{FLO}}.
yes, doing well, indeed!
Hope you are too!
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wrenchwench Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:28:37pm |
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Kronocide Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:29:28pm |
I'm stuck in Indianapolis for another 24 hrs. I have no idea of what to do tomorrow. Suppose watching football with copious beer/fried food is one potential solution.
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:29:33pm |
re: #131 wrenchwench
And more lanes going west?
Two lanes west. They're fixing things up around there. DOT project.
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wrenchwench Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:34:07pm |
re: #133 Gus 802
Two lanes west. They're fixing things up around there. DOT project.
We didn't run into too much construction. That can really put a crimp in a trip. One place we did get into one of those one lane, follow the pilot car things was in Utah, and I didn't mind because I could look around. The only thing I had seen of Utah before this was the Greyhound station in Salt Lake City at night. I don't know if the rest of the state is that beautiful, but I could live in the southwestern part, if it weren't for the winters.
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A Man for all Seasons Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:34:47pm |
re: #132 BigPapa
I'm stuck in Indianapolis for another 24 hrs. I have no idea of what to do tomorrow. Suppose watching football with copious beer/fried food is one potential solution.
Hang out Downtown..It can be fun there.. Go to the slippery noddle.. Blues club
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Gus Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:36:32pm |
re: #134 wrenchwench
We didn't run into too much construction. That can really put a crimp in a trip. One place we did get into one of those one lane, follow the pilot car things was in Utah, and I didn't mind because I could look around. The only thing I had seen of Utah before this was the Greyhound station in Salt Lake City at night. I don't know if the rest of the state is that beautiful, but I could live in the southwestern part, if it weren't for the winters.
Fortunately the traffic was moving even with a single lane. Wasn't too bad after the outskirts of Sacramento. Although. Sure was hazy down in the valley. Guess that's expected. I didn't drive far but it wore me out. Haven't driven for months.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:37:33pm |
re: #126 reine.de.tout
I bet it was.
The sort of thing you describe was one of the worst problem areas with female employees at any place where I worked (and I was an HR Director, so I saw all the problems first-hand, up close and personal).
With men, the problems were more likely to be individual - drinking on the job, falsifying work reports, etc. With women, there would more than likely be one woman having difficulty with a group of other women.
I found I could very easily be drawn into these things, and it was one thing, while I was working, that I had to be very careful about - no gossiping, no getting involved with one group over another group, no making snide remarks about this or that person, etc. - to keep my perspective and impartiality, I had to maintain a distance from other employees. Leading, of course, to employees not particularly like me (which was OK, I wasn't working as part of some popularity contest).
I've wondered if political correctness makes it difficult for HR departments to deal with that kind of thing. We have trended towards a feminized society over the past few decades. I suspect a lot of HR depts in large corporations kind of look the other way on that sort of thing.
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wrenchwench Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:40:07pm |
re: #136 Gus 802
Fortunately the traffic was moving even with a single lane. Wasn't too bad after the outskirts of Sacramento. Although. Sure was hazy down in the valley. Guess that's expected. I didn't drive far but it wore me out. Haven't driven for months.
We managed to avoid all urban areas. Strictly back roads. Any further back and they would have been dirt.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:43:23pm |
re: #137 Killgore Trout
I've wondered if political correctness makes it difficult for HR departments to deal with that kind of thing. We have trended towards a feminized society over the past few decades. I suspect a lot of HR depts in large corporations kind of look the other way on that sort of thing.
Well, they shouldn't be.
There is a way to handle it, and it's the say way all problems are handling.
Focus on the specific behavior that is producing a disruptive and demoralizing workplace. There's nothing PC about it. Just focus on what is disruptive and why.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:44:04pm |
re: #139 reine.de.tout
Well, they shouldn't be.
There is a way to handle it, and it's thesaysame way all problems arehandling.handled.
Focus on the specific behavior that is producing a disruptive and demoralizing workplace. There's nothing PC about it. Just focus on what is disruptive and why.
(boy, I screwed that up)
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wrenchwench Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:44:53pm |
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:45:26pm |
re: #141 wrenchwench
Quick! Click on the pencil!
Hell, I forgot about the pencil! Too late now.
argh.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:46:04pm |
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Alexzander Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:48:05pm |
Reddit really gave these videos a boost yesterday.
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reine.de.tout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:49:44pm |
And let me add, since it seems to be quiet and I can get a word in:
When people supervise other people and do some sort of job or performance evaluation they will most often focus on the employee's ability to perform the set of tasks assigned.
Most people with the right educational/experience background for a job can learn and will do their assigned tasks just fine. That's not where most workplace problems happen.
Where most workplace problems occur is with people's behavior - the receptionist who is rude to people; the mechanic who is drinking on the job; the inspector who is doing something else and falsifying his work reports, etc.
And people's behavior, and behavioral expectations for jobs, are one thing so many people forget to deal with in performance expectations and then performance evaluations. It's just as important an aspect of a job as the ability to perform the tasks.
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Killgore Trout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 4:56:25pm |
re: #145 reine.de.tout
Many of the workplace problems I've seen are people who bring in their personal baggage to the workplace. The last shop I worked at (mentioned above) was a "revenge of the nerds" type scenario. A gay guy and a couple fat chicks, who probably had a hard time in high school, suddenly found themselves in charge of a dozen male employees. I don't think they even realized they were acting out a revenge scenario.
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BongCrodny Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:05:49pm |
re: #132 BigPapa
I'm stuck in Indianapolis for another 24 hrs. I have no idea of what to do tomorrow. Suppose watching football with copious beer/fried food is one potential solution.
Just for you, dude:
Bottle Rockets - Indianapolis
Got a tow, from a guy named Joe.
Cost sixty dollars hope I don't run outta dough.
Told me 'bout a sex offense put him three days in jail,
Stuck in Indianapolis hope I live to tell the tale.
Can't go west, can't go East,
I'm stuck in Indianapolis, with a fuel pump that's deceased.
Ten days on the road now I'm four hours from my hometown
Is this Hell or Indianapolis, with no way to get around.
Called my girl to tell her all the trouble that I had.
First time I called her in ten days, guess that made her mad.
Far as she's concerned I'm stuck here in this Hoosier State.
Stuck in Indianapolis with no way to set things straight.
Can't go west, can't go East,
I'm stuck in Indianapolis, with a fuel pump that's deceased.
Ten days on the road now I'm four hours from my hometown
Is this Hell or Indianapolis, with no way to get around.
Sittin' in this bar is gettin' more than I can stand,
If I could catch a ride, would they think I ditched this band.
Who knows what this repair'll cost, scared to spend a dime.
I'll puke if that jukebox plays John Cougar one more time!
But if I ever leave here I hope never to return,
If I get that van back, man the road I'm gonna burn.
Right now my future's in the hands of the boys down at Firestone.
Stuck in Indianapolis, feelin' all alone.
Can't go west, can't go East,
I'm stuck in Indianapolis, with a fuel pump that's deceased.
Ten days on the road now I'm four hours from my hometown
Is this Hell or Indianapolis, with no way to get around.
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Bubblehead II Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:08:20pm |
Hey Satt. Inregards to your earlier question. Yes, I have it. Sending a test msg now..
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:09:02pm |
re: #148 BongCrodny
in case people don't know the Bottle Rockets...
they were invited to contribute to the Lowell George tribute record
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BongCrodny Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:16:13pm |
re: #150 albusteve
in case people don't know the Bottle Rockets...
they were invited to contribute to the Lowell George tribute record[Video]
Loves me some Bottle Rockets. One of the few bands I've never seen that I'd really like to.
Nice clip, Steve. That one's on the short list.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:23:54pm |
Notre Dame vs UM...
Irish have a god awful green shamrock on their gold helmets...I hate ND
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:24:29pm |
Tired Evening Honcos. My friend gave me a half gallon of "Moose Tracks" ice cream. So, soon, all my pains will be gone. Oh, and I have a cocktail.:)
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:25:15pm |
re: #152 albusteve
Notre Dame vs UM...
Irish have a god awful green shamrock on their gold helmets...I hate ND
Yea, USF beat them last week. My brother is an Irish fan. Heh.
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:26:19pm |
re: #154 Cannadian Club Akbar
Yea, USF beat them last week. My brother is an Irish fan. Heh.
I hate ND with a righteous passion...Jesus would be proud of me
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albusteve Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:34:30pm |
re: #155 albusteve
I hate ND with a righteous passion...Jesus would be proud of me
I met Ara Parseghian one time at the funeral of a notable ND alumni...I faked my respect for ND football...bout killed me...Ara was a very cool guy tho...had I had the courage I do today, I would have told him he's no Bo
| 157 |
Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:39:02pm |
These pretzels are making me thirsty.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:44:44pm |
I see some HR crap above so I'll post a story.
Worked with a guy, head of HR. He was there from day one so they gave him a cushy job. (I'm not saying HR is cushy but this one was) He wrote a letter to a 21 year old mechanic, work related. (kid is a whiz) We graded it. He got a "D" or an "F".
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Killgore Trout Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:50:14pm |
re: #158 Cannadian Club Akbar
I see some HR crap above so I'll post a story.
Worked with a guy, head of HR. He was there from day one so they gave him a cushy job. (I'm not saying HR is cushy but this one was) He wrote a letter to a 21 year old mechanic, work related. (kid is a whiz) We graded it. He got a "D" or an "F".
I'm now self employed and work at home. This is the kind of HR memo I get these days.....
Image: tumblr_lkahuqs2Yr1qdj6vfo1_500.jpg
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:51:53pm |
re: #159 Killgore Trout
I'm now self employed and work at home. This is the kind of HR memo I get these days...
Image: tumblr_lkahuqs2Yr1qdj6vfo1_500.jpg
I dated a 6 foot blonde once who had the same problem (the link) That didn't suck.
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Bubblehead II Sat, Sep 10, 2011 5:54:04pm |
So, since its been over an hour since the last post. Been rooting around over at You Tube looking up old songs I remember from my Childhood.
So much for things being "More Moral" than they are today.
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Cannadian Club Akbar Sat, Sep 10, 2011 6:00:17pm |
OK. Gonna go listen to some music. See ya'll in the AM.:)
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BongCrodny Sat, Sep 10, 2011 6:03:44pm |
re: #161 Bubblehead II
So, since its been over an hour since the last post. Been rooting around over at You Tube looking up old songs I remember from my Childhood.
[Video]So much for things being "More Moral" than they are today.
Heh.
I remember that song, although the version I remember is from Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show.
Which probably tells you a bit about my childhood.
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qubit2020 Sat, Sep 10, 2011 6:20:52pm |
"Michel & Sven will grow up and have fine careers as American political consultants in about 30 years."
My thought too. Maybe a metaphor for electing Republican presidents from Texas...
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Sep 10, 2011 6:25:43pm |
I can def relate to that. I've lost count of how many bosses act out revenge for not having the completely homogenous-looking workplace they feel entitled to. So unprofessional. The best bosses are like the best parents, who can trust their own managerial/parenting skills.
re: #147 Killgore Trout
Many of the workplace problems I've seen are people who bring in their personal baggage to the workplace. The last shop I worked at (mentioned above) was a "revenge of the nerds" type scenario. A gay guy and a couple fat chicks, who probably had a hard time in high school, suddenly found themselves in charge of a dozen male employees. I don't think they even realized they were acting out a revenge scenario.
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Decatur Deb Sat, Sep 10, 2011 6:30:44pm |
re: #168 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin
Saw this on Balloon Juice, and thought of you:
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OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin Sat, Sep 10, 2011 7:18:18pm |
re: #169 Decatur Deb
Saw this on Balloon Juice, and thought of you:
Dumb, stupid, ignorant confederates.
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BongCrodny Sat, Sep 10, 2011 8:44:24pm |
Alone in a Bathroom: The Fear and Uncertainty of a Post-Roe Medication Abortion Angel tucked two white pills into each side of her mouth, bracing herself as they began to dissolve. Her deepest fears and anxieties took over. Angel had wanted to talk to a doctor before she took the pills to ...
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Russia’s New Combat Robots Blown Up by Drones Near Avdiivka When we landed on the moon, I thought about how science fiction had become real. Now, the robot wars have begun. It's more poignant somehow on the ground than in the missile wars we have in the air as ...
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Why Did More Than 1,000 People Die After Police Subdued Them With Force That Isn’t Meant to Kill? An investigation led by The Associated Press has found that, over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other force not intended to be lethal. More: Why ... CheechakoKGxvi
Abortions Outside Medical System Increased Sharply After Roe Fell, Study Finds The number of women using abortion pills to end their pregnancies on their own without the direct involvement of a U.S.-based medical provider rose sharply in the months after the Supreme Court eliminated a constitutional right to abortion, according ... Cheechako
Once Praised, the Settlement to Help Sickened BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing When a deadly explosion destroyed BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired ... Cheechako
Texas County at Center of Border Fight Is Overwhelmed by Migrant Deaths EAGLE PASS, Tex. - The undertaker lighted a cigarette and held it between his latex-gloved fingers as he stood over the bloated body bag lying in the bed of his battered pickup truck. The woman had been fished out ... Cheechako
