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Yeah, all of that sounds like a pretty good reason to not patronize that company.
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Bought a couple of these pillows a while back. They are awesome - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V909F4M

They are filled with shredded memory foam, so they aren't rocks like some solid memory foam pillows. Don't get hot either.
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I got a memory foam/cooling pillow about a month ago. I got stuck with a trip to BedBathBeyond shortly after realizing that if I slept with my head/neck in *just* the wrong position I would snore, and while meandering about the store looking for hangers I wandered into the pillow department. I've always been a thin pillow guy, so that $60 was a significant risk on my part. It took about a week or so for the chemical smell from the foam to either dissipate or burn away the receptors that noticed it, but I'm pretty happy with the purchase.
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Sabo wrote:
Johnny Carwash wrote:Anyone else never heard of pickleball until this thread?

And based on a quick google search you apparently aren't allowed to play if you are younger than 85?


I never heard of it before last spring. Now I'm hooked.

And yes, it's quite popular with the geriatric set. I'm 45 and am one of the youngest players in our group. But it's quite humbling to play against some 60+ year-olds and get schooled.


And you learned it from my 68 year old mother who plays 2 hours three times a week. It is huge where she lives. They have national tournaments in Florida every year. They started an indoor league in the small town I live in.

AB would look good in gym shorts pulled up to high, knee high tube socks and a sweat band around his head while playing!
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Bamboo pillow or GTFO.
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Mulligan wrote:AB would look good in gym shorts pulled up ... around his head while ...laying!
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mister d wrote:
Mulligan wrote:AB would look good in gym shorts pulled up ... around his head while ...laying!


I gave up after trying to eke "prolapse" out of the first line. Nice of you to leave Mulligan's mom out of it.
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rass wrote:
mister d wrote:
Mulligan wrote:AB would look good in gym shorts pulled up ... around his head while ...laying!


I gave up after trying to eke "prolapse" out of the first line. Nice of you to leave Mulligan's mom out of it.


She may be disappointed?
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rass wrote:
mister d wrote:
Mulligan wrote:AB would look good in gym shorts pulled up ... around his head while ...laying!


I gave up after trying to eke "prolapse" out of the first line. Nice of you to leave Mulligan's mom out of it.


There wasn't an "i" in front of mother so I couldn't go with "I learned from my mother, who is huge ..."
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So, I have to phone my insurance agent today. I always deal with the woman who works for him. Great name - Vicki Glasspole. And, she seems to come right out of a "B" detective movie. She is probably 60 years old, bleached blonde, fake tan, enormous breasts, chews gum and cracks wise. She was probably really hot 40 years ago, but faded glory now.
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rass wrote:http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Westmoor-High-School/102261?page=0

Jessen? Fitzgerald?

No not her. More of a hard girl.
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sancarlos wrote:Vicki Glasspole


This is good, but Vicki Brasspole would have been even better.
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sancarlos wrote:
rass wrote:http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Westmoor-High-School/102261?page=0

Jessen? Fitzgerald?

No not her. More of a hard girl.


Really? I found a linked in profile for that name for a Bay area insurance account manager who graduated from Westmoor in '79.
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I have a contact at work with the last name Glasscock. I get the feels anytime I see her name.
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Giff wrote:I have a contact at work with the last name Glasscock. I get the feels anytime I see her name.


I was just going to say glass cock would be better.
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rass wrote:
sancarlos wrote:
rass wrote:http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Westmoor-High-School/102261?page=0

Jessen? Fitzgerald?

No not her. More of a hard girl.


Really? I found a linked in profile for that name for a Bay area insurance account manager who graduated from Westmoor in '79.

That town is 20 miles away.
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The Sybian wrote:I went to a newer Shoprite (grocery chain that are mostly crap), and they had a Kombucha bar in the back. I've never had it, and don't have any plans to ever try it.


(A) that's a little harsh

and

(B) I got an email from the today offering to take part in their Big Beef Bonanza

The subject line caught my attention, if nothing else.
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rass wrote:
The Sybian wrote:I went to a newer Shoprite (grocery chain that are mostly crap), and they had a Kombucha bar in the back. I've never had it, and don't have any plans to ever try it.


(A) that's a little harsh

and

(B) I got an email from the today offering to take part in their Big Beef Bonanza

The subject line caught my attention, if nothing else.


A) I worked at Wegmans for 5 years, I've earned the right to call Shoprite mostly crap. Some are really nice, but most are crap.

B) Does the Big Beef Bonanza have a catchy jungle like the Can-Can sale? As a pre-teen, I found the Can Can cartoon dancers oddly provocative.
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There was a lone pop-up tent of tailgaters at the local high school up and running well over 90 minutes before kickoff tonight.
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Shit

So there was a close call this morning involving my girls and a group of kids they were with. They were taking part in a running program at a track and soccer turf in town. A guy in a pickup in the parking lot hit the accelerator instead of the brake and ended up on the track, hit a guy who was running, and was headed towards the kids before he managed to slam the brakes. Most of the girls saw it happen, and with what happened in Vegas last weekend I think everyone's initial thought was this was a purposeful action. The driver was in shock, and the victim was injured but seemed like he would be OK. Kids and my wife came very shaken.

About 10 minutes ago my wife got a hysterical call from the wife of one of my co-workers. My friend's dad was at some sort of outdoor event last night, and was cleaning up after it ended when a woman in a car hit the accelerator instead of the brake and ran him down, killing him. I don't know exactly how old he was, must be close to 80, but was active and doing well. To die like that at that age just seems unfair.
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Damn, rass. I hope your girls are ok after that. And with the the same thing happening with the co-workers dad? Yikes.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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Thanks. They've been ok since this morning. We'll see about bed time.
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My boss came to talk to me this morning as I was writing my resignation letter. He talked me out of it (for now).
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DaveInSeattle wrote:My boss came to talk to me this morning as I was writing my resignation letter. He talked me out of it (for now).

Leaving for a different job? Or, just not enjoying things at the current one?
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sancarlos wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:My boss came to talk to me this morning as I was writing my resignation letter. He talked me out of it (for now).

Leaving for a different job? Or, just not enjoying things at the current one?


Really not enjoying things. Been completely swamped for about 4 months now, with one researcher just RIDING MY ASS. I've been working on these experimental rigs where I
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    e) if there's a bug, the researcher will send an email to me about it, and CC it to her boss, her boss' boss, and my boss.

I've been thinking about quitting for about 6 weeks, and last night (after another issue cropped up) I just said "fuck this".
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The very idea that there's a show called Young Sheldon thoroughly pisses me off.
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Shirley wrote:The very idea that there's a show called Young Sheldon thoroughly pisses me off.


The young writer who I "mentor" told me that "Young Sheldon" is really good and not what I'd expect.

Honest to God, I almost smacked him.
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Pruitt wrote:
Shirley wrote:The very idea that there's a show called Young Sheldon thoroughly pisses me off.


The young writer who I "mentor" told me that "Young Sheldon" is really good and not what I'd expect.

Honest to God, I almost smacked him.


Have either of you watched it?
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(Sheepishly)

No...
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bfj wrote:
Pruitt wrote:
Shirley wrote:The very idea that there's a show called Young Sheldon thoroughly pisses me off.


The young writer who I "mentor" told me that "Young Sheldon" is really good and not what I'd expect.

Honest to God, I almost smacked him.


Have either of you watched it?


God, no. Like I said, the very idea that it exists bugs me.
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I’ve heard it isn’t as bad as it sounded like it might be. But I still have no plans to watch.
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SNL expanded its writing staff and the result is pure drivel.
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Pruitt wrote:SNL expanded its writing staff and the result is pure drivel.


I thought the game show bit with Kumail was kinda funny. The Kellyanne as IT was good too. Fell asleep before I saw anything else.
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It degenerated quickly.

And I have to say that Leslie Jones is just about the worst cast member - who gets regular roles - that they have ever had. She stares at cue cards and can't deliver lines properly.
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So this was a customer of mine.

Freaking tragic. He was a photographer and liked to shoot from rooftops of buildings in cities. Haven't gotten word yet, but seems 99 percent likely it was just an accident.
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brian wrote:So this was a customer of mine.

Freaking tragic. He was a photographer and liked to shoot from rooftops of buildings in cities. Haven't gotten word yet, but seems 99 percent likely it was just an accident.


Ugh. That's horrible.
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brian wrote:I’ve heard it isn’t as bad as it sounded like it might be. But I still have no plans to watch.


Did that opinion come from people who liked Big Bang Theory?
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