A New Brushes with thread

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Ryan wrote:Maybe 5 people know who this is, but I waited in line for a sandwich behind Al Kaprelian. He has the posture and gait of a Hobbit and when he asked the girl to put some mayonnaise in a little cup, he said "because I won't eat it until after I get home from doin' the..." and then trailed off before he gave himself away!

Holy hell, is this guy for real?


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Which of the following is the meanest comment I have read about Al Kaprielian today?

1. I saw him working at Macy's sad.

2. I've met Al Kaprielian a few times years ago. Once was at the Lowell Folk Festival, and the other at the Rockingham Mall (Salem, NH). I did not find him nice or funny, but rather the opposite. To me, his on TV persona is completely different from his real life one.

3. Annoying is an understatement.

4. WTF

5. weird how he introduced his own tribute.

6. He has the posture and gait of a Hobbit

7. Oh, he's still doing weather for the Nashua Telegraph...
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'High pressure' is the new 'low energy.'

It's comforting to know that every local television market has That Guy. Great for 4-minute YouTube clips, but I wouldn't want to see him on my screen every night.
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Alex Iwobi, Arsenal's young phenom, is a first cousin of one of my neighborhood friends growing up. I thought it was cool that they have the same last name, but figured it might be a common name in Nigeria. My parents went out to dinner with my friends' parents, and he mentioned Alex Iwobi is his brother's son. I think I mentioned this friend a while back. Brilliant kid, full scholarship, but he failed out after one year. Someone tagged him in a FB picture, and he looked a hell of a lot like Bubs on The Wire. This makes watching Alex Iwobi that much more exciting. The kid can flat out ball.
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Better than looking like Bubs on Trailer Park Boys
Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.

Those days are gone forever
Over a long time ago
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howard wrote:Better than looking like Bubs on Trailer Park Boys
Actually saw a guy with a hockey sweater with "Bubbles" on the nameplate the other day. I would have gone with Julian.
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I am fairly certain that I am a few rows back from Al Franken on Amtrak right now. Used my free upgrade to go first class so we don't have any babies that need soothing.
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wlu_lax6 wrote:I am fairly certain that I am a few rows back from Al Franken on Amtrak right now. Used my free upgrade to go first class so we don't have any babies that need soothing.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/al- ... 0edc31fd72
My sister worked in his Senate office for a year or so.

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Ryan Adams asked him if he is a God.

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Nice!
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I completely shanked the response, but I was too excited. Fuck!
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Not to be a total dick, but I feel like shanked isn't quite strong enough ...


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mister d wrote:Not to be a total dick, but I feel like shanked isn't quite strong enough ...


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HA!

So weird they have the same birthday.
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Barton Hall '77 is the answer.
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Mike Bordick is on the left.
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I recognize the studly Cal Ripken on the right.
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Just got robo called from Tony DiCicco
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wlu_lax6 wrote:Just got robo called from Tony DiCicco
Seriously? What the hell does he want?
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The Sybian wrote:
wlu_lax6 wrote:Just got robo called from Tony DiCicco
Seriously? What the hell does he want?
For me to sign up for the NSCAA convention before prices go up.
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I thought the National Spell Checkers Anonymous of America had their annual conventions in the fall.
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A_B wrote:I thought the National Spell Checkers Anonymous of America had their annual conventions in the fall.
No, that was a typo.
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Had lunch next to Richard Seymour at Dragos in New Orleans just now. Almost said something to him about our shared last name but I try not to hassle people I don't know and the guy's retired anyway. Let him eat his lunch in peace.
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Will also add if you're a celebrity humper I'd advise you to visit an NBA All-Star game weekend.
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Yup. We were out in Philadelphia one weekend and it was a parade of people I figured I should know.
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brian wrote:Had lunch next to Richard Seymour at Dragos in New Orleans just now. Almost said something to him about our shared last name but I try not to hassle people I don't know and the guy's retired anyway. Let him eat his lunch in peace.
Did you see his wife's name?
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Giff wrote:
brian wrote:Had lunch next to Richard Seymour at Dragos in New Orleans just now. Almost said something to him about our shared last name but I try not to hassle people I don't know and the guy's retired anyway. Let him eat his lunch in peace.
Did you see his wife's name?
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Giff wrote:
brian wrote:Had lunch next to Richard Seymour at Dragos in New Orleans just now. Almost said something to him about our shared last name but I try not to hassle people I don't know and the guy's retired anyway. Let him eat his lunch in peace.
Did you see his wife's name?
Holy shit. I had no idea his wife's name was same as mine. Now I almost wish I had said something.
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During my lunchtime run I crossed paths with multiple groups of the English Women's National Team. 2 Players taking pictures between the Washington Monument and WW2 Memorial. Another player coming off Penn Avenue in front of the White House. A few groups were on the street heading toward the mall and in Lafayette park. Glad they were in there team track suits because that is the only reason I knew who they were.

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Had date night dinner with the wife one table over from Kris Bryant and his family. This is not atypical for a locals place in Las Vegas but near as I could tell only one person came up to him and even then only for a few seconds and didn't ask for a picture etc.
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Too embarrassed to stand up, probably
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The

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brian wrote:Had date night dinner with the wife one table over from Kris Bryant and his family. This is not atypical for a locals place in Las Vegas but near as I could tell only one person came up to him and even then only for a few seconds and didn't ask for a picture etc.
That's awesome.
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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Just realized that I coach against this guy in my son's U-12 rec game (we play his team this weekend).
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I just met David Byrne (from The Talking Heads). For some reason, he's being shown around the Institute.

He's shorter then I expected.
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DaveInSeattle wrote:I just met David Byrne (from The Talking Heads). For some reason, he's being shown around the Institute.

He's shorter then I expected.
In my imagination, he behaves like Sheldon of The Big Bang Theory. But, I don't suppose that's actually true.
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DaveInSeattle wrote:I just met David Byrne (from The Talking Heads). For some reason, he's being shown around the Institute.

He's shorter then I expected.
I got butterflies when I read that. Guy's one of the few celebrities that I think I would be all fanboyish around.
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Pruitt wrote:
DaveInSeattle wrote:I just met David Byrne (from The Talking Heads). For some reason, he's being shown around the Institute.

He's shorter then I expected.
I got butterflies when I read that. Guy's one of the few celebrities that I think I would be all fanboyish around.
I tried to be cool, and not geek out too much. I resisted the temptation to pull out my phone and get a picture.

He seemed genuinely interested in what was going on (he was in our Electron Microscope room).
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DaveInSeattle wrote:I tried to be cool, and not geek out too much. I resisted the temptation to pull out my p...e...n...i...s
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DaveInSeattle wrote:see...n... in... a... Microscope...
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He is doing some sort of brain research involving tactile reactions or something like that. Heard an interview on NPR maybe a month ago.
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Just met Justin Vernon and a couple guys in his band. They're having some dinner at the Mexican place across from the Hard Rock. (I've brought a couple Swampers here over the years. It's in the Las Vegas Bar Hall of Fame, which is actually a thing.). Anyway I digress. Nice guy. Very mellow though.
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