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rass · Post by **rass** » Thu May 11, 2017 5:21 pm

At a fifth grade art show. Found a painting called Derpy Tiger.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu May 11, 2017 5:41 pm

Toxic Dolphin

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu May 11, 2017 5:42 pm

Fork Suit
Slopy Cow

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu May 11, 2017 5:44 pm

A painting of trees called Jeff.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu May 11, 2017 5:45 pm

A cat smoking a cigarette called Cat Of Jericho.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu May 11, 2017 5:48 pm

rass wrote:At a fifth grade art show. Found a painting called Derpy Tiger.

Pictures!

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:09 pm

The Sybian wrote:
rass wrote:At a fifth grade art show. Found a painting called Derpy Tiger.
Pictures!

http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-an ... nbreeding/

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Thu May 11, 2017 6:16 pm

Our neighbor's elementary school-age daughter displayed the book she wrote at her school's Open House. Her older brother was the prominently featured character in I Hate Ben.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:46 am

It was an orange derpy tiger, Johnnie.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri May 12, 2017 1:25 pm

Random thought...

It's possible that the nasty snark meter for Swamp is currently at its highest level in the past few years. (But well below that of the olden days).

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri May 12, 2017 1:33 pm

sancarlos wrote:Random thought...

It's possible that the nasty snark meter for Swamp is currently at its highest level in the past few years. (But well below that of the olden days).

What the fuck do you know?

Post by **brian** » Fri May 12, 2017 1:41 pm

Basically now we're all just like an old married couple that knows how to push each other's buttons, but seldom needs to do so.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri May 12, 2017 2:19 pm

A lot of good give and take in the Trump thread right now.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Fri May 12, 2017 2:21 pm

I watched "Grindhouse" earlier this week and left the movie thinking Quentin Tarantino's foot fetish is one of my ten most hated things in the world.

His movie also was probably the worst effort of his career with the exception of his segment of "Four Rooms" and it has nothing to do with the "honoring the history of exploitation films".

Post by **brian** » Fri May 12, 2017 5:56 pm

Saw 4 Baby On Board signs while driving today in one hour. So that's a fucking thing again?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri May 12, 2017 6:20 pm

rass wrote:A lot of good give and take in the Trump thread right now.

And in the transcribe Twitter for Jerloma Thread. Best and most dickish thread in years.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri May 12, 2017 9:51 pm

rass wrote:It was an orange derpy tiger, Johnnie.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat May 13, 2017 6:04 am

Better than I could have imagined Johnnie.

And no, Syb. Dammit.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Sat May 13, 2017 12:34 pm

It's not the worst thing in the world, but there's a certain specific type of disappointment to buying something you think is just strawberry only to discover it's strawberry-banana.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:29 am

how many free ice creams is too many free ice creams?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:37 am

In a row?

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:41 am

mister d wrote:In a row?

none have been eaten yet.

the coupon is for free pints of Ben and Jerrys. and works through today. I'm at 16 right now and have worked myself up to six per visit (self-checkout baby). shooting for 30-40, depending on how bored I get tonight.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:45 am

Brontoburglar wrote:
mister d wrote:In a row?
none have been eaten yet.

the coupon is for free pints of Ben and Jerrys. and works through today. I'm at 16 right now and have worked myself up to six per visit (self-checkout baby). shooting for 30-40, depending on how bored I get tonight.

Last year was Creme Eggs, this year Ben and Jerrys. You may get a reputation. Question is what does the resale market look like?

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:46 am

I'm trying to reconcile the guy who organizes "Fitness Summits" with the guy who hoards Cadbury eggs and binges Ben and Jerry's.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:48 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:
Brontoburglar wrote:
mister d wrote:In a row?
none have been eaten yet.

the coupon is for free pints of Ben and Jerrys. and works through today. I'm at 16 right now and have worked myself up to six per visit (self-checkout baby). shooting for 30-40, depending on how bored I get tonight.
Last year was Creme Eggs, this year Ben and Jerrys. You may get a reputation. Question is what does the resale market look like?

I still have cadbury eggs left in the fridge. got the burnout

I figure i'm setting myself up for a summer's worth of ice cream for free given my ice cream consumption rate of 2x a week, max.

Post by **Sabo** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:48 am

sancarlos wrote:I'm trying to reconcile the guy who organizes "Fitness Summits" with the guy who hoards Cadbury eggs and binges Ben and Jerry's.

Cheat days are a helluva drug.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:51 am

Sabo wrote:
sancarlos wrote:I'm trying to reconcile the guy who organizes "Fitness Summits" with the guy who hoards Cadbury eggs and binges Ben and Jerry's.
Cheat days are a helluva drug.

or I see it as proof that you can enjoy food and stay "in shape" at the same time

the cheat day thing can be a mental mindfuck

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Fri May 19, 2017 9:55 am

wlu_lax6 wrote:
Sabo wrote:
brian wrote:
rass wrote:I went through the by rote process of buying Mother's Day cards today, including one for my wife from me. I thought it threaded the needle and was plain but sweet without being too sentimental or religious or too "ha ha dads are dumb and/or horny and can't function without a woman". No fancy adornment, not oversized, no music.

At checkout I realized it was $8!!!

On the way back to the office I saw a Honda with one of those aftermarket paint jobs that made it look sort of tourquise when looking at it directly, but the curves and portions of the car you catch at an angle were purple.

It was an Odyssey.
Yeah, seems like only a few years ago greeting cards were like $3 or so. That's quite a fucking racket they've got. (Of course, the capitalist in me sees a market opportunity. Not like you need to hire the next Maya Angelou or Zig Ziglar to write some goddamned greeting cards.)
Mrs. Sabo and I have talked about creating a bunch of irreverent greeting cards and selling them on Etsy. Etsy would be the ideal marketplace for that kind of thing.
I have to believe the greeting card market is some crazy cartel. Past shot to disrupt have failed for a variety of reasons. I think shelf space is very important. Mail order has never seemed to work. E-cards are dumb. I wonder if a subscription service model where I could send packets of card for your needs 2 or 4 times a years. Pre stamped envelopes, but not pre signed. Hmmm...need to figure that one out .

Costco sells a box with an assortment of greeting cards, which comes out to less than $1/card.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri May 19, 2017 10:01 am

Keg wrote:
wlu_lax6 wrote:
Sabo wrote:
brian wrote:
rass wrote:I went through the by rote process of buying Mother's Day cards today, including one for my wife from me. I thought it threaded the needle and was plain but sweet without being too sentimental or religious or too "ha ha dads are dumb and/or horny and can't function without a woman". No fancy adornment, not oversized, no music.

At checkout I realized it was $8!!!

On the way back to the office I saw a Honda with one of those aftermarket paint jobs that made it look sort of tourquise when looking at it directly, but the curves and portions of the car you catch at an angle were purple.

It was an Odyssey.
Yeah, seems like only a few years ago greeting cards were like $3 or so. That's quite a fucking racket they've got. (Of course, the capitalist in me sees a market opportunity. Not like you need to hire the next Maya Angelou or Zig Ziglar to write some goddamned greeting cards.)
Mrs. Sabo and I have talked about creating a bunch of irreverent greeting cards and selling them on Etsy. Etsy would be the ideal marketplace for that kind of thing.
I have to believe the greeting card market is some crazy cartel. Past shot to disrupt have failed for a variety of reasons. I think shelf space is very important. Mail order has never seemed to work. E-cards are dumb. I wonder if a subscription service model where I could send packets of card for your needs 2 or 4 times a years. Pre stamped envelopes, but not pre signed. Hmmm...need to figure that one out .
Costco sells a box with an assortment of greeting cards, which comes out to less than $1/card.

I'm telling everyone that buys greeting cards for me for any occasion to instead buy me a six-pack. For about the same price (I'll take a sixer of Lone Star tallboys for 5.99), I'll spend probably 10,790 seconds more with the beer than I would the card (30 minutes per beer > 10 seconds reading card and throwing it away).

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri May 19, 2017 11:16 am

We're most likely getting a Lincoln MKX this weekend since our Explorer lease is expiring. Next month, we're driving out to California as a family, but they're flying back so I'll be driving back to Texas alone. I'm pretty sure I'm going to spend the entire time talking to myself in my McConaughey voice while rubbing two fingers together. "Alright alright alright, I'm gonna take piss at this truck stop."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngXPwyg6K3s

Post by **brian** » Fri May 19, 2017 11:20 am

That MKX is a nice vehicle. My wife's grandfather had one. That was my second choice to the car I ended up getting.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri May 19, 2017 11:35 am

brian wrote:That MKX is a nice vehicle. My wife's grandfather had one. That was my second choice to the car I ended up getting.

Yeah, looking forward to test driving it. My FIL is getting us a great deal. I drove his MKZ up to Illinois in March and it was one of the best drives I've ever had.

I'll drive you to the dispensary in it in June.

Post by **brian** » Fri May 19, 2017 11:55 am

Giff wrote:
brian wrote:That MKX is a nice vehicle. My wife's grandfather had one. That was my second choice to the car I ended up getting.
Yeah, looking forward to test driving it. My FIL is getting us a great deal. I drove his MKZ up to Illinois in March and it was one of the best drives I've ever had.

I'll drive you to the dispensary in it in June.

Funny you should mention that. My dispensary of choice actually has an outlet next to the New Mexican place you like now. I'm heading there for some lunch and some weed here in about 30 minutes. It's on the other side of town for me, but it's a killing two birds with one stone type situation. (And they've got a flash sale on a strain I really like for only $30 an 1/8th.)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 19, 2017 12:14 pm

That's so weird to read.

TT2.0 · Post by **TT2.0** » Fri May 19, 2017 1:17 pm

sancarlos wrote:Our neighbor's elementary school-age daughter displayed the book she wrote at her school's Open House. Her older brother was the prominently featured character in I Hate Ben.

i dont even know the kid...why does she hate me?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri May 19, 2017 2:01 pm

brian wrote:
Giff wrote:
brian wrote:That MKX is a nice vehicle. My wife's grandfather had one. That was my second choice to the car I ended up getting.
Yeah, looking forward to test driving it. My FIL is getting us a great deal. I drove his MKZ up to Illinois in March and it was one of the best drives I've ever had.

I'll drive you to the dispensary in it in June.
Funny you should mention that. My dispensary of choice actually has an outlet next to the New Mexican place you like now. I'm heading there for some lunch and some weed here in about 30 minutes. It's on the other side of town for me, but it's a killing two birds with one stone type situation. (And they've got a flash sale on a strain I really like for only $30 an 1/8th.)

Funny you should mention that. I almost went Carlito's instead of dispensary, but I'm going to be in ABQ on the way out there and back, so probably will pass on that delicious burrito this time.

Post by **brian** » Fri May 19, 2017 10:49 pm

mister d wrote:That's so weird to read.

I assume you mean the managed grammar and syntax to which I agree.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri May 19, 2017 10:56 pm

The store pricing on weed.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Sat May 20, 2017 12:53 am

mister d wrote:The store pricing on weed.

I just got an email from my local that I have to turn in my points (for free joints) before they expire.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sat May 20, 2017 1:52 pm

Like, with the proliferation of both legal and illegal weed, you'd think the bozos that run things would get a hint that you can't stop the runaway freight train. But no.

Anyhoo, I don't know what it is about Wingstop fries and Wingstop blue cheese, but together they're crack. I seriously can't stop eating it.