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mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:42 pm

Called beer pong in “downstate” NY. Never used paddles.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 8:59 pm

serrano wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:45 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:26 pm Is it called Beirut where you guys are from? Or is that just a Northeast thing?
I came up in NJ calling it Beirut. Always thought of beer pong as the game with paddles.

Better cardio than beer pong.

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:15 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:26 pm Is it called Beirut where you guys are from? Or is that just a Northeast thing?

Always called it beer pong growing up in Philly and we didn't used paddles. First time I heard Beirut was my suburbian brother-in-law in my late 20s.

Rush2112 · Post by **Rush2112** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:56 pm

Yup Beruit.

We always played 3 man, asshole, and Mexican (cup game with dice)

What's beer dice and rage cage?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:06 pm

Beirut and beer pong used interchangeably. Flip cup nearly as popular. Quarters was rare. So was beer die.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:13 pm

Rush2112 wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:56 pm Yup Beruit.

We always played 3 man, asshole, and Mexican (cup game with dice)

What's beer dice and rage cage?

Beer die (or snappa) is a table-based drinking game where opposing players sit or stand at opposite ends and throw a die over a certain height with the goal of either landing the die in their opponent's cup or having the die hit the table and bounce over the scoring area to the floor. The defending team attempts to catch the die one-handed after it hits the table, but before it touches a non-table surface. The game typically consists of two two-player teams with each of the four players having a designated cup on the table, but can also be played one-vs-one.

Rage Cage:

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 11:20 pm

Being a board gamer, I wish these were used instead of the round ones:

But that game looks fun as hell.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:43 pm

serrano wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:45 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: Mon Oct 11, 2021 7:26 pm Is it called Beirut where you guys are from? Or is that just a Northeast thing?
I came up in NJ calling it Beirut. Always thought of beer pong as the game with paddles.

Beirut and Beer Pong were interchangeable in Update NY and Western NY.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:55 pm

I have rarely played drinking games. Drinking is your civic duty as a college student. I didn't need motivation to smash 18 light american lagers before a noon football game. What's the worst that can happen?*

*
- Tried to move the entire student section back a row
- Walked home at halftime of a Florida game (trust me, we lost) and ended up stealing a traffic barrel and putting in my friends bed
- Bumped into a guys younger brother visiting and nearly had an entire row of frat boys attack me, but for my significant charm (and sincere apologies!)
- Threw a football so hard I broke a friends finger
- Had to crush a twelve pack outside stadium because we walked faster than anticipated (i had help!)
- Note: These were not all the same game

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:00 am

This wasn't learned randomly, but today I learned that Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes had two functional eyes...

wiki wrote:Lopes was renamed "Left Eye" after a compliment from New Edition member Michael Bivins who once told her he was attracted to her because of her left eye, which was more slanted than the right eye.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 10:21 am

Were you confusing her with Slick Rick?

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:40 pm

rass wrote: Wed Oct 13, 2021 9:00 am This wasn't learned randomly, but today I learned that Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes had two functional eyes...

wiki wrote:Lopes was renamed "Left Eye" after a compliment from New Edition member Michael Bivins who once told her he was attracted to her because of her left eye, which was more slanted than the right eye.

Eyes look normal.

ETA: I have one official NFL shirt - a birthday present from the crew of a show I was working on in 1995 - Browns' #80, Andre Rison. Shirt's still in good shape, but man, he was an all time washout in Cleveland.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 13, 2021 3:50 pm

And a burn out on the Falcons!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:43 pm

Today I learned that your car's VIN number contains a manufacturer color code. I was saying it's annoying that my wife and I have the came year/make/model car in different colors, and I never know which car a registration or insurance card is for. My father acting like I'm a moron and said, "the color is right there in the VIN!" Who knew?

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Tue Oct 19, 2021 4:37 pm

It goes further than that:

Same kinda gee whiz info for tires.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Oct 20, 2021 2:01 pm

Welp this happened ~6 blocks from me. No one was hurt fortunately. I have one friend in that complex and she said she literally had flames in her unit. (When I was condo-shopping a few of these units popped up but the HOA doesn't allow dogs so never considered them).

ETA: still investigating for a cause

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:09 am

The French Shower.

This morning the wife is wfhing, and I generally don't shower until after my afternoon run. So I went into the bathroom and sprayed a little cologne. She asked what I was doing, and I simply replied I was doing the French Shower this morning. She said what I did was a different term. Now I'm thinking between what I call the French Shower and the Whore's Bath, aka, the Five-Pointer.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:56 am

The Ho-bath definitely involves water and a few pat downs. I haven't heard The French Shower before but I will accept your definition.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:42 am

L-Jam3 wrote: Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:09 am The French Shower.

This morning the wife is wfhing, and I generally don't shower until after my afternoon run. So I went into the bathroom and sprayed a little cologne. She asked what I was doing, and I simply replied I was doing the French Shower this morning. She said what I did was a different term. Now I'm thinking between what I call the French Shower and the Whore's Bath, aka, the Five-Pointer.

Excuse me comrade, but that's a 'Freedom Shower' now!

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:30 am

A Greek Shower is baby powder and cologne.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:39 am

And then burning down their diner for the insurance money.

Johnny Carwash · Post by **Johnny Carwash** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:45 am

pruitt2 wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:30 am A Greek Shower is baby powder and cologne.

Lot of people realizing their fraternities lied to them rn

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:56 am

Johnny Carwash wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:45 am
pruitt2 wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:30 am A Greek Shower is baby powder and cologne.
Lot of people realizing their fraternities lied to them rn

Well done.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:39 am

U.C. Santa Barbara is planning to build a new student residence...

Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm
Criticizes Munger Hall as 'Social and Psychological Experiment' with Unknown Consequences

You've really got to read this story to believe it.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:46 am

If you’ve never waked and baked and had a nice breakfast then a pedicure…well I recommend it.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:07 am

Just out there best lifing it.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:28 am

A_B wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:46 am If you’ve never waked and baked and had a nice breakfast then a pedicure…well I recommend it.

It is basically what my plan is for the afternoon. Errands first, me time after. The feet need some TLC.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:44 am

That was my plan for today post-booster but I feel too ok to go through with it. Damn family.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 4:33 pm

bfj wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:28 am
A_B wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:46 am If you’ve never waked and baked and had a nice breakfast then a pedicure…well I recommend it.
It is basically what my plan is for the afternoon. Errands first, me time after. The feet need some TLC.

Never happened today. Not even the getting baked part (yet).

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sat Oct 30, 2021 11:53 pm

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:15 am

A_B wrote: Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:46 am If you’ve never waked and baked and had a nice breakfast then a pedicure…well I recommend it.

Really need to look into those $66 r/t tickets soon.

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Nov 01, 2021 3:18 pm

Nikola Tesla at the right historic party

https://factrepublic.com/facts/16360

Went down a rabbit hole on the topic after learning this.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:10 am

Received a notice from my company's legal department that we should avoid using the term "rule of thumb" when communicating with clients as the term derived from a British rule that a man could beat his wife with a stick as long as the width did not exceed the width of his thumb. I appreciate not using terms with racist or politically incorrect etymology, but this seems a bit much. Does anyone hear this term and think it condones violence towards women?

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 9:14 am

I think that's merely a folk etymology that people heard so much that they took at as gospel. A quick look on Wiki says there was never anything on the books in English statute saying as much.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:17 am

But can you hit your kids with a switch and is that different? Sounds kinda close to rule of thumb.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:19 am

Just tell the broads in legal that it's an old wives' tale.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:20 am

I always thought it was an approximation of a length close to an inch. Don't think I had heard this meaning before.

pruitt2 · Post by **pruitt2** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:30 am

I know some Jewish folks who won't say "knock on wood" because they believe it refers to tapping the cross.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:44 am

Someone watched the opening credits to Boondock Saints for the first time ever and needed to do something about it now.

This rubs me the wrong way.

I hope your legal department doesn't launch the Spanish Inquisition into your work center. There might be some Spaniards employed by your company and they had nothing to do with it.

This is something they shouldn't go on a Crusade about either. Christians are probably employed there.

I'd tell you to turn a blind eye to this, but I'm sure a few folks don't have the best vision.

We should all be bigger men and walk away from confrontation, but there might be a woman with a handicap we cannot leave out either.

Can you tell they if have crocodile tears over this or are people from Florida mad as well?

Will perpetrators be read the riot act over this? Or do you employ folks that...ya know what, nevermind.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:46 am

Johnnie wrote: Wed Nov 03, 2021 10:44 am Someone watched the opening credits to Boondock Saints for the first time ever and needed to do something about it now.

This rubs me the wrong way.

I hope your legal department doesn't launch the Spanish Inquisition into your work center. There might be some Spaniards employed by your company and they had nothing to do with it.

This is something they shouldn't go on a Crusade about either. Christians are probably employed there.

I'd tell you to turn a blind eye to this, but I'm sure a few folks don't have the best vision.

We should all be bigger men and walk away from confrontation, but there might be a woman with a handicap we cannot leave out either.

Can you tell they if have crocodile tears over this or are people from Florida mad as well?

Will perpetrators be read the riot act over this? Or do you employ folks that...ya know what, nevermind.

WEll, no one would see THAT coming.