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Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 9:36 am

For the first time ever, last night I willingly ordered a pizza with mushrooms on it. Then, for the first time ever, last night I willingly ate two slices of a pizza with mushrooms on it.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 9:51 am

Mushrooms on pizza is awesome. I love mushrooms.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Sep 25, 2022 3:42 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 9:29 am At least it’s fresh?

After the roughly 20-minute ride home, I guess.

Not sure if they intentionally gave me as many jalapeños as they did as revenge.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:52 pm

The only time I truly believe in a god or gods is when I'm looking for a lost item and feel like something must be watching me and knows how hot or cold I am.

(I lost my car key, which I wisely keep by itself rather than on a ring, at the softball field last night and went back this afternoon to look again.)

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:57 pm

There's a saint you're supposed to pray to for that. St. Anthony I believe. My mom used to say something like "Tony, Tony turn around, what is lost shall now be found." Not sure of the success rate.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:05 pm

Did you find it?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:10 pm

That just happened to me looking for a lighter in my truck I know I used this morning driving to work. I spent the entire lunch run looking for it all over the truck. I finally pull back into my space at work and take one last sip of my coffee. Turns out I set my coffee cup down in the cup holder right on top of the lighter and it somehow fit without moving around.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:42 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:57 pm There's a saint you're supposed to pray to for that. St. Anthony I believe. My mom used to say something like "Tony, Tony turn around, what is lost shall now be found." Not sure of the success rate.

I picked St. Anthony of Padua as my confirmation name, and I’ll be damned if praying to him has given me any extra help finding shit.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:46 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:05 pmDid you find it?

I did not.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:52 pm

Bummer man.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:17 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:42 pm
Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:57 pm There's a saint you're supposed to pray to for that. St. Anthony I believe. My mom used to say something like "Tony, Tony turn around, what is lost shall now be found." Not sure of the success rate.
I picked St. Anthony of Padua as my confirmation name, and I’ll be damned if praying to him has given me any extra help finding shit.

According to my mom, you have to actually turn around when you say it for full efficacy.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 3:56 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:57 pm There's a saint you're supposed to pray to for that. St. Anthony I believe. My mom used to say something like "Tony, Tony turn around, what is lost shall now be found." Not sure of the success rate.

I think success directly correlates to the amount of money you put in the Church collection box the previous Sunday.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 4:17 pm

Anyone else a little worried about Tony?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 5:14 pm

Isn’t this just the plot of the shining?

Pruitt3 · Post by **Pruitt3** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 6:15 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Tue Sep 27, 2022 1:57 pm There's a saint you're supposed to pray to for that. St. Anthony I believe. My mom used to say something like "Tony, Tony turn around, what is lost shall now be found." Not sure of the success rate.

My wife (a spicy Jewess) used to close her eyes and ask him to help her find lost things. It was like being an extra in "Moonstruck" or some such.

But she stopped doing that after my dead Bubbie fixed a broken necklace. (A very long story - but ultimately, I would rather pray to the spirit of Sadie Donn than to St,. Anthony)

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:38 pm

How long could it possibly take a dead women to fix a necklace?

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:57 pm

Jerloma wrote: ↑Wed Sep 28, 2022 12:38 pm How long could it possibly take a dead women to fix a necklace?

As my father told me at a young age, Jews don't fix stuff, we pay people to do that for us.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:33 am

Why is the meat fish and produce at the Mexican (local big box chain retail) farmers market so much cheaper than the multi billion dollar regional grocers? No way they have same cost advantages and grocery margins are notoriously low. Feels like I should be wary but cost and quality are major plus.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:53 am

Who came up with the (melody? pacing? structure?) of True Colors? That shit is all over the place. Awesome song of course.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:56 am

HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:33 amWhy is the meat fish and produce at the Mexican (local big box chain retail) farmers market so much cheaper than the multi billion dollar regional grocers? No way they have same cost advantages and grocery margins are notoriously low. Feels like I should be wary but cost and quality are major plus.

I've wondered this too, like is it just shittiest level quality or is it simply a business structure that has seven less expenses built into their profit margin. I lean the latter.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:58 am

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:56 am
HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 8:33 amWhy is the meat fish and produce at the Mexican (local big box chain retail) farmers market so much cheaper than the multi billion dollar regional grocers? No way they have same cost advantages and grocery margins are notoriously low. Feels like I should be wary but cost and quality are major plus.
I've wondered this too, like is it just shittiest level quality or is it simply a business structure that has seven less expenses built into their profit margin. I lean the latter.

I think a place like that cuts out several middle men, like packaging and centralized shipping.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:41 am

Hey, y'all doing ok?

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:54 am

BSF21 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:41 am Hey, y'all doing ok?

You hanging in there, bud?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:06 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:58 amI think a place like that cuts out several middle men, like packaging and centralized shipping.

And four or more layers of executives and managers.

BSF21 · Post by **BSF21** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:12 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:54 am
BSF21 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:41 am Hey, y'all doing ok?
You hanging in there, bud?

Best I can. Just kinda floating right now if I'm honest. Got lots of fun shit planned coming up though. Vegas in December, Hawaii in Jan, US Pond Hockey Championship in late Jan.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:16 pm

You know what pants you should wear on those trips?

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:19 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:06 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:58 amI think a place like that cuts out several middle men, like packaging and centralized shipping.
And four or more layers of executives and managers.

And possibly a reliance on keeping their stock value inflated as top priority.

rass · Post by **rass** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:51 pm

Nice to see you BSF

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:03 pm

BSF21 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:12 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:54 am
BSF21 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:41 am Hey, y'all doing ok?
You hanging in there, bud?
Best I can. Just kinda floating right now if I'm honest. Got lots of fun shit planned coming up though. Vegas in December, Hawaii in Jan, US Pond Hockey Championship in late Jan.

Sounds like a good couple months. Keep your head up, man and please reach out if you need anything.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:56 pm

My family tells me to shut the fuck up about these kinds of math facts atleast 4 times per year:

Post by **brian** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:05 pm

We are closer to the year 2100 than the end of World War II

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:21 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:56 pm My family tells me to shut the fuck up about these kinds of math facts atleast 4 times per year:

Are you my Dad?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:51 pm

Mike puma is a great name. Mike is mainstream. Then you follow it up with puma?!?!? Duck yeah.

I should sleep

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:50 pm

Here's the best solution from an American with 100% Italian ancestry. Rename the day after Fiorello LaGuardia, and rename the shambolic airport after Columbus. Two birds, one stone.

Just find a new 3-letter code. Something like Directed To West. Those initials aren't used, right?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:56 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:50 pm Here's the best solution from an American with 100% Italian ancestry. Rename the day after Fiorello LaGuardia, and rename the shambolic airport after Columbus. Two birds, one stone.

Just find a new 3-letter code. Something like Directed To West. Those initials aren't used, right?

Good call.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:09 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:51 pm Mike puma is a great name. Mike is mainstream. Then you follow it up with puma?!?!? Duck yeah.

I should sleep

This makes so much more sense now that I know how to correctly pronounce Puma.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:13 pm

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:50 pm Here's the best solution from an American with 100% Italian ancestry. Rename the day after Fiorello LaGuardia, and rename the shambolic airport after Columbus. Two birds, one stone.

Just find a new 3-letter code. Something like Directed To West. Those initials aren't used, right?

My wife had to fly out of LaGuardia and was super pissed about it. She said it was a fantastic experience, and is flying out of LGA when possible, even with Newark being really close to us. They redid the entire terminal, no lines and no crowds. I was shocked, but it's been 17 or 18 years since I flew out of LGA, and back then it was like a Greyhound terminal.

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:27 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:13 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 10, 2022 3:50 pm Here's the best solution from an American with 100% Italian ancestry. Rename the day after Fiorello LaGuardia, and rename the shambolic airport after Columbus. Two birds, one stone.

Just find a new 3-letter code. Something like Directed To West. Those initials aren't used, right?
My wife had to fly out of LaGuardia and was super pissed about it. She said it was a fantastic experience, and is flying out of LGA when possible, even with Newark being really close to us. They redid the entire terminal, no lines and no crowds. I was shocked, but it's been 17 or 18 years since I flew out of LGA, and back then it was like a Greyhound terminal.

Sounds like the shitshow that it was during the remodel made it worthwhile.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:11 pm

I've heard the same, Syb. My memories of LaGuardia made me choose Philadelphia over them a while ago on a rebooking but everyone who has gone recently has loved it.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 5:33 pm

Naming LaGuardia for the guy who was a hemisphere off on his trip is italian hand emoji