The Swamp

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:48 am My dad still hasn't fixed the typo in the phonebook that misspells his name, Brian as Brain. Well, it's only been 40 years.

He's proud of it. That's eulogy stuff when you think about it.

Now that you mention it, they finally stopped delivering phone books here. Haven’t found one in my driveway for years.

I'm trying to come up with one legitimate criticism or negative judgement for Bruce Springsteen. Anyone got anything?

Maybe that Bruce knows how to correctly spell the word “judgment”?

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 9:55 pm Maybe that Bruce knows how to correctly spell the word “judgment”?

That would probably be a pro though, right?

Continues to trade on blue collar despite being worth half a billion dollars.

makes confusing patriotic songs

None of that gets me all that hard.

By the way, I'm an excellent speller. Won every spelling bee until 7th grade and had a complete meltdown leading to a week of detention for that L. For some reason, I never fucking know how to spell judgment. It probably helps also that the other one is the British way so spellcheck doesn't even redline it.

Also...

Jerloma wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:30 am I never fucking know how to spell judgment.

I'm a license* guy, also almost always did thier 95% of the time until my mom gave me the advice that it's the with an it



*and my spellchecker marked this, but it thought it was licensed.

“Speedball”

has bothered me since 1984

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:52 am“Speedball”

Honestly, I always thought the next line was far more egregious but I also thought it was "making love like a schoolboy."

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:29 am has bothered me since 1984

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:52 am“Speedball”

Same but also ... have you ever seen the video? I saw it for the first time a few weeks ago and how the fuck did they let him throw? I know I've said this before, but a part of the reason Major League is because most of the actors were convincing enough. Charlie Sheen pitched like a normal dude who has thrown a baseball before in his life. Springsteen looks like me if I tried to throw a football lefthanded.

a billion times yes. MTV played the fk out of that video - that's what bothered me/my little group so much as kids. "Nettles got me....bottom of the 9th" - like you're weighing in actual players and then you go out and embarrass yourself with speedball and looking like you're shotputting a baseball.

edit: i was way more judgy as a wee teen.

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 10:16 am

MaxWebster wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:29 am has bothered me since 1984

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 5:52 am“Speedball”

Same but also ... have you ever seen the video? I saw it for the first time a few weeks ago and how the fuck did they let him throw? I know I've said this before, but a part of the reason Major League is because most of the actors were convincing enough. Charlie Sheen pitched like a normal dude who has thrown a baseball before in his life. Springsteen looks like me if I tried to throw a football lefthanded.

Also none of his songs are very good

That I can't abide.

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:28 am Also none of his songs are very good

PREACH

"strap your hands across my engines" is one of the worst goddamn lines of all time

Lets make someone mad who missed all this the first time: viewtopic.php?p=305100#p305100

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:45 am Lets make someone mad who missed all this the first time: viewtopic.php?p=305100#p305100

I will make the same ob infinity times about this topic.

Same. I don't dislike Springsteen, but I find it incredibly fun to poke the super fans and that thread dying on page 1 means not enough saw it.

My opinion on Springsteen in my life is like a bell curve.

...

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 12:06 pm I did this once and learned a lot of times its fully covered.

Sorry, I posted in the wrong thread and did not move it in time.

Humiliation.

TIL porn is illegal/blocked in Utah. Only other place I’ve seen that is Thailand, a military dictatorship.

brian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:53 pm TIL porn is illegal/blocked in Utah. Only other place I’ve seen that is Thailand, a military dictatorship.

I experienced that in Louisiana last weekend. I was prompted to upload my LA drivers license which I obviously did not have. Luckily I was able to access the needed hangover porn by simply turning off my phone’s WiFi.

brian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:53 pm TIL porn is illegal/blocked in Utah. Only other place I’ve seen that is Thailand, a military dictatorship.

The residents could probably get around that with a vpn, right?

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 9:54 pm

brian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:53 pm TIL porn is illegal/blocked in Utah. Only other place I’ve seen that is Thailand, a military dictatorship.

The residents could probably get around that with a vpn, right?

That's what they use the holy underwear for, blocks the signals from the state.

Reach out to friends who seem to have disappeared. They need the love. I have a buddy going through some shit and we talked for hours yesterday. He needed it. His wife told me he was smiling and laughing after the call and she hadn’t seen him that happy in months. Life is busy, I get it, but you’ll be angry at yourself if that person is suddenly gone (my worry w this guy) and you were “too busy” to reach out. Yes, the phone works both ways, but my buddy “didn’t want to bother me with his shit” and didn’t call. I added a calendar appointment weekly on my phone to call and/or text him.

I’m here if anybody needs me and feels like they don’t have anyone to talk to. I’m an outstanding listener.

<3

this is awesome and true. thanks bfj

bfj wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:16 am Reach out to friends who seem to have disappeared. They need the love. I have a buddy going through some shit and we talked for hours yesterday. He needed it. His wife told me he was smiling and laughing after the call and she hadn’t seen him that happy in months. Life is busy, I get it, but you’ll be angry at yourself if that person is suddenly gone (my worry w this guy) and you were “too busy” to reach out. Yes, the phone works both ways, but my buddy “didn’t want to bother me with his shit” and didn’t call. I added a calendar appointment weekly on my phone to call and/or text him.

I’m here if anybody needs me and feels like they don’t have anyone to talk to. I’m an outstanding listener.

brian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:53 pm TIL porn is illegal/blocked in Utah. Only other place I’ve seen that is Thailand, a military dictatorship.

TIL "TIL" stands for "Today I Learned", and not some kinky thing Brian is into.

EdRomero wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:17 am

brian wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:53 pm TIL porn is illegal/blocked in Utah. Only other place I’ve seen that is Thailand, a military dictatorship.

TIL "TIL" stands for "Today I Learned", and not some kinky thing Brian is into.

Ha. Truckers In Ladies? Truckers Ingest Loads?

Truckers in Lingerie

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:15 pm Truckers in Lingerie

You laugh but you should see my trainer’s dispatcher in our SLC office. She’s a Utah 11.

brian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:24 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:15 pm Truckers in Lingerie

You laugh but you should see my trainer’s dispatcher in our SLC office. She’s a Utah 11.

Doesn't Utah already have pretty hot women? I always think of Mormons as being fairly attractive.

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:12 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:24 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:15 pm Truckers in Lingerie

You laugh but you should see my trainer’s dispatcher in our SLC office. She’s a Utah 11.

Doesn't Utah already have pretty hot women? I always think of Mormons as being fairly attractive.

2+2+3+2+1 = Perfect 10

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:12 pm

brian wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:24 pm

Shirley wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 1:15 pm Truckers in Lingerie

You laugh but you should see my trainer’s dispatcher in our SLC office. She’s a Utah 11.

Doesn't Utah already have pretty hot women? I always think of Mormons as being fairly attractive.

Mostly true.

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 2:14 pm2+2+3+2+1 = Perfect 10

I was trying to think of a "#1 wife ranking" joke but I wasn't really close.

= SoCal 4

bfj wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 7:16 am Reach out to friends who seem to have disappeared. They need the love. I have a buddy going through some shit and we talked for hours yesterday. He needed it. His wife told me he was smiling and laughing after the call and she hadn’t seen him that happy in months. Life is busy, I get it, but you’ll be angry at yourself if that person is suddenly gone (my worry w this guy) and you were “too busy” to reach out. Yes, the phone works both ways, but my buddy “didn’t want to bother me with his shit” and didn’t call. I added a calendar appointment weekly on my phone to call and/or text him.

I’m here if anybody needs me and feels like they don’t have anyone to talk to. I’m an outstanding listener.

This is tough for me because whenever you move base to base or eventually retire from the military, they all kinda disappear.

And it sucks because a buddy of mine that I really, truly looked up to because he was just so damn cool killed himself recently and it absolutely blindsided me. We hadn't chatted in a while but I'd see his posts every so often on Instagram.

Air Force Master Sergeant. Good looking dude with an awesome wife (who's currently pregnant) and a kid. And he was in the SERE career field which is high speed and one of the 'real jobs' that you can make commercials out of.

I just don't get it. I feel guilty for not saying hi sooner, but I just didn't know. And I would've dropped everything if he needed something. It just sucks.