Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:27 am

FWIW, I saw a report that Gmail was down this morning.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 9:35 am

ZMan wrote:gmail is extremely handy, but it is the most confusing clusterfuck of an e-mail client I have ever used. I just don't get it.

the threading?

Post by **Sabo** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:19 am

govmentchedda wrote:FWIW, I saw a report that Gmail was down this morning.

I've been having problems with it all morning.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:21 am

My iphone didnt recognize my gmail username this morning, so I went into my settings and re-entered all my account info and everything worked just fine afterwards.

testy boxcar · Post by **testy boxcar** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:27 am

Keg wrote:My iphone didnt recognize my gmail username this morning, so I went into my settings and re-entered all my account info and everything worked just fine afterwards.

Mine either and settings did nothing, but a simple reboot fixed it.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:32 am

I just waited and now it works.

ZMan · Post by **ZMan** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:35 am

Brontoburglar wrote:
ZMan wrote:gmail is extremely handy, but it is the most confusing clusterfuck of an e-mail client I have ever used. I just don't get it.
the threading?

That's one, yes. (fwiw, i just turned "conversation mode" off, and it already seems better.)

I've also got several threaded e-mails showing up in drafts. How they got there is beyond me.

also, my favorite was when I forwarded a bunch of e-mails from one gmail acct to another, and then "lost" them because the original e-mails were deleted. what the fuck is that all about? Luckily, i had also forwarded them to a non-gmail account, so I still have the copies. But seriously, gmail, if I wanted them mirrored, why would I have forwarded them????

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 10:52 am

AB_skin_test wrote:I just waited and now it works.

This is my solution to pretty much everything. Either it'll fix itself or my father in law will come over.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:20 am

Jerloma wrote:
AB_skin_test wrote:I just waited and now it works.
This is my solution to pretty much everything. Either it'll fix itself or my father in law will come over.

And if you wait long enough, you will either move or die.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 11:43 am

Exactly.

That French Guy · Post by **That French Guy** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:09 pm

Kris Jenner is Kim Kardashian's MOM ? Every time I heard her name, always thought it was her dad.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:24 pm

That French Guy wrote:Kris Jenner is Kim Kardashian's MOM ? Every time I heard her name, always thought it was her dad.

And taught her daughters everything she knew about fucking her way to wealth and success.

duff · Post by **duff** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 1:50 pm

sancarlos wrote:
That French Guy wrote:Kris Jenner is Kim Kardashian's MOM ? Every time I heard her name, always thought it was her dad.
And taught her daughters everything she knew about fucking her way to wealth and success.

FIFY

Vasectomy · Post by **Vasectomy** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:13 pm

rass wrote:
rass wrote:Broken condom last night. I feel betrayed.
Whew.

I'm not through with you yet, mister. Get over here.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Wed Apr 17, 2013 6:19 pm

RASSECTOMY.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Apr 18, 2013 12:04 pm

I must've missed the declaration of today as National Everybody Have a Conference Call day. Next one hopefully I can swamp through.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:51 pm

I ate too much at lunch. Though the bourbon/sea salt gelato was just about worth the stomach ache.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:52 pm

I ate at Buffalo Wild Wings and half the tvs were on news outlets that weren't sports related.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 1:59 pm

rass wrote:I ate too much at lunch. Though the bourbon/sea salt gelato was just about worth the stomach ache.

Hmm... maybe tonight I'll fix myself a bowl of ice cream, salt it up, and pour a shot of Knob Creek over top.

Not.

I'll take your word for it, Rass, but that doesn't sound like a good gelato flavor to me.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:05 pm

I had some bourbon-flavored ice cream a few months ago. About as close to a relapse as I have been for about a decade. (I had bought it at the store not noticing the label; opened it at home, smelled the boozy smell. Stopped, contemplated for a minute, then said, 'fuck it'.)

It was delicious. Haven't had any since, though. Back to the straight and narrow. Thank you for letting me share.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:06 pm

howard wrote:I had some bourbon-flavored ice cream a few months ago. About as close to a relapse as I have been for about a decade. (I had bought it at the store not noticing the label; opened it at home, smelled the boozy smell. Stopped, contemplated for a minute, then said, 'fuck it'.)

It was delicious. Haven't had any since, though. Back to the straight and narrow. Thank you for letting me share.

My uncle said that the moment he realized he had finally kicked alcohol was when he went to eat a slice of derby pie and the bourbon smell made him sick immediately.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:31 pm

18 years, I ain't there yet. I'm not fighting it every day; maybe only a couple of times a year, and it isn't even a fight. Just,
'man, it sure would be nice'. Kate Upton asking me to blow her sure would be nice too; ain't gonna happen, so why sweat it?

And I can (and do) sublimate all such frustrations into ice cream anyway. Second prize is nice too.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 2:48 pm

AB_skin_test wrote:I ate at Buffalo Wild Wings and half the tvs were on news outlets that weren't sports related.

I have never been to Buffalo Wild Wings

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 3:06 pm

Ragnar vans and runners are invading my 'hood today.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:06 pm

howard wrote:18 years, I ain't there yet. I'm not fighting it every day; maybe only a couple of times a year, and it isn't even a fight. Just,
'man, it sure would be nice'. Kate Upton asking me to blow her sure would be nice too; ain't gonna happen, so why sweat it?

And I can (and do) sublimate all such frustrations into ice cream anyway. Second prize is nice too.

The smell of cigarette smoke makes my mouth water to this day. Going on 15 + years without a Marlboro Red.

My dad used to pour Drambuie over ice cream. I have no idea what Drambuie is.

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 4:54 pm

Drambuie is a Scottish liqueur.

(i now proclaim myself an expert having just returned from a week there. mmmmm)

kinda sweet. i prefer the single malt whisky myself but hey to each their own.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 5:17 pm

MaxWebster wrote:Drambuie is a Scottish liqueur.

(i now proclaim myself an expert having just returned from a week there. mmmmm)

kinda sweet. i prefer the single malt whisky myself but hey to each their own.

Hey! Where'd you go, Max?

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 6:49 pm

2+ days in Dublin just because why not

7 days in Scotland - 2+ in Edinburgh then hired a car for 5 days. General route was up the A9 through the country, stopping at Pitlochry for tour of Edradour (Scotland's smallest distillery) to buy a bottle, dinner. Inverness. Muir of Ord for a tour of Glen Ord to buy a bottle. Down LochNess, castle Urqharhararqahrar (approximate spelling), threw Nessie a fish, then over to Isle of Skye for 2 days. If someone were to tell me that was the most beautiful place on earth i wouldn't argue with them. Stopped at Talisker distillery for a tasting, bought a bottle (sensing a theme here?). 2 walks/hikes on Skye that were beyond breathtaking (Storr - Neist point). last day drove down the coast through Oban etc, back to Edinburgh.

not enough time, 20 years wouldn't be enough. I would move there tomorrow.

Johnnie · Post by **Johnnie** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 8:57 pm

Keg wrote:Ragnar vans and runners are invading my 'hood today.

If I were still in Tucson, I just might have been running in it. Considering Coachella was last weekend and this weekend, I could've been on leave in SoCal these last 10 or so days had I not been here in Korea.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 10:07 pm

howard wrote:I had some bourbon-flavored ice cream a few months ago. About as close to a relapse as I have been for about a decade. (I had bought it at the store not noticing the label; opened it at home, smelled the boozy smell. Stopped, contemplated for a minute, then said, 'fuck it'.)

It was delicious. Haven't had any since, though. Back to the straight and narrow. Thank you for letting me share.

I'll stop by in the morning to collect your coins.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 7:49 am

The end of Babe just gets me every time.

Post by **Shirley** » Sat Apr 20, 2013 8:46 am

rass wrote:The end of Babe just gets me every time.

That'll do, pig.

Great, cute movie.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:51 am

MaxWebster wrote:2+ days in Dublin just because why not

7 days in Scotland - 2+ in Edinburgh then hired a car for 5 days. General route was up the A9 through the country, stopping at Pitlochry for tour of Edradour (Scotland's smallest distillery) to buy a bottle, dinner. Inverness. Muir of Ord for a tour of Glen Ord to buy a bottle. Down LochNess, castle Urqharhararqahrar (approximate spelling), threw Nessie a fish, then over to Isle of Skye for 2 days. If someone were to tell me that was the most beautiful place on earth i wouldn't argue with them. Stopped at Talisker distillery for a tasting, bought a bottle (sensing a theme here?). 2 walks/hikes on Skye that were beyond breathtaking (Storr - Neist point). last day drove down the coast through Oban etc, back to Edinburgh.

not enough time, 20 years wouldn't be enough. I would move there tomorrow.

Awesome. We did something very similar in October, though no Dublin. But we drove more directly from Edinburgh to Skye. We went through Stirling, and then the little roads with a B and three digits (fucking scary to drive), through Crianlarich and Ft William to Mallaig, then the ferry from Mallaig to Skye.

I never saw so many rainbows in my life.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 10:53 am

While visiting Skye, did either of you happen to see Dunvegan Castle?

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 11:16 am

Scottie wrote:While visiting Skye, did either of you happen to see Dunvegan Castle?

Yup. It was one of my favorites.

(Though it couldn't hold a candle to Doune.)

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 3:28 pm

we got to Dunvegan and it was 15 minutes from closing so we had a coffee in the shop where one of the 17million absurdly friendly people chatted us up and told us that the Neist point drive would be worth it - which it was.

The clan name on the castle did not escape me.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:08 pm

if you were watching today (and you weren't), you would have seen my beautiful face on Fox for a few seconds

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:21 pm

Brontoburglar wrote:if you were watching today (and you weren't), you would have seen my beautiful face on Fox for a few seconds

So, nobody on the infield tarred and feathered you? I'd figured you were banned now, after your column on the NRA race.

Rams Fanny · Post by **Rams Fanny** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 5:57 pm

Brontoburglar wrote:if you were watching today (and you weren't), you would have seen my beautiful face on Fox for a few seconds

Didn't see it. I was looking at your tits.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:34 pm

sancarlos wrote:
Brontoburglar wrote:if you were watching today (and you weren't), you would have seen my beautiful face on Fox for a few seconds
So, nobody on the infield tarred and feathered you? I'd figured you were banned now, after your column on the NRA race.

Nah, that shit amuses me more than it bothers me. There was a point where it was the latter, but a light switch turned on at some point and I started to relize that there's no sense in worrying about it.

I just watched and and I was actually on a lot more than I thought I was. FAMOUS.