The Swamp

rass wrote:Even with the last name left in the latter portion of the clue?

I still wouldn't get it.

I was hoping for a typo so it could be:

Steve of phpBB wrote:

rass wrote:Even with the last name left in the latter portion of the clue?

I still wouldn't get it.

Yeah, me neither. But I did get to point out his eff up.

I guessed Josh McDaniels.

Back when I was working as a Production Coordinator at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, I was working on the Juno Awards (Canada's Grammy Awards).

Sarah McLaughlin was one of the featured performers and presenters - she had just hit it big in Canada. One day just before rehearsals she came up to me and asked if I could send a driver out to get tampons. (Part of the job - making the talent comfortable).

I obviously said yes, asked for the brand she wanted and told her that she'd have them in a half hour or so.

And then she handed me a ten dollar bill!

I returned it, as the CBC had budgets for "miscellaneous."

I can't take her music, but she seemed like a really nice person.

Damn. "I got tampons for Sarah McLaughlin" is a hell of a claim to fame.

Has every Canadian met her? Trav, THC?

She's one of my wife's faves.
(oh man the typos are killing me)

Steve of phpBB wrote:Damn. "I got tampons for Sarah McLaughlin" is a hell of a claim to fame.

I have a whole slew of brief brushes with celebrities from my days as a driver/coordinator on variety shows and specials. Coming soon on Kindle singles!

Pruitt wrote:I can't take her music, but she seemed like a really nice person.

I can't either, but her voice is so good it makes some bad songs ok.

Pruitt wrote:

Steve of phpBB wrote:Damn. "I got tampons for Sarah McLaughlin" is a hell of a claim to fame.

I have a whole slew of brief brushes with celebrities from my days as a driver/coordinator on variety shows and specials. Coming soon on Kindle singles!

First show I ever worked on ("1st Annual Family Film Awards"*), I got to send someone out for Pepto for Ray Romano because he had a case of diarrhea and didn't want to shit himself on stage during his stand up act (1996, well before his show). It sounds like our work histories probably have a lot in common.

* - It was the only "Family Film Awards". It's probably a bad sign when "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" is cleaning house.

The same person who created Garbage Pail Kids also wrote Maus.

I guess it might be a good idea to own a floating tools necklace. I mean, I guess I could see the convenience in it.

Yesterday at work we had an all-Staff meeting, and a couple of the scientists presented their research. And I learned that "Sonic HedgeHog" is not just a video game, but its also a Human Gene type.

I just learned of this "right in front of my salad" meme. It's about a month old, but even with my Reddit and Instagram daily scrolling, I missed it. Apparently it was a big thing on Twitter, which I barely follow.

Johnnie wrote:I just learned of this "right in front of my salad" meme. It's about a month old, but even with my Reddit and Instagram daily scrolling, I missed it. Apparently it was a big thing on Twitter, which I barely follow.

That means that, despite you posting it, the rest of will learn of it around Thanksgiving.

howard wrote:

what in the actual fuck?

TT2.0 wrote:

howard wrote:

what in the actual fuck?

That is Howard at breakfast.

TT2.0 wrote:

howard wrote:

what in the actual fuck?

Seems like this is the PG-13 version of the birth of the meme.

I am going to use this line on my 20 year old today (the meme-master).

The Shinola brand name was revived several years ago for a company that makes a variety of items including bicycles, record turntables, and man-purses.

DSafetyGuy wrote:I was hoping for a typo so it could be:

That is such a great picture.

Another great X-Man moment:

https://youtu.be/aiHxIdkjA5U

i had ro google the meme to understand what was happening. fucking gross indeed...who eats salad?

Johnny Carwash wrote:The Shinola brand name was revived several years ago for a company that makes a variety of items including bicycles, record turntables, and man-purses.

Though they're most famous for hand-made watches.

brian wrote:

Johnny Carwash wrote:The Shinola brand name was revived several years ago for a company that makes a variety of items including bicycles, record turntables, and man-purses.

Though they're most famous for hand-made watches.

Do they even make shoe polish anymore? Man, when I was a boy, I spent a lot of Saturday afternoons polishing my dad's shoes and boots with Shinola.

No, no shoe polish. The current company only bought the name/trademark.

Literally had no idea Lily Tomlin was gay until today.

brian wrote:Literally had no idea Lily Tomlin was gay until today.

What made her go straight today?

Harry Dean Stanton isn't the guy from Night Court

Ryan wrote:Harry Dean Stanton isn't the guy from Night Court

Two Night Court references I've read tonight. Gonna try to find my favorite episode.

Just learned the term "Canadian tuxedo" and am kicking myself for not knowing it before.

Johnny Carwash wrote:Just learned the term "Canadian tuxedo" and am kicking myself for not knowing it before.

Back in the Stone Age when I was in high school in small-town Colorado, a denim jacket, t-shirt, and Levi’s 501 jeans was a common outfit. But I never heard of that term.

A term I did hear a lot at my summer construction jobs was Mexican Backhoe, which is a shovel. As in, “You’re driving the Mexican backhoe, kid. I need you to dig a trench over there.” Classic humor.

that is funny

Johnny Carwash wrote:Just learned the term "Canadian tuxedo" and am kicking myself for not knowing it before.

In high school, it was known as a PRT. Puerto Rican Tuxedo.

Johnny Carwash wrote:Just learned the term "Canadian tuxedo" and am kicking myself for not knowing it before.

Which means you've never watched Super Troopers so go fix that.

mister d wrote:

Johnny Carwash wrote:Just learned the term "Canadian tuxedo" and am kicking myself for not knowing it before.

Which means you've never watched Super Troopers so go fix that.

I watched it like 15 years ago and thought it was maybe the least funny comedy I'd ever seen, so I guess I just forgot.

That does bring up something I might drop in the "Brushes" thread, though.

mister d wrote:

Johnny Carwash wrote:Just learned the term "Canadian tuxedo" and am kicking myself for not knowing it before.

Which means you've never watched Super Troopers so go fix that.

Right meow.

Johnny Carwash wrote:I watched it like 15 years ago and thought it was maybe the least funny comedy I'd ever seen, so I guess I just forgot.

You are my new #1 rival here.

I just learned this a few weeks ago so it fits with the thread too, but I learned "the snozzberries taste like snozzberries" guy from Super Troopers is married to Christina Hendricks, which just...doesn't make any sense.

Yeah, back when Mad Men was in its heyday, there'd be pictures of the two of them together and it just doesn't look like a match at all, especially if you think of her as Joan.