And now, not so deep thoughts - Page 45

Ghoulish Delight · 06-16-2006, 02:52 PM

I know I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating. Angels fans suck. Not because they like the Angels, but because they aprantly don't like baseball. They cheer their team on reluctantly, and only when the big screen tells them to. The instant "Make Some Noise!" disappears from the screen...they stop making noise!

"Two outs in the bottom of the 9th, tie game, runner in scoring position, 2 strikes...hmmm....does the big screen tell me to cheer? No? Okay then, I will sit here and politely read the hair restoration advertisement on the screen until told otherwise."

And yet...they find time at work to give me sh!t for wearing a Dodgers shirt. Like I give a crap about some non-existent Angels/Dodgers rivalry that the apathetic Angels fans seem to want to invent to feel important. Bah.

Capt Jack · 06-16-2006, 03:01 PM

heh. try bein' a padres fan sometime.
"make some noise" usually results in a group yawn

Ghoulish Delight · 06-16-2006, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Jack

heh. try bein' a padres fan sometime.

I'd rather not.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-03-2006, 08:54 PM

Why oh why do they still put that scene in books and movies where the married/engaged/unavailable man is caught at home by his wife/future mother-in-law while a girl wearing his bathrobe walks out of his bedroom...yet of course he never slept with her and he's a victim of ridiculous circumstance? For God's sake, we've seen it. It was funny the first 3,722 times. Now it is cliche and no longer even partially interesting.

"Oh look, he actually didn't sleep with her, but it looks like he did....how will he ever explain this to his wife/mother-in-law????"

I was attempting to enjoy Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman when I came to this scene. Then I had to prevent myself from throwing the book in order to get away from it.

Andrew · 07-03-2006, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Why oh why do they still put that scene in books and movies where the married/engaged/unavailable man is caught at home by his wife/future mother-in-law while a girl wearing his bathrobe walks out of his bedroom...yet of course he never slept with her and he's a victim of ridiculous circumstance? For God's sake, we've seen it. It was funny the first 3,722 times. Now it is cliche and no longer even partially interesting.

The same scene is in

Spoiler:

Exact same scene, and of course the "discoverer" doesn't stop to see if she could possibly be wrong it.

€uroMeinke · 07-03-2006, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

It was funny the first 3,722 times. Now it is cliche and no longer even partially interesting.

I believe it's one of the 32 possible plots - so you should expect to encounter this in 3 1/8 of the stories you hear.

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-03-2006, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

I believe it's one of the 32 possible plots - so you should expect to encounter this in 3 1/8 of the stories you hear.

Hmm, now I wonder how manyy of the 32 plots I've kicked out of my life. I can't think of any more off the top of my head that have crossed the line into "instant story veto" the way this one has.

I wasn't enjoying the book much anyway. Gaiman already wrote about a guy who's nervous and embarrassed all the time and is sucked into magical happenings. I don't need to read it again.

Another not so deep thought - I had my first migraine ever last night. I can't imagine getting them all the time, as some people do. I felt like my pain was stopping time, taking me out of my body and deconstructing my mind by the molecule.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-03-2006, 11:51 PM

The packaging for Zig-Zag rolling papers is some of the most useful packaging ever. Not only does it conveniently dispense the papers, the flap can be used as source material for a mouth piece for your hand rolled...tobacco. And, should you need to clean up the...tabacco on the table, it acts as a handy scraper to collect loose bits of...tobacco.

Stoners come up with some pretty damned brilliant ideas...as long as it has to do with more efficient ways to smoke...tobacco.

wendybeth · 07-04-2006, 12:17 AM

God, I'm old.

You just figure that one out there, GD? I think you're smoking too much...tobacco.

Ghoulish Delight · 07-04-2006, 12:20 AM

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You just figure that one out there, GD? I think you're smoking too much...tobacco.

Rolled ain't my preferred deliverance. I've only rolled one or two...if you can call the disasters I produced "rolled".

06-16-2006, 02:52 PM	#441
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I know I've mentioned this before, but it's worth repeating. Angels fans suck. Not because they like the Angels, but because they aprantly don't like baseball. They cheer their team on reluctantly, and only when the big screen tells them to. The instant "Make Some Noise!" disappears from the screen...they stop making noise! "Two outs in the bottom of the 9th, tie game, runner in scoring position, 2 strikes...hmmm....does the big screen tell me to cheer? No? Okay then, I will sit here and politely read the hair restoration advertisement on the screen until told otherwise." And yet...they find time at work to give me sh!t for wearing a Dodgers shirt. Like I give a crap about some non-existent Angels/Dodgers rivalry that the apathetic Angels fans seem to want to invent to feel important. Bah. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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06-16-2006, 03:01 PM	#442
Capt Jack check your head Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,174	heh. try bein' a padres fan sometime. "make some noise" usually results in a group yawn __________________ a clear conscience is a sure sign of a fuzzy memory
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07-03-2006, 08:54 PM	#444
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Why oh why do they still put that scene in books and movies where the married/engaged/unavailable man is caught at home by his wife/future mother-in-law while a girl wearing his bathrobe walks out of his bedroom...yet of course he never slept with her and he's a victim of ridiculous circumstance? For God's sake, we've seen it. It was funny the first 3,722 times. Now it is cliche and no longer even partially interesting. "Oh look, he actually didn't sleep with her, but it looks like he did....how will he ever explain this to his wife/mother-in-law????" I was attempting to enjoy Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman when I came to this scene. Then I had to prevent myself from throwing the book in order to get away from it. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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07-03-2006, 11:51 PM	#448
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The packaging for Zig-Zag rolling papers is some of the most useful packaging ever. Not only does it conveniently dispense the papers, the flap can be used as source material for a mouth piece for your hand rolled...tobacco. And, should you need to clean up the...tabacco on the table, it acts as a handy scraper to collect loose bits of...tobacco. Stoners come up with some pretty damned brilliant ideas...as long as it has to do with more efficient ways to smoke...tobacco. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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07-04-2006, 12:17 AM	#449
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	God, I'm old. You just figure that one out there, GD? I think you're smoking too much...tobacco. __________________
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