What Stpid Thing Have You Done Today? - Page 16

Ghoulish Delight · 01-23-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

I wonder how long it will be before you can Google/Picasa those photos you took and identify the people in them.

Thus why I have chosen not to take "advantage" of the feature that connects it to my online account.

Moonliner · 01-23-2010, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Thus why I have chosen not to take "advantage" of the feature that connects it to my online account.

True, but once Google starts data mining photos there are a lot of sources for photos. Like your facebook page for example. Of course you still have the beard there.....

Oh and just FYI: Glenfiddich is not really single malt. It's a blend.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-23-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

True, but once Google starts data mining photos there are a lot of sources for photos. Like your facebook page for example. Of course you still have the beard there.....

It's also set to private.

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Oh and just FYI: Glenfiddich is not really single malt. It's a blend.

The common usage of "single malt" is to indicate that it's distilled in a single distillery, not necessarily that it's bottled directly from a single cask. So while the whiskey/scotch sold commercially by Glenfiddich (or any other whiskey distillery) is indeed a blend from different casks, it is still considered a "single malt" as they have only the single distillery. A "blended whisky" is used to refer to a bottle that's a blend of single malt whiskey and "grain whiskey" (i.e., whiskey made from something other than barley), which Glenfiddich is not. A whiskey that is produced by blending single malts from different distilleries is called a "vatted malt".

JWBear · 01-23-2010, 07:01 PM

So...

I'm doing laundry. I took the first load out of the dryer and put it in a basket. I then took the wet second load out of the washer and put it in the dryer. I started the washer for the third load, and poured the detergent in. Then I started putting clothes in the washer. I was about 3/4 of the way emptying the basket when i realized that it was the basket of clean clothes that I just took out of the dryer...

Old age really is setting in.

Andrew · 01-24-2010, 02:31 AM

I blindly decided to take Caltrain to the city for Cirque tonight (had a great time btw) instead of looking at how much it would cost to park there. I still don't know how much it cost but it couldn't have been too much more than the $27 r/t fare plus parking at the Palo Alto station and we wouldn't have had an hour ride each way plus 45 minutes waiting for the train home. And on the train home was this weird smelly homeless looking guy who kept getting up and walking back and forth past me apparently counting people.

So the stpid thing was not checking parking and taking Caltrain. The rest is vent, which properly belongs in the other thread.

Alex · 02-10-2010, 08:46 AM

For my everyday standard brown shoes for work I have been wearing the same Rockport model for about a decade now. I wear one pair down to uselessness then go to a Rockport store and just buy the exact same shoes.

I did that last week.

Now what normally happens is that the old shoes sit around for a very long time and eventually I throw them away*, once this took so long that I threw away two pairs at once (that's at least a 2-year gap).

Last week I was on my way out the door to work and said "damn it, I'm not going to let those sit for a year before getting them out of here, grabbed them and threw them in the dumpster on my way out.

Most of the last week I wore black pants to work so I was wearing my black shoes (also the same Rockport model, just a different color; shopping ease is my primary goal in life). Today was the first day to wear the new shoes.

I put on the first shoe on my right foot. Then it turns out the other shoe is a right shoe. First thought was that they sold me two right shoes (I don't actually try them on in the store since it is the exact same shoe).

But no. Somehow I managed to throw away the left shoe from the old pair as well as the left shoe of the new pair. Fortunately Rockports aren't that expensive so I only threw away $100 but now I have to go to a different Rockport store because I'm afraid the clerk will recognize me and wonder why I'm buying another pair a week later.

* Yes, throw away. First, I wear them out pretty good so they aren't really suitable for selling used. Second, the local charities are too snooty to take worn out used shoes so I'd have to drive up to Oakland to give them to the Goodwill. The odds of that happening are slim. Third, I grew up wearing thrift store used clothes but the one thing my mom insisted on was we'd never be wearing used shoes, which were gross. That carries through and the thought of other people wearing my shoes is about on par for me with donating my underwear. Yes, I probably should do it anyway, but I don't.

Moonliner · 02-10-2010, 09:27 AM

I went outside.

Trust me. It counts.

Ghoulish Delight · 02-10-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Most of the last week I wore black pants to work so I was wearing my black shoes (also the same Rockport model, just a different color; shopping ease is my primary goal in life). Today was the first day to wear the new shoes.

Wait, you own multiple pairs of shoes to make sure they coordinate with your pants?

This news rocks my image of you to its foundation.

Gemini Cricket · 02-17-2010, 01:04 PM

So here's a semi-sorta stpid thing I did on an Ash Wednesday:

A long time ago on an Ash Wednesday, I met a friend of a friend. All day long I had been seeing people walking around town with ash crosses, ash dots on their foreheads. It's something you did during Catholic mass on Ash Wednesdays. I remember doing it when I used to go as a kid. I was always so scared that the ashes were fresh and would burn my forehead, but that never happened.

So, on that day I was introduced to this guy. He walks up to me, I shake his hand and I notice a dark smudge on his forehead. "Ah, you're Catholic." I said. "Went to mass, I see." Or something to that effect, I'm not particularly good with first introduction small talk. Anyway, he looks at me kinda confused. "Uh, I'm not Catholic." He said and kind of stormed off. My friend, who had introduced us explained to me that basically it was a birthmark on his forehead and not ash. Turns out he was an atheist and was kind put off by the experience. Oh well. What a coincidence, huh?

Well, ever since then whenever I saw this guy I would think to myself, "Hey, there's Ash Wednesday! Wassup, Ash Wednesday?" I never said it out loud, but I thought it.

Since then, I hear that he had his forehead bleached so now you can't see the smudge. Sad to say I may have been part of the reason for that.

SacTown Chronic · 02-19-2010, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

So, on that day I was introduced to this guy. He walks up to me, I shake his hand and I notice a dark smudge on his forehead. "Ah, you're Catholic." I said. "Went to mass, I see." Or something to that effect, I'm not particularly good with first introduction small talk. Anyway, he looks at me kinda confused. "Uh, I'm not Catholic." He said and kind of stormed off. My friend, who had introduced us explained to me that basically it was a birthmark on his forehead and not ash.

Well hello, Oprah Winfrey.

01-23-2010, 07:01 PM	#4
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	So... I'm doing laundry. I took the first load out of the dryer and put it in a basket. I then took the wet second load out of the washer and put it in the dryer. I started the washer for the third load, and poured the detergent in. Then I started putting clothes in the washer. I was about 3/4 of the way emptying the basket when i realized that it was the basket of clean clothes that I just took out of the dryer... Old age really is setting in. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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01-24-2010, 02:31 AM	#5
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	I blindly decided to take Caltrain to the city for Cirque tonight (had a great time btw) instead of looking at how much it would cost to park there. I still don't know how much it cost but it couldn't have been too much more than the $27 r/t fare plus parking at the Palo Alto station and we wouldn't have had an hour ride each way plus 45 minutes waiting for the train home. And on the train home was this weird smelly homeless looking guy who kept getting up and walking back and forth past me apparently counting people. So the stpid thing was not checking parking and taking Caltrain. The rest is vent, which properly belongs in the other thread. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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02-10-2010, 08:46 AM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	For my everyday standard brown shoes for work I have been wearing the same Rockport model for about a decade now. I wear one pair down to uselessness then go to a Rockport store and just buy the exact same shoes. I did that last week. Now what normally happens is that the old shoes sit around for a very long time and eventually I throw them away, once this took so long that I threw away two pairs at once (that's at least a 2-year gap). Last week I was on my way out the door to work and said "damn it, I'm not going to let those sit for a year before getting them out of here, grabbed them and threw them in the dumpster on my way out. Most of the last week I wore black pants to work so I was wearing my black shoes (also the same Rockport model, just a different color; shopping ease is my primary goal in life). Today was the first day to wear the new shoes. I put on the first shoe on my right foot. Then it turns out the other shoe is a right shoe. First thought was that they sold me two right shoes (I don't actually try them on in the store since it is the exact same shoe). But no. Somehow I managed to throw away the left shoe from the old pair as well as the left shoe of the new pair. Fortunately Rockports aren't that expensive so I only threw away $100 but now I have to go to a different Rockport store because I'm afraid the clerk will recognize me and wonder why I'm buying another pair a week later. Yes, throw away. First, I wear them out pretty good so they aren't really suitable for selling used. Second, the local charities are too snooty to take worn out used shoes so I'd have to drive up to Oakland to give them to the Goodwill. The odds of that happening are slim. Third, I grew up wearing thrift store used clothes but the one thing my mom insisted on was we'd never be wearing used shoes, which were gross. That carries through and the thought of other people wearing my shoes is about on par for me with donating my underwear. Yes, I probably should do it anyway, but I don't.
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02-10-2010, 09:27 AM	#7
Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	I went outside. Trust me. It counts.
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02-17-2010, 01:04 PM	#9
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	So here's a semi-sorta stpid thing I did on an Ash Wednesday: A long time ago on an Ash Wednesday, I met a friend of a friend. All day long I had been seeing people walking around town with ash crosses, ash dots on their foreheads. It's something you did during Catholic mass on Ash Wednesdays. I remember doing it when I used to go as a kid. I was always so scared that the ashes were fresh and would burn my forehead, but that never happened. So, on that day I was introduced to this guy. He walks up to me, I shake his hand and I notice a dark smudge on his forehead. "Ah, you're Catholic." I said. "Went to mass, I see." Or something to that effect, I'm not particularly good with first introduction small talk. Anyway, he looks at me kinda confused. "Uh, I'm not Catholic." He said and kind of stormed off. My friend, who had introduced us explained to me that basically it was a birthmark on his forehead and not ash. Turns out he was an atheist and was kind put off by the experience. Oh well. What a coincidence, huh? Well, ever since then whenever I saw this guy I would think to myself, "Hey, there's Ash Wednesday! Wassup, Ash Wednesday?" I never said it out loud, but I thought it. Since then, I hear that he had his forehead bleached so now you can't see the smudge. Sad to say I may have been part of the reason for that.
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