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No it aint neither. I sall thet Ricky Bobby show this wikayind.How was Talladega Nights? I figure with Will Ferrell AND John Reilly AND Sacha Cohen it has to be pretty good. I want to drive the Boudreaux's Butt Paste car.
It had good parts. I laughed. I thought Clerks II was about 15 times funnier, but it was worth seeing.
The French Guy was hilarious.
I hate that Americans (my self included) are getting so fat and out of shape.As my younger brother is so fond of reminding me, "round" is a shape.
On that note I am off to the gym, "round" may be a shape, but it is not the desired shape. I want my kids to see me as their father - not a bean bag chair. I want my wife to see me as Adonis's better looking brother (she loves me for who I am).
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Hey, Aberzombie! You root for LSU?
All I got to say is "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere come the Gators!"
I don't care nothing about the Cowboys though.
I always end up living in a city of a team I care nothing about.
That's cause it's all your fault. If you moved to a city with a good team they would start a losing streak. Hey, I wonder if the reverse would hold true? You should move to Detroit. Maybe the Lions would start winning some games. Meh, even if they lose it's still your fault.
FH
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Hey, Aberzombie! You root for LSU?
All I got to say is "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere come the Gators!"
I don't care nothing about the Cowboys though.
I always end up living in a city of a team I care nothing about.That's cause it's all your fault. If you moved to a city with a good team they would start a losing streak. Hey, I wonder if the reverse would hold true? You should move to Detroit. Maybe the Lions would start winning some games. Meh, even if they lose it's still your fault.
FH
Meh...I moved to Tampa and...they...won the Super Bowl.
Dinna care.
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I just suck at arguments.
I find that to be the root of our problem. I'm happy to admit that there are other reasons for the electoral college and that the topic is one upon which people can disagree, but my stance is that the preeminent reason is electoral power for the southern states. If you had responded with the points you made in your last post instead of a condescending litany of amendments, we might have had a civil debate and not a flame war.
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Hey, Aberzombie! You root for LSU?
All I got to say is "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere come the Gators!"
I don't care nothing about the Cowboys though.
I always end up living in a city of a team I care nothing about.
That's right! Go Tigers! They are one of two teams I cheer for that actually has a chance at something other than a losing season. The other is Notre Dame. Woohoo! Fighting Irish!
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That's right! Go Tigers! They are one of two teams I cheer for that actually has a chance at something other than a losing season. The other is Notre Dame. Woohoo! Fighting Irish!Hey, Aberzombie! You root for LSU?
All I got to say is "Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere come the Gators!"
I don't care nothing about the Cowboys though.
I always end up living in a city of a team I care nothing about.
FR=Year of the Dragon => SEC=Year of the Gator
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I just suck at arguments.I find that to be the root of our problem. I'm happy to admit that there are other reasons for the electoral college and that the topic is one upon which people can disagree, but my stance is that the preeminent reason is electoral power for the southern states. If you had responded with the points you made in your last post instead of a condescending litany of amendments, we might have had a civil debate and not a flame war.
Yes, we both did make some off-key comments during this debate. Ulitmately, we can agree to disagree on the origins of the Electoral College and just wait for history to either accpet it, or consign it to the dustbin. At least we can thank God (or whatever) that we live in a society where that form of discourse is allowed.
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[That's right! Go Tigers! They are one of two teams I cheer for that actually has a chance at something other than a losing season. The other is Notre Dame. Woohoo! Fighting Irish!FR=Year of the Dragon => SEC=Year of the Gator
Ooohh! Good point. I can't wait to see LSU deny the workings of Fate by thrashing the Gators.
Rant for the afternoon: I hate having to move to a new cubicle at work! I've been in this cubicle for 5 years. It's my comfort zone, the sanctuary under whose desk I can hide. I'll have to walk farther if I want to visit my co-worker and shoot the s&%*, and I'll be farther from the head. Not to mention that I won't be near the candy store. Damn them all to hell!
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Yes, we both did make some off-key comments during this debate. Ulitmately, we can agree to disagree on the origins of the Electoral College and just wait for history to either accpet it, or consign it to the dustbin. At least we can thank God (or whatever) that we live in a society where that form of discourse is allowed.
Agreed.
And let's also pass on discussing the divine. ;-)
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No it aint neither. I sall thet Ricky Bobby show this wikayind.How was Talladega Nights? I figure with Will Ferrell AND John Reilly AND Sacha Cohen it has to be pretty good. I want to drive the Boudreaux's Butt Paste car.
It was actually quite a lot funnier than I thought it would be. John C. Reilly steals the show. Of course, considering what a ripe subject for ridicule NASCAR is, it should have been even better...
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Don't believe me? Nostradamus pointed to it in his quatrains.
"October seventh, the Tiger in the swamp,
He will be devoured by crocodiles.
The children of the land of the King Louis will lament.
Go Gators."
Seems pretty cut and dry to me.
Ah, college football season... Here's a prediction for ya - Notre Dame will amass a gaudy win/loss record by trampling dweeby teams like Army (which they schedule because it is "traditional", winning them the breathless adoration of the pundits, who love nothing more than tradition), before being blown out by a real team in a bowl game. Count on it.
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Ah, college football season... Here's a prediction for ya - Notre Dame will amass a gaudy win/loss record by trampling dweeby teams like Army (which they schedule because it is "traditional", winning them the breathless adoration of the pundits, who love nothing more than tradition), before being blown out by a real team in a bowl game. Count on it.
I suspect you are more right than most people might realize. When I saw that they were ranked No.3 my first thought was WTF. I've always had a soft spot for the Irish though, partly because I am half-Irish, and partly because the same Order that founded Notre Dame came down to New Orleans a few years later and founded my high school. But who knows, maybe one year they could actually be as good as they claim.
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Of course, considering what a ripe subject for ridicule NASCAR is, it should have been even better...
Tell me about it. My brother moved up to North Carolina after Katrina and now every time I talk with him he seems to be watching NASCAR and drinking beer (not that there's anything wrong with beer). He is completely embracing the whole live-in-the-mountains hillbilly stereotype. If it weren't so sad, I'd laugh my ass off.
<rant> ford fiesta prod. year 1993 <end rant>
People who take FOREVER to turn right in their car. Put your directional on (or blinker if you're a New Englander!), press down on the brakes and turn the steering wheel all ready!
I think its a southern country thing. They seem to start slowing down 1/4 mile from where they need to turn. Bless their heart. (Because that's what you say about someone in the south right before you talk crap about them.) Always preface an insult with 'Bless his/her heart'.
I think its a southern country thing.
It is not said "southern country thing." The correct pronunciation is "Redneck."
Saying "stupid redneck" is redundant.
Q: What are a Redneck's last words?
A: "Hey guys watch this!"
hahahahahaha....
I just want to throw in that rednecks are by no means unique to Southern states. Here in New England, we have plenty of moonshine drinking, nascar watching, trucker hat wearing, shotgun-toting racists. They add local color and all, and I've met more than a few displaced rednecks, but I really don't understand what they're doing up here. I'm sure it isn't for the maple syrup, or the seafood or the delightful historical cemeteries and similar antiquarian pursuits. Wherever the trailer lands, I suppose.
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I hate the idiots riding crotch-rocket motorcycles who use the highway as a f*&#ing playground. I just want to get home safely from my game, I don't need some As@hole showing his buddies that he can ride a wheelie in front of the mack-truck next to me. I had to call the cops on my cellphone and I know that they are too busy to be able to get there on time.
Just drive into a tree at about 90 and do us all a favor idiots.
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I was coming home from work on a Saturday, and this guy passed me on a motorcyle doing a wheelie. I was going 70 m.p.h. I would estimate that he was going 85 m.p.h.
Doing a wheelie.
I'll leave out the rest of the story, for the fact that this is a "family web page." And I saw nothing firsthand, but rumor has it, he shouldn't have been doing that.
The same group annoys me to no end.
But please do tell, Heathansson... what happened?
I just want to throw in that rednecks are by no means unique to Southern states. Here in New England, we have plenty of moonshine drinking, nascar watching, trucker hat wearing, shotgun-toting racists. They add local color and all, and I've met more than a few displaced rednecks, but I really don't understand what they're doing up here. I'm sure it isn't for the maple syrup, or the seafood or the delightful historical cemeteries and similar antiquarian pursuits. Wherever the trailer lands, I suppose.
Well, I was born and raised in New Hampshire so I completely know what your talking about. I don't think NASCAR was that big up there when I was growing up, but that was before they built that race track in NH (Louden I think?). Otherwise all your other adjectives I definitely recall. Anyway, I referred to them as rednecks also. Now that I've lived in South Carolina and now currently in North Carolina, I would have to refer the New Hampshire rednecks more properly as a 'hillbilly'. I've learned that I knew nothing of rednecks until I lived down here. I didn't even think you could hunt legally with dogs but they LOVE that down here. I hear at least 3 dog hunting conversations a day down here. If the dog doesn't perform, well, the dog "has an unfortunate accident" during the hunt. Yeah, good people.
They have rednecks in Germany too. As a matter of fact, one of my co-workers (most of you guys know what I do) is a former German air force officer who immigrated to the U.S. after his enlistment was up.
I saw him at work the other day wearing a NASCAR hat and a wad of dip in his mouth. I asked him if when he was a little boy in Germany, he already knew he was a redneck or if it came to him after he moved to Texas.
He said he was a natural born redneck, but the symptoms didn't manifest themselves until he got to America.....he's working real hard on losing that German accent!
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He said he was a natural born redneck, but the symptoms didn't manifest themselves until he got to America.....he's working real hard on losing that German accent!
Yew aint frum around here, arr yew?
I had this one lady ask me where I was from.I said, Minnesota by way of Florida.
So she said, "so you ain't a real Texan, then."
So I said, "no, ma'am, and neither was Davy Crockett."
To which she said, "good answer."
I love Texas.
I just want to throw in that rednecks are by no means unique to Southern states. Here in New England, we have plenty of moonshine drinking, nascar watching, trucker hat wearing, shotgun-toting racists. They add local color ....
We have the same thing on Maui. Except there not white, they're brown and they are called "locals" I swear every redneck joke I've heard could have substitute the word "local", and be relevent on Maui.
Ah, college football season... Here's a prediction for ya - Notre Dame will amass a gaudy win/loss record by trampling dweeby teams like Army (which they schedule because it is "traditional", winning them the breathless adoration of the pundits, who love nothing more than tradition), before being blown out by a real team in a bowl game. Count on it.
As a former officer (though I didn't go to West Point) I gotta say that Army plays some pretty good football - given that all of those guys are training to be soldiers and officers first, students second, and athletes third, as opposed to football schools where the entire team is already effectively composed of professional (and pharmacologically enhanced?) athletes.
Go Army
I think its a southern country thing.
It is not said "southern country thing." The correct pronunciation is "Redneck."
Saying "stupid redneck" is redundant.
Q: What are a Redneck's last words?
A: "Hey guys watch this!"hahahahahaha....
{/QUOTE}I just want to remind everyone.....The Last words of all true Rednecks is
"Hey Y'all watch this...."
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I hate that, upon leaving work yesterday, Some jackass turned left right in front of me as I was going through an intersection. My car is probably totaled (have to see what the adjuster says) and I had just sent off the last payment about two weeks ago.
And this morning, my mother called to tell me that my uncle died this morning (after a long illness). Its just turning into one of those "never rains but it pours" weeks.
AAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!
Aberzombie, I feel your pain. Three weeks ago, my niece (who was 6) lost her battle with brain cancer. Last week, my grandmother died (having given up living and ceasing to take her meds or eat until she passed away). This week, the refinance I was working on failed to go through when the appraisers said my house was about $8,000 short of what the loan officer said I needed.
I'm going to have $1.00 in my bank account AFTER my paycheck at the end of the month.
I can't sell my car because I just bought it and it's likely still upside down in value. I can't sell my collection of Olivia diBernardinis artwork because it's a niche market item and most people on eBay don't realize what it is. My wife can't sell her Barbie collection on eBay because people short-change the actual value and rip you off.
My son may have to stop going to pre-school only two weeks after he started, just so we can EAT.
This YEAR has been one of those years...
Syrinx
I hate it that my home computer has decided to stop functionning lately. It takes me anywhere from three to ten tries just to get it started, and even then it lasts only about one to ten minutes before it either freezes, restarts or just plain shuts off by itself.
I also hate the fact that I'm not very good with fixing computers (I have only two ranks, lol).
Ultradan
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Aberzombie, I feel your pain. Three weeks ago, my niece (who was 6) lost her battle with brain cancer. Last week, my grandmother died (having given up living and ceasing to take her meds or eat until she passed away). This week, the refinance I was working on failed to go through when the appraisers said my house was about $8,000 short of what the loan officer said I needed.
I'm going to have $1.00 in my bank account AFTER my paycheck at the end of the month.
I can't sell my car because I just bought it and it's likely still upside down in value. I can't sell my collection of Olivia diBernardinis artwork because it's a niche market item and most people on eBay don't realize what it is. My wife can't sell her Barbie collection on eBay because people short-change the actual value and rip you off.
My son may have to stop going to pre-school only two weeks after he started, just so we can EAT.
This YEAR has been one of those years...
Syrinx
Damn, I'm sorry to hear about all that. I hope things work out for you.
Aberzombie, Syrinx, best of luck to both of you. That's some pretty bad luck you've got going there. Sorry you have to go through it.
I hate it that my home computer has decided to stop functionning lately. It takes me anywhere from three to ten tries just to get it started, and even then it lasts only about one to ten minutes before it either freezes, restarts or just plain shuts off by itself.
I also hate the fact that I'm not very good with fixing computers (I have only two ranks, lol).
Ultradan
*rolls for Repair: Computers*
Check all your fans - you should have a case fan, a CPU fan, and a power supply fan, and if you have a higher-end video card, a graphics card fan. Pop open the case and blow out all the dust (with a can of compressed air) and ensure that you get all the fans as well. Try powering it on with the cover off and observe (no touchie!!) all the fans. If any of them are failing to spin, or are making grinding noises, you've got an issue (particularly if the failed fan is on your CPU or power supply). From your description, I'd say you most likely have an overheating issue, which can cause lockups and freezes like you're describing. If neither of those options seems to help you, take it down to your nearest reputable computer repair shop (avoid Big Name Stores, like Best Buy's Geek Squad) and see if they can help you out. Be sure to give them as many details as possible (don't leave anything out because it may be very important). They'll likely charge a minimum of one hour labor, but they generally don't do anything to your computer until they've had a chance to diagnose the issue and give you a call concerning it.Of course, if you lived in the area, I'd fix it for free (try anyway - some things just can't be fixed).
My rant o' the day:
I hate the fact that I can't proceed on a big project until the Powers That What Is get their thumb outta their rear and get me the information that I need.
*rolls for Repair: Computers*
Check all your fans - you should have a case fan, a CPU fan, and a power supply fan, and if you have a higher-end video card, a graphics card fan. Pop open the case and blow out all the dust (with a can of compressed air) and ensure that you get all the fans as well. Try powering it on with the cover off and observe (no touchie!!) all the fans. If any of them are failing to spin, or are making grinding noises, you've got an issue (particularly if the failed fan is on your CPU or power supply). From your description, I'd say you most likely have an overheating issue, which can cause lockups and freezes like you're describing. If neither of those options seems to help you, take it down to your nearest reputable computer repair shop (avoid Big Name Stores, like Best Buy's Geek Squad) and see if they can help you out. Be sure to give them as many details as possible (don't leave anything out because it may be very important). They'll likely charge a minimum of one hour labor, but they generally don't do anything to your computer until they've had a chance to diagnose the issue and give you a call concerning it.
Thanks Lilith, I will certainly try this. And if it works, I'll owe you big time!!
Ultradan
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Ah, college football season... Here's a prediction for ya - Notre Dame will amass a gaudy win/loss record by trampling dweeby teams like Army (which they schedule because it is "traditional", winning them the breathless adoration of the pundits, who love nothing more than tradition), before being blown out by a real team in a bowl game. Count on it.As a former officer (though I didn't go to West Point) I gotta say that Army plays some pretty good football - given that all of those guys are training to be soldiers and officers first, students second, and athletes third, as opposed to football schools where the entire team is already effectively composed of professional (and pharmacologically enhanced?) athletes.
Go Army
Never meant to say that the players at any of the service academies do not play to the best of their abilities. But they did not go to college to pursue the pro dream, but instead get an actual education (*gasp!*). Back in my Nebraska HS days, I saw the Cornhuskers put the hurt on K-State and Iowa State a few times (84-0 type scores) - they were basically playing different sports, and that's the impression I get when I see certain matchups today as well.
"Bill Hendricks destroyed the food..."
"Bill Hendricks destroyed the food..."
I throw down the Gauntlet, Syrinx!
I hate the fact that the video games that kicked ass back in the day are now so lame. Defender, Gauntlet, Missile Command.....Galaga!!!!!!
I would have played them for hours back then if I had the quarters....nowadays I wouldn't even play them for five minutes.
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I hate the fact that the video games that kicked ass back in the day are now so lame. Defender, Gauntlet, Missile Command.....Galaga!!!!!!
I would have played them for hours back then if I had the quarters....nowadays I wouldn't even play them for five minutes.
I don't think it is just video games -- take TV for example. Most of us thought that many of the cartoons we used to watch were awesome, while watching them now is embarrasing. Our favorite line is with the superfriends -- the entire group is on an alien planet and Superman says "with my x-ray vision I can find no life on this planet" and the Flash (because the writers needed an excuse to get Flash to say anything) says "I don't know about life but look at THAT!!" and standing not 10 feet away from the group is a giant bug creature the size of most skyscrapers. How did Superman miss that? The Dukes of Hazzard is painful to watch now as is Knight Rider but we used to watch it religiously. I find it really hard to believe that the tv shows are really that much better today...
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Anybody remember Moon Eagle--the grandfather of all "build your spaceship" games?Nope, but it does sound interesting. I tried looking it up in google w/o luck.
Tell us a bit more about it.
Thoth-Amon
It was like right after Asteroids and right before Pac Man.
You had a ship, and you fought an array of enemies at the top of the screen like Galaga. Then, you docked ships, and fought some more arrays, docked again into a 3-level ship, and fought some meteors.THEN the whole thing started over.
It's not that memorable, but at the time it was gangbusters.
I remember when Galaga came out, and totally blew it away.
I think it was newer than Galaxian, though.
Man, those games did suck.
It was like right after Asteroids and right before Pac Man.
You had a ship, and you fought an array of enemies at the top of the screen like Galaga. Then, you docked ships, and fought some more arrays, docked again into a 3-level ship, and fought some meteors.
THEN the whole thing started over.
It's not that memorable, but at the time it was gangbusters.
I remember when Galaga came out, and totally blew it away.
I think it was newer than Galaxian, though.
Man, those games did suck.
I really liked this other one out at the time with the exact same set-up called... um... Cosmic Avenger or sumpin?