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Maybe its just a coincidence that the subject of locking is on the go just now but if the rule of thumb is to just banish BNP topics, I would say it would be better to just lock it with a witty remark or something to get said racist OP riled up good and proper!

Oh and apparently girl scout cookies do actually exist in America, their good and that's something that doesn't just happen in the movies. For american users in the lounge can you tell me what you think of girl scout cookies?

Girl Scout Cookies = Win + puppies.

At 2/24/10 09:48 AM, morefngdbs wrote: I'd use a number 2 or 3 & put about half of what's in a 12ga round into a little plastic food wrap(no namebrand pushing by me ) twist it up & put a piece of tape to keep it together, & I kept them on the fridge.

I had a friend who used to do that with similar results, but my thing is distance... usually the neighborhood critters are to far out for something like that to be effective, but just close enough for something like lead shot to work better.

But hey, I could be doing a lot worse. The guy at work that turned me on to City of Heroes/Villains keeps a box of paint-balls in a freezer near his backdoor, with his Co2 paintball gun within arm's reach. He damn near killed a neighbor's dog a few months back just unloading on the thing when the dog got into his trash.

This is also the same guy who used a compound bow to put an arrow through the car door of somebody trespassing on his property.

At 2/24/10 02:48 PM, Der-Lowe wrote: I'm joking, dude. You are actually quite cuddly :3

Thank you. It just bugs me when folks think I'm going to have a psychotic snap like that, because while I am crazy, I'm more crazy funny than I am crazy psychotic.

And on the plus side, another guy at work said he'd come find me in case of a zombie apocalypse. He said with my knowledge of weapons and the like, it would help to increase his chances for survival. :-D

At 2/24/10 03:39 PM, morefngdbs wrote: Actually, besides the fact the ignorance of the OP is unbelievable !

I was gonna write something there, but it was just so.....no, I maintain no one could have that miserable an existence, ergo, the thread was actually in my imagination.

It saddens me that our schools teach so liitle about that continent, that someone can come to a conclusion or actually believe.... that Africa's a country ~:(

I will die happy if schools go back to teaching basic grammar again.
There are kids in my German class that don't know what a direct object or indirect object are.
Which sucks, because it makes explaining accusative and dative cases that much more difficult.

We never had these problems when Latin was a required HS course damnit......

At 2/24/10 05:52 PM, Proteas wrote: Thank you. It just bugs me when folks think I'm going to have a psychotic snap like that, because while I am crazy, I'm more crazy funny than I am crazy psychotic.

I'll vouch for that.
I'm more crazy intelligent, or at least I'd like to think and hope so, because I'm not that funny, and the alternative of crazy psychotic sucks. Most people think I'm dorky or nerdy, so I have a fighting chance.

But I can't be completely insane, because I haven't produced any massive world-changing theories.....yet.....

And on the plus side, another guy at work said he'd come find me in case of a zombie apocalypse. He said with my knowledge of weapons and the like, it would help to increase his chances for survival. :-D

Always thinking ahead. I kinda like that guy. I'm guessing you've already seen this then.

At 2/24/10 04:51 PM, Jon-86 wrote: Maybe its just a coincidence that the subject of locking is on the go just now but if the rule of thumb is to just banish BNP topics, I would say it would be better to just lock it with a witty remark or something to get said racist OP riled up good and proper!

the only thread that fits that description was a "you can't stop us/you cant stop us" with the second line being a link to some youtube video. You guys are free to discuss BNP if you want to. That thread just fell far below the quality threshold by a longshot. But this is digressing too close to politics in the lounge. PENIS

Oh and apparently girl scout cookies do actually exist in America, their good and that's something that doesn't just happen in the movies. For american users in the lounge can you tell me what you think of girl scout cookies?

they're tasty

At 2/23/10 10:35 PM, Der-Lowe wrote: How far is your job from home?

Approximately 32 miles. The first day it took me an hour to get to the subway station, which is 17 miles from my house, and another hour to get from that station to the one where my building sits thanks to track delays.

Today was better, but not great. Got to Metro in about 45 minutes, train only took about thirty. On the way home it was WAY better - Metro was about 25 minutes, drive was another 25. That's more like what it should be under regular conditions. The problem is that in the DC area, "regular conditions" are actually few and far between, and heavy traffic is far to common.

At 2/24/10 05:52 PM, Proteas wrote:

At 2/24/10 02:48 PM, Der-Lowe wrote: I'm joking, dude. You are actually quite cuddly :3

Thank you.

Can I ... cuddle with you? O_o

At 2/24/10 05:26 PM, Ravariel wrote: Girl Scout Cookies = Win + puppies.

Then Girl Scout Cookies - puppies = win ?

At 2/24/10 03:39 PM, morefngdbs wrote:

At 2/24/10 02:48 PM, Der-Lowe wrote:

At 2/24/10 01:30 PM, Ravariel wrote: On the subject of locking, I have to say that I think Mal wins the awesome award for his lock of the Africa topic.

hahahaha, that's awesome.

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Actually, besides the fact the ignorance of the OP is unbelievable !

It saddens me that our schools teach so liitle about that continent, that someone can come to a conclusion or actually believe.... that Africa's a country ~:(

Heh. I had a geography teacher that talked of Africa as a country. She was SUCH and idiot. I hate Geography teachers. They have to teach economics for some reason, and believe me, they know nothing. They just repeat idiotic stereotypes like "We're like this because of rich people" "Capitalism is evil", etc.
I want to teach Economics in High school not because I liked High school or anything, just to compensate the idiocy of Geography teachers.

At 2/24/10 08:53 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: Today was better, but not great. Got to Metro in about 45 minutes, train only took about thirty.

Thirty minutes of subway? Hmmm, must be long. So you drive to the subway station? Aren't parking rates, like, insane? A month of parking lot downtown costs more than renting in the suburbs.
Anyway, you remind me of this guy at my college who lived in mexico, he had to take train, bus and subway to get to uni, crossing the whole DF. And now he lives two blocks away from college :D

On the way home it was WAY better - Metro was about 25 minutes, drive was another 25. That's more like what it should be under regular conditions. The problem is that in the DC area, "regular conditions" are actually few and far between, and heavy traffic is far to common.

I guess it's the same in every big city. When it's not tsunami trains, it's protestors, or car accidents, or what not.

At 2/24/10 10:17 PM, Der-Lowe wrote:

At 2/24/10 05:26 PM, Ravariel wrote: Girl Scout Cookies = Win + puppies.

Then Girl Scout Cookies - puppies = win ?

Well chocolate is bad for puppies so, yes. Do not make me throw down on puppy related math.

At 2/24/10 10:17 PM, Der-Lowe wrote: Thirty minutes of subway? Hmmm, must be long. So you drive to the subway station? Aren't parking rates, like, insane? A month of parking lot downtown costs more than renting in the suburbs.

Parking is $4.50 a day. My alternative is to drive in to DC and pay $250/month for a space, which would be next to impossible anyway because the only major road that goes directly there is HOV-only during rush hour - unless I had someone else in the car, I couldn't even drive on it. Now, I could get a hybrid car and a special tag, and that would allow me to use the HOV...But yeah, that involves getting a new car and all that stuff.

Cost-wise if I only factored the parking and fares, the Metro would cost me about a thousand dollars a year more than the cost of only the parking space in my building. But that doesn't include any of the other added costs (i.e. new car, longer drive = more gas, etc.). As it is I think I'm taking the best option.

At 2/24/10 09:36 PM, SevenSeize wrote: I like the tagalongs... isnt that the ones with peanut butter?

My favorite are the caramel coconut ones, whatever they're called. But the peanut butter ones are a close second.

At 2/24/10 07:07 PM, Malachy wrote:

At 2/24/10 04:51 PM, Jon-86 wrote: Maybe its just a coincidence]....[get said racist OP riled up good and proper!

the only thread that fits that description was a "you can't stop us/you cant stop us" with the second line being a link to some youtube video. You guys are free to discuss BNP if you want to. That thread just fell far below the quality threshold by a longshot. But this is digressing too close to politics in the lounge. PENIS

Thats the one, and fair enough but I thought if you locked it with a picture of an African-Caribbean skin head, it would have been the shit. Just saying's all.

Oh and apparently girl sco]....[ girl scout cookies?

they're tasty

At 2/24/10 05:26 PM, Ravariel wrote: Girl Scout Cookies = Win + puppies.

At 2/24/10 09:36 PM, SevenSeize wrote: ^ This man speaks the truth.
I like the tagalongs... isnt that the ones with peanut butter?

Coooool! I can't wait until I hit the states at some point in the near future. I will ask someone I know over their to get me some. Honestly if I was at someone's house and a girl scout came to the door and offered me cookies, I would be in hysterics just down to the image I have in my head from the movies. Mmmmm Americana

At 2/24/10 10:24 PM, stafffighter wrote: Well chocolate is bad for puppies so, yes. Do not make me throw down on puppy related math.

Is it bad for older dogs also? First time I've heard that.

At 2/25/10 07:52 AM, Ravariel wrote:

At 2/24/10 09:36 PM, SevenSeize wrote: I like the tagalongs... isnt that the ones with peanut butter?

My favorite are the caramel coconut ones, whatever they're called. But the peanut butter ones are a close second.

Tagalongs are the peanut butter ones. The coconut ones are called Samoas. Both are amazing but Trefoils are the best :)

Chocolate is poisonous to several kinds of animals, as is avocado...
My neighbor killed his birds twice giving them, on the first occasion, chocolate. And the second time, avocado.

At 2/25/10 02:32 PM, fli wrote: Chocolate is poisonous to several kinds of animals, as is avocado...
My neighbor killed his birds twice giving them, on the first occasion, chocolate. And the second time, avocado.

REALLY??? I know that if you feed pigeons rice it makes their insides burst because it produces gas while digesting that they can't get rid of. Must be the same thing with the chocolate and avocadoa.

At 2/25/10 09:50 AM, Jon-86 wrote:

Thats the one, and fair enough but I thought if you locked it with a picture of an African-Caribbean skin head, it would have been the shit. Just saying's all.

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I met one of these people in person. Blew my fucking mind. Flake and Omar are both buck ass motherfuckers, too. Hell, Omar even wears jackboots, and he knows more about Skinhead Punk and Thrash music than I do. He even wears white laces. It's a sight to behold, really.

At 2/25/10 07:12 PM, Jon-86 wrote: REALLY??? I know that if you feed pigeons rice it makes their insides burst because it produces gas while digesting that they can't get rid of. Must be the same thing with the chocolate and avocadoa.

No, they're toxic. Lots of things are toxic to our pets that are not to us - aloe vera can kill a cat, for example, yet makes a tasty beverage available at your local Korean grocery store.

Speaking of toxic, I just put the finishing touches on a pot of chili that I am mildly concerned will kill some of my husband's coworkers at the company chili cookoff tomorrow. Chipotle in adobo sauce, fresh habaneros, poblano, red bell for sweetness. Splash of molasses, splash of Irish whiskey, diced tomatoes, three and a half pounds of cubed beef. This shit is hot. I splashed a little on my hand and made the mistake of just licking it off. Holy shit.

At 2/24/10 06:01 PM, Imperator wrote: Always thinking ahead. I kinda like that guy.

Thinking ahead, yes, but I had to set some of his methods straight.

He was walking around carrying one of those gardening edger tools, saying he was going to hang on to it in case of a zombie attack. I said that he shouldn't, because it was more of a stabbing implement that you have to put quite a bit of force into, that he instead needed one of these instead; longer reach, easy to swing, and easily sharpened.

That's when he told me he'd come find me to be on his team if all hell broke loose. :-D

I'm guessing you've already seen this then.

Nope... and I'm not printing that off for the guy, either. It would blow his little mind.

At 2/24/10 09:36 PM, SevenSeize wrote: I like the tagalongs... isnt that the ones with peanut butter?

Tagalongs and Dosidos both have peanut butter, but tagalongs are dipped in chocolate.

I'm a big fan of Samoa's, those caramelly and chocolate cookies with a bunch of coconut. YUMMY.

At 2/24/10 10:17 PM, Der-Lowe wrote: Can I ... cuddle with you? O_o

*sigh* If you must.

At 2/25/10 08:23 PM, SkunkyFluffy wrote: yet makes a tasty beverage available at your local Korean grocery store.

REVEAL YOUR SECRET.

I take aloe vera to help with my regularity, and I abolutely HATE the taste of it. If there is a way to make this stuff not taste like liquified plants, I want to hear it.

Chipotle in adobo sauce, fresh habaneros, poblano, red bell for sweetness. Splash of molasses, splash of Irish whiskey, diced tomatoes, three and a half pounds of cubed beef. This shit is hot. I splashed a little on my hand and made the mistake of just licking it off. Holy shit.

And you worry about poisoning animals? That's not chili, skunky, that's nuclear waste. I hope you have a gas mask and one of those yellow haz-mat suits to handle it with.

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My brother did something that is borderline psychotic today, but it will make sense if I explain the circumstances first.

My sister in law is a heavy sleeper, I mean HEAVY SLEEPER. I have mentioned this in the past such that I have given serious thought to either buying her a screaming meanie alarm clock, sonic bomb, or going hardcore techie and making Kip Kay's World's Loudest Alarm Clock. That being said, today, she slept through a call from her son's elementary school, and they wound up having to call my brother at work; the boy had a 101 degree temperature and needed to be sent home. So my brother dutifully drove to the school from work to pick up his adoptive son, and took him home.

This is where it gets interesting; they live less than a 1/4 mile from the school, my brother works nearly 30 miles away... and when he got home, she was gone running errands. She didn't even bother checking the messages on her phone (which is a normal habit for her). So needless to say, he was PISSED.

When she got home, he took and smashed her cell phone. It cost $400 and was less than 3 months old. His rationale? No sense in her having a phone she didn't use that she couldn't be reached on.

Thoughts?

At 2/25/10 09:46 PM, Proteas wrote: REVEAL YOUR SECRET.

They sell it in tall, thin plastic bottles. They're usually green. Tastes a lot like white grape juice, and you can look around for more or less pulp. A lot of regular grocery stores have started carrying it in the international aisle, but at a Korean grocery you can find five or ten different brands.

Also, pureed pumpkin is awesome for keeping you regular.

And you worry about poisoning animals? That's not chili, skunky, that's nuclear waste. I hope you have a gas mask and one of those yellow haz-mat suits to handle it with.

I did wear gloves while I was cutting the peppers. This stuff is so spicy it actually started to cook the meat before I put the heat on.

Anybody else in the northeast as over the snow as I am? Dr.s want their bills dammit!!! I can't afford to either a) not work, or b) have a commute so hazardous I could be hospitalized again.

TURN OFF THE FUCKING SNOW MACHINE ASSHOLES!!!

Supposed to stop by 10 or 11 tomorrow though, plenty of time to dig out and go to work...unless they're wrong...

Also my birthday next wed I'm just realizing for those who care, and of course my supervisor/buddy/brother from another mother keeps reminding me as I take another baby step towards 30 (and the baby steps are not so baby anymore really) that it's all down hill from there. Really? Because I can count on one hand the number of healthy years I've had, this last year actually broke a really good streak I had going.

Also noticing I have this nasty habit developing of popping in, going off topic, then not paying attention again to replies...I have become what I hate...fuck.

At 2/25/10 07:12 PM, Jon-86 wrote: REALLY??? I know that if you feed pigeons rice it makes their insides burst because it produces gas while digesting that they can't get rid of. Must be the same thing with the chocolate and avocadoa.

That's false.
My doves, which are relatives of the pigeons, love their rice.

Although, it is cooked.

Dorian got into a bag of uncooked rice last year. Probably went wild with it before we took her out of it, and she's still with me. In fact, her cage is right next to me and she's sleeping contentedly in her cage.

At 2/26/10 02:11 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: Anybody else in the northeast as over the snow as I am?

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It is raining here today...& its raining hard !
high winds, driving rain & the temps right around freezing.
If it drops below 0, the roads are going to be brutal...also all the snow's gone !

Also my birthday next wed I'm just realizing for those who care, and of course my supervisor/buddy/brother from another mother keeps reminding me as I take another baby step towards 30

;;;
I thought the same thing when I turned 30, then 40, 50...but by the time I reached 70, It just doesn't matter anymore. Your only as old as you think you are...so think spry happy thoughts, & drink alcohol (in moderation) it keeps you well oiled .

At 2/26/10 05:13 AM, fli wrote:

At 2/25/10 07:12 PM, Jon-86 wrote: REALLY??? I know that if you feed pigeons rice it makes their insides burst because it produces gas while digesting that they can't get rid of. Must be the same thing with the chocolate and avocadoa.

That's false.
My doves, which are relatives of the pigeons, love their rice.

Although, it is cooked.

Dorian got into a bag of uncooked rice last year. Probably went wild with it before we took her out of it, and she's still with me. In fact, her cage is right next to me and she's sleeping contentedly in her cage.

Damn, lied to again. I should really find the time to try out semi-mad things that people tell me, just to be safe in my own mind that I know whats what.

At 2/26/10 06:54 AM, Dante-Son-Of-Sparda wrote: hey proteas I have a nearby abanoned warehouse that is really defensable against zombies plus I would come looking for ya I just invested in a whole bunch of fire arms (I bought my own M4 Carbine!!!)

I don't like the idea fo an urban environment for a zombie resistance, just for the simple fact that it's too much chance for them to go unseen behind obstacles and the like... you might not see the zombies advancing until it was too late.

Out here in the country it's a lot easier to see for miles, which would make sniping work a lot easier. Just break out the thermal goggles and go.

At 2/26/10 12:01 PM, Jon-86 wrote: Damn, lied to again. I should really find the time to try out semi-mad things that people tell me, just to be safe in my own mind that I know whats what.

I think it really depends on the critter and how much they eat. I could easily see a dove or pidgeon killing over from eating uncooked (key term here) rice due to the way it might could expand in the stomach or digestive tract from the various juices.

Which is why I want Minute-Rice thrown at my wedding.

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I just had to go pick up my nephew from school. He had a 102 degree temperature, his mother could not be reached on their house phone, and my brother could not be reached at work. My mom called ahead and told the school I would be by... it was weird walking into that elementary school for the first time in 18 years, the last school I went to before being homeschooled.

Anyway, got him back to his house, walked up to the door, and rang the dorobell. No answer. Mommy works nightshift and sleeps during the day, so I went to my next tactic... I beat that door like I was a cop serving a warrant, which scarred the hell out of her when she came and answered the door. She related how my brother smashed her cell phone yesterday, and I almost launched into a rant about how she still had a house phone she could have answered...

Maybe I should hit up kipkay and ask him if he's got a project for rigging one of those truck horns into a phone's ringer....

A moment of silence for all the caged-animal industry trainers and pee-ons who risk their lives every day so families can marvel at the spectacle of human control over dangerous beasts.

I hope commentators also quit with the babble about orcas not being apex predators and focus on the dangers of disrespecting a killer's capabilities.

Sorry if I wrecked anyone's buzz, but I'm fed up and pissed hearing about how killer whales are "friendly" or "peacable".... these creatures hunt and kill great whites, walruses and polar bear... people should respect and acknowledge that, especially in the wake of the latest (Seaworld) disaster.

At 2/26/10 03:11 PM, LazyDrunk wrote: people should respect and acknowledge that, especially in the wake of the latest (Seaworld) disaster.

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as someone who hunts/fishes and kills creatures for flesh, trophy etc.
I don't see this as a big deal.
Every year here during the big game season , hunters get killed, either lost & die , acccidents, or even the odd shooting each other or themselves.
Fishermen drown, die of hypothermia etc.
People handling horses, die or get crippled all the time, same thing in zoo's

So I see it as, score one for the animals.
We kill them...we cage & manipulate them... & we sometimes die as well.

To call the death of someone engaging in such activities ' a disaster' is for me anyway a bit of a stretch. Its more of an occupational hazard.

At 2/26/10 03:11 PM, LazyDrunk wrote: especially in the wake of the latest (Seaworld) disaster.

I can see the movie now, "Killer Willy"