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I'll start this off with an astute observation on the fact that I am, in fact, getting old:
I just literally told a bunch of kids to get off my lawn! Unfortunately, I didn't shake the fist, but I SHOULD have.
Oh, and Red Diamond makes a Sugar/Calorie Free Sweet Tea now, and it's INCREDIBLE.
It's God's gift to Southern dieters, I'm pretty sure.
I'm in Minneapolis. The food sucks here. The only local cuisine is cheese curds.
That stuff is pretty good. I don't make tea anymore. I just pick up a jug of the Diamond tea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
I'm feeling old too, 25 and just bought a house, adopting kids, and getting an insurance policy, just in case, because the wife is quitting work for the kids. Ohh...and I've yelled at the kids in the neighborhood too.
I have a question...
My 3 yr old daughter has recently brought to my attention the world of Barbie. If Barbie is so popular, why do i have to buy her friends?
Rus-La should end all of his/her posts with "From Rus-La with Love".
Um, do we really need to tell you why Barbie needs to have her girlfriends? It is so that Dad can play with them after the kid goes to sleep. Do I have to draw a picture?Quote:
Originally Posted by RhythmDawg
Every morning since graduation I wake up and say, "Holy heck, I think I've turned into an adult!" Strange things are going on in my brain. It feels like I'm missing my position of "gorilla," yet social norms won't let me wear the suit to work. I feel responsibility in the form of insurance and electric bills and stuff creeping up on me like a predator. While I know I'll make it (this is why I went to Tech in the first place), I guess nerves are natural.
And I miss Tech already.
What you describe doesn't change after 40 either. You still feel like college was yesterday. The only difference is that college kids look like they are 10 years old.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
...and they call you "sir".Quote:
Originally Posted by champion110
A good friend of mine out here has a 3 year old daughter. The other day she and I were joking around with each other and I told her she was crazy. She, not understanding that I was joking, said, "I'm not crazy, old man!" Her mom scholded her for not "respecting her elders", but I could not help laughing.
I'm officially an old man at age 34.
I recently went to a friends house for a crawfish boil/graduation party. There was one of those big blow-up jumpy things for the kids. I got in it with two of my buddies and we had a wrestling match that would have made JYD proud. (There was lots of beer there as well). The wife of my buddy who was having the party yelled at us and told us to get out of the jumpy-thing. Im physically 35 years old but I will never be completely "grown-up".
I realized my body-fat index directly increases with my age. So now that I am 36, I must have 36% body-fat. YIKES. I feel like crap!
Um...yeah. that was a joke...you know...popular...have to buy friends...nevermind. :icon_roll:Quote:
Originally Posted by RockNRoll Warrior
Hey, we did surgery this morning on a guy that had a 3 in. knife blade stuck in the side of his head...all the way to the handle. He's alive...so far.
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Originally Posted by RhythmDawg
Did a marble fall out?
I wouldn't watch another Spurs/Pistons NBA Finals series, because it would seriously suck ass.
More appropriate for the Joke thread, but I can't resist this one sent to me. Now this is old.
An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, "Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great I would recommend it very highly."
The other man said, "What is the name of the restaurant?"
The first man thought and thought and finally said, "What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know... the one that's red and has thorns."
"Do you mean a rose?"
"Yes, that's the one," replied the man.
He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, "Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?
My 3 yr old son told me today "I want to be just like you when I grow up." I didn't know kids actually said that.Quote:
Originally Posted by RhythmDawg
For the record, I told him "That's a really nice thing to say, but I hope you'll be better than me."
Kids.
beer and no jumpy-thing. What kind of party was she expecting????Quote:
Originally Posted by marketdawg
PS--You never get too old to have fun! (just too out of shape)
Several years ago - my parents were extending their driveway - and of course it was on a clay hill and the contractors had not laid the wire in for the concrete yet -Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgpix
It was mid August and an afternoon thunderstorm came up and dropped a quick half inch shower that turned the new drive way into a 12ft by 30ft "slick" mud puddle -
Will the neighborhood kids (about 8 of them) were all standing their eyeing the fabulous thing that just had been created right before thier eyes - take in mind all of them were right about 7 to 12 years old - four of them belonging to the State Trooper next door -
Now I'm about 33 at the time - so what do I do - kick of the tennis shoes and take a running start and do a belly slide for about 25 ft - next thing I know every kid in the neighborhood is in the middle of the SLIDE doing the exact same thing -
Not a word was spoken - all it took was a spark and a soul brave enough to make the first leap -
And someday that willingness to follow any crazy fool is going to get all of those kids hooked on Meth. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
http://www.oldjoeblack.0nyx.com/thinktst.htm
Here is a fun thing to do while we are waiting for football. Don't cheat.
I got 18.
19 out of 25. I felt pretty stupid on a couple of those.:dunce:
12..but I guessed on more than a few..plus I just got through throwing a few Millers back with Straydawgs cousin.
16. Ouch.
OK, so here are my random thoughts for the weekend.
Just got back from seeing my only nephew graduate. I'll admit I got a little teary eyed, watching the kid that took his first steps to me as a child walk across the stage (top 10 out of 297, BTW) as a young man. I'm just proud as hell.
Then I start to think, is it just pride that's making me misty eyed, or is it the fact that:
1) He was born when I was at Tech.
2) He graduated high school exactly 20 years after I did.
3) I'm now old enough that I could have a child his age graduating high school.
Why does time fly, but age creeps up on you slowly?
Oh, and I just realized that my waist size has now surpassed my in seam.
I think I need a drink!:D
17 and I thought I was an observant person. :shocked2:
Chuck Liddell just got OWNED.
RAMPAGE, son!
21. Must've seen some of the answers on other online tests:icon_wink:
That opens things up for a lot of different fighters. After this Henderson fight Tito could get another shot, so could Babalu. ....very interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
25 you guys suck. Or could chance have played a part?
there is an ice cream truck that drives around my neighborhood but never stops...i've seen children chase it and it still doesn't stop. and its music is just 2 notes played at random.
i have seen it parked one time...it had been pulled over by a cop.
24...missed the one about the books and page numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by BUZDAWG
I've played it several times since then and gotten everyone right. I guess I'm just a quick learner...:icon_wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by GonzoDawg
They really need to work on putting better stuff on TV on Memorial Day, considering that everyone's off work.
I'm stuck watching Police Academy!
there's a M*A*S*H marathon on hallmark.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
I watched that also. That channel is running a Fantastic Monday special today. Naturally we should be celebrating the release of a movie. For the thousands of soldiers who gave their lives for their country, big deal. The Fantastic Four saved the whole planet!Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
:angry:
They won't say it, I will. Thank you to all of the soldiers who have fought and/or died for this country.
Lum, it's a beautiful day get out and enjoy the freedom.
Oh, for sure man. Been outside all weekend. But I think the powers that be can do better than giving me the World Series of Poker for the 6000th time when I come in for a break. Throw a guy a bone! Give me a Coach marathon or something.Quote:
Originally Posted by GonzoDawg
'law and order' on tnt.
GAAAAAHHHH!!
I just hooked a MONSTER in my back yard (on Desiard), must have been at least 6, 7 pounds. Got a real good look at him...
...then he bit off my rattle trap and swam away.
Done real good today. Pulled in 5 or 6, but I CANNOT let the day end with this behemoth having the upper hand. To Wal-Mart I go! I will have the last laugh, on this day...
See, there is more to life than TV... sounds like you had a good fight. You get too bored you can come watch my 4 kids while I go out for a while.
We planned on doing absolutely nothing today after running all weekend. Plans never work, I just installed a new patio door.
Oh..and by running, I don't mean running, because I'm not in the best shape ever.
Did you know that dolphins are so smart, that in only 2 or 3 days, they can train humans to feed them fish simply by doing a few basic tricks.
I might or might not be scopin' out a new job. Check the working dawgs section.
I wish I were at the beach right now...
I don't want to clean the house tonight.
....dinner last night. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
By the disappointment in Memorial Day tv, I guess nobody else caught the "That 70s Show" marathon.
I don't like pulling weeds around 500 pecan trees.
Nice, dude. Is this at your new permanent location? Because I'm jealous as hell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla
Do you always fold a small pair, in early position?
I do, but I'm a very conservative player.Quote:
Originally Posted by exit84
got beat last night for $32000 by a guy hitting a straight withQuote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
two running cards( turn & river). I had 2 pair on the flop. Can you believe it!!!!
Here's a guy who needs a life....
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18937826/?GT1=9951
One reason why global warming is good: Cheap beer.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18941618/
This Volker Glutsch sounds like my kind of guy...
"It's absolutely outrageous that beer is getting even more expensive," Glutsch said, gulping down the last swig of his half-liter dark beer at lunch. "But there's nothing we can do about it — except drinking less and that's not going to happen."
And this Walter Koenig fellow; I like his style.
"Beer drinkers across the country will get upset when beer prices will rise even further in the fall," said Koenig. "We are therefore demanding that government stop its subsidies for biofuels immediately."
don't wear a red shirt when you go to target unless you want to answer a lot of questions.
I walked into Target the other dday, and missed...Quote:
Originally Posted by sik-m-boi
ha ha. that has happened to me!:laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by sik-m-boi
Update on the job front -- I've got a 2nd interview with an awesome, international corporation in a team lead role.
I will keep everyone posted. Wish me luck!
That's when you say, "I'm sorry I'm on break right now, check with another sales associate", that really gets em!Quote:
Originally Posted by sik-m-boi
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
Is Jahoyde Owens still on the team?
He's not on the roster...if I'm not mistaken, I don't think he ever made it to campus...I could be wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by DAWG DUDE
http://www.latechsports.com/roster.p...l&season=07-08
if one knows janis joplin, it should be assumed that one also has heard 'bobby magee'...right?
There isn't a blue marlin out there that hasn't heard a Jimmy Buffett song.
As long as the blinds are low, I will always see the flop with a pair.Quote:
Originally Posted by exit84
I always prefer a large pair but if you end up with a small pair there are a few good plastic surgeons in the area.
Incidentally I've dated two women that received breast augmentation, they both broke up with me soon after.
Gonzo,
I have noticed that correlation myeslf. I have known five men who paid for their wives to have boob jobs. Of those, three of the marriages ended within a year (including a couple who had been married for almost a decade), and a fourth ended within two years. I haven't talked to the fifth guy in about a decade, so I don't know about his situation.
There is probably a moral to that story, but it might not be appropriate to post it here.
Always remember that you're unique, just like everyone else.
"I'm an emo kid, non-conforming as can be. You'd be non-conforming too if you looked just like me!"
it's always a great thing to see the shuttle lift off!
In August, I'm going to try and take a day off and drive over there with my grill, a cooler, and some drinks and hang out on the beach and spend the night until the launch. The problem is you never know when they'll go up for the delays. But, even with the delay, I'd at least be hanging out on the beach with a cooler and a grill.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rus-La
If any BBB'ers want to join in, let me know. I used to have some connections (and even got to see an Atlas V go up from up close), but I lost the dude's phone #.
I'm glad the shuttle went up well and I hope it comes back well too. I especially hope there are no failures with the main engine controllers, specifically any of the solder joints.
We saw it on Yahoo. It was my kids' first. They all got quiet and watch until the main booster released.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rus-La
Don't fart in a small shower stall
i watched it through fox's live feed... i ALWAYS love watching liftoffs... i was a dreamer when i was littleQuote:
Originally Posted by Rickeydad
Cant stand the crowd at the Wal-Mart Supercenters!
Houston is much bigger than Ruston.
Well, let me put it to you this way: it's farther from El Paso, Texas to Texarkana, Texas than it is from...Quote:
Originally Posted by AG_jr
that's why you go during the hours between 11pm and 5am, hardly anyone thereQuote:
Originally Posted by keith72904
23, I miss the matches(I don't smoke) and can't remember the other. :bigcry:
I WANT to go to Iraq...
The shortest distance between two points is apparently reached on the back of a crow.
I went at 11:00 pm last night and the lines were about 8-12 customers long.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rus-La
How many people are suprised that they were then closing 2 lanes and not opening any more??
I'm never surprised at Wal-Mart's incompetence.Quote:
Originally Posted by DocMarvin362
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Originally Posted by DocMarvin362
Never, ever go on a friday night period, unless you want to see the freak show. If you can get out early and I mean before 6AM you have a much better chance of getting in and our with no hassles. Unless of course you consider getting there before 6 a hassle, which I do.
Why do they build "Super" Wal-Marts with 87 check-out lanes, if they are only going to use 5 of them?
I sent a letter to a manager about that once, but he never replied...Quote:
Originally Posted by StrayDawg
What I hate about the super walmarts now is that they shortened the length of the conveyors at the checkouts. Used to, you could unload your full cart and then use it for your bags. Now you have to make a special trip to get an extra cart.
Sharone Stone is a fox.
Shawn Piper is playing for the Louisiana Swashbucklers of the Intense Football League..
http://www.labucs.com/team/15.cfm
I didn't know that there were so many different indoor football leagues..like the Intense Football League, United Indoor Football, American Indoor Football Association, World Indoor Football League, and also AFL and AF2.
What is more dangerous for John Daly: his boozing and smoking or his wife?
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/wwwe...C6_746VN9G.jpg
Today, I called an AC repairman to come fix the AC. I called and told him the fan was broken and needed to be repaired. The landlord informed me there is a warranty, but unfortunately that warranty doesn't cover labor. So, the guy, after I called and told him the fan was broken, comes out. I had to take off work to meet him here. He takes 90 to tell me, "the fan is broken." So, I have to pay him $60 in labor for his diagnosis. Unfortunately, the nearest fan is "all the way in Clearwater," a trip of less than five minutes so he has to come back tomorrow to actually replace the AC fan at an additional labor cost of $90.
I wish he would have just kicked in the door and robbed me after replacing the fan. At least then I could feel good about getting a few good hits in before my money was gone. If anyone on here is an AC repairman who charges $60 to come tell me that the AC is broken...
...:furious3:
I don't know, man. A wife like that would drive me to drink and smoke. It's a vicious cycle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cool Hand Clyde
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/...-08-daly_N.htm
To the person or persons that 'found' my lost wallet:
1) I can't figure out why you didn't spend more on my cards than you did on your one-day-I-10-Westbound-gas-station-shopping-spree. And;
2) The majority of the contents -- cards, license, registration, insurance stuff, receipts -- I could really care less about. Nothing I can't replace, or miss much. But, there was a lucky one dollar bill and a Bicycle-brand ten of hearts playing card that I desperately wish I had back.
The lucky bill was given to me by an old creole operator I used to work with. Anything about fishin', voodoo, sewerage, money, or women, he could tell you about. The card was from my PawPaw. Long story there, but he knew pretty much everything about everything before the Alzheimer's took it away.
I almost feel sorry for you about the comes-around/goes-around that'll be with you for a long, long while...
On Raw tonight, the WWE killed off the Mr. McMahon character....
...and it was the greatest bit of pro wrestling I have ever, EVER seen.
You know that thing we were talking about starting, bluecrew? Tonight would have been an incredible night to start.
WHODUNNIT.
How'd this come out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Luminaire
Looks like I'll be moving. I'll make a post when something becomes official.Quote:
Originally Posted by Abominable Gorilla