The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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I couldn't figure out how to make an apostrophe on the big label maker and I was making lunches super late
[DOUBLEPOST=1475013910,1475013645][/DOUBLEPOST]And speaking of kettles, I want one of the ones that has multiple settings for green tea etcThe Zo' will do just about everything.
I might add that we were specifically looking for things that were 100% BPA-free, and my additional restriction was that it shouldn't have too much (breakable) glass.
--Patrick
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I did something a little while ago that is wholly and wildly out of character for me. I started a confrontation with a stranger. My wife and daughter are at this beauty show tonight (don't ask - I don't know what it is. It's at their salon so I expect they'll be buying stuff.) and I am the only one home for dinner. So I decided to go get a Papa Murphy's pizza. Larges on Tuesdays are only $10 and it'll not only feed me tonight but give me lunch for the morning. Score! So I go in & order my pizza, but when I get back out to my car, there was a vehicle parked so close to mine that there's no way I could possibly get in. I know who it is because I was waiting and I watched them pull into the parking lot. So I put the pizza in the passenger seat and went back in to ask them to move. Please note that I was well inside the lines and they were taking up some of my space and none of the empty space on the other side. The conversation went like this.
Me: Excuse me, but would you be willing to pull out a bit? You have me blocked in.
Her: I'll be done here soon.
Me: But I'm done now and would like to leave.
Her: Well then I guess you'll have to wait. (Yes, this is what she said.)
I was speechless for a moment and what followed was like watching someone else in a movie. (In fact, one of the lines I lifted directly FROM a movie.)
Me: Fair enough. I'll go ahead and get in my car. But you'll notice that I drive a piece of shit and you have a shiny new truck. Would be a damned shame if in the act of getting in my car my door hit yours several times really hard.
Her: Go ahead, you'll pay for it.
Me: Sounds good. I'm over 50 and have excellent insurance. In fact, I've never called in a claim so I suspect that my rates won't even raise. Of course, since you are parked over the lines and the pictures I took will show that, my company will fight it. Hope you don't have to end up paying half. (I hadn't taken any pictures. I don't have a phone.)
Her: I'll call the cops!
Me: Okay, then I'll tell then you wouldn't allow me to leave. Isn't that illegal? Be a shame if you got arrested for it. (For the record, I don't think this would fly. But I don't think she did either.)
Her: Okay! I'll move my fucking car, asshole!
Me: Thanks! Right decent of you.
I then turned and waved at the people inside telling them to have a nice day, and left. (No, they didn't clap. In fact, they pretty much stood there with their mouths open the entire time not really knowing how to react.)
I laughed all the way home.
I wish I could be that much of an asshole all the time. It felt kinda good.
Me: Excuse me, but would you be willing to pull out a bit? You have me blocked in.
Her: I'll be done here soon.
Me: But I'm done now and would like to leave.
Her: Well then I guess you'll have to wait. (Yes, this is what she said.)
I was speechless for a moment and what followed was like watching someone else in a movie. (In fact, one of the lines I lifted directly FROM a movie.)
Me: Fair enough. I'll go ahead and get in my car. But you'll notice that I drive a piece of shit and you have a shiny new truck. Would be a damned shame if in the act of getting in my car my door hit yours several times really hard.
Her: Go ahead, you'll pay for it.
Me: Sounds good. I'm over 50 and have excellent insurance. In fact, I've never called in a claim so I suspect that my rates won't even raise. Of course, since you are parked over the lines and the pictures I took will show that, my company will fight it. Hope you don't have to end up paying half. (I hadn't taken any pictures. I don't have a phone.)
Her: I'll call the cops!
Me: Okay, then I'll tell then you wouldn't allow me to leave. Isn't that illegal? Be a shame if you got arrested for it. (For the record, I don't think this would fly. But I don't think she did either.)
Her: Okay! I'll move my fucking car, asshole!
Me: Thanks! Right decent of you.
I then turned and waved at the people inside telling them to have a nice day, and left. (No, they didn't clap. In fact, they pretty much stood there with their mouths open the entire time not really knowing how to react.)
I laughed all the way home.
I wish I could be that much of an asshole all the time. It felt kinda good.
Wat.
I'm glad you didn't get shot.
He's in Omaha, not Texas / Chicago / (fill in easy punching bag of gun violence of choice)
He's in the U.S. tho
I'm a big fan of earl grey. But the world would be a darker place without gyokuro
I see pennies on the eyes of a dead mime.
You haste all my teas?
The only acceptable tea is Earl Grey. Orange Pekoe may only be sold to the lower class. The only other exception to these rules are teas that are harvested from a boreal forest for immediate consumption.
All other teas will be evacuated.
I do, hate them that is. Nothing personal, just don't like the smell or taste of any tea I've ever encountered, and my wife LOVES teas and coffees. Coffee is by far worse.
Well, technically, you'll evacuate Earl Grey and Orange Pekoe too.
I've been there. A guy at a gas station was upset that the nose of my car was touching the nose of his car (which it wouldn't have been if he hadn't pulled so far forward on his pump). He actually made Kati come into the station to get me because my front bumper was TOUCHING HIS CAR. I don't think I've ever seen someone so angry over something so insignificant in my life, and this is coming from someone who does computer tech support.
This is why I don't drink to excess. I'm worried I might learn to like that feeling you describe.
If you can't tell the difference between Red Rose/Lipton's and Republic of Tea's Ginger Peach or Tazo's Chai, then you are truly a tea Philistine.
Next you'll be telling us you can't tell the difference between Busch, Miller High Life, Stroh's, Michelob, and Corona.
--Patrick
Evacuate!
My wife coaxed me back to Facebook.
Immediately I see stupid shit being posted by my little sister.
And away I go ...
Immediately I see stupid shit being posted by my little sister.
And away I go ...
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I covered that in my original post. I said except flavored teas. Ginger peach and chai aren't just plain tea.
Y'all muthafuckas need COFFEE.
(A buddy on the department is getting me a bag of this. Can't wait!)
(A buddy on the department is getting me a bag of this. Can't wait!)
My wife has tried this, she said it was okay, but really lacked on the flavor that she liked. It was trying to be strong just for the sake of being strong. Kinda like some of those "super hot" hot sauces, they don't have the flavors that some of their "weaker" cousins have, all in favor of just being too damn hot. She does love strong coffee, really a fan of dark roasts and keeps Community coffee on hand all the time.Y'all muthafuckas need COFFEE.
(A buddy on the department is getting me a bag of this. Can't wait!)
I've tasted it and agree completely. Just like some "ultra-smoked" or "super-peated" whiskeys or beers, by the way. I like smokey and peat, I don't want that to the exclusion of any other taste. I like my coffee strong and black, but that doesn't mean it doesn't have to actually taste like coffee anymore. Of course, YMMV.
Please drink responsibly.Y'all muthafuckas need COFFEE.
(A buddy on the department is getting me a bag of this. Can't wait!)
--Patrick
I hate posting stuff like this, but whatever.
A friend found a kitten that has a badly broken leg that has to be amputated. It's a bit of an unforseen expense, so she did what people do now and started a go fund me. She's not looking to have the entire vet bill paid for, just half of it. So if you have the urge, and disposable income, here it is.
A friend found a kitten that has a badly broken leg that has to be amputated. It's a bit of an unforseen expense, so she did what people do now and started a go fund me. She's not looking to have the entire vet bill paid for, just half of it. So if you have the urge, and disposable income, here it is.
So will I, but I will be giving out extra candy for people dressed as Mike, Dustin, Lucas, Will, and Eleven.