The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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GasBandit
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@fade, I just had the random thought that "HalFlorins" would sound cooler than "HalBucks" - Although would it be Hal Florins of Half Lorins?
(You gotta make sure not to capitalize the "f" @Dave! )[DOUBLEPOST=1509133055,1509132760][/DOUBLEPOST]Well, my original random thought was to name them Halfrancs, but upon further reflection settled on Halflorins because the extra syllable brings if closer to "Halforums," and I didn't want our mountie thinking I was daydreaming about him in his red serge . . . which I just revealed
Go on......and I didn't want our mountie thinking I was daydreaming about him in his red serge . . . which I just revealed
It all started when I was caught shoplifting from the Parliament Hill giftshop. You might think it was foolish of me to steal that I Heart Moose t-shirt from a building heavily patrolled by Mounties, but I knew what I was doing. I wanted to be caught . . .
fade
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Oops I missed the word "currency" in your original post. I was wondering what I was missing.@fade, I just had the random thought that "HalFlorins" would sound cooler than "HalBucks" - Although would it be Hal Florins of Half Lorins?
(You gotta make sure not to capitalize the "f" @Dave! )[DOUBLEPOST=1509133055,1509132760][/DOUBLEPOST]Well, my original random thought was to name them Halfrancs, but upon further reflection settled on Halflorins because the extra syllable brings if closer to "Halforums," and I didn't want our mountie thinking I was daydreaming about him in his red serge . . . which I just revealed
For SOME reason this guy gave this Camden based bailbonds company my number for text alerts. Never even met the guy, NOR do I see the purpose of giving them my number to alert him when his court date was. What, did he think after a while of skipping court they'd zero in on my phone like an action movie? WHAT GOES ON THERE!
This mother fucker is the chupacabra of Halloween candy.
I saw a couple of bags at the grocery store, thought about buying it because that's a pretty sweet pack of candy. Walked around a bit, came back, all gone. Apparently this some limited edition shit because I've never seen them again anywhere. All other grocery stores don't have them. It's like they only release like 12 bags of this quality for ever 200000 boxes of shitty chocolate bars.
They always pair good stuff with crap like Oh Henry's or something.
Fuck Oh Henry. That's the biggest waste of time chocolate bar there is.
What did you just say? What the New Jersey did you just say?
That's it mister; YOU JUST MADE THE LIST!
Dave
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The Kardashians.
Oh I said it. I said it. They're trash garbage waste.
How you doin'?
Go on.
Why you kilted yaksmen!
I had a teacher who said "Pirates of the Carribean" ripped off his friend's short film "Zombie Pirates", at the time I believed him. It wasn't until I learned about the works of Ron Gilbert that I realized what he created was most likely a Monkey Island 2 fan-film.
I don't like Lovecraft. His writing isn't horror. It's a historical-ish, science-fiction bedtime story. Why bedtime story? Because it's freaking boring! There! I said it! Take my nerd card, I don't care.
I've never read Lovecraft, but is this an example of the Seinfeld is Unfunny trope (warning: TVTropes), where it was considered innovative and unique when it was written, but other people have done it better in the intervening years, so the original doesn't seem that great any more?
It's not that because that assumes it was good in the first place.
His ideas are still interesting; the problem is that he was both a terrible writer and a terrible storyteller. His I'll, fear-strained mind produced amazing concepts, but he didn't have the talent to execute them. Even his writer friends at the time would get on his case.
There's a book, "A Mountain Walked," that collects stories by other authors who recycle Lovecraft's ideas into better stories.
GasBandit
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Dave
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Been a real up & down day. Had to put one of our cats down. She had stopped eating and was no longer able to stand on her own for any length of time. When I got back from doing that, I found we had been pre-approved for a house loan.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times.
It was the best of times, it was the blurst of times.
A few days ago my roommate and I went out. He got drunk but I got plastered. I barely remember this but at a bar we both talked to these two girls. When I went to the bathroom, the girl I was talking to more told him that I was really annoying and she doesn't know why he'd go out drinking with me. When he told me about this the next day I thought she sounded like a bitch.
Then he mentioned that she was British.
I almost definitely tried to talk to her with a British accent.
I want to crawl in a hole and die.
Then he mentioned that she was British.
I almost definitely tried to talk to her with a British accent.
I want to crawl in a hole and die.
At least you have the excuse of being drunk. I knew a 20 something american years ago who had to be talked out of greeting everyone with an Austin powers-esque accent when travelling to England. He really though that shit would be endearing.
I subconsciously mimic the accents of people I talk to sometimes, maybe you were doing something like that too?
Either that or you were drunk and being stupid. But now you have two explanations to pick from!
Well, I don't actually know for sure that I did that. Its just kind of an educated guess knowing myself and what I could've done to make someone so pissed at me. Also, my fake british accent is not subtle in the slightest. Its basically like the girl in this, only more exaggerated.I subconsciously mimic the accents of people I talk to sometimes, maybe you were doing something like that too?
Either that or you were drunk and being stupid. But now you have two explanations to pick from!
Dave
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This weekend is my father in law's birthday. We thought we'd check out to see what we could get him. Went to Amazon & searched for "gifts for dad". Okay, nothing much there, so I clicked on "Patio, lawn, & garden". About 1/2 way down the page was the following:
First off, why the hell is this in lawn & garden?!? Second - and more importantly - WHO THE FUCK BUYS THIS FOR DAD?!?
First off, why the hell is this in lawn & garden?!? Second - and more importantly - WHO THE FUCK BUYS THIS FOR DAD?!?
Dave
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That's HUSBAND, not DAD!