Wendy's chicken from the 1980's...Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTzLVIc-O5E
Entirely topical to the current theme of the thread...sort of.
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Wendy's chicken from the 1980's...Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTzLVIc-O5E
Entirely topical to the current theme of the thread...sort of.
Ahh, yes. I'd forgotten about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Has anyone else seen the "Red Roof Inn" banner ad up top yet? i just caught one, and for sick sick reasons, it made me laugh out loud.
It said, in part, "Pet friendly rooms starting at $39.99," and then had a big, red, call-to-action button stating, "Get a Room!"
Now maybe it's just me, but when someone says, "get a room!" it's because there's some serious PDA going on. But pet-friendly pda? Ewww... :D
Did anyone notice that Drew Carey is in this commercial? (I didn't, but the YT commenters pointed him out.)Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Wendy's had some excellent commercials back in the day. My family and I still quote this one -- "very nice":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWAKtYGJZSM
Drew Carey, really? I can't tell, you only see a very small part of his face...
I'm getting a puppy for father's day! A chocolate lab, she's 7 weeks old, and we pick her up next week. I love puppies!!! She's the only one in her litter, so she's had all of Mommy's milk she wants, and she's a little rotund. But once she starts running with me, she'll trim right down.
Now I need to name her? Cameron is a great name, but maybe too obvious.
Yay puppies! Choco lab puppies are adorably cute.
Hmm, since it's a little female: Duchess? :p;)
Duchess! Very nice, thanks for the suggestion. Naming a puppy in my house is a complex process with many constituents and constraints.:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Then Duchess Cameron it is...
How soon before she chases off the racoon-eating foxes?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Poor foxes...
I had a great uncle who bred English Springer Spaniels. He loved his dogs and was very selective about who he would sell them to. Anyway, his only real topic of conversation was his dogs. He would politely sit and listen to conversations at family gatherings, to a point, then, inevitably, during a break in the conversation, he would say, 'Speaking of dogs' and start in on his favorite topic. Usually no one was, in fact, speaking of dogs. That expression has remained in my family. Whenever someone wants to change the subject, they interject with 'speaking of dogs' before starting a new topic.
Anybody else have some family expressions that outsiders just wouldn't understand?
Some of my family's other expressions - 'Get a rope and push that car' and 'Frinkles'.
My dad used to joke around with me about doing well in school, saying, "That book report/science project/etc. is important. You don't want to end up at a McDonald's drive-through 20 years from now going, "Want some fries?"" Only he said it in this absurdly redneck, drawling kind of way so it comes out, "Woooan some friiiies?"
So now that's a standard expression for "Wow, that was really dumb." as in, "Oh my gosh, Daddy, you drove off with the coffee on top of the car? Geez, woooan some friiiies?"
My husband is the king of ridiculous expressions with complex derivations. For instance, our child's name is Emmet. My husband has no fewer than 10 nicknames for him including Greek, Ormort, Orms, Babeler, Grimmet, Grim, and Floombler. He calls Sasha the cat Soon and Biscuit the cat Boon and I have no idea why. (this is, of course, skating over the fact that he named the cat Biscuit in the first place) It sure keeps you on your toes when you generally have no idea what he's talking about.
I'm not sure how the phrase really started, must have been lost at some point, but Dad always used "no sense going down a dirt road". Didn't have to be a dirt road involved.
Frinkles are the wrinkles your skin gets when you've been in the water too long. To explain the etymology of that particular expression would take way too long, but that's what it means in my family today.
One expression I use all the time is 'butt-naked slow'. I stole it from someone else though. When Carl Lewis attempted to make his 4th Olympic team, he finished last (8th) in the finals of the 100 meters at the trials. There was talk of placing him on the relay team anyway so he would have a chance at winning his 10th gold medal. The champion, I think it was Tim Montgomery but I'm not positive, was interviewed about this possibility. He responded with something like 'Look where he finished, butt-naked last.'
Hmmm, I always felt faster when butt naked...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Ha!
I didn't say it had to make sense!
I'm probably faster when naked too, but, I still like the expression.
By the way, did I brag that I beat my 5th grade son's entire little league team in a foot race at the last practice? I challenge the little league teams to a race around the bases every year. I love it when I win.
Note that this is post #2417 in this thread. I am not sure, but my mental math seems to indicate that 2417 is a prime number! :)
I am going to wager I'm slower when I'm naked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
I know I am; tend to step on things!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2535Miles
(Note, #2419 is NOT a prime number; divisible by 41 and 59. But I was right about 2417!!!)
I ran that foot race against the 5th graders barefoot.
barefoot grass runningQuote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
celebrate this useless post
a long way to go
I would think that the sensation of greater speed while not clothed is purely a mental illusion...but I am not willing to test the idea at this time.
Like most sports, performance is highly correlated with motivation and desire. The reasons for running naked may also be correlated with motivation and desire. Field research required.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Don't let the foxes catch you...
"Hey, The Foxes!" Shouldn't I be chasing the foxes?:DQuote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
only if the cougars are not chasing you:o;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
claws on bare skin is not a pretty sight...
Any DOE expertise out there in DBR land?
Question: Is running naked faster than running not naked?
Experiment: Construct groups of attractive, experienced runners that run daily over 30 days and record time, distance and pace. Each group has a balanced mix of fast and slow test subjects.
Naked Group: runs naked
Not Naked Group: runs not naked
Placebo Group: runs without knowing whether they are naked or not
Some of the placebo's run with invisible undergarments designed by Dr. Bare Lee Visible, using the cloak of invisibility technology. :D
A team of scientists and volunteers take measurements, photographs and record statistics before and after running.
And where exactly would the results of this ground-breaking study be published, Playboy?? :) I hear they have some great articles.
Is it just me or is the OTB on fire lately? Or is it just EarlJam?
Agreed, but not sure if it is the Earl of Jam. Perhaps it is a destination now that the longest thread ever is setting new records daily?
Is what they showed on the Colbert Report tonight true? Has cookie monster really started shilling for fresh fruit? This saddens me... I feel my childhood has been denigrated somehow... :(
Yeah, I didn't see him on the Colbert Report but he's done this before on Martha Stewart. Here's a blurb from wikipedia. Scroll down to "Evolution" (sick that they call it evolution huh?).Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
"In 2006, in response to growing concerns about record levels of childhood obesity in the U.S.A., Sesame Street began airing segments entitled Healthy Habits for Life. In these segments, the Muppet characters of Sesame Street talk about healthy habits, such as eating properly and exercising. The Healthy Habits for Life segments spawned false Internet rumors that Cookie Monster's name had been changed to Veggie Monster or would be taken off the show entirely.[2][3]
In a 2007 appearance on Martha Stewart's TV program, Cookie Monster explained his new philosophy that "Cookies are a sometime food."
In a 2008 appearance on The Colbert Report, Cookie Monster again explained that "Cookies are a sometimes food.""
Really? I think it's kind of neat. It gives a good balance between AAAHHHH cookiecookiecookie!! (the id speaking) and teaching healthy eating habits (the mom speaking). There's been a billboard up for ages now downtown with characters from Jungle Book imploring us to be active and eat right, so I suppose shilling is here to stay.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
I dunno, I guess I grew up with Cookie Monster who loved cookies, and with parents who said "no" a lot. I just don't understand blaming the obesity epidemic on media exposure to bad influences.
Blame it instead on the lack of nutritional education. Though, I suppose since Sesame St. is supposed to be an educational program, teaching the benefits of fruit to kids at an early age is, probably, a smart thing.
Frankly, as a kid, I got annoyed with Cookie Monster, because he was always wasting cookies. He'd grab a plate, let everything slide into his mouth (cookies falling out to the sides), chomp on them (crumbs falling everywhere), and you could see that he had no throat, so he couldn't swallow them! Just wasteful. :mad: ;)
And GVTucker is my new hero for the day, over on the PPB board. I've learned more about oil futures than I ever expected to on a basketball site.
I don't have anything to add to any of the current discussions, I just wanted to check in to say hello. So hello.
It is a beautiful night in London and I am sitting in a cafe on Brick Lane surfing the web and enjoying a coffee. I think I'll finish my downloads and will then wander off for some fish and chips somewhere on the Whitechapel Road.
Anyone from the DBR community who wants to fly over and join me is more than welcome to do so - you buy the beer and I'll supply the roof over your head.
WHAT?!?! You are on Brick Lane, THE street in London for Indian cuisine and you are going to wander off and have fish and chips. You sound like you have had too many ales:o;):confused:.Quote:
Originally Posted by colchar
(but, hello anyway and thanks for checking in:D)
Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
I had curry for lunch, not to mention for dinner last night, so it was time for some fish and chips (I make homemade curry regularly so it isn't out of the ordinary for me to have it more than once a week even back in Canada). Sadly, the chippies were closed so I grabbed some KFC instead (it was convenient). And yes, it is as bad here as it is at home.
So true!! :D Cookie wasters are the worst.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Sounds like colchar needs to contribute to the "Ymm Beer" thread.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
Yeah, does GVTucker need a second career as our financial planner? I can't wait to tell my husband that I met our new financial planner over the internet, but I know he's trustworthy because he's a Duke fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Hey - know what, you all? I think 2443 is another prime number!!!
349 * 7?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
I just wanted post 2444 :D
The post counter inside the thread doesn't match the post counter on the off topic thread list. Weird.
The count on the off topic thread list is the number of replies to the original post.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
So mathematically, n-1 then...
Bringing the longest thread back to page 1 and padding post count.
It slipped off page 1 again...there are a lot more threads over here than before. At least that is my recollection. I guess the DBR community is expanding.
We are missing out on some serious billybreen catching opportunities.
That, and it's the off-season. Everything is off-topic these days, or it's been rehashed over the same five topics on the EK board...Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
And Ymo, congrats on being Mike Gminski this evening.
Adding to the post count to surpass BB.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
I'm assuming I can post whatever I wish, whenever I so choose to, in this thread? If so, I couldn't find a place to do so, but I really need to let out a yell and get it out of my system.Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA A!!!!!! :eek:
Okay, I feel slightly better. I hope this isn't considered off topic. :cool:
I dare you to go outside and do it. :D:D:D I'm feeling a little evil today. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueDevilJay
Funny thing is, I actually DID that last night, after all the discussions in my home were over with for the evening. I walked outside and just let one out (a yell, not a fart :p ). Only problem is, I live out in BFE so it honestly didn't disturb anyone other than roaming dogs.Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
My puppy conquered the stairs! She watched the beagle do it, cocked her head, and ran up behind her. Great way to start the day.
I wouldn't think you'd want to disturb anyone so this is a good thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueDevilJay
I scream into pillows as I live in an apartment complex. Don't want anyone calling the police or complaining about the noise so scream into pillows.
Congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
This sounds like the 1980's Tears for Fears hit, SHOUT!Quote:
Originally Posted by BlueDevilJay
Don't tempt the gods.:eek: I suspect that he will return, and we will witness a post frenzy never before seen in DBR history.Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
I love being a witness to history. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Precious!! The funniest part to me is how they'll sometimes slip, maybe even bump themselves fairly hard, and they just get up, wag their little stubby puppy tails and continue on their way. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
My kittens have gotten to old, to have those little moments any more :(, but we still have a great time chasing stuff around the place...
Ymo, I refuse to let you be a threadkiller on this, the LTE.
I hear power went out in your neck of the woods today, due to storms -- hope you and the kitty-kids (and the rest of the DBR Boston knitting club) survived okay?
I think the number 2267 might be a prime number... If so, congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Just helping to keep it going. Will we get an update as to how this thread has CRASHED the next 'best' thing? Kudos to 'longest thread ever.'
No trouble at my place DA. Now, it appears there may be rain north of main today which could impact some guys driving around an oval track. Unseasonably cool today also, only 61 F as I type. Everyonce in a while, I ask myself, "Self, why did you ever move from North Carolina?"
"The smallest four-digit zeroless prime such that 2+267, 22+67, and 226+7 are also distinct primes."Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
http://primes.utm.edu/curios/page.php/2267.html
Walter's pretty good for that. I was smiling and thinking back with love about when he finally conquered the stairs. He was especially daunted by outdoor stairs where there's empty space in between. Now none of them bother him. He bounds up stairs with particular gusto, and sort of waddles down them in a way that for some reason looks really funny. He's also good for a hard bump. In fact, I've known him to actively fling himself against walls for excitement. He will also walk through a doorway while focusing on something else entirely, whack his head against the frame, and then continue as if nothing happened. He sure is a funny fellow.Quote:
Originally Posted by blublood
I found another thread today, on a different forum, started on 2-20-2008. So far it has 2937 replies, it is titled "Random Thoughts".
An amazingly similar philosophy, post what's on your mind.
But for having fewer members, I still think LTE is pretty amazing and fun.
In the end, it isn't about the quantity, it is about the quality. Should my posts be graded by the USDA, they would definitely fall in the prime category. :):p:D:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred
Sidenote: Right after posting the main part, DBR locked up on me. They must have installed a BS detector.
That's amazing. Amazing is my word of the day. Tomorrow's word will be expeditious. I'm pretty sure I won't use it.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
You know what I hate, y'all? I hate B.S. interviews. The kind where they're not really looking for someone because they already know who they're going to hire, but they have to interview 2 other people just for show.
I have one today that I'm 99% confident is total B.S. (called Friday wanting a Monday interview - "Oh, it'll be pretty casual, probably just about 30 minutes!" - which does not make any sense for this type of position) and it has caused great moral struggle. Why exactly am I going? I'm going to spend my time, my lunch hour, my gas for absolutely nothing. And yet on that 1% chance that it's not B.S., I'd be an idiot to call and say, "Shove your interview up your butt" even though that would be much more satisfying.
:mad: :mad:
I certainly understand your frustration. But there is some possibility, perhaps your 1% estimate is close, that the interview leads to a positive result. You knock their socks off and they hire you. Or, if not that job, maybe they have another job that's even better, or maybe you learn something that's helps land a job elsewhere. Is that worth the time and the gas? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by blublood
Not really, but I'm pretending that it is so that I feel better. :) Certainly, it's always good to get face time with a ranking officer at a place you may want to work in the future, even if it's just a half hour... so I'm trying to maintain a positive attitude. It's good practice. It's not really that far away. Gas is only $2 a gallon. Oooooooommmm... :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
As much as we are suffering from BB withdrawal, devildeac will also be out of communication. He is enjoying a cruise, but will resume posting next week. Word on the phone with him yesterday is that he has 5 new brews to review.
No BB, now no devildeac. What next?
Cheers,
Lavabe
How about just calling their bluff while you are there blublood?
I did use expeditious today, in an email. Without thought, too..I didn't realize it until I reread my post. They better hurry up and answer me, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred
Interesting article:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...ine/article.do
Is making ethanol from wine efficient? I've heard that producing ethanol from corn is ridiculously inefficient.
Because I don't have the guts! I'm not really at a point in my career where I can start ticking people off and get away with it. Higher ed is a small, small, small, small world after all.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
However, I will say that it went better than I would have imagined. I would never work for this person because she gives off that private-school-I'm-queen-of-the-world vibe that makes for a miserable work environment, but we had a good conversation.
I got the same "School X is just a big ol' family!" baloney again... is there any university in the entire world that doesn't make this claim?? And has it ever been even the slightest bit true?
I feel your pain. It seems to me that we young'uns are often the, ahem, beneficiaries of these interviews. And I too eagerly await the day when I'm enough of a luminary in my field that I caould walk into one of these things with four or five days' growth on my face, in flip flops and a wrinkled pair of plaid pants, and tell it like it really is.Quote:
Originally Posted by blublood
I was asking myself that all last month. But we finally broke the 80's here this past weekend. Yay!Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
LTE fell to the second page! Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
I've been wearing contact lenses for a couple of decades. To save the environment, I'm switching to glasses when my supply of contacts runs out. This is all setting the stage for my question.
Do the lenses that darken in the sunlight work in the car?
I have an older pair of glasses that darken outside in the bright sunlight but don't darken in the car at all. Dark sunglasses are essential for driving, so I'll need a pair of sunglasses if the lenses that darken in the sunlight don't darken in the car.
I've never had a pair of glasses with lenses that changed colors...I always worried that they would change colors when I didn't want them to. Every couple of years I have my old glasses tinted when I get new ones.
I got off early today, came home, and promptly made a frozen margarita. mmmmmmmm. After it's finished, I'm going for the frozen strawberry daquiri.
Don't know if you missed me or not but I'm currently in SC will be in NC at the end of next week and I'm only occasionally checking in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
I'm assuming that you will NOT be in the Peachtree Road Race tomorrow.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Word from ILoveJimmy is that a day or two ago Mrs. Devildeac and Devildeac enjoyed a brewhouse somewhere up the Alaskan peninsula.
Meanwhile, we just did put our house on the market. UGH!!!
Good luck!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Sending vibes that ILoveJimmy and Lavabe sell their house.
Will need loads of vibes on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
We took CathCA's advice on the other thread, and wound up working with a stager. WOW! Definitely improves the house, but we'll see whether it works.
Cheers,
Lavabe
Good luck indeed, Lavabe. Hope you and the fam don't have to feel too out of place in your own home for very long.
Had myself a tasty margarita after work today as well, along with a nice bite of a steak taco. May have to make another tomorrow!Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBornAndBred
Gosh, I love four-day work weeks - even better than the three-day weekend, if you ask me!
Fireworks preference:
The kinds you light off yourself, or the big fancy displays shot in the air?
Does anyone remember smoke bombs? I loved lighting them, then kicking them down the street, seeing the colored dots they left behind for days later.
None of the above? I spent a few weeks at Fort Sill, OK one summer sending 155mm rounds down range. Ahhh...
I found the raccoon skull in the back woods. It's all cleaned off, down to the bone. Without the ears and fur it doesn't look much like a raccoon. Curiously, there are a pair of peanut sized "protrusions" in the back of the mouth, on the roof, behind the teeth. Wonder what they're for.
Hmmm, ich habe keine idee...
Almost at 2,500 folks. Who would have thought?
Sprechen zie deutsch? Zehr gut!
2497... :)
Ich kann ein bischen deutsch verstehen...
2498...
Really, Bluedevil deserves the honor of the next post after this, the 2,499th of the thread. :D
I'll take the honor, thank you very much. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Sweet, now I can post skull pictures. Let's see if this works.
More skull pictures:
very nice timing, welcome back. You have a DBR APB out about you.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
I never thought I'd say this, but ...Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
I'm glad you posted.;)
Did devildeac take you on the Alaskan cruise?:D
Glad you're back.
Cheers,
Lavabe
He's alive, he's alive!
Welcome back BB.
It appears to be missing a few teeth...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
He reappears - huzzah! Was about to go in search of you off the boards, just to see if everything was alright.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Aww, shucks. Thanks for the warm welcome. I can't believe I was gone for so long.
Went to Durham for a wedding in early June and was offline for most of the weekend as a result. Ever since then it's been a blur of work, work, work, a visit from the family, and 4th of July celebrations. I'm still very busy this week and may not be around much, but I'll be back to full-time PWing in no time. :)
Quote:
We took CathCA's advice on the other thread, and wound up working with a stager. WOW! Definitely improves the house, but we'll see whether it works.
I'm glad you decided to hire the stager. We had results (a firm offer) within 5 days of going on the MLS. Sadly, as you noted, the stager improved the house dramatically, and when she was finished, I didn't want to sell the house. I took lots of pictures and I hope to recreate her magic in my new house in N.C.
(BTW, this is my first ever post on the LTE.)
Welcome - the more, the merrier! Plus, now that we know that BillyBreen is alive and well, we need more help pushing the LTE past his own, personal post-count.Quote:
Originally Posted by CathyCA
2511 - prime number (?)Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
(No, I don't know how I do this. But I am usually correct.)
Also, I had to respond to DA. Part of a way to maintain our "connection."
Oh crap - no sooner had I posted than it hit me. I was wrong. 837*3 = 2511.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
Note that 2513 is, however, prime!
Thanks, man.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
What's your fascination with prime #'s?
Mr Shammrog, I beg to differ. According to my sources, 2513 is the product of 359 times 7 and therefor not prime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
Oh, crap. You are right. I am slipping.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Nothing, really. Except:Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
A. I can (usually, see above) do this in my head.
B. It is a good way to gratuitously pad my post count, and
C. I like to think of it as a unique method of courtship... ;)
Just so happens a friend of my daughter hates prime numbers. Could this be a case of opposites attract?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
I don't see the "peanuts" you're discussing. On each side of the upper jaw, I see four premolars (two fell out postmortem, as per Ymo) and two molars (the rear teeth). If you could photoshop an arrow pointing to the peanuts, I might be able to respond better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
The upper dental formula appears to be 3 incisors, 1 canine, 4 premolars, and 2 molars (3142). Note that the buccal (cheek side) surface of the molars is raised, much like many carnivores.
It's a full adult raccoon. Maybe it needed an invisible fence to protect it from the foxes!:D
Cheers,
Lavabe
Hmmm. Is she hot?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
(and, how old is she?)
Note that this is page 127. Prime number.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
I've drawn red ovals around the peanuts. They're near the back of the skull, toward the outside edges.
This particular raccoon wishes he had an electric fence.
Auditory bulla.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
It's a bone by the ear canal.:)
Very cool, thanks. That makes sense, since they're located by the base of the ears.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
If you didn't know beforehand, could you tell by looking at the skull that it was a raccoon skull?
A quick search on google indicates the auditory bulla developed with the carnivores about 63M years ago.
Not a primate (okay, I had to throw that one in there).Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Carnivore: easy to tell.
Could eliminate cats, dogs.
Dental formula eliminates mustelids (e.g., badgers, weasels, etc...).
Too small for a bear. Throw out ursids.
Found on land.
Found in the Northeast.
I'd have guessed raccoon.
FWIW, primates have petrousal auditory bullas.
Cheers,
Lavabe
On the subject of critters who shouldn't be in our backyards, one of the neighbors' cats was under our deck challenging what turned out to be a snake. I figured it would be a little garter snake, maybe an adolescent snake, but nooooo.... at least a yard long and all black. It looked like moving poo - utterly disgusting. Obviously, it's not poisonous or the cat would have been toast, but I'm not sure I like something slithery and yucky and BIG sliming through our yard!!
There's a large black snake called a rat snake that is a very nice snake, quite harmless to humans. The snake can reach a length of 8 feet. It's an excellent climber and is often found in trees, bushes and vines as well as on the ground. The black rat snake keeps the small rodent population in check.Quote:
Originally Posted by blublood
"The snake is my friend."
Hence my restraining order on EarlJam.Quote:
Originally Posted by blublood
In trees??!! Oh my God... ooooooh my God, oh my God, oh my God, oh my God, o.k., I'm going to pretend I didn't read that...Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Now, now...Quote:
Originally Posted by blublood
Snakes, indeed, are our friends. I much prefer snakes to rats.
A black rat snake is usually a good thing, especially if you have a garden.
Green tree pit vipers ... now THOSE you should watch out for (if you live in Laos).
Cheers,
Lavabe
Notice that neither of you is saying, "Don't worry, blublood, you're being ridiculous! The snake would never slime up a tree limb, await its fiendish opportunity, and dive bomb onto you or your small child when you least expect it!" :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Also, my cats handle all rodent-dispatching duties around the yard, so I'm not sure why the snake wants to live with us anyway. I mean, not with us, not in the house, not in our house, oh my God, o.k. gotta go!!
IIRC, calling another poster ridiculous would be an infraction, and no one wants to be banned from the OTB.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by blublood
Many rodents are nocturnal, so while the cats are away ...
Most snakes in the US are afraid of humans. They don't attack you as prey, ambushing you from the trees.
Leopards, on the other hand, ambush from the trees remarkably well and efficiently. Last check, however, is that we have no leopards in the US.;)
Cheers,
Lavabe
Snakes in trees!!!
Funniest thing - my mother-in-law walked out her front door and a snake fell down on her neck. It doesn't get any funnier than that.
She was fine, just momentarily startled.
Eeeeeewwwwwwwww!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Now, neither blublood nor Tilly will EVER leave the house. Sorry, blublood, I shouldn't speak for you, though I'm betting you're with me on this one.
... but if you had a raccoon in the backyard, you could knock out the snake AND the rodents ... and they wouldn't pounce from above.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
They have a "roof" over the entrance, and tree frogs hang out in that enclave. Most likely, the snake was hungry for some frog. My theory is that when the door was opened, the snake fell rather than pounced.
I'll go along with this. Raccoons are okay in my book. I do love their cute little faces. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
EEK!! I just had a thought...Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
... but what would happen to Moneypenny?:eek:
You all need to stop hijacking this thread and move it back on topic! :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
She is soooooooooooooooooo laid back, she'd leave the raccoon alone. Katie would walk by the coon and smack it, and Spencer would run and hide from the coon. :D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Remind us, what is the topic? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
(Hehe. That's the joke - get it?)Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
I do note, however, that we are now on page 129. The next prime number will be page 131.
Oh I know. I was busting on you. :D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
I know - right back atcha!Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
(BTW - your double smilies look like a (very happy) "bust.")
I thought Shammrog was moving this thread in the direction of prime. So, where does one get the best prime rib?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
Likewise, we could ask where one gets the best pi?:rolleyes:
First one - dunno. Lots of good local steak places in just about any major city. In Atlanta, try Stony River in Roswell. Mmmmm good!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
As for pi. I like all kinds of pi. I really really like to eat pi!
Stoney River is GREAT!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
In NC, it's the Barn.
But I'll soon have to find one in Kentucky. Any thoughts out there?:confused:
I have had consistently good prime rib at J Alexanders in OP, KS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
I like to bake pi - but I cheat and use prepared crusts. I need someone to teach me how to make a good pi crust.
PS - I am now Shelden Williams - my father would point out he spells his name wrong.
When baking pi, the natural log makes great fuel. Or maybe i imagined that.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Do you like to eat pi too?Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Number 3 son's nickname is T-Bone (among others). We're visiting with family this week. One uncle liked T-Bone so much he started calling number 4 son Ribeye. That's my comment on steaks.
Number 3 son was in NC for the 4th while the rest of us were in SC. He went to the Festival on the Eno where he was asked at the nature table if he could tell what kind of skull the woman had. He answered, some sort of small carnivore and a mammal. He's 8. No idea where he learned such things. He was right.
Hi all, I'm still away, this is one of the occasional check-ins. Thanks for trying to save post 2500 for me. I'm happy the honor went to billyb.
Yep, I'm not above having a few radians worth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
You're going off on a tangent there.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
That's what I get for not staying caught up. The thread grew by several pages! Let's see, where to start?
1. Welcome back, BillyBreen!
2. Lavabe, sending vibes for selling your house. How's that going?
3. Back before my dad remodeled the kitchen in our house (back when I was in elementary school), I was washing dishes at the sink when a noise made me look up. There was a snake's tail dangling down from a hole in the ceiling. I made a hasty retreat until said snake disappeared.
4. Love the bad math puns.
5. My personal favorite way to make pie crust: use a food processor and whatever recipe you like. Combine the flour, salt, and fat (shortening, butter, lard, whatever) with the food processor to get a nice crumbly mixture. Slowly add water until the whole mess gloms up to form a big ball. Sometimes the resulting crust can end up a bit sticky; chilling in the fridge for about 30 minutes helps with that. With that being said, the Pillsbury pie crusts are pretty darn good. Great Value (Wal-Mart store brand) is just as good if not better.
I love the barn, and have favorites in Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Kansas City, D.C., and Roanoke, VA. Sorry, got nothing for Kentucky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Since I'll be visiting Atlanta regularly, I need to learn about places to eat meat in Atlanta. Years ago I had a great steak at a place in Buckhead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
Any good meateries near Emory?
While not a meatery, we already found the Mellow Mushroom, which is very popular with the kids for some reason. I think there's a Mellow Mushroom in Durham near the bulls stadium.
My wife wants a food processor and I'm looking for recommendations. We have a Kitchen Aid mixer and blender and love them both. Should we go the same route for a processor or does anyone have a better suggestion?Quote:
Originally Posted by ArkieDukie
Mine is an Oster and it's okay. I'm not sure I'd buy the same one again, though. Several of the blades are in plastic housings (for lack of a better term) and they tend to crack. I don't know if anyone makes all the housings in metal, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by mph
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Originally Posted by Fish80
Mellow Mushrooms all over. Meateries near Emory? Don't know the immediate Emory area too well - but there are a couple in Buckhead, which isn't too far. A lot depends on how pricey you wanna go. If price is no object, then Chops or Bones are two good ones.
I like Bones and if you're willing to drive 15 or so miles, McKendrick's is very good too. At McKendrick's you're looking at $30-$40 for a steak. Everything comes ala carte.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
Geez, Shamm, stepping out on me already? :mad: ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
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Originally Posted by billybreen
I take the rampant growth of the LTE today as a sine that it's a good thing BB's returned.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
No... Never! I can LOOK, though...Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Lumny, when we buy our love hideaway, will you cosine the note?Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
(Perhaps a logarithmic cabin?)
Pizza: Fellini'sQuote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Meateries: If you have bucks, I believe ugadevil will vouch for Fogo de Chao in Buckhead. Also try www.KevinRathbunSteak.com. IIRC, Rathbun beat Bobby Flay in an Iron Chef America steak competition.
While you're down here, explore restaurants in Buckhead and Virginia Highlands. Then again, you could travel a distance to Roswell, and sit down at Stoney River with Shammrog.;)
Burgers: Go to the Vortex at Little Five. Enjoy the scenery, and have an incredible burger, with tater tots.
I believe Wilson has a better sense of food around Emory.
For grog, try the BrickStorePub in Decatur.:D
Cheers,
Lavabe
Did devildeac take you on the Alaskan cruise?:D
WTF:eek:! You gotta be kidding me:o!
We had our first offer (six days on the market), but it was a hideous lowballer who was trying a strategy ILoveJimmy reported seeing on HGTV. We had to nix him. Fortunately, we are still getting traffic as we enter our second week on the market.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArkieDukie
This is not fun stuff.
Cheers?
Lavabe
Food around Emory is in large part your typical college fare. There are a couple of good gyro/falafel places, my favorite at the corner of North Decatur Rd. and Clairmont Rd. (Mediterranean Grill). If you genuinely want good cuisine in this neck of the woods, the Decatur Square area is your best bet. Off the top of my head, these include:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
-Taco Mac: a chain, but the best wings in town. Also a beer list literally hundreds of items long.
-Twain's: good pub food and an excellent beer list, including several rotating house-made brews, as well as plenty of pool tables and dart boards.
-El Tesoro: a newish Mexican joint with good a la carte tacos and very good margaritas. Much of the food there is hit or miss, but the cheese dip is the best I've ever eaten (bold praise, indeed), and their house salsas are also outstanding.
-The Brick Store: without a doubt the best beer list in the southeast, possibly the country. You literally couldn't drink every beer if you wanted to. They also have very good true pub food (fish & chips, bangers & mash, etc.).
There are also several good upscale places in the area, the best of which is Eurasia (continental fare...I've only been once, so I can't provide a very extensive description).
Finally, there's some Irish place called, I think, McDonald's?
There are tons of good restaurants all over Atlanta. PM me if you're interested; I'd be happy to offer more of my almost 26 years' worth of advice.
That stinks. Selling a house is definitely not for the faint of heart. The fact that you're still getting traffic is good, though. Maybe you need to start your own separate "send me vibes" thread for selling your house. The power of the vibes should not be underestimated, as you know. They worked for me twice (job interview, house selling quickly).Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Sending more vibes...
"Archie Dukie" :)
While I'm curious about cruises (never been on one), I fear David Foster Wallace may be right.Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
Is the strategy anything more than, "Lowball and see if they accept out of desparation"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Good house-selling vibes your way...
Hey Wilson, speaking of good queso, how was your weekend trip to Texas?
Is it me or is there just something wrong with that?Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
It worked for them the first house they went after, as the owners were going through a nasty divorce. The only trouble for the buyers was that they didn't have their finances together (the first house they went after was at least $50K more than ours). So they tried the same thing with us. Unfortunately, one of the two previous sales in our community in the last year was again a nasty divorce case (bankruptcy/bank sale); the other was a failure to keep up the house in 25 years. In both cases, the owners sold at 70% the actual value of our house.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
I already used the vibes once (for my job), and will ask again on ILoveJimmy's job. Is there a limit to these vibes?:confused:
Cheers and thanks,
Lavabe
No, there isn't...:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
You're a sick man. :D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Shammrog
No, there's something oh so right.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
The only reason the place is known as Taco Mac is as follows:
Two guys moved to Atlanta from New York, knowing this fair city lacked a good wing place (this was upwards of 20 years ago). They procured a location for their first location, a place that had previously been a Mexican joint. The place had a giant sign on the facade proclaiming it as "Taco Mac." It also, however, realized that the kitchen needed remodeling. They had only enough funds to redo the kitchen or the sign. Being the smart businessmen they were, they chose the kitchen, and the place has been known as Taco Mac ever since (now with about 10 locations around town). And yes, they are the best wings in Atlanta. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar.
The weekend trip hasn't happened yet. I leave tomorrow morning. I will post pics and thoughts when I get back. I'm very excited.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Well, if you do want good queso while in Houston, hit up Pappasito's.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
The Pappas family are huge Duke fans, and one was in my frosh dorm -- she would bring back queso nearly every break. Dee-lish!
How did the LTE get one spot from falling off the first page?
Also, thanks for those who offered food processor advice. I ordered the Kitchen Aid from Amazon this morning.
*In my best Paul Harvey voice: "And that is the Rest of the Story."Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
My puppy found a bone in the park this morning. It looked like a large vertebrae, maybe 2 inches high by 4 inches wide. Clean and weathered, it has been around a while.
What type of beast has such a large vertebrae?
Off the top of my head, I have three guesses:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
A) Bear B) Human C) Cattle D) Sasquatch ;)
Of course, this does not include any exotic species brought into the area.
Post photos of frontal and lateral (side) views, again with scale in both photos. Vertebrae are not the easiest to work with to identify a species.
Cheers,
Lavabe
I'm rescuing it from halfway down the 2nd page.. what's up with that?Quote:
Originally Posted by mph
I can understand mph not posting, since s/he's currently sitting as Wojo. :D
I have a mini-food processor that I love - doesn't take up a ton of counter space, and easy to throw in the dishwasher. Ymmm, homemade pesto.
Lavabe - sending good vibes your way on selling your house. May you get a good offer soon.
I am asking for vibes to be sent my way - I leave Saturday for a mission trip to CO with 8 teenagers. Fortunately, there will be 4 adults in our group and I have no idea how many people we will be joining out there. Please send vibes for safe travels as we drive across Kansas and part of Colorado and for patience for all on the trip so we all come back with smiles on our faces and joy in our hearts.
Absolutely, DiK, sending them your way.
I'm driving from SC to Durham today (Tilly, will call you this evening).
You may get my voice mail. If so, I'll call you back tonight or tomorrow morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
I posted a couple of pics of sweaters I've made in this post, http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/...7&postcount=23. Would love to get input from an expert knitter.
Thanks for the vibes, BD. I hope I don't go through withdrawal with no access to DBR for a week. :eek: I look forward to catching backup when I get back. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Apologies for being a little dense yesterday. Didn't see this post until I saw your post above this morning.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Sending you vibes, it sounds like an awesome trip. Hope you things go well and you have a little fun.
2nd weekend for the house on the market. This should be the end of the high traffic period. Still getting traffic.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Back at you D.I. Kansas! Good, good, real good vibrations!:)
Yo BB! Still cranky over the kids at Starbucks, eh? Are you wearing onions on your belt and do your nickels have bumblebees on them? ;)
How's V2?
No, once I got a quad venti in me, I was happier.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
The Facebook app available for v2 is dangerous. Makes it far too easy for me to indulge in the type of behavior that I've always hated in twitter (ab)users.
It's raining in CT this morning. So traffic gets all snarled up. Why do people start crashing into each other as soon as it rains?
On a brighter note, my puppy loves the rain. As soon as she got outside, she danced the puppy dance, "this is great, I love the rain"!
Other thoughts: Am I alone in hating to keep the church nursery? I realize that it makes me a terrible, terrible person that I do not enjoy hanging out with other people's kids, but it's just... soooooooo... boring. The only reason I did not go completely insane on Sunday was because there was this little sweet girl sitting on the floor by herself and she and I played toss-the-ball for, like, 45 minutes.
Then I went to my son's class and discovered that there's a new bully in town - this little blond girl named Faith! Faith was no joke, man... she outweighed everybody else by about 5 pounds and she was not afraid to take toys.
You are absolutely not alone. Nursery duty is rough! Since I've started working with my church's youth group, I've been able to beg out of nursery duty. Whew!Quote:
Originally Posted by blublood
Does he hear himself?
Not sure, but if he posts in this thread...I'll read it.
Happened to me all the time in Madagascar!Quote:
Originally Posted by CameronBlue
And yes, I heard myself.
Next question?