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You only see UGA drooling b/c he's out in the Georgia heat. My guy only drools when overly exerted, or after drinking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
If you want a samoyed, I hope you like the thought of white fluff covering every surface of your house. I used to housesit for one, learned quickly to not wear anything darker than tan while visiting. Oh, and it ate its own hair. Weird dog. Would just turn around and grab a bite of white fluff from his shank, and start munching. Eww.
Just for good measure, I'll claim reply #1000 as well. Thine PW champ has been crowned.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Nevermind, DA got there first :)
No PWing going on here. :p
Hey, quit barking at us;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Not to lose steam (and so those silly PPB Huck fighters won't catch up) --
a new topic!
What phrase or common saying really irks you?
For me, it's when someone says: "It's always in the last place you look."
Of course it is! Why would you keep looking, once you found the missing item?
Discuss. :)
ooh, new possible goal -- have the total number of posts in the thread meet or exceed the highest non-mod poster total post count? (I think that's Throaty right now... hmm, that's a long ways to go.)
Umm... I was actually serious about the dog thing. The Samoyed you sat may have had a few personality issues. That doesn't typify the breed, does it?Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Any suggestions for something similar to a Samoyed?
Woof,
Lavabe
That will be hard to do if I keep PWing in here.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
... and elsewhere (see PPB threads).:pQuote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
"I always feel like, somebody's watching me.";)
Cheers,
Lavabe
I saw a letter to Dear Abby when I was in high school asking why you always found something in the last place you look. Abby cordially responded, because once you've found it you stop looking.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
You could totally ruin that assertion by one time continuing to look even after you found it. Then it's no longer true, and you win!Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
"My bad." I hate that phrase!Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
I've mentioned this before, but I hate it when people say, "It is what it is." Also when people overuse such phrases as "more or less," "in a sense," etc. Qualifiers weaken your language and your ideas.
"They are who we thought they were." Instant classic!
If I get a dog, and it's a big if, I want a small one that doesn't shed. After 13 years of changing diapers, I'm really not into the idea of cleaning up after a dog, so, small dogs = small poops, at least I hope that's true. I've heard Shih Tzu's are great with kids, don't need huge amounts of exercise, and don't shed. Now, if she'll sit on the couch next to me while I knit without messing with my yarn, that would be perfect.
Hmmm, expressions that bug, "Go Heels" is all I can come up with right now.
Beagles are small, don't shed, and are great with kids. They can exercise or not, happy either way. But they can get fat if you feed them too much and don't exercise (just like us). ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
The only downside with Beagles is they are hard to train and hard to contain.
Thanks Fish, I think you did miss that part about lying on the couch while I knit. I realize the kind of dog I want might not exist. I love dogs, but I feel about them the way a lot of people feel about babies, cute to cuddle with and make over but hand them back when it's time for any messy stuff. Plus I have no desire to walk them outside at 5am in 10 degree weather. So, I'm probably better off without one. The kids say they will help take care of said dog, but I don't trust them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
I've trained my cats not to mess with my yarn while I'm knitting. Though the new one is still in training. :D The other two will curl up next to me while I knit and not play with the yarn. I think I've even boinked one on the head a time or two with needles. He never flinched, bless his heart.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
They are the worlds greatest dogs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Mini-schnauzers and mini-poodles also fit the small dog, no-shed rule. Our mini-schnauzers (we had three - one at a time - over the course of my childhood) were great with us kids, even considering the torment we could lay out.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
If you truly want a less-energetic dog, I'd also recommend finding a local dog breed rescue group and consider adopting. Sometimes they get in adult dogs that for some reason can't be kept in their original homes (sick owner, moving owner, etc.) You don't have to deal with the puppy phase; the rescue group usually screens dogs for behavior issues prior to placement, etc. A breed-specific rescue group also usually gets in more pets that have been well-cared for, because people with the dogs know enough to get them to the right places for re-homing.
Reason for this recommendation is that doggy puppy-dom, while cute, can be a terror -- lots of chewing, extra energy, time spent training, etc. It can be fun (I loved it! minus the chewing), but only if you're truly into that sort of thing.
Big and fluffy? Huskies (smaller, smart, not terribly affectionate); Collies (Lassie!); Golden Retrievers (beautiful, noble/goofy at the same time) -- you must be prepared to deal with hair!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Littler and fluffy? Shelties (like mini-collies, kind of); Corgis (big dog mindset in a mid-size package); Poodles (non-shedding).
Really, it comes down to what are your dog criteria?
Mine were: Not too smart (smart dogs get in trouble when left to their own devices); not needing daily hour-long walks (rules out pretty much the entire set of sporting, working and hunting breeds); and bred for companionship/good family pet.
Things I could learn to deal with -- shedding (though it's worse than I expected); drooling (not as bad as I expected); snoring (he sleeps in the basement.)
I love the snoring. Makes me laugh every time.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
My snoring is louder.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
I wish huskies were more affectionate. The hour-long walks probably are a no-go for me. I guess criteria would be: family pet, not so much shedding, affectionate, but not a small guy.
Too bad about the shedding with samoyeds. How about an Eskie?
Thanks,
Lavabe
A cat avatar just to balance things out...
How about a Great Dane!?! Seriously, they're supposed to be great, big, loveably goofy, lazy beasts. I've heard it said they'd be great apartment dogs, if you had a big enough apartment. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Other dog lovers, please chime in here.
Oh, and having just waded through 400 posts on the Huck thread (and I'm still not done - ugh!), I feel compelled to request that the Mods move about 80 of them (dealing with Canada and donuts) onto this thread.
It's very clear the intent of those posts was to make for a long thread, which is the stated purpose of this thread. They were clearly off the topic of that thread, they thus belong here.
Yes, thread jacking is a deplorable activity and anyone doing it should be banished to some Tar Heel fan site.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Sadly short lifespans, like 5 or 6 years. Way too short.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
What does it take to have an avatar anyway? You'd think, since statistical programming is a big part of my day job, I'd know my way around a computer better, but, no.
PLEASE!! I BESEECH YOU NO!!!:eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
That thread has become the Sunday School Thread, and needs to remain banished from the friendly confines of the OTB. It is only rivaled by the COLOR GREEN THREAD.:eek:
There is a common thread between those threads.;)
Having said that, I DID participate in the Tim Horton's discussion, but had intense heebeejeebies as the topic moved towards sectarian discussions.
Lavabe
It was getting redundant. And repetitive. And redundant. And repetitive.
(Blatantly lifted from one of my favorite shows ever, "Gilmore Girls.")
Click 'User CP' then 'Edit Avatar.' You can upload from any files you have handy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Sometimes, in the deep dark night, when I'm alone, and feeling a little jiggy, I play a little game called "The Mermaid and Me."
-EarlJam
:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
You just posted on the Huckleberry Hound Board. Now they're quoting Scripture after your post.:eek:
Bring back the real DA!!!!
Cheers,
Lavabe
DA's a sell out! I haven't posted over there for, like, hours ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
I have an excellent thumbnail of a cat you could use. In the interest of trying to balance out this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/c...b/DSCN0316.jpg
Thanks for the incentive to add my avatar. Now there are shoes for the puppies to chew.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Awesome avatar. Absolutely apropos.Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
(Alliteration, anyone?)
Apparently.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
Barely brilliant, Billybreen. Basically biting, but a bit boring.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Board bully!Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
The alliteration thread is just too lame, and will cut down on the frequency of posts here. Here is my suggestion for today's theme:
For today, this thread can become a metathread.:eek:
That's right, a thread about other threads. This would stay close to the thread's overall goal of being a thread about nothing. It would also give us a logical edge over ANY thread that wished to surpass this one for number of posts. As soon as another thread receives a post, we post about that thread.:D
If worse comes to worse, we can talk about dogs or cats (or lizards ... sorry EarlJam).
Cheers,
Lavabe
On that theme - I can't believe how much discussion there was on Green Shirts in Cameron and Banning Patrick Yates. I would never have thought either subject would promote so much discussion.
I like green - especially when it folds and spends. :D
What's the deal with the Yates thread? Guy gets banned, explanation given. WHY 5 pages on that?Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
Thanks DukieInKansas ... I thought it was just me with the Yates thread.
Cheers,
Lavabe
Love the avatar, DukieinKansas. Reminds me of Ole Roy's first game in Cameron as the UNC coach.
I am enjoying the limerick thread. Props to EarlJam for coming up with the idea. The Burma Shav thread (from several years ago) made me join the boards at DBR, so the limerick writing is really my cup of tea. Alliteration could work, too, but I'm not feeling inspired at the moment.
For some reason I didn't discover the Off Topic board until recently. It's more fun than the Main Board. :)
No doubt about it. I cruise the main board regularly and post there too, but I definitely post here much more often. I have stated before that I believe there to be a distinct breakdown as to who posts more often on which board. I am firmly convinced that the Off-Topic Boarders could beat up the Main Boarders.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArkieDukie
And I don't even care to discuss the wackos on the PPB.;)
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Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
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Originally Posted by Lavabe
I agree with both these posts on so many things - folding and spending green, DukeieInKansas's avatar, and the Yates thread.
I could have done a Devildeac and posted in spread posts, but I'm in a generous mood this morning (and I'm at work!). heh heh heh
At work on Saturday morning, and in a generous mood? You're a better person than I.Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
We don't beat up on the OTB. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
As for the wackos on the PPB, I won't cough [billybreen] mention any of the PW's who go both ways on the OTB and PPB.:rolleyes:
But yes, ditto what Wilson said. The OTB has remained close to the spirit of the neighborhood pub.
Cheers,
Lavabe
I'm also leaving soon. :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Working Saturdays is definitely no fun - but only 10 more to go!
in comparison to being at work, (tapping heels together thrice) there's no place like home ... there's no place like home ... there's no place like home ...Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
;)
Laugh long, loser.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Wow, I think we have a new idiom: "done a Devildeac."Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
How about combining the alliteration idea and the metathread idea? If you look at the Huck thread, one could see plenty of evidence of "going Gary.";)
Cheers,
Lavabe
Don't you mean metamread?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
that is close to one of my favorite expressions over the years: repetitively redundant:DQuote:
Originally Posted by ArkieDukie
I had a question, thought about starting a new thread, then thought, why not ask it here?
Do you think it would be a good idea to have an "introductions" thread, you know, a thread where people would just introduce themselves a little? The other boards I frequent have these and it's a nice way for people to get to know each other, newbies and old-timers alike. If y'all think it's a good idea, I can start one or someone else can!
We've done that before, but I suspect folks would be amenable to doing it again. I would.Quote:
Originally Posted by SouthgateWindsor
Well, if someone gets us started...
I have the old archive from the previous incarnation of this board. I can repost that to get us started.
Kind o' quiet in here...must be something on TV.
That would be great!! Please do! Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Congrats billybreen on a successful snrubchat modification. It worked great!
The community in the snrub is pretty tight. It's a lot like the OTB; few sensitivity issues there (unlike the PPB).
I must admit ... perhaps we ought to spread our good will and charity message to the PPB! We could transform it from its current "Bicker Board" status. Who knows? Maybe it will soon become "The Love Board."
If so, I'd like to play Gopher.
Cheers,
Lavabe
The level of discourse is currently being elevated in at least one PPB thread. ;)
The PPB has actually been much, much worse over the years. It's not exactly the lovefest that we have on the OTB, but it's also not quite a toxic wasteland. Wait till we get within a month of the general election.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Have the mods considered posting a decorum sticky on the PPB in advance of the general election?Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Compared to last year, I guess a lot of the previous Board rabblerousers have either switched names or moved on. I think you're right that it hasn't quite reached a toxic wasteland. Hmm... I think I know a little about those.
What % of the old Board'ers stuck through all the changes? How many did not?
Cheers,
Lavabe
Good question. I don't think there are all that many. A number went to BTD, and a number may have gotten lives. I call them quitters ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
I posted very rarely under the old system now, well, you can see the results of the new system for me. Sometimes I would post but never get around to entering the codes so those posts just went into limbo I guess.
The most trouble I ever got into on the old boards was when I tried to defend the sociology majors by stating that really, there are no gut majors at Duke. (I still believe that, whereas I think you can try to get through taking the easiest route possible, overall there are no truly gut majors, oooo, maybe I'm starting something again. The same holds for Harvard, lest you think I'm a snob. ;) )
I've searched but I can't find it, what happened to PatrickYates, or do I want to know?
I wrote the first draft of a 10 minute play today. I'm writing it specifically for a festival that's held in North Carolina (Carrboro) in the summer. I made the short list but the not the final 10 for this same festival last year. This year, since there were no North Carolina plays or playwrights on the program, I'm trying to change that. (I'm a Durham native.) The play is called Almost Made in Heaven, anybody want to guess what it's about? Hint, it's pretty specific to North Carolina.
It's about a promising young basketball star who squanders his talent by obsessively posting to an online forum, right?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
How Chapel Hill is actually Hell disguised?
Lives? What are those?Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
No, it's not about a promising young basketball star. That's my next play. Should I interview you, billy?
Yeah, I'm the only case study you'll ever need.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
So, that makes three Boston area folks posting to the OTB on a Saturday night? Are people going to think we New Englanders are pathetic?
No, we're just resting up for the Super Bowl tomorrow, right? (I am running 13 miles in the morning.)
You can find a few comments about Mac users in this BW link near the bottom in a section called Links
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine...036_page_2.htm
Be honest, how good are (were) you?Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
The only running I anticipate is after a cat or two and maybe to the corner grocery store. Too much happening tomorrow night so I have to do the laundry, etc. tonight.
Run, Boston, Run! In what temperature?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
The Mafia is also posting (but with not the frequency of the Boston Gang).
And the Arkansas Assassins are being represented.
Cheers,
Lavabe
Great, unbeatable, until they put other people out on the court.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Truthfully, not bad but I didn't have great lateral quickness which is necessary to defend well. My only claim to fame is that at 6' even I could manage a dunk(barely, definitely not a thing of beauty). On that note, I think I was ahead of Wojo and maybe Bobby.
Simply terrible. Just awful. The only sports I've ever excelled at are miniaturized versions of real sports. Give me a ping pong paddle, and I'm nigh unbeatable. Just ask CWell and Nate James -- they both felt the wrath countless times.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Guilty as charged.Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Thanks for the donation, by the way. DBR OTB posters rock!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
It's getting up into the 40s tomorrow. I find I have no trouble running outside as long as it's above freezing and not too windy. I won't run in the snow or on ice, when it's icy I head to the treadmill. I do need gloves though, although sometimes I take them off for awhile but I always end up putting them back on. I bought some special 'fitness fleece' gloves from L.L. Bean and they are just great. I finally bought the proper shoes at Marathon sports a couple of weeks ago, makes a huge difference to my knees.
Hey, that phrase is insulting to the people of Arkansas. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Whoops ... I get Alaska and Arkansas confused when it comes to alliteration!:oQuote:
Originally Posted by ArkieDukie
Perhaps the Arkansas Outlaws? Or am I getting that confused with Arizona?:confused:
Sorry,
Lavabe
Have I bragged about my track and field exploits before?
I won 'Jump the Brook' on field day in the 5th grade. The entire 5th grade competed, boys and girls together. It came down to me and Rob Berry. He slipped on a walnut and fell, I cleared it. I won. I don't think Rob Berry ever forgave me. Slipping on a walnut was not reason for a do-over, long standing rules, kids would be neurotic about clearing out the walnuts before jumps. Poor Rob - but not really.
My other shining moment was in the conference track meet in high school. I usually ran about a 60 second split time for my leg of the mile relay (a quarter mile for each runner). We had an all state runner who ran anchor, I ran third leg. She told me, just give me the baton anywhere but last place and I'll take it from there. I got the baton in last place. Heading into the first curve I thought, just get the girl in front of me. On the back stretch I ate up 6 more girls to hand off the baton in second place. No way we were losing with our anchor, who ran the quarter mile in 51 seconds. My time? 58 flat.
Ah, so you recognized the subtle nod toward the Alaska residents who were offended by Trajan Langdon's nickname. That always cracked me up - they completely missed the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
I'll have to think of a good nickname for the Arkansas posters. Maybe something relating to our status as the home state of Patrick Davidson? (I hear that Huckabee and Clinton are fighting for his endorsement...)
If I had a dollar for every time I've heard, "So, how are things in Arizona?" when someone sees the abbreviation for Arkansas (AR), I would be rich.
Well, at least I corrected the state's spelling on the RECRUITING GEOGRAPHY thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArkieDukie
Having said that ... you should post there about PATRICK DAVIDSON.
Cheers,
Lavabe
AD, how are things in Arizona? Warm this week? Still a dry heat? Haha...I'm cracking myself up here.
Actually, I was from AZ when I enrolled at Duke. There were two others from AZ my year. I was the first from my high school to go to Duke; I do know that a soccer player from my high school who played his first year at Indiana would play at Duke a few years(5 or 6 maybe) after I left.
Wow, your anchor was fast...I usually ran one of the middle legs. I could go decently quick(48+) but often didn't pay attention to what was going on. If you gave me a big lead, I all too often gave much of it up. And when I was behind I could close the distance or pull along side. I just didn't have the killer instinct it took to run the anchor(and was a few tenths too slow).
Thanks for correcting. I already mentioned Patrick and Jordan Davidson in the Recruiting Geography thread. Had to correct a great wrong, you know. We wouldn't want Patrick Davidson's wrath to be unleashed - unless, of course, it's on Chris Paul. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
I'm not sure how things are in Arizona, but it's starting to cool off here in Arkansas. I think it's because all the heat is being pulled toward Chapel Hill. We all know why...Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
I saw the following headline a couple of minutes ago: "Romney Declared Victor in Maine." Like, oh my gosh; when did Maine, like, get the power to change Romney's first name from Mitt to Victor? Will "Victor Romney" be more electable than "Mitt Romney"? :confused:
So - is Mitt his actual name or is that short for something else? I like Victor better.
Sports claim to fame - Got a bronze swimming butterfly and IM in 6th grade. (Just learned butterfly that summer.) Then we moved to Seoul with no swim team. There went my Olympic dream! My idea of a fun vacation is spending the week with family and friends riding our bicycles a couple hundred miles for fun.
For 440 yards? Or 400m?Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Yeah, I lacked that killer instinct too, except when running with a team. I wish I'd been better at a team sport.
Our anchor had the second fastest time for a female high schooler that year in the country. She went to Kentucky on a track scholarship but I think she never got significantly faster. Good enough to whoop ^$%^$%^$% in high school not quite good enough to take her beyond the next level. Will the mods let me say whoop ^$%^$%^$%? I think I talked about whoopin Katie Holmes before but maybe not her ^$%^$%^$%.
No more guesses on the theme of my new play?
It's SuperBowl day!
Umm, give it another hour.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
My sports claims to fame stopped at the high school level, primarily b/c Duke didn't have a varsity crew team (no more fundraising for me!) and they got up waaaayyyy too early anyways.
But, my girls' varsity 8 did come in third in the high school nationals regatta; we made it to finals at the more prestigious Stotesbury Regatta (top 6 out of 48 boats isn't bad), and I was named a Washington Post All-Met rower my senior year.
Then I headed south, found beer, boys, and other basketball fans, and it was all downhill from there. ;)
It was 400 meters and I was much closer to being at 49 than 48. And it was only once and most of my times were slower. Maybe sort of like Bob Beamon in the long jump in Mexico City. Magic kind of happened that one day. And I never got any faster.
So I guess my initial foray at your play was wrong...okay next try. Is it about how Dean Smith is actually the spawn of the devil?
My kittens enjoy shoes also...they beat them soundly with their rear paws while their heads are down inside. It is hilarious!Quote:
Originally Posted by DukieInKansas
My sports highlight, as I recall, was "The Weakest Child" award in the first grade........:)
Actually, knocking a guy out in boxing class at Duke was probably the highlight......."The Weakest Child" would come in second to that.
The board is on Durham Standard Time.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
This thread has been dormant for 3 hours and 3 minutes...just so y'all know.
I need to do some serious posting to catch up to Devildeac. Wonder when he's going on vacation? Maybe I can catch up by then. :p
I'm hoping for a similar sojourn from Lavabe, both so I can catch up to him and because it would hopefully indicate some exciting possibilities for our resident anthropologist. Any word, big guy?
Back when I taught at the undergrad level, I was on a faculty-staff women's intramural volleyball team that won the school's championship 3 or 4 years running. We had a ringer on our team - the volleyball coach was an AA in college. :)
I'm a middling racquetball player. My Little League team won the championship when I was 9. And I'll kick your butt in Scrabble or Trivial Pursuit (those are sports, right?).
Also, I was on the quiz bowl team that won the first state championship in my high school's history in 1998, and I made it to the state spelling bee in 8th grade. Again, those are sports, right?
I challenge you to a duel at either. And, in doing so, I lose my status as Wojo. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
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Originally Posted by wilson
We should get a trivial pursuit thread going. I too am pretty good at TP. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ArkieDukie
For those who are so inclined, go on over to the Huckabee thread in PPB and say hi to our friend Jack. Several OTB people have already dropped by to make him feel welcome. ;)
OOT next weekend and then for about 5 days late March. Good luck;) . There's always the beer thread...Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
I should have details in the next week. Right now, I am just a nervous wreck.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
In the meantime, in February I am hoping to try some microbrews in LA and just outside of Lexington.
You'll pass me in the next week.
Cheers,
Lavabe
Playing scrabble with an anthropologist over beer is much more interesting than playing racquetball with him.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Knowing all the common names of plants and primates is an unfair advantage.
My favorite ones being: sifaka and guenon.
Cheers,
Lavabe
I'll throw biochemical processes into the mix. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
1. from (near) georgia tech?Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
2. a. is that Los Angeles, Louisiana or Lower Advance(family joke):D ?
b. KY, NC or MA?
I don't need any fancy terminology. I know all the 2 letter words and words with q but no u. My scrabble game is tight.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArkieDukie
LA: dukemomLA country ... as in David Beckham country (BWAHAHAHAHAHA!)Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
Lexington: Near the team that Wilson's girlfriend supports.
Cheers,
Lavabe
Ditto. Nobody in my family will play with me anymore. Same goes for Trivial Pursuit...though sometimes I can talk them into it if I let them go 3 or 4 on 1.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
My high school gave out letters to those of us on the academic teams...so it qualifies as something. I guess part of it was that we were doing much better than the athletic teams outside of some individual performers.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Just PM'd you, Earl of Jammeth, devildeac, and Mom with some news that I just received after your post.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Would you mind repeating your query tomorrow? :D I am awaiting some word sometime in the next few days as well. If I don't get word, I'll be bummed.
Thoughts, wishes, etc... are GREATLY appreciated. This is HELL month for me.
Cheers,
Lavabe
P.S. ROCK ON, ArkieDukie!:D
Oh, *bring it* my friend.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
You ever read "Word Freak" by Stephen Fatsis? Hilarious look into the world of competitive Scrabble. Also boosted my average game score by nearly 100 pts.
I'll have to check that one out once I get to a lull in my academic reading...in five years.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
ever wonder why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Also, if nothing sticks to Teflon, how do they get Teflon to stick to the pan?
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Originally Posted by knights68
We're a bunch of comedians this morning. Keep it coming.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
P.S. PW in devildeac's honor.
Thanks for the pub', TG:D .Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
Just doin' my part to keep up our friendly rivalry. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
That's the front side of Teflon that nothing sticks to. The backside is very sticky!Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Same story with Wilson's mom.Quote:
Originally Posted by elvis14
Will be visiting folks in Kentucky and California in the next three weeks. Suddenly that 500lb gorilla is no longer on my shoulders. I feel much better. What this means:
1) Any good microbrews near Lexington/Richmond, KY?
2) Any good microbrews in LA?
3) Think I can stop off at Pinks while in LA?
4) Wilson will surpass me very quickly... unless of course, I meet up with Mom in LA.;)
5) Shout out to the new DBR posters from UK land!
Cheers,
Lavabe
You absolutely must go to Pink's. It's right at the corner of Melrose and LaBrea...you can't miss it. There will almost definitely be a line, but it will move quickly. Peruse the menu and order whatever sounds good...it will be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Also in that area, if you have time, go to the LaBrea Tar Pits museum. It's not that big, but it's an outstanding facility, and the whole park where it's located is really cool. It's wild to know that something like that is smack in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. Given your academic persuasions, I suspect you'd really like it, and you could knock it out in two hours tops.
And I can see where they filmed that schlocky volcano movie that starred Tommie Lee Jones and Anne Heche!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Schlocky? All I saw was genius. I dunno what the Academy was thinking that year, but Anne and Tommy Lee wuz robbed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
Picking up a dangling bit from prior posts - the theme of my play Almost Made in Heaven, it's love at first sight until they discover, she went to Duke, he went to Carolina. True love does not conquer all.
Any Carolina Panthers fans? Is Geoff Hangartner the starting center? How about Jeremy Bridges, does he start on offensive line? And how is Carolina's offensive line rated?
How come you park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?
I just posted this in the 'I blame Gisele' thread but I thought it deserved a more thorough discussion.
Guys, can you explain Gisele Bundchen to me? I just don't find her all that hot, really, as in, if I were going to leave my husband for a supermodel, she wouldn't even crack the top 20.
I'm not sure how to respond. Gisele's not at the absolute top of my "hottest women" list, but she's definitely somewhere on it. But it's hard to explain such a thing with anything more substantive than "she just is."Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
Okay, for one thing, she is Brazilian(but no native Brazilian in her, pure European Brazilian). So, there is that whole international thing going on for American based men.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
She is well put together, proportionally...okay no one else has been willing to touch this one but I'll type it.
She had one of the better jobs in modeling(VS), so that certainly didn't hurt.
As far as what many will react to - does she have the most beautiful face in the world? Not the most memorable for certain.
Having spent time(months) in the part of Brazil where she is from, there are more attractive women down there...
And finally, keep in mind that different men react to different things.
This is a good topic to get the thread cranking again.
Who's your #1 celebrity in terms of "I wanna get next to him/her"?
Mine is Jennifer Aniston. Jennifer Aniston is mine.
Mine was Jessica Alba...
George Clooney
Kristen Bell is up there.
???Quote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
Is that like being from Portugal, down old South America way?
Seems as though the straying PWs over here are attempting to use EarlJam's limerick strategy over on the PPB Huck thread.
Really! First you go after EarlJam, then you steal his idea. Have you no shame? ;) The least you could do is attempt to make it work.
Don't look now Wilson, but colchar is approaching you.:eek:
Cheers,
Lavabe
Wow, not sure how I could fail to mention Scarlett, especially after her participation in the 'Yes We Can' video.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
I think so, basically there are those in Brazil of African descent, European descent, some Asian countries and then descendants of the indigineous tribes or obviously a combination of any of the above. Gisele is likely of all European extraction, where she is from in Brazil has communities that are almost exclusively of German extraction and you will find German being spoken there(Novo Hamburgo is one example). Similarly, you will also find Spanish, Portuguese, and both Japanese and Chinese communities. So, while she is "Brazilian", Gisele is essentially a German transplanted there.Quote:
Originally Posted by DevilAlumna
I make the distinction as she does not appear to have any native Brazilian(Indian) genes. I am not sure Brazilians would make this same distinction.
Nearly seven hours between posts? Come on, people.
Since my "hottest celebrity" question was essentially a non-starter, what's your favorite breakfast cereal?
Mine is Honey Smacks (you know, red box with the frog on it).
If you're not a cereal person, then what's your preferred breakfast item?
For the life of me could not think of a celebrity I really want to be with.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
My favorite breakfast item is hands down, pancakes. But I usually eat Cheerios or oatmeal.
Favorite breakfast cereal is probably the inimitable CTC, but I don't indulge very often. Normally breakfast for me is lunch as I'm a bit of a late riser.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
On the weekends, we usually have some sort of brunch on Sundays. My wife makes kickin' waffles.
I'm a huge fan of the cocoa pebbles.
Chocolatey goodness.
BTTOTB
Moving this back up in the hopes someone will post something clever. Lot's of bickering going on on Main Board, and I just avoid PPB whenever possible.
Oooo, here is a trivia question for you baseball fans - saw this on my page-a-day calendar:
Which two teams have had four 20-game winners? Must name the year and the team.
One is the '69 Orioles.
ETA: OK, I know it's the Orioles of that era - 3 straight World Series, 1 title, but I'm only about 90% sure that it was the '69 team that had the 4 20 win guys.
Close. It is the O's, but not the '69 O's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
You know, I was never really all that passionate about cereal until we had a baby and now that I'm looking at what's on the cereal aisle through the lens of "this is what my child will be eating before school in 5 years", I'm appalled! (yes, I said it and I really mean it - appalled! : )Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
What IS this garbage? Blue flakes of God-knows-what substance covered in sugar? This is supposed to be food?
I know it's going to be a losing battle, but I'm going to make the effort to make our house a Kashi-only zone.
Eggs!!!
Egg sandwich, eggs over easy, poached on toast, omelette's up the wazoo! You can't get enough eggs!
Note that spell checker doesn't like wazoo.
I too love eggs any way. My favorite single dish (not just egg dish, but any dish) is Eggs Benedict. If I go to brunch somewhere and see that on the menu, I will immediately stop looking at the menu, disregard everything else, and automatically order Eggs Benedict.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Does anyone else like eggs cooked with feta cheese? Am so craving some now.
Sunday we went to a local diner and I had an omelet with cheddar cheese, jalapeņos, and tomatoes. Eggcellent!Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
That sounds good, minus the jalapeņos. I'm a wimp, I admit it, when it comes to jalapeņos.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
EJ is a celebrity-how about him?Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
I must have misunderstood the question. I thought Wilson was referring to someone known to the world, not just DBR.Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
You're back. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
Don't you have patients to see, patents to develop, a world to save instead of posting on DBR? ;)
1. almost done thereQuote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
2. not a researcher or inventor
3. not much influence in the world
(wasn't quite sure how to respond to the last request but had to post something;) )
I have a hard time believing that.Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
Cereal: current favorite is Honey Bunches of Oats Almond, but my favorite breakfast item is bacon, followed closely by sausage.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
I've got a couple of patents, but they are worthless except as plaques to hang on the wall. The really good idea I didn't patent and is now common use in the marketplace...a fortune lost before it was ever mine.
A friend of mine from school is a bacontarian. As in, she's exclusively a vegetarian, except for bacon. Hilarious.Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnboy
How many have watched the Jim Gaffigan special 'Beyond the Pale' on Comedy Central? I bust a gut every time.
I'm a vegetarian but not a strict vegetarian because I eat beef and pork.
Hot Pockets.
My boys now go around the house saying 'Hot Pockets'. Yes, I let them watch it. I'm a bad mom.
Oh, favorite breakfast cerel, Cap'n Crunch, but I rarely eat cereal for breakfast anymore.
We've really picked up the pace in the last few days, kids...well done! For a time, we were fewer than 400 posts ahead of the "Huckabee is bonkers" thread (or whatever the title is). Now we're pushing 500 posts ahead. Let's do it.
To borrow a political phrase (uh oh, might I get our beloved thread bumped?), YES WE CAN!
The Huck thread is dead. All hail the LTE!Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Let's not incite a revival over there or anything...remember, we have some double agents in our midst. *cough* colchar *cough*Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Looks like it is alive again...
Somebody help me! I just read some of the blog between BleedRoyalBlue and Mr. Tarheel on WRAL.com - linked through DBR.
There's a lot of discussion about the Duke fan being from New Jersey. Not that you can't be a Duke fan outside of North Carolina but having us represented by a New Jersey is kind of asking for trouble. I think if he were in, I don't know, Atlanta maybe, there wouldn't be this problem. Anyway, Mr. Tarheel starts a post with "isn't is ironic that all the Duke fans are from NJ or NY?" NO, NO it's not, that is not irony. I really want to go post something like, please, look up what that word actually means before you ever use it again, but, and here's where it might actually get ironic, that would be fuel for the kind of argument I'm trying to stop. But, as I've posted in this thread before, I really, really, really hate it when folks use that word incorrectly.
There, I feel better, and I don't have to expose us stuck up, rich, snooty Duke fans to anymore public ridicule than we already get. Thanks.
The answer to yesterday's trivia question is:Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
The 1920 Chicago White Sox and the 1971 Baltimore Orioles.
Maybe it's ironic after reading your post that I'm a Duke alum living in Atlanta, but born in New Jersey?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
"And isn't it ironic...dontcha thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Bostondevil
A little too ironic...and yeah I really do think...
It's like rain on your wedding day"
:D
Kids, I'm jittery...like more jittery than normal on this day. Game time in just a shade under 2.5 hours. I made some really good fried chicken last night. I'm going to the beach next weekend. I sound like EarlJam.
Who the hell is EarlJam?Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Better question...where the hell is EarlJam? We've heard awfully little from him of late, no?Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Yes, fortunately for my posting lead. I just have JE ahead of me, but I'm not sure I want the burden of the outright lead.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
C'mon, yes you do...
Nobody has posted here in a while, is there a game on or something?
BOO tar heels BOOQuote:
Originally Posted by YmoBeThere
People who are not sober: wilson.
Ahh, we think the real story is that you were in a marathon "Don't stop, thinking about tomorrow" listening session...Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
Soooo need to move this back to the top.
Romney dropped out? Who understands why he dropped out before Huckleberry dropped out?
PWing from Lavabe, Wilson, BillyBreen, devildeac, Ozzie (actually Ozzie doesn't PW as much, but I miss him just the same), DevilAlumna, BostonDevil, YmoBeThere, and of course EarlJam, to name a few.
Where are you all?
Why is Ron paul still in it too?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fish80
Hey alaskan! Welcome. So glad to see one of your first two posts is helping us maintain the LTE.
Tilly, I didn't realize I'd been anywhere but maybe my posting frequency has gone down. I'll try to do better in the future.
Last night sure was fun. Not a classic but satisfying nonetheless. Not quite enough to erase memories of Sunday, but it helps. Two more days and maybe I can read the Boston sports pages again.
Welcome to Alaskan Assassin. You wouldn't happen to be named Trajan or Carlos would you? ;) Doesn't matter, WELCOME!
BostonDevil, so glad to read you again. How are your knees feeling?
I had to take most of the work day off, sadly.Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
Everything okay?Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
I am getting over this bug, studying a bit, preparing two talks, and stunned by agreeing with greybeard on two posts. As is the usual pattern with my response to flu, I am now in the phase wherein my voice is as low as Barry White.Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
As I get more nervous/stressed and healthy, I'll PW more.
If anyone out there is from Kentucky (around Lexington), please PM me.
Cheers,
Lavabe
I was on campus for about 9 hours today and my body is still mad at me for last night's celebration.
Me thinks you need an iphone too.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilson
And an iTune download of Tusk!Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
Armed with an iPhone and some drinks, Wilson could be deadlier than anything billybreen ever does.
Excedrin cheers,
Lavabe
Very true. I am among the more gregarious drunks you're liable to meet. I definitely don't need an iPhone. I fear that if I got one, wilson would never become Dr. wilson.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lavabe
I'm baacckk!(there, does that help;) ?)Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
Oh yeah, I just needed to buckle down and get more work done. My PWing needs to be reined in every now and then. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TillyGalore
Yippee, woo hoo. Will be posting on Ymm beer shortly with a new review.Quote:
Originally Posted by devildeac
Whew! I started to send a smart I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this.I'm a real wanker for saying this. come back after your last post here, but thought twice about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by billybreen
Hail, hail, the gang's all here.
(Tilly is a tipsy) Yippee, woo hoo!!!
Hey, I posted the 1200th post on this thread. Yippee.