Hermit Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Sometimes, a thread is reasoned, dispassionate, and logical... such threads are doomed to die from boredom. With that in mind, I bring this to the forums for use in such threads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Let "Blood, blood, blood" be our motto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings ". . . But we all know it is for a good cause, don't we?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings "misc.fitness.weights: We hate each other, but we hate you more." I'm gonna email some of those guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings People in a given field spend a lot of time speaking in shorthand. Sometimes, we use that shorthand to communicate a complex idea to a layman. And then the layman takes our shorthand at face value, and repeats it. A seed of truth expressed in shorthand becomes a huge, sprawling tangle of myths. For the want of a meta-machete, an untruth based industry is formed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Marital arts masters lie a lot. Big, stinky whoppers, too. I guess all teachers lie a bit, to hold student interest, exaggerate for effect, illustrate an idea or emphasize a point. With Martial Arts masters, national pride and macho posturing get thrown into the mix with those more common "teaching lies". The result is really, really off-putting. Oddest thing is that these guys have often lead amazing lives, and are genuinely able to do some remarkably impressive things. Then they tell an obvious whopper, and it causes you to wonder about everything they've told you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 25, 2007 Report Share Posted November 25, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Soo....I'm done with my leftovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveZilla Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Natalie is hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Two completely unrelated musings for the price of one! * * * You know that disease that causing such a panic in the elementary schools a little while ago? MRSA? Yeah. I've got it. Turns out that was the cause of my oozing little sore. No real problem, though. The antibiotics are taking care of it just fine. It's just interesting to me; I seem to have a talent for fad diseases. First West Nile, now this. I did miss the bird flu, though. (Not for lack of trying. You have any idea how many birds I slept with?) * * * I spent the weekend recapturing a bit of my youth. I used to spend large portions of my vacations getting completely absorbed in a computer RPG --like the Bard's Tale series or the Shining Force games-- and playing it straight through to the end. I grabbed Shining Force II for the Sega Genesis and played it via emulator on my PC. Wow. You have to love the old school graphics and turn based play. Such a far cry from today's Warcraft or LotRO games. It was a nice nostalgic blast to the past. I tried Bard's Tale again several years ago, but it was just too old school, I couldn't take it. Like the cartoons we grew up loving, the old video games often don't live up to our memories. Still, good times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted November 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings My desk is a mess. This isn't exactly a new or infrequent occurrence either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teh bunneh Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Every once in a while, everyone runs into one of those "Now that I've seen that, I can never un-see it" moments. Those moments seem to hit me about once a week, around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings If only they made boots for people who don't have bird legs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 26, 2007 Report Share Posted November 26, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings PleasepleasepleasepleasepleasePLEASE let Josh's car pass inspection at this second place. Why we suddenly need $250 in repairs on something that's been there for YEARS (and never hindered his passing inspection before) is beyond me. And $185 for a clear piece of plastic? What the crap? Speaking of what the crap, it's 50 degrees outside. Why are we wasting electricity on air conditioning? At a company that's supposedly environmentally-minded? Is it because we like to make the person typing in all this data that's piled up on her while she finished Project from Hell go numb from the wrists down? Maybe I should've put this in the cranky thread. It certainly SOUNDS cranky . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings In case someone has forgotten about it: Wayback machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I'm just not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Me neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I'm glad you're in Texas. You're going to fry, you bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings As long as we aren't talking the brussels sprouts here, I like Thanksgiving leftovers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinKitty Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I just put my old 70s Star Trek books on the shelf along with my Partridge Family books. I also have my old diaries from childhood. The High School ones are embarrassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings What a weerd day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I love us. The NGD rocks Neat! If you want evidence as to why I love us. Click the rockin' smiley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddHat Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings There comes a point when telling yourself "Sure, he's bigger, stronger, faster, and better trained than I am, but I'll just go for the knees or ankles because attitude is everything" just smacks of whistling in the dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Some excellent news from the world of fashion, guys: the catsuit is back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Gah! Today was only slightly more fun than a root canal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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