Cancer Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I just learned where the plague of tiny flies is coming from here in the office: someone else's plants. It doesn't help with the irritating little things, but at least I now know it's not me, which is a relief. At the same time, at home we have a plague of fruit flies coming from somewhere we can't figure out. My private theory at the moment is that one of the kids pushed some grapes down somewhere, perhaps (e.g.) through one of the heat registers, and so the flies are coming from somewhere out of sight. We've taken to leaving a shot glass with a finger of cheap white wine out on the kitchen counter in the evening. Come morning, there are scores of the little b******s drowned in the wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings The Christopher Hitchens-Jon Stewart debate on this Thursday's Daily Show was an example of what talk shows need to be more like. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Getting punchy late on a Friday afternoon A hand tool made of hard steel for abrading things into proper shape is a file. If you have a cabinet where you keep those, you have a file file. If you have several such things, and keep them in a row, then you have a file of file files. If you consider such an arrangement disgusting, then you have a vile file file file. If you keep dossiers on people who have such things, then you have a a file of vile file file filers. If you put that in microform and put that in a small bottle so you can swallow it lest it fall into the wrong hands, then you have a vial file of vile file file filers. And if you are sick enough to find that whole concept perversely alluring, then you are a vial-file-vile-file-file-filer-phile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemming Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Good day at work, but I thought I was getting a bit light headed in the afternoon. Just took my temp, 100.4 F. That explains it. Going to bed now, especially since it sounded good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gewing Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings It is interesting when someone manages to get the level headed moderates upset with him, but still feels he is being completely reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings When a company that is otherwise very classy expects certain standards, you agree that those standards ought to be met. But when maintaining those standards, especially with regard to schedule, requires synchronizing with the company machines, and the computer systems and phones are down at least 1 day a week, it's a bit demoralizing... JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuraiko Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I made my first t-shirt on CafePress.com last week, and it got here today! AND IT LOOKS FRICKIN' AWESOME! *does the MegaMan happy dance* Next step, add a link from my website to the online store, where I also designed buttons, magnets, t-shirts, and other neat stuff... Michelle aka Samuraiko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I watched a Korean spook film called The Phone tonight. The movie was slick, reasonably creepy with some problems. It featured a young actress named Seo-Woo Eun, who couldn't have been more than seven or eight years old, who gave an absolutely devastating performance. That little girl just tore up the screen. She was scary as Hell, entirely from acting. Forget other child actors - I would rate her performance as one of the most frightening I've seen from any actor. Utterly blew me away. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted August 27, 2005 Report Share Posted August 27, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings "History is being lost-- a new generation of gamers are passing through the ranks with no inkling about those who passed before them. You even see it among those new hot shot "Roleplaying is Art" upstart game designers-- they think everything is new under the sun and that they owe nothing to the giants who shoulders they stand upon. Why do you know I had a guy in here the other day who didn't know who Gary Jackson was?" -Weird Pete, Knights of the Dinner Table #106 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings "I Fought the Troll," by Tom Smith Friday night and I'm gonna get sauced, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. He tried to boss me and was... out-bossed, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. Underneath his Freeper bridge, Hoping goats will cross, Quoting Ashcroft and Tom Ridge, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. He's even dumber than Mickey Kaus, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. Wouldn't last two minutes with David Frost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. His worldview sounds like pro wrestling, Although not as nuanced, Behind his eyes the wind's whistling, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. I kicked him offa Pandagon and... Atrios, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. He's permanently banned from Dai... ly Kos, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. And in November Double-Yuh And all his thugs we'll toss, We'll try to fix America, I fought the troll and the... troll lost, I fought the troll and the... troll lost. (spoken) And all you trolls out there, trying to aggravate everyone with your stupidity, illogic, and blind unthinking devotion to the Bush regime, this section is especially for you. I'm not going to name any of you out loud, not wanting to give you even the slightest possible noteriety, but as you sink under the weight of your own asininity into an intellectual La Brea Tar Pit, you can imagine that I sing your nom du guerre right now... and bask in a stolen fame you don't deserve. (to the tune of, "I Fought the Law.") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Blurb on MTV's Headbanger's Ball: "You're gonna watch the MTV Video Awards this Sunday." Gonna? Whitey, please. The last MTV Video Awards I saw licked donkey's. And that was in Miami, too. And to demonstrate your lack of foresight, you scheduled it in the middle of hurricane season. If Katrina blows away the arena, or at least forces a cancellation, that will be evidence that there is a God, and that He is righteous. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliceTheOwl Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I thought this was ADORABLE! ^ v ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Squirrel Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings A comic on Userfriendly regarding the newest product by Google: Google Talk http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20050828 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Weirdness: My sis-in-law - a full-blooded neat-freak - leaves the toilet seat up. I'm half a slob, and I want it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Reappearance of a literally on-topic post to this thread: randomness. You can get a right-triangular distribution (that is, peak at zero, the minimum value, and monotonically decreasing to higher numbers) of random numbers by rolling two identical dice, and subtracting the smaller number from the higher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted August 30, 2005 Report Share Posted August 30, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings Poopedness: Just back from the first kendo session for this semester. Man, I'm beat! Sensei said that it's a pleasure watching me struggle . . . Is that a good thing? Or is my sensei just a sadist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings (1) All words are meaningless! (2) Including these ones! (3) They are what they are -- vibrations! (4) The fact that we can comprehend this is inexpressable! (5) Nonsense in the rule, not the exception! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I must write my great broadway parody "Arnie" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I got my jacket ready for today last night putting in the pens etc that I would take and or need. And was halfway to the bus stop before realising too late I had the wrong jacket. How weird is that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings The BBC have done four seriels (2-3 part things lasting 2-3 hrs without advert breaks) called Messiah. Last one was on over the bank holiday over here which explains the lack of Tribble on Monday. It is in each case to do with seriel killing and the things are quite gruesome but well acted and well scripted. So if the chance to see it comes up watch but be warned as to the subject matter. The last story had the killer using Dante's Inferno for inspiration. Not for the squeamish. Previous stories had the chief detective's wife in them, Michelle Forbes who was Ensign Ro in Star Trek Next Generation. She was playing a mute so she signed but did not have any lines. Odd but there you go anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I'm not a dedicated observer of such things, but I saw my first gasoline price over $3/gallon this morning. $5/gallon by Christmas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted August 31, 2005 Report Share Posted August 31, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings I doubt he cares that much, but none of us rep Steverino often enough. He keeps our hangout open and our hobby available. Rep him well and mightily, you loafers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings So my new manager is a pain in the *** and I love her to death. She is new to the job, full or verve for it and has a good way with people. She is also incapable of managing or even closely estimating her time management. We get hour lunches, she takes an hour and a half. She tells us she needs to take her kids to school and she'll be in by 1:00 she's in at 4:00. She's been on the job since the end of June and has taken two week long vacations already. Drives. Me. Batty. And my assistant manager has followed her lead but lacks many of the positive qualities. She's even worse because she'll often tell us she's going to stay until a certain time and then she simply leaves hours before then. I hope to get the hell out of Dodge, but it's kind of hard for a guy making the best money he's ever made (even though it turns out to not be enough to live on my own) and no college degree to get a "Better" job. I could get a similar job that doesn't pay as well or a better paying job that requires me to give up benefits, comforts, and "prestige". I dunno. Perhaps I need to take a long look at my life and see where I want to go instead of quietly floating where the river takes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings More adventures in customer service: Today a customer calls me and says, "I need to get rid of these music channels on my satellite TV." I go, "music channels?" "Yeah, this Black Entertainment Television and all the other video stuff with the half-naked women and the swearing. I have kids here, I don't wan't them seeing that." I go, "I can show you how to use your remote so you can edit those channels out of the system." "But I still have to pay for them?" "Yes." She goes, "I need to have TV that doesn't have any of these video cable channels on it. Do you have that? What is that?" "You mean like... broadcast TV?" "Yeah, how much would that cost me?" JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest George Kirby Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Re: A Thread for Random Musings According to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the player with the highest career batting average was Ty Cobb, with a career average of .366. Rogers Hornsby is listed as #2 with an average of .358. However, I'd like to note that Joanne Weaver of the All American Girls Professional Baseball League (the organization upon which the basic plot of the movie A League of Their Own is based) had a career average of .429. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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