Old Man Posted July 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2015 Does watching Spinal Tap ever get old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Bazza, Ouch ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 The Blue Angels are roaring around over the city in preparation for their show here tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 The sword of Damocles casts a very cold shadow. I won't be able to truly enjoy the sun again until its gone from my light. The mind always returns to it. I've chased many a happy thought only to trip on the memory of that waiting blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 He passed away over 20 years ago, but he still gets more mail than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted August 2, 2015 Report Share Posted August 2, 2015 Today someone informed me that gender-politics and the sex wars would be solved by post-biological bodies. This was embedded in a bunch of ten dollar words that did not convey a coherent point despite their utter earnestness. My favorite shock-and-awe term, was "discursive." That aside, I told them that they should raise the point again when they moved into a post-biological body. My own point eluded them, not that anything *they* has said was sensible to begin with. Talking like a thesaurus is not a prophylactic for being a vacuous nut-job, braying ass, or falling afoul of ad absurdum. Its all well and good to suggest the human condition will be solved by ceasing to be human. True enough. But so freaking what? Is that on the horizon then? If not, it has no bearing on our real world experience, practical outcomes, or the issues we face down here on planet Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoneDaddy Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 I wonder what happened to the employees of Syndrome on his volcanic island after his untimely demise. Hundreds of people, judging by the size and scope of the operation. Would they just go home? Home where? Would they take over? There's a lot of valuable intellectual property on the island and no official corporate filings. They could be a union run island in no time. Logan D. Hurricanes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 "Inside every cynic is a disappointed idealist." -George Carlin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 Nice story -- Dr Who borrows kids Sonic Screwdriver http://www.sheldonsfans.com/quote-867-probably-one-of-the-best-things-you-can-get-for-christmas.html tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted August 4, 2015 Report Share Posted August 4, 2015 I understand the book is dated. That happens when thirty years passes. But I don't know why you hold that against the book. Are books supposed to magically update themselves to stay abreast of current events? Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 For some reason it didn't register that this $150,000 quote was for $150,000. The boss is not going to be pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 At a time when I should be cutting down spending I did an impulse buy for $30. But it was the 1st season of The Man from Uncle on DVD and IT MUST BE MINE ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Ashes 4th Test. Embarrassing. 6/30 after 8 overs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Just read a gentleman giving advice to an overworked IT drone. "Ask your boss about a raise, make it look like you're building on challenges for the future. Be suddle." I had to read that last bit three times. I'm still weeping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 The football season starts tomorrow. I miss the old days when it started in September when the kids went back to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Today I heard that a friend from high school died. He married another friend from high school. (She was a year ahead of me, he a year behind.) They got together years after I graduated and left, and they were the most unlikely couple I could think of. She was incredibly nice, quiet, and sweet, he was a wild, precious arteeste and pothead. But he was good people inside. Today he died of something alcohol related, no details beyond that given. Only two people from our little circle have died that I know of. The first was her little brother just a couple years ago. I can't imagine what she's going through right now. I haven't spoken to either of them in many years and I'm devastated. Goodbye, J. My very best to you, A, I wish I could help somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 8, 2015 Report Share Posted August 8, 2015 Is it just me, or has activity on the NGD been rather light the last couple of days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Why is it that the button that you never fasten is the one that falls off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enforcer84 Posted August 14, 2015 Report Share Posted August 14, 2015 Glenn Beck listed Portland, OR as the worst city in the US. WOOHOO! GO us! Cancer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 16, 2015 Report Share Posted August 16, 2015 I might have witnessed someone evading the law. On my way to the health club where I have internet access I see a motorbike with an L plate (for learner) mount the pavement and travel down it before going back onto the road. Shortly after it disappears three cop cars come down the road travelling in the same direction sirens and lights going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 If you see me hit someone with a cat o nine tails and then I turn into a horse and exclaim twice does that mean you have watched me whip and watched me neigh, neigh ? tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 18, 2015 Report Share Posted August 18, 2015 I have just told the water, gas, electricity, the council and the local doctor I will be leaving the area shortly. Found I was missing one of my memory keys/flash keys and then found it. The packing continues. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 30, 2015 Report Share Posted August 30, 2015 Brushing up on the Scanian War and the Boshin War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2015 Today I drove a Lamborghini Huracan, among other expensive vehicles, at an event put on by the local exotic car dealer. They set out cones in the stadium parking lot to delineate a short track, and foolishly allowed a certain subset of the proletariat to operate the vehicles, which ranged in value from USD$80k - $280k. The Lamborghini was surprisingly easy to drive; I suspect I really wasn't pushing it that hard (for a Lambo). There were several occasions when I was certain the tires were going to break loose... but they didn't. The expert driver in the passenger seat seemed happy enough with my driving acumen and was giving pointers as to what line to take, as opposed to the kind of advice he was giving the other drivers. Also driven were the Maserati Ghibli, which was obscenely luxurious and quite powerful, and the Audi TT, which handled very well but had an annoying transmission. Perhaps most surprising was the Audi S7, which performed extremely well for a heavy sedan. Incredibly these people would also allow commoners to drive their own vehicles on the track, and after much badgering from youngest boy, I took my little teg out for a few laps. It was a little silly with a back seat full of child seats, toys, magazines, and little boys sloshing around, but she handled surprisingly well on the turns. Of course she had less than a third of the horsepower of the other cars so she couldn't compete in that department, but I was more than happy with our showing given that her blue book is 1% of the Lambo's. Kids also got to ride in the vehicles that actually had back seats, so it was a very enjoyable afternoon overall. tkdguy and Enforcer84 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Hey, whaddaya know -- the first snowfall of the season! tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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