BoloOfEarth

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The Thing: Rocky Road, naturally.

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The south Bronx. Liz-2 is changin' her style, gonna go all "Punisher" on those gang-bangers. Yo.

NT: Other surprising changes of style/personality. Bonus points if you give a reason for the change. (e.g. Paris Hilton going for a doctorate in biochemistry, so she can create and market a new perfume.)

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(This topic has the potential for 31 flavors of "wrong." )

The Secret Service posts a list of "safe words" in all major rooms of the White House.

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NT: Subtle signs the amateur detective investigating the Crime of the Century is out of her mind.

"What do you mean, there's no butler?! The butler always does it!"

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NT: The Beatles sang 'Your mother should know'. But what does she know that really you don't want her to ?

Embarassing details about my childhood. I wouldn't mind her knowing so much, if she just didn't share them with my kids.

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NT: The totally surprising 3rd party write-in candidate that will beat Obama and Romney to become the next US President.

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It's like the bodice of Lady Gaga's meat dress, but shaped like a sombrero and made of chitterlings.

 

NT: Things my daughter (age 15) found while cleaning out her closet today for the first time in a couple of years. Difficulty: I have already invoked the arms off the Venus di Milo and the Ark of the Covenant.

The single, unmatched socks that have dissapeared from every clothes dryer in the United States this month.

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NT: Times when a mime showing up unexpectedly would be terribly inconvenient.

When you're trapped somewhere and need somebody to go for help.

"What's wrong, Mimey? Timmy's trapped in an invisible box?"

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NT: Olympic events that might be anticlimactic' date=' but would at least be fun to watch (perhaps from a safe distance).[/quote']

 

"And the Germans are the favored team in today's 50 meter live grenade catch..."

Re: Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities

First' date=' using old Southpark jokes gets me a boot to the head.[/quote']

 

Well, Ed Gruberman, perhaps you should learn tae kwon leep.

Re: Interesting article about Sexism in Geek Communities

Sidebar 1: I HATE those "get in the kitchen" jokes. They arent funny' date=' and they actually just seem to exacerbate the exact problem we are talking about. I know Pattern Ghost was speaking in jest, but its sad how many people who make those "jokes" are not.[/quote']

 

Many years ago, I worked in a print shop with a male/female makeup pretty close to 50/50. One day, one of the males made a sexist joke, and one of the women asked for my thoughts. Being a smart alec (and this was a fact well-known to all), I said, "Well, I think women belong in the House..." intending to add "... and the Senate." However, they got so up-in-arms at the first part that they wouldn't let me finish -- they shouted down several attempts I made to do so -- so I finally just walked away. They refused to talk to me for a week. (But since a good chunk of my work involved them asking me to do things, this was like a week-long at-work vacation. Boy, they sure showed me!)

Re: "Neat" Pictures

Yes she is. I come home once a week to some awesome something perched on my desk.

Just once a week? You should ask her to perch there more often.

Oooohhhh! You were talking about her leaving things perched on your desk, not her being the "awesome something." My bad!

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NT: Subtle signs the planners of the London Olympics have lost their minds.

Everybody has to wear that funky pink hat that Pippa Middleton wore to the Royal Wedding.

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Now they need to do a giant round Lego toaster waffle.

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NT: Which one of you sent the floods to Britain and why ?

We were trying to get Rupert Murdoch when he went there to tesify, but the floods we sent got delayed. Sorry, dude.

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So' date=' the Marvel Universe only has to people in it, Peter Parker and Jean Grey? [/quote']

 

Three. Can't forget Bubsnikt... sorry, I meant to say, Wolverine.

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NT: Costume errors you will never commit.

High heels and fishnet stockings with a leather bustier. Yeah, I'm not making that mistake again. Once is enough!

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On the other hand, if you wear four of them (one on each finger), you can do 4d6 damage with every punch.

Re: Quote of the Week From My Life.

I'm visiting my brother and his family as they celebrate their first Father's Day; his daughter is seven months old. We decided to call Dad, back in Illinois, and my brother put him on speaker phone so everyone could hear.

 

The following exchange ensued...

 

Brother: "So what did you do for Father's Day?"

 

Dad: "Your Mom."

 

Me, and everyone else:

Sounds like my dad.

But then wouldn't XO's dad get pissed at your dad?

Re: Creepy Pics.

Spoilered for Naked. No bits or bobs showing, but might still be NSFW.

 

How do you know none of them are named Bob?

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NT: What Groucho Marx might say about Obama and Romney if he were alive and in his prime today.

"Hey, would one of you get me out of this box? C'mon, I know there's gotta be shovel around up there somewhere!"

(Well, you didn't say alive, in his prime and no longer buried...)

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New Topic: What if Marvel Studios decided to make a Alpha Flight movie?

Over 40% of the US audience will be confused when confronted with the fact that Canada is a separate country from the USA.

New Topic: Ill-advised things to tell the customs guy as you're trying to cross the border from the US into Canada, or vice versa.

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NT: Subtle signs you shouldn't have joined that flash mob in the library after all.

When they hand you an overcoat and say, "Okay, you can wear this after taking off all your clothes. We'll all flash the camera at 12:15..."

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NT: Things to do when someone bursts out singing 'Gotta Dance !' (difficulty non lethal to them)

Strike a pose, and then bust a move that'll make my kids pretend they're not related to me.

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"So, I'm thinking, for the hobbits, instead of little people we'll use these cute Gungan muppets. And Jar-Jar Binks can be Bilbo!"