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  • Squirminator2kSquirminator2k they/them North Hollywood, CARegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I've been in LA now for just over a day. I've visited before, but knowing that I'm actually living here now is rather a bizarre feeling.

    Still a tad jetlagged. First time in my life I've ever been properly jetlagged. It's a rather bizarre feeling.

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  • GlaealGlaeal Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Elkamil wrote: »
    I've never had a sinus headache, and I can't remember how many years it's been since I had any kind of headache. Just wanted to share.

    You can go to hell.


    Right now.

    Glaeal on
  • Aroused BullAroused Bull Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Still a tad jetlagged. First time in my life I've ever been properly jetlagged. It's a rather bizarre feeling.

    How long was your journey? I just got off a nineteen hour flight, and I'm surprisingly lucid compared to after the trip over there.

    Aroused Bull on
  • VishNubVishNub Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    ArrBeeBee wrote: »
    Man. I get back from a month in Europe and Dubai, and I get upstaged by Vish's goddamn Wednesday at the beach.

    Sucks.

    VishNub on
  • The Green Eyed MonsterThe Green Eyed Monster i blame hip hop Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    VishNub wrote: »
    celery77 wrote: »
    VishNub wrote: »
    I'm back, fellas. Long weekend at the beach.
    How did things go?

    She has a boyfriend.

    Other than that, really well. Great bands both nights, lots of booze. Sunburn, beach, fishing. Fun.
    Win some, lose some.

    And yeah cool good to hear you had fun.

    The Green Eyed Monster on
  • TarranonTarranon Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    ArrBeeBee wrote: »
    Man. I get back from a month in Europe and Dubai, and I get upstaged by Vish's goddamn Wednesday at the beach.

    if it makes you feel better I didn't know you were gone and wondered where you were >.>

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  • Aroused BullAroused Bull Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    VishNub wrote: »
    ArrBeeBee wrote: »
    Man. I get back from a month in Europe and Dubai, and I get upstaged by Vish's goddamn Wednesday at the beach.

    Sucks.

    Were there naked people at the beach? At least I can take some comfort if there were naked people at the beach.

    Aroused Bull on
  • GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Don't feel like making ttwo threads in two days, so...

    Bye, Mitt.
    Time wrote:
    The reporter intended the anecdote that opened part four of the Boston Globe's profile of Mitt Romney to illustrate, as the story said, "emotion-free crisis management": Father deals with minor — but gross — incident during a 1983 family vacation, and saves the day. But the details of the event are more than unseemly — they may, in fact, be illegal.


    The incident: dog excrement found on the roof and windows of the Romney station wagon. How it got there: Romney strapped a dog carrier — with the family dog Seamus, an Irish Setter, in it — to the roof of the family station wagon for a twelve hour drive from Boston to Ontario, which the family apparently completed, despite Seamus's rather visceral protest.

    Massachusetts's animal cruelty laws specifically prohibit anyone from carrying an animal "in or upon a vehicle, or otherwise, in an unnecessarily cruel or inhuman manner or in a way and manner which might endanger the animal carried thereon." An officer for the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals responded to a description of the situation saying "it's definitely something I'd want to check out." The officer, Nadia Branca, declined to give a definitive opinion on whether Romney broke the law but did note that it's against state law to have a dog in an open bed of a pick-up truck, and "if the dog was being carried in a way that endangers it, that would be illegal." And while it appears that the statute of limitations has probably passed, Stacey Wolf, attorney and legislative director for the ASPCA, said "even if it turns out to not be against the law at the time, in the district, we'd hope that people would use common sense...Any manner of transporting a dog that places the animal in serious danger is something that we'd think is inappropriate...I can't speak to the accuracy of the case, but it raises concerns about the judgment used in this particular situation."

    Ingrid Newkirk, president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was less circumspect. PETA does not have a position on Romney's candidacy per se, but Newkirk called the incident "a lesson in cruelty that was ... wrong for [his children] to witness...Thinking of the wind, the weather, the speed, the vulnerability, the isolation on the roof, it is commonsense that any dog who's under extreme stress might show that stress by losing control of his bowels: that alone should have been sufficient indication that the dog was, basically, being tortured." Romney, of course, has expressed support for the use of "enhanced interrogation" techniques when it comes to terrorists; his campaign did not return repeated calls and emails about the treatment of his dog.

    As organizer of the Salt Lake City Olympic Games, Romney came under fire from some animal welfare groups for including a rodeo exhibition as part of the Games' festivities. At the time, he told protesters, "We are working hard to make this as safe a rodeo for cowboys and animals as is humanly possible."

    Is this something you can recover from, or is Mitt gone before Iowa?

    Gosling on
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  • VishNubVishNub Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    ArrBeeBee wrote: »
    VishNub wrote: »
    ArrBeeBee wrote: »
    Man. I get back from a month in Europe and Dubai, and I get upstaged by Vish's goddamn Wednesday at the beach.

    Sucks.

    Were there naked people at the beach? At least I can take some comfort if there were naked people at the beach.

    Yes.

    VishNub on
  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Vish wants dick in mouth.

    Zen Vulgarity on
  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited June 2007
    Are you kidding mtv? Conservatives can rally to the theme of aint no gummint telling me I can't tie my dog carrier to the roof of my car next thing they'll be saying I can't have my dog in the back of my pickup goddam lib'ruls.

    Irond Will on
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  • Wonder_HippieWonder_Hippie __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2007
    I didn't even know they made maple flavored ice cream. You don't mayhaps work at Coldstone, do you Eddy?

    I bet you're the most fabulous singer there.

    I work here:

    http://www.mapleviewfarm.com/pages/countrystore.html

    and i'm terrible at singing. it's a nice place to work though, a great view of sort of a valley and spectacular sunsets. also very nice place to watch a storm roll in.

    Boo, thanks for ruining my illusion.
    You should get a job at Coldstone. They sing there, it's fun.

    Wonder_Hippie on
  • TarranonTarranon Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Are you kidding mtv? Conservatives can rally to the theme of aint no gummint telling me I can't tie my dog carrier to the roof of my car next thing they'll be saying I can't have my dog in the back of my pickup goddam lib'ruls.

    As much as I think it's uncool, this thing really strikes me as a non-issue. Well a non-issue isn't the best way of putting it. It strikes me as something that will be made out of a bigger deal than it really is.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    i hate you.
    D:

    :cry:

    Thanatos on
  • GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Tarranon wrote: »
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Are you kidding mtv? Conservatives can rally to the theme of aint no gummint telling me I can't tie my dog carrier to the roof of my car next thing they'll be saying I can't have my dog in the back of my pickup goddam lib'ruls.

    As much as I think it's uncool, this thing really strikes me as a non-issue. Well a non-issue isn't the best way of putting it. It strikes me as something that will be made out of a bigger deal than it really is.
    So was Howard Dean's scream, and look how that turned out. Which is why I pose the question.

    Gosling on
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  • Look Out it's Sabs!Look Out it's Sabs! Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    ArrBeeBee wrote: »
    Man. I get back from a month in Europe and Dubai, and I get upstaged by Vish's goddamn Wednesday at the beach.

    Hey RBB!

    Guess I was just busy to notice you werent around or in any of the phallas. :P

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Thanatos wrote: »
    Goddamn. I've got either a budding migraine, or a sinus headache right behind my right eye.

    I popped three pseudoephedrine and three extra-strength Excedrin a half-hour or so ago, and it doesn't seem to be helping much (unless it otherwise would have gotten worse), so I'm betting migraine.

    I'm here only to say that I feel sorry for you. headaches bite dick.

    and what is the word "bight"? it's not being underlines as tho it's misspelled, but I don't know what it means.

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  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Vish wants dick in mouth.

    a waffle cone is a dollar extra.

    Casual Eddy on
  • TarranonTarranon Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    mtvcdm wrote: »
    Tarranon wrote: »
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Are you kidding mtv? Conservatives can rally to the theme of aint no gummint telling me I can't tie my dog carrier to the roof of my car next thing they'll be saying I can't have my dog in the back of my pickup goddam lib'ruls.

    As much as I think it's uncool, this thing really strikes me as a non-issue. Well a non-issue isn't the best way of putting it. It strikes me as something that will be made deal out of than it really is.
    So was Howard Dean's scream, and look how that turned out. Which is why I pose the question.

    hrm, point. But the Dean Scream was in the present, with a shitload of cameras right on him. And like Irond said, Mitt Romney's voter base isn't going to be too concerned, I would think.

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  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I didn't even know they made maple flavored ice cream. You don't mayhaps work at Coldstone, do you Eddy?

    I bet you're the most fabulous singer there.

    I work here:

    http://www.mapleviewfarm.com/pages/countrystore.html

    and i'm terrible at singing. it's a nice place to work though, a great view of sort of a valley and spectacular sunsets. also very nice place to watch a storm roll in.

    Boo, thanks for ruining my illusion.
    You should get a job at Coldstone. They sing there, it's fun.

    I get the feeling of great sorrow and misery every time I hear them sing.

    i've stopped tipping them since they sing when I do.

    Casual Eddy on
  • Squirminator2kSquirminator2k they/them North Hollywood, CARegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    ArrBeeBee wrote: »
    Still a tad jetlagged. First time in my life I've ever been properly jetlagged. It's a rather bizarre feeling.

    How long was your journey? I just got off a nineteen hour flight, and I'm surprisingly lucid compared to after the trip over there.

    It was just shy of 11 hours, which I found rather surprising as the last time I flew direct from Heathrow to LAX with Virgin it took about nine and a half hours. Still, there were delays. Customs is also not fun when you're immigrating, but that's perhaps something for my blog.

    Speaking of lucid, I've been having lucis dreams on an almost nightly basis. last night I dreamt my friends and I were being mercilessly hunted by a serial killer who was half-human-half-Predator. I've had this dream before and it invariably ends with him bringing an axe down on my head, at which point I'll wake up.

    Last night though, I called out as he went to axe me. I told him I knew I was dreaming and asked him if he would mind not axing me in the face so I could wake up unstartled. I explained to him, rationally, that I had been on an eleven-hour flight and I would appreciate uninterrupted sleep. he agreed, apologised and promptly went off to kill my friend Westy. Then I woke up.

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  • Apothe0sisApothe0sis Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Man, Puzzle Quest doesn't half annoyingly favour the computer with gem drops near the top of the screen.

    Apothe0sis on
  • ShintoShinto __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2007
    Tarranon wrote: »
    mtvcdm wrote: »
    Tarranon wrote: »
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Are you kidding mtv? Conservatives can rally to the theme of aint no gummint telling me I can't tie my dog carrier to the roof of my car next thing they'll be saying I can't have my dog in the back of my pickup goddam lib'ruls.

    As much as I think it's uncool, this thing really strikes me as a non-issue. Well a non-issue isn't the best way of putting it. It strikes me as something that will be made deal out of than it really is.
    So was Howard Dean's scream, and look how that turned out. Which is why I pose the question.

    hrm, point. But the Dean Scream was in the present, with a shitload of cameras right on him. And like Irond said, Mitt Romney's voter base isn't going to be too concerned, I would think.

    Dean's scream came at a time when his base was already anxious that he was too angry and intemperate. The scream confirmed the fears and his campaign colapsed.

    Is there some terror that Mitt Romney is too cruel to animals to win a campaign among the Republican base?

    For this reason I would submit it is not an issue.

    Shinto on
  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited June 2007
    Vish wants dick in mouth.

    a waffle cone is a dollar extra.

    I just want a regular cone, Eddy!

    A regular cone!

    ..

    Actually, what the fuck is a cake cone anyways?

    Irond Will on
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  • GoslingGosling Looking Up Soccer In Mongolia Right Now, Probably Watertown, WIRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    The thing is, Tarranon, I happen to be a pet owner, we used to have a dog, and that, no matter when it happened, is just unthinkable to me. But it doesn't matter how bad or not bad an action actually is when it comes to a campaign. The thing is, does it APPEAR bad.

    And this APPEARS pretty bad. It can get cut to "Mitt Romney strapped his dog to the roof of his car for 12 hours" without any qualifying information such as when it happened or whether it was legal when it happened. This can get stated in a whole bunch of ways that could turn Romney's campaign into a horrible, flaming wreck from which there is no escape.

    And Shinto, I believe the context for Romney is "emotion-free problem solving". That's what it was originally used to convey in the Boston Globe.

    Gosling on
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  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited June 2007
    Variable wrote: »
    and what is the word "bight"? it's not being underlines as tho it's misspelled, but I don't know what it means.
    It's either like an isthmus or a bay I think.

    Irond Will on
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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Vish wants dick in mouth.

    a waffle cone is a dollar extra.

    I just want a regular cone, Eddy!

    A regular cone!

    ..

    Actually, what the fuck is a cake cone anyways?

    The cone made of fluffy crispy stuff.

    Incenjucar on
  • Squirminator2kSquirminator2k they/them North Hollywood, CARegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Sidenote: What the fuck is Cat Deeley doing on American television hosting an American show?

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  • AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Variable wrote: »
    Thanatos wrote: »
    Goddamn. I've got either a budding migraine, or a sinus headache right behind my right eye.

    I popped three pseudoephedrine and three extra-strength Excedrin a half-hour or so ago, and it doesn't seem to be helping much (unless it otherwise would have gotten worse), so I'm betting migraine.

    I'm here only to say that I feel sorry for you. headaches bite dick.

    and what is the word "bight"? it's not being underlines as tho it's misspelled, but I don't know what it means.
    It's a type of knot, usually used on ships.

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  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Wheeeeeeee

    Trump is talking about getting some Eminent Domain going here.

    The protests shall be fun.

    Incenjucar on
  • Look Out it's Sabs!Look Out it's Sabs! Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Apothe0sis wrote: »
    Man, Puzzle Quest doesn't half annoyingly favour the computer with gem drops near the top of the screen.

    I know what your talking about, still an addicting game though.

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  • Aroused BullAroused Bull Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I'm going to take a nap before I come back, I think. I'll see you all in a little while.

    Aroused Bull on
  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    ArrBeeBee wrote: »
    Still a tad jetlagged. First time in my life I've ever been properly jetlagged. It's a rather bizarre feeling.

    How long was your journey? I just got off a nineteen hour flight, and I'm surprisingly lucid compared to after the trip over there.

    It was just shy of 11 hours, which I found rather surprising as the last time I flew direct from Heathrow to LAX with Virgin it took about nine and a half hours. Still, there were delays. Customs is also not fun when you're immigrating, but that's perhaps something for my blog.

    Speaking of lucid, I've been having lucis dreams on an almost nightly basis. last night I dreamt my friends and I were being mercilessly hunted by a serial killer who was half-human-half-Predator. I've had this dream before and it invariably ends with him bringing an axe down on my head, at which point I'll wake up.

    Last night though, I called out as he went to axe me. I told him I knew I was dreaming and asked him if he would mind not axing me in the face so I could wake up unstartled. I explained to him, rationally, that I had been on an eleven-hour flight and I would appreciate uninterrupted sleep. he agreed, apologised and promptly went off to kill my friend Westy. Then I woke up.

    I was jetlagged in Australia once. At about 10 PM I curled about by a space heater, both too exhausted to fall asleep and shivering like I had just been outside in snow. It's very strange.

    Casual Eddy on
  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Vish wants dick in mouth.

    a waffle cone is a dollar extra.

    I just want a regular cone, Eddy!

    A regular cone!

    ..

    Actually, what the fuck is a cake cone anyways?

    The cone made of fluffy crispy stuff.

    yeah, the kind you would get at mcdonalds. sort of like a kid's cone.

    Casual Eddy on
  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited June 2007
    mtvcdm wrote: »
    The thing is, Tarranon, I happen to be a pet owner, we used to have a dog, and that, no matter when it happened, is just unthinkable to me. But it doesn't matter how bad or not bad an action actually is when it comes to a campaign. The thing is, does it APPEAR bad.

    And this APPEARS pretty bad. It can get cut to "Mitt Romney strapped his dog to the roof of his car for 12 hours" without any qualifying information such as when it happened or whether it was legal when it happened. This can get stated in a whole bunch of ways that could turn Romney's campaign into a horrible, flaming wreck from which there is no escape.

    And Shinto, I believe the context for Romney is "emotion-free problem solving". That's what it was originally used to convey in the Boston Globe.
    Eh it'll play as an endearing little story about a family trip and he can play it off as the kids really wanted Buster to come on the trip with us but there wasn't room in the car and well shucks he seemed like he was safe in his carrier, but I wasn't really thinking and boy howdy I've learned my lesson.

    But don't get me wrong if a Democratic candidate had done that then the Republicans would be wearing ballcaps with dogs tied to the top at the Republican Convention.

    Irond Will on
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  • ShintoShinto __BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2007
    I'll bet you ten dollars that nothing comes of it.

    Shinto on
  • Irond WillIrond Will WARNING: NO HURTFUL COMMENTS, PLEASE!!!!! Cambridge. MAModerator Mod Emeritus
    edited June 2007
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Actually, what the fuck is a cake cone anyways?

    The cone made of fluffy crispy stuff.

    yeah, the kind you would get at mcdonalds. sort of like a kid's cone.

    That shit is like the opposite of cake.

    Irond Will on
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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Customs into the U.S. is an ANNOYING fucking thing.

    Zen Vulgarity on
  • IncenjucarIncenjucar VChatter Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Actually, what the fuck is a cake cone anyways?

    The cone made of fluffy crispy stuff.

    yeah, the kind you would get at mcdonalds. sort of like a kid's cone.

    That shit is like the opposite of cake.

    Yes, but they also usually don't have 31 flavors either.

    Incenjucar on
  • Casual EddyCasual Eddy The Astral PlaneRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Incenjucar wrote: »
    Irond Will wrote: »
    Actually, what the fuck is a cake cone anyways?

    The cone made of fluffy crispy stuff.

    yeah, the kind you would get at mcdonalds. sort of like a kid's cone.

    That shit is like the opposite of cake.

    sugar cones aren't actually that sugary

    true story.

    only waffle cones are the bringers of light. where other cones spread foul lies and misinformation, waffle cones stand out - for they are cooked on a waffle iron and have waffle like grid on them - lo, the sweet deliciousness of waffle cones.

    they smell orgasmic when you bake them.

    Casual Eddy on
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