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Pathetic working squid checking in for duty.
Anybody else out there?
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 9:17 AM
Present, Mr President.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 9:19 AM
Still feeling stuffed and a little hungover b/c we did not eat until 730pm yesterday.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 9:23 AM
I'm here - in bed watching Fresh Prince of Bel Air
holla
Posted by: dirty_hipster at November 27, 2009 9:25 AM
Present, Sir!!
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 9:28 AM
dibs might be busy today...
Posted by: denton at November 27, 2009 9:28 AM
Etson, sorry to hear that you didn't eat until 7:30pm. We were able to run on a tight schedule and were able to sit down to start at 10 to 5pm last night. We were all done well before 7pm and had time to clean the dishes even. Got lucky this thanksgiving.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 9:31 AM
I had a good time, stevie, glad that you did. I think my friend planned it that way so she did not spend all day cooking.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 9:36 AM
This Thanksgiving I cooked in honor of Gourmet Magazine, which ceased publication with the November issue.
We had been subscribers on and off for many years, and in fact discovered and visited a couple of places thru the magazine, Lake Louise in the Canadian Rockies being just one of them.
All the dishes we made came from recipes in the last issue.
All were good except pecan pie with orange zest. Sometimes there really is only one right way to make something.
Posted by: denton at November 27, 2009 9:41 AM
I made my brined and roasted turkey like I always do every year. I added peppercorns, allspice berries, sage, rosemary, thyme, and bay leaves to the brine so that the osmosis process delivers some of them into the turkey. The end result was a very well spiced and herby/earthy roasted turkey. SOoooo good!
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 9:48 AM
stevieb, anything with peppercorns always tastes better! Your turkey sounds good.
etson, with two young kids, Mrs C and I rarely eat before 8:30pm...we wait until they're all set for bed. Eating at 7:30 pm would be early for us.
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 9:52 AM
Hey Biff, we had kids attending the dinner as well and so we consciously chose an early time of 5pm and were done by 7pm; this way, we still had time to give them a bathe and put them to bed.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 9:55 AM
Present, sir.
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 9:57 AM
hiya working stiffs, last guest left at 10:30 last night. Roaster was in tub this morning when I went to take shower. Tonight will be washing the stem ware.
I'm thankful that there is only 34 days left in this gd 2009.
Posted by: DeLepp at November 27, 2009 9:58 AM
DeLepp, wow, you had a late night. I was lucky that we had time to wash all of our dishes and roasting pans. I think the trick with the roasting pan is to cover the bottom with a layer of aluminium foil; makes washing up very easy afterwards.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:01 AM
"were done by 7pm; this way, we still had time to give them a bathe and put them to bed."
And watch football after that! Unfortch, the Giants SUCK!
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 10:02 AM
I remember when 10:30 was actually an early night.
Ah, memories...
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 10:02 AM
What did everyone have for side dishes? We had broccoli cheese gratin, garlic carrots in maple syrup, roasted potatoes, wild rice pecan corn bread dressing, and apple pie and chocolates for desserts.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:03 AM
Biff, when did your dinner end?
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:04 AM
stevieb, have a really small kitchen so I just move the pan to tub after bird on carving table to make room. Washed the roasting pan in my towel this morning.
With all those spices your apt/house must have smelt delicious.
Posted by: DeLepp at November 27, 2009 10:06 AM
"broccoli cheese gratin"
YUM.
Mrs. C was pretty traditional: green beans with a homemade mushroomy sauce and fried onions, baked potatoes and squash, pasta (for the kids), stuffing and homemade gravy and cranberry sauce. All quite delish.
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 10:06 AM
Read a funny quote last night, about Roman circuses:
"Women stood up in the stands drumming with their fists on the backs of people in the seats before them and screaming hysterically: "Kill! Kill! Kill!" Even before the games started, smart young men could spot women who would give way to this madness and make a point of sitting next to them. While in the grip of hysteria, women were unconscious of everything else and the boys could play with them while they screamed and writhed at the bloody spectacle before them."
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 10:07 AM
Sweet potato gratin, sliced into very thin rectangles and stacked up on the plate (this was at the restaurant Miriam). Yum!
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 10:09 AM
I remember when I didn't leave my house till 10:30.
Butternut squash gratin, braised cippoline onions, chanterelle pancetta pear dressing, roasted parsnips and vanilla-cinnamon-apple cide panna cotta.
Posted by: DeLepp at November 27, 2009 10:09 AM
Stevie, around 15 mins after we started. :-)
Kids were done in a hurry but I made them sit around and entertained them with broken telephone and other games until Mrs C and I finished. We were done around 7:15 I guess. So much preparation and then the fun lasts for such a short time - not unlike my first sexual experience (and every subsequent one, for that matter).
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 10:10 AM
>> green beans with a homemade mushroomy sauce and fried onions
Hmmm, sounds delicious!
>>With all those spices your apt/house must have smelt delicious.
DeLepp, my apt was full of cooking aromas all day yesterday. Plus, I tried cooking the turkey at a lower temperature (325 degrees F) but prolonged the cooking time. The oven was on all day yesterday.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:10 AM
Present and accounted for, sir. Morning all. We started at 2pm. Cleaned up and put everything away. And then started again at 7pm. And my friends kept opening bottle after bottle of wine. So I hung out drinking with them until about midnight. Now I'm ready for leftovers.
Is it me or do the floats in the Macy's parade get more commercial every year? Very few cartoon characters. Increasingly advertising characters
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 10:13 AM
"Butternut squash gratin, braised cippoline onions, chanterelle pancetta pear dressing, roasted parsnips and vanilla-cinnamon-apple cide panna cotta."
Show off!! :-)
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 10:13 AM
>>braised cippoline onions, chanterelle pancetta pear dressing
Oh my god, that sounds delicious!
For lunch yesterday, we had a roasted butternut and apple soup with pumpkin bread. We really tried to have something light before the big meal of the day later.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:16 AM
stevieb, all day? jeez I would have melted. What happened to a cool thansgiving. It's the perfect holiday for a fireplace but the last couple of years it's been to damn hot.
biff, one year my family ate thanksgiving dinner in 8 minutes. The whole clan, parents included had been out the night before.....
Posted by: DeLepp at November 27, 2009 10:16 AM
I was surfing and see that Reverend Jim Bakker has a show on WHT, the World Harvest Channel, wtf? I don't know what he's preaching about, but he's selling pave diamond earrings for $100!
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 10:19 AM
biff, believe me never again! Though half were made on Wednesday. The onions are the easiest thing to make and they always a crowd pleaser.
Posted by: DeLepp at November 27, 2009 10:19 AM
>>So much preparation and then the fun lasts for such a short time - not unlike my first sexual experience
ROTFL!!!
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:19 AM
"biff, one year my family ate thanksgiving dinner in 8 minutes. The whole clan, parents included had been out the night before....."
DeLepp, that's hilarious. Sounds like a Simpsons episode.
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 10:19 AM
>> Morning all. We started at 2pm. Cleaned up and put everything away. And then started again at 7pm. And my friends kept opening bottle after bottle of wine. So I hung out drinking with them until about midnight. Now I'm ready for leftovers.
I started prepping right after we had our coffee and breakfast yesterday; started the washing, slicing, trussing, baking, etc around 10am. We were beat by the time dinner started.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:22 AM
I've seen Tammy Faye Bakker on TV recently as well. Less hair, similar eye makeup.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 10:23 AM
His son has a service at Pete's Candy Store.
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 10:24 AM
biff, indeed now if I could just collect some of those royalty checks.
Posted by: DeLepp at November 27, 2009 10:25 AM
What kind of wines did everyone drink? I went with a reliable napa valley cab.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:26 AM
Psst, etson, Tammy Faye died in July 2007, so I'm guessing she had less of everything:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/21/tammy.faye/index.html
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 10:26 AM
stevieb, your food sounds great. Will you post your turkey brining recipe?
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 10:27 AM
Tammy Faye Bakker is dead, etson.
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 10:27 AM
"biff, indeed now if I could just collect some of those royalty checks."
D'OH!
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 10:28 AM
Surprised broncos pulled out such a large win yesterday. Maybe there is still some life in the AFC West standings. Not sure about Giants though, seems lots of troubles in Joisey.
Posted by: DeLepp at November 27, 2009 10:34 AM
>>stevieb, your food sounds great. Will you post your turkey brining recipe?
1 cup salt
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 gallon vegetable or chicken stock
1 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 1/2 teaspoons allspice berries
1 1/2 teaspoons chopped candied ginger
1 orange
1 gallon heavily iced water
Herbs: Any combination will work; i used sage, rosemary, thyme and bay leaves.
Combine the vegetable stock, salt, brown sugar, peppercorns, allspice berries, herbs, and candied ginger in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally to dissolve solids and bring to a boil. Then remove the brine from the heat, cool to room temperature, and refrigerate.
Early on the day or the night before you'd like to eat:
Combine the brine, water and ice in the 5-gallon bucket. Squeeze the juices from the orange into the bucket, and toss the rest of the oranges in. Place the thawed turkey (with innards removed) breast side down in brine. If necessary, weigh down the bird to ensure it is fully immersed, cover, and refrigerate or set in cool area for 12 to 16 hours, turning the bird once half way through brining.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:35 AM
Guess it must have been a repeat :)! Or getting her mixed up with someone that looked similar.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 10:38 AM
You guys are going to love this. We moved Thansgiving eve. In the middle of the move, in the evening, I'm unpacking boxes in the kitchen in the rear of the house. The movers and my husband are at the old apt. I hear about eight shots, really loud, coming from the middle of the street outside. It was a drive-by two houses down. One 24-year-old is dead, and another injured.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 10:41 AM
>> It was a drive-by two houses down. One 24-year-old is dead, and another injured.
Oh my god! Which part of brooklyn is that?
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:44 AM
It's in bed stuy.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 10:45 AM
Reading about the party-crashers at thw WH. I recall that during the 9/11 attacks, on board Air Force One the Secret Service began checking everyone's ID and persons.
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 10:45 AM
I said hello to the victim once or twice. He was nice and friendly, not a thug. Nothing like this has happened on our block before. It has a reputation as a quiet block. Not any more I guess.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 10:51 AM
Oh my god, you knew the victim as well? Sounds like it was just a random, senseless drive-by murder? What kind of people drive around shooting others???
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 10:53 AM
My god, that's horrible. I'm sorry to hear that, mopar.
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 10:54 AM
Sorry to hear, mopar. That's scary.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 10:58 AM
I don't know what the motive was, but I'm sure it was not random. Most people on the block have lived here 20 tears, they all know each other, you say hello when you pass by.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 10:58 AM
Years not tears!
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 10:59 AM
"Guess it must have been a repeat :)! Or getting her mixed up with someone that looked similar."
Or, you conjure the dead, and you're only telling us now.
Thanks, stevie!
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 11:13 AM
Tried to remember where I saw it. I think it was one of the interludes between shows on TBN, where they often have an excerpt from one of their old 'please send us money' programs instead of adverts.
Or maybe I have indeed started seeing dead people.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 11:18 AM
Or maybe I have indeed started seeing dead people.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 11:18 AM
I sure did, watching the Giants play last night!
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 11:26 AM
>>Thanks, stevie!
You're welcome.
By the way, I can't wait to make sandwiches out of the turkey leftovers. I feel cold turkey taste better after all the flavors have had the time to get acquainted with the bird.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 11:26 AM
Mopar, is stuyvesant around halsey a good area in Bed Stuy to live in?
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 11:33 AM
giants blow
Posted by: dirty_hipster at November 27, 2009 11:42 AM
Guys, lets try to get the post count into triple digits territory, what do you say??!
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 11:56 AM
I'm going home around 2. Will help intermittently until then, stevie.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 11:59 AM
Normally, one could just say 'Sarah Palin rocks' or 'cats suck' and await the deluge, but most of our ladies are away today.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 12:02 PM
I know, so not worth it to say anything controversial because no one is going to get riled up.
Etson, do you work in trading? The markets close at 1pm, right?
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:07 PM
Well if Kens shows up, that should be good for around 20 posts between him and Stevie!
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 12:07 PM
kenny boy, where are you??? I spent yesterday, during my down time in between cooking and prepping, thinking about new material for my boy Kens. My family looked at me quizzically whenever I chuckled loudly to myself while cutting up veggies.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:12 PM
Finance, stevie, but not trading exactly.
Amusing how you ask someone about themselves at least once in every thread, btw.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 12:15 PM
>>Amusing how you ask someone about themselves at least once in every thread, btw.
LOL! You are the lucky winner on this thread!
old habit of mine. I like to be able to put some context around the people I converse with on here.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:19 PM
Etson, is it my imagination or are people still cagey around me? I don't bite, if that is what you are worried about??
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:21 PM
Come to the gathering next Thurs. In almost all cases, people are a lot more comfortable around people they have met in person.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 12:25 PM
I would go if antidope and 11217 show up. I have always wondered what perma bulls look like, whether they grow horns and swing a tail around.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:27 PM
Neither of them has ever been to one of the gatherings. I would be suprised if either comes this time, although it would be nice to meet 11217 as he is a character & he sounds like he would be good fun in person. I don't have much of an opinion either way on antidope.
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 12:30 PM
You're all Pathetic Losers for either working today or posting.
Anyone go out at 3am to the malls for a bargain?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 12:35 PM
Hola Losers! I trust you all had a filling Turkey Day? Did any of you get up at an un-Godly hour to catch black friday sales?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:38 PM
Expert! how was your thanksgiving??
Well, we are both posting because we are working.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:40 PM
Expert, JINX!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:40 PM
Snappy! how are you?
Thanks for coming on the keep us company.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:42 PM
"Etson, is it my imagination or are people still cagey around me?"
stevie, as etson said, we're only cagey until we meet someone in person -- and drink with them, of course. I thought you said you'd come next Thursday to meet me, Dave and Cobble. :(
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 12:42 PM
I'm not working. I'm just posting because I'm a pathetic loser.
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 12:44 PM
Hey losers! Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving!
Most definitely did not get up to hit the sales, can't bear even the idea of it.
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 12:45 PM
"Did any of you get up at an un-Godly hour to catch black friday sales?"
Yeah. I've been camped out since 11pm Wednesday, just like the idiots I saw on the news who had pitched tents in front of Wal-Mart and Best Buy. I'm sorry, but no bargain can be worth camping on the sidewalk in front of a store for 36 hours, IMHO.
Snaps, how ya feeling?
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 12:45 PM
I didn't go anywhere for a bargain. I HATE SHOPPING!!
I was driving on the Belt Parkway this morning at about 6:30am and passrf the Best Buy in South Brooklyn (the complex that has Babies R us and Kohl's and a few other stores, I forget which exit it it). The parking lot was FULL! There was a mob in front of Best Buy and an ambulance.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 12:45 PM
While I was awake at 4 am, I was not about to head to a store. I was cat wrangling instead.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:46 PM
Snappy, are you feeling better??
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 12:47 PM
"I was driving on the Belt Parkway this morning at about 6:30am"
What do you live in your car?? Or did you have an early "client" call, Dominatrix? ;)
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 12:47 PM
Cargar, I am much better today! No signs of illness except that my voice is still Charlie-Brown-teacher-esque.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:47 PM
"passrf"
It's a new word. It combines passed and barf. As in 'When I passed the store I wanted to barf'. Passrf.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 12:48 PM
GRRRR i never checked my facebook inbox messages this week and i had two great invites to thanksgiving from people! but when i read them last yesterday it was too late. :-/ and like the days the messages were in my inbox i was whining about having no where to go for thanksgiving, so now those two invites probably think i snubbed their invites. i made myself an omelet for thanksgiving yesterday and played video games and watched porn for most of the day lol. good times! porn acting is such a more noble profession than say a doctor or something. so the the people who put themselves in porn..Thanks, skanks!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 12:48 PM
Snappy, have you heard from *robert on fridays*? I texted him that there was an OT today since he was rattling around the OT yesterday.
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 12:49 PM
Costco was about as empty as it gets around 10AM, but I heard one of the cashiers saying there was a huge line at opening, so I guess they were giving something away.
Posted by: denton at November 27, 2009 12:49 PM
"I was cat wrangling instead."
Got a little action, did ya? Well that musta been a good Thanksgiving ;-)
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 12:49 PM
also did steveib have a persnoality transplant in the last few days? did he stumble upon a christmas carol on tv or something?
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 12:50 PM
And there he is now . . .
*robert on fridays*, I thought you were gonna have pepperoni pizza with the pups???
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 12:50 PM
Hola Cobble! Much better indeed!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:50 PM
LOL Expert! I wish!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:51 PM
"Or did you have an early "client" call, Dominatrix?"
You know me so well. A girl has gotta eat, you know.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 12:51 PM
CGar, you "summoned" him up! LOL!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 12:52 PM
Rob, you are a riot!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:52 PM
Stevie, you coming to Bell House?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:52 PM
Very glad to hear it, Snappy! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 12:54 PM
>>"passrf"
Passing out while barfing, from excessive alcoholic consumption?
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:54 PM
>>also did steveib have a persnoality transplant in the last few days?
No, still the save old stevie. However, I met some good people on here who changed me for the better.....for now. LOL
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:56 PM
If any of you are thinking of going to the P.O. today...DONT! Every bug and his cousin is in there. Who knew that black friday was also a huge postal day?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 12:57 PM
Snappy and Cgar, I am thinking about coming to the Bell house. It would be great if antidope and 11217 could attend as well.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 12:58 PM
*rob*, Cobble, Dave, stevieb and I spent a nice couple of hours on the OT late Wednesday. Now we're just trying to get him to join us at the Bell Tower.
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 12:58 PM
"*rob*, Cobble, Dave, stevieb and I spent a nice couple of hours on the OT late Wednesday."
L-O-S-E-R-S!!!
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 1:00 PM
Never had any contact with antidope, stevie, but I'm working on 11217, but you have to promise to play nicely with him since he's skittish about joining us.
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:01 PM
I am never ever inviting a Loser to my house for Thanksgiving dinner ever again!
Drama ensued yesterday, but not sure I have the energy to write it up for you all.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 1:01 PM
"Now we're just trying to get him to join us at the Bell Tower."
I think he may have already been inside the bell jar ;-)
Posted by: etson at November 27, 2009 1:02 PM
"L-O-S-E-R-S!!!"
Says the Dominatrix who was driving on the Belt at 6:30 am the morning after Thanksgiving
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:02 PM
>>L-O-S-E-R-S!!!
Wow, that is kind of harsh, expert. I was merely trying to find myself a date on bstoner at 6:30pm the night before thanksgiving day. But coming to think about it, you are right!
ROTFL!
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:03 PM
"I think he may have already been inside the bell jar ;-)"
Says the man who has visions of Tammy Faye Baker Messner!
;)
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:03 PM
What about me, stevieb, don'tcha wanna meet me anymore? Sheesh, and after you asked me out on a date and everything! LOL! [BH was, uhm, amused, sort of...]
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:04 PM
"L-O-S-E-R-S!!!"
Si, present and accounted for!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:05 PM
I was reading back...how the hell did I miss that TFB had died? Was it not big news when it happened? I would think I would have heard about that.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:05 PM
>>I think he may have already been inside the bell jar ;-)
Who do u think I am a wind socket puppet for? Snappy? LOL!
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:06 PM
Snappy, where were you? She did a 60 Minutes interview (or one of those shows) and then promptly keeled over. [Cancer. Very sad.]
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:08 PM
Hi all! Great day yesterday. Sat down to dinner at around 6:30 & finished around 10:30. Best Bird-day dinner I've ever had!
Other friends of mine had 32 people - did the entire Gourmet dinner - had to start over a month ago to make sauerkraut. They've done the whole she-bang every year!
Ours was much more relaxed. No drama at all.
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 1:08 PM
I have no sock puppets! And if Hari keeps at it, I won't have any socks either. Damn cat!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:08 PM
Arkady, post your link to the bacon item!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:09 PM
>>What about me, stevieb, don'tcha wanna meet me anymore?
Still do, but strictly at only a date. LOL!
Btw, I love your folksy manner of speech (The don'tcha's and malarkey's usually leave me all hot and bothered, in a good way)
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:10 PM
Cobble is working the men into a frenzy today!
**whistle whistle**
:-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:12 PM
Arkady, how did you cook your turkey? I brined and roasted mine. It came out really well as well. I am known by my family as the "turkey man" around this time of the year.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:12 PM
Cobble!!!
What is going on here, young lady??
Must I remind you that you're spoken for.
You are a righteous woman, or so you claim.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 1:12 PM
oh good grief
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 1:13 PM
Snaps - Your wish is my command:
http://tiny.cc/qjNo0
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 1:13 PM
Expert, today Cobble is just the Righteous Hottie Tease! LOL
CobbleHiller, RHT.
:-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:14 PM
I didn't do the turkey - just stuffing & pie.
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 1:14 PM
Did anyone thank Mr.B for indulging a bunch of addicts?
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 1:16 PM
Aaah bacon! Maybe if I bathe Hari with the bacon soap, Pia will come to love him?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:16 PM
Expert, what the heck happened, give us some clues?
stevieb, Ah C'mon, come out to the Bell House. You can meet all these characters and me and BH.
Quit that! You're incorrigible, and even after I told you about BH!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:16 PM
>>Cobble is working the men into a frenzy today!
yes, yes, stevie is getting wound up like a mechanical rabbit at the greyhound dog racetrack and also frothing at the mouth.
Now may be a good time to bring up Sarah Palin again, now that all the cat ladies are present. I think I like her (for the same reason that I like cobble) for her folksy manner of speech. There is something wholesome and good about that; just like mother earth.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:17 PM
Hey! It's not my fault!! Point those posts at him! He's a family man, and he's posting this stuff!! LOL!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:18 PM
omg i am SO bored. days off work when youre broke just seem so pointless and loooooooooooong. ick this chick on tv right now was just talking about eye herpes! gack how does THAT happen?
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 1:18 PM
TELL ME YOU DID NOT JUST COMPARE ME TO SARAH PALIN!!!
I'm not speaking to you anymore, and I'm taking back my virtual hug. HARUMPH!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:19 PM
>>I didn't do the turkey - just stuffing & pie.
Ah, I made the dressing too: wild rice pecan cornbread with parsley and thyme dressing. What about you?
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:19 PM
"I'm taking back my virtual hug. HARUMPH!"
CobbleHiller, RHT, VHIG.
*virtual hug indian giver*
:-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:23 PM
Sorry cobble, just wanted to get a rise out of all the cat ladies. Looks like you were collateral damage.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:23 PM
"Cobble is working the men into a frenzy today!"
Cobble works the men into a frenzy EVERY day! Must I post the links to Cobble's Raunch Award of the Week?
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:24 PM
Classic: Ingredients: 1 pkg comm'l stuffing, 2 C. home-made chick stock, 1/2 lb. butter, 3 sticks of celery - diced, 10 - 12 oz mushrooms - quartered, 2 granny smith apples - peeled, cored & sliced in 16ths, 2 med yellow onions - peeled & diced, 1 pkg. Jones sausage roll.
Really, really good!
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 1:25 PM
ugh my grandmother guilt tripped me btw threatening to move back to nj and live with her crazy alcoholic bingo going best friend childhood if i dont go down to south carolina and visit her soon. they told me i can just meet them in the airport for an hour or so and then leave if i want, but my question is do airplane schedules even work that way? i cant believe im 32 and have never been on a plane. it's not that im scared of planes or anything, it just never came up really where i needed to take a plane. like could i fly down there, and get a flight back an hour later? im probably at some point going to HAVE to do this because she CANNOT move back to NJ. i will not allow it. i do feel bad i havent seen her in like 3 years which seems like a super long time.
im freezing in my apt right now! now i sound like cobblehiller. :0
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 1:25 PM
>>CobbleHiller, RHT, VHIG.
CobbleHiller: JSG?
*jewish sex goddess*
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:25 PM
Speaking of BH, The Who is playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl. My guess: Pinball Wizard--->Who Are You--->Won't Get Fooled Again or Eminence Front--->Baba O'Reilly--->Won't Get Fooled Again
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 1:26 PM
Oh, yes, Cobble is the original Raunch Award winner!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:26 PM
"I think I like her (for the same reason that I like cobble) for her folksy manner of speech"
Of course, why didn't I think of that! Cobble does bear a striking resemblance to Sarah Palin! . . .
. . . NOT! NOT AT ALL! DEFINITELY NOT! (Certainly not unless I want to find a new deck to call home!)
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:26 PM
>>Must I post the links to Cobble's Raunch Award of the Week?
Stop, I can't take it any more. This mechanical bunny is going to jump off the racetrack!
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:28 PM
CGar!! And I call you my friend. Harumph. Besides, they won't make sense out of context.
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:28 PM
jester, are you working today?
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:28 PM
The Who - I'm a Boy.
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 1:29 PM
*robert on fridays*, you can probably get a USAir flight down and then hop on a return flight within an hour or two, depending on the city. I'm not suggesting you go or don't go, but I'm guessing she's bluffing.
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:30 PM
Okay Kiddies, play nice. And NO raunch without me.
Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 1:30 PM
Rob, : P
Yep, infinite, BH pointed that out to me yesterday. Interesting picks! We'll see if he plays any of those!
Snappy, : P
CGar!! I have one hand on your tent, one more crack out of you and it sails 5 yards over!!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:31 PM
Buh bye, ET, I'll be fantasizing about you and your whip until we meet again
; )
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:31 PM
Snaps, don't tell randi, but I treated the CDog to a few strips of holiday bacon this morning. I broke the strips into small pieces and put the plate between her paws, directly in front of her little snout, so she wouldn't have to get up or move at all, although we went for a longish walk this morning, and she did fine (until we were a block from home and then she dug her heels in as usual).
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 1:34 PM
Ciao Expert!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:34 PM
Whips, Cargar? Hmmm...gotta fetish you wanna tell us about?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:35 PM
:( i just heard a loud crash coming from the bathroom, went in and saw that swiffer wet jet call off the hook and onto the floor and broke. i dont really use it much anymore because it irritated my dog's eyes, but im sad it's now broken. :(
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 1:35 PM
Uh-huh...super dead.
The four bar guitar break @3:35 = rock perfection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhrZgojY1Q
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 1:36 PM
Very nice Cargar! Pia and Hari will be dining on some fresh roasted chicken this afternoon. I was offered some leftovers last night to bring home. Then I remembered by furry ones so I accepted. I will have the stuffing, they shall have chicken.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:36 PM
You too, Expert! : )
infinite, BH just walked in, I'm playing the video for him. : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:38 PM
Snappy, I like your stuffing recipe. Very traditional and yet makes use of fresh ingredients.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:40 PM
My recipe? I didn't post one!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:42 PM
cobble, please tell BH I said hi and that he is a very lucky man to have you.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:42 PM
Sorry Snappy, meant that for Arkady.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:45 PM
Well, Stevie, my recipe for stuffing is very good though! I'll post it some other time and then your initial comment won't be wasted :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:47 PM
Stevieb - I also have a kosher/low-cholesterol/vegetarian version but it's nowhere near as tasty.
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 1:48 PM
Damn...without the cholesterol what's the point? LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:49 PM
Snappy please do. I love to trade recipes.
I posted my turkey brining recipe on hear earlier.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:50 PM
Come to the Bell House, and you can tell him yourself! : ) [Likewise, I am very lucky, he is after all, the Better Half.]
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 1:50 PM
>>Come to the Bell House, and you can tell him yourself!
I think I may be tempted to fight him in order to win your hand, rather. :-P
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:52 PM
Rob... Flying to SC is expensive and very unreliable. Never under $250. I fly to Columbia and my return flight gets canceled about 90% of the time. That said, if you plan on going for a visit travel in late March. Everything is in bloom and the weather is great.
Posted by: IMBY at November 27, 2009 1:55 PM
Uh oh! A lover's duel! Is dueling allowed at holiday shindigs? I know dueling is a part of Festivus (the feats of strength) but how will the Hanukkah/X-mas/Kwanzaa/Winter Solstice folks feel about this? :-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 1:55 PM
I think dueling is a very classy ancient art and needs to be revived.
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 1:59 PM
Will you please just stop that!! I'm pretty sure you won't be saying that after meeting him, or me for that matter! LOL!!
Snappy, WILL YOU PLEASE stop egging him on!?
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:00 PM
omg my new fav. daytime tv show is street court! this dirty obese woman with tubes coming out of her nose and her obese son are suing their landlord ON THE STREET for... having a BEDBUG INFESTATION! he was all like b-tch you brought them here! lol that son sleeps on a car seat in the living room! lol
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 2:00 PM
That said, if you plan on going for a visit travel in late March. Everything is in bloom and the weather is great.
Posted by: IMBY at November 27, 2009 1:55 PM
Ha! I did that very thing - the day Mr. B did his "usual suspects" rant - and it was HORRENDOUS! Cold and rainy. This was Myrtle Beach.
Seeing an old college friend made it worthwhile however.
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 2:02 PM
LOL Cobble! I'm actually poo-pooing the dueling! It's not very X-masy, Kwanzaaish, Winter Solticeish, Hanukkahish...we must remain all inclusive after all. Besides, since I cant have my Festivus pole, there is no use in performing the Feats of Strength :-(
LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:03 PM
haha, cobble, I will stop now, since I am outta here. To be continued on Monday....
have a good weekend everyone!
(I will resume my regular angry stevie programming on monday. Kenny boy, are you ready for me? ROTFL!!)
Posted by: stevieb at November 27, 2009 2:04 PM
afternoon all.
snappy - you ever go to nickel diner in LA? maple bacon donuts...
http://nickeldiner.com/
rob - do you know a woman named catherine eng?
Posted by: winthropst at November 27, 2009 2:10 PM
What Usual Suspects rant did Mr. B do?
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 2:14 PM
Arkady, that happened way back when. It's how the term PLUSA was born. That and Randi constantly calling us pathetic losers.
Winthropst, never heard of the nickel diner. My fam in LA live in the straight up boonies! They are lucky to have a walmart!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:17 PM
Thank heavens! I think I liked "angry stevieb" better! LOL!
Ok, ok, Snaps, if you want the Festivus Pole, I'll go along with it. Let's ask Biff if the Bell House will allow it!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:19 PM
Cobble, now that I think about it, perhaps a Festivus pole would be a bad thing...Imagine all the PLUSAs that might take that as an opportunity to brush up on their dirty dancing! LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:21 PM
CobbleSnaps - Are we wrapping the xmas goodies?
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 2:22 PM
"Imagine all the PLUSAs that might take that as an opportunity to brush up on their dirty dancing!"
Do I have to?? LOL!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:24 PM
Good idea Arkady! Cobble, perhaps we should ask people to wrap their gag gift with newspaper - a piece of newspaper that has an article on it exemplifying the crash of the Mutant Asset Bubble. 10 Points for any PLUSA who manages to find a piece of paper who's real estate section references BoCoCa or GoCaGa!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:25 PM
Ooh, good question Arkady. What do you think, Snaps? Might be more fun, but will it stop people from bringing the dollar gifts?
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:25 PM
I think this is Mr. B's "Usual Suspects" rant:
Brownstoner, A Thought on Comments, 12/15/08:
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2008/12/comments.php
Who do you suppose was the long-time reader who complained that the "comments are so dominated by bickering among a handful of readers that (a) there is rarely coherent on-topic discussion and (b) he feels like it's a private party that he's not particularly welcome at."
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:26 PM
Cobble, now that I've imagined it, I shouldn't be the only one with that ghastly image stuck in my head!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:26 PM
The childhood photo, we get that back right?
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 2:27 PM
Cargar, it was Randi. At the time, Mr. B failed to realize that Randi got jumped on because his/her very first post (and every one after that) was nothing but name calling towards the 'regulars'. Several posters then jumped on the bandwagon and claimed us to be an unfriendly bunch that they were tired of reading posts from.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:28 PM
Before I reread the thread...I'm going to guess 11217.
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:29 PM
Jester, yes, you keep the photo. You just have to show it on request :)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:29 PM
Seriously though, maybe we can ask people to put the gift in one of those dollar store gift bags - they actually only cost .33 so we aren't increasing the cost factor by much.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:31 PM
LOL @ the woman in the pic in the thread above about the Gifted flea.. on the lower left corner. her face just screams 'that's HOW much!?!"
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 2:31 PM
"Ok, ok, Snaps, if you want the Festivus Pole, I'll go along with it"
Awesome! All the clams can pole dance at the party! [Ducks for cover]
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:31 PM
A mention of pole and dirty dancing and I make an appearence again.
Anyway, I hate to do this, but CGar, if you're still reading. Check your email. I sent you one earlier and for some odd reason, I always end up in your spam folder and you respond a few days later telling me so.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 2:32 PM
Infinite: We're not collecting the photos, we just wanted people to bring them to show for fun.
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:32 PM
>>>>>>heading out to the deck>>>>>
I believe I have a tent to toss! LOL!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:34 PM
Cargar, this clam does not wish to blind people with the horror that is my dancing (on a pole at least!) so no Festivus Pole humping for me!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:34 PM
ROFL, ET! You actually end up in my "Porn" folder, not my "Spam" folder. I'll check. Actually I left my CrackBerry downstairs with the puppy, so I'll open my email now. . . . God I hope she's offering to put on her high heels and whip me . . .
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:35 PM
I can't decide if I should bring a baby picture or my infamously embarrassing Uncle Jesse wannabe band photos.
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 2:35 PM
Bring them all Biff!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:36 PM
But, Snappy, *rob*, DH, Kens and I LOVED when you pole danced for us in your apartment!
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:36 PM
snappy, I didn't reread that thread, but that was before the Open Thread was born and randi came along much later.
It was because of people compalining that a few would veer off topic that the Open Thread came about. Those were wild times.
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 2:36 PM
On cue, Biff appears when we're discussing pole-dancing Clams
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:37 PM
Biff, we wanna see a pic we haven't viewed yet! Baby pics it is!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:37 PM
How is that there are NO comments by Biff in Mr. B's rant thread? (Though I noticed at least one where Cobble claims she'll be civil.)
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:38 PM
I POLE DANCED IN MY APT???? WTF??? PLEASE TELL ME YOU ARE KIDDING!!!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:38 PM
Expert, then there must have been another time Mr. B sought out comments cause I specifically recall people in the thread I'm thinking of calling for an end to the OT and all of us telling them that if they didn't like it they shouldn't read it. That's when we got branded as an exclusionary group.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:40 PM
the last pole i danced was at cattyshack at their pole dancing win 100 bux contests. i broke the pole and thus lead a rocky relationship between myself and the meanie genie door ladies. but whatever, that place always smelled like feet and sweat lol
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 2:40 PM
Ok, I just looked at the thread Cargar posted. That's not the one that caused the uproar. There was definitely another one and it created a helluva lot more posts than that.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:42 PM
Oooooh! Snapppy! Wait til your mother hears about THIS!! ROFL!!!
Rob, do you still have Snappy's mother's phone number?
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:42 PM
did someone say they're bringing a band photo?
where and when is this shindig?
Posted by: Expert Textpert at November 27, 2009 2:43 PM
"How is that there are NO comments by Biff in Mr. B's rant thread?"
I think that was the one day in Brownstoner history I decided to not get involved. I commented on it in various Open Threads afterwards though.
Posted by: Biff Champion at November 27, 2009 2:43 PM
yeah snappy you dont remember? i was on the phone with your mom and was giving her a play-by-play of your pole dance moves!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 2:43 PM
Does a polka count?
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 2:44 PM
You know what, I now remember what thread it was. It was where Mr. B. invited comments asking people how we could 'bring up' the level of comments/subjects discussed in the OT.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:44 PM
Cobble, thankfully said fateful conversation took place on my cellphone so NO ONE has my mommy's digits! LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:45 PM
The rant thread was the last Friday in March, the 26th perhaps.
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 2:45 PM
I posted the thread that led immediately to the OT, which, as wasder points out, *rob* had suggested weeks earlier.
Yes, Snappy, you pole-danced, while *rob* talked to your mom, and we all stuck dollar bills in your G-string? You really don't remember that? It was right after we bought beer and chips at the bodega.
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:45 PM
ROFL! Polka Pole Dancing! A PLUSA must-see event!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:46 PM
Biff, you still at work? BTW, I saw your kids' store in Times Square. Pretty cool. "Champs Sports".
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:46 PM
Ya know what, Rob and Cargar! Thanks for giving a girl a heart attack! I had to calm down for a minute and remember that THERE IS NO POLE IN MY APARTMENT!
So there :-p
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:47 PM
I can't figure out how to post the pix you took on her camera phone when Snaps was poling.
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 2:48 PM
"THERE IS NO POLE IN MY APARTMENT!"
True. But, the shower curtain rod fell down, and you used that, and we re-hung it before we left. NOW do you remember?
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:49 PM
Snappy, why is you think everyone refers to your apartment now as "Snappy's Firehouse".
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 2:50 PM
CARGAR!!! YOU LIE!!!
:-p
Pictures? PICTURES??? ARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!
Et tu, Arkady? Et tu???
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:50 PM
and the bathtub flower grip stickies being used a tassles? really, you dont remember it?
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 2:52 PM
Here's the real thread that started the PLUSA ball rolling and the full on blog brawl: http://tinyurl.com/ch67w4
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:53 PM
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/03/lets_talk_about_1.php#comments
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 2:53 PM
i mean pasties, not tassles. pia and hari ate those.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 2:53 PM
Yikes! Just heard a bulletin that Tiger Woods was hurt in a car crash. Can't find details.
ROFLMAO - Rob.
Posted by: Arkady at November 27, 2009 2:55 PM
Oh yeah...now I remember...
"What can we do to improve the overall the quality of comments on the blog, to encourage lurkers to get involved without alienating some of the more active and, um, spirited commenters? We hear quite often from regular readers who feel uncomfortable, even intimidated, with the prospect of commenting. This isn't surprising given the verbal beat-down one new commenter received from a gang of regulars a couple of weeks ago. Nor is the level of discussion going on in today's Open Thread really where we'd like it to be. "
This piece of the segment was particularly egregious, since it referred to randi and his/her punk a$$ posts.
" This isn't surprising given the verbal beat-down one new commenter received from a gang of regulars a couple of weeks ago. Nor is the level of discussion going on in today's Open Thread really where we'd like it to be. "
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 2:56 PM
LOL Rob! I have no tub treads! (which, incidentally, is why I keep busting my ass in the shower)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 2:56 PM
Oh dear, reports on Tiger Woods say he's in serious condition. Just head lines at the moment. Saying it happened at about 2:30 am near Orlando.
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:00 PM
Geesh...I read back some of my comments in that thread. I was ANGRY!!! LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:01 PM
Yikes. Poor Tiger and family :-( Hope he turns out to be ok.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:02 PM
The thread Snappy posted is pretty funny. Biff is MIA there, too. You gotta love Dave: "I'm probably one of the more annoying commenters to many people and for that I do not apologize."
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 3:02 PM
jester, did you post the same thread as Snappy?
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 3:04 PM
"Tiger Woods was seriously injured Friday morning in a car accident, the Florida Highway Patrol says.
The Orlando Sentinel reports that Woods pulled out of his driveway at about 2:25 a.m., struck a fire hydrant and drove into a tree on a neighbor's property. Orange County Fire Rescue received a call for aid at Woods' residence at 2:28 AM ET.
Woods, who was driving a 2009 black Escalade, was taken to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Florida, in serious condition.
WESH 2 News reports that Woods has been treated for facial lacerations. According to WESH, the Florida Highway Patrol has determined that alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
According to the Sentinel, Health Central Hospital said at approximately 2:30 PM ET that Woods was not currently at the hospital, but it was not clear whether he was treated and released."
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:05 PM
Posted on ABC news: http://bk.ly/30
Can you believe this: The MAN IS IN THE HOPSITAL IN SERIOUS CONDITION, and these assheads are concerning themselves with the value of his house?? G*d help us.
Tiger Woods was seriously injured early Friday when he hit a fire hydrant and a tree near his Florida home, authorities said.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the PGA star hit the fire hydrant and tree as he pulled out of his driveway in his 2009 Cadillac sport utility vehicle.
Woods was taken to Health Central Hospital. Officials there did not have record of him as a patient, though the news release said Woods' injuries were serious.
The highway patrol said the crash is still under investigation, and charges are pending. However, the highway patrol said the crash was not alcohol-related.
Woods, 33, owns a home in the exclusive subdivision of Isleworth near Orlando. Orange County property records indicate his home is valued at $2.4 million.
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:13 PM
Did this thing freeze or is it me?
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:13 PM
Gee willakers! Why would they feel the need to post that info in the news report about his home value? I HATE THE MEDIA! URGH!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:15 PM
Alcohol is NOT a factor? Isn't it odd, though, that he'd pull out of his OWN driveway, in the middle of the night, and hit a fire hydrant and then a neighbor's tree?
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 3:17 PM
OMG, I have non-cancelable plans to go out tonight, but I'm so tired, and so NOT in the mood for drinks (if you can imagine), and I have a bit of a sore throat (no homo), and I just want to stay in with the beast tonight.
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 3:19 PM
I'm thinking if alcohol wasn't an issue, maybe he was angry and therefore peeled out or something.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:19 PM
I mean seriously, right? Another report goes on to talk about how he didn't win any championships this year! I mean WTF?
ACK, the AP did it too!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:19 PM
Yes, snappy, after the turkey. You don't remember? Sorry to post so intermittently -- DH and I just finished cleaning the old apt. Phew. We're taking the rest of the day off, going shopping. God, I am so nervous now, like what did we do. Hope nothing else bad hapens, hope this was just a fluke.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 3:20 PM
"Officials say there is no record of him as a patient." Uhm, did they ever consider that he might using a pseudonym? Nah....
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:21 PM
"maybe he was angry "
That's what I thought when I heard that he was leaving his OWN house at 2:30 in the AM.
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:22 PM
CGar, yes I did. I was in South Carolina that day, that's why I remember.
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 3:26 PM
Same here, CGar, would love to just lay down and watch movies all night. And...we're idiots and we made plans for tomorrow and Sunday nights too! G*d help me!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:27 PM
Either angry or he couldn't resist the 4 am sale at Kohl's either!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:27 PM
Maybe he had a stroke. What his home value has to do with it, can't imagine. Maybe they needed .5 more inches and couldn't immediately lay their hands on any other facts -- like his accomplishments in golf, for example.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 3:27 PM
people with that much money have no right to be "angry" at anyone or any situation. sounds like he queened out and left his house in a hissy and crashed into a fire hydrant. how much damage can that even do tho? on that note, i hope he is fine and stuff. what a weird story. i think the point of saying how much is house is worth to give a dig on just how cheap houses in florida are.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 27, 2009 3:27 PM
Congrats on the move, Mopar!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:28 PM
I was supposed to meet a woman at a bar tonight, but I feeling a black&white movie marathon, hot popcorn and hot apple cider instead.
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:29 PM
"And...we're idiots and we made plans for tomorrow and Sunday nights too!"
Me, too, and all I wanna do is sleep and watch TV right now. At least we're going out early tonight.
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 3:30 PM
"he couldn't resist the 4 am sale at Kohl's either!"
That must be it!! LOL!!
mopar, Very sorry to hear about the shooting. I'm sure it's unsettling on the day you move in. I'm guessing it's not a regular 'feature' though. Call your local precinct and ask them for stats?
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:31 PM
"I was supposed to meet a woman at a bar tonight"
A date? You better not back out, young lady!!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:31 PM
Ha! Not really a date. I just told her I'd check in on her tonight. She was really sad last week. She was cute, but she got really drunk and went home with another girl :-(
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:35 PM
Were at Tai Thai in Williamsburg looking out the window and playing Hasidic or Hipster?
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 3:37 PM
Bah, Snappy, that's not right!
Well, my recommendation to everyone is to go out early and get back home early!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:39 PM
My recommendation to everyone is to stay in and curl up with a hot drink and a good flick!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:42 PM
Reminds me of an old joke, about a rich kid: his idea of a hike is when the chauffeur drops him off at the bottom of his driveway.
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 3:44 PM
Thanks all. Oh Cobble the stats aren't too good -- here's hoping those stats stay on the other side of the nabe. Some guy in a black outfit with a hat just walked by and maybe he was a Hasidic hipster. You really couldn't tell. Ok we are off to go shopping. Love to all & happy holidays.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 3:45 PM
ROFL! A Hasidic Hipster!!! I love it! But wait, no skateboard with Hebrew lettering spray painted on it? LOL
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:46 PM
Time to go procure the apple cider for my spinster-ish activities for the evening.
Happy Friday everyone!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 27, 2009 3:48 PM
Same to you, time for a NAP! : )
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 3:50 PM
CBS Sports reporting Tiger treated for facial lacerations and released.
Alabama better not lose to Auburn - I want my SEC Championship game to be #1 s. #2!
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 3:51 PM
What is this, "Jester after dark"?
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 4:08 PM
barf
Posted by: Lowhearts at November 27, 2009 4:23 PM
*coffee break*
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 4:36 PM
Thanks, everone. Love and happy holidays to all. We're going shopping now. $50 cashmere sweaters at Uniqlo, hopefully no trampling.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 5:05 PM
[time to lock up]
[walk around the OT - no one here]
[open locker, get coat and attache]
[shut off lights, turn off breaker panel]
[BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP]
[door slams]
Posted by: infinitejester at November 27, 2009 5:07 PM
opens door
takes LCD TV and PS3
leaves door open
departs
Posted by: dirty_hipster at November 27, 2009 8:07 PM
[Stumbles into OT after cocktails at The Jakewalk]
[Sees DH's note: "Took LCD TV and PS3. Didn't feel like camping out at Best Buy. Don't tell *rob*"]
[Turns off lights: Clap off!]
[Closes door]
Posted by: CGar at November 27, 2009 9:09 PM
Hahaha.
Posted by: mopar at November 27, 2009 9:43 PM
[Turns on lights: Clap on!]
What a bunch of characters you are...
[Takes cash box hidden under desk and extra asswipes, and heads out for drinks>>>>>>]
[Turns off lights: Clap off!]
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 27, 2009 10:26 PM
Thieves! All of you, THIEVES! On Monday morning, Jester is the only one not in trouble here. At least he tried to lock up and shut off lights. Thank you Jester :-)
Cobble, Cargar, DH, in my office first thing Monday!!
Mopar, ok...I'll let you slide this time - I'll read the laughing at this most serious situation as simple stress from moving during the holiday season. :-)
**MEOW MEOW HISSSSSS**
The guard kitty has been released. She's been given orders to scratch out eyes and fillet skin. Re-enter at your own risk!
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 28, 2009 9:27 AM
[works knob]
enters
feeds 'guard" kitty with a gatorade bottle full of tunajuice.. good kitty good kitty
damn.. nothing good steal, this place has been wiped out! ill have to make due..
*steals toilet paper, buttwipes, incandescent lightbulbs, blue magic marker, man scarf, water cooler, paper clips, old 5 1/4 inch floppy disks, bubblegum lip smacker, and half empty bottle of dove liquid hand soap" SCIZZORE!*
[wraps guard kitty in man scarf since apparently someone jacked the radiators]
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 28, 2009 10:34 AM
Clap on!
Drops off new LCD TV and PS3 bought at Best Buy, feeling sorta bad for ripping the last PS3 out of that 12 year old's hands.
Rips Snappy's note into confetti and showers it on her desk.
Clap off!
Shuts door.
Posted by: CGar at November 28, 2009 11:36 AM
LOL @ cgar not even notice me swiping the toiletries as he was here checking up on the place. damn, im good.
*sly catburglar robert on fridays*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 28, 2009 11:49 AM
since cgar didnt even notice me inside hiding behind the festivus pole... walks straight out with the newly bought ps3 and lcdtv. but since im not evil, im replacing them with a ps2 and a cathode ray tube television.
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 28, 2009 11:52 AM
Ugh! Now *rob's* cryptic text makes perfect sense! Well, I'm done waiting in line at Best Buy.
[Sees that *rob* left his murse and Tarot Cards behind, and slips them into Snappy's desk]
Clap off!
Posted by: CGar at November 28, 2009 12:42 PM
Clap on!
Geez, why didn't anyone set the door alarm, and what the hell is all this confetti on the floor? Who does these things?
Drops off a large bouquet of flowers and a fresh batch of shortbread cookies on Snappy's desk for her to find on Monday morning.
Leaves note in cash box: "Dear Ms. Snappy, Sorry there's no cash in here, I took it. I spent it on boys and booze. I'll replace it as soon as my next check comes in. Most sincerely, Cobble".
[guard kitty sleeps through entire thing, napping on man scarf, good kitty! ]
Clap off!
Resets door alarm BEEP BEEP BEEP.
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 28, 2009 3:40 PM
"Geez, why didn't anyone set the door alarm"
Says the woman who stole the cash box
Posted by: CGar at November 28, 2009 4:29 PM
HOARDERS!
On A&E! New season starts Monday at 10pm. Marathon re-runs on Monday. Set your TiVo recorders. The show is hypnotic. And addictive. Much like the OT.
SNAPPY!! *rob*!! Check your program guides for Monday. Maybe they'll run the bxgrl/MM episode - the ladies with 500 cats.
[Takes a couple of Cobble's delectable shortbread cookies]
[Clap off!]
Posted by: CGar at November 28, 2009 4:32 PM
**munching on shortbread cookies**
WHERE'S THE MOO JUICE?
Bribery? Really? How can you bribe me with cookies (they are quite tasty though!) and not leave a glass of moo juice to dunk them in? Hmmm...seems a couple of cookies are missing from the decorative tin. Oh, and it seems I've got flowers. Nice touch :-)
I found a remote control for an LCD set, but no LCD television. WTF? Cargar, have you not learned yet to bolt expensive and portable bribes to the wall so X-mas Rob can't steal them? Geesh.
Well, guess I'll leave now.
**CLAP OFF**
WAIT ONE COTTON PICKIN' MINUTE!!!
**CLAP ON**
WHY IS THE GUARD KITTY WEARING A MAN SCARF? ROOOOOOOOOOOB!
**CLAP OFF**
(-stomping away in a huff and muttering under my breath-... rabble scrabble frickin frackin thieving ingrates...damn kitty looks like a $2 Chelsea ho in that hideous man scarf... harumph)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 28, 2009 11:01 PM
**CLAP ON**
Ok you sneaks. There is a new guard kitty in town.
***puts old guard kitty into cat carrier, throws the hideous man scarf into the fireplace***
MEEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWWWW HHHHHHIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSS!
New guard kitty, KILLER MAX, has been released.
http://tinyurl.com/yoqzwa
**CLAP OFF**
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 28, 2009 11:11 PM
Anyone watching SNL? How fuckin hot is Shakira?
Posted by: dirty_hipster at November 29, 2009 12:50 AM
[Clap on!]
"Anyone watching SNL? How fuckin hot is Shakira?"
Asks the man who swiped the LCD TV . . .
[Walks past "Killer Max", sound asleep inside *rob's* murse]
[Takes more of Cobble's awesome shortbread cookies]
[Clap off!]
Posted by: CGar at November 29, 2009 12:34 PM
[crawls in thru the septic tank *ha! betcha no one thought this was a way in and out huh?*]
[removes poo mist hazmat suit]
[takes back ps2 and CRT television and replaces it with an atari and a broken boombox]
[slides into poo mist hazmat suit]
[slips thru septic system. OUCH sprains ankle and gets suit snagged on a piece of corn]
GAAAAAAVCK! help me! ive fallen and i cant get up!
*rob*
Posted by: Butterfly at November 29, 2009 2:52 PM
CARGAR YOU COOKIE THIEF! A POX ON YOUR HOUSE!
Oh, and Rob, I poked tiny little holes ALL OVER your poo mist hazmat suit. Look down. You've got doodie on your calf.
:-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 29, 2009 4:19 PM
In the words of the immortal Laura Petrie, "Ohhhh *robbbbbbb*!!"
PS, *rob*, remember when I told you you could always call me to bail you out? Well, if you read the not-so-fine print, you'll see there's a septic tank exception.
Snapster, how ya feelin? Must be better given the way you're woolfin down those cookies!
Posted by: CGar at November 29, 2009 5:31 PM
Cargar, new discovery: Cobble's cookies cure a cold! I say we talk to her about patenting those babies and opening up a shop (using the lawfirm of Snappy, Cargar & Slopey, LLP. of course). Naturally, we'll take 47% of the profits. SCS, LLP. doesn't work for cheap! Cobble, that's no problem right?
:-)
Posted by: InsertSnappyNameHere at November 29, 2009 9:29 PM
Naturally, we'll take 47% of the profits. SCS, LLP. doesn't work for cheap!
As Rob might say: "Hells to the no!"
Cobble's Cold Cure Cookies' aren't for sale!! I mean unless you sweeten that offer!
Besides, I have a law firm of my own: Chad, Chet & Courtney, LLP!
Posted by: cobblehiller at November 29, 2009 11:31 PM
OMG. I can't believe we have to be back here in 8 hours!
Posted by: CGar at November 30, 2009 12:38 AM
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