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Gameday Thread, #85: 8/2 vs. Brewers

Mrsnakepit_tiny by Jim McLennan on Comment 537 comments

Milwaukee Brewers @ Arizona Diamondbacks


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Seth McClung
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Yusmeiro Petit
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This is the non-game Gameday Thread. No discussion of the actual game will be permitted, and any comments reporting on it will be deleted without warning. General baseball topics, other games and even team-related issues are permissible, as long as they do not relate to the evening's events. Here are some possible alternative topics for discussion.

  • Tattoos. Would you get one? If so, what and where? If not, why?
  • Injuries worse than a fractured testicle.
  • Hottest people in Hollywood
  • Most and least favorite foods.
  • What is on your iPod?
  • Favorite video game - arcade or console
  • Barry Bonds: antiChrist or D-backs savior? [Ongoing...]
  • Have you ever walked out of a movie mid-showing? What movie and why?

I think that should be good enough to start with...

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What if

Yusmiero Petit is throwing a no hitter in the top of the ninth, but the game is tied – IOW the game is not over. Can I mention it here?

by Diamondhacks on Jul 2, 2008 8:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

HAHA! It was a trick question, right?

Because you’re not supposed to mention a no-hitter anyway!!

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 8:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You're good!

I really need to go elsewhere to make fun of people.

by Diamondhacks on Jul 2, 2008 8:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?

by Muu on Jul 2, 2008 8:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Today we were watching a DVD of The Reduced Shakespeare Company, and they did a puppet show during “Hamlet”. And the puppets started in with “manah, manah”. . .

Funny!

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Reduced Shakespeare Company? Really?

I saw them do the History of America in 90 minutes once. Very funny.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We have tickets to see that this fall, I am looking forward to it.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 10:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Do they tour in America?

I saw them in London.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ooo I like this idea (as it is usually what I do either way)

On my iPod right now is a lot of stuff. (Seriously, I have an almost full 160gig iPod. A lot.) But I am mostly listening to Jonathan Coulton, cause he cracks me up. :)

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jonathon Coulton is pretty funny- Re: Your Brains is hilarious.

I’ve only got a 1 gig mp3 player, because, let’s be honest, it’s a good excuse to keep swapping around music. I think right now I’ve got Flogging Molly, Flobots, Covenant, and a random mix CD I downloaded.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 9:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love Skullcrusher Mountain

Ooo! Flogging Molly! Greatness!

I love having literally every CD I have ever owned with me all the time. Mostly cause I am crazy neurotic. ;)

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I could see the advantage in that. The wife and I are planning to buy an external hard drive as our next purchase, so we can copy all our CDs to that, and clear up a lot of hard drive space on our desktop.

Of course, we’ll be more careful than one of our friends, who moved a lot of her files (music, videos, her portfolio of lighting designs) to her external hard drive in order to organize it, and then promptly knocked it to the floor, breaking it.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 9:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ouch

On the day of the wedding one of my friends knocked my bag off a decently tall perch and busted my 120gig back up. I didn’t notice for like a week. (It was kind of busy.) It did give me an excuse to buy a 320 one though. ;)

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Flogging Molly

is my single favorite band of all time. Bravo!!

How ‘bout Dropkick?

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow...

you just might be my favorite.

Two days later, Eric Byrnes missed three games for excessive crying, and started listening to emo. At the same time, Emily changed her name to emilylovesthedbacksexceptthatloserericbyrnes.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Jul 3, 2008 1:52 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Aw, that hurts.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 3, 2008 2:01 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Deal with it.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 2:12 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does crying quietly into a pillow count as dealing with it? ‘Cause I, uh, wasn’t going to do that.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 3, 2008 2:19 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am triumphant!

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 3:24 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wow...

wasn’t aware that being my favorite was so high on everyone’s to-do list…

Two days later, Eric Byrnes missed three games for excessive crying, and started listening to emo. At the same time, Emily changed her name to emilylovesthedbacksexceptthatloserericbyrnes.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Jul 3, 2008 4:01 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hate,

imitation Oi!.

The Angelic Upstarts is where it’s at.

by dahlian on Jul 3, 2008 4:05 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LOL

Yeah, errr, some of us drive the OT posts more than others…. ;-)

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is it okay for me to mention that Dan Haren was the June NL Player of the Month?

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes

It’s not about tonight’s game, so it’s okay.

And I’d say it’s well-deserved, as well.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not bad for the D’Backs. Webb was pitcher of the month in April and now Haren in June. I think Aaron Cook got it for May.

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 9:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Awww, how nice.

The MLB felt bad, so they gave the Rockies a pitcher of the month.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Also,

I am a girl, and know nothing of it, but I am just going to make the assumption that nothing. NOTHING. is worse than a fractured testicle. I flinch at the idea.

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Childbirth? Don’t have kids but from what I’ve heard it ain’t no walk in the park.

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 9:06 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

People say the same about kidney stones

But I say that most of the time you get something you WANT out of a birth.

Kidney stones are full of fail, and sustained and in the end all you get is a shiny rock of salt.

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’ve worked with one woman that said there was no way she would go through childbirth again after her first even though she had wanted at least 2 kids and I had another co-worker that said it didn’t even hurt when she had her 3 children. I guess some people just have a higher threshhold for pain than others.

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 9:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My mom had back labor with my sister

Which from her account was 100 times worse than the ‘normal’ labor she had with my brother and myself. I am a little um… Petrified? Of having kids… But still want them. So I guess I just try not to think about it too much. ;)

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

C section?

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Those are worse

8 weeks recovery time! And they cut you OPEN. EEP

I would much rather one day of pain then 8 weeks.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was actually

talking last night to a guy whose wife has had 3—and apparently he brought his camera to get pictures the first time.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It’s a tough recovery at a time when you want to be able to move and hold the baby and so on.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 11:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, childbirth is really really ouchy, but they give you drugs if you beg, and you get minutes inbetween to catch your breath. Not that that helps. But, yeah, a healthy baby is worth it all.

I would give kidney stones a vote, too. That stuff hurts. And they don’t give you drugs!

But wow, now knowing what his injury is; how could he stay in the game.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tattoos. Would you get one?

No, I have other means of self expression, thanks

Injuries worse than a fractured testicle.

Two fract….oh never mind

Hottest people in Hollywood

I dont know any of the new chix. Sophia Loren used to give me uncontrollable boners. Emma Thompson’s voice gets me all hot. Halle Berry and Natalie Wood are/were pretty as hell. And Elizabeth Taylor, when she was young, was – head to toe – the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.

Most and least favorite foods:

I’ve had a real craving for brussel sprouts lately. Some butter, salt and pepper. Nice. I’ve always loved paella – and most seafood too – grew up in New England. The food I hate is pretty much anything manufactured by Kraft, Hormel,etc – and also Oroweat Bread. That’s some shitty, shitty bread.

What is on your iPod?

I dont have an Ipod

Favorite video game – arcade or console

I dont know the meaning of the word “console”

Barry Bonds: antiChrist or D-backs savior? [Ongoing…]

Neither.

Have you ever walked out of a movie mid-showing? What movie and why?

Yes, inspired by Roger Ebert’s observation that “if nothing has happened in the first reel of the movie, nothing will happen in the second”. I dont remember the titles, but remember feeling independent and alive walking out on self indulgent crap.

OK. I’m done

by Diamondhacks on Jul 2, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have only walked out of one movie

And I wouldn’t have, if not for my friends being total brats. (It was Pearl Harbor, btw.) I figure I paid, I will sit out the torture. I sat through Napolean Dynamite for that theory though, so yea. It does bite me in the butt sometimes.

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sorry to hear about

Napolean D. I rather enjoyed it, and in fact, used to style my hair just like his, circa 1975.

I consider him a very cool guy.

by Diamondhacks on Jul 2, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

THE MOVIE HAD NO PLOT.

I would have liked the character a lot more if there had been a point.

/my rant

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's not for everyone

I didn’t like it either. Definitely not one of the people who “got it.”

I want to be in Haren's harem.

by luckycc on Jul 2, 2008 9:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think what made it worse for me is

I went with like 8 people who did get it, and I was like, “Bzuh?”

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was told I should watch it, and I just didn’t find it worth the time. Meh.

The town I lived in when I was in Utah was about 20 minutes from where Napoleon Dynamite was filmed, and I will say this- the costuming and dialogue made a lot more sense after living in Cache Valley for a while.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 9:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It was

filmed in Preston, wasn’t it?

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 12:09 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes, it was.

I was living in Logan, the closest thing to a reasonably sized city.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 3, 2008 12:21 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Even though the awkwardness

of the characters was pretty out there, I could still relate to them. Shy people wasting their lives away, thinking really small. Far from a classic, but for an inherently silly little flick, i thought it was based in more reality than it’s sometimes given credit for.

by Diamondhacks on Jul 2, 2008 9:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Waaay more funny

afterwards. When you’re watching it, not so much.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 12:08 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You walked out of Pearl Harbor?

Because of your friends?

Doing a good thing for a bad reason is still a good thing.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 12:07 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tattoos. Would you get one? If so, what and where? If not, why?
Oh, I would like to get a tattoo but I am a total chicken about it hurting! I would probably get a shamrock or something cheesy like a Celtic design incorporating my childrens’ initials.

Favorite video game – arcade or console Currently I am hooked on “Collapse” which I know is a baby level game.

Have you ever walked out of a movie mid-showing? What movie and why? No,I never have, and it’s only recently that I have just turned off DVDs that stink.

iPod—Kelly Clarkson, Jim Brickman, some stuff from musicals, The Shins, Toby Keith, The Wreckers, Trisha Yearwood. Randy Travis.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Most favorite Food?

Hands down, not even close: Empanadas !!!!!!!! Que Rico!

and I am not talking about the dessert ones at Taco Bell. I am talking about the ones filled with shredded beef, onions, potatoe, olives, and peppers, then deep fried to a flaky brown. The host family I lived with in Chile would make them every Saturday night…

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Now I want Mexican food

I think my favorite food is Straticella. Yum. Egg, spinach and soup. Num.

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Picture and recipe at link below

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/photo/BEEF-EMPANADAS-239955

Recipe is a little different from the ones I had in Chile.

I have looked all over Arizona, but cannot find anywhere where they are served. I guess in more of a central/South American treat than it is in mexico.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We call it "PASTEL" here...

- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?

by Muu on Jul 2, 2008 9:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dude,

I’d almost sell my sould for one. Move to Arizona and open a shop. I will single handedly support that shop!

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

err

sell my soul

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

my mom does it very well...

with beef, cheese, calabresa, chicken…

- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?

by Muu on Jul 2, 2008 9:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mmmm. Aren't those also

Livan’s favorite food? I thought I read that somewhere.

by Diamondhacks on Jul 2, 2008 9:18 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think so

I thought I heard it mentioned a while back

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In mass quantities, naturally.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 12:26 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This thread is making me huuuungry.

But all we have in the apartment are strawberries, eggs and Pop Tarts.

I'm making a triple, not a curtain call.

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:26 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My mouth is watering

so bad right now. Man, I can smell those fresh empanadas as i type…....

::sigh::

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Thankfully I know nothing of what that smells like

But I really want like… Macayo’s. And I hate Macayo’s. I like in Phoenix. There should be better Mexican food near to me!

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+100

Macayo’s is pretty terrible, as Mexican food goes.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 9:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yup!

Though we tried Mexican food in Puerto Rico (don’t ask) and it made Macayo’s look like we were in central Mexico.

I might just go to the store and make myself some generic tacos. :)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I kind of want Sonic

And I never want Sonic.

I want to be in Haren's harem.

by luckycc on Jul 2, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love their drinks

Their food isn’t bad, either.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 9:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I always like the idea of Sonic

But rarely the execution.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

I love the commericals, but each time my kid drags me there, I like it less and less. Maybe I should throw caution to the wind and finally try the tots

by Diamondhacks on Jul 2, 2008 9:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tots are good

Cheese tots good too.

Mostly good when drunk though.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good to know

Drinking heavily, then accelerating over to Sonic for some tots sounds like a plan.

Thanks!

by Diamondhacks on Jul 2, 2008 9:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You might want to try it in a different order

I can’t in good conscience advocate drunk driving. Even for Sonics. ;)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Love the tots. And the onion rings are good. And lots of their drinks are delicious. But avoid anything with the melted cheese. It’s ooogy.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here's another topic: Ex-Pats

No, not the Patriots, but that is the term for a person living/working in a foreign country.

I’m not talking about vacation time or school time spent abroad; I am curious if anyone here has lived and worked overseas for an extended period of time?

I know we have a young crowd here, so the oportunity might not have arisen yet. In that case, if the opportunity came up, would you take it?

When I finishe school, i want so bad to go to The Netherlands to work. ASML in Veldhoven, NL would be my dream job and that is what i am going to shoot for. Maybe because I have been a foreign exchange student in high school made me a lot more open to this, i am curious as to how others would react if offered the chance….

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

spelin is overatd

sorry about that

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

soco and I have bantered about

a year or so in London (as I am a chicken and horrible with languages) but it would be in the future. It is weird for me to think that now I would have to run it by him before doing so, though, cause as a kid I always figured I would muck about Europe as a young adult.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There are three placed I want to live for a while.

1.) Ireland – It’s the land of my heritage. I still have cousins, and aunts’ and uncles there.

2.) Australia- It’s the size of the USA, but with 1/5th the people. If you ever wanted to get away from it all with a vengence, this would be the place. i want to go just because it is a beautiful country, imo.

Chile.) Was already there once. Fell in love with the place.

the cool part about taking a job in Holland is within 150 mile radius, I can travel to 5 seperate countries. heck, the time it takes me to get across the valley here, I could drive from Veldhoven to Dusseldorf, or somewhere in France. How cool is that?

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:47 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the cool part about taking a job in Holland is within 150 mile radius, I can travel to 5 seperate countries. heck, the time it takes me to get across the valley here, I could drive from Veldhoven to Dusseldorf, or somewhere in France. How cool is that?

When my brother first moved to Brussels, he was really annoyed that he could not find a flight from Brussels to Paris. He could not figure out why, until somebody mentioned that it was just a very short train ride! Of course, growing up in the West, I’m always amazed myself at how “close” things are on the East Coast.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My family is from the Shetlands and I visited when I was a kid, I loved it and would consider living there if it weren’t for the fact that it is like minuscule and I am a city girl.

I want to go to Australia enough it hurts! I have two friends who live in separate parts (Adelaide and Canbera) so we would have places to crash but plane rides are ridiculous.

I guess though in the grand scheme of things I am a visitor, I like coming home to my familiar space, you know?

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Five countries

Belgium, Germany for sure, I’m guessing France and Luxembourg maybe… Fifth one is… Denmark? Or are you counting Holland as one of the five?

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 9:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

England!

Of course, I’d have to take the ferry, but it is still well within easy traveling distance.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 10:00 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

http://www.eindhoven.eu/

Upper right of this screen, there’s a video about Eindhoven’s location to the rest of Europe, I’m taking it at face value and they mention England as being withing the 150 mile circle…

Veldhoven is a suburb of Eindhoven.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 10:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mucking about Europe

Yep. My summer vacation in college was usually four weeks on Inter-rail [a “go anywhere” pass]. It took a bit of getting used to, the idea of arriving in a city with no clue of where you were going to spend the night, but I only had to sleep rough once, on the promenade at Nice in the South of France. And that was because I’d lost my wallet and AmEx couldn’t replace my travelers checks till the next day. Great times: some wonderful memories and tales to tell [as well as ones NOT to tell!] from that.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 9:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I lived in Sweden for a year when I was 13, my Dad was the head of a research group on Quantum Chemistry there.

My brother has been an ex-pat for 15 or so years. He lived in Mexico City for 12 years, and then Brussels for 3. He’s moving to Madrid this month.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lucky guy....

May I ask what field he works in?

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 9:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He had his PhD in Chemistry, but he did a lot of Physics as well, and specialized in upper atmostpheric chemistry before he retired. He worked at Sandia Labs in ABQ for many years.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’ve got a couple of friends who who spent two years teaching in China, a year in Japan, and just finished a year in Dubai. It sounds like it’d be interesting- I’ll have to see if I can convince my wife she wants to find a job with an international theater or something.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 9:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Here's a question

Who here has seen Wall*E?

I am listening to the soundtrack at the second and it is reminding me. It is genuinely surprising how great that movie is. The soundtrack is great as well.

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not yet =[

I’ll download it soon =X along with “Wanted”

- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?

by Muu on Jul 2, 2008 9:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am curious, but can't get myself to see Wanted

Tell me if its good though. :)

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I loved Wanted

Terrific (and completely ridiculous) summer popcorn movie. It knows it’s really kind of bad and it revels in it.

Saw Wanted last night and then made it a double feature with Hancock. Unfortunately, Hancock was terrible.

I want to be in Haren's harem.

by luckycc on Jul 2, 2008 9:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Too bad

I had hopes for Hancock.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 9:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The review I read

Said there’s a mid-movie twist, and that’s what destroys it. Without giving away too many spoilers, do you reckon that’s so?

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 9:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's pretty accurate

The twist makes it a completely different movie and not a very good one. Most of the scenes in the trailer come from the first half. If anything, I’d recommend renting this, if anything. The only thing that made the whole thing okay was that I used my free passes.

Way too many script problems, unfortunately. I was disappointed.

I want to be in Haren's harem.

by luckycc on Jul 2, 2008 10:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm okay with bad-and-they-know it

Must tell soco. :) We are movie addicts.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Still on the list

Four-day weekend for us coming up – we’ve taken Monday off too – so might get a chance to catch it then.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 9:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Evening, folks

Pleased to see I don’t need to wave the delete wand at anything [no, Skins test doesn’t count.]. I’m going to spread my answers to the questions out a bit, since we have to pace ourselves for about three hours or so. :-) No particular order.

I have only ever walked out of two movies, and turned off one DVD in the middle. The two movies were Roger Corman’s The Trip – yeah, like I want to watch other people take drugs for two hours – and Little Women. What can I say, I thought Winona Ryder was hot at the time. The only DVD I have been unable to finish is RPM, a particularly bad David Arquette film.

Now, I have fallen asleep in many a dire piece of cinema – and some very good ones too – but I always persevered to the end, conscious or not.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 9:48 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I stood in line for hours to get into Star Wars when it first came out and was playing at the Cine Capri and then slept through the entire movie. I still have never seen it!

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 9:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I stood in line for hours at the Cine Capri for both Star Wars & The Empire Strikes Back.

Good times.

by IndyDBack on Jul 2, 2008 11:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Speaking of Cinema

not sure if this has already been covered, but the early hype on Dark Knight is “masterpiece” (according to Kevin Smith of Clerks fame). That is high, high praise, and makes me worry about letdown.

I was so glad Brandon Medders was gone, until I heard he cleared waivers and went to Tucson. Damn.

by mr.tunes on Jul 2, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am definitely nervous

But Kevin Smith has rarely let me down, so I have hope.

I am worried I will get pulled out of the moment with bursts of reality breaking in.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Because of Heath?

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yup.

I am an odd fangirl, I worry I might actually tear up.

(Lord, I admit to such geekary on this board.)

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Daughter probably won’t go see it because it would make her cry. Okay, the preview made her cry.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Made me cry as well

He came on screen and my heart seized. Which is weird, because I try and disconnect actors from parts, but yea. Ouch.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 9:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, I am delighted to hear that

because I spent 1/2 of my Movie Mogul money on it, and i want a BIG return on it!

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by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 9:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmmm...

I’d be rather more inclined to take Kevin Smith’s word about any film being good, if it weren’t for Clerks II. Kinda blots his copybook that! But I am still looking forward to that one: Nolan is one of our favourite directors, and has been since The Following [the one he did before Memento].

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 9:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

+1

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 12:32 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have a free tattoo of Wolverine waiting for me if I can ever get up to Cumbria.I already have 2, the Three Of Swords and a biohazard sign,,Last time I was in hospital ,a ward cleaner saw them and said “Oh ,that’s pretty ,it looks kind of familiar,is it a pagan symbol?”That scared me quite a lot as there are biohazard symbols all over hospitals, I could see a couple from where I lay in bed.

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My problem with tattoos

is that I am like… ridiculously fickle.

I would want one, but change my mind as soon as I got it.

Though I used to say I wanted lyrics tattooed on me as markers for milestones, then my mom reminded me I am auto-immune and they would sadly not last on me. (And I am Jewish, and am not allowed to have them. Pesky details!)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:06 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My Tarot card tattoo was so old ,it got faded

horrid little goths and emos used to say it looked weird,I’d tell them it was older than they were,I had it re-coloured last year.

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My mom says (though she doesn't want me to get one period, so she might lie)

It would literally last like a year tops.

If not, I think I would have: “Don’t burn the day.” (from when I graduated high school), “City mad us crazy” (from when I moved to Flagstaff) and “Lovers for a lifetime” (from our wedding song)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why would it not last?

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 10:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My body would reject the ink

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

really?

it’s sort of acid and burns in under the skin below the layer that renews.Have you thought of branding?Though words are a bit of a problem

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

*shudder*

The concept of branding makes me a little woozy.

I don’t know the actual mechanics of it, to be honest, but I have a friend who does tattoos and says that auto-immunity does something to just kind of reject it… which is why is wouldn’t last… but I have never really heard about it outside of my mom and her so shrug it might be a ploy to keep my skin fresh and clean. ;)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

tats all fade a bit

mostly,it was some red colour which had faded on mine

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And I am Jewish, and am not allowed to have them

Didn’t realize that. Any particular scriptural reason?

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Baking

I made two bunt cakes tonight for my visitors. They were both a hit. Then I made a third one, more petite. It wasn’t such a hit, even though it was a sacrifice to make.

by aricat on Jul 2, 2008 10:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OO! Bunt cake is good.

I am thinking if I go to the grocery store I could make soco surprise cookies or cake. I used to do that when we first started dating, a bajillion years ago. :)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:07 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I had three bunt cakes in the oven, but none of them turned out.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 10:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

if the cake was too rich

you could get the runs

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oi!

I’m watching you, aricat. Don’t think I don’t know what you’re trying to do. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:12 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I hear you. I think I overbaked that third one, I wasn’t even able to break it open.

by aricat on Jul 2, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think

You have to blame the chef for that one. Over-egging the recipe has been a problem of late.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I get the feeling I will side with her

Cause solidarity and all that. (If I am getting who she is, right?)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Speaking of chefs

I was staying at an inn once, I think it was only the third inn I’d ever stayed at. I had a nice room on the bottom floor. Anyway, the chef there served up a nice butterball turkey before anyone had even been out to enjoy the beautiful weather. I couldn’t wait to see the bird plated. Actually, the food wasn’t that great – turned out to be more of a dog.

by aricat on Jul 2, 2008 10:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

However,

I was famished, so it’s not hard to See Why I liked it.

by aricat on Jul 2, 2008 10:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tattoos

I’ve got a couple of different tattoo ideas. My sisters both have shamrocks, and they are (or at least at one point were) insistent that I get one to match.

I also want to get this tattoo at some point:

Photobucket

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And what is that tattoo?

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by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 10:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

music simbol?

- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?

by Muu on Jul 2, 2008 10:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Interesting behind-home-plate ads:

Today we were watching the Dodgers play the Astros, and there was an ad for Methodist Hospital. I pointed it out to my Mom, she was impressed. She had heart surgery there many years ago.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 10:13 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I make an active effort not to watch it.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don’t get the point. They don’t seem to really discuss sports. It’s like one of those zany morning news shows but with more objectification of women.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 10:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So.....

Did I miss anything while leaving work, getting a new BCD, grabbing some Nico’s Taco Shop and changing out of my work clothes?

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A nice discussion on tattoos

And whether The Dark Knight will be any good.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I see.

Rather lively offday thread?

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was hoping to hear someone had D'backs tattoo in the old clours

or something embarrassing on their butt

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Is it just me or do a lot of people get tats on their forearms now

I swear, in 30 years people are going to be like, “That is so 2006.”

Four of my friends have something “deep” on the inside of their forearm. I think it is twice as ridiculous as your butt because people SEE it.

Ohhh! What about tramp stamps? Anyone have one of those?

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No,I've paid for my tattoos

I want to see them,they are high on mu y left shoulder

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think if I got one I would do somewhere I can't see

I have a huge birthmark (Port of Wine stain) on my back and it sounds odd but sometimes I catch it in the mirror or in pictures and I freaking LOVE it ten times more.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I refuse to get a tattoo

Simply because they are now so common. Back in the day, they were a genuine sign of individuality, but now, they feel about as taboo-breaking as a MySpace account. Of course, it depends what you get, but if I never see a tribal armband [walrus! walrus!] again, it’ll be too soon.

If I was going to get a tat, however, it’d be a big, F-sized dragon across my entire back. Which would rule out my use of public bath facilities in Japan, but I don’t see that as a problem.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah,I really stood out when I had mine done

and I was stared at in the street for my pierced nose in 1978

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hehe,

soco and I got piercings the day after the wedding because we both felt a little too grown up. Chicken boy took his lip piercing out, but my second-Mom told me my nose piercing was, “adorable.”

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just looked out the window, and the sun is really beautiful and red on the horizon. of course, the nerd that I am, my first thought is, “Wow, it’s like half a Tatooine sunset.”

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There's two suns and no women....

....what the hell am I supposed to do??

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I always wondered

Where does the phrase “Double Dawg Dare” come from?

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I am a word nerd

http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-dou2.htm

This site gets lots of visits from me. :D

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Off for dinner

Be back in a while.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ooh!!

What’s for dinner?

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Shake and bake

And I helped!

(Just kidding, but seriously, I don’t know what I want for dinner.)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Pork cordon bleu

Roast pork, with cream cheese and Canadian bacon. And loaded mashed potatoes.

Roto-rooter are on standby for my arteries. :-)

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I got

a Combo #1 from Nico’s Taco Shop…. cheese enchilada, shredded beef taco, and beans and rice.

SOOOOOO tasty.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mmmm

I am thinking after this um… next ten minutes or so… I will go get something.

I would KILL for an Veggie Grinder and an Eegee but alas, I am two hours away.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yup.

Just another reason Phoenix sucks. No Eegees.

Personally, I prefer Baggin’s, though.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haven't had Baggins.

We used to have an Eegees, but it was in Chandler? Tempe? Somewhere far and it was before I drove so alas. Only vacation Eegees for me.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

What kind of a place is Eegees? and Baggin’s?

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 10:53 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sandwich places.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 12:35 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Use to love those Eegees when I was in a sorority at UofA. We’d go on an Eegee run and then mix them with booze!!!

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 11:20 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

we've got the standard sleepover fare...

WAYYYYY too much junk food- Chips, dip, popcorn, chocolate (reese’s, milky way), gummy bears, and cosmic brownies.
:-)

Two days later, Eric Byrnes missed three games for excessive crying, and started listening to emo. At the same time, Emily changed her name to emilylovesthedbacksexceptthatloserericbyrnes.

by emilylovesthedbacks on Jul 3, 2008 2:01 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kielbasa and pierogies. Delicious.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:41 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did you cook?

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by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 10:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, your daughter-in-law did.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:46 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ooh, Polish food!

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:44 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Favorite video game

I’ve only completed three computer games. Zork, Doom and the first Tomb Raider. I made a good stab at the first GTA on the Playstation 2, back before it was all first-person and was still an overhead perspective.

Old-school arcade, I loved Asteroids, was crap at Defender, and ploughed far too much student grant money into Gauntlet.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

See, I don't do video games

So my favorite is the Monkey Island series.

I was a Gauntlet widow, so I am bitter towards that. (And Diablo. Dang Diablo.)

I would say Console though.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Haha! You beat the original Doom?

Not that it’s difficult, but I’m still impressed.

Mine has gotta be Postal 2—it’s so awesome that Uwe Boll made it into his latest movie. Plus, it’s developed and published by an independent video game company right here in Tucson. For awhile, it was #1 in Russia…. not bad for an indie game. It’s also banned in Australia, and a couple more countries, I believe.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love video games, mainly console or PC. I’ve got a PS2, and some of my favorites are Katamari Damacy, the Burnout series, Final Fantasy XII (which I need to finish), and the Star Wars Battlefronts games. My wife is awesome at Guitar Hero, while I’m passable- we’re waiting until we have enough money for a PS3, then we’ll upgrade to Rock Band. She wants to play the drums, while I’m looking forward to singing.

PC, I just started replaying Baldur’s Gate II. And the Penny Arcade game was pretty entertaining. Arcade, my favorite has to be the old Star Wars game they had back in the 80s.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eh......

I am NOT a huge fan of console games, except for Madden. Definitely computer games, though.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eh

I get tired of the people who think Madden release every year is the greatest cultural event since Woodstock. Also, I enjoyed ESPN’s football more than Madden the year it was released, so I was annoyed when the NFL decided to give EA an exclusive license.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   1 recs

I'm hopeless at games

I can’t tell my left from my right, have no co-ordination and weak wrists.My bf tried to teach me Tetris when I got my first computer.I was really bad, he laughed so hard his glasses fell off

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by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fun Tetris story

So, back when we had an NES, I used to have a little thing you plugged in between the cartridge and the console, and then you could put in various codes to change various things about the game- sometimes cheat codes, sometimes you gave Mario moon gravity, sometimes you just changed the color scheme. One of the more interesting ones was for two person Tetris. Not head-to-head, but cooperative- one of you would control the movement of the piece, and the other person would control the rotation.

It was pretty difficult. But fun.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:54 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Game Genie??

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sounds about right.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

soco is ALL about Madden

But never gets them besides when they are like two seasons besides. 60 bucks for a game he already has baffles him (and me!)

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:52 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, and if you want to go really old school console, I was pretty fond of Asteroids and Missile Command on our Atari.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:56 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm playing Perfect World right now...

- The Question is: What is manah-manah?
- The Question is: Who cares!?

by Muu on Jul 2, 2008 10:40 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

As the youngest child I have to say

I just found a funny as heck song

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That was pretty funny

Middle child, myself.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 10:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I'm the oldest of three.

I think I come off more like a youngest child sometimes, though.

Mark Reynolds: Turning me gay since '07

by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’m the 5th of 6. 3 boys followed by 3 girls in 6 years. My twin came in last by 5 whole minutes.

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 11:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My dad is

1st of 7, and my mom is middle child of 5. (Originally 6, but one died at age 10)

Yeah…. we’re Catholic. :-P

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 3:28 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmm?

I come off as an only child? Or you are?

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 12:37 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hottest people in Hollywood

I used to be a big Nastassja Kinski fan, back in the day. If you’re wanting old-school, then you can’t beat Audrey Hepburn. Angelina Jolie is very watchable, and I’m kinda fond of Milla Jovovich, simply because she kicks so much ass in her films, which always works for me. On the “if I were gay” front, Johnny Depp probably leads the pack for me.

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hrm

We each have lists of our “allowed” and mine are 1) John Krasinski
2) David Tennant (though, technically not Hollywood.)
3) Billie Piper (Again, not Hollywood but HELLO!)
4) Zooey Deschenal (though soco fights me on that one
5) Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 10:57 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Milla Jovovich is a goddess.

Also, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s cheekbones make me swoon.

by dahlian on Jul 2, 2008 10:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My best friend in high school

used to date Evan Gyllenhaal, who is Jake and Maggie’s cousin. He went to CDO, in Oro Valley.

Good XC runner. Sort of a douchebag, though. He mistreated her a bit.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:03 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

All boys in high school are kind of douche baggy.

But to be fair, all girls are kind of high maintenced in high school. (I blame every romance novel/movie ever made.)

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah,

but he really took advantage of her. And she was NOT high maintenance, that’s for sure.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:05 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ooo

Then I would have pulled a “Liz-mom-mode-of-doom” on him. (This was actually a phrase guys feared in my high school. I am kind of overprotective. ;))

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:06 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Eh, I'm overprotective myself, too.

But it’s tough to be overprotective when you’re 5’6 and he’s 6’1.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 3:27 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have, more than once, declared my secret love for Jenna Fischer. When a friend asked why it was secret, if I frequently spoke of it, I pointed out that she didn’t know about it yet. Billie Piper is pretty cute, too, and David Tennant would rank on the “If I was gay” list, though my wife would fight me for him. Amy Acker ranks highly, as does Jennifer Connelly.

I’m sure there are other people there I’m just forgetting to list.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 11:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Did you ever go to Jenna's myspace?

She has a guy who is like OBSESSED with her and tells her at any given moment and I gotta say. Hold it back a while. She is probably pretty wary. (Also, I wouldn’t kick her out of bed as well, but would probably still ask for John Krasinski’s number. swoon my heart.)

soco is OBSESSED with Amy Adams. Which is who I thought Amy Acker was, cause I am slow like that.

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, I've seen that

Definitely more than a little creepy.

I had to look up who Amy Adams is- the name was familiar, and I’ve seen movies with her in them, but she just never registers in my long-term memory.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 11:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I love Amy Adams (strangely also the name of a college friend of mine) and Isla Fisher, Jenna Fischer and John Krasinski (I’m a big Jam fan and hmm, let me think some more.

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Amy Adams

is very cute.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 3, 2008 12:38 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Also, Audrey is amazing

But I would go back in time and go for girls for Katharine.

She is so very yar.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Vivien Liegh was the most beatiful woman ever,I think

Depp is soooooo hot, and I have a real soft spot for Keanu Reaves.And Geoge Clooney id s dreamy

We will meet in Red 3 at the hour of scampering.

by hotclaws on Jul 2, 2008 10:57 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Time for dinner

I trust you not to mention…y’know. And expect ‘Skins to wield the wand of deletion if needed!

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 10:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I will speak softly.

But I will wield it.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 10:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is harder than I thought,

There are things I want to say! THINGS.

But I will fear the wand and hold them back.

FOOD. Everyone mentions it and I am lazy enough not to want to get it. I might just have strawberries instead.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:01 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I know whatcha mean.

:-\

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:04 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Barry Bonds

Fanpost has 140, just under what we are at right now….

this is harder than I thought

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well,

if I were really cutting loose, like usual, I’d be posting quite a bit more. But I’m writing something else right now.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ahhh,

homework?

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No.

Writing a testimonial for my grandpa’s 65th birthday bash this summer.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cool!

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

That’s when we’re all going to the Galapogos.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay

Adorable.

But… wow. Your grandpa is young, my mom is (well, 29) but only 5 years behind that.

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:10 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think my father-in-law is about 63 or so.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 11:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah.

My dad’s parents eloped when they were 18 and 17, and then they had my dad (oldest child of seven) when they were 19 and 18. Then, my parents got married when my dad was 21 and my mom was 24, and I was born 2 and a half years later, so…

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And to be fair

My mom waited till she was 31 to have my sister, and then had me just after her 35th birthday so I think my views are skewed. If we have kids in the next few years, I will be a full 10 years younger than my mom was when she had me.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:15 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It’s a pretty good pace for an off-day thread.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 11:08 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I feel a bit like I am rambling

At the world. But I swear at the next … break… I will be getting food. My tummy is eating itself.

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

EMPANADAS

‘Nuff said!

;-)

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:09 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I have a feeling

that this is always how we sound, but we just don’t notice it. We’re more aware.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fair point

I am noticing every time I post just HOW much I post.

And usually I have soco in the room giving me odd glances when I post irrelevant stuff, so now he is at work and I am SUPPOSED to be OT… it just feels odd.

Isn't it enough to know I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ah, yeah,

I was wondering where soco was. I think he already told us he wasn’t going to be here, but he’s usually my tag teamer, so it’s weird not to have him around.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:21 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He is in my trunk..

... just kidding. ;)

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Okay, stomach rules out

Be back when I figure out nourishment.

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:16 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Go get something to eat and we’ll keep an eye on … things … for you.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 11:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mrssoco leavea

And I show up. Funny, no-one has ever seen us in the same room… At least not until next month, anyway!

Excellent dinner, and I am now ready for the final stretch. Let’s just go back and scan the list of questions…

by Jim McLennan on Jul 2, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh.....

Do soco and Mrs. Snakepit know?

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well I wasn't at those games you went to...

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by mrssoco on Jul 2, 2008 11:37 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tattoos:

Don’t have. Never came across anything that really stuck out, so to speak.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:25 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

When my older cousin wanted to get a tattoo when she was a teenager,

my aunt told her, “Meghan, if I had let you get a tattoo when you were 5, you would have gotten My Little Pony.”

It stuck with her, and me, ever since.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Visiting my sister in Chi-town,

and going to see the White Sox on the 4th. :-P

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Walking up

to Rustler’s Roost for dinner and staying to watch the fireworks across the valley. G R E A T views from up there.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’m working at the booth for The Friends of the Farmers’ Market on Saturday. And we’re having company for the weekend, a friend of my daughter’s.

Fireworks will be shot off locally on Friday and on Saturday, so that will be fun.

And cooking out some of those evenings, as is required.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 11:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nothing exciting, as far as I know

We should have a really good view of the fireworks from our backyard, so that’ll be nice. Other than that, I don’t think I have any interesting plans.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 11:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We haven't really discussed fave foods a whole lot...

like what would you have for an ideal day’s meals? Snacks, too.

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by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 11:26 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mmmm......

French toast for breakfast, cheese ravioli with my mom’s red sauce for lunch, and lobster for dinner.

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is more or less

what my mom would always make me on my birthday.

Well, okay, so usually I wouldn’t be home for lunch, so I’d have the ravioli for dinner. (It’s my favorite food in the world.)

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Blueberries and cream for breakfast; BLT for lunch, steak for dinner. And way too many potato chips during the day.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 11:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

besides empanadas

I’m going with the old fashion fall back: My Mom’s meatloaf.

Grandma could make a mean batch of Hungarian Goulash too.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:36 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't loaves of anything

especially meat.

Mom- Honey are you hungry?

Me- Sure!

Mom- Want a loaf of meat?

Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.

by seton hall snake pit on Jul 2, 2008 11:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Leftover meatloaf in a sandwich with ketchup. Yum. Haven’t had one in years.

by TwinnerA on Jul 2, 2008 11:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Left over spaghetti

warmed up the next day is pretty kick ass too.

"It's like deja vu all over again."

by unnamedDBacksfan on Jul 2, 2008 11:40 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hmm

This changes pretty frequently, but if I was going to answer right now:

For breakfast, either french toast or yogurt with blueberries and strawberries.
For lunch, a cheeseburger or a turkey sandwich with bacon.
For dinner, orange chicken or sweet-and-sour chicken.

"Evil lurks everywhere, often in plain sight... Can you lurk in plain sight? Or is that just walking?"

by kishi on Jul 2, 2008 11:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Concerted effort to stay OT again tonight? LOL

Howdy everybody – long day painting new offices and now dinner’s finally over.

by ChandlerDad on Jul 2, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whatever are you talking about?

This is an offday thread.

(Hint, hint.)

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by DbacksSkins on Jul 2, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

More than a concerted effort. A demand from our overlords. LOL

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Laptop on the toilet?

Just because you can should you?

Baseball season, when everything becomes right in the world.

by seton hall snake pit on Jul 2, 2008 11:30 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No.

It's like living with a six-year old.

by 4 Corners Fan on Jul 2, 2008 11:31 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions