Author Topic: Random talk thread: It just keeps happening (Read 4294782 times)

BlackMage · « **Reply #8820 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:10:03 PM »

Quote from: Don Flamenco on July 24, 2011, 05:57:45 PM

Quote from: BlackMage on July 24, 2011, 10:50:59 AM
Wow cool bepbo we both got sex from OKC! too bad there's a lack of gf material on that site. :'(

plenty of fatties up for a one night stand though

I have standards!

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #8821 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:18:20 PM »

Quote from: BlackMage on July 24, 2011, 06:10:03 PM

Quote from: Don Flamenco on July 24, 2011, 05:57:45 PM
Quote from: BlackMage on July 24, 2011, 10:50:59 AM
Wow cool bepbo we both got sex from OKC! too bad there's a lack of gf material on that site. :'(

plenty of fatties up for a one night stand though

I have standards!

But think about it-- you could get laid on a nightly basis if you didn't! It's tempting, eh?

if you decide to do it, you have to get them to wear party hats and get a pic, then post each one here.

Mupepe · « **Reply #8822 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:24:32 PM »

Quote from: Stringer Bell on July 24, 2011, 12:37:38 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on July 24, 2011, 06:43:00 AM
You really ask for permission??? No girl wants to be with a guy who doesn't have the balls to go for it. Going for it and getting shot down is no worse than asking and getting shot down except you still have your dignity. Wtf? I mean you met on okc, you know that she's not looking for a bff. Wtf bebpo?? I just literally had this with with a rl friend.

It depends. Some women like men who ask for permission. A lot of dudes wonder if they CAN kiss and don't even bother asking. I find that asking takes as much balls as just kissing her flat out does. Or you can do it comedically and be like "Guess what?" "What?" "I'm gonna kiss you" and tease her.

Shit works like a charm.

Yeah except i think you're talking about being a smooth romantic. Read that quote again from bebpo. It screams lack of confidence.

Himu · « **Reply #8823 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:29:58 PM »

we need to find a way to boost bebpo's confidence

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8824 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:31:28 PM »

Well a girl can perceive that as being cute, if it worked it worked. There is no one single approach to these things.

Himu · « **Reply #8825 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:40:41 PM »

Not saying there is, but Bebpo could use a self esteem boost.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8826 on:** July 24, 2011, 06:50:19 PM »

Dude is a lawyer, the world is his oyster.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #8827 on:** July 24, 2011, 07:04:57 PM »

Probably graduated from a Tier 4 school

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8828 on:** July 25, 2011, 12:58:58 AM »

Quote from: AWESOM-O on July 25, 2011, 12:42:12 AM

Bebpo is a lawyer? I thought he worked in Japan reviewing games or some shit. The more you know.

Dude has been back from Japan for a few years now. He passed the bar exam a couple months ago.

The Sceneman · « **Reply #8829 on:** July 25, 2011, 02:07:28 AM »

coldest day of the year here. I am probably gonna die on the way home tonight

etiolate · « **Reply #8830 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:15:00 AM »

I was at the checkout lane tonight and saw some Star or equivalent rag with CASEY ANTHONY WEDDING SHOCKER on it.

Everything is so designed to elicit outrage from people. I wonder about the effects it has on the whole populace. I've run into people who have a poor sense of what's worth agonizing over.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8831 on:** July 25, 2011, 04:42:35 AM »

God dammit just noticed Amazon charged me $80 for Amazon Prime service; I used it to get my dad his father's day gift awhile ago, then used it for a book. Amazon's site says the money will be refunded as long as you didn't buy anything since getting the service. I haven't bought anything since I was charged (on the 20th), and I just cancelled the subscription so they better refund my money or I'll be pissed

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #8832 on:** July 25, 2011, 06:02:41 AM »

its a sign you should use amazon more often

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #8833 on:** July 25, 2011, 06:09:25 AM »

i feel so bad having to call in sick on mondays but at the same time i'm too sick to do much of anything

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8834 on:** July 25, 2011, 06:24:28 AM »

Why do you feel bad about it?

The Sceneman · « **Reply #8835 on:** July 25, 2011, 06:48:06 AM »

Quote from: The Sceneman on July 25, 2011, 02:07:28 AM

coldest day of the year here. I am probably gonna die on the way home tonight

well, its official. Coldest temperature EVER recorded in Wellington today. Gonna climb into bed to keep warm!

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8836 on:** July 25, 2011, 07:24:47 AM »

Quote from: etiolate on July 25, 2011, 04:15:00 AM

I was at the checkout lane tonight and saw some Star or equivalent rag with CASEY ANTHONY WEDDING SHOCKER on it.

Everything is so designed to elicit outrage from people. I wonder about the effects it has on the whole populace. I've run into people who have a poor sense of what's worth agonizing over.

I actually worry about this often. It's best not to read anything or watch tv to be safe.

chronovore · « **Reply #8837 on:** July 25, 2011, 08:58:02 AM »

Quote from: Boogie on July 22, 2011, 07:23:53 AM

Quote from: chronovore on July 22, 2011, 04:47:07 AM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on July 21, 2011, 11:11:08 PM
Quote from: Premium Lager on July 21, 2011, 02:38:48 PM
Aren't there any school/work programmes, 2 days of school 3 days of work Spencer? It sucks when you're so smart that it's actually an obstacle because you just get bored.

Quote from: dcharlie on July 21, 2011, 01:04:04 PM
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Fucking native speakers. So unfair I couldn't teach in Korea/Japan.

I had a Scottish friend who was pretty difficult to understand but was able to land an English teaching gig in Japan because he was a "native english speaker"

as he would say "git tae fugg"

Exactly where my frustration comes from. Scottish and Irish have horrible accents, yet they would get a job over me just because I am not a native speaker. Japan and Korea are so stuck up on this grr.

The hang-up on accents is utterly daft because in all seriousness, most Japanese students will never get to the kind of level where the accent is the limiting factor in understanding them. My daughter is in an English language kindergarten, and we're already hearing crap from the other (Japanese) parents about how they don't want their 3yr old learning from an Irish teacher or a Canadian teacher etc. Fucking ridiculous. My kid actually speaks English, unlike theirs, and I don't give a crap - on the contrary, I actually think exposure to a variety of accents is a necessity, not a problem. Basically, they are living in some dream world. Some parents are even pushing for their kids to be put into a different class, more suitable for their more advanced level - the kids barely can sing the Alphabet Song...

Other than Quebeckers, and very occasionally prounouncing "ou" as though it were "oo" Canadians sound just like Americans. And if any of you boritos are Canadian and shaking your head at this, AMERICANS CANNOT TELL YOUR ACCENTS APART FROM OUR OWN.

:dealwithit.gif

Why would we shake our heads at that? That's always been my opinion, too. (other exception: Newfies)

In fact, in my experience, it's usually Americans who try to insist that our accents are soooo different, not Canadians.

It's been the opposite for me. When Canadians announce themselves as such, and I'd thought they were American, they seem to inevitably be stunned that I was unable to tell. By their accent. And I point out to them that they've never evidenced an accent, and they go bat-poo-poo.

chronovore · « **Reply #8838 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:01:24 AM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on July 23, 2011, 01:19:51 AM

Nothing personal, but he's not allowed to steal your stuff anymore. I hope this isn't an inconvenience.

Yeah. Family or no, it's time for a freakin' TLC match.

Mupepe · « **Reply #8839 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:39:13 AM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on July 25, 2011, 04:42:35 AM

God dammit just noticed Amazon charged me $80 for Amazon Prime service; I used it to get my dad his father's day gift awhile ago, then used it for a book. Amazon's site says the money will be refunded as long as you didn't buy anything since getting the service. I haven't bought anything since I was charged (on the 20th), and I just cancelled the subscription so they better refund my money or I'll be pissed

When that happened to me I just called and said I didn't know that it was on auto renew and while I liked the trial I didn't use Amazon enough to justify it. they refunded me with no issue.

Reb · « **Reply #8840 on:** July 25, 2011, 09:51:01 AM »

Quote from: Premium Lager on July 25, 2011, 07:24:47 AM

Quote from: etiolate on July 25, 2011, 04:15:00 AM
I was at the checkout lane tonight and saw some Star or equivalent rag with CASEY ANTHONY WEDDING SHOCKER on it.

Everything is so designed to elicit outrage from people. I wonder about the effects it has on the whole populace. I've run into people who have a poor sense of what's worth agonizing over.

I actually worry about this often. It's best not to read anything or watch tv to be safe.

Sigh, why not just use your judgement?

T234 · « **Reply #8841 on:** July 26, 2011, 12:07:30 PM »

Now you just braggin, stylin on me, PD, and Arvie

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8842 on:** July 26, 2011, 12:32:00 PM »

Quote from: T234 on July 26, 2011, 12:07:30 PM

Now you just braggin, stylin on me, PD, and Arvie

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #8843 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:08:40 PM »

It's ok, the years of training and self-conditioning we have subjected ourselves to will prove invaluable in the coming war when the enemy attempts to break us through sex deprivation torture

recursivelyenumerable · « **Reply #8844 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:19:45 PM »

It's ok, as a sensitive 90s guy I can empathize with how it must feel to carry the repressed childhood traumas that engendered your own insensitivity

demi · « **Reply #8845 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:35:01 PM »

it's ok, i love to masturbate anyway

Mupepe · « **Reply #8846 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:35:06 PM »

three weeks? Man, I'd kill myself. I get antsy if it's been a few days. the longest I've gone in the last two and a half years or so has been 3 days.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #8847 on:** July 26, 2011, 01:38:40 PM »

Quote from: jarosh on July 26, 2011, 01:13:43 PM

i'm sorry guys, i wasn't aware this was the virgin and/or sex deprived people thread :'(

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Thread? I thought that was what this forum was...a manly support group of sorts where we work up the nerve to ask each other out by using gay innuendo.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8848 on:** July 26, 2011, 09:20:31 PM »

The hygienist who did her working interview today was cool. Not as stunning as the previous chick though

muckhole · « **Reply #8849 on:** July 26, 2011, 10:20:29 PM »

I forgot my mouse at the gf's. Man do I hate trackpads.

Guess who won't be trying to play X-Com tonight?

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #8850 on:** July 26, 2011, 10:47:16 PM »

giantbomb is playing quake 3 arena for their community game thing on thursday

so i bought quake 3 arena on steam for 20 bucks

twenty dollars
for quake 3

and there's a good chance i won't even get a chance to play

Himu · « **Reply #8851 on:** July 27, 2011, 12:53:07 AM »

Seems my cousin has a full time graphic designer/web developer position for me in Washington DC.

Finally, a break.

Himu · « **Reply #8852 on:** July 27, 2011, 02:07:13 AM »

Well, we have been doing business with each other for ages. I've done lots for him. He has handled clients like Sirius and even the government and I've helped out now and then.

So it's not like I'm not qualified or anything.

But yes, connections > anything

TEEEPO · « **Reply #8853 on:** July 27, 2011, 02:24:19 AM »

i can finally have three black friends!

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8854 on:** July 27, 2011, 02:57:21 AM »

Every single job I've ever had was based on nepotism to some degree. I met the qualifications for them all, but knowing people helped a ton.

For example, I went to graduate school, got good grades, got my Master's degree and state certification, but I ultimately got the job because:

1. I knew someone on the school board.
2. The assistant superintendent was my high school principal. His wife is also a school psychologist.
3. I went through the district as a student.

I had to work my butt off, but knowing people did help.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #8855 on:** July 27, 2011, 03:01:41 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on July 27, 2011, 02:57:21 AM

I had to work my butt off

So that's how you got that fetish.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8856 on:** July 27, 2011, 03:09:07 AM »

Quote from: Smooth Groove on July 27, 2011, 03:01:41 AM

Quote from: Mr. Gundam on July 27, 2011, 02:57:21 AM
I had to work my butt off

So that's how you got that fetish.

You know it, big boy.

I'm on my third 22 oz. bomber of Imperial IPA (average ABV is 10%) at the moment. Woooooooo.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8857 on:** July 27, 2011, 03:11:12 AM »

Quote from: Borys on July 27, 2011, 02:04:57 AM

So nepotism is big in the US as well.

Only for blacks. Other races tend to hire people solely based on merit

Himu · « **Reply #8858 on:** July 27, 2011, 08:44:22 AM »

No, that's the world, Borys. Especially in this economy.

Positive Touch · « **Reply #8859 on:** July 27, 2011, 10:26:33 AM »

so i just got in to the bay area. what's good around here? i spent some time in berkley years ago when i thought it'd be cool to be dirty and hitchhike everywhere, but i've got no desire to revist those stinky drugged-out hippies. today we're going to walk around oakland, and tomorrow is san fran. i found some good-looking places to eat thanks to urban spoon, but i really wanna see some shows and go to some good bars. any suggestions?

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #8860 on:** July 27, 2011, 10:32:24 AM »

Quote from: muckhole on July 26, 2011, 10:20:29 PM

I forgot my mouse at the gf's. Man do I hate trackpads.

Guess who won't be trying to play X-Com tonight?

Dude trackpads are fucking horrible. I've had to use mine since my super high tech mouse from Microsoft died

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Mupepe · « **Reply #8861 on:** July 27, 2011, 10:52:16 AM »

This morning on my way to work I was listening to a radio show on 93.7 FM. It's a classic rock channel. The show is Walton and Johnson. It's two right wing rednecks that never shut up about politics. They had "experts" on this morning talking about how Obama uses neuro linguistic controls to hypnotize the masses during his addresses to the nation. They were completely serious. My fucking head hurts. Jesus Christ, Texas. WTF!

Himu · « **Reply #8862 on:** July 27, 2011, 10:57:21 AM »

ahahahahahaa

Himu · « **Reply #8863 on:** July 27, 2011, 11:06:45 AM »

Today I'm going to get my hair shaved off. As in, Michael Jordan style. I've never done that before.

I've also been growing a beard. I will grow it until this can be achieved.

Himu · « **Reply #8864 on:** July 27, 2011, 11:28:19 AM »

Yes, I'm taking your advice on something that has been a fashion trend for black men for over 20 years.

Honestly, I've never gone lower than a fade. I'm scared of the results for some reason even though the difference between a fade and going straight shaved is only one layer.

Robo · « **Reply #8865 on:** July 27, 2011, 11:36:03 AM »

It'll grow into a fade in less than a week. If you want to keep it like Common's, you'll need to shave it daily.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #8866 on:** July 27, 2011, 11:39:49 AM »

You're gonna look baller, Himu.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8867 on:** July 27, 2011, 12:32:02 PM »

I need an Italian American to help me with something. Do we have any here who know some basic words in Italian?

Bacchus7 · « **Reply #8868 on:** July 27, 2011, 12:56:48 PM »

I'm your huckleberry.

Himu · « **Reply #8869 on:** July 27, 2011, 12:57:20 PM »

well i certainly know where to put berries

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #8870 on:** July 27, 2011, 12:57:26 PM »

Un bella culito

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8871 on:** July 27, 2011, 01:15:07 PM »

kk alright, do you guys know how to spell the word for black people I keep hearing on The Sopranos? It's like moolongyong or something. I want to look it up on wikipedia

Himu · « **Reply #8872 on:** July 27, 2011, 01:17:44 PM »

Mulignan - translates to eggplant

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mulignan

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #8873 on:** July 27, 2011, 01:24:53 PM »

Thanks. I had been trying to spell it decent enough to get it spell checked on google but failed

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''The Sopranos'' (02.08)

Anthony Bevilaqua: He's my homey.

Richie Aprile: Your what?

Anthony Bevilaqua: He lives up near me.

Richie Aprile: Well, why didn't you say that? If you want to speak like a fucking mulignan, we'll send you to slip and fall school.

Himu · « **Reply #8874 on:** July 27, 2011, 01:32:37 PM »

Mupepe · « **Reply #8875 on:** July 27, 2011, 01:33:03 PM »

I think it's Tony who actually refers to someone as a fucking eggplant in one of the seasons. I looked up why he called him an eggplant and found out what it was that way.

Himu · « **Reply #8876 on:** July 27, 2011, 02:48:15 PM »

Hair shaved. It looks good!

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #8877 on:** July 27, 2011, 08:10:40 PM »

After drinking with jonny ram/Groo and admiring his shaved dome, I am VERY close to doing so. I just got it shaved super-short so that will do for a few more weeks. This summer is so fucking hot though. I would look terrifying completely bald but it would feel so good.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #8878 on:** July 27, 2011, 08:27:41 PM »

Quote from: Phoenix Dark on July 27, 2011, 03:11:12 AM

Quote from: Borys on July 27, 2011, 02:04:57 AM
So nepotism is big in the US as well.

Only for blacks. Other races tend to hire people solely based on merit

Merit is a big component, but don't let whitey fool you. Who you know matters.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #8879 on:** July 27, 2011, 09:09:10 PM »

Who you know is very important. Connections mean a lot because it means that you're a safe(r) alternative to hiring some schlub off the street that could be a huge mistake.

Speaking of work, it is getting very frustrating lately. I've applied for a better job and had a steady stream of positive recommendations flow through to the hiring manager but our human resources department accidentally rejected all applicants. Plus the hiring manager is gone on vacation so much that it will be at least a couple of weeks before I even start to hear about a possibility of getting an interview. I've got to sound interested without appearing desperate. Any tips about moving up throughout the company? While I'm sure I have it in the bag, I want to make sure that I remain in that standing and not underdo anything or overdo anything.

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