Random talk thread: It just keeps happening

[Phoenix Dark]

Ask for copay and coverage estimates, especially after getting such an expensive restorative piece; you don't want to max and then be told you owe x amount out of pocket. Lots of offices warn patients if they're close to maxing, but many don't and will bring you back in for expensive procedures knowing you don't have enough to cover it.

[Mr. Gundam]

My wife grinds her teeth like crazy at night, so she has a custom guard. She's on her second one after biting through the first one about a year ago.

[chronovore]

Ask for copay and coverage estimates, especially after getting such an expensive restorative piece; you don't want to max and then be told you owe x amount out of pocket. Lots of offices warn patients if they're close to maxing, but many don't and will bring you back in for expensive procedures knowing you don't have enough to cover it.

I'm on socialized Japanese insurance. And the EXPENSIVE restorative piece was entirely on my own dime.  :'(

[Cormacaroni]

My wife grinds her teeth like crazy at night, so she has a custom guard. She's on her second one after biting through the first one about a year ago.

I'm sure you, as a psychologist, have no opinion on this whatsoever

[Mr. Gundam]

My wife grinds her teeth like crazy at night, so she has a custom guard. She's on her second one after biting through the first one about a year ago.

I'm sure you, as a psychologist, have no opinion on this whatsoever

Nope, none whatsoever concerning stress and anxiety.

[Himu]

pretty witty wittle kitties

are you brushing them once a week?

[FatalT]

I'm headed back home from the beach. It was fun but we were staying in my girlfriend's grandpa's beach house mansion with her aunt and uncle. I just felt really out of place with them and wasn't having such a good time. I'm excited to be on the way back home though!

[BlackMage]

I'm headed back home from the beach. It was fun but we were staying in my girlfriend's grandpa's beach house mansion with her aunt and uncle. I just felt really out of place with them and wasn't having such a good time. I'm excited to be on the way back home though!

quit being a bitch!

[Phoenix Dark]

I'm headed back home from the beach. It was fun but we were staying in my girlfriend's grandpa's beach house mansion with her aunt and uncle. I just felt really out of place with them and wasn't having such a good time. I'm excited to be on the way back home though!

Were they nice?

[FatalT]

I'm headed back home from the beach. It was fun but we were staying in my girlfriend's grandpa's beach house mansion with her aunt and uncle. I just felt really out of place with them and wasn't having such a good time. I'm excited to be on the way back home though!

Were they nice?

They were okay. They just didn't really seem to acknowledge me much and so on. I'm back home now.

I'm trying to get one of those HP TouchPads for cheap since they're going on a fire sale now. We checked quite a few places on the way home but everywhere was sold out. Supposedly my Best Buy has like 6 of the 32 GB ones in stock so I'm gonna go camp out in front of the store before they open tomorrow morning. Wee!

[Phoenix Dark]

pretty witty wittle kitties

are you brushing them once a week?

[Cerveza mas fina]

I want to buy a nice laptop, but either everything I want is not in stock or is not out yet. FFS.

I'm going back to the third world (consumer wise) in a few days and this is my chance to buy some gear.

[Diunx]

On my way to the beach with the family

[FatalT]

Sitting in front of Best Buy to get an HP TouchPad tablet.

[Cormacaroni]

accidentally bought a bottle of pinot gris instead of pinot noir #whitewhine

[Reb]

I love pinot gris!

[Mr. Gundam]

We asked for the pinot at a restaurant in Belgium and they brought us two glasses of pineaux. It was interesting.

[Himu]

accidentally bought a bottle of pinot gris instead of pinot noir #whitewhine

Yeah non-whites don't even know what Pinot is. Be grateful you're drinking real wine and not chocolate wine bought at the local grocery.

[Phoenix Dark]

accidentally bought a bottle of pinot gris instead of pinot noir #whitewhine

Yeah non-whites don't even know what Pinot is. Be grateful you're drinking real wine and not chocolate wine bought at the local grocery.

No lie, I read that and thought he was talking about French peanuts or some shit

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

Was in a bad hail storm that lasted for about 30 minutes.  Golf ball sized hail completely shattered my back window, broke my side view mirrors, cracked my front window, dented the frame, and left several inches of standing water inside my car.  My car is essentially totaled.

[Himu]

accidentally bought a bottle of pinot gris instead of pinot noir #whitewhine

Yeah non-whites don't even know what Pinot is. Be grateful you're drinking real wine and not chocolate wine bought at the local grocery.

No lie, I read that and thought he was talking about French peanuts or some shit

No doubt. What is Pinot? Oh man, if I were white I'd be able to have all the delicacies of the first world. This is what I get for not eating food that doesn't have Burger King's logo on it.

[Madrun Badrun]

accidentally bought a bottle of pinot gris instead of pinot noir #whitewhine

more like #whitewine

[Madrun Badrun]

Americans don't have Smarties?  Is this true?

[Joe Molotov]

I don't think so. In America, Smarties are this:





Basically candy-flavored chalk. Or tiny Tums.

[Mr. Gundam]

Nope. We don't have Canadian Smarties.

Interesting candy bar facts I've learned while traveling.

1A. In America we have this:


1B. While the rest of the world calls it this:


1C. This used to be a Mars bar in America:


1D. But now it's called this:


Here's another one.

2A. America has this:


2B. But Europe calls it this:


We also don't have Aero Bars which is a damn shame.

[fistfulofmetal]

just had a hamburger on a donut

wasn't impressed.

[brob]

based on two gaf candy swaps I'm not a fan of american stuff. Though certain stuff like snickers and twix, etc are good.

edit: america doesn't get bounty?   

[Mr. Gundam]

based on two gaf candy swaps I'm not a fan of american stuff. Though certain stuff like snickers and twix, etc are good.

edit: america doesn't get bounty?   

We used to have Bounty in the early 90s, but not anymore. We have Almond Joy and Mounds, which are pretty much same thing, though.

[Phoenix Dark]

Outside of Snickers I'm not much of a candy bar guy, or a chocolate guy tbh. I really like chewy fruit candies, especially sour ones. Sour Patches, Hot Tamales, that type of stuff.

[Mr. Gundam]

I LOVE Mars bars. I know they're rebranded Milky Ways, but I love them. I spent many summers in Europe as a kid riding around in my grandparent's Volkswagen bus and eating Mars bars. Whenever we go to Canada I buy a box of them at Costco.

[Himu]

Holy shit, milky way is mars?

[Cormacaroni]

accidentally bought a bottle of pinot gris instead of pinot noir #whitewhine

more like #whitewine

well, I knew SOMEBODY would post this

[Mr. Gundam]

Holy shit, milky way is mars?

Outside of the US, yep. And in Europe, Three Musketeers is Milky Way. Mind blown, right?

[brob]

why? seems all kinds of random to just do a switcheroo for no apparent reason.

[Mr. Gundam]

why? seems all kinds of random to just do a switcheroo for no apparent reason.

I have no idea why.

[brob]

Just went down to the shops and bought myself a kebab, some snus and a gat damned bounty.

bounty triple pack.

[brob]

Ain't got nothin better to do.

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:'(

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[chronovore]

I'm done complaining about dental work; it only breeds bad fortune.

Last night I broke a porcelain crown, which probably was damaged from all the teeth grindan I do. Big jagged hunk of porcelain sticking into my mouth last night, jabbing my tongue. I put the night guard in and it kept it from scraping me up all night long.

Today I went to the dentist, he says we'll have to replace this crown, it'll be two sittings, one for the temp, one for the final, it'll cost the same as my other crown I just paid for, and it will require that the night guard be re-cast and re-made, because it won't fit the new crown once it's in.

He's a nice guy; he's going to re-cast and create the entirely new occlusal guard for free, because he feels bad about my luck.
Edit: and today's inspection and grinding down the spur was also free. Nice.

I'm still in for full wallet rape on the new ceramic crown though.

[Diunx]

My trip to hard rock got delayed because of a storm

[Brehvolution]

I had a period where I would grind my teeth during sleep. I went to get a mouth guard in the dental isle of the grocery store and it was $80. I'm looking at the box and it dawned on me that it wasn't anything more than a mouth guard I wore in football. So I went to the sporting goods store and bought one for $8. Trimmed it up and worked like a charm.

[Diunx]

Anonymous is targeting the dominican government

[Himu]

Holy shit, milky way is mars?

Outside of the US, yep. And in Europe, Three Musketeers is Milky Way. Mind blown, right?

totally. milky way and three musketeers were always my favorite bars

[Diunx]

Three musketeers sucks

[Madrun Badrun]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2011/08/22/layton-obituary.html#.TlJSsJJ2TB4.twitter

Fuck.   

[BlueTsunami]

Fucking old lady upstairs has been banging on something with her hammer for 2 hours now. The same spot, the same sort of rhythmic bang bang bang. Sometimes she'll drop something (I think its a nail) then fumble around. I was trying to sleep. So 1 hour in I just got up and started blasting Kate Bush. Sort of wish I had some power metal right now.

[Mupepe]

maybe she's getting pounded in the same spot over and over again and every once in a while she gets pounded so hard that her false teeth fall out.

[tiesto]

I'm closing on a house tomorrow in East Setauket... look who may end up being my neighbors:

http://www.newsday.com/classifieds/real-estate/real-li-1.812034/snooki-and-jwoww-house-hunting-in-east-setauket-1.2555796

[Mupepe]

Like I told you on FB, GET SOME SNOOKI NOOKIE!

[Phoenix Dark]

Just installed my new graphics card (5770). Had a minor scare about the fan, which I thought wasn't working but is. Not a fan of how the card is designed to make it hard to see whether it's working through the side case of my computer

Gonna see how games look. I really need to upgrade to Windows 7 to get dx11; god I hate working with Win7 computers at work though. Last time I checked my school wasn't giving out free copies, I'll check again.

[Madrun Badrun]

Jack Layton's Letter:

Dear Friends,

Tens of thousands of Canadians have written to me in recent weeks to wish me well. I want to thank each and every one of you for your thoughtful, inspiring and often beautiful notes, cards and gifts. Your spirit and love have lit up my home, my spirit, and my determination.

Unfortunately my treatment has not worked out as I hoped. So I am giving this letter to my partner Olivia to share with you in the circumstance in which I cannot continue.

I recommend that Hull-Aylmer MP Nycole Turmel continue her work as our interim leader until a permanent successor is elected.

I recommend the party hold a leadership vote as early as possible in the New Year, on approximately the same timelines as in 2003, so that our new leader has ample time to reconsolidate our team, renew our party and our program, and move forward towards the next election.

A few additional thoughts:

To other Canadians who are on journeys to defeat cancer and to live their lives, I say this: please don't be discouraged that my own journey hasn't gone as well as I had hoped. You must not lose your own hope. Treatments and therapies have never been better in the face of this disease. You have every reason to be optimistic, determined, and focused on the future. My only other advice is to cherish every moment with those you love at every stage of your journey, as I have done this summer.

To the members of my party: we've done remarkable things together in the past eight years. It has been a privilege to lead the New Democratic Party and I am most grateful for your confidence, your support, and the endless hours of volunteer commitment you have devoted to our cause. There will be those who will try to persuade you to give up our cause. But that cause is much bigger than any one leader. Answer them by recommitting with energy and determination to our work. Remember our proud history of social justice, universal health care, public pensions and making sure no one is left behind. Let's continue to move forward. Let's demonstrate in everything we do in the four years before us that we are ready to serve our beloved Canada as its next government.

To the members of our parliamentary caucus: I have been privileged to work with each and every one of you. Our caucus meetings were always the highlight of my week. It has been my role to ask a great deal from you. And now I am going to do so again. Canadians will be closely watching you in the months to come. Colleagues, I know you will make the tens of thousands of members of our party proud of you by demonstrating the same seamless teamwork and solidarity that has earned us the confidence of millions of Canadians in the recent election. 2 To my fellow Quebecers: On May 2nd, you made an historic decision. You decided that the way to replace Canada's Conservative federal government with something better was by working together in partnership with progressive-minded Canadians across the country. You made the right decision then; it is still the right decision today; and it will be the right decision right through to the next election, when we will succeed, together. You have elected a superb team of New Democrats to Parliament. They are going to be doing remarkable things in the years to come to make this country better for us all.

To young Canadians: All my life I have worked to make things better. Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me. I have met and talked with so many of you about your dreams, your frustrations, and your ideas for change. More and more, you are engaging in politics because you want to change things for the better. Many of you have placed your trust in our party. As my time in political life draws to a close I want to share with you my belief in your power to change this country and this world. There are great challenges before you, from the overwhelming nature of climate change to the unfairness of an economy that excludes so many from our collective wealth, and the changes necessary to build a more inclusive and generous Canada. I believe in you. Your energy, your vision, your passion for justice are exactly what this country needs today. You need to be at the heart of our economy, our political life, and our plans for the present and the future.

And finally, to all Canadians: Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world. We can be a better one - a country of greater equality, justice, and opportunity. We can build a prosperous economy and a society that shares its benefits more fairly. We can look after our seniors. We can offer better futures for our children. We can do our part to save the world's environment. We can restore our good name in the world. We can do all of these things because we finally have a party system at the national level where there are real choices; where your vote matters; where working for change can actually bring about change. In the months and years to come, New Democrats will put a compelling new alternative to you. My colleagues in our party are an impressive, committed team. Give them a careful hearing; consider the alternatives; and consider that we can be a better, fairer, more equal country by working together. Don't let them tell you it can't be done. My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world.

All my very best, Jack Layton

 

[Brehvolution]

My video card shit the bed so I'm using integrated graphics .

THe 9800 GT I brought home doesn't require a 6 pin power input and I'm guessing my MB is too old to give it power over the bus cause Windows doesn't detect it.

Anyone have an old video card that is a 9800 or higher for sale? I bought this 9800 from Kestastrophe so I know The Bore has a great 'hand me down' system.

[Phoenix Dark]

Why did he harass you?

I get that they're normally just doing their jobs, but too often I've dealt with cops just being assholes.

[Phoenix Dark]

Sounds like he thought you were a GAFer, prowling middle school bus stops for tweens  :'(

[Madrun Badrun]

[youtube=560,345]Sl0Mk1idNXg[/youtube]

  

[Diunx]

The company trip got postpone until sep 15 and the fucking hurricane didn't even fucking hit us

[Diunx]

pretty witty wittle kitties

are you brushing them once a week?

I know I'm a little late on this but this is definitely the gayest shit I have read here by far.

[Himu]

bengals are really smart so i'm not surprised since they're a mix.

and yeah, cats play fetch

[youtube=560,345]UkCRk-5d_08[/youtube]

[Himu]

pretty witty wittle kitties

are you brushing them once a week?

I know I'm a little late on this but this is definitely the gayest shit I have read here by far.

sorry, cats just...do that to me

[Himu]

[youtube=560,345]o6H41TWG35Y[/youtube]

[Pringo]

Just installed my new graphics card (5770). Had a minor scare about the fan, which I thought wasn't working but is. Not a fan of how the card is designed to make it hard to see whether it's working through the side case of my computer

Gonna see how games look. I really need to upgrade to Windows 7 to get dx11; god I hate working with Win7 computers at work though. Last time I checked my school wasn't giving out free copies, I'll check again.

If your school doesn't have free copies you can try using this instead:

http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/ca/windows/buynow/default.aspx


Also that really sucks about Jack Layton. I just got back from a trip and didn't hear about it till now.