Trivial Things That Make You Surly

[WhatTheBuck 28,776]

11 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Finally I've removed Yahoo as my search engine. 

Great. Now you can make it painfully obvious that every link you post came from a Google search.

Yahoo searches are at least as good as Google searches. But “Yahoo it” never became a saying and we’re a nation of sheep trying to be like everyone else. So Google it is.

[ROFL BOX 6,648]

On 1/23/2022 at 1:44 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Because there are probably a total of three Mericans that speak Brazilian.

Yes, I know they speak mostly Portuguese in Brazil.

Ralph Macchio speaks Brazilian.

"Wax on / Wax off".

[Superhero 8,828]

2 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Great. Now you can make it painfully obvious that every link you post came from a Google search.

Yahoo searches are at least as good as Google searches. But “Yahoo it” never became a saying and we’re a nation of sheep trying to be like everyone else. So Google it is.

I defaulted to Ask Jeeves because I've always wanted a butler.

[WhatTheBuck 28,776]

5 hours ago, Superhero said:

I defaulted to Ask Jeeves because I've always wanted a butler.

Lycos still works.

http://lycos.com

 

[nnm 36,358]

7 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Great. Now you can make it painfully obvious that every link you post came from a Google search.

Yahoo searches are at least as good as Google searches. But “Yahoo it” never became a saying and we’re a nation of sheep trying to be like everyone else. So Google it is.

Do you even duckduckgo, bro?

[closetohumping 17,437]

8 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Great. Now you can make it painfully obvious that every link you post came from a Google search.

Yahoo searches are at least as good as Google searches. But “Yahoo it” never became a saying and we’re a nation of sheep trying to be like everyone else. So Google it is.

No it’s really not.  Yahoo search sucks. As usual you don’t know shit about shit, couch burner 

Edited January 27, 2022 by closetohumping

[WhatTheBuck 28,776]

4 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

No it’s really not.  Yahoo search sucks. As usual you don’t know shit about shit, couch burner 

If I didn’t already think you’re an idiot based on your posting history then what you just said might bother me.

[closetohumping 17,437]

7 minutes ago, WhatTheBuck said:

If I didn’t already think you’re an idiot based on your posting history then what you just said might bother me.

You’re an Ohio state fan, living in West Virginia.  I don’t care what you think of me. Regardless this isn’t the thread to start a flame war so ✌️ 

Edited January 27, 2022 by closetohumping

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

You're both pretty, girls.

[closetohumping 17,437]

1 minute ago, Cheeseweasel said:

You're both pretty, girls.

Not me. I’m an ugly bitch!

[bluto 4,915]

On 1/21/2022 at 5:30 PM, Ag with kids said:

Island time doesn't include the fucking road dammit!

I want to get to my back yard and enjoy the canal...

Ag with kids is clearly not an IIIISLAAAAND BOOOYYYY

[SilasCoade 2,622]

For the past ten years yahoo search is just Bing.

[Guest Lobo]

I was an excite.com man myself. 

[closetohumping 17,437]

57 minutes ago, Lobo said:

I was an excite.com man myself. 

Lougle

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,881]

[Shoxthemonkey 1,977]

1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Fourth grade, 1959, I was sifted out of regular elementary school and sent to the Accelerated Program. Found out that most of the kid's parents had purchased Britanica instead of World Book like my broke folks had. I've had self esteem issues ever since. I am triggered

Edited January 27, 2022 by Shoxthemonkey
spelling and shit

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Fourth grade, 1959, I was sifted out of regular elementary school and sent to the Accelerated Program. Found out that most of the kids parents had purchased Brittanica instead of World Book like my broke folks had. I've had self esteem issues ever since. I am triggered

I was a Funk & Wagnals man( kid) myself. 

[nnm 36,358]

54 minutes ago, Shoxthemonkey said:

Fourth grade, 1959, I was sifted out of regular elementary school and sent to the Accelerated Program. Found out that most of the kid's parents had purchased Britanica instead of World Book like my broke folks had. I've had self esteem issues ever since. I am triggered

Man, you were rich to have the World Book. We had some sort of one-volume encyclopedia thing. 

[mininghorn88 2,278]

2 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Ha ha.  My parents still proudly display their World Book Encyclopedias and Childcraft books.

[nnm 36,358]

3 minutes ago, mininghorn88 said:

Ha ha.  My parents still proudly display their World Book Encyclopedias and Childcraft books.

My standard graduation gift for years was a Bible, a dictionary, and a thesaurus. It was always well received and appreciated. 
Until about 10 years ago, when my kids pointed out that a paper dictionary was completely obsolete and a thesaurus was an outright joke these days. Might as well give a 8-track player. 

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

2 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I can smell that picture.

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

3 minutes ago, nnm said:

It was always well received and appreciated.

*It was invariably enthusiastically accepted and highly regarded.

[SilasCoade 2,622]

It wasn't. People are just too polite. Give these kids cash man.

[luke duke 6,412]

It was always well received and appreciated. 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,881]

You people will be shit out of luck when the end begins with a few EMP detonations over the USA.  I'll still be able to look shit up.  Like how to trap a rabbit and useful shit like that.  You dummies will be sitting in the corner yelling for Alexa or Siri

[SilasCoade 2,622]

I don't understand people wanting to win the post apocalyptic Olympics. I'll just die. That's fine.

[WhatTheBuck 28,776]

4 hours ago, nnm said:

My standard graduation gift for years was a Bible, a dictionary, and a thesaurus. It was always well received and appreciated. 
Until about 10 years ago, when my kids pointed out that a paper dictionary was completely obsolete and a thesaurus was an outright joke these days. Might as well give a 8-track player. 

A Bible? And they say a dictionary is obsolete.

I received a dictionary as a gift from a family friend when I graduated high school. That was a great and thoughtful gift. I don’t have it anymore but I kind of regret throwing it away. Sometime the power will go out or the network will be down. And just the other day I was thinking it would be handy to have while trying to solve an 11-letter puzzle in Wordle Unlimited.

You can’t browse an online dictionary to learn new words, at least not from what I’ve seen, not like with a physical dictionary. If you can go to Merriam-Webster and get a link to a list of all the words, please share it. I can’t find it. What if I don’t know a word I’m searching for? What if I want to learn a word I don’t know, a word I didn’t know I don’t know?

Here’s another great gift idea: Give candles. They never go out of style, people often don’t think to have enough of them on hand, and someday the power will go out. When it does you can fire them up and read your dictionary by candlelight. But seriously, candles rule. Not the ones that come in glass containers that seem to be all the rage these days. A big fat waxy pillar and a stand to hold it. Or a nice box of tapers and some candlesticks. Even oil candles and a mirror to set them on. Maybe it’s not the best gift idea for a high school graduate. They might wind up burning down their dorm room or first apartment. But for responsible adults they make a great gift. And they shed real light, unlike a collection of ancient myths collected by Bronze Age tribesmen who didn’t know where the sun went at night. 

[WhatTheBuck 28,776]

3 hours ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

You people will be shit out of luck when the end begins with a few EMP detonations over the USA.  I'll still be able to look shit up.  Like how to trap a rabbit and useful shit like that.  You dummies will be sitting in the corner yelling for Alexa or Siri

I recently moved and was delighted to find my old copy of The Anarchist Cookbook in the attic. I thought I’d lost it. 

[elfenix 34,228]

15 hours ago, nnm said:

Do you even duckduckgo, bro?

duck it!

[markstanco 12,573]

Great. Now you can make it painfully obvious that every link you post came from a Google search.
Yahoo searches are at least as good as Google searches. But “Yahoo it” never became a saying and we’re a nation of sheep trying to be like everyone else. So Google it is.

So you work for yahoo?

[WhatTheBuck 28,776]

1 hour ago, markstanco said:

So you work for yahoo?

No. But sometimes I reply to them.

[davidg 4,036]

Here’s another great gift idea: Give candles. They never go out of style, people often don’t think to have enough of them on hand, and someday the power will go out. When it does you can fire them up and read your dictionary by candlelight. But seriously, candles rule. Not the ones that come in glass containers that seem to be all the rage these days. A big fat waxy pillar and a stand to hold it. Or a nice box of tapers and some candlesticks. Even oil candles and a mirror to set them on. Maybe it’s not the best gift idea for a high school graduate. They might wind up burning down their dorm room or first apartment. But for responsible adults they make a great gift. And they shed real light, unlike a collection of ancient myths collected by Bronze Age tribesmen who didn’t know where the sun went at night. 

Candles? What is this? A Chad
Briscoe sock?

[WhatTheBuck 28,776]

3 hours ago, davidg said:

Candles? What is this? A Chad
Briscoe sock?

 

Man, it sucks that Bullfrog Candles went out of business. Those were the best.

I worked at a candle store when I was in school. With my employee discount I had a lot of candles. If I brought a young lady back to my apartment, lit a bunch of candles, burned some incense, and played this album:

I scored every time.

Granted, that accounted for maybe just a half dozen encounters. I wasn’t a total letch. But candles are an overlooked luxury. I remember a Christmas party thrown by the store’s manager for all the employees. She had her living room very tastefully decorated with candles, Not like a hodgepodge of lights assembled by some young hippie dude smoking a bong, playing hippie music, and trying to nail a hippie chick. The centerpiece was this big frosted snowball candle with three wicks. Don’t be so quick to dismiss the aesthetics of the candle.

I suppose I should give a shout out to Colonial Candle of Cape Cod. They were a major supplier of candles to that store and the perimeter of the store was laid out in a display of their candles in a spectrum of all their different colors. (Looks like they’re falling victim to the glass jar candle craze too but they still offer a lot of traditional candles.) Seriously, candles rule. Give them as gifts and they’ll be appreciated, maybe not right away. But they will be and probably no one else is giving them away so they make for a unique and thoughtful gift.

https://colonialcandle.com/

[Superhero 8,828]

1 hour ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Man, it sucks that Bullfrog Candles went out of business. Those were the best.

I worked at a candle store when I was in school. With my employee discount I had a lot of candles. If I brought a young lady back to my apartment, lit a bunch of candles, burned some incense, and played this album:

I scored every time.

[Quagmire 2,147]

Am I a dick if I think people that order food for 10 people should go inside and not fuck up the drive thru ?

[deadshank 24,652]

2 hours ago, WhatTheBuck said:

Man, it sucks that Bullfrog Candles went out of business. Those were the best.

I worked at a candle store when I was in school. With my employee discount I had a lot of candles. If I brought a young lady back to my apartment, lit a bunch of candles, burned some incense, and played this album:

I scored every time.

Granted, that accounted for maybe just a half dozen encounters. I wasn’t a total letch. But candles are an overlooked luxury. I remember a Christmas party thrown by the store’s manager for all the employees. She had her living room very tastefully decorated with candles, Not like a hodgepodge of lights assembled by some young hippie dude smoking a bong, playing hippie music, and trying to nail a hippie chick. The centerpiece was this big frosted snowball candle with three wicks. Don’t be so quick to dismiss the aesthetics of the candle.

I suppose I should give a shout out to Colonial Candle of Cape Cod. They were a major supplier of candles to that store and the perimeter of the store was laid out in a display of their candles in a spectrum of all their different colors. (Looks like they’re falling victim to the glass jar candle craze too but they still offer a lot of traditional candles.) Seriously, candles rule. Give them as gifts and they’ll be appreciated, maybe not right away. But they will be and probably no one else is giving them away so they make for a unique and thoughtful gift.

https://colonialcandle.com/

Thanks for the advice, Damone

[Underdog 28,601]

Candles talk not going away…

 

[SHOOTER12 8,800]

On 1/26/2022 at 3:55 PM, slorch said:

28 years of working in the public.

Old white ladies are the rudest, with regard to the behavior you describe.  No fucks given. They will run your ass over and act like you don't even exist.

Youngest son did cart duty at HEB through HS and college.  We were  at family get-together for Christmas and someone  asked who is rudest and we both chimed in, "old white ladies," and there was zero debate.  Everyone seemed surprised, but it's the straight up truth.

When I was in high school I was working as a stock boy in a local supermarket. Of course Thanksgiving is an insane grocery shopping time and I once had a lady damn near knocked me out over a can of pumpkin. I handled the aisle that had the pumpkin and other vegetables and was literally wheeling carts of it to replenish the shelves but people were buying it faster than I could stock it. There was finally a lull in the action and things slowed down and I actually got caught up. About 15 minutes later I went to check it and of course the shelf was empty except for two cans. There was an old woman about 65 or so that was notorious for being a grouch and everybody avoided her like the plague. She was complaining about needing more canned pumpkin and I told her I'll be right back with it. Man, the last thing I remember was her cussing or saying something and then something hitting me in the back of the head. The damned old b**** hurled a can of pumpkin and nailed me right in the noggin. I was just about to drag myself to the feet and kill an old woman when my dad who managed the supermarket happened to come around the corner and grab me by the back of my belt. After we got her out of the store he walked up and said son I don't blame you for what you were about to do, but I can't afford your bail this close to Christmas.

Edited January 29, 2022 by SHOOTER12

[WhatTheBuck 28,776]

11 hours ago, Underdog said:

Candles talk not going away…

 

Three posts about candies before a “not going away” post. That must be a record.

Not going away posts not going away.

Top that. Now you’d actually have to make a “not going away” post before the subject even comes up.

[Js1 85,301]

12 hours ago, Quagmire said:

Am I a dick if I think people that order food for 10 people should go inside and not fuck up the drive thru ?

Nope, not at all

[Goredho 17,397]

Fucking with the natural ordering of gas grades at the pump.

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

15 hours ago, Quagmire said:

Am I a dick if I think people that order food for 10 people should go inside and not fuck up the drive thru ?

Sure yer a dick, but not for that reason, you post on Surly that confers instant dick status.

[HRSchenker 2,268]

Why do so many older people have terrible email addresses? I just got through dealing with a contractor who has something like ronald.m.johnson@electrical.companyindallas.net. What the fuck kind of email address is that? 

[NeverMarryAStripper 21,881]

Yeah it should be something like ronsbigjohnson69@shocker.cum

[ROFL BOX 6,648]

Last gasp on candles; yes, for cold weather power outages it's quite surprising how much heat they actually produce.  When I had my townhouse, I could have like 7 or 8 of them rolling downstairs on a 50 degree night & the upstairs was quite comfortable.

That said, with Snowpocalypse '21, we used my Milwaukee rocket lights (M12 & M18 versions).  I had all of my batteries fully prepped & for the nights, we had plenty of light & a gas stovetop to work with.  The only hassle was not having the fan running in the bedroom.  Going to sleep with no white noise is freaky.

[Guest]

On 1/29/2022 at 9:22 AM, Goredho said:

Fucking with the natural ordering of gas grades at the pump.

Could be a trap...

https://i.imgur.com/GE7Sojf.gif

Edited January 31, 2022 by slorch

[Frank The Tank 1,497]

On 1/28/2022 at 4:52 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

But candles are an overlooked luxury.

That’s an odd statement. 

 

On 1/28/2022 at 11:19 PM, SHOOTER12 said:

The damned old b**** hurled a can of pumpkin and nailed me right in the noggin.

[SurlyGator 865]

On 1/29/2022 at 7:42 AM, WhatTheBuck said:

Three posts about candies before a “not going away” post. That must be a record.

Not going away posts not going away.

Top that. Now you’d actually have to make a “not going away” post before the subject even comes up.

WhatTheBuck being gay talk not going away…

 

 

You mean like that?  

[Al_4_ISU 12,455]

Gas pumps that ask you 15 questions when it's cold out.

[Ag with kids 581]

9 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

Last gasp on candles; yes, for cold weather power outages it's quite surprising how much heat they actually produce.  When I had my townhouse, I could have like 7 or 8 of them rolling downstairs on a 50 degree night & the upstairs was quite comfortable.

That said, with Snowpocalypse '21, we used my Milwaukee rocket lights (M12 & M18 versions).  I had all of my batteries fully prepped & for the nights, we had plenty of light & a gas stovetop to work with.  The only hassle was not having the fan running in the bedroom.  Going to sleep with no white noise is freaky.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ellisapps.bedtimefan&hl=en_US&gl=US

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bedtime-fan-white-noise/id907295335