Random thoughts that don't warrant a thread

[Guest]

Early afternoon flight from DFW to San Antonio.  Packed house, and I am in my aisle seat.  Lady is all giggling as she approaches, "Debbie, we're right here, y'all are right in front of us," as she points to 2 inside seats by me.  I get up and let them in.

2 more couples walk by, "Hi Doris!  Hey there's Rhonda!"

Lady apologizes for being so upbeat, I nod and tell her it's fine, but I'm laughing inside as every dude who came on with those gals had that long face/ practically a scowl like liver & onions was the meal of the evening.  I continue just sitting there as people find their seats.

"Hon( me)  none of us know each other.  We've been in a chat group and this is our couples marriage  retreat."

Immediately the guys' expressions make complete sense, as I ask, "where are you going?"  Figuring it'd be one of the very nice local resorts in San Antonio area.

"Some ranch by Junction."

I'm not sure if I hid my expression, but I did not physically laugh, although I wanted to.  I thought of this board.  I thought of my friends.  I thought of the movie Couples Retreat and the Boooom!!! yoga.  Yeah, every one of those husbands already wanted to die.  Then imagine them way, way out in the middle of nowhere, which in and of itself is fine; but then surrounded by counselors and yappy women.

4 days of hell.  I kept laughing inside for the whole flight.

[Armybrat 40822]

The Junction Couples; 

The next “reality” show on Discovery.… 

…or maybe the Comedy Channel.

[52-80 19147]

Everyones starting to share memes about dreading the mariah carey christmas song….but i like it, actually. 
 

banger hit

[Sandman 3403]

90% of the time after I hang up the phone after a call from a customer (or anyone outside the office), I'm muttering "Stupid motherfucker" under my breath. And I know they'll  never stop calling. I have at least 10 more years of this.

[Sbbruin 21829]

3 minutes ago, Sandman said:

90% of the time after I hang up the phone after a call from a customer (or anyone outside the office), I'm muttering "Stupid motherfucker" under my breath. And I know they'll  never stop calling. I have at least 10 more years of this.

[Kennythetiger 9376]

20 hours ago, slorch said:

Early afternoon flight from DFW to San Antonio.  Packed house, and I am in my aisle seat.  Lady is all giggling as she approaches, "Debbie, we're right here, y'all are right in front of us," as she points to 2 inside seats by me.  I get up and let them in.

2 more couples walk by, "Hi Doris!  Hey there's Rhonda!"

Lady apologizes for being so upbeat, I nod and tell her it's fine, but I'm laughing inside as every dude who came on with those gals had that long face/ practically a scowl like liver & onions was the meal of the evening.  I continue just sitting there as people find their seats.

"Hon( me)  none of us know each other.  We've been in a chat group and this is our couples marriage  retreat."

Immediately the guys' expressions make complete sense, as I ask, "where are you going?"  Figuring it'd be one of the very nice local resorts in San Antonio area.

"Some ranch by Junction."

I'm not sure if I hid my expression, but I did not physically laugh, although I wanted to.  I thought of this board.  I thought of my friends.  I thought of the movie Couples Retreat and the Boooom!!! yoga.  Yeah, every one of those husbands already wanted to die.  Then imagine them way, way out in the middle of nowhere, which in and of itself is fine; but then surrounded by counselors and yappy women.

4 days of hell.  I kept laughing inside for the whole flight.

Exactly what do you have against liver and onions?  

[thunderlounge 7814]

Just now, Kennythetiger said:

Exactly what do you have against liver and onions?  

Everything. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Kennythetiger said:

Exactly what do you have against liver and onions?  

Nothing, as long as the liver’s on a hook. 

[Kennythetiger 9376]

Just now, slorch said:

Nothing, as long as the liver’s on a hook. 

Growing up, we got to request our own birthday supper. My brother always chose spaghetti. Mine was liver and onions, and it was the one time each year that my mom made it. She said that it stank up the house for several days. 

[Guest]

[tbone_ 14111]

1. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale is the best run medical facility I have ever encountered, and it’s not even close.

2. Why the fuck do 2032 batteries have to be so insanely hard to get out of the packaging?

[thunderlounge 7814]

2 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

2. Why the fuck do 2032 batteries have to be so insanely hard to get out of the packaging?

And expensive. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

1. Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale is the best run medical facility I have ever encountered, and it’s not even close.

2. Why the fuck do 2032 batteries have to be so insanely hard to get out of the packaging?

Kitchen scissors are your friend.

[Prepuce of Doom 21053]

2 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

Growing up, we got to request our own birthday supper. My brother always chose spaghetti. Mine was liver and onions, and it was the one time each year that my mom made it. She said that it stank up the house for several days. 

Aside from the fact that my dad only had sisters, he had the very same relationship with liver and onions. 

Every so often (like once every 5+ years), if I find myself dining at the sort of establishment that has liver and onions on the menu, I'll order it in his memory. 

[tbone_ 14111]

Kitchen scissors are your friend.

Those barely work

[Guest]

Use fire then...

[Armybrat 40822]

Mrs. Brat is very upset, and it is stressing me out. 
When we were at the restaurant this afternoon she discovered her diamond cross pendant & chain (her anniversary present) were missing from around her neck. She has looked everywhere around the house, but we had been out to several places this morning, so those are a no-go to look.
It was her favorite & most sentimental bauble besides her wedding ring….
The little box chain was the first I had bought for her 55 years ago.

When I said I’ll go buy another, she got angry and refuses the idea. 
 

 

[Guest]

"The thought didn't disappear.  Nor did my love for you.  The new chain still represents that.

Love ya Honey."

 

You can't lose.

[davidg 4036]

Early afternoon flight from DFW to San Antonio.  Packed house, and I am in my aisle seat.  Lady is all giggling as she approaches, "Debbie, we're right here, y'all are right in front of us," as she points to 2 inside seats by me.  I get up and let them in.
2 more couples walk by, "Hi Doris!  Hey there's Rhonda!"
Lady apologizes for being so upbeat, I nod and tell her it's fine, but I'm laughing inside as every dude who came on with those gals had that long face/ practically a scowl like liver & onions was the meal of the evening.  I continue just sitting there as people find their seats.
"Hon( me)  none of us know each other.  We've been in a chat group and this is our couples marriage  retreat."
Immediately the guys' expressions make complete sense, as I ask, "where are you going?"  Figuring it'd be one of the very nice local resorts in San Antonio area.
"Some ranch by Junction."
I'm not sure if I hid my expression, but I did not physically laugh, although I wanted to.  I thought of this board.  I thought of my friends.  I thought of the movie Couples Retreat and the Boooom!!! yoga.  Yeah, every one of those husbands already wanted to die.  Then imagine them way, way out in the middle of nowhere, which in and of itself is fine; but then surrounded by counselors and yappy women.
4 days of hell.  I kept laughing inside for the whole flight.

WhoTF flies from Dallas to SA, to then get in another car or bus to drive out near Junction. That’s gotta be why the men are pissed.

[Guest]

Couple next to me was from Michigan. They were from all over the country.

logistics might have been a factor, but unwilling participation seemed to be the underlying grind.

[Armybrat 40822]

Mrs.Brat found her diamond cross & chain when she changed into the warmer shirt later in the evening - the shirt she had worn before we went out yesterday morning. It just fell out when she took it off the hanger.
Apparently the jewelry got caught in it somehow without her noticing it until we were at the Moonshine Grill late in the afternoon. 

She was very happy the remainder of the evening after her timely discovery.

 

[thunderlounge 7814]

24 minutes ago, davidg said:

WhoTF flies from Dallas to SA, to then get in another car or bus to drive out near Junction. That’s gotta be why the men are pissed.

People making a connection?

[Steamboat1874 4049]

On 9/26/2023 at 12:32 PM, Kennythetiger said:

Exactly what do you have against liver and onions?  

Well for one thing it tastes like the smell of singed hair.....

[closetohumping 17435]

Was gifted some Vuori jogging pants.  I don't get it.

[thunderlounge 7814]

Take the hint. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

26 minutes ago, closetohumping said:

Was gifted some Vuori jogging pants.  I don't get it.

Technically, all pants are jogging pants.

[closetohumping 17435]

30 minutes ago, thunderlounge said:

Take the hint. 

Not sure why they're 100.00.  A pair of champions from Wal Mart are 20

22 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Technically, all pants are jogging pants.

No pants are jogging pants.

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

1 minute ago, closetohumping said:

No pants are jogging pants.

Depends on what is chasing you.

[YGIFS 19449]

Could be a soft "j", as in "yogging."  Apparently the pants themselves just run.  For like an extended period of time.   Supposed to be wild. 

[Native Horn 3498]

On 9/26/2023 at 12:26 PM, Sandman said:

90% of the time after I hang up the phone after a call from a customer (or anyone outside the office), I'm muttering "Stupid motherfucker" under my breath. And I know they'll  never stop calling. I have at least 10 more years of this.

Protip: Occasionally say that without hanging up, and you may not have to endure it for another 10 years. 

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

46 minutes ago, YGIFS said:

Could be a soft "j", as in "yogging."  Apparently the pants themselves just run.  For like an extended period of time.   Supposed to be wild. 

[nnm 36349]

On 9/19/2023 at 7:34 PM, Prepuce of Doom said:

Ice cream surrounded by a chewy rice-based substance. 

Doesn't make any sense, but that doesn't matter one bit. 

Buy some next time you're at the store. Give it a minute or two out of the freezer before you eat it for maximum texture enjoyment. 

 

Damn you, @Prepuce of Doom.  You are the cause of my new addiction. I had never heard the word “mochi” before Sept 19 2023, and now I’ve eaten 3 boxes of them. 

[Prepuce of Doom 21053]

1 hour ago, nnm said:

Damn you, @Prepuce of Doom.  You are the cause of my new addiction. I had never heard the word “mochi” before Sept 19 2023, and now I’ve eaten 3 boxes of them. 

You're just making up for lost time! 

Edit - fuck it, I'm going to go get one from the freezer right now. Cheers! 

Edited September 28, 2023 by Prepuce of Doom

[NWBuck 8552]

12 hours ago, Cheeseweasel said:

Depends on what is chasing you.

Or if you've forgotten your Depends 

[Guest]

The pride flag needs a makeover. I don't know what it could be, but this one is just a mess of busyness.:

Edited September 30, 2023 by FirstTimeCaller

[Sandman 3403]

7 hours ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

The pride flag needs a makeover. I don't know what it could be, but this one is just a mess of busyness.:

I'm colorblind and at first glance, I always think its the South Africa flag.

[GoPokes83 2240]

I am convinced that Reba McIntyre is some kind of next-gen Muppet. 

Gat Damn correct!!! I’ve been to every corner and down every backroad of Oklahoma 4 times and that accent can be found nowhere but on Reba McIntyre when she’s going full corn porn on some damn show! She turns that bullshit off and on depending on where she is! Bitch makes me feel like Poppie after Elaine riles him up and he has to sit on Jerry’s couch!

[nnm 36349]

18 hours ago, FirstTimeCaller said:

The pride flag needs a makeover. I don't know what it could be, but this one is just a mess of busyness.:

If only that community could find someone who is good at complimentary colors and design.

[Lurch 5922]

The pride flag needs a makeover. I don't know what it could be, but this one is just a mess of busyness.:

The current moniker is LGBTQIA+

Marketing is not their sweet spot it would seem

[52-80 19147]

On 9/30/2023 at 8:24 PM, FirstTimeCaller said:

The pride flag needs a makeover. I don't know what it could be, but this one is just a mess of busyness.:

 

[YGIFS 19449]

19 hours ago, Sandman said:

I'm colorblind and at first glance, I always think its the South Africa flag.

It's the entire spectrum of light refraction.  It means you see everything.  It was a brilliant concept at the outset, but got jammed up later on.  

[Cheeseweasel 26438]

17 hours ago, YGIFS said:

t's the entire spectrum of light refraction.  It means you see everything.

What about blind gay people? You photohomophobe!!!

[YGIFS 19449]

4 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said:

What about blind gay people? You photohomophobe!!!

I had a party there for my 11th birthday.  Had a great time and got to keep my helmet autographed by the staff.  Which, in hindsight, was really weird---20 somethings signing shit for a little kid.  Kinda creepy.  Like a drag show, but with aliens...

[markstanco 12571]

MFing I-35.  I travel all the rest of the interstates in Texas as well, 10, 20, 30, 35, 45, and even on occasion 27.  I-35 is unique especially between Austin and Hillsboro where there are 3 lanes.  The fast lane isnt the left lane, it is the RIGHT lane.  More left lane campers on 35 than any other interstate I frequent.  

[Sandman 3403]

Flipping around football games yesterday and watched some of the end of the Eagles game. They pan into the crowd and there's a guy wearing a cool hat. Not an eagles hat, I don't like the eagles at all. It looked like the old powder blue Phillies stuff they used to wear in the 70s. But it's not a phillies hat, it had something else written on it in the old phillies font. It took me under 2 minutes to find this hat online. It's from a surf shop in New Jersey, of all places.

It just made me think about when I was a kid watching a movie or tv show, and I'd see a guy wearing a cool t-shirt or hat or something and wish I had that. There was no way to figure out where the item was from or how to get it. Now I can find out in minutes. 

[Tex Long 4383]

1 hour ago, markstanco said:

MFing I-35.  I travel all the rest of the interstates in Texas as well, 10, 20, 30, 35, 45, and even on occasion 27.  I-35 is unique especially between Austin and Hillsboro where there are 3 lanes.  The fast lane isnt the left lane, it is the RIGHT lane.  More left lane campers on 35 than any other interstate I frequent.  

Try driving between Tucson and Phoenix. Be seeing wayyyy more LLCs.

On the other hand, make up for it on I10 across New Mexico in the midnight hours - pick up a dozen or so semis and run 100+ all the way across the state.

[WhatTheBuck 28775]

9 hours ago, Sandman said:

Flipping around football games yesterday and watched some of the end of the Eagles game. They pan into the crowd and there's a guy wearing a cool hat. Not an eagles hat, I don't like the eagles at all. It looked like the old powder blue Phillies stuff they used to wear in the 70s. But it's not a phillies hat, it had something else written on it in the old phillies font. It took me under 2 minutes to find this hat online. It's from a surf shop in New Jersey, of all places.

It just made me think about when I was a kid watching a movie or tv show, and I'd see a guy wearing a cool t-shirt or hat or something and wish I had that. There was no way to figure out where the item was from or how to get it. Now I can find out in minutes. 

Pic isn’t showing up. 

[markstanco 12571]

(some) Food trucks.  Generally I love these, but lately it seems like they are getting MORE expensive than brick and mortar.  Hey if the food is better, I get it.  But typically it is similar.  The idea of lower overhead without having a wait staff, cleanup crew, etc. is brilliant. But, now it seems to have gone away.  

Also, why is there a tip line on the receipt?  Is that in case you dont think you are paying enough for the food?  Because it isnt for actually wait service to bring your food and refill your beverages. 

[52-80 19147]

2 hours ago, markstanco said:

(some) Food trucks.  Generally I love these, but lately it seems like they are getting MORE expensive than brick and mortar.  Hey if the food is better, I get it.  But typically it is similar.  The idea of lower overhead without having a wait staff, cleanup crew, etc. is brilliant. But, now it seems to have gone away.  

 

Similar wavelength, when places are advertised as “farmers’ market”, but its actually vendors selling arts&crafts, handmade soaps, and finished goods like beef jerky. 
 

Weird. I grew up in a farming community but didnt know any family growing organic Salt Lamps. 

[Lurch 5922]

3 hours ago, markstanco said:

(some) Food trucks.  Generally I love these, but lately it seems like they are getting MORE expensive than brick and mortar.  Hey if the food is better, I get it.  But typically it is similar.  The idea of lower overhead without having a wait staff, cleanup crew, etc. is brilliant. But, now it seems to have gone away.  

Also, why is there a tip line on the receipt?  Is that in case you dont think you are paying enough for the food?  Because it isnt for actually wait service to bring your food and refill your beverages. 

Man, I feel this.

At the start of COVID our neighborhood (~125 families) thought it would be cool to invite a different food truck once a week as a win/win.  At first, it went incredibly well.  Everyone felt good about spending money with them (and they were truly, openly grateful), while also getting a nice quality meal for our families.  After a while, though, the demand dried up and the organizer started pleading with the neighborhood to start showing up or the trucks would no longer bother coming to us.  A reasonable outcome that frankly was probably warranted.  The reason we stopped going was the prices stayed "questionably" high even as COVID wained while the food seemed to lose it's uniqueness and edge.  At some point, I was just paying people a premium to throw together a burger that wasn't really any different than I could have whipped up with minimal effort or just gone to any local restaurant and at least had some service come with that price tag.

And, yeah, the tip is weird.  Really any time I'm tipping the *owner* of the business seems off to me.