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Conquest of the Planet of the Bride of the Son of the Return of the Open Bar

Started by The Good Reverend Roger, March 08, 2013, 09:32:33 PM

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Juana

#225
March 21, 2013, 12:34:43 AM
GOING TO PALMDALE AGAIN THIS WEEKEND. God. There's still more shit to bring home and my stepdad's dad's house still needs to be cleaned (it smells like cat piss and stale cigarette smoke and the yard's almost totally dead), and I'm pretty sure my sinuses are going to try to succeed. They've got mold and fungus down there like crazy, and combined with the dust, my allergies went complete haywire.
Which is saying something, since Fresno's air (which is notoriously bad) doesn't do this to me at all.


Also, here's a picture of Oliver North my late step grandfather had on his mantle:

The two shells on the left are live, by the by. I'm not sure what anyone is going to do with them, except possibly drop them in a fire.

Last, I'm going to be surrounded by horridly conservative people. Like, they're wildly racist and believe the government is going to put a chip with all their sensitive data in their left hand. Anyone got an particularly amusing trolls they think I should run?
"I dispose of obsolete meat machines.  Not because I hate them (I do) and not because they deserve it (they do), but because they are in the way and those older ones don't meet emissions codes.  They emit too much.  You don't like them and I don't like them, so spare me the hysteria."

The Good Reverend Roger

#226
March 21, 2013, 12:46:33 AM
You could bring up that the Beirut Marine barracks bombing was made possibly by Ollie North.

:lulz:
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Juana

#227
March 21, 2013, 12:58:49 AM
Hmm, I'll feel around for how everyone else feels about North. Because that does have the potential to be a lulz cow.
"I dispose of obsolete meat machines.  Not because I hate them (I do) and not because they deserve it (they do), but because they are in the way and those older ones don't meet emissions codes.  They emit too much.  You don't like them and I don't like them, so spare me the hysteria."

The Good Reverend Roger

#228
March 21, 2013, 01:05:16 AM
Quote from: Juana Go? on March 21, 2013, 12:58:49 AM
Hmm, I'll feel around for how everyone else feels about North. Because that does have the potential to be a lulz cow.

North is a complete arseburger.  I have a great way of fucking with Olliemania, if you're interested.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Juana

#229
March 21, 2013, 01:09:05 AM
Interested. :lulz:

I have that picture of North now. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, but I had to have it.
"I dispose of obsolete meat machines.  Not because I hate them (I do) and not because they deserve it (they do), but because they are in the way and those older ones don't meet emissions codes.  They emit too much.  You don't like them and I don't like them, so spare me the hysteria."

The Good Reverend Roger

#230
March 21, 2013, 01:26:58 AM
Quote from: Juana Go? on March 21, 2013, 01:09:05 AM
Interested. :lulz:

I have that picture of North now. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it, but I had to have it.

Roger:  Says something rotten about Oliver North.

Dumbass:  "OLIVER NORTH IS A GREAT AMERICAN!"

Roger:  "241 dead marines."

Dumbass:  "What?"

Roger:  "That's how many marines died in the Beirut marine barracks bombing.  Remember who was behind that?"

Dumbass:  "The Iranians."

Roger:  "Who sold them the explosives?  Oh, yeah.  It was Oliver North."

At this point, Dumbass usually throws a punch or storms out.

So much for Olliemania.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Juana

#231
March 21, 2013, 01:35:23 AM
That should be good for some lulz. Thanks!
"I dispose of obsolete meat machines.  Not because I hate them (I do) and not because they deserve it (they do), but because they are in the way and those older ones don't meet emissions codes.  They emit too much.  You don't like them and I don't like them, so spare me the hysteria."

The Good Reverend Roger

#232
March 21, 2013, 01:40:01 AM
Quote from: Juana Go? on March 21, 2013, 01:35:23 AM
That should be good for some lulz. Thanks!

No sweat.  I have loathed Oliver North since the actual events.  Watching him blather about how it was okay to violate his oath as an officer on account of Mom, Apple Pie, and The Gipper make me yack.  Also, if you ever get in trouble, you should hope that pansy Neilds investigates it.  He threw Oliver North softballs for a solid WEEK, each one giving North another set up for a speech about how "you can't save democracy without breaking a few constitutional eggs".
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

LMNO

#233
March 21, 2013, 01:43:16 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 21, 2013, 12:12:44 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on March 20, 2013, 05:00:26 AM
I had an AMAZING day today. Best first day of Spring Break ever!

First, woke up on Daff0dil's couch, had breakfast, came home, took a shower, Hot Cowboy picked me up and WE WENT EXPLORING. Holy shit! We hiked down a dike, went to Whitaker Ponds, hiked the Johnson Lake Property (both sides), stopped for lunch at Oldtown Pizza, and drove down to Lake Oswego to explore the legendary Peter Kerr land grant, which has rumors of an abandoned railroad tunnel underneath it. Can't get onto the property, can't even park by it... but guess what? Driving through the uber-rich neighborhood below it (insane 1930's stone-walled riverfront estates) we cross the old trolley line. Parked and walked the trolley line until, HELLO!



Yep.

Didn't bring flashlights, so the real fun will have to happen later on.

Then we went to the Alexandra Street bridge that was meant to connect to the ill-fated Leif Erikson developments, just to cap it all off.

Tired, sore, and happy. :)

In the world that exists in my head, that tunnel is a REALLY BAD IDEA.

But you're not in that world, so bring some lights, go in a group, and have fun.

Why do I feel this tunnel will be appearing in LOBB?

The Good Reverend Roger

#234
March 21, 2013, 01:45:48 AM
Naw, I have The Pipe.

But seriously, if I was running things, nobody would have even the barest notion of walking into something like that.

Also, nobody would EVER be bored.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.

Juana

#235
March 21, 2013, 01:51:08 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 21, 2013, 01:40:01 AM
Quote from: Juana Go? on March 21, 2013, 01:35:23 AM
That should be good for some lulz. Thanks!

No sweat.  I have loathed Oliver North since the actual events.  Watching him blather about how it was okay to violate his oath as an officer on account of Mom, Apple Pie, and The Gipper make me yack.  Also, if you ever get in trouble, you should hope that pansy Neilds investigates it.  He threw Oliver North softballs for a solid WEEK, each one giving North another set up for a speech about how "you can't save democracy without breaking a few constitutional eggs".
Oh gross. Not surprised that the stepgrandfather liked him, then.


Also, PD, should I see how much of the SGF's conspiracy theory shit I can save? Like, he was hard core into the Illuminati/chem trails/etc. nonsense and the potential for lulz is pretty high.
"I dispose of obsolete meat machines.  Not because I hate them (I do) and not because they deserve it (they do), but because they are in the way and those older ones don't meet emissions codes.  They emit too much.  You don't like them and I don't like them, so spare me the hysteria."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#236
March 21, 2013, 03:32:22 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 21, 2013, 12:11:37 AM
Quote from: Lenin McCarthy on March 21, 2013, 12:02:41 AM
I've been invited to a party on Friday, but as usual in my area there are a few logistical issues.
The party is 35 kilometres from where I live. A completely normal distance in my area, since there are few people and lots of land. There are pretty much no night buses. Taking a taxi will cost 1200 NOK, the equivalent of 200 US dollars. If you pre-order and is a young person, the county is supposed to subsidize your cab ride home so you only will have to pay around 10$. But of course, the rules are so restrictive about times and areas it doesn't apply to me. If people have to make their circles of friends fit within arbitrary geographical borders and also have to leave all parties at 1 am, people won't use it, and I won't use it. The only real way to get home now is to find someone who knows someone who can drive me home for a decent price, or a friend who'll do it for free. But if paid for, this is illegal, unlicensed taxicab services. And even if it's free, it's risky. The driver is usually unexperienced, it's dark, in winter the roads are slippery and there is a real risk of crashing into moose. The passengers are usually drunk and in a quite upbeat mood. Accidents happen. More often than usual. This is dangerous, scientists and police and whatever tell the media, and there have been proposals to ban young drivers (some single out young male drivers) from driving at night or with passengers. Probably won't happen though, for what is the alternative? Having to rely 50 year old illegal taxicab drivers to get your teenager home?

Anyway, I'm left with these options:

a) spend my entire personal budget for the next month on a taxi.
b) get a "pirate taxi"/convince a sober friend to drive me home.
c) end up in bed with someone, or if that fails, pass out on a floor.
e) not go.

Grrwagh. I'm looking forward to exchange rural idyll for a chaotic, noisy and unsafe urban life where it's actually possible to do stuff.

Flop on the floor.

This.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#237
March 21, 2013, 03:38:46 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 21, 2013, 12:12:44 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on March 20, 2013, 05:00:26 AM
I had an AMAZING day today. Best first day of Spring Break ever!

First, woke up on Daff0dil's couch, had breakfast, came home, took a shower, Hot Cowboy picked me up and WE WENT EXPLORING. Holy shit! We hiked down a dike, went to Whitaker Ponds, hiked the Johnson Lake Property (both sides), stopped for lunch at Oldtown Pizza, and drove down to Lake Oswego to explore the legendary Peter Kerr land grant, which has rumors of an abandoned railroad tunnel underneath it. Can't get onto the property, can't even park by it... but guess what? Driving through the uber-rich neighborhood below it (insane 1930's stone-walled riverfront estates) we cross the old trolley line. Parked and walked the trolley line until, HELLO!



Yep.

Didn't bring flashlights, so the real fun will have to happen later on.

Then we went to the Alexandra Street bridge that was meant to connect to the ill-fated Leif Erikson developments, just to cap it all off.

Tired, sore, and happy. :)

In the world that exists in my head, that tunnel is a REALLY BAD IDEA.

But you're not in that world, so bring some lights, go in a group, and have fun.

In the world that exists in my head... I should probably go alone.

I don't think it goes as far as the Pipe, and I've done that alone. There's something about being completely isolated in the darkness underground that is really intense. Sometimes, I turn off my light and just move through the tunnel by touch.
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

Mesozoic Mister Nigel

#238
March 21, 2013, 03:40:58 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 21, 2013, 01:45:48 AM
Naw, I have The Pipe.

But seriously, if I was running things, nobody would have even the barest notion of walking into something like that.

Also, nobody would EVER be bored.

:lulz: Kind of the opposite of the world in "Cocoon".
"I'm guessing it was January 2007, a meeting in Bethesda, we got a bag of bees and just started smashing them on the desk," Charles Wick said. "It was very complicated."

The Good Reverend Roger

#239
March 21, 2013, 03:58:04 AM
Quote from: M. Nigel Salt on March 21, 2013, 03:40:58 AM
Quote from: The Good Reverend Roger on March 21, 2013, 01:45:48 AM
Naw, I have The Pipe.

But seriously, if I was running things, nobody would have even the barest notion of walking into something like that.

Also, nobody would EVER be bored.

:lulz: Kind of the opposite of the world in "Cocoon".

Well, you'd see Israelis back-to-back with Palestinians.

"OH, SHIT, HABIB, HERE THEY COME!"

"I HAVE YOUR BACK, AARON!"

*Fade to black, sound of gunfire and something roaring/squealing*

There wouldn't be TIME for sectarian nonsense.
" It's just that Depeche Mode were a bunch of optimistic loveburgers."
- TGRR, shaming himself forever, 7/8/2017

"Billy, when I say that ethics is our number one priority and safety is also our number one priority, you should take that to mean exactly what I said. Also quality. That's our number one priority as well. Don't look at me that way, you're in the corporate world now and this is how it works."
- TGRR, raising the bar at work.
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