Imponderables-Bachelor Party Bingo

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MSB

Monday, November 26, 2007 7:46 PM

Ok the old thread is here

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=31505&m=561880#561880

and speaking of old thread...just kidding Zeph

Zeph was pondering a bachelor party...ok folks so what are the essential elements of a bachelor party??

Liquor
Strippers
Friends
Bad Porn

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

RUGBUG

Monday, November 26, 2007 8:17 PM

Am I really going to get Firsties?

Wow...this is only my second time in the history of the imponderables threads to get firsties. Where is everyone?

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

MSB

Monday, November 26, 2007 8:26 PM

Hmm well I know I'm busy since it's 2 days until mid-term grades due

Jimi's at an appointment

Whimsy just got home

Bryce has her hands full with the kids and new cat and such

Magda's asleep

Tristan's work has changed policies and he's not allowed on the internet except at lunch

No clue where NV and Zeek are

Zeph's probably sending gooey/cute messages to Phoebe and Phoebe's probably reading them....giggle

Neko's having a meltdown as something has gone awry

Those are all the whereabouts I know...

So how was your Thanksgiving???

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

RUGBUG

Monday, November 26, 2007 8:27 PM

I got so caught up in firsties that I forgot to say I hope everyone had great holidays in whatever form (or non-form) you celebrate.

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Frowny faces to rugbug. Why no more horsey? Finances? Who says money can't buy happiness?

It's not 'no more horsey'...just no more THIS horsey. He's of the prime age to sell and he's not going to be a forever horse, so it's time to start thinking about finding him another home.

Plus, there's this whole 'bad boyfriend' analogy that keeps sticking with me. He can be great a lot of the time, be then he can also be horrible. When you find yourself saying things like 'if only I could be a better girlfriend, he'd be great' then it's time to move on. I say that about my horse all the time. "If only I could ride him better." "It's not him, it's me." etc. Screw that crap. It is him. He needs to go to someone that will appreciate him for what he is and can get the best out of him without working so hard to do it. There are people like that out there, so....

Sucks because I really do love him. He's everything I wanted, except for the one HUGE issue. It also sucks because I HATE horse shopping and am scared of trading one problem for some other kind of problem. Horse sellers are some of the most dishonest people around...so not looking forward to that whole process.

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

MSB

Monday, November 26, 2007 8:55 PM

HUGS Rugbug...it's still hard to send your horse packing...

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

ZEEK

Monday, November 26, 2007 9:00 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
No clue where NV and Zeek are

You must have missed the part about the strip club.

I'm around you guys are just not having enough drama and ponderables. When Zeek has nothing to add then Zeek doesn't post. So, basically start talking about football and boobies more darn it.

ZEEK

Monday, November 26, 2007 10:37 PM

OK apparently that was a tough order.

I'll get the ball rolling. So what's up with that new victoria secret commercial with the bra with air in it? I mean I don't mind nike airs or anything but do we really need one of those reebok pump buttons on the side of a bra? So there's the ponderable...how far is too far with bra false advertising? Push up bras too much? Inflatable bras too much?

Hooray boobies ponderable. Now you try.

RUGBUG

Monday, November 26, 2007 11:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
OK apparently that was a tough order.

I'll get the ball rolling. So what's up with that new victoria secret commercial with the bra with air in it? I mean I don't mind nike airs or anything but do we really need one of those reebok pump buttons on the side of a bra? So there's the ponderable...how far is too far with bra false advertising? Push up bras too much? Inflatable bras too much?

Hooray boobies ponderable. Now you try.

Dear Zeek. If you want us to talk about our chests, you've got to use wit or flattery. You can't just ask flat out. You would've done better with a football ponderable that you subtely steered into being a bra ponderable.

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

ZEEK

Monday, November 26, 2007 11:54 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RugBug:
Dear Zeek. If you want us to talk about our chests, you've got to use wit or flattery. You can't just ask flat out. You would've done better with a football ponderable that you subtely steered into being a bra ponderable.

Gotta love that football. The Chargers rebounded nicely this past weekend don't you think? Gotta love the Charger. Great uniforms, talented players, great cheerleaders. I wonder if those cheerleaders use the new victoria secret air filled bra. Discuss amongst yourselves.

Cause I'm out for the day. Night folks.

HELL'S KITTEN

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:22 AM

((sneaks in))

The Chargers' game was kinda weak; it's not like the Ravens have much of a team this year.

I thought the Denver / Chicago game was a riot. Unbelievable.

And I was so, soooo very disappointed in Eli. And I do adore little Eli. There is no reason on the planet the Giants should have lost to the hack Vikings team.

As for the cheerleaders, no, I don't think they'd use the air-filled bras. I can't imagine they'd get enough "bounce" with them. My guess is either sans bra or a flimsy one that provides lift but no control.

((HK heart football))

PHOEBEROSETTA

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 1:04 AM

Have to wonder what Zeph's wantin with a bachelor party....ahem, you remember that dusty rose filmy negligee hangin in your closet, buddy boy???

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Rule #1 for a healthy and productive life..."don't p*ss off the redhead!"

ZEPHYR1956

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 2:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoebeRosetta:
Have to wonder what Zeph's wantin with a bachelor party....ahem, you remember that dusty rose filmy negligee hangin in your closet, buddy boy???

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Rule #1 for a healthy and productive life..."don't p*ss off the redhead!"

uhhh........ummm........

no bachelor party, guys.

Commander, Alpha Company, 76th Independent Battalion

Friends are the 'verse's best way of telling you that you are not alone in this crapheap of a world. Friends who are also Soldiers keep you alive to see it.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."

MSB

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:21 PM

LOL well that was subtle Phoebe...HUGS gigglesnort

HK- depends on how much you have filling your cup. I wore 2 athletic bras and still had bounce... however, I'd bet most of them are wearing a sports bra but a flimsy one meant more for walking/yoga to get the bounce without the sag... giggle The big issue facing cheerleaders is weather or not to use body glue to keep your spankies in place ( the little panties that go over your underwear so you're not flashing the crowd)

Zeek- Not sure what's with the air thing...maybe it's more comfortable because let's just face it, bras are not comfortable. Not that you would know this or anything...

Zeph maybe you should have a nice poker playing, pizza eating, beer drinking kind of bachelor party..

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

ZEEK

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:45 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
Zeek- Not sure what's with the air thing...maybe it's more comfortable because let's just face it, bras are not comfortable. Not that you would know this or anything...

Zeph maybe you should have a nice poker playing, pizza eating, beer drinking kind of bachelor party..

no...of course not...no idea how uncomfortable they would be *shifty eyes*

and MsB why in the world would he play strip poker with the strippers? They're already paid to take their clothes off.

KELKHIL

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 4:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:

Zeph maybe you should have a nice poker playing, pizza eating, beer drinking kind of bachelor party..

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Kinda what was done for mine. We drank a lot and played paintball and cards and had beer brats and drank a lot. Did I mention we drank a lot?

Let me tell ya it is good fun at midnight when one of your buddies says "hey lets strap flashlights to our markers and play in the dark"

Nothing like trying to keep you balance in the woods sober and in daylight. Lets just say much pain insued. Especially since one of the "rules" was that you couls not cover up your flashlight for any reason.

Kelkhil

Some men just wanna watch the world burn

The Shirtless Forsaken

ZEPHYR1956

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
Zeph maybe you should have a nice poker playing, pizza eating, beer drinking kind of bachelor party..

thats kinda the direction i was thinking, not the strippers and the like.

dusty rose thing and its wearer is all i need in that direction.

Commander, Alpha Company, 76th Independent Battalion

Friends are the 'verse's best way of telling you that you are not alone in this crapheap of a world. Friends who are also Soldiers keep you alive to see it.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."

GORRAMGROUPIE

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:23 PM

Well, I never had a bachelor party, so I can't comment. However, if my future to be had said dusky rose filmy thing in closet, and gave me a choice between that and stripper....there would be no choice. 'Sides, why spend the money to get a really good stripper(ugly comes cheap!) when you could get pizza and drinks!

And on the Ponderable:
We guys are to blame(sorry I'm turning on my bros!), but our obsession with the mammary glands makes the ladies all sorts of worried and desperate, especially since they think we want 28EEE! As for air filled, ever see the ones that had a pump, and with the press of a button the size increased, 3X's?

We sometimes catch a window
A glimpse of what's beyond
Was it just imagination
Stringing us along?
More things than are dreamed about
Unseen and unexplained

I'm not worthy!

ZEEK

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zephyr1956:
Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
Zeph maybe you should have a nice poker playing, pizza eating, beer drinking kind of bachelor party..

thats kinda the direction i was thinking, not the strippers and the like.

dusty rose thing and its wearer is all i need in that direction.

oh I get it

poker playing, pizza eating and beer drinking

yep sounds like a wholesome good time to me

ZEPHYR1956

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:28 PM

and Bao. Have to have Bao.

Commander, Alpha Company, 76th Independent Battalion

Friends are the 'verse's best way of telling you that you are not alone in this crapheap of a world. Friends who are also Soldiers keep you alive to see it.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."

PHOEBEROSETTA

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:38 PM

You guys are a ruttin trip! You should hear the bit I got from my office-mate..."you're gonna get MARRIED, then spend that weekend in a hotel room with other PEOPLE?!?!?!?!?!?!" Some folks just don't get Browncoats, I guess....

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Rule #1 for a healthy and productive life..."don't p*ss off the redhead!"

RUGBUG

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:

Not sure what's with the air thing...maybe it's more comfortable because let's just face it, bras are not comfortable. Not that you would know this or anything...

I have no problem with bras being uncomfortable. :shrug: Never have. And the right one can make me feel damn sexy. It's too bad lingerie is expensive 'cause I do love me some sexy underthings.

I do appreciate Victoria's attempts at enhancing my chest appeal. They deserve some heartfelt thanks. Not trying to pull one over on anyone, just trying to fill out clothes the way I would like.

Not too sure about air filled bras though. Seems to be a risky concept. Lean up against the wrong thing and there goes the girls...or worse..a girl.

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

GORRAMGROUPIE

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:25 PM

Ok cross thread goofiness. MsB was wanting tons of diet coke on the BC B&G, and this thread has all my attention(ahem) so here's a pic for all:

We sometimes catch a window
A glimpse of what's beyond
Was it just imagination
Stringing us along?
More things than are dreamed about
Unseen and unexplained

I'm not worthy!

ZEEK

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RugBug:
I do love me some sexy underthings.

I think I speak for all the browncoaty men when I say, "amen to that".

MSB

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:43 PM

Rugbug- I think it's a size thing... I'm ending up having a reduction because mine have damaged nerves in both arms and cause several small "pull fractures" in my spine. Bras are pretty much pain inducing ( some less than others) and I do appreciate Victoria's Secret for having some of the only semi comfortable ones... the big problem is when you're trying to hold approximately 18 pounds up with a few straps at strategic points...pain ensues.

Gorram- hey we just like that you appreciate us for the qualities you don't possess.. I figure there are some guys who like big and some who like small...and a ton who are too busy looking at a woman's butt to even notice if she has tits at all...

Zeek- see we do have conversations you're interested in...

Zeph- hey whatever makes you happy.. it's all good

Phoebe- they are sad, strange little people who don't understand us at all...

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:45 PM

Whoa. I just happen to return to talk of sexy underthings and chesticles. Huh.

HOBBLEIT

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 6:59 PM

Hello,

Jennifer is making a triumphant return (don't know why it's trimphant. I'll say it's cos I'm finally employed).

What's been going on here?

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http://www.myspace.com/muddy_waters

ZEEK

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by hobbleit:
What's been going on here?

I think that's best answered with a quote.

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
sexy underthings and chesticles

I take full credit for successfully steering the conversation

+

Welcome back.

MSB

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:07 PM

HUGS NV you're just lucky that way...

Hobbleit- hey it's triumphant we love you and we've missed you tons... that's all the triumph you need!!

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

HOBBLEIT

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:08 PM

thanks

and forgive me for sounding blonde, but how do you define chesticle?

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http://www.myspace.com/muddy_waters

GORRAMGROUPIE

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:09 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
the big problem is when you're trying to hold approximately 18 pounds up with a few straps at strategic points...pain ensues.

My wife has the same issues. She is always complaining about getting a bra that fits right, back pain, uncomfortableness, that's why I try to help out lifting as much as .....oooops TMI!

Gorram- hey we just like that you appreciate us for the qualities you don't possess.. I figure there are some guys who like big and some who like small...and a ton who are too busy looking at a woman's butt to even notice if she has tits at all...

Yep, I like the top, I like the bottom, actually, I think I like curves, cause a curvy woman gets my attention evey time, no matter where the curves are. MMMM, geometry is my fave!

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

We sometimes catch a window
A glimpse of what's beyond
Was it just imagination
Stringing us along?
More things than are dreamed about
Unseen and unexplained

I'm not worthy!

MSB

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:12 PM

OOOOH maths... hotly contested subject round here... some love it some don't :)

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

HOBBLEIT

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:16 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
OOOOH maths... hotly contested subject round here... some love it some don't :)

urgh, don't say that word around me (as you can see I'm one of the ones that don't love it).

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http://www.myspace.com/muddy_waters

GORRAMGROUPIE

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 7:38 PM

Well, it's not the maths I like, it the curves,and geometry is the only math I know of studying curves

We sometimes catch a window
A glimpse of what's beyond
Was it just imagination
Stringing us along?
More things than are dreamed about
Unseen and unexplained

I'm not worthy!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:05 PM

(Thinks he should add Studying Curves to the short list of Maths he cares to touch)

So for you folks on the board who I have not told, I am struggling with chemical dependancy. It has bee something troubling me since late summer and it has finally come to a head. Now, this dependancy is not mine, but in a way it is. I have been gone for the last week because of the long holiday and an extra day dealing with this dependancy. Naturally there is more underlying problems than my friends dependancy to pills. There is a mountain of issues and trauma not being delt with fast enough.

As for myself, I have taken on an short amount of pain and suffering and cannot comprehend where it comes from directly. I am poisioned. But the amount of advice from others in the last few days and the soul searching I've done in the last week keeps the thing I'm trying to hold on to in perspective. I'm trying to keep my job, trying not to lose any more of what I have worked hard for over the last few years, trying to love myself inspite of the self imposed heartache, and trying not to completely let go of a friend that I hold dearly. I'm hoping the boundries set fourth yesterday hold. I am trying to move ahead even as I sit here typing.

Mind Body and Spirit

MSB

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:07 PM

*hugs NV*

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

ZEEK

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:13 PM

Ugh NV, I know how things like that can just eat at your mind 24/7. I've never found a great solution. The best I can say is to try to keep yourself occupied. It's impossible to stay occupied enough to never think about it, but it's always good to get away from it from time to time.

You sound like a guy who stays pretty busy. So, I'm sure you have some time where you stay occupied. Just be sure to spend some time making sure you're getting what you need out of life and don't spend all your time on others and just keep flying.

GORRAMGROUPIE

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:25 PM

Dude, hang in there! We'll all be praying, chanting, sacrificing or whatever for ya!

We sometimes catch a window
A glimpse of what's beyond
Was it just imagination
Stringing us along?
More things than are dreamed about
Unseen and unexplained

I'm not worthy!

MSB

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:44 PM

It will all be ok ( yes I am the reincarnation of PollyAnna..let it go)

HUGS Zeek...because I can ;)

Gorram do you know the trick with baby oil for earaches?? In case you don't or someone else needs it, you warm a few drops of oil until it's skin temp and then gently drop in in baby's ear. It releases pressure on the ear drum so the earache stops temporarily until you can get to the doctors :)

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

RUGBUG

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 9:03 PM

hugs NVG.

In all this remember to take care of you. Losing your job, etc helps no one. If someone is going to fall apart, there is nothing you can do to stop it. You've just got to make sure they don't take you with them.

more big hugs for you.

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"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

NVGHOSTRIDER

Tuesday, November 27, 2007 9:56 PM

Hugs are so well appreciated. But honestly boots in the ass are something I've had since birth. Luckily I have a caring boss who's taken enough crap for me that she finally put the boots to me.

Not to say it's a good thing but by no means is it a bad thing either.

Thinkin' I like the hugs better.

MSB

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:20 AM

Then hugs you shall have NV....HUGS

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

FOLLOWMAL

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:41 AM

Dropping in with a request:

For those of you helping out with the diggs, here is the latest one.

It's Nathan Fillion-centric and fun!

http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/No_re_Touching_the_Nathan_Fillion_Pre
tty

As always, thank you for your help- remember to make suggestions for diggs each week and have fun!

To hear our Captain read a bit of The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 click on the link. Follow the links from there to see how you can help kids read.
www.myspace.com/kidsneedtoread

http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Collectors-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B000Q9IZ5C

MSB

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 3:23 PM

Hey thanks gorgeous!! You're so efficient and dedicated. Don't know what we'd do without you.HUGS

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

FOLLOWMAL

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 3:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
Hey thanks gorgeous!! You're so efficient and dedicated. Don't know what we'd do without you.HUGS

*blushes*

*hugs back*

To hear our Captain read a bit of The Softwire: Virus on Orbis 1 click on the link. Follow the links from there to see how you can help kids read.
www.myspace.com/kidsneedtoread

http://www.amazon.com/Serenity-Collectors-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B000Q9IZ5C

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 4:59 PM

'Morning folks. Hey there FM. Thanks for keeping us flying!

And Thanks for the hugs MSB. Feeling much better today.

ZEEK

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:13 PM

Morning. So, what's on the conversation list for today? So far all I've got is "it's only wednesday!?"

ZEPHYR1956

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
So far all I've got is "it's only wednesday!?"

that about covers it

Commander, Alpha Company, 76th Independent Battalion

Friends are the 'verse's best way of telling you that you are not alone in this crapheap of a world. Friends who are also Soldiers keep you alive to see it.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."

HOBBLEIT

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:18 PM

Evening all

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http://www.myspace.com/muddy_waters

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:24 PM

What do y'all do when a bit of soul searching is needed?

ZEEK

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
What do y'all do when a bit of soul searching is needed?

Flop around all night trying to get some sleep but really just thinking things over again and again. I don't recommend it. Not fun in the least bit.

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
What do y'all do when a bit of soul searching is needed?

((thinks))...

Go online, ask everyone's advice, and then follow none of it...?

Whoops, no, that's not it.... =P

I go off-line for a long time, avoid all human contact (as much as possible), and listen to no one but myself. Being capable of being alone is a wonderful thing.

((shrugs))

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:40 PM

Thats funny because I won't attempt sleep if there is something needing figuring. I hate half sleep. Either I do or I don't.

So Saturday night after some travel and work and mulling things over for the day I went ahead and let loose ending the night in a drunken stupor playing drunk checkers with shot glass checkers. I lost. Darn. But I did have fun. And I had fitful rest. But still the strange dream patterns did not cease. Not sure what they are about but the last week has been interesting to say the least.

Hard physical labor and being in nature seem to help the most, but sometimes a person just needs an outside opinion.

Lost train, thought gone poof.

ADD: Theres the wonderful ninja kitty thorn in my side 'cause she is mostly right. Hugs deary. I did take the offline advice to heart as much as I took the online sort. Moving on to do for myself first and damn it feels good.

ZEEK

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:

Go online, ask everyone's advice, and then follow none of it...?

Hmmm I think I actually do that part. I think it's more of an exercise in hoping other people will confirm what I already sorta want to do. It tends to not work out and lead to ignoring.

HELL'S KITTEN

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:23 PM

((giggles))
Now, now... I wasn't giving advice.
Merely stating what I do. You did ask. =)
((random eHug))

NVGHOSTRIDER

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 6:53 PM

Feelin' better and wanting to share the love with all you wonderful folks.

MOSHMOSHMOSHMOSHMOSH!!!

MSB

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:03 PM

HUGS HK... you forgot the drinking dew and eating chocolate part

Hmmm well I tend to do my soul searching in short bursts ( I lack patience) usually it's more an epiphany.. I'm weird that way. However, if I wanted to think about something...I'd take a bubble bath.

ah sharing love is so fun!!

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

KELKHIL

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:36 PM

See I just call those Anti-Social Days. When I have just had enough I ignore, avoid and just plain stay away from people for as long as it takes. Normally it is just for one day and I am better.

Kinda hard to do with the my daughter running around now. Normally Laurelin will at least take her out so that I can have a couple hours to myself.

Been a long time since I was able to take a whole day.... man sometimes I really need it too!

Kelkhil

Some men just wanna watch the world burn

The Shirtless Forsaken

ZEEK

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 7:39 PM

lol I read MsB's last post and for some reason as I was reading it I thought it was from RIMG. Got to the bubble bath part and was like hmmm...kinda odd. Then I saw the kitty sig and was like oooooohhhh. OK much better mental picture. No offense RIMG.

MSB

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:12 PM

ROTFLMAO.... sorry not that Jimi wouldn't look fantastic all wet and.. ok stopping now

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Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

GORRAMGROUPIE

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 9:20 PM

Crap, we're nearing the time that all the shiney people go away, and the other shiney people don't come in for a while, and I'll be all by my lonesome!

And 3 hours of work left.......

Let's have a black celebration
To celebrate the fact
that we've seen the back
of another black day.

I'm not worthy!

MSB

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 11:14 PM

poke poke.... and I am???

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

GORRAMGROUPIE

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 11:51 PM

One of the shinies I thought had left!

Let's have a black celebration
To celebrate the fact
that we've seen the back
of another black day.

I'm not worthy!

MSB

Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:01 PM

HUGS and then of course I left...giggle :)

Morning all... ooh I have a ponder ( and it'll be helpful to the teachers here) What kinds of things did teachers do for you that motivated you to learn or work???

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

RUGBUG

Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:26 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:

Morning all... ooh I have a ponder ( and it'll be helpful to the teachers here) What kinds of things did teachers do for you that motivated you to learn or work???

This may or may not be helpful, but the teachers that I would work for (and later even bosses I work well with) are the ones I respect on a personal level. It really had little to do with them trying to motivate me or what they actually taught. They are fair in the expectations and in consequences, even-tempered, logical. They also know their stuff but aren't arrogant about it. They genuinely cared about the students.

To illustrate: When I got a job as an executive assistant, I told the boss within a few months of being hired that if he EVER asked me to lie about something, I would be out of there. Or if he ever did the sadly typical 'cheat on your wife' thing. I just can't work with someone I don't respect. Turned out well as he is either a)one fo the good ones or b)is good at hiding any illicit activity.

***************
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

MSB

Thursday, November 29, 2007 3:47 PM

bless your cynical little heart I love b) good at hiding illicit activity

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

ZEEK

Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:13 PM

It really depended on the teacher. Some had different ways of working. But I agree with RugBug I had respect for all of them. So, that's a common denominator.

One English teacher in grade school got me motivated by being encouraging and actually showing an interest in every student and what they wrote. We were doing a creative writing type of class at the time and when you can tell the teacher actually read your work and took the time to think about it that helps.

One English teacher in high school just treated us like adults and that pretty well did the trick. I mean he had rules and he laid them all on the line with reasoning for them. We were cool with that. He would also take time out to tell us stories and in general was just a cool guy. So, if he didn't have time to cover something and told us to read the rest that night then I'd do it.

Economics teacher in high school started as a motivator through fear. The dude literally acted like a drill sergeant. After setting up the seating chart he assigned the first person in each row the status of general over the people behind them. You didn't speak unless you were spoken to. There were twin brothers in our class named something like farshad and farsheed. He didn't like trying to figure that out. So, he gave them nicknames of tank and gun. Anytime he called on me it would always be "commander zeek how would this graph change if demand suddenly increased?" in a stern voice. But after a while it was clear that he was a good teacher and deep down he cared if we learned or not. So, again he was a good motivator.

My computer science teacher in high school was just cool. He was pretty much an ass but in the real world kinda way. If you asked him a question about how you were supposed to code something he'd simply say, "this is a problem solving class. solve your problem". He'd grade things in the same no nonsense way. We were programming on ancient macs and in one of my programs I had it print out "press enter to continue". However, the macs had "return" keys instead of "enter" keys. So, he took off 2 points cause he couldn't find an "enter" key. It was that kind of brutal grading that made us all strive for absolute perfection in our coding and when we wrote our answers on our tests.

There are more, but those were some of the varying styles that worked for me.

MSB

Thursday, November 29, 2007 4:32 PM

Wow very well thought out and well reasoned answer Zeek. I like that you gave examples of different styles. You must have been aces in English.

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:11 PM

Good morning folks.

Teachers. Hmm. I actually didn't like alot of the teachers I had in high school. I barely remember any farther back than that. As for motivation, one teacher in particular kept me focused most of the time and I was lucky enough to have her for three classes in two years (English I, II, and Creative Writting). Not really sure how she did it. It was as if she recognized potential in all her students and gave everyone and equal shot at the material. I can remember being left behind a time or two but somehow I was alway given some sort of incentive to catch up. Many of the projects and exercizes we did were in groups and I hated the idea of letting them down despite the fact I didn't know them and wasn't friends with them. Thinking back I can see people in that class as equals. No BS High School politics, no popularity contests, no ego trips, just people learning how to better express themselves and how to correct mistakes.

I almost wanted to be a teacher because of the only teacher I respected and actually liked all through school.

Check it out. My brain is actually working. Guess I better follow suit.

RIVERISMYGODDESS

Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:29 PM

maths are fun.

mistaking MsB for me is a near-fatal error. She's way cuter than I am.

~jimi
Lt. Alexander - Chief Medic / XO Alpha Co. / Logistics & Transportation Specialist - 76th IAB

There never was an apple, in Adam's opinion, that wasn't worth the trouble you got into for eating it.

xBox 360 GamerTag: Swinger420

ZEEK

Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
You must have been aces in English.

It's sorta funny cause I really wasn't early on. I always had a very one track mind. I could either focus on grammar or focus on content. I still do that to some extent. So, I'd either write a paper that read like a shopping list or I'd write something that was interesting but had no commas and poor spelling.

Around 4th gradish they even thought I might be dyslexic. I had to go to the special ed lady for a while then she decided I wasn't special :-(

Anyway around 8th grade was when I hit that good teacher and then the other one was freshman year of high school. So, I built up some steam and everything was good after that.

English was the only subject I straight up 4.0ed in college. Got a minor in it too.

GORRAMGROUPIE

Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:27 PM

I had a math teacher who made math fun, and had a great sense of humor, even with snotty, bratty 8th grade girls trying to make trouble. I called her Mom once by accident and she replied Yes, son? She was great. She made it fun, but made sure we understood.
Had an English teacher that was sorta the same way, in high school, she had a very uncommon sense of humor and applied it to teaching. She also encouraged us to really look at what we were reading and make our own opinions of what we were reading. I learned from her that it was ok to loathe Hemingway. She also taught me to appreciate REAL poetry, not the cutesy rhyming poems, but t.s. eliot, Ezra Pound, etc, to see how words could be put together to create something that evoked feelings, and made people think.

On the opposite side, had a geometry teacher that in one semester killed my interest in math and made it into the ugly avoid at all costs emotional burden it has become. I would write the most beautiful proof, logic and art combined, and he would grade it as a 0, not one thing right. Plus he only taught so he could coach football, so he wasn't exactly excited about his job.

Meh. Just give me female teachers with low cut blouses and high slit skirts and I'll go to school no matter what.

Let's have a black celebration
To celebrate the fact
that we've seen the back
of another black day.

I'm not worthy!

PHOEBEROSETTA

Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:37 PM

I had a high school anatomy teacher who was also the head football coach. I skipped a year of "earth science" due to grades, so I was in a senior level anatomy class as a lowly freshman. Redheaded geek child in the land of the jocks! I remember dissecting the fetal pig. It was like surgery...my blonde fullback lab partner standing there handing me instruments when I called for them. He did say thank you for the fact that his grade was much higher than it would have been without my help. And yes, I was STILL a hopeless nerd after the class......BLEAH!

--------------------------------
Rule #1 for a healthy and productive life..."don't p*ss off the redhead!"

Coming soonish....Mrs used-to-be-Squatch!

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:53 PM

First off, I love peanut butter and orange marmalade. Second, school would have gone much better for me if the insignificant kiddie BS could have been kept to a minimum. Third, you did a service to someone and they thanked you for it Phoebe. That didn't make you a hopeless nerd. It made you a good person who covers their corner. You rock. Fourth, I've annoying myself with numbering points to pointless thoughts just to keep from thinking about things better left outside of work.

I get to pay my phone bill today and might b able to scrape enough cashy money for Port of Subs (Number 18, no olives, half tomato...) Things are shaping up.

MSB

Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:39 PM

teaching is such a joy...long day

though I am so loving all your stories and it really does help to confirm my theory (that a personal relationship with the kids, a sense of humor, and a love of subject are really the best teaching tools)

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

ZEPHYR1956

Thursday, November 29, 2007 7:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoebeRosetta:
And yes, I was STILL a hopeless nerd after the class

coming soonish....Mrs used-to-be-Squatch!

yes, but you're MY "hopeless nerd" now, and thats good enough for me.

Commander, Alpha Company, 76th Independent Battalion

Friends are the 'verse's best way of telling you that you are not alone in this crapheap of a world. Friends who are also Soldiers keep you alive to see it.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:03 PM

Awww. (Feels all warm and fuzzy inside)

MSB

Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:24 PM

I would feel warm and fuzzy, but I had to chug soda for class ( visual demonstration of the vocabulary word) and now I feel icky

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

GORRAMGROUPIE

Thursday, November 29, 2007 8:57 PM

Jump up and down, take an Alka Seltzer and give out the biggest belch u can!

Let's have a black celebration
To celebrate the fact
that we've seen the back
of another black day.

I'm not worthy!

ZEEK

Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:09 PM

OK I'm plum out of motivation to do any work. I'm in the zone for starring at my desk so that it looks like I'm working. "Dear employer, Since your paying for my presence...you think maybe you can just pay me for existence instead and I can just go home? Pretty please with sugar on top?"

MSB

Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:35 PM

If that works Zeek... I am so trying it here!!

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, November 29, 2007 9:36 PM

Well I'm back and had to continue watching the episode of Rurouni Kenshin on a little bitty window in the corner of my screen. I guess that's gonna have to be motivation enough for me.

Well, that and checking in with you wonderful folks.

CALIFORNIAKAYLEE

Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:14 PM

Hey y'all.

On the ponderable, I guess I'm kind of weird. I had lots of teachers I liked, but none that motivated me. I've always been almost entirely self-motivated, for as long as I can remember. Either I want to do it or I don't, and no amount of encouragement or coaxing from anyone else will change that. My dad and my husband are the only two people who have ever had any sort of sway over me when it comes to motivation, but a large portion of that is just wanting them to be proud of me.

I did have teachers in high school who made a different sort of impact though. The band leader and I had very similar tempers and working with him taught me how to accept when I was wrong, argue fairly when I was right, and get my point across without turning it into a screaming match (all things that have been hugely useful in my marriage to a guy who also has a very similar temper). And I TA'd for the civics teacher my Junior year, and he always treated me like an adult, more so even than his Senior students. Now I work in an industry where everyone is male and 5 to 20 years older than me, and somehow that civics teacher helped me learn how to act like an equal with people who are older and far more experienced than I am.

The biggest impact a teacher had on me, though, was in one 3 minute conversation with my AP Statistics teacher my Junior year. The guy who sat behind me in the class kept making comments about me being a slut, etc. I had dealt with years and years of bullying by that point (serious, serious bullying -- I had a mild form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from it), so instead of trying to deal with him on my own or trying to ignore it, I decided to ask the teacher to move my seat.

When I did, she asked why, and I reluctantly told her. I have never before or since seen a teacher that angry. She told me that the boy was sexually harassing me, and that school policy was that he would get one warning, and then he would be expelled. This was about a month before the end of the year and he was a Senior, so if he said one more thing to me, he wouldn't graduate. He was quite subdued and sheepish for the rest of the year. She took the time to enforce an existing school policy where literally hundreds of teachers and administrators had turned a blind eye in the past, and it meant the world to me.

~CK

You can't take the sky from me...

ZEEK

Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:37 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:
On the ponderable, I guess I'm kind of weird.

hehe "kind of" you crack me up CK.

The sad part is that guy was probably in his own sick way just trying to get your attention. Most of us guys have no idea how to get a girl's attention at that age. Some never learn.

RUGBUG

Thursday, November 29, 2007 10:58 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by CaliforniaKaylee:
On the ponderable, I guess I'm kind of weird. I had lots of teachers I liked, but none that motivated me. I've always been almost entirely self-motivated, for as long as I can remember. Either I want to do it or I don't, and no amount of encouragement or coaxing from anyone else will change that.

I don't think that's very weird. I'm actually a lot like that. I do things out of my sense of duty, responsibility or desire, and usually never because someone has asked. It's very frustrating for my bosses because they don't know how to motivate me. Truth is that they can't...I have to want to do it. Luckily for both me and them, I take a huge amount of pride in my work, so I have a hard time of doing things half-assed.

***************
"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it." - George Bernard Shaw

ZEEK

Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:26 PM

Of course the california girls stick together. :-P

*hears beach boys song playing in background*

NVGHOSTRIDER

Thursday, November 29, 2007 11:45 PM

Funny. Just realized that the girls I've dated are either Cali girls, cowgirls, or both.

Don't know if this is a good sign or a bad one.

MSB

Friday, November 30, 2007 2:53 PM

HUGS Ck I'm glad that teacher stood up for you and I am very angry that others did not. Every time I watch a tv show where a kid is being bullies I think " where the hell are the teachers?" That sort of thing does not go unpunished or unnoticed in my classroom and it really bothers me that it might in another room...

HUGS NV- I think it's personality and how they treat you that matters..

Ok I so hate having the flu while I am trying to teach. I have the icky death stomach flu ( I'm ok as long as I don't eat or move around too much) hopefully the kids will be good today, but they usually are when I am sick.

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

ZEEK

Friday, November 30, 2007 3:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Funny. Just realized that the girls I've dated are either Cali girls, cowgirls, or both.

Makes me think of the commercial about how california cows are happy cows or something. And of course the cows are happy if they're being taken care of by california girls.

MSB

Friday, November 30, 2007 5:04 PM

LOL Zeek... have you seen the one where the cow is being hit by sprinklers and two nearby bulls are drooling over it..

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

NVGHOSTRIDER

Friday, November 30, 2007 5:13 PM

Gah. Mind move funny place and not work right. Need club to get breakfast and coffee drink.

ZEPHYR1956

Friday, November 30, 2007 5:19 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
Funny. Just realized that the girls I've dated are either Cali girls, cowgirls, or both.

Makes me think of the commercial about how california cows are happy cows or something. And of course the cows are happy if they're being taken care of by california girls.

hand fed hay 3 times a day by beautiful women?

Commander, Alpha Company, 76th Independent Battalion

Friends are the 'verse's best way of telling you that you are not alone in this crapheap of a world. Friends who are also Soldiers keep you alive to see it.

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."

ZEEK

Friday, November 30, 2007 5:20 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
LOL Zeek... have you seen the one where the cow is being hit by sprinklers and two nearby bulls are drooling over it..

lol nope but that does sound hilarious.

OK seriously why does the air conditioning run full blast no matter what the heck the temperature is. Is there any point to requiring space heaters in every office? You're just doubling your energy cost stupid building manager!

MSB

Friday, November 30, 2007 5:29 PM

HUGS NV:)

Zeph- hand fed by girls in skimpy outfits??

Zeek- it's really funny.

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

ZEEK

Friday, November 30, 2007 5:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
Zeph- hand fed by girls in skimpy outfits??

Now I'm starting to get an idea of why country boys go "cow tipping". They're jealous of the cows and are trying to establish a dominant position in the farming society. Still it sounds like cows have a pretty sweet life.

MSB

Friday, November 30, 2007 5:41 PM

LOL cow tipping dominance

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

ZEEK

Friday, November 30, 2007 6:37 PM

I wouldn't click on this one from work. Except that I did. I'm just a rebel I guess.

http://home.earthlink.net/~dwzysk/ (my own shorter redirecty link)

discuss

Speaking of being a rebel my darn company is making us enter our resume type info into a big database. We get to have a profile description or ourselves. I ended mine with the Office Space quote, "a straight shooter with upper management written all over him". I'm so curious to see if anyone even reads these and if they recognize the quote.

edit: bah it's all stretchy and doesn't like me htmlifying it

MSB

Friday, November 30, 2007 6:40 PM

LOL hey you're talking to a woman with her own red swingline stapler :)

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

GORRAMGROUPIE

Friday, November 30, 2007 6:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Zeek:
I wouldn't click on this one from work. Except that I did. I'm just a rebel I guess.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROCK-BAND-PS3-GUITAR-HERO-3-BUNDLE-SANTAS-HELPER-2
-80_W0QQitemZ270190941684QQihZ017QQcategoryZ62054QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

discuss

Speaking of being a rebel my darn company is making us enter our resume type info into a big database.

Ever see the Dilbert cartoon where the pointy haired boss tells them all they need current resumes on file, and everyone has one on them?
"should I be concerned you all have current resumes?"

Let's have a black celebration
To celebrate the fact
that we've seen the back
of another black day.

I'm not worthy!

RIVERISMYGODDESS

Friday, November 30, 2007 6:57 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MSB:
LOL hey you're talking to a woman with her own red swingline stapler :)

I literally write TPS reports for a living. :D

~jimi
Lt. Alexander - Chief Medic / XO Alpha Co. / Logistics & Transportation Specialist - 76th IAB

There never was an apple, in Adam's opinion, that wasn't worth the trouble you got into for eating it.

xBox 360 GamerTag: Swinger420

MSB

Friday, November 30, 2007 6:59 PM

LOl seriously Jimi?? What exactly is a TPS report anyway???

____________________________________________

Nope, don't use cologne. Women I date think the smell of sawdust is sexy. That's probably why I don't... date many women.- Gibbs
You start talking about capes and tights and I'm out of here. -Ando Masahashi

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