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Parachutting Accidents and Sex Changes
Exactly, Pike. I always said...if you call in sick, and cough, you're ridiculous. No boss would believe a fake cough. And I always wondered, if those phones ever come out where everyone sees the person they are talking to...does that mean those same fools would call in sick, but with a thermometer dangling from their lips, and a heat pack on their head? Anyway, regarding cons being kept "simple", I always enjoy con movies, but I always find them to have some flaws. Much like any move about time travel, usually has a flaw in the logic of it. With con movies, they always do scenes designed to trick the audience watching, but would've made the con a lot more difficult for the characters involved. An example of this would be Unusual Suspects. Kevin Spacey wouldn't have told the story that way to the detective, if he's going to be able to look around and notice he was just talking about the things all around his office.— December 7, 2009 11:23 a.m.
Tornadoes, Orange Decaf, More on Aspirin
Of course there are tornados in England. They're just on the opposite side of the road when they roll (er, spin) into town.— December 7, 2009 2:04 a.m.
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I need it to get cancelled. I think I was costing the Reader a fortune (luckily it didn't apply to my blogs, or this publication would've gone out of business).— December 7, 2009 1:18 a.m.
Liver and Mushrooms
Geez, not sure how I messed that up, Russ. At least I didn't confuse eithre one with J.J. Cale, the current resident of the North County (and writer of such gems as Call Me The Breeze, Cocaine, and Tulsa Time).— December 7, 2009 1:15 a.m.
Parachutting Accidents and Sex Changes
Pete, I'm not talking about anyone "fighting terrorists" or what they think. I'm talking about the military in our country, putting their lives on the line. Whether THEY agree with a war or not, they're the ones called to fight in it. How can anyone not respect that?— December 7, 2009 1:14 a.m.
Party Crashing with the President, Car Crashing with Tiger
The latest Tiger joke I heard: He's changing his nickname from Tiger, to Cheetah.— December 6, 2009 4:37 p.m.
Liver and Mushrooms
Is that John Cage the classical composer? Or John Cage, the brilliant musician/producer who was once in Velvet Underground? Also, I can't speak for everyone on here, but I think we all know that ANYTHING mushroom related, that you buy in stores, is safe to eat.— December 6, 2009 4:36 p.m.
Work Outs, Gumballs, and Game Nazis
I think voting down "racing" under a sport category, is just way too hardcore an interpretation of the rules. And sure, rice can be eaten with American dishes and it's eaten all over the world. But I think it certainly fits in an "ethnic food" category. But the strange thing about people playing these games is this. I sometimes give someone a hard time about an answer they put, but then later if I did something similar, I might say "No, my answer shouldn't work. It's no different than when you used..." Other people, though, their instinct is to just argue and try for their answer to be accepted, even if it doesn't fit the rules of the game. And if they'd argue the exact opposite if it was their opponent trying to use a similar answer.— December 6, 2009 11:02 a.m.
Criminals Capitalizing on Dead Victims
Did you see the loser that punched an old Wal Mart greeter? And the following day, some thug punched one of the guys ringing the bells for the Salvation Army in front of a store. I felt bad because I saw one of those guys today ringing the bell. I had a minor migraine going, and wasn't in the mood. So when he started asking me something, or wishing me a happy holiday...I just kept staring at the ground. I'm not usually that rude with those people.— December 6, 2009 1 a.m.
Liver and Mushrooms
Criss...I was waiting for one person to post "That wasn't funny. I have a cousin that died from those." or "You're so sexist. Why should the woman do all the cooking?" To which I would've replied, "I think this is proof that...uh...maybe they shouldn't!" I've found that women seem to like mushrooms more than men. I hate them. And I've met a few other guys that don't care for them, either. Yet I've never met a woman that didn't want them as a pizza topping.— December 6, 2009 12:58 a.m.