Fluffy Fingers - General Discussion for the Week of 5/7/08

[paper]

What's the most frightening incident of gang related violence you've ever been involved in?

1.) When I was twelve I rode my bike down to the park and was told by a group of area street toughs that my bike was lame and also that it sucked. First off, untrue, because the seat of this bike was designed to look like the head of a very intense reptile. Secondly, they were playing barefoot in the creek, so they probably died of red tide or something, so fuck them.

2.) I played Streets of Rage II more than the game designers ever intended their product to be played. Hockey sticks are not for sports. They're for fending off cyborgs and pirates. Elevators are just a means of reaching the next hallway full of guys with jet-packs and turkey dinners just laying on the floor waiting to replenish my energy bar. I'm the Sharks and the Jets.

[esophagus]

The donkey who bit my finger was affiliated with the bloods. I was wearing "the wrong color".

[jasontodd]

4 or 5 years ago I was dating a girl and took her to the national WWI monument in downtown Kansas City called Liberty Memorial. We were on a romantic date with a couple of glasses of wine blah blah blah.

A group of 4 or 5 thug looking guys walked up behind us and one of them offered me swig off of a bottle of cheap whiskey that he had. I declined and he got pissed. We started talking and I noticed that the kept forcing themselves between my girlfriend and I and I started to freak out a bit.

One of them took something out of his mouth and placed it in front of me. He said that it was "crack rock", and he'd give it to me for $30. I said no and he started to shove me a little bit. Luckily, the police showed up about that time and it all ended.

I have a tons of stories like that from living in this city... this one was kind of toned down. It's amazing that I ended up somewhat successful person

[horatio616]

Not long ago I was in Louisville KY and picked up this girl for a date. Her brother put his head in my vehicle and asked if I was a cop. I gave him a weird look. There were a group of guys standing around across the street watching me. The date didn't go particularly well.

That's the last time I go out with a stripper.*

*True story.

[dave-accampo]

I was in Berkeley when the Rodney King riots happened in LA. I was actually on Telegraph Ave. and a storm of people blew past us picking up trash cans, throwing them at windows, etc.

Not so much a gang as a mob of angry people, I suppose.

Also: while living in Oakland, I lived in a...questionable area. I remember one morning where a bunch of cops busted down the door to my next door neighbor in my apartment building. Not sure what it was for, but...there ya go. While living there, I would very occasionally awake in the night to what sounded like gunshots and tires squealing, but...it's hard to say if that's what it was. Funny -- despite all of that, I never really felt unsafe there.

[fred]

When I was eight, I went to a theme park with a pirate ride. Someone had put pcp in the water cooler that day and the pirates splintered into two warring groups. The group that managed to hold the ship took me hostage and tied me to the mast. I was eventually rescued by a team of navy seals that were there having a picnic.

[gobo]

I was "mugged" for 33 cents when I was young by teenaged bicycle toughs.

[fred]

I had my hat stolen by two kids on a railroad trestle. The bridge traversed the confluence of two rivers. It was very Stand By Me.

[luthor]

I got mugged coming out of the ESPN Sports Zone in Chicago a couple years ago.

[superfriend82]

Nothing much but your averge bullys.Who made my life at high shcool a living hell! :mad: I wish bad luck on all of them!

[xyzzy]

For sheer physical trauma - seeing a girl get hit by a car. It just plowed into her. She smashed into the windshield, breaking it and flew up into the air. It literally knocked her socks (and shoes) off. I didn't know that could happen. When she hit the pavement, it was clear that her leg was broken with some bone poking out. She probably had other injuries, but that was the most obvious.

Other than that, just your typical boyhood scuffles. Couple shoves, a punch or two.

[horatio616]

I tend to fight with my lovers and sometimes my loving is like fighting but there wasn't an option for that.

[niceguyeddie]

when i was younger i was never really in a gang but i knew a lot of norteños and sureños. i used to kick it with the norteños mostly.
during my elementary school and middle school years the gang activities were at an all time high in my neighborhood.
i was involved in a lot of fights but nothing really gang related. more like just backing my friends up. lot of fistfighting. the worst that it got was using textbooks or the odd chain.
people flashed knives but i never saw them used.
we used to have most fights in the alleys around town.
i remember a specific alley where a lot took place in. it was a huge alley that ran a good mile or so and we could see and hear the cops coming a ways away so if in and when we heard or saw them we'd just jump into the neighboring backyards and make our getaway.
by highschool things had somewhat chilled out though.

i see some "cholo" kids in my old hs nowadays but they're skinny little punks.

[six-gun]

I was eventually rescued by a team of navy seals that were there having a picnic.

that's just awesome, did you get Charlie Sheen's autograph?

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/Sn4ke22/navyseals1.jpg

[fred]

He offered it to me and I refused it.

[jon_samuelson]

I'm kind of a hermit loner, who as evidenced in a recent... encounter, kind of has a major issue with authority. Hell, I hate it when I see cops on the road, because I feel like it's inevitable they're going to pull me over for some bullshit even though I'm an extremely conservative driver who really doesn't ever do anything worth getting pulled over about. So I think that plants me squarely in the fighter camp.



P.S. Has anyone else noticed that the "remember me" feature on the main iFanboy page has gotten pretty short term again?

P.P.S. Holy shit, I think I just described myself as the Unabomber.

[horatio616]

that's just awesome, did you get Charlie Sheen's autograph?

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/Sn4ke22/navyseals1.jpg


God, that hair... I can't believe there was a point in history that people actually thought that poster was a good idea.

[fred]

He did go to the trouble of stealing Optimus Prime's gun (apparently) so let's cut him a little slack.

[horatio616]

He did go to the trouble of stealing Optimus Prime's gun (apparently) so let's cut him a little slack.

You know those hairstyle books that you see when you get your hair cut? That poster looks like a picture from one of those.

[itsbecca]

You know those hairstyle books that you see when you get your hair cut? That poster looks like a picture from one of those.

I love when little hair salons have super old posters. I swear I walked by one with something from the late 80's/early 90's taped on it's window. "You mean I can get a zig zag shaved into the side of my head? SAH-WEET!"

[kahunablair]

I had an old "Salon" around the corner from my house that had those posters and books up to a few months ago.

Thankfully it has since been bought by new people and fixed up.

[six-gun]

He did go to the trouble of stealing Optimus Prime's gun (apparently) so let's cut him a little slack.

Nah, that's an M4A1 with an M203 grenade launcher attached. As far as M4 configs go that one's pretty plain.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/Sn4ke22/sopmodm4.jpg

[kahunablair]

Six, I love you, but there are sometimes you really scare me.

[charlie-blix]

Six, I love you, but there are sometimes you really scare me.

I was thinking the same thing... only less the love part and a lot more of the scared part.

[fred]

I love when little hair salons have super old posters. I swear I walked by one with something from the late 80's/early 90's taped on it's window. "You mean I can get a zig zag shaved into the side of my head? SAH-WEET!"

My brother-in-law is opening a hair salon at the end of this week. The last time that I saw him? He had the Batman logo shaved into his head. It was two weeks ago.

[fred]

Nah, that's an M4A1 with an M203 grenade launcher attached. As far as M4 configs go that one's pretty plain.



Have you ever killed small animals? I just wondered ... for no reason.

[charlie-blix]

Have you ever killed small animals? I just wondered ... for no reason.

More importantly.... have you ever nailed said small animals to a tree?

[horatio616]

I love when little hair salons have super old posters. I swear I walked by one with something from the late 80's/early 90's taped on it's window. "You mean I can get a zig zag shaved into the side of my head? SAH-WEET!"

I'm one more bad relationship away from getting a permullet.


http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a178/taintedlunch/perm.jpg

[esophagus]

Have you ever killed small animals? I just wondered ... for no reason.
I was wondering about large animals. There is no doubt in my mind about small animals. I was going to say eats them for dinner, but I know it's more literally true than metaphorical.

[labor_days]

My best friend in high school and I were riding the train back from a late night of partying and some gang members started shouting at us. We just ignored them and moved to another car. They followed. Best friend says he doesn't want any trouble, we're just going home.

One guy hits my friend in the back of the head with a pool ball tethered to a length of rope. We all get in a tussle.

Friend got the worst of it; broken leg, concussion, broken nose, scratched retina, busted eardrum and robbed.

Based on the sitting arrangement of the train, only one guy came after me. I walked away with a busted lip, bloody nose, mild concussion, sprained ankle and hella sore.

Been mugged a bunch of times though. But no violence was involved.

[esophagus]

Some kid a year younger than me tried to fight me at school in like the eighth or ninth grade. Fighting wasn't my thing, but I got lucky with the first hit and knocked him to the ground. Later on me and a bunch of friends were at the local skate park, as were this kid and another guy. He walked up and started freaking out. Told me not to be talking shit. I asked what the hell he was talking about. He pushed me. I threw the worst punch of my life. He threw a real punch. I walked off to get a tissue for my nose and the blood gushing out of it(I'm so fuckin' manly), came back and saw my friend had laid the kid out. Probably the most violent encounter I've ever had. I am certainly a lover rather than a fighter. Once calmed down an angry homeless man who appeared to want to mug me. I left with all my money, he left with a smile, a handshake, and a hug.

[paper]

Eso, go kill the JLA please.

[six-gun]

I was wondering about large animals. There is no doubt in my mind about small animals. I was going to say eats them for dinner, but I know it's more literally true than metaphorical.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/Sn4ke22/0508080735.jpg

[fred]

Holy Shit! You have a shape-shifting deer morphing through your wall.

[luthor]

Holy Shit! You have a shape-shifting deer morphing through your wall.

Good thing he has lots of big guns lying around to protect himself.

[kahunablair]

When I was young, and all because of Country Bear Jamboree, I wanted animatronic Deer and Moose heads mounted on my wall.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e3/Countrybearjam_heads.jpg

[kwok_talk]

When I was young, and all because of Country Bear Jamboree, I wanted animatronic Deer and Moose heads mounted on my wall.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e3/Countrybearjam_heads.jpg

If those were in my house, I would never sleep. Creepy.

[kahunablair]

The main reason I wanted them is to mess with people.

Unsuspecting Friend - "Did you actually shoot this Moose?"
Moose - "Who said I'm even dead?"
Unsuspecting Friend - "I need new pants!"

[esophagus]

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a161/Sn4ke22/0508080735.jpg
That's a fun hobby. I killed Aslan. Good times were had.

http://www.rons-taxidermy.ca/lion.jpg"]http://www.rons-taxidermy.ca/lion.jpg

[kahunablair]

I came across a great site today. It's called Tank On Empty (http://tankonempty.com/).

What they do is, they help you figure out how many miles you can drive AFTER your gas light comes on.

My car averages 38.35 miles after the Light comes on.

[horatio616]

I came across a great site today. It's called Tank On Empty (http://tankonempty.com/).

What they do is, they help you figure out how many miles you can drive AFTER your gas light comes on.

My car averages 38.35 miles after the Light comes on.

That's the most useful thing I've heard all day!

Also, I had a weird thought the other day. I saw on tv that David Blaine held his breath for 16 minutes. My first thought was, "Batman needs to step it up." How weird am I for knowing that Batman can hold his breath for four minutes, sixteen seconds?

[paper]

David Blaine is the Hugh Jackman to my Christian Bale. I count him as a mortal enemy. He is everything that's wrong with magic today.

[dave-accampo]

David Blaine is the Hugh Jackman to my Christian Bale. I count him as a mortal enemy. He is everything that's wrong with magic today.

Something's wrong with magic?

THAT explains why my spell didn't work!


...And why you're all not worshipping me like a god right now.

[horatio616]

David Blaine is the Hugh Jackman to my Christian Bale. I count him as a mortal enemy. He is everything that's wrong with magic today.

I don't know much about him. He's supposedly really good at card tricks, right?

I can't say I've ever been into magic, but I admire David Copperfield's ability to date famous and attractive women.

What was the name of that crazy, skinny long-haired guy with the big mustache that did magic?

[valoharth]

David Blaine is the Hugh Jackman to my Christian Bale. I count him as a mortal enemy. He is everything that's wrong with magic today.

David Blaine doesn't even do magic, all he does are stunts to get press. He thinks going 16 days with out food a magic trick. Gandhi did that too, only Gandhi wasn’t doing it because he was a media whore like Blaine is.

[valoharth]

...And why you're all not worshipping me like a god right now.

I sacrificed a goat to you last night man... What do I have to do to appease you!? ;)

[kahunablair]

.... only Gandhi wasn’t doing it because he was a media whore like Blaine is.
Yes he was.
Little known fact, Ghandi was considered the Britney Spears of his time. He never wore underwear under his robes, and he obviously shaved his head for attention.

[kahunablair]

I sacrificed a goat to you last night man... What do I have to do to appease you!? ;)

NOW this conversation is beginning to sound a lot like a certain Live discussion.

No Penis mutilation in this thread, ok guys? I can't take that a second time.

[paper]

You think i'm joking around. I'm not. David Blaine is probably my least favorite "person" alive today.

[kahunablair]

You think i'm joking around. I'm not. David Blaine is probably my least favorite "person" alive today.

Why is that? Because of the media whore aspect or the fact he is trying to make himself be the "New Houdini" with his stunts?

[fred]

Behold my majesty, for I am Oscar Monteforte.

[dave-accampo]

You think i'm joking around. I'm not. David Blaine is probably my least favorite "person" alive today.

Dammit, man, we don't have time for your personal vendettas! Something's wrong with the magic, or haven't you heard?

[paper]

Why is that? Because of the media whore aspect or the fact he is trying to make himself be the "New Houdini" with his stunts?

All this and more. Houdini would hate this guy.

[kahunablair]

Not going to argue with you there, man.

Behold my majesty, for I am Oscar Monteforte.
Congrats, Oscar.

[fred]

Thanks sir.

[esophagus]

You think i'm joking around. I'm not. David Blaine is probably my least favorite "person" alive today.When I was younger I went to visit my uncles in Vancouver, and found a magic shop near there house. I bought a shitload of stuff and practiced my ass off. What did I not by? "David Blaine's How to Survive in a Bucket of Ice for a Long Time". I'm not sure I hate the guy quite like you do, but I certainly hate him. My dad told me when his first special was on that I had to watch him. I was very displeased.

[luthor]

NOW this conversation is beginning to sound a lot like a certain Live discussion.

No Penis mutilation in this thread, ok guys? I can't take that a second time.

SOLFATE DOES NOT APPRECIATE THAT DISCUSSION BEING BROUG...err....yeah, those were good times...

[esophagus]

NOW this conversation is beginning to sound a lot like a certain Live discussion.

No Penis mutilation in this thread, ok guys? I can't take that a second time.SOLFATE DOES NOT APPRECIATE THAT DISCUSSION BEING BROUG...err....yeah, those were good times...
Glad I'm not the only one who thought of that.

[gungadin]

NOW this conversation is beginning to sound a lot like a certain Live discussion.

No Penis mutilation in this thread, ok guys? I can't take that a second time.

And how have you been since then, stubby?

[paper]

My date told me when his first special was on that I had to watch him. I was very displeased.

Your date or your dad?

Did you take a date to a magic shop?

[kahunablair]

And how have you been since then, stubby?
Still have to sit down when I pee.

[esophagus]

Your date or your dad?

Did you take a date to a magic shop?Let's hope that wasn't a freudian slip. Weird weird weird.

[valoharth]

Did you take a date to a magic shop?

That sounds like a good writing prompt.

[gungadin]

That sounds like a good writing prompt.

I kinda wanna call dibs on that....

[kahunablair]

Is it a shameless plug if you aren't making any money off of the thing you are plugging?

Oh well. I made an addition to the newest Meme sweeping the internet art circuit, "Draw yourself as a Teenager".
http://kahunablair.com/?p=10

Let me know how much you hate it!

[darron]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjEKYxHoJnw

[oscarmonteforte]

What's the deal with signatures? Are they not showing up until a certain post count or something?

[oscarmonteforte]

Um, yeah nevermind. It's showing up now.

[paper]

You're starting over?

[oscarmonteforte]

You're starting over?

Episode 1: The Phantom Monteforte

I tried to change my existing user, but apparently that can't be done.

[labor_days]

I'm not sure about this Moteforte character. Seems a bit too aristocratic for my taste.

[oscarmonteforte]

Aristocratic? I'm a lion tamer by day and a writer by night.

[luthor]

So how long until this new guy gets re-Pragernated?

[oscarmonteforte]

What the hell does that mean anyway? ;)

[kahunablair]

This just feels wrong! I really don't know what to make of this change... I'm ok with it on Twitter and the blog... but this... I feel the balance has shifted.

[oscarmonteforte]

It will (hopefully) grow on you.

[labor_days]

Aristocratic? I'm a lion tamer by day and a writer by night.

Hemingway called from beyond the grave. Wants his schtick back. :rolleyes: ;)

[six-gun]

What the hell does that mean anyway? ;)

I actually missed it. What does it mean?

[kahunablair]

It will (hopefully) grow on you.

Like a foot fungus? Ewwwww.

[six-gun]

David Blaine is the Hugh Jackman to my Christian Bale. I count him as a mortal enemy. He is everything that's wrong with magic today.

Do you actually do magic or just pose?

[kahunablair]

I actually missed it. What does it mean?

It's named after David Prager. He is a higher up at Rev3. He's on Diggnation all the time.
http://revision3.com/people/

[oscarmonteforte]

Hemingway called from beyond the grave. Wants his schtick back. :rolleyes: ;)

You do realize it's a joke right?

[labor_days]

Oh. My bad. I thought you had given up your mild mannered Fred-life to seek adventure and fortune in lion taming.

[oscarmonteforte]

Yeah, it's a joke. You made me sound like a dick man.

[paper]

Do you actually do magic or just pose?

Pose? I study the history and write about it. I'm not much of a cardsharp.

[labor_days]

Yeah, it's a joke. You made me sound like a dick man.
I put two smilies in there.

Think that qualifies as "copious", Senor Monteforte.

[dave-accampo]

Oscar Monteforte is a super-hero named dick man?

This forum gets stranger all the time.

[dave-accampo]

Pose? I study the history and write about it. I'm not much of a cardsharp.

That's what all the real slick grifters say.

[paper]

Zip it, Cali.

[oscarmonteforte]

Oscar Monteforte is a super-hero named dick man?

This forum gets stranger all the time.

Was that a punctuation joke punk?

[dave-accampo]

Was that a punctuation joke punk?

Someone has stolen all the commas! Quick call Dick Man he'll save us!

[labor_days]

Monteforte is a really defensive dude.

[kwok_talk]

I can't wait until tommorow when a new GD thread opens. The title of this one creeps me out everytime I see it.

[oscarmonteforte]

Monteforte is a really defensive dude.

My sense of humor? Eaten by a lion.

[oscarmonteforte]

Someone has stolen all the commas! Quick call Dick Man he'll save us!

I'll use the Thrust of Justice tm.

[kahunablair]

I can't wait until tommorow when a new GD thread opens. The title of this one creeps me out everytime I see it.

Same here. I get a visual of some dirty old man coming at me and he's wearing pink wool mittens..... I have issues.

[six-gun]

Pose? I study the history and write about it. I'm not much of a cardsharp.

That's what I meant, it's not a negative thing, just that you follow the lifestyle but don't actually practice

[esophagus]

I'll use the Thrust of Justice tm.Fred steals the commas. -100 commas Rev3
Oscar uses THRUST OF JUSTICE. -20 HP Fred
Fred uses sarcasm. -5 HP Oscar, +1 EGO Fred
Pol uses magic. Magic proves ineffective. Poser class can't do magic.
Oscar uses MISSIONARY MANIA. -30 HP Fred. Fred is dead. +100 commas Rev3

[luthor]

Fred steals the commas. -100 commas Rev3
Oscar uses THRUST OF JUSTICE. -20 HP Fred
Fred uses sarcasm. -5 HP Oscar, +1 EGO Fred
Pol uses magic. Magic proves ineffective. Poser class can't do magic.
Oscar uses MISSIONARY MANIA. -30 HP Fred. Fred is dead. +100 commas Rev3

I have no idea what any of this means...but I did laugh.

[dave-accampo]

Fred steals the commas. -100 commas Rev3
Oscar uses THRUST OF JUSTICE. -20 HP Fred
Fred uses sarcasm. -5 HP Oscar, +1 EGO Fred
Pol uses magic. Magic proves ineffective. Poser class can't do magic.
Oscar uses MISSIONARY MANIA. -30 HP Fred. Fred is dead. +100 commas Rev3

Love it! Nicely done.

[paper]

Eso's been fucking around with some Blizzard games. It's invading the rest of his activities.

[esophagus]

Eso's been fucking around with some Blizzard games. It's invading the rest of his activities.What are you trying to say?;)

The fact that I still don't find this picture funny means I haven't yet gone to the dark side.
http://www.tecnosquad.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/sdaasdas.JPG

Edit: And that was about Pokemon, not Starcraft. Geeze. I think.

[oscarmonteforte]

Who is this Fred guy? He seems kind of cool ... and sexy.

Was that last part ... nevermind

[paper]

That's pretty much universal RPG lingo.

So did Fred evolve into Oscar the Grouch through leveling, or did somebody rub an Oscar Meyer stone on him to provoke the evolution?

[kahunablair]

That's what I meant, it's not a negative thing, just that you follow the lifestyle but don't actually practice

Don't apologize! Pol is just upset you pointed out he's Courtney Cox to Blaine's Springsteen.

http://www.uploadandgo.com/images/1_untitled.PNG

[esophagus]

That's pretty much universal RPG lingo.

So did Fred evolve into Oscar the Grouch through leveling, or did somebody rub an Oscar Meyer stone on him to provoke the evolution?
Rubbing Fred with an Oscar Meyer isn't a good idea. It certainly provokes him, but I'm not sure if he'd evolve.

[esophagus]

Don't apologize! Pol is just upset you pointed out he's Courtney Cox to Blaine's Springsteen. If Springsteen only used his guitar to hit things, but said he was a good guitar player, then that analogy might fit. Kind of like Blaine sitting in ice "magicly".

[oscarmonteforte]

WHO IS FRED? I told you people never to call me here.

[kahunablair]

If Springsteen only used his guitar to hit things, but said he was a good guitar player, then that analogy might fit. Kind of like Blaine sitting in ice "magicly".
Dude, I agree, but watch it.

Pol is a HUGE Blaine fan. He gets a little touchy when you talk badly about him.

[esophagus]

WHO IS FRED? I told you people never to call me here.You killed Fred with a Thrust of Justice. Which is weird, because he was married. To a woman. :rolleyes:

[esophagus]

Dude, I agree, but watch it.

Pol is a HUGE Blaine fan. He gets a little touchy when you talk badly about him.I hear if you look hard enough on Youtube you can find a video of Pol in a top hat watching Blaine's special, trying to "levitate" while holding his breath.

He eventually gives up, claiming he isn't a good enough magician to handle it, when Blaine falls two inches and passes out.

[oscarmonteforte]

You killed Fred with a Thrust of Justice. Which is weird, because he was married. To a woman. :rolleyes:

I think we all knew that was just an act.

[esophagus]

I think we all knew that was just an act.
I always suspected after that incriminating photo of him and some guy who LOOKED like a magician.

[six-gun]

I always suspected after that incriminating photo of him and some guy who LOOKED like a magician.

Maybe he DOES practice

[esophagus]

Maybe he DOES practice
Practice makes perfect.

It also allows people to sit in boxes for long periods of time.

[luthor]

I always suspected after that incriminating photo of him and some guy who LOOKED like a magician.

Really? I heard it had to do with this...

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9482/41123680qu7.png

[paper]

I don't like the idea of Hillary Clinton on top of me.

[six-gun]

our cat just had 3 kittens, any takers?

[kahunablair]

I'll take all three if you can fit them into a FedEx box.

[paper]

What flavor?

[oscarmonteforte]

What flavor?

Wait ... cats come in flavors? Maybe I shouldn't touch that. ;)

[oscarmonteforte]

Really? I heard it had to do with this...

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9482/41123680qu7.png

You'd have that look on your face too if you could see my hands.

[six-gun]

I'll take all three if you can fit them into a FedEx box.

they can fit, but not their mecha suits

[valoharth]

Okay funny thing happened today in my neck of the world, as most of you may not know I work in an area where there are a lot of coal mines. With in 100 miles of where I live there is something like 25 surface coal mines.

So I woke up at 4:30 pm, I work graveyards, and I was told that I should call work and find out how to get to work. I was a bit confused, so I asked and I was informed that a Haul Truck (http://www.boldstarinfrared.com/haul_truck.jpg)(That is a small one in the pic) bed was up and took out the over pass that I use to get to work. No one was hurt but it is quite funny though. If I can get pictures of it I will post them up.

[oscarmonteforte]

I love the new DirectTV commercial "Charge More". You can see it here: http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPageNR.jsp?assetId=P4550066

It's the third video across the bottom.

[esophagus]

Just got back from an orientation for university, where they prep us on how to register for courses and all that jazz. Part of what they haded out was a "Guide to University for Parents". It helps them get over missing their child, and gets them excited for where their kids will be going. Lists achievements and statistics and all that jazz. One of the headlines?

"Thanks to school, plants and animals are now thriving"

So I guess I am now indirectly saving the entire world by going to this school. I'm no Dick-Man, but I certainly do my part.

[oscarmonteforte]

I know DickMan, and you sir ... are no DickMan.