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05-29-2012, 10:01 PM
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You heard it here first.
Today, my 9-year-old daughter was telling me how she tried to remove a gumball machine tattoo from her forearm with rubbing alcohol and jojoba oil. Except she pronounced "jojoba" as "Hobo Joe". So I giggled at her pronunciation, and said that "HoboJoe" oil sounded disgusting, if not downright dangerous. So we both made goofy jokes about "Hobo Joe" oil for a minute, until she asked what the pronunciation is supposed to be.
When I said, "It's 'ho-ho-buh' oil" she replied "Huh... Must be his girlfriend."
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05-29-2012, 10:18 PM
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Re: You heard it here first.
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Originally Posted by dtb
Today, my 9-year-old daughter was telling me how she tried to remove a gumball machine tattoo from her forearm with rubbing alcohol and jojoba oil. Except she pronounced "jojoba" as "Hobo Joe". So I giggled at her pronunciation, and said that "HoboJoe" oil sounded disgusting, if not downright dangerous. So we both made goofy jokes about "Hobo Joe" oil for a minute, until she asked what the pronunciation is supposed to be.
When I said, "It's 'ho-ho-buh' oil" she replied "Huh... Must be his girlfriend."
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I believe paigowprincess invented that joke, no offense.
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05-30-2012, 05:29 PM
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Re: Stuck on Repeats
http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-2...s-harvard-yard
Saying you went to school, "near Boston" is so much worse than just saying the school's name. "Near Boston" implies one thinks the hearer will (or should be) intimidated. Plus, it leads to "What school," and then you're down that road anyway.
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05-30-2012, 07:47 PM
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I am beyond a rank!
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Facebook and me
I've crossed into the social networking era -- yesterday I learned via Facebook that an old friend died on Monday. Decades ago someone would have called me or sent an email, I guess.
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05-30-2012, 08:59 PM
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Re: Stuck on Repeats
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-2...s-harvard-yard
Saying you went to school, "near Boston" is so much worse than just saying the school's name. "Near Boston" implies one thinks the hearer will (or should be) intimidated. Plus, it leads to "What school," and then you're down that road anyway.
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You could just lie. I hear that's popular too.
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05-30-2012, 09:06 PM
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Re: Stuck on Repeats
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Originally Posted by Flinty_McFlint
You could just lie. I hear that's popular too.
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Right! like my way of bringing up that I went to Harvard when I first meet someone, or if they just sit next to me on the bus, really that's implying that I didn't go there  How should I do this?
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05-30-2012, 09:48 PM
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I am beyond a rank!
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Re: Stuck on Repeats
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-2...s-harvard-yard
Saying you went to school, "near Boston" is so much worse than just saying the school's name. "Near Boston" implies one thinks the hearer will (or should be) intimidated. Plus, it leads to "What school," and then you're down that road anyway.
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Didn't read the article, but isn't that the point, to head down that road? |
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05-30-2012, 10:05 PM
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Re: Facebook and me
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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch
I've crossed into the social networking era -- yesterday I learned via Facebook that an old friend died on Monday. Decades ago someone would have called me or sent an email, I guess.
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Had the same thing happen a few weeks ago. Except in the past I might not have heard, as I haven't heard from him since high school. |
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05-30-2012, 10:17 PM
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Re: Stuck on Repeats
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Didn't read the article, but isn't that the point, to head down that road?
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When Hank says, "I went to school near Boston," that statement is his Enola Gay.
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05-30-2012, 11:11 PM
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Re: Stuck on Repeats
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Originally Posted by dtb
Didn't read the article, but isn't that the point, to head down that road?
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I always just assume they went to Lesley or Quincy Community or Brandeis or something and move on. A lot of people around here went to school near Boston.
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05-30-2012, 11:50 PM
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Re: Stuck on Repeats
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-2...s-harvard-yard
Saying you went to school, "near Boston" is so much worse than just saying the school's name. "Near Boston" implies one thinks the hearer will (or should be) intimidated. Plus, it leads to "What school," and then you're down that road anyway.
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or you could just say what I say "Who. Gives. A. Fuck?"
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05-31-2012, 12:34 AM
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I am beyond a rank!
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Re: Stuck on Repeats
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I always just assume they went to Lesley or Quincy Community or Brandeis or something and move on. A lot of people around here went to school near Boston.
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Sure, but past Framingham, "near Boston" sounds downright exotic. It begs (no, literally BEGS) the question that the guy (because it's inevitably a guy) is dying to answer. |
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05-31-2012, 12:36 AM
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I am beyond a rank!
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In other news
In case anyone was wondering, the chick from Braveheart is no longer my Number One Dream Girl. That coveted title is now held by American tennis player Sloane Stephens.
Go ahead... Wiki her and tell me she's not absolutely adorable!!!
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05-31-2012, 02:16 AM
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Hello, Dum-Dum.
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Re: In other news
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Originally Posted by dtb
Go ahead... Wiki her
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Good Lord, woman. You're college educated. There's even a fucking button. |
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05-31-2012, 06:51 AM
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Wearing the cranky pants
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Re: In other news
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Originally Posted by dtb
In case anyone was wondering, the chick from Braveheart is no longer my Number One Dream Girl. That coveted title is now held by American tennis player Sloane Stephens.
Go ahead... Wiki her and tell me she's not absolutely adorable!!!
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Say what? Say Tatiana Golovin -
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