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Anne Elk 07-23-2010 06:54 PM
Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 429478)
So she finally bloomed.

For over two weeks now, people around here have been going a little insane over Lois. Lois is six years old, and resides at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. In early July, it looked like Lois was going to bloom, and the frenzy began.

Lois is a Corpse Flower. Apparently they smell like rotting flesh when in full bloom. And apparently, only 26 have bloomed in the US. Another one is set to bloom somewhere in Minnesota.

At first, it was a few newspaper articles. Then a Twitter feed. Then a webcam. Facebook page. ETC. Then the museum started staying open 24 hours so people could go over and check out the exact moment she bloomed. #corpseflower became a trending topic on Twitter. The horticulturalist at the museum became a mini celebrity.

And then she lingered. For days. The museum started the "she's about to bloom" hype right after the fourth of July. And the longer this thing has been going on, the more people have hopped into the frenzy. Sure, there's been Skepticism and thumb twiddling and parody. But by and large, it's been pretty much build up.

So last night or this morning or at some point in the last 24 hours or so, the museum hit payoff.

And now that the plant is in full stink, the lines are even longer than they were when she was in the tease phase.

This is a weird town.
So when are you going?

LessinSF 07-23-2010 07:01 PM
Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Anne Elk (Post 429501)
So when are you going?
I looked at the webcam while a dessicated senior partner walked by. I think I got it.

Atticus Grinch 07-23-2010 07:12 PM
Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 429489)
My favorite counter-protest sign at Comi-con. (Why the fuck would Fred Phelps wanna take on the cosplayers there???)

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.comicsall...1279836983.jpg

More.
Funny, but the line is actually "Fuckin' magnets, how do they work?" The sign kind of ruins the poetry of the original.

Fugee 07-23-2010 11:32 PM
Minnesotans are gullible
 
I routinely fall for the pranks my next door neighbor pulls on me, but even though I am too gullible, I figure things out before too long.

This family may be the ultimate gullible saps. Hit men hired by Wal-Mart? I've heard they take a scorched earth approach to litigation but that would be going too far even for Wally World.

http://www.startribune.com/local/989...tml?page=1&c=y

Penske 2.0 07-24-2010 02:25 PM
Re: Minnesotans are gullible
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Fugee (Post 429526)
I routinely fall for the pranks my next door neighbor pulls on me, but even though I am too gullible, I figure things out before too long.

This family may be the ultimate gullible saps. Hit men hired by Wal-Mart? I've heard they take a scorched earth approach to litigation but that would be going too far even for Wally World.

http://www.startribune.com/local/989...tml?page=1&c=y
No offence but its the Scandanavian thing. I see it in Seattle. They all take things very literally, and have limited ability to see nuanced humor. Its why Seattle is a humourless place. The best description of Seattle that I have seen comes from last year's comedy edition of GQ re: funny cities:

"New York is funny, though not as funny as it thinks it is. The South is funny, despite Jeff Foxworthy. (Rednecks and racism? That covers about half the history of comedy right there.) I'll bet Phoenix is funny, but I hope I never find out. But you know what's not funny? San Francisco. Talking earnestly about couples yoga or sustainable resource management just isn't funny. It is true that gay men are funny. But San Francisco, in its character, is more of a lesbian. And whatever Rosie says, lesbians aren't funny. They're mad, and they want to be listened to. And you know who's a bigger lesbian than San Francisco? You know what you'd get if you took San Francisco and squeezed out the residue of humor? Seattle. It's rainy and progressive and almost kind of European. It's Norway on the Pacific. Norwegians should design wind farms and plan the health care system, but they may not roast people at the Friars Club. Seattle is famous for "fringe" theatre and "artisanal" coffee roasters, and if there's a better way to make something not funny than to put the words "fringe" and "artisanal" in front of it, I don't know what it is. Seattle might be a great city for a WTO demonstration, but going out for beers afterward would be sadder than the tear gas. Seattle, you can babysit our kids, you can help us start our compost program, but please, please don't come up to us at happy hour. We're just trying to have a good time."

LessinSF 07-24-2010 08:38 PM
Car
 
Because no one cares - I leased a Horizon blue Mini with black roof, which is still on the boat, something like this;
http://webiol.homenetinc.com/dealers...601/M10063.jpg

John Phoenix 07-24-2010 09:07 PM
Re: Car
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 429537)
Because no one cares - I leased a Horizon blue Mini with black roof, which is still on the boat, something like this;
http://webiol.homenetinc.com/dealers...601/M10063.jpg
S or regular strength?

Penske 2.0 07-25-2010 11:51 AM
Re: Car
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Phoenix (Post 429538)
S or regular strength?
I would go with the convertible. Chicks dig them. :)

ThurgreedMarshall 07-26-2010 11:29 AM
Question
 
Is there a way to upoad a photo from your desktop here?

TM

eta: MadMenYourself.com

Adder 07-26-2010 11:37 AM
Apparently
 
Ironweed's stand your round rule does not apply to 20 year old German girls that invite you to join their table.

When three of them are hot and you are sufficiently lecherous, you do not care.

ThurgreedMarshall 07-26-2010 03:20 PM
Hmmmm.
 
This place is dead anyway.

http://i2.fc-img.com/CTV02/Comcast_C...pg_290_210.jpg

TM

Fugee 07-26-2010 03:59 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 429562)
We're just all waiting around to hear if any of the 20 y.o. German girls got drunk enough to do Adder.

If not, he should keep looking for a Moldovan girl. I hear they are easy.

Did you just call me Coltrane? 07-26-2010 04:03 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 429562)
Nice bow tie. Aren't you the dandy.

patentparanyc 07-26-2010 04:05 PM
Re: Car
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 429537)
Because no one cares - I leased a Horizon blue Mini with black roof, which is still on the boat, something like this;
http://webiol.homenetinc.com/dealers...601/M10063.jpg
they are so small though

Penske 2.0 07-26-2010 04:26 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 429562)
You grew your hair out? I thought your look was natural.......:o

patentparanyc 07-26-2010 04:28 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Penske 2.0 (Post 429574)
You grew your hair out? I thought your look was natural.......:o
dreads is so not a look I envisioned for him.

ThurgreedMarshall 07-26-2010 04:41 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 429564)
Nice bow tie. Aren't you the dandy.
Well established through princess beds and mini coopers and Grey's Anatomy and shit. But just to confirm my masculinity:

http://journalstone.com/wp-content/u...escaFrigo1.jpg

TM

Did you just call me Coltrane? 07-26-2010 05:00 PM
Re: Car
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by LessinSF (Post 429537)
Because no one cares - I leased a Horizon blue Mini with black roof, which is still on the boat, something like this;
http://webiol.homenetinc.com/dealers...601/M10063.jpg
Just be careful.

http://www.safetypictures.net/_borde...rp%20edges.jpg

Penske 2.0 07-26-2010 07:03 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 429576)
Well established through princess beds and mini coopers and Grey's Anatomy and shit. But just to confirm my masculinity:

http://journalstone.com/wp-content/u...escaFrigo1.jpg

TM
How do we know she's not a well coiffed beard? Like SuperModel Cindy Crawford to Richard Gere.....

Hank Chinaski 07-26-2010 09:58 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Penske 2.0 (Post 429587)
How do we know she's not a well coiffed beard? Like SuperModel Cindy Crawford to Richard Gere.....
was paigs a beard for Slave or was that legit love?

Fugee 07-26-2010 10:46 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 429640)
was paigs a beard for Slave or was that legit love?
You've got a weird definition of love.

Penske 2.0 07-26-2010 11:12 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
[oops]

Penske 2.0 07-26-2010 11:12 PM
Re: Hmmmm.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 429640)
was paigs a beard for Slave or was that legit love?
I would say love at first site, but that would not be funny......:( :o

ThurgreedMarshall 07-27-2010 10:21 AM
Tour de France
 
Did we make it all the way through with no comment? Gotta be a first.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.element/.../100726.14.jpg

TM

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 07-27-2010 10:33 AM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 429697)
Did we make it all the way through with no comment? Gotta be a first.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.element/.../100726.14.jpg

TM
Here's a gallery. I like the umbrella outfits.

http://www.versus.com/cycling/pictur...irls/#/item/1/

Penske 2.0 07-27-2010 11:23 AM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 429697)
Did we make it all the way through with no comment? Gotta be a first.

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/.element/.../100726.14.jpg

TM
As my retirement progresses, I have divested myself of an active interest in the Tour, and, iyrc, I was the driver behind the Podium Girl posts. OTOH, as my retirement progresses my interest in sexy continental gals has increased, so maybe next year I need to reexamine my interest in the Tour.

OTTH, while I do not think he should be stripped of his medals or titles or whatever the Tour gives its winners, I look forward to seeing Lance getting spanked in the continuing investigation. Does anyone still think he was clean?

ThurgreedMarshall 07-27-2010 11:27 AM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 429698)
Here's a gallery. I like the umbrella outfits.

http://www.versus.com/cycling/pictur...irls/#/item/1/
Quote:
Originally Posted by Penske 2.0 (Post 429702)
As my retirement progresses, I have divested myself of an active interest in the Tour, and, iyrc, I was the driver behind the Podium Girl posts. OTOH, as my retirement progresses my interest in sexy continental gals has increased, so maybe next year I need to reexamine my interest in the Tour.
She's not a podium girl. She's a journalist.

http://video.competitor.com/2010/07/...ge-20-preview/ (skip to :46)

TM

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 07-27-2010 11:30 AM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 429703)
She's not a podium girl. She's a journalist.

http://video.competitor.com/2010/07/...ge-20-preview/ (skip to :46)

TM
Did anyone catch where the final stage finishes?

Atticus Grinch 07-27-2010 11:51 AM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 429704)
Did anyone catch where the final stage finishes?
She's very good at her job, whatever it is.

ETA:
http://www.threadbombing.com/data/me...delic_frog.gif

Replaced_Texan 07-27-2010 12:03 PM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Penske 2.0 (Post 429702)
As my retirement progresses, I have divested myself of an active interest in the Tour, and, iyrc, I was the driver behind the Podium Girl posts. OTOH, as my retirement progresses my interest in sexy continental gals has increased, so maybe next year I need to reexamine my interest in the Tour.

OTTH, while I do not think he should be stripped of his medals or titles or whatever the Tour gives its winners, I look forward to seeing Lance getting spanked in the continuing investigation. Does anyone still think he was clean?
He's supposed to be racing in Leadville again this year. Apparently his goal is to break 6 hours, which is 28 minutes off of last year's record.

In related news, this week is the peak of my trainer's, er, training for Leadville and he has vowed to kill us all in the time trial spin class tonight. I may not be around tomorrow.

Did you just call me Coltrane? 07-27-2010 12:06 PM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Penske 2.0 (Post 429702)
OTTH, while I do not think he should be stripped of his medals or titles or whatever the Tour gives its winners, I look forward to seeing Lance getting spanked in the continuing investigation. Does anyone still think he was clean?
I have heard so many stories about what a dick he is...it'll be nice to see karma treating him like a bitch.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 07-27-2010 12:09 PM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Penske 2.0 (Post 429702)
Does anyone still think he was clean?
As clean as everyone else. He deserves to keep his prize because he was better organized and didn't use the blood bags containing blood with testosterone (hi, Floyd) or someone else's blood (hi, Tyler).

Penske 2.0 07-27-2010 12:19 PM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 429703)
She's not a podium girl. She's a journalist.

http://video.competitor.com/2010/07/...ge-20-preview/ (skip to :46)

TM
A journalist like Dan Rather or a journalist like one of Ty's blog people?

Penske 2.0 07-27-2010 12:20 PM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 429707)
He's supposed to be racing in Leadville again this year. Apparently his goal is to break 6 hours, which is 28 minutes off of last year's record.
.
I think Lance would have a good shot to win Leadville clean. they say he is going to do Hawaii in 2011. I don't think he will win that one.

Penske 2.0 07-27-2010 12:22 PM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 429708)
I have heard so many stories about what a dick he is...it'll be nice to see karma treating him like a bitch.
2. Some of my old training posse knew him/trained with him and the reports I have heard are consistent with that assessment.

Penske 2.0 07-27-2010 12:24 PM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 429710)
As clean as everyone else. He deserves to keep his prize because he was better organized and didn't use the blood bags containing blood with testosterone (hi, Floyd) or someone else's blood (hi, Tyler).
I agree with that.It was an even playing field. I have long advocated that cycling should just accept that people dope and stop policing it.

By people I mean everyone at the Tour.

Fugee 07-27-2010 12:25 PM
Re: Tour de France
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 429707)
In related news, this week is the peak of my trainer's, er, training for Leadville and he has vowed to kill us all in the time trial spin class tonight. I may not be around tomorrow.
For some reason this reminds me of when I was a child and Fugee Mom would say "I'm cold, you kids put on sweaters."

ThurgreedMarshall 07-27-2010 03:27 PM
Allo allo.
 
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...yRvLBtDhZmgjM=

http://www.zonx.de/lustige--bilder/s...i-jeans-08.jpg

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...Zkrq5xg8HsiKw=

TM

Replaced_Texan 07-27-2010 04:09 PM
Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 
This is a weird fucking wedding present.

Fugee 07-27-2010 04:30 PM
Re: The thread where Spring has sprung, and Penske has risen from the law. Word!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 429748)
Awk. Ward.


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