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sebastian_dangerfield 08-23-2019 11:31 AM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524571)
1 I am an award winning story teller...

Re that story telling thing, how does one join? Can a person just show up and do stand up?

And, most importantly, can one work blue?

sebastian_dangerfield 08-23-2019 11:49 AM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524574)
That thought occurred, but it seemed to correct to use the present tense since I expected that your intention, or at least hope, to use proper punctuation continues to the present, given that you are bragging about it as an area of particular expertise. But I don't mean to crowd you on your corner.

Either is fine. But I think you should nevertheless argue about this for several dozen posts, in the interest of providing everyone with the merits of both positions so they can make informed decisions regarding use of the terms in the future.

Hank Chinaski 08-23-2019 12:19 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524575)
Re that story telling thing, how does one join? Can a person just show up and do stand up?

And, most importantly, can one work blue?

They got it in Philly. I’ll post a link. You go into a bar. Couple hundred people. A bunch put their names in a bag- they draw 10. Each gets 6 minutes to tell a (sort of) true story on a themed. There are judges. They may get more than 10 names so no guarantee you’ll be called. I don’t do well in Philly. Not sure of the vibe there. You can swear! I bet you’d be hooked quick.

https://themoth.org/events/results?e...ts=&eventDate=

Tyrone Slothrop 08-23-2019 12:58 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524577)
They got it in Philly. I’ll post a link. You go into a bar. Couple hundred people. A bunch put their names in a bag- they draw 10. Each gets 6 minutes to tell a (sort of) true story on a themed. There are judges. They may get more than 10 names so no guarantee you’ll be called. I don’t do well in Philly. Not sure of the vibe there. You can swear! I bet you’d be hooked quick.

https://themoth.org/events/results?e...ts=&eventDate=

In a somewhat similar vein, Pecha Kucha is really cool, and I recommend going if you can find one near you.

Hank Chinaski 08-23-2019 01:14 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524574)
That thought occurred, but it seemed to correct to use the present tense since I expected that your intention, or at least hope, to use proper punctuation continues to the present, given that you are bragging about it as an area of particular expertise. But I don't mean to crowd you on your corner.

Post Hoc

Hank Chinaski 08-23-2019 01:26 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524576)
Either is fine. But I think you should nevertheless argue about this for several dozen posts, in the interest of providing everyone with the merits of both positions so they can make informed decisions regarding use of the terms in the future.

I used to be a quasi-judicial officer serving at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce. Our charge was to review applications for relief from the public and focus the included wording. A co-worker issued an Official Action telling the applicant he had “mispelled” a word. That is he misspelled misspelled. He also had a bucket of excuses, but we all knew he was also suboptimal.

Memory is a funny thing, but I believe his name might have been Tyrone. Fired before he made an impression I’m afraid.

sebastian_dangerfield 08-23-2019 03:28 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524580)
I used to be a quasi-judicial officer serving at the pleasure of the Secretary of Commerce. Our charge was to review applications for relief from the public and focus the included wording. A co-worker issued an Official Action telling the applicant he had “mispelled” a word. That is he misspelled misspelled. He also had a bucket of excuses, but we all knew he was also suboptimal.

Memory is a funny thing, but I believe his name might have been Tyrone. Fired before he made an impression I’m afraid.

I used to pleasure the Secretary of Commerce. A co-worker once mixed up KY and Ben Gay in the medicine cabinet. We had a bucket of excuses, but they knew we were suboptimal.

I claimed it smarted for me as much for the Secretary, to no avail. Both the co-worker and I are banned from Hyatts for life, I'm afraid.

Hank Chinaski 08-23-2019 03:44 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524581)
I used to pleasure the Secretary of Commerce. A co-worker once mixed up KY and Ben Gay in the medicine cabinet. We had a bucket of excuses, but they knew we were suboptimal.

I claimed it smarted for me as much for the Secretary, to no avail. Both the co-worker and I are banned from Hyatts for life, I'm afraid.

My Sec of C was Malcolm Baldridge; wouldn’t have been caught dead in a Hyatt.

sebastian_dangerfield 08-23-2019 04:06 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524582)
My Sec of C was Malcolm Baldridge; wouldn’t have been caught dead in a Hyatt.

That's like pleasuring Wilbur Ross.

(If Baldridge were alive still today.)

Hank Chinaski 08-23-2019 07:17 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 524583)
That's like pleasuring Wilbur Ross.

(If Baldridge were alive still today.)

I served "at" his pleasure, not for it. I had buck teeth back then{sad face}

Tyrone Slothrop 08-24-2019 02:43 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 524579)
Post Hoc

No need to capitalize the "h", Punctuation Dude.

Hank Chinaski 08-25-2019 12:20 AM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop (Post 524585)
No need to capitalize the "h", Punctuation Dude.

Sad.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 08-25-2019 12:29 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Icky Thump (Post 524557)
Slip Rome, Singapore and Tokyo in top 10.

Three cities I don't know well, but suspect they'd be up there near the top if I did.

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy 08-25-2019 12:36 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 524567)
Eons ago, Houston made the decision to incorporate the crap out of the outlying areas, so it's not a collection of small cities or towns but under a single municipality. The suburbs, early on, got absorbed into the tax base. Places like the Woodlands, Sugar Land, and Katy are anomalies rather than the norm.

About 18 months ago, some east coast writers tried and failed to describe LA in the New York Times. There was much derision and scorn, but my favorite response article in the LA Times was a missive on Houston, because we are similar.

I took two of my kids out to LA to look at schools, and we poked around the city and the colleges and some of the usual places. But, I took them to a little neighborhood place that I'd been told about in a nondescript mostly Central American emigre suburb and LA will forever mean incredible food to them.

Most cities are sprawling and have natives in some parts who have never been to others but if you find your place you're happy. My NYC focuses around Inwood, and I talk to lots of native NYers who have only a vague idea of where it is.

Hank Chinaski 08-25-2019 05:25 PM

Re: Doesn’t Matter Who Wins the K Race; We’re All the Same
 
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Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 524588)
I took two of my kids out to LA to look at schools, and we poked around the city and the colleges and some of the usual places. But, I took them to a little neighborhood place that I'd been told about in a nondescript mostly Central American emigre suburb and LA will forever mean incredible food to them.

Most cities are sprawling and have natives in some parts who have never been to others but if you find your place you're happy. My NYC focuses around Inwood, and I talk to lots of native NYers who have only a vague idea of where it is.

If you’re telling the truth figure this out for me- I was trying run the entire outer ring of the island- (not an once- I’m not Penske). The West Side is EZ, from the South tip all the way up until Inwood Hill Park where you get kicked onto Streets for the turn East. It makes no sense- it’s a PARK. Are there no bikes allowed? I’m running- can’t I get in there?


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