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Did you just call me Coltrane? 09-10-2009 10:57 AM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 399207)
Do you need new frames or just lenses? B/c if just lenses, you could get new ones for your snazzy early 90s frames (I have frames from the 80s that I still wear now and then). If not, get a cheap pair. I got a pair from lenscrafters (I think -- anyway, it was cheap) that I just wear evenings and weekends. No reason to spend good money on designer frames.
I probably need to bump up the prescription a bit. And I'd like new frames since my current frames have always been too small (or maybe my head is like Sputnik). At Visionworks, I can get two pair of single-vision, plastic lenses frames with clear, single-vision impact resistant lenses for $99. I can have the discount place call my eye doctor for my prescription, right? Are plastic lenses okay?

John Phoenix 09-10-2009 10:58 AM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 399204)
I've had the same pair of glasses (or "asses" as the Coltranette calls them) for about 12 years. I think I need new ones. I only wear them in the mornings on the weekends and late at night. I wear contacts otherwise.

Is there any reason to spend $300+ on frames when there are these discount places where you can get two pair for $100? Designer frames are just frames made in China with a label slapped on them, right?
If you're only wearing them around the house, then no need for expensive frames. Expensive frames can get you some nice add-ons - sunglasses clips, titanium frames that bend - but otherwise, probably don't offer much that's not replicated by knockoffs.

Gattigap 09-10-2009 11:00 AM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 399207)
Do you need new frames or just lenses? B/c if just lenses, you could get new ones for your snazzy early 90s frames (I have frames from the 80s that I still wear now and then). If not, get a cheap pair. I got a pair from lenscrafters (I think -- anyway, it was cheap) that I just wear evenings and weekends. No reason to spend good money on designer frames.
Passed a guy in West LA yesterday who caught my attention because he was wearing some of those big-ass, Ben Gibbard-style black frames. When I looked closer I noticed that the glasses had no lenses, and he was wearing 4 pounds of frames as a fashion accessory.

Don't go there, coltrane. I didn't look, but the fucker probably had boots and a short skirt, too.

ABBAKiss 09-10-2009 11:07 AM
Re: This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth
 
Do we discuss asshats like Jon Gosselin here? A few days ago he publicly stated that he "despises" his soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate, and that his 22-year-old party-hard girlfriend Hailey is his soulmate. He also said that he "loves" Hailey more than he ever loved Kate.

Today it seems Hailey dumped Jon for cheating on her.

That guy is such a bitchtard. I hate him.

Oh - he also said that it "doesn't matter" whether his actions affect his children. No, I'm sure your public statements against their mother, your multiple "girlfriends" during your marriage and while your divorce is pending, and your public partying and general douchbagginess will have no effect whatsoever on your eight kids. And I respect your selfishness in not caring one way or the other.

Sidd Finch 09-10-2009 11:16 AM
Top Chef
 
SPOILER ALERT



















I'm really liking this season. Some amazingly talented people -- Jen, the brothers, and Kevin-from-Atlanta. One villian, Mikey, who is good enough to be around for awhile. No Casey-types that make me click the back-button on the TiVo over and over again to watch the bikini-shot, but you can't have everything.....

I didn't like Jen the first episode -- I just thought the whole "I'm a bitch, I make the boys cry" persona was annoying. But she won me over in the cook-for-the-Air-Force episode, with the way she managed the kitchen: Organized, even-handed, completely in command, and not the bitch she thinks she is (except when it was needed, like telling people to can the bullshit sessions). And last night was sweet, when Michael V. said something like "the only hard part about this team is that when you cook with someone who has such great skills, you just worry about embarassing yourself. (that's a very, very rough paraphrase), and Jen gave a really genuine, somewhat surprised smile. (Could she and Michael V. be this season's Hosea and Leah -- with much higher skills and much lower whiny annoyance?). It was a great contrast, in particular, to Mike Asshole trying to steal all the credit from Brian, actually claiming that the sauce that his partner had to teach him how to make was entirely his thing.

John Phoenix 09-10-2009 11:19 AM
Re: Top Chef
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 399215)
SPOILER ALERT



















I'm really liking this season. Some amazingly talented people -- Jen, the brothers, and Kevin-from-Atlanta. One villian, Mikey, who is good enough to be around for awhile. No Casey-types that make me click the back-button on the TiVo over and over again to watch the bikini-shot, but you can't have everything.....

I didn't like Jen the first episode -- I just thought the whole "I'm a bitch, I make the boys cry" persona was annoying. But she won me over in the cook-for-the-Air-Force episode, with the way she managed the kitchen: Organized, even-handed, completely in command, and not the bitch she thinks she is (except when it was needed, like telling people to can the bullshit sessions). And last night was sweet, when Michael V. said something like "the only hard part about this team is that when you cook with someone who has such great skills, you just worry about embarassing yourself. (that's a very, very rough paraphrase), and Jen gave a really genuine, somewhat surprised smile. (Could she and Michael V. be this season's Hosea and Leah -- with much higher skills and much lower whiny annoyance?). It was a great contrast, in particular, to Mike Asshole trying to steal all the credit from Brian, actually claiming that the sauce that his partner had to teach him how to make was entirely his thing.
Pretty cool that the Volts (as I call them) and Mike work around here. Mike's restaurant is really good. I haven't been to the Volts' places, but my wife is going to Brian Volt's place soon.

bold_n_brazen 09-10-2009 11:25 AM
Re: Top Chef
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by John Phoenix (Post 399220)
Pretty cool that the Volts (as I call them) and Mike work around here. Mike's restaurant is really good. I haven't been to the Volts' places, but my wife is going to Brian Volt's place soon.
It completely freaks me out that Jennifer has the exact same name as my best friend, and is the same age that my best friend was when she died.

greatwhitenorthchick 09-10-2009 11:46 AM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 399211)
I probably need to bump up the prescription a bit. And I'd like new frames since my current frames have always been too small (or maybe my head is like Sputnik). At Visionworks, I can get two pair of single-vision, plastic lenses frames with clear, single-vision impact resistant lenses for $99. I can have the discount place call my eye doctor for my prescription, right? Are plastic lenses okay?
I think plastic lenses are fine -- although they do scratch more easily. If you're not wearing them too often though, shouldn't be a problem. I think I have to get plastic lenses because if I didn't, the glass would be very very heavy or coke-bottly (I have bad vision).

Replaced_Texan 09-10-2009 11:49 AM
Re: Top Chef
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 399215)
SPOILER ALERT



















I'm really liking this season. Some amazingly talented people -- Jen, the brothers, and Kevin-from-Atlanta. One villian, Mikey, who is good enough to be around for awhile. No Casey-types that make me click the back-button on the TiVo over and over again to watch the bikini-shot, but you can't have everything.....

I didn't like Jen the first episode -- I just thought the whole "I'm a bitch, I make the boys cry" persona was annoying. But she won me over in the cook-for-the-Air-Force episode, with the way she managed the kitchen: Organized, even-handed, completely in command, and not the bitch she thinks she is (except when it was needed, like telling people to can the bullshit sessions). And last night was sweet, when Michael V. said something like "the only hard part about this team is that when you cook with someone who has such great skills, you just worry about embarassing yourself. (that's a very, very rough paraphrase), and Jen gave a really genuine, somewhat surprised smile. (Could she and Michael V. be this season's Hosea and Leah -- with much higher skills and much lower whiny annoyance?). It was a great contrast, in particular, to Mike Asshole trying to steal all the credit from Brian, actually claiming that the sauce that his partner had to teach him how to make was entirely his thing.



I get the impression that Brian won because it was so obvious that he was the driving force behind that dish and mean Mike was just along for the ride. It was harder to divide up Jen and Michael's efforts and figure out which one of them made that rabbit great. I think as the meal went on Kevin was a little bummed that he didn't get to cook for the French chefs, too. The level of competition this year seems WAAAY above previous years.

Sidd Finch 09-10-2009 11:55 AM
Re: Top Chef
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 399229)
I get the impression that Brian won because it was so obvious that he was the driving force behind that dish and mean Mike was just along for the ride. It was harder to divide up Jen and Michael's efforts and figure out which one of them made that rabbit great. I think as the meal went on Kevin was a little bummed that he didn't get to cook for the French chefs, too. The level of competition this year seems WAAAY above previous years.
I was wondering whether Kevin was bummed or not. On the one hand, he got to sit and have a meal and have people like Robuchon listen to him. On the other, he had no chance to show those guys what he could do. Personally, I think it would have been really cool, given his style of cooking, to see what he could do with the traditional French dishes, and to see how Robuchon would respond to them. Boulud was certainly wowed.


AoN, I had dinner on my 40th birthday in that restaurant, and saw the great chef there. It was truly, completely, overwhelmingly wonderful. A 17-course tasting menu (I think they've since cut it back a little, to like 12 courses). At least half of them made me sit back in my seat and say something like "holy fucking shit I didn't think anything could taste that good."

A truly awesome experience. Plus, every course saved me like $100 at the blackjack table, so in a sense MGM Grand was paying me to eat there.

bold_n_brazen 09-10-2009 11:59 AM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 399228)
I think plastic lenses are fine -- although they do scratch more easily. If you're not wearing them too often though, shouldn't be a problem. I think I have to get plastic lenses because if I didn't, the glass would be very very heavy or coke-bottly (I have bad vision).
Lasik?

greatwhitenorthchick 09-10-2009 12:06 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen (Post 399232)
Lasik?
You aren't supposed to get hit in the head when you have Lasik, so it's not an option for now.

bold_n_brazen 09-10-2009 12:24 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 399235)
You aren't supposed to get hit in the head when you have Lasik, so it's not an option for now.

I did not know that.

Who hits Coltrane in the head?

Did you just call me Coltrane? 09-10-2009 12:41 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen (Post 399240)
I did not know that.

Who hits Coltrane in the head?
True story: I once had a stripper with ample bosoms smack me in the head with them repeatedly (just like motorboating, except my head stayed still and her boobs moved). Gave me a headache for the rest of the night.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 09-10-2009 12:46 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 399251)
ample bosoms
Wouldn't a stripper need at least three tits to have more than one bosom?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 09-10-2009 12:47 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 399235)
You aren't supposed to get hit in the head when you have Lasik, so it's not an option for now.
So does that mean if you have lasik, you can't ever box or be slapped upside the head with stripper tits?

Flinty_McFlint 09-10-2009 12:54 PM
Re: Top Chef
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 399231)
I was wondering whether Kevin was bummed or not. On the one hand, he got to sit and have a meal and have people like Robuchon listen to him. On the other, he had no chance to show those guys what he could do. Personally, I think it would have been really cool, given his style of cooking, to see what he could do with the traditional French dishes, and to see how Robuchon would respond to them. Boulud was certainly wowed.


AoN, I had dinner on my 40th birthday in that restaurant, and saw the great chef there. It was truly, completely, overwhelmingly wonderful. A 17-course tasting menu (I think they've since cut it back a little, to like 12 courses). At least half of them made me sit back in my seat and say something like "holy fucking shit I didn't think anything could taste that good."

A truly awesome experience. Plus, every course saved me like $100 at the blackjack table, so in a sense MGM Grand was paying me to eat there.
That is awesome. I didn't know that restaurant had been there for that long, though. Maybe in 20 years when I turn 40, I will do that too. I hope it's still there.

Did you just call me Coltrane? 09-10-2009 12:55 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 399257)
Wouldn't a stripper need at least three tits to have more than one bosom?
Well, Homer said Uter had bosoms when Uter was full of chocolate and being chased by Homer. You of all people should know this.

tmdiva 09-10-2009 12:56 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 399204)
I've had the same pair of glasses (or "asses" as the Coltranette calls them) for about 12 years. I think I need new ones. I only wear them in the mornings on the weekends and late at night. I wear contacts otherwise.

Is there any reason to spend $300+ on frames when there are these discount places where you can get two pair for $100? Designer frames are just frames made in China with a label slapped on them, right?
My brother swears by goggles4u.com

tm

bold_n_brazen 09-10-2009 01:01 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 399258)
So does that mean if you have lasik, you can't ever box or be slapped upside the head with stripper tits?
My personal experience says that this is not the case.

greatwhitenorthchick 09-10-2009 01:02 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 399258)
So does that mean if you have lasik, you can't ever box or be slapped upside the head with stripper tits?
Apparently. But I am informed that with PRK, you can get hit all you want! Awesome.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 09-10-2009 01:04 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by bold_n_brazen (Post 399265)
My personal experience says that this is not the case.
Video?

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 09-10-2009 01:06 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 399262)
Well, Homer said Uter had bosoms when Uter was full of chocolate and being chased by Homer. You of all people should know this.
The only person I'm less likely to learn grammar from than Homer is Ralph Wiggum. Unpossible!

greatwhitenorthchick 09-10-2009 01:06 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 399269)
The only person I'm less likely to learn grammar from than Homer is Ralph Wiggum. Unpossible!
My cat's breath smells like cat food.

ABBAKiss 09-10-2009 01:27 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 399235)
You aren't supposed to get hit in the head when you have Lasik, so it's not an option for now.
Do PRK. It sucked at first, and my vision is still not all the way healed, but soooo much better than contacts and glasses. And you can get hit upside as much you want!!!!

I just saw that you already knew this.

evenodds 09-10-2009 01:45 PM
Representing Ho Ho
 
If you want to do something wonderful for your 20-something son by letting have his own business and he decides he does not need a lawyer or an accountant upfront despite your entreaties or retainer payments, just begin beating him about the face and neck now and zero out his accounts.

In the end, he still will not have learned anything and you won't be paying me to review 101 emails from a disgruntled customer.

sebastian_dangerfield 09-10-2009 01:45 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greatwhitenorthchick (Post 399270)
My cat's breath smells like cat food.
Ever wonder why cats won't drink beer, but dogs will? I researched this a few months ago. Seems cats livers are not adapted for it. A small amount can kill them.

ThurgreedMarshall 09-10-2009 01:50 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 399282)
Ever wonder why cats won't drink beer, but dogs will? I researched this a few months ago. Seems cats livers are not adapted for it. A small amount can kill them.
Someone should tell Toonces.

http://www.tobyspinks.com/images/too...drivingcat.jpg

TM

Hank Chinaski 09-10-2009 01:57 PM
Re: Representing Ho Ho
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by evenodds (Post 399281)
If you want to do something wonderful for your 20-something son by letting have his own business and he decides he does not need a lawyer or an accountant upfront despite your entreaties or retainer payments, just begin beating him about the face and neck now and zero out his accounts.

In the end, he still will not have learned anything and you won't be paying me to review 101 emails from a disgruntled customer.
2. unless you had previously gotten your son lasik

Cletus Miller 09-10-2009 02:06 PM
Re: Glasses
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield (Post 399282)
Ever wonder why cats won't drink beer, but dogs will? I researched this a few months ago. Seems cats livers are not adapted for it. A small amount can kill them.
Wife's now-deceased cat would drink beer anytime she got near it. And it was years b/t last beer and death.

John Phoenix 09-10-2009 02:16 PM
Re: Representing Ho Ho
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by evenodds (Post 399281)
If you want to do something wonderful for your 20-something son by letting have his own business and he decides he does not need a lawyer or an accountant upfront despite your entreaties or retainer payments, just begin beating him about the face and neck now and zero out his accounts.

In the end, he still will not have learned anything and you won't be paying me to review 101 emails from a disgruntled customer.
Are you a writer on Mad Men?

Hank Chinaski 09-10-2009 03:05 PM
Re: This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth
 
Raising a daughter with a healthy view of herself keeps getting harder and harder

ThurgreedMarshall 09-10-2009 03:23 PM
Re: This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ABBAKiss (Post 399214)
Do we discuss asshats like Jon Gosselin here? A few days ago he publicly stated that he "despises" his soon-to-be-ex-wife Kate, and that his 22-year-old party-hard girlfriend Hailey is his soulmate. He also said that he "loves" Hailey more than he ever loved Kate.

Today it seems Hailey dumped Jon for cheating on her.
http://cdn.thesuperficial.com//bfm_g...lassman_00.jpg

TM

Did you just call me Coltrane? 09-10-2009 03:27 PM
Re: This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 399323)
Can someone explain this picture to me?

Hank Chinaski 09-10-2009 03:27 PM
Re: This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 399324)
Can someone explain this picture to me?
Abba used to drink too much?

Did you just call me Coltrane? 09-10-2009 03:30 PM
Most Iconic Sports Figure of All Time
 
Poll from ESPN.com:

Jordan: 50%
Ruth 29%
Ali: 21%

Strange results (to me). If someone asked me to guess the outcome of this poll, I would have put Jordan third, not first. Ali would be No. 1.

Cletus Miller 09-10-2009 03:39 PM
Re: Most Iconic Sports Figure of All Time
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane? (Post 399327)
Poll from ESPN.com:

Jordan: 50%
Ruth 29%
Ali: 21%

Strange results (to me). If someone asked me to guess the outcome of this poll, I would have put Jordan third, not first. Ali would be No. 1.
That pro boxing has turned into a joke of a sport has hurt Ali's legacy somewhat.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) 09-10-2009 03:43 PM
Re: Most Iconic Sports Figure of All Time
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cletus Miller (Post 399330)
That pro boxing has turned into a joke of a sport has hurt Ali's legacy somewhat.
Those polls generally suck because they're often done in conjunction with some other event relating to one possible answer. Jordan is being inducted into the HOF tomorrow. If you ran the poll after Ali lit the torch, he'd be number one. Ruth wins if they'd run the poll after Bonds broke either his home run total or Aaron's.

Cletus Miller 09-10-2009 03:56 PM
Re: Most Iconic Sports Figure of All Time
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.) (Post 399333)
Those polls generally suck because they're often done in conjunction with some other event relating to one possible answer. Jordan is being inducted into the HOF tomorrow. If you ran the poll after Ali lit the torch, he'd be number one. Ruth wins if they'd run the poll after Bonds broke either his home run total or Aaron's.
Well, that too.

But when's the next heavyweight title fight? Where's it being held? Hell, name one of the current holders of a HW belt (or even all of the current sanctioning bodies), without googling. 30 years ago, that stuff was pretty common knowledge; now its a niche.

1436 09-10-2009 04:00 PM
Re: This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 399315)
Raising a daughter with a healthy view of herself keeps getting harder and harder
"any size head is beautiful"

There is only one extraneous word there. Not bad for the Onion.


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