Random randomness

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:41 pm

That's a warped Frito Pie. Down here in Texas, we know how to do it right:

Oh, yeah, at this year's State Fair of Texas, Frito Lay will attempt to set a world record for largest Frito pie.
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To set the record, the Frito folks will have to build a finished product that weighs in at around 1,200 pounds. Empric says the goal is based on previous food records like largest taco (1,654 pounds) and largest hamburger patty (6,040 pounds). Kuechenmeister's team is still working on details such as the container the record breaking dish will be made in and the amount of chili, chips and cheese they'll need, but they promise the finished product will yield more than 5,000 samples for fair-goers.

This is your chance to be a part of history, people. The Frito folks will commence construction at 10 a.m. October 1. Come hungry, and maybe you can be part of the follow-up record setting event -- the world's largest synchronized belch.

Baroquen · Post by **Baroquen** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:47 pm

Now I'm hungry again.

GreenGoo · Post by **GreenGoo** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 4:48 pm

stessier wrote:
Remus West wrote:
Pyperkub wrote:
Remus West wrote:What would the other word be in place of mileage? Kilometerage? I'm actually serious, I want to know.
kilométrage in France, kilometraje in Spain. The problem appears to stem from the primary english language areas not using the metric system...
Uhhhh. Doesn't the UK use the metric system? Shouldn't they be considered THE primary English language area?
So does this mean the UK uses mileage? Now I'm curious.

The UK is even worse than you guys. At least you don't weigh yourselves in stones.

The UK is the root of everything that is not metric. They are like the anti-metric-christ.

KKBlue · Post by **KKBlue** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:14 pm

Ive learned that KiKa is a German TV show/station for kids. I was flipping around stations and this puppet was head spinning to some basic rap music. A quick search let me know it's a bread that entertains. Well, I'm entertained and digging the funky 80's beats.

The show is on an endless 5 minute loop. I'm not as entertained as I was 15 minutes ago.

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:22 pm

stessier wrote:
Remus West wrote:
Pyperkub wrote:
Remus West wrote:What would the other word be in place of mileage? Kilometerage? I'm actually serious, I want to know.
kilométrage in France, kilometraje in Spain. The problem appears to stem from the primary english language areas not using the metric system...
Uhhhh. Doesn't the UK use the metric system? Shouldn't they be considered THE primary English language area?
So does this mean the UK uses mileage? Now I'm curious.

I just asked a co-worker who lives in Ireland, and she said they measure distance in miles, not kilometers, so it is mileage in the UK.

At last, I got something useful from our outsourcing efforts!

J.D. · Post by **J.D.** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:46 pm

Commonly heard when discussing cars up here in Canada...

"So what's the mileage like on that thing?"
"Oh I get about 8.5L per 100 km."

Ya, it doesn't make sense to use mileage but it sounds better than kilometreage or something.

redrun · Post by **redrun** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:25 pm

stessier wrote:
Exodor wrote:I'm also confused about why a 67 year old man would be opening an IRA account. That's some glass half-full thinking right there.
That is odd. There are mandatory withdrawals that start at 70.5, aren't there?

Mandatory withdrawals for traditional IRA, no mandatory withdrawl for Roth IRA.

silverjon · Post by **silverjon** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:56 am

I think I was on board with the Petro until I saw the option to get it on pasta. What? Why?

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:01 pm

silverjon wrote:I think I was on board with the Petro until I saw the option to get it on pasta. What? Why?

Chili Mac

I like it. I'm sad Twin Peaks took it off the menu even if I did feel like a seven year old ordering it.

Biyobi · Post by **Biyobi** » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:10 pm

stessier wrote:
Exodor wrote:I'm also confused about why a 67 year old man would be opening an IRA account. That's some glass half-full thinking right there.
That is odd. There are mandatory withdrawals that start at 70.5, aren't there?

He may be unhappy with his current brokerage and is transferring money from another IRA.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 4:57 am

When I tell a game I want to quit I do not expect to be questioned!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 5:09 am

dbt1949 wrote:When I tell a game I want to quit I do not expect to be questioned!

YES times 100,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

KKBlue · Post by **KKBlue** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:14 am

So excited! A woman was wearing a sequined Little Miss Sunshine top in Germany! When I get back to the states, I'm showing off my new avatar!

Default · Post by **Default** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:27 am

I had another arms and armor demonstration with a work buddy who is in the (modern) Knights Templars. Basically, it consists of a short talk, and then battering the hell out off each other for 10 minutes using a variety of medieval weapons. Fortunately, between the additional 100 pounds of gear and the fact that we are 50, we can put on a decent show while not causing serious damage to each other.

Unfortunately, no one took pictures, so it never happened.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:34 am

Achievement Unlocked: Toilet refill valve and flap valve replaced and flush capability restored. Price: $16. Last time the toilet crapped out, 10-ish years ago, we paid a plumber >$100 for the same service.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:12 pm

Stay up until 3 a.m. playing games, head to bed knowing I can sleep in. Get woken up at 10 by Fed Ex guy delivering my model that I ordered yesterday. #NerdWorldProblems

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:26 pm

I backed a few Kickstarter recently, and each of them have scraped together enough to collect.
My favorite is Sprouts, a Pencil with a seed
I am also in for Castle Story in a minecraft populous sort of way.
The popular Planetary Annihilation, and of course the best deal on the planet for pathfinder of D&D miniatures Reaper Bones

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:21 am

Ugh. Way too young to have more people I went to high school becoming grand parents.

Boudreaux · Post by **Boudreaux** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:32 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Stay up until 3 a.m. playing games, head to bed knowing I can sleep in. Get woken up at 10 by Fed Ex guy delivering my model that I ordered yesterday. #NerdWorldProblems

Wow, plastic models are expensive nowadays. I built dozens in high school and remember thinking they were outlandishly pricey in the $15-$20 range.

It's too bad I didn't have a way to hang onto those. I had sweet 1/48 A-10 and F/A-18C models I built.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:38 pm

I got that one after tax and shipping for $30 on their deal of the day. The box is huge at about 18x11x3.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:23 pm

At one time back in my twenties I had a backlog of 100 plastic models of one sort or another. Took a few years but I finally got them all done.
As a kid the going rate for most models was 98 cents.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:36 pm

The height of being rude:

Leaving a pizza box out on the public domain table in the kitchen. When opened, it's contents are nothing but crusts. I am vulture, not your dog.

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:37 pm

LordMortis wrote:The height of being rude:

Leaving a pizza box out on the public domain table in the kitchen. When opened, it's contents are nothing but crusts. I am vulture, not your dog.

But did you eat the crusts?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:39 pm

My bucket list is to have a fleet of USAF models in the same scale. I picked up a good deal on the Texan II on a previous sale. I want to be able to set the F-14, F-15, F-16, and F/A-18 next to each other for comparison purposes. Once I've got that, try and throw in some older models like the F-4 and the A-7, in Air Force versions, of course.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 1:53 pm

ImLawBoy wrote:
LordMortis wrote:The height of being rude:

Leaving a pizza box out on the public domain table in the kitchen. When opened, it's contents are nothing but crusts. I am vulture, not your dog.
But did you eat the crusts?

Nope. I dumped the crusts in the garbage and broke the box down and set it behind the can. I'm a better house keeper at work than I am at home.

I can't imagine not eating pizza crusts. Worst case scenario would be that they were too thick and dry to choke down after eating the topping goodness. The solution to this almost unheard of anomaly is to lubricate said dry crusts with ranch dressing. Problem solved. This is pizza we're talking about here. Variation in crust intake is part of the gullet pleasing experience of pizza consumption. But my ucky tolerance wouldn't see me eating someone else's crusts unless I was dating them and it's been more than a few years since I've been on a date.

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:19 pm

LordMortis wrote:The height of being rude:

Leaving a pizza box out on the public domain table in the kitchen. When opened, it's contents are nothing but crusts. I am vulture, not your dog.

Then why does CR have to keep picking your poop up in those little plastic bags?

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 2:24 pm

Remus West wrote:Then why does CR have to keep picking your poop up in those little plastic bags?

If only. I wouldn't even care what he did with it as long as it was gone.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:05 pm

Bagel heads:

Botox is more ubiquitous than yoga pants in Hollywood. But women (and men) in Asia have been taking part in a different injection "trend" for years: saline bagel-shaped injections on one's forehead.
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Here's how it goes down: technicians insert a needle into the forehead and inject about 400 cc of saline to create a forehead-sized blob. (One bagel-ee describes is as feeling like "something's dripping down [his] head" and a "slight stinging sensation.") The practitioner then places his or her thumb into the blob to create the indentation.

KKBlue · Post by **KKBlue** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:10 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Bagel heads:

As if our bodies don't have enough to do on a day to day basis! What the fuck people!

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:42 pm

What a coincidence! I have bagel butt syndrome! BBS.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:28 pm

dbt1949 wrote:At one time back in my twenties I had a backlog of 100 plastic models of one sort or another. Took a few years but I finally got them all done.
As a kid the going rate for most models was 98 cents.

I had a big collection when I was a kid. Building and painting models was the kind of meticulous, detail-oriented work that I really got lost in. Then when I hit my teens I blowed 'em all up with firecrackers. I think it was my way of renouncing childhood.

I especially remember filling an elaborate aircraft carrier model with gasoline, lighting a couple of firecrackers, and pushing it out onto a small pond. The whole pond blazed with gasoline and melting plastic. It was epic.

Tommy20 · Post by **Tommy20** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:55 pm

When I got bored with my model ships, I'd put model cement on them, light it on fire, and then send them down the creek burning...

...as I shot at them with a bb gun.

Zarathud · Post by **Zarathud** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:05 pm

All I needed was one little brother to thin down my model ships. And I still remember the ass kicking we got after we both accidentally smashed dad's 3 masted frigate U.S.S. Constitution.

Remus West · Post by **Remus West** » Mon Oct 01, 2012 10:31 pm

All your food are belong to us
Link not safe for Smoove.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:21 am

So my wife buzzes me in the middle of the night because she has to go to the bathroom. I am sleeping with my headphones on and don't hear her.
So she gets up and goes to the bathroom and then gets in her wheelchair and comes down and wakes me up to "see if I'm alive" because I hadn't answered her summons.
Let's see a show of hands of what I was thinking right then.

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:02 am

Isgrimnur wrote:Bagel heads:

Botox is more ubiquitous than yoga pants in Hollywood. But women (and men) in Asia have been taking part in a different injection "trend" for years: saline bagel-shaped injections on one's forehead.
...
Here's how it goes down: technicians insert a needle into the forehead and inject about 400 cc of saline to create a forehead-sized blob. (One bagel-ee describes is as feeling like "something's dripping down [his] head" and a "slight stinging sensation.") The practitioner then places his or her thumb into the blob to create the indentation.

Guys do that with their scrotums too. It's true, do a Google Image search...

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:35 pm

Teabagging Alabama fan gets two years:

An Alabama man pleaded guilty Tuesday to obscenity charges and faces a two-year prison sentence for rubbing his genitals on an unconscious LSU fan in a Bourbon Street restaurant after the BCS national title game in January.

Prosecutors reached a plea deal with Brian H. Downing of Smith Station, Ala., on the morning he was scheduled to be tried on charges that included sexual battery, which is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors agreed to drop the battery charge.
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A video that went viral on the Internet appeared to show someone in a University of Alabama jacket exposing his genitals and performing a simulated sex act on the unconscious man at the restaurant after the Crimson Tide beat LSU for the BCS football championship on Jan. 9.

The LSU fan has sued Downing, asking damages for "mental anguish, humiliation, embarrassment, anxiety and depression ... damage to reputation" and lost tuition payments "for having to withdraw from school."
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Michael Kennedy, one of Downing's attorneys, said his client decided to accept the deal in large part because he has a 1-year-old son and didn't want to have to register as a sex offender.

Z-Corn · Post by **Z-Corn** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:24 pm

But did he have saline in his scrotum?

'Cause that would just make it worse for both parties...

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:06 pm

Whole new meaning to tea time.

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:35 pm

I can't believe this thread has gone 200 pages.

That's a lot of randomness.