Random randomness

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:36 pm

Unagi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:17 pmWhy is this a phrase that many of you use? Why are puppies bad?

Overheard conversation in NYC, from days long gone. And even though I knew it, I still got wrangled into getting a puppy a few years ago and can confirm that indeed - puppies are still bullshit.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:55 pm

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:36 pm
Unagi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:17 pmWhy is this a phrase that many of you use? Why are puppies bad?
Overheard conversation in NYC, from days long gone. And even though I knew it, I still got wrangled into getting a puppy a few years ago and can confirm that indeed - puppies are still bullshit.

The link in the OP that you linked is a blank page, which is kinda sad if unsurprising after 14 years. I never knew where "puppies are bullshit" originally came from, and yet I have been substituting "puppies" for "bullshit" for many years now myself.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:02 pm

Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:55 pmThe link in the OP that you linked is a blank page, which is kinda sad if unsurprising after 14 years. I never knew where "puppies are bullshit" originally came from, and yet I have been substituting "puppies" for "bullshit" for many years now myself.

If you scroll a bit deeper, you can see who called it out for us.

Hrdina · Post by **Hrdina** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:29 am

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 11:02 pm
Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:55 pmThe link in the OP that you linked is a blank page, which is kinda sad if unsurprising after 14 years. I never knew where "puppies are bullshit" originally came from, and yet I have been substituting "puppies" for "bullshit" for many years now myself.
If you scroll a bit deeper, you can see who called it out for us.

Ah, the same person who coined "snort their taint" (or, earlier, "snort my taint"). Makes sense, the man is a paragon of eloquence and recognizes genius when he reads it.

Max Peck · Post by **Max Peck** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:15 am

Even back then, people were talking about a certain someone that's in the news every day now...

Freezer-TPF- wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2005 12:26 am
Woman #1: It's really small, you know, but the sex is wonderful.
Woman #2: You mean he's rich?
Woman #1: Yeah. Exactly.

--Union Square

The original "Puppies are bullshit", captured for posterity.

May 07, 2005
Presenting Our Catch Phrase for the Day

Woman #1: Ah, look at those beautiful puppies.
Woman #2: Puppies are bullshit.

--Bay Ridge

AWS260 · Post by **AWS260** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:08 am

This is good.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 6:15 pm

(me at local branch of international sandwich chain, conscious of excess plastic consumption): No bag, please.
sandwich artist: *starts stuffing sandwich in bag
me: No, no bag please...
sandwich artist: *looks baffled for a moment, balls up plastic bag and throws in trash

disarm · Post by **disarm** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:14 pm

hitbyambulance wrote:(me at local branch of international sandwich chain, conscious of excess plastic consumption): No bag, please.
sandwich artist: *starts stuffing sandwich in bag
me: No, no bag please...
sandwich artist: *looks baffled for a moment, balls up plastic bag and throws in trash

The places that employ 'sandwich artists' near me all switched to paper bags are while ago. I still try getting them to skip the bag when I'm eating in-store though.

Holman · Post by **Holman** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:24 pm

Kraken wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:55 pm
Smoove_B wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:36 pm
Unagi wrote: ↑Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:17 pmWhy is this a phrase that many of you use? Why are puppies bad?
Overheard conversation in NYC, from days long gone. And even though I knew it, I still got wrangled into getting a puppy a few years ago and can confirm that indeed - puppies are still bullshit.
The link in the OP that you linked is a blank page, which is kinda sad if unsurprising after 14 years. I never knew where "puppies are bullshit" originally came from, and yet I have been substituting "puppies" for "bullshit" for many years now myself.

This is amazing.

I've been pondering "that's puppies" for more than a decade here, always assuming that "puppies" must mean some variant of easy/nonissue/distraction/pseudoproblem/1st-world-thing/etc and never being able to parse the translation.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:13 pm

My neighbor’s daughter had a baby boy today.

They named him Traeger.

Because they - and I quote - love their Traeger grill and wanted the kid to have an ‘outdoorsy’ name.

Only in Utah...

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:33 pm

Skinypupy wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:13 pm They named him Traeger.

Träger

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:59 pm

He can always hope that people think it's a Parks and Recreation reference and not that his parents named him after an outdoor cooking apparatus.

Skinypupy · Post by **Skinypupy** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:28 pm

I suppose it’s less the name I find ridiculous, but more the fact they named their child after a barbecue grill because it sounded outdoorsy.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:06 pm

It is literally the most outdoor name I can think of.

Kraken · Post by **Kraken** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:51 pm

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:06 pm It is literally the most outdoor name I can think of.

Oh come on. Coleman is a much better baby name.

Unagi · Post by **Unagi** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:58 pm

Coleman is puppies.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:44 am

Named after Gary Coleman the famous matador.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:45 am

Had this little biity red cape.

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 1:09 am

Nic & Normans Restaurant set to open here in Chattanooga

The Walking Dead's Greg Nicotero and Norman Reedus are bringing their place here. Sounds cool.

wonderpug · Post by **wonderpug** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:48 am

Smoove_B wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 10:06 pm It is literally the most outdoor name I can think of.

Canyonero.

dbt1949 · Post by **dbt1949** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:05 am

hentzau · Post by **hentzau** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:44 am

Hey, people who bring your whole family into the single rider lines...cut it out!!!

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:07 pm

We have a new type of stinkbug here this year.

Never saw them before. Looking them up they are Kudzu eating bugs. Which makes sense as my entire back area is Kudzu now days which Im trying to clear slowly. Im glad they are here but they are like concentrated stink. Whew.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:16 pm

Red Wood... or maybe Lawn Flamingo...

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:38 pm

at this office, there are still Halloween decorations up, and now a Christmas tree has been placed by the receptionist's desk (by a bucket of leftover candy)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:39 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:38 pm at this office, there are still Halloween decorations up, and now a Christmas tree has been placed by the receptionist's desk (by a bucket of leftover candy)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:45 pm

CNN

An Ohio woman found dead in her home was likely killed by her own dogs, police say.

Mary Matthews, 49, was found in her Clearcreek Township, Ohio, home, about 40 miles northeast of Cincinnati on Friday, according to a report filed by Clearcreek Township Police.

The police determined that Matthews was attacked by her own dogs, according to the incident report. Matthews suffered multiple cuts and puncture wounds on the lower half of her body, the report said.

Investigators found two "large but thin" Great Danes, one brown and one black, on an enclosed deck of the home and blood and blood-stained clothing throughout the house, the report stated.

Matthews' husband, Mark Matthews, found his wife unresponsive in the home Friday and called authorities. He had been in the county jail since Wednesday and returned home that day, according to the report. There was no information on when the attack might have occurred.

Mark Matthews told police that the black Great Dane was "vicious" and showed an officer bite marks on his right forearm, according to the report.

The report said Mark Matthews told officers that "he was always able to fend off the dogs but if his wife was alone and they attacked, she would not have been able to defend herself because of her small stature."

Post by **ImLawBoy** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:49 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:38 pm at this office, there are still Halloween decorations up, and now a Christmas tree has been placed by the receptionist's desk (by a bucket of leftover candy)

Contractors are asked to refrain from celebrating Christmas or eating leftover Halloween candy.

Thank you for your understanding,

The Management

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:04 pm

ThanksHalloweenmass

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:36 pm

An Ohio woman found dead in her home was likely killed by her own dogs, police say.

Another article stated she was a drunk and pill user from the time she wakes up. Not condoning the attack but it could be part of the cause of it and her not trying to get help and thinking she could handle it. They said they would match the bite marks to the dog then put them both down. That makes no sense.

Jaymann · Post by **Jaymann** » Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:56 am

Daehawk wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 7:36 pm
An Ohio woman found dead in her home was likely killed by her own dogs, police say.
They said they would match the bite marks to the dog...

What, they suspect a home invasion by a rogue dog?

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Wed Nov 06, 2019 1:16 am

I guess to see which did it but then why kill them both? Maybe they suspect the husband.

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Wed Nov 06, 2019 1:45 pm

Obviously the dogs are innocent until proven guilty. Maybe she got bit somewhere else, and then came home? Perhaps the neighbor cat was wearing a set of false dog teeth and snuck in, intending to frame the dogs? maybe she was a attending a furry convention and things got a little out of paw?

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:08 pm

https://news.mcdonalds.com/news-release ... py-Meal/us

Thursday, Nov. 7 through Monday, Nov. 11, while supplies last.

They’re Back! McDonald’s Introduces the Limited-Edition Surprise Happy Meal Featuring Iconic Throwback Toys from the Past 40 Years

Cowboy McNugget (McDonald’s): 1988
Fireman McNugget (McDonald’s): 1988
Mail Carrier McNugget (McDonald’s): 1988
Hamburger Changeable (McDonald’s): 1989
Grimace (McDonald’s): 1990
Dino Happy Meal Box Changeable (McDonald’s): 1991
McDonald’s Hot Wheels Thunderbird (Mattel): 1993
Hamburglar (McDonald’s): 1995
Power Rangers (Hasbro): 1995
Space Jam Bugs Bunny (Warner Brothers): 1996
Patti the Platypus (Ty Beanie Baby): 1997
101 Dalmatians – U.S. Exclusive (Disney): 1997
Tamagotchi (Bandai): 1998
My Little Pony (Hasbro): 1998
Furby (Hasbro): 1999
Sorcerer’s Apprentice Mickey – U.S. Exclusive (Disney): 2002
Hello Kitty (Sanrio): 2013

Jaymon · Post by **Jaymon** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:29 pm

I first read that as "Ironic Throwback Toys" which in my opinion would have been much better.

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:46 pm

1988 is now throwback level? This is almost as depressing as when I heard Nirvana and Pearl Jam on my classic rock radio station 13+ years ago.

stessier · Post by **stessier** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:15 pm

Jaymon wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 1:29 pm I first read that as "Ironic Throwback Toys" which in my opinion would have been much better.

I read it as "Iconic Throwaway" which is even more on the nose, imo.

Rumpy · Post by **Rumpy** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 2:56 pm

The McNuggets are the ones I remember most and might in fact still have somewhere.

hitbyambulance · Post by **hitbyambulance** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:14 pm

the press release says 40 years, but nothing earlier than 1988...

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:17 pm

hitbyambulance wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:14 pm the press release says 40 years, but nothing earlier than 1988...

^ This.