Random randomness

[Daehawk]

Stewarts makes a wonderful orange creme soda.

[hepcat]

Yo Kraken, did you feel the Not-an-Earthquake this AM?

Christ, THAT'S your pick up line? You can do better than that, man!

[hitbyambulance]

For low cal soda I wish we could get one with just carb water and fruit juice and NO fake or yucky supposedly natural sweetners if we dont get sugar in it. ALL of them make me sick and taste awful to me.

there are quite a few - this is just one of those brands:

https://drinkspindrift.com/drinks-categ ... ng-waters/

[Z-Corn]

Yo Kraken, did you feel the Not-an-Earthquake this AM?

Christ, THAT'S your pick up line? You can do better than that, man!

Yeah, what's the follow-up going to be?

"Well, do you WANT to?"

[Daehawk]

Ze thread has taken a turn.

[Daehawk]

When food places ask for a name when I place my order my mask must mess up the sound of my name and they always put down Ryan....I started using made up names..Daryl...Porkins.....

[Daehawk]

April, the giraffe that became an online star, dies

The 20-year-old giraffe started showing signs of mobility problems last summer, and veterinary imaging showed she had arthritis in her feet and problems in her left hind leg.April, the giraffe that became a sensation when a rural New York zoo livestreamed her 2017 pregnancy and delivery, was euthanized Friday because of advancing arthritis, the zoo said.

Sad. 2017 seems like yesterday.

[Kraken]

I bought a cherry coke today. Its actually very good. When Coca Cola first started selling them I wasn't impressed. Never much cared for them. I think I was spoiled because my first cherry cokes were hand made in a small Scottsboro Alabama family run pharmacy with snack counter and ice cream parlor. Like you see in 1950s stuff. Its still there I think. They would add crushed ice to a glass, then cola syrup, some cherry juice, then fill it with carbonated water and stir vigorously. SO GOOD. So the stuff that came to store shelves just wasn't the same. Its been years since I bought one. But the one I got today is pretty good. Probably be even better if they sold them in the small glass bottles.

We had a drugstore counter that made cherry phosphates (among other flavors). Loved those when I still had my sweet tooth.

[Kraken]

Yo Kraken, did you feel the Not-an-Earthquake this AM?

Christ, THAT'S your pick up line? You can do better than that, man!

Yeah, what's the follow-up going to be?

"Well, do you WANT to?"

No, the Earth did not move for me. I heard about it on the radio this afternoon. They were speculating that it was some sort of air burst.

[dbt1949]

You have lost your sweet tooth? Where did it go? Which one was it?

[Kraken]

I lost my sweet tooth when my beer tooth came in.

[Sudy]

Make no mistake, our entire way of life is under attack! The enemy is here, and he will give you no warning and grant you no quarter.

[Daehawk]

For three days Ive been having toss and turn sleeping. This morning I woke up at 6:30 and tossed until falling back asleep before the 8am alarm. Between that time I dreamed I was in a small smoky dimly lit lounge or nite club. Up on a tiny stage Patrick Stewart was singing What If God Was One of Us by Joan Osborne. Part way through the song a young Tom Jones suddenly appeared behind him to take over singing the chorus. He was really belting it out. Even in my dream I remember thinking "WOW a young Tom Jones!" They were good too.

Unfortunately I had no panties to throw at him because Id thrown them at the previous act and I only wore the one pair. I cant remember who that previous act was but they must have been awesome.

[Blackhawk]

Yes, I was.

[dbt1949]

But not anymore.

[Daehawk]

I was hoping to be mowing the yard by this time...11am. But its just 44 degrees still. Brrr..not mowing in that cold air. May need to wait until nearly 1pm.

[Holman]

I was hoping to be mowing the yard by this time...11am. But its just 44 degrees still. Brrr..not mowing in that cold air. May need to wait until nearly 1pm.

It's not right to cut the grass until you'll get sweaty doing it.

That story gives me another week, and I'm sticking to it.

[Daehawk]

With me my lungs dont appreciate cold air being huffed into them. They tend to start hurting and feeling like a heart attack until I get them warm again.

[Daehawk]

Well so much for ever mowing again. At least with this mower. I got the entire front done and had gotten 2 strips on the side field done when the bolt that holds the blade on sheared off up in the shaft. No way to get that piece out and not enough room for a safe smaller one. Luckily the blade simply hit the ground and stayed there and didn't fly out and chop my legs off.

So Im fucked. My only hope is to keep waiting on the stimulus and try and find a used mower again. That one had a good run. 2000 year model and we got it in 2009 or so. It used to mow foot tall grass with ease. Lately it would choke and die on 3" grass. Died 6 or 7 times today on me like that.

Welp mowing done...I called it...or rather it threw in the towel..or blade. Now to weed eat. Maybe the neighbors will burn the yard one night.

[dbt1949]

Got my new battery for my riding lawnmower. Now to get the energy to replace it..................

[Daehawk]

If dbt was a woman

[dbt1949]

I don't care for coffee.

[Daehawk]

Could be tea. Or Kratom.

[Holman]

Or the hot blood of his enemies.

[Daehawk]

Dinty Moore Beef Stew is still so good.

[Skinypupy]

So, between the two March Madness games today, CBS aired a fairly long (20’ish minutes) Miley Cyrus performance as a “Tribute to First Responders”.

Having never paid any attention to her outside of the nightmarish KidsBop songs my kids played on repeat, I have to admit that I was very impressed with her voice. The Joan Jett/Pat Benatar thing she had going on worked pretty well too.

Never thought I’d say that.

[dbt1949]

Heard from my brother in law today. First time in twenty years. Said his evil wife whom he is divorcing was the cause of the "miscommunication" and the fall of the Soviet Empire.
Pretty emotional but my spouse is pretty tickled.
We'll see how the future goes.

[Unagi]

Ok, anyone else with an iPhone see in the Maps App, the state of Georgia is marked as being Wisconsin ?

And Wisconsin is no longer labeled...

[Daehawk]

The forgotten director who gave us The Force, inspired 2001, and changed film

Kroitor, who died in 2012, was known for a string of innovations in movie-making. He was at the forefront of the cinéma vérité movement, typified by films like Lonely Boy as well as a pair of short documentaries on the legendary piano player Glenn Gould, and another that brings viewers into the life of Igor Stravinsky. Later, Kroitor pioneered multi-screen filmmaking and co-founded IMAX, the company that would deliver a giant-sized cinematic experience to viewers around the world. And along the way, he made a film that inspired Stanley Kubrick as he was making 2001: A Space Odyssey—plus Kroitor just happened to give George Lucas the idea for “the Force.”

But above all else, Roman Kroitor was a risk-taker who intuitively understood the elements of visual storytelling, recalls filmmaker Stephen Low, who often collaborated with Kroitor (as did his father, Colin Low). While Kroitor made dramas as well as documentaries, there was something about the latter format that fascinated him. As Low puts it, he “loved telling real stories that celebrated real people.”

[Holman]

Ok, anyone else with an iPhone see in the Maps App, the state of Georgia is marked as being Wisconsin ?

And Wisconsin is no longer labeled...

I've got both in the right place.

Try zooming in and out? I did a search for "Georgia, United States" and noticed that the word "Georgia" (as the search target) was superimposed over the map even though there was also a "Ga." on the state. Plus, some state labels disappear if other text (like "United State") is too close to them.

[Jaymann]

Ok, anyone else with an iPhone see in the Maps App, the state of Georgia is marked as being Wisconsin ?

And Wisconsin is no longer labeled...

That's weird, on mine Florida is mapped as Moscow.

[Unagi]

Ok, anyone else with an iPhone see in the Maps App, the state of Georgia is marked as being Wisconsin ?

And Wisconsin is no longer labeled...

That's weird, on mine Florida is mapped as Moscow.

Good one

[Holman]

(I missed the joke, didn't I?)

[Unagi]

Ok, anyone else with an iPhone see in the Maps App, the state of Georgia is marked as being Wisconsin ?

And Wisconsin is no longer labeled...

I've got both in the right place.

Try zooming in and out? I did a search for "Georgia, United States" and noticed that the word "Georgia" (as the search target) was superimposed over the map even though there was also a "Ga." on the state. Plus, some state labels disappear if other text (like "United State") is too close to them.

Zooming in to certain level briefly shows Georgia over/in place of Atlanta , but Wisconsin still hangs in the middle of the state. And if you zoom out, it abbreviates to WI.

/shrug.
(I’ve not searched on either)

[Paingod]

Dear CompanyName,

When I'm on hold and listening to your looping chatter, please don't suddenly cut out to tell me I'm waiting. I know I'm waiting. Every single time it cuts out, I get a brief moment of anticipation at finally talking with someone. This is annoying to have happen over and over and over without actually talking to anyone.

[TheMix]

Dear CompanyName,

When I'm on hold and listening to your looping chatter, please don't suddenly cut out to tell me I'm waiting. I know I'm waiting. Every single time it cuts out, I get a brief moment of anticipation at finally talking with someone. This is annoying to have happen over and over and over without actually talking to anyone.

Agree 100%. I hate when they do that.

[Sudy]

Oh, you mean when they remind you how important your call is to them?

The queues that provide an ETA or position in line are nice though.

[Jaymann]

The queues that provide an ETA or position in line are nice though.

You believe that malarkey? It's like the Microsoft progress bar.

[hitbyambulance]

Dear CompanyName,

When I'm on hold and listening to your looping chatter, please don't suddenly cut out to tell me I'm waiting. I know I'm waiting. Every single time it cuts out, I get a brief moment of anticipation at finally talking with someone. This is annoying to have happen over and over and over without actually talking to anyone.

Agree 100%. I hate when they do that.

and then there are the places that reset the hold music to the beginning every time this happens...

[Paingod]

The queues that provide an ETA or position in line are nice though.

You believe that malarkey? It's like the Microsoft progress bar.

10%, 12%, 14%, 35%, 90%, 91% ... 92% ............ 93% ................................94% ....