Octopus Overlords

Unagi wrote:Your ass looked fat in those jeans... just so you know

LordMortis wrote:RIP Marvin. May you be preserved in history, as you preserved it for others.

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/foun ... useum-dies

When I was a young child, my absolute favorite thing ever was to go to the arcade/promenade in the autumn at a place called greenfield village, where they had fresh cider and doughnuts being made before my eyes all for me to consume only a short walking distance from this giant two floored gazebo full coin driven mechanical toys going back to the beginning of coin driven mechanical toys all for me to play with if I had a penny, nickel, dime, or quarter. That arcade for reasons I don't understand went away but years later Marvin picked up that legacy and gave me my childhood love of the history of arcades and boardwalks back.

It's too bad I got none of the gift of understanding of things mechanical, no matter how hard I tried, even if mechanical artistry is my absolute favorite.

LordMortis wrote:When I was a young child, my absolute favorite thing ever was to go to the arcade/promenade in the autumn at a place called greenfield village, where they had fresh cider and doughnuts being made before my eyes.

Unagi wrote:

LordMortis wrote:When I was a young child, my absolute favorite thing ever was to go to the arcade/promenade in the autumn at a place called greenfield village, where they had fresh cider and doughnuts being made before my eyes.

I'm not a master of the area, is this by chance the same cider mill and donut place we visit: Franklin Cider Mill ?

LordMortis wrote:

Unagi wrote:

LordMortis wrote:When I was a young child, my absolute favorite thing ever was to go to the arcade/promenade in the autumn at a place called greenfield village, where they had fresh cider and doughnuts being made before my eyes.

I'm not a master of the area, is this by chance the same cider mill and donut place we visit: Franklin Cider Mill ?

It's in Dearborn. Greenfield Village is an attempt to preserve the 18th and 19th centuries in day to day life behind the Henry Ford Museum. We have lots of cider mills in the area but the Greenfield Village one is the cider Mill that I associate with childhood, even though we had one less than two miles from my house.

Unagi wrote:OK, I just got excited at the idea of buying you a bag of warm donuts at the Franklin Cider Mill one day.

Skinypupy wrote:You know what I miss more than anything in the world? Quiet.

Wonder Twins 3.6 and Little B 7.8 means a non-stop, never-ending commentary of every possible thing that occurs within a 100' radius, along with verbalization of every thought that runs through their heads. Oh, and it's in stereo.

LordMortis wrote:

Unagi wrote:OK, I just got excited at the idea of buying you a bag of warm donuts at the Franklin Cider Mill one day.

Fresh cider doughnuts are my kryptonite.

silverjon wrote:Thought on convo about distracted driving from back in November: This is why never getting a driver's license is not necessarily a failure of being an adult. It can be an informed decision to accept one's limitations.

Skinypupy wrote:You know what I miss more than anything in the world? Quiet.

Wonder Twins 3.6 and Little B 7.8 means a non-stop, never-ending commentary of every possible thing that occurs within a 100' radius, along with verbalization of every thought that runs through their heads. Oh, and it's in stereo.

My mentally disabled sister also has to express every thought that flits through her mind and it drives me up the wall, but... sigh. And so do my BiL (40+) and MiL, but they don't really have any excuses. J knows how maddening it is for me, so I'm off the hook as much as possible for social events only requiring his presence. He's better at putting up with my sister than I am too.

Daehawk wrote:I just ordered this "you cant take the sky from me' shirt from WOOT shirts...thought you guys may want one.

They are $8

Unagi wrote:Oh, I know.
I planned to leave you powerless and in great peril.

LordMortis wrote:illusive good buffet.

Isgrimnur wrote:

LordMortis wrote:illusive good buffet.

I hate it when a good buffet turns out to be a mirage.

dbt1949 wrote:I just saw a movie I'd never heard of called He never died.
What a really cool movie. I loved the main character and his attitude. He just found everybody boring.

LordMortis wrote:Learning how to walk next to a person and talk in a quiet voice in an open office environment is proving to be... difficult

Also I wonder if MS is pissed at how open office is such a ubiquitous term.

Zarathud wrote:Never get out of the car.

Archinerd wrote:Do unicorn horns spiral clockwise or counter clockwise?

A US secondary school has apologised after setting a maths questions that asked students about a girl being sexually abused by family members.

The homework asked: "Angelou was sexually abused by her mother's _______ at age 8, which shaped her career choices and motivation for writing."

Pupils in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, were given an algebra formula with the assignment to solve the problem.

Parents complained to Pennridge High School officials about the homework.

A subsequent question in the same homework asked about a single mother who is trying to support her son by working as a pimp and a prostitute.

It asked what was her other means of support, including another formula for the options, bookie, drug dealer and nightclub dancer.

The questions were based on the life of the famed American poet Maya Angelou, but many parents complained the subject matter was not appropriate for young teenagers or a maths equation.