Wife: What do you want for your birthday?
Coop: You
Wife: I am serious
Coop: Me too. I have a wish list on amazon. I have most everything a guy needs.
Wife: I know but something not on your list?
Coop: If I wanted it, it would be on the list.
Wife: Ugh you are frustrating.
That's on you.
Because I am so anal as to keep a list of the things I would like? Her family is the sole reason I have such a list. They require it. If I think of something I would like to have that I don't need right away or wouldn't buy for myself for whatever reason, I put it on the list. She's asking me to tell her something I want that is not on the list. There's no such thing (well nothing remotely reasonable, anyhow).
Because sometimes you just say anything that'll make her feel like she got you something a little more special that what everyone can see on your list.
Hey honey, you know what, I wouldn't having a date night. A nice supper out and a movie and then to thank you, I'm taking you out for dessert.
If she wants to get me something special, having me tell her what to get me isn't the way to do it. That's not special, that's a personal shopper. After 15 years together, I'm sure she could figure something out.
coopasonic wrote:
Because I am so anal as to keep a list of the things I would like? Her family is the sole reason I have such a list. They require it. If I think of something I would like to have that I don't need right away or wouldn't buy for myself for whatever reason, I put it on the list. She's asking me to tell her something I want that is not on the list. There's no such thing (well nothing remotely reasonable, anyhow).
Could you... take something off the list & then ask for that?
The little sister of a friend of mine just set a new world record at the Crossfit Games, for an event that involves 40 one-hand snatches of a 70 lb weight, plus some sprinting. Video here.
AWS260 wrote:The little sister of a friend of mine just set a new world record at the Crossfit Games, for an event that involves 40 one-hand snatches of a 70 lb weight, plus some sprinting. Video here.
Wow or perhaps, holy shit!
"Why do people say grow some balls? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding!" - Betty White
LordMortis wrote:That facebook was "one of the most anticipated IPOs in Wall Street history" makes me weep for the US.
Hype and lies. Best way to separate people from their money. That IBs continue to do this is the height of hubris. Or evidence of true impunity.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The selloff in Facebook's shares deepened on Tuesday, as investors continued to question the stock's valuation after Reuters reported that underwriters cut their revenue forecasts for the company before the IPO.
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The company surprised investors after disclosing, just days before the initial public offering, that its revenue may be hit by more users transitioning to mobile platforms, where advertising is less proven. That prompted the analyst at Morgan Stanley to surprisingly tell clients that he was cutting his revenue forecasts for the company.
Note that the Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs analysts only released their earnings forecast changes to select top clients. Not kosher.
" Hey OP, listen to my advice alright." -Tha General "No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer." -Stigler's Law of Eponymy, discovered by Robert K. Merton MYT
So, one of the students taking an online geometry course refused to really learn the laws of sines and cosines in spite of my telling her she was going to need them later in the course and creating hours of available time for her to come to tutoring during school hours to help her understand them and how to apply them. She isn't actually a student of mine for that course so I wasn't monitoring her progress. Today she came and asked if I could help her with vectors. When I went through a few of the example problems and told her she just needed to apply the law of cosines like I had told her she'd need to she told me she had just guessed her way past those tests. I reset the entire section of her course so she can actually learn it and offered to sit down with her to go over the lectures and the notes she takes on them. She called me a few choice names in response.
I just keep chanting in my mind, you can lead them to water but can not make them drink. Sigh.
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - H.L. Mencken
LordMortis wrote:DAMN YOU CHAOSRAVEN! I have meat thawing in the fridge and corn waiting to be boiled at home for dinner and now all I want is deep dish pizza.
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - H.L. Mencken
LordMortis wrote:DAMN YOU CHAOSRAVEN! I have meat thawing in the fridge and corn waiting to be boiled at home for dinner and now all I want is deep dish pizza.
Just look at the name behind the post.
Black Lives Matter
2021-01-20: The first good night's sleep I had in 4 years.
LordMortis wrote:DAMN YOU CHAOSRAVEN! I have meat thawing in the fridge and corn waiting to be boiled at home for dinner and now all I want is deep dish pizza.
You're still surprised by the random words that flow from LM's fingertips?
Last week : we expect more unit testing going forward.
This week : Only one namespace should be running at a time and PROD is most important.
Me: That isn't necessary because the code isn't the issue, the issue is your database. Also, if can't unit test with the namespace shut down?
Them: Only one namespace should be running at a time.
WPD wrote:Last week : we expect more unit testing going forward.
This week : Only one namespace should be running at a time and PROD is most important.
Me: That isn't necessary because the code isn't the issue, the issue is your database. Also, if can't unit test with the namespace shut down?
Them: Only one namespace should be running at a time.
Also, we're running 10000 messages which is going to take hours but need you to test your code before 8 am tomorrow.
LordMortis wrote:DAMN YOU CHAOSRAVEN! I have meat thawing in the fridge and corn waiting to be boiled at home for dinner and now all I want is deep dish pizza.
guess what I am gonna have tonight.
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
LordMortis wrote:DAMN YOU CHAOSRAVEN! I have meat thawing in the fridge and corn waiting to be boiled at home for dinner and now all I want is deep dish pizza.
You're still surprised by the random words that flow from LM's fingertips?
Ordinarily I can at least get the gist of what he is saying. This one baffled me. I mean, I actually get what he is saying I just have no idea where it came from.
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - H.L. Mencken
Jaymon wrote:A comparison of American English words for weather, I am wondering about the grammar of these, and why we don't use them
Y words
Rainy, Sunny, Windy, Snowy, but not Haily
ING words
Raining, Hailing, Snowing, but not Winding or Sunning
I was outside sunning myself yesterday.
Chaosraven followed the winding trail while winding everyone behind him.
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - H.L. Mencken
I googled GHDAPIIHB and this was the only thing found. Have I mentioned you guys are awesome lately?
"The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.'" -George Carlin
I had big plans for my 6000th post and I blew it.... damn it... Of course this is on par with my history here. Lots of post, little to no relevant content and most of the time inappropriate. I guess I'll just have to keep my eye on number 7000. BTW... Very cool mods.. Amazing to see the new hidden forums once I hit 6000. For all you newbs who haven't it yet... You are missing out!
“The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts.”
Bertrand Russell
Stop that!
Do you guys really have hidden forums? Everything seems to be here and rather openly too on the OO boards. I don't know if you guys would be able to not talk about the hidden forums IF there was such a thing (which there isn't, right?).
Where's my manners, congrats Mr. B
"Why do people say grow some balls? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding!" - Betty White
LordMortis wrote:Just discovered that if I go to jail, I can take it as personal time. Woot!
Awesome. I wonder if I have the same option. I could go to jail for the rest of the school year and not lose a dime.
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” - H.L. Mencken
Server problems at 4:30:12 - have to stay to reboot. Reboot done, trying to leave with wife to go get kids on time from daycare. 4:34 - Rebooted, president says his email isn't working. Multiple others claim same issue. Start getting people to log off, back on. President not satisfied and asks me to send wife off to go get the kids and come back for me. 30 seconds after she pulls out of the driveway, everything's back to normal.
... Just another 37 minutes to sit at my desk with my thumbs up my ass.
Black Lives Matter
2021-01-20: The first good night's sleep I had in 4 years.
Paingod wrote:... Just another 37 minutes to sit at my desk with my thumbs up my ass.
I would think you would leave one hand free to type or use the phone
"Why do people say grow some balls? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding!" - Betty White
KKBlue wrote:Paingod, you know you went plural there?
Paingod wrote:... Just another 37 minutes to sit at my desk with my thumbs up my ass.
I would think you would leave one hand free to type or use the phone
He's attempting a thumb Goatse.
"Where are you off to?"
"I don't know," Snufkin replied.
The door shut again and Snufkin entered his forest, with a hundred miles of silence ahead of him.
What is good in life? To crush stupid arguments by the IRS, to drive them into submission, and hear the lamentations of their supervisors.
Victory dance!
"A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on." -Terry Pratchett, The Truth "The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to those who think they've found it." -Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment
