# It's a Friday night and... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 30, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473 "2016-04-30T01:08:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/21 "2016-04-30T02:26:28Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > I have a 5-year-old son and a 2.5-year-old daughter. They keep me plenty busy, thanks. They must have run them hard at preschool today, because they both went to bed without any complaints. > > Now, tomorrow is my day for excitement! The local food bank is having a cardboard boat race as a fundraiser. My boat is ready to go. I’m gonna win that race! Or sink like a stone to the bottom of the lake. One or the other. Awesome! Just told these kiddo’s here. Best of luck! and smiles your way… ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/22 "2016-04-30T02:29:38Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > [Previously.tv](http://Previously.tv)? Interesting… It replaced Television Without Pity. Unfortunately, they _just_ changed the entire format of the website and it isn’t very stable (as well as not intuitive). ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/23 "2016-04-30T02:35:51Z")
> [@CannyDan](#): > > Well, the SO is out of town, so it’s just me and the dogs. The new refrigerator (replaces the old one that failed last Sunday) was delivered about 5pm, then I spent an hour or so playing with placement of the shelves, and filling it with the usual stuff. Last night I made steamed shrimp, so tonight I had leftover shrimp in a sandwich. SO returns tomorrow, so I’m trying not to make a mess, and feeling too lazy for a real cooking project. I’ll skim the Dope a bit more, then sit back and stare mindlessly at the idiot box until I fall asleep on the couch. When I wake up to pee, I’ll take the dogs outside, then I’ll go to bed. No end to the excitement, eh? When I had my dog Ella, she was mindful about stuff like that. I never was bothered about taking her out because she was very polite about it all. Me? As soon as I saw a bush or tree I would pee like a racehorse on steroids. ---
**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/24 "2016-04-30T02:46:05Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > A shrimp sandwich? Oh my. I miss that. You are a lucky guy. Don’t I know it! Fresh, local seafood is available at several small markets right by the docks, 10 minutes away. Selection is more limited than, say, Seattle or Chesapeake Bay but shrimp are a mainstay and white, pink, and brown species have seasonal population spikes. I’ve loved shrimp sandwiches (fresh white bread, Hellman’s mayo, coarse ground salt, fresh ground black pepper) since I was a kid. Live shrimp is a common bait hereabouts, but toward the end of a day of fishing I’d be almost hoping for no fish bites. Leftover bait that was still alive went straight into a pot of boiling beer for maybe 90 seconds, then shelled and assembled into the freshest and best tasting shrimp sandwich ever made! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/25 "2016-04-30T02:53:06Z")
Waiting for Johnny Carson to come on, then I’ll probably watch **Barney Miller**. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/26 "2016-04-30T02:53:15Z")
Went to the pharmacy to get the fellow’s pain meds. Stopped by the beer store for myself. Someone here recommended Arrogant Bastard recently, so I nabbed a bottle as my “wild card.” (I usually grab a pack of something for myself, something for Tony, and a sample of something that sounds interesting.) Walking in with 3 kinds of beer plus his pain meds makes me feel like the world’s worst enabler. … Mid-post, I developed a lovely nosebleed - side effect of the medicine I’ve taken for my recent upper respiratory crud. Exciting night! But the babies are asleep and all of the 2- and 4-legged critters are fed, and I’m going to try that ale now, because that’s how I roll. **Bayard** , The Boy recommends a lot of duct tape on your boat. His nerd squad has won the state cardboard boat competition for 3 years running, based upon the “more duct tape” principle. And I cooked shrimp with pasta and vegetables for dinner, and a loaf of nice whole grain bread. Pecan pie for dessert. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/27 "2016-04-30T03:26:58Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Waiting for Johnny Carson to come on, then I’ll probably watch **Barney Miller**. Still getting used to these new glasses… I read that as “Waiting for Johnny Carson to come home…” Just about done ensuring the safety of everyone’s snail mail applications. About time to head home, have some Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, and finish overrunning the Russians with my Mongolian Horde. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/28 "2016-04-30T03:29:17Z")
> [@Lacunae\_Matata](#): > > **Bayard** , The Boy recommends a lot of duct tape on your boat. His nerd squad has won the state cardboard boat competition for 3 years running, based upon the “more duct tape” principle. I learned that duct tape doesn’t stick to cardboard as well as Gorilla Tape. But Gorilla Tape gets expensive. I ended up using both. And lots and lots of Titebond II. I didn’t realize there were _state_ competitions for this. Hmmmmm… Not sure if I can post direct from Tapatalk, but if so, here’s the vessel: [http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160430/3b37a6dbf963a3c18bd569118e381a6e.jpg](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160430/3b37a6dbf963a3c18bd569118e381a6e.jpg) [http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160430/81da535d0208d860d391d33fb3844834.jpg](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160430/81da535d0208d860d391d33fb3844834.jpg) I call it the USS Misery. ---
**Author:** ![davida03801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@davida03801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davida03801)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/29 "2016-04-30T03:36:16Z")
and i ain’t got nobody… ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/30 "2016-04-30T03:48:55Z")
Did a bunch of errands, etc. this afternoon. Pregnant wife didn’t feel like coming along so she stayed home. Picked up Chinese take out. Currently watching hockey (Predators vs. Sharks). Pretty exciting evening. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/31 "2016-04-30T03:58:37Z")
> [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > Just did. Actually it was … pretty dang good… (I had two) interesting… > Thanks for the suggestion. > Really I did try it, but added some mustard. Here hold my beer for a second.🙂 If you want a really good dog, add some sriracha on top of the PB. Adds a bit of heat and garlic. It’s the only way we eat hot dogs at home. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce7236/32.png) [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/32 "2016-04-30T04:00:13Z")
House is in the messy stage of cleaning . I am reorganizing my kitchen so my sister who is blind can find stuff. Everything is getting scrubbed down. It looks like I did nothing today. My man child is 12 and has an after school avlctivity and also Friday Night Fun until 9. The dude I live with is at poker. My sis is out so I had a frozen and freezer burnt pizza. Last slice went to man child when H3 walked in the door right now. My kid…got in took off his shoes had a slice of pizza and turned on MSNBC. … sorry mom your classic rock will always be there… but the election is this year now. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/33 "2016-04-30T04:03:36Z")
Well, I made up for all of you as I went out tonight to a comedy show. The opener was the best & the middle guy was creepy & uncomfortable bad. **Bayard** , do the deck guns fire anything? Confetti cannons maybe? 😃 > [@davida03801](#): > > and i ain’t got nobody… You’re a day early for Sam Cooke. That will be me tomorrow night, though. I did get paid today, I’m only having dinner with a neighbor & then (hopefully) going to bed early so as to get decent sleep to get up & out around dark:30 for Sunday’s race. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/34 "2016-04-30T04:49:09Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > I learned that duct tape doesn’t stick to cardboard as well as Gorilla Tape. But Gorilla Tape gets expensive. I ended up using both. And lots and lots of Titebond II. I didn’t realize there were _state_ competitions for this. Hmmmmm… > > Not sure if I can post direct from Tapatalk, but if so, here’s the vessel: > > [http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160430/3b37a6dbf963a3c18bd569118e381a6e.jpg](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160430/3b37a6dbf963a3c18bd569118e381a6e.jpg) > > [http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160430/81da535d0208d860d391d33fb3844834.jpg](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160430/81da535d0208d860d391d33fb3844834.jpg) > > I call it the USS Misery. Looks promising! (In the state junior nerd competitions, the vessel must be built in a short time span - 2 hours, generally - with limited supplies. The kids then race row across a large swimming pool. Usually, the most buoyant boat wins. Sometimes sheer athleticism wins, when engineering matches evenly. And that’s my kid’s advantage - he might not be any smarter than his fellow, but he’s fit and has a longer wingspan than his height - helpful for rowing.) > [@davida03801](#): > > and i ain’t got nobody… I’m so glad that someone else is joining me in my ear worm misery. My uncle by marriage used to be kind of famous, and covered this song well. It’s a nice song. But it gets stuck in my head. I’m in an awful way. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/35 "2016-04-30T05:44:29Z")
I just got off work and I’m now home listening to my dogs play, eating cottage cheese and surfing here. I think I’ll hit a game or three of Scramble and then go to bed, but first I wish I had something sweet. Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/36 "2016-04-30T20:01:55Z")
> [@CannyDan](#): > > …I had leftover shrimp in a sandwich… > [@Cabin\_Fever](#): > > A shrimp sandwich? Oh my. I miss that. You are a lucky guy. Heh…in the first episode of Silicon Valley that I binge-watched last night there was a bit about the guys at a start-up/VC party having “liquid shrimp” hors d’oeuvres. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/37 "2016-04-30T20:24:42Z")
We made it through the course in 2:16. No leaks! Our time was about in the middle of the pack. It was good fun! Unfortunately, the guns don’t fire anything. For this event, we had a few weeks to build. We had a list of materials we could choose from. There were some incredible boats there. I was pretty proud of mine this year, but I’ll have to up my game next time! ---
**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/38 "2016-04-30T20:38:24Z")
Maybe you could outfit it with trawl nets, and catch everybody some shrimp! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/39 "2016-04-30T21:13:00Z")
> [@Bayard](#): > > Unfortunately, the guns don’t fire anything…but I’ll have to up my game next time! [Yes](http://www.artistryinmotion.com/handheldd/handheldd.html), [you](http://www.confetticannondirect.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=57) [will](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Streamer-Confetti-Cannon-w-supplies-NIB-Original-Patented-cannon-Green-/271863372338)! …& conga rats on not becoming a drowned rat. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473/40 "2016-04-30T21:31:58Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > [Yes](http://www.artistryinmotion.com/handheldd/handheldd.html), [you](http://www.confetticannondirect.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=57) [will](http://www.ebay.com/itm/Streamer-Confetti-Cannon-w-supplies-NIB-Original-Patented-cannon-Green-/271863372338)! > …& conga rats on not becoming a drowned rat. Don’t tempt me! I already spent too much on the project as it was! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-friday-night-and/753473.md?page=1)