That's It! I'm Leaving! (Plus Spline)

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Ohhhh, Chinese food sounds good–and I just ate pizza because I couldn’t think of what I wanted to eat. Why didn’t I think of Chinese?

So, I’ve loaded up some tunes on my new computer, and I have a set playing moe or less randomly. What does it say about me that the last three songs were by John Mellencamp, Warren Zevon and Aaron Copeland? Hold on, yes, the next song is by Meatloaf. Okay, part of it is that I’ve only got around to putting in about a half dozen CDs and I’m mostly doing it by whatever I feel like listening to when I have time to sit at the computer, so my collection is especially eclectic at the moment.

Every time I see the word spline, I read (in my head, not aloud. I rarely read aloud to myself, except when I’m reading poetry–poetry should be read aloud. But sometimes, not always, a word will “sound” in my head when I read it. Sometimes reading is a gestalt type of experience and individual words don’t really register, but not when I read the word spline*) spine*. (In case you lost the thread of my sentence, I’ll begin again). When I see spline, I read spine and then I have to correct myself (well, I don’t have to, no one is aware that I’m reading one word but hearing (just in my head, but not like I’m hearing voices, just my own thought which is thinking the word is different than it is) another word. Is anyone else having that problem?

And how come I always want to spell lemon with an added “a” (leamon)?

no more knock knock jokes because swampy didn’t laugh at the last ones. if we have a MMP Dopefest, dangergene is certainly invited. I like him. I can’t remember why, but I think he said something sweet to me. Oh, and the long, curly black hair. That’s enough to get you invited to any party I’m at!

I have a cell phone at work, but I only use it when I’m on the road and I only turn it on when I’m going to check messages or if I’ve asked someone to call me right back. My last cell phone got run over when my purse fell off the roof of my car when I turned a corner, so now I have a cute little phone that flips open.

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I got tired trying to read what I just wrote, and I knew what I was saying. No more caffeine for me.

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It appears my crankiness has infected Taters coding.

Profound apologies.
Here, have a drink.
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Yay! I’m invited, there’s still the problem of oceans and continents (and not even really knowing where on the good of USofA, jawja (yes, I know, I know) is located. It’s ‘southern’ isn’t it? What does that mean really? Isn’t Virginia ‘southern’ and still quite a bit north? Why isn’t Florida ‘southern’ or is it?

Actually, it just occured to me that Swampy’s jawja might not be in the US at all… should we be calling you ComradeSwampy? A la, used-to-be-part-of-the-Soviet-Bloc, but-now-just-sit-around-and-talk-about-the-weather? Well Swampy what is it? Cos if it’s THAT Jawja, then I’m closer’n all of ya!

[nelson]hah hah!

Ms Kallessa, I don’t remember my sweetness either ([deep voice] cos I’m a manly-man, so stuff like that is easily forgotten), but I do recall you sounded like you were having a bitch of a day at work yesterday and needed a hug, so here’s a MMP-dopehuge, just for you hug (and don’t sneeze if curls get in your nose, Mrs Dangergene is always complaining about that and then telling me she loves my long hair, but it’d be nice if it was shorter, then I remind her HOW curly it is when it’s short!).

Oh, I can bring Chinese food, but it’s SouthEastAsian Chinese, so lots of cheap chilli and HOT (sans much flavour sigh). MOS Burger on the other hand is Japanese Hamburgers, and SUPER tastee™. I think you guys have it over there in California, but I could be wrong.

I still don’t have my coke. And it’s almost lunch! rumble rumble
Time for Mrs Dangergene-brand sammiches! woowoo! (and then TOYS!).

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dangergene judging from your posts, I’d say you’ve had quite enough caffiene for one day young man! :smiley: I am in the USofA Jawja. The hot sticky humid one. Mos burgers? Ok, sounds fun. Bring em on.

Kalley, sorry for not laughing at the jokes. Actually, I need to go back and read the last batch still. I haven’t read through the entire MMP this week and it’s Friday already! One thing, from now on, try keeping your purse on the seat beside you when you’re driving. Less danger of it falling in the road. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Dangergene, okay, I’ll bite. What zactly is a MOSburger? And what makes it different from, say, a cheeseburger? Or a Big Mac?? Sides it being Japanese, that is. Does it have wasabi on it? Mmmmmm, that could be tasty. :slight_smile: Oh, and Fladuh is Southren. Y’all just gots ta know to stay away from Mickeytown and Miamer.

Swampy, what’s the timeframe for the MMPool Party?

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swampy, I’m not sure about this. You live where there are chiggers and it’s hot. I’m allergic to both those things.

Ow. My feet hurt. Work was very long yesterday.

Where’s Shibboleth? Why hasn’t he been posting recently? Did I miss a memo?

There’s a barbeque (yes, real barbeque) competition tomorrow. I’m going to die of grease.

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Swampy sad to say there was no caffeine today, just a complete lack of work (whcih isn’t my fault, but I swear it’s going to come back and bite me! I keep asking for stuff to do but they all tell me, ‘sorry, nothing’.

I’m kinda scared they’re gonna say, *‘go away now, we don’t lke you anymore!’

‘and you dress funny!’*

BUT… my posts have been somewhat hyper cos today was TOYS days! I picked up some $200 worth of Microman (micronauts for those who used to know, but these are the new Japanese kind, from Japan and all!) and got to do lots of ‘I’m a kid, I’m a kid, but i’m old and have adult responsibilities, blah!’.

Hence the general tone. Wee hee!

AND… my son was sleep-dancing last night!

That’s right, he was dancing in his sleep! He has this very perculiar thumb-out, Fonzie-esque dance move he does, and he was doing that at 2am. Needless to say he was also making noise, LOTS of noise…but fast asleep.

He was also head banging. We’re still not sure where he learnt that one!

So I didn’t get much sleep last night.

‘That’s not a caffeine buzz, that’s sleep dep!’

Which is entirely different from sheep dip! Did I ever tell ya’ll about the time my great uncle fell in the sheep dip? Not much to tell. He fell in, the sheep got scared and wouldn’t go in anymore and he had a shower. But he didn’t get worms that year, nosireebob! (that was his name, ‘Bob’).

Tupug, MOS burger (not to be confused with Mos Burger) is a franchise chanin from Japan that we have here in Singapore (we have a LOT of japanese dept stores, fast food chains et al, but we also have a lot of Australian chains and Americano chains, so it all evens out).

The MOS burger is in itself a type of burger that the restuarant sells. It’s a standard beef-patty, but somewhat thicker and a smaller diameter than a standard McD’s burger, so the beef tends to be less oily, more juicy. The buns are similarly smaller, and less sugar than normal, and the sauce.

OOOOOH THE SAUCE!!!

(sorry, wiping up the keyboard) The sauce is a mix of mayonaise, tomato sauce (japanese style is sweeter and less chunky), a little chilli sauce, some teriyaki sauce, and tiny, tiny onion bits. I’m not doing it justice, but beleive me, these are some of the tastiest burgers I’ve ever eaten (ouside of gourmet places).

The restaurant also sells Teriyaki Beef or Chicken burgers, Burgers with steamed rice patties instead of bread buns (so the formating is: Rice patty, beef patty, rice patty). That’s one of my favourites, but it seems to scare a LOT of westerners. I know not why.

They also have Croquet burgers (a breaded, deep fried mashed potato fritter affair with peas and carrots inside, Teriyaki sauce and mayonaise), 2 types of Tempura burger, standard hamburger and cheese burger, and… if you’re feeling a little wild: The MOS burger comes in HOT, South-East Asian style Chilli version, and Chilli version with cheese! (you feel that one afterwards! But DAMN is it good!).

I’m sure someone on the left coast has tried it! Don’t they have a branch in San Fran or Diego or something? I know there’s a very boring iteration in Hawaii, cos a friend went in and was bitterly disappointed that the menu had only four things on it (and two of them were pizza!).

um… have I convinced ya’ll? (see how I’im integrating that southern drawl so I’m ready for Swampy’s pool party? I’m a natural! Woohoo!) and thanks for the educatin’ on what is and isn’t ‘southern’. I tell you, I’m copletely clueless, my education comes entirely from old Steven J Cannell TV Serieses.

Og I’m tired… yawn.
Sleep in five, yeah, that’s it. Sleep…

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I want a MOS burger, now! Dang, that sounds good! BTW dangergene the correct spelling is y’all. It is a contraction for you all. A lesson in southern grammar for ya. Now, turn off that computer and go to bed young man! :stuck_out_tongue:

Lissla you won’t get chiggers at the pool. I have a nice big gazebo and some big pool umbrellas for you to sit under and cool off. So, come on down.

Tupug if I seriously thought I could get some MMPers to show up, I’d plan. Plus, let us remember that Dopestock is being planned at Red Mountain State Park in late August. One southeastern dopefest at a time in the works is enough don’t ya think?

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I too am a fed gummint civil slave but I don’t have Friday off (beings how I’m sitting here at my desk typing this). Maybe it’s because I slave for a different fed gummint, in a different country? Nah, I should have had today off anyway! I mean on account of Ronnie and Brian having a “special relationship” and singing Irish songs together and all.

Oh, well, I get la Fête de St-Jean Baptiste off and you don’t! Well most of you don’t. (Unless you work in la belle province.) But I won’t be celebrating because, while I work in le Québec I live across the river in l’Ontario, where it’s August 2 that they get a holiday. (I get to take that day off too, but I have to take a vacation day, but it’s worth it 'cause the bus service sucks on a holiday and I don’t like taking the car to work.)

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I’m guessing this is called a Croquet Burger because its best use is not as a meal, but as a croquet ball? :wink:

I don’t have the day off and I’m going to a CLE (continuing legal education) so I won’t even be able to fritter away great chunks of the day in this forum. (Is it me, or does “chunks of the day” sounds like something you could get after eating a Croquet Burger?). Actually, I’m late to the CLE, but have decided that if you are going to be late to these things, be late-late rather than just not quite on time late. Miss the whole first presentation and get there in time for the first break.
swampy, all is forgiven, enjoy:

Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Mara!
Mara who?
Mara mara on the wall…!

Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Darwin!
Darwin who?
I’ll be Darwin you open the door!

Knock Knock
Who’s there?
Hardy!
Hardy who?
Hardy ha ha!
That’s all, folks!

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Yar, I was figgerin that was the case. SIGH! Okay, guess we’ll have to do it virtually then. Dangergene is bringing the MOS Burgers. Yum! Yum!

I’ll bring some homemade spiedies. :slight_smile:

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BWAAAAHAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!

Those were good Kalley. Pretty soon I’m gonna have me quite a comedy routine going on.

When I first read this I saw “homemade spiders.” :eek: “Egads!” I said to myself. “What is Tupug doing down there in Blueharia?” Then I looked again. I know what spiedies are. Yum! Homemade spiders is funnier though. :smiley:

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So I’m supposed to do the MMP, right?

It’ll be a long one.

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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Well, my husband does refer to me as a goddess but making spiders isn’t one of my better skills. Oh, what the heck! Break out the tinkertoys and I’ll give it a whirl! :smiley:

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My sweetie took a sick day, so he and I went looking at cabinets and appliances and stuff. We found the flooring that we want, we decided on cabinets, and I think we’ve finally agreed on the layout. It was a good day.

Now we’re vegging. It’s a dreary, drizzly day. The wireless signal has been poor.

Yesterday, Skyclad had her orientation at UCF - she’s all registered for her classes for fall semester.

All in all, life is good.

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Well, I’ve frittered my whole day away. I woke up my daughter for school and then took her to school. When I came back home I said to myself, “Self, I’m still tired. I think I’ll take a wee nap, then I’ll get going with my day.” That was at 7:00 a.m. I woke up at 10:45 a.m.! :eek: I never stay in bed that long, I musta been one tired puppy.

So, I haul myself out of bed, eat a light breakfast, read the paper and hop into the shower. I did some paperwork after my shower and by then the hubby was home. We played horse with the neighbor and then I came in and did dishes. Now I’m sitting here. I feel guilty for wasting my day. I had plans and they all went by the wayside.

I don’t know how on earth I did that messed up coding thing. I hope I don’t do it again. I used to know how to quote exactly right, but somehow I lost the knack for it.

Well, I need to head to the store and buy some good beer now. I’m drinking a Bud, which is okay, but I want some good stuff.

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Today, I learned how to be an effective and successful negotiator. Now if only I could get the people I represent to agree to the deals I negotiate for them!

I don’t know what spiedies are, but I bet they are considerably better than homemade spiders. Not that I have anything against spiders. Unless one is crawling on me. Then I generally freak out, and if it gets killed in the process, well, it knew the risks when it decided to crawl an a human.

To the virtual dopefest I will bring cheesecakes. One plain New York, with strawberries on the side, and one Oreo cookie. Since I’m bringing the cheesecakes, someone else better bring the beefcakes (brawny and burly beefcakes, preferrably).:stuck_out_tongue:

Um, swampy, if you make it big on the comedy circuit, I’ll need to get paid for these jokes. I mean, it’s only fair. It’s hard work stealing, I mean, writing all this good stuff. I’m done a time or two at an open mike night (with honest-to-the-gods original material)–scary but lots of fun, especially if people you haven’t insisted on being there specifically to laugh regardless, laugh. I went for a Steven Wright style the last time, but I think I’m a bit more comfortable as a cross between Paula Poundstone and Ellen Degenerous (I have no idea how she spells her name). If I ever decide to put together another routine, that’s the direction I’ll go.

But I won’t give up my day job.

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I just want to announce that I did wiggly dances last night. Also, Mr. Lissar will soon pack the computer. See you all on Wednesday!

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Kallessa, you did stand-up? That is so freakin’ cool! And you know how to make cheesecake? You are my new hero! :slight_smile:

Spiedies are chunks o’ marinated meat…usually pork, lamb or venison (none of this new-wavey stuff I’ve been readin’ about up there in upstate. Jeesh! How to ruin a good thing :rolleyes: Next thing ya know they’ll be skewerin spiders! :eek: ) You skewer it and barbacue it and then you take a nice slice of 'talian bread in one hand and grab about four of them chunks and eater up like a nice sammich.

Okay, who’s gonna do the condiments and finger food? :smiley: