Dang, Rue, you couldn’t have made the pics any smaller, could ya?!? Pardon me while I unsquint my eyes. And would it have killed you to identify anybody?!? Sheesh…
Yeah, I know, I’m whining for no apparent reason. But I’ve got a reason - I over-slept this morning, and when I have to start my day rushing around, I whine. Deal with it.
And speaking of dealing, daughter and bf were playing cards on the dining room table last night - is that wholesome or what?!? I know it was wholesome because I was in the office and I could just lean back in my chair and see them. Can’t trust them teenage boys, ya know?
Oh, yeah, Rue, you should get your dog to quit smoking - it’ll stunt her growth.
I didn’t make that pictures so small. The free web service dealy did that. I have found how I can embiggen them though. (I have no idea if it works for anyone else though)
If I click on a picture and hold down the mouse clicky button (I use a Mac and there’s only one button. For PC people, don’t you get two or something?). If I hold it down for a second, a little menu pops up. Right out of nowhere. (That’s where Jeremy Hillary Boob, Phd. lives) One of the options is something like “Open this image”. When I click on it, the picture gets embiggened.
At first I thought it was just 'cause it was my web page, and I’m special and all. Then I went there while I was signed out. It still worked.
And everyone has to watch The Tick. Whenever you can. And write your local station telling them you watch it all the time too. Do this. We must keep Liz Vassey on the air. Even though she was way cuter with her curly hair on Maximum Bob a couple of summers ago. But she wears tights now. So you win some and you… well I’m not really loosing anything here. It’s kinda a tie.
-Rue.
You know, the Tick was a great comic book. They did a cartoon version of it a few years ago that was pretty darn funny, too. Which reminds me of the Maxx. That was a good, if surreal, comic turned cartoon. The cartoon was exactly, and I mean identical to the original, like the comic. IMO, that was a good thing.
Problem is, people who have never read the comic or whatever will look at these things like “WTF?” It’s not mainstream like Batman or Superman or Spiderman or Manman. The Maxx was just cool. He hd issues. He had psychosis (psychosises? psychoses?..multiplae problems) and he was trying to work through them while living life as a giant purple guy with a huge beak. T’was a good show.
This is my 100th post!!! You know, I have been hoping for something that would profoundly alter my life, and then I noticed that I was almost to that magical 100 level. I decided right then not to waste my 100th post on some self- serving “100th Post Party” thread, but that I would search out the single most pertinent thread and use my 100th post there. Maybe I would answer a General Question about the firing order of the AMC V8 engine (1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2), or maybe someone would want to know the best thing to order at the Birmingham City Hall cafeteria (sorry, nothing but vending machines now–the Health Department closed them down); or maybe I would stumble into a thread in MPSIMS about dreams of forgetting your homework (oh, done that, dang) or even wander over to Cafe Society and post a pithy critique of the latest movie I have seen (Parent Trap–man, that Jolie Richardson is HOT!); better yet, maybe even a foray into the Pit with a diatribe about why WildestBoil should not have been banned.
Then, I saw this thread. HERE is where I would plant my cyberflag of 100-ness. A challenge, a dare even. “Hijack THIS” indeed. Mundanity, inanity, superciliousness,an openly monogamous, heterosexual lifestyle, incorrect grammar and spelling, an inability to finish typing before I either have to go pee or my internet connection times out–all of these things have now come together in one giant furry furball of electons and spittle which signify my entry into that rare club of the 100th post.
Here I stake my claim as a…well, “not quite newby, although still somewhat of a greenhorn who means well, but does need to watch less TV kind of guy.”
Life changing? You betcha. The MIS guys are coming to get me right now for using company property to post this, but you know what I will say to them? “Hijack THIS, jackbooted thugs! I HAVE 100 POSTS!”
Congratulations on the big 1-oh-oh, 45ACP! That’s an intriguing handle you’ve got there. Oh, and just to torture you, Jolie went to my high school for a year or two. She was training at Harry Hopman’s tennis camp (we had a great tennis team) so she transferred in. I even asked her out. Of course since her Mom was famous (no one knew this at first) she shot me down in flames. But I got the last laugh, I’ve seen her sister (Miranda) topless! Haha! Probably her Mom too, but I try and block things like that out. We had much cuter girls at my high school and they were less stuck up. She is prettier as an adult than she was as a teenager. The attraction back then was the British accent.
My cat hacked up a hairball this morning. It looked like she’s been cleaning Gene Shallit. I normally wouldn’t mind but it’s like the thing was magnetic. It’s on my refridgerator now. Holding up a picture of my mother-in-law. Poorly. Well, not so much poorly as appropriately. You can’t even see her finger. Ahhh, Christmas pics.
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*Originally posted by 45ACP *
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[QUOTEa pithy critique of the latest movie I have seen (Parent Trap–man, that Jolie Richardson is HOT!); **[/QUOTE]
Well, CRAP! Hoist by my own petard! First of all, it’s spelled [b}JOELY**, not Jolie. And it’s NATASHARichardson that was in Parent Trap that I think is so hot. (Although Joely’s heaving bosominess in The Patriot was greatly appreciated, I still have to give the call to Natasha.)
You know, now I have 101 posts.
45ACP
(the world’s finest centerfire pistol cartridge)
Yup, that’s me. And yup, that shirt is large. I got it at Target. They have all the shirt sizes there. I got the large one. That time. Some of my shirts are large and some are x-tra large. There’s no rhyme or reason to it. Some of my large shirts are bigger than my x-tra large shirts. It’s anarchy in the wardrobe.
You know what was another good cartoon that was a comic first and has Max in it? Sam and Max: freelance Police. It was a FOX cartoon, much like The Tick. A big dog and a hyper rabbitty thing solving crime with the help of the Geek. Good stuff. But then it got all cancelled on me. The bastards.
-Rue.
dwyr said:
“A thousand apologies celestina. Actually, your magnificent paean was primarily what prompted my comment about not being able to make it, I shot my wad on the first post. Quite sad really.”
It’s okay. I’m glad you liked what I wrote, but I’m sorry if it scared you. You know I used to wonder how folks could just gab on for hours. I mean really. I know there are hundreds of thousands of words just sitting around in the world and all, but that doesn’t mean folks really want to hear them coming out of the same person’s mouth for hours on end. When I was growing up and even now that I’m supposed to be grown I just DREAD talking on the phone. I hate being trapped there while someone goes on and on and on about nothing usually. If it’s my sister, I can stand talking to her because she’s my bestest buddy in the whole wide world. We could just sit and be quiet and have a good time communicating. You know? So I understand your hesitance to get in here and gab.
Really the secret to gabbing is just to focus on one or two keywords/topics other folks have brought up. Like 45ACP saying s/he’s dedicating her/his 100th post to this special thread. Congratulations, 45ACP, on a post well-done. [celestina raises her mug of coffee] Here’s to your making many more posts as you become increasingly addicted to the boards and feel compelled to be up all hours of the day and night reading and posting away! [celestina takes a big sip of coffee.] Man, I don’t even remember what my 100th post was on. I do remember when I was relatively new to the boards. Oh say 20-30 posts into things, when I think Dr. Paprika did a thread asking Dopers to classify themselves. S/he had all kinds of categories, and I think I said I was just going to classify myself as a Newbie because I didn’t see how I was even going to get 100 posts on this board by the end of a year’s time. I really didn’t at the time see how folks had accrued hundreds or thousands of posts within a year’s time. Ah, ignorance was bliss. I think it’s interesting that no one corrected me on my blunder at the time. I guess folks just sat back–I know. I’m a legend in my own mind, right? [giggle]–and snickering thought: “Just you wait, celestina. In two months, you’re going to live to regret those words.” They probably had betting pools going on to see just when exactly I’d pass the 100th post mark that I so carelessly said I didn’t think I’d pass before the end of this year. Once I passed the 100th mark, I really haven’t looked back. It was just recently that I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I’m hopelessly addicted to this website. And that really scares me. But I figure, this too shall pass. Something else will come along to grab my attention.
So, Rue, very interesting website. What cute kids. Are they yours? How did you get to be such a fan of the Tick? Now me, I just LOVE the Animaniacs. Of the three, I think I most relate to Dot. She’s just really cool. Okay, gotta run.
Hey Rue, I’m gonna do a web site, too! It’ll be a site just for the Two Stinkies. See? I’m a real do-liker.
The baby is asleep in his bouncy chair, which makes me think: shouldn’t we all have bouncy chairs? Something nice and soft we can kick back in, something that vibrates (stop it, now) and makes music and has toys attached that are colorful and reflective?
Wait.
The Cracken wakes.
Wait.
He’s back asleep.
I’m hungry. Mr. Sophie brought me coffee this morning. What a doll. I wish he’d bring me a box of doughnuts.
I desperately need to rake the leaves in the back yard. But then I’d have to bag them, and I don’t want to do that part. Maybe I’ll send my two year old out to do it. It’s time she pulled her weight around here.
So, anyway, I just found out that Ellen (The Brown-Eyed Hot Tomato) is going to be in Lexington for OKIMobileDopeToYourDoor and I think that’s just neato-keano-chilibeano. You know, besides Rue, ts, and Shibb, and Sophie and Snickers and rocking chair, Ellen (The Brown-Eyed Hot Tomato) is the Doper I’ve most wanted to meet since you folks sucked me into these boards.
And Cecil. I want to meet Unca Cecil. And ask him how to get on the Science Advisory Board. And see if he thinks I have what it takes to be a Junior Assistant Straight Dope Answer Fella.
Man, I don’t know what I want for lunch. There’s this really good pizza place in the food court in the building across the street, but I don’t know that I feel like pizza. What does pizza feel like anyway? I might get some sushi, but that would entail a two block walk and I’m feeling lazy today. Ah well, gotta decide. . .
Hey, Shibb mentioned that he got beer at Jungle Jim’s for the Dopefest next weekend. They sell beer at playgrounds in Ohio? Man, I gotta move there!
Is there a minimum post requirement to hijack a thread?
Do we have to include an obligatory Buca di Beppo reference? If so, I ate there last week.
Along with Rue, I have also wondered many times what the clothing manufacturers really mean by “large” on a shirt. I bought some shirts when I travelled to Asia last year, and the “larges” I bought were far too small. It made me feel like some sort of giant. Not jolly or green, just a giant.
Congratulation on your 3 posts. I think we should have a prime numbers post party. So you definitely qualify. We should also celebrate your 5, 7, 13, 17, 23,… posts.
[pop] That is the sound of those paper confetti pop thingies going off.
So much to say, so few brain cells still functional…
First off I wanted to say that I’m not ignoring anyone so sorry if it looks that way sometimes. I mean, I can ignore people, if I really want to. I’m actually quite good at it and some people are out there just begging to be ignored. But not you guys of course.
Thing is, I work odd hours. Well, I guess the hours themselves aren’t really odd, they’re pretty average, it’s just that I work during the time of day most people aren’t working, the people with jobs and stuff I mean. Anyhoo, I work in a hospital lab during the evenings and post from here sometimes because the connection is so much better except when it isn’t.
Rue
You are spot-on about my name, that is indeed how I pronounce it. Of course, it’s actually my cat’s name and he just lets me borrow it. I don’t really know how he pronounces it-he just meows and occasionally sneezes on me.
celestina
You write quite well. Actually I should mention that I’m just a little bit phobic, all people scare me some but not many of them are as interesting as this lot.
So anyway, to wrap this travesty of a post up, I’ve been reading about your planned get-together and it seems you all will be in my neck of the woods. Lexington that is, not actuallly woods, more like hills and horse pastures unless you count those subdivisions that the builders name something like “Lakeside Woods”, which is kinda grandiose when you consider they just planted six trees around a drainage ditch. So, back to my point… I know I left it around here somewhere…
Oh, yea.
I think I’d like to meet you all in person, if you promise not to be too scary and stuff. And I guess I’d better mention the two caveats: [ul][li]I’m only 1/100th as interesting in real life as I am on the boards. [*]There’s my Freakishly Large Head[/ul][/li]
So, anyone put off yet?
As long as your head doesn’t suck people into it’s gravity well like Joey Hemlock’s was doing at LA Dope. [sub] At least that’s what it looked like in the photos[/sub]. Now I may laugh and point at your size 12 feet, but a big head is nothing to laugh at. Just ask Big Head Todd. As for the “interesting” thing, I think Rue will draw the attention away and we can just play catch with Ellen’s kids.
Anyway, your already on the guest list (check the other thread) and it’s too damned hard to change that code so you can’t say no.
[celestina takes a big sip of coffee.] Man, I don’t even remember what my 100th post was on. I do remember when I was relatively new to the boards. Oh say 20-30 posts into things, when I think Dr. Paprika did a thread asking Dopers to classify themselves. S/he had all kinds of categories, and I think I said I was just going to classify myself as a Newbie because I didn’t see how I was even going to get 100 posts on this board by the end of a year’s time. I really didn’t at the time see how folks had accrued hundreds or thousands of posts within a year’s time. Ah, ignorance was bliss. 
I think it’s interesting that no one corrected me on my blunder at the time. I guess folks just sat back–I know. I’m a legend in my own mind, right? [giggle]–and snickering thought: “Just you wait, celestina. In two months, you’re going to live to regret those words.” They probably had betting pools going on to see just when exactly I’d pass the 100th post mark that I so carelessly said I didn’t think I’d pass before the end of this year. Once I passed the 100th mark, I really haven’t looked back. It was just recently that I’ve resigned myself to the fact that I’m hopelessly addicted to this website. And that really scares me. But I figure, this too shall pass. Something else will come along to grab my attention.