Useless Conversation

[Miasma]

They need very short belts.

[Hawkbit]

Turns cankles into muffintops.

[Signe]

She's trying things out on Amazon, I think, and I got mine HERE.  The punk ones are really nice, too.

And the belt loops are awesome because you can run chains through them.  Each pair is kind of different though.  Some have pockets, some have zippers, and some are a bit distressed.  Mine have pockets and some distressed areas and I'm happy with the way they turned out. 

[Yegolev]

Looks like the Game of Thrones thread is dead to me.

[Samwise]

Is it thread surgery time?  I do enjoy the hacking and slicing.

[Paelos]

Is it thread surgery time?  I do enjoy the hacking and slicing.

The Butcher of F13

[Morat20]

Got the clean bill of health from my cardiologist. (However, I can't help but recall more than a few people having heart attacks within months of hearing the same thing). They DID say that if it was still bothering me, they'd be happy to implant a freaking three year monitor into my chest.

Must be a new toy. For harmless PVCs? No thanks -- her whole attitude was literally "We'll do this if you're so worried you're anxiety level is gonna kill you, otherwise you really don't need it".

My dad had a heart catheritization done -- his fourth or fifth, I think. (Apparently that and colonoscopies are what my retirement is gonna be like). He was quite enthusiastic about it, because they can apparently do it through the wrist now rather than the groin. Which apparently makes it (and recovery) like a zillion times better.

That's my genes for you: A million things that'll make you sick, put you in the hospital, or give you a lifetime of medication or watching for certain signs -- but apparently nothing that'll outright kill you. Mixed blessing. :)

Also, those sandals are horrifying. My wife would love them.

[calapine]

We won!  

Edit: The Songcontest, obviously.

[rattran]

Norovirus sucks. 16 hours of firing out both ends, and so far another 24 hours of feeling like crap. At least I stayed hydrated.

[Ironwood]

We won!  

Edit: The Songcontest, obviously.

Welll done.  It was a LOT less political this time, but I found the crowd jeering and booing at two seventeen year old Russian lassies to be the high of bad taste and depressing.

For Fucks sake, People are broken.

[Cyrrex]

Hmm, I dunno.  I thought the Austria win was political in a sense.  Or put another way, I don't think it was even remotely the best song/performance.  Top 10?  Sure.  Top 1?  Nope.  On the other hand, there were no real standouts, so might as well give it to the bearded lady. 

Ukraine got waaaaaay too many points.  The singer was really hot (seems they always find gorgeous women as their rep...even the lady who submitted points for them, just smokin), but the song was fairly lame.  Or rather, she sang it lamely.  And Russia got screwed a bit, though that isn't surprising.  They got a fair amount of points, but probably should have received a lot more. 

I actually thought Finland was really good, though probably not quite the right kind of song for the contest.

[Phildo]

Thanks for reminding me to check it out, Eurovision is always hilarious.

[Ironwood]

Hmm, I dunno.  I thought the Austria win was political in a sense.  Or put another way, I don't think it was even remotely the best song/performance.  Top 10?  Sure.  Top 1?  Nope.  On the other hand, there were no real standouts, so might as well give it to the bearded lady. 

Ukraine got waaaaaay too many points.  The singer was really hot (seems they always find gorgeous women as their rep...even the lady who submitted points for them, just smokin), but the song was fairly lame.  Or rather, she sang it lamely.  And Russia got screwed a bit, though that isn't surprising.  They got a fair amount of points, but probably should have received a lot more. 

I actually thought Finland was really good, though probably not quite the right kind of song for the contest.

I said a lot LESS political.  Not absent of it.  The usual stuff was going on.

And, no, Austria was not my personal favourite, but let's be frank, it's not Reaaalllly about the music, is it ?

Poland was....interesting.

[Cyrrex]

Sometimes the best song wins (IMO), but yeah, I suppose you are right in general,

Poland.  I liked Poland.  Because Boobs.

[calapine]

Hmm, I dunno.  I thought the Austria win was political in a sense.  Or put another way, I don't think it was even remotely the best song/performance.  Top 10?  Sure.  Top 1?  Nope.  On the other hand, there were no real standouts, so might as well give it to the bearded lady.  

Ukraine got waaaaaay too many points.  The singer was really hot (seems they always find gorgeous women as their rep...even the lady who submitted points for them, just smokin), but the song was fairly lame.  Or rather, she sang it lamely.  And Russia got screwed a bit, though that isn't surprising.  They got a fair amount of points, but probably should have received a lot more.  

I actually thought Finland was really good, though probably not quite the right kind of song for the contest.

I said a lot LESS political.  Not absent of it.  The usual stuff was going on.

And, no, Austria was not my personal favorite, but let's be frank, it's not Reaaalllly about the music, is it ?

Poland was....interesting.

Eurovision songcontest being political is what makes it the Songcontest. Voting always is a mix of the song, the presentation of the act and political favor. Although I am not sure in what order.

Azerbajan voting Russia first, Ukraine second is to be expected. That they put Austria on the 3rd spot in the public vote is what's surprised me. Same with Belarus's top televotes: Russia, Armenia, Ukraine and then Austria. 2nd place in Armenia & Georigia, etc...

So either the public there is quite more accepting than was speculated beforehand (at least when it comes to pop singers) or the crowd that watches the Songconest is somewhat special. I guess it's the later. But still!


Russia: 90% politics there, and yes, that was low. The booing was expected after the Ukraine, but undeserved to hit those two girls. I am pretty sure after 4-5 votes the producers mixed in canned cheers over the howls.

France: got a lot of mocking on the Internet for being the last with deux points , and for the being the only one to refuse to speak English when annoucing their vote. I think the later is undeserved, Songcontest lives from being colorful and local.

Germany: The German TV moderator commented with noticeable disappointed when they got no points from Austria. So it's really not just the Easterners & Balkan states that are like that. Eurovision is  just like a popularity contest at school.  

Poland: Tits on a stick. So predictable you voted for that.  





I actually really liked France. Hard not to start nodding your head in the tact! C’est comme ci c’est comme ça

[HaemishM]

With my mind on my butter and my butter on my mind. 

[Yegolev]

*notes new thing to google this evening*

[Rasix]

It's nice to have confirmation that most stats project managers throw at you are completely made up.  Fortunately, I only have to make them up for another 3 weeks.   

[Yegolev]

I always believed that the numbers came from the same dimension that the PMs themselves came from.

[Teleku]

Poland was robbed!

[Merusk]

Poland was robbed sacked by Austria!

History repeats.

[Soln]

Yes to whatever.

Hang in there Rattran.

[Teleku]

Poland was robbed sacked by Austria!

History repeats.

Poland has a book of grudges big enough to crush an elephant.

[Yegolev]

Yes, let's create heat maps, everyone.  Those are totally fool-proof and not at all generalized.

[Rasix]

Best Buy does not deserve to exist anymore.  If you say you have an item in stock, it would be super awesome if that item actually was even stocked at your stupid store. I figured for the same price as Amazon, I might as well pick it up today. But no...

 

I don't think I've had a pleasant shopping experience there in the last 3 or so years.

[Merusk]

Funny, I had the opposite problem recently.  Amazon Prime said I'd have the D3 expansion on Tuesday but it still hadn't shipped at 4:30 on Monday so I cancelled.  Picked it up at Best Buy the following evening on the way home from work.

[Trippy]

Funny, I had the opposite problem recently.  Amazon Prime said I'd have the D3 expansion on Tuesday but it still hadn't shipped at 4:30 on Monday so I cancelled.  Picked it up at Best Buy the following evening on the way home from work.

Doesn't mean you wouldn't have gotten it on Tuesday. Amazon does it for a lot of Tuesday releases (movies, games, etc.) -- they'll overnight them on Monday night to arrive on Tuesday. They do it that way cause for some titles they let people pre-order as late as Monday for a Tuesday release.

[Venkman]

Where the heck is that image that shows a pencil sketch of Batman and then Batman as if it was drawn to appeal to woman? Trying to make a point in a debate!

[WayAbvPar]

Bruce Wayne appeals to women 

[ezrast]

http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=1556

[Teleku]

Oh god, why did you have to remind me that horrible comic.

[Yegolev]

Forgetting to change your VM location from C: to something larger.

[Rasix]

Going to be one of these days at work.  Some guy reinstalls his machine and sets the IPs to the same as one of my machines.  Same guy earlier manages to screw up a repair when he manages to fat finger a switch that no one should technically be able to. 

TIME TO PLAY DIABLO.

[Phildo]

I prefer to play Warcraft, where you left-click people continuously until they get really annoyed with you.

[Yegolev]

I see my handle as last comment in five threads on the main forum page.  Good night everyone, try the veal.