Useless Conversation

[schild]

Eh? Any woman would be happy with a Dyson. If they weren't, it would make them a terrible person.

Sure, but I think the point was "as a gift".  No one wants a vacuum cleaner for their birthday.

Fuck that, I'll do more for a Dyson than I will for a Klondike bar.

[MrHat]

Eh? Any woman would be happy with a Dyson. If they weren't, it would make them a terrible person.

Sure, but I think the point was "as a gift".  No one wants a vacuum cleaner for their birthday.

Fuck that, I'll do more for a Dyson than I will for a Klondike bar.

Would you make me sandwich like I asked?

[Signe]

Well, if you do get a Dyson, the one with the ball is so nice.  It's easy to manuever and really light.  My other vacuum, which will shortly reside at the curb, was exhausting.  Also, Bed Bath and Beyond has a policy to price match and accepts anyone's coupons.  We had a coupon for 20% off that Righ found online from Linens and Things which brought the price down from $500 to $400.  Dyson is known for even suction and they don't lie.  Also, just vacuuming the master bedroom, landing and hallway, I had to empty it multiple times.  It was as if I had never vacuumed the rugs before - which made me a wee bit sick to my stomach.   

Having said that, if it were for my birthday, I would have expected a Miele Capricorn.  I mean, really.  If you're going to give a woman a vacuum for her birthday, it damn well better cost you both arms and both legs.  I would have returned it, and bought two tickets to France, but still!  Luckily for Righ, I've don't like birthdays or holidays.  Every gift I get is a sweet surprise.   

[Sky]

I borrowed my aunt's $150 walmart special Hoover carpet cleaner over the weekend. Even though it's a pretty shitty model, it's amazing what those things can pull out of a carpet.

[schild]

There is no way the Miele Capricorn is half the awesome a Dyson is.

[Oban]

The Dyson with a ball sucks better than the Dyson with the slit.

[Signe]

Yes, but you could return the Miele, buy the Dyson and have enough left over for two more Dysons.  It's that enclosed hepa filter system that makes Miele so expensive.  There isn't anything like it.  My sister has a Miele and it's old but it still has an incredible sealed hepa system.  The new ones are even more insanely good at filtering.  It captures nearly 100% of all particles.  I can live with the odd dust mite feces to save $800, though.  They don't suck as evenly as the Dyson, either.  I think Dyson makes the best upright, anyway.  Who knows?  It is fancy in yellow, too.

Also, do something about that Oban!  He made me groan!

[stu]

I use the vacuum cleaner to give myself hickeys. 

But seriously, what the fuck is this:

Sea Cucumber!

[Signe]

Ingredients for Balls Preparation:

    * 100 g ground sea cucumber
    * 100 g ground pork
    * 4 cloves garlic, minced
    * 1 medium onion, chopped
    * 1 egg
    * 2/3 tsp iodized salt
    * 1/2 tsp pepper
    * 6 tbsp flour

Ingredients for Sauce Preparation:

    * 1 can (235g) pineapple chunks
    * 1 medium bell pepper, stripped
    * 1 tbsp cane vinegar
    * 1 1/2 tbsp flour, dissolve in 2 cups water
    * 1/4 tsp salt
    * 1/4 tbsp pepper
    * 1 tbsp soy sauce
    * 2 tbsp sugar


   1. Combine and thoroughly mix all ingredients for balls preparation.
   2. Form the mixture into balls and fry until golden brown. Set aside.
   3. Combine ingredients for sauce making, except pineapple chunks and bell pepper.
   4. Allow to simmer until thick then add pineapple and bell pepper. Stir.
   5. Pack the balls in sterilized bottles and pour the sauce prior to sealing.

[Chimpy]

The Dyson with a ball sucks better than the Dyson with the slit.

Double entendre? 

[Prospero]

I  my Dyson a lot. Now all I want is Dyson to team up with iRobot to make the ultimate Roomba.

[schild]

I  my Dyson a lot. Now all I want is Dyson to team up with iRobot to make the ultimate Roomba.

You and everyone else, pal. Get in line.

[Oban]

I  my Dyson a lot. Now all I want is Dyson to team up with iRobot to make the ultimate Roomba.

[voodoolily]

I use the vacuum cleaner to give myself hickeys. 

But seriously, what the fuck is this:

Sea Cucumber!

Close, I think it's a nudibranch (sea slug). Here's another!



These are my favorite of all gastropods!

[stu]

!! Ah, yeah. Sea Slugs!

Here's where I plucked it from:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/06/nudibranchs/doubilet-photography

[Trippy]

Eh? Any woman would be happy with a Dyson.

Until it breaks (I've heard they aren't built very well unlike, say, a Miele).

[Signe]

I have a five year warranty.  By the time that's up, hopefully I'll have one of these:

[Oban]

I have a five year warranty. 

You have a five year warranty?  Awesome, women I know stop working right after they get married.

[Prospero]

You just have to pick the right filesystem to keep them motivated:

 http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comparison_of_file_systems&oldid=220529437#Features

[Ironwood]

Well played.

Now explain to me why that column is there.  Just a joke or does Reiser actually kill your wife ?  Is this a technical term ??

[Trippy]

Hans Reiser who developed the ReiserFS murdered his wife. He just led police to where he buried the body:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/07/08/BADT11LOTI.DTL&tsp=1

[schild]

Wait, didn't this happen like months ago?

Edit: Read the article and it's nice to know I'm not crazy.

[Trippy]

Wait, didn't this happen like months ago?

Edit: Read the article and it's nice to know I'm not crazy.

He was convicted of murder months ago but at that time they didn't know where the body was and in theory she may have in fact still been alive.

[Ironwood]

Awesome.

[bhodi]

The funny thing is that our prison systems are so clogged with pot smokers that the standard sentence/actual time served is approximately 7:1.

That means he'll only be in jail for about 2 years w/ good behavior if the judge OKs this.

[Ironwood]

Sounds a lot better than the life sentence of being married.

[Signe]

I love being married.  And so do you.  It keeps you off the grimy crime ridden streets of Glasgow and out of the stinky yobbo filled pubs. 

[Lantyssa]

I  my Dyson a lot. Now all I want is Dyson to team up with iRobot to make the ultimate Roomba.

I was thinking a great vacuum mod would be a Roomba (or this Dyson) into a Wall-E shell.

[voodoolily]

The funny thing is that our prison systems are so clogged with pot smokers that the standard sentence/actual time served is approximately 7:1.

That means he'll only be in jail for about 2 years w/ good behavior if the judge OKs this.

AND his kids got shipped off to Russia to live with their grandmother. Will no one think of teh children?

[Furiously]

We put in one of these. Suck up food, whatever, it's still full of cat hair no matter what I do...

[Nevermore]

I've always wondered this:  Is there any practical reason why restaurants leave the tails on shrimp in cooked dishes like pasta or pad thai or whatever?  Or do they do it just to be really freaking annoying?  I can understand why you'd what to leave on the tail for something like shrimp cocktail, but is it really necessary to have shrimp tails in my linguini?

[Chimpy]

I've always wondered this:  Is there any practical reason why restaurants leave the tails on shrimp in cooked dishes like pasta or pad thai or whatever?  Or do they do it just to be really freaking annoying?  I can understand why you'd what to leave on the tail for something like shrimp cocktail, but is it really necessary to have shrimp tails in my linguini?

Most likely it is a presentation thing.

[WayAbvPar]

I've always wondered this:  Is there any practical reason why restaurants leave the tails on shrimp in cooked dishes like pasta or pad thai or whatever?  Or do they do it just to be really freaking annoying?  I can understand why you'd what to leave on the tail for something like shrimp cocktail, but is it really necessary to have shrimp tails in my linguini?

Yeah that annoys the shit out of me.

[Yegolev]

We put in one of these. Suck up food, whatever, it's still full of cat hair no matter what I do...

I have this and it beats the balls off of any other vacuum cleaner.  Mine is also always full of dog hair.

[Oban]

I've always wondered this:  Is there any practical reason why restaurants leave the tails on shrimp in cooked dishes like pasta or pad thai or whatever?  Or do they do it just to be really freaking annoying?  I can understand why you'd what to leave on the tail for something like shrimp cocktail, but is it really necessary to have shrimp tails in my linguini?

I eat the shrimp tails.  So crunchy and full of flavour.