Steve from Cleveland

This might be too low-tech of a solution for you... Don't they make glow in the dark golf discs? Or couldn't you paint one with glow in the dark paint?!?

SfC

Logistical question... Sending gifts to Canada from US... Do I have to do any type of customs forms/declarations? I have to do these things at work, but I think the rules might be different for gifts? I suppose I could always go to the post office and ask, but at this time of year, I'd rather just drop it in the box as opposed to waiting 2 hours in line...

Steve

Could you please go over and egg her house for me Steve? I'll be your best friend!

If I decide to, I'll make sure I take (and post) pictures... Unfortunately, I'll have to let the situation settle down for a hot minute... She's under house arrest, so I'm sure SOMEONE's watching her house... And I'm sure that she's getting a lot of flak anyhow... That said, perhaps someday in the future...

S

Interestingly, this happened about 5 miles from my house... The park she had to spend the night in is about 10 miles from me... Small world, eh? Anyhow, the Judge--Cicconetti--is NOTORIOUS for his 'unusual' sentances...

For what it's worth, she only spent a couple of hours out there. It was FRIGID that night (Single digit temps, WELL below 0 wind chill)... So she was there for a few hours before the Judge called it off, and she spent the rest of the night in jail. As a result of the National and international (Apparently) attention she got, her lawyer asked for and got her sentance reduced to house arrest instead of actual jail time, because the "negative publicity" was seen as punishment in and of itself...

I'll try to remember to keep you guys posted of other interesting Cicconetti sentances as they come up...

SfC

WooHoo! We're getting snow here in Cleveland, and they're calling for 5-8 inces more by tomorrow. Sweet, maybe I'll be able to ski by Thanksgiving!

Sorry to all the snow haters out there... But I love it.

One thing bothers me though, on the way to work there was ~1-2 cm on the ground, and people are driving 20-30 on the freaking highway! Took me well over an hour to make a 15-20 minute drive...

Ah well, welcome back, winter...

I love this line... "I see into the future..."

And this... "There's enough materials [at the dump] for them to learn how to build things."

Oh yeah... Drug treatment center and crack handouts at the dump! I'm moving!!! I love the logic that if we give these people crack, not only will their self-esteem be built up, but the drug dealer's clientele will go down. Oh yeah, and people will know how to build stuff out of discarded materials.

Oh, and this guy [color:purple]obviously understands drug addiction and treatment...

"Vote for Andrew Uitvlugt, and you'll get some changes..." What, like an influx of crackheads into the city? Great idea asswipe!

What the fuck...

SfC

Wrong video topic...

The correct medical term is "taint". Because it ain't ass and it ain't dick

I've heard 'taint,' but I've always heard it referred to as 'gooch' aroung here... Fuckin' Yankees!

Steve

[color:purple]meh... They all sound like shit...

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And "CLEVELAND ROCKS!"

Tim

God, I fucking loathe that song...

I figured that your first comment was probably a purple fonter... I almost didn't reply, but I was bored, so I did...

Anyhow...

SfC

Most of us aren't able to, even if we wanted to. A lot of Canadians on this board

Tim

Yup, obviously... But you Canadians also seem like the type who would 'get' the humourous nature of it (moreso than many of the Americans I know). I posted it because it was funny, not because I'm actually trying to recruit Republicans...

I KNOW that some of you will probably get a kick out of this, so here goes...

For your viewing enjoyment...

Become A Republican

Sweet. Grasshopper Pie is pretty good. Definitely not THIS Ohioan's favourite 'jamband' though...

SfC

I prefer Schneider from One Day at a Time ...

I was just about to poist it... That guy was probably in hig demand...

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to

take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or

changing one letter, and supply a new definition.

13. Decafalon (n.): The grueling event of getting through the day

consuming only things that are good for you.

I'm no Mensa dude, but isn't this a play on the word Decathalon, which is 10 letters. The 'new' word Decafalon is only 9 letters, which is OK, since they're permitted to add, subtract or change ONE letter. Seems to me that they've subtracted one AND THEN changed one on top of it...

I guess smart people (Mensa's) make mistakes, too, huh?

Speaking of Mensa, anyone familiar with the Woody allen piece "The Whore of Mensa,"

a Raymond Chandler pastiche about Private eye Kaiser Lupowitz nosing out a network of educated prostitutes who offer something more exotic than sex; intellect. 'For a hundred, a girl will would lend you her Bartok records, have dinner, then let you watch while she had an anxiety attack. For one fifty, you could listen to FM radio with twins. For three bills you got the works; a thin Jewish brunette would pretend to pick you up at the museum of modern art, let you read her Master's, get you involved in a screaming quarrel at Elaine's over Freud's conception of women, and then fake a suicide of your choice. The perfect evening, for some guys. Quoted from http://www.hackwriters.com/AnnieHall1.htm

Funny Stuff...

SfC

I'm in! Can't wait to get my name and start looking for goodies...

SfC

Thanks again all!

A little update... Dad had surgery to put a pacemaker in on Wed. His heart stopped (unplanned) during the procedure, but they were able to get it started again. Then they stopped it several more times (on purpose) after implanting the device, to make sure it would work properly, which it did. Anyhow, to make a long story short, he came home yesterday, and they expect him to be just fine, and, actually probably BETTER than before...

However, he can't seem to wait to get back to work (fool)... Was talking about going in today. Anyhow, thanks again for all the good vibes and positivity. Certainly keep MY spirits up.

The scariest part is that they still don't know exactly what CAUSED this electrical problem that he had, but are all convinced that whatever it is, the pacemaker will prevent it from happening again. Still, that seems kind of, I don't know, inconclusive, insufficient, I don't know what I'm going for. I realize that they're doctors, but it seems strange that they're just dropping it without finding a cause. Maybe I just don't get it. What I do get is that he's still alive, and for that I am especially grateful!

Thanks again for all the support! Can't wait to get back up there and give back some of these hugs!

Steve from Cleveland (and Fam)

Hey all...

Saw this funny video . It features Andy Dick as Bush's speechwriter. It's pretty funny. I figured some of you'd get a kick out of it!

Steve

Thanks. Coincidently, it is 'borrowed' from someone on the Hookah board...

SfC

Also, I'm not the only one who is disrupted by their volume. On a personal note, I find the laughter of one of the woman to be particularly irritating, like fingernails on chalkboard.

Perhaps you can gather all your co-workers who are equally annoyed, and go to your boss as a group. Sometimes, when one person complains about others, it can seem vindictive or like perhaps YOU are the one with the problem, not them. If they're disrupting others, and you all speak up, it will maybe be more clear that they ARE fortering a difficult work environment.

(This isn't a prank, but just some advice)

SfC

One of the funniest pranks I've heard of in the workplace is taking some of those small firecrackers (think Black Cats) and wait till they go into the bathroom, give 'em a minute to get situated, light one and toss 'er in there...

His tagline: 'It'll scare the shit out of 'em!'

My buddy that used to do this worked in a shop, so it wasn't like an office setting, but still, funny... Don't know if that is too over the top for ya. Probably, but maybe you can think about it and laugh...

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