13 August 2003
Submitted by eve on Thu, 08/14/2003 - 2:49pm. Funny
"We're not allowed to actually say that. But I can say something like, 'The fruit nut bar? Well, do you like health food? Do you like the taste of health food? Do you like the newspaper?' And let them guess from there."
--A guy working at Starbucks.

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I love it when this happens.
Posted by steff on Sun, 07/11/2004 - 1:45am.
it's like going home for thanksgiving vacation. or something. *grin*

and, look! hazel got her italics after all! happy. you can't always get what you wa-hant... but, sometimes you can. (schedule me for next week, please, or september at the very latest.)
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/16/2003 - 1:19pm.
Archived comment by ParU:
My goodness but marinerd is piling up the cool pts. And yet another one for her for her list!

Just so ya know, I've only had a few of those things happen to me though...
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/16/2003 - 7:56am.
Archived comment by marinerd:
I just didn't know where to put this very cute email I got today, but had to tweak you left coasters with. This thread seems random enough:

Not to be outdone by all the "redneck, hillbilly, & Texan" jokes.

You know you're in California when......

1. Your coworker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.
2. You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house.
3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English.
4. Your child's 3rd-grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring, and is named Breeze.
5. You can't remember...is pot illegal?
6. You've been to a baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.
7. You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown and can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.
8. You know which restaurant serves the freshest arugula.
9. You can't remember.....is pot illegal?
10. A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.
11. A low speed police pursuit will interrupt ANY TV broadcast.
12. Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.
13. A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia and crotchless chaps. You don't even notice.
14. Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.
15. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
16. Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, the woman who delivers your mail is into S&M, and your Mary Kay rep is a guy in drag.
17. You can't remember...is pot illegal?
18. It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station about "STORM WATCH 2003."
19. You have to leave the big company meeting early because Billy Blanks himself is teaching the 4:00 PM Tae Bo class.
20. You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cell phones or pagers.
21. It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.
22. Hey!!!! Is Pot Illegal????
23. Both you AND your dog have therapists.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/16/2003 - 6:23am.
Archived comment by Jon:
How very apartment! (in-joke)
Posted by Anne Onymous on Tue, 09/16/2003 - 3:01am.
Archived comment by tim:
Intelligilroy- Home of eccentric but cute garlic
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 10:34pm.
Archived comment by ParU:
Cool pt. to marinerd! Very clever.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 3:44pm.
Archived comment by marinerd:
Intelligilroy was here!
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 2:56pm.
Archived comment by Intelligilroy:
Hee! "Six months later, Sara sniffed. What was that smell? Horrified, she remembered. The chicken! It was still turning, still spinning. She'd set it--then forgotten it. And now it wanted revenge. "
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 1:43pm.
Archived comment by Cebu:
By brother and SIL got that rotisserie thing. According to the box, "set it and forget it" is not to be taken literally. Yeah, some of us were laughing at that all day.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 1:35pm.
Archived comment by Apple:
Just set it, and forget it!
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 1:29pm.
Archived comment by Intelligirly:
Well, at least I didn't buy it!! I'm researching. I'm just tempted by the thought of little to no effort on my part healthy meals that don't come out of the red boxes in my freezer. I crave variety but don't have the pots and pans for it. Nor the budget. Nor the motivation.

For the record, I've never bought anything off of the television. Not even those tempting "Grand Duchessess of Country and Western Music" compilations that are out now.

Is it wrong to want to buy those and send them to people I hate?
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 12:28pm.
Archived comment by tim:
I'd almost managed to forget that song miss liss...
and now...it's back to the red hot knitting needles in my ear canals.
Make it stop
Make it stop
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 12:15pm.
Archived comment by peegee:
Hmm, I guess being mocked for admitting one's fascination with an as-seen-on-tv product is what one might expect, but I still sympathize. I used to collect all kinds of brochures and catalogues for muscial instruments. Ahh, the afternoons spent leafing through those. It's some kind of postmodern daydreaming.

I'll follow my secret heart
My whole life through
I'll keep all my dreams apart
'til one comes true
No matter what price is paid
What stars may fade above
I'll follow my secret heart
'til I find...


Sorry, no patience to wait until friday.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 11:57am.
Archived comment by miss liss:
A-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-aaaaaa-afternoon delight!

(Sorry, I was just reading the thread about the 70's music!)
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 11:19am.
Archived comment by tim:
Wow...I almost detected a smile....

Be glad I don't list all the things I want to do in mid-afternoon
; )
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 10:58am.
Archived comment by Intelligirly:
It was in the mid-afternoon, actually. :p

And I didn't buy one, I just want to.
Hmph.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 8:07am.
Archived comment by marinerd:
And an LOL point too!
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 5:42am.
Archived comment by Jon:
Hee! Folk song point for the timminator.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/15/2003 - 4:30am.
Archived comment by tim:
Someone's in the kitchen with IIIIIIII-girly
Someone's in the kitchen I Know-o-o-o
Someone's in the kitchen with I-girl
Buying a new model of an old cooking apparatus off a late night strictly for informational purposes T.V show.
: D
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 09/14/2003 - 9:24pm.
Archived comment by Passerby:
Being an employee of starbucks, i can verify that the taste of the fruit nut "bar" (its more of a flat breakfast cookie) is indeed close to cardboard.

As for the newspaper ad theory, we dont place coupons for pastries. As for not being able to tell customers it tastes bad, I've never heard it. From a business standpoint, I can see the reasons why we shouldn't...but i have no problem being honest to customers. =)
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 09/14/2003 - 3:22pm.
Archived comment by ScaredyKat:
about the TurboCooker: I understand it's a modified pressure cooker. Pressure cookers are a huge timesaver but you can really hurt yourself. I have the scars & old hospital bills to prove it.

When working with anything that uses superheated steam, you really want to be sure you know what you're doing. Watch people use it, have someone show you how in person & read the instruction book front to back. And no matter what, never open the pot until the contents' temperature is below boiling. No Matter What.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 09/14/2003 - 12:31pm.
Archived comment by Intelligirly:
Okay, this thread has loosely to do with food, right? Healthy food, even.

So I'm watching tv this afternoon and the only things are are informercials. (Let's leave the patheticness of my life out of the discussion, shall we?) One of them is for the TurboCooker Plus! which I have fallen in love with and desire greatly.

My question is, do any of you have this product, how do you like it, does it work, do you have one I can have...that sort of thing. I suppose I should have said "my questionS."

Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 09/13/2003 - 5:22am.
Archived comment by Roxine Cherie' Evans:
Excellent !! Perfect flow of master intellegence. So good to see it in text, and online to boot! Brilliant mind. Will indeed post this site at my website, for sure. :)

yipeee, the aliens have landed, lol !!
Posted by Anne Onymous on Thu, 09/11/2003 - 4:31am.
Archived comment by tim:
Saw a special on ole Warren last night on VH1.
Finally something worthwhile to watch on there.
It was funny and heartbreaking at the same time.
I'm glad he lived long enough to hold his twin grandchildren.
Put's a lot of things in perspective.
" You just have to enjoy every sandwich
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/08/2003 - 3:57pm.
Archived comment by marinerd:
Namelink is a fine article about Warren.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/08/2003 - 1:49pm.
Archived comment by Apple:
Ah-woooooo! Werewolves in London!
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/08/2003 - 10:22am.
Archived comment by tim:
A true talent
He will be missed



Renegade


Some prayers never reach the sky
Some wounds never heal
They still say someday the South will rise
Man, I want to see that deal

I don't want to grow old gracefully
I don't want to go 'til it's too late
I'll be some old man inthe road somewhere
Kneeling down in the dust by the side of the interstate


I am a renegade
I've been a rebel all my days
I am a renegade
I've been a rebel all my days

We were hopelessly outnumbered
It was a lost cause all along
But when we heard the bugles call
We swore we'd stand or fall together right or wrong

We ain't seen no reconstruction here
Just the scorched earth all around
And the high school band played "Dixieland"
While they tore our tattered flags and banners down


I am a renegade
I've been a rebel all my days
I am a renegade
I've been a rebel all my days


Some prayers never reach the sky
Some wars never end
Some dreams refuse to die
Next time I would rather break than bend


Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 09/08/2003 - 10:09am.
Archived comment by Joe Napalm:
Accidentally Like a Martyr - Warren Zevon

The phone don't ring
And the sun refused to shine
Never thought I'd have to pay so dearly
For what was already mine
For such a long, long time
We made mad love
Shadow love
Random love
And abandoned love
Accidentally like a martyr
The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder

The days slide by
Should have done, should have done, we all sigh
Never thought I'd ever be so lonely
After such a long, long time
Time out of mind
We made mad love
Shadow love
Random love
And abandoned love
Accidentally like a martyr
The hurt gets worse and the heart gets harder


-Jn-
Efreeti Sophist

PS - Warren shuffled off his mortal coil, yesterady...

...Don't the sun look angry through the trees
Don't the trees look like crucified thieves
Don't you feel like desperados under the eaves
Heaven help the one who leaves...


...Adios, man.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 08/31/2003 - 11:18pm.
Archived comment by dave:
And in the pursuit of trivia ... the name of the song Accidentally Kelly Street apparently arose from an incident when one of the members of Frente moved house but managed to redirect all of his mail to an address different to that which he moved himself.

If my memory serves me correctly after all that time since I heard the radio interview in which it was discussed.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 9:18pm.
Archived comment by ScaredyKat:
Odd, I was just thinking how the Frente! version poisoned my mind & now I'm not quite sure how the rhythm is supposed to go in the chorus. Not to say that I didn't like the remake, just that it didn't seem right. Time to dust off the vinyl, I guess.

Hooray for y-as-a-vowel! I think english should import the w as used in gaelic .. because there just don't seem to be enough vowels to cover all the sounds they have to make.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 9:10pm.
Archived comment by Inuki:
Hmm. Interesting. I always heard it the other way around... But then, I was a little too young to be paying attention to pop culture in the 80s and early 90s, and haven't done research on it. Thanks for the correction, though - learn something new every day. :)
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 8:31pm.
Archived comment by Matt:
Strike that; reverse it, Inuki.

New Order wrote that song in the 80s, Frente (Frente!)? covered it in the mid-90s. I like the Frente version better. Although my favorite song off marvin the album is still Accidentally Kelly Street.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 7:54pm.
Archived comment by Hazel:
Yes, ParU.

*grins*

Hazel
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 7:48pm.
Archived comment by Inuki:
A little late, but still Friday. Can't remember if I've posted this one, but whatever.

Bizarre Love Triangle
New Order (covering Frente, I believe)

Every time I think of you
I feel shot right through with a bolt of blue
It's no problem of mine
But it's a problem I find
Living a life that I can't leave behind

But there's no sense in telling me
The wisdom of the fool won't set you free
But that's the way that it goes
And it's what nobody knows
Well every day my confusion grows

Every time I see you falling
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You say the words that I can't say

I feel fine and I feel good
I'm feeling like I never should
Whenever I get this way
I just don't know what to say
Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday

I'm not sure what this could mean
I don't think you're what you seem
I do admit to myself
That if I hurt someone else
Then I'll never see just what we're meant to be

Every time I see you falling
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You say the words that I can't say
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 3:42pm.
Archived comment by daen:
I believe Monk gets the credit and our gratitude for starting the Friday song tradition.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 3:32pm.
Archived comment by penguinchick:
Ok, take the extra "d" out of couldnt. Sorry about that- tired fingers!
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 3:31pm.
Archived comment by penguinchick:
Anyone heard the new BNL song, Another Postcard? I wanted to post it here but coudldnt find the lyrics. Funny song- all about this guy who keeps receiving postcards with chimps in different poses on them. I nearly fell over laughing the first time I heard it.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 2:34pm.
Archived comment by ParU:
Would that be Doctor Hazel?
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 2:06pm.
Archived comment by Saint:
I've never been able to get rid of an old computer. In fact, my parent's Apple IIc is sitting in boxes in my guest room, waiting for me to find space to set it up and hit the Oregan Trail again...
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 11:41am.
Archived comment by Hazel:
My first contribution to Friday songs. Thought this crew would definitely appreciate...

(Sorry about the lack of italics, I keep forgetting to pay attention)

Was a beautiful day when I brought you home
With my credit cards maxed and a payday loan
And I swore I�d never let you get away
You were sleek and new and fast and fine
Came down to me from the top of the line
But as the months went by my eyes began to stray

Now your drives are full and your boot too slow
Though I only brought you home seven months ago
I�m distracted by the models in the ads from the PC store
You�ve never been nothing but good to me
There�s five months left on your warranty
But I�m afraid we don�t compute anymore

(spoken) Oh, I did my best to make you feel wanted
But soon I found myself wandering the aisles at the local PC Hut
Dreaming of the day when you would be replaced�

I saw her in a magazine
She had a great big 21 inch screen
She was cooler smaller cheaper faster better
And the list continued (the list continued)
She was twice as fast, she was twice as cool
She made me feel like a great big fool
It was the day that you were discontinued (discontinued)

I love my old girl, may the good Lord bless her
But you can�t compete with a dual processor
And the bloated apps these days make you look real slow
I tried so hard not to give a damn
She had hot specs and faster RAM
She had a nice fat bus
Aw man, she was good to go

You can call me a traitor, call me a bastard,
But I want to watch the status bar move a little faster
And you know I cried when your hard drive was erased
I took you out down by the sea,
To the shop that�ll resell a used PC
On the day my computer was replaced

Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 11:39am.
Archived comment by Cebu:
I love that Radiohead song, even though it came out in a bad part of my life.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 9:44am.
Archived comment by marinerd:
How about an old favorite? They're on tour and coming to the NW this weekend, Radiohead:


When you were here before,
couldn't look you in the eye.
You're just like an angel,
your skin makes me cry.
You float like a feather,
in a beautiful world
I wish I was special,
you're so fucking special.

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here.

I don't care if it hurts,
I want to have control.
I want a perfect body,
I want a perfect soul.
I want you to notice,
when I'm not around.
You're so fucking special,
I wish I was special.

But I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?.
I don't belong here

She's running out the door,
she's running,
she run, run, run, run, run.

Whatever makes you happy,
whatever you want.
You're so fucking special,
I wish I was special,

but I'm a creep, I'm a weirdo.
What the hell am I doing here?
I don't belong here,
I don't belong here.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 9:07am.
Archived comment by Paul:
One from the ol' Raindog...

Martha

Operator, number, please:
it's been so many years
Will she remember my old voice
while I fight the tears?
Hello, hello there, is this Martha?
this is old Tom Frost,
And I am calling long distance,
don't worry 'bout the cost.
'Cause it's been forty years or more,
now Martha please recall,
Meet me out for coffee,
where we'll talk about it all.

And those were the days of roses,
poetry and prose and Martha
all I had was you and all you had was me.
There was no tomorrows,
we'd packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day.

And I feel so much older now,
and you're much older too,
How's your husband?
and how's the kids?
you know that I got married too?
Lucky that you found someone
to make you feel secure,
'Cause we were all so young and foolish,
now we are mature.

And those were the days of roses,
poetry and prose and Martha
all I had was you and all you had was me.
There was no tomorrows,
we'd packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day.

And I was always so impulsive,
I guess that I still am,
And all that really mattered then
was that I was a man.
I guess that our being together
was never meant to be.
And Martha, Martha,
I love you can't you see?

And those were the days of roses,
poetry and prose and Martha
all I had was you and all you had was me.
There was no tomorrows,
we'd packed away our sorrows
And we saved them for a rainy day.

And I remember quiet evenings
trembling close to you...


Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 8:49am.
Archived comment by Kris the Girl:
I love friday songs. Whoever thought of this deserves some cool points, pronto.

Sarah McLachlan, "I Love You"
I have a smile stretched from ear to ear
To see you walking down the road
We meet at the lights, I stare for a while
The world around us disappears

It's just you and me on my island of hope
A breath between us could be miles
Let me surround you, a sea to your shore
Let me be the calm you seek

But every time I'm close to you
There's too much I can't say
And you just walk away

And I forgot to tell you
I love you
And the night's too long
And cold here
Without you
I grieve in my condition
For I cannot find the words to say
I need you so

And everytime I'm close to you
There's too much I can't say
And you just walk away

And I forgot to tell you
I love you
And the night's too long
And cold here
Without you
I grieve in my condition
For I cannot find the words to say
I need you so oo I need you


Posted by Anne Onymous on Fri, 08/29/2003 - 8:12am.
Archived comment by tim:
Seeing as this thread was moving in a musical direction:
Friday song

Summer's Almost Gone- The Doors

Summer's almost gone
Summer's almost gone
Almost gone
Yeah, it's almost gone
Where will we be
When the summer's gone?

Morning found us calmly unaware
Noon burn gold into our hair
At night, we swim the laughin' sea
When summer's gone
Where will we be
Where will we be
Where will we be

Morning found us calmly unaware
Noon burn gold into our hair
At night, we swim the laughin' sea
When summer's gone
Where will we be

Summer's almost gone
Summer's almost gone
We had some good times
But they're gone
The winter's comin' on
Summer's almost gone
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/25/2003 - 6:12am.
Archived comment by Taragirl:
Took my 11 year old to an Aaron Carter concert Sat night. This was a "jukebox" tour. AC did Michael Jackson, Bee Gees and Stevie Wonder okay but I cringed when he did Elvis, the Beach boys and (gasp) Queen. But my daughter loved it and that was the main thing. It was a good clean concert for that age group.
Posted by Anne Onymous on Mon, 08/25/2003 - 2:16am.
Archived comment by tim:
Morrison, Hendrix and Joplin died in 1970-71
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sun, 08/24/2003 - 9:27am.
Archived comment by Noyock:
Stingray - sure, give me a shout and I'll try and answer any questions you've got. Always glad to share...
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/23/2003 - 10:00pm.
Archived comment by ParU:
Spies Paul behind Joe and begins to tell steff who'll dole out the appropriate IP punishment

'You can run, but you can't hide' (1 Loonie Pt.)
Posted by Anne Onymous on Sat, 08/23/2003 - 8:43pm.
Archived comment by Paul:
Of course not, ParU. We all knew you're an old fart from California. This just reinforces that.

*ducking and running and hiding behind Joe*
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