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The internet -- where you can state that baby bunnies are cute and fluffy and then have 20 people argue with you.
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If you want to amuse yourself, post an ad on CL with a "make offer" for the price. I was thinning out the collection, so I posted a mint black GameCube, 2 controllers, all connections, and a sealed copy of Lego Star Wars The Video Game, loose Mario All Stars Baseball and 5 other misc. games. A dude offered me 10 bucks. I'd pay for a premium CL account if they'd administer sanity tests to their users and weed out the nutjob loonies.
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Creepy 50 year old neighbor dude was over for dinner last night and wanted me to put nude photos of Miley Cyrus on his new smart phone. He doesn't have the internet at his house. I told him "these are all probably fake". His mother just passed away 3 years ago. They were inseparable. I told him I could help him set up a dating profile. Flesh and blood needs flesh and blood -- not electrons on a screen portraying a fake nude of Miley Cyrus. lol
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Why do people buy Pepperidge Farms Goldfish when Cheese-its taste way better? Goldfish taste like oyster crackers with some cheese dust on them. What is your favorite snack?
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I bought a small Wii lot off ebay -- console, aftermarket controller, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. Said it worked great in the listing. Gets here loose in a box with no padding whatsoever, and neither discs work (scratched to hell and back). I ran them through my Monoprice repair/cleaning machine and no luck. I told the guy to just refund me half of the purchase and s/h price ($41 total so refund me $20 (he can keep the 50 cents)). What does he do? Sends me a message saying he'll gladly refund me $10 which he promptly did. I guess reading comprehension isn't his strong suit. Try to be fair with these dirt bags, and they walk all over you.
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It's so hot but I have the Nest turned down to the same as Roseanne Barr's IQ -- 68.
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I'm going to put stuffing and gravy on the weekly menu at least one day -- the essence of Thanksgiving. The 3 days of leftovers were not enough.
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I had my 2nd shot of Covid-19 vaccine yesterday (Moderna). I didn't turn green or sprout gills. I heard there can be a severe immune response, but I didn't get that fortunately unless it kicks in today.
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Walked into a local Long John Silver's to pick up dinner. Never actually been inside one. The classic fisherman's grotto/wharf vibe is kinda cool (and the ship's bell). Too bad they don't get liquor licenses and sell draft beer to go with the fish and hushpuppies. They even have metal walls behind the registers -- perfect spot to put a couple taps (a domestic and a fancier micro brew/import).
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Wife refuses to watch women's beach volleyball because of their skimpy attire.
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Why do they keep feeding morons to Judge Judy? And why does my wife like that show? It's almost as bad as Jerry Springer. Typical court case is of some idiot who pays $3,000 for a 15 year old used car with 200k miles, then they sue the seller when it blows up 2 months later. Feeding idiots to Judge Judy to yell at is good for ratings, I guess.
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I haven't been to a Domino's Pizza since I was a teenager in the 80's. They opened up one near here last month. We tried it today -- ugh, another once good product gone bad. It tastes like Little Caesars. They might get their ingredients from the same place? Tastes nothing like the old Domino's.
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I feel kinda sorry for these on site meteorlogists reporting for the news networks -- standing there trying to stay upright with their clothes almost being blown off. They should sell banner advertising that attaches to the side of their outfit where the wind can unfurl it. Like those planes that fly over head dragging a banner. Stay safe if you're in the path of the storm.
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One of my errands today involved taking my brand new car (6 months old with 6k miles) to the body shop to get a second estimate to give to the lady who put a dent in the side of it the other day at Target. I decided to stop at a thrift store before going there, and I pulled in and most spots were taken. 30 feet away was an elderly lady in an old Prius who backed out without looking and nearly wiped me out. She came fast and hard towards me. I had to throw it in reverse, and I barely missed the impact. Somedays you just got to laugh at the humor of life. Beats crying. BTW, the estimates were within 12 bucks of each other. I guess modern estimating software is pretty accurate -- probably negating the need for a second estimate?
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Neons were pretty fast at the time -- 132 hp wasn't nothing to sneeze at in a mid 1990s economy car. I think they cost about 20% less than a Civic/Corolla at the time and those only had like 90 hp. The Toyota and Honda had better fit and finish/engineering. But for what it was and the price, Neons were/are cool.
I imagine the anemic 3 speed AT was the achilles heel of the Neon. A 5 speed would allow it to run off and leave a Toyota/Honda and probably even some sporty cars of the era. I almost bought a new Neon. I was going to get a Lapis Blue base model Neon sedan with the AT and AC. I was going to go with the base AM/FM stereo and promptly drop in an aftermarket Blaupundkt and 4 aftermarket speakers. I was living in the SF bay area at the time, so the AT would've been a must in that traffic. I was going to get the Plymouth version, as there was a Chrysler/Plymouth dealer nearby. And I might've upgraded to the Plymouth Breeze (mid size but with the same Neon engine). However, I test drove a Saturn SL and went with the Saturn instead. I think it was only like $400 more or something. Can't recall.
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Mine's a Plymouth version, 5 Speed. Panasonic Stereo, Infinity speakers, sub...I haven't been driving it lately for my delivery driver job as it needs an alignment pretty badly...Hell, it probably could use new tires, so 4 out of 5 times I take my Toyota truck. But yeah I like the Neon! Not bad at all for an entry level car. Saturns are nice too, my friend and my brother both had one...
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I was watching a 3 Stooges episode from the 1940's -- one of the later ones. They are hitchhiking alongside a nice modern concrete road, and a 1940's Buick or Oldsmobile splatters water from a puddle onto them. Curly says "modern people these days are so rude. I long for the old days!" People from all eras long for the "old days" -- the theoretically better old days. Swap the 1940's car for a new Toyota Camry, and it'd be the same situation today. And the...
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I've got to find that TZ ep...my kid is into that show now so the timing is right and I might actually get to see it.
Pessimist's Archive is full of these "good old days" things, very much fun:
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You know that crud that collects in the cupholder of your center console that's made of dried spilled coffee, dust, dead human skin cells, lint?
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I helped the neighbor with a project and he gave me a big box store 20" BMX bike (nearly mint). I slapped it on OfferUp for $25. Some pathetic dude's been pestering me to deliver it to his house in the hood 15 miles away, because he has to go places tomorrow and needs wheels. Oh, and he only has $20, so that's his final offer.
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does anyone really know what time it is? does anyone really care.........about time? if so I can't imagine why.
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I guess "thanks" is some archaic word from the Victorian Era that less and less people are using these days even when you do them a favor. Manners, RIP.
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I submitted a support ticket at work to the IT dept.. YouTube doesn't work on my company provided laptop, and I'm getting mad.
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AMC is finally having a Fear the Walking Dead marathon on Sunday. I missed the first few episodes and then didn't want to watch the later ones without seeing the first ones, kept waiting for a marathon but didn't see one until now.
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It's funny hearing these 2 chuckle heads in Starbucks trying to figure out how to do their taxes.
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Snoopy lives in a very bad part of town.
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Wife's watching some videos on YouTube. Madonna's t-shirt in the "Papa Don't Preach" video says "Italians Do It Better". I'd like to find out if that's true, Madonna. Danny Aiello is great as her dad.
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why is the military budget off the table in the debt crisis?!?! maybe we should scale down the military and just focus on protecting the borders. maybe have the soldiers patrol the crime ridden cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit?