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  1. We're watching the old 1960's stop animated "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer". Our beloved little rat terrier Chloe is barking at the reindeers on the screen. I guess she thinks they're dogs. :)

    1. atarian63

      atarian63

      great stuff, just watched it here!

       

    2. GoldLeader
  2. I watched some 1950's sales training films for Dodge, Ford, GM, etc., and the misogyny is rampant. The suited salesman tells the wife character (an actress): "hi pretty little lady, I know you'd rather be home deciding whether to make peas or green beans with the meatloaf so us menfolk will get this deal worked out ASAP." It's gross.

    1. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      The 1959 film by Ford comparing the Falcon compact car line to the Corvair line from Chevrolet is a good watch.

    2. atarian63
  3. I bought a console for $20 off ebay (only bidder). She had $40 listed for s/h. I told her it'd easily fit in the $15 flat rate box, and I'd split the difference and pay her $28 for shipping plus $20 for the console. Nope, she refused.

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    2. doctorclu

      doctorclu

      That is how sellers make the extra money a lot of the time. Make sure the box she shipped is actually $40 otherwise I would call fraud. It is real easy to get a seller thrown out of ebay.

    3. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      I think she was pissed it only went for $20. It was a Mario Edition Wii with 2 Wiimotes and "some games" (no titles listed) and all the hookups. She had a BIN for $85 and starting price of $20. I was the only bidder due to her poor photo of the console. I was hoping it'd come with better games like NSMB. It just came with Wii Play and and an old Wii Madden game.

    4. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      And I initially saw a s/h price of $25 because the last item I bought was for my mom in California, so that's why it was so low. Seller lives in California. But even for $60, it would've been worth it had the twit put the Wiimotes in the box. lol.

  4. Do opposing NFL teams see playing the Cleveland Browns as like an off day/half day?

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    2. Nutsy Doodleheimer

      Nutsy Doodleheimer

      @Atari2600land. It's the first time this season they played each other. They play them again. Division rival opponents play 2 times a season.

    3. BassGuitari

      BassGuitari

      Yup, the '08 Detroit Lions and '76 Buccaneers were the only teams in the modern NFL to go winless. But as KreatorKat said the season was only 14 games long in '76 (but they had six preseason games!); the league went to 16 regular season games in '78.

    4. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      We're going for a perfect 0-16 season!

  5. 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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    2. DZ-Jay

      DZ-Jay

      Half Italian what?

    3. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      half Italian, half Irish, and 100% ornery.

  6. Nyquil and a mini Fear the Walking Dead marathon on tap today. Too bad I forgot to record the episodes on the high def AMC channel. So I have to suffer with SD on the 55" LG 4K TV. First world problems.

  7. Why do people list broken game consoles as "used", "like new", etc. on ebay when there's a category for "broken/for parts"?

    1. SoulBlazer

      SoulBlazer

      Because they want some poor sap to not read everything and overpay for it.

    2. Grig

      Grig

      but paypal will just let them return it for a refund

    3. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Yeah it pisses me off. I wish they'd weed out the knuckleheads.

  8. The Cleveland Browns ought to replace their entire management and coaching staff with an average pee wee football coach/assistants. I'm sure they would improve as a team.

    1. BassGuitari

      BassGuitari

      It's funny how high people were on Hue Jackson just a month ago.

    2. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Besides drafting the wrong players, the ones they do draft (especially QB's) are given just a game or 2 of play time before being benched.

  9. 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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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      We used to beat internet prices at our music store, but after my Dad sold the place, I worked there 4 years and then the place went bankrupt.

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Afterwards, So many people used to come up to me and ask me to open a music store in this town.

    4. BydoEmpire

      BydoEmpire

      Two things I wouldn't want to run, but would love to see more of: used game shops and used musical instrument shops!

  10. Wife wants to watch The Emmy Awards, but I want to watch a BBC miniseries on Netflix. Ugh.

    1. CPUWIZ

      CPUWIZ

      You only have one place to watch? PS3, PS4, 2 x AppleTV, 3 x iPhone, 3 x iPad, 2 x 4K smart TV and god knows what else can play Netflix in this house. :P

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Compromise and watch Bob's Burgers followed by Fear the Walking Dead...

  11. Could the Incredible Hulk beat up the Jolly Green Giant?

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Sprout? LOL...He's the Godzuki of the Jolly Green family.

    3. masschamber

      masschamber

      only hostess fruit pies can cause Hulk's anger to subside, get out of here with the tastless frozen health food

    4. carlsson

      carlsson

      Someone already wrote an essay on the subject:

      whosmoreawesome.blogspot.com/2009/04/jolly-green-giant-vs-incredible-hulk.html

  12. At Starbuck's today, airhead lady in front of me had a complicated order of 15 different drinks (each with stupid variations). She was reading the order off the screen of her iPhone. She had taken a pic of the paper with all the orders on it. Why not just bring the paper to Starbucks, hand it to the clerk, and thus cut out the having to read off the order to the barista part?

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    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      As we used to say at my old job, Because that would make sense.

    3. LS650

      LS650

      Doesn't anyone ever drink a good ol' cup of black coffee anymore?

    4. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      That's what I get -- regular ol' Pike Place brewed coffee. But I did try the "Anniversary" brew last time. It's their 45th anniversary coffee. It's regular coffee but a darker roast. It was good, but then again Tim Horton's and Dunkin Donuts are just as good.

  13. Vet care is pricey. $280 for an exam, bloodwork, and 2 weeks worth of pain meds for our old Collie.

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    2. Tombstone

      Tombstone

      Yes, it is ridiculous these days.

       

    3. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      I hope he/she is OK.

    4. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Thanks, he's just old (arthritis). I am going to buy his pain meds off the internet (1/3 the price).

  14. I have a colonoscopy tomorrow, so I've been drinking GaviLyte-G for the past few hours. Ick, ugh.

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    2. BigO

      BigO

      Yeah, that's what I got for turning 50. At least I have no memory whatsoever of the actual procedure.

       

      The prep was bad enough.

       

      At least my outcome was like "yeah, you won't need to do this again for 10 years."

    3. pangasinan

      pangasinan

      I had one 3 years ago, it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be

    4. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      That anesthesia really works. They insert it into the IV and you're asleep in like 5 seconds and then you wake up in the recovery room. Yep, not as bad as I thought.

  15. Trying to enjoy a coffee at Starbucks and some woman is standing here gabbing with a couple about trips to Vegas and gambling. They sound like real gambling lushes, and her legs are bloated and puffy. People remain standing thinking they're about to leave but continue to gab and wind up standing for 20 minutes.

    1. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Standing and gabbing burns calories....Maybe good exercise for her haha...Hope she wasn't too annoying...I love gambling and Vegas trips myself...

    2. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Yeah me too but I mostly enjoy the trips out to the Grand Canyon and the desert. Oh and the cute cocktail waitresses giving you free drinks as long as you're gambling. :)

    3. SSG

      SSG

      Well there is your problem. You went to starbucks.

  16. Wife refuses to watch women's beach volleyball because of their skimpy attire.

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    2. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Maybe it was my comment about April Ross looking nice. She's Walsh-Jennings' partner.

    3. LS650

      LS650

      I saw some pics of the game between Germany and Egypt. The German women were wearing spandex bikinis; the Egyptians were wearing complete body suits including a head covering. Looked a bit silly.

    4. SSG
  17. I want to play some Olympic beach volleyball!

    1. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      Me too! Bump, set, spike!

    2. Master Phruby
    3. BassGuitari

      BassGuitari

      I like the volleyball games in Video Olympics. :)

  18. Doh! I forgot to pick up a box of Patio microwave burritos -- no geek snack for me tonight.

    1. Cobra Kai

      Cobra Kai

      I just bought a 10-pack of El Monterrey

    2. GoldLeader

      GoldLeader

      Man I love those El Montereys too! Burritos and Chimichangas!

  19. US Open tennis is on the tube; I wish I were there.

  20. Frosty the snowman was a jolly happy soul with a corn cob pipe and a button nose and two eyes made out of coal

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    2. Rick Dangerous

      Rick Dangerous

      His daughter you sick bastard! ;)

    3. Nathan Strum
    4. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      I wish it were my wife in the avator....:). It's just some random Santa Babe I found on the internet.

  21. Went to see the sis and nephews 2 days ago and now have a horrible cold. ugh. Kids are like little petri dishes. Looks like I have a date with NyQuil, Netflix (Das Boot), & Lipton Chicken Noodle soup.

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    2. Trinity

      Trinity

      The boat... Poor bastards...lol

       

      Good flick!

    3. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Too bad I am caught up on Walking Dead. Would've had a marathon of that.

    4. Bryan

      Bryan

      Yep. Everytime I hang out with the nieces & nephews it seems they've all got sneezes and runny noses and myriad pestilences. A few days later there are buzzards circling over me.

  22. Watching the NHL Winter Classic. Go Wings!

    1. AtariLeaf

      AtariLeaf

      Go Wings Gone :D

      Happy about the Gleason trade too. I still hate Alfie

  23. Time to pull out the rake.

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    2. Nathan Strum

      Nathan Strum

      I'm not going to ask how it got in there in the first place...

    3. Seethransom

      Seethransom

      I use a flame thrower.

    4. jd_1138

      jd_1138

      Or actually time to break out the blower.

  24. Freezing rain, ick.

  25. I hope everyone is enjoying their turkey, stuffing, and mashed taters. And the Lions-Texans NFL game is a good one -- all tied up!

    1. mmervine

      mmervine

      Doesn't seem like either team wants to win...

    2. atari2600land
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