are on rotation at the Boston Globe This ad campaign is so great, they've even got puns about Oven Mitt Romney. I wish I'd thought of it first.
- Z
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10/10/2008 18:37 #46049
mccain '08!Category: not politics
You read the news, you get what you deserve. These ads are on rotation at the Boston Globe
This ad campaign is so great, they've even got puns about Oven Mitt Romney. I wish I'd thought of it first.
- Z
are on rotation at the Boston Globe This ad campaign is so great, they've even got puns about Oven Mitt Romney. I wish I'd thought of it first.
- Z
10/09/2008 16:24 #46021
public service announcementBack up your hard drive. Like right now. Read the rest of the post once you're done.
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You didn't do it, did you? Today was the second time my MacBook's drive failed in the 2 1/2 years I've owned it. They said it was a known issue and the replacement was free, warranty or no, but my last backup was Friday so I'm out a week. Could have been worse.
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Now that you're back from actually backing up your drive, here's some other MacBook problems that are covered out-of-warranty:
1) when your power cord shorts, melts the insulator, and starts shooting sparks
2) when the outer edge of your top case cracks and falls off
3) the repair for 2) will also replace your touchpad and mouse button, which may have become unreliable in their age.
- Z
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You didn't do it, did you? Today was the second time my MacBook's drive failed in the 2 1/2 years I've owned it. They said it was a known issue and the replacement was free, warranty or no, but my last backup was Friday so I'm out a week. Could have been worse.
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Now that you're back from actually backing up your drive, here's some other MacBook problems that are covered out-of-warranty:
1) when your power cord shorts, melts the insulator, and starts shooting sparks
2) when the outer edge of your top case cracks and falls off
3) the repair for 2) will also replace your touchpad and mouse button, which may have become unreliable in their age.
- Z
tinypliny - 10/09/08 22:03
So what you are saying is when I get a mac and when I finally need a new touchpad, I should take a hammer and crack the top case.
Brilliant tip. Thanks!
So what you are saying is when I get a mac and when I finally need a new touchpad, I should take a hammer and crack the top case.
Brilliant tip. Thanks!
10/07/2008 17:05 #45981
there's no accounting for blasdellCategory: food
OK, so I really need to get out of the house, so we decided on barbeque. I'm a Kentucky Greg's man but the place is a bit small and I'm feeling a bit cooped-up already, so. There's always Fat Bob's and although their sides are excellent I'm not a fan of their ...um... ribs. We'd gone to BW's once but my memory of it faded behind my memory of driving the hell around Blasdell trying to find it. So BW's it is.
In an effort to avoid getting lost again I looked up the turnoff from Rt 5 on Street View. On one side: an unmarked garage; on the other: an unmarked factory. Great. I backed up the street a little: A sign that says mumblemumble ... POGS? Zoomed in. Sure enough, ALL ADULT POGS.
What is the deal with Blasdell.
- Z
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ps. Yeah I know, it says 'All About Dogs,' but you can't stop me from believing there's an entire store devoted to selling fifteen-year-old porn-pogs.
pps. BW's ribs are cooked perfectly but KY Greg still wins on sauce.
ppps. All About Doug definitely looks like the kind of place that sells porn-pogs.
but the place is a bit small and I'm feeling a bit cooped-up already, so. There's always Fat Bob's and although their sides are excellent I'm not a fan of their ...um... ribs. We'd gone to BW's once but my memory of it faded behind my memory of driving the hell around Blasdell trying to find it. So BW's it is.In an effort to avoid getting lost again I looked up the turnoff from Rt 5 on Street View. On one side: an unmarked garage; on the other: an unmarked factory. Great. I backed up the street a little: A sign that says mumblemumble ... POGS? Zoomed in. Sure enough, ALL ADULT POGS.
What is the deal with Blasdell.
- Z
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ps. Yeah I know, it says 'All About Dogs,' but you can't stop me from believing there's an entire store devoted to selling fifteen-year-old porn-pogs.
pps. BW's ribs are cooked perfectly but KY Greg still wins on sauce.
ppps. All About Doug definitely looks like the kind of place that sells porn-pogs.
dragonlady7 - 10/11/08 21:14
Am I a heretic for liking BW's sauce better than Kentucky Greg's???
Now if only Greg had an actual liquor license...
I love Fat Bobs for the atmosphere and location. And the bar. But yes. The ribs are a bit... subpar. And really I could get bourbon anywhere.
Just not at Kentucky Greg's.
I suppose the perfect solution is to buy a thing of BW's sauce, get a bunch of Greg's takeout, and sit at home and make my own damn drinks.
Am I a heretic for liking BW's sauce better than Kentucky Greg's???
Now if only Greg had an actual liquor license...
I love Fat Bobs for the atmosphere and location. And the bar. But yes. The ribs are a bit... subpar. And really I could get bourbon anywhere.
Just not at Kentucky Greg's.
I suppose the perfect solution is to buy a thing of BW's sauce, get a bunch of Greg's takeout, and sit at home and make my own damn drinks.
carolinian - 10/07/08 22:42
I work just down the street from BW's. I know what you mean. One could easily mistake BW's for something different than a restaurant.
I work just down the street from BW's. I know what you mean. One could easily mistake BW's for something different than a restaurant.
tinypliny - 10/07/08 22:04
The Canal Zone? No kidding. And all this while we were wondering where all that autocracy, insularity and weirdness came from.
The Canal Zone? No kidding. And all this while we were wondering where all that autocracy, insularity and weirdness came from.
zobar - 10/07/08 21:49
I actually clicked on one of those and B made fun of me the whole way home. It's a long drive, and I can't say that my life is better knowing that John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone.
- Z
I actually clicked on one of those and B made fun of me the whole way home. It's a long drive, and I can't say that my life is better knowing that John McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone.
- Z
tinypliny - 10/07/08 21:25
Serves you right. Who cares about Blasdell when you can:
Browse popular maps
-- Barack Obama's Journey
-- John McCain's Journey
I mean, come on. Blasdell pal(es) in any sort of significance even if it has porn pogs. ;-)
Serves you right. Who cares about Blasdell when you can:
Browse popular maps
-- Barack Obama's Journey
-- John McCain's Journey
I mean, come on. Blasdell pal(es) in any sort of significance even if it has porn pogs. ;-)
gardenmama - 10/07/08 19:38
Kentucky Greg's has great BBQ. They also have small catering packages (to go) that are pretty reasonable - like a family pack.
Kentucky Greg's has great BBQ. They also have small catering packages (to go) that are pretty reasonable - like a family pack.
joshua - 10/07/08 18:42
Finally! Someone who knows how to properly appreciate Kentucky Greg's! Fat Bob's is way overrated, in my opinion.
Finally! Someone who knows how to properly appreciate Kentucky Greg's! Fat Bob's is way overrated, in my opinion.
09/29/2008 23:47 #45855
not a schrodinger jokeCategory: geeky
B's younger sister is gradually moving in with us. She brought her cat Remington with her first stuff a little over a week ago. But you know how you never see Clark Kent and Superman in the same room together? We don't have two cats now, we have one quantum cat. She is always gray and adorable, but sometimes she's Remi and sometimes she's Chita Rivera. Late at night you can hear her quantum states growling at each other, but when you come into the room, they collapse into one or the other with a flurry of galloping feet.
- Z
- Z
09/28/2008 15:53 #45826
prepared to take a drink on day oneCategory: booze
As the 1972 election results came in, my uncle locked himself in his bedroom and drank one shot of whiskey for every state Richard Nixon won. He was very drunk indeed (WIKIPEDIA - United_States_presidential_election,_1972) I'm much more of a lightweight than he is, but in his honor I introduce the Sarah Palin Drinking Game. Since this will play out over the next week or two, the drinks will become payable at the Halloween party.
1. If John McCain doesn't fire Sarah Palin, take a drink.
2. If Sarah Palin is 'allowed to resign,' take a drink.
3. If the campaign cites sexism as a contributing factor to her departure, take a drink.
4. If the campaign cites liberal bias in the mainstream media as a contributing factor to her departure, take a drink.
5. If campaign spokesperson Tucker Bounds names the New York Times specifically as a contributing factor to her departure, take two drinks.
6a. If Thursday's debate is cancelled because the campaign has not yet appointed a new vice presidential nominee, take a drink.
6b. Alternatively, if Palin hasn't mercifully dropped out by the debate, drink heavily throughout.
7. If the campaign replaces Sarah Palin with Rudy Giuliani, take three drinks - you'll need them.
- Z
1. If John McCain doesn't fire Sarah Palin, take a drink.
2. If Sarah Palin is 'allowed to resign,' take a drink.
3. If the campaign cites sexism as a contributing factor to her departure, take a drink.
4. If the campaign cites liberal bias in the mainstream media as a contributing factor to her departure, take a drink.
5. If campaign spokesperson Tucker Bounds names the New York Times specifically as a contributing factor to her departure, take two drinks.
6a. If Thursday's debate is cancelled because the campaign has not yet appointed a new vice presidential nominee, take a drink.
6b. Alternatively, if Palin hasn't mercifully dropped out by the debate, drink heavily throughout.
7. If the campaign replaces Sarah Palin with Rudy Giuliani, take three drinks - you'll need them.
- Z
tinypliny - 10/01/08 20:53
Forget the baby boomers. With the economy and Putin rearing his head over stuff, I foresee a future of cirrhosis-boomers.
Forget the baby boomers. With the economy and Putin rearing his head over stuff, I foresee a future of cirrhosis-boomers.
metalpeter - 09/29/08 18:27
Do during the Debate we will all drink heavily and we will have one drink during the holloween Party. You can't change VP's at this point and she ain't leaving on her own. But it is still an interesting drinking game.
Do during the Debate we will all drink heavily and we will have one drink during the holloween Party. You can't change VP's at this point and she ain't leaving on her own. But it is still an interesting drinking game.
Now that is crispy, oven baked goodness I can believe in.