Passing Thoughts, Out of Context

Uthrecht · #1 25th February 2011, 05:04 AM

Without a Matrix-style brain dump machine, how is the next generation going to get all the Simpsons references?

KidVermicious · #2 25th February 2011, 05:15 AM

Dammit, in my day we sat our asses down and just watched the shows. They'll have to do the same, the whippersnappers.

eleanorigby · #3 25th February 2011, 05:34 AM

Some of us don't get the Simpson's references in the here and right now. I've never watched the show. Virulently yellow people are not visually appealing to me. I've never managed to get past that.

And now the enormity of my failings are revealed to all.

severe delays · #4 25th February 2011, 05:38 AM

I don't get them but that's because I was only able to watch sporadically when it was on here and they kept repeating episodes rather than playing new ones and then I couldn't afford the videos and now I don't have a TV so I'm NEVER going to get the fucking references.

The Futility of Nihilism · #5 25th February 2011, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by eleanorigby

Some of us don't get the Simpson's references in the here and right now. I've never watched the show. Virulently yellow people are not visually appealing to me. I've never managed to get past that.

And now the enormity of my failings are revealed to all.

FEEL THE SHAME! FEEL IT!

eleanorigby · #6 25th February 2011, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by The Futility of Nihilism

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Originally Posted by eleanorigby

Some of us don't get the Simpson's references in the here and right now. I've never watched the show. Virulently yellow people are not visually appealing to me. I've never managed to get past that.

And now the enormity of my failings are revealed to all.

FEEL THE SHAME! FEEL IT!

Eh, not so much really. The last thing I need in my life is another smart ass, ala Bart. Truly, the "artwork" is wretched, IMO. Their teeth bother me at a visceral level. Maybe I'll wear my Simpsonless life loud and proud!

DogMom · #7 25th February 2011, 05:58 AM

I'm with you, rigs. I tried watching it when it first aired, and my first and only thought was, "wait, in what universe is this shit funny? That little smartass needs his mouth smacked back to last Tuesday. I'm not watching this."

It may be funny, but I never could get past the disdain toward parents so I've never watched.

DogMom · #8 25th February 2011, 05:59 AM

My random thought : how does the snowplow driver know when I shovel my driveway? I swear they plow within five minutes of me finishing my shoveling. Every time.

The Futility of Nihilism · #9 25th February 2011, 06:02 AM

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The last thing I need in my life is another smart ass

Awwwww

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Maybe I'll wear my Simpsonless life loud and proud!

To be honest, I haven't watched the show in years. While the "wretched" artwork doesn't bother me, there has to be a "there" there and there really hasn't been for a very long time.

The Futility of Nihilism · #10 25th February 2011, 06:03 AM

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My random thought : how does the snowplow driver know when I shovel my driveway? I swear they plow within five minutes of me finishing my shoveling. Every time.

Satellites.

Uthrecht · #11 25th February 2011, 06:10 AM

For a child's Christening, shouldn't somebody break a bottle of champagne against the mother's belly?

severe delays · #12 25th February 2011, 06:11 AM

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For a child's Christening, shouldn't somebody break a bottle of champagne against the mother's belly?

Wait til the child is 16 and pour champagne over their sexehtiem organs. God bless them and all who sail/ride in/on them.

Taur · #13 25th February 2011, 06:14 AM

Why does a freshly vacuumed carpet compel my husband to clip his toenails?

KidVermicious · #14 25th February 2011, 06:21 AM

Why does your husband feel compelled to deposit his fresh toenail clippings on your carpet?

Taur · #15 25th February 2011, 06:42 AM

I think he's scent marking or something. Establishing territory.

DogMom · #16 25th February 2011, 09:03 AM

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My random thought : how does the snowplow driver know when I shovel my driveway? I swear they plow within five minutes of me finishing my shoveling. Every time.

Satellites.

Of course. Why didn't I think of that?

Dosipede · #17 25th February 2011, 09:38 AM

How long is it going to be before we can plug the internet straight into our memories? For instance, when we want that Simpsons quote, we just think about it and brain.imdb.com drops it straight in our head? It'll be a collective human knowledge. And we'll be able to upload our memories to some sort of collective memory database, so for instance a Bahrainian protester, or a wildlife photographer, or an astronaut uploads a memory of some crazy shit that just went down, and suddenly it's like everyone in the world was there.

Fuck that'll be sweet.

severe delays · #18 25th February 2011, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Dosipede

How long is it going to be before we can plug the internet straight into our memories? For instance, when we want that Simpsons quote, we just think about it and brain.imdb.com drops it straight in our head? It'll be a collective human knowledge. And we'll be able to upload our memories to some sort of collective memory database, so for instance a Bahrainian protester, or a wildlife photographer, or an astronaut uploads a memory of some crazy shit that just went down, and suddenly it's like everyone in the world was there.

Fuck that'll be sweet.

Eight years.

Uthrecht · #19 25th February 2011, 10:02 AM

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And we'll be able to upload our memories to some sort of collective memory database, so for instance

... someone will invoke Rule 34...

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and suddenly it's like everyone in the world was there.

Dosipede · #20 25th February 2011, 10:05 AM

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... someone will invoke Rule 34...

I'm not seeing the problem here.

severe delays · #21 25th February 2011, 10:18 AM

We already link directly to porn in our heads. Or is that just me?

Solfy · #22 25th February 2011, 10:47 AM

Passing out, thought of context: Oh crap. I'm going to pass out here in a pile of my own filth. I hope I don't hit my head on the toilet paper dispenser.

DogMom · #23 25th February 2011, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Dosipede

How long is it going to be before we can plug the internet straight into our memories? For instance, when we want that Simpsons quote, we just think about it and brain.imdb.com drops it straight in our head? It'll be a collective human knowledge. And we'll be able to upload our memories to some sort of collective memory database, so for instance a Bahrainian protester, or a wildlife photographer, or an astronaut uploads a memory of some crazy shit that just went down, and suddenly it's like everyone in the world was there.

Fuck that'll be sweet.

Do you really want Facebook in your brain? With no "unsubscribe" or "block" features?

Fuck that'll be horrible.

Mr. Burns · #24 25th February 2011, 11:08 AM

Excellent.

Roo · #25 25th February 2011, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by severe delays

We already link directly to porn in our heads. Or is that just me?

Shouldn't this be in the confessions thread?

eleanorigby · #26 25th February 2011, 05:37 PM

Oh, god, there are those cartoon teeth. Blech.

Why didn't the French invent the pasta? Why is that an Italian thing?

Amythyst · #27 26th February 2011, 06:39 AM

Random thought: if I ever decide to lie about my age, I'm going to make myself older rather than younger. No sane person would believe I'm 22, but if I say I'm 50, people will tell me "damn, you look good!"

Zeener Diode · #28 26th February 2011, 06:45 AM

You know, for a 50-yr old, you post like a twenty-something.

Salambo · #29 26th February 2011, 10:09 AM

I'm not having any thoughts. They have been rudely interrupted by an earworm.

I changed the world
I made a difference!
I changed the world with my hockey stick
I changed the world
Yeah!
I changed the world with my hockey stick
I solved all our problems

I like this song, though. I'll let it play a little longer.

severe delays · #30 26th February 2011, 10:21 AM

I need to phone in well to work at some point soon.

timbicile · #31 26th February 2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Dosipede

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Originally Posted by Uth

... someone will invoke Rule 34...

I'm not seeing the problem here.

You do not want to see in my mind. Off to read the rest of the thread.

DogMom · #32 26th February 2011, 01:34 PM

I wonder what Jeremy would look like riding a toboggan at 45 mph.

Lazlo · #33 26th February 2011, 04:53 PM

"I think the ceiling would look good in Navaho White."

Said by my ex while I was plowing her as hard as I could.

Dragonlady · #34 26th February 2011, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Lazlo

"I think the ceiling would look good in Navaho White."

Said by my ex while I was plowing her as hard as I could.

OK. That's just harsh.

I promise not to mention the ceiling, if you're ever plowing me.

Lazlo · #35 26th February 2011, 08:31 PM

I appreciate that.

Jaglavak · #36 26th February 2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dosipede

How long is it going to be before we can plug the internet straight into our memories?...Fuck that'll be sweet.

Can you say, rootkit?

Jaglavak · #37 26th February 2011, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by eleanorigby

Why didn't the French invent the pasta? Why is that an Italian thing?

The Chinese invented it, actually. But the Italians perfected it.

severe delays · #38 27th February 2011, 01:51 AM

I phoned in well and they seemed surprised. Should probably have done that yesterday. Now somebody's got a lot of work to do.

Amythyst · #39 28th February 2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeener Diode

You know, for a 50-yr old, you post like a twenty-something.

See? It's working already.

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Originally Posted by severe delays

I need to phone in well to work at some point soon.

Just out of curiosity, what does it mean to phone in well? Is that like a personal day, or maybe a mental health day? It's the first time I've heard the term.

severe delays · #40 28th February 2011, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ladybug

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Originally Posted by Zeener Diode

You know, for a 50-yr old, you post like a twenty-something.

See? It's working already.

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Originally Posted by severe delays

I need to phone in well to work at some point soon.

Just out of curiosity, what does it mean to phone in well? Is that like a personal day, or maybe a mental health day? It's the first time I've heard the term.

It may be unique to my work. If you are sick you phone in sick and tell them you won't be in. They ask for a rough estimate of how long you think you will be out for then tell you to call back in a few days (or a week, whatever) to update them. So far so normal.

When you decide that you are no longer sick you can't just go sloping in to work. You have to phone up beforehand to let them know. This is because your duties have been marked as not being covered so someone has to sit down and work out which spares are available to cover the uncovered duties. If he doesn't have enough spares then trains get cancelled and the spares he does have are used here and there to keep trains going long enough for the next person to turn up to work. It can get quite complicated if multiple people are off sick at the same time (as is currently the case, for some reason). So they ask us to phone in with a definite return date so they can avoid the whole headache of working all that out. If they know that I am definitely going to be at work on x date then they can assign the spares to do other things.

If I just turn up then they might have assigned a spare to my duty and had nobody to cover a shorter one. This would mean cancelling the trains on the shorter one. So if I turn up and suddenly they have cancelled trains and a spare driver who is now doing nothing then they are not wildly pleased.

ETA: It is strange but I find it quite nice that I work for an employer that requires me to call up and say 'Hi! I'm feeling absolutely dandy and am planning to show up tomorrow!'

severe delays · #41 1st March 2011, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Dragonlady

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Originally Posted by Lazlo

"I think the ceiling would look good in Navaho White."

Said by my ex while I was plowing her as hard as I could.

OK. That's just harsh.

I promise not to mention the ceiling, if you're ever plowing me.

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Originally Posted by Lazlo

I appreciate that.

I'm sure I speak for all of us Raffer ladies when I say that we'd be sure to lie there silently while you were busy plowing. You're welcome.

Zombies! · #42 1st March 2011, 12:37 PM

Is it gauche to say "I'll send someone down to give you a hand" to the man with one arm?

Amythyst · #43 1st March 2011, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by severe delays

It may be unique to my work. If you are sick you phone in sick and tell them you won't be in. They ask for a rough estimate of how long you think you will be out for then tell you to call back in a few days (or a week, whatever) to update them. So far so normal.

When you decide that you are no longer sick you can't just go sloping in to work. You have to phone up beforehand to let them know. This is because your duties have been marked as not being covered so someone has to sit down and work out which spares are available to cover the uncovered duties. If he doesn't have enough spares then trains get cancelled and the spares he does have are used here and there to keep trains going long enough for the next person to turn up to work. It can get quite complicated if multiple people are off sick at the same time (as is currently the case, for some reason). So they ask us to phone in with a definite return date so they can avoid the whole headache of working all that out. If they know that I am definitely going to be at work on x date then they can assign the spares to do other things.

If I just turn up then they might have assigned a spare to my duty and had nobody to cover a shorter one. This would mean cancelling the trains on the shorter one. So if I turn up and suddenly they have cancelled trains and a spare driver who is now doing nothing then they are not wildly pleased.

ETA: It is strange but I find it quite nice that I work for an employer that requires me to call up and say 'Hi! I'm feeling absolutely dandy and am planning to show up tomorrow!'

OK, I get it now. Thanks for the explanation!

Jaglavak · #44 1st March 2011, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Zombies!

Is it gauche to say "I'll send someone down to give you a hand" to the man with one arm?

Do you really need to ask?

Zombies! · #45 1st March 2011, 04:37 PM

I'm not asking. It was a passing thought, out of context

Jaglavak · #46 1st March 2011, 04:40 PM

Ah. Got it, thanks for the context.

bufftabby · #47 1st March 2011, 06:19 PM

Purple monkey dishwasher.

*Rebo* · #48 1st March 2011, 06:40 PM

Why do they advertise so much crap diet food that really isn't all that healthy in the first place?

Jaglavak · #49 2nd March 2011, 01:34 AM

Really, Campbell's? 870 mg of sodium in one can of chile? Why don't you just shoot me in the fucking head?

GoSmoke · #50 2nd March 2011, 01:43 AM

You should take a look at the frozen foods section in the "health food area" of my local Publix. The salt levels are enough to make you have a heart attack in the store.