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The Lord of Misrule 166

My favorite variation on Boxing Day/world turned upside down is FauvelThe story of the Ass who corrupts society from top to bottom.

Happy BoxGrilling Day!

166 thoughts on “The Lord of Misrule

  1. FreeSeatUpgrade Dec 26,2011 10:43 am

    That tale reads a lot like Being There, if Chauncey Bailey had just taken the one next little step to “give birth to more iniquitous rulers like himself, and to be the preceder of the Antichrist, eventually bringing about the end of the world.”

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  2. FreeSeatUpgrade Dec 26,2011 10:51 am

    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • nevermoor Dec 26,2011 11:31 am || Up

      That is fantastic.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • thus sayeth the llama Dec 26,2011 1:03 pm || Up

      Mrs llama had to point out to me that this was Merry Portal Christmas. Now I get it.

  3. Future Ed Dec 26,2011 11:10 am

    1. NERD!

    I have $5. No I don\'t.
  4. DFA Dec 26,2011 1:20 pm

    Krampus a Christmas demon

    In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
  5. MikeV Dec 26,2011 5:40 pm

    LETS GO FALCONS!

    And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

    Thanks, and go As.

    • DFA Dec 26,2011 6:04 pm || Up

      amen

      In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
    • doctorK Dec 26,2011 6:07 pm || Up

      I really doubt you have anything to worry about, even if the Aints win this game.

      • MikeV Dec 26,2011 6:21 pm || Up

        It would be nice for the Falcons to win so that SF can rest guys for the 2nd half against the Lambs, and maybe let Kaepernick get some real live playing time

        And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

        Thanks, and go As.

        • doctorK Dec 26,2011 6:26 pm || Up

          I suspect the niners could start Kaepernick next Sunday and win without breaking a sweat. But yeah, it would certainly be to their benefit to go into that game not having to give a rat’s ass about the outcome.

        • dmoas Dec 26,2011 6:29 pm || Up

          How sold are they on Bradford? Just looking, wouldn’t a 49er win give the Rams the first pick in the draft?

          • MikeV Dec 26,2011 6:51 pm || Up

            No, Indy still gets #1 if they lose next week.

            Also, they’ve payed Bradford way too much to let him go. They’ll probably go for Justin Blackmon to actually give him someone to throw to.

            And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

            Thanks, and go As.

            • dmoas Dec 26,2011 7:03 pm || Up

              I wouldn’t count on Indy to lose next week. You’re probably right about Bradford, but it also adds a potential trade wrinkle there. Knowing they don’t need Luck, they could trade down and make a potential killing off it.

      • mother pucker Dec 26,2011 6:22 pm || Up

        Agreed, but to be able to rest any player for whom it would benefit, is a very nice manner in which to end the season.

  6. monkeyball Dec 26,2011 6:29 pm

    Photo by grover

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • monkeyball Dec 26,2011 6:33 pm || Up

      … And speaking of the Ass who corrupts society from top to bottom …

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • Soaker Dec 26,2011 8:48 pm || Up

      When in Portland you need donuts with your coffee.

      Meesus Monkeyball might enjoy their “Cock-N-Balls”:

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • doctorK Dec 26,2011 8:53 pm || Up

        With nutty good flavor!

        • Soaker Dec 26,2011 9:01 pm || Up

          And yes, it is creme-filled.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • monkeyball Dec 26,2011 10:51 pm || Up

        Just drove by there!

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
      • DFA Dec 27,2011 12:39 am || Up

        Ohhhh Voodoo donuts.

        In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
    • thus sayeth the llama Dec 26,2011 9:37 pm || Up

      I really doubt they’ve been locally owned since 200.

      • monkeyball Dec 27,2011 9:05 am || Up

        Year 200 in the Hipster Calendar.

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  7. monkeyball Dec 26,2011 10:50 pm

    Five Guys: burgers far better than expected (certainly better quality beef than InO), fries far worse than expected. And no shakes; JP highly disappointed. Also, the whole “it’s just the *basics*, brah!” decor is irritating.

    Also also: WTF is with the quasi-premium pricing?

    you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
    • AV Dec 26,2011 11:17 pm || Up

      i tried it for the first time today too. yep, the meat is superior. didn’t mind the fries. i’ll go back. but it can’t replace the flavor of InO that’s ingrained in my southern-california subconscious. animal style sauce has been flowing through my veins since about ’86…

      also trying for the first time today: posting on FK. hello!

      *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
      • FreeSeatUpgrade Dec 26,2011 11:39 pm || Up

        You’re in; future comments will post immediately. Welcome.

        "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
      • MikeV Dec 26,2011 11:44 pm || Up

        HELL YES!!!!!!

        And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

        Thanks, and go As.

        • AV Dec 26,2011 11:55 pm || Up

          don’t go thinking i migrated because of you. i just heard there were no damn subject lines to worry about over here… ;)

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
          • Future Ed Dec 26,2011 11:59 pm || Up

            saves you 40 tab, tabs a day

            I have $5. No I don\'t.
          • MikeV Dec 27,2011 12:11 am || Up

            The “why” isn’t important.

            And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

            Thanks, and go As.

            • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 12:13 am || Up

              (yes it is)

              "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
            • Future Ed Dec 27,2011 12:14 am || Up
              what the hell is av talking about

              subject lines rule!

              I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • Leopold Bloom Dec 27,2011 1:51 am || Up

        In N Out is the mad note, yo. FK all five of those dudes.

        Welcome, AV.

      • elcroata Dec 27,2011 3:47 am || Up

        bienvenido, amigo

        Because survival is insufficient
      • spwc2010 Dec 27,2011 7:24 am || Up

        Yay!

        Hello from Kay!

        I’m SPWC over here, like the old old country, not G_S, like the old country.

        \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
      • monkeyball Dec 27,2011 9:06 am || Up

        Certainly not worth going out of my way for.

        Welcome!

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
      • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 9:44 am || Up

        Welcome! Great to have some new (old) names here.

        az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
      • JL Dec 27,2011 9:49 am || Up

        Hey, AV!

        "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
        • AV Dec 27,2011 10:18 am || Up

          you’re the only one i’m not immediately placing. have we met? nice to meet you now if not.

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
          • YonYonson Dec 27,2011 10:29 am || Up

            You probably know me better by this name… (I just figured out how to change this stuff)

            "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
          • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 10:40 am || Up

            I think he’s JLaff.

            az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
            • spwc2010 Dec 27,2011 10:50 am || Up

              Well holy biscuits that’s great.

              Did he bring the witch?

              \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
              • YonYonson Dec 27,2011 11:02 am || Up

                Nope. She can come here on her own accord.

                (And no, I’m not leaving AN, I’m just going to try to be a little more active here. I’ve commented sparingly in the past.)

                "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
                • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 1:46 pm || Up

                  Welcome.

                  For some reason some more of your comments were trapped in moderation, but hopefully that ends now.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • YonYonson Dec 27,2011 1:48 pm || Up

                  Probably because I changed my public username, maybe? When I was digging around to find how to add a sig and avatar, I saw that option.

                  "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
                • Soaker Dec 27,2011 1:55 pm || Up

                  Thanks for changing that. It’s certainly not necessary to have the same username here as in the old country, e.g. spwc, but given our habit of using “mb”, “nm”, “LB” and…”JL”, the other name made me think a little harder than I wanted to.

                  What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
                • YonYonson Dec 27,2011 1:59 pm || Up

                  Yeah, I changed it to avoid that kind of confusion, too. Wasn’t thinking of the other JL when I first registered for the site.

                  "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
                • AV Dec 27,2011 10:40 pm || Up

                  oh! hi!!!

                  *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
              • DFA Dec 27,2011 2:14 pm || Up

                Ive been working on her.

                In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
      • doctorK Dec 27,2011 9:51 am || Up

        BOOBIES

        • AV Dec 27,2011 10:16 am || Up

          glad to see you all, new coutry-ers, old country-ers with new names, and dual citizens!

          *i’m* AV. alex vause. put this loon in psych before she hurts someone.
    • nevermoor Dec 26,2011 11:20 pm || Up

      I will admit it hasn’t traveled to the west coast as well as it could have. I’m surprised you feel that way about the fries. What FF chain does better?

      Also, free peanuts!

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • the llama Dec 26,2011 11:39 pm || Up

        Might sound crass, but Mcdonalds has great FF fries.

        • MikeV Dec 26,2011 11:50 pm || Up

          Last time I had Burger King, the fries were remarkably good.

          And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

          Thanks, and go As.

        • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 12:13 am || Up

          Their old meat ones were great. Now they’re just salt licks.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
          • futwork Dec 27,2011 6:03 am || Up

            Still the best around, imo. Gotta get In-N-Out’s twice-fried, but even then they can’t compare.

            • YonYonson Dec 27,2011 11:10 am || Up

              Never had twice-fried.

              Can’t stand McDonald’s fries.

              My totally arbitrary fast-food fry rankings:
              1. Jack in the Box Curly Fries
              2. Nation’s
              3. Wendy’s
              4. Carl’s Jr. Criss-cut
              5. In-N-Out

              "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
              • monkeyball Dec 28,2011 8:29 am || Up

                1. Endorsed.

                you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
            • jeepers Dec 28,2011 8:41 am || Up

              Yep, fries well done is the phrase they’re looking for.

              • YonYonson Dec 28,2011 9:18 am || Up

                My one-year hiatus from fast food ends Sunday. I’ll go to InO and ask for fries well done.

                "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
                • MikeV Dec 28,2011 9:24 am || Up

                  get whole grilled onions on the burger, too.

                  And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

                  Thanks, and go As.

      • futwork Dec 27,2011 6:00 am || Up

        Peanut-allergic friends refer to 5G as the danger zone. You inhale ’em just by walking in.

        • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 10:20 am || Up

          True. Not conducive to that health issue at all.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • DFA Dec 27,2011 12:40 am || Up

      Why didn’t you go to burgerville?

      In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
      • monkeyball Dec 27,2011 9:09 am || Up

        Out late, raining, coming from Tigard — just went with ease/convenience.

        Had biscuits & gravy at the cafe next to Space Monkey yesterday. Quite good. Probably going to try a couple other places with friends the rest of the week.

        Any recos? (After reading Yelp rvws, I am *not* going to Pok Pok.)

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
        • sslinger Dec 27,2011 10:00 am || Up

          If you’re up in NE, Tin Shed for breakfast.

        • Soaker Dec 27,2011 10:10 am || Up

          I’m usually in the brewpubs every night when I’m up there.

          Space Monkey looks like its Southeast so I’ll limit it to a few favorites in that area.

          Lucky Labrador on SE Hawthorne at 9th. Great beer, limited sandwich/soup/salads food menu. Would be a good light lunch place. Fun in summer when people bring their dogs and sit out at the picnic tables in back but that’s not an option now.

          Hopworks Urban Brewery at 2944 SE Powell. Bicycle-oriented, sustainable/organic. I think JP would like that place.

          A nice little neighborhood place is the Hedge House at 3412 SE Division. That would be a little cramped without the outdoor seating and probably wouldn’t be as kid-friendly as the other two.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
          • DFA Dec 27,2011 11:01 am || Up

            Both of these options are good in terms of SE pubs. The Green Dragon is over that way and pretty good too though they don’t brew there.

            In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
        • DFA Dec 27,2011 11:01 am || Up

          Montage: Great Mac and Cheese under the Morrison Bridge
          Le Pigeon: New American on Burnside and 4th… pretty good on the more expensive side
          The Detour 31st and Division great breakfast

          In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
        • andeux Dec 27,2011 4:51 pm || Up

          This is timely. (I haven’t actually seen the show, but it sounds amusing. “We can pickle that!”)

          TINSTAAFK
    • Leopold Bloom Dec 27,2011 1:50 am || Up

      The burger is just not all that good for the price you pay. Fuck Five Guys.

      • dmoas Dec 27,2011 9:00 am || Up

        I don’t wanna fuck one guy let alone five! [runs away]

      • monkeyball Dec 27,2011 9:10 am || Up

        You’re 99995 short

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
        • Leopold Bloom Dec 28,2011 2:04 pm || Up

          You’ve increased my workload a hundredfold.

    • lenscrafters Dec 27,2011 4:00 am || Up

      Told ya the fries sucked.

      • monkeyball Dec 27,2011 9:11 am || Up

        I wouldn’t go that far. Theyre better than InO, anyway. Just not all that good.

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
        • DFA Dec 27,2011 11:02 am || Up

          Oh that cant be good InO’s fries are inedible.

          In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
    • JL Dec 27,2011 9:17 am || Up

      I liked it better than InO. I know. Sue me. I can’t remember the fries, though. It’s been a couple years. I like the peanuts and that I can have A1 as a topping. I think my little corner of the world is getting a 5 Guys in 2012.

      "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
      • JL Dec 27,2011 9:17 am || Up

        Granted, for the price, I’ll take InO vs. 5 Guys straight up.

        "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
        • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 9:53 am || Up

          Now that InO has expanded to Utah, we eat there about once every other week. We can eat as a family (1 animal style hamburger each for me and the wife ; 1 cheeseburger cut in half for the girls, 2 orders of fries, 4 waters) for under $10. I’ve heard I couldn’t make it out of 5 Guys myself for less than 8 or 9 bucks. They have one out here, but I’ve yet to 9-dollars-want a hamburger-based meal.

          I’ve heard that The Habit (which I’ve seen in Sacramento) and Smashburger (which I’ve seen in Utah and California) are good as well. Any opinions on either of those?

          az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
          • doctorK Dec 27,2011 9:58 am || Up

            I’ve eaten at 5 Guys once – found it overpriced and overrated. I liked Nations when I was living in Davis, but they don’t have any here in the south bay.

          • JL Dec 27,2011 10:04 am || Up

            Wait, InO is in Utah now? Sell outs!

            "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
            • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 10:42 am || Up

              I heard rumors that they wouldn’t come here because the evangelical owners hated Mormons. That could be entirely untrue or irrelevant.

              az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
              • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 10:47 am || Up

                Probably like dollars more than they do (or, in fact, don’t) hate Mormons. Does that issue go both ways (i.e. are there mormons who would avoid InO for the same reason)?

                "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
                • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 11:13 am || Up

                  Probably like dollars more than they do (or, in fact, don’t) hate Mormons.

                  My thoughts exactly.

                  Does that issue go both ways (i.e. are there mormons who would avoid InO for the same reason)?

                  InO is pretty much universally loved by Utahns and Mormons–at least all those I’ve talked to.

                  az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
                • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 1:37 pm || Up

                  Good deal. Thanks.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
              • andeux Dec 27,2011 10:54 am || Up

                Before your post, I had considered joking that they had gone there to try to convert the natives to christianity, but decided against it. (For the record, I have no god in this fight.)

                TINSTAAFK
          • pickle Dec 27,2011 3:07 pm || Up

            The Habit is pretty good and relatively inexpensive. They also have the option of onion rings which I’m a fan of. You can get bacon and avocado on your burger for an $1 I believe.

            • pickle Dec 27,2011 3:07 pm || Up

              an extra*

            • Leopold Bloom Dec 28,2011 2:06 pm || Up

              Val’s in Hayward, ftw. As a bonus, the A’s used to always eat here in the 90s.

          • jeepers Dec 28,2011 8:43 am || Up

            The Habit is very good, especially for the price. Smashburger wasn’t nearly as good.

      • Leopold Bloom Dec 28,2011 2:05 pm || Up

        Well, you enjoy that, then.

  8. nevermoor Dec 27,2011 10:25 am

    Should I get one of these for JP to play with?

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  9. nevermoor Dec 27,2011 10:27 am

    As much as I hate rooting for the Walmarts of the world, I really think this is going to be how we solve our primary care cost issue.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • andeux Dec 27,2011 10:51 am || Up

      1) Why is one $21 bar so much bigger than the other?
      2) I’d be interested to see a breakout of HMO vs. PPO. My (not necessarily well informed) sense is that places like Kaiser do better on average on the cost/quality tradeoff.
      3) It seems like there’s still a lot of improvement needed in making standardized and portable electronic medical records. As they indicate at the end of your article, that will really help these type of clinics fit into the health care system. It may also be part of the advantage that HMOs have now.

      TINSTAAFK
      • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 1:40 pm || Up

        The only thing I could figure was that the dollars were the pharmacy cost (no way $/episode at an ER is $26).

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • andeux Dec 27,2011 2:23 pm || Up

          Oh, good point. Though that makes it a pretty crappy infographic.

          TINSTAAFK
          • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 2:25 pm || Up

            Sure, but a tease that got at least you to read the article.

            "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  10. nevermoor Dec 27,2011 10:30 am

    I agree with Gore about where the Niners turned their shit around, but I think the defining moment was the Smith strip. They’d battled back to late leads before (though rarely after as ugly a first half), but last season the Eagles would have absolutely gotten the time-expiring game-winning FG.

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  11. nevermoor Dec 27,2011 10:33 am

    DFWAS (for the new folks: I like to try to limit my utter despair in links to one a day–not always with success–and call it “Despair For We Are Stupid”).

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
  12. nevermoor Dec 27,2011 10:37 am

    Every list deserves a Rickey:

    I then ranked all 123 in each category and added up their rankings to determine the best all-around players in the Hall of Fame. For instance, Willie Mays ranked 10th in hitting, 4th in fielding and 9th in base running — that gave him 23 points, making him by far the best all-around player in the Hall of Fame (the lower the number the better).

    Here is the Top 10:

    1. Willie Mays, 23 points

    2. Hank Aaron, 49 points

    3. Rickey Henderson, 56 points

    (tie) Al Kaline, 56 points

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 11:03 am || Up

      New tenant on my work desk (the other guys are on display in my home office).

      az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
      • YonYonson Dec 27,2011 11:07 am || Up

        You speak Japanese and Spanish? Awesome.

        "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
      • Soaker Dec 27,2011 11:20 am || Up

        Excellent! But shouldn’t the nameplate read: 私が日本語を話す

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
        • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 11:51 am || Up

          Seriously. They wouldn’t let me get it in Japanese because they can’t confirm that the characters mean what I say they mean. Chinese and Spanish are fine, but not Japanese (for some reason).

          az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
          • Soaker Dec 27,2011 12:35 pm || Up

            Oh goodness. There’s no one else at WF who reads Japanese whom they could run it by? What I read on that plate is, “At WF we treat our Japanese-speaking customers differently than we treat our Spanish-speaking customers” and that’s not a very good message for a big corporation to send.

            What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
            • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 12:52 pm || Up

              What I read on that plate is, “At WF we treat our Japanese-speaking customers differently than we treat our Spanish-speaking customers” and that’s not a very good message for a big corporation to send.

              With you 100%. I was bummed when I found out I was limited to English on the Japanese tag.

              In defense of WF, they outsource the creation of name plates to a small third party imprinting company, which can’t verify the Japanese. But it wouldn’t be hard for WF to send them a list of approved “I speak X” phrases.

              On a somewhat related note, I’m flying out to California tonight for an interview for that job I talked about a few weeks ago. Interview’s tomorrow.

              az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
              • YonYonson Dec 27,2011 12:56 pm || Up

                Good luck!

                "Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common." — Satchel Paige
              • DFA Dec 27,2011 1:01 pm || Up

                good luck man!

                In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
                • JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 1:13 pm || Up

                  Thanks! I’m excited and nervous, because it could be a really good career move.

                  az di bobe volt gehat beytsim volt zi geven mayn zeyde
                • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 1:41 pm || Up

                  We’d love you have you back in region.

                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
              • Soaker Dec 27,2011 1:28 pm || Up

                I’m sorry I stole the thunder from the bobbleheads, which are great. That picture just had Sore Thumb Syndrome.

                You’ve made it pretty clear that your heart will never be at WF or Chase. That would be great if you could land somewhere you could be truly dedicated and at the same time get the right salary and benefits for your family. So yes, good luck!

                What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
              • Future Ed Dec 27,2011 3:42 pm || Up

                Good luck, that could mean trips to a tailgate

                I have $5. No I don\'t.
        • Future Ed Dec 27,2011 3:41 pm || Up

          That got me too.

          I have $5. No I don\'t.
      • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 1:41 pm || Up

        !!!

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • monkeyball Dec 27,2011 6:29 pm || Up

        You need a placard on the right that reads:

        Rickey Henderson
        Rickey speaks Rickey

        you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  13. jeepers Dec 27,2011 2:01 pm

    I wondered if this thing still worked.

    • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 2:09 pm || Up

      Nope. Doesn’t work.

      "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
      • DFA Dec 27,2011 2:16 pm || Up

        Blame the chief administrator1

        In play, run(s)! Talk dirty to me gamecast, talk dirty. - Nevermoor
      • jeepers Dec 27,2011 2:17 pm || Up

        True, I hacked the site. Get ready for an endless loop of Jillian Michaels 30-minute shred informercials.

        • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 2:19 pm || Up

          FK is gonna be rickrolled.

          "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
          • jeepers Dec 27,2011 2:22 pm || Up

            Never gonna sit you up
            Never gonna crunch you down
            Never gonna take my sports bra
            And hurt you

      • Soaker Dec 27,2011 2:18 pm || Up

        This is just a front. The super-secret site is the one salb referred to in the final post on freekraut.wordpress.com.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
        • oblique Dec 27,2011 2:24 pm || Up

          Based on the other recent posts, I’d say this place was more a back than a front.

    • FreeSeatUpgrade Dec 27,2011 2:22 pm || Up

      Good to see ya, hombre.

      "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
    • grover Dec 27,2011 2:29 pm || Up

      Work is to be avoided if at all possible.

    • doctorK Dec 27,2011 2:29 pm || Up

      You should set your sig-line to “**** can pretty much kiss my ass” – PECOTA

      • andeux Dec 27,2011 2:33 pm || Up

        IIRC correctly, that was about projections for Sean Gallagher.
        Score one for PECOTA.

        TINSTAAFK
        • jeepers Dec 27,2011 3:00 pm || Up

          Touché. I like my new signature better, anyway.

    • monkeyball Dec 28,2011 8:30 am || Up

      welcome back!

      you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  14. FreeSeatUpgrade Dec 27,2011 4:01 pm
    "Kraut will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no kraut."
  15. Soaker Dec 27,2011 6:45 pm

    Re The Art of Fielding (review linked here):

    I thought the book was a little slow at the start but once the signature event mentioned in the article happens it takes off. The chapters are short, the author focuses on an interaction between a couple of the characters for a few pages then moves on. So it’s definitely recreational/escapist reading but that’s what I enjoy. I don’t know about that HBO series idea but it would make a great movie and that’s the way I’m playing it in my mind as I read.

    The gay storyline is significant but it shouldn’t turn away anybody here at the Sausagefest. There’s plenty of baseball and plenty of heterosexuality to keep everyone engaged.

    Having said all that…I’m about 3/4 of the way through it and look forward to seeing how the author ties up all the various subplots.

    What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
    • batgirl Dec 27,2011 7:32 pm || Up

      Thanks for the review! I’ve got it on hold at the BPL, but there are 65 holds, so it may be a while.

      • Soaker Dec 27,2011 8:04 pm || Up

        I don’t keep shelves of books except for references like hiking guides. If you want my copy after I’m done in the next day or so, we can add this to the FK circulation library; e-mail your address to me at gonealookin at the geemail.

        What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
        • batgirl Dec 28,2011 10:38 am || Up

          Oooh–me likey! Sending email now. Thanks!

          • batgirl Jan 3,2012 3:52 pm || Up

            It arrived–thank you!! Will read and then re-post to circulate to another interested taker.

            • oblique Jan 3,2012 4:11 pm || Up

              I bought it based on Soaker’s live-review; I’m about halfway through it.

  16. JediLeroy Dec 27,2011 8:30 pm

    So. Wi-Fi on a plane. Didn’t know this was possible.

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    • MikeV Dec 27,2011 8:35 pm || Up

      also: snakes

      And I have to say: mikev is one of my favorite people on here -slusser.

      Thanks, and go As.

    • futwork Dec 27,2011 8:58 pm || Up

      • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 9:32 pm || Up

        DAMN AIRLINES WON’T PROVIDE PLUGS

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • monkeyball Dec 28,2011 8:27 am || Up

          You’re enough taller than I am that I hadn’t noticed you were thinning on top, too.

          you better hope to God you don't show up in this little community, because you'll wish you had never come
  17. nevermoor Dec 27,2011 10:36 pm

    Bleg:

    We are going up to Tahoe tomorrow (north side), and discovered that Mrs. N’ll need a new coat. Are there fair places up there or should we be stopping on the way?

    "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
    • Soaker Dec 27,2011 10:57 pm || Up

      Where I am (Carson City area) it got as low as +3 last week but for the next 7 days the lowest forecast low temperature I’m seeing is +25, with no chance of any significant snow. The lake won’t get any colder than that. Your Bay Area attire with an extra layer should be good enough.

      The direct answer to your question is, if you want a good ski coat, don’t try to buy it at the lake, stop at an REI along the way.

      What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
      • nevermoor Dec 27,2011 11:03 pm || Up

        Thanks.

        My expectation is we’ll do a day skiing the fake snow since we are up there, so she might as well get the next good coat. I’ve also heard there are some neat places to go skating.

        Any winter-appropriate hikes you’d recommend in the half-day range?

        "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
        • Soaker Dec 27,2011 11:17 pm || Up

          There’s been so little snow, all trails are open. You can hike pretty much anywhere you would in the summer, though you might hit some ice on north-facing slopes. The caveat is, the wind can start blowing like crazy as you get up toward the ridges and even though the actual temp might not be bad the wind chill gets ridiculous.

          North shore, hmmm…if you’ve never walked along the Flume Trail the views are spectacular. You can start that from the old Ponderosa Ranch at the east end of Incline Village. The climb to it is a strenuous hour but once you get up there the Flume Trail itself is level for several miles; just go as far as you want then turn back.

          What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
          • nevermoor Dec 28,2011 10:16 am || Up

            That sounds like the right kind of thing. Thanks!

            "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
          • nevermoor Dec 30,2011 9:04 pm || Up

            AWESOME rec.

            We absolutely loved it up there. Exactly what we were looking for.

            "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"
            • Soaker Dec 30,2011 9:37 pm || Up

              You’re welcome. I was concerned the grind up Tunnel Creek Road might have been too strenuous a recommendation. But yes, once on that level stretch I love the views. Ordinarily that should have been under a few feet of snow at this time of year but as you saw this hasn’t been an average Nov.-Dec. The computers are suggesting that winter finally hits in the second week of Jan.

              What I discovered Blew. My. Mind. -- Pat Boone
              • spwc2005 (G_S) Dec 30,2011 11:40 pm || Up

                As long as it doesn’t hit wet and warm and constant, I’m happy to see it.

                No Blood For Oil! No Flood For Water!

                \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
                • Leopold Bloom Dec 31,2011 2:07 am || Up

                  There is no milkshake, Eli.

                • dmoas Dec 31,2011 10:20 am || Up

                  Then I’m out.

                • Leopold Bloom Dec 31,2011 10:24 pm || Up

                  [sigh]

                • dmoas Dec 31,2011 10:39 pm || Up

                  The milkshake brings me to the yard. Particularly a good mint one, but chocolate or strawberry will suffice.

                • Leopold Bloom Dec 31,2011 11:09 pm || Up

                  I prefer vanilla. baby.

                • dmoas Dec 31,2011 11:16 pm || Up

                  At least we won’t have to fight over it.

                • Leopold Bloom Dec 31,2011 11:17 pm || Up

                  true…

                • spwc2005 (G_S) Dec 31,2011 11:56 pm || Up

                  Will you teach me, or do you have to charge?

                  \"Weren\'t you already aware the Kay is already writing everyone\'s story? We\'re all just characters who believe we are real. Things make more sense now, don\'t they. Be honest.\"- DMOAS
                • dmoas Dec 31,2011 11:58 pm || Up

                  Not much to it. Put milk and icecream into blender, blend.

                • nevermoor Jan 1,2012 2:02 am || Up
                  "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want"

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