Tell us what's happened to you recently (that's interesting)

Jason_Lutes · 2010-02-03T16:32:27.000Z

Leah C:

Awww he’s cute. How big is he? It’s hard to tell with nothing around for reference. I bought a gray fox skull over the weekend and it’s itty bitty. He looks bigger than I imagined them to be.

Judging by the size of those weeds behind him, and looking at the profile shot, I would guess that he’s maybe… 3.5 feet from tip to tail?

Brendan · 2010-02-04T01:50:39.000Z

One of the guys here is into radio controlled aircraft. What makes it interesting is that he is into modding them.

He has one with a movable, mounted video camera transmitting back to him in real time which is displayed through a VR headset which he controls by moving his head.

He has basically built himself a UAV with off the shelf components.

kerzain · 2010-02-04T02:08:06.000Z

Alert the FAA, wait… the uh FCC… umm… shit.

Raife · 2010-02-04T06:31:16.000Z

Brendan:

One of the guys here is into radio controlled aircraft. What makes it interesting is that he is into modding them.

He has one with a movable, mounted video camera transmitting back to him in real time which is displayed through a VR headset which he controls by moving his head.

He has basically built himself a UAV with off the shelf components.

Needs more dildo.

Djscman · 2010-02-04T12:54:16.000Z

My parents had a fire in their house, but fortunately it fell in the “pain in the ass” side on the (that’s interesting) continuum rather than the “tragic” side. They woke up at 12:30 with the smoke alarms blaring. The house with filled with smoke. They staggered around for a bit trying to find an actual fire but couldn’t find it. The fire department showed up and eventually they located it in the furnace. It had recently been serviced and the filter had been changed, but for whatever reason parts of it became superheated. They aren’t exactly sure what happened. If the furnace had been roasting itself while they were at work all day, surely my parents would have lost their house.

The worst part of it is the smoke damage. Everything in the house needs to be cleaned, on a Katamari Damacy level. Every piece of furniture. Every book. Every sock. Every fork. Mom figures the cost of just dry-cleaning alone is way more than their insurance deductible, so they’re glad they have that, and of course they’re glad it wasn’t much worse.

Moral of the story: something something smoke detectors.

tiohn · 2010-02-04T13:11:25.000Z

A lady at the supermarket told me that I should get my 11-month-old daughter’s ears pierced so that people can tell what gender she is if I’m not going to dress her in pink. I spoke unkindly to her.

Griddle · 2010-02-04T13:14:51.000Z

tiohn:

A lady at the supermarket told me that I should get my 11-month-old daughter’s ears pierced so that people can tell what gender she is if I’m not going to dress her in pink. I spoke unkindly to her.

Should have punched her in the hootnanny, just saying.

Jojo · 2010-02-04T14:04:07.000Z

tiohn:

A lady at the supermarket told me that I should get my 11-month-old daughter’s ears pierced so that people can tell what gender she is if I’m not going to dress her in pink. I spoke unkindly to her.

Oooh, oooh what unkind things did you say? I always come up with cutting remarks about two days too late for these sorts of situations. I wish to live vicariously through your speedy retorts.

Tortilla · 2010-02-04T14:21:03.000Z

Jojo:

Oooh, oooh what unkind things did you say? I always come up with cutting remarks about two days too late for these sorts of situations. I wish to live vicariously through your speedy retorts.

Stick to a simple 'If I want your opinion I will ask for it." Coupled with a good eye to eye glare and perhaps a step forward to get a bit of invasion of their personal space going on.

Demon_G_Sides · 2010-02-04T20:03:14.000Z

I would just be like “Someone should tag your ear so that they know when the hippo has escaped from the zoo” or something along those lines for the more weight challenged Yenta amongst us.

Juste · 2010-02-05T01:56:24.000Z

Griddle:

Should have punched her in the hootnanny, just saying.

I’m with Griddle

Jojo · 2010-02-05T14:21:13.000Z

I just went back to the dentist for the second round of the hideous gum surgery and wisdom tooth extraction. Last time the painkillers were not strong enough, so I asked for something stronger this time. He gave me a prescription for percocet, which I took a couple of hours ago. I am definitely still in pain, but feel very happy. Is that how percocet is supposed to work?

Don’t worry, I have no plans to drive or operate any heavy machinery in my current state. Just confused because I thought it was just a painkiller, not happy drugs.

krise_madsen · 2010-02-05T14:55:02.000Z

Jojo:

I just went back to the dentist for the second round of the hideous gum surgery and wisdom tooth extraction. Last time the painkillers were not strong enough, so I asked for something stronger this time. He gave me a prescription for percocet, which I took a couple of hours ago. I am definitely still in pain, but feel very happy. Is that how percocet is supposed to work?

Don’t worry, I have no plans to drive or operate any heavy machinery in my current state. Just confused because I thought it was just a painkiller, not happy drugs.

Is your real name by any chance David?

tiohn · 2010-02-05T16:39:00.000Z

Jojo:

Oooh, oooh what unkind things did you say? I always come up with cutting remarks about two days too late for these sorts of situations. I wish to live vicariously through your speedy retorts.

Enh, it was just a bit of nastiness, nothing cutting. I can never come up with anything good on the spot.

tiohn · 2010-02-06T01:29:12.000Z

I am sitting in the ER with a split nose after some dude punched me for no reason that I can ascertain as I was leaving a bar tonight. Holla!

WarrenM · 2010-02-06T02:23:43.000Z

A split nose can’t be as horrible as I’m imaging it to be. Can it? It’s just bleeding or something right? RIGHT?!

tiohn · 2010-02-06T02:33:03.000Z

The skin on the bridge of my nose is split open and needs stitches, so probably not what you had in mind. I am going in for xrays now, don’t ever go to the varina.

Pogo · 2010-02-06T02:54:29.000Z

So… are you charging the shithead with assault?

ChristienMurawski · 2010-02-06T03:18:00.000Z

tiohn:

The skin on the bridge of my nose is split open and needs stitches, so probably not what you had in mind. I am going in for xrays now, don’t ever go to the varina.

I just sort of scanned this post instead of reading it carefully. Thought I was in the dating thread for a second.

-xtien

tiohn · 2010-02-06T05:23:54.000Z

Wheeee, I just got home and reality is starting to set in. My nose is broken and I received six stitches. My head is killing me and I am starting to come to terms with the fact that I was assaulted. I will be calling the police later today to see about pressing charges. I don’t really know how to go about that sort of thing. May I please just fall asleep now?