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

Anders_Hallin · 2010-08-14T02:34:57.000Z

Brad Grenz:

You tell us.

Freudian slip :(
Happen to BE.

tromik · 2010-08-14T06:36:58.000Z

Charles:

Our office is in the shittiest part of toronto and the eating options are… limited. Crazies and homeless are pretty much par for the course.

Anders Hallin:

Which part of Toronto does that happen to me?

Well, this week it’s Emeryville. Don’t worry, though, they’re gonna turn it around with the world’s largest pole! Now they just need to find the world’s tallest stripper…

Demon_G_Sides · 2010-08-14T09:47:48.000Z

tromik:

Well, this week it’s Emeryville. Don’t worry, though, they’re gonna turn it around with the world’s largest pole! Now they just need to find the world’s tallest stripper…

If they’re willing to spend ludicrous amounts of money, why would they stop at that height? Why not go for largest pole in the world? Stupid.

kerzain · 2010-08-14T09:51:56.000Z

Why not go all the way and create a space elevator?

Robert_Sharp · 2010-08-14T10:25:09.000Z

Eeeep! My guitar arrived this morning, much sooner than expected. Yes, they did call me before shipping it to let me know, but I wasn’t counting it as mine until it was in my hands. So far, all the pics I have are X-rated, but as some point I’ll calm down and get a viable picture.

Mr_Mistake · 2010-08-14T11:00:42.000Z

My account got approved on Quarter To Three.
Plus the daily dose of brain damage from doing nothing.
Apparently stepping outside every thirty minutes to have a smoke doesn’t count as doing something.

Also, I’ve been having thoughts I think I should get paid for.
That’s fucked up - I mean, who the hell has thoughts?

Sarkus · 2010-08-14T12:19:52.000Z

Mr. Mistake:

My account got approved on Quarter To Three.
Plus the daily dose of brain damage from doing nothing.
Apparently stepping outside every thirty minutes to have a smoke doesn’t count as doing something.

Also, I’ve been having thoughts I think I should get paid for.
That’s fucked up - I mean, who the hell has thoughts?

Welcome! But we do have an active “Random Thought” thread that this post seems more appropriate for. ;-)

In other news, I freaked out for a moment today when I looked at my email. Yesterday I purchased a game on GamersGate and for some reason it wouldn’t accept my payment through the normal credit card option. So I ended up going through one of their alternative service options. So you can imagine my surprise in seeing two emails from GamersGate today about my purchase of the game, each with different invoice numbers. I quickly checked my bank account to make sure I hadn’t been charged twice (I hadn’t) and then went to GamerGate to see what was going on. Turns out that one of the invoices was generated off of the failed first purchase attempt, which GamersGate correctly notes as “canceled.” Whew. I wouldn’t want to have to try and sort something like that out.

CEBlackwell · 2010-08-14T13:57:15.000Z

Charles:

Our office is in the shittiest part of toronto and the eating options are… limited. Crazies and homeless are pretty much par for the course.

Hey, from the description of “Popeye’s” and “shittiest”, I think I live in that part of Toronto. :(

I’d call this area “colourful” and “stripclub rich”.

jerri_blank · 2010-08-14T14:40:48.000Z

Robert Sharp:

Eeeep! My guitar arrived this morning, much sooner than expected. Yes, they did call me before shipping it to let me know, but I wasn’t counting it as mine until it was in my hands. So far, all the pics I have are X-rated, but as some point I’ll calm down and get a viable picture.

The sexytime with the PRS. Niiiiiii-eeeece. Yes, we need pics (PG-13 pics are fine).

RyanMichael · 2010-08-14T16:09:49.000Z

Gordon Cameron:

Blew out my Achilles tendon playing squash. In splint and on crutches now. Going to specialist on Monday to determine next steps.

You’ve got my sympathies man. The last 2 weeks have been the most frustrating of my life, and all I’m dealing with is a moderate sprain. I’m assuming you tore the ligament?

Mr_Mistake · 2010-08-14T16:14:55.000Z

Sarkus:

Welcome! But we do have an active “Random Thought” thread that this post seems more appropriate for. ;-)

Thanks, Sarkus! “Random Thought”, huh? I didn’t know there was another kind :D

Gordon_Cameron · 2010-08-14T16:29:52.000Z

RyanMichael:

You’ve got my sympathies man. The last 2 weeks have been the most frustrating of my life, and all I’m dealing with is a moderate sprain. I’m assuming you tore the ligament?

I dunno, I thought it was a tendon. Anyway the specialist will look at xrays and tell me more Monday I guess. Meantime I am just hobbling around on crutches.

tromik · 2010-08-14T21:31:27.000Z

Demon G Sides:

If they’re willing to spend ludicrous amounts of money, why would they stop at that height? Why not go for largest pole in the world? Stupid.

Right. Not building the biggest flagpole in the world is the dumb part of this endeavour.

The conversation with the talk radio host went like this:
Councillor: Oh, it’s going to be great. People will come from all over to see North America’s largest flagpole.
Host: I understand you’ll be able to see it from Barrie.
Councillor: I wouldn’t doubt it, it’s just going to be that big.
Host: If I can see it from as far away as Barrie why the hell would I visit Emeryville?
Councillor: The changing of the flag involves the military.

Great.

CEBlackwell · 2010-08-15T00:57:44.000Z

The fact that you’re incorrectly calling that place Emeryville, instead of Emery or Emery Village (ugh) is evidence of just how well this giant flag PR is working, even for the one guy who knows about it, you. I’m sad Mammoliti dropped out of the mayoral race because it would’ve generated a lot more laughs.

tromik · 2010-08-15T07:16:01.000Z

CEBlackwell:

The fact that you’re incorrectly calling that place Emeryville, instead of Emery or Emery Village (ugh) is evidence of just how well this giant flag PR is working, even for the one guy who knows about it, you. I’m sad Mammoliti dropped out of the mayoral race because it would’ve generated a lot more laughs.

Don’t people refer to it as Emeryville, though? That’s all anyone calling into the station called it. Before this thing started the only area out that way I knew of was Rexdale, so I’m not all that familiar with the west end.

True, this crazy plan does seem to be working like a charm. I’m already planning to get just close enough to see the thing while staying as far away from the place as possible.

Demon_G_Sides · 2010-08-15T07:26:57.000Z

tromik:

Right. Not building the biggest flagpole in the world is the dumb part of this endeavour.

Well, since this flag is getting built basically no matter what, why aren’t they going that extra height to be the world’s largest. Then people would see it.

Staff_Sergeant · 2010-08-15T07:58:59.000Z

Hah, maybe the wind speeds are just WAY STRONGER if you go 9 meters higher and that would TOTALLY unfeasible.

Also,

tromik's link:

Flags are not to scale

hahahaha

Kalle · 2010-08-15T08:17:25.000Z

Demon G Sides:

Well, since this flag is getting built basically no matter what, why aren’t they going that extra height to be the world’s largest. Then people would see it.

They dont want to get in a pole war with reigning record holders Turkmenistan.

bluemax · 2010-08-15T21:53:34.000Z

The hard drive for my desk top computer randomly died.

AlanT · 2010-08-16T08:46:18.000Z

I was viciously assaulted by a granny smith when some tiny fragment of peel got caught in the back of my throat. I choked a bit, the gag reflex kicked in, I puked, and all was well.

I had visions of tiny men and a crystal coffin dancing in my head.