Things that are AWESOME...

[WildCard]

We really need a thread full of Sabrespace cliches.  That one sounded like it was headed in that direction before the plug was pulled.

Done

[beerme1]

I was able to delete my own thread willingly before someone complained.

 

 

I still have one of the exchanges if you want it posted here lol :angel:

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

There were some good entries in that thread. LGR made me laugh with Slim Shady.....that not only said it perfectly, but had Fat Elvis in it as well.

 

I guess Fat Elvis is like Gretzky on the Rangers.

I still have one of the exchanges if you want it posted here lol :angel:

 

That's what's awesome about the internet. You can try to scrub things.....like resumes....marriages....and sports threads......but someone is always going to know the truth!

Edited April 23, 2015 by Ghost of Dwight Drane

[That Aud Smell]

marriages

 

ain't going to lie: the dearth of internet evidence re the first mrs. pegula is a source of endless fascination to me. more fascinating still: no one from the snooze has ever made note of it.

[LGR4GM]

There were some good entries in that thread. LGR made me laugh with Slim Shady.....that not only said it perfectly, but had Fat Elvis in it as well.

 

I guess Fat Elvis is like Gretzky on the Rangers.

 

That's what's awesome about the internet. You can try to scrub things.....like resumes....marriages....and sports threads......but someone is always going to know the truth!

Actually the Elvis thing was why I thought of it. Also old school Eminem is great. 

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

Actually the Elvis thing was why I thought of it. Also old school Eminem is great. 

 

The song really fits though.

 

I really think Eminem is talented. I got into a spirited debate with a black friend in the entertainment industry about him. He says he's popular because he's white. I said if he was black he'd have 3x the cash because he is so talented.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Ghost,

 

Who are the two dudes at the bottom of your new avatar?

[LGR4GM]

The song really fits though.

 

I really think Eminem is talented. I got into a spirited debate with a black friend in the entertainment industry about him. He says he's popular because he's white. I said if he was black he'd have 3x the cash because he is so talented.

I think Em is popular because he raps about more than just money and sex.  Also his rhymes and beats are really good. 

 

I mean lose yourself is just fantastic.

"No more games, I'ma change what you call rage

 

Tear this motherf###ng roof off like two dogs caged

 

I was playing in the beginning, the mood all changed

 

I've been chewed up and spit out and booed off stage

 

But I kept rhyming and stepped right into the next cypher

 

Best believe somebody's paying the pied piper

 

All the pain inside amplified by the fact

 

That I can't get by with my 9 to 5

 

And I can't provide the right type of life for my family

 

Cause man, these goddamn food stamps don't buy diapers

 

And it's no movie, there's no Mekhi Phifer, this is my life

 

And these times are so hard, and it's getting even harder

 

Trying to feed and water my seed, plus

 

Teeter totter caught up between being a father and a prima donna

 

Baby mama drama's screaming on and

 

Too much for me to wanna

 

Stay in one spot, another day of monotony

 

Has gotten me to the point, I'm like a snail

 

I've got to formulate a plot or I end up in jail or shot

 

Success is my only motherf####ng option, failure's not

 

Mom, I love you, but this trailer's got to go

 

I cannot grow old in Salem's lot

 

So here I go it's my shot.

 

Feet, fail me not, this may be the only opportunity that I got"

Edited April 23, 2015 by LGR4GM

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

ain't going to lie: the dearth of internet evidence re the first mrs. pegula is a source of endless fascination to me. more fascinating still: no one from the snooze has ever made note of it.

 

I have a standing offer. $100 to the person that can tell me the name, what happened, and where she is now. The biggest red flag is that when the daughter got married, she wasn't mentioned.

Ghost,

 

Who are the two dudes at the bottom of your new avatar?

 

Unicorns, Rainbows, and Jew Jews.

 

I figured since everyone is fighting about what Murray means when he says it, a couple of cheerful Hasidic fellas fits the upbeat nature over some stale grandma candy.

[WildCard]

Unicorns, Rainbows, and Jew Jews.

 

I figured since everyone is fighting about what Murray means when he says it, a couple of cheerful Hasidic fellas fits the upbeat nature over some stale grandma candy.

Says what?

 

Oh, and I'll take the under btw. 

[dEnnis the Menace]

I think Em is popular because he raps about more than just money and sex.  Also his rhymes and beats are really good. 

 

I mean lose yourself is just fantastic. /snip

 

I love eminem.  the wordsmithing and the beats make his music unique in my opinion. 

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

Says what?

 

Oh, and I'll take the under btw. 

 

Weren't there about 10 pages of posts debating what Murray meant with "disappointed with the fans", "I feel like I got cut from the National team", "Of course you're disappointed to come in 2nd"....yadda yadda.

 

I'm just having fun with it since he said it.

[josie]

I love eminem.  the wordsmithing and the beats make his music unique in my opinion. 

Mom's Spaghetti. 

[Stoner]

I drove one of our local vets up to Roswell today. They do a lot of things to keep spirits high, or as high as possible. A man came around with a basket of candy. A woman walked around with a therapy dog, a beautiful golden retriever. Another man played the guitar and sang, then a piano player took over. Invisible musicians — very few people wanted to acknowledge them, but I know many appreciated it. Understandably many of those who were the intended recipients of the musical comfort gave off a "I'm not here and you're not there" vibe. But a few smiled or gave a thumbs up. One older man — I have no idea if he had cancer, but I suspect he did — mouthed a "thank you." All of these folks are volunteers, I would imagine. And all are awesome.

Edited April 23, 2015 by @fakegorbyportwinestain

[Sabres Fan in NS]

I drove one of our local vets up to Roswell today. They do a lot of things to keep spirits high, or as high as possible. A man came around with a basket of candy. A woman walked around with a therapy dog, a beautiful golden retriever. Another man played the guitar and sang, then a piano player took over. Invisible musicians — very few people wanted to acknowledge them, but I know many appreciated it. Understandably many of those who were the intended recipients of the musical comfort gave off a "I'm not here and you're not there" vibe. But a few smiled or gave a thumbs up. One older man — I have no idea if he had cancer, but I suspect he did — mouthed a "thank you." All of these folks are volunteers, I would imagine. And all are awesome.

 

A few more posts like this and you will ditch that *crochety old man* moniker permanently.

 

Very well done, indeed ...  :thumbsup:

[woods-racer]

I drove one of our local vets up to Roswell today. They do a lot of things to keep spirits high, or as high as possible. A man came around with a basket of candy. A woman walked around with a therapy dog, a beautiful golden retriever. Another man played the guitar and sang, then a piano player took over. Invisible musicians — very few people wanted to acknowledge them, but I know many appreciated it. Understandably many of those who were the intended recipients of the musical comfort gave off a "I'm not here and you're not there" vibe. But a few smiled or gave a thumbs up. One older man — I have no idea if he had cancer, but I suspect he did — mouthed a "thank you." All of these folks are volunteers, I would imagine. And all are awesome.

 

PA, first let me say good for you to be able to do that. Dealing with those with a terminal illness and to remain upbeat and positive is a rare trait.

 

Second, and please if you do not wish to answer please do not. My interest is in how you came to drive a Vet to Roswell. Do you work/volunteer for a local VA, or are you employed elsewhere? We have a nice VA hospital here with shuttles and wondered how that worked, if you knew?

[Stoner]

A few more posts like this and you will ditch that *crochety old man* moniker permanently.

 

Very well done, indeed ...  :thumbsup:

I spilled the basket of candy. I kicked the dog. I heckled the musicians. There.

[Stoner]

PA, first let me say good for you to be able to do that. Dealing with those with a terminal illness and to remain upbeat and positive is a rare trait.

 

Second, and please if you do not wish to answer please do not. My interest is in how you came to drive a Vet to Roswell. Do you work/volunteer for a local VA, or are you employed elsewhere? We have a nice VA hospital here with shuttles and wondered how that worked, if you knew?

I've been a volunteer DAV driver for a couple of years. The DAV chapters raise money to buy the vans, then title is given over to the VA, which pays for gas and maintenance, and trains the volunteers. A nice example of how things should work, and how political philosophies can co-exist. A little Big Government and a little Folks Helping Out. There's even a paid DAV coordinator working right in the VA hospital.

 

I drive from my remote location mainly to the Erie VA hospital but also to the ones in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo. We transport to non-VA facilities like Roswell if the vets are sent there by their VA docs. The local vans you see are also staffed by volunteers.

 

There are some hoops to jump through to become a volunteer driver, but it's well worth it. A very rewarding experience that's as much selfishly for me as for the vets. Again, win-win.

Edited April 23, 2015 by @fakegorbyportwinestain

[Doohicksie]

There was a thread started about nothing and it went off topic, so it had to be shut down.

 

Seinfeld kept a show about nothing going for years.  Why did the thread need to be shut down?

[Ghost of Dwight Drane]

I drove one of our local vets up to Roswell today. They do a lot of things to keep spirits high, or as high as possible. A man came around with a basket of candy. A woman walked around with a therapy dog, a beautiful golden retriever. Another man played the guitar and sang, then a piano player took over. Invisible musicians — very few people wanted to acknowledge them, but I know many appreciated it. Understandably many of those who were the intended recipients of the musical comfort gave off a "I'm not here and you're not there" vibe. But a few smiled or gave a thumbs up. One older man — I have no idea if he had cancer, but I suspect he did — mouthed a "thank you." All of these folks are volunteers, I would imagine. And all are awesome.

 

There's an 80 year old or so guy that kicks ass on the accordian. The best I ever saw was a kid...maybe 10 or 11 tops....and he was playing jazz standards and improvising on the piano. I ended up getting an iced cap and sat around on the couch for a half an hour.

 

Sometimes though you get people that should not be there. I'm serious....a lot of patients are nauseous and in pain to begin with, and then you get an out of tune singer, or a young group that can't go mezzo....it carries up through all the floors. There's nothing like waiting for 4 hours with tubes in your neck and arm to see if you get another Christmas, and hearing Stashu's rendition of Besame Mucho on the ukulele.......

[shrader]

I spilled the basket of candy. I kicked the dog. I heckled the musicians. There.

 

So the fact that you didn't take any of the candy for yourself means that you are actually a crotchety diabetic old man.

[MattPie]

I spilled the basket of candy. I kicked the dog. I heckled the musicians. There.

Was it a basket of those buttermint things? (note: I just learned the name buttermint; before this they were "those mints at grandma's" or "the mints we get at Ponderosa")

[shrader]

Was it a basket of those buttermint things? (note: I just learned the name buttermint; before this they were "those mints at grandma's" or "the mints we get at Ponderosa")

 

What are those, the chalky ones?

[Drunkard]

Was it a basket of those buttermint things? (note: I just learned the name buttermint; before this they were "those mints at grandma's" or "the mints we get at Ponderosa")

Buttermints (I always knew them as after dinner mints but from a google search they appear to be the same thing) and ribbon candy. Those things must be given out standard issue to every Grandmother. Maybe they send them monthly bags along with their social security checks.

[Stoner]

There's an 80 year old or so guy that kicks ass on the accordian. The best I ever saw was a kid...maybe 10 or 11 tops....and he was playing jazz standards and improvising on the piano. I ended up getting an iced cap and sat around on the couch for a half an hour.

 

Sometimes though you get people that should not be there. I'm serious....a lot of patients are nauseous and in pain to begin with, and then you get an out of tune singer, or a young group that can't go mezzo....it carries up through all the floors. There's nothing like waiting for 4 hours with tubes in your neck and arm to see if you get another Christmas, and hearing Stashu's rendition of Besame Mucho on the ukulele.......

Welcome back. Like I said, you always return to your dark master.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY03ymgskNI