The even randomer thread

[shrader]

SFiR, don't make shrader leave again.

 

shrader, there's a guy at my gym who also looks exactly like Doug Whaley.  (He is in fact Doug Whaley, but hey, wanted to make you feel better.)

 

You realize that by admitting you go to the gym, you are exhibiting a bias against those who are out of shape.  That type of attitude is not accepted around here.

[SabresFanInRochester]

Another favourite story on race-ethnicity-confusion.

 

As an undergrad, I took an anthropology course with a 60-something, tweedy, super learned, somewhat sanctimonious, out of central casting professor, who was all the rage on campus. I think he even smoked a pipe.

 

One of his areas of expertise was southeast Asia. He was married to a woman born in ... well, born somewhere in that region of the world. Vietnam, maybe. I just don't recall (racist! xenophobic!).

 

Anyway. It was a medium sized lecture hall - probably no more than 50 kids enrolled in the class. And there were two Asian-born women who sat in the rear row of the hall/room, on precise opposite sides. To my eye, they looked like they could be related (but, hell, what do I know?!).

 

Professor McTweedy had a seating chart and would call on students occasionally, especially at a raised hand. 

 

He always tried to call on these women without reference to the seating chart. You know - to show his ethno-cred. You'd think he could at least go 50-50 on getting the right name. But no. I swear - he batted like .175. By the end of the semester, you could see him enraged with white self-hate as he attempted to call out the correct name, only to fail once again.

 

I felt such a mix of emotions toward that guy. Get over yourself, McTweedy. You're only human - like the rest of us.

Playing the odds doesn't always work. I remember in a casino, I bet on black 7x in a row, doubling my bet each time, because red appeared for 6 consecutive spins. Black had to come up, right? (Random odds says it has nothing to do with the spin before, but it just had to come up, right???) I ran out of money, and walked away from the table, but saw red come up 4 more times as I departed -- never did see black come up.

[That Aud Smell]

Small sample size!

 

Score effects!

 

Eleven and shrader are funny - again!

[SabresFanInRochester]

You realize that by admitting you go to the gym, you are exhibiting a bias against those who are out of shape.  That type of attitude is not accepted around here.

Shrader -- I will apologize. I called you a racist based on your comment. I was asserting your comment to the "we all look alike" comment that has since been discussed on here. I obviously do not know you, and would not be able to make that judgement on you after one comment. What I said was supposed to be funny, but there was so much PC that came out of it, I was frankly, shocked. I didn't realize that there would be such a PC response. For the PC crowd, enjoy:

 

[Eleven]

Shrader -- I will apologize. I called you a racist based on your comment. I was asserting your comment to the "we all look alike" comment that has since been discussed on here. I obviously do not know you, and would not be able to make that judgement on you after one comment. What I said was supposed to be funny, but there was so much PC that came out of it, I was frankly, shocked. I didn't realize that there would be such a PC response. For the PC crowd, enjoy:

 

 

Classy.  I mean it.

[shrader]

Shrader -- I will apologize. I called you a racist based on your comment. I was asserting your comment to the "we all look alike" comment that has since been discussed on here. I obviously do not know you, and would not be able to make that judgement on you after one comment. What I said was supposed to be funny, but there was so much PC that came out of it, I was frankly, shocked. I didn't realize that there would be such a PC response. For the PC crowd, enjoy:

 

 

I hate that I only had basic cable during most of that show's run.

[sabills]

I'm not sure what's afoot here. But anyone who thinks that it isn't natural to perceive similarities in people of other ethnicities/races, when people of that ethnicity or race would NOT see the similarity, is fooling him- or herself.

 

I had the good fortune to deal with this in a light, humorous way (I hope) at the supermarket once. I was concentrating hard on a choice of cereals when a black lady, about my age (hey, but I'm sure I have no idea), says at/to me: "Doug?! ... Doug?! Is that YOU?!" I sorta look up toward the voice, and now I'm in a bear hug. "[shrieking] Ahhh! DOUG! Oh my GOD! ..."  

 

My name ain't Doug. She realizes I'm not Doug, and now she's MORTIFIED, babbling. I'm never particularly good on my feet like this, but I managed to make her feel a lot better and resolve the situation by quietly remarking: "Don't worry about it - you know what they say about white people all looking alike." That lady laughed and laughed and laughed. As did I, in spite of myself almost.

 

I still see her every now and then at the same neighbourhood grocery - we always exchange a smile and a chuckle. 

 

Every once in a while I'll see someone from a distance a way and think they're someone I know, but I'm not sure so I keep looking and oh god, how long have I been staring at this person for? 

[ubkev]

Playing the odds doesn't always work. I remember in a casino, I bet on black 7x in a row, doubling my bet each time, because red appeared for 6 consecutive spins. Black had to come up, right? (Random odds says it has nothing to do with the spin before, but it just had to come up, right???) I ran out of money, and walked away from the table, but saw red come up 4 more times as I departed -- never did see black come up.

Black came up right after you left! I swear! Come back, we miss you. Have a buffet.

 

Thanks!

[SabresFanInRochester]

Every once in a while I'll see someone from a distance a way and think they're someone I know, but I'm not sure so I keep looking and oh god, how long have I been staring at this person for? 

I was on a little prop-jet maybe 10-15 years ago, going from NYC to Boston. I was in row two and I SWEAR, the guy in the first row diagonal to me was John Malkovich. I stared at that dude for the entire flight, trying to figure it out, until the door opened and he literally jumped the divider and ran. It was either Malkovich and he didn't want to be confronted, or it was this random dude that was put-off by my staring.

Black came up right after you left! I swear! Come back, we miss you. Have a buffet.

 

Thanks!

If anyone plays roulette, you know the board shows the last 20 spins. The entire board was RED, and it still kept coming up with RED. Unreal. I was glad I walked away because my progressive betting system is a double of the bet until you win... I had watched four or five spins where I didn't bet but I would have lost if I had. I think I tapped out (due to an empty wallet) after a couple hundred dollar bet -- Could have bought many a buffet for that.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Not a huge fan of the Bond franchise, but Roger Moore has kicked the bucket.

 

It's amazingly awesome how all the Bonds over the years always get the girl.

[shrader]

Every once in a while I'll see someone from a distance a way and think they're someone I know, but I'm not sure so I keep looking and oh god, how long have I been staring at this person for? 

 

I like the ones where you catch something out of the corner of your eye and you think it's someone you know.  Then once you take the time to look a little closer, the person winds up looking absolutely nothing like who you originally thought it was.  Whether it's the color of their hair, the shape of their head, or even just something so basic like their height, something registers in your mind in that very brief moment.  Maybe I'm the only one who has those moments, but for a brief second I'll think it's Doug Whaley, only to find out that it's actually Jacqueline from that Key and Peele clip posted earlier, two people you could never possible get mixed up.

[ubkev]

I was on a little prop-jet maybe 10-15 years ago, going from NYC to Boston. I was in row two and I SWEAR, the guy in the first row diagonal to me was John Malkovich. I stared at that dude for the entire flight, trying to figure it out, until the door opened and he literally jumped the divider and ran. It was either Malkovich and he didn't want to be confronted, or it was this random dude that was put-off by my staring.

 

If anyone plays roulette, you know the board shows the last 20 spins. The entire board was RED, and it still kept coming up with RED. Unreal. I was glad I walked away because my progressive betting system is a double of the bet until you win... I had watched four or five spins where I didn't bet but I would have lost if I had. I think I tapped out (due to an empty wallet) after a couple hundred dollar bet -- Could have bought many a buffet for that.

Seriously, it came in right when you left! I swear. The table completely turned around! Cash advance is right around the corner. Come back! Please! Here, have some smokes.

Not a huge fan of the Bond franchise, but Roger Moore has kicked the bucket.

 

It's amazingly awesome how all the Bonds over the years always get the girl.

RIP, 007

 

Time to break out the Bond box set.

[Eleven]

Does anyone know why the "nuclear football" is called that?

[ubkev]

Does anyone know why the "nuclear football" is called that?

Aaand done!

https://www.google.com/search?q=why+is+it+called+the+nuclear+football&oq=why+is+it+called+the+nucl&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0l3.9271j0j4&client=ms-android-att-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#xxri=0

 

"An Associated Press article stated that the nickname "football" was derived from an attack plan codenamed "Dropkick". The nickname has led to some confusion as to the nature—and even the shape—of the device, as the jacket appears large enough to contain an actual football"

[SwampD]

[Eleven]

Aaand done!

https://www.google.com/search?q=why+is+it+called+the+nuclear+football&oq=why+is+it+called+the+nucl&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0l3.9271j0j4&client=ms-android-att-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#xxri=0

 

"An Associated Press article stated that the nickname "football" was derived from an attack plan codenamed "Dropkick". The nickname has led to some confusion as to the nature—and even the shape—of the device, as the jacket appears large enough to contain an actual football"

 

I had googled it and even read that wiki article and still missed that sentence.  Time to stop work for the day?

[ubkev]

I had googled it and even read that wiki article and still missed that sentence. Time to stop work for the day?

No harm in skipping out early.

[Eleven]

No harm in skipping out early.

 

If I'm missing entire sentences about exactly what I'm looking for, there might be harm if I DON'T skip out early.

[sabills]

 

My favorite version of this.

Edited May 23, 2017 by sabills

[Sabres Fan in NS]

Is it Thursday yet?

[MattPie]

Wildcard is coming up on his 20,000 post extravaganza. 4 years, 20k posts, 13 (or so) per day. What should we get him?

[Weave]

Wildcard is coming up on his 20,000 post extravaganza. 4 years, 20k posts, 13 (or so) per day. What should we get him?

A window.

[Sabel79]

A window.

Or a door.

[spndnchz]

Wildcard is coming up on his 20,000 post extravaganza. 4 years, 20k posts, 13 (or so) per day. What should we get him?

 

A hemorrhoid pillow.

[darksabre]

Wildcard is coming up on his 20,000 post extravaganza. 4 years, 20k posts, 13 (or so) per day. What should we get him?

Rum Ham