Ebert might want consider a banner that says, “I don’t like 3D; it washes out the colors.” instead of putting that in every review.
When you were arrested, what did you get one of before phonecalls existed? One loud yell?
You’d expect the Netroots to be really angry with Andrew Breitbart from how he hacked Weiner’s brain.
Just don’t have time for videogames anymore. Have to wait until I retire. Last 25 years of my life: Nothing but videogame playing.
Saving for retirement now. Definitely not going to count on Social Security to be around to help me buy videogames and candy.
Don’t know what SarahK is going to do when I retire. She just better find something to do that’s not between me and the TV.
Was excited when we went to see Wicked because I misheard and thought it was a musical about an Ewok.
Hadn’t sold any computer games at our garage sale, and then someone steps out of a car wearing a Tron shirt. Score.
Or he could print it on a t-shirt. Do they make turtleneck t-shirts?
When you were arrested, what did you get one of before phonecalls existed? One loud yell?
Beaten on the soles of your feet with a roll of quarters.
On the contrary, you were given one chance to invent the telephone and make a call.
Hoo Ha! Twenty five years of Wii bowling. You might as well give up now, or hope they raise the retirement age to 85 by the time you get there.
At first I thought you were referring to Ebert of Ebert and Ernie on Sesame Street. I thought the Ebert movie guy was dead. Thanks for the update.
Now what do you suppose were some of the items in the Fleming family garage sale?
* Sparkly vampire videos
* HTML for Dummies
* Not so jaunty hats.
I don’t know who Ebert is (I wish…) and I don’t watch movies. None the worse for wear.
In Scotland and Ireland you get bagpipes. In America you should get a Bowie knife and a chance to fight your way out.
Random thought: Harleys gain displacement and lose power every year. The inevitable conclusion? Harleys will eventually be unable to move whatsoever, but will make lots of noise in someone’s driveway.
* All of Frank’s collections of Penthouse, Wired, and PCGamer magazines.
* Commodore 128 User’s Guide
* Frank’s comfy chair (90% naugyhide, 10% duct tape)
* Frank’s freedom (slightly used, like-new condition, batteries included)
The conclusion still works if you replace “Harleys” with:
* Al Sharpton
* Jesse Jackson
* Richard Trumka
…any others?
* Frank Fleming!
Just kidding. Maybe.
I’d suggest you have little talks with Sarah and start planting the seed that when you retire it will be necessary for her to take a job either in a hospital wiping old peoples butts or at Walmart in the checkout counter dealing with morons that can’t count change from their pocket all day! This will supplement your needs for new wiz bang games and new cool stuff that hits the market like the IPhone 56 which will still take Wiener pictures but will automatically send them to your local police department and automatically register you as a sex offender! There will also be PlayStation 209 with Fusia Ray Technology. It will be fabulous! All the movies by then will be ghey, ghey and ghey so it will be excellent technology to have so that you can watch ghey cowboys, ghey cops, ghey action figures, ghey war movies, ghey love stores etc…
Of course then there’s Buttercup who will have moved in with you by then also after marrying Bo! He will have a 1976 Harley Davidson and a 1976 Pickup Truck to haul all the spare parts and extra oil in. Bo won’t work so he can stay home and play video games with you all day as Buttercup and Sarah K head off to work…after making you both a delicious lunch, of course!!!
* Alec Baldwin
* Keef Übermaniac
“Just don’t have time for videogames anymore. Have to wait until I retire. Last 25 years of my life: Nothing but videogame playing.”——- Retire, hehehe, he said retire. That’s not the time to retire, that’s the time to babysit Buttercup’s own little Buttercups. Best to sell those games mnow for cash for the next set batch of diapers to pay for in 22 or 25 years.
After 20 years of raising kids, it took giving away stuff to relatives, two garage sales (with stuff left over!) and eight trips to the dump to simplify my life. Frank, at your age, you ain’t go nothin’.
“Retirement” Pfffft.
* the entire cast of The View
“Harleys gain displacement and lose power every year. The inevitable conclusion? Harleys will eventually be unable to move whatsoever, but will make lots of noise in someone’s driveway.”
Someone once defended the constant revving that a neighbor was doing every d@mn day with his Harley, explaining that it was absolutely necessary or the engine would – well, I don’t remember, but the point was, the rider wasn’t being an asshole, he HAD to vroom, vroom, vroom all day long. My response? “Well, then, it’s obviously an inferior engine design. Why does anybody buy them?” He couldn’t answer that one, but the obvious answer (to me) was, because they like to vroom, vroom, vroom all day long.
“Saving for retirement now. Definitely not going to count on Social Security to be around to help me buy videogames and candy.”
Unfortunately, depending upon which state you live in, both may be illegal.
Actually you don’t have a right to a phone call. That is a myth. You have a right to an attorney. The myth comes about, because most jails have a policy of letting you make a private phone call to your attorney, to notify him that you have been arrested. Some places don’t let you do this, but will call him for you. Others simply give the prisoners access to a pay phone, and let them figure out how they plan on using it. Every jail is different.
Says the voice of experience?
Hah! My four-year-old son’s favorite video game (other than, maybe, Plants vs. Zombies) is Lego Star Wars, and the Endor scene is his favorite in the game. When we play together, he always yells, ” I want to be the Wicked, dad! Let me be the Wicked!”
Just thought I’d share.
Plants vs Zombies? That reminds me, I have to water the plants in my Zen garden!
Dang! Where did all the water go?
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:28:11 -0400
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Call it the big flush.
Because a 21-year-old man was caught on a security camera urinating into a city reservoir, Oregon’s biggest city is sending 8 million gallons of treated drinking water down the drain.
Some people in the city, in the suburbs and around the world called the flush an overreaction, especially since animals such as ducks contribute waste routinely and, sometimes, die in the water.
Water from the city’s five open air reservoirs, all in parks, goes directly to customers.
The reservoirs distribute water that flows from glaciers on Mount Hood. It is treated before it goes to the reservoirs for distribution, and then goes directly to consumers.
The reservoirs are drained twice a year for cleaning, and workers have found animal carcasses, paint cans, construction material, fireworks debris and even the plastic bags people use to scoop up after their dogs, said David Shaff, administrator of the city water bureau.
Even so, Shaff said, the yuck factor was the primary reason for the decision to drain the 8 million gallons, at a cost of less than $8,000 to treat it as sewage.
In addition to the sewage charge, Shaff said, the flushed water is worth $28,000.
random thought:
It’s my birthday today. Jus thought I’d share. Hooray! As you were…
Yeah, Carolyn! Happy 29!
Oooh, Plants vs. Zombies! I think I need to go and grow my tree another 100 feet or so.