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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 19, 2017 at 10:21 pm
(November 19, 2017 at 2:38 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Who are all these new people wtf
They're this years recruits for sacrifice to the Dark One this Christmas site's newest band of recruits.
Proving AF still only attracts the best and brightest.
(Do you think they noticed my little slip up there?)
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 19, 2017 at 10:53 pm
(November 19, 2017 at 10:10 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: (November 18, 2017 at 4:55 pm)Astreja Wrote: Trying to decide between working on my reno project or going out to buy groceries.
Cashing in on the casino and divorce business in your basement? McPhillips Station better watch out!
I roll my eyes every time I drive past there -- A huge building dedicated to convincing people to throw money away. Many years ago I did a 3-hour stint there, volunteering with a non-profit group to raise funds by manning the lottery ticket booth. It was appalling to see people pushing $50 or $100 bills across the counter to buy mass quantities of break-open or scratch tickets.
More recently, the local humanist group had PZ Myers come in to speak and rented a room at McPhillips Station's evil twin, Club Regent. In the course of looking for the meeting room, I had to walk across the casino floor. With the noise and the cacophony of lights from all the machines in an otherwise dark room, I'm amazed I didn't come down with a case of seizures. Something tells me I should avoid going to Vegas at all costs.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 19, 2017 at 11:18 pm
Watching Sunday night football. I slept through the first half.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 19, 2017 at 11:39 pm
(November 19, 2017 at 11:18 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: Watching Sunday night football. I slept through the first half.
But it's Monday!
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 19, 2017 at 11:39 pm
(November 19, 2017 at 10:53 pm)Astreja Wrote: (November 19, 2017 at 10:10 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Cashing in on the casino and divorce business in your basement? McPhillips Station better watch out!
I roll my eyes every time I drive past there -- A huge building dedicated to convincing people to throw money away. Many years ago I did a 3-hour stint there, volunteering with a non-profit group to raise funds by manning the lottery ticket booth. It was appalling to see people pushing $50 or $100 bills across the counter to buy mass quantities of break-open or scratch tickets.
More recently, the local humanist group had PZ Myers come in to speak and rented a room at McPhillips Station's evil twin, Club Regent. In the course of looking for the meeting room, I had to walk across the casino floor. With the noise and the cacophony of lights from all the machines in an otherwise dark room, I'm amazed I didn't come down with a case of seizures. Something tells me I should avoid going to Vegas at all costs.
The last time I was in Las Vegas was y2k, with the family for the "Star Trek Experience". What a fucking joke that was. Also, the whole thing is just a cattle call to casinos and that ridiculous pawn shop. There isn't a anything beyond decadent lechery, lose-it-all gambling, or the eventual homicide to be a reason to avoid the place. PZ was probably paid to be there. It would take a pile of money for me to go there. I don't think that anyone has a big enough pile to get me there ever again.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 19, 2017 at 11:40 pm
(November 19, 2017 at 11:39 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: (November 19, 2017 at 11:18 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: Watching Sunday night football. I slept through the first half.
But it's Monday!
So you can watch Monday Night Football instead.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 19, 2017 at 11:55 pm
(November 19, 2017 at 11:40 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: (November 19, 2017 at 11:39 pm)The Valkyrie Wrote: But it's Monday!
So you can watch Monday Night Football instead.
Nah, I'll just go home, put my feet up, and watch season 5 of Arrow.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 20, 2017 at 11:27 am
Charles Manson is dead.
Trying to determine how I feel about that.
On the one hand I feel icky feeling good that someone died.
On the other hand, the world is short one truly messed up individual today and that's not a bad thing.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 20, 2017 at 12:29 pm
Eating seaweed.
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RE: What's everyone up to right now?
November 20, 2017 at 5:28 pm
Reading about Della Reese's death. Kinda was meh about that pseudoreligious show on, what, CBS? But she seemed like genuinely good people.
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