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Shakey
02/05/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Sup dudes. I just watched Slumdog Millionaire, and it's alright. I was expecting more because of all the Oscar buzz.
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Katni
02/05/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Aight, kiddos. I'm meandering down the street now to drink some music and hear some beverages. Be well.
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Andy Hutchins
02/05/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Jerkwheat and Clare, I blame you for earworming me with "Diva."

That grinding string instrument makes it so much more annoying than "A Milli," though, arguably, the sample and drum loop are better.
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Katni
02/05/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: I know you're into the hip and the hop and whatnot; do you like/know Doomtree? I saw them at some street festival last summer, and thoroughly enjoyed them. Been listening to one of their albums ever since. And if you know of anything similar, I'd love some suggestions.
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Count Antonio Alfonseca Rugen's Sixth Finger
02/05/09

@Katni: I'd look into the solo artists -- P.O.S. for one, just released a new album recently. I'd also look at Atmosphere.
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Katni
02/05/09

@Count Antonio Alfonseca Rugen's Sixth Finger: Yeah, I've been listening to Atmosphere for years. Not so keen on the newer stuff.
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Andy Hutchins
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
I've always said DUAN like "Juan," and DUANer like Duaner Sanchez.

Hi, boys and girls.
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chilltown
02/04/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: Really? I've always pronounced each letter like an acronym
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Andy Hutchins
02/04/09

@chilltown: Dee-you-eh-nn?

I think I like mine because DUANing rhymes with awning.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: I also rhyme it with Juan, and when I talk to my non-socially-inept friends, I try to make it sound like I'm going to some cool new bar. "Yep, going to check out Duan tonight."

/puts on sweatpants
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chilltown
02/04/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: Dee-you-ee-en. I guess like DUAN, there are no rules for pronouncing it.
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chilltown
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
OK DUAN serious question. Hypothetically, there are 2 candidates for a prominent position. 1 is clearly the better candidate, but recently did something to compromise their integrity. This was not something related to the position (and would not affect their ability to do the job) and seems out of character, but the stigma (and the doubt) about that person is still there.

The other person is less qualified, and probably would not do the job nearly as well, but has no such stigma.

Which candidate would you pick? Like it or not, public perception is a factor, but not the deciding one.
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JB*
02/04/09

@chilltown: When you say compromise their integrity, do you mean with the general workplace population, or outside, with the clients?
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chilltown
02/04/09

@JB*: @The Boy Wonder: A little backstory: the position is Editor in Chief of a weekly school newspaper. The compromising of integrity was not academic (ie plagiarism or cheating) but involved lying about credit for something outside of academics.

Also, hour-long interviews were conducted, and candidate 2 was a lot closer to candidate 1 before the interview, which they botched entirely.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@chilltown: C1 lied about how much credit C1 deserved for something they did outside of academics?
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@chilltown: So the better candidate claimed credit for something the didnt do? After that clarification (and the interview), I'm all for candidate 2.
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chilltown
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Exactly. And by all accounts this was completely out of character.
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chilltown
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Let me clarify: the interview was horrific for candidate 2, not candidate 1, and occurred before we knew anything about candidate 1's issues.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@chilltown: oooooh. That changes things. The credibility issue could lead to issues between the editor and the other writers. Is there anyway to recruit someone else who may have been too timid to apply?
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chilltown
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: We had lots of other applicants but none even could compare to candidate 2 for the specific vision we are looking for. Unfortunately its too late for other applicants. The other option would be to make candidates 1 and 2 editors in chief.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@chilltown: I would likely lean towards C1. How widespread is knowledge of the incident? What is the public perception of it (no big deal/that's a little shady/that guy's a bastard/Blago)?
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chilltown
02/05/09

Thanks for all of the input, guys. I'll let you know how this plays out.
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Shakey
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Alright DUAN, sorry if I 'pissed' anyone off. Have fun and sweet dreams.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
I might have just e-mailed my ex. I might also have been drinking. She's calling. Is there any chance this will just go away?

/Why did I do that?
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: Don't answer. Deal with it tomorrow. Try not to drunk email or dial.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: I'm usually the target of the drunk dial, so I should have known better.
@son of spam: Luckily, it only reaches the first 2 rows. She'll know what I meant by "Lack havalk, gabna jda mnm."
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Katni
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: That's just awesome.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@Katni: Not the original situation, right?
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Katni
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: No, the penis missives. The original situation is, well, what exactly did you say to her?? The people demand it. And CPSL isn't around to make us all feel better about our relationship situations. You gotta pinch hit.
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son of spam
02/04/09

@Katni: I was just thinking that "Lack havalk, gabna jda mnm" is something a girl might say if she had a little typist in her mouth.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@Katni: It was something along the lines of:

"Hey there (name), remember how we hated each other because you're trampy and frequently question your own sexuality and I'm an asshole sometimes? Well, good news! I'm okay with that, because I've been drinking. Come over now.
Sincerely, Me."

Oh, and not to be a noob, but what's CPSL? I can't work it out...
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@son of spam: Wow. I'm afraid to give more plusses, being the new kid. So stand up, here comes the air hug.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: Candace Parker Secret Lover. He's become a bit of a mascot around DUAN. Anywho, as long as she knows it's a one-night thing, then why the fuck not?
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Andy Hutchins
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: Candace Parker Secret Lover.

Like Casanova, except the opposite, and with a blog.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Rock You Like An Iracane: Now with added shower rape!
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son of spam
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: No homo.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@Katni: She does not. She is impervious to suggestion. And statements of fact. And fashion (did I mention she wears a fucking cape around campus? It's Urban Outfitters, but really).
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Katni
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: Well then. Teach your penis to find the "delete contact" key. Problem solved.
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Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloon
02/04/09

@son of spam: I'm wearing socks. Is that better?
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son of spam
02/04/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: So tonight's nightmare will feature a large nude hispanic man in a shower stall but this time wearing socks.
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Katni
02/04/09

@son of spam: I had a quasi-CPSL gym moment yesterday, except it involved a very large woman openly beastfeeding in the women's locker room at the YMCA, standing in the goddamn way of everybody, carrying on a conversation, and completely oblivious to the fact that she has a child attached to her tit. I'm sorry, but breastfeeding creeps me the fuck out. I'm a person; not a food source.
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son of spam
02/04/09

@Katni: So it was a really ugly kid?
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Katni: except it involved a very large woman openly beastfeeding in the women's locker room

That is an awesome typo.
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Katni
02/04/09

@son of spam: Aren't they all?

@JB*: Smart woman.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Stranger things have happened.
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son of spam
02/05/09

@Katni: Depends how much you like snot and puke. And piss and shit. Little kids are like a punctured water balloon, just leaking stuff all over the place.
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Katni
02/05/09

@son of spam: I have a dog, so I'm all full up on all of those substances.
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Chuck Knoblockhead
02/05/09

@Wampeters, Foma, and Pat Falloons: You have the greatest commenter name in the history of commenter names.
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Katni
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Speaking of roommates, mine just got all his shit moved here fom NC today (he's been here for two months), and he has a LOT of shit. We live in a maybe 900 square foot house. I have two fridges and a pool table and roughly 87 boxes in my yard right now. The upside is that he has way nicer shit than I do, so now I have things like a coffee table and a post-circa-1989 microwave. Movin' on up!
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savedbypurplejesus
02/04/09

@Katni: "coffee table and a post-circa-1989 microwave"...and a POOL TABLE.
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Katni
02/04/09

@savedbypurplejesus: And yet, no place to actually put the pool table, so it's probably going into storage. But he does have some toys like a quad and a go-kart, which is all kinds of badass.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@savedbypurplejesus: When my 3rd roommate moved out, I was so close to convincing the other roommate that a pool table was the smart thing to add to the house (instead of a replacement roommate). I shed a single tear every day I see my new roommate because she isnt 8x4 with green felt and 6 pockets.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Yeah, but does she let you sink your balls anyway?
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chuckv
02/04/09

@Katni: Here's the real question: is there any acceptable surface for beer pong?
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Katni
02/04/09

@chuckv: I have never once in my life played beer pong. Never. Was just having this conversation yesterday, actually. If my roommate has anything to do with it, I'm sure he'll set up some sawhorses and plywood in the driveway. I, on the otherhand, will stand to the side and drink my fucking drink like a grownup, no gimmicks required.

/and get off my lawn
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: But drinking is so much more fun when you can lord your superiority over your friends and acquaintances.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: My natural superiority speaks for itself! Nah, I just never got into drinking games of any variety. It interferes with, well, drinking.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: I always found I got bored with just drinking for drinking's sake (especially if its beer). But if I can prove that I drink better than other people, then sign me up.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: You're just not committed enough to the cause, obviously. You're in Denver, right?
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: No matter how committed I am, getting me drunk usually requires the effort of a group, and a lot of desire on my part. Yea, I've been in Denver since August.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Denver is one of my favorite drinking towns. Whereabouts are you?
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: I'm right across the street from City Park. Sandwiched between Colfax. I have 5 bars within walking distance that offer $2 pbr's and another place that offers $5 bottomless mimosas for brunch. Compared to Boston this town just gives booze away. My drinking habit costs me about 50% less here. I love it.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Wow. That's....eerie. My ex was also from Boston and relocated to Denver, and also lived right off Colfax. Lion's Lair, Goosetown, and Don's Mixed Drinks were among our favorites.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: Thats odd. But I can see the allure that draws people from Boston to Denver. I love Goosetown. Bur Rockbar is my place. Its an absolute dive, located underneath a seedy motel. They sell mad dog and there is something for everyone there.
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Pretty sure I went there last time I was in town back in October. I remember being at a bar on Colfax that I had never been to before, anyway.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Katni: It is a land of magic and miracles. And hipsters. Do you find yourself in Denver often?
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Katni
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Not anymore! I was actually there for a wedding in October. Prior to that, I lived in Albuquerque (I'm in San Diego currently), and the company I worked for had their sales office in Lakewood, so I'd go up there for work and to party with coworkers and to see the ex quite frequently.

And yes. LOTS of hipsters in the 303.
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The Boy Wonder
02/05/09

@Katni: Good times. It seemed like every winter in Boston I toyed with the idea of moving to San Diego.
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Katni
02/05/09

@The Boy Wonder: A consistent 72 degrees is pretty hard to refuse, for sure.
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The Boy Wonder
02/05/09

@Katni: I'll take 50s in the winter and a short drive to the mountains. 90 minutes to the best snowboarding I've ever had is awfully tantalizing.
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Katni
02/05/09

@The Boy Wonder: I enjoy snowboarding in theory, but I have a deep-seated hatred of the cold, and more specifically, of snow in my pants. (I'm not that good, obviously.) The mountains and weather there (for the most part) are pretty sweet though.
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The Boy Wonder
02/05/09

@Katni: I've never been that cold on the mountains. A jacket with a snow bib was the best thing I ever got. No more snow down the pants. I overcame the falling down thing. But now I decided to up the level and have started throwing my body off of things to comical (for other people) results. I was laid up all of saturday night, and most of sunday dealing with my most recent experiment.
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Katni
02/05/09

@The Boy Wonder: Have you trekked down to Wolf Creek yet?
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The Boy Wonder
02/05/09

@Katni: I havent explored too much. I need a good tour guide. I've also got a season pass to a couple of the more local mountains, so its hard to convince me to go elsewhere.

@Johninho: Come on. No spoilers.
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Katni
02/05/09

@The Boy Wonder: I highly recommend making the drive to Wolf Creek at least once. The San Juans are absolutely beautiful, they consistently get the most snow in CO, there's a fraction of the crowds you catch near Denver, and you can stay the night on the other side of the mountain in Pagosa Springs, and hit the hot springs that night. Amazing.
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Pete Gaines
02/05/09

@Katni: The idea that some people celebrate "the most snow in CO" is yet another sign that I could never live in a godforsaken isolated hellhole like Colorado.
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Katni
02/05/09

@Pete Gaines: I only know that because they work that tagline into their marketing. Trust me; I'm all about some no-snow.
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Clare
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Next week's Top Chef is going to be AWWWWWW-SOME.
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UkraineNotWeak
02/04/09

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Watching Duke lose by about 30 is just so enjoyable.
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Slothrop
02/04/09

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Evening all.

Not to pimp, I am ALL ABOUT free music:

[deweymusic.org]

I'm currently listening to/downloading a Fishbone show from 1989 that sounds amazing. For free. HEY HEY HEY GONNA HAVE A GOOD TIME!
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Shakey
02/04/09

@Slothrop: Free Music? I love this site:

[mp3-codes.com]

It is...very good to say the least.
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Shakey
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Also, I will be locking my door from now on.
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CaliCheeseSucks
02/04/09

@Shakey: Your next move (after she takes her revenge - which sure as you're born, she will do) should be to pee in the dresser. Trust me on this.
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Shakey
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: We've explained to him why and I think he understands. I think the main aspect is her condescending attitude even though she's just bad at everything, and hideous to boot. One of those people who think they're an expert on everything when in reality they know shit.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Shakey: How old is she?

Also, wow, dude. Just wow.
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Shakey
02/04/09

@Katni: I believe 20. I do not know how I was convinced to do this, but it was 1:30 and my decisionmaking skills are sub par. :)
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Katni
02/04/09

@Shakey: Ok, that makes a little more sense. (Both the age and the poo-shoe rationale!) I was thinking she was older, which somehow makes know-it-all-ness even less tolerable, and it's not that tolerable to begin with. I once lived with a 20 year old when I was 28. BAD IDEA.
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Shakey
02/04/09

@Katni: She knows fucking nothing. She tried to explain to us that she knew Eli Manning's 'girlfriend' and when I explained to her that Eli's married (just over a year ago) and happily married, she vehemently said that Eli '100%' wasn't married and her friend, the playboy model, was his significant other.

You can't reason with the retarded.
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Katni
02/04/09

@Shakey: Oooh, she's also a name-dropper? That's a double-whammy of lameness. One of my friends had a roommate who did that, but he picked the oddest people to claim to know, for example, Leeann Rimes. Seriously.
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UkraineNotWeak
02/04/09

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So Pierce goes for 50 at the Garden this coming Friday just to keep up with Kobe and Lebron?
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Shakey
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
Okay, so I fucking hate my roommates girlfriend. She's disgusting, better-then-thou-y, always around and generally puts everyone I know in a bad mood when she's around. Plus she's done some things to slight me in the past and I knew it was time for me to lay down the fuckin' law. I asked for suggestions from late night DUAN! and I chose to do Phil Mickelson's Man Tits' advice of:

If you have the stomach for it, take a dump in some sort of container, and using a Q-tip, swab up some poop. Then, smear a little of you chocolate pudding inside her shoes. She may notice a smell, but won't be able to place it, and her toes will be covered in your crap.

So I did.

I snuck her shoe out of the room to the bathroom, got some Q-tips and put it all over the toe portion of the shoe. Unfortunately I did not do it in a discreet enough fashion because this morning at around 11:30 or so she put the shoe on and noticed. Her sock was a color other then white. She fuckin' flipped and didn't know what happened until she figured out someone put defecation in the shoe. By that time I scooted out the door.

About 10 minutes later I got a text from my roommate saying dude she is going to kill you.

I was really hoping that she'd wear it and wonder what the smell was, but I guess I failed on the stealth portion.

So about an hour ago she came back with him and put the death glare on her as I just sat there and smirked. This is going to be awkward. And my defenses are up because I expect retaliation. Ohhh boy. Fuckin' ugly crazy bitch wants to kill me.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Shakey: Hoo boy. So she got it on shoe and sock, right?

Is she the type to confront you directly, or try to prank you back?
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Shakey: Have you managed to speak to him separately? Was he amused, or is he pissed at you too?
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crazyjoedavola
02/04/09

@Shakey: Only thing worse than revenge, is waiting for someone to enact said revenge. Good luck.
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Shakey
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Well, the shoe was pretty old (I wouldn't do it to something expensive because that would suck). Just some old stinky crappy Reebok. And Apparently she had to wear the shoe to her first class because her room is far away. HA!

I hope that I've sent the message that you don't fuck with me. She's more of a get ridiculously angry kind of person. She just walked in while I was typing the last one and said "Hi everyone...except for you (me)."
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Shakey
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: He's pretty pissed too. He told my other roommate that he thought of it as a slight to him as well as the shitty girlfriend, and I had to explain to him that it was absolutely nothing against him but it had to be done.

I think he understands where I'm coming from now.
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Shakey
02/04/09

@crazyjoedavola: Luckily she's really stupid. So I have that going for me.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Shakey: Just a word of caution. You should be aware of how this affects the rest of the group. My senior year, one of my roommate's girlfriends and I hated each other. During the Super Bowl after some shitty comments by her, I vowed to get her to leave the room by sheer will (and passive aggressiveness). I succeeded, and some friends enjoyed it. Others felt like they were caught in the middle, and it only led to tension and awkward situations. Even 5 years later.

Of course, she was fucking crazy. I tried to extend the olive branch right around graduation and she then claimed to everyone else that I cornered her on the couch and tried to get lovey dovey with her. Some people arent worth the time or energy.
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Shakey
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Wow, this situation is almost parallel. Few days after the Super Bowl, complete hatred of roommate's girlfriend.

My other two roommates plus other roommates girlfriend all hate her, so they thought it was hilarious. This hatred is out in the open, too. Two weeks ago they all flipped on her for being such a shitty person. Literally banned them from the room for a night. Took his computer, pillows and blanket and just threw 'em out in the hall. I laughed.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Shakey: If you like the roommate (just not his girlfriend), I'd try to work with them to make it clear that you hate her, not him too (so that you chuck her from the room, not any of his stuff). If he still wants to spend time with her, he can do it at her place. But chucking his computer in the hall is a fast way to make him side with her because he'll think you're all siding against him.
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Shakey
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Yeah, this is the problem. He's been slowly moving away from us. He spends all of his time with her because she literally has no other friends.

I wasn't a part of the chucking of computers, but I approved.
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The Boy Wonder
02/04/09

@Shakey: In my situation, no one liked the girl. But most people kept their mouth shut because my roommate was a decent guy. My girlfriend was friends with her (its how we met) but she knew the girl was a ridiculous.

She married my roommate, and they have a kid together. I wasnt invited to the wedding, and when all of us were at another roommate's wedding not a single word was spoken to me by her or the guy who used to be my friend. It made for some tense moments in the various celebrations. Usually, where people who were 'neutral' in the dispute would have to bounce back and forth between two camps.
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Shakey
02/04/09

@The Boy Wonder: Oh God, I hope that doesn't happen. I didn't really think this one through, and hopefully this won't make me own my toes and jittery for the rest of the semester.

That situation

It made for some tense moments in the various celebrations. Usually, where people who were 'neutral' in the dispute would have to bounce back and forth between two camps.

is definitely the worst case scenario.
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Shakey: For self-defense purposes at the least, engage him. If you don't, she gets access to you at minimum, and a possibly active ally at worst.

Take him out without her, even if you have to explicitly say "don't bring her, we want to hang with you".

How much longer are you in this situation?
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Shakey
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: Til June, but he wants to room with me.

I've told him you can as long as you get rid of her.
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Becky_MI
02/04/09

In reply to But Wasn't Willie Parker Born To Run?
I pronounce it "I was on Deadspin last night."

How goes it people? Big day today, had a bunch of client stuff and all got handled, and also managed to not be a gigantic freakbag when a serious confirmation of commitment presented itself. Okay, I was actuallly a freakbag, but I didn't let it make me run away to Canada or anything.

Just finished work and watching a Wings win. They sure do like to fuck around before finishing stuff this year.
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Becky_MI
02/04/09

@Becky_MI: So actual, it required extra l's, I guess.
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UkraineNotWeak
02/04/09

@Becky_MI:

The Dude made an offer?
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Becky_MI
02/04/09

@UkraineNotWeak: Not THAT committed, silly. Just some combining of funds type thing. Still, given my most recent relationship, it was a big mental thing to get past.
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Pete Gaines
02/04/09

@Becky_MI: There are too many potential double entendres in this comment for me to let it slide. For the good of humanity, I won't go any further (that's what she said).
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Craig Eshericks Mustache
02/04/09

@Becky_MI: Congrats, either way. I take it that you're not moving, then.
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Becky_MI
02/04/09

@Pete Gaines: Let 'em rip, double entrendres are my favoritest thing is life!! I need the laughs, and self deprecation. :)
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Becky_MI
02/04/09

@Becky_MI: IN life. Jesus, I'm not even drinking!
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UkraineNotWeak
02/04/09

@Becky_MI:

It's nice to know he's concious. Last photo I saw of him, it looked like he was sleeping standing up.
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Becky_MI
02/04/09

@Craig Eshericks Mustache: It would appear that if I do, it won't be solo. At least in the very near future.
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Skating Tomato
02/04/09

@Becky_MI: "Not THAT committed, silly." He's putting you in a mental asylum. THAT'S not romantic.
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Becky_MI
02/04/09

@Skating Tomato: If you actually knew me, you might think it's the most romantic thing he could do for me... :)
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UkraineNotWeak
02/04/09

@Skating Tomato: @Becky_MI:

It's true.
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TracyHamandEggs
02/04/09

@Becky_MI: Thats a big step considering....
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Peter Cavan
02/04/09

@Becky_MI: That is good news. At least you'll have company in your new location, wherever that may be.
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Becky_MI
02/04/09

@TracyHamandEggs: Yeah, don't think the trip to Canada didn't cross my mind... it surely did. But I decided to be a grown up.

@Peter Cavan: Well, it's a nice thought anyway. Nothing's guaranteed of course, but contentedness is fine for now.
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