Free for All 5.0 - Browser Crashing Free

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To start the randomness:

“If you can’t hear me, it’s because I’m in parentheses.”

“I just redecorated my apartment. I put fake brick wallpaper over a real brick wall… just so nobody would know”

“In Vegas, I got into a long argument with the man at the roulette wheel over what I considered to be an odd number.”

“When I have a kid, I want to buy one of those strollers for twins. Then put the kid in and run around, looking frantic.”

“One time the power went out in my house and I had to use the flash on my camera to see my way around. I made a sandwich and took fifty pictures of my face. The neighbors thought there was lightening in my house.”

“My dental hygienist is cute. Every time I visit, I eat a whole package of Oreo cookies while waiting in the lobby. Sometimes she has to cancel the rest of the afternoon’s appointments.”

“I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.”

“When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, “Well, what do you need?”

-Stephen Wright

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311 Responses to “Free for All 5.0 - Browser Crashing Free”

  1. 07 May 2008 at 12:08 amHooligan said:

    Hey, we’re famous….

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/05/06/ST2008050601974.html

    Now, of course, everyone is going to want to be here….

  2. 07 May 2008 at 12:57 amorchid said:

    what the f kind of tuesday was this supposed to be without tuesday?

  3. 07 May 2008 at 1:18 amecho said:

    what the f kind of tuesday was this supposed to be without tuesday echo?

    Fixed that for you. But really, what happened Tuesday?

  4. 07 May 2008 at 2:37 ammc said:

    @1: oooooo, I see Villains! yay!

  5. 07 May 2008 at 7:02 amTuesday said:

    Oh! Sorry guys–I had to play mommy to the siblings :(
    I was sooooo sad to miss all the fun! A sober Tuesday night?! What is this world coming to?
    Don’t worry I’ll be out in full form next week.
    Missed you all!!!

  6. 07 May 2008 at 7:19 amStreet said:

    This is exactly what everyone needs! well, everyone except me.

    /ring ring ring ring ring ring ring

  7. 07 May 2008 at 7:31 amSilmo Syrup said:

    Wow way to go c-ville food places!

  8. 07 May 2008 at 7:59 amStreet said:

    Curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought it back. Yes, it’s byo.com. :)

  9. 07 May 2008 at 9:07 am40 Ounce said:

    Has anyine mentioned the lengthy article in today’s Washington Post, “If It Tastes Good, It’s in Charlottesville” (front page of the Food section)?

    Photos and flattering descriptions of Mas, Bang, Feast, Albermarle Baking, Ten, Gearharts, Aromas, HotCakes, Mudhouse, Revolutionary Soup, South Street, Timberlakes, C&O, and Hamilton’s.

  10. 07 May 2008 at 9:08 amorchid said:

    @9 yes @1 & i haven’t stopped thinking about aromas since i read it.

  11. 07 May 2008 at 9:23 am40 Ounce said:

    @1 - damn, you da Bird Dog

  12. 07 May 2008 at 9:52 amFloozy said:

    Yeah Hooligan… that was a well hidden link. Could you make it more obvious next time.

  13. 07 May 2008 at 10:00 amKCB said:

    Circle the wagons and assume the fetal position: When Foodies Attack!

  14. 07 May 2008 at 10:00 amStreet said:

    I’m not under the affluence of incahol, but thinkle peep I am. I only had tee martoonis. I’m not half so thunk as you might drink. I fool so feelish I don’t know who is me, and the drinker I stand here the longer I get. So miss on you pister, you ain’t so smucking fart, you and your whole fam damily can buck a fuffalo! Why don’t you go back off in your own jackyard and see how your feeter peels.

  15. 07 May 2008 at 10:04 amMr. Roboto said:

    @1 of course everyone wants to be here. Where did most of you come from? All the native born cvillains raise your hands!

    The Washington Post article was very good. No mention of OXO, I wonder if a certain cvillain is bothered by that;) Of course many good places weren’t mentioned, perhaps I can still get a table at those places now.

    Is it just me or is there no great Chinese or Italian in cville?

  16. 07 May 2008 at 10:15 amHooligan said:

    @12…I’m not sure obvious is my style. I’m SO much more low key than that. ;-)

    @15, while it may not be ‘great’ I think that Vivace is pretty solid for Italian food. And getting a group of friends together for dinner and the movies on their deck can be very fun. But my opinion of what constitutes ‘great’ Italian food is basically what was made in my grandmother’s kitchen. I only wish I could come close to recreating that.

  17. 07 May 2008 at 10:23 amStreet said:

    There’s a site for everything, isn’t there? Freaky.

  18. 07 May 2008 at 10:33 amshenanigans said:

    That article is great. Love how they point out that Jose is crazy but neglect to mention how crazy Tomas is though. And Mr. Roboto, OXO was just featured in Southern Living.

  19. 07 May 2008 at 10:36 amMr. Roboto said:

    @18 I was unawre of that- do you have a link?

  20. 07 May 2008 at 10:40 amshenanigans said:

    Working on it

  21. 07 May 2008 at 11:35 amff said:

    @18…But not in THE POST!!!!!YES!!!!WHOOOO-HOOOO!!!!!

  22. 07 May 2008 at 11:40 amscoriole said:

    has anyone else noticed the bird around here that sounds as “skynard” when it calls?
    /actually, it’s usually a triplicate, ” skynard, skynard, skynard”

    //don’t tell me this is why freebird was writen…

  23. 07 May 2008 at 11:41 amscoriole said:

    written

  24. 07 May 2008 at 11:42 ambuster said:

    @ 6 - um, i have one, and it’s pretty much the greatest thing ever.

    /blames trillian for everything

  25. 07 May 2008 at 11:42 amThor said:

    There are cvillains in the slideshow!

  26. 07 May 2008 at 11:43 amshenanigans said:

    @25: I spy two!

  27. 07 May 2008 at 11:48 amshenanigans said:

    @21: Man, drinking your own pee makes you GO CRAZZZZZAYYY!!!!

  28. 07 May 2008 at 12:00 pmdoof said:

    25, 26 mc beat you to it @4!

  29. 07 May 2008 at 12:13 pmThor said:

    oh, I = dumb.

  30. 07 May 2008 at 1:25 pmorchid said:

    @15 “great chinese” seems like an oxymoron.

  31. 07 May 2008 at 1:44 pmMr. Roboto said:

    @30 you haven’t been to China or San Francisco

  32. 07 May 2008 at 3:33 pmFloozy said:

    Where is Byo? Anyone heard from him today?

  33. 07 May 2008 at 3:34 pmLu Sid said:

    Uh oh! Send out the search party. Local villain possessing sense of humor and talent MISSING!

  34. 07 May 2008 at 3:50 pmshenanigans said:

    Where’s B-yo? Everyone be on the lookout. Or you could just go to Escafé tonight.

  35. 07 May 2008 at 4:29 pmorchid said:

    @31 wrong on both counts, mr. roboto! peking duck was good, but that’s it.

  36. 07 May 2008 at 4:36 pmMr. Roboto said:

    @35 really, well I will admit that when I think of fine dining it’s not Chinese that comes first to mind.
    But I have had some wondrous dim sum and some the whole fish dishes are quite good. Perhaps it’s just a lack of a significant Chinese population.

  37. 07 May 2008 at 4:40 pmorchid said:

    @36 ah, i don’t eat fish. & in china we had mcdonald’s for breakfast every day. i can’t deal with bite-size chicken-with-bones until i’ve had my orange juice.

    the dim sum at east garden is pretty good for a place that looks like a denny’s and is patronized by foodlion-shoppers.

  38. 07 May 2008 at 4:49 pmMr. Roboto said:

    @37 wait till they bring you small bony salt dryed fish and smelly soup for breakfast in Japan.
    Or the jellyfish in the bento boxes- I was sick for two days on that one.

  39. 07 May 2008 at 11:50 pmfive said:

    Here comes the grave yard shift. The guys who comment when everyone’s asleep… trashed. We know how much you villains love the site, but have you ever tried commenting… Drunk? There’s nothing like it. The creative juices flow through the roots of your hairs who are dancing beneath the skin and alcohol is the DJ. You have to drink more to keep the party going. Man! It’s such a rush.

  40. 07 May 2008 at 11:57 pmparlie said:

    fart.

  41. 08 May 2008 at 12:11 amfive said:

    & there goes parlie stinking up the place. Some people should never be fed.

  42. 08 May 2008 at 7:03 amStreet said:

    Thank you, b yo, for another fantastic night of booty shakin’ groovalistic beats! Nice to see you again, eduardo! :)

  43. 08 May 2008 at 9:07 amStreet said:

    wtf?

  44. 08 May 2008 at 9:49 amVanillavy said:

    I challenge Street @43 with this: http://cuteoverload.com/

  45. 08 May 2008 at 9:55 amshenanigans said:

    OMFG. Best article on being vegetarian I’ve ever seen.

  46. 08 May 2008 at 10:10 amStreet said:

    I haven’t heard one of these in ages. Thank gawd.

  47. 08 May 2008 at 11:12 amStreet said:

    I need a nap. And a job. In that order.

  48. 08 May 2008 at 1:26 pmLu Sid said:

    I need a nap too and you can take my job…I’m getting a SUGAR DADDY :)

  49. 08 May 2008 at 7:14 pmtrillian said:

    So I have this new job where I don’t sit in front of a computer (like, ever, we have one ancient laptop that I use for work email, and that’s it). I do not (repeat, do not) miss my old job. But I do miss you crazy kids. A lot.

  50. 08 May 2008 at 7:54 pmlolo said:

    I was wondering where you were Trilly - when is the next CLAW?

  51. 08 May 2008 at 8:49 pmcaroline said:

    trills! congrats on new job and you suck for not keeping in touch.

    jk i still luh you

  52. 08 May 2008 at 9:08 pmparlie said:

    hey guys there’s a tornado warning. get off the internet and stand in a doorway, or maybe get under your desk. buddy system. no child left behind.

  53. 08 May 2008 at 9:13 pmlolo said:

    better yet - get wireless - fuck the tornado

  54. 08 May 2008 at 9:15 pmcaroline said:

    i’m in the bathtub

  55. 08 May 2008 at 9:15 pmcaroline said:

    jump in lolo

  56. 08 May 2008 at 9:16 pmlolo said:

    meow - hope you’re having bubble fun

  57. 08 May 2008 at 9:17 pmcaroline said:

    no bubbles just hiding from the tornado parlies blabbin’ about

  58. 08 May 2008 at 9:19 pmlolo said:

    blah, blah, blah - ruining all the fun. he’s such a downer.

  59. 08 May 2008 at 9:21 pmbelmont yo said:

    The TV man, who is yammering on endlessly about these weather problems to my chagrin, told me that in case of tornado, I should “get low”. Does this include the apple bottom jeans and the boots with the fur? Im so confused.

    He also said I should seek out a gully or a ditch, but I should stay out of the elements. I have no gullies or ditches IN my house, so I am unclear as to where to cower in fear of god’s wrath.

    Fortunately, there is a camera on top of the omni which reveals absolutely nothing… so Ive got that going for me.

  60. 08 May 2008 at 9:22 pmlolo said:

    get very low - safety first.

  61. 08 May 2008 at 9:26 pmcaroline said:

    hit the floor

  62. 08 May 2008 at 9:28 pmMoi said:

    I’m glad I’m not the only one in the bathtub! I have a cat and 2 dogs in the bathroom with me. The beagle pup is smart enough to be UNDER the mattress on the floor, but the big lab is just lollying about on the bathroom floor. And my cat, well, he just left the bathtub.

    OK, cat is now on my legs…

    Anyone let me know when this has passed…

  63. 08 May 2008 at 9:40 pmparlie said:

    i use the hook’s webcam to track my weather. it updates every time a hobo pees in the flower pot by christian’s.

  64. 08 May 2008 at 9:46 pmcaroline said:

    and by hobo he means parlie

  65. 08 May 2008 at 9:51 pmFloozy said:

    Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore….

  66. 08 May 2008 at 9:51 pmcaroline said:

    hold on to yer bottle flooze!

  67. 08 May 2008 at 9:53 pmbelmont yo said:

    They just interviewed CPD about “tornadic protocol”. Sigh. I think it should involve getting a decibel meter on the thunder, and if it exceeds 75 dbs, god should be cited. Or at least given a severe talking to.

  68. 08 May 2008 at 9:54 pmlolo said:

    well, this is charlottesville.. the number 1 place to do everything in.

  69. 08 May 2008 at 9:55 pmlolo said:

    has anyone seen Thor?

  70. 08 May 2008 at 9:56 pmtrillian said:

    @50 - Hi Lolo! The next CLAW is May 13th. We will be supporting the Charlottesville Derby Dames. A bunch of them will be wrassling, and in all likelihood summarily kicking my ass. See you there, I hope!

    @51 - Thanks Caroline! And I’m sorry :-( I luh you too. I’ll try to do better.

  71. 08 May 2008 at 9:57 pmFloozy said:

    Just left Mas about 20 minutes ago… lots of cool flashes but nothing amazing… came home to family cowering in the basement because NBC29 told them to get low and prepare to die….. my 8 y.o is going to need therapy.

  72. 08 May 2008 at 9:57 pmlolo said:

    awww - a beagle and a lab - I heart you Moi

  73. 08 May 2008 at 9:58 pmFloozy said:

    THOR IS FUCKING BUSY… HAVE YOU SEEEEN THE LIGHTNING AND SHIT.

  74. 08 May 2008 at 9:58 pmlolo said:

    I think the power is getting to him.

  75. 08 May 2008 at 10:00 pmtrillian said:

    @24 - Buster! Just read that comment (sheesh). And I do believe that you actually started it with some crazy-ass email when you were loopy at work. I just located the object. I think we need to hit the town with it again, because it was pretty freakin hilarious.

  76. 08 May 2008 at 10:01 pmorchid said:

    i was at zinc when i got an EMERGENCY TEXT to stay away from windows. great.

  77. 08 May 2008 at 10:02 pmorchid said:

    /yeah echo i’m weak. i like food, what can i say? but now i’m working.

  78. 08 May 2008 at 10:04 pmlolo said:

    Orchid - make no apologies. Food gud - Own it girl.

  79. 08 May 2008 at 10:05 pmbelmont yo said:

    Hey, 29 news (who is taking this all way to seriously) just had that hydrocephalic kid give a live update from right outside their offices. That was helpful.

    My kids? “Are they still doing this? Jesus.”

  80. 08 May 2008 at 10:05 pmMoi said:

    OK, I just happen to like CSI: and the CBS weatherman is just yammering about this and that. He’s been talking for over an hour! I’m missing CSI: ! What is he talking about? It doesn’t help that I can’t hear too well and there’s no closed-captioning. Sigh. OK, will CBS 19 re-air the CSI show at a later time/date?

  81. 08 May 2008 at 10:08 pmparlie said:

    the tornado hasn’t even happened yet, and i am bored to tears with it.

    let’s get the fucking show on the road, tornado.

  82. 08 May 2008 at 10:08 pmbelmont yo said:

    After all this programming preemption, there better fucking well be a tornado. I will settle for nothing less than an atmosphere that is 35% mobile homes.

  83. 08 May 2008 at 10:11 pmbelmont yo said:

    Oh, and nice red coat and green tie there, buddy. What are you a storm christmas elf?

    This Laura French, though, is clearly very naughty.

    /over the line?

  84. 08 May 2008 at 10:12 pmorchid said:

    @78 :)

    @80 you can always watch it on the computer at cbs.com. that’s what those of us without tvs do. (shows usually come on around 4am friday.)

  85. 08 May 2008 at 10:12 pmlolo said:

    this is a terrible let down.

  86. 08 May 2008 at 10:14 pmcaroline said:

    hold me

  87. 08 May 2008 at 10:15 pmbelmont yo said:

    @ 85 I know. right! I have always wanted to see OZ.

    /nobody can see the wizard!

  88. 08 May 2008 at 10:15 pmlolo said:

    group hug….ok, i feel better

  89. 08 May 2008 at 10:15 pmorchid said:

    @59 oh jesus, how am i supposed to know what to do in case of a tornado without a tv? if i die, we all know who to blame.

  90. 08 May 2008 at 10:16 pmsally said:

    your a tornado! (yes, all of you)

  91. 08 May 2008 at 10:17 pmbelmont yo said:

    Obviously, orchid, you will perish. We will miss you, just as we will miss the closing number of whatever aging cuntry songsmith was rocking the pavillion this evening.

    /not a typo.

  92. 08 May 2008 at 10:17 pmMoi said:

    @84 Orchid - tell CBS.Com to caption their shows online then I’ll be able to enjoy them! I now go to hulu.com because SOME shows have closed-captioning, but they’re mostly FOX shows… I think I’ll go catch up on my latest Bones episode on hulu.com now… closed-captioned! :-)

  93. 08 May 2008 at 10:18 pmcaroline said:

    i prefer to say Torn a doh sally

  94. 08 May 2008 at 10:18 pmsally said:

    by “all of you” I mean parlie, floozy, and caroline.

  95. 08 May 2008 at 10:18 pmdoof said:

    Hey Trill, you still ’round? I don’t have my phone with me (think its in my venicle with the windows down :/ )
    I successfully dealt with that situation that started Sunday night… so thats a good thing at least. gud day?
    hey C, you comin up on tuesday?

  96. 08 May 2008 at 10:20 pmcaroline said:

    doof, I am baby! I’ll see you there! pre meet up?

  97. 08 May 2008 at 10:20 pmorchid said:

    @91 thank you for not capitalizing my name. it looks weird capitalized.

    @92 in that case, i predict CSI WILL be rebroadcast at a later date. (is warrick still fat? he used to be so hot, but the strike wasn’t good to him…)

  98. 08 May 2008 at 10:20 pmsally said:

    big sheep.

  99. 08 May 2008 at 10:21 pmbelmont yo said:

    The “Omni Cam” on 29 has to be the biggest waste of bandwidth on the tubes. And yes, that includes Tay Zonday and lolcats.

  100. 08 May 2008 at 10:22 pmbelmont yo said:

    think its in my venicle

    That has got to hurt.

  101. 08 May 2008 at 10:22 pmtrillian said:

    @95 - Hiya. Um, that’s not a good place for your phone. Success is a very good thing. Glad it’s Armageddon out there now as opposed to earlier today. Yup, very good day. I successfully buried myself in and then dug myself out of two massive boxes of leotards. I love my job.

  102. 08 May 2008 at 10:23 pmtrillian said:

    @96 - YAY!!

  103. 08 May 2008 at 10:24 pmsally said:

    @101 THAT’s a job.

  104. 08 May 2008 at 10:24 pmsally said:

    I wish I had a hot tub right now.

  105. 08 May 2008 at 10:25 pmsally said:

    white carrots.

  106. 08 May 2008 at 10:26 pmbelmont yo said:

    Damn, why wont they let that mellon headed kid reporter from 29 news just walk across the street and go inside?

    /aint gots the sense to come in out of the rain…

  107. 08 May 2008 at 10:26 pmsally said:

    what?

    /going away, hi

  108. 08 May 2008 at 10:27 pmlolo said:

    be nice babycakes

  109. 08 May 2008 at 10:28 pmcaroline said:

    lolo everytime you say babycakes I make out with someone

  110. 08 May 2008 at 10:29 pmbelmont yo said:

    If by “get low” they mean drink a half bottle of Jose and run around naked in my yard, then I have things covered.

  111. 08 May 2008 at 10:29 pmlolo said:

    then, my work here is done…..

  112. 08 May 2008 at 10:31 pmcaroline said:

    get low b’yo, not high

  113. 08 May 2008 at 10:34 pmdoof said:

    @96, Yay! yes to pre-game where ats?
    @106, that melon-headed kid reports like to drink till he stumbles around all glassy-eyed zombie like. They should put him on the air like that. wait. do they?

  114. 08 May 2008 at 10:34 pmbelmont yo said:

    @112 Too late. Im drinking “triple doppler” tequila.

    /has been waiting for god’s wrath for a while now.

  115. 08 May 2008 at 10:40 pmscoriole said:

    @113.
    he likes tom collins

    /the drink
    //have no idea his feelings for any human called tom collins

  116. 08 May 2008 at 10:41 pmcaroline said:

    pre game zinc?

  117. 08 May 2008 at 10:42 pmdoof said:

    sounds gud to me! what time should I ’spect you?

  118. 08 May 2008 at 10:45 pmbelmont yo said:

    Fuck zinc! Have you noticed? Shit is tornadic! They are sacrificing alcoholic tards to the rain gods! Get with the program Caroline. Trees might be down! There is water coming from the sky! Tornadic water! Triple doppler! Update! Red blobs over Louisa! Glarrrrgh!!!

  119. 08 May 2008 at 10:49 pmcaroline said:

    doof i will email you deets, so gobbler won’t celery stalk me

  120. 08 May 2008 at 10:50 pmbelmont yo said:

    I had tornadic clusters once… the doctor gave me an ointment.

  121. 08 May 2008 at 11:14 pmecho said:

    @77: I swear to gawd, if that paper isn’t done when I get back, I’m…I’m gonna…ok, I’m not gonna do anything, but get back to work.

  122. 08 May 2008 at 11:16 pmorchid said:

    @121 i can’t work–there’s a tornado! it’s not safe! i’m in my refrigerator, with the blackberry crumble i made today and that torrontes i got at crush a few weeks ago.

  123. 08 May 2008 at 11:50 pmbuster said:

    @ 75 - too bad i wasn’t in town tonight, else we could have had the epic showdown of tornado v. bananaphone holder…

    oh wait, i could have done that here, too!

    [i’m south of charlotte, NC, where the same system pre-empted gray’s anatomy and caused a horde of peeved folks to call the local CBS affiliate to complain]

    but yes, we need to go terrorize downtown with that thing again, and definitely before i leave for the motherland. oh hmmm. i wonder if it would find CLAW a-peeling?

  124. 09 May 2008 at 12:12 ambelmont yo said:

    Black hole, baby. Black night, black soul. Blown out, like a candle.

    Good night evil consciousness, I wont miss ya.

    And hello twisted subconscious! How YOU doin?

    /i hope in my dreams at least I am forgiven…

  125. 09 May 2008 at 10:02 amshenanigans said:

    Why were you guys on the internets during the storm? You should have been out dancing in the rain with me.

  126. 09 May 2008 at 10:07 amStreet said:

    Just what every web savvy social drinker needs… The Mixilator.

  127. 09 May 2008 at 10:10 amlolo said:

    this is great Street - perhaps a preprandial beverage…

  128. 09 May 2008 at 10:25 amStreet said:

    It told me to drink one of these:

    Southern Leafhopper Cocktail
    Chill cocktail glass. Prepare as follows:
    Moisten rim of glass with rose wine and coat with clove.
    In pre-chilled cocktail shaker combine
    * 1½ oz Hendrick’s gin
    * 1 oz lemon flavored vodka
    * ½ oz lime juice
    * ½ of one egg white
    * 2 tsp mint-flavored gin
    Shake, rattle and roll with small lumps of ice.
    Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

    Someday, I will throw a party where everyone drinks what The Mixilator tells them to drink. Either that, or I’ll roam these wireless streets, protectively hugging a bottle of wine, drifting through various states of semi-consciousness, while muttering in strange tongues about how the Mixilator is coming to get you.

    Nah. I think I’ll throw the party.

  129. 09 May 2008 at 10:27 amshenanigans said:

    Ew it keeps giving me nasty drinks. Rum, instant coffee, and framboise? You have got to be kidding me.

  130. 09 May 2008 at 10:32 amStreet said:

    I told it to make a random drink:

    North Carolina Burro Cocktail
    Chill cocktail glass. Prepare as follows:
    In pre-chilled cocktail shaker combine
    * 2½ oz Bacardi 8
    * 1 oz grapefruit juice
    * 3 drops ouzo
    Fill shaker with coarsely crushed ice, grip tightly with both hands, and execute a seizure for fifteen seconds.
    Strain into chilled cocktail glass.

    ew is right! I cannot stand Ouzo, but the seizure sounds like fun. :)

  131. 09 May 2008 at 10:41 amKCB said:

    Not to hijack the frivolity, but wanted to share that a local Albemarle HS kid was killed this morning in a car crash up by Forest Lakes. Sorry, don’t have any more details than that.

  132. 09 May 2008 at 10:49 amshenanigans said:

    Yeah, that pretty much hijacked the frivolity.

  133. 09 May 2008 at 11:08 amKCB said:

    Yeah, sorry about that, but the news is flying around certain corners of our community. As a change of subject, I just bought tickets to see Buddy Guy and Geoge Thorogood, the order I wish they were playing in. Still, with that purchase I reveal my inner mid-80s frat boy despite current pretensions to the contrary.

  134. 09 May 2008 at 11:24 amshenanigans said:

    Dominion Power sucks. (Almost as bad as Comcast) First they turn off my power with no warning. I guess people that used to live in my new place didn’t pay their bill. So I call to get an account set up so I can get power and they’re like, yeah, not till Monday. So I’m supposed to go all weekend with no power. Right. I just moved in, I didn’t know it was going to be shut off. So, I say, is there any way you can expedite since I don’t have power now? And then they’re like, you won’t get power period until this old balance is paid off of $200 some. WTF? That was somebody’s else’s power, somebody who doesn’t live here anymore.
    I LIVE HERE NOW AND I NEED POWER MOFOS. !@#$%^&*&^$#@##!@!!!

  135. 09 May 2008 at 11:36 ambelmont yo said:

    Just get a bunch of cats from the spca and put em to work on a treadmill generator.

    /off the grid!

  136. 09 May 2008 at 11:46 amSilmo Syrup said:

    @134 - That sucks Shen!

  137. 09 May 2008 at 11:58 amStanley said:

    134: Sorry to hear that. At least you can still get “lit” in the good, non-bureaucratic-involved way.

  138. 09 May 2008 at 12:06 pmSilmo Syrup said:

    Luickily it’s neither too hot nor too cold so you don’t have to worry about HVAC

  139. 09 May 2008 at 12:27 pmshenanigans said:

    Oh wait, Dom. Power is being soooo nice. They said I can open my own account if I pay off the past due bill AND A $300 DEPOSIT for the switch. That seems perfectly reasonable.
    /NOT! @##$*^$%#@@!!@#!!!

  140. 09 May 2008 at 12:54 pm434, baby! said:

    shenster, you can stay at my place while you get power back ;-)
    //swear I’m not creepy

  141. 09 May 2008 at 1:26 pmshenanigans said:

    Fuck the power company. I’m gonna live by candlelight. All 1800s and shit. Woo! But thank you 434, baby!

  142. 09 May 2008 at 1:31 pmCaroline said:

    shen, it’s okay to say you’re stayin with me baby! meeeeeeow!

  143. 09 May 2008 at 1:34 pmshenanigans said:

    IN YO BATHTUB!

  144. 09 May 2008 at 1:34 pmdoof said:

    @141, buy an extension cord. You’re just talking about your space, right?

  145. 09 May 2008 at 1:43 pmparlie said:

    do you guys have trouble with the site running EXTREMELY slowly during the day? i can go direct to the homepage from another site, but navigating between threads once i’m here is a real pain in the ass.

    sorry! if this is a dumb question! it’s my first day.

  146. 09 May 2008 at 2:28 pmlolo said:

    seems ok Parlie, but I am IT and all powerful.

  147. 09 May 2008 at 2:39 pmparlie said:

    oh, that explains it. i’m in HR so i don’t do shit.

  148. 09 May 2008 at 2:51 pmshenanigans said:

    @144: No, it’s the WHOLE house. But it’ll be ok, I think Jay’s gonna pay the bill for us.

  149. 09 May 2008 at 3:02 pmThatGrrl said:

    @148 Your landlord should totally be working that out for you, Shen. Get him up off his lazy ass! Make him earn that rent check! Seriously, he’s supposed to be providing you certain things under your lease and under the law. Make it his problem. He should be solving that puppy pronto.

  150. 09 May 2008 at 3:16 pmoy said:

    sorry! if this is a dumb question! it’s my first day.

    Welcome to the Internet!

    /never afraid to take the easy shot

  151. 09 May 2008 at 3:30 pmparlie said:

    TWSS.

  152. 09 May 2008 at 3:31 pmOdie said:

    parlie, TIA

  153. 09 May 2008 at 3:40 pmparlie said:

    no, odie. TITI.

  154. 09 May 2008 at 5:08 pmFloozy said:

    Shen… negotiate on the security deposit. They will let you pay it in installments if you ask nicely, or you can get a reference from your previous supplier if it wasn’t Dominion and this can reassure them. If you already ran an account with them and they are still being tossers then I concur with BYo’s idea about getting your pussy to work for you and get that treadmill generator set up.
    / :)

  155. 10 May 2008 at 1:59 amscoriole said:

    @154- i second Foozy:
    i was pretty certain i had had an account in my name within three years before setting up me now account. they looked, couldn’t find it, but waived the deposit anyhow.

    good luck!
    if the cats don’t work out, try to harness some of that treadmill power from acac.
    /back in old days, humans were enslaved and made to walk treadmills to generate power.
    hmm.

  156. 10 May 2008 at 2:45 pmStreet said:

    I am exhausted! I spent 4 hours volunteering today at a kid’s fair. We had over 200 rugrats running amok. No dancing for this man tonight. Note to self: Self, get some rest.

  157. 10 May 2008 at 3:36 pmorchid said:

    speaking of rugrats running amok:

    DO NOT HAVE PARTIES WITH CHILDREN IN STARBUCKS. EVER.

    1) that is a sucky party.
    2) it’s rude to have cake & not offer it to everyone in the room.
    3) starbucks patrons do not want to hear your brats screaming for more cake & you shouting over them.
    4) when they play on the chairs & hit their heads, they deserve it. still, you should TAKE THEM OUTSIDE while they cry.
    5) WE ALL HATE YOU.

  158. 10 May 2008 at 3:52 pmTuesday said:

    Damn, Orchid, tell us how you really feel ;)
    I can relate, I hate it when people take their kids to NON-kids movies. They then cry, jump around, and are generally obnoxious because their dumb parents took them to an unsuitable movie.

  159. 10 May 2008 at 9:35 pmThor said:

    ooo look, they chose Brad Pitt to play me..

    I am flattered..

    http://www.latinoreview.com/news/the-a-team-and-thor-movie-updates-4614

  160. 10 May 2008 at 9:53 pmorchid said:

    once again, was that fireworks or a terrorist attack? i’m scared.

  161. 10 May 2008 at 9:55 pmecho said:

    I didn’t hear anything

  162. 10 May 2008 at 10:33 pm5star said:

    @ 160 - I heard it, too - you’re not crazy. Actually, I don’t know you, so for all I know you might be crazy, but not about hearing those fireworks/terrorist/hoodlums sounds tonight. Don’t know what they were, though. By the time I stepped outside to see, they had stopped.

  163. 10 May 2008 at 10:56 pmVictoria said:

    There was a wedding in the Woolen Mills tonight and they celebrated with fireworks during the reception. Looked very cool from my hilltop lair.

  164. 11 May 2008 at 12:49 amDonk said:

    If it was near 20N at Pantops; Yep. Fireworks. Good Times.

  165. 11 May 2008 at 12:54 pmStreet said:

    I wonder how many places I could go into wearing these.

  166. 11 May 2008 at 12:58 pmStreet said:

    What Are Men Are Really Thinking?

  167. 11 May 2008 at 1:45 pmeduardo said:

    there was a storm?

  168. 12 May 2008 at 9:50 amStreet said:

    As the plight of the Hope Center continues, I find myself perusing more local blogs in search of ideas, opinions, and places to voice my thoughts and concerns. The blogosphere is vast indeed!

    /new kid on the blog

  169. 12 May 2008 at 10:04 amLu Sid said:

    We are only at #169! You people aren’t talking enough. Is everything okay? Are you all getting along? Do we need a group hug?!

  170. 12 May 2008 at 10:16 amStreet said:

    I think people might actually getting out more, or working. But hugs are nice too. :)

  171. 12 May 2008 at 10:32 amlolo said:

    hugs back atcha street.

  172. 12 May 2008 at 10:39 amStreet said:

    :) hihi lolo!

    Random factoid of the day: Being drunk is the most common cause of unexplained rug burns on the forehead.

    Random theory of the day: parlie is actually e. e. cummings.

  173. 12 May 2008 at 10:42 amlolo said:

    i knew it !

  174. 12 May 2008 at 11:43 amStreet said:

    What happens when lightning engulfs an erupting volcano? This.

    /just found my new wallpaper

  175. 12 May 2008 at 11:46 amecho said:

    @174: I saw that the other day with the caption “He’d just stubbed his toe, seen his team go down and had the wife find out about his ‘late nights at the office’. So naturally, God was pissed, and made a Chilean volcano erupt. And then threw some lightning at it.”

  176. 12 May 2008 at 1:26 pmecho said:

    When you walk out in the morning and see this in the sky, Just go back in the house, pour another cup of coffee, and stay there. It probably isn’t going to be a good day.

  177. 12 May 2008 at 2:27 pmStreet said:

    This study is so wrong on so many levels. Stupid fast food industry. Thor, could you smite them in a righteous display of vehement destruction? That would be peachy.

  178. 12 May 2008 at 2:44 pmorchid said:

    anyone ever notice that there’s a painting of a bunch of brightly-colored vaginas in the pantops christian’s?

  179. 12 May 2008 at 4:14 pmJay laTete said:

    @178 re vaginas @ christians. You are SO gonna flunk out for not getting your paper done…

  180. 12 May 2008 at 4:26 pmorchid said:

    @179 i worked through lunch! don’t make me cry again!

    /39pgs

  181. 12 May 2008 at 4:37 pmoy said:

    @174 - that looks like Thor just got ahold of some bad mexican food for lunch…

  182. 12 May 2008 at 6:06 pmbuster said:

    orchid, seriously, what ARE you writing about? and 39 pages in one day? i bow before thee!

    /knows who to contract out when dissertation time comes…

  183. 12 May 2008 at 6:13 pmorchid said:

    historical preservation of baseball parks. not all today–i started saturday afternoon.

  184. 12 May 2008 at 9:09 pmOdie said:

    this is a test to see if i know how to post a link.

    but seriously, things younger than McCain is a hilarious site

  185. 12 May 2008 at 9:54 pmmc said:

    fantastic use of politics to annoy Thor, links in comments, and non local funnies in the free for all. yep!

  186. 12 May 2008 at 10:41 pmtrillian said:

    I hope everyone is coming to CLAW tomorrow night!!!

    8pm (earlier if you want to claim a good spot). Blue Moon. Be there.

  187. 12 May 2008 at 10:42 pmdoof said:

    YES! <i.wouldn’t miss it

  188. 12 May 2008 at 10:47 pmtrillian said:

    :-)

    /Happy to know I’ll have support in my first foray into wrassling.
    //Not sure it was entirely intelligent to pick the month we’re going up against the Derby Dames as my first foray into wrassling.
    ///Should be highly entertaining.

  189. 12 May 2008 at 10:50 pmtrillian said:

    “Awaiting moderation”? For realsy? No links or anything!

  190. 12 May 2008 at 10:54 pmtrillian said:

    Ah well, seems so. Well, I responded to you doof. Perhaps it’ll show up eventually.

  191. 13 May 2008 at 7:28 amStreet said:

    I heart Zork.

  192. 13 May 2008 at 10:07 amorchid said:

    scary but true: the new doubleshot + energy drink at starbucks
    1) cannot be sold to people under the age of 18, &
    2) there is a limit of 1 per customer

    which doesn’t make any sense to me because there’s less caffeine in a doubleshot of espresso than there is in a short coffee, and you can add a shot of “energy” to any drink for 50 cents. so it must be advertising, like how they used to say that the taurine in red bull came from bulls’ testicles. (& red bull has only as much caffeine as a single shot of espresso.)

    /back to work…

  193. 13 May 2008 at 10:11 amStreet said:

    w00ticakes! I just discovered that a good friend does tattooing, and I may get Scowly done today! I’m off to the library to do some printing. Laters! :D

  194. 13 May 2008 at 10:55 amorchid said:

    @192 ah, i’ve had it explained to me. the drink has FIVE espresso shots plus 200 mg of taurine, plus some other crap. but apparently it tastes really good. unlike this new mint mocha frappuccino.

    /if anyone wants a free, barely touched mint mocha frappuccino (with chocolate whipped cream!), you know where to mind me.

  195. 13 May 2008 at 10:57 amecho said:

    (with chocolate whipped cream!)

    Exclamation point? Really? I’m at a loss for words…

  196. 13 May 2008 at 11:07 amorchid said:

    as i SAID, the drink is free for the taking. the barista gave it to me; i couldn’t tell her to fix it. anyway, she said there’s so much chocolate in it it’s more like mousse than whipped cream.

  197. 13 May 2008 at 11:34 amshenanigans said:

    Don’t you two have text messaging? Seriously.

  198. 13 May 2008 at 11:39 amorchid said:

    @197 no i don’t

  199. 13 May 2008 at 11:49 amecho said:

    Wow, did we just get yelled at? Sorry mom, I’ll try to refrain from talking to orchid.

  200. 13 May 2008 at 12:10 pmorchid said:

    would this be a bad time for me to welcome echo to the internets?

  201. 13 May 2008 at 12:44 pmecho said:

    Why thank you orchid. And may I extend to you a long overdue welcome to the internet.

  202. 13 May 2008 at 12:52 pmorchid said:

    thank you, echo, that’s mighty hospitable of you.

    /DONE!
    //time for aromas :)

  203. 13 May 2008 at 12:56 pmecho said:

    I don’t think shen is watching, so I’ll sneak in one last comment. Congratulations!

  204. 13 May 2008 at 2:58 pmecho said:

    The only redeeming part about this video is that he probably won’t be able to reproduce. What an idiot.

  205. 14 May 2008 at 12:07 amtrillian said:

    Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who came out for CLAW!!! Y’all kick ass. I hope you had as much fun as I did.

  206. 14 May 2008 at 12:17 ammc said:

    CLAW is the best way to spend the second Tuesday of the month. Better than South Street, better than … well whatever else you kids do on Tuesdays. If it were first fridays, it’d be the best way to spend it. Point = CLAW rocks.

  207. 14 May 2008 at 7:59 amlolo said:

    so fun - Trilly, you kick ass.

  208. 14 May 2008 at 8:15 amcaroline said:

    sorry I missed it trilly, y’know i luh you girl. Deets! I’m dying to know derby dames or claw chicks?
    ‘mornin lolo baby

  209. 14 May 2008 at 8:52 amlolo said:

    C - Where were you baby?

  210. 14 May 2008 at 8:56 amStreet said:

    CLAW r0xXorz my soXx0rz! That was a fucking riot! Way to gargle-blast the competition, trillian! Congratulations!

  211. 14 May 2008 at 9:45 amThatGrrl said:

    Saw CLAW on the 11 p.m. news! Way to go, guys! And congrats Trill. Always knew you kicked ass!

  212. 14 May 2008 at 10:35 amStreet said:

    NASA has scheduled a media teleconference Wednesday, May 14, at 1 p.m. EDT, to announce the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years. This finding was made by combining data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory with ground-based observations.

    Live audio of the teleconference will be streamed online: here.

  213. 14 May 2008 at 10:37 amThor said:

    ALIENS!??!!??!

  214. 14 May 2008 at 10:39 amecho said:

    Interesting…any guesses?

  215. 14 May 2008 at 10:43 amThor said:

    http://cvillain.com/2008/05/14/what-has-nasa-been-hunting-for-50-years/

  216. 14 May 2008 at 10:43 amStreet said:

    Perhaps they have been searching for intelligent life… ;)

  217. 14 May 2008 at 10:55 amecho said:

    I met one of the owners of Maya last night at South Street. One of nicest people I’ve met. Everyone should eat there more often.

  218. 14 May 2008 at 10:55 amThatGrrl said:

    @216 Guess they’ve ruled out the White House.

  219. 14 May 2008 at 10:57 amStreet said:

    :lol: Agreed!

  220. 14 May 2008 at 11:35 amorchid said:

    @217 you stlll haven’t eaten there, have you?

  221. 14 May 2008 at 11:36 amecho said:

    @221: No, I’ve been there twice. Might be going back tomorrow. I just hadn’t met the owner.

  222. 14 May 2008 at 11:38 amecho said:

    Apparently I’m talking to myself. You know what I meant.

  223. 14 May 2008 at 11:47 amorchid said:

    @223 and it’s gud?

  224. 14 May 2008 at 11:53 amecho said:

    Yeah I’ve really enjoyed it. Got seafood both times I went so don’t know whether you would like it. You need to go.

    /sorry shen

  225. 14 May 2008 at 12:04 pmshenanigans said:

    It’s the Echo and Orchid show!
    And the owners of Maya are very nice dudes. Christian is hawt too.

  226. 14 May 2008 at 12:15 pmecho said:

    It’s not like anyone else is talking on here. May as well put it to good use. You’re welcome to join shen, you know you’re my favorite.

    /I’m just to make her feel good. You’re still my favorite, orchid.
    //actually it’s oy…wait…what?

  227. 14 May 2008 at 12:21 pmbuster said:

    @ 205 that was the most fun EVAR. i’m sad to have to miss the next two incarnations, but come august… *cue soviet superhero music*

    also, the “mafia” was back at x-lounge last night! but, according to my spies, they spoke english with perfectly american accents. i’m going to guess they’re just a group of guys who enjoy overdressing and assembling outside of places three at a time so they can stare at whoever happens to be outside while they wait for their cronies to join them.

    /yeah, i don’t know either. time to go sit by the pool for the rest of the afternoon.

  228. 14 May 2008 at 12:34 pmSlice of Bastard said:

    So much nicety. Somebody better go sample some sub par tartare and flip the fuck out quick or I will get a rash.

  229. 14 May 2008 at 1:08 pmparlie said:

    in soviet russia, rash flip fucks you!

    i am terrible at this joke.

  230. 14 May 2008 at 1:09 pmbatesville said:

    In Daily Progress Court Report page A7
    Disco Panda, Fire Penguin,
    Charlottesville, assault -misdemeanor,
    no fine, costs $601, jail 12 months,
    nine months suspended, 2/14/08

    WTF

  231. 14 May 2008 at 1:36 pmorchid said:

    @226 i knew you were oy’s favorite; i didn’t know the feeling was mutual

  232. 14 May 2008 at 1:40 pmecho said:

    You’re not jealous are you?

  233. 14 May 2008 at 1:50 pmorchid said:

    omg i so am.

  234. 14 May 2008 at 1:51 pmecho said:

    I lub you the most though.

  235. 14 May 2008 at 1:52 pmorchid said:

    so what are you doing right now echo? i want pizza…

  236. 14 May 2008 at 1:54 pmecho said:

    I’m at work, alone. Everyone else is out of the office today. When do you not want pizza?

  237. 14 May 2008 at 1:56 pmorchid said:

    i know! i love pizza and i love talking to you. you are my bff.

  238. 14 May 2008 at 1:56 pmorchid said:

    @233,235 f you, shenanigans.

  239. 14 May 2008 at 1:57 pmecho said:

    Did I mention I was all alone? You should come over.

  240. 14 May 2008 at 1:58 pmorchid said:

    @238: i meant, i lub you shenanigans! sorry.

  241. 14 May 2008 at 1:59 pmecho said:

    Hold on…I didn’t type 239. Who did that? Although you certainly can if you want.

  242. 14 May 2008 at 1:59 pmecho said:

    I LOVE YOU ORCHID

  243. 14 May 2008 at 2:00 pmshenanigans said:

    (tee hee)

  244. 14 May 2008 at 2:01 pmecho said:

    ‘nanigans I don’t know how you did that, but I know it was you.

  245. 14 May 2008 at 2:07 pmshenanigans said:

    No shit Sherlock.

  246. 14 May 2008 at 2:11 pmecho said:

    But how? Will they just let you make another account with the same name?

  247. 14 May 2008 at 2:13 pmSlice of Bastard said:

    I am going into a diabetic
    coma over here. Jesus.

  248. 14 May 2008 at 2:14 pmlolo said:

    im curious, why just a slice, bastard?

  249. 14 May 2008 at 2:15 pmshenanigans said:

    I guess it really isn’t that difficult after all.

  250. 14 May 2008 at 2:18 pmshenanigans said:

    @246: Um, no. I am just a genius like that.

  251. 14 May 2008 at 2:20 pmecho said:

    I figured it out. My comment using your name awaiting moderation.

  252. 14 May 2008 at 2:21 pmThor said:

    guys.. we are gonna require login if you keep impersonating others!

  253. 14 May 2008 at 2:21 pmSlice of Bastard said:

    im curious, why just a slice, bastard?

    I think, in time, you will find that that is more than a sufficient serving.

  254. 14 May 2008 at 2:22 pmlolo said:

    Funny!

  255. 14 May 2008 at 2:22 pmecho said:

    It’s just me and shen having a little fun. Calm down thunder god.

  256. 14 May 2008 at 2:25 pmparlie said:

    i feel like somebody gave daytime TV a lobotomy and a TTD, and for some reason i read it.

  257. 14 May 2008 at 2:26 pmlolo said:

    i feel the same way

  258. 14 May 2008 at 2:28 pmorchid said:

    real orchid here with some breaking news:

    just curry is moving into the mesob spot on june 1s!

    mesob will be open there until the 29th & is planning on moving not closing but hasn’t finalized another location yet!

    justcurry is my new obsession but i feel like i have to go to mesob every day now just in case they don’t come back after they move.

  259. 14 May 2008 at 2:34 pmtrixie said:

    Orchid, I just had lunch at downtown JC. Is it leaving there???

  260. 14 May 2008 at 2:35 pmshenanigans said:

    @252: ‘Twas just for shits and giggles Thorry-poo!

  261. 14 May 2008 at 2:37 pmorchid said:

    @259 no, that one’s new as far as i know staying put. the corner location is moving to mesob’s corner location. (which will be nice bc it’s much easier to park there.)

  262. 14 May 2008 at 2:39 pmtrixie said:

    ahhh, sweet release……….

    :::chicken curry hits G-spot:::

  263. 14 May 2008 at 2:39 pmorchid said:

    @262 i had the lamb. mmmmmmmmmmm

  264. 14 May 2008 at 2:43 pmSlice of Bastard said:

    Twas just for shits and giggles

    I am sure you don’t know, but your “shits and giggles” often cause real people real anxiety and stress. Often.

    just saying.

    /I know. internet. welcome.

  265. 14 May 2008 at 2:43 pmThor said:

    It’s ok, Shens. I lub you.

  266. 14 May 2008 at 2:44 pmshenanigans said:

    I know Thor. I lub you two.

  267. 14 May 2008 at 2:44 pmshenanigans said:

    too

  268. 14 May 2008 at 2:45 pmThor said:

    Come ride in my chariot.

  269. 14 May 2008 at 2:48 pmshenanigans said:

    I’d love to.
    @264: Whatchoo talkin’ about?

  270. 14 May 2008 at 2:50 pmSlice of Bastard said:

    Everything I meant to say is there.

    It won’t make any difference, but there it is.

  271. 14 May 2008 at 2:52 pmecho said:

    It didn’t cause me any anxiety or stress. Just a little confusion. orchid knows where she stands in my book.

  272. 14 May 2008 at 2:54 pmSlice of Bastard said:

    I am not speaking for you, echo, but I am glad you are at peace.

  273. 14 May 2008 at 2:57 pmshenanigans said:

    WTF are you alluding to Bastard? Have some balls and spit it out already.

  274. 14 May 2008 at 2:59 pmorchid said:

    i had so much anxiety and stress i could hardly sleep at night.

  275. 14 May 2008 at 3:03 pmSlice of Bastard said:

    Balls? Nope.

    Way to stressful to discuss. Sorry I brought it up. Please, carry on.

    /wheres my lithium?

  276. 14 May 2008 at 3:06 pmshenanigans said:

    Wow. Why don’t you go cry about it?

    /I’ll give you something to cry about….

  277. 14 May 2008 at 3:08 pmshenanigans said:

    “But our shenanigans are cheeky and fun!
    Yeah, and his shenanigans are cruel and tragic.
    Which… makes them not really shenanigans at all.
    Evil shenanigans! “

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