FFA XXXV: The People’s Revolution Edition

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212 Responses to “FFA XXXV: The People’s Revolution Edition”

  1. 15 Jun 2009 at 1:56 pm
    Floozy said:

    Wooooooooot!

    1. 15 Jun 2009 at 1:56 pm
      Thor said:

      seriously!

  2. 15 Jun 2009 at 1:56 pm
    Thor said:

    since you one upped me in posting the next free for all, i will embed a video in the first comment. bitch.

    /jkjk :)

    1. 15 Jun 2009 at 3:38 pm
      belmont yo said:

      That was a really funny video… two years ago, which is what, an eon ago in intarweb years?

      Fresh and fruity: http://fliiby.com/file/127488/sxw775j03e.html

      /oooh the tubes is bitchy today! loves it.

  3. 15 Jun 2009 at 2:14 pm
    shenanigans said:

    oh thank gawd now we can stop arguing about fucking butter

  4. 15 Jun 2009 at 2:34 pm
    rhymes with orange said:

    Really what is the point of having a “frozen” story (e.g. hipster post) on this site?

    1. 15 Jun 2009 at 2:37 pm
      Thor said:

      so non-daily visitors get to read stuff that is unique/controversial/interesting etc

      1. 15 Jun 2009 at 3:02 pm
        rhymes with orange said:

        don’t keep them up so long.

        1. 15 Jun 2009 at 3:05 pm
          shenanigans said:

          for real

          1. 15 Jun 2009 at 3:35 pm
            belmont yo said:

            Dear thor let me offer a tip, cer-
            tain pixtures of pendantic hipsters
            have gotten quite old
            (that day-glo is mold)
            and look like they’re straight from the crypt, sir.

    2. 15 Jun 2009 at 2:42 pm
      Doc said:

      These are the “Features”. Random posts get the regular blog treatment, but more “interesting” posts get put in the Featured category. No?

      Also, if people want a new feature, couldn’t they start writing their own “interesting” posts?

      1. 15 Jun 2009 at 2:44 pm
        Thor said:

        yes and yes

        1. 15 Jun 2009 at 3:10 pm
          rhymes with orange said:

          Maybe it is time to re-evaluate the criterion for “interesting” posts. Perhaps this means loosening the standards to yield a higher frequency of “features”. Not so much that it is dizzying, but enough so that the site looks fresh. Really it is time to let go of the hipsters. They are growing mold.

          1. 15 Jun 2009 at 6:56 pm
            otterdung said:

            Please bring me The Ghost Hunters. Please bring me The Ghost Hunters.

            Anybody read the new(ish) book SNARK yet? Appears to be a socio-cultural study of the mode/phenom along the lines of the best-seller schlock-pop piece ‘On Bullshit’, but SNARK is hep-er.

            Just got it today—somebody review it in reference to Cvillain?

  5. 16 Jun 2009 at 10:19 am
    echo said:

    Taste This! is today. Why didn’t anyone write about it on here. It’s possible that I missed the post, but if not, cVillain really dropped the ball on this one. This is one of those interesting posts that could have been the feature yesterday when everyone was tired of the hipsters.

    1. 16 Jun 2009 at 10:24 am
      orchid said:

      it doesn’t seem like it’s really publicized anywhere, except on posters at the places they’re selling tickets.

    2. 16 Jun 2009 at 10:27 am
      shenanigans said:

      oh damnnnnnn. gotta figure out how to fit it in.

    3. 16 Jun 2009 at 10:47 am
      rhymes with orange said:

      for the record I am STILL tired of the hipsters.

      1. 16 Jun 2009 at 10:50 am
        shenanigans said:

        DITTO

    4. 16 Jun 2009 at 11:13 am
      otterdung said:

      “Kroger Catering”??? (Taste This event)

      swanky.

  6. 16 Jun 2009 at 11:08 am
    shenanigans said:

    FUCK THOSE FUCKING HIPSTERS!!! ARRRRRRRAWRRR!

  7. 16 Jun 2009 at 11:13 am
    rhymes with orange said:

    Thor #2 needs to quit boutique banking and get back to the real bread winner here.

    1. 16 Jun 2009 at 11:22 am
      Emord Nilap said:

      I not joining crossfit Kyle till the fucking hipters are off the top page

  8. 16 Jun 2009 at 2:36 pm
    belmont yo said:

    “I MADDER’N FISH GREASE!!”

    You know, I hate people. Truly.

    1. 16 Jun 2009 at 2:46 pm
      echo said:

      Thank you for that.

    2. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:56 pm
      Spunktastic said:

      “You can try to butter me all you want to…”

      /giggity?

  9. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:07 pm
    dieter said:
  10. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:29 pm
    belmont yo said:

    Meanwhile, the US State Dept has requested that Twitter delay a maintenance outage so that the people of Iran (who are now dying, by the way) can continue to communicate with the outside world since nearly every other form of communication has been blocked, including foreign reporters being threatened with death for taking footage. US media coverage is almost nil, and when it is, it is overwhelmingly pro Ahmadinnerjacket. An army of international hackers, including 4chan, are sereptitiously providing encrypted proxy servers to those reporting. The government is tracing activist twitterers and arresting them, while providing false tweets from their confiscated accounts. There is a movement for everyone with a twitter account to change their location and time zone to Tehran, to counter the counter intel.

    This is the first all out information war. This is history. Its happening now. God help the people of Iran.

    Sorry, I will not post about it again.

    /But you cant get your rascal thru the whitecastle drive through.

    1. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:37 pm
      shenanigans said:

      wow. thanks for the info. i’ll go change my account now.

    2. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:42 pm
      dieter said:

      That’s the first reason ever for me to get a twitter account
      Soldier on Belmont Yo

    3. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:45 pm
      shenanigans said:

      omg 4chan is doing something to help people? that is history

      1. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:48 pm
        belmont yo said:

        They have actually helped a lot of folks. They have caught child predators, cat killers, fought scientology….

        /they are still sociopaths tho.

        1. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:54 pm
          Floozy said:

          It has just been announced that 5.1million texts were simultaneously sent to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saying “TITS OR GTFO”.

          1. 16 Jun 2009 at 4:28 pm
            belmont yo said:

            Im still holding out for LOLMullahs.

            /is it can be virgins tiems nao?

            1. 16 Jun 2009 at 4:33 pm
              Floozy said:

              hahahahaha…I’m in your yashmak yashing your maks

            2. 16 Jun 2009 at 4:40 pm
              Doc said:

              Hehe… Terrorist regime is terroristing.

              1. 16 Jun 2009 at 4:48 pm
                Floozy said:

                Ceiling Mullah is watching you masturbate.

    4. 16 Jun 2009 at 3:48 pm
      Doc said:

      Regarding your Iranian protests and White Castle rascal rapscallions thoughts:

      Michelle Malkin (I know, I know) had another interesting juxtaposition: The Iranians rioting in the streets over a stolen election and the people rioting in the streets over a Lakers’ NBA Championship.

      And I think it’s okay to post about it. I mean, it is likely to be the biggest story for the foreseeable future, having world-reaching implications.

  11. 16 Jun 2009 at 4:50 pm
    Lulu Fishpaw said:

    Completely random gossip. Mr Owen Wilson was in Whole Foods last Wednesday getting a salad on his way to visit Monticello. He was gracious and very slight of stature.

    1. 16 Jun 2009 at 4:56 pm
      shenanigans said:

      does that mean skinny or short?

      1. 16 Jun 2009 at 5:01 pm
        Lulu Fishpaw said:

        Both. Stars are generally pixielike in size. (Not meant critically, but his famous nose is rather lumpier in person than on the screen.) Overall, quite nice.

        1. 16 Jun 2009 at 5:03 pm
          dieter said:

          I thought he was about 5 10 to 5 11. Is that pixielike?

          1. 16 Jun 2009 at 5:04 pm
            Floozy said:

            He wears Riser-Socks™

        2. 16 Jun 2009 at 5:10 pm
          belmont yo said:

          LOL WUT? Generally?

  12. 16 Jun 2009 at 5:19 pm
    Lulu Fishpaw said:

    Yup, generally, as in frequently. Smaller in stature than your average non-movie starring person. I’m short, 5′3″, and a surprising percentage of the stars I’ve met have been small people. Not all, but many. Very rare to meet one that’s surprisingly large. Conan O’Brien comes to mind there. A giant.

    1. 16 Jun 2009 at 5:31 pm
      Floozy said:

      Like Wee-Man from Jackass.I see the pattern.

    2. 16 Jun 2009 at 6:05 pm
      Thor said:

      i heard the stars are all semi-short because they need to be eye level with the ladies so makeout scenes are sexies.

      on another note, i really like the x-lounge ad. /am totally biased.

  13. 16 Jun 2009 at 11:33 pm
    otterdung said:

    i ran smack-the-fuck into Muhammed Ali on Central Place when he lived here–literally, RAN into him and got tangled up in his bulk momentarily, thought he was going to beat the daylights of of me.

    so disappointing that Tom Selleck left, that Harry Connack, Jr. changed his mind about buying that nice farm (Sam and Jessica’s old place).

    has anyone met Dwayne The Rock Johnson yet? He seems really charming and intelligent in interviews, and especially in the intellectual epoch-making art-film The Rundown. I sent him a nice welcoming note on his arrival, but never heard back nor have I seen him around.

    Floozy: i see dwarves everywhere I go, all the time. is that just me, or do you suffer from the same malady/torment/haunting, or is there a colony or special draw for them to Cville?

  14. 17 Jun 2009 at 11:08 am
    belmont yo said:

    Me? Oh just doing some housecleaning, thanks for asking.

    1. 17 Jun 2009 at 11:18 am
      otterdung said:

      nice vinyl. is that your post? do you need some sampling stuff?
      i can did up a bunch of BJ Express, etc., that I’m not using…

      http://www.last.fm/music/B.T.+Express/Do+It+%28%27Til+You%27re+Satisfied%29

      1. 17 Jun 2009 at 11:46 am
        dieter said:

        You “did up a bunch of BJ Express”- um ok, good luck with that.

        1. 17 Jun 2009 at 11:59 am
          belmont yo said:

          I heard that Barracks Road is getting a BJ Express franchise in August.

          /after the box opens.

          1. 17 Jun 2009 at 12:13 pm
            otterdung said:

            ‘dig’ not ‘did’—sorry.
            my fancyass smartphone has keys the size of a Miller’s Waitress’ virtue.

            most downtown bars, particularly the coke-outlets,
            already seem to have bathroom franchise rights to BJ-express.

  15. 17 Jun 2009 at 12:54 pm
    shenanigans said:

    bahahaha

  16. 17 Jun 2009 at 1:09 pm
    belmont yo said:

    Thats what they use at the kaybab shop right?

  17. 17 Jun 2009 at 2:54 pm
    KCB said:

    Hey, since the Asian food market next to Cville Market closed down, I’m without a go-to place for the more esoteric Asian food items. Where does everybody else go to get their fish sauce on?

    1. 17 Jun 2009 at 3:13 pm
      df said:

      Asian market openned near Maharaja a few weeks ago.

    2. 17 Jun 2009 at 3:26 pm
      belmont yo said:

      I sneak into the aquarium after hours, and then I… wait. What are we talking about?

      /is not an ictheophilliac

    3. 17 Jun 2009 at 5:16 pm
      otterdung said:

      Asian Food Market–
      what’s wrong with the one next to the golf-shoppe/cavalier-diner, across from Bodo’s on Emmett/29?

      i get all my dried-squid-snax and coconut-milk-sodas there.

      1. 17 Jun 2009 at 6:00 pm
        Lulu Fishpaw said:

        The “new” Asian Market next to Maharajah is the one that was located by Cville Market. They wanted more space and moved last month. Too bad, I enjoyed having them nearby.
        Ah well, at least there’s still Two Sides! j/k

  18. 17 Jun 2009 at 4:33 pm
    Hipsterbot said:

    Pass me the PBR.

  19. 18 Jun 2009 at 8:41 am
    echo said:

    In the last couple weeks, Sotomayor and Hillary Clinton have both fallen and broken bones in DC. Should we provide Congress with the phone number for the people who rebricked the mall? It seems like a lot of heels are getting caught up here.

  20. 18 Jun 2009 at 2:25 pm
    Hipsterbot said:

    There’s some good coke in Brick City.

    1. 18 Jun 2009 at 4:31 pm
      dieter said:

      So if this is really uvagrape that means that you may in fact be the very drug dealer that you complain bitterly about being mistaken for.

  21. 18 Jun 2009 at 10:32 pm
    Doc said:
  22. 18 Jun 2009 at 10:35 pm
    Doc said:
  23. 18 Jun 2009 at 11:34 pm
    Hipsterbot said:

    There is no identity, man. Read some Bukowski. Whatevs. My 80’s track jacket is much too small for a fatty like Uva.

  24. 19 Jun 2009 at 10:35 am

    Thinking of getting a piercing… Any recommendations in town? Price averages?

  25. 19 Jun 2009 at 4:36 pm
    colfer said:

    What happened to the doctor MRI machine advertorial?

    People’s Revolution censorship, eh.

  26. 20 Jun 2009 at 3:34 pm
    Street said:
  27. 21 Jun 2009 at 11:36 am
    dieter said:

    Happy Father’s Day!
    Just a little vid to remind you you could be this kid’s father,
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc&fmt=18

  28. 21 Jun 2009 at 12:34 pm

    Let me just say… find another route through Charlottesville, BIKE VIRGINIA! Old Lynchburg Road can barely tolerate one or two cyclists, let alone the hundreds of you passing through there on Saturday. I felt like the proverbial bull in a china shop trying to get to JPA.

    Doesn’t it concern the coordinators of the event to perhaps scout the locations where they’re taking these cyclists through? Anyone with half a brain could figure out that that road just isn’t suitable.

    /not to mention the joggers, moms pushing strollers hand in hand with their two and three year olds, the delinquents stumbling home, the really really odd man who flamboyantly walks in the middle of the road day or night, etc.

    1. 21 Jun 2009 at 5:46 pm
      orchid said:

      crossing the mall & water street on a saturday morning doesn’t seem so smart either…

      zomg, shen, you weren’t joking. i hate brunch & i loved brunch today. rabbit for breakfast? brilliant!

      1. 22 Jun 2009 at 9:53 am
        rhymes with orange said:

        Was this at P.P.?

        1. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:26 am
          echo said:

          Yes.

  29. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:24 am
    tRuckersville said:

    I tried Petit Pois for the first time this past weekend.

    First the good: Maybe the best steak frites in town. Have tried it at Zinc, Cassis and Horse and Hound. This version was very flavorful. The meat was high quality, cooked perfectly wasn’t the least bit tough. The fries were tasty but could have done with a little less time under the heat lamp. The wine list was varied, reasonably priced and contained a bunch of interesting by-the-glass selections. The cheese plate was ample and made for a tasty finish to the meal. It is served with a an apricot jam that was a great compliment (I invented a new recipe: take a slice of baguette, shmear with chevre and some apricot jam and devour). Between the cheese and the butter, I must have gone through three or four baskets of bread. Just bite the bullet and make those things bigger. A picnic basket would do just fine. This was also my first panisse experience (served as a side with the duck) and I hope it will not be my last.

    Before the not so good, full disclosure: I like salt, a lot. I look forward to nearing the end of a bag of Utz so that I can lick the pretzels and dip them back into the salt at the bottom of the bag allowing more deliciousness to adhere. Please take the following comments with a grain of…(I swear this wasn’t a huge setup). Except for the steak, I felt the food at Petit Pois was underseasoned. The chilled pea soup could have done with a bit more salt. The pea flavor was too subtle. Also, the greens underneath the duck confit were somewhat bland. My low-blood-pressure dining companion, who grew up in a house devoid of salt, even agreed that the dishes needed salt. The 200% relative humidity prevented us from remedying the situation ourselves with the shaker on the table. The chicken liver mousse was exactly what I had hoped, there was just too much of it. Something that rich they could get away with serving half as much. Also, thick mousse + thin baguette toast + crazy strength = disaster.

    My only other comment is that the menu was not seasonal. With the exception of the chilled soup and niscoise salad with seared tuna, the menu was extremely heavy for summertime, especially for dining outside. French onion soup, snails, braised chicken and duck confit all sound delicious but strike me a cold-winter-night meals. I know I am going to get harassed for saying this and admitting in the post that I ordered the liver and duck confit in the same post.

    Overall, an enjoyable meal. The food was good. The service was adequate. The mussels and snails will certainly be my victims on my next visit.

    1. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:31 am
      Floozy said:

      Don’t assume you will get harassed. That is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It’s way better to say “This is my opinion and you pack of wankers can take it or leave it” then make a reference to getting drunk and we will love all over you.

    2. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:39 am
      shenanigans said:

      damn. what didn’t you eat? next time, ask your server for a ramekin of kosher salt from the kitchen and you can season away. in regards to the menu not being seasonal, i think they do the best they can and keep certain items on the menu for authenticity.

    3. 22 Jun 2009 at 11:57 am
      rhymes with orange said:

      seems like the it is the kind of place to keep on the radar, and maybe save for the fall/winter months. Brunch there sounds like it’s worth a shot, based on cVillain commentary.

      It also sounds like it is classic French bistro food without any interpretation? I guess leave the interpretation to Cassis and Zinc.

    4. 22 Jun 2009 at 3:58 pm
      Thor said:

      hey dude i just saw this.. you want us to make this a separate post?

      1. 22 Jun 2009 at 8:10 pm
        tRuckersville said:

        Sure. Please title it “Petit Pois (Little Pois)”.

        1. 22 Jun 2009 at 9:24 pm
          shenanigans said:

          *little pea

          1. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:13 pm
            tRuckersville said:

            I will try to make my attempts at humor a bit less subtle next time.

            “She only speaks French, Roy. She doesn’t speak imbecile.”

            1. 23 Jun 2009 at 9:09 am
              rhymes with orange said:

              nice reference

    5. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:30 pm
      orchid said:

      ooh now i want duck confit and chicken liver mousse! and cheese. and french toast and eggs benedict. and chicken in red wine, which people seemed to be enjoying at noon on sunday.

      /loves the mussels & snails & french onion soup.

  30. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:29 am
    Doc said:

    Thor/Spicy Bears: Just a caution, in case it pertains…

    1. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:33 am
      Thor said:

      yes this does apply, if you want to send me a laptop, please send me this one: http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/

      if you want to send me to europe, please send me here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibiza

      if you want to send me money, send me $1,000,000

      /other spicy bears probably have other wishes.

      //actually the best thing you could do is to send us interesting posts!

      1. 22 Jun 2009 at 10:38 am
        Doc said:

        //actually the best thing you could do is to send us interesting posts!

        Except, this is me… so I don’t “do” interesting.

        /no one?

  31. 23 Jun 2009 at 1:57 pm
    Spunktastic said:

    Anyone know whats on fire? I’m sitting at Boylan and have seen about 5 firetrucks speed by in the past half hour…

    1. 23 Jun 2009 at 2:20 pm
      belmont yo said:

      Baby’s on fire. Better throw it in the water.

      1. 23 Jun 2009 at 2:22 pm
        otterdung said:

        and all the laughing boys are bitch-innnnggg. how cool.

  32. 23 Jun 2009 at 2:07 pm
    otterdung said:

    A SCOOP! a SCOOP!
    Thor, get down there quick—we can beat all conventional media with a quick-pic and two lines of Post!!!

  33. 23 Jun 2009 at 3:22 pm
    Doc said:

    I know I posted an “Autotune the news” video in the other thread, but it’s the smoooooke!

  34. 23 Jun 2009 at 5:44 pm
    otterdung said:

    Eno is God.

    1. 24 Jun 2009 at 12:52 am
      Hipsterbot said:

      finally…somebody says something that makes some sense

  35. 24 Jun 2009 at 10:52 am
    Street said:

    Wolfram|Alpha now thinks we’re a movie.

    So, are we a drama? Blockbuster? Thriller? Horror? Surrealist mind-fuck ala David Lynch? Romantic comedy? Comedy about blacking out and the subsequent hilarity when you try to piece it together the next morning?

    1. 24 Jun 2009 at 2:24 pm
      Street said:

      Done!

  36. 24 Jun 2009 at 1:08 pm
    rhymes with orange said:

    I also suggested it in the Pizza post. Not sure anything came of it.

    1. 24 Jun 2009 at 1:11 pm
      rhymes with orange said:

      I should add that I did get an invitation to stop by the Spicy Bear HQ. I think that’s something like getting the Golden Ticket.

  37. 24 Jun 2009 at 1:08 pm
    dieter said:

    internal drama is all we have left- that and making fun of my grammar

    1. 24 Jun 2009 at 1:12 pm
      rhymes with orange said:

      and your stature.

      1. 24 Jun 2009 at 1:25 pm
        dieter said:

        I’m actually taller than Shen when she has heels on. She was kind of tipsy when we last met and with my lack of tan and white hair, it may have colored her judgement. I’m not an albino either but I can see why people think that.

        1. 24 Jun 2009 at 2:10 pm
          shenanigans said:

          No way dude, you were short. And you had 6 little friends with you. What were their names? I think it was Sleepy, Doc, and Grumpy…I forgot the rest.

          1. 24 Jun 2009 at 2:21 pm
            dieter said:

            Seriously, I thought the six short guys were your posse.You where standing by that sign that said “you have to be this tall to ride” and they all looked really sad.

            I’m 5′11′, if that’s short than so be it.

            1. 24 Jun 2009 at 2:42 pm
              shenanigans said:

              I’m 5′11

              Just because your myspace page says that, doesn’t make it true.
              Ask Parlie.

            2. 24 Jun 2009 at 2:48 pm
              dieter said:

              Why would I ask parlie about my myspace page? I don’t even have one

            3. 24 Jun 2009 at 2:51 pm
              shenanigans said:

              He used to have one and he lied about his height on it

            4. 24 Jun 2009 at 2:55 pm
              dieter said:

              well that’s a fine story, what’s the penalty for lying on the inter webs these days?

            5. 24 Jun 2009 at 3:02 pm
              shenanigans said:

              Mockery. Lots of mockery.

            6. 24 Jun 2009 at 3:09 pm
              dieter said:

              Well that is a cautionary tale to be sure. I will confess that I’m only 5′ 10.75″ inches in my bare feet. Really don’t need any extra mockery.

        2. 24 Jun 2009 at 3:01 pm
          dieter said:

          Good for you, it makes dancing more fun. Since I don’t know your height I really can’t say anything but I pretty sure she isn’t 5′11″, is she?

          1. 24 Jun 2009 at 4:16 pm
            otterdung said:

            this is all so unfair.
            dieter is a giant in the earth, upon whose shoulders so many of us on this site stand.

  38. 24 Jun 2009 at 1:11 pm
    orchid said:

    i think that was supposed to be echo’s job.

    1. 24 Jun 2009 at 3:24 pm
      echo said:

      What’s supposed to be my job? Planning the parties? If you want to do it at X Lounge, it’s really easy. Coordinating with multiple bars could be a little more difficult, but if it’s for charity, it shouldn’t be too hard.

      1. 24 Jun 2009 at 6:55 pm
        orchid said:

        you just said you were going to do an outside/pub crawl/ventana/beach themed party when it got warmer, that’s all. it’s warm.

  39. 24 Jun 2009 at 4:08 pm
    4fuxs8k said:

    I have a question that perhaps a fellow sports fan or lawyer can answer:
    If Major League Baseball suspended Manny Ramirez for 50 games for violating its drug policy and he is not eligible to play till July 3rd (pending rain-outs), how can he play Minor League Baseball as of last night when it has a similar 50 game suspension policy? I would think the various levels of a particular sport must recognize actionable drug tests performed by another, no? Once Ramirez is placed on the roster for a Minor League team, shouldn’t that league ban him for 50 games based on his failed test? If a minor leaguer gets banned, can he be brought up and play in the majors? Ridiculous
    A failed drug test is a failed drug test and there shouldn’t be ways around the punishment.
    /Vannilavy should be all over this.

    1. 24 Jun 2009 at 6:54 pm
      orchid said:

      because those are the rules. (good negotiating, MLBPA!) the major league drug policy is a separate thing from the minor league drug policy. on a third drug violation a player in the majors can be permanently suspended from both the majors & the minors, but up until that,

      “During the term of his suspension, a Player may consent to an assignment
      to a Minor League affiliate of his Club under the terms of Article XIX(C)(1) and (3),
      except as modified above with respect to salary and except that such assignment shall not
      exceed five (5) days (eight (8) days for pitchers) for a Player suspended for a period of 25
      games or less, and shall not exceed ten (10) days (16 days for pitchers) for a Player
      suspended for a period of between 26 and 50 games.”

      /googles.

    2. 25 Jun 2009 at 7:50 am

      And, a lot of minor league teams encourage the use of lady drugs.

  40. 25 Jun 2009 at 12:46 pm
    otterdung said:

    Hey Shen: advice-column for you.

    I have to prep for a couple ab-shoots for magazine ads in the next week or two, also in advance-work for KYLE’S CROSSFIT TRAINING REGIMEN, i’ve started soy-protein and fruit smoothies daily. I fired up my 1930s WARING BLENDOR this morning and somehow the motor caught fire trying to chew up a frozen banana (whole).

    I’ve always thought Waring the best and most professional-quality machines (Hunter Thompson would only use Warings)…do you have any recommendations for a very good but affordable smoothie-friendly blendor?

    1. 25 Jun 2009 at 12:52 pm
      shenanigans said:

      My advice is don’t put a whole frozen anything in the blender. Now go to the Salvation Army store and get yourself a new one.

    2. 25 Jun 2009 at 12:58 pm
      rhymes with orange said:

      you could use a Waring Pro deli slicer on the banana next time.

    3. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:33 pm
      belmont yo said:

      “…smoothie friendly blend or….” or what?

  41. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:23 pm
    otterdung said:

    thanks Shen and RhymesWithOrange. I see now it was the whole frozen-thing that was the problem—it did fine with whole frozen strawberries, ice-cubes, etc. I hate to multiply entities by getting a Pro-Slicer, but i guess i could chop before freezing.

    you know there’s no way I’d find a real vintage WARING at a goodwill/SA. This thing had more chrome and artful curves than could be imagined. i just now went and ordered one from Ebay as a temporary, but if anyone has ever worked at a high-quality bar… what do they use there for serious blending?

    1. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:31 pm
      rhymes with orange said:

      if there’s one thing that I like in my kitchen appliances, its curves that don’t quit

      1. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:36 pm
        rhymes with orange said:

        truth be told. Look what happened when otter put his hard banana in his curvy blender.

        ouch.

        1. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:43 pm
          belmont yo said:

          That belongs in the foodporn thread.

        2. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:44 pm
          otterdung said:

          i can haz prosthetix?

    2. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:36 pm
      shenanigans said:

      The only bars that have blenders are the ones that serve frozen drinks. Ugh.

      1. 25 Jun 2009 at 2:42 pm
        echo said:

        Ventana has a blender and no frozen drinks. Just fresh juices.

    3. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:38 pm
      rhymes with orange said:

      high-quality bars serve frozen drinks?

      1. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:41 pm
        shenanigans said:

        Not that I know of.
        Somebody came into X Lounge one night and asked for a Pina Colada and I almost pissed myself.

        1. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:46 pm
          rhymes with orange said:

          got to go to the Lazy Parrot for that one.

          1. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:48 pm
            shenanigans said:

            or Cheeseburger in Paradise!

            1. 25 Jun 2009 at 11:50 pm
              orchid said:

              last time i went to cheeseburger in paradise (parents had just arrived in town after 12 hours in airports; father wanted comfort food NOW) i ordered a margarita (they are GOOD frozen sugary things!) & chugged it long before the food came (parents not very pleasant after 12 hours in airports). the waitress never asked me if i wanted another one. WTF!?

              OD, my blender won’t blend anything frozen, even ice cubes. i have to microwave frozen fruit for like 5 mins before making smoothies! my mom’s, whatever it is (shiny metal, one flipperswitch), will blend anything. i’m jealous.

        2. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:49 pm
          rhymes with orange said:

          With the risk of using the word “judge” but unable to find another word, do you “judge” people based on their drink orders? Did you at one point and has that thought process gone away or is it still there? Examples: fruity martini, upity bitch; scotch on the rocks, has something to prove; miller lite, come on drink something better but maybe you’re just calorie counting.

          1. 25 Jun 2009 at 1:55 pm
            shenanigans said:

            I’d like to plead the fiz-ith!

          2. 25 Jun 2009 at 11:51 pm
            orchid said:

            i judged guys who ordered frozen drinks or pink drinks or cheap beer.
            if you’re calorie counting, don’t drink, duh.

  42. 25 Jun 2009 at 2:05 pm
    shenanigans said:

    This is the craziest video I’ve seen in awhile:
    Greatest Freakout EVAR

    1. 25 Jun 2009 at 2:40 pm
      echo said:

      Great video. One question, what is he doing with the remote at 1:10?

      1. 25 Jun 2009 at 2:48 pm
        belmont yo said:

        Becoming a meme.

        1. 25 Jun 2009 at 2:55 pm
          Doc said:

          For being faked?

      2. 25 Jun 2009 at 3:16 pm
        shenanigans said:

        I think that was sodomy.

    2. 25 Jun 2009 at 2:52 pm
      rhymes with orange said:

      2 things:

      braces rubberbands
      remote control up the butt

      1. 25 Jun 2009 at 3:05 pm
        belmont yo said:

        Note that Brian’s (the dog on family guy) gay cousin is on the calendar staring at the events.

        No 14 year old has that attention to detail. And this freakout, even if faked, can’t hold a candle to the “myspace freakout”, which was certainly not faked.

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3a-ajsVVus

        Of course LEGENDS like Angry German Kid are not considered as contenders.

        1. 25 Jun 2009 at 3:16 pm
          rhymes with orange said:

          ugh, I could only get to 3:34.

          Future trench coat mafia member.

          1. 25 Jun 2009 at 3:17 pm
            belmont yo said:

            I’ve never made it through, but yeah, time to lock the door to the clock tower.

            1. 25 Jun 2009 at 3:20 pm
              belmont yo said:

              Oh, in case no one has ever seen AGK (which I find hard to believe) he is here:

              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBVmfIUR1DA

        2. 25 Jun 2009 at 3:20 pm
          shenanigans said:

          I react like that when they block cVillain.

  43. 25 Jun 2009 at 2:26 pm
    Doc said:

    Farrah, sweet Farrah
    You had a famous poster.
    Dead at sixty-two.

    1. 25 Jun 2009 at 6:01 pm
      4fuxs8k said:

      And now TMZ.com, the Detroit Free Press and the Brisbane Times are reporting Michael Jackson dead at 50. Seems too soon to be losing icons of the 70’s/80’s

  44. 25 Jun 2009 at 2:53 pm
    rhymes with orange said:

    shen – what is your gravatar a picture of? It’s looks like a woman getting a tattoo by the beak of a crow.

    1. 25 Jun 2009 at 3:28 pm
      shenanigans said:

      It’s a detail from this awesome painting by Jonathan Viner. It’s surreal and beautiful at the same time. Not sure what the bird is doing.
      http://www.murphydesign.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/viner_2.jpg

      1. 25 Jun 2009 at 3:32 pm
        rhymes with orange said:

        giving her a tattoo, naturally

        thanks for sharing

  45. 25 Jun 2009 at 8:15 pm
    Street said:
  46. 26 Jun 2009 at 12:09 am
    otterdung said:

    Michael Jackson deets?

  47. 26 Jun 2009 at 3:06 pm
    ToasterStrudel said:

    Hey Kids… mind your p’s and q’s this weekend (and o’s, e’s, and g’s).

    JADE is on the prowl.

    1. 26 Jun 2009 at 3:23 pm
      belmont yo said:

      Sauce?

      Doth we have a frosted counter-narc?

      Awesome.

  48. 26 Jun 2009 at 3:17 pm
    Floozy said:

    Is it true you haven’t had sex with someone conscious since 1983?

  49. 28 Jun 2009 at 7:35 am
    colfer said:

    Suck it new media. No one online is writing this clearly:
    Was $1,623 meal worth it?
    Daily Progress steps up.

    1. 28 Jun 2009 at 8:55 am
      Floozy said:

      Gah…. now you’ve drawn attention to it more than three people will know about this. Dam you.

    2. 29 Jun 2009 at 12:58 am
      otterdung said:

      nice work (the article)!! Pat did a great job (one ‘a’ in ‘granted’).

      Only a shame there was no Matt R pic to accompany the piece.

      1. 29 Jun 2009 at 9:28 am
        Doc said:

        Haven’t you heard? We settled with Matt R. No more… well, LESS… animosity towards him perhaps?

        /newsbreaker

        1. 29 Jun 2009 at 9:41 am
          belmont yo said:

          Settlement not withstanding, he’s still a choad.

          …aaaaand now im over it.

          1. 29 Jun 2009 at 11:22 am
            otterdung said:

            i think he yet qualifies as a pariah-douchebag.

            BYo–i’ve never been clear on it–is it ‘choad’ or ‘chode’—i’ve seen both spellings, but never used either in polite writing.

  50. 28 Jun 2009 at 1:07 pm
    belmont yo said:

    Billy Mays found dead in home. At 50.

    God damn it, now I am gonna have to play endless remixes of Kaboom commercials.

  51. 28 Jun 2009 at 3:38 pm
    colfer said:

    Sluicy, coffering their Rabelaisian shin-dig boils my breeched buttress, despite its benefit to the beavering wake staff of those fine breaststraunts (Ivy Inn & Hamiltons).

  52. 28 Jun 2009 at 3:46 pm
    colfer said:

    I think belmot yo already nailed it with that “obvious route” pic. You know, crossfit=crucifix. Charlottesville= Harlotsville, Lot’s Wife / Magadelene’s Life, etc.

  53. 28 Jun 2009 at 5:17 pm
    dieter said:

    OMG Floozy! Billy Mays is dead!

    1. 28 Jun 2009 at 5:50 pm
      belmont yo said:

      A bloody slapchop was found at the scene…

    2. 28 Jun 2009 at 9:13 pm
      Floozy said:

      OMFG..like SHAM-WOW. Now who am I going to hate on?

  54. 29 Jun 2009 at 10:20 am
    dieter said:

    The most suggestive photot you will see all day (surprisingly SFW)
    http://208.116.9.205/10/content/18189/1.jpg

  55. 29 Jun 2009 at 12:53 pm
    otterdung said:

    new FFA? My smart-phone won’t process beyond about 175 comments.

    1. 29 Jun 2009 at 1:12 pm
      rhymes with orange said:

      not so smart, is it?

      1. 29 Jun 2009 at 2:39 pm
        otterdung said:

        TOTAL p-o-s. Microsoft Mobile system. Q-phone.
        after 175 entries, the cursor vanishes, so you just sortof scroll-and-hope when trying to Reply.

        1. 29 Jun 2009 at 3:37 pm
          lurky lou said:

          Perhaps you smart phone is tired, it’s probably in serious need of a rest.
          I wouldn’t want you to accidentally have it blow up right in your hand.

          really that would be best to rest for everyone

          1. 29 Jun 2009 at 4:20 pm
            otterdung said:

            that went WAY over my head, Darlin’.
            please tell me more.

  56. 29 Jun 2009 at 3:23 pm
    Doc said:

    Oh geez…

    /no, nothing… shakes head

  57. 30 Jun 2009 at 9:58 am
    Doc said:

    Happy National Sovereignty Day, Iraq!!!

    /why am I still here?

  58. 30 Jun 2009 at 11:37 am
    Doc said:

    Heh… I changed my email and all of my old gravatars changed too. Time to go upload a pic for the last month of glory, I suppose.

    Horny blue balls unite!

    1. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:10 pm
      Doc said:

      Wait… now that I’ve uploaded a gravatar, I guess my last sentence there doesn’t make sense. Uhhhh…

      1. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:14 pm
        Floozy said:

        Yeah… it just sounds like you haven’t had sex for a year.

  59. 30 Jun 2009 at 11:51 am

    Fishing spots within a reasonable driving distance from Charlottesville: anyone?

    /please…

  60. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:02 pm
    dieter said:

    It’s time for a new FFA- I suggest “the Final Countdown” with embedded video of the song, of course

  61. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:21 pm
    Floozy said:

    How long does it take for a dog to settle into a new home? I adopted an 11 month old and it has crapped in the house 6 days in a row. Come on dog people… help me out here.

    1. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:30 pm
      dieter said:

      Start from the beginning just like a puppy, use a crate and put them on a schedule. An older dog can be expected to control itself for longer periods provided you take it outside at critical times — first thing in the morning, after meals and last thing at night. Until they’re reliable, get them outside every three-to-four hours in between those times.

      1. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:39 pm
        Floozy said:

        Thanks D…. I went through hell with a Boston Terrier a few years back because it was a puppy mill dog. It would crap in it’s crate and sleep in it. I can’t go through that again, so I am just worried that the folks that have given this one up are lying to me and she has the same problem( came from WVa originally which is puppy mill central I believe?).

        1. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:41 pm
          dieter said:

          Careful, people see that heart of gold and will think you’re getting soft on us

    2. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:38 pm
      Spunktastic said:

      It could take a while! Just try to keep a solid routine of A LOT of “potty times” and keep the pup in a crate or small area where he/she’s less likely to do the deed when you’re not there.

      Also, make sure that you clean the soiled area with some enzymatic cleaner so the scent (and temptation to remark) is completely gone.

      Six days isn’t bad…six months would be bad. Hang in there!

      1. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:41 pm
        Floozy said:

        OMFG 6 months…. no way. These turds look like Wintergreen Mtn.

        1. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:42 pm
          dieter said:

          covered with man made ice?

        2. 30 Jun 2009 at 2:44 pm
          Spunktastic said:

          You have no idea…I had a dog with SERIOUS digestive issues and would come home to piles and piles of watery stuff. I was literaly elbow deep in sh*t for the entire time I had him.

  62. 02 Jul 2009 at 8:43 am
    echo said:

    It looks like meat. HEART MEAT!

    1. 02 Jul 2009 at 10:53 am
      shenanigans said:

      *throwing up on my keyboard*

    2. 02 Jul 2009 at 1:33 pm
      Pantless in Seattle said:

      they are worms moving together

  63. 04 Jul 2009 at 10:00 am
    Street said:

    Sarah Palin resigns!

    In the eternal words of David Spade,

    Buh-bye.

  64. 04 Jul 2009 at 11:37 am
    Doc said:

    When Freedom from her mountain height
    Unfurled her standard to the air,
    She tore the azure robe of night,
    And set the stars of glory there.

    Happy Independence Day, villains!

  65. 05 Jul 2009 at 11:15 am
    otterdung said:

    hunh, Doc? Hope you had a great one.

    ‘Rise like Lions after slumber
    In unvanquishable number,
    Shake your chains to earth like dew
    Which in sleep had fallen on you -
    Ye are many – they are few.”

  66. 06 Jul 2009 at 2:04 pm
    Doc said:

    It’s been highly dugg, and has made its way around the net some, but in case you haven’t seen it:
    http://www.retrocomedy.com/2009/07/15-creepiest-vintage-ads-of-all-time.html

    1. 06 Jul 2009 at 2:28 pm
      Doc said:

      I don’t know which one is my favorite. Maybe the pig one.

  67. 06 Jul 2009 at 3:54 pm
    echo said:
  68. 06 Jul 2009 at 4:41 pm
    Doc said:

    How have I “missed” this blog before?

    1. 06 Jul 2009 at 8:10 pm

      Thank you “thank” you thank you Doc.

    2. 06 Jul 2009 at 10:47 pm
      orchid said:

      i got my job because at the interview my boss made an inside joke to one of his employees about how miami police cars all say “professional law enforcement” on the sides– something i’ve been mocking since high school–& i burst out laughing.

  69. 06 Jul 2009 at 11:30 pm
    otterdung said:

    “A short synopsis: black female, gov’t worker involved in the underworld of drugs who also has a liking for the ladies.”

    oh, yeah.

    http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/wri/1245103808.html

  70. 07 Jul 2009 at 5:21 am
    Street said:

    I didn’t realize there was a “best of” section of craigslist… Not Safe For Worky

  71. 07 Jul 2009 at 10:12 am
    dieter said:

    New FFA please, my suggestion “the last days of Pompeii”

    1. 07 Jul 2009 at 10:37 am
      belmont yo said:

      New FFA: The rumors of my demise have been greatly exagerated.

    2. 07 Jul 2009 at 10:42 am
      Floozy said:

      How about “FFA XFit-The One Where You Get in Shape Just Reading Random Shit”

  72. 07 Jul 2009 at 10:39 am
    echo said:

    New FFA: So long and thanks for all the shoes.

    1. 07 Jul 2009 at 8:57 pm
      otterdung said:

      adorable!

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