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ITSJUSTMEAOD
A REPRISE biggrin.gif

You wore a little cross of gold around your neck
I saw it as you flew between my reason
Like a raven in the night time when you left
I wear a chain upon my wrist that bears no name
You touched it and you wore it
And you kept it in your pillow all the same

My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms
I thought myself her keeper
She thought i meant her harm
She thought i was the archer
A weather man of words
But i could never shoot down
My high-flying bird


The white walls of your dressing room are stained in scarlet red
You bled upon the cold stone like a young man
In the foreign field of death
Wouldn't it be wonderful is all i heard you say
You never closed your eyes at night and learned to love daylight
Instead you moved a

NOW DOES IT HAVE MEANING FOR YOU?

IT DOES FOR ME.............

COMPASSION .......HUMANITY

ON EARTH CAN ONLY BE DEFINED

BY ONE'S PERSON

WORDS CAN BE SPOKEN

INTERPRETATION BY OTHERS .......

COINED TOKENS

AS ONE CAN ONLY STRIVE TO FIND ONES OWN WAY

YOUR WAY

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TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN
SimpleBear
QUOTE (ITSJUSTMEAOD @ April 17, 2008 - 01:58 AM) *
laugh.gif

DEVISED INTENT SURMIZED laugh.gif

AS IT IS EVIDENT YOU KNOW NOTHING ....

ONLY THE DARKNESS

FUNNY BEAR

AFTER I POSTED

I PUT MONEY ON IT

THAT YOU WOULD BE THE FIRST TO CHIME IN ON IT laugh.gif

YOU CRACK ME UP

WITH YOUR FAUX HUMANITARIAN WAYS laugh.gif

BET YOU WANNA TAKE A WACK AT ME WITH THAT PAPER

WHILST I WAS BOUND AND DEFENCELESS EH biggrin.gif

YOU BEARS.....................................

MUST SAY YOU ARE A FUNNY BUNCH

PROMOTE YOURSELVES WITH POSTERS THAT ARE

REMINISENT OF SOVIET ART

LIKE YOU ALL ARE BETTER THAN EVERYONE laugh.gif

MAKES ME WONDER

IF FIDO WHERE ALLOWED IN YOUR HOME

LEFT UNATTENDEND

AND HE GOBBLED A FEW OF THEM VINYL LPS OF YOURS

JUST WHAT YOUR "HUMANE" REACTION YOU'LD HAVE

WOULD YOU BEAT THE HECK OUT OF HIM

TILL HE QUIVERED BACKED AGAINST A WALL

OR WOULD YOU SAY

AWWWWW YOU DID A NAUGHTY THING.........

AND HUG HIM INSTEAD biggrin.gif

I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER...............

BUT HEY .......

NOW THAT IT'S OUT THERE

YOU PROB SAY YOU'LD HUG HIM laugh.gif

OR COME BACK WITH A STATEMENT SAYING YOU

WOULDN'T ALLOW HIM TO RUN FREE AS SUCH LOL

NO MATTERS IT'S ALL PRETTY PREDICTABLE

AND I KNOW FOR SURE

NO MATTER THE OUTCOME

YOU WILL HAVE THE "NEED" FOR A LAST WORD

SOMETHING LIKE

"I GAVE MY OPINION AND THAT'S THE END OF IT" laugh.gif

NOT SURE ABOUT YOU

BUT I FIND THIS SUBJECT

TO BE STIMULATING

AND

THRILLING

It?s Close To Midnight And Something Evil?s Lurking In The Dark
Under The Moonlight You See A Sight That Almost Stops Your Heart
You Try To Scream But Terror Takes The Sound Before You Make It
You Start To Freeze As Horror Looks You Right Between The Eyes,
You?re Paralyzed

?Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
And No One?s Gonna Save You From The Beast About Strike
You Know It?s Thriller, Thriller Night
You?re Fighting For Your Life Inside A Killer, Thriller Tonight

You Hear The Door Slam And Realize There?s Nowhere Left To Run
You Feel The Cold Hand And Wonder If You?ll Ever See The Sun
You Close Your Eyes And Hope That This Is Just Imagination
But All The While You Hear The Creature Creepin? Up Behind
You?re Out Of Time

?Cause This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
There Ain?t No Second Chance Against The Thing With
Forty Eyes
You Know It?s Thriller, Thriller Night
You?re Fighting For Your Life Inside Of Killer, Thriller Tonight

Night Creatures Call
And The Dead Start To Walk In Their Masquerade
There?s No Escapin? The Jaws Of The Alien This Time
(They?re Open Wide)
This Is The End Of Your Life

They?re Out To Get You, There?s Demons Closing In On Every Side
They Will Possess You Unless You Change The Number On Your Dial
Now Is The Time For You And I To Cuddle Close Together
All Thru The Night I?ll Save You From The Terror On The Screen,
I?ll Make You See

That This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
?Cause I Can Thrill You More Than Any Ghost Would Dare To Try
Girl, This Is Thriller, Thriller Night
So Let Me Hold You Tight And Share A Killer, Diller, Chiller
Thriller Here Tonight

RAP

Darkness Falls Across The Land
The Midnite Hour Is Close At Hand
Creatures Crawl In Search Of Blood
To Terrorize Y?awl?s Neighbourhood
And Whosoever Shall Be Found
Without The Soul For Getting Down
Must Stand And Face The Hounds Of Hell
And Rot Inside A Corpse?s Shell
The Foulest Stench Is In The Air
The Funk Of Forty Thousand Years
And Grizzy Ghouls From Every Tomb
Are Closing In To Seal Your Doom
And Though You Fight To Stay Alive
Your Body Starts To Shiver
For No Mere Mortal Can Resist
The Evil Of The Thriller


COOL EH laugh.gif

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN



I bet you have many, many friends. Your left. Your right. That's all your posts are, anyhow. They are writers masturbation.
chucole
Now that I live in the sticks, I do my shopping on my lunch break while "in town". As a city girl the term "in town" still cracks me up. I digress. While my boys love fish of all types, I've only recently gotten them to try any kind of shellfish. And that it limited to popcorn shrimp for Colio (with ketchup-ugh) and crab for Jackie. So, at lunch, I found some lovely crab and a box of shrimp. Sometime later while sitting at my desk a very large fireman comes in and tell us not to turn anything off and to grab our purse and go. Apparently, some schmuck down the street broke open a gas line. They evacuated several buildings in the area. Halfway to the doorway I remembered my groceries. We have a full kitchen in my office and we all take advantage of shopping at lunch. The burly fireman stops me. I tell him I'm just going to grab my groceries from the kitchen. He firmly denies me. Now I'm stuck making hamburger helper and dreaming of wiping dripping butter off my chin. The bastard.
IDontEatThat
Is it just me or does the group seem more unbalanced this season. I know there are always bad guys (or girls - Tiffani) but let's be honest this group is just whacked! I have to say I love the fighting but the group on the whole is annoying ... and UGLY ... lets behonest this is TV ...
ITSJUSTMEAOD
QUOTE (IDontEatThat @ April 17, 2008 - 10:08 PM) *
Is it just me or does the group seem more unbalanced this season. I know there are always bad guys (or girls - Tiffani) but let's be honest this group is just whacked! I have to say I love the fighting but the group on the whole is annoying ... and UGLY ... lets behonest this is TV ...

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YUP IT IS JUSTME wink.gif

SEEMS I AM IN A MINORITY RIGHT NOW laugh.gif

BUT HEY IF YOU FEEL THE SAME IDET

WHAT CAN I SAY..................

OUTSTANDING! biggrin.gif

NOW IT'S A MINORITY OF TWO laugh.gif wink.gif

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN
ITSJUSTMEAOD
WHOA MAN.............................

GOT A GEM OF A PM TONIGHT laugh.gif

SEEMS SOMEONE IS A BIT SOURED

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That last post at off topic was pathetic. I have now lost what little respect I had for you, and I truly am kicking myself for all the times I have defended you. You do not deserve it, and you've made me hate you. Good boy. I don't even really hate MH, and you've accomplished a great feat. Happy?

FU



--------------------

I'm Queer, and this is where I live.

There is no fifth destination.

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DUDE ................

LIKE I SAID

YOU CRACK ME UP laugh.gif

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

BY THE WAY..............DON'T PM ME WITH YOU'RE WOES biggrin.gif
chucole
QUOTE (Kristlkrost @ April 17, 2008 - 09:57 PM) *
Hmm
Thank God it's Thursday as that visual
has me a bit warm luv. cool.gif

I hate that....But I mean life
and gas or food........Hmm hard choice biggrin.gif

BUT were the fire guys hot???? tongue.gif

I'm still longing for that fish dip
I left at the restaurant the night of my unbirthday dinner.

It was bursting with flavor and I want it
BAD!!!

I have to say that was one of the BEST meals I
have had in a long time. Fl seafood ain't the best believe it or not...I was SO starving I asked the waitress to bring me soup and salad right away and I'd decide later.

Delicious fish chowder with all kinds of fish and a spicy red broth.

The BEST Caesar salad with homemade croûtons and I'm real picky about that salad and it's so hard to get a good dressing....Then we had drunken onion rings....We were sort of ordering here and there......Real beer battered.....mmmm

Then I had the raw oysters and clams and shrimp and fish dip platter...A small sampling of each but lots of shrimp really......It was so fresh and clean and beautiful..... AND a REALLY good frozen margarita and those are hard to come by too.

THEN they brought us a brownie sundae with homemade whipped cream and brownie and it was huge and delicious.

I mean really good. Candle and they all came out and sang HB to me..Awww ...my son wub.gif did that.
Yeah we are going back there soon.

You will have to go back for
more sweets
Those boys have to have whatever they want.

This is where we went and the place is right
across from the intercoastal in a funky beachy
Key Westy kinda ' town.....sparkly lights and a cool open air area and bar with sand and great music...the place is huge and LOUD Bear and I loved it....It was perfectamundo!!!

AND a great waitress...I was in another
world me thinks.....That rarely happens.
Come visit me ......I'll take you there on a
Tuesday lol

http://www.mulligansrestaurant.net/


That sounds great and a lot of fun. If you take me there on Tuesday I'm bringing the boys for protection. lol
Kristlkrost
QUOTE (chucole @ April 18, 2008 - 07:50 AM) *
That sounds great and a lot of fun. If you take me there on Tuesday I'm bringing the boys for protection. lol


Yeah I don't blame you one bit..
You will need protection as after that night of food fun and frolic you will never want hubby again.
I can't blame you.....and don't want to ruin any more marriages...Sheeesh it's a curse laugh.gif

I do have this problem of the ladies falling for
me lol No lie...What can I say???
Im Italian. tongue.gif

Ever hear of John Martyn??

He's one of THOSE musicians.
Drink.... drugs brilliant almost
died............ brilliant.
My first English love turned me onto him
and I swear I thank him all the time silently for
him and Tim Buckley..... Two tragic stories but John Survived.
Here's John and some Tim...Sigh

Sweet Mystery


His story


Tim is the father of Jeff Buckley the
stunningly gawjus guy on my profile.
They BOTH died young and ....it's just so sad...Tim was big deal at the time..So was Jeff.
So weird...Both just about to break out. Jeff just went for a swim.............


Song to The Siren.....sigh






WhataJoke
QUOTE (IDontEatThat @ April 17, 2008 - 10:08 PM) *
Is it just me or does the group seem more unbalanced this season. I know there are always bad guys (or girls - Tiffani) but let's be honest this group is just whacked! I have to say I love the fighting but the group on the whole is annoying ... and UGLY ... lets behonest this is TV ...


It's what happens when the producers realise that (after last season,) casting legitimate chefs forces them to actually produce a show around the food instead of simply putting a bunch of head cases in a fishbowl and stirring the pot.
It isn't as bad as season 2 where they had these people in a sweltering lockdown with minimal bathrooms and no outlets for anything.

As far as ugly goes, eh maybe its a bit too far. Some of the ladies are cute. smile.gif
SimpleBear
QUOTE (ITSJUSTMEAOD @ April 18, 2008 - 01:00 AM) *
WHOA MAN.............................

GOT A GEM OF A PM TONIGHT laugh.gif

SEEMS SOMEONE IS A BIT SOURED

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That last post at off topic was pathetic. I have now lost what little respect I had for you, and I truly am kicking myself for all the times I have defended you. You do not deserve it, and you've made me hate you. Good boy. I don't even really hate MH, and you've accomplished a great feat. Happy?

FU



--------------------

I'm Queer, and this is where I live.

There is no fifth destination.

laugh.gif

DUDE ................

LIKE I SAID

YOU CRACK ME UP laugh.gif

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

BY THE WAY..............DON'T PM ME WITH YOU'RE WOES biggrin.gif


I have now officially had it with your bull manure nonsense. You are a bigot. You are disrespectful and ill informed.

Right now I am so furious at you that I'm practically incapable of speach. To post a PM on a message board shows what a hateful person you are. I saw a film where a deaf mute, in a small town, was considered by the townsfolk to be a sensitive person, but he was really a selfish arrogant jerk. It showed me that people with handicaps could be arrogant a*sholes, and that's you.

You're more interested in being "clever" than actually be a thinking, feeling, human being. And you know what I hate about you most? The fact that you forced me to write this when I promised a sweet lady on this board that I wouldn't. That puts the stake in it all.

Go frak yourself, and while you're doing that:

So tell me pretty baby, are you still talking bout yourself
You're such a non-conformist, just like everybody else
And if you had a heart, tell me would you use it
And if you had a thought, I think you'd confuse it
And if you understood exactly what I'm saying
would you have the common sense to
Kiss My Ass
Cause I am right
I am right
I am right
I am right

I'd like to take your ego and crush it into a little ball
And then I'd take my baseball bat and knock it over the centerfield wall
Cause if you had a soul, I think you would sell it
and if you had a life, you'd serve your time in hell
Justice can be sweet, power is corrupting
So it would be my pleasure to have you
Kiss My Ass
Cause I am right
I am right
I am right
I am right

And if there was a god, I think she'd give her blessings
to every dirty deed, I would be confessing
So before I knock on heaven's door please grant my last request
Would you be so kind as to
Kiss My Ass
Cause I am right
I am right
I am right
I am right
TaterTot
QUOTE (IDontEatThat @ April 17, 2008 - 10:08 PM) *
Is it just me or does the group seem more unbalanced this season. I know there are always bad guys (or girls - Tiffani) but let's be honest this group is just whacked! I have to say I love the fighting but the group on the whole is annoying ... and UGLY ... lets behonest this is TV ...


biggrin.gif The only ones I think are unbalanced are Dale and Andrew. The rest seem normal to me. I do not think any of them are "ugly".
Kristlkrost
QUOTE (SimpleBear @ April 18, 2008 - 10:54 AM) *
I have now officially had it with your b*llshit nonsense. You are a bigot. You are disrespectful and ill informed.

Right now I am so furious at you that I'm practically incapable of speach. To post a PM on a message board shows what a hateful person you are. I saw a film where a deaf mute, in a small town, was considered by the townsfolk to be a sensitive person, but he was really a selfish arrogant jerk. It showed me that people with handicaps could be arrogant a*sholes, and that's you.

You're more interested in being "clever" than actually be a thinking, feeling, human being. And you know what I hate about you most? The fact that you forced me to write this when I promised a sweet lady on this board that I wouldn't. That puts the stake in it all.

Go f*ck yourself, and while you're doing that:

So tell me pretty baby, are you still talking bout yourself
You're such a non-conformist, just like everybody else
And if you had a heart, tell me would you use it
And if you had a thought, I think you'd confuse it
And if you understood exactly what I'm saying
would you have the common sense to
Kiss My Ass
Cause I am right
I am right
I am right
I am right

I'd like to take your ego and crush it into a little ball
And then I'd take my baseball bat and knock it over the centerfield wall
Cause if you had a soul, I think you would sell it
and if you had a life, you'd serve your time in hell
Justice can be sweet, power is corrupting
So it would be my pleasure to have you
Kiss My Ass
Cause I am right
I am right
I am right
I am right

And if there was a god, I think she'd give her blessings
to every dirty deed, I would be confessing
So before I knock on heaven's door please grant my last request
Would you be so kind as to
Kiss My Ass
Cause I am right
I am right
I am right
I am right


HUGS wub.gif
notevayas
QUOTE (TaterTot @ April 18, 2008 - 09:56 AM) *
biggrin.gif The only ones I think are unbalanced are Dale and Andrew. The rest seem normal to me. I do not think any of them are "ugly".


I made the comment earlier that I thought it was cute that Antonia told Tom Colicchio that she envisioned cooking for "big fat men" at the tailgate, and that it was obvious in her manner that she did not include Tom in that assessment. I agree with the poster who mentioned there might be some mutual attraction there.. happy.gif

Dale and Andrew seem driven and easily frustrated. I think it's much harder on the guys living in that kind of closed environment than the ladies.. without any way to blow off steam except drinking and kvetching. They need a weight bag or a basketball hoop.. something!

It should concern all of the chefs that future employers may be overly influenced by a few moments frozen in time for entertainment. I think Ryan, while dense in some ways, had the good sense to walk away with some dignity.

Mark, Andrew and Dale are no models, but they are attractive. Now that he has won a challenge, I think Dale will not be so bitter but I also think that since King Richard has not regained his throne, this is the year a woman will win Top Chef. biggrin.gif And another might win the Top Chef T-C-? wink.gif



WhataJoke
Well having an off topic thread was nice while it lasted, but you had to see this comming.

Heads to the Drama fallout shelter.

Kristlkrost
QUOTE (WhataJoke @ April 18, 2008 - 01:11 PM) *
Well having an off topic thread was nice while it lasted, but you had to see this comming.

Heads to the Drama fallout shelter.




I'll take it down if you think it's against the rules
I didn't personally attack anonye ....I'm not kidding.

I will if you think I should???
WhataJoke
QUOTE (Kristlkrost @ April 18, 2008 - 12:13 PM) *
I'll take it down if you think it's against the rules
I didn't personally attack anonye ....I'm not kidding.

I will if you think I should???


I don't think it's against the rules and you didn't single anyone out.

But why pick at the scab?

That's the last thing I'm going to say about it.

Edit: And KK your post wasn't what I was originally referring to.
Kristlkrost
QUOTE (WhataJoke @ April 18, 2008 - 01:17 PM) *
I don't think it's against the rules and you didn't single anyone out.

But why pick at the scab?

That's the last thing I'm going to say about it.


Ok ....maybe I'm still hurt.
But ok........... .I'll take it down.
WhataJoke
QUOTE (Kristlkrost @ April 18, 2008 - 12:21 PM) *
Ok ....maybe I'm still hurt.
But ok........... .I'll take it down.


Many thanks!

wink.gif
chucole
I finally got to take my crab home! Woo hoo. We had a small earthquake this morning and then some aftershocks. Jeez, you'd think we were living in CA they way some people are all freaked about it. Man, all it did was rattle the glasses a little. We're heading into tornado time. That's when to start worrying. Especially now that I'm in BFE.
First the gas break, then the earthquake, then I get a call from school saying they've lost all power and I had 20 minutes to pick up the kids. Thankfully they were running a little late. After school progam lady said she would have stayed open for us out of town working parents but the school hadn't even notified them until they called the school. Since the consolidation they seem to forget about our little community. Wankers.
I bought a package of crab claws thinking I'd get a whole lot of meat out of it. Fuggetabotit. Sticking with the legs next time. What a mess and the damned cat was b*tching at me the whole time. We have a nice little seafood market in town. I'm sticking with that from now on and not complaining about their prices since the freshness and quality will always outweigh the cost.
TaterTot
QUOTE (chucole @ April 18, 2008 - 01:15 PM) *
I finally got to take my crab home! Woo hoo. We had a small earthquake this morning and then some aftershocks. Jeez, you'd think we were living in CA they way some people are all freaked about it. Man, all it did was rattle the glasses a little. We're heading into tornado time. That's when to start worrying. Especially now that I'm in BFE.
First the gas break, then the earthquake, then I get a call from school saying they've lost all power and I had 20 minutes to pick up the kids. Thankfully they were running a little late. After school progam lady said she would have stayed open for us out of town working parents but the school hadn't even notified them until they called the school. Since the consolidation they seem to forget about our little community. Wankers.
I bought a package of crab claws thinking I'd get a whole lot of meat out of it. Fuggetabotit. Sticking with the legs next time. What a mess and the damned cat was b*tching at me the whole time. We have a nice little seafood market in town. I'm sticking with that from now on and not complaining about their prices since the freshness and quality will always outweigh the cost.


smile.gif I am wishing you a nice quiet relaxing week-end after the last few hectic days you have had. Glad to hear you suffered no damage from the earthquake....heard about it on the news this morning. LOL about your cat...did you let it have some?
chucole
QUOTE (TaterTot @ April 18, 2008 - 01:34 PM) *
smile.gif I am wishing you a nice quiet relaxing week-end after the last few hectic days you have had. Glad to hear you suffered no damage from the earthquake....heard about it on the news this morning. LOL about your cat...did you let it have some?


Had to let her have some or she would have clawed me. LOL. She'd rather play with the shell.
SimpleBear
QUOTE (Kristlkrost @ April 18, 2008 - 11:18 AM) *
HUGS wub.gif


Well, this "person" printed a "personal message" on a chat board. I think that this "person" can not have a handle on the English language, as a "personal message" is....um...."personal", and was not meant for the entire world. If they want to roll like that then I'm only to happy to oblige.

Yes, folks, "people with handicaps" are "people", and, are just as capable of being arrogant jerks as anyone else. It doesn't make them any nicer, or make them impervious to criticism, and I've had quite enough of this nonsense, thank you very much.

I've had enough of the snide attitude. I've had enough of the song lyrics that don't apply to anything. I've had enough of the rhyming, for the sake of rhyming, even if it makes no freaking sense. I've had enough of the stupid spacing. I've certainly had enough of being "screamed" at, and using all caps is "screaming", and why should I make allowances for someone who can't even be nice? I have had quite enough.

Period.

I have.
bJason
QUOTE (SimpleBear @ April 18, 2008 - 02:52 PM) *
Well, this "person" printed a "personal message" on a chat board. I think that this "person" can not have a handle on the English language, as a "personal message" is....um...."personal", and was not meant for the entire world. If they want to roll like that then I'm only to happy to oblige.

Yes, folks, "people with handicaps" are "people", and, are just as capable of being arrogant jerks as anyone else. It doesn't make them any nicer, or make them impervious to criticism, and I've had quite enough of this nonsense, thank you very much.

I've had enough of the snide attitude. I've had enough of the song lyrics that don't apply to anything. I've had enough of the rhyming, for the sake of rhyming, even if it makes no freaking sense. I've had enough of the stupid spacing. I've certainly had enough of being "screamed" at, and using all caps is "screaming", and why should I make allowances for someone who can't even be nice? I have had quite enough.

Period.

I have.


Given everything else (with which I agree, BTW), the public posting of a private message would be my last straw, too!
chucole
Going to the garage for a cold one. Have some shiraz too if anyone is interested. Never have liked wine. With the exception of champagne which I love. Hub likes it. Keep it around for him and I do like to cook with it.
SimpleBear
QUOTE (bJason @ April 18, 2008 - 02:05 PM) *
Given everything else (with which I agree, BTW), the public posting of a private message would be my last straw, too!


Thank you very much. I think a lot of people here feel the same way, but they don't say it, because they think it's politically incorrect. That's just wrong. A person is a person, and should be treated no differently than anyone else, and I think I just pointed out the elephant in the room.

I would say I would put this person on "ignore", but why should I? If I do that then I'm still treating this person differently, and that's just nonsense. You make your posts, and you take your chances. That's life as we know it here on planet Earth.

I will no longer pussyfoot around this person. I will not. I refuse to do so. That's a fact.

That is how I roll. You have a problem, then say it, but, please, use proper spacing and proper typesetting. It's only right to do so.
brillke
QUOTE (bJason @ April 18, 2008 - 02:05 PM) *
Given everything else (with which I agree, BTW), the public posting of a private message would be my last straw, too!



Sorry sug,I at one time believed as you did but when a poster decided to post many PMS,some without the writers consent,all PMs became fair game.


May I suggest scrolling? Thats what I plan on doing. This can get way uglier or it might end where it is. Either way,I too enjoyed the OT thread while it lasted.
brillke
QUOTE (WhataJoke @ April 18, 2008 - 12:11 PM) *
Well having an off topic thread was nice while it lasted, but you had to see this comming.

Heads to the Drama fallout shelter.





Scoot over,Ive got beer and hot wings.
chucole
I hope we don't lose the OT thread. I like it too.
SimpleBear
QUOTE (brillke @ April 18, 2008 - 02:32 PM) *

Scoot over,Ive got beer and hot wings.


Believe it or not, I really wanted to leave this at the personal message level. When it was taken onto the board was when I came out like Ali.

I'm now picking dead mackeral out of my hair, but I was happy to do this off the board, and I refuse to put someone on ignore. Why should I give them special treatment? It's wrong, but I've had my say, and I feel better. I will go no further if the offending part just gives up.

I do contend that printing a personal message on a chat board is a sign of immaturity, and I don't care if other people have done it. What would your parents say? "If someone jumped off a bridge, would you do it too"?

But, I am sorry, and that dead fish really stinks. Now I'll have to wash my hair, like, 5 times, or so.
SimpleBear
QUOTE (chucole @ April 18, 2008 - 01:15 PM) *
I finally got to take my crab home! Woo hoo. We had a small earthquake this morning and then some aftershocks. Jeez, you'd think we were living in CA they way some people are all freaked about it. Man, all it did was rattle the glasses a little. We're heading into tornado time. That's when to start worrying. Especially now that I'm in BFE.
First the gas break, then the earthquake, then I get a call from school saying they've lost all power and I had 20 minutes to pick up the kids. Thankfully they were running a little late. After school progam lady said she would have stayed open for us out of town working parents but the school hadn't even notified them until they called the school. Since the consolidation they seem to forget about our little community. Wankers.
I bought a package of crab claws thinking I'd get a whole lot of meat out of it. Fuggetabotit. Sticking with the legs next time. What a mess and the damned cat was b*tching at me the whole time. We have a nice little seafood market in town. I'm sticking with that from now on and not complaining about their prices since the freshness and quality will always outweigh the cost.


I've been on the west coast during earthquakes, and the only think I have to say is you folks must really love it there to stay. I think when the earth, the only stable thing in life, moves, it's telling you to collect your stuff and move. It's just my opinion though.

Don't get me wrong. I love L.A. (where's Randy Newman when you need him?), but I was there during a 5.5 on the Richter scale. My friends told me that wasn't so bad. I don't know about that. LOL

That had to be some mighty tasty crab. How did you prepare it, if I may ask? The last time I had crab I made Imperial, and I do it well, so we all enjoyed, but I'm always interested in new preparations.
chucole
QUOTE (SimpleBear @ April 18, 2008 - 02:55 PM) *
I've been on the west coast during earthquakes, and the only think I have to say is you folks must really love it there to stay. I think when the earth, the only stable thing in life, moves, it's telling you to collect your stuff and move. It's just my opinion though.

Don't get me wrong. I love L.A. (where's Randy Newman when you need him?), but I was there during a 5.5 on the Richter scale. My friends told me that wasn't so bad. I don't know about that. LOL

That had to be some mighty tasty crab. How did you prepare it, if I may ask? The last time I had crab I made Imperial, and I do it well, so we all enjoyed, but I'm always interested in new preparations.

I think ours was a 5 point something. Not a biggie but it only happens every 3 or 4 years in my neck of the woods.
As far as the crab goes, I just boiled it. I have my boys completely spoiled when it comes to crab. I cook it and clean it out of the shells, remove the cartilage.... Throw it into a bowl and then prepare a couple of dipping sauces. Garlic butter, cajun butter. All butter based sauces. So when it's time for dinner it's just a matter of getting the butter sauces ready. Add a little greek spaghetti and it's artery clogging time. We just keep the bowl of crab meat in the middle and dip at will. Although it's a little bit of work for me in the beginning, clean up is a whole lot easier.
SimpleBear
QUOTE (Kristlkrost @ April 18, 2008 - 11:18 AM) *
HUGS wub.gif


Thank you, my dear Gracie.
SimpleBear
QUOTE (chucole @ April 18, 2008 - 03:02 PM) *
I think ours was a 5 point something. Not a biggie but it only happens every 3 or 4 years in my neck of the woods.
As far as the crab goes, I just boiled it. I have my boys completely spoiled when it comes to crab. I cook it and clean it out of the shells, remove the cartilage.... Throw it into a bowl and then prepare a couple of dipping sauces. Garlic butter, cajun butter. All butter based sauces. So when it's time for dinner it's just a matter of getting the butter sauces ready. Add a little greek spaghetti and it's artery clogging time. We just keep the bowl of crab meat in the middle and dip at will. Although it's a little bit of work for me in the beginning, clean up is a whole lot easier.


This is a pretty good story, so sit back and enjoy. About 15 years ago I was visiting a friend in L.A. and they had an earthquake. It was about a 5, and I was still a little shaken up when I got on the plane the next day.

About halfway across the country the plane decided it wanted to dip. In fact it dipped a lot. I don't fly well, and this made me even more uneasy, and then...and then, they flew us into Pittsburgh, instead of Dulles, and told us they were going to put us on another plane for the short hop to National.

I had had enough, and rented a car for the final leg of my journey, and this is when it gets weird. I turned in the car and Ron picked me up. We went to see my mother, and while we were there we had an earthquake. It was very small; something like a .005, but I was already uneasy and I freaked.

People think you only have earthquakes in certain places, but any place you have fissures you can have an earthquake. When we got home I didn't leave the house for three days. That's a true, but odd, story.

I'm glad you enjoyed your crab. Sometimes the most simple preparations are the best. It's the quality of the items that make it good.
brillke
QUOTE (chucole @ April 18, 2008 - 01:15 PM) *
I finally got to take my crab home! Woo hoo. We had a small earthquake this morning and then some aftershocks. Jeez, you'd think we were living in CA they way some people are all freaked about it. Man, all it did was rattle the glasses a little. We're heading into tornado time. That's when to start worrying. Especially now that I'm in BFE.
First the gas break, then the earthquake, then I get a call from school saying they've lost all power and I had 20 minutes to pick up the kids. Thankfully they were running a little late. After school progam lady said she would have stayed open for us out of town working parents but the school hadn't even notified them until they called the school. Since the consolidation they seem to forget about our little community. Wankers.
I bought a package of crab claws thinking I'd get a whole lot of meat out of it. Fuggetabotit. Sticking with the legs next time. What a mess and the damned cat was b*tching at me the whole time. We have a nice little seafood market in town. I'm sticking with that from now on and not complaining about their prices since the freshness and quality will always outweigh the cost.




I have family from KY visiting and they felt the quake and a few aftershocks. They got here yesterday and already want to go home.

Yay Earthquake! I owe ya big!
chucole
We have the New Madrid fault line in Missouri. Pretty close. Land is all on a plate. One could channel Carol King in any part of the world.
SimpleBear
QUOTE (brillke @ April 18, 2008 - 03:33 PM) *

I have family from KY visiting and they felt the quake and a few aftershocks. They got here yesterday and already want to go home.

Yay Earthquake! I owe ya big!



You have hit the only time when an earthquake is a good thing. You got off easy on that one. Why doesn't that ever happen to me when family comes to visit?
chucole
QUOTE (brillke @ April 18, 2008 - 03:33 PM) *

I have family from KY visiting and they felt the quake and a few aftershocks. They got here yesterday and already want to go home.

Yay Earthquake! I owe ya big!

ah Brillke, you are a kindred spirit. lol
Kristlkrost
QUOTE (chucole @ April 18, 2008 - 04:36 PM) *
We have the New Madrid fault line in Missouri. Pretty close. Land is all on a plate. One could channel Carol King in any part of the world.


OHMG
My friend on my widow site had the earthquake too....I just now read that and this.
Sorry...You ok I guess from reading???
Well at least you can honestly tell hubby now that the earth moved!!! laugh.gif
chucole
QUOTE (Kristlkrost @ April 18, 2008 - 03:39 PM) *
OHMG
My friend on my widow site had the earthquake too....I just now read that and this.
Sorry...You ok I guess from reading???
Well at least you can honestly tell hubby now that the earth moved!!! laugh.gif

Truly it wasn't that big a deal. At least not in central Illinois. But, I am one of those people who have never been afraid of storms or other natural occcurences. Much to my detriment, I fear. I'll probably be the idiot sitting on the porch with a cold one when the earth swallows me up or the tornado sweeps me away.
Happened at 4:40 in the a.m. Hubby was on the couch and oblivious. Only Daphne and I knew what was happening. In fact, at first, I thought it was her messing in the china cabinet. When I got up to see what was happening, she was pinned to the floor looking at me like, WTF is that.
Kristlkrost
QUOTE (SimpleBear @ April 18, 2008 - 04:16 PM) *
Thank you, my dear Gracie.



Well Bearly man I had a whole written thing
to you and took it down as I don't want to go there again.


What happened to you is very different
from my story....the PM thing..And yes it is a violation and I know that
I posted those because I was lied about and consistently attacked by a bunch of crazy
rabid posters who are very sick.
Lying about me all the time and I'm this personality and that personality....and even going into my personal life...sick mother... son... and dying dog. So what happened to you on one post....no not ok. Me another whole ball game as wrong as it was it was the LAST resort.

Those peeps do not exist to me anymore...They are the scum of the earth and I will not waste one second of my life on them anymore.
I wish you would do the same!!
bJason
I understand and gladly allow for physical limitations. ALL individuals must either integrate themselves into society or choose not to do so. A handicap does not equal a free pass. I can certainly see how one might be bitter about his/her situation. I am very lucky to not have to deal with that. I do, however, have to deal with other societal obstacles. No amount of venom will change anyone’s situation. May I suggest to those who spew hate or forward ideals simply to engage in a fight - look inside yourself to determine the cause and deal with it - then act appropriately toward others.

I want to be treated the same as everyone else. I want the same rights and freedoms as everyone else. I hide behind nothing. I make no excuses for anything. Decide whether or not you want to hide and make excuses. If not, join me. No one owes me anything. No one owes you anything, either. Let us respect and try to understand each other. If you are here to try and “get a rise” out of me for some undiscovered purpose, I am not interested. If we fundamentally disagree then we can do so respectfully. Otherwise, let’s try to ascertain how we fit together as a team and not as adversaries.
SimpleBear
QUOTE (bJason @ April 18, 2008 - 03:55 PM) *
I understand and gladly allow for physical limitations. ALL individuals must either integrate themselves into society or choose not to do so. A handicap does not equal a free pass. I can certainly see how one might be bitter about his/her situation. I am very lucky to not have to deal with that. I do, however, have to deal with other societal obstacles. No amount of venom will change anyone's situation. May I suggest to those who spew hate or forward ideals simply to engage in a fight - look inside yourself to determine the cause and deal with it - then act appropriately toward others.

I want to be treated the same as everyone else. I want the same rights and freedoms as everyone else. I hide behind nothing. I make no excuses for anything. Decide whether or not you want to hide and make excuses. If not, join me. No one owes me anything. No one owes you anything, either. Let us respect and try to understand each other. If you are here to try and "get a rise" out of me for some undiscovered purpose, I am not interested. If we fundamentally disagree then we can do so respectfully. Otherwise, let's try to ascertain how we fit together as a team and not as adversaries.


I said what I did because it was all true. I did not hide, and I certainly don't plan on taking it any farther, as it's been thoroughly unpleasant to me.

What happens next is out of my control. The only thing I can control is how I'll handle it, but I really don't see me making any replies to certain people. I've done all I can do while not bending the truth. I certainly don't plan on doing anything sneaky or underhanded, so, to me, it's over.
notevayas
QUOTE (ITSJUSTMEAOD @ April 17, 2008 - 04:08 AM) *
A REPRISE biggrin.gif

You wore a little cross of gold around your neck
I saw it as you flew between my reason
Like a raven in the night time when you left
I wear a chain upon my wrist that bears no name
You touched it and you wore it
And you kept it in your pillow all the same

My high-flying bird has flown from out my arms
I thought myself her keeper
She thought i meant her harm
She thought i was the archer
A weather man of words
But i could never shoot down
My high-flying bird


The white walls of your dressing room are stained in scarlet red
You bled upon the cold stone like a young man
In the foreign field of death
Wouldn't it be wonderful is all i heard you say
You never closed your eyes at night and learned to love daylight
Instead you moved a

NOW DOES IT HAVE MEANING FOR YOU?

IT DOES FOR ME.............

COMPASSION .......HUMANITY

ON EARTH CAN ONLY BE DEFINED

BY ONE'S PERSON

WORDS CAN BE SPOKEN

INTERPRETATION BY OTHERS .......

COINED TOKENS

AS ONE CAN ONLY STRIVE TO FIND ONES OWN WAY

YOUR WAY

biggrin.gif

TAKE CARE OVER THERE

ALOHA

HAVE FUN

I know the poem was not posted for me.. but..
I suppose what I get out of the words is specific to my life and perspective, but that is some of the point, isn't it? That we all must travel our own paths, and not look to others to define who we are. I see the wrist chain with no name as a symbol of faith and love, not oppression. I have a jade bracelet like that myself. smile.gif

Enjoy the weekend everyone, and I suggest to let any negative energy slide by as if over the back of a duck. Don't let it get stuck inside you because, even though you may rant and rail at others, only you can lift your burden and purge your spirit of darkness.
Just my opinion of course.. wink.gif


bJason
QUOTE (SimpleBear @ April 18, 2008 - 05:05 PM) *
I said what I did because it was all true. I did not hide, and I certainly don't plan on taking it any farther, as it's been thoroughly unpleasant to me.

What happens next is out of my control. The only thing I can control is how I'll handle it, but I really don't see me making any replies to certain people. I've done all I can do while not bending the truth. I certainly don't plan on doing anything sneaky or underhanded, so, to me, it's over.


I know it is over for you. This was not "headed" in your direction. I am on your side. "Peace be unto you! smile.gif "
SimpleBear
QUOTE (bJason @ April 18, 2008 - 04:35 PM) *
I know it is over for you. This was not "headed" in your direction. I am on your side. "Peace be unto you! smile.gif "


It is. I'm going to the big Yankees-Orioles series this weekend. Drew's mother lives in Baltimore, so she'll get to see her son and her "grandson", as we'll be staying with her.

I, of course, will be wearing my Red Sox cap to all of the games, but Drew will be in orange and black. He's from Charm city, so it's appropriate. There will be no Yankees love though.

You folks be frosty, and I'll see youse guys next week.
bJason
QUOTE (SimpleBear @ April 18, 2008 - 05:43 PM) *
It is. I'm going to the big Yankees-Orioles series this weekend. Drew's mother lives in Baltimore, so she'll get to see her son and her "grandson", as we'll be staying with her.

I, of course, will be wearing my Red Sox cap to all of the games, but Drew will be in orange and black. He's from Charm city, so it's appropriate. There will be no Yankees love though.

You folks be frosty, and I'll see youse guys next week.


Have a safe and memorable weekend!
partsgirl
I took my daughter to the bay after school today. We spent 2 hours looking at the thousands of jellyfish at the end of the dock. It was the best two hours I've spent in I don't know how long. What amazing creatures. The would be round and the box shaped. Some of them were pink. Some phosphoresed blue and green. Truly spectacular. I love living on an island. Gonna go watch the surfers tomorrow. What's on the agenda this weekend for you folks? smile.gif
WhataJoke
QUOTE (SimpleBear @ April 18, 2008 - 02:44 PM) *
Believe it or not, I really wanted to leave this at the personal message level. When it was taken onto the board was when I came out like Ali.

I'm now picking dead mackeral out of my hair, but I was happy to do this off the board, and I refuse to put someone on ignore. Why should I give them special treatment? It's wrong, but I've had my say, and I feel better. I will go no further if the offending part just gives up.

I do contend that printing a personal message on a chat board is a sign of immaturity, and I don't care if other people have done it. What would your parents say? "If someone jumped off a bridge, would you do it too"?

But, I am sorry, and that dead fish really stinks. Now I'll have to wash my hair, like, 5 times, or so.


My advice for the future:

If your going to give someone the big FU do it blunt and in the open. Why whisper FU when screaming it feels so much better?


I'm not taking sides, I just want the whole thing to blow over and not blow up.
TaterTot
QUOTE (partsgirl @ April 18, 2008 - 04:45 PM) *
I took my daughter to the bay after school today. We spent 2 hours looking at the thousands of jellyfish at the end of the dock. It was the best two hours I've spent in I don't know how long. What amazing creatures. The would be round and the box shaped. Some of them were pink. Some phosphoresed blue and green. Truly spectacular. I love living on an island. Gonna go watch the surfers tomorrow. What's on the agenda this weekend for you folks? smile.gif


That sounds like fun. I live pretty close to the Texas coast...also not too far from Galveston. This week-end my Mr. and me are going to a baseball tournament for 13 yr. old boys. It will be about 60 miles from here. Not much I would rather do.
Lisa Marie
Padma STINKS! One of the WORST TV hosts ever. It's because of her that i contemplate NOT watching the show. She thinks she knows everything about food but she knows JACK CRAP!! Bring Katie Lee Joel back. She was MUCH better than Padma.....a MILLION times better. Or at least find a better host than Padma. She really ruins the show.
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