#51 2008-08-14 10:55:46
ah297900 wrote:
Have you ever seen any of his work?
http://i.pbase.com/o6/35/531535/1/85301 … 070909.jpg
He does these amorphous, highly polished shapes that suggest organic origin, but whose seamless surfaces simultaneously deny the presence of the human hand. Then, when you approach it to try to get a handle on the shape of the object, you start to realize that you're actually instead looking at the reflection of the world around the object--your space--transformed by the object. Next, you start reevaluating the space around you, much of it previously unnoticed and transparent, noticing the clouds, buildings, and horizon as if they were new to you somehow. Eventually you've had enough, you turn away from the piece, and for the rest of the day you're a little more inclined to not take the environment around you for granted.
Good shit. I'll take that over some hack equestrian statue that nobody cares about any day.
Come on Ah Hoo, fess up, you thought it was a big silver jelly bean until you read the above critique.
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#52 2008-08-14 11:04:17
I just thought, "holy shit, Flight of the Navigator was real! I want to believe!"
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#53 2008-08-14 11:34:46
ah297900 wrote:
Have you ever seen any of his work?
http://i.pbase.com/o6/35/531535/1/85301 … 070909.jpg
He does these amorphous, highly polished shapes that suggest organic origin, but whose seamless surfaces simultaneously deny the presence of the human hand. Then, when you approach it to try to get a handle on the shape of the object, you start to realize that you're actually instead looking at the reflection of the world around the object--your space--transformed by the object. Next, you start reevaluating the space around you, much of it previously unnoticed and transparent, noticing the clouds, buildings, and horizon as if they were new to you somehow. Eventually you've had enough, you turn away from the piece, and for the rest of the day you're a little more inclined to not take the environment around you for granted.
Good shit. I'll take that over some hack equestrian statue that nobody cares about any day.
I get why she left and you didn't follow now. You're a fag.
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#54 2008-08-14 14:59:09
Tsk, Scotty. It's not enough to have open fags wandering around, you have to pick on the closet cases?
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#55 2008-08-14 15:43:07
Alright HKG? (SOuth SIde!)
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#56 2008-08-14 15:58:44
Hayes Valley, San Francisco.
And this is probably a great time to mention that I've been hired to write a cooking blog for [Redacted] and you can find it right [Redacted].
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#57 2008-08-14 16:10:34
What is that? A Venus Guy Crap?
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#58 2008-08-14 16:20:07
karenw wrote:
I've already revealed that I inhabit the Hoosier state -- then was strongly cautioned to avoid saying any more.
Why, do you want to set up a road trip?
I am from the Land of the Corn, as well.
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#59 2008-08-14 16:33:53
Sophie may be the expert, in that she buys and sales them... but I used to be. When an over-sexed woman spends 5 years in a sexless marriage, she gets really handy with the implements of pleasure.
I sent at least four to vibrator valhala during those sad years.
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#60 2008-08-14 16:50:16
As for my "Where u at?" answer.... here you go:
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#61 2008-08-14 16:55:06
It's astonishing how afraid otherwise logical people here are of somebody like Obama, just because he's black. And I hate to tell those idiots... but Obama is whiter than most white people I know.
But at least they're not angry anymore. They're just terrified of the "Darkie's getting rule over their old massas!"
Oh no... their racist anger is directed at illegals now. Those people just don't deserve to live! (Drives me batty. They are human beings, unless I somehow missed the huge biological discvoery that found a new subspecies of homosapien.... the homo-thay took arr jobs!-ien.)
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#62 2008-08-14 17:27:30
feisty wrote:
I sent at least four to vibrator valhala during those sad years.
Most of the goddamn things are too shoddily made for words. I was bitching recently on some other thread about my theory that the manufacturers are banking on the fact that customers will be too embarrassed to complain or ask for refunds/exchanges. The BBB needs to get after these assholes! And where are Underwriters Labs? You never see a "UL" label on a vibrator...Consumer Reports should do an article evaluating sex toys.
feisty, I probably don't have to direct you to Adam & Eve, located in our very own beloved state. They have above-average merch at below-average prices. (But they'll send you junk mail until the Last Trump if you ever place an order.) (But the junk mail is very discreet in appearance.)
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#63 2008-08-14 17:42:44
feisty wrote:
Sophie may be the expert, in that she buys and sales them... but I used to be. When an over-sexed woman spends 5 years in a sexless marriage, she gets really handy with the implements of pleasure.
I sent at least four to vibrator valhala during those sad years.
I kept saying that South of the Border had a room for us, but nooooo. I see how it is.
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#64 2008-08-14 17:44:49
pALEPHx wrote:
Tsk, Scotty. It's not enough to have open fags wandering around, you have to pick on the closet cases?
I'll send my friend Matt over here. He has a thing for those "straight fellers".
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#65 2008-08-14 17:57:00
George, I agree. My first vibrator ever was a big deal for me... I was nervous and embarassed and all of the above. I was 18, so still a virgin at that time... now I don't give a fuck. Anyway, broke when I took it out of the package. I was devisated. 30 bucks down the drain, cause as you say, there was NO way I was going to return that thing!
Scotty, as miserable as I was, I could not have betrayed my vows. In mind, in spirit, with my right hand, but not in actuality. Us baptist girls have some principles.
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#66 2008-08-14 18:00:37
feisty wrote:
there was NO way I was going to return that thing!
I'm almost positive they won't accept returns on vibrators. I don't know personally--that's just a guess.
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#67 2008-08-14 18:43:15
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#68 2008-08-14 18:48:13
Lovely West-Central Pennsylvania.
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#70 2008-08-14 21:07:25
George Orr wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
https://cruelery.com/uploads/157_dallas_sunset.jpg
Carrollton, a northwest suburb of Dallas, TX.Ritz-eee.
No, I kid. Carrollton's a nice spot. We lived right by, in Coppell, before we came down here.
I do not miss the sound of planes overhead every minute of every fucking day. Also, it's nice to be able to see the night sky again.
Well, I can't argue against only barely being able to see secondary stars, but we don't hear any airplanes inside the house, although you can see them going into both DFW and Love Field.
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#71 2008-08-14 21:10:02
Hellz yeah!
Every day, I thank Satan I live here in hell.
Today, my best friend took my kid pool-hopping on the strip. How many kids get to sneak into 5-star hotels to stick it to the man? Only ones in Vegas, baby.
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#72 2008-08-14 21:51:29
sofaking wrote:
How many kids get to sneak into 5-star hotels to stick it to the man? Only ones in Vegas, baby.
Awww! Quit bragging. Like that's hard to do. Just last month, I snuck into Hooters Casino swimming pool and knocked back a 50 piece with the top dog pool girl. She was dead sexy..... except for the one piece w/skirt bathing suit, alabaster skin tone, Ozzie knuckle tattoos and the constant "I'm big boned" comments.
You're not the only playa' in town, Sofie.
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#73 2008-08-14 21:56:34
ptah13 wrote:
I am from the Land of the Corn, as well.
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#74 2008-08-14 22:04:49
ah297900 wrote:
feisty wrote:
there was NO way I was going to return that thing!
I'm almost positive they won't accept returns on vibrators. I don't know personally--that's just a guess.
Not necessarily true. I purchased one as a gift for someone I dated who lived far away (yes, that's my story and I'm sticking to it).
As it was a gift, I loaded up the batteries and turned it on to make sure it works (nothing worse than giving someone a broken gift). Needless to say, no vibe. I immediately returned to the place of purchase and received an exchange, which the ladies running the place kindly tested for me before I left (and gave me the batteries!). They also gave me a $10 gift card. Customer service at it's finest.
If you are ever in Indianapolis vist Tasty's Gift Factory. They are marketed towards women as a place you can go and discreetly purchase your items without having to worry about some freak in a trench coat staring over your shoulder (originally they were called Ms Tasty's, not sure why the name change but they still only employ women).
Anyway, they treat you really nice.
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#75 2008-08-14 22:08:55
karenw wrote:
ptah13 wrote:
I am from the Land of the Corn, as well.
OMG!!! I talked RT into going there. I doubt she'll ever forget it. She was quite the sport about it, even buying a shirt with that logo on it (mostly for "the funny" of it all).
priceless....
It's amazing how people who haven't spent quality time in Tornado Ally view our common thunderstorms. I guess we have to have something cool, huh? (aside from Peyton Manning).
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#76 2008-08-14 22:21:28
karenw wrote:
ptah13 wrote:
I am from the Land of the Corn, as well.
We have racism! The old-fashioned fun Disney kind!
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#77 2008-08-14 22:28:16
Of the cities I have lived since moving to the US... perhaps the most lovely, and the most community centered: Portland Oregon You can almost see my house...
Lets not forget the Vegan Strippers!
The street scene is great!
Portland Beer, as good as it gets!
Portland Beer Zombies! 
Visit, but don't stay, okay?
Dusty....
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#78 2008-08-14 22:28:44
ptah13 wrote:
It's amazing how people who haven't spent quality time in Tornado Ally view our common thunderstorms.
You are so right. I just took a job with a company who is moving its corporate offices here from New York. Many of the NY staff have come here to assist with training and transition, and they freak out when the sky gets even a little grey. A towering anvil cloud really pushes them over the edge.
Currently my department is housed in an office trailer while the main building goes through a massive renovation to accommodate us, and the Easterners are terrified on our behalf that we'll be sucked away into the sky.
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#79 2008-08-14 22:34:27
Banjo wrote:
sofaking wrote:
How many kids get to sneak into 5-star hotels to stick it to the man? Only ones in Vegas, baby.
Awww! Quit bragging. Like that's hard to do. Just last month, I snuck into Hooters Casino swimming pool and knocked back a 50 piece with the top dog pool girl. She was dead sexy..... except for the one piece w/skirt bathing suit, alabaster skin tone, Ozzie knuckle tattoos and the constant "I'm big boned" comments.
You're not the only playa' in town, Sofie.
That gave me the lulz.
Don't be a playa hata, Banjo Baby. I don't get to go out very often to places that don't have a children's menu anymore.
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#80 2008-08-14 22:35:56
Dmtdust wrote:
Of the cities I have lived since moving to the US... perhaps the most lovely, and the most community centered: Portland Oregon You can almost see my house...
Lets not forget the Vegan Strippers!
The street scene is great!
Portland Beer, as good as it gets!
Portland Beer Zombies!
Visit, but don't stay, okay?
Dusty....
Portland's pretty rad. I miss lotsa trees.
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#81 2008-08-14 22:45:58
karenw wrote:
ptah13 wrote:
I am from the Land of the Corn, as well.
Phooey. I call shenanigans. Prove it!
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#82 2008-08-14 22:47:26
karenw wrote:
ptah13 wrote:
It's amazing how people who haven't spent quality time in Tornado Ally view our common thunderstorms.
You are so right. I just took a job with a company who is moving its corporate offices here from New York. Many of the NY staff have come here to assist with training and transition, and they freak out when the sky gets even a little grey. A towering anvil cloud really pushes them over the edge.
Currently my department is housed in an office trailer while the main building goes through a massive renovation to accommodate us, and the Easterners are terrified on our behalf that we'll be sucked away into the sky.
I moved here from Ohio, 2 1/2 hours away and in what I thought was exactly the same climate. When I got here, I was impressed by the storms--a whole different animal. My old (better) neighborhood:
Somehow, this 100 year old painting's point of view is about 50 feet in the air, right next to my old apartment. Artist's license, I guess.
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#83 2008-08-14 22:53:22
sofaking wrote:
Dmtdust wrote:
Of the cities I have lived since moving to the US... perhaps the most lovely, and the most community centered: Portland Oregon You can almost see my house...
Lets not forget the Vegan Strippers!
The street scene is great!
Portland Beer, as good as it gets!
Portland Beer Zombies!
Visit, but don't stay, okay?
Dusty....Portland's pretty rad. I miss lotsa trees.
I truly love it here. Wonderful community, lots of friends, beach 1.5 hours away, sking 1 hour away, river, a few minutes away.
and especially for all our Obama haters... we had the largest turn-out until Berlin...
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#84 2008-08-14 22:54:28
Dmtdust wrote:
Visit, but don't stay, okay?
Dusty....
It's where I'm planning on moving whenever I get off my ass and leave the South for good.
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#85 2008-08-14 22:54:36
choad wrote:
Phooey. I call shenanigans. Prove it!
We also have cows.
And, contrary to what they say next door, Abraham Lincoln grew up here.
Moar facts.
Famous Hoosiers.
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#86 2008-08-14 23:00:06
Baywolfe wrote:
Viva!
sofaking wrote:
Every day, I thank Satan I live here in hell.
Sin City is unique. In Vegas, I have: done a pole dance, smoked pot with strangers, gotten loads of free drinks, been groped by whores, snorted cocaine in a public bathroom stall with a complete stranger, fired machine guns, and been challenged to fights all while wearing a Starfleet uniform. And I don't even gamble.
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#87 2008-08-14 23:01:30
karenw wrote:
choad wrote:
Phooey. I call shenanigans. Prove it!
We also have cows.
https://cruelery.com/uploads/thumbs/430 … na723w.jpg
And, contrary to what they say next door, Abraham Lincoln grew up here.
Moar facts.
Famous Hoosiers.
I have no idea who the fuck "John Mellencamp" is but Johnny Cougar is from these here parts. I've recently been by the "Pink House" MTV gave away back in the 80's. They've repainted it some god-awful blue.
Shame on them!
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#88 2008-08-14 23:03:08
phoQ wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
Viva!
sofaking wrote:
Every day, I thank Satan I live here in hell.
Sin City is unique. In Vegas, I have: done a pole dance, smoked pot with strangers, gotten loads of free drinks, been groped by whores, snorted cocaine in a public bathroom stall with a complete stranger, fired machine guns, and been challenged to fights all while wearing a Starfleet uniform. And I don't even gamble.
Great.
GenCon is in Indy this week. If any of those fuckers show up in stormtrooper outfits on my street they'll be looking at the business end of my AR.
Fucking GenCon....
Oh, for you gun-nuts: We have the "don't back down" law modeled after Florida's law. Basically the threshold to use lethal force in self defense is you have to "feel threatened". Use to be you had to prove you were in mortal danger. Not anymore. Now you just have to claim you "felt" like you were in danger.
I have a friend who owns a shitload of AK's and AR's, 40 round mags, 1000's of rounds of ammo (most of which is steel core) and not a thing he owns is illegal. Hell, most of the gun stores are ran by off-duty cops.
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#89 2008-08-14 23:15:16
If you could only zoom a littlle bit more you could very well see my old house dusty. One upstairs view looked back at ya the other looked out upon the drugstore cowboy.
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#90 2008-08-14 23:30:54
phoQ wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
Viva!
sofaking wrote:
Every day, I thank Satan I live here in hell.
Sin City is unique. In Vegas, I have: done a pole dance, smoked pot with strangers, gotten loads of free drinks, been groped by whores, snorted cocaine in a public bathroom stall with a complete stranger, fired machine guns, and been challenged to fights all while wearing a Starfleet uniform. And I don't even gamble.
Sofa's description + my own fond memories of being a tourist + your reminiscences = my being reminded of this interesting blog post from another point of view...Lemme see if I can find it...
An articulate American's first experience with the Vegas Strip
He spent a week there, and there are a couple other entries about it.
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#91 2008-08-15 00:03:13
I only know of the old Vegas.
Even though the group of friends I have traveled with for decades all over the world renting blocks of hotel rooms for debauchery, goes regularly to Vegas, I have never that trip with them. Driven by a couple times, stopped in the suburbs even, but it has been awhile since I've made it downtown. The last time I was on the strip was for the Dead in the early 1980s at the Aladdin.
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#92 2008-08-15 00:17:57
choad wrote:
Yo, Lech!
Howz "The Home of the Homeless" treating you?
Errrrr. . . are you referring to my itinerant road warrior lifestyle??? Or my wretched habit of waking up under the bushes??? More to the point, how'd ya guess?!?
Home is the Mile High City and vicinity, I'm about to make myself scarce as the circus rolls into town.
Here's our most recent civic art abomination (one among many). Some believe it's cursed. It's veiny countenance and glowing red eyes offer hints. That it toppled over and snuffed the life out of its creator sort of clinches the deal. I admire that it greets visitors to our fine city with a hyperrealistic sphincter the size of a satellite dish.
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#93 2008-08-15 00:21:00
George Orr wrote:
phoQ wrote:
Baywolfe wrote:
Viva!
sofaking wrote:
Every day, I thank Satan I live here in hell.
Sin City is unique. In Vegas, I have: done a pole dance, smoked pot with strangers, gotten loads of free drinks, been groped by whores, snorted cocaine in a public bathroom stall with a complete stranger, fired machine guns, and been challenged to fights all while wearing a Starfleet uniform. And I don't even gamble.
Sofa's description + my own fond memories of being a tourist + your reminiscences = my being reminded of this interesting blog post from another point of view...Lemme see if I can find it...
An articulate American's first experience with the Vegas Strip
He spent a week there, and there are a couple other entries about it.
He nailed it. A palace for swine.
It is hard to put into words how fiercely I love this terrible place. I guess it's that so many people are so excited to be here, it's hard not to share that excitement.
If you don't have a gambling habit and aren't poor, Las Vegas is paradise on earth. Fun, ambitious people choose to make it their home. There's no state income tax. The food is wonderful and relatively cheap. All the best washed-up musicians play here. The people are super-nice. Drugs are socially accepted and readily available 24 hours a day. You're never at a loss for something awesome to do here in hell.
And since you posted such a nice article, I will share with you my favorite place to go here (it has nothing to do with casinos):
Clickety click.
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#94 2008-08-15 00:23:20
Johnny_Rotten wrote:
I only know of the old Vegas.
Even though the group of friends I have traveled with for decades all over the world renting blocks of hotel rooms for debauchery, goes regularly to Vegas, I have never that trip with them. Driven by a couple times, stopped in the suburbs even, but it has been awhile since I've made it downtown. The last time I was on the strip was for the Dead in the early 1980s at the Aladdin.
The Aladdin is now Planet Hollywood. It pretty much sucks balls (except for Todai Restaurant in the Desert Passage Mall).
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#95 2008-08-15 00:30:24
sofaking wrote:
And since you posted such a nice article, I will share with you my favorite place to go here (it has nothing to do with casinos)
Nice, thanks for sharing. How far out of town is that?
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#96 2008-08-15 00:35:43
lechero wrote:
sofaking wrote:
And since you posted such a nice article, I will share with you my favorite place to go here (it has nothing to do with casinos)
Nice, thanks for sharing. How far out of town is that?
It's in town. It's 5 minutes from the strip.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Las+Veg … 2v=ADDRESS
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#97 2008-08-15 00:35:52
lechero wrote:
sofaking wrote:
And since you posted such a nice article, I will share with you my favorite place to go here (it has nothing to do with casinos)
Nice, thanks for sharing. How far out of town is that?
Wow, that's awesome. Finally, a reason for me to stay in the Vegas area longer than it takes me to check out of the Orleans after our union training finishes...I will definitely want to see that in person.
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#98 2008-08-15 00:46:45
Johnny_Rotten wrote:
If you could only zoom a littlle bit more you could very well see my old house dusty. One upstairs view looked back at ya the other looked out upon the drugstore cowboys
I drive by a methadone clinic everyday.... Re Drugstore Cowboy... A good friend worked on that, and in fact introduced my wife and I to each other a few years before...
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#99 2008-08-15 00:58:40
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#100 2008-08-15 01:15:24
sofaking wrote:
The food is wonderful and relatively cheap.
I have to disagree on you about the food. I am used to my NorCal veggies and cheap Asian food. However, your recommendation of the Double Down Saloon was appreciated.
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