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Let's Take This Outside, Shall We?
Does it seem like lately every other conversation on mnspeak spirals downward into virulence at an alarming pace? Were you looking forward to the mnspeak get-together that never got together? It looks like we now have a chance to meet AND duke it out!
And thus begins the search for the cheapest feather pillows in town.
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By the way, there will be a MnSpeak get-together at the end of this month sometime. Just have to confirm the date before I announce.
Well there be free booze??
And the pillow fight is going to be awesome.
Vokda + Down Feathers = Crazy Delicious
Where are the best feather pillows?
Jason + ladies pillowfighting in negligee = good television
I'm going to fill my pillow with Coke cans like Sean Penn did in Bad Boys, then I'm a-gonna womp some MnSpeakers.
Hey, I play hard.
Sounds like a dream I had last night, Taylor...
Um, me too.
And while we're on the topic of pillows, I'm a remarkably unartful person who is about to acquire 770 square feet of emptiness called a condo. Is there anywhere around here I can go to get decent decorating/interior design advice? Website, real-life person, etc? Maybe any stores that are helpful. I don't have a lot of money to spend either.
Unless I get help I see myself living amongst a bunch of empty rooms, as the only furniture I have is my grandma's old brown chair and an exercise bike. And a bed. But seriously, that's it.
Wait, people were fighting in those threads?
Colour me oblivious.
Also, won't the library tour be an MNSpeak get-together of sorts?
Sounds like a dream I had last night, Taylor...
...were they tugging on that cute tie of yours too?
That tie was pretty spectacular.
Count me in on the pillow fight.
There are about ten inappropriate remarks bouncing through my mind right now... but I'm censoring myself here.
Ah, what the hell: It wasn't the tie they were tugging on.
kwatt, I was in a very similar situation pretty recently, only it was an apartment and only 600sf. But I didn't even have a bed, so I know just what you're talking about.
I've finally almost finished furnishing my swank downtownish batchelor pad, although my decorations are still forthcoming. Since I have insanely-high ceilings because it's a converted oldschool historic building I have to have *big* "art" to fill up enough of the space to not look awkward, so I'm in the process of making some stuff on my own to decorate with.
First off is going to be my 11-foot high street map of Minneapolis made from google maps tiles and cut into the shape of the city limits, but so far I have foam board and lots of printed pages of maps. I haven't quite gotten to the part where I put it together yet.
Secondly I'm going to use a giant stack of paint samples I stole from Home Depot to make some kind of pattern/picture/arty thing. I like how they all have the colour name and code in the corner, because it will lend it some kind of industrial minimalist chic cred ... or something.
I also bought a thing of this fabric with a cool design on it from IKEA and I'm going to hang that over one of the support pillars between my windows.
So maybe that will spark some ideas for you? Maybe not. Hopefully it will, though.
that's funny Kevin, because I was going to ask you in my other post to you if you had your new place yet (I'm wondering if your perspective on some of the neighborhood influence stuff might change once you have ownership in one).
you should hire Alexis
kwatt -- Just go to Room and Board and buy shit until you can't afford it anymore.
Oh also, furniture--> ikea. Wonderfully cheap, so if you change your mind later on you won't feel bad about selling it/giving it away and buying something else you like more. Also, they have enough variety most people can find something they like, and stuff coordinates across collections pretty well.
I'd also suggest you decide on a colour palette before you start furnishing/decorating. That way you can make sure new things you get fit with your scheme and it makes it a lot easier to decide on things to buy.
Man, I always imagined TV news people were pervy, but the reality of it is still kind of weird.
There's a pervy-weird continuum in news. Most are more weird, less pervy. I'm less weird, more pervy. Should have followed my instinct for self-censorship. It's so liberating though...
Well, I was called "pretentious" and an "idiot" for explaining that Greg Norton was the bassist in Hüsker Dü, a chef at Stag Head in Red Wing (but no more), the food there was good, and the beer selection was great...
When I was in your situation a year ago, kwatt, I did not want my place to scream IKEA. I actually was able to mix my Ikea purchases with a lot of things from Target.com and sale prices from Bombay Company. WestElm also had nice stylin' stuff.
And Iw as called an asshole for ... oh, wait, it was me calling somebody else an asshole.
so if we make a scatterplot of tv news people with weird and pervy as our axes and try to fit a function to it, would you say that the function would probably be some kind of inverse proportional relationship?
Exactly. Unless that's a trick question. In which case, no.
No trick questions! It's not like I'm some kind of nerd patrol college professor trying to trick people!
Screw you all! I can't believe that with the suffering in the world, you're going on and on about feather pillows. Wake up and smell the...
Kidding.
Waaaay back in the day the place to go for the best bedding was The Company Store at St. Anthony Main. (You know, this was decades ago when St. Anthony main actually had stores.)
As far as I can tell from a quick glance at their Web site, TCS no longer has bricks-n-mortar stores -- just catalogs and online.
In lieu of a pillow fight how about we get Sid Hartman & Nick Coleman in the ring and let them bitch-slap each other over the stadium issue. I would pay top dollar to see that.
As halftime entertainment, we could have Alexis and Bartel debate the merits of editing web content. BTW, it appears that Alexis may be done as an MNSpeak Poster, given that she hasn't posted in over a week which is very much unlike her.
Can we write Latin/right-wing talking points/pervy comments/Simpsons quote corrections on the pillowcases and actually beat each other with words?
In lieu of a pillow fight how about we get Sid Hartman & Nick Coleman in the ring and let them bitch-slap each other over the stadium issue. I would pay top dollar to see that.
Coleman would be arrested for elder abuse. I'm always surprised Sid is still continent enough to sit through an entire baseball game.
I know Alexis is headed to Cancun. Hopefully she'll recharge, and come back here. I miss her!
we all miss her, man. We all miss her.
It wasn't the tie they were tugging on.
I'm sure you had a great night of tugging your tie after your brush with Lily Tomlin.
Can we write Latin/right-wing talking points/pervy comments/Simpsons quote corrections on the pillowcases and actually beat each other with words?
»» Submitted by Foster at 10:04 AM on May 4
"Sticks and stones my break my bones, but words will never--OW! That hurt, goddamnit!"
>> It wasn't the tie they were tugging on.
> I'm sure you had a great night of tugging your tie after your brush with Lily Tomlin.
ROFL.
Come on people, we have a quality home advice resource here and you're NOT pimping her!? Kwatt -- just ask Alexis. She'll probably charge you, but since you're getting advice directly from one of the women you probably want to impress with your ginormous 770 square feet, it'll be worth it.
Figures, leave it to the PR guy for the pimping.
Speaking further of feather pillows, Champs, would you like me to get you one so you can cry into it some more about the Husker Du thing? GEEZ - we were just bullying you for fun.
All right, I admit it - I'm the one who's always inciting the virulence at MnSpeak. But only when there's no action on the MTV Message Boards and I get lonely.
Thanks fro the great advice, especially t-may. I had also considered creating some art for the den, either a homemade picture panorama of downtown or of the Calhoun area. Or maybe some nifty painting. I'm also taking lots of pictures as the place is being built so I'd like to frame some of those and hang somewhere.
Spaceman,
Funny you should ask, I have a friend who lives a few blocks from where yesterday's events took place and we talked about the same thing. In short, no, I'm not bothered. The Uptown shooting was four blocks south of me now and the block E shooting is steps from the bus stop. I figure it's everywhere and it's the city. It's gonna happen.
(I didn't put on near enough deodorant today.)
(I didn't put on near enough deodorant today.)
Whew. No kidding.
I'm probably going to get some large used pillows and some some discounted, good looking pillow cases. That way, after all the sweat and adrenaline and wrestling around in 'jamas builds up, I'll have a classy place to lie down and knock some boots.
now you're throwing shoes? I thought this was supposed to be as non-violent as possible?
Are we really bringing back "knock some boots?"
So I suppose getting a hot glue gun and broken glass and doing up some pillows in classic Van Damm Bloodsport fashion is a bad idea?
ten MNSpeakers enter, NONE RETURN
I don't know if this is such a good idea? Like Sean Connery's character said in The Untouchables, It would be "Just like some (insert name of despicable social/political/ethnic/sexually oriented group of your choice) to bring a sack of shit to a pillow fight".
[i]And while we're on the topic of pillows, I'm a remarkably unartful person who is about to acquire 770 square feet of emptiness called a condo. Is there anywhere around here I can go to get decent decorating/interior design advice? Website, real-life person, etc?[/i]
I really like www.apartmenttherapy.com . It started in New York, and there are satellite websites in LA, San Francisco, and Chicago. There are a lot of interesting links for furniture, decor, space-saving ideas, etc. In March they just wrapped up their "smallest, coolest apartment" contest. They limited entries to 650 square feet.
If you have something specific you want to ask about, you can submit a "Good Question" and the people running the site (as well as people who just read the site) will weigh in with advice.
Sorry about the wrong tags. I forget I'm supposed to use html tags instead of vB.
Something that looks rather good framed and is inexpensive, if you buy a nice $20 frame from IKEA, is fabric!
Find youself a yard of fabric you like and frame that stuff up!
Finn Style on Washington has some awesome Merimekki fabric!
no Kevin, I wasn't referring to the shootings (man, let's not get that in this thread!) I was talking more about the neighborhood org. influence in the library post. but anyway, back to decorating . . .
Am I the only one who seriously *would* like to see "Alexis and Bartel debate the merits of editing web content"? Maybe with DeRusha, who actually gets to be on tv despite his pervy side (Jason, thanks for finally posting something of questionable appropriateness, btw. Good to know you're human!), as mediator? My nerdiness manifests in such a way that this sounds fascinating to me. Fascinating!
And then on to the pillow-fight booze-fest.
Oh. Perhaps I would have caught that if not for the wanton filth and disgust eminating from my armpits.
that's so hot.
armpit tugging anyone?
Hey Jason - if you happen to run into Becky Ringen of Maple Grove, put in a good word for a guy, eh? The public might know her better as Miss Minnesota.
You have Miss Teen MN, too. Where was that in the Best of???
how about Alexis and Bartel battle in an all out drunken pillow fight.
And who do you think would enjoy this most?
Maybe we could demo a taser on Bud or Bud Jr. to kick off the festivities.
Oooo. So mean, but... I like it.
Did "knockin' boots" ever leave??
(The answer is no.)
no, taylor. the leaving happens after the knocking of the boots.
if you knock your boots and say the right words you can leave the land of oz and go home.
no, tmayhem. that only works with boots of spanish leather.
I always wanted to decorate an apartment entirely with goods purchased at Ax-Man. That would be a kick.
What about spanish leather sneakers? My campers could take me home!
Does the twin cities really have to ape every quirk trend that comes from Manhattan? First the pathetic attempts to get flash mobs going, then zombies, now pillow fights.
Hey, I've got an idea let's play live pacman using cell phones on minneapolis streets. That would be original1!!11!
What is sad that this place is as really about as creative and original as the Coasters say it is. Namely, not at all. I was hoping they were just trying to prop themselves up but a few years actual experience says otherwise.
Well, don't let the door hit you where the good lord etc.
Does the twin cities really have to ape every quirk trend that comes from Manhattan? First the pathetic attempts to get flash mobs going, then zombies, now pillow fights.
Jeez Batgirl, I know you're moving, but don't burn too many bridges.
Adult prom. Adult pillow fights. Crank up the Belle & Sebastian, Minneapolis, and let's don't never growed up.
There was nothing but creativity, originality and raw awesomeness last night on Exchange street, so I don't know what you're talking about.
a w00t in the general direction of the MSP Sculpture Garden, Leigha.
Did anyone else see the Route 114 bus that goes to the U this morning? It was covered in one of those wrap around ads - A big purple advertisement for Minnesota State University Mankato. Ha! Score one for MnSCU bitches!
I've seen a few of those around...it's like the giant MPR ad over looking the 35W/94 exchange on a clearly marked Clear Channel billboard.
Hey Moving away - a big ol' sloppy thhhhhhhhhhhbbbt to you! Or has Manhattan given you that already?
For clarification, the pillow fight mob thing started in London - so respect who we're ripping off.
Cheers,
-Aaron
There's certainly nothing original about:
- The Replacements
- Husker Du
- The Hopefuls
- 12 Rods
- Dosh
- Doomtree
- Rhyme Sayers
- Atmosphere
- MNSpeak
Nothing at all. Oh, and nothing special or original about the fact that the local arts community has invested $500 Million(!) in launching new, world-renowned architected facilities.
And, this just in from Travel & Leisure magazine:
"There's no shortage of smaller American cities attracting attention these days for cutting-edge art and architecture. But Minneapolis, it's fair to say, is leading the pack. "
Kevin, for the walls, don't forget to check the local galleries. (Sorry for the Rake link.) A lot of good art for not much money. I've got several original pieces by Twin Cities artists that have been less than a couple hundred bucks. Not as cheap as the poster sales at the U, but...
I'm hoping we will give pillowfights our own spin and people will show up in pajamas. Here's to hoping Leigha shows up in a negligee!
Also pillow fight mobs did not originate in London no matter how much the Mobile Clubbing people desperately want to take credit for it. They have been murdering the wikipedia entry for it.
My favorite ads on the busses are the Denny Hecker car ads. Christ, for how rich he must be, he seems incapable of smiling or hiring a decent photographer. If you're going to be a pitchman, try not to look like the creepy guy at the park.
Thanks. Maybe I'll make a wall somewhere with logos off all the different Twin Cities media outlets. MNSpeak included of course.
Not2Sure-
Where did the pillow fight mobs originate, if not London?
(and I guess, in all honesty after the flash mob thing happened, anyone could have come up with the pillow fight flash mob)
-Aaron
Well, to be fair, MnSpeak is a rip off of MetaFilter.
(Flees Rex.)
Hecker looks like he's getting a colonoscopy in those ads.
And I'm all about seeing some negligee at the pillow fight, which I will refer to from here on out as TOTAL PILLOW ARMAGEDDON.
"You using the whole fist, Doc?"
I'm gonna get in a wreck next time I see a bus.
TOTAL PILLOW ARMAGEDDEON needs to include Rollergirls.
well to be safe, the internet is a rip off of BBSes.
I started to do a story on it once so did some light research but lost interest when the publisher did. It would take some work to really find out, but the earliest public pillow fights that contribute to the meme that I found date from June 2003 in of all places Garnett, Kansas. Crazy college kids.
I think people say it came from London because of the protesters/activists who used pillow fighting while wearing masks of G8 leaders as a way to distract media attention onto themselves in front of the Bank of England in April 2005. That's when it took off in London.
(MNspeak ripped off a whole lotta things, not just Metafilter. I itemized some of them when I launched it.)
Ah...bbs...I remember trading a box of 5.25 floppy disks for unlimited access to some BBS. I had like 1000 phreaked Sprint long distance numbers so I could access anywhere in the US.
My 1200 baud modem rocked!
Anyone have an old phone coupler laying around? I wouldn't mind finding one.
yes to the rollergirls, foster. you're right on the money.
I've got a feeling that The Rat can tell us whether the Rollergirls™ would show up to that. I just hope they don't hurt me.
Here's to hoping Leigha shows up in a negligee!
Um, would you settle for flannel PJs with sock monkeys on them? I save the negligee for the gigs where I get paid (see, this is why you all need to come to my shows)!
I'm respectfully describing the tone of MNspeak.com as Gawker Minus The Mean-ness. If that doesn't grab you, try Putting The Irony Back In Minnesota Nice.
Whoops. I'll try not to call so many people assholes. But they have to promise not to be assholes.
Spring sure has got the MNSpeaker hormones raging, it seems!
Several things about MNspeak changed within weeks of launching the site, so that launch note has a ton of inacurcies. Historical tidbit: for the first couple months, I was even paying some of the serious contributors.
I should never have written that last sentence.
If that doesn't grab you, try Putting The Irony Back In Minnesota Nice.
Actually, like many other things that are put through the commodification meat grinder, irony has probably just received a makeoverbecoming a snappy label for coincidental spoons as opposed to its former function of describing the proper use of a fillet knife. (link)
Now I've got dollar$ in my eye$
Historical tidbit: for the first couple months, I was even paying some of the serious contributors.
huh.
As a note: cash, cheque or beer are all acceptable forms of payment for my marvelous services to humanity.
oh, oh, can we guess? sara must have been one . . .
Of course, there are still those who get paid for spending their days on mnspeak... just not by mnspeak.
Well, for the record, I wasn't one of them.
I want my money!
oh, damn! maybe rachael and chuck?
Human Bean!
Speaking of getting paid, what are some good job search sites? Or orgs to work for?
as hot as you are, taylor, you could get a job anywhere
Speaking of getting paid, what are some good job search sites? Or orgs to work for?
Sicily has had some upper management turnover in organized crime recently. I'm sure that opens things up on entry-level...
Organized crime, eh?
what are you looking for, taylor... or is it just a story?
and are you really that hot?
and are you really that hot?
Those are how I've rolled in the past. CL is great for things besides jobs, too. Monster actually got me my current (awesome) corporate job.
What was that thing about springtime and hormones...?
Taylor, you hope the Rollergirls don't hurt you?
Damn, where's the fun in that?
Took a guess at your career aspirations. It's one of my dream jobs, but I prefer misdemeanors to felonies.
My, my, it is a little randy in here today. lemme guess: some MNSpeaksters will be taking the long way home tonight through Dinkytown...
Taylor, you hope the Rollergirls don't hurt you?
Damn, where's the fun in that?
Good point.
Franchesca, for the definitive answer on Taylor's hotness...
The forthcoming "Men of MNSpeak" calendar is going to be a hot item this Xmas.
I hope the rollergirls hurt Taylor. But not Taylor's pretty face.
Kwatt, I've seen a home decorated with much of Alexis's influence. It was ALL EARTHTONES ALL THE TIME. Would it hurt to throw in a little color?!
Here's my Men of MnSpeak centerspread:
I'm not trying to bash Alexis...it's just that from what I have seen, her decorating skills are a little bland.
My, my, it is a little randy in here today. lemme guess: some MNSpeaksters will be taking the long way home tonight through Dinkytown...
I was thinking of Roller Garden in St. Louis Park. It's a great rink and a Rollergirl hangout, hahaha!
I smell a catfight.
Someone get the pillows.
Here's my Men of MnSpeak centerspread:
Whoa, watch where you're pointing that thing.
As long as they stay on the skates, they shouldn't be able to swing a pillow too hard.
Now, if Alexis doesn't come back to defend herself then she really must be MNgone...
Alexis and Carolina? I would totally referee that pillow fight.
I think you may be surprised at all the things that can be done well on skates.
I assume you're referring to knitting or something equally pedestrian...
taylor looks espcially hot when he's angry. the rollergirl beatings should do wonders for him.
Not ping-pong.
i don't know richg, i still have the scars from my last skating "adventure". of course, they were well worth while.
Alright, now I'm going to the pillow fight fer sher.
(PS. Nice font)
Adventures that cause scars are nearly always worthwhile.
Not the Tubgirl adventure.
TG scars are not so much physical as they are emtional and mental. And forever.
*emotional, even.
does goatse man have a scar? if he's even still alive?
I'm fine, thank you.
Thank God he didn't talk about any scars.
He doesn't need to. There's no scar on him none of us haven't seen before.
I mean... that is, if you've seen that... I, of course, have not.
If you want to get the MN RollerGirls' collective attention, post about the pillow fighting here:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/mnrg/
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/mnrollergirls/
http://myspace.com/mnrollergirls
http://community.livejournal.com/rollergirlfans/
-Aaron
What are you doing?! Don't invite ALL of them! We'll all be hospitalized! It'll be so hot, but still!!
We're all going to go out sometime, Foster. This'll just mean we have a shot at going out with style.
I think people say it came from London because of the protesters/activists who used pillow fighting while wearing masks of G8 leaders as a way to distract media attention onto themselves in front of the Bank of England in April 2005. That's when it took off in London.
i have some friends on the inside. i'll see what i can do for you testosterone-driven young men. but count on some real pain. the scars will not be of an emotional nature. that is all i can guarantee.
You say that like it's a bad thing, Franchesca. Didn't Susan Powter once say "No pain, no gain"? Or maybe that was Richard Simmons?
i think both of them said it. but i think they might have been refering to different things. go figure. regardless, it's not a bad thing at all. i'm all for a bit of pain -- especially a good spanking from time to time. did i really say that? i guess my self-censoring walked out the door with rex's.
woah woah, you guys. this is headed in a very not-work-safe direction.
but since it's just about quittin time ... maybe when I get home?
when you get home, what?
I have no idea. That was an ill-formed thought that never got off the ground.
Note that pillowfightmsp on MySpace is friends with Sayonara Pussy of the MN RollerGirls. Taylor's dream starting to come true already.
some of the greatest adventures start out as ill-formed ideas. don't stop yourself.
Who's doing the pillow fight? Are they going to have free booze?
are you hitting on me?
i'm not sure. i'm a bit out of sorts today. i just might be. but what the hell. why question everything. roll with the punches.
the punches or the spankings?
I can't think of a better epitaph, since you put it that way.
Apparently we now need a NSFW tag to place on posts.
On the other hand, I've got to respect a girl who knows what she wants and is vocal about it. I think we may have more to worry about from Franchesca than the Rollergirls.
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
i definitely prefer the spankings. but i throw a mean punch if that's your thing.
i can wear rollerskates if that helps, richg.
I have no problem with earthtones. My place overlooks the Midtown Greenway, so I would like to find a way to "bring that in" as part of the decorations. That's the artsiest thing you will ever hear out of this farmboy.
PS - Rex paid me to register. Eat that!
Who's doing the pillow fight?
Can't spill the beans. Rest assured, however, that it's not a corporation or a marketing scheme or anything like that.
Are they going to have free booze?
Any free booze will be that which you brought from home.
Rollerskates with fishnets is the new black.
so i see we have another skank lover here. that's ok. skank has it's place. ask rex.
Aaaaaaaaaand going home.
Hey, as long as you have a Rollergirls style skirt to go with said skates, I can get behind that.
I don't think anyone ever doubted that skank has its place. Our film, sports, and nightclub industries are founded on that concept.
i don't know about that, richg. davem was getting pretty heated in his defense of sexy over skank the other day. and i think others chimed in as well. rex pretty much stood alone, with cristina meekly defending his stance. it was all pretty amusing from the quiet sidelines.
One person's sexy is another person's skank.
too true, sir. too true. and isn't it glorious. i like to keep the skank for more personal situations.
They never said skank doesn't have its place. They just said that skank has no place in their fantastic imaginings. Though I have to disagree, Scarlett, who I think is plenty sexy, has managed skanky on many occasions.
My problems with Lohan stem from the fact that she's ridiculously tiny. Frighteningly so, sometimes.
well, supposedly she is done starving herself. but what's wrong with a little fragility? anyhow, i don't want to start this same debate all over again. i just had to make my point. how about rollergirls? sexy or skanky? i say there's a definite skank element there.
richg - What do you mean tiny? (NSFW! / link stolen from PHC premiere thread)
good point. (no pun intended) are those real?
I can't lump them all together, but sexy and skank are both present on the Rollergirl teams, in varying doses. I find that it's a continuum, not an either/or.
Franchesca, there's that whole "sexy feminine fragility" thing, and then there's the "look ma, no hips!" thing. And I'll shut the hell up on the subject right now.
Sexy, but with a healthy dose of skank. The skank, of course, contributes in small part to their sexiness. Personally, I think the fact that they're badass is what comes into play the most though. Even the women's rugby teams we used to host tournaments with don't have the attitude that the Rollergirls I know do.
Man. A 15-minute bus ride home and I miss all that!
attitude is definitely sexy, be it skanky or not. and them gals sure got attitude. you're right about that.
one mans skank is another man's sexy; right, foster?
oh, and richg, i agree on the hips thing. i guess there are "some" who don't make it that far down. they get caught up on the not-so-tiny factor(s).
ah, shortest commute ever!
good to have you back. now on with the skanky sexiness.
Speaking of looking that far down, it looks like we have some trackback spam. Fuckers.
nothing sexy about that. of course, sofas... well.. you know.
Attitude is key. It makes up for plenty of shortcomings. And I suppose I can't blame those whose eyes get sucked in by the gravitational field of those "factors." Far better men have been undone (in many ways) by far less.
I'm undone right now. HEY-YOOOOOOO.
Hungary and Romania provide plenty of skanks, too.
i've got the new york attitude going for me then. but it doesn't seem to work well in this mn-friendly-kinda-place. people are put off by it, i guess. all except for the m-f'ers who are weirdly aroused by it for al lthe wrong reasons.
hey, let's not start categorizing entire countries
you ok, msparber?
I passed out for a minute.
NY attitude is a beautiful thing, though I can see where it might attract a somewhat strange set of men around here.
Though I'd like to know where the line is drawn between the wrong reasons and the right ones.
The other thing I love about that photo is that had to have been taken by either a really creepy old guy or a teen bopper, because those were the only folks getting autographs.
as would i, richg. i guess you just know it when you feel it. what can i say? maybe there's too much intent in their spank. or something vaguely amusing like that.
i say it's the creepy old guy. that's much more amusing.
MnSpeak: Too much intent in their spank.
How do you say that in Latin?
this thread rules
i'll leave the latin to tom and cristina
Or it may just become obvious when they break out the rope and duct tape on the first date?
exactly. you have the right idea now. it becomes painfully obvious too quickly. if you speak frankly, it opens the door to assinine behaviours.
Or when they hit you in the head with a bowling pin and then act all innocent-like, asking "You mean you don't like that?"
Perhaps I've said too much.
well, that hasn't actually happened yet, but it sounds about right. have you done that, msparber? should i avoid you at all costs?
hit you in the head with a bowling pin and drag you back to their 'love cave?'
sounds like fratboys
Hey, man, I keep my bowling pins to myself.
But at least you get that out of the way early, rather than dicking around and wasting time.
Max, my Latin is really rusty, but here's my shot at it:
Nimium penitus in suum offendo. Now lets see who's first to correct me.
i avoid the fratboys at all costs. they scare me more than hungarian sofas.
I sort of wish I had a love cave.
Besides, if they own bowling pins, they're probably a juggler.
everyone needs a love cave, msparber. maybe it's time to do some remodeling. on the other hand, where there is "love" or some semblance of it, there is always a cave, or some semblance of it, at hand.
if not, you can always opt for a hungarian sofa
I just passed out again.
Jesus. 212 comments. DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE, LEIGHA?
Probably a good policy. Bizarre hazing rituals are not a form of foreplay. Even if they do involve bowling pins.
Max, that's a statement I'm not going to touch. Ever.
i'm departing before i pass out too. lord knows how many juggling ungarian fratboys are lurking around the corner. later
I like attitude. Shrinking violets simply bore me, and kick-ass bitches interest me, is all. And spanking? Doesn't do much for me. If someone hits me, I assume it's violent intent, most often retaliatory for some smartass remark.
Franchesca, you realize you're taunting the Hungarian furniture makers' guild, right? Never fuck with men who know how to use an awl.
Yes, I see. It's terrifying, really.
Or a holepunch.
I think it's because you had the word "pillow" in there.
Wow: I had a meeting, and went out on a story, and unbelievable! This thread does rule.
You were missed. But only because Taylor threw a pillow at you.
This is as close as we've gotten to MNspeak's first "online chat." Scary.
/me throws pillow at msparber
Too much intent in their spank.
How do you say that in Latin?
nimium propositum in verberere suo.
Ow!
Utter insanity.
Ow!
I'm just glad some of MNSpeak's favorite women chimed in here... it was a bit of a dude-fest at the start of this. Good to see franchesca, nerdgrrl, etc. Nergrrl: you may be encouraging me to continue making questionable comments. (Hits Nerdgrrl with fluffy pillow).
Hmmm...apparently my Latin is slightly more functional than expected. Hey Tom, what did I manage to say?
And Ang of course. How'd I figure that name out?
(Throws pillow at Leigha; Misses)
Plus, the questionable comments continue your quest to whittle away your nice guy image! It's truly a win-win for everyone.
Ow!
I heard you filled a spot on your '5 get out of jail free' list last night, Jason.
Yeah, but anybody can sleep with Woody Harrelson.
Ohhhh SNAP.
And he pays you in weed.
But his breasts are totally real!
May. 04, 2006 - 5:36pm — Max Sparber »
His hair's not.
Looks more likely that no one can sleep with Woody Harrelson.
I heard a totally unsubstantiated rumor that Woody was in possession of weed from Willie Nelson while shooting PHC. It just has to be true.
Or at least, have Woody sleep with them...
[swings pillow, falls over]
Hey, um, Roller Girls, can you help me get up?
Can someone lend Taylor a hand?
I thought they left with Francesca.
(Punches Taylor while he's on the ground, fless room.)
YAY!
(Comes in, corrects spelling of "Flees"; fless room.)
Damnit.
Lucky bastard!
I must say I'm impressed by their concern for line editing.
[yells after them] CALL ME!
Now that's what I'm talkin' about. SWEET!
Jeebus, 258 comments on... nothing.
It took me so long to read this thread my potato soup boiled over while I sat here. Shut up, people!
Jeebus, 258 comments on... nothing.
An hour of your life you'll never get back.
It's just about time for a new post, isn't it?
was that last photo a pillow fight or a Flaming Lips concert?
was that last photo a pillow fight or a Flaming Lips concert?
This is some crazy pent up bullshit! The gloves came off...apparently the pants came off...and the wheels hit the sheets.
My pants are still off, although, to be truthful, they were never really on.
was that last photo a pillow fight or a Flaming Lips concert?
NOT A PILLOW:
NOT A PILLOW:
Nimium penitus in suum offendo. Now lets see who's first to correct me.
What Rich said means "Having too much of a tail, I thrust into itself"
An alternate meaning might be: "Being too much of an introvert, I thrust into me."
Close.
Adding to my earlier post after consulting a more authoritative dictionary (sorry, "spank" wasn't in my everyday Latin repertory)
Too much intent in their spank.
How do you say that in Latin?
nimium propositum in alapa eorum, (which is a spank with the hand.) The earlier version was more erotic, as it suggested a little whip.
Keep your pants on, Max.
Well, it was worth a shot. Hopefully I didn't shock too many Catholic priests.
Beautiful. Thanks, Prof Tom.
Christ. Coming back to this thread this morning is like driving into a town that just got nailed by some twisters...
*gazing out the window* "What the fuck happened?"
How come my comment--a lame but not profane joke about the trackback from the "Your furniture store experts"--was deleted, eh Tom and Matt? This has happened a few times. Is this an open forum or not?
Oh wait, maybe I just THOUGHT I commented. User error, perhaps.
Regarding getting the MN RollerGirls to come, a co-worker instant messages:
Co-worker: http://www.pillowfightmsp.com/
Co-worker: You know about this?
Me: yeah.
Co-worker: A RollerGirl recruit sent it to me.
Me: we've been trying to get the rollergirls to come
Co-worker: Well, this girl sent it to the entire forum.
Me: mission accomplished.
Suh-weeeeeeeeet.
This is going to be a rockin' time.
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