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[MarkIntihar]

I love you Sender1

 

[lb304854]

Oh I know for a fact this girl is cute, but last night she sounded possessed by some sort of demon.

 

[Moondog1]

I love you Sender1

Can we get really drunk and hangout again a la Dark Lord Day 2014? I really have no clue how drunk you were, but I know I was pretty ****** up. Come up to Minnesota again please.
Also, I love you too bb.

 

[MarkIntihar]

Can we get really drunk and hangout again a la Dark Lord Day 2014? I really have no clue how drunk you were, but I know I was pretty ****** up. Come up to Minnesota again please.
Also, I love you too bb.

Yes, let's. DLD 2016? Rare Day?

 

[stakem1]

I'm debating posting about it on Facebook and tagging him in the post.

"Listening to [redacted] having loud sex again. #she.sounds.hideous."

Dearest Markus,

You are in a leadership role on this site and people not only look up to you but seek your wisdom and guidance. You even have a specific act of drinking ala intihar'n dedicated/named after you. In case you forgot, you are a staff member and 1 of only 2 moderators for a reason - you represent the best that is us. Respectfully, you need to stop flapping your gums/fingers and take to action and set an example for all of us to admire.

Enough of the "I could, I should." Plenty of wonderful suggestions have been made on how to address the loud sex that is taking place in your residence. It is now your duty to take action and we all are counting on you.

Love,
Stakem

 

[mixed_master7]

Dearest Markus,

You are in a leadership role on this site and people not only look up to you but seek your wisdom and guidance. You even have a specific act of drinking ala intihar'n dedicated/named after you. In case you forgot, you are a staff member and 1 of only 2 moderators for a reason - you represent the best that is us. Respectfully, you need to stop flapping your gums/fingers and take to action and set an example for all of us to admire.

Enough of the "I could, I should." Plenty of wonderful suggestions have been made on how to address the loud sex that is taking place in your residence. It is now your duty to take action and we all are counting on you.

Love,
Stakem

TL;DR: ban the roommate?

 

[stakem1]

8 years ive been working in this same position. today takes the cake for one of my strangest workdays

walking up the stairwell, i get to my floor and it smells like ****. i mean...actual ****. a fleet of maintenance men were frantically trying to fix a sewer leak.

get an invite to a 9am meeting. it ends up being a "thank you project complete sendoff." of all the projects ive worked on, I have rarely been thanked, let alone shown a presentation of the differences ive made for the users and how thankful they are. they also fed me breakfast

get a phone call from my father in law - this NEVER happens. we make small talk, converse about beer, whiskey, and smoked meat. before hanging up the phone he thanks me for being a great husband to his daughter

i step out the office for a walk at lunch. wife informs me that we are going to an informal bottle share tomorrow hosted by her friends who like hoppy beer so i should pick up a couple six packs of hoppy things. walk into the closest place thinking i havent had enjoy by in awhile... first beer i see when i walk in the door - enjoy by

get back in the office and everything is chill. get another employee approach me and he thanks me for helping him the past 4 months. he asks if he can buy me lunch sometime next week...



the **** is going on?!?

 

[FTowne1]

8 years ive been working in this same position. today takes the cake for one of my strangest workdays

walking up the stairwell, i get to my floor and it smells like ****. i mean...actual ****. a fleet of maintenance men were frantically trying to fix a sewer leak.

get an invite to a 9am meeting. it ends up being a "thank you project complete sendoff." of all the projects ive worked on, I have rarely been thanked, let alone shown a presentation of the differences ive made for the users and how thankful they are. they also fed me breakfast

get a phone call from my father in law - this NEVER happens. we make small talk, converse about beer, whiskey, and smoked meat. before hanging up the phone he thanks me for being a great husband to his daughter

i step out the office for a walk at lunch. wife informs me that we are going to an informal bottle share tomorrow hosted by her friends who like hoppy beer so i should pick up a couple six packs of hoppy things. walk into the closest place thinking i havent had enjoy by in awhile... first beer i see when i walk in the door - enjoy by

get back in the office and everything is chill. get another employee approach me and he thanks me for helping him the past 4 months. he asks if he can buy me lunch sometime next week...



the **** is going on?!?

 

[StarRaptor1]

8 years ive been working in this same position. today takes the cake for one of my strangest workdays

walking up the stairwell, i get to my floor and it smells like ****. i mean...actual ****. a fleet of maintenance men were frantically trying to fix a sewer leak.

get an invite to a 9am meeting. it ends up being a "thank you project complete sendoff." of all the projects ive worked on, I have rarely been thanked, let alone shown a presentation of the differences ive made for the users and how thankful they are. they also fed me breakfast

get a phone call from my father in law - this NEVER happens. we make small talk, converse about beer, whiskey, and smoked meat. before hanging up the phone he thanks me for being a great husband to his daughter

i step out the office for a walk at lunch. wife informs me that we are going to an informal bottle share tomorrow hosted by her friends who like hoppy beer so i should pick up a couple six packs of hoppy things. walk into the closest place thinking i havent had enjoy by in awhile... first beer i see when i walk in the door - enjoy by

get back in the office and everything is chill. get another employee approach me and he thanks me for helping him the past 4 months. he asks if he can buy me lunch sometime next week...



the **** is going on?!?

you're going to die...

 

[FTowne1]

 

[ObiWanKushnobi]

Just threw up jerk chicken, this is by far the worst thing I have ever thrown up. Felt like I was barfing up a wasp nest covered in fire ants soaked in gas and lit on fire. Not even sick or drunk.

 

[ObiWanKushnobi]

You ******* complete me Mike!!!!! #cargoshorts4life #spiritanimal

 

[Minnesotaryan]

You ******* complete me Mike!!!!! #cargoshorts4life #spiritanimal

I love that band! and you!

 

[stakem1]

Ever have a meal (prepared by someone else) so amazing that you cant stop thinking about it and how much you wish you could recreate it? Then have that moment of regret/clarity where the meal was probably so good because you didnt have to go through the trouble of making it yourself?

Im having one of those moments right now...and it was a meal that I have not had in probably 4-5 years? I still randomly think about it, it was that good. It was rabbit braised in root vegetables and geuze.

Im thinking this weekend I will run with that inspiration and make the redneck version of that dish... I have no guide/recipe to follow im just gonna wing it. Oh, and ill likely use squirrel instead of rabbit.

 

[Minnesotaryan]

Ever have a meal (prepared by someone else) so amazing that you cant stop thinking about it and how much you wish you could recreate it? Then have that moment of regret/clarity where the meal was probably so good because you didnt have to go through the trouble of making it yourself?

Im having one of those moments right now...and it was a meal that I have not had in probably 4-5 years? I still randomly think about it, it was that good. It was rabbit braised in root vegetables and geuze.

Im thinking this weekend I will run with that inspiration and make the redneck version of that dish... I have no guide/recipe to follow im just gonna wing it. Oh, and ill likely use squirrel instead of rabbit.

ObiWanKushnobi reubens, they are better than the hype!

 

[tehzachatak]

ObiWanKushnobi reubens, they are better than the hype!

onsite only ticks suck.

 

[Minnesotaryan]

onsite only ticks suck.

 

[MarkIntihar]

bump

 

[stakem1]

bump

Your random thoughts suck.

 

[MarkIntihar]

Your random thoughts suck.

For the record, my random thought was "Huh, nobody has posted anything in the super secret random thoughts thread in a while..."

 

[stakem1]

For the record, my random thought was "Huh, nobody has posted anything in the super secret random thoughts thread in a while..."

For the record, you still suck.

 

[MarkIntihar]

For the record, you still suck.

 

[stxSS07]

Butts.

 

[lb304854]

bump

Today I saw a hispanic man riding a horse through a heavy industrial area of South Chicago Heights.

 

[neorunner]

Today I saw a hispanic man riding a horse through a heavy industrial area of South Chicago Heights.

 

[Minnesotaryan]

Butts.

Go on...

 

[Fingolfin]

Butts.

Don't tell Sender1

 

[neorunner]

 

[stakem1]

You know how some people turn the simple act of drinking into an unnecessary event?

Im not talking about hosting a bottle share/tasting. Im talking turning the simple act of opening a bottle into an elaborate situation. Some are really into photography so they spend minutes/hours creating the perfect backdrop and use props to photograph the experience of opening a beer. Others (myself included) reach for the proper glassware. Then there is Mr showboat who parades around displaying the bottle and posing with it like he is Vanna White while calling everyone he knows to brag about what he is about to open.

The newest trend im seeing/hearing about now is decanting. Shy of Armand telling us to do it and serving that Zenne beer on site that way...why is this now a thing? Or is this how things like this start? Ive seen/heard it used so many times now since that beer came out and its not even exclusive to lambic anymore.

Overcarbed saison - yeah I didnt like it.
-Response "Did you decant it? It would be better if you did."

Terrible boozy beer - no good this is the worst thing I put in my mouth.
-Response "Its so much better if you open the bottle a few days prior to drinking it and let it breathe or decant it."

One off lambic that tastes indifferent to their standard everyday offering - I dont understand the hype.
-Response "Clearly you didnt drink it both decanted and not decanted to understand."


I understand creating an environment in which we get the most satisfaction from an experience (such as the photography example I mentioned, proper glassware and even appropriate serving temperature.) But isnt it the fault of the brewer if we cannot simply open a bottle and enjoy it as-is? I fail to understand how decanting is any better than pouring the beer into any glass you wish and simply swirl it and take your time drinking it.

 

[Fingolfin]

You know how some people turn the simple act of drinking into an unnecessary event?

Im not talking about hosting a bottle share/tasting. Im talking turning the simple act of opening a bottle into an elaborate situation. Some are really into photography so they spend minutes/hours creating the perfect backdrop and use props to photograph the experience of opening a beer. Others (myself included) reach for the proper glassware. Then there is Mr showboat who parades around displaying the bottle and posing with it like he is Vanna White while calling everyone he knows to brag about what he is about to open.

The newest trend im seeing/hearing about now is decanting. Shy of Armand telling us to do it and serving that Zenne beer on site that way...why is this now a thing? Or is this how things like this start? Ive seen/heard it used so many times now since that beer came out and its not even exclusive to lambic anymore.

Overcarbed saison - yeah I didnt like it.
-Response "Did you decant it? It would be better if you did."

Terrible boozy beer - no good this is the worst thing I put in my mouth.
-Response "Its so much better if you open the bottle a few days prior to drinking it and let it breathe or decant it."

One off lambic that tastes indifferent to their standard everyday offering - I dont understand the hype.
-Response "Clearly you didnt drink it both decanted and not decanted to understand."


I understand creating an environment in which we get the most satisfaction from an experience (such as the photography example I mentioned, proper glassware and even appropriate serving temperature.) But isnt it the fault of the brewer if we cannot simply open a bottle and enjoy it as-is? I fail to understand how decanting is any better than pouring the beer into any glass you wish and simply swirl it and take your time drinking it.