Someone think of a game

[pixy0stix]

Or flamefuls, or confessions, or SOMETHING. My office is quiet. I finally got my pile of filing under control, I need entertainment.

[eponinepontmercy]

Here is something flameful : my brother is 31. His girlfriend will turn 21 in January. She is younger than our sister.

She's weird.

[pixy0stix]

Aug 22, 2014 12:28:45 GMT -5 eponinepontmercy said:

Here is something flameful : my brother is 31. His girlfriend will turn 21 in January. She is younger than our sister.

She's weird.

My cousin is close to 30 (may be 30?), and married a 20 yo. She just turned 21. This is his second marriage.

[josieposy]

I'd offer to play Post It Pictionary but my day has gotten so insane I barely have time to check in. I'm only here now because I finally got a chance to go to lunch.

[redheadbaker]

Let's play "help Redhead Baker think of a way to remember to take her meds every day since experiencing withdrawal apparently isn't enough to make her remember"

[pixy0stix]

Aug 22, 2014 12:47:53 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Let's play "help Redhead Baker think of a way to remember to take her meds every day since experiencing withdrawal apparently isn't enough to make her remember"

Phone reminders?

[eponinepontmercy]

I keep my meds on my bathroom sink. I take one in the morning when I put in my contacts, and the other 2 when I brush my teeth before bed.

[pixy0stix]

Post-it notes on the bathroom mirror?

[heyjude]

Aug 22, 2014 12:33:52 GMT -5 @dontcallmeshirley1 said:

Ok, here's a flameful--I roll my eyes whenever I see a new ice bucket video. I know it's doing good, I know-- I'm just being an old fart about the AW-ish-ness of it all.

The governor of CA dumped water on his dog yesterday instead of doing it himself.

Can we be done with this now?!?!

[lg28]

I have a semi-flameful.

We are going to a wedding tomorrow for a bridezilla/crazy chick who is marrying a good friend of DH. I'm debating about videotaping the ceremony because there's a good chance the mother of the groom may object during the vows and I want to be able to re-watch it.

To make it even MORE flameful - we normally give $300 per couple but we are only doing $200 for these people because a) she's crazy and b) they're super cheap (like we always have to cover their share of the tip if we are dining together).

[redheadbaker]

Aug 22, 2014 14:27:48 GMT -5 eponinepontmercy said:

I keep my meds on my bathroom sink. I take one in the morning when I put in my contacts, and the other 2 when I brush my teeth before bed.

I need to take them with food. I'll try Pixy's phone reminder idea. 

[omgzombies]

Aug 22, 2014 14:40:09 GMT -5 lg28 said:

I have a semi-flameful.

We are going to a wedding tomorrow for a bridezilla/crazy chick who is marrying a good friend of DH. I'm debating about videotaping the ceremony because there's a good chance the mother of the groom may object during the vows and I want to be able to re-watch it.

To make it even MORE flameful - we normally give $300 per couple but we are only doing $200 for these people because a) she's crazy and b) they're super cheap (like we always have to cover their share of the tip if we are dining together).

Tape it!  If she objects though, you have to post it so we can watch.

[laurenpetro]

i can't stop laughing at NewOrleans"s dress post.  i may have read it out loud at lunch.

[Deleted]

I had to pump and dump last night. There is no way on Earth that I was getting through the evening with my in laws sober. My SIL/BIL live their lives on unemployment, WIC, food stamps, pretty much any social welfare program in existence, are pregnant with their 4th (oldest is 16), and wont work because their wages would just be garnished. But I had to sit and listen at dinner about how Obama and the Democrats create nothing but moochers and "lazy ass losers" who live off of the government. Um...

[pixy0stix]

FYI, you don't have to pump and dump when you drink.

[meshaliuknits]

Since we like 6th grade homework

[Deleted]

Probably not. But they drove me to sneak the hard stuff in my diet coke, so I felt guilty.

[penguingrrl]

I have a fantastic story from when I was phone banking for the D state senate race in my area! We're trying to reach out to R women because the opposing candidate sponsored the transvaginal u/s bill, so we suspect we may be able to court women who are socially liberal but fiscal cons. We're also using the fact that we were gerrymandered and are a brand new district without an incumbent to let people know that they need to go vote in November (and many have thanked us profusely because they had no idea and will go vote now).

So I called a woman and we always open our call asking what they think the most important issue faced by residents of PA is right now.

She launched into a diatribe about education. Okay, great! She then said that schools need to be better, but taxes need to be lower. That all the money in the world can't fix the issues with the teaching because the teachers aren't trained enough. Then said that when you consider benefits teachers are way overpaid and they shouldn't get raises for a long time because they take home a really nice paycheck and get great benefits.

At that point I was finally able to interject and just said a bland "Yes, ma'am, I understand your concerns." She then says that she knows what it's like, she used to be a teacher. They don't work hard at all and are paid to well. So, in a conversational mood I asked her how long she had been teaching. Her answer: four years. FOUR FUCKING YEARS and she thinks she knows the system and can say for sure that what's broken is the teachers are overpaid. Okay, then.

I got off the phone with her and went and told the person in charge about it and we had a great laugh. The woman running the phone bank taught for 30+ years and thought that story was hilarious (in a frightening way if the R/TP party candidate wins).

[orangeblossom]

Aug 22, 2014 15:28:04 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Since we like 6th grade homework

I'll go with infinity.  Too lazy to really figure it out, not that I could.

[orangeblossom]

Aug 22, 2014 15:30:54 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

I have a fantastic story from when I was phone banking for the D state senate race in my area! We're trying to reach out to R women because the opposing candidate sponsored the transvaginal u/s bill, so we suspect we may be able to court women who are socially liberal but fiscal cons. We're also using the fact that we were gerrymandered and are a brand new district without an incumbent to let people know that they need to go vote in November (and many have thanked us profusely because they had no idea and will go vote now).

So I called a woman and we always open our call asking what they think the most important issue faced by residents of PA is right now.

She launched into a diatribe about education. Okay, great! She then said that schools need to be better, but taxes need to be lower. That all the money in the world can't fix the issues with the teaching because the teachers aren't trained enough. Then said that when you consider benefits teachers are way overpaid and they shouldn't get raises for a long time because they take home a really nice paycheck and get great benefits.

At that point I was finally able to interject and just said a bland "Yes, ma'am, I understand your concerns." She then says that she knows what it's like, she used to be a teacher. They don't work hard at all and are paid to well. So, in a conversational mood I asked her how long she had been teaching. Her answer: four years. FOUR FUCKING YEARS and she thinks she knows the system and can say for sure that what's broken is the teachers are overpaid. Okay, then.

I got off the phone with her and went and told the person in charge about it and we had a great laugh. The woman running the phone bank taught for 30+ years and thought that story was hilarious (in a frightening way if the R/TP party candidate wins).

I would have been tempted to ask her why she stopped teaching?  I bet dollars to doughnuts, it had to do with money, oh and that she didn't have great evaluations, you know from not working hard.  

[penguingrrl]

Aug 22, 2014 15:33:57 GMT -5 orangeblossom said:

Aug 22, 2014 15:30:54 GMT -5 penguingrrl said:

I have a fantastic story from when I was phone banking for the D state senate race in my area! We're trying to reach out to R women because the opposing candidate sponsored the transvaginal u/s bill, so we suspect we may be able to court women who are socially liberal but fiscal cons. We're also using the fact that we were gerrymandered and are a brand new district without an incumbent to let people know that they need to go vote in November (and many have thanked us profusely because they had no idea and will go vote now).

So I called a woman and we always open our call asking what they think the most important issue faced by residents of PA is right now.

She launched into a diatribe about education. Okay, great! She then said that schools need to be better, but taxes need to be lower. That all the money in the world can't fix the issues with the teaching because the teachers aren't trained enough. Then said that when you consider benefits teachers are way overpaid and they shouldn't get raises for a long time because they take home a really nice paycheck and get great benefits.

At that point I was finally able to interject and just said a bland "Yes, ma'am, I understand your concerns." She then says that she knows what it's like, she used to be a teacher. They don't work hard at all and are paid to well. So, in a conversational mood I asked her how long she had been teaching. Her answer: four years. FOUR FUCKING YEARS and she thinks she knows the system and can say for sure that what's broken is the teachers are overpaid. Okay, then.

I got off the phone with her and went and told the person in charge about it and we had a great laugh. The woman running the phone bank taught for 30+ years and thought that story was hilarious (in a frightening way if the R/TP party candidate wins).

I would have been tempted to ask her why she stopped teaching?  I bet dollars to doughnuts, it had to do with money, oh and that she didn't have great evaluations, you know from not working hard.  

Oh, she volunteered that she only taught until she had kids then SAH (she was in her early 60s per my call sheet). Otherwise I totally would have asked why she left the profession. I'll bet she was asked to!

[meshaliuknits]

Aug 22, 2014 15:31:50 GMT -5 orangeblossom said:

Aug 22, 2014 15:28:04 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Since we like 6th grade homework

I'll go with infinity.  Too lazy to really figure it out, not that I could.

Close! Here's a hint:

[orangeblossom]

Aug 22, 2014 15:37:00 GMT -5 meshaliuknits said:

Aug 22, 2014 15:31:50 GMT -5 orangeblossom said:

I'll go with infinity.  Too lazy to really figure it out, not that I could.

Close! Here's a hint:

Now, I'm really going to look silly.  


Speed of light.  Final answer.

[pixy0stix]

To infinity and BEYOND!

[ijack]

Aug 22, 2014 12:28:45 GMT -5 eponinepontmercy said:

Here is something flameful : my brother is 31. His girlfriend will turn 21 in January. She is younger than our sister.

She's weird.

My 42yo BIL just married a 26yo

[NewOrleans]

We could play pin the tail on voodoo. You'd all know where to find it today.

[laurenpetro]

Aug 22, 2014 15:45:20 GMT -5 NewOrleans said:

We could play pin the tail on voodoo. You'd all know where to find it today.

you know you need to wear that dress without the slip tonight for bed.

[NewOrleans]

Aug 22, 2014 15:06:16 GMT -5 laurenpetro said:

i can't stop laughing at NewOrleans"s dress post.  i may have read it out loud at lunch.

I love it too, lol.  

[meshaliuknits]

Aug 22, 2014 15:40:45 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

To infinity and BEYOND!

[pixy0stix]

WEEEE! I won!

I actually didn't see your problem image until just now. It wasn't showing. I just watched a lot of Toy Story.