Re: Tales of Home [7]

by Norc Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:41 pm

halfwise wrote:What does 5/7 mean?

I think the major credit you get here is not the cutting of the hair so much as developing enough trust that your room-mate would have you do it.

5/7 = score Shrugging

i can't believe he let me do it.. it turned out good though, shorter, and that was the point.

by Norc Mon Apr 04, 2016 6:42 pm

Bluebottle wrote:Nono, it means a perfect score, obviously. ¨

i am impressed you got the reference Laughing

by Bluebottle Mon Apr 04, 2016 9:35 pm

I am full of surpises. Very Happy

Well, not really. But, who knows. I might surprise myself.

by bungobaggins Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:34 pm

http://kstp.com/news/coon-rapids-burger-king-smashed-windows/4100167/

A prank caller convinced employees of a Coon Rapids Burger King to smash all of the windows of the restaurant to keep the building from exploding, Coon Rapids police say.

The incident happened Friday evening at the Burger King on the 2000 block of Northdale Boulevard.

According to police, employees received a phone call from someone claiming to be from the Coon Rapids Fire Department. The caller said the restaurant was pressurized and could explode, so the employees needed to break the windows to relieve the pressure.

The employees believed the caller and broke multiple windows, police say. A video posted on YouTube captured the incident.

Police say they believe the call was a prank, and an investigation is underway to determine who made the phone call.

KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City reports someone placed a similar call to a Burger King in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Thursday night, claiming high levels of carbon monoxide. Window damage was put at $10,000.

A similar call about a gas leak a Burger King in Morro Bay, California, resulted in $35,000 in damage in February.

by azriel Sat Apr 09, 2016 10:35 pm

I would SO have loved to have heard that phone call ! It must have been pretty persuasive to make them kick the windows in ?

( or are they thick as s*** ? )

by Mrs Figg Sun Apr 10, 2016 4:50 pm

was it April 1st?

by halfwise Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:15 pm

I believe it was.

by Eldorion Sun Apr 10, 2016 7:27 pm

The article went up on Saturday and said the incident happened "Friday evening" so that would be April 8...

There have been similar prank call situations with fast food restaurants in the past. Fortunately this one ended up amusing rather than horrifying.

by Eldorion Tue Apr 12, 2016 2:22 am

Me and siblings in front of the pagoda in Patterson Park in Baltimore, which is built on a site where there was a cannon installation during the War of 1812 (though it never saw action; apparently the British decided it'd be too costly to attack and moved on). At least some of you guys should know which one I am but if you don't, I'm curious what your guesses would be. Razz

by halfwise Tue Apr 12, 2016 4:53 am

the one with the big eyes. Wink

I once saw some curious obstacle race in Patterson Park. It was very Baltimore, with a mud trap I think near the pagoda. A couple of young ladies swathed head to toe in plastic and labeled the "Mud Maidens" frisked up to it, turned their backs, crossed their arms in front of them, and with looks of pure bliss on their faces fell over backwards into the mud in tandem. I was instantly smitten, but they ran off, as young maidens are wont to do.

by Bluebottle Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:02 am

Nah, that there is definitely the next big thing on the Baltimore Indie rock scene. Nod

by Eldorion Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:11 am

I was pretty pleased with how the picture turned out.

by azriel Tue Apr 12, 2016 9:35 am

Happy smiles Very Happy

by Bluebottle Tue Apr 12, 2016 10:40 am

But is Eldo the drummer or the bassplayer? scratch

I can't decide. Razz

by Ringdrotten Tue Apr 12, 2016 11:33 am

You look damn hardcore with that beard, Eldo - you'd do well in Fjordlandia, methinks Very Happy

by bungobaggins Tue Apr 12, 2016 12:20 pm

Wish I could grow a nice beard. Not fair. Mad

by Pettytyrant101 Tue Apr 12, 2016 3:00 pm

{{{Hey Eldo some buggers made off with your moustache! Shocked

}}}}

by Eldorion Tue Apr 12, 2016 5:42 pm

Blue - if only I had any musical talent whatsoever. Laughing

Thanks Ringo. Very Happy

It's a relatively recent development but when I tried shaving it off after the first month-ish I missed it so I've merely been trimming it since then.

Petty - there's hair there, but for whatever reason despite having a head start, it's much lighter and thinner than the hair elsewhere. Shrugging

There's a few other patchy spots as well. Hoping that by 23 or so it fills out entirely.

by malickfan Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:32 pm

You look old for your age Eldo, even without the beard (I'm not sure if I can grow one...) you probably have more hair than I do Sad

by Eldorion Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:38 pm

Thanks Malick; I hear that at work a lot. At college I brushed it off cause I figured people had a reason for assuming I was the same age as everyone else but I guess I do. Shrugging

I didn't know if I could grow a beard until I tried; I'm not totally satisfied with where it is but once other people started calling it a beard instead of just scraggle I was fairly happy about it. Razz

by malickfan Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:46 pm

Eldorion wrote:Thanks Malick; I hear that at work a lot. At college I brushed it off cause I figured people had a reason for assuming I was the same age as everyone else but I guess I do.

I didn't know if I could grow a beard until I tried; I'm not totally satisfied with where it is but once other people started calling it a beard instead of just an attempt at one I was fairly happy about it.

I had sideburns when I was 17-18 (though that was partly down to having long hair for ages and not even realising I was growing them Laughing

) but I've never even attempted to grow a beard (male pattern baldness and ginger facial hair, yay what a great combination! Laughing

) I'd say looking old for your age is normally an advantage (I was still getting I.D's until very recently) though I find it hard to believe I'm already 24...

by Eldorion Tue Apr 12, 2016 6:54 pm

My dad seems to grow even more facial hair the more he loses on top, but I dunno if that's the norm. Ginger beards are badass, though. Nod

Is getting ID'd when you're obviously over 16 (or 18 or whatever) uncommon in the UK? Most places around here tend to ask people for IDs until they're clearly in their 40s or later, even though the drinking age is 21.

by malickfan Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:01 pm

Eldorion wrote:

Is getting ID'd when you're obviously over 16 (or 18 or whatever) uncommon in the UK? Most places around here tend to ask people for IDs until they're clearly in their 40s or later, even though the drinking age is 21.

I think it depends on the shop/pub etc, some companies or employees are just paranoid about being caught out by a 'sting' (i.e sometimes underage teenagers who look older are employed by the council/pub chain or whoever to go in and purchase an age restricted item for themselves or others and check if the staff I.D them, when I worked at Argos we were warned very heavily about possible fines/being fired etc if we were for example to sell a knife to a teenager) though you regularly see stories in the tabloids about 57 year women etc being I.D for buying a bottle of wine, I understand it's the law and it's better to be precautionary, but what kind of 40 year old looks 17? (or 20 for you Americans...incidentally, has their been any discussion of lowering the drinking age stateside?)

by azriel Tue Apr 12, 2016 7:02 pm

My son is almost 21 & he has to show proof of his age. It drives me up the fooking wall ! He goes in "GAME" to buy an Xbox game, hes got facial hair also, hes nearly 6ft, he looks old enough & its always........"have you got ID please ?"........Then its "muuuuuum !" & I have to stand at the till, ( give me the fucking game !) Ive snapped many a head off over this, its ticking me off & embarrassing & disrespectful to my son.