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If only there were a building full of books from top to bottom that would lend up to ten books at a time to Chicago residents who need only show a driver's license, or absent that, a utility bill! What a magical world this would be!

i've got neither. well, i have a license but it doesn't have a chicago address. but a librarian friend said she'd hook me up with card, i just haven't found the time to go to the logan square branch.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:21 (twenty years ago)

but yes, if only there were such a place it would truly, indeed, be a magical world.

― otto midnight (otto midnight), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:21 (twenty years ago)

Do I even want to ask what it means to be "AIDS-y"? Jenny, do I?

http://www.cdquest.com/images/album_art/sorted/0024/5961/0024596104324.jpg

"ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IS HOMICIDE/ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IS HOMICIDE/ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY IS HOMICIDE/ACQUIRED. IMMUNE. DEFICIENCY. IS. HOMICIDE."

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:22 (twenty years ago)

http://photobase.apn.gr/photobase/data/media/9/TN_9639409619699639510059.jpg

and the greedy business fingers
of the willful blind rejoice:
'Welcome Acquired Immune Deficiency! Welcome Acquired Immune Deficiency! Welcome Acquired Immune Deficiency!'

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:26 (twenty years ago)

Okay, here is my story about ants:

Once upon in a time in Newark, Delaware, I lived in an apartment with a terrible ant problem. It was so bad that I would come into the kitchen and think I was tripping because the counters would be moving. I got some traps and some spray and I got it under control eventually.

Well, I drink a lot of coffee, as some of you know. I had an old coffee pot that I had inherited from my grandmother. I mentioned to my friend Ric that I wanted a new one and he gave me shit about being a wasteful consumerist American and said I should just clean my current coffee pot with vinegar. So I did. I filled the reservoir with vinegar, turned it off halfway, and let it set. Then I ran the rest of the vinegar through. It didn't seem to do anything, so I ran it through again.

This time, when I looked at the vinegar in the pot, there were somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 ants floating in the hot vinegar. I had been drinking ant coffee for god knows how long. Possibly poisoned ant coffee because I had chemical-ed up the place so hard that they crawled into the coffee pot to die.

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:29 (twenty years ago)

One day long long ago I told my friend I was going to see Diamanda Galas, and she told me that she had just been asked to help out by pouring (cow's) blood on D.G. right before the show.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:29 (twenty years ago)

I would trample a ward full of AIDS patients to get to do that. Or to even get to see her.

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:31 (twenty years ago)

WHOA Diamanda Galas is CRAZY LOOKING. I've never seen pictures of her before. Wow. I guess that matches her music, but still. Crazy.

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:32 (twenty years ago)

http://www.cdquest.com/images/album_art/sorted/0024/5961/0024596104324.jpg

"They're all gonna laugh at me"

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:32 (twenty years ago)

Considering how very tightly Apple controls pricing on their merchandise, this is a considerable savings.

Good point.

Also that was the most Kenan thing you've said all week.

What does that mean? Hardly seems like noise board funny thread material.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:33 (twenty years ago)

I am not talking about AIDS on the internet.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:33 (twenty years ago)

"Wellllll.....I juuust don't see how you can call that a bargain"

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:34 (twenty years ago)

I actually qualify for teh Appel Edumacation discount. I should start taking advantage of that.

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:35 (twenty years ago)

http://www.annotatedmst.com/episodes/teenagewerewolf/carrie.jpg

"Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Jesse?"

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:35 (twenty years ago)

How the F'in H do I not have the Plague Mass on my iTunes? I have to go and dig up a fucking disc?

When I type 'plague' I usually firtst type 'plaque'

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:36 (twenty years ago)

I don't! If you're spending $250, why not $300? If you have to watch yourself with $50, you shouldn't be spending $250. Especially on a frivolous luxury item like an iPod.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:36 (twenty years ago)

That's so gross, Jenny, the vinegar story! Little kids need to hear that story. They would love it for life.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:36 (twenty years ago)

You know what would have been worse? Slugs.

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:38 (twenty years ago)

Plaque Mass - "There are no tickets for the fluoride treatment."

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:39 (twenty years ago)

It's not about make-or-break, Kenan. It's about getting a fucking bargain. It's about never paying retail. It's about LIFE. Sheesh.

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:40 (twenty years ago)

I think it's about not buying expensive electronics from sketchy on-line retailers.

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:42 (twenty years ago)

What can I get for lunch for under $6?

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:45 (twenty years ago)

48 individual Nutty Bars.

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:45 (twenty years ago)

Hahaha!

Guess what? Class is over FOREVAH! Good bye, second year of law school! See you suckers LATER!

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:46 (twenty years ago)

Some inspirational words from Diamanda:

Sono la pestilenza
Sono l'Anticristo

Soy la muestra (sign)
Soy la salvacion
Soy la carne magullada (butchered? meat)

Soy el azote (beating?)
Soy la tonta sagrada (I am the sacred dummy) (as in dumb idiot)
Soy la mierda de Dios (I am the poopy of God)

Soy la sena (sign)
Soy la plaga (figure it out)
Soy l'Anticristo

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:47 (twenty years ago)

http://www.mutelibtech.com/mute/galas/galas5.gif

http://www.cdquest.com/images/album_art/sorted/0724/5961/0724596158821.jpg

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:55 (twenty years ago)

She is "alternative"

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Friday, 28 April 2006 14:57 (twenty years ago)

You know.... Plaque Mass might not be so far off considering these words from Plague Mass (Let Us Praise the Masters of Slow Death)

don't give up the fight
against
the order of the homophobe
the order of the willful man
the order of the murderers
the order of the impotent
the order of the nazi punk
in 1990, who are you?
Who'd never saw their brothers
disemboweled by a dentist drill

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:00 (twenty years ago)

You know.... Plaque Mass might not be so far off considering these words from Plague Mass (Let Us Praise the Masters of Slow Death)

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:01 (twenty years ago)

what happened there? hmmmmmmm

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:01 (twenty years ago)

Damnit! No iPod today. There was something weird with my last timecard, and they have to issue me another check.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:02 (twenty years ago)

I somehow wrote 47.5 hours in the tally, instead of 40.5. No one noticed it, not my boss, not the agency, not anyone. I almost got paid for 7 extra hours -- almost.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:06 (twenty years ago)

Time and a half on those 7 too, right?

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Wait, that's just enough for an iPod, I bet!

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:09 (twenty years ago)

Hey, sorry to post 1,000 times, but I'm going to this Monday night at the MCA with some folks and it's been great the two previous times I've gone -- wine tasting hosted by the NZ government - 100 or so sauvignon blancs and pinot noirs side by side:
http://www.localwineevents.com/Chicago-Wine/event-85073.html

― Eazy (Eazy), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:14 (twenty years ago)

Wait, that's just enough for an iPod, I bet!

I know! Free iPods are the best kind.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:17 (twenty years ago)

Ho. Lee. Fuck. Ing. Shit.

I need to put down the crack pipe!!!!!

I forgot to go to work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At 11:05 I got a call saying basically, "Um, hey. You coming?"

I immediately threw on clothes, called work and said "I'MGETTINGINACAB, OMG OMG!" But it turns off I got the morning off.

The one nice thing that came of this is that the GM said, "We do have to do a write-up, but mostly we were worried about you, because this has never happened before. You are always on time and we knew this was not something you would do."

I literally almost threw up after I got off the phone.

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:18 (twenty years ago)

LOL at John:

That title, Raw Yang, makes me feel funny on the inside. Is this normal?

http://www.badresa.com/Music/jc_fakefictions_interview.shtml

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:23 (twenty years ago)

I'm back in my robe, listening to Diamanda.

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:29 (twenty years ago)

Glad you're not fired, homes.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:32 (twenty years ago)

Guess what? Class is over FOREVAH! Good bye, second year of law school! See you suckers LATER!

That's got to be a good feeling. Congrats and all that. How will you celebrate?

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:37 (twenty years ago)

They wouldn't fire me for that. Not with the handful of people who do things like call in at 7 PM saying, "I just woke up and I thought it was 7 AM, please don't fire me." That was from a guy who has worked there for 15 years. (He really needs to re-evaluate his relationship w/ alcohol. He's the guy who gets loaded at/after work and then rides his bike 8 miles home, one time getting hit by a car, knocking him unconscious.)

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:38 (twenty years ago)

It's such a good feeling to know you're alive.
It's such a happy feeling: You're growing inside.
And when you wake up ready to say,
"I think I'll make a snappy new day."
It's such a good feeling, a very good feeling,
The feeling you know that we're friends.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:40 (twenty years ago)

They wouldn't fire me for that. Not with the handful of people who do things like call in at 7 PM saying, "I just woke up and I thought it was 7 AM, please don't fire me."

heh. That's a good one.

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:40 (twenty years ago)

I had a friend when I was in college who used crazy excuses like that all the time. My favorite was the time he had is roommate call him in dead.

― jonviachicago (jonviachicago), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:44 (twenty years ago)

That was no made-up excuse. It was the sad truth. He really should have made up something better.

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 15:49 (twenty years ago)

Hey Chicago-- someone once posted a link to a free prog that easily converted .m4 files to .mp3 Can we do that again?

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 16:16 (twenty years ago)

I can't believe I found it on my own

http://www.hymn-project.org/

― Whispy Fandango Triphop (unclejessjess), Friday, 28 April 2006 16:33 (twenty years ago)

Me neither.

My wallet shopping was a bust, btw. And I couldn't find a watch, either. Why is it so fucking hard to make a watch with NUMBERS on it??? Huh?

― Safety First (pullapartgirl), Friday, 28 April 2006 16:37 (twenty years ago)

http://www.piscitella.com/pulp/images/thmb/thmb_pulp_fiction-mpg131.jpg

― Man Man (kenan), Friday, 28 April 2006 16:41 (twenty years ago)

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