The Workermonkey

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Couchsurfing.com 

# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/28/2005 12:09:00 PM

This is a really good idea. All the founders seem like they would be one of us.

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Saturday, December 24, 2005

Merry Christmas! 

# posted by ron @ 12/24/2005 10:41:00 PM

Any of you think that you will get a little crazy with the lights when you own a house? I might be in that category, we'll see.

ho ho ho!

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Missing Keys? 

# posted by wyldshaman @ 12/24/2005 01:57:00 PM

In cleaning today i noticed a set of keys on my counter. I dont know who's they are. I half expected someone to call or stop by about them today, but this did not happen. I will be leaving for Mass shortly and wont be back until Monday, so i will hang them from my front door nob in case someone really needs them they can get them.

If anyone knows who is missing the keys let them know, im unsure how many people will read this message? Thanks.

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Guess who!
I was the only one last night who had a bottle opener attached to thier key chain, so they had to stay on the counter the whole night. I would've remembered them if I needed them desperately, but my new car keys aren't attached to those. I only just remembered when looking for a bottle opener just now.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Saturday, December 24, 2005 7:36:00 PM  

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Thursday, December 22, 2005

t'was the day before the holidays... 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 12/22/2005 04:02:00 PM

holy shit, i can't believe how busy i was today. i spent most of the day trying to find first where we bought a resperator welding mask somewhere between 2-3 years ago and under which company name, then i had to call around to get actual prices on something i've never even seen before. that was hard. our welding supply guy (bob) tried his darnest to help but without really knowing what i'm looking for i wasn't any help either. we finally worked through the OSHA regulations on what kind of mask we needed for working inside a chemical tank. fantastic but by now its 2:00 and almost everyone has left for the day or is just screwing around. I finally get a price on what i'm looking for and its about 2,000$ fuck. i can't just spend that with out asking someone, but of course the man whose wallet i spend from (dave) wasn't here. i finally tracked him down and he wanted to talk to the customer who i visited yesterday about who is going to pay for all this. (the job is repairing a coil we built a year and a half ago that is now leaking). Our customer expects us to just do the work and not have to pay for it. My bosses thought it would be nice if we offered a 50/50 split. Sounded resonable but boy was the customer pissed. what the hell am i supposed to tell him?!? its not my money. the offer sounded resonable but i'm about to spend 3,500 on supplies and stuff specifically for htis job and suddenly around 3:30 its all falling apart. i've got angry customers because they don't want to pay, upset bosses because they don't want to do the work for free and about 30 minutes to figure this all out before everyone leaves for the weekend. fuck.

after finally getting the customer on the phone i explained the whole deal to him and why this was driving me nuts (this wasn't my job, i'm new here, i've been on the phone all day trying to line up equipment and people and now this is going to get hung up because we can't work out who's paying for it? fuck, i don't care, i just want to fix the coil and keep the customer happy). This customer would be a really good client if we can keep them but basically this kind of crap has been going on between us for years so they are hesitant to give us work even though we're less then ten minutes away. I brought my head sales guy/VP with me yesterday becasue, well, i'm not a fucking salesman and i just want to fix our relationship with this guy so i can build heat exchangers for him. Yesterday was a totally different story but long story short, it sucked.

I'm kind of put in a strange position here. a few days ago the owner of my company sat me down for a little heart to heart about what it is they want me to do here and where my position comes from and why i'm stuck solving other people messes and cleaning up after someone else who left even though that guys two kids still loosely work here. it was very nice. i got a chance to explain kind of what i thought i was doing here and what i'd like to see happen, he told me about what his plans were and what he wanted and what he was expecting from the company. it basically boiled down to, we're old and we want to retire, i'm going to set up some stuff and maybe work during the winters but, good luck, i hope you all get rich.

uuhhh... gee thanks.

the way i look at it i'm trying to keep things running smoothly around here while privding some design work, a few drawings and keeping things correct in the shop while at the same time trying to build up a side of the business thats been left to the dogs. i have to sell the heat exchangers before i can design them. i kind of told him that i'd like to hire a few more people but i need to get things straighted out in the shop first before i really try to sell them, i'd like to be able to know i have the guys who can build them with out me holding their hand before i try to sell a bunch of units. but i can't really build the units until i get somekind of drilling capability and have someone who knows how to bend tubes on a machine that barely works and probably also needs to be replaced. but they won't replace machinery until we get the orders to justify it. so its kind of a never ending loop that won't be broken easily until i just blindly push forward and hope for the best. Hey, i can live with that. if i've got someone who is going to spend a little money to help me build a business, while i personally take none of the risk, so be it. sounds sweet and should make it a little easier since i'll have a little support from people who'd like to see me succeed. And if i manage to fuck this one up, well, maybe this is the wrong line of work for me. I've got the shop on my side, which seems to happen most places i go without me trying too hard.

Most the the shop guys just like someone to talk to them who isn't yelling or angry that they screwed up. I try to stop and talk to each guy out there every day but i usually don't have time. i've managed to make friends with most of the guys. I think i might be the only person in the office that knows everyones name in the shop.

the old bastard who's really good out there seems to respect me because i'm not afraid to tell him to fuck off and cram it. he was giving me shit about wearing a mask yesterday, i told him to suck it up and stop acting like a fucking 3 year old. and he did. everything was cool between us after that, i had a nice ride up to the customer yesterday with him and we worked everything out. most of his problem is that he's seen a million guys come through my position through out hte years and most of them sucked at it or were complete push overs. i'm not going to do that. in fact i manage to but heads with my bosses every now and then because i won't just say yes all the time. i'm going to tell them what i think and when i think they're full of shit. look i may be the new guy around here but nothing good happens when i don't tell them NO and just agree with everything they say. and thats part of how i've won respect with the guys in the shop.

so in conclusion, i think i'll be alright here. i'm going to be in VT friday and come back monday night. i'll be in touch.

merry holidays everybody

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Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Intelligent Design decision in Dover, PA. BOOYA! 

# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/21/2005 04:54:00 PM

Here is the conclusion by the judge. I hilighted my favorite parts. For the full court ruling and such- check it out here. Josh, you may find it interesting. I skimmed and found it pretty good (from what i could understand)


H. Conclusion
The proper application of both the endorsement and Lemon tests to the facts of this case makes it abundantly clear that the Board’s ID Policy violates the Establishment Clause. In making this determination, we have addressed the seminal question of whether ID is science. We have concluded that it is not, and moreover that ID cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents.

Both Defendants and many of the leading proponents of ID make a bedrock assumption which is utterly false. Their presupposition is that evolutionary theory is antithetical to a belief in the existence of a supreme being and to religion in general. Repeatedly in this trial, Plaintiffs’ scientific experts testified that the theory of evolution represents good science, is overwhelmingly accepted by the scientific community, and that it in no way conflicts with, nor does it deny, the existence of a divine creator. To be sure, Darwin’s theory of evolution is imperfect. However, the fact that a scientific theory cannot yet render an explanation on every point should not be used as a pretext to thrust an untestable alternative hypothesis grounded in
religion into the science classroom or to misrepresent well-established scientific propositions.
The citizens of the Dover area were poorly served by the members of the Board who voted for the ID Policy. It is ironic that several of these individuals, who so staunchly and proudly touted their religious convictions in public, would time and again lie to cover their tracks and disguise the real purpose behind the ID Policy.

With that said, we do not question that many of the leading advocates of ID have bona fide and deeply held beliefs which drive their scholarly endeavors. Nor do we controvert that ID should continue to be studied, debated, and discussed. As stated, our conclusion today is that it is unconstitutional to teach ID as an alternative to evolution in a public school science classroom.
Those who disagree with our holding will likely mark it as the product of an activist judge. If so, they will have erred as this is manifestly not an activist Court. Rather, this case came to us as the result of the activism of an ill-informed faction on a school board, aided by a national public interest law firm eager to find a constitutional test case on ID, who in combination drove the Board to adopt an imprudent and ultimately unconstitutional policy. The breathtaking inanity of the Board’s decision is evident when considered against the factual backdrop which has now been fully revealed through this trial. The students, parents, and teachers of the Dover Area School District deserved better than to be dragged into this legal maelstrom, with its resulting utter waste of monetary and personal resources.

To preserve the separation of church and state mandated by the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Art. I, § 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, we will enter an order permanently enjoining Defendants from maintaining the ID Policy in any school within the Dover Area School District, from requiring teachers to denigrate or disparage the scientific theory of evolution, and from requiring teachers to refer to a religious, alternative theory known as ID. We will also issue a declaratory judgment that Plaintiffs’ rights under the Constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have been violated by Defendants’ actions.

Defendants’ actions in violation of Plaintiffs’ civil rights as guaranteed to them by the Constitution of the United States and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 subject Defendants to liability with respect to injunctive and declaratory relief, but also for nominal damages and the reasonable value of Plaintiffs’ attorneys’ services and costs incurred in vindicating Plaintiffs’ constitutional rights.

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Johnny Damon to the Yankees?! 

# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/21/2005 03:28:00 PM

I suppose there is no loyalty when 52 million dollars is involved. Damn it. Fucking sellouts.

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Now he'll prolly lose the mane. For 52 million I'd betray everything and everybody. Especially you Brancibeer.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Wednesday, December 21, 2005 7:42:00 PM  

let it be known i'd stab anyone of you in the back for 52 million, you might want to remember that one.

i think there are a lot of things each of us would do for 52 million. apparently kolpak would take anal from a black man for a week for less then 52M. I'd be willing to loose a few toes maybe a finger. i'd eat just about anything and almost certainly have sex with anyone/thing for that much.

i love my yankees, but i didn't want them to sign damon. i was thinking of the draft picks we'd lose but appaently they aren't going to lose any for him, so in the end all it will cost is money, which they have plenty of.

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Over the Hills and through the Woods 

# posted by wyldshaman @ 12/20/2005 11:11:00 AM

To get to my place from Shagbark.
Go up Mt. P road 1.6 miles, at the crest of the 3rd hill take left onto Smith Rd.
My house is 1 mile down Smith on left, the first 1/2 mile you will see some houses and driveways on the left of the street, then nothing for about a 1/2 mile, im the first driveway after the long stretch of woods. I have wood siding.

I can fit about 4 cars in the main driveway in front of the garage or you can park to the side or in back of the house, wherever really.

People can come over anytime after noon, but it seems like most people are thinking after 4pm, i plan to take a head count around 6pm and order pizza then.

See Ya!

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dude, your going to have to back up a bit. What the hell is Shagbark? Awww, i'll just call you when the time comes. Is your number still the one that ends in 922?

Also, any of you local boys want to carpool or something?

By  Brancibeer, at Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:42:00 AM  

Shagback is a hardware store on the other side of the river, but that's all I know. And yes we need to carpool, all coming from a small area, then driving that distance alone would be a waste. Oh yeah, and I don't have a car either!

By  Damon, at Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:18:00 PM  

Oh ok. MT. P road. I know that. I'm here now. Ya ya, no problem. I used to cruise thru there on my commute when i worked for the DEP. Nice area

By  Brancibeer, at Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:37:00 PM  

yea boyee!

I'm going to be late, probably around 9 depending on the package load. Brown has to deliver bitches!

By  ron, at Wednesday, December 21, 2005 10:01:00 AM  

9? damn it ron! You and your job. Fuck it!

By  Brancibeer, at Wednesday, December 21, 2005 12:28:00 PM  

Yes my number is the one that ends in 922, it hasnt changed in about 10 years. Does anyone need further directions?

By  wyldshaman, at Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:19:00 AM  

Ummm... I dont have a deck of cards here or anything, so if you plan to come over early, bring some, thanks.

By  wyldshaman, at Thursday, December 22, 2005 11:15:00 PM  

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Monday, December 19, 2005

Another quick Question 

# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/19/2005 08:56:00 PM

What do you all use to handle your music on your computer? I havnt had to manage my music in a while since i havn't had a computer. Now that i have one, i'm wondering if there are any good programs you can recommend. I used to use Winamp in college, but that was a while ago now. I have been using Musicmatch Jukebox. Its seems ok.

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itunes biatch. face it, its only a matter of time before you get an ipod.

By  ron, at Monday, December 19, 2005 10:38:00 PM  

amaroK, but I doubt there is a windows version, see last.fm to find which windows programs work with it, because it can keep track of the songs you play, and compare you to other people to suggest music you may like

By  Damon, at Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:08:00 AM  

ipods are expensive, have more capacity than I know what to do with, and thus encourage to listen too long and often, which exposes people to potential hearing loss, which occurs much easier with heahphones than through the air. Luckily my mobile phone only holds 39MB of music, which is just enough for the ride to school - perfect. And of course I don't like ipods just because they are popular.

By  Damon, at Tuesday, December 20, 2005 5:24:00 AM  

When i changed from a laptop to a desktop i lost an extensive collection of computerized music. At that point i desided to do something crazy, buy CD's. Im very happy with this so far, i support the artists and can see how their lives and music changed from CD to CD, as i rarely buy "best of's." Walking around with earphones in all day is about as bad as having a cell phone glued to your head. Its a good feeling, getting that new CD, flipping through the pages of the cover and listening to each track, dont get me wrong some suck, but now you can go to Amazon and see what others think of it and listen to 30 sec bits. I hope you found this helpfull.

By  wyldshaman, at Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:16:00 AM  

I use itunes, but be warned it takes up some processing space. I find its track randomization to be superior to any others I've used so far.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:12:00 PM  

Itunes is alright. I use it at work. It crashes sometimes and does seem to take alot of juice to run.

My only beef with Musicmatch is 1) they try and sell you a lot of shit (like Itunes) and 2) it doesnt have track fade (where playlists songs fade into one another). I really like that feature.

By  Brancibeer, at Tuesday, December 20, 2005 2:42:00 PM  

then just go get the latest winamp. it does everything you just mentioned.

By  ron, at Wednesday, December 21, 2005 9:59:00 AM  

Ok, i think i have decided on MediaMonkey. (How fitting)

http://www.download.com/MediaMonkey/3000-2141_4-10420276.html?tag=tab_pub

It got really good user and prof reviews. (Man, musicmatch got slammed by reviewers bad). You guys arent really that much help with my questions so far...

By  Brancibeer, at Wednesday, December 21, 2005 3:27:00 PM  

use whatever program you want, i use itunes also because it rocks with the ipod. never trust any software that comes preinstalled with you computer. if media monkey or musicmatch or winamp or itunes or the fucking media player in limewire (my sister did this for months until i found out)or windows media player or anyone of the ten billion media players works for you, then run with it. they all have good and bad points, some more than others.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Thursday, December 22, 2005 8:26:00 AM  

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What is fair, and what is right? 

# posted by Damon @ 12/19/2005 12:54:00 AM

If doubts about evolutions are to be taught in science class, it seems only fair that doubts about religion be taught in churches.

I don't know where she got it, but I love it and got it from a PSU friend's profile - one that Josh may recall having briefly met as she was leaving my party because I was being an ass. Yelling at people about the beer pong rules in my apartment.

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Poetic

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Monday, December 19, 2005 11:06:00 AM  

i probably would remember her...depends how many games deep we were at that point...or, if she was cf, jr, i definitely remember. hahahahaha.

By  josh, at Monday, December 19, 2005 12:22:00 PM  

Ok, it must have been late because I was really yelling, but it must have been early because I remember. Anyway, she is Margot, known in our apartment as Vermont Girl. But we had just won a game, and couldn't find the next people on the list. So we played the same people again. They won that time, so they thought they got the table. I said no, because we won the first game, that was just to waste time. They said no, they won the most recent, it was a rematch. I said no, we'd be even then, and have a playoff, but how can the last game count more than the first. They said they won the game, so they stay. After 3 to 5 minutes, I said fuck off it's my fucking table, get the fuck out of my apartment dicks, if it's a random decision then I get to make it, we win, go away. So Margot then came over and said ".....um....hey Damon, well we're leaving."

By  Damon, at Monday, December 19, 2005 1:04:00 PM  

Sounds like a beer induced arguement to me. Ah beer pong. Its amazing how much animosity that game can evoke. Funny stuff.

By  Brancibeer, at Monday, December 19, 2005 1:09:00 PM  

hahahahaha i definitely remember that. that was awesome.

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Sunday, December 18, 2005

its a long way to the top if youre gonna rock and roll 

# posted by murphy @ 12/18/2005 02:24:00 AM

getting robbed, getting stoned, getting beat up,
broken boned
getting had, gettin took- Ill tell you folks its harder than it looks
Its a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll!

Went skiing with Rye from the ski shop. He is a new guy but he is born and raised in bozeman and has been skiing the mountain since he was four. He's a bad ass skier and knows the mountain very well. I fell a couple of times trying to keep up with him. Couple of sweet falls, one coming out of a glade and launching off of a lip on the edge of the groomer, flew about fifty yards and tumbled another twenty or so, right ski flew off and was spinning end over end. Other was in the middle of another glade and stopped quick and right ski popped off-in conclusion i need to crank the bindings down more.

Went for a sweet pub crawl last week-one drink at every bar on Main, ending in the bar i work at. Bouncer asked if i could cover for him for a while, I tried to explain that i was drunk but that didnt seem to matter to anyone. So at the end of it all, between the hourly wage and tips i made 'working' that night, I made enough money to pay for the entire night of drinking. Score one for the good guys.

This week I experienced a three day marathon of work. Wed, Thurs, Fri, at the mountain all day and bar all night. Not working very hard, but long with little sleep. Wed-got shitfaced, hassled by cops, blew a .074 on the breathalizer-good to go. Thurs-someone was smoking weed in the bar, bartender bought me shots. Fri-roommates and friends joined me at work, drank alot, beers and shots bought for me by randoms. I try to explain to people that i drink for free but If a girl wants to buy me a beer than im not sayin no.

Tonight is low key, a long day of skiing and hitting on hot lifty chicks planned for tommarow. Finally gonna get some sleep.

Go Giants

Farewell from the offices of Sir Smokesalot

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Mtn. Man tells it straight up no chase.

I also had a lil' work marathon, though not even as semi-intensive as Murph's.
Wed - house party for a real-estate company. Contract said to dj "on balcony" so I was wondering at first whether I'd need hat and gloves (durrr.....). Obviously it's inside and enjoyable because I'm out of sight pretty much. The owner's niece kept visiting me up there and I let her burn my cd's. She went to the same school Tino did, and although it was definitely a "nightmoves" situation but I didn't fall for the trap. Bitch I ain't single. Got my kiss on the cheek and bolted.

Thurs - Cox radio threw a holiday party at Daniel Street pub in Milford. This was the coolest gig this week because it wasn't stodgy and I didn't have to make anyone dance, just chill. I got to be the guy in the techie-looking bar-DJ booth. Got to chill with Bison from WPLR too. There were bands playing afterwards and I really wanted to hang with the rockers and drunk radio folk but there was nasty freezing rain that night and I'm overcautious about this new car.

Fri - Two middle school dances in Colchester. Easy breezy.

Last night - holiday party for a law firm at New Haven Country Club. Play yazz-flute for first two hours, then classic rock/disco. 9 out of 10 djs agree: company holiday parties suck for getting folks to dance because of varied age demographics. And maybe because the boss is there.

Time for civ4.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Sunday, December 18, 2005 3:25:00 PM  

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Friday, December 16, 2005

halfway there 

# posted by josh @ 12/16/2005 11:19:00 PM

upon the completion of the ass raping that was my evidence exam today, i officially am halfway thru law school. i'm still waiting for it to really sink in, but all i know is that i'm enjoying the noticable lack of work tonight, as well as the exciting conclusion to "dont tell mom the babysitter's dead." hopefully the next year and a half will go by as quickly as this one seems to have gone by right now. though it's always faster looking backwards. anyway, i'll be home soon for a few weeks, and look forward to seeing everyone.

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Jon Stewart's Commencement Address 

# posted by DJ Booze Piñata @ 12/16/2005 10:25:00 PM

http://www.wm.edu/news/index.php?id=3650

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fantastic

By  josh, at Friday, December 16, 2005 11:06:00 PM  

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Party Time 

# posted by wyldshaman @ 12/16/2005 08:26:00 PM

About the gathering at my place on the 23rd.

When does everyone want to come over? Im thinking earlier then later, but whenever.

Do we want to do a pot luck with everyone bringing something or do you want me to umm... order something?

As most dont know where i live, ill post directions to my place from Shagbark, so just find out where that is if you dont know, or call me.

Oh, do people still plan to come?

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I still hope to come and early sounds good to me, I will think it's 4am at 10pm.

I don't have any idea about food, we could just pick up pizzas for all I care.

By  Damon, at Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:02:00 AM  

I second the pizza motion. Cheap easy, slyly vegetarian.

By  NoBrainRequired, at Saturday, December 17, 2005 8:27:00 AM  

Pizza sounds good to me, plus there is a nice thin crust pizza place in town too. I will also pick up some junk food, chips, salsa, pretzels, anything else?

How about this, i will handle food but everyone bring their own drinks.

By  wyldshaman, at Saturday, December 17, 2005 9:16:00 AM  

I'm still planning on attending. Pizza sounds easy and good. We can bring our own drinks (kind of a given). I might make a nacho dip too. Do you eat any meat?

By  Brancibeer, at Sunday, December 18, 2005 4:33:00 PM  

No. Though i did have a glass of wine the other day, im thinking i might start doing this on occasion. I listened to this Wine Taster on NPR and just had to have a glass, its healthy you know.

By  wyldshaman, at Monday, December 19, 2005 9:45:00 AM  

The dip will have to be bean based then. Yes, wine is good for you. Makes me so tired though... If i have a glass when i get home it makes me not want to get up off the couch.

By  Brancibeer, at Monday, December 19, 2005 1:07:00 PM  

mmmmm dip.....pizza....

By  Brancibeer, at Monday, December 19, 2005 5:38:00 PM  

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There's nothing new about it! 

# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/16/2005 04:33:00 PM

Come on! That was so Willington Oaks...

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So I'm getting pretty good at grilling steaks... 

# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/16/2005 09:23:00 AM

And as an update- that beef I aquired is fantastic. I'm rediscovering my taste for red meat. It kinda went away for a while and I just didnt eat it anymore. Sure, there would be the occasional steak now and then, but it was always disappointing. Too tough, no taste, you name it. Now that i have a freezer full of quality cuts, I've been averaging about 1 a week. I dont even have to marinate it- defrost, slap it on the grill and enjoy. Its been great. God bless america.

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Here here. That sounds good....if only I had a grill, or reasonably priced beef, or alcohol that wasn't taxed 40% or whatever it is. Jealously runs both ways over the Atlantic!

By  Damon, at Friday, December 16, 2005 10:59:00 AM  

yeah, the grill was an early purchase for me. I had a nice back patio with my house, and i live in FL (enables year round enjoyment). The $130 for a decent grill was definelty justified, especially since i use it like real man should.

By  Brancibeer, at Friday, December 16, 2005 1:05:00 PM  

umm... when i cook my corn on the cob on the grill does that qualify me as a "Real Man?"

By  wyldshaman, at Friday, December 16, 2005 8:24:00 PM  

*cough cough* yes yes of course. I got carried away on a meat, grill, testosterone kick there. Dont get me wrong, I'm down with vegetarians.

By  Brancibeer, at Sunday, December 18, 2005 4:36:00 PM  

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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Big News at Loony Household! 

# posted by NoBrainRequired @ 12/14/2005 06:04:00 PM

I'm putting out notice. At my wife's bequest, we're throwing a New Years Eve Party! We will feast on no less then 7 different animals. And yes, all the beer and brown liquors you can drink* . The bar will be open, but self-serve. Beer Pong will be offered in back. More details to follow. Thank you.


--- No Brain Required.

*Except Murphy

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fuck yeah, mr spunkmeyer!

i'm never baby sitting you again. i was a mess early that night.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Wednesday, December 14, 2005 7:59:00 PM  

i hope you spelled your own name wrong on purpose...or perhaps delving into the alcohol supply?

By  josh, at Wednesday, December 14, 2005 9:12:00 PM  

my poor liver. I'll be there to celebrate ew years eve-eve also. Oh one more thing. Please ask Monique to invite her hot and single nurse friends!!

By  ron, at Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:31:00 PM  

good point, ron

By  josh, at Wednesday, December 14, 2005 10:45:00 PM  

I thought the announcement was going to be that Mo was pregnant.

By  Brancibeer, at Thursday, December 15, 2005 9:23:00 AM  

i did too

By  josh, at Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:02:00 AM  

brown liquors make people crazy. scotch makes a man go mad.

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Tuesday, December 13, 2005

So i was playing god today.... 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 12/13/2005 04:52:00 PM

Fucking creepy, thats all i have to say about this.

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News flash: man dies of heart attack from girfriend's practical joke.

By  ron, at Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:14:00 PM  

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Monday, December 12, 2005

Interesting Weekend 

# posted by DJ Booze Piñata @ 12/12/2005 03:52:00 PM

On Sunday I went to Powder Ridge to see about this whole SnowSchool Instructor deal. Apparently I don't need experience, just a willingness to pass on information. Well....I think I need more experience. I don't see any instruction groups in my immediate area so I decide to take a few runs on the bunny hill by myself to freshen up since I haven't snowboarded in like 8 years (since I busted my collarbone). Of course I get on the wrong lift and go straight to the top. Since I'm here for an instructors position (insert laugh here) I'm thinking:
"Stay on the lift and go back down? How old am I, five?"

So I do a crash course, and it was actually ass-crunchingly fun. Did it a few more times. At one point my rear binding snapped. I had a half-second to think "Oh sh-" and then hit the mountain hard. Now I know whiplash. The kicker: I didn't secure my cell phone (haven't we heard this before?) and it was lost during one of my tumbles. We'll see if lost and found gets it before spring thaw. If not then it's a good thing I know myself because I got phone insurance.

For Saturday's description I'll just post the letter I wrote to Rent-a-DJ (my bosses), omitting any specific names. It was a holiday party for this one electrics company at the Farmington Club. Ritzy.

The President of F. Electric threw a spoon at me.

By Matt Macunas

This gig was ridiculous. Not really the bomb, but definitely a bomb. I arrived 45 minutes early and was in peak form, mind you.

Lee F. was demolished by the first half hour. Literally 50% of the songs up until dinner were Christmas songs and yet he kept asking when I was going to start playing "fucking Christmas songs." Once he started swearing I pointed out that there was even one playing at that moment. I made the mistake of letting him have the mic for a toast and had to stay straight-faced during one of the more awkward speeches I’ve ever witnessed. Later on I was hit with a flying object. When I looked up from it the man was tipsy-grilling me from across the room. 30 second stare-off ensues, although no one seemed to notice.

His son was like one of those kids who didn’t make it through Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

“This music is terrible. Turn it off now. NOW. NOW.”…..for pretty much every genre. I really couldn’t win with these two. Joanne F. was nice, though. She stayed mostly sober.

Crowd had wildly diverse tastes and the drunken vocal minority kept demanding I switch styles. Couldn’t get more than a few people to dance at a time. DJ Mattlock aka The Great Mattsby is usually unflappable but I really wanted to hurt a few fools. That’s my side of it.

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This was actually my worst gig ever. This stuff all happened early on. With my pointed finger trembling at them I said something like "if you don't stay away from me I can't hold myself accountable for my actions." They left me alone after that.

Could the animosity be because I let a company president make a speech he shouldn't have made in front of his 150 employees? Of course not!

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Monday, December 12, 2005 4:23:00 PM  

You suck!!! Booo! Change the music! This music sucks!

Ha ha. Oh man, people and alcohol just dont mix sometimes. Wierd how you couldnt find a happy medium with the crowd.

By  Brancibeer, at Monday, December 12, 2005 5:11:00 PM  

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Holla holla! 

# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/12/2005 09:35:00 AM

A few things.

I dont post like i used to. I remember just posting for the hell of it- whats going on, what i'm thinking, useless musings, whatever. I rarely do that anymore. I blame this most likely on a couple factors. 1) This site has changed over time. Its not what it was for better or worse. 2) My intake of drugs and alcohol has decreased. There was nothing like those thc induced rantings of the days of old. 3) I'm in the 'real life' now. Whatever that means. 4) Murphy is a big pussy. No explanation necessary.

One thing i noticed about the south is that it is atleast 3 steps behind the rest of the country. I'm talking trends, style, cultural happenings, etc. For example, young people here have just starting using the word, "holla" in relaxed speech. At first i thought it was just a freak lingering of 3 years ago, but no! I'm hearing it again and again! "Ok, holla at me later brian". "Alright, just give me a holla man!". I dont know why this bothers me, but it does...alot. This word is not popular anymore. Its slowly made its way down the ranks of pop culture history. Its been used and worn out and we should now let it die, and stay dead just like all those before it. Stop saying it before my brain implodes!

So goes the story of the dirty. Theres more, but i will stop for now. I do plan on doing some sweet stuff with my new laptop once it arrives. I want to get back into picture editing and such. I'm already planning a slideshow with religious conotations. This 'jesus land' will get whats coming to it afterall. My new hobby is keeping my camera in my car, and when i see something worth noting, i make sure to take the time to snap it. Most churches have a letter board out front, and they usually update the saying every week. My favorite so far has been:

The big bang? I dont think so!

-God

That was a while ago and i didnt get a pic of it. I just remember the feeling I had when i saw it. Kim was also in the car (religion being a sensitive topic with us), and i had to be modest about how what i was feeling.

Your fucked up, hypocritical way of life? I dont think so!
-Common Sense

We may move on, but let us never forget.

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Ever see that neon sign in the grocery bodega in the north end of Middletown that says "We forgive but we never forget"? Now that's creepy.

I wonder about American territories overseas. They're probably up to 1980's slang by this point.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Monday, December 12, 2005 12:06:00 PM  

if the south is 3 steps behind, VT is like 1-1/2 steps back. i can relate. moving to CT was a big culture shock, you guys were way ahead in just about everything.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Monday, December 12, 2005 1:20:00 PM  

oh the south is precious, and not in the that's-so-cute-come-here-i-want-to -hug-you way.

i miss your more frequent posting brancy.

i also detest any slang that has been generated by pop culture. repeating something you hear on mtv doesnt make you as cool as the person who said it, who is probably not that cool to begin with.

that being said, i do enjoy a good song lyric. ludacris is always good for that:

i've got 5 georgia homes
where i rest my georgia bones
come anywhere near my land
and i'll aim at your georgia dome

By  josh, at Monday, December 12, 2005 2:33:00 PM  

well said

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Monday, December 12, 2005 3:48:00 PM  

I beleive the movement of trends usually go like this:

West(CA) ---> Northeast ---> North Central---> Mid-west ---> Dirty South

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Friday, December 09, 2005

It's friday, we gonna get you higgghhhhh 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 12/09/2005 03:05:00 PM

today is the end of the great coffee experiment, i've increased my coffee consumption to LaRose-esque levels this week to see if it helps at all at work. normally i'd have maybe one cup first thing in the morning about 3 times a week, not too much.

this week i've been drinking it like its my job, wednesday i drank a full pot, yesterday i lost track and today i'm well past the one pot plateau. my hands are shaking and i can't stop moving some part of my body, my foot tapping, my hands fiddleing, head bobbing, something.

so far this week i can honestly say i've gotten less sleep then normal, not because of drinking/partying or anything, but i'm just not tired at night becasue of hte coffee. i've gotten less sleep then usual and i wake up earlier then normal. but the coffee is keeping me going. i've been trying to assess my levels of work output too to see if maybe my productivity has gone up. i think maybe its gone down, i'm doing more but acomplishing less, if that makes sense. it takes longer and more effort to acomplish the same tasks. and i can't focus, not that i ever really could but its been harder now that my brain is buzzing double time. i can't even focus on this post.

i had started wanting to write something about getting drunk tonight, but now i forget. that should help explain the title. with all this snow i think we should buy as much beer as possible and hibernate until monday. all i need is the warm glow of civ 4 infront of me and a cold beer next to my fully loaded johnny bong. oh coffee. wait. fuck, i had more ideas, i really did. fucking coffee, no more. every now and then i feel compleeled to go to the back of hte sop to work out a little of hte hyperness from the coffee but when i get back there i can't remember why i'm back there and end up coming back to my desk, essentially wasting 5 mintues for nothing. i guess the exercise is good for me.

damon, i'd love to write letters to my congressman all day but we'd have more success if we held a fund raiser and used to money to bribe one of them. it can cost as little as 12,000$. at least for a southern republican. a vote is a vote. maybe i'll get a keg and just keep it on the porch. its got to be cheaper than buying 30's and we're going to drink it anyway. wait that has nothing to do with politics. fucking coffee.

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Matt,
Coffee is a tool, like a hammer or an alligator. You need to apply the right amounts for the right situations.
For example:
Sitauation A - You need to sit through a long boring meeting: Lay off the coffee, it will ony make you fidgety and have to pee. On the other hand, if a lot of people are getting up to pee it could be good way out of the meeting.
Situation B - You drank too much while making up words with Kolpak: Apply coffee until vision straightens out, then switch to tea to prevent any unwanted gastrointestinal revolts.
Situation C: You've got a lot of work to do and quality doesn't matter. Drink coffee until your head feels like it's disconnected to your neck (Caution: Side effects include time travel).

Just remember: Coffee, unlike alcohol or marijauna, is an addictive and potent drug - too much can cause severe cognitive impairment as well as paranoia, jitters, time travel, agitation and the need for alcohol or marijauna.


Professor Spunkmeyer says: Coffee is safest consumed in combination with naked ladies.

By  Anonymous, at Friday, December 09, 2005 4:21:00 PM  

you think you can just pump up the dosage and be alright? my caffene intake requirements took years of hard work and no sleep to reach.

practice you must young patawon and do not be discouraged by the shakes. you too will someday only require 5 hours of sleep a day.

By  ron, at Friday, December 09, 2005 4:50:00 PM  

I dont do drugs...just coffee

By  Brancibeer, at Friday, December 09, 2005 4:56:00 PM  

i drink coffee on a pretty much daily basis now due to the amount of work. the intake has only increased with exams this week and next. matt, when i'm having trouble sleeping at night, a few beers counteracts the coffee quite nicely and usually does the trick. thus, i always have 2 things handy: fresh ground coffee, and coors light.

By  josh, at Friday, December 09, 2005 5:43:00 PM  

It's funny you have the beer and bong next to you and lay the blame on coffee for losing your train of thought.

I was working the middletown park like 4 years ago and the mainantence shorties would get me baked after I did a coffee run. So I'd be groggy, unnconventional, a little stupid, and yet really hyper. A few times I figured I'd pick trash on the trails and then I'd forge my own because it might be shorter. I would end up literally climbing up a muddy slope or cliff. I'd come back covered in sweat and dirt and my boss would be like "what do you DO when I'm not looking??"

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Saturday, December 10, 2005 3:46:00 PM  

You should right a book, or a movie. Macunas that is....

By  Brancibeer, at Monday, December 12, 2005 9:20:00 AM  

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PATRIOT Act renewal next week 

# posted by Damon @ 12/09/2005 06:35:00 AM

I won't go into the details of this, but they want to make 14 of the 16 components of this bill permanent and to extend the others. So I hope all of you, including the FBI guy that checks this site, contact your Congresspeople. You can find them in the search box on the left side of this page if you don't know who they are or how to contact them.

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Thursday, December 08, 2005

so long, farepoorly 

# posted by josh @ 12/08/2005 06:03:00 PM

RENTERIA IS OUT OF BOSTON!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

from day 1 i was against it. cabrera was awesome, they win a world series, then they traded him for the error machine. in the previous 3 years, renteria averaged .304 and 15 errors with the cardinals. then he came to boston and batted .280 something with 30ish errors.

it doesnt even bother me that they dont have a shortstop right now. i'm very happy.

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behind door number one...... NOMAR!

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:14:00 PM  

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# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/08/2005 02:39:00 PM

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awesome post buddy

By  ron, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 3:50:00 PM  

I've always thought Chancellor Palpatine looked like Joe Leiberman. It wigged me out for the first two movies.

Pundits Corner: Darth Leiberman plays both sides of the aisle until his military coup in 2007 with Tommy Franks.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:37:00 PM  

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I'm sorry 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 12/08/2005 10:09:00 AM

Guys, i'm sorry. I won't be seeing you any more. I just feel so powerless against it. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately and i think its best if we all just come to terms with it. It's going to be hard at first but i think we can all handle it. We're grown up now and dealing with loss is just a part of that growing up process. This wasn't an easy decision, i've been wrestling with it for a days now but the out come is inevitable.

Civ 4 showed up at my door yesterday, i'll be locked in my room cut off from the outside world until at least march. Please, no calls. If you see me on the street mumbling about the chineese or swearing at ghandi, just ignor me. Again, i'm sorry.

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You fool! Did you ever think about the children! The children matt!

By  Brancibeer, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 10:42:00 AM  

we'll have that computer choking on its own programs in no time. I'm making a sabatoge disk as we speak. matt, your game is setback not civ.

By  ron, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:57:00 AM  

i've been playing both for so long i honestly can't remember which i started playing first. I think civ was 3rd grade and setback around the same time.

Christmas just isn't going to be the same for the children this year.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 12:57:00 PM  

I'm spreading a disease....

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:33:00 PM  

wasnt that the name of one of your albums?

By  Brancibeer, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:38:00 PM  

yeah it was, we came up with that one back in my basement in haddam

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:52:00 PM  

the very first one was "I Could Do Better" which I definitely knew at the time. Not for rerelease. I used a casio's my-first-keyboard and a horribly distorted guitar.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Saturday, December 10, 2005 3:50:00 PM  

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Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Orange Bowl 

# posted by Damon @ 12/07/2005 01:05:00 PM

Would anyone like to watch #3 Penn State pound #22 FSU in the second biggest bowl game this year?
January 3 @ 8pm

Pros: New 42" HDTV with 6.1 surround
Cons: My parents house and they will be sleeping directly upstairs ssshhhhh!

Oh and I reserve the right to cancel this as I am trying to get something going with my fellow alum in the NYC area, as I'm flying out of JFK the next day.

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yes

By  josh, at Wednesday, December 07, 2005 3:56:00 PM  

yes

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Thursday, December 08, 2005 4:32:00 PM  

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Monday, December 05, 2005

Thats alot of meat 

# posted by Brancibeer @ 12/05/2005 04:39:00 PM

I wish i had more time for this story, but heres a quick version. Jessie, you may not want to read...

So i get out of my car in my driveway after work on the usual friday. I check the mail and squat down to torture a big ole fire ant mound. Then i here a vehicle behind me stop in the road, a window roll down and a voice say, "Hey, you like meat?".

Turning around, "Yeah, i like meat..". I notice its one of those specialty meat trucks- like omaha steaks type thing. What the hell does this guy want?

"Well, i tell you what...", the young guy gets out of the truck and hops in the back bed. "I was suppose to deliver this to your neighbor, but (tells some story i dont remember)..."

"Uh, yeah, i dont know man..", I say hesitantly of this truck with meat. The guy continues to pull out the packages to show me what he has. Looked like good stuff, but i dont know about buying meat from a guy on a street.

"Look, this is good stuff. It's all vaccum sealed fresh. Restuaraunt quality. You can look at the flyer (shows me flyer). I need to unload it. I'll tell you what I'll give you all this (continues to show me steak after steak of different cuts- about 50 in all) for $200.

I laugh and begin to turn away. "Look man, i dont need all that meat, never mind paying that much for it. I'm a single guy... what about selling me just a few cuts?"

"No, cant do it, we sell in bulk....how about $180?" he says.

"I dont need all that meat man", i continue and start to walk away.

"Alright, well if you can pay me with a check or cash, i can do half for $80", he says.

"Naah, thats still more than i want to spend on steak. Look, i buy a steak about once every 2 weeks... i just dont need it!"

The young guy starts running through some price figures about how much these cuts actually cost vs what he's giving me. I begin to get a little tired of the situation and decide to make a larger move at walking away.

"Alright man" the guys says, "How about 50 bucks? You cant turn that down, just dont tell your neighbor"

"$50? You got yourself a goddamn deal!".

It was a good deal, so i had to go with it. The stuff can be frozen for months and it looked like good quality. So now i have a freezer full of NY strips, filet mingon, t-bone, burgers and some other cut i havnt had before.

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sweet meat!

By  josh, at Monday, December 05, 2005 11:16:00 PM  

Bargaining like a champ! And according to my refrigeration textbook (and this section was ironically covered yesterday, probably just as you were negotiating):

Steaks, or ground beef lasts

6mo at -12C
10 mo at -18C
15mo at -24C

And the vacuum sealing helps immensely.

By  Damon, at Tuesday, December 06, 2005 2:12:00 AM  

i got that voicemail you sent that was a pretty odd encounter with the old meat man-door to door meat salesman-wtf

By  murphy, at Tuesday, December 06, 2005 10:58:00 AM  

Bring some of that swag home for "MEAT FEST '05: THE RETURN OF STEAK POISONING".

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Tuesday, December 06, 2005 4:51:00 PM  

God, do you even know what kind of meat this IS?

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The Left is Taking Over. . . South America 

# posted by wyldshaman @ 12/05/2005 09:44:00 AM

Our Friend, Hugo Chavez, you know the president of Venezuela who builds hospitals, schools and housing for his people, instead of enriching the OILYgarchy, is leading a Democratically Elected Populist movement in South America.

Chile and Bolivia should gain Leftist leaders this month in elections, Mexico and Brazil next year, all this unless some US backed military coup overthrows these governments.

The End of Imperialist Aggression in Latin America is at Hand!

Oh and just so you dont think Chavez is anti-american, he started selling discounted oil to 40,000 poor Americans in Massachusets and New York, this number is low because only two Congressmen took Chavez up on his offer to help the poor here at home, but its still far more then Bush and the Oil Barons in the White House have done.

OF, FOR, and BY The People

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if you would like to support this more, buy gas at Citgo, i think venezula (?) owns a controling share or citgo is operated by the Ven. governement. i'm not sure the connection but buying citgo gas gives money to the venezulan governement.

it doesn't say much about america when we have to root for other countries. fucking conservatives.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Monday, December 05, 2005 11:40:00 AM  

I don't know...Pat Robertson is rarely wrong. God talks to him.

By  Brancibeer, at Monday, December 05, 2005 12:12:00 PM  

Thanks for the update. I know Chavez loves American people and hates GW, so he is just like most of us! And good point about coups (es?) too, long before the world made an uproar about invading Iraq, the CIA quietly overthrew many other governments including some democracries while installing whichever opposition group was most US-friendly.

Of course the course of action regarding gasoline that hurts the right the most is reducing usage. It is also the only way the US can control the price.

By  Damon, at Monday, December 05, 2005 12:37:00 PM  

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Sunday, December 04, 2005

Santa and gingerbread man get Gävle's goat 

# posted by Damon @ 12/04/2005 01:59:00 PM

A Santa and a gingerbread man are suspected of burning down the famous Christmas Goat in Gävle on Saturday night.

The straw figure is one of Sweden's oldest traditions. One of the country's more recent traditions is burning down the giant goat which is erected in Gävle town centre each year.

According to reports from the town, it was all over in just a couple of minutes. Just after 9pm on Saturday emergency services were informed that the goat had begun to burn in the city's main square, Slottstorget.

Video feeds on Gävle council's web site showed how fast the fire consumed the straw and ribbons, and by the time the fire brigade arrived at the scene it was too late.

Gävle's goat has become famous for being attacked every year. Indeed, since the first giant goat was erected in the town in 1966, only seven have survived Christmas. During that time only one person has been caught and found guilty of arson: an American tourist who claimed in court that he thought he was taking part in a completely legal goat-burning tradition.

According to witnesses there were two arsonists this year. One of them was wearing a Santa mask and the other was dressed as a gingerbread man.

Police said that they either fired a flaming arrow or threw a flare at the goat before disappearing up a nearby alley.

The Local © The Local Europe AB 2005
News from Sweden in English

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Awsome. You can't catch the gingerbread man, that's for sure. Sometimes I wish I had a flare gun....

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Sunday, December 04, 2005 2:34:00 PM  

if caught, their festive dress should mitigate any punishment

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Friday, December 02, 2005

# posted by ron @ 12/02/2005 04:23:00 PM

Dark Helmet: [In Dark Helmet voice] And now Princess Vespa, I have you in my clutches, to have my wicked way with you, the way I want to.
[In Vespa voice]
Dark Helmet: No, no, go away, I hate you! And yet... I find you strangely attractive.
[In D.H. voice]
Dark Helmet: Of course you do! Druish princesses are often attracted to money and power, and I have both, and you *know* it!
[In Vespa voice]
Dark Helmet: No, no, leave me alone!
[In D.H. voice]
Dark Helmet: No, kiss me!
[Vespa]
Dark Helmet: No! Stop!
[D.H]
Dark Helmet: Yes, yes!
[Vespa]
Dark Helmet: Oh, oh, oh! Ohhhh, your helmet is so big!

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"And now you see that evil will win over good; because good is...dumb"

By  Brancibeer, at Friday, December 02, 2005 4:58:00 PM  

how many assholes do we have on this ship anyhow?

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Friday, December 02, 2005 11:33:00 PM  

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Holiday Bash 

# posted by wyldshaman @ 12/02/2005 09:14:00 AM

So i havent heard anything about the alternative Thanksgiving you guys had. But i was thinking about having a little get together at my place for the holidays, say Friday the 23rd.

Pros: Lots of room, couches to sleep on, snow ball fights and warming up by the fire.
Cons: BYOB and Tofurky.

Is there any support for such an idea?

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Sounds good to me. I'm not sure about the Tofurkey though. Maybe ronnys dad can make us some wings.

By  Brancibeer, at Friday, December 02, 2005 11:52:00 AM  

unfortunatly i'm out for that date. i'll be in VT.

Brian, how long will you be around?

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Friday, December 02, 2005 12:01:00 PM  

maybe rpl can cook some damn wings himself.

By  ron, at Friday, December 02, 2005 12:18:00 PM  

I'll be home the 22nd-27. (thurs-tues). This is the last time people...

By  Brancibeer, at Friday, December 02, 2005 12:43:00 PM  

Very nifty! I'll be home too. Tofurky doesn't sound too appetizing to me either, pasta? I imagine dicta will join too?

By  Damon, at Friday, December 02, 2005 12:58:00 PM  

hey, i'll try tofuturkey. I'll bring some wings too.

By  ron, at Friday, December 02, 2005 1:35:00 PM  

dicta will be in ny from the 21-23...but it's a possibility depending what time he gets back.

By  josh, at Friday, December 02, 2005 1:46:00 PM  

are we not allowed to use your real name any more?

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Friday, December 02, 2005 3:36:00 PM  

yeah, what a dict!

By  Brancibeer, at Friday, December 02, 2005 3:45:00 PM  

i dont care, you can call me whatever you want. dicta, josh, four from the floor, whatever.

By  josh, at Friday, December 02, 2005 5:44:00 PM  

please to be callingk me big dong macunas

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Friday, December 02, 2005 7:58:00 PM  

The tofuky thing was just a joke, if you guys are down i can cook some things; baked potatoes, stir fried veggies, corn on the cob and have appetizers, plus you can bring whatever. Im just not going to cook any animals up, thats all. And i would appreciate any left over dead animals to be brought home with you.

By  wyldshaman, at Friday, December 02, 2005 7:59:00 PM  

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Thursday, December 01, 2005

Debating retards 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 12/01/2005 02:56:00 PM

This is a good site explaining how to argue with idiots. I've found many of these same arguments appear when debating any topic. I've never actually taken a debate class or anything so maybe i'm missing the 10 universal debating techniques or something but it was a good read. more posting later... its work time.

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that is a great site. i learned those fallacies in a critical thinking/philosophy course in undergrad. very worthwhile.

By  josh, at Thursday, December 01, 2005 3:46:00 PM  

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The return of the red tube of death 

# posted by murphy @ 12/01/2005 02:01:00 AM

once again clearing the tubes...nice pics ron, wonder what jako is up to. Seems like that shit was so long ago. Good times had by all of course. I just got off work and figured I check out the blog. before i moved out here i was looking through all my shit and all the pictures. I got pics from Burr school, HK, Southern, Uconn, 247, walden, woodhaven, willington oaks, atlanta, montucky, cali, texas, mexico, weerrshhhhinton state, oar-gon coast, FLA, Haiti, and that crazy party in 2000 at ferraro's house when Bergan wore that suit, all the cops came and made us pour the beer out-fuckers.

In concrusion, lots a pics.

Sorry bout that first part...anyways

Ive been skiing quite a bit out heeeyon(here), it is awesome. It snowed starting last friday and did not stop until this afternoon. For all you tinfoil wearing banditos out there that is a total of 5.5 days of snow!! Yeah, I know, its fucking crazy. all of this=two feet of snow in the valley and about 8 feet of snow on the mountain.

I hiked up the mountain on monday. Me and my roommate and co worker climbed about 3/4 of the way up the mt. We then cut across the trail through some trees and were going through waist deep powder. Came through the trees to a ledge. Bout a 15 foot incline into a powder field, My roommate eric went down on his board and got stuck. Not enough speed and too much powder. He had to crawl on his gut to get to the snowcat track about fifty yards away.

I decided to hike back up and go down on the other side of the pines. Met up with Eric when the trail met. It was 5 degrees outside and the sun had gone down. My hair was frozen into a Edward Scissor Hands like style. The skin on the inside of my left ankle was worn off. This was the result of a thick wool sock, 2000 ft climb and the wrong size boot(I hastily grabbed two boots from the ski shop not realizing they were different sizes). Met with Eric and skied through some DEEP powder. Tried to follow a previous skiiers track-Failed. Left ski tip caught left track and Murphy went head over heals into some bottomless fucking snow. My head was under the snow but i could still see the sky. That is to say i made sort of a cavern with my skull in the snow-my head was below the snow but not buried. Fall did not hurt at first, i laughed at myself, rolled over onto my skis and stood back up. I was waist deep at this time and stuck my pole into the snow as if i were checking the depth of a pond with an oar. I could not reach my pole deep enough-jesus tapdancing christ.

Met up with Eric again after setting self free from deepness. Sweet rest of the run. All is well. My shoulder was kind of messed up from the fall but i was healed the next day. Strick regiment of Bong loads and advil-if possible blow jobs can be a substitute or enhancement of the drug regiment.

Anybody heard from Ski-Liz?? da dun chsss!

Getting back into the rythm of skiing. Work is going good-both places-who psyched... this guy! Went skiing again today, did not hike up as far because i was solo. Snowy, fogged conditions, had some new goggles-sweat condensation froze and i couldnt see a three tittyed mule-if had it been on the path that is...
Good run though, steep knee deep powder the whole way down, Badass mang!

Worked at the bar tonight-that is all.

Hope yeralll dooin fine, catch you on the Flipside,

Yours Truly,
The Madman

Ps. I still got room to spare out heyon, come visit, no one as of yet has made reservations and we are acting on a first come first serve basis and we dont play favorites. My door-open, fanfuckingtastically open nontheless. Hope to see, hear, smell, taste, touch all of you as soon as creepily possible. WTF

It smells like pussy in here-get used to it!

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I'm still waiting on unconfirmed reports of small children being snow-plowed over my an "enormous, red headed, out of control, SOB, who is most likely vastly intoxicated".

Be carefull out there. Sounds like you could get into some trouble.

By  Brancibeer, at Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:35:00 AM  

Murphy's got more powder than Scarface! Finally!!

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:19:00 AM  

murph, how long is the drive? I've got not jab and some time to kill. I cant ski though, haven't in 4 years.

By  ron, at Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:31:00 PM  

36 hours if your hallin ass the whole way. but if your going to make the trip try to get someone to drive it with you i dont recommend doing it by yourself

By  murphy, at Sunday, December 04, 2005 11:32:00 AM  

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Evidence! 

# posted by ron @ 12/01/2005 12:21:00 AM

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circa 2002-2003 

# posted by ron @ 12/01/2005 12:14:00 AM

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Oh yeah, that was back when we used to drink beer...

By  Brancibeer, at Thursday, December 01, 2005 9:24:00 AM  

I'm matt macunas and I request more gun photos.

By  DJ Booze Piñata, at Thursday, December 01, 2005 11:04:00 AM  

yea, I know which gun photo you are talking about that isnt for web viewing. what would the children think?

By  ron, at Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:23:00 PM  

As long as we're not hunting the blacks i think we're in the clear. that kind of stuff isn't cool in the north. And you need to go to texas to hunt imigrants. it's legit there. true story. honest.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Thursday, December 01, 2005 2:56:00 PM  

Good lord man....

By  Brancibeer, at Friday, December 02, 2005 2:49:00 PM  

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