SALESMAN: Well, that one is very cheap, but it's made in China. By communists. In a sweatshop. By children. Starving children. Starving orphaned children. Working for 18 hours a day on a single grain of rice, so they can keep the costs down. If you look closely, you can see the little fingerprints.
Gifts we men like to get from women
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Any article in which "chainsaw" is used as a verb is by definition, the Avatar of Awesome. Love this bit too:
"Remember, being materialistic means never having to acknowledge your feelings"-Brent Sienna, PVP
"In the unlikely event of losing Pascal's Wager, I intend to saunter in to Judgement Day with a bookshelf full of grievances, a flaming sword of my own devising, and a serious attitude problem."- Rick Moen
SD.net Rangers: Chicks Dig It
"In the unlikely event of losing Pascal's Wager, I intend to saunter in to Judgement Day with a bookshelf full of grievances, a flaming sword of my own devising, and a serious attitude problem."- Rick Moen
SD.net Rangers: Chicks Dig It
What about the universal chocolate chip cookies? Ideal for males and females, of all ages, so long as they still got teeth left intact and a good dental/medical plan.
Let him land on any Lyran world to taste firsthand the wrath of peace loving people thwarted by the myopic greed of a few miserly old farts- Katrina Steiner
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Damn, I can't believe I forgot putting LEGOs on my wish list.
*puts LEGOs on wish list*
Although I'm somewhat surprised at my fellow cavemen-
I mean, where's the challenge in putting together a LEGO set with the instructions?
*puts LEGOs on wish list*
Although I'm somewhat surprised at my fellow cavemen-
I mean, where's the challenge in putting together a LEGO set with the instructions?
'Next time I let Superman take charge, just hit me. Real hard.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
'You're a princess from a society of immortal warriors. I'm a rich kid with issues. Lots of issues.'
'No. No dating for the Batman. It might cut into your brooding time.'
'Tactically we have multiple objectives. So we need to split into teams.'-'Dibs on the Amazon!'
'Hey, we both have a Martian's phone number on our speed dial. I think I deserve the benefit of the doubt.'
'You know, for a guy with like 50 different kinds of vision, you sure are blind.'
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Number 7...I have gotten...and still use(some utterly pointless $500 pen thingie which hardly works but damn looks nice when I talk to some client in real life....if he's not's staring the tribble)
But good suggestions and IB's underwear problem proves that some guys are just too dumb.
But good suggestions and IB's underwear problem proves that some guys are just too dumb.
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Sometimes we can choose the path we follow. Sometimes our choices are made for us. And sometimes we have no choice at all
Saying and doing are chocolate and concrete
Sometimes we can choose the path we follow. Sometimes our choices are made for us. And sometimes we have no choice at all
Saying and doing are chocolate and concrete
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Ghost Rider wrote:Number 7...I have gotten...and still use(some utterly pointless $500 pen thingie which hardly works but damn looks nice when I talk to some client in real life....if he's not's staring the tribble)
You have... a Tribble?!
Does it Purr?
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
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Yep...and it does.LadyTevar wrote:Ghost Rider wrote:Number 7...I have gotten...and still use(some utterly pointless $500 pen thingie which hardly works but damn looks nice when I talk to some client in real life....if he's not's staring the tribble)
You have... a Tribble?!
Does it Purr?
Most people stare at it for long time before they even realize what it is...allows me time to look over their records .
MM /CF/WG/BOTM/JL/Original Warsie/ACPATHNTDWATGODW FOREVER!!
Sometimes we can choose the path we follow. Sometimes our choices are made for us. And sometimes we have no choice at all
Saying and doing are chocolate and concrete
Sometimes we can choose the path we follow. Sometimes our choices are made for us. And sometimes we have no choice at all
Saying and doing are chocolate and concrete
::looks to Nitram::Ghost Rider wrote:Yep...and it does.LadyTevar wrote:Ghost Rider wrote:Number 7...I have gotten...and still use(some utterly pointless $500 pen thingie which hardly works but damn looks nice when I talk to some client in real life....if he's not's staring the tribble)
You have... a Tribble?!
Does it Purr?
Most people stare at it for long time before they even realize what it is...allows me time to look over their records .
I Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaant!
Nitram, slightly high on cough syrup: Do you know you're beautiful?
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
Me: Nope, that's why I have you around to tell me.
Nitram: You -are- beautiful. Anyone tries to tell you otherwise kill them.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP" -- Leonard Nimoy, last Tweet
*cackles madly*Watch your husband's face very carefully as he opens the box and discovers revealing lingerie inside. If his expression is one of profound relief and he says "How did you know?", then you have just discovered that your husband is a cross-dresser (or he's been possessed by the ghost of J. Edgar Hoover). Either way, good luck in therapy.
I like.
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Re: Gifts we men like to get from women
I think it's more interesting that women read geek-culture sci-fi websites for the background details on their creator. That just seems unusual in the "why does she have the time for that, specifically?" way.Darth Wong wrote:PS. The article has only been up for one day and I've already gotten an E-mail from some woman who says I'm a sexist pig. After reading it, do you think she's right?
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Well-written article, Mike.
As an aside from the part in his article about guy movies, have ANY of you guys seen the movie, "Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human"? It's...funny. A 'nature film documentary' on human mating rituals told from the perspective of an alien narrator (voiced by the guy who plays Niles on Frasier):
On movies:
"Human females prefer stories of one person dying slowly. Human males prefer stories of many people dying quickly."
As an aside from the part in his article about guy movies, have ANY of you guys seen the movie, "Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human"? It's...funny. A 'nature film documentary' on human mating rituals told from the perspective of an alien narrator (voiced by the guy who plays Niles on Frasier):
On movies:
"Human females prefer stories of one person dying slowly. Human males prefer stories of many people dying quickly."
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Right, that's three, now.
from now on, all my future SOs are getting sexy retro-style corsets, stockings and knickers for pressies.
"I fight with love, and I laugh with rage, you gotta live light enough to see the humour and long enough to see some change" - Ani DiFranco, Pick Yer Nose
"Life 's not a song, life isn't bliss, life is just this: it's living." - Spike, Once More with Feeling
"Life 's not a song, life isn't bliss, life is just this: it's living." - Spike, Once More with Feeling
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Praise!InnerBrat wrote:
Right, that's three, now.
from now on, all my future SOs are getting sexy retro-style corsets, stockings and knickers for pressies.
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Dude its sick.Galvatron wrote:It all sounds good until you recommend against buying A2M vids...
"You know what the problem with Hollywood is. They make shit. Unbelievable. Unremarkable. Shit." - Gabriel Shear, Swordfish
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Guess my girlfriend goes against the grain? I didn't have to tell her what I wanted,She went out and picked me up T-2:Extreme edition and the Indiana jones box set.(Shhh...I'm not supposed to know,But I checked up on her interac purchases.)
Only thing I've been harping on is a new surround sound set....
Only thing I've been harping on is a new surround sound set....
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...which, if you're not really picky about brands, can be had for the cost of T2 Extreme and the Indiana Jones Box set.Laird wrote:Guess my girlfriend goes against the grain? I didn't have to tell her what I wanted,She went out and picked me up T-2:Extreme edition and the Indiana jones box set.(Shhh...I'm not supposed to know,But I checked up on her interac purchases.)
Only thing I've been harping on is a new surround sound set....
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I think when it all is said and done, the money's been spent and the gifts are wrapped, nothing is more satisfying then opening that paper to have the massive visage of a fully-completed Star Destroyer staring you down, begging you to tear open the box and begin God's work.
Legos have managed to take up a deserved space in my room as it is. Some of my earliest creations--starships made from a set originally designed to be a house--sit atop my dresser for purely nostalgic purposes; the Bionicles (truely badass Legos) are ready for action in their cases; the Star Wars vehicles? Celebrated in their genious about the living room.
I do believe I need to add Legos to the wish list.
Legos have managed to take up a deserved space in my room as it is. Some of my earliest creations--starships made from a set originally designed to be a house--sit atop my dresser for purely nostalgic purposes; the Bionicles (truely badass Legos) are ready for action in their cases; the Star Wars vehicles? Celebrated in their genious about the living room.
I do believe I need to add Legos to the wish list.
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Perhaps,But when it comes to electronics in my view the old saying "You get what you pay for."Lagmonster wrote:...which, if you're not really picky about brands, can be had for the cost of T2 Extreme and the Indiana Jones Box set.Laird wrote:Guess my girlfriend goes against the grain? I didn't have to tell her what I wanted,She went out and picked me up T-2:Extreme edition and the Indiana jones box set.(Shhh...I'm not supposed to know,But I checked up on her interac purchases.)
Only thing I've been harping on is a new surround sound set....
So if she buys me something cheap,I'll get something cheap.
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