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Late evening Open Thread

by Sarah, Proud and Tall|  October 8, 201111:37 pm| 27 Comments

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This is slightly NSFW for swearing and obvious gay porn cliches, but it made me laugh, and it’s a Saturday night so I do hope none of you have to be at work anyway.

Isn’t it about time for a drunken Cole late night post?

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  1. 1.

    SiubhanDuinne

    October 8, 2011 at 11:43 pm

    Isn’t it about time for a drunken Cole late night post?

    When is it not?

  2. 2.

    Corner Stone

    October 8, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    insert dirty epithet for lady sexual parts
    That is all

  3. 3.

    piratedan

    October 8, 2011 at 11:45 pm

    just finished watching Inside Job and idly wondering how any of these guys are still alive in that no outraged citizen has taken “justice” into their own hands and blown those shitbirds away?

  4. 4.

    Cliff in NH

    October 8, 2011 at 11:48 pm

    Slightly Buzzed cooking produced this pizza:

    It’s Yummy.

  5. 5.

    Corner Stone

    October 8, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    Wow. Just enabled some things on No Script. This video is absolutely, spot on, balls out perfect baby.

  6. 6.

    Cliff in NH

    October 8, 2011 at 11:50 pm

    @piratedan:

    First blu-ray I ever bought.

    Think I’ll watch it again tonight.

  7. 7.

    Corner Stone

    October 8, 2011 at 11:52 pm

    @piratedan: Most people in our society don’t actually kill other people.

  8. 8.

    Sarah Proud and Tall

    October 8, 2011 at 11:53 pm

    @Corner Stone:

    insert dirty epithet for lady sexual parts
    That is all

    I have three words for you, mr grumpystripes:

    Lesbian Cher Nazis

  9. 9.

    Corner Stone

    October 8, 2011 at 11:58 pm

    @Sarah Proud and Tall: If there’s been anything more perfect than Cher Nazis posted to this shithole lately, I am unaware of it.
    And I am aware of all internet traditions.

  10. 10.

    Corner Stone

    October 9, 2011 at 12:07 am

    I’ve watched the most recent epi of Person of Interest 3 times now.
    And when Jesus stone faces that woman at the airport. That’s like fucking poetry.

    I’m still not sold on the angel character, but I loves me some Jesus. Freakin’ amazing.

  11. 11.

    Amanda in the South Bay

    October 9, 2011 at 12:13 am

    Stayed up board gaming with friends last night, hung out in Berkeley today, snuggled with the partner, and am working on C++ code right now. Life is decent, I guess, except for the last part about C++.

  12. 12.

    piratedan

    October 9, 2011 at 12:13 am

    @Corner Stone: most people in our society also don’t callously put millions of people out of work and destroy their lives and their futures either

  13. 13.

    Darkrose

    October 9, 2011 at 12:15 am

    Gotta love corporate America: the manager of the South Pole station for Raytheon has a stroke, and they refuse to evacuate her, even now that the weather’s improved considerably. The comments on the NYT article are fun, especially the guy who suggests her vision problems are “hysterical blindness” that’s “common in menopausal women.”

  14. 14.

    Corner Stone

    October 9, 2011 at 12:17 am

    @piratedan: No. Most don’t. Most aren’t in a position to do so.

  15. 15.

    YellowJournalism

    October 9, 2011 at 12:24 am

    No drunken tweets yet, either, although one could speculate on the possibility of pants on or off. (Although in this case it’s probably more responsible not to.)

  16. 16.

    Corner Stone

    October 9, 2011 at 12:35 am

    “In the end, we’re all alone. And no one’s comin’ to save ya.”

  17. 17.

    freelancer

    October 9, 2011 at 12:38 am

    Sweet Mother of Holy Fuck. Go Big RED!!! Eh, Zandar?

  18. 18.

    handsmile

    October 9, 2011 at 12:53 am

    And speaking of gay porn cliches, Ricky Santorum won second runner-up with 18% of ballots cast at today’s Values Voter Summit.

    Venerable VVS heartthrob Ron Paul won the pageant’s tiara and scepter with 37% and, by enticing 23% of the audience, that strapping buck Herm Cain is next in line to the Family Research Council-sponsored throne.

    Governor Goodhair (whatever happened to those rumors that he might, in fact, be gay or bicurious?) could win the affection of only 8% of balloteers, but that was fully twice the number the Mormon could attract.

    As for Ambassador Jon Huntsman, the man so beloved by the bookers of Sunday morning gab-fests, no one, exactly 0% of the 1,983 straw poll ballots, showed him any love at all.

  19. 19.

    Corner Stone

    October 9, 2011 at 12:56 am

    I don’t know man. I kinda want to steal Brandi away from Jarrod.

  20. 20.

    Cliff in NH

    October 9, 2011 at 1:31 am

    I Couldn’t resist the dough.

    Had to make another pizza just for inside job.

  21. 21.

    suzanne

    October 9, 2011 at 1:34 am

    @Corner Stone:

    Most people in our society don’t actually kill other people

    There are times that I’m not as thankful for this as I should be. Like now. There’s some motherfuckers who did us wrong, and I have a perfectly good wall.

    Gonna occupy Phoenix next weekend with the kids. Sheriff Joe can bite me.

  22. 22.

    joel hanes

    October 9, 2011 at 1:34 am

    @Amanda in the South Bay:

    Could be worse — could be FORTRAN or COBOL on MVS.
    On punched cards.
    Debugging from printout.

    Could be new boot-code in assembly language on new-bring-up hardware on which the serial debug port doesn’t yet work and so the only observable output is four front-panel LEDs.

  23. 23.

    Joshua Norton

    October 9, 2011 at 1:36 am

    Wouldja believe those guys are supposed to be straight but “gay for pay”? Me neither.

    But you can follow their further adventures on randyblue.com

    Just sayin’

  24. 24.

    The prophet Nostradumbass

    October 9, 2011 at 1:45 am

    $ SET SOURCEFORMAT”FREE”
    IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
    PROGRAM-ID. CobolProgram.

    PROCEDURE DIVISION.
    DisplayPrompt.
    DISPLAY “Pie Filter”.
    STOP RUN.

  25. 25.

    PeakVT

    October 9, 2011 at 2:28 am

    @Darkrose: Well, I guess we know which side that guy is on: the 1%’s.

    Surely there’s a fire nearby he can die in, no?

  26. 26.

    Debbie(aussie)

    October 9, 2011 at 3:07 am

    This is a test. Have not been able to comment on Sarahs’ last two threads. Successful on Zanders, however.
    Really enjoyed your last two threads Sarah, Needed a good laugh, thanks.

  27. 27.

    SRW1

    October 9, 2011 at 4:36 am

    Didn’t know you can have man boobs when your muscle tone is pretty high, but that guy on the right seems to prove that you can.

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