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Another Open Thread

by John Cole|  May 23, 20123:12 am| 20 Comments

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Just got back from a night on the town. I need grease. And carbs. And fluids.

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  1. 1.

    Alison

    May 23, 2012 at 3:13 am

    I’m hoping your most recent tweet is not related to your night on the town.

  2. 2.

    burnspbesq

    May 23, 2012 at 3:24 am

    Make sure you get something from all four major food groups: caffeine, sugar, cholesterol, and grease.

    I recommend a chorizo and egg burrito, an apple fritter, and a Super Big Gulp of Mountain Dew. If that doesn’t kill ya, you’re immortal.

  3. 3.

    maven

    May 23, 2012 at 3:28 am

    You said you were a homebody…..

    You are what you eat John Cole……….

    Mother.

  4. 4.

    Mustang Bobby

    May 23, 2012 at 3:33 am

    I’m making coffee. Want some?

  5. 5.

    hw3

    May 23, 2012 at 3:34 am

    mmmm… coffee.

  6. 6.

    specialed

    May 23, 2012 at 3:37 am

    What town would that be? Wellsburg or nearby? Very exciting. Lol

  7. 7.

    hhex65

    May 23, 2012 at 4:05 am

    This made me wonder if ‘grease’ isn’t actually a ‘fluid’ in and of itself– and it isn’t:

    Grease consists of a fluid lubricant that is mixed with a thickener

    like mixing Guinness, Jameson and Baileys, I think.

  8. 8.

    Bago

    May 23, 2012 at 4:07 am

    Remember the lipids will float atop the fluids, so I would go grease last, unless you start bringing in the b vitamins. Then you want some grease to capture b vitamins to delay release into the tract.

  9. 9.

    freelancer (iPhone)

    May 23, 2012 at 4:11 am

    RIP Ron Shock

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Shock

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    Odie Hugh Manatee

    May 23, 2012 at 5:09 am

    “I need grease. And carbs. And fluids.”

    You sound like a high performance car that needs work. You also sound like you’re well greased already so no need to get up on the rack.

  11. 11.

    TheMightyTrowel

    May 23, 2012 at 5:16 am

    Wednesday night is pub night in my dept. Mmm porter from Australia’s top microbrewery and piles of chips all washed down by leftover 3 bean chili. Happy now.

  12. 12.

    S. cerevisiae

    May 23, 2012 at 5:28 am

    Go get some street tacos. Late nite carnitas rule.

  13. 13.

    NotMax

    May 23, 2012 at 5:35 am

    I need grease. And carbs. And fluids.

    Pasta carbonara and a bold red wine.

    That should do the trick.

    Or cold leftover pizza and shots of whatever is hiding in the back of the liquor cabinet.

  14. 14.

    Randy P

    May 23, 2012 at 6:23 am

    I need grease. And carbs. And fluids.

    In Philly we call that “a cheesesteak”.

    Well, maybe not the fluids. You need a beer for that.

  15. 15.

    Schlemizel

    May 23, 2012 at 6:32 am

    water soluble vitamins too! After a night on the town you need your B’s and C along with plenty of fluids. Replacing these before going to bed really cuts down on the deleterious after-affects of town life

  16. 16.

    lacp

    May 23, 2012 at 8:35 am

    You were out shaving until 3 in the morning? Better man than I am.

  17. 17.

    Clime Acts

    May 23, 2012 at 9:41 am

    So is this most recent debauchery part of the overall lifestyle/nutrition/exercise/weight reduction program you were championing just a few weeks ago in response to your father’s health scare?

    If so, you might be doing it wrong.

  18. 18.

    Tim

    May 23, 2012 at 12:09 pm

    This is why you’re fat Mr. Cole.

  19. 19.

    serge

    May 23, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    It’s pretty bad if you need grease…been there.

  20. 20.

    grove cleave

    May 23, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    wtf does a night on the town look like for the unabomber?

    follow up question:

    could you be convinced to attend nrn if enough booze was involved?

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