Useless Facts/Chit Chat Thread

[BigDaddyRog]

Nite all

 

[RvUsa]

Oh well Shannone got it, nite all. and congrats LOL

 

[Shannone1]

Hey...I got it. Thanks guys. It's pretty pathetic how little it takes to make me happy Rog...let me know tomorrow what you think of the movie !!

 

[lisa8200]

Okay.... for anyone who cares about MY useless fact.... I got the job at Geico today. I start on May 12th. On the upside, they're starting my at a higher rate than I thought they would. On the downside, it was hard to tell my boss at Home Depot that my last day would be May 3rd. I really like the job a lot, even though it's physically demanding.

What is going to be REALLY hard, will be the day I have to give up my job as our church secretary. I'll keep doing it in addition to Geico until I can find a replacement that I'm happy with.

I apologize for the interruption of our book & movie review session. Now back to our regularly scheduled programing.

I feel so happy/sorry for you..
Congratulations on the new job Deb.

 

[des1954]

I feel so happy/sorry for you..
Congratulations on the new job Deb.

G'mornin', Lisa!! Thanks!

I was just catching up on the roughly 7-8 pages posted after I left last night! Wow! Great books and movies were brought up!

 

[des1954]

Back to Cuba Gooding....

If you haven't seen Boat Trip... rent it!! It was one of his best comedy movies! It's about two guys who sign up to go on a gay cruise -but aren't gay- so they can have all the "hot chicks" who work on the cruise ship to themselves. The Hawaiian Tropic Tanning Team ends up on the ship!

There is also a scene with a banana that is just over the top hysterical!!

 

[des1954]

I know I said it before, but Pet Sematary was the one that scared me to death, I read that book for like 18 hrs straight, I couldn't sleep till I read the whole book.

The book I couldn't put down til I finished it was The Exorcist. I read it right after it came out. I think I was 16 or 17. THAT scared the pooh outta me! (It's supposed to have been based on a true story - YOW!)

I was one of the people standing in line at the book store waiting for each installment of The Green Mile to go on the stand.

S.K. stole the installment book idea from Charles Dickens who did that so he would have a steady income & not spurts of riches & then living in poverty.

The movie The Green Mile followed the book almost word for word. Although I admire Tom Hanks, he was all wrong for the role of Paul Edgecomb. However, this movie is what launched Michael Clarke Duncan's career. "The name's John Coffey. Like the drink only not spelt the same."

 

[des1954]

Some more boring details on the job & then I'm off to my morning coffee & paper.

The first 2 weeks of training is spent preparing for the state insurance licensing requirments, then follows 10 more weeks of training. The office manager already told me to be prepared to be bored once the licensing class is over because of my prior job experience. I said, "Okay... for what I'm being paid, I can be bored."

Once training is over, I work 4 - 10 hr days (woo-hoo) and know that for the first year I'll be working Wed-Fri 11a - 930p, Sat 8-630, off Sun. Mon & Tues. Oh yeah.... I can deal with that!!! You get accrued vacation and sick time after 6 months; profit sharing that is really profit sharing; they contribute generously to a 401K & you can invest up to 50% of your income (which I won't - but it's nice to know I can); decent health, dental & eyecare (which at this point I don't need but nice to know I can pick it up); 4 paid holidays; merit days off (never heard of that); and a lot of other little crap I don't remember.

For awhile I'll still do my job at the church because a lot of it I can do at home via e-mail. I dread the thought of having to train someone to replace me. There are 3 programs I use that are pretty "layered" and takes someone who is detail oriented to use & understand. Also, I coerced the church council into leasing a pretty sophisticated copy center (Riso) that does everything but wipe your butt! I did this instead of taking a raise - but the newsletters & stuff I produce are very professional now! However, you just can't come in a make a copy without having someone show you how to use the machine.

Okay - I just read this "saga" & I'm bored!!! 'Nuff said for now!

Off to the newspaper!

 

[ntsammy5]

Good grief! What happened here last night? 10 pages added since I last looked! And mostly about movies!

WAY TO GO!

 

[des1954]

And now.... some totally useless information unless it comes up in a game of Trivia Pursuit....

The Barbie Doll:

Barbie has had more than 43 pets including 21 dogs, 12 horses, 3 ponies, 6 cats, a parrot, a chimpanzee, panda, lion cub, giraffe, and a zebra.

Her full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts

She is from Willows, Wisconsin & went to Willows High School.

Her younger sister is Skipper.

Her boyfriend of 50+ years is Ken.

She has had cool cars, houses, furniture, a little sister, clothes to die for, more shoes then Imelda Marcos, and as far as we know, never held a full or part time job. (so just how does she pay for all that stuff?)

This is my contribution to the Useless Facts thread.

 

[ntsammy5]

I'm erasing my ignore list. I added myself to it and I ceased to exist. But the voices in my head DID go away!

 

[des1954]

I'm erasing my ignore list. I added myself to it and I ceased to exist. But the voices in my head DID go away!

>>>*POOF*<<<

My work is finished here! Bye-bye!!​

 

[Momof626x3]

Some more boring details on the job & then I'm off to my morning coffee & paper.

Congrats on the new job! Sounds great!!

 

[Momof626x3]

It's going to be another sunny summer like day here in upstate NY! High of 80! I'm loving all of this gorgeous weather.

 

[ntsammy5]

It's going to be another sunny summer like day here in upstate NY!

As in where? It's raiuning in Buffalo. Well OK sprinkling and will be a hig of 72. Our highs are running 15 to 25 degrees above normal right now. Incredible. Normal high for this time of year is about 55 and we've been in the mid 70s to high 80s for the last 7 days.

 

[PolynesianPixie]

well, I think I'm caught up on the chatter!

I can't handle scary books or movies in my old age....I'm way too chicken now!

In Breakfast club, I would've been the princess. Wait....I still am....

My all time favorite movie is The Princess Bride!!!!!!

~Inconceivable!

~Mawige. Is what bwings us togever today.

~you truly have a dizzying intellect.
Wait till I get going!

~I am not left-handed!
I'm not left-handed either!

~Life is pain, highness...anyone that says otherwise is selling something.

~Ever heard of Aristotle? Socrates?
Yes.
Morons.

~Anybody want a peanut?

~My way isn't very sportsmanlike.


I'm reading a book right now that makes me think of Rog, for the fact that it takes place in New Orleans. A few chapters ago they were in a club on Bourbon St called Night of Joy. It's called "The Confederacy of Dunces".

 

[Gatordad]

Why are you calling Rog a Dunce???? that's just not right.

 

[PolynesianPixie]

Why are you calling Rog a Dunce???? that's just not right.

I did NOT! Stop putting words in my mouth, you stinker!

 

[ntsammy5]

My all time favorite movie is The Princess Bride!!!!!!

Good choice.

My all time favorite is a toss up between Slap Shot and Animal House --


~ Your wife well I can't complete that one here


~ She'll have to take THAT seriously.

 

[PolynesianPixie]

Barbie has many sides......