Barry Jive wrote:But those people were her friends, weren't they? I'd love to have my friends around if something like that happened. But if my dad died and some of his old work buddies neither he nor I has seen in 20 years started showing up, I'd be a little put off. If you're going to pay respects when someone dies, why weren't you around to pay respects while they were alive to appreciate them?

Sorry, Barry, I misunderstood you. Yeah, I agree with that. I almost suckerpunched my dad's boss when he showed up at my grandmother's funeral

Barry Jive wrote:But those people were her friends, weren't they? I'd love to have my friends around if something like that happened. But if my dad died and some of his old work buddies neither he nor I has seen in 20 years started showing up, I'd be a little put off. If you're going to pay respects when someone dies, why weren't you around to pay respects while they were alive to appreciate them?

The right question is whether your dad would feel that way. They may not have spoken for 20 years, but your dad may have great memories from his relationship with that person. As you get older, you realize people come in and out of your life. It doesn't make your experiences with those people any less important.

Grotewold wrote:Where is ftn

He disappears sometimes. Looks like he's focused on phuturephillies right now. I know there are some who find him to be difficult (I do not), but the fact that his 3-day absence is notable (which it would not be for 95% of the posters, including myself) tells me that the board is worse off when he's not around.

Trent Steele wrote:

Grotewold wrote:Where is ftn

He disappears sometimes. Looks like he's focused on phuturephillies right now. I know there are some who find him to be difficult (I do not), but the fact that his 3-day absence is notable (which it would not be for 95% of the posters, including myself) tells me that the board is worse off when he's not around.

It's true.

Plus the EPL starts tomorrow. Come back soon, ya hear?

Trent Steele wrote:

Barry Jive wrote:But those people were her friends, weren't they? I'd love to have my friends around if something like that happened. But if my dad died and some of his old work buddies neither he nor I has seen in 20 years started showing up, I'd be a little put off. If you're going to pay respects when someone dies, why weren't you around to pay respects while they were alive to appreciate them?

The right question is whether your dad would feel that way. They may not have spoken for 20 years, but your dad may have great memories from his relationship with that person. As you get older, you realize people come in and out of your life. It doesn't make your experiences with those people any less important.

And as you go through life and accumulate friends, acquaintances, coworkers and relatives, and you (and they) have families of your own to attend to, you realize how impossible it is to keep in contact with people you consider friends. Even close friends. But the bond is still there anyway.

I'm not saying I won't feel the same way when I'm older, but I personally disagree at this point in my life. But it's a losing argument for me at this point since I'm not even old enough to rent a car yet.

the rental car age limit is an urban legend. go to enterprise with a credit card and see what happens.

$25 a day fee tho

I've hit a powerball three straight times, so my chase of the 9 figure powerball jackpot is still being funded by my original $5 buy in.

not so much here, but around the internet I've being seeing the "This." meme used incorrectly left and right

oh i'm king of the internet memes, i'm the mememeister

i love when I pull some shaving cream out of my ear like four hours later

Houshphandzadeh wrote:i love when I pull some shaving cream out of my ear like four hours later

Eric Bruntlett: "Go on..."

Houshphandzadeh wrote:i love when I pull some shaving cream out of my ear like four hours later

you sure that's shaving cream focker

it's possible that the vick signing had me so excited I spooged in my own ear and didn't realize it

I got used as a bargaining chip between the girl I was with last weekend and her on again, off again boyfriend. I don't feel too bad about this. What I find absolutely insane is that she was telling me about this today at the beach, then casually dropped the information on me that he's Georgian (not the state) and that they used to, and in rural areas of the country still, have this idea of "vendettas" wherein men kill other men for dishonoring them (I believe PJ O'Rourke talks about this in "Eat the Rich" but with Armenia). She then tells me, again casually, that her boyfriend contends that his friend growing up killed a guy for hitting on his girlfriend.

I'm putting this here to record the most fucked up moment I've ever had with a woman to date. Not sure this is going to be topped anytime soon. Further, it adds credence to the contempt my crazy Ukrainian grandmother tried to instill in me for Russians. I figured it was the Alzheimers and her generalizing all Russians as being commies, but now I'm starting to think she was on to something.

kruker wrote:I got used as a bargaining chip between the girl I was with last weekend and her on again, off again boyfriend. I don't feel too bad about this. What I find absolutely insane is that she was telling me about this today at the beach, then casually dropped the information on me that he's Georgian (not the state) and that they used to, and in rural areas of the country still, have this idea of "vendettas" wherein men kill other men for dishonoring them (I believe PJ O'Rourke talks about this in "Eat the Rich" but with Armenia). She then tells me, again casually, that her boyfriend contends that his friend growing up killed a guy for hitting on his girlfriend.

I'm putting this here to record the most $#@! up moment I've ever had with a woman to date. Not sure this is going to be topped anytime soon. Further, it adds credence to the contempt my crazy Ukrainian grandmother tried to instill in me for Russians. I figured it was the Alzheimers and her generalizing all Russians as being commies, but now I'm starting to think she was on to something.

Was this the Master and Margarita chick?

I find literary/exotic women a big turn-on too, but you might want to leave town, change your name, get plastic surgery, etc.

Yea, same girl.

I'm happy I live in a gated community.

How the hell can someone have a book checked out for a year? I went on to the school library website to check if they had Justin Fox's book and it's out on loan with a due date of 07/15/10. Professor or not, read the book and give it back.

Another funeral question. My Mom says I can leave after I go through the line, I don't have to stay for the mass. Is there anyway this is really possible without being a total shit head?