Soren wrote:flat tire booooooo

Houshphandzadeh wrote:on a megabus to state college and the bus driver just shamed the guy behind me into ending his cell phone conversation. way to go, bus driver!

Soren wrote:It's at my mechanic already, I was on my way to work and I drive right by my mechanic. Must have blown out on my way home from class last night.

Slowhand wrote:I wonder how feasible it is for me to just pick up and move to Hawaii. Because that's kinda what I want to do.

The History of the Middle Finger:
Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified.

Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' (or 'pluck yew').

Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and they began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentalfricative 'F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.'

And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing. Didn't yew!!

Houshphandzadeh wrote:on a megabus to state college

Bucky wrote:I think this story has as much as my 'grand slam' inception story a few years back. (can't remember if it was BSG or PP; wish I could find that sucker)

The History of the Middle Finger:
Well, now......here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to send it on to my more intelligent friends in the hope that they, too, will feel edified.

Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' (or 'pluck yew').

Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and they began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodentalfricative 'F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.'

And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing. Didn't yew!!

azrider wrote:

Slowhand wrote:I wonder how feasible it is for me to just pick up and move to Hawaii. Because that's kinda what I want to do.

Do you have experience bartending or serving? Actually anything in the hospitality industry will at least guarantee you can support yourself until something in your field of choice pops up.

Slowhand wrote:

azrider wrote:

Slowhand wrote:I wonder how feasible it is for me to just pick up and move to Hawaii. Because that's kinda what I want to do.

Do you have experience bartending or serving? Actually anything in the hospitality industry will at least guarantee you can support yourself until something in your field of choice pops up.

No, but there are a bunch of positions where I work that allow you to work remotely from anywhere which makes me fantasize about stuff like this that will never happen.