Two Strange Things I Saw This Weekend

Elspode · 11-10-2003, 01:21 AM

1. A middle-aged hippy looking guy (not altogether unlike myself, right down to the big gut) walking around Wal Mart, wearing a snakeskin yarmulke. Here's one just like it...
http://www.skullcap.com/images/custom/dsd46.jpg

2. A possum walking slowly around the big transformer outside the restaurant where my son works, closely followed by a long-haired yellow cat. Neither seem particularly perturbed or predatory. In fact, if asked to describe the situation, I would say that they seemed to be pals.

Oh...and I also did something this weekend that I never thought I'd do. I paid $42.60, including tax, for a ten pound bag of cat food prescribed by my vet for my apparently food-allergic cat.

I didn't say I led an interesting life.

Elspode · 11-10-2003, 01:23 AM

Subsequent searching for more information on the aforementioned piece of traditional Jewish headwear reveals this interesting fashion site:

http://www.designboom.com/trash/bse.html

SteveDallas · 11-10-2003, 08:40 AM

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Originally posted by Elspode
I didn't say I led an interesting life.

You went to Wal-Mart?? Damn!! That's more interesting than my average weekend.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-10-2003, 09:45 AM

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Oh...and I also did something this weekend that I never thought I'd do. I paid $42.60, including tax, for a ten pound bag of cat food prescribed by my vet for my apparently food-allergic cat.

Hmm..time for Korean food?

tonksy · 11-10-2003, 10:08 AM

lol a brisket yarmulke! i have seen everything!...well...alot anyway...

Elspode · 11-10-2003, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by SteveDallas

You went to Wal-Mart?? Damn!! That's more interesting than my average weekend.

I know that isn't true. You post 3D photos and homemade pictures of Saturn on The Cellar, so you at least occasionally do something more interesting than Wal Mart. At least Costco or something.

SteveDallas · 11-10-2003, 12:07 PM

True, occasionally. This weekend was highlighted by our first time going to a concert at Verizon Hall, a 50th-anniversary party (not for us, no, but thanks for asking), and my wife quitting her job.

But until Thanksgiving, Mrs. Dallas and I are both getting ready for our musical productions (that reminds me) and some other miscellaneous stuff, so weekends for me are mostly riding herd on the kids.

Edit: I went to San Antonio the last week in September. The 3 rolls of stereo film I shot are STILL hanging in my bedroom awaiting proper disposition in slide mounts.

Elspode · 11-10-2003, 12:29 PM

Musical productions? Please, do tell...is there a singing and dancing side to SteveDallas that we don't know?

SteveDallas · 11-10-2003, 03:25 PM

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Originally posted by Elspode
Musical productions? Please, do tell...is there a singing and dancing side to SteveDallas that we don't know?

No. There is not.

(There might be a clarinet player somewhere.)

zippyt · 11-10-2003, 05:15 PM

Here is a weird thing i saw a while back . My wife and i were at Wal-mart grocery shopping , i saw an old man ( 60+ ) with a grocery cart FULL to the top with nacho chips and velveta and salsa , as i walked by i said "Nachos !!!" in my best Bevis and butt head voice , the old dude smiled , looked around (to make sure no body was watching ) , pulled his tea-shirt on to his head , and did the BEST Cornholeio voice i have ever heard !!! I almost fell out !!!!

OnyxCougar · 11-10-2003, 06:19 PM

My weekend was:

Saturday: Playing Dark Age of Camelot with my husband. We made level 30 and 31, so he finally got to go to the battlegrounds. He was stoked. I talked to my kids (they were camping in Louisiana).

Sunday: We went grocery shopping at wal-mart. Didn't see anything kewl, tho. Mostly it was fat women in skinny-women clothing with screaming children.

I went to work and he went to the battlegrounds and got alot more Realm Points. He called his kids and I came home and went to bed, he stayed up til 3am.

That was our weekend.

Now, to be fair, next weekend we're going to the ECU open house for prospective students. I've been accepted, and we're gonna go tour the campus and attend the Financial Aid seminar. And Sunday I'll go to work. :S

We eventually want to do SCA on Saturdays, there is usually something going on somewhere every weekend, but alot of stuff is in VA, so we need the car is good running order, and he wants another car first, JIC.

But yeah. Life in E.NC. Yippee.

kerosene · 11-10-2003, 06:55 PM

I got to see a brawl at the Waffle House at 3 in the morning.

perth · 11-11-2003, 09:29 AM

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Originally posted by case
I got to see a brawl at the Waffle House at 3 in the morning.

I got to watch "Finding Nemo" about a hundred times. You suck. :p

warch · 11-11-2003, 12:59 PM

It is hard to top a waffle house brawl. Damn. Did they use all the syrups?

breakingnews · 11-11-2003, 01:13 PM

Down in Atlanta two years ago, some friends and I were coming back from a Guster concert stoned off our asses ... of course we stopped in a Krispy Kreme store to get a few donuts.

There was this absolutely disgusting bum sitting in the corner, wearing long spandex pants, a pink t-shirt (I forget what it said, but it was a real sparkly '70s shirt) and a big brown leather jacket. He started by asking us if we went to the Prince (or artist formerly known as) concert and continued by detailing to us the history of each of the Jackson five.

BUt every time someone walked in or out of the door, he would jump up, dance around and yell, "Hah-haaah-haaappy easter! Rabbbiitt! Rabit! Happy Eeestuh!" (THe next day was in fact Easter)

I almost choked on a donut. IN fact, we were laughing so hard that we barely ate and gave the guy a couple donuts.

11-10-2003, 01:21 AM	#1
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Two Strange Things I Saw This Weekend 1. A middle-aged hippy looking guy (not altogether unlike myself, right down to the big gut) walking around Wal Mart, wearing a snakeskin yarmulke. Here's one just like it... http://www.skullcap.com/images/custom/dsd46.jpg 2. A possum walking slowly around the big transformer outside the restaurant where my son works, closely followed by a long-haired yellow cat. Neither seem particularly perturbed or predatory. In fact, if asked to describe the situation, I would say that they seemed to be pals. Oh...and I also did something this weekend that I never thought I'd do. I paid $42.60, including tax, for a ten pound bag of cat food prescribed by my vet for my apparently food-allergic cat. I didn't say I led an interesting life. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog Last edited by Elspode; 11-10-2003 at 01:27 AM.

11-10-2003, 01:23 AM	#2
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Subsequent searching for more information on the aforementioned piece of traditional Jewish headwear reveals this interesting fashion site: http://www.designboom.com/trash/bse.html __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-10-2003, 10:08 AM	#5
tonksy 100:10100 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: louisiana Posts: 96	lol a brisket yarmulke! i have seen everything!...well...alot anyway... __________________ ...with all of our running and all of our cunning, if we couldn't laugh we would all go insane...

11-10-2003, 12:07 PM	#7
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	True, occasionally. This weekend was highlighted by our first time going to a concert at Verizon Hall, a 50th-anniversary party (not for us, no, but thanks for asking), and my wife quitting her job. But until Thanksgiving, Mrs. Dallas and I are both getting ready for our musical productions (that reminds me) and some other miscellaneous stuff, so weekends for me are mostly riding herd on the kids. Edit: I went to San Antonio the last week in September. The 3 rolls of stereo film I shot are STILL hanging in my bedroom awaiting proper disposition in slide mounts. Last edited by SteveDallas; 11-10-2003 at 12:20 PM.

11-10-2003, 12:29 PM	#8
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Musical productions? Please, do tell...is there a singing and dancing side to SteveDallas that we don't know? __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-10-2003, 05:15 PM	#10
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Here is a weird thing i saw a while back . My wife and i were at Wal-mart grocery shopping , i saw an old man ( 60+ ) with a grocery cart FULL to the top with nacho chips and velveta and salsa , as i walked by i said "Nachos !!!" in my best Bevis and butt head voice , the old dude smiled , looked around (to make sure no body was watching ) , pulled his tea-shirt on to his head , and did the BEST Cornholeio voice i have ever heard !!! I almost fell out !!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-10-2003, 06:19 PM	#11
OnyxCougar Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kingdom of Atlantia Posts: 2,979	My weekend was: Saturday: Playing Dark Age of Camelot with my husband. We made level 30 and 31, so he finally got to go to the battlegrounds. He was stoked. I talked to my kids (they were camping in Louisiana). Sunday: We went grocery shopping at wal-mart. Didn't see anything kewl, tho. Mostly it was fat women in skinny-women clothing with screaming children. I went to work and he went to the battlegrounds and got alot more Realm Points. He called his kids and I came home and went to bed, he stayed up til 3am. That was our weekend. Now, to be fair, next weekend we're going to the ECU open house for prospective students. I've been accepted, and we're gonna go tour the campus and attend the Financial Aid seminar. And Sunday I'll go to work. :S We eventually want to do SCA on Saturdays, there is usually something going on somewhere every weekend, but alot of stuff is in VA, so we need the car is good running order, and he wants another car first, JIC. But yeah. Life in E.NC. Yippee. __________________ Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt. "Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth." ~Franklin D. Roosevelt

11-10-2003, 06:55 PM	#12
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I got to see a brawl at the Waffle House at 3 in the morning.

11-11-2003, 12:59 PM	#14
warch lurkin old school Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,796	It is hard to top a waffle house brawl. Damn. Did they use all the syrups?

11-11-2003, 01:13 PM	#15
breakingnews Q_Q Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: somewhere in between Posts: 995	Down in Atlanta two years ago, some friends and I were coming back from a Guster concert stoned off our asses ... of course we stopped in a Krispy Kreme store to get a few donuts. There was this absolutely disgusting bum sitting in the corner, wearing long spandex pants, a pink t-shirt (I forget what it said, but it was a real sparkly '70s shirt) and a big brown leather jacket. He started by asking us if we went to the Prince (or artist formerly known as) concert and continued by detailing to us the history of each of the Jackson five. BUt every time someone walked in or out of the door, he would jump up, dance around and yell, "Hah-haaah-haaappy easter! Rabbbiitt! Rabit! Happy Eeestuh!" (THe next day was in fact Easter) I almost choked on a donut. IN fact, we were laughing so hard that we barely ate and gave the guy a couple donuts.

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