Random stories and stuff

[sgt.null]

Blind Man Talking - The story of a man that goes blind. It should start at a point where he has been blind for a while, and retrace his life. There is no physical reason for his blindness, no diagnosis or theory that doctors can give him. In the end we discover,as he does, that it is psychosomatic, and due to the fact that he saw only through his words. Only by losing his sight could he learn to truly see, and somewhere inside he knew this, and made the sacrifice. It might end with his sight returning.

[Ananda]

During my late 20s, I was at a negotiation meeting once that was dragging on and on. We were trying to get a big client (software related) who wanted ... Well, they wanted a lot of special treatment. During the meeting, I had been drinking tea so, naturally, I had to go up and use the restroom during this prolonged meeting. I was wearing a very light, filmy skirt that day with thigh high stalkings and tiny lingerie. I mention this because my very light, filmy skirt got caught in my underwear so that my butt was rather exposed. Since the skirt was very light, somehow I didn't notice and I walked back across the office and then across the meeting room in front of the clients. My boss' face turned red and he stuttered my name and something about my skirt. At that point I noticed what happens and just smiled, fixed the skirt and said something about it being a new negotiation tactic I was working on. We ended up making the deal, of course. My boss asked me if I did it on purpose, too.

I thought of that today because the same thing almost happened again.

[MsMary]

The other day I had the kids in the car and was feeling very stressed and worrying about various things.

Just as I was getting on to the hwy, I started making up a silly song, (about my stress and how I felt about the whole situation) and singing it out loudly, fresh off my stream-of-consciousness.

Every other line made my 5-year-old laugh! Soon we were all excited, even if my problems hadn't gone away or been fixed.

That's a great story!

[aliantha]

During my late 20s, I was at a negotiation meeting once that was dragging on and on. We were trying to get a big client (software related) who wanted ... Well, they wanted a lot of special treatment. During the meeting, I had been drinking tea so, naturally, I had to go up and use the restroom during this prolonged meeting. I was wearing a very light, filmy skirt that day with thigh high stalkings and tiny lingerie. I mention this because my very light, filmy skirt got caught in my underwear so that my butt was rather exposed. Since the skirt was very light, somehow I didn't notice and I walked back across the office and then across the meeting room in front of the clients. My boss' face turned red and he stuttered my name and something about my skirt. At that point I noticed what happens and just smiled, fixed the skirt and said something about it being a new negotiation tactic I was working on. We ended up making the deal, of course. My boss asked me if I did it on purpose, too.

I thought of that today because the same thing almost happened again.

And people ask me why I've given up wearing skirts. Sooo many dangers lurk...

[lorin]

And people ask me why I've given up wearing skirts. Sooo many dangers lurk...

One person's danger is another person's opportunity.

[sgt.null]

Second story goes as follows;

Rumors have been swirling over the past few days as to the financial status of online poker guru Lord Foul. Many in the poker community are speculating (though this is purely rumor and shouldn’t be taken as fact at this point) that Foul has busted his own bankroll and is currently on the borrow from several players, most notably of which is Sgt.Null. Some in the poker community are speculating that Foul currently owes over a million dollars to various players, with Null being owed the biggest chunk of money.

Anyone who has followed the high stakes results on Full Mallorys as of yet have seen that Foul has not been very successful as of late. I believe that he is down close to 2 and a half million dollars on Fill Mallorys in the past month or so. The question is, how big is his bankroll? Can he absorb that type of a drawdown? And according to reports, he dropped a good sum of money in the Think Tank mixed game in New Mexico over the past week.

Are the reports wrong? Does Foul still have a healthy bankroll? Or is he in fact in debt? Is this the reason why he is often times playing short-stacked now in the biggest games on Full Mallorys?

Again, just rumors, but the poker world is buzzing about this, if this guy falls I will be in absolute shock. But you know what they say, easy come, easy go!

[aliantha]

And people ask me why I've given up wearing skirts. Sooo many dangers lurk...

One person's danger is another person's opportunity.

I suppose that's true...

[sgt.null]

I went to aparty once. I didn't know anyon ethere. I left early. I should go to more parties.

- an original story folks.

[Linna Heartbooger]

The other day I had the kids in the car and was feeling very stressed and worrying about various things.

Just as I was getting on to the hwy, I started making up a silly song, (about my stress and how I felt about the whole situation) and singing it out loudly, fresh off my stream-of-consciousness.

Every other line made my 5-year-old laugh! Soon we were all excited, even if my problems hadn't gone away or been fixed.

That's a great story!

Btw, THANK you for saying that. A little encouragement goes a long, long way!

I've been wondering about the tricky problem of, "how do I go through life without hiding my weakness from my kids - or scaring them?"

[aliantha]

Linna, here's the thing about kids. When they're little, you're the greatest mom in the world -- regardless of your faults.

When they hit puberty, you're a freakin' idiot -- regardless of your strengths.

When they're, oh, I dunno, maybe early 20s, they might allow as how you know a little bit. As long as you don't give them any advice.

Eventually, they'll come to see you as a human being. And if you've raised them right, they'll forgive you for it.

Translation: It's not about hiding your faults from them. It's about teaching them to be kind, and to be forgiving of the faults of both others and themselves. And since the best way to teach is by example...quit being so hard on yourself.

[sgt.null]

A parakeet that escaped Sunday from its home in Yokohama, Japan, has been reunited with its owner after belatedly telling police where it lived, the Kyodo News agency reports.

Fumie Takahashi's bird flew its coop in the Sagamihara district on Sunday. It made its way into the city center, flying into a hotel and perching on the shoulder of a guest.

Police took the the baby-blue budgie back to jail, where for three days it demonstrated it was no stool pigeon. Then Tuesday night, it suddenly piped up, reciting its address in the concrete jungle, right down to the block and house number, Kyodo says, by way of the London Telegraph.

"We had not expected his owner to be identified in this manner," said one officer.

Smart bird. Smarter owner.

[Linna Heartbooger]

Linna, here's the thing about kids. When they're little, you're the greatest mom in the world -- regardless of your faults.

When they hit puberty, you're a freakin' idiot -- regardless of your strengths.

The first part... ridiculously true.
the second part... oh, let me hold on to the elusive hope that if I spend the next 10 years tutoring teenagers and helping with youth in church(es); I'm training myself to refrain from advice-offering!
(but it's always harder with family!)

Translation: It's not about hiding your faults from them. It's about teaching them to be kind, and to be forgiving of the faults of both others and themselves. And since the best way to teach is by example...quit being so hard on yourself.

Well, yes... working on this problem; going at it from a buncha different angles, and some are helping - and that's part of what the acting crazy in the car was all about!


Although, I guess the alternative response to "quit being so hard on yourself" is:
"Well, then you try to tell her to quit being such a jerk!"

[aliantha]

Although, I guess the alternative response to "quit being so hard on yourself" is:
"Well, then you try to tell her to quit being such a jerk!"

Nah. I know it's tough.

Actually, I've found that parenting 20-somethings is the hardest thing to do. That "giving advice" thing is pretty much a knee-jerk reaction by that time...and they are *not* interested in your hard-won experience, thank you very much. Things are different now, you know. (Not that I ever said anything similar to *my* parents at that age or anything....)

[deer of the dawn]

thigh high stalkings

That was the best misspelling I've seen all week.

Before I was born, my aunt got married. During the ceremony, my sister, who was a toddler, approached my grandpa, the father of the bride. She held an object out to him and he held out his hand to receive it. What she put in his hand was a fresh turd.

[lorin]

Years ago I had a golden retriever named Chelsea. There was a point where I was having difficulty caring for the dog and my brother in Florida agreed to care for her for awhile so I shipped her to them in Miami. What transpired in this following story I did not know until it was over;

One day my brother had the dog in his mini van. He stopped for coffee and to keep the dog cool while he was in the coffee shop he left the car running and AC on. While he was in the shop someone drove off with the car and the dog. In an effort to find the dog and the van he called his father in-law, mother in-law, wife and all his frat brothers. They printed flyers and went to a very busy intersection to give them out, offering a thousand dollar reward. Well, giving out the flyers caused a heavy traffic intersection to become blocked and the drivers to become aggravated. When he handed out the flyer to some young dude in a hot convertible car he said to my brother "I hope the f--king dog is dead" or something like that. My brother, being a young stupid dude himself, grabbed the guy out of the car and started beating him up. The passenger in the car got involved, then the frat boys jumped in, then some trucker, then the in-laws. So we had a melee in Miami. Well.......a traffic helicopter saw the scene and called in into their news people and I guess the police. 18 people were arrested including the 60 year old father in-law. So the whole thing made the 6pm news where they interviewed my dude brother, who wore sunglasses to cover his two black eyes. He told them about the stolen car and dog, and the reward. The news station said that anyone knowing the whereabouts of the Chelsea should contact them. One day later they got an anonymous phone call from some people who had a golden retriever they found in Key West going through the trash with a collar and a tag with the name Chelsea. So my brother drove to Key West in his wife's little yellow convertible beetle. When he arrived the news truck was there. He met two very shady characters who handed over the dog in exchange for one grand. That night the 6pm news told the story of the big yellow dog going home in the little yellow car.

Happy ending and guess what............I have the video of the reunion.

[sgt.null]

She added that the government’s turning a blind eye to the dangers of asbestos exposure was not unlike other privileges given to gas and oil exploration, EMT proliferation, questionably safe pharmaceuticals, and the use of contaminated or genetically modified foods that showed “corruption” rather than intent to act in the public’s best interests.

[SoulBiter]

Although, I guess the alternative response to "quit being so hard on yourself" is:
"Well, then you try to tell her to quit being such a jerk!"

Nah. I know it's tough.

Actually, I've found that parenting 20-somethings is the hardest thing to do. That "giving advice" thing is pretty much a knee-jerk reaction by that time...and they are *not* interested in your hard-won experience, thank you very much. Things are different now, you know. (Not that I ever said anything similar to *my* parents at that age or anything....)

As a parent of 20 somethings, I can tell you that my kids act like they are listening, tell me what what I want to hear, pat me on my head and send me back to parentworld.

and they are *not* interested in your hard-won experience,

A truer statement cannot be found

[sgt.null]

Old Chief Wooden Head is the title character and major antagonist in Creepshow 2's first story. Once the calm, unmoving store statue owned by Ray and Martha Spruce, Old Chief Wooden Head turns to the darkside after his two owners are robbed and murdered by three thugs, Sam Whitemoon and his two friends. Old Chief Wooden Head then comes to life and exacts his revenge on the three robbers, brutally killing them one by one. He is seen the next morning by Sam's uncle, Ben Whitemoon who sees his nephew's hair in Old Chief Wooden Head's right hand. Aware of what's happened, Ben wishes the dead Spruces and Sam a peaceful afterlife and drives away.

[peter]

It was a mitake (or perhaps just Karma in opperation) for the producers of the film 'Spiderman 3' to choose the company Bernard Mathews as thier main advertising sponsor in the UK given that they are known to the british public for one product and one product alone - turkeys!

[sgt.null]

"Bugs Bunny." -- put that thought in your head, and you'll start seeing pictures of and references to Bugs Bunny everywhere you look. It's human nature. Once we're keyed in to look for a certain type of thing or pattern, we'll start seeing it everywhere. It was there all along, of course, but we weren't attuned to look for it, and we usually filter that type of extranneous data out of our conscious mind to let us stay on high alert for more urgent things like stop lights, things flying toward us and free food samples at the grocery store.

This phenomenon holds especially true when dealing with numbers, because humans are particularly good at spotting patterns, and per your own example, one can find patterns that relate to any given number, e.g. 23, very easily.

Relax....(a) you're not crazy, at least not based on the whole "23" thing, and (b) everyone experiences this phenomenon from time to time, just like deja vous.

Source(s):

I read about this in 23 different books.