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Forum: SLC 03 June 2013, 05:45 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,437
Posted By SplishFish
Normally I like my earworms (or at least don't...

Normally I like my earworms (or at least don't mind them), but today I made the mistake of mentioning to someone that I was in the band in high school and had to play at all the graduation ceremonies...
Forum: Business Bytes 28 May 2013, 01:56 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 15,871
Posted By SplishFish
I rather like the Michigan ads I've seen. :p If...

I rather like the Michigan ads I've seen. :p If nothing else, Wisconsin should learn from them or hire the same ad agency.

I'm currently rooting around the Wisconsin department of tourism site...
Forum: Business Bytes 28 May 2013, 01:10 PM
Replies: 113
Views: 15,871
Posted By SplishFish
I'm embarrassed to have to out a Wisconsin state...

I'm embarrassed to have to out a Wisconsin state tourism ad. It starts out with a man fishing from a dock. As he casts the line, he snags a bait bucket and promptly hits himself in the head. Then he...
Forum: SLC 23 May 2013, 04:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 686
Posted By SplishFish
How flexible are you with celebrating your...

How flexible are you with celebrating your birthday on a different weekend? My family has shifted birthday celebrations and holidays around by as much as 3 weeks before or after the actual date. For...
Forum: SLC 23 May 2013, 04:30 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,596
Posted By SplishFish
Thought I'd give an update on my original...

Thought I'd give an update on my original question about the wild turkeys overrunning my mom's house.

I'm happy to report that the turkeys have moved on.

We moved the one feeder that the...
Forum: SLC 10 May 2013, 07:43 PM
Replies: 1,000
Views: 57,308
Posted By SplishFish
Also applies to water parks in the Wisconsin...

Also applies to water parks in the Wisconsin Dells. Our high school band had a summer trip to Noah's Ark and it was a cloudy, drizzly day* and it was heaven. No crowds to speak of. I'm pretty sure...
Forum: Rantidote 08 May 2013, 03:33 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,312
Posted By SplishFish
Shifty Eyes I could be wrong, but that sounds like different...

I could be wrong, but that sounds like different sort of harassment by the ordinary nutjob.

I have a similar story when I was riding the bus home from work on the (sadly) underused trolley...
Forum: Techno-Babble 08 May 2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,110
Posted By SplishFish
slight threadjack Cameras in phones reminded...

slight threadjack

Cameras in phones reminded me of something I saw when in Yellowstone last year. There was a group of (I think) Japanese tourists that had their laptops out and were using the...
Forum: Rantidote 08 May 2013, 02:23 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 60,897
Posted By SplishFish
Your family and mine must be related. We'll all...

Your family and mine must be related. We'll all be watching TV and then my uncle and brother will start talking about something - half the time unrelated to the show - and keep getting louder and...
Forum: SLC 07 May 2013, 08:23 PM
Replies: 1,000
Views: 57,308
Posted By SplishFish
A few times I've gone to the lady's room at work...

A few times I've gone to the lady's room at work and, even though I see at least 2 stalls are occupied, it is completely silent. No rustling clothes, no bodily functions, no sound of TP coming off...
Forum: Techno-Babble 07 May 2013, 08:13 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 4,110
Posted By SplishFish
Most often dual purpose vehicles are designed...

Most often dual purpose vehicles are designed with one main function in mind and then adapted to meet the minimum requirements of the other. The result is a driving vehicle that barely floats...
Forum: SLC 07 May 2013, 06:22 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 4,075
Posted By SplishFish
I have a couple involving my own family. ...

I have a couple involving my own family.

Story 1:
I started college at UW-Stout (in Menomonie, WI). Student email addresses were a combination of first initial, middle initial, and last name. So...
Forum: Rantidote 03 May 2013, 07:02 PM
Replies: 999
Views: 60,897
Posted By SplishFish
LTTAM: My computer mouse wheel has a flat spot. I...

LTTAM: My computer mouse wheel has a flat spot. I tossed it in a drawer upside down before I left work yesterday and that was apparently a bad idea. :fish:

At least the flat spot has gotten better...
Forum: SLC 25 March 2013, 10:04 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 56,186
Posted By SplishFish
Psychic Stupid question: What is the environmentally...

Stupid question: What is the environmentally responsible way to get rid of a snow globe?

My (now former) manager gave us minions a small, tacky snow globe for Christmas, and I just want to get...
Forum: SLC 19 March 2013, 08:23 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 56,186
Posted By SplishFish
Is there such a thing as the opposite of a...

Is there such a thing as the opposite of a delusion of grandeur? If so, what is it called? Delusion of mediocrity? Delusion of inferiority (or inferiority complex)?

For example, someone who is...
Forum: Rantidote 12 March 2013, 05:11 PM
Replies: 1,003
Views: 77,449
Posted By SplishFish
LLTAM: Electronic devices that don't have a...

LLTAM: Electronic devices that don't have a separate power switch. I'm annoyed at having to pull the power cord to turn off my wireless router. All the blinky lights don't need to stay on while I'm...
Forum: Rantidote 11 March 2013, 03:39 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,640
Posted By SplishFish
This makes me wonder if she really does want a...

This makes me wonder if she really does want a baby or is just saying so to please her fiance.

Honestly, my first thought when reading this was that it sounds almost exactly like the plot of an...
Forum: Amusement Bark 06 March 2013, 05:22 PM
Replies: 181
Views: 24,099
Posted By SplishFish
For the longest time I heard the lyric as...

For the longest time I heard the lyric as "they're golden dreams".


In Peter Gabriel's Games Without Frontiers, nobody knows what Kate Bush is singing. It's really "Jeux Sans Frontières" but it...
Forum: SLC 06 March 2013, 03:59 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,596
Posted By SplishFish
My mom does something similar. She has a cluster...

My mom does something similar. She has a cluster of petunias in pots around a shepard's hook hanger ...
Forum: SLC 27 February 2013, 05:05 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 4,596
Posted By SplishFish
My mom wouldn't have a problem with them except...

My mom wouldn't have a problem with them except the turkeys are eating everything and not leaving any for the smaller birds. Also, the feeders are near the house, so she's feeling a bit surrounded...
Forum: Rantidote 27 February 2013, 04:38 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 94,215
Posted By SplishFish
Regarding my original post Slippery? Check....

Regarding my original post

Slippery? Check. There was still at least 2 inches of snow/slush in the parts of the road that were plowed.

Low visibility? Check. It was early morning, overcast,...
Forum: Rantidote 27 February 2013, 03:52 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 94,215
Posted By SplishFish
Saving the joints is all fine and good until you...

Saving the joints is all fine and good until you get hit by a car.

Also, where my snowstorm jogging friend was, the street is also concrete, so no advantage there (other than it was somewhat open...
Forum: Rantidote 27 February 2013, 03:48 PM
Replies: 581
Views: 86,843
Posted By SplishFish
Icon101 As fun as staying up till 4 am on the weekends...

As fun as staying up till 4 am on the weekends is, it completely throws off your sleep schedule. Which leads to ...

Staying up till 2 am on a weeknight when you have to get up for work at 6 am is...
Forum: Rantidote 27 February 2013, 03:37 PM
Replies: 1,001
Views: 94,215
Posted By SplishFish
I've seen this, too. If there's a perfectly good...

I've seen this, too. If there's a perfectly good sidewalk 3 feet over, use it.
Forum: SLC 27 February 2013, 03:25 PM
Replies: 295
Views: 26,412
Posted By SplishFish
Dear Buffy...

Dear Buffy (http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=80279)
It's letters to the Vampire Slayer!
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