The Vent and Rant Thread

[pdurrant]

I finally get to an even number at the start of my karma total, so I can look forward to some kind people making it into a palindrome, and then my karma total goes odd! Bother!

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

...Slash...He's very soft-spoken, sounding educated (though he has little formal schooling,) 180 degrees from what a Heavy Metal Rock star 'should' sound like....


Stitchawl

And also, if what I've heard is correct, one of the few people on Earth allowed by B.B. King to play Lucille.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

And also, if what I've heard is correct, one of the few people on Earth allowed by B.B. King to play Lucille.

I wonder if that's akin to fighting with Excaliber? I'd sure love to give it a try. Just to be able to get that vibrato and bends so clear...


Stitchawl

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I finally get to an even number at the start of my karma total, so I can look forward to some kind people making it into a palindrome, and then my karma total goes odd! Bother!

I withdraw this rant. I now have an odd number at start and end of my Karma total, so palindromes are once again possible.

[pholy]

Karma: 5556554

Are you a programmer? You're off by one, I see.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I withdraw this rant. I now have an odd number at start and end of my Karma total, so palindromes are once again possible.

Auuugggghhhhhh!!!!

It IS a conspiracy! My Karma total just went even!

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by pholy

Are you a programmer? You're off by one, I see.

In one particular program's API there's an 'off-by-one' problem with the co-ordinate system, originally introduces in the first version of the software, which drew a single pixel black border around the display area. It's been in there troubling the in-house programmers and those writing third-party add-ons through eight subsequent versions of the software!

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

And also, if what I've heard is correct, one of the few people on Earth allowed by B.B. King to play Lucille.

Tom... it's all your fault! You and nobody else... (At least that's what I'm telling my wife.)

I went down to the music store today to pick up my Les Paul... but then I began to think... Do I really want to play like Les Paul or do I want to play like B.B. King?

So I asked the shop guy (who already set up the Les Paul) if I could change my mind at this late date. "No problem!" says he... So he started pulling guitars off the wall and plugging them in... They had an Epiphone 'Lucille' on the rack... But they also had an Epiphone "Dot" right next to it. Some small differences, (biggest being the tunable tailpiece and the solid face on Lucille,) but as I'm only a neophyte Rock Star and need to hone my act before attracting groupies, saving $600 and getting the 'Dot' made more sense... especially as my wife will now allow me to remain in the same bedroom tonight. The 'Dot' I chose has a sunburst face rather than a solid color, like this. Much nicer...

I compared the Dot, Lucille, and a Les Paul Custom, and really prefer the way the Dot felt. The Les Paul had a 'dead' feel to it. Not the sound; that was fine. Just something about the guitar itself... Lucille was nice but I really couldn't hear a difference between her and the Dot. At half the price of Lucille, the Dot came home with me... along with a Roland Loop Station pedal. This is fun...


Stitchawl

[DixieGal]

"The 17 Day Diet" sucks. ( http://www.amazon.com/17-Day-Diet-Do...5223741&sr=8-1 ).

Tim lost 11 pounds here at day 15.

I am 1 pound heavier than before we started.

I quit.

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

"The 17 Day Diet" sucks. ( http://www.amazon.com/17-Day-Diet-Do...5223741&sr=8-1 ).
Tim lost 11 pounds here at day 15.
I am 1 pound heavier than before we started.
I quit.

Try the 'Israeli Army Diet.' (No idea why it's called this. They know nothing about it.)
It's only 8 days and you lose 10 lbs.
Weigh yourself before you begin.
You can drink coffee, tea, (no milk,no sugar) diet sodas, and ALL YOU CAN EAT of the following, and ONLY the following...
2 days .... cheese... as much as you want, any kind.
2 days .... vegetables (cooked, raw, baked, steamed, any ways you want, but no butter or dressing... just vegetables.)
2 days ... boiled chicken breasts... nothing added... (These are 2 very difficult days...)
2 days .... fruit. Any fruit, any amount...
Weigh yourself on the 9th day and grin.

Although bizarre sounding, this diet actually works, and because it's only a short time experience, not unhealthy. You can get very creative on vegetable days and make some delicious meals. Cheese days are boring as are chicken days, and fruit days are a delight!
10 lbs with no difficulty.


Stitchawl

[Iphinome]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Try the 'Israeli Army Diet.' (No idea why it's called this. They know nothing about it.)
It's only 8 days and you lose 10 lbs.
Weigh yourself before you begin.
You can drink coffee, tea, (no milk,no sugar) diet sodas, and ALL YOU CAN EAT of the following, and ONLY the following...
2 days .... cheese... as much as you want, any kind.
2 days .... vegetables (cooked, raw, baked, steamed, any ways you want, but no butter or dressing... just vegetables.)
2 days ... boiled chicken breasts... nothing added... (These are 2 very difficult days...)
2 days .... fruit. Any fruit, any amount...
Weigh yourself on the 9th day and grin.

Although bizarre sounding, this diet actually works, and because it's only a short time experience, not unhealthy. You can get very creative on vegetable days and make some delicious meals. Cheese days are boring as are chicken days, and fruit days are a delight!
10 lbs with no difficulty.


Stitchawl

what does it say about salt and pepper?

[Stitchawl]

Originally Posted by Iphinome

what does it say about salt and pepper?

Salt and pepper is fine, as is just a tad of balsamic vinegar for the veggies. I cheated once and used in on the chicken too.. Still lost 10 lbs in 8 days.

This does NOT work for prolonged use. It's a one-shot deal so you can fit into your suit or dress for a wedding...


Stitchawl

[Iphinome]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Salt and pepper is fine, as is just a tad of balsamic vinegar for the veggies. I cheated once and used in on the chicken too.. Still lost 10 lbs in 8 days.

This does NOT work for prolonged use. It's a one-shot deal so you can fit into your suit or dress for a wedding...


Stitchawl

Thanks, it was mostly curiosity I can't use that diet myself. The chicken is a no go, I don't eat meat.

[Billi]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Try the 'Israeli Army Diet.' (No idea why it's called this. They know nothing about it.)
It's only 8 days and you lose 10 lbs.
Weigh yourself before you begin.
You can drink coffee, tea, (no milk,no sugar) diet sodas, and ALL YOU CAN EAT of the following, and ONLY the following...
2 days .... cheese... as much as you want, any kind.
2 days .... vegetables (cooked, raw, baked, steamed, any ways you want, but no butter or dressing... just vegetables.)
2 days ... boiled chicken breasts... nothing added... (These are 2 very difficult days...)
2 days .... fruit. Any fruit, any amount...
Weigh yourself on the 9th day and grin.

Thanks, Stitchawl, I didn't know this one. I'm afraid I have good reason to give it a try!

[Rumpelteazer]

Why do hairdressers always insist on putting "product" in your hair. I thought I had my hairdresser convinced she didn't need to style it and put product in because of the stormy weather today. But when she was nearly finished she told me she would style it and put some product in for free because her colleague wanted the same hairdo as I and she wanted to show it to her.

That was fine by me, until I got home and found out that the product she put it was a talcum powder like substance which felt very yukkie and greasy. I had to wash my hair twice to get it all out!