The Thread of Randomness. . .

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Jan 27, 2013 7:49 PM

You know you have too many parts when you're more excited about having one less part and freeing up a cubic foot of space than you are about the money you got for said sale.

One less LSD, I'm 80 pounds lighter.

Brian in TN · Post by **Brian in TN** » Jan 27, 2013 8:25 PM

davintosh wrote:We shuffled the two remaining boys' bedroom arrangements around after Ian headed off for boot camp, and yesterday ripped the carpet & trim out of the emptied room preparing for painting & new wood flooring. The room's original linoleum tile flooring was under the carpet (circa 1948; classy stuff!) and when I pulled the trim off of one wall I found this little gem hiding under it.

It's slightly smaller than a dime; when I first looked at the obverse side, the speck on the E made it look like an F. "ONE FARF. What the heck is a farf?"
I'll make an appointment with my optometrist tomorrow.

That is a bus or trolley token. Ive found many of those in my metal detecting hobby. Very cool indeed. Prolly sometime between 30s-50s

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Jan 27, 2013 9:27 PM

a wrote:That token looks like silver. In really old houses, coins were set under the corner posts for good luck

One of my brothers-in-law is a bit older than me, and years ago helped his dad re-shingle barn roofs. He said that they would nail a penny to the peak of the roof when they finished. Seems like it was a common practice because I found a penny penny minted in 1948 nailed to one of the cap shingles on the roof of our house when we stripped the roof.

David Hunt · Post by **David Hunt** » Jan 28, 2013 7:19 AM

CVS unscented baby wipes do a FANTASTIC job on the bathroom mirror, even with a ten year old boy influencing conditions.
I'm tryin' 'em on the car windows next!

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Jan 28, 2013 9:42 AM

David Hunt wrote:CVS unscented baby wipes do a FANTASTIC job on the bathroom mirror, even with a ten year old boy influencing conditions.
I'm tryin' 'em on the car windows next!

Baby wipes do WONDERS on leather interiors. Think about it.

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Jan 29, 2013 10:37 PM

MicahO · Post by **MicahO** » Jan 30, 2013 8:41 AM

Fabulous video from Airman Magazine's online site, for anyone who spent time in the USAF, or in service around these machines, or anyone who just likes looking.....

Holding Pattern - at the Boneyard

MrHill · Post by **MrHill** » Jan 30, 2013 2:46 PM

I can count to potato too..

rmiddendorf · Post by **rmiddendorf** » Jan 31, 2013 1:03 PM

I just finished removing one... no... wait... two... oh... gimme the flashlight... make that three peas from my daughter's nose. We'll re-visit this post in 16 years...

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 01, 2013 1:04 AM

rmiddendorf wrote:I just finished removing one... no... wait... two... oh... gimme the flashlight... make that three peas from my daughter's nose. We'll re-visit this post in 16 years...

Had a Dr. visit about 20 years ago that resulted in a marble being removed from our youngest daughter's aching ear.
Where was this thread then?

Brian in TN · Post by **Brian in TN** » Feb 01, 2013 10:38 AM

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Feb 01, 2013 11:41 AM

Wait... Why would a genie have to do geometry homework?

Now THAT was random.

w0014170 · Post by **w0014170** » Feb 01, 2013 11:50 AM

just passing thru

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Feb 02, 2013 2:22 AM

... it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night. Mostly.

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Feb 02, 2013 2:57 PM

One of the things my dad was famous for telling us was, "Good thing you hit your head, otherwise you would'a got hurt."

I borrowed my BIL Glen's pickup today, and as I was walking back to my car parked in front of his house, I slipped on the ice as I stepped off the curb and went down, hard. The ice was totally hidden by the little bit of snow that fell today... Dang I hate it when that happens. Got a nice little gash in the back of my scalp where it must've caught the edge of the curb. The wife doesn't think I'll need stitches, but I think I'll have to go back this spring to fix that curb for Glen; pretty sure I cracked it pretty good.

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Feb 03, 2013 8:18 AM

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Feb 05, 2013 8:11 AM

4 bored guys at an Airport....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFpnYW_cQuE

oldskool · Post by **oldskool** » Feb 05, 2013 2:38 PM

I had a hot girlfriend in high school that lived at the end of a long gravel driveway. You could hear her boyfriend's car coming a mile away.

1st 5er · Post by **1st 5er** » Feb 05, 2013 8:56 PM

How'd he do that?

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Feb 07, 2013 3:42 PM

Pet Peeve of the day. The use of "Custom" in describing wheels, stereo or whatever when what they really mean is aftermarket. I've yet to meet anyone who actually had wheels custom made for their car.

In other words I just looked at another CL ad for a car with custom wheels replacing the original TRXs. Then again, looking at the language skills of some of the posters, maybe they are too dumb to know the difference.

nik77356 · Post by **nik77356** » Feb 07, 2013 6:36 PM

Is it good or bad that the reason I want to be 21 isn't so that I can legally buy alcohol, but the fact that it will be that much easier to get laid? (4 weeks left).

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Feb 07, 2013 9:50 PM

davintosh · Post by **davintosh** » Feb 09, 2013 2:39 AM

Driving down I-29 this afternoon, in a bit of a hurry on my way to an appointment, going just under 75 in a 65 zone... I go to pass a truck and right in front of it is one of these things...

The SD highway patrol is using them now, and dang if they look for all the world like a plain old civilian SUV. All the trooper cars I've seen until today were Dodge Chargers; some with light bars and some without, so I was totally not expecting this. Sneaky buggers.

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Feb 09, 2013 7:53 AM

There' a unmarked dark grey Ford Crew Cab Pickup truck down here that has all kind of stickers on the tail gate, My kid is an honor student, Breast Cancer etc with dark tinted windows (which everyone has) and even has a big sticker across the rear windshield. It is so stealth he gets everyone.

They have a Tundra set up the same way as well as a Toyota Camry 4 door, the cops here are getting very good at being stealth like....Bastards!!!!

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Feb 09, 2013 10:55 AM

davintosh wrote:Driving down I-29 this afternoon, in a bit of a hurry on my way to an appointment, going just under 75 in a 65 zone... I go to pass a truck and right in front of it is one of these things...

The SD highway patrol is using them now, and dang if they look for all the world like a plain old civilian SUV. All the trooper cars I've seen until today were Dodge Chargers; some with light bars and some without, so I was totally not expecting this. Sneaky buggers.

Yeah, I started seeing a bunch of those and the sedan version at work last year. Badass with 365HP in the twin turbo version, which is what the local Sheriff's bought. Dunno how they handle, but they're going to gobble up the straights pretty quick.

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Feb 10, 2013 11:35 PM

I'm gonna name my next dog "Ricola" so that I can step out on my porch and yell
" Ricola!!!"

ldsbeaker · Post by **ldsbeaker** » Feb 11, 2013 1:54 PM

Just finished my third official "Narrator" gig for my unit.
My XO came over and said, "You realize that you're "it" now, right?"
I'm planning on it.

I already have a few more retirements, a change of command, and I'm sure I'll do the Marine Corps Birthday Ball again this year...
Working on my best "John Paul Jones", or "Morgan Freeman".

Sure wish I could turn it into a real paycheck.

Brian in TN · Post by **Brian in TN** » Feb 11, 2013 9:17 PM

NSFW. Canada rulez eh.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1bf_1358789501

Brian in TN · Post by **Brian in TN** » Feb 11, 2013 9:41 PM

Smoke.

Das_Prachtstrasse · Post by **Das_Prachtstrasse** » Feb 12, 2013 2:44 AM

davintosh wrote:

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The only thing that's going to intercept, is the Mc Donalds drivethru.

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