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Post by Virgil Showlion on Mar 30, 2015 21:19:48 GMT -5
I miss the old Tales of Jimmy the Moron, and Jimmy the Moron in Las Vegas.
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Phoenix84
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Post by Phoenix84 on Mar 30, 2015 21:24:00 GMT -5
Yes, my family is pretty boring as well.
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Post by Pants on Mar 30, 2015 21:34:54 GMT -5
My brother is marrying a woman whose iPhone signature is "Happiness and sunshine from California!!"
*Shudder*
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Virgil Showlion
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Post by Virgil Showlion on Mar 30, 2015 21:38:18 GMT -5
My brother is marrying a woman whose iPhone signature is "Happiness and sunshine from California!!" *Shudder*
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Post by msventoux on Mar 30, 2015 21:55:03 GMT -5
Those darn Californians!
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 30, 2015 21:55:15 GMT -5
Well last night I had a front row ticket to a domestic violence incident between someone I'm kinda seeing and his roommate. So there's that.... Yikes! At least now you know what you're dealing with and what they think is acceptable behavior. The roommate attacked my friend, they scuffled for a bit, cops were called, and my friend now has a restraining order against the roommate. The argument they had definitely didn't call for physical violence, but my friend has a talent for winding people up and I guess he poked the bear way harder than he should have. Again, not saying he deserved it but with someone less even keeled (like his roommate) I can see things getting heated very quickly.
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Post by Lizard Queen on Mar 31, 2015 8:30:23 GMT -5
His ex wife got a deal for $100/night. She had to work, so couldnt use it. She asked DB if he wanted to use the discount to take the kids. I was wrong on the dates--he actually left yesterday... And I get to go feed and let his dog out to boot. You're so lucky! I could refuse, but then the dog would be stuck in the house for 2 days, going in the basement. My brother would leave her a bunch of food and let her drink out of the toilet (he's done this before). He loves the dog, but has no business having one. He goes away for about 10 weekends per year--fishing trips mostly, some camping and other trips too. Then, my mom worries if he doesn't have enough money for these trips and gives him some. It's pretty disgusting to me.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2015 9:30:57 GMT -5
Yikes! At least now you know what you're dealing with and what they think is acceptable behavior. The roommate attacked my friend, they scuffled for a bit, cops were called, and my friend now has a restraining order against the roommate. The argument they had definitely didn't call for physical violence, but my friend has a talent for winding people up and I guess he poked the bear way harder than he should have. Again, not saying he deserved it but with someone less even keeled (like his roommate) I can see things getting heated very quickly. You do see that as a red flag right?
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MJ2.0
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 31, 2015 9:47:42 GMT -5
The roommate attacked my friend, they scuffled for a bit, cops were called, and my friend now has a restraining order against the roommate. The argument they had definitely didn't call for physical violence, but my friend has a talent for winding people up and I guess he poked the bear way harder than he should have. Again, not saying he deserved it but with someone less even keeled (like his roommate) I can see things getting heated very quickly. You do see that as a red flag right? I'm totally aware, believe me. I do feel bad for him but I can't be messing around with drama like that. I have people counting on me to be safe. It's a good thing he's leaving for Austin in a couple of weeks.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Mar 31, 2015 9:53:58 GMT -5
You do see that as a red flag right? I'm totally aware, believe me. I do feel bad for him but I can't be messing around with drama like that. I have people counting on me to be safe. It's a good thing he's leaving for Austin in a couple of weeks. At least the sex is good
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Post by andi9899 on Mar 31, 2015 10:34:23 GMT -5
My sister has been coddled her entire life and never made to really grow up. She's 35 and lives with my parents and her two kids. My parents bought the house they live in with the plan that it would be their old age house not expecting to get sis back as a grown adult. So they all live in a 2BR house and sis shares a bedroom with my niece and nephew. My dad tried to get me to move her into my 4 BR house once with me and my girls. I told him hell no, kick her out if he doesn't want her. I'd kill her if I had to live with her.
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 31, 2015 11:10:20 GMT -5
I'm totally aware, believe me. I do feel bad for him but I can't be messing around with drama like that. I have people counting on me to be safe. It's a good thing he's leaving for Austin in a couple of weeks. At least the sex is good except it wasn't. I think he learned all his moves from porn, which wouldn't be an issue if he only slept with porn actresses.
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Post by andreawick on Mar 31, 2015 11:13:12 GMT -5
except it wasn't. I think he learned all his moves from porn, which wouldn't be an issue if he only slept with porn actresses. but at least he was hung like a porn star
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 31, 2015 11:15:34 GMT -5
except it wasn't. I think he learned all his moves from porn, which wouldn't be an issue if he only slept with porn actresses. but at least he was hung like a porn star
which is great if you have a roomy porn actress vagina....
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Post by andreawick on Mar 31, 2015 11:16:22 GMT -5
LOL!
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Mar 31, 2015 11:43:57 GMT -5
except it wasn't. I think he learned all his moves from porn, which wouldn't be an issue if he only slept with porn actresses. he sounds like a catch.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Mar 31, 2015 11:44:18 GMT -5
but at least he was hung like a porn star
which is great if you have a roomy porn actress vagina.... Why are you seeing him again?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 31, 2015 11:51:02 GMT -5
which is great if you have a roomy porn actress vagina.... Why are you seeing him again? I don't think I will. Or if I do it will be at a neutral location where we will not be having sex. I like him, but he has a lot to work out and a lot of growing up to do. Underneath all his crap I believe he's a good guy, but man alive does he have a lot of crap covering that up! He's only now appreciating how understanding I've been of his antics, but I think I'm just done. I'll probably see him one last time before he leaves (he's moving permanently) as I wish him the best of luck, but I'm chalking this one up to living and learning and moving forward.
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Post by ArchietheDragon on Mar 31, 2015 11:52:03 GMT -5
Why are you seeing him again? I don't think I will. Or if I do it will be at a neutral location where we will not be having sex. I like him, but he has a lot to work out and a lot of growing up to do. Underneath all his crap I believe he's a good guy, but man alive does he have a lot of crap covering that up! He's only now appreciating how understanding I've been of his antics, but I think I'm just done. I'll probably see him one last time before he leaves (he's moving permanently) as I wish him the best of luck, but I'm chalking this one up to living and learning and moving forward. Is he a Jersey Shore clone?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Mar 31, 2015 11:56:42 GMT -5
I don't think I will. Or if I do it will be at a neutral location where we will not be having sex. I like him, but he has a lot to work out and a lot of growing up to do. Underneath all his crap I believe he's a good guy, but man alive does he have a lot of crap covering that up! He's only now appreciating how understanding I've been of his antics, but I think I'm just done. I'll probably see him one last time before he leaves (he's moving permanently) as I wish him the best of luck, but I'm chalking this one up to living and learning and moving forward. Is he a Jersey Shore clone? no. I don't go for those types at all.
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Post by CarolinaKat on Mar 31, 2015 11:56:43 GMT -5
but at least he was hung like a porn star
which is great if you have a roomy porn actress vagina.... POTD
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Post by Artemis Windsong on Mar 31, 2015 11:56:52 GMT -5
Isn't it nice when those not so great boyfriends fade away. Things don't get messy then.
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Post by cronewitch on Mar 31, 2015 15:42:16 GMT -5
It's weird like that, but I agree - the more I distance myself from the crazy relatives, the more mellow my life is and the fewer interesting stories I have to tell.
I think I'm OK with the tradeoff.
Don't you have any neighbors? They're often a source of entertainment. Or dang, you practice law in a small community, that has got to be good for some stories. My neighbor spoke to me I was so shocked I didn't know what to say. He asked "how are you?", I said fine and kept going. I didn't know he spoke any English at all. They have been there for years without speaking English except once a teen said the word "salmon" so we figured that she could. They are some kind of south east Asian and we communicate by waving or handing each other things. We fish so give them occasional fish and they garden so sometimes offer veggies but never talking to us. First time we had been to the ocean and brought home 24 albacore tuna. ISO showed them a tuna then gave them a bag of loins with the word Tuna on it assuming they would know what it was. ISO was cutting heads off tuna on the tailgate of his truck when the neighbor comes over and points at the head and his empty bucket so we gave him a bucket of fish heads. Another time ISO had some salmon so took one over and knocked on the door, a teen girl answered and said salmon and took the fish. So we were friendly enough but no talking. I might have to start speaking to them when I see them in the garden.
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Post by CarolinaKat on Mar 31, 2015 15:53:55 GMT -5
It's weird like that, but I agree - the more I distance myself from the crazy relatives, the more mellow my life is and the fewer interesting stories I have to tell.
I think I'm OK with the tradeoff.
Don't you have any neighbors? They're often a source of entertainment. Or dang, you practice law in a small community, that has got to be good for some stories. My neighbor spoke to me I was so shocked I didn't know what to say. He asked "how are you?", I said fine and kept going. I didn't know he spoke any English at all. They have been there for years without speaking English except once a teen said the word "salmon" so we figured that she could. They are some kind of south east Asian and we communicate by waving or handing each other things. We fish so give them occasional fish and they garden so sometimes offer veggies but never talking to us. First time we had been to the ocean and brought home 24 albacore tuna. ISO showed them a tuna then gave them a bag of loins with the word Tuna on it assuming they would know what it was. ISO was cutting heads off tuna on the tailgate of his truck when the neighbor comes over and points at the head and his empty bucket so we gave him a bucket of fish heads. Another time ISO had some salmon so took one over and knocked on the door, a teen girl answered and said salmon and took the fish. So we were friendly enough but no talking. I might have to start speaking to them when I see them in the garden. LOL. This reminds me of my MIL and her neighbors. They're hispanic, and she doesn't speak Spanish, but she still get invited to all their fun parties and they come to my in-laws 4th of July fireworks session. The little girls (about 4, 6 and 7) make an extra gift bag for my MIL from their birthday parties and bring them over to her while they're in 'party' dresses. She constantly states that they are the best neighbors ever. Oh yeah, we traded Christmas cookies for tamales this year!!!! Total win-win!!
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Post by cronewitch on Mar 31, 2015 16:59:35 GMT -5
The people before these neighbors were from Viet Nam and invited us to a party so we went. The men spoke a little English the women didn't and we didn't know what kind of party it was but saw them BBQing for days before. So we went and took them a bunch of lilies from my yard turned out it was a housewarming party and they were having the house blessed so had a alter with lots of flowers so mine worked out great. They had lots of great food and mats on the floor to sit around. I was wrong but not too good at international things so didn't know it, but I sat with only men. The older men were drinking a red vodka drink that they said was only for men over 35 so they weren't tired at night. They would eat a fried grasshopper then drink from the bottle and pass it on. I was sitting next to a monk from Thailand who was teasing me about ISO not being tired at night. They had hot chilies and ISO ate one so his face turned bright red and his eyes were badly watering. They all tried to tell him to try another pepper they claimed wasn't hot but he knew better we were all laughing at him but it was fun. The food was amazing there was something in a banana leaf don't know what it was. I should have noticed all the women went to the other side of the room but I enjoyed the men and since the women didn't speak English I wouldn't have enjoyed them.
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Post by andi9899 on Mar 31, 2015 21:13:02 GMT -5
The house next door to me and the one behind me are rental properties. I don't know where these people find their renters, but they need to look elsewhere. The house behind me gets the most ghetto people I have ever seen. They finally got a nice family in there and now the house next to me has the ratchets. The are constantly fighting and screaming at each other. My grandpa told me he saw the man that lives there with the woman in a head lock one day. I can't wait until they move.
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Post by Wisconsin Beth on Apr 1, 2015 10:18:04 GMT -5
The house next door to me and the one behind me are rental properties. I don't know where these people find their renters, but they need to look elsewhere. The house behind me gets the most ghetto people I have ever seen. They finally got a nice family in there and now the house next to me has the ratchets. The are constantly fighting and screaming at each other. My grandpa told me he saw the man that lives there with the woman in a head lock one day. I can't wait until they move. I refuse to believe that Ratchets would be a bad neighbor! Edited to add smiley.
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Post by TheHaitian on Apr 1, 2015 10:48:36 GMT -5
My wife side of the family and it is somewhat drama yet sad...
daughter has been stuck in a on going battle for custody of her son, going on 2 years now. My wife was told they have 1 more appearance in front of a judge then going to trial... I think that is crazy!
Her mom got laid off last year and her unemployment just ran out. So now they are relying on the daughters income... A daughter that is going to custody battle and have one mental breakdown under her belt.
The aunt told my wife she missed a call from my MIL the other because she did not recognize the number and was afraid it was a debt collector, they call her all the time from different numbers.
We are worried that she won't find a job anytime soon. Age discrimination, skills and all...
Their house needs some TLC but they cannot afford to fix it. At least when she was still married, the husband was handy and was fixing the house little by little (foreclosure). He was good for something at they say...
My MIL will probably give her some money again when she gets back from Haiti but that will only help for few months just like last time. She needs a job, 5k-10k when you have a 3k mortgage only helps for so long.
Just sad...
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