Random Acts of Kindness (2390 hits)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (View user info) at 2008-02-28 10:56:00 EST
In 1994, Pink Floyd's Division Bell semi-reunion tour came to Philadelphia. Tickets went on sale in the dead of winter, and it was a brutally cold night to spend camping out in the parking lot of Veteran's Stadium.
Despite the warm clothes and the flowing booze, some time in the middle of the night my Doc Martens betrayed me and all but froze up. A friend of mine agreed to take a walk with me to get my circulation going, but I quickly realized I'd not planned as well as I'd thought as far as warmth was concerned.
We decided we wanted to check out the front of the line, where we were sure to find the real devotees who had been prepared to camp out for days. A bunch of those guys had tents set up, and unlike me, had come very well-prepared. One of the guys saw me limping around and shivering. I chatted with him for a minute, and he excused himself and crawled into his tent. He came back out a moment later with a clean pair of the thickest, warmest socks I could have worn while still fitting into my boots.
He saved my night, and my feet were ready for the mad rush toward the ticket booth early the next morning.
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A few years ago, I attended one of many Tori Amos shows. It was at an outdoor amphitheater type venue, with both sold out reserved seating and a general admission lawn. We had immediately purchased 2 blocks of tickets in order to get the best seats. Instead of trying to sell the tickets, my friends and I decided to give them away to people sitting on the lawn. We made four people smile that night.
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One day last winter, we had a terrible snow-to-ice storm. I let a day go by before I attempted to dig my car out, as I was hoping for some thawing. By the time I made an attempt in the middle of the next afternoon, my car was locked in ice. I tried in phases to dig, chop, and drive my way out of that spot. My tires were burning up, and I wasn't getting anywhere. After being out there for about an hour on my third attempt, my face was frozen, I was sweating, and I was pretty much crying tears of frustration.
A man I never met had parked on my block, had some business there, and got into his car to pull away. A minute later, I saw him drive up behind me. He'd apparently driven around the block, and came back to help.
That man spent 45 minutes alternately digging my car out of the ice, and trying to drive me out of the spot. It took him many tries, but he refused to leave until I was freed and safely parked again.
He wouldn't accept anything in return. I saw him again a few months ago, and recognized him instantly. I tried to say hello, but he didn't see me wave.
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-05-07 10:08:40 EDT (#)
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Hmm..well would you also imagine that you like me for my personality following the fwap? If so, absolutely!
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-05-07 09:38:24 EDT (#)
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Just to let you know. I've downloaded all of your pictures and I'm going to someday use them as fwap material.
Maybe.
Would that be considered a compliment?
Submitted by marginwalker (user info) at 2008-04-14 14:48:59 EDT (#)
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(oops)
Submitted by marginwalker (user info) at 2008-04-14 14:48:37 EDT (#)
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<3
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-04-12 15:32:02 EDT (#)
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OH NOES
Wrong state that ends in 'a' dear..not the one with the heat and the old people and the mouse, but the one with the Amish and the bell and the high murder rate.
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2008-04-12 15:03:55 EDT (#)
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I'm hung over in Boca Raton. What street do you live on? Is it by the guy who sells Yak testicles?
Submitted by Snark (user info) at 2008-04-12 04:05:44 EDT (#)
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OK, that's it.
We're getting married now.
A cab ride, a quick flight and I'll be at your doorstep tomorrow morning with a ring, a case of Shiraz, two of my best friends dressed like Apache Indian Chiefs and the severed head of Waylon Jennings. Pack light. Your passport, a bulletproof vest and some sexy kung-foo should do.
We're honeymooning in some place that ends with "...stan" and then we are hitting Eastern Europe with the greatest crime wave they've ever seen.
Afterwards we'll make babies and yell at each on occasion to keep up appearances.
Questions?
Submitted by pen_name (user info) at 2008-04-05 01:34:05 EDT (#)
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hahaha, giving you a one for liking tori amos. the only person i ever knew who liked tori amos was a gay guy at college.
Submitted by SgtHartman (user info) at 2008-03-21 10:04:28 EDT (#)
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You're from PA? the Poconos maybe?
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-03-13 16:51:39 EDT (#)
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Thanks, Crystle! Tonight is TV night so it will be rather non-eventful, but I have a full weekend planned. I'll definitely have a beer for you and then some- WOO!
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-03-13 14:00:24 EDT (#)
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CONGRATS!! GO HAVE A BEER, AND ONE FOR ME!!!
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-03-13 10:56:42 PDT (#)
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+2 LISHY JUST GOT PROMOTED WOO
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2008-03-07 09:49:09 EST (#)
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I saw that Floyd tour when it was in London.... I was only 24 then!
Miss you too sweetie x Join Facebook to say now & again!
Submitted by coley (user info) at 2008-03-04 03:55:08 EST (#)
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PS how was your valentine's??
Want you to know I thought of you!
Submitted by coley (user info) at 2008-03-04 03:54:50 EST (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/114170
read number seven, about N'Awlins.
Love it.
xx
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-03-03 14:44:55 EST (#)
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Anans- I didn't even know what etnies were until now.
I never really wore much converse, but a girlfriend of mine owned them in about 10 colors, and used to bleach, write on and otherwise adorn them in anarchist symbpls and the like, in addition to wearing different colors on different feet.
I bought a new pair of 20 hole docs last year, and very foolishly decided to break them in on a less-than-a-mile walk. Within about 6 minutes of walking, I had bleeding blisters on both heels, and couldn't walk home. I got a ride, and I needed a friend to help me get the boots off.
I still haven't broken them in properly.
Submitted by loopdeloo (user info) at 2008-03-03 14:33:20 EST (#)
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What kind of faggot Docs did you own? They're not exactly padded with the pubes of virgins.
Hahahaha... 20 eyed deep maroon boots. The weren't padded with the pubes of virgins to the best of my knowledge however walking or jogging in 95 degree weather with leather wrapped around your calves is fucking CRAZY if you ask me!!!
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-03-03 13:26:32 EST (#)
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Submitted by loopdeloo (user info) at 2008-03-03 16:54:46 GMT (#)
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Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-03-03 09:34:09 EST (#)
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I traded my Doc's for Etnies and my hair is it's natural color
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What. The. Fuck?
Docs >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Etnies.
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When I lived in Utah growing up my 20 eyed Doc's were worn for warmth not fashion (although I did look like a badass). Now that I live in Florida it is very hard to validate wearing such a warm boot. Etnies are comfy and alot easier to jog down the beach in.
Sorry. To. Disappoint. You.
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What kind of faggot Docs did you own? They're not exactly padded with the pubes of virgins.
Submitted by loopdeloo (user info) at 2008-03-03 11:54:46 EST (#)
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Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-03-03 09:34:09 EST (#)
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I traded my Doc's for Etnies and my hair is it's natural color
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What. The. Fuck?
Docs >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Etnies.
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When I lived in Utah growing up my 20 eyed Doc's were worn for warmth not fashion (although I did look like a badass). Now that I live in Florida it is very hard to validate wearing such a warm boot. Etnies are comfy and alot easier to jog down the beach in.
Sorry. To. Disappoint. You.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-03-03 09:34:09 EST (#)
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I traded my Doc's for Etnies and my hair is it's natural color
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What. The. Fuck?
Docs >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Etnies.
Submitted by loopdeloo (user info) at 2008-03-03 09:08:19 EST (#)
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Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2008-03-02 13:06:22 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:01:18 EST (#)
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You kids these days. In MY generation, around the time that grunge was spawned and only slightly pre-goth explosion, we girls used to wear Doc Martens all the time- with jeans, long skirts, 20-holes with short skirts, to match the manic panic in our hair..you name it. It had little to do with sexuality and everything to do with being total anti-establishment badasses, OR, just liking well-made boots. Sigh.
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I did all that except I wore converse,vans, and etnies... back before everyone wore converse, vans, and etnies of course. Manic Panic... ah.
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I traded my Doc's for Etnies and my hair is it's natural color... Does that mean I "sold out"? Damn it!!!
Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2008-03-02 13:06:22 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:01:18 EST (#)
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You kids these days. In MY generation, around the time that grunge was spawned and only slightly pre-goth explosion, we girls used to wear Doc Martens all the time- with jeans, long skirts, 20-holes with short skirts, to match the manic panic in our hair..you name it. It had little to do with sexuality and everything to do with being total anti-establishment badasses, OR, just liking well-made boots. Sigh.
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I did all that except I wore converse,vans, and etnies... back before everyone wore converse, vans, and etnies of course. Manic Panic... ah.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2008-03-02 08:18:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-28 19:05:17 GMT (#)
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I mean I have Docs on right now.
Low cut black shoe style but still Docs. You can't beat Docs for overall comfort...sorry EI you tool.
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Oh. Maybe i will get some.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-29 12:07:46 EST (#)
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HAHA- I must admit, even when I was younger, I always had a job that forbid really drastic hairdye.
I used to dye my hair with kool-aid. It was a pain in the ass to do and it would only last a few days, but even with washing my hair in between, it would smell yummy.
Submitted by loopdeloo (user info) at 2008-02-29 11:39:28 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:01:18 EST (#)
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You kids these days. In MY generation, around the time that grunge was spawned and only slightly pre-goth explosion, we girls used to wear Doc Martens all the time- with jeans, long skirts, 20-holes with short skirts, to match the manic panic in our hair..you name it. It had little to do with sexuality and everything to do with being total anti-establishment badasses, OR, just liking well-made boots. Sigh.
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Did you stalk me when I was younger? You nailed it, even down to the Manic Panic!
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2008-02-29 01:59:59 EST (#)
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<3
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:53:43 EST (#)
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Good night.
I just googled Gela. No images, but I found her husband. He looks like a dork.
Take that, Gela. Have at you.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:51:05 EST (#)
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And I don't mean to imply that Andrew McCarthy is no longer a dork. He may well be, but I really don't know. Whatever. I do not look like Andrew McCarthy, Gela. Man, Gela was hot. I bet Gela is still hot.
I'm avoiding work again. Thanks.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:49:14 EST (#)
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Well you got close..you kinda got fisted.
aaaaaand bedtime.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:48:10 EST (#)
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I just wanted to get laid.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:47:22 EST (#)
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No, no of course not, oh pure of heart- your motive may have simply been being nice, but the fact that it wasn't a random act means there's no use in discounting the ones that are random and don't end up with you being socked in the jaw because..wait who am I kidding? I should be questioning your motives.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:38:00 EST (#)
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d_r, I wish you hadn't said that, because I used to told I looked like Andrew McCarthy -- a comparison I never relished. This was before I got all ruggedly and devastatingly handsome, and he was still a dork.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:34:57 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:30:47 EST (#)
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HAHA AWW...well maybe it was the non-randomness that time, lungfish..I mean if you knew her and had dated, it wasn't random. That dude knew that you'd been there before and now she smelled like you with that jacket on..he just couldn't take it.
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Are you questioning my motives?
Submitted by Danger_Ranger (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:31:48 EST (#)
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Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:19:15 EST (#)
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It was cold. Really cold. And there was a line to get in the bar night. The bar only allowed 50 people inside at any time, so the shivering formed a line at the door of the bar, waiting to get in. In to the warmth, with the booze, which would warm us all the more.
There were other bars, sure. Ones without lines, even. I could have gone to any of them. But this was my bar. My friends were here, and it was easy to get laid in this bar. Well, not *in* the bar, but you know what I mean. Anyway, I stood in line.
Kelly was in line, with two guys. The three of them were drunk. I had dated Kelly years before. Our eyes met. She looked cold, but not her eyes. They were warm and inviting. I remembered those eyes.
I gave her my jacket. It was a jean jacket, because it was the 80s and I, and my Scott Baio haircut, were tres cool. She accepted my gift gladly, and I knew I had a shot bagging Kelly that evening.
Kelly was let into the bar with her two companions. I waited, shivering, outside with a few anonymous ...um...cold people.
And waited.
And waited.
Until there was a ruckus. The door flew open. The two companions of my former love (ugh...not really) were being tossed out of the bar for fighting. Kelly followed. They began to walk to their car.
"Kelly!" I cried. "Kelly, don't go!"
Kelly returned, her smile betraying a...uh...something or other.
"My jean jacket..."
BAM! A sucker punch to my face from the shorter, but stalker, companion. I was laid out. You really do see stars after such a punch to the jaw.
I staggered to my feet to get down to business, when the bartender came out and got between us.
I haven't seen Kelly since. Or that short, stocky, red-haired motherfucker.
The moral of this story WAS going to be: Fuck random acts of kindness. All I got was a sucker punch to the face for my kindness.
But then I remembered that the bartender gave me free drinks for the rest of the night. So I guess it was worth it.
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Jesus, this read like Saint Elmo's Fire. All it was missing was a saxophone.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:30:47 EST (#)
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HAHA AWW...well maybe it was the non-randomness that time, lungfish..I mean if you knew her and had dated, it wasn't random. That dude knew that you'd been there before and now she smelled like you with that jacket on..he just couldn't take it.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:27:01 EST (#)
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I think it was Jack. Jack_McCallum fucked me up.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:22:08 EST (#)
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*stockier
almost made it
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:19:15 EST (#)
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It was cold. Really cold. And there was a line to get in the bar night. The bar only allowed 50 people inside at any time, so the shivering formed a line at the door of the bar, waiting to get in. In to the warmth, with the booze, which would warm us all the more.
There were other bars, sure. Ones without lines, even. I could have gone to any of them. But this was my bar. My friends were here, and it was easy to get laid in this bar. Well, not *in* the bar, but you know what I mean. Anyway, I stood in line.
Kelly was in line, with two guys. The three of them were drunk. I had dated Kelly years before. Our eyes met. She looked cold, but not her eyes. They were warm and inviting. I remembered those eyes.
I gave her my jacket. It was a jean jacket, because it was the 80s and I, and my Scott Baio haircut, were tres cool. She accepted my gift gladly, and I knew I had a shot bagging Kelly that evening.
Kelly was let into the bar with her two companions. I waited, shivering, outside with a few anonymous ...um...cold people.
And waited.
And waited.
Until there was a ruckus. The door flew open. The two companions of my former love (ugh...not really) were being tossed out of the bar for fighting. Kelly followed. They began to walk to their car.
"Kelly!" I cried. "Kelly, don't go!"
Kelly returned, her smile betraying a...uh...something or other.
"My jean jacket..."
BAM! A sucker punch to my face from the shorter, but stalker, companion. I was laid out. You really do see stars after such a punch to the jaw.
I staggered to my feet to get down to business, when the bartender came out and got between us.
I haven't seen Kelly since. Or that short, stocky, red-haired motherfucker.
The moral of this story WAS going to be: Fuck random acts of kindness. All I got was a sucker punch to the face for my kindness.
But then I remembered that the bartender gave me free drinks for the rest of the night. So I guess it was worth it.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:17:51 EST (#)
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Well, what about babies, Bob?
Submitted by BLITZKREIG_BOB (user info) at 2008-02-28 23:01:07 EST (#)
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I gave up on random acts of kindness.
Now I devote most of my time to random acts of drunken-ness.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2008-02-28 19:56:08 EST (#)
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Will read it later. It's a long day.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 18:47:44 EST (#)
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Submitted by Fungah (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:33:52 EST (#)
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The other week I pushed someone in one of those electric wheelchairs about two blocks to the bus stop because his batter died. He must of weighed three hundred pounds, and I had a broken shoulder at the time so it was all one handed.... in snow.
The other day I paid some guy's bus fare because he didn't have any money on him and the bus driver was trying to kick him off. He and his friends were obviously tripping balls.
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When I was a candy-striper, I was sent to help discharge a patient one day, sight unseen. He turned out to be an obese man in a wheelchair. It sure felt like some sort of violation or an insurance risk to let a girl who weighed about 100 lbs at the time push around a big fat guy.
The bus fare thing is really kind of you. I used to do that sometimes when I commuted. It's especially kind to spare someone a bad trip by being so helpful.
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-02-28 16:34:55 EST (#)
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Random fact: The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.
Submitted by lostnphound (user info) at 2008-02-28 16:13:15 EST (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Danger_Ranger (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:53:30 EST (#)
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being kind is gay. I'm going to go and kick a kitten because of this post.
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:51:13 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:33:31 EST (#)
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Lori Petty RULED
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And she's 44 years old now. Time flies by.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:48:46 EST (#)
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Legs? I wear these things on my cock.... dumbass...
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:48:30 EST (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:34:25 EST (#)
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Christ, if all of you dorks wear Docs, I'm going home and lighting mine on fire.
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I don't. I prefer stilettos and flip-flops.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:38:07 EST (#)
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i'm surprised your scrawny little legs can even muscle the docs up high enough off the ground to walk, shlongy
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:34:25 EST (#)
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Christ, if all of you dorks wear Docs, I'm going home and lighting mine on fire.
Submitted by Fungah (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:33:52 EST (#)
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The other week I pushed someone in one of those electric wheelchairs about two blocks to the bus stop because his batter died. He must of weighed three hundred pounds, and I had a broken shoulder at the time so it was all one handed.... in snow.
The other day I paid some guy's bus fare because he didn't have any money on him and the bus driver was trying to kick him off. He and his friends were obviously tripping balls.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:33:31 EST (#)
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Lori Petty RULED.
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:10:54 EST (#)
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Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:01:18 EST (#)
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You kids these days. In MY generation, around the time that grunge was spawned and only slightly pre-goth explosion, we girls used to wear Doc Martens all the time- with jeans, long skirts, 20-holes with short skirts, to match the manic panic in our hair..you name it. It had little to do with sexuality and everything to do with being total anti-establishment badasses, OR, just liking well-made boots. Sigh.
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Thanks alot for explaining that, TANK GIRL.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2008-02-28 15:07:18 EST (#)
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Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:21:59 EST (#)
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I helped a girl out of her pants last weekend.
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Yeah. That doesn't surprise me. You're really good at doing that. ;) ;)
Submitted by beer-turtle (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:59:26 EST (#)
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Saccy: good read, warm fuzzy in the right place.
Boshman: I seriously wonder sometimes about you man...
Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:56:13 EST (#)
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The below review was better than any post I've read on this site in the past week.
Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:43:45 EST (#)
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i'll never forget:
When 'Apocolypto' was released, my friend was dieing to see it. He mentioned it every time I saw him. Everytime he mentioned the title of the movie, I 'corrected' him by pronouncing it:
'Apoco-cally-IP-toe', hoping that he would also start pronouncing it incorrectly, preferrably to the ticket vendor at the movie theatre. Finally I agreed to go see the movie, and that day I made sure to repeat 'Apoco-cally-IP-toe' as often as I could to him.
We were standing in line and I was seething with excitement, waiting for him to mess it up. You have no idea how much this simple mis-pronunciation would entertain me. Alas, he got it right and bought his ticket. I was really bummed out :(
Then it was my turn to get a ticket:
"One for ApococallyIPtoe, please"
"huh?"
"..damnit"
that story has nothing to do with this post, i don't know why i just thought of it.
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:37:12 EST (#)
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I love the idea of Doc Martens but they just look wrong on me. It's sad.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:27:45 EST (#)
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Man, I'll never forget this one trek to wonderland.
I had just started smoking, so in my mind it was still equivalent to drinking- meaning I had no concept that you'd smoke repeatedly over the course of a night. I was hanging at Drexel and my friends wanted crackers(I never much liked the stuff) we ended up taking like 3 forms of transportation to race to get there before it closed. I'm pretty sure we missed it, or my friend made it and we caught up. I learned that night that THC and natural endorphins make for quite a euphoric combination.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:11:04 EST (#)
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hahahaha....Manic Panic
Last year....for old times sake...me and my buddy went over to Wonderland....bought 3 boxes of whippets, 2 balloons and a clacker and acted retarded all night.
Man what 30 year olds do for fun!
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:05:17 EST (#)
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I mean I have Docs on right now.
Low cut black shoe style but still Docs. You can't beat Docs for overall comfort...sorry EI you tool.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:01:18 EST (#)
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You kids these days. In MY generation, around the time that grunge was spawned and only slightly pre-goth explosion, we girls used to wear Doc Martens all the time- with jeans, long skirts, 20-holes with short skirts, to match the manic panic in our hair..you name it. It had little to do with sexuality and everything to do with being total anti-establishment badasses, OR, just liking well-made boots. Sigh.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-02-28 14:01:18 EST (#)
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i wear doc martens.
wtf is wrong with docs, anyway?
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:43:20 EST (#)
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Doc Martens.......are you a tub thumper?
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:37:42 EST (#)
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Submitted by Pentameter (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:05:17 EST (#)
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Doing good things for people usually doesn't involve a lot of effort or inconvenience. Makes me wonder why more people don't be randomly kind more often.
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Hi Pent- I agree. There's the argument people sometimes use about the reason behind certain kind actions- is it a pure act for the benefit of the recipient, or just a way to make someone feel good about themselves? I can argue that unless it gets to the point of obnoxious, martyr type behavior, does it really matter if the end result is the effect the act has on the recipient?
That said, I was looking at a site devoted to such things the other day, and apparently, there are a number of do-gooder junkie types- trying to one up each other. "Gave back the extra dollar the clerk accidentally gave me." Uh..that's not kindness, it's honesty. "I baked cookies for my kids." That's a kind thing, absolutely..but they're your kids. I'd hope you'd do nice things for them. Is it worth more when it's for a stranger? I don't know, but it tends to make me smile a little bit more when there's a random element to it.
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:33:47 EST (#)
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Submitted by DudeThatsBOSH (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:30:59 EST (#)
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Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:21:59 EST (#)
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I helped a girl out of her pants last weekend.
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zing!
Submitted by thecaes (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:22:07 EST (#)
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Submitted by Badlands (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:21:59 EST (#)
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I helped a girl out of her pants last weekend.
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2008-02-28 13:03:08 EST (#)
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I slam doors in old people's faces when kids refuse to say "Thank you" when I hold it open for them.
It's their fault kids nowerdays have no manners, after all.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:56:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I gave a dog a bone
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:51:05 EST (#)
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I gave my gloves away last week in the middle of a rain storm...
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:48:26 EST (#)
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It really does pay to be nice. 'Ceppin on the internet, of course.
Submitted by Paralyzed_By_Hope (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:45:27 EST (#)
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Humanity is just quirky sometimes.
Submitted by Lib (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:45:11 EST (#)
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Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:43:46 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by Pentameter (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:05:17 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Doing good things for people usually doesn't involve a lot of effort or inconvenience. Makes me wonder why more people don't be randomly kind more often.
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Hi Pent!
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:16:53 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
i'm just always kind to everybody all the time. that way i don't have to worry about making some grand statement out of giving a bum a cigaretter or some such shit.
let's face it...i'm pretty much jesus.
Submitted by Pentameter (user info) at 2008-02-28 12:05:17 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Doing good things for people usually doesn't involve a lot of effort or inconvenience. Makes me wonder why more people don't be randomly kind more often.
Submitted by GodChicken (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:56:34 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
The last time I tried to do a random act of kindness it was thrown back in my face.
The time before that, it ended up inspiring this old post http://www.ubersite.com/m/66395
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:45:36 EST (#)
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YES I'M TERRIBLY OFFENDED.
No, actually I'm just joking. Can't anyone take a joke anymore? Damn.
Submitted by orph (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:42:03 EST (#)
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Its all relative really. I don't kick strangers in the street anymore, but no one pats me on the back, yet if you eat a curry on the tube, everyone wants a piece of you.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:39:43 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I must had done something to personally offend Jeanneee
Submitted by Rhymenocerous (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:38:48 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
It'd be nice if the entire world did random acts of kindness on a daily basis.
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:37:56 EST (#)
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Yeah, what is this world coming to when you can't even trust drug dealers and ticket scalpers?
This was a nice post. I did one of these a couple of years ago. It's a feel-good thing.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:30:09 EST (#)
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To this day, I loves me my Docs. But it's true- they are not very warm. And I didn't even have steel toes to blame.
Damn, Muddy- What is this world coming to when you can't get A Miracle and a bag of shrooms at a Dead show?
MWG- That was very Jesus-y of you. I'd like to hear more of these.
Submitted by Ltap (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:21:27 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
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Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:16:00 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Your story about shoes reminds me of an anectdote:
I once got drunk with some friends, and a sober person drove us into the mountains to take a hike.
One guy had not planned on this, and came barefoot.
I gave him the sandals I was wearing, and by the time we started walking back, my feet were torn up, so I decided to have a try at rock climbing while drunk, the semi-logic being that I could cut the time I'd be walking on rocks in half by going straight up. I eventually reached the top, but not before falling into a crevice where my feet and arms got a brutal slashing and gashing.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:14:55 EST (#)
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It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that Shlongy loves his Docs.
They really excel when you have to kick someone in the face.
Submitted by LittleMonster (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:11:14 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
This was nice
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:10:10 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I often give things you young pretty girls.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:04:39 EST (#)
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Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:04:37 EST (#)
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Docs? What do you think you are, some sort of tough girl?
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:03:47 EST (#)
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Doc Martens and freezing temperatures do not mix.
Submitted by MudWhistle (user info) at 2008-02-28 11:00:47 EST (#)
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To Counter Balance:
In 1995 my friend and I had tickets to The Grateful Dead at the Spectrum on St. Patrick's Day. The only problem...we had one more friend and he had no ticket. A dude sold him a ticket around the back side under the 95 over pass....but it was a bunk ticket. I also got sold a bag of Shitakke mushrooms that night...and I wasn't cooking.