art from a vending machine – post busy season fun and happiness for $5 (2217 hits)
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Submitted by loki (View user info) at 2006-04-18 09:38:09 EDT
Probably most people on here do not remember when you could buy cigarettes from a vending machine. I don't recall what year they were made illegal, but I am pretty sure that it had something to do with keeping cigarettes out of the hands of kids.
Which is a valid point because I distinctly remember sneaking cigarettes out of such a machine. They used to be in restaurants conveniently located in the little restroom alcove out of the sight of the prying eyes of adults. On the other hand, other than the sneaking of a few puffs in the woods behind the school with my idiot friends, I never did start smoking, but that's beside the point.
The point is that in 1997 an artist, Clark Whittington had the idea of converting old cigarette machines into art dispensing vending machines.
http://www.artomat.org/home.html
I heard about this a week or so ago on NPR and yesterday, a few of us from work went down to check it out.
The newest machine (sniff sniff) is not listed on the website is located in the main library. We walked in and hunted down the machine which was cleverly located near the art gallery. Then comes the hard part. Once you score a token from the main check out desk for $5, you have to figure out which one to pick. The downside is that you can't really tell what you're getting. I suppose if you really wanted to know, you could see what artists are featured in that particular machine and then look it up on the website, but the luck of the draw is part of the fun.
I ended up with a Reptwirl. It's a green, yellow and red snake that is now hanging down from a screw in the lights of my overhead bins here in my cube. I wasn't quite sure what to make of it at first, but now that it's up and twirling happily, I really like it.
The big hit was the pewter cracker that I bought for Sam. He loved it, everyone loved it. There was one more pewter cracker in the machine when we left yesterday and I'm pretty sure that one of the people who saw it when we got back to the office is going to make a move on it today at lunch.
Now we're all hooked. The plan is to trek down there every payday for a fresh little piece of art.
Yea yea yea fascinated by small shinny objects but I think this is cool.
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Submitted by AlwaysAnEagle (user info) at 2006-04-20 20:12:25 EDT (#)
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I WISH WE HAD ONE OF THOSE!!!!!
Oh FINE, I wish I had one in my HOUSE.
Submitted by MichelleNJ (user info) at 2006-04-20 12:09:13 EDT (#)
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I want one, but I think I'm just gonna go see if they have the crackers in the vending machine on South St in Philly.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-20 11:57:48 EDT (#)
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Submitted by MyTeeOne (user info) at 2006-04-18 16:27:03 (#)
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Illinois still has the vending machines and, downstate, drive though liquor stores...for when you're to drunk to go in.
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I havent seen one in Illinois for a long, long time. Not since I've been old enough to buy them, anyway. They used to have one in the Kappy's by my house but they replaced it a few years ago with one of those gumball machines with the obstacle course thing going on. There's a drive thru cig store (like an outhouse with a window) right near my house, out in front of the value city store. I've always been enamored with that concept.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-19 16:18:25 EDT (#)
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Ok, damnit anyone wanting pewter crackers needs to e-mail me and I'll see what I can work out.
Submitted by TimTheBard (user info) at 2006-04-19 16:07:43 EDT (#)
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Blimey...I want pewter crackers.
Submitted by Ingsoc (user info) at 2006-04-18 21:54:16 EDT (#)
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Inedible avantgarde representations of crackers? Where do I sign?
Submitted by BadAssJulie (user info) at 2006-04-18 20:49:47 EDT (#)
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Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-04-18 16:11:43 (#)
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Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2006-04-18 14:26:17 (#)
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Unfortunately in the UK we still get fags out of fag machines.
Those'd be popular in San Francisco...
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They'd also be really popular in Long Beach and West Hollywood.
+2 for the cracker. I want one! I'm not quite sure what I'd do with it though.
Submitted by ripple (user info) at 2006-04-18 19:06:12 EDT (#)
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Submitted by MyTeeOne (user info) at 2006-04-18 16:27:03 (#)
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Illinois still has the vending machines and, downstate, drive though liquor stores...for when you're to drunk to go in.
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haha the midwest. there are drivethrough liquor stores near me, too. i suspect more than one local drunk has tried to walk through it.
Submitted by matnotharry (user info) at 2006-04-18 18:28:33 EDT (#)
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We still get them in YooKay. Hugely overpriced though.
This art thing sounds a lot cooler
Submitted by creep_firebombing (user info) at 2006-04-18 18:16:29 EDT (#)
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That's pretty cool, I guess. A fiver, though? Seems a bit steep for what appears to be junk. Anyone can cut out a little snake and color it. And I don't care what smug, self-important, overpriced art school you went to. A pewter cracker is just fucking stupid. There better be some cooler stuff in that there death machine.
Submitted by goferforhire (user info) at 2006-04-18 17:59:10 EDT (#)
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That's pretty bitchin
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2006-04-18 17:56:42 EDT (#)
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Submitted by MyTeeOne (user info) at 2006-04-18 16:27:03 (#)
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Illinois still has the vending machines and, downstate, drive though liquor stores...for when you're to drunk to go in.
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This is true.
I don't know from using them, I just...
Send me a cracker loki, I'll pay. The closest one to me is an hour drive and I'm THAT lazy.
Submitted by Coleslaw_Murphy (user info) at 2006-04-18 17:43:02 EDT (#)
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That's kind of a nifty way to get art to the masses. I'll check out the website.
Submitted by Tyrone_Washington (user info) at 2006-04-18 17:32:28 EDT (#)
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http://www.edandjacqui.com/nyc_montreal/bar03.jpg
CD's, music and art from an old cigarette machine. It's a great idea
I was over in Quebec last year, cigarette machines are still there...only thing is using an old one sucks, because you have to deposit 10 loonies in one by one. Canadians and their cig prices...have mercy.
Submitted by MyTeeOne (user info) at 2006-04-18 16:27:03 EDT (#)
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Illinois still has the vending machines and, downstate, drive though liquor stores...for when you're to drunk to go in.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-04-18 16:11:43 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2006-04-18 14:26:17 (#)
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Unfortunately in the UK we still get fags out of fag machines.
Those'd be popular in San Francisco...
Submitted by awesome_face (user info) at 2006-04-18 16:11:09 EDT (#)
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The most interesting thing ive heard all day.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 15:24:09 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2006-04-18 14:26:17 (#)
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Unfortunately in the UK we still get fags out of fag machines.
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You keep fags in machines?!?!
Cyborg fags are scary.
Submitted by Beano312003 (user info) at 2006-04-18 14:26:17 EDT (#)
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Unfortunately in the UK we still get fags out of fag machines.
Submitted by leilani (user info) at 2006-04-18 14:16:38 EDT (#)
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I like that cracker too, and i'm not sure why.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:44:11 EDT (#)
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there's a cig vending machine in a bar in norwalk still. i want the cracker.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:40:45 EDT (#)
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I like that cracker.
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:38:24 EDT (#)
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nifty.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:34:16 EDT (#)
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My little reptwirl is from Kentucky. The cracker is from NY. I don't know how he decides what to put where, but damnit we need more crackers down here.
This is the link to the story I heard about it that got all this started: http://www.wfae.org/wfae/index.cfm
Submitted by CookieLass (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:27:07 EDT (#)
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Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:25:57 (#)
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Come on Sinna, lighten up not everything has to be a renaissance painting to be considered art.
Do you really know some of these people CookieLass? That is so cool. I wonder what they really think about this whole thing. I'm sure they are not getting nearly what they should be considering the time it takes to make these things. The lizard I have came in a hand painted box. I guess they do it for exposure, but clearly no one is getting rich off of this.
This has turned out to be a bizarre duo thread.
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Yeah, Sarah Crumpler is one of them. I do volunteer work at the Laughing at the Sun gallery here in town, and she's had a show here. Alejandro Paredes lives here and is a figure that moves in the art community rather boldly. When I went to look at the list of artists, a bunch of names jumped out at me. I am e-mailing a few of them to see if they'll tell me how much they make. I agree that it's most likely an exposure thing, but you never know... the list had a machine in the Getty museum in LA, which is one of the most prestigious museums in the nation, so I imagine they have some serious incentive to do this. Plus, looking at some of the art you get, these are the sorts of things that seasoned artists can get inspiration for and crank out maybe 50 or 60 in a weekend. I assume they place the artists regionally, so no artist is in every machine, etc.
I wonder how fast they sell out....
Submitted by DavyJones (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:19:34 EDT (#)
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Yea, that's been illegal in Iowa for like 5 years at least.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:17:48 EDT (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:12:09 (#)
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Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:03:51 (#)
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They take me to the doctors, who confirm that the readings indicate an abnormally large difference between diastolic and systolic in my blood pressure, and an extremely low resting heart rate, which is typical for a runner or high level athlete. They note that while my 46 beats-per-minute heart rate is exceptionally low for an average person, its not so for an athlete. This actually ends up making me feel good, as there is medical evidence that my months of training prior to entering the Army paid off.
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I was just looking at that site.
WTF is wrong with it, it has never moved past chapter 8.
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Tucker Max was in the process of updating all the Festering Ass sites, then Anthony DiMeo sued him for internet harassment so he's tied up for a little while. He posted something about it on his blog in like March. I check it every couple days. I'm getting antsy.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:13:50 EDT (#)
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Ah APW, I should have posted this tomorrow.
what?
I can send you one Grimm, e-mail me at tokin.loki.at.gmail.com. I'll have to fight off my coworkers, but they all look a bit pasty and thin so I think I can pull it off.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:12:09 EDT (#)
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They take me to the doctors, who confirm that the readings indicate an abnormally large difference between diastolic and systolic in my blood pressure, and an extremely low resting heart rate, which is typical for a runner or high level athlete. They note that while my 46 beats-per-minute heart rate is exceptionally low for an average person, its not so for an athlete. This actually ends up making me feel good, as there is medical evidence that my months of training prior to entering the Army paid off.
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I was just looking at that site.
WTF is wrong with it, it has never moved past chapter 8.
Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:10:41 EDT (#)
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I still want the pewter cracker. Loki, can you get me one? Or tell me how to get my own?
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:03:51 EDT (#)
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Heh. I dont know why I'm posting this.
Another nurse comes in, tells me to calm down, and takes another reading, and look just as confused as ever.
Nick "So? What's wrong? Am I OK?"
They both look at the readings, and the second one asks me, "Do you run a lot? You an athlete?"
Oh thank God! That's why my readings are causing such a stir! If the fat blobs of shit that I'm here with are typical, they must not be used to seeing people in such good shape.
Nick "Yeah, I've been playing sports forever, and I was a college athlete. And I work out and stuff, run 4 miles a day, yeah."
They take me to the doctors, who confirm that the readings indicate an abnormally large difference between diastolic and systolic in my blood pressure, and an extremely low resting heart rate, which is typical for a runner or high level athlete. They note that while my 46 beats-per-minute heart rate is exceptionally low for an average person, its not so for an athlete. This actually ends up making me feel good, as there is medical evidence that my months of training prior to entering the Army paid off.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 13:00:00 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:43:38 (#)
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Because being in tremendous physical shape so presents itself as a heart condition. wtf?
What a quack. I only have a rudimentary knowledge of medicine and I still know that's dumb. I'd be pissed too.
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That's what happened to the guy at Hoo-ah.net during their initial health screening things. Fucking stupid.
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I am not completely clear on it, but I guess if you train running long distances when you are resting and take a deep breath your heart will pause, once you exert yourself it will work normally when you breathe deep though. Of course my insurance was out a few thousand, I had to shave my chest for a 24 hour heart monitor, and I had to do a stress test before they realized this. Actually the stress test was fun. You are on a treadmill that keeps going faster and steeper with an EKG on. The doctor had never seen anyone last as long as me, granted he is a heart specialist who probably mostly works with sick people, it made my day.
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I just love how they put you through all that crap and THEN think to ask you about your lifestyle.
I do have to give you props on the running though. And I thought I worked out. Jesus man, you'd make me look like one of those shut-ins who doesn't even get out of bed.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:52:16 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:43:38 (#)
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Because being in tremendous physical shape so presents itself as a heart condition. wtf?
What a quack. I only have a rudimentary knowledge of medicine and I still know that's dumb. I'd be pissed too.
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That's what happened to the guy at Hoo-ah.net during their initial health screening things. Fucking stupid.
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I am not completely clear on it, but I guess if you train running long distances when you are resting and take a deep breath your heart will pause, once you exert yourself it will work normally when you breathe deep though. Of course my insurance was out a few thousand, I had to shave my chest for a 24 hour heart monitor, and I had to do a stress test before they realized this. Actually the stress test was fun. You are on a treadmill that keeps going faster and steeper with an EKG on. The doctor had never seen anyone last as long as me, granted he is a heart specialist who probably mostly works with sick people, it made my day.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:46:42 EDT (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:40:21 (#)
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Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:25:57 (#)
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This has turned out to be a bizarre duo thread.
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art and a career in the marines?
I smell heat.
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speaking of Art, do any of y'all have any suggestions for pieces my APW lesson can be on?
I'm drawing a horrible blank <--- haha, get it? drawing a blank? I'm just so damn funny sometimes, I can't stand it.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:45:55 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:12:18 (#)
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I'd give my left arm to go on test flights like that. I have some friends that are helicopter pilots in the Marines and I've literally begged them to take me up. They won't though - selfish bastards. They keep mumbling crap about security this, Article 15 that - wimps.
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I have been working here over a year, and my first one won't be for a few months.
I actually had a chance in October, but a retarted doctor out in town thought I had a heart condition. It turns out I was just in really good shape from training for a marathon. I am still pissed I missed an opportunity because of that dipshit.
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Because being in tremendous physical shape so presents itself as a heart condition. wtf?
What a quack. I only have a rudimentary knowledge of medicine and I still know that's dumb. I'd be pissed too.
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That's what happened to the guy at Hoo-ah.net during their initial health screening things. Fucking stupid.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:43:38 EDT (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:37:24 (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:12:18 (#)
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I'd give my left arm to go on test flights like that. I have some friends that are helicopter pilots in the Marines and I've literally begged them to take me up. They won't though - selfish bastards. They keep mumbling crap about security this, Article 15 that - wimps.
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I have been working here over a year, and my first one won't be for a few months.
I actually had a chance in October, but a retarted doctor out in town thought I had a heart condition. It turns out I was just in really good shape from training for a marathon. I am still pissed I missed an opportunity because of that dipshit.
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Because being in tremendous physical shape so presents itself as a heart condition. wtf?
What a quack. I only have a rudimentary knowledge of medicine and I still know that's dumb. I'd be pissed too.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:40:41 EDT (#)
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Yeah, indoninja, that's along the lines of my thinking right now. I figure once I'm out and they're paying for college, it wont hurt to have a real job for a year and go back to community college to catch up on things and then move into grad school.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:40:21 EDT (#)
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Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:25:57 (#)
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This has turned out to be a bizarre duo thread.
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art and a career in the marines?
I smell heat.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:38:53 EDT (#)
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Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:28:04 (#)
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Submitted by sinna (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:10:23 (#)
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In what capacity is a pewter cracker art?
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In what capacity is it not?
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We are talking about stuff bought from an old cigarette dispenser, what do you expect?
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:37:24 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:12:18 (#)
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I'd give my left arm to go on test flights like that. I have some friends that are helicopter pilots in the Marines and I've literally begged them to take me up. They won't though - selfish bastards. They keep mumbling crap about security this, Article 15 that - wimps.
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I have been working here over a year, and my first one won't be for a few months.
I actually had a chance in October, but a retarted doctor out in town thought I had a heart condition. It turns out I was just in really good shape from training for a marathon. I am still pissed I missed an opportunity because of that dipshit.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:36:41 EDT (#)
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AIT is where you go for your MOS.
Advanced Individualized Training.
Indoninja hit the nail on the head though. Finish your BA first or you'll be 30 and trying to finish it, which sucks huge amounts of donkey dick.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:32:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:29:14 (#)
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Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:21:07 (#)
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AIT? What's that? Do you mean MOS or is that something else entirely?
That could be what he was saying. I asked him what it would take to get into flight school and his answer was pretty vague. He told me the requirements were some score on the ASVAB, 20/20 vision, and two years active duty and then went off on a tangent about how he wanted to fly a Hornet too but couldnt because he doesnt have 20/20 vision.
I'd been planning on finishing up my third year of school, heading to training that summer, and spending as much of my 4th year on reserves as I could, then get the BA while on active duty. I've been reconsidering though lately and I think it would be a much better deal if I earned the BA first.
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AIT is like MOW for officers (I think).
If you have the money, I would get your BA first, once your ass is theirs your ass is theirs and you don't know what might come up to keep you from your degree. Plus I don't know what you are studying, but I promise it is easier to finish without a big break in the middle where you will forget everything.
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Best Advice Ever.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:29:47 EDT (#)
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Fuck
MOW=MOS
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:29:14 EDT (#)
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Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:21:07 (#)
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AIT? What's that? Do you mean MOS or is that something else entirely?
That could be what he was saying. I asked him what it would take to get into flight school and his answer was pretty vague. He told me the requirements were some score on the ASVAB, 20/20 vision, and two years active duty and then went off on a tangent about how he wanted to fly a Hornet too but couldnt because he doesnt have 20/20 vision.
I'd been planning on finishing up my third year of school, heading to training that summer, and spending as much of my 4th year on reserves as I could, then get the BA while on active duty. I've been reconsidering though lately and I think it would be a much better deal if I earned the BA first.
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AIT is like MOW for officers (I think).
If you have the money, I would get your BA first, once your ass is theirs your ass is theirs and you don't know what might come up to keep you from your degree. Plus I don't know what you are studying, but I promise it is easier to finish without a big break in the middle where you will forget everything.
Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:28:04 EDT (#)
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Submitted by sinna (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:10:23 (#)
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In what capacity is a pewter cracker art?
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In what capacity is it not?
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:27:59 EDT (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:17:24 (#)
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Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:48:44 (#)
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HEY! Maybe you'd know. I want to go to Marines flight school but from my reading it seems like I have to be an officer, but I also want to go through recruit training, which would make me an enlisted soldier. Do you know of any loopholes? I want to do both. My recruiter told me I would be able to apply for flight school after two years on active duty but I think he might be lying to me. He didnt "know anything" about the NROTC either when I asked him about that.
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Well they have officer programs you would be eligible for after enlisting, but I don't know if they guarantee flights school, and they are very competitive.
If you are laready in your second year of college NROTC may not be an option, but they should have, I think it is called Platoon Leader something. Basically you train a little bit during the school year, and go to Marine OCS in the summer. You do a lot of the fun playing in the mud that they do in boot camp, adn when you get out you are a marine officer and would be eligible for flight school. If you enlist then sign up for an officer program, I think you still have to go through OCS, so you are probably looking at least 2-3 years from time of enlistment to when you would be in flight school.
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OCS, that's the one. I know flight school is competitive, but so am I. I cant do it if I dont give it a shot, anyway. It's not the end of the world though if I dont make it; there are plenty of other things I think I'd like to do in the Marines.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:27:46 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:21:05 (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:12:18 (#)
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It sounds a lot more badass than it is. I write test plans for aircraft.
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I thought you were a cop.
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Silly rabbit, I didn't write that sentence. That was indoninja.
Your thinking was correctomondo <---- Don't ask because I don't know where that word came from.
I was just lazy and didn't copy and paste the entire response.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:25:57 EDT (#)
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Come on Sinna, lighten up not everything has to be a renaissance painting to be considered art.
Do you really know some of these people CookieLass? That is so cool. I wonder what they really think about this whole thing. I'm sure they are not getting nearly what they should be considering the time it takes to make these things. The lizard I have came in a hand painted box. I guess they do it for exposure, but clearly no one is getting rich off of this.
This has turned out to be a bizarre duo thread.
Submitted by mikethescottish (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:25:55 EDT (#)
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Suddenly i'm reminded of Futurama: "one 'art', please"
Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:25:50 EDT (#)
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i do like the pewter cracker.
Submitted by Beer_bong (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:21:45 EDT (#)
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Woohoo theres one in Tacoma!
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:21:07 EDT (#)
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AIT? What's that? Do you mean MOS or is that something else entirely?
That could be what he was saying. I asked him what it would take to get into flight school and his answer was pretty vague. He told me the requirements were some score on the ASVAB, 20/20 vision, and two years active duty and then went off on a tangent about how he wanted to fly a Hornet too but couldnt because he doesnt have 20/20 vision.
I'd been planning on finishing up my third year of school, heading to training that summer, and spending as much of my 4th year on reserves as I could, then get the BA while on active duty. I've been reconsidering though lately and I think it would be a much better deal if I earned the BA first.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:21:05 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:12:18 (#)
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It sounds a lot more badass than it is. I write test plans for aircraft.
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I thought you were a cop.
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Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:48:44 (#)
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HEY! Maybe you'd know. I want to go to Marines flight school but from my reading it seems like I have to be an officer, but I also want to go through recruit training, which would make me an enlisted soldier. Do you know of any loopholes? I want to do both. My recruiter told me I would be able to apply for flight school after two years on active duty but I think he might be lying to me. He didnt "know anything" about the NROTC either when I asked him about that.
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Well they have officer programs you would be eligible for after enlisting, but I don't know if they guarantee flights school, and they are very competitive.
If you are laready in your second year of college NROTC may not be an option, but they should have, I think it is called Platoon Leader something. Basically you train a little bit during the school year, and go to Marine OCS in the summer. You do a lot of the fun playing in the mud that they do in boot camp, adn when you get out you are a marine officer and would be eligible for flight school. If you enlist then sign up for an officer program, I think you still have to go through OCS, so you are probably looking at least 2-3 years from time of enlistment to when you would be in flight school.
Submitted by sinna (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:10:23 EDT (#)
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In what capacity is a pewter cracker art?
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:01:59 EDT (#)
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Ahhh, that's probably why he said 2 yrs. I don't think he's running a line on you.
If you have a BA, you can come in as an officer. If you wait and get your BA, you could probably go into flight school as your AIT. Is that round abouts what the recruiter told you?
Good for you though, being smart enough to be suspicious of the recruiter. They'll say just about anything to get you to sign up.
I know that probably didn't help much, but I tried.
Submitted by CookieLass (user info) at 2006-04-18 12:01:41 EDT (#)
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DUDE! After poking around the site for a bit, I have now surmised that I actually know 3 of the artists. Like physically have been out for lunch with them, or coffee, or to see a show.
INsanity.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:55:42 EDT (#)
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I'm in my second year of juco, transferring to University of Illinois next semester.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:52:21 EDT (#)
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AsshOly - Do you have any college?
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:50:39 EDT (#)
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also
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:46:46 (#)
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I can. I wanted to get in a ten mile run, and it will be too hot in the afternoon, so I have to do it before work, not fun.
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No shit. It was close to ninety here the other day, twenty-some higher than it had been yet this year, and I was all psyched to go running. I made it four miles and puked for hours. I'm not ready for hot weather yet.
Submitted by AsshOly (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:48:44 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:12:18 (#)
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It sounds a lot more badass than it is. I write test plans for aircraft. I don't get to fly, but I will soon be going up in some of the aircraft that are testing new guns.
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Aircraft testing new guns? I'm so jealous of you now. *pouts* Seriously, where was I when they were handing these jobs out? I demand to speak to a manager.
I'd give my left arm to go on test flights like that. I have some friends that are helicopter pilots in the Marines and I've literally begged them to take me up. They won't though - selfish bastards. They keep mumbling crap about security this, Article 15 that - wimps.
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HEY! Maybe you'd know. I want to go to Marines flight school but from my reading it seems like I have to be an officer, but I also want to go through recruit training, which would make me an enlisted soldier. Do you know of any loopholes? I want to do both. My recruiter told me I would be able to apply for flight school after two years on active duty but I think he might be lying to me. He didnt "know anything" about the NROTC either when I asked him about that.
Submitted by c1ndy (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:45:25 EDT (#)
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you can still buy cigarettes from vending machines here. I haven't smoked for a couple of years but I remember they were twice as expensive from the machine.
Submitted by MichelleNJ (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:40:15 EDT (#)
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I think I might actually have to venture over to Whole Foods on South St. in Philly to get me one of these. I'll have to keep that in mind next time I'm in South Philly.
Submitted by CookieLass (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:32:16 EDT (#)
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YES!!! THEY HAVE ONE IN AUSTIN!
Everyone in the book club will now be receiving vending machine art.
Submitted by damage.com (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:19:57 EDT (#)
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Interesting info in this post--and I get a kick out of that cracker.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:12:18 EDT (#)
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It sounds a lot more badass than it is. I write test plans for aircraft. I don't get to fly, but I will soon be going up in some of the aircraft that are testing new guns.
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Aircraft testing new guns? I'm so jealous of you now. *pouts* Seriously, where was I when they were handing these jobs out? I demand to speak to a manager.
I'd give my left arm to go on test flights like that. I have some friends that are helicopter pilots in the Marines and I've literally begged them to take me up. They won't though - selfish bastards. They keep mumbling crap about security this, Article 15 that - wimps.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:08:16 EDT (#)
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There aren't any of these things in MD. Odd, but they seem a bit scattered around randomly.
The website on the cracker box is:
http://www.newworks.com/
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:02:12 EDT (#)
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What is that website on the cracker box? I can only make out ---works.com
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 11:01:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:57:37 (#)
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Navy base, but yeah. Unless you mean Air base, not airforce base. I am a flight test engineer.
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I meant Air Base.
Flight Test Engineer, huh? That sounds like a bad-ass job. Excuse my ignorance, but do you actually get to do test fights or do you just work on test flight models? Either way, it's still bad-ass. Now why didn't I think of that job? *kicks own ass*
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It sounds a lot more badass than it is. I write test plans for aircraft. I don't get to fly, but I will soon be going up in some of the aircraft that are testing new guns.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:57:37 EDT (#)
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Navy base, but yeah. Unless you mean Air base, not airforce base. I am a flight test engineer.
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I meant Air Base.
Flight Test Engineer, huh? That sounds like a bad-ass job. Excuse my ignorance, but do you actually get to do test fights or do you just work on test flight models? Either way, it's still bad-ass. Now why didn't I think of that job? *kicks own ass*
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:53:00 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:50:33 (#)
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I love the Tiki Bar! I tend not to go for the annual grand re-opening though because it's just so fucking crowded. Too many stupid kids.
You're not down at Paxt. River AB are you? I only ask because of the 10 mile run thing.
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Navy base, but yeah. Unless you mean Air base, not airforce base. I am a flight test engineer.
Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:52:00 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:23:22 (#)
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Thorpe, it really does make perfect sense, I swear. Maryland is a HUGE tabacco farming state, hence cigarette vending machines and the Southern Baptists don't think anyone's having sex, so why would we need those evil condom vending machines?
What was that? What about the 15 year old rednecks with 3 kids you say? Nevermind them. If they weren't sinners and instead doing the Lord's work, they wouldn't have gotten themselves into that mess. God hates them anyway and they deserve their diseases.
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*Can't keep a straight face*
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:50:33 EDT (#)
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I love the Tiki Bar! I tend not to go for the annual grand re-opening though because it's just so fucking crowded. Too many stupid kids.
You're not down at Paxt. River AB are you? I only ask because of the 10 mile run thing.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:46:46 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:42:36 (#)
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Hot damn, you're further south than me and you don't have them? My bad for making a statewide generalization.
I'm in So. AACo. near Cal.Co., so maybe it's just my podunk farming town.
On a side note: I can't wait for it to be 85 degrees tomorrow.
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I can. I wanted to get in a ten mile run, and it will be too hot in the afternoon, so I have to do it before work, not fun.
I have only been back in the MD area for a little over a year, and everyone around here is pumped up for the Tiki bar grand opening. Have you ever heard of it, or is it strickly a St Mary's event?
Submitted by wardy (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:46:22 EDT (#)
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i didn't read this.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:42:36 EDT (#)
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Hot damn, you're further south than me and you don't have them? My bad for making a statewide generalization.
I'm in So. AACo. near Cal.Co., so maybe it's just my podunk farming town.
On a side note: I can't wait for it to be 85 degrees tomorrow.
Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:32:31 EDT (#)
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Damn. That's really awesome. We need some of these in the DC/MD area.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:31:38 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:29:04 (#)
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indoninja - What part do you live in? Around the metro area they've been phased out, but in So. MD I still see them.
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I am in St. Mary's county, I know they used to have them here, but even ones from 5-10 years ago are now gone. I am sure there some in dive bars and poe dung gas stations, but I never see them anymore.
Where do you live?
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:29:04 EDT (#)
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indoninja - What part do you live in? Around the metro area they've been phased out, but in So. MD I still see them.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:25:49 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:23:22 (#)
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Thorpe, it really does make perfect sense, I swear. Maryland is a HUGE tabacco farming state, hence cigarette vending machines and the Southern Baptists don't think anyone's having sex, so why would we need those evil condom vending machines?
What was that? What about the 15 year old rednecks with 3 kids you say? Nevermind them. If they weren't sinners and instead doing the Lord's work, they wouldn't have gotten themselves into that mess. God hates them anyway and they deserve their diseases.
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I live in MD and I haven't seen any here in years.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:23:22 EDT (#)
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Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:11:55 (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:05:35 (#)
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We still have cigarette vending machines here too, but condom vending machines are illegal. Go figure.
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And rightly so, I mean we all know what the world really needs is more unprotected sex.
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Thorpe, it really does make perfect sense, I swear. Maryland is a HUGE tabacco farming state, hence cigarette vending machines and the Southern Baptists don't think anyone's having sex, so why would we need those evil condom vending machines?
What was that? What about the 15 year old rednecks with 3 kids you say? Nevermind them. If they weren't sinners and instead doing the Lord's work, they wouldn't have gotten themselves into that mess. God hates them anyway and they deserve their diseases.
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:19:29 EDT (#)
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Submitted by thorpe (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:11:55 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:05:35 (#)
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We still have cigarette vending machines here too, but condom vending machines are illegal. Go figure.
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And rightly so, I mean we all know what the world really needs is more unprotected sex.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2006-04-18 10:05:35 EDT (#)
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We still have cigarette vending machines here too, but condom vending machines are illegal. Go figure.
Submitted by phuzzygish (user info) at 2006-04-18 09:52:30 EDT (#)
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Ciggie machines are ILLEGAL over there?!?
Bummer.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2006-04-18 09:51:17 EDT (#)
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Holy crap, you can still buy cigarettes from a vending machine? I swear I thought they were made illegal in that whole tobacco settlement deal. I don't think they are as prevalent as they were though. Maybe the fact that there is no where you can actually smoke has rendered them obsolete.
In other news, the air just kicked on and my little snake thing is spinning nicely.
$20 for the cracker? Hmmm I wonder how often they restock that machine.
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2006-04-18 09:48:02 EDT (#)
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I always wondered why they weren't converted to condom dispensers.
Cigarette machines look way more respectable than the metal rectangles bolted to walls that they use now.
Submitted by Grimm (user info) at 2006-04-18 09:45:57 EDT (#)
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+2 because that cracker is awesome. I would pay $20 for a pewter cracker. Maybe more.
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2006-04-18 09:44:09 EDT (#)
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That's pretty cool, actually.
Cigarette vending machines are legal in Aus. Didn't know they weren't allowed over there.
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2006-04-18 09:43:37 EDT (#)
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Yah, I've still seen them around. That's very clever to sell art out of them though.
Submitted by leilani (user info) at 2006-04-18 09:43:20 EDT (#)
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yup, you can get them here too, only you have to take out a mortgage because they are so expensive.
Submitted by MichelleNJ (user info) at 2006-04-18 09:39:12 EDT (#)
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You can still buy cigarettes in a vending machine. Up here at least.