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» The Police II
Wasting a cop's time
Back in the early 80s, Texas changed the drinking age from 18 to 21 right before my 18th birthday. When I visited New Orleans (in the neighboring state of Louisiana) for the first time shortly after, I walked up to a policeman and asked "What is the drinking age here?" He rolled his eyes and said, "If a bartender doesn't serve you, just go to another bar."
(Fri 6th May 2011, 15:44, More)
Wasting a cop's time
Back in the early 80s, Texas changed the drinking age from 18 to 21 right before my 18th birthday. When I visited New Orleans (in the neighboring state of Louisiana) for the first time shortly after, I walked up to a policeman and asked "What is the drinking age here?" He rolled his eyes and said, "If a bartender doesn't serve you, just go to another bar."
(Fri 6th May 2011, 15:44, More)
» Bullshit and Bullshitters
crowdsourcing bullshitter
When I was in high school in Texas there was a guy in my PE class who would always tell unbelievable stories about himself. I thought it was a little weird, but it wasn't nearly as weird as what we accidentally discovered: it turned out that we could make up the stories for him and he would agree that they had happened to him. For example, we could say "Hey Jim, do you remember that time that you stopped that bank robbery without any weapons?" and he would respond without hesitation, "yes, those bastards never knew what hit them" and pick up where we left off. He was definitely not trying to be funny, either. The poor guy clearly had some disturbing mental issues, but we were grateful for the entertainment he provided us during the otherwise-unbearable hour of physical education.
(Fri 14th Jan 2011, 14:58, More)
crowdsourcing bullshitter
When I was in high school in Texas there was a guy in my PE class who would always tell unbelievable stories about himself. I thought it was a little weird, but it wasn't nearly as weird as what we accidentally discovered: it turned out that we could make up the stories for him and he would agree that they had happened to him. For example, we could say "Hey Jim, do you remember that time that you stopped that bank robbery without any weapons?" and he would respond without hesitation, "yes, those bastards never knew what hit them" and pick up where we left off. He was definitely not trying to be funny, either. The poor guy clearly had some disturbing mental issues, but we were grateful for the entertainment he provided us during the otherwise-unbearable hour of physical education.
(Fri 14th Jan 2011, 14:58, More)