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Locke · 01-16-2009, 11:13 AM

What the hell happened with Jonathan Frakes from Star Trek TNG?

Does he go back and watch the old episodes where he was trim and clean shaven and then watch the DVDs as he gradually gets fatter and slobbier?

What does he think to himself? I mean, its probably happened at some point to everyone, they gain a few pounds here and there and quit shaving, but his descent into a Ben Affleck-esque despondency was captured on film, made public domain and then broadcast in linear order for the entire world to see.

That has to be depressing.

Gozer · 01-16-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Locke

What the hell happened with Jonathan Frakes from Star Trek TNG?

He got a serious girlfriend and then eased off on the the holodeck pilates sessions.

I went looking for a good picture and the best one I found was this;

at which point I began to feel bad for Will because I realized how hard it would be to casually suggest an idea that could lead to rough anal sex with an empath.

metallicat · 01-16-2009, 03:11 PM

I just came back from court where I was called as a witness to a hit and run. Dude pled guilty to that, and was hit with over 6000 dollars in fines related to driving without insurance. In short, it pays to have car insurance.

The worst part about this, is the lady this loser hit, is out 1300 of her own money because the guy didn't have insurance. Why doesn't his fines go towards her car being fixed?

GreenTeaFrapp · 01-16-2009, 04:14 PM

I'm a winner!

Every year my parents get me a ticket in the lottery for the local children's hospital. And every year I win nothing. Until now. This year I won a $125 gift card for HBC. It's not the grand prize of a fully furnished dream home and car but at least I finally got something beside the satisfaction of knowing the proceeds are going to a good cause.

Gozer · 01-16-2009, 04:17 PM

nm

Resolute 14 · 01-16-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by oilers_fan

I just came back from court where I was called as a witness to a hit and run. Dude pled guilty to that, and was hit with over 6000 dollars in fines related to driving without insurance. In short, it pays to have car insurance.

The worst part about this, is the lady this loser hit, is out 1300 of her own money because the guy didn't have insurance. Why doesn't his fines go towards her car being fixed?

Umm, why wouldn't her insurance cover her losses? $1300 seems to be ridiculous for a deductible.

metallicat · 01-16-2009, 04:43 PM

That's just what she told me today, so she could've been wrong, I don't know. 1300 was apparently the estimate on damage to her truck.

Buddy obviously couldn't afford his insurance, and now has to pay 6k+ in fines. Yikes.

Resolute 14 · 01-16-2009, 06:00 PM

yeah, sucks to be him. As for your friend, she probably thinks she has to pay the full amount, but so long as she put in a claim with her insurance, she'll only be out the deductable.

GreenTeaFrapp · 01-16-2009, 09:10 PM

I'm surprised to see that the episode of Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares that Food Network is airing right now is one that I haven't seen.

The UK version is so much better then the US version. It just seems more real. And hearing Gordon skewer these horrible restaurants uncensored is mesmerizing.

bigtmac19 · 01-16-2009, 09:52 PM

Oh those are definitely better shows, they seem real as compared to the contrived U.S. version.
One of his UK shows they put a swear jar in the kitchen, it was hilarious. He just could not stop himself.

jus_sum_guy · 01-17-2009, 10:03 AM

Thought: Why do I have to be stuck at work today when it is SOOOO nice out??!!

jydk · 01-17-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

yeah, sucks to be him. As for your friend, she probably thinks she has to pay the full amount, but so long as she put in a claim with her insurance, she'll only be out the deductable.

Maybe she doesn't have any coverage that protects her vehicle. A lot of people just carry third party liability.

the crispy badger · 01-17-2009, 10:43 AM

i'm done drinking as of this morning..it's nothing but a headache and a waste of money

JohnnyB · 01-17-2009, 10:48 AM

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i'm done drinking as of this morning..it's nothing but a headache and a waste of money

Oh, if I could only believe that. You may be right that it's nothing but a headache and a waste of money come the next day, but on the day of thought processes are always the same. How many among us have come to that realization only to end up with less money and more headaches?

Resolute 14 · 01-17-2009, 11:59 AM

A Whopper would be excellent right now. Stupid Burger King having only one restaraunt in the south half of the city.

jus_sum_guy · 01-17-2009, 12:47 PM

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i'm done drinking as of this morning..it's nothing but a headache and a waste of money

I have said that exact same thing every Sunday morning... one day it will happen

JohnnyB · 01-17-2009, 07:17 PM

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A Whopper would be excellent right now. Stupid Burger King having only one restaraunt in the south half of the city.

I think I have only ever once eaten at a Burger King in Canada, and I never wanted to go back. Something about BK just struck me as being the most low class, redneck of fast food places. Now that I live in Shanghai I really like BK quite a bit. In fact I think it's great and you posting that makes me want to go have a whopper right now.

JohnnyB · 01-17-2009, 07:25 PM

Actually, I remember now that I already had ideas about BK being redneck, but the one time I ate at a BK, in Crowfoot, the only other people there was a family that fairly closely resembled Cletus and his inbred kin from the Simpsons, both in appearance and demeanor. I still remember this idiot sitting there in his beater, wearing a BK crown on his head. I think my DNA actually squirmed at watching their behavior and listening to them talk. I am a lover of evolution and primatology, but there was something so unsettling about seeing them and thinking how quickly millions of years of evolution could be undone if this family could just outbreed the rest of us.

It totally put me off my burger, and I associated BK with that ever after.

ResAlien · 01-17-2009, 09:24 PM

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i'm done drinking as of this morning..it's nothing but a headache and a waste of money

Ah, give it til next week

Your comment is one of the drinking mottos. That and "God make this stop and I swear I'll never drink again".

My random thought: PG-13 or not, Taken looks freaking awesome

GreenTeaFrapp · 01-17-2009, 10:28 PM

I really hate dealing with video on iPods and Zunes.

Itunes drives me nuts with it's inability to work. It's about as responsive as that goat that hung itself. I've attempted to launch it at least a dozen times now. It's opened to a hung state three times the other attempts did nothing.

Meanwhile, Zune software is the most unintuitive piece of software I've ever been forced to use. When I use it to move stuff over it's a hope and prayer that it worked.

I'm rapidly losing all patience with it and I'm tempted to hurl one of the offending devices as hard as possible.