Yeah, I imagine the cops have the numbers at least for their part of the state figured out.  I have the dirty "birthplace of aviation" plate.  Just didn't care for the Bicentennial plates and I don't really care for the new ones which I'm going to henceforth refer to as Teletubby plates because after a weekend with my nephews that's really what they remind me of now.

I miss the county names too.  But if you're a loser like me, you have the numbers of several counties memorized, lol.

I never knew the county names were still there or that they corresponded to the numbers...

 

Well in any case, I guess we had this conversation on the right day- looks like new plate designs are on the way:

 

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/03/beautiful_ohio_license_plate_t.html

Our official state rock song makes up for some of it

 

I disagree. perhaps if it wasn't associated with OSU it would be different, but that song makes me vomit in my mouth.

I never knew the county names were still there or that they corresponded to the numbers...

 

They're actually alphabetical and I've seen a list of them somewhere on the ODOT website.

 

04 = Ahstabula

18 = Cuyahoga

43 = Lake

47 = Lorain

77 = Summit

 

etc.

Someone in my office just microwaved some chocolate chip cookies and is selling them for a fundraiser of some sort. This peaves me as they smell awesome, the whole floor smells like them now, I have no cash, and I'm on a diet.

I bought an Imaginarium train table (with Roundhouse!) set on Monday for my kids. Opened it up Monday night and immediately noticed there was no hardware. Boxed everything back up and went to Toys R Us on Tuesday. They went to another box and pulled the hardware from there. Great (probably how my situation arose, but whatever problem solved, right? Wrong.

 

Tuesday night, I assemble the table, then look at the other parts, buildings, tracks, etc. None of the parts in the box match the instructions. Worse, most of the parts in the box, while similar to the parts list, are more cheaply made, lower in quality, and very obviously used (chipped / broken, etc.). So, I pack up all the miscellaneous parts (keeping the table at the house...spent 2 hrs putting it together, I'm NOT taking it apart!!).

 

Go to Toys R Us on Wed. They open ANOTHER box, and give me the new parts, the very clearly are supposed to be in there. I hand them the junk in my box.

 

So, I'm p!ssed. But I don't know who I'm p!ssed at. My options are 1) Toys R Us for not inspecting before restocking what very clearly was a return where someone switched out the parts / took what they wanted, 2) said offender who stole the parts out of the box, then returned the garbage, or 3) Imaginarium's 800 customer service number, which never actually answered my call, and never returned the three messages I left with them.

Instead of being mad at somebody, may I suggest that you develop a general, unfocused rage and sense of grievance towards the world?  It's easier to keep bottled up inside.

Isn't the answer obvious, steal the pieces that you need from the train table in the kids section at Barnes and Noble....

 

Spread the rage around. I would say all parties are deserving, the first two for what they did. and the Imaginarium people for what they didn't do.

 

Littering. Holy crap do people litter while driving in Cincinnati. Just yesterday I was driving behind someone just chucking their paper napkins and fast food litter randomly out of their Explorer window. Not only that but they were only 1/2 a mile from home (saw them turn into their house) and they had little kids in the backseat. Watch mommy treat the road like her personal landfill, yay!

 

Oh and people who litter while walking by our house. Tomorrow I am going to be cleaning up in the yard and I guarantee I will find swisher containers, candy wrappers and food litter in our flowerbeds. LAZY!

 

Oh and people here who stop for the yield sign on the on-ramp of freeways here. What are you doing??? You can't stop and wait when people are doing 55-65 mph! That is so dangerous.

People truly do not understand YIELD and MERGE on the freeways.  If you are on the freeway, keep f*cking driving. Don't slow down to 20 to wave me in, it's my job to speed up and merge, and yours not to cause an accident as you're breaking your back to be "polite."

People truly do not understand YIELD and MERGE on the freeways. If you are on the freeway, keep f*cking driving. Don't slow down to 20 to wave me in, it's my job to speed up and merge, and yours not to cause an accident as you're breaking your back to be "polite."

 

Maybe you should switch back to the train :)

Instead of being mad at somebody, may I suggest that you develop a general, unfocused rage and sense of grievance towards the world?  It's easier to keep bottled up inside.

 

I like the way you think. Someone, somewhere is doing something wrong. And I'm not going to take it anymore. And by that I mean I am going to take it, until someone steals my red Swingline stapler, then watch out!

People truly do not understand YIELD and MERGE on the freeways.  If you are on the freeway, keep f*cking driving. Don't slow down to 20 to wave me in, it's my job to speed up and merge, and yours not to cause an accident as you're breaking your back to be "polite."

Maybe you should switch back to the train :)

 

LOL.  Even with the train, I have to take the freeway two days a week to drop off at my Mom's, and of course I drive it on the weekends as well for my various errands.

 

Wow, is slow moving time a big pet peeve of mine right now. I went outside at lunch and my entire afternoon has been blown because I am itching to get out of here and get home. Hence, the large number of posts on UO.

My pet peeves as of late

• Divorce - Why is divorce so damn difficult even when there's a prenup?  I'm  thinking maybe gay marriage isn't such a good thing.
  
• Ex skank-in-laws and their families
  
• Dating - Why is it when you're nasty and mean, guys come out of the woodwork to date you.
   
  
• People in flip flops - It's 60 degrees and you're wearing a winter coat and gloves?  :?
  

... Someone, somewhere is doing something wrong ...

 

My greatest fear is that someone, somewhere may be having fun. :x I may not be able to monitor the whole city, but when I hear kids laughing or grownups partying on my block, it's my job to put a stop to it!  :whip:

 

 

:wink:

People truly do not understand YIELD and MERGE on the freeways.  If you are on the freeway, keep f*cking driving. Don't slow down to 20 to wave me in, it's my job to speed up and merge, and yours not to cause an accident as you're breaking your back to be "polite."

 

I really thought Pennsylvania was the only state to produce such stupid and inattentive drivers...  I guess I'm wrong.

 

• People in flip flops - It's 60 degrees and you're wearing a winter coat and gloves?  :?

 

 

"Boots to bare" is what they say.

• People in flip flops - It's 60 degrees and you're wearing a winter coat and gloves?  :?
  

 

 

 

"Boots to bare" is what they say.

Hideous people with no class, taste or style is what I call them!  :whip:

Girls with hairy arms.  It really is kinda gross.

The expression "drinking kool-aid". Why don't you say what you really mean "If you disagree with me, I think you are too stupid to have an original thought or know anything about this subject"? It is just so absurdly arogant to assume that the person you are talking to hasn't taken any time to think about or research the topic, just because they happen to agree with some politician, pundit, etc. No offense intended to any of you that have used the expression, but it really makes me think of the person using the expression as unoriginal, inarticulate, and incapable of making an intellegent counter-argument rather than think less of the "kool-aid drinker".

The expression "drinking kool-aid". Why don't you say what you really mean "If you disagree with me, I think you are too stupid to have an original thought or know anything about this subject"? It is just so absurdly arogant to assume that the person you are talking to hasn't taken any time to think about or research the topic, just because they happen to agree with some politician, pundit, etc. No offense intended to any of you that have used the expression, but it really makes me think of the person using the expression as unoriginal, inarticulate, and incapable of making an intellegent counter-argument rather than think less of the "kool-aid drinker".

 

For that matter, why is this guy so excited that we're drinking the kool aid, anyway? I mean, it seems like we're drinking his bodily fluids and/or his children, which makes him some kind of pervert in my book.

 

 

 

I assume you guys know where the phrase actually comes from? re: Jonestown Massacre?  It's so long ago now, there are probably a lot of people who don't know the origin.  Given the origin, I think it's still a good phrase.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones

See, I thought it came about because people who share like ideals tend to enjoy conversation over a drink, and what's more universally accepted than Kool Aid?

 

I assume you guys know where the phrase actually comes from? re: Jonestown Massacre? It's so long ago now, there are probably a lot of people who don't know the origin. Given the origin, I think it's still a good phrase.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones

I'm aware of the origin of the expression, though I can't remember the events from when they were happening. It's a good phrase if we're talking about someone being brainwashed by a cult to hurt or kill themselves. If we're talking about someone trusting Glen Beck's analysis of the healthcare bill, not so useful in my opinion. It's not like the phrase is going to convince anyone to change their mind, just tick them off even more.

Are you serious or kidding, I can't tell.

Grumpy, that's a pretty literal usage suggestion, that's not what expressions are for.  I can't stand Glen Beck either, but it doesn't have anything to do with whether or not "drunk the kool-aid" is a decent expression, however it's used.  For example, you could say a lot of liberals drunk the Obama kool-aid about drilling, and now they're waking up and smelling the coffee.  Disclaimer: I'm a liberal.  (but I wanted Hillary to win!)

^I'm just annoyed by it because it is really devisive, and dismissive. I find people aren't bothered by using it but would never think of calling the person they're talking about a dumbass, even though both are about equally rude in my opinion.

But what about the people who drink the Fresca?

 

But seriously I would find it about offensive as being called a sheep, which I think that it is more in line with than being a straight dumbass, which IMHO is different.

I think there's a difference between being a dumbass and a "sheep" as CBC put it, which is basically what the kool aid expression says.  Following along blindly without much thought isn't the same thing as being dumb.  Lots of people vote purely on a sheep/kool-aid philosophy when they vote strictly down the party line with no knowledge of candidates or issues.  It doesn't mean they're stupid, just that they're going along with what they assume to be the right thing to do based on a herd mentality. Same thing as the kool aid.

^I'd say agreeing Glenn Beck is nearly a pretty good use of "drinking the kool-aid" but that's just me. lol.  There are a lot of conservatives out there where i can get where they're coming from even if i don't agree with them.  Beck?  not so much.

Forum 'tough-guys'....hope the guy in the U of Akron thread enjoys his time off.

I assume you guys know where the phrase actually comes from? re: Jonestown Massacre?  It's so long ago now, there are probably a lot of people who don't know the origin.  Given the origin, I think it's still a good phrase.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones

 

I was in San Francisco, staying with a friend who lived near the People's Temple, when that story broke. We had heard many more sirens than usual that day, but didn't know what it was about until the evening news, when we learned that a large number of people had tried to storm the Temple, which was protected by a fence and gates. They were trying to find out the fate of their family members and friends who had gone to Jonestown.

 

The more information came out, the more horrifying the story became. I think it had more impact than the Waco/David Koresh incident because it unfolded so abruptly without the long siege and buildup that culminated in the inferno at Waco, and because most of the victims went willingly to their deaths (although there was evidence of coercion in some cases).

Forum 'tough-guys'....hope the guy in the U of Akron thread enjoys his time off.

 

I had a date last night and missed his responses!  Darn it!!

Forum 'tough-guys'....hope the guy in the U of Akron thread enjoys his time off.

 

I had a date last night and missed his responses!  Darn it!!

That'll teach you! I'd much rather sit home and play with my on-line forum friends than go out on a date!

 

:roll:

I assume you guys know where the phrase actually comes from? re: Jonestown Massacre?  It's so long ago now, there are probably a lot of people who don't know the origin.  Given the origin, I think it's still a good phrase.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Jones

 

I was in San Francisco, staying with a friend who lived near the People's Temple, when that story broke. We had heard many more sirens than usual that day, but didn't know what it was about until the evening news, when we learned that a large number of people had tried to storm the Temple, which was protected by a fence and gates. They were trying to find out the fate of their family members and friends who had gone to Jonestown.

 

The more information came out, the more horrifying the story became. I think it had more impact than the Waco/David Koresh incident because it unfolded so abruptly without the long siege and buildup that culminated in the inferno at Waco, and because most of the victims went willingly to their deaths (although there was evidence of coercion in some cases).

 

My dad actually met Jim Jones at some point.

One of my biggest pet peeves is the photo of Kevin O'Brien, conservative columnist for the Plain Dealer.  I can't stand his columns (not just the politics, but the smugness and idiocy too), but it's that smiling photo that just gets me:

 

http://blog.cleveland.com/open_impact/2009/04/small_obrien.gif

When people flick their cigarette butts out the car window.

When people flick their cigarette butts out the car window.

 

Also when people are standing on the sidewalks and throw their cigarette butts into the street.

When people flick their cigarette butts out the car window.

 

^Bump...Also when people flick their cigarettes on the ground when there are receptacles right next to them

But that's one of my favorite attacks to use against tailgaters. That and the old "push in the clutch on an uphill" trick.

People truly do not understand YIELD and MERGE on the freeways.  If you are on the freeway, keep f*cking driving. Don't slow down to 20 to wave me in, it's my job to speed up and merge, and yours not to cause an accident as you're breaking your back to be "polite."

 

I really thought Pennsylvania was the only state to produce such stupid and inattentive drivers...  I guess I'm wrong.

 

Oh and people here who stop for the yield sign on the on-ramp of freeways here. What are you doing??? You can't stop and wait when people are doing 55-65 mph! That is so dangerous.

 

I think it was at Brookville or Dubois (PA) on an on-ramp onto I-80 that I nearly rear-ended a driver who stopped at the end of the ramp instead of merging. She was moving down the ramp at normal speed, and I took my eyes off her for an instant to check for an opening in the I-80 traffic stream. When I looked back, she had stopped dead right in front of me. I jammed on the brakes and headed for the shoulder, and slid right past her on the gravel, screaming obscenities at her from my open window the whole time. She gave me a "WTF is the matter with you?" look.

 

She had a handicapped license plate. I'll bet she got it from a car wreck.

 

On 322 near Boalsburg, I saw a driver put his Mercedes into an uncontrolled skid and end up in a ditch to avoid hitting a small dog that ran out onto the road. I love dogs, but he made a bad choice; he messed up an expensive car, and maybe he had the money and insurance to take care of that, but he had his wife and kids with him and could have gotten someone injured or killed.

Mindless office banter and skinny people that bring in food to feed to us fatties in the office, so the skinny person won't eat it at home. Do I look like I need a plate full of brownies placed right outside of my cube? That's like putting a Dairy Queen right next to Weight Watchers, a cruel but effective way to move your product....

I've got a coworker that needs to fill up every moment of every day with some sort of verbal diarrhea.  Not only that, but she'll come over and eat while doing it.  She'll stand in the opening of my cube and talk and eat and talk and eat.  Eventually she'll throw out whatever it is into my garbage.  Now, it's garbage, and it shouldn't bother me...but it does.

 

I prefer to just throw on my headphones and zone out while doing work.  I don't need to hear about everything she finds cute about her kid or how she feels slighted every day or whatever she wants to discuss that's horribly offensive.

There are people who love to bake, but if you eat everything you bake you end up looking like Paula Deen, so I can understand this.  It requires will power to stay relatively lean, whether you are the cook or a co-worker of a cook.  Just say no!

Gosh I love mindless office banter. Yes! I did notice it's rainy today! And, oh my! I DID notice what so and so was wearing. How about that? They have different clothing tastes than you do. Oh, hi!... Yes, Happy Friday to you too!!!!!!!!!!

 

I love this almost as much as I love it when one ding a ling accidentally emails something to the entire company, and I get my email inbox stuffed with "Please don't email me / please remove me from this list" for the rest of the day. Thank you, for reminding me that this email shouldn't have gone to all these people. In fact, I'm going to reply all with a Thank You to each and every response!

This is why i avoid office parties as much as i can.  the larger the group the more the likelihood that you will hear the same jokes approaches 1.

 

Oh-ho-ho...you guys are trying to lose weight, but darn those cookies.  Uh-oh...Bill is going for seconds.  etc...etc.

 

at my old job i'd typically stick my head in for whatever little talk our management would give and then go back to my desk without anything.  I never understood how people that had a good lunch and snacked all day could become so ravenous when some sort of cake or muffins or cookies appeared.

On a similar note, as a child, I had so much hope that people grow up and not care about petty things.  After listening to some of the conversations I hear among adults, I have realized that many adults never really grow up.

When forumers come to this board, of all places, open up a big development thread and ask - "anything new? any updates?"