A guy took a dive off (suicide) a 28 story building and hit the sidewalk 30 feet from me! I was in traffic on a motorcycle at the time, I didn't even know what happened, I just heard a big boom and wondered why all the people were reacting so strangely! Then heard about it later! I've always wondered if the guy changed his mind on the way down.
Wow miter, what a thought. Talk about "too late" to change your mind about something. It's too bad some people go to such extremes, when maybe if they just waited a little while, they may feel differently the next day. Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. As I have said about anorexia, the same could be said about suicide. Just because it's a very strong idea, doesn't mean it's a good one.
Miter, right back at ya, I know what you feel. I crossed the street (a busy one called Broadway) one day and I heard a loud thump with a couple of bumps after. I was going downhill heading to work after crossing a very major road in Vancouver. I looked back, the world had stood still. In slow motion I remember walking back towards the sound (I somehow knew something really bad had happened, I hadn't had time to fathom what) It was unreal. I walked back up the hill and as the street came into view a lot happened at once. Multiple images of 1. body on the ground askew at a really bad angle (in a split second I remember thinking to myself I'm glad I have really poor vision) 2. A lot of people coming to help (a part of me, regretfully thinking, oh, maybe I won't be late to work again, maybe I'm not needed (I have felt awful about that thought for a very long time and before any of you vilify me, trust me, I still hate myself for that thought)) I have not repeated that since.......I kept walking towards the heap on the ground (sorry, but honestly, at that point, that's what she looked like.....remember we are talking seconds here). The closer I got the more the people surrounded her. By the way I knew it was a girl because there was a skirt and a heeled shoe beside me. When I saw the huge group surrounding her I knew I couldn't help any more than they were. I turned back to my original direction, still doubting if I should or could leave and I went to work. I will never forget the sounds or the fact that for an instance I thought about my job security. Well I said a lot more than I meant to, but my heart goes out to you miter for what you witnessed and I hope that the lady on Broadway is at peace.
riza, don't for a minute think we would put you down for your honest reaction. Tough spot for anyone to be in, hard to judge what we would do unless we were there. Not to mention, a shocking situation, no one could predict how they would react in the same circumstances. Damn, don't feel bad about it anymore. There was nothing you could do anyway. You didn't cause it, you couldn't fix it, so let it go.
Eeeew. Feel for all you guys who've witnessed stuff like this first-hand. My understanding of 'jumpers' is that anything falling from above a certain height onto a hard surface tends to result in the body...well... kinda exploding on impact.
Had the misfortune to open a jpeg sent to me by a gore-loving friend of mine some years ago. It was the remains of someone who'd gone off something like the 50th floor of an office building. His remains were 'spread' across a much larger area of pavement than he would've if he was lying down alive!
Horrible.
An ex-girlfriend's father comitted suicide - went off a bridge onto concrete below. So sad. So avoidable but sometimes people who seem ok are genuinely so ill / emotionally introspective that they can't seem to ask for help.
Well I hate to say it (my friends would say "Yeah right") but I've been to some of the goriest scenes... besides that jumper, there was another jumper that went off Burton Tower in Ann Arbor, a woman who survived for 1/2 hour after, that was really bad! Then the goriest of all, "The plane crash" when I was 15. A twin engine Cessna did a "controlled flight into ground" (pilot disorientation in the clouds) in our neighborhood. My friends and I were damn near first on scene...two men on woman on board, parts strewn all over (I'm not talking aircraft parts either) leg on roof, burning head in wreckage, half torso in bushes, biggest splat on brick house you ever saw, dog running away with a chunk of human...bad scene, lots of carnage..got home later to Mom serving spaghetti!!
I could go on and on but wont! EMS work and all, adds up to a lot of gore..
riza don't beat yourself up on the issue of not doing something. For one thing, there's nothing you could have done and to deal with that type of carnage you need to be "hardened" to it. Something you really don't want in your personality! Unless of course you have a job that requires it.
Thanks for the sentiment guys, but I think I'll hold onto this 'sour' bit. I had a moment of cold heartedness, antipathy, disassociation, desensitization....well whatever you want to lable it....I had a blip of 'cold' and I hope I never forget....that way I won't slip into it again. Sometimes we gotta remind ourselves to care. (every day)
Japanese have a stange sense of humor but the more I watch of their vids the more I'm starting to get it. I think I'm turning Japanese, I really think so.
How would you like to be sitting in the building and watch it fly down past you, not knowing what was going on. Awww shit, another executive committing suicide! Better than a samurai sword to the gut, i guess!
Back after a weeks worth of R-and-R (although in reality, with all the holiday rushing about, it didn't seem like either).
I see Streamlined and his nutty, frothing-at-their-mouths posse have more or less kept a low profile, after getting the living shit kicked out of them last week. Hey Stream! Have you declared war yet on all those cars that are killing Americans? LOL! Fruitcake. Looking back over the weeks postings, I also see that Mr. Mako, Randy-Man, Billy-B, Riza, Skids, mitercut, podster, Mr. Bug and Chaz-Man (have I missed anyone?) have been adding some pretty lively posts, and sprucing the place up quite nicely. Nice to see you all again!
The past few videos have been lacking in a lot of respects, haven't they? The three main issues that usually galvanize everyone on these threads, are any videos having anything to do with Iraq, religion and all matters dealing with "patriotism" (whatever definition THAT falls under). I'm actually kind of surprised that the Glumbert Administration hasn't seen this pattern, and thrown more fuel onto the flames of debate and discussion. Too bad.
I see that I still have my stalker lurking about. Good. I would hate to think my popularity was waning, if it were otherwise.
hey guys! (and gals!) You're all gonna love this! True story! Last week, on my first day off, I was huddled underneath my pile of warm blankets and comforters. The doorbell rings. This was, like, oh about 9 a.m. or so. I do NOT like being up at that hour on my day off. At all. The kids are off to school; it's quite in the house; just me and the wifey. So I get up to see who the fuck is bothering me, right? Up I go, unruly hair and pajamas and all. I already decided if it was any kind of salesman, he was gonna say buh-bye to his liver. I open the door, and some young fella is standing there, dressed smartly in a dark suit (even though it was fuckin' snowing around him, and freezing).......and he was holding a.....bible...in front of him.
He smiels broadly, sticks out his hand and says : "Good morning, Sir! I'm here on behalf of the Assemblies of God, and I'd like to know if you like to help in not only spreading the word of God and the Scriptures, but in also trying to put the "Christ" back in "Christmas".
Any guesses as to what my response/reaction was? I've given you all the scenario.
Insert your answer here.
(closest match/guess/answer will recieve a VERY special holiday gift from Canuck Enterprises Inc.)
C first tries to be nice, and politely says "now is not a good time son" to which the young man replies, but sir, it's always time to spread the word of God, god loves you, you know, his only son died for you, you know, Jesus saves, you know.... C says, I'm sorry so...But sir, you must let Jesus into your heart, I used to be all messed up on drugs, and now I'm all messed up on the lord, I mean now...( looking at the front of Canucks house toward the front door) two neighbors walking by hear a door slam, they see a smartly dressed young man in a dark suit upside down in a snow bank legs flailing with some dark rectangular book like object protruding from his ass!
Canuck you haven't missed much since you've been gone.
I'm surprised they weren't Mormons. Then again they'd have a bicycle. So apparently the storm troopers of diversity have declared war on Christmas, which is no surprise to hear Papa Bear Bill OReiley talk about it incessantly. *sigh and shakes head* It's America, as a result, people have the right to be stupid and think that "Christ" is out of Christmas. They just need a candy cane shoved up their ass if you ask me.
Religious guy: "Are yall be knowin that Christmas is a celebration of our Lord Jesus Christ?" Canuck1963 : "First let me ask, do you think the Iraq war is a good thing, and the world is 6000 years old." Religious guy: "Yessa, that-a be correct." Canuck1963 : "You know that confederate flag pin on your jacket is offensive?" Religious guy: "The Lord be watchin and, um an, heeb love us all. I za hab ah pamphlet on the wurd of Christ." Canuck1963 : "Fine. Now go away. " (Door closing Canuck glances down at the the web address on the pamphlet. ) CONTACT ME ON LINE WWW.GLUMBERT.COM [User name: STREAMLINED]
Canuck1963 : "OH! -- MY! -- GOD!" (From some distance away, and fading away into the snow)
Religious guy: "PRAISE BE! I saved another un Lord!"
"Happy Xmas sir, c'mon in! Let me get you an egg nog..."
C turns on his computer and boots up Ziegeist...
"Now just watch this, don't move, I'll be back in a couple of hours..."
C shuffles off to bed and starts dozing again...
Two hours later he awakes to the sound of sobs from downstairs. Wanders down, consoles the gobsmacked little chap with another glass of egg nog, opens the door and lets a born-again realist out into the community
Job done, C, in his dressing gown pauses by the front door, yawning happily whilst gently scratching his nuts. He looks up and down the street... all is good... he glances down to pick up the paper, farts a little louder than perhaps he should and then shuffles back inside to continue his relaxing day at home
You've gotta be fucking kidding me. You little twat, let me tell you what's be happening in my life. I know who I love, I know how I love, I know what life I lead, and I know what life to lead, I have a heart which hurts a lot, I have a wife I love a lot, children are the life I lead, for them I would bleed, a bright red heart on Valentines, an Easter Egg so sublime, on Birthdays I run around alot with a big fat smile among the lot, on Christmas Eve I stay up late, to make sure everything is bright and light. I love so many who love me back..............my name is Canuck.
So much for my train of thought, sounded better in my head. anyhow, Merry Chrstmas, or Happy Holidays......whichever you prefer. (P.S. At the time I really thought Canuck ryhmed with back....don't ask me why)
Guess #1. You invited him in for some cocoa....
then gave him 4 hours of non stop political and religious debate... than yelled something about a sports team when you let the screen door hit him in the ass on his way out?
Guess #2. ....wait....do we only get 1 match/guess/answer each???
because you have really started something here...albeit funny.
You took him Christmas shopping with you and showed him the true meaning of "Christ"mas?
Oh no...wait...you captured his image on video...watching 2girls1cup vid?
geeez...I will need to do a lot of posting to win this VERY special holiday gift since I was unable to win FIRST posts...Laptop took a crap...had to send it away...just got it back...good luck to all you FIRST posters!
I would also like to wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season.
That should cover all the bases..(Merry Christmas, Joyous Kwanza, Mele Kalikimaka, Happy Hana...) you get the picture...
Whatever your religion or belief / non belief...
That was friggin hilarious. Trying to jazz up 2 girls. I am sorry, but if the teacher didn't put a limitation on presentable material he certainly deserves more than a 0%.
I would think it would depend on what other students presented as far as paper quality and length as to determine the grade. C'mon he should gt a minimum of a D for that paper. There was some thought and creativity put into describing the vid.
Remember how Stream and his posse were all up-in-arms over screaming about "victory" and "winning" and blah-be-dee-fuckin'-blah-blah? Well, I guess he and they finally found their niche:
Hey Stream! Do you think your Saudi friends would ever do something like this for ya? (in between breeding/fomenting/creating the extremists who love to kill Americans, that is).
Well?
Ah, screw it.
I'll save you the trouble of saying it, by saying THIS:
Read the article more closely. It's not reflecting the views of nurses, it's reflecting the views of UNIONS who hope to represent (aka- make money) off of them. Not the same. Unions are worse than lawyers....bloodsucking scum....but that's a topic for another day.
If you live in America and don't have the brains/education to get a job that provides healthcare benefits (or can't pay for them on your own) then you deserve to be screwed. It's the process of Natural Selection. We all ready pay for the deadbeats now. (Think Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, etc..) We don't need universal healthcare..............we need people in this country to be accountable for their own actions and do something to improve their lives instead of sitting on their butts and waiting for the taxpayers to give them a handout. Free healthcare should be given ONLY to those that have no other options. For them I can symathize. All others- tough luck. Laziness is not an excuse for a handout.
Anyway, I'm getting off track. Universal Healthcare- Not needed
Tort reform- we NEED it today!!!!
BS lawsuits are what's driving the cost of medical care through the roof. We don't have qualified people who want to be doctors anymore because of all the damn lawsuits brought on by the bloodsucking leeches of this society. Everytime someone sues a doctor because their laproscopic surgery or bunion removal goes bad the cost is passed on to the rest of us........
That being said- I sure hope I get to sue someone for millions someday. No really, it would be awesome! I'd be RICH, BYEOTCH!!!!
Hey, Big C, what be shakin' brother? Missed you around these parts. No sign of your nemesis Stream, but Chummin WAS being a minor annoyance with that "caMuck" crap until he got outed.(Yes,outed I say, of the closet no less) Welcome back, we, for the moment at least, seem to have raked the cat crap out of our coveted sandbox.
I sense you're pretty firm in your beliefs, and that's okay.
We (and by "we", I mean most of the personalities you see on these threads) have already been down this road before. It became quite heated, actually. In the end, people are going to believe what they want to believe. It's as simple as that. The only pity, of course, is that some folks hereabouts insist on using a VERY broad brush to advance their warped views.
And yes, of course I DO see that this little item I posted was on behalf of a union, so you take it for what it's worth. Having said that, we've had arguments around here as well, as to the merits of unions (although if said "union" encompasses the views/opinions of its membership who consist of nurses and other health care practitioners, I'd be inclined to give it some consideration....wouldn't you?). Besides, having legislated 40-hour work weeks with accompanying overtime protocols, women not getting fired if they're pregnant as well as assorted other health and safety laws passed....well, I guess SOME union objectives are laudible. Unfortunately, others have literally shot themselves in the foot with their demands.
See my point?
So, in the end, it again boils down to whether they are better than nothing at all? Or do you take the good with the bad? And if you have NO unions, per se, than I'm very sure that all of the major corporations will ABSOLUTELY treat ALL of their employees with fairness, dignity and respect and give them a fair shake each and every single time. Right? Are YOU willing to give them that trust?
Anyways, as far as your views on health care go, like I said, if you have those beliefs, then all the power to you. But I will leave you with one question:
Why is it that a man who's worked hard all his life, payed his taxes, obeyed the law, went to church, raised his family, etc., suddenly look at having to declare bankruptcy because he or one of his family had, say, surgery because of a serious illness or an accident? And because his HMO is suddenly not covering ALL of the expenses, because a beaurocrat says so?
Or would you look at saving this mans life (or one of his familys) as a "handout"?
Or is it his RIGHT....as opposed to his PRIVILEDGE....to survive without having these issues heaped on him?
And if you look at the article I posted, you'll begin maybe see how a PORTION of it might have some merit, i.e., mr. Cheney will ALWAYS have better health care than you or your kids.
And if you think THAT is okay by YOU...then all the more power to you.
Streams posse and "camuck" are one in the same, huh? Golly, you mean all these self-professed "analysts" and edoocated folk have resorted to using an alias to engage in schoolyard namecalling/insults???
canuck- I guess I am firm in my beliefs but I certainly don't "toe a party line". Call me a conservative with an open mind. Better yet call me a Libertarian!
Anyway,
I'm for health care reform, but not without tax reform. (The Fair Tax proposal would easily pay for it while eliminating national debt at the same time. Not to mention the total elimination of the IRS. May they rot in the lowest levels of Dante's hell.)
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I had a much longer reply typed up outlining the pro's/con's of both universal healthcare and unions but then realized that my viewpoint, although heartfelt, is also very boring to read............so I figured I'd spare you the agony of reading my rants and deleted it.
In short- differing view points are good. It provides checks and balances and keeps any one particular viewpoint from becoming dominant and dictatorial.
I did vote for G.W. (both times) but that doesn't make me a radical righty. I simply had not yet realized that the man was retarded. Really, really, really, retarded........................In the fashion of "Yay, I'm goin to Disney Lan" retarded. I wish he would just stop talking.............................
Weiner - liked the test and got Centrist first and then Libertarian on the second round. Douche - how did you get to 'Fuckin Commie' ROFLMAO
Quick question here on the part that asks about the draft.
I personally am in favour of national service ie ALL spotty little teenage oiks should do a year or two in service of their country and get some discipline and self respect instilled whether the country is at war or not. After their two years they can then volunteer to continue, or bang out into civvy street.
This is NOT the same as a draft or conscription, where the goverment ONLY will call upon men / women of fighting age IN TIME OF WAR right?
I kinda think a mandatory 12-18-24 months being trained to work with people closely and effectively would be a good thing for the 'yoof of today'
Surfer,as long as he took his "posse"(oh, so many jokes,so many, can't stand it), with him, well then THANK THE LORD(or whoever you choose, Will Farrell, Yahni, that guy from 'Who's the boss", Yasmin Bleeth, Bob Barker, Ron Jeremy.........well, whoever churns your butter)
Sorry surfer - I was misleading just then. I'm actually in Thailand right now - which is kinda down under from where Bill is, but not quite as down under as Oz is! My apols
Have not yet been to Oz but thinking of relocating to Sydney at some point.
Yup - was great. Lots of longfin and skipjack tuna. Plus one real nice wahoo and a couple of mahi-mahi, one of which was the best of the day. All sold by the crew to local restuarants of course!
No sail fish this time around tho but saw manta rays breaching and a pod of whales (dunno what type but medium big - say 35ft). Beautiful time
Bill-B. You're in Canada I think? Yup cold as hell there at this time of year I guess, but beautiful too right?
Having spent time in the US in 'New Joisey' on the Penn state border the winters there were fuckn freezing! Wind chill took it down to about minus 40 at times (prob not a patch on what you guys get further north I admit), but the best thing about your part of the world is the four highly defined and beautiful seasons. Fall especially was absolutely stunning!
Here we essentially have two seasons. Hot/dry, and hot/VERYwet so I miss those four defined seasons sometimes. That said as I am a self confessed sun worshipper (which I think stems from being brought up in Africa) here's better for me!
I recently did my annual bit of 'cold' though! Was in northern Thailand up near the Burma border a few weeks ago and I needed to wear a fleece at night! It was an ungoldy 4-5 degrees! No doubt you'd be on your shirt sleeves LOL!
Happy Xmas
My take on things is that we all have a tendency to say the grass is greener on the other side. So whilst you may think you wanna move south and get away from the cold, I think you guys have some of the best salmon and trout fishing in the world (altho NZ runs you close on the trout) and would happily move there!
Coupled with the sheer size of wilderness in Canada and Alaska I would LOVE to spend a few months working as a fishing guide!
I for one am envious Mako! I have a friend who goes over to Thailand to see his dad every year around this time and always comes back raving about it. I've never been to the Far East and I'm probably getting too old now to be able to enjoy it properly, but I may give it a try some day.
Oh, and if you ever see Camuck down that way, torture him a little please!
Cheers Arse. It certainly makes a change from colder northern climes!
You're never too old to enjoy the place if the many retired people I see here are anything to go by (not saying you're retired of course, just that you said yourself you might be too old - nonsense! ;-)
If you think it will just be too hot then I'd suggest you come around Nov-Jan period as then it gets cooler - was in northeastern highland provinces a couple of weeks ago and it was down to 4 degrees at night, but then it is at altitude. Daytime is a nice balmy 25-30 degrees
You know what tho? At Xmas time I miss the snow...a bit! Guess some people are never satisfied LOL
Personally I won't be the one doing this as I can't ever see an opportunity where I'd want to be within a block of this abberation, but it shouldn't be too tough to find a ladyboy who'll jump at the chance to go with a guy who likes to be tied down for hours on end and attacked by said ladyboy wearing an elephantine strap-on!
I can probably arrange for that to be posted on Glumbert too!
Remember what Streamlined and his posse said about that NIE report on Irans nuclear program (where it basically says it has none) ans Stream and his posse said it was all lies? Well, I guess IMPORTANT folks don't share his/their view:
Has anyone else noticed problems with glumbert today? This morning, couldn't even get to the site at all. Now, the pictures don't show up next to the description of the vid, and when I click to go to the vid, it won't play, it's already at the end where it says "replay" or "share". Strange. Am I the only one?
Nope - They had the site down, and then it came back up, but all screwed up. My video plays, but like you the images are blanked out now. I would do more investigation, but like Internationaltimes says: "I don't give a
By-the-by.....I dunno if anyone else has been following this, but seeing as how I don't have all that much time to watch T.V. and all (regardless of what some folks think!), but I noticed last week that season 3 of the T.V. series "Lost" was released, and I've been catching up on it. Fuck, what a great show! I love it! Anyone else around here been watching it? And oh man-oh-man, did I EVER start replacing the cast on that show, with some of the personalities amongst us here on Glumbert...and...and....(I'm laughing here)...wouldn't Streamlined fit the role of "Benjamin" (the leader of those dreaded "Others")? And his posse would, in fact, BE those "Others"? Oh gawd! That's HILARIOUS! Here's my choices for the rest of the casting:
Jack: Podman
Sayid: Mitercut
Sawyer: Useddouchebag
John Locke: Chaz
Kate: Rizamoon
Charley: barnsleyfc
Desmond: Me
Mr. Eko: Mako100
Hurley: surferbum22
Benjamin: Streamlined
The Others: The Posse
Whattaya all think?
Of course, you have to be familiar with the show to know what the eff I'm talking about! LOL!
LOL! Don't watch it but have heard it's worth doing so - think we're probably about three series behind you here though...
BTW Douche, apols for all emnity in the past you are truly one of Glumbert's star posters now; especially that love hate relationship you have with RF.
Canuck.....I don't know what to say.......the character and look aren't far off....it's kinda freaky. Ummmm....I definately have no delusions (of myself at 36 (I'm still fantastic, however I no longer weigh 120 pounds and I'm not 19) however I have a picture of when I was younger, and it's not that different. Same look in the eyes. No secrets or any diabolical intent, just to show you I have the same look on my face as she does, why don't you set up a temporary yahoo (or some such other account) tell me where to send the picture. (You'll probably have a bunch of other yahoo's responding but ignore them). You can see the picture, go "geez, that's weird" and delete your account after. Seems like a safe thing for me to do. If someone knows a reason why I shouldn't do that, or couldn't feel safe doing that, feel free to comment. (Remember, I'm happily engaged for many years, I am so not trying to hit on him or anything like that). Why can't we treat the internet like a penpal. Why does it have to be such an ominous (hey douche, I bet I spelled that wrong) thing. Oh well, I got the picture on file, and no amount of doctoring could turn it into a porno.
I thought the name of "John Locke" had permanently been assigned to the philosopher, the Two Treatises of Government philosopher...and then I realized, oh, its a character on Lost too.
I love LOST. Best TV show since the Twilight Zone. It requires a good memory, and attention to detail. This may be it's last season (starting Jan 2008, maybe). The only TV show I try not to miss.
I'm not a Doctor, but I always wanted to be one and studied hard in biology, physiology, and chemistry. But alas, in the end, too much family stuff destroyed any chance at that.
C - I think you pegged the assignment of "the others" though.
Mako - Lost has lots of beautiful women in it. It makes it easier to got past the 'soap opera' like moments in the program, but overall I give lost 5 stars.
You should watch the opening 2 hour episode of lost (BTW, the most expensive pilot in TV history), and Kate will give you memory burn when she is standing in the ocean, all wet, and in just her underwear.
Alright C, now I have to watch the show... I haven't got a clue what It's about, I don't get to watch much TV, my girlfriend watches the food network waaay too much!
canuck, not familiar with Lost, I don't watch much TV either. Although I've heard the buzz a little bit, it's a good show I guess. Maybe I'll have to catch it.
What's an ISP? by the way? I'm not completely technical. I don't seem to be having any other computer problems, internet in general is fine, any other sites I go to are normal. It's just Glumbert that's screwed up for me.
Strange thing though. This morning, I was waiting for a phone call from my daughter, so I placed my cell phone on my desk, right next to my monitor. At the very second I clicked to go to Glumbert, my cell phone rang, which is also on vibrate. My monitor screen vibrated along with my phone. Everything went screwy for a few seconds. How weird is that? It just happened to be Glumbert I was going to at that very second, and it just happens to be Glumbert is the only site I've had problems with today. Do you think there could be any connection? I only mention it because, just in case it had something to do with my problems on Glumbert today, I want to warn people, don't place your vibrating cell phone next to your monitor! What it did, if anything, I don't know, but it sure did at least make my monitor screen crazy for a bit, and I don't think that could be good for it.
Have a great night, a great weekend!
Hey FTB - think it's something to do with microwaves emitted by your cell.
Try putting it on top of the TV then calling it from your landline and a similar thing may happen. Also try putting it next to your landline then call your mobile - you may hear a digital clicking sound coming through the landline when you connect with the mobile
I don't really know why - it's just interference from the microwaves sent out by the mobile
Pods, RF, Bug and Mitercut may know more. If memory serves they can collectively show Dr Spock a thing or two science-wise (the Trekkie Spock, not the expert at raising children although maybe he could help too)
Sorry FTB - to clarify, the weird clicking sounds on your monitor were caused by your mobile phone
The fact that Glumbert is not working properly has nothing to do with your phone at all! Didn't mean to make you think that you were personally responsible for screwing up Glumbert globally!
FTB - an ISP is your Internet Service Provider I think. Basically whoever you pay money to in order to access the internet. May well be your local phone or cable company, not sure
I'm no techy either so if anyone else can help FTB?
ftb the distortion you experienced was due to magnetic interference. the image on a crt screen is actually a stream of orderly electrons the order is effected by the electromagnetic pulse given of by an activated cellphone. LCD screens are not effected by it. you can create the same effect with a magnet...no problem will result
FTB - The interference on your monitor can be caused by anything that emits a magnetic field (Assuming you have a CRT). I would guess that the majority of what you saw was from the tiny vibrate phone motor. (Ye there really are very tiny motors in there with a offset load)
P.S. Mako, I've sent, honestly, probably about 20 videos and I've seen neither hide nor hair of any of them.....I've seen videos a lot more boring here than what I've sent (completely objective). They don't look at our videos.......it's a corporation based on advertising. If there are glitches it's probably due to the fact we aren't idiotic robots (like on Youtube). We don't click to the sites they advertise, and I for one never will....not for any great political statement....I just don't have the time or money to go there. I dare all of you to send in videos (pick the day) and I'll bet 100 kisses none of them get posted. You'll see.
Oops....this was supposed to go below mako's comment of
'Oh...and if we all send suggestions and good links through to Glumbert for the vids we WOULD like to see here then we should do so'
What's really funny is. when I couldn't find my post initially, and I got all excited thinking I had actually pissed off the powers that be enough that they didn't let me post my shit....then I got a little mad....then I laughed my ass off when I found out I had just mis-posted. BIGGEST FLAW IN PERSONALITY.....add, scatterbrained, gullible, ego-centric, Leo, etc. etc. etc.
Mind you it was more of a discussion causer video than a simple 'enjoy for 30 secs and laugh' video
Let's see.
ps forgot to put Lost Boys on my fave films - made me wanna be a vampire when I saw it - but I think that was more from the point of low level flight than ripping peoples throats open and having to live off blood ;-)
I dunno where to find a new home on the web, there are plenty of places and plenty of subcultures. But here on glumbert everyone's different... so that would be hard to find a place to accommodate those aspects.
I dunno, I think we should give glumbert a fighting chance for a little while longer. Its getting pretty thin, though.
Over Thxgiving Glumber were probably on holiday too so I can understand the lack of vids
Could it possibly be the same during the Xmas period?
Oh...and if we all send suggestions and good links through to Glumbert for the vids we WOULD like to see here then we should do so!
And Riza:
Babe, I love you so
I want you to know
That I'm going to miss your love
The minute you walk out that door
(Chorus)
So please don't go
Don't go
Don't go away
Please don't go
Don't go
I'm begging you to stay
If you leave
At least in my lifetime
I've had one dream come true
I was blessed to be loved
By someone as wonderful as you
(Chorus)
Hey, hey, hey
Yeah
Babe, I love you so
I, I want you to know
That I'm going to miss your love
The minute you walk out that door
So please don't go
Don't go
Don't go away
Hey, hey, hey
I need your love
I'm down on my knees
Beggin' please, please, please
Don't go
Don't you hear me baby
please don't go
Don't leave me now
Oh, no, no, no, no
Please don't go
I want you to know
That I, I, I, love you so
Don't leave me baby
Please don't go
Ahem... crappy song if KC and the Sunshine Band ain't your cup of tea, but hey! The sentiment's there
Ohhhhhh, mako, you know what's really kinda cool, I stumbled on your love note while I was just starting to listen to 'the world is a vampire' so, lyrics and music overlaid with your printed lyrics in a very enticing combination..........so, You'll have to excuse me for about an hour....I'll be in the shower a while. (P.S. I'm really not a stalker of all of you......really!.......I dunno) :-)
So just to know more about everyone, Canuck has partially suggested it after naming out lost characters. We should give a mini-biography/demographics thread going on here. So I'll start off:
AGE: 23
OCCUPATION: Student/Bullshitter in Political Science-Masters degree What do I want to do with a PSCI masters degree? I have no clue. Possibly work for the feds overseas in the State Department. My career goals are so ever fleeting, so we'll see about that.
LOCATION: Virginia, USA
WANT TO BE LOCATION: Cali or Australia, or any warm weather is preferable
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Outdoors, hiking, swimming holes, surfing, anything involving water like kayaking, etc, etc, etc. Richard Nixon. Hunter S. Thompson. Computers/Internet. The History Channel.
MUSIC: Any kind is fine, for the most part.
TV SHOWS: Heroes, Nip/Tuck, Daily Show, Colbert Report, The Tudors
MOVIES: Forrest Gump, Point Break, Dumb and Dumber, a whole lot more
And to answer Canuck's question about characters on tv shows....
I WOULD COMPARE MYSELF TO: Hiro off of Heroes WHY (IF SOMEONE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE CHARACTER): Hiro - Not the looks or anything, but because of Hiro's personality. Willing to help out others, kind of geeky in a lot of aspects, I'd like to freeze time. Kind of normal, but outspoken about certain issues.
BIGGEST FLAW IN PERSONALITY: Either I lose important things, or I procrastinate. You choose.
OKAY, I'm ready to hear what others say about themselves?
Alrighty then, (although I think anyone could steal my identity at this point from all the honesty I have exhibited thus far):
AGE: 36
OCCUPATION: OMS (unfortunately, I'm actually doing Dance Retail at the moment, long story.....selling leotards, pointe shoes, children's dance attire Jazz, Ballet, Tap etc.) and being a mom.
LOCATION: Vancouver, B.C.
WANT TO BE LOCATION: Queen Charolette Islands, any Jungle, Camping anywhere really, really, really far from anywhere or anyone else.
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Spanking my child (ha, ha, remember my joke from another thread.....I hope....otherwise I sound evil) Major hiking, singing with my daughter, intense music I can lose myself in, going on adventures (things that include the unpredictable) and I dream of traveling the world...........literally.....that's my dream.
MUSIC: hard core and/or intense.
TV SHOWS: X-files, Dark Forces, Twilight Zone, Mythbusters, Nanny 911 (cuz I feel like the greatest mom in the world after I watch it), Charlie and Lola, Benny Hill, Old SNL, The Riches, La femme Nikita (really), I've lived to long to list them all....but know this, I have never been a huge fan of t.v......I've always prefered climbing a tree (really).
MOVIES: Hell Raiser, The Thing, Lost Boys, Alien, Heathers, anything with Robert Downey Jr., Natural Born Killers, California, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Excorcist, Wild Orchid, Bound, (damn I watch a lot of movies) any period pieces
Pride and Prejudice
Tess of the Durbervilles
Jane Eyre
etc.
and a whole lot more
BIGGEST FLAW IN PERSONALITY: I worry too much, I trust too much, I love too much, I put myself down too much, etc. etc.
I singed up on myspace cause i wanted to write USAranger a letter on a little more personal note! so I had to register to do that. under the same name I think Or under my real name Eric..I can't remember? Well I just logged in there and its my real name tat I see! Not much on there either,except a picture!
I'm also on youtube. But I pulled my videos,got a few middle eastern gents upset at me and decided that they were not in the best taste! LOL!
Looked you up on myspace, and you know what I got.....bupkiss.....nada.....couldn't find ya. Eric brings up 1 page of 500, and Randalflagg brings up zip. I guess if I break a leg and get housebound for 6 months I'll be able to hunt you down. Or, am I missing something?
NO RANDAL! I was scarred when I saw you in person, so please don't do it to others! I am not very good at describing people, but here goes:
Have you ever smelled a rotting corpse that has been decaying for months in a hot cellar? The corpse smells better than him.
His head is shaped like an SNL conehead with eyes so far apart that he has fish eyes. His nose is twisted for the countless beatings he took from having his lunch money jacked by the other kids. His mouth is crooked and off to the side. Alf has more teeth.
Almost like a cross-breed of Chunk and Sloth off The Goonies.
I think we should all agree on another place to meet, at some point in the future, in the event glumbert goes belly up completely. I know I would sorely miss conversing with all of you. Let's hear some ideas!
I think glumbert will be around awhile though. But it wouldn't be a terrible idea to have a back-up. When I couldn't access glumbert at all yesterday morning, I felt a little upset, How will I ever talk with mako again, riza, canuck, skids, used, miter, grp or usaranger, many others. Anybody know how we could keep in touch?
Hey, I threw out the idea to Canuck to set up a temporary yahoo account, to be shortly shut down thereafter. It gives me the idea now, pertaining to the current dialogue, Randal..............oh, Randal, my cyber love, my virtual sweet, my farflung friend, I bet you could set up a very cool, contemporary, up to date 'Web Site' (with low maintenance), for my friends and yours to get together on when we're desperate for the touch of your love........no, really, can't you or someone else in our crew set up a safe house for our banter (at least as back up)? I don't know much about computers and such, but can't you do that?
surfer, totally just now noticed your post! I was really concerned we may lose touch, those of us in Glumbert, so was concentrating on that.
I could add a little more info about myself, if anyone is interested.
Age: 45
Occupation: Quality Assurance
Location: Upstate NY
Want to be location: Hawaii
Hobbies/interests: definately not surfing! Too scared for that! But understand why you might find it fantastic! I've never had an opportunity. But I am an (insofar, unpublished) author, a great Mom, love dancing, singing, dicking around on the computer, an avid reader of all types of books, I can sometimes create the most beautiful of blankets, when the mood strikes me (blankets are the ultimate of gifts, cherished for years, give warmth and comfort), a hard worker, and a good friend.
Music: only really like something to dance to, don't care for the tear jerker, heart wrenching stuff. Why deliberately make yourself sad? Music is supposed to make you feel good, not make you feel like puppies are being tortured.
TV shows: None, except to channel jump and catch an occassional re-run of a comfort show (Mary Tyler Moore, Waltons, something like that). If I watch TV, usually Discovery channel, History channel, Animal Planet, or National Geographic.
Movies: Terminator, Aliens, Armegeddon, First Blood, Silence of the Lambs, Titanic, Vacation, The Truman Show, The Green Mile, Apollo 13, Jaws, Independance Day, many others.
My biggest personality flaw: Too accomodating.
My biggest personality asset: Too accomodating.
I like to get along with people. I always try to do the right thing. I'm so disappointed in myself if I feel I can't be "perfect" for everyone. I like to make people feel good. I'm too hard on myself, and too easy on others. But I can recognize when people deserve special treatment, and when they are assholes. I'm pretty astute, and very intelligent. And as I get older, I have learned more about finding some kind of balance between what other people expect from me, and what I am willing to give. I like to get along, but I realize, that isn't always possible. I can't take responsibility for everyone else.
I would love to hear more from our Glumbert "family".
OCCUPATION: Paid layabout, deflowerer of virgins, lord of the realm and all round raconteur / pisshead. My card says something about strategic planning but I don't know what that actually means. They pay me to do it though so may as well stick at it
WANT TO BE LOCATION: Low earth orbit, or low level supersonic in B1-B, or more realistically beer in hand on a 30ft Bertram off Cape Verde with a 1200lb blue marlin doing 60mph and ripping a mile of 80lb class line off the reel as it grayhounds furiously over the deep, blue ocean
HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Rugby - the sport of kings. Fishing (fly and big game - takes you to the most beautiful places on the plant). Motorsports. Flying - not yet but entering ground school training when I have the spare time and money! Movies. Socialising. Sure there's other stuff too but I was socialising last night and am hungover so this'll do for now. Oh...and of course...GLUMBERT
MUSIC: Anything from Mozart to the Bloodhound Gang, Moby thru to Pink Flloyd, Van the man through to Dandy Warhols. I'll be one of those really annoying people who goes into a store and hums (badly) the tune of the track coz I always forget the name of the song or group.
TV SHOWS: Boring I know but mostly News flicked between channels. For fun it's Daily Show, Mythbusters, Animal Planet, most Nat Geo, Discovery and History Channel stuff and whenever the world cup rugby, soccer or cricket is on then I monopolise the google-box and woe betide anyone touching the remote!
MOVIES: Avid filmy so there are really too many but the ones that first spring to mind include; One flew Over The Cuckoo's nest (great analogy for Glumbert actually), Clockwork Orange, Shawshank Redemption, Deer Hunter, Star Wars (the proper ones of course), Fargo, Rain Man, Hotel Rawanda, Trainspotting, American Beauty, Killing Fields, Big Lebowski, LORT trilogy, Usual Suspects, Wicker Man, Jaws, Apocalypse , Life is Beautiful, Blade Runner and then my silly frivilous ones are Ferris Beuller, all the Terminator and Aliens, Tarantinos stuff has normally been good and of course there's Blues Brothers, ET, Spinal Tap (recently Shawn of the Dead and Hot Fuzz made me chuckle)
Just realised I've listed far too many but...movies are cool
BIGGEST FLAW IN PERSONALITY: Addiction to Glumbert and have been told that I may be a little anti-authority at times. Hey-ho - fuck 'em I...
If you can define yourself in here you aren't much of...well, much more than what most annoys you. Like Cammuk or whatthefuck. This is just a test of posts. There is a relevance regarding a time frame in this room that I am investigating relating to who is here doing what. There is also the variable of remarkability of statement. I would like to participate in further discussions for we have an intense variation of opinions in here.
#1 - I had hoped we agreed not to remark caMuck...it is notice he wants, and thrives on, and certainly does not deserve.
#2 - I'm "in" on another site, if you'd permit me. You folks are so well informed, intelligent...I really enjoy your posts (referring, of course, to those who actually are, and do).
#3 - my ego enjoyed Canuck's including me in his roster. I will try to continue being intelligent and moralistic...until it pisses me off, of course. Hey...I'm here for fun too, in addition to entertainment. Crudity doesn't work for me. I can be as good (bad) at it as the worst seen here...after all, it is only a question of knowing the words, and we all know them...just that most of us choose not to use them. And the mainstream posters on this site do exactly that. Good stuff, here, mostly.
#4 - There was a golden phone in the Cathedral in Toronto, and alongside it was a printed notice: "$10,000 per call, direct to God".
A visitor from New England noted to the tour-director that there was a similar phone in a Boston Cathedral, golden and accompanied by a notice that calls directly to God were 35 cents.
When questioned, he explained: "well, with the Red Sox, the Patriots, the Bruins, the Celtics, and Boston College...obviously, this is God's home town...so it's a local call".
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