Easter

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:10 pm

I bring to you NO Easter Greetings. Choke on a bag of flaming dicks, ASSHOLES.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:39 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I bring to you NO Easter Greetings. Choke on a bag of flaming dicks, ASSHOLES.

It's not Easter yet you fucking moron.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Apr 02, 2010 4:45 pm

Mikey wrote:It's not Easter yet

Thanks, TiC.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:02 pm

KC Scott wrote:I can't beleive we made it through yesterday without a single death

Speaking of yesterday...

We had a letter waiting for us when we got home from work (we opened it this morning), from our son's HS where he's a senior this year. The letter said, basically, that midsemester progress reports are coming out and he's pulling a D or an F in one of his classes and his graduation might be in jeopardy. WFT?!? This is a kid who has never had a grade below a B, has taken almost every AP class in the school (except for Russian sub hunting and dressing in women's underwear), National Merit Scholar, Captain of the Academic Team, Student of the Month in March, etc., etc. We confronted him with it this morning and he honestly had no idea how he could be failing any of his classes. We're pretty sure it's a mistake. His AP Physics teacher has been out for a some time getting chemo treatment, so maybe the grades didn't get in or something.

The thing is, the school is closed today, and they have Spring Break next week. So, there's no way to resolve this or even find out which class is in question for probably 10 days. Whether it's a mistake or not, for them to send this kind of letter out so that it arrives the day before spring break shows an incredible lack of judgement on their part. I called and left a message at the office telling them so.

At first I considered that it might be an April Fools' joke, but that's not likely.

This whole thing has me really spun up right now...

Tom In VA · Post by **Tom In VA** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 9:21 pm

In NO ? Is the end of Lent as fun as the beginning down there ?

BarFlie · Post by **BarFlie** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:37 pm

April fools day and Easter have been on sort of an even keel in my family. Nobody cares.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:39 pm

BarFlie wrote:April fools day and Easter have been on sort of an even keel in my family. Nobody cares.

Easter, since the kids passed about 8 years, means grilling up a rack of lamb, roasting a bunch of red potatoes and drinking a lot of wine.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:52 pm

Mikey wrote:
Easter, since the kids passed about 8 years, means grilling up a rack of lamb, roasting a bunch of red potatoes and drinking a lot of wine.

Lamb?

Shirley that calls for some realllly chewey red... like a gnarlyass Napa Cab or Syrah. But I'm sure a Bordeaux blend would do.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:31 am

Dinsdale wrote:
Mikey wrote:
Easter, since the kids passed about 8 years, means grilling up a rack of lamb, roasting a bunch of red potatoes and drinking a lot of wine.

Lamb?

Shirley that calls for some realllly chewey red... like a gnarlyass Napa Cab or Syrah. But I'm sure a Bordeaux blend would do.

Thinking about one or more of these, which are all available right now at my local Costco where I'll be making my weekly run tomorrow morning. We've already gone through multiple bottles of each and they're all very good, especially the Syrah and the Santa Barbara Cab.

http://www.chwine.com/wine/lot/137/

http://www.chwine.com/wine/lot/138/

http://www.chwine.com/wine/lot/139/

Diego in Seattle · Post by **Diego in Seattle** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:52 am

Dinsdale wrote:
Mikey wrote:
Easter, since the kids passed about 8 years, means grilling up a rack of lamb, roasting a bunch of red potatoes and drinking a lot of wine.

Lamb?

Shirley that calls for some realllly chewey red... like a gnarlyass Napa Cab or Syrah. But I'm sure a Bordeaux blend would do.

Yes it does....but don' t call him Shirley.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:22 am

Mikey wrote:http://www.chwine.com/wine/lot/139/

Not familiar with that particular bottle, but from the pedigree, I'll bet it's a winner.

Reading the link, it gave a bunch of winery speak for "the shit we couldn't get rid of," but I'll take Sonoma Meritage Shit They Couldn't Get Rid Of over most peoples' shit they couldn't get rid of (the high end wines have taken a big hit in the down economy, the < $10 market is booming like a mofo).

Doesn't list the blend that I could see on that site, but I'll bet dollars to donuts it's on the label.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:29 am

Dinsdale wrote:
Mikey wrote:http://www.chwine.com/wine/lot/139/

Not familiar with that particular bottle, but from the pedigree, I'll bet it's a winner.

Reading the link, it gave a bunch of winery speak for "the shit we couldn't get rid of," but I'll take Sonoma Meritage Shit They Couldn't Get Rid Of over most peoples' shit they couldn't get rid of (the high end wines have taken a big hit in the down economy, the < $10 market is booming like a mofo).

Doesn't list the blend that I could see on that site, but I'll bet dollars to donuts it's on the label.

All of CH's wines fit the description of "the shit we couldn't get rid of", or maybe shit that they dumped to sell off-label so they could keep the price of their own brand higher.

I'm no wine expert but almost every bottle I've bought with the CH label has been light years better than anything else you find with a pretty label in the $8.00 to $16.00 range.

Dinsdale · Post by **Dinsdale** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:31 am

KC Scott wrote:Can anyone explain how Ham got to be the traditional Easter Dinner?

Christians thumbing their noses at Jews for offing their dude?

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:04 am

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I bring to you NO Easter Greetings. Choke on a bag of flaming dicks, ASSHOLES.

Are you one of those soft pussies who get Good Friday off?

Happy Easter, cuntnozzle.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:08 am

War Wagon wrote:Happy Easter, cuntnozzle.

STOP IT, okay? It's not Easter yet, jackhole. Didn't you hear? This is SERIOUS stuff.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:13 am

I'm going to my uncles funeral tomorrow in St. Benedict KS... every new day is potentially Easter.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:18 am

St. Benedict being a suburb of Seneca.

Most beautiful Catholic church you ever saw... built by German immigrants in the 1800's.

And for your convenience, the cemetary is within easy rock throwing distance, even with your noodle of an arm.

Dr_Phibes · Post by **Dr_Phibes** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:46 am

KC Scott wrote: Then BLTs are kind of a little "fuck you" too then.

Come to think of it, I think the muzzies are anti-pork also.

Any religion that doesn't respect Bacon is obviously insane

It's fallout from an ancient trichinosis outbreak.

Just think of a futuristic, post-apocalyptic, Mad Max style society having an irrational fear of AMC Pacers.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:46 am

They want me to be a pall bearer. I'll be honored to help carry this man, being as how Uncle Leo was my godfather. Don't ask, it's a Catholic thing.

And if Mace is reading this, yes he served in WWII, as did most of the greatest generation.

mvscal · Post by **mvscal** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 8:39 am

KC Scott wrote:Can anyone explain how Ham got to be the traditional Easter Dinner?

It's easy and big enough to feed a crowd?

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:05 pm

KC Scott wrote:Can anyone explain how Ham got to be the traditional Easter Dinner?

It's a quick way to weed out closet Jews from the congregation?

Truman · Post by **Truman** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 12:49 pm

KC Scott wrote:Can anyone explain how Ham got to be the traditional Easter Dinner?

I hate Ham.

I'm breaking out the smoker for Baby Back Ribs

IN. Will be dropping an eight pound briskett in the smoke-box 'round midnight. The requisite ham for the Traditionalists goes on at noon...

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:11 pm

Mikey wrote:
MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I bring to you NO Easter Greetings. Choke on a bag of flaming dicks, ASSHOLES.
It's not Easter yet you fucking moron.

Hence, the "NO" part, you dim witted, obese, reading comp challenged, commie fukkface.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:12 pm

War Wagon wrote: Don't ask, it's a Catholic thing.

you and uncle leo used to play priest/alter boy?

R-Jack · Post by **R-Jack** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:26 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Choke on a bag of flaming dicks,

Couldn't think of a better Good FRIDAY

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:55 pm

War Wagon wrote:They want me to be a pall bearer. I'll be honored to help carry this man, being as how Uncle Leo was my godfather. Don't ask, it's a Catholic thing.

And if Mace is reading this, yes he served in WWII, as did most of the greatest generation.

I figured as much. Sorry for your loss, WW.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:09 pm

War Wagon wrote:Don't ask, it's a Catholic thing.

Word, brah. Word.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 10:42 pm

Nothing like a small town funeral procession, I mean to tell you.

We leave the funeral home in Seneca to make the 5 mile drive out to the country church and cemetary. Leading the hearse are a dozen biker dudes on Harleys waving large American flags off the back with another fifty or so cars and trucks following. Driving thru the middle of town, pretty much everyone stops what they're doing, removes their hat or otherwise respectfully face the procession and wait for it to pass.

We pass by this big ass house that's being re-roofed by about 8 guys and they all stand up and salute the flag as it drives bye. We get out on U.S. 36 and all the traffic that's coming in the opposite direction pull over and wait for it to pass.

Life's a bitch and then you die, but knowing that good folks like those in North-Central Kansas still exist somewhat renews my faith in the basic goodness of people.

While it was a somber occasion, I got to see some people I hadn't seen in 15-20 years and that was cool. What was even cooler is that both my brothers and sister were there and all 4 of us hadn't been together at the same time for at least 15 years.

Yet I'm afraid that we'll all be back together again fairly soon as my mother isn't and hasn't been getting along very well for quite some time. One other uncle and 2 aunt's as well who are in their late 80's-early 90's. It's said that deaths happen in 3's, but i'm fairly certain this family will experience 5 in a relatively short time frame.

Mace · Post by **Mace** » Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:00 pm

It's tough losing aunts and uncles, and the adults you looked up to when growing up, and I have attended a lot of funerals in the last five years to pay my respects to family and family friends. Your comments about small town funerals are spot on. I've never been in a funeral procession when motorists failed to pull off the road when meeting the procession or having folks on the street acknowledge the procession and pay their respects to the family. Kind of cool and refreshing, like you said, and I feel fortunate to have been raised in an area where those customs are practiced.

trev · Post by **trev** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:00 am

Mikey wrote:
This whole thing has me really spun up right now...

Relax Mikey.

And give the school what for when you find out it's a mistake.

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:10 am

sounds to me like lil' mikey might have a case of senioritis.

PSUFAN · Post by **PSUFAN** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:44 am

I haven't been on a hard-boiled egg hunt since I ate out yer mom

smackaholic · Post by **smackaholic** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:33 am

pulling over for funeral processions seems to be a southern, and i guess mid western thing. they did it in TN when i lived there. In the northeast, not so much, but, we generally do pull over for emergency vehicles and school buses. and i don't even get red assed about it like todd. well, maybe a bit for school buses in cases where the fukkin' bus driver makes no attempt to let the half mile of traffic backed up behind her pass. i think the policy should be modified a bit. in cases where bus drivers let off kids who don't have to cross the street, they shouldn't have to run their flashers. and for kids past maybe 4th grade or so, they shouldn't have them at all. if you are in 10th grade and dumb enough to run in front of cars, chuck darwin should have a crack at your dumb ass.

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:25 am

Mace wrote:It's tough losing aunts and uncles, and the adults you looked up to when growing up, and I have attended a lot of funerals in the last five years to pay my respects to family and family friends. Your comments about small town funerals are spot on. I've never been in a funeral procession when motorists failed to pull off the road when meeting the procession or having folks on the street acknowledge the procession and pay their respects to the family. Kind of cool and refreshing, like you said, and I feel fortunate to have been raised in an area where those customs are practiced.

So very well written, my friend.

I feel fortunate to inhabit a message board with a class act such as yourself.

Stanley Pickkkle · Post by **Stanley Pickkkle** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:27 am

FUKKK EASTER!

Roger_the_Shrubber · Post by **Roger_the_Shrubber** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:44 am

Happy Easter morning all of you! He is risen!!!!!!

For all of us.

Have a great day!

Wolfman · Post by **Wolfman** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 10:56 am

^^^^^^^
Dittos------> oh no---I'm a "dittohead". Happy Easter to all !

R-Jack · Post by **R-Jack** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:24 pm

Roger_the_Shrubber wrote: He is risen!!!!!!

For all of us.

No. The rest of us are able to rise on our own.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:55 pm

smackaholic wrote:pulling over for funeral processions seems to be a southern, and i guess mid western thing.

It's the law.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:24 pm

R-Jack wrote:
Roger_the_Shrubber wrote: He is risen!!!!!!

For all of us.
No. The rest of us are able to rise on our own.

Without an alarm clock and a pot of coffee?