The J-Walk Blog: Recent Comments

By Minderbinder on 20-Nov-2009 @02:54 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

L., just put on the hood and grab yer socks and give it up for ol' Eli. You never know where OM will go, I check in regularly* just to see if someone drops a turd in the punchbowl. *Until it's time for my week-ending 3 happy hour greyhounds. (Right Coasters are already home sipping a nice cabernet with dinner.)

Thanks for the links Curtis, can't wait for my boss to leave so I can check 'em out.
By 12-stringer on 20-Nov-2009 @02:50 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

Musician's Friend The Week In Review for November 19, 2009
By Sassy Chick on 20-Nov-2009 @02:50 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

That is Vista is the pits!
By Spokane Mary on 20-Nov-2009 @02:49 pm in Psssst... Don't Eat The Kebabs:

There are periodic flares of scandal about cosmetics companies using fetal collagen tissue which claim that fetuses are intentionally conceived and aborted for that purpose. Like everything else, there's probably a grain of truth to the claim - it likely happened once, somewhere, but it's hard to believe it would be an ongoing situation.

I think it's interesting that in Doug's article mention is made of a Peruvian "legend" in which a group of killers murder wandering loners for their fat. I gave one shot at Googling this - the group is called "Pishtacos" - because I wondered what they used the fat for if this was done long enough ago to be called a legend, but Google pulled one of the stupid stunts that drives me nuts: "Did you mean to search for "pistachios?" and nearly all the links are about pistachios. I love Google, but this annoys me to no end.

Anyway, human-meat kabobs? Now I'm even uneasy buying those delicious tacos from the taco truck ...
By Sassy Chick on 20-Nov-2009 @02:48 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

It's a beautiful day on the Western coast of Florida. I can see my hubby in his boat off the shore, but he just called to say the fish aren't biting. So it's bacon and eggs for supper. If I wasn't stuck inside trying to fix a Vista problem so I can install my printer I would be out on the water too. Visa is the pits!
By decibelcat on 20-Nov-2009 @02:47 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

ByL. :
I'm not sure that I've even ever read one so I don't know what goes on in here. Is it like Skull and Bones or the Masons? Is there a secret knock?

The rule around here is that new people have to send a bottle of expensive single malt scotch to each of the top twenty five commentors.
By chazunga on 20-Nov-2009 @02:47 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

I don't think you can assume that a fly on a wall isn't satisfied with things as they are. Until he flies away.
By robert.wood (B) on 20-Nov-2009 @02:46 pm in Advances In Child Discipline:

I just bought my first pair of Christian Louboutin shoes.
By Mike Schroeder on 20-Nov-2009 @02:45 pm in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

Oh I used carrots not brackets. D'oh!

In any case, requiring gratuity for any reason should be the criminal act here, not refusing to pay extra for #### service.
By Mike Schroeder on 20-Nov-2009 @02:42 pm in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

I concur completely with Steve Buscemi's rant in the intro scene of Reservoir Dogs.

<url>http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Reservoir-Dogs.html#tip</url>
By DoctorDave on 20-Nov-2009 @02:38 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

HADLEY
The tea
Just got thrown
Into the sea
AGW Doublethink
Will shrink I think
No party hardy
At Copenhagen
AlGore lost
His rhythm
Obama lost
His wallet
HADLEY
By Bob Mcgee on 20-Nov-2009 @02:29 pm in Advances In Child Discipline:

I just read the police report and it said right before he tazed her he was helping the mom carry her to the shower? He shouldnt of been there
By Bob Mcgee on 20-Nov-2009 @02:26 pm in Advances In Child Discipline:

Normally I would think its the parents fault the kid acts this way in the first place, they should of handled it on their own and it shouldnt of came to this. But if the kid is just being a violent brat then I guess this would be better than the cop just tackling her after she kicked him. Hard to say without seeing it all go down firsthand.
By Mean Jean on 20-Nov-2009 @02:20 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

Dallas is gray and rainy today. The pre-turkey list making has begun.
By Curtis on 20-Nov-2009 @02:12 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

This Fresh Air Sy Hersh interview is not to be missed. The first 10 minutes or so are particularly notable in that they cover new developments.

also, this interview proves that Gordon Gecko is alive and well.
By L. on 20-Nov-2009 @02:05 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

I don't think I've ever posted to a weekend open mic before. I probably don't have anything to say really. I'm not sure that I've even ever read one so I don't know what goes on in here. Is it like Skull and Bones or the Masons? Is there a secret knock?
By Curtis on 20-Nov-2009 @02:04 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

embrangle - today I received my last BOTMC shipment. Review to follow.

RE: today's masthead - I wonder if he actually likes being a fly on the wall.
By meg_mac on 20-Nov-2009 @02:03 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Bisbonian... I'll blame it on that stupid clean room. Your hair looked fine to me. :)
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @01:59 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Looks just like my hair, meg. :)
By meg_mac on 20-Nov-2009 @01:54 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Curtis... I do rock the xx factor! Those glasses may be coming back but what about that wierd hair-do? I look like I'm going bald. Except for the wierd poofy thing on the right.
By acronombe2012 on 20-Nov-2009 @01:49 pm in Faithful Still Wowed By Shroud:

Some people are brainwashed even unto the grave. A talking snake made a lady eat an apple, so we're all screwed.

Some P.T. Barnum quotes:
"There's a sucker born every minute”
"Without promotion something terrible happens... Nothing!”

Religianity & churchianity will say & do anything to fill the pews, and most importantly, fill those offering plates.
They "MUST" fill those offering plates, so they can be jet flying, limosine riding, stylin' & profilin' preachers of the shroud-man's word. The "truth" is just a tale told often enough...a lie told often enough becomes the truth!
By wally the duck on 20-Nov-2009 @01:47 pm in Faithful Still Wowed By Shroud:

Nobody doubts that it is a real artifact; only that it is what some people believe it is. I don't see where her claims change that.
By embrangle on 20-Nov-2009 @01:45 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

Has Curtis reached the end of his bacon of the month subscription? I would chip in ten bucks to keep those reviews coming.
By Jon Anderson on 20-Nov-2009 @01:45 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

Seconder.
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @01:40 pm in Weekend Open Mic:

Firtstest!
By wally the duck on 20-Nov-2009 @01:38 pm in Who Is This Guy?:

He chose to use this as his official photo.

You're joking... right?
No, I guess not.
By Bob Mcgee on 20-Nov-2009 @01:20 pm in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

Phos "Why does ANY restaurant mandate a built-in tip when the party numbers ≥ a certain number of people? Seems to me it would be easier to serve 8 people at one table than 8 people at 2-4 tables."

Party of 8 = 1 bill = $0 = Putting all your eggs in one basket can go bad if paid by stingy a**hole

Party of 2 x 4 tables = 4 bills = Better odds of getting a fair average tip.
By Bob Mcgee on 20-Nov-2009 @01:12 pm in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

I think robert in SF has it right

I dont think ive seen a "mandatory gratuity" added to a bill, I believe its a service charge and it is part of the bill. If they had a problem they should of taken it straight to the manager and asked for a comp or discount. You cant just buy a product or service then pay what you think its worth after receiving the bill without negotiating it first... simple as that. Seems to be a case of pretty clear cut theft. One of them was an only child I would guess.
By Curtis on 20-Nov-2009 @01:09 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

oh, oh. I dooed it.
By Curtis on 20-Nov-2009 @01:08 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Tight Tee Shirt

And meg_mac - do you rock the XX Factor?

meg_[/url]
By Curtis on 20-Nov-2009 @01:07 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Big big glasses are way back in (even for boys). My favorite pop star of 2009 (that's when I picked up on him), Benji Hughes, sports some wicked aviators:

Dig it.

mac is a JWB regular who is as much fun disagree with as she is to agree with. And she never hits below the belt!
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @12:50 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

when I was a
kid!

Your're probably better off

J-Walk, you got any rules for the use of R's?
By bundukundu on 20-Nov-2009 @12:49 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Very nice answers. Way to sneak in the fact that your son is an honors student! Your subliminal maternal pride is showing through!
I am 41 years old and I am addicted to this blog. Maybe its because it makes me feel young hanging out with si si six year olds!
Like you I was P.O'd when John deleted a couple of my very clever posts, and vowed to never come back. But that didnt last too long!
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @12:48 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Maybe I shouldn't had all that chocolate milk when I was a

You haven't seen my pasty white body. Your're probably better off with the coffee.
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @12:46 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

.... is that by a court order?

Federal Aviation Regulation. meg was at a parade in a nearby town, and I flew over in my plane.
By R I C H A R D I N C A L I F O R N I A on 20-Nov-2009 @12:39 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

We haven't met, but we've been within 1500 feet.... is that by a court order?

I like the milk line... haha. Maybe I shouldn't had all that chocolate milk when I was a kid too.
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @12:34 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

We haven't met, but we've been within 1500 feet....
By wormpicker on 20-Nov-2009 @12:34 pm in Who Is This Guy?:

That's Fritz Wenzel, Rush Limbaugh's favorite pollster.

Of course! It was on the tip of my tongue.
By wormpicker on 20-Nov-2009 @12:32 pm in Mass We Pray:

Yep, I use Wii Pray every day. It gives me a great workout--by the time I'm done my brain feels like Jell-O.
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @12:27 pm in Psssst... Don't Eat The Kebabs:

In Olongopo City, P.I. (near Subic Bay), the street vendors sell (sold?) grilled meat on a stick. Usually monkey. Monkey on a stick.
By deaudonnee on 20-Nov-2009 @12:22 pm in Using Apostrophe's:

We have a whole bunch of stupid signs in this neighborhood that have absolutely NO idea of what to do with the '. One of the worse ones is we sell TV's (what of TV's do you sell? The antenna? The screen? The remote?) Makes me want to run inside the business and scream at them but I am sure they would have no idea of what I would be screaming about.
By Lorence on 20-Nov-2009 @12:12 pm in Mass We Pray:

Poe's law in action...
By rodent on 20-Nov-2009 @12:07 pm in Using Apostrophe's:

It's a little complicated. I prefer Bob the Angry Flower's version
By Thrash Cardiom on 20-Nov-2009 @12:05 pm in Interview With Meg_Mac:

At least your peripheral vision would be in focus with those glasses.
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @11:59 am in Mass We Pray:

That was considered, but in the end it sounded too much like "mass weed spray".
By Evil Klown on 20-Nov-2009 @11:55 am in Mass We Pray:

Shouldn't it me "Mass Wii Pray?"
By CathyG on 20-Nov-2009 @11:52 am in Selling To Captive Audiences:

I had to have physical therapy for a shoulder injury and part of it was to lay on a heating pad for 25 minutes. I would have loved to have a book holder for that. Does it turn pages automatically? Because I would think that the process of removing the right page from the holder, then tucking under the left holder and straightening it all out would take just long enough to annoy me in the flow of reading the story.
By CathyG on 20-Nov-2009 @11:49 am in Faith-Based Comic #7:

Apparently, Bil Keane used to live in Scottsdale. When I was little, the Sugar Bowl restaurant and ice cream parlor had several of his cartoons on the wall. Sometimes he mentioned the Sugar Bowl in the published cartoon. He also made some custom ones for them.

So - that was a long time ago and the Sugar Bowl was old when I was little - is Bil Keane still alive??
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @11:47 am in Watch Out For Web Seals:

Well, it was, but it appears to be working now...thank you.
By CathyG on 20-Nov-2009 @11:46 am in Setbacks In Ketchup Dispensing:

I was chastised at a Whataburger for asking for ketchup packets after presented with a burger. The reason - I could have ordered "extra ketchup" and they would have gladly put it on the burger using the bulk dispenser, but the packets cost extra money. They also took the napkin dispensers off the counter and would dole out 2 napkins per customer.
By J-Walk on 20-Nov-2009 @11:42 am in Watch Out For Web Seals:

Wassamatta, yer Google broke?

Try searching for single-use credit card
By Phos.... on 20-Nov-2009 @11:42 am in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

I'd simply take it up with the manager before dumping the whole issue on the crappy waitron. This is a case where honey is a better palliative than gasoline.

But then again, amicably settling things with the manager wouldn't have whipped up the current storm. Teh intarnets is working itself into quite a lather over this, and it just may cause restaurants to rethink their stand on the oxymoronic "mandatory gratuity" policy.
By Doug on 20-Nov-2009 @11:39 am in No Replies From Santa:

North Pole Alaska? That's the fake Santa. Everyone knows that the North Pole is in Canada.

Send mail to:
Santa Claus
North Pole, Canada
HOHOHO
(yes, that's a real postal code)
By Paul on 20-Nov-2009 @11:37 am in Using Apostrophe's:

Great site.

Did you spot the link to 6 Reasons Bacon is Better Than True Love?

I'll add a seventh - I'd rather read Curtis's reviews of bacon.
By Redwood on 20-Nov-2009 @11:35 am in Watch Out For Web Seals:

Wow, cool. How do you get one?

What he said. I've never heard of this before. Please elaborate, your Excel-ency!
By gdm IV on 20-Nov-2009 @11:35 am in Using Apostrophe's:

meg_mac, you should make this site one of your daily reads.
By Jim on 20-Nov-2009 @11:35 am in Who Is This Guy?:

That is definitely Mike "Mike" Huckabee.
By Doug on 20-Nov-2009 @11:34 am in Psssst... Don't Eat The Kebabs:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8369674.stm

Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe.
The gang allegedly targeted people on remote roads, luring them with fake job offers before killing them and extracting their fat.
The liquidised product fetched $15,000 (£9,000) a litre and police suspect it was sold on to companies in Europe.
By Evil Klown on 20-Nov-2009 @11:33 am in Interview With Meg_Mac:

I noticed I didn't make her list of favs. She prolly forgot.
By Doug on 20-Nov-2009 @11:31 am in Faithful Still Wowed By Shroud:

The shroud has no provenance back past 1357 to Christ's time. This doesn't matter as God could have waved his hand at any time to create the shroud and even used fourteenth century pigments to throw in elements of doubt and faith. Even if it is a forgery then it was God's will and should be venerated as much as if it was Christ's actual shroud. Heads I win tails you lose.
By meg_mac on 20-Nov-2009 @11:29 am in Using Apostrophe's:

Should be added to the curriculum. In fact can they do prepositions and sentence structure?
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @11:29 am in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

I think many people are missing the point. Many places have a "Mandatory Gratuity" policy, often printed on the menu, for parties of six or more. This place apparently did. They included it on the bill. The customers did not pay the bill.
By Phos.... on 20-Nov-2009 @11:28 am in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

Here's what I wanna know:

Why does ANY restaurant mandate a built-in tip when the party numbers ≥ a certain number of people?

Seems to me it would be easier to serve 8 people at one table than 8 people at 2-4 tables.

If things are being run properly, a waitron should be managing close to the same number of people, whether they are grouped together as larger parties, or whether they're spread out across several tables. A good dining room manager will be sure to set up stations as evenly as possible, and should divvy up the incoming patrons among available wait staff.

And I also remember that during my days of waiting tables (30 years ago) I was always happy for the big parties. I almost always seemed to make a pile of money from them.
By tM on 20-Nov-2009 @11:22 am in Using Apostrophe's:

Man, I wish you would have posted this a couple of months ago. We had a heated debate in at work about whether or not childrens packaged undies are "girls', girl's, or girls panties."

Ultimately "girl's panties" was used, despite the fact that most of us thought it was incorrect.
By Doug on 20-Nov-2009 @11:21 am in Using Apostrophe's:

This is the web. Just ignore apostrophes all together and pretend its a typo.
By meg_mac on 20-Nov-2009 @11:21 am in Interview With Meg_Mac:

I failed to mention Shel-tone and Wally the Duck whose comments I read routinely and always enjoy.
By Broccoli on 20-Nov-2009 @11:20 am in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

if it's mandatory, include it in the bill. If you don't include it in the bill, it means that it's an "option".
By meg_mac on 20-Nov-2009 @11:17 am in Interview With Meg_Mac:

why o why didn't you have this wisdom when I was younger?!

You didn't have my mother to advise you. Not your fault.
By Chris Kuan on 20-Nov-2009 @11:09 am in Coca-Cola Boost Zones:

Shel-tone,

Perhaps you would enjoy Ramune - the Japanese "lemonade".

Pictured here are the curry and wasabi flavours.
By mrg_mac on 20-Nov-2009 @11:05 am in Psssst... Don't Eat The Kebabs:

That's enough to make a person go vegan. Well maybe not quite enough. But still... no more vendors for me.
By Gee... on 20-Nov-2009 @10:56 am in Using Apostrophe's:

There's some really fun stuff on that site!
By decibelcat on 20-Nov-2009 @10:54 am in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

They should have paid $1.00 of the gratuity charge instead of nothing.

Anybody who has worked in the food service industry can tell you that a very small tip is more insulting than no tip at all. No tip often means that the customer forgot about it. An extremely small tip (like a dime or a quarter) means "I thought about the service and really I didn't think much of it".
By cj on 20-Nov-2009 @10:49 am in Mass We Pray:

Came here to echo that this is a viral for EA's new game, Dante's Inferno.
By Robert in SF on 20-Nov-2009 @10:40 am in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

I wonder if there is a legal definition of "gratuity" and "service charge".

I believe that a gratuity is voluntary, and as such can be adjusted by the customer. A service charge, once accepted, cannot be declined, as it is now part of the contract for service.

If it's labeled a gratuity, the customers should be able to adjust it. It is, after all, a completely voluntary reward for services rendered, and therefore at the customer's discretion.
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @10:39 am in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Obviously, I drank too much milk as a kid.
By Shel-tone on 20-Nov-2009 @10:37 am in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

Is there really a law that you have to tip? Wow. 99% of the time I'm a good tipper (20% or more) even when I probably should be, but there have been times when no tip was warranted. I would probably tip before going to jail though, but not before I had made my point.
By Shel-tone on 20-Nov-2009 @10:34 am in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Glasses like that are going to come back in style soon. Seriously. I've seen a few younger people in Austin wearing that kind.
By Fast Eddie on 20-Nov-2009 @10:33 am in Mass We Pray:

ElGaucho- that looks like a game I would play
By R I C H A R D I N C A L I F O R N I A on 20-Nov-2009 @10:25 am in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Funny, I have black knees too. and elbows and arms and legs and feet and hands... holy crap! I DRANK TOO MUCH COFFEE AS A KID!! If I'da only knew, I could'a avoided all the issues growing up. why o why didn't you have this wisdom when I was younger?!
By Stargaizer on 20-Nov-2009 @10:24 am in Using Apostrophe's:

Wow,'very educational, I never knew that Bacon Hat's wouldn't melt
By Shel-tone on 20-Nov-2009 @10:24 am in Psssst... Don't Eat The Kebabs:

wait... what? You mean kabobs Aren't human?!
By Shel-tone on 20-Nov-2009 @10:22 am in Faithful Still Wowed By Shroud:

How about they do like they used to do to people the thought were witches and burn it? If it's really Jesus shroud, surely it won't burn?
By Geeza on 20-Nov-2009 @10:10 am in Using Apostrophe's:

Thats great'!
By Lorence on 20-Nov-2009 @10:03 am in Psssst... Don't Eat The Kebabs:

Shades of Sweeney Todd...
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @10:02 am in Clark Sisters:

I hear they are coming out with a new one, J-Walk. It's called "Curl up and Dye".
By Sassy Chick on 20-Nov-2009 @09:50 am in Clark Sisters:

Does it have Frosty the Hairdresser and Dye me a River?
By Auto on 20-Nov-2009 @09:48 am in Using Apostrophe's:

"For Jesus sake" - no apostrophe,I think.
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @09:42 am in Watch Out For Web Seals:

You should check out one-time use credit card numbers. It's a number tied to your credit card that can be charged only one time.

Wow, cool. How do you get one? Ask your credit card company? What will they charge for the priviledge?
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @09:39 am in No Replies From Santa:

Homeless man pees on a bush by the side of the road. Woman sees it, turns him in for "exposing himself". Registered sex offender. Man goes through a nasty divorce. Ex-wife accuses him of molesting their daughter. Registered sex offender. Couple arrested for having sex on a (they thought) deserted beach by moonlight. Registered sex offender. Surfer changing out of his wetsuit in hoity-toity beach town, accidentally drops his towel....
By ElGaucho on 20-Nov-2009 @09:34 am in Mass We Pray:

It's a viral ad campaign for the new video game Dante's Inferno.
http://www.dantesinferno.com/home.action
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @09:30 am in Psssst... Don't Eat The Kebabs:

I'm tellin ya, stick with the manapua.
By Bisbonian on 20-Nov-2009 @09:28 am in Using Apostrophe's:

Wha'?
By wormpicker on 20-Nov-2009 @09:26 am in Faithful Still Wowed By Shroud:

What about that little tag that says: "Do not remove by penalty of law"?
By Neil on 20-Nov-2009 @09:26 am in Interview With Meg_Mac:

"If you drink black coffee as a child you will have black knees as an adult"

Uh!! Why didn't I know that when I was a child??
I have always wondered what caused it.
By Auto on 20-Nov-2009 @09:24 am in Mass We Pray:

Move forward three pews - CLASSIC!
By Dave (TDC) on 20-Nov-2009 @09:20 am in Mass We Pray:

Wii, that's the way, make a cross shaped holder for the Wii controller and then programming the "game" as described onto the Wii should not be too hard. There are loads of idiots, sorry, I meant devout people who'll suck this up, and believe me it'll suck big time.
By Haffy on 20-Nov-2009 @09:16 am in Don't Leave Tip, Get Arrested:

Gratuity = "A gift or present (usually of money), often in return for favours or services, the amount depending on the inclination of the giver" (Oxford English Dictionary) So it can't be mandatory. The moral of this story would appear to be "don't go to Bethlehem, PA".
By J-Walk on 20-Nov-2009 @09:08 am in Watch Out For Web Seals:

You should check out one-time use credit card numbers. It's a number tied to your credit card that can be charged only one time.
By Mean Jean on 20-Nov-2009 @08:56 am in Mass We Pray:

Holy mother of pearl. I'd rather Wii bowl myself.
By Mean Jean on 20-Nov-2009 @08:51 am in Interview With Meg_Mac:

Howdy! I like your answers. Drinking black coffee as a child will turn your toenails black. I thought everybody knew that!

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