The Off Topic Topic

[Savonarola]

I was listening to the Spanish language radio station out of Orlando yesterday.  The DJs announced that one of Puerto Rico's hottest reaggaeton artists would be at one of the local club's Cinco de Mayo parties.  Hispanics celebrating an obscure Mexican holiday with Puerto Rican music struck me as an "Only in America" moment.  It would have been even better if she had made the announcement in English.

We had a luncheon in honor of el Cinco de Mayo at work.  Engineers from all over the world eating Tex-Mex food while listening to Shakira and Ricky Martin in order to celebrate an obscure Mexican holiday was again "Only in America."  It's even more amusing since we work for a French company.

[celedhring]

I was listening to the Spanish language radio station out of Orlando yesterday.  The DJs announced that one of Puerto Rico's hottest reaggaeton artists would be at one of the local club's Cinco de Mayo parties.  Hispanics celebrating an obscure Mexican holiday with Puerto Rican music struck me as an "Only in America" moment.  It would have been even better if she had made the announcement in English.

We had a luncheon in honor of el Cinco de Mayo at work.  Engineers from all over the world eating Tex-Mex food while listening to Shakira and Ricky Martin in order to celebrate an obscure Mexican holiday was again "Only in America."  It's even more amusing since we work for a French company.

I fondly remember the "Cinco de Mayo" celebrations when I was over at NY. Last one was in a Cuban restaurant, with a bunch of WASPs, jews, and an assortment of non-Latin European students dancing to Pitbull. I wore a Mexican hat, even.

[celedhring]

2010 Celedhring celebrating his inner Mexican-ness:

[mongers]

2010 Celedhring celebrating its inner Mexican-ness:

That's exactly how I imagined you'd look. 

[Admiral Yi]

I maxed out my allowable working hours this week, so I headed to the golf club to hit some balls, then hung out on the patio and watch the end of a high school girls' tournament.  Very relaxing.

[Razgovory]

Russian drinking has been on a decline over the last couple of decades, actually.  Part of the reason could be that old school alcoholics literally drank themselves to death, and new generation has other things to do to pass the time.

The Soviet Union would still exist if they could have produced decent television.  Or televisions for that matter.

[DGuller]

Russian drinking has been on a decline over the last couple of decades, actually.  Part of the reason could be that old school alcoholics literally drank themselves to death, and new generation has other things to do to pass the time.

The Soviet Union would still exist if they could have produced decent television.  Or televisions for that matter.

It actually did produce televisions, even colored ones eventually (though those tended to catch on fire if plugged in). 

The problem was that you needed some real Soviet ingenuity to operate them.  You had to punch them in just the right spot to get the picture to stabilize, but if you did know that spot, the picture would actually stay fairly stable for hours.

[11B4V]

I maxed out my allowable working hours this week, so I headed to the golf club to hit some balls, then hung out on the patio and watch the end of a high school girls' tournament.  Very relaxing.

Flex schedules are awesome.

[alfred russel]

It actually did produce televisions, even colored ones eventually (though those tended to catch on fire if plugged in). 

The problem was that you needed some real Soviet ingenuity to operate them.  You had to punch them in just the right spot to get the picture to stabilize, but if you did know that spot, the picture would actually stay fairly stable for hours.

I Russian guy I met said the same thing about Soviet women. Generally unstable, but if you hit them in just the right spot they would be fairly stable for a while. The problem is if you missed the spot or hit with too much force, they might go out of service completely, and if you hit with too little force they would hit back--often with weapons.

[Admiral Yi]

Why do they call a bullet that exits the body a "through and through?"  Shouldn't it just be a through?

[DGuller]

Why do they call a bullet that exits the body a "through and through?"  Shouldn't it just be a through?

Maybe the front and the back of the body counts as two separate surfaces?

[Razgovory]

Russian drinking has been on a decline over the last couple of decades, actually.  Part of the reason could be that old school alcoholics literally drank themselves to death, and new generation has other things to do to pass the time.

The Soviet Union would still exist if they could have produced decent television.  Or televisions for that matter.

It actually did produce televisions, even colored ones eventually (though those tended to catch on fire if plugged in). 

The problem was that you needed some real Soviet ingenuity to operate them.  You had to punch them in just the right spot to get the picture to stabilize, but if you did know that spot, the picture would actually stay fairly stable for hours.

Yes, I know that.  I exaggerated for effect.

[Archy]

2010 Celedhring celebrating his inner Mexican-ness:

You really look the part

[Jaron]

You know you work in Utah when your company's "Culture Committee" puts up a Hungarian flag for Cinco de Mayo.

[garbon]