Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Whelp Tickets



I can’t imagine there’s anyone out there who’s never experienced miscommunication via email or chat. Luckily with our Diverse Friendship Tribe (ahem. David. seriously.) and the diverse typo offenders that belong to it, many of these miscommunications have now become familiar, widely-used phrases for us. Whelp Tickets is no exception. It happened one night in the middle of a three-way. A three-way chat, come on, you guys. It started so innocently, not even meaning to be a typo! Everyone says ‘welp,’ this and ‘welp,’ that! But put a little H in 'welp' and mass confusion ensues. Can’t complain though, because as a result, another little language gem was born…

2:30 PM 
Mercedes: You've been invited to this chat room!

Erin has joined

Mercedes: ok
  here we go

Erin: THANK you


Mercedes: that's some drama right thurrrrr
Susan
you here?


Mercedes: bway bway?


Erin: BWAY BWAY?


2:33 PM 
Erin: you guys
what the FUCK happened to susan


2:34 PM 
Susan: sorry buddy.
i had to take a call.

Mercedes: ok
we were worried
so many things happened

Susan: what happened?
oh you mean, with the chat?
or...like, was it a ghost?

Erin: haha
it was definitely a ghost

Mercedes: that chat

Susan: i'm reading this book about the science behind ghosts and paranormal activity.

Mercedes: Erin got the bootskis

Susan: its kind of interesting.
gchatparanormal activity.


Mercedes: g-anormal activity
you guys

Erin: silly

Susan: dumbbb.

Erin: wait you guys
  
Erin: i like mike hong:
  
Michael: my producer was telling me that her 3-year-old niece loves disney villains
and her mom walked in on her in her room talking on an imaginary cell phone yelling "the POINT is cinderella, WE'RE NOT FRIENDS!!"
i love this girl

Mercedes: HEH HEH!!!

Susan: oh my god. thats the funniest thing i've ever heard..


Susan: by the way, i was looking at pictures of _____ on fb the other night, she's not that cute anymore...
maybe it's just cause i don't like her..but man..not cute.

Mercedes: hold up

Erin: i mean, she's cute

Mercedes: gotta do the DO

Erin: her face


Susan: ugh. but her body. her body. (is a portopotty).

Erin: gha. you guys should be team anti disney princess for beta breakers
DUMB susan!!!!!
god!
i cannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooot stop laughing
her body is a portapotty!!

Susan: wait. that cinderella line is really fucking funny.

Erin: i know
like, what did cinderella say to make the little girl have to take such a strong stance?


2:47 PM 
Mercedes: wait
her body is a portapotty?!!!
STUPID

Erin: RIGHT
i can't STOP laughing at that

Susan: I know, now I have that stupid song in my head..

Mercedes: pretty true tho

Susan: ugh. seriously. her body is disgusting.

Mercedes: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
2:57 PM 
whelp tickets are sold out, so problem solved

Susan: whats whelp?

Mercedes: Whelp,
tickets are sold out
for Nightlife
DUMMMMMMBBBBBBBBBB

Susan: ohmega. that is SOOO STUPID.

Susan: like, what are marijuana tablets.

Mercedes: I am laughing so hard right now]

Susan: you guys. i can't believe i just typed that.

Mercedes: that made my whole day

Erin: wait what?
i missed it

Mercedes: I said "whelp"
to start off my sentence right before I said "Tickets are sold out"
and Susan said "what's whelp?"

Susan: (in my defense there was no punctuation)

Mercedes: that's true
I set you up

Susan: thats like some eats shoots leaves shit right there.

Erin: WHAT?
what's whelp?
i don't get it, you guys?
what is the MATTER with me
instead of welp?
or?

Mercedes: yes

Susan: maybe its the "h" in whelp that throws people off.


Mercedes: the "h" adds the extra emphasis

Erin: OHHHH
so susan you thought she meant tickets to whelp were sold out

Susan: yes.
so stupid.

Erin: okay yeah. that's hilarious. DUMB


Mercedes: it's good shit

Erin: well, i hope Whelp sings 'your body is a portapotty' for all the people who DID get tickets.

Naturally, we had to share this with the rest of the DFT to integrate it properly into the daily email chain and, as is usually the case, most of the team jumped right on the ball. I do have to say though, that some people slipped up. Russ didn’t bring his usual enthusiasm. David had nothing to say. Debra was off having a baby during all this and still hasn’t incorporated it into her own version, like, ‘Zoe’s finally stopped feeding off my huge brown whelp tickets for the night.’  But that’s okay. Russ and David have spearheaded many an Extended Family Dictionary campaign so they get a pass on this one. And I guess having a baby entitles one to a pass as well. So. We’ll just go ahead and honorably mention Susan Cho, not only for being responsible for the confusion that resulted in the creation of this term, but also for being the most frequent user of it. Good job, gang, once again.

susancho78@gmail.com to Amanda, me, elizabeth.ohern, Mercedes, Danny
show details Jul 30
Yup yup. Let's do the weekend of the 21st. Depending on funds, I might have to drive, but otherwise will book some whelp tickets. I'm also going to send out an official email to everyone; ridgeway, andre, wachs etc. And then Beth, you can book your ticket?
She said she doesn't mind doing it at hers, so... I guess we can. It'll just be rullll easy, maybe a potluck or some shit. I kind of do want to get her that disgusting labor cake. Ewwwwwwwwwww.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Danny Krueger to Susan, Russ, Amanda, me, Mercedes, Debra, David
show details Aug 19
Whelp tickets, today has been BALLS.  And my throat still hurts, so I am going to skip the gym, go home, take a vicodin, ride a skateboard, pour a glass of wine, and watch Crazy Heart.  That sounds like a real good night right there.  I'm kind of excited about that.

susancho78@gmail.com to me, Amanda, Danny, Mercedes
show details Aug 20
Oh yeah! I forgot about ska fests! Man. We had a rulllll good time talking about high school music last night. I think I'm going to wear a choker today.
Whelp tickets, I guess that means we're just going to have to definitely go to ny for new years eve you guys.....
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

erin shea to Debra, susancho78, Amanda, David, Mercedes, Danny, Russ, Liz
show details Sep 2
whelp tickets, some people tried to go home and take a nap but couldn't sleep because some cats wanted too much attention. BUT some people also decided to hop on down to the furniture store and buy a bed! I went looking last weekend and saw this rull cute one I haven't been able to stop thinking about. I needed it, so I took it! Finally, no more bed on wheels! Now I can get BENT and my neighbor won't hear shit.
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susancho78@gmail.com to Liz, David, Amanda, Danny, Debra, Russ, Mercedes, me
show details Sep 10
Ooooh sexy! I wish I could.
That's sounds rulll ass fun.
Danny, I wanted to fly 12/29ish ( and catch a red eye) and fly back 1/2ish. Its about 400 or so on Virgin... Whelp, one way it'll only be 200 for you.
I was telling Mark Sitko we were talking about flying out and he was like, "uhhh oh boy."
We need to start coordinating who's staying where though. I'm super ok getting a hostel, if there is no room for me. Or I can stay with Oscar, but he lives in Queens Zass.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Danny Krueger to susancho78, David, Debra, me, Russ, talkingtoliz, Amanda, Mercedes
show details Sep 24
Whelp tickets, I just got back from the beach and I see I have a lot of emails to read through.  Anything major that I missed today?

The beach was REAL nice.  It was really hot, I jumped in the water twice!  You guys, you should really try to go tomorrow.  I think Dave and I are supposed to get some move-related work done, but if we finish early enough, we'll join you. 

Now I'm in trouble because a beer sounds REAL good, Seth, but I better don't start drinking now or else things won't be good eight hours from now when I'm STILL drinking.  Bad idea beans.
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erin shea to Russ, David, susancho78, Mercedes, Amanda, Danny, Debra, Liz
show details Oct 13
NOT cool.

Whelp tickets, some people stayed up too late last night because Paw and Sarah and Clay came over and Clay wanted to watch The Room since he'd never seen it. We got 49 minutes in (starting it at like midnight) and they had to go home, but it was long enough for me to ride my skateboard way too much and be tired bottom jeans today. It also made me dream that Susan was crying and when I asked her why she said that Bella passed away and it was because she was supposed to feed her the night before, but had instead been getting wasted with us. She had a very scientific explanation about how when starvation takes over the body, organs begin to shut down. I was sad that she killed Bella, but even sadder that it was making her reevaluate her BLE lifestyle.

susancho78@gmail.com to Debra, Russ, me, talkingtoliz, David, Danny, Amanda, Mercedes
show details Oct 15
Whelp tickets. All I know is that some people are ditching this asshole bb cause its a piece of crap phone, and am going to get a smart phone when iphone goes to verizon.
I mean, I know the bb is a smart phone, but I guess I want a smarter phone. Not one that got a c in physics jr year, and dint take any ap classes, like the blackberry probably did.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

susancho78@gmail.com to David, me, Liz, Mercedes, Russ, Amanda, Danny, Debra
show details Oct 25
Whelp tickets. You guys I just did something kind of rude. We have a tub of mixed nuts here in the kitchen, and I poured some out into a dixie cup, and put back 2 of the brazil nuts and replaced them with macadamia nuts. With my own hands!
Ummm. Some people might just tell their sister to walk and feed the dogs, and some people might just want to meet erin in burbank to watch the game this week. Maybe thursday?
Lemme look at the schedule and ima let you know.
I'm excited about the halloween house party screams on saturday. Mama has been wanting to go to a party for a while now....
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Amanda Huffman to Russ, Danny, David, susancho78, me, Mercedes, LizPfeffer, Debra
show details Nov 12
Go Russ. Tell it like it is!

So he was a little person? I thought you saw him in the parking lot and he was tall? Whelp tickets, are you going to see what happens? Or is there no hope of chemistry?

I forgot my phone today. Naked SCREAMS!

erin shea to Mercedes, Russ, susancho78, Liz, Debra, Danny, Amanda, DavidTousley
show details Nov 29
it was hilarious. some dude when I went to the bar to order a drink at Edendale asked me if I needed to 'get in there' so I told him I was just trying to order a drink, and he replied, 'yeah, i know, i'm going to let you use this space.' So I thanked him for letting me use his space, then saw this dude at Thirsty Crow that looked like him, so I told Erin to go ask if it was him and we were just drunk enough not to give a shit, so she went over to him and was like 'were you at Edendale just now?' and he said no and she said 'well, my friend would like you to come say hi to her because you look like this really cute guy who was there.' So he was like, 'okay.' So then he came over and we talked and then Erin went to catch a cab home and I was like, 'whelp tickets, guess I'm going with you.' So then I almost went to go get pizza with him but Erin came back with a burrito and said she couldn't catch a cab so I had to take her boo. I mean home, but was gonna write BOO SCREAMS!

My favorite part was when he told me his brother has a band called Pussy Cow. LIKE!

Susan Cho to me, Amanda, Mercedes, David, Liz, Debra, Danny, Russ
show details Dec 1
Amanda. Get that SIX PACK!

Also, last Thursday, I made a big statement (Kim) and said I was seriously going to get a BLE tattoo.
Whelp tickets. I was serious, and think I'm going to finally get a bluebird  with the BLE incorporated in.
For real..
Something like this. But smaller. And cuter.

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Danny to Debra, Liz, me, Amanda, susancho78, Mercedes, RussSharkey, David
show details Dec 3 (12 days ago)
Amanda!!! You are cracking me up over here.  Sounds like maybe you've been hanging out with Mold Mommy.

Whelp tickets, the Uhaul van is loaded up and tomorrow we are moving on up to the East side!



Sent by magic


Whelp tickets, that’s all they wrote. So the next time you’re finding yourself confused by an email or a gchat, just throw some extra letters into random everyday words and see if you can’t one-up whomever is confusing you! It’s liberating!

Whelp Tickets:
A term used in place of the more widely-known, ‘welp,’ which is an alternative way of starting off a sentence with ‘well…’ Also can be used when speaking of purchasing any sort of ticket, be it for a play, a movie or a Whelp concert.  

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Feelin' Real Feminine

Well, I’m not going to try and candy coat this one, folks. This is basically our way of saying it’s time to drop the kids, take the browns to the Super Bowl, lay down a deuce…you know…have a little poop? (In case you’re still not sure what I mean, you can get all your answers here. Body Builders always say it best.)


It all started when the Diverse Friendship Tribe finally started to accept the reality that two of its most treasured members, Danny and Dave, were relocating to the concrete jungle called New York City. As their move date grew closer and closer, we actually started believing this story that they were going to pack up the car and take the southern route across the country, stopping in L.A. and Vegas before heading straight to Arizona.


It was around all this Arizona talk that we really began to take this whole thing seriously. And we couldn’t beat ‘em, so we joined ‘em. We worked out a weekend in glamorous Anaheim during their L.A. stay. (I mean, you can’t leave California without having one last California Adventure. Topless. But that’s another story.) We made sure they knew to play KITTY GLITTERRRRRRRRRR (and say it like that) when they went to Vegas to get Oprah Rich. But when it came to heading straight to Arizona, not many of us had anything to offer. The Grand Canyon? No-brainer. Corona party? Naturally. But they were going to Sedona. Where’s that?


Luckily, Amanda “La Huff” Huffman, the world-travelin’ sonofabitch she is, knows exactly where Sedona is and wasn’t afraid to show it. Without her, we would know nothing of this famed attraction that draws people to Sedona…this thing that was destined to become a much more polite way to speak of taking a dump. The Vortex of Feminine Energy


Danny and Dave did pack up their car. They did make it to L.A. for aforementioned glamorous Anaheim weekend. During that weekend, the Vortex of Feminine Energy was spoken of quite a bit. And somewhere during all the madness that inevitably comes with four 30-something assholes being ridiculous at Disneyland, the Vortex of Feminine Energy became another term for the bathroom. But only for doing a #2. Then, it just became easier to speak of how much of a priority a bathroom break was by rating it in terms of level of femininity felt. So if one of us was feelin' reallllllll feminine, we knew we were in for a good 5-minute break. In addition to doing a great job of utilizing the FastPass system, I believe we also found the most efficient Vortex of Feminine Energy at Disneyland. We found it to be in the House of Blues at Downtown Disney. After that happy hour, we had all felt so feminine, we were ready to take on our remaining six hours of topless roller coaster photos and other unintentional attempts to be tossed from the Happiest Place on Earth. Somehow, all that feminine energy must have been protecting us that day. So, we kept it. Below, you’ll see the progression of how it came to become a part of our lives, how naturally and easily it rolls itself on out. The phrase, I mean. Honorable mentions to Danny Krueger and Susan Cho for being so very open on how feminine they're feeling at any given time. You’ll see.


Sorry guys. We’re just kind of gross. It’s because we’re just close.





Amanda Huffman to susancho78, Danny, me, Mercedes
show details Sep 8

Disney scavenger hunt sounds so fun though!

Danny while you're in Sedona you should go see an energist, or get your aura photographed. Or go the the vortex of feminine energy (where I took a dump). Also, there is a really cool natural rock slide in the river and Anaszi Indian ruins built into the cliffs.

Susan, how are you liking the new job? I know its only been a day, but...spill!
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Danny Krueger to Amanda, susancho78, me, Mercedes
show details Sep 8
ooooh, I wanna go on a natural rock slide in the river!  I been on one of those before, it's so fun!  Do you remember where it was?

I also want to take a dump at the vortex of feminine energy.  I'm kind of excited about Sedona, actually, it looks beautiful.  If you remember any other cool stuff to do there, let me know!

No, Susan, I didn't talk to Mandy about the handjobs yet.  I'm waiting for the Palm lady to confirm that it's 100% definite, she said she'd know today. I told Dave if I made a lot of money, I'd get us two nights in a fancy hotel in Savannah to celebrate!
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susancho78@gmail.com to Danny, Amanda, me, Mercedes
show details Sep 8
Ohmega. I totes want to take a dump at the vortex of feminine energy. I guess these bathrooms will have to do, cause yesterday I took 3, and today I'm working on dump # 2.
Works ok. I've just been indexing and filing, so I'm not really sure what else to expect. All I know is, yesterday flew by, and today is sloooowwwwwwww.
Guh. I did these squats last night, and now my thighs are sore!


Danny to susancho78, Russ, Liz, me, Amanda, MercedesTaylor, David, Debra
show details Sep 14
Yes, and all my CDs, and envelopes. And zippers!

When we drive into El Paso we're totally gonna play that Old 97s song!

The plan now is LA, Disneyland, Vegas, Hoover dam, grand canyon, Sedona camping for two nights (and taking dumps at the vortex of feminine energy), then driving a long way to El Paso (just for sleeping), then Austin for two nights, New Orleans for two nights, savannah for two nights, Washington DC, then arriving at Dave's parents house! It's gonna be a long trip. Hopefully we don't break up!


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Mercedes Taylor to Danny, susancho78, Russ, Liz, me, Amanda, David, Debra
show details Sep 14
Vortex of feminine energy dumps.  Killin' it.  I have to be at work until 8pm tonight.  I shan't survive.
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Peace out

Amanda Huffman to me, Russ, to, Mercedes, Danny, Debra, David, Liz
show details Sep 17
Yeah, chili and soup sounds like BAD idea bottom jeans beans. I've had that happen once when I was running, but there was no where to go but the bushes (or the vortex of feminine energy in Sedona)! I had to cut the run short and go home. Maybe try something more carby?
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Danny to susancho78, Russ, Mercedes, Amanda, David, DebraHamilton, me, Liz
show details Oct 13
OMG Susan you're like Lindsay hitting on Steve Holt. "He thinks I'm cuuuu-uuuute".

Last night Dave and I BOTH had dreams about Emmylou Harris. Seriously. I think it's because Sedona is a vortex. Which, okay, we didn't find the ACTUAL vortex of feminine energy, but we did take HUGE dumps at a diner with a spaceship/alien theme. Incidentally, every time we have to poo, we just say "I'm feeling real feminine." Oh, and we went to Slide Rick state park, which has natural waterslides in this gorgeous river. So fun.

Also, last night I dreamt I had to poo really bad, but the only toilet was in the corner of this room full of people. They were all at tables, eating, I think. They didn't seem to notice me at first, but then I let out this real loud, long fart, and they all glared at me. Weird.

Sent by magic
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Danny Krueger to David, susancho78, Russ, me, Mercedes, Amanda, LizPfeffer, Debra
show details Nov 12
I want that album too!  But I don't know how dropbox works.  Make me one and send me the album.

Speaking of dropboxes, I have visited the vortex of feminine energy THREE TIMES already today.  Must be all that Ethiopian food and BYOB.

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Danny Krueger to Russ, me, Liz, susancho78, David, Mercedes, Amanda, Debra
show details Nov 12
I told Dave about my excessive femininity today and he said that's probably why Ethiopians are so skinny.

TOO SOON!

You guys I just had a giant spinach salad and an apple, so I'm about to get real feminine AGAIN!

Ariel Davenport has a problem today.  She can't stop being feminine!

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Amanda Huffman to David, Liz, Susan, Danny, Russ, me, Mercedes, Debra
show details Nov 12
Today has been intresting. We had cheese, cupcakes and champagne for an office celebration. I got a little tipsy and had a come to Jesus talk with one of my managers. Then she bought me a coffee and I had a 2nd vortex of feminine energy dump. I feel SO sushi.
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susancho78@gmail.com to David, Debra, Danny, Amanda, Liz, Russ, Mercedes, me
show details Oct 11
Oh. And bee tee dubs, yesterday as I was driving home from Erins house, I'm pretty sure they were filming Ryan Goslings movie on this one street I take to get home, and if I hadn't had to take such a big dump, I would have parked and loitered.
Speaking of which, I'm feeling a surge of feminine energy.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

susancho78@gmail.com to Russ, Amanda, Danny, me, Mercedes, Debra, David, Liz
show details Oct 15
Russ, sarcasm noted.
On a more serious note, some people have got a buncha feminine energy they want to get out, but know they're going to get walked in on. Dump screams!
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

susancho78@gmail.com to me, Russ, Debra, David, Mercedes, talkingtoliz, Danny, Amanda
show details Oct 15
Also. It just got rulllll feminine in the ladies room thanks to that bowl of chili and my santa fe style rice and beans lean cuisine lunch.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

And...we're done. 

Feelin' Real Feminine:
A polite way of saying you'd like to use the restroom to have a little poop come out. Can be used regardless of gender or race. Based on the Vortex of Feminine Energy in Sedona, Arizona. A place everyone should visit. 

Monday, November 29, 2010

SO Sushi

Welp, there’s not much to say about this one, explanation-wise. I love sushi. And I love Susan. And I love this. It speaks for itself. It’s SO sushi. And another honorable mention to Mr. Russ Sharkey, who yet again took the reins when he saw something special and didn't let up until everyone got on board. Good job to Danny Krueger as well, for jumping in there right away. You guys are all just SO sushi. 

SC to DT, DK, me, MT, AH, LP, RS, DH
show details Nov 11
I love walking through NY. I used to work in Murray Hill (on Park Avenue South), and I'd always take the 6 down to Grand Central or Union Square and walk up Park.
Theres a Houstons over there too, on Park Ave. South and...25th? You should go there. Hmmmmmmmm. Houstons.
-Show quoted text- 

RS to SC, DT, DK, me, MT, AH, LP, DH
show details Nov 11
Houstons!  When I flew in last xmas, my mom and step-dad picked me up at JFK and we drove to Houstons only to find out that 1) it's now called something else (same owners though, I think) and 2) they couldn't seat us because they had no tables so we went for Italian food on the upper west side.
-Show quoted text- 

SC to RS, DT, DK, me, MT, AH, LP, DH
show details Nov 11
Yeah. Its called Gulfstream or some shit, and I will NOT eat there. I made the mistake of going to the Santa Monica Houstons, but it turend into a Gulfstream, and had the worst experience. I wrote a complaint fax, and the manager called me, apologized, told me he read my letter to his ENTIRE staff and told them to shape up. Then he sent me a $50 gift card.
THATS why I love Houstons. Hulla good service SCREAMS.
Their cole slaw is to DIE FOR, and their artichoke appetizer is rulll good. Ooh. I want Houstons now.
The fact that they so sushi is a little off putting, but their fish sandwich is real good, and also their mixed vegetables, AND, their fish is always really good too.
DANG, I'm hungry.
-Show quoted text- 

RS to SC, DT, DK, me, MT, AH, LP, DH
show details Nov 11
Yeah, they SO sushi.
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SC to RS, DT, DK, me, MT, AH, LP, DH
show details Nov 11
I know. Its weird right? The sushi.
But I like their specials, which are always good.
-Show quoted text- 

DK to RS, SC, DT, me, MT, AH, LP, DH
show details Nov 11
I know! I called them and I was like "you so sushi?" and they were like "yes. We SO sushi."
Sent by magic
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me to DK, RS, DT, MT, AH, LP, DH
show details Nov 11
stupid! but when I read this part of the 'so sushi' email: AND, their fish is always really good too.DANG, I'm hungry.

I read it as 'their fish is always really hungry too.'

That also reminds me of the other day, when the lady I work with who accidentally put lemon pine sol instead of vegetable oil in a batch of box brownies she was making to take to a 4th of July bbq, admitted that when she sees my string outs [the term for the sequence of footage we put together that the editors work from], because of the way I title them ['Vicki and Tamra Have Drinks SO For Edit'] she thought I meant they were SOOOOOOOO ready for edit. SO sushi.
-Show quoted text- 

MT to DK, RS, SC, DT, me, AH, LP, DH
show details Nov 11
Oh, me so sushi! Danny, I'm loving your NY stories- jealous SCREAMS! I
want to go!!! You guys. It's a fine day. I'm not at work, I already
rode a skateboard and I'm on my way to LA. Yussssss!!!!
Peace out
-Show quoted text- 

AH to DT, LP, SC, DK, RS, me, MT, DH
show details Nov 12
Today has been intresting. We had cheese, cupcakes and champagne for an office celebration. I got a little tipsy and had a come to Jesus talk with one of my managers. Then she bought me a coffee and I had a 2nd vortex of feminine energy dump. I feel SO sushi.
-Show quoted text- 

RS to AH, DT, LP, SC, DK, me, MT, DH
show details Nov 12
The monotony, the sound of ping pong balls hitting paddles, the incessant voices in my head trying to figure out where my life goes from here... Fridays are off. the. hook.  SO sushi.

I need to win the mothafuckin lottery.
-Show quoted text- 

LP to SC, me, DT, RS, DK, MT, AH, DH
show details Nov 15
Erin let's talk about show development. We call it "That's so sushi" and if a person chooses a dating partner who is out of their league they get smacked in the face with a dead fish.
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SC to me, AH, DK, RS, MT, DH, LP
show details Nov 16 
My sister and I had Houstons last night, cause I needed a pep talk to get out of my weekend funk, and I told her the "thats so sushi" story, and then I told her about Liz' tv story idea, and she spit the water in her mouth across the table.
-Show quoted text- 

DT to me, LP, MT, AH, SC, DK, RS
show details Nov 16 
TOO SUSHI
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MT to LP, SC, RS, AH, DT, DK, me, DH
show details Nov 12
Whip it is the dumbest movie. So sushi. I'm so glad that Susan spilled
the beans about her short, short man. She told us last night to wait
to tell you guys because she
-Show quoted text- 

Because she what, Mercedes, because she WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Hmm. Guess we'll never know. That's SO sushi. 

Anyways. You get it. Just plain easy. Just SO sushi. 

SO Sushi:
A menu option provided by Gulfstream restaurants. Can also be used as an emphatic adjective. 


Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Good Times, Noodle Salad

Sometimes it takes watching a movie six times in the theater to really appreciate it. No, I’m not talking about that movie I saw six times in the theater. I’m talking about the one where this little phrase comes from, offered by actor extraordinaire Jack Nicholson:
Now, being a fan of lakes and boats and noodle salad, I found this whole idea to be thrilling and resoundingly accurate, so I started embracing the phrase as my own. But there’s some things. According to the Websters Dictionary Online, Linguistic 101 students from the University of Oregon define, ‘good times noodle salad’ in the following way:

Specialty Expressions: GOOD TIMES, NOODLE SALAD

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Good Times, Noodle SaladSlangPhrase. Source: Linguistic 101 students at the University of Oregon. Definition: A reference to a really good time had with friends while eating noodle salad. Context: Used when speaking of fun times with friends or family. Social Source: Bend High School Class of 1999-2000 . Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references)

Upon seeing this I felt a crushing desire to correct it. Sure, the phrase could be applicable to this situation, but the point is, the actual presence of noodle salad is not at all required in order to have ‘good times, noodle salad.’ That's the problem with Oregon. They take everything so literally. (God, you take these things so personally.) There’s really not much behind it, guys. It’s simple. So simple, in fact, that once I started putting it out there, it was easy to get everyone on board, whether they knew what they were referencing or not. And that makes for some good ass times, good ass noodle salad friends:



erin shea to Danny, Susan, Mercedes, Amanda
show details Mar 22

Dang you guys. I cannot wait till some people start getting visits made. Krista and I went to this amazing wine bar on Friday night and then we went back home and watched Thursday's episode of 30 Rock for the THIRD time (we watched it Thursday but couldn't concentrate while it was on because we were coordinating with that gypsy cab driver about bringing us a skateboard and then didn't really retain anything the second time) and drank beers. Then we ran out of beers, so we (plus Elliot) went up to her room to get more. Elliot fucking freaked out and started running through the halls but we managed to take him on that field trip. Next thing you know, I wake up on the couch and Krista is passed out next to me with the same passed-out face she and Lyle have in those party bus pictures and the tv is on, candles are lit and there's pistachio nutshells EVERYWHERE. it's good times noodle salad over here.

Danny Krueger to Susan, me, Mercedes, Amanda
show details Mar 22
 You guys, I'm fucking loopy today. I came across this author's name at work, and it made me laugh out loud: 

German Nudelman
German Noodle Man! Fucking dumb. Good times noodle salad!

erin shea to Danny, Susan, Mercedes, Amanda
show details Mar 22 

german times, nudelman salad!

Danny Krueger to me, Susan, Mercedes, Amanda
show details Mar 22
 Stupid! That made me laugh hard. STUPID!

I feel like I've asked this before, but where the heck does
"good times noodle salad" come from?

erin shea to Danny, Susan, Mercedes, Amanda
show details Mar 22
 omega it's so dumb. It's from As Good As It Gets, when Jack Nicholson is driving to Baltimore with Greg Kinnear and Helen Hunt (he makes her go because he's afraid Greg Kinnear is going to "pull the stiff one-eye" on him) and they're talking about how Greg Kinnear basically got kicked out of the house when he told his parents he was gay and Jack Nicholson just doesn't underSTAND!



Carol Connelly: OK, we all have these terrible stories to get over, and you-...
Melvin Udall: It's not true. Some have great stories, pretty stories that take place at lakes with boats and friends and noodle salad. Just no one in this car. But, a lot of people, that's their story. Good times, noodle salad. What makes it so hard is not that you had it bad, but that you're that pissed that so many others had it good.

That movie is good though!

Amanda Huffman to Susan, me, Danny, Mercedes                      
show details Apr 19
Whispering eye, ew sick. I can't stop laughing about ew sick. Good times noodle salad yesterday. It felt so right, even though Poseidon stole my sunglasses. I think I got a wee bit of a sunbyarn. Danny did your churro get sandy? (that was me by the way). I went pee when I got home and the toilet was full of sand. I must have had a real load in my bottoms. I think next weekend is supposed to be nice again. Lets do it again!

Susan Cho to me, Amanda, Danny, Mercedes
show details Jun 7
Wait. Google wants me to add "Effin' to my calendar too!
You guys. I had a very filling but disatisfying breakfast burrito this morning and now I just feel real full and not well. I also am rulllll tired.
Oh Erin, you were highly missed this weekend. It was some good ass times, hella good ass noodle salad.
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Mercedes to me, Danny, susancho78, AmandaHuffman
show details Jul 7
It is a cute ass shirt, cute ass noodle salad!

Sent from my iPhone
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Danny Krueger to Amanda, susancho78, Mercedes, me, Liz
show details Aug 16
Anyway. Saturday night we went to SF Underground with Wilton, because we wanted to dance. They have an event like twice a month called "Mall Madness." You guys, it was fucking GOOD TIMES food-court noodle salad. I'm telling you. They play all this super danceable nineties music, such as Backstreet Boys, Ace of Base, Take That, and then some modern stuff too, like Robyn. But like every song that comes on, you recognize, and totally groan, but then you dance your ass off. It was so fun. Dave and I were definitely dancing on stage a few times. And drinks are pretty cheap. I have to go again.

erin shea to Danny, Amanda, susancho78, Mercedes, Liz
show details Aug 16
Whooooo yeah. I'm finally dryin' out after this weekend too. Friday night just got late for no reason--Susan and Kevin came over and we had every intention to go out, but ended up going through two 12-packs and just chattin' it up--bashing Portland, telling college stories, talking about why we love arrested development...eating hash browns at 3am...before we knew it, the sun was coming up and we were like, uh...we should go to bed...it was good ass chinese chicken noodle salad.

Mercedes Taylor to Susan, David, me, Liz, Russ, Danny, Amanda, Debra
show details Nov 10 (12 days ago)
Good screams noodle salad guys.
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Peace out

Debra Hamilton to me, susancho78, David, Mercedes, Russ, Liz, Amanda, Danny
show details Aug 12
All those Asians are the same with their Asian names. Like Mike. And Chester. And Susan. Just like all those gays are the same with their gay names. Like Danny. And David. And Russ. Damn Asians. Damn gays. Now that the gays can up and marry each other, the Asians will probably want to as well.

So yeah, I was thinking Chester because he was RULL funny and a good ass times chinese chicken noodle salad.
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Amanda Huffman to Russ, David, Susan, Liz, me, Danny, Mercedes, Debra
show details Sep 27
Syack.

You guys, Alright by Supergrass is a good ass song. It reminds me of good ass noodle salad times and nudie pile ons with you all. I think I have post vest weekend depression screams.
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Liz Pfeffer to Danny, me, David, Russ, susancho78, Amanda, Mercedes, Debra
show details Sep 29
I don't expect to be home from work before 8 anyway since I have to go cover this huge media event at Devil's Slide. We could have a good time chinese chickin lickin finger noodle salad in those parts
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Debra Hamilton to David, Danny, talkingtoliz, me, Amanda, susancho78, Russ, Mercedes
show details Oct 15
D, how long will you be in Austin? My little brother and his wife live there and they have a BOAT on lake whatever-the-name-of-the-lake-is. He's real laid back and likes to drink.

You could probably easily convince him to take the boat out. It's so much fun. You drink and ride on an inner tube. Then you tie the boat up to a billion other boats and drink more. Fun times inner tube noodle salad!
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Amanda Huffman to me, Debra, David, Danny, talkingtoliz, susancho78, Russ, Mercedes
show details Oct 15
Tooling around on a boat sounds like the life. I like those Hamiltons. Olivia sure is cute. Like cartoon cute!

Erin, whats with changing up the good times noodle salad lately? I thought we had something.

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And we do, La Huff, we DO have something! We've got it all. The vest life ever SCREAMS! 
And just to give extra credit where it's due, no good times saying would be complete without hearing from the connoisseur of good times, Miss Jerri Blank. So, in honor of Thanksgiving and being a boozer a user and a loser, I encourage you all to have some good turkey times, mashed potato noodle salad this weekend.

Good Times, Noodle Salad:
A way of expressing an event or circumstance in which an enjoyable time will or has been had. However, ‘good’ can be replaced with any adjective to suit your needs. Try to use it in a sentence today!