Things that I learned in 2006 [Archive]

PftLBritt

01-01-2007, 10:35 AM

Here's what I learned during 2006:

That the grass is usually greener on the other side. You just have to put up with the bullshit that makes it so green.
That being commish of a QSE/MPS football league doesn't mean that I can't win. (That one is for you, By-Tor)
That kids will give more patience - that is if you don't lose all of your brain cells first.
People will still belittle your Internet column by saying that "blogs are so 2004"
Trying to be everything to everyone means that you treat yourself like a nobody
History is doomed to repeat itself no matter how hard you try to stop it (variant comic book covers, anyone?)
The static that we are listening to right now is just the death rattle of decent commercial music radio.
The remastering of "Frosty the Snowman" DVD is pure and utter crap
Once you are over 21, time is no longer on your side
Losing weight is not the same as living a more healthy lifestyle
The you should listen to wanderlust every once in a while (more on that later)

So, what did you guys learn?

01-01-2007, 11:01 AM

So, what did you guys learn?

Water bras are actually quite flammable.

Seriously, though, I learned that the lense through which I view my own life and the way I've lived it is quite different from how others have perceived it. Quite humbling on one hand, quite annoying on the other. Now there will be more bodies to hide...

Captain Spaulding

01-01-2007, 01:09 PM

Life isn't always as easy as the movies sometimes depict it as. I have been trying to figure out which direction my life is going in for a few years now, and this past year just tried pulling it into 3 new directions. In the same way I also learned that some decisions are very hard to make, and if you do make a certain decision, it's even harder trying to convince yourself it was the right one.

BizarroPunisher

01-01-2007, 08:43 PM

Star Trek: The Original Series rocks
Brett Ratner is the most diabolical villain comic book movies have ever created
Original vinyl is much better than a CD
Kiss still rocks

2006 was a pretty shitty year for me. 3 of my family's pets died, one of them being my 14-year-old cat (my first pet, and the best damn animal God will ever bless me with).

ozchick

01-02-2007, 07:02 AM

Well I've just thrown these in your comments on your myspace Britt (and will prob put them in my own blog) but I may as well add them here too...

I learned that:

Being funny and relatively smart is apparently not what guys are looking for.
What they're looking for is big knockers.
When you lose weight the first thing you lose is your big knockers.
If you stop exercising and start eating crap you will put on some of that weight you lost.
But it won't go to your knockers, it'll go to your arse.
I have awesome friends.
There's NOTHING scarier than Lasik eye surgery.
Daylight savings is the best thing since Lasik eye surgery.
Matthew Mcconoughey is still a dreamboat.
It's absolute bullshit that chocolate gives you bad skin. What it does give you is a fat arse.
Take advantage of the opportunities life presents.
The clairvoyant I went to was a big fat fake.

Razorback

01-02-2007, 07:18 AM

Being funny and relatively smart is apparently not what guys are looking for.
What they're looking for is big knockers.

I don't know... I like funny and smart. Though, I like big knockers, but they are not necessary. Perhaps you are just attracted to those guys.

Funny how we seem to be attracted to people who are exactly the opposite of what we need... I know this girl who is brilliant, funny, beautiful, and has everything going for her, but she dates the most horrible men. Then she calls me up and asks me why she can't get along with them.

I told her once "Perhaps if you date someone who hasn't been to jail you may start seeing a different world."

But then who am I to talk? Some of the women I have dated were the exact opposite of what I needed... though, others were exactly what I needed, but I don't think I was that for them.

ozchick

01-02-2007, 07:25 AM

Hmmm interesting theory. I'll give it some thought...

Razorback

01-02-2007, 07:36 AM

Hmmm interesting theory. I'll give it some thought...

Good. But don't be like my one friend who tried dating someone out of her usual element and when it didn't work she tossed the idea out the window and went right back to the guys who never worked for her before.

I think the best kind of people to fall in love with are the kind who will fight to keep you (I know, how do you know who they are? I guess you just get lucky, unless you REALLY want them to go away).

PftLBritt

01-02-2007, 03:51 PM

I learned that:

Being funny and relatively smart is apparently not what guys are looking for.

Honey, if you were over here about 10 years ago, I know at least one person who would've been looking for ya. ;)

If you stop exercising and start eating crap you will put on some of that weight you lost.
But it won't go to your knockers, it'll go to your arse.

Mine went right to the gut. Nothing like getting Dunlap's Disease at 37. :(
But, big booties are in right now so if you do gain it there, you should be able to get on at least a few rap videos. So, you've got that going for ya - which is nice.

Take advantage of the opportunities life presents.
The clairvoyant I went to was a big fat fake.

That last one was too funny. The best way to tell if a clairvoyant is good is find one that won't take your money. If they really can see the future, they should be able to hit a couple good stocks or pick some big game spreads that they could live off for awhile.

As for the taking advantage one, it's less than six months 'til the Party from Down Under. Will you be ready?

Asteban

01-02-2007, 07:21 PM

Oh wow... things I learned in 2006... a lot.

-College is wonderful
-It doesn't take long to know someone is your best friend.
-I am totally going to marry my best friend, whether he knows it now or not.
-It's not smart to speed in a car that you don't own
-Unlike high school, in college, you have to study for tests...unless you have a stupid professor that keeps fucking up when he grades, then you'll get 100% on every test :)
-How to fight...or at least do the maximum amount of damage with a punch.
-There is at least one person in the world that loves Zeppelin as much as I do, and is also exactly like me in every way. I think I already mentioned that I'm totally marrying him.
-I LOVE FACEBOOK...too much.
-Not to drink 9 shots of whiskey in 45 minutes. Uhg. Puke city.
-Bad champagne tastes like beer.
-Bad red wine tastes like melted butter.
-I hate reporting and I'm a bad interviewer.
-Copy editing or Visual Communications is where it's at.
-I can drink 9 shots of whiskey in 45 minutes, vomit for a few hours, and wake up hangover free, but I cannot drink 3 bottles of Smirnoff twisted without having a raging headache the next morning.
-People who say it tickles to get a tattoo are liars, but if you find something you love, it's totally worth it.

Yeah, long list, I could have made it longer, I learned a lot this year.

01-02-2007, 07:30 PM

-People who say it tickles to get a tattoo are liars, but if you find something you love, it's totally worth it.

I wouldn't say it tickles, but I have fallen asleep during all nine of mine.

FanGirl

01-02-2007, 07:51 PM

The truth of the song lyric "been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding" (present company excluded)
US Airways/America West should never be used under any circumstance (it's been 31 hours and still no bag and this is after sleeping on the floor in the phonenix airport on new years)
Don't believe employees when they say that you won't miss your connecting flight
Ben Folds rules
Bachelor parties outweigh 30th bday parties even when its your best friend and you beg them to be there
Pandora rules
If you stop buying dvds and focus that money on your credit cards, your debt does go down.
Zens has issues reading calenders
People will surprise you in both good and very, very bad ways
Scifi channel can make some seriously kick ass shows when they want to

Asteban

01-02-2007, 07:53 PM

On most of mine, it wasn't too bad really. It was like I was being lightly shocked for a long time. But there were other parts of it, that I felt like I was being ... you know, jabbed in the back by an inky needle over and over and over again.

Denyse

01-02-2007, 08:35 PM

Things I learned...

I learned...Being married to a geek just rules!
I learned...Being married to a geek who games, allows you to retain control of the TV remote.
I learned...When the Doctor tells you you have a 1-5% chance of getting pregnant...Keep trying anyway.
I learned...Gotherella is the worlds best and most supportive friend. (Actually, I knew that last part before 2006, but every year she finds new ways to prove it)
I learned...The Wii can make someone who hasn't used a gaming device since Pong, want to game a lot.
I learned...RB isn't as big a dick as he'd like us all to believe.
I learned...You can work less than 60 hours a week and still do a great job.
I learned...That if you tie the hood of your car down just right, you can save $3000 in accident repairs.
I learned...People who run into pregnant pedestrians in the Target parking lot, during the holidays, will not necessarily be moved to stop and check on said pedestrian...nor will witnesses.

Razorback

01-02-2007, 08:38 PM

People who run into pregnant pedestrians in the Target parking lot, during the holidays, will not necessarily be moved to stop and check on said pedestrian...nor will witnesses.

Wait... WHAT?!

Denyse

01-02-2007, 09:00 PM

Wait... WHAT?!

Yeah..Nice huh?

Luckily, I turned and only got a 5 mile an hour bumper to the ass, but she said oops and drove off, leaving me on all fours in the middle of the parking lot. In the words of Mr Garrison..."Merry Fucking Christmas"

Oh, and I'm fine now...

BAMSS04

01-02-2007, 09:23 PM

I learned that:

Being funny and relatively smart is apparently not what guys are looking for.

Again, I can not help that those Australian men are stupid.... You have an entire website full of guy's here that would jump at the chance in a heartbeat...

Razorback

01-02-2007, 09:26 PM

Some people really need to have their face punched in...

Anyway, another thing I learned in 2006 is that some don't get over a broken heart easily. No... no, some do not. If only there was a pill for that shit. Or the perfect song. They write all those things for women... I guess that is why the ladies get over men much faster. They just put on a song and maybe go out dancing and poof... magic pill of Over-Him.

Though, I have always been of the belief that if you can get over someone easily that you didn't really love them. But if it is hard and it rips you apart for a long time, then it was real.

Someone get me a fuckin' tissue.

FanGirl

01-02-2007, 09:26 PM

Not just Australia...LA too.

Zens7s

01-02-2007, 10:15 PM

FanGirl

01-02-2007, 10:25 PM

My birthday fell in the middle of the week. Both weekends are my birthday weekend.

Asteban

01-02-2007, 11:26 PM

Anyway, another thing I learned in 2006 is that some don't get over a broken heart easily. No... no, some do not. If only there was a pill for that shit. Or the perfect song. They write all those things for women... I guess that is why the ladies get over men much faster. They just put on a song and maybe go out dancing and poof... magic pill of Over-Him.

Though, I have always been of the belief that if you can get over someone easily that you didn't really love them. But if it is hard and it rips you apart for a long time, then it was real.

I thought I got over my ex really easily over the summer. I spent all of my time with music and friends, and I felt great, but the second I got to school, and I didn't have my friends and I hadn't made new ones, and my computer wasn't working, the whole process started over again. Turns out it wasn't that easy. Two months wasn't enough time to get over 3 years, but 3 months sure as hell was. That guy turned into a douche. A big bag of it.

Razorback

01-03-2007, 02:47 AM

I thought I got over my ex really easily over the summer. I spent all of my time with music and friends, and I felt great, but the second I got to school, and I didn't have my friends and I hadn't made new ones, and my computer wasn't working, the whole process started over again. Turns out it wasn't that easy. Two months wasn't enough time to get over 3 years, but 3 months sure as hell was. That guy turned into a douche. A big bag of it.

The heart is a funny thing... some people can release from it faster than others. Sometimes you need something to motivate that disconnect... and sometimes you just need time. We often hold onto hope for what the other person can bring us more than the hope of what we can bring the other person. That often clouds the effort of the relationship.

Though, I really don't know any more. It is a tangled web...

TLS

01-10-2007, 11:29 AM

Friendship is important. Fun is also important, it makes life worth living.

Droogan_Leader

01-10-2007, 11:41 AM

Friendship is important. Fun is also important, it makes life worth living.
All I know is I'm tangled in the web too. I was tangled all of 2006, and I don't even have a clue as to what to do.

I am in love and it's real, but it's not pretty with her family, very unsupportive and critical of her and me. It's made my life a living hell here.

I came to Slovakia for her, and I may leave without her. I can't really say what I learned in 2006, or what I'll do in 2007. I feel like a retard because I'm 26 without a clue.

Pass me a tissue, RB.

TLS

01-10-2007, 12:17 PM

As much as it may hurt, you should leave, though give her the option of coming with... if she comes to you then it's meant to be. If not then, it may take awhile for her to realize, but when her regret settles in she may be able to figure out that she doesn't have to live under her parents wing, then at least you would've taught her something.

Razorback

01-10-2007, 01:08 PM

I came to Slovakia for her, and I may leave without her. I can't really say what I learned in 2006, or what I'll do in 2007. I feel like a retard because I'm 26 without a clue.

Pass me a tissue, RB.

Brother... I feel your pain, big time.

whatthefuckistheinternet

01-14-2007, 05:28 PM

I learned that getting cataracts at 21 isn't fun, but after 7 months of being practically blind its good to regain your sight.

PunkFootball

01-26-2007, 08:20 PM

marksiwel

01-27-2007, 11:56 AM

i learnt that women are evil and will do anything to make your life a misery.
i learnt that a woman scorned hath no fury like a psycho woman scorned.
and finally, with only a month to go, i leant that women aren't so bad afterall, and found the girl of my dreams!! :D
Learned that even though we call it ENGLish the people of England,the UK, and Ireland have a very hard time with it.

PunkFootball

01-27-2007, 12:02 PM

Learned that even though we call it ENGLish the people of England,the UK, and Ireland have a very hard time with it.

we invented it mate, so we'll change it as we see fit.
by the way - there's a u in colour and humour ;)

marksiwel

01-28-2007, 01:08 AM

we invented it mate, so we'll change it as we see fit.
by the way - there's a u in colour and humour ;)
I'll put a U in your Mother, mate.

Also
Shop
not Shoppe
Armor
nor Armour

Soccer
not Football

Wanker!

Razorback

01-28-2007, 02:15 AM

I learned something else in 2006... one shut door can open a couple of very interesting doors. :)

marksiwel

01-28-2007, 02:12 PM

Razorback

01-28-2007, 02:26 PM

"Razorback I learned something else in 2006... one shut door can open a couple of very interesting doors. "

So...you're taking it in the backdoor now? Is this your coming out post? I know things have been bad with "the ladies" lately so are you switching teams?

Hehehe... things have not been bad enough with the ladies to drive me in that direction just yet. You will be the first person I call if it gets to that point. I promise.

Aaron

01-28-2007, 03:54 PM

Is it me or is Mark getting even more bitter than usual?

marksiwel

01-28-2007, 05:25 PM

Is it me or is Mark getting even more bitter than usual?
Go back to England!

marksiwel

01-28-2007, 05:26 PM

If I seem more bitter, I think it can be traced back to the ice box that is Boston. I miss the sun.

phit_demon

01-28-2007, 06:17 PM

Learned that even though we call it ENGLish the people of England,the UK, and Ireland have a very hard time with it.
Shut yer piehole, lest I shut it for ya.

marksiwel

01-28-2007, 08:50 PM

Shut yer piehole, lest I shut it for ya.
We call it a Mouth here in America.
Learn to make better food. Bennigans doesnt count

phit_demon

01-29-2007, 01:29 PM

Learn to make better food.
Being from America, your idea of making food better is super-sizing it and adding cheese.

FanGirl

01-29-2007, 01:50 PM

Being from America, your idea of making food better is super-sizing it and adding cheese.

You say that like it's a bad thing.

phit_demon

01-29-2007, 02:11 PM

You say that like it's a bad thing.
Yes I do.

Razorback

01-29-2007, 03:25 PM

Being from America, your idea of making food better is super-sizing it and adding cheese.

Even the worst super sized meal in the US is better than anything in Ireland.

(Oh, who am I kidding? I am Icelandic and we eat pretty much the same crap as the Irish)

phit_demon

01-29-2007, 03:50 PM

I am Icelandic and we eat pretty much the same crap as the Irish
I thought you guys just ate snow cones...

We have them too:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3/phitdemon/potatoicecream.jpg

PunkFootball

01-29-2007, 04:08 PM

I'll put a U in your Mother, mate.

Also
Shop
not Shoppe we spell it shop you nob
Armor
nor Armour - illiterate prick

Soccer
not Football

Wanker!

it's football, not soccer, and you probably would put a u in my mother - she died 3 years ago. no need for the name calling is there cuntybollocks? if you can't take a bit of banter i suggest you go elswhere. :rolleyes:

FanGirl

01-29-2007, 06:43 PM

True story. Co-worker was playing this game and you had to come up with nicknames for men. One of the many she said was wanker. She had no idea why our co-worker from London got so pissed. She always thought wanker and bloke were the same thing. She had no idea it was a slam. Neither did more than half our co-workers.

By-tor

01-29-2007, 07:37 PM

When you've been married as long as I have, wanking starts to not carry such a bad connotation.

Razorback

01-29-2007, 09:47 PM

it's football, not soccer

The term "soccer" was not created by Americans. It comes from Associated Football where the Brits took the "soc" from Associated.

The reason for this? Back then a lot of sports were called football. So soccer indicated the kind of football. Since the term football was already being used for American football in the US, soccer was used instead.

The sports are also known as ironman football (North American football) and soccer football (the rest of the world's football).

marksiwel

01-29-2007, 10:27 PM

it's football, not soccer, and you probably would put a u in my mother - she died 3 years ago. no need for the name calling is there cuntybollocks? if you can't take a bit of banter i suggest you go elswhere. :rolleyes:

How much of that did anyone understand? Did he just throw his dead mother in there at me? I dont know how to respond.

Well other than what RB was saying about Soccer being the name Non-Americans gave it.

But dude, settle, go pay 100 bucks a year to watch the Channels we get for Free with a TV here in America.

I learned how to Fry food in 2006 and I never looked back

Aaron

01-30-2007, 12:32 PM

So's your face!

PunkFootball

01-30-2007, 06:13 PM

How much of that did anyone understand? Did he just throw his dead mother in there at me? I dont know how to respond.

Well other than what RB was saying about Soccer being the name Non-Americans gave it.

But dude, settle, go pay 100 bucks a year to watch the Channels we get for Free with a TV here in America.

I learned how to Fry food in 2006 and I never looked back

no one other than americans call it soccer - it's always been football over here in the land it was created in. ;)
anyway, what do the amount of tv channels have to do with anything??? i rarely watch tv anyway, far too much drivel on there, and i have more important things to do. :p
each to their own eh?

Robbo_the_Hood

01-30-2007, 07:19 PM

I surmise that you're neither punk, nor football. Real punks don't like sports.

You're one of those Avril Lavigne punks aren't you?

Droogan_Leader

01-30-2007, 07:33 PM

I surmise that you're neither punk, nor football. Real punks don't like sports.

You're one of those Avril Lavigne punks aren't you?
I vote he's an Avril punk.

Zens7s

01-31-2007, 09:14 AM

Proceed

ozchick

01-31-2007, 09:31 AM

no one other than americans call it soccer

*clears throat*

Actually we also call it soccer.

Razorback

01-31-2007, 02:19 PM

no one other than americans call it soccer - it's always been football over here in the land it was created in.

You are ignorant.

1) the Brits were the first to call it soccer.

2) Americans are not the only ones to call it soccer.

Football, as I already stated, was a common name for sports that used a ball and a foot in any manner. Associated football, or soccer football, is what much of the world now just calls football.

Stop being stupid. ;)