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gbryan84 Nov 4, 2008 8:38 pm

Any Office fans? From Creed:

I spend a lot of time in the library. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not there for the books. Books are for table balancing and throwing at birds. I go for the air conditioning and the smell. Libraries smell good. It almost makes me want to like books, but not quite. Anyway, there’re a lot of kids at the library -- maybe it’s summer school or something – and these kids talk like I’ve never heard before. It’s like a secret street language and I want in. They say stuff like “that dude got clowned” and “he got that swag when he walks.” I want to know what the hell these kids are talking about, but they won’t tell me. I’ve tried going up to the kids to talk about the phrases, but they get kind of freaked out by me. Just wait until they need an ID – then we’ll see who’s running away and telling the librarians.

Anyway, those jerks won’t tell me anything, so I’m making up my own words and phrases. This is my street dictionary and I’m not even charging for it. Just don’t tell the kids in the library, okay?

Keep it bowlin’ – Everyone likes bowling, so this is a phrase for when you want to tell someone to stay positive. For example, if someone tells you they lost their job, you can just tell them to keep it bowlin’ and that’ll cheer them up.

Ploppers – This means bad. “Did you see that movie last night? It was ploppers.”

Horribly obese – I’m taking this one from the library kids. They say things are fat all the time, so I took it a step further. In this case, it means the most beautiful ever. If a foxy dame comes walking in, you can call her horribly obese. I think it might take some time before it catches on, so use this one with caution because some broads may not have heard it yet and could take it the wrong way.

Willy fingers – Perhaps the hardest to explain, but you get willy fingers when you really want to fight someone. “When my boss was yelling at me, I really started getting willy fingers.” Your fingers start moving real fast and itching because they want to hit something – that’s the willy fingers.

Those kids are going to regret not letting me in on their lingo. My slang’s going to take over the nation and there’s nothing those idiots can do to stop it. Keep it bowlin’, people.

baglady Nov 4, 2008 8:44 pm

Did you see Ricky Gervais do the Top 10 on Letterman last night?

sdm1130 Nov 4, 2008 8:58 pm


Originally Posted by gbryan84 (Post 10640139)
Any Office fans?

Best show on TV. ^

sbm12 Nov 4, 2008 9:09 pm


Originally Posted by ConciergeMike (Post 10638583)
That's hilarious.

Well, when I say "I paid" what I mean is that my company was charged for it since I brought them to a company event. I had a "responsibility" at the old job to bring KK a couple times a year based on having once told the managing partner that the computer network sucked in my second month on the job while ridiculously drunk at a happy hour. Then we had a steam pipe explode in front of our building and that meeting that I was supposed to bring KKs to was moved to a hotel ballroom instead of in the office. I brought them anyways. And the hotel charged us more to "serve" them than I paid for them at the store.

patalan Nov 4, 2008 9:27 pm

my xmas ticket price finally went down, woohoo! Almost paid a little more than double last week, good thing I waited. Then I almost missed the 'cheap' price. On the comp. upstairs the price disappeared so I ran downstairs and was able to buy it on the other comp. that i had been searching on 10 min before! (in that time had gone up $200) Yay!

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Nov 4, 2008 10:00 pm


Originally Posted by sbm12 (Post 10636233)
But that one will only last another week. This one is in it for the long haul.

Yeah. I'll come back and hang with you losers next week. :p

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Nov 4, 2008 10:09 pm

Love you guys. It's just all the beer and champagne talkin'. Tomorrow's gonna hurt so good. :)

ssullivan Nov 4, 2008 10:13 pm


Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 10641379)
Love you guys. It's just all the beer and champagne talkin'. Tomorrow's gonna hurt so good. :)

Haha. I only had one beer tonight. :(

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Nov 4, 2008 10:28 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 10641420)
Haha. I only had one beer tonight. :(

I'm celebratin' me some Elecshun :D

POST 7,000 - w00t!

ssullivan Nov 4, 2008 10:58 pm


Originally Posted by Anglo Large Clawed Otter (Post 10641556)
I'm celebratin' me some Elecshun :D

POST 7,000 - w00t!

Where the heck have you been posting today?

I'm celebrating me some Elecshun too. But soberly. One beer with the parents at dinner tonight (they drove down for a quick visit in lovely Beaumont) and then back to the hotel for me.

Anglo Large Clawed Otter Nov 4, 2008 11:00 pm


Originally Posted by ssullivan (Post 10641903)
Where the heck have you been posting today?

Uh, I'm trying to win a trip to Amsterdam. I'm working under the (likely) mistaken impression that being a total post-whore will get me there. :)

jrzyshawn Nov 4, 2008 11:01 pm

I have reached a milestone today. Post 1,000

belynch Nov 4, 2008 11:20 pm


Originally Posted by gbryan84 (Post 10640139)
Books are for table balancing and throwing at birds.

I thought Canadian quarters were for throwing at birds...

So sue me, I like the smell of bacon in the morning.

ssullivan Nov 4, 2008 11:28 pm

I'm getting sleepy.

sdm1130 Nov 4, 2008 11:59 pm

How cool was the hologram camera used on CNN tonight?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thOxW19vsTg

Futuristic to say the least.


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