The Meh Nostalgia Thread

@Lotsofgoats Could be wrong...but I'm pretty sure it was here...September 9th, 2014

https://meh.com/deals/mio-drive---petite-heart-rate-monitor-watch

@studerc ~*nostalgia!*~

@DaveInSoCal the Korean invasion on SDF was the most random thing that happened here, imo.

@DaveInSoCal @Thumperchick I still see Ppomppu sometimes as a referrer link, but I miss the Korean forum posts.
@galmaegi What happened? Do you still get a lot of questions from Korea? You should encourage them to join in the forums. Call out the forum lurkers.

@2many2no I don't get Korean emails any more. Who should I blame for this?

@galmaegi yourself, for being too efficient.

@Thumperchick maybe they don't like me.

@galmaegi

@galmaegi This month, @christinewas.
Don't blame yourself, we all love you anyway.

@galmaegi If you'd like, we can start writing support requests in using Google Translate Korean.

@2many2no

@dashcloud I'm pretty sure @hollboll is down for that idea too!

@dashcloud @galmaegi, the Google translate Korean emails are my favorite.

Bonus if you translate them to Korean, go to Bing, translate back to English then take that and go back to Google and translate it again.

I enjoyed that brief period where we were all using Google Translate to cross language and cultural barriers and interacting with people we probably never would otherwise.

@carl669 It was one of my favorite thanksgivings.

@MEHcus So here I am again, anxious for more comments which make no sense to me at all. However, I learn something new every day!

@poppiart is back!

@carl669 maybe he never left !

@carl669 I enjoy how that still occasionally gets confused people angry at @lisaviolet.

@ACraigL Seems like only yesterday...er, um...today.

@studerc West coast wins. Fuck @mfladd and his EC jimmies.

@jaremelz Little unfair to lump the rest of the East Coast in with him!

@dashcloud a LOT unfair! :)

@dashcloud @mikibell My condolences. I do not make these rules, but must indeed live by them. If you will concede that they are called sprinkles, however, exceptions can be made.

@dashcloud @mikibell

@jaremelz didn't mean it, she's just rustling your jimmies.

@djslack No no, she quite means it. And leave their sprinkles out of it!

@jaremelz in our house..sprinkles are for winners!

@jaremelz @mikibell @dashcloud @studerc

They are jimmies! Fuck you West Coast, and you lame East Coasters.

@mfladd Chill out bitch, West Coast rules.

Mmmmm, sprinkles.

@jaremelz

@mfladd Disqualified, you've used it before. Late night losing, East Coast style.

My hate is strong ;)~

@mfladd Seems like anyone dumb enough to make a "just jimmies" ice cream would also be dumb enough to call them by the wrong name. Does this flavor actually appeal to anyone?

https://munchies.vice.com/articles/the-age-old-question-of-whether-jimmies-are-racist

@jaremelz If you cover an East-coast soft serve with sprinkles like that, does it give it a jimmie hat?

@mfladd Since you see no need to play nice with your own team, neither will I:
The Cowboys are a better team anyway (P.S. I don't like the Cowboys at all).
Next time remember:

@dashcloud @christinewas @jaremelz @mikibell
Why don't you all kiss my rainbow jimmie'd ass!

@mfladd I'll bet her stage name is Sprinkles.

@mfladd

@mikibell

@Pavlov
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2011/03/13/the_jimmies_story/

@mfladd - Both articles question whether or not the term is racist. IMO, the answer is a little more complex, and along the lines of "what wasn't racist now is" - which (again, IMO) is a trend eminently more dangerous than many forms of actual racism.

@Pavlov This was discussed at length on another thread that I was unable to find. I had the same concerns until I researched it. Based on the numerous articles I found I believe the name is not based on racism. For that reason - they shall remain "jimmies" to my Bostonian self. I also do not think the name would continue in current products if there was any truth to it.

@mfladd that last sentence is DEFINITELY not true, money always wins out - see: Washington football team

we should however ban the word "jimmies" because it sounds dumb af
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@mfladd @lotsofgoats -

I also do not think the name would continue in current products if there was any truth to it.

Racist product names are not only prevalent, they are embraced by our national culture. Um . . . let's see - Aunt Jemima, Miss Chiquita, the Frito Bandito, Eskimo Pie, Uncle Ben's, Chief Wahoo, my beloved KC Chiefs (yeah, I know - they're hopeless this year), the Redskins . . . Sambo's (now defunct).

Sorry I missed the last thread. Would have been interesting.

@Lotsofgoats blah blah blah...see my jimmie'd covered ass above. You have explicit permission to kiss them.

@Pavlov

@Pavlov @lotsofgoats I think when the term in question is as vague as this one, it cannot be compared to other brands such as the Redskins. There's no real proof, in my opinion, that it is racist, it's just a term that some few, misguided folks grew up with and still use. Besides, in all of this back and forth about whether the term is racist, we are losing sight of the bigger picture.

That being that west coast rules, and @mfladd sucks half-pumped balls.

@jaremelz I will have you know my jimmie'd covered balls are perfect (fully inflated)

@Pavlov

@jaremelz @pavlov You have both brought the "jimmie" to new lows. I love it! :)

@jaremelz I've lived on the East Coast my entire life and this is the first I've heard of sprinkles being called jimmies. I reject it as an East Coast thing and suggest it's instead likely some New England nonsense. Also, West Coast Less Coast.

@studerc @pavlov @jaremelz @mfladd

I am not sure what is going on, but I thought I would contribute.

@darkzrobe Oh deer, nice sprinkles.

@jaremelz

@mfladd's perspective:

@carl669 But in all fairness, you did show us yours first.

@jaremelz i know. and i'm seeking therapy for that.

@carl669 Aren't we the ones who should get therapy now?

@jaremelz i don't expose myself very often, so i'm thinking y'all should feel honored.

@studerc I love purple.

@connorbush I approved of your occult practices

@Thumperchick Good times!

@ceagee I thought this thread looked familiar...

@Thumperchick @ceagee
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Well...fuck. Not sure how i missed that. I for one blame @christinewas

Blame accepted for @studerc's failure to pay attention.

@DrWorm Shall I really blow your mind ? Watched a special on the brain on PBS. It said that it takes half a second ( or more for some) for your brain to process all the input on your surroundings and what is going on, etc... by the time you have awareness of something/ anything you are already in the past !
We are all living in the past

@ceagee Holy shit, you watch PBS? Mind blown.

@ceagee http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/physics/2014/06/there-is-no-now/

@Sabre99 "watched" Apparently it takes your brain much longer than 1/2 second.

@ceagee @Pavlov Actually "living in the past" is the obverse of the true situation...
Since it is a well-known fact that a batter can occasionally hit a fastball even though his actions are substantially behind his vision, we are actually seeing into the future.

@2many2no Nah - that's an example of correctly anticipating future past events. Also known as magic.

@Teripie LED lanterns

@curtise - That sharpie was one of the first signs of their irreverent humor, iirc. Maybe that's when I fell in love.