Friday, December 25, 2009

timely holiday greeting!

Happy Christmas from The Hood Internet, R. Kelly, Sally Shapiro, and yours truly. Have a safe, happy, warm, and all-over good holiday.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Happy birthday, Lauren and Nathan


Drunkfrench is just over a year old, but whatever. I'm twenty-five times that. And so's Lauren! Tell us happy birthday (or its Georgian equivalent) when you see us. We'd like that.

Monday, December 7, 2009

STOP THE PRESSES

(Ed. note: you have my word that this is a true and correct transcript. Only thing changed is names - barely - to protect the innocent)

stephanie.: you can't mess with me
me: after twenty some odd years
I can too
stephanie.: i take everything personally
after 20 some odd years
me: that's why I do it
stephanie.: you should know that
ha
me: that's exactly why I do it
like your gullibility and your total incapacity to throw a punch
as examples
stephanie.: a couple days ago a couple friends here convinced me it doesn't snow in mexico
because of the pollution
i hate them
me: everyone knows it doesn't snow in Mexico because of the volcanoes
come on, now
stephanie.: there are no volcanos in mexico
me: you might want to double-check yourself on that
stephanie.: ok but those are nowhere near juarez
me: who said Juarez?
stephanie.: they said it only snows in el paso
not juarez
my friends
me: I was talking about Mexico in general
the volcanoes prevent snowfall
stephanie.: said the snow stops at the border
me: scientific fact
the snow does stop at the border
there are no volcanoes in El Paso or in Texas
stephanie.: the snow does not stop at the border
that is impossible
me: have you ever seen it snow in Mexico?
I have not
and i have been all over Mexico
I might as well write a guidebook
stephanie.: have you been there during the winter?
me: sure I have
stephanie.: when
i want dates
and years
Sent at 3:18 PM on Monday
me: "dates" implies "years," does it not?
Sent at 3:19 PM on Monday
me: but okay, 7/94, 1/95, 10/97, 5/00, 6/09 (expected)
stephanie.: ok yeah
the only month it could have snowed
would have been 1/95
me: FALSE
stephanie.: and i doubt it did
me: it does snow in October
stephanie.: LIES
me: you're right!
It did not snow.
stephanie.: SUCCESS
it does snow in mexico
me: you proved that it did not snow.
stephanie.: you admitted it
you proved that it did
me: Where.
show me
the sentence it does snow in October is a basic truism
stephanie.: me: ok yeah
the only month it could have snowed
would have been 1/95
Nathan: FALSE
you said FALSE
me: I did.
stephanie.: meaning it could have snowed in other months
me: Because it snows in October in places.
stephanie.: boo-yah
ba-zing
me: so...it did not snow
...because it does not snow
...because of volcanoes
...and you win?
is it opposite day?
did I lose my reality?
I'm lost.
but seriously, check the science
volcanoes are detrimental to the barometric conditions that lead to snowfall
anyone could tell you that
stephanie.: yes but they were wrong about pollution
me: it's a question of air pressure
stephanie.: and there is no way snow just stops at the border
me: not the content of the air
stephanie.: THE BORDER
me: it snows in New York with lots of pollution
and London
what don't those places have?
stephanie.: snow does not stop because of boundaries drawn by humanity
me: survey says: VOLCANOES
stephanie.: ok fine maybe it doesn't snow because of volcanoes
but it does snow in juarez
me: no it doesn't
stephanie.: yes it does
snow does not stop at the border
because of volcanoes
humans drew the border
me: yes it does.
stephanie.: not pollution
we could very easily move the border line
and the snow would not change
me: Which way would we move the border line?
If we take it way north to encompass California, you're right
by multiplying the number of volcanoes, we correspondingly lower the chance of snowfall
something about the pressure under the earth's surface and the air pressure coalescing to create a condition in which winter precipitation does not fall
it's not about borders
it's about geography
and air conditions
Sent at 3:28 PM on Monday
stephanie.wavro: you sir
are full of it
me: the hell you say.
Sent at 3:30 PM on Monday
Sent at 3:30 PM on Monday
me: on what grounds do you venture such an insult?
stephanie.wavro: everything
this whole conversation
you are pulling my le
g
me: horsefeathers.

A rare contemplative moment here at drunkfrench