Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
The Home Improvement Thread
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Wet wood on a bare ass? Ouchtragabigzanda wrote:We got a nice wooden bench for our shower this winter, and I was sure to check the weight capacity before I got it. It has made the post-ski day shower session way more fun.Strat wrote:Trag wants to fuck spike.
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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carpet cleaners are coming today, does that count?
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sex in the show-show after shredding some pow-powtragabigzanda wrote:It's smooth and finished, it's totally fine.Strat wrote:Wet wood on a bare ass? Ouchtragabigzanda wrote:We got a nice wooden bench for our shower this winter, and I was sure to check the weight capacity before I got it. It has made the post-ski day shower session way more fun.Strat wrote:Trag wants to fuck spike.
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Sonshine cleaners? Careful, they're a cultdoug rr wrote:carpet cleaners are coming today, does that count?
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I've been home alone for 3 days, i could use the conversationE.H. Ruddock wrote:Sonshine cleaners? Careful, they're a cultdoug rr wrote:carpet cleaners are coming today, does that count?
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doug rr wrote:I've been home alone for 3 days, i could use the conversationE.H. Ruddock wrote:Sonshine cleaners? Careful, they're a cultdoug rr wrote:carpet cleaners are coming today, does that count?
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wow man . Looks incredible. Now that im a home owner, i totally get that excitement and if i had something like that....would i ever want to eat out?
Forgive me, i may have missed this, but did you do the remodel yourself?
Forgive me, i may have missed this, but did you do the remodel yourself?
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no, we paid a contractor to do all of it and it took nearly three months.
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i missed the pics earlier..well done, John..so did it cost 30% more than the original quote and take longer?
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cost didn't go up, but yeah, it dragged out immensely.doug rr wrote:i missed the pics earlier..well done, John..so did it cost 30% more than the original quote and take longer?
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Patio is all set and ready to drink on! had to fix some tile, weeds, put together new furniture, working on seeding the grass nearby, and hung the lights.


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i have a guy coming over soon to quote me on painting the house..Ive already had 2 quotes that were quite a bit off from each other
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Steve Albini wrote:Whenever there's active promotion on the part of somebody else, whenever I see somebody all dolled up for a fancy photograph and someone's handing out flyers or whenever there's active promotion for something like that, as an imposition on my day, I hate all those people and I want them to fail. I have a visceral reaction to advertising and promotion. There's just something about salesmanship that grates on me on a very base level and I react very negatively towards it. I want those people to suffer and I want their enterprises to fail.
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is that your mom?Strat wrote:Patio is all set and ready to drink on! had to fix some tile, weeds, put together new furniture, working on seeding the grass nearby, and hung the lights.
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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You wish.lennytheweedwhacker wrote:is that your mom?Strat wrote:Patio is all set and ready to drink on! had to fix some tile, weeds, put together new furniture, working on seeding the grass nearby, and hung the lights.
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much older sister?Strat wrote:You wish.lennytheweedwhacker wrote:is that your mom?Strat wrote:Patio is all set and ready to drink on! had to fix some tile, weeds, put together new furniture, working on seeding the grass nearby, and hung the lights.
And they say that a hero could save us
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
I'm not gonna stand here and wait
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wow lenny

