Oddities: A Collection of Unusual Events

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This forum discussion revolves around a collection of unusual and perplexing events, including strange commercials, volcanic activity, and odd personal experiences. Notably, the new Burger King commercial featuring cowgirls is highlighted as particularly bizarre. Participants also discuss the recent eruptions of St. Helens and a Mexican volcano, alongside rising diesel prices in Oregon at $2.50 per gallon. The conversation touches on personal anecdotes, such as feelings of being watched and peculiar food pairings, showcasing a blend of humor and curiosity about the oddities of life.

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  • #31
SOS2008 said:
Ah-hah! Don't try to distract us about shavings. It's the bite mark that is in question here.
You know that could have been an alien implant...
 
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  • #32
Next on the Pet Psychic: My cat was abducted by aliens.
 
  • #33
I hate you all

You're all horrible people! I come here for simpathy and all i get are careless taunts about my choice of dress! (pun intended)
:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

I've been rejected by the girl of my :!) dreams! Do you not understand what I'm going through :cry: :cry: :cry:
 
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  • #34
Me? A girlfriend? That's an idea!

Moonbear said:
Smurf, I thought you already had a girlfriend.
Are you referring to the one that couldn't make up her mind if she wanted me or not? No, I dumped her ages ago, too christian for me. I'm single right now (but hopefully not for long)
 
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  • #35
Magical dresses rock!

Evo said:
When he wears the dress he's Smurfette, right?
Yes, the dress is magical, it will invert the gender of everyone wearing it, you can immagine how surprised my ex was when she borrowed it for an AC meeting.
I tried to warn her... honest o:)
 
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  • #36
Smurf said:
Are you referring to the one that couldn't make up her mind if she wanted me or not? No, I dumped her ages ago, too christian for me. I'm single right now (but hopefully not for long)

Well, I sure don't know which one if you have so many running around you can't keep track of them. :-p When you wore the dress to school, you mentioned having a girlfriend who didn't really want to be seen with you while you had it on, or something like that. :rolleyes: But, if she was very Christian, I could see that being a problem.
 
  • #37
I need to get laid

No, the ***** you're referring to was just a girl "friend", we weren't together, and we're not 'friends' anymore. What a b****.
She was however also christian
 
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  • #38
Sorry to hear that. How strange of her. :-p
 
  • #39
Oh your mocking burns my skull! I feel your firey words thrash my mind like a cyclic pyramid rolling down the mountains of doom! Forgive me! Forgive me! Forgive me!

Gaaaahhhaahhaa
 
  • #40
women in general are perplexing sometimes
 
  • #41
Say KingNothing, you a KMFDM fan? I never made the connection before.
 
  • #42
Smurf said:
No, the ***** you're referring to was just a girl "friend", we weren't together, and we're not 'friends' anymore. What a b****.
She was however also christian
Love the tiltle of your post. :biggrin:

You need to find a normal girl, someone that can respect you and love you (even in a dress) as we do. :approve:
 
  • #43
Evo said:
Love the tiltle of your post. :biggrin:
Thanks, took me 20 whole seconds to come up with it. Glad it didn't go unappreciated.

You need to find a normal girl, someone that can respect you and love you (even in a dress) as we do. :approve:
:cry: Thank you evo, you don't know how much that means to me.


SOMEONE LOVES ME :cry: :!)
I'm so happy.
 
  • #44
Evo said:
You need to find a normal girl, someone that can respect you and love you (even in a dress) as we do. :approve:

I'm not sure a normal girl will go for the whole dress-wearing thing. :rolleyes: I'm not sure we're exactly representative of normal either. At least I'm pretty sure nobody has ever accused me of being normal. :-p

Smurf, you need a slightly quirky girl, but a nice one, not one that requires a lot of asterisks to describe. :wink: :biggrin:
 
  • #45
Moonbear said:
Smurf, you need a slightly quirky girl, but a nice one, not one that requires a lot of asterisks to describe. :wink: :biggrin:
I think that's a pretty damn good description of the one that turned me down the other day, oh well.
 
  • #46
Aww, that's too bad. But there are more of them around.
 
  • #47
What? That's it? Moonbear, I'm disapointed in you, you're supposed to inspire me to try to charm her, not offer mild encouragement like "there are more of them around".

Geeze, you don't know much about girls do you?
 
  • #48
Smurf said:
What? That's it? Moonbear, I'm disapointed in you, you're supposed to inspire me to try to charm her, not offer mild encouragement like "there are more of them around".

Geeze, you don't know much about girls do you?

:rolleyes: Guess I don't know much about how to ask out girls, never having done it myself. :-p

I guess I'm just tired. I was finding you lips so you can give franz big smooches. :smile:
 
  • #49
Last Friday, I did an interview for a top of the line headhunting agency without even realising it. I went there to give them some info on how our university was structured, and how our student organisation worked. Somewhere along this, it turned into a job interview. They ended up giving me a job offer for student recruiter. I did not see that coming...
 
  • #50
Ivan Seeking said:
Diesel is $2.50 a gallon in Oregon. An investigation is in process.

$2.50 a gallon? Oh those poor Oregonians.
It would cost you closer to $8 here in the U.K.
:-P
 
  • #51
Are you mocking me Matthyaouw! There'll be trouble if you are!
 
  • #52
No at all. what makes you say that?
(When I mock people, I do it with more style and flare. Trust me, when/if it haappens- you'll know :wink: )
 
  • #53
brewnog said:
Bugger me, a gallon of diesel here works out at $6.17. I had no idea the difference was that big!

matthyaouw said:
$2.50 a gallon? Oh those poor Oregonians.
It would cost you closer to $8 here in the U.K.

Ok, maybe it wasn't mockery. But these Yanks really ought to get their fuel taxation system sorted out...
 
  • #54
Dimitri Terryn said:
They ended up giving me a job offer for student recruiter. I did not see that coming...

Did you take it?

Welcome back. :biggrin:
 
  • #55
Here's a strange thing. This thread has over 50 replies and has actually stayed, more or less, on topic in GD! :biggrin:
 
  • #56
Ivan Seeking said:
Next on the Pet Psychic: My cat was abducted by aliens.
It was the best they could do in their search for intelligent life. Have you ever wondered about cat's eyes? I use my cat as a reflector when I jog after dark.

And just as I was thinking about hi-jacking this thread, Moonbear posted about how this thread has gone so long on topic. Weird!
 
  • #57
Moonbear said:
:rolleyes: Guess I don't know much about how to ask out girls, never having done it myself. :-p
I'll say, thankfully I followed my own advice and tried to charm her.
At first I thought it wouldn't work (on account of the newly acquired hand print on the side of my face) but eventually she gave into her desire and I got a date with her tonight.
 
  • #58
Moonbear said:
Here's a strange thing. This thread has over 50 replies and has actually stayed, more or less, on topic in GD! :biggrin:
...this is actually quite shocking, almost none of these topics make it past reply 20 while staying off topic, but i suppose it's not a normal thread is it. I mean i could compare it to 'ask a stupid question get a stupid answer' and that one has hundreds of replys without even slightly veering off topic doesn't it?
 
  • #59
Smurf said:
...this is actually quite shocking, almost none of these topics make it past reply 20 while staying off topic, but i suppose it's not a normal thread is it. I mean i could compare it to 'ask a stupid question get a stupid answer' and that one has hundreds of replys without even slightly veering off topic doesn't it?

I stopped posting in there after I got called a moron for asking a stupid question! And normally it's me doing the threadjacking...!
 
  • #60
brewnog said:
...And normally it's me doing the threadjacking...!
I just finished reading the classic thread about Dave. I just hope there is no confusion between string and thread here. :blushing: