the abominated and snowed man

b1: i'm gonna stop by your cousin's for a piece of B-day cake before
going to SONIC. chocolate cake, seedless raspberry filling, whipped
cream frosting. should i bring you a piece?

***

K: No thanks. I believe chocolate + fruit is an abomination.

blanched pacaderms

b1: the oakland white elephant sale is awesomer. (sic)

... but later you'll get landrysselect points ...

K: Claim Jumper has been sold to Landry's. We may have farewell dinner there tomorrow. *** b1: what? take 6 people and buy 1 entree with a "to go" box?

as long as it's not germs

K: Biggy says: La Victoria in downtown SJ grand reopening today. Unspecified free stuff. *** b1: partake.

"smart"

b1: "the world series trophy was in sonoma today! and i stood in line!
and i got a picture with it! and my rubber duckie too!"

***

K: Fans dig the trophy. I'm sad I haven't seen it yet.

***

b1: it's because you're not a true fan.

***

{instantaneous response} K: So "true".

the love of giant megathings in general

b1:
http://m.yahoo.com/w/sports/home/blogs/article?offset=3&urn=urn%3Anewsml%3Asports.yahoo%2Cyhoo%3A20050301%3Ahighschool%2Carticle%2Cyhoo-ept_sports_prep_rally-312968%3A1&.ts=1296142639&.intl=us&.lang=en&ref_w=frontdoors

***

K: Thanks. I love superlong sporting events. I dream of attending a
baseball game that lasts all night and past dawn. I love giant
megathings in general. It's probably the same impulse that makes me like
24HO.

When I was a kid I ripped the covers off all my Richie Rich comics and
taped them together into one giant Richie Rich comic.

But I hate the stall in basketball.

who's to blame?

solid goldstein: When syphilis came to europe, the italians called it
french pox, the french called it italian pox, the english called it
spanish pox, the poles called it german pox and the russians called it
polish pox.