March 24, 2008

March 24, 2008
March Madness
Filed under: Uncategorized — The Scam @ 11:35 am
man, this is not going how i planned!

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freakin’ georgetown screwed up my whole bracket. ucla better pull through.

i didn’t know we were filling out more than one bracket here. i was going for the integrity aspect of only filling out one - one bracket to rule them all.

Comment by The Scam — March 24, 2008 @ 11:36 am

man, i know. davidson?! c’mon. nobody picked davidson. jeez, scam, despite your brilliance in so many other areas, picking b-ball teams just isn’t working out for you.

Comment by The Scam — March 25, 2008 @ 12:23 am

scam, you are obviously the most observant and good looking person on this blog. you go scam!

Comment by The Scam — March 25, 2008 @ 9:14 am

What, did you drop out of school or something? Two posts in one day is unheard of… and mocking others for not being active in the blog? I never thought I’ld see the day!

Comment by Seth — March 25, 2008 @ 11:33 am

i just thought i would see what it took to get things going.

i’m close to dropping out of school. doesn’t seem to have done anything for me at this point. i should have taken spencer’s route.

there was this funny commercial on the radio the other day. it was this kid complaining about how his dad told him he would cut the kid off and make him pay his own tuition because the kid wanted to major in ceramics. then this deep radio voice comes on and says, “be a good dad. make sure your kids know you’re involved in their lives and want the best for them.”

i thought it was pretty funny and it made me think of you, seth. when did ceramics get such a bad wrap?

Comment by The Scam — March 25, 2008 @ 12:37 pm

It all started the day some dude wrapped his hands around some spinning mud.

Comment by DOMS 287 — March 28, 2008 @ 11:42 am

Actualy… it really started with coils. So, some guy making snakes the way little kids do when they play with play-doh. And it’s funny that pottery has such a bad wrap since it’s what got everyone plates and bowls and water jugs and just about everything else people used in their kitchens for thousands of years. Even today, where do toilet bowls come from? Industrial ceramics… and the heat sheild on the space shuttle? Same place. They even make ceramic hand guns! People think ceramics and they think of a bunch of dead beat hippie high school art wannabees, but there is a big market for ceramics all the way from pottery to industry. Fascinating huh?

Comment by Seth — March 28, 2008 @ 3:28 pm

That is rather fascinating but I wouldn’t get my hopes up too high. All kids grow up expecting to make it to the big leagues. I mean, every kid lays awake at night dreaming of sculpting his first big-boy toilet.

Comment by DOMS 287 — March 30, 2008 @ 9:44 pm

I do think it would be really funny to make a toilet. Throw the bowl on the wheel and sculpt the rest and glaze it some crazy color… like zebra stripes. It would be awsome! lol

Comment by Seth — March 31, 2008 @ 10:07 am

you should really change up the design of your toilet. give it arm rests or make it more ergonomically structured for the booty.

Comment by The Scam — March 31, 2008 @ 12:04 pm

Actually, now that you mention it, I actually have dreamt of redefining the way the toilet is designed. Don’t you just absolutely hate the splash factor! I mean come on! Who designed this thing and why hasn’t it been revised by now! And guys, I’m talking about the splash from a standing position that just causes a mess around the rim. I’m sure you guys can better relate to the sitting splashes. Either way I’m sure everyone can agree. So Seth, why don’t you do the dirty work on the toilet?

Comment by DOMS 287 — March 31, 2008 @ 12:57 pm

I did some really dirty work on the toilet this morning… whew! And you want to talk about splash factor… there’s nothing worse that splash factor in a porta-potty! That’s the number 1 reason I’m ready to be done with construction… no… more… porta-potty!

Comment by Seth — March 31, 2008 @ 1:38 pm

i’ve thought about a better design for a urinal regarding the splash factor. something to prevent the rebound splash onto my pants. it’s hard to impress the ladies with piddle spots.

Comment by The Scam — March 31, 2008 @ 4:28 pm

Guys… We may be on to something.

Comment by DOMS 287 — March 31, 2008 @ 8:09 pm

i swear, they need to make some sort of funneling system and channel it away. seriously. after all these years of the toilet, you think they would have made some innovations. seth, i want something on my desk by the morning - a design, not your piddle.

Comment by The Scam — March 31, 2008 @ 10:39 pm

Scam, I’m totally with you. I truly have imagined how much better it’d be if they had a funnel-type system here. You could say goodbye to the splash factor. Think about one of those old tall urinals? Well, imagine turning one around and tilting it towards you a little. Then you could just send it smoothly down the slope. Instead of the great idea of peeing directly into a wall just a few inches away as is the case with the normal urinal. Splash central unless you pinch it off a little. Or the other option of going straight into the collecting area, also just a few inches away. It’s one thing to cause a splash at home that you simply have to clean up, but it’s another thing when you’re at a public urinal and it’s splashing directly on you ! I mean get a clue, have you noticed the concept of the urinal-flush??? It sends the water down the wall of the urinal… NO SPLASHING! But we are supposed to power wash it off I guess. And one more thing about the urinals, have you thought about the mechanism of diffusion? I’m saying, you’re peeing into a small area that keeps all non-diluted gases/odors confined as they try to diffuse. The only way they can go is up… Up into your face! What is the deal with this! We’re just sticking our faces right into this! I could go on and on about this. This has got to be one of the 8 wonders - why hasn’t the toilet been redesigned to a more functional/reasonable system after all these years??? Seth, I hope you got them memo.

Comment by DOMS 287 — April 1, 2008 @ 9:33 am

LOL, this is too good, I was just talking about the splash factor the other day with jen. I said, “isn’t it amazing that when you sit down to go number 2, that you usually pee after you drop the bombs, that is because the bombs can sometimes cause the little “ka-plunck” and shot up a few droplets in the bombers direction, if you pee first, it could be pee water on your backside!” LOL. Also, i saw some statistic that says that most of the fresh water in the home is used in the toliet! That is crazy! The cammode, definitely needs to be revamped. I’m in on this one, lets get a team together and design a new throne.

Comment by jtuffy — April 1, 2008 @ 10:27 am

you know what was a better idea and worked better than the urinal - the trough. you know the big long trough that had a little stream of water running through it and all the dudes just found a spot and did their business. there was no mess, no fuss, definitely no back splash, and you got to be a little cozy with your neighbor. there was a real sense of community.

man, how things have changed.

Comment by The Scam — April 1, 2008 @ 12:33 pm

There should be no sense of community in the can… strictly private time. Be careful what you wish for there Scam, you’ll end up like Larry Craig!

Comment by Seth — April 1, 2008 @ 12:53 pm

you idahoans know all about bathroom “etiquette”, don’t you.

Comment by The Scam — April 1, 2008 @ 1:55 pm

does anybody know if they have changed the showering format at the MTC? now that was community.

Comment by The Scam — April 1, 2008 @ 1:56 pm

Yeah, talk about nuts, i remember the community tree shower. You just had to get in an out and make sure the guy across from you was in the middle of the pole. LOL

Comment by jtuffy — April 1, 2008 @ 2:14 pm

i never understood the guys that would hang out in the shower and talk and stuff. i heard about dudes filling up the laundry carts and making “pools” and then hanging out in the buff.

i enjoy community, but not all man naked community

Comment by The Scam — April 1, 2008 @ 2:39 pm

Oh yes, the trough… Those were definitely the days. I’ll never forget in kindergarden when we had to use one of those things in Sapulpa and Justin Hershburger pointed out the size of Levy Eaton’s winky. Okay, so we just need to merge the antisplash of the trough with the privacy of Seth’s special place.

Comment by DOMS 287 — April 1, 2008 @ 3:48 pm

Ok… did anyone else crack up when John said, “Yeah, talk about nuts, i remember the community tree shower.” Too funny!

I was no huge fan of the community show-off, err… shower, but I always felt bad for the guys who insisted on useing the handycapped showers so they could have privacy. Always seemed a little pathetic.

Comment by Seth — April 1, 2008 @ 8:26 pm

dude, i didn’t catch the “nuts” line but now i’m rollin’. yea, i think everyone felt awkward. i guess it’s one of those “when in rome…” type situations.

Comment by The Scam — April 1, 2008 @ 10:34 pm

Tell me, do the sister missionaries have the same setup?

Comment by DOMS 287 — April 2, 2008 @ 12:21 pm

man, they have and always will have a better set up. i swear that dudes get the bottom of the barrel most of the time.

on my mission, the sisters always got posh apartments with queen size beds while i was living in an adobe hut sleeping on a gunny sack full of hay. gender equality, my booty.

Comment by The Scam — April 2, 2008 @ 2:49 pm

they got private showers. that’s what i meant by “better set up”.

Comment by The Scam — April 2, 2008 @ 2:49 pm

so did all the “toilet” talk drive everyone away?

or is everyone just crying because Memphis made it to the final game?

Comment by The Scam — April 7, 2008 @ 12:13 pm