I want to know if this has ever happened to Mirk

hiccups · Future Queen in Zion

I want to know if this has ever happened to Mirk

mirkwood · Senior Bucketkeeper

Sort of. Three of us went to a loud party. It was a bachelorette party. The gals were all very intoxicated. One of them took a liking to one of my partners and offered him $50 to take off his shirt. He thought she was joking with him and said make it $300. At the same time one of the partygoers designated drivers had shown up, and then locked her keys in her car. She asked me to help her open it up. So I go walking back to my car to get my slim jim and I see the first gal trying to unbutton my partners shirt. She was fast and was about two buttons ahead of him as he was tryng to button his shirt back up and telling her to stop.

hiccups · Future Queen in Zion

mirkwood wrote:

She was fast and was about two buttons ahead of him as he was tryng to button his shirt back up and telling her to stop.

That's a hoot.

arbilad · Head Chef

I'd be scared if that was happening to me (not that it ever would, but still...)

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

You'd be scared? Scared of what?

lundbaek · Profuse Pontificator

A situation like that can be difficult. While on a business trip overseas, I and a couple others were invited to dinner by the CEO of a big steel mill, at a supposedly great restaurant. Unexpected problems: (1.) I was supposed to be a gracious guest to help generate business for G.E. Co., and (2.) the joint was also a brothel, and each diner was assigned a "waitress" who would sit on the guy's lap and help him eat his dinner and start removing his clothes. Musta been an answer to a quick prayer, but our host got into a punch-up with his "waitress" and we were tossed out.

arbilad · Head Chef

The closest I've ever come to a situation like that is when the company I was working for took us on a company excursion to Hooters.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

I don't really like running Hooters checks at the bank.

Thank goodness I only see them for a split second each cuz I'm so fast.

hiccups · Future Queen in Zion

Cocobeem wrote:

I don't really like running Hooters checks at the bank.

Would these be checks made out to Hooters or checks with Hooters girls on them?

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

Hooters girls on Hooters checks. You're just going along and then WHAM! Bikinis in your face! On checks - where you least expect them.

arbilad · Head Chef

I wonder if anyone has written a tithing check with a Hooters check.

hiccups · Future Queen in Zion

I hope if they have that it earned them an interview with their bishop about it.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

It's against our religion to own a Hooters franchise?

mirkwood · Senior Bucketkeeper

I hope if they have that it earned them an interview with their bishop about it.

I'm tempted to do it just for the reaction...

-- Edited by mirkwood at 01:10, 2008-08-05

arbilad · Head Chef

Mirk probably has a Glock on his checks.

mirkwood · Senior Bucketkeeper

lol...we actually have pretty plain checks. Whatever is the least expensive.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

That's the bonus of working at the eeeeevil banking establishment... free checks! I switch mine every box.

Did you know you can actually write a check on a plain piece of paper (or TP or whatever) so long as you have the routing number, account number and "pay to the order of" with your sig? Yepperoonie.

Xanth · Senior Member

lundbaek wrote:

A situation like that can be difficult. While on a business trip overseas, I and a couple others were invited to dinner by the CEO of a big steel mill, at a supposedly great restaurant. Unexpected problems: (1.) I was supposed to be a gracious guest to help generate business for G.E. Co., and (2.) the joint was also a brothel, and each diner was assigned a "waitress" who would sit on the guy's lap and help him eat his dinner and start removing his clothes. Musta been an answer to a quick prayer, but our host got into a punch-up with his "waitress" and we were tossed out.

That reminds me of a manager I had (female) who spent alot of time in china, and she would warn everyone who went over there that she spent alot of time retraining them NOT to take her to girly places and if anyone undid what she had done she was gonna have words with them. She said it in a comical way, but she was pretty serious about it.

-- Edited by Xanth at 19:17, 2008-08-06

arbilad · Head Chef

Coco, whether it is legal to write a check like that and whether the merchant you are writing it to will accept it are two entirely different things. For instance, I doubt that they'd accept such a check at the supermarket, even though technically it is legal.
That does remind me of a case where a guy deposited one of those "fake" checks that they send out with promotions saying something like "If you win, you'll be getting a check like this". The bank deposited it and put the money into his account. It turns out that even though they wrote something like "Not valid" or "Void" on there, that didn't actually make it an invalid check. Eventually he did wind up having to return the money, and I think they changed the rules after that.
I'm also reminded of something else: a guy accidentally put a check that he wrote to someone else in with his tax return. The IRS modified the payee on the check and cashed it. You're not really supposed to be able to do that, but who's gonna argue with the IRS?

arbilad · Head Chef

Now that I'm thinking about checks, I thought of another story. I once took a management class. A bank fraud examiner was in the class with me. He said to never put an outgoing letter with a check in it into the mailbox at your house. Thieves love to steal such from your mailbox, cover the signature on the check with tape to protect it, leach out the ink from the other parts of the check, then write the check to themselves with the amount they want.
So, always put your bills in a post office mailbox.

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

The only things I use a check for are my mortgage and tithing. Every other bill is paid online.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

So, you clearly think you're better than everyone, don't you beefie? Your way or the highway, is that it? Maybe I like writing millions of checks and getting millions of different kinds, okay? Am I less because of your insular thinking? I mean, how obtuse can you be? Miss Online BillPay. Big Whoop. What happens when the power grid's down, huh? What then?

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Oh, please. I think I'm superior because of other reasons rather than how many checks I write per month.

mirkwood · Senior Bucketkeeper

Cocobeem wrote:
What happens when the power grid's down, huh? What then?

I don't pay my bills and they don't know I haven't paid them cause the powers down and they can't check.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

Whoa. There's a reason mirk's the em. prep. guy.

Hey, beef... are you moving?

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Cocobeem wrote:

Whoa. There's a reason mirk's the em. prep. guy.

Hey, beef... are you moving?

You keep asking me that. Why do you think I'm moving? Wait...are you offering a room in your house to allow me to move to Utah?

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

I don't know why I think you're moving. Call me inspired.

Can't really offer you a room... we's squished as it is! But hey! Our couch downstairs is a hide-a-bed...

You coming to EdWeek this year?

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Cocobeem wrote:

I don't know why I think you're moving. Call me inspired.

Can't really offer you a room... we's squished as it is! But hey! Our couch downstairs is a hide-a-bed...

You coming to EdWeek this year?

Inspired? Hmmm, do tell...seriously, tell me all your inspirations for me.

I traded in my EdWk for Hawaii this year. I was planning on it until my bff emailed an invite to Hawaii with her family. So, I'll be lazing around the beach instead of frantically leaving beans/ammo on someone's porch without getting caught. biggrin

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

Girl, where ARE your priorities? (Actually, mine would be right there, too. Never been to Hawaii.

)

I think I feel a move coming on for you. Really. And I think it's toward the West. It's time for you to get out of Hoosierland for a bit. You can always go back, you know. You're sort of free that way.

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Funny you should say that. That same bff has warned me that we will be discussing a move to the West. She is convinced (actually has been trying to talk me into it for several years) that I should move to CO. She has it all planned out and will be "discussing" (i.e. lecturing) me on the advantages and possibilities.

arbilad · Head Chef

Colorado is Zion! It is the promised land! It is the land of milk and honey.
Well, at least, it's not too bad here, and much better than many places.
DON'T live in Boulder if you move.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

Sounds good to me, beef! MrCoco LOVED Denver when he lived there. And he was in a cool singles ward, too. Not cool enough, obviously, cuz he didn't find me.

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Why not Boulder? Actually I would likely end up on Denver or CS.

The thing is, I have a fantastic job. Seriously. I have very little cons when I list out the good/bad. It's scary to leave such a great job for something less secure or for the unknown.

hiccups · Future Queen in Zion

Boulder is a liberal, pot-smoking hot bed. It's pretty, but so's a lot of Colorado. Visit the place if you're curious, but I wouldn't live there. I'm with Arbi on this one.

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Hey! What if I want to pot smoke and be liberal? Huh? Are you judging me???

Actually, when I was at BYU, I went to Colorado Springs each Thanksgiving and fell in love with that part of CO. I have always said that if I were to move from IN, then I would go to CO. CO is georgeous and CS reminded me a lot of Indy.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

I'm not judging you, baby.

Rocky Mountain High!

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Can you get Rocky Mountain High off of Rocky Mountain oysters?

hiccups · Future Queen in Zion

No, but you can get Rocky Mountain Sick.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

And Rocky Mountain pregnant.

mirkwood · Senior Bucketkeeper

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

What's wrong, mirk? Can't keep up?

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

I think we've lapped him.

arbilad · Head Chef

I sorta think that anything you two can come up with doesn't top what a cop sees in his normal working day.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

Oooh... are you *challenging* us?

Cuz baby, you ain't seen NOTHIN' yet!

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Oh my word, arbi. NOW you've done it.

mirkwood · Senior Bucketkeeper

Ok, so pick your topic and let the stories begin.

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Topic is vomit. Begin.......

mirkwood · Senior Bucketkeeper

Ok, so my area partner arrests this tweaker chick. She is someone I had dealt with in the past...a real nasty specimen. He gets her in his vehicle to take her to jail, she looks over at him and spews....everywhere. But wait...the story gets better. Two weeks later he changes assignments and another deputy gets the vehicle. A couple weeks into having this vehicle he is commenting on the odor of his vehicle and wondering what it is that is causing it. He did not know the history of the vehicle until we told him.

beefche · Profuse Pontificator

Ewww, can't you cops afford to clean a car???

My only vomit story I have is when I was a freshman in high school, I got sick on the way to the bus stop. Our bus stop was at a major intersection and there were some really cute boys that were at this stop. So, I'm walking alongside a local store when I suddenly and without warning puked. BUT, no way would I just do that in front of BOYS! So, I puked in my mouth, held it until my friend did some surveillance and when the coast was clear, I spit it out next to the store building.

Cocobeem · Keeper of the Holy Grail

So I'm hiding in some alley in Orem nursing my oldest baby who's around 6 months at the time... (I'm not the public nursing type and we were out on errands.) He was the type that nursed and nursed and sometimes spit up cuz he nursed so much. (I was sort of a Holstein back in the day - yo!) So we're finishing up and as soon as I get him vertical he pukes out like a gallon of milk. I don't have my top done back up yet, so there's freakin' warm milk and curds all over my SKIN and all the layers of clothes we LDS women have to wear, not to mention between the bucket seats and all over in the Honda Prelude, stickshift, emergency brake area, etc... I hate puke, okay? So the next thing I know, I start puking all over HIM! He starts bawling like a baby and we're both just FREAKING OUT. So the Chinese guy throwing garbage into the alley from the restaurant comes over to 'help' us out and takes one look and pukes right on my HEAD! I reach up and grab him by the throat---

Ok, so it didn't really go that far. But I *almost* puked on that baby. It was all I could do not to.