They can put a man on the moon, BUT...

Flint • Jun 23, 2010 8:32 am
Why can't they make a deodorant thingee that doesn't self-destruct all over my bathroom floor when it runs out???
casimendocina • Jun 23, 2010 8:40 am
Flint;665688 wrote:
Why can't they make a deodorant thingee that doesn't self-destruct all over my bathroom floor when it runs out???


Wow! Cool! Can you document this in image form next time it happens and post so we can see??????
Shawnee123 • Jun 23, 2010 8:42 am
Why can't they make a deodorant thingee that doesn't self-destruct all over my bathroom floor when it runs out???


Because your mom.
squirell nutkin • Jun 23, 2010 8:58 am
get one of those deodorant crystals. Then it will just shatter to pieces when it hits the bathroom floor.
ZenGum • Jun 23, 2010 9:05 am
Actually, we can't send a man to the moon just now. Really, we have no spacecraft that could do it, and NASA have thrown out the plans for the ones that did. AND the plans for the non-disintegrating deodorant.
classicman • Jun 23, 2010 9:39 am
@ zen - snort!
classicman • Jun 23, 2010 9:40 am
Flint;665688 wrote:
Why can't they make a deodorant thingee that doesn't self-destruct all over my bathroom floor when it runs out???


The problem with mine is that is virtually clear and there is no warning when its empty. So instead of applying deodorant all one is doing is sanding the underarm area with a piece of plastic.
Spexxvet • Jun 23, 2010 9:56 am
Use a bay leaf - you'll smell like soup[/George Carlin]
tw • Jun 26, 2010 11:28 am
Flint;665688 wrote:
Why can't they make a deodorant thingee that doesn't self-destruct all over my bathroom floor when it runs out???
Because in space, deodorant chips never hit the floor.
Griff • Jun 26, 2010 1:46 pm
tw;666544 wrote:
Because in space, deodorant chips never hit the floor.


Well played sir.
ZenGum • Jun 26, 2010 9:40 pm
:lol: ... so many MBA astronauts do not understand this basic principle ...
spudcon • Jun 26, 2010 11:11 pm
And while we're at it, how come we can't undo a fart?
ZenGum • Jun 27, 2010 3:38 am
That's definitely the laws of thermodynamics.
Sundae • Jun 27, 2010 9:11 am
... but I' not dating.
Maybe they sent my man there?
infinite monkey • Jun 2, 2011 9:45 am
They can send a man to the moon, but they can't make a date stamper that doesn't piss ink all over your hands?!?!
Sundae • Jun 2, 2011 10:16 am
I'm not liking the combination of dating and pissing here....
footfootfoot • Jun 2, 2011 10:18 am
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infinite monkey • Jun 2, 2011 11:13 am
That's one of my brother's favorite comedic clips.

So, we say that a lot.

And we also say: well would you LOOK at that? Just look at it!

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infinite monkey • Jun 21, 2011 10:27 am
They can put a man on the moon but they can't make a desk fan (to drown out gum snaps and counter humidity) that doesn't sound like a damn Boeing 747.
glatt • Jun 21, 2011 10:29 am
I wish they would let you test fans in the store. Damn things are always boxed up.
infinite monkey • Jun 21, 2011 10:30 am
I know. You can't believe the box that reads "whisper quiet" any more than you can believe Wal-mart "How May I Help You" vests.

(But I shouldn't say that...a lady running the self check out lanes stopped me and gave me a discount on a case of diet coke because it was on sale somewhere else. They say they'll match the price if we see one lower elsewhere but I never think about it or ask. She just did it to be helpful. I just like my vest jokes.)
glatt • Jun 21, 2011 10:57 am
We bought one good fan in a variety store like 20 years ago. It just works. You can hear it, but it's not too loud. It's a fan. It blows air. Cools you down. What else can you say? It works.

So recently we wanted a second fan, and went to Target, and bought one. Figured it was a fan. It would do the stuff fans are supposed to do. But it makes a hell of a racket and if you step more than 3 feet away you can't feel a breeze unless it's on high. But then you need earplugs.

I guess fans are becoming like toasters. You need to research them to find which ones are good. If you just go buy one, it will probably be crap. Why does it have to be this difficult? It's just a damn fan.
infinite monkey • Jun 21, 2011 11:03 am
Planned obsolescence.

I was just thinking the same thing about these shoes: I need a cobbler. Everything is made cheaply and is throw-away.

What's a tinker do these days? They used to fix toasters and stuff. There's nothing to tink anymore, I don't tink.
Spexxvet • Jun 21, 2011 11:15 am
infinite monkey;741165 wrote:
I need a cobbler.


Me, too. MMmmmm..............cobbler

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infinite monkey • Jun 21, 2011 11:21 am
Is that bacon cobbler?????? :lol:

Apple. Apple pie. Apple cobbler. Apple turnover. Apple is the only fruit that belongs in a pastry. ;)
Pete Zicato • Jun 21, 2011 1:25 pm
infinite monkey;741175 wrote:
Apple is the only fruit that belongs in a pastry. ;)

Not so fast there, grasshopper. The very best cobbler I ever had was strawberry/rhubarb. Strawberry cobbler is too sweet. Rhubarb cobbler is too tart. Together - perfection.
infinite monkey • Jun 21, 2011 1:28 pm
I love strawberries, I don't like strawberries in anything. Rhubarb is the yuck.

I might eat a pumpkin pie, or ice cream or chocolate pie. Even my cheeseburger pie. But no other fruit pie except apple.

Why don't they make a Cherry Celery Pie? Huh? Huh? I'll tell you why: because it's a bad idea!

Or Blueberry Asparagus Pie?

:lol:
Pete Zicato • Jun 21, 2011 1:33 pm
See that's why strawberry/rhubarb is such a magical thing. Not all flavors go together. But strawberry/rhubarb is special. Really.

You should try it. * Uses hypnotizing eyes on IM *
infinite monkey • Jun 21, 2011 1:38 pm
I'm sure that I've seen it around. I've heard of it. Even heard of just rhubarb pie. But I don't like rhubarb.

*giggles* I have a friend who KNOWS I cannot stomach mayonaisse, but she will talk about her deviled eggs, or her potato salad (things I cannot stand) and be like "NO, you HAVE to try MINE." She can't get it in her head that I do not like. Anything I say I don't like and I just HAVE to try THIS one or THAT one. Like I'll have some kind of revelation: angels will start singing as the clouds open up and sunshine rains down on my face.

Like another friend was talking about these meatballs this girl made. She put sauerkraut in them. I hate sauerkraut. "Oh yeah, but you can't even TASTE the sauerkraut." So why bother putting it in?

Yes, I am strong in my convictions when it comes to foods I will not eat. ;)
Spexxvet • Jun 21, 2011 3:31 pm
infinite monkey;741175 wrote:
Is that bacon cobbler?????? :lol:

Apple. Apple pie. Apple cobbler. Apple turnover. Apple is the only fruit that belongs in a pastry. ;)


It's peach cobbler. Try some. No, really, it tastes scrum-dilly-icious.
infinite monkey • Jun 21, 2011 3:41 pm
ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

No.

See post immediately preceding your post. ;)
Sundae • Jun 21, 2011 4:10 pm
They can put a man on the moon, but despite my father buying better and better TVs, our reception is shit in the kitchen and the back bedroom. You have to switch it onto Sky to get a good reception in the kitchen, but only if it's the same Sky channel the person in the living room is watching. Ahem, I would be in the living room if I was watching the same programme.

And it used to be that you could get a decent reception up here on the terrestrial channels. Lord alone knows how this one is wired up (Sky used to be on channel 6 - BBC1 now appears to be on channel 8)

It's something that apparently be fixed when we switch over to Digital?!
I have my doubts.
These new TVs should be crystal clear, not look like a colour version of the moon landings. Something is wrong somewhere.
BigV • Jun 21, 2011 9:53 pm
infinite monkey;741165 wrote:
Planned obsolescence.

I was just thinking the same thing about these shoes: I need a cobbler. Everything is made cheaply and is throw-away.

What's a tinker do these days? They used to fix toasters and stuff. There's nothing to tink anymore, I don't tink.

inveterate tinkerer here (ha). You don't have a cobbler nearby? I have two within five minutes drive (probably some hopping joke there, but I'd drive). Bummer.
infinite monkey • Jun 22, 2011 10:52 am
Oh, I'm sure there are shoe repair stores, but when the heel starts falling off the rest of the shoe is usually worn and crappy looking anyway.

Since I don't buy Manolo Blahniks, it's cheaper to just replace them.
ZenGum • Jun 22, 2011 9:48 pm
I always have a couple of cobblers nearby.
infinite monkey • Jun 23, 2011 12:29 pm
Definition of COBBLER
1: a mender or maker of shoes and often of other leather goods
2archaic : a clumsy workman
3: a tall iced drink consisting usually of wine, rum, or whiskey and sugar garnished with mint or a slice of lemon or orange
4: a deep-dish fruit dessert with a thick top crust


http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobbler

You always have a couple of clumsy workmen nearby? :)
monster • Jun 23, 2011 12:50 pm
infinite monkey;741197 wrote:
I have a friend who KNOWS I cannot stomach mayonaisse, but she will talk about her deviled eggs, or her potato salad (things I cannot stand) and be like "NO, you HAVE to try MINE." She can't get it in her head that I do not like. Anything I say I don't like and I just HAVE to try THIS one or THAT one. Like I'll have some kind of revelation: angels will start singing as the clouds open up and sunshine rains down on my face.


People are like that with dogs too. "Oh but you'll just love my Ruffkin, he wouldn't bite you, he's more liklely to lick you to death" Like that's a good thing? ugh.
infinite monkey • Jun 23, 2011 12:53 pm
Ha, this same friend is that way about dogs. About any pet, really, except fish. She just plain doesn't care for them. She's not a hater, and is nice to friends' dogs, but would prefer them to pay attention to someone else (ME! I get all stupid and lovey with doggehs.) I don't throw dogs at her thinking she'll all of a sudden LOVE them. :lol:
footfootfoot • Jun 23, 2011 1:44 pm
Tell you what, I'll try some of your mayo if you'll kiss the dog on the lips
monster • Jun 23, 2011 3:07 pm
They can put a man on the moon, but they can't put corn starch in a packet you can use without spilling drifts of it everywhere. :mad:
ZenGum • Jun 24, 2011 3:22 am
You need NASA's zero-G cornstarch tubes!
Spexxvet • Jul 5, 2011 2:33 pm
Why aren't there marijuana pills?
ZenGum • Jul 5, 2011 9:42 pm
Ever heard of cookies?