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    The posters from Imgur are posting selfies today as part of a Christmas tradition.

    Lots of very attractive female members on that site

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    Hal!!! Merry Christmas, buddy. We all miss you.

    Funny Christmas story... my sister has been telling me for years that she wants to learn how to play guitar and that someday soon she's going to steal one of my guitars to do it. It kinda pissed me off when she said that, so I figured I'd end that conversation, and during the Christmas in July sales that have now become a thing, I pick up a Jasmine (budget Takamine brand) beginner's kit: Jasmine S35 acoustic, a strap, gig bag, a digital clip-on headstock tuner, a bag of picks, and a set of Martin strings. With the sale, I got a deep discount, and got what was normally a $160.00 bundle for less than $90. So I've had it sitting in my closet for the past 5 months, and she and her husband come up. She comes in and tells me that her husband bought her an Ibanez Acoustic for Christmas. D'oh! She hasn't even played guitar for 5 minutes and now she owns 2 acoustic guitars. I tell her I owned my first guitar for 5 years before I broke down and bought a second one. So we laugh about that. Not but 5 minutes later, they give my mother her Christmas present: the 23 and me ancestry and health test... the same one I bought for my mother as well. D'oh! 2 for 2!

    Talk about shitty luck. You can't make this shit up.

    Further funny, neither I nor my sister's husband realized how small my sister's hands really are, and she's having a very hard time fretting the damn thing. I'm supposed to be teaching her how to play. Man, I've got my work cut out for me.
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    Music was better when ugly people were allowed to make it.

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    I gave my old acoustic to my nephew when he was young and he got better than average in a hurry.
    Lil bastard had the Youtube channel years ago where he's singing and playing the shit of his guitar

    I didn't teach him much. He just really took to playing and has no shame so the singing came natural.

    Who knows, maybe your sis will have a talent for it like my nephew.


    That's bad and good with the guitars An Ibenez Acoustic would be a nice first guitar...

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    That Jasmine sounds pretty good, you just gotta keep stretching the strings for 10 minutes to keep it in tune.


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    It's kinda cool but unfortunate there were two guitars bought for her. An Oh Henry moment I guess..


    I swear, I showed my nephew two things on the guitar that first night. He goes downstairs with my brother in law for about an hour.
    (He's around ten years old, small guy at that time)

    They come back up, he says he's gonna do a little song called The KD Blues and proceeds to start playing a rudimentary version of Bad to the Bone
    and starts screaming about havin no money for nothing but KD all the time!

    Do you guys have Kraft Dinner down there? If not it's a bargain basement macaroni serving and chemical cheez mix.

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    We agreed that it was a D'oh moment. My brother-in-law should have called me first before buying it since I'm the "guitar god" of the family, or so my cousins call me. At the very least, he could have asked me if what he was looking at was a good brand or if what he was spending was too little or too much for a beginner guitar. But it's actually gonna work out better than you'd expect. If I go down there to their place and I have to give her a makeshift lesson on the spot, there will be two guitars there. I won't have to drag one along with me. We won't have to trade one guitar back and forth, I'll be able to show her on one and she'll be able to try to mimic immediately on the other without having to wait for me to pass a guitar back to her.

    That's really cool. Your nephew sounds awesome.

    Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. Or Mac and Cheese is what they're officially calling it now. It's what we call it in the States. It's in a box. Has the cheese packet.

    http://www.kraftmacandcheese.com/

    I grew up with it. And it was a staple in college. There's a whole mess of different brands nowadays, some cheap, some not so cheap. I like the Cracker Barrel brand. It just tastes better. Yes, I still eat mac and cheese from the box. And I'm not ashamed.


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    Merry Christmas to everyone....except Hal



















    No, that's mean....I can't be that way




























    Well, maybe I can, I'm kind of an ass sometimes, so...





























    Nope, Christmas is a time to be nice, so I can't be that way, I have to be nicer



































    Merry Christmas Hal, even though I missed you, it's good to see you were on, because seriously, this place IS NOT the same without you my friend.

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    Hope you all had a great day Welcome back Tinkerbelle!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teh One Who Knocks View Post
    Merry Christmas to everyone....except Hal



















    No, that's mean....I can't be that way




























    Well, maybe I can, I'm kind of an ass sometimes, so...





























    Nope, Christmas is a time to be nice, so I can't be that way, I have to be nicer



































    Merry Christmas Hal, even though I missed you, it's good to see you were on, because seriously, this place IS NOT the same without you my friend.
    Awww don't be so hard on yourself. You're not just an ass sometimes....




    Missed this and you too Lance, I hope things are well.

    My brother and his wife are visiting here Thursday for three days...grrrrrr

    Please help me keep my sense of humor.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Goofy View Post
    Hope you all had a great day Welcome back Tinkerbelle!
    As I write this my long blonde locks are blowing in the wind and my vag is powdered and clean smelling.


    Tinkerbelle....reminds me of my old job

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    Meh, I had to work Christmas ( new years eve too) this hitch was scheduled, so not a surprise. We had "christmas" weekend before last. Not really the same though. First time since I was in the Air Force, that I wasn't home for Christmas. Also first without my Dad.
    Hal, good to see you back bud. Hope you do well in the upcoming year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KevinD View Post
    Meh, I had to work Christmas ( new years eve too) this hitch was scheduled, so not a surprise. We had "christmas" weekend before last. Not really the same though. First time since I was in the Air Force, that I wasn't home for Christmas. Also first without my Dad.
    Hal, good to see you back bud. Hope you do well in the upcoming year.
    Thanks man, I'm currently online arguing with a black woman from South Africa who works for STEM (women who support other women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math) and the argument is about....wait for it....sexism.

    What was one of the comments..."Holy shit man you don't do anything halfway do you, lol"


    Best wishes back to you Kev

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    hope all had great days and it is awesome to see you hal

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    good to see you too mang

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hal-9000 View Post
    Awww don't be so hard on yourself. You're not just an ass sometimes....
    Hey!

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