The current issue of Vanity Fair magazine has a long, torturous article all about Charlie Sheen: Charlie Sheen's War (http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/features/2011/06/charlie-sheen-201106?currentPage=all)
Don't read it. Charlie is an idiot. He's a crappy actor,...and they pay him an incredible amount of money to be a crappy actor.
:eek ...The problem is that almost everybody in California (even the kids) want to be exactly like him,... :eek
Not everybody Balt, I grew up in California, and I NEVER acted like Him,and never wanted to. I will say that I am NOT your average person that grew up there, hell, I am not average when compared to anyone. I think I am one of a kind. :red
Hey ANUNITU,
I know,...I was being facetious.
No assembly programmer could EVER be Charlie Sheen-like,,,,
My thinking was: Charlie Sheen is just a spectacular, and, embarrassing exemplification of what's wrong with California. :eek
...And,...what's REALLY amazing is that,...Charlie won't be suing Vanity Fair for defamation of character,..in fact, he love's the publicity,... :eek
He is mainly southern California stock,Northern Calif. is a lot more laid back..thats why I did not end up being like that.
he's not a bad guy
just a product of his environment
he can party and screw all the nice looking gals he wants
he can be completely irresponsible without repercussions
one can see why all the kids in California want to be like him
come to think of it, i am a little jealous - lol
Ha, Ha,...
Quote from: DAVE...come to think of it, i am a little jealous,...
:dazzled: BIG BOOMING LAUGH,...MAJOR LOL,... :dazzled:
...Dave is a devoted Charlie Sheen enthusiast,...I love it,...
...It's probably the only completely ridiculous thing you've ever done,...
:dazzled: BIG BOOMING LAUGH,...MAJOR LOL,... :dazzled:
i didn't say "fan" - lol
just that - he's only doing what his environment allows him to get away with
Sorry, Dave,...I know you have a great sense of humor,...so, I'm taking liberties in my interpretation,...you probably party with Charlie all the time,... :eek
And, you know,...anunitu is right,...most Northern Californians are too intelligent to behave like Charlie Sheen.
...And, come to think of it,...California does have alot of cool attributes.
California has a very diverse landscape; the Coastline is 840 miles long, and populated with vast numbers of gorgeous girls in bikinis.
The Sierra Nevada Mountains (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)), run 400 miles in length, with a dozen peaks above the 14,000 foot elevation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_fourteeners), and, includes three National Parks: Yosemite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_National_Park), Sequoia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoia_National_Park), and, King's Canyon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Canyon_National_Park). For, you non-Californians, here is an: Overview of the Sierra Nevada Range (http://www.summitpost.org/sierra-nevada/176773)
...I sound like a tour guide, don't I ??? (I know what you're thinking,...who cares about the mountains, lets get back to all those girls in bikinis,...)
California has a population of over 37 million people,...which is more than either Canada or Australia.
If California were a nation, it would have the eighth largest economy in the world, after: the United States, Japan, Germany, China, the United Kingdom, France, and Italy.
California's Central Valley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Valley_(California)) is one of the world's most productive agricultural regions.
There is a reason why Sydney is so "cool" at the moment, its WINTER TIME !
You know, HUTCH,...you're way more zen than Charlie Sheen,...
...except, for that inexplicably weird Spaghetti obsession,...
Quote from: baltoro on May 28, 2011, 05:36:51 PM
...except, for that inexplicably weird Spaghetti obsession,...
He is obsessed with Italian coffee (http://www.masm32.com/board/index.php?topic=12460.msg95814#msg95814), too ::)
Ha,...Ha,... :eek
...I think you can say,...unequivocally,...that HUTCH is the Anti-Charlie Sheen,...
:bg
Now I must take offence at this, my Spaghetti is so good i actually eat it. Now the preferred technique I learnt from a Chef of Croatian origin who worked up the north east of Italy was tomato paste mixed with mild mustard which you heat for 3 minutes in the microwave, when the spaghetti is cooked put it on a plate, toss it slightly so it does not stick together then add the modified tomato paste. Add as much parmesan cheese as your sense of indulgence allows and the result is truly magnificent.
Now RE: coffee, I am lazy enough to drink gallons of Nescafe a day but if I really bother I like Greek/Turkish coffee cooked in a small pot with a lot of sugar in it. Real men[tm] have no problems with the powdered grounds and you drink it black in small ceramic cups. Now this does not mean that I won't accept JJs code for Cappucino once he gets it debugged and working properly. :P
QuoteReal men[tm] have no problems with the powdered grounds and you drink it black in small ceramic cups.
in Arizona we call that "cowboy coffee" :lol
i am not a cowboy, but they drink it in tin cups :bg
sorry i can't agree Hutch
i hate grounds in my coffee
i will drink it rather than nothing if we are camping or something
my sister makes cofee like that
that is probably why i am working on her house instead of one of her ex-husbands :P
Zara, of course, drinks tea - so does my oldest sister
here, i am making my own coffee
they all know better than to ask me to do something until i am on my third cup, at least
(http://cache.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/images/coffee-beautiful-cup-7.jpg)
Dave,
Greek/Turkish coffee is different, it is powdered coffee not ground beans and you cannot make it without there being residue in the bottom of the pot or your cup. Great stuff though, will put hair on your pencil and lead on you chest. :bg
Purist Greek style is a small pot or saucepan that you mix the coffee, water and optionally sugar into then slowly stew it for a half an hour or so. There is no real difference between Greek, Serbian, Turkish, Lebanese or Syrian coffee, just minor variations on the water, sugar and coffee.
that might not be so bad
but, if i get grounds in my mouth, i have to spit, spit, spit em out - lol
Dave,
So your Arizona so-called cowboys stir their coffee with their pinky waving around (pinky finger that is)?
:bg
i doubt they stir it at all
i have known a few real cowboys, and they'll drink anything
not the same as the guys with 4-wheel drive trucks that have no mud on em
they have the nice clean stetson hats with bands and feathers - those are "dudes" or "stonies"
Quote from: dedndave on May 29, 2011, 12:47:56 PM
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not the same as the guys with 4-wheel drive trucks that have no mud on em
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You talk about this... :P
I worked with a guy from Jhb who ran a business making 'moron's' 4x4s, dirty on Monday mornings.
I fell off my chair, but he said these wooses were so desperate about their
'cowboy' and 4x4 country trailing image that that they'd come to his garage for a messup, so that they'll look good when they arrived at the office. He had a very large tank of mud. :eek
I once met a REAL Cowboy, the forrows on his face you could strike a match on, his truly beat up cowboy hat had seen rain,mud,most likely a little Cow Sh*t..among other things. This was the first REAL cow puncher I ever met..You can't fake what this guy lived everyday.
I've met lots of real cowboys,...but, not in California,...in Wyoming. They are the antithesis of surfers,...
Generally, they have these incredible egos,...and, what is the coolest thing a cowboy can do to prove his worthiness ???
BULL RIDING (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull_riding).
It's completely insane. But, alot of fun, if you're in the audience.
And, the tradition is to do it drunk (it's less painful when the bull tramples you afterward).
But,...one summer,...this softspoken, unknown cowboy shows up at the local rodeo,...and, he was the best bull rider in the galaxy. It was an amazing thing to watch him ride.
This guy was totally fearless,...and, completely psychic (as far as angry bulls go).
...But, most of them get hammered tragically.
:eek ...I'd like to see Charlie Sheen ride a bull,...a vicious, demented bull, named,...REHAB,... :eek
We have a similar flavour to "cowboy" in "stockmen", usually cantankerous old bastards, as tough as nails, done it tough, highly independent "get the job done" men. Their nick is "cow cockey" (cockatoo sitting on a fence post watching cows). In comparison the 4WD brigade are a bunch of poofters trying to look like something they never were. here you can do it in a pair of R.M.Williams jeans, an Akubra hat and R.M.Williams boots so you can look like a cow cockey who has hit town in his sunday best but its not hard to tell the difference, real cow cockeys have dirt under their fingernails, cow sh*t on their boots and are not noted for the conversational skills. :P