I've had a pretty rough time at work lately. Really, it's been a disappointing year work wise. Been pondering what on earth I'm doing and for what purpose. I found this quote this week, which has really helped me readjust my thinking. It's been sitting with me ever since I read it
George Bernard Shaw wrote:This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.
I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no “brief candle” for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
What's a Seabreeze? Here's a beer.
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: December 14, 2018, 8:14 pm
by FuiFui BradBrad
greeneyed wrote:What's a Seabreeze? Here's a beer.
Sea breeze is good. It’s Vodka, Cranberry and Grapefruit
I've had a pretty rough time at work lately. Really, it's been a disappointing year work wise. Been pondering what on earth I'm doing and for what purpose. I found this quote this week, which has really helped me readjust my thinking. It's been sitting with me ever since I read it
George Bernard Shaw wrote:This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.
I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no “brief candle” for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
Good quote. Has much changed in 6 months?
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 17, 2019, 12:18 pm
by -TW-
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:
greeneyed wrote:What's a Seabreeze? Here's a beer.
Sea breeze is good. It’s Vodka, Cranberry and Grapefruit
You lost me at grapefruit
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Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 17, 2019, 12:40 pm
by dubby
-TW- wrote:
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:
greeneyed wrote:What's a Seabreeze? Here's a beer.
Sea breeze is good. It’s Vodka, Cranberry and Grapefruit
You lost me at grapefruit
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If you were a fruit Tim, you'd be a grapefruit.
Healthy, but bitter
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you ask Risk Astley for a DVD of the movie “Up”? He can't give it to you, as he's “Never gonna give you up.” But by not giving you the DVD, he's letting you down, which he can't do because he's “Never gonna let you down.”
What would you do if you were Rick Steve?
Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 3, 2021, 3:31 pm
by greeneyed
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote:House White thanks Steve.
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you ask Risk Astley for a DVD of the movie “Up”? He can't give it to you, as he's “Never gonna give you up.” But by not giving you the DVD, he's letting you down, which he can't do because he's “Never gonna let you down.”
What would you do if you were Rick Steve?
I’m not Rick Astley so I’d ask Rick Astley. Whatever Rick Astley decides is OK. He’s Rick Astley!
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Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 3, 2021, 8:11 pm
by Botman
Jesus wept, Steve!
The man drags out a thread, throws you a wonderful cutout ball to bring the thread back into the game and you spill the lollies!
Sent from the Can in the depths of despair
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 3, 2021, 8:49 pm
by -TW-
Botman wrote:Jesus wept, Steve!
The man drags out a thread, throws you a wonderful cutout ball to bring the thread back into the game and you spill the lollies!
Sent from the Can in the depths of despair
Steve Bulgarelli?
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Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 3, 2021, 9:49 pm
by greeneyed
One of the best songs ever! Played once a night at Steve's Lazy Snooker. I once had hair like that. I was once as thin as that too!
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you ask Risk Astley for a DVD of the movie “Up”? He can't give it to you, as he's “Never gonna give you up.” But by not giving you the DVD, he's letting you down, which he can't do because he's “Never gonna let you down.”
What would you do if you were Rick Steve?
I’m not Rick Astley so I’d ask Rick Astley. Whatever Rick Astley decides is OK. He’s Rick Astley!
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It's an interesting side to be on. I was going to follow this up with discussing the Trolley Problem with you, but I think your response will be "I don't work for the Trolley dept."
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 4, 2021, 9:54 am
by The Nickman
Steve's Lazy sex cauldron? I thought they closed this place down!
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 4, 2021, 10:55 am
by -TW-
Rick Astley has some bangers outside of the obvious one
His more recent stuff is a bit meh
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Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 5, 2021, 6:36 am
by T_R
Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
Is $25 too much for an Old Fashioned?
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Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 5, 2021, 6:42 am
by FuiFui BradBrad
T_R wrote:Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
Is $25 too much for an Old Fashioned?
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Great choice! I would say it’s too much. It’s more than what I pay, but I’m sure you go to classier establishments than I do
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 5, 2021, 6:47 am
by The Nickman
T_R wrote:Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
Is $25 too much for an Old Fashioned?
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Jesus, you must’ve been fairly sideways after drinking ten of those!
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 5, 2021, 7:12 am
by greeneyed
T_R wrote: ↑May 5, 2021, 6:36 am
Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
T_R wrote: ↑May 5, 2021, 6:36 am
Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
T_R wrote:Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
Is $25 too much for an Old Fashioned?
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Jesus, you must’ve been fairly sideways after drinking ten of those!
Oh, here we go... I guess I can't drive home after THOSE, either.
Funny story actually, I just bought a breathalyser, and I’ve been testing out my theory on a Friday lunch where I’ve always said “four before four or five before five”.
Essentially (and using that site rupissed.com that you roundly ****-pooed last time we caught up before stumbling off slurring into the distance) I’ve always stuck by the rule of thumb that for Friday lunch beers if we start at 1pm, if I have 4 schooners of 3.5 I can drive home once we get back to the office at 4pm, but if I have 5 schooners I have to wait until 5pm.
Anywho, fast forward to last week, I’ve got this new breathalyser and I test it out. SoI have my usual five schooners, get back to the office at 3pm thinking I have two hours to wait out and I’m only 0.048! Means I could’ve easily had SIX schooners and head home at 5! This changes everything!!
And before you rag on my new breathalyser, my mate Scully was carrying on like a real TR and saying it was broken, so I got him to blow in it (he’d also had five schooners), and he blew 0.060.
T_R wrote:Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
Is $25 too much for an Old Fashioned?
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Jesus, you must’ve been fairly sideways after drinking ten of those!
Oh, here we go... I guess I can't drive home after THOSE, either.
Funny story actually, I just bought a breathalyser, and I’ve been testing out my theory on a Friday lunch where I’ve always said “four before four or five before five”.
Essentially (and using that site rupissed.com that you roundly ****-pooed last time we caught up before stumbling off slurring into the distance) I’ve always stuck by the rule of thumb that for Friday lunch beers if we start at 1pm, if I have 4 schooners of 3.5 I can drive home once we get back to the office at 4pm, but if I have 5 schooners I have to wait until 5pm.
Anywho, fast forward to last week, I’ve got this new breathalyser and I test it out. SoI have my usual five schooners, get back to the office at 3pm thinking I have two hours to wait out and I’m only 0.048! Means I could’ve easily had SIX schooners and head home at 5! This changes everything!!
And before you rag on my new breathalyser, my mate Scully was carrying on like a real TR and saying it was broken, so I got him to blow in it (he’d also had five schooners), and he blew 0.060.
Suck ****, Scully.
I wouldn't mind having an experiment with that. I have always lived by the 'two in the first hour, one an hour after that' rule, and I'd like to see how it actually plays out.
T_R wrote:Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
Is $25 too much for an Old Fashioned?
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Jesus, you must’ve been fairly sideways after drinking ten of those!
Oh, here we go... I guess I can't drive home after THOSE, either.
Funny story actually, I just bought a breathalyser, and I’ve been testing out my theory on a Friday lunch where I’ve always said “four before four or five before five”.
Essentially (and using that site rupissed.com that you roundly ****-pooed last time we caught up before stumbling off slurring into the distance) I’ve always stuck by the rule of thumb that for Friday lunch beers if we start at 1pm, if I have 4 schooners of 3.5 I can drive home once we get back to the office at 4pm, but if I have 5 schooners I have to wait until 5pm.
Anywho, fast forward to last week, I’ve got this new breathalyser and I test it out. SoI have my usual five schooners, get back to the office at 3pm thinking I have two hours to wait out and I’m only 0.048! Means I could’ve easily had SIX schooners and head home at 5! This changes everything!!
And before you rag on my new breathalyser, my mate Scully was carrying on like a real TR and saying it was broken, so I got him to blow in it (he’d also had five schooners), and he blew 0.060.
Suck ****, Scully.
I wouldn't mind having an experiment with that. I have always lived by the 'two in the first hour, one an hour after that' rule, and I'd like to see how it actually plays out.
I’ve always found I’m well ahead of that standard rule, which is meant to apply to everyone. And just using rupissed.com I’ve always used the rule of thumb I can have three schooners of 3.5 to start and I’m at the limit, a fourth one in the first three hours and a fifth one in the first four hours to be at the limit.
And all uses of the breathalyser to date have confirmed I’m even ahead of that rule of thumb, which is great.
Scully and I went to Beef Week yesterday (a complete **** show, but that’s a story for a different time) and had four cans of Crisp (exactly four standard drinks) in a bit over an hour.
Got back to the car and I was 0.042, so still under the limit nicely.
T_R wrote:Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
Is $25 too much for an Old Fashioned?
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Jesus, you must’ve been fairly sideways after drinking ten of those!
Oh, here we go... I guess I can't drive home after THOSE, either.
Funny story actually, I just bought a breathalyser, and I’ve been testing out my theory on a Friday lunch where I’ve always said “four before four or five before five”.
Essentially (and using that site rupissed.com that you roundly ****-pooed last time we caught up before stumbling off slurring into the distance) I’ve always stuck by the rule of thumb that for Friday lunch beers if we start at 1pm, if I have 4 schooners of 3.5 I can drive home once we get back to the office at 4pm, but if I have 5 schooners I have to wait until 5pm.
Anywho, fast forward to last week, I’ve got this new breathalyser and I test it out. SoI have my usual five schooners, get back to the office at 3pm thinking I have two hours to wait out and I’m only 0.048! Means I could’ve easily had SIX schooners and head home at 5! This changes everything!!
And before you rag on my new breathalyser, my mate Scully was carrying on like a real TR and saying it was broken, so I got him to blow in it (he’d also had five schooners), and he blew 0.060.
T_R wrote:Steve, what's a fair price for an Old Fashioned? I bought a round of ten of them in Canberra a bit back, they charged me $250.
Is $25 too much for an Old Fashioned?
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Jesus, you must’ve been fairly sideways after drinking ten of those!
Oh, here we go... I guess I can't drive home after THOSE, either.
Funny story actually, I just bought a breathalyser, and I’ve been testing out my theory on a Friday lunch where I’ve always said “four before four or five before five”.
Essentially (and using that site rupissed.com that you roundly ****-pooed last time we caught up before stumbling off slurring into the distance) I’ve always stuck by the rule of thumb that for Friday lunch beers if we start at 1pm, if I have 4 schooners of 3.5 I can drive home once we get back to the office at 4pm, but if I have 5 schooners I have to wait until 5pm.
Anywho, fast forward to last week, I’ve got this new breathalyser and I test it out. SoI have my usual five schooners, get back to the office at 3pm thinking I have two hours to wait out and I’m only 0.048! Means I could’ve easily had SIX schooners and head home at 5! This changes everything!!
And before you rag on my new breathalyser, my mate Scully was carrying on like a real TR and saying it was broken, so I got him to blow in it (he’d also had five schooners), and he blew 0.060.
Suck ****, Scully.
I guess you had to be there.. :-P
Hahaha you know when I typed that very line I expected this response from you.
Well played, sir.
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 5, 2021, 11:04 am
by FuiFui BradBrad
FTR - I was speaking with Mrs Fui. $25 for an Old Fashioned is acceptable.
I don't usually pay attention to prices, I just drink them
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 5, 2021, 11:24 am
by T_R
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote: ↑May 5, 2021, 11:04 am
FTR - I was speaking with Mrs Fui. $25 for an Old Fashioned is acceptable.
I don't usually pay attention to prices, I just drink them
I appreciate the feedback. There seems to be a $20 Old Fashioned price ceiling here in God's country, so I was obviously enraged to be overcharged in Canberra.
Fuifui Bradbrad wrote: ↑May 5, 2021, 11:04 am
FTR - I was speaking with Mrs Fui. $25 for an Old Fashioned is acceptable.
I don't usually pay attention to prices, I just drink them
I appreciate the feedback. There seems to be a $20 Old Fashioned price ceiling here in God's country, so I was obviously enraged to be overcharged in Canberra.
I'll order one at my local pub when I duck down there next.
Check back with me in an hour or so.
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 5, 2021, 11:39 am
by zim
$25 is overcharged. $20 is what I'd be expecting. Next door they've got an afternoon cocktail happy hour. Whisky sours at half price is a dangerous gambit.
Re: Steve's Lazy Snooker Est 2005
Posted: May 5, 2021, 11:40 am
by The Nickman
I don't know what any of these drinks mean... Steve??
Good quote. Has much changed in 6 months?