Another split from Aphrodite

J · Post by J » 2004-09-13 08:46pm

YT300000 wrote:Is it just me, or are you crying?

Sweating actually. It was well over 30 degrees that day and rather humid as well. It was toasty with a capital T.

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2004-09-13 09:10pm

CrimsonRaine wrote:Wow, I didn't realize that me smiling is so important.

As I would love to post another picture, I had to use old ones since I don't have access to a digital camera presently. Number two, I don't smile in pictures (especially ones I take myself) simply because it looks fake. Third, well, I don't like my smile. At least when it's unnatural.

Besides, our other glamour queens didn't smile much either. Maybe it's just my face.

Raine

I overlooked some of the other glum faces because of t3h b00bies. It's really either one or the other.

CrimsonRaine · Post by **CrimsonRaine** » 2004-09-13 10:16pm

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:
CrimsonRaine wrote:Wow, I didn't realize that me smiling is so important.

As I would love to post another picture, I had to use old ones since I don't have access to a digital camera presently. Number two, I don't smile in pictures (especially ones I take myself) simply because it looks fake. Third, well, I don't like my smile. At least when it's unnatural.

Besides, our other glamour queens didn't smile much either. Maybe it's just my face.

Raine
I overlooked some of the other glum faces because of t3h b00bies. It's really either one or the other.

Oh, right. So in other words, because I didn't whore myself out in pictures, I lose by default. That's what you're saying. I just wanted to make sure I got it.

This is why I didn't really care going into this.

Raine

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-09-13 11:01pm

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:
CrimsonRaine wrote:Wow, I didn't realize that me smiling is so important.

As I would love to post another picture, I had to use old ones since I don't have access to a digital camera presently. Number two, I don't smile in pictures (especially ones I take myself) simply because it looks fake. Third, well, I don't like my smile. At least when it's unnatural.

Besides, our other glamour queens didn't smile much either. Maybe it's just my face.

Raine
I overlooked some of the other glum faces because of t3h b00bies. It's really either one or the other.

You're an ass, you know that?

Arthur_Tuxedo · Post by **Arthur_Tuxedo** » 2004-09-13 11:14pm

CrimsonRaine wrote:Oh, right. So in other words, because I didn't whore myself out in pictures, I lose by default. That's what you're saying. I just wanted to make sure I got it.

This is why I didn't really care going into this.

Raine

It was supposed to be a whimsical joke. Sorry I didn't make that more clear.

CrimsonRaine · Post by **CrimsonRaine** » 2004-09-14 12:10am

Arthur_Tuxedo wrote:
CrimsonRaine wrote:Oh, right. So in other words, because I didn't whore myself out in pictures, I lose by default. That's what you're saying. I just wanted to make sure I got it.

This is why I didn't really care going into this.

Raine
It was supposed to be a whimsical joke. Sorry I didn't make that more clear.

Regardless how you intended it, I don't doubt it for a second that many will be swayed for the same reason. It causes annoyance.

Raine

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-09-14 12:34am

I'm afraid I've been negligent. I should have set a policy that negative remarks are not allowed.

SpacedTeddyBear · Post by **SpacedTeddyBear** » 2004-09-14 12:42am

It was well over 30 degrees that day and rather humid as well. It was toasty with a capital T.

It can't be 30 degrees, that's freezing.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2004-09-14 12:46am

SpacedTeddyBear wrote:
It was well over 30 degrees that day and rather humid as well. It was toasty with a capital T.
It can't be 30 degrees, that's freezing.

Remember Canada...as well everywhere else use that funky Celsius thing.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-09-14 12:48am

Ghost Rider wrote:
SpacedTeddyBear wrote:
It was well over 30 degrees that day and rather humid as well. It was toasty with a capital T.
It can't be 30 degrees, that's freezing.
Remember Canada...as well everywhere else use that funky Celsius thing.

Those silly metric fools.

Mad · Post by **Mad** » 2004-09-14 12:48am

SpacedTeddyBear wrote:
It was well over 30 degrees that day and rather humid as well. It was toasty with a capital T.
It can't be 30 degrees, that's freezing.

<Church>Celcius, Tucker...</Chuch>

Howedar · Post by **Howedar** » 2004-09-14 01:41am

Ghost Rider wrote:
SpacedTeddyBear wrote:
It was well over 30 degrees that day and rather humid as well. It was toasty with a capital T.
It can't be 30 degrees, that's freezing.
Remember Canada...as well everywhere else use that funky Celsius thing.

And still the Arizona resident is not impressed.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-09-14 01:53am

Howedar wrote:And still the Arizona resident is not impressed.

It's not that difficult to adjust to high temperatures. It was 44 degrees C in Las Vegas when I was there, and I wasn't having any more trouble dealing with it than anybody else I could see. People from warm-weather climates have much more trouble adjusting to cold weather. You can take a Canadian and stick him in 44 degree temperatures and he'll be OK as long as he has water (which the locals need too), but take somebody from a warm-weather country, stick him in temperatures 20 degrees below freezing with a high wind, and watch him beg for mercy.

SpacedTeddyBear · Post by **SpacedTeddyBear** » 2004-09-14 03:28am

<Church>Celcius, Tucker...</Chuch>

Dude, Celsius sucks

It was 44 degrees C in Las Vegas when I was there, and I wasn't having any more trouble dealing with it than anybody else I could see. People from warm-weather climates have much more trouble adjusting to cold weather. You can take a Canadian and stick him in 44 degree temperatures and he'll be OK as long as he has water (which the locals need too), but take somebody from a warm-weather country, stick him in temperatures 20 degrees below freezing with a high wind, and watch him beg for mercy.

Yeah it was a good 110 degees F ( ~43 C) when I was there. 90 F during the night with rain. I was drinking a lot so I handled the heat pretty well. When I mean drinking, I meant it both ways. What did suck, was running from the Ballagio to New York New York buy some souveniers ( I had to get something from Coyote Ugly before we left) and back around noonish. It's a lot farther than it looks.

And back on topic: Jmac, Muse..... uber hotness. Then again, that's not so unusual. I know this has been mentioned, but for a board whose namesake is based off of a sci-fi warship, we have a lot of cute girls here.

His Divine Shadow · Post by **His Divine Shadow** » 2004-09-14 06:37am

Darth Wong wrote:
Howedar wrote:And still the Arizona resident is not impressed.
It's not that difficult to adjust to high temperatures. It was 44 degrees C in Las Vegas when I was there, and I wasn't having any more trouble dealing with it than anybody else I could see. People from warm-weather climates have much more trouble adjusting to cold weather. You can take a Canadian and stick him in 44 degree temperatures and he'll be OK as long as he has water (which the locals need too), but take somebody from a warm-weather country, stick him in temperatures 20 degrees below freezing with a high wind, and watch him beg for mercy.

God it would have been fun to have had some people from places like Arizona in my unit, damn that was coold.

Oh and this thread, great!

J · Post by J » 2004-09-14 11:45am

Howedar wrote:And still the Arizona resident is not impressed.

I've been to New Mexico & Arizona and it's not that bad at all since it's so dry. In Toronto we have all the moisture coming off the lake so it's a lot more humid not to mention the smog & pollution drifting over the lake from our southern neighbours.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2004-09-14 02:24pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Howedar wrote:And still the Arizona resident is not impressed.
It's not that difficult to adjust to high temperatures. It was 44 degrees C in Las Vegas when I was there, and I wasn't having any more trouble dealing with it than anybody else I could see. People from warm-weather climates have much more trouble adjusting to cold weather. You can take a Canadian and stick him in 44 degree temperatures and he'll be OK as long as he has water (which the locals need too), but take somebody from a warm-weather country, stick him in temperatures 20 degrees below freezing with a high wind, and watch him beg for mercy.

I'll take 110 degrees in the desert over 90 in New Jersey any damn day of the week. You can SEE the humidity, and the hydrocarbon fumes don't help. I've seen cold weather people actively wish for sweet, sweet death around here in July.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-09-14 02:29pm

RedImperator wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:
Howedar wrote:And still the Arizona resident is not impressed.
It's not that difficult to adjust to high temperatures. It was 44 degrees C in Las Vegas when I was there, and I wasn't having any more trouble dealing with it than anybody else I could see. People from warm-weather climates have much more trouble adjusting to cold weather. You can take a Canadian and stick him in 44 degree temperatures and he'll be OK as long as he has water (which the locals need too), but take somebody from a warm-weather country, stick him in temperatures 20 degrees below freezing with a high wind, and watch him beg for mercy.
I'll take 110 degrees in the desert over 90 in New Jersey any damn day of the week. You can SEE the humidity, and the hydrocarbon fumes don't help. I've seen cold weather people actively wish for sweet, sweet death around here in July.

try 110 degrees in las vegas. combined with the smog and relative lack of plant life, that city's a virtual oven in summer.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-09-14 02:55pm

RedImperator wrote:I'll take 110 degrees in the desert over 90 in New Jersey any damn day of the week. You can SEE the humidity, and the hydrocarbon fumes don't help. I've seen cold weather people actively wish for sweet, sweet death around here in July.

Try the high 90's and god forbid 100's here in NYC, CHRIST I have literally dehydrated from sweating while walking around my office building at lunch time and need to chug a full bottle of Poland Spring before I feel any where near decent as soon as I get back in the sweet sweet air conditioned building. (Did the guy who invented A/C get the Nobel prize because he should have,) It feels like the air is a thick frothy soup and you're trying to walk through it.

We've had one of the coolest summers in the city in decades and all I can say is thank God!

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-09-14 04:11pm

Darth_Zod wrote:try 110 degrees in las vegas. combined with the smog and relative lack of plant life, that city's a virtual oven in summer.

Oh puh-lease, I've been in Las Vegas when the temperature was above 110, and it didn't have that awful "sticky swamp crawling up your back while bugs swarm your fucking head" feeling, so it wasn't that bad. And there's no appreciable smog in Las Vegas. Not enough people and industry.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-09-14 04:15pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Darth_Zod wrote:try 110 degrees in las vegas. combined with the smog and relative lack of plant life, that city's a virtual oven in summer.
Oh puh-lease, I've been in Las Vegas when the temperature was above 110, and it didn't have that awful "sticky swamp crawling up your back while bugs swarm your fucking head" feeling, so it wasn't that bad. And there's no appreciable smog in Las Vegas. Not enough people and industry.

course, it was a number of years ago when i visited. not being used to such hot environments probably had something to do with it at the time.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » 2004-09-14 04:16pm

Darth_Zod wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:
Darth_Zod wrote:try 110 degrees in las vegas. combined with the smog and relative lack of plant life, that city's a virtual oven in summer.
Oh puh-lease, I've been in Las Vegas when the temperature was above 110, and it didn't have that awful "sticky swamp crawling up your back while bugs swarm your fucking head" feeling, so it wasn't that bad. And there's no appreciable smog in Las Vegas. Not enough people and industry.
course, it was a number of years ago when i visited. not being used to such hot environments probably had something to do with it at the time.

Dude. He's from Canada.

You think he's used to it?

Darth Garden Gnome · Post by **Darth Garden Gnome** » 2004-09-14 04:17pm

Darth Wong wrote:And there's no appreciable smog in Las Vegas. Not enough people and industry.

Then I wonder how bad it gets in a place like LA or Mexico City (IIRC) where the pollution is madness and the towns are close to the equator.

Stravo · Post by **Stravo** » 2004-09-14 04:22pm

Darth Garden Gnome wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:And there's no appreciable smog in Las Vegas. Not enough people and industry.
Then I wonder how bad it gets in a place like LA or Mexico City (IIRC) where the pollution is madness and the towns are close to the equator.

In the Bass Luhrman's Romeo & Juliet DVD commentary, many members of the crew and actors had to go on bedrest and medication for a few days after filming the gas station scene in Mexico city because it was on a busy stretch of road and the combination of pollution and heat made the folks there sick.

Yes...I am a fount of useless bullshit information but wasn't that helpful.

General Zod · Post by **General Zod** » 2004-09-14 04:31pm

Rogue 9 wrote: Dude. He's from Canada. You think he's used to it?

yes, but when you're around ten years old or so you don't adjust to environment shifts all that easily.