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Okay, it seems like everything these days is now 'EXTREEEEEEEME.' I thought the height of this stupid phenomenon was when I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme. Although that much fiber might result in some extreme bodily functions. Anyhow, this has now been topped after visitng my local Barnes and Noble: The Teenage Extreme Bible. I kid you not. So how is this more 'EXTREEEEEEEEME' than the regular version? Does Jesus not walk on water but water ski with no boat? Does Moses high-five everyone after parting the Red Sea? I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
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I saw this too. It was so terrible I had to buy it... :~
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Okay, it seems like everything these days is now 'EXTREEEEEEEME.' I thought the height of this stupid phenomenon was when I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme. Although that much fiber might result in some extreme bodily functions. Anyhow, this has now been topped after visitng my local Barnes and Noble: The Teenage Extreme Bible. I kid you not. So how is this more 'EXTREEEEEEEEME' than the regular version? Does Jesus not walk on water but water ski with no boat? Does Moses high-five everyone after parting the Red Sea? I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
leckey wrote:
I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
Not "ridiculous extreme"... I saw "ridiculous ultimate" ;)
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Okay, it seems like everything these days is now 'EXTREEEEEEEME.' I thought the height of this stupid phenomenon was when I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme. Although that much fiber might result in some extreme bodily functions. Anyhow, this has now been topped after visitng my local Barnes and Noble: The Teenage Extreme Bible. I kid you not. So how is this more 'EXTREEEEEEEEME' than the regular version? Does Jesus not walk on water but water ski with no boat? Does Moses high-five everyone after parting the Red Sea? I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
leckey wrote:
I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme.
That totally cracked me up. I was not ROTFL (that would be EXTREME~!) but close. ;)
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I saw this too. It was so terrible I had to buy it... :~
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Okay, it seems like everything these days is now 'EXTREEEEEEEME.' I thought the height of this stupid phenomenon was when I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme. Although that much fiber might result in some extreme bodily functions. Anyhow, this has now been topped after visitng my local Barnes and Noble: The Teenage Extreme Bible. I kid you not. So how is this more 'EXTREEEEEEEEME' than the regular version? Does Jesus not walk on water but water ski with no boat? Does Moses high-five everyone after parting the Red Sea? I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
You've hit the nail right on the head. :) I remember writing a school essay on that, kind of a satire, but sadly i don't have a copy anymore. One thing i do remember was Costco carried oranges labeled "extreme" for some time, but they were actually quite tasteless. Everything seems to have jumped on that trend at one point or another... Roswell :)
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I saw this too. It was so terrible I had to buy it... :~
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Okay, it seems like everything these days is now 'EXTREEEEEEEME.' I thought the height of this stupid phenomenon was when I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme. Although that much fiber might result in some extreme bodily functions. Anyhow, this has now been topped after visitng my local Barnes and Noble: The Teenage Extreme Bible. I kid you not. So how is this more 'EXTREEEEEEEEME' than the regular version? Does Jesus not walk on water but water ski with no boat? Does Moses high-five everyone after parting the Red Sea? I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
Extreme Chocolate Gluten-Free Cake Mix[^] Doritos Extreme Kickin' Chili[^] Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
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City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA -
so do they replace all the 'thy' and 'thou's' with 'dude?'
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
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Okay, it seems like everything these days is now 'EXTREEEEEEEME.' I thought the height of this stupid phenomenon was when I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme. Although that much fiber might result in some extreme bodily functions. Anyhow, this has now been topped after visitng my local Barnes and Noble: The Teenage Extreme Bible. I kid you not. So how is this more 'EXTREEEEEEEEME' than the regular version? Does Jesus not walk on water but water ski with no boat? Does Moses high-five everyone after parting the Red Sea? I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
leckey wrote:
I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
Hmm... I was talking on the phone earlier today, and came up with a great idea for selling over-priced, poor-quality, hand-made paper. The idea being, i'll make it from 30% hemp fibers (provided free by zealous hippies), 30% rags (provided free by guilt-ridden soccer moms), and 40% used, but better-quality paper. I'll boil it all down over a fire stoked by treated scrap lumber, use the ashes to make a bleaching agent, and then i'll sell it to artsy hipsters for an extreme markup. If only i wasn't so lazy...
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leckey wrote:
I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
Hmm... I was talking on the phone earlier today, and came up with a great idea for selling over-priced, poor-quality, hand-made paper. The idea being, i'll make it from 30% hemp fibers (provided free by zealous hippies), 30% rags (provided free by guilt-ridden soccer moms), and 40% used, but better-quality paper. I'll boil it all down over a fire stoked by treated scrap lumber, use the ashes to make a bleaching agent, and then i'll sell it to artsy hipsters for an extreme markup. If only i wasn't so lazy...
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:laugh: That would pretty funny if someone were to pull it off, but that would only work provided that you sell it over the web without any specs (such as weight), and without a very clear picture, and people on the other end don't know their paper. I only buy expensive paper if i already have samples and can be sure of quality. Then it's up to the client to decide what's best for their application and if they can afford it. Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CA -
leckey wrote:
I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
Hmm... I was talking on the phone earlier today, and came up with a great idea for selling over-priced, poor-quality, hand-made paper. The idea being, i'll make it from 30% hemp fibers (provided free by zealous hippies), 30% rags (provided free by guilt-ridden soccer moms), and 40% used, but better-quality paper. I'll boil it all down over a fire stoked by treated scrap lumber, use the ashes to make a bleaching agent, and then i'll sell it to artsy hipsters for an extreme markup. If only i wasn't so lazy...
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Actually hemp is not as potent as marijuana. North Dakotans can now get permits to grow it for industrial use. I don't get the rags/soccer mom correlation.
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
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Okay, it seems like everything these days is now 'EXTREEEEEEEME.' I thought the height of this stupid phenomenon was when I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme. Although that much fiber might result in some extreme bodily functions. Anyhow, this has now been topped after visitng my local Barnes and Noble: The Teenage Extreme Bible. I kid you not. So how is this more 'EXTREEEEEEEEME' than the regular version? Does Jesus not walk on water but water ski with no boat? Does Moses high-five everyone after parting the Red Sea? I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
leckey wrote:
ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market
Extreme kick a** hot-sauce Extreme hot sauce Extreme wholesale (the wholesale price that is better than wholesale price) Extreme sale (is this better than a sale, or better than a wholesale?) Extreme at-cost sale (by a care-dealership -- just how close to "at-cost" is an extreme at-cost sale?) Personally, I would like an extreme raise, extreme computer upgrade, NOT an extreme wedding (but an extreme wedding night), an extreme winning lottery ticket, extreme gas (for the car, not me), extreme balances [high] on all my bank accounts. :)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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leckey wrote:
ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market
Extreme kick a** hot-sauce Extreme hot sauce Extreme wholesale (the wholesale price that is better than wholesale price) Extreme sale (is this better than a sale, or better than a wholesale?) Extreme at-cost sale (by a care-dealership -- just how close to "at-cost" is an extreme at-cost sale?) Personally, I would like an extreme raise, extreme computer upgrade, NOT an extreme wedding (but an extreme wedding night), an extreme winning lottery ticket, extreme gas (for the car, not me), extreme balances [high] on all my bank accounts. :)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
I would like an extreme raise, extreme computer upgrade, NOT an extreme wedding (but an extreme wedding night), an extreme winning lottery ticket, extreme gas (for the car, not me), extreme balances [high] on all my bank accounts
Dude, that's like, an extreme amount of things.
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Okay, it seems like everything these days is now 'EXTREEEEEEEME.' I thought the height of this stupid phenomenon was when I saw at my local grocery store 'Extreme Muffins!' They were extremely large, but not extreme. Although that much fiber might result in some extreme bodily functions. Anyhow, this has now been topped after visitng my local Barnes and Noble: The Teenage Extreme Bible. I kid you not. So how is this more 'EXTREEEEEEEEME' than the regular version? Does Jesus not walk on water but water ski with no boat? Does Moses high-five everyone after parting the Red Sea? I'm curious what other ridiculous 'extreme' things you have seen on the market.
_________________________________________________________________ Hey! I don't parallel park big brown Econoline vans on the left side of the road!
Hey look babe... I've always been extreme. :-D Extremely tired. Extremely hungry. Extremely grumpy. Extremely moody. Extremely over-worked. I'm ready for a less extreme experience. I'm ready to live under a bridge in Jamaica and call *that* retirement. That's extreme.:-D
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Actually hemp is not as potent as marijuana. North Dakotans can now get permits to grow it for industrial use. I don't get the rags/soccer mom correlation.
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leckey wrote:
Actually hemp is not as potent as marijuana.
True, but the plant itself is very fibrous and therefore useful for things like rope, cloth, paper... Oddly, the only people who seem to care about such uses are also fond of the waxy buds of its cousin...
leckey wrote:
I don't get the rags/soccer mom correlation.
Drives around all day in a van / SUV, so recycles scraps. Because that'll save us from Global Warming.
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Hey look babe... I've always been extreme. :-D Extremely tired. Extremely hungry. Extremely grumpy. Extremely moody. Extremely over-worked. I'm ready for a less extreme experience. I'm ready to live under a bridge in Jamaica and call *that* retirement. That's extreme.:-D
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Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:
I would like an extreme raise, extreme computer upgrade, NOT an extreme wedding (but an extreme wedding night), an extreme winning lottery ticket, extreme gas (for the car, not me), extreme balances [high] on all my bank accounts
Dude, that's like, an extreme amount of things.
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leckey wrote:
Dude, that's like, an extreme amount of things.
What can I say? I am extreme once in a while. hey... that is an idea... we are rewriting our 3D graphics suite for new architecture changes, and keeping the current name.... so we could be Extreme RAGE! (Real-time advanced Graphics Engine) maybe with Extreme FURI technology, Extreme ANGR hardware, and extreme HATE plugins... ;)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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:laugh: That would pretty funny if someone were to pull it off, but that would only work provided that you sell it over the web without any specs (such as weight), and without a very clear picture, and people on the other end don't know their paper. I only buy expensive paper if i already have samples and can be sure of quality. Then it's up to the client to decide what's best for their application and if they can afford it. Roswell
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CARoswellNX wrote:
that would only work provided that you sell it over the web without any specs (such as weight)
The weight would vary by sheet. Or across each sheet, if possible. This would have to be extremely bad paper - if it was even close to the quality of commercially-produced paper, it'd lose it's distinctive brand. And how am i supposed to sell ugly paper for $45/sheet if the buyer isn't buying it just so they can say, "yes, and i painted it on Genuine Shog Paper!" ?!
RoswellNX wrote:
and people on the other end don't know their paper.
That goes without saying. So let's not say it too much, just in case i do get the energy to actually try this... ;)
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leckey wrote:
Actually hemp is not as potent as marijuana.
True, but the plant itself is very fibrous and therefore useful for things like rope, cloth, paper... Oddly, the only people who seem to care about such uses are also fond of the waxy buds of its cousin...
leckey wrote:
I don't get the rags/soccer mom correlation.
Drives around all day in a van / SUV, so recycles scraps. Because that'll save us from Global Warming.
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It's a shame about hemp; it's easily grown and can be used in so many things. I wish people would be willing to learn more.
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leckey wrote:
so do they replace all the 'thy' and 'thou's' with 'dude?'
I thought he was talking about muffins:~ Roswell :)
"Angelinos -- excuse me. There will be civility today."
Antonio VillaRaigosa
City Mayor, Los Angeles, CAlol now that you mention it, probably yes.But the way leckey's message and then that answer were structured, it seemed the buying constituted of grossnes and the extreme bible.
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