Re: Off Topic Bullsh*t Thread Volume XIX

[Flynbyu]

WTF! R.S. = Nazi concentration camp...and I pay for elite membership? WTF.

Why are walking towards that place with the smokestacks? 

Welcome to RaptorSource.  

nice.  is that a real building? i'm assuming yeah 

It's the headquarters for the NAACP.



~Brian

[Warren]

this is probably a dumb question but what is the naacp?

[Flynbyu]

this is probably a dumb question but what is the naacp?

National Association of the Advancement of Colored People

~Brian

[Warren]

well that's a nicely shaped building for that i guess.  kind of odd actually.

[Krandall]

Headin home. Catch you gents in a few.

[Peelz]

Headin home. Catch you gents in a few.

Yo tambien, later!

[Flynbyu]

well that's a nicely shaped building for that i guess.  kind of odd actually.

I'm full of shit.

There's no way in hell the NAACP would have a Neo-Nazi shaped building.

Hence the joke.

~Brian

[RaptorRandy]

That sucks man.  Why suck a long time off?

Just saw this Brad.....things were so slow, and most of the vendors we do business with were closing from just before Christmas till Jan 5th, so we decided to close down for two weeks. Kinda hard on the pocket book, but we gotta do what we gotta do to survive and it saved us a bunch of money.


It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be the first day back, still had time to make a couple posts on the forum 

[kyledvor61]

sup

[BRAD]

anybody online tonight?

[Warren]

well that's a nicely shaped building for that i guess.  kind of odd actually.

I'm full of shit.

There's no way in hell the NAACP would have a Neo-Nazi shaped building.

Hence the joke.

~Brian

ok that makes more sense then. lol but seriously what building is that?

[Flynbyu]

Today in history...

Jan 6 1969

Future Governor of Georgia Jimmy Carter sees an Unidentified Flying Object in Leary, GA. Also witnessing the craft are his fellow Lions Club members. But the strangest part about this is, it was Carter and not Governor Jerry Brown.

Jan 6 1977

The Sex Pistols lose their EMI recording contract after a television host encourages them to spout obscenities on the air.

Jan 6 1982

William G Bonin, the truck driving "Freeway Killer", convicted in Los Angeles. He had murdered 14 boys and young men.

Jan 6 1993

Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev dead from AIDS.

Jan 6 1994

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked in the knees by a man in Detroit wielding a collapsible baton. It is later determined that her inferior rival Tonya Harding and her boyfriend were responsible for the attack.

Jan 6 1998

Vandals decapitate the bronze "Little Mermaid" statue in Copenhagen harbor. It is the first decapitation of the famous Edvar Eriksen statue since 1964, and the incident has the city horrified.

Birthdays today...
1367 - Richard II of England (d. 1400)
1412 - Joan of Arc, Roman Catholic Saint and national heroine of France (legendary date) (d. 1431)
1486 - Martin Agricola, German composer (d. 1556)
1488 - Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (d. 1540)
1525 - Caspar Peucer, German reformer (d. 1602)
1561 - Thomas Fincke, Danish mathematician (d. 1656)
1580 - (baptised) John Smith of Jamestown (d. 1631)
1587 - Gaspar de Guzmán y Pimentel, Count-Duke of Olivares, Spanish statesman (d. 1645)
1595 - Claude Favre de Vaugelas, French man of letters (d. 1650)
1617 - Kristoffer Gabel, Danish statesman (d. 1673)
1655 - Jakob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
1655 - Eleonore-Magdalena of Neuburg, Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1720)
1673 - 1st Duke of Chandos, English aristocrat, eponym of Handel's Chandos Anthems (d. 1744)
1714 - Percivall Pott, English physician (d. 1788)
1745 - Étienne Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1799)
1793 - James Madison Porter, American politician (d. 1862)
1795 - Anselme Payen, French chemist (d. 1871)
1799 - Jedediah Strong Smith, U.S. hunter, explorer (d. 1831)
1803 - Henri Herz, Austrian pianist, composer (d. 1888)
1807 - Jozef Maximilián Petzval, Slovak inventor (d. 1891)
1808 - Joseph Pitty Couthouy, American naval officer (d. 1864)
1811 - Charles Sumner, U.S. politician (d. 1874)
1812 - Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero (d. 1919)
1819 - Baldassare Verazzi, Italian painter (d. 1886)
1822 - Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist (d. 1890)
1832 - Gustave Doré, French painter and sculptor (d. 1883)
1838 - Max Bruch, German composer (d. 1920)
1848 - Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary (d. 1876)
1850 - Franz Xaver Scharwenka, Polish-German pianist and composer (d. 1924)
1856 - Giuseppe Martucci, Italian composer (d. 1909)
1857 - Hugh Mahon, Irish-born Australian politician (d. 1931)
1857 - William E. Russell, 37th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1896)
1859 - Samuel Alexander, Australian-born British philosopher (d. 1938)
1861 - George Exton Lloyd, Anglican bishop and theologian (d. 1940)
1868 - Vittorio Monti, Italian composer (Csardas) (d. 1922)
1870 - Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1944)
1872 - Alexander Scriabin, Russian composer (d. 1915)
1874 - Fred Niblo, American film actor, director, producer (d. 1948)
1878 - Carl Sandburg, American poet and historian (d. 1967)
1878 - Dame Adeline Genée, Danish-British ballerina (d. 1970)
1880 - Tom Mix, American actor (d. 1940)
1882 - Aleksandra Ekster, Russian painter (d. 1949)
1882 - Sam Rayburn, American politician (d. 1961)
1882 - Fan S. Noli, Albanian bishop (d. 1965)
1883 - Khalil Gibran, Lebanese writer (d. 1931)
1898 - James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (d. 1965)
1898 - Charles E. Pont, American artist (d. 1971)
1899 - Phyllis Haver, American actress (d. 1960)
1899 - Heinrich Nordhoff, German automobile engineer (d. 1968)
1900 - Kathryn Hulme, American novelist (d. 1981)
1902 - Helmut Poppendick, Nazi physician (d. 1994)
1903 - Francis L. Sullivan, English actor (d. 1956)
1903 - Maurice Abravanel, Greek-born conductor (d. 1993)
1905 - Idris Davies, Welsh poet (d. 1953)
1907 - David Fleay, Australian naturalist (d. 1993)
1910 - Wright Morris, American writer (d. 1998)
1912 - Danny Thomas, American actor (d. 1991)
1913 - Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)
1913 - Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001)
1915 - Alan Watts, English writer/philosopher (d. 1973)
1915 - John C. Lilly, American psychoanalyst (d. 2001)
1916 - Vincent Serventy, Australian writer and conservationist (d. 2007)
1917 - Koo Chen-fu, Chinese negotiator (d. 2005)
1920 - Doris Stokes, British psychic medium (d. 1987)
1920 - Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. 1999)
1920 - John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. 2004)
1920 - Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist
1921 - Cary Middlecoff, American golfer (d. 1998)
1923 - Norman Kirk, New Zealander politician (d. 1974)
1923 - Jacobo Timerman, Argentine writer (d. 1999)
1924 - Earl Scruggs, American musician
1925 - John De Lorean, American auto maker (d. 2005)
1926 - Pat Flaherty, American racecar driver (d. 2002)
1926 - Kid Gavilan, Cuban boxer (d. 2003)
1926 - Mickey Hargitay, Hungarian-born American actor and bodybuilder (d. 2006)
1926 - Ralph Branca, American baseball player
1926 - Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea and Nobel laureate
1928 - Capucine, French actress (d. 1990)
1928 - George H. Ross, American businessman
1929 - Babrak Karmal, Afghani politician (d. 1996)
1929 - Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (d. 2006)
1930 - Vic Tayback, American actor (d. 1990)
1931 - E. L. Doctorow, American author
1931 - Dickie Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
1932 - Stuart A. Rice, American chemist
1933 - Oleg Makarov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2003)
1933 - Emil Steinberger, Swiss comedian
1934 - Harry M. Miller, Australian entrepreneur
1934 - Tassos Papadopoulos, president of the Republic of Cyprus
1934 - Sylvia Sims, English actress
1935 - Margarita Gomez-Acebo y Cejuela, Tsaritsa of Bulgaria
1935 - Nino Tempo, American singer and actor
1936 - Rubén Amaro, Sr., Mexican baseball player
1936 - Darlene Hard, American tennis player
1936 - Julio María Sanguinetti Coirolo, President of Uruguay
1937 - Doris Troy, American singer (d. 2004)
1937 - Paolo Conte, Italian singer
1937 - Lou Holtz, American football coach
1938 - Adriano Celentano, Italian singer and actor
1938 - Adrienne Clarke, Australian botanist and politician
1938 - Mario Rodríguez Cobos, Argentine writer and spiritual leader
1939 - Murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer
1940 - Van McCoy, American musician (d. 1979)
1940 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist (d. 1989)
1943 - Terry Venables, English football manager
1944 - Bonnie Franklin, American actress
1944 - Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, Nobel laureate
1945 - Allen Appel, American novelist
1946 - Syd Barrett, English guitarist, singer and songwriter Pink Floyd (d. 2006)
1947 - Sandy Denny, English singer and songwriter (d. 1978)
1948 - Guy Gardner, NASA astronaut
1950 - Louis Freeh, former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
1951 - Don Gullett, American baseball player
1951 - Kim Wilson, American musician (The Fabulous Thunderbirds)
1952 - Moondog Spot, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
1952 - Frank Sivero, Italian-born American actor
1953 - Malcolm Young, Scottish-born Australian guitarist (AC/DC)
1954 - Hans Robert Hiegel, German architect
1954 - Yuji Horii, Japanese video game designer
1954 - Anthony Minghella, British film director (d. 2008)
1954 - Karen Moras, Australian swimmer
1954 - Trudie Styler, English actress
1955 - Rowan Atkinson, English comedian and actor
1955 - Richard Corbett, Labour Member of the European Parliament
1956 - Angus Deayton, English comedian, actor and television presenter
1957 - Nancy Lopez, American golfer
1957 - C. Michael Foale, NASA astronaut
1958 - Themos Anastasiadis, Greek journalist and newspaper editor
1958 - Scott Bryce, American actor
1959 - Kapil Dev, Indian cricketer
1959 - Kathy Sledge, American singer
1960 - Paul Azinger, American golfer
1960 - Kari Jalonen, Finnish ice hockey player
1960 - Nigella Lawson, English chef and writer
1960 - Howie Long, National Football League player
1960 - Andrea Thompson, American actress
1962 - Michael Houser, American guitarist (Widespread Panic) (d. 2002)
1964 - Rafael Vidal, Venezuelan athlete (d. 2005)
1964 - Charles Haley, American football player
1964 - Henry Maske, German boxer
1964 - Jacqueline Moore, American wrestler
1964 - Mark O'Toole, English bass guitarist (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
1964 - Yuri, Mexican actress and singer
1965 - Muhammed al-Ahari, American Muslim writer
1965 - Konnan, Cuban-born professional wrestler
1965 - Bjorn Lomborg, Danish mathematician
1966 - Andrew Wood, American singer (Mother Love Bone) (d. 1990)
1966 - Fernando Carrillo, Venezuelan actor
1966 - A. R. Rahman, Indian composer
1968 - John Singleton, American film director
1969 - Norman Reedus, American model and actor
1970 - Julie Chen, American television presenter
1970 - Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player
1971 - Gary Wiseman, American punk-rock drummer
1971 - Irwin Thomas, Australian singer (ex-Southern Sons)
1972 - Nek, Italian singer
1973 - Scott Ferguson, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 - Marlon Anderson, American baseball player
1974 - Daniel Cordone, Argentine footballer
1974 - Nicole DeHuff, American actress (d. 2005)
1975 - James Farrior, American football player
1975 - Jason King, English radio DJ (Radio 1)
1975 - Yukana, Japanese seiyū
1976 - Danny Pintauro, American actor
1976 - Richard Zedník, Slovak ice hockey player
1976 - Johnny Yong Bosch, American actor, voice actor, and musician.
1978 - Nikki Einfeld, Canadian opera singer
1978 - Bubba Franks, American football player
1978 - Casey Fossum, American baseball player
1978 - Tara Spencer-Nairn, Canadian actress
1980 - Steed Malbranque, French footballer
1980 - Hiromi Oshima, Japanese adult model
1981 - Mike Jones, American rapper
1981 - Rinko Kikuchi, Japanese actress
1981 - Jérémie Renier, Belgian actor
1981 - Asante Samuel, National Football League Defensive Back
1982 - Gilbert Arenas, American basketball player
1982 - Brian Bass, American baseball player
1982 - Tiffany Pollard, American reality television personality
1984 - A.J. Hawk, American football player
1984 - Sean O'Brien, Australian professional windsurfer
1985 - RP Singh, Indian cricketer
1986 - Paul McShane, Irish footballer
1986 - Alex Turner, English musician (Arctic Monkeys)
1991 - Nikola Saric, Danish footballer

Famous deaths...
664 - Amr ibn al-A'as, Arab general (b. c.583)
1088 - Berengar of Tours, French theologian (b. c.999)
1275 - St Raymond of Peñafort (b. c.1175)
1448 - Christopher of Bavaria, King of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (b. 1418)
1481 - Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Golden Horde
1537 - Baldassare Peruzzi, Italian architect and painter (b. 1481)
1537 - Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (b. 1510)
1592 - Johann Casimir of Simmern, Elector Palatine (b. 1543)
1616 - Philip Henslowe, English theatrical entrepreneur (b. c.1550)
1646 - Elias Holl, German Architect (b. 1573)
1689 - Seth Ward, English mathematician and astronomer (b. 1617)
1693 - Mehmed IV, ex-Ottoman Sultan (b. 1642)
1711 - Philipp van Almonde, Dutch admiral (b. 1646)
1718 - Richard Hoare, English goldsmith and banker (b. 1648)
1718 - Giovanni Vincenzo Gravina, Italian writer and jurist (b. 1664)
1725 - Chikamatsu Monzaemon, Japanese dramatist (b. 1653)
1731 - Étienne François Geoffroy, French chemist (b. 1672)
1734 - John Dennis, English dramatist whose thunder was stolen (b. 1657)
1813 - Louis Baraguey d'Hilliers, French general (b. 1764)
1831 - Rodolphe Kreutzer, French violinist, composer and conductor (b. 1766)
1840 - Fanny Burney, English novelist and diarist (b. 1752)
1852 - Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind and inventor of braille (b. 1809)
1855 - Giacomo Beltrami, Italian explorer (b. 1779)
1882 - Richard Henry Dana, Jr., U.S. novelist (Two Years Before the Mast) (b. 1815)
1884 - Gregor Johann Mendel, Austrian geneticist (b. 1822)
1885 - Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Norwegian writer and scientist (b. 1812)
1896 - Thomas W. Knox, American writer and journalist (b. 1835)
1913 - Frederick Hitch, English Victoria Cross Winner (b. 1856)
1918 - Georg Cantor, German mathematician (b. 1845)
1919 - Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (b. 1858)
1919 - Max Heindel, Danish astrologer and mystic (b. 1865)
1922 - Jakob Rosanes, German mathematician (b. 1842)
1928 - Alvin Kraenzlein, American athlete (b. 1876)
1933 - Vladimir de Pachmann, Russian-German pianist (b. 1848)
1934 - Herbert Chapman , English football player and manager (b. 1878)
1937 - André Besette, Canadian religious figure (b. 1845)
1941 - Charley O'Leary, American baseball player (b. 1882)
1942 - Emma Calvé, French soprano (b. 1858)
1942 - Henri de Baillet-Latour, Belgian International Olympic Committee president (b. 1876)
1944 - Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)
1945 - Vladimir Vernadsky, Russian mineralogist (b. 1863)
1945 - Edith Frank, mother of Anne Frank (b. 1900)
1949 - Victor Fleming, American director (b. 1883)
1966 - Jean Lurçat, French painter and tapestry designer (b. 1892)
1972 - Chen Yi, Chinese military commander and politician (b. 1901)
1974 - David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexican painter (b. 1896)
1978 - Burt Munro, New Zealand motorcycle racer (b. 1899)
1981 - A. J. Cronin, Scottish writer (b. 1896)
1984 - Ernest Laszlo, Hungarian-U.S. cinematographer (b. 1898)
1990 - Pavel Alekseyevich Čerenkov, Russian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
1990 - Ian Charleson, Scottish actor (b. 1949)
1993 - Dizzy Gillespie, acclaimed jazz trumpet player (b. 1917)
1993 - Richard Mortensen, Danish painter (b. 1910)
1993 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer (b. 1938)
1994 - Virginia Dell Cassidy, Bill Clinton's mother (b. 1923)
1995 - Joe Slovo, South African politician (b. 1926)
1997 - Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress (b. 1912)
1999 - Michel Petrucciani, French jazz pianist (b. 1962)
2000 - Don Martin, American cartoonist (b. 1931)
2004 - Francesco Scavullo, American photographer (b. 1921)
2004 - Charles Dumas, American athlete (b. 1937)
2004 - Pierre Charles, Prime Minister of Dominica (b. 1954)
2005 - Louis Robichaud, Premier of New Brunswick (b. 1925)
2005 - Lois Hole, Lt. Governor of Alberta (b. 1933)
2006 - Lou Rawls, American singer (b. 1933)
2006 - Hugh Thompson, Jr., decorated Vietnam War helicopter pilot (b. 1943)
2007 - Roberta Wohlstetter, military historian and strategist (b. 1912)
2007 - Sneaky Pete Kleinow, American musician and special-effects artist (b. 1934)
2007 - Mario Danelo, American football player (b. 1985)

Holidays and observances...
Public holiday in Finland, Italy, Puerto Rico, Spain and Sweden to mark Epiphany
Ireland - Little Christmas
Rastafari movement - Celebration of the ceremonial birthday of Haile Selassie
Armenian Christmas (except in the Holy Land where it is on 18 January - old calendar)
Ancient Latvia - Zvaigznes Diena observed
January 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Befana day in Italy

Have a great Tuesday.

~Brian

[Peelz]

Good Morning Dreadlock Rastas!

[Krandall]

Jan 6 1994

Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked in the knees by a man in Detroit wielding a collapsible baton. It is later determined that her inferior rival Tonya Harding and her boyfriend were responsible for the attack.


hahaa, and thus the epic battle begins!

[Flynbyu]

Good morning mon!

~Brian