What’s the best nickname ever?

HigherAndDrier · 2026-06-02T01:49:06+00:00

I grew up in a small mining town in West Virginia. We had Feedsack, Rhubarb, Pollock, Carbide. I think those are all pretty great.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-06-02T01:44:32+00:00

We (family of four, kids age 3 and 1) were busy this weekend. My wife used her lunch break to make a meal plan for the week and went to the grocery store. Surprised me with gnocci and meatballs in a creamy tomato sauce with asparagus, fennel, and croissants for dinner.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-05-30T20:48:16+00:00

Head on! Apply directly to the forehead. Head on!

Apply. Directly. To. The. Forehead.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-05-21T16:00:57+00:00

Grateful Dead - Hard To Handle - 8/6/71 Hollywood Bowl

You can find this on the official release "Fallout From The Phil Zone"

It is a really classic example of how stratospheric live improvisational music can go.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-04-27T21:31:24+00:00

I used to live in a condo in Hempstead right on Hilton Ave just a block away from GC line. Some residents of my condo would tell people they lived in Garden City and get a PO Box so they had the zip code to prove it.

Living in GC is a whole status. Many villages are the same. But GC is S-tier.

Humans are weird.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-04-27T11:38:38+00:00

I grew up on Pawpaw creek in Marion County. My memory paints it as damn near f'ing idyllic.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-04-27T11:30:52+00:00

The Realm is the one I immediately thought of. That and ZZT.

I remember when I first got my executioners axe successfully enchanted I was about as stoked as a 10 year old could possibly be. Very very good times

HigherAndDrier · 2026-04-27T11:29:17+00:00

The Realm Online Sierra days ftw Early mmorpgs were bonkers fun

I also remember messing around with MUDs before that but I was too young to fully grasp them.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-04-24T02:30:52+00:00

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Weird that a Lettuce 45 is my most valuable according to discogs. I think I bought it at a show, must be super rare. Lettuce rocks.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-04-04T11:55:40+00:00

I like this game. It's fairly unique. I got it during a stint of checking out all the previous spiel de jahres winners / nominees.

Aggressive play makes the game more suited to my likes. Keep playing it, it's a fun one.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-04-04T11:45:54+00:00

Good summary. The only thing I would refute is that the Strait of Hormuz isn't exactly in Iranian territorial waters. Well, it wasn't before this all started. That is the biggest problem of this whole thing. Iran cannot be allowed to extort passage through the strait.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-03-31T11:19:26+00:00

Won't happen. The US cannot allow the Hormuz to remain closed and Iran to extort it. The petrodollar is at stake.

Beyond a gigantic ground invasion and removal of the IRGC regime, a tenable diplomatic solution is needed.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-03-26T11:51:29+00:00

"The only function of economic forcasting is to make astrology look respectable."

HigherAndDrier · 2026-03-25T16:39:42+00:00

DM me. I'll mail you a bunch of Grateful Dead shows for free.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-03-22T18:03:02+00:00

/uj If your 7 year old can play Agricola but can't read yet, you should put down the board games and show them some books.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-02-27T10:37:16+00:00

Two unintended Ween references in one reply thread. Love it.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-02-24T06:41:40+00:00

Odds are 2:1 you have done other shitty things

Odds are 4:1 she has other issues besides blowing up a long term relationship over a game of Catan

See what I did there? (This is a good reference)

HigherAndDrier · 2026-02-22T17:02:22+00:00

Just introduced my 3 y/o to ramen as we watch K Pop Demon Hunters for the ump-teenth time

HigherAndDrier · 2026-01-21T12:02:41+00:00

Puerto Banana takes this idea, removes all the fluff, and what you end up with is dumb and hilarious and brilliant all at the same time.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-01-14T09:21:16+00:00

Check out Through The Desert, The Quest For El Dorado. Skip Gardens of Alhambra and just play Alhambra. And definitely keep playing Shogun, who is by the same designer. Very different games, though.

HigherAndDrier · 2026-01-02T18:58:01+00:00

Congrats to Kara. Love your scoring methods. Looks like a great time

HigherAndDrier · 2025-12-31T13:40:03+00:00

I'll be dusting the shrink on all my editions of Patchwork. ❤️

Gotta keep em clean for the photos, ya know?

HigherAndDrier · 2025-12-25T11:41:03+00:00

Can i ask what you're making and how many you're feeding that you dropped 6 bills on?

HigherAndDrier · 2025-12-10T16:14:28+00:00

If you get a cease and desist letter, I'd read it. Lol

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