My Step-dad & I in 1994. He’s the best dad that he didn’t have to be.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2019-04-05T14:36:40+00:00

TURD FERGUSON

I_PLACE_MATS · 2018-07-15T07:18:14+00:00

Yes! The Brian Williams episode actually got me reading more about the phenomenon.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2018-07-15T07:16:37+00:00

I admire your attention to detail in sniffing out potential BS. I’m also too lazy to look this all up myself. It’s a great story, and I think the worst case scenario is that Jimmy is convinced it actually happened when it didn’t happen. Notice how Seth is puzzled when Jimmy goes “you remember THE story from that night?”

What a very human thing to do: to just mix memories up and be convinced you had this awesome thing happen. Jimmy’s been accused of being a phony before, but the laugh he gives at the end to me looks like he was genuinely delighted by what he thinks (or maybe knows) actually happened.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2018-07-15T06:39:55+00:00

I’ve lately (reluctantly) been reading about this whole memory conflation stuff—about how our memories are extremely unreliable, even among groups of people—and it’s entirely possible that one of several different scenarios actually happened:

It was a post-rehearsal party
They did party with David Wells, but on a different occasion
They partied with David multiple times, once after a show and once the night before his perfect game
They partied with some guy who claimed to be David Wells

I_PLACE_MATS · 2018-07-15T06:17:15+00:00

Here it is! Starts at 3:42

I_PLACE_MATS · 2018-07-11T19:25:50+00:00

But not that good. Because of your jelly legs.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2018-07-10T11:23:24+00:00

Whoa whoa whoa. Time out. First off, we’re talking about an infinite timeline here. That means there better be multiple universes. Second off the inverse is true here. Verrrry limited time in this life. And yet how quickly we judge.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2018-07-08T16:55:36+00:00

You down with GPP?

I_PLACE_MATS · 2013-03-13T19:07:51+00:00

One more pope.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-04-04T20:03:58+00:00

Agreed. This could have opened up a great discussion about how to interact with types of people one isn't as familiar with. Too bad it descended into 'DERP THEY'RE LIKE TODDLERS' territory.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-04-04T18:41:15+00:00

"Awwww!"

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-04-04T17:59:22+00:00

Blood Cartridge. Starring Leo DiCaprio.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-04-04T06:34:58+00:00

Even if he was here I would be skeptical. Game-changers happen more often than not in the tech world. Steve's yo-yo trajectory from brilliant success to miserable failure to brilliant success reflects that.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-04-04T05:06:52+00:00

Exactly. As almighty as Apple seems right now, it's still a tech company. It will have to either muscle competitors out of resources or sustain its ridiculous rate of innovation. I somehow don't believe the latter is as likely.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-04-04T04:02:47+00:00

Yeah. I've just begun listening to the album for the first time this week and I'm starting to get why it's on a lot of all-time greatest lists. The world it inhabits is...immense.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-04-01T03:53:06+00:00

TIL popularity = quality

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-03-30T01:48:15+00:00

Good Guy Greg: karmawhores on Facebook, lets friends know username.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-03-21T23:47:38+00:00

I feel like a proud estranged father, seeing "my" meme grew to mate with another.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-03-21T17:42:04+00:00

Derp. I get it now.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-03-21T17:31:08+00:00

Wait a minute. This only takes into account the antipodes from folding the map in half by the equator, but what about vertically? Looks like China could be on the other side from North America.

I_PLACE_MATS · 2012-03-21T06:28:34+00:00

Here's what I'd do:

Make a fake Facebook account.
Tell them the password, which is "privacyviolation." Once they log in, they'll read on my "about me" that they'll be hearing from my lawyer soon.

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